New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS No session was held
- House: By a coalition between some Re
1o1lbIicarl insurgents" and the Democrats, an
amendment to the tariff bill placing duty OF
only per cent on crude petroleum was adopted
on other points the Ways and Means Committee
was sustained
Observation-Disclosures Castro landed at
Fort de France, Martinique, and expressed ms
indignation at the action Of the British govern
-nent in barring him from Trinidad; dlspatch
from Paris says that Castro cannot use french
soil sc 2 base for revolutionary operations, and
may in any case. be expelled -- EX-Presl-
dent Roosevelt sent from Messina message TO
the American people. telling of the splendld
work being done by American officers and civil
fans to relieve the earthquake sufferers -
NJ TSwolsky dispatch from London says mas
resigned, and the Emperor has granted him
three weeks leave of absence pending ae-
cision. 49, A cyclone in London ont in
5ured six persons, one fatally, and caused dam
-. or+i,no.ed a. S5n nnn Sir Edward
Grey. the Foreign Secretary. spoke in the House
of Commons Of the advantage gained by Great
Britain through the decisions Of the 1nterna-
tionaI Maritime Conference. - An accident
70 the dirigfble balloon Italia caused its pre-
cipitate descent; the airship was wrecked but
the aeronauts escaped injury. -= The British
steamer Hero struck and sank the destroyer
BlackWater of Dungeness: no lives were lost
DOMEsTIC-The Department Of Agriculture
. reported winter wheat average Of S22 per cent
Of normal. against 91-5 a year ago - EX-
Queen LiIiuokalani Of Hawaii by judgment
rendered in Washington. must pay physician
who had = contract to care for her 81 500 -
Police Commissioner Bingham, in letter 70 the
Governor. recommended legislation TO stop or
properly supervise sparring contests in New
York City. Railroad attorneys protested
before legislative committees against granting
rate and transfer powers TO the Public Service
commissions = Ex-Mayor Low and Rabbi
Stephen 6 Wise were among those who spoke
strongly at legislative hearing in favor Of
Governor Hughes's direct nominations bill =
-Four persons were killed in upstate cities by
wind blown missiles == At conference be
tween the hard ceal operators and mine workers
Al Philadelphia the operators refused all de-
mands and submitted proposition to continue
the present wage agreement for three years
more; the miners took this under consideration.
{ CTTY-Stocks were strong. closing under the
highest Of the DAY. - Thomas r Ryan,
Peter 4. B widener, Thomas Dolan and the
estates of William G Whitney and William L.
Elkins paid s6S2.292 50 TO the Metropolitan Sc
. curities Company. and the suits against them
. were dropped. -== The Professional Chauf-
feurs' Club of America engaged attorney to
hep prosecute reckless automobile operators.
A New York detective was sent 10 Fort
Worth, Tex. to bring back William Darragh Il
chauffeur. whose machine. IT is alleged, killed
young Ingvaard Trimbie. - At a conference
az lawyers. justices. architects and real estate
men on courthouse sites resolution was adopt
ed approving the Wagner bill 80 The last
section of the flooring Of the Manhattan
Bridge put in position. spanning the East
River. - Members Of the grand jury wrote
approving the excise bill providing for
. open saloons Sunday == Justices in Part
II Of Special Sessions announced that there
would be no more suspension Of sentences for
fire in the CITY It was expected that the
appointment OF a receiver would expedite the
se+Itehfe.s =. 80 - nc 1oi
Loeb said that the American Sugar Refining
Company would pay 100000 more to-day the
sugar import duty claims. -= Lloyds. London.
81 WAS said. were repudating "P. P. J." policies
The District Attorneys Office began an
investigation Of the National Athletic Club.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and cooler. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. * degrees; lowest, 30.