New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-The Senate was not in
session House: The army appro-
priation bill which abolishes five regl-
rnents of cavalry and consolidates several
staff bureaus. was passed.
Observation-Disclosures Fields United
States army, who inadvertently pene-
trated into Mexico, was placed unuer
arrest Ut FL Paso and may possibly De
court martialled; rebels at Palomas Were
reported admitting American goods al
half the tariff rates to encourage M Iaue
and add to their war chest. - yuan
Shih-kai refused to go TO NanKlng' ow =
inc 10 the danger of the Chinese mon
archical party endeayoring TO assert II
self. his presence in Peking was also
desired as q measure of protection 10 the
Imperial family; republican troops rom
the south were freely permitted 10 enter
the northern lines. = Inc nSiH fLe,tTii
raval estimates, involving an eXpenal-
ture of S27S, 600. 600. was voted py tne
senate, having already passed the ChaHl-
Der OF Deputies
DoMESTJC-Maior General Fred c.
Ainsworth who was relieved or the once
Of adiustant general of the army on
charges OF conduct prejudicial 10 soou
order and discipline, was placed on Ine
retired list or his own appncatloh' res
ident Taft approving General AlnsWoItH
application because of that ofncerS tniI
ty-seven years of service. - Noluli-
tary disclosures by some Oh lne ueleiIu slDa
ants in the dynamite cases were pre-
dicted at Indianapolis. -- FIVE men
were hanged in Chicago for two nur-
ders. the Incident caused renewed eHorls
70 abolish capital punishment. -
Telegrams showing high beef prices were
forced were read at the packers trlal
3u Chicago Jobbers testihed at
oft the signing OF the
"bathtub" agreement competition ceased
The Republican State Committee
of Vermont met at st. Adams and re-
norted an overwhelming sentiment tor
president Taft. The 9th Congress
District of Missouri declared for Iatt'
IL was announced in Columbus,
Ohio that Governor Harmon would
sneak in three states next week. -
Governor Dix signed resolutions placing
forty-nine positions in the State Con-
trolier's office in the exempt class.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and weak.
The Mayor apologiZed to General
Theodore A. Bingham for his attack in
spired by the alleged persecution of
boy named Duffy and the former Ponce
Commissioner announced that he would
withdraw his suit for, libel. 80 The
Democratic State Committee mace
Charles f. Murphy gift of ninety votes
boss" named George NJ. Palmer. OF
Schoharie, as chairman. TO succeed Nor
man f. Mack 80 The police are in
vestigating a robbery in S5th street, near
Fifth avenue, in which a jeweller says
he lost $4,000 in diamonds. - The
Appellate Division affirmed the decision
in Special Term denying the motion for
q change Of venue for eX-Chamberlain
HYDE, on the ground that he could not
be tried fairly on bribery charges in New
York County. 49, Taxicab companies
and hotel men protested against an ordi-
nance introduced by Alderman Nicoll TO
regulate cab traffic. - Standard OIL
interests filed a list disclosing Waters
Pierce holdings, showing John d. Rookie
feller 10 be the largest single owner.
60 a mysterious run on the private
bank Of Adolf Mandel was attributed by
the banker TO an act of revenge on the
rart Of East Side gangs which he had
tried TO break up. - The grand jury
continued its inquiry into the Brandt
case.
THE WEATHER.-Indicat for to-
day: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, IL degrees: lowest, 81.