New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORFIGN-Lord Salisbury at the British
Foreign Office on Friday held conference with
the Chinese Minister. Sir Chin Chen LofenSIuh'
representatives Of the United States, Germany!
Russia and France being present; Ii hung
Tshsny has proceeded north from Shangha, II
fs v,-r,orred in Shanghai that the Germans IN
tend Selling the Grand Canal at seVera! points.
- ord Roberts reports the capture py Gen
eral French Of BarbertOn, in the 1rahsNAal' d
great amount of rolling stock and many heros OF
cattle and sheep; the Boer delegates az ~, ne
Hague have issued appeal for intervention
70 all nations; in Johannesburg 1aInlhe pFl GO
are rreyailiug == Full and satisfactory eA-
nerirnents with horseless vehicles were a feature
Of the annual manHuvres Of the french army.
- british manufacturers Of steel are meeting
sra-p competition from American trade rlVals,
An additional case Of bubon1c plague vas
59sco,.aTad IN Glasgow ~ Preparations are
49, -. -, a Iraat scale for the entertain
rnent of all the Mayors Of France In Paris on
Sartenber % - In the race al London TOT
the amateur fifty miles bicycle cnamplontsthIp Pr, %
the world, H. ". Payne Won IN houI' N IN
rtes and - 10 seconds, making new IeCoiu
DONEsTIC.-Danger Of a pestilence is be
Ifeve5 nv the health officials of Galveston 10
have passed, and rapid progress is being macs
in clearing up the ruins and resumlng business
- There were no new developments in the
Chinese negotiations in Washington; no con,
1rroafior Of the report that Russia has issued
an ,Ilfirnafum has been received. -= An ON
cial statement Of the operations or the GoIu
Standard law in the first six months OF It's eX,
istenCe WAS made public = Senator hanna
a55ressed a Republican mass meeting at Delphi,
Ind - w J. Bryan talked on "Irusts IN
ST T0uis Charles q. Dawes, ConuolleI
Of the Currency, spoke on Campaign Issues" at
Iolier III ~ Erie County Democrats are
n1anifesting strong opposition 10 Rlchard
Cvroler's domination. The Mineola, owned
by August Belmont. was judged to have fouled
the Yankee in the race for the One Thousand
Dollar Cup. and the prize was awarded TO Mr..
Duryea's and Mr. Whitney's yacht
CfTY-There was a sharp decline in stocks
~ Helen Forbes Southgate. who was IN the
room with Henry G. Barbour, at the St. Charles
Hotel. Brooklyn, when he is alleged to haVe
ended his life, was found at a hospital slightly
wounded. - The Appellate Division aff1rmeo
the certificate granted TO the Delaware valley
and Kingston Railroad by the State Railroad
Commissioners; the certificate was opposed by
many coal carrying roads - The fund for
the relief OF Galveston Is nearing total or SoVo-
900. - General di Cesnola expressed the hope
that he might buy the Garland collection or
ceramics for the Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
Indications in Wall Street were that the
German war loan would be oversubscribed.
80 Richard Croker had talk with James K.
Mcclure and closed his own State headquarters
in the interests Of harmony. = II was an
nounced that the Grand Jury was investigating
charges of bribery made against Policeman
Spolasco, OF the Criminal Court Squad, by
Tombs prisoner. - Excitement broke out
afresh in the Cotton Exchange, and Fridays de-
cline was more than regained by from 10 to II
points == The Rainbow. owned by Cornelius
Vanderbilt, defeated the Mineola, owned by Au-
gust Belmont. in the Atlantic Yacht Club races.
- Winners at Gravesend: Montanic Cock
Robin, Conroy. Imp, Lief Prince and Greenock.