New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- The income tax ques-
tfon was sidetracked until June 10 by a vote OF
80 10 80. Senator AldriCh announcing that NJ
xould not agree to a vote on the income tax in
advance of the tariff schedules as long as ne
was in charge Of the pending Dill; amehuIIlelL ,
10 the sugar schedule, one eliminating ILe AGte-i -
e. standard test and the other reducing the qCtE
on refined sugar from 1-90 TO IS212 cents
pound. were voted on and defeated - Rouse;
- (,onsideration Of the Porto RiCan bill consumed
the entire time Of the lower chamber
FOREIGN-The strike of French seamen IS
{ spreading. and a number Of steamers are uI
able to leave port: the companies nave asked
the government to supply crews from WarS!llS IMP.
in order to move malls - Inc FuiIleS9 -
Alnerisna from Liverpool entered st JoIl1l :
her bows having been badly damaged ny coll COIL
sion with an iceberg = thirteen coilSplIsi-
Tors in the recent rebellion at Constantinopi2
were hanged - The Prince Of Wales made
an address at the opening Of the international
p Congress Of Applied Chemistry IN LONDON -
in the suit regarding the care OF his chlloreI-
- Guillaume Dubufe the vel knoyn % fT5LlJh lT.,
who wrote many books and articles on naval
subjects died in England
- DOMESTIC Secretary Newberrys plan
of naval reorganization is partially retained IN
the present anization, according TO changes N
the navy regulations made public at NashlIs-
ton - A bitter attack on the author Of a
newspaper article the floor Of the Senate re-
suited in Z personal encounter between senator
Raiey. Of Texas. and a representative OF the
New York paper in which the article appeared
at the Capitol. just after the senate Iad au-
journed. - 1t was determined at Atlanta 10
start twelve trains carrying mail only over the
lines Of the Georgia Railroad to-day: the 1ate
3 3f arbitration is also expected 10 be known TO-
dav Indictments were returned at Tulsa,
Okla against Governor c y. Haskell and i've
others in the Muskogee town land lot cases
CTTY-StocIs were strong == The North
= German Lloyd liner Princess Alice went ashore
-si IN the fog a sandbar off Fort NadsWorth-
- Several firms reported to Chairman VIII
cox that they would soon offer propositions Tor
subway building under the new law =- Je-
rome expressed complete satisfaction with the
Of
adversaries - Mayor Mcclellan opened the
b. new municipal ferry between Whitehall street
and Stapleton. Staten Island == The general
Education Board announced its annual appro-
priations for the benefit Of schools, colleges ana
universities At the annual meeting Of
the Savings Banks Association, the president
Clark Williams. Superintendent OF Banks. said
the Der cent rate of interest paid was
80 too high == Mrs Sage. whose gift of $4,000
made possible the restoration of the Governors s
Room in City Hall, attended the formal open
ing. Three men capslZed IN GraYesend
x Bay Were rescued without injury. =- Gov
s. eruor Fort Of New jersey received the degree
Of Ii D. at the New York University Law
School commencement. == Paint manufactur-
ers at meeting protested against the proposed
building code provisions, saying they would
r1Jin their business 4 captain in the
BROOKLYN Fire Department jumped from the roof
--of q six story tenement after hearing Of SIM
slar suicide by a neignbor == Controller Metz
criticised At the hearing certain features of the
franchise for the proposed extension Of the Nc
Adoo tunnel Grand Central Station and It
was referred back TO the Public Service Com
mission for modification.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday. Highest
81 degrees: lowest, S.