New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS .-Serate: The arbitration
treaties were discussed, but no vote was
taken. - House: shipping trust in
quiry ordered; money trust inquiry TO
be divided, investigation Of the trust one
part, Aldrich currency plan the other;
Representative Clark attacked Governor
Gilchrist OF Florida in the Everglades
case.
FOREIGN.-The offices in London Of
the Wonens Social and Political Union
were Taided, and Mr.. and Mrs. Pethick
Lawrence and Miss Christabel Pankhurst
arrested OH warrants; ii was intended 10
try the prisoners under the conspiracy
law and sequestrate legally the funds or
the Union TO pay for the recent window
smashing. =- Negotiations with a
view To eIding the British coal strike
were resumed; Sir George Askwith was
active in the mediation, and the general
feeling was optimistic. - The Amer
ican Line announced that its steamships
the Philadelphia and the New York, now
at Southampton. would not sail until the
price of coal fell; this months sailings
were definitely cancelled. - The Brit
tsh government sustained a reverse at q
by-election in South Manchester, the
Liberal candidate. returned unopposed
last wear, being rejected by majority
of 579. =- Secretary Knox landed at
Corinto, Nicaragua, and proceeded TO
ManagLe
DOMESTIC.-Alrs. Taft, wife of the
President attended the hearing before
the House Rules Committee on alleged
abuse Of women and children In the
Lawrence Mass, strike. - Senator
DixoE. KooseYelt's campaign manager,
challenged" Mr.. Mckinley, the Taft dl-
rector, to arrange a nation wide primary
before the Republican convention. -
Statements made in Washington showed
that Taft sentiment was growing in Cal
ifornia. Nebraska and Pennsylvania.
committeeman from Florida, defended
the state delegation. - A joint resolu- =
tion demanding the resignation Of United
States Senator Leroy Percy was adopted
by both houses of the Mississippi Legis-
lature. - Bert II. Franklin, former
Mcnamara detective who pleaded guilty
at San Francisco of having attempted 10
influence a Juror in the Mcnamara trial,
testified before the grand jury that Clar-
ence Darrow, the Chicago attorney
furnished him the money paid TO the
Juror. -= 'Dr." Hanish, high priest Of
the MazdaZnan Sun Worshippers' cult.
was held in bail at Chicago for sending
obscene literature by express.
CITY-Stocks were active and higher.
-x The coal operators rejected the de-
mands of the miners, and ii was gener-
n strike - Mr.. Roosevelt gave out a
letter written to Frank A. Munsey in
January in which he refused to make a
definite statement that he would not
stand fol the Presidential nomination
E-= The grand jury heard a number
of prison officials in the Brandt case, and
the former SchifT servant himself was
expected to be called before them to-day.
- The United States Steel Corpora
ton made public an answer to the gov
ernment's petition for an injunction to
prevent the destruction Of books and
papers and denied that it had attempted
to conceal or suppress evidence. == A
niece Uf the testatOr sued to recover the
estate Of Joseph Parker, valued at ST.
100000. which she alleged Yale Law
School professor obtained through undue
influence. Crowds besieging the
failed Rosett banks for their savings
learned that q dividend Of 90 per cent
would be- paid on their deposits
THE WEATHER.-Indi for to-
0ay: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 20 degrees; lowest l6.