New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CTTY-Stocks were irregular. -
The Carpathia- with the Titanic surviV-
ora probably would be delayed oy
storms, II was said, and 1t was beheved
by the Cunard Office that she would COCK
about 2 o'clock tomorrow morning,
Secretary Nagle, 1t was announced. would
eupervise her reception by direction OF
President Taft. and the customs authorl-
ties would pass all passengers, including
those of the Titanic, and Commissioners
williams arranged TO care for the steer
are passengers, - Accident insurance
cornpanies estimated that their losses
because Of the Titanic disaster would
run up close TO $2,0O0,OOO. -. Inc
Mayor started relief fund for sufferers
from the sinking of the Titanic. -
Two liners came into port and reported
passing great fields of icebergs; third
reported having picked up the Titanic
call fpr help at a distance OF $50 miles
The funeral Of General FREDERICK
Dent Grant will be held tomorrow al
ternoon on Governors Island. - Ihe
aged head Of q house manufacturing
musical instruments committed sulcloe
in his office, using revolver that had
apparently been purchased short time
before. g. r. J. Stead, of the Cunard
Line. said he was told that White star
officials knew as early as 10 g. m. the
next day that the Titanic had founoered
DOMESTIC-Presiden Taft received
messages Of coincidence regarding the IT,
tanic disaster from the King and Queen
Of England and the King of Belgium. and
from the three American Cardinals. -
The Senate passed a resolution providing
for an immediate investigation of the
cause of the great loss of life on the IT,
tanic, and measures were presented In
both houses Of Congress to prevent sim
,xn1 TO fttssfh hnn "a
lives of passengers and crews at sea-
Secretary Knox returned from his
trip to the countries below the isthmus
pleased with the results and believing
his mission successful -= The Con-
necticut state convention instructed its
four delegates -at-larSe for President
Taft - Colonel Roosevelt, in a
speech in Omaha, attacked Mr.. Tafts
supporters. and said the President was
Democrats prepared TO make campaign
material out Of the Henry bill providing
for publicity for contributions. - 1t
WAS learned at washington that the mill
itary authorities had completed the de-
tails of q military campaign to meet
fully any contingency which might arise
in Mexico -= An appeal on behalf Of
the Red Cross for funds TO aid the flood
sufferers in the Mississippi Valley was
ington. - General Horace Porter was
the principal speaker at the unveiling Of
the memorial TO John Paul Jones at
Washington; President Taft also took
part in the ceremonies. - G. r. Hol-
land was indicted at Norwich, y. Y, on
charges alleging eXtortion of money
from f. Z. Arnold the New Berlin bank
embezzer. Governor Dix approved
the Bush bill providing for sterilization,
designed to prevent increase in the num-
Der Of feeble-minded and criminal cit
liens.
FOREIGN-The Mexican government
replied to the warning note recently sent
out from Washington. - British roy
atty gave TO the fund for the relief Of
the families of the crew Of the Titanic
John Verrept, well known Bel
gian airman, was killed by q fall of 600
feet st Versailles; friends Of the aviator
expressed the opinion that he committed
suicide because of I dispute with his
fancee. - II was learned at Peking
that six outlaws arrested in connection
with the murder of Bert Hicks, Of Osh-
kosh, Wis, had all confessed their part
in the crime, and had been executed
- The Pope received Monsignor Gio-
vanni Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, who will start for Amer
lea to-day. - J. Pierpont Morgan
spent his seventy-fifth birthday in Flor
ence, receiving an avalanche Of congrat-
ulations.
THE WEATHER.-Indc for to-
day: Rain. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 65 degrees; lowest, A.