New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER -. 1901
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS-Senate: In executive session
ar Cullom spoke for, and Mr.. Bacon against,
ratification Of the Bay-Pauncefote Treaty; a
caucus of Democratic Senators to discuss com
nittee assignments attended by all those
elected Silver Republicans and Populists. but
not by Mr.. McLaurin, Of South Carolina -
5ers Of the Ways and Means Committee fixed
next Wednesday p. m. the time for TAX
ing the vote the Philippine Tariff bill
FOREIGN.-Lord Kitchener reported the
capture OF a Eoer commando by General Bruce
Hamilton. the killing Of seven men, and that
131 were made prisoners; this is regarded as the
result of his new plan of practically conhnlng
fhe Beers to q restricted territory by the system
Of blockhouses. Four royal proclama tions
Will be read to-day by common crier on the
steps of the Royal Exchange, London, relating
20 The date Of the coronation the arms of the
Prince of Wales, the new coinage and the re
assembling of Parliament. == The marriage
OF Miss Eleanor Grace, niece of ex-Mayor
w r. Grace of New-York to the Earl OF
Donoughnore. is to take place in Lonoon on
Saturday, December 2l - The Womens Women,
Peace League. organized by Filipino woman
has sent letters to insurgent leaders urging
cessation of hostiiities on the ground that noth-
ing be gained by their continuance
DoMEsTIC.-A delegation of beet sugar men
urged President Roosevelt to reverse mis- atu-
tude on the question OF reciprocity. with Cupa'
but received no encouragement - Inc re-
port that Justice Gaynor would be appointeo 70
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court
for Albany County is denied - Philip Gerst
city treasurer of Buffalo admits there was a
been replaced Another trolley car was
dvnamited in Scranton; the strike remains un-
settled. - Ships and bargeS bound for OH
ferent ports in all parts Of the world are ueo up
in the Delaware. because of & coal famine -
The Virginia Land and Lumber Company has
bought a large tract Of land in the DlsInal
Swamp. and it is said Will drain the same ana
prepare II for cultivation - The attempt OF
two men TO arrest buDco steerer in Texas re-
suited in fierce fight with firearms. in which all
three were killed - Charies spencer
Bovd who will become Superintendent of Pub
Iic Works on January l. was introduced by Colo
nel Partridge TO the heads Of departments who
viii be under him, and learned something ABOUT
the work
CITY.-Stocks were weak and lower. =
Plans for a Pennsylvania tunnel under the
North River. Manhattan Island and the East
River were made public = Citizens Union
men opposed the appointment Of John D. Grim
Minis as Park Commissioner = Captain Dia-
r1cnd dismissed by Commissioner Murphy
the end of the trial of the captain on the
charge Of misdemeanoT, of which he was con-
victed at Albany Captain Chapman made
a raid on an alleged pooiroom; he found forty
men there, but unable to find any one con-
necred with the place. and chopped chairs to
pieces. - Two different crowds chased burg
lars who separated in their flight after the man
whom they had robbed had pursued them down
a fire escape: one was captured. - The dis
t-ict submerged because of the bursting Of a
water main had dried: the work of repairing the
missioner Nagle resumed the work Of cleaning
the streets - In A run on an East Side bank
iE which great excitement prevailed, $4,000 was
paid cut; the bank which had weathered three
previous storms. came out solvent
THE WEATHER.-Fo-ecas for to-day: Partly
cloudy. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
A degrees; lowest 35: average, II.