New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS The Canadian
reciprocity agreement was made the un-
finished business, after Senators Nc
Cumber and Curtis had spoken against
H. House: Mr. Berger, the Wis
consin Socialist, spoke in favor Of the
Underwood wool bill and Representa-
tives Kahn and Moore opposed II.
FOREIGN.-A strike Of seamen was
declared at London. Glasgow, Liverpool,
Cardiff. Bristol southampton. Antwerp
and Amsterdam. The coal porter
strike, which has held the ST. Pau at
Southampton since Saturday, ended in
compromise. - ExPresident Castro
was reported on q ship now lying in
Port Prince; the Haytian govern
ment is watching her closely - a
shipment of ! 900 modern rifles and 3ol'-
600 rounds Of ammunition, billed Tor
Celba Honduras. was held UP at mobile:
- Republican troops were reported
opposite the royalist forces I'm Northern
Portugal = Charles de Brogueville
announced the formation Of a Cablnet
i'm Brussels i'm succession 10 that OF r.
Schollaert. -= Johann Svendsen. the
Norwegian composer. died at Copeh-
hagen: he was born in lS4o.
DOMESTIC Secretary Knox submit
ted the voucher for the Day portrait to
the House investigating committee. and
explained the payment OF $4,000 to Fred
crick Hale. - Charles r. Heikc. for
merry secretary OF the American Sugar
Refining Company. testified before the
sugar Investigating committee.
Counsel FOR tho United States Steel Cor
yoration told the House special commit
tee that lie desired 10 bring out all the
facts bearing on tho corporations bust
iess. ==- Judge Peter :. Grosscup. Of
Chicago, in an address n the University
Of Iowa, in Iowa City. advoca ted the reg
ulation of dividends as an effective rem
ody for corporate abuses. -= BY a
vote of s. to 30 the Assembly at Albany
refused IL discharge the Judiciary Com
mittee from consideration of the Warren
direct primaries bill -= An entering
class Of 249 young men was admitted TO
the United States Military Academy at
West Point: this is the largest class in
the history OF the institution. -= The
Elm Farm Milk Company at Boston
pleaded guilty TO two counts Of an in
dictment charging violation of the Elkins
act. and WAS fined $4,000 with $3.50 costs.
C1TY.-Stock prices were generally
higher. -= II was made apparent that
no DELAY would be tolerated i'm the mat
ter Of tho replies from tho transit com
panies regarding the subway schemes,
as the city. it was indicated, desired 20
know before the month was out whether
or not itiWould have to proceed with the
triborough. plan. - The Mayor, ac-
companied by the Commissioners Of
Charities and Of Correction. visited the
city institutions on BlaCkwells and Ran
dall's islands. - Henry MOrgenthau
succeeded Henry l.. Stimson as head Of
the committee on safety. the Secretary
OF War being forced 10 resign. - De-
tails of the merger Of twenty-one con-
Germs I'm seventeen cities into the Cen
eral Baking Company, capitalization
S25.OOo0O0 were announced. == The
bail for the girls held for shooting w.
r.. n. Stokes was decreased from S25,oD
10 $4,000, owing 10 the Improvement
Min Mr.. Stokes's condition. but they were
lblnable To furnish bonds for that amount.
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
day: Fair. The temperature Yesterday:
Highest. IS degrees lowest CO.