New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- BY vote OF 90
20 the Joint resolution for the eiecuol
of United States Senators by direct IoI-
sing Of the people was fixed as unfinlsheo
business. - House: The Democratic
free list bill was passed without amend
,1ent by vote of 236 TO 1O9.
FOREIGN.-Lord Lansdowne intro
duced a bill in the upper house OF the
British Parliament for the reform OF the
House of Lords. - A dispatch from
Tokio stated that the town OF XamaSata,
Japan, was on fire and that a thousand
buildings had been burned. - y DIS
match from Berlin stated that Germany
lad warned France of the dangerous con
heouences that would probably follow the
Occupation Of Fee, Morocco. by French
TROOPS - The leader of the British
expedition excavating at Jerusalem de-
tlied in London the theft Of ancient treas
iures from the Mosque OF Omar all
antiquities uneaythed were left In the
hands Of the Turkish government. -
Pilots in the Kwangtung Province or
China, following the Introduction OF gam
bling, had been quoted and missionaries
at WI Chow were reported safe. - A
dispatch from Kingston reported the orr
senization Of revolution IN Jamaica
against President Simon of Hayt. -
"a dispatch from Picking stated that an
IChinese Grand Council and substituting
y Cabinet Of ten members. - Emperor
William was reported making general
tnspection Of German fortresses on the
French frontier. - The breaking OF
an fee dam in Tanana River flooded Fair
banks. Alaska.
ESTIC.-President Taft blunty
told a delegation of farmers who called
on him IN Washington that he believed
va
"a good thing for all the people OF the
United States. and he declined to argue
the question. - The Secretary Of the
interior. Mr.. Fisher. sat with Mr.. Den
nett. the Land Commissioner. during a
hearing on the Cunningham land claims,
IN washington. - Twenty persons
were hurt. two probably fatally, as the
result of wreck on the Lehigh Rail
road near Elnra. y. Y. - The fu-
neral Of Alfred 3. Kittredge, former
nited States Senator from South Dakota
was held at East Jaffrey. y. ". =-
Cornelius V. Collins. former state Super
intendent Of Prisons. at Troy replied 10
statement 10y state Controller Sohmer
on prison affairs. - The trial or
frank n Honstot. banker and steel car
manufacturer. charged with bribery in
connection with the municipal graft
scandal. was begun IN Pittsburg.
I'll } STOCKS were QUIZ anu III 20 Iie4i
----= Ten men We're arrested in an alley
charged with Selling van belonging to
The United States Express Company
with merchandise worth 100000, which
was recovered. - Dr. +. A. Lucas,
Of Brooklyn, was appointed director Of
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory. 10 succeed DR.. Hermon 6. Bumpus.
- Owing To technical defects in the
bond OF Robert r. Moore. his successor
Charles II. Hyde is still City Chamber
lain. - II was reported that the In
terborough would raise its subway bid
,by S26,000000. - IL was declared at
The first hearing Of the complaint Of a
cement company that the United States
steel Corporation dominated the rail-
yoads of the country and benefited from
discrimination OF freight rates -
The National Highways Protective So
Ciety, in calling for increased member
ship. announced that il would open five
lnore Fairgrounds TO keep children off
Tho streets. == President Jarvis was
reelected by the Consolidated Stock EX-
change by seven votes.
THE WEATHER.-Indic for to-
day: Showers. The temperature yester-
DAY: Highest II degrees; lowest, 6S.