New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
Aep9lork Dailp Gribn1re
SATURDAY. DECEMBER %, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-A London report says the joint
note has been signed by Ministers at Peking, and
will be presented TO Prince Ching and Ii Hung
Chang Immediately; Count Won Waldersee re
ports the killing of fifteen Boxers and the rout
of Chinese regulars by a German column OF the
international army. - The Beers were driven
out of HoutkraaL Cape Colony, by the British.
and also were repulsed in attack on Zuur-
fontein near Johannesburg; the dispatch OF
mounted reinforcemerts for Kitchener's army rs
announced by the British War ONCE; General
French defeated the Beers at Thorndale, In the
Transvaal, killing about fifty; an enormous con-
centration Of British troops is taking place In
the invaded districts of Cape Colony. - The
Philippine Commission enacted that all laws IN
the islands be printed in English; military opera
tions will cease on Christmas Day. - severe
storms continue TO prevail around the BRUSH
Isles and there have been numerous shipping
disasters - Sternberg, the Berlin banker,
was convicted Of immoral practices. - Bald
win the explorer, will take the largest transport
train ever used in the Arctic. - British
weekly papers comment acridly the amend
ments to the Eay-Pauncefote Treaty.
CONGRESS-The deaths of Mrs. William P.
FRYE and Representative Richard A. Wise were
announced and both houses adjourned until
January 3.
DONFSTIC-Senator Lodge explained the
amendments TO the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, say
ing that they were not dictated by spirit of
hostility to Great Britain, but were considered
necessary for the protection of American IN
terests. - A reward Of $4,000 was ohereo
by E A Cudahy for the arrest of the men who
kidnapped his son. and TO whom he paid S2oooO
ransom; the house where the boy was kept was
found in the outskirts of Omaha - Three
lives were lost by the wrecking Of a schooner
on the Virginia coast in gale; another schooner
was lost on the Delaware coast, and a small one
was cut down in Hampton Roads. - Mrs
William p. Frye, wife of the president pro tenn
pore Of the Senate died suddenly in Washing
ton Ex-Governor Wolcott of Massachu-
setts died at his home in Commonwealth-ave
Boston from typhoid fever. - Testimony in
regard TO the alleged hazing of Cadet Booz
showed the court of inquiry all the details of
upper class men told the court that "bracing"
the military excellence Of the cadets.
cITY.-The stock market was strong and ac-
tive. - Corporation Counsel Whalen sent the
Police Board opinion holding that the Chief
of Police had no right 20 transfer deputy chiefs
End the Board rescinded the transfers of p. H
Mclaughlin and Clayton. made by Devery on
Saturday last. - The Committee of One
Hundred on India Famine Relief was annoyed
by letters sent out by Arthur w. Milbury on
the committees stationery asking for money for
vaguely defined educational work. - Politi-
clans expressed the belief that Governor Roose-
Velt would remove District Attorney Gardiner on
Deputy Attorney-General Hammond's charges.
- Andrew Carnegie sold property adjoining
MS home TO William d. Sloane. - One of the
new cases of smallpox that of Edward
Bussey, treasurer Of the Board of Education.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest, 36 degrees;
lowest 81 degrees; average, 3414 degrees.