New-York tribune., 1901-02-19
Irpllprk Daiip Gribrnrs
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1901.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-American troops in China viii
not be permitted 10 join Count Won Waldersee g
projected offensive campaign; a Berlin dispatch
says Won Waldersee proposes 10 clear the Prov
ince OF Pe-Chi-L of Chinese sOldiery; the Chi
nese question the subject OF an official
statement in the House OF Commons - The
American Civil Commission established provin-
cial government in the Province or Tarlac,
Luzon =- A statement regarding the heavy
death rate from fever IN British camps IN south
Africa was made I'm Parliament == The stu
dent agitation continues in Russia and whole
sale arrests I'm Moscow have been made under
martial law. II is feared that the British
steamer Homer was sunk in collision with a
Russian bark OF Grimsby, England. and that
sixteen men persisted.
CONGRESS. Senate: The PostOffee Appro-
priatiOn bin under consideration most or
the day; point of order was made against an
amendment providing 100000 for pneumatic
tube service. hut the matter went over without
action; Mr.. Pettus, Of Alabama, spoke against
the ship Subsidy hill; the conference report on
the Military Academy hill came up, but no
action was taken. == House. The bill apprO-
priating S500 u00 in ala Of the ST Louis Ex-
position was passed under suspension Of the
rules; a bin 10 define the word conspiracy" in
the sherman Antitrust law was overwhelm-
fngly defeated. Mr.. Cannon made statement
regarding the appropriations, which he esti-
mated al S69i 100000.
DOMESTIC President Mckinley informed
HIS callers that al present he saw way Of
avoiding an extra session Of Congress -
Secretary Gage, in statement regarding the
Russian tariff dispute expressed regret for the
retaliatory action of Russia, and said that under
his view OF the law he compelled 10 impose
counterVailing duty on Russian sugar. -
Mrs. Nation was tried twice in Topeka for the
destruction Of property decision being reserved
IN one case. and in the other she was sent tC
TAIL In default OF bail bond for $1,000 80
The first class Of the Military Academy az West
Point was graduated seventy-three strong. -
Plans have been matured for the establishment
~ an annual American Henley al New London
= The New-York City single headed police
bin was reported with Mayor Van Wycks veto
10 the Senate. and referred 20 the Senate Com
mttee on Cities
CITN.-StOCks were weak and lower.
Controller Coler IN interview attacked re
formers for not Joining him IN his fight against
R6mapo, ana praised the present city admins
uation. == The Industrial Commission began
an inquiry into the coal roads rnbination.
80 District Attorney Philbin and Justice
Jerome personally took part In a raid on a pool
room' and Justice Jerome held court with a
poker table for his bench. - The defence in
the trial OF Davis the Bellevue nurse on trial
for the alleged killing OF Louis Hilliard opened
Its case. == The trustees Of the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art expressed their disapproval OF
the maintaining I'm the Inheritance Tax law OF
the provision taxing art requests.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day; Fair.
The temperature yesterday: Highest Al de-
grees; lowest, 81; average, $685..