New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
Nen2Dprk Dsaiip 0rib1rsre.
SUNDAY. MARCH IL. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN-The Count de Castellane and NJ.
de Rodays fought a duel in Paris, the latter
being shot IN the thigh at the first exchange or
shots the count escaping unhurt; NJ de ROD,
ays's wound is not serious. == The Duke ana
Duchess of Cornwall sailed from portsmouth
England, on their tour of the British colonies
The Cuban Special Committee on RELATIONS Win
the United States VIII recommend 10 the toh-
sfitutiaual Convention that the Isle OF Pines be
given 10 the United States. and that the latter
have control OF Cuban sanitary regulations put
that other demands Of the Flatt amendment be
refused The United States vessel May
flower, with Governor Allen on board, was
fioated from the sand bar at FaJardo' Porto
Rico. on which she grounded. -- sugar re-
fners in Great Britain are urging their govern
rnent to impose a countervailing tax on sugar
as well as the proposed import tax OF haiI-
penny pound. =- General Trias, commander
OF the insurgent forces in the Philippines. sur
rendered with twenty officers and two hundred
men, and took The oath of allegiance TO the
limited States General Kitchener reports
the capture Of a BOer laager and twenty-five
men at Kragerspost, in the Transvaal includ-
ing the Boer leader Erasmus; Boer leaders are
said 10 be holding a meeting at Petersburg In
the Northern Transvaal TO discuss the discon-
tinuance of the war.
DOMESTIC-The body of ex- President Har-
rison lay in state the Indiana Capitol and
was viewed by a multitude estimated at fifty
thousand; the church services viii be held to-
day with the President and many other weh
known men present == The coal mine work-
voted 10 declare a strike April /. If the
operators refuse TO confer and no satisfactory
Nagreenent is reached. - Attorney-General
HGriggs viii retire from the Cabinet in about
two weeks. and resume the practice Of law at
Paterson, y. J.; some doubt still exists to
his successor 80 Congressman Marriott
Brosus died at his home in Lancaster. Penn,
from stroke OF aQopleXy. = Assistant Sec
retary Spaulding OF the Treasury Department
replied criticisms of the methods of ex-
amining baggage by customs officials at this
port -= Henry Clay Rye won the Derby al
New-orleans. =-- Tod Sloan won the Cali
fornia Derby ar IngIeside - A convict men,
her Of the Wire Gang" has offered to tell all he
Pittsfield. Mass. last August; he accuses two
other members Of the gang.
CITY.-Stocks were strong ard active. -=
and, il said, decision was reached TO in
troduce police bill aIon, the lines of the Metro
potan bill OF 1887. There was a dispute
over the possession of the body Of Herman Sui
ger between his widow, who had been separated
from him and Mrs. Ida Wyman, who for
cral years had lived with Sulzer. == Andrew
Carnegie's offer TO give SJ,2oO,000 to estab blish
branch libraries in this city was generally
praised. and Mayor Van Wyck and other officials
thought that there nsurmountable OBJ
stacle to the fulflmcnt Of Mr. CarneEie's terms
and the acceptance Of the offer. =-= Miss Fitz-
gerald and Mr. Reynal. both i'll with scarlet
fever. were married. == Commissioner Muir
ply said he would prefer charges against Lyons
q ward man, and possibly Captain Donohue.
== fine OF fourteen days pay each was i'm
posed on the Camperdown mutineers
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day; Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest, 80 degrees:
lowest, b; average. 81.