New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNIYG.

CoNGRESS-The President transmitted
message pointing out the necessity Tor the re
session adjournment was taken until Friday
~ House: The Speaker announced the per
sonnel Of the Rules and Ways and Means COM
rnittees and the drawing for seats was helo'
FORFIGN-Reginald McKenna First Lord Of
the Admiralty, and Premier Asquith spoke be
fore the House of Commons IN defence OF the
naval estimate. saying that the rapid construc-
4ion in Germany caused she increase in the esti-
mates - Austria Will demand definite
explanation from Servia, and VIII place e her
Bosnian troops on war 1ooIlhsf lle peolI1
fear that war is imminent, and stocks telI
sharply - The strike Of the state employees
in the telegraph, postal and telephone depart
rnrts in Paris is spreading, and is causing great
inconvenience: IL is reported that II viii be i'm
possible TO get off the mails to-day; troops are
guarding the stations -= A sergeant ana a
number of privates of the rural guard, who were
joiBed bv peasants in Santa Clara Province,
have taken TO the woods TO organize a rebellion
detacEm ents are IN pursuit oeIloI INoJa9 %
has been appointed Venezuelan Minister 10 tne
United States. - Conferences between Chi
nese and Russian officials 10 settle the Haroln
dispute began at Peking. == winston church
i'll president Of the British Board Of Trade. ex-
pressed the opinion that the reduction ot Amer
icas tariffs would increase her purchasing
power abroad
DOMESTIC.-The Governor and his advisers
at midnight were putting the finishing touches
TO his direct primaries bill IN hopes OF haFlnG
il ready for introduction in the legislature to
day The Court Of Appeals decided that
John r Hegeman, president Of the metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, must stand trial on
charge of perjury in connection with his annual
report TO the State Insurance Department -
Efforts were made. preparatory to the hearing
to-day, to enlist support for the proposed con
stitutional amendments increasing New York
Citys debt margin that funds may be pro-
v5ded for subway building. - The upstate
Public Service Commission refused 10 sanction
the building of the Buffalo. Rochester & Eastern
Railroad. which TO parallel part Of the New
York Central system 80 The Senate passed
bills increasing District Attorney Jerome's sal-,
ary to $4,000 year, and providing for the gift
by New York City to the Academy Of Design or
the site OF the Arsenal IN Central Park:
CITY-Stocks were duh and strong. -
Albert B. Boardnaan favored the repeal of the
Elsberg law. which, he said. prevented subway
building - The detective bureau was work
of Lieutenant Petrosino. - The Church
mans" reply the open letter TO Bishop Greer
was made public. L WAS said that the
United States Steel Corporation would cut the
wages Of its 100000 employees Is 10 20 per cent
bv April 10 ~ President Roosevelt and
his son Kermit had a spirited rife match =
expressed regret at the passage in the State
esezstrsl Park with a National Academy Of De
rfFN - Dispatches received by the Colom-
bian Consul General here said martial law had
strike was predicted If the operators and miners
did not reach an agreement by April l.
THE wEATHER-Indicarions for to-day:
Snow and colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, IS degrees; lowest. 80