New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

C0NCBTSS Senate Nj Lorimsr
defended his title 70 seat a vote on
his case was not reached - House.
The naval fcrtidcaucns and diplomatic
and consular appropriation bills were
Passed.
FOREICN.--The House OF Commons,
by 4 vote Of S5l 10 227, passed on first
reading the Parliament bill, curblns the
power Of the House OF Lords. ==z- The
battleship Delaware made the run from
Hampton Roads 10 Rio de J&ndiro with
out q stop at the rate OF 1914 knots.
- Hayucn troops began fighting
among themselves, one man being killed
and ten wounded. -= German census
figures show o Gain Of 4.255,6c5 since
1905, the total population in December
being 5A,S96,65l. ==-= The Russian or
oign O6lce announced that Chinas reply
was satisfactory, and that no further
steps toward coercion would be taken
DOMESTIC administration is
confident OF prompt Ratification OF the
new treaty with Japan. the provisions Of
which were explained by Secretary Knox
70 the oenate Committee on Foreign Re
latlons. -= Count Won BCrnstOIit, the
German Ambassador, was the chief
speaker al the Washington's Birthday
exercises at the University OF Pennsyl-
vania. - Ambassador Bryce, OF Great
y
specialization in education ~ the com
memoration day exercises at Johns Hop
kins University, IN Baltimore -
Theodore Roosevelt delivered four
speeches in Chicago. - The Joint
judiciary committees Q. the Senate and
Assembly gave a hearing at Albany on
the woman suffrage bills introduced this
session. =-- BY vote cf 10 : the
Senate Canals Committee acted favor
ably on Senator Ramsp6rger'S bill 10 in
crease the membership CT tie barge
canal terminal commissions Senators
Roosevelt and Loomis, insurgent Demo
Gratis. voted with the Republicans against
the bill and Senator Burd with the Dem
ocrets. --= -Four persons died and =
NTH is dying as the result Of drinking
wood alcohol az Horton, Sullivan County,
=. \. - Hugh Guthrie, NJ. p, e To-
ronto, and James Wilson, Secretary Of
Agriculture were the guests OF honor at
the Washingtons Birthday celebration
Of the Ellicott Club at Buffalo: both
spoke on reciprocity.
CITY.-Govcrnor Dix spent a busy
holiday filing numerous and varied en-
gaCements IN the city. - Many me-
moral services. psrades and dinners
marked the celebration Of Washngton's
Birthday - An autopsy on the body
Of an insane Tatieut who died at Mat
teawan dispTovcG the charges that the
mans death was caused by brutal treat
ment. - \ young man from Chicago,
who eloped with n married q girl Of
eighteen, was arrested here Tor the Chi
cago police or Q charge Of burglary.
- After another conference at Police
Headquarters the father OF Dorothy AZ
ncld reiterated his belief that the miss.
h2 girl was dead. iz=z The Gardner
bribery case viii 90 10 the jury to-day,
under instructions from court to coun-
SCI that they must sum M this after
neon. -----= Police were asked 10 cid IN
the search for John Gardner. eighty
years old, wealthy iron manufacturer.
missing since Tuesday afternoon. -
Fire Commissioner Waldo's annual re-
port showed a larger number of fires in
1910 than IN 1909, but smaller aver
age loss =z--- Appraiser George Wan
maker said that 1911 had begun with an
unprecedented volume of parcels post
business
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
DAY: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 33 degrees: lowest, 16