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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
1
London reports show ceremonial openings in both houses as reforms await Thursday. Harcourt leads skeptical opposition while Nicaraguan canal talk grows, and press commentaries weigh McKinley’s message on canal treaties and Alaska. Canadian troops honored at Portsmouth. Roberts farewell cited as rallying note for British army.
The Rome quayside Anguillara quay three hanarea yards long undermined by the Tiber flood collapsed into the river today. Damages are estimated at 2,000,000 lire. In Dublin, Viscount Halifax, leader in the English Church Union, is reportedly set to join the Church of Rome per The Evening Mail. Evans’ Ale and Stout advertised.
The Senate began debate on the Payne-Hanna Shipping Subsidy bill to revive U.S. ocean service. Senator Frye of Maine, chairing the Commerce Committee, argued the measure protects national policy, cites high foreign costs, and notes U.S. crews face higher expenses. He warned against export bounties and treaty breaches, detailing subsidies, shipyard costs, and comparative charges versus Britain and Norway.
The three masted schooner Oliver Schofield drove ashore south of Chadwick near Lavalette amid a sixty mile gale. Lifesavers from Stations 12, 13, and 14 fired lines and used the breeches buoy to rescue six crewmen, with Captain A Sprague delivering the last man ashore. The ship broke up on the beach within an hour, cargo lumber washing ashore as she settled near shore. The vessel, bound from Norfolk to New York, was built in 1867 in Tottenville and listed as 374 tons, owned by E P Brockway.
Shanghai December 3 An imperial edict strips General Tung Fu Hsiang of his rank and titles but allows him to command troops. He is to disband five thousand men and retreat to Kan-Su with the remainder. The edict criticizes his ignorance and roughness in foreign affairs. A resurgence of the Southern rebellion is reported and the Triads reportedly stockpile ammunition for outbreaks in Kwang-Tung and Kwang-Si. Native papers suggest the Court plans to return to Peking with rice tribute.
Dr Morrison wires The Times from Peking that Captain Watts Jones was murdered after four days of torture eight marches beyond Kalgan. The customs revenue remittance claim is wrong. Only provincial silver went to the Central Government. Native papers report a court edict ordering the decapitation of Prince Tuan and General Tung Fu Heiang.
Frederick F. LAl'y son of a New York wholesale shoe dealer died from injuries suffered in the Thanksgiving Day accident near no sesthell rounds, becoming the twenty second victim. His father is expected to arrive in San Francisco tomorrow.
The Standard reports Lord Rosebery would resume leadership of the Liberal party while Sir William Vernon Harcourt and John Morley decline to pledge support. An advertisement offers cheap fare to Falls and other New-Sek Central points at 600 800 or 1,000 miles.
Paris reports General Mercier stirring Senate debate on naval mobilization. He argues steam, telegraph, and rail enable a rapid embarkation to strike England, saying Britain’s navy is formidable but has coasts to defend. He envisions a prepared expeditionary corps ready to embark rapidly, prompting protests and procedural rulings.
London reports note general Mercier’s French Senate outburst prompts light treatment from English journals. Critics blame British defences on red tape, while Daily Chronicle and others mock the incident. Graphic urges sober opinion against nationalist excess. Standard welcomes frank Franco British rapprochement.
New York Central officials consider a dozen plans to relieve yard and tunnel congestion at Grand Central. By 125th Street or Harlem proposals a suburban terminal for local trains is discussed, aiming to separate suburban and through traffic as traffic grows.
A powerful wind and rain storm yesterday delivered one of the season’s strongest events, with 1.36 inches of rainfall and gusts up to 72 mph. The center passed from the Gulf coast through Georgia to North Carolina, halting harbor traffic and delaying shipping while clearing skies later. The storm’s abrupt shifts briefly dropped temperatures, then raged again, threatening vessels and rattling storefronts before the weather cooled.
In Hoboken, the late Justice Albert Hoffman had his wish fulfilled as his cremated remains were scattered at Fresh Pond Long Island in the presence of lifelong friends. He did not want his ashes kept at home but returned to Mother Earth and the ceremony followed his instructions.
Manila reports two Yosemite crewmen John Barry and Henry Colligan arrived on the Alava recounting a heroic effort to save the ship during a fierce typhoon off Guam. They described rigging, failed towing attempts, and the ship drifting to a reef before the inevitable sinking.
Sunday school teachers of the First Presbyterian Church Paterson New Jersey resigned en masse, petitioning the Presbytery of Jersey City to stop teaching until the conflict between Pastor Dr F E Miller and his opponents is resolved. They condemn Dr Miller and defend W A Arnold, citing two years of church disturbances and interference with lessons. A separate anti Miller petition accuses Jersey City official Dr Harr of partiality and urges Miller to resign to prevent further church disintegration.
The Saale steamer of the North German Lloyd Line, badly damaged when the company piers burned last summer, is to be sold today at Burling Slip by underwriters. It was the only one of the three steamers not repaired. Agents from Canadian and West Coast lines were in the city to bid on the vessel.
An advertisement promotes the Pittsbur g Limited train from New York via Baltimore and Ohio with first class nine dollars and second class three fifty. It promises sleeper car service and notes departure and arrival points. Also an ad urges Ballantine's India Ale to refresh a fatigued brain after meals.
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