New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
THE NEWS THIS MOREIEG.

- CONGRESs--Senate: Senator McCunloer
made long speech favoring free lumber; Sen
'Rtor Aldrich reported from the Committee on
Finance additional amendments TO the tarltL
loil; the Senate adopted a motion that until
-lsGrther notice the Senate shall meet at II
s<s'clock daily; adjournment was taken until II
O'Clock on Monday. - The House was not in
session.
FoREIGN-Tewhk Pacha announced the
elames OF the Cabinet Of which he is Grand
.Tizier. Sultan MehIned Y went 10 the
Mosque Of ST. Sophia 10 pray: his departure
Srom the palace and his return were married
with little ceremony. AdviCeS from all the
Froubled sections of Asia Minor indicated a
sspeedy return TO peaceful conditions; the mas
-ssacres have been checked. all American ms
Eionaries are safe. == The Russian forces
sentered Tabriz without meeting serious opposi-
zion: q fight between Nationalists and the
.roons cf the Shah. near Rasbin, resulted in a
partial victory for the former - Advices
from Morocco say that Mequinez has been
sacked by rebelioGs tribesmen. and that Fez Is
in 2 state OF siege - The French govern
--,nent has taken great precautions TO cope with
possible Nay Day disorders in Paris. =
Static electricity set fire 4 balloon which was
blown from its nooTEngs in q suburb Of Berlin,
the aeronaut had narrow escape from death
5- Count 1olstoys novel war ana feaCe
has been adapted TO the stage; there are nifty
scenes and the performance Will cover hve
successive evenings.
DOMESTIC Hundreds Of persons were
killed and property worth millions of dollars
vas destroyed by a remarkable series of tor
!. ,ladoes through the Southern States belated
= reports indicated a considerable loss of life and
heavy property damage in the Middle West
=
e-sine die = II was stated fin Buffalo that the
labor unions the Great Lakes had voted prac-
atiCally- unanimously 10 strike. -= The corner
.7Ftone of the John May memorial was laid at
Brown University. Providence. = Stuart
Mcnamara. Assistant Attorney for the District
tof Columbia, arrived in indianapolis with war
Giants for the owners Of The News in the
Panama Canal libel suit. == Lieutenant Hal
sIeck Philippine Scouts fretired) reCaptured
in Baltimore after his twenty-fTst escape from
she federal insane asylum at AnacoStia. D. {.
CTTY.-Stock market strong == The Amer
lean Ice Company announced an Increase Of 662s
per cent - The police raided what they be-
sieved was the hea douarteTs of all the poolrooms
-llere- = At FIRE believed TO have been set
sby Black Hand blaCknailers, at No. 81 Spring
-sStreet eight persons. FIVE Of them children, lost
aSheir lives and many we're injured. - Thorn
ION Jenkins Hams followed his father the
SHyitness stanG in the trial Of Captain Peter c.
sfIaiIIs. jr. IT decided by representa-
.sives Of two thousand bakers working I'm 2S5
shops the East Side to strike for higher
wages. == John n Rockefeller. jr, a
dict in his action for criminal libel against the
-pul1iisherS OF The New York American"
IT was announced that the Triborough Railroad
Company would apply for franchise &c operate
En electric railroad the Manhattan
Bridge. - ChaiTTuan Wilcox expressed dis
-seppointment the failure Of the Legislature
10 pass the amendments 10 the Public Service
.corrynissions law. Justice Guy. in the Su-
-.s,renae Court called attention. after mistrial
for a new courthouse - J. P. Morgan & Co.
with the First National and National City banks,
acquired the reula ainder-s15 coo, ,000-of the 500
100000 bond issue Of the Southern Railway
Eonpany.
- THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
kEshoHers- The temperature yesterday; Highest,
~ degrees, lowest, 40