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WALTER- REED Ere Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGONIAX BUILDXXG ROBERTS IS THERE British Army in the Suburbs of Johannesburg. WILL ENTER THE CITY TOPAY Xo Opposition la Expected Advance Cavalry Forces Are Within SO Miles of Pretoria. LONDON, May 30. 3:S0 A. M. Lord Roberts is bivouacking in the suburbs of Johannesburg, and Intends to make a vlc tnrlrm ntrv .it nnim tnrtnv. Jiiflirlnir from his dispatch, he must have private in- J formation regarding the disposition of the garrison In the fort, as he does not seem to expect opposition. Sis dispatch to the "War Office follows: "Oermlston. May 29, 6:30 P. M. "We ar rived here this afternoon without being seriously oprtosed. No casualties, so far i as I am aware of in the main column, and not many, I trust, in the cavalry and mounted Infantry. The enemy did not ex pect us until tomorrow, and had not. therefore, carried off all their rolling stock. We have possession of the junction connecting Johannesburg with Natal, Pre toria and Xlerksdorp by railroad. "Johannesburg Is reported quiet, and no mines, I understand, have been in jured. "I shall summon -the commandant in the tmornlng,-and If, as I expect, there is. no 'opposition, I propose to, enter the town with all the troops at noon." Germlston is a. suburb to the southeast of Johannesburg railway junction, and General Roberts mentions it In bis mes sage to the "War Office, probably because Eland's Fonteln station Is further east ward. Additional evidence that the mines are Intact comes In a message received by a mining company here today from Its Johannesburg" representative, dated May 28, saying: "All right" Lord Roberts' dispatch is regarded as announcing the virtual occupation of Jo hannesburg, and apparently the Boers have again effected a retreat, as there is no mention of any prisoners or captures, except of rolling stock. There will be some little anxiety pending the actual oc cupation of Johanneiburg, as there are rumors that the town has been mined. with the Intention of blowing up Lord ' Roberts apd his staff on their entry into mm piace. Lord Roberts' cavalry has flowed on be yond Johannesburg. A portion Is under stood to be at Zuurfontein. seven miles north of Johannesburg and within 20 miles of Pretoria. Lord Roberts, although with a broken hrldge at Vereenlglng and a wrecked rail way behind him, has somehow managed to get forward sufficient supplies for his large force. As he has been able to do so much it Is considered possible that he will be outside of Pretoria Friday. The 'rapidity of his advance Is thpught an ex traordinary achievement, even by grudg ing Continental critics. The Boers, who were expected to flghr along the line of hills known as Klip RIv ersburg, abandoned the eastern range near Lord Roberts' advance line, but they moved their ground on the extreme right. near Van Wyck's Roost, when they met General French's turning movement. The flght continued all day, and the result Is as yet mere conjecture. Probably the Boer rear guard succeeded In keeping General French off, and is now in the hills northwest of Johannesburg. Peace Xejrotlatlon. The Standard has the following advices from Pretoria under Monday's date: "The Transvaal Government has opened, or Is about to open, peace negbtIatIons It has cabled a final Inquiry to Its agents abroad asking whether any hope exists of aid." "Without doubt, the presence of Lord Roberts with 40.000 men at Johannesburg will hasten the Transvaal's decision. Dis patches from Lourenco Marques yester day described President Kruger as wa er lng. but demanding a guaranteo that he shall not be exiled to St. Helena. The fighting Boers still continue to de sert, and the -total collapse of the Boer military organization Is not far on. Ben nett Burleigh, wiring from Lord! Roberts headquarters at Vereenlglng Sunday, says: "I doubt if President Kruger can muster I l"i.000 men. as many of the burghers hava I gone to their homes." J The stancher Boers are sending theit families, with wagons and stores, to the ' Zoutpansberg district. i "Whether Pretoria will be defended Is un- I certain, although a Pretoria message. dated Sunday, pictures the work of de fending the capital as going on "with fe verish activity." Pretoria Is situated Is a wilderness of kopjes and ranges, and Is provided with defenses that require at least 20.000 men to man them properly. There may still be one hard nut for the British to crack. The last message out of Pretoria is the following., dated May 28. and censored by the Boer Government: "Krause. acting as special commandant at Johannesburg, has Issued a circular ts the officials concerned, warning them of the necessity of controlling the foreign .elements in the town and directing them to resist all attempts to destroy property or life, meeting force by force." The Netherlands Railway Company yes "terday notified the authorities at Louren co Marques that they must decline to ac cept goods for delivery at Johannesburg. Johannesburg telegrams are still accepted subject to stoppage at Pretoria. The news that Lord Roberts was prac- xicauy master oi jonannesDurg was re- ceived In London with noisy enthusiasm. A procession of students marched through uie i-5i e,uu. tuecrms unu singms. ine announcement at various places of amuse ment was followed by singing of the na tional anthem and cheers for "Bobs." Sir Redvers Buller and the Boers had an artillery duel all day yesterday with out marked result. The equilibrium In srni o .fm iti;i c.i,.- ,. M c-. .. ...u.... u...t.. wua.u-.j cue British killed two Boers and captured 10 near Muller's Pas. "While the townspeople at Fleetwood were cheerinc the announcement that ' Lord Roberts had occupied Johannesburg, the German crew of the Henrietta, an Engllsh vessel that was sold to a German firm, cheered President Kruger. Several conflicts occurred between the Germans and the English, and the chief officer of tho Henrietta was mobbed. Ultimately the police force was doubled. EISGLATVD'S AFRICAX POIilCT. The Boers' Independence Is nt nn Hnd, Says Salisbury LONDON May 23. Lord Salisbury, who was entertained at dinner this evening by the City of London Conservative Asso ciation, made an important announcement regarding the government's South African policy. "The 'stop-the-war party have ued my name." said the Premier, "In support of their ideas by stating that I promised there should be no annexation of terri tory or annexation of gold fields. I never gave a. pledge. I never meant to give a pledge. (Loud cheers.) I stated a simple historical fact. "We were accused of going- to war for1 lust of gold and territory. It was oho' of those calumnies which, under the favoring: influences of Dr. Leyds, spread itself over the press of Europe Nothing could be more untrue. "We. went to war to abate tppressten of the Queen's subjects In the TransvaaL and because our remonstrances were met by an Insulting ultimatum to which" If the Queen's government had submitted, her power not only In South Africa, but over her colonies and dependencies', would have been at an end. "We were forced Into war by the action of our opponents "To say Jthat because we repudiated the greed of territory we therefore bound our selves never to annex any territory, is a most ridiculous misconstruction. I dwell on this, point because this matter of an nexation is about to .become a burning Question. " "We haVo made a tremendous sacrifice of blood and treasure In this conflict. There are misleading prophets, whose ac tion bulks as large In the columns of a newspapers the action of more lnflut ntial and powerful people, who misled th un lucky rulers of the Transvaal to continue resistance, ar beyond the time when all resistance had ceased to be even po-ssibly successful These men are perpetually pressing us to make some conditions, to offer some arranged stipulations that shall leave a shred of Independence to the re publics. 'Our only certainty of preventing a recurrence of this fearful war Is to In sure that never again shall such vast ac cumulations of armaments occur, and that not a shred of the former Independence of the former republics shall remain. (Cheers.) "Wo are not yet at the end of the war, hut I shall venture to lay It down as a primary condition of any further settle ment that precautions will be taken of such a character that such a war will never occur again. Of course, what meas ures will be necessary It Is Impossible at this moment to determine, because that depends largely upon-the action and tem per of those "with whom we have to deal. I have already Intimated that their re sistance has gone beyond the limit to which resistance could wisely go. It Is not for us to criticise their action in what they are pleased to call self-defense, but they have acted so that every bitterness created by the war and every severance of classes and races have been stimulated by every measure they have taken; and so they go on. "It will also be our duty to protect those native races who have been so sorely af flicted and. at the same time so to con duct our policy that so far as possible there shall be a .reconciliation and that every one shall be a happy member of the xsnusn jsmpire. ' After the master of the rolls. Lord Al verstone, had proposed "The Imperial Forces," Lord. Salisbury again rose, hold ing a paper in his hand, and.-said: "I find that Lord Roberts has occupied Johannesburg." This announcement was followed by. a wild display of enthusiasm, 4the company cheering for "Bobs" and singing "God Save the Queen." GALLIFET RESIGNED. Outcome of the Proceeding: In French. Chamber Monday. the PARIS. May 30.-Gerterai vthe Martinis de Galllfct, Mlnlsterof "War, has, rertgned. In his letter to M. waldeck-Rousseaoi, the Premier, asking him to place his resigna tion In the hands of the President of the republic, General de GalQtet pleads Ill health as a reason for his decision. His exact words are: "I am very 4unwe.ll, and my health prevents me resisting' all emo tions df the moment." After deciding upon General Andre aa the most suitable successor, the Premier telegraphed to hhn. at Nemours,.whore he was taking part In the maneuvers. Gen eral Andre left immediately, arriving In Paris about 11:15 this evening.' CroTrn Prince's Progress. BERLIN, May 29. Crown Prince Fred erick "William has passed with the high est honors the officers' examination. "Wednesday he will formally assume a Lieutenancy in his regiment and Thura day he will participate In the Spring pa- rade. Slr Robert Peel on Trial. LONDON, May 19. At the Mariborough Street Police Court tlfiv. Sir Robert Peel was committed for trial at Old Bailey on the charge of libeling Daniel Von der Hett, one of the trustees of the Peel estates and brother-in-law of Sir Robert Peel. Flections In Belgium. BRUSSELS, May 29 The general elec tions have resulted in a reduction of the Catholic majority from 102 to 65. The So cialists are the gainers. ' Mm Gladstone GroYrlnjr-Weaker. LONDON, May 29. It was said this morning that Mrs. Gladstone is gradually growing weaker. Her right side "la par alyzed. WILL MEET IN SEATTLE. IN'ext Congress of Congregational Ministers. OAKLAND. CaLfsiay 29 Seattle will be the next meeting place of the Congre gational Congreso of the Pacific Coast. This was the decision of the Congress be fore Its adjournment this afternoon. The closing exercises were held this afternoon In the. First Congregational Church. The Rev. Jonathan Edwards, of Spokane," de livered an address on Among Ourselves, ' which was one of tho series under the I creneral tODl& of "Cultivation of Fellow- ship." He was followed by the F.ev.-AU fred Baylev, formerly of Oakland, who took for his subject "With Other Chrls- Hans." "Beneolent Activities" ls rtls- cussed by the Rev. Philip Coombe, of San Francisco, who said that in his opin ion the church was not given full credit; iur an ine ucnevoient enterprises, his ' i e, h "f WhV Vh : J i Rev. L. Smith, of Seattle, read a well plea was for better organization. The I wiftAn rwnflr fin tha eiiViliw. rt Cn..lM -.... .,'- v.. ...w WUWJWW.. Vfc IJCT1U "Work for Men." Genernl Conference Ended. CHICAGO. "May 29. The Methodist j conference adjopmed today after a ses- sion of four weeks. The report of the committee on educa tion, whjch was under discussion last night, was taken up. The report, with some amendments, was adopted. Thede bate on the proposed changes In repre sentation to the General Conferences con uxncd much time, but It was Anally de cided to make no changes. Bishop Bow man made a brief address to the parting" delegates. Ex-SeBRtor Hill's Estate. DENVER. Colo., May 29. The will of the late N. P, Hill, ex-United States Sen ator, was filed for probate today. His estate, which it is believed will amount to more than H.000,000. Is bequeathed to the widow, and three children. Sugar Advanced. NEW YORK. May 29. All grades of re fined sugar were advanced 10 'cents a hun dred pounds today. REBELLION IN CHINA 'Boxers" Revolt Assuming Great Proportions, REBELS MASSING OUTSIDE PEKING Imperial Troops Go Over to the In- Brsents General Mamacrc of Foreigners Feared. - LONDON. May 29. The Dally Express has the. following telegram from Shang hai, dated Tuesday: '"The rebellion continues to grow In In tensity, and the "gravest fears are enter tained of lis ultimate extent. The foreign envoys at Peking, fearing a massacre within the capital, have decided to bring up the guards of the legations. The rebels are now massing outside of Peking, and their numbers are reported to he constant ly augmenting. Fresh contingents of FOUR YEARS AGO DEMOCRATS SAID The country would be ruined unless it scaled down its en tire indebtedness one-half and-reduced all wages one-half. ' We have seen that THEY WERE MISTAKEN And it has been again demonstrated, to the satisfaction of all, that REPUBLICAN RULE MEANS PROSPERITY . armed malcontents are-coming up almost hourly from the north. "The Imperial troops who were sent to disperse the rebels found themselves hope lessly outnumbered. Several hundred were killed, and two guns and many rifles were captured, after which most of the re maining troops went over to the rebels. They are now marching side by side. It is believed that the 'Boxers' have the sym pathy of the entire Manchurian army in the anti-foreign crusade, and there Is no doubt that they have the countenance of the Empress Dowager and of Prince Chiang. "The Belgian Minister, escorted -by a strong bodyguard, has gone to obtain an audience of the Tsung-Li-Tamen, a num ber of his countrymen with their families having been cut off by the rebels at Chang Tsln Tien. "The position of the missionaries Is one of extreme peril unless help Is speedily forthcoming. It Is feared they will meet the same fate as their unfortunate con verts whom the 'Boxers' are ruthlessly murdering.""-"" ,- v A special dispatch from Shanghai says it is believed that Russia is about to land troops- at Taku from Port Arthur, where 20 000 are in readiness. The Chinese are reported to be sending large masses of troops overland from Hu Nanad Klang, but the Generalissimo re fuses to assume command on plea of sickness. The relief party has returned from Chan Tsln Tien, bringing 25 persons, including several women and children. CONGER ASKS FOR PROTECTION. Authorized to Land. Marines From American "Warships. "WASHINGTON, May 29. Such advices es have reached here indicate that the situation In China is assuming a very critical phase and one calculated to tax the entire resources of the Chinese Gov ernment. The State Department has been In close communication with Mr. Conger, our Minister at Peking, and the Navy De partment is doing Its share, having placed the flagship Newark as far up the Pel Ho River as the Taku forts, which is the nearest point to Peking that the ship can reach. The operations of the "Boxers" are ln creaelng In magnitude. Their demonstra tions are no longer local, and they appear to be governed In their movements by some well-settled design. They have mur dered nine Methodist missionaries at the town of Pachow, and have closed In on Peking. Meanwhile, the Chinese Army is suspected of disloyalty, this belief being strengthened by wholesale desertions of the soldiers to the "Boxers." Minister Conger has appealed to the State Department for the protection of a marine guard for his Legation. The de partment has promptly cabled him an au thorization to call upon the nearest United States, naval easels for assistance. It js nol known yet whether he has availed himself of the permission. The ship he would naturally look to would be the Newark, and It Is assumed that he has already communicated with Admiral Kempff on board that flagship. The embarrassing feature of the situa tion Is the cutting of communication by rall between Taku and Tien-Tain and the capital, for the "Boxers" have burned the railroad bridges, and there are prob ably only two courses open to the ma rines who wish to reach Peking a long overland march through a hostile coun try away from supporters, or a tedlo.is voyage up the swift and shallow Pel Ho In shore 'boats in tow of the steam 'launchee. According to report the Chinese Govern ment has done everything in its power to meet ihe demands of the diplomatic body at Peking for the dispersion of the "Box ers," but it appears that the uprising Is far more serious than was at first appre-hendea'-and even the resident ministers at Peking are Inclined to .admit that the task isnot an easy" one for the Chinese Govern ment. So far all the measures taken by the State Department look to "the simple pro tection of the American Legation at Pe king, the American Consulates in the im mediate, vicinity and the lives of such Amerlcann as may be obliged to take ref uge therein, in the event of general riot ing. The State Department la closely ad hering to the practice it has always ob served of noninterference In these Chinese disturbances, and It is not contemplated that our naval forces shall take any part In the contest between the Chinese Gov ernment and the "Boxers," though It Is assumed that Rear-Admiral Remey, commander-in-chief of the Asiatic station, will take Immediate steps to supply Rear Admlral Kempff, the senior squadron commander, with such a naval force as he may need for safeguarding American In terests at the treaty ports. 'SITUATIOX AT TIEX TSIX. Armed Party Goes to Rescue the . Besieged Belgians. TIEN TSIN, May 39. A detachment of 200 Chinese soldiers cleared the railway between here and Peking, and ordinary service was resumed at noon. No news 'has been received from the Belgian en- gineecs engaged in the construction of the Luhan line. In other respects the situa tion is mare quiet. Thirty Japanese have arrived from the gunboat at Agokan. The French flagship. D'Entrescastreaux. and the gunboat Surprise have left Taku. One hundred American marines from the American cruiser Newark are expect ed here at 11 o'clock tonight. An armed rescue party of Frenchmen and Germans started this afternoon to try and relieve the besieged Belgians. The "Viceroy, under the pressure of the French Consul, has permitted the rescuers to travel by railroad to Feng Tal, where Chi nese protection ends. The Belgians are besieged at Chang Tsln Tien, near Zens TaL Russia Sees Her Opportunity. SHANGHAI. May 29. The Russian Min ister at Peking has telegraphed asking that all available gunhoats be sent to Taku. Foreign Guards Summoned. LONDON, May 30. The Peking corres pondent of the Times, telegraphing Tues day, says: 'The foreign guards have been sum moned by the legations, and will arrive Immediately. This decision was well taken. The opinion Is widespread that the powers should compel China to defray the cost of a measure which the apathy of the Chinese Government necessitates. All tho French engineers and their families are reported safe." FIGHTING IN SAMAR. Fonr Americans Killed. Near Gatbal ogan, Including Lieutenant Eians. MANILA, May 29. Major Henry T. Al len, of the Forty-third Infantry, while scouting from Catbalogan, Island of Sa mar. May 9, drove a party of Insurgents from the valleys. Four Americans were killed. Including Lieutenant "W. H. Evans, who was slain while gallantly leading a charge against the entrenchments. Eleven of the enemy were killed and four were wounded. The town of Cattarman, Island of Sa- mar, was attacked at midnight, April oO, by 1000 rebels, who entrenched themselves near the town over night. Captain John- Colle, of the Forty-third Regiment, fougnt the Filipinos for six hours, and afterward buried 150 of the enemy. One American was killed and one wounded. ' The hamlet of Pawln, in the Province of Laguna, Island of Luzon, the headquarters of General Gallics, was surrounded May 26, by three detachments of the Forty secondReglment, Thirty-seventh Regiment and Eleventh Cavalry. Only a few of the enemy were encountered, Gailles having departed tho day before. Pawln, which was manifestly a rebel stronghold, was burned to the ground. Captain Norton's scouts and two com panies of the Eighteenth Regiment, while scouting May 12, In "Western Panay, sur prised a number of the enemy near Val derama, and killed 35 of them. There were no casualties among the Americans, but some of them suffered from sunstroke. The official reports report small engage ments In Panay and Cebu Islands and Tayabas, Laguna, Zambales, Benguet and Pangasin Provinces, resulting In 14 of the enemy being killed, and many wounded. The Americans also captured 60 rifles, a Nordenfeldt gun and supplies of ammu nition, and destroyed a powder factory. A rebel Major, who surrendered at Lls cum last week, has been persuading others to follow his example. Today he effected the surrender of 46 men with 55 rifles at Tarlac, and hopes to Influence more of his countrymen to do the same. EXPEDITXOX IX MINDANAO. General BateV Report of the Occu patioa of Several Coast Towns. "WASHINGTON, "May 29 The "War De partment has made public the report of Major-General J. C. Bates, United States Volunteers, upon an expedition led by him Into Northern Mindanao, P. I., during the latter part of March last. The report, in brief, says: "Starting out from Manila, March 20. General Bates and his staff on the United States ship Manila met a transport fleet near the entrance to the Gulf of Albay, with the Fortieth Volunteer Infantry aboard, and the expedition then proceed ed to and occupied successively the towns of Surlgao, Cagayan, Iligan, Misamls and Dapltanon, on the north; Baganga, on the east, and Zamboanga, Cottahato, Pol lok, Harang, Davao and Matl, on the south cost of Mindanao, without the firing of a single shoL No resistance of any kind was encountered. "Some of the towns were garrisoned, and In others the local police force was deemed capable of preserving order. Dur ing the expedition, 241 rifles of various makes and 97 bronze and Iron cannon were captured. 51 of the latter being left In charge of the commanding officers at the occupied points. The remainder were taken to the arsenal at Manila." RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. Recommend Changes in the Inter state Commerce Law. MILWAUKEE, May 29 The feature of the forenoon session today of the Na tional Association of Railroad Commis sioners was an address by A. C. Bird, vice president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, on "The Enforcement of the Interstate Commerce Law." The report of the committee on legislation was read and discussed at length, and the fol lowing resolution. Introduced by Judge Atkinson, Railroad Commissioner of Geor gia, was adopted: "Resolved, That we recommend that the Federal Congress do, by appropriate leg islation, corfer upon the Interstate Com merce Commission the power to prescribe reasonable maximum rates for the trans portation of freight and passengers by persons and corporations engaged in inter state commerce, as well as authority to make such rates and regulations as may be necessary to carry them Into execu tion." Judge Atkinson's resolution was substi tuted In the report in place of a resolu tion asking Congress to amend the Cul lom bill. WHAT WILL THEY DO? Party Managers Interested' In Oregon Gold Democrats. BRYANITES EXPECT.THEM TO RETURN Bat Xo Inducements "Will-Be Offerc la the Platform to Be Framed. at Kansas City. "WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar 29-, Th managers of both parties here are'watch lng with keen Interest the coming election In Oregon, and especially with referenca to the position which the gold Democrats will take. It Is believed that there te a, general understanding among the Demo crats throughout the United States as to what they intend to do in this Presiden tial election, and It Is thought that it will be indicated by the general election ins Oregon. The sllverites are hoping tha? the Gold Democrats will return to tha party, but they are not offering any In ducements in the way of concessions aa to, the platform that will be adopted at Kansas" City. The platform Is almost sura to be as drastic as the platform of Chi cago. If the Gold Democrats support tha fusion ticket, and the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform in Oregon, it will be generally taken to mean that there la a movement on the part of the Gold Dem ocrats to return to the party, regardless, of the silver Issue and Bryanlsm, which drove them out of the Democratic parts; four years ago. In Xevr 1'orlc and Maryland. Crokers declaration that he Is for Bry an without regard to the attitude that Hill Is taking In New York, presents a very interesting phase of Democratic politics. Hill concedes the nomination of Bryan but Is fighting an instructed delegation and the indorsement of the Chicago plat form. Croker's friends are fighting Hill on this isue, 'and the outcome of tho New York convention will be watched with interest. It looks as if the silver wing of the Democratic party would tri umph m New York, and Hill would ba defeated. It already seems apparent that Gorman Is to be run over by the Bryanltes and silver men In Marj land, which means tha abandonment of tat state by the Dem ocrats, for Maryland cannot be carried on a silver iesue. The Bryanltes are making especial ef forts .to carry Eastern states, particularly New York and Maryland, for the purposa of showing the country that they hava some hope of success in these states next FalL The Gold Democrats are betas" Ig nored on the theory that they will ba forced to return to the Democratic party, no matter what position it takes. Payment to Slletz Indians. Lincoln County will be Interested in that provision of the Indian bill authoriz ing the Secretary of the Interior to nay Ltt)fefirflff85jejfeilans on the Sllete res I ervatlon the full' amount due them un der treaty for the sale of lands. This carries about $65,000. which will be expend ed in the county. Mr. Tongue was Instru mental in securing the provision. Grout BUI Reported. After an exciting contest lasting many months, the advocates of the Grout bill, placing an almost prohibitive tax on oleo margarine and like Imitation butters, suc ceeded today In having the measure fa vorably reported from the House com mittee on agriculture. The vote was 10 to 7 in favor of the bill. The opposition to the measure had taken form In a sub stitute providing addltldnal safeguards against the fraudulent sale of oleomar garine, not going to the extent of tha Grout bill. A majority and minority re port will be submitted Thursday. GREATRESULTS NOTEZPECTED Observation of the Eclipse by Gov J eminent Astronomers. BARNESVILLE, Ga., May 29 Regara Ing Jhe work of the Government expedi tion yesterday during the sun's eclipse. Professor S. J Brown, astronomical di rector of the Naval Observatory at "Wash ington, gave out the following statement: "Barnesvllle furnished us with the most perfect day which the eclipse observers could wish for. No clouds Interfered, the air was steady and beautifully clear. All of the preparations were ready for the eclipse at the time of its occurrence, and the programme of the observers was car ried out essentially in accordance with the carefully prepared plans. The visual work of the corona consisted of naked eyo and telescopic drawings, which were In substantial agreement as to the prominent features In the corona. A remarkably good one for Its careful representation of the details of the corona was made with chalk on dark blue paper by Professor Otis Ashmore, of Savannah, who was a member of the Government expedition. He spent many days in preliminary prac tice on this. Professor Gart, of the -University of Maine, and Dr. See, who com bined telescopic and visual drawings, each agreed in essential features with tne other. The observations of the shadow bands were successful, although this phenomenon was not as pronounced as has been recorded at former eclipses. The shadow bands seemed to be not well pronounced parallel bands of shadows and brightness, but appeared to be more like the reflection of rippled water projected upon a screen. Professor Updegraff and Professor Eastman made successful draw ings of the finer details of the Inner corona of the equatorial regions. All of the work shows the corona to have been remarkably similar to those of 1878 and 1SS9, both of which were years of mini mum sun spots. "The spectroscopic observations -of Pro fessor H. C. Lord were also successfully carried out with the 'slitless spectograph. In which he secured Ave photographs of the reversing layer and corona. Obser- L vatlons of the shadow bands were made by Colonel R. J. Redding, of the Geor gia experiment station, and telescopic drawings of the polar rays were made by mjself with the six-Inch telescope. It would be premature to express any defi nite opinion until the plates are carefully developed and studied, but there Is no reason to anticipate that they will furnish results of great Importance." Passenger Train "Wreclced. KEWANEE, "Wis, May 29. A passen ger train on the Green Bay "Western road was wrecked five miles from this city to day by a washout. Engineer Michael RIordan lost a leg and may not survive. Fireman John Brown was instantly killed, a large rod piercing his head. The coaches were telescoped. No other casualties wero reported. Steamship Launched. PHILADELPHIA, May 29. The steam ship Sierra, built for the Oceanic Steam ship Company, was successfully launched at Cramps' shipyard today.