New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
Nstpl1nrk DAILY Gribm,rs
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1903.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

coNGRESS-The House committees were
announced by Speaker Cannon. -. Inc sen
ate transacted no business. =- by the Hl;lhher
OF adjourning there will be no lnterNh pel"eeI
the special and regular sessions, causing the
failure Of all pending nominations, ana giving
the President no opportunity to make recess APP
pointments.
FOREIGN-Roger Easement. British Consul
An the Congo, who was appointed by the
government TO investigate conditions,
ports that the atrocities are tuily coiErheu,
and that slavery and barbarism exist III
most revolving forms. =- horace n Aileh
she United States Minister to Corea. had
a long conference with the Emperor AT
Seoul, but decision was reached regaTolhs
the opening Of Win. ~ The Empress DoM-
ager Of China issued a decree for the reorgani-
cation Of the army and Yuan Shi hal was ap-
pointed to command of all Chlnese FORCES on
from Colon. accused of a plot TO xii General
Huertas and TO inspire the soldiers TO revolt
DOMESTIC.-It was announced that Perry >.
Heath viii retire from the secretaryshlp OF the
Republican National Committee; no decision as
TO retaining the Craftsmanship has been reacheu
1,v senator Hanna. - General Reyes the
Colombian envoy, saw President Roosevelt, who
greeted him cordially but gave him no encour-
agernent 10 hope for the success OF his mission
- Secretary Moody paid his first visit to
the League Island Navy Yard; he expressed
himself as much pleased with the yard as a
naval base. == British freight steamer ar
rived at Newport News Va, with a stowaway
who had been without food for fourteen days
and was IN a dying condition. == The mill
tary authorities will establish news censor at
n.
established. == Mrs. Eddy, the Christian
Scientist has declined TO accept as gift the
First Church in Central Park West, New-York
CITY. said to have cost 81 1S5000. = ]. Sloat
Fassett has announced that he is candidate
for the Republican nomination for Congress.
&C. The new cruiser Des Moines exceeded her
contract requirement for speed in the test on
Cape Ann, Mass.
CITY.-Stocks We're fractionally down. =-
II was learned that the Ramapo interests had
options watershed property recommended by
the commission for purchase by the city. =--
Mrs. Lawrence Dilworth, a wealthy Pittsburg
woman, died in a Fifth-ave. store. = The
seven counterfeters arrested on Friday were ar
raigned; two were released on bail; Inspector
Flynn said the gang was the most dangerous
in years. - Minister Bowen praised The
Hague tribunals conduct Of the Venezuelan
case 80 The volume of Christmas shopping
already in sight refuted predictions of slump
in holiday trade. - Soldiers eXtinguished a
fire IN a shed the magazines at Governor S
Island The report on the need of extend
ing the pier line in the Chelsea section was made
public - Children saw a man try 10 cut his
throat with a razor in the Vestibule Of an apart
ynent house. - A young woman was killed al
Camden by her former flames, who then killed
himself =- TWO men were killed in fire al
q wake in Brooklyn.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, Al degrees; lowest, 81.