New-York tribune., 1912-04-16
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

GENERAL.--More than 100 persons
perished and 675 were rescued when the
White Star liner Titanic sank early yes
terday at sea.
CuTY.-Stocks were active and gener-
.uy higher. Theodore Roosevelt
stsrted of on his second whirlwind trip
in the West, and. before going. con
signed President Taft's campaign man
sSer. REPRESENTATIVE Mckinley, to the
Ananias Club - Justice StapletoH
issued an order directing the superin
tendent Of Matteawan 90 bring harry n.
Thaw before him on Friday for tess
Of his sanity - The stochioIuII'
committed of the Steel Corporation IN
,ostiyatinp labor conditions reported In
favor Of a six-day week with a reuuC
,ion in hours, and commended prom
sharing. - The Mayor explained 70
The lutheran Ministers Association the
aif1cultv Of enforcing the excise law
and said no political boss sWayeu ms
of7cial acts Judge McCaIi SOIL
sned by O tale of mans paying annlony
TO two former wives, denleo dPpliO" Ilo,. Il.,.
~ the second one for increase III heI
oilowance "rhe Brigand,' the last
~ the eight men arrested for the S25'Ooo
,axiceb robbery TO he sentenced got
from two 10 four years. - Ihe oattle-
shin Utah, while at anchor of TompKllls-
vllle. was rammed by a British tramp
steamer and damaged severely.
Governor Simeon F.. Baldwin OF Cohnect.
icut I'm opening the Dodge lectures az
Yale said only the highly educated could
translate the words Sanity and pro
pressive" as applied in our latter Gay
politics.
DOMESTIC. .-Sledge hammers ana
axes were used to batter the doors OF
the 7th Regiment Armory In chicago
- where rival Democratic factions strug-
gled to hold a county convention. 80
Cook County Republicans in their CON
vention in Chicago unanimously adopteu
q platform indorsing President ldlI
administration. - In a special mes
sage to Congress, President Taft urged
the immediate appropriation of SISS,oo0
for use in controlling the Mississippi
River floods and aiding the sufferers.
President Taft addressed the con-
vention OF the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution in Washington, urging
them to uphold the principles or the
constitution. Nineteen persons
were injured several Of them severely,
when a train of the Rock Island road
left the rails in Colorado. - Mem
hers of the diocese of Bishop Harkins,
of Rhode Island, gave $4,000 to him
ON the occasion Of his silver jubilee.
- John p. White. head of the United
Mine Workers, verified the report that
the anthracite operators and miners had
reached grounds for an agreement and
that suspension Of work In the coal
fields would be lifted soon.
FOREIGN.-Ex- Premier Balfour scath-
ingly criticised the British governments
Home Rule bill: ne believed the Gus
toms proposals unworkable. - No
reply was made by the Mexican govern
ment TO the warning issued by the
United States. but il was thought that
the message would be received in an
amicable spirit. - The National Rail-
ways Of Mexico replied to the notifica-
tion Of its American employees that
strike would be begun on Wednesday
by declaring a lockout 10 go into force
to-day - Save Our Souls" is the
Interpretation given by wireless opera
tors In London to the IS o $" call for
help that was the last message flashed
from the sinking Titanic. - News
that the Titanic had gone down. with
probably a heavy loss of lives. was not
received in London until this mornings
newspapers had gone to press. and few
there knew OF the seriousness OF the
disaster until later in the day.
THE WEATHER-Indicatio tions for to-
day: Unsettled. The temperature yes
terdsy: Highest, 50 degrees; lowest, ~.