New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-14
Nep1lork Daiip Gribnsre.
TUESDAY. MAY IA, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The report OF the special COM
mission that visited Washington was laid be-
fore the Cuban Constitutional Convention in
Havana: il favored. but did not recommend. &C
ceptance of the Plat amendment; the conven-
tion referred the report to its Committee on
Relations, with instructions to report recon-
mendatiOns promptly. - At meeting in
London the British athletes from oxford and
Cambridge who TO compete at Berkeley
Oval next September with men from Yale and
Harvard were chosen. - In a twenty mile
triangular race the new Shamrock was beaten
by the old Shamrock by five minutes and five
seconds. == The army reorganization scheme
OF Secretary Brodrick was laid before the
House Of Commons and was attacked by the
Opposition leader, Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man. - More arrests are reported in Russia
and il is declared that the revolutionary move
ment in the empire is spreading
DOMESTIC.-There was slight improv ement
in the condition Of Mrs. Mckinley. and the
President made brief visit TO San Jose, where
he addressed a large crowd: the programme ar
ranged at San Francisco is TO be carried out
with some curtailment. == The War Depart
ment issued order fixing the strength of the
regular army on a peace basis at I,2SI. -
Twenty-four lives are thought to have been
lost 10y the sinking of the Tennessee River
steamer City OF Paducah in the Mississippi off
the Illinois shore, the bodies Of two passengers
having been recovered. and twenty-five negroes
OF the crew being missing = renewed ap-
peal for cash contributions is made by leading
members Of the Jacksonville Relief Committee
IN order To properly carry on its work.
ClTN.-Bernard y Baker arrived here and
Genleu lnaI me AtlaEtlc transport Company. OF
which he is president, had been amalgamated
with the Leyland Line; he said that they were TO
use together dock 10 be built in London. ==
Armed citizens of Roslyn, Long Island are
hunting for a man who killed another man
with a shotgun == Coroner's Physician Cur
tin called to perform an autopsy on the body Of
an unidentified suicide, recognized il that or
a butcher who had told the doctor that he
would he better of II dead. == Street Clean
ing Commissioner Maggie was angry over a re-
port that Captain Walsh had ordered him out
OF the East ne-hundTed- and-twenty- siXth-st.
police station, and declared that Tammany
leaders never received any money from police
blackmail. == Twelve indictments were found
against pooroom men. =- husband fired
three bullets INTO the body Of his wife: he had
told her he would kill her the day he at
tempted the crime. ---- The schedules of John
J.. Searles, former secretary and treasurer of
the Sugar Trust. who recently Vent into bank
ruptcA, were filed == DR.. Charles Rice died
at Bellevue Hospital after an illness OF five
weeks from asthma; his death caused the ILL
ness % an assistant. who prayed for the doctor
every morning. == Sir Charles Tupper talked
On the new Canadian canal system, the Boer
war and other topics Of international interest
- Winners al Morris Park: Brandy Smash,
Grail, Master Petra II, Water Cure and Last
Cord.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest. 66 de-
grees; lowest - average 5S5s