New-York tribune., 1901-11-13
Nesp7lork Ds,fla, Gribnlr<
WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER 13. 1901
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Negotiations for end to South
African hostilities reported from many
quarters but Botha and his men gave indica-
tionS of impending attempt to invade Natal
again. - Passengers and crew Of the steamer
Longfelow manned the pumps for four hours
and brought her into port with three feet OF
loban. island of Leyte, proved to be an
agent of the Filipino Junta at Hong-kong. -
Consul General Dickinson wrote to the Bull
garian Government repeating his demand for
non-interference in the negotiations for Miss
Stones release. and warning it that Americans
would hold it responsible were she Killed by the
hrigands. - Violent storms swept the coasts
Of England, doing much damage to shipping.
- Emperor William formally acceded to the
request of Count Paul Hatzfeldt-W Widen
burg. Ambassador TO Great Britain to retire
from the diplomatic service and conferred on
him the Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown
- Gainsborough's famous portrait of the
Duchess OF Devonshire was exhibited in London
for the benefit of the Artists Genera. Benevo,
lent Institution. ~ Winston Churchill urged
that the future policy of the Unionist party
ought to be of retrenchment and domestic
reform. = Reports were renewed that the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse would
seek a divorce.
DOMESTIC.-President Roosevelt appointed
Joseph A. Croft and George ". Leiberth col
lectors of internal revenue in Kentucky, settling
the contest which had arisen over the successor
TO Collector Sapp. Henry Clay Mcdowell
was selected for Judge of the Western District
of Virginia by the President. - Great i'm
portance is attached in Washington to the Ma
tional Reciprocity Convention. which is TO meet
in that city next Tuesday. - Luther w
Osborn, United States Consul General at Apia,
Samoa, died on october %. ~ Andrew Car
negie added S2.oo0eC0 TO his already large gifts
to the Pittsburg institutions he has founded
- The fate Of the proposed amendment to
the State constitution is still in doubt; the ap-
parent majority for it up the State may be
changed by the vote of New-York City. -
A Providence. r. l.. historian found in some old
family papers letter thought TO be from Cap
tain Kidd and giving the location of the pirates
treasure as on an island in Boston Harbor.
Henry NJ. Sedley, OF New York. a Yale
student was held for trial for manslaughter. in
causing the death Of E. T. Corrigan, law school
man. The schooner Douglass Haynes. of
Augusta Me, went down off Vineyard Haven;
the crew. dashed to the nasts, suffered terribly
before rescue. - Three more Of the conVicts
escaped from the Fort Leavenworth Federal
penitentiary were captured. leaving ten yet at
large. - Considerable damage was done by
g fire In a business building In Cleveland and
a number of women had to jump into fire nets
TO save their lives. - The Murphy Narnish
Works. in Boston, were burned, and several
large tanks of varnish exploded; the loss may
reach S1Jo.tGe.
was buoyant the close weak - Two dia-
rlond thieves made bold but unsuccessful
effort TO rob Third-ave. tewelry store -
John c. Sheehan announced that he would re-
tire from politics now that Croker had been
overthrown. - The excise question was
freely discussed. and it was said that the sub,
ject would be canvassed BY Governor Odeii
and Mayor-eiect Low, who viii go to albany
to-day Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske read
tee,lfh Century Club. Bishop Sbaretti, Of
Havana, who has been appointed Apostolic
Delegate to the Philippines, reached here; he
said he could not tell what his duties would be
until he had seen the Pope. - The finance
committee of the Citizens Union issued a state
rnent showing its expenditures in the campaign
and declaring that il would close its DOCKS
without deficit
THE wEATHER--Forecastf for to-day: Fair
and colder The temperature yesterday: High
est. o3 degrees; lowest, AZ average, As