Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 155, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1900 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1900.

his field cornet, and one hundred prisoners were taken In the fighting- around Johannesburg; some belonging to the foreign contingents and the Irish brigade. "The Thirteenth Yeomanry were attacked May 23 between Kroonstad and Lindiey. There were some casualties."

Attack on Colonel Sprlsjce. LONDON, June 3. The War Office has received the following additional advices from Lord Roberts, dated Orange Grove, June 2: "Owing to the interruption of the telegraph lines I only to-day , received a report from Colonel Sprigge that his battalion of imperial yeomanry was attacked between Kroonstad and Lindiey, May 23. Casualties to follow. "The shops In Johannesburg are being opened and there seems to be a general feeling of relief at the peaceful occupation of the' town. "The proclamation .announcing the annexation of the Orange Free State was made known at Bloemfontein May 25 by General Prettyman (military governor.) The troops under General Kelly-Kenny foimed a square, the royal standard was hoisted, the troops saluted, a royal salute was fired and the Queen was cheered. The name "Orange River Colony" was well received. "Received a report yesterday that four prisoners had escaped from Pretoria." In the advance of the Grenadiers Colonel Lloyd led In the face of a deadly fire. He was hit. tut struggled on, only to be disabled by another bullet. Lieutenant Murray, falling, cried: "Forward. Grenadiers." The blinding smoke of the veldt hampered the operations. Lieutenant Lord Seymour, on offering to go back to direct the artillery, was wound ed. The order to retire was given under a screen of smoke. The Boer fire was kept tip until dusk. According to a dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from New Castle, dated Sunday, the Boers exhibited no sings of leaving Laing's nek. Newspaper cörrespondents here generally regard the situation at Pretoria as critical. They expect news of the British occupation today. An odd consequence of the impending extinction of the Transvaal is that its coinage is at an enormous premium in Cape Town, pennies bringing fifty shillings. In the Indian mail landed at Dover. Saturday, was a bag of dispatches from Pretoria. Including some from the Transvaal government to Its agents abroad. The destination of the bag was Naples but it was landed at Aden by a. German steamer through mistake, and was shipped with the Indian mail to Brindisi, where it was taken by the English authorities. 3IAY ABANDON LAING'S NEK. The Doer Said to lie Demorollred at That Point The Senekal Flsht. LONDON. June 4. The Newcastle correspondent of the Times, telegraphing May 31. says: "It is possible that the Boers will abandon Laing's nek without fighting. There are reports of demoralization. The presence of a six-inch gun on Pongwana was a surprise. We thought when Lord Roberts's advance threatened the railway that all the guns in position were withdrawn." The Daily Telegraph has the following from Senekal, dated May 30: "General Bundle's action Monday and yesterday entirely secured the object for which it was undertaken.' The Boers have now withdrawn from Lindiey, and Colonel Spriggs has been able to extricate the Duke of Cambridge's yeomanry from their difficulties." The Dally Telegraph has the following from Senekal. dated May. 23: "The scene during the battle was wonderfullyy picturesque, rolling billows of smoke, higher than the highest kopje, obscuring the combatant?. The roar of artillery and the crackle of musketry, under the lights of th flam of the Vmrnfnf vMt mmhlnaJ to produce a picture of appalling grandeur, but terrible for those engaged within Its field. "To-night the surroundings of the Boer position are blackened and waste. We expect the enemy to vacate the hills before morning and to mire. Their desperate efforts during the day were directed to getting a force to the kopje which General Bundle threatened last night and to-day In order to enable Colonel Spriggs to extricate the Duke of Cambridge's yeomanry. "The whole army of Free Staters is now between Senekal. Lindiey and Flcksbursr. It Is reported to be composed chiefly of desperate men who would not go to the Transvaal to fight and who are too proud to surrender. Their total number Is believed to be from three thousand to four thousand." n LAKE'S IRISH BRIGADE. Commander Sayn It I a Fine ForceNome Surprising- Figures. DALLAS, Tex.. June 3. General J. Y. P. Blake, commander of the Irish Brigade in the Boer army, was a Texas cowboy in PAIR WEATHER TO'DAY. Forecast for Monday and Tuesday Shown Rlnlnir Temperature. WASHINGTON. June 3. Forecast for Monday and Tuesday: . . For Ohio and Indiana Fair on Monday and Tuesday, with rising temperature: fresh easterly winds. For Illinois Fair on Monday, except showers in extreme southern portions; warmer In northeastern portion. Tuesday fair; fresh easterly winds. Local Observation on Sunday. Bar. Ther. H.H. Wind. Weather. Pn ta. m. .30.13 54 7D N'east. Cloudy. 0.00 7 p.m. .30.10 64 56 N'east. Clear. .0.00 Maximum temperature, 65; minimum temperature. 51. Following Is a comparative statement of the mean temperature and total precipitation for Sunday, June 3: Temp. Pre. Normal 70 .15 Mean hi .00 Departure from normal 12 .13 Departure since June 1 10 .32 peparture since Jan. 1 100 2.77 Pius. ' C. F. It- W APPENHANS. Local Forecast Official. Yeaterday' Temperaturen. Stations. Altanta. Ga Bismarck. N. D Buffalo, N. T Calgary, N. W. T... Chicago. Ill Cairo. Ill Cheyenne, Wyo Cincinnati. O Davenport, la....... Min. Max. SO 76 60 70 54 r cs 71) 70 S2 7S 7S 75 70 74 7S 81 7S M M 80 62 72 SJ M 74 1 72 M 7S era 7 p. m. 7 68 1 70 43 60 4$ ha 64 64 70 Des Moines. Ia.. m f Galveston. Tex Helena. . Mont Jacksonville, Fla... Kansas City, Mo... Little Bock, Ark... Marquette, Mich.... Memphis, Tenn SO 7S 76 7S 70 66 70 fcS 76 62 76 74 78 e: ...... Gi ...... es 63 Nashville. Tenn.... New Orleans. La... New York City North Platte. Neb.. Oklahoma. O. T.... Omaha, Neb ritthburg. Pa . Qu 'Appelle. N. W. Rapid City. S. D.... Salt Lake City St. Iuts. Mo BD. Paul. Minn Springfield, III FnrlngfleM. Mo 60 e: M 56 5S 55 54 e 4 m f 72 74 70 50 60 7 Vicksburg. Mlis.... ...... 70 70 73

early life and was known as "Beau" Blake. Alexander W. Robertson, of Denton county, received the following letter from General Blake to-day: "Helpmaker. Natal. April. 1. I must thank you and all my friends for the interest you have shown for me and my welfare as an old Texan of Denton county. "Yes. I am no other fellow but the Beau Blake whom you well knew so many years ago. Here I am in the most advanced position of the left flank of the Boer forces In Natal, surrounded by mountains and face to face with the English, and as I write these words. I can see the enemy's camp and he can see mine, nach is waiting for the other to strike, and when the crash comes I think Johnny Bull "arill. as usual, make a bold dash and then curl his tail over his back and run for all that is in him, but not without leaving the greater part of his best blood behind him. In every battle so far his conduct has been

as described, and he has been unmercifully cut and slashed before making hi3 escape. Think of it. Our total force in South Africa, so far, has been 33,000. Our total loss in killed, wounded and prisoners has been 667 killed. 3.S00 prisoners and about 1.100 wounded. Before Conje's capture the English reported their losses to be H.oUU killed. 43.000 wounded and prisoners and rnJsslnsr enouch to brine the total to 64,000. Conje had 3.U00 men and was surrounded by 70,000 men and 110 cannons. Conje had two cannons and two Maxims. He fought for six davs and surrendered because his ammunition gave out. He lost forty-three killed and about 120 wounded. The Engusn lost in killed and wounded between 15,000 and 20,000, so the total English loss to date is .not far from SO.00O, which leaves us still to fight, 134.0UO. "I believe we will win with our little army, because our forces are far better fighters. The English soldier can murder. debauch and plunder, but he can't fight. Until this war I believed the fcngusn sol dier the best in the world." but now I place him on a par with the Spaniard. W hen I tell you that not one man more than 2.500 penned up 11.000 English soldiers in Ladysmith for four months and that it took 33,000 soldiers and 160 cannon to relieve them. then you can Imagine how well the Dutch fight. Five thousand Dutch tried to stop the 33.000. but failed, because they had but six cannon. It cost Buller more than 15,000 men to relieve 11,000 In Ladysmlth. We are now 5.000 strong along a line forty miles long, holding in check about 38,000 English. If they had the nerve they could drive us back, but their loss would be tremendous. This war is to destroy the liberty and independence of the Dutch and deprive them of their gold fields to satisfy Khodes, Chamberlain and Milner. He that would serve humanity best would have hung for their perfidy the above trio of political J rascals. The Dutch are too liberal, too humane and too strict in their observance of rules .governing civilized warfare to con tend with the English, who abuse the armistice, the Red Cross, the white flag and murder wounded captives with the lance on the battlefield. "The Irish brigade which I have the honor to command is composed of Irish and Irish-Americans, and a braver and more determined lot of men you will not find anywhere. I have seen them put to the severest tests, but never yet has a man swerved. They will prove themselves an honor and a credit to the countries they hall from. I was wounded in the right arm below the elbow by a shrapnel shell, Oct. 30. at the battle of Modderspruit, in front of Ladysmlth. The bone was broken, the artery and main nerve cut and my arm is lost forever except the thumb and first finger. I never left th battlefield although I was laid up for six weeks. On that day we had twenty-four cannon firing at us for eisrht hours, yet we completely routed the English." ULTIMATUM BY 3IOXTAGU WHITE. From the Wild of Chicago He Deelare for Guerrilla Warfare. CHICAGO, June 3. "I have no communication with the Transvaal and cannot make a statement as to what the Boers propose to do now. They had planned first to defend Pretoria, and then retire to the mountains; or else to give up the capital and take directly to the mountains. It appears as If they are adopting the latter course." So declared Montagu White, the Transvaal's former agent at London, who came to Chicago to-day in advance of the Boer envoys. When asked if the Boers would continue the war to the extent of waging a guerrilla conflict Mr. White said: "What else can they do? They can get no terms from the English; Salisbury will not leave them a shade of independence. Even if the situation is impossible In a military sense, politics dominates it. and the mountain warfare Is the only alternative. They can keep up some sort of resistance there for a year." In regard to the terms of peace they would make he said: "Independence is sine qua non. I know we would give up the dynamite monopoly, give the franchise and liberal education and language also. We would disarm also, to a certain extent, but we will not stand the suzerainty." Envoys Leave for .Cleveland. BUFFALO, N. Y., June 3. The three Boer envoys, Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarans and Wessels, decided' this afternoon to shorten their visit at Niagara Falls and left for Cleveland to-night. During their short stop-over in Buffalo they said the change of plan was simply to save twelve hours' time. They left Buffalo for Cleveland .at 7 o'clock to-night. CLEVELAND, June 3 The Boer envoys arrived here at 11 o'clock to-night from Buffalo. They were met at the train by a big reception committee and delegation of citizens, and escorted to their hotel. A procession consisting of citizens on foot and in carriages and headed by a small band passed through the principal downtowmdlstrlcts. To-morrow evening the envoys will address a mass meeting at the Grays armory. Relti Turns Prophet. BERLIN, June 3. Dr. Reitz. the Transvaal state secretary, says in the Cologne Gazette that England will require a permanent garrison of 50,000 soldiers in the Transvaal, and that "rebellions may be expected for centuries." He believes that many Boers will trek to German South Africa. FULL OF WATER. Steamer Cnpenhaxen Wrecked on the East Coast of Florida. NEW ORLEANS, La., June 3. The steamer Ei Cid, Captain Quick, from New York May 29, reports: "June 1 three miles south of Hillsboro inlet, on the east coast of Florida. I saw the steamship Copenhagen ashore and full of water, with the sea breaking over her. The wrecking tug G. W. Childs had Just left her. heading for Key West, with a lot of men supposed to be some of the steamer's crew, and of a wrecking schooner which was anchored near by." New Steamer Ran Aground. BERLIN, June 3. The new Hamburg. American liner Deutschland ran aground upon her trial trip, but it is expected that she will soon be floated. Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK. June 3. Arrived: Staatendam. from Rotterdam, via Boulogne; Mesaba, from London; La Bretagne, from Havre. Sa41ed: Steamer Potsdam, for Rotterdam, via Boulogne. SOUTHAMPTON. June 3. Sailed: Steamer Friedrich der Grosse, from Bremen, for New York. QUEENSTOWN. June 3. Sailed: Campania, from Liverpool, for New York. Man and Wife Died Together. CHICAGO, June 3. The dead bodies of Jchn R. Halden and his wife were found under a tree t Edgewater to-day. The man and woman had committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. Halden and his wife had conducted a small grocery and bakery at 153 North Center avenue. It is said the man had been despondent owing to financial difficulties, and it Is supposed his wife shared his sorrows and that they decided to die together. Dr. Storrs Is Nu Detter. . NEW YORK. June 3. There was no improvement to-day In the condition of the Rev. Dr. Richard Storrs, who lies ill at his home in Brooklyn. General Hamilton S. Hawkins, who is ill at Fort Slocum with pneumonia, was pronounced out of danger to-day by his physicians. He is still weak, however, and trained nurses are at his bedside.

WAGER COST HIS LIFE

WASHINGTON DOY DROWNED IN THE OHIO AT HVAXSVILLE. Kokorno Man Dying; of Starvation Disagreement In the Fuller Murder Cae Runaway Accident. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL EVANSVILLE. Ind., June 3.-In an attempt to win a small wager Ross Fulk, of Washington, Ind.. lost his life by drowning. The boy came here with his parents today on an excursion, and many visited the river In the afternoon. Fulk wagered he could jump from a barge to the wharfboat and in the presence of a large crowd failed and was drowned. The body has not been recovered. Minister and Wife Fatally Hurt. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINDFALL, Ind., June 3. Evermont Nash, a Seventh-day Adventist minister, and his wife, of Leisure, seven miles northeast of this place, were probably fatally Injured In a runaway to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Nash attended a baptismal ceremony near this place, in a carriage, and while returning home the horses became frightened and ran away tearing the carriage to pieces. Mr. Nash dislocated his shoulder and was internally Injured, while Mrs. Nash's skull was crushed and she received internal injuries from which she will die. Mr. and Mrs. Nash settled near. West Liberty in 1843. -and belong to one of the leading families of the county. jhjIT OVER A DOG BITE 11 Was Tried In Ttto Courts, and the Defendant Won. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSON VILLE, Ind.. June 3. In the Floyd county court yesterday a jury in the suit of R. II. Timmonds against Walter Twoomey, both of this city, returned a verdict for the defendant. Timmonds sued to recover $1,000 damages for having been bitten by Twoomey's dog last August. At the time Timmonds was bitten Twoomey refused to have the dog killed and the action for damages was the result. The case was tried during the September term of the Clark Circuit Court, but the jury failed to agree. It was then given a change of venue to Floyd county. The court costs that have accrued amount to over $300, which will. have to be paid by the plaintiff, besides his attorney's fees. The defendant was represented by three able attorneys, and when their bills for services are rendered Mr. Twoomey will realize what a valuable dog he possesses. Richmond Art Exhibit. f Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., . June 3. Arrangements are now practically complete for the annual art exhibit conducted under tin auspices of the Richmond Art Association, in conjunction with the city schools. The exhibit is to be held in the Garfield school building, which is well adapted to the purpose. The opening will take place on June 11. The loan exhibit will be a special feature and will include pictures by the most prominent artists of Boston, New York, Philadelphia. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago. Local artists, of whom there .are several, will also contribute many pictures, and local people owning valuable works will allow their display. Odd Fellows Decorated Graves. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SHELBYVILLE, Ind.. June 3. Shelby Lodge, No. 39, I O. O. F., of this city this afternoon observed Decoration day , by a parade and public exercises in honor of the deceased members of the order. The Rebekahs also assisted. The procession headed by the Shelbyville Military Band with all the brethren bearing floral emblems with which to decorate the graves was an Imposing sight. Grand Secretary W. H. Leedy, of Indianapolis, delivered the address and Harry C. Ray, D. D. G. M., gave the proclamation. Dying: from Star-ration. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind.. June 3. William Russell. of this city, is dying of starvation and it is said his case is hopeless. Two weeks ago in an Eastern city Russell underwent a surgical operation for a throat affection. The operation cured the throat, but it gave him the lockjaw. His Jaws are as firmly locked as welded steel. No food of any nature can pass his lips, and death from starvation is inevitable. A purse was raised to send Russell to Hot Springs. Disagreement In Fuller Case. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NORTH VERNON, Ind., June 3. In the case of State vs. W. A.' Fuller for the killing of-James M. Tower, which has been going on In the Circuit Court here the past week, the jury came out this afternoon, after being out twenty-six hours, with a disagreement. They stood seven for acquittal and five for conviction. The case will be tried again at the October term of court. Great Increase in Taxnhlcs. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE, Ind.. Jane 3. The taxables of this city amount to almost two million dollars, - exclusive of corporations, banks, woodenware factory the chair company, etc. This is an Increase of several hundred thousand dollars over last year and is an index to Martinsville's prosperity. Indiana Obituary. MARTINSVILLE. Ind., June 3.-Mrs. Emily Knight, wife of ex-County Commissioner Isaac Knight, of Morgantown, vas burled to-day. She died Friday, aged sixty-two years. The Immediate cause of her death was blood poisoning from an abscess. For more than three months prior to her death she was totally blind. Indiana Xoten. Reports received at Martinsville indicate that the Morgan county wheat crop will be less than 10 per cent, of the usual production. Magistrate Hause. the "marrying 'f-quire" of Jeffersonville, has suffered the amputation of a leg in the effort to cure an affliction of long standing. Obituary LONDON, June 4. The Earl of Radnor is dead. He was born June 19. IStl. St. LOUIS. Mo., June 3. The special car from Asheville, N. C, bearing the body of the late H. S. Clark, former president of the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific systems, arrived in this city at 8 o'clock to-night. It was met by a large number of railroad officials, friends and relatives of the deceased. The car was at once attached to the special train of the Missouri Pacific, which was to carry the funeral party to Omaha, where the burial will take place to-morrow afternoon. RUTLAND, Vt., June 3. Robert A. Perkins, for mafiv years editor of the Rutland Herald, died to-day of heart disease. He, had been connected with the Milwaukee Sentinel, the Springfield Republican, the Boston Advertiser and the New York Press. Ilundy's Deficit Fixed. ELM I RA. N. Y.. June 3. The expert accountants who have been at work on the books of former City Chamberlain Frank E. Dundy, now serving a term In Auburn Prison for grand larceny, announce that Bundy's deficit in the city accounts is a little more than $77,000. American Glass to Australia. PITTSBURG. Pa.. June 3. Pittsburg glass has finally made an inroad to the foreign market. The start is made with the American product made by American workmen operating the American machinery. During the past week the National Glass Company sent ten carloads of glass tableware and lamps to Australia, which is the first shipment of the kind. The ship

ment contained more than 150.000 separate

pieces oi manuracturerea glass, ine snipment was consigned to R. W. Cameron & Co., New York, from whence it went oy water to Australia. IMPEACHMENT OF VAN WYCK. Got. Roosevelt Will Confer with the Attorney (ienrrnl To-Day. NEW YORK. June 3. Governor Roosevelt announced to-day that he would confer to-morrow with Attorney Generad Davies concerning the citizens' petitions praying for the removal of - Mayor Van Wyck from office because, of his holding stock in the American Ice Company, of which the city Is the largest patron. In addition to the affidavits which form the basis for the impeachment and proposed removal of the mayor the Governor will receive a list of the stockholders of the American Ice Company, which include the names of six Justices of the Supreme Court Justices George C. Barrett. George L. Ingraham, James Fitzgerald and Henry A. Gildersleeve. of New York; Edgar L. Fursman, of Troy, and Chester B. McLaughlin, if Port Henry. In the case of the removal of Mayor Van Wyck, Randolph Guggenheimer, president of the Municipal Council, would become mayor. He held one share of Consolidated Ice stock, but sold It some time ago, he says. ENVOY FROM THE HAGUE RECEIVED AND HEARTILY WELCOMED BY DIAZ OF MEXICO. Situation In Guatemala Is So Critical That a Revolution Cannot Be Much Longer Delayed. CITY OF MEXICO. June 3. President Diaz, in receiving officially Baron Gevers, representing the Netherlands, said, among other gracious words of welcome: "The sentiments of friendship to which, in the name of your sovereign, you have been pleased to give utterance, are identical with those which I, on my side, entertain toward her august person, and they are likewise reciprocated in the sympathy with which the government and people of Mexico regard the industrious and valiant people of the Netherlands, whose virtues and ardent love of independence are so conspicuous in history." , . El Tiempo, the organ of the Clerical party, endeavors to find in this utterance some trace of sympathy for the Boers, but the President spoke directly of the people of Holland, and no other construction can be placed on his words. The new Netherlands minister is the first ever coming to Mexico from that country, and has been warmly welcomed in official and social circles. .-'. ' . ' Guatemala advices, bringing news that cannot be published in that country, say that the stringency,' of the money market has caused a complete standstill In business. Importations have stopped from all parts of the world, and had it not been for the good crop of coffee raised last year, and which was sold at $70 per arroba, paper money, the agricultural interests would have amounted to very little. Although the high price of exchange renders paper money practically useless to foreigners. It was quite satisfactory to the planters to receive that figure for their coffee, as they paid for labor in the same kind of exchange. Guatemala Is at present flooded with paper money and. silver is almost a curiosity. - v.-t - . , , The acting government Is losing the confidence of the people dally and with the persecutions by the executive of all opposition to the present administration, large numbers of both natives and foreigners are being caused to emigrate from the country. Naturally such a state of affairs cannot last much longer. It is reported the President cannot hold the reins much longer, and that a few weeks will probable see a going over of the affairs of 1S96. Last year the proclamation was Issued that the national railway of Guatemala was sold to an American syndicate, and the President is said to have been congratulated on the event. Now It is said that the road has never been sold, and that the conditions of traffic and rolling stock made the proposition too uninviting for purchasers to take hold. The report says the government is dependent on the sale of liquor and stamps for its revenue. WELL IN HAND. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) horizon which threatens to prevent final adjournment on Wednesday. Conference Reports. Chiefly. WASHINGTON, June 3. There Is now hardly any doubt that the Senate will agree to the House resolution to adjourn the session next Wednesday. The passage of the last of. the appropriation bills, which was accomplished Saturday, leaves no obstacle in the way of final adjournment except the amendments made to those bills by the Senate, and the opinion is now almost universal that these differences can be adjusted , and all the business of the session concluded by. the time napped. The only two items of difference which might cause material delay are the armor plate amendment on the naval appropriation bill and the amendment on the sundry civil appropriation in interest of the St. Louis exposition. The leaders of all parties apparently are united in the wish to bring the session to a close Wednesday, and by beginning the daily sittings early and allowing them to continue late they will succeed. The remainder of the session will be given up to conference reports on the appropriations, to the consideration of comparatively unimportant bills on the calendar and to the making of speeches on political questions. There are a half dozen senators who want to be heard at some length and they will be accommodated. Department Will Take o Action. WASHINGTON, June 3.The postmaster general was asked to-day whether or not the department would take any action in regard to the reported project of postal clerks to raise money for the purpose of securing the passage of the "classification bill," by Congress. He said there was no regulation of the department forbidding clerks to contribute to such a fund, although it was the policy of the department to look with disfavor upon such attempts to influence legislation. It ia not probable that any action will be taken In the matter by the department. Improving the Capttol Police. WASHINGTON, June 3,-rCol. D. M. Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, is making an effort to Increase the efficiency and Improve the appearance of the Capitol police force. A new regulation uniform has been provided " for the men and yesterday Secretary Long. Colonel RansdelT and others were present at their first inspection by Captain J. P. Megrew. The men presented a smart appearance. Colonel Ransdell In e. few remarks complimented them on their Improved appearance and said that if their conduct shall be as good as their appearance the Capitol will be well cared for. Chance in Steel and Wire Methods. CHICAGO. June 3. The Times-Herald to-morrow will say: "A sweeping change in the business methods of the American Steel and Wire Company has been agreed upon, whereby that company will be free from both the Federal and National steel companies. Instead of procuring steel billets and rods from these concerns the American Steel and Wire Company plans to dig ore from its own mines, coke Its coal in its own ovens from Its own coal fields, and with it make pig iron, steel billets and rods In Its own furnaces. This radical departure Is a revelation to the trade and a revolution in the company's system of doins business.

GOMEZ SEEKS PRESTIGE

WAMS TO BE THE FIRST rilESlDEXT OF FREE CTDA. Ia Forming; Political rinn to That End Xo Development In the Ilathbone Investigation. HAVANA. June 3. Gen. Maximo Gomez is expected to arrive here early to-morrow and preparations have been made to receive him with all honors. Representatives of the Nationalist and Republican parties will go in different tugs, each having a band, and various societies .will also send delegations to join in the welcome. The motives that have induced him to return are the subject, of much speculation. Many believe that General Gomez, disappointed at the attitude taken toward him by the people of San Domingo, has come back to Cuba to engage in an active campaign for the future presidency of the Cuban Republic. It is asserted that his first step will be to bring all his Influence to bear in favor of the election to the mayoralty of Havana of Gen. Alejandro Rodriguez, partly for personal and partly for political considerations. If he can make the necessary impression on the members f the National party, and if the result of his intervention is the defeat of Senor Estrada Mora, then the power of General Gomez will be much more generally recognized than it Is now. Already his friends have issued a statement saying that early in the week he will attempt to consolidate the Democratic, Republican and Nationalist parties, with a view to bring about a harmonious constitutional convention In this city In August. The authors of this statement contend that such a convention is the only path to Independence. It is reported that Gomez, who has been at Santo Domingo, said he was returning to Havana to bring about the complete and absolute independence of Cuba, and that he had such a convention in view. It is also asserted that Gomez desired. If possible, to be the flrst President of free Cuba, but that he feels that there may be strong opposition to him because of his birth, in which event his choice for the presidency would be Carlos Cespedes or Alejandro Rodriguez. Either would receive his entire support, but he would prefer Cespedes. The leaders of the various parties reply that the principles of the organizations differ too radically to make any combination such as Gomez proposes practicable. An Intimate friend of Gomez says that if the parties refuse to combine he will establish a Cuba Libre party of -his own and endeavor to obtain a plebiscite of the entire island, expecting In that way to force the political leaders to adopt his proposal, if only in the hope of future office. It is rumored that for such a purpose Gomez has been promised funds by a number of wealthy men. Including a United States senator, who is said to have qffered JöOO.OuO on certain conditions, to which Gomez will undoubtedly agree. The secret examination yesterday of Estes G. Rathbone, former director of, posts, developed nothing which was not already known. The examination will be continued to-morrow morning. Neely Extradition Paper Sljtned. NEW YORK, June 3. Governor Roosevelt has signed the Neely extradition papers and they were forwarded .to Washington to-night. HEKO OF THE CHURCH. Catholic Priest Going to - China , to Work Among the Missions. WASHINGTON. June 3.-The Rev. Father Louis Lambert Conrady, the missionary Roman Catholic priest who Is going to China to devote his life to the care of lepers. Is in Washington.' His mission is to confer with Mgr. Martinelll, the papal delegate to the" United States, and to obtain letters to the cardinal prefect at Rome, whom he hopes to interest in his heroic mission. Father Conrady and a Cantonese Chinaman, from Portland, Ore., who is to Join him In his v work among the lepers, will sail for Rom next Wednesday. M'CTJLM IS PROMOTED. Xevrfonndland Governor Made an Aid-de-Camp to the Queen. ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 3. Sir Henry MacCulm, Governor of Newfoundland, has been promoted to the rank of colonel In the Royal Engineers and appointed ald-de-camp to Queen Victoria. This is the only aidshlp which goes to the engineer corps. These honors are conferred on him in recognition of his services since he was appointed Governor of the i colony. It is also assumed that he will be intrusted with greatly enlarged powers for promoting a settlement of the French shore question during the current year, and the modus vivendi will expire In December and Is not likely to be renewed. HUMAN FLESH. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) The meeting dispersed amid cheers as the police appeared on the scene. Canadian on Federation. LONDON, June 4. The Dally Chronicle publishes this morning a symposium of the replies of prominent Canadians to questions regarding the desirability of Imperial federation and as to how the problems connected with it should be solved. Postmaster General Mulock says: "Much remains to be accomplished toward unification of the peoples, before the time will arrive for adopting a formal plan." Sir John Bourinot thinks that the solution of the imperial problem is possible. Situation in Ashnnti. LONDON, June 4. The Daily Express has the following from Cape Coast Castle, dated Saturday: "Fifteen hundred men are here and 500 others are in Nigeria. It is expected that these, with eight guns, go to Kumassi. "One thousand men have crossed Krah river. "It Is reported that Captain Hall has relieved Kumassi, but this report is not confirmed." Fetltlon from the natcltem. BERLIN, June 3.The Berlin Butchers 'Guild has presented a petition to the Bundesrath, In connection with the meat inspection bill, claiming that "hogs livers and tongues are necessary in manufacture sausages, that inspection In such cases Is practicable and that their importation should be continued." - Fountain of Panannln Intact. LONDON, June 4. The Athens correspondent of the Daily Mall says: "The excavators of the American schools have discovered the only fountain mentioned by Pausanlus in the "Agora." It Is absolutely Intact. The, bronze lions heads, through which flowed the water, are still in their places In the wall. Wilhelm Said "Thanks." BERLIN, June 3. At the examination of Crown Prince Frederick William as a military officer, he decorated his military instructors. The Emperor shook hands with each, faying "Accept a father's thanks." Important . Scientific Discovery. BERLIN, June 3. An Important discovery has been made at the Hygienic Institute of the University of Wurzbufz, where

it has been found that bacteria can be destroyed with electric currents.

Congratulations from McKinley. BRUSSELS, June 3. President McKinley has cabled congratulations to Prince Albert of Belgium on his engagement to the daughter of the Duke of Bavaria. Mr. Gladstone Growing; Worse. LONDON, June 3. It Is announced this evening that Mrs. Gladstone is in a semiconscious condition and that her strength is declining steadily. GREATEST ON RECORD. Crop Which the Hanna Farmer Soon Will Begjn Hnrvettliis;. TOPEKA, Kan., June 3. The farmers of Kansas will begin next week to harvest the largest wheat crop In the history of tlu State. Secretary Coburn, of the State Board of Agriculture, says: "The crop this year will be the heaviest ever known. In lSir Kansas had 3.S00.H00 acres of wjjeat and raised 70,000.000 bushels, an average of eighteen bushels to the were. This year the winter wheat acreage is 4,6S5.819 as estimated by the growers, and the average yield will be larger than that of 1S92. If the yield per acre is the same as In 1S02, the aggregate yield will bo 85,000.000 bushels. The crop in general was never in better condition." THE NEW AND THE OLD CHANCELLOR , M'CRACKEX 0 CHANGES IN CHURCH POLITY. Netr Catholic BUhop of SavannahPresbyterian Preach er Fill Local Pulpit at Cedarvllle. Ohio. NEW YORK, June 3. In his baccalaureate sermon before the members of the graduating class of the New York University to-day Chancellor McCracken commented on the movements for revision of the Presbyterian creed. "The Attitude of the Thinker Toward Religious Truth" was the subject of his sermon. In commenting on the church problem, he said: "In this closing year of the century Methodism has shown a new vitality in resolving to lay aside one of the famous methods by which she obtained the name of Methodism. Compulsory itinerancy has been judged by her no longer the strong or desirable pillar of the truth. She has quietly' put it aside. Presbyterianism, in like . manner, has this same year shown new vitality in refusing to consider her ancient creed, that attempts to establish a definite chronology of the workings of the divine intellect while it forgets almost entirely to mention the divine heart. Such a creed is not the best possible pillar or support of religious truth. "The church to-day is resolved to build a new pillar and support that shall stand side by side with the old. The old may remain also as an antique, honored and cherished, but yet an antique. To build a new pillar is both easier and better than to try to piece out the old. That were to put new cloth into an old garment." MAXY DELEGATES PREACHED. Presbyterians of the Reformed Synod Addressed Cedarvllle Audiences. CEDARVILLE, O., June 3. The ministers here attending the Reformed Presbyterian Synod filled the different pulpits of this place as well lis some of those In surrounding, towns. The Rev. R. C. Wylie of Wilkinsburg, Pa., preached In the United Presbyterian Church; Dr. T. P. Stephenson, of Philadelphia, In the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. T. C. Sproull, of Fair Grove, Mich., filled the pulpit of the Methodist Church. The Rev. S. G. Shaw, of Cambridge, Mass., preached before the synod in the morning. A meeting in the interest of Sabbath observance was held in the afternoon, at which ten-minute addresses were made by the Rev. F. C. Trumble, of Morning Sun, la.; the Rev. F. H. Atchison, of Denver; Dr. J. W. Sproull, of Allegheny, Pa.; the Rev. William George, of Brookline, Mass.; the Rev. S. J. Crow, of Warren.. O., and Dr. Counter, of Winchester, Kan. A union service was held in the evening, at which the Rev. J. M. Foster, of Boston, preached. , .... BISHOP OF SAVANNAH. The Rev. D. J. Kelley Consecrated by Cardinal Gibbons at Richmond. RICHMOND. Va.. June 3.The Rev. Benjamin J. Keiiey was consecrated bishop .of Savannah, at St. Teter's, the cathedral church of the Virginia diocese, in Richmond, to-day. Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, was the consecrator, assisted by the Right Rev. Henry P. Northrop, bishop of Charleston, S. C. The Rev. Francis McCarthy, S. T.,"was the preacher. Admission to the cathedral was by ticket only, and the number so admitted was limited to the seating capacity. The ceremony was impressive, lasting for nearly three hours and a half. Bishop Keiiey was invested with the pastoral staff of the late Bishop Becker, and also with the ring of the deceased prelate. After the ceremony there was a banquet at which all the church dignitaries were present.- . TRAIN IN THE DITCH. Two 3Ien Killed, One Fatally Hurt, In an Ohio Freight Wreck. LIMA, O., June 3. This afternoon, about 2 o'clock, as an east-bound freight on the L. E. & W. was running at full speed eighteen miles this side of Sandusky the tlrcfi came off one of the driving wheels, ditching theenglne and piling about twenty cars on top of it. Fireman Bowsher and head brakeman J. W. Purtell, who happened to be in the engine, were crushed to death and Engineer Harry Bell suffered a broken leg nnd was seriously hurt internally. The men killed and Engineer Bell live here. The wrecking train was sent up from this city. Disastrous Wreck In Nebraska. ALLIANCE, Neb., June 3. A disastrous rear end collision ..occurred to-day on the Burlington, three miles west of here. Engineer Hunting was Instantly killed. Fireman Johnson was seriously Injured, and Brakeman Ellis badly hurt. Freight train No. 30 was running in two sections and the second section crashed into the first. It is thought Hunting was unable to control his engine or was asleep. The property loss Is heavy. Five Persons Killed. HAMILTON. O., June 3.-The engine of a fast freight on the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad Jumped the track west of this city to-day. Eleven cars loaded with stock were wrecked. Timothy Mahoney, David Starkey and Ambrose Smith, trainmen, and two unknown boys who were stealing a ride were killed. The loss will be about $3,000. Rldpath ProKrcssinir Favorably. NEW YORK, June 3. It was said at the Presbyterian Hospital to-nlghl that John Clark Rldpath, the historian, who has been in the hospital since April 26. suffering from pneumonia and typhoid fever, is progressing favorably, but is not out of danger. Mexican Cattle Thieves Killed. VAN HORN. Tex.. June 3. In a fight between cowboys and Mexican cattle thieves on the Rio Grande, thirty miles south of here, two Mexicans were killed, and Decatur Graves, a cowboy, was mortally wounded, . .

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REBELS ARE WINNING. Colombian Inaurrcctf on at the Gates of Pnnninn and Colon. KINGSTON, Jamaica. June 3. -The british steamer Orinoco, which arrived here today from Colombia, reports that on May 31 the rebels were within six miles of Panama. The government troops had prepared for action; the Bfltish consul and others had left with tr"r families for Tobago for safety; all the Colombian soldiers had left Colon to strengthen the Panama garrison, and 2S0 soldiers, brought from Savanilla by a French steamer on May 2s, had gone to Panama. The United States warship Machlas was at Colon when the Orinoco left, under orders to land marines if the city were threatened by the rebels. The authorities of Colon had been Impressing into the military service large numbers of native youths. The Orinoco brings also a report that a Colombian gunboat, the Cordova, was sunk by the rebels between Cartagena and Colon. Cartagena and Savanilla are quiet; but the country Is flooded with paper money, the premium on gold being 1.6 per cent. The Story of Nell Giryn. DENVER. Col., June 3. Henrietta Crosman produced her new play. "Mistress Nell." which is the story of Nell Gwyn. at the Tabor Grand to-night and scored one of the biggest hits ever seen in Denver. The play possesses great literary merit and was well rendered. In the third act Miss Crosman mascuerades a$ a man and fights a duel with King Charles, and the end of this act is very strong. It is understood "Mistress Nell" will be seen in New York in September. William Courtleigh created the role of the "Merry Monarch," the principal male character. IVrgro Lynched by Sfgrow, MEMPHIS. Tenn.. June 3.A report from Tutewiler. Miss., to-night states that a negro known as Dago Pete was lynched there on Thursday night last by a mob composed entirely of negroes. The negro had criminally assaulted a colored woman. Troops Off to Cape Nome. SEATTLE. "Wash., June 3. The United States transport Rosecrans has sailed for Nome, with two military companies and the first season's shipment of "War Department, supplies. The companies are A and K of the Seventh Infantry. Killed by a Itar&lar. SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. June 3. At Elwood Station, near here. Charles Payne, aged twenty-four years, clerk in a general store, was found dead in bed in the rear of the store this morning. He had been shot la the head, apparently by a burglar. MR. BRYAN AT HOHE. nil Kelshhnra Still Refuse to Regard Him mm a Great Man. Lincoln (Neb.) Letter in New York Commercial Advertiser. He and his family have only been home from Texas a short time. It was the morning after he returned that the delegation of gold Democrats from the East called at his house to question him as to the possibility of securing a modification of the financial plank of the national platform. They found Mr. Bryan in his shirt sleeves setting things to rights, but he did not need his coat oil to tell them in plain English that he would not consent to an evasion of the silver issue, even by a general Indorsement of tha Chicago platform, and it would be difficult to convince anf member of this gold delegation that Mr. Bryan is evading the silver question in any possible way during this present campaign. His neighbors do not credit the stories of Mr. Hry&n's reported wealth. They say he gives freely and lives well, and if it were not for the proceeds of his book sales and the writing he does he would need other resources. In' Lincoln Bryan is looked upon as a good neighbor, but not as a great man. In ist. In the face of all the depression then existing, the people of Lincoln gave McKinley l.ftOO majority against their townsman. In 1900 they may not hit him quite so hard, not because they believe in him more, but because they ae more Indifferent to his theories, and regard him. as they express it, "less dangerous" than before, and they have in view the possibility of his election on the principle that lightning may strike anywhere, an event which would appeal to local pride, regardless of political beliefs. Bryan has never been looked upon in Lincoln as a man to whom the peoplo would turn when seeking for some one to bear grave responsibility, exercise calm, deliberate Judgment or fulfill' great trusts. They have always called upon him to make their speeches or plead their causes. His ready tongue, persuasive manner and personal influence have been utilized more than once, and he is regarded even by his political opponents as the best man in Lincoln to accomplish a task where success depends upon the timely and skillful use of language and manner. Even his most ardent followers do no wem to believe ho will be elected President, but they are holding themselves ir readiness to take advantage of the opportunities which will offer in case this ?vent comes to pass. This is the strongest fusion influence in the Nebraska situation to-day. During the campaign of 1K thi principal streets of Lincoln were obstructed by groups of men discussing the financial question. Business had been paralysed b bad crops, there were many to Join tin idle throng, conditions seemed wrong everywhere, and Bryan offered a change. In this campaign of the streets of Lincoln present a different scene. There are no crowds discussing the sliver question, for everybody is busy attending tc his own affairs. To-day In Nebraska a man is ashamed to be seen Idle. Mr. Bryan tells them they are mistaken, that they are not so prosperous as they think ther ere. He maintains that prices are so high, owing to the trusts, that any apparent Increase in incomes Is nullified. It .Is this very prosperity, however, which en courages the Republicans to hope for a victory in a State which they have lost to a greater or less degTee for ten yearn past. Republican hopes In Lincoln are highest en the Legislature. The state ticket comen next. They hope to add ore more Republican congressman to the delegation, 'in,! finally they claim a fighting chance of carrying the State for the Republican national ticket. Whnt It Shown. Brooklyn Eagle. Just think of it! Spaniards emigrating te Cuba C.WJ or so In a month! It shows that they believe the United Statts government to be safer than the srovernment of Snaln It also shows, r vhouM show, to th" 'Mns that they are txpcctinl to be-hav-m selves. Timely Mutr. Denver Pot. A correspondent says it is 'not unusual to hear the Boer soldiers singing Yankee songs in camp. A very appropriate Ynkr song at this stage of the game would be: We Are Up Against the Real Thiro