New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-02
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SATURDAY. JULY 2. 1898.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE wAR-Tre American land and sea
forces have begun q general attack on santiago
de Cuba: General Lawton took possession OF
Cabona a suburb of Santiago; MORO castle ana
the other forts at the harbOr entrance were
lombard hv the feet Manila advices
via Hong Kong state that there Will be no at
tempt at occupstiO of the city by insurgents
until Admiral Dewey gives the WORD. ana thet
will not he until the first detachment of General
Merritts army arrives. 49, Admiral Canara ;
fleet left Port SAID. the heavier ships taxing on
coal at sea from their own golfers; three OF ms
vessels entered the Sucz Canal - HosIl'ai
tents capable of holding about fifteen hundred
men were erected az Fort Monroe FOR the TeceP-
ton Of sick and wounded soldiers - The 80
Connecticut Volunteers will be mustered in to-
day -- The Volunteer Engin at Peeksklll
propose to celebrate the Fourth Of July by firing
a salute and having games - The auxlnary
cruiser Yale is expected TO return 10 Newport
News to-day for moro men and supplies FOR the
invading army at Santiago. - General how
ard Carroll returned from his inspection OF New
York troops in Camp AlGer. Tampa ana ChiCKa-
manga.
for the United States abounded in the speeches
made al the Dominion Day banquet in London.
- Pillsbu.y and Tarrasch are tied again for
first place in the Vienna Chess tournament
\ dispatch fro n Bucharest in regard 20
the reported poisoning of the Car and Czarlna
said the latter showed signs OF slow polsoni,ns
by arsenic put in her coffee by the Lady yin
Waiting. The British ship Granger. or the
Pcninsular and Oriental Navigation Company.
was burned In the harDor or BOMBAY. out no
lives were lost - r. Dorsey Mohun former
United States Consul in the Congo Free state:
has been commissioned by King Leopold OF
Belgium to build telegraph line IN Central
Africa - Or Cornelius Herr charged with
fraud in Panama Canal affairs, was reported
in a critical condition Of health at BournemoVth.
beheaded four of the rngeaders in the shashi
riots.
CONGRESS Both branches in session =
Senate MIR Pettus Of Alabama. made the first
speech yet delivered IN favor OF the Hawaiian
annexation resolution. - House: NO business
Of imnortance was transacted. and an adjourn
ment was taken until Tuesday.
DOMESTIC-Presdent Mckinley appointed
George Bruce COrtelyou his assistant secretary.
- The Internal Revenue Bureau is WORKING
oay and night TO supply the new war revenue
stamps - Levi Il. Letter has made arrange
ments 10 borrow several million dollars TO settle
his sons wheat deal. - The directors or the
Pullman Palace Car Company have decided on
an extra dividend Of 500 a share. and have rec
commended a division OF SlS.OoO.UW surplus
among the shareholders. - FIX secretary
John Sherman reached Seattle on ms rGIur RI
from his trip to Alaska. - The hrst pale Oh
cotton was ginned in Texas of this years crop
n will be sent 70 the President and is to be
made into gun-cotton for the battle ship Texas.
For the second time the college boatraces
on Saratoga Lake were postponed. on accouh.
OF rough water. Seven negroes were
arraigncd in Charleston for the murder OF fia~e'
D. Baker at Lake City.
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Revenue law went into effect yesterday, ana
little interruption to business was experienced,
- Several deaths and many prostrations
from the heat were reported. -- Eeoise
Dixon. the coored lightweight boxer. was beaten
by ben" Jordon. of London. England IN a -
.ovrd contest Winners at Sheepshead
Bay: Isidor Decanter Miriam. Clare. Peep o
fay Kirkwood and Sir Gavain. - STOCKS
were dull and strong.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for To-Day:
Tar and warm. The Temperature EeS'e'u"'
Highest. &c. lowest. -; average. S'9s.