New-York tribune., 1901-06-11
Nep1lork D;liip Iribn,1e
TUESDAY. JUNE II. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNTNG.

FOREIGN.-The special embassy from the
Sultan of Morocco was received by King Edward
and Queen Alexandra al St Jamess Palace
London. In the ambuscade at Lipa, in
Southern Luzon. besides Lieutenant Anton
Springer. of the 2lst Regiment. Lieutenant Wal
Ter II Lee of the Engineers. was killed: the
port that Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, jr., was
wounded WAS incorrect. - The Havana Con-
etftutional Convention again postponed the ses-
sion at which the Plat amendment was to be
discussed. == EN-President KRUGER and DIR.
Leyds arrived al The Hague, where, it is re-
ported a conference of Boer agents will be held
10 receive a message brought by Mrs. Botha from
her husband; Queen Wihelmina's recent visit TO
Berlin said to be TO enlist the kaiser's aid
in behalf Of peace. Yesterdays death roll
in England Included the names of Sir Walter
Besant. Robert ". Buchanan and Baron Wan
tage = Count Won Wadersee arrived at
Toxic and will be received by the Mikado to-
day - Louis Stern, of st. Paul. Mimi, re-
Gently United States Commercial Agent al Bam-
berg, Bavaria, shot and killed himself at that
place.
DOMESTIC-A report that President McKin-
lev had purchased oil lands in California was
denied al the White House - Mrs McKin-
ley's physicians reported a slow but steady i'm
provement in her condition. == Adyices from
General Wood received in Washington indicate
that the Platt amendment will be accepted by
the Cubans without modification. Secretary
Roots sharp note having had salutary effect
on the Constitutional Convention. - Two
buildings were formally opened at the Pan
American Exposition: the United States Marines
opened their exhibit: Illinois Day has been post
porated al Albany, with a nominal capital Of
$4,000 and il was announced that the principal
Offices would be at Schenectady, y. Y. = 1t
was learned that a burglar recently made
daring attempt to steal the examination papers
in one OF the Board of Regents rooms in the
State Capitol. - The new Boston elevated
road was opened to the public, and received
more traffic than IL could comfortably handle.
CITY.-Stocks were irregular. closing strong
- John ID. Crimmins issued a statement in
which he criticised the methods OF Justice Je-
rome in rading gambling houses and said bet
ter results would be achieved by letting gambling
alone ard fighting vice in tenement houses
-= deputy sheriff levied on valuable pict-
ures ard brlc-a-brac in the Hoffman House in
eNecltlng a judgment obtained against the new
HOFFMAN House Company by Edward S Stokes:
the deputy sat in the hotel and guarded the
articles on which he levied. Baron de
Senechal, Of Paris. and a friend were thrown
from victoria by collision at Fifth-aYe with
IhlrtY-fourth-st car. -- William F. King
resigned as president Of the Merchants Asso-
clauon and ID. Leroy Dresser was chosen to
succeed him. = IL was denied that there,
We're dissensions in the Committee of Fifteen
and II was said that the committee would now
turn ITS attention TO vice in tenement houses
= Bids were advertised for completing the
Improvement Of Manila harbor begun bv the
Spanlards. == The body of the Rev DR.
Maltbie d. Babcock arrived on the Trave.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer The temperature yesterday: High
est 40 degrees; lowest 5s; average, 67h