New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-19
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rONGRESS.- Mr.. Cummins
finished his speech ia criticism Of the
administration interstate commerce BILL
= House. An Adjournment was taken
until noon to-day, with the deadlock in
the tight 20 Gust Speaker Cannon IRON
tho committee on Rules SIN unbroken.
FOREIGN Normal relations between
Russia and Austria Hungary have been
restored AND an agreement mas deem
signed 10 preserve the status quo in the
Balkans -= Fire i'm Yokohama de-
stroyed seven hundred houses and killed
seven persons. == Theodore Roosevelt
and his party reached Madi-Halh and
boarded a steamer for the trip down The
Niie. he announced the probable dates
uf his arrival in the capitals Of Europe.
Troops killed three persons ana
wounded several ina riots which followed
an attempt 20 arrest leaders Of the recent
strike agitation IN GuadalOupe -
The japanese lower house passed the
land ownership bin. which permits only
citizons of fCgeign nations which give
Japanese similar rights 10 hold land In
Japan. A great Socialist parade
WAS held ina Berlin 10 honor the reVolu-
fiouists Of lhsS: police. armed with
shears cut of Inscriptions attached 20
vreaths laid on the monument erected
% Those Who fcii in the riots. =-
Eight cases of suspected cholera have
been sent to hospitals in 81 Petersburg.
DOMESTIC. - President Taft an
nuuuDed. al Rochester that complete
Ygrecn.cut had been reached with Franc
au AN tariff differences and that Al A.
banK to-day bee would sign proclama- p
Iion giving to France the - per cent re-
auction al rates provided for in the Payne
Aldrich tariff law. the President spoke al
the dinner OF the Rochester Chamber OF
commerce -= Major General Thomas
a. BARRY was des ignat.d by the War
Tnfr..frf errTaTfnfDnnTnr of the
West Point Military Academy. == Ar
gumeut on the cOnstitutiOnality Of the
corporation tax Was closed n the United
States supreme court -- IN an ad-
dress IN PittsburE chancellor Day 81
Syracuse University, attacked white
House domination 81 Congress" --=
Tile wet" forces charged that half Of
ihe names signed % the aUti-saloon pc
titi0n ia Chicago were those OF non
voters. -- A two-daN anti -tuberculo-
ais conference began al Albany.
The discovery II a fragment ~ cUnei-
corn tablet dating back 10 POO B. -
hes ring an account az the deluge - de-
srribod in GeTesis, was reported n
philadelphia by Professor Fl. Y. HI
ureCht
tTTN.-Stocke WcIe strong A.
thc opening session ~ AN investigation
Al frc iusuranC" matters by Superln-
fendfut HofcfLl kiss of tho state lnSuranCt
dence concerning al" expenditure Of
moneys 20 influence legislation al Albany
a. 1901. Announce mCnt was made
that the Chesapeake A. ohio lad bought
control of the Hooking Valley system.
Many Witnesses testified IA the
alausen suit that the pictures alleged by
William T. Evans 20 b. spurious were
genuine Robert n. Moore, the
criminal lawyer. MAS arrested I'm the
subway FOR protesting against the be-
haNior ~ a guard. -- The Board 81
Estimate postponed It's decision on the
new courthouse site Pauihan's
lnana ger sought 20 restrain him from
leaving the country = II was an
nOuncod that two hundred more men
would be needed IA the customs service
10 handle passengers landing late at
night.
THE WEATHER. Indications for to-
CAY. Fair and warmer. The tempera-
ture yesterday. Highest, ~ degrees,
lowest "a