New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-07
THE NEWS THIS 1IORNTNG.

NGRESS-Senate: 4 speech on the tarlf
was made by Mr. CunlTninS, Of Iowa, VINO aoNo-
Gated lower duties on iron and steel ana pre-
S5irfed that If nonopolies continued unchecked
people would find lampposts CONVENIENT loI
Tidding the world Of monopoIsts; Iie 80
fschedule was under consideration seNeF@l mus
- House: Mr.. Murphy, or missouri On
;pounced that he would file formal impeachment
charges against Judges Phillips and McPhersoh'
OF the Western District Of that state
FOREIGN-The Posts, Telegraphs and Tele-
pbones Employees Association defied the French
government by forming itself INTO syholcdlee
or union and claiming the right 10 strike dsalilse
the state Premier StOlypin OF Russia, IN
an audience with the Emperor at Tsarskoe-SeIo
urged that the latter dlssoc1ate hlalseIL from el0
-camuaign OF hostility TO the Cabinet belng car
ried on by the reactionaries- FL oscar SAFER
extradited from New York Tor nluTUeI OH OH
,nitted in Glasgow, Scotland, was found guhty
and sentenced TO death in Edinburgh - A
joint commission of representatives OF tne
Tinted States and Canada met at St Johr,
n b TO decide matters in dispute concerning
the use Of the St John River, which forms part
Of the national boundary ~ Inc kew = n.
Trow-bridge, q missionary in Adana, says that
twentv-three thousand Arnenians were Killed
IN that province and that the provlnclai govern
raent acquiesced- - Lieutenant CaloeIaI d "
the Italian navy, pupil Of Wilbur Wright was
injured by the falling Of an aer0plane IN ~hlch
he was making flight at Rome =" II was
-enorre5 in Panama that Nicaragua was still
irving TO invade Salvador by way Of HONDURAS
and promoting a coming reNoIuIloAl Ii
Costa Rica-
DOMESTIC-Th American Peace and Arbi-
tration League gave q dinner in Washington III
honor Of Secretary Knox VINO celeDIdteu I9
fftv-six1h birthday. - President Taft noml-
mated Judge William NJ. tanning, Of Trenton
N J. to be United States Circuit judge for the
2d Judicial Circuit - The battleship Mis-
sissippi arrived at New Orleans without mis-
hap on It's trip to NatcheZ. Miss. - Gov
ernor Hughes gave hearings at Albany on the
bill providing for 100000 bond issue for the
Improvement of the Cayuga and Seneca canals,
the veterans pension bill, the Ward bill rela-
five TO the incorporation and government OF
Greek Catholic churches and on the Francs
measure permitting financial institutions TO de-
posts bonds which are legal investments for
Savings banks The Board OF Trade, at
Froysncetown. Mass, adopted resolutions calling
the attention of the State Department at WASH
ington TO the report Of the discovery OF the
crew of the whaling schooner Carrie D. Knowles
an a r-isor in VeneZ1leIa - An electric storm
caused considerable damage in Monroe and
ETavne counties n Y == Il was reported at
Buffalo that Lake Erie had risen without ap-
parent cause during the early morning hours.
CITY-Stocks were strong. - Special
Treasury agents made two more seizures OF con-
traband goods - Army officers testlhed IN
the trial of Captain Hams after the defence
closed its direct testimony. - Mayor McClel-
Ian intirated that he would veto the bill giving
the Park Commissioner Of The Bronx authority
10 issue permits for building lighthouses IN
Afacomb's Dam Park, the Bronx side OF the
Harlem River Edward Peple, a play
wright obtained verdict against q manager
because of q inferior production -- com
missioner O'Brien forwarded an ordinance to
the Board OF Aldermen for an extra tax on every
one tub - Or. Devins, manager OF the IT'D
une Fresh Air Fund, announced two innovations
in the work of the fund this season.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Showers The temperature yesterday: Highest,
50 degrees; lowest, IS.