New-York tribune., 1910-02-13

Peter Wyckoff eighty-two years old,
fil.ancier. farmer and philanthropist, died
in mis- home, No. 1926 Flushing avenue.
Brooklyn. He was known for his many
gifts to charities. and had lived all his life
on his Flushing avenue farm. John B. ogll-
vie, head of the New York publishing house
of that name, died in his home, No 33l JET
ferson avenue. Brooklyn William Dods-
worth, president and editor Of The Journal
Of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
died at his home in Englewood. n j., aged
eighty-three Captain Alexander Sharp
L s n president of the board of 1nSpec-
ton for shore stations, died at the Naval
Medical School Hospital. in Washington.
from q complication of diseases. following
an attack of typhoid fever He was fifty
five Years old During the Spanish war
he commanded the gunboat Vixen, which
nar,icipated in the battle of Santiago. Ab-
drl Haulid the deposed Sultan of turkey
made an unsuccessful attempt TO commit
suicide by strangling in his prison palace
at Sslonica So intent was he on seif-de-
struction that he fought with his rescuers.
kicking. clauing and biting them 1t was
finally necessary to put the lorhiei Iuiei
in straitjacket.
AS long as he can sign checks sal"
p,e,. Mon his iailers won't let him slip
through their hands that way What else
happened that l ought to remember.
..Tbe United States Senate, by unanimous
vote and without discussion, passed the Dill
introduced BY Senator Hale 10 make Com
mander Robert +. Peary rear adnhal on
the retired list. But a Subcommittee ol
tho uousc Committee on Naval Affairs re
norted adversely on the proposition
"pearv was made the hero OF natohal
testimonial in the Metropolitan opera
House in honor of his discovery OF the
North Pole 4 check for $1,000 was pre-
sented to him by Governor Hughes IN ne
bolf of tbc citizens who arranged the
demonstration. The commander announced
At once that he would deposit it to start
fund to send an expedition INT" lle AM
arctic to enter the Stars and Stripes III "A
splendid brotherly race with our BRUSH
Cousins for the South Pole The com
-,.,d.-,s action is the FIRST definite step
toward actually preparing an expedition
for uo-lx in the Antarctic. II followed the
action of the National Geographic Society
IN Washington which decided To send an
exredition to the South Pole, provided the
necessary funds could be raised
..Secratarv Ballinger withdrew from pun
,;c entr, more lands supposed 10 possess
valuable water power sites or deposits OF
minerals More than sixteen thousand acres
along the Brcnau River, in Idaho, ana
about tventy-eight thousand acres along
,be Salmon River, in Idaho and Nevada,
we're withdrawn temporarily In ald OF pro-
posed legislation to affect water po"ei
sites The Secretary also Wlthure" hioic
than a half million acres In wyoming sup
posed 10 contain valuable coal deposits.
The President issued a proclamation IN
which il is declared that German gooo9
imported into the United States are enutied
20 the minimum rates OF duty PToclaina-
ttons according the minimum taflft rate 70
Argentina. Brazil. Mexico, Paraguay Uru-
quay, Panama and Liberia were signed by
President Taft
William b. Turner of oregon. for
twelve wears printing clerk OF the United
Stsres Senate has been dropped from the
rolls. All the circumstances connected with
Mr. Turner's separation from the govern
mcnt service have not come To light, but ID
story relating to his dismissal Is III circu-
alton which reflects on member OF the
Senate.
Wade H. Ellis, Of Ohio, resigned his
MACE as Assistant to the Attorney General
In the Department of Justice to accent the
Craftsmanship of the Republican Executive
Committee of Ohio and TO assume charge
of the Ohio campaign this fall. Mr.. Ellis
desnite his resignation, will continue to
re,resent the government III It's prosecution
of the so-csiled Beef Trust
Three hundred and thirty-fiVe men were
droppcd from the city payrolls as a result
of MAYOR Gaynor's crusade to reduce ex-
nenses The most important dismissa1s
were In the Board OF Education. No con-