New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CITY.-Stocks declined under heavy
selling. - The will of Colonel John
Jacob Aston was made public, and aside
from provisions for his son, William Vim
cent Astor, IL provides for unconditional
requests Of only S2I6, 800; the value OF
the estate was estimated at from $40,
100000 to S150W0 900. Trial OF
the governments action to dissolve the
United States Steel Corporation began
with the hearing before an examiner, al
which pools for the control of prices In
horse shoes and barbed wire were ad-
United and the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company deal touched on. - Captain
Bradley s. Osbon, champion of Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook and a veteran of many
wars, died and his wife said she would
follow him in two weeks. - j. q
Collins, who~was dismissed several years
ago as superintendent Of Highways by
John T. Ahearn, then Borough President
dropped his damage suit against Ahearn
- John d. Ryan and A party OF
GnanCiers who returned from an inspec-
ton of mining and water power proper
ties in the West spoke optilnistically OF
The business outlook of that part of the
country. -=- Members of tho Ladies
-Four in Hand Driving Club started thc
coaching season by tooling the Arrow
from the Colony Club to Rocking Stone
Inn. - Despite an offer of $40 T.
charity. Colonel Roosevelt refused to
deny the report that he would start and
lead a third party if he did not get the
Republican nomination.
DOMESTIC.-Early returns from the
Maryland primaries indicated that
Roosevelt and Clark were victorious.
- President Taft made ten speeches
in Ohio; he accused Colonel Roosevelt OF
being the ally of bosses, and said the eX-
4 a,.l re lpN
for an explanation. - A Harrisburg
dispatch stated that the Pennsylvania
state Democratic convention to-day
would elect twelve delegates to
the national convention in the interests
of the candidacy of Governor Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey. - Despite
persistent Democratic opposition, the
Senate passed the workmen's compensa-
ton bill by a vote of 81 to 20. - A
Washington dispatch stated that the
government would file d civil suit under
the Sherman antitrust law by which II
would seek to have the National Packing
Company Of Chicago dissolved. -
President Taft sent TO Congress the sec
ond instalment of the reports of consul
lar officers on cooperation and the cost
o. living; the report included the results
Of cooperation in France, Belgium, tn.
Netherlands and Denmark. - TIL
thorized $50 Chinese refugees from Mex
icu TO cross the border TO Eagle Pass,
Tex. - All the cadets at West Point
are in trouble because some one shouted
Fore for the supe" when General
Thomas Barry. superintendent OF the
Academy. passed the mess hall, and the
general means TO find out who did it.
- The captain Of a German tank
steamer reported seeing what he thought
80 be the iceberg struck by the Titanic
the mass was surrounded by white
painted wood mahogany fittings and
other wreckage.
FOREIGN.-Premier Asquith and Sec
rotary Grey. in the House of Commons,
warmly defended Ambassador Bryce
against attacks based on the attitude al
legged to have been taken by him on the
question OF reciprocity between the
United States and Canada. -= The
cable ship Nina arrived at Halifax,
" $, with the bodies of fifteen Titanic
victims - The transport Buford ar
rived at Mazatlan and proceeded for
Topolobampo, Mexico; she will return
10 Mazatlan to-day to take American
from Liverpool for Valparaiso, with the
British Minister 10 Chill aboard, went
ashore eight miles west Of the latter
port. - Italy decided TO send rein
forcements TO Rhodes, three thousand
Moslem troops being still under arms in
the interior of the island.
THE WEATHER.-Indic for to-
day: Unsettled weather and warmer.
The temperature yesterday: Highest, I'll
degrees; lowest, a.