New-York tribune., 1901-07-18
Nep71ork Dssfsn Grihnrrs.
THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Lord Pauncefote, in an interview
sn London, discussed the prospects for new
canal treaty, reciprocity arrangements. and the
work of the Joint High Commission - The
I,rle OF Connaught was installed Grand Mas
ter OF British Masons, to succeed Edward VII
- Sir WILLIAM Vernon Harcourt drew Mr.
Chamberlain into an important debate on the
Finance pill in the Commons - The Co
logne Gazette" announces August ii as the date
of the meeting between King Edward and EN-
peror william at the Mayence review. -
The British cruisers Hyacinth and Minerva
sailed from Gibraltar for Portsmouth on race
10 test the merits OF their respective boilers.
The crops in England are suffering for
lack of rain. and London has a spell of intense
heat. - The De Sehested ministry at Copen-
hagen has resigned. - General Cavero a
Carlist was killed and nearly fifty other persons
injured in encounters between Catholics
and Free Thinkers at Saragossa, Spain - A
report from Moscow says that Senator W. A
Clark, OF Montana has invested 10,O00,0o0 rubles
IN Ural copper mines. - The Baldwin-Ziegler
arctic exploring expedition sailed from Tromsoe.
Norway, for the North. - The opera lie roi
d'ys," by Lalo, was successfully produced In
London.
DoMESTIC.-There were no new developments
tn the steel strike but 1t is said that the plans
OF the ArnalgaTnated Association are TO extend
the stoppage Of work TO additional plants, so as
TO cripple the work OF the United States Steel
Corporation effectually - Postmaster-Gen-
eral Smith issued three orders making radical
reforms in second class mail regulations; ii is
said at the department that the changes Will
make one-cent letter postage possible -
line 1tauan Government mas mace representa-
tions TO the State Department and instituted
Investigations through consuls into the alleged
1ynching Of Italians in Mississippi. - Attor-
ney-General Knox started for Canton to confer
with the President in regard TO appointments.
,- The strike of stationary 1remen in the
Pennsylvania anthracite coal region was con-
tinued with the result that work stopped
tn many mines. - General Daniel Butter
field died at Cold Spring. - The Joy Line
steamer fremont and yacht Wild Duck were in
collition the Sound. - Three persons We're
drowned at Syracuse. - A S17.oo000o cor
poration was Incorporated at Albany.
CITY.-SubstantiaI advances in stocks were
recorded - j. P. Morgan and Charles NJ
Schwab met to confer, il is said, on the steel
strike: but the result Of their deliberations was
not divulged. - ]. p. Morgan made formal
announcement of the settlement Of the. fight for
control Of the Northern Pacific Railway. -
1t announced that William X. Vanderbilt
would maintain extensive racing stable in
collision between the Staten Island ferryboat
Westfield and the Starin steamer Howard Car
roll. - The Board Of Estimate approved the
Carnegie library contracts; work on some Of the
buildings may begin soon. President
Murphy announced the plan for establishing the
three platoon system. - Storm caused
trouble on the electric car lines and lightning
Counsel fer the heirs of the Lorillard estate as
serted that they did not expect Mrs Allen
would object to the probatng OF the will to-day
- Henry Siegel joins Robert Smith in buying
the corner plot at Broadway and Thirty-fourth-
St, adjoining the site of the Macy store
TEE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Partly cloudy, with occasional thunderstorms;
light south to west winds. Temperature yester-
Gay: Highest. 81 degrees; lowest, "A; average. so