New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
Atru91nrk Dailp Gribnate
THURSDAY. AUGUST 81. 1899.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The situation in the Transvaal
has taken a more pacific turn. and there are re-
ports that another conference IS 10 ne HeII q
cane Town. ---= The own Of linus. Province
Of Cavitk Luzon occupied ny Americans Is ne
ing strengthened in anticipation OF an aua'K
bv Aguinaldo's forces. -- A provisional GOV
eminent has been proclaimed at santiago IN
San Domingo by the adherentS or JlmlneZ' VIII
General HoraCio VasQuez President and
Ramon Caceres as Minister Of war -, IIV
olympia flagship Of Admiral Dewey. VIII san
from Vlefranche. Franc. on her no'n ne 1ba
Nabdi were killed in the Soudan by Briush
troops while resisting arrest - Baron AIoeI'
Grant a noted company promoter oleo III Lon
don - Senator Hanna and Mr.. W mte'
United States Ambassador at Berlin held con
ference in that city regarding German American
relations - An EheHshildn anu W ~
guides ot their lives whs w TH ~ 9o S
japan on August - burned up a square mlle
Of buildings: sixteen lives were lost.
DOMESTIC. The President reached Canton
Ohio. where he will rest for few days ana was
cordially greeted by friends and former towns
men =- Secretary Hay returned TO WASH
ington. but said that the business when re-
called him from his vacation was not or great
irnnortance -- John r. Mclean. the ClnCln-
natl editor and newspaper proprietor was nom
mated for Governor by the Democrats OF ONO
- Governor Roosevelt delivered an address
at the HOrnellsville Farmers club Falr, ----
MANY new officers Of the volunteer regiments
1Cere appoInted -- The Insular Commission
submitted 10 Secretary Root code or laws pro
viding for the establishment Of civil govern
ment in Porto Rico. ==- a resolution express
ing sympathy with NJ Labor was adopted by
the American Bar Association. -@- The dliter-
ences between the Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western Railroad Company and its engineers
were settled by agreement on the mileage sys-
TEN Of payment - Negro lOngshoremen at
Newport News struck rather than work with
non-union white men, who refused 10 join their
organization. - Six lives were lost in fire
in store in Yuma, Ariz, by the falling OF a
floor.
CITY AND 6UBURBAN.-StOcks were strong
and higher ==- The Board OF Public Improve
ments after able arguments by Controller
Coler and others, voted against making any
contract with private company to supply
water TO the city Fully three thousand
persons attended the mass meeting in Cooper
Union to protest against the RamapO water con-
tract One person was killed, three were
seriously injured and twenty-one others hurt in
the wrecking of a passenger train by runaway
freight cars on the Erie Railroad at Arlington,
y J. Major Putnam Bradlee Strong re
turned from the Philippines on leave OF alb
sence 49, The transport fitzpatrick sailed
with the third cargo OF supplies for Porto
Ricans who were made destitute by the hurr-
cane. == a negro In Brooklyn cut his wife =
throat with a razor. and shot himself; he is
dead but the woman may recover. == Win
ners at Sheepshead Bay. Lady Lindsey. Sky
screper. Mesmerist, Imp. Reynolds and The
Bachelor.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day Fair.
The temperature yesterday. Highest "A de-
grees lowest. 81; average. 69h