New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OREIGN.-General OrozcC declined
the governorship of Chihuahua, Mexico;
the post was expected to be filled by
Abraham Gonzales; Braullis Hernandez
was reported to have proclaimed him.
self Governor in the name OF NaSqueZ
Gomez. - King Frederick of Den
mark was said to be suffering from pneG-
monia; his condition was serious. -
w. Morgan Shuster, eX-Treasurer Gen
eral of Persia, had a long interview IN
London with Sir Edward Grey, Foreign
Secretary. - Alfred Sutro's new play,
"The Fire Screen" was produced In
London with qualified success. - y
coal strike was threatened by the definite
disagreement between owners and
miners on the question Of a minimum
wage The extra session OF ths
Philippine Legislature ended with the
deadlock ever the appropriation bills
still unbroken. --.--.-.
DOMESTIC-Presiden Taft decided to
appoint Charles Nagel, Secretary CT Com
merce and Labor to the United states
Supreme Court, and nominated eX-GoV-
ernor Myron T. .\Herrick, of Ohio, TO oe
Ambassador to France. - Solicitor
McCabe, Of the Department OF Agrlcuit-
ure. issued a statement denying the
charges made against the department In
connection with the Florida Everglades.
r. Legislation was being formulated
I'm Washington giving the President
added powers for the complete protec-
ton of Americans on the Mexican Dor
der. - Lawrence mill workers ann
ated with the American Federation OF
Labor voted to demand a 10 per cent
wage increase; the Massachusetts Legs
Iature ordered an investigation of the
strike. - The number of men indicted
in the alleged dynamite conspiracy was
said to exceed forty; capiases Tor their
arrest were completed at Indianapolis
- The jury was completed in the
criminal case against the "bathtuD
trust" at Detroit. - Charles W.
Morse left Atlanta for New York yester-
day; he will arrive here this afternoon
80 A Rock Island passenger traln
was held up by seven masked men at
the western terminus Of the ral!road
bridge which crosses the MISSISSIPPI
River at Memphis; it was reported only
a package of registered mail was stolen.
CITY.-Stocks. were dull and irregular.
49, Frank COffyn twice circleo the
Statue Of Liberty in his hydroplane, car
rying a photographer on his second trip.
- A report that Dorothy Arnold WAS
found in Philadelphia proved TO be
proundless Colonel Roosevelt
picked many statements out OF ADra-
ham LincOn'S writings as applicable 10
the present political situation from his
point OF view. -= The Wills OF Wo-
man and her nephew who died two daNS
apart were filed, showing that they Were
made Oh the same day and each made
the other residuer" legatee; church
now gets the res Se.- === The grand
jury records in the Brandt case were
found by District Attorney Whitman,
and they showed that two witnesses tes-
tifed-Mortimer J.. Schiff and private
detective. -- The American Tobacco
Company declared the regular quarterly
dividend on preferred stock, but omitted
that on common, and it was announced
that President James b. Duke would re
tire to become chairman of the board OF
the British-American Tobacco ComDany.
lriE WEATHER.-Indica for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 35 degrees; lowest &c.