New-York tribune., 1911-11-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

DOMESTIC.-Presiden Taft spoke at
the dedication OF statue OF Abraham
Lincoln in Frankfort. KY ana IN the
evening was the guest AT dinner OF tIe
Louisville Press Club. - Completeu
returns for the State Assembly showe9
that lOl Republicans. As Democrats anu
one Socialist had been elected -
Goyernor Foss was the only Democrat
elected on the state ticket I'm Massachu-
setts. the next Legislature will be more
strongly Republican than this year s.
- Governor Harmon predicted a
Democratic landslide in 1912. - New
Mexico elected a Republican Legislature
and a Democratic Governor. - The
Socialists made notable gains In all parts
of the country in Tuesdays election.
- Robert r. Davie, the boy broker
Of Boston, was sentenced TO five years
IN the House OF Correction after pleading
guilty to one Of one hundred counts IN
an indictment for ernbezzlement. -
Three jurors were finally selected FOR the
panel to try j. B. Mcnamara, at Los
Angeles. for murder I'm connection with
the Times Building explosion. -
Henry Clay Beattie. jr.. was removed 10
the Virginia state Penitentiary, where ne
will be pot To death on November 27. for
the murder Of his wife If the courts SEN
fence is not stayed. -= Mrs. Louise
Vermilya, in the Chicago jail hospital on
the charge Of poisoning a policeman ana
having knowledge Of the death of eight
other persons, was stricken with severe
nausea and II was feared had made an
other attempt 10 poison herself.
FORElGN.-The attempt OF the Chi
nese insurgents to capture Marking was
partially successful, the armOry forts
being captured; the aggressors lost more
than one hundred killed. = The sit
uatiou I'm Peking was reported un-
changed. - Hankow was reported 10
have been two-thirds destroyed by fire.
- Arabs attacked Fort Hamidieh
(TripolD, but were repulsed at the end
Of two hours fighting. - Arthur J.
BalfOur resigned the leadership OF the
Opposition IN the British Parliament
- The Portuguese ministry resigned.
- w. Clark Russell, the novelist, died
H. London.
CITY-StOcks were weak. - The
United States Circuit Court approved the
Tobacco Trusts reorganization plan. re-
tecting the most important suggestions
of Attorney General Wickersham. -
The will of Edwin Austin Abbey, the
American painter created a fund 10 buy
pictures for the Corcoran Art Gallery in
Washington. 10 be the property or the
United States. -== 1t was said the In
Vestigation of the Queens judiciary scan
dal would cover the charge that Willetts
Endorsement by the independence League
was bought. =- President Connolly of
the Borough Of Queens made short work
of a report that Joe Cassidy, the Dem
oCratic boss Of that borough. had influ-
ence with his administration, declaring
1t was his aim to destroy Cassidyism as
much as he could. -= Discussion be-
gan in Kings as to the successor Of John
II. McCOoey, the Democratic leader.
= The Civic Federation sent letters
70 twenty thousand business men, asking
questions regarding proposed amend
ments to the Sherman law, upon which
data viii be compiled for the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
= EnricO CarusO who arrived from
Bremen, said his voice was never better
and he had no intention Of marrying
Trentini or any one else. - Frank
Orff. president, and John T. 3. Atkin,
attorney for the Columbia Sterling Com
panv. were arrested for alleged fraudu-
lent use Of the mails. == James j.
Hill chairman Of the board Of directors
Of the Great Northern Railroad Com
pany, visited Wall Street and was in
conference in the Office Of J. p. Morgan
& co
THE WEATHER.-Indi for to-
dav: Rain. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest - degrees. lowest ~.