New-York tribune., 1909-02-11
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS The electoral votes were count
ed IN 5oint session Of the Senate and the
House. the election Of Taft and sherman geins
formally announced by Nice-Preslcent faIr-
banks - Senate: The postal savings bank
bin was briefly discussed - House: The
AGRICULTURAL appropriation bin was considered
FOREIGS-PoIiticaI significance is attributed
sn Berlin TO King Edwards visit on account or
q conference held b. Prince Won Bulow ana Slr
Charles Hardinge. - The Austrian Premier
reconstructed the Cabinet 10 restore tranquility
70 the empire - Correspondence made pub
lie in MADRID showed that fear that the United
States would attack The Spanish coast ana tnAI
s revolution would follow caused the surrender
Of Cuba in 1858. - The Douma, at St Peters,
burg tabled indefinitely the bill abolishing the
death penalty. -A Spanish coasting steamer.
the America, was wrecked and the passengers
an6 crew were rescued with difficulty in heavy
seas. 49, The contract TO supply the British
army with corned beef for three years was given
in London to a Chicago firm - The Anleri-
can Pacific feet sailed from Callao. PERU Tor
Panama - Andrew Pears. head or the nrm
of A & r Pears Ltd died at lsleworth, Eng
land. from heart disease.
DoMEsTIC-senate leaders believe that Mr..
Knox may be made eligible for Secretary OF
State by reducing the salary Of that Office TO
$4,000 a year and a bin to carry out that pur-
pose was introduced by Mr.. Hale - The
california Legislature killed the Japanese school
segregation bill. the oniy remaining measure
before that body seriously objected TO by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. =- President-elect W. H.
Taft end partv arrived off the mouth of the
Tississippi River, and viii be transferred to
dsv 10 the scout cruiser Birmingham, in which
the rrip will be made TO New Orleans. 60
An important bill TO amend the charter of Trim
ity Church in this city was introduced by Sen
ztor Prcugh at albany - A delegation from
the Brooklyn Young Republican Club conferred
with Governor Hughes at Albany on direct prl-
raries. - William M Ivins, chairman OF the
New York Charter Revision Commission, called
sn Governor Hughes at Albany
CITY@Stoclzs were dull and firm - The
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company asked
q franchise for an extension 10 the Grand Cen
frsi Station, there to connect with the subway
and the Steinway tunnel, furnishing a through
subway route from Long Island to New Jersey
Leonard Mclean. Of the contracting firm
Of DAILY & Mclean, was arrested in connection
with the snow removal frauds - One man
was killed and several were injured in the wind
storm. which caused considerable property dam
age. - Martin W. Littleton, counsel for c.
w Morse asked the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals to release his client on bail - A
committee was formed TO raise $4,000 to bring
back Dr. Frederick Cook, the arctic explorer
The report Of the Peoples Gas Company.
OF Chicago. for the year ended on December 81.
1908. showed gross earnings of &18.73s,97O a
gain of more than half million dollars. on gas
st So cents a thousand. but Vice President Car
ter Of the Consolidated Gas Company said the
conditions were more favorable in Chicago than
IN New Tcrk II said that C NJ
Schwab had sold practically all of his mining
stocks and would devote his attention eXclu-
sirely TO the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. -
Tho New York Public Library board made the
awards for sculptures on the new building -
The Board Of Trade and Transportation adopted
3 resolution calling on the manufacturers and
merchants ~ other states TO help impress on
California the '1unwisdom" OF anti-Japanese
legislation
THF Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. IS degrees: lowest. se