New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
Nesp9,urk Dailp Iribn1rs.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-M. Santos -Dumont, the Brazilian
aeronaut, won. it is thought, the Deutsch prize
OF 100000 francs by making the trip in his
airship from ST Cloud, Paris, around the Eifel
Tower and return in thirty minutes; there is
dispute over whether the time limit included
the act OF descending, the committee maintain
ing that il did and that the aeronaut failed IN
his attempt. 60 French comment on the IN
cident Of President Roosevelt's dinner TO Booker
T. Washington is enthusiastically in favor OF
the President. == A destructive IRE sNep'
Sydney c B. causing heavy property dam
age and rendering many people homeless. -
The captain and ten sailors Of a French nshlis
vessel from Newfoundland were drowned IN the
wreck Of their vessel off the coast OF FlnlSteTe,
France. -= Hall Caine has consented TO be
come a candidate for the ManX Parliament
and his programme contains such radical IDEAS
on naturalization Of public utilities as to starte
the islanders. - American trainers and jock
eys are expected to withdraw from the Engllsn
turf because of the expulsion of Lester Rein.
DOMESTIC.-The Republicans of Ohio for
mally opened their State campaign. Senators
Foraker and Hanna and Governor Nash MAX
ing speeches at great demonstration in DeIa-
ware; Hanna said he did not intend to resign
Senator OF as chairman of the nallonal conn
mittee - John B. Harlow has resigned as a
member OF the United States Civil Service Com
mission and viii be transferred to the St Louis
Postoflce; the President has oHered the EdeaIIl 1
commissionership to William Dudley Foulke
- The recent outbreaks in the island OF
Samar causing considerable anxiety 10 o.
fcials in Washington and it is said that the
administrations plans for pachcaton or the
PhilipDines may receive a serious check -
home in Hartford. Conn. - "Rufalo Day
at the Pan-American Exposition drew an i'm
rnense crowd. == II was estimated that the
Florida orange crop would amount 10 loo9Ooo
boxes. The Pennsylvania Railroad mas
at last matured plans TO enter Scranton: TINS
VIII be done Underground by means OF olo a1e
workings. - The steamship Siberia, lS,oVo
tons, was launched at Newport News
CITY-Stocks were quiet. - Mayor Van
Wyck dismissed the charges made by the Mer-
chants Association against Murphy and Devery-
- Justice Jerome declared at fusion mass
meeting that he could justify what he had said
IN criticism Of the grand jury lists. - 1t was
announced that Richard T. George. one OF the
sons Of the late Henry George, and other lead
ing single tax men, would hold mass meeting
for Low on Tuesday in Brooklyn - The Re
publican County Committee sent out state
ment showing the great increase in the tax bur
dens OF the city, due TO salary increases under
Tammany. - Joseph H. Choate, United
States Ambassador TO Great Britain, arrived
chusetts; he will stay in this country until New
Years. - Fifth Artillery veterans at their
annual dinner said they would work for legis-
lation to provide for the deportation OF an
archists to uninha bited islands. - Colum-
bus-ave. electric crashed into a crosstoWn
car at Broadway and Twenty-eighth-st. -
Several arrests for alleged illegal registration
were made. three repeaters were held. -
Fire badly damaged the furniture store and
stock Of s. Baumann & Bro, IN SiXth-aVe; =;
an American flag, halfmasted for President
Mckinley waved through the smoke while
burning. - A broker named watson COM
mitted suicide at the Morton House by inhaling
illuminating gas.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair,
yesterday: Highest, GO degrees; lowest, 43;
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