New-York tribune., 1901-05-24
Nep3lork Dailp Gribrare
FRIDAY, MAY "a, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Sir Thomas Upton. after CON
ference with his advisers and constructors, de-
cided TO ask the New-Nork Yacht CLUB 10 post
pone the date of the Cup contests untll the hrsI
week in October; meantime the work OF re-
fitting the dismantled Shamrock ii was promptly
begun - Gaetane Bresci. the assassin OF
King Humbert hanged himself in his cell in San
Stefano Prison. == Marthinus Pretorius flrst
President Of the South African Republic. died at
Potchefstroom, TransvaaL - Inc foicano I %
Keloet in Java, is in eruption, and great loss or
life is reported. -- Celestino Peraza ana ms
followers have been captured by government
forces in Venezuela. == The directors or the
Mecllenhurg- -Strelitz Mortgage Bank. of Berlin.
were denounced at a stormy meeting OF STOCK
holders for circumventing the law regarding
loans on unmproved property. - Queen
WiIhelmina of Holland will visit Emperor Will
lam at Potsdam from May 30 to June J.
DOMESTIC-President Mckinley reviewed the
troops at the Prcsidio of san Francisco. ana at
tended several receptions; the time Of starting
for the East will be fixed after consultation or
physicians to-day; Mrs. Mckinley continues to
make rapid progress toward recovery. = D. II
is feared in Washington that the proposed ran
American Congress Will not be held on account
Of the differences Of opinion among South Amer
ican countries the question of arbitration
- Ex-Governor John r. Tanner, Of Illinois
died at Springfield. = The Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly began the discussion Of the sub
sect of creed revision, and a number of speeches
were made - The Bach Musical Festival
began al Bethlehem. Penn. == Testimony at
the inquest into the death of William NJ. Walsh.
who was killed during the Albany strike, tended
20 support the stories OF the shooting toia by
.,3d Regiment men. - Vice President Roose-
welt at the Pan-American Exposition. named
an Indian baby horn on the grounds - The
National Cirtr rz@eFation Conference on Taxa
ton al Buffalo adopted a resolution providing
for organization TO consider the reform OF
personal tax laws.
CITY-Stocks were weak and lower. -
President Morris Of the Republican County Com
Inittee appointed committee 10 meet the rep
resentatives OF other anti-Tammany organiza-
tiOns. with a view 10 forming a union against
Tammany in the coming campaign. - Will
sam L. Marks asked Judge Foster 10 let him ap-
pear before the grand jury and explain his con-
nection with the buying Of Fire Department sup
plies. and the manner in which the supplies were
bought == A State game protector said he
found enough game birds in compartments of
the Arctic Freezing Company's storage house TO
render that firm liable to 81 900 600 fine If Il
had violated the law regarding the possession
OF game birds out Of season. =- The infant
son Of J. Luther Pierson. the faith curist con-
yicted OF letting his adopted daughter die with
out medical attendance, died from catarrhal
bronchitis. - Strikes for higher wages were
begun all along the tunnel work. - The
striking machnsts refused TO submit their dis
The handwriting experts bean their innings in
the trial OF DR.. Samuel ]. Kennedy; II was said
mat District Attorney Phbin d retained most
OF them, and that the defence would have diff
Guilty in getting any for itself: an important
Kennedy witness was reported TO have disap-
peareo == woman and the baby in her
arms were thrown from a car to a heap Of dirt
struck an ice wagon; another passenger sus-
talned a broken leg and thigh.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday: High
est, 7S degrees; lowest. 63 degrees; average
slh degrees