New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
Sstpl1ork Dailr, Gsihn,,t,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8. 1903.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Creetings TO President Roosevelt
Were sent the cable from HaNall; the
completion OF the first link In the american america
transpacific lire 20 the Orient was duly ce4e.
brated Honolulu. - Three OF the lines OF
the International Mercantile Marine Company
cancelled their insurance at Lloyos- -
Increased tariff duties on grain and manufact-
ured articles under the new Ausgleich VIII al
feet the trade of this country and Great Britain
with Austria-Hungary. - The Commercial
Treaty Society of Berlin has issued circular
complaining of the United States tariff treat
nent of German goods. - new diamond
field of enormous richness is SAID TO nave Deeh
discovered in the Transyaal =- Monslgnor
Guidf Apostolic Delegate TO the Philippines re-
ported 10 the Vatican favorably on the progress
of negotiations regarding the fr1ars -. Inc
winter exhibition at the Royal Academy. IN
London, contains 190 works lent by public ana
private galleries. - In fight between ltal-
ian pediers in Santiago de Cuba, five of the
seven participants were killed - The Mo
roccan pretender has issued proclamation, say
ing that he is fighting in behalf OF the sultan 5
imprisoned brother
DOMESTIC.-The text Of Senator Hoar's Anti
Trust bill, which has been awaited with great
interest. was made public; its provisions were
severely criticised by Representative jenkins,
chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
President Roosevelt ordered the closing OF
the postoffce at Indianola Miss, where the post
master a colored woman had been forced to
resign by threats of violence --=- oeNeraI
State officials expressed themselves as assured
that Senator Platt would be reelected -
Governor Odell ordered special election to
choose a successor to Senator Tralnor =
Several important cases viii come before the
Court of Appeals in the present month. -
In a dynamite explosion in a colliery near Potts
Vile Penn. three n1ea were killed and dozen
others were injured: there was an explosion and
caVe-in at of the mines of the Delaware
and Hudson company, near Scranton, Penn
CITY-Stocks were strong and active :"
The Board Of Railroad Commissioners ordered
the Manhattan Railway Company to MAINTAIN
its rush hour service throughout the day; to aou
three hundred cars to its equipment by April i,
and TO build extra tracks at certain points
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
awarded an immense contract TO the engineer
firm of Westinghouse, Church, Kerr d Co. AoF
the equipment OF its power houses, passenger
stations etc. in connection with its new tunnel
Governor Oden arrived in the city TO at
Tend a conference this afternoon. - }. ~.
Rockefeller purchased tract of nearly a mile
in extent. thus increasing his Westchester es-
tate General Greene the new Police COM
missioner renanded all wardmen and precinct
detectives to patrol duty. and transferred them
10 various stations. - Captain O'Reiny, IN
assuming command OF the Tenderloin precinct
declared that the excise law would be enforced
and gambling and disorderly houses driven out
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day;
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest, ii
degrees; lowest. 30