New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Lords are preparing
20 tske an active part in the UniOnist
campaign: the Liberal and Labor parties
ere Withdrawing many candidates i'm or
Ger 10 avoid three -cornered contests.
== France. the correspondent Of The
Tribune in Paris says, feels reassJred by
the statement of Herr Won Bethmann-
Aollweg. the German chancellor. re-
rsrding the Empires foreign policy.
So The British Admiralty has pur-
chased. according 10 dispatch from
London, "A torpedo which. through the
use 81 the microphone. picks up sound
an0 directs the missile 10 il. -= Silas
McI3ce expects great gathering of
chuTchmen a. the Edinburgh conference.
=== HEAVY orders for rails have caused
o boom IN French iron and steel stocks.
49, Secretary Never of the Navy De-
parrmenf held an important conference
with officials 90 the Navy and State de-
psrtments on the situation in Nicaragua.
=- Captain Engelhardt. n German
aerOnauL was injured by fell in an
seroplane al Berlin.
DoMESTTC.-President Taft warned
census supervisors against allowing their
suboroinstes 20 take active part in poll
fios. === Several changes in the pro-
rrsmnlc for state receptions we're an
iicunceo al the white House. -== At
torney General Wickersham in his ar
tfAal FflfnlI announced tndI Lltre WOULD
hc q vigorous prosecution OF those con-
cerned IN sugar frauds here. =- Sam
uel Iompers snd national union labor
leaders will begin a conference in Pitts
burg tomorrow 20 consider. among other
questions. the advisability OF a country
VIDE railway strike. - The total
number OF deaths reported on the Great
Lakes in the last week WAS fifty-eight,
in comparison with sixty-three lives lost
curing the rest of the season. == In
dictlnsnts were returned in Toledo
against sixteen alleged Black Hand men;
= widespread Matchmaking conspiracy is
alleged. -= Arguments 10 secure the
release of Harry X. Thaw were made
before Justice Thompson al Nyack, -. Y.
- The condition OF the Rev. ID. 4.
Hughes. father of the Governor who is
~ al the executive mansion al Albany.
was reported 10 be improved. =- The
conference Of city magistrates adjourned
~ Albany after faVoring the enactment
OF important legislation.
CITY.--Stocks were strong. -
Secretary MacNeagh discussed customs
frauds al rhe annual dinner Of the Penn
1VlVaria SorietN. - John n. Early
the alleged leper. came here in d freight
uer. =- Controller Metz wrote q
Mayor elect Gsynor that the city's debt
limit, exclusive ~ what might result
from the new Law eXempting ineom,
PRODUCING bonds, Was about s4S200.e00
--- Other officials besides President
sheldon of the PheniN Fire Insurance
Company might be indicted, IL was said
IN connection with recent frauds. --=
Miss Virgins O WardlaW was held ioi
The grand jury in Newark In connection
with the ceath of Mrs. O. NJ. ". Snesd
- Many aspirsnts were named fol
fhs Presidency of Nicaragua, following
Isisya's probable abdication. --= DIR
Charles ~. Elliot told tho lgriSla is-f
committee on political reforms that tils
abandoned direct primary law of Masss
chusctts would be equally unsuited %
New York. == The grand fury still
lDA est ssating TIE sugar frauds Was eN.
Pscfeo 10 md ap indictment for perjury
b>fcre long against a prominent person
THE Indications for TO-
dHy; Rain or snow. The temperstnr.
yesterday. Highest, 30 degrees: low.
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