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f.VCALLA MAY BEIN COMMAND f 3,,Vv -. ? '' ' ,;v - '-''-f!1-v'' "ivf ;'V '.; '.. FOBEIEI FORCES UNDER AH AMERICA : ",; f " '' ' ' snsBjiBsBa -' O '; ' i: j ATTACK CPOH TIEN-TSIN EXPECTED. Admiral Kampff Say It May be Mad To ; Day The CaUaet at Washington Exr " claed'over the Sltnatlon U Chlnn-Mlnla-ter Conge Will b Instructed la Use HI Own Judgment a t the Naceary Me araa to Protect the Lives of Amarlcani A DatUa BeportetT Yesterday Between , Chlacaa aad Uozcra Near TlenVstn- Ominous Hew Cabled by Admiral Kampff. ' ; , il J Washington, June ,,-The following cablegram was received at the Navy (Department this morning from Admiral Kempff, on board the Newark, off -the Taku forts:- ' "Tong Ku, June , 1900, "There waa a ba,tUo yesterday be tween Chinese and Boxers near Tien Talrt." A large number of Boxers expect ed -fa- reacJi Tlen-Tsln to-morrow. , (Slgnd.) "KSSXPSTF: iMlnlater Consfer, at JVkln, also has been heard from to-day. Bits message to the State pepartment laid .there was no knprovement IiK4h8.al!uaUon and " asked for Instructions? Secretary May took the message to the cabinet meet lng, where the answer will be framed. The State Department is steadfastly pursuing the line tf nolley-lald down at the beginning of this Tioxee- trouble, of avoiding any Interference with Chi nese Internal affairs, beyond such measures as may be absolutely neeossa ry for the protection of American Ufa and property there. Especially Is it d termlned to avoid commitment to the policies of any of the European powers which might involve the United States in trouble. Therefore, notwithstanding the ominous news conveyed In Admiral Kempff's cablegram, it seems entirely probable that "Minister Conger will be directed to (stick to the same line of policy which he had pursued up to tills time. It is not to be "understood by this that the 'United States government Is desirous of evading any proper measure of responsibility and (lie State Depart ment officials tare careful to point out that, while retaining our Independence of action, our government Is really act lng concurrently with the European governments respecting Ibis Boxer agl tatlon. Thus, at Taku,. Admiral Kempft is acting in a similar manner. to the commanding officers of lhe (foreign navy there assembled, although his or dera are subject to the approval of no one. At Tlen-Tsln, forty miles up the river, which the admiral expects, to be attack ed to-morrow, the foreign naval cam mands are acting together. It Is said that In case of an emergency involving jeopardy to the uvea or foreigners, .the United State forces at Tlen-Tsln might even be directed In their general movement by the senior naval officer ashore, even though that officer Should happen la be a German, a Russian, a Frenchman or an Englishman This temporary -subordination of authority might be brought about, and In fact would exist solely through a. military exigency. If Tlen-rrsin Is to be attack ed by a vast horde of Boxers, It Is en tirely conceivable, according to milita ry practice, that a successful defense of the foreign Uvea and property In the city can be maintained only through the assumption of the command of the for eign naval forces by one competent of- ncer; too many captains may mean de . feat In view of this possibility, the assumption : of the command of the American forces ashore by Captain IMc- luaua may be significant, it Is an unu auai taiuiae lurs cauajo 01 a snip mm , self to take command of a landing par ty, as has been done by Cautaln Ale Calla. His rank would correspond with that or a colonel ox marines and it may be that be would himself be the senior . officer at Tlen-Tsln and thus be obliged to assume command, of the European naval parties landed there. The naval officers here are confident (hat Tiem- Tsin proper Is not In particular danger. The gun-boat Helena will soon have the town under her guns and thefa are believed to be three foreign warships ' in position to eo-operate. - Almost the only subject before the cabinet meetintr to-duv was th aitua. Hon In China, Secretary Hay read a ca blegram from Minister Conger, at Pe? , kin, In which he. stated that there was no improvement In the situation and asked for instructions.- Secretary Hay stated, after the meeting; that a reply would be sent to Mr. Conger substan tially re-atnrmmg toe one .sent a day or two ago, -to the effect that lie will be . expected to do whatever is necessary to , protect the live of Americans and their an i n n i -1 ir avtA est, MtAlnialn tin.. JIhU wl ui uajTTi l w kjiu iu qunuiLOJii a hit uix .tiiT ri this government. He will be Instructed to form no alliance with any govern ment It is understood here that the . representative of the powers in Pekin will can in a aoay on tne uowuger Em press and present the necessity of her taking immediate and vigorous action to suppress the rioters. It is assumed that Mr, Conger will join the other rep resentative. It Is understood here that telegraphic communication Is interrupt ed between Pekin J-and Taku, a fact which will prove embarrassing to Min ister Conger should he find it necessary to call on Admiral KempfC for re-enforcements. ' 1,800 BOXEBS BXPOBTED KILLED. A Bumor That th China Troop Have . . Beea Defeated at Ioo Ting Fo. . ' rrien-Tsln, June 8. It Ls reported from Chinese official aourcea that 4,000 Box er surrounded 1,500 Chinese troops be tween Loafa and Yong Tsuh yesterday nd according to the latest hen-a fight ing is still going on this morning. Offi cials say that 1,500 Boxers were killed, bu give ho account of the Chinese cas ualties Thirty of General tNlen'srtroop encountered a body of Boxers three ! mliea from here on theTaVu road and killed twenty-one of thecn. No rews has been received from Pao Tins Fu for three days, and the situa tion then is believed ,to be critical. It is reported that the Chlmtie troops Jiava been defeated near there. .The French cruiser D'Ent recast eaux and dean Bart and the Huaslan cruiser Ruasla have arrived at Taku WILL BE BBOVOUT TO UEB SENSES. Tha Do wafer XaapreaS WUI Soon ba Made to BeaUi a raw Thlnga-Britlah K. ! Enforcement Delayed. -XJ X;- i' London, 2:45 p. m, June 8. (Dlspah'h ea from the far (East show no caaaalioin in the activity of the Boxers, but the powers are gradually feeling their way to common action for the suppression of the disorder. It la bejleved Cost when the Dowager Empress realises the firm Intention to check her connivance In the anti-foreign movtmentj , there will be a fpeedy end to the rioting, as, if tha ChU nese acted in good faith, they could eas ily quail the rabble, w'hich Is armed chieUy with spears, agricultural imple menla, a few swords and some old rifles.'".- :' -j,','.-A dlspateh from Tlen-Tsln :r3ateid Thursday, June 7th, 4 jp. m how that British re-enforcement had not then started for Pekin, as expected, owing to me rerusai or the authorities to allow them to entrain, although the British ottered to repair the Hue as they went Additional Russian! and Austrian troops have arrived at Tlen-Tsln and ne tlerman cruisers Hansa and Gallon have started from Kiao Ch'ou, for Taku with marine Intended for the same destination. The fact that much needed rain has fallen is expected at Tien-Trfln to hav a gooa enect in tne suppression of riot ing,, as the farmers in tha movement will return to their ordinary pursuits. French Minister InnlructcU to Co-Operate. Paris, June 8.-At a cabinet council to-day presided over by President iLou bet. the Minister C "Foreign Affairs, M. Delcaase, read dispatches concerning the situation In China The French mln- Ister at Pekin, he said, was acting In unison wnn tne oitier diplomats and Adoniral Couirc'JolIus, who was at Taku with his squadron, had been instructed to co-operate with the other admirals and take such measures for the protec tion of foreigners as the situation de mands. A LETTER FROM MISSIONARY KINO. lie Tell of the Uprlnlng of the Dig Knife Society of Boxen to Wipe Out the Chris tian. ' Savannah, Ga., June 8.Alfred C. King this morning rtieelved a letter from his brother, a missionary in China, giving some account of the trouble with the Boxers. Missionary King is a member of the Gospel Mis sion movement, which ls "working inde pendently of the lorefgn mission board or tne southern OJaptlst Convention. The letter received to-day waa written Apr i i, and I dated Tau-An-Fee. Santoung province, China. In his letter Missionary King eays: Tve have beea passing through some very trying times here during the past eight months. The Big Knife So ciety of Boxers rose up to wipe out the Christians and drive out the for eigners. A Mr. Brooks, of the Church of ICngland mission, waa murdered by thorn only a little; west of here. Our servants were all frightened and wen- leaving us. Two thousand foreign drill ed soldiers were posted here for our protection for several months. Things are quieter now, but there are still 'M of them here, and we ore under lnet ruc tions not to travel -without first getting a military guard. This greatly hinders our work here, but we are still able to preach to crowds of the pilgrims In the open air. The local people, thougn, are hard to get at. They are afraid to come about us. we have few callere and not many attendants at our regu lar earvlces outside of the ordinary members. All this has been very try ing upon us and the condition of our work ls depressing in a sense. Every thing looked so bright and hopeful a year ago, and then came this outbreak which frightened the people away from us. Our. few Christians have suf fered no particular persecution and stand ell right, and there are some wh 3 still keep up their interest, but the many are chilled off." Admiral Keinpffs Report of the Situation. (Washington. June 8. The following cablegram was ireceived at the 'Navy Department this alfternoon: . "Tong Kovuune 8, Vim June 3rd landed forces to protect American interests, with the consenl of China flfty-six at Pekin, the rest at Tien-Tsin. Nations sent forces to both cities; no injury so far. British, It us slan. Chinese admirals and twenty war ships are here. Crops are likelyto fall, causing probably more trouble In the near f uture. Our landing force was un- aer McCalla. 'June Sthrf Situation is most critical. Russian force began fighting. I landed ov more men; nave requested the Hele na ue sent immediately to protect M' terests, or a vessel like her. I consider a battalion marines necessary; need a gunboat a a base Inside June 6th, Tien-Tsin-Pekln (Railroad cut. Will act in , concert with naval force other power to protect Interests If necessary. Meeting of foreign senior navai ottioers .to-day, Preaent. English. rencn, uerman, Austrian, Italian, Jap anese and American: arranged for com binea action to protect llfe,and proper ty, If required. -Nine hundred men are ashore Twenty-five wanshlps are here. .-. (Signed) "ikemp.f.F,"' A BebeUioa la roiur Provinces. Victoria. B. C June 8. According to new from the Orient, brought by tha steamier : larua juam, a rebellion has broken out In four southern nrovincea oi vninaKawng Tung. Kwarnr si. Kuchow and Hu Nan. The rebellion is reported by the Shanghai papers to bt underone leader, and an American Is rumored to be one of th leading spir its, xne canton correspondent of the Shanghai paper says the rebel are fousy y. smuggling in , arm, including large numbers or quicic-nnng guns. They are eaid to number 2&,oo, nd more are dally joining them. Li Hung Chang, the viceroy of Canton, la eald to be alive to the danger, and he la im porting modern munitions of war to arm the Chinese troop. Five thousand Mauser have arrived at Canton' out of & consignment of 16,000 ordered by him. r Irate Attack and Loot Four Junks. . Hong Kong, June .-A' steam launch. owned by Chinese merchants here, tow ing four lank: iftdftn flVHBt Wcij ll from Hong Kong for Canton, was at tacked last night by pirate in an arm ed Junk, off Cape Suirnan, eight mile from Hong Kong.' Aftet looting the junks the pirate maae oir in a wester. ly direction with the launch and her crew, . -.,-' '. BOXERS A roWKRFCC SRCT. TheyNanber 4,000,000 and Thalr Mav aaent Bnbraeaa Soma Huadrads ot Square MIlM-Refugees Crowding Into Tlaa Tln-Tha Barroaadtng Vlltaf e Jvlaleg , tha Boxer Movamaat. i , '.vvv, London, Juno 1 Definite return re garding the severe fighting between the Chinese troopa and the ' Boxers that was going on Thursday between Tlen Tsln and PekJn had not been recurved atTlen-Tsln. .when - h latt ! tele grama to reach London were filed. The Chinese troop,, however, had v killed many, Boxer, according t om , re ports, while another account had the government soldiery defeated in an en gagement near Pao Ting Fu. Apparent ly th legation guards have , not yet taken a hand in the fighting, tut (hey are ready to do so at a moment's no tlce. y'v;";?; ;'yr"- The Boxer movement affect ome hundreds of square mile. Official dls patches to Vienna from Pekin avei that the sect" ia mora powerful lhan any poMttcal party in China, embracing no lee than 4,000,000 and manipulated by ealous and adroit men. The representatives of the powers are till, acting in perfect concert'," 'which aouears for sthe present to give the Chinese government ample chance to put down the disturbers alone, The Tlen-Tsln correspondent of The Dally Mailtelegraphing June 7th, says: "For the last three daya the whole community of Tlen-Tsln ha ben pre paring to defend dlseif against un'ox petted attack by the Boxers. There Is a continued Influx of refugees from the urroundltrglcountry who "are now crowding the ity. This Increase thr excitement Nearly all the village sur rounding Tlen-Tsln are joining the Boxers' movement, which la taking more and more a fanatical character, "PBrtie or foreigners when an proachlng the villages are driven back by armed band. Yesterday the Chi nese troop were ordered to Machang on the urana canal, within 20 miles of where a large body of Boxers Is re ported to be -collecting. Kvery night the Boxers set Are to the- sleepers and wood work or the bridges. "General Nleh seems bent unon act lng with energy and dealing out heavy blows to the rebels, recognising the no ceeslty of destroying the prestige of the Boxers, which has begun to demoralise his army." The legations at Pekin have wired for re-enforcements. A dispatch to The Dally Mail from Qokohama, dated FiliJay.desorlWng the effect upon Japan of the refusal of the Korean Emperor to give an audience to the Japanese minister regarding the Horture and execution of political sub- peels, says "The feeling here is exceedingly ex cited. It imay not be possible for the government to keep it In check, a the officials were able to do at the end of March, when Russia made her de mands, particularly on the question of Aiasampho. u is right here that (Rus sian Influence J believed to be behind the affront given by Korea to Japan The tone of the Japanese press is very bitter and grave developments are pos sible." REFUSED TO GRANT AN AUDIENCE. Japan Excited and Indignant Over the Action of the Korean Emperor. Yokohama, June 8. More serious, from a Japanese .point of view than the rising of the Boxers in China, Is the sudden tension between Japan and Rus sians the result of the protests of Japan against the torture and execution of political prisoners toy the Korean gov ernment. The Korean Emperor abso lutejy refuses to grnt an audience to the Japanese minister, Hayashi Gon souke. A MUiioaary Appeal to HcKlnley for Aid, London, June 9. The Pekin cm re spondent of The Time says: "Tils American Missionary Conference to day sent a dispatch to President Mc Kinley appealing for protection, and asserting that the missionaries at Pao. TIng-Fu and other places are In ex treme danger, that the Tung-Chati Mission station ha been abandoned, that chapels have been everywhere burned and that hundred of native Christians have been massacred. Filing Indemnity Claims. Vienna, June 8. Indemnity . claims to a very .large amount have already been filed by the European ministers at Pc-kln with the Tsung-Li-Yamen. The Belgian minister claim 25,000,000 francs. BOTH DELEGATIONS CAST OUT. How the Colorado Democratic Convention Rid Itself of Trouble Bryan Endorsed. Denver, June 8. After two-days ses sion In convention and an all-night sit ting of the credentials committee in a vain effort to reach a satisfactory ar rangement between contesting delega tlons from this (Arapahoe) county, the Democratic State convention, late this afternoon by an almost unanimous vote decided the contest by throwing out -both delegations. Within' an hour after this action waa taken the conven tion bad finished its labor and ad journed. :;''.:-.- :'; - The delegation f rom Aratoahoe coun ty were headed respectively by Gov. U. 8. Thomas and Titos. J. Maioney, chairman of the county central com mittee, and these two gentlemen were both made delegates at large to tne Kansas City convention. t The following delegate at large were selected by acclamation: Governor Cha. S. Thomas, of Denver; .Thoa, J. Maioney, of Denver; AT. flunnell, of Colorado Springs; Cha. HerokeL of Pueblor They were Instructed to use every effort to secure the nomination of W. J. Bryan for President, and the affirmation of the Chicago platform. A Second Call on Depository Banks. ' ' Washington, Jun'8. The "Secretary of the Treasury to-day issued the" sec ond of a series of calls to be made, pit depositary bank for 15,000,000, to be turned into the Treasury ob or before June 25. .1 . TUB WAtt IS OUC SAYS OTIS 1 MO MORV ORGANIZED FILiriNOS. ''' ,,f l5' vs'.vt'i"' '!' lV'alMaaaaB '')' w '"''' -.''Vi' Th Trouble la Haw Da to tha Daprada lions at Robbers and Drone aad tha . felted Its tea Troops are Protecting tha InhablUata-Our Forea la tha rhlllpplna la 88,000 Effective Mea-lle Meter Saw Agulnaldo andDoMn't Know Where Ha Is-Tha General (live out mm Interview la Chicago III Way to Waahlngta. Chicago, June I-Major General Otis, of the UnIld States army, arrived at 7:W this morning, from Han Francisco and tManlla; and left at 1:30 for Wash liitori.ilf'';9i''nd dttug hter arriv ed In Chicago last night, from New York, and the renoial and his wife and daughter apent the hours between train logvlherthe inding of a 'para lion of twd. yeart.' .ieneml OU aoid! ..'.'Thewar laover1. This guerrilla warfare cannot last long. To be sure we will have to repress those ptvpl for" a num ber of year. but hrie 1 no organlied, fore of Filipinos. The depnedatloni that are going on fire viinductod by rob bars and drones. 'The United 8tate.i Iroojis art now engaged in defending the Inhabitants of the Philippines against tha robbery and murder com mltted by their' own jH'oplo. But lh condition are generally improving and 1n oinu part are better lhan they hava ever been 1 "We have 6S.O00 eff vtlve troop un der arms In the Philippines. lOstlmatei regardlns the nwiber of inhabitant In the' island are all; wllil, but the num bet" Is between 6,000,no and 7,000,000. The giwat mojoity of, thu people desire iea-e and wish toag.iln tako up their usLneiia pursuits. I tu.sini;H In iManlla has again resumed aciivliy, and the In habitant are peaceiuily .pursuing their avocation.. "I do not know whore Agulnaldo Is. I never saw him. It Is possible, hut not probable, that Agulnaldo is In theCag ayan section of northern Lutitn. It Is a roiugb, mountalnou countryabkr ,tth spnnsely stttUed. At first he was ivgaM ed by his people us a leader, but of kite he Is losing prestige ami is not nr.iti in such high r.and. ''Stories hava been circulated aliout depredations committed .by men of ou army, but lhy have been foW. Our men have been held under cl.we re strain! and haVa eonductl Ihemsalves like soldiers. . "I cannot see that the administration or our distinguished Wwretary of War have made any mlsmk.-s in this cam palgn. We may have made mistake over therv but, it they have been tne result of human liability . commit error. Official report of th. warfare have not leen exaggeratPd,e!p,H ially of late I aim not conversant with the newspa per reports. AlCnougli I received an American newspaper l.hnd not the time to peruse it. The censorship has not been rigid. Of coarse, sumo sensational telegrams were sent, as It was very dif ficult for newspaper men to secure cor rect versions regarding our opetatloti a ihey were so extended, but wo help ed them whenever;,, could." FILIPINO CACHE DISCOVERED. General Fanton M nkee an Important Find r-etate Paper of Home Coniiecraence and Many Letter Brought to Miflit, Vancouver, B. (, June 8.-A copy of The Manila Time received by the Id aua Maru Mn of an Important discov ery of Insurgent documents and nther articles which hail been hidden by the Filipinos. It says: "On May 3d Gen era! Funston was making a personal re- connoisgance with IS troopers, in the direction of Bongabon and Pontaba gan, up the Rio firande de Papupamga, When he discovered-a perpi ndlcular ladder leading up a cliff crowned with a dense forest, lteslde the ladder hung rope, which when nulled rana- an alarm bell In the woods back of the precipice. "The general and hi menascended the ladder and found SO or 40 targe wooden cases crammed full of Bta'te documents, comprising most of the archives of the government. There were other things saved from the wreck of Malulos, about i.ow Hotchklds shells, a uuantitv of dyriamlte, a stock of -bombs, and much otner ammunition, 200 pounds of black gun powder, office furniture from the Malolos audienfla, carpets, chairs, ta- Dies ana the principal Drlze. After as good an Inspection a circumstances permitted, General Funston set aside several tons of useless rubbish and burnt It on the upot, saving the State papers. These comprise all the corre spondence of lAgulnaldo' and his chief officials from he time of the earliest dealings with Dewey down to the hur ried migration from Malolos. (Archives subsequent to that date, tt will be re membered, were taken afTarlac in the middle of last year.) "There are letters', to and from Wfldman and Dewey, besides several business firms In Manila. Aculnaldo's own letter book, giving press copies of everything he wrote. Is also there. It Is rumored that the correspondence shows some firms In Manila to have had relations with the rebels, hereto fore-unsuspected. "The whole cache was Ingeniously hidden among the tree In the ravine and roofed over heavily with nlia to an unusual thickness. The structure htade quite a big warehouse, .with not an Inch of space vacant.. It was found later 4ha,t there were other approaches to the cache. Just ilka the one describ ed, with alarm hells everywhere." Dewey '. Denies Ever . Having Written Agulnaldo a Letter. Detroit, June 8. Xdmiral Dewey was this afternoon shown the stnt,:;mnt made by The Manila Times, concerning an alleged recovery by General Fun eton's men of a portion of the archives of the Filipino rebel government, which it wo claimed contained certain corre spondence between Agulnaldo and Dewey. After read'ng the statement.. Admiral Dewey positively denied ever having written Agulnaldov Said he;- "1 never wrote a letter to Agulnaldot In my life. Whenever,! wanted t see hmvj eent tar nirnriie was employed by me for" certain purposes, just a I employed a lot of other people among the natives. i made him no promises, if there had been 6,000 American troopa with tne in the beginning to occupy the city ana maintain order, there would never have been (hi trouble,". . . Till BATTLE Of CATt'llIO. 1 - , . 1 .... . i ,' i Thirty- On Americana Hold fore of a 00 Filipino al Day lot Fonr DyA Timely Washington, : June 1,-tVrhap th moat thrilling and picturesque Incident of the entire Philippine war occurred I Catublg. on tha Island Bamar, where, on April l&lh last, a party of HI enlist rd men of Company II, Fortythtrd In fan try, held at bay force or aome 600 Insurgenta during four day ; of , the fiercest fighting, r-cnforcomonl ar riving In lust th nick of time. Tha War Department ha received report from Capt, II. M. Day, of tho Forty-third Volunteers, and Irst Lieutenant J. T. Sweeney, of th.U regi ment, who commandml the rescue par ty, giving all the detail of tha affair and the relief. According to these re ports, the attack on the garrison at Catublg began without warming on Hunday morning, April inth. From tha hills on all sides, from every point of vantuice in town, and from a deserted church directly adjoining came ride and - cannon fire of terrible Intensity. On Tuesday morning handful of burn ing hemp were thrown Into tha bar racks from the Insurgent In th church and soon the soldiers' refuge waion fire. All effort to subdue tha fire failed and finally the little band mado a dnsh for the river bank. ome were killed iberors the bank wu reached ; other foil dead In a boat In which Ihey were attempt ing to make the opposite shore, and when a trench was Anally dug with bayonets there were but 1 of tha 31 left to man it. Here for two days more Corporal Carson, handling hi men with the Judgment of a veteran, held out under a terribl fire, until Lieutenant Mweency's command, which had 1icen ordered to supplant the gar rison at Catublg, and 'waa on It way up the river on the steamer Lao-Aug. arrived, NoUmlll within-av '-quarter a mille of Oatublg, say Lieutenant Bweeneyl In his report,' did they hear the noise of the engagement. .Then he realised that he and his men were sore ly neuded, and ordered thu captain of the steamer to run hi boat at top spwd. The Lao-Aug steamed up to Catublg under a rain of Mauser bul lets from both shores. The small boats were lowered, a landing effected, and the rescuers fought their way through the open to their besieged comrades In the trenches, burled the dead wllhln reach, brought back to the boat the besieged party, numbering now only 13 men, and then steamed down th river. Captain Dey bestows the highest commendation upon Corporal Carson, as "displaying extraordinary' good Judgment in the handling of his men, thereby saving tho live of (he urvl vors and protecting the wounded until roller came." To each of the little com mand and their rescuers he give tho highest praise, I'lo I'llar Captured. Manila, June 9, 10:50 a. m. General Plo pyar, the Filipino leader, has been caiptured near Manila. HAVANA POMTAL SCANDALS, Rathbone flatting Deeper In tha Hlre-The Fidelity Company to ba Held Km pun Ibieforllta Bond. (Havana, June fl.-The troubles t.f Mr. ICstes Rathbone, former director of posts, seem to be Increasing. The audi tor's department has thrown out IJC.OvO worm or vouchers, Including fS.OOO worth of bills, which have been paid twice, most of them at Muncle, InJ The Fidelity Company has bwn noti fied that It will be held responsible on air. itaniiboners bono. Mr. Miller, the manager of the com pany, ami Mr. Rathbone have held proiongea iirterviows during the hut few days, but no decision him bwn ar rived at regarding this new aspect of me situation, -jth, authorities contend mat tne Fidelity Company Is respon sible; Mr. (Raihlione'a frk-nds Insist tnat C. K. W. Neely deceived Mr. 'Rath none, wno signed at Neely's reouettt without knowing what. Currydon Rich nas been placed under 2,00 bond as a witness in tho Neely case. A lei ter has bwn received here by a friend oi Meeiy saying that, If forml to returrt, ne win snow tnat men s a ar. ami that the latter received as much a he (Neoly) did. COMMIHSlONN ISSUED. Miles and Cor bin Receive Their Papers- HUee iMne IIU First Order. Washington, June 8. In accordance with hrffevllons of tho Military AcaamTyjjJproprJatlon bill, the Presi dent TodajrJjlM commission to LleutenaWWefieril Nelson A. Miles, commanding the army, and Major Cen tral H. C. Corbin. adjutant general of the army. These are recess appoint ments and will be nominated to the Senate at its next session In December. Lieutenant General Miles Issued his first order td-day. In his new rank. It Is a recital of an order from Secretary kooi, inrorming the army of the cret tlon of the rank of lieutenant general, with an announcement of the personal staff of General Miles, as follows: Cap tain Francis Michler, Fifth Cavalry, military secretary; Captain HObart K. Bailey, 'Fifth Infantry, aide-de-camp; and First Lieutenant Henry M. Whit new, Fourth Artlllory, aide-de-camp. Then a officers composed General Miles' staff as senior major general com? mandlng, but they now. have the rank of lieutenant colonels. Jnstlce In Havana. Havana, June 8. Evenor Vaccarlfse, a Cuban agent for a well-known gracb of flour, recently had a matter in liti gation. The clerk of tha court called upon him and said that for four cen tenes, about 120, a decision wrould be rendered in his favor. Hejefused, and a' decision waa rendered against him. Yesterday the secretary of the Judge of the Cathedral Court called upon Vaccarlese and told him that for ten centeneay th appeal decision would be given In his favor. An appointment was made for another Interview; when a detective -was In h.Idlng. and-ftlTPatfSd IBS Secretary, when he wa leaving the building with the money, , r Tha Egyptian Cotton Crop. , Cairo, June 8 It Is estimated that the year' cotton crop wJU fee equiva lent to 1000,000 American bales, , Till CLtill WOMEN, They Kleei Officer and Change th By Lawn-Mr, Law, f Ueorgla, Elected rraiUlantt ; (..' Jrtlltik, June l-Tns feature of io day's Mslon of th club women's con veitUnn was the election of offlcei. The ticket a mad out by . the irominatlng commute went through with little con tent, (be result belnk a follow! Presl dent, Mrs. ItetMtca lwe. of Georgia; first vies president, iMra. Charles Dennl n. of .New York! second vice prrslden', Mis Mirgaret 4. Kvans, of IJinneapo lis; reoordlnf ecrelary, iMIss Kmma Fox, of Michigan; coriwpondlng aecre- tary.M'rm. Ueorg Kendrlck, of Vennsyl vanlai- tiawrer, Mr. Kmma Van Vnchten, of Iowa; auditor, Mrs. Jrga II. Noyes, of WIsouMln. '. . dominations weta ; mad from tho iioor roe miss iMargaret ICvan. for ore Idem, and for Mm. Ilorac Brock,, of t-ennsyivania, tor econd vlire iireslderit. Out or ths 7M vot.-a cast t,tr tiresldMit Mrs. Lowe rMalved A ami Mlsi lfivnni U" .... I . i. M. ' . . . wiin 4 tew scatiering voiomxTne announcunent of Mr. Lowe' tootlorl wa miclved with th warmttft enthu- USm, v.!-' :,,-, l'ne- long busing meeting whhdi oo copied boih the morning and afternoon was devoted to Important chinge la lha by-law-growing out of tha ouei Hon of re-organlsatlon. As to the aide liwua ot nprt-seniatli, tha by-law now raa: -marrar ail club number. lng lc than lift y. representation shall Ue through the prHsldant or iwr rrpre- (ntativ oniy, 'iub numbering be iwwn 10 and 100. tha reuresnntation shai Ibo through the prosldent and one oeiegaw; for large citibs on dclagat shall be allowed for every one hundred members." v . Tha oth.T vexed question of taxation wa not ehangml, nor was any effort mane to nive a triennial convent on In teal of a blimntnl. The office of Htala chairman of correwpondenca w,s dons way with, and president of ln.Vlvldual cIuIm are no longer vice president of lha general federation. Another changa was to th effect that the council could !u called at l'ne request of the board of directors or 26 members of tha council representing many State. A number of resolution were passed. One urged the protection of the women and children in the Industrial world, and another greater care as to the sani tary conditions, my unanimous vata The Club (Woman, of Boston, wa nuida tne oihclal organ of the board. Greet. Ingu were oabled to Je-rtW June, who ls known a "The (Mother of Women' Club.'' : TliKEK DEAD IN A MINE EXl'LOHIOIf, Tha Affair Oeonrred Jnst Before 400 Miner Ware lteady to Oo, Dnwa to Work. Oloueester, 0 June 8. -.Two hundred miner were Imposed early this morning by an- explosion of ga In Mine No. 3, and as many mora were about to enter the mln fur work. It wis thought at first that the loss of life would be very large; but th work of the rescuers wa carried on y energet ically and successfully that alt wern rescued and saved by to-night, except three. Kvan Joseph. John McCleltan and Aaron flwanwm were killed and their b.xilea probably cannot be recov ered to-night, as the mine I still on fire. These men were engaged to watch the iargit mine at night and see that It was in condition for the miners to er ter in the morning. They were cut oif iroin all means of escape at th time of the explosion and their horse per ished with them. William Williams, also employed Jn the mine, had his leg broken and suffered Ither alight Inju ries. The exploflon set the mine on fire and the rescuing party ha been working with difficulty. Btate Mln In spector Klmer U. Biddlson, wa tele graphed for, and he, with Deputy In spector Williams, is trying to smother and drown out the flame, but ao far they have been unsuccessful. Thl evening a second explosion, occurred ami shortly afterwards a third, in which the systems of fans used to force fresh air In the mine was com pletely destroyed. Joseph leaves a large family. The other two were single. Joseph and Mc Clelland were lth Americans. Hwan son was a Swede, There were 400 men employed In- the mine. Had the explo sion occurred a few moments later af ter all the men had entered and taken their position the destruction of hu, ni'xn life would have been fearful to contemplate. Mine No. 2 1 owned by W. V. Rcmd & Company, of Chicago. The shaft Is 125 feet deep, and it was sealed up to-night In, the attempt to smother the fire. Outrage by a Mob of St. Lonl Women. , St. Louis, June 6,-rA mob of furioua women and boys to-night beat and de nuded Tena Renter, a young woman who makes her living by peddling lunches among the employes of the California street car line. When the mob had stripped her to the waist, one woman daubed her with green paint, while two others held ber, the Jeering boys and women of the mob applaud ing the outrage and throwing mud.. Two shoo girl were attacked by the same mob and partly denuded. An or ganized "committee" of women began to, visit the puMic school thl after noon, threatening twany . norm . t teacher riding on the tabooed ear. . Bundle Drive the Boers Back. ' iHammonla, Orange River H9olonyi June 8.-General Bundle mad a strong demonstration against the Boer posi tions, employing 600 or oenerai Bra bant's Queensland Mounted Blffes, two guns and the Cape iMounted rniantry. underXJolonel Dalgety, The Boer out pasts were driven back and their third laager was located, but (the-troopa re turned without a battle. - Flnnier Occupies Zeernst. iMafeklng, Tuesday, June 5.-ColoncI Pluruer 1 ocoupled - Zeerusf yesterday without opposition. ' This aistrict is re gaining Its normal conmtions, supplies aro arriving dally, - - a v 3,000 for a Beat in tha Cotton Exchange. WeaT miCJUri5'8.-A0ll6n - ex change Tnembershlp certificate waa sold to-day at 13,000. The last price quoted on an actual sale was 12,300. The; cur rent advance "was secured as a result of the new commission rule adoptua last Wednesday :.ti; i a i It I i . Itoer Out n I I Lord Itolji i ' i ' - and Kewi ; 1 ' I Tbonnand 1 i I ' Crowd Walu utat- ; : Hnigr-MW.;r. f . i : geea and Wonn ; i. InJon, Jun- S, " Duller ha at 1 slvennd by man position West Of L.ii; h )wlievc he can ! sltlons unlfnjiblc. i . Immediately follow uy I i ItobiTts ha communis 1 i three day, por peifni:; l ; spondenU to wire whist i London' Inference Is Hut U; i although' he I pjHMh'y .: amy for a rexch aft r v General Botha. A bl... Ka of i Owing to th . crtush of i.: . sputulence, may account fr r press dUpalchos, flm t I. a week ago,' are only Ju.it n ,-. Among these ar ij.lrlif d d of the fighting at Kand.tf.ju! cording to one of them ta sir tilled Willi women, ami ihlldren. shot oould l heard every wh.-i.-. British soldier would stop n r i i Join In the chase afu-r c hi km. ' tiuraiher surrendeftyj to any on. ; lira went about looting tha J store and mounted in ran try k ; hither and Ihlther. !..! jtoi.-n:V my ha a new song, Jt run thu : .' "Wa're marching into I'retor!.; It belong ta tjuetii Vktoiu." The Daily xprM ha thn f..!:. ; ffoni 1'retorla, dated Wednesday;' "The one thousand American 4 v wer deported frun Wainrval were t that they were about t be given r . i -Lord lluberls. They entrained t h . i r ly and were conveyed to'ooit c Instead of Pretoria " . ; "Ueneral liOiil llolhl, with a r guard of 8,000 left I'retorhi durin r i night; The AJrttlsh advance guar) . . entering wa upon the very h-:a of t -retiring Boer. Botha has sworn i carry on th war in the mountaiiii." At Lorenso 'Marque station, a cr,,.- : waited all Thursday ..night to see tr . dent Kruger, a it wa .reported th he would arrive by a special train t , gain an asylum on board the.JJelh r landa cruiser Friesland, - Aiiddieburg 1 said to be full of 1' refugee and wounded. Ths tx :u till deliver good at i;ronk.i i Spruit, forty mile east of Preterit . British company I at 1temthrR i . , have been taken : to iMi.i.iiui,,,,. . British at Beira areimovimr Into the i terlor In daiachments of Boa daily. Mr. Q. V, Flddes, Imperial n.vn t i- . to th high commissioner, with a t v of .Hlr Alfrfld iMMnar' ( . i .ri Town Tuesday .ovenlng for U'ret.,: possibly, a theCape Town corr. - r net-ot Th Dally Nv thlii4j, to ar range the annexation detail. Public Interest center largely In t' fat of th British prisoners In u Transvaal, but it aeem probaU f about 1,600 have (een recovered, liu lu.i Ing 139 officer. The Federals thereM,. have removed about l.fioo a ho,t.i In vlew'of - Washlnsrton Asso.-i.-i!-1 Press advices that United States ,C'. n sul Hoills has no ofllcial errand, to u Transvaal, thcr ! Is iltttle dlpil'i,u to regard hi movement a al all nlflcant. ' . v.. - .. ... 'A special dispatch ' from Pretori i say that tha tnly shell which took t r fect In the town the day prior to t'n occupation of Pretoria hit the Unite l Btate consulate. , , ' ' -s : - A-dispatch from Cape Town an Bounce that-the " Work or ' organiz. lng tha government of the Transvaal Is proceeding. A portion of BIT Alfred Mllner's staff has gone to Pretoria t start the machinery, so the proclama tion of the annexation of the Tnumaui may ma npt-ruuj exjxfcieu, A special dispatch from Pretoria d. -scribes the vtelt made by otticers of Lord Robert, staff to- the Preslden.T Tuesday, June 6. it saysr - "We iwers received by a Dutch r J tor. and shortly, were Joined by J;r -. Kruger. The latter wore a . black r dress and whita enn ' Kha rnm tutHi ! exchanved vreetlnr with her visit,. who notified her f their intention t replace the burgher guards iy a guar s of lllritlah trnona. Th hnrtrhpni llu-i - -upon laid dowa their arms .. on- t: aspnaiteu porch ot tne building. COKE TAKES VAN1 WYKE 11TI T.. Ualler Thinks n Can Kow Render Lu; f-. '-',' -. Kek Catenable. . Londorr, June 8, W;25 p. m. The ; Office has received tha followlmr i patch from General Buller: - t'Yellow Boom Farm, Jun -"On June, fth General Talbot t" with the Tenth Brigade and the i African light Horse, seized Van A. Hill. The enemy mad?; some r ahce, and a good deal of sriipin ; . curred. Our casualties were about ) killed, and 13 wounded. JDurlng that day we got two 4.7 r two Impounder naval , guns on t Van Wyke Hill and two 5-lnch ? i to the southwestern spur of It Under cover of their Bre General i . ' : yX!l to-day assaulted all t' of the berg between Botha's l u . Iruceiwelo. - - " '"The attack, which was wt!l - hed by Hildeyard and carried oui immense dash by the troops, far co mountains were too steep, on' ed the enemy who were fore It from their very strong pos.i.c. "I think we did not have a ' . ties, and 1 hope I have ol.t . sltlon from which I can ren ! Nek untenable." . : Kroger Vrged to T. 4 f ; Lorenxo .llarqrf-i',v'.'i'iie r S?tates Consul Hoiii 1 i yesterday Trom ti.o T: special train, had a two-, view in close conference- v Kruger at Maehadodrp, that (Mr. atolils : was r . friendly dispatches f. States government, r to I neat for peace. V-.rren V ' ' Cape Town. Jen with a strorT for-, nadlan Artiilorv, through Gr..ini at Campb'll j . lng offered. : handir,;; lr I , -commait ' .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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