New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-25
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Scnate The appoint
Ynents OF William w. Rockhill to be AM
bassa DOR to Turkey; Ex-Governor Curtis
Guild. IT., to be Ambassador 10 Russia
and Henry S. Boutell TO be Minister 70
Switzerland were confirmed. -
House: The Democrats had a three
hours wrangle over clerical heip Ior
committees, and Representative Cnder-
wood then called UP the Farmers free
List bill. which will be the SUBJECT Vi
general debate to-day
FOREIGN.-Many Unionist amend
ments to Clause Of the veto bill were
defeated by large maJorities in the
House OF Commons. - The Paclnc
Mail steamer Asia was wrecked on FIN
ger Rock south Of Shanghai, anC VIII DC
y total loss; the passengers were res
cued. t. Carlos Morales. ex-Presldent
Of Santo Domingo; Mauricio Jimlnez ana
General Torlbio were arrested Dy
United States marshal at san Juan.
F. r., charged with plotting TO organize
q military expedition against the Domln-
4can government Pierre Vedrine,
the French aeronaut few In his mono
plane from Paris TO Pau in hours 90
minutes, including stops. winning prize
Of $4,000. - German newspapers I'M
purn the motive Of France in sendlng
forces to relieve Fee. - y meeting or
the bishops of Portugal has been called
10 discuss the attitude 10 be taken low
ard the separation law.
DOMESTIC.-By a court order Issued
at Indianapolis, the papers taken from
the offices of the Structural Iron Work
Grs were held from inspection by private
detectives. - Twenty-Five miners, all
but one OF them Americans, were impris-
oned by an explosion IN mine or the
Davis Coal and Coke Company at Elk
garden, w. Va. - The overture or
Or. w. L. McEwan. of Pittsburg. attack
ing the writings and teachings OF Presi-
cent Francis Brown and DIR. w. A.
Brown. Of Union Theological Seminary,
This CITY, was rejected by the Pittsburg
Presbytery. The Supreme Court
again failed to hand. down decisions in
the STANDARD Oil and Tobacco cases.
- It was announced in Boston that
as the result of conference in New
York. the New York, New Haven d
Hartford Railroad would assume half the
annual deficit OF the Boston q Albany
Railroad, now under lease 10 the New
York Central
CITY Stocks closed higher. -
The Gutenberg Bible in the collection or
Robert Hoe was sold for SoO.ccO. -
Magistrate Corrigan testified as 10 crime
before the grand jury, and cailed foilce
Commissioner Cropsey the MAYORS OF :
Brown. United States Commissioner OF
Education. was elected to the chancellor
ship of New York University. ~ Bor-
ough President McAneny appointed
General Bingham engineer in charge oil
the Bureau Of Highways, at S6,OOU a
year. and Mayor Gaynor spoke OF MS
ancient foe as an eminent civil engi-
neer." TX. The Saturday and Sunday
Associations distributed $4,000 to hospi-
tails in PROPORTION 20 the free service 10
patierts. The executive committee
Of the committee on fire safety APP
pointed n special committee to scrutlnlze
proposed legislation at Albany bearing
on the subject - Mayor GaynOr CEN
sured Controller Prendersast for wha,t,
ne called improper application OF Civil
Service rules.
THE WEATHER.-lndic for to-
day: fair The temperature Yesterday:
Highest, ca degrees; lowest Il.