New-York tribune., 1912-01-04
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Bot houses reconvened
after the holiday recess. - Senate:
Mr.. Bristow introduced bills for gov
ernment Panama Canal steamship hne;
MANY petitions favoring ratification OF
the arbitration treaties were received.
House: The session lasted only
fifteen minutes and no business was
transacted.
FOREIGN.-A safe retreat in Mon
golia was reported as being prepared for
the boy Emperor of China. -= Man
chu troops were sent to resist the Chi
nese mutineers at Lan-Chau. - IL
was reported that Western and South-
ern Mongolia would follow the lead ot
Eastern Mongolia and declare them
selves independent kingdoms. - SAID
Pacha completed the formation OF
ministry at Constantinople and an
nounced the introduction of bill modi-
fying the Turkish constitution. -
Arms and ammunition were sent TO the
Gulf from points in New Jersey ana
PENNSYLVANIA; evidence of a widespread
plot against the Madero government was
uncovered. 80 The fourth Central
American Conference began its sessions
at Mansgua, Nicaragua. - Nine.
Curie was reported dangerously Ill III
Paris with appendicitis.
DOMESTIC.-Presiden Taft setting
at rest rumOrs that he might Withdraw
from the race for the Presidential noml-
nation said TO a caller at the Wmte
House, Nothing but death can keep me
out of the fight now -= Rear Ao-
miral Robley d. Evans died suddenly IN
washington. 80 Governor DiX's mes
sage to the Legislature was attacked Dy
Senator Newcomb and defended by Sen
ator Wagner: Assemblyman Merritt was
elected Speaker Of the lower house;
many bills were introduced and the
Legislature adjourned until next
"Wednesday. In an interview at
Tampa, Fla, William Jennings Bryan
stated he could not conceive of any con-
dition that would make it possible Tor
him to consider bee, ming a candldate
for the Presidency. - EX-MayOr
Bookwalter, Of Indianapolis, said he told
labor officials two years ago that j. j.
Mcnamara had directed series OF
dynamite explosions. == Emmette /.
Flood national organizer of the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor, was arrested
at MuscatnIe, Iowa. = The supreme
Court of the United States refused TO
grant a writ of error in the case of Sllas
n. Phelps, convicted of murder in Mas
sachusetts; only the clemency OF the
new Executive Council can save him
from death.
CITY.-Stocks closed weak. 80 Vio-
lence appeared in the laundry workers
strike the other feature Of which was
its spreading TO Brooklyn and Jersey
City, - Percy G. Vanderoef, treas
urer Of drygoods firm, confessed de-
falcations of nearly S150,000 after sur
rendering TO the District Attorney; 1t
was said that not speculation but high
living was to blame. =-= Sheriff Har-
burger said he had asked for legal ad-
vice as to his power in appointing
women deputies, so women who expect
ed to get badges yesterday were disap-
pointed. - Representatives of the
city, at subway conference in the
Union League Club, told Samuel Rea,
vice-president Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and II. p Dawson, of j. p. Nor
gan e. Co, that the Interborough must
come forward with another offer quick
ly or not at all. =- More testimony
regarding the peculiarities of Miss Maria
L. Campbell, whose 100000 will is
being contested, was heard before Sur
rogate Fowler
THE WEATHER.-Indica for to-
day: Snow. The temperature yester-
day: Highest. 30 degrees; lowest, ~.