New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-30
Businres Notires.
Nes:1lsrls daily Gribm,m,
SATURDAY. JULY 80. 1898
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

TIE wAR-The city and port of Ponce nave
been surrendered. and are under the American American
Aag. Sixty lighters and twenty sallng sess st
were captured - The President ana ms
Cabinet advisers spent some seven hours yes
terday formulating a reply TO SPANS overtures
FOR peace They will meet AGAR To-Day 800
Senior Gamazo, the Spanish Minister Oh ,,aS aV 60,
instruction, says that Spain has not asked IoI
an armstice but has merely asked whether
the United States is disposed TO make peace
f. Two deaths and fifteen new cases OF W
nho.d fever are reported from Camp Alger. -.
General Merritt is supposed TO have reacheo
Manila - There is great uneasiress In pusl-
circles in SANTIAGO de Cuoa 10, oner
20 the Cubans. Many Spanish and Cuban mer-
chants have countermanded orders ror sooos;
because OF the uncertainty as 10 tne TUncE ..
The United States Government. - me next
expedition 10 Porto Rico is expected 10 ieave
Newport News Tuesday. under Brigaoier-
General Frederick Dent Grant
FOREIGN-Sir Wilfrid Laurier announced
that the Canadian-A American conference would
oprn in Quebec on August % - great
storm did much damage along the nor.ne sio
coast of England. - Advices rom Coioiii .ua
say that no fears OF bombardment by inc
Italian feet are expressed. and that II Is gen
orally believed that the Cerruti claim VIII De
paid Michael Dewitt IN cd the Mouse TO 70,
rjlease Mrs Maybrick. - Reports that
america had interviewed to prevent acton Dy
tie italian fleet at Cartagena were dehIed d.
Vie American Embassy in London, -. Prince
jismarck's health is reported improved -
THE Irish Local Government bill passed its
third reading in the House OF LORDS. =
Sir Charles Bean Euan-Smith has peen up
pointed British Minister to Colombia
DOMESTIC-Rufus w. Lane. Of Ohio. has
been appointed Consul 10 Smyrna, Turkey =
The Chicago newspapers will raise their price
10 two cents on and after August l. - Dr.
William Pepper the well-known physician ana
former provost of the University of Pennsyl-
vania died in Oakland Cal. - The STOCK
holders in the Eectrolytic Marine Salts Com,
many were much worried over the Unexplained
trip TO Europe OF the manager OF the company
the Rev P F. Jernegan. - Senator Hoar oe-
liyered an address before the MASSACHUSETTS
Club in which he discussed our new Foreign
policy.
CITY.-Corneiius Vanderbilt and Richard
Croker both arrived from Europe on the steamer
Iucania - The Red Cross steamer state or
Texas arrived from Santiago with MRS. j. A
Porter and other Red Cross workers on board.
80 The tinted States transport steamer
Ieona reached port from Siboney. Cuba. with
ATTY sick and wounded soldiers on board! -
A receiver was appointed for the large ware
house firm of r. u. Dean & Co. - The
funeral Of Sergeant Hamilton Fish, 1r., OF the
Rough Riders who-was killed at La Quasina
- was held In St. Marks Episcopal Church, anc
burial was at GarTisons, n. VI 80 DIT SKIN.
ner the Queens County Coroner who was sno'
on Wednesday night, was reported as improV-
ing: no elew to the identity of the assailant mas
been found. - Stocks were dull and strong.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Fair
and cooler The temperature YESTERDAY: high
est 90 degrees: lowest. 1S; average S4A.