New-York tribune., 1901-11-18
Nen7lork Dssiip Grbw1rk
MONDAY. NOVEMBER is. 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Rand mine owners are bringing
pressure to bear on the British Government TO
with Beers for the paciflcation of South
tafrjca On the advice Of Cecil Rhodes, two
Thousand Arab laborers are TO be imported into
FRhodesia. - An effort is being made to ex-
.clude foreigners from participation hereafter in
the Henley regatta == In recent fights in the
iisland OF Samar and in Southern Luzon, the
rebel bands have been severely punished by
American scouting parties; a Filipino priest
who received the death penalty at the hands OF
an American court martial had his sentence
corrgnuted by General Chaffee TO twenty years
imprisorment- Industrial securities in Ger
many have improved the news from America
- London business men are awaiting with
great interest what President Roosevelt may
say in his forthcoming message about trusts
Renforcements having reached General
Alban at Colon, an attack on the reoei forces
on the Isthmus OF Panama is expected shortly
- Governor General Wood returned to San
tiago de Cuba from Jamaica; to-day ne VIII go
to Guantanamo to inspect the troops there
- The hrigands who hold Miss Stone captive
in Bulgaria have not yet replied to the latest
proposal of Mr. Dickinson, American diplomatic
agent at Sofia. Said Pacha has been ap
pointed Grand Vizer of Turkey. in succession
to the late Hall Rifat Pacha- - Two deaths
from plague have occurred at Odessa - The
Spanish Senate passed a bill prohibiting free
silver coinage.
DoMESTIC-Governor Van SAINT Of Mime
sofa says he viii call a special session of the
legislature deal with the consolidation of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads
II the present laws will not prevent it -
Senator Culloul, of Illinois, viii be the head Of
the Foreign Relations Committee, succeeding
the late Senator Davis. Fl The annual report
of the Philippine Commission is on the way to
Washington; it renews the recommendation in
regard TO. coinage for the islands. and sets
forth other needs. - Bail in the sum Of 500
was authorized by the American Federation of
Labor for Santiago Igiesias. the labor or
ganizer. under arrest in Porto Rico. - The
Director Of the Census announces that the four
principal reports will be ready by July l, as
prescribed by law. - Governor Odell. it
learned, plans 10 save S2,000.O00 State ex-
penses. and to give his attention to the reduc
ton of taxes in the large cities OF the State.
- The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Will
place orders for fifty locomotives. thirty-etght
Passenger equipment and six thousand
freight equipment cars: the cost will approx
mate S4.o0o.011.
CITY.-It vas said that the unions of street
cleaning employees would ask the city ad-
,rainistration 10 investigate the conduct Of the
Street Cleaning Department under Nagle. -
.Sena tor Platt said that the time of the pas
sage Of the Raines law he had bocyguard on
the advice of the police, to whom he showed
threatening letters from anonymous writers.
- Senator Stranahan, who is to succeed Col
lector Bidwell, arrived in the city from Wash
iington, where he had been to President
Roosevelt - It Was announced that the
iCftizens Union had employed a special attorney
TO prosecute election law violations In
coming transatlantic steamers, liners and
tramps encountered fierce gales. The
Canadian rifiemea. it announced were un-
Gble 10 obtain the Palma trophy, which they
won at Sea Girt on account of the refusal of
the Canadian customs officers to pass it -
The annual luncheon was given by the Horse
Show mana cement. Many of the hotels
were elaborateiy decorated for the beginning of
Horse Show Ueeh-
THE WEATHER--Forecast for to-day: Fair.
The temperature yesterday: Highest, 40 de-
grees: lowest Sc; average, IS