New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

-oNGRFSS-Seuate: The rivers ard harpors
hill was passed and eulogies were delivered on on
recently deceased members of congress. t.
House: The Senate bill providing an oppol -,
Coz. negro soldiers Of the e5tn Infantry to make
Themselves eligible for reinstatement was
rassed as was the general deficiency Dill
FoREIGN--Servia. a dispatcn Ioa I5oin r,5eT I5e
Tribune's correspondent says, has yielded uhuer
pressure from the powers all claims TO Terri
forial compensation. and will receive 1fon1 @ aus
fria IN return for the recognition OF the ahIeAa annex
tio-7 of Bosnia and Herzegovina, only economic
srd commercial advantages. ~ Inc IrIouheS
-o-respoooent in London says tnat the fFthC.
tariff proposals and agitation against iiSI @ ~
naval armament are causing anxiety 20 the LID LID
Arai government =AdviceS rom hafolh say
thst the situation due to Russia's attempt 10
administer the local government Is hedLIIs
,.-isIs and that the powers must act quickly 70
r,reVeut serious trouble - Pope Plus Is again
I'm and audiences have been suspenoeo' MS
rbvsIcjans 90 not consider his sickness grave
DOMESTIC Roosevelt in 8 letter
10 Secretary Newberry. paid tribute TO the
signal service Of Commander Sims - M.
rTsft arrived in Washington. where preparations
for the inauguration were nearly complete
The bluejackets of the United states Meet were
entertained in Norfolk. .TN W. v Booth pTesI-
cent of a Booth & Co. and F. r Robbins, for
rner assistant treasurer of the so-called Flsn
Trust were indicted on charges Of defraudlng
the Continental National Bank Of chicago out %
$500 600 - Important reductions IN trans
continental freight rates were ann 5unced in Chi
cago 1t was announced at Boston that
Pierre Jay, Massachusetts Savings Bank COM
vice president of the Bank Of the Manhattan
Company in this city - A mob Of hfteen
hundred persons awaited the arrival OF Jonn
Barbuoto accused OF murder, at MiddletoWn, n
Y. but the police arrived with him on later
train Governor Patterson Of Tennessee
testified in the Cooper trial at Nashville that ne
did all he could to prevent a clash between
Colonel Cooper and ex-senator Carmack.
CITY. Stocks were active and generally
higher - The Mohawks own engines saved
her from going on the rocks Hell Gate, after
she had been released from the ledge or which
she struck on Friday. FL It was announced
that Andreas Dippel would he retained for an
other year, at least. as administrative manager
ADDITION have share in the artistic manage
rlent. == 1t was announced that the gas COM
nanies would begin the rebate payments to-
morrow. - EX-Judge Gary, OF the United
States Steel Corporation. knew Of no overtness
bv independent steel men looking 10 a CONFER
srce on the cut in rates. - President-elect
Taft returned to Washington. - Leaders Of
Tamnany Hall said that the enactment Of Gov
ernor Hughes's primary nomination measure
would put Charles F Murphy In absolute control
Of the Democratic City Committee. - The
Amen Corner. $50 strong gathered at the Wal
dorf for the ninth annual dinner - Con-
trolier Metz found some old documents includ-
inz deeds dating back 20 1884 - Walter G.
Oakman. president OF the Hudson companies,
resigned as a director of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company. - Miss Miner, probation
officer, told the Page commission that the cadet
system was stin hourishing and offset the work
Of the wenen probation officers.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Parity cloudy. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 40 degrees; lowest, 80