New-York tribune., 1903-07-18
Nesp-3lorEs DAILY Gtriknare
SATURDAY, JULY Is. 1903.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Another day and night showed
little change in the Pope's condition, which
seemed rather better than otherwise; no opera
tion to remove the serum in the pleura was
attempted; Drs. Lapponi and MaZzoni again de-
MED the presence of cancer. - The report
stage of the Irish Land bill was completed in
the House of Commons; little opposition is ex-
pected in the Lords. - The Corean Minister
at Pel1ing is urging Prince Ching to authorize
the opening of Wiju TO foreign trade; the request
is not likely to be granted. = Several Portu-
guese officers have been arrested for plotting
against King Charles. == Senator Caro-, Presi-
dent Marroquins S chief exponent, expressed the
belief that the canal treaty would be ratified.
- Advices from London said that the occu-
patton of British islands off the coast OF
Borneo was probably due to a misrepresentation
on the part of an American commander. ==
II stated that Russia had consented to
abide by the terms Of the Brussels Sugar Con-
vention. == Charles T. Ritchie, the British
Chancellor of the ExcheQuer, spoke at London on
the proposed fiscal reform
DOMESTIC-The announcement was made
that the Russian Government refused to receive
the Kishineff petition, which was cabled to the
United States representative at St. Petersburg,
and Secretary Hay declared the incident closed.
- General s. B. NJ. Young is to succeed
General Miles in command Of the army, and
Generals Sumner and Wood will be made major
generals. -= A joint board of army and navy
officers constituted by Secretaries Root and
Moody to pass on matters requiring the cooper
alton of the two services. - negro charged
with assaulting a little girl narrowly escaped a
lynching in Whitehall, n. Y. = By the set
tlement of suits in Colorado over coal lands
entered under the stone and timber acts the
United States will gain many thousands of
dollars. - There is a record breaking attend
at the Epworth League Convention in De-
troit - 1t said in Somerset, Penn, that
Abner Mckinley much improved and that
the reports Of his illness had been greatly ex-
aggerated.
CITY.-Stocks were strong and active. -
Representatives Of six thousand bricklayers who
will go to work Monday agreed to the en-
ployerS' arbitration plan, and reached an agree
ment with the Mason Builders Association
Sam" Parks and his followers stam-
mems Union after Central Office men had served
subpenas on a walking delegate and another
labor man. ~ DR.. N NJ Butler arrived at
Sycamore Hill. 81 It reported here that
Major Little the postofice inspector, was
slated to succeed George w. Beavers. - The
skeleton Of child, evidently murdered, was
found under the floor in Harlem house. -
The cid Tammany Dock Board. in it's endeavor
TO block the investigation into it's actions got
order to show cause why the examination of
Fleming should not be prohibited. - 1t was
announced that the order issued by a Newark
court for the foreclosure of a $4,000, 900 mort
gage the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany would be fought by the receiver. - It
was learned that the Civil Service Commission
had informed Assistant Fire Chief Lally that it
could not consider his protest against nom
competitive examination for the office of fire
chief.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and warmer, followed by showers afternoon
or night. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
70 degrees lowest