New-York tribune., 1911-12-18
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

FOREIGN.-Abolition of the pale was
suggested in the semi-official Russian
paper "Rossia." as part of the solution
OF the passport question; the Foreign
Office made no comment on pending ne
gotiations. The death of the
Maharaja of Nepal. which occurred on
the eve of the durbar. was announced
-- Thousands of well armed Arabs
were reported concentrating at Azizia
TTipol =- Tang Shao-yi, delegate Of
Premier Yuan Shih-kai, arrived in
Shanghai for the conference with the
revOlution8Ties. which begins to-day.
-= Mexican troops were reported TO
be closing in on Galean. which, IT was
stated, was the headquarters of General
REYES. Co. Alfred G. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Margaret Emerson MCKim were
married at Reigate, England.
DOMESTIC.-A Washington dispatch
said the Russian treaty situation had
cleared: the President indicated he would
veto the Sulzer resolution if passed in
it's present form: he will send message
10 the Senate to-day and letter 20
Senator Cullom. chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, outlining
his views on the abroEation OF the
treaty == Preliminary reports of for
eign commerce for 1911 show an in
crease of S2OO.O00.O0O over 1910, a new
high record = Five thousand per-
sons attended the funeral Of the four
members of the Morner family who were
murdered at De FreeStville, y. Y; the
crowd began to arrive at daybreak. and
many brought luncheons; the Sheriff
and twelve deputies were needed to Keep
the crowd I'm check. -= The Rev.
Frank ". SandfOrd announced at Dur
ham. Ne. that he was prepared to ac-
cept his fate: he win be sentenced in the
United States Court to-day for causing
the death of six Of his followers. =-=
General Wood. chief of staff, urged the
restoration Of the army Cdnteen and the
placing of a large force along the Pan
anna Canal ==== The Rev. c. NJ. Brewer,
OF Oustree, Okla, accused Of being i'm
plicated i'm the Fort Riley Kansas, dyna-
mite explosions, was released from GUS
tody. = James X. HaCkett the ac-
tor. was married in Milwaukee to Miss
Beatrice Mary Bechey of London.
CITY.-Au audience Of 1,SO0 persons
was dismissed from moving picture
theatre without knowing that a fire was
i'm progress in a porter's room. =-
Theodore Roosevelt appeared unhcrald-
ed at the Labor Temple and delivered a
Law sermOn on Applied Christianity.
= The Sugar Trust announced plans
TO be submitted to its stockholders pro-
viding Tor retiring pension for its Of
fCcrs and employees. -= Housewives
OF the city. under the leadership of Mrs.
Jennie Dewey Heath. have formed a
Housewives League for the purpose Of
enforcing the laws affecting food sup
plies. --= Judge Julian W. Mack told
of the needs Of juvenile courts. laying
stress upon long terms for judges ana
the importance of the work Of proba-
tionary officers. =[ one man was
killed and many persons were hurt when
q runaway Fire Department team IN
White Plains crashed into trolley car.
= Process servers from the District
Attorneys office waited outside the
Tombs ready TO subpoena W. J. Cum
Minis as witness i'm the Hyde case,
but the convicted promoter was not re
leased Yesterday. - 4 copy Of the
first prayerbool printed in this city was
found i'm the Society Library
THE WEATHER.-Ind for to-
day: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 40 degrees; lowest, 81.