New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Inconsistencies: The Democrats
agreed to support iron and steel amend
meDts to the cotton bill after q long
caucus; the campaign publicity bin
agreed on; Stephenson election inquiry
committee named; committees OF both
houses worked on new statehood bill.
- House: Judiciary Committee set
December Z for hearings on the Clayton
contempt bill; consideration of the free
list bill prevented by debate on the
Black Warrior River, Ala. dam meas
ure.
FOREIGN.-Further rioting was re-
ported in Liverpool. and another attempt
was made 10 rescue strike prisoners, but
there was no firing; all attempts at con-
citation made by the government failed.
and general railway strike is expected
for to-day. 49, General Cincinnatus
Leconte took the oath as President Of
Hayti before Congress. assembled at
Port-a Prince. --= The Improvement
in Pope Pius's health was well main
tanned. Cardinal Moran, of Sydney.
y. S. w. died of syncope; his removal
creates the twenty-third vacancy In the
College of Cardinals. - Edmond Ro-
stand, the French poet, wars pinned be-
meath an overturned automobile near
Biarritz and seriously injured.
DOMESTIC.-Threem men were arrested
at Gainesville Penn, in connection with
the burning of a negro on Sunday night;
the funeral of the policeman shot TO
death by the negro, ii was announced,
would take place to-day, but no further
trouble was feared, as the state con-
stabulary was still on the scene; more
arrests were expected directly after the
funeral Atwood, the Boston avi-
ator. reached Toledo on his proposed
'cross-country fight from st. Louis TO
- ha CT
Elkhart. Ind TO Toledo. 13o miles, in
two hours and fifty-siX minutes; he an
nounced that he might discontinue his
fight at New York, instead of contlnu-
ing to Boston. - DR.. Wiley told a
Congressional investigating committee
how he was overruled in the food IN
spection board, and said he never re-
ceived the letter on which the Dr. Rusby
charges were based. - Secretary
Fisher of the Interior Department left
Seattle on tour of that territory; he
will inspect Katalla Bay and Controller
Bay and the Cunningham coal claims.
CITY.-Stocks were weak in an active
market. = Admiral Togo left the city
for Boston. and a distinguished party
was at the Grand Central Station TO see
him off. =- Health Department rec
ords showed a large increase in typhold
fever, which, it was said. had been
traced TO ten MIX companies, oilHOuSiA
its source had not been found. --
Marcus Brown. Port Warden, was ar
rested in raid on an alleged gambling
house in East 18th street. @= Judge
Rosalsky denied W. 7. Jerome's plea Tor
leniency for the thirteen indicted poultry
men and imposed a sentence OF three
months i'm jail and a fine Of 5000 on each
Of them. = David \. Sullivan was
held in $1,000 hail following his indlct-
ment for alleged forgeries while presi-
dent of the old Mechanics and Traders
Bank Of BROOKLYN, but failed TO furnish
a bond and was sent back to jail. -
The Supreme Court denied the apphca-
ton for an Injunction TO stop the con-
struction of the Lexington avenue SUD-
wav. -- Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford, who arrived on the(Ilympic, de-
MED the Berlin interview ascribed TO
him. and spoke favorably of the pros
meets for peace, although he said II de-
pended on the sufIiciency and efficiency
of the British navy.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday
Highest, IS degrees; lowest, 6s