New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
Nempork Dailp Gribn,re
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY o. 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Great Britain Railways De-
velopment Corporation. a New-Jersey concern
viii buy and build electric lines in London
- Onslow Ford's memorial tablet to Ruskn
was unveiled in the Poets Corner Westminster
Abbey. - The Kaiser has ordered that meas
ures be taken to stamp Christian Science
Spirftualism, etc, in Germany. - The Polish
mobiles at Warsaw who invited to a recent
ball given by the Governor declined to, attend
because the invitations in the Russian
language. - Prince Henry, after returning
from the United States. will celebrate the quar-
ter-centenary of his service in the German
navy. - There is a great rush of people in
London TO be insured against smallpox. &C.
Five vessels, three of them steamers and two
barges. were sunk in the Thames the result
OF a series of collisions. - II is reported
that being offended at the part taken by the
Dutch Premier, DR.. Kuyper, to bring about
peace in South Africa. the BOer delegates viii
leave Holland and go 10 Geneva. == Snow
storms and fogs continue throughout the United
Kingdom it being the most severe weather ex-
perienced in twenty years. == Charters VIII
be sought at the forthcoming session Of the
Dominion Parliament for a number of railways
in the Yukon region. == An Ella borate celebra-
ton, under government auspices. of the cen
tenary Of Victor Hugo's birth will be held in
Paris from February % TO March 2 inclusive.
- concession has been granted by Peru
TO a group Of American capitalists. who may
spend millions in developing the mining re-
sources of that country.
CONGRESS.-The Senate was not in session.
- House: Some business Of minor impor~
tance transacted and eulogies of the late
Representative Burke, Of Texas were delivered.
DOMEST1C.--CIOVernOT Tart testified again be-
fore the Senate Committee on the Philippines.
his evidence relating chiefly to financial cond-
tions in the islands == Admiral Walker testi-
fed before the Senate Committee on Inter
oceanic Canals, giving reasons for the commits
sions change of recommendation from the Mica
ragua to the Panama route. =- Rear Ad
miral w. T Sampson and B. J. Cromwell go
the retired list Of the navy President
Roosevelt abandoned his proposed trip to
Charleston on account of his sons illness.
Connecticut's Labor Commissioner announced
that a system of bIackmail wag being carried
on by overseers in various industries -:
Suits for more than $500 600 viii be instituted
against the city Of New-YCrk fer land taken
for reservoirs. - A severe srowgtCrm in
Northern New-York delayed trains -=. Tie
condition Of Theodore Roosevelt. il. was
ported to he unchanged. -- The Santa. Fe and
Southern Pacific railroads are building fruit
the Armour company. == There was a ruGor
in Chicago that the syndicate which is being
,f - - lIIiIS-ee SlIEel H-1E lines Houla
aDsorb the surface and elevated roads IL that
city. - General Funston, upon whom an
operation was performed in Kansas City
Gently, is improving; his physician, however, has
asked the War Department 10 extend the gen.
erals leave Of absence three months.
CITY.-Stocks were jrre gular It small final
changes =-- II WAS learned that a bresiI
iTaminent between Jacob a Cantoc. president
Of the Borough of Manhattan, aud John G:
Sheehan' leader OF the Greater NewYorA
Democracy, ever ShSetan'3 interference with
the distributicG Cf Offices in the Borough Pres-
dents juTtsd:ct4cn- ----- August Belmont presi-
dent of the rid Transit Subway Conctruc-
zion Cornpa:,-, Geuied reports that the rapid
transit road 10 e, :Lscrii1d by the new
securities conDs2irs anG @nrouuced that the
subway conEEas'. * Gaia CiCIate the tunnel line
when completed. ------ s,eN eral women tainted
II; & jam oa the gangp)ank Of the steamer Celtic
as she was about 20 start Mediterranean
cruise VIII eight hundred passengers. ==
Borough President Cantor OF Manhattan asked
Mayor Low 10 have the Rapid Transit Com
mission remove obStructions caused by subway
work, and have the force of blasts reduced.
= District Attorney jerome started an in
VcsUgaton to find out why Minnie KuntZ. the
" 10 fled had hepr in GitNr
for some time without being arrested. &C., a
posse started to search the woods Tucka-
hoe for a man who shot a farmer at Union
Corners near Mount Vernon
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: Fair
and cold. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
"a degrees: lowest, Il; average, 10.