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LONDON. May 2S. 320 A. M. When
Lord Roberts wrote his first dispatch on
Transvaal territory yesterday, shortly be
fore 2 o'clock in th afternoon he was
51 miles from Johannesburg and 77 mtfca
from Pretoria. His immensely superior
forces had passed the Vaal River, their
last great natural obstacle, at three points.
The Vaal has a curve of SO miles on the
west to Zand Drift on the east. The
concave of the current Is toward the Free
State. Thus Lord Roberts, advancing
along the railway, was in a position to
strike any part of the crescent by shorter
lines than those by which the Boers could
reinforce the threatened points. The Boers
retreated almost without a show of de
fense. General French and General Ham
ilton apparently did not fire a shot.
Of Lord Roberts immediate force 11 men,
belonging to the Eighth Mounted Infan
try, were the first to ford the river. They
came upon a Boer patrol looting at Vlel
joen's Drift, and a skirmish lading 10
minutes followed. Three hundred Boers
tried feebly to hold the Vereenlglng col
liery, hut were dislodged. Major Hunter
"Weston and Lieutenant Earl rode In ad
vance of Lord Roberts 40 miles Into a
hostile country to try to cut the railway
behind the Boers before the Vaal was
crossed, but they were too late.
The Boer rear guard Is at Moyerton, 10
miles south of Vereenlglng. Their main
bodylsmoving toward the Klip River Hllla
that cover the south side of Johannesburg.
While Lord Roberto 30,000 infantry. 20.000
horse and 150 guns are moving on Johan
nesburg and Pretoria, through a parched
and deserted country, the situation at the
Transvaal capital, as It was last Friday,
is thus described by an observer, who
sent his message by private hand to
Lourenco Marques yesterdaj::
Situation at Pretoria.
"The situation, both from a military and
a political point of view, has become very
critical. President Kruger yesterday
admitted for the first time that matters
are very grave. The Boer determination
is to trust everything to a last stand on
the Gatsrand Mountains, to the north of
Potschefostroom, where 3000 Kaffirs are
digging trenches. To that point every
available man and gun has been sent.
"The whole of the western border of
the Transvaal from end to end Is defense
less, and General Baden-Powell can march
In when he likes. Lord Roberts, on the
other hand, will encounter the greatest
resistance. The Boer endeavor Is to lure
the British Into appearing .to threaten
Johannesburg with attack, an excuse thus
being given them forlhe destruction of
property. The Transvaal Government
will not dare destroy the mines and property-
without an excuse. Much dynamite
had been sent down the line, and 150.001
cases He ready at Zuurfonteln, near Jo
hannesburg. "General Louis Botha and General Lu
cas Meier have pleaded for the preserva
tion of property. Both are large landed
proprietors and fear confiscation, but they
have not received satisfactory replies
from President Kruger.
"Meanwhile, many French and Ger
man adventurers hae come forward with
schemes and Inventions for blowing up the
British troops, some of these having re
ceived a tacit permission to experiment.
One German Invention Is for the use on
a railway, where It lies perfectly con
cealed until the weight of a passing train
explodes the charge.
"General Lucas Meier says surrender
would be at once proposed by the Boers,
but that everybody fears the Ignominy of
being the one to make the proposition.
He declares that he is assured that his
men will not stand. President Steyn and
Mr. Reltz. the Transvaal State Secretary,
are strongly opposed to peace, but Mr
Kruger is not so much against It."
Krnsrer's Proclamation.
President Kruger's proclamation to the
burghers asking their vote for or against
continuing the war is understood to 6ay
they can quit now with the prospect of
retaining their farms or continue to the
bitter end. Rumors are current In Lord
Roberts' army that the Boers intend to
surrender.
Several correspondents wire the London
papers that there are 100,000 foreigners In
the Boer ranks; but this Is hardly cred
ible. The indications are that a pitched bat
tle Is Imminent at Lalngs Nek. where
General Buller faces the Boers, reinforced
and seemingly determined with an esti-
I mated strength of 8000 to 10.000 men. The
i reinforcements include a Jarge party from
' Ladybrand, and fresh commandoes from
j Pretoria. Londoners are doubtful of the
Boers displaying the same tenacity of
fighting as at Ladysmith. The British
t are confldent that when the moment ar-
I rives they will be able to force the passes.
j Two boxes of dynamite fuse have been
found under the Newcastle City
I Hall. General Buller is causing numer-
j ous arrests of suspected rebels. Forty-
i two have been sent to Pietermarltzburg.
Mr. Gawthorpe, a chemist and his wife.
I have been arrested on a charge of high
1 treason.
t Little Fisktinsr Done.
"With the exception of a few shots- ex
changed with the retiring Boers at Ve
reenlglng. the only fighting during tho
past two days with all the great armies
in the field appears to have been two
small engagements in the eastern part of
the Free State. At Ficksburg on Satur
day, the Boers attacked the British occu
pying the town, but they were forced to
retire toward Slabbert's Nek.
A Maseru correspondent confirms the
fact, adding that nothing is known re
garding casualties.
The same day General Brabsmt's scouts
located 200 Boers entrenched near Calo
colan. The scouts advanced to within 200
yards, when the Boers fired heavily. The
scouts retired and four are missing.
General Rundle is slowly sweeping the
eastern section of the Free State. Occa
sionally his squadrons come across par
tics of Boers, two or three in number and
usually on foot, who are wearily going
( to their farms. Some of them carry sad
dles on their backs. "Wholesale surren
ders are expected, but thus far they have
: not occurred in that region. Small com
j mands are described- by the correspond
ent as hurrying to and fro and finding
I every road barred.
Cricket nt Mafekinff.
i The British troops at Mafeklng have
j been having some exciting cricket
! matches. The relieving troops are rest
ing, and the defending troops are feeding
up. The Southern Railway has been re-
! paired to a point within 45 miles of Mafe-
1UUK.
Some SCO or 600 Boers are operating east
HEPOItT FROM ROBERTS.
Was la Time to Save Coal Mines
From Destruction.
LONDON, May 27. The "War Office has
received the following from Lord Rob
erts: "Vereenlglng, Sunday, May 27, 115 P.
M. We crossed the Vaal this morning
and are now encamped on the north bank.
The advance troops, which crossed yes
terday, were only Just in time to save the
cool mines on both this and the, other
side of the river, from being destroyed.
Our casualties were four."
Baden-Powell reports that the railway
between Mafeklng and Buluwayo has been
restored, and that supplies are being
brought into Maf eking. He s&js the Ca
nadian artillery Joined Colonel Plumer
from Beira, with incredible rapidity.
Lieutenant "Webber was taken, prisoner
at Hellbron a few days ago. He went
there on. telegraph duty. It was not
known that our troops had been tempo
rarily withdrawn.
Pardoned Phoenix Park Con
victs Arrive in New York.
Gordon, the Commander-in-Chief, will
arrive Tuesday. General Joseph "Wheeler
will be among the members of General
Gordon's staff.
The programme Includes a grand pa
rade, a grand ball and a lavish pyrotech
nical display. On Saturday, the Confed
erate graves at Cave Hill Cemetery will
be decorated.
IMMIGRATION LAW BARS THEM
Unless an Appeal Snail Be Taken
They Will Be Sent Back to
Ireland This Week.
OPERATIONS IN LUZON.
MO CLOUDS TO HIDE
Everything Propitious for Ob
serving the Sun's Eclipse.
ROBERTS PUSHES OK.
Sighted the Transvaal Hills Sanday
Advance Is Irresistible.
GROOTVIEL, 23 miles south. of Vereen
lglng, Sunday, May 27. Lord Roberts
northern advance force steadily continues
and today the Transvaal hills were sight
ed. General French has secured an ex
cellent flanking position on the northwest
There Is something irresistible about this
advance. The troops have been, splendid
ly handled, and the Boers, completely out
maneuvered, have been forced to abandon
their positions at tho first appearance of
the British flanking force, which has
made a determined resistance at the Vaal
Impossible. Many Transvaal burghers are
now trekking homeward, and it la safe to
say that the most irreconcilable Trans
vaaler at last recognizes the hopelessness
of the struggle. Most of the farms in the
northern part of the Free State, where
the ties of blood with the Transvaal axe
strongest, have been deserted. This- sec
tion has been flooded with false tales of
British cruelty, reports of the burning of
farmhouses and the eviction of women
and children, hi the hope of Inducing the
burghers to remain at the commandoes,
but the evidence all points nov to the
existence of a permanent feeling of en
mity between the Transvaalers and the
Free Staters, each accusing the other of
treachery and cowardice. , A
It is regarded as , unlike!' that the
Transvaali Government will go to Lyden
burg, where food. Is scarce... A body or
Boers, mostly on foot, is .trekking hard"
toward Vereenlglng. from the direction
of Hellbron.
The condition of the British troops con
tinues excellent, although the cold nights
are very trying. They are able to march
three miles an hour. The? Boers have de
stroyed every bridge and culvert. They
are said to regard Klip Rivereberg. north
of the vaal, as a position of great
strength, and talk of making themselves
Impregnable there. It .is reported that
the population of Johannesburg is in a
high state of excitement. The, Boers who
are passing through northward threaten
to blow up the mine?, and. In view of
their wanton destruction of everything
else. It would not be surprising if they
carried out the threat. The British are
more interested, however, in grazing and
in the water supply than. In the mines.
TRANSVAALERS DECEIVE ALL.
Foreigners, Horrever, Are Very
Anxlonn to Get Oat of the Country.
LONDON, May 28. The Lourenco
Marques correspondent of the Times, In a
dispatch dated Saturday, says:
"During the week the Boers have suc
cessfully deceived even the best-Informed
residents with reference to the probable
course of events when Lord Roberts en
tered the Transvaal. "While one section
declares that all serious fighting la ended,
another Is equally convinced that the
burghers will make a stand at Johannes
burg and Pretoria.
"Men who have been present at the
recent engagements describe them as ig
nomlnous routs, wholly unjustified by the
Initial damage Inflicted by the British.
Such observers are convinced that all such
operations of a military interest are now
at an end.
"Captain Alum, the Norwegian military
attache, is returning home. Indeed, so
great is the eagerness of Continental rest
NEW YORK. May 27. James Fitzharrls,
alias "Skin the Goat." and Joseph Mul
lett. the Irish Invlnclbles, who were re
cently released from prison In Ireland,
where they were sentenced for complicity
in the Phoenix Park murders of 1SS2, were
today ordered excluded by the Board of
Special Inquiry at the Immigration sta
tion and ordered deported. The exclusion
was made under the interpretation of the
law which, forbids any one being admitted
to this country who has been adjudged
guilty of a "felony, crime, infamous crime
or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude."
The two men were recently pardoned by
Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land, from, a sentence of life Imprison
ment, and reached this city among the
steerage passengers on the Lucanla Satur
day last. After a conference with Com
missioner Fltchle, the men were ordered
back to Ellis Island to await the action
of the Board of Special Inquiry. This
board was composed of "William. "Welhe,
chairman; H. H. Moller, James A. Tomer
and Major Charles S. Sensey. The two
men were taken before the board on Ellis
Island this morning. The Inquisition was
secret. The only one at the barge office
to meet the two men, and who showed
any Interest in their behalf, was Rocky
Mountain O'Brien.
After the meeting of the board It was
learned that Fitzharrls was the first of
the two to be examined by the members.
He admitted he had seryed nearly 17 years
In prison. After being asked the usual
questions as to his age, nativity and resi
dence, Fitzharrls was asked of what crime
he had been convicted, and answered,
"Treason." He was then questioned as
to this charge, and he told the board that
he had been arrested about nine months
after the famous Phoenix Park murders,
in company with 23 others. These 23 were
accusea or. naving Deen accessories aner , All soldiers out on passes have been or
tho fact, while Fitzharrls was charged i aered to report for duty, and the Army
with having been an accessory before the j post Ja- being generally renovated In
fact. Three months later be was brought i anticipation of the distinguished visitor.
to trial with others of the accused. Five ( It expected that he will hold a review
of them were sentenced to be hanged, and , and jnspection of the troops at the Pre-
rlUB. wus """i;cu i" Pi"" seiw- . f(!. during. hi. Rt!LX. !n .nI. -,tv. A sn.
Forty-six Insurants Killed and ISO
Captnred in Past Week.
MANILA, May 27. Scouting, email en
gagements and the capture of arms and
prisoners continue dally in Northern Lu
zon. "Last week's operations by the Ninth,
Twelfth, Thirty-third. Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-sixth regiments resulted In the
killing of 46 of the enemy, the taking of
180 prisoners, and the capture of 300 rifles
and a quantity of ammunition.
Colonel Edward E. Gardln, with three
companies of the Twenty-ninth regiment
and bluejackets from, the gunboat Helena,
landed at Palonag. Masbate Island, under
the enemy's Are, routed the Insurgents,
and, after an engagement lasting half an
hour, occupied the town without casual
ties. The insurgent commander, with 20 of
ficers and 230 men. surrendered on May
20, giving up 100 rifles. An impressive
scene occurred on tho plaza when the
prisoners were disarmed and liberated.
The Islanders were found suffering from
lack of food, owing to the blockade, and
the American authorities are endeavoring
to relieve them.
Peace reigns, and no trouble Is expect
ed in Manila, although the city Is crowd
ed with people from the provinces, and
were leaving the unprotected hamlets In
order to avoid the conscription which the
insurgent leaders are. enforcing, as well
as robbery and outrages at the hands of
roving- insurgents and bandits.
The Investigation of the charge against
Brigadier-General Funston. of having
summarily executed two natives in the
Province of Zambales, has resulted in a
discontinuance of the proceedings. It de
veloped the fact that General Funston
caught the natives In the act of murder
ing bound Macabebe scouts, his action
In view of the commissaries being regard
ed as Justifiable.
ASTRONOMERS WATCH ALL NIGHT
Preparations to Receive Otis.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27. Prepara
tions are rapidly being made at the Pre
sidio for the reception of Major-General
Elwell S. Otis, .late Commander-in-Chief
Jn the Philippines, who is scheduled to
arrive in tills city from Manila Tuesday.
clal detachment, consisting of a light bat
ten and four heavy batteries, has been
detailed for escort duty with, the General
upon his arrival.
tude for life.
"While telling his story to the board,
Fitzharrls declared that at the time of his
trial he was offered 10,000 by the English
Government If he would turn Informer
against the other members of the band.
This he refused to do, and of his sentence
he served about 17 years in the Mount
Joy, Chatham, Downpatrick. and May
bone prisons. Eight months ago he was
"pardoned "
"PJfp'Vint-'B knlA ttiaf h nnrl MYitlaft liar
nhmit 55S vtwan thum-Whan thtr rmh' . SAJf FRANCISCO, May 27. Captain
this port. Fitzharrls asserted that while tchfled ' the, a1"-" schooner
he was on British -soil he was compelled
QUIET IN THE CAROLINES.
Cession From Spain to Germany
Good for the Islands.
to report to the police every month as to
his doings and whereabouts.
"I came to this country," he added, "be
cause'I want a chance to rest and recuper
ate. I wanted, to stay here about three
months and then go back to my family."
Mullett Indignantly refused to answer
any of the questions put to him by the
board. He declared he was not being
accorded, "proper treatment by the Gov
ernment. The men were then sent to the
"excluded pen."
The case will probably be appealed to
the .authorities at "Washington, and, If
not. Fitzharrls and Mullett will leave this
port on Saturday -on the Lucanla.
ST. LOUIS CITIZENS CALLED
Will Dlscnss Plans for Settlement of
Street-Cnr Strike.
' ST. LOUIS, May 37. A meeting of citi
zens has been called for tomorrow after
noon for the purpose of discussing plans
for the amicable settlement of the street
car employes' strike.
Today was uneventful. The first cars
to run over the Transit Company's lues
since 10 A. M. Saturday were sent out
this morning over eight lines.
Tonight as Philip Sullivan, James Sul
livan and Patrick O'Connell. strikers,
were passing through Lafayette Park,
they were approached from the rear and
flred upon by three men said to be in the
Rapid Transit Company's employ. One
Queen of the Isles, from the Caroline Is
lands, says that peace and prosperity are
feettllng down on trie Carolines since their
cession to Germany by Spain. A Ger
man Governor, backed by a cruiser and
a gunboat, deals out justice. Formerly
It used to be a common thing for the chief
of one Island to raid the domain of an
other near at hand. All such work has
been stopped, and offending chiefs have
been severely punished. Several months
ago a Japanese schooner, with a load of
arms and ammunition, appeared off the
coast of Ponape. The intention was to
sell or trade the cargo to the natives, but
the Germans spoiled the game. The Jap
anese were given 24 hours to get away,
and If they were not hull down on the
horizon by that time the German captain
said he would seize both vessel and car
go. This schooner disappeared, and since
then there has been no attempt to land
arms and ammunition In the Carolines.
MAY RETURN THE FLAGS. '
United States Has Observers a&
Home and In Africa Notables
Seek Points of Vantage.
ATLANTA, Ga., May 27. Cloudlesa
skies are reported tonight from the vari
ous Impromptu observatories scattered
along the shadow track of tomorrow's
eclipse from Alabama to North Carolina.
The observers were In a highly hopeful
mood tonight over the favorab.e outlook,
for propitious conditions. Many of the
astronomers. In order that even the pos
sibility of accident may be removed, will
remain up all night. Everything is in ex
act order for the morning's work.
The path of the eclipse takes a couraa
across a portion of the globe, starting In
the Pacific Ocean at a point southwest
of Cape St. Lucus, in Lower California.
It will first be observed on land on the.
west coast of Mexico, whence the moon's
shadow travels at a velocity of 1000 miles
an hour, being "total" at New Orleans at
7:30 o'clock in the morning, and on the,
Atlantic Coast, at or near Norfolk, about
an hour later.
TheUnited States observers have set
tled upon two points Pinehurst, N. CX.
and Barnesvllle, Ga. as the very best for
observation, owing, in the first place, to
their being right in the center of tha
"path of totality," and In the second to
the probable clearness of the atmosphere
there at this season of the year. To
these points they have transported sev
eral tons of special apparatus, and have
erected the largest cameras ever used for
photographic operations. It Is the special
desire of the astronomers to obtain nu
merous photos, not only of the oscilla
tion and transit of the sun and moon,
but of the various solar phenomena, such
as the corona, the photosphere and the
chromosphere, those vast seas of incan
descent gases which are said to extend
1.000,000 miles on each side of the sun,
while the Jets of flame In the chromo
sphere are thought to rise to a height
of 160.000 miles.
The second American, party of observ
ers will take its stand at Tripoli, in North
Africa. The result of the observation by
the Government forces In Georgia will ba
cabled to Tripoli, where the astronomers
will not be called upon to bring their
telescopes Into play until 5 o'clock In the
afternoon. The morning Information
wired to North Africa will be used for
the guidance of the Government observ
ers here. In Atlanta the eclipse will bo
almost total. Scientifically speaking, tho
degree of obscuration will be .9S6, tha
sun's diameter being 1.
The principals of all the white schools
In the city have given leave of absence
to teachers to observe the eclipse from,
I any point. in. the state they may select-
The "Weather Bureau here will take ob
servations, principally in the shadow"
bands.
The "Weather Bureau will secure soma
data; including the effect on the temper
atures of the eclipse throughout much oC
the region east of the Mississippi River.
Special observations are to be taken,
hourly during the time of the eclipse.
At the Naval Observatory observations oC
the contacts will be made with the 28
Inch equatorial telescope and also with
the 12-inch equatorial.
Movement In G. A. R. to Give Back
the Confederate Ensigns.
livan's right lung, causing a mortal
wound. James Sullivan received a ball
In the left cheek, and O'Connell was shot
through the right leg.
Accounts of the affair differ, some by
standers claiming that it was a deliberate
attempt at assassination on the part of
dents to quit the Transvaal that both the C,- 77, JT t3iV ,
German and French steamers are unable ffT ?atAa,,th!l?.m0re SJ !"S
UA&ii i uircu LrLbliu ucvncuu uiu lti
states the 400 or 500 Confederate battle-
flags now in the "War Department. Prom
inent members of the G. A. R. have in
hand a plan to secure, the authorization
of the bullets passed through Philip Sul-j andit Is hoped that both hou s w ill
pass the necessary Joint resolution before
CHICAGO. May 27. A special to the
Times-Herald from "Washington says:
During the G. A. R. encampment In
Chicago, President McKlnley may have
the pleasure of returning to the Southern i the boats arriving early tomorrow from
"Washington and Baltimore.
The President and his- party will witness
the eclipse from the deck of the Dolphin.
RRESIDEXT TO SEE ECLIPSE.
Many Prominent People Gathered at
Old Point tor the Slrj-ht.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 27. Presi
dent McKlnley and party arrived la
Hampton. Roads off Old Point about 3
o'clock this afternoon on the dispatch-boat
Dolphin. On her arrival the Dolphin cir
cled around the battle-ship Kearsage,
which was anchored in the Roads, and
afterwards cast her anchor not far from
the Chamberlain Hotel. None of the mem
bers of the Presidential party came ashore
this afternoon.
Secretary Gage and a party of friends
arrived at Old Point this morning on tha
lighthouse-tender Holly. Speaker Hen
derson and several members of the Housa
reached Old Point last night. The total
eclipse tomorrow morning has attracted,
more guests to the hotels at Old Point
than they have had at any one time for
years. Over 20CO persons are expectea on
to cope with tho demand for births.
"It Is rumored here that the Cape rebel
leaders who are now serving with the
Boers are anxious to escape to Europe,
and that certain members of the Cape
Parliament are waiting on the orders for
a favorable opportunity to start."
factions. A riot call was sounded, but
the' three unknown men escaped, and no
further disturbances followed.
MAT EXTEND WIDE.
Calcasro Labor Trouble May Affect
Whole United Stages.
CHICAGO, May 27. Building trades
workmen in every city In the United
States, where there is a branch of tho
National Building Trades Council, are to
be asked to cease work on buildings where
the contracts are held by Chicago build
ers until the labor trouble In this city
Is settled. This, at least, will happen it
the nlan decided on todav at a conference
between Edward Carroll, president of the
National organization, and James Harvey,
of Milwaukee, a member of the National
Executive Board, meets the approval of
H. W. Steinblis, National secretary, and
other members of the General Executive
Board, who were asked by telegraph to
come at once to Chicago to attend a meet-
Hott Mafeklnic Took Relief.
MAFEKING, Friday, May 18. This was
how Mafeklng took the relief:
Faintly from the northwest, about 130
P. M., May 16, we heard the sound of ar
tillery. Colonel Baden-Powell went up
to the lookout. The women and children
were on the housetops and most of the
men were manning the works. Major
Mackenzie, of the headquarters staff,
tumbled downstairs at 3 with a pigeon
in his hand. In a few seconds a dispatch
was on the table, and the code books
were out. Major Hanbury-Traeey cried
out: "They left Maslblti this-mornlng and
are coming In." The flght must have last
ed three hours, when, through the glanes.
fYiA "RriAT-e ivm lii jstn cttf.iBTi!- out n
retreat. Atsurast the garrison seized the ,n-Tesd! ' ".ff t0 ,make
adjournment. During the coming week
It Is expected the military committees
will take the necessary preliminary ac
tion. If the consent of Congress can be" ob
tained, the flags will ba turned over to
the G. A. R., the representatives of Con
federate military organizations will be
invited to Chicago, and, with beautiful
ceremonies. President McKlnley, assisted
by the veterans of the blue and the gray,
will hand the torn and blood-stained ban
ners back to the valiant hands which once
carried and defended them.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO BUILD
Lynch Probably the ITevr President.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 27. Returns re
turns received by the canvassing board off
the International Typographical Union in
dicate that Donnelly Is defeated by Lynch
for president. For flrst vice-president It
will take the official count to decide tho
result, so close Is the race between Hayea
and Hawkes.
Seek Favorable Observation Polnts
LISBON. May 27. Crown Prince Louis
of Portugal has gone to Ovart to see tha
eclipse, and Queen Dowager Marie has
gone to Serra de Estrella. Many tourists
have left for favorable points of observation.
Standard and Diggers Fort and shelled
the Boers as they passed. Darkness was
drawing on when Major Karri Davis with
eight horsemen entered Market Square.
The town took the relief quietly. A
trooper stopped a passer by. and said:
"Hi, we are the relief column."
"Oh, Indeed!" said the citizen, "we
heard you were outside." and the citizen
proceeded on his errand.
"Well. I'm damned." said the trooper,
"but he takes it pretty coolly."
The party dismounted at the staff office,
where a crowd gathered and cheered for
the first time in several months. Then
the troops in the outer forts cheered.
WHen the relieving column marched in at
4 A. M. there was plenty of whislty.
Coaldn't Save the Brldjre.
4 TAAIBOSCH, Saturday. May 2S.-Gen-
eral French crossed the Vaal at LIndegus
Drift yesterday, and General Henry, "with
tCcBCluded ea Stcoad FajeJ
a National fight will b laid before them.
REUNION OF CONFEDERATES
Expected to Snrpass Any Previous
Meetlnc "Wheeler There.
LOUISyTLLE. May 27. The tenth an
nual reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans will meet in this city on next
Wednesday. It is expected, considered
numerically, that It will surpass any pre
vious reunion. A conservative estimate
is that 150.000 visitors will be here. The
city is handsomely draped In bunting, the
red and white of the Confederacy being
most prominent. The court of honor on
Jefferson street, where -the great Inspec
tion stand has been erected, is an Impos
ing structure.
The advance guard of the old Confeder
ates has already begun to come in. Major-General
John T. Morgan will arrive
1 tomorrow morning; and General John B
Line From Southern California to
Utah Carson-Colorado Cat-Off.
SALT LAKE. May 27. C. P. Hunting
ton, president of the Southern Pacific
Company, accompanied by a par
ty of prominent railroad officials, arrived
In Ogden today. They were joined by
President Burt and several other officers
of the Union Pacific, and. after a short
stop, proceeded on their way East.
In an interview. Mr. Huntington con
firmed the statement recently made that
his road would extend Its line from South
ern California to Utah. The construction
of this road Is of the greatest importance
to Utah, meaning much for the future of
Salt Lake and assuring Ogden of further
additions to Its claim as the railway cen
ter of the intermountaln country.
President Huntington also admitted thai
the Carson and Colorado cut-off would be
built, but said the work would amount
to very little, as the distance between
Keeler and Mojave Is less than 100 miles,
and can be easily constructed."
Girl Killed Tiy Llsrhtnln-?.
CHICAGO, May 27. Today during a
storm, Lucy Hilden. 13 years of age. was
Instantly killed by lightning, and her sis
ter, Irene, 10 years, stunned, and fell
by the side of the dead girl in an un
conscious condition. Irene will recover.
The clothes of both girls were almost
burned from their bodles-
Hail to the depth of three inches fell
in the northwest suburbs. Out on Lake
Michigan. George Resch, a saloon-keepar.
was drowned, and his companion, Paul
Kutzner. after clinging to an upturned
boat for nearly an hour, was rescued.
To Observe in England.
LONDON. May 2S. Although England
is 700 miles north of the line of total
ecllpj-e. the Royal Observatory at Green
wich Is making every preparation to ob
serve the partial obscuration.
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THE BOER ENVOYS.
Will Move West and Then May Re
turn to Europe.
WASHINGTON, May 27. The Boer en
voys will attend a reception at Boston
on Thursday. From Boston they proceed
west for Chicago, stopping en route at
Cleveland or Buffalo. They will later
visit St. Paul, returning to Philadelpha
on the 15th, after stopping at intermediate
cities. The delegates may or may not fi
nally return to Washington. Certain con
tingencies, they explain, may make It Im
possible to return here, in which case it
is believed they will go to Europe. The
envoys have received invitations from
over 13) cities and municipalities.
A friend of Dr. Fischer in the Orange
Free State has sent him a copy of a mili
tary order which has caused him consid
erable concern. Dr. Fischer's farm, as is
-Envoy Wessels. is near Bloemfonteln. and
on It he has fine wood lands. Military
ordern have gone out from the British;
commanders that wood may be cut on
bath farms, which will destroy their
beauty and value.
Dr. Fischer tonight exhibited to several
interested spectators specimen dum-dum
and explosive bullet3. which he says had
been taken from the English after tho
battle of SDion Kop. The charge that tho
Boers were guilty of using them, he said,,
was absolutely falB.
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