New-York tribune., 1912-02-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senat The Sherwood
dollar-a- day pension bill was voted down
. in committee and the Smoot bill report
ed. Senators Kenyon and Lea framed
resolution for an investigation OF the
arnoney trust" - House: Army ap-
propriation bill pushed with the IDEA OF
passing Il tonight: the Rules and the
Banking and Currency committees dis
cussed the money trust
FOREIGN.-Three edicts issued In
Peking declared the formal abdication
of the throne in favor Of republican
regime in China; the publication Of the
edicts. though expected. caused a pro-
found sensation. - Sir Edward Grey
was appointed a Knight or the carter.
II was rumored in LONDON tndI
the visit of Lord Haldane to Berlin was
in connection with the Impending re-
tirernent of Mr.. Asquith from the Pre-
miership and the succession Of Sir Ed
ward Grey TO that office - Lord Hal
dane returned from Berlin to London
carving with him an outline or the
German naval and military proposals 70
be made shortly In the Reichstag; he
had a long conference with Premier AS
uuith and the First Lord OF the Ad-
miralty Immediately on his arrival. -
DR.. BeIisario Porras, former Minister OF
Panama in Washington, has been noml-
mated by the Liberal party for the PreSl-
dency of Panama. - News OF the
burning of Mexican railway bridges
near Torreon was confirmed; MEXICAN
federal troops won some further sue
cesses in the south.
DOMESTIC-It was officially denied
in Washington that either Germany or
England had asked the United States TO
Intervene in Mexico 80 President
Taft's letters in the case of Major Ray,
of the army pay corps. were made pub
lie before q House committee. -= A
newspaper man testified before House
committee that William Nelson Cromwell
had forced the adoption of the Panama
canal route. 60 James ]. Hill told the
Stanley steel committee how he mad
given valuable ore lands to the Great
Northern Railroad. 60 Governor VIII
son Of New Jersey formally opened his
Presidential campaign at Chicago, ad-
dressing the Iroquois Club. - Prep
arations were completed at indianapolis
for the arrest Of ffty-fOur men in con-
nection with the alleged dynamite con-
spirccy. - Assemblyman Dana in
troduced bill providing in effect for the
Establishment Of the position Of Health
officer Of the Port OF New York.
CITY.-President Taft declared in a
Eeynote speech at the Republican Club
that on it's record he was confident the
marty would return to power at the next
CIectlOni ne lndue SSFeIdl OtllSl SpSCNh05
in the city and New Jersey -
Preparations We're completed for hear
ing the Brandt habeas corpus, the pris-
oner having been brought to Sing Sing
for the night, and it was said Attorney
General Carmody would appear on be-
half of the warden, and also that the
District Attorney would investigate con-
SpraCy charges. - William Barnes,
ir state chairman, asked Timothy L.
Woodruff to aid him in an anti-Taft
movement in Kings County. -
Washington Seligman, son Of the found
or of a Well known banking house, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. -- The
founder of the United Daughters of the
Union explained the purpose and quail
dcations for membership in the new
national organization.
THE WEATHER.-Indica for to-
day: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, u degrees; lowest, 10.