New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
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THURSDAY, JUNE o, 1898.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rOREIGN-A Cape Haytien dispatch say
that five American ships boInbaroeu INC ~.
~ Camanera in the Bay of Guantanamo Nuo,
driving the Spaniards from their POSITIONS on"
dar,nisshine houses beyond the forts. - cap
tain-General August Of the Pmhppine AS'anus
has sent a message to Madrid IN whicn ne SO, "
the nsurrection has assumed grea' prI ,a onG
and that Manila Will be attacked by land anu
sea - Madrid dispatch says 1t Is ADMIT
ted there that the Spanish cruiser hella n,e g.,
cedes was sunk BY the American WI 9ii'' -.
the bombardnlent OF Santiago de CUBA
John Morley In a public speech expressed III, !,
belief that the isolation OF Great i'rl'A'i ,.a
been much exaggerated. and that any aIIiS-i' ,
with the United Statea was unnecessary anu
rndesirable China was reported TO ne
greatly disturbed by the Shashi riots. ana japan
may demand reparation for the indignities su,
fered - Ernest Terah Hooley. the we'll
known London promoter. was declared d o'in
rupt on his own petition
COMPENSATION branches in session -
Senate: Bills TO organize naval hospltal ooips
and to prepare for the Twelfth census were
passed - House: An effort to get Hawaiian
annexation before the House failed: furtner con,
ference with the Senate on the SvndTy Clvi
bill was ordered, the bill to allow volunteer SOL
oilers to vote discussed.
DOMESTIC.-The War Department has Sc
cured eighteen transports for Merritts eXpedl-
ton to the Philippines. having had to impress
several for Government use Inc scout
ship Yale began to receive her armament at
Newport News; the Harvard VIII be armed IN
like manner and probably the st. Louis -
No new movement OF troops TOOK pace III the
Chickamauga Camp; the regiments are 10 be
recruited to full strength. == y movement
was started In Alabama TO make Lieutenant
Hobson commander OF the new warship Ala
bama - A. s. Van Wickle. the millionaire
coal operator. accidentally shot himself at a
pigeon match, at Hazleton, Penn, and died in a
short time. - Harvards two crews arrived
at New-London to train for the great triangular
race on June %. - Further evidence tending
to show that politics had to do with employment
OF laborers canal work was brought out be-
fore the Commissioners Rochester.
CITY.-The 144th annual commencement or
Columbia University held at the new build
ings Of the University, at Washington Heights.
60 An important conference OF Jewish rabbis
and laymen. held to discuss and take action
on subjects In connection with their faith. be-
gan - Commodore Wattss new yacht, which
is considered the most important craft OF Its
kind In this country, was launched and named
the American. - The work Of canvassing
the votes cast at the primary elections on
Tuesday begun - Adjutant General
Tillinghast visited four Of the armOries and IN
spected the regiments. - Contracts for
10000 light uniforms for the soldiers in the
South were awarded in the Army building. -
Both the New-York and Brooklyn baseball
teams were defeated. the former by Chicago and
the team across the East River by Cleveland.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Showery. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
"a degrees; lowest. 50: average 77l2.