The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, June 14, 1900, Image 1
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Chinese Entrenching to Stop
Advance of Troops.
CONS ON BRITISH LEGATION
Chinese Artillery Also Trained on
American Mission,
Hussion* Hits Landed 2.000 Troops
nt Tnku— -Minister Conger Wants
2.000 Asitrlesn Troops—Effort to
Prevent Partition of China—tinr
rfer of Japanese Cbaneollor and
Attacks on Other Foreign Official*
Have Given the .Situation a Most
Serious Aspect.
London, June 14, 5:05 a. m.~Pekin ap
pears to be completely Isolated. None of
the morning papers or news agencies has
a word from there direct to-day.
The latest message received in London
Is the one announcing that the Chinese
are entrenching outside the capital.
4:20 a. m.—The Chinese are entrenching
outside of Pekin to oppose the advance of
the international column. A dispatch from
Tien Tsin dated Tuesday, June 12, says:
"1 learn that the Chin*e have guns
trained on the American mission and the
British' legation.
• Two thousand Russian cavalry and in
fantry. with artillery, have landed at
Taku.”
The Shanghai correspondents report
that i'nited States Minister Conger by
courier, asks for 2,000 United S:ates
troops.
The question cf provisioning the relief
feroe is already difficult, and it is pre
dicted at Shanghai that it will become
acute.
Want to Prevent Partition.
The leading members of the reform
Tarty, representing fifteen out of eigh
teen provinces, are at Shanghai. A dis
patch to the Daily Mail, dated yesterday,
says they are sending a petition to the
I'nited States. Great P.ritain and Japan,
praying those powers to take joint ac
tion against any attempt on the part of
the other powers to partition Jhe em
pire, and they implore the powers thus
addressed to rescue the Emperor.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that
the ships of the Russian Pacific squadron
on the active list, as well as those at
Vladivostok, Jtave been ordered to pro
ceed, with ail haste, to Chinese waters.
The foreign office confirms the report of
an engagement between troops of the in
ternational column and the Boxers on
Monday. It says that “about Übrty-flve
Chinese were killed."
JAPAN WITH OTHER POWERS.
That Nation Not No,v Contemplating
War l pon China.
London, June 13.—1n regard to the re
ports that Japan Is about to declare war
on China, it was learned by a representa
tive of the Associated Press at the
Japanese embassy to-day that the atti
tude of Japan in the Chinese crisis Is to
co-operate loyally with the European
Powers. In (he existing situation Japan
would not be willing to see any single
power take the lead.
The murder of the Chancellor of the
Japanese legation a Pekin is regarded us
likely to lead to serious complication, but
no decision has been reached by Japan
as to what political measures would be
necessary to meet the situation.
EMPRESS’ ( HANGE OF FRONT.
She Does Not Object to Presence ot
Foreign Troops.
Washington, June 13. —Official informa
tion was received here this afternoon from
the foreign office of one of the most im
portant continental Powers stating that
the Tsung I,i Ifamen had notified the min
ister of that Power at Pekin that the
Dowager Empress would not object to the
presence of foreign troops in China's ter
ritory.
The change of front came as a distinct
surprise to officials and diplomats, as ill
the reports up to this time had pictured
the Empress Dowager as intensely hos
tile to the foreigners, and as the real spirit
behind, the Boxers’ anti-foreign uprising.
The supposed attitude of the Empress
gave much concern to the authorities here
end at other capitals, as it was feared it
would eventuate in an open declaration
by the government of China agninst the
presence of the foreign troops. This would
have raised anew com pi lent ion, placing
the foreign forces now advan ing on Pekin
In the attitude of resisting the sovereign
authority of China over her own terri
tory, instead of assisting China in a sup
pression of disorder. The Empress Dowa
ger’s a. -quiescence in the plans of the Pow
ers is felt to remove a threatened compli
cation, and at the same time to give evi
dence that the Empress Dowager is no
longer yielding to the anti-foreign c lamor.
In official Russian quarters the rumors
that the Empress Dowager has sought
• refuge at the Russian legation in Pe
kin are discredited, and ore resented as a
bit of inspired intrigue designed to create
the impression that Russian sympathies
•re with the anti-foreign element.
QUESTION'S SERIOUS FHASIi
Attacks of Boxers on Foreign Diplo
matic Officials.
'Washington, June 13.—Official dispatches
received in diplomatic quarters in Wash
ington show- that the rioting at Pekin has
reached an acute stage, with Ihe rioters
directing a number of assaults against
members of the different foreign legations
there.
One of these dispatches state* that the
secretary of the Belgian legation was at
tacked two successive times on 'Monday
•nd escaped after being maltreated by the
mob. 6n the same day two officials of the
British ligailcn. serving os student Inter
preters. were attacked by a large crowd
of roughs. The young Englishmen held
tti* attacking party back for a time, but
when the mob threatened to close til on
them, they drew levolvers, and by a thow
§atnmnul) (Uornimi ffetoj.
cf force, made their retreat without boJily
iujury.
About the {-ante time the British slimmer
quarter:-, fourteen miles from Pekin, were
burning down These quarter*? were quite
extensive and hai just hern completed,
i hey belonged to the British government,
and rot to Sir Claude MacDonald, the
British minister at Pekin, which gives
added significance to the depravation.
The killing of the Chancellor of the
Japanese legation a? Pekin, Sugiy.ama
Akira, is not referred to in the official
dispatches received here, but full credit
is given to this report by the Japanese of
ficials, who are personally acquainted
wi<h Mr. Akira, and with many of the
circumstances detailed.
The killing of a member of the diplo
matic body and the. foregoing assaults
upon the officials of foreign countries are
regarded as presenting the most serious
phase of the situation that has thus far
occurred.
TOHh lOh \ fiOES TO I HE FOO.
Gunboat Supposed to Hare B<"C*n Or
dered There ly tiompff.
Washington, June 13. The Navy De
partment has. been informed that the
Yorktown sailed yesterday from Shang
hai for Che Foo.
The United States consul at Che Foo
informed tho State Department yesterday
of Boxer disturbances at that place, but
no particulars were furnished. Che Foo
is on the northern coast of the Shan
Tung peninsula.
It appears that the movement of the
Yorktown from Shanghai to Che Fno was
not directed from Washington, and it is
assumed that the order was issued by
Admiral Kcmpff, thr senior officer of the
United States squadron in Chinese waters.
At Che Foo, the Yorktown would be with
in a day’s sail of the admiral’s flagship
a? Taku. *She should arrive at Che Foo
Friday or Saturday of this week.
.nTi-i’OidiPdEKs n \nf;d.
Minlutrr (onger Report* the Situa
tion I* I nimproved.
Washington, June 13.—A cablegram has
been received at the State Department
from Minister Conger, at Pekin, st ring
that Tuan, the father of the heir ap
parent, has been appointed president of
the T.-ung Li Yamen; also that three of
the new ministers have b:en appointed,
all affiliated with the party-opposed to for
eigners.
On tlie whole, Mr. Conger reports the
situation as* not materially improved.
Guards are repairing the railway and as
soon as they have arrived at Pekin it is
Mr. Conger’s l belief .that the safety of the
foreigners at that capital will be assured.
REMEY WANTS MORE MARINES.
Department Ha* Already Arranged
to Send a Battalion.
Washington. June 13.—The Navy De
partment has received the following ca
blegram from Admiral Remy at Cavite,
dared yesterday:
“Army,turned over Cavite peninsuli
and Basilan Inland to naval control and
defense.. The army also wants to give up
Olongapo. We cannot take the la-H-r
v. hile short of marines. The Solace, with
six officers, intended for Guam, and one
hundred marines, has been sent to
KempiY. Can the department send a bat
talion of marines to the Philippines?
Think it important that the former Span
ish naval station be under navy control.
Additional forces needed, if the navy is to
secure navai station a t the present time.
The Yorktown has been placed at
Kempff’s disposal. The Castine is u
Shanghai and her repairs will be complet
ed July 20. The \ustma is at Canton with
orders to proceed to Swa tow and Amoy.”
The navy department already had taken
steps to e nd more marines to Manila be
fore flie appeal of Admiral Remey came.
Tho formal announcement took the shape
of this bulletin:
“Measure* are being taken at <he navy
department to send a battalion of marines
to the Philippines to replace about eighty
marines who have been sent to Chinese
waters.”
A rnerin' 1 ' battalion is only about 250
strong. The men could be gathered up at
short notice from the marines now at
ihe naval academy and the New York,
League Island and Washington navy
yards, so it is expected that they will be
on their way to Manila by Aug. 1, at the
latest.
li is figured at the department Chat there
are now about 2,000 marines in Ihe Phil
ippines and nt Guam, the largest part of
the force not afloat being stationed ai the
Cavite naval station.
SOLACE SAILED FOR TAKU,
She ( arriesin Hundred Marine* for
Admiral Kemp AT.
Manila, June 13—The United (States
hospital ship Solace sail d* at midnight
last night, having on board one hundred
marines and live officers, MaJ. Waller
c;mma tiding. in iespon.-e to the tele
graphic request sent (von) Tong Ku, June
11. by . Reir Admiral Krmpff. Thirty
o.her marines left last we k on the
United S'ates gunboat Nashville, bound
lor Tkn Ttein.
The marines on the Solace had bofn des
tined lor Guam. It is believed that
others will be sane (here later on. A
sur ply sh p will leave Mrs Wfek and p s
Bibly the cruiser New Orleans will sail
!aUr.
MX 15DE81.0 AT TSI \G HI A.
Dr. Kdim G. Terry n Victim of the
Hosier Disturbance*.
New York. June 13.—News has been re
ceived in this city of the murder of Dr.
Edna G. Terry, in charge of the station
of the Methodist Episcopal Women’s For
eign Missionary Society at Tsung Hua.
Chinn. The tidings came in the shape of
tho following message to Dr. Terry’s
brother-in-law:
“Dr. Terry murdered. Break news gent
ry.”
This was the first indication of trouble
at Tsung Hua. Later the Methodist Epis
copal Board received this messoge, dated
Tien Tsln, June 12:
“Hopkin* and Hayner safe.”
The persons named are missionaries at
Tsung Hua.
More Troop* for Tien Tin.
Hong-Kong, June 13.—The steamer Hoy*
tien has been chartered to convey UX>
troops to Tien Tsin. She is bring fitted
by the artificers of the Terrible. Tho
troops* to-day drew theb* field equipments.
The date of their departure has net n en
made known.
Itrttt*li Troop* Get Bendy.
fjeng Kong, June I?.—Orders have b*n
issued to the contingent of British troop*
here for servhe in th* north
to sail fer Tkn Tsin Jun* 11. MaJ. Mor
ris. of ttie Artillery, will be in command.
Mr*. Gladstone \ cry fnu.
linden. June 14.—1 t was announced
evening that Mrs. William K. Gladstone
was not expected to live through the
night, %
SAVANNAH. GA., THURSDAY. JUNE 14. 1903.
OFFICE HOLDERS TOO ACTIVE.
INVESTIGATION OF ALABAMA PAR
TISANS IS WANTED.
Republican National Committee Re
timed to Sent All but One of Seven
Contenting: Delegation* From Ala
bama—Pnyne Introduced Revolu
tion Asking; President to lnveatl
gate of Improper Action* of Ala
bama Officials.
Philadelphia, June 13.—The Republieart
National Committee met at the Hotel
Walton at noon to-day and immediately
began the investigation of contest cases
preparatory to the formation of the tem
porary roll for ihe national convention.
Chairman Hanna was not present when
the committee was convened, and Henry
C. Payne, member from Wisconsin, was
chosen to preside in his place. Senator
Hanna came in from Washington about
half past one o'clock, but he did not as
sume the duties of the chair during the
afternoon.
The afternoon- session was devoted to
hearing the recital of testimony and to
arguments In the contest from the state
of Alabama. There were seven contests
from this state, including those over the
representation from the state at large,
and those from the Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Districts. Half
an hour on each side was given to the
contestants on the state delegation and
fifteen minutes to each side in the dis
trict cases. ‘
The hearing in the main consisted of
recitals cf potty acts and of intimidation
from both sides of the controversy and
in some cases affidavits' were read in
which the witness had testified on both
sides fcf the case, giving absolutely con
tradictory testimony. ■
The principal development of the day,
however, consisted in bringing out the
fact that the federal office-holders in Ala
bama and some of those from the state
who are employed in Washington, had
been extremely active in shaping the re
sult of contests for delegates.
Vntft hnu vs. Wickcmhara.
In the state congest there were two fac
tions. one of which was known as
tie Vaughan faction, represented by
District Attorney Vaughan, and the oth
er headed by District Attorney Wi. k r
sham. The technical grounds of the con
test had reference to the regularity end
irregularity of the two delegations. Mr.
Vaughan is now chairman of the State
Central Committee and is a. candidate fer
re-election. The controversy grew out ef
his renewed aspirations. He appeared be
fore ihe committee, in support of his dele
gation, as Mr. Wickersham did in th*
interest of his followers.
It developed during the hearing hat p.e
vious to the beginning of the campaign
for the election of delegates, a number
of office-holders met in Washington and
resolved that “as it. was the wish of ihe
President cf the T*nited States that no
federal office-holders should participa'o
in the selection of delegaes. they would
refrain from taking any part in either
♦he primaries or m ibo Seat* Conven
tion.”
The further tvas developed that
notwithstanding this action cn their part,
most of the participants in this meeting
hurried to their homes and immediately
started carapa'gns in behalf of their fa
vorites with a vi-w of controlling the
state delegation and federal patronage.
Commit tee matt Joseph Manley of Maine
offered the following resolution as the
of the committee:
“Resolved—That the committee decline*
to place on the temporary roll any con
testing delegates or alternates from
Alabama except in the case of the Ninth
district, anj in that A. D. Wimbs and J.
D. Hughes and their alterna*el* be placed
upon the temporary i oil.
Want* an Invrntigntioii.
This resolution was speedily adopted and
it was hardly disposed of when Commit
teeman Payne, who had been acting a?
temporary chairman, introduced the fol
low-ing resolution:
“Resolved. That this committee requests
the President of the United States to di
rect the proper officers" to cause an inves
tigation into the facts and doings of cer
tain federal officeholders ih the state of
Alabama in connection with the election
of delegates to the primary conventions
and to the State and District Conventions
hold in said state tp elect delegates to the
Naional Convention to be held In Philadel
phia on the 19th instant, and if the facts
as stated In the hearing held before said
committee regarding the contest in said
districts and state Ire true, this commit
tee asks, not ip the interest of the Repub
lican party. but of the country that such
action shall be taken as. the good of the
public interest requires.”
In presenting the resolution Mr. Payne
said that he introduced it because of the
evident pernicious activity of the office
holders in the campaign and said that
he believed it would be a very serious
mistake for the committee to fail to ask
that official recognition be taken of this
infraction of the laws of the country.
The committee had, however; agreed to
take a recess after the disposal of the
Alabama eases and Mr. Payne requested
that action be postponed until to-morrow.
The Delaware Contest.
The Delaware contest was taken up at
the evening session and considered until
12:15, when a decision was reached to re
fer it to a committee with instructions to
harmonize the differences of the two par
ties, IT possible. The committee consists
of Payne of Wisconsin, Cummins of lowa,
Saunders of Colorado and Leland of Kan
sas.
The committee then adjourned until II
o'clock to-morrow.
M'KINLEY’S BI NNING MATE.
Senator Hanna Has Not Yet Derided
Wlrani He Will Name.
Philadelphia, June 13.—Practically the
only topic of conversation among the Re
publican leaders who have arrived In
Philadelphia is the question of the -elec
tion of a candidate for the Vice Presi
dency.
Senator Hann hag devoted almost tie
entire time since his arrival to this ques
tion. and has been in frequent conference
with other'leaders upon the subject. IJe
says absolutely that no candidate has yet
been selected cither by the President, by
himself or by any one for them..
During tile noorf recess of the committee
Senator Hanna held n prolonged confer
ence with Senator Scott of West Virginia.
Hon. Joseph Manley and Henry C. Payn?,
probably the three oldest members of the
National Committee in point of service
When they dispersed all agreed that the
question of the Vice Presidency was elill
open. There was a general confession of
concern over the situation, but at th
same rime a feeling that In the end tie
right man would be found.
Outside of the national committee meet
ing. interest was centered on Senator
Hanna. It was generally known that he
would arrive at 1 o'clock and there was
n good crowd a* the station to see the
famous national chairman. Mr. Hanna’s
companion to this city was Senator Alli
son of lowa, who was on his way to New
York. It is generally understool thar
the. two senators had a good talk in ref
erence to the Vice Presidential nomination
on the train, and there wos much specu
lation as o the conclusion reached by
each. Mr. Hanna, however, soon satisfied
the curiosity of the interviewers by stat
ing that Mr. Allison did not want the
nomination, and that President McKinley
and himself had no* decided whom they
would favor for second place on the
ticket.
Observed of All Observer*.
Senator Hanna was me-t at the station
by Clement A. Griscom. president of The
Interna lot al Navigation Comfany, and
they lunched together while a crowd of
admirers without the doors looked on.
When the senator reached national head
quarters at the Walton, he ivasMitstantly
surrounded by senators, representatives
and delegates.
After the storm of greetings hai sub
sided Mr. Hanna held a short confer
ence with Committeeman Payne rf Wis
consin, Manlv of MkfHe and Secretary
Dick, and then retired to the room'cf
friend. Chairman Hanna took no part in
the meeting of the national - imnvitteo
to-day, he being in the committe room
le*s than half an hour His pla c was
filled throughout the day and night ses
sion by Mr Payne, the vice chairman.
Probably most of the delegates in town
come from the South, and a fair proportion
of these are colored. Quite a number of
the Southerners are interested in the pend
ing contests, and they hovered around the
National Committee rooms ail day. The
chief figure among the contestants was
J. Edward Addicks, the leader of the
“Union” Republican faction in Delaware.
Mr. Addicks expressed the greatest confi
dence that his delegation will >Ome out
on top.
The convention hall was do-day trans
ferred from the Building Committee to
* lie Citizens’ National Convention Com
mittee. who will turn It over to the Na
tional Committee next Monday. Its acous
tic properties were tested and found to be
excellent.
R ATI! BONE’S FIG l RES WRONG.
Said They Do Not Account for Cost
of the Service.
Washington, June 13.—Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow, who has been
in charge of the official Investigations into
the Cuban postal frauds, will close the
investigation and return to Washington in
about a fortnight.
He has been in constant communication
with Postmaster General Smith regarding
the developments of the investigation and
on arriving in Washington will make a
full report. Capt. Smith, inspector in
charge of the Washington division, who
was one of the first of the inspectors dis
patched to Havana, is now on the way
home from Havana and will report to the
Postmaster General in a few days.
A report was published to-day that it
has been discovered that the figure? of
Mr. Rafhbone. the suspended director of
posts, on the postal expenses, even with
the lavish outlay alleged, will not account
for the cost of the service which has been
charged against the Cuban treasury.
Postmaster General Smith, when seen
to-night, was disinclined to discuss the
repdft. brit denied any krtosr!el£-:* of such
a difepvery. He said there had been no
new developments. At the same time offi
cial reports all along have emphasized the
incomplete and chaotic condition of the
accounts of the service. As the matter
now stands the postal authorities figure
on n shortage of $55,000, exclusive of the
$411,000 worth of surcharged stamps in
trusted to Neeley for destruction and con
cerning which there is no reliable informa
tion.
The Postmatser Goenral announced pos
itively to-night that Mr. Rathbone will not
again hold office in the postnl service, but
would not Indicate when his removal
would be made or who the next director of
Cuban posts wifi bf. It is prgbable that
the appointment will lx* held open until
Mr. Bristow’s return from Cuba.
The figures t*o far at hand disclose n
condition of affairs sufficiently serious to
make Mr. Rathbone** presence on the isl
and necessary until the investigation, is
over, though so far as has been given out
no actual wrongdoing has been fastened
upon the suspended director.
COLOMBIAN REBELS BEATEN.
Ttto Leaders Captured anti the Revo
lution Seems Ended.
New York, June 13.—Official advices were
received in this city to-day from Cartha
gena and Bogota, giving details of the
revolution in Colombia.
The complete and utler overthrow of the
rebels in Santander has been confirmed
in which place, after a hard contested bat
tie, lasting twenty-one days, the govern
ment forces remained complete masters of
the field. The casualties were 1.800 dead,
belonging to the enemy, 2,0 0 wounded and
1.800 prisoners of war, besides implements
of war in large quantities which were tak
en from the enemy.
Among the, prisoners taken was Gen.
Vasayas Santos, prominent Liberal leader,
who was put aboard the steamship Alice,
and is now on his way to the prison at
Boca Ohica, on an island in the tay of
Carthagena.
The. revolutionist. (Jen. Aveilno Rosas,
was captured at C'artmgo, and the rebel
lion seems to be virtually -over. On the
night of May 19 a great fire (ok place
in Bogota and the City Hall was com
pletely destroyed, thirty-six persons per
ishing. The loss is estimated at $1,009,',00
gold. _
SEEKING A CAMPAIGN FI ND.
Republican Effort to Collect From
Employes of Congress.
Washington. June 13.—The Post to-mor
row will publish an article elating that
the Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee has been endeavoring to col
lect, as a campaign contribution, a tart
of the extra month's salary vot'd to the
employes of Congress Just before adjourn
ment.
The employes were informed that any
contribution would *be voluntary, “and
many of them paid no heed to the com
munication" received, while others mad
only a small contribution, so thit the
amount collected will not exceed $1,300 or
$1,500, Instead of SIO,OOO, or more, as had
been expected. _ •
EXISTENCE ft! PLAGUE DENIED.
Gov. Gngc Believes There llns Been
no Csse In Snn Francises.
Fan Francisco, June 13 —Gov. Gag? to
day sent a communication to Secretary
of state Hay in reply to the la'ter's re
quest for Infermation r gardlng the al
pged exiptenee of bubonic plague in the
Chinese quarter of Stn Francisco. Gov.
Gage rays:
"I firmly believe no case of bubonic
plague has at any t me existed within th •
borders of California There have been
only eleven suspected cases among a
population of .V.,00n Chtltese. Holies of
showed no proof of plague,”
ENGAGEMENT NEAR PRETORIA.
ROBERTS FOUGHT BATTLE WITH
GEN. BOTHA'S ARMY,
Several Officer* AN ere Killed in Ihe
•Fight the Result of Which 3* Not
Yet Knowu-First Dispatch From
Lord Hubert* Since Hi* tom muni
tion* Were Cnt—He .Assures the
Government a* to the Security of
the Army.
London. June 13.—A lengthy dipatc*h
forwarded to the war office, by MaJ. Gen.
Knox, from Kroonstad, presumably sent
there, by messenger, reads as follows:
“Kroonstad. June 12.—We have been re
quested to forward you from Lord Rob
erta f the following dispatch from the
Pretoria residency at 8:08 a. m. to-day:
“Pretoria, June 12.—Pretoria and John
nesburg are perfectly quiet and several
of th* inhabitants have expressed grati
tude for the peace qnd order which pre
vail.
“ ‘After surrendering the city Botha re
tired to a place about fifteen miles east
on the Middleburg road. He had a small
force at first, but, during the last few
days, his numbers increased and his being
so near the town kept up the excitement
in the country, prevented the. burghers
from laying down their arms and inter
fered with the collection of supplies. It
therefore became necessary to attack film.
This I did yesterday. He held a very
strong position, practically unassailable in
front, which enabled him to place the main
portion of his troops on his flanks, winch
he knew from former experience were his
vulnerable parts. I sent French with
Porter’s and Dixon’s cavalry brigades and
Hutton’s Mounted Infantry round by our
left, and lan Hamilton, with Broadwood
and Gordon’s cavalry brigade, Ridley’s
mounted infantry and Bruce Hamilton s
infantry brigade round by our right. Both
columns met with great opposition. At
about 3 o’clock in the afternoon 1 saw
two of Hamilton’s infantry battalions ad
vancing to what appeared to be the key of
the enemy’s defense, on their left flank.
This was almost gained before dark and
I ordered the force to bivouac on the
ground they had won.
Went for Ncv%* of Methuen.
“‘Pool-Carew, with his division, occu
pied our centre. As 1 have explained, he
could not attack, but he gradually ad
vanced so as to support Hamilton, and
when I left, the field he was on the lin
held by the enemy’s outposts in the mottl
ing.
“‘I hurried back to get news of
Methuen’s movement. On honing that
the Free Staters had taken advantage of
our crossing the Yaal to imerrup o r
line of communication I sen Kinffier.er
with such treops as I could then ‘pare to
Ver (Vredefort?) with orders to push south
and communicate with Methuen, who. I
knew, had n very compact force in fhe
vicinity of Heilbron. I also dispatched a.
special messenger to Methuen, instructing
him to push on at all spe r d o the mala
line of railway. These two officers rnet at
Vredefort road Ftrrftnn iw The evening of
June 10. They marched yesterday to Rhe
noster river, where Methuen gained a
complete victory over £)rWet and took
possession of his camp and scattered his
troops in all directions. He and Kitchener
marched to-day towards Kroonstad.
The Army In Secure.
** ‘Her Majesty’s government need have
no apprehension as to the security of the
army in South Africa. The enemy,gained
a success, which was very unfortu
nate. hut which will fie remedied very
shortly, and it wiil not take long to repu r
tho damage done to the railway. As
these divisions are all in existence 1 am
row able to hold the line between this and
Rhenoster in strength. Methuen will ar
range to guard it as he advance* onward.
“ ‘Hunter should b* at Pctchefstroom to
day. He will then move on Johannes
burg.
“ ‘We have communicated with Duller
who will, no doubt, scon make the pres
ence of his force in the field felt.
*‘ Our losses, yesterday, were not, I
trust, serious, but I deplore the death of
that gallant soldier, the Earl of Airlie.
The only other casualties reported as yet
ure: Seventeenth Lancers—Maj. the Hon.
Lionel Fortesque and Lieut, the Ho". C.
Cavendish, both killed.’ ”
Gen. Knox adds that Kroonstad is quite
rafe.
ONLY NEWS FROM ROBERTS.
Iltillcr's Casualties Heavy In His
Recent Opera t ions.
London, June 11. 3:50 a. m.—Th? dis-
I atch from Lord ltobe. ts clearing up the
situation at Protoila and along the com
munications stand alone.
Mi'itary observers, noting that no men
tion Is made of prisoners, assume that
Gen. DfWet got away with his forces
practically intact.
Gen. Bu ler entered Volksrust Wednes
day. passed through Charleston and en
camped ii.'jr L-Ing's Nek. The tunnel
was rot natch damaged Both etuis were
blown up, but the engineers think that
repairs can be effect'd in about four days.
The advance troops of Gen. Bulier saw
the Boer rear guard, (o r miles distant,
yesterday. It vyis estimat'd that eight
thousand Boers were wi hdrawing The
townspeople at Ermeio count'd fifteen
guns.
Three hundred Free Staters, released
from guarding Van Reenen’s pass, have
gone to Join President Steyn's commando
In the eastern putt of Orange river col
ony. Gen. Rundie lies sent notice to the
Free Staters that, unless they surrender
by June 15, their forms and other posses
sions will be confiscated.
Kruger Has Nteam I p,
President Kruger, according to a dis
patch from Lorenzo .Via rques, keeps a lo
comotive with steam up attached to the
car in which he concentrates the executive
offices of the government, and he intends
to leave Machadodoi p scon and estab.ish
the fi'ransvaal capital at Nei Spruit, in the
mc/nt.ilns. a fine defensive region.
The state printing press is opeiating at
Machadodorp. producing leaflets contain
ing w ar news for distribution among Ihe
Boers.
It is again reported at Lorenzo Mar
ques that the British are advnnclng
through Swaziland. Lord Roberts, it -ap
pears, however, countermanded the order
given to Strathcona’s horse to land on
the coast and to penetrate to the Trans
vaal through the Swazi country.
Mr. Schreiner, the Cape Premier, and
his colleagues resigned last evening. Sir
Alfred Milner accepting their resigna
tions. The London papers only recently
abused Mr. Schreiner for not making war
preparations. Now they are compliment
ing his refusal to follow the majority of
the Afrikander Bund in opposition to the
British military pollqju
Gen. Roller s Cnsnaltles.
Generol Bulier s rasualtles on June in
have been Issued by the war office. They
were twenty-six killed, 12(1 wounded and
two missing.
A meeting of women who object.to the
war wes held at Queen'n Hall last evening.
Mrs. Howard Courtney presided, and Mrs.
James Bryce moved a resolution declaring
that the war resulted from the “had policy
of the government. ’ This *nd other anti
war resolutions were adopted. The meet
ing hissed Nlr. Chamberlain'* name vig
orously.
M. if. Donohue, the Daily Mail’s corres
pondent at Pretoria, insists that Presi
dent Kruger took 13,500,000 gold in his
flight.
ROBERTS* ATTACK ON BOTH A.
Cnminnml cr-in-Chtef AVirr* That the
Army I* Secure.
London, June 13.—After a week’s silence
Lord'Roberta has been beard*from, his
fine of communication having been prac
tically restored by means of a complete
victory gained by Gens. Methuen and
Kitchener over Gen. DeWet at the
Rhenoster river yesterday, June 12. The
Boer camp was raptured and the burgh
ers, it is added, were scattered in all di
rections.
Lord Roberts, on being notified of the
cutting of his line of communication,
sent Gen. Kitchener in all haste to Join
Gen. Methuen. June 11 Lord Roberts at
tacked Gen. Botha, who was in strong
force fifteen miles southeast of Pretoria.
After strenuous opposition, the British
forces gained considerable ground, but
Gen. Botha, when Lord Roberts left the
field was still undefeated.
All Is quiet at Pretoria and Johannes
burg. and Lord Roberts says the govern
ment. need have no apprehension about
the security of tlie army in South Africa
as it will not take long to remedy the
reverses and repair the railroad.
ROBERTS REPORTS LOSSES.
Cafrnaltien of On. Methuen and the
Derbyshire Bata lion.
London, June 13. 6:06 p. m.—The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the war
office from Lord Roberts:
“Katsbosch, June 12.—1n yesterday's
engagement Methuen had one killed and
eighteen wounded. Among tho latter is
Lieut. Cearle, of the Twelfth Battalion
of Yeomanry.
“On June 7 the Derbyshire militia lost
36 killed and 104 wounded, all of whom
were in the Yeomanry Hospital, which
was captured by the Boers and retaken
by Methuen.”
Opposed to Hi* R*nluiiiiigr.
Gape. Town. June 13.—1 tis understood
that Sir Alfred Milner, governor of Gape
Colony, is extremely unwilling that Mr.
Schreiner, the Gape premier, should re
sign. and that he favors a coalition min
i-try, for tli • purpose of carrying through
the contemplated imperial measures.
BIDS FOR NEW ARMOR PLATE.
Navy Department Till* Time rinml.
tied the Armor Wanted.
Washington. June 13.—The navy de
partment has completed the preparation of
a circular calling for bids for supplying
armor plate in the navy, and it wiii be
ready for issue as soon as some typograph
ical (lunge* have been made.
lor thii first time ihe deparimeiu has
adopted the poll *y of classifying the ar
mor. The advertisement calls first for the
highest face-hardened armor,
treated by the Krupp process. The second
class is ro-mpoieft of armor of generally
lesser thickness than class one. used in
places where the requirements are not so
severe, and in this case the ordinary
Harveylzcd armor will serve. Class three
w ill be made up of thin plates, bolts, nuts,
etc., material not requiring any kind of
hardening process;.
The now circular require* the armor
makers to supply armor of the very high
est grade. Under that clause. If there are
improvements in production tending to en
hance the quality of the armor, the con
tractors must give thefn to the, govern
ment without any extra cost.
SAMPSON WAS IN CONI ALAND.
Supreme Court Also Says the New
fork Wus Engaged. \
Washington, June 13.—The United States
Court of Claims has passed upon the suit
of Admiral Sampson and others under his
command at Santiago for prize money on
account of tile destruction of the Spanish
fleet.
The court declares lhat Admiral Samp
son was the commander-in-chief and that
Commodore Schley was the commanding
officer of a division of squadron thereof,
on duty under the. orders of Admiral Samp
son.
The total amount of bounty money al
lowed Is $1(91.700, of which amount Admiral
Sampson will receive $8,335 oml Admiral
Schley about $3.0(0.
Besides finding that Admiral Sampson
was in ‘Jommand during the battle, the
court declares that the New York was
among the vessels engaged.
—
AGAINST RKTI RN OF FLAGS.
Commander Slinw Declared Himself
nt town's Encampment.
Davenport. la., June 13.—One of the feat
ures ot to-day's annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, of lowa
was tile address by National commander
A. D. ShaW, in whldh he declared himself
on Ihe question of the return of captured
Confederate battleflags. Commander Shaw
said the majority of soldiers believed the
time was not ripe for such action; the
banner that was furled at Appomattox
represented a dead past and should not be
brought into view again in this genera
tion.
SIX MEN KILLED IN A WRECK.
Train .lamped Track and Fell Down
,'Mid-Foot Embnnkinrnt.
Williamsport, Pa., June 13 —Six men
were killed and another fat illy injured on
a logging railroad at Cammal, about thir
ty-six miles from hete this afternoon.
A train Jumped the track in some unac
countable manner and plunged down a
300-foot embankment. Both fireman and
engineer were instantly killed, as alao four
Italian laboret*. The cars and engine i
were literally smashed to kindling.
The county coroner and an undertaker
left this city at midnight for the scene.
PROVISION MADE FOR BYNUM.
Made a Member of Crlmlaal- Law
('odlf)lnx Commission.
Washington, June. 13 —The President has
appointed ex-Representative W. D. By
num of Indiana a member of the commis
sion to codify (he criminal laws of the
United States, vice D. R. Culberson, de
ceased.
Incendiary Fire In Paris.
Paris, June 14. 1:30 a. m.-A stna’l fire
broke, out yesterday in the machinery sec
tion of the Vincennes annex of the expo
sition, burning the floor between Ihe Ger
man and Austrian exhibits of locomotives
and cars. The discovery of a bundle of
wood soaked In oil points to Incendiarism.
DAILY W A YEAR.
5 GENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A TEAR
GOV. MOUNT'S FLAT REFUSAL.
UK DE< I.ARF.n T II UIR roi LD WOT
C.F.T A FUR TRIAL.
Th.rrfnr. Hf D.dined to Honor tho
Requisition for Taylor’s Return to
Kentucky—Quoted .lodge tuntrtir.
Statement to Jnstlfy Ills Course.
He iuys the Offer of 1)1100,000 lu
Htw.nl. Opens the Way tor
Wholesale Perjury.
Indianapolis. Jnd., June 13 Gov. Mount
lias refused to honor the requisition of
Gov. Beckham cf Kentucky, for ths re
turn of w. ft. Taylor.
Col. Tom Campbell, Justus Goth el,
brother of the murdered man, and Sher
iff Suter. of Frankln county, Kentucky,
arrived hare Ill's afte.rnopn with the re
quisition. Col. Campbe'l insisted to the
Governor that lie had been misinformed
as to the situating In Kentucky.
Mr Campbell said Taylor could gtt a
fair trial In Kentucky and cited the fact
that seven others charged with the same
offense had not been molested. Justus
Goebel add'd to Mr. Campbell s argu
ment, which lasted an hour, a short
-datument urging 'the' governor to have
the law talse Its course. Gov. Mlount
atked fer the papers which included
copies of (he evidence, and said he would
consider tho matter.
M 10 o’clock tc-ulght Gov. Mount an
nounced liis decision in a statement refus
ing to honor the requisition.
Idle statement saye:
•J deplore the assassination of the late
William Goebel and would not for a mo
ment ief use to return Mr. Taylo# or any
other man charged with complicity in that
crime, it I could persuade myself that the
pnny so. charged, under existing condi
tions, would he. accord'd n fair trial.
’Gould Aot Get Fair Trial.
"I do not bell' ye a fair and impartial
trial can or will at this time be given
■Mr. Taylor. When Judge Contrlll of the
Mai court at Frankfort, declared lhat be
would not subject a sheep-killing dog to a
trail under such circumstances ns exist,
may I not justly refuse, to send Mr.
lor back to bo subjected to u trial, with
tills prejudice intensified and funned Into
hate.' When u mini who is a controlling
splrl* in the prosecution use* the mon:
stroute language Glut when they should get
control they would hang Republican* like
pigs to n pole,' the question of guilt seems
of little consequence in this conspiracy
against Innocent men. Ihe furtherance of
which is Indicated by indictments found
by ,i partisan grand Jury. I’pbn.such find
ing are based the requisition papers which
I now refuse to honor.
Puts Premium on Perjury.
"Another phase of the question that de
serves to he challenged is the action of
the general assembly in setting aside .the
enormous sum of 1100,000 as a reward for
t.he oonvietion of persons suspected of
having been concerned in the killing of
Mr. Goebel. That of Itself Is accepted by
all right thinking people as a tempting
invitation for the propagation of wholesale
perjury and a premium on moral and
physical assassination.
"In the fearless ejenise of an establish
ed rlghi and in the perfoimance of n con
scientious duty. I must refuse to honor
your requisition."
STRUCK tiKEMb MK IB \\ g,\n.
fit. Louis Transit Company Is Fast
Resuming naslaess.
St. Louis, June 13.—T0 ail ..appearances
to-day witnesses the beginning of'-fhe
end of the riotous detfionstratlens and
s enes of bloodshed that have, character
ized the Street railway strike for over •
month past. In many quarters it ia
thought the strike Itself will soon be set*
tie-1. *
'I hose opinions ore based upon state
ments of tiie chief of Mice and sheriff,
that tiie. critical stage has been passed
and upon Ihe fact that the St. Iy3uls
Trane it Company is slowly hut surely ap
proaching a complete resumption of bus
iness with the aid of non-union men.
The Inoueat* over the bodies of the vic
tims of Sunday's riot began to-day. The
testimony adduced was not of n character
calculated to lose a decision as to which
side tvhs to blsme for beginning hostili
ties. the witnesses disagreeing on mate
ria! points. Some placed the blame on fhe
posse and others placed it on the strikers.
Many contradictions have arisen in tiie
accounts of Sunday's tragedy and these
were emphasized in the testimony token
to-day. (
During the course of a heated argument
over the strike. Sherman Patterson,
president of thi local street railway men’s
union, was stabbed in the neck and mor
tally wounded at a late hour to-night.
Patterson was taken to the City Hospi
tal. Where an examination of his wound
revealed that the jugular vein had been
perfouted. His death is motnentji lly ex
pected.
Edward Canty, who did tho stabbing,
was arrested.
The Special- Committee provided for by
ti e Centro! Trades and Labor Union to
solicit from organized labor throughout
ihe world slCo.<y to establish bus Hues in
Bt. Louia to eomirte with the Transit
Company, was formed to-day by the elec
tion of fifty members.
A car on the Pnden extension of th*
North Broadway division of the Transit
Company was blown from the tracks to
day. It Is supposed that the car wheels
exploded a dynamite cap. The front
trucks of the car were almost entirely
demolished. Motcrman John. H. Gray wa*
slightly Injured.
At midnight a car on the Olive street
cable line, at Twenty-first street, wras
damaged by some sort of Mgh explosive
placed on the track by strike sympathiz
ers. No one was Injured.
KNOWN WHERE HE STANDS.
Kaiser's Exclamation on Hearing of
Passage of Naval BUI.
Berlin. June 13,-The Bundesrath to day
approved the navy bill and the measures
providing means to carry out the project.
r*l plans as already passed by the Reich
stag. Emperor William, who is said to
be delighted at the. result, will to-morrow
eign the bill and the Relchsinzelger v ill
immediately thereafter publish it, thus
makng It law.
It s reported that the Kaiser when news
that the bill had passed was wired hltik
exclaimed:
“Now we know where we stand. At last
there la solid bottom under one's feet.”
GEN. OTIS IN W ASIUNGTON.
He Is There for Lnnarer Conferene*
With the President!
Washington. June 13.—MaJ. Gen. E. 8.
Otis returned to the city tc-day. Th*
General's stay In Washington will he
brief, as after a call on the President to
morrow for a more protracted confereno*
tlujn that ‘of Monday, he will leave tha
city for Rochsster, N. Y.. where a <•#!*.
bratlon In his honor Is to be glvm Friday.
The General's tlauglitere are a’eo nere.