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PRETORIA FALLS,
Kroger and His Forces Abandon
the Boer Capita!, Which
the British Occnpy.
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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
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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
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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.)
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. ,
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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. ,!
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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
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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
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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;
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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
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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. . . ?-?
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED
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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.
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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
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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