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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. .- - Incorporated ISSB
J. H. ESTIJLL. President.
CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED.
lIAST HOIBS OF THE HOUSE SAW
HILARIOUS SCENES.
Irntrlotie Aim \V*re Snnr and Par
tinnn Rancor (rive Way to Merri
ment and F<fin —lloime Hacked
Down and Adopted Senate Amend
mrntH to Naval Hill Over Cannon'd
Prote*t— Former Conference Com
mittee Vindicated—(Speaker’s Fare
well.
Washington, June 7.—ln marked con
trast with the excidng scenes attending
the bfrtter struggles of the closing hours
of the session. Speaker Henderson, laid
dow*n his gavel at 5 mfclock this afternoon,
at the conclusion of one of the most pic
turesque scenes which has ever occurred
in the hall of representatives.
Party passion and personal rancor,
which have brought the House to the
brink of act lal riot several times during
♦he last foriy-eight hours, gave way in
the closing half-hour to good fellowship
which ound vent in a j>airiotie outburst
that stirred (he crowded galleries to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm.
During a brief recess taken within thirty
minutes of the time fixed for the final ad
journment, to give the President an op
portunity to affix his signature to the
bills that were being rushed to him for
approval, e grodp of members, led by
Messrs. Mercer of Nebraska., Ball of
Texas, Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, and
Tawney of Minnesota, congregated in the
area to the left of the Speaker’s rostrum,
and began singing patriotic airs? The
galleries were banked to the doors.
Nntional Air* Were Snug.
“Columbia. Gem of the Ocean/’
"Aulfl Dar.g Syne.” “The Red. White ard
Blue.’’ successively rang out. As the sing
ing proceeded, members joined the group
until without regard to age or party the
entire membership of the House joined
in the choruses. The spectators in (he gal
leries applauded each song until the
strains of “Dixie” filled the hall. Then
♦ heir enthusiasm broke out in
wild cheers. But the enthusiasm “Dixie”
evoked was not to be compared with the
remarkable demonstration which followed
when, in a clear, ringing tenor, Mr. Fitz
gerald of Massachusetts started the na
tional anthem with the inspiring words,
‘ Through the dawn’s early light.” In an
instant every man, woman and child In
♦he galleries were on their feet joining in
♦he singing. The mighty chorus from
thousands of throats reverberated through
the hall, making the pulses leap and the
blood tingle.
It was a magnificent and soul-inspiring
spectacle. The ladies kept time to the
rythm of the music with their handker
chiefs and the men beat the measure with
their hands. The speaker, pausing as he
entered the hall raised his voice also. The
excitement produced by the scene over
came a whitehaired old man in one of the
public galleries, and when the song ceased
be jumped upon his seat nnd shouted:
'That is the song of the angels in
heaven!’’
He was plainly a crank, but as he
showed a disposition to harangue the
House he was quickly ejected. After
Speaker Henderson hod made a graceful
farewell speech thanking the members for
their courtesy, and had declared the
House adjourned, the members testified to
his popularity by singing “For He Is a
Jolly Good Fellow,’’ and the newspaper
correspondents in the press gallery cele
brated their emancipation from the bur
dens of Congress by singing the “Doxol
ogy.’’
Hnnso Hacked Squarely Down.
The principal feature of the closing day
in the House, was the reversal of its
action last night, in turning down the
conferees on the naval bill for yielding on
the item relating to ocean surveys. Over
right the sentiment of the House under
went a complete change, and to-day the
members voted by a large majority to ac
cept outright the Senate amendment,
which goes much further than the com
promise which the conferees offered lost
night. The new conferees, led by Mr.
Cannon, who had brought in a compro
mise which they considered more satis
factory, were ignominiously pushed aside,
it was a distinct victory for the old con
ferees. 'Messrs. Foss of Illinois, Dayton
of West Virginia, and Cummings of New
York.
The other feature of the closing day
was the course of Mr. Lentz of Ohio. In
blocking unanimous consent legislation.
For three days he has objected to bills
because the majority would hot allow
the testimony in the Coeur d’Alene in
vestigation to be printed, and he main
talked his podtion to the end. His ac
tion caused many heartaches. He only
re mted when bills behind which lurked
possible votes In the coming campaign,
were brought up. On such occasions he
*' woefully sidestepped and allowed them
b go through.
Lents \\ wt Heard From \git in.
the House reconvened at 10 o’clock
tins morning it was still Tuesday und r
th* legislative Action. As the conferees
on the naval Mil were not ready to report
the House adjourned until 12 o’clock, when
the legislative day of Thursday began.
After some amusing pleasantries be
tween Mr. Grosvenor and Mr. Sulzer a
bill was passed to amend the car coupler
law so as t 0 require railroads to report
monthly under oath to the Interstate
Commerce Commission all accidents to
l,, eir employes and to make reports .is to
collisions trains; also a hill
a phorize the payment of travel pay to
enlisted men in the army.
Mr. Lentz then brought matters to a
standstill, gome of the Republicans at
tempted to circumvent him by getting
their friends on the Demo ratio ’dc to
offer their bills. Mr. Hay of Virginia osk
ed for the consideration cf a bill to make
Des Moines, la., a sub-port of entry, and
** a result got Into a warm tilt with the
Ohioan, who promptly interposed an ob-
J* fin . Mr Hay displayed considerable
’’mp-'i ,md was proceeding to criticise
Mr. Lentz s course in persisting in his at
titude when the latter objected to hU
statement.
1 will not receive a lecture from the
MMleman from Virginia.” he announced.
‘ I’ntll the Republicans agree to the print
ing of the Coeur d’Alene testimony I shall
obje-i to all this class of legislation.”
Mr. ran non Makes Report.
A f ( w moments afterward Mr. Cannon
on be'- if 0 f the conferees on the naval
appropriation bill formally reported a*-
Pther il. agreement. Mr. Cannon moved
th f House recede and-concur in the
amendment with an amendment
wl i. i, Ft rn k out the word “hydrographic”
Pr*vi. lf .<i for ocean surveys including
v )f „ r 0 f porto Rico, Cuba and the
* lj t. except the coasts thereof.
v r u on said the proposed amend
rr ' < in harmony with the instruc
y'** glvft i>y the House a week ago not
£ -*Rr*r f0 any surveys for the c*oasts of
lakes, the seaboard or the
Jm ' 3| new possessions. This
' r confine ths naval sur
t(> thßdeep water of the ocean,
o' , V W TVest Virginia, who wo*
n r '* ,f conferees, moved
concur in the Senate omend
,,, fter to bring the question
‘V" r Wore the House. This motion
Ir * vnee over that of Mr. Can
-1 * lr - 7a, mr of Macao chute Its, who last
night charged the conferees with betray
ing their trust, apologized for his words
amid applause.
Some Shots at Cannon.
Mr. Cummings of New York, one of
the. conferees*, said the apology was
“justly due and. handsomely done.’’ He
contrasted the'result of the old conferees’
work with that of the new conferees,
who, he said, had offered anew proposi
tion which practically violated the
House’s instructions, while technically
observing them. He somewhat startled
the House by referring to a “junketing
trip,” which Mr. Cannon had taken as
the guest of the coast survey, and then
proceeded to pay his resects to the chair
man of the Appropriations Committee.’
Mr. Cummings wields a keen blade and
the House enjoyed his dexterous thrusts.
He pictured Mr. Cannon, (he chairman
of the great appropriations committee, as
a lion lashing his sides and roaring w’hile
the crowd cf jackals followed as they
smelt meat. Then he described how
the House following bilndly the lion’s
leadership had done everything it could
to degrade its conferees despite their ap
peals that they were powerless.
“I told you.” sni{J he with great vehe
mence, “that we ( were up against a stone
wall, but you turned us down and turned
the controversy over to the Appropriations
Committee to settle. And they went up
against the same stone wall with the re
sult that they are back here crawling
before this House with another proposi
tion. With sarcasm atid addressing Mr.
Cannon, he said:
“You have been misnamed; you are no
cannon, you are a toy musket.” This shot
convulsed the House, and it was several
minutes before order was restored.
Mr. Foss again defended the action of
the old conferees.
Mr. Shaforth of Colorado, one of the
new conferees, said that if the Cannon
amendment were adopted the surveys' of
the navy would be confined to the ocean.
No surveys of our coast or harbors could
be made under its direction l .
Senate Amendment Agreed to
Mr. Dayton’s motion to recede and con
cur in the Senate amendment was carried
on a rising vote. 77 to 71. Mr. Cannon de
manded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered. The motion prevailed, 118 to %.
Great demonstration ensued. After this
defeat Mr. Cannon turned the manage
ment of the other item still in dispute be
tween the two houses over to Mr. Day
ton. This related to the course of the
naval cadets ai Annapolis. Mr. Dayton
jlioved that the House recede and concur
in the Senate amendment continuing the
six years’ course for cadets, but provid
ing that a cadet al Annapolis from each
congressional district should be appointed
every four years. The motion was agreed
to. This concurrence in the iwo Senate
amendments to the naval bill closed, the
controversy over this bill.
Then followed a scene of indescribable
confusion. A number of conference re
ports on private pension bills were put
through with great rapidity, while the
engrossing clerks rushed back and form
in their efforts to get belated bills to the
President before the final adjournment.
Members clamored for recognition.
No Anti-Trust Bill Wanted.
At 3:30 p. m., the Secretary of the Sen
ate arrived, and announced the action of
the Senate for adjournment at 5 p. m.
There was a warwhoop from the floor,
and Mr. Payne moved to concur in the
Senates action.
"This House ought not to adjourn until
the Senate has acted upon the anti-trust
bill,” said Mr. Sulzer of Nenr York.
The Republicans attempted,,to howl him
down, but the Democrats ro*%xen masse
in support of his demand for a roll call
11 j ton Mr. Payne’s motion. The yeas
and nays were ordered, and the motion
was adopted, 115 to 73.
Messrs. Payne of New York, Bingham
of Pennsylvania, and Richardson of Ten
nessee, were appointed a committee to
inform the President the House was ready
to adjourn.
The House took another recess until 4:50
p. m., the members in the meantime sing
ing patriotic songs. •
At 4:50 p. m., Mr. Payne, on behalf of
the special committee anounced that the
President had nothing further to com
municate.
The dlerk road a long list of bills and
resolutions signed by the President.
Speaker Henderson’* Farewell,
At 5 o'clock Speaker Henderson arose.
"Gentlemen of the House of Representa
tives,” the Speaker said, "we will in a few
minutes complete our session’s work. It
has been a session of earnest, patriotic ef
fort, of unremitting toil. This House has
demonstrated that men may meet on
great fields of contest and part as friends.
This body has considered many great,
novel national questions. That fervor
which enters into debate on the eve of a
great national conflict, has been present;
but guided by intelligence and manly
courage.
"At the opening: of this session I took
the chair with tnat fear and apprehen
sion which every conscientious man
should feel. 1 appealed to you for sup
port and kindly aid. Not for one moment
have you forgotten that appeal, but your
sustaining influence has made it possible
to consider these mighty problems of the
hour and never allow the legislator and
the gentleman to sink below the high
level of manhood.
"In parting, I wish you from my heart,
a pleasant vacation, and that you may
all return to the duties of the next ses
sion refreshed in body and in mind.
"And now, in pursuance of the concur
rent resolution adopted by the two hous
es of Congress. I declare this session ad
journed without day.”
An outburst of cheers followed with
more singing. The members then slowly
disprjfrStd.
ST. LOI IS I IRS RUNNING.
Slii-rifl"* Pone I'oiuilßtn* lln* Grown
to 1,277 Men.
St. Louis, June 7.—Cars were run on the
Llndell division of the St. Louis Transit
system to-night for the first time since
the strike was declared, almost month
ago. Every car carried a po.ii guard,
and the thoroughfares along thi entire
four mile route were patrolled by police
officers and companies of the posse cotni
tatus, the latter armed with riot shot
guns.
Sheriff Pohlman's po'sa comitatus ha*
grown lo 1,277 men. Twenty-five stick*
of dynamite were unearthed by the po
lice, and detective department to-day,
buried under car tracks or in sheds in
neighborhood of tracks.
TROI IILK ON THE BOURSE.
Panicky Condition* in llie German
Stock Market.
Berlin. June 7.—The Bourse to-day ex
perienced the worst day of the year, condi
tions in iron an-1 coal shares being quit*
panicky. The Vosalche Zeitung describes
it a* a day of terror.
Standard Iron share* lost from 10 to 20
point*. The. chief cause of the panic was
the reports,from the American and Bel
gian Iron markets, the reported offer* of
American iron In Germany, low prices an l
the renewed fall of the Glaicow Iron
Works.
11. and O. After Two System*.
New York. June 7.—The World to-mor
row will ay It le generally believed that
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
are negotiating for leaac or control of both
Jhe Reading and Jersey Central railroad*.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. JUNE 8. 1900.
FIXED ADJOURNMENT HOUR.
SEAATE DEPLANED TO RECEDE
FROM ITS STAND.
Gave the House Until 5 O'Clook to
Accept the Senate Provision, in
the Naval Bill, Which the House
Did—Kefnsert to Ask Another Con
ference—A Fcjv Minor Bills Passed
and Thanks Tendered to Chairman
Frye.
Washington, June 7.—Congress adjourn
ed sine die at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
For the Senate it was a day of wait
ing. The naval appropriation bill—the
stumbling block to final adjournment—
could not be agreed to by the conferees
of the two houses, and the disagreement
was reported lo the Senate early in the
day. There was an evident disposition cn
the part of the Senate to make trouble
if the conferees should recede from the
Senate amendment as to the ocean sur
veys, and it was deemed the wiser policy
to afford the House an opportunity again
to pass upon the question.
At 3 o’clock, after several recesses had
been taken, the Senate was'advised that
the House had concurred in the amend
ments remaining in controversy, and soon
after the House resolution providing for
final adjournment was passed with an
amendment fixing the hour at 5 o'clock,
June 7.
It was not until 4:0 o'clock, twenty
minutes before the hour fixed for ad
journment, that the President pro tem
pore of the Senate (Mr. Frye) announced
his signature lo the naval bill. With some
other measures it was hurried to the
President, who was waiting in nls room
in the capitol, and was signed by him in
a few minutes.
The concluding hour was purely a so
cial session. No business beyond the
adoption of the customary resolution of
thanks to the chair (Mr. Frye) was ac
comp ished. Mr. Frye acknowledged the
compliment gracefully.
Fifty-eight House pension bills were
passed. An ineffectual attempt was made
by Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire to
obtain consideration for his resolution in
structing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to inquire into the constitution
ality of the electoral laws of certain
states.
Mr. Berry of Arkansas, and Mr. Pet
tus of Alabama, simultaneously objected.
XVonlfl Not Ask Conference,
At 11:45 the Senate took a recess for
one hour. On reconvening, Mr. Hale re
ported further disagreement on the naval
bill. He moved insistence on the Senate
amendment, and that a further conference
be asked. Mr. Chandler inquired why
another conference was requested, if the
conferees had determined not to agree.
Mr. Hale replied that an agreement in
most matters is always possible. Noth
ing remained In dispute except the cadet
and ocean survey matters. The armor
plate matter had been settled.
''The Senator means," said Mr. Bacon,
"that the House has accepted the Sen
ate's surrender.’’
Mr. Bacon contended the Senate con
ferees’ position would be made stronger
by not asking for another conference.
Mr. Hale modified his motion so as not
to request a further conference. The re
port and motion were agreed to.
Mr. Pettus offered a resolution declar
ing that the appropriations for the naval
service made for the present fiscal year
should be continued, so far as applicable
for the ensuing fiscal year. It was per
mitted to remain on the table.
The Senate then took a recess until 2
o’clock.
At 2 o’clock the Senate reconvened. A
bill amending the act incorporating the
supreme lodge of the Kntghts of Pythias
was passed. Shortly afterward another
recess was taken until 3 o’clock.
Bills donating a condemned cannon to
the Sons of Veterans and paying for corn
seized by troops during the Civil War
were then passed.
The adjournment resolution was passed.
Commander Todd Defended.
Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky resented the
attack made in the Houee last night by
Mr. Cannon upon Commander Todd, chief
of the hydrographic bureau of the navy
department.
“The official report of the proceedings
of this Congress," said Mr. Lindsay. "Im
pute falsehood to Commander Tcdd' I sub
mit to any gentleman whether Todd wan
guilty of falsehood, prevarication or want
of candor.”
Mr. Lodgp made a statement to show
that the attack upon Commander Todd
had been made in an effort to break down
one of the government surveys that an
other might be built up. He declared the
effort reflected no credit upon those re
sponsible for it.
Mr. Chandler in concurring In the re
marks of Mr. Lodge expressed the hope
that Congress soon would deal effectually
wlch the various surveys of the govern
ment. He thought Commander Todd had
violated the naval regulations in sending
out his letter, but that had suffered
enough.
Messrs. Allison and Cockrell were nam
ed as a committee to notify the President
the Senate was nearly ready to adjourn
and in a few minutes reported that the
President had no further communications
to make, and that he extended to Congresa
his felicitations on the great amount of
work accomplished.
Mr. Cockrell, Democrat, of Missouri,
offered a resolution lendering the Senate a
thanks to Mr. Frye for the dignified, im
partial and courteous manner with which
he presided, it was adopted unanimously.
.Mr, Frye acknowledged the uniform
kindness of the members toward him.
making hi* duty a pleasure, not a task,
and hoped "our dear Ixtrd will permit you
all. us all, to meet here In the chamber
next December.” Prolonged applause
greeted his remarks.
Precisely at 5 o’clock the gavel fell
and the session was at an end.
As the people were streaming from the
galleries a flne looking gray-halred man
rose In the gentleman’* gallery, and rais
ing hi* hat high above hi* head, and look
ing upward, shouted: "A message from
the great White Throne. Jesus Is coming
soon!" The man reeently made a similar
demonstration in the House.
LIBERAL LEADER TALKS.
Government Mmt Deal With Re-
Hill t * of the War.
London. June 7.—The Liberal leader In
the House of Commons. Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman, speaking at Glasgow- to
day, on the attitude of the opposition io
ward the South African question, said
it was for the government who had al
lowed the war, to deal with what It left
behind. The member* of the opposition,
he added, were only onlookers and critics.
The two conquererd repuhlk* must, in
some form, become state* of the British
empire.
The happiness of the Free Slat* could
be best effected by a return, a* near a*
possible *o th* government before, so
that the people might experience the least
possible change.
Orttanlarr* Were Released,
Indianapolis, Jun* 7.—New* from the
Tennessee district I* that John Guy und
J. W. Howe, who have been organizing
the miner* and were plowed JguilfL Oifcat,
been relsaegdy V t -y.; /** s
1 *t. ,v .Lif, **a ~
THE BOXERS’ PLOT THICKENS.
They Have Secured Arm* and Will
Continue Their Fight.
London, Junes —The situation In China,
as measured by abundant unofficial tele
grams, continues full of interesting pos
sibilities. but apparently it has not grown
worse during the last twenty-four hours,
although the favorite adjectives of Lon
don and continental commentators are
’’perilous,” "grave" and "dangerous."
The naval commanders in Chinese waters
have received identical instructions as to
procedure, the question of an emergency
being left to their discretion.
No fear is entertained for the safety
of the legations at Pekin. European
residents, however, are escaping from the
capital to the coast. Pekin is still under
control, according to a dispatch to the
Morning Post, dated yesterday, but in a
very excited state. A thousand foreign
guards were garrisoning the foreign
houses. Six hundred international troops
are at Tien Tsin with six guns. A dis
patch to the Dally Mail from Shanghai,
dated June 7, takes a gloomy view of
things, which are pictured as going from
bad to worse. The correspondent says:
"The authorities are displaying pal
pably general suplnenees in dealing with
the Boxers, nnd the Boxers are more and
more taking matters into their own hands.
The Boxer revolt is spreading, and is
rapidly changing its character. The Box
ers are getting arms, preparing to meet
force with force.
"There has been no communication be
tween Pekin and Tien Tsin. since Tu.e
dav, although one miserable half-heaitel
attempt has been made by Chinese sol
diery to reach the capital. The troops were
fired upon and the train had to come
hack. Another station has been burned on
the line."
A news agency dispatch from Tien Tsin,
dated yesterday, says:
"The Boxers are stili raiding and pil
laging over a wide area. They have
wrecked and burned the stations at Long
Fong and Langoo. It has been definitely
ascertained that Mme. Astier and Messrs.
Ossent and Cade® have been murdered.
Gen. Nieh claim® to have defeated tha
Boxers, kilting 500.”
GERMANS WILL TAKE A HAND.
Will Art in Concert With the Other
Powers In China.
Berlin, June 7.—The officer commanding
the German squadron at Che Foo, has
been directed by cable to send a detach
ment of sailor® nnd marine® to Tien Tsin,
and, offer conferring with the German
minister at Pekin, to arrange with the
commanders of the other squadrons re
garding further measures to be, taken for
the protection of Europeans.
H is understood that Germany has offi
cially declared her readiness to act in
concert with the other powers. But hav
ing no Interests outnlde of Shang Tung
province, she 1s not disposed to take the
leading part in intervention in China
The German newspapers claim to have
discovered that the alleged aecret agree
ment arrived at between Russia and Japan,
to act together against Great Britain in
the Far East, Is purely ficUViou® The
National Zeltung avers that Great Brit
ain etands hand In glove with Japan.
WILL PROTECT RAILROADS.
llrftlah Have Landed More Treopt
Than All Other Power*.
London, June 7.—A special dispatch
from Shanghai, dated 7:30 p. m., to-day.
says the Dowager Empress has ordered
Gen. Neth Si Chong, with 3.000 men, to
protect the railroad at Pekin,
A severe fight, it is added, has occurred
with the "Boxers," whose ranks Include
mony soldiers from other generals’ com
mands. When the battle ended, 200 deed
were left on the field. The dispatch goe*
on to say:
“One hundred and eighty British ma
rines, with a machine gun. are about to
force a passage from Tien Tsin to
Pekin. Altogether about 900 British have
been landed from the fleet, a greater
number than have landed from the com.
bined vessels of the other powers. This
evidence of Great Britain's Intention to
assert her position strongly, gives great
satisfaction here.”
An Austrian Crnlsea, Too.
Vienna, June 7.—The Austrian cruiser
Zenta ha* been instructed to lake part in
the projected blockade, if finally decided
upon.
SEVERE WORK OF WINDSTORM.
Slnfli Property Destroyed nnd a
Paascngfr Train Wrerked.
Parsons, Kan., June 7.—A severe wind
storm swept over this section, doing much
damage to buildings, fences, trees and
growing crops. The elevator at St. Paul,
Kan., was destroyed.
At Emporia, Kan., the Crown Point
Milling plant and other institutions were
badly damaged by the wind and lightning.
At Miami, I. TANARUS., a livery stable was
wrecked and Thomas Skinner blown
against a tree and killed.
The westbound St. Louis and San Fran
cisco passenger train was wrecked thl*
morning two miles west of Oswego by a
windstorm. The entire train was twisted
loose from th© engine, lifted from the
track. - and two express cars full of fruit
were thrown about twenty feet and drop
ped on one side.
WARNING WAS NOT GIVEN.
A Dozen People Knocked From the
Top of a Tally-Ho.
Chicago, June 7.—A tally-ho passed un
der the Illinois Central track at Fifty
first street to-night without the driver
giving warning to those who were sit
ting on the top seat*, and a dozeji of them
were soraprl from their position*, and
thrown to the pavement. Those severely
hurt, are:
Miss Martha Matlock, gash cut In head
and body bruised. H. A. Service, head
cut and right foot crushed; F. B. Blanche,
head and hand* cut; Miss Mabel Law
rence, head cut and hand crushed; Miss
Laura Mclntyre, right foot crushed and
hand cut.
NOMINATED A REPUBLICAN,
Ohio Democrat* May Now Ask for
Hla Re*lgnatlon.
Shelby, 0., June 7.—The Democrats of
the fourteenth district to-day nominated
William G. Sharpe of Lorhine county for
Congress. In addressing the convention
later, Mr. Sharpe admitted that, he had
supported McKinley In 1896. Delegate*
say a demand for hi* reslganlton will be
made. The reeolutlon adopted by the con
vention Indorses Bryan and the Chicago
platform.
Trouble on the Gold Coast* A
London. June I.—Th* Dally
following dispatch from Arcr*B
ttrday: f
"It 1* practically certain thalG .*• ~
1* still Invested. No runner,!. j M jf
through. ,
"The advancing' relief col
wYh d^ywauuea-
BOERS WILL FIGHT IT OUT.
KRKiER SAYS THEY WILL CON
TIM E TO THE END.
Trannvnal rrewilenf Interviewed n
Hl* Private Far at Nluelmdodorp.
That la the l v re*ent Boer Capital.
Feel* That Hi* Wife In Safe in
Pretoria—Removal of Britinli Prin
on e rn—-800 rn Cnrrioil Off Mach
Treanure Froui Pretoria.
London. June 8,3 a. m.—The executive
officers of the Transvaal government ore
in a military car. which is shunted on a
switch at Machadodorp station. Presi
dent Kruger da used the interior of the
coach to be constructed some time ago
with the a view to contingencies that have
now arrived.
A correspodent of the Daily Express who
went from Lorenzo Marques to see Presi
dent Kruger, was received yesterday.
The President sat smoking a long pipe.
He looked worried, hut his bearing was
quiet and determined. He did not make
the least objection to being interviewed.
The correspondent was equipped for the
interview' by cables from London.
“Yes.” &aid President Kruger, “it Is
quite true that the British have occupied
Pretoria. This, however, does not end the
war. The burghers are fully determined
to fight to the last. They will never sur
render so long as 600 armed men. remain
in the country. I feel deeply encouraged
by the fine work Sfeyn and DeWet ore
doing lu ihe Free State.”
The correspondent suggested that the
war was over, inasmuch as the capital
had been taken.
“The capital!” exclaimed President Kru
ger, with energy. "What is capital?
It does not consist of any particular col
lection of bricks and mortal*. The capital
of the republic, the seat of government,
is in this car. There is no magic
about any special site. Our country is in
vaded. it is true, hut it is not conquered.
The government is still effective.”
Why Ho Left Pretoria.
Referring to the reasons why he left
Pretoria. Mr. Kruger said:
“I was not foollsn enough to be taken
prisoner. 1 provided this means of loco
motion precisely for the same reason as
our burghers supply themselves with
horses when they take the held.
“It is necessary that 1 should be able
to move quickly from place to place. That
is all. By and by this can will take me
back to Pretoria. For the present it ena
bles me to ko p away from Pretoria,
where I could be of no service and where
1 should only play into the hands of the
er-emy.”
“They say. Mr. Kruger,” remarked the
correspondent, “that, you have brought
with you gold to the value of £2,000,000.”
“It Is not true.” replied (he President.
“Whatever monetary resources 1 may
have with me arc simply those which we
require for state purposes. At the same
time I am not going to tell you where our
treasure is. Let Lord Roberts find it if
he can.”
“They also say in England. Mt. Kruger,
that you contemplate •iking refuge on a
Dutch msrv-of -war at Lorenzo Marque#."
“That, again, is a lie.” retorted the
President, with vehemence. “I know of no
Dutch war vessel. 1 am not contemplat
ing taking refuge anywhere. I shall not
leave my country. There will bo no need
for me to do anything of the kind.”
The correspondent: “Then, sir, there Is
much surprise at your having left Mrs.
Kruger behind.”
President Kruger: “But why? Mrs.
Kruger is quite safe In Pretoria. She
would only be pul to personal inconven
ience here. Ail between
U Is stopped, of course; but she will awnit
my return with calmness and courage. She
Is a brave woman. J am here awaiting
further information. We are surrounded
by faithful burghers and are quite safe.”
War In Not Yet Over.
State Secretary Reitz remarked:
“You may depend upon it that the war
i* not yet over. Guerilla warfare will con
tinue over an enormous area. We intend
to fight to the bitter end and shall prob
ably retire upon Lydenburg, where we. can
hold out for many months.”
“Yes," observed Mr. Kruger, "It is only
now that the real struggle has begun.
1 fear that there will *■ 111 be much blood
shed, but the fault is that of the British
government.”
Then, raising his voice to an almost pas
sionate height. Mr. Kruger exclaimed:
“The time has passed for us to talk.
We have done plenty of that, but It has
done us no good. There is nothing left
for us to do but to keep on fighting, to
keep on fighting.
The ctorrespondent who secured the In
terview telegraphed It direct from Macha
dodorp station ysterdy. when the wires
were working as usual to Lorenzo Mar
ques.
Nine hundred British prisoner® arrived
Tuesday at Nooltgedacht. They are pen
ned in a barbed wire enclosure of four
acres on the open veldt.
According to a dispatch from Lorenzo
Marques, dated yesterday, Lord Roberts
1* reported to have intercepted two trains’
full leaving the vicinity of Pretoria.
Sltuntion nt Pretoria.
Telegrams from the British side are ex
ceedingly Bcanty. Two brief one® re
ceived from Pretoria say that Mrs. Kru
ger Is still occupying the presidency, and
that a number of engines and cars have
been secured.
The British, under Maj. DeLlsle, cap
tured n machine gun, and caused the
Boers heavy loss, the British casualties
being slight.
Boer oflioialß removed £300,000 in gold
from the national bank June 4, but did
not touch the cash holdings of the other
banks.
Some of the Boers are surrendering vol
untarily and the townspeople of Pretoria
are described as showing considerable
enthusiasm over the British arrival. Mr
Prevost Battersby In a dispatch to the
Morning Post from Pretoria, dated June
6. says:
"The Boers pledged themselves to
twenty British officers riot to take the
British prisoners away if these offl. ers
would control them and prevent art out
break. Nevertheless they began their re
moval. After 900 had been taken, British
shells struck a train that was loading and
the Boers desisted and retired.
"The British officers at Daspoort re
fused to leave their quarters and made
the Boer commandant a prisoner, releas
ing him at midnight on condition that he
would cancel the order for the removal or
the prisoners. The Pretoria forts were
founiT without guns. All the artillery had
been gotten away.”
Arother dispatch says:
"Sixteen hundred British prisoner* were
removed. After the government had taken
away most of the stores the burgher*
W're given a free hand to help themselves.
Ail the Brl ish found was a few hundred
bags of coffee and sugar."
BILLER ASKED A SURRENDER.
British ft Isoarra Taken to an Un
healthr Location.
London, Jun* 7 —ln th* *b*cnc of any
fMig frem British sources enilghfer.ln*
•he Bor statement that Qen. Buller re
quested a three days’ armistice, the mlll-
Bery qgtPMl* here are Inclined to hglleve
a revised version of the story wlrt'efiow
tthot Gtn, Builer summoned the
to surrender or evacuate their positions
within three days, failing which he will
attack them.
According to a dispatch from Lorenzo
Marquez under to-day’s date the Boers
under Gen. Botha are again concentrating
in the neighborhood of Hatherly, twelve
mi’es eastward of Pretoria. From the
>ame source it is reported that the Brit
ish prisoners are being removed to Nooig
edacht, an unhealthy spot in the Elands
valley. About 300 men arrived there June
5. and 700 reached the place June 6. These
probably constitute the portion of the
prisoners which Lord Roberts reported
had been shifted from Waterval.
The si rained relations between the sec
retary of state for war. the Marquis of
Lansdowno, and the British commander
in-chief of the forces, Lord Wolseley, ap
rear to have reached such a pitch that but
for (he exigencies of the situation Lord
Wolselev would have resigned. It seems
that Lord Lansdow’nc attempted to usurp
some of the authority always heretofore
wielded by the commander-ln-chief and
the latter Is now taid to have laid the
whole matter before Lord Salisbury.
The list of casualties now coming
through indicates that there was severe
fighting before the Thirteenth Yeomanry
surrendered. Already the names of nine
teen men killed and twenty-eight wounded
have been issued. The killed include Sir
John Elliott Cecil Power, baronet, and
among the wounded is the Earl of Long
ford.
MINNESOTA TOWN WIPED OIT.
Fire Destroyed fftOO.OOO Worth of
Property at Virginia.
Duluth. Minn., June 7.—The entire bufd
nes and most of the residence section of
the town of Virginia, on the Mesaba Iron
range, was wiped out of existence to-day
by fire.
In one hour's time, fully 125 buildings
were reduced tq ashes. Telegraphic com
munication was cut off Foon after the first
news of the fire came and was not re
sumed until this evening. The flames
broke out at the. Moon &. Kerr mill, cn
the shore of Silver Lake, southwest of
the town. The plant consist a of a number
of large buildings beside the mill and it
was among these that the fire started.
The main business section of the city
is about five blocks from the mill and ovrr
thiß intervening territory the Hamm
spread, being carried, directly to the busi
ness buildings by a high wind. Within
one hour the fire destroyed everything
betweerf the mill and the railroad station,
right blocks away.
The path of the flame was as clean cut
as that of a cyclone, an indication of the
great force of the wind. O. D. Kenny’s
bank, situated In a two-story frame build
ing, was in rudns ten miufes after the
flames reached it. The territory over
which the fire traveled covered about
twelve blocks about nine of which were
thickly built up.
To-night there is not a business house,
hotel or store standing in Virginia. The
residence portion of the town was only
partially burned. The schoolhouae and
most of the churches were untouched.
The loss is estimated at $600,000. The In
surance is believed to be not over $125,000.
The Moon & Kerr saw mi l was burned,
but the stock of cut lumber is thought to
have been saved. The water plant of the
city was directly In th* path of the flames.
The terrific force of the flames is shown
by the fact that they jumped the rail
road tracks at the eastern side of the vil
lage. cleared a half-mfie of tarren ground
nnd burned three b?er houses and several
railroad cars of the Duluth and Iron
Range Railroad. 8o far as known no lives
were lost.
The people are in urgent need of relief.
There is little food left in the town and
women, and children are without places
to sleep or any rovering.
The fire was over at 4 o’clock. Loss
probably $400,000. About one hundred
building* were burned ahogether, prac
tically in the business section alone.
FOUR KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Not n Mark NYan I,eft on the Bodies
of the Dead Men.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 7 —Tom Jenkins,
Peter York, Harry Davis and Peter Wig
gins, all colored, employe* of the MerrlU-
Stevens Engineering Company were kill
ed by lightning,at 4 o'clock this afternoon
while nt work under the stenmer* Com
modore Barney, hauled out on the ways
at South Jacksonville.
Fourteen other men were shocked, some
of them seriously. Wiggins’ neck was
broken but not n mark appeared on the
body of either of the dead men. Several
of the Injured have their scalps badly torn
and lacerated.
The boll struck a large chain that is
used in the ways to haul out the steamer*,
and ran down to the men who were’ at
work on the hull. Of the Injured four are
white mechanics.
LED INTO FILIPINO AMBUSH.
Copt. Uren*barv tin* Radiy Monndrd
in the Head.
Manila, June 7.—Capt. Frank F. Cren
shaw, with forty men of the Twenty
elgthth Infantry, while scouting near
Tael, was led Into an ambush by a guide.
Capt. Crenshaw was badly wounded in
the head and one private, was wounded.
The atnbushers were scattered, leaving
ten men dead and thre4 wounded on the
field.
Capt. Flint, while scouting five miles
east of Blancoboto, Bulacan province, had
a slight brush with the enemy. Flint and
two privates were wounded.
SAVANNAH IAN KILLED A MAN.
*
J. T. Bryce Shot a .famalran at San
tiago dr Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba, June 7.— J. T. Bryce
of Savannah killed a Jamaican named
Constantine last night In a fight growing
out of a remark by Bryce that if the
Americans, Instead of the English, had
been fighting the Boers, the Transvaal
war would have terminated long ago.
It is claimed by Bryce that he acted in
self-defense.
The British consul and Col. Whiteside,
the department commander, are Investi
gating the case.
CUT IN TWO BY A SAW.
Young Man Met a Horrible Death
Near Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald. Ga., June 7.—At Grantham’s
saw mill, six miles from this place to
day, Joe Ewing, the oldest son of Hon.
Daniel Ewing, met a horrible 'death, by
falling upon a circular saw.
He was near the saw. and In some man
ner fell upon It, end was cut entirely
In two before rh* saw could be stopped.
He lingered but a short time In most hor
hlble agony. He was 20 years of age.
The funeral Mrvlces will be held on Sun
4y* . , _ ,
Arrest of a Robber.
Kansas City. Jun* 7.—John oJ’wi*. who
It 1* alleged, held up the clerk* in the
Coates House on the nlghl of May 2f>. se
curing 12.000 worth ot monty' ouit jcwflry,
WOJB MlMttd' '-flf s .
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIME6-A-WKKK.SI A TEAK
HILL FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
CLAY SUGGESTS THE POSSIBILITY
OF HIS NOMINATION.
Believe* the Yorker Would Ran
on br Tick®! With Bryan—lf Ha
Dor* Not Hr Hay Br Made Cam.
nalrn Manager In the Eaat or
National Chairman—Prealdent Mc-
Kinley to Look Out for Bynum of
Indiana.
Washington, June 7—Senator Clay is
quoted by the Washington Ttmes as sug
gesting the possibility of the nomination
of former Senator David B. Hill, of New
York, for the vice presidency. The Geor
gia Senator, who is on his way home, la
quoted as saying:
"1 see that the Times is calling atten
tion In a forcible way to the probability
of the nomination of David Bennett Hill
ort the ticket with Mr. Bryan. Hill’s mas
tery of the situation in New York and
his espousal of Bryan have again placed
him in a commanding position. In spite
of his strong fight against us at Chicago
four years ago. he has never lost his won
derful popularity with the Democratic
masses, and while I am not prepared to
advocate the selection of anybody at
this time os Mr. Bryan’s running
mate. I feel certain that If a
movement should be started at Kan
sas City for Hill. It would prove very
popular.
"Of course. T am not authorized to
speak for Mr. Hill, but I believe he would
accept the nomination for Vice President
if the convention should tender it to him.
However, if Mr. Hill should not be put
forward for Vice President. I dare say
there will be a universal demand for his
direct connection in an important capac
ity with the. management of Mr. Bryan *
campaign. It may be that he will ha
asked to manage the campaign In the
East, of course with special reference
to New York; or probably he would he
available for the head of the National
Committee in the event that Senator
Jones does not again wont that position,
and that Mr. Bryan would consent to
Senator Jones declining re-election to tb*
chairmanship.
"At any rate. It 1® assured that
the party organization lr to have the val
uable aid of the astute Hill In the cam
paign this year, and I believe that mean*
a great deal The country no longer re®
gards Hill as a cheap politician. HA is
looked U|ion as one of the biggest men lit
the nation, and the Democratic masses
everywhere recognize in him a loyal and
Intelligent partisan and a shrewd and re
sourceful leader.”
May Look Out for Bynum.
It was rumored around the White UTbuae
this morning that the President will tem
porarily care for William D. Bynum of
Indiana, by appointing him to a place on
the code commission. The billet is good fey
about two years at go.COO a year, and It
need not Interfere seriously with any oth
er plana which the HooeJer stateman may
have on hand.
Sine* the action of the Senate In refualoft
to eon'ftrm Mr Bynum for appointment as
a member of the beard of survey for the
port of New York, there has been much
quiet speculation as to what action the
President would take in looking out for
his neighbor to the westward. That
board of survey post wo* one of the finest
appointments In the gift of the executive.
It is a life job at 17.500 a year, and it is
practically a sinecure. The only qualifi
cation demanded was that one should b
a Democrat. The laws governing the
bonrd require that one member should be
a straight member of the Democracy.
The President at no time had any idea
of withdrawing the objectionable name.
Now that Bynum Is practically out of the
race for the New York place, It is believed
he may get the vacancy on the code com
mission to succeed Mr. Culberson of Tex
as. A number of men have been talked of
for this place, among them Representative
Catching* of Mississippi. It seems not im
probable. however, that the plum will fall
to the Hooslrr statesman.
REORGANIZATION DEFEATED.
Mra. Loirs AVIII Again Re Prealdent
of Women'n Clnbs.
Milwaukee, June 7.—After one of the
molt spirited session ever held by the gen
eral federation of woman's clubs the long
discussed question of reorganization was
defeated to-day by a vote of 498 to 298.
In the detailed vote by states for and
against reorganlzaion. respectively. Flori
da cast five for and three against; Georgia
cast ail Its ten votes against; North Cam
lina, one each way; South Carolina, ho|fc
Its two votes for reorganization; Virginia,
one against, none for. It la believed that
the tblor question will be left to the dis
cretion of the new board of directors.
Mrs. Williamson of New Jersey with
drew from the presidential contest to-day,
leaving n clear field for Mrs. Lowe ol
Georgia.
Lade to-night the Nominating Committee
arranged this ticket for presentation to
the convention to-morrow:
For President, Mrs. Rebecca Lowe of
Georgia; vice president, Mrs. Charles Den
nison of New York; recording secretary,
Mrs. Harriet Fox of Michigan; corre
sponding secretary, Mrs. George Kendrick
of Pennsylvania; treasurer, Mrs. Emma
Van Vechten of lowa.
Directors: Mrs. Charles K. Fairbanks,
of Indiana; Mrs. Edward L. Buchwalte*
of Ohio; Mrs. Annie West of Massachu
setts; Mrs. Mary Lockwood of the Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Margaret F.
Evans of Minnesota; Mrs. W. J. Christia
of Montana; Mra. IJlltan Streetor of New
Hampshire; Mr-. W. T. Goad of South
Dakota; Mrs. Prlddy of Kansas.
PRESIDENT AT THE CAPITOL.
Natal Appropriation Bill Received
Hla Signature.
Washington. June 7 —The President was
at the capitol for about an hour and a
half to-day taking his departure Immedi
ately after lhe final adjournment at 6 o'-
clock. He was again accompanied by his
cabinet but there were comparatively few
bills requiring attention and neither ths
President nor his advisers found their tlm*
wholly occupied.
The naval appropriation bill was a mea
sure of general Importance signed during
the day.
STOPPED THE BULL FIGHTS.
Pabltc Protested Against the Dls*
graceful Scenes.
Parts, June 7—la consequence of th*
disgraceful scenes at tha recent bull
fight at Duetl and of the protests of thg
public, the prefect of the department ol
Selne-et-Olte has decided to leeue a decree
prohibiting any fights In that department.
This decision puts a atop U> the prepara
tions tor building an arena at Montmo
renol by a company headed by tha cele
brated Spanish matador Mazssntlno. wht
wished to provide amusement for visitant
to the exposition. ,
Earthquake' In’California.
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