New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-18
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CITN.-Stocks were quiet but strong.
- Dean Alexander Meiklejohn. or
Brown University. was elected president
Of Amherst College. - The entire
estate Of Isidor Straus, who. died in the
Titanic disaster with his wife, was left
90 the six children by the will which was
filed Yesterday, a clause stating tnat
directions as TO charities were left for
his sons In 4 letter. -: District At
torney Whitman will investigate the
complaint OF counsel for Harry X. Thaw
that the so-C5lled kill letter ~ q
forgery. - Judge Gary, addressing
members of the Steel Institute, bade
Them have courage, as better times were
coming. aud said he was not opposed 10
competition. - From five thousand
10 six thousand patrolmen will march
to-day i'm the annual police parade
Mayor Gaynor will pin the medals on
the honor men. - 4 50-pound llass
Of terra Gotta fell from the roof Of the
NIcAlpin Hotel, crashed through troll
ley car killing q woman and wounding
fVo other passengers. - The Appel
lstc Division approved the preferential
payment features Of the proposed sub
way contracts, and II is believed the
Court Of Appeals will be asked 10 pass
on the matter at once. - The Will or
Colonel John Jacob Aston was proved
and only the reports Of the special
mitted 10 probate - The walters
submitted their demands to the hotel
men and 4 conference was set for Fri
Gay.
MESTIC.-Charles y. Hilles. Pres
jdent Taft's secretary. i'm a statement
issued in Washington said that Mr..
Roosevelt when President ordered the
cult against the Harvester trust stopped
End that information was given to
George w Perkins sixty days before the
cate when Mr.. Roosevelt says he sub
united the matter 10 the Cabinet. Mi.
Taft being out of the country at the
lime - Evidence given out in Wash
ington showed that Theodore Roosevelt
while President admitted responsibility
for the discharge Of the Brownsville lat
TALON. - In the House debate on the
Panama Canal bill strong opposition WAS
directed against the section Of tho meas
ire which provides that no preferential
toll rates shall be granted American
owned ships - To guard transat-
lantic steamers from the dangers If ice
in the lanes Secretary Meyer started a
patrol service 10y ordering the' scout
cruiser Birmingham 10 the southwark
Of the Grand Banks to notify steamers
with her powerful wireless system OF
the location of the icebergs. - In
Nestigation OF the charges against Judge
Court. took new angle when the House
committee was told by a witness tEat
the Judge was active in the attempted
sale of the Marion Coal Company TO the
Delaware Lackawanna e. Western Rail-
road
FOREIGN-At the British Titanic in
curry two witnesses who testified that
neither Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon nor his
wife had asked that their boat refrain
from attempting any rescues. edmitted
= they had been seen" by Sir Cosmos
agents: other witnesses testified that
such demands had been made, but Sir
Z Cosmo himself testified that this was
/ untrue - The body Of King Fred
erick of Denmark was brought to land
and taken through the streets of Copen-
! hagen TO the castle church al Chris
tiansborg. - 1t was announced in
! Paris thai Georges Louis, French AM
, bassador in st. Petersburg, would retire
/ later in the year. - The Turkish gar
rison at Rhodes surrendered to the I.al-
ians with the honors Of war after q
vigorous fight. - The United States
transport Buford arrived at Salina Cruz
end added ninety to the 232 refugees"
from Mexico already on board.
THE WEATHER.-Indicati for to-
, day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, &C degrees: lowest, SO.