Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 2, 1900, Page 2

—— The Pierali--Review. E. C. Kiley. 'T, J, Austed, KILEY & AUSTED, Editors and Publishers, GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. A fool spends his money in dissipa- pation and a wise man spends his for recreation. A husband waiting for his wife at 2 Dargain sale is about the cheapest thing in sight. With the opening of the presidential campaign this country will probably experience another natural gas boom. Three robbers who went into a Chi- cago house “in the guise of constables” seem to have had a very low taste and to be lacking in all professional ethics. Chicago thugs who took $15 from a market gardener after he had lost $10 et a game of dice probably played a surer thing. with the rest of the money. Judging from the senate debates on armor plate, the new shell that will penetrate eighteen inches of Harvey- ized steel has had no effect on sen- atorial skulls. Mount Lassen, near Red Bluff, Cal., is said to be rumbling ominously. The peak should be searched closely; some vice-presidential possibility may be up there, communing with himself. Lord Roberts says he has received “a most cheery” telegram from Col. Ba- den-Powell, the defender of Mafeking. The mule ragout, with rashers of fried cat, must have been unusually good in the beleaguered town that morning. id During the past week strikes have multiplied. There are now nearly 100,- 000 men out, the most of them endeav- oring to obtain fewer hours of labor. With but one or two exceptions, these men are pressing their cause in an en- tirely orderly manner, which is proof of the intelligence of the American workingmen. Where violence has oc- curred, it has been invoked by men who have not always enjoyed Ameri- «an citizenship. The experience of the French troops in the Sahara has shown that dark- colored horses bear great atmospheric heat much better than do those of a light color, A writer in Nature re- ‘marks that the same fact has been demonstrated in India, and adds that tropical animals generally have darker coats than are found upon those liv- ing in cold climates. Similarly the darkest-hued races of‘ mankind inhabit the warmer countries. “That is the eighth boy,” said the matron of a city employment bureau recently, “who has come today to en- gage a cook, laundress or parlor maid. Moreover, each one has made a good selection, stated his requirements clearly, and finished in half the time his mother or sister would have occu- pied.” The new boy is as distinct a product of the age as the new woman. He can make his own bed, sew buttons on his own clothes, manage a bachelor establishment for his father and him- self, make out the menus and do chaf- ding-dish cookery, all without losing his rank in school or his prestige among his boy mates. “Puerto Rico” or “Porto Rico?” Let us hope that uniformity will a last prevail. It is not the first case of a ‘vexatious variation and puzzle to those who wish to spell it correctly. It took years to get rid of “Dacotah” and to establish the spelling “Dakota.” The situation with respect to our new is- land possession is that the board of geographic names, which is supposed to determine such matters, has decided strongly for Puerto Rico. The Presi- dent, it is understood, accepted the authority of the board and adopted its spelling. But congress has enact- ed a form of government for “Porto Rico,” which thus becomes the legal name of the territory. The mystery of the “wabbling” of the earth’s axis may be explained in the opinion of Dr. J. Halm, a German astronomer, by assuming that the re- tation of our planet is affected by changes in the magnetic influences of the sun. He publishes a comparison of observations on sun-spots and on the irregular motions of the north pole, which appears to show a coincidence between the two phenomena, During & maximum of sunspots the magnetic influence of the sun seems to be great- est, and after the passage of such a maximum the disturbance of the earth’s axis diminishes. The fact that the earth’s poles of magnetism do mot correspond in location with its geographical poles may, Doctor Halm suggests, indicate how the sun’s dis- turbing action is.applied. When the magnetism of our globe is most pow- erfully excited then the strain along its magnetic axis may cause a distor- tion of the figure of the earth, which becomes less as the strain diminishes. A good man is a useful man. He is not all ornament. He has his work to do, his place in society to fill, his in- fluence to exert. He is truthful; others share in his goodness. He scatters blessings all along his pathway. He is fo encumberer of the ground. There is neither a human nor a divine de- mand for his removal as useless. He is spared year after year on account of kis productiveness. By his prayers, bis instructions, his counsels, his ex- ample, his spirit and his deeds, he im- proves and benefits all who come within his reach, CROSSED THE VAAL ROBERTS’ ABMY NOW IN TRANS- VAAL TERRITORY. Last Natural Obstacle Passed With- out Opposition—Boers Retreated Almost Without a Show of De- fense—Boer Force at Vereeniging Dislodged — Kruger Admits That Matters Are Grave — Boers Will Trust Everything to a Last Stand on the Gates Rand Mountains— Johannesburg Mines Will Be De- stroyea, London, May 29.—When Gen. Rob- erts wrote his first dispatch on Trans- vaal territory yesterday afternoon shortly before 2 o’clock he was fifty- one miles from Johannesburg and sev- enty-seyen miles from Pretoria. His immensely superior force had safely passed the Vaal river, their last great natural obstacle, without oppo- sition. The Boers retreated almost without a show of defense. Gen. French and Gen. Hamilton apparently did not fire a shot. Of Lord Roberts’ immediate force eleven men belong- ing to the Eighth mounted infantry, were the first to ford the river. They came upon a Boer patrol looting at Villjoen’s drift and a skirmish lasting ten minutes followed. Two hundred Boers tried feebly to hold the Vereen- iging colliery but they were dislodged. The Boer rear guard is at Moyerten, ten miles south of Vereeniging. ‘The Main Body Is Moving toward Klip river hills that cover the south side of Johannesburg. While Lord Roberts’ 30,000 infantry, 20,000 horse and 150 guns are moving on Jo- hanresburg and Pretoria through a parched and deserted country, the situation at the Transvaal capital, as it was last Friday, is thus described by an observer who sent his message by private hand to Lourenzo Marques yesterday: “The situation, both from a military and a political point of view has be- come very critical. President Kruger yesterday admitted for the first time that matters are very grave. The Boer determination is to trust every- thing to a last stand on the Gates Rand mountains, to the north of Potchsfontein, where 300 Kaffirs are digging trenches. To that point every available man and gun has been sent. The whole of the western border of the Transvaal from end to end is de- fenceless and Gen. Baden-Powell can march in when he likes. Gen. Rob- erts, on the other hand, will encounter The Greatest Opposition, The Boers will lure the British into threatening Jobannesburg as an ex- cuse for them to destroy property. The Transvaal government intends to de- stroy the mines and property without | an excuse. Much dynamite has been sent down the line and 16,000 cases lie ready at Zurchsfontein, sixteen miles from Johannesburg. Generals Botha: and Meyer have protested against the destruction of property. Both are large proprietors of land and fear confiscation, but they have been unable to obtain satisfactory assur- ance from President Kruger. Mean- while French and German adventur- ers have come forward with schemes for blowing up the British troops. Some of these have received tacit per- mission for experiment. One German plan is to mine the railway where it lies perfectly concealed until the weight of a passing train explodes the charge. Gen. Lucius Meyer says that surrender would be welcomed.by the Boers but everybody fears the igno- miny of making the proposal. He says he is assured his men will not stand. President Steyn and Mr, Reits, the Transvaal state secretary, are strongly Opposed to Pence, but Mr. Kruger is not so mush against bi Bed President Kruger’s proclamation to the bv ing their votes for or against continuing the war is equivalent to saying that they can quit now with the prospect of returning to their farms or continuing to the bit- ter end. The indications are that the majority of the Boers will favor sur- render. Some correspondents _ tele- graph that there are 1000,000 foreign- ers in the Beer army, but this is hard- ly credible. Indications are that there will be a pitched battle at Laing’s Nek, where Gen. Buller faces the Boers, reinforced to an_ estimated strength of from 8,000 to 10,000. The reinforcements include a large part of the Ladybrand and fresh commandoes from Pretoria. With the exception of a few shots exchanged with the re- tiring burghers at Vereeniging, the only fighting during the past three days with all the Armies in the Field appear to have been two small en- gagements in the eastern part of the Free State. At Ficksburg on Satur- day the Boers attacked the British holding the town but they were forced to retire toward Slabbeston Nek. At Ficksburg a correspondent reports that nothing is known as regards cas- ualties. The same day Gen. Brabant’s scouts encountered 200 Boers in- trenched near Clocloan. The scouts advanced to within 200 yards, when the Boers fired heavily. The scouts retired and four are missing. Gen, Rundle is slowly sweeping the eastern portion of the Free States. Occasion- ally his squadrons come across parties of Boers, two or three in number, and usually on foot, who are wearily going to thelr farms. Some of them carry saddles on their backs. Wholesale surrenders are expected, but thus far they have not occurred. Small com- mandoes are described by correspond- ents as wandering round and finding every road blocked. Roberts Refused to Retreat. The Times has the following from a correspondent at the front, via Kroonstad, May 25: “When Broad- ‘wood occupied the hills overlooking Lindley the chief storekeeper came and stated that President Steyn and all the leading officials had left with £100,000 in specie. He offered to me- diate between Piet Dewet and Broad- wocd. The former offered to sur- render with ltis commando providing all were allowed to return to their fa farms. The negotiations fell through, Lord Roberts refusing to treat on any terms.” 4 Reoccupied by Boers. Barkly West, May 29.—It is report- ed that the Boers have reoccupied Kurunaman and that large laagers are Atetet at Reitfontein and Daniel skul. FIGHTING IN LUZON. Recent Operations in Which the Enemy Lost Heavily. Manila, May 29.—Scouting, small en- gagements and capture of arms and prisoners continue daily in Northern Luzen. Last week’s operations by the Ninth, Twelfth, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-sixth regi- ments resulted in the killing of 46 of the enemy, the taking of 180 prisoners and the capture of 300 rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Col. Edward E. Harden, with three companies of the Twenty-ninth regiment and blue- jackets from the gunboat Helena landed at Palong, Masbate island, un- der the enemy’s fire, routed the insur- gents and, after an engagement last- ing half an hour, occupied the town without casualties. The insurgent commander with 20 officers and 230 men surrendered, giving up the guns and ammunition. An impressive scene occurred when the prisoners were dis- armed and liberated. The islanders were found suffering from want of food on account of the blockade and the Americans. are trying to relieve them. Peace prevails, though Manila is crowded with people from the coun- try from unprotected hamlets who wish to avoid conscription by the Filipinos and escape outrages by the insurgents. Investigation into the charges against Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, accused of having shot two natives in the province of Zamalive has resulted in the matter being dropped. It develops that Gen. Fun- ston executed one of the Macabebe scouts, his action in the case being re- garded as justifiable. CIVIL WAR IN CHICAGO. Nervy Squatter Intrerches Himself on the Lake Front. Chicago, May 29.—Chicago was in- vaded at.1 o'clock Saturday morning by an army of a hostile state, num- bering thirteen men—the “District of Lake Michigan.” The invasion ended in a farce cemedy, but came near be- ing finished in deadly earnest. The casualties include one boy, shot in the leg, and one horse killed. Five of the invacers were arrested and the bal- ange were allowed to escape. The trouble was precipitated by Capt. G. W. Streeter, a squatter, who has from time to time created much trouble and litigation by his efforts to seize land along the slore of Lake Michi- gan. The land which he has for some time claimed to be the “District of Lake Michigan” consists of made land on the shore of Lincoln Park, part of it including one of the main park boulevards. The courts have decided against the squatter again and again, but he persisted in his efforts to grab the property. He claims that made land along the shore does not belong to the State of Illinois, but is, indeed, public domain, free to whoever settles upen it. END NOT IN SIGHT. St. Louis’ Big Car Strike Continues, Both Sides Standing Firm. St. Louis, May 29.—Yesterday was the twentieth day of the street rail- way strike and the end seems as far away as ever, both the Transit com- pany and its employes standing firm for their respective claims. Not a car on the company’s lines has been run since the strike without police pro- tection. In consequence of there not being enough policemen to guard tho 800 or more cars usually operated, less than a quarter of that number has been run by the company, and that only over a part of its twenty-two di- visions and lines. Since May 8, when the strike began, there have been numerous collisions between the police and strikers and the latters’ sympa. thizers. Hardly a day during that time has passed without somebody being wounded by bullets or injured by fiying missiles and police clubs, The list of casualties presents 4 per- sons shot and killed, 22 wounded by bullets and 50 or more injured in oth- er ways. FATALITIES IN CHICAGO. Girl Killed by Lightning— Man Drowned in Lake. Chicago, May 29.—While returning home from a candy store yesterday during a storm Lucy Holden, thirteen years of age, was instantly killed by lightning and her sister Irene, ten years old, burned about the right side and shoulder, fell by the side of the dead girl in an unconscious condition, but will recover. The clothes of both girls were almost burned from their bodies. Hail to the depth of three inches fell in the north suburbs. The storm was accompanied by 4 terrific electrical display. Many trees were splintered by the lightning. Out on Lake Michigan George Reesch, a sa- loonkeeper, drowned, and his com- panion, Paul Kutzner, after clinging to the upturned boat for nearly an hour, was rescued by men from the revenue cutter Michigan. Young ‘WHAT WIL CHINA DO? Foreign Diplomats Will Ask for Ex- plicit Information. Peking, May 29. — The diplomatic corps have decided to ask the tsung li yamen to define explicity the meas- ures which the government intends to take in dealing with “boxers.” The government is making some at- tempts to check the movement of the boxers. The streets are quiet but the city is in a state of terror so far as the native Christians are concerned. Many Protestants and Catholics arg fleeing here for protection. “ Knock-Out Blow Proves Fatal. Bridgeport, Conn. May 29,—Eddie Teabout, the colored pugilist who was taken to a hospital in an insensible condition last Friday night as the re- sult of a blow received during a box- ing match with William Forsyth, died. Assaulted His Father-in-Law. St. Joseph, Mo., May 29. — Frank Gosnell yesterday assaulted his father- in-law, Frank Walsh, with a hatchet, inflicting wounds that will result im death. Gosnell had abused hig wife and Walsh interfered. : “ BIG BATTLE FOUGHT FRENCH AND HAMILTON ENGAGE THE BOERS. Demoralization in the Transvaal Is Remarkable—Panic and Confusion Prevails Everywhere—Everyone Is Weary of War—Steyn and Complain of Lord Rob- Unfair Tactics—Decided Change in Public Opinion—Burgh- ers Sing “God Save the Queen"— Party Eager for Surrender Now Kruger erts’ Very Influential. London, May 30.—Lord Roberts is now within a day’s march, of Johan- nesburg and Gen. French and Gen. Ian Hamilton fought the Boers from noon until evening on Monday, with what result is not known here. H. J. Whigham, in a dispatch to the Daily News dated May 28, says: “The demoralization in the Trans- vaal is remarkable. Panic and con- fusion prevails everywhere. Every one is weary of the war and full of fear as to the conduct of the British. Preparations were being made for en- circling Pretoria with telegraphic com- munication. Fourteen points on the line of defense were connected with horse and the staats artillery, but this was apparently the only defensive measure adopted. There were no other visible preparations. Not*much gold is likely to be found in the treas- ury. The salaries of the officers or judges have not been paid, or if paid only in bank notes, which will be worthless when Lord Roberts arrives. The seat of government will be re- moved to Waterval Bon, a small sta- tion on the Delagoa Bay railway line, and then, of necessity to Lydenburg. Complain of Roberts’ Tactics. “Both President Steyn and President Kruger complain bitterly of Lord Rob- erts’ unfair tactics in refusing to meet the Boers in positions chosen by them and in eternally turning them by flank movements. Around Johannesburg a ‘ew trenches have been dug but no 2ther steps have been taken for de- fence. ‘The railway line is blocked with refugees from the west and southwest. The government is now endeavoring to reassure the people by telling them that the British will not outrage and plunder them, but it is too lute, The previous misstatements are bringing their rewards. Food is very scarce and prices rule high. The proposal to release the British prison- ers of war is due to this cause. Mem- bers of the government and of the volksraad expressed approval of the proposal, but president Kruger is vio- lently opposed to it. One form of in- fernal machinery which meets with much approval is to be laid under the rails of various lines. The pressure of the engine’s weight will cause it to explode With Terrible Force. “Many of the machines are at the arsenal and great caution will have to be employed in neutralizing them. There has been a decided change in public opinion, which has become quit English. The burghers are sing- ing ‘God Save the Queen,’ and they cannot be stopped. In towns the rabid anti-Englishism is less rampant. Peo- ple are protecting their property. The party eager for surrender is now very inflvential and includes the principal leaders at the front. The intelligent public feel that the game is up. False news no longer has any effect and the lying reports of the newspapers are universally disbelieved. Although the hand of the censor has been very heavy on news of all kinds recently, every one believes the worst. The government continues the agitation against the occupation of the two re- publics in Europe and America. Great efforts are to be made in this direc- tion and no expense is to be spared. I learn on excellent authority the Bewaasplaatzen rights have been sold To a French Syndicate withcut the sanction of the volksraad. The government hopes by this means to bring about a French intervention for the protection of French rights in the Witwatersrand and thus to cause England grave difficulties. The con- duct of United States Consul Hay is admirably discreet and meets with universal praise alike from Boer and British sympathizers ” Arotker dispatch from Lourenzo Morques says: “Gen. Luis Botha is at Pretoria urging President Kruger to arrange peace terms. Runaway burghers from Laing’s Nek passed through Heidelberz last week. Wound- ed officers with their families are leay- ing Jobannesburg and _ Pretoria for Lydenburg. President Steyn occupier the house of a British resident at Pre- toria. Passengers arriving at Lou- renzo Marques Monday from Pretoria said it was believed there that the British would not be at the capital for a month. Nevertheless there was much unrest and anxiety.” Kruger Issues a Warning. The Morning Post has the following dispatch from lLourenzo Marques, dated Monday: ‘President Kruger has issued a public proclamation warning all people to leave Johannes- burg or to remain there at the peril of their lives, as it might become nec- essary to destroy the town and mines. Private Car for A. D. T. Boy. Dvrban, May 30.—James Smith, the American District messenger boy who is carrying a message of sympathy from Philadelphia and New York school boys to President Kruger, has arrived at Lourenzo Marques and President Kruger has sent his private car to convey him to Pretoria. Steyn and Botha for Peace. London, May 30—The Lourenzo Mar- ques correspondent of the Times, tele- graphing Monday, says: Commandant Gereral Botha consulted the Trans- yaa] government a few days ago and in the strongest terms advised cap- ftulation, realizing that to resist fur- ther was useless. Neither persuasion nor the liberal use of the sjambok can induce the men to stand. President Steyn is equally emphatic for peace, but Kruger is still obdurate. The strong feeling of the Pretoria peace party, however, may at any moment carry the point. THE SUN’S ECLIPSE. The Weather Condit Scieneists. Atlanta, Ga. May 30. — In every s Favor the “section of the Southeastern states yes- terday over which the totality of the sun’s eclipse extended the weather was ideal for the observation of this remarkable phenomenon. In the southern portion of Alabama there was some haziness, but other than this astronomers and scientists who had located their observatories in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, report that the weather could not have been more auspicious for the study of the sun’s eclipse and to secure splendid photo- graphs of the details attending the passage of the great orbs. From the many stations of observation estab- lished by universities, scientific and private parties the reports indicate that the taking of scientific data was Entirely Successfal and no incidents occurred to mar in the smallest degree the full benefit that was expected to be derived from the event by the scientists, many otf whom made long journeys to view the eclipse for eighty-five seconds. ‘The two most notable features of the day was the discovery by Prof. Lord of the Ohio State univerisity, who be- lieves he obtained results that tend to prove that the mysterious matter which forms the corona is to be found also in the solar preminences, and the existence of protuberances on the sun as reported by Prof. Pickering of Harvard. What constitutes the gas- eous element surrounding the sun, however, has not been determined, and if any astronomer has Solved This Problem he has not yet committed himself. The eclipse came with startling pre- cision in spite of a miscalculation of seven seconds, and while the period of totality lasted, nature appeared to stand still in awe, if not in fear of the manifestation. The first perception of something beyond the ordinary came to Barnesville and vicinity in the shape of a gray, pearly light that streamed down when the sun’s sphere was half- obscured, diminishing gradually as the crescent of the visible surface narrowed. The shacow bands denot- ing the coming of the total eclipse were clearly perceptible against a white surface in the enclosing gloom for fully three minutes before the rays were entirely obscured. The shadow bands, strangely running from the northwest, were watched with Peculiar Interest and first were seen a series of small wavy shadows falling against the white surface, quickly growing larger and more dense, and coming in rapid succession, until, as the moment of totality arrived, a dense wave of gloom, enveloping everything in na- ture, shot by to the southeast. The time of darkness, in which everything was cbscured to such a degree that a man would fail to distinguish his friend across the street, seemed long to the ordinary observer, but to the man of science, unreasonably short. The first notice that the phase of to- tality was over came with a startling ray of light that produced a change as suddenly as did the black wave sweeping from the southwest at the moment when the phase began. From all points in this section comes the news of the perfect day for the eclipse with nothing to obscure the phenemenon. Naval Observers Successfal. Washington, May 30. — Advices re- ceived at the naval observatory from its agents in various ports in the South show that favorable weather prevailed for observing the sun’s eclipse, that the contact occurred very close to the schedule time and that the programme arranged was carried out without a hitch. Three parties were sent out from the observatory, viz: One to Pinehurst, N. C., in charge of Prof. Aaron inner; one to Barnesville, Ga., in charge of Prof. Milton Upde- graff, and one to Griffin, Ga., in charge of Prof. Stilson J. Brown. Supt. C. H. Davis, of the observatory, was in com- munication with these officials by tele- graph, and during the day he received the following from Prof. Skinner, at Pinehurst: “Sky clear and favorable, permitting successful observation of the eclipse. All seventeen instruments successfully operated, Contact oc- curred very close to predicted time. Corona very fine. Mercury only star visible.” Prof. Updegraff, at Barnesville, and Prof. Brown, at Griffiu, merely report- ed that observations were successful. NOT A SUPERIOR FORCE. So Admiral’s Force Will Only $100 Per Man. Washington, May 30. — The United States supreme court, in an opinion read by Justice Harlan, decided the bounty claim of Admiral Dewey. It held that the statutes must be strictly construed, and that, excluding shore batteries and submarine mines, his force was not opposed by a superior force. The bounty allowed is, there fore, only $100 a man. Receive “Kibany Goes Into Commission. London, May 30.—Capt. Craig, the late hydrographer of the United States na ay started for Newcastle last night whtre he expects to commission the United States cruiser Albany to-day. He will take the ship to Southampton, where she will coal and complete fit- ting out before sailing for the Med- iterranean or for home, according to the instructions expected from Wash- ington. . Calumet Mine Fire. Calumet, Mich., May 30.--Fire which was burning in No. 2 shaft of; the Hekla branch of the Calumet and Hecla is now under control. The pros- trated miners are improving. The pe cuniary damage is not known. Paralytic Stroke. Pittsburg, May 30.—Rt. Rey. John Moore, the aged bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., was stricken with paralysis at Alle- gheny yesterday. Immediate danger of death is not apprehended. No Plague in Chinatown. San Francisco, May 30.—The house- to-house inspection of Chinatown is being continued by the board of health but as yet no case of plague has been discovered. Confidence is being re- stored among the Chinese. 4 METHODISTS ARE THROUGH. Quadrennial Conference Comes to » Close. Chicago, May 30.—With three bust- ness sessions yesterday the quadren- nial conference of the Methodist Epis— copal church, which for a month past has been sitting here considering great questions affecting the welfare of that. denomination, practically came to a close. The actual adjournment takes- plece to-day, but to-day’s session is: expected to be but little more than a formality and many of the delegates left for their homes last night. Much importaht business was transacted: yesterday, including the settlement of two of the most interesting questions brought before the conference—the re- ports of the committee on temperance and the committee on the state of the chureh in relation to the ban on card playing, theater going, dancing and other amusements. A strong political color was given the discussion on the temperance question by the bitter ars, raignment of President McKinley be- cause of his attitude on the anti-can- teen law but after some decidedly warm debate, the conference refused to criticise the attitude of the chief magistrate by striking out by an over- whelming vote all reference to any action on his part or that of Attorney General Griggs. The minority report on the amusements accepted Saturday was, to the surprise of many, laid on the table, which action leaves the par- agraph in the book of discipline ex- actly as it was before the question was considered. ANOTHER FIRM GOES. Failure of Seymour, Johnson & Co. Is Announced. New York, May 30.—The failure of Seymour, Johnson & Co. has been 2n- nounced on the New York stock and cotton exchanges. The firm v or- ganized in March, 1899. Its me were Frederick W. Johnson, Her Seymour and David Webster, the ter said to be a special partner $50,000. Alfred Hayes, J. signee and Coudert Brot tamed as the counsel. It is 5: the troubles of the firm are due to commitments in the cotton mar They had been long of cotton turned to the short side two weeks ago. In the s k market they | been bears. No information obtained as to the extent of th tracts, but in the stock exchange they are not believed to be large. Rumor of financial trouble regarding the firm which was circulated at the time of the Price, McCormick & Co. failure have precipitated the suspension. Tra ions for the account of the tock in failed firm under the rule in the exchange amounted to 8,000 the course of half an hour after the failure was announced. It was stated that the firm’s outstanding contracts on the cotton exchange are small an@ that these are well margined. TO DISARM THEM. The Policy of the Army in the Phil- ippines. May 30.—The war de- partment has received the following cablegram from Gen. MacArthur at Manila, dated yesterday: “Three officers, 56 men, with 46 rifles, surrendered unconditionally at Cuyapo yesterday. Three officers, 46 men, with 55 rifles, surrendered un- conditionally at Tarlac. These spon- taneous surrenders are very encour- aging.” Gen. Corbin said that Gen. MacAr- thur’s dispatch shows that the si tion in the Philippines is improy The present policy of the army. it is said, is to disarm and not to kill the Filipino insurgents, and that object is being facilitated by the action of the Filipino captains in getting their men together and surrendering in a body. In such cases the men get receipts for their arms and ammunition. Washington, MOVE ON PEKING Boxers Burn a Station and Murder Chinese Tien Tsin, May 30. — The boxe burned the Liulino station on the I han railway, twenty-nine miles from Peking, last night. They also wrecked the track, destroyed a number of cars and murdered yeral Chinese eim- ployes. The Belgian engineers im cbarge of the work are safe at Fin: uy The boxers are marching toward Pe- king. It is reported that while re- treating several Belgians and their families were cut off at Chaug Hsin Tien, ten kilometers from Feng Taie. They are now defending themselves on a hill, No Peking trains are running. The boxers are now burning Feng Taie. It is reported that the safety of the Belgian engineers is doubtful. Several missionaries have been cut off at Pao Ting Fu. NEELY ARRAIGNMENT. Adjourned Until Gov. Roosevelt Acts on Extradition Proceedings. New York, May 30. — The arraign- ment of Charles F. W. Neely, which was to have béen made before Com- missioner Shields in the United States district court on the criminal charges pending against him in connection with the Cuban postal frauds, was ad- journed until June 5. The adjourn- ment was taken to await the decision of Gov. Roosevelt in regard to the power of the State of New York to is- sue extradition papers against Neely. BECKHAM A BENEDICT. Kentucky Politician Will Soon Wed Miss Jean Faqua. Frankfort, Ky., May 30.—Gov. Beck- ham’s engagement to Miss Jean Faqua of Owensville has been unofficially announced. The wedding will occur within the next month. Miss Faqua is one of the most beautiful and ac- complished women in the state. Beck- ham has told his closest friends of the engagement. Salisbury May Resign. London, May 30.—A rumor was cur- rent in the lobbies of the house of parliament, which was said to have origicated at the Carlton club, that the marquis of Salisbury will retire from politics at the next general elec- tion. The Portuguese government has notified the committee representing the parties to the Delagoa Bay rail- way arbitration that the minister of finance !s ready to pay and is desirous to know where he will remit. nn Sa. wie