The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-19
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Washington.-Secre Nagel today found it necessary to change the date of the meeting of commercial organizations to form a federal body to April % in order to secure a full attendance.
 New York.-Jesse Albrozzo and Joseph Lamb indicted in connection with the s25.OoO taxicab hold up of February Is, pleaded guilty today to robbery in the second degree and were remanded for sentence.
 Brussels, Belgium.--The international sugar conference today formally renewed the sugar convention for another five years beginning on September l, 1913. Iondon.-Seven passengers and three Etropeans of the crew of the Peninsular and Oriental liner Oceana were drowned Saturday after the collision between the ooe cana and the German barque Pisagua in the English channel A boat in which the seven passengers and sailors were making for the mainland capsized. l Pottsyille The remainder of the mine workers, 5000 in number. employed by the L.ehlgh Coal and Navigation company in the Panther Creek valley. who quit work a week ago because some of the men in the mine refused to join the strike, re- turned to work today.
 Phoenix, Ariz.-The first message of GoN ernor Hunt was read to Arzona's first state legislature today. The governor urged the submission of an amendment to the constitution providing for the re- call of judicial officials.
 Providenee-An increase in wages was announced today by the large cotton manufacturing companies of Rhode Island. The increase was not announced. It will go into effect the 18th. The mills em- ploy about 20,00o operatives.
 | Benghazi, Tripoli. Bombs dropped from an Italian aeroplane into a Turkish camp in tlie Interior today are said to have killed ten or more Arabs. It wound- ed many more. The aeroplane was not ,, discovered until il was almost over the camp.
 Boston.-The upward wage movement in the cotton mills became general here today when the Rhode Island manufac- turers announced an advance on the 2oth. London.-John Redmond, leader of the Irish nationalist party, at St. Patrick day banquet tonight, said the home rule bill would pass the house of commons by more than 100 majority and inside of two ,,eare Nyould become a law
 
 Olympia Wash.-The supreme court to- day affirmed the conviction of Charles w. Wappenstein, former chief of police of Seattle on q charge of accepting a bribe. wanpenstein was sentenced to serve from three to ten years at hard labor at the state prison
 Denaim, Franee-A large number of coal miners in this district of the depart ment of the Nord voted today to go on strike in spite of the decision Of the French National Miners federation against such a step.
 Winnipeg Man.-The purchase of the Winnipeg railway lines and the heat, pow CT and light plants, by the J. P. Morgan interests of New York was completed to- day The price paid was s5O,Ooo,oOo 
 Royston. Ga-Tyrus Raymond Cobb gave his home folks an exhibition of real baseball today and helped the local team defeat Elberton by a score of to 0. Cobb pitched good game.
 Baltimore Speaker Champ Clark was the principal speaker at the dinner here tonight of the Hibernian society of Bal timore In celebration of St. Patricks day. 
 Opelousas La.-Mrs. Zea Rnnge Mckee, now under 5000 bail. following the dis greement of the jury in her trial last October on the charge of murdering Allan Garland in the Mckee home. will be called to trial the second time March 25.
 Parsons, Kas.-Fire here today destroyed the passenger depot and general offices of Kansas of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad. The loss is more than ssoO,0oo according to officials turned over to Sheriff flyers of Lin- coin and that of young Blount, to his family. flyers took Morley back to Lincoln on an afternoon train.
 Chief of Police Briggs and John Trouton, his deputy. who did most Of the shooting, which resulted in the death of three men, had little to say aho,tt the killing of Young Blount. Briggs declared he could mot tell who