New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-21
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.


CONGRESS Senate: aIr Frazier. Of Tennes-
see spoke against the passage of any measure
allowing the re-enlistment OF the discharged
Brownsville negro soldiers. - House: After
the unanIT1ous adoption of 8 resolution declsr
ing Governor IIilley OF Connecticut no longer
rrenber Of Congress. the naval appropriation
bin ives taken UP.
FoREIGN-It was believed in Japan that the
Hnti- japanese legislation pending in the Cali
fornia Legislature part of a plan to bring
about Cnfriendliness between the United states
and japan. - General Gomez was officially
proclaimed President-elect Of Cuba and was
officially informed Of this fact. by accident IN
the state penitentiary- - The Italian court
officially denied the report that the Duke of the
-Abruzzi would renounce his rank so that he
might wed Miss Elkins. - Two hundred and
rinetv-nine earthquake shocks were recorded I'm
italy since December rs: there were further
shocks in Reggio and Messna and in Smyrna,
ard Mexican volcano was in eruption -
Tfersssenf r.es.ro.s rnonnnoies gas com
Tany sEd -four company.
DoMESTTC.-The President, the Secretary of
State aIi6 the Committee Foreign Relations
were srayeiy concerned over the possibility Of
the enactment of anti-Japanese legislation by
the California Legislature - The President
appointed a national council Of arts, consisting
OF eminent architects, painters and scuiptors
under whose direction national works will be
planned and erected in the future. - Al least
ffty-three out of ninetyfive or one hundred
work.Ten employed in constructing water tun-
mel were killed in a fire following explosion
a structure il Lake Michigan at Chicago.
e-ce1t stamps would be placed on sale on Feb
ruary i. the centenary OF the Presidents birth.
60 Senator Tiliman. al Washington. gave out
q statement in reply 10 supposed reference to his
vie-s the negroes, made by MIR. Taft Tues
day == Attorney General Malone of Massa-
chusetts declared that the charter of the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
was subject TO forfeiture. --= The board OF
overseers Of Harvard College, at Boston con-
hrmed the election OF Abbott Lawrence Lowell
q president Of Harvard University. -- The
Senate at Albany, confirmed the nomination
~ Frederick {. Stevens Superintendent of Pub
lie Works - The annual report of Franklin
B Ware, State Architect made public at
Albsn.. - The board Of engineers of the
army asked Congress for authority to open the
Ambrose Channel AT night after February l.
Counsel for The World thought il had found
the statute under which the government planned
80 prosecute for criminal libel. - There were
dynamite explosions i'm plants of the Du Pont
DC Nemours Powder Company. near Hopatcong
Landing " J.. and at Gibbstown four employees
being killed in the latter. The Steinv-av trln-
nel was offered 20 the city for 5000 900 without
the stipulation ade in the previous order. --
Judge L7coTnbe reserved decision in the fore
closure suit OF the Guaranty Trust Company
against the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany 10 recover on its 81 2.5eo. 600 mortgage -
Former Patrolman Sheilard. on trial for the
murder OF Barbara Reig took the stand in his
abe Lincoln Day celebration in the public schools
- Secretary kewberTy visited the navy ward
at Brooklyn - Mayor Mcclellan, with a
party Of engineers. inspected the Greensboro
Bridge and found il almost ready for traffic.
THE TEATHER-Indi for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 20 degrees: lowest, %