New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN The French Cabinet drew
up its reply TO Germany rejecting her
counter proposals in the Morocco nego-
tlations: the reply was to be approved
to-day by President Falieres and DIS
patched. -= The French and German
armies pursued their annual man9uvres
close tO the common frontier; excellent
scouting results were reported by Erench
commanders from the forty aeropIanes
employed in that service. - a tor
rent OF burning lava, estimated at two
thousand feet wide and four feet deep,
was reported pouring down the SIDE OF
Mount Etna, sending peasants heelng
from their homes carrying their SICK aho
aged: many violent earth shocks were
also reported IL Sicily. 60 An i'm
pcrial edict was issued commanding the
Viceroy TO suppress the rebellion IN
China: ii was also reported that the
foreign missionaries stationed in the dis
turbed province were safe. - SeVeral
lives were lost in a cyclone which swept
the Pacific coast OF Nicaragua. -
Violence attended the strike in Blpoa'
Spain. and encounters between troops
and mobs were frequent; all business
was suspended.
DOMESTIC The State Department
emphatically denied reports that the
United States purposed TO interfere IN
the election OF d President in Mexico.
= George y. Roberts, Director OF
the Mint, declared that Iowa was for
Taft. despite the opposition OF senator
Cumuiins - Revised returns from
the Maine election showed that the pro-
hibitionists defeated the effort 10 repeal
the constitutional provision against
liouor selling -- II. Percy Sherman,
aeronaut. almost died from exposure in
"A 20O-mile fight from Pittsfeld. Mass
10 Auburn. Me; the ripcOrd Of his ball
loon damned and he climbed the ropes 10
slash the gas bag with knife. -
The 'cross-continent fight OF Robert
G. Fowler was interrupted near Alta,
cal, by fall which resulted in the
demolition OF the aeroplane and slsht
injury 10 the aviator; Fowler hopes TO
resume his fight in two or three days.
The wooden steamer Ramona,
bound from SkagWay for Seattle went
ashore and sank opposite the Spanish
Islands. off the Alaskan coast; all the
messengers and members of the crew
were saved by passing vessels. - An
louucement was made at Washington
that Japan viii abandon its naval sta
ton at Port Arthur. Manchuila- ana
open il for the use of the merchant ma
rine. - Governors Wilson OF New
jersey and ONeal Of Alabama engaged
I'm a sharp debate over the recall at the
opening Of the Governors Conference at
Spring Lake, \. J
CITY.-Stocks were strong. - Van
Schaick & Co, one Of the oldest stock
Exchange firms, suspended with La
bilities Of S3,500,000 alleging delinquency
of customers IN the matter of margins
as the cause == The cOmmitte OF SIX
teen dentists inspecting the public
schools said they found so per cent Of the
pupils in one building suffering from
defective teeth. =- Edward NJ. Grout
issued q statement regarding four notes
mentioned I'm the Union Bank probe and
obtained permission % reargu. the mo-
ton TO compel him 70 appear as wit
ress. - Suffragists announced that q
prize baby show would be feature OF
their rally at the Garden next month
The Inebriety Board announced
i.lans TO spend about 100000 on hospl-
io1e for drunkards. == The pullman
company made about a 40 per cent re-
Cuctiou i'm its rates ia New Jersey FOL
lowing q complaint made by Governor
Wilson.
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
cav: Fair and cooler. The Temperature
YESTERDAY: Highest, 50 degrees low
est, %.