New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
Netppork Dailp Gribnore
TUESDAY, JULY -, 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Sir Michael Hicks Beach. Chan
cellor of the EXchequer, resigned his portfolio
in the British Government. his action giving
rise TO much speculation as to other probable
changes under Mr.. Balfour; the new Prime
Minister made a speech. which was well re
ceiYed at a party conference at which leaders
gave pledges Of loyalty; afterward, in the
House Of Commons, Mr.. Balfour the re-
cipient Of a remarkable demonstration Of pop
ularity. = King Edwards condition con-
tinued to improve and preparations were made
TO remove him from buckingham Palace to-
Campanile of St Marks Church, in Venice,
historic tower founded nearly a thousand years
ago, fell in ruins; efforts will be made to re-
build il. Admiral Crowninshield's flagship
harbor of Christiania, Norway, and received in
juTies that made it necessary to send her back
TO drydock in England. 81 King Victor
Emmanuel made his official entry into St
Petersburg. - Sir Joseph l. Little, Chief
Justice of Newfoundland is dead. - The
fall Of the Bastile was celebrated with the
usual enthusiasm in France; a great review of
troops was held at the Longchamp race course
DoMESTIC.-This government has replied to
determination that the Philippine friars must
go. - Major General Lloyd Wheaton was
placed On the retired list Of the army after more
than forty years Of active service. ~ General
Chaffee is to be relieved from service in the
Philippines September 80 and will succeed
General Brooke in command of the Department
of the East; General George W. Davis will be
the commander in the Philippines. - John
w Gates and his associates made the price of
SOtu 100 ulSn III the GllcaSO market ana were
swamped by offers of millions of bushels. -
Two coal miners who refused to stop work at
the command of the anthracite strikers were
driven from their homes by a mob barely
escaping with their lives. a device to be
used in blessing the throat in Roman Catholic
churches has been patented. - Masked men
held up a train on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad and robbed the passengers. -
Three cases of measles the United States
training ship Lancaster caused her TO go into
quarantine off Fortress Monroe.
TTY-The StOplr y,,arLyat Tvac c-ropg aD5
vancing. = William J. Bryan sent to the
Tilden Club a letter attacking ex-President
Cleveland and declaring that Democratic har-
mony must be on the basis of the platforms of
1896 and 1900. - Ex-Chief DeVery made a
lively speech at the installation of the William
5. Devery Association in a new home -
Secretary Root left Oyster Bay to return to his
duties in Washington. - The Windward
sailed for the Arctic regions TO bring back Lieu
tenant Peary. - Mayor Low conferred with
Police Commissioner Partridge and Street Clean
ing Commissioner Woodbury., but all denied that
the conference had anything to do with the
police situation - It announced that
actors had organized the Green Room Club.
- Twenty-three officers and fifty enlisted
men, freed Boer prisoners from Bermuda
reached here on their way home. - Commits
sioner Lederle decided that the Metropolitan
Thirty-fourth-st. storage battery crosstown cars
are nuisance, and informed the Interurban
Street Railway Company that the nuisance
must be abated. - contractors wife sur
prised burglar at work in her home in The
Bronx. and he escaped, after jumping from
second story window.
THE WEATHER.-Indication for to-day:
Showers and thunderstorms. The temperature:
Highest, 80 degrees; lowest, 67 degrees.