New-York tribune., 1911-12-29
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.--The Chinese throne con-
sented to a national convention 10 decide
the new form Of government; Premier
Yuan resigned, but was prevailed on 10
stay; chaos is feared, and possible par
tition if q republic be chosen. as the
rebel factions already are at odds. -
Russia forced China to admit it had lost
control of Mongolia, but disclaimed any
intent of annexation. the Kutuktu was
proclaimed as Khan. - More than
fifty tramps died from poisoning In Ber-
lin, and the ailment, said to have been
caused by decayed fish, extended. -
w. A. Smart, a British consul in Persia,
who was wounded by tribesmen, arrived
safely i'm Teheran; Mr.. Shuster sun
awaited the naming of his successor. but
NAV leave IN ten days. - The Spanish
IN Morocco killed four hundred Rifflans;
the negotiations with France dragged
- Aviator scouts of the Italians re-
ported that the Turks and Arabs were
gathering in large forces in the Irlpon
hinterland - Cardinal Farley and ms
suite left Rome for Naples - Inc
Manchester England, lockout OF cotton
spinners extended to the mills IN 'hes'
hire.
DOMESTIC. President Taft intends
10 speak in Ohio on January 29, so and
81; he was told that La Follettes lnva-
sion Of the state was doing him much
GOOD POLITICALLY. Senator La Fol
lette, continuing his campaign in ONO
sUoke at Toledo and Norwalk - Rep
resentative Underwood chairman of the
Wavs and Means Committee, said the
Democrats would take up revision OF the
iron and steel schedule first. - Gov
crnor Dix at Albany asked for the imme-
diate resignation of DR.. Aivah II. Doty
as Health officer of the Port OF New
York 1t was brought out at the
trial of the indicted beef packers at Chi
cago that the government expected 10
show that the profits Of the Kenwood
company. trading in oleo, aggregated
81 00O. 600 n year: the capital stock OF
the concern was $4,000. 80 Governor
Dix at Albany appointed Duncan w.
Peck Of Syracuse, State superintendent
of Public Works and Seymour W. Van
SantVoCrd as counsel 10 the Governor
--- The four masted schooner Mary
Adelaide Randall OF Port jefferson, y. Y,
coal laden. was hurled on the ledges west
Of Block Island by q terrific northwest
cTly gale: four hours and half later her
crew of nine men was rescued by the
Block Island life saving crew. - The
New York, New Haven q Hartford Rail-
road Company filed "A petition with the
Public Service Commission at Albany for
authority TO purchase the Rutland Rail-
road; the commission gave the New
York Central permission to buy the
whole or any part of the capital stock
ot the Harlem road.
CITY stocks closed lower. -
Richard Croker, the former Tammany
boss. was sued with his two sons for
100000 by the former groom in a riding
academy here, who married Miss Ethel
Croker after a runaway match. on a
charge of alternating his wife's affections.
Two jurors in the Triangle fire
case declared they We're dissatisfied with
the verdict, one saying he wanted To
convict the defendants. but was prevent
ed from doing so by the judges charge.
Two other transatlantic cable COM
panies following the lead Of the Western
|. Union, announced 90 per cent reductions
n in tolls for non-code messages. - II
was said in the Corporation COunsePs
Office that the Tammany majority in the
Board of Aldermen had made technical
error in trying TO hurry through the new
building code which would nullify the
measure if passed == Assemblyman
charles a. Dana started on d trip up
state i'm behalf Of his candidacy for
Speaker OF the Assembly. - Sixteen
relatives Of Miss Maria L. Campbell. who
left a $4,000, 900 estate, began contest
Of her will. charging the aged woman
was uuduly influenced
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-
day: Fair and warmer. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, % degrees; low
est, 93.