New-York tribune., 1909-01-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Serate: Mr.. Culberson replied
10 the Presidents message on the absorption OF
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. -
House: There was debate over the existins
rules Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Cochran attacking
them and Mr.. Olmstesd defending them.
FoREIGN.-The bodies of the dead taken
buried in quick lime; the living were still being
taken from the ruins. :" Count Louis
was found In London and denied that he had
svindled American women in Paris - 4
national theatre in memory Of Shakespeare was
planned for London. - The mysterious death
following Stock Exchange plunging of Miss
Violet. Gordon Charlesworth excited. London and
led to rurnors Of another Humbert case. -
r9Hacers of the Atlantic battleship feet were
received by the Khedive at Cairo - plot
20 6ethrone him was revealed 10 King Manuel
sf Portugal.
DoMESTIC.-The President, in a communioa-
tiou to Senator Hale, chairman of the Com
uaittee on Appropriations, made charges against
Senator Tillrnan IN connection with Western
land frauds the data IN the matter having been
gathered by the Secret Service - The Per
kins committee il said at Washington
would report that the Presidents Secret Service
message should be tabled - President
elect Taft and Senator Knox conferred at
Augusta. Ga, the subject of Cabinet appoint
president Of the New York Central Railroad
Company, and Seth Low spoke at the annual
dinner Of the Albany Chamber OF Commerce
- The jury in the Union City (Tenn) Night
Rider case found six Of the defendants guilty OF
murder in the first degree and the remaining
two guilty of second degree murder = Mrs.
NJ Florence Erb and Mrs Catherine Beisel were
acquitted at Media. Penn, Of the murder Of Cap
tain J CLAYTON Erb. - The annual report OF
James {. Whipple Forest, Fish and Game Com
missioner was made public al Albany -
o The American Peace Society. with offices in
Boston, sent 70 Congress remonstrance against
a further increase Of the navy Of the United
States. New Governors of Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts were inaugu-
rated
CITT-Stocks were strong - Three big
downtown rres tested the Fire Department s
new Organization and tied up traffic on the East
Side - The receivers of the Metropolitan
system told the Public Service Commission that
unless its policy Of oppression were changed
10 make Improvements the Sth street cross
topn line. - The Chamber Of Commercs
raised s20.l75 for the Italian relief fund, and
the other funds were largel- increased -
4 half drunken uSn cried Fire" in the
Dewey Theatre, nearly causing a panic among
the two thousand persons watching the moving
pictures. - Arthur z. Grannis was suspended
the New York Stock Exchange. - Father
Nicholas Siani and Juliet Testa. who disap-
peared from Newark. were arrested in hotel
here Vioe-President Fairbanks spoke at
the Madison Square Garden benefit for Italian
earthQuake sufferers. - II was said that a
He;ns Juror had discussed the case with a street
ra- ccnductor and might cause a mistriaL -
Rear Admiral Goodrich retired yesterday, but
may continue commandant Of the Brooklyn
navy ward The Consolidated Gas Com
peny accepted payment Of bills at the s0-cent
rate. - The vestry Of St Thenlas's Church
bought a plot IN SD street valued at 100000.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Snow. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
23sdezrees;. lowest. 10