New-York tribune., 1900-09-04
Iep2lork DaiIp Gribn1rs
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Two French priests arrived at
Kiao-Chau. escorted by Chinese troops, ana re-
sorted that Yuan Shi Kai, Governor Of Shan
Tung Province was prepared with twenty thou-
sand men to resist German aggression; seVeral
members of the Tsung-l-Yamen are. endeavor-
ing 10 open negotiations with the alnes IN re.
king through Sir Robert Hart; the Governor or
Shen-Se Province has asked from the ImpeT1al
Government a reward for taking ffty-two for
signers under his protection and then killing
them; Emperor William is reported to hhaVe
said that Germany would not give up PeKlng II
they had TO mobilize every army corps :"
A death from bubonic plague is reported at
Govan. a suburb Of Glasgow. on the le1t ~ oank OF
the River Clyde. - Ihe american m lI1llliiis ram IS
ships Hartford, Essex and Lancaster are now IN
the River Thames. - Spinners using Amerl-
can cotton at Manchester are considering the
closing Of their mills for a fortnight. owing 10
fbe scarcity OF cotton - Liverpool steamship
ownuers decided TO advance freight rates, owing
TO the high price of coal. - Sanudeo ue
Cuba is five feet under water, and is experlenc-
ing the most severe weather since 1871 -
The German steamer St. Georg was wrecked on
the Cuban coast near Santiago, has oeen apah-
doned, and will be total wreck
DOMESTIC.-The State Department received
another undated dispatch from Minister Coheer
IN PeIing - DR.. Hill, Assistant Secretary
of State returned TO Washington and assumed
charge of the negotiations on the Chinese ques-
fion. - The Navy Department made pubic
of the Oregon - The Republican State Con-
vention IS expected TO name B. B. Odel, Jr., tor
Governor to-day and renominate Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff and the other State oIlcers'
Ex-Governor Black may put Mr. OdeH IN NOM
lnation. =- The political campaign was opened
In Kentucky with speeches by the Republican
and the Democratic candidates for Governor
The lover of a South Carolina girl was
killed by her brothers, who caught them at their
tryst. - Governor Roosevelt and William J.
E Bryan spoke from the same platform In Chi
cago before thousands of laboring men. -
Ex-senator Hill discussed "Bossism" at a Labor
Day celebration.
CITY.-Richard Croker talked freely of his op-
position to Controller Coler's nomination for
Governor. and said Coler had been making
trouble in the organization. - Labor Day
was celebrated with parades, picnics. sports and
excursions. == The eleventh annual regatta
of the Middle States Rowing Association was
held on the Harlem; the Dauntless Club won
the principal contest == Trouble between
white men and negroes broke out in West
Forty-seventh-st.. between Seventh and Eighth
aves.; one man hurt. - The Larchnont
Yacht Club held special regatta. - The
Atlantic Yacht Club held regatta off the Sea
Gate house. == Ernest elliott, Of Greenpoint,
won the annual twenty-five mile road race Of
the Associated Cycling Clubs the Coney
Island Cycle Path. - The winners at
Sheepshead BayI Kimberly, FIeuron, Long
shoreman, Ethelbert and Jack Point dead heat)
Plato, Imp.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day:
Showers or thunderstorms; cooler; on Wednes-
day. fair; fresh southerly winds. Temperature
yesterday: Highest, 50 degrees; lowest, 73;
average, TN.