New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
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THURSDAY, AUGUST II, 1890.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The application Of Dreyfus
counsel for postponement of the Rennes triai
because Of the shooting Of Maitre Labor was
refused by the Military Court the evidence OF
ex-Ministers Gutrin and Lebon, Nine. Henry
and General Roget heard; another april
cation for postponement will be MADE TO-DAY,
NJ. Guerin continues to defy arrest from
the offices of the Anti-Semite League In Parls'
efforts of friends to induce the besieged men to
surrender proved Intellectual - The BRUSH
Government is prepared to send twenty thou
sand men. as an emergency force, to the Trans
Vaal within a week. - A small American
force routed large body OF insurgents ana
captured the town Of Angeles in Luzon; the
autonomous government granted TO Cebu and
Negros has proved failure. and the insurreS-
tion is spreading in those islands. - Tests
show the epidemic in Oporto TO he the genuine
bubonic plague. 60 The Kaiser has granted
permission TO Captain Ben Parker and part
of the crew of the yacht Meteor TO come 10
America and help sail the Shamrock In the Cup
races --- Professor Robert W. f. Bunsen,
the noted German chemist, is dead. - Au-
miral Dewey's condition is improving.
DOMESTIC.--Coverpor Roosevelt spoke to the
farmers at the Pioneer picnic at Olcott -;
john r. Gentry defeated Joe Patchen and
Searchlight in a special race at Rochester Tor
$4,000 = The anti-Goebel Democrats IN
Kentucky nominated John Brown Young for
Governor and denounced Goebel. - Reports
from Des Mones and Chicago showed tnat the
published utterances Of w. j. Bryan In when
he was represented as saying that issues were
charged were Interpretations Of his words. -
Frederick l.. White was nominated FOR Governor
of Iowa by the Democrats, whose ticket was
Endorsed by the Populist State Convention. -
Chicago restaurants raised the price or steaks
owing 10 the advance In the cost or peer. -
Secretary of War Root has engaged extra
transports with the idea Of Fastening ten regi-
nents 10 Manila by the time the dry season De-
gins Further dispatches from Porto Rlco,
by way of Washington, declared the loss OF lie
I'm the recent hurricane to be at least TWO t~ou-
sand and two-thirds Of the Island still cut OF
from communication.
CITY-Stocks were dull and firm. - There
vas a lively meeting of the Board Of Public I'M
provements at which there was fight over the
acceptance of the Ramapo water contract Con-
troer Coler secured postponement or action OH
q tie vote. Commissioner Dalton presented q
long report predicting a shortage of water II
new arrangements were not made, ana urging
favorab BILE action on the proposal - The po-
lice arrested two men who are suspected or COM
pcity in the murder OF Mrs KrOnman -
4 Mazet Committee detective. who caused the
arrest Of three men who were attempting a
burglary. narrowly escaped Incarceration for
"impersonating officer" - Suit was
brought in the Supreme Court to compel the
Amsterdam Gas Company to produce its
books this action is in behalf of a stockholder,
who wants the old rate charged for gas restored.
49, There no let up in the amount OF con-
tributions for the relief Of Porto Rican suffer-
ers == AS a result of the shortage in steel. no
large orders being accepted. except for future
delivery.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair,
with brisk winds The temperature yesterday
Highest. IS degrees lowest. SO degrees; average,
80 degrees.