New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
lrn11nrk DAILY, Gibrnts
THURSDAY. DECEMBER is. 1902.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: The Pension and Urgent
Deficiency Appropriation bills were passed, and
eulogies of the late Senator SeWell, OF New
Jersey were delivered: the Cuban reclproclt!
treaty was received from the President ana
referred TO the Committee on Foreign RELATIONS
- House: The Legislative Appropriation
hin was passed with an amendment giving the
Attorney General 100000 with which 10 en-
force the Sherman Antitrust law
FOREIGN-The leading citizens of Caracas
addressed a joint note TO President Castro ASK
snr him to give full powers to United States
Minister Bowen TO effect a settlement OF the
difficulty with the European powers; the mol
cations last night were that Venezuela would
WELD TO the demands of the allies; Premier BAL
four in Parliament announced that there coulo
be no such thing as paclhc pIockaoe' anu
that a state of war existed between Great
Britain and Venezuela; the German Foreign
Office disclaimed any intention to occupy MAI
zarita Island or any Venezuelan territory; re-
ports from good sources in Berlin and LONDON
were to the effect that the Venezuelan ofer OF
arbitration, unaccompanied by guarantees, was
inadequate - The dock strike at Marseilles
ended. the men deciding to return to work To-
day In suit against Par1s paper,
which had accused him Of foul riding, jury
returned verdict awarding damages 10 D
Reif the American jockey. - Professor Al
exauder G. Bell announced in Montreal That MS
experiments with kites had led him 10 peheVe
that se had solved the problem Of the hying
machine 80 The United States Minister TO
Corea has demanded from that country the
payment of Sl.5O0oo0 due the builders OF the
electric railroad al Seoul.
DoMESTIC-The operators side Of the case
IN the coal controversy was presented 10 the
Strike Commissioners by counsel who outlined
what II was proposed to prove. - The reports
of the progress of the laying Of the Pacific
cable showed that IL has been put down at
the rate of seven and half knots an hour
Sem Hail. the new building for the
medical department Of Chicago University, was
dedicated - The meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company was held and six Of the former di-
rectGrs were reelected the other seven repre-
senting the Atlantic Coast Line now in control
OF Louisville and Nashville. - Adjudant-
General Henry informed the Secretary Of State
that about 1900 troops had volunteered to
escort the Governor on his second inauguration.
CITY.-Stocks advanced sharply in the morn
ing, but later lost part of their gains -
Railroad representatives said that all the coal
possible was being brought to the city; the Sal
walton Army opened distributing depot. -
II was announced that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road would complete its tunnel in three years
- Il was learned that negotiations were on
foot 10 permit the Erie and Lackawanna rail-
roads to use the New-York and Jersey tunnel.
- DR.. Lorenz operated on a case Of clubfoot,
in addition 10 several hip dislocation cases.
- The New-York Tax Reform Association
held its annual dinner at the Hotel Savoy -
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company told Bor-
ough President Swanstrom that it was unable
10 furnish five thousand tons of coal a day for
the poor Of Brooklyn.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, IS
degrees; lowest 81 degrees.