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19,
MAFEKING HAS
BEEN RELIEVED
Vigorous Bombardment by the Brit
ish Rescue Column forces the
Burghers to Retire.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN LONDON
The News Announced by the Lord Mayor Is
Received by Immense Crowds Pretoria
Advices Verify the Report That the Boers
Have Been Driven from the Locality of
Mafeking General Buller Occupies New
Castle.
London, May 19, 4 a. m. London's
millions spent half the night In the
street and even at 4 this morning
troops of joung men aic promenading,
singing and cheering and there are
crowds In front of t,he Mansion hoube,
Marlborough house, the clubs on Pall
Mall and the war ofllce and In Parlia
ment square, waving flags and Joining
in the national airs.
This sustained bellowing and uproar
of hundreds of thousands amazes the
Englishman who ceases for a moment
to be an actor and merely becomes an
obseiver. Sober, phlegmatic London is
beside Itself with emotion. Gusts of
patriotism have set the town quivering
twice or thrice before during the war,
but nothing has equalled tonight's
hundred squares miles of almost furi
ous demonstration. It was a curious
thing for the onlooker to see solemn,
giay-halrcd men toss their opeia hats
Into the air and Join In the hurricane
of cheers when a wreath-crowned ban
ner with the portrait of Colonel Baden
Powell on It was borne along Piccadil
ly. Smart women In broughams waved,
union Jacks out of the windows. Con
ventional family parties stopped at
street coiners to take part In singing
"God Save the Queen" and "Soldiers
of the Queen." Everywhere were
abandon, good feeling and an astonish
ing mar of human olccs.
It was all brought about by a twenty
word telegram from Pretoria that
Mafeking had been relieved. Although
the government has not a word and
nothing conflimatorv has been re
ceived from any African source ex
cept Pretoria, nobody apparently ques
tions the news. Mr. Alfred Balfour,
government leader In the house of
commons, speaking from the govern
ment bench late last evening, said:
"The only news I have is through
the couitesy of the press. Wp have
no Information at the war ofllce. Nor
would we hae it as soon as It would
arrive through other channels. There
fore, the fact that we have not re
ceived it neither confltms nor dis
proves the accuracy of the information.
I need hardly say that we trust and
we have good reason to think that Jt
Js probably true" (Cheers).
Believes Boer Bulletin.
Mr. George Wyndham, parliamen
tary under secietajy for war, teply
Jng to sevetal members of the house
who had privately Interrogated him,
Enid:
"Although the goverz.mcnt has noth
ing, I am disposed to believe the Bosr
bulletin. It may be tomorrow and per
haps even Monday, before the govern
ment would get dispatches from our
military commanders, even if the
siege were raised some days ago, as
the news would need to bo conveyed
over a very long distance by messen
gers on hoiseback, whereas the enemy
would probably bo able to avail them
selves of telegraphic communication."
Colonel Baden-Powell's bi other In
London has received a telegram from a
Dutch friend in Pretoria, saying that
Mafeking has been :elieved. Ten
thousand people Mood in front of Mrs.
Baden-Powell's house in St. George's
square, cheering and singing, and a
score of cabs brought congratulations.
IM1sb Baden-Powell, the colonel's sis
ter, said:
"The same tale has been U ought us
many times during the last anxious
months. The war office has promised
us the earliest information. Wo only
hope it Is true.
In Kroonslud It Is said that Presi
dent Kruger will surrender when Lord
Roberts crosses the Transvaal fron
tier. Lord Roberts is accumulating Im
mense quantities of supplies and tho
preparations for another movement
are well advanced. The nxt stop will
be Johannesburg. Two thousand men
are working on the railway deviation
at Valsch river.
There are 12,000 Boers at Rhenostor
Spruit. Roconnoiterlng parties ara
sighted dally by the Btitlsh patrols
The Boers have dynamited Laln;3
Nek tunnel, and the railway Is com
pletely wrpcked. The work of lepalis
will occupy many weeks, The Bneis
now hold the best positions for defend
ing the pass.
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
Announcement of the Repulse of
Boera Is Received with Cheers.
London, May 18, 9.40 p. m. The dls.
patch of the Associated Press announc
ing the relief of Mafeking was posted
outside the Mansion house., and tho
news lapldly spread. A largo crowd
collected and at this hour all the st roots
Jn the vicinity ure already resounding
with cheers.
The war office, at 9 o'clock, had an
nounced that no news had been re
ceived, and at 9.40 the loid mayor. Ml.
A. J. Newton, In the official lobes of
ofllce, announced the Joyful news to
the crowd outside.
The lord mayor was accompanied by
the lady mayoress to the front of the
Mansion house, where an immense por
trait of Colonel Baden-Powell was dis
played, beailngthe Inscription, "Mafe
king relieved." While the attendants
were waving union Jacks, the loid
mayor briefly addressed the assem
blage, saying:
"I wish your cheets could reach
Mafeking" Here the speech was In
terrupted by icdoubled cheering nnd
the singing of "Rule, Brlttannia,"
after which the lord mayor remarked:
"We never doubted what the end
would be, or that British nluck anj
courage would conquer at last."
The lord mayor then led the crowd in
singing "God Save the Queen" and
"Soldiers of the Queen," and, with te
newed cheering and the waving of
flags by the assembled multlude and
the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good
Fellow," the mayor and his party te
tlred. Tho masses of people outside tho
Mansion house soon grow to such di
mensions that the police were com
pelled to divert all traffic, omnibuses,
etc., through the side streets. The
cheering Is now incessant.
Crowd3 Are Enthusiastic.
Special editions of the newspapers
appeared and the tickprs announced
the news in all the public resorts. In
the West End leading thoroughfaies
were eventually Impeded by a con
stant stream of the populace cheeilng
themselves hoarse and singing "God
Save the Queen" and "Soldiers of the
Queen." The enthusiasm ns this dis
patch is sent already promises to out
rival the scenes which followed the
relief of Ladysmith.
A leporttr of the Associated Press
inquired at the foreign offices and the
residpnt clerk said nothing had yet
been received there in confirmation of
the news from Pretoria of the relief
of Mafeking.
Tho dispatch of the Associated
Press containing the news of the le
Hef of the long besieged place was
sent to the houses of parliament,
where it created a great deal of ex
citement in the press galleiy and lob
bies and soon began to be circulated
among the members of the house of
commons.
Mr. Thomas C. Hedderwlck, ad
vanced llbeial, member for the Wick
district, amid consldeiable excitement
said he understood that news of tho
relief of Mafeking had been received.
Was that so'
No minister made any reply, and
business was proceeded with, but the
house no longer took any Interest In
It and the membets went Into tho
lobbies to discuss the great event.
London, Mav IS. General Huller, in
a dispatch to the war ofure, dated
New Castle, May IS, says:
General Buller's Dispatch.
New Castle was occupied last night, and to
day tho whole Second diWsion and the Third cav.
aliy brigade will be concentrated there.
I have sent the mounted force through Nqutu
to expel a small force of the cnemj and to ic
figure the natives.
The encuy hae burned the chapel, broken
much glas, plundered many houses and taken
iah from the banU; hut otherwise they have
not done much harm
The rallwaj is badlj dimaseJ; the Ingangano
and Mudcr bridges are deatrojed, as are mail)
luherU and tho pumping stations and watir
w orks.
Of the 7,000 men fljlng befoie us, about 1,000
seem to liao gone to Wakkerstroom and some by
Millers pmi to the Tree State. The remainder
who are described as disorganized rabble, have
gone noith and say they Intend to make a stand
at La lies Nek.
New Jersey G. A. R. Commander.
Trenton, N. J,, May 18. The New Jerbej de.
partment Orand Armj of the Hi public, now In
encampment in thin illy, today elected K, V.
Richards, of Trenton, department commandci,
and Joseph Coyler, Jr., of Newark, senior 'Ice
commander.
Exhibition of Paintings.
Ururtels, llelglum. May 18. An exhibition of
the vorks left by the eminent marine painter,
Paul Jean Clajs, who recently died in UMglum,
tpcnfil lure todaj, Rnd wilt continue until the
20th. It will be followed by a publls sale in
May 21 and 23.
President Steyn at Pretoria.
Pretoria, May Is President fatejn arrived
hero last night and is now In close conference
with tho Transvaal comment.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, May IS. The pension of Hamil
ton II. I-a ley, of Aoca, Luiemc county, hu
teen Inircaad to $17 a month.
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Av' . iK " ! '-4m ' Pi! hW--'
Frenchmen loe display, and no opportunity is lost for adding royal Roreousness to the acts of their Republican ruler. When M.
elaborately decorated and he passe-? thro.ighglitterinp; ranks of the soldiers of Trance as he disembarks.
PRESBYTERIANS
IN ASSEMBLY
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT ST.
LOUIS YESTERDAY.
Election of Permanent Clerk Placed
In Hands of Committee Reports
of Various Committees Presented
and Read Committee on Sabbath
Observance Reports Discouraging
Features Message of Congratula
tion from Methodist Conference.
St. LouH, May IP. The attendance at
today's sessions of tho Presbyterian
assembly was larger than vcstei day's,
many commissioners having arrived
durlnpr the night.
Several full-blooded Indians are In
the assembly as delegates, among them
Thomas Aungie and tho Rev. Henry T.
Selwin, of Greenwood, S. D., both op
rosed to a revision of tho ciced, and
Stephen Weston, a Choctaw.
Tho Rev. Dr. Dickey, the new moder
ator, called the assembly to older at
0.30 o'clock and appointed James H.
Convers, of Philadelphia, vice-moderator.
He announced the appointment of
tho chairmen ot the following com
mittees: On bills and oveituies, the
Rev. Robert V. Sample, New York:
Judicial committee. Dr. William Mc
Klbben, Cincinnati: polity, Dr. Daniel
Webster Fisher: home missions, Dr.
Richard S. Holmes: foreign missions,
Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall: education.
Dr. George B. Stewart: church erec
tion, Dr. William II. Clark: theological
seminaries, Dr. D. R. Kerr: ficedmen,
Dr. i:. Trumbull Lee; aid for colleces,
Dr. W. H. Craig.
The synodical papers to the general
assembly were then placed In the
hands of the stated cleik.
Provision was then made to place tho
election of a peimanent clerk In the
hands of a committee composed of one
commissioner fiom each synod to bo
named by tho moderator. The com
mittee will give a hearing to all who
wish to nominate candidates.
The committee will eventually pre
sent two names for consldeiatlon by
tho general assembly.
The latest list of candidates for
that position Includes the Rev. G. W.
P. Birch, the Rev. Dr. T. Ralston
Smith, the Rev. Dr. John Binnch, the
Rev. Dr. Charles S. McClelland, the
Rev. E. T. Swlggett, the Rev. B. F.
GemmiU, tho Rev. Dr. W. B. Noble
and tho Rev. Dr. John Miller.
Committee Reports.
Reports of the various special com
mittees were presented ind lead. That
of tho committee on Sabbath obser
vance reported that the present condi
tion of the Sabbath question in the
United States has more threatening
aspects than hopeful signs and more
difficult problems than encouraging'
features. Amonff the recommenla
tions made by the social com
mittee on the celebration of the
twentieth century provision for a
memorial fund was suggested to be
known as the "twentieth century fund
for the endowment of Picjbyterlan
collegiate and theological Institutions,
for the enlargement of missionary en
terprises, for the erection of church
buildings and payment of debts on
churches and eduratlonai institutions,
and for other work of Ihe boards at
tho option of the donors."
It was suggested that provision bo
made for the appointment of a cen
tral committee to consist cf f-jur min
isters and three elders, with headquar
ters In Philadelphia, tho commutes to
have general supervision of tha work.
A message of congratulation from
the Methodist general confoiencj was
read and nnswered in Kind.
Majority und minority icpcrts were
made by the special committee on tho
method of apportionment of standing
committees to tho general nembly.
The majority jepoit recommended that
the standing committees be appointed
by the moderator, assisted by a, com
mittee of ministers and eldeis, the lat
ter committee to be also appointed by
the modoi ator. This is th method
now in vogue. The mlnoilty report
thpught it advisable to divide the ter
ritory covered by the Keneral assembly
into ?2 election districts, equal in sis;,
When France's President Arrives in
by combining the smaller sjnod3 ond
dividing the larger presbytcrie-j when
necesaiv. Thesp and other special
committee reports win be considered
later.
Rev. Dr. Nlcholls, of this city, pre
sented the spfclat report of the com
mittee on ministerial education, In
which he showed the necessity for the
education of ministers and of guard
ing against the lax examination of
candidates.
The President Commended.
At tho afternoon session tho report
ot the committee on Sabbath deseira
tlon was taken up. A resolution wis
adopted commending President Mc
Klnlev and SH'ietnry of Stata Hay for
recommending that thr exhibit of the
United States at the "Paris exposition
be closed on Runrtnv, even though it
was not suefs!fitl. It was leeom
mended to congress that no more ap
propriations bo made to expositions
of a national character in this coun
tiy unlfs It was provided that they
be elTsed on the Sabbath.
Th" advei Using In nnd toidlng of
the Sunday new snipers on the Sab
bith weio declared to be 'ine ot the
worst forms of Sunday desecration
Di. Jackson, of Jersey City, offered
a lesolutlon tequesting the proprietors
of the St. Louis dnilv newspapers to
refrain fiom printing imports of th"
assembly In Sunday editions of their
pipers. The resolution was adopted.
MAJOR LEVI WELLS
MAKES STATEMENT
The Ex-Dairy nnd Food Commis
sioner Defies Any Papor to Show
Instances Where He Has Offered !
Protection to Olio Dealers.
Harrlsburg, May IS. A conference of
tho ngents, chemists and attorneys ot
tho pure food division of the depart
ment of agriculture was held today In
this city, under the direction of Sec
rotary Hamilton, to discuss methods for
a vlgoious enfoi cement of the pure
food laws. Tho agents were furnished
with new forms of report blanks and
a set of instructions giving specific di
rections as to the methods to bo pur
sued by them.
Secretaiy Hamilton says the effect of
the meeting will be to insure uniform
ity nnd concert of action in the work
of the division.
Hx-raliy and Food Commissioner
Levi Wells Issued a public statement
today defending his administration.
He says ho has done nothing that
justifies an jeflectlon on his ofhclil
Integrity nnd inltes the most rigid
Inquiry Into his connection with the
division. Ho denies the chatges that
certa'n oleo dealeis have purchased
protection and defies "any newspaper,
or any agent, or any other Individual" J
to show anv instance where any pro
tection has been promised by him to
any violator of tho law for any con
sideration. Major Wells also denies that fines
collected of oleo dealers were return
ed by him and says he Is conscious of
having conducted the office In a care
ful, consistent, businesslike manner.
He retlied fiom the ofllce Inst Wed
nesday nnd Secictary Hamilton will
have personal direction until another
commissioner is appointed.
Lutz's Attorney Will Ask New Trial.
Wilkes Darre, May 18 fiecauso they think
Juror Koons, who held out for sixteen da) a on
the Lutz murder case, was coerced Into glUng
a first degree verdict, the attornejs for Luts
today made application for a new trial.
Boers at Washington.
Washington, May li Messrs. Fischer, Wolmir
ans and Wcbtels, the lloir peaic commissioners
fiom the Turmaal and the Orange I'ice Stute,
arrbed in Washington tonight.
Gov. Smith Appoints Maglnnis.
Helena, Mont., May 18. Oomnor Smith this
afternoon appointed Mai tin Maginnis, United
States senator, to succeed William A. Clark.
Bishop Coadjutator.
Mobile, Ala , May 18, The Fpiscopal council
today unanimously elf (ted Rev, Itobert Wood
tJarnwtt, of fcelma, Ala., as bishop coadjutor.
Creedon's Men Threw Up the Sponge
New York, May 18. Pan Creedon's sotoims
threw up the sponge in thn sixth round. Kid
McCoy was awarded the dcililou.
State at the Exposition
BALLOT FOR BISHOP
WITHOUT RESULTS
FRUITLESS VOTING AT THE
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Dr. Spellmeyer and Dr. Berry Are
Far Ahead of All Others Dr.
Kelly and J. W. E. Bowen, the
Colored Candidate, Withdraw from
the Contest No Change in Posi
tion of the Church In Regard to
Dancing and Card Playing Lively
Debate on Itinerary.
Chicago, May 18. The Methodist
Episcopal general conference took
three more ballots today for two addl
tlonal bishops, but without result. Dr.
Henr" Spellmeyer, of Newark, N. J
and Dr. J. F. Berry, of Chicago, editor
of tho Kpworth Herald, are now, how
ever, far ahead In tne voting, and
though many believe It may require
several more ballots to elect, friends of
tho leading candidates are confident
that they will be successful. A feature
of today's balloting was the with
drawal of the names of Dr. W. V. Kel
ley and J. W. C Bowen, the latter the
colored candidate.
The vote of the eighth ballot was as
follows: H. Spellmeyer. 373; J. F.
Berry. 335; D. H. Moore, 2S3; J. W.
Hamilton, 24S; T. B. Neely, 37: J. W.
B. Bowen. 33; C. J. Little, 13; others,
one to eleven votes. Necessary to
choice, 436.
The conference toflav voted to send
two more missionary bishops to South
em Asia, with the recommendation
that when two or more missionary
bishops aie assigned to a given terri
tory they shall be co-ordinate in au
thority. A much disputed question, the re
moval of the time limit on pastorates,
also came up for discussion, debate be
ing unfinished when tho conference ad
journed. Debate on Itineracy.
The majority report of the commit
tee on itineracy, In effect, abolished the
time honored rule of the Methodist
church that no pastor shall occupy one
pulpit for more than five years and the
liveliest kind of debate followed.
A minority report was also present
ed providing that a Ave yiar pastorate
could only be extended by the request
of three fourths of the membership
of the quarterly conference and that
a pastorate In no case could be ex
tended for more than a second term
of five years.
The Methodist church will not. If
the report of tho committee is accept
ed, alter its position toward playing
cards, dancing and certain other
amusements. The amusement question
is settled so far as the committee on
the state of the church is concerned.
By a vote of 45 to 25 the committee to
day decided to recommend that the
section on prohibited amusements be
taken out and that a now section bo
Inserted in the chapter of advices. The
new section declares that dancing,
playing at games of chance, attending
theaters, horse races, circuses, danc
ing parties or patronizing dancing
schools and other amusements which
cannot bo used in the name of the
Lord Jesus are perilous to the spiritual
life and Influence of the members of
our church and enervating to the spir
itual power of tho church In the gjeat
work of saving souls.
Proposals Received.
Washington, May IS The goeinment today re
ceived proposals for the establishment ot a ttcam
line of nuvjfratlon from Montevideo Ia Uuenos
A rc Ilosario, Parana, Couientes, Ccrrlto, As
sumption, Apia, Olimpo, Corlnbra and Corumura
to Cuaba.
Czar's Birthday,
Petersburg, Husiia, May 18. Tho thirty-second
rnberaary of the blith of Nicolas II, the Czar
of Russia, la being elaborately celebrated
throughout the empire today.
Yankee Musicians' Concert.
I.lege, Germany, May 18. Soma's baud will
ghc a concert hero today. The American col
lection of musicians ia a formidable one, and is
will received.
Grounds.
Loubet visits the Exposition it is in a barge
THE KEWS THIS 310r.XlN(i
Weather InJlcatloni To'ay:
SHO.VERSj COOLCR.
1 General Mafeking Is nclic ed.
Illoudhed as Result of St. Louts Strike.
Tresbj-terian Acmbl at bt. Louis
Methodists Ballot for Dlshops W Ithout Itesult.
2 General Northeastern l'cnnlvanla.
Fininclal and Commercial.
3 Sports Atlantic, National and Other League
Disc Ball Games.
4 IMitorial.
News and Comment.
5 Local Social and Personal,
One Woman's lews.
o Loial Court Pioceedings
Knights Tcirplar Tarade at Wilkes Darre.
7 Local End of tho Theatrical Peaion.
Tried to Jump from Linden Street ttrldgc.
8 Loiil West Seranton and Suburban.
9 He und About the County.
10 Storv "Her Tiansformallon."
Musical Gossip.
11 Local Religious New of the Week.
Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow-.
12 Loial Instructions to Census Knumerators.
Lite Industrial News. .
PAYING LOCAL WAR L0SSSK
Heirs of Samuel Tewkesbury and
Ninth Regiment Officers to
Be Reimbursed.
An Associated Press dispatch re
ceived last night from Washington,
announced that the house of repre
sentatives had Just parsed a bill pro
viding for the payment of $5,697 to
the helis cf Samuel Tewkesbury, for
the use of a building In this city dur
ing tho civil war.
Several veterans wno were asked
la?t night If they .remembered any
thing about any building having been
used 'or government purposes during
the war. said that the building now
occupied by the Scinnton Bedding
company and the old Washington hall,
where the Samter building is now lo
cttrd, were used.
Tho same dispatch announced that
a bill to reimburse Colonel Charles B.
Dougherty, of Wllkes-Barre, and other
members of the Ninth Pennsylvanli
regiment for baarage destroyed at the
opening of tho Spanish war, was fav
orably reported, but had not been
reached when the house adjourned.
This claim Is for the loss cf the of
ficers' personal baggage by the burn
ing of a car on the tialn which was
bearing the Ninth from Gretna to tho
south. At Conewago Junction, near
Harrlsburg, the car took the from
soma unknown cause and was burn
ing briskly before tho flames were dis
covered. The car was cut from the
train and run on a siding, and then
some cf the train hands nnd tho sol
diers attempted to carry out its con
tents. Just about this time 30,000
rounds of ammunition stored in one
end of tho car began to pop and tho
work of rescue was summarily sus
pended. The fire, it 13 needless to say,
was allowed to have itfa way. The
townspeople of Conewi.go did not como
out of their cellata till eveiy vestige
of the Homes had subsided.
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Bill to Pay Confederates for War
Losses.
Washington, May 18. For the first
tlmo since the rebellion, tho house to
day passed a measure to pay Confed
erate soldiers for losses growing out ot
the Civil war. It was a bill introduced
by Mr. Cox (Tenn.) to pay the Confed
erate soldiers who surrendered at Ap
pomattox for the loss of horses and
other personal effects taken from them
in vlolntlon of tho terms of Lee'a
capitulation to Grant, by which officers
and men of Lee's army were allowed
to retain their baggage, side arms and
horses, Tho bill originally carried $20u.
000, but the specific sum was stricken
out and the appropriation was mad
indefinite. The bill was passed out of
its order as a special compliment to
Mr. Cox, who after ten years' service
in the house is to retire at tho end of
his present term. Many other claim
bills were passed.
Nearlv the entire day in tho Senate
was devoted to the pneumatic tube ser
vice item In the postofllco appropria
tion bill,
BLOODSHED
AT ST. LOUIS
Patrolman Barton Shot
While Riding on a
v Street Car.
A MOTORMAN WOUNDED
Othor Police Officers and Railway
Employes Are Assaulted by Strik
oro While Endeavoring to Run
Trolley Cars The Hob Takes Pos
session of the Streets in Knny In
stances Houso of Delegates Passes
Bill to Rovoko Franchises.
St. Louis, May 18. Patrolman Bar
ton was shot In tho head 'today by
some unknown person, while riding on
a Jefferson avenue ca. He will re
cover. Disturbances occurred' at a number
of points along the lines of the Transit
company. J. Richards, a motorman,
who came here fiom Cleveland, was
shot and probably fatally wounded at
Laclede and Grand avenues. A police
man, who was on tho front platform
with Richards when ho was shot, waa
dragged from tho car and seerely
beaten. Tho conductor suffered a simi
lar fate. Tho mob.whlch nuuibetcd 200
persons, then stoned the car.
John Flcks, an employe of the Tran
sit company, was shot at Prairie and
Easton avenues.
This afternoon a crowd gathered at
Fourth and Morgan streets, unset a
wagon containing coffee and lunch for
the non-union men, Tho crowd turned
the wagon upside down on the tracks,
and repeated the operation as often as
It was removed. There were no pollcj
In sight.
The house of delegates this afternoon
passed the bill to revoke the fran
chises of the various street railway
companies in St. Louis in case they
failed to run their cais In compliance
with tho terms of the city ordinances.
BOERS HEAR THE NEWS.
Abraham Fischer Makes Few Com
ments on Relief of Mafeking.
Baltimore, May 18. The first intima
tion of I ue relief of MafekinB that ,
came to the Boer envoys of tho relief
of Mafeking was conveyed to them by
a reporter for the Associated Press,
who boarded the Congressional Limit
ed, upon which they wcro being con
veyed to Washington, as It passed
through Baltimore. Abraham Fischer,
who acted as spokesman for the party,
read the despatches from Pretoria and
London carefully, but without show of
emotion.
"I have no comments to make at this
time," he said. "In the absence of offi
cial information I much prefer fo say
nothing."
"Would the news, If true, Indicate
the near approach of tho end of tho
war?" he was asked.
"By no means," was the reply.
"There Is much to bo done before there
can be an end to hostilities, even if
Mafeking has been relieved."
"Do you agree with Lord Roberts In
hie prediction that tho fighting will be
over by the queen's birthday?"
"By no manner of means, unless tha
English surrender," replied the envoy
as the train moved out of the station
on its way to Washington.
HE IS NOT A POPULIST.
Candidate Towno Talks Upon tho
Situation and Politics.
Toleda, May IS. Hon. Charles A,
Towne, of Minnesota, and General E,
T. Corser, national treasurer of tho
Free Silver Republicans, are here to
day in a conferenco with sliver lead
ers discussing pians to send a silver
delegate to tho Kansas City conven
tion. There are about thirty present.
Mr. Towne said:
"I am not a Populist, neither is Mr.
Bryan; that party, In the interest of
reform, went outside of Itself to get
candidates. Imperialism will bo tho
first issue, then tho trusts, then tho
monetary question,"
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, May IS, Arrhcd: Augusto Vic
toria, II unburst. Cleared: Mausdam, Hotter
dam Ma Uoulo;ne; Campania, Lltcip.iol, llavro
Arrbcd: La Chamiagne, New Vorl.. South
ampton Silled: lurst UImarc)t lirom Ham
I Jig), New Wc ia Cherbourg I.UcrpooI
SalUd: Tauric. New Yoik. Rotterdam Arrbcd:
Spaarndam, New Yoik Hamburg Arrbcd:
Kaiser Krlcdrich, New York.
Stages Held Up.
Stockton, Cul, May IS Uoth tho Yoicmlte
Vallei states, one jolng raih way, wcro held
up last night by a lone hlgbwa.wnan at Hijf
Neck flat. About i00 was kecucd from tha
pas&engtrs. The ladies were not mglested. A
treasure box owned by the Wells 1'aivo hxprcaj
company was not touihtd by tha highwayman,
ho escaped.
Will Make Liquified Air.
Trenton. N J May IS. Tlu Pliiladclphl
General Llqulditlcd Air and Refining company,
capital $l,vno,(XR, was Incorporated htre today,
The Incorporators are C S Ruling, of New Yoik
J. J. Kromcr. of Wcnonah, und W, D, Uarrlng.
ton, ot Philadelphia.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, May IS. forecast for Bat
unlay und Sunday; Kastirn Pennsylvania
Showera Saturday, with tooler wutheri
show em bur da); winds shitting to fresh
northerly.
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