New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
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WEDNESDAY. JULY %, 1898.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE WAR-Spain has sued for peace Tor
maily through M. Cambon. French Am passauol
10 this country. who presented the propostioi
TO President Mckinley yesterday afternoon
- The landing OF the American troops at
Guanica, Porto Rico. was complete suiPit.s
to the Spaniards. In an attempt 10 igpe' s'
invaders four Spaniards were killed Inc au
vance on Ponce will not be made untll more
warsh.ps and troops arrive. - senior Sasas'a
denies the existence of peace neSouauons; uu'
Duke Almodovar de Rio. the Foreieh Ma''i ~ Va
Admits that the first steps toward peace nave
been taken. Admira. Sampson forWaIoeu
10 the War Department the Official report OIL
the battle on July g. when the spanish nee y.
was tignally defeated. - The auxiIary
cruiser St Louis will carry Major Generai Jonn
r Brooke and his staff TO Porto Rico; the start
from Newport News Will probably ne nane 10
day - General Skaters official nsures Oh
the losses in the Cuban campaign were Iur,
nished by the War Department. - Oenera'
shafter reports 213S cases OF fever al santiago
OF these 495 are new cases
EOREIGN-The Council of the Legion or
Honor has erased the name of Emil. Zola from
IT'S rolls - Admiral Candiant. or the uaLai'
Navy. who is In Colombian waters mas Tor
mally demanded of the Colombian oioVernnlent
a guarantee Of the full execution OF the Cerru'l
cleim - The prosecution of six Austrian
sailors who were charged with brutality 70 pas
sengers Of the French Line steamer La Bour-
gognc at the time OF the sinking OF the vessel on
Juiv has been dropped owing TO lack OF evil
dcrce -: The Chinese Ambassador az Berlin
has started for home; II is believed that ne mas
caused the disDleasure or his Government
through recent negotiations between China and
Germany.
DOMESTIC-ILeutenant Hobson had most
enthusiasts reception in Boston. where he was
seeking pontoQrs to raise the Spanish warships
80 The Appellate Court In Rochester upheIo
the will of William Sampson, by the terms OF
which Yale University will receive about S4vo'-
OOO - More miners returned from the kion'
dixie with over a million dollars in gold. -
A ljfe-raft from La Bourgogne was brought &c
prt oh
serVers found on IL the conclusion was reached
that some persons from the vessel may nave
been picked up - The Republican Congress
sional Committee began active WORK lot the
coming campaign for the election OF memhers
of the House
CITY.-Chief Of Police Devery transferred
twcnty-;hrce precinct commanders. the most I'M
portant change being the transfer OF captain
price IN the Tenderloin The habeas cor
pus proceedings brought by Mrs. GouFerneoi
Kortright to obtain possession or ner seven,
year-old stepdaughter, Alice kortrlght, WEI
dropped and the childs CUSTODY was aWaroea u
her maternal aunt. Miss Ada Phipps. - sur
geon- General Sternberg. U. s. A., VINO was III
the city to investigate the condition. OF the sen
eca also visited Montauk Point and SAID ne
would recommend It as camp grouno LOT tii n
Fifth Army Corps on it's return from Sant'aso
- Wounded men from the hospital-ship Re
lief were landed and taken 10 various hospl'aIs
in Manhattan and Brooklyn. - The trans
port Minnewaska bought by the Government
from the Atlantic Transport COMPANY, was az.
tached for a claim OF about soVYVW orue,
were issued by the Government 70 take forciols
possession, but the attachment vas afterwara
Vacated through the filing OF a -hopd - A
private of the 2O2d Regiment attempted suicioe
~ Camn Black - The Olivette sailed for
Santiago with a cargo of supplies. - ne
BROOKLYN baseball team was beaten by the Bos-
ton team. - Stocks were strong ana more
active.
TUE WEATHER Forecast for to-day
Cloudy The temperature yesterday: Highest
"a degrees: lowest IS; average 1873.