New-York tribune., 1901-08-05
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Emperor and Empress OF
Germany and their children were summoned 70
Cronberg. where the Empress Dowager Freder-
lex is lying at the point Of death; an official bull
letin announced that her malady has attacked
the internal organs and the patients strength
diminishing rapidly. == King Edward
will GO to CrOnberg from Cowes to-day. ==
Two Beers came into the British lines at Kroon-
stad, Orange River Colony. under a flag OF
truce, bearing a letter from eX-Presdent Steyn.
- The Venezuelan Government reports the
defeat Of General C;arvlros's invaders, including
a large force Of Colombian troops, by the gov
ernment troops: the invaders were said 10 have
been driven across the frontier with loss Of 800
killed. the government losing 300 killed. -=
The swift torpedo boat destroyer Viper. of the
British navy, was wrecked off the island of Al
derney. == The yacht Ophr. with the Duke
and Duchess Of Cornwall and York on board
arrived at Port Louis. Mauritius. == a dis
patch from Saigon to the Duke of Chartres said
that his son. Prince Henry Of Orleans. was
slightly better. and hope Of his recovery had re
Nived. -- Nj. Santos-DUmont made another
effort to win the Deutsch prize for dirigible
balloon in Paris. but an accident again pre-
vented the success Of the experiment
DOMESTIC-Shaffer has received full power
from his fellow Amalgamated Association Of
icals to act in the matter of extending or
setting The steel strike and within week eN-
poets TO call cut all union men employed by the
United States Steel Corporation -= A num-
her Of interesting features are arranged for the
DAYS OF this week at the Pan-An1erican Fair in
Buffalo == Senator Tillman. a Wisconsin
Chautauqua, advocated the lynchng of negroes
for assault and was loudly applauded. -= a
number Of largely attended services were held
al the Mortified Conference. = Two young
women and a lawyer were drowned while bath
ing near Ocean City. Nd =- There viii he
race for yawls and two of the seventy -footers
for special cups of Newport to-day. =- Ad-
jutant General Corbin spoke in praise Of the
military and civil demonstrations in the Philip
pines. == American troops occupied three
towns in Mindoro. the insurgents fleeing 10 the
interior.
CITY.-Physioian at the Fordham Hospital
sisted that the mosquitoes were responsible for
the Illness from malaria Of q majority Of the
residents Of the Heights. =- woman whose
clothing caught fire from an explosion of naphtha
jumped from four story window while burning
. and received fatal injuries. == Charles r.
Skinner, State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
II tion has condemned Miles NJ O'Brien's idea Of
employing Sisters of Charity { public school
teachers. -- DR.. Aivah II. DOty Will begin to-
day a war Of determination upon the Staten
Island mosquitoes. == The mighty Celtic, of
the White star Line, arrived in port. and seemed
dwarf all other vessels with her huge bulk
- II announced that tomorrow at the
Metropolitan Hospital a business mans stomach
would be removed, in hope Of preventing his
issued an open letter to Mayor Van Wyck and
other officials giving a plan he believed Will
solve the New-Yo Central tunnel problem.
= The Central Federated Union appointed a
committee to urge District Attorney Philbin 10
investigate Commissioner Nagle's action in let
-= Senator Plaft, at the Oriental Hotel, Man
haitian Beach. talked Of the political outlook
- A Russian jew. respondent. took carbolic
acid and jumped from four story window.
= The body Of Bishop Littlejohn arrived
from Williamstown, and the funeral will be held
on "Wednesday.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Generally fair Light to fresh north 10 north
west winds. Temperature yesterday: Highest,
40 degrees; lowest, 90; average, al