New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS The President informed
the Senate ne had denounced the Rus
sian treaty: 4 resolution approving that
course was favorably reported, but 4
vote was DELAYED until to-day; no Ian
guage To- which Russia could object was
contained in the note of denunclatlon
or i'm the Senate resolution. --- House:
Objections by Democrats and Republ-
cans prevented consideration OF any
bills.
FOREIGN.--Thc peace conference in
Shanghai began its sittings cable
dispatch TO The Tribune announced that
q juint note was about to be presented
10 the conference by Great Britain. Ger
many, France. Russia and Japan urging
the importance OF arriving at a settle
ment. = General Tuan-F Fang. oX-
Nicerov and q noted scholar and ART
critic, was murdered by his own soldiers
in The province of Shan-Sl. -- Inc
Persian National Council refused TO &C
cent the Cabinets proposals for SOlu-
tion of the Russian difficulty, and Rus
sian troops began preparations Tor a
march on the capital To begin ON lhurs-
Gay @= DenunCiatiOn of the No.
treaty NJ President Taft reused favor d,
able comment i'm St Petersburg ana
Vienna. - Allan Ross MCDougall, the
scsailaut of David Lloyd George, was
sentenced 10 two months hard labor,
DOMESTIC.-Judge Elmer B. Adams
in the United States Circuit Court at St
Louis. appointed three receivers for the
Wabash Railroad Company on the ap-
plication Of the Westinghouse Air Brake
Company. --- state Department Off
cials admitted there was little chance Of
q new Russian treaty being negotiated,
the trade balance i'm favor Of the United
States was estimated at 81 ,pUOOO
: IT was stated I'm a dispatch from
Atlanta. Ca. that G. ". MOrse's Condi-
tion was alarming; the physicians pro-
nounCed his ailment incurahle; President
Taft. il was reported. would pardon him
At once. but feared the shock would
prove fatal -- Women formerly EN-
ployed bv the Iron Workers Associa-
tion testified before the federal grand
ury at indianapolis. hotel registers fig
ured in the investigation. -= The gov
ernment filed suit at Los Angeles in the
federal court 10 dissolve the so-called
Pacific Coast Plumbing Trust charging
that il has ConsDired TO restrain trade
and interstate commerce. Ten
years in the federal prison al Atlanta
was the sentence imposed at Portland,
Me. on the Rev. Frank w. Sanford.
leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society
Of Shiloh, for causing the death Of a
follower on the yacht Coronet; the ether
FIVE counts were continued.
CITY-Stocks were weak. =-= Mayor
Gaynor. in "a speech to Methodist clergy
men. advised them to read the proposed
city charter and TO avoid little poll
ties == William j. Cummins re-
leased from the Tombs, was served with
subpoena in the Hyde case, and Went
to his suite in the AnsOnia saying he
expected 10 satisfy all claims against
the Carnegie Trust Company. -= Th,
trial Of Martin ". Garvey for the mur-
der Of Adolph Stern, Il jewellers clerk
began in the Supreme Court -- TIC
French liner Rochambeau arrived IN
rort after tempestuous voyage In
which one passenger was hurt and near
Is al the cookery on board was broken
O. Counsel for the prOprietors of the
Triangle Waist Company. outlining their
defence. said many witnesses would tes-
tify the Washington Place door was I'M
locked az the time Of the fire. --@ The
Interborough will give 50 gold piece
a. "a Christmas present 10 each Of the
eight thousand employees who receives
less than $1tO a month.
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
dav: Fair. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest. - degrees lowest, 81.