New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
Nrtp11oxk Daiip Gribnire.
SUNDAY, AUGUST /. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The condition of the Empress
Frederick is said to be precarious; the bad news
about his mother caused Emperor William TO
abandon his proposed visit TO Hamburg To greet
Count Won WadeTsee and the German squadron
returning from China. == William Y. b.
Beach. Father of the House of Commons, who
had SAT in Parliament since 1857 as Conserva-
tive member for the Andover Division of Hamp-
shire. died the result of being thrown from a
cab in London == Mr. KRUGER says that all
that the Beers would offer for peace is money:
they had proposed peace once to Great Britain
and would not renew the oner; Commandaht
Heermanus SteYn. cousin or President Steyh'
was killed in a recent fight in the Orange RlNer
Colony = Trade is improving in China, but
the people remain sullen and defiant -- Great
interest is manifested over the opening or the
new Wagner Theatre in Munich, in september:
- The Grosser KurfuIst passed the Lizard
on her voyage from New-York to southampton
and reported two blades OF her screw broken.
The United States cruiser Chicago VIII go
into drydock at southampton - l-lDerlan
officials I'm London are seeking from bIedl
Britain permission TO navigate the Mamma RlNer
in West Africa. == The Norwegian steamer
Vera is stranded on the coast of Newfoundland
DOMESTIC-Bishop A y. Littlejohn. OF the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese OF Long lsia.u, Is 40,
died suddenly at Williamstown, Mass, al , me
age Of seventy seven - The greatest Possi- s9i
BILE interest taken in Pittsburg IN lhe IAN
tre TO settle the strike, and IL VIII be the cehue
OF interest in the progress OF efforts 10 lle up
ali the steel industries Of the country. -
The missing transport LennON was towed INTO
San Francisco HarbOr by coasung steamer
- The Columbia and the independence again
raced a
n showing and being beaten only by a i siIan
margin The Pan-American Exposition
had a boom, the attendance being the largest so
far the railroads and hotels We're taxed 10 .neIf
CAPACITY == A report on iron and steel manu-
facture in this country showed a great deVelop-
ment in the industry.
CITY.-Stocl1s were duh at small final
changes - President Shaffer and his asso-
ciates on the executive board OF the Ana4ed-
mated Association conferred with Mr.. Morgan
Mr. Schwab and other representatives OF the
United States Steel Corporation and then con-
ferred among themselves. 1t was then an
nounced that no settlement could be reached
and that the strike must be fight TO nnlsh-
- The clothes Of man locked IN nat
caught fire from naphtha which he was using 10
Kill vermin and he was rescued by man VINO
broke in the door A burglar who killed a
keeper in the West Side Court prison last Octo-
Ter in order 10 escape was caught yesterday IN
Pittsburg -= Commissioner Kearney or the
Department OF Public Buildings Lighting and
Supplies asked Corporation Counsel Nhalen
whether he should pay employees in his depart
ment who absented themselves from duty; the
reply was that he should not, unless leave or
absence was granted. 80 District Attorney
Phnbns declaration that he is going ahead
with the prosecution Of corrupt police officials
led to a fear among policemen that others
would fare as Captain Diamonds wardman.
George Bissert, had on Thursday, when he was
convicted of taking q bribe. 80 The Empire
City trotting track sold to syndicate OF
turf men, who viii convert il into running
track. The delay Of the government in not Civ
ing the subway contractors permission to dig
under the PostOfice vaults blocked work on
the City Hail loop of the tunnel - Michael
Davitt arrived the St. Paul: he said that
Irish members Of Parliament had sacrificed
Home Rule agitation for support OF Boer inde-
pendence. 80 Getaway day at the Brighton
Beach racetrack drew large crowd.
THE Observation-Disclosures Partly cloudy
Sunday and Monday; cooler Sunday afternoon.
Temperature yesterday: Highest, 81 degrees;
lowest. al degrees; average. as degrees.