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BOERS PREPARING
FOR A LAST STAND
Will Be Made at Pretoria, Which
Is Being Deserted by Women.
00M PAUL SAVES MILLIONS
Turn All Hit Property Over la Pcrsaasl
friends la Escape CoaflKalloi ay Great
BrlUla-Reparlco' Offers la
Surrender
LONDON, Muy 23.-The Tranvaal
Xovcrntmrt ha Informed the corres
pondent at Pretoria that It has not
considered unit doe not IntenJ to
ciiiihliln unconditional surrende, but
will iWlit to flnlMi. Foreign consul
have Im'-ii Informed t hut Johannesburg
will be defend.! and the gov.-rnnv.-nt
annoumc that It will not hold Itself
n spoiinlblo for Injury to property re
suiting from dcfcime mciwure.
I'ctoilii dlspatchc tfllrm that Pre-
li'elil Kriiger. rr.-ald.-nt Htcyn and all
the iiwut romlni-nt h-adi-m of both
republic a, after a prolonged Interi-hingc
of viewy, iv determined to continue
reslaiuwV. hut that a minority of the
li'iid'-ia Hdvo.-u'.n sunvnd-r without
tl'MIlM
Mm. Kelt, wife of Ihe Transvaal
state secretary, arid her family, with
the funillii- of other olllci;ils, have
gone to I.un-ni o Murqui-s.
JnhaniHf'iurg and l'rtorla aro being
cleared of non-combatants. The Boer
chiefs, who now recognise the posul
blllty ili.it th-y will have to ik-leml
lln t-ll t.-it are preparing with lite ut
nom huMe. Tlie tcr spirit han Ixn-n
rUInK from a low ebb und i now rady
for teadfiiitt rt-alatani-c. Neverlht-U,
according to th- pally Chronicle, long
iiIihuukvh In Dutch have bfen received
by the Hritliih governimnt, by the
way of Anmierdum, In which I'n-Hldent
Krutfer aeeka peace. According lo one
account hrurfi-r aurivndcra uncondi-
th.nnll). According lo another he axka
ft-r term.
A l)ui-nco Manjum eorreiipond-nt
of the Tim. my he ha It on tin-
qui'Ktlonable authority that within the
lx week President Kruger has
rnnfi-rred the bulk of his property In
the TiuiihvuuI to ptmonal frlcnda In
order to avoid It conflm-ution by Great
Ili-linlu.
LONW)N, May 22.-A dlxpntch lo the
Dully Mull duted Mufcklng. May 13.
nay:
"Among the priaonera captured with
Commandant Purvl Kloff are Count Do
Ilremnnt. a Frenchman, and Count
Von Welaa, a German. It la found that
the Hoera were Kulded by two denert-
era named Hay and Holion. At the
enemy'a rtqueat we have handed over
their dead.
'Today one of our men wag nuked
o aurrender and replied: 'Never.' The
Mom at once shot him through the
head.
LONDON, May ?2. Lord Roberts
reports to the war otllce In a dispatch
dated Kroonstad, May 21, aa follows:
'Muhon reiKirta that the Hying col
umn entered Mufeklng at 4 a. m May
17. He was stubbornly opposed by
.500 men on Muy 7, nine miles from
M.ifoklng, but the Boers were driven
from their strong positions after Ave
hours fighting, tlmnks.'he says, to the
mngnltU-ent qualities of his troops. A
uciacnment or Canadian artillery by a
series of forced marches, reached him
the morning of the fighting and ren
dered valuable assistance.
"Million's casualties were about SO.
The P.oers losses were heavy."
FATHER SHKRMAN'S DENIAL.
Says Bishop Whipple's Criticism on
the Catholic Priesthood of Puer
to Rico Is I'ntrue.
"ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE, Chicago,
111., May 21. In a recent article on
Puerto Rico signed by H. B. Whipple,
tho Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Minnesota, the following paragraph oc
curs:
" 'Of the moral condition of the isl
and I need not speak at length.
Father Sherman and others have told
me stories of tho Immorality of the
WE ARE SOLE
WILD'S
Tlicro is nothing better in the market for floors.
Colors run clonr through to tlio back. We also
liniullo an extensive line , of plain and printed
linoleum. Wc call special attention to our lino of
AH Wool Ingrain Csrpets ranging price
from 50c to$1.00
HARLES HEILB0RN & SON
prb-Hthood and people. The marriage
exai.ted by the Koman Catholic
prleata have prftVented multltud"-!) from
Chrlntlnn marriagea and ttiU hu l'-d
lo much lit th'i awful d'-morallratlon
which exlBl on the Inland.'
"In HiIm (.onnectlon, I would like to
remark that a I have never met the
ItlKlit IU-vcr-fid g'Titicrmm, a far as
I remember, It la lo my the leant, mlii
leading to atate thai I have told Mm
any nuih atorle about anything. A
f,r the clergy of Puerto Hlcq, not a
few if them are o i-nlhUMlantic and o
A-aloUH, uch dear friend of mln-, that
I hunt'-n to repudiate any auch Inxlnu
atlon In their regard. Father of Are
elbo, Fr. Z;rbla, of I'tuado, Fr. Panaa
lague, nf Coamo, may M mentioned
tmong mod'-rn pantor and men of
hlamelea Integrity. All of the father
of th- congregation of St. Vincent of
Paul, all the Aeiculapaln prleat and
the canon of the cathedral are men
of holy life and fervent teal, to say
nothing of olherii scattered about the.
Inland.
"If 1 rrltlclded some of the ftpanlah
clergy who have departed. It was be
cause I thought religion and politics
wre too cl'meljl connected In their
mim'a ard becaue I felt that they
left their posts of duty when their
prew-nce was most needed. This make
th conduct of thomt who remained in
spile of the hrss of their salaries, the
political revolution, the war and other
dlfl'cultles. doubly rredttuble and' hon
orable. "These are the men who now consti
tute the cl-riy of Puerto Hico, and
of whom I have never spoken except
Ir. praixe. In this connection I repu
diate a part of a newspaper Interview
publlnhed on my return to the I'nlted
Stute from which the contrary might
be Inferred. The reporter told me af
terwards he wished to reuse the mlii
lHtr and ne srare lines: he was not
aiming to tell wlmt I had said to hi in.
As for the charge II at I he marriage
ft exacted by priests have prevented
marriage. I knovr this lo me calumny
and i am surpriMd that Bishop Whip
ple could voice so false a charge. :
"I am convinced that he must have
been mislead,, as ho would not Inlen
tlonitlly make a statement capable of
such eay refutation. The poor are
married free everywhere, In Puerto
hlci. as In the rest of the Catholic
world.
"The want of religious fervor in
Pueilo Iiico Is quite sufficiently ex
plulned by rltmalic and racial condi
tiona fully dlscimsed by the blvhop In
his Artie K-.
"It Is of course possible that I have
met the bishop and forgotten the fact,
but the paragrniib Is none the less
misleading and is substantially Incor
red.
The clergy of Puerto Kico of 1900,
and Rlshop Whipple writes from San
Juan In 10, are a zealous, pious, est!
muble body of men, many of them
lovej and revered with the utmost Je-
votlon by their people, and I am sure
they nre well able to withstand the
attacks of the sects and maintain the
cause of truth among all who are will
ing to henr and heed. Protestant mis
sionaries In Puerto Rico will waste
their time and money.
"THOMAS EWIN'G SHERMAN, S. J.'
AUSTRALIAN RATES ADVANCED,
Agreement Between London and New
York Steamship Companies Which
Will Operate Separately.
NEW YORK. May 22.-There has
within the last few weeks been an -ad
vance of something like 25 per cent
in the ocean steamship freight rates
to Australia. This Is a development
that hns accompanied the formation of
an arrangement between the London
steamship combination and New York
pnriles. who are backing the United
States and Australian Steamship Com-
puny.
The steamship, and to a large ex
tent the sailing vessel business with
Australia, will now be carried on by the
three lines acting Independently. These
lines are the Tyser line, which has
maintained Its Independence through
out the recent contest. The United
States and Australian Steamship
Company, representing the New York
parties, and the London steamship peo
ple, Including the Bucknall Brothers,
Houlder Bros. & Co., and the Federal
Steamship Navigation Company.
PROMINENT COAL MAN DEAD.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Frederle A,
Bell, who made a' vast fortune In the
bituminous coal business In Philadel
phia and who was subsequently presi
dent of the Buffalo Elevating Com
pany, is dead at his home In Madison,
N. J., aged 65. He leaves an estate
valued at $25,000,000.
AGENTS TOR
nlaid immn
M'KINLEV WILL
STAND NO NONSENSE
Propaganda of Boer Delegates
Will Be Stopped Unless AH Right
THEY WERE NOT DIPLOMATS
Hs4 N Official Credeitlali la Show to Ea
title Tbeai la Official Recoialllcs
Olbtr Wsiblnjtoa Newt af
Imports ace.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Boer
epvoya visited the White House this
morning, according to a previous ar
rangement, to pay their respects to the
president. McKli.ky received them,
but no official standing was given to
the visitor.
WASHINGTON. May 21-Thc state
department does not exteet tn have
any furthrr communication wllh th
Uoer delegates. If the Boer delegate!
had any credentials giving them official
status they fulled to present them, o
even to refer to them in the course of
their talk with the officials. The only
sign of possession by them of diplo
matlc powers was an Inscription on the
cards presented by them Indicating
that each one of the delegates had been
sent out as minister plenipotentiary
by the Boer republics.
It Is surmised that If they have ere
dentials conferring diplomatic powers
upon them the delegates have purpose
ly refrained from presenting them, In
order to avoid dislocation of their plans
for the future. Having had reason to
anticipate the declinution of the Unit
ed States government to Intervene tn
behalf of the republics. It is surmised
that the delegates refrained from en
deavoring to -stabllsh diplomatic char
acter in order to reduce liability to In
terrupiion in the propaganda they are
about to conduct In this country at
large. Although the United States
government beyend doubt has power
to stop this propaganda at any point,
and dismiss the delegates from the
United Stales It can be stated that
there Is no llklihood of any such action
being taken so long as the agitation is
conducted by private Individuals.
An agreement was reached today be
tween the friends of Senator Clark, of
Montana, and the senate committee on
privileges ana elections, to postpone
any action upon the senator's creden
lials Until ednesday, the 30 Inst. In
the meantime the credentials of Ma-
gtnnls will be presented and the pa
pers tn both cases will be considered
together.
WHY IT WAS COSTLY.
ihe Cuban Railroad, Built by the
Government Was Completed Un
der Circumstances of Extreme
Emergency.
WASHINGTON. May 22.-In answer
to criticism of Its action In construct
ing the short line of railroad from
Triscornia, In the harbor cf Havana, to
connect with the Inland railways of
Cuba, the war department has made
public a report showing the basis for
Its action. The officials direct partlcu
lar attention to the high character of
the ofilcers who recommended the
construction of this railway, and to
their reasons for building it.
The report Is dated In Havana, Octo
ber 14, 1S98, and is signed by J. G. C.
Lee, assistant quartermaster general
Frank J. Hecker. colonel and quarter
master; W. R. Liv-ermore, lieutenant
colonel of enginers; R. M. O'Reilly,
lieutenant-colonel and chief surgeon;
Tasker H. Bliss, lieutenant-colonel
and chief comrolssajf, and Lieutenant
Colonel John T. Thompson.
The board of oftloers assembled In
Havana on October 12, 1S98, and after
an investigation expressed the opinion
that the cities and villages of Cuba
were Infected to a greater or less ex
tent with yellow fever, and that ma
larial fevers of various degrees of in
tensity prevailed throughout the
whole Island.
The board also reached the conclu
sion that the occupancy of any of the
old buildings for barracks, storehouses,
or hospitals was dangerous, as all of
them were believed to be infected
more or less, and therefore strongly
recommended the construction at once
of suitable hospitals and storehouses
on the eaM side of Havana bay, which
location Is believed to be the most ex
cellent one available.
It further recommended, "In order
that provision might be made for all
troops to be stationed in the vicinity
and a base created for supply of other
points: that the completed supply sta-
lon shall be connected by rail as
soon as possible with the other railway
systems Inland."
The board especially warned the war
department that any stores landed in
Havana harbor before the completion
of tho wharves and warehouses would
be subject to a risk from yellow fever
Infection. It also earnestly recom
mended that ample time be allowed for
the construction of the new buildings
bi fore troop were Sf-nt to Havana (as
otherwise they and their stores would
be unnecessarily exposed to Infection)
or be sent to sny other point on the
Island until its freedom from infec
tlous disease was ascertained and as
sured.
NATIONAL DKMOCRATfC CLUB.
its Jf?u'Juart(:rH Transferred to
Washington in Order to Be in
Touch With Bryan
Committee.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Wllllam R
Hearst, who was recently elected
president of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs, In response to
numerous Inquiries ba to his policy and
the programme of the association gives
out an Interview in part as follows:
"The national Association of Dtrno
cratic Clubs will transfer its headquar
f-rs from Washington to New York,
but branch offices will be maintained
In Washington and Chicago, so that
th machli-ery of the organization will
be In close and constant touch with the
national committee and with the con
gresslonal campaign committee.
"Every democratic club, society or
association in the United States is ex
petted to unite In the political battle
this year. And the democratic organ
izatlon in every city, town or village,
will be aaked to assemble on the night
of the fourth of July to celebrate the
declaration of independence and to re
ceive news from the democratic na
tlor.al convention. This ought to be
made a memorable display of old fash
ioned American patriotism. In some
cities and towns there will be banquets,
in others there will be mass meetings,
"The clubs of each locality will de
termine for themselves the form of
their celebration. The national asso
ciation desires to recall to the whole
country the fact that this year the peo
pie of the United Slates must defend
the declaration of independence or
abandon it. No man who has a drop
of democratic blood in his veins can
fail to assist in this great national pro
test against the establishment of sub'
Ject colonies under the American flag.
The great question to be decided at
the polls this year is whether this
country is to continue to be a repub
lic controlled by the people, or an em
plre controlled by trusts. All minor
questljr.3 disappear in tho presence of
this giant issue.
The national association of demo
cratic clubs enters on the work of as
sisting the national committee and the
regular party organizations in the var
ious states with a determined heart
and reports from all parts of the
country indicate that - the principal
work of the democratic clubs next
spring will be the inauguration of Mr,
Bryan at Washington."
M' ARTHUR'S CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON. May 22. General
McArthur's latest casualty list is as
follows:
Manila, May 21. The deaths: May
6.
band. Thirty-fourth infantry.
Ray G. Perkins; Thirty-seventh infan
try, Howard McCall: May 7, Forty-
sixth infantry, Edward Flood; May
10, Thirty-seventh Infantry. James T.
Hackett: May 12. Fourth infantry,
Sergeant Thomas Ryan; May 14,
Fourth cavalry, Hugh H. Thompson
Thirty-ninth infantry, Gustav A. Kru-
gvr; May 15, Thirty-ninth infanlry
Artificer Isaac N. Wise; Thirty-sev
enth infantry, William M. Farnham;
May 16, Thirteenth infantry, William
W. Crowell; Thirty-ninth Infantry,
George Roddin. Typhoid fever, April
29, Forty-seventh Infantry, Howard
Templln; May 12, Thirty-ninth infan
try. Scott I. Larson.
Drowned accidentally. May 15,
Fourth infantry, Frederick W. Franx;
Fourth Infantry. Harrison Dirks.
Suicide, May 15, Third regiment, cav
airy, Farrier Edward Watson.
Appendlcltus, May 13, Forty-eighth
infantry, Isac H. Hoskins.
Malrial fever. May 13, Forty-first
infantry, Edward Bastlan.
Peritonitis, May 11, Thirteenth in
fantry, Lee Shepherd.
Septicalmla, May 6, Twenty-ninth
Infantry, Robert T. Floyd-
Pneumonia, May 12, Twenty-sixth
Infantry, James W. Moran.
Accidentally shot. May S, Fortieth
Infantry, Corporal Fisklne H. Dorman.
Tettanus, May 17, Battery E, Sixth
artillery. Corporal Charles Sweeney.
CLAIM TURNED DOWN.
Loss on Failure to Deliver Arms
Bought By Government According
to Contract Cannot Be Re
covered. WASHINGTON, May 22. The controt-
ler of the treasury has decided adverse
ly to the claimants In the case of Dud
ley and Ichenor against the government
for equituble compensation of account
of an alleged breach of an alleged con
tract for the purchase from them In
189S, of 20,000 Mauser rifles, and three
million cartridges.
The only evidence of a contract in
this case, says the controller, Is found
In a quoted letter to them from General
Alger, secretary of war, directing them
to deliver the arms and ammunition
Ithin five weeks from that date. On
August IS, the goods not having been
delivered, the order was countermanded-
PRESBYTERIANS
GIVEN A SURPRISE
Charges of Heresy Against Rev.
Dr. McGiffcrt Withdrawn.
HIS ENEMIES AFRAIDTO GO ON
SUrtUsf Cbaojet Rccommcadeo' la Ibe
FandstntoUl Doctrines af tbe Church
A Day of Sappreiseo' Eiclttmeal
la tbe PrtibytcrY.
ST. LOUIS, May 22.-Anticlpat!ng that
thj judicial committee would make Its
report on the McGlffert case at the
afternoon session of the general as
sembly, commissioners and denomina
tional friends crowded the church to
Its utmost capacity. In addition to this
feature the committees on bills and
overtures sprung a surprise, on the as
sembly by submitting its report on the
revision of the creed of the Presbyter
ian church. For this the asaembiy was
not prepared and the matter caused
intense suppressed excitement. The
matter was postponed until Wednesday
afternoon..
The bringing up of the McGlffert case
and the result cf the action of the
judicial committee In the matter, were
the greatest surprise yet sprung upon
the assembly. The final action Is in
the nature of a compromise.
It will be remembered that Dr.
George W. E. Burch, D. D., of New
York, charged that Rev. A. C. McGlf
fert, Ph. D., minister of the Presby
terian church and member of the Pres
bytery of New York, had publicly de
nied the fundamental doctrine of the
immediate inspiration by God and the
truthfulness and authority of the Holy
Scripture, as set forth in the confes
sion of faith and the Scripture itself,.
in a book which he published, entitled
'A History of Christianity In the
Apostolic Age."
This charge was dismissed by the
Presbytery of New York, before which
body it was tried. Dr. Burch took an
appeal to the general assembly. The
appellant was given leave this after
noon to withdraw his appeal. In Janu
ary, 1900, Dr. Burch was warned by
the Presbytery of New Yofk that If he
failed to show probable cause for the
charge, he must be censured for dis
turbing the peace of the church by insti
tuting a trial for heresy, which was
not Justified by the higher courts of the
church. The assembly did not Justify
his action and Dr. Burch chose to re
move his liability to censure by with
drawing his appeal- After today the
proposed revision of the Westminster
confession of faith promises to be the
principal topic of discussion- ,
TAYLOR WILL FACE THE MUSIC.
Says if There Is an Indictment Against
Him He Will Tell the Whole
Story.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 22. W. s'.
Taylor of Kentucky, who Is In this city,
said today:
'If there Is an Indictment against
me. then I shall make a statement in
which I shall give my opinion of the
entire situation.
"I went into the courts of Franklin
county and tried to find out if there
was an indictment against me, but they
would not tell me.
'Now I will await developments. I
expect to remain here, of go to some
quiet resort In Indiana, and remain
there until the national convention of
the republicans."
PLAGUE STAMPED OUT.
San Francisco Free of the Disease-
Six Companies Aid Board of
Health.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22. At a
meeting of the board of health and the
attorneys of the Chinese Six Compan
ies this afternoon, a letter was drawn
up. for posting In Chinatown, to tha
effect that the board of health will not
forcibly compel Chinese to submit to
inoculation, and that only those vol
unteering to undergo the operation
would be treated by physicians.
It was also decided that the house to
house canvass of Chinatown would be
prosecuted to discover, if possible', any
hidden cases of the disease. No new
cases have been reported and tha
board of health believe the plague has
been completely stamped out.
CONDEMN THE PRESIDENT.
Denver, May 22. The Western Fed
eration of Miners, and the Western
Labor Union, have both derided
old their conventions next year in
Denver.
Resolutions condemning President
McKlnley, General Miriam and Ciov
crnor Stcuncr.'... rg, ..f T-Td', ajj u,iV.
ernor Smith, of Montana, fur tlulr
course I nregard to the Coeur d'Ah-ne
miners' trouble, were adopted.