BIG BRITISH LOSS.
Boers Capture Over 500 Men and
Cut Roberts' Communication.
An l.ntn im limn 10 tlm UnrirliiT Mold
Htrom; I'n.ltlmi North nf Kroii.i.hul
A t I'loU.lmrif I.r.OO Hour hitr-
1 cinlcr lit ltriili.ini.
London, .Mini' 12. liienl. (Jen. Sir
Frederick Korestlor-Walker, in com
luitiid of (ho lines of communication
in Kout.li Africa, reports that in the
disaster to tho 1 Irl t IhIi troops .lime 7,
nt. Kootlevul, where tho Boers cut,
Lord Kobcrts' line of communication,
tho Fourth lml tulion of the Derby
will re regiment, were (ill killed, wound
od or miide prisoners, except h!x en
llHlcd men. Two oIlleerH unil J. men
were killed mid five oIlleerH mill 72
men were wounded, ninny of them se
verely. The Boers returned the
wounded to tho British.
It Ih inferred that the HoerH cup
turcd over 500 men and iih late a.s June
JO held poHitioiiH cutting oil the Brit
ish forecH north of ICroonstnd from
reinforcements. A dispatch, from
Gen. Forestier-Walkcr HayH flen. Me
thuen was fighting within ten miles
of lleilhrou .Itine 0.
Itriilnti t llii I, BOO Hoc .
London, .lune 12. Fifty thoiiHaud
lli'lliHli troops are within half a hun
dred mlleii of the marauding HoerH
north of JvrooiiHtad and they are ex
pected, of course, to make Hhort work
of them. Nevertheless, outside of the
Avar olllce telegrams, no one Iciiowh
what Ih going on. South of Kroon
tad there Ih a wide gap. The rail
way Ih only partially defended and,
iih Oen. Kelly-Kenny has hurried all
1li available troops northward, the
siHBiinipllon Ih that, there Ih danger of
a Hceond raid. The loss or the Dorby
dilrcH Ih estimated at from (500 to 700
men.
A Pouter diHpatch from Maseru,
dated .lune 11, 8:35 p. m., HayH: "Fif
teen hundred HoerH Hiirrendered to
(ien. Brabant to-day In the Kicks
luirg district."
Aliinrli'iin N limit Kllglitml by Hour VViiiiumi.
London, June IS. The American
young women who are nursing in the
hospital ut Ladybrand have been
((lighted by tho lioer women who are
nursing the Boer Hick In the same
lionpl(al and have been made the ob
ject of unpleasant remarks because
the Americans are miming the J'ng-
llsll.
Two Hundred lloorx Nurroixln-.
Ventorsdorp, .lune 12. Two hun
dred and tlfty liners have Hiirrendered
to Gen. Jlnnlcr and tho remainder in
this district have promised to give up
their arms.
SENSATIONAL REPORT.
It IkShIiI Tlmt llio liiiiir l.nvnyH Will Ah1
l'mxlilent AlcKliilov to Annex tho Houtli
Afrlenn ltnitnhlWiK.
Omaha, Neb., June 12. Pence En
voy Wcsscls, in a conlldentlal tnllc
with one of the best known men of
Omaha, said the Boors would make a
proposal to the United States look
ing to annexation of the Dutch re
pttblicH. Tho matter has been under
serious consideration for weeks. ItluiH
been urged upon them that by so do
ing, although they would give up their
present independence, they would be
come part of tho greatest and freest
republic on earth, and would be sure
to retain for themselves the greatest,
measure of civil liberty. Annexation
of foreign countries has several pre
cedents, notably that of Texas and re
cently that of Hawaii. In the case of
Texas tho proposition was once tuadu
ttnd rejected and later accepted. In
the case of Hawaii, after the treaty
of annexation had been delayed the
end was accomplished by legislative
enactment, which requires merely a
majority of both houses of congress.
Tho at t Kudu of President. MeKinley
is still to be Hounded, nor has the
proposition been submitted formally
to Secretary Hay, but there is no
doubt it will be submitted this week.
Tho fact that congress Is no longer
in session would leave tho decision
entirely with the president and his
cnbinet.
Will Auk for Tuylor'H Kxirmlltlon.
Frankfort, Ky June 12. Sheriff
Suler hold a conference with Com
monwealth's Attorney Franklin yes
terday and afterward said that a re
quisition for the extradition of W. S.
Taylor will be asked, but that he will
bo too busy to go to Indianapolis
with the requisition for several days.
Attorney General Taylor, of Indiana,
vho is here, does not believe Gov.
Mount will honor tho requisition.
Wpllt lit Tnrrltnrliil Di'iiinnrntto t'onvumloii,
Ardmore, I. T., June 12. Tho dem
ocratic territorial convention, which
met hero yesterday to eWt six dele
gates to the national convention to
indorse n national committeeman,
hopelessly split. It was the result of
n factional tight between A. J. Wol
verton and Thomas Marouin, both
candidates for national committee
man. Kx-Onv. lVulc NoiiiIiiiiI.mI for t:ni;r.'H.
Milwaukee, June 12. Former Gov.
deorgo Y. Peek was last night nom
inated for congress by the democrat s
of tho Fourth district.
ROBERTS CUT OFF.
rnnt r-Oiut .Mllin of liiiiiortiuit Jtiillvray
Morn t'p liy I lin Itiwrx Sit ilutloii
In "VimiiiIoim "
London, June 11. The Poem have
torn up 21 miles of Lord llobcrts'
vital line of railway between America
siding and iloodovul. It is a bold
raid and vexatious, but it does not
disquiet the military authorities as
yet, for they expect Kelly-Kenny to
drive off the marauders and to re
open the line. The rapidity of the
advance of Lord Roberts cannot have
permitted him to accumulate reserves
of stores. Therefore an interruption
of tho railway even for a week must
embarrass the army and may bring
t lie forward operations to a standstill.
Nothing lias been heard from Lord
Roberts for three days. This raid on
the railway, tho strenuous opposi
tion to Gen. Bundle, and the nimble
escape of Commandant General
llotlia's division have forced the war
olliee observers to the reluctant con
clusion that war Ih not yet over, al
though even the occasional civilian
Hoer sympathizers cannot see how the
HoerH will be able, to do anything to
change the result.
Krnur lint !( Ill IVrttntinl Viilnnlilc-.
Lonrenzo Marques, June 11. It is
reported that the British have oc
cupied Komiiti poort after lighting.
President Kruger la said to have a
large quantity of personal valuables
with him.
A SECRET ORGANIZATION.
Filipino .Inniii nt Mniiiln lln Formed it
Hnelnfy Wlilttli Amount Almont to
ti (loxtTniiK'Ht.
Manila, May in. Correspondence
of the Associated Press. "If we were
lighting an army the work would be
comparatively easy," said Gen. Mac
Arthur, in speaking of the situation
which confronted him when he as
sumed the olllce of governor general.
The report had conic from Gen.
Young that Tlnio and Agulnaldo were
gathering a force In the Henguet
mountains where they had been
hunted and scattered live months be
fore. The military were hoping that
Tinio would form another army, be
cause an army can be located and fol
lowed, and if it will try to make a
stand can be defeated, but such good
fortune is improbable. What Gen.
MacArthur has to tight Is a secret or
ganization which amounts almost to a
government, which exercises power to
some extent and enforces its decrees
over all of Luzon and most of the
other islands, which collects taxes
hero in Manila and even gives re
ceipts for duties paid on the cargo
and of native boats passing up the
rivers in tho suburbs.
GOV. STEPHENS HESITATES.
Ho Hiiyn to Cull Out tho Mltltln to Ouoll
ItlntH In HI. I.ouIm Would Cost tho
Stuto 131 OO.OOO.
Jefferson City, June 11. Gov. Ste
phens said yesterday evening that
everything is being put in readiness
for calling out the national guard of
Missouri to quell the disorder in St.
Louis consequent, to tho street rail
way strike, but ho will not issue the
call except as n last resort. It will
cost, he says, $5,000 to land 2,500 men
in St. Louis and iih much per day
to maintain them and, iih there is no
appropriation for that purpose, he.
docs not know how the legislature
would view 11 deficiency of $100,000 for
maintaining troops in St. Louis, it
might require an extra session of the
legislature to appropriate tho money,
ho says.
llloodr Snnilnv ut St. T.ouW.
St. Louis, June 11. Yesterday was
one of tho most eventful and bloody
days since the great, strike on tho
St. Louis Transit began more thnn
one month ago. There were numer
ous encounters between strikers and
other riotous individuals and the con
stituted authorities resulting in three
deaths and tho wounding of live or
more persons, mostly strikers, One
of the latter will die. '
MAY LEAVE Tt0UT.
Cliulrmun Joiu'b UrsMng Ilrynn to Connont
to tho Oiiiltttloii of 1(1 to 1 from the
Dmuouriitlo l'lruform.
Chicago, Juno 11. Reports received
here from Washington are that demo
crats all over the country nro urging
Chairman Jones to insist that. Mr.
Hryau consent to a conservative plat
form, and particularly one that will
drop sixteen to one as an Issue. Sen
ator Jones is said to have made a di
rect appeal to Mr. Hryau to drop all
reference to the silver issue. Tho
Chicago Times-llerald telegraphed 11
number of distinguished democrats
and received from a few vague an
swers which would seem to show thnt
the sixteen to one issue, having been
llrst, will be last of democratic doc
trines. t'titlmllit tUmreli nt Wett l'olnt,
West Point, N. Y., June 11. Tho
dedication of the new Catholic church
at West Point, o'ver which there has
been much controversy during the
past three years, took place Sunday.
Tho gathering consisted chiefly of
army ollleers and their wives and
many of the cadets. The chapel is of
granite.
GRAVE CRISIS IN CNINA.
1 Willi Ituninr Thnt 1'nkln M llnnilng
Cimiielm Attiickinl Itlnltii; nt Nnu
King VV lint .Mil) III) lliinii.
London, June 11.- The Dally Mall
has the following from Tien Tsln
dated Juno 8: "The wildest rumors
are current, hero to the effect that
Pekln is burning, but they lack con
tinuation." On Friday, according to n dispatch
to the Dally Express from Shanghai,
a force of Cossacks, rcconnolterlng
outside of Tien Tsln, was attacked by
a rabble of thousands, armed with
spears and swords and somo rifles.
The Cossacks tired upon their assail
ants killing several. A Russian lieu
tenant was wounded by 11 bullet in
the. stomach.
There Ih u serious rising nt Nan
King. Yesterday tho mob is said to
have attacked the palace of the
viceroy.
All dispatches out of Pokin nro
censored in 'the interest of the em
press. The determination of the for
eign ministers to increase the garrl
son at l'ckin leads to 11 belief In for
eign circles in Tien Tsln and Shanghai
that, the powers will never leave the
Chinese capital, but will make China
another Egypt.
The American mission buildings nt
Tung Chan, 12 miles from Pekln,
which were abandoned by the mis
sionaries, have been looted and burned
by the Chinese soldiery who wero
sent to protect them. Within three
days 7." native Christians, well known
men who had been trained for years
by American missionaries, have been
massacred near Tung Chau. Many of
them wore burned alive.
Nitnhtlllii Mm' to Ctitini.
Washington, Juno 10. Admiral
Renicy informed the navy department
that thi' gunboat Nashville with a
force of marines aboard left Cavllo
for Ti'ku. She is a light-draft gun
boat of the same type as the Helena
and it is presumed that she is sent in
place of the latter. The Monocucy
at Shanghai also has been ordered to
join Admiral Kompff.
Itoro'H Numb t.ooo.ooo.
Pekln June 10. Tho "boxer" move
ment affects some hundreds of square
miles. Otlleiiil dispatches to Vienna
from Pekln aver that the scot is more
powerful than any political party in
China, embracing no less than 4,000,
000, and manipulated by zealous and
adroit nun.
WAS DEWEYSmRED MAN.
t'lin Ailmlrnl I oiiintlv Dfiilnn till' Ki'pnrt
Tlmt !! Mud Olllclnl i:orr.'ioii(liMii'o"
li ltd Auuliiutdo nt Miihlln.
Detroit, Mich., June 10. Admiral
Dewey was shown the statement made
by the Manila Times concerning nn
alleged recovery by Oen. Funston'a
men of a portion of the archives of
the Filipino insurgent government
which it, was claimed contained cer
tain correspondence between Aguinal
do and Dewey. After reading the
statement Admiral Dewey positively
denied ever having written Agiiinnldo
Said he:
r never wrote a letter to Agulnnldo In
my life. Whenever I wanted to see him
I sent for him. lie was employed by mo
for certain .purpose?, Just ns I employed
a lot of other people among tho natives.
I mndo him no promises. If there had
been 5,000 American troops with mo In the
beginning to occupy tho city nnd main
tain order there would never have been
this trouble.
USING AMERICAN MULES.
Fully Forty Tliotmnuil Itii Alremlv limn
hunt to Snnt:i Afrieii (Ivor fi,OOt
l)l' Kv.-ry Month.
Fort, Worth, Tex., June 11. Three
hundred mules were shipped to New
Orleans to be transported to South
Africa for the Hrltish government,
dipt. Scobel, the Hrltish government
agent, said that fully 40,000 mules
have been shipped from this country
already and that more are needed in
South Africa. The Hrltish army gets
rid of 5,000 head per month. The ani
mals die from disease and from ex
haustion caused by long marches,
while many are kll'led in action. At
Honham there are 2,500 head of mules
awaiting shipment to South Africa.
Tim KniiHiK Wheiit Ornti.
Topeka, Kan., Juno 11. The popu
lation of Kansas Is 1,425,110. The de
posits in Kansas banks national,
state and private aggregate S.Vt.OOO,
000, or $:i7 for each man, woman and
child in the state. The wheat acreage
this year aggregates -l,72,as9. With
nn average of 20 bushels to the acre,
nt, 50 cents per bushel, the crop will
bring $40,723,890, or .?:i2.SG for each
inhabitant. The estimate as to the
average yield and to the price are con
sidered conservative. To-day wheat
is worth from KJ to 55 cents in tho
bins.
Wnntt to Form u Cuban Navy,
Havana, Juno 11. Gen. Lucre t lias
brought before Gov. Gen. Wood tho
plan which originated last year for
forming OvCuban navy, to bo composed
at tho outset of 00 vessels, having in
view for the present the protection
of Cuban fisheries and the prevention
of smuggling. Ho desiivs that all tho
naval property be turned over to the
Cubans and that a large staff be em
ployed at the naval aisenal in repair
ing ships which could be mndu self-uupportlng.
CHARGES EXTRAVAGANCE.
ConcrnflMnnn I.lt Incntoiif, ltnnldnc Mr to
iler of tlm Minority t'onimlttrp, Kevtiuvn
Appropriation Mud by Cone rim.
Washington, June l). Representa
tive Livingstone, of Georgia, the rank
ing minority tnembet of the house
committee on appropriations, yester
day made the following statement as
to appropriations from the standpoint
of the minority:
I bei; to call to the attention of tho
country the fart that, notwithstanding
the enormous appropriations for 1!)00 on
account of the Spanish-Cuban war, tho
army and navy appropriations for this
session nro $50,000,000 In excess of those
for tho last session. In every depart
ment of the government we have In
creased nt tills M'sxlmi tho amounts au
thorized at the lnut Sv-pslon. And when
to tho aRBreKnto we add tho amounts
that should have been appropriated at
this session amounts which must be ap
propriated at the second session of this
congress such as that necessary to com
plete tho N'irnragtin canal (the bill hav
ing passed tho hotife), carrying authori
zation of an expenditure of $111,000,000,
nnd nlso that usually appropriated for
rivers and harbors, SIG.OCO.OOO; and for
public bulldngs and ground!", $3,000,000;
and for outstanding claims, estimated at
$10,000,000 If, I say, wo add $170,000,000 to
tho sum stated In the table, $709,?J!),47G,
wo would havo a grand totnl of $870,720,
47C for this session alone.
LEADING A REBELLION.
An Atnrrlrnn ltiporlil tit tint Heml of n
MoriiniHiit Thnt lit Cuinlnir Trouble In
Knur ChliK'So I'mvliireji.
Victoria, P.. C, June 0. According
to news from the Orient brought by
the Hteamer Idzunia Mum, a rebellion
has broken out in four southern prov
inces of China Kwnng Tung, Kwang
Si, Kulo Chow and Hunan. The re
bellion is reported by the Shanghai
papers to be under one leader, iind nn
American is rumored to be one of
the leading spirits. The Canton cor
respondent of the Shanghai paper
Kays the rebels are busily smuggling
in aniiH, including large numbers of
quick firing guns. They are said to
number 25,000 and more arc daily
joining them. Li Hung Chung, the
viceroy at Canton, is said to be alive
to tho danger, and he is importing
modern inunitions of war to arm the
Chinese troops. Five thousand Mnu
fiers have arrived at Canton out of a
consignment of 15,000 ordered by him.
BAN ON WHITE GLOVES.
Dnoknril t.'otirercupi' Dpi'IiIpa Itot to Allow
Tlieni nt FiiimtiiIh Mi'tuliiirH Cnn l'rnc-
lloii Miiiriii'tli' llciillnt-.
Wabash. Ind., June 0. The .100 del
egates and 12,000 Dunknrd laymen at
tending the national conference at
Manchester dispersed yesterday.
Among the questions passed upon
were: Magnetic healing, which was
left undetermined after a long and
acrimonious struggle, members being
left to practice it. The anti-necktie
resolution was defeated, but the res
olution forbidding the wearing of
white gloves and badges by pall
bearers at funerals was adopted.
Strong ground was taken against the
use of tobacco by Dunkards. The
conference, vigorously opposed the liq
uor trallie. Authority to prosecute
a non-member who had Blundered him
was refused an elder.
How Itrjun .Slniul irltli I)Hp;iitPH,
Chicago, June 9. Senator James
K. Jones, chairman of the national
democrat le committee, Is expected to
reach Chicago early next week. Up
to date VI states havo held conven
tions. Of these 22, representing 411(5
delegates, have instructed for Hryau.
The convention will be composed of
0:i0 delegates. Under the two-thirrds
rule, therefore, Hryan lacks 181 votes
of a nomination on tho basis of in
structed delegates.
Thrpii l.ott Thtilr T.Ivhh,
Glouster, O., June 9. Two hundred
miners wero imprisoned yesterday
morning by an explosion of gas in
mine No. 2 as many more were about,
to enter for work, it was thought
nt first, that the loss of life would
lie very large, but the work' of rescue
was curried on ho energetically and
successfully that all were rescued and
Eavcd by night except three.
Frniitle w I til l'litrlntlttit,
Washington, June 1). Members of
the house, who had been on the verge
of fighting several times during the
last, hours of the session, gathered
near tho speaker's rostrum before ad
journment and sang patriotic songs.
At "Tho Star Spangled Hanner" the
people in the crowded galleries took
up the, chorus and tho house was fran
tic with patriotic enthusiasm.
Colormlo for Ilrynn mill Chlrniro Platform,
Denver, Col., Juno 9. The demo
cratic, state convention yesterday
afternoon chosu Gov. Charles S.
Thomas and T. J. Maloney, of Denver;
A. T. Gunnell, of Colorado Springs,
and Charles Henkle, of Pueblo, as
delcgates-at-large to the national
convention, and instructed for Bryan
and tho Chicago platform.
Will Sll to Cvrvhoilr.
Leavenworth, Kan.. June ). Tho di
rectors of the Kansas penitentiary
havo declared war against the twinu
combine. Commencing next Monday
they will sell harvest twine on the
general market, Irrespective of the
state line, at 10 Vy cents per pound in
retail lots und nt 10 cents In whole
enlu lots.
GEN. BULLER FIGHTING.
Trying to Ont Into Trnnmnul Territory by
Wny of I.ahtK'c NbU-IIh Thinks
llo Will Win.
London. June 9. The war ofllce has
received ho following dispatch from
Gen. Huller:
Yellow Hoom Farm, June 8. On
June 0 Gen. Talbot Coke, with tho
Tenth brigndc and tho South African
light horse, seized Van Wyke hill.
The enemy made some resistance and
a good deal of sniping occurred. Our
casualties were about four killed und
1.1 wounded. During that day and tho
following we got two 4.7 anil two 12
pounder naval guns on to Van Wyke
hill nnd two five-inch guns on to the
southeastern spur of Jnkcwelo. Un
der cover of their lire Gen. ilildyard
yesterday assaulted all tho spurs of
the berg between Botha's pass and
Inkewelo. The attack which was well
planned by ilildyard and carried out,
with immense dash by the troops, for
whom no mountains were too steep,
outflanked the enemy who wero
forced to retire from their very strong
position. I hope I have obtained a
position from which I can render
Laing's Nek untenable.
pcrfltiiry Hut Dmileq It.
Washington, June 9. Secretary
Bay says, in reference to the Lon
renzo Marques dispatch stating that
it was believed that Consul Hollis had
been negotiating with President Kru
ger to bring about pence, that Mr.
Hollis had no authority whatever
from the state department to make
a trip into the Transvaal, and further
more, tho state department did not
know of any such intention on his
part.
STRIKE STILL UNSETTLED.
Slinrirr I'oliliiisin Huh Sworn tu 1,800 Men
for Service In the St. I.oiilx Street
Itiillivnv Trouble.
St. Louis, June 0. It was given out
yesterday that the St. Louis Transit,
system, feeling encouraged at its suc
cess in operating cars Thursday night
on the Lindell division, would try
the same experiment on four other
divisions lnr.t night the Olive street,
Laclede avenue, Park and Compton
avenues.
Sheriff Pohlmnn has sworn in l,S0O
men up to this time. Tt is expected
that the full complement of 2,500,
called for by the board of police com
missioners will be secured by the end
of the week.
A mob of furious women and boys
last night beat and denuded Luna
Kaenter, a young woman who makes
her living by peddling lunches among
employes of the California avenue
street car line. When the mob had
stripped her to the waist one woman
dajibed her with green paint while
two others held her, the jeering boys
and women of the mob applauding tho
outrage and throwing mud. Two
shop girH were nt tacked by tho same
mob an hour later and they also were
partly denuded before they escaped.
An organized "committee" of women
began to visit the public schools .yes
terday afternoon, accusing the teach
ers of riding on the tabooed ears and
threatening them with bodily harm
if they did it again.
WHAT FUNSTON FOUND.
Oriipble Story of Mow lit On imrnl nnil lilt
Men se.iliol n Mntintnlii Cliff nnd
Tlinlr Dl-eoiery.
Vancouver. 15. C, June 9. A copy
of the Manila Times received by the
Idzuna Mam tells of an important dis
covery of insurgent, documents and
other articles which had Leon hidden
by tho Filipinos. It says:
On May 2, Gen. Funstnn was making a
personal reconnolssnnco with IS troopers
In tho direction of Ilnugnbon and Ponta
bagan, tip tho Hlo Gruudo de I'ampnnga,
when he discovered a perpendicular bid
der lending up n cliff crowned with a
denso forest. Beside tho ladder hung a
rnpu which, when pulled, rang an alarm
bell In tho woods back of tho preclpleo.
Tho general and his men ascended the
ladder and found 30 or 10 large wooden
eases crammed full of statu documents,
comprising mostly archives of tho rebel
government. There wero other things
saved from tho wreck of Mnlolos, about
1,000 Hotchklss shells, a tiuautlty of dy
namite, a stock of bombs und much other
ammunition: -00 pounds of black gun
powder, olllce furniture from tho Mnlolos
Audencln, carpets, chairs, tables and a.
lot of miscellaneous goods of no special
Importance.
Tho whole cache was Ingeniously hid
den among tho trees In the ravine and
roofed over heavily with nlpn to an un
usual thickness. Tho structure made
rtulto a big warehouse, with not an Inch
of spnee vacant. It vvis found, Inter,
that there were other approaches to the
cache Just llko tho ono discovered, with
alarm bells everywhere.
(Jen. Otlt Met IIIh Fnmllv.
Chicago, June 9. Maj. Gen. 15. S.
Otis arrived Friday morning from San
Francisco and Manila and left at 10::i0
for Washington. Mrs. Oiks and (laugh
ter arrived in Chicago last night from
New York and the general and his
wife and daughter spent the hours
between trains together the ending
of a separation of two years. Gen.
Otis declined to enter into a detailed
interview, saying it would not be con
sistent with his position ,as an officer
to enter Into any extended intercourse
regarding the situation in tho Phil
ippines before reaching Washington.
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