New-York tribune., 1901-08-28
Nem31nrk DailD Gribnirs.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2s.' 1901.
THE VIEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN - Diplomatic relations between
France and Turkey have practically been broken
of by the departure Of the French Ambassador
from Constantinople. - Liberals made sub
stantial gains though they did not win the seat
in the election OF a member for the Andover
division or Hampshire. - AdYices received
iu Washington showed that Ecuador and Mica
ragua had notified TO Colombia an intention TO
remain neutral - The authorities ar Havana
will prosecute z. c westall for the loss of $4,000
Of postoffice money; the thieves are known 10
the police. =- Prince Chun the envoy 10 the
German court. still remains al Basel - A
British convoy attacked by Beers near
GTiduatown: nine OF the British were killed and
rived az Cape Town. -= Miss Marie Tempest
played the part OF Becky Sharp in a new play
founded on Vanity Fair" at the Princess The
atre, in London. -- The body of the wife of
Sir Archibald Smith. Master OF the Rolls was
found IN the River Spey. -= Joaquin Godoy
Chilan Minister TO Brazil. died at Rio Janeiro
= American delegates 10 the Methodist Ecu
meaical Conference in London are arriving
slowly.
DOMESTIC-Thers was no change Of great
importance IN the steel strike situation; the cor
poration officials said that the number Of men
al work was steadily increasing, and prepara-
tions were being made TO start up more mills;
President Shsffer again declared that any peace
negotiations in progress were without his au-
thority. == II is expected that Admiral Samp
viii head the governments list of witnesses
before the Schley court OF inquiry, and VIII be
represented by counsel ---- Secretary Longs
illness is said not To he Of a serious nature
- The ships OF the North Atlantic Squadron.
arriving at Hampton Roads 10 engage in
system Of target practice from which
important results are expected. == The United
Mine Workers assembled in convention at Halle
ton, Penn, TO discuss various grievances against
the companies; the delegates favor a strike. but
the officers discourage the idea. -= The match
race between Cresceus and The Abbot at Charter
Oak Park has been called of. == The Knights
Tempiar opened their twenty-eighth. trien-
NAL conclaye at Louisville. Ky, with large
parade and other exercises - A Southern
Railway train plunged into a washout near
DanVille. Va. and ten persons were injured.
- The Buffalo ticket scalpers obtained a
temporary victory in their fight with the Lack
aWanna Railroad. The Fe6eral govern
ment has brought suit against six Boston banks
10 reimburse itself for money paid by the Sub
Treasury on fraudulent pension vouchers.
CITY.-StoclIs were weaE and lower. - Po-
lice Captain Hardy denied the existence Of two
pOorooms in Maspeth, which a Tribune reporter
found running wide open. -= District Attor-
ney Phlbin made attack on Croker in argu-
ing against Quashing the indictments Of Scan
nell and Marks = Large accessiOns Of Tam
many Hall men allied themselves with the City
Democracy. - A Princeton man. bitten by a
mad dog recently, taken to the hospital suf-
fering from rabies; he tried to bite one Of his
attendants; his case was said 10 be hopeless.
- District Attorney Philbin, angered over
the denial Of Mr.. NOrhaus that he was counsel
Of record for Captain Diamond declared that
the Diamond case was a shell game in which
counsel were the pea and the District Attorney
the guesser. - An apparently insane man,
who jumped into the river from ferryboat be
fore the eyes Of his daughters, bit the hand Of
one Of the two eXpressmen who saved him after
q desperate struggle in the water. - The
trial Of the Shamrock demonstrated that she is
3 flyer in windward work == A plot to eXtort
$500 from a Staten Islander by threats of blow
ing up his house with dynamite was exposed.
-= Colds and hay fever are so prevalent as
to be almost epidemic. = The New-fork Or
phan Asylum sold its property on Riverside
Drive for 5000 600 - A boom started
for Edward N. Knox for Mayor by his friends
in the Citizens Union.
THE WEATHER.-Forecas for to-day: Fair.
The temperature yesterday: Highest. ~ degrees
lowest, Il; average, "a.