New-York tribune., 1911-02-24
TIRE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Senate: 4 resolution by
Senator Cummins calling ON the Presi-
dent for information bearing on the
Canadian reciprocity agreement was
adopted Senator Beveridge spoke on
the Lorimer case. an effort To obtain
ratification Of the japanese treaty failed.
= House. Representative Mondell,
cf Wyoming and Delegate Wickersham,
cf Alaska. met in a personal clash; the
Nondell bill providing for the leasing of
government coal lands In Alaska was
debate. the Military Academy appro-
priation bill and the Moon bill for the
Codihcation Of the judiciary laws were
passed
FOREIGN.-Bv vote Of AZ to IS
jhe> French Chamber Of Deputies forced
the government 10 accept motion in
Viting cooperation with the other pow
ers with the object of securing discus
sion at The Hague Of the question Of
simultaneous disarmament. == The
French Minister Of War. General Brun,
fell dead i'm his office. - The old
French warship. the Richelieu. dere-
lict drfted ashore on the rocks off the
Scillv Islands. - Laurence Irving
presented The Lily" at the Kingsway
Theatre. London. = The Russian
Governor of TChernigov, "A province in
Little Russia. expelled 2l9 Jewish fami-
lies. marching them through heavy snow
drifts - The entire population of 2
village near Harbn was discovered dead
from the plague. - the Crown
Prince and Crown Princess Of Germany
will visit Rome in April 10 present their
fluctuations 10 the King and Queen Of
Italy upon the occasion of the fftieth
anniversary of Rome as capital of United
Italy. -=- The government of Hayti
has advised the state Department in
Washington that the revolution is prac-
tically AZ an end.
DOMESTIC-Bothin in the Eastern and
Western rate cases the Interstate Com
lneTce Commission announced at Wash
ington that the railroads were not en-
titled to any increase in rates; the car
liers We're ordered TO withdraw the pro
posed advances by March To- leaving
the old rates in effect. == Assembly
man \. r. Smith, majority leader at Al
hany. sent letter TO the heads of the
various state departments asking them
20 submit by March a revised estimate
calling for total appropriation 10 per
cent less than the appropriation allotted
last year. &C. John O. Milburn repre-
scented the New York Stock Exchange
at a hearing at Albany on the Stillwell
bill TO prevent stock speculation: Martin
". Littleton favored the measure TO eX-
tend the length of the duck shooting sea-
son OH Long Island. - Quanah
Parker. the noted Comanche Indian
chief. died at his home, in Lawton. Okla.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and strong.
- Former state Senator Frank J.
Gardner was acquitted Of the charge Of
attempting 10 bribe Otto g. Foelker to
vote against the anti-racetraCk gambling
bills. =-=- The court and opposing coun-
SCI agreed 10 another examination ~
! o. Ropn by an alienist. looking TO 4
possible reopening Of proceedings TO test
the indicted bankers sanity. == The
trial Of a $4,000 alienation suit brought
against w. s. Sims. the torpedo inventor,
10y his daughter-in-la was begun IN
Newark. --- Letters from Russia ex-
pressing the socialists desire to shed
blood were read on the stand by a
woman who Is suing William l.. Wall
ing. wealthy socialist. for alleged
breach Of promise TO marry.
THE WEATHER.--lnd Indications for to-
day: Fair The temperature Yesterday:
Highest. 80 degrees; lowest ~