Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 16, 1900, Page 2

The Rerala-Review. E. C. Kiley. KILEY & AUSTED, Editors and Publishers, GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA. Dr. Parkhurst has gone to Paris. He ought to be able to pick up consider- able rag-chewing material in that town. The lighthouse at Corunna, Spain, is believed to be the oldest one now in use. It was erected during the reign of Trajan, and rebuilt in 1634, America’s corn kitchen is now in successful operation at the Paris ex- position. Perhaps in time even the Parisians may be made to “acknowl- edge the corn.” London’s old underground railway 1s to be revolutionized by the use of elec- tric motors. This will answer the ob- jection as to smoke often urged against the present system of underground transit in London. The Supreme court of Massachusetts has recently decided that the drug- of Boston must not sell cigars or tobacco on Sunday. ‘This is the out- come of a long contest waged against them by the retail cigar dealers who arg not allowed to sell their goods on that day. When they were debarred from selling they naturally protested against the right of druggists to sell, and the fight which has been going on for years has resulted in their vic- tory. After two years of investigation in all the principal cities of the union the United States industrial commission has completed a report on general labor laws which, it is under- stood, will recommend that labor laws be made uniform throughout -the 5 A digest of national and state labor legislation will be of great value to the industrial and political interests of the country, but when it comes to ecific recommendations in favor of ng the labor laws of certain rn states, put upon the statute s for political purposes, to all the states of the union, the commission will be skating upon thin ice. Tt is more than half a century since the Mexican war closed, and this may seem to be a rather late day to be delimiting the boundary between the two countries. .The western half of the frontier is not a natural boundary, such as the Rio Grande supplies, and it was surveyed and marked by monu- ments between 1849 and 1856, but the monuments were few in number and not of permanent materials. The pres- ent international boundary commis- sion, appointed in 1891, resurveyed this part of the boundary and marked it with many monuments consisting of hollow iron posts filled with concrete. Soon the work along the Rio Grande will be completed and there will be no further cause for dispute as to the frontier of the two countries, ension legislation, provides ons shall not be refused to whose income does not exceed $250 a year. The limit hitherto has been $90 a year. Naturally a consid- erable increase in the roll of pension- ers would take place at once. It is to e noted, too, that pensions to widows t longest. There was, for example, last June one survivor of the war of 1812 on the pension rolls, but there are 2,000 widows of veterans of that war still drawing pensions. The Sparish war and the war in the Philippines are likely to furnish a goodly number of claims for pensions, the number now being estimated at 25,000. With this increase and the extension of the scope of legislation, it does not appear that we have reached “bottom” in the pension business. Telegrams to London papers con- tinue to show the remarkable spread of the bubonic plague in atleastadozen parts of the world. Here is a sum- mary: At Mauritius, two deaths, two fresh cases. In Bombay the epidemic has become serious and is spreading. In Calcutta the same condition exists. At Port Said there have been two deaths and the plague is spreading. At Teheran, Persia, since the outbreak of the plague, there have been 200 deaths, but the violence of the epidemic has been modified recently. In Manila from twenty to thirty deaths daily are reported. At Hongkong there have been fifty-two fresh cases in a fort- night, and ninety-eight deaths since the beginning of the year. At Mel- bourne two new cases are reported, At Sidney 188 cases and fifty-four deaths have been reported. The Mayor is paying 12 cents a head for rats, which are believed to cause the spread of the disease. In Noume, New Cale- donia, the plague is raging, and there have been 238 deaths. At Brisbane there have been three cases; at Perth one death; Auckland the same. In Buenos Ayres the plague has been Tag- ing since the middle of March, and there have been forty deaths in two months. Dr. Rudolf Amandus Philippi of Santiago de Chile is about to cele- brate the seventieth anniversary of re- ceiving his doctor’s degree from Ber- jin university. Dr. Philippi is pro- fessor of botany in the Santiago uni- versity and director of the Natural History museum. He is 92 years of age, and attended Alexander von Hum- boldt’s lectures when a studep+, A woman “keeping up appearances” in society reminds you of a man think- ing he is fooling people by combing his hair over the bald spot, T, J, Austed, || MENDING THE LINE ROBERTS’ COMMUNICATIONS MAY SOON BE RESTORED. Gen. Buller Is at Last Master of Laings Nek — British Forces Are Driving of the Roving Com- mandves — Gen. Hunter Severely Defeated a Large Commando ef War Office Issues News Cheerful to Its Sym- Boers — Transvaal pathizers—Boer Version of the Loss of the Derbyshires. London, June 13. — Two pieces of news, encouraging to the British, in the official dispatches are that the broken communications of Lord Reb- erts are in a fair way to be mended by the forces moving northward and southward and driving off the roving commandces and that Sir Redvers Buller is at last master of Laing’s Nek. Telegrapbic communication with Lord Roberts is expected to be restored to- day, as a Cispatch from Bloemfontein, dated yesterday, says that the railway is in British Possession again and that the work of repairing the line is going on with rapidity with the aburdant material warehoused at Bloemfontein. \From the subjoined telegram it would appear that Gen. Hunter is in command of the troops referred to by Gen. Kelly-Kenny in his dispatches from Bloemfontein: “Bloemfontein, June 12.—Gen. Hun- ter is coming up rapidly from the northwest, having severely defeated a large commando of Boers who had destroyed two miles of railway north of Kreonstad.” The Transvaal war office is also is- suing ney Cheerfal to Its Sympathizers. The following bulletin of the Boer version of the loss to the Derbyshires was published Sunday by Pre Kruger at Machadodorp: “On June 7 four divisions of burghers commanded by Steinkamp, Fronneman, Duploy, Foure and Nel attacked the British at Roodeya ed 200, took 700 prison- ers and captured immense stores of food and ammunition—a Maxim gun and 1,000 lyddite shells. Some food was taken by the Boer forces and the yest was burned. The English mail was taken. The burghers attacked from the open veldt and gave evidence of Unprecedented Bravery. Gen. Dewet was also fighting on June 7, whether at Roodeval or else: where is not clear, but the Boer war office gave it out that he captured 3,000'suits of clothing, blankets, gloves, boots, ete. Being unable to carry them with him in his rapid march through the country, according to the Trans. yaal war office, he burned the whole mass. Gen. Dewet has also reported that he put 1,000 British out of action and destroyed property valued at £109,- 000. As Lord Methuen is officially Described as Fighting on June 7, it is possible that he was engaging Gen. Dewet. According to atch to the Daily Express from Ma dodorp, dated June 10, via Lourenzo Marques, those around Pres- ident Kruger say that Louis Botha and Delarrey have been offered each £10,000 a year to lay Cown their arms and President Kruger expects the same offer to be made to himself, Pres- ident Steyn and Dewet. President Kruger believes that the British made these offers to close the war on the principle that it would cost them less than to fight it out. 20,000 Stendfast Boers Left. .A dispatch from Lourenzo Marques ut 15,000 Boers are reported to retiring cn Middlesburg from vari- ous quarters, and that after weeding out the faint-hearted 20,000 steadfast men are still left. Gem Buller v unable Monday to follow up the Boers from lack of cavalry as well as water. scribe him as fight- ing a spirited advance over a rugged field under Prolonged Fire. The Boers had two guns, which they got away. Seven dead or wounded Boers were found. It seems probable that the major portion of the Boers had withdrawn before the advance be- gan. Lord Methuen, Gen. Rundle and Gen. Brabant are reported to have 30,000 men ané fifty guns engaged in enclosing the Boers in the eastern part of Orange River Colony. The war of- fice casualty returns up to June 9 ag- gregate 23,664, besides 792 officers and 12,355 men sent home as invalids, but not including the sick in South African hospitals. { 1 ee ss MANIAC IN COURT. He Tries to Shoot the Judge and the County Prosecutor, Indianapelis, June 18. — George W. Bennett, an escaped lunatic, yesterday attempted to take the life of Fremont Alford, criminal judge of this county, and Prosecutor Edwin B. Pugh. Ben- nett escaped from the state hospital for the insane Saturday, entered the court room shortly after court con- vened and attracted the court by his incoherent talk. Judge Alford started 1o the ielephone, when Bennett sprang at him with a loaded revolver. The Judge ran into his private room with the maniac after him. Prosecutor Pugh went to the rescue and Bennett turned on him. <A policeman appeared just in time to catch the fall of the revolyer’s hammer on his thumb and saved Pugh. It took four men to overpower Bennett, although he had but one arm. It is said Bennett lost his mind brooding over labor troubles. Benrett killed two men at Lafayette in 1889. For this he was sent to prison, but afterward he was transferred to the insane asylum. CARE ARE NING, St. Louis Company Claims to Be Meeting the Demands of Traffic. St. Louis, June 13.—There were no important developments in the street car strike situation yesterday. ~The company claims to have the situation practically under control by reason of the protection afforded by the police department and the sheriff’s posse comitatus, It was stated at the com- pany’s office that cars were running on every line in the city, going about the regular schedule in some cases and in all meeting the demands of traffic. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, June 13. — Oats — The oat market is firmer; demand heavy. No, 8, 24@24 1-2c; No. 3 white, 25@25 1-4c, Corn — Market firm; No. 3, 371-4 @ 37 1-2c; No. 3 yellow, 38c. Seeds — Timothy, $1@1.25; clover, $4.50@5.20; flax, $1.74@1.76. « Duluth, June 13. — Wheat — July opened at 72 1-2c and closed at 73 1-8c; No 1 hard, 75¢ bid; No. 1 Northern, 731-8e bid; No. 2 Northern, 713-8¢ bid; No. 3 Northern, 68 5-8e bid; No. 1 hard, to arrive, T5¢ bid; No. 1 Northern, to arrive, 731-8c bid. Corn — Cash, 87 7-8c. Flax — Cash, $1.80 bid; to arrive, $1.75 bid; September, $1-33 1-2 Be ee $1.291-4 bid. Oats, Minneupolis, June 13. — Wheat — July opened at 703-4c and closed at 713-4e. On track—No. 1 hard, 73 7-8e; No. 1 Northern, 71 7-8c; No. 2 North- ern, 697-8c. Oats, 24¢c. Flax, $1.7). Chicago, June 13.—Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 76@77c; No. 3 red, 74@75 1-2c, No. 2 hard winter, 72 1-2@73 1-2c; No. 3 hard winter, 68@73c; No. 1 North- ern, spring, 74@75c; No. 2 Northern spring, 72@74c; No. 3 spring, 66@T2c¢. Corn—No. 2, 38 7-8@391-8c; No. 3, 38 3-4@39e. Oats—No, 2, 221-2c; No. 3, 22 1-4e. Milwaukee, Wis., June 13.—Flour is firmer. Wheat higher; No. 1 Northern, 72 @ 73c; No. 3 Northern, 71 @ 72c¢. Rye firmer; No. 1, 563-4¢. Barley firm; No. 2, 48@43 1-2c; sample, 38 1-2 @421-2c. Oats higher; No. 2, 245-8@ 25 3-4e- Sioux City, Iowa, June 13.—Cattle— Beeves, ‘o 5@5.15; cows, bulls and 90; stockers and feed- 60; calves and yearlings, J oe Hogs, $4.90@5; bulk, $4.95. Chicago, June 13.—Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.25@5.95; poor to medi- um, $4.60@5.15; stockers and feeders, $3.60@5.10; cows and’ heifers, 85:10@ 5.20; Texas-fed steers, $4.75@5.35- aon — Mixed and butchers, $4.95 @ 5.20: good to choice heavy, $5.10 @ 5. rough heavy, $4.95@5.05; Hight, $4. 5171-2; @ Sheep, $4@5.35; South St. Paul, Tune 1B. — Cattle— Choice butcher cows and heifers, $3.60 @4.15; fair to good, $3@3.50; thin cows and canners, $2.25@2.75; choice butch- er steers, $4.50@5; fair to good, $4.25 @4.40; fat bulls, $3.40 @ 4; bologna bulls, $2.75@3. common and_tail- @ 2.50; heifer calves, $3@4; stockers and feeders, $4@4.35; to good, $3.50@3.75. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $4.90@4.97 1-2; good to prime y, $4.90 @ 5; rough heavy, stags and boars; $2 @ 4.50; and skips, $4@4.50. rod ame sheep, $4.35 @ 5; stock sheep, $2.75 @ 3.25; feeders, $3. 25@3.75; fat lambs, $5.40@5.90; year- lings, $4. 75@5.25; stock and feeding lambs, $4 50@5; buck lambs, $3@4.25; bucks, $3.25@4; spring lambs, $6@7. Above quotations are on shorn sheep and lambs. fair WILL BECOME CROWN COLONIES. Plan for the Civil Government of South Africa. London, June 13.—It is learned by the Associated Press that the govern- ment has at last decided upon a plan for the civil government of South Af- rica. The details are kept most .se- cret, but it can be safely said that the Orange River Colony and the Trans- vaal will become crown colonies, the latter probably being renamed ‘Trans- vaal Colo: Sir Alfred Milner, it is declared, is to be high commissioner of South Africa in spite of the oppo- sition he has incurred. , GIVES HALF A MILLION. Gov. Drake’s Generous Gift to Drake University. Des Moines, Iowa, June 13.—Former Goy. Drake of Centerville, who was here attending the commencement ex- ercises of the Drake university, an- nounced that he had made the uni- versity a joint heir with his five chil- drer in his will. His property is val- ued at $3,000,000, and the university will receive $500,000. Gov. Drake has already contributed $200,000 to the in- stitution. SEIZED BY GEN. GRANT. Rebel Stronghold Taken After Four Hours’ Fighting. Manila, June 13.—Gen. Grant, who led reirforcements , with artillery against the insurgents in the moun- tains east of Sammigutt, reports the capture of the rebels’ stronghold after four hovrs’ fighting. The rebels were scattered and the Americans are pur- suing them. Gen. Grant’s column had no casualties. YOUTHFUL LOVERS MEET DEATH. Boy of Seventeen Loses His Life At- tempting to Rescue Sweetheart. Louisville, Ky., June 13.—Lillie Mc- Alee, sixteen, and Fred Morris, seven- teen, sweethearts, were drowned in Middle river at Fern Grove. ‘The boy lost his life in an effort to save the girl, who had fallen into the river. They were riding in a skiff when the accident occurred- Chilean Naval Movement. Lima, Peru, June 18. — A powerful Chilean flying squadron of six vessels anchored off Arica Monday. They will remain for a week, and wili then proceed southward. Reciprocity With Portugal. Washington, June 13. — The presi- dent has issued a proclamation form- ally announcing the establishment of a reciprocity agreement with Portugal. » Workman Killed. Deadwood, S. D., June 13.—Frank MeMonigal was caught in the shafting of the Golden Gate cyanide plant. He died of his injuries. Mine Fire Out. Calumet, Mich., June 13—The Calu- met and Hecla mine is in running or- der again. The shafts have been un- covered, The fire is out and there is very little gas remaining. ‘Thousands of men are at work again. Charged With Arson. New York, June 13.—Henry Freder- ick of Chicago was arrested.on a tele- graphic request of the Chicago police. He is said to be wanted for setting fire to Hotel Helen on May 16. Three persens lost their lives in the fire, DEFEAT FOR BOXERS BRITISH MARINES PUT A BIG FORCE TO FLIGHT. « Sixteen British Bluejackets Recon- noitering in Advance of the In- ternational Column Fought and Chased 2,000 Boxers, Killing Twenty or Thirty — Europeans Cleared Out Two Villages—Inter- national Column May Have Much Trouble Before It Reaches Pe- king—Japanese Attache Bratally Murdered at Peking. London, June 13. — Sixteen British marines, reconnoitering in advance of the international column marching to Peking, fought and chased 2,000 Box- ers Monday, killing twenty or thirty. A correspondent accompanying the column, in a dispatch dated Tien-tsin, June 12, via Shanghai, June 13, 6:50 a, mn-, Say8: “While the working parties accom- panied by a patrol of sixteen British marines, commanded by Maj. Johnson, were repairing the line Monday after- noon eight miles beyond Lofa, they encountered small _ Parties of Boers who were destroying the line. The Boxers moved away from the advanc- ing marines and apparently dispersed into the country, leaving the rails moved and the sleepers burning. The harines when two miles in advance of the first train near Lang Fang, sud- denly perceived Boxers streaming from a village on their left. It was esti- mated that they numbered 2,000, some of them being mounted, and they were trying to separate the marines and the train. Most of them wore spears and swords. <A few of them had firearms, which they handled awk- wardly. The Marines Retrented keeping up a running fight for over a mile, and killing between twenty and thirty Boxers. The Boxers pursued the British some distance. Then see- ing more marines from the train com- ing to their assistance, } |. John- son’s sixteen halted and poured a heavy continuous fire into the crowd, driving them across the front of the reinforcing bluejackets, who pun- ished the boxers severely with max- ims. The Boxers fied, and the Euro- peans, following up their successes, cleared out two villages. The total loss of the Boxers is estimated at forty killed and wounded. Seven of their wounded were attended by British sur- geons. The British loss was nothing. More Trouble Feared. “Unless their loss causes the Boxers to lose heart the international column will have much trouble before it reaches Peking. The railway is so much damaged that the column cov- ered only thirty-four miles Sunday and Monday, and there is reason to fear that the road beyond is more badly damaged. Evidences of Gen. Nieh’s operations were found in head- less bodies. The whole country p sents a desolate aspect, entire v lages having been deserted. The ex- pedition numbers 2,044, as follows: British, 915; German. Russian, 300; Fren 128; Ame: s, 104 anese, 52; Italian, 40; Austrian, Japnkene Attache: Mardéred The Times in an extra edition pub- lishes the following dispatch from Pe- king, dated June 12, 2 p. m.: “The chancellor of the Japanese legation, Sugiyama Akira, while proceeding alone and unprotected on official duty, was brutally murdered by soldiers of Tung Fuh Siang, the favorite body- guard of the empress, at Manigate rail- road station yesterday. The foreign reinforcements are daily expected. The present isolated position of Pe- king, the destruction of property in the country, and the insecurity of life are attributable to incapacity of the Chinese goyernment.’’ Demand Change of Advisers. The correspondents at Tien-tsin, Shanghai and other treaty ports throw side lights upon the situation. Accord- ing to a correspondent at Tien-tsin the foreign ministers will insist upon the arrival of the foreign reinforcements at Peking, upon the removal of the present advisers of the empress and thé substitution of advisers favorable to western civilization for them. The British at Shanghai say that the Eng- lish government has been deceived once and will be so again. Russia’s aims, they argue, are not understood, and Russia and France are apparent- ly not working in the same spirit as the other powers. Five thousand Russians are ready to land at Taku. 1 TORN BY A DOG. Six-Year-0ld Boy Is Probably Fa- tally Hurt. Chicago, June 13.—A vicious bulldog killed a six-year-old boy, Hans Muzen- berger, last night, before it could be shot by a policeman. In trying to rescue the boy John Williams, Charles Gallagher and Nicholas Williams were badly bitten. The animal sprang into the midst of a grup of playing chil- dren and picked up the boy victim in his jaws and started down the streat, tearing and shaking the child like a rat. The boy is horribly lacerated and it is not thought that he can recover. ICE PLANT IN FLAMES. Hygienic Company of New York Sus- tains Loss of $100,000. New York, June 13.—The large plant of the Hygienic Ice company, Twen- ty-first. street, Coney Island, burned to the ground. The loss on ice and machinery is $100,000. BLESSED RAIN FOR INDIA. But the Famine Relief Situation Re- mains the Same, London, June 13. — The viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, has cabled to the secretary of state for India announcing that a good rain has fallen iu Southera India, there having been scattered- showers elsewhere, and that the meteorological reporter forecasts a good, but late monsoon. The hot weather, however, still pre- yails, and the famine relief situation has not altered. There are now about 5,802,000 persons receiving relief. a pasa a BOLD RAID. They Tear pant Part part of Roberts’ Vitek Line of Railway. London, June 12—The Boers have torn up twenty-one miles of Lord Rob- erts’ vital line of railway between America Siding and Roodeval. It is a bold raid and vexatious, but it does uot disquiet the niilitary authorities as yet for they expect Gen. Kelly-Kenny to drive off the marauders and reopen the line. The rapidity of the advance of Lord Roberts cannot have permitted him to have accumulated large reserve stores. ‘Therefore interruption of the railway even for a week must embar- rass the army and must bring the for- ward operations To a Standstill, Nothing has been heard from Lord Roberts for three days. This raid on the enemy, the strenuous opposition to Gen. Ruvdle and the nimble eseape of Gen. Botha’s division have forced the wat office observers to the reluctant conclusion that the war is not yet over, although even the occasional hopeful Boer sympathizer cannot see how the Boers can do anything to change the result. Gen. Buller is in Boer territory. Dispatches of correspondents with Lim filed yesterday at sunset describe the corps as camping at Galonseil, Close to the Point where the frontiers of the I'ree State, the Transvaal ard Natal meet. ‘The British marched eight miles yester- day,” suys a Reuter correspondent, “without encountering any opposition. The Boers, who had.one gun, withdrew under heavy artillery fire, to a range just past the camp.” This long range, running mish will doubtless be renewed this morn- ing. Gen. Buller is expected to make rapid progress now and to throw the weight of 20,000 men into Lord Rob- erts’ Transvaal combinations. Determined to Fight. Gen. Rundle’s and Gen, Brabant’s di- visions are still at Hammonia, in the Ficksburg dis The latest intelli- gence from their headquarters is that the Boers are determined to fight to the bitter end. They are concentrating 4,000 men around Bethlehem. ‘he country between them and Gen. Run- dle is mountainous and resembles Northern Natal in being exceedingly difficult for military operations. Gan. Rundle’s plans are to prevent the Boers getting past him southward. Occupied by Hunter. Gen. Hunter’s advance guard has oc- cupied Ventersdorp, 100 miles south- west of Pretoria. This took place on June 7. Gen. Plumer’s column is on the Elands river, northwest of Pre- toria. The British are sending detach- ments right and left to accept the sur- renders of commandos, horses, cattle and forage and to overawe the sparge- ly settled country. Thus far only one small commando has been heard of, 4 commando at Tail Basch. STIKERS KILLED. Most Bloody Day Since the St. Louis Strike Began. St. Lovis June 12—The day just end- ed has been of the most eventful and bloody since the great strike on the St. Louis Transit company began more than a mouth ago. ous encounters between strikers and other individuals and the constituted authorities resulting in three deaths and the wounding of tive or more per- sons, mostly strikers. One of the lat- ter will die. The day was quiet until the afternoon, when the Police Were Taken Off © number of street car lines for the purpose of giving them a rest and to test the ability of the Transit company to operate without friction. The most serious trouble broke out between 6 and 7 o’clock in front of, the building occupied by the sheriff’s posse comitat- us as a barracks and headquarters. A party of 106 or more striking employes who were returning from a labor pi rade in East St. Louis attempted to as- sault the crew of a passing street car. A Brick Was Thrown and several shots were fired by the street car men when members of the posse appeared on the street with their shotguns and attempted to reseue the street car men. In the melee at least ten shots were fired by the posse, who surrounded the mob, and there were four casualties as far as now known. Twenty-one prisoners were captured by the posse and taken into the bar- racks. One other shocting by a depu- ty sheriff is reported at the sheds of the Bellefontaine line. Fred Boehm, sixty-five years old, was killed. Militia Is Ready. Jefferson City, Mo., June 11. — Gov. Stephens says that everything is being put in readiness for calling out the Na- tional guard of Missouri to quell dis- order in St. Louis consequent to the street car strike, but he will not issue the call except as a last resort. It will cost, he says, $5,000 to land 2,500 men in St. Louis, and as much more to maintain them, and as there is no ap- propriation for the purpose he does not know how The Legislature would view a deficiency of $25,000 for maintaining troops in St. Louis. It might require an extra session of the legislature to appropriate money, he says. A rumor is current here that Attorney General Crow would pro- ceed in the supreme court to oust Mayor Seigenheim from office for fail- ure to perform his official duties in connection with the strike. Gen. Crow denies that any such action is to be taken at this time. Princess at the White House. Washington, June 12.—Princess Ari- vert of Anhalt, Queen Victoria's grand- daugliter, Saturday visited the White House in company with Lord and Lady Pauncefote, and was received by President and Mrs. McKinley in the Red parlor. The visit was entirely in- formal. .. The princess, at. her own re- quest, was shown through the White House. Postoffice Safe Robbed. Saranac, Mich., June 12.—The safe at the postoffice was blown open, the thieves obtaining $1,407 in stamps and money belonging to the govern- ment and $60 belonging to Postmaster Fitzgibbons. F. H. Stowe saw the rob- bers leave the building and gave the alarm. They escaped. Chief of Police Killed, Carrollton, Ga., June 12. — Chief of Police Chider was shot and killed by Thomas Jordan, whom he was trying to arrest. wee ‘There were numer-. KILLED AT A FIRE THREE LIVES LOST AND MANY BURNED OR MAIMED. i fePit se By the Time the Firemen Arrived, So Quickly Had the Fire Spread, the Whole Building Was in Flamer and Doomed — Firemen Turn Their Attention to Rescuing People Who Were Hanging From the Windows or Who Were Lying on the Sidewalks Where They Had Dropped. New York, June 13. — Three men were killed, eight so badly burned or maimed that they are in the hospital and three other men are missing as the result of a fire in the cooperage estab- lishment of Paul Weidman at North Eleventh street and Weide avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The prop- erty loss is variou ‘estimated at from $150,000 to 10,000. The fire was first discovered about 6 o'clock on the ground floor of the big building which occupies a city block. While the alarm was being sounded the Flames Had Crept Up a chute all the way to the third floor, and by the time the firemen arrived the entire building was a mass of flames and doomed: ‘The attention of the fire department was, turned to rescuing the people who were hang- ing from the windows or who were lying on the sidewalks helpless, and to saving adjoining property. The build- ing was four stories high and there were over 100 employes in the place at the time. Many of these leaped from the windows and made their escape. It is said that at Jeast two score of People Dropped before the firemen arri they came many were hi upper window: 2 Cooper, was d. When nging in the Augustus Benedict, hanging out of one of the windows with all his clothing aflame. He held on to the ledge w the ladder was being run up to him. He was so badly burned when he was taken down that he died half an hour afterward. John M. Lockwood had his chest crushed by a falling timber d died later. An unknown man was taken from the burned building, the body being so badly charred that iden- tification was impossible. SCHLEY IS EMPHATIC. Under No Circumstances Would He Accept Political Office. Philadelphia, June 13. — The Times says, editorially: ‘he name or Rear Admiral Schley has been repeatedly mentioned on the list from which the Democrats will be likely to choose their candidates for president or vice president, but all who know the views of Rear Admiral Schley uniformly de clared that such use of his name was not onl unauthorized, but against his distinctly expressed wishes and pur- poses. He was especially careful be- fore going to sea in command of the South Atlantic squadron to declare to his friends that under no circum- stances would he consent to become a presidential candidate. Notwithstand- ing the publicity given these repeated and emphatic declarations of Admiral Schley he has been fequeutly ¢ as a candidate for the yice-pri on the ticket with Bry: The expre sion of the Rear Admiral of refusal to accept public office has just been re- peated by him in a private letter to the editor of the Times, dated Rio Ja- neiro, May 15, in which he says: “* T know nothing of politics or of political life, and under no circum- stances would I allow the use of my name before any convention for any office whatey I have passed the age when presidential or any other kind of bees worry me. I know noth- ing of the duties of the presidential office and I am fully content to live the years left me in quiet, from the turmoil of public life. I am resolved irrevocably not to accept any nomina- tion, and if it were tendered me in my absence and I s»oukl be elected, I would rot serve.’ REBEL LEADERS GIVE UP. Indications That They Are Abandon- ing Their Cause and Ready to Quit. Washington, June 13. — Gen. Mac- Arthur cabled tie war department as follows from Manila: “Repert capture Generals Hizon, near Mexico, and Cavestany, at Al- cala; beth important; latter very im- portant leader of guerrillas in Pan- gasinian province, Luzon.” Gen. Corbin attaches considerable importance to these captures. In his opinion they are more in the nature of surrenders than captures, and indi- cate that the principal leaders of the insurrection are abandoning tbat cause and are coming to Manila to ac- cept American supremacy. TORNADO IN NEBRASKA. Farmers Snuffer Much Damage — Fruit Orchards Torn to Pieces. Elk Creek, Neb., June 13.—A torna- do did much damege in the farming country west of here yesterday after- noon. It formed on the Trudy farm and the funnel-shaped cloud missed this village by but eighty rods. Thi greatest damage was on the W. J- Blystone farm, where the house was wrecked and barns and outbuildings blown away. The family took refuge in the cellar and escaped. Damage was also done on the farms of K. H. Boone, E. C- Thompson and J. W. Parker, but the extent is unknown. Some of the best fruit orehards: have been torn to pieces. There is no known loss of life. JAPS COME BACK. 4 gt ng Several That Were. Deported Land Again. San Francisco, June 13.—The Exam- iner asserts that of a band of thirty- two Japanese immigrants recently de- ported on the stéamer Thyra, at least four, and possibly twenty, are already back in this state. One of them has” been identified and is now in custody. The men are sup) to have left the steamer at Portland or Astoria, where the vessel touched, but the customs officers decla that such ‘could not have been the