New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CITY.-Easter filed the churches, and
Cardinal Farley pontifcated at ST. Pat
ricks; Bishop Greer preached at ST.
Johns; DR.. Woelfkin accepted the pas
torate of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church. 80 Fifth avenue was thronged
with Easter paraders, but society was
not nearly so much in evidence as IN
former years. 60 There We're plctu-
rescue parades on the East Side III the
morning, and most of those taking part
moved up to Fifth avenue during the
afternoon. 49, Chairman Barnes LETT
the city for the Rochester convention
after giving out a statement urging
party harmony 80 Men back OF the
Forward Movement obtained a country
house at which young laymen assisting
in church work might combine recrea-
ton with conferences on church matters
during the summer. 80 Father
Vaughan, ending his series of attacks on
socialism, said socialists had laid us
under deep Indebtedness in two ways.
- Commissioner Johnson's report TO
the Mayor of 1911's fires shows losses
of more than S12000O0O. which is S4,-
600 900 more than in 1910 and averages
over $500 each for the 1,3OO-odd fires,
DOMESTIC Dispatches from the
Mississippi Valley said hundreds of
square miles We're inundated and thou
sands of persons were homeless; Mem
phis practically was cut off; the levee
at ModOc, Ark, broke and three counties
IN that state are under water. - The
Winoosad River overlooked its banks,
causing much damage in Montpelier and
Barre. VT. - The annual report Of
the Commissioner Of Corporations recon-
mended constant federal inspection or
the units resulting from the disintegra-
ton Of great business combinations.
-- President Taft continued to secure
delegates to the national conventions
last week ii was said at Washington;
the present week was declared TO be
crucial one for the Rpubelican candi-
dates. = Senator Penrose claimed
sjXty-six of Pennsylvania's delegates TO
the Republican National Convention
would be for Taft. -= President Taft
will have Il pledged delegation OF six
from Nevada 10 tho Republican National
Convention. returns from every part of
the state showing that the administra-
ton ticket had been successful. --
Strikc~ existed or were threatened at a
dozen New England mill centres, despite
WACO increases of Sl2,OOOOiD year.
Philadelphia dispatch stated
that the miners in the anthracite fields
believed a satisfactory working agree
meut would be arranged with operators
at the conference in Philadelphia on
Wednesday,. ---- It was learned at AL
bany that under a sweeping opinion Just
received from the Attorney General,
George e. Van TuVl. jr.. superintendent
Of Banks may he able to Curtail the
operations Of many so-Called real estate
holding companies -- Professor A.
Lawrence Rotch. founder Of Blue Hill
meteorological Observatory, died at Bos-
ton following an operation for appen-
GiCitlS.
FOREIGN.-lt was reported i'm Eng
land that the bulk of the striking min
ers would accept the decision Of the
Miners Federation and return TO work
forthwith - General Juan MenOcal
was chosen by the Conservative party,
sitting in national convention, as its
candidate at the forthcoming Presiden-
tial election i'm Cuba. - secretary
Knox sailed from Guantanamo, Cuba
for Kingston Jamaica, where he was
terness against foreigners in China was
reported as q consequence Of withhold
ing loans to and recognition Of the re-
public by the powers. = The police
of Paris arrested RAYMOND the Scien-
fist" another Of the automobile ban
dts who have recently been terrorizing
the French capital
THE WEATHER. Indications for to-
DAY, Fair. The temperature yesterday;
Tighc,t. - degrees; lowest, Al.