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PRETORIA FALLS, Kroger and His Forces Abandon the Boer Capita!, Which the British Occnpy. w FT1 A TTniT 4UUlBK(r Tilffl. Burghers Retire to Lydenburg Where They Probably Will Make Their Last Stand, The End of tlie War Apparently In Sight ?The Force* at the Forts in Pretoria Dismissed and a Committee of Public Safety Awaited the Entry of General Roberts'* Army?Boers Made no Stand at Johannesburg?President Kruger Believed to Have Gone to Lydenburg Where There May Be Some Fighting Later?Orange Free State Annexed. What tlje War Has Cost. British. isoers Troops put In field.. .250,COO 50,000 Losses in men 30,000 12,000 Money expended $300,000,000 $10,000,000 The Boer figures are from the best available estimates. London (By Cable).?Pretoria, the Transvaal capital, and Johannesburg have surrendered to the British, President Kruger is In flight and the submission of the entire Boer Republic practically is complete. The defenders of the forts at Pretoria wore ordered by the local committee, appointed j ^ \ lN ' ? - N . ,.T " VN vY* . A ^ ^ J PRESIDENT KRUGER'S R to preserve peace, to leave their post9. Measures were taken to controlthe rank and file of the British prisoners by sending to them some of their own officers. The oitizens assembled in Church Square, in the centre of the town, to receive the victors, when they entered. PRESIDENT KBUQER. (He left the Transvaal capital us a fugitive.) The Dally Mail has received the following dispatch, dated Wednesday, from Its correspondent, the Earl of Bosslyn, who was lately captured by the Boers in the Free State: "Pretoria will bo occupied in about two hours' time without resistance. The President has gone to Waterval Boven. burgomaster de Souza is authorized to receive the British. He, with an Influential committee of citizens, including Ohtef Justice Gregorowskl, has been appointed to preserve ure ana property uuriug iue interregnum. Everything Is quiet. Crowds are waiting expectantly In Church Square lor the arrival of the British. "Fearing possible disturbances and bloodshed among the prisoners at Waterval, Mr. Hay, the American Consul, and Leigh Wood insisted upon twenty officers ,belng liberated on parole to go to the men. Tneir action cannot be too highly praised. CENERAL OTIS ARRIVES. Reaches San Francisco on the Transport Meaile From Manila. . Sax Francisco (Special).?The transport Meade has arrived here with Major-Goneral Eiwell S. Otis, former Commander-inChief of the Amorlcan forces in the Philippines, aboard. As the transport entered the harbor a salute of thirteen guns was fired and a number of guyly decorated tugs and launohes went out to meet her. On board one of the tugs were a number of officers detailed by General Shafter to greet General Otis. Promotion For General Oils. Washington, D. C. (Speclal).--'The Pre *? 1 ? Tlanapn! P L siuenc uomiuaieu dcii(uuidi-uduu??i .unwell S. Otis to bo a .Major-General la the Regular Army, in placo of General Merrltt, who retires on June 16. Young Women Housebreakers. Two young women, armed with revolvers and giving their names as Glrtle aud Winnie PiKg, broke into and looted tho residence of E. S. Nolemau, at Irvlngton, III., in brond dayiiglit. The family was absent. Wlien Policeman P. E. MoNill, of llichvlew, put them under arrest they 9til 1 %a?l tllftlr Uflitnnni ? I wus permitted to accompany the officers. Everything was quiet." Earlier iu the day the following dispatch direct from Pretoria was received: "British officers are now at Jchanrwsburs dictating terms of surrender. The British advance guard Is half way between Johannesburg and Pretoria. It is reported that there is a forco also at Hatheiiy. All LORD ROBEBT9 OF K&XDAHA B. (British general who accomplished the defeat of the Boers.) ~ r . the forces have been dismissed from the forts around Pretoria. President Kruger Is now at Waterval Eoven. "At a public-meeting called this morning by the Burgomaster of Pretoria ft committee was appointed to keep public order. The committee consists of Judge Gregorowskl, Nel Charles Marals, Loveday, De Vllliers, Zeederberg and F. Grobler." ORANGE RIVER COLONY NOW. I Annexation Proclamation Read In tlie Market Sqnare at Bloemfanteln. Bloemfostein (By Cable).?The annexa nun 01 tue urauRe rreo acute to uiom , Britain was formally proclaimed In the market square. General Pretvman, the Military Governor of Bloemfonteln, read the proclamation of General Lord Roberts, annexing the Free State and renaming It the Orange Elver Colony. The proclama? T? " W EVIDENCE AT PRETORIA. tlon, la announcing the annexation, ro? ferred to the Orange Free State as "harlng been <y>nquered by lier Majesty forces." There were tremendous oheers when tills Eortlon was read. The people saag the rltlsh national anthem and a salute of twenty-one guns was fired. , General Bailer Has Some Sacceas. London (By Cable).?It Is reported from Natal that the Boers had beeu worrying General Bailer's forces a good deal over the mountain passes which lead from the Vrede district In Orange River Colony; to give it Its new name. Small raid ing parties had formed a laager at Doornberg, about thirty miles southeast of Newcastle. To counteract this movement Buller sent out a force under Hlldyard, marching by Wool's Drift to Utreclit and another by Inchanga Drift to I the same place, wliich had been occupied. Luiug's Nek has been bombarded vigorously by General Olery. Pro-Boer Resolution Shelved. Washington, D..C. (Special).?In the Senate Mr. Bacofe, of Georgia, spoke at length on the Teller resolution expressing sympathy for the Boers, alter wliich, on motion of Senator Davl?, the resolution was referred to the Committee on Forelgr Belations by a vote of 40 to 26. I ' I OUR TROOPS LAND IN CHINA. Marine* and a Macliluo Oun Pat Ashore at Tien Tsln. Tun Tsin,China (By Cable).?The United flfnt-oa rmiQAr Nswdplf landed 103 men. with a maobine gun, amid enthusiasm oo the part of the foreigners here. Five Russian warships and two torpedo boats, & French cruiser, a British oruisor and a sioop-of-war and an Italian oralser are here. All have landed men, who have been ordered to Pekin to aruard the forblga legations. It is said that the Viceroy refused to allow these troops to prooeed to Pekin without the authority of^the Tsnng-il-ramen. It is believed here that the Boxers, will be dispersed without the aid of foreign troops. Tien Tsin Itself is in no danger. The French and German party which went to Chaug Sin Tien to rescue the Belgians who were said to be besieged In tha? town have returned here. They say that the Belgians have arrived safely at Pekin. They bring details of great destruction of railway property. They saw several parties of Chinese ripping up the line. In one plac? a military mandarin w&? looking on. A GIFT OF $5,000,000, Donation by Two St. Louis Men to Waili* ington University. St. Louis, Mo. (Speolai).?Samuel Ouppies und Robert Brookings hare donated i5,000,000 to Washington University. This makes a total endowment of 87,000,000. The two donors will deed over the Immensely valuable tract of city property known as Cupples Station with all its franchises. The income from the $5,000,000 amounts to $400,000 annually. TO KEEP ORDER IN ST. LOUIS. Sheriff Ordered to Saintnon a Fbite oi lOOO Citizens. St. Louis, Mo. (Special).?The Police Board bus ordered Sheriff Pohlman to summon a posso of 1000 citizens for the preservation of the public poaco during the continuance of the street car strike. The order i- *r> onnnnlannA toIHi a 89aHon oi 13 laaucu ?* ?www ?...? __ the new police law which empowers the Police Board to call upon the 8herlff to form a posse comltntus to assist, under the Board's direction, in the preservation of the public peace. , s FRENCH MINISTER RESICNS. General do Oaliiflet Surrenders tlie Wai fortlolio. Fabis (By Cable).?General the JIarquis de Gnlllffet. Minister of War, has resigned. It is officially announced that his successor s General Andre. In his letter to 31. Wnldeck-Rousseau, the Premier, asking him to place the resig. nutiodvin the hands of the President of the Republic, General de Galliffet pleads ill health as a reason for his decision. His > exact words are: "I am very 111, and my health prevents me resdsti ne a!t emotloos otttM. moment." CHICAGO HAS SEAL WAR I 500 Policemen Check a Waterfront Seizure On Lake Michigan, ARMY OF INVASION CAPTURZD. Captain George Streeter and Hi? Forc? Tnirn PahhiIm nf Land. Throw IT I Breastwork* and Do Some ShootingBorie Killed apd Boy WoundedSurrender When Force Was U?ed. Chicago (Special).?Five hundred pollc? irmed with rifles and acting a3 deputy jherlfTs Invaded the "Territory of Laki Michigan," capturing President Georgj Streeter and bis entire force Including al :be members of bis cabinet, the'comman ier-in-chlef of the army and the rank an( lie of tbe latter organization. In al. :wentjr-nine men were gathered in anc Maced in cells in tbe Chicago Avenue Po :ice Station. When dwellers along the Lake Shore irlve awoke in the morning they saw t schooner at anchor just off shore. whil? jlose to the eastern edge of the drive, which fdrmerly mar'Jsd the shore, trenches lad been thrown up and armed and uniformed sentries were paolng beats. Cap ;ain George Streeter'3 army of invasion and come in the night by way of the lake ind had again taken possession of "Terrl :ory of Lake Michigan," from which the Captain and another army had been driver Dy United States Marshall Ames and a force if deputies several months ago. The men were armed, provisioned for a mouth's siege and the determined front ol :he garrison indicated that this was nc mere sortie, but a military movement carefully planned and executed. The oity au :horlties were notified as soon as possible ind Actlnpr Mayor Walker and Chief of Po lice Kipley decided after consultation thai :he city authorities had no right to inter (ere. The Lincoln Park Board was hurried* iy called into session and decided that'll aad no jurisdiction. Meantime Captain Baer of the Police Department rode over to the boundary line :o see if "President" Streeter could b? persuaded to leave his "territory." Th6 :aptain attempted to cross the line froir :he United States to the "Territory ol Lake Mlchlgau," when he was ordered tc Unit by William Niles, Chief Justice of fche Supreme Court, who was In command ol 3treeter's army. The captain dldu't halt and General Judge Nlles picked up a rifle iud took a shot at him. At the first shot ;he captain halted, turned his horse and itarted for the (Jutted States and safety at lull speed. The rifle was a repeater and General fudge Nlles worked the lever with rapidity [tie sucuuu suui i<!ipiuiu uiier a uurst (ell dead. A third shot tore the lapel from :hecoatot Detective Hiatt, who bad accompanied Captaiu Buer. A fourth shot jtruck fourteen-year-old Reuben Manly, one of the crowd attracted by Streeter'g military demonstration, in tbe leg, maiming him for life. Niles continued tiring till his rifle was empty aud the streets clear, but no other casualties resulted. A riot cull took i patrol load of officer? to the Lake Shore, but the policemen returned without accomplishing anything, as Streeter's men bad lined up and were in tbelr rifle pits awaiting attack. The reserves were then called In from every station in the olty. Rifles and ammunition were secured from the city armory and served to the men, who were being formed Into companies and battalions. They had preliminary drills as fast as th-ey reported for duty. At 5 o'clock Sheriff Magerstadt, who ha/I Kuan In ^rtnanlfoHnn rvrilh hia nfhrtrnAfl a lid the United States Marshal since the attack upon Gaptalu Baer, decided that the peace and dignity of the county had been outraged aud swearing in the 50C police us deputies started tor the Lake Shore. Fifty men were put on board of 8 tag and sent out to attack Streeter's army from the rear, while the remaining 45C men were to march upon the intrenched enemy from three diCfereut directioas. There was much excitement in the north side, while all these warlike preparation! were going on. General Niles, who did all tho talking for President Streeter and all the shooting up to that hour, when advised that the police were coming, called his Falstafflan crew about him aud delivered a spread-eaele speech, in which he urged them to shoot to kill and to fight to the last man. The meu were all armed with repeating rifles and were well supplied wltb ammunition. After Niles's address the; returned to their treuches. 8herlff Magerstadt had so arranged his forces that all approached the Streetei fortress at the same moment. Thov came from north, south and west by land, while the flftv men sent by boat appeared on the east. Niles was for opening tire and mak ing a light evea though surrounded, but President Streeter, seeing the hopelessness of It, advised surrender and without the firing o! a shot ran up a white flag The men laid down their rifles aad marched out of their dugout fort to b( thrown unceremoniously into patrol wagons and hustled off to police station cells more like a lot of common drunkards than prisoners of war. The men took this desperate step foi possession of a strip of land fprmed by accretions about the wreckage of Captain Streeter's schooner which was driven on the beach during the storm In 1836. The tract now Includes more than eighteen handred-lots of 160 acres. In the flj?lit for the possession of this land the Supreme Courts never have rendered any definite decisions. The land is claimed by the Newberry estate and other large property owners along the north shore under rlpariaq rights. The Park Boatd also claims most or tbe territory. v Streeter asserts that ttie land is made land and is as free as the undiscovered islands ot tbe sea. It is bis intention to establish a claim to it beoAuse it grew up by wave action against bis old boat. After lie has established a claim he intends to have the territory annexed to the United States. A. year ago Captain Streeter made an attempt to set up an independent government on the tract. A constitution was adopted and a full set.of officers installed, but ,tbeD, as now, 'the police acting as deputy sheriffs raid ed the Territory and threw Streeter and his men into jail. Twc weeks ago Captain Streeter brought suit for 1500,000 damages from the oity officials 'and others who were interested in the polioe expedition against him last May. At first the claims of Captain Streetet were laughed at, but bis claim to possession and the sale of parts ot the land to others put a cloud on the title ot some oi tbe North Shore property owners. ?Iuoh litigation had been the result and the aid of Federal courts nmy be iuvokelto settle the question ot ownership to the tract in dispute. Life Sentence Par Canal Dynamiter*. Earl Dullman, residence unknown, John Walsh and John NoIId, of Dublin, Ireland hut latterly ot Washington and Richmond Ya., were convicted by Chaucellor Boyc and a jury at Welland, Out., ot having attempted to wreck Lock No. 24 ol the Wei land Canal with dynamite, and cantencei.' to imprisonment (or life in Kingston peui teutiary. A<*hantee Rifting Spreading. Three European officers were killed in the recent fighting in Ashautee. The na ttve riling is still spreading. Mdnor Mention. ' flratfe have ruined many orchard blossomllB England. Iee^delivered in Savannah. Ga., at th< rate^Mj&fl eenta per 100 pounds. BostXr/Tax Collector reports $563,13! of old ijD&oolleotlble aocouuts. The Bn||Rian and Chilean Government} have ratified the new treaty of tradition. Anatlnnal nonfflrnniui. aKo.iuqo ?>?w w.v. iy vjumiwuo ??v corrections has juBt be*a,jMl<l at Topeka Kan. An electric railway mall route la to be es tablUhed between Bristol and Doylestown Penn. An expedition to study yellow fever wll b$ sent out by the Liverpool School ol Tronlcal Diseases .. . .. . - SUFFER FROM DROUGHT. Divine Help Asked For Fzr.mrs Of the Northwest. fait Wheat Area In Miupenota anil iht Dakota* ! Parched and Farmer* Are Extremely Auxlons. Minneapolis, MIdd. (Special).?Lon*, | continued drought affecting agricultural Interests In Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota threatens great losses to the farmers ot tbose states, xnrougauui. a vast wheat and flax area upon which nc rata has fallen this spring the ground if parched, and the seed is making no pro gress toward sprouting. Farmers are becoming extremely anxious. Newspapers all orer this part of tbe country are beseeching tbe people to pray for rain. The 8t. Paul Globe a few days ago held forth at length on the e&loacy ot prayer, and insisted that the salvation of the crops depended on the earnestness with which residents in the threatened territory appealed to tbe Almighty tor relief. The papers generally take this tone. Prayers for rain were offered Sunday U churches in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fargo, Grand Forks, and other cities and towns in tbe affected districts. While services were in progress la Minneapolis churches in the evening there was heavy thunder, accompaniod by llghtatug, and in many ot the churches the services were turned into rejoicing, the congregations singing hymns of praise and listening to prayers of thankfulness. Tbe rain amounted only to a light shower, and aftei church there was much disappointment. It is said that copious rains within a week would save the crops, and that if rain does not come within a week there will be no crops. Fire Wardens are' organizing companies in all towns in the timbered districts. The forests now are as dry as tinder, and fires once started in them probably would be disastrous. 23,000 HARVESTERS WANTED. Kxnias Appeal* For Aid to Save Het Enormous Wheat Crop. Topeka, Kan. (Special).?Kansas wants' 20,000 men to belp save her enormous wheat crop. State Grain Inspector McBenzie, who has just returned from' the Kansas wheat helt, says the State will harvest 85,000,000 bushels, and that harvesting will begin in Southern Kansas by June 12. Inspector McKenzle andgraiu men say the greatest danger threatened is in the dearth of laboring men to harvest the great crop. Where the 20,000 extra men will come from the farmers do not knew. It is said that about 2000 harvesters will come from Oklahoma, following the harvesting season north as it orogresses. WOMAN FOILS BURGLARS. South Berwick Bank Otve* $109,000 to Der Presence of SI In J. South Berwick, Me. (Special).?Three bank burglars, armed and masked, forced tbe door of the South Berwick National Bank and blew opea the c,afe, but were frightened away without getting any o' tbe bank's property. The bank office was wrecked. The men fled in different directions, leaving no trace. Tbe men first ransacked a blacksmith shop, where they secured crowbars and other tools. The outer doors of the bank were forced with a crowbar and the men began working on the door of the safe. They apparently took somo time la drilling, for it was nearly 1 o'clock when a ter- . rifle explosion occurred which shook the neighborhood. Mrs. Btorer, who lives next door, was awakened by a flash which lighted her room, and, hearing tbe explosion, aulckly guessed the source.of It. Throwing up a window, she gave several load blasts upon a policeman'* whistle. The shrill sound stopped the burglars' work. Mrs. Storer saw them rush from the bank and hurry away in different directions. Whea those whom the explosion and the whistle had summoned reached the bank office they found it a wreck. The heavy door of the safe had been blown nearly across theroom, demolishing chairs, desks and other articles in its path. The inner door of the vault, however, was unharmed and more than $100,000 in cash be hind it was sare. BAD WEEK FOR FILIPINOS. Forty-six Killed, 439 Taken Prisoners With 400 Rifles. Manila. (By Cable).?Scouting, small engagements and the capture of arms and prisoners continue dally in Northern Luzon. The past week's operations by Ninth, Twelfth, Thirty-third, Thirtyfourth and Thirty-sixth regiments resulted in'the killing of forty-jix of the enemy, the taking of 430 prlsouers and the capture of 400 rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Peace reigns and no trouble is expeoted in 1 Manila, although the city is crowded with 1 people from the provinces, who are leaving the unprotected hamlets lu order to avoid the conscription which the insurgent leaders are enforcing, as well as robbery and ontmcns nt the hands of rovinc insurgents and bandits. The Investigation ot the charges against Brigadier-General Frederick Funston of having executed summarily two natives of the Province of Zambales has resulted in a discontinuance of the proceedings. It developed the fact that General Fonston caught the natives In the very act of murdering bound Macabebe scouts, his action, in view ot these circumstance, being regarded as justifiable. SYNDICATE BUYS A TOWN. i Frugality, Penn., Its Buildings, Coke and Coal Interests. Philadelphia (Special).?A mililon-dol- j lar deal has just been cousummatnd In , this city whereby the entire town of Fru- > gality, Cambria County, Penn., with all its 1 coal ani coke Interest?, passes into the j hands of a company of capitalists. The purchase was made from Supreme Court j Justice Dean. The new company will be known as the Cresson aud Clearfield Coal and Coke Company. ?? n,n Hnnl nrn 10.000 aCt6? Of XUViUUOU 1U kuv Mv?. coal lands and extensive mining operations In the town of Frugality. The purchase Includes 150 houses, a large department store, two churches, three schools, a large hotel, aud a town hall. This Is the first case in Central Pennsylvania where a whole town, Including churches aud schools, changed ownership in a day. General Robert* Invades the Tranivaal. General Roberts, with 50,000 men and 150 guns, has entered the Transvaal. The crossing of the Vnal River was accomplished at three places with practically no , casualties. The situation of the Boers is i critical and President Kruger is said to have referred the question of farther war ' or surrender to a vote of the Burghers. ,! , N More Pl.'icufi In Manila. The Government corral at Manila has 4 been quarantined. There are four sua 3 <ected cases of bubonic plague among the 'eamsters, who are living in filthy dwell 1 ings, which will be burned. i ? 1 Note* From the Diamond. Chesbro, of Pittsburg, declines to pitch on Sundays. Nearly all the Cincinnati players wear j ankle braces. Hartman is playing in fine form oifComls < key's Chicago team. Beckley, of Cincinnati, la leading the Na i tional League In batting. I 'Tis whispered that Nichols, feoston's great pitcher, it ont of it lot good. t 'j Bradley, the youngster, seems to be o '< fixture at third base (or the Chioigos. Barrett, the young Cincinnati outfielder, * is said to be the speediest in the League. i On their showing so far the New Yorks ' are no stronger relatively than they wer? 1 la?t vaar- - t w .. THE SflN 18 Mffij Idea! Weather in the Path of the Moon's Shadow.. MANY OBSERVATIONS TAKENHopes of Important KnsulU Prom th? Photographs?Work at Nearly Every Station Done Without a Hitch?Gre-u Interest Shown In This and Other Countries?Planet Eros RediscoveredAtlanta, Ga. (Special).?Ia every secHiaOnnthointorn Sf-nfflU flfflf wlllflll the belt o{ totality of the sua'* eclipse extended the weather was ideal for the observation of thl? remarkable phenomenon. Io the southern portion of Alabama there was some haziness, bat other tlian this the astronomers and scientists who located their observatories in North and Soath Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana report that the weather could not have been more auspicious for the study of the sun's eclipse and for securing splendid photographs of it. From the many stations of observation established by universities and scieat itlo and private parties tbe reports indicate that tbe taking of solentlflc data was entirely successful, and no Incidents occurred to mar In tne smallest degree tbe full benefit that was expected to be derived from the event bv the scientists, many of whom made long journeys to view the eclipse for elghty-flve seconds. . I Astronomers took many photographsduring tne period of totality. It Is expected that these photographs will reveal much that never has been seen by the naked eye, aided by the telescope. New planets may be discovered. Bemarkable falls In temperature were experienced while the sun was obscured. The corona, Venus, Mercury and Bailey's beads were plainly visible. The planet Eros, whloli disappeared behind the sub last September, rear peared. At Barnesvllle, Ga., Professor Eastman discovered a remarkable piuk color in the corona. The latter was seen to extend for 3,500,000 miles in three ?tp?kna?ra of eaual lenartb. and another of I halt their dimensions. ~ Professor Lord, of the Ohio State University, believes be obtained results that tend to prove that the mysterious matter wbtoh forms the corona is to be found also In the solar prominences. From the standpoint of grandour tbe spectacle was aweinspiring. The movements of tbe heavenly bodies were rapid. Not over Ave seconds elapsed from tbe time of tbe .first contact until tbe great shndow was aeon sweeping over the earth from the southwest. Just as the moon covered the face of the,sua Mercury came into prominence. The path of totality began latbePMlflo . Ocean jast west of Mexico. It passed east- ' ward across Mexico, and entered the United States near New Orleans, proceeding iu a northeasterly direction until It left the continent close to Norfolk, Va. Then it crossed the Atlantic, touched Portugal and afterward passed aoro.?s Northern Africa, leaving tbe earth finally near the northern end of tbe Bed Sea. The eclipse was visible throughout North America, Europe and Africa, but was total only in some parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina anrt Virginia (n tha TTnltud Stfttfts. It W?H unprecedented In more than one respect. Its 'patli of totality, instead of extending through sparsely settled regions or run-' ning over scant expanse of water, crossed six States In a populous portion of tbe country, all of the region being easily accessible by rail and water. ' It has been eleven years since a similar event was witnessed, but the advancement of astronomical science and the marvelous Improvements in telescopes, photography, and electrical apparatus Insured more complete observations than ever before known. Tbe United States. Government and all great educational institutions made elaborate and costly preparations to get tbe best possible observations, and millions of dollars were expended in this way. While great interest attached to the eclipse lt3elf, the object of the Astronomers composing "eclipse expeditions" from all parts erf the country was not alone to observe the passing of tbe moon before the sun, DUt tue stuuy 01 mo corguu. alus particular branch of tbe phenomena generally attending an eclipse has perhaps attracted most atteutlou, as the cause of the corona Is not yet determined. Magnificent as the spectacle was In part of tho path that It traversed from New Orleans to Norfolk, the conditions for the observation In far-oft Alglors were the mo^t perfect ever vouchsafed astronomers within the memory of tho oldest of them. Eugland, France, Germany, Italy aud Switzerland sent their most skillful pro* fessore in the study of the wonders of the heavens, and well were they repaid for the journey. Generally speaking, the observations taken by the astronomers were confined to three separate lines of work?the old method of telescopic observations, the viewing of the eclipse with the naked eye, aud tbe photographing of the phenouit?r~ the eclipse. Prealdent Sees the Eclipae. Fout Monroe, Va. fSpectnl).?The sua was totally eclipsed at 8.53 o'clock in a cloudless sky. Thousands of people crowd* ed the piers, verandas, ana ramparts to watch the marvelous phenomenon. The President and his party watched the phenomenon from the Dolphin near Lambert's Point, and Secretary Gage and party from the lighthouse tender Holly. ASSASSINS FIRE INTO FARMHOUSE. ?oar of a Family of Six Shot Down While Sluing Around a T able. ANOKi, Minn. (Special}.?William Wise, a farmar, wna sitting at a table with his wife and four children in their home ten miles from here when some persons fired through the window with a shotgun ind a Winchester rifle. William Wise, Jr., seven years ' .old, fell dead. James Wiso, eleven years old, was shot through the right lung and lost two fingers of his right band. William Wise, thirty-eight years old, was shot in the right shoulder from behind, teu buckshot entering his body. He is paralyzed and will die. Un. Wise was shot lu the back, the bullet rittrirlng from her abdomen. h/v mill /11m iflilco unH Mnrfrhn Mia Hntiffh. ters, escape^JjfT ./ 'v. It Iwas notknown who did tbe shooting, bat the^^o-splclon of the authorities fell o'u tW4vpereons now umler survelllnnce. IniHferibr.eleven shots were flred. The Wllfrtomlly bad recently moved here from Wisconsin, wheri Jtbev are said to have been "Involved1? fli'-ftua.. They als>-> had some litigation h?sp; ; ?.! ; ... Many Filipino* Snrrender. The War Depafrtmdnt at Washington has received a.cablegram (ro'm General MacArthur, at Manila, saying that three officers, flfty-3lx men, with, forty-*)* rifle.-, surrendered uncondLtfooally at Ouy?po. Thtee offlcerj, forty-six jtion, .'with llftvfive rifles also surrenderedvnooDSltloually atTarlac. <"ti . ,"i t Robbers STecave 8^0,000. h The Peninsula Bknk'ipf- WUHffmsburg, i Va., was entered by..'rbbhets,' who blew ! open the'sate ahij/secured $10,000 lu money. There werd 3lx explosions. These awakened a numberftj ^ie.residents. Boer-British .War Notes. The Transvaal Rational Bank has suspended gold payments.' General Handle la slowly sweeping tbe sastern section 01 ma r rats oiuic. The foreign' mercenaries In tbe Boer irmy bave "suffered heavily in recent engagements. . Six siege trains bave been ordered to be prepared at JUrtershot for transportation ;o Bonth Africa. Tbe Tranavaalers have offended tbe Free Jtaters by destroying tbe splendid bridges lorth of Kroonstad. rThe Russian Ambulance Corp? wltb the Boers has Deoome disgusted and has asked ho Ozar to recall it. . . ?-? t . i' ? THE NEWS EPITOMIZED V Waililncton Itnmn. Fire in the Bureau of E nuravins and Printing caused a loss of ab out $1500. The jause ot the Are Is unknown. The Supreme Court decided acaln3t "X.dntral Dewoy on his claim for double jjunty for tho destruction of Spaulsh ?hlps lu Manila Bay. The Senate passed a bill for the removal jf the historic "Lone; Bridge" across t ho Potomac and the building of a new bridge. Adjutant-General Corbln said that ft ans been decided to bsgln to return the joluuteor soldiers to the United States from the Philippines In December. Secretary Long has decided to recommend a court-martial for Captain Mc3owen, charged with shooting a Filipino. A warning has been sent out by the Department of State against the swlndlin j? icheme relating to estates In England. There are no prroat estates and no large deposits unclaimed. The Senate passed a Joint resolution reappointing Andrew D. White a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution., All Forrough Bay, the Turkish Minister, 3allad on Secretary Hay Thursday for the first time since-he learned of the character of the note sent to his Government domandlng the payment ot the Armenia indemnity. Our Adopted (il?ndi. Mgr. SbarrettI, Bishop of Havana, has protested to Governor-General Wood ugainat the confiscations ot churoh property by municipalities. Internal Revenue Coflectdfe*..Lynch is mating preparations to establish, an ofile e in Honolulu, the Hawaiian Islands having been added to the Dtstriot ot California. Secretary Root offered iheplaoeof Judge Advocate ot Potto Rico to Charles T. Saxton, former Lieutenant-Governor of New lork, Governor General Wood'has ordered a thorough overhauling ot the various Government department tn-Cuba. The itrtet railways of Havana, Cuba, are to change the motive power from horses to electricity. Doineitie. The safe In the poatofllae jit Marshall, N> C., was bldwn open aad fi000 wa3 taken. George ]$.; Lorlhg h'MVabandoned his qohome to organlza.a gigantio cattle and raaoli sVndi<yitein TexfiWIth a minimum dfcdat Ida9resar, N EL ^aveTone son and a { ObristiMU Association wl?Pr?R? Its jubilee dndaWnient faod of IWfiWfoy May 1,^1891, wbea Its ^^^^^^jiTeptloD 9aa Francisco on tLe, ot having Am oh Stirling, on allcgJBSoeomplloe of Heiry Ivory In the ntxumkol Professor White fn PKlIadBlphla, ^Kfeaght in Trenton* H iJ. mk...' TWo^fctrlkefa and' dUfrtnder ware woanded by a roUey flriqwoia a car In St. Louis, Mo. "Xlttle attetgM' 1* being paid to the Coart'yl^notlon^^^ x ^ comml|j|^Ic[de In 'New York^ty, to Mo^ft^^^ftcln^ herself by marry west o1vonmagBMgin)m?". kuuuk Ave men andfrSa^Wfir wrecking the plant. /GaptiBH^M^ McFerruu. the proprietor,'-sfm^^^HKktlled, and was well known:tw|M BB# State. After having ?<8|^KKheIr lands undisturbed for geaoi^BHS^be BUlnelanders are now called tapaS^Enptend their title to 400 lots In NewHHgjClty, which are worth more than tSjBmw). Govornor Becklmnf^EPXaDtucky, issued to J. C. 3. Bluckbum'JltU commission as United States Senat<tt|tefUcceod William The RepubHoid^^^Bwonvention of South Dakota nwntnKSntjpnurles H. HerrieJ, of Eureka, foiHSwirilor. The delegates to the na^taMl^jppmtlon were inThomns MeGatetm^ba sent his soiled shirt to President 'Y&lgUjy by mail, "just to show the PreMdenC.tfaat a dirty city Chicago is," waj soatiaope State Asylum for the Insane at Kaak{U|0e,*Ill. Foreign. The Unitod States cruiser Albany was placed in commisslgn at Newcastle, England. Count Boni de Castellane's Interpellation in the French Chamber of Deputies lea to a remaricaoie sceue ot uproar, out the Government Anally received a vote ol confidence. Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, 9ald iu tlm House of Commons that funds from th* home exchequer were not needed on uccount of tne faminlne. A law placing a twenty per cent, tax on department stores lias been enacted In Germany. Anarehy reigns In several provinces In China on account ot the depredations of the "Boxers." A Korean official confessed, under torture, names of those allege^ to have murdered the queen. Klimke, the State .Mining Engineer of t he Transvaal, has received six months' leave of abseuca, presumably because he protested ag^9t the proposition to blowup the Wltwatersrand mines. The canonization of John Baptist Do La Sulla, founder of the order of Chrlstiau Brothers, and Rita da Casola, a nan ot the Augustinian order, was celebrated at St. Peter's, ot Home, with great pomp. One pilgrim was killed In the otush. The Pope appeared to bo iu the best of health. Riots have occurred repeatedly wltliln the last fnw days at Stolb, Pornerania;Germany. The cavalry attacked 'the crowd aud twenty persons were Injured. A bill which the Swla Assembly adopted malting compulsory tno losurnuco uguiust accident aud illness of all persons not earning thler own living was, upon being submitted to the people, defeated by a majority of 170,000. Cecil Rhodes and other South African cninlpg millionaires are at the head of un j snte'rprlse looking to the'expioltaiion of the mineral wealth of German West Africa. It is understood in Prussian Parliament tary circles tliat tin bill passed by tbo i Prussian Diet for taxing large department i 3toroa will uot meet with Government up- ! proval. The'recent victories ami the relief of ' Mafeklng resulted in the celebration of the j Queen's birthday being more elaborate than usual throughout the British Empire. The Russian battleship Polleia an l the | Russian cruiser Aurora were launched at I St. Petersburg In the presence of Emperor Nicholas. Ambassador Choate presented the loving cup subscribed for by Americans to i Thomas LlDton at a bauaaet in London. - "V 1 ??????^.1 BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE, St. Louis Street Cap-. Shattered and Two Policemen Seriously Wounded, Effort* Balnjj Hade to End the Strike Which Has Cost the City Million# of Dollar*. j St. Louis, Mo. (Special).?A. street car on the Bellefontaln division was blown up by a dynamite bomb in North St. Loula. Two policemen stationed on tbo car were seriously Injured. The motorman and conductor were slightly injured. Immediately after the explosion a great crowd collected and began jefering the non-union crew. A squad of police attracted by th? noise beld tbem away from doing any bodily violence until tbe ambulance bore tlie injured to the hospital. The wrecking i crew which came to clear the disabled car \ from the tracks was assailed with stones, but tbe police dispersed tbe crowd. ! As 9 result of an encounter between striking and non-striking employes of the transit system three men were shot, one being fatally and the others seriously > wounded. As Philip Sullivan, James Sullivan and Patrick O'Counell, strikers. were passing through Lafayette Park they were approaohed from the rear and fired upon by three men said to be In the company's emplov. One of the bullets passed through Philip Sullivan's right l30g, giving him a jm mortal wound. jHmes SuHivan received a ^9 ball in the left cheek and O'Connell was shot through the right leg. Acuoaats of ..JS the affair differ, some bystanders claiming that It was a deliberate attempt at assasslnation on tbe part of the company'^ new iK employes, while others aver that it nothing more or les3 than a pitched battle A between two factions. State Labor Commissioner Blxey elded to attempt to force arbitration unAHK-- .^g a law passed by tbe recent LegisfotiSaP "j The act provides for a Board of ArbltraflMl' to adjust differences between corpoMMWW vaod tlielr men. Tlie company hollajfttat tlie strikers are uo longer (n their employ and hence the law does not apply. jBlxey will test the case by naming the arbitrators, since the company lias refused to do ^ o* The strikers say they are willing to submit their differences to any impartial boRrd. ? The Labor Commissioner has decided to force arbitration if he can do sd> nnder tbe ' ' i law, and the general public would be heartily glad of any action whloh would terminate this disastrous struggle between capital and labor whlon has parulyzed the entire city for over three weeks without any present prospect of the contending parties coming to an agreement. Four persons have been killed, twenty- <t five shot und fully a hundred more of loss seriously injured by missiles. The loss to the olty in business and extra polloe aggregatas about 116,000,000. The low to the ?HLi r company In fares and destruction of prop-' ^ 'ifr rty will reach a half mllUoa. LONE ROBBEff,fe; >A - TRAIf^^P^ Forces the Conductor/*;? Help Him Rob 9 Passengers la s-PnJIman Car. Omiha, Neb. (Bpectal).?Tbe 8t. Louis and Kansas City -tfiiyy^ss on the Missouri Paclffa road wlPBSIFup by a lone robber between Yerdon'and 8tella a few days ago* One car, a Pullman, was searched, but a comparatively small amount was obtained. The robber forced the conductor to go through the car ahead of blm and draw back tbe sections of each berthas it was reached, a traveling man from Kansas City, H. A. Frederick, wbo resisted, was * -v ahot at, the bullet grazing his head and v imbedding itself la the window frame. James W. Orr, general attorney of the road at Atchison, gave the robber $13 aad explained that his passbook was of no "i use to any one except ulmselt. Tbe rob- 4 ber, therefore allowed him to retain it. ' A. 8. Spragne, traveling auditor of the Missouri Paolflc, was relieved of his book containing passes and about $10 In cash.. From a Union Pacific official and his wife a little change was obtained, the woman hiding the roll of bills while the A robber searcuea uer uusoanirs ciocues. w TW robber jumped off at the uext sta- ' ' M I OEWEY AND VICE-PRESIDENCY. r"l Admiral Would Decline Unanlinom Momluatlou at Kansas City. .V/Washinoton, D. C. (Special).?With the "prospect that more than the necessary number of delegates to the Kansas City Convention will be instructed for 3Iri Bryan, Admiral Dewey now agrees with all leading politicians her* that the noml- ^ ? nation of the Nebraskan for Prftident Is Inevitable. The Admiral makes it clear to all friends wl:h whom he talks that he will not have , -<3 olio pang or regret or uisappoiutment it uis name is not presented in the Kansas City j Convention. Indeed, he lias frequently repeated what be said a long time ago?that lie did not believe be would live a year if be became President. ( If the KaHgfcq City Convention should by ncolnmriBp place him on the ticket with Mr.rJww, ha probably would not decline. |5V ? ' He has no' personal desire for either place, but lie is in the minds of the people, aud Is apparently willing to serve them in any place to which they may call him, even at a personal sacrifice. MARRIACE OF ACED PAIR. * j Ratified Youthful Vottr After Jjeventy* one Long Year* of Fidelity. . Sooth Bloomfield, Ohio (Special).? August CroTt, eigbty-six, aud Kate Putnam, eiftbty-elgbt years old, were married here a few days ago. Eugaged at. the ages of fifteen and aeventeeu, they ratified tbelr youthful vows at the altar after seventyoue long years of fidelity. Family opposition and Iaoi; of money deferred the prospective raarrfage from time 1 to time, and one day after a long talk,they made a singular resolution?uot to marry . until both had reached au advanced age * and were financially able to do so. 1 Morrow County 13 noted for the longev- m Ity of its natives, and there were present > nlinnt flftv nersons. the vounirest of whom 5 was sixtj-one yours of age. Tbe minister, M Rev. Moorehouse, is eighty-seven years of jjgj age, and An old schoolmate of both par- < * N Senate Ordefp Cuban Inquiry. * TlnS jJalted States Senate ngreed to tbe reaow|fcn for an investigation by tbe '-j Committee on Cuban Affairs of the Cuban postal and other irregularities, authorizing the committee to visit Cuba, if neces- . ; 3| sary, to pursue tbe inquiry. Tbe members vfl of tbe committee are Senator Plutt (Rep. Conn.), Chairman, and Messrs. Aldrlcb, Cullorn, Davis, McMillan, Chandler, SpoCa- / '9 er, Teller, Money, Taliaferro and Butler. '5 Mormons Settle In Wyoming. j In a caravan including 170 wagons and a 1 large herd of cattle, the first Mormon col- j ony from Utah has arrived at its destica- 1 tlon In the Big Horn Valley, Wyo. The j pilgrims started from their former home? a week ago. J HotuiS^Ill Not Take Up the Army BUI. Chairman Hull of the House Committee on Military Affairs, at Washington M stated deflajl|iy, that owing*,to ..the late- j ne-s or the se&Jou it would be:impossible -1 to consider the-Blll^to Increase'the effl v/jvuv j Wfc ?uv *** ?-J ? - "B. "* -)H ?' .9 Personal Mention. 1 Joseph Chamberlain, if the South African ,fl war is ended by fall, will spend a mouth in ? the Uuited States. f Former Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, I is said to have cleared $30,000 on his lec? I ture season just closed. 1 The Sultau of Turkey will send to Crown I Prince Frederick William of Germany the S Ictiaz order, set in diamonds. 1 President McKlnley intends to visit his I borne in Canton after Congress adjourns, 3B to remain two or three weeks. I Rev. Dr. Minot J. Savage, the noted UnN f tarlau clergyman, will this summer make JH a tour of Southern Europe in an automo* jBB