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BRITISH TROOPS
ENTER TRANSVAAL
Soers Evacuate Natal Leav
ing Laing's Nek Free.
OPEN ROAD FOR BULLES
?
His Line of March to the Transvaal
Clear of the Enemy? ElofiTs Troops
Deserted Him at Mafehing?British
Walk Into Ambush.
London, May 23.?A dispatch from
b} Pietermariixborg says the Boers are re
ported to have entirely left Natal, leav
ing Laing's Nek free. If this is trae it
leaves the way open for General Bnller
to advance into the Trs^vaal so soon as
the repairs of the railroads are sufficient
to insure good com m,n t? i cations.
Lord Roberts is still at Krooxtstadt,
reorganizing his forces.
General Sandle's forces are encamped
at Trommel, recuperating A patrol 4
miles *Tom Trommel was attacked by ^
the Boers. One man was wounded and
some horses were killed. The affair was
unimportant except in showing that the
Boers are still in the neighborhood and
on the lookout for any chance of sniping.
Further details of the fighting at
< Maf eking sty that Commrjidant Sarei
IStofPs followers deserted him, where
*? upon Eloff fired on them himself and
then surrendered with 80 followers. The
dispatch also says that one party of
Boers was driven out of the Stoat and
allowed to escape, as "we had sufficient
prisoners."
, The capture of Eloff and his followers
cost Baden-Powell three men killed and
seven wounded.
Boers Offered Stubborn Resistance.
London, May 23.?Lord Boberts re
ports to the war office in a dispatch from
Kroonstadt as follows:
"Mahon reports that the fixing col
umn entered Mafeking at 4 o'clock on
the morning of May IS. He was stub
. bornly opposed by 1,500 men on May 17
* 9 miles from Mafeking, but the JBoers
were driven from their strong positions
after- five hours' fighting. Mah on's
casualties were about 30. The Boer
losses were heavy."
Surrendered With Eloff.
Mafeking, May 23.?Among the pris
** oners captured *.vith Commandant Sarei
Eloff are Count DeBremont, a French
man, and Count Von Weiss, a German.
It is found that the Boers were guided
by two deserters named Hay and Bol
ton. One man was commanded to sur
render and replied * 'Never. ' ' Ute Boers
shot him through the head.
Bethune Lost Heavily. ***"
London, May 23.?It is officially an
nounced that Colonel Bethune has se
perted that while marching in the direc
tion of Newcastle, Natal, he was am
bushed by a party of Boers 6 miles west
of Vryheid, in the Transvaal, and that
very few of his force escaped. His
casualties numbered 66 men.
British invade the TransvaaL.
Cape Town, May 23.?British troop*
have arrived at Vereeniging (in the
Transvaal) north of the Vaal river. The
bridge across the Vaal was found to be
intact. Twenty-seven Free State and
Transvaal locomotives were captured.
GER IS IN GOOD HEALTH.
Bta-land Residents Are Preparing; Kor
Seigc of. Pretoria.
Pretoria, May 23. ? An open air
j meeting has been held by the local Hol
landers, 200 of whom were present, to
consider the situation in the event Pre
toria should be beleaguered. A commit
tee was appointed to secure a pla of
safety for the women and children.
The onsul general of the Netherlands,
Mr. Nieuwennuys, was asked to advise
hi* government to take care of its sub
jects.
One speaker said the position was
most dark. The British, he declared,
would be masters cf the Free State and
Transvaal; might would be right; the
capitalists would dominate; the poor
would be the sufferers and the Holland
ers would have no chance.
Dr. Heymaus contradicts the reports
received regarding the health of Presi
dent Kruger, which he say* is good.
Mr. Kruger is transacting all the work
for the presidency.
In accordance with the understanding
between General Botha and the presi
dent, a circular was issued staring that
should the enemy succeed in gaining a
position in the Transvaal and take pos
session of one of the districts the inhabi
tants should be free to decide whether
they should leave. The men must re
main with the commandoes.
Warren Occupies Douglas.
Cape Town*. May 24.?General War
ren has occupied Douglas after heavy
fighting and without sustaining any loss.
The Boers have retreated to the north.
BOERS TO STAND AT
RHEINOSTER RIVER
Are Well Intrenched and Have
Guns In Position.
BEITISH MOVE FORWARD
Great Battle Is Expected Within 48
HoHrs?Transvaalers to Offer Strong
Resistance?Eight Hundred Burgh
ers Surrender.
London, May 24.?Lord Roberts is ad
vancing in force. The wait at Kroon
stadt is over and already the main Brit
ish army is about 20 miles north of its
former resting place. Judging from the
dispatches fron Lord Roberts at Ho- ing
spruit station while flanking him on
either side of the railroad General
French's cavalry and General Ian Ham
ilton's mounted infantry are both slighty
in the advance of Lord Roberts and
threatening to envelope the Boer posi
tion, which extends 20 miles due north.
The main British army wili probably
advance along the railroad while Gen
eral French converges from the west,
and General Hamilton from the east.
Against this overwhelming force the
Boers will probably follow their asnal
tactics of retiring to positions, which
doubtless have been prepared in advance
for their occupatton.
Since the last dispatch left Honing
Spruit Lord Roberts has doubtless sf 1
further advanced and by now is either
engaging or following the retreating
Boers.
The first word received from Baden
Powell at Mafeking heightens rather
than diminishes the reports heretofore
cabled of the gallantry exhibited by the
garrison duriag the dosing days of the
siege. _
Details of Battle at Mafeking.
London, May 24.?War office issues a
dispatch from Lord Roberts at Honing
sprrut, annoanoing the receipt by him
of the following message from General
Baden-Powell at Mafeking:
"I am happy to inform yon that Mafe
king has been successfully relieved. The
northern and southern columns joined
hands on May 15 and attacked the en
emy and after .a small engagement en
tirely defeated them with loss. The
British casualties were three killed and
22 wonnded.
"The relieving force marched into
Mafeking and the relief and defense
forces combined and moved out and at
tacked the enemy's head laager. "We
shelled them out of their position and
took one gnu, a flag and a large amount
of ammunition stores, etc. Five dead
and 15 wounded Boers were found. The
enemy appears to be retreating in all
directions except one commando, which
is lying low, possibly to cover the re
treat of the remainder."
Lord Roberts' dispatch further says:
"Ian Hamilton has reached Keilbren
after a series of engagements with a
Boer force under Dewet, who is retiring
; before him. Broad wood has captured 15
Boer wagons. There have been 75 cas
ualties in Hamilton's force. We marched
here this morning. "
Boers Hold Strong Positions.
London, May 24.?The Boers, it is
stated, have definitely determined to
make a stand at the Rheinoster river,
which is between Kroonstadt and the
Vaal river. They have intrenched
themselves and have big guns, some of
then Crensot, ?a position. They boast
that chey are going to hurl back the
"Rooninekes." The British infantry
has moved forward and within the next
day or two probably the Transvaalers
will have an opportunity of proving
their words.
Boers to Blake Strong Resistance.
Honing Spruitt, Orange Free State,
May 24.?French has crossed the Rhen
ostet river, north of here. This move
ment, combined with General Ian Ham
ilton's opposition of Heilbron, renders
the Boers' position, 20 miles in the Brit,
ish front, untenable. The latest re
ports, however, received say the burgh
ers are prepared to make a strong resist
ance and possess 15 guns. Fifteen pris
oners have been taken.
Eight Ht?n>?-ed Boers Surrender.
Kixberle .-tay 24. ?About S00 Boers
have surrendered at Vryburg, north of
Kimberley, and a little more than half
way between that place and Mafeking.
The road is all clear from Mafeking and
all opposition in this district is prac
tically ended.
Iron Market Very Dull.
Cleveland, May 26.?The iron trade
is slowing almost to a standstill. An al
most entire absence of buying and at the
same timo a rate of consumption known
to be close to the highest, if not the
highest mark, make a combination the
trade has never seen and it is not sur
prising that those longest in the busi
ness are puzzled by it. Prices are prac
tically unchanged, while dullness in all
departments has been pronounced.
Elect Officers and Adjourn.
PITTSBORG, May 26.?The seventh an
nual assembly of the Knights of the
Ancient Essente order has closed after
electing Thomas W. McKnight of Xew
York supreme senator and other officers.
xr meeting will be held in Cin
cii.:i in September, 1901.
Negroes Burned to Death.
Dadevelle, Ala., May26.?Two negro
men were burned to death at J. F. Tur
ners saw mill near here late last ni.Mif.
The negroes were sleeping in a shack
near the mill, which was destroyed by
tire, and it is supposed were overcome
by the smoke while asleep.
ROBERTS' ADVANCE
TOWARD PRETORIA
Methuen Is Pushing Along
South of the Vaal.
HE MENACES CLERKSDORP
Hutton In Neighborhood of Vredefort.
Threatens Federals' Right Flank.
Battle Expected at Johannesburg
and Laing's Nek.
London, May 26.?Another advance
along the railroad toward Pretoria has
bronght Lord Roberts' troops to Vrede
fort road, a few miles north of Prospect,
where they arrived Thursday. It is re
ported General Methuen is progressing
along the southern portion of the Vaal
with the object of making a dash at
Clerksdorp when he arrives opposite that
railroad terminus.
G?rerai Hutton's column is appa
rently in the neighborhood of Vredefort,
15 miles west of the railroad, whence it
threatens the federals' right flank. The
next few days will show whether Lord
Roberts will encounter serious opposi
tion south of the Vaal, but the best opin
ion believes the next big engagement
will be fought just south of Johannes
burg, and that the fight there and possi
bly one at Thing's Nek will prove the
last pitched battles of the war.
The latest indications almost point to
the fact that General Boiler will delay
until Lord Roberts is ready to detach a
force to seize Heidelberg and sever rail
road communication between Johannes
burg and Thing's Nek.
Hunter Pushing Forward.
Waekenton, May 26. ? Operations
have been pushed forward 80 miles, one
of General Hunter's brigades having oc
cupied Vryburg. Considering the diffi
culties of the road this is a remarkable
achievement for a mixed force, short of
; rations, making forced marches. Water
is scarce. Some portion of the brigade
covered 18 miles without a break. Gen
eral Hunter has gone to Vryburg.
British Searing the Vaal.
Vredefort, May 26. ? The British
columns reached the Vredefort road at
noon and are now only two marches
from the Vaal river.
THE PRESIDENT MUST ACT.
I He Will Be Forced to Assume a Pro
j Boer Attitude.
WASKiNQTON,May 26.?Notwithstand
ing the declaration of the president that
! he will not interfere with the South
j African war. the Boer commissioners
? expect that political expediency will
j cause him to make a move which will be
beneficial to their cause,
j It is apparent to the commissioners
that political agitation alone will aid
j their cause, and they intend to take ad
j vantage of every opportunity to press
j it upon the attention of the American
? people.
It will be *" nest effort of the
! South Afric* sympathizers in the
I United State j make the failure of the
president to act in the interest of peace
one of the prominent issues of the cam
paign. The west is reported wrought
up over the refusal of the president to
intervene, and it is proposed to keep the
question alive.
A gentleman acquainted with the sit
uation in Sout? Africa and the hopes of
the Boers says their troops can certainly
hold out until December. Pretoria, he
said, was splendidly fortified and would
have 15,000 to 20,000 defenders.
Should Bryan be elected the fact that
the president-elect of the United States
has made a declaration of his intentions
to take measures to stop the war will
! have the effect, it is believed, of causing
I the British to be more lenient in the
j terms they will propose.
j ST. tOUIS POUCE INDICTED.
-
Officers Failed to Do Thier Duty Dur
in Strike Riots.
St. Louis, May 24.?General Manager
Ban m h off of the St. Louis Transit com
pany has announced that he will com
mence to operate the street car lines
that have stood idle since the strike be
gan. The management of the Transit
! company say cars will not be run after
dark until all danger of attack from
the disturbing element has ended.
The request of United States Marshal
Bohle that he be allowed to appoint 100
deputy marshals to help preserve the
law and order has been referred by At
torney Gentral Griggs to Judge Adams
of the United States district court.
He said that since the federal injunc
tion had been issued the strikers and
others seemed disposed to let the wires,
1 cars and other property of the street
j railway company alone. The police ofti
i cers have been indicted by the grand
jury on the charge of neglect of duty in
failing to suppress disturbances when
called upon to do so in the early days of
the strike. Chief Campbell has adopted
j this method of compelling officers to do
j their duty.
! TAYLOR STAYS IN INDIANA.
Governor Mount Still Refuses to Honor
Requisition For Finlay.
Indianapolis, May 24.?W. S. Taylor,
former Kentucky governor, an<l Charles
Finlay, wanted at Frankfort on a c harge
of complicity in the Goebel assassina
tion, are stili here. Friday they had in
tended going to Martinsville, Ind.. luit
friends here have told them it would be
easy for enemies to kidnap them in so
small a place.
Finlay now makes contention (hat the
present requisition is illegal. They con
tend that Beckham's signature was
affixed before he was governor in reality.
DANCING, CARDS AND
THEATERJORRIDDEN
Presbyterians Must Abstain
From These Amusements.
MISSIONARIES ARE HEARD
Pleas Are Made For Assistance to Push
the Work?Report of Committee on
Home 3IIssions?Progress of Sunday
school Work.
Atlanta, May 24.?The Presbyterian
general assembly by its vote urges mem
bers of this church to abstain altogether
from dancing, theater-going and card
playing.
The report of the committee on a pas
toral letter was adopted this morning.
The letter is in part as follows:
For the promotion of the spiritual
well-being of the church, the general as
sembly feel constrained to address all
our people a few words of instruction
and advice on the importance of ab
staining from such amusements as are
destructive or unfavorable to the re
ligious life of the Christian.
Under the term worldly amusements
may be included the dance, theater and
the card table. There is dancing which
is innocent in itself. There are plays
that are highly moral, and card playing
without gambling cannot be called a
sin. There are also dances, stage plays,
and games of cards that are in them
selves harmful and contrary to the law
of God; and such being evil and only
evil are condemned and forbidden by I
the church. On these matters the church,
through its constitution, the deliver
ances of its courts and from its pulpits !
has spoken in the strongest terms.
The question then arises: May not
Christians freely indulge in such forms
of worldly amusements as are not sinful
in themselves? In reply the general as
sembly urges our people to abstain alto- j
gether from the amusements referred to, !
as a matter of Christian prudence, ex- j
ample and out of regard for the honor of j
Christ.
The reasons are assigned?
1. These things are worldly and char
acteristic of a worldly as distinguished
from a spiritual life.
2. Experience shows that persons en
gaging in worldly amusements are easily
led into such indulgences as are wrong
in themselves.
3. Worldly amusements are not favor
able to a growth in grace.
The report of the committee on home
missions showed two new presbyteries j
and 15 new churches. For local home j
missions -$115,000 had been raised during j
the year. |
When the recommendations came up j
for consideration Kc?v. J. P. Lloyd, aj
missionary from the Indian Lerritory, i
presented the claims of his field in an !
interesting address.
Rev. Robert Hill of Dallas, Tex., j
spoke for the Dallas presbytery, urging !
the great need of funds to prosecute the ?
work. The Dallas presbytery covers a |
territory extending650 miles, embracing
a population of 500,01)0, with only eight j
self-supporting churches and 3.00J Pres
byterians. In one county there were
more Methodists than there were Pres
byterians in the entire presbytery; in
another single county more Baptists.
Elder J. t?. Munce of Richmond made
a strong appeal for better methods in
raising the invalid ministers' fund. He
said it was the shame and reproach of
the church that infirm and aged minis
ters were permitted to suffer. He would
not minimize the importance of hon
and foreign missions, bnt this was the
most important question before the bod" .
He quoted the scripture, "He that fai^s
to provide for his own household de
nies the faith and is worse than an in
j fideL"
The report of th e committee was adopt
ed, carrying with it the re-election of
Dr. J. N. Craig, secretarv.
Dr. R. H. Nail of Greenwood, S. C,
presented a report from the committee
. on Sundayschools and young people s
? societies. The report is one of the most
; important and interesting that will come
before the general assembly. The com
mittee made some recommendations that
: bid fair to bring about the liveliest sort
j of discussion when they are taken up by
the assembly.
The reports from 74 presbyteries shows
the number of Sundayschools to be 2,063,
with a total enrollment of 149,642 offi
cers, teachers and scholars, with an ave
rage attendance of 94 163. The total
contributions for the past year were
! $87,100.76, with current expenses of $58,
I 781.76. One feature of the report is the
number of churches reporting no Sun
dayschools, there being 300.
UNITED PRESBYTERIANS.
Forty-Second General Assembly In
Session In Chicago.
Chicago, May 24.?The forty-second
general assembly of the United Presby
terian Church of North America begun
here today in the Sixth United Presby
terian church. The opening sermon was
j preached by Rev. S. R. Lyons, D. D.,
I president of Monmouth college, Mon
niouth. His.
The greatest discussion in the assem
bly will be over the revision of the testi
mony on secret societies. Many mem
bers of oath bound organizations are
now in the church and it is causing
trouble. Several reports were presented.
Law Is Unconstitutional.
Charleston, May 24.?Judge Benet
has handed down a decision declaring
the act, recently passed by the legis
lature, extending the powers of the re
corder, allowing him to sentence pris
oners for !)') instead of only 30 days, to
be unconstitutional.
Negro Planter Assassinated.
Port Gibson. Miss., May 24.?News
has been received here of the assassina
tion of William Burris, a negro planter
living on the Person plantation.
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWENTY-TWO MINERS
Fearful Catastrophe Occurs
In North Carolina.
CAUSED BY BROKEN G?AZE
Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds of Dy
namite Ignited by Defective Lamp.
About 50 Men In 3Iine When the Ex
plosion Occurred.
Raleigh, May 24.?Twenty-two min
ers, ten white and 12 negroes, lost their
lives in an explosion at Cnmnock Coal
mines, Chatham county, 23". C, last
afternoon. The explosion occurred at
4:30 o'clock and is supposed to have been
caused by a broken gauze in a safety
lamp. The accident was in what is
known as the east heading and between
40 and 50 men were in the mine at the
time. Five were brought out alive from
the east heading while none of the men
in the other parts of the mine were in
jured.
Within an hour after the explosion
the work of rescue began, and byjaight
all the bodies except one had been
brought to the top.
This is the second explosion this mine
has had within the past four years, the
former one having occurred on Dec. 28, i
1895, when 43 men lost their lives.
The mines are situated at Cnmnock in
Chatham county, about 6 miles from
Sanford. The mine has been long used
in a desultory fashion, but in 1888 Sam
uel A. Henzy of Philadelphia organized
a company and put in modern machin
ery. There are two shafts, one for ven
tilation, and the other, the main work
ing shaft, is 8x12, and is considerably
more than 500 feet in depth.
In December, 1895, an explosion took j
place at this same mine, in which 43
lives were lost. This explosion was
caused by "lire damp," though many
of those killed on this occasion lost their
lives from the resulting explosion of
about 250 pounds of dynamite stored in
the mine. A great many of the bodies
were burned. The scenes around the
mouth of the shaft were heartrending.
This disaster is the fourth that has oc
curred at this mine, and in the four dis
asters about 85 men have lost their lives
and many others have been injured.
NEW YORK REFORMERS MEET
Injunction Against Strikers Discussed.
Recommendations Are Mad*1.
New York, May 24.?The matter of
the injunctions that have recently been
issued against the Cigarmakers' union j
forbidding them to picker the factories
of manufacturers whose employes have
I struck, and forbidding it also to pay
j strike benefits to the strikers, has been
taken up by the Reform club, which lis
! tened to a report made by its committee
? on injunctions. The report recommends
! that an attempt be made to obtain con
! certed action throughout the country in
j favor of urging upon the nation and
stare legislatures the passage of acts pro
viding that injunctions shall not be is
sued against any but parties to the
action, their agents, servants and attor
neys.
It also recommended to labor organi
zations to have the questions arising un
der existing law carried to the higher
courts under the direction of the general
body in each trade rather than of local
associations, to the end that any usurpa
tion of judicial power in any corner of
the land, however distant and obscure,
may be effectually restrained or brought
to naught.
ADAMS WILL HEAD TIGKET.
Will Be Nominated For Governor by
Alabama Populists.
Birmingham, Ala., May 24.?Dr. G.
B. Crowe, Chairman of the Populist
state executive committee, when asked
who the Populists would nominate for
governor at their adjourned state con
vention to be held here June 30, stated
that Judge S. M. Adams would receive
the nomination. When told that Judge
Adams had said in an interview that he
would not accept the nomination, Dr.
Crow** replied that he would be forced
to accept the honor. He added that a
full state ticket would certainly be put in
the field by the Populists and that Judge
Adams would lead it.
3Iontgomery Preachers Resign.
Montgomery, Ala., May 24.?Rev. Dr.
George B. Eager, who for ten years has
presided over the First Baptist church
has resigned to accept the chair of
Biblical instruction ia the Baptist uni
versity at Louisville. Rev. E. P. Davis,
who for seven years has been the pastor
of the First Presbyterian church here,
has resigned, having received and ac
cepted a call from the Opelika and Au
burn churches.
Opposition Developing Strength.
Washington, May 26.?The fight for
the southern naval station is to be ear
ned to the floor of the house and those
who are against the arbitrary selectiou
of Charleston are organizing their forces
to make it as lively a fight as possible.
They are hopeful of success, but they
are not blinding themselves to the fact
that so far the advantage is with
Charleston.
HONEYCOMBED WITH
FRAUD. CORRUPTION
Cuban Customs Service Prom
ises Great Sensation.
TREMBLING- WITH PEAR
Employes Implicated Terror Stricken.
Havana Paper Makes Strong Pretest.
Ambassador Andrew D. White a Vice
Presidential Possibility.
Washington, May 26.?An explosion
in the Criban customs service is threat
ened which promises revelations as sen
sational 'is the disclosures in connection
with the postal service.
A customhouse official gives the in
formation that the customhouse in Ha
vana is honey-combed with fraud and
corruption and the employes interested
are trembling in fear of investigation
That congress must make a thorough
investigation of every department of the
government of Cuba is the'cohclusion
being rapidly forced upon administra
tion leaders in both houses. Nothing
short of a searching inquiry by a com
mittee'contammgreprcsentat?ves of the
minority party will be accepted:
It is expected that the Bacon resolu
tion will be adopted by the senate.
CUBANS BECOMING RESTIVE.
Havana Paper Protests Against Amer
ican Occupation of Islands.
Havana, May 26.?The Diaro de la.
Marinas says that if foreigners should
not be employed by the government the
Messrs. Bliss, Frye, Wood and others
should immediately leave office, adding:
"During the previous era, when Cuba's
neck was galled by the yoke of Spanish
despotism, the island had a constitution
under which the people enjoyed home
rule and under which all the public
offices could only be held by native Cu
bans or Spanish residents who had re
sided a certain length of time in the
island. No governor general or chief of
customs would have dared to violate the
spirit of the constitution by nominating
a foreigner to public office. But thanks
to the glorious revolution which freed
Cuba from Spain's rule there is no con
stitution and no law save the sabre and
the latter is supreme."
Cuban Customs Employes.
Washington", May 26.?The war de
partment has issued a statement from
the division of customs and insular af
fairs designed to show that the number
of carpet-baggers in Cuba has been over
estimated so iar as the customs service
of the island is concerned. According
to the latest returns, which were
those of Dec. 31, there were OSS customs
employes, of whom 515 were Cubans, 99
Spani ards and only 50 Americans, of
whom 23 were employed in Havana.
Celebrated the Queca?s Birthday,
Havana, May 26.?L. E. Guardian.
the British consul here, celebrated the ?
queen's birthday by giving an official
dinner, his guests including Governor
General Wood, the bishop of Havana.
Senor Taniayo, the secretary of state,
Senor Mendoza, president of the su
preme court, the foreign consuls gen
eral, the prominent Englishmen and the
heads of departments.
White Is a Possibility.
Washington, May 2?\?Andrew D.
White, United States ambassador to
Germany, is being seriously considered
by Republican leaders as a vice presi?
dential possibility. His name will be
further discussed at a meeting of mem
bers of the national committee at Phila
delphia on Saturday next.
CYCLONE AT MOREHEAD CITY
Lasted About Five Minutes but l>id
Considerable Damage.
Morehead City, N. C, May 20.?A
cyclone of great violence struck this
place about 6 o'clock. Its approach was
unnoticed and it only lasted five min
utes, but during that time it tore planks
from the depot, turned over and broke
the masts of the Samuel Bnckman, a
jig 2-sail sharpie, which was tied to the
wharf, and the men who were on the
wharf only saved themselves by cling
ing to posts.
It raised boxes of fish weighing 200
pounds as high as a man's head and
dropped them with such force that they
were crushed to pieces.
Cut Her Throat With Razor.
Philadelphia, May 24.?Mrs. Anna
Chisholm Gilmore, wife of Major J. C.
Gilmore, assistant adjutant general cf
the National guard of Pennsylvania,
has committed suicide by cutting her
throat with a razor. She died in her
husband's arms.
Jockey Walsh's Condition Critical.
New York, May 24.?Jockey Tommy
Walsh, who was thrown from his horse
at Morris park and seriously hurt, is
said to be a shade better, but the attend
ing physicians say his recovery is only
a remote possibility.
Powder
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
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