New-York tribune., 1909-01-05
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Both houses reassembled aIter
she holiday recess, and voted $S00.o0o for rellef
Of the earthquake sufferers IN Italy, an aPPLO,
:. .priation of s5Oo.Oe0 having been recommended
.sn special message by President Roosevelt
F. The House received a message from the
president explaining his remarks on the Secret
Service
FORFTGN-Sc;entists predict that even heav-
Ser shocks viii occur within a few days in GAIA
bria and Sicily - ATn5assador S SIlseoIF aF +is ~
=.1saiian Red Cross, s250,o0o from the American
Red Cross. The government at Vienna
INSTRUCTED the Austrian Minister at BeigTaoe 10
demand an apology from NJ. AIanOvics, the
EServian Foreign Minister, for his nti-AuStFlan
utterances in the National Assembly. - EA-
president Castro was operated on at Berlin for
kidney trouble. It learned at Paris
that the elections held IN France on Sunday for
members Of the chambers OF Deputies had re-
suited in victory for the government and par
s1icularIy for the Radicals. - The American
Eunboat Helena arrived at Canton having been
sent there as result OF an anIl-loIelgh esIta-
sion caused by the killing Of cooie by Portu-
. ,ETiese seaman - IT is reported at st. Peters
burg that Father John OF Cronstadt was robbed
Of farge sums OF money during his closing hours
Rro that his will was forged - Representa-
lives Of foreign governments IN China are left
4scon pietely n the dark to the Regents plans;
q Is learned That the decree dismissinS Yuan
Shih KAT was forced upon the Grand Council
DOIESTIC-Tne United States Supreme
Court upheld the New York s0-cent gas law and
refused TO grant the governmert's petition for
q review Of the case In which a fine OF S2e,-
10000 was imposed OF the STANDARD on Com
many - Governor Hughes at Albany finished
his message TO the Legislature, which was sent
10 the printers. State Controller Charles
II. Gaus announced at Albany that he would re-
organize at once the Bureau Of Municipal Ac-
counts IN his Office. - Mayor AdaInS'S an
..z;IsJ message TO the Buffalo Common Council
8 contaired many radical suggestions. - The
Federal inquiry into the alleged relations be-
tween the packing houses and the railways was
Z resumed in Chicago, redoubled precautions for
secrecy being taken The second trial OF
1 = B z Rinehart, ex-cashier and vics-p president
of the defuIct Farmers and DrUVers' National
Bank, Of Wag-nesburg. Penn began at Pitts
burg. jury being obtained in the first hour
CITY-Stocks were weak. - Consolidated
Gas stocks dropped 26 points following the de-
cision by the United States Supreme Court
Thornton J. Hains, who IS on trial for the
murder OF William E Annis, took the stand in
his own defence - The Mayor, IN long
message TO the Board Of Aldermen, went into an
elaborate defence Of his administration. 80 It
vas announced that the ctyE total contribution to
the Italian relief funds was S32500D Column
bIa University trustees held their annual election
end received report Of gifts == The hearing
of charges against Borough President Haffen
cs The Bronx began before Wallace Macfariane
- OrviIle Wright. OF the two famous
brothers VINO developed the aerOpiane, is In the
city and viii soon Join his brother in France.
The monthly railway rate Of 81 for school
children was restored Staten Island by order
OF tFa Public Service Commission. - A
young rscstrack player who had lost all his
money blew out his brains
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest 50
Asseees; lowest go.