New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN The First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty announced in the House or com e
mons that negotiations were in progress
for the exchange with Germany OF naval
information; IL was reported in Berlin
that Admiral Won TirpitZ, Minister Of
the Navy, had frustrated the Imperial
Chancellor's efforts to conclude a naval
agreement with Great Britain. -
It was announced that A. ]. Bal
four would move the rejection OF the
minimum wage bill in the House OF
Commons to-day. - The distress In
ali British industrial centres was re-
ported more acute. - Princess Glenn
entine. wife Of Prince Victor Napoleon,
gave birth to a daughter in Brussels.
- The Queen Mary, Great Britain
twenty-fifth and largest Dreadnought'
was launched at Jarrow. 60 captain
Amundsens polar exploration snip the
Fran, left Hobart, Tasmania, for Buenos
Ayres.
DOMESTIC.-Returns from the North
Dakota Presidential primary showed
that Senator La Toilette carried the
state by a plurality of about 11,OOO over
Colonel Roosevelt. - The proposeI
conference between President Tart ana
John Mitchell regarding the threatened
strike of coal miners was lndenmtely
postponed. - Nine persons were
killed and two injured by gas explo-
been caused by the settling of coal
mine. which caused a break in a gas
main. - Samuel Untermyer told the
upstate Public Service Commission that
the New York Central~New Haven zeal
over the New York, Ontario & western
and Rutland railroads was scheme 10
divide traffic territory. - Governor
Dix plans TO send special messages on
the Wingdale prison, direct primaries
and conservation, but the Legislature
will probably ignore his recommends
tions. = Woman suffrage and the dl' :
rect election of United states senators
were defeated in the Massachusetts SEN
ate - Numerous strikes and general
restIessness over wage schedules were
reported from the mill districts OF New
England; Weavers walked out IN Law
renee: disorder occurred in warren
- The United States Court OF Gus
toms Appeals declared both importer
containers and their contents duuaole
II was said that the Nicaraguan
government would put number OF
prominent Liberals" to death for con-
spiring 10 kill Secretary Knox. -
The Bronx county bill, providing a ref
erendum vote on the subject, passed inc
Assembly and is before Governor DIX.
CITY.-StUcks were strong and active.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke In Carne-
gle Hail on THE Right of the People -
Rule" and said the country was not
suffering from the tyranny of the major
ity but from the tyranny of the minor
ity. - 1t was TumOred about the
Criminal Courts Building that indict-
rnents would be returned to-day in the
Brandt conspiracy charges. -= Mrs
Edwin Carson, Of San Francisco, VINO
was arrested as a smuggler on Tuesday
hanged herself from a window on the
eighth floor of her hotel. =- The AS
sociation for Improving the Condition o'
the Poor announced that as an expert
rnent II would house dependent tubercu
lar families, providing nurses and physl-
clans, I'm the East River Homes -
Mrs. Taft visited the Womans Indus
trial Exhibition, but the sui1ragetteS
were disappointed in not receiving a
visit from the Presidents wife. -
City officials said that unless the legis'
latiye bill amending the Public SerVlc.
law was passed subway work would ot
DELAYED at least another year. -
The price Of copper touched 10 cents
pound, the highest since September
1907. - Two persons were badly huT
when a Water Department automoDle
skidded and hung over bridge IN Cen
trail Park, dropping them TO the roaoWaS
below. 80 Miss Laura G. Grant the
only woman fire prevention inspector, re-
Gently appointed by Commissioners John
son. told about the work she was doing
THE WEATHER.-Indica for to-
day; Snow. The temperature yester-
day: Highest, "a degrees lowest 50.