New-York tribune., 1909-03-03
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- The general deficiency
bill was passed; A 1ilibuster prevented progress
on the penal code bill. - House: Inc postal
subvention bill defeated by vote Of 1I2
to rs; conference reports on the agricultural,
rivers and harbors and public buildings bill
were agreed 10 and the sundTy civil bill was
sent &c conference.
FOREIGN.-Scott Dickson Unionist tariff re-
former, defeated Gibson Bowles, Liberal free
trader, in a contest for Glasgow seat in Par
lament - Queen Alexandra Is suHerlng
from a cold and will be unable TO attend the
court at Buckingham Palace tonight; it is re-
ported that the King VIII buy seaside nome
at worthng. near Brighton. - The English
man Sargent and his wife, who are charged with
raaltresting children whom they had adopted,
are still under arrest, though the husband has
been taken TO hospital; evidence tends TO
exonerate the woman. = A general strike is
feared at Manila owing TO the Imprisonment of
cuss the question Of municipal control at
Harbin. and the Russian railway authorities
have ceased action In view of a possible move
by the powers - The Academy Of Moral
Sciences at Paris reversed its former decision,
and elected the Able Loisy 10 the chair OF re-
Igious history. The steamer Mauretania
esta ablished an eastbound record of 4 days 20
hours and minutes her average speed being
252S knots. - Baron Gutenberg, a leader in
the movements 70 benefit the Jewish race. died
from cancer
D0MESTIC.-Vast crowds poured into Wash
Ington for the inauguration ceremonies; among
the arrivals were ten Governors and many or
ganizat Ons. - II is reported in Washington
that the warrants in the Panama Canal libel
case viii be served early next week - Robert
g Ogden, Jacob H. Hollander and Booker 7.
Washington were named Washington
members of a commission TO investigate condi-
fions in Liberia. The New York. New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company must dis
pose OF all its trolley holdings in Massachusetts
before July !, according TO a decision Of the
Massachusetts Supreme Court 80 II was
announced by independent steel men in Pitts
burg that the action Of the Lackawanna Steel
Company, OF Buffalo, in reducing Wa ges would
not be followed by them - The defence
rested in the Cooper Sharpe murder trial. and
adjournment taken until Thursday.
Dr. Albert w Ferris. president OF the State
Commission in Lunacy, sent letter 70 the
President in the controversy over insane aliens
- Professor James tIeddes. jr. OF Boston
was made a knight Of the order Of the Crown
OF Italy by the King of Italy.
CTTY-Stocks were firm The city, It
vas learned, had tried in vain TO find n owner
OF owners for the NageI Cemetery, in The Bronx
- The hearing the injunction in regard to
the closing OF St. Johns Chapel was brought to
close - Controller Metz received bids for
S43.o000G0 Of per cent fifty-year corporate
sock on his offer OF S1o00G.00o- == Governor
Hughes passed through the city on his way to
Washington. to be followed to-day by thousands
of Republicans - It was announced that
the wages Of employees OF the Lackawanna Steel
company, at Buffalo, had been cut and other
reductions are expected. =- II was said that
q special committee Of the Chamber of Com
gnerce would urge that private capital be en-
couraged to construct new subways. -= An
Appellate Division decision had an important
bearing the debt limit - Borough Presi-
dent Aheam began advertising for bids on the
contract for constructing the Riverside Drive
extension == The viii OF Mrs. Emma d Cum
MINIS disposed Of estate estimated at more
than sl0o0,000 Mrs Olga Roosevelt. cousin OF
the President receiving 5000 O00
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day.
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest. 4s
degrees; lowest. 81