New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Senator Smoot
spoke against changes in the sugar
schedule; Senator owen spoke in favor
Of recall Of federal judges; Democratic
insurgent coalition facing trouble about
Farmers Free List. - House: Debate
continued on cotton revision; Repre-
sentative Austin defended Taft's attitude
toward tariff tinkering; possibility or an
agreement on the wool bill is increased
by Senator La Follettes offer 70 accept
House changes.
FOREIGN.-The United States Gov
eminent was requested to send troops 10
IL ORC, Mexico, where anti-forelSn rlots
were reported. - John w. Gates III
Paris and Edwin A. Abbey in London
were reported so seriously i'll that their
chances of life were slight. - The
Russian Minister in Teheran began
campaign intended 10 force the resiena-
ton Of W. NJ. Shuster, the American
Treasurer of Persia - An unnamed
Canadian minister issued statement
explaining still further the government
point OF view in appealing 10 the cleo
torate on reciprocity. - II. J.. Slim
son, Secretary OF War, left Porto Rico
for Santo Domingo and Cuba. --- The
Canadian cruiser Niobe, which struck
rock off Sable Island arrived at Clarke
Harbor y. S., on her way 10 HahfaX'
where she Will drydock. == The -rlt-
ish Cabinet decided not TO resent the
veto bin again in the House Of Commons
until August Z.
DOMESTIC.-A dispatch from Char
lotte. n. c., stated that 152 cotton mills
in North and South Carolina We're shut
down yesterday because Of the drouth.
Wool growers appealed TO Presl-
dent Taft TO stand firm against changes
IN the tariff until the new board reported.
A dispatch from San Bernardino,
Cal, stated that forest fires IN the noun
tains had spread over an immense area.
- DR.. Wiley and pure food board
began the inquiry as to What is beer!
in Washington. 80 Atraln ran INTO an
automobile at North Randall Ohio. kill
ing two women and probably fatally
inilring a man. =- Delegate WBker-
sham. of Alaska, qualified his charges
against the Attorney General in TESTIFY
ing before q Congress committee. -
Interstate Commerce Commission upheld
advanced commutatlon rates from New
York. except on the Pennsylvania RAN
road. The Commissioner OF Cor
porations reported to the President on
corporation tax methods in the East
Central States - A dispatch from
Chicago stated that another attempt
viii be made to secure the release OF
John r Walsh from the penitenuary
on a parole. =-= A review Of the work
OF Governor Dix showed that he had
made a record as an Executive in the
vetoing Of bills passed by the Leglsla-
ture: he also cut the appropriations asked
for TO the extent OF more than SGOOOooO
CITY-Stocks were dull and strong.
= Actual work on the new Lexington
avenue subway was begun IN the pres
ence Of city officials. = The STANDARD
on Company announced a plan 70 dis
tribute its stock among the sharehold-
!. ers Of thirty-three concerns which
Normed the illegal combination. -
yf1r Cheney. former State Superintend-
Vent Of Banks, during the investigation
of the Union Bank affairs in Brooklyn
charged that Edward II. Grout, as presi-
dent and cashier. had committed per-
jury in falsifying a report TO the Bank
ing Department
THE WEATHER-Indic for to-
day: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, sc degrees: lowest, 6s.