New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
PHE NEWS THIS MORNING.

COAGRESS.-Senate: There was q
bitter fight over the confirmation OF
Mahlan Pitney as an associate justice OF
the United States Supreme Court, an
agreement being reached to take the vote
to-day - House: The agricultural
appropriation bill was passed
FOREIGN.-The first direct confer
ence between the British coal owners
and their striking employees lasted for
three and a half hours in London and
was adjourned until to-day. 80 The
number of German coal miners out on
strike increased to 100000. - Secre-
tary OF State Knox was entertained at
San Salvador; he planned to leave the
republic to-day. - The DousIas
Mawson Antarctic expedition on the
aurora returned to Hobart, Tasmania
and will go back TO the Antarctic regions
IN the spring. - The BRUSH navy
estimates for the current year were
placed at $220,427, 900. or Sl,535.OOQ less
than last year. - The British SUD
marine Az. which sank on February =
with fourteen men aboard, was uTy-
docked, opened, and the bodies OF heT
crew removed. - Russia announceu
her willingness to take up her share
(one-sixth0 of the Chinese loan. -
Italian troops In Tripoli lost thirteen
killed ara seventy-three injured IN de-
Tending Tobruk from a Turco-AraD as
Sault.
DOMESTIC.-Fo of the nifty
four labor union members indicted by the
indianapolis federal grand jury ol con-
spring uniawfully to transport dyna-
mite from state to state, were arralgned
before .Judge Anderson and entered
pleas of Not guilty; the trial was fNed
for October |. Judge Carpenter, III
the United States District Court at chi
cago. refused to take the case or the ten
indicted packers from the jury and dis
charge the defendants; the jury VIII pass
on the guilt or innocence OF the lndlCteu
hackers, - Attorney General WICK
ershanl and his assistants filed brlef
in the United States Supreme Court,
asking that the merger of the Union ana
Southern Pacific railroads be dissolved.
- Twenty-Five persons were injured
10y an accident to Chicago. Mllwaukee
& St. Paul train near OakWood, WIS.
- Gilbert Il. Perkins and CharleS
Franklin. detectives, left Pittsburgh Tor
J.eavenworth penitentiary, where they
viii serve terms for sending Black Hand
letters to Mrs. Charles Strong. of Erie,
Pom - The Democratic Senate
caucus VCted TO reject the nomination OF
IT. f. Bisseii as a member of the PuDllc
service Commission: the Senate Finance
. Committee voted to report the nomina-
ton without recommendation.
CITY .--StDCkS were uuu anu III III
--- Mayor Gaynor wrote to Woodrow
Wilson. saying he was glad Governor
Wilson did not mind the attacks OF
local newspaper proprietor, and Governor
wilson replied with an expression OF
thanks. =- James A. Foley. Democrat,
vas elected by large majority over
John ~ Wall, Socialist. in the special
election for the seat made vacant by the
death % Senator Grady. - President
Koerig of the Republican County Com
mittee. replying to Chairman Duen or
the Roosevelt City Committee, gave de-
tails Of alleged irregularities In the
Roosevelt primary petitions. -= Henry
4. Wise United States Attorney III his
opening speech to the jury in the suit
against the American Sugar Refining
Company. singled out John E. Parsons
as the chief target Of attack. =- Gus
tave r. Touchard. the champion tennis
player. filed a petition In bankruptcy,
alleging that many claims against him
were gambling debts. 80 A negro
clergyman was committed to jail III de-
fault OF bail on a charge of defrauding
prisoners at the Tombs by representing
thar he could charm" judges. - An
action brought by the Hollis Court
Realty Company against former presl-
dent for an accounting showed thaC
many public school teachers were Stock
holders OF the company.
THE WEATHER.-Indi for to-
day: Rain or snow. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, 4S degrees; low
est, 20.