New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-06
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-General Roberts reports fur
Their advance northward by General Hamilton.
commanding the right wing of the British army
operating in the Orange Free State; the Beers
reported 10 be trekking northward from
points the western border of the Free State;
details of the capture of the town of Brandfort
by the British are made public. - General
Otis sailed from Manila for San Francisco on
the transport Meade Hardin's expedition en-
countered little opposition in taking possession
of the island OF Martinique - Cholera is
adding to the horrors of the famine in India.
where districts populated by %, 900, 600 persons
are affected. = The German and Austrian
Emperors witnessed sham battle and reviewed
troops at Berlin. where the festivities con-
tnued. == The Prince Of Wales in speech
at the banquet Of the Royal Academy in London
referred to the recent attempt on his life. -
An Anglo-Serman syndicate has been formed to
exploit copper deposits in German Southwest
Africa. - An American official of the Ex-
position estimates that 100000 Americans will
visit Paris in the next six months. - Active
preparations for the coming municipal elections
in Cuba are in progress
CONGRESS.-The Senate was not in session
House: The Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill passed. and the Army and Fortifications
bills sent to conference.
DOMESTIC-Republcan leaders in both
houses of Congress working for adjourn
ment in the first second week of June. and
are making preparations to take an active part
in the Presidential campaign. - Two treaties
were signed the State Department one ex-
tending the time for ratification of the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty, and the other extending the
time for delimitation Of the Mexican boundary.
- II was announced in Washington that
United States Minister Will be sent to Constan-
tinople until the indemnity claims against Tur-
key have been settled. At the Chicago
Methodist General Conference propositions
introduced for the reduction of expenses by con-
solidating official boards. == The exercises in
St. Louis in honor Of Admiral Dewey came to
a end with public parade which he reviewed.
md meeting Of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion. OF which he has long been
member.
CITY.-Stocks dull and firm. - Win
ners at Morris Park: Heliobas, Hesper Tommy
Atkins, Ethelbert, Black Fox, Cosmopolitan;
Ethelbert won the Metropolitan Handicap. -
It announced that the control of the Long
Island Railroad had passed TO the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. - The Controller sent
back some of the payrolls for APRIL Saying
that the Davis law prevented him from paying
salaries TO teachers; it said appeal might
be made TO the Governor to call an extra session
of the Legislature. Eight hundred horses
were in the great parade arranged by the Road
Drivers Association. - The hearing the
summons for John w. Gates, obtained by George
Alfred Lamb, was begun before Magistrate Eel
Ter in the Jefferson Market Police Court, and
adjourned till tomorrow - The CoronerS
jury in the inquest into the death of Mary Smith
found that she died from peritonitis, following
a criminal operation performed by Mrs Kersten.
- Harry Vardon, the English golf champion,
sailed the Lucania.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 80 degrees; lowest, %; average, 511s.