New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-05
THE yEWS rms MORNING.


CONGRESS. Senate: Senators CARD
ner ana Hokc Smith sworn in; senator
Curtis named as President pro teEPorc
until December -. -- House: Repro
sentative Littlcton repudiated BrNan ana
defended his attitude in the Steel trust
inquiry: estimates for HI show q say
ing OF more than 21,ttO.OOo; many
radical bills. two affecting the SHERMAN
law. introduced. the opening session WAS
attended more largely than in years, n.
II. Martin of the Antitrust League pre-
sented a memorial asking the expulsion
OF Mr. littletOn.
FOREIGN.-The National Council OF
Persia telegraphed to the American Con
rress an appeal FOR aid against Russia.
An ex-Minister of Finance oil
Honduras published a statement accus-
inc tho United States Of attempting 10
force the Honduran government last De
cembcr To- sign the Morgan loan agree
ment under threat OF encouraRihS t"'
p,pi1Ia revolItioD -= The Italians re-
lortcd a victory at BenghaZi and another
80 Derna. with combined losses ol lUD As
oraiust I 300 enemy losses. -- \ pom"
thrown i'm a. mosque AT lStiR turkey
killed twelve and injured twenty persons
pOMESTIC.--Jamcs b. Mcnamara
wrote out his confession for Dlstrlcl ~
tcrn., Fredericks: the state discovered
1arnpercd with: il was announced thal
the federal investigation would DC
I.nsbcH with 1'igCr = The Jnlted
Sfotns supreme Court took under con
sidcration the appeal of the lndlcteu
Chicago packers for an Interpretation ol
the criminal clause oi the sherman '""'
--- THE United States supreme Court
upheld the indictments In the Alashd
coal land fraud cases. -= suit against
Tho National Cash Register Company. %
Ilavtou. Ohio was flied in the United
states Circuit court at Cincinnati; the
COMPANY was charged with beng ID a
conspiracy i'm restraint OF competition
= The Union National Bank oil Co
lumbus. Ohio, suspended business; the
last statement Of the banks condition
showed resources agSregating S3Gu-
300 = Several persons including
convictS We're injured and four build
incs dynamited before fire which broke
out in the state pcnitcntiarE al Hunts
Vile. Tex. was eXtinguished.
CITY Stocks were dull and irregular.
- John ID. Rockefeller ended his Off
cial life of forty-one years in the stand
ard oil Company of New Jersey; MS
brother and Henry NJ. Flagler also re-
signed and John D. ArchbOld became
president. == The Democratic League
issued q call TO the voters throughout
the state urging the selection Of the
best men available for the next state
convention. i'm order 10 Wrest control
from a stupid and unscrupulous boss.
Walter Drew chief counsel 10 the
National Erectors Associat on, said Ia
Dor leaders were rushing 10 tell every
thing they knew 10 get immunity. ==
Samuel GompeTs declared William j.
Burns would go 10 any length 70 mallgn
organized labor and that his statements
could not be more false. =- Benjamin
J. Duveen. fourth member Of the art firm
N indicted for smuggling. was fined Slo.OVO
III by Judge Holt i'm the United states
Court. = The prosecution rested IN
the case Of the show girls who shot w.
z. u. Stokes. and counsel for the defence
said he might ask for an Adjournment
because of the illness of Mr.. Stokes. -
Clifford PinChot appeared before the
legislative Committee on Conservation
and Utilization OF Water Supply. -
Commissioner Edwards after tour OF
inspection Of Brooklyn and Manhattan,
said the snow removal contractors mad
the clearing OF the streets well IN hand
and that ne expected no trouble, despite
the talk OF a strike.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-
day: Fair. The temperature YESTERDAY
highest 30 degrees; lowest. -