New-York tribune., 1912-02-20
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

coNcRESS. Senate: The President
nominated Mahlon Pitney, Chancellor OF
New Jersey, to the Supreme Court DeIich
and Julius NJ. Mayer to be district 1uuse
60 Southern New York; the President
ySitbdrew the nomination Of two customs
collectors and eight postmastere ~ W
North Carolina; the minority report oI
fine stephenson Investigation was iilauS I:Sc
onblic - House: The chemical tarlll
rS.s,,ision bin was ridiculed by Republican
sneakers because it places many items
now free on the dutiable list; Represen-
tetive HAYES, California insurgent' ue-
nounced the enemies Of President lat
for their methods. II
FOREIGN.-A severance Of diplomatic
relations between the United states anu anu
Colombia was looked upon as lneEiIa Dle
unless this country Indicated a Willlns
ness to submit the differences petWeen
fhe two countries to arbltratlon; -
Conferences between representatives VI VI
o,nnIovers and employees were held III
Ineland with a view TO avertns tue
,braatened coal strike. 60 yuan ohlh-
Lai nrepared a notification to the powers
of his election as President OF the ClIi- 1
,,ese Republic at the same time requeSt
inp that the new regime be recoghlzeu.
E- A new Norwegian Caoinel was
formed headed by General Brathe'
DoMESTIC.-The Supreme Court held
that initiative and referendum lesisia
tion was purely politlcal question: oI,',.tS &c
could not be passed on by the coui .s.
- The governments contention that
Mrs Leeds should pay S110,OOO extra
duty ON imported pearls was dismissed
bv the Supreme Court. -= Ihree ne
groes were lynched by MOB at SheloS
Vile Tenn, for the murder OF rallroau
detective. 60 Delegations from many
counties in the state appeared at near
ing before Deputy Attorney Geherai Jo-
seph A. Kellogg at Albany IN opposl'lo..
In the application Of w. Plerrepoht
White TO Attorney General Carmody that
he start an action to prevent the letting
az contracts TO improve state roads, as
annroved bv special bills passed by the
last Legislature. - A granu jury was
summoned in Chicago to make inquiries
into the alleged perjury OF employees vi
packers summoned by the government as
witnesses in the trial Of members OF tne
so-called beef trust - TnoSe IN
charge of the governments case at ina
annapolis said that dynamite plots were
discussed at the ironworkers convention
fn 1910. = Joseph j. Ettor, the strike
leader. testified at Lawrence thdt he was
opposed to violence and destruction OIL
property ,- Four hundred alleged
signed agreements We're submitted py
Ine government III lllC ~ iIAiiHNA
against the "bathtub trust at Detroit.
- Bishop Doane of Albany, in an in
terview at Philadelphia said former
President Roosevelt was "errattc, unsafe
and unfair" and that Governor Wilson
was like q pocket edition OF Colonel
Roosevelt. Attorney General WICK
orsham praised President Tafts anti
trust record in a Milwaukee speech"
CITY.-Stocks We're duh at small price
changes. - A special Deputy Attor-
ney General came from washington 10
conduct a grand jury inquiry into the
affairs of the United States Steel Cor
Doration. and indictments of many Of
the concerns high officers are expected
shortly. Relatives of Samuel l..
Haslett filed a petition for committee
so take charge Of the aged recluses es-
tate; another and more serious charge
of conspiring to get the old mans prop
erty was made against former Senator
Gardner whose bail was increased. -
A pamphlet booming Mr. Roosevelt for
the Presidential nomination was sent out
10 all parts OF the country. -= Flower
Hospital and the New York Hom9opa-
thic Medical College are to have new
home, 20 cost about S10O0,OO0. including
The land. -= Francis l.. Leland, presi-
dent OF the New York County National
Bank, presented 81, 100000 to the Metro
politan Museum of Art. - j. p. Nor
gan & Co. acquired from the Drexel es-
fate the property occupied since 1872 as
a. banking office and will erect, it was
said. a modern structure on the. site
OF the Drexel Building. - Charles S.
Owsley, executor Of the Yerkes estate,
said in testimony which was filed that
Mrs Yerkes came near being sent to an
institution for dypsomaniacs
THE WEATHER. indications for to-
day: Rain. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, A degrees; lowest, 81.