New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
THE NEWS THIS uORNING.

FOREIGN.-Edgar ". Nix. the American
aeronaut, Won The Gordon Bennett Cup in the
balloon race which started from Zurich, he
landed IN Poland, after covering 695 miles, and
was arrested by Russian police. lie Blanc viii
probably win second prize == Ambassador
Reid naCe The principal address AZ The opening
~ Harvard House. ar StratfOrd. -=A A dispatch
from Nela says that the AIOors attacked Span
ish camp but were repulsed; opposition the
seems 10 be increasing in Madrid. == Il Is
reported from Bogota thai the Colombian Con-
Eress may compel the government 10 submit
week, il Is expected that il VIII be defeated.
- Many changes have been made in the
British budget and more amendments are prom
lseo- ana a weeks holiday has been given 70 the
lower house IN order 10 enable the members to
study the alterations. Lord LansdOWne has been
summoned 10 Balmoral -- The German So
ciety for the Exploration Of the Polar Regions.
un0er the presidency Of Prince Henry Of Prussia,
arranged 10 send a Zeppelin airship expedition
20 the North Pole, probably IN 1911.
DOMESTIC.-President Taft left san Fran
cisco for visit to the Yosemite Valley. -
i was said II the War Department that there
would be no more Joint manoeuvres Of regular
guardsmen in the recent Massachusetts cam
palgn having been too great TO justify continU-
ing them. - Abbott Lawrence Lowell was
inaugurated president Of Harvard University
st Cambridge, Mass amid scenes OF bTiIlianCy
and in the presence Of an assembly Of represen-
tatlEes of the leading educational institutions Of
This and other countries. The Court OF
Appeals al Albany heard the case Of Harry K.
IhaW on an appeal from The decision OF Justice
Mills. which was affirmed bv the Appellate
Division. - The new torpedo boat destroyer
the Reid devel0pel "a maximum speed Of 81 54S
knots on trial ar Rockland Ne
CITY--Stocks closed firm. after heavy de-
cines- ==- William r Hearst was nominated
for Mayor al meeting In Cooper Union ==
Captain Ross treasurer of the New Mexico
Development COMPANY, committed suicide in the
ofhces of the company, al No. 66 William street
--= In a speech accepting the nomination for
District Attorney Charles :. Whitman gave
his views OF the duties of the Office. and said
that the incumbent should be "a public defender
as vel as prosecutor = Thinking the
exhibit of the COmrrte- If one Hundred 70 be
a vened attack Oh the CITY administration by
the Bureau 0f Municipal Research Mavor Nc
Clellan threatened TO bar employees Of the bureau
from certain city departments. = Carlo Cino
the second q the Flatbush burglars 70 be placed
on trial for the murder q Mrs Staber. was
found guilt Cf first degree murder
Colonel II. ". SackeTT secretary If The Hudson
Fulton Celebration Commission. denied thai
there was suspicion 4 graft in the commits
sion's affairs == The AtchiSon Topeka q
Santa Fe Railroad Company declared a semi
annual dividend II per cent. going back 10 its
old per cent basis, and elected Pennsylvania
director 10 succeed Il. H. Rogers its board
- Dr- Cook was informed that on October
Is he would receive The freedom Of the city
THE WEATHER.-Indications for to-day.
Fair. The Temperature yesterday: Highest I
degrees; lowest 81.