New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
Iesplork DaiIp Gribn,re
SUNDAY, DECEMBER II, 1902
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Both houses adjourned until
January 3 The bill providing for WlIe W
expense of the Coal Strike Commission was Mas
finally passed; Senator Morgan spoke III ID ID 10 "a
OF the Nicaragua Canal route, and some routine
business was transacted
FOREIGN.-The governments Of Great brlta!n IN
and Germany have asked President hoosepei. -, ~
arbitrate the questions at issue between Ia; lis
allied powers and Venezuela: the Preslueht w ~
act as arbitrator, provided he cannot secure reI
erence of the dispute TO The tasue uiouil1i m
official announcements were made in Berlin ana
London of a war blockade Of Venezuelan ports
TO go into effect yesterday, though oissd.o ~;
sent bv Mr. White, American Charge q Al1alres
in London said the blockade would go INTO elleI
on December %: the United States cruiser AZ AZ
hanv arrived at La Guayra with Lieutenant
NFarI,,rIr Johnston who landed and proceeded TO
Caracas TO assist Minister Bowen - l Ne
Princess of Wales gave birth TO son IN Lon
DON - The entire Humbert fanny wiz -
,eeroe notorious in connection with safe frauds
in Paris. were arrested in Madrid
DONESTIC-The funeral Of Mrs. U. S. Grant
took place in Washington, attended by president
Roosevelt and a large number or ofllclaIs: = -.
President Roosevelt went TO Raploah' Nd'. " "
remain over Sunday. - 1t was ammo ouiloeu "a az a.
the War Department that General Chaffee VIII
become lieutenant general Of the army When
General Young retires. - At dinner given
by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce MAJOR
General Corbin made a speech defending sec
retary Roots general staff plan; Generals ChaI-
fee and Young and Senator Hanna were also
among the speakers. - AT dinner OF anht palih
ers in Chicago Secretary Shaw mace Speech
advocating a credit currency, protected py d
tax on the circulation issued by banks
CTTY.-Stocks were dull but strong - Inc
body of Mrs. Ulysses 5. Grant was lalo IN
sarcophagus beside that of her husband IN the
tomb at Riverside Park. = DR.. Lorenz held
clinics at St Luke's and the Orthopedic. and a
hospital in Brooklyn, and attended receptlon
in the evening - The last bulletin issued by
Cornelius Vanderbilt's physicians SAID that
slight changes in his condition were encourag-
ing - Il was announced that the Astors
were planning TO sell large holdings of East Sloe
real estate. - The jury to try Police Cap
tain Mcynihan on a charge OF bribery was COM
pieted in the Criminal Branch of the supreme
Court == 1t announced that John Wana-
maker would erect a large store on the block
Immediately south of his present building -
The steamer La Savoie arrived here after q
rough voyage in which several people were
made sick and several others were hurt -
Transportation facilities were completely over
Whelmed by holiday crowds. - The firm or
Csustave A jain & Co.. dealers in coffee. sugar
and rice failed because Of the fall in the coffee
market It learned that a Western
doctor had been robbed in Fourth-ave. -
The Municipal Explosives Committee held a
hearing on an ordinance TO have matchsafe in
every room in every house where parlor matches
were kept.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, AZ
degrees: lowest SO.