New-York tribune., 1911-12-26
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The United states cruiser
Monterey arrived at Shanghai, raising
the number of American warships at the
Chinese port 20 eleven == DIR. sun
Yat-Seu conferred at Shanghai with DR..
Wu Ting-fang on the revolutionary pros
pccts ia China. ==- w Morgan Shus-
ter WAS officially notified by the Teheran
Cabinet OF his dismissal from the office
of Treasurer General Of Persia; martial
law was proclaimed in the capital 10 deal
with the popular protests against the
governments action. = The mas
eacres OF Persians at Resht by Russian
troops were reported still continuing
sncrc than FIVE hundred having been
butchered; the Russian Consul assumed
the government of the town. == Cen
eral Reyes was reported captured by
hy Mexican federal troops near LinareS.
DOMESTIC. king Davis, a negro who
shot and killed Frederick A. Schwab, was
taken from the lookup at Brooklyn,
suburb Of Baltimore, by mob and sh0l
20 death, the posse acted so secretly
that the lynching was not known untll
the body of the negro was found by the
roadside. - c. l.. NcCay, cashier OF
4 Chicago safe company. was seriously
wounded by rCbber who after the
shooting got away with $3.50. =-- Pres
ident Taft spent q quiet Christmas with
his family ~ the White House, Mrs.
Taft attended church. -- Miss Clara
Barton. founder Of the American Red
cross, celebrated her ninetieth birthday
IN her home in Glen Echo, Nd. =-
President Taft prevented the use Of his
portrait being printed with photographs
Of other persons. ==- The Rev. ClaT-
ence Y. I. RichesOn continued TO inn
prove. he ate the ordinary jail fare in
his cell at Boston. -= 4 dispatch from
Atlanta stated the condition of Charles
w. Morse. the convict banker, was un-
changed. == W H. Leonard. q Denver
Socialist leader, wants ". d. Haywood
expelled for his recent speech advocating
direct action IN obtaining labor Organi-
cations their rights. == George H.
Sawyer. fourteen years old. of Lynn
Mass, was probably fatally burned when
Christmas tree took fire. == ANA
teurs from young ladies' Bible class
gave a farce for the conyicts at Auburn
Prison.
CITY.-ManY charitable organizations
and individuals gave Christmas dinners
at which thousands of the poor were en-
teTtained. and the day. unusual for its
springlike weather, was also observed in
the churches. the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine holding its first Christmas
service. -= a German freight steamer
II from Calcutta reported that a giant
cobra got loose, chased man overheard
To his death and spread terror among
the crew for days until il was finally
hurled into the sea with boathooks.
= The trustees Of the Peabody Fund
announced a gift OF 100000 to the Col
lege for Teachers, in Nashville, provided
the institution itself raise S1O00O00
more in two years. More than
seven thousand dwelers in the Bowery
lodging houses had dinner "a the expense
of big Tim Sullivan. - An autOno-
bile in Orange occupied by three young
men ran down and killed a boy and in
Jured woman who W$Tc crossing the
street == Prisoners il Ludlow street
Jail. known IS the 'AlimOny Club" gave
Christmas dinner and presented a low
ing cup 10 Thomas Rock the retiring
warden. -- Nine apes of Bronx Park
sat at cable for Christmas dinner as
guests Of the city, displaying for the
most part excellent manners.
THE WEATHER.-In for to-
day: Fair The temperature Yesterday:
Highest - degrees: lowest. 80