New-York tribune., 1902-02-04
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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY +. 1902
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

| CoNGRESS.-Senate: There Was another lively
Eebate the Philippine Tariff bill. Senator'S
EBeYeridge and Tillman being drawn into sharp
lsxchange of personalities; the bill 10 increase
lsalaries Of Federal judges was discussed -=
IEouse: The Oeomargarine bill was under con-
l<ideration.
FOREIGN.-AIr. Balfour's statement in Parlia
lment that the papers in the Dutch peace nego-
citations would be made public to-day was taken
ito mean that the overtures had proved a failure;
I'm South Africa the Earl Of Munster was ac-
Ecidentaly killed: the questions of purchases Of
sremounts and the purchases of supplies from the
iColonies for the British army were brought up
kdn Parliament. In the Reichstag Count
won Posadowslly-Wehner uttered a warning
against any attempt by the state TO lnVesu-
gate the doctrine OF Christian Science. == Re
ports OF serious loss Of life at in the recent
storm reached London; on the Brittany coast
hhe French ship 'Chanaral wrecked and
ttwenty-one lives were lost: q steam trawler
went down near Iceland and twelve men per-
ltshed: the gale is abating. - At the ski
races at Holmekollen. Norway one of the con-
ltestants leaped ninety-sx feet and nine inches;
f1housand spectators. --- An aValanche partly
overwhelmed the Austrian village of Bleiberg,
many people being killed. - Frank Gardner,
an American. married in Paris TO a daugh-
fer Of Leopold Brouillet, OF that city. - Two
sdirectors and TWO ATTORNEYS Of the Hamburg
and North German steamship lines will sail
krom Bremen to-day for America. - The
steamship Mira Of the Dominion Coal Company
went ashore near Yarmouth y s Open
tng games of the international chess tournament
sgere played at Monte Carlo.
DoMESTIC.-Governor Taft gave further
testimony before the Senate Committee on the
Philippines - President Roosevelt had a
conference on the Schey case with four of the
Santiago captains. == Four stockmen were
killed in a end collision at Apple River,
I'LL - General Frederick Funston was oper-
eted on in a Kansas City hospital; he is doing
well. - blizzard is raging in Pennsylvania.
stopping streetcar traffic and tying up railroads.
trains are late where they get through at all.
- It is zero weather in Chicago =
ELtghty-four dead bodies have been taken from
lhhe Hondo mines, and sixteen rescued alive
eighteen Of the miners are still missing. --
Senator Ahearn, of NewYork. introduced dill
providing for automatic valves gas meters.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and irregular
"A brig was driven ashore at Long Beach; life
savers worked all day unsuccessfully to save
the crew lashed to the rigging. == Stones
from blast few across Fifth-aVe., fractured
one mans skull, and. crashing through a Win
dow. fractured another mans hip. De
I-ancey NicoIl. John L. Parsons and other law
.7ers expressed themselves as approving the plan
TO abolish the Office of coroner. =-= II de-
icidcc at the meeting of the adermen's commit
tee 10 extend the freedom of the city to Prince
Henry on the day Of the launching of Emperor
EN1lliams yacht. = The Commissioners OF
Accounts announced that the shortage of
CHARLES A. Alden, the defaulting secretary of
1ne Tammany Charities Department would be
nearly $4,000. == The Board Of Educa-
ton organized by electing officers =- Fire
Commissioner Sturgis announced that he would
enforce the law against churches schools. dance
mails and other places Of public assembly,
well as theatres. -- Borough President Can
FOR gave hearing on street signs. but de-
cision was arrived at. == a murderer SEN
fenced 10 Sing Sing for life tried to commit sui
eide three times the way prison
THE EWEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
yesterday: Highest, % degrees: lowest Il; aver
age. %.