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THE MOANING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JTOE 9, 1900.
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AROUND THE BOERS
Buller Takesthe Offensive at
Laing's Nek.
BELIEVES THAT HE CAN OUST THEM
Roberts Is Supposed to Be Slalar
Preparations for a Chase Alter
Botha.
"LONDON. June 9. 3:15 A. 1L General
Buller has at length taken the offensive,
and, by maneuvering, he haa secured a
position west of Eaing's Xek. by which he
believes he can make the Boer positions
untenable. Presumably he will imme
diately follow up his success. .
Iord poberts has communicated noth
ing for three days, nor permitted the
correspondents to wire what is going on.
London's Inference Is that he is restlns.
although he Is possibly disposing his army
for a reach after Commandant-General
Botha.
A blockading of the wires, owing to the
rush of official correspondence, may ac
count for the scanty prera dispatches.
Some telegrams filed a week ago aro only
Just now arriving. Among these are spir
ited descriptions of the fighting at Elands
fontein. According to one of them, the
streets were filled with women and chil
dren. Rifle shots could be heard every
where. The British soldiers would stop
firing and Join in the chase after chickens.
The burghers surrendered to any one.
Kaffirs went about looting the Jewish
stores, and mounted infantry .galloped
Wther and thither.
The "Dally Express has the following
from Pretoria, dated "Wednesday:
'The 1000 prisoners who were deported
from "Waterval were told that they were
about to be given up to Ixrd Roberts.
They entrained cheerfully, and were
conveyed to Xoolt Gedache, Instead of
Pretoria.
"General Louis Botha, with a rear guard
of 2000, left Pretoria In the night. The
British advance guard on entering was
upon" the very heels of the retiring Boers.
Botha has sworn to carry on the war in
the mountains."
At Ixurenco Marques Station a crowd
waited all Thursday night -to see Presi
dent Kruger, as it was reported that he
would arrive by a special train to gain an
asylum on board the Netherlands -cruiser
"Fnesland. Middelburg- Is said to be full
of Boer refugees and wounded. The rail
way still delivers goods at Brockhorst
Spruit. HO miles east of Pretoria A Brit
ish column is at Bremersdorp, Swasiland.
Eleven British prisoners have been taken
to Middelburg. The British at Belra are
moving into the interior in detachments
of 200 daily.
G. V. Fiddes, Imperial Secretary 'to the
High Commissioner, with a part of Sir
Alfred Milner's staff, left Cape Town
Tuesday evening for Pretoria, possibly,
as the Capq Town correspondent of the
Daily News thinks, to arrange the annexa
tion details.
Harold G. Parsons, federation delegate
from Western Australia, writing to the
morning papers to protest against the
treatment given to the wopnded Cana
dians, says: ,
"The invalid Canadians at Shornecliffe
Camp, returned from the front, complain
that they were badly fed,' unhealthily
crowded, and refused a furlough. This
seems a curious return to. make for their
conspicuous services, voluntarily Tendered.
I have it on Indisputable authority that
it is the practice of the "War Office to ad
minister the British volunteers, and, for
all I know, the regular army, by means
ofr regulations drafted and Issued in great
part on no better authority than that of
Its promoted second-class clerks, a body
of gentlemen no doubt of IrreproachaDle
character, but by no means adapted by
their Intelligence or education to be en
trusted with so great a responsibility.
Such a delegation of authority, which is
unconstitutional as well as unbusiness
like, Is in itself enough to show that the
who'e "War Office, from top to bottom,
must bo reformed. If not reconstituted, af
ter the war."
The Dally Chronicle, referring to the pro
test, says that Lord Strathcona has in
vestigated the complaints of.the men, and
that the matter has been settled satisfac
torily, furloughs being granted.
FIGHTING IN NORTHERN NATAL.
Duller About to Oust the Boers From
Lninf;'" Nclc
LONDON, June 8, 11:25 P. M. The "War
Office has received the following dispatch
from General Buller:
"Yellow Boom Farm, June 8. On June
C, General Talbot, with the Tenth Brigade
and the South African Light Honse. seized
Vanwyke HilL The enemy made some
resistance, and a good deal of sniping
occurred. Our casualties were about four
killed and 13 wounded.
"During that day and the following we
got two 4.7 and two 12-pounder naval guns
on "Vanwyke Hill, and two five-Inch guns
on the southeastern spur of Inkwelo.
Under cover of their fire. General Hlld
yard today assaulted all tho spurs of the
berg between Botha's Pass and Inkwelo.
"The attack, w hich was well planned by
Hlldyard and carried out with lmmenso
dash by the troops, for whom no moun
tains were too steep, outflanked the enemj.
who were forced to retire from their very
strong poritlon. I think wo did not haw
any tesnalcies, and I hope I have otP-'
talned a position from which I can render
Lalng's Nek untenable."
THE BRITISH PRISONERS.
Public Interest In EnRlnnd Center
in Their Fate.
LONDON, June S. The dribbling of news
filtering from the Transvaal falls to throw
much light on the situation In ' and
around Pretoria. Public interest centers
largely in the fate of the British prison
ers, but it seems probable that about 3500
have been released, Inludlng 139 officers.
The Lourenco Marques dispatch to the
effect that United States Consul Hollls
has been conferring with President
Kruger Is creating some comment, but in
view of the "Washington dispatch, which
asserts that Mr. Hollls has no official er
rand to the Transvaal, there Is little dis
position to regard his movements as at
all significant.
A dispatch from Pretoria says that the
only shell hich took effect in the town
the day prior to the occupation of Pre
toria hit the United State; Consulate.
A dispatch from Cape Town announces
that the work of organizing the govern
ment of the Transvanl Is proceeding. A
portion of Sir Alfred Milner's staff has
gone to Pretoria to Mart the machinery,
60 the proclamation of the annexation ol
the Transvaal may be speedily expected.
The Boer raiders cannot do much harm
when the veldt Is bare and there Is no
grass for their ponies. Their operations
are limited by the necessity for carrying
forage wherever they go.
The mining companies are sending out
their managers to South Africa this week
to resume operations at Johannesburg.
Mollis Confer With Kruser
LOURENCO MARQUES. June S.
United States Consul Hollls, who re
turned here yesterday from the Transvaal
by special train, had a two hours' In
terview in close conference with President
Kruger at Machadodorp. It Is stated
that Mr. Hollls was the bearer of friendly
dispatches from the United States Gov
ernment, urging Mr. Kruger to treat for
peace.
Rnmlle'n Demonstration.
HAMMONTA. Orange River Colony.
June 8. General Bundle made a strong
demonstration against the Boer positions,
employing 600 of ..General . Brabant's
Queenatown Mounted RISes, two guns and
the Cape Mounted Infantry, under Col
,onel "Dalgety. The .Boer outposts were
driven back and their laager was located,
but the troops returned without a battle.
"Wesaels at Omaha.
OMAHA. June 8. Envoy "Wessela and
his secretary. Dr. de Bruyn, arrived In
Omaha tonight from. Sioux City. At 1
o'clock tomorrow a reception will be given
the envoy, at the City Hall,, and a mass
meeting at the Creighton Theater will
follow.
'FluRimer at Zceruxt.
MXEEKING. Tuesday, May 29. Colonel
Plumer occupied Zeerust yesterday with
out opposition. Thi-s district is regaining
Its. normal condition. Supplies are arriv
ing dally.
STREET PREACHER'S CRIME
Murdered a Deputy Sheriff and "Was
Himself Shot Dead.
INDIANAPOLIS, June S. Thomas Jef
ferson Johnson, known as "Cyclone John,"
a street preacher, was snot and instantly
killed tonlsht at CarmeJ, 1G miles north
of here, after he had kll.ed Deputy Sheriff
Carrey, who was trying to arrest him for
assault and batten. Johnson had been
attacking different persons in 'his street
talks, and these attacks had brought bira
into several fights. There was much feel
ing against him. Tonight he renewed hLs
attacks. Carrey tried to arrest him, and
was shot dead, and an unknown person in
the crowd shot Johnson. He was born
in Jackson County. Kentucky; was con
verted at Covington, Ky., five years ago,
and had been preaching since.
JEFF HARRISON AT LIBERTY.
He "Was Under Tivo Sentences
of
Life Imprisonment.
CHICAGO, June 8. A special to the
Times-Herald, from Anamosa, la., says:
Twice sentenced to life imprisonment, at
hard labor, the terms to be served con
currently. Jeff Harrison Is now at liberty
and has gone to Chicago. The United
States Supreme Court relieved him from
one sentence, and President McKinley.
exercising his right of pardon, took the
final step necessary to swinging open the
prison doors.
The caso- Is without parallel In criminal
annals. During the seven yeatB and 20
days during which Harrison has been con
fined here, -he has been known as "the
man sentenced to penal servitude during
his natural existence, as well as for the
life to come." Ag such he has been an
object of. curiosity alike to his fellow
convicts, the prison officials and all visit
ors. Harrison received his unique sen
tences from two United States Courts.
One was for alleged complicity In a train
robbery near Birmingham, Ala. The other
was fora stage-coach robbery near
HuntsvHle; in the same state. A petition
to the President, asking for Harrison's
pardon, was drawn up by the prison chap
lain and received the signature of every
officer and employe at the institution.
For more than two years Harrison pa
tiently waited for the Nation's Chief Ex
ecutive to take action. Finally a sister
living at Fort "Worth, Tex., went to "Wash
ington and secured an audience with the
President The papers were called for and
they so Impressed President McKinley
that executive, clemency was Immediately
decided upon. Harrison received the glad
news by telegram last Friday, but the
papers did not arrive until yesterday.
Killed 'by Mexican Robbers.
PHOENl!x, Ariz., June 8. News was
received tonight that Anton Olsen and a
man named Stewart, proprietors of a gen
eral store at New River Station, 20 miles
west of Phoenix, were murdered by a
party of four Mexicans Thursday after
noon, the motive being robbery. The vic
tims were surprised, and given no chance
for defense. They were shot dead outside
their store, and the nock plundered. A
posse is Jrt. pursuit of the murderers.
RECEPTION TO OTIS.
Government Preparing a Military
Pageant at Rochester.
NEW YORK. June 8. A special to the
Herald from "Washington- says:
As far as the Administration can arrange
it, the reception of Major-General Otis In
Rochester, N. Y., on Juno 15, will be a bril
liant affair. Secretary Root has approved
the order issued by Major-General Brooke
relative to the troopo to participate In the
military pageant to be held. Under Gen
eral Brooke's order," a camp, to be as near
ly a model one at practicable, will be es
tablished In the vicinity of Rochester, and
these troops will proceed to the camp to
take part In the parade:
Light Battery M, Seventh Artillery from
"Washington Barracks, two batteries Fifth
Artillery from Fort Hamilton, one- battery
Fifth Artlllerv from Fort "Wadewortb, Ma
jor J. B. Burbank and one battery Fifth'
Artillery, from Fort HancocK; heaaquar
ters band and three companies Fifteenth
Infantry from Platteburg Barracks, one
company Fifteenth Infantry from Fort
Ontario, two companies Fifteenth Infantry
from Madison Barracks, two companies
Flftenth Infantry from Fort Columbus.
Colonel Edward Moale, Fifteenth Infantry,
will command the troops and camp.
No special arrangements "have been
made for the reception of General Otis in
"Washington, thotfgh undoubtedly some ac
tion will be taken by the Administration
to shown ts appreciation of his work In
the Philippines. It Is asserted that the
only cost to the Government of tho par
ticipation of the troops In the reception
will be their transportation, as they would
have to be fed and provided for, no mat
ter where they might be stationed.
Animal Painters.
Onr. Animal Friends.
In this country mnny artists made stud
ies at the Central Park Zoo and at Barnum
& Bailey's. One artist who wished to make
a sketch of some poultry for a Thanksgiv
ing picture took a young hen. tied her up
by the legs, hung her head down on a nail
In the wall, and made a sketch of her with
out a movement of remonstrance on her
part, and he richly deserved a thrashing
for his cruelty. A turtle or frog, when
used as a model, often attracts a whole
poultry yard as Interested spectators. Fre
quently artists tame tigers with the smell
of flowers, and the rose seems particularly
crateful to this usually fiery animal.
A New York artist spent three weeks
sketching a lot of ostriches In Central
Park. It seems to be characteristic of
these long-legged birds to indulge In a sort
of dance. They were often unruly, and
when they were shipped, each of them had
a lady's stocking drawn over the head and
neck, and In that condition they could be
led like lambs. Many sketch birds, par
ticularly gulls and herons, by going to
their haunts and making themselves look
as much as possible like some Inanimate
thing.
One little animal, the sea horse, figures
conspicuously in F. S. Church's work. He
watches them in aquaria, where they can
be seen to jrood advantage. They movo
their tails like an elephant's trunk and
their little eyes suggest much of the mys
tery of the sea.
Weat Point Examinations OCT.
WEST POINT, N. Y., June 8. The ex
aminations of the 1 arlous classes are over
with, and It now remains for tho academic
board to review the work and announce Its
findings. The furlough class Is busy mak
ing preparations to journey home next
week for a two months' visit. The grad
uating class will not be permitted to en
Joy the customary three months' leave of
absence, as advices have been received
that its services are needed to fill vacan
cies In several of the regiments. The'.r
leave has been restricted to 30 days.
Almoitt Ont of Yonr Head
With headache. Wright's Paragon Head
ache and Neuralgia Cure will stop It. 25c.
Greve'a Ointment Is needed In every heme.
It cures all kln troubles, burns, humora, etc
Parker's Hair Balsam is lite to the hair.
BOTH WERE THROWN OUT
COLORADO DEMOCRATIC COJTVEX
TIOX SETTLED CONTEST.
Delgates-at-Large Were Elected and
Instructed to "Wort for Bryaa'a
Nomination.
DENVER, June $.. Af tpc-two days ses
sion In convention and an all-night sitting
of the credentials committee In a vain efc
fnrt tn nuirh n. mtisfaetorv arrangement
between contesting" delegations from this !
rArannhop pountv. the Democratic State
Convention, late this afternoon, by an- al
most unanimous vote, decided the contest
bv throwing out both delegations. "Within
an hour after this action was taken the
convention had finished Its labors and ad
journed. The delegations from Arapahoe
County were headed respectively by Gov
ernor C S. Thomas and Thomas J, Ma
loney. chairman of the County Central
Committee, and these two,gentlemen were
both made de'egates-at-large to the. Kan
sas City convention.
The first thing which came before the
convention this morning was the report
of the credentials committee. Two re
ports were submitted. The majority re
port favored the seating of the Thomas
The Donk: 'Taint
delegation. The minority report favored
the Maloney delegation.
Ex-Governor Adams, of Pueblo,, offered
a substitute providing for the seating of
both delegations, . the sending of both
Thomas and Maloney to the National con
vention, the appointment of a committee
to decide the controversy between the two
factions, and the adoption of rules by the
state committee which shall govern tho
selection of delegates to future conven
tions and thus make trouble of this kind
Impossible. This was agreed to, giving
each delegate half -a vote. It -was decided
to give each contesting delegation 30 min
utes for speeches. Recess was then taken
to 2 o'clock.
At tho afternoon session, the convention,
by a vote of 602 to 95. decided to exclude
both delegations from this county. It
was orovided that a committee of five
shall be selected to draft rules Tor tho f
government of precinct primaries to pre
vent contests In the future, if possible
The temporary organization was made
permanent. A committee on resolution
was named, and given 30 minutes In which
to report.
"While the platform was fceing formu
lated the following delegates-at-large were
selected by acclamation: Governor Charles
S. Thomas, Denver; Thomas J. Maloney,
Denver; A. T. Gunnell, Colorado Springs
Charles Henkle, Pueblo. They were In
structed to use every effort to secure tho
nomination of "W. J. Bryan, for President,
and the reaffirmation of tho Chicago plat"
form.
The report of tho resolutions committee
was short and In line with tho utterancer
of Mr. Bryan in recent speeches.
The delegates from the First Congres
sional District named the following Na
tional delegates: John McComb. Lead
vllle; "W. L, Seeley. Boulder. At 5 o'clock
tho convention adjourned sine die.
Cleveland Ont of Politics.
PRINCETON, N. J., June 8. When
Grover Cleveland was asked what ho
thought of the recent letter of E. C. Ben
edict on tho need of a new political party,
he replied:
"Mr. Benedict has a perfect right to as
sert himself, but what he says has no
bearing whatever on me. I do not know
whnt Mr. Benedict really did say In his
letter, because I am not bothering my;
self about politics Just now. There has
been no time when I have given less at
tention to politics than I am doing now,"
Mr. Cleveland was asked concerning tho
Indorsement of William J. Bryan by the
New York Democratic State Convention.,
He replied: "That has not interested me
at all."
STORY FOR THE MILXIONS.
What a Great Country This Is, With
Its Great Trade I "
New York Tribune.
To many readers it seems only art old.
and weary story that the United States"
haa again broken Its record with larger,
exports than in the same month of any
previous year. And yet there are so many
millions of families that have more healthy
and happy homes, enjoy better dinners,
wear nicer clothing and are able -to look
forward to a kinder future for the little
ones because the record Is being broken
eery month. The kind-hearted and the
patriotic Americans may "with eq.ua
warmth welcome changes which mean to
nobody any harm and to everybody no
much of gladners. It id a little over nine
years since this first became a "billion
dollar country," with exports actually ex
ceeding $100,000,000 In the months of Oc
tober to January, Inclusive, the McKinley
tariff of 190 and tho foreign need gf
breadstuffs conspiring to make the bes!
times the country had over known. But
here we are In 1900 with Imports $1,000,000
less than they were In April. 1892, but
with exports $43,000,000 greater. Then aboit
$1 17 for each Inhabitant went In and'about
$1 IS went out In April. Now with a
greater pouulatlon by over 10,000.000; we
have about $1 coming In and $1 o7 going
out In the same month. Then we export
ed over $7,000,000 In gold In A'ptil fo pay
balances due abroad, but this year Im
ports of gold exceeded exports 'by $1,393,535,
though we have been lending come to
Europe In May. " ' -
If this were nn exceptional month the
comparison would have less- meaning. But
It Is not this time due to extraordinary
and rare conditions abroad that shipments
are so large. The world has required from
us a third leys breadstufO than In 1W3
and $50O.000 less than in 1SS9. with rel
atively greater decrease In cattle and pro-
Lvislons. The cotton exports have been
smaller in quantity, but larger in value,
because of higher price thin In qtaet
recent yean?, and yet this gnn. thbut-h
of great Importance to the people of th
cotton-rrrowlrr-; region. hPfl only 'addd
from $7,000,000 to $30.0(10.000 to the value
J compared with recent years. Oil has "been
bringing good prices also. But the ex
ports of all great staples in 10 months
ending with April have besn, only "3S.O0O.OW
I larger thanlast year and 120.000.000 smaller
than in. lSSS. Not from changes, iiKe tnese
has It come to pa3 that the value of ex
ports, Instead of $1,000,000,000 in 12 months,
have been 51,362.972459 in the 12 months
i ending with April, in every month except
.1.- A. .V .Jl 'flM hVl fill ti
amount considered wonderful when It first
appeared in one of the great Fall months
nine years ago.
To make the story simpler, the months
may. all be reckoned on the bas"e of the
.population, nearly "two. ..years ago, when
it .was 75$.Q00. Instead of about 51 a
month for each Inhabitant, the exports
within the last 3 ear have been 51 40 to
51 45 In August and September. 51 61 to
51 GS In October-December, inclusive, 51 5
and 51 57 in January and February. 51 75
In March and 51 57 in April. About half
more in value is now marketed abroad,
and the dlfferenco is mainly In manufac
tured products. Exclusive of the great
staples, we have exported 5318.O0O.ODO worth
of products In only 10 months- ending with"
April, against 5507.000.0CO In the whole pre
vious, year. 5337.000,000 In the fiscal year
1S9S and ,$402,000.00) in the fiscal year 1S37.
Back in April. 1892. when exports wero
about 575,000.000, thoso not of the great
staples were in-value only about S30.000.00o;
but this year they were about $52,000,000.
An army of 768,000 people out of work
would be a sight to tlr all generous and
patriotic hearts. But more than that num
ber are now engaged-the year around in
Swellin' a Bit, Bill.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
producing the manufactured articles
wh'ch were sent abroad in excess of those
so marketed, in 1S92, then the most pros
perous year the country had ever known.
Does this eeem extravagant? Taking
men and women, factory hands and me
chanics, wages paid average less than $3CO
a. year. In manufacturer the average was
below $450 in 1890, but is higher now.
Reckoning two hands to every $1000 year
ly, the Increase of exports not of the great
staples, $32,000,000 in April, or $3S4.000.000
yearly, would require 76S.000 hands, and
the exports of such products In the 11
months ending with April, being at the
rate of $624,000,000 yearly, represent the
labor of 1,225,000 hands for the entire year.
When one considers how much these of
ficial returns mean to the American wonc.
era. their families and their .-homes. It
tnay Veil be said that the most fasclnat- j
Ingof all Uter&ture- for-Americans in men
days ought to be- the reports 01 thara.
tlon-'s foreign commerce.
"When They Are Married.
London Tit-Bits.
This Is a year before marriage. He Is
making her a call. He Id at the front door
ringing for her. He "has been thinking of
her all 'day.' These are his 'boots, newly
blacked, collar spotless, his form ditto
outside, his gloes drawn on for the first
time", his hair newly parted and dlled, his
face newly shaven his "heart palpitates
for her; his nerves are nervous for beri
he fears she" may be out, or that her
I parents'1 may object, or, worse than that.
some otner ienow may oe mere wiin ner.
The door opens. She is there and alone.
He 1s happy. ,
This is a year after marriage. He is
ringing a't the door. His face is unshav
en, his collar much worn, his boots un
packed, his hair unbrushed. He rings
again In exactly 10 seconds. He gives the
bell a short, petulant pull. He Is think
ing .of her. He Is grumbling that she
doesn't answer It sooner. He has not all
day been thinking, of her. He has gone
further, maybe, and fared worse. Now
she opens lt He pushes past her and re
marks: "Takes you forever to answer
tthat bell."
, His unbrushed boots found sullen as he
'ascends the- stairs. She follows meekly
after. He dashes Into the room and
around .the house, and sings out: 'Isn't
dinner ready yet?" She bids .him to be
patient .for a moment. But ho won't.
Because dinner Isn't ready within one
minute after he gets home. Because this
Is the one year after marriage. Because
the bloom Is off the rye, the down rubbed
off the peach and various other consider
atlons. Because It's- the way of the world,,
of -man, of matrimony. O Temporal O
Mores! O Matrlmonyf
Clayson's Body Recovered.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 8. A Times spec?"
lal from Tacoma, Wash., says:
M. J". Heney. who has returned from
Skagway, reports the finding of the body
of "Fred Clayson. the murdered bicyclist,
on a sandbar below the rapids. Nothing
was learned of the preservation of tho
body, but It was Identified by the cloth
ing a"nd marks of pedahj on the shoes, and
certain other marks. A reward of $1000
had been offered for tho recovery of the
body.
Volcano Resumes Buxlneas. .
SAN FRANCISCO, June S. Captain O.
J. Storrs, of the transport Leelanaw, re
ports that o. volcano in the South Seas,
which has been quiet for many years, haa
again resumed action. The volcano Is lo
cated on the Dedlcas Rocks. Babuyan
Islands, near where the crulsor Charleston
was lost. The Leelanaw passed -within
three miles of the rocks, and clouds of
steam were observed coming from the
crater. The waters about the islands were
also troubled.
Drowning in Alaska.
MINNEAPOLIS. Juno 8. A Times spec
ial from Tacoma, Wash., says:
Two bridegrooms were drowned In Lake
Bennett. They were Will HllHker, of
Helena, and Clayton Schock. of Seattle.
They left Barbe In a canoe and were cap
sized. An unknown party of three men and two
women were drowne I In Windy Ann
by the sinking of a barge overturned In
a gale.
Throagh the Interior Department.
WASHINGTON, June 8. The Secretary
of State has notified Governor Dole, of
Hawaii, that on and after June 14. the date
on which the act making Hawaii a ter
ritory of the United States goes Into ef
fect, all of the buslni of the Territory
of Hawaii with the Government of the
United States shall be conducted through
and. with the Secretary of the Interior.
.
Grand "Opening excursion to Bonneville
will be made Sunday, June 10, train leav
ing Union Station 9 -A. M.
OUTRAGES IN ST. LOUIS
NO
CESSATION OF "WORK
STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS.
BY
Women Dennded and Beaten PbWIc
School Teachers Threatened
By a "Committee."
ST. LOUIS, June 8. It was, given out
during the day that the SU Louis Trans
System, feeling encouraged at lta success
in operating cars last night on the Lin
dell division, would try the same experi
ment on four other divisions tonight the
Olive street. La Clede avenue, Park and
Compton avenues. These divisions, as well
as othei trunk lines of the system, were
operated -during the day -as usual, but
when nightfall came cars on all but the
Llndell division were withdrawn. Inquiry
by telephone of the proper railway au
thority as to why the contemplated night
service had been abandoned on the four
additional lines elicited the response that
the Chief ofPol!ce and -Sheriff ware up?,
able to furnish men t for the proper pro
tection of crews and passengers. The
company would not, this authority stated,
attempt to operate additional lines at
night until absolutely assured that its pas
sengers' lives would not be endangered.
Cars on the Llndell division were op
erated tonight on a seven-minute schedule,
but carried few passengers. Police officers
rode on each car,, and the entire route
from.Tajlor avenue to Third street, a dis
tance of four miles, was patrolled by
policemen and a regiment of the possa
comltatus. -
Chief of Police Campbell said today.:
"I am in favor of ordering out the state
troops, and have always been in- favor
of it."
The application of John G. McCann for
a, writ of mandamus commanding the St.
Louis Transit Company to operate Its cars
according to the. requirements of' various
ordinances made for their regulation, was
denied today by Judge John A Talty.
Annie Swez, Annie "Klask and Mary
TYUInn. th irlrls who. on Vav SO. oar-
tlcipated in an assault on -Miss Pauline
Hensel, because ahe had taken a ride on
one of the Transit Company's cars'were
each sentenced to two years'- Imprison
ment In the Reform School.
A mob of furious women and boys to
night beat and denuded Lena Kaenter, a
young woman who makes her living by
peddling lunches among tho employes of
the California-avenue street-car line.
When the -mob had stripped -her to the
waist, one -woman daubed her with green
paint, while two -others held - her. The
Jeering boys nd women of the mob ap
plauded the outrage and threw mud. Two
shop gtrl8were attacked by the-sama mob
an hour later and they were partly de
nuded before they escaped.
An organized "committee" of women
began to visit the public schools thl3 af-.
ternoon. entering the -schoolrooms ac
cusing the -.teachers of riding -.on the
tahooed cars, and threatening .them wltlj
bodily harm If they did so again. At the
Mount Pleasant school the leader of this
committee seized tho principal, Mrs. Rose
Fanning, shook- her violently, and an
nounced tnat she would be tarred and
feathered If either she or any of her teach
ers iodj on the cars again.
As a car .on the Llndell division of the
Transit Company, containing two ofilcers
and the crewv was passing the corner of
Elgh'centh street and Washington avenue,
at a late hour tonight, it was lifted sev
oral Inches, by an explosion of dynamite.
Beyond tho breaking of the car windows,
no damage was done.
Seven Deputy Sheriffs were arrested to
night at the North. Broadway powerhouse-
and locked up fn the hold-over at
the Four Courts. All of the men are held
for Investigation. It Is charged that they
refufed tp ride on .Broadway cars for
tho purptco "of pro'tectlrig the Transit
Compauy'c property..
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Decision Asrainqt Parsons. , .
WASHINGTON. Juno 8.-Tie Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia today
denied a petition to restrain John W.
i,Hayes,. secretary-treasurer of the Knlght3
Of Labor, from interfering witn. John M.
Parsons and other members of the ex
ecutive .committee, in. taking possession
of the boo"ks pi th.e arganizatlqn.
r Car Strike In Germany. ,
BERLIN. June 8. The car strike at"
Hanovr has -caused numerous excesses.
The police proved unable to quell the nots,
and military detachments were called. Upon
to clear tho streets. Many arrests -were
made. A large number .of "persons were
wounded by the. police.
INDUSTRIAL PRIMACY.
Peculiar Advantages of United
States 'in Competition.
New York Times.
At the dinner recently given to him- In
this city," Sir Thomas Jackson, the chief
manager bt the Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank, made some suggestive remarks In
regard to what "he called the coming
struggle for commerce the1 strife for ex
lstence among -the nations. He found lq
the" vast augmentation of the budgets of
the world a new reason to look for a tre
mehd6us' Increase" "lh competition for
trade. He asked'how these budgets were
to bo paid for, and pointed out that very
few of the countries who have piled them
up can, like the United States, make lm
menso shipments of grain, cotton and the
like from the "surplus products of their
SOIL Several 'of the countries of Eurdpe
cannot live 'without Importing some of
our natural products, and these nations
will, therefore, have to devote their best
brains and all the Ingenuity they can
command to manufactures. It is not the
produce of the ground they are selling. It
Is the prodtice of the mind and of the
brain. It is curious to note how the In
creased scale of national expenditure
turns on the necessity for finding new
markets, Just as these outlets for the
products of national Industry are required
to pay for the cost of keeping up armies
and navies. The British Chancellor of the
Exchequer declared some time ago that If
his country could not find markets in ct
illzed countries as it was becoming more
and more difficult to do It must find them
elsewhere. This was to be done by extend
ing the Influence of England In every
quarter of the globe, by penetrating
through trading, ports, -through colonic;,
through chartered companies Into regions
which other civilized countries had not
touched, and thus extending their com
merce wherever purchasers were to be
found. He deemed it necessarj for them
to continue that policy," and therefore
necessary to Incur increased expenditure,
not merely on the navy, but on other
branches of governmental activity as well.
The peculiar advantage possessed by the
United States in the race for commercial
and industrial supremacy consists in its
unique command of the natural product
to which Sir Thomas Jackson referred.
Even more remarkable than the produc
tion of the great agricultural staples Is
the expanding mineral wealth of the coun
try, particularly that which relates to pre
eminence in the manufacture of iron and
steel. The statistician of the Geological
Survey has furnished some figures on
this subject which are later than any ye;
published, and which have a direct bear
ing ori present Industrial conditions. They
increase the estimate of the coal product
of the country, quoted In these columns
the other day, from 218,000.000 to 231,000 000
long tons. As compared with tha produc
tion in lSS3,.when the product amounted
to 196,400,000 long tons, this indicates an
Increase of over 34.000.OuO long tons, or 17.5
per cnt. This estimate Is based upon a
compilation of the reports received from
mines producing over SO per cent of the
tonnage in 1S9S, and calculating a pro
portionate increase for the mines not yet
reported. The production oL 52o,ttW,O0Q
short tons In 1S32 was nearly 20,000,000 In
excess of that In 1S97, and both of these
years, were banner years Jn the coal in
dustry. It Is, of course, not Impossible
that the figures for 1S99 may be- some
what Ttduced by later andimorc complete
returns, but even-iaTeductlon. of 5,000,000
tons would not amount to 3 per cent of
error In the total. The .-value o ths
product estimated may be put. down at
5259,435,412. an Increase of over $51.000,0.0,
or practically- 20 per cent -in excess of
the value of the product In 1S9S. The
part that anthracite coal played In this
jinprec.edentedprqductIon. was an Increase
from '47.C63.075 long tons to 53,857.496 long
tons, with an increase in value from $75.
414,537 to $S8,123,493, beln? a gain of nearly
$13,000,000. There were only three coal
hearintr states that did not nartlclDate In
the generaf increase of production. These
were Arkansas, Georgfa and Idaho. In the
first the production was cut down by
strikes, the decrease In Georgia was very
small, and the entire product of Idaho is
quite insignificant. It is notable that the
general advance in the price of coal In
1599 was the first movement of the kind In
10 years.
The production of pig iron is so closely
associated with that ol coal as fo share
with It the character of a basic Industry.
The figures under this head are, for 1S99,
13,700,000 long tons, against 21,773,034 long
tons in 1S9S. The average price 'for pig
iron in 1S99 was 'about $lS per ton, making
the total value about $245,600,050. against
$116,657,000 In 1S9S, when the average price
was less than $0 per ton. This makes
an Increase of $120,000,000 In the value ol
the pig iron product of, the year, wh.ch,
added to the increase of $31,000,000 In the
value of the coal product, shows a total
increase In these two items of mineral In
dustry alone of $181,000,000. Thus, without
any Increase in the other mineral produc
tions the total value of the mineral prod
ucts of the United States for 1S99 would
be raised to $S60,000.000'. Curiously enough,
the total" value of the "mineral products of
the country 'has not Increased by leaps
apd bounds in. the last 10 years.. It was
$619,512,173 In l&O, $64S.675,051 In 1S92, and It
decreased to $526,24.139 In 1S94, gradually
rising in the succeeding four years to $637,
820,720, till it reached the extraordinary
sum which will mark the record of last
year. Even yet the mining development
of the United States is susceptible of
enormous expansion. With the exception
oi China, whose mineral products are atlll
virtually untouched, there Is no country
In the world whose resources in this Jine
are so nearly inexhaustible as ours. The
whole mineral wealth of the- continent of
Europe is Insignificant compared with
that which -Re have under the soil of this
Republic Even could means be found to
substitute other sources of power for that
derived from coal, the possession ofvast
stores of the finest quality of Iron" ore
would of Itself be sufficient to lceep this
country In the front of the race for In
dustrial primacy.
THE "DAYS'- RACES.
Yesterday's Winners at Nevrport'and
Other Tracks.
CINCINNATI, June S. The results at
Newport were:
Six furlongs, selling Ed Roth won.
Lady Kent second, Hawthorne Princess
third; time, 1:15.
Four and a half furlongs The Laundress
vyon, Lyror Bell second, Empress Light
foot third; time. 0:56. -
One mile, selling Rotha won, Flnen Re
splce second, Brlghtle S. third; time, 1:43.
Mile and an eighth, selUng Nettie Re
gent won, Vlrgie O. second, Zelmet third;
time, 1:55.
Five furlongs, selling Robert Morrison
won, Problern second, Nitrate third; time,
1:03.
Slx furlongs, selling Iris won, Margaret
Hageman second, Dr. S. C. Ayres third;
time, 1:15?.
Races at St. Lools-
STi LOUIS. June 8. Eocrys and Easter
Ca"rd we're the only winning favorites to
day. The results were:
Two-year-old colte and upwards, five
furlongs Eocrys won, Adelante second, St.
Sedna third; time, 1)S.
Maiden 2-year-old fillies, five furlongsr
Amoroso won, Sophie S. second. Pirate's
Daughter third; time, 1:03.
Selling, six and a half furlongs-Judge
Wardell won, Theory second, Elbe third;
time, 1:22.
Six furlongs VIcl Vance won, King's
Highway second, Lady Callahan thrd;.
time, 1:14:
Selling, mile- and 20 jards-TIckful won,
Capron second, Cathedral third; time,
1:434.
Selling', mile and 70 yards Easter Card
wdn, Mystery second, Annie Oldfleld third;
time, '1:4.
Races ar Gravesend.
NEW YORK. June 8. The results at
Gravesend were:
Mile and three-quarters, hurdle Hardy
Pardee won. Lackland second,' Monroe
Doctrine thlrdf time, 3:17.
Five furlongs Glen Ellis won, Janice
second. Lady Georginia third; time. 1:01,.
Six furlongs Trumpet won, Hesper sec
ond. Gold d'Or third; time. 1:13 2-5. "
Mile and a sixteenth McMeekln wont
Toddy second, Peep'o'Day third; lime,
1-A1 3-5.
Five and a halt furlongs Vouch won,
Fleet Wing second, Six Shooter third;
time. 1:08 1-5.
About six furlongs, selling Kensington
won, Flhk'Ddmino"" second, Grayless third;
time, 1:1L
Races at Kayvthorne.
CHICAGO, June 8. Hawthorne's first
meeting closed today with conditions un
favorable to the running of the $1500 Haw
thorne stake for 2-year-olds. Harlem opans
tomorrow. The results' were:
Seven furlongs Lake Mills won, Old
Mike second, Maryland Reserve third;
time, 1:39.
Six furlongs, .selling Handpress won,
Braw Lad second, Emigre third; time,
1:214. , ,
One mile, selling Barney F. won, Louis
ville second, Thomas Carey third; time,
l:52n.
The Hawthorne stakes,"flve furlongs Sl!
verdale won, Invictus-second, Miss Ben
nett third; time, P.OJJt.
Mile and three-eighths, selling Prince
Blazes won, Bummer eecond. Guess Me
third; time, 2:35ii.
One mile The Elector won. Reminder
second. Mellocole third; time, 1:504.
'9
ears
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No harm ! It leaves the
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What" is bad- soap? Im
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All ort of stores tell It, especially dru jjiats;
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ADMITS KILLING NORTON
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INDIANS WHO MURDERED lEUGENE
COUPLE ON TRIAL.
Movement to Close Port of Skagrray
' AKaiast Brltsh Goods British
Steamer Refused Clearance.
SKAGWAY, June L The trial of the 11
Indians charged wlth""murdenng"Bert Hor-
ton and his young Rife, from Eugene,
Or., on Lynn Canal, 35 miles from Skag
way, last Octooer, was begun In the, high
est court of Alaska la this city yesterday.
Judge Melville Brbwne, recently from
Wyoming, on the bencn. Only one of the
Indans has pleaded. He Is Jim Hansey,
who first confessed that he killed Hor-ton-
In pleading he sal'd:
'T. killed the man; I did not murder
the woman."
The other Indians'will plead next' week.
They all have counsel.
The American authorities refused' today
to permit the- steamer Princess Louise,
oaillng from thCs port to Victoria, to
carry passengers. She is a British ves
sel, and has not "been inspected by Ameri
can inspectors. The ship had sold tickets
to passengers but had to- refund and sail
without them: The Louise Is making a
trip In the place of a regular steamer from
Victoria.
It appears that, the agitation precipi
tated by tho adoption, of a plank In the
Juneau convention ot Democrats this week
In fayor of closing of the port ot Skag
way against shipments of British goods,
in bond, through Skagway to British ter
ritory in the Yukon basin, may be fol
lowed by the desired act. Collector Ivey
told delegates after the convention that
he was in accord with -their view s, and
thought upon his recommendation the
port would be closed. The closing of the
port would mean the -exclusion of thou
sands of tons of freight from Low er Brit
ish Columbia ports monthly. The lion's
share of Klondike trade now going in this
way Is held by those ports. British ves
sels are doing a great business Into this
port, and American ships get no trade
from British Columbia ports.
Grand opening excursion to Bonnevllla
will be made Sunday, June 10, train leav
ing Union Station 9 A. M.
Large Demands Upon the PhysNj
cal Strength
Many Miserable People "Who Exist
Bat Do Not Live.
Run-down men and women are to b
found on every hand. They have over-i
drawn their account with the bank of vi
tality. They exist, but do not really live.
With them everything Ir uainterestlng
and monotonous, and life la a' blank..
BUch people need building up body, brala
and nerves. This must be done by tonlngj
the stomach and digestive organs and
enriching and vitalizing the blood. Hood's.
Sarsaparllla is the great building-up.
medicine. It creates a good appetite,
gives digestive power, makes the bloodj
rich, pure and nourishing, and restores
the exhausted physical system to vigor
and virality. It is Just what you need)
when you feel weak, tired and "rua
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