New-York tribune., 1912-03-19
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, in introducing the naval estl-
mates in the House Of Commons, speci-
feally warned Germany that upon the
latter's naval programme woulL depehd
the augmentation or retardauon OF BTU
ish naval construction; Lord Charles
Beresford criticised the reference to
Germany as unnecessary and sure TO
provoke that country. - Premier
Asuuith announced that a minimum
wages bill would be introduced to-day IN
the House Of Commons, and that means
would be taken to pass il into law TINS
week: the distress among the workers
owing to the coal strike increased. -
At a ST. Patrick's day. dinner in London
John T. Redmond predicted the passage
Of the Home Rule bill by majority OF
more than 100. - The Brussels Sugar
Convention, which expires on August 81
1913, was formally renewed for five years
from that date. - The German con-
sulate at Swat-Ow, China, was burned
and detachment Of United States ma
rines from the monitor Monterey was
landed.
DOMESTIC. - President Taft was
warmly welcomed in Boston, where he
took part in a double celebration Of St.
Patrick's Day and Evacuation Day; the
President declared for preferential Pres
idential primaries. - Justice Mahlon
Pitney took his seat on the bench Of the
Supreme Court of the United States, ana
was assigned to the third circuit. -
Representative Underwood attacked the
Supreme Courts income tax decision in
defen ling the proposed excise tax Dlll
before the House. - Reports 10 the
Taft bureau show the Republicans in the
South are solidly for Mr.. Taft; eX-Sen-
ator Hemenway said Indiana was strong
" in favor Of the President -= A gen.
eral wage advance was announced by
the cotton mills Of Rhode Island; in
creaseS were also granted by mills in
Massachusetts, and Maine. - John
Dowd and John Taylor, convicts who
escaped from the Nebraska penitentiary
at Lincoln after killing the warden and
two assistants. were shot TO death by
pursuing officers near Anaka; a third
convict, who escaped at the same time,
surrendered. =-= George +. Baer, pres
ident of the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad, express ed his willingness, in a
statement issued at Philadelphia, to hold
a further confer nee with coal miners in
the hope of aver ing a strike.
CITY-Stocks were strong. - Let
ters showing the sugar trust had been
watching the attempts of its Pennsyl-
vania rival TO build a plant were intro
duced in the trial Of John L. Parsons
and others by tho United States District
Attorney. - Roosevelt managers an
nOunced that he would make three
speeches in this city on the eve of the
primary election, and the candidate Wis
tied Father YOrks church, addressing
mothers and children, and getting stuck
in the mud on his way back TO Oyster
Bay. =- The police We're still working
on the theory that the sender of the
bomb which exploded in Judge Ro-
salskys library was maniac no prom
Using clews having been discovered. -
II was expected the grand jury would
end its investigation of the Brandt case
by Thursday, returning two and perhaps
three indictments. - While a negro
held up her employer with a revolver a
girl crawled from the telephone switch
board into an adjoining room and called
mn the police. &C. Announcement was
made Of the sales Of the third and last
part Of the Hoe library and Of the Allis
collection. Collector Loeb an
nounced that the governments civil suit
against the Lucille. Limited, dressmaking
establishment had been settled 10y the
payment OF $4,000.
THE WEATHER.-Indlca for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, so degrees; lowest Al.