New-York tribune., 1899-08-12
A,ew1lurk DAILY Gribn,1e
SATURDAY. AUGUST 10, 1899
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Further reports from Porto hloo @
showed a frghtful loss of life IN the nut tt
that swept the island on August :. IN ' Ia ai,
~ Ponce alone FIVE hundred were killed. anu aI!
tba seacoast and interior towns reported many
lives lost Food supplies were totally GestIVSe
and the greatest distress prevails on the lsdiio'
Though on account Of wires being 9o"h'
ports we're meagre, il became eVioeht ma te
great damage has been caused throughout .ue
whole course Of the storm IN the west ihuiV9'
- The American troops in Luzon TOOK pos,
seesion Of Angeles the Fipnos burning ana
abandoning the town. Tn advance OF ,ne
American troops was marked by great SneIsS
and eallantry under the most trying coholtloHs
- The Dreyfus court martial has conpieteu
its examination of the secret dosSler' DIe! luo
and his friends are apparently encouraSeu owl
the prospect. and will make strong ellort ~
have the contents Of the dossier published
- British troops to the numper OF i[,V'"
are at Bombay, ready to start Tor South Aiiita t
at a moments notice The threats that IN t tlr
event of the extremely Naluaole Hi,s mn
plants and property at johannesburg VIII ne
demolished are being reiterated. - Az ihe
opening Of the new Dortmurd-E Ems Canal EN-.
peror William made strong speech in faNor OF
the extension of waterways in Germany -
Frances Prime Minister NJ. Delcasse, returned
to Paris from his visit at ST Petersburg
DOMEsTIC-Secretary Root, in response to
dispatch from General Davis at Porto Rlco' is,
sued an appeal for aid to the Mayors OF all
cities OF over 10000 inhabitants. == CON
ference regarding the Cuban census was held at
Washington; General Sanger was placed ~
a
- Ex- Senator German reached Saratoga ana
conferred with number of Southern Democrats
on the political situation. - a streetcar fell
twenty feet into a river in Wisconsin Vlllage'
but no one was fatally hurt. - negro was
lynched in Tennessee for an outrageous assault
on a white girl. - boy and girl in Ne
braska village committed suicide together rather
than live apart - Mrs. Helen Sands. wife or
w p Sands cashier of the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company. died suddenly from apoplexy on
board the flagship New-York at Bar Harpor.
- Dr. Charles J. Stille, ex-provost OF the
University Of Pennsylvania, died at Atlantic
CITY. - The New-York Yacht Club expert
enced unsatisfactory weather and the Defender
did not finish in the race with the Columbia.
CITY.-There was moderate reaction IN
stocks The Mazet Committee adjourned
until September II; Commissioner kearny was
on the stand and told Of giving away valuable
franchises to the Metropolitan and Third Ave-
nue. companies. - Twelve hundred thousaho
pounds OF beans and rice were bought unoer
orders from the War Department in two hours
for the storm sufferers in Porto Rico. -
District Attorney Gardiner in submitting his
estimates for the coming year. asked for an IN
crease - The inquest into the death OF Mrs
Annie Kronman adjourned, and her hus-
band was admitted to bail in the sum OF
$4,000 - The release of Jouet Meekin, the
New-York baseball club pitcher, was sold TO the
Boston club.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: IN
settled. with brisk north to east winds. The
temperature yesterday: Highest. 10 degrees;
lowest, 6S; average Tl,s.