New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
Aetp11nrk Dailp Gribn1rs
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER IS. 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The tobacco war has been ended
by the amalgamation of the American ana
British interests in a joint company under the
name Of the British American Tobacco Com
pany Limited: official statement giving de-
tails Of the amagamation was issued in Lon
DON - The recent cyclone wrought havoc
tn Sicily, where five hundred bodies have been
recovered; the eruption OF the Stromboi vol
cano is described as grand and terrifying. -
Sir Michael Herbert, the new British AmbaS-
sador at Washington. and Lady Herbert sailed
from Liverpool for America on the Campanla
a new fruit company, to compete with the
United Fruit Company, is being organized III
Jamaica 80 The International Maritime Con-
ference at Hamburg disbanded - Genera
Sumner is preparing TO send a second expeQl-
ton against the Macin Sultans Of Mlndanao;
many friendly Moros have visited General sum
ner - Complaints are made by American
shippers that piracy is increasing in the yellow
Sea: China has been asked 10 use her IDLE war
ships 10 clear Chinese waters OF pirates
DoMESTIC-President Roosevelts physicians
reported that he was making satisfactory prog
ress toward recovery. - The Amerlcdii
troops remaining in Cuba are not to be with
drawn until a permanent treaty between 1he
United States and the Cuban Government hds
been completed. FL A committee OF boStoH
citizens asked that a receiver be appointed Tor
nine of the coal companies and coal carrElns
roads; officers Of the coal operators, Win lhe
representatives of the civil and military authorl-
ties, met in Wilkesbarre TO arrange IoI 'lls H.,
sumption Of mining under the protectlon OF Ihe
soldiers. - Contracts for pneumatic tune
mail service in New-York Boston PhllaoelpnId
Chicago and st. Louis were a1arded py inc
postoffice Department - Senator fordhel
spoke at the opening Of the ONO hepupliCdan
campaign in Akron; his topics were trusts: lIe
tariff reciprocity, Cuba and the Phlllpplfles;
he predicted that Cuban reciprocity measure
would be passed at the coming session OF COl-
gress.
CTTY-Stocks were weak and active -
The police believed that the man who was ne
headed in the cellar Of the Chinese restauIalII
was James B. Craft. machinery manufacture
they refused 10 give out q statement mace py
a woman who saw the murder. ~ Inc people
OF this city began 10 get panlcky over the cflI-
Zeal coal situation: 1t said that the schoolS
and hospitals supplied for the present
- Harry Rose stage manager of the Gar
rick Theatre shot and killed his wife at Ihelr
apartrnents in West Thirty-third-st; reaI es-
tate dealer is mentioned in connection WIN tile
case - It was said that redivfsion or the
State into seven 6ioceses would probably De
the solution of the problem Of the rellef OF the
New-York Episcopal Diocese. - Sport
Murphy offended his followers in the ANilIul
District by not inviting them TO ride IN the car
70 Saratoga with himself - It was learned
that a child of DR. Hendrick. Of counsel for
Miss Laura Biggar, who is accused with her OF
conspiracy TO get the estate OF Henry NJ Ben
nett died on the day she alleged the infant oorn
to her expired. - President Cantor approNeo
plans for the construction OF a new CITY HAN
County Court House and municipal building,
and the completion of the Hall Of Records by
Charles F McKfm. Three miners charged
with numbering a in the coal region on
Thursday were arrested as they Were leaving
Iackawanna train at Hoboken. ~ Two
plumb were injured. a pantry was demol-
fshed and windows of surrounding houses were
smashed by an explosion of leaking gas -
At Travers Island the NeW-York Athletic Club
held its games, and its men won half the con-
tests.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
~ degrees; lowest. 90.