New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN. - Washington's Birthday
was celebrated in foreign capitals, the
meetings in London being especially gay,
and those in Paris centring around
Robert Bacon, the retiring ambassador.
Hopes of averting the coal strike
were expressed in London after the
Cabinet held two conferences with the
miners and one with the owners. -
Unprecedented enthusiasm was shown in
the Italian Parliament over the decree
anneXing Tripoli. - Jules Nedrines,
at Pau, France, established two mono
plane records for speed. 80 TWO Rem-
brandts were bought at the Weber sale
in Berlin for $50, ,250 and $29.2JO. pre-
sumably for Americans. 80 Striking
chauffeurs in Paris exploded dynamite
bombs in garages, destroying many taxi
cabs and inJuring two officials. - SIS
ter Candide, a charity worker In Paris,
who swindled jewellers out of SS00,00O.
was sentenced to eighteen months i'm
prisonment, but the sentence was sus-
pended. -= State Department advices
reported conditions in Mexico as slightly
improved.
DOMESTIC.-Presiden Taft. it was
announced in Washington, Will reply 10
the Columbus speech Of Colonel Roose-
welt, but will not attack the eX-Presl-
dent. While Lieutenant General
Nelson A. Miles was motoring in Wash
ington a man dropped dead. and the
general, on leaving his car, found that
IL was his brother, Daniel c. Miles. -
A hundred miners were entombed when
FIRE broke out in a mine of the western
Coal and Mining Company, at Lehigh,
Okla: a number were rescued alive, but
several were reported to have lost their
lives. The worst storm in years
paralyzed all traffic in Northern New
for hn the
history of the New York Central no
freight trains were moving over the
main line; two deaths were reported In
Rochester. - Justice W. o. Howard,
at Albany. commented caustically on the
laws delays. - Thirty federal indict-
ments were returned at Cincinnati
against officials and sales agents Of the
National Cash Register Company; the
Adams Express Company was also IN
dicted. - Governor Wilson of New
Jersey addressed the Kansas Democratic
Club at q dinner in Topeka on THE Re-
lations OF Business to the Government.
- Governor Wilson Of New Jersey
said at Kansas City, No., my hat has
been in the ring long time. ana my
head has been in it," when shown Colonel
Roosevelt's statement at Cleveland on
Wednesday. - Several vessels were
blown ashore at Norfolk Va, and the
Old Dominion Steamer Madison was
partially sunk in collision with Norwe-
Gian vessel
CITY.-Wind blowing ninety miles an
hour. the highest recorded in the local
Weather Bureau, caused injuries to many
persons and much damage to property
- Justice Gerard said he would with
hold the fling Of his decision in the
Brandt habeas corpus case until next
week 10 give Governor Dix more time to
act in the matter Of clemency. -
Eight babies were killed and four more
were made gravely i'll in the Brooklyn
Nursery and Infants Hospital by oxalic
acid in their milk. -= The trustees OF
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art decided
70 build new wing for the housing of
the entire collection of art treasures that
are TO be brought to this country by J.
Pierpont Morgan. - Theodore Roose-
velt returned from Ohio and spent a
quiet day. which was marked by re-
port that Roosevelt headquarters would
be opened here next week. - w. Nor
gan Shuster the deposed Treasurer Cen
eral Of Persia. returned home, expressing
bitterness against England and Russia
for their part in recent Persian affairs.
THE wEATHER--Indica for to-
dav: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, q.