New-York tribune., 1912-02-28
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

roRFgGN N-Juarez fell into the HANDS
90 the Mexican rebels, only teW shols
beine fired: a band of Mexicans besleseu
tbo Nelson Morris ranch, on the rlsn'
HANK Of the Rio Grande, held oy AtileIl-
cone who finally succeeded in DRYING
theyo off - Conferences were heiu
between Mr.. Asquith and the coal owl
ors and Mr. Asquith and the nllneIS;
,,,itb view TO averting the threateneu
..ri,,e hut No basis for Joint negotiation
co,,id he found. --=- The British army
estimates for 19l2-13 were announced
nj SfS9, 800 900, being an increase over over
those for the previous year OF SsoO'VVV'
Inc whole OF the latter sum is 70 Oe
spent in the development OF mlhtar!
avIation. During car riots IN
Kingston. Jamaica, two men were klllea
and the Governor Of the island was hurt
-= The Hague was inclined TO uoupe
the accuracy OF Chinas Information VI
I'M treatment of Chinese at Java. -. -
Yuan Shih-kai announced that S2,I2O'OOO
would be sent to Nanking shortly lot the
payment of the republican troops.
DOMESTIC.-The Governors Of nine
states united I'm pledging support 10
President Taft and predicting his re-
nomination and reelection. - BERT
Franklin. formerly a detectiv mployed
NV Clarence 5. Darrow, plet,led guilty
at Los Angeles to having attempted 10
Influence Robert Bain, a juror sworn 10
try James g. Mcnamara, the confessed
dynamiter - The government IN lts
antitrust suit at Columbus against ralI-
roads and coal companies accused D. r.
Morgan & Co. of having planned the
combination -- Witnesses testified at
the Chicago trial that nine OF the ten
indicted packers meet weekly In secret
the government contending, to fix the
prices of meats. -= Attorney General
Wickersham ordered an investigation of
the action Of the Lawrence municipal
authorities in preventing the exporta-
tion of children. - The Senate re-
Sected the nomination of Edward g.
Riggs as a member of the Public Service
Commission by a vote Of AZ to 2. --=-
The Court of Appeals declared constitu-
tional the law creating the State Board
of Claims. - A concurrent resolution
was adopted by the Legislature provid-
ing for adjournment sine die On March
20. Rodney j. Diegle. former SER
geant-at-arms of the Ohio Senate, sur
rendered himself to the warden Of the
penitentiary at Columbus and began his
three years term for alleged bribery.
CTTY.-Stocks were dull and irregular.
e. The police made additional arrests
in the $4,000 taxicab robbery, one man
DeluR nelU IN meIlpDlSy l6Dll., anu lOuE
men being held here as participants in
the hold-up. and three women being
locked up here as witnesses. - The
Ethel Croker divorce suit came to an end
in the Supreme Court and Justice Goff
ordered a sealed verdict, to be opened
to-day. - Brandt was admitted to
bail In $4,000 on the burglary indictment
but was still held in the Tombs under
the felonious assault charge. - Gov
ernor Johnson of California called at
the Roosevelt headquarters and ex-
pressed confidence that the twenty-six
delegates from his state would be for
the colonel. == The Lusitania sailed
at a. Ia. a policy to be followed by
transatlantic liners generally - Park
Commissioner Stoyer announced plans
for eight more public Fairgrounds. =-==
The butter probe was resumed, Magis-
trate Murphy ruling that evidence
against the so-called trust might be
taken until stopped by a writ of prohi-
hilton. - The president of the United
States Constitutional Club was arrested
for running an employment agency with
out license, and the police said no got
membership fees by promising jobs and
citizenship to Italian immigrants.
THE wEATHER.-Indicatio for to-
day: Generally fair The temperature
yesterday: Highest II degrees; low