New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-27
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-M. Latham made a flight OF 95.Ss
miles az Rheims, breaking all records for dis
tance. NJ. Bleriot in landing crashed into fence.
narrowly escaping injuring spectators and seri-
tously damaging his aeroplane. -- The Shelf
teld (England) Chamber Of Commerce gave
dinner I'm honor OF Judge Ebert II. Gary, Of the
United States Steel Corporation. -= Sir Dun
can Johnston spoke on the advance made in
geographical research during last year. at the
meeting OF the British Association in Winnipeg,
Canada, 49, Il was reported in Ottawa that
Sir Milfrid Laurier would be offered the Gov
ernor Generalship of South Africa. - A
thousand Moors are reported TO have been shot
tn the Spanish advance in Morocco: the Moors
are said 10 be tOrturing the Spanish prisoners.
- Premier Asquith informed the House Of
Commons of the plans 10 build strong feet IN
the Pacific colonies for imperial defence. -
~ was reported from La PaZ that Bolivia and
Peru had agreed 10 choose new arbitrator TO
settle the boundary question =-- II was re-
ported from Paris that Prince and Princess
Helle de Sagan were robbed of $4,000 at
Rheims. =- 9abez Wolfe started on another
attempt TO swim the English Channel, starting
from Dover
DOMESTIC.-Senator Aldrich and Secretary
MaeNeagh visited President Taft at Beverly,
Mass, and discussed financial affairs. -- The
Treasury Department made public in Washing
ton copies of the regulations of the Payne tariff
law relating 20 the baggage of passengers ar
irving in the United States. - A resolution
Endorsing the findings of the sO-called "Remsen
board" which declared benzoate OF sodaSto be
not harmful when used a preventative. was
adopted by the convention Of the Association %
State ana National Food and Dairy Depart
ments, at Denver. 80 Pennsylvania State con-
stabulaFy, who said they acted under orders
took weapons found in the houses of alien strik-
ers at Mckees Rocks. but permitted American
citizens 20 retain arms; charges Of peonage were
MADE by New York strike breaker at the fed
eral inquiry == The American Bar AssOcia-
tiOn. in convention at Detroit. recommended
radical changes in state judiciary bodies. ==
II VAS announced al Fort Plain. n. " that
Lieutenant Governor White had appointed State
Senator Emerson 10 the direct primaries in
Nestgatng committee. which VIII report 10 the
Legislature at its next session. -A man was
m ~
== -Four persons were injured when a sight
seeing automobile was burned at Cambridge.
ChautauqUa, n Y.
CITY-Stocks were down from TO : points.
- Il was said that Charles w. Morse had
bought uD majority Of the claims against the
Metropolitan Steamship Company. - The
Committee OF One Hundred held a meeting 20
Josephine Thomas ]. Curtis, who asked Charles
= Murphy 10 nominate John A Bensel for
Mayor - President Winter of the BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit Company condemned the tax bur
oen M his annual report. Detectives We're
detailed to investigate the methods of Nine
a Diva Needya. believed 10 be Ann O'Delia piss
Deoar. --- Representative Bennett asked the
secretary OF War to investigate the purchasing
department Of the lsthmian Canal Commission
- The committee OF Windsor Trust directors
began us inquiry into the joyce loan frapsac-
\ non 7-= Police Commissioner Baker denied
i me requests OF the four benevolent ASSOCIATIONS
20 amend rules Of the department. - COM
missioner Williams barred from Ellis Island an
armenian missionary against whom charges has
- Dsen naoe: - An epidemic Of infantile
Ao-ss4e eiiefliis Two hundred children in the
Brownsville section of BROOKLYN was renor,aS
s- The japanese government, through a for
ner consul general here, offered the city a gin
of three hundred cherry trees 10 mark the ;oe-
oaslon or the Hudson Fulton celebration -
congressman Bennett, in a speech 20 the Roose-
VET cub said that after six years of Tammany
rue lhere was not one thing 10 point TO with
kiIl1e' - The general committee of Tammany
ti9ii adopted the dates for conventions to be
hello In October.
The MEATHER.-Indications for to-day.
LAR ana cooler The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 50 degrees; lowest 20