New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
Nttu11prk Daily Gribm,re
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1899.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-A dispatch from Pretoria says
that amicabIe relations between President hru-
ger and the Volksraad have been resumed -,
General Pellieux. Military Governor ol Id!Is,
was dismissed and General d'Alstein appointed
in his place; General dc Negrier was also oe
graded. =-= 1t was reported at Lonooh ina %
no operation will be necessary 70 restore one
Queens eyesght. =- treaty between MICA
'raeua and Honduras is to be discussed Det"eeH
Presidents Zelaya and Sierra. - ChargeS
against the management OF the f1hpnio cahl
paign were repeated in a correspondents letter
10 London. - The funeral of the Czarowitch
will take place to-day. =- MT. Chaihpe iail, ,,
announced that preliminary aereeinen' nau
been reached between the empire and the COLO
mics regarding the construction OF faclhc CapIe'
DoMEsTTC.-President Mckinley will start
for Lake Champain this afternoon. - Emu
Root attended meeting of the Cabinet. ana
was introduced to his future coIleasues' oecIe-
rtary Alger attended a Cabinet meetlng lot lhe
last time -= The Alaskan boundary sltua-
ton is said TO be less strained as result OF re-
cent negotiations in Washington - MuCh
qualification is manifested in washington OF
1cial circles over the negotiation or the new
Franco American reciprocity treaty. - Inc
Naval Construction Board rejected propose,
to scale down the armor or the Maine anu
adonted a plan which will materially strengthen
that battleship as well as the Ohio and the MIS-
souri,. - The Cramps say that the changes
IN the lines Of the Maine viii inure 70 ner do-
vantage. - Alfred G. vanderbilt lett New
port for New-York. whence he starts to-day
with three friends for a trip around the world
CITY.-Stocks were dull but firm. - WIN
ners at Brighton: Reminder st. Clair, Trumpet.
Cambran. Impartial and Winepress - As
cordng to figures presented by the SontroIei'
the city tax rate will be :. 1904. - Inc Muhl-
cipal Assembly showed defiance OF the supreme
Court in disregarding its mandamus IN the ponu
issue matter. 80 The subcommittee or the
limited States Industrial Commission continued
its inquiry into immigration affairs; a NUMBER
OF new and stricter laws were urged by the ON
Cials 80 Brooklyn trolley strikers admitted
that their fight was lost. and applied for rein
statement; General Master Workman John n
Parsons announced that he had resigned the
MANAGEMENT of the Manhattan strike into the
hands of the Committee Of Fifteen. - Inc
newsboys' strike continued, and the lads re-
ceived help from their fellows In many nearby
towns - 1t was expected that the freight
handlers Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. in Jersey
City, would strike at noon to-day II their de-
mands should not be complied with. - The
strike of the messenger boys spread; senator
Plunkitt and Assemblyman Smith addressed the
boys in Washington Hall, and advised them to
hold out - The formal application or the
counsel of Roland B. Molneux for permission TO
gee the minutes Of the July Grand Jury was
made, and decision reserved - Assembly
man Mazet and Frank Moss said that in the
Assembly investigation which will be resumed
next week. the probe would be inserted deep In
several of the city departments. 80 The
funeral Of Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll was held
at his home al Dobbs Ferry -on- the Hudson; It
was announced that the body would probably
be cremated tomorrow
THE WEATHER.-Forecas for to-day: Show
.ers The temperature yesterday: Highest. 20
degrees; lowest. GO; average. 69h.