New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
Netp1lork Dailp Tribn1re
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Commandant Lotter, a Cape
frebei, was executed by the British at Midde-
rebels. were hanged at Vryburg. in the colony.
and a number of death sentences were COM
,nuted 10 penal servitude; Lord Kitchener re-
ports the capture of Scheepers one Of the most
daring OF the Cape raiders; there is anxiety in
London lest the Boer chiefs retaliate for the
execution of the rebels. - Prominent men Of
science from all over the world Joined in the
celebration in Berlin Of Professor Virchow' s
eightieth birthday. - Major General Retink.
manager of the Baltic shipyards, at st. Peters,
.burg, Is coming TO America TO study the steel
industry. - delegation Of Porto Ricans
will sail for this city Tuesday; they will be
guests Of the New-York Chamber of Commerce.
and viii make a tour Of this country. - The
Empress DOwager of China has issued two more
edicts, enJoining the Chinese officials TO carry
out the reform principles of the Yangtse vice
roys. - Judgment obtained at Cape
Town against Princess RadZiwin for money
obtained on note 10 which the indorsement OF
Cecil Rhodes had been forged. - A Lascar
suspected OF having the plague was landed at
Glasgow from vessel from Bombay. - Eff
forts TO get in touch with the brgands who
hold Miss Stone captive are being made. the
ransom demanded being ready.
DOMESTIC.-The witnesses before the Schley
court OF inquiry were Captain Chadwick Lieu
tenant Commander Staunton and Lieutenant
Twining; there was a lively controversy be-
tween Judge Advocate Lemly and Mr. Rayner.
80 President Roosevelt and Senator Cullom
had a conference on the pending reciprocity
treaties. - Attorney General Knox advised
the President TO take no action at present on
delegates to the Pan-American Congress left
Washington for Mexico. - The annual re-
port Of General Brooke commanding the De-
partment Of the East, was made public. -
Active preparations are being made for Buffalo
Day at the Pan-American Exposition, next Sat
urday. when the attendance is expected TO
break the record. - Princeton 35. Wesleyan O.;
Yale "a. Annapolis o: Harvard 49, Columbia
o. and Pennsylvania 26, Brown o, were among
the scores OF the universities in football yes
terday.
CITY.-Stocks were irregular. with heaviness
at the close. - Edward NJ. Shepard, Tam
many candidate for Mayor. opened his cam
paign with speech at a mass meeting in
Brooklyn. - Charges Of favoritism Were
made against the Tammany Dock Board by
w. ]. McGirr. a contractor and a Tammany
man. - Delegations from the City Democ-
racy and the Franchise Tax and Municipal
date OF their Endorsement by the bodies which
Shepard were elected he would appoint Bernard
J. York Police Commissioner - Otto Kemp
ner, president OF the Anti-Croker League, sent
another letter to Croker, charging him with
being responsible for the evils under the Van
Wyck administration. General c. II. T.
Coils wrote another letter to Mayor Van Wyck
calling his attention to more increases in the
cost OF the asphalt paving of city streets. -
"A man suffering from delrium tremens shot
himself IN a registration booth after registering
and expired instantly.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 90
degrees; lowest, 81.