New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-12
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE wAR-The Spanish Cabinet has ror-
mally approved the peace protocol ana NJ Jam
bon the French Ambassador IN WASHINGTON, 10 .
been empowered to sign the instrument IL Is eA-
necfed that an announcement OF the SUSPENSION
~ hostilities will be made to-day. - IL was
Announced in Washington that the campaign
against Havana had begun. and that an ex
petition Of marines had stared 70 cap,u,v GA
that General Schwan had driven back strong
force Of Spaniards north OF Mayaguez, for.o
Rico: two privates were killed ana Lieutehah'
BYRON and fourteen soldiers were woundeo the
cv.n;.h to.s was heavy Efforts were
made TO reach General Grant at sea ana prevent
his going to Porto Rico. - Troops al Chick-
amauga will march 10 their new camping points
FOREIGN A dispatch to The London
Times" from Picking says that despite the Brit
ism endeavor to obtain q revision OF the agree
ment Of the Chinese Foreign once with hussla
~ 10 railway loans. the contraet WI, DC hon,
BY an imperial decree. - Anarchists "hon'
the Brussels police were trying to arrest at
tackled the officers, Shooting one OF tneni;
One anarchist was fatally wounded, ana
two were captured and put in prison. -
nugee, Of gold weighing ninety-nVe POUNDS ~
reported to have been found near kanowna, IN
the Lake Gwynn region Of West Austraha. Inc
discovery has caused great excitement In tne
mining districts - Greece has declined
Nicaragua's offer to purchase warships from
the Greek fleet.
DOMESTIC.-Through the intercession OF the
Government at Washington the Italian Govern
ment has allowed the Colombian Government
eight months to settle the Cerrutti claim =
The Hawaiian Commissioners sailed from san
Francisco for Honolulu. - Judge Barnard
sustained the referees report in the matter OF
the assessment of the property OF william
Rockefeller - Richard Croker declared that
Tammany Hall had no preferences IN regard 10
the meeting Of the State Convention, and no
candidate for Governor. - The cornerstone
was laid for the new chapel at the school al
Northfield founded by d. l.. Moody. - Inc
latest estimates Of the gold production OF the
Klondke region this season places the total at
about S600O,OOO.
CITY-Policeman Hawley. Of the Tenderoih
station on returning home from duty. murdered
his mother wife ard two children and then shot
himself The Executive Committee OF the
Tammary organization adopted resolutions de-
nouncinc the election law and deciding not TO
recommend any men for appointment as depu-
ties The New-York Yacht Club appointed
n committee to receive Sir Thomas Liptons
challenge the Americas Cup. =-= Further
testimony taken in the suit brought by Johh
D. Rockefeller for the reduction OF the tax as
sessment on his Mount Pleasant estate; =
The 9Th Illinois Volunteers (colored) arrived IN
the city and embarked on the Yale for Santiago,
after causing considerable trouble inIersey CITY.
- Six hundred Rough Riders arrived from
Tampa to 60 into camp at Montauk Point; seven
Of the men were taken to the Norwegian HOS
-i.ai, IL Brooklyn. suffering from maiarial ana
,pho,d fevers. - George 3. Clay. private
secretary to ex-Judge Dillon returned yester-
day from an unsuccessful trip to find the bodies
of the wife and daughter Of ex-Judge Dillon.
s. Miss Hoyt defeated Miss Eidlitz for the
= jchampionship cup at Shnnecock.
4 THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day:
! Cloudy with showers. The temperature yester-
day Highest, "a degrees; lowest. 69 average,
TN,