New-York tribune., 1911-12-21
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

CONGRESS.-Taf message trans
nlitting the report of the Tarih Boald
was read i'm both branches. -- House :
The Senate resolution approving FreSl-
dent Taft's action in denounclng the
treaty of 1882 with Russia was adopted
FOREIGN.-Tang Shao-yi. delegate
for the imperialiSts At the shanghai con-
ference. admitted that 1t was too late 10
save the dynasty and expressed his con-
viction that the establishment Of a re-
public can alone prevent further whole
sale bloodshed --- Admiration was en-
dressed bv St Petersburg officials TOT
President Taft's tactful handling of the
delicate controversy regarding the treaty
Of 1889. - American troopS surrouhu
ed the warlike MOrOs. on Bud Dalo Peak,
Island Of Jolo: r battle was said to be
imminent. -- The French Chamber
of Deputies ratified. by vote of so 70
30 the Franco-German treaty on uIe
question of Morocco. - A small ital-
ian force pushing. out from Alnzara re-
pulsed a body of Turks; a coalition MIN
istrv was proposed at Constanunopie'
.= The resignation of the Persian
ministry and the imminent formation ol
2 democratic cabinet, which VIII oher re-
sistence Of Russia. were reported.
DOMESTIC-Ru in a note re-
mates willingness to negotiate new
treaty before the one denounced ny
President TAFT expires. - county
Prosecutor Frank p. Baker forcibly took
Robert j. Foster, a detective, before an
INDIANAPOLIS court and asked for protec-
tion: Baker was cited for contempt
-= W. VI. Wood. head Of the Amerl-
can Woolen Company. praised the IarlH
Board report on Schedule k and SAID
q. 1l,1 ho LOT u
on a $40 suit was only 80 cents. -
The Rev. c. V. T. RiCheson. accused or
numbering Miss Avis Linnell, mutllatcd
himself in Jail: q quick operation saved
his life. and his trial will he held Janu-
arv II. -- The federal government in
stituted suit IN Philadelphia against the
keystone Watch Case Company. declar-
ing il an unlawful combination in viola
lion Of the sherman act and asking that
IL he dissolved. == The interstate
Commerce Commission in its annual re-
port 10 Congress defended its action in
the mountain rate cases, thereby clash
ing with the Commerce Courts ruling on
that question -- Counsel for the de-
fence in the trial of the meat packers
I'm Chicago moved to dismiss two
counts in the indictment: the action
came as a surprise and court TOOK re-
cess until this morning, when the Judge
Clancy. prominent labor leader, of san
Francisco met Ortic r. NCManigal in
The federal prosecutors Office at Los
Angeles == The state Superintendent
of Banks ordered an investigation TO
disclose why tho Borough Bank OF
BROOKLYN failed.
CITY-Stocks were irregular. -=
President Taft received calls from Will
lam Barnes, ir.. Samuel :. Koenig and
al sg.-lnfa
ping and left the city at midnight for
Washington after speaking at several
dinners. -= Messages of coincidence
poured in on tho family " John Bigelow
and pallbeareTS FOR his funeral were
named. - President Taft laid the
cornerstone for what Will he the worlds
first settlement house for the blind.
:- 4 witness testified that Martin w.
Garvey. on trial for tho murder Of stern,
= jewellers clerk following "A robbery.
was with him in a saloon at the time Of
the murder: but new witness identified
Garvey as the man who did the shooting
- Incoming trains brought thou
sands Of students on their way home for
the HOLIDAYS. =- The United States
Circuit Court oveTTuled the demurrers Of
The steamship Trust and the govern
ment's suit for dissolution must go 70
trial. = Philip Holmes. keeper at
the Central Park menagerie, seeks re-
tirement after fifty-fouT years in the
Park Department. == Wool men here
criticised the proposed duty-levying
methods recommended i'm President
Tafts special message TO Congress
- More witnesses testifying for the
defence in the Asche fire trial told Of
having often seen the key in the lock of
the Washington Place door.
THE WEATHER.-Indic for to-
81 Tow
rerature Yesterday: Highest. 81 degrees;
lowest. %