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STAR SHEET fertrett Scttsib ati M Never QO Knew Every little -while I find a person with one eye much poorer than the other, who never knew it. I have to proe it to them by flrst cover ing one eye and then the other be fore they will believe It And yet they have been so for years. Con ditions of that krnd ought never to be neglected. The good eye is do ing more than its share of work, and will in time become -weakened. The poor eye is losing its power from lack of development. Both eyes would be greatly benefited by They would be better and strong er all your life. WALTER REED Kye Specialist x3s sixth strekt okegoxixx buxlduq ASKS FOR PEACE Kruger's Message to the Prime Minister. BUT ONE REPLY POSSIBLE Request Said to Be Couched in Humble Terms. EXACT WORDING NOT GIVEN OUT Authentic ITevrs Reported to Have Been. Received From Maf eking Riotous Demonstrations. LONDON. Mar 21. 3:10 A. M. DIanlaved in the most conspicuous style in the Dally Express, Is the dominant war news of the morning: "We have the best reason for stating that in the last 24 hours a telegram has been received at the Foreign Office, ad dressed personally to the Prime Minister, from President Kruger, proposing terms of peace. The exact terms of the mes sage cannot be stated; but we believe it is couched in an exceedingly humble strain." It Is Inconceivable, of course, that Lord Salisbury can have sent any reply except the one that stands ready on the lip of every Briton unconditional surrender. Authentic Kevrs of Mafeklng. An extraordinary Issue of the Gazette at Cape Town announces that in conse quence of -what la "believed to be authen tic news of the relief of Mafeklng, Sir Alfred Mllner -will close the public offices today Monday). New Zealand will make Wednesday a holiday in honor of the event. The boisterous rejoicings over the news of Mafeklng have become riotous in parts of London. Aberdeen and Belfast, and elsewhere In the 'United Kingdom. In the Flnschley district of suburban London, a mob stoned the railway station master's house and smashed the windows of a draper's shop, setting the building on lire also, although -whether by accident or de sign it is not yet known. Two clerks were injured. The house of a Boer sym pathizer at Harleston was attacked by a large "mob, and the windows were shat tered. The police charged tbfc mob and -were greeted 3IU1 a slower of .decayed eggs: Numerous arrests were made, and the police reserves -were called out. Mobbed Pro-Boer Meeting-. Rioting took place in Aberdeen from 7 to , 10 o'clock Saturday evening, around a hall -where a "Stop the War" meeting was being addressed by Cron Wrlghtcron Schrelner, husband of Olive Schrelner. A crowd of students and others tried to storm the hall. The foot police -were un able to cope with the disturbers, and sent for the mounted police, -who made some headway with the crowd, but free fights occurred between the supporters of the meeting and the crowd, and the Royal In firmary, near by, -was kept busy dressing the -wounds of combatants, caused by stonea. "bricks and clubs. A number of arrests' were made, and finally the Chief Magistrate ordered the Chief Constable to call out the militia. The Gordon High landers from the Castle barracks then cleared the streets. Within the hall the opponents of the promoters of the meet ing practically broke it up, and carried an amendment to the principal resolution. The residence of Rev. Alexander Webster, where Mr. Schrelner stayed, was dam aged. Boer sympathizers stoned a procession of shipyard employes at Bedfast, and there were some disorders in Birmingham. At Dover, the business establishments of J. Brown, a member of the locai Chamber of Commerce, -was -wrecked by a mob. The police were unable to cope -with the dis turbance, and the local artlllerv anil vnU untcers -were called out. As the -rioting continued the Royal Artillery was called upon to suppress the mob. Rev. Lord Cecil ,a son of the Premier, preaching yesterday in Gray's Inn Chapel, London, before the Australian Federation delegates and other notables, referred to these demonstrations of violence, and said: "Tho popular enthusiasm prevailing throughout the country is dangerous. The line between good and evil is soon o-.errun by the unthinking crowd. The outburst is evil in so far as it is the same spirit which animated the Roman crowds in the Coliseum while the gladiators pur sued each other to the death, but It is good in so far as it is a protest against one of the greatest evils of the age the love of money." Special prayers of thanksgiving were of fered yesterday in the churches of the United Kingdom. The Lord Bishop of London. Dr. Crelghton. who preached be fore the Queen at Windsor, alluded to the relief of Mafekintr. and olM-rvmn generally found in the event their topic for the day. Details of the relief are still wanting, tho British military authorities being without dispatches. Lord Roberts wires that he knows of the relief only through a prern agency. Lord Lansdowne. how ever, announces that the War Office ex pects direct news today. Little Change la the Field. The situation in the field has changed but little since Friday. Lord Roberts' troops are in fine form and abundantly supplied. Indications seem to point to an early movement, his cavalry having received the submission of hundreds of Free-Staters. It now appears that the De Wet who offered to surrender with 1000 was not the well-known General De Wet, but Commandant De Wet. He stipulated that his men should be allowed to return to their farms. Lord Roberts replied that the surrender must be unconditional. The Botha who was captured the other day was Philip Botha. Those surrender ing are solemnly warned that if they break the oath of neutrality their houses will be burned and their farms confiscated. Such as do yield do so only for protec tion. Reports flow in to Lord Roberts at head quarters of the discouragement of the Boers and of their willingness, even in the case of the Transvaalers, to give up. President Steyn is described as. having lost his head several times recently. The original of the telegram, addressed to the burghers at Ventersburg, urging them to bold out, was really written at Petersburg, a place which surrendered. early in March. President Steyn, who was last reported as leaving Pretoria after a consultation with the Transvaal Gov ernment, has again gone to the front. The Dally Telegraph is advised that a plot has been discovered at Pretoria to depose President Kruger and to surren der the Transvaal during the present month. Progressive Dutchmen and mem bers of the. Judiciary are asserted to have been parties to the movement. Irish-Americans S altered. A Cape Town correspondent reasserts that the Irish-American Ambulance Corps, from Chicago, suffered heaylly during the fighting at Kroonstad, and that United States Consul Hay had protested vainly to President Kruger against using the corps on the fighting line. General Buller Is in front of Laings Nek, hesitating to attack positions ol enormous natural strength. The -reports that the Boers have blown up portions of the tunnel are confirmed. Although everywhere else they are reported as retiring- outf ranted, they have effected their retreats wlthflut losing their convoys or guns or prisoners to any extent Were they disorganized, they would strew the line of retreat with booty. General Colvllle's base is Wlnburg. General Bundle is advancing on Ficks burg, trying to catch up with' the re treating Boers. THE BOER C. IX. Weasels. Vrede, where the Free State capital has been removed. Is a village of 203 inhab itants. In the extreme northeast portion of the country, 'on the road from Hellbron to Botha's Pass and the Drakenaburg. President Steyn, when twitted about the migratory capital, is reported to have said that the Americans, during the War of Independence, changed their capital nlno times, and yet defeated the British. The British are confiscating the cattle I of tho rebels in the district about Allwal I North. Colonel Adys' men have driven in 2001 head. I The London papers are speculating as to what will be done to reward Colonel h Baden-Powell. It Is underst6od that as soon as the official news of the relief of Mafeklng Is received the rank of Super- 1 numerary Major-General will be cabled him, and. at the same time he will be ' advanced to the rank of Knight Com mander of the Rath.r Possibly a Baro netcy will be-conferred-upen hhn. I London fcalaatf'all "day call upon Colonel Baden-Powell's mother yesterday. Tele grama, letters and flowers arrived every minute. It took six policemen td keep the crowd in order. I Arthur Pearson, of the Daily Express, has started a movement to build a hall of heroes to commemorate those who nave fallen in the war.. ROBERTS HAS HO SEWS. Only Press Report of Malelclng British Malce Captures. LONDON. May 20, 11:55 P. M. The- fol lowing is the text of Lord Roberts' dis patch: "Kroonstad, May 20, 3 P. M. No official 1 intimation has yet been received, but 1 Reuter states that the relief of Mafeklng has "been effected. "Rundle reports having occupied Bres lor's Flat, Tromlel and Cocolan, tho enpmy falling back on Senekal and FlckBburg. Fifty rifles and 3000 rounds were sur rendered by the Free Sta-iers to a battalion of Yeomanry working along the telegraph , line from Boshof to Bloemfontein. A 1 Field Cornet and 20 burghers surrendered i at Boshof yesterday. j "While at Hoopstad, Methuen secured 250 rifles, and between 300,000 and 500,000 rounds." WORK . OF THE BOERS. Beelnninjr to Realize the Serious ness of Their Situation. DUNDEE, Thursday, May 17. The Brit ish Infantry passed through Newcastle at 5 o'clock; A few residents were congre gated at street corners, wearing the na tional colors. After their walk of 22 miles the men appeared in splendid style. The Boers are endeavoring to reorganize along the Heidelberg Hills. Many rebels have been found on the'farms, well sup plied with ammunition and arms. Recent visitors to Johannesburg say tho Boers are beginning to realize the serious ness of their position, .and they are anxious to know what Is to become of them. The Boer women carry rifles in the streets and are eager to go to the commandoes. They say th British will not fire upon them. Muller, a former officer in the Prussian Army, refused 60 per month and a com mission from the Boers to succeed Colonel Schlel, the captured artillery commander. A tremendous quantity of looted furni ture was found stored in the town halL Evidently the Boers had intended to burn It but they were prevented by the- hurry of the evacuation. The three-span bridge at Ingagone. has been destroyed and the statipn burned. The Boers blow up the water, tank and de stroyed the water works pipes, but the system can be renewed. BURGHERS HAVE LOST HOPE. But Foreigners Urse the Defense of Pretoria. LONDON, May 2L A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Lourenco Marques, dated Sunday, saye; "On Thursday the entire Boer force around Mafeklng, including the guns, was captured by the British." A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Mequatllngs Nek, dated May is, says; "General Brabant is reported to have captured 1500 Boers at Clocolon." The Lourenco Marques correspondent of the Times, telegraphing Saturday, say: "Recent arrivals from the Transvaal de clarerthatthe burghers have lost all con fldonbein' their ability to withstand the British, that they are disheartened, dis gusted and sjck, and that their desire is to return to their homes. President Kruger. anxlqus to prevent the war from fizzling out, m using his influence to "bring about oae .last heroic stand. The future tactics' of the" Boers are a mystery. The foreign .officers urge the defense of Pre toria. " ? "A frab&a occurred between the Portu guese nqlice and some sailors of The Neth- GUARDED CARS. RUN St. Louis Strikers Do Not In terfere With Them. FEW .DISTURBANCES FOR SUNDAY Question, of a. Sympathetic Strike to Be Considered Today "Will Probably Be Ordered. ST. LOUIS, May 20. Care were running on five of the lines of the St. Louis Transit Company without interference of the strikers or their friends. The lines operated were Park, Laclede, Delmar, Page and Spauldlng avenues. No attempt was made to run the cars on schedule time. They were run out of the barn down to one end of the line and back again. Sometimes they made the round trip in about three-fourths of the usual time. Sometimes it took them nearly twlco PEACE ENVOYS NOW IN WASHINGTON. A. Fischer. as long. The officials of the company paid no attention to that however. Every car that went out and came back un marked was considered the net proceeds of a notable achievement, and Us crews received greetings like those extended to an only son on his return from long and weary warfare. There was no outbreak of any kind during the day. Two riot calls were sent In to the police department during tho afternoon, but the riots were very far from being the real thing. The flrst dis turbance was begun by a balky horee at the comer of Eighteenth and Chestnut streets that attracted a crowd of 2000 peo ple. After the horse had Its Innings the crowd turned its attention to the crew of the Laclede-avenue cars. They showered the crew with epithets and deluged them with advice. A riot call was sent to po lice headquarters, and 20 men hurried to the spot The crowd "moved on" prompt ly. And -riot No. 1 was. over before it ac tually started. , The second disturbance occurred a few minutes later on Washington avenue, be tween Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets. A crowd of about 1500 people lined both sides of the streets for two squares and began to jeer and hoot the train crews. The few policemen on duty were utterly unable to handle the crowd, but another riot call was effective, and Sergeant Bow en, at the head of a dozen men, came quickly to the spot, and within 10 min utes he had cleared the streets and re stored quiet The strikers made tho assertion that all day long they had men along the different lines which were in operation discourag ing every attempt at interference with the cars on account of women and children Who would wish to ride around the city on Sunday. No direct acts of violence were offered during the entire day, and al though every car carried policemen they had nothing to do but keep their seats and ride. President Baumhoff said today: "We are running full-handed on five lines and could run on all of the others if the police" were able to furnish us pro tection for the crews and passengers." President Baumhoff reiterated his pre vious statement that the company wanted the old men back, but would not discharge the new men in order to make room for them. He said the company would oper ate additional lines tomorrow. President Mahan, of tho Street-Car Men's Association, said this afternoon that he still felt positive the men would win In the end. The Transit Company cjalms to have a full" complement of men, but this to denied by their own employes. The conductors, on the various JLnes In opera tion today said that the company had Just about one-half as many men as went out There was a report that all the employes of the Suburban Company who returned to work a week ago were to go out again Monday morning, because the company had not made good Its promises regarding places for the old men. The report was 'denied by the officials of the road and by the men. Late In the evening, at the Intersection of Tenth street and Washington avenue, where a switch had been thrown, a car loaded with passengers was thrown on a dead wire and off the track. When the train crew started to set things to rights they were greeted with showers of stones arid compelled to abandon the work until a patrol wagon loaded with police officers appeared on the ground. The police forced the crowd to disperse, making several ar rests. H. W. Stelnblss. secretary of the National Building Trades Council, was doing his best to prevent a collision with the 'police when he was taken Into cus tody. He was taken to the police sta tion, but released In a short time, it bo Ing admitted that his arrest was an error. The arrested men were booked as Fed eral prisoners, the charge against them being disorderly conduct in vlokitlon of the Injunction of Judge Adams. The Metal Trades Council has decided to recommend to all affiliated unions that they go out on a sympathetic strike when ever asked to do so. About 5500 men will be affected. Tomorrow morning the exec utive committee of the Building Trades Council and of the Central Labor Union will meet to consider the question of a sympathetic strike. The general opinion is that the strike will be ordered. MIXERS UXIOX TO RECUPERATE. Pass Resolutions nt Denver Denouncing- Governor Steuncnbergr. DENVER, May 20. The convention of the Western Federation of Miners and of the Western Labor Union, now In ses sion in this city, have adopted resolutions strongly denouncing Governor Steunen berg, of Idaho, for his action In the Coeur d'Alene trouble, and urging the voters of the state to refuse to support him or any one who upholds him. The labor unions' resolutions also denounce Presi dent McKinley, General Merriam and others who are held responsible for the hardships endured by the Idaho miners, and demand that the President "either withdraw the troops from Shoshone County or cause the liberty of the clti- zens to be restored." The federation adopted resolutions urging Its members in Colorado to do everything possible to defeat the re-election of Justice Goddard, of the State Supreme Court, on account of the court's decision on the eight-hour law. Renewed efforts will be made to bring together all worklngmen in mines and smelters. To this end four organizers will be sent to California and Oregon. The abolition of compulsory Insurance of members of the federation was decided upon. Election of the executive board of tho Western Labor Union resulted In the choice of Thomas Farrar, of Pethbrldge. Canada; W. W. Ferguson, of Victor; P. N. McFee and S. B. Lawrence, of Cripple Creek, and a member whose name is withheld from publication on account of his presence at Wardner on matters con nected with the union. Labor Fight Declared Off. PHILADELPHIA, May 20. The fight between the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners and the Allied Trades League, which was begun nearly three weeks ago, was officially declared off to day. The trouble arose over the refusal of the brotherhood to become affiliated with the league in the campaign for an eight-hour work day, with Increased wages. Today the United Labor League, A. D. Wolmarens. which had been chosen arbitrator, de cided that the Allied Building Trades League should leave the Brotherhood of Carpenters alone to work out Us 6wn salvation. The Allied League accepted the recommendation, and the members of the two organizations will now work amicably together. The employers have very generally signed the demands of the. various trades. Consolldation of Car Companies. CHICAGO, May 20. The Record tomor row will say: It is reported on what seems to be adequate authority that negotiations are now in progress looking toward a con solidation of the Pressed Steel Car Com pany and the American Car & Foundry Company. The American Car & Foun dry Company has $30,000,000 each of 7 per cent noncumulatlve preferred and com mon stock. W. K. Blxby and William McMillan, of New York, are the principal officers of the company. The Pressed Steel Car Company has a total capitaliza tion of $2,000,000. The two concerns are not competitive, but of wholly different types, the former making wooden cars and "composite" bolsters, etc., and the latter making all steel cars, bolsters and truck apparatus. Owing to the Increasing conversion of railway rolling stock of the new types of cars, a centralization of control would bring about large economies. At the same time it would eliminate the slight element of competition which now exists. PRESIDENT'S HEALTH BAD. And -Unusual Cre Will Be Taken in Selection of Vice-President. NEW YORK, Mayll. The Herald says: Republican members of Congress who were in the city last night said the ee lectlon of a candidate for Vice-President to run with President McKinley was as perplexing a problem as ever, and that the matter had taken on a new phase. This is caused by the state of the Presi dent's health. The information that comes from Wash ington is that while the President's con dition Is not alarming, it is of a character to cause uneasiness among his Intimate friends to whom the facta are known. They will not even breathe a doubt that the President is likely to serve four years more, yet they are satisfied that more than usual care must be taken In provid ing for the Presidential succession. Usually the Vice-Presidency has been thrown as a sop to the defeated faction. This will-not be the case this jear. The Vice-President it li said, will be nomi nated with equal reference to his fitness for the Presidency from the Ohio stand point his ability acceptably to preside over the Senato and his strength and pop ularity with the voters. At recent conferences in Washington it has been assumed that Governor Roose velt was entirely out of consideration, and his name was not pressed. At the meeting in Washington other names were considered, among them being those of Cornelius N. Bliss, Secretary Long, Sen ator Lodge. Governor Shaw, of Iowa; Senator Cullom, of Illinois; Senator Wol cott, of Colorado, and General B. 3. Otis, of Rochester, N. Y. When all was said and done It was agreed that the candidate for Vice-President who met all present and other exi gencies, had not been discovered. ALGER SAYS IT'S A LIE. Has Not In-rested In Recent Cuban Enterprises. DETROIT. May 20. "The whole story is a dastardly He, and you cannot de nounce it in any too measured terms," said ex-Secretary of War Alger tonight, when told that John Harrington, late superintendent of construction of the Government railroad In Cuba, asserted that he was Interested in the construc tion of the road. Continuing, he said: "No Senator, nor any other person, ever spoke to me about being interested in the construction companies which built that road. I have never Invested or had Invested for me one dollar In any property in Cuba, and neither I nor any of the friends around me have ever made a hundredth part of a mill In the island In any way. Further than that, I have consistently refused, since I resigned as Secretary of War, to take part in any Investment in Cuban property. I was asked to go into the railroad now being built on that island, and refused. I have also been asked to go into timber-land purchases and purchases of tobacco and sugar lands." Professor Williams Dead. ITHACA, N. Y., May 20. Gardiner S. Williams, emeritus professor of science and art of teaching in Cornell University, died of. paralysis last night, aged 72 years. BOER ENVOYS SPEAK Enthusiastic Meeting Held Fro the National Capital. MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES ATTEND President Was not Present Welling ton Instructed to Urge the Tel ler Resolution of Sympathy. WASHINGTON, May 20. An audience remarkable for Its size, sympathy and en thusiasm, greeted the Boer envoys at the reception given In their hopor tonight at the Grand Opera-House, under the aus pices of the Congressional and Citizens' Committee. The nouse was crowded to suffocation, and many were turned away. The interior was decorated with the Na tional trl-colors of both the United Statea and the Transvaal. There were probab ly 30 members of the Senate and House present. Speaker Henderson' was in ona of the boxes, and others present were Sen ators Daniel, of Virginia; Teller, of Col orado; Tillman. Pettigrew, Mason and Wellington; Representatives ShafrothK Atwater, Slayden. Glynn, Ruppert, Gaines. Latimer, Lentz, Sulzer, Landls, Linney, Ryan, Greene. Henry (Mass.). Hay, De Armond, Clark (Mo.), Miers and Rhea (N. Y.) One of the boxes, it was stated, had been reserved for the Presi dent, a committee having been sent to the White House with tickets of admis sion to the opera-house, but no represen tative of the President's official house hold was on hand. Chairman Sulzer, of the reception com mittee, presided, and a number of ad dresses, all of them patriotic In character and earnestly supporting the cause of the Boers, were made, the speakers including Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarens and Wessels, the Boer envoys, Senator Wellington, Hon. Bourke Cockran. of New York, and Chairman Sulzer. Chairman Sulzer waa the first speaker. He said in part: "In my judgment, nine-tenths of the American people are against England ia this bloody war of conquest for sordid gain, and In sympathy with the Boers. The beat thought of England condemns the conflict "We sympathized with Poland, with Hungary, with Greece, with all tba South American Republics, with Armenia and with Cuba in their struggles for free dom. Many we helped. Why, I ask, in name of all that Is just and honorable, in the name of our glorious past, should wa now refuse to lend our moral support, our sympathy and our aid to the patriots of South Africa? Is American sentiment dead? "The Boers will never surrender their love of liberty. They can only be con quered by being exterminated, and Engw land must not be permitted to extermin ate them and steal their homes. God grant that the English army may never reach Pretoria." The three envoys were Introduced In turn by Mr. Sulzer, and each of them was given a cordial reception. Their re marks were listened to with close at tention. The audience gave a standings greeting to Commissioner Fischer, who told his hearers why the envoys had coma to this country and what they hoped to accomplish. His remarks were very much In keeping with what he already has said in published Interviews. "We come to you as a great liberty-loving people. In whom the sense of justice and fair play Is strong, and look to you to find a practical scheme to obtain peace with justice." said he. "We come to ap peal to your people and speak to you as brother republicans and to ask for a hearing, and we hope to obtain one. We look to you to help us. If possible, and whether we get assistance or not, we ap preciate the kindly feeling which has been manifested for us." Commissioner Wessel's speech was & vivid picture of the Boers in their contest for their rights, of the charity and devo tion which characterized their manner, and of the patriotism with which they all went In to fight their battles. He felt sure that the audience would admit that the Boer had many good characteristics, and was not as black as he was painted. The Englih nation apparently wished .to act as judge and jury. He asked the audienco whether the Boer nation had not the right to claim the liberty and sympathy of the United States, and of the whole world. Mr. Wolmarins, who spoke In Dutch, said that while the envoys did expect to be sympathetically received In this country, yet they had not anticipated such a strongr welcome as had been shown to them la New York City and Washington. He knew, however. It could not be different because the people of this country have the same love of liberty and sense of Jus tice that the Boers bad, and their sym pathy would be a help to them in their struggle. Wellington Says He'll Help. The speech of Senator Wellington, which came next, was cheered to the echo." The Senator said that, as Americans, we al ways had held that all men were entitled alike to life, liberty and happiness. If this were true In America, he asked, why not in South Africa? England was no mqre our friend today than she was a hundred years ago. We had grown strong and mighty, he continued, and he ven tured to say there would be no more at tacks by England on this country. "Shall you and I, enjoying the full heri tage of liberty," he asked, "not give them aid? I will. Our Government coud not lorn; stand in opposition to the manifestoes of sympathy expressed by the people for the Boers." Mrs. Edith W. Lamb recited the "Spirit of '76," and presented an American flag to Mrs. Fischer, the wife of one of the en vojs, following which Hon. Boiirke Cockran delivered an address. He strong ly advocated upholding the Monroe Doc trine, recalling Secretary Root's recent words that we must be prepared to fight for it, and adding that the latter must be gratified at the hearty response which had been made throughout this country. Referring to Canada and its proximity to the United States, he said he believed as an English possession It was a menace to the maintenance of the Monroe Doc trine. As a possible result of the war, he suggested that instead of the extension of monarchical government in South Africa, the consequence might be the extension of republican authority over monarchlal gov ernment. Reference was made to the re cent action of the Senate In closing the doors while discussing the resolution of sympathy for the Boer Republic, which led Mr. Cockran to express the belief that if the day had come when Americans were fearful to express their views, then the Nation's growth had not been In the way of true greatness, but of weakness. He believed that the opportunity of this country had arrived. Whether or not there would be interference from the Ad ministration, means would be found to s'op this injury to civilization which Is now going on. A duty must be performed to the people of England, the Transvaal and to the whole hunwn race in every part c the globe. Senator Wellington was Instructed by unanimous vote of the audience to present in the Senate Senator Teller's resolution of sympathy with the Boers. '"'Ccaalwied oa Secoad Pae.) i s .,.,. '$.- ..Jl