New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
THE NEWS THIS HORNING.

CONGRESS Senate: All vacancies on
standing committees were filed; nearly five
hundred bills were introduced. ~ House: Mr..
Payne made speech Of over four hours In eX-
PLANTATION Of the tariff bill
FOREIGN-The strike Of the post and tele-
graph employees in Paris is regarded as prac-
tically settled. though the militant leaders of the
men are seeking TO drive the government INTO
absolute submission TO their demands. =
Much dissatisfaction is expressed in France
over the American tariff bill. and tariff war IS
thought certain if the bill is passed in its pres
cnt form =- Il. H Asquith, the British Pre-
mier. denounced in the House of Commons the
artificial agitation regarding the navy as un-
scrupuloUs: he said there was no frlctlon or
suspicion between Germany and England -
Emperor William was quoted as saying that his
sixty million subjects possessed seventy million
opinions and that If he were TO leave Germany
the country might apologize for much that hao
been said Great Britain and Russia have
sent a sharp note TO the Shah demanding that
outrages committed by Persian troops be
storped ~ The report that Great Britain
had offered to Russia financial and political
alliance was denied == EX-President Castro
Of Venezuela left Dresden on his trip to Bor-
Ieaux whence he viii sail on the steamer
CIuadeloupe-
DoMESTIC-Prcsident Taft announced at
Washington the appointment of Lloyd Bowers.
Of Chicago. IS solicitor general Of the Depart
rDent of Justice - Secretary Meyer created a
board TO consider matters connected Win tIt
reorganization OF the Navy Department - IL
was reported IN Washington that Monslgnor
Afversa would succeed AIOnsignor FalConio as
.Whitls. TIE eight-year-old son OF J P Whita,
who was kidnapped from e school in Sharon.
Penn last Thursday. was returned 10 his father
in Cleveland - Governor George curry OF
New Mexico telegraphed his resignation 70
President Taft - Delegates from the three
anthracite coal districts gathered in Scranton.
Penn for the conference to-day: President
Lewis said the demand for the recognition Of
The union would be insisted ~ Republicans
and Democrats in the Assembly at Albany
adopted a resolution Of the minority leader op-
posing a federal inheritance tax - Governor
Hughes. al Albany, denied executive clemency
in the case cf Mrs. Mary Farmer. who Is under
sentence Of death at Auburn prison - Tim
ofhv I. Woodruff arrived in Albany to sound the
sentiment on the direct nomination bill; il was
said that the opponents Of the measure were
disorganized
CTTY.-StocIs were strong. - Mr.. Roosevelt
made his final preparations for sailing for Africa
to-day and inspected his quarters on the steam
shin Hamburg. EObOken bankers. charging
that they had been swindled cut Of $4,000.
caused the arrest OF a Manhattan real estate
speculator and . clerk in the bank. ~ T. L.
MacBean and nine others were indicted for at
tempted grand larceny in connection with the
snow removal frauds - Importers Of hosiery
from all over the country gathered at the Wal
dorf 10 begin their campaign against the pro-
posed new tariff schedule cotton hosiery.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair with slowly rising temperature The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest 36 degrees; low
est IS.