New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

NGRESS.-Senate: No business Of
inheritance was transacted. - House:
The business tax bill and river ana
harbor bin carrying upward OF $2o'OoU'-
900 were passed.
FOREIGN.-The minimum wage bill
passed its first reading IN the House OF
Commons after some destructive crll-
icism o1 the measure by BOndf Law
the Unionist leader; - Inc Gern1at, mar
Emperor issued orders countermaudlnS
the arrangements for his visit To
Vienna and Corfu but in view of the un-
favorable impression produced by his
action he cancelled the orders given and
will leave Berlin on Friday as sched-
uled - The coal strike in West
phalisn collapsed; fifteen thousand re.
sumed work during the day; in the Goa!
fields OF Northern France almost hall
the miners were reported out. - a
difference was reported between this
American and the British consuls IN
Canton, due it was believed in wash
ington, TO a question of jurisdiction.
DOMESTIC.-Presiden TAFT lett Bos-
ton tor Washington; he made a success
ful spPeChmaliing tour Of New Hamp-
shire. -= The Senate defeated the
Stiiwel constitutional amendment pro-
viding for equal suffrage. -- The AS
sembly defeated a motion to discharge
lIG .IQtlCluIE NOlllllNlCO llOIil ANA NALNA
consideration of the direct primary Dill
- Nomination papers for President
Taft, Colonel Roosevelt and Governor
Foss were taken out in Massachusetts
under the new Presidential preference
primary Law. - The Ohio Republican
county committee chairmen, at meet
ing In Columbus, indorsed President Tart
and renewed the bledge Of the state con-
ventioD OF 1910 to support mis- candidacy
"a
cratic state central committee at Column
bus provided for a Presidential prefer
ence primary. TO be held May q. -
A tornado did considerable damage in
Madison County. Ill., damaging many
houses and injuring several persons.
- Bodies Of sailors taken from the
wreck Of the old battleship Maine reached
Hampton Roads on the way to Arlington
Cemetery for burial. 80 The lnterna-
tional Paper Company announced an in
crease in wages affecting thousands OF
employees in various parts of the country.
CITY.-Stocks were firm. - Theo-
dore Roosevelt issued a signed statement
in reply to the Presidents Boston speech,
charging that Taft managers were try
ing 10 defeat legislation for preferential
Presidential primaries he welcomed his
family home from the West Indies, and
decided, IL was said, to prolong his speak"
ing tour - Letters written by John
L. Parsons to II. o. Havemeyer suggest
ing how the Pennsylvania Sugar Refinery
might he kept "out Of competition were
read at the trial of Mr.. Parsons and
others connected with the American
Sugar Refining Company. - Mrs.
Blanche NJ. Carson, of San Francisco,
confessed to smuggling diamonds valued
at between $4,000 and $1,000, and was
arrested by the customs authorities.
- Mrs. Edward r. Thomas sued for
divorce, naming an actress as core
spondent, and setting forth that the
former banker was now a resident of
Paris and had declared that he would
rot return to America. - Bishop
Greer will celebrate his sixty eighth
birthday anniversary to-day; he said he
thought capital and labor were gradu-
ally getting nearer to a solution Of their
differences. - The grand jury, 1t was
said, is not likely to complete its delib-
erations on the Brandt case before Fri
day
THE WEATHER.-Indicat for to-
day: Showers. The temperature yester-
Gas: Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, 40