New-York tribune., 1912-02-22
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS The Lorimer
and Stephenson election cases were dis
cussed. - House: The Democratic
chemical tariff revision bill was passed
FOREIGN. of Americans,
mostly women and children. were re-
ported fleeing from the strife ridden
centres OF Mexico: in Chihuahua many
we're prevented from taking their de-
parture: the Casas Grandes district was
held by rebels =- Negotiations Tor q
Franco Spanish accord on the suplect Oh
Morocco were successfully conciuded OH
ali points except that of territorial com
.peusations for Spain and that OF the
status of the railroads in the Spanish
gone. - The British government an
nounced that the naval prize bill. giving
effect 10 the Declaration OF London
would be reintroduced In the Commons
the intention being to pass the measure
oyer the head of the adverse vote IN the
House of Lords last December. - Ii
was announced in Rome that the annex :
alton of Tripoli and Cyrenaica to ltaiy
would be proclaimed to-day :" Inc
last witness i'm the Camorrlst rlal AT
Viterbo was heard, and the summing
up for the prosecution begun.
DOMESTIC.-Ex-P President Roosevelt
addressed the Ohio Constitutional con-
OF Democracy" for his subject, and adyo-
eating Progressive policies - Inc
missing papers" in the inquiry ihto
charges of political activity against
Major Beecher b. Ray, of the army pay
department by the House Committee Oh
War Department Expenditures, were
cent 20 the committee by Secretary slim
son. === Fire swept Houston, IeX''
causing a loss of several million dollars;
hundreds of persons were reported
homeless. =- Governor Dix named r.
G. Riggs and II. p. Blssell as Public ser
vice Commissioners against Murphy ;
wishes. and the Tammany members OF
the Senate said the nominations would
rot be confirmed - Directors OF
email savings banks opposed the Ferris
bill compelling the formation of Is per
cent surplus before interest may be paid.
- The federal grand jury in Albany
iadicted the Delaware q Hudson Com
pany. under the commodity clause of the
interstate commerce act the hrst move
in q campaign TO compel railroads to
TelinqlliSh ownership OF coal mines. -
The Bronx County bill was reported
after a bitter wrangle in the Senate be-
tween Senator Stiiwell and Senators
White and Wagner
CITY.-Stocks were dull and weak.
Justice Gerard sustained the
former Schiff servant may be released
on bail to- day while IL is not improbable
that Governor Dix may yield forthwith
To Attorney General Carmody's insistence
on an immediate pardon. - George
II. Decker, who, with ex-senator Gard
ner, was arrested on a charge OF con-
spring 10 get the estate of Samuel r..
Haslett. was rearraigned and held on a
warrant accusing him of felony -
state Excise Commissioner Farley, at
the head of q raiding party, seized $5O.00O
worth of alleged Illicit liquors. -
MANY celebrations in honor of Wash
ingtons birthday will be held to-day.
- One woman was slightly cut and
traffic was delayed two hours by a
shuttle trair Tamming one of the carly
and crowded South Ferry trains Of the
Sixth aveEue IL" The Daughters
Of the American Revolution asked the
Board of Estimate 20 appropriate money
to buy the Alexander Hamilton home
stead. in Harlem. - p. A. b. Widener,
George d. Widener and Colonel q. II.
Payne resigned from the board of the
American Tobacco Company, and j. b.
Duke sailed for Europe. - Checks 10
a pegro maid which Washington bankers
refused 10 honor until Mrs. Louise Beau
champ Hughes personally insisted were
some of the features In depositions flled
ia the trial over her will.
THE WEATHER.-Indic for to-
day: Rain or snow, The temperature
yesterday: Highest so degrees; low
est. 80.