New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-21
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Whether one or
two battleships shall be authorized was
The subject of a long discussion while the
naval appropriation bill was under con-
sidera ton. - House: The tariff. ship
subsidy, q lively dispute between Messrs.
Arnes and Payne over Canadian tariff
relations and an arrangement of some of
his Republican colleagues by Mr.. Fish,
Of New York occupied the session.
FOREIGN.-King Edwards body was
taken from Westminster Hall 10 Pad
dington station and thence to Windsor;
The streets both at London and Wind
sor were thronged; the body was low
cred into the crypt at St. Georges
Chapel: memorial services were held in
ell parts Of the world - A nun was
arrested In Paris charged with swindling
or an extensive scale: her associate,
doctor. committed suicide rather than
face exposure. 80 Chill has decided
30 accept 9 loan of $4,000 GOO from the
Rothschilds Of London = Countess
Tarnovska and two others were convict
ed in Venice Of completely in the murder
Of Count Komarowsli. = II was said
IN Mexico City that President DiaZ de-
sired Senior Limantour 20 succeed him,
hut the latter declined TO be a candidate.
DOMESTIC-Thet taking of testimony
IN the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation
was completed; counsel will make their
arguments on Friday and Saturday of
next week. but the report is not likely
n be presented before Congress meets in
the fall. - Astronomers at various
points observed the tail of Halley's comet
IN the east. W eTkes observers report
sd the head in the western sky; 1t was
hoped that The mystery OF the comets
course would lie cleared up within
tNenty-four hours Republican
Senators at Albany held conference and
appointed Senators Cobb. Human and
Meade to confer with Governor Hughes
to-day to try 70 evolve new direct Tri-
mary bill. 80 Under the plea that the
Merritt proposed constitutional amend
nent permitting the state to construct
reservoirs for water storage within the
forest reserve had been passed under a
rnisa pprehension on Thursday. Senator
Agnew attempted TO have the vote re
considered but his motion was defeated:
II was said that the Hughes water stor-
age plan designed TO give the state an
income from water power was in danger.
- The Senate at Albany, under the
guiding hand of Senator Grady, transact
ed considerahl bic business. - The six
teenth annual session of the Lake Mo-
honk conference closed.
CITY-Stocks were strong. - En-
Governor Rollins of New Hampshire
pleaded guilty TO smuggling yesterday
and raid q fine Of s.. 0oo== Roswell d.
Williams and six of his adherents in the
18th Assembly District were found not
guilty OF violating the election law by
Jury in the Supreme Court - Bugher
got his job back as First Deputy Police
Commissioner and peace was declared in
the department -= The Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey announced an up
ward revision of communication rates.
while delegations Of commuters saw
President Mellen Of the New Haven
road = X was learned that the gov
eminent had obtained enough new evil
denee in the course of the Heike trial to
secure another indictment. - Thou
sands attended various church services in
memory OF King Edward. - Thomas
= Ryan bought the Yerkes Art Gallery
property adjoining his home in Fifth
avenue
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-
Gay: Showers. The temperature yester-
day: Highest. "A degrees; lowest, go.