New-York tribune., 1909-02-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senste: The Senate in nlght
session amended the naval bill so lhaJ, IN Ihe
discretion Of the President one-half OF the iii.S
should be kept in Pacific coast waters: i IlIllll- mn
ing The size OF the two batteships TO 2l:VOV IONS
each and barring the purchase OF power ,In noILl
env trust or combination in restrain OF lduo
t.scant in war time. - House: Inc HOUSE
-,asse5 bills increasing the membership OF Ihe
infe~s1ate Commerce Commission 10 nine mem
hers. Representative Green, Of Massachusetts'
introduced a ship subsidy biz resembling i the
one once introduced by Senator Hanna, the
House also passed d biz making the lhsIalId-
ton Of wireless telegraph apparatus on ocean
steamships compulsory
aOREIGN-One hundred and eighty miners
,..e-e eDfonfssl by an explosion, followed by a
IRE near Newcastle, England. - Inc dead
in the fire in the Acapulco theatre on Snno6s
nav reach $50; no Americans IoSt uleIF iiHes
King Edward reopened Parlarnent ms
sreach dealing chiefly with the improved out
look Cor European peace and plans Tor iegiSIa-
zion on social questions - ArgentIila d Is Ilas
ing dificulty IN floating her S5eoVu'oUO loalA !"
London financial houses wishing 10 make q con-
dition that contracts for warshlps be gwen 70
T2-5ffs7, firms AdVjCeS from st PETERSBURG
- that Russian officials are worried over
AuStrias attitude regarding the Balkan sltua-
ZION. - The American Ped cross guy oh
se5o 0aA for an orTshanase to care Tor a nun
dreE children who lost their parents IN the re
cent earthquake was presented 10 queen
Helena who expressed her hearty thanks -
A dispatca from Constantinople says thet @ IlIS
Turkish budget IS expected TO snow d ietse
deficit. and that the Minister OF Finance mas
resigned.
DOMFSTTC-It was announced that the
President would send TO Congress to-day spe-
eisl message embedying the report OF Presl-
dent-elect Taft and the board OF engineers oI.
the Panama Canal -= PresldeIt-elecl lai1
declared there was doubt as TO the accept
apce bv Senator Knox of the portfolio OF Sec
-,s+zs-z- ,pf State PreSident-elect Tart fao
4176 conferences with the President; one, IN
.ss7ich the engineers who went 70 Panama with
him shared being on the canal @- Inc W ar
0ensrTnant decided to establish a large mill
tsry station at Hawaii and make II second 70
the SeDR-frnent Of the Philippines in inapor-
rance --- The Senate Insurance committee
voted unanimously TO report faEoTah+E to-uoS
The nomination Of William H Hotchiss as STATE
Superintendent OF Insurance; the senate @ RI. 7 N
snce Committee took similar action on the nom
tnstior Of Robert Earl as Democratic nenlDer
Of the stare Highway Commission - me
senate at Albany passed the Ralnes blil proVlo-
ing for tbs sale exchange OF the stare rms
range 1t Craednloor for lands TO he used as a
site for the Long Island State Hospital
CTTY-Stocks We're dull ard heavy -
Expert opinion was divided over the success OF
the experiraental side door train in the subway
- The City Club sent statement tc Com
missioner Edwards charging that all the snow
removal frauds had not been unearthed-
II was announced that the State Board Of Phar-
MACY and the state Pharmaceutical Assoclalioil N
we're back OF a bin changing the appointment
Of members Of the former 10 meet Governor
TFr7r-.es's ideas II said Tnat the Bal
Hamilton & Dayton =- LOUIS werner Iesu-
fed before Governor Hughes's committee IN
z-eStiEating conditions in Wall Street -
s-hf;d af,or vas discussed at the United Charf-
r5es Organization conference - Cofnfnls-
sfonbr smith Of the Department OF Parks Favored
rl.o erection Of an academy Of design on the
site Of the arsenal in Central Park
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
snow The temperature yesterday Highest 20
degrees; lowest, S5.