New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Earl Darlington resigned
his Cabinet office of Lord Privy seal,
and was succeeded by Lord Crewe; Lord
PentIand resigned office as Secretary for
Scotland on his appointment as Governor
Of Madras Yuan Shih-kai as
sun1ed the title Of Fully Empowered Or
ganizer of the Republic of China; all
officials diplomatic officers and ponce
were retained In their places the masses
in Peking showed apathy at the changes
being brought about. - The BRUSH
government prevailed on Japan 10 pos
pone loans which might reach either OF
the conteuding parties in China. =
The French naval programme, FASTENING
nv two years the completion OF the pro-
gramme already provided for, was car.
ried In the Chamber of Deputies by 45z
TO 73. - The Turks tried TO rush inc
italian lires at Derna, but were beaten
back, losing sixty killed. g 60, FlrS' F,n,s'
Lieutenant J. Reynolds Powers, Sth cav
airy, killed himself in the philippines.
DOMESTIC.-James J. Hill, Of the
Great Northern Railroad, completed MS
testimony before the Stanley steel IN
vestigatlng committee. -Clarence n.
DoWd, business agent Of the Machlnlsts
Union, in Rochester. was arrested III
connection with the dynamite investlga-
ton. Dr. j. j. OConnen, OF BROOK
lND, was dlDOlIlltu Iltdlll OilASNA " 49,
Port of New York; William Tempie
Eminet was chosen State Superintend-
ent of Insurance. 80 The Court OF
Appeals in deciding a deadly weapon
case practically upheld the Sullivan law
- the Legislature at Albany passed
the so-called short bill' providing spring
primaries but curbng the county COM
tnittees and the long bill" carrying
real reforms, may be lost in consequence
- The Independence the oldest YES
sci of the United States navy, was or
dered out Of commission: the vessel was
the receiving ship at Mare Island, Cal.
A dispatch from san Francisco
stated that plans were under conslderd-
tlon for the construction Of S75OOOO
municipal opera house. - Fifty or
more Delaware College students went on
q strike, demanding the resignation OF
member OF the faculty. - A Harris"
burg, Penn. woman in her will stlpu-
lated that her horses, which had long
been in her service, be killed TO prevent
their falling into other hands. - Ac-
ton was begun in the Philadelphia courts
to have rescinded the order by which
Mrs Lindsay receives $1,000 for the sup
port of her son, who was recently res
cued from a sun palace of the Mazdazan
cult in Chicago; the whereabouts or
Mrs Lindsay and her son are unknown.
- Lake Michigan was reported to be
frozen over from shore to shore In many
places. Tying up navigation. -- The
State Department at Washington was
officially notified of the organization Of
the Chinese republic.
CITY-Stocks closed higher. -
Folke Engle Brandt was produced In
court for argument on the writ Of ha-
beas corpus and committed to the Tombs
pending decision, which was reserved;
Judge ROsalsky also heard and granted
motion to set aside Brandt's plea OF
guilty, and, lastly. Governor Dix, re-
opening the case, appointed specla!
commissioner to hear Brandts plea Tor
executive Clemeucy. - President
Purdy Of the Tax Board reported to
Mayor Gaynor that the increase in val
nations for 1912 was only S4.339,799, max
ing the increase IN the city's debt limit
S433, 900 as against SS700O,0O0 in 1911.
- Michael j. Dady. one of the Repub-
liCan leaders I'm Brooklyn, announced his
intention to retire from politics and de-
vote all his time to business. --- An
nouncement was made that two OF
Pearys lieutenants on his last polar trip
you'd try TO define America by exploring
Srocker's Land. == Theodore RooSe-
welt said he received q letter from the
Governors recently In session in Chicago,
and would answer II shortly. -- Two
aviators few around New York Harbor,
one going under and over Brooklyn and
Manhattan bridges.
THE WEATHER Indications for to-
day: Fair. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 80 degrees; lowest. 10.