New-York tribune., 1902-01-01

TOREIGN.-The total reduction of the effect
Eve Boer fighting force in the last year, accord
ing 10 Official reports, IS 21.SU1. and Englishmen
believe the prospect of a speedy ending OF the
is much brighter ihai a year ago =--
The sheffield firm Of William Jessop & Sons has
made contracts FOR the erection of A steel
pIant at Washington. Penn. where attention
will be devoted to the manufacture of sheet
steel -= The manager of Marconis wireless
telegra ply company expressed the optimistic
opinion that communication between England
and America without wires would be on a prac-
teal commercial basis within six months. ==
No action will be taken by Germany in Venez-
uela until after the rival of the German Minis
ter at Caracas ------ II was stated Cnnen-
hagen that ~ formation was given on the
best aufhuritE that the treaty between the
United States ana Denmark for the sale of the
5be agitation againsf if The chinese Court
VIII proceed by train from Pao-Ting-Fu to Pc
king on January = the route being guarded by
troops: the Russian Minister TO China says Rus
sis will net amend the Manchurian Treaty.
DOMESTIC.-Belief is growing in Washing
ton that the Panama company's offer Will be
considered before final action on the isthmian
canal question is taken. The Cabinet
lected the International Banking Corporation
as fiscal agent of the United States in China.
i= The Governors and Attorney Generals OF
seven Northwestern States agreed on a plan of
faction in opposition to the Northern Pacific
tGreat Northern Burlington merger. - Judge
Lochren, of the United States Circuit Court. in
Minneapolis, dissolved the temporary inJunc-
tion against the retirement OF Northern Paclnc
preferred stock - Much damage was done
by food in Richmond, Va; the city's gas supply
lwas cut off, and traffic generally interfered
with. == A blizzard struck Ogdensburs. tear
ing down the wires and cutting off tae town
from outside communication. -= :. Fred
Nixon was chosen for Speaker of the Assembly
by the Republican caucus and George NJ.
Palmer was selected by the Democrats. ==-
The Sacred Heart College, in Cohoes y. Y. was
totally destroyed by fire. - Governor odell
may remove Sheriff Caldwell Of Buffalo. for
falling suppress poolselling. - The coron-
ers inquest at Hudson n. Y, into the murder
OF Hallenbeck closed; two witnesses gave dam
aging evidence against Bruce.
CITY.-Stocgs were strong and higher. -
Thebaud jewels valued at 100000, were recov
cred the police admitted that Mrs. Young is
Mrs. Poillon. Plans We're considered for
the biggest office building in the world. to be
built in Broad-st. =- Sheriff O'Brien
nounced the list Of his deputies. =- 1t
announced that the suits arising from the dispo-
sition of the estate of Andrew J. GarVey had
been settled by agreement. == Police Com
missioner Murphy sent his resignation to Mayor
Van Wyck. in order avoid removal by Mayor
Low. == Property owners along the Passaic
River sued the city Of Paterson for $2,o00,000
for the pollution OF the Passaic River =- An
italian laborer in New Rochelle tried to dig out
q dynamite cartridge with pick, and man
was killed and four injured. - Halsey Cor
win, of Brooklyn, who recently inherited
fortune from his father. was accused of abduc-
ton by the father of a sixteen-year-od girl.
- a NewJersey mob pulled down the house
Of negro seVenty-one years old, VINO was liY-
ing with a young white girl.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and colder The tempera ature yesterday: High
est, AZ degrees; lowest 80 degrees; average, SO
degrees.