New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

ONGRESS.-Senate: Senator Cum
minis, of Iowa, introduced bill increas-
ing the governments antitrust powers;
Senator Reed, of Missouri, urged the in
vestigation of the election of Senator
ou Pont. of Delaware; Senator Poindex-
ter asked for government inquiry into
the Lawrence strike. - House: sec
retary Meyer warned the Naval Affairs
Committee that two battleships q year
were essential to our naval prestige:
Representative SABBATH introduced bill
for valuation OF express. telegraph and
telephone lines. with a view TO govern
ment ownership; debate on the fortlhca-
tions bill led TO a general discussion OF
many topics.
sFOREIGN.-The Chinese government
considered handing the Netherlands Min
lister In Peking his passports because OF
III treatment of Chinese IN Java. -
An attack on JuareZ, Mexico. was re-
ported imminent and a warning sem
from the rebel camp that in the case ol
attack by foreigners both omoatantS
would unite against them. - 1t was
reported that d. A. Thomas, the million
aire Welsh mine owner, had agreed tC
the principle of the minimum wage, tc
obtain which all British coal operatives
have threatened to strike this week; the
chances Of settlement were thus great
lv improved. - The opinion was eX-
pressed in France that Italy's action al
Beirut was an Invitation to the world tC
bring the war with Turkey to an end
The arnored cruiser West Nlr-
ginia. which, ii was rumored, had beer
sent TO Palmyra Island, the title to which
is In dispute arrived at Honolulu. heI
movements for the last ten days having
been unreported
DOMESTIC.--Announ Of RoOse'
Velt's candidacy drew the regular Re-
publicans in Congress closer together
but several insurgents refused to discuss
the matter = Addressing the Massa-
chusetts Legislature Colonel Roosevelt
emphasized his plan for the recall OF
judicial decisions; he took the ground
that II the people knew enough to make
the Constitution they knew enough to
interpret IT, 80 The Supreme Court
decided in favor Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad In the main line grant cases.
- Storm conditions We're reported TO
extend from the Rocky Mountains to the
Atlantic coast with rains and tornadoes
in the South and a heavy fall of snow
north of the Ohio River; train service
was reported at standstill in some OF
the Western states because Of SHOWS
CITY.-Stocks were dull and weak.
,--= The final. order in the habeas cor
pus action Of Folke d, F.. Brandt was
signed, entered and filed, and his counsel
vas directed TO apply for bail; Mortimer
l.. Schiff gave out a statement reviewing
his side of the case and containing the
letter TO his wife which caused the Wallets
discharge. - Three men We're arrest
cd as the taxicab robbers who stole
$4,000 from two bank messengers, and
part Of tho stolen money was recovered,
one Of the prisoners being GinO Mon
tani chauffeur of the taxicab. - The
Roosevelt committee, personnel not dis
closed, opened headquarters in the Met
ropolitan Tower, in charge of o. c. Car
penter, and Theodore Roosevelt's candi-
dacy was discussed by the politicians.
80 William Henry Hall. a rich retired
builder, was run down by an automobile
at Broadway and SD street, and died
from his injuries in short time.
THE WEATHER-Indications for to-
day; Generally fair. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, Al degrees; low
est, "a.