New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03

THURSDAY. OCTOBER s. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-Lord Kitchener reports loss of
two officers and thirty-one men killed in night
attack made on Colonel Kekewichs camp in the
Western Transraal the Beers having fourteen
officers and IA men wounded in the attack.
which repulsed the guns captured by the
Beers Vlakfontein have been recaptured.
- Lester Reiff, in interview. denies that
he pulled his horse, for which he warned off
the heath Newmarket; he attributes his
punishment by the stewards to British antipathy
to American Jockeys and horsemen. - The
brigands who abducted Miss Stone have eX-
tended to October the time in which the ram
of $4,000 demanded may be paid. -
Devastation by foods is reported in Spain -
A rebellion by Triad rebels near Swallow. China,
has been suppressed by government troops.
- In of the failure of Shamrock II to
win the Americas Cup races, a Scottish syndi-
cate is said to he ready to build challenger.
=" The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York left Victoria, B. c. on their return journey
to the East.
DoMESTIc.-The Schley Court Of Inquiry
heard more evidence about the Brooklyn's loop,
Lieutenant Doyle being the first of Schley's own
witnesses to be called. - 1t was announced
that Senator Frye. OF Maine would renew his
fight for the shipping subsidy bill at the next
session Of Congress; he may retain the chair
manshps Of two committees and preside over
the Senate we'll. - President Roosevelt
appointed John S. Dean United States District
Attorney for Kansas. thereby disappointing Sen
ator Burton. who may oppose Deans conf1rma
ton. - Representative John B. Corlss Of
his objections to the proposition of John W.
Mackay to lay a cable TO Manila - Over
seven hundred national banks have been organ
ized ia the last year and half, with an aggre-
gate capital Of over S36.000.000. - Erastus
C knight State Controller, was unanimously
nominated by the Republicans of Buffalo for
Mayor - II. H. Nreeland testified In the
hearing regarding the tax the franchise of
the Metropolitan Traction Company. - Gov
ernor Odell will pay attention to requests to
commute the sentence of Czolgosz. - Senator
Hanna visited Governor Crane, and expressed
himself pleased with the plan OF an executive
council
CITY.--Stocks We're dull and irregular -
The Democratic city ticket agreed on the nomi-
nations Of Edward NJ. Shepard for Mayor Will
lam w. .Ladd. jr., for Controller and George NJ.
Van Hoesen for president Of the Board of Alder
men, - Six delegations, representing nine
anti-Tammany organizations. informed Messrs
Low, Grout and Fornes of their Endorsement of
1helr nominations on the fusion city ticket.
- 1t was announced that the Rev. DR.. Wal
lace MacMullen, of Philadelphia, had been called
TO the pastorate of the Madison Avenue Meth
odist Church. - The Merchants Association
sent to Mayor Van Wyck a request for the re-
moval Of Police Commissioner Murphy for his
action in Diminishing the associations charges
against Devery without hearing. - Cen
eral c. H. II. Coils, in open letter to Mayor
Van Wyck, showed the increase in the cost of
asphalt paving under Tammany rule. A
special report attacking Deputy Commissioner
Devery, and indorsing the action Of the Mer-
chants Associations request to Mayor Van
Wyck that Commissioner Murphy be removed,
was read to the City Club. II was an
nounced that. beginning with to-day. the Column
bia and the Shamrock would every day.
sundays excepted, until the series won a
strong breeze was promised for to-day's race
- real estate and insurance dealer
murdered his wife while she slept. and commit
ted suicide
THE WEATHER--Forecast for to-day: Fair
cooler The temperature yesterday: Highest, IS
degrees; lowest. 80; average, 81.