New-York tribune., 1912-01-30
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS House: The steel reVt-
sion bill was passed, 20 TO JOY; Demo
Gratis split over possible inquiry INTO lhe
"1norev trust: the majority caucus met
70 consider the $16,O00,00O pork barrel
FOREIGN.-The Duke OF Fife, broth
er-in-law of King George ', died at
AssOuan. Upper Egypt. --= w. Morgan
Shuster outlined the political Sltuatlo'ii !
I'm Persia and his own activities III liid
country at banquet in his honor at tht
SAVOY Hotel London. -- a genera az
strike was ordered and made effective III
Lisbon: newspaper publication ana trah
sit facilities were suspended ana tne
theatres were closed. -= 1he ChlleSe
slmistice was renewed; recent assassllld'
lions were imputed to men actlng al the
instigation of Yuan Shih-kai. ---- Oln-
er rebel leaders besides the five generalS
were lvnched by the quito mob; the
bodies of the victims were burned.
DOMESTIC.-Presi Taft in a
speech i'm Cleveland urged the RepuDh-
cans TO stand together, thus sounding a
campaign keynote; he greeted James H.
GARFIELD cordially and conferred WIN
Ohio state leaders - Colonel wat
terron passed the lie to Governor Wilson
i'm his last statement from Washington
concerning the Harvey incident; Gov
ernor Wilson, in Trenton, said 'Dld ne
call mo q liar and asserted ne Woulu
answer to-day. - Two indictments
each containing counts of bribery ano
ATTEMPTED corruption, were returned pS
the Los Angeles County Grand jury
against c. S. Darrow counsel for the
McNamaTaS. --- one woman was klIle'
end a police officer was stabbed IN
strike riot at Lawrence; the troops dls'
persed the rioters; Governor ross or
dered out additional state militia. -
a Inn1anan0llA
rejected the proposal of operators Tor s
return of the wage scale OF 1904 %
81 Governor Dix issued an appeal tol
the famine sufferers of China. - L 1h'
report Of the Joint committee of the Leg
islature on the conservation and utlllza-
tion Of water power and the annua
"a report Of the State Superintendent o.
EIlnsurance were submitted to the Legls'
Nlature at Albany.
CITY-StOcks were irregular and ac'
tive. - The executive committee o.
the Republican organization of New Yorl
County with only one dissenting vote
pledged its loyal support TO the renom
ination and reelection Of President Taft
- Counsel for Mortimer l.. SChiff saiC
the reason Mr.. SChif opposed pardon
for Brandt was the "dastaTdly Charac-
ter" of the convicts plea for executive
clemency. -- The Citizens Union made
of creating a new County Of The Bron>
the four counties now in New York City
be abolished, and that new courts anC
officials to take the places of the present
county officials be appointed by the
Governor. ===S= Advance sheets of Ad-
,miral Lord Charles Beresford's boob
The Betrayal reached this city, con-
tanning many sensational statements re-
garding the British Admiralty -
sister Of James McDermott, on trial fol
numbering G. j. Mudoon, a customs in
spector. upset the trial by practically
confessing on the witness stand that sh,
was the slayer. =- Albert w. Wolter
protesting his innocence to the last, wa!
~ put 10 death in the electric chair at Sins
= Sing Prison for the murder of Rutl
Wheeler
-. THE WFATHER.-Indica for to-
day: Rain or SNOW The temperature
yesterday: Highest % degrees; low
est. 2i.