New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
Iep:2gork DaiIp Gribmtte
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST %, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Movements OF the allied troops
southwark and nOrthwaFd from Peking are
reported. American troops participating IN me
southwark demonstration; q council or admlra4s
are said to have decided to hold Ii Hung Chang
on shipboard until negotiations are opened with
the Chinese: japanese troops in large numbers
occupy Annoy, it is believed. as an answer to
Russian occupation Of Manchurla; many
refugees and wounded marines have arrived al
Taku from Peking. - London newspaper
saws that Lord Roberts has already succeeded
Lord Wolseley as Commander-in-Chiefof OF the
British army; Lord Roberts reports declded
iEuccess gained by the troops under Geheral
Butler over the Beers, and satisfactory progress
made in the British advance along the line or
the Delagoa Bay Railway. - Represenla-
ttives of nine political parties in Cuba met IN
Havana and drafted dispatch to President Nc
Kinley regarding constitutional quesl!ohs ana
fthe relations Of Cuba and the United States
e. An explosion in the engine room OF the
steamer Masnona, recently ashore IN the heu
Sea killed the engineer. - An unknown
four-noasted transatlantic liner narrowly es-
capped becoming a wreck in a fog IN the SIraits
of Belle Isle recently. - The Nlceroy OF inoia
reports that good rain continues TO IaH IN
India but that the cholera is still raging IN
many districts; z second death from Dupohlc
plague has occurred at Glasgow.
4 DOMESTIC-It was announced after meet
Sng of the Cabinet that this Government had
adopted q waiting attitude In regard 70 Ihe
situation in China - Preslaent "a 9cHitlueS S1inIa
has asked ex-Presidents Harrison ana CleVe-
hand TO become members OF the 1nternalIohal
Board Of Arbitration provided for by the treaty
Framed at The Hague Peace Conference -
was announced by the Census Office. =. The
parade Of the Grand Army of the Republic men
at their thirty-fourth encampment in chicago
was thought TO have brought together more vet
herans than have marched together since the
h7nal review in Washington in 1860. - At the
convention Of Commissioners of Agriculture OF
Southern States in Raleigh, Secretary wilson
made an address cotton cultivation
CITY-Stocks were dull and firm. - The
t1rinary elections were held in all the districts
fby both parties and there were several con-
rests Abraham Gruber defeated George =.
Austin for the Republican leadership IN the
iXXIst: Controller Coler did not carry single
district in Brooklyn. - Witnesses who gave
expert testimony in the Molineux murder case
began suit against the city TO recover the fees
alleged TO be due them. - Attorney -General
iSmyth. Of Nebraska, began inquiry in this
city into the affairs Of the Standard Oh Com
1oany preliminary TO the prosecution OF the com
pany under the Antitrust law Of his State
e Charles NJ. Blair was sentenced to four
years and TWO months in prison for stealing
Mrs. Edwin Gould's jewels. - 1t was an
nounced that the Rogers Locomotive works, at
Paterson would go out Of business on Decem-
Der
THE WEATHER.-Forecas for to-day:
Partly cloudy and cooler The temperature yes
iterday: Highest, So degrees; lowest, "A; aver
age. 7SA.