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

CoNGRESS-Senate: A bin making Febru-
sry u a special Lincoln holiday was passed; a
70 be Colisctor Of the Port OF Charleston. -
House: A bin TO prohibit the importation or
opium for smoking was passed; Limitation
was placed ~cn the work Of the Secret Service
Investigating committee
F0REIGN-wiIIa1n H Taft and the
gineers accompanying him made a detailed eX-
anna The British steamer Clan Ranald
-rss wrecked near Edithbu-g, Australia and the
captain SA-u lc4 ~ 80 u " ~ 49,. - =. -
81 The new Venezuelan government IS 10 sue
ex-FTssident Castro on the charge OF having
attempted to cause the assassination Of Presi-
dent Gomez. "A plan submitted Dy RUSSIA
for The settlement Of the dispute between Tur-
key snd Bulgaria IS said to be satisfactory 10
the two governments involved - The Amer
scan battleships a. Gibraltar. having exchanged
with the shore and with foreign waTsfips the
Ealutes omitted Sunday, began coaiing for the
trip home. -= Prince Edwards Island IS
frozen IN and cut of from communication with
the mainland. - The British Foreign ONCE
1t London issued statement TO the effect that
as Canada knew all the terms Of the waterways
treaty the Dominion had no cause of complaint.
80 Michael Arthur Bass, first Baron Burton,
died in London
t-TTY-Stoclss we're duh and strong.
Martin " LitIleton opened the defence Of VIII
Jam Cow with an attack On Howard Maxwell
en6 Campbell former president end cashier re
spectjveIs. Of the Borough Bank. -= The Ma
ticEa City Bank estimated the governments
aeficit for the fiscal year ending June 81 next
AZ S135 500c.oe0- - Patrick j keiran testified
that the Fidelity Funding Company charged
from 10 SO per cent interest on mortgages.
- Bankers generally welcomed The TTib-
u1e's announcement that the National Monetary
Commission would present a plan for central
hank OF issue - Controller Metz said that
any candidate for Mayor who made the building
81 more subw2ys an issue would be beaten
Mrs w Gould Brokaw fled affidavits in
her suit for separation. - The skelt ton Of
prehistoric giant, fifteen feet high, ,svas reported
found sr Mexico. - The Provident Loan So
C5ety met for the first time in its building
The Hat Manufacturers Association an
1oGnce6 that the factories would resume on the
open shop plan February g
DOMESTIc.-The United States Suprems
Court divided 20 (. ruled IN the case OF the
Continental Wall Paper Company that a trust
operating ia violation Of the Sherman law can
oJ use the federal courts for the purpose of col
leCting debts. - The Supreme Court denied
the petition of the Consolidated Gas Company
5or q reheariag- - By an order Of the Su-
rrerae Judicial Court. the Greenfield Savings
Bank, OF Greenfield. Mass. closed -
ice-Fresident-clect Sherman addressed the
Senate Rt Albany - AsseTnblyuan William
NJ. Bennett OF New York introduced in the As
sernily a resolution calling for information
gs-ding primary conditions from the Board OF
Elections Of New York City. = The Central
Arcade. al Schenectady. x J, consisting of
twenty stores, offices. lodge rooms and e print
fnE pian:. Was burned. with loss Of 100000.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day,
Fair snd warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest. % degrees; lowest. 3