New-York tribune., 1901-07-29
Nep11ork DAILY Vribn1rk
MONDAY, JULY %. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-It is rumored in London that
General Lyttelton, who served under Butler IN
South Africa, will succeed General Kitchener as
commander-in-chief of the 2British forces in
South Africa The British defeated the
Mad Mullah in Sonaliland inflicting loss OF
seventy killed; the British had an officer ana
twelve men killed and an officer and twenty
men wounded. - Shamrock III and the Erin
PASSED Tuskar Rock, on the south coast OF Ire
land westward bound, at a. m. yesterday
- Baron MOunt-Stephen has given f4OoS
for the benefit of Presbyterian ministers in
Scotland. - Notwithstanding the sultan mas
agreed to release Servians arrested in Albania,
Russia has been forced TO repeat her demands
the Porte in peremptory terms. - The
Right Rev. Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop OF
Durham died in London. - Colombian rebels
are reported TO be operating in large numbers
near Panama - Arthus c. Davis London
ship owner was killed while climbing Alpine
mountain: other mishaps to mountain climbers
occurred in Switzerland.
DOMESTIC.-The steel strike viii probably be
settled this week. as renewed conference OF
Amalgamated Association officials with the steel
operators will begin in Pittsburg tomorrow.
- condemned murderer in Florida jail
made a desperate attempt to escape but was
shot dead by deputy sheriff, who had regained
possession of a pistol after the prisoner had
Midway shows at the Buffalo Exposition on
Sunday fruitless- == The drawing for
homesteads IN the Oklahoma Indian reservation
10 be opened begins to-day, and only one in
thirteen of those registered gets a farm. -
Races for the Astor cups scheduled to take
place off Brenton's Reef Lightship to-day; the
81 600 cup VIII be the prize for the 9O-footer
class. - NJ D. Whitman and Davis and
Ward expect TO compete in tennis contests
abroad next season. - remarkable in
crease in the growth of United States exports
TO Japan was shown by japanese statistical
report. == The State of New-York shows
great prosperity in almost all branches of in
dustry, and the chances for a Democratic vic
tory at the pext election appear slight
CITY-Religious services held in the
H4ymarket Music Hall. - The bridge cars
ran on ther usual Sunday schedule, but the
traffic was unusually light owing TO the recent
breaking of suspender rods the structure.
= Several physicians advised against stop
ping the inspection of cattle in view of DR..
KOch's statement regarding the transmission of
animal tuberculosis to human beings. - An
in IRE woman fought with usher in the
Scotch Presbyterian Church 1t
learned that the price of broons had been ma
terially advanced owing to the failure Of the
b.Oom corn crop. Sigmund j. Seligman
died al West End, Long Branch - The body
b of Commodore Kelly was brought to this city
the yacht Barrdcouta: nuns watched the bier
on the yacht. == Two We're asphyxiated
by gas in Brooklyn and third lay at the point
of death. =-- A masked highwayH1an held up
@nd shot young man near Hackensack
THE WEATBER-Indicatio tons for to-day:
:hoWers; light south to southeast winds Tenn
- ature yesterday: Highest, 80 degrees; lowest
CS degrees; average. a degrees.