New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
Nep1lnk Dailp Gribrnre.
SUNDAY, NAY ;. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-General Kitchener reports the
killing and capturing OF more Beers and the
capture Of large supplies OF ammunition and
stock; battle between considerable forces of
Beers and British is imminent near Johannes
burg. - A missionary in Peking predicts
massacre Of native Christians soon the
foreign troops are withdrawn from the country;
at Tien-Tsin German soldiers fired on British
tug, wounding two OF the crew; the members Of
the Pei-Ho River Improvement Commission have
been appointed. - London story Of a
Franco Russian revival Of the Egyptian ques-
tion is discredited ia Paris. - The Mad
Mullah, with large force. is threatening 20 raid
BeTbera, in East Africa. - The first trial
race of the two Shamrocks in the Solent ended
with the new challenger going aground but
she pulled off without damage; the new
boat showed great speed easily distancing the
first Shamrock. - The London theatres are
doing a poor business on account of the fine
weather - Italy has rejected an appeal from
Turkey 10 assist in preventing the settlement
OF foreign Jews in the latter named country.
- Wholesale arrests have been made in Rus
sia. with the object OF preventing disturbances
to-day. which is Labor Day in the empire -
Opposition to the coal tax in Great Britain is
weakening.
DOMEsTIC-The loss by the great fire at
Jacksonville was estimated 10 amount 10 fully
SlO,OOO.O0O, although no authentic estimate Is
yet possible; 14S blocks OF the city were laid
waste by the flames; II is believed that num-
Der of lives We're lost in the river where persons
were forced 10 take refuge from the conhagra-
tion. - President Mckinley was received
with great enthusiasm at San Antonio Tex
and continued his journey across the State
10 FL Psso, on the Rio Grande The
Pan-American Exposition shows great progress
In preparation; the attendance small yes
terday. - State Excise Commissioner Henry
II. Lyman died at his home. in Oswego last
night. - Fire destroyed the grandstand IN
the st. Louis baseball park but without injury
10 any person. == Governor Odell has left un-
signed ia thirty day bills thereby cutting
down appropriations by over Sl.oo0,0G0. -
The naval cadets beat Yales second crew at
Annapolis by fraction Of a length == Col
lege baseball games were as follows: Princeton.
., BrOVn !.
Crescent Athletic Club. 1: Carlisle Indians lG.
Columbia. 3 - a Herkimer County farmer
shot dead hired hand who had just killed the
farmers wife. == The announcement that DR..
F. z. Rocker had been appointed private cham
berlain to the Pope was confirmed al the Papal
Legation in Washington.
CITY.-Stocks We're active and irregular. 80
Columbia University crew, while rowing
the Hudson River, was swamped in a heavy sea
and its members were nearly drowned. - II
was said that the gamblers had planned TO kill
an informer and several detectives Of the Fif-
teen. - Police Commissioner Murphy made
Inspector Cross acting deputy chief; several
other inspectors We're shifted. -= James r.
keene talked the Stock Exchange outlook
ana said combinations which did away with
irrational competition were highly beneficial
- The Citizens Union Committee OF One
Hundred elected r. Fulton Cutting chairman
=" The steamer Juno, deserted by her crew,
who left three officers aboard came into port
after drifting for thirteen DAYS and being towed
ners az Morris Park: Watercolor Hesper Blue
Girl tJuVenile). Banastar METROPOLITAN. Medi-
tation, Ronkonkoma.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer. The temperature yesterday: High
est, 90 degrees; lowest As: average 81.