New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
TBE VIEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Persia notified Russia that
She accepted the terms of the latter ;
uItimatum regarding the employment ot
foreigners: this decision entailed the
dismissal by Persia of w. Morgan SINUS
ter the American who has filled for the
greater part of the year the treasurer
generalship Uf the kingdom. -- fIe,
u1ier Yuan Shih Eal was stu reported
ohdurate against the establishment or
chinese republic. =-- Emilio Estrada,
President Of tnc Republic Of Ecuador
0ied at Guayauuil and was buried. .--
1'ne British steamer Mcnzaleh, carrying
$50. 600 in specie for the payment or
Turkish troops. was seized i'm the Red
Sea by the Italian cruiser Puglia. =--
4 bill introduced into the RUSSIAN
Donna proVidel for a tariff war against
the United States. il was proposed 10
apply the highec duties on the eXpira-
tion of the treaty of 1892. =-- Each
member Of the Australian coal trust was
fined $500 for keeping up prices
DOMESTIC Republican members of
the House Committee on WAYS ana
Means began work on a tarlm blli re-
vising the wool schedule I'm accord with
the recommendations of President Tart
and the report Of the Tariff Board. -=
The United States Supreme Court re-
Vised its rules so as to reduce the cost
Of litigation. = The publication at
Washington Of the new rules governing
interstate shipments Of dynamite re-
vealed how Judge BOrdwell, Of Los An
geles. supplied important evidence for
the federal investigation. - The
federal grand jury at Indianapolis ad-
journed for the holidays after broaden
ing the scope of the dynamite inquiry.
= Miss Lucille l.. Zeigler, roommate
Of Miss Avis Linnell. of whose muir
der the Rev. Clarence V. 7. Richeson is
charged, and Charles s. Pierce, a New
ton Theological Institution student were
held under bonds as witnesses for the
trial Of the clergyman i'm Boston. =-
on account Of the increase Of smallpox
in a number of counties I'm this state.
state Health Commissioner Porter plans
10 issue an appeal to county officials TO
make every effort 10 check the spread of
the disease.
CITY-StocEs were dull and irregular.
== George 3 Sheldon said his letter
regarding the Hartman campaign con-
tr'bution should i'm no sense be construed
10 indicate that Theodore Roosevelt was
thinking Of becoming a candidate for
the Presidential nomination. == The
fusion caucus named John A. Bolles as
majority leader az the Board of Alder
men. and Henry ~ Curran for chairman
OF the Finance Committee. - The
Burr Brothers and +. II. Tobey and +.
NJ Preston. who pleaded guilty 10 using
the mails to dclraud by selling oil and
mining stocks, were sentenced to one
year in jail each. =-= Surrogate COha-
Ian ordered l.. s. OWSley, executor OF the
G. Y. Yerkes estate, to show cause why
he should not ne removed for allowing
the property t. dwlnGle to the extent Of
$4,000. GOO =-- Martin Garvey, the de-
fendant in the "toNiCab murder trial
was acquitted by the jury At the direction
of Justice Marcus. =- Isaac Harris.
testifying in mis- own behalf described
the panic i'm his factory when it was
ablaze and told now he helped 10 save
many girls by leading them 10 the roof.
= Wright LcIimer, an actor best
known for his illpcrsonation of THE
Shepherd King" of which he was part
author killed himself by inhaling gas.
= The New York Central Railroad
Company asked Lake Shore bOndholders
10 consent to consolidation Of the two
lines 10 give the Central a through route
20 Chicago under one management.
THE WEATHER.-lndiCat for to-
day: Rain. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest, 90 degrees: lowest, 33.