New-York tribune., 1901-01-31
Nsp2lrk DAILY Tabrr,rs.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 81, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNTNG.

FOREIGN.-King Edward returned 10 os-
borne House from London. after receiving the
King of Portugal and approving the hhal ar
ranpements for the funeral OF his mother. -
Many royalties have arrived or are on their
syay 10 London Tor the Queens funeral. ana
strict order of precedence Will be observed
among the mourners at the services - the
Oueen's coffin will be borne gun carriage
with rubber tires, in accordance Wlth her
wishes. as she recalled the sunering she eA-
perienced when the body Of the Duke OF h@lllns-
ton was iolted through London stfeets. -.
The funeral procession in London Wlll De a mlIl-
tary pageant on Saturday, with detachments
from forty regiments in various uniforms, whhe
business will be wholly suspended. - Gen
eral De Wet was reported to have entered cape
Colony with a fairly strong force. and eenefal
movement OF the British forces against MN IS
planned -- Missionaries ~ Peki!}g haN"
asked the British and American Ministers 70 see
that adequate protection is assured 10 them lh
negotiations with the Chinese AUTHORITIES.
CONGRESS.-Senate: Debate on the shipping
bill was continued. Senators Jones, OF Arkansas
and Turlev Of Tennessee, speaking against
subsidies; an Intellectual effort was made to Sc
cure adoption Of the conference report on the
Army Reorganization hill. = House: Inc
Agricultural Appropriation bill was passed an
anti-polygamy amendment led To an exciting de-
bate and a lively exchange of personalities be
tween Mr.. GrosvenOr. OF Ohio, and MI King, of
Utah a conference of Democratic Sena-
tors win be held to-day to decide whether or
not TO fight the Ship Subsidy bill.
DOMESTIC The State Department made
public list Of the members of The Hague Court
Of Arbitration. HtllEn Is OTSdAi1Su anu ANaNs ~
consider any International dispute. -= sec
retary Long. in letter to the chairman OF lhe
House Committee on Naval Affairs, expresses
the opinion that an investigation OF charges OF
haZing a: the Annapolis Naval Academy rs un-
necessary = Sing Sing Prison has been con-
demned by the State Board of Health, and plans
have been forne7 ii Albany for = new prison
al Peekskill. whit is also TO replace the ola
one al Auburn. == Kansas is becoming thor
oughly aroused over the temperance crusade;
conservative men sympathiZe with Mrs. Natlon
aud form a bodyguaTd in one town to protect
The women: an official closes an the saloons
died in Cortland y Y. -- State Senator Cor
nelius r. Parsons disd in Rochester. == There
WAS a sharp clash between Secretary Hitchcock
and ex-Commander Shaw OYER the proposed Pen
sion Court Of Appeals before the House Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions
CITY.-StOcks were irregular. with small net
gains. =- The Church CLUB discussed Chris
tian Science, and addresses were made by the
Rev. Dr. George NJ. Christian, the Rev. Percy
5 Grant, and Jchn Brooks LeaNltt --- II Was
announced that the Southern Railway Company
had obtained control OF the Mobile and Ohio.
The great thoroughbred Hamburg, of
Marcus Daly's string Of horses was sold 10 W.
{. whitney for sOilD90 = The first snow
storm OF the season draped the city in white,
but did not cause any serious inconvenience.
So Chief Of Police Devery and Commissioner
Abel were examined by the Grand jury OF
Kings County. - Two women We're killed in
fire at the Hotel jefferson. in East Fifteenth
81. == Controller coler gave out report from
OF his deputies. showing that excessive
prices We're paid for certain Fire Department
supplies = Controller Coler received let
ter from Frederick d. Berard. OF the Mer-
chants Association. stating that the city was
committed 10 the Ten Mile Housa tonic water
supply scheme i'm which the Ramapo company
was probably Interested.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
The tempe rature yesterday: Highest. 81 degrees;
lowest, p; average, 2sii