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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
6
In Tokyo the lower house defeated a motion to censure the government by 177 to 168, ensuring the cabinet’s continued rule and likely passage of the budget. The budget for the year to April 1 totals 616 million yen in revenues, with 427 million ordinary and 189 million extraordinary expenditures.
Washington observers note that the Japanese government surviving a censure vote signals trust in the current ministry. If the no confidence motion had passed, the Diet likely would have dissolved and called a new election. Count Okuma may lose his status as head of the opposition, as the opposition’s critique on foreign policy appears unproven.
The Erection of the Cross, stolen from Notre Dame at Courtrai last month, was found near Bruges hidden in a gypsy wagon. The wagon was passing through Ardoye when the officers discovered the canvas. A policeman who identified the missing picture is set to receive a $400 reward.
Potsdam reports a military court of honor under Emperor William completed its hearing. General Count von Hohenau was acquitted while Major Count Johannes Lynar was found guilty on six charges including insults to subordinates and moral lapses, receiving fifteen months in jail. The cases tied to the Harden v Moltke controversy and the so called court camarilla.
Rio de Janeiro reports growing interest in the American battleship fleet's voyage around South America. Buenos Ayres prepares a presidential palace banquet. Imperials and diplomats plan receptions as the squadron nears Buenos Ayres. Ministers travel to Punta Arenas and Callao to greet and guard the ships.
In Messina a January arrest of three men named Carmelo Cavalli Rosario Degrazio and Giuseppe Felermo ends a long hunt for accomplices in the Portage Pennsylvania paymaster robbery of July 30 1904. Paymaster Patrick Campbell and driver Charles Hays were attacked near Portage with about 3000 for miners. Hays was killed and Campbell wounded but survived to identify assailants who fled. Campbell later aided the manhunt from Italy where his efforts enabled the arrests.
Berlin reports that Socialists plan to retaliate for Prince von Billow’s stance by moving to cut the Chancellor’s salary in the Reichstag unless he pledges universal suffrage for all adults over twenty in every German state. The proposed bill would ignore gender distinctions.
President Mellen of the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad visited the White House and said the interview was social in nature. He noted possible business with his railroad before the Interstate Commerce Commission and claimed no involvement or knowledge of the Justice Department merger case.
No news on the missing boat from the steamer Amsterdam after the Tuesday night collision with the Axminster. It likely drifted south with currents and will land somewhere on the coast. The craft carried 28 people, including 21 passengers, and is said to be well provisioned.
In Washington on January 23 Senator Stone of Missouri delivered a sharp critique of Secretary Cortelyou’s management of federal finances. He cited bank deposit data from August to December 1907 showing regional imbalances, sparking clashes with Senators Beveridge Culberson and Heyburn over distribution methods and the influence of Roosevelt era policies.
In Reggio di Calabria on January 23 a strong earthquake sent residents into panic recalling last October's quake. A second, stronger tremor damaged many buildings, made many homes uninhabitable, and toppled Bilanco Nuevo's municipal building. No deaths reported as people endure cold, camping outdoors under tents set by authorities.
The Vanadis, a 206 foot turbine yacht exceeding 1000 gross tons, was launched in Glasgow for C. K. G. Billings of the New York Yacht Club. Plans were by a New York design firm and construction by the builders of King Edward's yacht. In Stockholm on Jan 25, H. J. F. Lagercrantz, the Swedish minister to the United States, was named minister and interim at Copenhagen.
Washington Jan 22 Representative Tawney of Minnesota, chair of the Appropriations Committee, introduces an urgent deficiency bill urging strict economy to avert a large deficit. He warns a $100 million shortfall possible even if last year’s $878 million revenue is matched, and cites high military spending as a key issue.
The National Board of Trade closed its Washington sessions with resolutions urging expeditious tariff revision and the creation of a permanent tariff commission. It urged reciprocity treaties, recommended postal savings banks, free duties for art for public museums, and defined tariff status for insular possessions. It also backed forest preservation, arid land irrigation, and increased government forest ownership, naming officers La Lanne Estes White Tucker.
Washington reports there is no mystery about Governor Magoon's summons from Cuba to Washington. War Department officials cite public works worth millions tied to Havana sewering and paving contracts totaling over 4 million, plus the Marianano Telephone Company extension disputes and a $600,000 Riley dispute in Cienfuegos. Santiago real estate questions involving the Cuban government and the Catholic Church also require Magoon's presence.
In Binghamton New York the Broome County grand jury was discharged after a record length of service since last April. It left a sealed report on county affairs and a set of indictments tied to the county graft cases. Indictments target three persons likely county officials or former officials, their identities to be revealed at arraignment tomorrow.
Admiral Brownson argues medical officers must stay within their corps and that full naval crews should command fleet auxiliaries. Surgeon General Rixey replies that a sailing master should navigate hospital ships while medical officers command matters of sanitation, preserving neutrality and efficiency with a naval crew and officers.
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