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RALEIGH, N. ,C, THURSDAY, JUNE 14. 1900
' No 24
BOBS BREAKS SILENCE
British Line. of Communica
ticps Established Again.
THE BOERS PUTTO; FLIGHT
jjeiij i. n anrt Kitchener Galii a Decls
Jv(. victory Kolert Attacks Botha
in a '"rons Position, and Th ough lie
Sain (.round, Latest Dispatches In
dicate That the Boer Chief la Still
j -jkj.-iv a tea B tiller's Onward March
I.
.. June 13. After a week's
: .ml Roberts has been heard
. lino of communications having
n-tically restored by means of
a , ,;, ; . t" victory gained by Generals
)j, :'.:'! a .mid- Kitchener over General
j,.W-: ;if the Rhenoster river yester
day, . i:i .. li The Boer camp was cap
tmvi!' ,-i!ii the burghers, it is added, were
ic; ' '. o"1'1 1 in- all directions.
ju-'t K.berts on being notified of the
.( his line of communications
in-ral Kitchener in all haste to
.:' 1 Methuen.
(hi .r-.iiii' 11, Lord Roberts attacked
Gen'i ! rotha, who was in strong force
l.'i iu.'u- southeast of Pretoria. After
opposition tne isnnsn iorces
jible ground, but General
. id Roberts lxft the. field,
a ted.
Pretoria and Johannes
Roberts says the gov-
have- no apprehension
(-;::
ben:
IVtilia. when L
All i quiet at
"virir. and Lon
truHJ'-nt need
about the security of the army in South
Africa. '
the records of all forced marches. . His
detachment from headquarters was
merely a routine procedure,- as. the chief
of staff is responsible for the line of
communications.
General Buller is rapidly fulfilling
Lord Roberts' hope that he will make
his forces felt. A dispatch from Jou
bert's Farm under today's date, an
nounces the continuation of' Buller' suc
cessful march, the ; occupation of Yplks
rust without opposition and the '"-capture
of a number of prisoners, while the Boer
casualties yesterday are reported to have
been very heavy.
At the Cape the ministerial crisis con
tinues. The Times correspondent ca
bles that though-the announcement of
the resignation of Messrs. Tewarter,
Saner and Merriam was- premature it
seems certain that: they will resign. It
is not likely the whole ministry will re
sign, a solution of the. difficulty being
possibly found by the progressives lend
ing Premier Schreiner two members to
iill vacant seats in the cabinet.
Hans Sauer, a brother of the dissen
tient minister, . J. W Saner, has just
iniyed in England from the Gape. In
in interview;, today,' he said he believed
Mr. Rose-Innes would consent to join
Air. Schreiner and was sure Sir John
Gordon Sprigg .would also do so if
isked. With such a combination, he
dded, Mr. Schreiner was assured of a
majority, though o slim one
Full Text of Measure as Passed bv the
General Assembly.
LEGISLATURE WILL ADJOURN AT MIDNIGHT
IfXethuen's , Kiosscs
If Agreement Reached Last Night is Carried Out New
Election Law Also Ratified Last Night Yesterday Was
an Important Day with the Lawmakers Fuil Report
of ProceedingsSpecial Order for Today-Dangerous
Insane Appropriation.
nit VAN OX THE OITLOOK
The General Assembly will adjourn at midnight tonight if the agreement
London, June 13 43:05 p. m. The fol
lowing dispatch has been received at the
War Oilice from Lord Roberts:
"Katsboseh, June 12. In yesterday's reached last night is carried out.
,ShT.n wounde? AmomT tl e hrtYer . " W1U be a e adjournment, however, but to a fixed date (yet to
is" Lieutenant Cearlc of the Twelfth ue set during the month of July.
oattalion of A'eomanry.
"On June 7 the Derbyshire militia
lost thirty-six killed and 104 , wounded,
ill of whom were in the leomanry hos
pital, which was captured by the Boers
ma retaken by Alethuen.
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TKACIIERS' A$SE7IBLY
Huberts Report? on the Situation
Lo-.Mon. June 13. A lengthy dispatch
?r,;U: Lord Koberts, forwarded to the
3Vai- Ottire by Major General Knox, from
Kio iit;ul, presumably sent there by
niixii-Ti r, reads asfollows:-
Tre!ria, June 12. Pretoria and
J,-Ii;iiac!r.rg are perfectly .quiet, and
sevrral it' the inhabitants have ex-j.rt-t'.t
gratitude for the peace and or
iler v. hu-h irevail. ,
"A ft' i surrendering the city Botha re
ti:t"l i" a place about 1" miles east on
the Mi.l.lleburg road, lie had a small
lure at tirst, but during the last few
(lavs ins numners mcreasea aim uis
beinj: so near the town kept up the ex
citement in the country, prevented the
bum!!' i s from laying -down their arms,
'aii'i "interfcrred" with the collection ' of
y.ippli'-s. It therefore became -necessary
to' attack him. - This I did yesterday.
"He held a very strong positioft, prac
tically unassailable in -front, which en
alilci him-to place the main portion of
his tmops on his tlaiks, which he knew
from former experience, were 1 his vul
nerable parts. I sent French with Por
ter's and Dixoiv's cavtrlry brigades ami
liutiou's mounted infantry, round by
our le.fr, and Ian Hamilton, with Broad
veo,l and Gordon's cavalry brigade,
lii.lley's mounted infantry and Bruce
Hamilton's infantry brigade, round by
ir ri-ht. Both columns met with great
opposition.' .
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon I
saw two of Hamilton's infantry bat
talions advancing to what . appeared to
W the key of the enemy's defense, on
their left think. ' This was almost gained
hf-fore dark and I ordered the fprce to
bivouac on the cround they had won.
Toio-Carew. with his division, occu
pied our center.
"As I have explained, he could not
attack, but he gradually advanced so as
to support Ian Hamilton, and when I
-.Iff t the held he was on the line held by
the enemy's outposts in the morning.
"I hurried back to get news of Me
thueif s inbvement.v- On. hearing that the
Free Staters had taken advantage of
eir crossing the Vaal to. interrupt our
line of communication, I sent Kitchener j
v.-'itli -such troons as 1"'-could then spare
t- Ver ( Vredefort) Tvith orders to push
"urh and communicate with Methuen.
.vlio I knew had a yery compact force in
tiie vicinity of Ileilbron. I also " dis
patched a special messenger to Methuen,
..instructing him to push' on at all speed
to the main line of railway". These two
officers, met at Vredefort road station in
the evening of June 10. They marched
yesterday to Ilhenoster river, where
Mot In ion -gained i complete victory over
Ie"Yet and took possession of his camp
nil scattered his troops in all directions.
Ho and Kitchener marched today to
"ird Kroonstad.
"Her .Majesty s government need have
no -ipprehension as to the security of the
army" in South Africa. The enemy
.'paiie-d a slight success, which was unfor
tpn: !, . but which 3vill be remedied very
i-h.'.-v. and it will not take long to re
Vi f Mie Iiiinage to the railway. As
tijes diversions are all in existence, 1
am how -able to hold the . line between
this ;;nd Ilhenoster in strength. Methuen
ill arrange to guard it onward, as he
i! titer should be at Potchefstroom
t"i.iy. He will then move on Johannes
burg. ' , -
have communicated with Buller,
'h' -will, no doubt, soon make the pres
ence of his force in the field felt.
"On i- losses yesterday were not, I trust,
F" i : but I deplore the death of that
fidhuit soldier, the Earl of Airlie. .The
"iiv eMsUalties reported 'as yet are:
r''vr".iteenth Lancers Major, The Hon.
ki i et Fortescue, and . Lieiftenant, The
Won- r. Cavendish, both killed."
Second Day' Session Filled with Very
Pleasant Fratnrea
Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, N. C,
lune i:. Special. The trains yesterday
and -today brought about three hundred
nore teachers to the assembly. The
work went off with great success when
rhe "Organization was called to order this
norhing by -President Thompson, after
preliminary ; devotional exercises con-
lucted by Superintendent George II.
LVowell.
The topics- on the daily program were
iken up in order. A most timely paper
Yesterday was a busy and important day with the law-makers.
The newly-amended Election Law (as printed. in yesterday's Post) passed its
final reading, and last night was ratified by the presiding' officer.
The Constitutional Amendment, which has been claiming the attention of the
Democratic caucus for the last two days and nights, was redrafted and passed
as a new, or supplemental, act. It was also ratified last night. Below will be
found the full text of the new amended amendment, as you will be called to
vote upon it in August. ,
The vote by which it passed the House is given herewith Messrs. Rein-
hardt of Lincoln and McNeill of Brunswick being the only Democrats present
who failed to vote for the measure. The vote stood SO ayes, and 0 noes, 20
being absent or not voting, as follows:
VOTK ON Till? AMENDinrcxT
ure" was read, as the work of a special cJattis, Gilliam, Harrison. Hart. Hartsell Henderson Hoev, Hoi
.tniMotoX " ''ames' Job.,. ,.f ..ohns,h, JuHan, JU5tira of -JIcD.
)f the report, and it was finally adopted Laue, Leak, Leatherwood, Leigh, Lyon, Mcintosh, . Maitland, Ma
ordered to le printtnl. of Harnett, McLean of
e Baptist 1'uivwity for Women ou Overman, Patter
d triumph today m the shape of ' '
st scholarlv and faultless discussion I.v of Macon, Reeves,
Wrenn, Wright,
Ayes Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Allen of Columbus, Allen of "Warne, Aus
tin, Barnhill, Bea.lej-, Boggs, . Boushall, Brown of Johnston, Brown of Stanley,
Bryan of Granville, Bunch, On it, Carraway, Carroll, Clarkson, Cochran, Coun
cil, Craig, Currie of Bladen, Currie Of Moore, Curtis, Davis of Franklin, Davis
m "A Coui"se iu English and Litera-J of Hay wood, . Davis of Hyde, Dees, Fleming, Foushehe, Gambrill, Garrett,
ffman, Holland,
McDowell, Kennett,
Mauney, Mclean
.ml ordered to be printtnl. I of Harnett, McLean of Scotland, Moore, Nichols, Nicholson of Beaufort. Noble.
A -f . rmi'Kcotf Mil I. ' '
. u-mi.y. Oliver. Overman. Patterson of Robeson. Powell. Ransom. Rav of CnmhprUn
comi -:i rt-imniiii rnnnr 111 inp snnie 01 ' '
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1 most scholarlv and faultless discussion iwy or .Macon, neeves, Komnson, i;ountrot misseii, Meveus, tubbs, Sugg,
of "The Duty of the Denominational j Thompson of Davidson, Thompson of Onslow, Welch, White of Halifax, Whit-
oiiee to the 1'ublic cnooi v mac in fiek WillanL Williams of Dare, Williams of Iredell, Wilson, Winston, Wood.
K axu or ' KvMT fttw was -harmetl bv I 1 " aiuu,. unc.--, ."om, xruuut-.. touinu,
the elegance of the Ktyle, pure English larboro..
nd losrical -matter of his paper,, and .set ! . Absent and Not Votinar Broin of Maflisou. Cnrter. CVifitp. Ornnvnlp TTumn.
Two shorter ' discussions followed, led IVtree Pntchard, Residing, Snipes, Tarkenton, Tharp, White of Davie, Wil-
respectively by Prof. R. L. - Madison of ! Hams of (Jraham, Williams of ladkin.
Lullowhee N()rmaL School, on liign Ml. Johnson was excused from voting.
iMHOOlS 1'UIV IU- lilt-s A uunt k.uuuui!,
uid bv Prof. J. W." Canada of Chapel
Hill High School, on '.'Organization of
the Hik'h School
The music arrangements are admirable,
kmiip: led bv director m. . xryani oi
Durham.
At .' o'clock the whole fleet of shar
pies offered the teachers ii complimentary
outing, which was greatly enjoyed by
all the land-Iunbers aboard.
At I) n. 111. the assembly met to hear
the president's annual address. He
chose as his subject 'r rom Then to
Now," and made a forceful and appro-
nrmto speech, of about . one nour in
length, full of thought and good cheer
for the teachers
An exceedingly, pleasant feature of thel
evening was tne nne, artistic music ren-;
dered under Professor Bryant s direction
Fhe Steiff Piano Company has furnished
a superb upright piano for the use of the
issemblv, free of charge, which is great-
Iv appre-iated by ithe. teachers
THE NEW AMENDED AMENDMENT
He paid a tribute to tne last tnree the precinct, warn
superintendents of public instruction, four months after si
saying-of Superintendent Mebyne. "He f d his 51t
has been aggressive nnd watchful of the eoniissLu ui. muil
fectually performed.
... , 1 T -
win oe pubiisueu.
The address in full
BRYAN WlIil:FISIl
Nice Week-Ahead of the , Democratic
Leader Way t'p in Wisconsin.
rlniwS-eXaVionai' prescribeil by article o, section 1, of the Cpnstitution. But no male tperson, who
g! 'Jnsoii, of1 Kan- was, on January 1st, 18(17, or at any time prior thereto, entitled to vote under
I.
I'lU
liict...n
CiULs.
riie New Pleae England. 4
em, June 13. Lord Roberts' dis
is
regarueu as cuiiiifun un
It ends a. period of , suspense
V the CUtling. 01. u-aue ojl xzijui-
Ton i ght Colonel Wetm6re and Colonel
Bryan leave for Miuo-squa," .Wis., where
Colonel Wetmore's summer home is sit
uated, for a week of fishing!' Mr. Towne
: ' . 1 . .... - t a. t ,
is expecteii at. JioijovMUii. lovuaior .tones
intends to leave "tonight for Kansas City
where he will meet the committee of ar
rangements for the convention.
THREE AGAINST ONE
aimis- and indicates what a strong
'i ' he has on the 'situation. The re
s h ,,f the battle between Lord Rob
Us tr.iH-os and those of General Botha
!r (-uerlv awaited here, but" it is. be
h'n'l the Boer commander will only
''' ni l !e his retirement, which he seems
t" have already commenced, though
there ; anma- 'tinna in - Iondon that
."(! Roberts will be able to surround
J1-"1- The decisive victory scored bj
'" Ucial, Methuen and Kitchener is ' re-
'' ded as likely to have a more far
! a. hinu effect than any recent action
111 ?he () ran ire River col oil jr. .
'CUeral TTitr.Vionor'c nrnerrASS ROUth. it t
Organizer Grady Beaten and Left in
the Strejbt foread
Chicago, June .13 Michael R. Grady,
western organi?.pr of the International
Brick-layers' Union, and former secre
tary of the Trades and Labor Assembly,
was assaulted by three; men last night
in front of the bricklayers hall and left
for. dead on the sidewalk, with a dozen
gaping wounds in his face ; and throat.
Grady was taken tp. the county hos
pital by the police,, where the attending
physician pronounced his, wounds dan
gerous. His assailants escaped. !
Grady was about to enter the hall,
where a meeting of the union was in
orogress, when he was pounced upon by
I lv. fhpM' men. It IS Claimed that tho
1 ..oiiit was the result of t enmitv be- I
beUeved, must have almost equaiiea twen two -factions m the. organization.;
Prospect Excellent for Democratic
Success In the Elections This Year
Chicago, June 13. William J. Bryan
spent the day iu receiving prominent
Democrat, inclnding Chairman .lame
K. Jones. of .the .National Committee.
Mayor Harrison,. Mr. Bryan. Chairman
Jones, Rover K. Burke and several
others took .luncheon together at the
Sherman House this afternoon. Relative
to the outlook and the issues Mr. Brvan
said:
"I believe the prospects this venr for
a Democrat ic ..victory.; are. muelr'lirighter f
man they were m JcsMj. The Republi
cans this-year are on the defensive on
all the issues, and opposition to Repub
lican politics is .growing. Prosperity?
Well, if we can secure the votes of all
those who have not had their share of
this prosperity, we are willing to give
the Republicans the votes of all who
have received their share. Prosperity
i somethihg that each voter has to
judge for himself, and I am perfectly
willing to risk the election on that
issue."
'Will the platform reaffirm the Chicago
platform of 1S50V"
"There is no-question about that. It
will be reaffirmed as strong as language
can make it. Planks will be added on
the anti-trust and anti-imperialism
questions and perhaps Others. I am not
sure whether I shall go to the Kansas
City convention, but I believe I shall
not be there. I am not a delegate this
year. I have made no phns beyond the
convention, and therefore there is no
truth in the story that I shall remain
at my" home in Lincoln in the event of
my nomination and make my speeches
there."
"Do you think you will "be nominated
at Kansas City?'- -
"I prefer not to talk about thaf."
"Who, in your opinion, will be named
for Vice-President?"
L don't care to talk about that,
either."
"Will the Republicans make good their
claim that they will carry Nebraska this
year?" .
"They. claimed they would carry the
State last fall, ami we increased our
majority. I do not admit that any State
is in the Republican line this year le
cause I think it would be a reflection
on the people of any State to say they
would vote for the Republican party
under present circumstances."
"Has Senator Jones come to meet you
to urge the abandonment of any of the
issues of I8JK1, as has been reported?"
"I talked with Senator Jones this
morning, but he has not done any urging
yet. .o, noming 01 mat Kina nas oc
curred. ,
Mr. Bryan was accompanied to Chicago
by Mrs. Bryan-aad their two children.
Ruth and William J.. Jr.. Miss Hazel
Thompson of St. Louis and Col. Moses
(;. etmore of St. Louis. Tonight Mr.
Bryan and his family. Colonel Wetmore
and one or two more left for Mmocqua,
A is., for a fishing excnrsion.
KILLED BY RIOTERS
Japanese Chancellor the Vic
tim of Mob Violence
Oar minister to China fie ports That
the Sltnatlon Has "Become "Here Acnta
The Gnnboat Xorktorrn Tloved
Nearer the Scat of Disturbance-Ona
Hundred Marines Sent from Tlanlla-
Bexers Barn British Quarters ;
EASY FOR BROOKLYN
Text of the Important "treasure You Will Be Called to Vote On In August
as Passed by the Legislature Yesterday
f
The General Assembly of North Carolina do Enact:
Sec. 1. That chapter 218, Public Laws of 1S!0, entitled, "An Act to Amend
the Constitution of North Carolina," be amended so as to make said -act read
as follows:
That article 0 of the Constitution of North Carolina :be and the same is
hereby abrogated, and in lieu thereof shall be substituted the following article of
said Constitution as an entire and indivisible pktn of suffrage.
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office.
Sec. 1. 'Every male person -born 411 the United States, and every male person
who has been naturalized, twenty-one-years of age, and possessing the qualifica-
President Thompson, in his address, tions set out 111 this articie,s nan be entitieu to vote in any election by the peo-
nlaced G rover Cleveland, as a man of j nje ;u the State, except as herein otherwise provided.
S"L"leK '. ";" '"ri:1"Vn e SU,e of North OnrHafor two year,.
Good times, he said, are not far distant in the county six monins, aim m mr itrunuii, ".u r unu-r election uistnct, in
when a candidate for -governor of the which he offers to vote, four months next preceding the election, provided, that
State -declares on tne nusuiigs u..i " r(imnvai fl.om )11P nrecinct. ward or other election district, to another in the
he is elected he will do ins utmost to ... ,.. nAxa n AaMit, n nr t :!. :
lengthen and improve the public schools. I same eoumj, ni.u. n u"';v ;
He paid a tribute to the last three the precinct, Waru or otner election-district ironi wuicn ne nas removed imtil
such removal. No person who has been convicted, or who has
in onen court upon indictment, of any crime, the punishment
gcressive inu waieniui 01 iue - . , t :
children's interest. Wh?nh-i lays down I of which now is, or may nereaiier w, jnipwuiunu m me ouif prison, snaui
his charge lie will do it vr.tn a con-1 be permitted to vote unless the.said person s-au 'be nrst restoivd to citizenship
sciousness of a duty Truininiiy ana ei- . ninnir nrescribetl bv-law..
Sec. 3. Every person offering- to vote shall be at the time a legally registered
and in the manner hereafter prescribed toy law"; and the General Assembly of
North Carolina shall enact general registration, laws to carry into effect the pro
visions of this article. ' ' ' ; '
Sec. 4. Every person presenting himsff for registration shall toe able to read
anI-write any section of the Constitution in the English language; and before
Chicaco. June 13 W. J. Bryan ar- he shall be entitled to vote, he snail hare pqiu on or before the first day of May
rived in Chicaeo today for a conference I nf the rpar in which he proposes to vote, hi-' PH tax for the previous year as
with the national leaders, tjoionei uryau,
Senator Jones, of
t -i-kiir-i'!tttkinn n ' i,.
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t'it-v . ChiruK. Ar Whlsh. of Towa: tVio inwa ofnnv State in the united" States wnercm ne then resideti. and no lineal
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C. . C. - etmore, t. .loius; Aiayor 1 , niant of anv such pefson shall, be denied the right to register and vote
Hnrmou. or v-iiieauo,. aim possruie nix- 1 , .. .. ... ... i. .. 1 ,
D " ,0.nr,,Mv. Tmrno. nf Minnesota, are at any election iu iius .-luie u. icawn u u . lue vuueanuuai
to hold a series of conferences at which oualifications herein prescribed; -Provided, he shall have registerenl in accoj:d-
it is expected that the work of the Kan- anCe with the terms of this section, prior to JJCcember 1, l'JUS.
The General Assembly shall provjJe for the registration of all persons en
titled 11 to vote without, the educations. qualification herein j prescribed, and shall,
on or before November 1, 1JM)8, provide for .the making of a permanent record. of
such registration, and all persons so registered shall forever thereafter have the
right to vote in all elections by the people in this State, unless disqualified tin:
der section 1 of this article: Provided, such 'person shall have paid his poll tax
as above required. ' ' :-
Sec. 5. That this amendment lto the Constitution is presented and adopted
as one indivisible plan for the regulation of the suffrage, with the intent and
purpose to so connect the different parts and to make them so dependent upon
each others that the whole shall stand or "fall together. ;
Sec. G. All elections by the people shalLb by ballot and all elections by the
General Assembly shall be viva voce. ; . ...
.Sec. H Everj- voter iq North Carolina, except as in this, article disquali
fied, shall be eligible to office, but before. entering upon the duties of the office,
he shall take and-subscribe -t he :foUowI2 oaf Ii: "I, ' - do solemnly swear (or
' ... V . , .J 1.1.
Rede Were fnahle to Do aThlfJswIth
' the ChamploDSN'ew York Makes a
Itecord of Three 8butont In Sac-
cession v
Brooklyn, . . June . 13. The Brooklyns
had an. east timei wirli the Cincinnatis
Itolay, the Reds being unable to either,
bat or fiehl. Still the visitor, kicked over
all close decisions until Umpire O Day
was compelled to put Barrett out of the
game in the sixth inning. Keeler s iat
ting was again a leading feature.
The score R. II. E
Brooklyn .,.00100 2 00 211 12 1
uincinnati . . .u u u 1 u uu u u l a o
Batteries: McGinnity and Ferrell;
Brietenstein and Peitz. Umpire, O'Day.
Boston 1, Plttsbnrs O
Boston, June. 13. Pittsburg was shut
out, 1 to 0. iu a well played game to
day. Nichols was in the box for Boston
and was very effectiw, three hits being
the best Pittsburg could do.' Only one
of the visitors saw second base. Phil
ippi pitched a fine game also and held
the home club ilown to six hits. Hanul
ton drove the ball over left field fence in
the second, scoring the only run made
The score R. II. E.
Boston ..0100000001 0
Pittsburg ....0000000 000 3 1
Batteries: Nichols and Clark: Phil
lippi and O'Connor. Umpire, Emslie.
. A
New York 5, Chicago O
New York, June 13. Hawley pitched
another grand game at the Polo grounds
today, and ns-a result the Chicagos were
whitewashed.. J his made three tsraight
shutouts in' succession . administered by
the New Yorks-two to (,'hicago and one
to St. Louis and is thought to be
lea cue record. Griffith pitched eood ball.
but his support was yellow. Bowerman
caught a great game and batted in three
uns. Chllds was tihed for continua
The scorer ..." - - It. II. K
New York . , . .0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 r 8
Chicaeo . . . . . . :00 0 O 0 0 0 0 O O 4
Batteries Hnwlev ' and Bowerman
Griffith aud. Chtnce.' Umpire Swarts
wood. : .
Philadelphia 11, St. Ionls 7
PhiladMphia, Jrtne 13 Philadelphia
easilv defeated -St- - Ixuis today by su
nt rior hitting. Sudboff was knocked out
at the end or iue nim. Aiien(iance,
a.nfi3. :. ;
Tim cmw.' Tt. IT. E
Philadelphia V.3li02 120 x 11 Hi 1
St. Louis .... .030100030- 7 10 3
Batteries Piatt and McFarland: Snd
off, Thomas and "Robinson. Umpire-
Hurst.
',1.
DISPATCH FROM CONGER -
Washington June 13. An mportant
dispatch was received at the State DIr-
partment from Minister Conger at Pekin,
dated yesterday. The minister reports
that Prince Tuan, father of the heir ap
parent to the Chinese throne, has been
appointed president of the Tsung Li
,amen. Three other new ministers
have also been appointed, dnd all of
them are affiliated with the party most
opposed to the - foreigners. On the
whole, the situation is not materially.
mproved. Guards are repairing the rail
way leading to Pekin, and as soon, a a
they arrive at Pekin, it is Mr. Conger's
opinion, the safety of the foreigners
there will be assured.
It appears that the movement of the
Yorktown from Shanghai to Che Foo
was not directed from Washington, ajid
it is assumed that the order was issued
by Admiarl Kempff, the senior officer o?
the United States squadron in Chinese
waters. At Che Ioo the Yorktown will
be within a day's sail of the admiral'
flagship at Taku. She snould arrive at
M. I T" : I O 1 .VSj
week. Meanwhile the Castine remains
at Shanghai. Her coalition is not knowit
at the Navy Department, but it is under?
stood that Admiral Kemp IT is in tonca
with her commander by the coast cable
and if the situation at Ohin Iviang be
comes more acnte, he will order the ship
up the Tang Tse to that point if she is
able to move. Otherwise a marine guard
will be dispatched up the nver in the
ship's boats.
Official dispatches received m diplo
matic qnarters in Washington show that
the rioting in Pekin has reached an acute
stage, with the rioters directing, a. num
ber of their assaults "against meanbers
of the different foreign legations there.
One of these dispatches states that the
secretary of the Belgian legation was
attacked two successive times Monday;
and escaped after toeing badly i mal
treated by the mab. On th same day
two officials of the British, legation.
BervJpg as "indent interpreter, nrere "at
tacked by a large crowd of ronghs. The
young Englishmen held the attacking
party toack. but when t ho mob threat
ened to close Jn on them they drew re
volvers, and toy a. wiow of force made
their retreat without bodily injury.
About the same time the British sum
mer qnarters, fourteen miles from Pekin,
were tourned down. Ihese quarters were
quite extensive and had just been com
pleted. . They belonged to the ; British
government and not to Sir Clande Mac
Donald, the British minister at Pekin.
which fact gives added significance to
the depredation.
The killing of the chancellor or. the
Japanese legation at Pekin, Sugiyama
Akira, is not referred to the in the of
ficial dispatches received here, but full
credit is -iven to this report by the Jap
anese officials, who are personally ac
quainted with Mr, Akira and with many
of the circumstances detailed. The kilU
ing of a member of tne diplomatic body
and the assaults upon the ofuciau ol
foreijrn conntries are regarded as pre
senting the most serious phase of tha
Chinese situation that has j thus far
mi -sr ! - e w
arisen, me Japanese cnarge a anaires
in Washington, Mr. Keiziro Xebeshima,
said today:
" e have no official conhnjtation of
the killing of the chancellor at Pekin,
but there appears to toe no doubt of the
fact and it presents a most serious con
dition. 'lhe chief offense as against
Japan, tout aside from that it is against
the entire diplomatic pody at 1'ekin, tor
if any one of them is subject to such
assault they all share in. the same dan
ger. I was personally very well ac
quainted, with Mr. Kkira. as toe served
under me in the foreign office at lokio
while I was chief of the division of pro
tocols. He- was a bright young man,
about 38 years old. with a wife and four
children. He was one of the most ex
pert chifographers in Japan, -"and this
gained him the post of chancellor at
Pekin, where he went about three years
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The Yorktown Sails for Che Foo
-Washington, June 3. The Navy De
partment has. -been informed that th
lorktown sailed yesterday rrom Shang
hai for Che Foo. The United States
consul at Che Foo informed, the State
Department yesterday of. Boxer disturb
ances at that place, but no particulars
were furnished. Che Foo is on the
northern coast of the Shan Tung penia
snla. .
JTiarlnes Sent fromyi anil
'Manila, June 13 The United States
hospital ship Solace sailed at midnight
last night,, having on tooard iuO marines
and five officers, Major Waller com
manding, in response to the telegraphic
request sent from Tong-Ku June 11th by
Rear Admidal Kempff. Thirty other
marines left last .week oa the United
States gunboat Nashville, bound 'for Tien
A Tferro Shaot a Constable
fioldsl.Xc June 13. Special
Constable' '.Zeb T.Lancaster was - phot
through the ptomnch this evening by a
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iiegro nnmeu mu. 1 hw iuui-iiiuk ": j.sin. j.ne marmn -a uv ovjte uia
nrrestel the negro, Wbot broke and ran, heen destined for Guam. It Js believed
. 1 1 a. a. 1 I. - 1 1 a a
that others will De sent mere aier on. a
affirm) 'that I will support the Constitution of the' United States, and the Con
stitution and laws of North Caroling,. .not inconsistent therewitn, and that I
will faithfully discharge the dirties-of my officet as , so help me God."
Sec. 8. The following clashes , of persoqs. shall toe: disqualified for office:
First, all persons who, shall deny the toeng 1 of Almighty God. , Second, all per
sons who, shall have been convicted, or confessed their guilt "on indictment pend
ing, and whether sentenced or not,! or: under judgment suspended, of any
treason or felony," or if any other crime "for- which the punishment may be impris-
. Continued, orj fJlxUi-I'je.) .
the constalile. firing several shots at him.
Iter this ereninjr hite was locatel
and Laiicastr:. atfempt?.nl to rearrest
him. Coming: tin, with him at Frank
Musgrave's mlllf in Stony Creek town
ship, the negroi White, pulled a pistol
nnd shot the officer." Drs. Spicer and
Robinson attended the. wounded man.
It is thought' -Lancaster will die. Sheriff
Scott is on tho Jookout for the' negro.
- it pqUlltloh for Taylor
FrankfortiK; Jane 13. -It is an
nounced that'JtJheriff .Suter has reached
Indianapolis with 'a requisition on Gov
ernor -Mount' from-Governor Beckham
asking for .the? extradition of W. S. Tay
lor to Kentucky' for . trial on an indict
ment charging! him with being an "acces
sory to the i ufder ot William GoebeL
suuply ship wiil leave this week, snd
possibly the cruiser '.cw vrjeaus wiu
sail later. . !
Curious Itnmor from Shanghai
Shanghai, June 13. Extraordinary m
morc are current here to" the effect that
the powers have settled the Chia-ese
question by agreeing to forgive the
Dowager Empress and . her Manchn ad
visers, provided they promise; to amend
their future conduct. j
Japan to Cooperate with the Powers
London, June 13. In repaid to the re
ports that Japan is about to declare war
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