New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.


FOREIGN-A Turkish hospital ship
was seized by an Italian cruiser IN the
Red Sea. - The Russian government
relaxed its treatment of German Jews.
- Opposition to the proposed re-
taliatory tariff developed In the Russian
Douma objections came also from Mos
COW business men. - A Mexican
newspaper published a call for a peace
ful demonstration against the United
States. -- A coal pit near Wigan,
England. was flooded. but two hundred
workmen escaped. =- The executive
officers of the Weavers' Trade Union at
Manchester, England, decided to support
The strike Of the mill operatives in Lam
Casbire -- The Pope received all the
members Of the Sacred College, who pre-
sented their Christmas greetings -
4 severe earthquake lasting thirty min
utes was reported from Nicaragua. =-
Experts declared that the Cuban sugar
crop was likely 10 break all records.
DOMESTIC-The new control Of the
Tlgin, Ill, butter board began an inquiry
into the legality pf its quotation COM
mittee under the Sherman law. - A
special report on the condition of Charles
W. Morse, convicted banker. said his re-
covery was improbable. - The Ar1-
zona Legislature may adopt the SWISS
system Of recall, abandoning the oregon
plan vetoed by President Taft in the
statehood bill. - w. j. Burns said
that Frank Eckhoff whose whereabouts
are concealed. would appear before the
federal grand jury at Indianapolis. -
The Rev Clarence V. T. RiCheson who
mutilated himself while in Jail at Boston,
was reported 10 be steadily improving;
he received Christmas gifts, including
some from his fiancee. Miss Violet Ed
mands = The police of Boston are
looking for the murderer Of an Irish girl
who is said TO have suffered the fate
intended for another == Mrs. Angelina
GarramOne was convicted Of numbering
woman for $3.50 in Denver. =
United States attorneys I'm Chicago ex-
amined many witnesses i'm preparing the
beef packers case, trial Of which Will
he resumed on Tuesday. == President
Taft distributed Christmas gifts 10 all
the White House employees and the Sc
cret Service men who accompanied him
on his Journeys.
CITY.-Francis Lynde Stetson out
lined his amendment TO the state con
stitutiOn providing for workmens COM
pensation law. -- The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company will seek the approval
of the Public Service Commission Of a
new type Of subway car. with side doors
only and no straps - Frederick
Townsend Martin gave out a poem on
Peace and explained his purpose in
writing II and his work among the poor.
= 1t was predicted that the probe Of
the Borough Bank, which begins on
Wednesday. would disclose peculiar
methods employed TO liQuidate quick as
sets. - DR.. Charles Horace Mayo, the
famous Minnesota surgeon who was re-
Gently operated on for appendicitis, un-
derweut a second operation, this time
for gall stones. -= woman was burned
10 death and her son and daughter were
seriously injured in trying to save heI
at a fire in Williamsburg. - Mayor
Gaynor made plea Of -partisanshir
and said his office had its pleasures in a
long review which he prepared Of his
administration
THE WEATHER.-Ind for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 80 degrees; lowest. Al