o M w O o r I W y The Norfolk Weekly News INTRENCHING l Guns Trained on American Mis sion and British Legation PEKIN IS COMPLETELY OUT OFP Minister rangnr Itrjiorlrd to Ilntn AiVed or Two lliaiuminil Ililtril Slntcn Trooin Dr Filnn Trrry nn Anicricnn Mtn Intinry Munlrrcil liy Ilimert Loxnov Juno 1 1 Tho Ohincso nro Intrenching outsitlo of Pekin to opposo thondvaneo of the international col umn A dispatch from Tien Thin tinted Tuesday sayBi I lonru that thu Chinese linvo guns trained on tho American minion and tho British lega tion Two thousand Russian cavalry untl infantry with artillery have landed at Tnku Tho Shanghai correspondents report that United States Minister Conger by courier asks for 2000 United States troops Tho question of provisioning tho relief force is already ditlloult and it is pro dieted at Shanghai that it will become ucute The leading members of tho reform party representing lii out of 18 prov inces ate tit Shanghai A dispatch to tho Daily Mail dated yesterday says they aro Rending a petition to tho United States Grout Britain and Japan pray ing those powers to take joint action against any attempt on the part of tho other powers to partition tho empiio and they nuploio tho powers thus ad dressed to leseuo tho emperor A dispatch from St Petersburg says the ships of tho Russian Pacific squad ron on the active list as well as those at Vladivostock have been ordered to pro ceed with all hasto to Chinese waters Tho foreign oflico confirms the ropoit of an engagement between tioops of tho international column and tho Boxers on Monday It says that about 35 Chinese were killed Pekin appears to bo completely iso lated None ot tho morning papers or news agencies has a word from there direct today Tho latest message re ceived in London is tho one announcing that tho Cluncso aro lnticncbing out side the capital KinprfqH Ihiiikih 1ront Washington Juno 11 Dofunto of ficial information was received hero from tho foreign oflico of ono of tho most important continental powers stat ing notified tho minihter ol thuV power at Pekfn that tho dowager empress would not object to the preseuco of foieign tioops in Chinas territory This change of front cuino ns a distinct suipuso to officials and dip lomats as all reports up to tins time had pictured tho empress dowager as m tensuly against loreigners and tho leal power behind tho Boxers Killed lit Her Post of Duty New Youk Juno 14 News lias been received in this city of the murder of Dr Ednu G Terry in charge of the station of tho Methodist Episcopal Womans Foreign Missionary society at Tsuug Hua China The tidings came in the shape of tho following to Dr Terrys brother-in-law Dr Terry murdered Break news gently FINDING FAVORS SAMPSON Court of Claims Ilisucion the Controvert Over tint ltnltlo of SiMitiiico Washington Juno 14 Tho United States court of claims has passed upon tho suit of Admiral W T Sampson and others under his command at Santiago for prize money cu account of the de struction ol tho Spanish fleet The court declares that Admiral Sampson was tho commander-in-chief and that Commodore Schley was the command ing officer of a division of 6quadron thereof on duty under tho orders of Ad miral Sampson The Spanish squadron is found by tho court to have been in ferior to tho American force and a bounty of 100 therefore was awarded for every oflicer and man under Ad miral Cerveras command The total amount of bounty money allowed is 100700 of which Admiral Sampson will receive S83i5 and Admi ral Schley about I000 Besides find ing that Admiral Sampson was in com niand during tho battle tho court do- claies that tho New York was among tho vessels engaged rCiiKliinil ItifiimK Support Victohia B 0 Juno 14 Tho steamer Queon Adelaide from tho Ori ent brings a story that six weeks ago Japan and Russia wero closo to war over tho laud of a Japanese trader whoso lemoval was requested by Rus sia at Mesampo War was said to huvo been aveited by tho refusal of Gicat Biituin to act with Japan Order ltefirillii MiwIhh Mull Washington June H A m Mco has boon issued bv the po tofllcjch partiuent that no mail for points beyond Dawson City shall bo forwarded via Lnkt Ben nett and tho dispatch of mails in tho Yukon district will bo limited to points between Lako Bennett and Dawson I Ittlo Iiititrett in Ciiliiu Kiel tloiu Havana Juno 1 1 Tho elections to occur on Satuidayaro causing appar ently but little excitement in tho coun try districts where there will be con tests in only a few instances Local interest is increasing somewhat as tho iud of the campaign draws mar Mrf lliidntone 18 wiii London Juno 14 It wits innouiici d last evening thut Mrs V IS Gladstouo was not expected to live through the cUy DECIDE MILES WILL CASE Judge Thompson Announce 111 DrrlMnn In Kitrnr I lliUr Ilrotlinr Famj City Nob Juno M Judgo Thompson announced his decision in the Miles will case in favor of Joseph II Miles tho older brother and defend ant in the suit By this decision Joseph H Miles is continued in tho possession of the bulk of his fathers osmto of 3000000 and his younger brother Samuel receives only tho j 10000 granted him under tho original will Stephen I Miles was a pioneer gov ernment mail contractor and when he dted in 18117 practically cut off tho son Samuel who several months ago brought suit to have tho will set aside asserting that his father had written a second will in rit Louis in 1800 The second will however was never pro duced Til k K 11000 for Copper Ilrlek Hastings Nob Juno 14 William Keir president of the Adams county bank of Hastings has received word from tho Denver mint that a gold i biick ho had purchased from a stranger at Leavenworth a fow days ago for 13- j 100 is nindo of copper Tho brick was transferred to Mr Kerr by a man who represented himself to bo an old mining partner in California of Albeit Kerr a cousin of tho bank president Mr Kei r on Juno 3 accompanied tho stranger to Leavenworth whero tho brick hold by an Indian companion of thoniiner was drilled The sample which Kerr had assayed in Kansas City was found to run S O to tho ounce Mr Kerr re turned to leaven worth drew on his bank for 13000 and became possessor of tho brick which ho sent to tho First National bank at Denver Itnlliimil Hoard Tied tp Lincoln- Juno 1 1 Another injunc tion was seived on tho members and secretaries of tho state board of trans portation yesterday Tho order is signed by Judge Munger and restrains tho board or its secretaries from proceeding in tho matter of rates against the North western railioad or any of its branches Healing is fixed for Juno 10 at Omaha PICKETT PLEADS GUILTY Tlieiiti leiil S Intller In Sentenced to Ono ear in tlin Penitentiary Fout Donoi la Juno 1 1 Some thing of si sensation was created in the United States distuct couit yesterday by an unexpected turn in tho caso of Samuel Pickett Tho charge against Pickett was tho uso of tho mails for fraudulent i urpoes His special graft wp ad rtir ng for advance agents and requiting a deposit of soveial bundled dollars -which he always appropriated When tho jury was empaneled Pickett aroso and pleaded guilty to tho cliaigc astounding his attorneys who knew nothing of his purpose It subse quently do eloped that there wero olli eials at Foit Dodgo with papers for his arrest on arious charges fioni four states Judge Sliiras sentenced tho prisoner to one year and a day in tho state penitentiary Coneutloll lit CriHtnn Ckeston la June 14 Commencing nest Tuesday and continuing for three days the State Sunday School associa tion will hold its convention hero Ar rangements aro being mudo by tho local committoes to entertain about 000 dele gates and visitors Profossor Alexander will lead tho singing with a choir of 300 voices The session will bo held at tho Methodist Episcopal church It is the 85th annual convention Discus Bankrupt fnir Des Moints Juno 1 1 Tho keynote of the 14th annual convention of the Iowa Bankers association was yester day struck in tho address on The Baukrupt Law prepared by J E E Murkloy of Mason City Tho bank rupt law is inimical to tho interests of bankers he suid Fully 800 bankers from all over the state attouded the the convention oponiug hero yesterday TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS Tho drug stores of Fairfiold la aro being raided by the people who claim they have been doing an illegal business in liquor A powerful Chilean flying squadron of six vessels is anchored off Arica Peru Thoy will remain for a week and then proceed southward Tom Eubanks ono of tho wealthiest and best known stockmon in Wyom ing was killed Wednesday near New castle by an employe Tho Midland Steel works at Muncie closed down Wednesday lor an indef inite period with tho notico posted Orders short Ono thousand mon arc allected Edwin G Cooloy was elected Wed nesday by tho board of education to succeed Dr U Benjamin Andrews as superintendent ol Chicagos public school system A second shipment of gold silver and minor coins amounting to 1000000 was made by the treasury dopaitmont W duet day un tho tinusport Burnside to Pui to Rico Major James W Pope quaitcnnaster lias 1 en reheed liom duty at Savan nah and oideted to Denver for duty as chief quaitermaster with tho depait liu nt ol Coloiadu Owing to tho precarious condition of President Einuuri of Chile due to a thud attack of paralysis tho executive functions huvo been transferred to Piime Minister Albauo Tho seerotuy of tho interior has di rected Indian In peutnr McLaughlin to accompany Chief Joioph ot tho Ne Perccs to Oregon to inspect thu laud to which tho old chuf desiit s to return II T Reigart chief clerk of tho Del awaro and Lackawanna railway has accepted tho oflico of purchasing agent of the St Joseph and Graud Island rail way with headquarters in St Joseph NORFOLK NEHttASKA THURSDAY llNK DRIVB BOERS OFF LINE Mcthuen and Kitchener Victory Over Dcwct Win DISPAT0H PROM LORD ROJ3HRT3 llattln With Hour Fort en tndrr Grticrnt Iltittin Nnr Irrtorln ItrmiltH In n lrnn tlnil Premier Selireluer nuil Ills CiillrnKiie Step Dmvu mill Out IiONDON June 1 1 Tho dispatch from Lord Hubert r clearing up the situation tit Pretoria and along the ooniinnnloi lions stands alone Military observers noting that no mention is made of piis onets iiHMinio that General Dewet got uway with his forces practically intact General Duller entered Volksrust Wednesday passed through Charleston and encamped near Idlings nek The tunnel was not much damaged Both ends were blown up but the engineers think that repairs can bo effected in about four days The advance troops of General Duller saw tho Boer rear guard four miles distant yesterday It was estimated that 8000 Boers wero withdrawing Tho townspeople at Er inolo counted 15 guns Three hundred Piee Staters roloased from guarding Van Dentins puss have gotio to join President Stovns force in tho eastern pait of Orange River col ony Genet til Bundle has sent notice io the Fiee Staters that unless thoy sur render by June 15 their f irius and other possessions will bo confiscated Presi dent Kiuger accoiding to a dispatch liom Lotireiio Marque keeps a loco motive with steam up attached to the car m which he concentrates tho exec utive oflices of the government and that ho intends to leave Mucbadodorp soon and establish tho government at Neil Spruit in tho mountains a lino defensive region Mr Schreiner tho capo premier and his colleagues resigned lust evening Sir Alfred Milner accepting their resigna tions Line of toiiiiiiiinii iitlon Now Open Lonhon June 11 After a weeks si lence Lord Roberts has been heard fiom his line of communications having been practically restored by means of a com plete victory gained by Generals Mo thueu and Kitehenei over Gem nil De vet at tho Rhenoster nver Juno Ii The Boer camp was captuied and tho burghers it is added wero scattered m all directions Lord Roberts on being notified of tho cuttin of his lino of communications sent Geneial Kitchener in all haste to join General Mcthuen Juno 11 Lord Robeits attacked General Botha who was m strong forco 1C miles southeast of Pretoria Alter strenuous opposition tho British forces gamed considerable ground but General Botha whin Lord Roberts lott the field was still undo leated All is quite at Pretoria and Johannes burg and Loid Roberts says the govern ment need have no apprehension about the security of tho uimyin South Af rica as it will not take long to remedy the reverses and repair tho railroad DOWN AN EMBANKMENT LKBK Train lump tho Track ami Sli Mi n Are Killed Wn liamsPOKT Pa June 11 Six men wero killed and another fatally in jured on a logging railroad at Cammal ubout 80 miles from this place jesttr day A train jumped tho track in sonio un accountable manner and plunged down a UOO foot embankment Engineer Mc Gilvaray and Fireman English were in stantly killed as also were four Italian laborers Tho curs and engine were smashed to kindling Hnluo Uleedem Meet Dns Moinks June 11 Tho Stato Association of Swiuo Breeders and the Nutional Association of Expert Judges adjourned yesterday afternoon after a two days session Both convolutions will meet in Des Moines during the month of Juno next year The na tional association elected officers yes terday morning as follows President A MCaldwell New Holland Ills secretary W M Lambing West Lib crty la Itepoitk nf Inseit 1rtt Noutii Platti Nob Juno 14 Re ports coining from west of hero say that grasshoppers and alfalfa worms have appeared by inilhous and aro threaten ing all growing crops with devastation Formers are busy ubing poisons and in geniously devised machines for destroy ing tho peats but m spito of all efforts they btem to bo increasing in numbers rxplolon Kill Tw St Mahy s O Juno 14 Tho head of u lingo boiler at tho St Marys spoke works was blown out here last night killing Wesley Moico and C A Gil bert Jacob McCoy and II M Davis were s veiely injured Tho Loiler wtnt through tho building and was carried 50 in t away Tho plant was badly damaged Nelirusliti siiir m j Manila PLArrsiioviii Nob Juno 11 Word uds ucuiud in this city yesteiday an nouncing the death of Hiram G Ho bine company H Thirty ninth infan try at Manila caused by ditease Mi Robiuu formerly resided hire and en listed at Foit Ciouk IZiiulixli Iionpo Inr lieu rlu IluMi Kono Juno 11 lrdtr havo been issued to tho contingent of British troops assembled hero for service in tho north to bail for Tien Twin Juno 14 Major Morns of the artillery will bo in commiuid 1500 DISCUSS PARTY CREED Democratic 1 rnitem Hold n Cniiferonr In ClilcnRo Cine uio June 14 William limning Bryan was in Chicago jeslerday and the center of much political discussion nil of it hcaiiug on the national Demo emtio convention next month Mr Bryan saw scores of people dur ing tho day lie talked buolness with Senator Jones chairman of tho national commit lee J G Johnson brail of IhooxoeutHocoininitteo Charles A Walsh secretary of the national loinnultee anil Daniel J Oiimpau na tional committeeman from Michigan The platform to be adopted at Kan sas City and thiMlce presidential ipies lion especially the Towne Populint angle of it wero considered at some length On the question of platform the trend of discussion forecasted to some extent the dilferenees of opinion which may in ise til Kansas City oven among lojnl Bryan men The question is whether tho money plunk ami other legacies from 1HIKI shall le handled by rcufllt illation of the Chi cago platform in a lump or whether some planks of the 1H1III platfoim and especially the money plank shall be ro w niton Mr Biyan favors rewriting miiih of the 1800 platform this year Senator Jones according toereditable ikImccs advocates realllriuing the Chi cagn platform ius a whole and then a quick transition to the newer innuos of impel lalism and trusts The following statement signed by William J lit van is published by tho Tnluinc Moniy lmpciialism and ti lists will be the three groat issues in the Democratic platfotm Money in cludes silver and paper Inipoiiulism cames militarism and tho Boer war The contest in South Afnca is one where impel talism is now specifically applied and tluieforo it concerns the people ol this countiy Tho Chicago plat fin in will be loaflltined and the now issues that have arisen added to its principles 1 have not been asked by Senator Jones or anybody else to drop 11 to 1 RACE FOR VICE PRESIDENCY Hniiiui Dciliircn IrcHldent llun No Cliolcfi tot ICunnlnR Mntp PniiMiii pin Juno 11 With the meeting of tho national committal yes terday tor tho purpose of flaming the preliminaries and adjusting tho claims of Loiitestiut delegates the ante com en tinii work set in Next to the committee meeting the feature of interest wis tho iiiiival of Chan man Hauna Mr 1 latum was asked whether it was tiuo tliat the president had a candidate for tho vico presidency There is no truth in that report ho said none whatever Tho presi dent will not interfere ho has no can didate Then who is your candidate he was asked I have none My only desiro is to get the host man You are epioted as being opposed to Mr Woodiull I have said when asked whether Mr Woodruff was u cnndidato that I hoped not and 1 do not retract that statement That is tho way I feel As for Mr Bliss ho is an admirable man but he is out of tho question ho cannot accept Senator Allison Well I came over on tho train with him and ho is absolute in his refusal and as a matter of fact wo cannot spare him from his present place in the senate He is worth a dnieii of ns other follows there What aro Dolhvers chances Mr Dolhver is an avowed candidate and ho has a good following among his friends in tho house but I cannot say more as to his prospects Tho truth is that thore is as yet no approach to a settlement of tho matter TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD President Young Wednesday appoint ed W II Terry of Milwaukee a Na tional league umpire The San Francisco board of health has decided to raise the quarautino on Chinatown on tho 22d Senator Warren of Wyoming in an interview Wednesday indorsed thecan didaturo fTf Colonel Jay It Torroy of his stato for vico president on the Re publican ticket Row Dr Silas O Swallow of Harris burg Pa who has been much talked of as Prohibition candidate for president declares positively that ho will not ac cept tho nomination Tho president has appointed W D Bynum of Indiana a member of tho commission to certify tho criminal laws of tho United States vice D B Culberson deceased Tho Alaskan Exploration company of San Francisco has received advices that tho compinyn steamer A F Gustin left DawMin on Juno 4 for St Michael curving SooouoO in gold dust Oflieial advices wire received tu Now York from Carthiigena and Bogota giv ing details of tho revolution m Coloin bin Tho complete overthrow of th rebels in Santaiidi r has bei n c infirm 1 A small fire broko out Wednesday in tho Pails exposition burning the- fi i between the German and Atistuaii ix hibits of locomotives and cars 1 In discovery of a bundle of wood Mjake I in oil points to incendiarism Michael R Grady western orgamir for the International Bneklavers union was a Niultcd by three men Wcduesdu night in Iront ol Bricklayers hall Chi cago and lelt for dead on tho sidewalk with a doi n gaping wounds in hii faeo uml throat Mr Garduiilo tho oldeat of tho mis sion Indiana ut this country died in San Diego Cal Wednesday night aged 110 years She was among the early coin erts to the Catholic faith by mibsiou fathers and has been a coustuut member of the Catholic church DEPUTY SIIKKIPK IIKLD Cormier Detains McKnifvlit for Killing Car Strikers OONBIDBU Till WOIIBT 18 0VR11 No Mine Mcllonn I rouble lfiiiittil In HI Kills Mui li Ciinllli tint I ntliiioii l llenril nt llie lniliel Otet lliullm ul V li Mini ol HiiiiiIii Idol Hr Lotus June II To nil appear ances jesterday witnessed I ho begin ning of the end ol tho riotous demon strations and scenes of blooiUhud that have characterized the gient street rail way Httiko for over a mouth past and in maiiv quartets it is thought tho stillte itsidf These opinions ato based upon statements of the chief of police and shciill that the eiitteal stage bus passed and iiioii the fact that Ihe St Louis Transit company is slowly but surely lesuiuing business with nonunion men The Inquest oei tho bodies of tho victims or Sundnys tint began yester day Tho testimony addtii ed was not of it character calculated to base it de cision as to the blame for beginning hostilities the witnesses disagreeing on mutoiiul points Some placed the blame on the posMiincn and othcis placed it on thestilkers At the conclusion of the afternoon session ol the liiqui st Coioiu r Lloyd put Ontdincr McKuight one of the sheiilfs deputies uiidei attest as a i esult of t he testimony ah eady In ought out At midnight u eat on the Olive street cable lino at Twenty Hist street was badly damaged by some sott ol high e plosive plated on the track bysfiiko sjinpathiois The roar of the explo sion awoke residents for blocks around No ouo was injured Kiininn CohI St 1 1 lie Si lied Torriu June 1 1 The hlg coal strike in the southwest is practically uidul two of the Big Fom compa nies having signed an agreement satis factory to tho milieu and the fouith company the Southwestern is ex pected to sign in a fow days The Strike against these loin companies was inau gurated ovei a j ear ago The men will receive an advance of 5 cents per Ion on mine l un coal The compaiiu s have earned their point of lefusil toiecog nio the oflieials of the union but they agree that union men us Midi shall not bo disc riunnatod against Tim settle ment was brought about through the niti icc sion of Stato Labor Commis sioner Johnson Cliliuo Stillo JSeurliiK InI Cnic voo lime 1 1 As a result of yesteidiys conference between the building eoutraetois and employe s pre dictions ne made ol the resumption of w oik in the building lino within tin days A O U W ELECTS OFFICERS Wllllutii A Wiillti r of WIm oiikIii CIiom u Supit me MtiHter W oikiuiiii SloiX Fai ls S D Juno 1 1 The grand lodge of tho Ant lent Older ol United Woikmen elected the following oflicers Supreme master workman William A Walker of Wisconsin fore man A O Hard wick of New York overseer Wobb MoAugh of Kansas re corder W M Mackey Pennsylvania receiver John J Acker Now York At a business meeting of tho sujierioi lodge Degree of Honor the following officers were elected for tho ensuing year Supreme chief of honor Pauline Funis of Kansas lady of honor Ella II Mautor of Minnesota chief of cere monies Louise M Bush of Washington recorder Bliaboth 15 Ahburn of Iowa receiver Emma S Beckford of New Hampshire usher Irene M Rmker of Now York superior witch Ohvo M Bacon of Colorado forte IIU Wife In Hnnllon Polion South McAikstku I T June 1 Myron Clark who conducts a dairy near tho mining camp of Haloyville becoming suddenly liisuno drove his children away from tho house nnd then delilfcratoly prepared a dose of strych nine and forced his wifo at the point of a revolver to 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