New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-22
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

ONGRESS.-Senate: The session ods
devoted entirely TO memorial services In
honor of Representatives David a de Ar
mond. of Missouri, and Francis w. CuSh-
man. of Washington. -= House: Party
issues held the attention of the House
to-day. while the proposed appropriation
of s25e0 600 in the sundry civil bill to en-
able President Taft's Tariff Board TO
collect information for him was pending
theoretically: speeches were made by the
minority leader. Champ Clark; Henry 5:
Boutell Of Illinois. and Mr.. Foss, Of
Massachusetts.
FORETGN.-Count Jacques de Lesseps
few across the English Channel in a 80
horsepower Bleriot monoplane in fifty
minutes. landing safely a mile inland;
he expects 10 make a return trip TO
Calais to-day. Ecuador and Peru
have accepted Secretary KnoX's offer OF
mediation; the action of King Alfonso in
withholding his award has caused COM
Inpnt in Washington. 80 Few changes
il the policy of Edward VII are expected
Ia be made by King George: il seems i'm
probable that the new ruler VIII gratlfy
the demands of the extremists -
Something like an agreement between
England and Germany seems to have
been attained by the attentions and cour-
ie,v shown by the Kaiser TO the English
royal house and high officials. == Six
notable paintings by J. ). Sargent are
London and number of daring carlca-
lures br Max Beerbohm are subjects OF
comment. -- Queen Victoria OF Spain
was delivered of child, stillborn.
DONESTIC.-Presiden Taft sent a
telegram OF congratuiatiOn to President
Gomez on the eighth anniversary or
Cuban Independence. - President and
-5rs. Taft. eX- President Roosevelt, Will
iam Jennings Bryan, King George of
England and President Diaz of Mexico
were elected life members of the Worlds
sunday School Association, in convention
in Washington 80 In a speech before
The Louisiana Bar Association. at Baton
Rouge. Archibald r. Watson, Corporation
Counsel Of this city declared that New
Works hope for clean government was
centred in Mayor Gaynor; he attacked
two former city officials. - Speaking
al a Chicago dinner. Lewis Nixon de-
clared that the United States should not
share the use of the Panama Canal
equally with other nations. - The
committee OF Senators, composed OF
Nessrs. Cobb. Hinman and Meade. con-
ferred with Governor Hughes at Albany
on A compromise bin on direct primaries
which II was decided to draft to-day.
The main tent Of the Barnum and
Pailev circus was totally destroyed by
fire al Schenectady, y. Y; fifteen thou
sand persons were in panic, and hun
dreds tainted.
CITY.-StOCkS were strong. == An
order from abroad for 10000 bales of cot
ton at Is cents a pound was figured out
as showing a profit Of s1,500,o00 for
James a Patten. - The Erie Rail
road signed a new wage agreement with
fits conductors and trainmen. involving
a. increase of about 9 per cent == In
proceeding against the receiver of the
Fidelity Funding Company judgment
creditor alleged that there were assets
exceeding $4,000, 900. and blamed Patrick
J. Keiran for the delay in winding up
the concerns affairs. - An assistant
butler employed by Senator Aldrich
committed suicide in a city hotel -
4 daring operation on a fast train on the
Long Island Railroad to prevent an In
jured man from bleeding TO death failed
10 save his life. - The referees re-
port on the suit Of a taxpayer held that
the construction of the Patterson reser-
voir in the Croton watershed was un-
necessary Detectives arrested
man said TO be a trunk thief who has
been trailed all over the world for three
vesrs. - The police arrested two men
VINO they say are guilty of extensive
fCrgeries.
THE WEATHER.-Indicatio for to-
day: Partly cloudy; possible showers.
The temp erature Yesterday: Highest, az
degrees. lowest %.