New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CITY.-Stocks declined on heavy SELL
ing. - The devious ways of the car
barn gang we're revealed when two al
legged members OF the mob sub or
SANITATION, were indicted for the killing
of Patrick Burns. a Bronx saloonkeeper
- John A. Topping testified at the
Steel dissolution suit that the erect OF
the Gary dinners was TO maintain prices
Of steel products. =- The TWO DaDlSS
"Iolo" and lump" saved from the IL
tanic, were identified by their mother.
Nine. NSVratil who arrived from France
- Controller Prendergast heard Il
fund was being raised to push through
an increase OF pay for policemen, and he
issued a warning 10 policemen against
contributing money for such purpose.
=-- Judge O'Sullvan replied to the
charges OF too much leniency. made in
Fosdick's letter to Waldo. and after a
conference between Waldo and Whitman
il was said concerted attack would be
made on gambling. 49, Guardians were
named for the Younger Mrs. John Jacob
Astor and Vincent Aston, to act in their
behalf at The probate of Colonel Astor's
Will. which was expected to come up
to-day.
OMESTIC.-Presiden Taft. in Cleve-
land, received kilograms from {. ID.
Hilles and William IS. Mckinley saying
54S delegates were pledged TO his renom-
tnation. - Colonel Roosevelt continued
his speechmaking tour Of Ohio. -
Clarence V. II. RiChesOn was found sane
at the time he murdered Miss AVIS LID
nell and sane at present, in the reports
of three alienists made public at Boston:
Governor Foss announced that he would
not submit the petition for commute
ton of sentence to the Executive Coun-
Gil. - G.. +. Brownell vice. presi-
dent Of the Erie Railroad Company tes-
tilted in behalf of Judge Robert W. Arch
bald before the House Judiciary Com
mittee at Washington. -= The House
Committee on Banking and Currency
started it's investigation OF the money
trust" by hearing about American cap
ital aiding Brazil 10 carry out its coffee
valoriZation scheme - The House
entered on a protraCted debate Of the
Panama Canal bill: there was strong
opposition TO the provision against pref
erential treatment of American owned
ships in the matter of tolls. - Ben
jamiu Campbell, vice president of the
New York, New Haven &, Hartford
Railroad. gave testimony before the
Senate committee investigating the Ii
tanic disaster. tending TO show that news
Of the sinking Of the White Star liner
was not withheld from the public after
being received in the New York Office
Of the company. - The Rev. DR..
Mark A. Matthews, of Seattle, was elect
ed Moderator Of the General Assembly
81 the Presbyterian Church I'm the Unit
ed States Of America, at Louisville, Ky,
FOREIGN.-The body of Frederick
VIII of Denmark was taken from Ham
burg and placed aboard the royal yacht
Dannebrog at Travemunde; the yacht was
expected to reach Copenhagen at noon
TODAY, - The second reading Of the
Welsh adjustment bill was passed
in the House of Commons by a majority
Of 81 in total vote of els. - The
garrison and civil authorities of the
Turkish island Of Lipso. near Smyrna.
were taken prisoner by the crew Of an
Italian destroyer. - rebel victory
ct Pedricena, Mexico, endangered Du-
range, which the federals had left I'M
guarded. - Horatio Bottomley. NJ. p.
filed a petition In bankruptcy in London,
end as a consequence resigned his seat
in the House of Commons. - The
London conference discussing the terms
Of the loan 10 be made to China was
suspended, owing 10 Russia's insisting on
special safeguards for her own interests
I'm the new republic. - The result of
the elections in Montreal showed that
the Gouin government will have ma
tority Of between AZ and al. - Louis
Henry Ayme. consul general at Lisbon.
died at his post.
THE wEATHER.--Indicatio for to-
day: Showers and warmer. The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, So degrees;
lowest, so