New-York tribune., 1900-12-08
Nsrp7lprk Dailp Gribnire
SATURDAY. DECEMBER S, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
made a statement in Parliament promising carry
civil government in the Boer states, lne emu al az
view being ultimate self-goVernment' @ 1esP 90 a.
cffor+s 70 run down and capture De Wet con-
finue in the Orange River Colony; owing 70 S tne
withdrawal of the eEequatur OF Herr PotI Duteh
Consul at Lourenco Marques, the Dntch Alhs-
Ter Al Lisbon and the Portuguese Minister at
The Hague have left their posts. - more ac-
fivity is shown in the military operations IA
Northern and Southern Luzon; severe loss mas
been inflicted on several bands OF insurgents
Ambassador Choate has been informed oy the
British Foreign ONCE that the authorizes al
Hone-Kone have been unable 10 hno tlhplno
Trnfa there - Sir William Van Horne ar
rived in Havana and talked Of the plans OF ms
Cuban company for the development OF the
provinces Of Santa Clara and santiago
The shareholders Of the Stratton Independence
Mine held a stormy meeting in LONDON -
A coal famine in Norway IS threatened
CONGRESS.-Senate: The Hay-PaunceIo1ee :
Treaty was considered in executive session, ana
Al was decided TO take the vote on the Foreign
Relations Committee amendment al o ocLocA
next Thursday; Mr.. Teller onerea an AtleIs- tlls
ment striking out the clause prohibiting fortin-
cation Of a canal and spoke against ratlncanoh'
no important business was transacted IN open
session. - House: The Grout Dill, intenaeo 70 20
prevent fraud in the sale OF oeomargarlne as
butter was passed by vote OF l9S 10 ": Chair-
man Payne gave notice that ne would csll Up lne
War Tax Reduction bin next Tuesday
DOMESrIC-Bids for five battleships and six
armored cruisers, 10 cost in the aggregate about
S50O00O00 were opened at the Navy Depart
rnent- - The President nominated Colonel
John F. Weston 10 be cOmmissary-General OF
Subsistence Of the Army. 80 A statement
showing the Illegal expenditures made by E. q.
Rathbone as Director of Posts for Cuba was
issued by the War Department ~ Governor
Roosevelt viii be the guest, on December 81. al a
dinner 10 be given at the Fort Orange Club, at
Albany by the State officers who have served
with him during the last two years. - gold
field richer than any found in Alaska since the
Klondike discovery has been reported on the
yellow River, a branch OF the KuskOkwim. -
negro was lynched by a Virginia mob.
CITY.-Stocks We're weak at small net
changes 80 Horace J. Hayden, second vice
president OF the NeW-York Central Railroad. and
a director in many corporations, was killed by
falling from a window in his home. - Sen
ator Platt said that a bin creating a single
headed Police Commission for this city would
be passed at Albany without delay. - Gov
ernOr-elect Odell gave q hearing on the canal
question, and announced that he would make II
the subject of special message. - The
brig c. c. Sweeney brought all but one OF the
crew Of the tug John W. Herring into port, af-
ter rescuing them from the sinking tug. -
IL was rumored that members OF the Commit
tee OF Fifteen will hold an informal confer
ence at the Chamber Of Commerce Monday.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day; Rain.
The temperature yesterday; Highest, 40 de-
grees; lowest, 40; average, 4Sss.