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Rundle and Chermsidc Nearing
the Besieged Town.
DALGETY IS STILL HARD PRESSED
Dutch Hare Met With HeaTy Losses
There Skirmishers Are Ont Look
In sr for Approaching: Column.
LONDON. April 2L 4:20 A. M.-General
Chermslde and General Rundle are mov
ing over the sodden roads. Rain was still
falling when they Trent Into camp Thurs
day afternoon. 18 miles -west of De Wet's
Dorp. They hold the railway and the
southern .frontier of the Free State with
20,000 men. How many aro going with
the Generals who will engage the Boers at
Wepener is not mentioned in the latest
dispatch frota Ooriongsport. where the
British bivouacked Wednesday night. The
field telegraph ends there. Thursday, the
Boers still had Colonel Dalgety closely
penned up.
The government's reason for publishing
Lord Roberts' Spionkop dispatches was
explained last evening at Hun by Walter
Hume Long, president of the Board of
Agriculture, who said that the country
was entitled to receive all the Informa
tion the government could give.
"The government is told." continued Mr.
Long, "that having published the ills
patches it is bound to deal Immediately
with the Generals affected, but. In follow
ing such a course, the government might
have to dismiss every General the mo
ment he made a mistake. Had such a
policy been pursued in the past, many
most glorious deeds would not have been
performed. The government uses Its dis
cretion in publishing the dispatches. From
the beginning of the campaign. Her Maj
esty's Ministers have not swerved from
the rule of leaving the conduct of the
operations to the discretion and Judgment
of the Comander-In-Chlef."
General White. If not required In South
Africa, will go as Governor of Gibraltar
toward the end of May.
SITIJATIOJf AT "WEPENER.,
Doers Have Ilad Heavy Losses, bnt
Still Hans; On.
ALIWAL NORTH. April 20. Captain
Little, of Brabant's Horse. Lieutenant
Hotbcck and Mr. Milne, a Reuter corre
spondent, fell Into the hands of the enemy
while they were trying to reach Wepener
a week ago. Everything was taken from
the prisoners, who were sent to Pretoria,
Their native servants, who escaped from
the Boer laager, near Wepener, say that
four guns were disabled and that the
Boers had lost 100 in killed alone. It Is
also ascertained that the Boers made a
night attack April 11. but were discovered
while creeping along a deep ditch by the
Cape Mounted Rifles, with Maxims, who
fired Into them at a distance of 300 -yards,
wits the remit, that the Boers lost Jive
-leadsaCJelUscviad waraa.-
LMota'MtaekrtaJHBVLa'ms ww
their
Reinforcements for Besiegers.
MASERU. Basutoland, April 19. The
Boers continue to move freely around
Wepener. going In all directions frorc
which relief columns are expected. De
sultory cannon fire and sniping have been
going on all day, with scarcely any replj
from Colonel Dalgety's force.
The Caledon River rose considerably dur
ing the night. This made the Boers un
easy, as they fear separation. Some re
inforcements have arrived, coming appar
ently from Thabanchu, or that direction.
Our casualties up to date are helloed
to have been 25 killed and 110 wounded.
Owing to the heavy rains and clouds, he.
Hographlng has been Impossible for the
last two days. The Boers who lately sur
rendered In the Wepener district have been
forced again with violence to fight. Ten
of their leaders have been arrested.
Pree'dent Steyn has If sued orders to tha
Boer forces to hold tight to the grain
districts of Wepener, Ladybrand and
Ficksburg, from which they draw their
food suplies. and also to prevent tho Brit
ish forces from getting the rich supplied
now in those districts.
IX THE BIGGARSDERG.
Boer Anxious to Take TJn a. Posi
tion at Malabo.
ELAND'S LAAGTE, Thursday, April 13.
Yesterday the British patrols discov
ered another party of Boers on the Brit
ish left, in the same position from which
tho enemy recently fired on the South Ar.
rlcan Horse. In this Instance, however,
there was no firing.
Native deserters confirm previous
statements with respect to the fortifica
tions and strength of the Boers along the
BIggarsberg range. The enemy have re
cently established a large hospital, which
Is already filled, and similar hospitals are
being established by them at various rail
road towns. The Boers are losing many
horses. The rank and file are not allowed
to forage for supplies. Their sugar is ex
hausted, and only bush tea is available.
The Boers are reported to wish to leave
the BIggarsberg and take up a position
at Majuba, but the Commandants refuse.
PROGRESS IMPOSSIBLE.
Bad. Roads Prevent Roberts From
Advancing:.
LONDON. April 21. The Bloemfonteln
correspondent of the Morning Post, tele
graphing Thursday, April 19, says:
"There Is already a 30-foot flood of the
Caledon RlCer, which Is reported to b:
still rising. All the drills on the Moddct
River are impaseable. Traffic is tempo
ral lly interrupted southward, the water
having washed the ballast from the "line
of the railway. The country about Bloem
fonteln Is so deep In mud that the farmers'
carts are unable to reach the town. We
bad a heavy rain last night. Today the
weather Is improving, but progress will be
Impossible until the roads are better
Strenuous efforts are being made to re
arrange the transport to meet the demands
of the enlarged army. In view of the Im
pending advance, anxiety Increases amon
the troops concerning the future of the
garrison at Bloemfonteln. every one hat
ing the thought of be.ng left there. There
has been no Increase of sickness."
The Ladysmlth correspondent of the
Dally News says:
"The Boers in Natal are commencing a
guerrilla warfare. Both the Tranavaalers
and the Free Staters are compelling tne
natives to bear arms. General Duller has
ordered all the farmers between Lady
smith and the Drakenberg Range to re
tire to Estcouri."
The Bloemfonteln correspondent of the
Times, te'egraphlr.g Friday, sajs:
"Major-General Prcttyman has been ap
pointed Military Governor of the who e
territory which hitherto belonged to the
Free State. This extension of our author
ity has become necessary to preserve law
Ip.yWj
and order. The arrests of suspected Free
Stalers continue."
The Times publishes the following dis
patch from Jammerberg. dated Thursday,
April 19:
"The Investment of the British position
on the cast and south has been relaxed.
A majority of the enemy are supposed to
have left for the purpose of intercept
ing the relief column, leaving one gun
and about 1000 men on the west to prevent
our co-operation. Our casualties are about
ISO. No sound of the relief column has yet
been heard."
The Bloemfonteln correspondent of the
Dally Telegraph says:
"The weather Is now line. The enemy
still holds the water works, and our
scouts report that the Boers have a line
of ouVosts and small commandoes 15 miles
east 61 Bloemfonteln, from the Modder to
the KvTlr River."
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Delareys ReconnoIssnncc.
BRANDFORT. Orange Free State.
Thursday. April 19. General Delarey has
returned from a rceonnolssance In forco
east of the railroad to the Modder River.
He reports that he met only a few scouts,
but that he saw British fortifications all
along the hills.
In Succession to Jonbert.
PRETORIA, April 20. Major-General
Schalkburger has been gazetted Vlce.
Prcsldent. In succession to the late Gen
eral Joubert. and General Louis Botha
has been gazetted active Commandant
General, succeeding General Joubert in
command of the Transvaal forces.
NORTH DAKOTA TOWN BURNED
Tito Lives Lost In a Bad Fire at
Edlnbursr.
GRAND FORKS. N. Dak., April 20.
Word was recclved.here this afternoon of
the burning of Edlnburg, in the northern
part of Walsh County. The fire started
at 3 P. M. In the rear of Flaten's drug
store, standing at the south end of the
business portion of the town. A south
wind aided the flames in quickly spread
ing, and before any one was aware of
what had happened the whole town was
ablaze. It was impossible to lcam how
the flro originated. Several persons at
tempted to save their personal belongings,
but were compelled to abandon the at
tempt and flee for their lives. Two ladles,
Mrs. Llndahl and Mrs. J. B. Orson, per
ished In the flames, and one child barely
escaped. The residence portion of the city
is uninjured. The chief sufferers are
business men andhe people who occu
pied apartments above stores. Twenty
buildings were destroyed, and two ele
vators. A Great Northern engineer ran his en
gine In to pull out a, train of freight-cars
that was standing In close proximity to
tho fire, but no sooner had he made the
attempt than the whole train caught Are
and ho was compelled to leave his engine
and make his escape. Adjacent towns
sent relief companies, and Park River con
tributed provisions to tho sufferers. The
property loss Is reported to bo 3400,000,
with an Insurance of 100,000.
Explosion at Dynamite Works.
BAY CITY. Mich., April 20. Tho packing-bouse
of the AJax dynamite works,
near the Village ,of Kawkawlin, this
county; was bio wa w this afternoon, kill
IU's; "three" sseTTWiu Wevii' "Edward
Halllgma-.as4, WkHam VanVlassr:- AH
bitter,
Tssrr iiisin ism i j 1
aasVefeSdren.S Their
bedleswerewnT
being found to fill a bushel basket. Great
trees were uprooted or torn to splinters,
nnd houses and stores in Kawkawlin were
wrecked by the force of the explosion. H.
H. Thomas, of Bay City, Is the owner
of the works. It Is believed the explo
sion, which Is the fourth in seven years,
was caused by one of the men dropping
a pailful of dynamite on the floor. The
financial loss Is slight.
Breaking; of a Scaffold.
DENVER, April 20. A special to the
Republican from Pueblo, Colo., says:
By the breaking of a scaffold 95 feet
high, on tho dome of the new "stove"
being erected at the steel works of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, five men
were hurled to the earth, one of whom.
F. D. Curtis, was Instantly killed, and
J. W. Stanton, a fellow-worker, hod both
legs broken and his skull crushed, and
will probably die.
Killed nt a Chnrch Fire.
MUSKEGON. Mich.. April 20. Tho Ira
manuel Holland Reformed Church burned
today. Fireman Carey was killed and
Fireman Peterson seriously Injured by a
falling wall. It is believed the fire was
incendiary.
TWO CONVENTIONS HELD.
Split In the Republican Party in
Tennessee.
NASHVILLE. April 2a Tennessee will
have two Republican tickets in the field
in the coming state election. Likewise
two sets of -legates will go to the No
tional convention at Philadelphia. As ex
pected, the state convention split here to
day, tho Evans contingent walking out
and holding a convention of their own.
W. F. Poston. of Crockett County, Is its
gubernatorial selection, while John E. Mc
Call is at the head of the state ticket
named by the convention over which
Congressman W. P. Brownlow presided.
Pension Commissioner H. C. Evans will
lead one delegation to the National con
vention, while the other will be directed
from tho background by- Congressman and
National Committeeman Brownlow. Both
delegations are Instructed for McKlnley,
and both conventions Indorsed the present
Administration. The majority platform de
clares for expansion In tho following
words:
"With such Democrats as Senator Mor
gan, of Alabama; Senator McLaurln, of
South Carolina, and Judges Lurton and
Wright, of Tennessee, Indorsing the policy
of the Administration on Its treatment of
expansion ns an accepted fact, we con
template with complacency the denuncia
tion of the Administration by the Bryan
followers, who are 'h 1 for war In times
of peace, and h 1 for peace In times of
war.' "
The situation Is the outcome of a bitter
factional fight that has waged In the state
for some time. The expected storm broke
In the state convention soon after It met
today. The Evans men bolted and pro
ceeded to Amusement .Hall, where they
held a convention of their own. The split
camo when the convention refused
to substitute the minority for tne
majority report of the committee on cre
dentials. That committee presented a
majority report seating Brownlow dele
gates from 16 contested counties, and both
delegations from 13 counties. The minority
recommended the seating of Evans dele
gates In each Instance. When the motion
to substitute was lost. W. S. Tipton, of
Bradley County, caL'cd on Commissioner
Evans friends to follow him out. As the
bolters filed out of the hall, there was
much disorder. Finally order was restored
and the majority repcrt adopted.
Havcrljr's Debts "Wiped Ont.
NEW YORK. April 20. A discharge In
bankruptcy has been granted to John H.
Haverly, the theatrical and m'.nstrel man
ager, wiping out 171,179 of debts.
ARMOR-PLATE ROW
Provision for Limitation Strick
en From Naval Bill.
EFFECT OF THE CHANGE DOUBTFUL
Filibustering- by Democrats In the
House Prevented, Final Action
on the Measure.
WASHINGTON, April 20. As a result
of a protracted struggle In the House to
day, the provision of the naval appropria
tion bill to enable the Secretary of the
Navy tq contract for armor for tho
battleships Maine, Ohio and Missouri, now
awaiting their armor equipment at 3515 per
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ton, the price asked for Krupp armor, is
out of the bill, as Is the provision to re
peal the 3300 limitation placed upon the
price of armor by the current law. The
fight came at the end of the consideration
of the bill. All the minority members of
the committee had agreed to the provi
sions, but today when the majority de
clined to allow the discussion of the ap
propriation for the establishment of an
armor-plato factory, they retaliated by
raising a point of order against the pro
visions, and they were ruled out.
The exact effect of the action of the
House today Is disputed. Tho appropria
tion of 34,000,000, under the head of "armor
and armament." remains in tho bill, as
welt as the language of the proviso au
thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
contract for armor of the best quality for
the Maine. Ohio and Missouri, the words
stricken out being "at a cost not to ex
ceed 3545 a ton. Including ro allies." It Is
contended by some that this empowers
the Secretary to contract for armor plate
without regard to cost. By others it Is
claimed that the provision will be Ineffect
ive unless the Senate Inserts the price.
So much bad feeling was aroused by the
wrangle over the armor-plate provision
that Underwood began a filibuster after
the bill was reported to the House, and
finally forced an adjournment without
final action on the bill.
Before the armor-plate question came
up, two amendments to modify the pro
vision for tho Increase of the Navy, which
authorizes two battleships and six cruis
ers, were defeated. One proposed to add a
provision for six gunboats and the other
to strike out the provision for tho battle
ships. The question of building ships In
Government yards did not reach a vote,
as tho amendment offered to this end was
ruled out on a point of order.
The Routine Report.
This was the day devoted under the
rules to the consideration of war claims,
but the naval affairs committee desired to
go ahead with the naval appropriation
bill. Foss (Rep. 111.), acting chairman of
the committee, moved to proceed with Its
consideration, but the motion was con
tested by tho committee on war claim,
and the roll-call was forced. The Naval
committee was victorious, 100 to 97, and
consideration of the Naval bill was re
sumed. Cannon (Rep. 111.) asked unanimous con
sent for the modification of the language
of the amendment accepted yesterday rela
tive to the Naval Academy. The pro
posed modification made only one sub
stantial change, authorizing the Secretary
of the Navy, after the plans have been
approved, to contract for all or part of
the Improvement at Annapolis within the
35.000.000 limit agreed to.
Dlnsmore (Dem. Ark.) made a point of
order against the section to increase the
active list of surgeons to 55 and of assist
ant surgeons to 110, and providing that
assistant surgeons who served In the
war with Spain, who are now in the
Navy, might be given permanent com
missions without limitation as to age. It
also provided that assistant surgeons In
the Navy should rank with assistant sur
geons of the Army. Dlnsmore criticized
the latter provision, which, ha said, would
raise the old difficulty between the line
nnd staff. It was an attempt to have
one corps creep along at the expense of
others.
Meyer (Dem. La.), a member of the
committee, replied that youag surgeons
would not enter the service nt the re
duced rank. Dlnsmore finally withdrew
the point of order.
Foss offered an amendment, which was
agreed to. providing that the chief cf the
Bureau of Ordnance should not be an
officer below the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.
Fitzgerald (Dem. N. Y.) offered an
amendment to build four of the ships
authorized by the bill In Government
yards. Fo" ,raled a point of order
against the amendment, which, after pro-
longed debate, was sustained. On appeal
the chair was sustained. S2 to 74.
Vandlver (Dem. Mo.), a member of the
committee, offered an amendment to ap
propriate COOO.O0O for the erection of a
Government armor-plate factory and for
the appointment of three officers of the
Navy to select a site for such factory.
Dayton (Rep. W. Va.) made a point of
order ngalnst the amendment, and in
sisted upon It, despite the protest of Un
derwood (Dem. Ala), who said It was
outrageous that a proposition Involving
the whole question of armor plate, which
had been agitated for five years, should
be strangled. He said the 50 minutes
offered tho other side was manifestly In
adequate, and In effect a decision that
tho House was to be led like a bull with
a ring to the bar of the House and made
to vote.
Vandlver charged that the amendmunt
made earlier in the debate was in effect
that there should be an hour on a side
for tho discussion of the armor-plate
question. nd that the agreement was
being violated. To throw out this amend
ment would be to place the Government
again at the mercy of the armor-plate
trust. The chair sustained the point of
order, from which decision Underwood
promptly appealed.
Underwood, reviewing the history of the
armor-plate controversy, proceeded to
show the situation which confronted the
country. Under existing law. Congress
could not buy armor except at 3300 per
ton, and the provision In the bill to pay
3545 for the armor of the Maine. Wiscon
sin and Missouri, he claimed, was a
change of existing law, and, therefore,
out of order. He was called to onr
several times by Hepburn for not speak
ing to the appeal, and finally, amid In
creasing excitement and confusion. Hep
burn made tho point that when called to
order Underwood must take his seat.
Finally the debato was closed. 9G to Si and
the chair was sustained. 97 to S3.
Vandlver then made the point of order
that the provision to pay 3545 a ton for the
armor of the Maine. Wisconsin and Mis
souri was a change of existing law, and,
therefore, out of order. The act of March
3. 1S99, he said, limited the cost of armor
plato to ?C0O a ton. The act of the pre
vious year limited the cost to S4W a ton.
The point of order was debated at lenqth.
nnd finally was sustained by the chair.
The Democrats greeted tho decision with
applause.
Bingham (Rep. Pa.), speaking to a
pro forma amendment, denied, on the au
thority of Mr. Cramp, of the Cramp Ship
building Company, that there ever had
been a proposition for a combination be
tween his firm and the Carnegie Company
on the subject of armor plate.
Wheeler (Dem. Ky.) said the minority
had not desired to defeat the provision to
pay 3545 for the Maine. Ohio and Mis
souri, but they were driven to raise tho
point of order by the refusal of the ma
jority to allow a test of the sentiment of
the Houe on the question of establish
ing an nrmor-plato factory. The provis
ion for the repeal of the restriction of
3300 a ton In the current law went out on
a point of order. An amendment offered
by Roberts (Rep. Mass.), to authorize the
construction of a metal-workers' shop at
the Boston yard, and appropriating 31C0.001
therefor, raq adopted. Without further
amendment the bill was reported to the
House.
Underwood demanded a separate vote on
each amendment, and on the first roll
call made the point of no quorum. Th
Speaker wa" unable to count a quorum,
whereupon Underwood moved nn adjourn
ment. Tho motion was lost, but thl
quorum failed on the next vote, and nt
C:25. without finally disposing of the bill,
the House adjourned.
THE D'ARCOS INCIDENT.
Mayor Hnrrlson'i Explnnntlon Sat
isfactory to the Dnke.
CHICAGO. April 20. The Duke d'Arcos
Incident, arising from the Dewey Invita
tion, has been closed, according to the fol
lowing communication received by Mayor
Harrison from the Spanish Minister at
Washington: "It was very kind of you to
send the letter received this morning.
From the first moment. I feel assured
that all about the Invitation was a mis
take, and that there was no intention
whatever of an offense. At the same time.
I felt that I could not drop the matter
unnoticed. Now It Is a closed Incident,
nnd I thank you ' again for your ery
courteous answer."
"I thought the explanation I sent was
sufficient to convince the Spanish Minister
that the matter was an oversight." said
the Mayor. "and this letter shows the
Duke I- satisfied with the outcome of an
incident that Is to be regretted deeply."
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Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. April 20. Today's
statement of the Treasury balance In the
general fund, exclusive of the 3150004.000
gold reserve In the Division of Redemp
tion, shows.
Available cash balance 15;3.'R.131
Gold S3.S95.190
FATE OF CANAL BILL
House Will Pass It. But Senate
May Not.
THE GROUNDS FOR DELAYING IT
Great Demand for Places In the Cen
sus Bureau Effect of Conference
Agreement on Hawaiian BIIL
"WASHINGTON. April 20. It is impossi
ble to learn whether the action of tho
House committee today on the Nicaragua
Canal bill means that the Senate will
take up the measure as soon as it passes
th House. The demand of 250 members
for tho consideration of the bill was
more than Henderson could resist, and tha
result is the amended bill in con
formity with practically what the Hay
Pauncefote treaty provides. The Senato
has a method of putting over legislation,
which may be adopted to prevent action
on the Nicaragua Canal bill at this ses
sion, and from what the President said
to the Pacific Coast delegation It Is un
derstood that delay will be urged on tho
ground that the Walker commission has
not yet reported, and the necessity for
further Information before any action Is
taken. Consideration In the House means
tho passage of the bill, but the Senato
can defeat It under Its rules.
Pressure for Census Jobs.
The Oregon delegation Is under con
siderable pressure now for places In tho
Census Bureau, as the extra clerks will
bo appointed between now and August L
The demand for these places Is very great,
especially ns none of them are subject
to civil service examination.
Ilavrtillnn Shipping Itcjrnlntlons.
Considerable Interest is aroused over
the provision of the Hawaiian bill ex
tending the coasting laws of the United
States to the Islands. Under the bill In
troduced In the House, the coasting laws
were to be extended Immediately, which
would at once stop any carrying between
the Islands and the United States in for
eign bottoms. An amendment was In
serted, however. In the House, provid
ing that this should not go Into effect
for a year. This Is an amendment that
has been retained by the conference, and
will allow the continuance of trade In
foreign bottoms to Hawaii for that period.
Representative Toncne's Interview.
Representative Tongue, in an Interview
published today, pays that he Is not fully
Informed regarding the fusion between
the Populists and Democrats In Oregon,
but sajs there Is no question about tho
re-election of Moody, and he thinks he,
himself, will pull throush. although his
district Is closer. It Is alo stated In the
same paper that Tongue Is engaged upon
a letter to one of the newspapers on tha
coast. In which he sets forth arguments In
favor of the recent Puerto RIcan law.
PRINCE OF WALES AT HOME.
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LONDON: April" 20. Tha "T-rlnee of.
Wales arrived at Dover this evening, on
his return from a visit to Copenhagen.
The return of the Prince was made tha
occasion for spontaneous demonstrations
of enthusiasm by thousands of persons
who thronged the Charing Cross station
and Its approaches, waiting patiently to
ehow their gladness at the helr-apparent's
escape from death. The whole route to
Marlborough House, especially the Mall,
was thick with people, and the police had
tho utmost difficulty In controlling tho
crowds. Tho Duke of York awaited his
father's arrival on the platform of the
station, and when the train bearing tho
Prince drew In. a mighty shout went up
from the mass of spectators. By that
tlmo tho King of Sweden, now on a visit
to England, his white head several Inches
above the waiting crowd, had Joined the
Duke of York.
When the Prince of Wa!es stepped out
of the train ho was affectionately greeted
and congratulated by his son and tho
visiting sovereign, and amid tremendous
cheering he entered a carriage and drove
oft with the Duke of York. Behind his
closed vehicle was an open carriage con
'talnlng King Oscar, who received an ova
tion which almost equaled In enthusiasm
that of tho Prince of Wales, and to which
His Majesty replied by vigorously waving
his hat, which urged the crowd to still
further enthusiasm. All alons the routa
similar scenes occurred, the crowds around
Marlborough House being particularly
large. The spectators of tho Prince's
homecoming consisted chiefly of well
dressed and trr.lnently rerpectable rest
dents. From their comments It was evi
dent how genuine and heartfelt was tha
gladness over the Prince's escape from
Slpldo's bullet. King Oscar's unexpected
appearance and democratically expressed
enthusiasm created intense delight, and
made that monarch quite the hero of tha
hour.
Exploring Slave Lake Country.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. April 20.-Tha
Tyrol exploring party, with w horn Is Arcn
deocon Lofthouse, reached Fort Chippewa,
on Lake Athabasca. March 2S. They cov
ered the 430 miles from Lac La Blebe on
snowshoes In 17 dajs. FIvo teams of dogs
were employed, all heavily laden with
supplies. All were well. They hope to
reach the cast end of the Great Slavo
Lake, and possibly Clinton. Golde.i Lake,
before the Ice breaks up.
Heavy Flchtlnjr "fear Kamassle.
ACCRA. April 20. Heavy fighting Is re
ported in-progres? near Kumosste.
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CHINESE EXCLUSION CASES.
Supreme Court "Will Be Called Upon
for Decisions.
WASHINGTON. April 20. In the Su
preme Court today. Attorney Richard
Crowley filed petitions for writs of cer
tiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals to
bring two Chinese exclusion cases to this
court, which raise several new points. Tha
coses are those cf Ping Quan and Ping
Ylk, two Chinamen engaged as merchants
In Buffalo. N. Y. They were arrested 17
months after their arrival, on the strength
of the ruling of Attorney-General Griggs
that Chinese traders are "laborers."
within the meaning of the exclusion laws.
The soundness of this construction Is
called Into question by the case. Tha
question Or to whether the exclusion act
of 1SS3 as In operation will also probably
be decided In passing upon the case. Thero
are said to be a number of Chinese who
will be affected by the decision.
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Francis Truth's Mall. 'V
BOSTON. April 20. Twelve eacks of
mall addressed to Francis Truth, the "Di
vine Healer." who was arrested recently
charged with fraud, have been impounded
by the United States Government under
the usual "fraud order." What money 13
contained in these letters will be returned
with the letters- to the writers.
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