New-York tribune., 1909-05-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING,

CONGRESS Senate: After several hours
spent IN discussing the window glass schedule
Of the tariff bin, Senator Aldrlch asked that ~ u
be passed over -- The House was not IN
session
FOREFGN-The strike Of state employees in
france shows signs Of a speedy ending; COM
psratively few men have quit work. and the gov
eminent is prepared 70 meet possible emerSen-
cies: the Federation of Labor apparently does
not intend TO aid the strikers. - Twenty
four mutineeTs Of the army and navy Were
hanged in Constantinople- -= a report made
70 the British Parliament says the combination
of four American packers doing business III
the United Kingdom may fix prices in London
itself. - The Cuban House of Representa-
tiyes. by 2 vote Of 50 TO 20, passed the national
lottery bill - President Taft'S recent mes
sage TO Congress has drawn urfavorable com
nnents from q number OF Porto RIcan pontlcai
leaders. Theodore Roosevelt has captured
two girafes and two leopard cubs = The
American Liberian Commission arrived at Non
- Venezuela and the French cable Com
pany signed an agreement covering all points
of the dispute, and direct communication with
Caracas has been restored.
DOMESTIC--President Taft and Walter ].
Travis were victorious IN golf match on the
Chevy Chase links, near Washington -==
The President sent to the Senate the nomina-
tions Of oscar S StTaus. for Ambassador to
Turkey, and W ". Rockhill. for Ambassador TO
Russia. - Governor Hughes conferred with
Senators Aids and Raines and Assemblyman
Merritt on the financial bill passed by the Legis-
lature; II was said that he would cut down the
budget considerably - The merging OF five
large coal companies with the Consolidation
Coal Company. was announced in Baltimore;
the merged companies represent over $4,000
900 capitalization. - Il was announced at
Cambridge that the order Of the Crown Of
Prussia. first class. was to be conferred on
President Eliot by the German Emperor. ==
The large auditorium in which the Omaha Elec-
tric Exposition is being. held. lighted by
electricity brought from Fort Omaha. six miles
distant. by wireless. At least twenty men
were killed by the premature explosion Of one
thousand pounds of dynamite al quarry at
South Bethlehem, y. Y == A monument TO
Captain Henry Wirz. commander of Anderson
vile prison, unveiled in AndersOnville, Ca
CITY.-Stocks We're irregular -== The Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church decided to tear down
the present building and erect another at a cost
Of S5o0000. - 1t was learned that the Ma
tiondl Independence Club, not being social
success had lost its clubhouse. = Collector
Loeb dropped four Of the five regular Weighers
part!nent- - Mayor Mcclellan signed a bill
giving vaudeville players greater protectiOn in
contracting with booking agencies. == Orvilie
and Wilbur Wright made speeches at the Aero
two minutes, after which they departed for their
home IN Dayton Ohio. == In accepting re-
election TO the presidency of the New York Life
Insurance Company, Mr.. Kingsley criticized the
existing insurance laws. II said that
many lawyers had gone to Washington 10 pro-
test gainst the formation Of new court to try
appeals from customs appraisal decisions. ==
Women raloed several uon-uUlo1 bakeries on
the East Side -- A memorial meeting was
held in honor of William F. King. == William
II. Fuller. acting Chief clerk Of the Court Of
Special Sessions. filed specific denial of the
charges against him -= The Board Of Trade
and Transportation passed resolutions indorsing
a permanent tariff commission. 80 The Bra
lillian government proposed TO destroy millions
of bags Of coffee as . preventive to oVerproduc-
ton
THE WEATHER.-Indicatons for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, IS
degrees; lowest, Is.