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AT THE TRANSVAAL FRONTIER.
FRENCH PROBABLY It F.CON NO IT EK
ING THE VA A I/S FORDS.
BuerK Are Hastening Across to the
North llnnk of the Klver—Huberts
Expected to Cross the Vital To-day
or To-morrow —No News of War
Preparations Allowed to Leave the
Transvaal Boer Money Greatly
Depreciated.
London, May 26. 3:30 a. m.—The latest
intelligence from Lord Roberts’ headquar
ters at Vredefort station, filed Thursday,
515 p. m., was that the British were rap
idly advancing.
Gen. Hamilton had effected a Junction
With Lord Roberts. The country in front
of them was clear of Boers o Viljoen's
drift. The Boers were evacuating all
their positions south of the Vaal river,
and 5,000 had already crossed to the north
bank. Probably Gen. French's cavalry
is already reconnoiterlng the fords of the
Vaal.
War office observers expect that the
next dispatch from the field marshal will
be dated in sight of the Transvaal fron
tier. Mr. Bennett Burleigh, wiring to the
Daily Telegraph, from Vredefort Thurs
day evening, said Lord Roberts would
doubtless cross the Vaal river on Satur
day or Sunday.
While the British in overwhelming
force are thus rapidly approaching the
Transvaal the movements of the Boers
are enveloped in mystery.
Shutting Off the Sew.
Every one seeking to cross the Portu
guese border from the Transvaal is
searched for newspapers' and letters. Dis
patches and mail letters containing even
harmless references to the war are sup
pressed, and the only news that has
emerged from the Transvaal during the
last ten days has come by word of mouth.
According to these oral reports, yes
terday the Boers were quarreling among
themselves.
Transvaal paper money was circulating
at 80 per cent, discount. Bfcket’s firm
was giving £1 in gold for f5 In paper.
Commandant Schutto has been appoint
ed to defend Johannesburg, and all the
British subjects have been turned out.
The Transvaalers fear that the British
will blow up the bridge at Comati poort,
thus cutting off their supplies from Dela
goa bay, and a commando of 500 is guard
ing the bridge against any sudh attempt
by British raiders.
Concern Is expressed at Pretoria with
reference to the possibility that Gen. Car
rington may come down from Rhodesia
with 5,000 men, to co-operate with as many
more entering the Transvaal by the way
of Mafeking. Horse sickness is said to
have broken out among Gen. Carrington’s
animals.
Scheme of Cecil Rhodes.
Mr. Cecil Rhodes Is at Belre, Portu
guese East Africa. Mr. Fuller, a member
of the Cape Parliament, who Is supposed
to be a confidant of llr. Rhodes, said in
the course of a speech at Cape Town yes
terday, when proposing the health of Mr.
Rhodes, that the latter was “working to
consolidate South Africa from the Zambesi
to Table bay.”
Advices from Mafeking dated May 20,
sav:
"The Beers are entrenching at Polfon
tein, ten roi’es east of Mafeking.”
The Baralongs, stimulated by the Brit
ish successes, atta'cked the rebel natives
at Reitfontein, May 19, and took much
loot.
Refugees from Mafeking are passing
through Taung's, bound for the Cape.
Two thousand Boers are near Ficks
hurg, betides small roving parties that
come into contact with the British while
iectnnoitering. President Steyn was with
these Boers last Monday organizing and
inspiring th<m and drafting recalcitrants
into the service.
ADVANCE TOWARD PRETORIA.
Probably Only Two More Pitched
Brittle* W ill Up Fought.
London, May 25.—Another advance along
tho railroad toward Pretoria has brought
Ijor l Roberts’ troops to Vredefort road,
a few miles north of Prospect, where they
arrived at noon Thursday.
Meanwhile, Gen. Methuen is progress
ing along the southern bank of the Vaal
rher, with the object possibly of making
a dash at Klerksdorp when he arrives
opposite that railroad terminus.
*hn. Hutton’s column is apparently in
thn neighborhood of Vredefort, fifteen
P i '*s west of the railroad, whence it
threatens the federate’ right flank.
The liest opinion is that the next big
engagement will be fought just south of
Johannesburg, and that the fight there,
a, 'd possibly otic at Loing’s Nek will
rr°v> the last pitched battles of the war.
latest indications almost point to
the latter being the more stubborn of the
It is hoped here that Gen. Duller
■'vi.l delay until Lord Roberts Is able to
detach a force to seize Heidelberg and
svvvr railroad' communication between
Johannesburg and Laing’s Nek.
MOltß TROOI’S WILL lIE Sp\T.
Problem of Recruiting: Faced the
British Government.
T-tondon, May 25.—The Secretary of ©tote
for War. the Marquis of Lansdowne, dis
ru?*ing military matters in the House of
Lords to-<lay, announced that 11,000 addi
tional troops would be sent to South Afri
cn nex t month. Lord Lansdowne said:
It Is a formidable problem how recruit
to be kept up after the present ex
-11 lng campaign has worn off. I do not
n;nk that an increase of pay would tend
to make the army popular to the extent
, u some suppose; but the war office Is
voting Itself to this question, and I be
' v. the changes contemplated will tend
lo render the army more adaptable to
<wry class In the country.”
BRITISH AT VIt!•:DEFOIIT.
hictarln Reports Them Advancing
on Hchocmnn'* Drift.
Pretoria, May 25. An official bulletin
issued here, says that It Is rumored the
British have occupied Vredefort and are
advancing on Schoeman’s drift.
Uen. De Wet announces that the Fed
Ipje JBrfmng ffctogl
erals have occupied Hellbron and Potch
efstrom. He reports that the call to arms
id meeting with a noble response.
Dll. LICYDS WILL XOT TALK.
Refuses to Discuss Reports About
Transvaal Funds.
London, May 25.—1n reply to a request
for a statement in reference to the alle
gations of the Daily Express of this city,
claiming to expose the use made by Dr.
Leyds, the diplomatic agent of the Trans
vaal of the Transvaal secret service fund,
it being asserted that numerous conti
nental newspapers were bribed, the Asso
ciated Press has just received the follow
ing authorized statement signed by the le
gation at Brussels:
‘‘Relative to the English reports, Dr.
Hcyds does not consider it necessary to say
anything about such nonsense.
‘‘ln regard to the peace rumors and the
possibilities of prolonging the struggle, he
cannot express his opinion.”
Close to the Vaal River.
Vredefort, May 24.—The British columns
after an unopposed march, reached the
Vredefort road at nqon to-day and are
now only two marches from the Vaal
river.
Moved Forward Fighiy Miles.
Warrenton. May 24.—Operations have
been pushed forward eighty miles, one
of Gen. Hunter’s brigades having occu
pied Vrybuig last night.
WAR CANDIDATE ELECTED.
Former Liberal District Strongly for
the Government.
London, May 25.—The election for a
member of Commons to represent South
Manchester in place of the Marquis of
Lome was fought on a “khaki” plat
form, and resulted in a very large in
crease of -the Unionist vote, the Hon. Wil
liam Peel, son of Viscount Peel, the
Unionist candidate, being returned.
The voting was as follows: Hon. Wil
liam Peel, Unionist, 5,497; L. F. Jones,
Radical and pro-Boer, 3,458. Unionist ma
jority, 2,039.
South Manchester was undoubtedly a
Liberal district from 1885 until 1895, when
the Marquis of Lome was elected by a
majority of only 78. The constituency
was formerly represented by Sir Henry
Roscoe, Home Ruler.
Thus both in the Isle of Wight, division
of Hampshire, where Capr. Sealy, Union
ist, was elected by a majority of 1,062,
and in South Manchester this week, un
precedentedly large majorities have been
recorded in favor of the war candidates.
This will strengthen the government in
its alleged determination to force a gen
eral election before the war fever abates.
CUMNOCK MINE DISASTER.
Jnry Could Not Get at the C'aume of
the F-eptoslnn.
Raleigh, N. C., May 25.—The assistant
labor commissioner returned to-day from
the Cumnock coal mine, where Investiga
tion of Tuesday’s disaster has been In
progress. The jury found it did not know
the cause of the explosion which killed
twenty-two men.
The body of Simeon Mclntyre has been
found. A hole was in the thick glass of
his lamp and the theory is that an excess
of gas gathered suddenly from some un
known reservoir and caused the lamp to
burn a hole through the glass. It is as
serted that the hole is plainly broken from
the interior outtvard.
WERE SENTENCED FOR bIFE.
Fate of the Men Who Tried to Des
troy the Canal Lock,
Welland, Ont., May 25.—Karl Dullman,
residence unknown; John Walsh and Joe
Dolin of Dublin, Ireland, but latterly of
Washington, D. C., and Richmond, Va,,
were to-day convicted of having attempt
ed to wreck lock 24 of the Welland canal,
and sentenced to imprisonment for life.
They lowered two valises Ailed with dy
namite, with fuses attached, alongside
the lock, but the damage done was trif
ling. The three were caught almost red
handed.
No evidence was produced as to the
motive of the men, although the crown
claims that it was hatched by the Clan-
Na-Gael.
COMMITTEE AT KANSAS CITY.
People’s Party Men Secured Head
quarter* There.
Kansas Cily, May 25.—John W. Brled
enthal of Topeka, of the Executive Com
mittee of the People's party, came here
to-day to engage headquarters for the
People’s Party National Committee during
the Democratic National Convention. Mr.
Brledentha! said;
"There are n lot of delegates In the
South and East who resist any interfer
ence on our part with the deliberations of
that convention. They look at things ex
actly as Western Democrats do, and for
that reason we will not take the initiative
But If the Democrats want to confer with
us we will be here.”
NAVAL APPROPRIATION RILL.
Disagreement to lie Reported on Ar
mor Plnte Amendment.
Washington, May 25.—The conferees ef
the two houses on the naval appropria
tion bill to-day decided to report a dis
agreement on the armor plate amendment
of the Senate and also on the Senate
amendments relating to the terms of An
napolis cadets and ocean and lake surveys.
An agreement has been retched upon all
other Items of the bill and a partial report
probably will be made to-morrow.
Gleun-Lowetf Cotton Mill.
Columbia, S. C., May 25.—The Glenn-
Lowery Cotton Mill of Whitmire applied
for a charier to-day. The capital stock
is $301,000. The promoters are William
Coleman of Charlotte and W. O. Childs,
W. A. Clark and R. W. Shand of Colum
bia.
The Greenwood Insurance Company was
also Incorporated. The capital stock is
*IOO,OOO.
Emperor on n Torpedo float.
Berlin, May 25.—Emperor William nr
rived this afternoon at Mayence, where he
boarded one of the vessels of the torpedo
fleet, accompanied by Gen. Count Von
Waldersee and his suite, which sailed
down the Rhine to Mltteleim, the popu
lation lining the shores and cheering.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY. 3LAY 20, 1900.
THE SPOONER BILL AS A FOIL
BEING USED, SAY* MORGAN, TO DE
FEAT THE CANAL BILL.
He Hesitated to Believe That the
President In a Party to tbe Scheme,
But Said He Wun In the Hands ol
Hin Friend*—Declared the Spooner
Bill Gave Too Much Power to lie
Exercised by Any President—Call
ed Agu inoldo a Traitor.
Washington, May 25.—Discussion of the
Spooner Philippine bill was continued in
the Senate to-day by Mr. Morgan of Ala
bama.
On the general question of the owner
ship and government by the United
States of <he Philippine Islands, he was
in accord with Senators Spooner and
Lodge, but he regarded the pending bill
as unwise and dangerous legislation, be
cause of the great power it placed in the
hands of the President.
He was satisfied, however, that the
measure would not be passed by this Con
gress and declared that it was being used
as a foil to thrust aside the Nicaragua
canal bill.
Much of Senator Morgan’s speech was
devoted to the canal bill and to w r hat he
denounced as the political efforts that
were being used to prevent its enactment
at this session.
Mr. Morgan declared that no promises
had ever been made by our military and
naval commanders to recognize the Tagalo
government, which, he further said, did
not exist when Dewey took Manila.
He denounced Aguinaldo as a political
adventurer and traitor.
Mr. Morgan eulogized the Paris treaty.
He attacked the 'Spooner bill because he
maintained it concentrated all the power
over the Philippines In the President of
the United -States. It was too much pow
er to give any president, and in a dishon
est president this power would be very
dangerous. It was legalizing absolutism
and took away from the Senate the power
to confirm the appointments of the Presi
dent.
“I do not know,” said Mr. Morgan,
“whether the President is demanding from
Congress this imperial power. His con
duct thus far of our islands does not jus
tify the suspicion that he desires the vast
powers conferred upon him by this bill
merely for his own aggrandizement, or
for any imperial purposes. This is an un
hallowed power, and ought not to be con
ferred upon the President. Fraud has al
ready touched his administration in Cuba,
but no one is more sorrowful nor indig
nant over it then he.”
Nicaragua Canal Question.
In view of our occupation of the Phil
ippines Sir. Morgan adverted to the Nic
aragua canal, arguing for ihu{“"project.
He referred to what he hotly called the
■’assumption, arrogance ami brazen-faced
audacity” of the various Panama canal
companies, which were making repre
sentations to Ihis government.
"It is an outrage on all public decency,”
he urged; "an open vlolatiotf of the crim
inal laws of the United States.”
With earnestness and vigor Mr. Morgan
arraigned the new Panama Canal Com
pany for having been instrumental in
preventing the passage of the Nicaragua
canal bill at the present session.
"Never,” he declared, “has ihe United
States government and the United States
Congress been badgered and cuffed ab ut
as we have l>een by this mw Pammi
Canal Company; and the quiet submis
sion and ease with which we take it is
only accountable to the pendpney of a
presidential election. And we are afraid
to tackle any corporation that has, or pro
fesses to have, some great power.”
He could not believe the President was
in league with the politicians Who were
antagonizing the canal bill.
“For,” he inquired, vehemently, “is it
to be said here that the President is a
party to this ambidextrous and cress-eyed
political rascality?”
He did not believe, however, that the
President was so afraid of British Influ
ence that he had an idea in his mind of
abandoning the canal projet.
“The President, who is a candidate f r
re-election.” said he, "is in the hands of
his friends and his friends ate the ene
mies of the Nicaragua canal.”
TOOK UP SUNDRY CIVIL, BILL.
Some Discussion Precipitated Over
tlie Amendment*.
Washington, May 25.—1n the Senate to
day, Mr. Allison called up the sundry civil
appropriation bill. The hill carried as re
ported to the Senate, $65,812,930.
'Sixty-five of the 157 pages of the bill
were disposed of. Some discussion was
precipitated over a committee amendment
providing that the Secretary of the Treas
ury should prescribe rules and regulations
for the enforcement of the coniract labor
law. and' the Chinese exclusion act.
Mr. Lodge offered an amendment pro
viding that the commissioner general of
immigration should prepare the rules an 1
regulations, and they should be enforced
after the Secretary of the Treasury had
approved them.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska, opposed the
amendment of the committee, maintaining
that It was a practical nullification of tne
Chinese exclusion act, and the contract
labor law.
Without action upon the amendment
the bIH was laid aside until to-morrow.
At 5 o’clock the Senate adjourned.
ODELL STARRED TO DEATH.
DUcliarged Employe Kill* a Cotton
Mill Foreman.
Charlotte, N. C., May 23.-J. L. Odell,
boss of the weave room of the Southern
Cotton Mill, at Bessemer Cily, was this
afternoon stabbed and almost Instantly
killed by Hope Davis, a discharged opera
tive.
Davis persisted in returning to the mill,
and was ordered out by Odell, whereupon
he drew n knife and stabbed Odell in the
throat, severing the Jugular vein. Odell
staggered a few steals In the direction of
n drug store and fell dead.
He is a nephew of J. M. Odell, the great
mill man of Concord.
Davis escaped, but was captured and
Jailed at 9:30 o'clock to-night. Keeling
against him runs high.
Died From an Operation.
Lexington, Va., May 25.—Mrs. Henrietta
Tucker, wife of ex-Congressman Harry
St. George Tucker, died last night after
Lelig operated on for appendicitis
MASSACRED BY THE BOXERS.
Converla of French Missionary Sta
tion Were Killed.
London, May 25.—A special dispatch
from Shanghai says advices from Szu
ehuan, province of Hu Peh, report that
"Boxers” have destroyed two villages
and massacred many converts of the
French missionary station. The general
commanding at Shi Nan Fu, it is added,
sent a regiment to the scene of the dis
turbances. The soldiers were ambushed
by ihe malcontents and lost twenty-six
men killed. Reinforcements have been
dispatched from Ichang.
MI ST STAMP OIT THU BOXERS. '
Indted States Have Notified the Chi
nese Government.
Washington, May 25.—The United Slates
government has taken a hand in the sup- 1
presslon of the “Boxers," the famous
Chinese secret society which is engaged
In the masscre of native Christians la
China, and to which is attributed number
less outrages uopn the foreign mission
aries.
United States Minister Conger has been
instructed by the State Department to in
form the Chinese government that ihe
government of the United States expe’t*
it to properly and thoroughly stamp out
this society and to provide proper guar
antee for the maintenance of peace and or
der and the protection of the life and
property of Americans in China, and now
threatened by the operations of the
"Boxers.”'
KILLED CHINESE SOLDIERS.
Boxers Slaughtered n Colonel nnd
Party of Cavalry.
Pekin. May 25, via Shanghai.—A force
of Chinese cavalry that was attacked by
"Boxers” lost a colonel and seventy men
killed and wounded.
Li Hung Chang has been confirmed In
the viceroyalty in Canton.
Tan Chun Lin. the former viceroy, has
been ordered to remain in Pekin to await
employment.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
Talbert of South Carolina Wan In
Evidence Again.
Washington, May 25.—The House devot
ed two hours this morning, which belong
ed to the legislative day of Thursday, to
the continuation of consideration of the
Alaskan civil government bill without
completing It.
The session from noon until adjournment
rvas devoted, under the rule, to private
pension bills. Mr. Talbert of South Caro
lina, who abandoned obstructive tactics a
few weeks ago, was egain. In evidence to
day. He Indulged In some severe criti
cisms on what he termed the hasty man
ner in which private bills were railroaded
through the House and cited the recent
case of a hill granting a pension of $72 per
month to Arthur F. Dinsmore, a SI,BOO
clerk in the interior department, who Is
also the private secretary of S. W. Smith
of Michigan, a member of the Invalid Pen
sions Committee. The bill, after being
sent to the President, had been recalled.
Later when Smith came into the House,
he made a statement regarding the case,
describing Mr. Dlnsmore's sufferings from
wounds, end hts frequent necessary ab
sence from office without pay, on that
account, and his employment of assistants
to help him in his committee work on
account of his deplorable physical con
dition.
After others had corroborated this
statement Mr. Talbert proceeded to charge
the Republican administration with re
sponsibility for not doing Dinsmore Jus
tice.
After 190 bills had been favorably acted
upon by the Committee of the Whole, Mr.
Talbert blocked their passage In the
House with the point of no quorum.
Among the bills favorably acted upon
to-ilay were the Senate bills to pension
the widow of the late Capt. Grldley, who
commanded the Olympia In the battle of
Manila, ot S6O peT month; the widow of
the late Commodore R. W. Meade at S4O
per month, and the widow of the late
Gen. M. F. Force of Ohio at SSO per
month.
At 4:50 p. m. the House adjourned.
TO MEET NEXT AT RICHMOND.
Traveler*’ Protective Association
Choose* Officers.
New Orleans, May 23. —The Travelers
Protective Association to-day elected the
following officers:
President, E. C. Burrows, Peoria, 111.;
first vice president, M. D. Johnson, Phil
adelphia; second vice president, Robert
M. Simons, Denver, Col.; third vice pres
ident, E. E. Drew, Omaha, Neb.; fourth
vice president, John F. Johnson, Racine,
Wis.; fifth vice president, A. O. A. Mc-
Kay, Little Rock. Ark
Directors, John W. McDonald, Bt. Louis;
C. S. E. Holland, Houston, Tex.; B. G.
Thompson, Evansville, Ind.
Chaplain, Dr. J. T. Plunkett, Augusta.
Go.
Chairman of the Railroad Committee, X.
O. Btaey, Springfield, 111.
Chairman of the Press Committee, W.
A. Ryan, Terre Haute, Ind.
Chapman Legislative Committee, John
8. Sherwood, Richmond.
Chairman Hotel C remittee, Leo NVolffe,
Shreveport, La.
Chairman of the Employment Commit
tee, George W. Smith, St. Louis.
•Richmond, Va., was chosen as tho next
meeting place,
VIRGINIA’S I ONSTITtTION.
Convention Seems to Have Carried
by n Safe Majority,
Richmond, A’a., May 26.—The latest
summary of the returns from. Ihe election
of Thursday is that the convention failed
in the First, Fifth and Ninth district*,
but carried in the others, and carried In
the state by a safe majority. There are
no satisfactory figure* obtainable yet.
IlnptiNt Made a Confeaalnn.
Richmond, Va., May 25.—Stephen Bap
tist, convicted of the murder of Mr. Peter
Jones of Mecklenburg, ha* made a full
confession to the deputy sergeant of
Petersburg.
Kitchen Named for Congress.
Raleigh, N. C., May 25.—The Second
District Democratic Convention at Golds
boro nominated Claude Kitchen of Halifax
county for Congress*
HOLLAND ADMITS HIS GUILT.
STATED IN rOCRT HE LIBELLED
SENATOR TALIAFERRO.
He Hud Charged That Senator Talia
ferro, MnJ. G. AV. Rutber* and
Other* Were Involved In a Scheme
by Which the Government Wns
Defrauded Ont of 1115,000 Pounds
of Huron—He Notv Say* He Wan
Drunk Whei He Did It.
Washington, May 25.—Jay G. Holland,
who Is under Indictment for criminal libel,
cheated a sensation to-day by pleading
guilty to the charge, before Justice Cla
baugh.
Holland was indicted for causing to be
published a statement made by hit® to a
newspaper reporter charging that Senator
James P. Taliaferro of Florida was con
nected with a scheme to rob the govern
ment out of 215,010 pounds of bacon. MuJ.
G. W. Ruthers, In charge of the govern
ment stores and supplies at Jacksonville,
Fla., was also said to be implicated in the
deal, by Holland.
When Holland was arrested he was re
leased on $1,500 bond, pending his trial.
Two or three days ago, however, his
bondsman Reuben M. Harlow, surrendered
him to the United States marshal for the
district, and since then Holland has been
confined in the district Jail.
When Holland withdrew hts plea of not
guilty to-day and entered a plea of guilty
Assistant District Attorney Taggart in
formed the dourt that this action was tak
en by the prisoner of his own volition, and
not under any promise or offer of clem
ency from the district attorney. Mr. Tag
gart then asked that Holland be removed
to Jail until Tuesday next, when he will
be called before the court to be sentenc
ed.
It is understood that Holland has staled
that he caused the libelous matter con
cerning Senator Taliaferro and Maj.
Ruthers to be printed while he was under
the influence of liquor. It is also under
stood that Senator Taliaferro will not, on
account of the plea made by Holland, or
on account of the circumstances under
which he says the libel was uttered, make
any request for clemency tn his behalf.
AMERICAN LIBRARY OPENED.
For Benefit of American Soldier* and
Sailor* in Manila.
Washington, May 25.—Mrs. Greenleaf,
wife of Col. C. R. Greenleaf, U. S. A.,
has succeeded in opening an American
library in Manila, for the use of the
American soldiers, sailors and citizens
there.
There are about 4,000 volumes In this
library, many of them worn and soiled,
but greatly enjoyed by both officers and
men. About ten papers are sent regular
ly from the United States, which are read
at ihe library, nnd then sent to the troops
In ihe field. It is the earnest request of
Mrs. Greenleaf that copies of papers from
every part of the United States be sent to
this library.
While contributions of books and mag
azines are most acceptable, the financial
question is the serious problem which con
fronts the library.
The salary of the librarian nnd the rent
of Ihe building as well as other expenses
have to be met each month, and a let
ter from Mrs. Greenleaf, dated March 29,
stated that they have only enough money
to keep the library open three months
longer, at the most. Unless aid comes
from the United States they will be com
pelled to close the library, which has been
a source of pleasure to the men who are
enduring the hardships of war in a for
eign country.
The Woman’s Army and Navy League,
an organization composed mainly of the
wives and daughters of officers of the
United States army and navy, has been
appealed to by Mrs. Greenleaf and its
members will act as her representatives
tn this country.
Contributions will be received by Mrs.
Marshall I. Ludington, vice president Wo
man’s Army and Navy League, care Gen.
M. I. Ludington, quartermaster general,
war department, Washington.
CONFERENCE OF METHODISTS.
Nearly All Former Seorptnrlr* and
Editors Re-elected.
Chicago, May 23.—With but four excep
tions the. Methodist Genera) Conference
to-day elected’ to serve during the next
quadrennial, all the secretaries and as
sistant secretaries of the church benevo
lences. pnd the editors of the various offi
cial church publications, mostly re-elec
tions. The exceptions were on Freedman's
Aid and Southern Education Society, and
editors of the Central and Western Chris
tian Advocates.
The conference also took up for final
disposal, the report on prohibition and
amusements, and an exceedingly lively
dehate Is promised to-morrow. The ma
jority report as presented by Gov. Pntli
son of Pennsylvania, favors the transfer
of this matter from the penal code of the
book of discipline to the advisory sec
tions.
Will Observe the Eclipse.
Columbia, 8. C., May 25.—The Govern
ment Weather Bureau will observe the
eclipse at Newberry Monday. Prof. Gar
rett I*. Serviss of the Brooklyn Astronomi
cal Association, Prof. Cleveland Abbe of
ihe National Weather Bureau, and Prof.
Page of the government signal service, ar
rived there to-day and are making pre
parations, assisted by the faculty of the
Newberry College.
St. Lon Car Fired on,
St. Louis, May .3 —A car on the Jeffer
son avenue line -unnlng south was at
■ ai’ked by a crowd of strike sympathizers
near Sullivan street and In the fight lhat
followed about 100 shots were exchang'd.
Peter Wells received an ugly wound and
two men in the crowd were reported shot.
Senate’s Routine Work.
Washington. May 25.—A conference on
the postofflee appropriation bill was agreed
to hy the Senate to-day.
The session closed with eulogies upon
the lote Representative Ermentrout of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Morgan Introduced a bill to punish
crimes against the United States, not
commuted within a state, with a view to
the present emergency.
Medico-Psychologists.
Richmond, Va., May 25,—The American
Medlco-Psyclogical Association adjourned
about noon to-day to meet next year in
Milwaukee
OUTLOOK SEEMS FAVOIIARLE.
Creditor* of Price, McCormick A Cos.
Will Not Pre** Them.
New York, May 25.—Theodore H. Price,
of the firm of Price, Mc-
Cormick & Cos., informed an
Evening Post reporter to-day that he
had received assurances from a large
number of his creditors, principally banks,
that they were disposed to give the firm
every opportunity to straighten out Its
difficulties and pay Its debts.
"I think (he outlook,” said Mr. Price,
"is very, very favorable, and 1 have hopes
that we shall be able to clear up our
$13,000,00) indebtedness and continue our
business. I find that our creditors assume
very friendly attitudes toward us. I am
constantly receiving assurances from them
that they do not Intend to press their
claims, but are disposed to give us a
chance to settle our debts without fore
closure. Of eleven of the banks Interest
ed In the failure, only one has attempted
to realize Its loan.
“As soon as possible a statement of our
condition will be ready."
FAITH IN FALLEN FIRM.
neltef TUnt Price, McCormick A Cos.
Will Pay All Debt*.
New York, May 25.—At the Cotton Ex
change this afternoon it was said the In
debtedness there of Price, McCormick &
Cos., Is hardly likely to exceed $300,(09.
11 was said also that the greater part of
this sum had b, en placed on deposit for
the Cotton Exchange creditors with the
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Corftpany, tho
Colonial Trust Company and the Trust
Company of America. This money was put
up as extra margins before the failure.
Just how great this sum Is can only be
conjectured.
The opinion prevails on the Cotton Ex
change that all the firm's contracts there
will be settled satisfactorily. Cotton Ex
ebarge creditors have thirty days to filn
claims and only one email claim was filed
against the fallen firm up to the close of
10-day’s business.
CAUSED lIY SPECULATION.
Crocker Talk* of ftie Failure of
Price, McCormick A Cos,
Rome, May 25.—Mr. George Crocker, of
Ihe failed firm of Price, McCormick & Cos.,
of New York, is staying here. To-day he
informed the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press that he was the chief partner
of the firm, ami that he had heard of the
failure this morning with great surprise.
"In my opinion,” said Mr. Crocker, "the
failure was probably caused by the pri
vate speculallons in cotton of a member
of the firm, unknown to the other partners
and contrary to the rule* of the firm,
which absolutely forbid) speculation."
COTTON MARKET MORE ftlllET.
Recovered Somewhat Though Sale*
Continued Heavy.
New York, May 25.—Following the ex
traordinary excitement In yesterday's cot
ton market, more pacific times prevailed
on the exchange to-day.
There were no further failures and re
ports reaching the exchange regarding the
outcome of the settlements of the Price,
McCormick & Cos., accounts were of a reas
suring character; although still leaving
the trade In uncertainly, the Interests of
the firm being so vast and, almost world
wide.
There was a rally of 32 points on May
contracts which yesterday declined 78
points. The result of the list recovered
6-S2l points with the market finally show
ing a net gain of 3t®22 points Including
May.
Trading continued to be sensationally
heavy, with the Southerners selling on
continued favorable crop accounts while
tlie operations of foreigners were heavy
on both sides of the market, thougli they
figured chiefly as buyers.
The local contingent showed a disposi
tion to even up their accounts for an un
prejudiced view in advance ot re-enler
ing the market on a large scale.
STILL CHASING AGI'INALDO.
Body of Filipinos Seems to lie Try
ing to Get Stray With Him.
Manila, May 25.—MaJ. Peyton C. March,
with a battalion of ihe Thirty-third In
fantry, and Col. Luther R. Hare, with
another part of the Thirty-third Regi
ment, while scouring the country north
east of Benguer, report that they have
struck the trail of a party of Filipinos,
traveling in the mountains, and believe
they are escorting Agulnaido. MaJ.
March Is continuing the pursuit across
an exceedingly difficult country, beyond
the telegraph lines.
Sergt. Barry and four privates of Com
pany B of the Twenty-seventh R igiment
have rescued the daughter of the presi
dent of San Mateo from some Ladrones,
who abducted her. Afterward twelve La
drones ambushed them, killing the ser
geant. Three privates stood oft the band,
while the other secured reinforcements.
Seven Ladrones were killed.
Lieut. W. P. Elliott of the United States
cruiser New Orleans died recently at Ca
vite of apoplexy, resulting from sun
stroke.
SUPPOSED HtiHHEHS CAUGHT.
Men Thought to Have llnrglnrlsed
Rank of Willlnmshnrg.
Fredericksburg, Va., May 25—Two men
suspected of the robbery of lh Peninsula
Bank of Williamsburg were arrested here
this morning by Chief of Police Roberts.
They boarded a Richmond train at Dos
well, a way station hetwren here and Wil
liamsburg. and were printed out to police
on thflr arrival here.
They weie taken Into custody after at
tempting to escape. They gave their
nam>s as David Nesbitt of Charltstown,
W. Va., and E. Hall of Salisbury, N. C.
They had only a small amount of money
with them, but a list of gatherings of
various sort* which are to take place in
different parts of the country was found
cn them 8 me of the Peninsula Bank em
ployes are on thtir way here to try to
Identify the men.
Forty People Drowned.
London, May 26,—A dispatch to the
Dally Express from Georgetown, British
Guiana, says that a steamer, with three
convoys, has been curried over a cataract
in the Potara river, British Guiana, for
ty lives being lost.
DAILY, $3 A YEA*
i CENTS A COPY. " 1
WEEKLV 1-TIMEtS-A-WEEK.iI A TEAM
NEED FOR NEW LABOR LAWS.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION S( GUESTS
LEGISLATION.
State* Should Pass I.nsvn to Regulates
tin- Hour* of lailior, and especially
Willi Regard to Laborers (a.
tier Twenty-one Years-Congrets
Should Deal With Railroad Labor.
Unc of the Injunction-—lll lon and
Non-Union Labor.
Washington, May 25.—The Industrial
Commission In its report to Congress on
Labor Legislation, recommends improved
legislation lo the state Legislatures rath
er than to Congress directly.
"The subject of greatest public Interest
to-day,” says the report, “Is perhaps that
of the regulation of the hours of labor
p rmltud In industrial occupations and es
pecially In factories."
As Congress has no power to legislate
directly In this matter, the commission re
commends that a simple statute be enact
ed by ail the states regulating the length
of the working days for all persons be
tween the ages of 11 to 21 years, who
work in factories. The report says in
brief:
"The employment of children below thff
age of II should be prohibited in factories.
The length of the working day In all pub
lic employment should be fixed at eight
hours. The same time should be fixed for
workmen In underground mines except ih
cases of emergency. Employment in mines
of children less than fourteen years of
age and of all women and girls should bet
forbidden. Congress might well enact that
no person under eighteen should be em
ployed as a telegraph operator upon rail
roads, and that all engineers and switch
men should submit to an examination for
color blindness; also Ibat it b< made a
m sdameannr for an engineer or switch
man to be intoxicated while on duty.
“A simple and liberal law regulating tha
payment of labor should be adopted by all
the states, providing that all laborer*
shall be paid in cash orders without dis
count, not in goods or due bills, and that)
no compulsion, direct or Indirect, should
be used to make them purchase goods at
particular stores. Provisions for the fair
weighing of coal at mines before passing
over a B reen should be adooted and tha
miners should have the privilege of em
ploying a check welghtman at their owt*
expense.
U*e of the liijnnctlnn.
“The question of the enforcement of the
labor contract by injunction or contempt
In equity process Is a very dl/ficuit one,
mainly made so by the abuses which
have arisen from injunctions carelessly
issued. It is suggested that it might be
well to limit punishment for contempt to
Imprisonment for a brief period, but
equliy courls must not be deprived of
the power to protect themselves and to
make their decrees respected. The pro
cess of awarding blanket Injunction*
against nil the world, or against un
named defendants, as well as the prac
tice of Indirectly enforcing the contract
for personal service by enjoining em
ployes from quitting work, should be dis
couraged no) only by popular sentiment,
but by intf Igent Judicial opinion.
"Congress should adopt a consistent
code of laws regulating all matters con
cerning railroad employment, such a*
hour* of labor, limitation of continuous
reins by engineers, or continuous scriba
by telegraph operators or switchmen; tha
enactment of a consistent employers’ La
bility code; <he liability of the employe*
or corporation for defetctlve appliances,
etc.
I’nion and Non-Union Labor.
"The statute already adopted in lha
several states, discriminating as betwerix
union and non-union labor by making if
a penal offense for an employer to ex
clude union labor only, seem to the com
mission to be unconstitutional, being etnas
legislation. The statute should apply to
non-union ns well as union labor alike.
If it Is (0 be enacted at all. The right
to be employed and protected without be
longing to a union should he preserved a
but every facility should be given labor
to organize If it desires, and the last ves
tige of the notion that trade unions era
a criminal conspiracy should be swept
nway. The use of private police detec
tives or other hired bodies of men to bs
used In connection with labor troubles
has aroused considerable attention, and
Congress probably ha* the power to en
act reasonable legislation to prevent
abuses In this direction.”
In a general way the commission report*
that conciliatory laws have been effective,
but that strict arbitration machinery rare
ly works well. It Is recommended that
labor bureaus or .commissions be establish
ed In all the slates.
Commissioners E. A. Smyth and C. K
Harris unite in a minority report in widen
they express the opinion that it would bo
both unjust and impracticable to attempt
any uniform laws regulating labor in all
the states, if labor and capital are to hav
their full <ievelopmrnt. They say the
right of private contract should be allow
ed to both laixtrer and employer and there
fore the limitation of hours of labor would
be fraught with danger.
Commissioner fSenator) John W. Daniel
In a separate minority report, concurs In
the spirit of the views expressed by Com
missioners Smyth and Harris.
Ha* llenrtl Nothing . About It.
Richmond, Va., May 25.—Mr. Thomna
Atkinson, the local managing director of
the Contlnenlal Tobacco Company, says
he has heard nothing to substantiate tho
report thgt the H. H. Mayo and J. Wright
tobacco plants here are to be shut down
July 1 and their business transferred to
St. luis. Of another report current hero
to the effect that the manufacturing of tha
Mayo branch Is to be transferred to tho
J. Wright branch here, he declines to
talk.
On a Fu mils Mlnalon.
Berlin. May 25.—District President von
Etsedor-Felhlng has been dispatched by
Emperor William on a special mission
of a family nature to Quern Victoria. He
is expected to r tun about the middle of
next montli when he will make a special
report.
Hlnw nt the Ducket Slurp*.
Chicago, May 23.—The Chicago Board of
Trade gave notice that after June 1 it
will collect its market quotations. The
rule Is almtd at the bucket shops of
which there Is c'almed to be 26,000 in tha
United Statrs.
A I'rifNt a Suicide.
Nlngtirta Falla, N. Y.. May 25.—An un
known priest, supposedly from New York,
committed suicide to-night at the whirl-/
pool rapids. /