New-York tribune., 1909-07-28
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-The Senate was not in session.
- House: Mr.. Tawney declared that charges
made against him by DR.. Van Hise, president of
.he University Of Wisconsin. with regard TO the
conservation of national resources were not true
adjournment vas taken until Thursday
FOREIGN.-Hubert Latham made a swift
flight in his moneplGne from Calais toward
Dover, again falling into the sea about two lnlies
from the latter port: he was slightly injured
- Barcelona is practically cut of from the
world. the strikers having torn up railway tracks
and broken the telegraph wires; many persons
have been shot. and the city is under martial
law Colonial delegates and ofnclals OF
Great Britain will meet to-day 10 discuss plans
FOR the defence of the empire. - The Greek
flag has been hosted at the barracks and fortress
at Canea, Crete, indicating the possibility OF a
rebellion against Turkish sovereignty. =- The
Russian Emperor and Empress landed at Eek
ernf0rde and visited Princess Henry Of Prussia.
Rodman Wanamaker and Miss Violet
Cruger were married at st. Margarets West
minister - NJ. Brands Cabinet announced
ats policy before the Chamber OF Deputies ana
sustained by vote Of sos 10 46- -= Theo-
core 6auer, a German subJecl, was StIIe Iesteu d1
Maracalbo; his papers showed plot 10 over
throw Gomez and replace Castro in power. ---
General Reyes has gone 10 Switzerland; the
Colombian Senate has taken up the question OF
his successor.
DOMESTIC.-Orvile Wright established a
new worlds record for aeToplane carrying one
passenger in his endurance test flight at Fort
Aiyer, remaining in the air one hour twelve
minutes and forty seconds: Lieutenant Lahm
accompanied him. == The Sutton inquiry was
adjourned indefinitely on a ruling Of the court
that Mrs Sutton a complainant in the case
and that all the officers concerned in the afa ir
were T,arty defendants: the hearing will not be
resumed until Lieutenant Utley. another party
defendant returns from abroad. - The
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company an
nounced the adoption Of a profit sharing plan
with its employees this was taken as the be
ginning Of a move by the independents against
the United States Steel Corporation - The
Chicago grand jury investigating police graft
brought thirteen indictments against resort
Keepers. Harry Pierce. of Boston, was
awakened by a noise and thinking there were
burglars in his bedroom he fired his revolver
finding on subsequent investigation that he had
an artist, Of Burlington. Vt. held in S25OO0
l bail the charge of shooting at the Rev. James
F. Gillis. a Catholic priest DR.. s s.
: Stowell, with man and woman for passengers.
made an ascension from Pittsfeld. Mass, in the
balloon Pittsfeld, and landed safely in Conway.
Mass. by parachuting the balloon from height
OF two miles. == Senator JEFF Davis. Of Ar
kansas narrowly escaped being hit by bullet
when the complainant killed by the de
tendant's husband in a Little Rock courtroom
CITY.-Stocks strong on light trading
- a Miss Susie A Merrill testified to seeing
rhaw whip young girls. =- Steel common was
put on a s per cent dividend basis and the regu-
lar dividend on the preferred was declared -=
The Metropolitan Street Railway receivers asked
for extension Of time to September / TO applv
FOR franchise oyer Manhattan Bridge -
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ar
ranged 20 ask authority to establish a sana-
forum for its tuberculous employees The
Board Of Health threatened to shut off the water
supply Of the Park Slope in Brooklyn pending
It's investigation OF the purity of the water
The reorganization plan Of the Chicago. Peoria
& St Louis Railroad Company provided for the
exchange Of securities and the issue of S15 900
~ per cent bonds by the new company. =-
The Committee Of One Hundred criticised the
city administration for failure to obtain higher
rentals for the of railway tracks crossing the
East River and Harlem bridges.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees; lowest, g..