New-York tribune., 1902-02-18
Ien-71o1sls Dailp Gribn1rs
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY IS. 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS -Senate, The treaty for the ces-
sion OF the Danish West Indies to the United
States was ratified in executive session. IN open
session the Permanent Census bureau ol!l ana
some other measures were passed. - House
The War Revenue Reduction bill was passed
unanimously and without debate, on motion OF
M Richardson, the Democratic leader, spec
ial rule had previously been adopted, fixing the
time for the vote at o'clock this afternoon
FOkEIGN.-Belgian firms have secured con-
tracts for furnishing material Tor the proposed
electric traction lines in LONDON their bids being
Is per cent lower than those OF British firms.
60 Wireless telegraphic communicating was
kept up from the Lizard station with the hron-
prnz Wilhelm, Prince Henrys steamer, until
She was one hundred and forty miles at
- It was announced by Mr.. Brodrick, War
Secretary, in Parliament that the trial of Com
Inandant Kritzinger. the Boer leader, began on
February IL in South Africa - The British
Government was asked to furnish transporta-
ton for fifteen hundred Welsh settlers from Pat
agonia TO Canada - blue book on the con
centration camps IN South Africa was issued IN
London - Forty thousand men have struck
It Barcelona and serious rioting is reported in
that city, which IS in state OF siege - Inc
strikers at Trieste have returned TO work -
The labor unions of Rome VIII vote on general
strike: there have been clashes in the streets
between troops and the workin gmen. - Two
thousand persons perished in the earthquakes in
the Shanaka district Of Russian Transcaucas sla
DOMESTIC.-The Daughters of the American
Revolution began their eleventh annual congress
in Washington. 80 Reports from all sections
of New-York and New-England showed that
great injury to trafflc had been caused Dy me
storm. In Eastern Pennsylvania the storm was
particularly severe and impeded both steam and
streetcar traffic and in South Carolina from
sixteen 70 eighteen inches OF snow fell. In the
West the weather was clear and mild -
General Funston will leave the hospital in Kan
sas City to-day and review a regiment -
Five men blew open two safes OF the North
ampton (Mass) Street Car Company and es
capped with about $50. - Governor Odeu,
after hearing arguments OF members OF the
State Charities Association against the bill pro
viding for the abolition Of State boards of man
ayers OF. institutions for the insane announced
that he would sign the bill = At caucus Of
Republican members of the House of Repre-
sentatives II was resolved TO investigate the
question of disfranchsement in the South. =
Congress recommending the retirement of Naval
Constructor Richmond P. Hobson.
CITY.-Stocks were firm. but the business was
not large. == 4 heavy snowstorm struck tie
surface and elevated lines. the mails were much
belated - Controller Grout made public the
details of his plan for relieving the bridge crush
by means of additional loops at the Manhattan
terminal - The programme for the gala
opera performance for Prince Henry was made
public. - The trustees of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art elected officers for the ensuing
year. - A coroner's jury eXonerated Z. r.
Thomas from blame in causing the death Of the
boy who was killed by the automobile the
White Ghost formerly owned by W. K. Van
derbilt. jr. a number of automobiliSts fined
for reckless speeding on Sunday The
supervisor of The City Record announced that
a large saving he had made in expenses would
be eaten up by arrearages left over by the Tam
many administration == Assistant District
Attorney Osborne announced that Charles F.
Jones the valet, who has accused Albert T.
Patrick Of inducing him TO murder William
Marsh Rice would be the next witness for the
prosecution the Patrick trial
THE WEATHER-Forecas for to-day: Fair
and colder. The temperature yesterday: High
est. 30 degrees; lowest p; average, 26.