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Roberts Still Wiiltlng at Krooimtiidt
1 Guerrilla Tactics In Cnrio Cnluuy
London May 17 The British relief
column fought the Boers at Kraui Pan
JJJ miles south of Mafokiug on Tuesday
according to a telegram received Wed
nesday at Lourenzo Marque from Molo
po 100 miles north of Mafekinrr This
intelligence is accepted hero with somo
reserve because it is difficult to under
stand how the news could have been so
quickly put on the wire from a placo 133
miles from tho scene of the engage
ment
A correspondent of tho Meruit Post
presumably John Stuart Is reported
captured by the Boers at Kraai Pan
Tho British public is keenly expectant
of tho announcement that Mafokiug has
been relieved In army circles the
opinion feems to prevail that this has
already been accomplished although
tho war offico asserted that no news
of the relief had been received Tho
steadfast courage of tho hungry garri
son ban produced a deep impression and
news of succor is awaited with more
anxiety than has been felt regarding
any other event of tho war
Tho Daily Mails correspondent at
Pretoria wires Tho Boer govern
ment is holding back somo big news
Feverish activity prevails here Presi
dent Krager is working day and aight
Tho latest Boer official bulletin is that
i the relief column has been defeated
Vith great loss
Lord Boborts continues passive at
Kroonstadt His cavalry ore strotching
lliko a semi circular screen many miles
in length without lapping flanks
I Tho railway will probably be completed
today The Kroonstadt consor permits
i the passage of long dispatches dealing
iwith incidents prior to tho occupation
It seems that General Frenchs cavalry
had one lively fight after crossing tho
Zand river A mixed squadron com
jposed of the Soots Grays the Inniskil
lings Carbineers and Australian Horse
took a kopje and dismounted
Tho Boers suddenly flrad from a con
cealod position killing many horses
and stampeding the rest Tho Boers
then advancod in overwhelming num
bers and drove tho squadron back cap
turing some Tho Boers robbed tho
dead and looted tho saddles A small
detachment of cavalry drove them off
General Bailor is moving toward
Newcastle He Appears to be using 25
000 men against 5000 or 0000 His op
erations will almost certainly result in
ihis foreing his way into the TranBvaal
poesibly in time to co operate with Lord
iBoberts1 advanco although General
Buller is now 252 miles from Johannes
burg or 25 days march
A Done who was captured by the
South African horse says there aro 500
Frenchmen with tho Boers opposing
General Buller together with many
German and other foreigners
i The war oflico has posted tho follow
ing dispatch from General Buller dated
Dundee May 1G
We occupied Glencoe yesterday
Tho Transvaalers have now evacuated
Eiggorsberg Tho Free Staters on the
Drakensburg are much reduced iu
numbers Tho Carolina Lydenburg
and tho Pretoria commandoes trekked
Jiorth from Hlatikulu on tho 13th and
l4th of May Eleven guns wero en
traiuedat Glencoo Tho last train with
ambulance loft there at dawn May 15
This result has been largoly produced
Ifcy tho action of tho Fifth division
avbioh during tho last few days has
done a great deal of very hard work
marching mountain climbing and road
making
u Tho Lftdyimith correaoondent of the
Wash Silks Fivo stylcH Fancy Kaikal
Wash Silks retrular 40o values at
Daily Telegraph says only one Boer was
i hot iu the movement which resulted in
the taking of Hclpmaakar
- General ltundlo is bwceping through
tho northeast part of tho Free State
Some of tho Boers aro surrendering
Their main force is assembled between
Ficksburg and Winburg but it is with
out close orgaui7atiou Todays install
ment of tho war story from every part
of the field is therefore seemingly a nar
rativo of British success but with the
Boers preparing for a last desperate fling
farther iu tho interior and with Boer
guerrilla parties looting houses and stores
in tho northwest section of Capo Colo
ny it is not all roses for tho British
The Lourenzo Marquez correspondent
of tho Times says There has been a
heated discussion in the raad in secret
session respecting the expediency of
destroying the mines Tho result is not
positively known Tho foreign owners
aro greatly alarmed and have addressed
notes to their respective consuls
Western Unltnriiin Conference
Chicago May 17 Tho first regular
cf tho Western Unitarian con
ference was hold hero today Rev
Georgo W Stone Hold secretary of
Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Colo
rado conferences delivered an address
in which ho predicted tho downfall of
tho orthodox denominations of the
Christian church Ho declared that the
progress of science and learning was
cutting away tho adherents of tho old
dogmas and theories Tho election for
the ensuing year resulted in tho election
of Rov E W Guild president Rev J
R Efllnger vice president and Albert
Schioble secretary and treasurer
Mexico Is Shaken
City or Mexico May 17 Two sharp
shocks of earthquake wero experienced
here at 180 p m both from east to
west Tho duration of the first was
forty seconds and tho second twenty
seconds Tho shocks wero also felt
across Mexico There was little damage
reported here
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
President R oca of tho Argentine re
public will visit the United States in
cognito
Tho disturbances in tho Italian cham
ber of deputies havo resulted in a royal
decree proroguing parliament
Tho Wyoming Republican state con
vention renominated Frank W Mon
dell for congress by acclamation
More Boxers outrages aro roported
CO miles north of Tien Tsin where a
number of native Christians havo been
massacred
County Attorney Putnam of Salt
Lake has decided to retry B H Roberts
on the charge of unlawful cohabitation
on May 29
Tho Republican congressional con
vention for tho Twenty first Illinois dis
trict renominated William A Roden
berg for congress
At tho biennial meeting of tho Cath
olic Knights and Ladies of America at
Chicago Wednesday tho reports of tho
several committees were read
Mrs Mary Shores who was arrested
at Beardstown Ills charged with the
murder of Milton Beecham in Calhoun
county five years ngo was Wednesday
discharged no ono appearing against
her
Fire started Wednesday in tho Can
ada Cycle and Motor companys estab
lishment at St Catharinos aud spread
to tho Welland Valo companys works
aud both plants wero destroyed Loss
500000
Deputy Auditor Ausho and Expert
Accountant Nettleton who havo been
designated to assist iu tho conduct of
tho investigation into tho Cuban postal
frauds lett Washington Wednesday
for Havana
In tho case of tho Germania Trust
company against tho city of San Fran
cisco tho California supremo court
Wednesday decided that tho bonds of
railways and other quasi public corpor
ations cannot bo assessed for tho pur
poso of taxation
Mrs Phoebo A Possons si6tor of
Congressman Albert J Hopkins shot
aud killed herself at her home Wednes
day in Maplo Park Ills Sho had been
brooding over the death of her husband
and to this fact and her ill health is at
tributed her act
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NEWEST PATTERNS
FLORY FORf VKRNOR
Missouri Republicans Nominate
a State Ticket
EEW CONTESTS OVER THE 0ITI0ES
Platform In Tlno Wltli 11m Tolley of tlio
Xnttonnl Administration Nat linn 1riink
Delenteil for IeliRit to rhlluilclnliln
All Itcnuinlnntml In Kuiinns
Tor Governor Jorlll Floitv St Louis
Tiovtt Governor B V AiLHN Kinwis flty
Sec of HtntuK li IohtrhficiI Spriucllolil
Treasurer W F riiMlN Webster Grovo
Auditor W 1 BiomiAUu St Charles
Atty Oenurul Hamiii OTaiion Oreon
liy Com C O Cittiunc Plurco City
Kansas City May 17 Tho Repub
lican state convention of Missouri yes
terday in a continuous session lasting
from 0 15 a m to 4 I5 p m named
alternates-at-largo
and presidential electors to Philadel
phia and selected a full sot of state
officers
Tho nominations for governor and
lieutenant governor wero by accla
mation and there wore but slight con
testa for the other stato offices
Tho big fight of tho convention was
expected to como over tho selection of
Major Bittinger liko
Major William Warner who Tuesday
withdrew his namo to prevent impend
ing strife was sacrificed to a sentiment
that federal oflico holders should not
attend tho national convention and his
name was not presented Tho vote re
sulted Honser 094 Burton 0 13 Min
nis 003 Dyer 040 Frank 010rf and
tho first four named wero declared elect
ed
Alternates Lewis Woods Kansas
City J O Chastine Kansas City O
M Wood St Louis H H Walker St
Joseph
Electors J W Mooro California
Joseph Black Richmond
Nathan Frank who was tho only man
for whom National Committeeman
Richard O Kerens took a firm stand
and who was in addition demanded by
tho Zicgenhciu machino of St Louis
was deserted at tho last moment in or
der to make a placo for Dyer Thus
for tho first time in twenty years tho
Republicans of Missouri broko away from
bosses This fact was emphasized by
tho delegates when Dyers selection was
made known by the most enthusiastic
demonstration of tho convention Dele
gates waved their hats and stamped
thoir feet and shouted for Dyer in a
manner that stopped proceedings for
several minutes
Tho convention voted to namo negroes
for alternates-at-largo and tho quartet
wero selected by acclumation
Tho resolutions are in lino with tho
policy of tho national administration
and indorso Kerens for national com
mitteeman Webster Davis who was
expected to bo a factor in tho conven
tion and who was mado tho occasion of
an hours wranglo Tuesday took no
part in yesterdays proceedings asido
from that of a
KANSAS TICKET IS NAMED
Stato OnlcerH ltnomlnatil by Acelninn
inntlnu Ielauil Defeated
For Governor W E Htaniet
Lleuteimnt Governor H K KlcilTKH
Anoeintu Juxticu W A JoiiNbON
Secretory of Stnto Gronoi A ChAHK
Treasurer Fhank Guimeh
Auditor GkowieE Coie
Attorney General A A Goiidaiiu
Bunt of Iublie Instruction Fhank Nki min
Insurance Commlhaioner W Y Oilmen
TorrKA May 17 Tho Republican
6tato convention hero yesterday nomi
nated tho above candidates with unex
pected unanimity Tho only balloting
was on candidates for electors for
and for M A Lowe
for delegate to Philadelphia Tho fac
tional war iu tho party was not in
volved iu tho voto on electors but tho
followeu of Cyrus Leland national
committeeman mado a fight on Lowo
and wero overwhelmingly defeated
lowo will likely be named as natinua1
committeeman to succeed Inland The
promised fight over the chairmanship of
tho state committee was not carried
into tho convention and it is now gen
erally understood that Chairman Al
Imugh will bo ro elicteil by tho commit
tee This is regarded as a victory for
the Leland forces
Charles F Scott of Allen county was
nominated for on
tho first ballot defeating D W Blain
of Pratt county
For presidential A
W Smith of MoPherbon I F Bradley
of Wyandotto county and O P Ergon
bright of Montgomery county
to Philadelphia con
vention M A Lowo of Shawnee W
S Metcalf of Douglas county A O Du
bois of Elk county B II Tracy r Pot
tawattomio county E W Weiington
of Ellsworth county Frank Martin of
Reno county Alternates G W Ford
of Bourbon county A D Walker of
Jackson county 13 M Nimocks of Bar
ton county J JMitchell of Wabaunsee
Frank Shane of Phillips O F Lewis
of Crawford county
All of the stato officers proper aro now
serving their first term and wero renom
inated by acclamation
Tho resolutions unqualifiedly endorse
tho national and stato administrations
and pledgo tho delegates to support
McKiuley
Will Submit Minority Report
Cinoino Muy 17 Tho friends of
President McKiuloy in tho tomporanco
committeo of tho conforenco who mado
a losing fight against tho adoption of
tho leading paragraphs in the report
which criticise tho prcsidont and cen
sure him for his acoeptanoo of tho
Griggs decision in tho anti canteen law
will take the fight to tho floor of tho
conference in tho form of a minority re
port substituting other paragraphs for
tho objectionable sentiments Tho ma
jority report of tho sub committee on
all matters beforo it including tho criti
cism of the president was adopted by
general committeo aftor a long fight on
several paragraphs which roferred to tho
attitude of the church on the license
question
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
By tho narrow margin of two votes
the house Wednesday decided against
abolishing the death penalty in Massa
chusetts
Tho infant son of Commander and
Mrs Booth Tucker of tho Salvation
Army died of pneumonia Wednesday
in Now York
Joseph Werno was appointed receiver
for tho E Jaccard Jewelry company of
St LouiH Wednesday by the United
States district court
Minneapolis mon havo incorporated a
million dollar stock company to operate
fisheries and packing establishments
along tho coast of Alaska
General Benjamin F Tracy has sev
ered bib connection with tho law firm
of Tracy Boardman Piatt and bo
came counsel for tho firm of Coudcrt
Brothers
May 1 1001 has boon agreod upon by
the Dawes commission and tho commis
Honors for tho Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indians as tho dato for tho closing of
tho tribal rolls
Sam Hinson a negro was lynched by
a mob of whito men near Custusha
Miss Hi n sou was employed on tho
farm of Mrs Eliza Adams and attempt
ed to murder hor
Ofileers of tho Red Codar Shingle as
sociation at Tacoma announced that tho
mills will shut down between May 10
and Juno 4 Five thousand men will
bo laid otf for threo weeks
Eire at Greenwich Conn Wednes
day resulted in tho total destruction of
five busiuess blocks including tho post
office building and St Marys Catholic
church Tho totul loss is 175000
A K ncutonal murder is roported
from Kossenblahd Germany where
Herr Buchhultz an estate holder has
killed two persons and hoverely wound
ed two others tor testifying uguiust huu
in court
In a collision betweeu a party of
drunken negroes aud some white merch
ant iu tho littlo town of Four Oaks N
0 Wednesday night Policeman Sau
derhu was badly hurt and 18 or 20 peo
ple altogether sustained injuries The
uegroes wore routed
The Norfolk Weeexy News
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Fate of the Garrison Shrouded
i In Much Doubt
GEN BDLLER 000UPIE8 GLLNOOEi
TO ABSORB GREAT WESTERN
Arrlvnl of Prominent Knlluiiv Ollleluln
Ieuiln Cierirnee to lleporla
Dicr Moinis Mny 11 The arrival in
this oily of a special train of four conch
es on tho Great Western railway bearing
President Klickney and many promi
nent otllciulH and stockholders of that
road has revived tho rumor that tho
Baltimore aud Ohio and the Great
Northern are about to absorb tho Great
Wostem and thus complete tho miss
ing link between tho two great trunk
lines Them wore u number of Balti
more nnd Ohio stockholders aboard tho
special and thiH added to the fact that
another special car passed through the
city on tho Great Western yesterday
with Great Western and Baltimore and
Ohio officials seems to lend plausibility
to tho story though tho railroad men
aro very roticent
Iliictiiii In Convention
Drs Moini s May 17 Tho annual
convention of the Iowa Stato Medical
society convened this morning with 200
doctors present aud during tho day
many others arrived There has been
such a fight ou tho presidency that tho
congressional districts mot in caucup to
name a man each on tho nominating
committeo The candidates for tho of
fico are Dr Connifi of Sioux City and
Dr Priestly of Des Moines Tho com
mitteo as selected is for Conniff but uh
it will bo required to namo two candi
dates tho fight will be finished on tho
convention floor President T J Max
well of Keokuk delivered his address
this afternoon and the rest of tho after
noon was taken up by tho reading and
discussion of papers
OHIceri for Health Ilnnril
Des Moines May 17 Election of of
ficers of both the Stato Board of Health
and Board of Medical Examiners was
held yesterday Dr J C Shrader of
Iowa City was elected president Dr
Walton Bancroft of Keokuk was elected
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president of the State Hoard of Medical
Examiners Prof S li Macy of High
land Park college is ro olecled slate
chemist and Dr ICIi Grimes of Des
Moines bacteriologist 1 V Kennedy
was ro uppninted secretary of tlm State
Board of Health and will act as secre
tary of tho examining board
Wrreli nl Vlelor la
Vicioit la May 17 A disastrous
wreck occurred hero last night result
ing in tho destruction of several thou
sand dollars worth of property and
stock A westbound Rock Island freight
rain was sidetracking when it was
struck by on eastbound freight which
was running ou passenger timo Fortu
nately none of the train crews wero
hurt although all had to jump for thoir
lives The easlbound train contained
four carloads of cattle One hundred
and fifty of those were instantly killed
and the rest had to be shot
Siitoon Men Iiimi Town
SnilrY In May 17 All tho saloons
of Osceola county aru closed Several
of tho saloon keepers havo removed to
Minnesota aud Nebraska
Tnll of ItovUlon of Creed
St 1juis May 17 Tho Presbyterian
general assembly will convene toduy
and the first important business to be
transacted after tho presentation ol
credentials will be the election of a
moderator for which position tliero arc
a number of candidates Among othoi
matters to como beforo tho assembly
that of tho revision of the creod is the
most important It is expected that no
loss than 20 presbyteries will petition
for tho revision
Nt IouU StrlUe U Still On
St LouiH May 17 At 1225 oclock
this morning the executive committeo of
tho i rikers rejected the ugreomont ar
rived at between tho Transit company
and tho strikers griovanco committee
Tho striko is still on
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agent will
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The dainty enke
The white and flaky tea biscuit
The sweet and tender hot griddle cake
The light and delicate crust
The finely flavored wafrle and muffin
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