New-York tribune., 1909-01-06
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Senate: A short session was
held, most CT which was devoted 10 the consid-
Grafton Of nominations in executive session
- House: Several miscellaneous olIls. OF HI
tie general public Importance, were passed
FoREIGN.-Chinese troops mutinied in Annoy
and reported to have defeated the 5 foTcs
sent against them; Yuan Shih Kai, the deposed
Grand Councillor, returned 10 Peklng. -
Three vessels Of the Atlantic battleshlp meet
were scheduled to leave Port Said at mlonlgRI
for Naples where their services would be OF
rered for relief work - Rescuers IN MesslIa
and Reggie continued to take living persons
from the earthquake ruins - Brltlsh troops
in projecting Mahometans from Hindu rioters,
fired on and killed some OF the latter - MI
Buchanan the American representative, SUD
rnitted TO President Gomez the proposition or
the United States regarding its claims against
Venezuela.
DOMESTIC -President-elect Taft expressed
his views on the influence Of the church on
rix-iiization 10 a body of ministers in Augusta,
Ca - SECRETARY Wright sent 10 the senate
the repcrt requested on the employment or De
tectives by the government in the Brownsville
matter The President withdrew the NOM
ination Of Robert Watchorn as Commissioner
Of Immigration for the Port OF New York "hich
he had sent 10 the Senate Monday =- The
President signed the bill appropriatlng S6Oo,oeo
for the relief of stricken Italy - The contrl-
button CT the United states by llle natloldl gov
eminent state governments and individuals Tor
the relief of Italy reached S2,O00,O00. - Secre-
tary NewbeTry viii tell the House Naval Com
rnif+ee to-day or tomorrow about the navy re-
organization plans and about the design OF two
large batteships which the committee intends
IL
tuberculosis in this state is estimated at $63,
eco 600, in a statement given out by the State
Board of Charities at Albany - The Court
Of Appeals at Albany handed down several de-
cisions - More than score of hremen were
overcome at an early morning fire at Springfield.
Mass. - Caucuses Of both parties were held
in each house Of the Legislature and resulted
IN radical changes.
CTTY-Stockss were weak. - The Public
Service Commission refused to authorize the
purchase of the SteinwaY tube by the city for
81 o0e. .Oee - The Consolidated Gas Company
announced that IL would send out bills for gas
at so cents. - Acting for the policyholders.
William Hepburn Russell filed suit against the
Washington Life Insurance Company and the
Pittsburg Life and Trust Company. - Paul
Morton testified at the government hearing TO
dissolve the Hartman railroad merger -
Police Commissioner Bingham. in his annual re-
portsasked for an increase in the salaries of the
Commissioner and four deputies - Thorn
ton J. Hains underwent a severe cross eXaInina-
tion by the prosecution at his trial for the muir
der OF William E Annis. == The relief funds
for the earthquake sufferers were increased by
more than 100000 - The Tax Commission
ers estimated that the tax rate this year would
be about LIS. - Police Commissioner Bing-
ham and Battery Dan" Finn had verbal bat
tie.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees: lowest A