THE MCTRNING (VREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JUXE 7, 1900 AT A STANDSTILL Roberts' Army Is Resting at Pretoria. PREPARING FOR A LONG CHASE The Xext 3Ioi e Will Be la tke Direc tion of Lydennnrs atal Boers on the Point of Surrendering-. LONDON, June 7, 4:35 A- II. Military operations In South Africa, are apparently at a standstill. For a day or two the tired troops of Lord Roberts are resting and he is filling the magazines and ware houses at his new base, Pretoria, prepara tory to a long chase after the retiring Boers in the direction of Lydenburg. His cavalr is probably seeking to intercept Commandant-General Botha. Some dispatches are. to hand which left Pretoria Monday, while the fighting was going on outside the city. They come by way of Lourenco Marques. One of them says: "Toward the end of the day, when the British naval guns were shelling the southern forts, a number of projecti.es burst, damaging tho suburbs. All day armed burghers have been leaving Pre toria., going east. The greater part ol the railway rolling stock has been re moved. General Botha was fighting an es sential rear-guard action, his object be ing tibt to defend Pretoria, but to delay Lord Roberts until the railway switch had been cleared and the main part of the Boer army had started to withdraw. The British advance appears to have left open to the Boers the best line of retreat along the railway." Possibly Lord Roberts has been able to cut the railway "before a full retirement was effected. That Pretoria would b defended was- apparently given out after the council of war with a view of mis leading the British. Lydenburg, the district to which the provisions originally destined for Pretoria have been diverted, and where a cartildge factory has been erected and reserve sup plies of all sorts are stored, is a volcanic region of fertile valleys, enclosed by great ramparts of precipitous rocks, penetrated by narrow, winding passes. There are herds of cattle in the valleys, and there is much native labor available for forti fying. The Bpers used both heavy and light artillery at Pretoria. What Is supposed to have been the last train that left Pretoria arrived at Lourenco Marques Sunday evening. The. passengers included a number of foreign volunteers, who were leaving the Boers, and also the wives and children of .Hollanders. They described Pretoria as destitute of food and clothing "What the Boer officials could not take, the natives and townspeople did. Probably the most Important Boer army is at Lalngs Nek, where both sides are passive. General Rundle and General Brabant have withdrawn a little south ward. General Baden-Powell has extended martial law to the Marco and North Llch tenburg dlstricta Shots were exchanged between Boer and British patrols 18 miles west of Mafeklng May 28. Part of the forces lately at Pretoria are reported to have gone westward to meet Baden-Powell, and to make a show of holding the country through which he and General Hunter are moving. ,A dispatch to tho Daily Telegraph from Newcastle, dated Tuesday, described the Boers there as an unorganized rabble, without flour, meat or sugar. Their sur render Is only a question of time. Never theless, the correspondent avers, they hold strong positions, with a prospect ol a safe retreat toward Lydenburg. It it understood at Newcastle that the British Government has approached the Nat a! Government with a proposition that Natal shall voluntarily renounce local self-government for a time in order that a good system of crown government may be in stituted for all South Africa, leading in the course of time to federation and the -subsequent autonomy of the various states simultaneously. Lourenco Marques corre spondents attach significance to the num ber of British warships In Dclagoa Bay, suggesting that they are there possibly In anticipation of aiding the Portuguese in the event of disturbances on the Trans vaal border. BCLLER AND BOTHA. A Three Days Armistice Agreed Upon. LONDON, June 6. A special dispatch from Lourenco Marques, dated June 5, says: "Buller and Christian Botha met at Lalng's Nek, at Buller's request, when a three days' armistice was agreed upon." The dispatch adds that the British evac uated Utrecht. Lord Roberts telegraphed to the War Office as follows: "Pretoria, June 5.-5:35 P. M. The occu pation Of the town passed off most satis factorily and the British flag is now hoisted on top of the government offices. The troops met with a much more enthu siastic reception than I anticipated. The third battalion of the Grenadier Guards lined the streets .when, the march past took place. 0nVrJhlr having been on duty at some distance around the town, very few cavalry and Infantry were able to take part In the ceremony. Several of our officers, who had been prisoners, were among the onlookers." It appears evident that the Boer Commander-in-Chief. General Botha, with all his guns, withdrew In good order, prob ably ajong the Delngoa Bay Railroad, with a view of joining President Kruger. So the Transvaal forces remain practical ly Intact with Presidents Kruger and Steyn and General Botha and Secretary of State Reitz all safe and In a position to continue the direction of affairs. The more optimistic see in the fact that President Kruger's wife and General Botha's wife were left at Pretoria an Indi cation that the President does not count on a long resistance. In any case, it will probably take Roberts at least a week to organize a campaign of pursuit. The mil itary authorities anticipate that the next Important news will come from General Buller's direction. A belated dispatch from Mafeklng, dated May 31, announces the British occupation of Malmanla. where 200 Boers surrendered. Aristocrats in Boers' Hands. LONDON. June 6. The Thirteenth Im perial Yeomanry battalion, captured by the Boers Friday near Llndley, Orange River Colony, consisted of two Irish units and two companies of the Duke of Cam bridge's Own, Including Lord Donough's company, which was regarded as the crack company of the corps, a number of men in the ranks being closely allied to -noble lamllles. Among the officers are the Earl of Le! trlm. the Earl of Longford and the Earl si Ennlsmoor. THE EXD OP THE PROMEXADE. Tame Closing; of the Ansrlo-Boer Conflict. NEW XORK. June 6. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The promenade from Cape Town to Pre toria was ended yesterday, after a battle of maneuvers rather than serious fighting. Lord Roberts gives a detailed description of this engagement, and helps thereby to dignify the ntry of the British troops into the capital. The details have a hol low ring, and It is not clear that the re sistance offered by the Boers was serious. The Boers, when attacked by the mount ed infantry' and the Yeomanry, fell back upon a position in the rear, where they had concealed several guns. The naval guns and the batteries of artillery moved up with the infantry brigade behind them, and the Putch mired. The Bpers then made a feeble attempt to turn the left flank of the British army, but were thwarted when General Hamilton's col umn of mounted Infantry filled the gap. The Boers retreated, and Lord Roberts" army, after bivouacking over night, en tered Pretoria yesterday afternoon, the Guards leading the way. The casualties were not heavy, and the engagement was a series of maneuvers' on each rfde, with out desperate o- persistent fighting In the dense Dutch stronghold. Lord Roberts was embarrassed by the Earl of Rosslyn'. enterprise last week In revealing the helplessness of panic-stricken Pretoria, and the facility with which It could be entered by the British troops, and he was deprived of the credit of forc ing Ills way Into the Boer capital, since the eagerness cf the officials to surrender the town wan proclaimed when he was not prepared to advance. By waiting six days he gave the Boers time to recover from their panic and to make some show of defending the capital. The account of Monday's engagement and Tuesdav's entry In better re.idtnc for each side in consequence of the delay. The Boers have the credit for making a final stand at Slx-Mllo Snru't and of seek ing to ambush the British and thn to out flank them, and Lord Roberts, Instead of marching In several days after the memv had ruttled out has the satisfaction of entering tho capital In gallant style after a successful engagement. Lord Robfrtp does not appear to ha'e usd more than two biiradei of Infantrv. with a strong body of cavalry, and while the runs were kept well In front, there was lltMe work for thm. He hnd sta tioned two brigades of onvairv north of Pretoria and General Hamilton' column to the west, and had not attempted to concntrat hk force slnc the Beer com mandoes were not rtrong. After a few hours of maneuvering, the capital was left defentMess. The forts. constructed at the expenv? of the mine owners, and strncth ened during thf war. were abandoned, tho Creufots ?nd Kuppand the famous Long Toms, which were to render Pretoria im- pregnable, were taken cast to the moun tains, and the capital, which President Kruger's burghers nad boasted would be defended month after month, was sud denly left after a feeble engagement. The facility with which Johannesburg and Pretoria have been taken leads many military men to suspect that there has been a secret understanding between President Kruger and the British Gov ernment by which the war will be brought to an end "without unnecessary loss of life and wasteful destruction of property. This theory, while plausible, cannot be proved, since neither President Kruger nor Lord Roberts will admit that there has been any secret Intrigue, or that the closing scenes of the war have been prearranged In any sense. The safer generalization Is that the Boers have fought gallantly against the resourced of a mighty empire, and have been finally overwhelmed by superior num bers and energy, and that Lord Roberts has worked out an Intricate problem in the dynamics of war. He has known how much force was needed on the advance line, and what kind of force, and how to protect his line of communications most effectively by operations on the eastern flank under General Rundle. The campaign may now be said to have ended west of the line drawn from Pre toria to Flcksburg. General Hunter's di vision la reported to have entered Llch tenburg. Lord Methuen will probably turn up at Potchefstroom, and General Baden Powell and General Carrington will oc cupy Zeerust and Rustenberg. The occu pation of Pretoria will probably dishearten the Free State forces, and the Bethlehem, Harrismlth and Vrede districts will be gradually overrun by General Rundle'! forces. The remaining operations of the war will be restricted to the Lydenburg district, to which the forces Mill holding Lalng's Nek must retreat through Er melo. There are many signs that the struggle will end in the course of a fortnlpht. and the details of the surrender of Pretoria, communicated by Lord Roberts at mid night, support this view. From Lord Rob erts' report, it appears that the Boerj were driven back fairly Into Pretoria In Monday's engagement, and that the sur render of the town was demanded. Gen eral Botha proposed an armistice for set tling the terms of surrender, and Lord Roberts replied that there could be no conditions. General Botha decided against any attempt to defend the town, and the civil officials arranged for the entry ol the troops during the afternoon, as had been done at Johannesburg. The wives of President Kruger and Gen eral Botha remained In the town, and no attempt was made to remove the British prisoners to Waterval. All the prisoners will be speedtly released, and the stand made In the Lydenburg district is not likely to be .serious. NEWS OF JAPAN. Christian Paper Suspended for ShoTf ingr Disrespect to Imperial Honse. YOKOHAMA. May 25, via Victoria. B. C, June 6. In the lull which has fol lowed the rejoicings over the Imperial wedding, little of interest has trans pired. In the aftermath, the report that a Christian Journal had been suspended and Its editors arrested for disrespect shown to the Imperial hous2 in Its com ments on the ceremony, attracted much attention, especially In view of the feel ing against Christianity which has lately been fostered In conservative and Buddhist circles. It turns out, however, that the ob noxious article, which Is said to be of a decidedly indecent character, was the work of an Irresponsible pair of boys, and that In no way does It reflect upon the Japan ese Christians. Whatever may be said of the literary standing or Intellectual abil ity of the Christian press of the empire. It has been thoroughly clean and In every way commendable In Its moral tone. How far the present mining boom in Corea Is of a merely political nature. It Is difficult to say. There has been a re markable number of demands upon the government of that country for mining concessions and privileges, leading out siders seeming to gather the Impression that the country must be a veritable store house of mineral wealth. According to the prevailing fashion here in the Orient, however, the knowing ones recognize In all this activity merely the first steps In the process of establishing political spheres of Influence. At all events, the mining prospectors and adventurers of America should be duly cautioned not to wend their way hither on the reports of a new Eldorado having been discovered. Japan's admlnstratlon of Formosan af fairs Is beginning to be greatly to Its credit as a colonial power: the work of the government Indicates that the island Is assured a prosperous future. Railway construction 1st rapidly progressing, and the Industries of the Formosans are get ting strong stimulus from the development of means of communication. Chicago Aid India. CHICAGO, June . The Chicago India Famine Relief Committee last night re ceived the following cablegram from Lady Curzon. of India: "Simla, June 5. Indian Famine Com mittee, Chicago: The generous contribu tion of 10M gratefully received. Could not be more opportune. "MARY CURZON." The Chicago committee is raising a sec ond 100) and hopes to be able to Fend it to the famine-stricken district before the suffering grows worse. American missionaries returned from India speak In the highest terms of Lord Curzon's work In behalf of the stricken country. They say that in order to see that relief work was done wherever possi ble, he was inoculated for the plague that' he might go into the plague-Infected regions. R'j-ominK Democrats. LARAMIE. Wyo.. June 6. The Demo cratic State Convention today elected the following delegates to the National con vention a: Kansas City: A. E. Miller, Laramie: P. C Alger. Sheridan; C E. Blydenburg. Rawlins; Walter L. Marsh. Cheyenne: R. A. Keenan. Rock Springs, W"''?m Hlnton, Evnnslon. SITUATION GROWS WORSE BOXERS THREATEN TO EXTER.MI- XATE FOREIGNERS AT TIEX-TSIX. More Mnrdem Come to Xlght at Pao Ting Fa Foreign Warships Land Reinforcement. TTEN-TSIN, June 6. The Chinese rv ant of a Belgian engineer, who left Pao Ting Fu two days after the Belgians, saw five foreign and two Chinese dead bodies in the Grand Canal, one being the body of a foreign woman. A blood placard threatens the exter mination of the foreigners here June 10. It Is rumored that the Boxers and Cath olic Christians fought at Tung Hu Tues day, three Christians being killed. H. S. M. Balfloer hay arrived and the Terrible Is expected. One hundred and WHO'S thirty-one British, 31 German. 50 French and 45 Italian marines have arrived here. These reinforcements render TIcn-Tsln se cure. SITUATION IS WORSE. Another American Warship Ordered to the Tel Ho lllver. WASHINGTON, June 6. Minister Con ger cabled today that the situation at Peking was worse, and this statement, taken In connection with Admiral KcmpfTs alarm'ng cablegram of yester day, announcing that an engagement had begun, decided the State Department to strengthen the naval forces nearest the wene of the trouble. Accordingly, a ca blegram was sent to Admiral Remey, at Manila, directing him to dispatch at once to Admiral KcmpfTs command the gun boat Helena, or a correspondingly light draught ship. Admiral KempfC's flagship, the Newark, drawing 23 feet of water, cannot ascend the Pel Ho River safely beyond the Taku forts near the entrance, btu the little Helena, drawing only 11 feet, can taefly ascend to Tien-Tsln. 40 miles above. She was specially designed for service In Chinese rivers, and so Is likely to prove much more effective than any other of the foreign warships which can pass the Taku forts to reach Tlen Toln. She carries batteries particularly adapted for dealing with organized mobs. She Is commanded by Commander E. JC Moore, and her complement Is 10 officers and 166 men. In view of the service re quired of her. it Is expected that Admiral Remey will add to this one or two compa nies of marines. It is gathered from Admiral KcmpfTs advices that the Boxers are about to at tack Tlen-Tsin. so that the Helena will be a particularly welcome addition to the foreign fleet In that part of China. If she leaves Manila today, she should reach Taku Sunday night or Monday morning. Secretary Hay cabled Minister Conger an authorization to call for reinforce ments from Admiral Kempff. and to make such disposition of his naval force as he deems proper to protect American Inter ests generally. The Administration Is de termined that the United States Gov ernment shall continue on Its Independent course respecting the Chinese situation, though willing to go as far as possible to aid In the restoration of peace and order In China. Therefore. Admiral KempnT has not been Instructed to Join the other naval commanders in the Pel Ho River In con certed action. FIGHTING NEAR PEKING. Chinese Soldiers Attacked the Box er Heavy Lor. on Iloth Sides. .SHANGHAI. June 6. Soldiers dispatcn ed to attack the Boxers have fought an engagement quite close to Peking. Many vcre killed on both sides. In consequence of the representations of Japan, the landing of a large Russian force at Taku Is alleged to have been stopped. It is believed here that should Russia persist In sending a preponderat ing military force to the front, a colllson with Japan, will Inevitably result. Alarm ing reports are current here of the hur ried completion of the mobllzatlon of the Japanese fleet. The Russian minister at Peking, M. Deglcr, has made another attempt to In duce .he Chinese foreign office formally to request Russian assistance to restore or der. but the offer has not yet been ac cepted. Violent dissensions are reported to ex ist between the Chinese Commander-in-Chief of the forces, Jung Lu. and Prince Chlng Tuan, who. In accordance with the wishes of the Dowager Empress, is strongly supporting the cause of the Boxers. The mobs who murdered the English missionaries. Robinson and Norman, mu tilated and disemboweled the bodies. The station at Yan-TIn. three miles from Pe kjng, has been burned. The British minister. Sir Claude Mac Donald, is reported to be quite 111. NEED A FREE HAND. Forelsn M!aters Lose Time In Con sulting: Horaf Governments.. PEKING. June 6. The situation is growing steadily worse. Events move with such rapidity and affairs, owing to the excitement of the natives, are so critical that the foreign ministers hold frequent meetings. They feel the need of a free hand for energetic action, without a perpetual reference to the home gov ernments. Sir Claude ilacDonald, the rwi 1 Wm IBs l-IF'- British IMnlster, is wiring for To more marines. Native employes who have returned from Feng-Tal say they left the Boxers openly drilling In the adjacent village. A strong imperial edict. Issued this evening, censures the "cowardliness of the imperial troops," and orders the Viceroy of Pe-Chi-Ll and General Jung from Feng-Tal say they left the Boxers The foreign ministers, at today's meet ing, discussed the -question cf a special audience with the Empress Dowager, but no decision was reached. WORKING VP A CRISIS. Boxer Movement Spreading' Un checked Throughout China. LONDON, June 7. Affairs In China are gradually working up a crisis of the first magnitude. The morning papers think that tho British squadron Is recognised as Inferior In strength to the 'Russian, as well as to the Japanese. The Morn ing Post has the following dispatch from Peking, dated yesterday: I "Report says the court party Is col- CJ "IT"? St. Louis Globe Democrat. lectlng inelde the city. Consequently, there Is Increased uneasiness." The Peking correspondent of the Times cays: "No train either left or arrived at Pc k'ng yesterday (Tuesday). Further dam age to the railways Is reported. Tne Boxer movement Is spreading unchecked throughout the provinces. Not one Boxer has yet been arrested or punUhed. Anx iety Is Increasing regarding the fate of the missionaries at the varibus stations. At the meeting of the Tsung-11-Yamen yesterday (Tuesday) the Japanese Min ister d-'scussed the offer of M. de Glcrs, Russian Minister, to give the assistance of the Russian troops In quelling disturb ances. The Tcung-H-Yamen denied that the offer had been made; but Russia did make It, and the Chinese Government Is quite capable of accepting such assist ance." The Peking correspondent of the Times. In a long mall article, dated April 25, which deals with Russo-Japanese rivalry In the far East, expresses the opinion that war between the two powers Is Inevita- I blc and that It cannot be long delayed, because of Russia's immense Chinese de 1 signs and the hatred China feels for Rus j sla when they see her enjoying the I fruits of Janan's victorious war to the detriment of Japan. JAPAN AND RUSSIA. English Admiral Snys They Will Surely Flijht. VANCOUVER. B. C. June 6. Admiral Sir E. R. Freemantle, for years In charge of the Indian and China squadrons, and now Commander-in-Chief at DavenpoTt, arrived today on his return from a tour through the Orient. He said he thought Japan and Russia would surely fight. At any rate, Japan would never back down. The feeling was so Intense there that no ministry could or would give In to Russia. Corea. he said, should Deiong to Japan, and the Japanese know It and would fight for It. When questioned os to what part England would take in the struggle, ho said that, being "oft duty," he could make no statement whatever as to England: probable ourse In the event of war, but he said that-Ja'pan was in the right; that she would 'fight, and she would win. When told of the -ecent massacre of British missionaries and of Japan's pro test against Russia sending in more troops, he said: "That greatly intensifies the situation, but you can understand how I don't wish to commit myself.1' Count von Leyden, German Ambassador to the court of Japan, arrived by the Em press on his way home on leave. "The Boxer question," said the Count. "Is a most serious one In China. My own country has sent trcope to Peking to co operate with those of the other power, and the outlook is serious. The present state of affairs cannot be put up with: but It Is to be hoped that the Dowager Empress will suppress tte lawlessac. He went on to say that It was not so much for China's sake that the diplomats feared, but the European nations, with the United States and Japan, were so deeply Interested that, should strong meas ures have to b: taken with China, no one knew what might happen. When he left the combined forces from the represented powers were sending troops to Peking merely as a demonstration. "So, of course," he said, "a few Hundred men can do very little; but It may be the be ginning of greater events." The alarm of the Japanese Government at the emigration to the United States and Canada Is expressed In Japanese ro pers. The Japan Mall says the Mikado's Government Is powe-'ess to pass any act regulating emigration without some en abllng legislation by the Diet. The Gov ernment has notified all Governors of prov inces to Issue proclamations declaring that emigration to America is a hazardous and dlflicu't undertaking. News from Northern Japan Indicates that the earthquake of May 12 caused more damage than was at first supposed. At Oshlma, a landslide caused the forma, tlon of a lake 0 miles In circumference. In 4$ villages houses were destroyed, and while there were no fatalities, scores of people were injured. Li Hung Chang Is again In high favor, the Dowager Empress of China having conferred upon him the highest decoration at her disposal, that of the Sqtmre Dragon. Much comment but little grief has been heard in Peking over tho violent death of LI Lien Yen. the favorite eunuch of the Empress Dowager. He nad amassed a fortune of 3S,C00,0CO taeLs, and he Is al leged to have been poisoned by relatives, who desired his fortune. He died after three hours' illness. fl! "SOONERS" ON COLVILLE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT. Those "Who Go on the Rcserrntloa Lands Before Date Named Im peril Their Chances. WASHINGTON, June 2. R. B. Scott. Junior Vice-Commander of the Depart ment of Washington and Alaska, recently called the attsntlon of Senator Foster to reports coming from the northeastern part of the State of Washington, that "soon ers" were squatting en lands not allotted to Indians on the Colvinc reservation. On behalf of the old soldiers of the depart ment, Commander Scott requested that precautions be taken to give them an equal chance with those who seem deter mined to disregard the laws of the country. In the act of July 1, 1S0S. under which the allotments of land to Indians is pro vided, It Is apec'fically stated that six months from the date of the proclamation by the President, and not before, the agri cultural lands within the reservation, which have not bsen allotted to Indians, may be subject to entry and settlement. Secretary Hitchcock, of tho Department of the Interior, has assured Senator Foster that If the provisions already made are not sufllcl.nt to prevent the premature oc cupation of the land on the reserve to be allotted to settlers, others more effective will probably be found. All persons will be warned that entrance on the land before the day-of opening will jeopardize their interests, and cause the department to look with disfavor upon their claim or al leged claim. The proclamation Issued by the Presi dent specifically warns all prospective set tlers from attempting to make settlement on any of the lands ol che Colvllle reser vation earlier than six months from the date of the proclamation. Ketchikan Port of Entry. The Treasury Department has finally de cided to maintain the port of entry at Ketchikan. Instead of Mary Island, ai heretofore. This matter was first brought before the department In definite form, as the result of a pei'tlon. signed almost unanimously by the shipmasters who op erated vessels between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. These masters stated that It had been dangerous and inconveni ent to enter at Mary Island, there being no wharf or other facilities there. Their petition and statement was placed before the department by Senator Foster, ano subsequently the port of entry was trans ferred to Ketchikan. It was thsn stated that Ward's Cove, situated five miles from Ketchikan, would afford a safer harbot and be more desirable as a port of entry. In support of this statement figures were produced from the Coast and Geodetic Sur. vey, showing that Ward's Cove was a de sirable harbor, and that boats could an chor there with perfect safety. The en trance to the harbor Is small, however, and It is alleged that there is a sunken rocK near the entrance, which renders It very dangerous to heavy vessels at certain stages of the tide. The Treasury Department assigned Spe cial Agent J. F. Evans, of San Francisco, now permanently .stationed In Alaska, to make the Investigation, and his report Indicates that there are no objections to Ketchikan, and that It afforded many ad vantages over Mary Island, and over Ward's Cove. Lnkc Washington Canal. The final right-of-way papers In tha Lake Washington ship canal project have been passed upon by the Attorney-General, and are now in the possession of the Sec retary of War. In the litlgatien that has resulted from a systematic effort to secure the rights of way for this Improve ment It Is reported that the people of King County have expended $230,003. It is now claimed by those interested in the canal that the county has. a perfect title. All the abstracts have been examined by the United States District Attorney for the State of Washington, and the same have been reviewed by the Attorney-General here. With these papers In the pos session of the Secretary of War, he will be prepared to go ahead with the work already outlined by the Chief of Engineers. An appropriation Is already available for beginning the work, and as the Chief of Engineers has reported In favor of the project, active operations may ba begun in the near future. WOMEN'S CLUBS. Question of Reorgrnniratlon Will Come to a. Vote Today. MILWAUKEE, June, 6. Reorganization, the Issue of the day In the General Fed eration of Women's Clubs, will not come to a vote until tomorrow. It was dis cussed both at the morning and after noon sessions today, the drift of argument being In favor of the majority report of the committee on reorganization, which report stands for but little in the present organization. The chances are the color ques.Ion will not be pushed to a public controversy, unless Mrs. Josephine Ruffln, the colored delegate, chooser to do so In dividually. The announcement that the ticket would be made up with Mrs. Lowe as presi dent and Mrs. Charles Denlron. of New York, as vice-president, was somewhat of a surprise after Mrs. Lowe's repeated re fusals, but It nevertheless seems to please the greater part of the delegates, and there Is little doubt that at least the head of the ticket wlil go through with little opposilon. As for representation on the board, it is likely Californ a whl get something, and Illinois is a'so discussing a candidate for that position. Following the business session In the af.ernoon, came a drive along the lake shore to Milwaukee Downer College, where a reception was held. The subject of the evening sensicn at the Alhambra Theater was "Our Own Au thors." the speakers being Mrs. Kate Up ton Clark, of Brooklyn; Mrs. Alice Will iams Brotherton, of Clnc'nnatl, and M u Alice French (Octave Thanet), of Daven port, la. TEMPORARY ORDER GRANTED Another Victory for the Chinese ef Snn Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. Dr. O'Brien, of the Board of Health, reports that no cases of plague have been reported within the past 24 hours. Judge Morrow, of the United States Cir cuit Court, on complaint made In the name of Jew Ho, has granted an order tempo rarily restraining the Board of Health and Chief of Police from prohibiting the eurgcons employed by the Chinese to cai'e for their sick and to examine their dead, entering the quarantine Urns. The Heal h Board was also ordered to aprear In court Thursday with Its witnesses to show causa why they should not be permanently en Joined from Interfering with the physi cians employed by the Chinese. The board must also show cause for the denial of the application of the Chinese for an order commanding the city to pro vide sustenance for those impr soned by the quarantine or to grant the quarantined their liberty. North Dakota Democrats. FARGO, N. D.. June 6. The State Dcm oerat'e Convention met here today, with a large attendance. John Burke, of Roila, was chosen chairman, and Editor E. C Carruth, of Grand Forks, secretary. The resolutions adopted reaffirm the Chicago platform of 1S?5, advocate the election of United States Senators by popular vote, denounce imperialism and instruct dele gates to vote as a unit for W. J. Bryan. Maloney and Remmell. NEW YORE; June 6. The Social Iabor ADVANTAGES Of Spring and Summer Treatment in Catarrhal Affeo - tions Its Supreme Importance to Those With Irnfeebled Constitutions, Weak Lungs and a Tendency to Consumption $5aiLtii All Medicines Free $5aji The lesson to those with enfeeblel con stitutions, weak lungs or a tendency to bronchial trouble or consumption, of the vital opportunities that Spring and Sumt mer offer them. The best teaching Is the teaching that will save the most lives. And this lesson to those with the slight est predisposition to consumption will save more lives than any that can be taught. In the Spring and Summer catarrh may be more speedily cured; with Nature help ing the work, the result Is more certain; after the cure the constitution resumes Its normal condition more quickly; tho3o so feeble that they shquld not even expose themselves to the weather during the Win ter may visit the offices, and are helped In the progress of treatment rather than in jured by the exposure to outdoor ah. This is what the opportunity of the SYMPTOMS OF CATARRHAL COMPLAINTS, CATARRH OF HEAD AND THROAT f The head and throat become dis eased from neslected colds, canslnsr Catarrh when the condition of the blood predisposes to this condition. "Ii tha vsle hukyr"' "Do you spit up llmtr "Do you ach all over?" "Do you snore at nlrfat? "Do you blow out scabs at nlihtT "Is your nose stopped up? "Does your nose dlscharjcaT" "Do-s the noeo bleed eaoilyT" "Is there UckMnr In the throatl" "Is this woroo toward nleht?" "Does the nose itch and burnt" "Do you hawk to clear the throatl" "Is thers pain across ths eyes 7" I there Daln In front of. heaAT" "Is your sens at smell ItavlnrT" "Is the throat dry In the moraine?" "Are jou losing your sne of taste I" "Do you Ieep Tlth your mouth opsaf "Does your nose stop up toward nlfhtr CATARRH OF BRONCHIAL TUBES Tills condition often results from catarrh extending: from the head nnd throat, nnd. if left unchecked, ex tend down the vrindplpe into the bronchial tubes, and in time attacks the lanes. "Hare you a. couKhT "Are you losing flesh 7" "Do you couth at nlrhtt" "IIae you a pain in lde7" "Do you take cold easily!" "I your app'tlte variable?" "Hav you stltcntr n side?" "Do you cough until jou raft" "Are you Iow-splrlttd at times?" "Do jou ralM frothy material?" "Tin you cough on jolnr !o bed?" "Do you cough In the morning?" "Do yon spit up yllow natrr7" "Do ynu spit up little cheesy lumps T' I "Is your cough short and tack'ng?" "Hae you pain behind th breastbone?- "Haie you a disgust for fatty foods T' "Is thre a tickling- behind thr palate?" "Do you feel you are groTlnr weakarr "Is there a bumlnjr pain I.: the throat?" "Do ynu cough worse night and morning?" "Do vou bae to sit up at night to gtl treathr CATARRH OF THE KIDNEYS. This condition result either from colds or from overwork of the kid neys in separating from the blood, the poisons that hnve been absorbed from catarrh. "Is the skin pal and dry?" "Is jour hair getting graj?" "Has th skin a. waxy look?" "Is the hair drr and brittle?" "Is the skin dry nd harsh?" "Do the legs feel oo havy?" "Is there nausea, after eating'" "Do the Joints iialn and nch7" "Is the- urine dark nnd rlnudy" "Are the eyes dull and staring?" "Is there rln In small nf barV?" "Do your hands and fet swell?" "Ar they cold and clammy?" "Hae -toil pain In too of head?" "Hnf th persplraMnn a- bad odor?" "Ts there pufRneF under the eyes?" "I there a had taste In the mouth?" "Is there a deslr? to get up at night?" "Are th"-e dark rlncs n round the eyes?" "rw jcu see pots floating before the eyes?" "Have vou chUTv feellrgs down the back?" "To you ee unpleasant thing while alep?" "Does a deposit form when left standing?" &10CTS3 HOME TREATMENTNo one deprived of the benefit of the Copeland Treatment because of living at a distance from the city. If you cannot come to the office, write for Home Treatment Symptom Blank and Book and be cured at home. Consultation Free. ECOPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE The DeXum, Third W. If. COPELAXU, M. D. OFFICH HOURS Trom O A. M. to 13 M. front 1 to 5 I. 31. party. In convention In this city today, nominated Joseph F. Maloney, of Lynn, Iarc. for President of the United States. But ono ballot wao taken, and Mr. Ma loney receded the votes of 60 delegated. Mr. Malonej- made a brief speech of ac ceptance. Valentine Remmell,. of Pitts bur?, was nomlrated for "Vice-President on the flrct ballot. The "VVorlc In Oregon. "Walla Walla Union. Oregon has again .fallen into the Re publican column. This was indicated by dlspatches received late last nljjht. The election was fought out on strictly partisan lines by he Republicans, and not only was It between the Republican and Democratic parties, but In several coun ties it was a decidedly mlsed-up mesB. there being fusion tickets, independent tickets and citizens tickets all being op posed to the Republican party. In some cases these opposition tickets were creat ed by men who should have been patriotic Republicans, but who were led off by factional Issues and who were more Inter ested in the patronage In sight or th? advancement of some Individual's politi cal welfare than In the good of the Na tional party. It 13 to be said to thp credit of The Ore gonlan that it made a grand flgnt for the welfare of the party and the Nation. It placed the Issues of Republicanism firmly and well before the people, and fought for those principles down the line. Its policy was: The financial and eco nomic policy of the Republican party, as against that of the Democratic party; National expansion and the general con- I sequences of the Spanish "WAr the elec Month Spring v and Summer months means, Indeed, with many of the more serious cases w-here long-neglected catarrhal dis eases Invading the bronchial tubes which convey the air to the lungs, has taken its advance Into the tissues of the lungs themselves, has reached the end of tha road lined with the mucous membrane upon which it lives and feeds, and finding no new tissues settled down to feed upon the lung cells with many of these serious cases, treatment during the Spring and Summer months is the only hope. Little If. any help can be promised then during tho Winter. It is, then, during the Spring and Sum mer that catarrh in its early stages, In volving, maybe, the nasal passages and throat and vocal cords and windpipe, may bo most speedily cured, and tho danger of its extension into the deeper part of the bronchial tubes or lungs averted. CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. This condition may result from sev eral canses, hat the nsnal cause Is catarrh, the ran ens dropping: doTTO, Into the throat and being; srral lowed. "Is there nausea?" "Are you costive?" "Is there TomltlngT" "Do you belob. up ga?" "Have you watrbr"H "Are you lightheaded?' "Is your; tongue coated?" "Do you hawk and aplt?" "Is there pain ter eatlngf "Are you nervous and weak?" "Do you have sick headaches r "Do you bloat up after eating?" "Is there disgust for breakfast?" "HaTo you distress after eating?" "la your throat filled with kllme?" "Do you at times .av diarrhoea?" - "Is there rush of blood to the head?" "When you get up suddenly are you dlzart "Is there .gnawing rensatlon In stomach V' "De you feci as If you had lead In stomach?" "When stomach Is wnpty do you feel falntT "Do you belch material that burns throat?" "If etomach Is full do you feel oppressed?" SYMPTOMS OF EAR TROUBLES. Deafness and ear troubles result from catarrh passing: along: the Eh atachian tnbe that leads from the throat to the ear. "Is your hearing falling?" "Do your ears discharger "Do your ears Itch and burn?" "Are the ears drr and scaly "Have yon pain behind the ears?" "Is there throbbing In the ears?" "Is there a buzzing sound heard?" "Do you have a ringing In tne ears?" "Are then crackling sounds heard?" "la jour hearing bad cloudy days?" "Do you hare earache oc-caslonallr?" "Are there sounds like steam escaping?" "Do jour ears hurt when you blow youv ne?" "De you constantly hear noises In the earr "Do jou hear better seme days than others?" "Do the noises In your ears keep you awake?" ,rWhen you blow your nose do the eara track?" "Is hearing wofse when vou have a cold?" "Is roaring like a waterfall n the head?" CATARRH OF THE LIVER. The liver become: diseased by ea tnrrh extending from the stomach into the tubes Of the liver. "Are you fretful?" "Are you peevish 7" "Do you get dlriy?" "Do -ou feel fatigued?" "Do you feel miserable?" "Do you. have cold fee?" "Do you get tlrd easily?" "Is your eyesight blurred?" "Can't jou explain where?" "Constant seneo of depression?" Is there a bloating after eating?" "Constant sense of pain In back?" "Have ynu gurgling In bowels?" ""Ho you have rumbling In bowels?" "Have you pain under shoulder-blade?" "Is there throbbing In the stomach?" "I you have sen-- of heat In bowels?" "Do you uffr from pains In temples?" "Do jou have palpitation of the heart?" Dr. Copland's Book Free to AIL and Washington J. H. MONTGOMERY; M. D. nVETflJICS Tuesdays and Friday. Slllf DAT" rom 10 A. M. to 13 M. tion of Republicans to Congress, and the United States Senate, as the only meana of carrying out the policy of the party. The result of the Oregon election is certain to have Its effect on every state In the Union, as showing what tho people of that state tho first to hold a general election after the exciting events of the Spanish "War think of the policy of ex pansion adopted by President McKlnley and ratified by a. Republican Congress. American Stock for Japan. SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. Japan Is seeking American and European cattle to Introduce among native herds and im prove the general stock on the Islands. Four Japanese Government officials, spe cially commissioned to select and pur chase fine stock, have arrived here. They will Inspect the herds of thl? state before going East and to Europe. They propose to get the best grades of breeding stock known. Qnlet Day In St. Lonli. ST. IX)UIS. June 6. Gauged from all standpoints, today was the most un eventful since the strike on the St. Louis Transit System was inaugurated a month ago. On account of the absence from the city of ex-Governor "W. J. Stone, attorney for the striking em ployes, negotiations with the company, looking to a settlement of the strike, were not resumed today. Simon and Tongrne Coming Home. "WASHINGTON, June 6. Senator Si mon and Representative Tongue left to night for home by way of Nev Tork, t i ,t. lt . t. ?