New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
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MONDAY, OCTOBER S, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Li Hung Chang left Tien-Tsin on
October for Pedng; the engineers and mis-
sionaries at Pao-Ting-Fu, released by order of
ii Hung Chang refuse to start for Peking un-
der Chinese escort, fearing treachery. -
Mabini, founder Of the so-called Filipino Gov
ernment has been released from Imprisonment
centrating in Northern LuZOn. - The steam
ship Deutschland sailed from southampton for
this port yesterday; Captain Albers denied that
she was aground in the Elbe, but said that she
anchored two hours to await the rising Of the
tide. - Floods in the Panuco and Tames
rivers, Mexico, have caused widespread destruc-
ton and much loss Of life. = The boundary
dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras has
been amicably arranged - The Bishop of
Jerusalem laid the cornerstone of the church to
be erected on Mount Zion, on the site presented
TO Emperor William by the Sultan. - The
reception and review in honor of Prince Albert
Of Belgium and his bride passed off smoothly in
Brussels. the Socialists refraining from hostile
demonstration. = seaman who arrived in
England on vessel from the Rio de la Plata
died in Wales from bubonic plague; another
death from plague is reported in Glasgow. -
Jacquelin. the French champion, won the inter-
national cycling race in Paris, defeating Cooper
the American, and Meyers. the Dutchman. -
A cargo of New River coal has reached Antwerp
for the Upper Rhine, where the price will be
2112 marks a ton.
DOMESTIC.-The striking miners in the
thracte region were quiet yesterday; the leaders
held a conference with President Mitchell re-
garding the conventionsathe operators declared
that they We're hopeful that their offer of a ~
rer cent advance in wages would be accepted.
Washington on Tuesday, when discussion of
Frances note TO the Powers regarding China
will take place. W. J. Bryan spent a quiet
Sunday in his birthplace, and will begin his
Illinois tour to-day. - The prospect Of the
renewal of the effort TO pass State Police bill
gives additional interest to the prospect Of an
decreased Republican majority in the Senate at
Albany. = A letter from Mr.. COnger to Sec
retary Hay showed thatithe date of the reception
of the latter's cable dispatch to Peking was
July 16.
CITY.-John McCullagh State Superintendent
of Elections for the metropolitan district, sent
10 the police authorities a list Of over two hun
dred Illegal resorts on the lower East Side. which
he feared would be houbeds of colonization for
the coming election; he warned the police that If
they were not closed he would appeal TO the
State authorities. - The New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung" in editorial this morning
advocates the election Of William Mckinley.
g. John D. CTimmins issued a statement an
nouncing his intention Of supporting McKin-
ley and urging workingmen to do the same. -
The Church Of the TRANSPORTATION, the Little
Church Around the Corner" celebrated the fifty
second anniversary Of the founding of the parish.
- The Rev. Alexander McCIaffin, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, de-
clared that the Westminster Confession Of Faith
was not the essence of Presbyterianism.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Rain,
cooler. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 6I
degrees; lowest, O.; average, 65Is.