New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
!Nesppprk DAILY Gribn,rG
MONDAY. APRIL Is, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The japanese minister and Cen
eral Tamsguchi informed the Chinese plenipo-
tentiaries at Peking recently that the presence
of Ernperor Kwane Su was urgently needed in
Picking: the Emperor was asked TO bring at
least 5000 soldiers, to be sent into Manchuria
for the purpose Of restoring order - A
Bloenlfontein report says that ex-President
Steyn is broken down in health. and advises the
Beers commando to surrender: Randolph
Martinsen, an American. who was among the
Boer prisoners at Lisbon, has been released
through the interposition Of the American
Charge d'Afaires at the Portuguese capital
- The Russian Government Las ordered that
lectures be resumed in the high schools Of that
country: a commission has been appointed to re-
organize the penal settlements the island of
Saghalien. = The German Crown Prince was
welcomed at Vienna the guest of Emperor
Francis Joseph and striking honors were PAID
him. = The dock laborers of Genoa decided
TO go a general strike ~ The working
population of the East End Of London fear a
heavy Jewish immigration from Western Eu-
rope. - Sir Edward William Watkin, a lead
ing railway man of Great Britain. died in Lon
don. Leading churchmen in England are
agitating in favor OF abolishing Sunday concerts
in London. - Queen Alexandra returned to
London from her visit to Copenhagen. -
The Corean Government has proclaimed the
death penalty for opium smoking.
DOMESTIC.-Two amendments to the Charter
Revision bill will be introduced at Albany to-
day. one striking out the clause providing for
the appropriation to public school funds for
private schools and the other striking out the
appropriation of money for newspaper advertis-
ing in the boroughs Of The Bronx. Richmond
and Queens. 1t was thought at Albany
that the Stranahan Mortgage Tax bill would be
passed by the legislature this week: the meas
ure has undergone many notifications since it
was first introduced. - Three persons were
killed a grade crossing in Wikesbarre. being
struck by an express train which they did not
see. after waiting for freight train to pass.
- Washington dispatch stated that valu-
able bonds Of Louisiana We're apparently miss
ing from the State Treasury - A circular
has been sent to newspapers by the Postoffice
Department asking aid in checking abuse of
privileges Of second class mail matter. -
The SturdeVant Blower Works We're burned in
the Jamaica Plain district Of Boston, with
loss Of S:}o0000
ClTY.-It was announced that the School Of
Pedagogy of New-York University would be re-
organized because of serious differences among
the faculty: the chairs of all the professors are
now at the disposal of the University Council:
chancellor MacCracken replied 10 a statement
OF three professors who resigned. - A new
fabor party which will take part in the may
orally campaign was formed. the announcement
being made that the delegates to the organiza-
tlon meeting represented fifty thousand voters
there viii be no afation with any of the regu-
lar or reform parties, the movement being inde-
pendent - Two employees of the Delaware
Iackawanna and Western Railroad OF Scran-
ION rem, were fatally asphyXiated by gas in
sne Ashand House - Police Commissioner
Murphy cenied the statement Of the Committee
q fllteen about disorderly women living in
tenement houses. - A call was issued for a.
mass meeting of Independent Democratic voters
al carnegie Hall on next Thursday evening TO
.hs municipal election - Albert L. Johnson
ISSUED statement attacking the rapid transit
blll now before he legislature
lHE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day: Rain
oi-u SooIeI- Inc temperature yesterday: High
est "' degrees; lowest, A; average 4S