New-York tribune., 1901-12-02
aetn-1ork DAILY Gribn1as.
MONDAY. DECEMBER .. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The financial situation IN the
Philippines is causing alarm there; while the
stores are compelled to accept two Mexican sill
yer dollars for one gold dollar under the com
missions enforced parity, Chinese spectators
are paying = per cent premium in American pa
per money for American gold - vast
crowd estimated as high as one hundred thou
sand persons attended the Butler demonstra-
ticn IN Hyde Park. and were addressed by Rad
ical speakers but the proceedings were tame and
the peace not broken - 1t Is denled
that Miss Florence Nightingale is dying -
Bulgarian officials impressed by the menac-
ing attitude of the United States in the stone
case: the president of the Macedonian Commit
tee has denounced former president OF the
committee as implicated IN the kidnapping VI
Miss Stone Several vessels laden with
arms and ammunition for Chill and Argentina
will leave Hamburg this week; in Europe II is
believed that war between these States is in
evitable. - Nat Goodwin talked to the mem
bers OF the Paygoers Club. in London on the
Lieutenant Bias Nadal. the only native officer
in the Porto Rican regiment, died Of entritis in
San Juan. Porto Rico, - There has been
further Improvement in the prices of industrial
securities in Germany. - Great preparations
are being made in Peking for the return of the
imperial court: all the palaces and temples nave
bean rensinted and regjlded - Several small
engagements have occurred in Batangas Prov
ince Luzon, P. L, in the last week; the forces
of the insurgent leader Caballos have become
badlv denaoralized. - South African invest
ors have lost S2OO00,0o0 in dividends since the
war began.
DOMESTIC.-It is expected that practically
day; in the Senate adjournment viii be taken
after the announcement of the death of Senator
KYLE: in the House the Speaker VIII be elected
and viii administer the oath OF office TO the
new members; the Presidents Message will be
read on Tuesday. and both houses will adjourn
in honor of President Mckinley. - The ques-
tion Of Cuban tariffs sugar and tobacco IS
expected to engage the attention Of Congress
early in the session. and cogent reasons are
given for reducing the duty cigars - The
loss Of life by the ferryboat collision in San
Francisco Bay is not known. but only three
persons are known to be missing. - The
Charleston Exposition Informally opened
with religious exercises - Five mem oers or
& family burned to death in a fire which
CITY-The United States transport Buford
arrived with the sd United States Infantry on
board. from the Sulu Archipelago. having made
the trip by way OF the Suez Canal two mem
duct board after shore celebration at
Malta The Cymric brought of the
suicide Of of her passengers, Cleveland
man. vino cut his throat and stabbed his wife
when she tried to wrest the knife from him.
- St Janes's Methodist Episcopal Church
raised its debt of $4,000. - 1t an
nounced that the Rev DR.. Robert Mackenzie, of
the Rutgers Riverside Presbyterian Church.
- 1t was learned that the gift by Andrew
Carnegie Of 100000 for destitute Scotchmen
placed in the hands of the St Andrew s
Society for distribution - Young McWhood
the missing Columbia law student, whose mind
is said have become deranged because of
oyerstudy, was found by his father.
THE wEATHER-Forecast for to-day: In
creasing cloudiness. probably showers. The
temperature yesterday: Highest. 46 degrees:
lowest. %, average, IS.