New-York tribune., 1901-10-08
Nsm9lork DAILY 0ribn,te
TUESDAY. OCTOBER s, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Khan. the Ameer
of Afghanistan. died on October s. at Cabul;
h succeeded by Habibulah Khan, his
eldest SON -" Costly preparations have been
made for the return journey of the Chinese
coi.rt to Peking: native officials in Peking COM
plain Of the conduct of the legation guards;
Sheng the Director of Telegraphs has been
appointed 10 negotiate commercial treaties for
China and to revise the Chinese customs --
The steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm made the
fastest maiden voyage from Sandy Hook TO
Plymouth England. == Violent storms pre-
vailed along the Atlantic coast of Europe and
in the interior; the Portuguese coast fish
ing vessel foundered, and nineteen men were
drowned. == A shipment of three thousand
tons of spiegeleisen made from konigSberS
Germany, TO Philadelphia. = London papers
calling for the expulsion Of anarchists from
England. - Beerbohm Tree, Malvolio, in
Twelfth Night reappeared at Her Majesty s
Theatre, London, and achieved a triumph. =-
The Duchess of Cornwall and York left Banff in
the Rocky Mountains. TO join the duke, VINO Is
duck shooting on Lake Manitoba.
DOMESTIC.-Senator Thomas c. Platt said
that he and President Roosevelt were in perfect
harmony on New-York politics and Republican
party affairs generally. - Lieutenant-Com-
nlander Hodgson was cross-eXamined by Ad-
nliral Schley's counsel at the court of inquiry,
and Captain Folger and Lieutenant Doyle testl-
fed. == The President appointed Ex-Governor
Thomas c. Jones' cf Alabama. United States
district judge. Charles II. Cans is ex-
pected TO be the Republican candidate for Mayor
Of Albany. and a close contest is anticipated.
== The four men arrested in Philadelphia on
4 charge Of kidnapping woman and keeping
a
may be sent to prison for life for their crime.
- statement made public in Philadelphia
showed the attitude of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company in regard to the proposed union
station in Washington The Protestant
Episcopal triennial convention disposed of
many matters of routine business in San Fran
cisco. =-=- Miss Helen Gould has presented
two scholarships of $4,000 each to Vassar Col
lege. The race between The Abbot and
BoFalma has been declared off. owing to the lat
ter horses sickness
CITY.-Stocks were weak and generally lower.
== Edward NJ. Shepard officially in
formed Of his nomination for Mayor by Tam
many. and made a formal speech of acceptance.
The trustees of Columbia University
cepted the resignation of Seth Low. fusion
didate for Mayor, president of the university.
= Sir Thomas Upton announced that the
Shamrock would be laid up at New-London for
the winter and would probably with the
Columbia and the Constitution next year.
Cole Apr Bjdwell, in his report the alleged
frauds in the impOrtatiOns Of Japanese silks.
found that no evidences Of attempted fraud
cOlusiOn between importers and customs officers
existed. = The contest the Will of Eu-
gene Guido Cruger. who died in France. was
begun by the children of his first wife, who is
now Mrs J. Frederick Tams. = Mayor Van
Wyck made several little Tammany campaign
speeches at the meeting of the Board of Esti-
mate and AppoTtionment == The body of a
boy was found in bag in which il is supposed
he suffOcated the police lay the murder to
a degenerate. == 1t was announced that Seth
Low would speak every night except Sundays
until November ,. - Commissioner Ftchie
in his report to COmmssioner-(ieneral Powderly
said the best way to keep anarchists out Of this
country make the transportation COM
panies responsible for their deportation.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 20 degrees; lowest, ~; average. 10