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KRUGER PROPOSES
TERMS OF PEACE
In Humble Strain, Accord
ing to London Press.
REJOICING BREEDS RIOT
Mobs Becomo Miochiovous in Various
Parts of London Thoy Shatter
Windows of Boor Sympathizers
and Polt tlyj Folico with Ancient
Eggs A Crowd of Students At
tacks a "Stop tho War" Meeting
and Gordon Highlanders Aro Called
Out to Disperse Thorn Plot to De
pose Kruger.
London, May 21. A despatch to tho
Daily Mall from Lourenzo Marques,
dated Sunday, says:
,-On Thursday the entire Boer force
nround Mafeklng, Including tho guns,
was captured by the British."
London, May 21 (5.10 a. m.). Dis
played In the moat conspicuous style
In the Daily Kxpress Is the dominant
war news of the morning:
"We have the best reason for stat
ing that In the last 21 houts a tele
gram has been received at the foreign
o'llce, addressed personally to the
prime minister from President Kru
ger, proposing terms of peace.
"The exact terms of tho messace
cannot be stated, but we believe It Is
couched In an exceedingly humble
strain." It l. Inconceivable, of course,
that I.urd Salisbury can have sent anv
reply except the one that stands ready
on the Up of every Briton uncondi
tional buri'omltr.
The boisterous rejoicings over the
news from Mafeklng have become
riots In parts of London, Aberdeen and
Belfast and elsewhere In the United
Kingdom. In the Finc'nley district of
suburban London, a mob sloned the
railway station master's house und
smashed tho windows of n draper's
ship, setting the building on fire also,
although whether by accident or design
It Is not jet known. The house of a
Boer sympathizer at llarlesden wa.
attacked bj a large crowd and the
windows, were shattered. Tho polic
charged the mub and were greeted
with a shower of decayed ergs. Nu
merous arrests were ma Je and the po
lice reserves were called out.
Rioting took place In Aberdeen from
S"ven to ten o'clock Saturday even
ing around a hall where n "ston the
war" meeting was being addressed by
Mr. Cronwolght Schreiner, husband of
Olive Schreiner. A crowd of students
and others tried to stoim the hall and
break down the doors. Tho foot police
were unable to cope with the disturb
ers and sent for tho mounted polic?,
who made some headway with the
crowd, hut free fights occurred be
tween the supporters r.f tho meeting
and the crowd and the royal Infirmary
nearby was kept bu-y dressing tho
wourds of combatants. The Gordon
Highlanders, from th castlo barracks,
then cleared the streets.
Special prayers of thanksgiving were
offered in all the churches of the United
Kingdom. Tho lord bishop of London,
Dr. Mandell Crelghton, who preached
before the queen at Windsor, alluded
to the relief of Mafeklng, and clergy
men generally found In the event their
topic for the day.
Details Still Wanting.
Details of the relief are still wanting,
the British military authorities being
without dispatches.
Lord Roberts wires that he knows of
the relief only through a press agency.
Lord Lansdowne, however, announces
that t e war ofllco expects direct news
today'
The Situation in the field has changed
but little since Friday. Lord Roberts'
troops are In fine form and abundantly
supplied. Indications seem to point to I
an eay movement. His cavalry, rid-'
ing owr several hundred square miles
In n semi-circle, beyond Kroonstudt,
have received the submission of huii
dreds of Free Staters.
It now appears that the DeWet, who
offered to surrender with 1,000 men, was
not the well-known general DeWet but
Commandant DeWet. He. stipulate
that his men should be allowed to re
turn to their farms. Lord Roberts re
plied that the sunender must be un
conditional. The Botha who was captured the
other day was Philip Botha. Those
surrendering are solemnly warned that
If they break the oath of neutrality
their houses will be burned and their
farms confiscated. Such as do yield
ask only for protection.
Reports How Into Lord Roberts at
headquarters of tho discouragement of
the Boers and of their willingness, even
In the case of the Transvaalers, to give
up.
Plot to Depose Krugor.
The Dally Telegraph is advised that
a plot has been discovered at Pretoria
to depose president Kruger and to sur
render the TraiiBvaal during the pies
ent month. Progressive Dutchmen and
members of the Judiciary are asserted
to have- been parties to the movement.
General Puller is In front of Lalngs
Nek, hesitating to attack positions of
enormous natural strength. The re
ports that the Boers have blown up
portions of the tunnel aro confirmed.
Although everywhere else they ure re
ported as retiring outfronted, they ef
fected their retreats without losing
their convoys, or guns or prisoners
to any extent. Were they disorganized
they would strew tho Una of jetreat
with booty.
Do Wet Prepared to Surrendor.
London, May 21. A special despatch
from Kroonstad eays that General Do
Wet has sent word that he Is prepared
to surrender conditionally with his en
tire commando.
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Vrede, where the Free State capital
has been removed, Is a village of 200
Inhabitants, in the extreme northeast
ern part of the country, on the road
from Heilbron to Botha's pass and the
Drakensburg. President Steyn, when
twitted about tho migratory capital, Is
reported to have said that the Ameil-
I caiiH uuring wie wur oi inuepenaence
changed their capital nine times, and
yet defeated tho British.
London paid an all-day call upon
Colonel Baden-Powells mother yester
day. Telegrams, letters and llower3
arrived every minute. It took six police
men to keep tho crowd In order. Mrs.
Baden-Powell appeared upon the bal
cony at Intervals and bowed her nc
knowiedgementa to tho crowd.
An extraordinary Issue of the Gazette
at Cape Town announces that, in con
sequence of what Is believed to be au
thentic news of the relief of Mafeklng,
Sir Alfred Mllner will close the public
ofllce today (Monday;. New Zealand
will make Wednesday a holiday In
honor of tho event, nnd celebrations
are In progress in Cairo and In the
heart of the Soudan.
Brabant's Capture.
London, May 21. A dispatch to th
Dally Telegraph from Mcquatllngs
Nek, dated May 16, says:
"General ' Brabrant Is reported to
have captured 1,500 Boers at Gloco
lan," Congratulations for Bndon-Powell.
Cape Town, May 20. every town and
village is sending congratulations to
Colonel Baden-Powell at Mafeklng.
Telegrams are arriving from all parts
of the world. There will be an Im
mense demonstration here tomorrow.
British Enter Now Castle.
Now C.istle, Friday, May IS. Tho
British troops entered New Castle to
day nnd hoisted tho union Jack over
the town hall. The Boeis passed
through here, n disorganized mob.
There are thirty families here. All
the stores and private houses had been
looted, but tho buildings are not much
damaged. Natal is practically clear
of Boers.
WAR IN COLOMBIA.
An Engagement on May 10, North
of Panama, tho Kobels Being
Drivon Off 500 Rebels Have Been
Killed.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 20. Advices
from Colombia today by the Royal
mail steamer Trent? say that tho rebels
are operating around Panama, which
is full of troops, some of whom are
quartered In the churches.
An engagement took place May 16
north of Panama, the rebels being driv
en off.
Carthagena Is still In possession of
the government. The Tient was to
have conveyed n body of troops to
Carthagena, but tho rebels destroyed
the bridges on the night of May 13,
thus preventing the troops arriving
for embarkation.
On the same night a desperate en
gagement took place outside of Cartha
gena, In which the government troops
wore victorious. As many as 500 tebels
are said to have been killed In the
fighting. The country is In a frightful
stnte and paper dollars bring only Ave
cents each.
CARS ARE RUNNING.
Latest Developments in the St.
Louis Striko No Outbreaks Dur
ing tho Day.
St. Louis, May 20. Cars were run to
day on the Park, Laclede', Delmar,
Page and Spauldlng avenue lines of the
St. Louis Transit company without any
Interference from the strikers or their
friends. No attempt was made to run
the enrs on schedule time. Sometimes
they made the round trip in about
three-fourths of the usual time. Some
times It took them nearly twice as
long. There was no outbreak of any
kind during the day. Two riot calls
were sent In to the police department
during tho afternoon, but they were for
disorderly gatherings, which were dis
persed by the police without Injury to
anyone.
President Baumhoff repeated what he
has said before, that the company
wanted the old men back, but would
not discharge the new men In order to
make roof for them. The position of the
company, he announced.was unchanged
upon that point and will remain un
changed to the end,
Piesldent Mahon, of tho Street Car
Men's association, said he was positive
the men would win In the end.
Gold Democrats Will Moot.
Indianapolis, My 20, Ltaders of gold Demo
cratic organization In this city and state ex
pect about ISO pcr.ons at the conference called
to meet here Wednesday. They say every dis
trict in the state will be represented nut) tho
meeting is for conference to determine what the
gold Democrats will do in the coming cam
paign. "Skin-the-Goat" Liborated.
Quecnstown, May 20. Joseph Mullet and James
Fitiharris, alias "Skin the (ioat," who were re
cently liberated from life Imprisonment for the
Phoenix Park murders, silled for the United
States today by the steamer Lucanla. They hope
that a fund will ho raised for them In Amjrlca.
Killed at Horse Shoe Curve.
' Altoona, Pa., May 20. A man believed to be
Harry Wilson, of Catasauqua, Pa., was killed at
Horse Shoe curve last night while on his way
to Pittsburg In search of work, He was run
down by an express train, The body Is bclnj
held here awaiting adice from relatives.
Murder and Suicide,
Denver, May 20. Walter Williams, deputy cor
oner, shot and killed William Downer, the pro
prietor of a bath heme, at the latter's place
this afternoon and then killed himself. Domestic
trouble li eh en aj the cause.
DEADLOCK ON VOTE
FOR THE BISHOPS
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
BALLOTS WITHOUT CHOICE.
Dr. Hard's Motion to Postpone Fur
ther Balloting Until 1004 Arousoa
Turmoil It Is Thought That an
Election Will Cortainly Tako Placo
Today Spirited Discussion Ovor
tho Timo Limit.
Chicago, May 20. There is a dead
lock In the 'balloting for bishops at
tho Methodist general conference, but
a landslide Is possible. Berry leads
nnd Spcllmeyer hns taken a sudden
drop. On the strength of a powerful
speech he mnde on the limitations of
the Episcopacy, Dr. T. B. Neely has
Jumped to 233 votes. It Is still be
lieved, however, thnt Dr. Berry will
bo elected. On the twelfth ballot Ber
ry had 290 votes, Hamilton 276, Neely
233, Moore 231 nnd Spellmeyer 1S1.
Dr. Mnnley s. Hard made n motion
to postpone further balloting until
1904. Immediately there was turmoil.
Motions to adjourn and to proceed
with the balloting and points of orler
came like n hailstorm. Finally It was
voted to lay on tho table a motion
to postpone the election of bishops in
definitely and a motion to adjourn pre-
vailed nfter Dr. P. H. Swift had ex
plained that If the confeience remained
longer In the auditorium It would be
compelled to pay $:50 for Its use. By
Monday, It Is predicted, a combina
tion will be made that will result In
an election.
When the conference opened yester
day morning the time limit for pastor
ates came up as unfinished business.
The majority report of the committee
on tho Itinerancy, recommending un
conditional abolition of the limit, and
the minority report, for a ten-year lim
it under certain conditions as well as
the amendment to erase the ten-year
clause, lending It so that a three-fifths
vote of a quarterly conference Is re
quired to keep a preacher nfter the
fifth year, were taken up In detail nnd
an immense audience of visitors ap
plauded every thrust nt the old-time
arrangement.
Opposed to tho Time Limit.
Laymnn Frank A. Arter, of the East
Ohio conference, favored entire aboli
tion of tho time limit. He opposed the
amendment because, he said, quarterly
conferences sometimes are packed.
"When I was n boy working on the
farm," said the speaker, "we had a
trouble known as 'dry rot'; now we
call It Innocuous desuetude. The dis
ease from which the. church suffers
now Is dry rot. Heresy Is by no means
the worst nltllctlon. I want to got
away from the doctrine of forfordina
tion that a man is to be sent for five
years before he is appointed. The
Presbyterian church In St. Louis Is
now discussing this question of pre
destination and foreordlnatlon. We
want none of It in the appointment of
our preachers."
Dr. John R. Day, chancellor of Syra
cuse university, said:
"There Is a widespread desire for a
change In the time limit. Fear is ex
pressed that In attempting to make this
readjustment we may do some harm to
the church. Dr. Buckley was at tho
conference In 1888, ana had the same
bogy man then that he had yesterday;
but from our experience since then It
seems there should bo no fear. Ninety
seven men out of a hundred are not
touched by the time limit they are
moved earlier. Do you thlnla that by
abolishing it you would destroy the
church? Give the three men the chance
the ninety-seven have. We want to
arouse tho ministry to stop the preach
ing of old sermons over and over again
In one church and then another. A
great church with great pastors Is the
demand. With regard to this amend
ment you encourage contention by
turning the matter over to the quar
terly conferences."
Dr. George H. Brldgman, of Minne
sota, also advocated removal of the
time limit.
"It Is an Injustice to the pastor," he
said. "All other men may .make plans
for the future and do their best, but
the pastor, as soon as he takes root.
l must be put In another field. It drives
I some of our best men out of the Metho
dist ministry."
I Governor Shaw, of Iowa, said:
I "I am a convert to the belief that
, the time limit should be absolutely ro
i moved. In 1S8S I voted for making it
I live years Instead of three, and had
some fears about It, but they no longer
exist. I saw a pastor In a church In
i a large university town, where he
j molded the character of 1,500 students.
J No power could hold him in this place,
which I considered one of the most le-
sponsibie in the church. Don't you
know the inspiration of having an op
portunity of building up a business?
But you deny the opportunity to the
pastor to make the" greatest church he
can. I am not afraid of heretics. If a
man preaches heresy, Just report him
to the general conference and we'll
have him burned."
Dr. Bristol and Dr. Cadmon followed
In favor of the removal of tho limit
nnd the matter went over till Mon
day. One Missionary Bishop.
Report No. 10 of the committee on
Episcopacy, recommending the ap
pointment of a third additional mis
sionary bishop to have chargo of
China, Japan and Corr.a provoked a
heated debate.
Governor Shaw tool; the floor as
soon as Dr. Buckley had rad the re
port and spoko In favor of the rec
ommendation. Hu moved that a mis
sionary bishop be chosen to nerve a
term of eight years. This brought Dr.
T. B. Neely to his feet. He favored
having the bishop stny on thw field
nnd said thero was no Ufa tenuro of
the Episcopacy, as the conference can
take a man out of his otllce. He pro
tested against tho Idea that a man
remains a bishop until hip death. Ap
plause followed his statement that "a
bishop who cannot treat hlo brethren
as brethren should be removed by
sscret ballot." It Is sometimes neces
sary, he said, to remove u n.nn, and
the goneiai conference has absolute
power to do to "for malfeasance, un
feasance or no feasance ut till." It
was a plain speech, showing that the
spirit ,ot nbjf.ct reverence for the
Eplseopacj In waning.
Dr. Neely was followed by Dr. Hiram
W. Lowrv, of Nniih China, who plead
ei for a general superintendent for
thnt country, with an eplscopul te3l
dence there. Instead of an , Itinerant
missionary bhhop. Dr. -I. F. Thomp
son, of South America, talked against
the svstem which Imposed missionary
bishops upon churches which didn't
want them. Dr. Masayothl Takakl, of
Toklo, Japan, said a resident bishop
was wanted by Japanese Methodists.
Dr. Buckley closed the debate and on
motion the report was tublea by an
almost unanimous vote
Tho report of the eommittt.o on tem
perance was not ready and tho com
mittee was granted myie time.
DOER MEETING
IN WASHINGTON
Largo Gathering of Sympathizers at
Grand Opora House Tho Ad
dresses Mado.
Washington, May 20. An audience
remarkable for Its size, sympathy and
enthusiasm greeted the Boer envoys at
the reception given in their honor to
night at tho Grand opera house, under
i mo auspices of the congressional and
i citizens' comrrilttee. onc- Upfnm iim
time for 'the meeting to open the house
was crowded to suffocation, and many
were turned away, unable to gain ad
mittance. The Interior wns appropri
ately decorated with the national tri
colors of both the United States and
mo Transvaal. While official Washing
j ton was not represented In any man
j ner. there were probably thirty mem
i hers of the senate and the house occu
pying seats In the auditorium and on
the stage.
Speaker Henderson was in one of the
boxes, and others present were Sena
tors Daniel, of Virginia; Teller, Till
man, Pettigrow, Mason and Welling
ton; Representatives Shafroth, At
water, Slnyden, Glynn, Ruppert, Lati
mer, Gaines. Lentz. Sulzer, Landls,
LInney, Ryan, Greene, Henry (Mass.),
Hay, DeArmond, Clark (Mo.), Meiers,
Rhea (Ky.). One of the boxes it was
stated, had been reserved for the prosi-
, iieiii, a committee having been sent to
the white house with tlckts of admls
. sion to tho opera .house, but no repre
sentative of the president's official
household was on hand. Chairman Sul
1 zer, of the reception committee, pre
j sided, and a number of addresses, all
Jot them patilotlc in character and
I earnestly supporting the cause of the
- ioers, were marie, the speakers includ
lag Messrs. Fischer. Wolmnran. nn,i
esscis, tlie 13oer envoys; Senator Wel
lington, Hon. Bourke Cockran, of New
Y' , and Mr. Sulzer. The Invocation
w.is pronounced by the Rev. Father
Mackln, of this city.
Chairman Sulzer, In Tils welcoming
speech, said that, in his Judgement,
nine-tenths of the American people are
against England In this bloody war of
conquest for sordid gain and In sym
pathy with the Boers.
"In 1776," e said, "the patriotic
fathers of this republic fought England
to gain our independence. The South
African patriots are today fighting the
same country to maintain their Inde
pendence. That is the only difference."
In closing, he said:
"God grant that the English army
may never reach Pretoria."
The three envoys were Introduced in
turn by Mr. Sulzer and each of them
was given a cordial reception. Their
remarks were listened to with close
attention. Tho audience gave a stand
ing greeting to Commissioner Fischer,
who told his hearers why the envoys
had come to this country and what
they hoped to accomplish. His re
marks were very much In keeping with
what he already had said In published
interviews. "We have come across the
seas from two different republics," he
said, "to see whether here in the hearts
of the people of a great sister republic
the sph It of more than a hundred
years ago Is still alive, whether the
sentiment that caused Its people to
take up arms to obtain its freedom is
stiong enough to recognize the feeling
poss?ssed by us. We look to you to
help us If possible and whether we
get assistance or not we appreciate the
kindly feeling which has been mani
fested for us."
Carl Wessel's speech Vu3 a vivid
picture of the Boers In their contest
for their rights, of the charity and
devotion which characterized their
manner, nnd of tho patriotism which
they went In to fight their battles.
Mr.Walmarans, who spoke In Dutch,
said that while the envoys did expect
to be sympathetically received in this
country vet they did not anticipate
that they would receive such a strong
welcome ns has been shown to them
In New York city and tho capital of
the nation.
Senator Wellington and Hon. Bourko
Cockran also spoke and Mrs. Gdlth W.
Lamb recited "The Spirit of '76," and
presented an American flag to Mrs.
Fischer, the wife of one of the envoys.
Senator Wellington wns Instructed by
unanimous vote of the audience to pre
sent In the senate Senator Teller's res
olution of sympathy with the Boers.
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A collection of money was asked for
in aid of the widows and orphans of I
uiu xujit cuiuitrrn uuu ujjvvarus ot $ouu
was raised for that purpose. Senator
Mason delivered the closing spsech of
the evening.
BATTLE NEAR AQUASAN.
Five Hundred Insurgents Ambush
Eighty Scouts.
Manila, May 20. Five hundred In
surgents, half of whom were armed
with rifles, ambushed eighty scouts of
the Fortieth volunteer Infantry In the
hills near Aquasan, in the northern
part of Mindanao,
The Americans routed the natives,
killing 61. The American casualties
were two killed and three wounded.
Shipping News.
Queenstown, May 20. Sailed, I.ucanla, via Liv
erpool, New York, Isle of Wight, passed Koord.
land, Antwerp, for New York,
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DEATHS OF A DAY.
Ithaca. K. V., May 20,-Oardner fl.. Williams
wncritus profewor of science and art of teach
ing In Cornell university, died of par!) sis last
, night.' aged 72 jrors. lllram W. Little, of
Cleveland, of the class of 1000, died at Cornell
Infirmary last night of typhoid fever, aged 23
jciira.
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE P. FOSTER.
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This is a portrait of Congressman George P. Foster of Chicago, who has Introdurcd a
bill asking that Congress shall appropriate Stoo.ooo lor the erection of a suitable edifice In
Washington, to contain marble or bronze statues of Illustrious American women.
GERMANY WILL
INCREASE TARIFF
HINTS IN REPORT OF CONSUL
GENERAL MASON.
Important Predictions as to What
Germany Has in Storo For tho
United States Feeling of Resent
inont Towards This Country Is
Manifested in Business Circles A
New Tariff to Bo Arranged.
Washington, May 20. Under cover
of an annual report on the trade rela
tions with Germany, Consul General
Mason at Berlin has published In the
volume of commercial relations Issued
from the bureau of foreign commerce,
state department, some exceedingly
Important statements relative to the
present conditions governing trade be
tw een Germany and the United States.
Still more important are the predic
! tlons mads b Mr. Mason as to tho
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tieatment Germany has in store for
United States trade at competitive
points hereafter, und his warnings to
Americans of the German purpose to
demand far higher Import dutle3,
especially against United Stateo (pro
ducts. Mr. Mason says that Germany
has been paralyzed at the enormous
ttpward bound of the foielgn ttade of
the I'nlted States and as German
merchants have come to the conclu
sion that this prosperity Is attribut
able entirely to the United States tar
iff laws and arguing thnt a similar
policy could not fall to benefit Ger
many, they propose a revision of their
tarifC on the line of a general and
heavy Increase of duties especially
upon Imports from tho United States.
Mr. Mason has much to say about
the steady growing Irritation exhibited
by the German press against the Unit
ed States and the criticisms of the cus
tom officials who are charged with
practicing chlcancery In their efforts
to prevent undervaluation of German
exports to tho United States.
Complaints are made against Ger
mans for acting cs the agents for
American and English goods and con
ditions are being Imposed to dlscour
age the taking foreign pupils in Ger
man technical schools.
The report treats also of tho Kreat
growth in the Germany trade In the
east, resulting from the new policy of
the government.
German trade with China has In
creased 70 per cent. In the last four
years and German capital is being In
vested with an audacity which should
serve as an example to Americans
seeking foreign trade.
Feelings of Rosontment.
In conclusion, and recurring to the
subject of relations between tho United
States and Germany In the future,
Mr. Mason had this to say:
Thfrr is, therefore, every probability that the
new tariff and such amended jpselal treaties as
(irmany may consent to enact, iil modify es
sentially the commcriial relations of the trapire
with other nations, particularly w.. . the Unite 1
States. It is not to be denied or oerlooked that
while the attitude of the Imperial government
toward our country has been uniformly wrect,
there is In certain business circles here a feel
Ins of enmity and resentment which did not eiist
prior to 1603. The heavy balance of trade which
the United States now holds against the father
land, the decline in textile exports and the
shaipened customs regulations against under
valuations, the concessions recently x.-i.itfd to
Trance and, above all, the enormous growth of
American manufactured exports, the aejressivo
competition of American metal and tt'ier pro
ducts in South American and eastern ni'Kit.
all these welsh heavily on the hearts of the
people here and will be heard from sthen the
new tariff and treaties rme to open dcbr.e in
the relchstag. What most enlichtened thinners
pcctl or ,t" least hope fr, Is that out of all
thet.e mutations will come a broad, liberal, com
prehcnslvcly framed treaty, er series of treatls,
between the United States and Germany, ,n
which all the vexed and Irritating questions it
latlng to naturalired citizenship, countervail;
duties and.port charge, on vessel, shall be re
latcd and Imeral justice to food products secured
by reciprocal concessions and embodied in im
manent conventions between the two countries.
Itlvals and competitors In foreign fields Soj h
America, Africa and Uia the Union and the
Carman empire will alwavs be, but tnis Is im
reason vvny the two nations should not be In
their directions relations with each other iar
montous and mutually considerate, and tills if
suit can be In no way so effectively promoted as
by an intelligent revision of obsolete treaties
and their adjustment to modern requirements and
conditions.
Indianans at Philadelphia.
Indianapolis, May 20. Indiana llepublican lead
ers and delegates to the national convention will
go to Philadelphia with tho intention of start
ing a boom for Senator Fairbanks for president
in IWL They have talked the matter over annnr
themselves and have concluded that the time is
ripe to begin. There will probably lio a thousand
Indianans at the Philadelphia convention.
Two Students Drowned.
Princeton, May 20, Two members of the
Princeton tophomoro class, liay, of Nutley, N, J ,
and Augurs, of Hvanston, 111, were drowned this
afternoon while trying to shoot the ray'ili In a
canoe, la Kingston dam.
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TIIK NEWS THIS MOKNI.Nti
Weather InJIcntlom ToJay:
FAIR MODERATE TEMPERATURE.
1 Ocneral Report That Kruger Sues for Peace.
Senatq Prepared to right Clark.
(iermanj Will Im-rcase Her Tariff.
Methodist Conference lias u Dcidluck.
2 General Northeastern 1'ennsylvanla.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Itev. L. II. Wrring'a Senium on 1'aris.
Brief Mention of Some Men ot the Hour.
4 KditorUl.
Why McKinley Will Beat Bryan Again.
5 Local Successful Start of a New Industry.
Cruuders Itald Gambling Houses.
Used a Penknife on a Companion.
6 Local West Scranton and Suburban,
T Hound Auout the County.
8 Local Live Sews of the Industrial World
Corporal Bojcc Writes from tho Philippines.
WILL PROSECUTE
THE SCIENTISTS
Masonic Orders of Topeka Hold
Them Responsible For the Doath
of Mrs. Torrenco.
Topeka, Kas., .May 20. The Masonic
orders of Topeka, particularly th3
Knights Templar, are planning to
prosecute local Christian Scientists,
who, they say, weri responsible for
the death ot Mrs. John M Torrenco.
Mr. Torrence was,' up to the time of
his death, eight months ago, a lead
ing Mason. Ills wife died yesterday
from typhoid fever. She was a Chris
tian Scientist and with the local heal
ers resisted tho demands of her friends
that a physician bo summoned.
Mr3. Wrhltlock. of Chicago, mother
of Mrs. Torrence, was, it is asserted,
refused permission to see her daugh
ter but finally entered the sick room.
Mrs. E. E. Whitaker. the Scientist in
charge, said, testifying at the coro
ner's Inquest, that Mrs Torrence was
Killed liy the shock of surprises at see
ing her mother and not by the lack of '
medicine. The coronet's Jurj, rendered !
the following verdict:
"Mrs. J. M. Torrence came to her
death by peritonitis otenern!), caused
by perforation cf the Intestines due .o
typhoid fever. The cise was under
Christian Scientist management nn.l
had no medical care or treatment, and
in our opinion she did not have in
telligent care which would give hec
any possible chance for recovery.
BIG LANDSLIDE.
Ninety Feot of Now Jersey Central
Track Covered.
Wilkes-Barre, May 20. A big land
slide occurred on tho Central Itailroad
of New Jersey on tho mountain near
Laurel Hun this afternoon. Ninety
feet of the track was covered with
rock and earth. Trains were flagged
In time . to prevent nn accident. A
Inrge force of men were at once put
to work to clear the track, but they
will not be able to complete the task
before tomorrow.
It la the biggest slide In the hlstoiy
of the road, some of the rocks that
rolled down the mountain side weigh
several tons and they have to be blast
ed before they can be removed from
the track. In the meantime all traf
fic Is suspended. All passenger trains
are being run over the tracks of tho
Lehigh Valley railroad.
LEDGER COAL ARTICLE.
Tho Trade Ib Foaturolos3 Conditions
Surrounding It Unchanged.
Philadelphia, May 20. The Ledger In
Its coal article tomorrow will say:
"The anthracite coal trade Is fea
tureless. The conditions surrounding
It are entirely unchanged, the com
panies are curtailing production to keep
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sluck, as is usual with the appronch of
warmer weather. Prices are pretty
well kept at circular rates, especially
for the smaller sizes, which aro In de
mand and the managers do not expect
much change In any aspect of the trade
In the early future."
Bicycle Races.
Clnclnnaii, -ay 20. The twenty-five mile race
fttween Charles S, Porter, of Detroit, and John
Nelson, of -ucago, was abruptly ended by Porter
falling from his bkjilu at the end ot the uivcu
teenth mile and suffering such Injury that he
could not proceed. He then had a slight lead.
Both men were paced by motors. The best mile
was made in 1.3$ 2-3 and the average was 1.13.
Tom Cooper, paced by a motor, made an exhi
bition inllo in 1.3S 3-5.
Murdor or SuicideP
Boston, May 20, Mae Butler, an unusually
handsome woman, 23 years of age, and laid to
have been married, was found dtad in bed at
the resident of Mrs. A. II. Wright, in Hoxbury,
early this morning with a dagger in her breast,
and Edwin T, Wright, son of Mrs. Wright is
under arrest on suspicion of having murdered
here. There Is little evidence against him and
it may be that it li a case of suicide.
PREPARED TO
FIGHI CLARK
Presentation of His Cre
dentials Will Arouse
Lively Debate. .
MR. CHANDLER'S NOTICE'
Other Businoss Boforo tho Senatej
Will Include Consideration of tho
Postofilco Appropriation Bill nnd
Porhaps tho Nicaragua Canal Bill.
Several Appropriation Measures
Will Bo Called Up Tho Nicaragua i
Canal Bill May Be Cocaidored.
Washington, May 20. Senator Chand
ler has given notiro that ho will ask
the senate to take up tho resolution
concerning the election of Senator
Clark, of Montana, at 1 o'clock Mon
day, but It now- appears probable that
the resolution may go over a day.
Thero Isan understanding that the con
sideration of this resolution shall be
controlled by tho course of Senator
Clark with icference to the presenta
tion of his credentials as a senator
tinder his appointment from the gover
nor of Montana, but so far a disposi
tion has been manifested to allow them
to travel together, nnd It Is now tho
understanding in the senate that Mr.
Clark will not present these creden
tials. It Is therefore probable that tha
entire Clark matter may De Indefinitely
postponed for lack of piosecutlon and
that no more may be heard of It during
the session. If, however, Mr. Clark
should change his mind and put In his
credentials, Senator Chandler would
move to refer them to tho committee
on privileges and elections, and If this
motion should prevail an Immediate
effort would ho made to have the reso
lutions bearing upon Mr. Clark's orig
inal election considered. Mr. Chandler,
Indeed, may call up the resolution In
dependently of the credentials nnd
make a statement presenting the entire
situation. If the case comes at all, it
is sure to develop an Interesting de
bate. Tho Canal Bill.
The postofTtco appropriation bill will
continue to receive attention Monday
if the Clark case does not displace It.
Senator Spooner has given notice of a
speech on the Philippine question for
Monday at 2 o'clock. Senator Morgan
said Saturday that he would move
Tuesday to have the Nicaragua canal
bill made the unfinished business, thus
displacing the bill In relation to tho
government of tho Philippines. Tho
motion will be resisted, but the Indi
cations aro that if a vote is reached tho
motion will prevail. Whether the bill
shall pass, however, will depend upon
tho length of the debate; at this lato
day In the session prolonged debato
would be fatal to almost any measure.
There will be several conference re
ports on appropriation bills to be con
sidered during the week, and possibly
some. If not all, of tho three appro
priation measures which have not yet
been reported from committee will bo
brought in. These bills are sundry
civil, the general deficiency and the
military academy hills. These are the
last of the appropriation hills, and
there Is no reason why all of them
should not be reported within the next
week. With these bills finally disposed
of and tho pending conference reports
ndopted, the senate will he prepared to
meet the house In a movment to ad
journ. Theie does not now appear any
necessity for the postponement ot thl's
event beyond the 11th of June.
In tho House.
The Alaskan code bill and tho Dis
trict of Columbia code bill will be used
as stop gaps In the house for the re
mainder of the session to keep out tho
flood of legislation that always presses
at the end of the session. They will
give way at all times to confeience re
ports and such other matters as tho
leadeis ate willing to allow to go
through. Tomonow Is District of Co
lumbia day. and later In tho week tht
anti-trust bill and resolution reported
by the judiciary committee may ho
considered. The St. Louis fair bill, If it
Is agieed to by the committee on Tues
day, also may be considered. The bill
to meet the case of Neely, which tho
attorney general Is anxious should pass
nt once, doubtless will be acted on dur
ing tho week.
CHINESE WILL FIGHT.
Have Retained Attorneys to Opposo
Board of Health
San Francisco. May 20. The Chinese
have retained attorneys to contest In
the courts the right of tho board oC
health to compel them to submit to in
oculation. They claim that at the best
Inoculation Is but an experiment, and
they wish to piotect their persona.
They will nlbo contest the right of tho
board of health to Interfere with their
business In quarantining their goods.
The federal authorities aie co-operating
with tho local board of health, and
the exits of the city are being guarded
to prevent Chinese people from leaving
the city.
Work on Convention Hall.
Kansas . .iy, May 20 Several crews of artUnns
worked all day Sunday on convention hall. Thci
foiuth set of trimes for the loof were partially
put In place, while contraitors in ihargc of tho
excavating and tne concrete and masonry work
supervised the mnttrurtlon along these lines. To
date the lull directors have awarded contracts
for work that will cost fJOO.UOO.
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-f WEATHER FORECAST. J
4- .,
Washington, May 20, Forecast for Mon
day and Tuesday: Kastern Pennsylvania
Fair with moderate temperature Mondsy
and Tuesday; fresh winds, mostly fresh
northerly.
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