New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. S.-Senate: The nomination
OF Mahlon Pitney for the Supreme Court
was confirmed and reconsidered. -
House: a determined flibuster against
private pension legislation was conduct
ed by Mr. Roddenbery, OF Georgia.
FOREIGN.-Captain Roald Amundsen
gave further confirmation of his dls-
Covery of the South Pole; he denied
Knowledge of the British expedition un-
der CAPTAIN Scott. == The BRUSH
government invited both sides in the coal
dispute to a joint conference next week;
The miners were disinclined to accept
unless the principle OF minimum scale Oh
wages were barred from discussion. -
Secretary Knox arrived at Amapaia'
Honduras and was entertained by tne
members of the Cabinet. == The chi
nese republican Cabinet decided to meet
at Marking. despite the fact that the
presence of Yuan Shih-kai. President
elect would have to be dispensed Win.
.- Menchu soldiers in Picking were
reported to be again wearing thelr
nuenes. this being considered a disquiet-
ingly reactionary sign. == Sixty big
ships and forty cruisers were PROVIDED
for i'm tho new German naval bill, Two
extra armored cruisers to be detailed ior
service abroad.
DOMESTIC president Taft spoke at
Toledo in opposition TO the recall OF
judicial decisions, advocated by Mt
Roosevelt. - Roosevelt men in Loul-
siana will hold a primary, despite the
refusal OF the state committee TO sane
ton one and may send rival deleSa-
lion to Chicago. The Michigan
Senate adopted Presidential preference
urinary bill. - Theodore l2ouglas
Robinson. nephew Of Theodore Roose-
welt. introduced in the Assembly at Al
bany bill which provides for the leaV-
ing of a blank space at the bottom OF
the primary ballot for the expression oI
choice on Presidential candidates. -
IT was said at Albany that Charles F.
Murphy, Of Tammany Hall, was facing
q revolt Of upstate Democrats because
OF his determined refusal to accept Her
bert p. Bissell. of Buffalo, as Public
Service Commissioner.
CITY.-Stocks generally were higher.
Mrs. Harriet Wells Smith, an aged
widow, who has a life interest IN
$4,000 estate. caused the arrest OF her
niece and her nieCe's son on charges or
grand larceny 80 Theodore Roosevelt
Informed that the New York County pc
tition fo- delegates favoring his nomi-
ration had been completed, assailed the
primary law, and SAID he had never seen
q contest in which patronage mas Deen
used more barefacedly." = A letter
the Barren Lands of Canada of Harry j.
Radford, ali explorer. and a white com
pnnion by two Indian guides. - The
filing uf the appraisal tax revealed that
BENJAMIN Hart, who began his career as
a pedler, left an estate of more IMAM
million dollars. - The legality or the
reinstatement of medical Inspector over
Health Commissioner Lederle's protest
was questioned, and the matter is in the
hands Of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission. --= Five important car
lines, including the Broadway and Lex
ington avenue lines, were stalled for two
hours by a short circuit. -= Magis-
trate Kernochan rebuked policemen who
gave conflicting testimony, and said
Commissioner Waldo's criticism of the
courts should be applied to the police
THE WEATH HER.--1ndications for to-
day: Rain or snow. The temperature
yesterday: Highest. AZ degrees; low
est. "a.