New-York tribune., 1902-12-22
Nfp71ork Dailr Gnibsssts.
MONDAY, DECEMBER %, 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-Narconi announced that he had
established wireless telegraphic communication
between Cape Breton, CANADA, and Cofh"aIl'
England with complete success; messae ees W.
sent nv the Governor General Of Canada TO the
Kings of England ard Italy. == An nnsuc-
cessful attempt was made by n1emper OF the ne
fIusabert fan1ily when arrested in hadria, 10
rreyent nackage containing S4e,poo iaihhs
into the hands OF the police. - IL is oellesei ~ 1
that President Roosevelts reply TO the proposdi
OF the European powers that ne act as ai 'i.t
tor tn the Venezuelan affair has been received III
London, and the indications are tnat ne con con
sents 70 accept the office; il is thought the fIeei
dent favors the temporary adoption OF some
ellch method as was sought 10 be arranged p9
the venezueian secret mission. TO be carried gu.
by Isaac SeligInan: Italy gave formal nouee oi
her participation in the blockade OF the ven
ezuelsu coast; Venezuelan bonds have risen III III
value on the London Stock Exchange as result
of the present situation = Inc hail'DpIS =. PIS-
mouth with her machinery disabled; il VIII tah
four months TO repair the damage :" me
Bank OF Spain proposes to estaphsn 9rsmeo T5,eI1es
3u Havana Mexico City. New-1ork ana BheioS
Ay-es - Failure Of the crops IN t1nlano
threatens widespread and disastrous famine e
conditions; public and private measures Oh feiieA
have been undertaken in ST PETERSBURG
poNFSTIC-It was said in Washington that
while the President appreciated the invitation
TO act as arbitrator OF the Venezuelan quesnons
there were weighty reasons why he should not
accept and that he would strongly urge refer
ring the whole case to The Hague tribunal -
Rain rnarred the visit of President Roosevelt
indoors most of the day. - About seven
hundred pouches of Christmas mail Tor the
West were burned in a Ney-YoTk Central car
near Peekskir - II was thought in Albany
that if Governor odel referred TO the Attorney
General the question of the obligations OF the
transportation companies in this city he would
wait until the year, as Attorney General
Davies has so much work in cleaning up the
affairs OF his office preparatory to turning IL
over TO Mr.. Cunneen. - Twelve persons were
killed and twenty-five injured in rear end train
collision In California - A girls school at
New-Milford. Conn, was partly destroyed oy
fire, the pupils losing many OF their belongings
After a secret examination the coroner al
willimantic, Conn., ordered George Wilson held
suspicion Of being connected with the death
IF hfs mother, Mrs Julia Wilson.
CITY-Dr. Lorenz operated at the Hospital
for Crippled and DeforJned Children at Tarry-
town. - Brief funeral services over the body
of Mrs Ulysses s. Grant were held in Grant s
tomb. - The funeral of General Swayne was
held and the body sent 10 Washington. -
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived after a
stormy voyage; the Countess de Castellane and
Ferdinand Bonn were board. - The Cen
trsl Federated U-1ion decided to blocklist alder
men who voted for the Pennsylvania Railroad
tunnel franchise. == Brooklyn Knights of La
boF denounced the passage of the Pennsylvania
tunnel franchise and declared they would fight
the reelection of officers who favor Il.
THE wEATHER.-Indcations for to-day:
RAIN and colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 30 degrees: lowest, 30.