New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CITY.-Stocks were irregular. -
Protests from the State Federation OF
womens Clubs and from every organl-
ration interested in the reduction or
infant mortality were sent 10 Governor
Dix against the Wheeler milk bill. Whlch
Or. Vile, of the Milk Committee. referred
TO as the babies death warrant -
Three explosions at Wayne. N D"
wrecked a powder MILL killed two men,
injured many, shattered glass, and were
felt in a f1fty-mile radius, and distinctly
In lower Manhattan. - BY appearing
for her sister in the Childrens Court IL
was disclosed that the former Mrs. Patton
Noble, who killed her husband in l9o4'
was married a year ago to a. E. SprlgSs'
former Lieutenant Governor OF Montana
e. Collector Loebs policy Of inspect
ine every hale of tobacco instead of one
in ten has resulted in 100 per cent
increase in revenue on Cuban wrapper
in1norts. - The Philharmonic Society
issued an appeal to the public, asking
help In increasing the membership 10
one thousand in order TO obtain the
$500, 900 Pulitzer bequest, and explaining
the plan of reorganization. =" Mrs
Nicodenus began her story In defence OF
the killing of her husband, saying that
he spent her money for a drug and want
ed her to earn more by trading on her
beauty.
DOMESTIC.-Damage estimated at
millions was reported from the flooded
districts in Missouri, Illinois and Ken
tucky. Chairman A6amsOn of the
House Committee on Interstate ana FOR
eign Commerce said the committee was
ready TO report his bill involving drastic
regulation of express charges. -
Aided by twenty Republican insurgents
the Democrats Jammed through the
House their bill cutting down WOOL
duties. - 1t was said at Washington
that the high total of revenue for March
had exceeded the expenditures by $lO.-
63S 900: this had reduced the detclt
from S2o,570, 900 to $9,932, 900. - Ihe
Supreme Court decided the Interstate
Commerce Commission can compel water
lines to report 10 II regarding lhtrasIate
. as we'll as interstate business. --- Inc
body of Senator Robert l.. Taylor left
Washington for Tennessee, accompanied
bv members Of his family and delega-
lions of Senators and Representatives,
= Governor Dix at Albany announced
that there would be no extraordinary
session Of the Legislature. 80 snip :
ment of 500 rifles and 10000 rounds or
ammunition destined for tie Mexican
government was held up by executive or
der at Eagle Pass, Tex; two French
aeroplanes for Mexican rebels were held
no at Ff PasO. -=== John =. White, head
Of the United Mine Workers of America,
at indianapolis predicted speedy ad-
iustment of e wage contract i'm the an
thracite field. a dispatch from Pittsburgh
said some az the mines in the soft coal
district would resume operations not
later than next Monday morning, -=
Llovd c. -GTisCom was operated on FOR
stomach trouble at the Bryn Mawr,
Penn. Hospital.
FOREIGN.-The ballot OF British min
ers on the question Of resuming work
showed 69.14l for and 66.S2S against;
the voting was to BE- continued to-day.
e. 1t was estimated that the number
Of unemployed in Great Britain was
more than two million. - The Bel
gian syndicate credited the Chinese gov
ernment with another S1,0b0,00O. -
DR.. Sun Yat-sen formally resigned the
provisional Presidency Of the Chinese re-
public - The Prince Of Wales ar
rived in Paris for prolonged visit 10
the Marquis de Breteuil - An unsuc-
Cessful attempt 10 rob a bank messenger
of 5000. 600 was made i'm the streets OF
Paris - Secretary of State Knox left
Porto Rico for Port-au Prince, Hayti;
he is due To- arrive there to-day. --
II was reported in New York and denied
in Berlin that Germany was preparing
10 land troops In Mexico.
THE WEATHER.--Tndicati for to-
day. Rain. The temperature Yesterday;
Highest, Sc degrees, lowest, 80.