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CUBANS WILL
HAVE A NEW
GOVERNMENT
Congress to Supervise the
Affairs of the
Island.
"HE LAST INVESTIGATION.
Meaning of the Inquiry Ordered by
tho Sojuate Plana For the Inves
tigation Sub-Comniittoe to Sit in
Washington All Bummor May
Visit Havana Another Item in
Noely'u Case Postal Resolution.
' Washington, May 25. The senate in
estlgatlon to be undertaken by tho
pnate committee on relations with
Cuba Is to be searching and exhaus
tive. A rub-committee will Tit through
the Mlit.liier In Washington to take
tcstlmon i and may visit Cuba.
The nillon of the senate In ordering
an Investigation Is significant. It
means se-nethlng more than an Inquiry
Into chntgos of peculation, fraud and
extra vn(,'inco and amounts In effect to
the assumption liy congress of super
vision n it Cuban affairs.
Ultherl j, following the lead of Sena
tor Piatt, of Connecticut, chairman of
the Cubim committee, tho senate has
kept hr.iids off. The policy has been
to lavo everything to the executive
branch of the government, on the the
ory that the president .was governing
Cuba under the war power and that
tho legW.ative branch hod properly no
concern In the matter. Senator Piatt
elaborate 1 that theory In a speech In
the sen.-te, and took his stand frankly
on the jiatform of non-interference.
Postal Resolution.
The rcuolutlon with regard to the
postal d partment and the threatened
revelatlo in with regard to the customs
service oi' the Island brought Into ques
tions the wisdom of tint policy. It be
gins to appear that Senator Piatt's po
sition, however correct In theory, Is un
tenable In practice, and that, unless
the officials In the dependencies, acting
under th.s military power, feel tho al-ways-lmi'en
ling possibility of congres
sional e: am'.natlon, they will be sub
ject to temptations to whlcnno official
ought tt be exposed.
The sul: -committee, sitting this sum
mer ostensibly for purposes of Investi
gation, will become In effect a commls
slon nctii
In harmony with the execu- j
tive to supervise affairs in Cuba. All
Cuban questions are to bo submitted
to the cuminlttce, and, for the first
time slr,:e the American flag was
raised in Cuba, there Is to be complete
co-operallon between the legislative
and executive branches. Instead of pas
sive near iescence by congress In what
ever the xecutlve may see fit to do.
Anotbiir Neoly Extradition Bill.
In tho senate today Mr. Morgan In
troduced a bill to punish crimes
against tit United States not commit
ted within a state. He said the bill
seemed tn jjnlock thp difficulty the gov
ernment ns In as to tho extradition
o an oTi'nder from the United States
to Cuba. The bill was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Prosidont McKinloy Thanked.
President MeKinley has received the
following cable message, dated Manza
nlllo. Cuba, May 21:
The cltf council applauds the noble
course taken by your sovernment in
hoisting the Cuban flag at Paris.
Cespcdes.
ICE MAGNATES ARRESTED.
Organizers of tho Trust Held to Boll
in Sum of $2,000.
New York, May 25. Magistrate Zel
ler, In the Jefferson market police
court today, held the ten persons, offi
cers and directors, against whom sum
mons were issued as organizers of the
American Ice company for violation of
the laws relating to monopoly, in $2,000
ball each for tho grand jury. The ac
tion was taken on the waiver of an
examination by their counsel.
Tho names of those held are Charles
W. Morse, president; John D. Schoon
maker, vice-president; John R. Ben
nett, John D. Kavanagh, Edwin Camp
bell, Charles Devoe, Wesley N. Oler,
David Hunt, Charles B. Church and
John Bauer. The defendants were pa
roled' until Monday to give bond. Mayor
Van Wyck was present at the hear
ing. ARMY RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
A Benevolent Society to Bo Incor
porated. Washington, May 23. Representative
McClellan, of Now York, today intro
duced a bill Incorporating the National
Army Relief association. The names
of Governor Roosevelt, John Jacob As
tor, Cornelius N. Bliss, Stuyvesant
Fish, Daniel S. Lament. L. P. Morton,
Whltelaw Reld, William C. Whitney,
General Joe Whoeler nnd many ladles
appear among tho Incorporators.
The purpose of the organization Is
stated to bo "to provide aid and relief
to the dependent widows and orhpans
of the officers and enlisted men of the
regular army, to assist them in secur
ing employment, to establish .scholar
ships," otc.
Murder at Syracuse.
SyxtCMtt, N. V.. My 25. Iule E. Foster
w murdedrtd lut night in the Collin block
by Krnett llccht, Hodit first poisoned htr and
then attempted to take lilt oun life. lie con
feised the crime today, saying! "She tarlcd
It and I ended it. I uw her die and then at
tempted to kill mytelf."
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Berlin, May 23 -Prince William oi Ilcwe,
node of tha Grand Duke Erneit Louli, la dead.
STATEMENT OF BOERS.
Thoy Aro tJnablo to Accept All tho
Invitations Recelvod in this Coun
try Aro Gratoful For Sympathy.
Washington, May 25. The following
statement was Issued today by tho
Boor envoys who are at present In
this city:
"Messrs. Fischer, Wcssels and Wol
marans.who arc ropicscntlng tho South
African republics in this country, have
received many pressing Invitations
from most of tho largo cities of the
United States to visit them, but owing
to the short time thoy have to spend
In this country It will not be possible
to accept all of tho Invitations received.
It Is their Intention to return an soon
as circumstances permit to their own
country, staying In Europe sufficient
time to carry out their Instructions,
but before leaving they have conclud
ed to yield to the great demand on
the part of the American people to
spend a few more days In America and
they have concluded, first of nil, to
visit Baltimore, Philadelphia, Provi
dence and Boston during next week.
After visiting these cities they are In
hopes of being able to spare tho time
to extend their visit to several other
cities In the middle states, timely noti
fication of which will be given to the
committees who have honored them
with Invitations. The common coun
cils and mayors of a number of cities
are urging them by resolution to mako
them a visit and It may be pos-lblc
Hint their stny In the country may b
prolonged a few days In order to meet
their wishes. The envoys regret ex
ceedingly that they cannot meet tho
great numbers of people who are so
nnxlous to greet them as they would
like to do. They express themselves
ns very grateful for the many expres
sions of sympathy heard upon all sides
for tho cause that Is so dear to them,
nnd they trust the fact that they can
not visit nil who wish them to do so,
will In no way Interfere with the full
and free expression of sympathy and
good will on their part,
PEORIA OVERTURE
PROVOKES DEBATE
After Acrimonious Discussion It Is
Adopted by Vote of 257 to 220.
Philadelphia Selected for Meeting
Place.
St. Louis, May 25. Notwithstanding
the rbsence of a large number of com
missioners at the meeting of tho Pres
byterian general assembly today there
v A3 marked Interest taken in tho de
bate ovor the PeorlT overture, which,
after an acrimonious debate, was
adopted by a vote of 257 to 229. Re
ports of the finance and narrative com
mittee were presented. Philadelphia
was selected for the meeting place of
the assembly In 1901.
Rev. Vr. William C. Covert made the
report of tho committee on narrative,
which treated of the spiritual life of
the entire Presbyterian church. lie
said tho chilling Influence of mercantile
life was encroaching on the spiritual
life of the church. Other hindrance to
religious life were the lack of the fam
ily altar In the homes of tho chur h;
the lack of trained teachers In Sabbath
schools; the restlessness of ministers
and churches and limited contributions
for church work. A necrologlcal report
was read, showing that onw nundred
nnd twenty-three ministers died dur
ing the year.
The most Important features of the
afternoon session of the general as
sembly were the re-ipocarance of the
Peoria overture, which was thought to
nave Been given a rest hj adoption at
the morning session, and the appoint-
ment of the creed revision committee,
One of the New York commIloners
offered two amendments as substitutes
to tne sections of tile Peoria overture ,
which provide for the number of mem
hers of the standing committee and
the nppointmentOf chairmen. The sub
stitutes provide that an additional
member shall be on each committee
and that the moderator shall appoint
tne chairmen of the committees. Ac
nun wm no lauen on tne amendments
before final adjournment of the assem
bly. Tho greater part of the after
noon was occupied by the reports of
committees.
Rev. Dr. G. Lowrle. chairman of the
temperance committee, read the re
port of the standing committee on
temperance. Rev. Hugh Lamont. of
the Presbytery of Puget Sound, offei'1
an amendment protesting against the
exlstrnce by official permission of
liquor selling in the canteens of the
army of the United States. This
caused a heated debate. The commit
tee had announced that It had aimed
to draw up a temperate rpnort and
because a canteen section was In the
report made by the committee last
year no allusion was made to It In
thlb year's report The standing com
mittee rested on the declaration that
"while deploring the existence and the
evils of traffic In Intoxicating llciuors
In all parts of the United States, we
heartily commend the efforts of the
government to suppress Intemperance,
and urge that the Immoral traffic be
restrained and as rapidly as possible
be abolished by all legitimate means
In all places under the Jurisdiction of
the United States." Dr. Lvnont's
ann-ndment was adopted.
Mid ratoi Dickey named a commu
tes of 15 ministers and aiders as th
creed revision committee. Tho com
mittee Includes ex-President Benja
min Harrison and William McKlbbln,
of Pennsylvania, and W. R, Craft, of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Charles A. Dickey,
of Pennsylvania, was appointed chair
man of the committee by the assem
bly. BILL PRITTS CAPTURED.
The Famous Moonshiner in Hands
of Oflicers.
Connellsvllle, Pa.,Mny 25. BUI Pints,
a famous moonshiner, who has escaped
many raids of detectives for a Derlod
of twenty years, wis surotiHod and
captured today at the home of a friend
in the mountains.
Ten years ago "Yoncy" Hochstetter,
a mountaineer, was killed for giving
away moonshine secrets to the reve
nue officers and Prltts was charged
with the murcV,, but always eluded
canture. Unless ho Is rescued by the
mountaineers, as Is feared, he will be
brought here and lodged in Jail.
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CLOSING DAYS
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HOUSE IS NOW READY
TO ADJOURN.
Senate Desires More Time for Con
sideration of Business The Con
gressional Record as a Campaign
Dooumont-PaSes of Humiliating I
History Vico Presidential Makers
Aro Worriod Other Congressional
News.
Special CnirejponJcncc of The liitune.
Washington, May 25. At the incep
tion of congress it was the avowed pol
icy of the majority to do as little In
the way of now legislation as possi
ble. Tho pace was sot early In De
cember for an early Juno adjournment
and so It will all happen. It is a wise
policy, because the country Is prosper
ous and contented.
There aio no exigencies demanding
new legislation It is all politics now,
and' so It will continue to be until after
the presidential election. Every move
at this time Is viewed with referenc
to Its possible Influence upon politics
Nothing of any consequence Is thought
of in either congressional or executive !
circles except in association with poll- I
tics and the approaching campaign.
That Is business. There Is no senti
mentality about It. For some reason
it Is called "peanut politics." Speeches
nre made by the ton in congress for
freo distribution through the malls as
ramnalcrn literature. Thev ore not
made to Influence legislation. It Is tho
"yellow Journal" method of dcallnrr
with the purposely misled voter at tho
public pvyense. Some day this abue,
it Is to be hoped, will lead to th aboli
tion of the Congressional Record.
Tnere are scores of men of great abll-
Ity In congress but they are obscured
by offensive demagogy that has rudely
taken tho high place of statesman
ship. The Record Is full of this sort
of humiliating history.
Adjournment.
The house Is now ready to adjourn,
but the senato Is not. Tho senate is
never ready to do nnythlng. It may
not be willing to adjourn on tho Cth,
tl n date fixed by tho house. It ls a
way the senate has of doing business.
Nobody expects1 much of tho senate
nnd there nre few disappointments.
Senators arrogate great political ln
I fluenie and nre much given to self-
I constituted
guardlanshlp In party
l politics.
At this time certain uepuunenn sen
ators are seriously occupied with the
idea that some senator must be nom
inated for the vlce-presldency this
year. They are not at all satisfied
with the result or tneir manipulation.
! Thev haven't succeeded in finding e'
i actly the man in tho senate, and they
are still figuring. But they looked a
i bit worried yesterday after hearing
postmaster General Smith's written
I Instructions In referenco to the Inves-
tlgation of tho Cuban postal frauds.
The letter to Acting Director Gen
eral of Posts Brlstow was read in the
senate by Senator Piatt. It means, as
Senator Piatt said, an unsparing In
vestigation, tho punishment of the ras
cals and tho vindication or the gov
ernment. "Tha postmaster general's state
ment." said a Western Senator, "Is a
party platform within ititflf, and If
Smith Is not hampered In some way
he will go to tho bottom of tho thing,
and in that event ho will bo nomin
ated for vice-president nt Philadelphia
acclamation." Pensy.
DICUSBION IN SENATE.
Debate on Question of Ownership of
Philippines - In the Houso.
Washington. May 25. Discussion of
the Spooner Philippine bill was con
tinued In the senate today by Mr. Mor
gan, of Alabama. On the general
question of tho ownership and govern
ment by tho United States of the Phil
ippine islands, he wan In accord with
Senators Spooner and Lodge, but ho re
garded tho pending bill as unwise and
dangerous legislation, because of the
great power It placed in Ui hands of
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tho president. IIo was satisfied, how
ever, the measure would not bo passed
by thli congress, and declared that 11
was being used as a foil to thrust aside
the Nicaragua canal bill. Much of his
speech was dented to tho canal bill
and to denunciation of the efforts to
prevent Its enactment at this session.
Tho session closed with eulogies upon
thf iato Representative Crmontrout, of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Morgan, In the course of his re
murks, said ho did not believe the
president was opposing the Nicaragua
canal bill, nor did ho believe the proai-
den't was'afrald of British Influence
The houi-e devoted two hours this
morning, which belonged to the legis
lative day of Thursday, to the con
tinuation of consideration of the Alas
kan civil government bill without com
pleting It. Tho s"ssf from noon until
adjournment wns devoted under the
rule to private pension bills. Mr. Tal
bert (S. C), who abandoned obstruct
ive tactics a few weeks ago, was again
In evidence today. After 190 bills had
boon favorably acted upon by tho com
mittee of the whole, Mr. Talhert
blocked their passage In the house with
the point of no quorum. Among the
bills favorably acted upon today were l elected. Tho exceptions were one see
the senate bills to pension the widow j rotary of the Freedmon's Aid and
of the late Captain Gridlcy, who com- Southern Education society, the asslst
manded the Olympla in the battle of i nnt secretary of the Missionary socl
Manila. at $30 per month; the widow of etv nnd editors of tho Cent-al and
the late Commodore R. W. Meade at
$10 ner month, and the widow of the
'ate General M. F. Force, of Ohio, at
50 per month. The latter caso Is a
very pathetic one. General i'Orce was
the Republican candidate for governor
of Ohio In 1S7.1, when Allen was elected
Subsequently he was minister to
France. Since his death, Mrs. Force
has fallen into destitute circumstances,
and Is now engaged In truck farming
near Cincinnati.
ON AGUINALIJO'S TRAIL.
Col. Hare Believes Ho Is Pursuing
Filipino Leader Battle Ovor a
Girl Sergeant Killed.
Manila, May 25, Major Peyton C.
March, with a battalion of the Thirty
third Infantry, and Colonel Luther
Hare, with another portion of the Thirty-third
regiment, while scouring the
country northeast of Benguot, report
that they struck the trail of a party
of Filipinos traveling in tho moun
tains, and they believe the party Is
escorting Agulnaldo.
Sergeant Harry and four privates of
Company B, of the Twenty-seventh
regiment, rescued tho daughter of the
president of San Mateo from some La
drones who had abducted her. After
ward twelve Ladrones ambushed the
soldiers, killing the sergeant. Three
privates kept the band at bay while
tho others obtained reinforcements.
Seven Ladrones were killed.
Lieutenant W. P. Elliott, of the Uni
ted States cruiser New Orleans, died
recently at Cavlte of apoplexy, result
ing from sunstroke.
Requisition for Stirling.
Harrlsbiirp, May 25 fioicrnor Stono issued
a requisition this afternoun for the rxtradltt'in
of Amos PtlrllnR, colored, who Is under arrest
at Trenton, N. J., for the murder of Trofessor
Itoy White, n( the I'nlereity of I'cnnfjhanla,
last FMurday nlcht at Philadelphia. Two Phil
adelphia detectives left tUrrMiuri? on an aftir
noon train for Trenton with the papers for the
return of the alleged murderer to the Quaker
City for a hearing.
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Disagreement on Naval Bill.
Washington, May 23, Tfye conference of the
tno houses on the naal appropriation bill de
cided to report a disagreement on the armor
plate amendment of the senate and also on the
senate amendments relating to the terms of
Antpolls cadets and ocean and lake surieys. An
nirrceintnt has been reached upon all Items of
tho bill
Pennsylvania Pensions,
Washington, Moj 23 Pensions have been
granted a follona- Jan.es Stncr, Musics, Lu
rerne county, ?fl; James H. TirwllliKer, Scran
ton, fH Rutan Tones (wlilou), Pikc'a Crick,
I.ugerne county, ', Winifred I'lulkncr (widow),
Wtlkes-rtarrc, 8, fanny Haas (widow), Wilkes
Ilarre, $3.
Pure Oil Stock Increased.
Trenton, May 25. Papers were filed at the
state department today Increasing the capital
stock of the Pure Oil company from (l.OOO.ouO to
$10,000,000. The company is Incorporated to
manufacture, refine and transport oil, and it is
understood tt will work in conjunction with the
United Pipe Line company.
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ELECTION AT THE
M. E. CONFERENCE
MANY SECRETARIES AND AS
SISTANTS ARE RE-ELECTED.
The Conference Will Consider for
Final Disposal Today tho Report
of Committee on tho State of the
Church in Regard to Its Attitudo
on Card Playing and Theatres.
Lively Debate Is Promised Re
sults of the Balloting for Secre
taries and Assistant Secretaries.
Chicago, May 23. With but four ex
ceptions, tho Methodist general confer
ence today elected to serve during tho
next quadriennial all the secretaries
and assistant secretaries of tho church
benevolence and tho editors of the vari
ous ofTlclal church publications, pres
ent officers being in most Instances re-
Western Christian Advocates. The con
ference also took up for final disposal
tho report of the committee on the
state of the church in regard to the
attitudo of tho Methodist church on
i card playing, theatre going and other
. at present prohibited amus"ments, and
I the prospects appear favorable for an
exceedingly lively debate on this sub
ject tomorrow before It Is finally dls
posei of. The majority report as pre
sented by Governor Paulson, of Penn
sylvania, favors the removal from the
rnal code of the Book of Discipline of
the matter bearing on this subject and
placing It In the advisory. Tho minor
ity report favors no action. Manv ot
the debaters of the great Methodist
body have announced their Intention of
speaking on the subject.
The results of the balloting for sec
retaries and assistant secretaries of tho
church benevolent societies and for the
editors of the various ofTlclal church
publications was announced as follows;
Mlslonary society Dr. A. B. Leonard, re
elected. Church Extension society Pr. W. A. Spencer,
re-elected; Dr. J. M, Kin?, elected assistant rec
retary. Frecdmen's Aid "nclety (Two secretaries), Dr.
M. O. I). Mason (colon d), elected
Hoard of education Dr. W. V. McDowell, re
elected, Sunday School Union and Tract society Dr. 'I.
D. N'eely. re-elected.
Mithodist Hevieu-Dr. W. V. Kelley, re
elected. Christian Advocate Dr. .1. M. Buckley, re
elected. Northwestern Christian Advocate Dr. A'lthur
Edwards, re-elected.
Cmtral Christian Advocate No choice on flrbt
or seeoi'd ballots
rittsburg Christian Advocate Dr. C. W. Smith,
re-elected.
Southwestern Christian Advocate Dr. I. P.
Scott, re ele'ted.
Ppworth Hi raid Dr. J. F. Berry, re-elected.
Tho conference failed to elect the
second secretary for the Frcedman's
Aid and Southern Educational society
until the third ballot, the result of
which will bo announced tomorrow.
By a vote of 13 to 13 tho book con
corn committee refused tonlcht to re
turn a report changing the method of
raising the money to pay the expenses
of the nct general conference, to be
held In 1904. The system In vogue at
present Is to assess the ministers of tho
church 1 per cent, of their salary
for the next year preceding tho con
ference. This levy creates a sum of
about J150.00O, of which nearly all Is
collected.
Fight Over a Flarr.
Njack, N. V., May 25 ftohert Fncden, of
Momsey, an Englithmin by birth, raised the
British flic on his house jeslerda) to celebrate
the queen's eighty-first birthday. Several neigh
bors came on the premises and ordered the flaar
taken down. 5Ir. Snedcn refined, and one of
tho men held him while others climbed up on
tho house, torne down the flag and then burned
it. Mr. Sneden' says he will tke legal pro
ceedings to have tho offenders punished,
Irish Emigration Pigures.
London, May IS. In the house of comraans to
day Mr. Gerald Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, rcpljlne to an attack upon the Irish execu
tive, expressed the opinion that the riso of Irish
emigration fisurei lvas due to the improved
state of trade in the United States.
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Wsstlisr Indication ToJay:
FAIR FRESH WINDS.
1 Uencral British Advance Unobsliucted.
New- Government for tho Cubans.
MethotMit Conference Elect Sccietarics.
Congriss Nearly Heady to Adjourn
2 Ocneral Northeastern Pennsylvania.
1'iuarcial and Commercial.
3 Lccal NcwH anJ Cosslp cf the Sportlig
World.
Crcwds at the Circus.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
5 Local Social and Personal.
One Wotran i Views.
6 Local Ceuncllmeii to Sue Cru'adera.
Uiihop llobnn Will Lay Corner-Stone of
New South Side Church.
7 Local Death of Bobirt T. nlack.
Councilinn Chittenden In 1'avor of ltadlcal
Reform in l'irc Department.
S Local West Scranton anil SuLurbin.
0 Bound About the County.
10 Local Religious News of the Week.
Tomorrow's Sundi) -School Leson.
11 General Monday's Total Eclipse of the Sun.
12 Local Live News of the Industrial World.
Court Proceedings,
MR. WANAMAKER
IS VINDICATED
Mass Mooting- of Philadelphia Citi
zens Protest Against tho Alleged
Action of Mr. English.
Philadelphia, May 23. A mass meet
ing of citizens which was limited nu
merically only to tho capacity of the
Aeidemy of Music was held tonlgut
to protest against the alleged action
of Director of Public Safety English
In threatening the personal character
of ox-Postmaster General John Wan.i
ma.ter if he did not use his Influence
to have the attacks agalns the city ad
ministration by the North American,
his son's newspaper, discontinued. Tho
mettlng adopted a set of resolutions
calling on the mayor and tho director
to vacate their positions If they could
not clearly establish their Innocence of
the charge of threatening Mr. Wana
maker. Addresses were made by tlenry D.
Neilson, of the Municipal league; tho
Ilev. Floyd W. Tomklns, of Holy Trin
ity Protestant Episcopal church; N. Du
Hols Miller, an attorney. Tatcott Wil
liams, of the Press, and tho Hev. Char
les Wood, of the Second Presbyterian
church. None of the addresses were
of a radical nature. All, however, wero
unanimous In the demand that If the
major and tho director could not dis
prove tho charges made they should
Immediately resign their high places.
DEL PUENTE DEAD.
The Famous Operatic Baritone Ex
pires From Apoplexy.
Philadelphia, May 25 Slgnor Gius
eppe Del Puente, tho famous operatic
baritone, died suddenly today of ap
oplexy at his homo, 4303 Walnut street.
He was 60 years old. A widow and
one son survive him.
Slgnor Del Puente was stricken while
sitting nt tho table. Two physicians
were called, but the singer died with
out regaining consciousness.
Del Puente was the leading baritone
cantante of his time, and was a favor
ito in grand opera In Europo ub well
as In this country. IIo was an ac
complished artist with a repertoire of
over sixty operas, nnd was particular
ly famoun for his rendering of tho part
of tho Torreador In "Carmen." Ills
last appearance on the operatic stag-j
was at tho grand opera house In this
city. For tho past ton years ho has
devoted his time to teaching and con
cert singing.
Steamship Arrivals.
New- York, May 23. Arrived: 1'ucrst Bis
marck, from Hamburg. Cleared- Amsterdam,
Rotterdam via Boulogne. Sailed: Kuroptau,
London, HamburR Arrived: Patricia, New
York. Cherboure Arrived Columbia, New
York for Hamburg. Sailed: Kaiser 1'ricdrich,
from llimburc and Southampton for New York,
London Arrived Kurope. from New York,
Bremen Arrived: Lahu, New ork. Gep,"a--Arrived
: Lm, New York via Naples Queens
town Arrived: Campania, New York for Liver
pool (and proceeded). Brovvhf ad Passed I Cevle,
New York for Liverpool. Pravrle Point rassedi
Statendam, Rotterdam for New- York. Lizard
Paucdi La Qaacofne, New York for Havre,
THE BRITISH
DNOPPOSED
Country in Front of Thera
Practically Clear
of Boers.
ROBERTS' RAPID ADVANCE
A Junction Now Effected -with Gen),
eral Hamilton French's Cavalry,
Is Already Reconnolterlng tha
Tords of the , Vaal According to
Reports tho Doors Are Quarreling
Among Themselves Transvaal
Money at 80 Por Cent. Discount.
London, May 26, 2.30 n. m. The latest
Intelligence from Lord Iloberts' head
quarters at Vredefori station, Hied
Thursday nt G.l p. m was that thi
Biltlsh wero rapidly advancing. Gen
eral Hamilton had effected a Junction
with Lord Roberts. The country lu
front of them was clear ot Boers to
Vlljocns drift. Tho Boers were evacu
ating all their positions south of tho
Vaal r Iver.and .",000 had already crossed
to tho north bank. PrrrtiaTily General
French's cavalry Is already reconnolt
erlng the fords of the Vaal.
War office observers expect that tho
next news from tho Held mi rshal will
bo dated in sight of the Transvaal
frontier.
Mr. Bennett Burleigh, wiring to thai
Dally Telegraph from Vredefort,
Thursday evening, said Lord Roberta
would doubtless cross the Vaal river
on Saturday or Sunday. The British
outposts were then at Ersto Gluk, nlno
miles north of Vredefort and twenty
six miles south of the Vaal river. Thai
railway Is much damaged.
While the British In overwhelming1
force are thus rapidly approaching tho
Transvaal, the movements of the Boera
are enveloped In mystery. The last
Pretoria newspaper to reach Lorenzo
Marnues was a week old. Everyone
seeking to cioss the Portuguese border
from tho Transvaal Is searched for
newspapers and letters. Dispatches and
mall letters containing even harmless!
references to tho war are suDnressed,
and the only news that has emerged
from the Transvaal during the last ten
days has como by word of mouth.
The Boors at Odds.
According to these oral renorts yes
terday, the Boers were quarreling
among themselves. Transvaal paper
money wns circulating at SO per cent,
discount. Becket's firm was giving ono
pound In gold for five pounds In paper.
Krouse and Kllnkc, the engineers, who
opposed tho blowing ud of tho mine?,
havo been dismissed. Commandant
Schutto had been appointed to defend
Johannesburg, and all the British sub
jects hnd been turned out.
The Trnnsvaaleis fear that tho Brit
ish w III blow up tho bridge at Komat!-"
poo-t. thus cutting oft their supples
from Delagoa Bay, and a commando of
BOO Is guarding the bridge against any
ouch attempt by British raiders.
The railway sctith of Mafeklng Is be
ing rapidly repaired, and the bridge at
Taungs can now be used Befuge-3
from Mafeklng are passing through
Tnungs, bound for tho Cape.
Two thousand Boers are near Kicks
burg, besides small roving parties thai!
come into contact with the British,
while icconnolterlng. President Stoyn
was with these Boers last Monday, or
ganizing and Inspiriting them and
drafting recalcitrants Into the service.
WLL SUPPRESS "BOXERS"
United States Will Take a Hand in
tho Crusade Against the Chinesa
Murderers.
Washington, May 23. The United!
States government has taken a hand
In tho supiession of the "Boxeis," tho
famous Chinese secret society which la
engaged In the massacre of nativo
Christians In China, und to which Is
attributed numberless outrages upon
the foreign missionaries. United States
Minister Conger has been Instiucted
by the state department to Inform tho
Chinese government that the govern
ment of the United States expects to
promptly end thoroughly stamp out
this society, and to provide puiper
guarantees for tho maintenance of
raee and rider nnd the protection of
llfo and property of Americans In
China, all now threatened by the oper
ations of tho "Boxer."
There Is no Indications In the In
structions as to the course that will ba
pursued by the United States lu caso
tho Chinese government Ignores or falls
to observe tho warning conveyed In
this communication.
BIO VERDICT RENDERED.
William Walters Receives $47,000
For Loss of Eyesight.
Philadelphia, May 23. One of tho
Inrgest verdicts over rendered by a
Jury In tho local tourts for personal
injuries sustained was that of $17,000,
given to William V. Wutters, a minor,
In his suit against the Atlantic lto
fining company which was tried In
common pleas court befoto Judge AVllt
imnk today.
The boy isked for JFiO.OOO, contending
that through tho negligence of the
company In allowing a can of acid to
remain In n dangerous locnllty an ex
plosion occurred which permanently,
blinded him.
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4- WEATHER FORECAST.
Waklilnctnn, May 23. rorrcast for Sat.
urdiy and Sunday i Eastern Pennsyl
vania fair Satuiday and Sunday; fresh
north to east winds.
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