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THE MORNING NEWS. Established L 450. - Incorporated 188S 1. H. ESTILL, President ROBERTS CROSSES THE VAAL. HIS HEAIKiI ARTKIiS ON TRANS VAAL TERRITORY. Situation in Pretoria In Gloomy With liru'cr Heady to Sue for Pence. s<*lienie for Hlouiiifi: I p tlie !tr£t ish Force*—There Ha* Been Little riKhtinK, But iluller May Soon Have a Pitched Hattie at Lniug'n Nek. London, May 27.—The war office has re ceived the following from Lord Roberts: " Vereening, Sunday, May 27. 1:50 p. ni. -We crossed the Vaal this morning and are now encamped on the north bank. The advance troops, which crossed yesterday, wore only just in time to save the coal mines on both this and the other side of the river from being destroyed. Our casualties were four. "Laden-Powell reports that the railway betv.een Mafeking and Buluwayo has been restored and that supplies are being brought into Mafeking. He says the Canadian artillery joined Col. Plumer from beira with Incredible rapidity. "Lieut. Webber was taken prisoner at Heilbron a te-to days ago. He went there on telegraph duty. It was not known that our troops had been temporarily withdrawn.” Was Near Jo'liannenhiirg. London, May 28, 3:20 a. m.—When Lord Roberts wrote his first dispatch on Trans v ml territory yesterday shortly before 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he was fifty-one miles from Johannesburg and seventy seven from Pretoria. His immensely su perior forces had passed the Vaal river, their last great natural obstacle, at three points. The Vaal forms a curve of eighty miles from Parys on the west, to Zand drift on the east. The concave of the curve is to ward the Free State. Thus Lord Roberts, advancing along the railway, was in a position to strike any part of the crescent by shorter lines than t’nose by which the Boers cqpld reinforce the threatened points. The Boers retreated almost without a f low of defense. Gen. French and Gen. Hamilton apparently did not fire a shot. Of Lord Roberts’ immediate force, elev en men, belonging to the Eighth Mounted Infantry, were the first to ford the river. They came upon a Boer patrol looting at Viljoen’s drift, and a skirmish lasting ten minutes followed. Two hundred Boers trip ! feebly to hold the Vereening colliery, but they were dislodged. Major Hunter Watson and Lieut. Earle r<"L* in advance of Lord Roberts forty miles into a hostile country to try to cut •he railway behind the Boers before the Vaal was crossed, but they were too late. The Boer rear guard is at Moyer ton, ten miles south of Vereening. Their main body is moving toward the Klip river hills that cover the south side of Johan nesburg. Situation In Pretoria. While Lord Roberts’ 30,000 infantry, 20,- 00< horse and 150 guns are moving on Jo hannesburg and Pretoria, through parched and deserted country the situation at the Transvaal capital, as it was last Friday, is thus described by an observer who sent his message by private hand to Lorenzo Marquez yesterday: “The situation, both from a military and I-‘lineal point of view, has become very critical. President Kruger yesterday ad mitted that for the first time matters are wry grave. The determination is to trust everything to n last stand on the Gats Band mountains to the north of Potchef troom, where 3,otX> Kaffirs are digging trenches. To that point every available mini andlgun have been sent. "The whole of the western border of t : Transvaal from end to end Is de- F-s less and Gen. Baden-Powell can m uch in when he likes. Lcrd Roberts, • n the other hand., will encounter the g eatest resistance. The Boer endeavor is 1 re the British into appearing to ’ nreaten Johannesburg with attack, an * u>e thus being glv<n th rn for the des- Puction of property. The Transvaal gov > lament Will not dare destroy the mines ’ Property without an excuse. Much and mito has been sent down the line, b ' ! 160.000 Casrs lie ready at Zuurfontein, n r Johannesburg. 1 ' n. Louis Botha and Gen. Lucas 1 y-r have pi aded for the preservation 0? property. Both are large landed pro- T ietors and fear confiscation, but they 1 e not r ceived satisfactory replies f cm President Kruger. I‘lon to Blow Up British. Meanwhile many French and German adventurers have come forward with •‘chetnes and inventions for blowing up 1 ■'!’ treops. S me of these have re -1,1 a tacit permission to experiment. n, ‘ ( ’ e man invert on Is for use cn a I j /'ay. where it 11 s nerfec ly concealed II ■ the weight of a passing train ex- Mo cs the charge. 1 n. Lu as Meyer says surrender wou'd iU , once *proposed by the Boers, but that fears the ignominy of being th* <v niaKf ‘ l^le proposals. He declare? he is assured that his men wil rot ?.! and ; T resident Stcyn and Mr. R. irz, the • unsvaal secretary, are strongly opposed peace, but Mr. Krug r is riot so much against it.” S 1 resident Kruger’s proclamation to the '‘Ugners asking their voles for or against: °ntinuin,< the war la understood to say ihar they can quit now with the pi os >ect retaining their farms or continue to th** ■ 'Nr end. Rumors arc current in L rl " rts’ army that the Beets Intend t> > ur render. s '' v ‘ ral correspondents wire the London h'lierp that there ore 13.009 forelg: <-rs in Hoers ranks, but this is hardly ored ’•"> Be Pitched Buttle. The Indication* ore that a pitched ba'- l is Imminent at Laings Nek, where Gen. - ih r faces the Baers, reinforce I ani mindly determined, with an estimate! 1 '>Kth of from 8,000 to 10.000 m- n. The re. jn lot cement* include a Jsrg pirty fr m '.'brand and fresh commandoes from J 'etorla. Ruller’a officers are doubtful of the '<ty of the Boers to display the same ■ iclty as in the lighting at Ladysmith. 1 British are confident that when the nt arrives they will be nblc to force *oe passes. I wo boxes of dynamite fuse have been p oun d under the Newcastle City Hall. ” BuUor Is causing numerous nrresls suspected rebels. Forty-two have bee!\ *'*o Pietermaritzburg. Mr. Oaw ‘orpe. a ehemlst, and hls wife have been ur rested on a charge of high treason. Very Little FlglitlnM. "ith the exception of a few shots ex changed with the retiring Boers at Ve Iffje JUbtfmng Itaigl reenlng, the only lighting during the last two days with all the great armies in the Held appears to have been two small engagements In the eastern part of the Free State. At Ficksburg on Saturday the Boers attacked the British occupy ing the town, but they were forced to retire toward Slabbert's nek. A Maseru correspondent wires the fact, adding that nothing Is known as to casualties. The same day Gen. Brabant’s scouts lo cated 2CO Beers eniranched near Coloco lan. The scouts advanced to within 200 yards, when the Boers fired heavily. The scouts retired and fpur are missing. Gen. Rundle Is slowly sweeping the eastern section of the Free State. Occa sionally his squadrons come across par ties of Beers, two or three in number, and usually cn foot, who are wearily go ing to their farms. Seme of them carry saddles on their backs. Wholesale sur r nders are expected, but thus far they have not occurred in that rtglon. Small commandoes are described by the cor respondents as hurrying to and fro and finding every road barred. Mafeking is 11ecupern 11 ng. The British troops at Mafeking have been having some exciting cricket matches.. The relieving troops are rest ing and the defending troops are feeding up. The Southern Railway has been re paired to n point within forty-live miles of Mafeking. Some 500 or 600 Boers are operating east of Vryburg, rallying the disaffected and watching an opportunity to cut the rail way and to harass Gen. Hunter's advanc ing division. Lord Roberts has wired the war office that there Is urgent need of more rolling stock, and the Dally Express asserts that contracts have been placed in the United States for fifty locomotives and many cars, the British manufacturers being un able to fill the orders with requisite speed. Several prominent Uitlanders have join ed Lord Roberts as guides and advisers with reference to the country around Jo hannesburg. A Cope Town correspondent says: “United States Consul General Stowe is about to visit Lord Roberts, though whether out of personal curiosity or with some official purpose has not been made known here.” AN IRRESISTIBLE ADVANCE. Boer* Unable to Make Any Stand Be fore Lord Robert*. Grootviel (twenty-three miles south >f Vereeniging), Sunday, May 27.—Lord Rob erts' northern advance force steadily con tinues, and to-day the Transvaal hills were sighted. Gen. French has secured an excellent flanking position on the northwest. There Is something irresistible about this advance. The troops have been splendidly handled and the Boers, com pletely outmaneuvered, have been forced to abandon their positions at the first appearance of the British flanking force, which has made a determined resistance at the Vaai impossible. Many Transvaal burghers are now trek king homeward and it Is safe to say that the irreconcilable > Transvaaler at lost recognizes the hopelessness of the strug gle. Most of the farms In the northern part of the Free Slate, where the ties of blood with the Transvaal are strongest, have been deserted. This section has been flooded with faise tales of British cruelty, reports of the burning of farmhouses and the eviction of women and children, in the hope of inducing the burghers to re main with the commandoes, hut the evi dence all points now to the existence of a permanent feeling of enmity between the Transvaolers and the Free Staters, each accusing the other of treachery and cow ardice. It is regarded as unlikely that the Trans vaal government will go to Lydenburg, where food is scarce. A body of Boers, mostly on foot, is trekking hard towards Vereeniging from the direction of Heil bron. The condition of the British troops con tinues excellent, although the cold nights are very trying. They are able to march three miles an hour. The Boers have destroyed every bridge find culvert. They are said to regard Kllprlverberg, north of the Vaal, as a po sition of great strength, and talk of mak ing themselves impregnable. It is reported that the population of Jo hannesburg is in a high state of excite ment. The Boers who are passing through northward threaten to blow up the mines; and, in view of their wanton destruction of everything else, it would not be sur prising If they carried out the threat. The British are more Interested, how ever, in grazing and in the water supply than in the mines. FRENCH CROSSED THE VAAL. All Refugee* Assert the Mine* Will 15e Destroyed. Taaibosh, Saturday, May 26.—Gen. French crossed the Vaal at Lindegues’ yesterday and Gen. Henry, with mounted infantry, to-day. They pushed forward and nearly succeeded In saving the bridge, only, the northernmost span being destroyed. All the refugees agree that the mines will be destroyed. The Boers are taking a position at Klip river drift, having left the Vaal. The commandants have assembled to discuss the advisability of continuing the struggle. Meanwhile theie Is a force of the enemy at Meyerton. WANTS TO HEAR FROM BOGUS, limiter Asks Whether They Want to Continue Fighting. London. May 27.—President Kruger, ac cording to a special dispatch from New castle, has Issued a proclamation asking the 1 ranrvaal burghers to notify him whether hey desire to continue the fight or to sue for peace. TOOK THE RELIEF COOLI.V. There Wa* Plenty of Whisky and Matching Enpoycd It. Mafeking. Friday. May 18.—This is how Mafeking took the relief. Faintly from the northwest, about 1:30 p. m., May lfi, we heard the sound of artillery. Col. Baden-Powell went up to the lookout. The women and children were on the housetops, mid most of the men were manning the works. Maj. MacKenzie. of the headquarters staff, tumbled down stair* at three with a pigeon in hls hands. In a few seconds Continued o.i Fifth Page. CLEAR DAY FOR THE ECLIPSE.; CLOUDLESS SKIES THROUGHOUT Uttl.T OF TOTALITY. That 1* the Prediction Front \Yn*)i ington nncl From Other Weather Station*—lnstrument* nnl As>:irn tn All in. iletMline** for Making Important ObnervatioU*—All E yen on Astronomical W ork to Be Done fn Georgia To-day. Washington. May 27.—The following special sun “eclipse” weather bulletin was issued by 'Chief Moore to-day: "The weather map this morning gives practically sure indications that the en tire line of the eclipse will have clear weather. The presence of an anti-cy clonic system covering the whole South Atlantic stales insures light, variable winds, moderate temperatures and a un iform decrease in the vertical gradient. Probably no eclipse ever occurred under finer seeing conditions than will exist to-morrow.” Reports from the weather observ ers in the sun eclipse belt indi cate clear weather over the entire area except in Alabama, where perhaps there may be a few clouds. This is the state ment made by the weather officials to night as a result of telegraphic advices re ceived from observers at 8 o’clock this evening. Every indication points to good weather in almost the entire range of the eclipse, which will give the scientific parties now in the field excellent opportunities to se cure photographs of the phenomena. The weather bureau will secure some data, in cluding the effect on the temperatures of the eclipse throughout much of the re gion east of the Mississippi river. Special observations sre to be taken hourly during the time of the eclipse. At the naval observatory observations of the contacts will l>e made with the 26- inch telescope and also with the 12-inch equatorial. Points at which observations are to be made, including those where government scientists are to be stationed, are: Barnes ville, Ga., Thomaston, Ga., Griffin, Ga., Indian Spring, Ga., Washington, Ga., Un ion Springs, Ala., Newberry, S. C., Wades boro, N. C., Pinehurst. N. C., Norfolk, Va., and Hampton Roads, where the President and party will witness the phe nomena. Astronomer* Are Happy. Atlanta. Ga.. May 27.—Cloudless skies are reported to-night from the various im promptu observatories scattered along the shadow track of to-morrow morning’s eclipse from Alabama to North Carolina. The observers in charge at the different stations were in a highly hopeful mood to night when In addition to favorable local outlooks, Prof. Moore’s special bulletin, forecasting propitious conditions for to morrow’s event, was received. Many of the astronomers, in order that no chance may be overlooked, and that even the possibility of accident maf be re moved, will remain up all night. Instru ments are being gone over and given a fi nal adjustment and everything is in exact order for the morning’s work. The path of the eclipse takes a course across a portion of the globe starting in the Pacific ocean, at a point southwest of Cape St. Lucas, in Lower California. It will first be observed on land on the west coast of Mexico, w hence the moon’s shad ow' travels at a velocity of a thousand miles an hour, being ‘“total” at New Or leans at 7:30 in the morning and on the Atlantic coast at or near Norfolk about an hour later. United State* Observer*. The United States observers have set tled upon two points—Pinehurst, N. C., and Barnesville, Ga., as the best for ob servation, owing to their being right in the center of thd "path of totality,” and to the probable clearness of the atmos phere, there at this season of the year. To these points they have transported several tons of special apparatus, and hove erected the largest cameras ever constructed for photographic operations. It is the special desire of fhe astronomers to obtain numerous photographs, not only of the osculation and transit of the su a and moon, but of the various solar phe nomena, such as the corona, the photo sphere and the chromosphere—those vast seas of incandescent gases which are said to extend one million miles on each side of the sun, while the jets of flame in the chromosphere are thought to rise to a hight of 160,000 miles. The second American pirty of ob-erva tion will t ike its stand at Tripoli, in No th Africa. The results of the observations by the govern nvmt forces in Georgia will bo cabled to Tripoli, where the astronomers will not be called upn to bring th ir telescopes into play until 5 o'clock in th afternoon. The information wired to Noith Africa will be used fer the guidance o’ the government observers there. To H'atcli It in Atlanta. In Atlanta the eclipse w'lll be almost total. Scientifically speakirg, the degree of obscuration will be .986, the sun’s diame ter being one. To give the public schools an opportu nity to observe the eclipse It has been de cided not to require the children to report at school houses until 10 o’clock. The prrn cijrals of all the white schools in the city have been given leave of absence to ob serve the eclipse from any po'rv in <he state they may select, provided they re port for duty by noon Monday. The weather bureau here will take ob servations principally In the lino of sha dow bonds. All Heady at narnenvllle. Barnesville, Ga.. May 27.—Every indi cation to-night points to the success of the government eclipse expedition here fn the observing of to-morrow’s phenome non . The only anxiety that has been felt wn* regarding the weather conditions, and this fear was practically removed when Prof. Updegraff received a dispatch from Prof. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, announcing that "probably no eclipse ever occurred under finer seeing conditions thon will exist to-morrow.” Every detail at the station is completed, every adjustment made, and only some thing unforeseen can materially tend to defeat the careful and elaborate plans of the astronomers. The first contact of the eclipse will be gin at thirty-one minutes and fifty-one seconds past six. The last contact will end at fifty-six minute* and sixteen seconds past eight. Totality will begin at thirty eight minutes and forty-tw'o seconds past seven, and end at forty minutes and five seconds post seven. From Prof. \*limore. Barnesville, Ga., May 27.—Mod fav orable conditions exist to-night for the coming eclipse. The skies are perfectly clear and the air Is very steady. Every thing is in perfect readiness and every man will be at his post early in the morn- SAVANNAH. GA., MONDAY. MAY 28. 1903. trip. Many distinguished men are here, and a large crowd of spectators came on the train to-day. We confidently ex pect successful results. Ashmore. Good Prospect nt Griffin. Griffin, Ga., May 27.—The prospect for a beautiful day to-morrow was never more favorable and every indication points to an event of note in the astro nomical and scientific world so for as the sun's eclip.-e is concerned. I>r. Humphreys of the University of Virginia, who Is in charge of the eclipse station here, is highly pleased at the prospects and soys they will undoubted ly cap the climax in observations to morrow. Tlie Griffin station is only a spectro scope station and has no telescopes nt all. It is considered one of the most im portant stations of all, as the Irisiruments used in the work are the finest in the world, controlled by the most skilled and noted scientists and astronomers. Pic tures will be taken of the totality. Prof. Humphreys', and Crews ore enthusiastic In their work and believe they will meet will, strccess to-morrow. FROM THE DOLPHIN'S DECK. Presidential Party Will View the Eclipse nt Old Point. Newport News, Va., May 27.—President McKinley and hls party arrived In Hamp ton Roads, off Old Point, about 2 o'clock this afternoon, on the dispatch boat Dol phin. On her arrival the Dolphin cir cled around the battleship Kearsarge, which was anchored in the roads, and afterward cast her anchor not far from the Chamberlain Hotel. None of the mem bers of the presidential party came ashore this afternoon. Secretary Gage and a party of friends arrived nt Old Point this morning on the lighthouse tender Holly, which tied up at the government pier near the Hygiea Hotel. Speaker Henderson and several mem bers of the House reached Old Point last night. The total eclipse to-morrow has at tracted more guests to the hotels at Old Point than they have had at any one time for years. Over a thousand per sons are expected on the boats arriving early to-morrow morning from Washing ton and Baltimore. The President and his party will wit ness the eclipse from the deck of the Dolphin. To View the Eclipse In Spnin. Lisbon, May 27.—Crown Prince Louis of Portugal has gone to Ovar to see the eclipse and Queen Dowager Marie has gene to Soda da Estrella. Many tourists have left for favorable points of obser vation. Greenwich on the Lookout. London, May 28.—Although England I* 700 miles north of the line of the total eclipse, the royal observatory at Green wich Is making every preparation to ob serve the partial obscuration. SHOT DOWN BY OUTLAWS. Sheriff Taylor anil a Cattle Owner Killed in Utah. Salt Lake. Utah, May 27.—Yesterday at noon Sheriff Taylor of Grand county, and Sam Jenkins, a cattle owner, were shot and killed by outlaws of Hill Creek, about fifty miles north of here. The story of the killing, as told by Herbert Day, a deputy sheriff, who was With them, i* as follows: The three men unexpectedly came upon the camp of the outlaws. Sheriff Taylor and Snm> Jenkins dismounted and started to walk up to tliem. When a short dis tance from them, the sheriff spoke to them, saying: "Hello, boys.” They had left their guns on their horses when they dismounted, und as they turned to go to their horses they were shot in the back. Day at once started for assistance and came hen where he told his Story, and telegraphed Gov. Wells for assistance. The dead officers were fearless men and the people are greatly excited over the killing. Posse Sent In Pursuit, ■Salt Lake City, Utah, May 27.—Governor Wells, upon receipt of information of the double killing by outlaws at Thompson’s Springs, immediately telegraphed orders for a posse, of ten mounted men to start from Thompson's for the scene of the trouble. The posse at once started in pur suit of kite outlaws. LACK OF JURISDICTION. Defense to De Made by Nile* and Hl* Compatriot*. Chicago, May 27.—William H. Niles, “Military Governor of the District of Lake Michigan,” and the five members of his ■\grmy of invasion,” captured on the north shore, have been formally charged with violations of the laws of the slate of Illinois, the ordinances of the city of Chi cago and the ordinances of Lincoln Park. The prisoners made no efforts to secure bail during the day, hut announced their Intention of making a vigorous defense in court. It Is understood that they will allege lack of Jurisdiction of the state courts over the “District of Lake Michigan.” ASHANTI RISING SPREADING. Many Soldier* Killed and Wounded In Fight nt Kiinia**!. ACcro, May 27.—1 t Is reported that three European officers were killed, and Capl. Aplin and one hundred Hausers were wounded in a recent effort by the Lagos Hausers, to break the investing lines of tribesmen at Kutnassi. The Ashanti loss is reported to have been great, os the Hausers had three Maxims engaged, although themselves greatly out numiber. Three hundred Ashantis ure said to have been killed In a previous action. The rising Is still spreading. fills Paper Mill Burned. Phillips, Wls., May 27.—The Flambeau Poper Company's mill find warehouse at Parke Falls in Price county, burned early to-doy. entailing o loss of 8200,000, fully insured. The town was without adequate fire protection, and at one time was in danger of lieing wiped out, gent I p for Life. Welland, Ont , May 27 —The three con vlct and dynamiters. Pullman, Nolin and Walsh, were taken to Kingston yester day, there to serve sentences of life Im prisonment GATHERING OF THE VETERANS. LOUISVILLE EXPECTS TO HAVE 130,0f10 VISITORS. Effort* Made to Hove Thl* Reunion of the Confederate Veterans Sur pa** Aliy That Ha* Ever Been Held—Elaborate Decoration* All Over the City—The Progrrninine Outlined and Those Who Will Make Speeches. Louisville, Ky., May 27.—The tenth an nual reunton of the United Confederate Veterans will be-tln In this city Wednes day. It is expect and it will surpass any of the reunions previously held and a cons rva'ive estimate is that 159,000 visi tors will lie In Louisville during the we k. Every arrangement has been made for entertaining such a crowd. The commit tees have been at work for months and all that now remains is for Kentucky to welcome in Kentucky fashion Its thou sands of guests. The city is handsomely draped in bunting, the red and white of the Confederacy being most prominent, while the portraits of Confederate gener als are suspended from many buildings. The court of honor on Jefferson street, opposite the court house, where the re viewing stand has been erected, is an im pislng structure. A great white arch is surmounted by eagles while in the center is a Confederate shield. By day It ap pears in dazzling whiteness and by night It will be ablaze with hundreds of electric lights. Reunion Hall, built In honor of the Con federate veterans and situated at Sixth and Water streets, where It overlooks the beautiful falls of the Ohio, has been com pleted. The hall will hold 8,000 chairs, with standing room for 10,000 people. A balcony extends all around the Inside. On every window Is the name of a baftle where not less than 500 men were killed, and Interspersed are the names of the leaders of the Confederacy. The main window is directly over the stage and bears this inscription: “Less than 100,000 fighting men surren dered after enduring four years of suffer ing. The survivors of these are here to day, and Kentucky is proud and happy." Advance Guard I* There. The advance guard of Confederates has already begun to come in. State head quarters have been opened for the divis ions of each stale represented. Maj. Gen. George Moorman, adjutant general and chief of staff; Gen. John B. Gordon, the commander-ln-chief, and Rev. B. M. Pal mer at New Orleans, the opening day or ator, will arrive to-morrow or Tuesday. The convention will assemble Wednesday at noon, and after addresses of welcome by the Mayor of Louisville, representa tives of the various commercial bodies of the city and the local Confederate camps, a response will he made by Gen. John B. Gordon, commander-in-chlef. The opening exercises will be concluded with an ora tion by Rev. B. M. Palmer of New Or leans. The afternoon will be given over to a business session. At night there will be various amuse ments, including a concert at Liberty Hall by the famous Stonewall Jackson Brigade Band and Glee Club. An oil fashioned basket picnic will serve to pass away pleasantly the early morning of Thursday. Various busipess sessions will be held In the forenoon, and In the after noon a reception will be given by the Daughters of the Confederacy. Fireworks on the Ohio river and a grand ball at Reunion Hall will claim attention in the evening. Friday afternoon a big parade will take place. In the evening a ball will be given at the Auditorium for the officers. The most important feature of Saturday will be the decoration of the Confederate graves at Cave Hill Ceme tery. Sunday afternoon special exercises will be held at Reunion Hall, in honor of the ninety-second birthday of Jefferson Davis. The principal oration will be deliv ered by the Itev. J. M. Jones of Virginia, and talks wil! also be made by Gen. John B. Gordon, Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky, and others. Accommodation* irf Yi*ltor*. The Accommodations Committee has on its books thirty-three hotels with sleeping capacity for 4,000 people, 600 boarding and private houses, with capacity for 10,000 people; thirty restaurants, able to sleep 500 people and feed 10,000; private citizens who will entertain os guest* at their homes, nearly 3,000 people In addition to these there will be sleeping quarters for nearly 3,000 people, and free meals for 2,500. All together, the committee has sleep ing quarters for nearly 20,000 people, and meals for almost double that number. The committee urges expectant visitors to write and engage quarters in advance and nearly 6,000 persons have already done so. Free quarters will also be assigned to all applicants from the various state headquarters. Tickets will be issued by he state chairman or the representative of the Hotels Committee at the state headquarters, these -tickets entitling the holder to a cot in one of the halls pro vided. At the sleeping hall, he appli cant will be given meal tickets on a restaurant In the hall or one near by. All preparations for the sh im bade to take place at the ground* of the Louis ville Jockey Club Thursday afternoon have been completed. The battle will be ;t e production of Berryville, and several thousand men will take part. Twenty thousand rounds of ammunition have been ordered, and the presence of cannon on each side will serve to make th- nc4 e of battle unmistakable. gome of the llist Feature*. Thursday right will be a big night on the river front. There will b a big dis play of fireworks Among o'her (hings will ho th- largest simultaneous flight of rocke s ever seen south of the Onto. Among the set pi cm will be a portrait of G Lee on horseback. Another will be enthled "Gen. Lee to the rear,” and will show two soldiers of the Texas brig ade holding Gen. Lee's horse and endeav oring to make him go to the rear of the line. There will be a representation of an at tack of sev*l Federal gunboat* on Fort Donaldsor The mock fort will be built at the foot of Floyd street. The bombard ment will )>e heavier than o real affair of the kind. This will take place at 8:80 o'clock. After this there will be a representation of the attack of six plrale ships from Algiers upon the Unit**! States frigate Philadelphia, which* took place in lSiit. On Saturday night will be given a big Jubilee with colored singers under the direction of Col. W. S. Hayes at Re union Hall. The excursion on the river Wednesday night, to be given on the steamers Hite, Columbia and Sunshlp, promises to be a much bigger affair than van at first ex pected. There will be a reunion of (he 'surviv ing membership of the Stonewall Jack son brigade Wednesday evening, May 30, at which addresses will be made by Gen. James A. Walker, the late brigade com mander, and other distinguished men. MAY RETURN RATTLE FLAGS. I’roluihlllty Tlmt Confederate Flag* Will Re Given Back. Chicago, May 27.—A special to the Times-Herald from Washington says: During the Grand Army of the Repub lic encampment In Chicago President Mc- Kinley may have the pleasure of return ing to the Southern stales the Confeder ate battle flags now In the war depart ment. Prominent members of the Grnnd Army of the Republic have in hand a plan to secure the authorization of Congress for the return of these flags, and it is hoped both houses will pass the necessary joint resolution before adjournment. During the coming week It Is expected that the military committees will take the neces sary preliminary action. If the consent of Congress can be ob tained the flags will be turned over to the Grand Army of the Republic, the representatives of Confederate military organizations will be Invited to Chicago and with beautiful ceremonies President. McKinley, assisted by the veterans of tho blue and the gray, will hand the torn and bloodstained bnnners back to* the valiant hands which once carried and de fended them. Stored in the attic of the war department are 400 or 500 of these Confederate flags. Many of them are mere tatters. Not one but Is shot through many times. Only a few have proper staffs, and these are old. broken, patched, bullet-marked. Most of the ensigns are attached to com mon hickory poles, cut in the wools by the soldiers. A number of these hickory sticks were ornamented by the Jack knives of the Confederates. None of the friends of President McKin ley knows anything about the project to secure authority of Congress for the return of these flags. The movement is wholly in the hands of the veterans o£ (he Grnnd Army of the Republic, and their organization will have full charge of the ceremonies Incase the plan is work ed out successfully. If Congress gives its assent to the proposal, Chicago will wit ness one of the most notable historic cer emonies that ever took place upon Amer ican soil. ST. LOUIS STREET CAR STRIKE. - • After Twenty liny* the Two Sides Are Still nt Outs. St. louis, May 27.—This was the twen tieth day of the etreet railway strike and the end seems aa far away as ever, ba h the Transit Company and Its employes standing farm In their respective position*. Not a car on the Transit Company system has been run since the strike begnn with out police protection. In consequence of there, not being police to guard the WO or more cars usually operated, less than a quarter of that numtier have been run by the eom|tny over only a part of its twen ty-two divisions and lines. Since May 8, when the strike began, there have bean numerous collisions he. tween the police and the strikers and the latter’s sympathizers. Hardly a day dur ing that time has passed without some body lieing wounded by bulle's or Injured by flying mlsislies and police clubs. The list of casualties presents four persons shot and killed, twenty wounded by bul lets and fifty or mor,? Injured In other ways. Two of the killed were Innocent by standers, a striking motorman and on emergency policeman completing the num ber. Several of the wounded are in a critical condition and may die. It is estimated by the strikers that less than fifty of their number. 3,325 who struck, have returned to work. These, with the street car men, Imitorted from other cities, are operating the Transit Company’s cars. It is asserted that nt least fifty of the imported men have Joined the strikers. All of the points of Issue between the company and it* striking employes have been agreed lo except that of reinstating all of the men who went out tn their old positions. The company refuses to displace the men they have hired since the strike hegan, while the strikers dpcline to sign any agreement that does not give all the old moti thi ir places again. Several at tempts tiave been made to bring the em ployers and employes together, but with out success, and thus the matter stands. Three Men Were Shot. St. Louis, May 27.—As the result of an encounter to-night between striking and non-striking employes of the Transit System three men were shot, one being fatr-lly and the others seriously wounded. HALL SHOT HEAD IIV IIEEt HER. Negro Killed n* the Kexnlt of n Dis pute AVHIi White Man. Hazlehurst, Ga., May 27.—Elisha Beech er, white, shot nnd Instantly killed Chump Hall, colored, here to-day at 1 o’clock p. m. Beecher's father Is engaged in the mer cantile business here, and he and Eilsha and several others were sitting about the front of the store. Hall came up and called for Elisha, who had stepped back In the store. The senior Beecher said, “Don't come out, Elisha," and Hall said, "Ves, come out; I want to talk to you. I don't want to hurt you." Elisha opened tlie door and found Hall standing on the steps within six feel of him. Eilsha Beecher asked Hall what In the h— he was running around trying to get a pistol to kl 1 him for. Hall attempted to say something, hut Eilsha Beecher fired u pistol ball Into the left side of hls head and Hail fell a dead man. Beecher and Hall had a short time be fore this been talking about an account. Beecher *old him that he had paid Beil f’o for him and wanted a reimburse ment. Hall refusedr to pay this, but agreed to pay him 60 cents, which he wa* due him. With thesp words they separated and Hull went away, as Beech er supposed, to arm himself. Mayor Cromarilo searched tho deal body "Pit found no weapons. Boeeher 4ave li'msi it up to the marshal ami mo* ilten to I’axley this evening. The cor ner has been wired few. A large crowd of negroes has collected, but all of them uro very quiet DAILY, 83 A YEA* i CENTS A COBT. WEEKLI 3-TIMES-A- WEEK.JI A TEAS SOUTH CAROLINA’S BIG CLAIM. EFFORT TO OFFSET GOVERNMENT'S CLAIM AGAINST HER. Hn* limited I p Olil Voucher* Ruclc to Die Revolutionary AVnr. nnd the ANsertion 1* Made That the Total Aggregate* tjlg.OOtt.lMHl— Even AYlth u Compromise, It I* Said, the Rat* it nee in Her Favor Should IIS gi not >,(too. Columbia, S. C., May 27.—State officials have just brought to light individual vouchers showing that the national gov ernment is due this state $549,000 for sup plies and transportation furnished ntatel troops In the several wars of this coun try. The claim from the Revolutionary Wail is $316,947, to which Is to be added interest! for over a hundred years; which, wltrt the 1812 war claims, $202,230, including in terest up to 1858, and the Seminole claim, $20,000, nnd the Mexican War claims, $32,- 162, with no Interest, will make the total aggregate nearly $2,000,000 at 5 per cent. Interest. These claims were compiled by Jamed A. Black, agent of the state, and thg documents found Include hls report to th* Legislature In 1860, and vouchers estab lishing the Indisputable evidence of tha claims. The documenls were hidden its the Slate Capitol during the war between the states, and have since been given up! as lost. Agent Black in hls report to Gov. Als ton in 1860 slates that the Senate ap proved the claim by a vote of 33 to 19, but the bill failed of concurrence in tha Houso as the condition of the country was so uns, tiled. However, the Housa Committee unanimously reported favora bly. The national goverhment is making an at tempt, to establish a claim against this state for $250,000 for store* seized at th atsensl in Charleston by Gov. Plckena just nt the outbreak of the war. and oth er claims, hut the state’s now established counter-claim will more than offset that, and even if a compromise be effected th* s'ate should have to is credit at least $500,0 0. FORTY-SIX FILIPINOS KILLED. Proceeding* \gnln*t Fnnaton AA’er* Discontinued. * Manila, May 27.—Scouting, small en gagfmrnts nnd the capture of arms and pristners ccn Inue da'ly in Northern Lu zon. Last week's operations by the Ninth, Twelfth, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-sixth Regiments resulted In the killing of Corty-slx of the enemy, the taking of 180 p tsoners nnd the capture of 500 rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Col. Edward K. Hardin, with three companies of the Twenty-ninth Regiment, and blue Jackets from the gunboat Hele na, landed at’ Palonog, Masbate Island, ur.dfr the enemy’s fire, rou ed the insur g nts, and, after an engagement lasting half an hour, occupied the town, without casualties. The Insurgent commander, with twen ty officers and 230 men, surrendered on May 20, giving up a hundred rifles. An Impressive scene occurred on the plaza, when the prisoners were disarmed and liberated Ttye Islanders were found suf fering frem lack of food, owing to th* blockade, and the American guthorltle* are endeavoring to r lleve them. Peace reigns and no 'rouble la expected in Manila, although the city Is crowded with people from the provinces, who ara 1 aving the unprotected hamlets in or der to avoid the conscription which th* Insurgent leaders are enforcing, as well as robbery and outrage at the hands >t roving insurgents and bandits The Investigation of the charge against Brig. Gen. Frederick Funsion of having summarily executed two natives in th* province of Zambalea, has resulted in a, discontinuance of the proceedings. It de veloped the fact that Cfen. Funston caught the natives in the very act of murdering bound Macabebe scouts, hls action, in view of the circumstances be ing regarded as justifiable. FOREIGN TROOPS MAY BE SENT. SltnnDon In ITilnese Dlnbrict* I* Quite Critical. Shanghai, May 27.—Reports received to day Indicate that affairs around Pekin ar* extremely critical, owing to the defeat ol the government troops by the Boxers. It Is now regarded here as certain that foreign troops must be sent to Pekin to protect the legations while the withdrawal of missionaries from the Interior Is con sidered imperative. Large portions of the provinces of P Chi Li and Shan Tung are in a state llttl* better than absolute anarchy and disorder is spreading in the province of Shan Si in consequence of the encouragement re ceived from the Empress Dowager. Trying to Suppre** Boxer*. Pekin, May 27 —The government is mak ing some attempts to check the movement of the Boxers here. The streets are quiet, but the country Is in a state of terror so far as the native Christians are con cerned. Many Protestants and Catholla refugees are fleeing here for protection. Drttllnit With tlie Hover*. Pekin, May 27—The diplomatic corp* have decided to ask the Tsung Li Yamen to define explicitly the measures which the government intends to take In dealing with "Boxers.” Ml RDKHER* OF THE ql'EI'.V. Fortner Korean Official Ha* Confess ed Under Torture. Yokohoma. May 28.—A former Korean official lias confessed, under torture, th* names of those concerned In the murder of the Queen. Numerous arrests hav* been made, nnd It is probablo that all im plicated will be executed. THREE OFFICERS ARRESTED. They Had Plaa* of the Saltan's Pri vate Apartment*. Constantinople, May 27.-r Three officers of the Turkish Imperial Guard have been placed under arrest because found In po session of plan* of the Ylldit Kiosk and ot the Sultan's private apartments. \