New-York tribune., 1902-03-14
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FRIDAY. MARCH. Il, 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Debate on the Ship
Subsidy bill continued. Mr.. Morgan favorably
reported the Hepburn Nicaragua Canal bill
= House: General debate on the Postoftice
Appropriation bill closed.
FOREIGN-AIr. Brodrick announced in Par
Lament that General Methuen had been re-
leased by the Beers. and was on his way to
Klerksdorp in charge of British medical offl-
Ger, and General Kitchener subsequently an
nounced his arrival there: there many rumors
ahoat in London regarding the military situation
tn South Africa 80 The condition of Cecil
Rhodes was loss satisfactory. The entire
Spanish Cabinet resigned. - Emperor Will
lam will probably sail out from Bremerhaven
accompanied by a fleet of Warships, to meet
Prince Henry on the Deutschland. - The
Kaiser will confer with the directors Of Ger
man steamship companies who have been to
America regarding the transatlantic rate agree
rnent. - The Atlantic Union, an association
formed TO draw together English speaking peo-
pies. held its annual meeting in London and
Lord Monkswen was elected president: its MEM
bership has trebled in the last year. - Por-
tuguese troops attacked slave traders in East
Africa and liberated seven hundred slaves. ==
The British Admiralty has contracted for the
construction of seven cruisers and two battle
ships. - Mr.. Redmond attacked in the House
of Commons the governments policy in Ireland,
and Mr. Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
defended it. - It was announced that King
Edwards proposed trip to the Riviera has been
abandoned
DOMESTIC committees of the
friends and opponents of reciprocity with Cuba
among Republican members OF the House Of
Representatives met and endeavored to reach
- Secretary Shaw is considering the Ques-
tion of stopping government bond purchases
and decision is eXp<cted soon. - William
5. Mccormick, of Los Angeles, is willing to sue
ceed Secretary OF the Interior Hitchcock if the
latter should resign = Mrs. Catherine Soffel
who aided the Biddle brothers to escape from
the Pittsburg 1eil. was indicted on three charges
- Captain F. H. Smith, an Englishman
who has just returned from JAPAN says that
that country and Russia will go 10 war. -
The State Assembly Committee on Railroads re-
ported favorably the bill to increase the powers
of the Railroad Commissioners. - A gift Of
$4,000 from Mrs. c. p. Huntington made
available the conditional gifts TO the Harvard
Medical School.
CITY.-Stocks were fairly strong. - Sheriff
Dixie sWore IN twenty-five special deputy sheriffs
by Guden- Commissioner Lindenthal said
that the shuttle plan would not be introduced on
the bridge till next fall, is there would be no
crushing after open cars were put in use. -
Controller Grout announced his opposition to
the bill which turns Blackwelrs Island over to
the national government for a marines drill
ground. - Recorder Goff in rebuking counsel
at the Patrick trial told them they acted like
school children. Mayor Low made state
rnent regarding his bills for reclassihcation Of
city employees and declared that the legislation
was necessary To carry the citys business
properly =-= Andrew Carnegie was the guest
of honor and the principal speaker at the
"A man was swept through a half mile of
sewer, shot into the East River and rescued
- The United States Hotel in Fulton-st., an
old landmark, was sold. It will probably be re-
placed by a twelve story office building.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, 63
degrees; lowest, "a.