New-York tribune., 1912-03-01
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: Mr. Lodge spoke
at Length on the pending arbitration
treaties, contending for the adoption Of
his resolution to clarity their meaning.
- The House transacted no impor-
tant business.
FOREIGN.-A special cable dispatch
10 The Tribune from Peking said the
situation caused Or Yuan's troops re-
voting was most serious: no foreigners
were killed, but much of their property
was destroyed; reinforcements were sent
TO the legations; a bullet just missed
the American Minister, w. J. Calhoun,
and a shell fell in the legation compound.
- Efforts to avert the British coal
strike failed, almost one million men
quitting. a bill was drawn to be offered
In Parliament providing minimum
wage and compulsory arbitration. -----
The state Department informed Presi-
dent Madero that the expectation of sup
plies to the Mexican rebels could not be
prohibited. - Thirty-siX were killed
in a revolt In the Monterey penitentiary
- ". de la BarTa, eX-President OF
Mexico, declined to be Ambassador 10
France, and said he would return 10
Mexico on March 10 - Secretary
Knox sailed from Colon for Costa Rica,
after passing the day Inspecting the
Panama Canal. == SantO Domingo
rebels lost twelve killed. and the gov
ernment troops had twenty-five casual
ties in q battle near the Haytian tron-
tier.
DOMESTIC.-F Judge Angel at
St Louis ordered the acquittal OF seven
defendants in the trial of the so-called
hathtub trust suit = The official
minutes of the weekly meetings OF pack
ers were read to the jury in the trial
at Chicago. --- The jurors who tried
John =. Snead for the murder OF cap
tain A. g. BOyce, at Fort Worth, Tex,
were discharged. after being out l12
hours without reaching a verdict -
The lare ST Mississippi River packet
steamer J. r. Trudeau, vas burned 70
the waters edge and sank at New Or
leans. -: II was stated that the mil!
owners of Lawrence, Mass, agreed to
grant concessions to the operatives.
-- The Allen bill providing for the
repeal of the FraWleY law establishing
state athletic commission for the regu-
lation Of boxing. was reported favoraoly
~ the Assembly judiciary Committee.
\ direct primary bill was intro
,luced in the Assembly by Mr.. Robinson.
Governor Dix announced that ne
Favored state control of water resources.
CITY-Stocks were dull and irregular.
-- \ Young husband whose wife died
IN giving birth 10 their first enid KILLED.
th. infant and himself by shooting. --
The reiort Oh the transfer tax appraisal
uf thn Ycrkes estate the value Of which
was variouSly estimated at one time up
20 s25.000. 600 showed it 70 be worth In
the ncighborhood Of $40G0.00V. about
equally divided between holdings here
and In Chicago. --- family OF hVe'
father, mother and three small children
were killed In their home by illumlnat-
ing gas from a jet that the police be-
lieve was left open accidentally. -
The federal government filed suit to
recover $4,000 from Kastor K Bros.
importers, for alleged under saluations OF
cutlery. Four prisoners were IL
dicted on four counts each for the
$4,000 taxicab robbery, and it was ex-
pected thlee of them would plead guilty
when arraigned to-day. -- Donald
Nackay, former president of the New
York stock Exchange, dropped dead on
a train in the Jersey tube. - CITY
officials planned to consider the inter
boroughs latest subway offer without
DELAY. -- Witnesse in the food IN
ouirv testified that egg dealers placed
large quantities Of eggs in cold storage
last summer and held them for higher
prices.
THE WEATHER.--Indicati TOT To-
day: Generally fair. The temperature
yesterday: Highest. 80 degrees; low