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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1900.
OREGON DELEGATION
Representatives From This
State Ready for Business.
THE .SCANpAL IN .THE SOUTH
Men From the Northwest Still "Work
ing ' tor Tripp for the "Vfce
Presldentinl Nomination.
"PfilL.ADI3IHTA, June IS. The eve of
the convention finds Oregon represented
on the ground "by the eight delegates to
R'hScli She is entitled. The delegation 1
Snugly housed at the Bingham, corner of
Eleventh and Market streets! A largo
parlor on tine third floor is used as a
headquarters, and the sleeping-rooms are
oa the same floor. The representation
Is as follows:
George A. Steel, member otf the Xa
tlonal Committee.
Wallace iTcCamant, chadrman of the
delegation.
Representative M. A. Moody.
John D. Daly, of Corvallls. -
H. E. Ankeny, of Jacksonville.
Thomas McEwen, of Sumpter.
R. S. Moore, of Klamath Falls.
J. A. "Waison, Deputy United States
Marshal, of Portland.
Representative Moody holds the proxy
of H. Li. Kuck, of The Dalles. Mr. Mc
Ewen holds the proxy of Senator Simon,
and Mr. Moore represents John B. David,
of New-berg: Both Mr. Moore and Mr..
"Wilson were alternates. The delegation
was greatly disappointed at the inability
of Senator Simon -to be present Owing
tt the early adjournment of Congress,
bis presence here -would have Involved
the loss of three weeks time from his
business at Portland. In his absence, Mr.
McCamant proves a very acceptable
Chairman of the delegation.
Mr. Steel has been in close attendance
throughout 12ie sessions of the National
committee. It Is evident from his con
versation that the press reports have
failed to convey an adequate impression
of the general Indignation at the revelai
tlons of the scandalous procedure of the
Southern Republicans. The whole party
througthout the Northwest "wHl be pro
foundly stirred -when the facts are car
ried home by the committeemen. The
Strenuous and single purpo-o of Southern
Republicans Is to make the party as
small as possible and at all hazards to
prevent the election of RepubKcan Con
gressmen In Southern States, left the
patronage be taken away from them and
gU-en to the Congressmen. The Adminis
tration Is determined to keep the friend
ship of these disreputable and unscrupu
lous machines, and only through its most
active efforts -was the committee re
strained from committing- immediate re
ductions In Southern representation.
Mr. McCamant is active in advocacy of
Bartlett Tripp for the Vice-Presidency,
but the Tripp boom is yet In a state far
from robust.
The sensation or the afternoon and
evening has been Roosevelt's latest dec
lination. There is real danger that his
rfool friends, aided by Piatt, and co-operation
by the Administration's entire
willingness to see the ticket strengthened
as Roosevelt only can strengthen It, may
force his nomination over Ms protest and
the desires of judicious men.
Oorrraiitteeman Steel and Representa
tive Moody caHed at Governor Roose
velt's headquarters this afternoon and
had a pleasant chat "with him. They -were
positively assured that no true friend of
the Governor -will vote for him. The
feeling of the delegation is that the con
vention ought not to thrust the nomina
tion trpon Roosevelt.
The Washington delegation headed by
Ievi Ankeny, the "Walla "WaHa banker.
Is quartered at JtJhe La Fayette Hotel, on
Broad street. Mr. Ankeny is accompa
nied hy Mrs. Ankeny. All the "Washing
ton men are here.
Mr. Daly Is having- a happy time with
some old friends he had not seen for 40
years.
It looks as if the convention will flnlsh
up Thursday, so that the Oregon dele
gates can reach home by July 1, tSiough
a visit to Gettysburg' Is under considera
tion. E. B.
WAR ON THE WORLD.
(Continued from First Page.)
at Shanghai, repeating the news previous
ly conveyed to the Navy Department by
Admiral Rcmey and Commander Taussig.
The "War Department has received the
following cablegram frot General Mac
Arthur, at Manila, dated yesterday:
"The Ninth Infantry, Colonel Iiiscom,
ordered to Taku, is on the Logan for
transportation to Port Albert. Will
probably start on the 24th. A typhoon
delays movement."
The Instructions sent to Admiral Kempff
relative to his participation in the selr
ure of the Taku forts were broad, con
6lstlng of directions to protect all Ameri
can Interests, and to that end to act con
currently -with the representatives of the
other powers. The cole condition was
that, in his judgment, his acts should
tend to the protection of -American inter
ests. It was learned at the British Embassy
this afternoon that there were two Brit
ish Admirals in Pel Ho River, Admiral
Sej-mour and Admiral Bruce, therefore
Taussig's reference to the arrival of the
British Admiral at Tien Tsih does not
mean necessarily that Seymour has re
turned with his foreign column.
Included In the detachment of 100 ma
rines -with the International expedition for
the relief of foreign residents at Peklr
are the following well-known officers of
the Marine Corps: Major I. "W. Weller
and Lieutenants R. F. "Wlnne, G. C. Rein,
A. E. Harding. H. Leonard and N. L.
Jolly.
The Ninth Infantry Regiment represents
all of the Army -which It Is proposed at
present to employ. Colonel Idscom has
been ordered to report to the United
States Consul at Tien Tsln. It is -dlffl-curt
to get a precise official view of the
status of our relations -with China since
this last news. The conclusion that "we
are In a state ot war is emphatically neg
atived by the officials best competent to
speak.
Great apprehension exists at the Navy
Department as to the fate of the United
States Marine Guard of 56 men which were
landed at Tien Tsin and dispatched by
rail to Pekln before the railroad was re
paired. They vent forward to Pekln
under permission granted by the Chinese
Government to the United States Minister
at Pekln. in common with other Ministers,
to employ a naval guard at the lega
tion. Just before the wires from Pekln
were cut, word came that Minister Con
ger had detached 20 of these marines from
his legation and placed them as a guard
at the Methodist compound.
NO WORD FROM PEKIN.
Germany Not Advised of the Fate of
Mlalffter Kctteler.
BERLIN, June !&. The German Foreign
Office has received no telegraphic commu
nication from Pekln for several days;
either by way of Russia or any other
route, This applies also to all the powers.
Today, Germany had telegraphic commo
nlcation with Che Foo and Shanghai, but
was unable to get connections with Tien
Tsin and. Taku.
The reports regarding the burning' of the
legation and the murder of the German
Minister, Baron von Hetteler. have not
been eonflrmed. although the Foreltm Of-
rflce has tried every possible way to get
wmciuiag uenniie. .everineies5f saau
m. rorejga umce omciai, wno gave inns
Information, "our sources of news are so
few that It Is quite possible the reports
are true." The same official made the fol
lowing' statement with reference to tno
relation of the powers:
"No precise agreement has yet been
reached between the powers interested In
China rgardlng their Joint action there,
its scope, the proportional strength of the
forces or the part to be assigned to each."
The press takes a very serious view
of the situation, apprehension for (he
safety- of the foreign officers being com
bined with anxiety respecting the Inter
national entente.
The transport ship which arrived Sat
urday at Tslg Tau with 1000 soldiers for
THE ABOVE MAP SHOWS
relief of Itlao Chou garrison proceeded
yesterday for Taku with these troops.
THE NEWS IN BERLIN.
Several Men Killed and Wounded on
the German "Wnrnlilp.
'R'R'RT.t'C. -Tnno IS. Thi Oormnn C"nnsti1
at Che Foo telegraphs that a Japanese
torpedo-boat from Taku has brought the
following:
"The Chinese laid torpedoes in the
Taku River and collected troops from
Sham Hei Kwan. The foreign command
ers assembled on the Russian flagship
and addressed an ultimatum to the com
manders of the Taku forts, summoning
them to withdraw their troops before 2
o'clock June 17. At I A M., June 1". the
guns of the forts opened fire, to which
the Rurslan. British, French and Japan
ese warships replied. The bombardment
lasted several hours. Two British ships
In the river between the forts are report
ed, to have been sunk.
"The telegraph lino and railroad be
tween Tien Tsln and Taku was destroyed.
Communication by water is also threat
ened." Later a semiofficial dispatch from Che
Foo announced that the Taku forts had
been captured, after a combined attack
by the foreign warships. Three men on
the German warship litis were killed, and
seven ware wounded. The dispatch added
that the foreign settlement at Tien Tsln
was being fired Into by the Chinese.
"When the dispatch left nothing had
been heard from the German detachment
sent to Pekln or from the German lega
tion there.
DISORDERS IN YUNNAN.
China Notv Ilni. a. Cnae to Settle "With
France.
PARIS, June IS. The French Consul
General In South China, who was instruct
ed to send Into Tonquln all the French
citizens at Yunnan Sen, cabled from the
latter place, under date of Thursday, Juno
14, that he bad been prevented from leav
ing with his companions by the Viceroy,
and that his house and all the missions had
been burned. He adds that everything,
including their clothes, was stolen, and
that they are practically prisoners.
The foregoing Is the" situation referred
to by the French Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, M. Del Casse, In his speech of June
11. M. Del Casse has now summoned the
Chinese Minister to Paris, and has re
quested him immediately to telegraph the
Viceroy of Yunnan Sen that France will
hold him personally responsible for the
safety of French citizens.
At Sender Risks.
NEW YORIf, June IS. The Commercial
Cable Company has issued the following
notice:
"We are advised that the Chinese Gov
ernment announces that telegrams from
Tien Tsin and Taku, with the entire aa
dress In plain language, will be forwarded
from Cho Foo by mall at sender's rick.
There Is a dally steamship serlca be
tween Che Foo and Tien Tsln."
Exchange of Bonds.
"WASHINGTON. June IS. The exchange
of old bonds under the recent act ot Con
gress for new bonds bearing 2 per cent
interest, today passed the $300,000,000 mark,
and so far "has resulted In a net profit
to the Government approximately of
iS.000,000. The exact amount exchanged
up to the time for closing the depart
ment today was $300,179,250. and ot this
amount $72,SS4,S00 was received from In
dividuals and institutions other than Na
tional banks.
Kaiser at the Passion Play.
BERLIN, June IS. Emperor 'William, ac
cording to the Lokal Anzelger, will visit
Ober Ammergau In the middle of August
to witness the presentation of the pas
sfon play, maintaining the strictest In
cognito. Herr Johann Lang. Burgomaster of Ober
Aramcrgau, died today as a result of an
operation. He formerly enacted the role
of the Christ, and for one season directed
the production of the spectacle.
Major Edmunds Dead.
HAVANA June IS. Major Frank H.
Edmunds, of General Lee's staff, died
today of yellow fever. Mrs. Edmunds is
reported much better. The town of
Quexnados has bean quarantined against
the barracks and no soldier is allowed
to enter.
In the Canadian Northwest provinces
there are probably more colonies of differ
ent nations than are to be found on any
equal 3rea elsewhere la the world.
POLITICAL CLUBS IN LIRE
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Five Mites or Enthusiastic Republi
can Famous IDrKaulxatloBs la
the 'Procelen.
PHILADELPHIA, June IS. Five mileo
of clubs, mounted, on- foot, "by coaches,
-floats and in carriages, Interepread with
music, red fire and cake-walk. Is the short
est way of derorlblng-the-turnout of po
litical clubs tonight. The police: had pre
pared for the demonstration Jbj- roping
Broad street early lrf'the forenoon. It
was a wise forethought, for -before dusk
Philadelphia's appropriately named thor
oughfare was a mahumanlty. and it
has beet many years since thepolice of
Philadelphia have- been called -upon to-
WHERE-THE CHINESE"
TJ1E LOCATION OF TAKU, ON THE
handlo such banks of humanity as lined
the route of the parade. Visitors from
cities where the police have great crowds
to handle were profuse in praise of Phil
adelphia's police tonight.
An amusing feature of the parade, and
by the way, an innovation, was an inter
larded cake-walk in the column. The
characters were colored men, women and
children attired in costumes made more
attractive by the torches of red lire.
In the pre-arrangeriient ot tonight's
parade it Had been decided, lit spite of an
expressed sentiment by many of the '
clubs, to permit nothing in the One aa-I
tagonistlc to the civil service. There
were, however,"" two violations of tho gr
der. On Olie transparency mounted on
wagons was this motto: "Tho civil ser
vice law disqualifies all over the age ot
45." On another, carried by a club on
foot, was this: '"We are opposed to the
clv'l service law, because It Is un-American."
The parade was divided Into eight di
visions, ha which were more than SO lo
cal clubs, and about 20 visiting political
organizations. Out-of-town clubs were
scattered through eight sections, and es
corted by the club which had been as
signed to entertain visiting clubmen.
Conspicuous In the line were the famous
Cook County Republican Marching Club,
of Chicago; tho Young. (Men's Republican
Tariff Club, of Pittsburg; the Yourg
Men's Blaine Club, of Cincinnati: the
Hamilton Club, of Chicago; McKSnley's
Neighbors from Canton, Ohio; the Blalno
invlnclbles, of 'Wash!ngton; the J. Ed
ward Addlcks Club, of "Wilmington. Del.;
and the well-known Tippecanoe Club, of
Cleveland, Ohio. In the eighth division
was the Colorado-Philadelphia C3ub, of
Denver, headed by the George "W. Cook
Zouave Fife and Drum Corps, also from
Denver.
THE STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
Members of Working- Committees of
Convention Selected.
PHILADELPHIA, June IS. Many of
the state delegations held meetings to
day for the purpose of organizing and
selecting members of the working com
mittees of the convention. National com
mitteemen and members of the notifica
tion committees. Quite a number of th
delegates, however, will not get together
until tomorrow morning, owing to the
absence of some of their numbers. The
following is a list of the various commit
teemen so far chosen by the delegations
from the "West:
Chairman of delegation California,
George A. Knight; Idaho, Frank R.
Gooding; Montana, Thomas- H., Carter;
Oregon, Wallace McCamant; Utah, Heber
N. WeHs; Washington,- E. C. Neufelder;
Wyoming. G. E. Warren; Arizona, C. H.
Akers; Hawaii, Samuel Parker.
National committee members Califor
nia, W. C. Van Fleet: Idaho, George L.
Shoup; Montana, William H. Dewltt;
Oregon, George A Steel; Washington,
George H. Baker; Wyoming, Willis Van
dovanter; Arizona, William Griffith.
Committee on resolutions California,
Chester A. Rowell; Idaho; W. B. Hey
bum; Montana. Thomas H. Carter; Ore
gon. John D. Daly; Utah, George Suth
erland; Washington, J. M. Ashton; Ari
zona, C. H. Akers. - .
Permanent organization Idaho, F. R.
Gooding: Montana, C W. Goodall; Ne
braska, Henry Rogatz; Oregon, Matcblm
A Moody; Utah, Heber N Weils; Wash
ington, F. J. Hayfield; Arizona, J. L.
HubbeH.
Committee on credentials California,
George W. Reed; Idaho, J. F; Allshle;
Montana, John F. Forbis; Oregon, Wal
lace McCamant; Utah, Arthur Brown;
Washington. Dr. L. M. Sims; -Arizona,
Frank Dyaart.
Committee on rules and order of busi
nessIdaho, J. L. L. Ormsble; Montana,
Tayler Wooden; Oregon, Rufus S. Moore;
Utah, George M. Hanson; Washington,
Herbert S. Conner; Arizona, J. A. Vail.
Committee to notify nominee for Presi
dentCalifornia. W. M. Garland; Idaho,
W. B. Heyburn; Montana. David E. Fol
som; Oregon, Henry E. Ankeny; Utah,
Thomas Kearns; Arizona, John Dorrlng
ton; Washington, Levi Ankeny.
Committee to notify nominee for Vice
President Idaho, George L. Shoup; Mon
tana, Davjd E. Foisora; Oregon, Thomas
McEwen: Utah, C E. Loose; Arizona,
Charles R. Drake.
The proceedings of the several delegates
may be summarized as follows!
Colorado Senator Wolcott. who was
elected chairman of the Colorado delega
tion, said pot a word was said as to
the Vice-Presidency.
"There is a very friendly sentiment for
Roosevelt and for Senator Fairbanks,
but," said Mr. Wolcott, "we have taken
no action, and we go Into the convention
absolutely unpledged."
Missouri The expected contest egcinxt
' "6 s 118 tv- " zz '
16 l 120 2Zf I
National Committeeman Kerens .did not
materialize In the lllssouri delegation, ana
at the meeting the veteran committeeman
was re-elected without a dbaeentlng vote.
For the Vlce-Presldncy the sentiment has
been strong for Roosevelt."
Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania dele
gation met this afternoon, and unani
mously elected M. S. Quay National com
mitteeman. Colonel Quijy presided, and
he was also made chairman of the dele
gation. On motion of Senator Penrose,
the delegation was pledged to McKlnley.
Chalrnian. Quay snld -tlds was scarcely
necessary, but he put the motion as "a
..matter of form. Senator Penrose then
moved that the delegation be Instructed
for Roosevelt for Vice-President. State
Senator C. L. Magee (anti-Quay) askea
for a roll calL Congressman M. B. Will
lams Inquired whether Roosevelt wou-a
accept If Indorsed. .Senator Penrose said
"I can assure the gentleman and the
other 'delegates that Governor RocseveU
will accept If the nomination' Is tendered
him'."
Senator Flynn, of Pittsburg (anti-Quay),
thought it rather early to tie up the'del
egatlon. To this suggestion. Chairman
Quay replied that there was nothing bind-
WAR BROKE OUT
GULF OF PE Cni LI, AT THE MOUTH
lng In the motion; that it merely showed
tho preference of the delegation.
The roll was then called, resulting:
Roosevelt, 52; Root, 1; Long, 1; Bliss," i;
excused from voting, 7; absent, 2.
"Massachusetts The eub-commlttees ap
pointed by the Massachusetts delegation
to canvass all the states in the Interest
of Secretary Long for the Vice-Presidency
made their report this afternoon. The
committee deputed to look over the 'New
England field reported that -every state in
that section will vote solidly for Mr. Long.
The reports from nearly all the Southern
8tatfs were to Jbe- effect In general that
the delegations from that section will
vote for the man who is acceptable to the
'"Admfnlstralion: "'The Cook County .dele
gates of Illinois, as well as many of 'the
delegates from the state, lean towara
Dolllver. as do also the delegations from
Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. -The Pa
cific States, tho committees learned., a til
vote for the far Western" candidates In
tho field, while the sentiment among the
Northern States east of the Mississippi
Is strong for a New York man, provldea
the Empire state delegation can. unite on
a candidate. Most of the sub-committees
reported that Secretary Long was very
.strong as a second choice.
Montana The delegates from Montana
held their caucus tonight and selected
Senator Thomas H. Carter to be the chair
man of tho delegation In tho convention.
The Hon. William H. Dewltt was elected
National committeeman to succeed Charles
P. Leonard. When Senator Carter was
asked whom the delegation would support
for Vice-President, he said:
"The delegation came to Philadelphia
unlnstructed as to the Presidential ana
Vice-"Prcsidentlal candidates, and the del
egates have held no conference for the
purpose of deciding on any one. I be
lieve that tho Montana men will support
Scott for the Vice-Presidency."
New York The meeting of tho New
York delegation was a sort of magnet to
the delegates from other states, and the
corridors In front of the committee
rooms wero so crowded at 8 o'clock that
tho local police had to be called on to
make a passage-way for the New York
ers. Ten minutes after convening the
meeting had adjourned until tomorro.
afternoon at 4 o'clock, without any men
tion of Vlce-Presldentlal candidates. Gov
ernor Roosevelt sat next to Senator Piatt
.and chatted pleasantly. Senator Pla t de
clined to talk on the ultimatum issued by
Governor Roosevelt.
On the list of selections of committee
men from New York it was noted by
some of the old politicians that all the
conflicting elements In the party in the
state are represented. Frank S. Black,
ex-Governor, Is vice-president of tho del
egation; General F. V. Greene goes -on
the committee to notify the Vice-President
of his nomination. Frank S. Witherbee
is the state representative to notify the
President. George W. Aldrldge is on
the committee on rules. General William
C. Wallace on permanent organization,
Lemuel E. Qulgg on1 resolutions and Sen
ator Piatt Is spokesman of the defega
tlon. Senator Piatt went directly to his room
after the meettog. and a number of the
New York delegates followed him. There
were epough 'remarks dropped to make It
evident that rjie leaders of the New York
delegation were convinced that Governor
Roosevelt's, statement has disposed of his
candidacy. To Mr. Piatt this question" was
proposed;
"Can Mr. Roosevelt be defeated for the
nomination!?" To which he replied: "lea,
I think so."
"More ' decidedly In keeplrg with this
view of the matter were the thrpats ot
the less guarded of the 'delegation that
"If Governor Roosevelt does; not accept
the Vice-Presidency he will not be nomi
nated for Governor, and will be retired to
private life."
In Governor Roosevelt's room the at
mosphere of doubt had somewhat cleared
away. Governor Rooeevelt himself said:
"I believe that the delegations that are
really frlendlv to me will not vote for me,
out will respect my wishes."
Even as he spoke a delegation from Or
egon came in, and the spokesman said:
"We want to assure you that while we
want your name on -the ticket, we will
repect your wishes In the matter."
The Kansas delegation, the North Da
kota delegation and the South Dakota del
egation sent the same kind of messages.
showing that the tide toward a stampede"
was being partially stemmed. However.
It was appreciated that the sentiment was
not by any means crushed, out. and It
might, without careful management, sttl:
overwhelm the unwilling Roosevelt.
Illinois Ullnolsans are holding off their
meeting until .the delegates are all here
and the sentiment has become clearer.
Omaha, Neb.. Js the third steer-kining
place In the United States. Chicago and
Kansas City are greater killers than Omaha,
NO ARMISTICE FOR BOTHA
LORD ROBERTS' PROPOSAL .RE
JECTED BY BOER GENERAL. .
Dutch Commandos Retiring: oa Mid-
delbnr-K, Followed by British
Cavalry and Artillery.
LONDON. June 19. 3 A. M. Lord- Rob
erts, according to a Boer dispatch from
Machadodorp. sent a dispatch to Com
mandant Louis Botha, June 13, suggest
Ing disarmament and complimenting the
bravery of the burghers. It was pointed
oaf that th'o surrender would 'be without
dishonor to the""burghers, and would pre
vent much suffering. General Botha
asked for a six days' armistice in order
to confer and consider. Lord Roberts
consented, tcv. flvedays.. Finally General
OF THE PEI HO RIVER.
Botha declined to accept the proposal,
and hostilities were renewed.
The Boer commandos are retiring on
MIddelburg, followed by the British cav
alry and artillery, occasionally shells
reaching the rear guards. The Boers are
destroying the bridges and burning the
veldt behind them, carrying off provis
ions and cattle and leaving ih country
barren. '
Other advices from "Machadodorp say
that the Boers have an abundance of
arms and ammunition, with dynamite and
oxen, and that they are preparing heavy
wagon trains for a retreat to the Lyden
burg district, where the chiefs,' notwith
standing rumors to the contrary," are pre
pared to" make a stand.
The Boer. dOhtlnue to "work the Bar
baton " mtrfes, saya a"dlspatch frohi Lou
renco Marques, and, there are eight car
loads ofTfbar gold, valued at 5,000,000,
with, Bxesident Jlrugex.
Mx. Steyn, In- his proclamation declaring
the.Kree State still free and Independent,
says-tb& fact that the army is yet in
the field renders - Lord Roberts' action
contrary to International law.
In a dispatch to the War Office from
Pretoria, dated yesterday. Lord Roberts
says that General Baden-Powell has Just
arrived there.
Move Townrd Koinatipoort.
NEW YORK, June 18. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
News from South Africa was very
meager, at midnight. Tne opinion pre
vails at Cape Town that the Delagoa Bay
communications will be cut off speedily,
end the war be brought to a close. There
have been many untrustworthy rumors
about secret expeditions toward Komati
poort, but there has been no definite In
formation that any movement of this kind
is in progress through Swaziland. Lord
Roberts' own plan of campaign seems to
involve complete separation of the Free
State and the Transvaal forces by tho
occupation of the railway between Jo
hannesburg and Laings Nek, which' will
probably be captured this week.
Pres3 dispatches indicate that no ad
vance has been made from VolksTU"t
toward Ermelo, and that there has been
no change in the situation In tho Free
Sfcte. General Bundle's" division Is skir
mishing with the commandos, but only
Insignificant outpost affairs are reported,
with somo artillery firing near Ficksburg.
An Oflfrr to Krnger,
LONDON, June 38. The Lourenco Mar
ques correspondent of the, Times, under
yesterday's late, says:
"Judge" Van Leeuwen. who left Pretoria
with a permU from tha Military Governor,
Is understood to have been the bearer of
a verbal message from British authorities
to President Kruger, to the effect that
if he would surrender now, he would not
be sent out of tho country. Van Leeuwen
was unable to see Kruger, but when pass
ing through Machadodorp he told State
Secretary Reltz. The latter scouted the
Idea of surrender. R. J. H. Fortulrt,
head of the Transvaal secret service, is
taking to Europe very important docu
ments." FJsht at Zand River.
LONDON. June 'IS. A weather belated
dispatch " from Lord -Roberts sent from
Pretorla''June 16,-gives an official version
of an attack on a British post at Zand
River, Jine 16, 'by SO0-Boers, with three
guns. It says that General. Knox, with
-a mixed force, drove off the Boers, who
left four dead and four prisoners on the
field. The British loss was Major Sey
mour and two men killed and nine wound
ed. Cane Colony's New Cabinet.
CAPE TOWN, June IS. The new cabi
net has been officially announced. Sir
J. Gordon Sprigg is Premier and Treas
urer; J. J. Graham is Croionlal Secretary;
Mr. Rose-Innls, Attorney -General; S.
Wart, Department of Public Works; Sir
Peter Faure, Department of Agricul
ture, and C. S. Frost, without a portfolio.
ICrtiRer in Feeble Condition.
LONDON, Juno IS. A dispatch from
"Cape Town says It Is reported there that
President Kruger Is In a feeble condi
tion. The Orinoco Mine Suit.
. NEW YORK, Juno IS. According to a
dispatch to the Herald from Caracas,
the court of last resort has given final
Judgment In favor of Mr. Tumbull, a citi
zen -of the United States, as the only
owner of the Orinoco Iron mines against
the Reeder-Searles-Grant Syndicate. The
Orinoco Iron Company, of this city, had
obtained from the Venezuelan Govern
ment a concession for mining ore in a
region extending 60, miles beyond. "Manoa,
on tha Orinoco River. The company be
gan operations, but the legality- ot the
grant was attacked by the Raleigh .Syn
dicate, an English combination. The Su
preme1 Court of Venezuela decided la fa
vor of tho -American, concession.
The Orinoco Company was capitalized
at $3Q.O0O.CCO and besides its Iron mining
interests, owns considerable rubber for
ests and grazing lands and several gold
mines In Venezuela. Its grant of land
from the Venezuelan Government is said
to have been one of the motives for the
vigorous policy pursued by President
Cleveland In the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute with Great Britain.
SWEPT BY-FIRE..
ConflaKratloB Rasing; In Business
Part of Bloomlngrton.
BLOOMINGTON,"liT., June 1J. A great
conflagration Is raging hero apd threat
ens most of tho business portion of the
city. The Are broke out In Green's whole
sale hardware store. That and tha Model
Laundry and-'Brand's furniture store, are
already gone. "The fire Is sweeping west
across Main street. The Postoffice build
ing Is threatened. The loss Is' already
$300,000. The Fire Department Is power
less. The fire has crossed Main street
to the west, the wind is rising, and, there
is no telling where It may end. Halt" of
tho business portion of the city Is likely
to ""go. The iiuildlngs how in flames, or
destroyed are:
B. S, Green Company's wholesale hard
ware; Model laundry; Brand Company,
furniture; Thomson & Co.; A Vincent &
Kohn, dry goods; PIxley & Co., clothing;
Miller & Sons, hardware,
, Tha Dudley Hall building, owned by the
David estnte. Is In rulna. , The fire la
likely to" break out in any quarter. A
strong gale-lssprfnging up. Tho Mayor
has wired Peoria and Springfield for help.
The seven-story Greishum building is
aflame and doomed, 'and also probably
Cole Bros.' drug store, Parrott's Jewelry
store and ajl the-Wock east of tho Court
bouse. The Dunley building has fallen
In. All of the block north of the Court
house will go.
4:20 A. M. The Courthouso is now on
Are, and the Windsor Hotel Is ablaze.
The Flro Department is blowing tip build
ings in the south half of the block east
of the Courthouse. The, people are mov
ing out of every block west and south of
the Courthouse.
PEORIA,, IB., June 19. A Are engine
and hoe cart left here at 3:15 A M. for
BloOmlcgton In response to a call of the
Mayor of that city.
New Yoric Apartment-House Burned.
NEW YORK, June 19. The Miner
apartment-house, a six-story structure at
Madison avenue and Sixty-third street,
was destroyed by Are this (Tuesday)
morning. The property loss is $260,000.
Only three of the ten apartments In the
building, were oqcupled. but so rapidly
did the "flro -spread that many of the
persons in the building escaped with diffi
culty. 3evcral were overcome by heat and
smoke, and carried out of the building by
the firemen. '
9110,000 Damage by Fire.
NEW YORK. June IS. The Deconrsey
ibuHding, a 10-story structure, G76 "West
BroatOway, occupied by several firms,
was damaged, with its contents, to the
extent of $110,000- by fire tonight.
Mining: Mill Burned.
TUCSON, Ariz., June 19. News has
been received of the destruction by fire
of the Commonwealth Mining Company's
mill at Pearce. The loss is estimated at
$500,000.
.BIDS FOR J3ATTLE-SHIPS.
All the BIgr Companies Are Expected
io Compete.
WASHINGTON, June 18. Great Interest
Js shown by shipbuilders In the prospective
competition for, contracts for the -new
warships. Besides the Crantps, Union Iron
Works andr the Newport News Company,
the Neafie & Levy Ship and Engine Com
pany and ths New York Shipbuilding
Company are expected to enter the compe
tition. There are five battle-ships and
six armored cruisers to bo built, and with
these Arms Interested, no doubt is ex
pressed that the bids will be as low oa
they think they can safely go. ,
There will be a large number of bidders
for contracts for the three protected cruis
ers to be constructed. The .William R.
Trigg Company., of Richmond, Va.; the
Eath Iron Works, Lewis Nixon, of Eliz
abeth. N. J., and other firms are expected
to compete for these contracts.
Tho circular prescribing the armor for
the new vessels will be issued today. It
will invite bids on contracts for 35,700 tons
of armor. Bids will be. opened at the Na
vy Department on August 10. Rear-Admiral
O'Neill says that the circular will
not call for Krupp armor, but armor of
tho best quality, eo that shquld any Im
provement on the Krupp process be made,
this Government ,can take advantage of It.
Pnn-Amerlcan Arbitration.
CHICAGO, June IS. The Pan-American
arbitration movement for the establish
ment of universal peace between Individ
uals and nations received a new impetus
tonight at Central Music Hall wbe elo
quent orators addressed their 'pleas for
arbitration and. spoke for a more com
plete understanding between all sects,
parties and countries. Communications
bearing tho best wishes for the movemept
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Congressman David B. Henderson. May
"Wright Bewail, Governor TheodOre Roose
velt, Admiral George Dewey, ex-President
Harrison, Sir "Wilfrid 1a.urier. Premier of.
Canada; Thomas B. Reed. "W. Bourka
Cockran and Governor Hazeri S. Plngree.
President Diaz sent a message of con-'
gratulation and felicitation through thai
Mexican Consul, but its reading was de
ferred until tho movement has become per
manent, when- it will bo presented to tho
new organization. Instead of to the pro
visional movement.
Jfevr York Gas Hlsber.
NETW YORK, June 13. Notlco was Is
sued today by the Consolidated Gas Com
pany that June 20 the price of ga3 would
be restored from 65 cents to 51 05 per
JC00 feet. The gas companies, of New
York, havo been brought under the con
trol of the Standard Oil Company.
Arrest in Santo Domlngro.
SANTO DOMINtK), June 18. In tho
northern part of the Republic of Santo
Domingo many arrests have been made,
including leaders of the former govern
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