New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-29
TIE NEWS THIS uORNING.

THE WAR-It is expected that President Nc
Kiney's reply 10 SPANS Overtures FOR pea:e
will be read at q meeting Of the Cab'hct inns
morning and IN the afternoon IL may he sent 10
the French Ambassador fer TRANSMISSION 10
Spair. - Admiral Cervera has forwarded 10
his Government. through the French EnipasS!
q full report of the engagement al Seh, n
which resulted in the destruction OF MS nee,
- General Shafter has IL cases on MS
sick list: Of these g. 1913 are fever cases tntee
deaths were reported yesterday. - the Ma
drid newspapers CONSIDER the peace terms eitrlp-
uted to President Mckinley TO be acceptable 10
Snain - General Skaters troops are 70 ~"
brought North soon as possible. ana VIII go
into camp at Montauk Point Long Island. -
General Brooke sailed from Newport News Win
achievements for General Miles at Por,n RICO,
- While no report from General Mics h2o
been received at the War Department up 10 d
late hour last night. officials believe lAa' ht -
advancing across Porto Rico toward san Juan
FOREIGN-At the opening Of the Peruvian
Congress President PierOla was applauded ioi
his speech on the prosperous CONDITION OF tne
country - Prince Bsmarck's condition IS
imnroyed although the violent pains in MS ioot
and face continue: his appetite has lncreaSe''
and he is in good spirits. - fhe Court .. IN
uuiry at Halifax which investigated the bul'-
gogne disaster rendered verdict eNoheih'Ihs
the cantain OF the Cromartyshirc from blame
So- the collision - Won Veldtheim. who
killed Woolf Joel. trustee Of the estate or bar-
ney Barnato. in JOHANNESBURG. South Air ,,a.
was acquitted of the charge of murder. but was
rearrested at the instance Of :. joel on the
charge Of attempted violence and baCkmaii.
- Four cases Of yellow fever have been dis.
covered among Armenians who recently arrived
at Cartagera Colombia. 80 An eXpeditioh
headed by American will leave Europe l
month hence to erect o telegraph line In central
Africa: the King Of the Belgians Will bear the
entire expense OF the undertaking. - In the
lie chess match os four games being played az
Vienna by Tarrasch ard Plsbury the latter
won the second game. offsettng Tarrasch's VIC
tory OF the day before.
DOMESTIC-The Government Of Hayu has
refused to permit the United States 10 estao-
lish a weather station its domain. -
Joseph Bangan, the well-known rubber manu-
facturer died in Providence. r. J. - large
gathering Of Lutherans was held at Blue
Mountain, Nd. and addresses were made by a
number Of we-known ministers ----- Dwight
L. Moody has issued a generous invitation to
the sixteenth General Bible Conference 10 open
at Mortified to-day. - The racing meeting
at Saratoga opened. - Senator Davis spoke
State capitol at st Paul upon the policy OF the
United States IN the far East - a powder
mill in PENNSYLVANIA exploded and killed the
proprietor. -t
CITY AND SUBURBAE.-Dr Edward d.
Skinner q prominent physician and Coroner of
Queens was shot and badly hurt by unknown
men at his home. in Mineola. =--= Robert Ma
clay died at Elberon. y. J. - II was an
nounced that unless MIR. Croker changes his
plans an important Democratic conference
would be held at Long Branch on Sunday. -
The Will of Colonel Stephen Van Rensselaer,
Cruger was filed for probate, - Stocks were
weak and dull -'r-trcN
THE WEATHER.-Forecasth for to-day;
Showers and thunderstorms. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, So degrees; lowest '6; aver
age. 79lA.