New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

-FOREIGN.-Li Hung Chang has suffered re-
lapse and his ILLNESS may delay the peace nego-
Feking criticised the joint note Of the Powers
Count Won Waldersee has given notice TO his
staff TO cease hostilities. but commanders In
the field have failed as Yet TO hear OF these IN
structions. - The Beers have released the
members Of the Liverpool regiment captured at
Helvetia Transvaal on December %: General
Kitchener reports that the Beers have reap
peared on the railway north of Bloemfontein
defence measures against attack continue to De
mission has passed a bill appointing trustees TO
institute legal proceedings TO determine whether
the ownership and control of the San Jose Med
seal College. of Manila, are vested in the Church
in the United States Government - The
Central Committee of the Cuban Constitutional
Convention has agreed upon scheme OF gov
ernnnent based on the unitarian idea: General
Gomez is made eligible for President -
Lewis Rutherford. of New-York. brother-in-law
of Henry White. Of the American Embassy IN
London died in Switzerland
CONGRESS.-Senate: The Army Reorganiza-
tion bill under consideration, but little
progress was made. - House: The Reap
portionment bill was considered throughout the
day; there several sharp Tits between Mr..
Littleheld. of Maine. and Chairman Hopkins Of
the Census Committee. and Southern disfran-
chisement methods were discussed.
DOMESTIC-Secretary Root gave his views
on the military situation in the Philippines and
the need Of an increase in the Regular Army.
- The Congress committee investigating the
death OF Oscar Booz, the cadet whose death is
attributed to the hazing TO which he was sub
1ected at west Point, ilS NOfk at
Bristol, Penn, examining several witnesses.
G. There only one life lost in the wreck
of the coast steamer Iaqua, near San Francisco.
in which il was at first reported that forty per-
sons had perished. - The annual report OF
the High School Department Of the University
of the State, which made public yesterday,
shows a gratifying gain for education in New
York State - Cornell has decided to have
only alumni coaches for her athletic teams in
the future.
CTTY.-Stocks Were active and irregular. -
II announced that j. p. Morgan had Sc
cured the control of the New-Jersey Central
Railroad, had offered 1t TO the Philadelphia and
Reading and that the latter had accepted il.
Eight persons charged with counterfeiting
were arrested by Secret Service agents. -
Bishop Potter declined to name the man who
offered the sacrifice Of Captain Herlihy and In
epector Cross 70 induce him TO withdraw from
the battle against vice; District Attorney Phil
bin furnished Chief Deyery list of dsreputa-
bic resorts giving him opportunity to close
them and thus prevent his indictment -
The Savoy Theatre was closed because OF dis
agreements between the manager and Miss
Crosnan. who was playing I'm Mistress Nell" 7"
- Three new smallpox patients were sent
so North Brother Island, and a Brooklyn doctor
asserted that he had treated thirty cases with
out giving notice to the Board OF Health.
THE WEATHER.-Forecastf for to-day: Fair
and cold. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
% degrees: lowest. 22; average, 2s.