New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
TIRE NEWS THIS MORNING.


CONGRESS Farmers Free
List bill passed by Democratic-ins
coalition; the reapportionment bill OPP
posed by Senators Burton and Root.
60 House: Cotton debate went on
into a night session: Mr. Underwood
majority leader, said if the President
signed any tariff bill revision would be
made complete; conferences with the
Senate were asked on the wool and
campaign publicity bills.
FOREIGN.-President Simon of Hayti
expressed readiness TO seek the prOtec-
top of a foreign flag. the American
Minister in Port Prince remained
there TO see order was maintained. while
other ENJOYS went to treat with the reVo-
luuOniSts investing the city. =- Edwin
y. Abbey, Americas foremost painter.
died in London. -= General AceNedO.
supported by two hundred men. began
rising against the Cuban government,
which he denounced as corrupt; he called
on President Gomez ia resign within
fifteen days. failing which he said he
would apply the torch indiscriminately.
-== \ slight change for the worse was
reported i'm the condition Of John w.
Gates. == The German Minister in
Teheran joined in the movement begun
10y the Russian Minister there Ia render
impossible the task of w. Morgan Shus-
ter as Treasurer General of Persia.
DOMESTIC-By means of a drill
shaft rescuers reached Joseph Clary. who
was imprisoned in mine near Joplln'
Mo- by q CaVe-in on Sunday; CARY sig
nailed that he was WELL food and water
were let down through the new drIll
shaft and it was believed the imprisoned
man would he taken out to-day by a
larger shaft that was being dug. =
The Congressional committee inVestlGat-
Ing thes Remsen pure food board almost
abandoned its inquiry because OF q row
about hearSay evidence. -= The AS
sistant United States District Attorney
iu his reply filed To the answer OF the
General Electric and other electric lamp
companies at Cleveland, stated that the
suit was to be fought through and the
companies not allowed 10 dissolve OF
their own accord -= Charles \. White
fold of taking Lorimer brihe and share
of Jackpot" for Illinois legislative work.
- Resolutions were introduced into
the Texas LEGISLATURE for the closing Oi
saloons from p. IN. until a. M d ten
mile law and a quart law
CITY.-Stocks were dull and heavy.
.- Witnesses in the steel inquiry said
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
which the steel Corporation bought for
500 600 coo. owned coal and ore deposits
that were worth 500 100000 on roy
atty basis -- Contracts for another
section of the Lexington avenue subway
were let. although notice Of a suit to
block construction was filed. == John
Kenlon was appointed Chief of the Fire
Department and several other members
of the force were promoted. == The
engagement Of Colonel John Jacob Aston
10 Miss Madeleine Y. Force was an
nounced. .= There was a rush of
nearly a thousand persons TO make de-
posts in the first postal savings bank TO
be opened in this city. -- After rob
hing and shooting the proprietor Of a
jewclry shop i'm upper Madison avenue,
the thief escaped the pursuing crowds
!. and got away over the roof of an apart
Nment house while the police We're
VI searching for him -= The Taft com
y mission of inquiry into the magazine
postage controversy held its first ses-
sion. Prominent Cubans In this
CITY said the threatened revolution on
the island would probably reach large
proportions because of the official graft
scandals.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-
day: Showers. The temperature yes
terday: Highest. Sc degrees; lowest, al.