New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-16
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Sena The Canadian
recirrocitv agreement was discussed. and
Senator Pomerene. OF Ohio. urged Grim :
inal prosecution Of Standard OIL ana
American Tobacco officials. - House;
Debate on the Underwood wool bill con-
tinued.
FOREIGN.-A dispatch from London
stated that the outlook was that the gen
eral shipping strike would come TO a
speedy end; four companies granted IN
creased wages to their employees. -
King George and Queen Mary attended
the Ascot races IN full state - King
George announced that he would receive
In audisncc the Crited States cavalry
riders competing at the International
Horse Show at olympia. - Empero.
Nicholas Of Russia visited the Unlted
States warships in the harbor AT Cron-
stadt. - At the Imperial Conference
i'm London. il was decided unless consld-
cradle reduction was made IN uahsll
lantic caple rates to consider the laying
of a state owned line between England
and Canada. - y dispatch from 1ri :
este Austria, stated that severe wind
storm had swept the Adriatic Sea, DONG
much damage 10 shipping; twenty BODIES
lad been recovered at Trieste. - The
workmen and PrOgressives or Nego,
Srain. were organizing to make mani
festation of protest against ex-Presldent
Dihz Of Mexico if lie landed at that port.
MESTIC.-Lowell NJ Palmer, for
merly u director OF the American Sugar
Refining Company, described to the
House Investigating committee the meth
DDS by which the corporation gained its
great mower - Governor DIX sent 10
the Senate at Albany the nominations OF
James w. Fleming, Of Troy. as Forest
Fish and Game Commissioner; w. Barry
Murphy, OF Medins. as State Fair Com
missioner, and David Lazarus, or New
York. as q port Waroen of the Port OF
New York - The Assembly at Al
bany passed the hill providing for Il
commission form of government for Bea-
con- Duchess County. 60 Warden
Frank D. Cole OF Clinton Prison, made
public at Dannemora, y. Y, letter sent
TO Governor Dix denying he had been
guilty Of collision and dishonesty in the
purchases OF supplies for the prison
CITY.-Stocks were irregular. -
dozen men were hurt in the collapse OF
the wall Of new building NTH Bronx
w. r. u. Stokes left the hospital.
hut will not be able to appear against ms
assailants for some time. 80 THO
Board of Estimate appointed commit
tee to- inquire INTO the advisablilty OF
buying tor a public park the Coney ISL
and nroper.y that was recently swept by
fire. - Talk of criminal action in con-
rection with The closing Of the Union
Bank of Brooklyn followed the fight IN
the Assembly. - A jury was selected
70 try Joseph b. Reichmann, former head
OF the Carnegie Trust Company. -
John D Rockefeller started for Cleve-
land. where ne will spend the summer.
DIR. r. a. Lucas began his duties
as director Of the American Museum or
Natural History. - Six men entered
hotel and robbed the clerk; two arrests
were made. - More savings banks
were added TO the list Of those paying
81 per cent interest. - sharp drop
In the price of cotton followed reports
of rain in the cotton belt
l THE WEATHFR-Indic for to-
ID dav: Fair. The temperature yesterday
Highest, "A degrees; lowest. On.