New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. Senate: Without even
the formalitv of a rollcall. the Root
amendment to the Canadian RECIPROCITY
Hill was defeated by an overwheimlhe
vote. == House: With its contingent
fund exhausted largely because or Demo
cratic investigations an emergency
fund Of $31 900 was voted by the ma.
iority to tide over until the beginning OF
The fiscal year.
FOREIGN.-King George ATTENDED, III
state a gala performance at Coveht raI
den. the occasion being one OF the most
notable of the coronation festivities.
- Joseph Caillaux was intrusted by
President Fallieres with the duty OF
forming a ministry In succession 10 thaI
Of NJ. Monis. who resigned the premier
chip in Paris on Sunday. == Andre
Deaumont Vedrine and two others ar
rived by aeroplane at Brussels COM
plotting the fourth stage Of the European
circuit race. =- a French military
ofRcer made the III miles between Paris
and Sedan by aeroplane in one hour
AND forty four minuteS-a rate or about
100 miles an hour. =- Thousands or
British dock hands refused To handle
cargo on ships belonging to members OF
The Shipping Federation; q protracted
struggle is expected - j. Pierpont
Morgan was decorated by the Kaiser
with the grand cross of the order of the
Red Eagle in acknowledgment OF a
present made by the fnancier Of the
famous letter of Martin Luther to the
Emperor Charles V.
DOMESTIC.-The Commissioner of the
General Land Office in Washington, Fred
bennett. rejected all the Cunningham
land claims in Alaska, thus reserving to
the government $3.50 acres of the most
valuable coal lands in Alaska. --
John D Spreckels told the committee in
Vestigating the sO-called Sugar Trust
in Washington of the battle between his
father. Claus Spreckels, and Henry O..
Havemeyer for control of the industry.
80 President Gompers. Vice-President
John Mitchell and Secretary Morrison
Of the American Federation Of Labor
were cited TO appear before the Su-
preme Court Of the District Of Clumbia
in contempt proceedings. 60 In the
Lorimer investigation in Washington
Clarence S. Funk, star witness for the
prosecution, complained that he had
been Swallowed for weeks by detectives.
--- Thomas Kerr died from burns re-
ceived at the fire at the boathouse OF
William Barnes, tr, at Nantucket
Mass; he is the fourth victim.
CITY.-stocks were active and irregu-
lar. - II was said that the govern
ment had lost more than S1,OOO,00O in
unpaid duties in connection with the
jenkins jewel case. -[ y federal
grand jury. acting under the criminal
section Of the sherman law, indicted
members Of the Board Box Club. charS-
ing that they continued the business of
the Fibre and Manila Association, which
was declared illegal last year. == The
police made three spectacular gambling
! raids on the East Side. chopping down
u doors with axes and arresting, all told.
VI about a score of men. == Water Com
y missioner Thompson said the Croton
watershed was below normal. despite the
heavy rainfall. == Daniel Guggenheim
said since the recent United States Su-
preme Court decisions the corporations
were more puzzled than ever, and he
spoke pessimistically regarding the bust
ness outlook -- director said that
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
would accept the subway plan.
THE WEATHER-Indicat for to-
day: showers The temperature yester-
day Highest. - degrees; lowest, 62.