New-York tribune., 1901-12-03
Aempork DAILY Gribn,re
TUESDAY. DECEMBER ). 1901.
THE NEWS THIS NORNTNG.

FOREIGN.-The tariff debate was begun in
the Reichstag by a statement in defence of the
proposed measure by Count Won Bulow, the
garding the sale of the Danish West Indies to
the United States reached at Copenhagen,
and it is expected that the treaty Will be signed
this week in Washington: the price agreed on
is between S4,eD0eD and S3.obptss- - L r.
C1oudie the bookkeeper VINO swindled the Bank
If Liverpool out of large sum. was arrested
near that city; details of the frauds practised
on the hank were brought out at a hearing OF
Burge, the pugilist. and Kelly, bookma ker, IN
London Fourteen deserters were left be-
hind when the United States training ship Bur
falo sailed from San Juan, Porto Rico. -
Edward John Eyre, ex-governor OF Jamaica'
died in London Charles William Hylton
ATolyneux fifth Earl of Seton. died IN England
CONGRESS.-The With Congress held its
hers were sworn in and the death OF Senator
KYLE was announced. - The House orgahizeu
BY the reelection of Speaker Henderson and
all the other officers of the last House.
pOMESTIC.-The United States Supreme
Court decided the last two insuar test suits
holding in the fourteen diamond rings case
that duties on goods coming into the United
States from the Philippines were unconsttu-
tional, and in the second Dooley case" that
duties collected in Porto Rico on goods from
the United States were legal: the effect OF the
decisions is put the Philippines in exactly
the same status Porto Rico. - The South
Carolina Exposition was formally opened at
Charleston. and Senator Depew delivered the
principal address. greetings being interchanged
between the President and the exposition man
position. said to be the largest of the kind ever
held, opened in Chicago with addresses
and other special exercises. - No more VIC
tins Of the San Francisco ferryboat disaster
We're found. - The State Railroad Commits
sion refused permission to the New-York and
Brooklyn Union Transportation Company and
the New-Ycrk. Brooklyn and New-Jersey Rap
ID Transit Company TO construct tunnels un-
der the East River the ground that they
would interfere with plans Of the Rapid Tran
sit Commission
CITT.-Stocks We're weak and lower
Among the freight the steamer Palatia Of
the Hamburg-American Line, q box con-
tanning a live man. - 1t was learned that a
nonresident q member OF the November
grand jury and that the work of the jury whic n
included the Scannel and Cannon indictments
might be made void Richard Croker de-
clared that he not trying to enter national
politics, and that he would go abroad after the
holidays or early in the spring. == Frank J.
Gould and Miss Helen Kelly We're married bv
the Rev. DR.. David H. Greer. - new build
ing trades council was formed for the purpose
OF preventing sympathetic strikes and union
fights - 1t was said that Mayor-elect Low
WIS considering the names of six men for MEM
befship in the Tax Board. - 1t was believed
in Wall Street that the Northern Securities
Company would be attacked under the Inter
state Commerce law, both in the courts and in
Congress. - Importers OF tobacco favored a
reduction of the duty tobacco from Cuba and
the Philippines. while the manufacturers wanted
the duty retained. - ". p Thompson of
Manhattan, thrown from W. X. Vanderbilt
jr-'s, automobile at Hampstead and received a
fracture of the skull. - Temperance and re-
ngious bodies Joined forces to wage war against
the proposed change in the excise laws -
Commissioner Murphy was witness at the
hearing Of the of Deputy Commissioner
Devery, based the O'Neill charges.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day:
Cloudy; probably with rain; lower temperature.
The temperature yesterday: Highest 56 de-
grees; lowest, 40: average, IS.