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hams and bacon
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ritrH.
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Spring (teds
Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Flies,
Hooks, Leaders, Baskets, etc. Everything
necessary to complete your outfit.
5pauldlng's Base Hall GoodjTlic lest in the
world.
Croquet Sets nnd Bird Cage. A large assortment
to select from.
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When the City Dads
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KEMKMUER WE HAVE
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KRUGER HAS NOT
SUED FOR PEACE
Oom Paul Will Exhaust Every
Resource Before Surrender.
PEOPLE LEAVING PRETORIA
evidently Expect the City le Be Sow 6c
tlejce-BidcrPowcll Made Mijor
Qcacral Will Bt Qluu Further Pre
. nolloi- Mircfc to Mulcklaf.
LONDON, May 22.-Brltlh hore
men, according to a dlii(aU:h from
I,ourrnro Maniue, are now close to
the Vonl rlvi-r within forty (title of
Johannesburg.
Munition from Pretoria ho begun.
Women and children are being sent
In train to Machududorp on the way
to Lydcnbuj g. Trulim are arriving at
Ixiiirciiiu 11 u Pima filled with pascn
Kcm, among whom are many German
who are hound for Europe.
Home detail of Ctionel Mahon' Ma
fcklng relief expedition are now com
li.g through from wayside point. It
wu one long rush to Mufeklng.
Twuity-iiiio war correspondent have
been killed or have died of disease
during the war. In llil respect the
Dally Mull ho been unfortunate, ten
of It n representative having been put
out of service by death or nine.
The war olllce announce tliut eleven
vessel will leave home port daring
the next JO da), with J.M olllcer and
nu n and 2,35 horae.
The promotion of Colonel Baden
I'owell I generally expected to be
followed by further honor, probably
an Important command with the tem
porary rank of Hi uunant-general- He
only got hi colonelcy In is'.', and he
now gov ahead of a lung lint of senior.
LONDON, May 21. The Associated
Pies I able to ay that no message
from President Kruger. direct or Indi
rect, tin been recently received by
Lord Salisbury or by any department
of th British government. The prox
imity of H-aee, according to the gov
ernment point of view, will remain a
matter of military progress. How soon
the hitter may bring about the former
Is still too siippotltlous for a serious
toi'vcusl on the part of any govern
ment ollU'lul.
The consensu of opinion, as gleaned
by the Associated Press and the gov
ernment olllcer. is that the Boer dele
gate will exhaust every effort In the
I'nlted State before resting.
It I announced that Colonel Baden-
Powell will be made a major-general
Mufeklng vh actually relieved by
Colonel Mahon.
A dispatch form Kroonsiad, dated
May 20, say a British convoy on Its
way to Londlcy was attacked by Doers
and obliged to halt. The result of the
attack la not known, but It la evllent
that the Boer facing the main Brit
ish army are alert and aggrasslve.
NEW YORK, May 21.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London rays:
The first rumor of peace has come
Kroonstad, where Commandant De
Wet I reported by a news agency to
have offered to surrender with his en
tire Free State force.
There are similar report from Lou-
renco Marques, where President Kru
gvr Is alleged to have asked General
Roberta to grant an armistice. De
Wet's proposal la described as condi
tional, and Ki tiger's offer Is said to be
uccompanlcd by threats against Joh
hannesburg nnd the mines. It Is not
likely that Lord Robert will consider
any term short of unconditional sur
render, nor can President Kruger ex
pect to dictate terms with a club In
hlH hand and cases of dynamite and
bl.iBtlng gelntlne behind him.
The Dutch have made too gallant a
fight ngnlnnt the resources of a mighty
empire,' to accept the only terms on
which Lord Salisbury can offer peace. '
The rumors are premature and ore de
signed to strengthen the hands of the
delegate in Washington, who are
knocking at the door of the state de
partment. There Is no probability
that Kruger and Stoyn can propose
any terms of pence which will be ac
ceptable to England. They will not
suggest annexation, and that I lb
only practical basis of peace.
The military situation Impllr the ne
cessity for peace negotiation on (he
Dutch ldo. The Boer have Wn
driven out of Natal, The Fre Btate
ha been overrun and the Transvaal I
threatened with Invasion by Robert,
Iluller, Huntington and Cariington.
The iltuatbm 1 no utterly hopeles
that It r,ay safely be assumed that
President Kruger and Bteyn, In their
consultation at Pretoria discussed the
expediency of making proposition for
peoc".
A President Steyn started at once
for Hellbron, It 1 not improbable
that De Wei has offered to surrender
on hi own term, nd It 1 reasonable
to assume that President Kruger ha
tent dispatcher to Washington which
wilt arm the delegate with full power
to solicit the good office of the United
States government In bringing out a
general armistice.
There are rumor In (he air that the
cabinet discussed on Friday offer of
peace from Pretoria, and that the prime
minister' vIhIi that night to Windsor
wu madd for tha purpose of com
municating the proposal to the
queen, but I am unable to find confirm
ation of theo report.
The opinion of the well Informed last
nl'ht wa that Krugr and Stcyn were
making a determined effort to draw
the American government Into an am
buscade of some kind, and under cover
of frlen-Ily acrvlee similar to that of
f'Tcd by Fiunte at the close of the
war with Spain, to obtain a vantage
ground for negotiating term of
pence. The opinion In L'nglund Is very
strong on this ubject. Peace nego
tiations ending In a fresh convention
are not desired. An annexation proc
lamation by Ird Roberts Is what par
llnm"nt expect aid the empire de
mands. What ha been going on In South
Africa ha borne a close resemblance
to i lvll war. and, as Englishmen are
agreed, must end like the American
civil conOlet. with magnamlty In tri
umph, but without an armistice or
pence negotiations or foreign Interven
tion or any compromise.
AHMED PASHA HAS ARRIVED.
He Will Present His Cruiser Indemni
ty Scheme to the State Depart
ment Thi Week.
NEW YORK, Mvk" 21.-According to
a special to the Herald from Washing
ton, All Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish min
ister. Is expected to present Ahmed
Pasha, rear-admiral of the Turkish
navy sent to the I'nlted States to place
a contract for a Turkish cruiser and
to settle the American missionary
claims, to the secretary of state this
week.
Ahemd Pasha Is expected to present
himself today at the Turkish legation.
His (statement that he would get his
Instructions through the minister Is
not understood In Turkish diplomatic
circles here. The understanding of the
authorities has been that the admiral
would bring Instructions for the set
tlement of the dispute.
If the admiral's trip is only one of
inspection then It is said the author!'
ties will be certain that the Sublime
Porte is only seeking delay and they
will more vigorously exert pressure to
force It to pay the Indemnity.
M. E. GENKRAL CONFERENCE.
This Week Will Be the Most Import
ant of the Sitting So Far.
CHICAGO, May 21. The present
week Is looked upon as lu many way
the most Important of the Methoilst
general conference. During the next
six diiys the bishops, the secretaries,
the editors of the advocates and the
publishing agent are to be elected.
Some of the great questions which
are to be solved will come to the point
where the conference must dispose of
them most immediate, the far reach
ing time limit question.
The standing- committees have their
reports ready and are only seeking op
portunities to present them. These re
ports bring up the woman question,
the amusement question, the dea
conness problem, and other " im
portant subjects. It is generally ad
mitted that there will be a race be
tween committee to get in their re
ports, as there will be numerous rec
ommendations thut cannot be acted
upon at u II.
The committees have had their most
Important debates and their sessions
from now on will diminish In Inter
est. Several of the committees will ad
journ at their first meeting this week
to meet again upon call of the chair
man. Elections, when the two bishops have
been chosen, will go more swiftly, as
there are sure to be numerous re-elections
among the editors and secretaries,
lvicgates nre required to stay until the
lat day anil there will be little falling
ot( in attendance. The date now fix
e.l for adjournment Is May 29.
M'KINLEY WILL
REMAIN NEUTRAL
Tells Boer Delegates Uncle Sam
Will Not Interfere.
BOERS REFUSE TO TALK
Secretary Hay Rcctivti Them mi Lliteii to
All Their Ariumtntf, Bat Syi Re Ci
De Ketfalif- Dealt the Floor
' entie Seute.
KB AKE SOLE AGENT? I'OK
VILD'S INLAID UNOLEDK
Tliero is notliing k'ttor in the market forjloors.
Colors run clear through to the back. Wc also
handle an extensive lino of plain nnd printed ,
linoleum. Wo call special attention to our line of
All Wool Ingrain Carpets ranging in price
from,50c to $1.00
CHARLES HE1LB0RN & SON
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The tate
department ha met the Issue raised by
the coming to Washington of the
Boer delegation, by declining to Inter
fere In behalf of the South African
republic In the present struggle.
In view of thi announced decision
all question a to the character of the
recognition to be extended to the dele
gate and the sufficiency of their ere
dentlals, dropped at once Into the
background.
It was, after all, of little moment
whether or not the B-r were received
as diplomatic agents or ministers, no
long a they were powerless to pro
mote the prime object of their mis
sion, namely, to cause the United
State government to Intervene to
bring about peace.
The meeting between the delegate
and Secretary Hay was brought about
In the simplest manner. The Boers,
in departing, stated to a number of
newspaper men that they had and
would have nothing to say as to what
happened.
The secretary of state gave out,
through hi secretary, the following
statement:
"Messrs- A. Fischer, C. Wessel and
Dr. A. D. Wolmarens, delegates In
this country of the South African re
publics, called today by appointment
at the state department. They were
cordially received and remained with
the secretary of state for more than
an hour. They laid before the secre
tary, at much. lnUt and with great
energy and eloquence the merit of the
controversy In South Africa and the
desire of the Boer republics that the
Unitod State should Intervene In the
interests of peace and use Its efforts to
that end with the British govern
ment." The secretary of state made the fol
lowing reply: "The president sympa
thies heartily 'n the sincere desire of
all the people of the United States that
the war which is now afflicting South
Africa may, for the sake of both par
ties engaged, come to a speedy close;
but he feels that, In the present cir
cumstances, no course Is open to him
except to persist In the policy of Im
partial neutrality."
A resolution offeied on Saturday by
Allen, of Nebraska, extending to the
Boer delegates, now In Washington,
the privileges of the floor of the senate,
was laid on the table today by a vote
of 36 to 21.
EXCEEDED THE ESTIMATES.
Six Miles of Military Railroad in Ha
vana Cost the Government
NEW YORK. May 21. A special to
the Herald from Washington, says:
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn
has made an official statement In which
he says that the total cost of the six
miles of railroad built by the govern
ment to connect the piers In Havana
harbor with the railroads of Havana
was $312,611.84. This Is $130,000 more
than the cost as fixed by Colonel Helk
er, the president of the board which
built the road.
Mr. Meiklejohn says that the road
was built as a military necessity In
order that the troops could be trans
ferred to the Interior of the Island with
out being conducted through the city
of Havana. The work was done as ex
peditiously as possible and the govern
ment consequently had to pay for the
haste.
Yet Mr. Meiklejohn states that the
cost of construction 'and equipment
was $2ti4,617.47 The warehouse cost
J41.S70.30; grading ballasting and other
Incidental expenses amounted to $36,
124.07. and the total cost was J342.611.S4.
H3 states he- figured the cost of the
road was only $32,000 per mile.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S HEALTH.
An Important Fact3r In Selecting tlje
Republican Vice-Presidential
CanJIdate.
NEW YORK. May 21.-The Herald
says:
Republican members of congress who
were in the city last night said the se
lection of a candidate for vice-president
to run with President McKlnley
was as perplexing a problem as ever,
and that the matter had taken a new
phase. This is caused by the state of
the president's health.
The information that comes from
Washington is that, while the Presi
dent's condition Is not alarming, It is
of a character to cause uneaslne
among hi Intimate friends, to whom
the fact are known. They will not
even breathe ft doubt that the presi
dent Is likely to serve four year more,
yet they are satisfied that more than
usual car-s must be taken In providing
for the presidential succession. t
Usually the vlci-presldenoy has been
thrown as a sop to the defeated fac
tion. This wilt not be the case this
year. The vice-president, it I said,
will be nominated with equal reference
to hl fitness for the presidency from
the Ohio standpoint, his ability to ac
ceptably preilde over the senate and
hi strength and popularity with the
voter.
At recent conference In Washington
It ha i been assumed that Governor
Roosevelt was entirely out of consider
ation, and hi name was not pressed.
At the meeting lii Washington other
names were considered, among them
being those of Cornelius N. Bliss, Sec
retary Long. Senator Lodge, Governor
Shaw, of Iowa; Senator Cullom, of
Illinois; Senator Wolcott, of Colorado,
and General F. S. Otis, of Rochester,
N. T.
When all wa said and done. It wac
agreed that the candidate for vice-president
who met all present and other
exlgencels had not been discovered.
THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH.
Navy Department Will Conduct Ex
periments At Newport This
Summer-
NEW YORK, May, 21. Instruction
In the operation of wireless telegraphy
will be given to one class of navy offi
cers which will be formed In Newp-irt.
R. I., during the coming summer. Two
sets of instruments have been pur
chased and are being Installed In New
port. Order will be Issued from Washing
ton today detaching 12 cadets from
duty on the New York and Texas and
assigning them to duty at the torpedo
station In Newpcrt. Ten officers will
also be attached to the station. These
officers will receive the wireles tele
graphy instruction. These officer will
also witness the experiments with the
Holland submarine torpedo boat. Sec
retary Long has given instructions
that the ret airs to the New York and
Texas shall be completed In time to
permit them to steam up the Hudson
to Grant's tomb on Decoration day and
fire the usual salute.
Secretary Iong has received from the
governor of Hong Kong $1,000, Mexi
can currency, collected from British
residents of that port for distribution
among the families of the two enlls
ed men of the gunboat Wheeling, who
were killed by an explosion of a box
of cartridges on that vessel, while
firing a salute last January in honor of
the anniversary of the German empe
ror's birth.
DEMOCRATS WIN OUT.
Supreme Court Declares Beckham
Governor of Kentucky. .
WASHINGTON, May 21. The United
States supreme court today decided the
Kentucky governorship case In favor
of Governor Beckham, dismissing the
writ of. error from the Kentucky court
of appeals. The opinion was handed
down by Chief justice Fuller and a
vigorous dissenting opinion was de
livered by Justice Harlan, Justices
Brewer, Brown and MeKenna also dis
senting from portions of the opinion.
The ease was dismissed for want of
jurisdiction, it being held that deter
mination of cases of this character and
all contests for stat offices must nec
aessrily be settled by the political
branch of the government. "
The case was purely a state case.
Kentucky was In full possession of its
faculties, as a member of the Union
and there was no emergency whicn
called for Interference-
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Fire bells rvere
rung and wild demonstrations followed
on the streets on the part of the demo
crats when the n?ws of the decision
at Washington came.
The decision of the United States su
preme court In favor of Governor
Beckham means there will be the hot
test election In Kentucky for gover
nor r.ext November that was ever
known In this commonwealth. Beck
ham, as lieutenant-governor, can serve
only till the election of his successor
at the next election.
It is thought Beckham will be the
democratic nominee and former gov
ernor Taylor the republican nomine?.
The n.ain republican issue will be for
a repeal of the Goebol law.
SENSATION IN A CHURCH.
Craxy Man at Rock Island Disturbs
Catholic Funeral Ceremony.
ROCK ISLAND. 111., May 21. Pat
rick Cassldy, crazed over religion,
caused a panic in St. Joseph's Catholic
church yesterday by Interrupting the
priest, tha Rev. Thomas Qulnn, and
ordering that the pallbearers remove
the bier from the church.
When the pastor remonstrated with
him, Cassldy Ore wa pocket knife, artd,
threatened to kill him If he further
interfered with blm. He then en
deavored to place his arnia around lite
cofl'n and carry It from tha church.
After a sensational dash through the
church, the police cucceeded In captur
ing Cassidy.
INNOVATION
PROVES FATAL
Chinese Dying From Injection of
the Plague Scruia.
HIGHBINDERS TAKE A HAND
Sai Francltca Bord of Health Having
Herd Tim et It The Cblaete Refuse to
Submit to TreatmentOS Them
Dylof From loaocuUilo.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Li.-Chlnes
highbinders and the board (f health
have had a clash over the bubonic
plague question and. up to the present
time, the highbinders se.m to be
ahead. So far, by threats to assassi
nate any Chinese who ubmit to In
oculation against the plague, they have
prevented the Chinese from taking the
treatment. There are 23,iWO Chinese
in the Chinese quarter and they are
terrorised at the prospect of vaccina
tion with haffklne 'prophylactic
At first the Chinese vere willing to
undergo the treatment but the high
binder element circulated the rtport
that the whites had conspired to kill
off Chines? and had adopted this
means to do It.
This story had Immediate effect and
it will require force to make the Chi
nese submit The Chinese merchant
have closed their stores on account of
the fear that they will be wrecked by
Ignorant Chinese masses who hold
them responsible for the action of the
board of health.
No new cases of the plague have
been dlccvered.
A Chinese clerk. In the empby of
the Chinese consul, was compelled to
submit to inoculation and has since
been very sick, his life being des
paired of.
CHICAGO. May 2L Regarding the
possibility of the plague making It
appearance In Chicago, the commis
sioner of health was of the opinion
that such a thing was not probable if
the railroads running out of San Fran
cisco haie been Instructed to refuse
to sell tickets to Chinese residents
wishing to leave the city.
JAPAN'S SPINNING TRUST.
Latest Quotations on Cotton Will Be
Watched With the View of Hold
ing Up Home Market Prices.
NEW YORK, May 21 Further de
tails have been received regarding the
proposed spinners' trust at Osaka, Ja
pan. According to a local authority,
the head office is to be located at
Osaka and a branch office in Toklo,
Nagaya, Okavama and Kyushu. The
limit of time of the trust will extend
to January, IDOL
The managers of the head office will
arrange to receive dally by wire the
latest quotations on cotton at Bombay,
New York, Liverpool, and Shanghai,
and proceeding on the basis of these
reports and taking Into account at the
same time the cost of production, will
fix the price, making it so that sales in
home markets will bring a profit of
seven yen a bale to the manufacturer-ers.
BANKER RICHARDSON MISSING.
Many Detectives Seeking the Large
Rewards Being Offered by
Relatives.
NEW YORK, May 21. Charles A.
Richardson, of Worcester, Mass., a
railroad builder, bank director" and
member of several big corporations,
has been missing from his apartments
In the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan, for
over Ave weeks. His wife and father-in-law,
Horace W. Wilson, who lives
at the Hotel Albert, In University
Place, have offered large rewards for
him and detectives have searched the
city in vain. .Mrs. Richardson Is
prostrated and her physicians have or
dered her to East Orange, N. J., for
her health.
It was April 11 that he was last seen.
He had In his possession a valuable
gold watch, two costly ring3, one of
which is valued at not less than $1000,
and plenty of money.
The detectives learntd thut the less
valuable ring had been pawned fur
$2iU on the Friday after Mr. Richard
son's disappearance. It had been re
deemed on the Tuesday following.
Then It was learned that a cabman
had been seen, to whom. It Is alleged;
Mr. Richardson had given $u0 to re
deem the ring. A search Is now beln-
conducted for this man.
BERLIN STRIKE RIOTS.
Several Policemen and Many Work
men Seriously Injured.
BERLIN, May 21.-The strike dis
turbances yesterday were mostly con
fined to the Roseyhalerthor district.
Elsewhere they were unimportant,
order being rentored t miiiv.
Two policemen were seriously In
jured and two workmen have died from
wounds inflicted with sabers. Fifty
others were Injured and 1'j3 arrest
were made.