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Vice Admiral SeymesT Makes Official Be
pert of lelief Expedition.
WEEKS Of lAnif AW TEtWi
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Trnckcroa Attack Af tar Profsasiaas
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LONDON. June 30. The adven
tures of the hard fighting allies un
der Admiral Seymour, their reaching
Anting, twelve mile from Pekin. the
decision to retreat, the capture of rice
and immense stores of arms and am
munition, affording material for a
strenuous defense until relieved all
this is told in a dispatch from Ad
miral Seymour received by the admir
alty at midnight, which runs as fol
Iows "TIEN TSIN. June 27. via Che Foo.
June 29. Have returned to Tien Tsin
with the forces, having been unable
to- reach Pekin by rail. On June 13
two attacks on the advance guard
were made by the Boxers, who were
repulsed with considerable loss to
them and none to our side.
"On June 14 the Boxers attacked the
traia at Lang Yan in large numbers
and with rreat determination. We
repulsed them with a loss of about
IftO killed. Our loss was five Italians.
The same afternoon the Boxers at
tacked the British guard left to pro
tect Lofa station. Reinforcements
were sent back and the enemy were
driven off with 100 killed. Two of our
aa?n were wounded.
""We pushed forward to Anting and
engaged the enemy on June 13 and 14.
inflicting a loss of 173. There were no
casualties on our side.
"Extensive destruction of the railway.
In our front having been made further
advance by rail impossible. I decided
on June IS to return to Yang Tsun,
where it was proposed to organize an
advance b ythe river to Pekin. After
my departure from Lang Yan. two
trains left to follow en were, on June
IS. attacked by Boxers and imperial
troops from Pekin. who lost from 400
to 500 killed. Our casualties were six
killed and forty-eight trounded. These
trains joined me at Yang Tsun the
same day. The railway at Yang Tsun
was found entirely demolished and
the trains could not be moved. The
force being short of provisions and
hampered with wounded compelled us
to withdraw on Tien Tsin. with which
wp had not ben in communication
for six days, and or.r supplies had
L'pen cut off-
-"On June 19 the wounded, with nec
essaries, started by boat, the forces
marching alongside the river. Oppo
sition was experienced during the
whole course of the river, from nearly
very village, the Boxers, when de
feated in one village, retiring to the
next and skillfully retarding our ad
vance by occupying well-selected posi
tions from which they had to be forced
often at the point of the bayonet and
In face of a galling fire difficult to
locate.
On June 22 we made a night march,
arriving at daybreak opposite the im
perial armory above Tien Tsin.
where, after friendly advances, a
treacherous, heavy fire was opened,
while our men were exposed on the
opposite river bank. The enemy were
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kopr in check by rifle fire in front,
while their position was turned by a
party of marines and seamen, under
Major Johnson, who rushed and occu
pied one of the salient points, seizing
the guns.
"The Germans, lower down, silenced
two guns and then crossed the river
and captured them. The armory was
next occupied by the combined forces.
Determined attempts to retake the ar
mory were made on the following day.
but unsuccessfully
"Found immense stores of guns.
arms and ammunition of the latest
pattern. Several guns wpre mounted
in our defense and shelled the Chi
nese forts lower down. Having found
ammunition and rice, we could have
hId for some days, but being ham
pered with large numbers of wounded.
I sent to Tien Tsin for a relieving
force, which arrived on the morning
of June 25.
"The armory was evacuated and the
forces arrived at Tien Tsin on June
25. We burned the armory.
General Chaffee. Forre.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. June SO.
The transport Grant, which will sail
on Sunday for Nacasaki and thence,
it is believed, to Che Foo or Taku.
will carry S00 men of the Sixth cav
alry, which, in addition to a hospital
corps, made up at the Presidio. 300
recruits and 200 marines, will consti
tute the force going to China. The
Ninth infantry and a signal csrps
from Manila and the marines already
in China will complete General Chaf
fee's forces, making 6,000 to S.000 m
all.
Three surgeons will accmnpany the
hospital corps. Acting Assistant Sur
geon John T. rialsell will have charge
of the medical department on the
transport.
o Fay for Taylor Militia.
FRANKFORT. June 30. Gover
nor Beckham today refused to approve
accounts for service of the Taylor mil
itia from the date Goebel was declared
governor until the evacuation of the
troops, after the decision of the su
preme court. The whole sum claimed
In salaries aggregated upwards of
$50,000.
Take Oath of Allegiance.
MANILA. June 30. Nine of the in
surgent leaders, including Generals
Fio Del Pilar. Cension. Garcia and Al
varez, were released upon taking the
oath of allegiance to thr government
and renouncing all forss of revolu
tion in the Philippines, together with
making formal acknowledgment of
American sovereignty. This oath is
much stronger and more binding than
the oath which General Otis adminis
tered and was consequently distasteful
to the Filipinos, who accepted it with
bad grace, fully realizing the results
of any violation.
StrikaClaaa
ST. JOHNS. N. F June 30. The
Belle Isle mines, the scene of the re
cent strike, have closed down. The
companies have withdrawn their
staffs and will open mixes in Canada .
preferring this course to a submissioa
to the terms of the strikers. Tae
steamer Regulus had to return here
today, having been unable to land
her load of machinery on the t
owing to the refusal of the strikers
to permit any work. The emtire ear
go had to be put ashore at Harbor
Grace, where it will ae stored. Bead
ing the termination of the strike.
MOS ME FMTRW lAM.
Lard Kaaarts Keparts Savaral Kaawaw
paaU.
LONDON, June 30. The War office
has received the following from Lord
Roberts:
"PRETORIA, June 30. Page reports
from Lindley that he was engaged on
June 26 with a body of the enemy
who were strongly reinforced during
the day. A convoy of stores for the
Lindley garrison was also attacked
on June 26, but after a heavy rear
guard action the convoy reached
Lindley in safety. Our casualties
were ten killed and four officers and
about fifty men wounded.
"The fight reported yesterday was
under Lieutenant Colonel Grenfell.
not Dreiper. Brabrant came up dur
ing the engagement. Total casualties
of the two colums, three killed and
twenty-three wounded.
"On the previous day, near Ficks
burg, Boyes' brigade was in action
with a body of the enemy. Our cas
ualties were two officers killed, four
men wounded and one man missing.
"Metheun found yesterday that the
Boer laager near Vachkop and Spitz
kop had been hastily removed in the
direction of Lindley. He followed the
enemy twelve miles and captured 8.
000 sheep and 500 head of cattle which
the enemy had seized in that neigh
borhood. Our casualties were four
men wounded.
Hunter continued his march yester
day toward the Vail river unopposed.
Ilany farmers along the route have
surrendered.
"Springs, the terminus of the rail
way from Johannesburg, due east,
was attacked early yesterday morn
ing. The Canadian regiment which
garrisons the place beat off the enemy
No casualties reported.
"Lieutenant orth. reported miss
ing after the attack on the construc
tion train, is a prisoner of the Boers."
A Capetown dispatch reports an at
tempt by the Boers to blow up the
artillery barracks and magazine at
Pretoria. It is added that an artil
leryman, who frustrated the attempt
by withdrawing a lighted fuse, was
killed by a Boer whom the soldiers
afterward attempted to lynch.
The British authorities are deport
ing large numbers of Hollanders to
Holland, to be dealt with by their
own government for not observing
the state of neutrality declared by
The Netherlands.
President Steyn is reported to be at
Bethlehem, consulting with General
DeWet
Sir Alfred Milner, the British high
commissioner, has notified the gov
ernment to pay the interest on the
Free State 6 per cent loan, due July
1. on condition that there is no
further liability, either for capital or
interest.
Capetown reports that President
Kroger is still at Machadodorp.
"afraid to move for fear the bridges
are undermineu."
0K60N IS tf rOiTED ASHOiE
Faateas KaUlasaia Raaiarad ta Bmtt
Met With Xbksp.
SHANGHAI. June 30. It is report
ed here that the United States battle
ship Oregon is ashore on the island of
Hoo Kie. in the Miao Tao group, fifty
miles north of Che Foo. and that a
steamer of the Indo-China Steam Nav
igation company has gone to her as
sistance. WASHINGTON. Jusse 30. Up to
midnight no official news had been re
ceived in Washington bearing on the
report that the battleship Oregon had
gone ashore near Chee Foo. Early
last week admiral Remey -was directed
to send this vessel from Hong Kong
to Taku. Captain G. F F. Wilde is
her commander. She left Hong Kong
last Saturday night, two days ahead
of her expected departure, and had
on board in addition to her regular
crew. 164 sailors and marines brought
to Hong Kong from Manila by the Za
firo. The distance she had to travel
was about 1,500 miles and the calcu
lation of the naval officials here was
that if the vessel made record time
she would be at Taku in six days.
Today is the sixth day the Oregon
has been on her voyage, so "that in all
probability she must oe in the vi
cinity of Che Foo, if she maintained
her reputation as a fast battleship.
Martial Law la Alaska.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 30. At
Dutch harbor on June 8 martial law
was declared by Colonel Noyes. who
had sailors and the gunboat Wheeling
patrolling the shore with guns and
fixed bayonets. AH the saloons at
Dutch harbor and Unalaska were
closed. Deserters from the government
vessels were found bv the force under
Colonel Noyes in several of the other
vessel and when all the runaways had
been found the marital law was abol
ished. Alaska advices received today state
the steamer Gustin from Dawson and
Yukon wayports arrived at St. Michael
June 15. It brought 300 passengers and
$2,000,000 in gold-dust, most of which
belonged to the Dawson banks.
E-MCWtlTC Coaarfl of Porta Kir.
SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. June 30.
A meeting of the first executive coun
cil of Porto Rico will be held today
and it is thought that all tne members,
with the exception of Messrs. Russell
and Brumbaugh, will be in attendance.
The meeting will be of an entirely pre
liminary character and no routine bus
iness has been mapped out. There
i will simply be a formal organization
of the council.
Jewat and Thiaf Caacat.
NEW YORK, Jane 30. A large
quantity of jewels, valued at about
15.000, which was recently stolen from
the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Gould in London, have been recov
ered and the man in whose posses
sion the jewels were found is under
arrest. The prisoner describes him
self as Charles W. Blair, 29 years of
age and a valet by occupation. Blair
was arrested at Coney Island. A
chamois bag was found an him and it
contained a glittering array of gems,
identified as being the propertv of
Mrs. Edwis Gould.
Thalr Maya la Jfaarly
WASHINGTON. June 30. Admiral
Kemps' has acknoweldged the error
he made in reporting the presence of
the foreign ministers with Admiral
Seymour's column eight mOes out
from Tiea Tsia. His cablegram this
morning admits that there is no
knowledge of their whereabouts, and
it is assumed the error in the first
report arose from the admiral's ac
ceptance of a ramor uiat was very
geaerally carreat at the time the ea
legram was seat. Aumiral KempfTs
aews has added to the depreationliB
omrial quarters.
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Admiral Seymour is learned in Very
lick af Tims.
HMVISMNS NEAJ&Y EX1AISTE1
BUef Party Ma ta Fight Ita Way
Great Ma taw af MaatOaa
la Hand of British Gift
Caaflletlag Stories Kacralac Ministers
LONDON. June 29. The casualties
of the international force attacking
Tien Tsin were: Americans. 3 killed.
2 wounded; British. 2 killed. 1 wound
ed: Geraians. 13 killed. 27 wounded;
Russians, 10 killed. 37 wounded.
The gunfire of the Americans and
British is described as "beautiful."
After the relieving force pushed on
to relieve Admiral Seymour. Chinese
regulars under General Nieh. says a
dispatch from Shanghai, again attack
ed Tien Tsin fiercely and bombarded
the foreign settlement with a terrible
fire.
Colonel Dorward. British command
ed the column that relieved Admiral
Seymour. American marines partici
pated in the achievement The ad
miral was found entrenched and sur
rounded by immense masses of Chi
nese, who were driven off by the re
lieving column after a brisk fight His
men made a brilliant resistance, never
failing in courage for fifteen days of
continuous fighting. During ten days
the men were on quarter rations. They
started with provisions for ten days,
and they would have held out a day
or two longer.
The column was a few miles beyond
Lofa. Deeming it hopeless to attempt
to break through the hordes. Admiral
Seymour essayed a night retreat to
ward Tien Tsin. but came in collision
with a strong Chinese force arriving
from the northwest and could neither
advance nor retreat. There was noth
ing to do but intrench and stand siege.
He vainly attempted heliographic com
munication. Seymour's men caught several Chi
nese, who said the legations had been
burned and the ministers killed. Oth
ers said that the ministers had been
imprisoned.
The Chinese displayed fanatical
courage in the attack.
Four thousand Russians left Tien
Tsin four days after Admiral Sey
mour, but they never got in touch
with him.
Railway communication from Taku
to Tien Tsin has been restored and
the force is advancing toward Pekin.
Fighting was in progress on Wednes
day in the vicinity of Tze Chulin.
Large preparations are being made to
support and reinforce the Pekin re
lieving cdlumn. Twenty thousand
troops of all powers, largelv Japanese
have now been landed.
The fate of the members of the lega
tions is still a mystery, if they are
alive and unharmed at Pekin the Chi
nese government deserves some credit.
Shanghai correspondent think, for re
straining the fanatical mob.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Dally Telegraph ( wiring at a: 05 vester
day. says: "It is reported on" good
Chinese authority that the govern
ment, alarmed by the foreign military
preparations, has issued an edict or
dering the peremptory suppression of
the Boxers and announc.ng a decision
to protect the legations at all hazards."
the attack o nthe palace was made bv
ish legation at Shanghai received def
inite information yesterday, the Daily
Express correspondent says, that while
solemnly professing complete absten
tion from warlike preparation the Chi
nese are mounting several new six
inch guns at the Fro Sing forts.
Four British war ships have sailed
from Hong Kong to reinforce the al
lied squadron at Shanghai. The south
ern provinces are sending troops to
ward Pekin and the exodus of Chinese
of all classes from Shanghai continues
at the rate of from 10.000 to 15.000 a
day.
Russian prestige has been injured
during the recent fighting and an anti
Russian rising in the Liao long penin
sula. Russian Manchuria. Is predicted.
According to the Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times advices from
Shang Tung say that Governor Yuan
Shik Kai maintains coruial relations
with foreigners and has sent numerous
couriers to Pekin. but none of them
has returned.
An imperial degree published in
Shanghai yesterday (Thursday), says
a correspondent of the uaily Express,
asserts that the imperial palace m Pe
kin was burned on June 16 and that
However, as this may be. the Brit
revolting Chinese.
Prssiaaat Plans Hit Trta.
WASHINGTON. June 29. The pres
ident. Mrs. McKinley and party will
leave for Canton. O.. in a private car
attached to the regular 7:43 p. m.
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
Friday. The president will be accom
panied by Dr. Rixey. Secretary Cor
telyou and Assistant Secretary Barnes.
During the absence of Secretary
Cortelyou the executive office will be
in charge of Assistant Secretary Pru
den. Only the most important mat
ters will be transmitted to Canton,
and. while the president will be at all
times in direct communication with
the White House and members of the
cabinet, he will be relieved as much
as possible of matters which should
properly be disposed of in Washing
ton. Pastruj Miasiaa Balldia.
NEW YORK. June 29. Two cable
grams were received by the Presnvte
rian Board of Foreign Missions this
morning The first from Shanghai,
read:
"Wei Hen destroyed. Foreigners es
caped." The" Presbyterian board had $40,000
worth of property in Wei Hen and this
Is now all gone. Dr. Fairries was one
of the missionaries there and he es
caped with the others.
The other cablegram came from
Chee Foo and stated: "Lobenstein at
Shanghai. Fennis at Pekin."
W ! Maady ta Ga Alaae.
BERLIN. June 29. The Social De
mocracy, which frequently has exclu
sive accurate aews from Russia, says:
"From an absolutely sure source we
learn the Rnssiaa ministry of war has
telegraphed orders to all responsible
officials to make all requisite prepara
tions for mobllixatiaa."
Taking ia conjasctioa with dis
patches aaaosadag friction ia the to
teraatJoaal forces, tarn Is takes to Im
ply .that TTaiia desires to he fully pre
pared to act iadepeadeatly ia event of
the dBtrsptioa of allied action.
VER
BAD
PLIGHT
meis surra nvt -mists.
Lar Kaherts Cahles Xtwi a
Saeeeasfal Fights.
LONDON. June 29. Lord Roberts
has sent bulletins of two small lasts
occurring on June 26 and 27. in which
the Boers were discomfited. In a dis
patch from Pretoria, he says:
"A small force of mounted troops
with two guns, commanded by Lieutes
ant Colonel Dreiper, was attacked ay
the enemy under Drefus and NeL on
the morning of June 26, seven miles
north of SenekaL They beat off the
enemy and burned their laager. Oar
casualties were three wounded and tea
killed.
"Hunter, temporarily commanding
Ian Hamilton's troops, made one march
yesterday from Heidelberg toward
Frankfort without meeting any oppo
sition. "The enemy attacked our Roodeval
spruit post on the railway yesterday,
but was easily beaten off by a detach
ment of the Derbyshire light infaatry,
the West Australian mounted a fif
teen pounder and an armored traia.
"Baden-Powell reports the capture of"
an influential Boer named Ray. who
was endeavoring to raise a commando
in the Rustenburg district A patrol
brought in fifty rifles. More than 400
rifles and 100 inferior pieces have been
taken during the last few day3."
LONDON, June 29. The Pretoria
correspondent of the Dailr Telegraph,
in a dispatch dated yesterday, says:
"Since Sunday General French on
the left. General Ian Hamilton on the
right and the Eleventh division in the
center, have been endeavoring to sur
round the enemy's position in the hills,
fifteen miles east. There was fight
ing for three days, but Tuesday night
the enemy decamped, going eastward.
The total casualties were under 150."
TO FOLLOW WOOLLEY'S LEAD.
Prohibitionists Xoaalaata Illlaolsaa far
Pres!daat.
CHICAGO, June 29. The prohibi
tionists, in national convention assem
bled, nominated John G. Woolley of
Illinois for president and Henry B.
Metcalf of Rhode Island for vice presi
dent The attendance at the convention
was much larger than on the previous
day. The galleries of the big First
regiment armory were thronged when
Chairman Dickie rapped the conven
tion to order at 10 a. m., while the
number of the delegate had been in
creased considerably by arrivals from
the more remote states.
After a brief prayer by Rev. C. H.
Mead of New Jersey. Chairman Jo
hann of the committee on credentials
made a supplementary report, showing
additional arrivals of thirty-nine dele
gates. The total number of delegates
present was 730, representing forty
states. On account of the total failure
of Chairman Dickie's voice. A. G. Wol
fenbarger of Nebraska took the chair
amidst considerable confusion.
Chairman Wolfenbarger recognized
National Committeeman Oliver W.
Stewart, who. in a speech of some
length, outlined the work of the na
tional committee during the last four
years and the work as contemplated
for the coming campaign.
Mr. Stewart concluded with a plea
for funds from those present to con
duct the campaign, which it i3 in
tended will be on a much more ex
tensive scale than the party has ever
before attempted. Several thousands
of dollars were subscribed by the dele
gates and visitors.
00IY lATTLt IN C0L0MHA.
More Than 4.300 Dead Found oa Field
at Ria Wegro.
NEW YORK. June 29. Espinosal.
the Colombian consul general in this
city, has received a letter from Bogota,
dated June 6. describing a return of
Colombia to comparatively peaceful
conditions. The letter says.
"The revolution is entirely at an end.
The enemy were unable to resist the
last charges on their .front and lert
flank and retired to Rio Negro, hotiy
pursued by the government troops. Tne
field abandoned by them was strewn
with more than 4.500 dead and a great
many stands of arms were taken. Gen
eral Moibe. their leader, is trying to
leave Colombia by the Venezuelan
frontier. Advices from Barranquilla.
of date of June 12. confirm the com
pete victory of the government forces
over the revolutionaries and say the
country will be in perfect peace within
a period of thirty days, as the rebels
are turning their arms over to the gov
ernment in order to join their fami
lies." Americaa life Held Cheap.
HAVANA. June 29. A Cuban po
liceman, who recently killed an Amer
ican named Welsh, and against whom
the evidence was apparently com
plete in the opinion of officers and
others who saw the whole affair, has
just been acquitted by the judges in
circumstances so extraordinary that
Governor General Wood will order an
investigation.
The fiscal said the case had been
completely proved and he demanded
a sentence of fourteen years.
Americans in Havana are very in
dignant over what they claim is a
studied attempt to show the Cubans
that it is no crime to kill an Ameri
can. They refer to a case occurring
some months ago. when a Cuban edi
tor killed Mr. Smith, the American
collector of customs at Gibara. On the
trial the fiscal said he rose with re
gret to request the punishment of a
Cuban for killing one of the "inter
veners," an act which, in his opinion,
was scarcely a crime."
Galdat Scmttla.
SEATTLE. Waslu June 29. The
gold received at the united States as
say office since June L 1900. amounts
in value to over $1,000,000. prom in
formation now at hand it is possible to
make the certain prediction that the
receipts of the office during the month
of July will amount to over $3,000,000.
Andree Bsaort Icaarad.
BERLIN. June 29. The report said
to have originated at Vardoe, Norway,
that Andree, who attempted to reach
the north pole in a balloon, ts safe, lias
been ignored here, and is regardeu as
being unfounded.
MaJIac ia Mia :
EVANSTON, Wyo.. June 29. A. man
named Hiram Moses, whose home ss
in Illinois, was shot in the leg by a
gang of tramps near here Tuesday.
Moses and four companions got into
a stock car at Cheyenne aad were rid
ing to Ogden. At Uinta, west of here,
three tramps, armed with pistols,
climbed into the stock car aad robbed
the men. When, the hold-ups left the
car at the next stop they fired hair a
dozen shots, oae of them striking
Moses is the leg. Moses was takes to
the city hospital at Ogdcn.
DARING TRAIN ROBBER
Lsne Man Soldi Tip PiMsngen on B. 4
at ExpxaM Hear York.
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Pallasaa Porter Farced ta Ga Ahead aad
Wahe Slers ta Aeeaasaiodata th
Saaaer ia Mia Ksaads Barllagtaa
Kaate Otm SUM Ksward
YORK. Neb.. June 30. The west-
bound Burlington train No. 41. which
passed throsjati here Wednesday, was
robbed between this place and Brad
shaw. At what point the robber got
on the train is unknown. It is gener
ally supposed that he boarded the
train either at this place or at Sew
ard. He commenced his work of go
iag through two Pullman cars at this
place and. owing -to .the limited time
he worked, he overlooked passengers
and thousands of dollars that he could
have secured had he taken more time
and done his work more systematically
and thoroughly.
His pals, two men driving a team,
were waiting for him one mile west
of Bradshaw. where the robber pulled
the air brakes, jumped off. joined his
pals and drove south, with only $74
in cash, the proceeds of his fifteen
minutes' work.
The engineer saw the team and two
men and at Aurora news of the rob
bery was wired into Superintendent
Bignell's office at Lincoln, who came
here an a special train, bringing with
him railroad detectives and blood
hounds. The hounds at once struck
the right scent and were leading their
owner a fast pace south and east to
Henderson and last accounts are that
they are hot on the trail leading south
of Henderson to the Blue river, where
it is believed the robbers will be found
and captured.
Wees of the SaiaU Boy.
OMAHA. June 30. The small boy
and his firecrackers and other instru
ments of torture are supposed to be
off of the earth until 6 o'clock on the
evening until July 3. Policemen will
be after all violators of the fireworks
and firecracker ordinances until t
evening, when the ordinance will be
suspended until Fourth of July at mid
night Mayor Moores has instructed
the chief of police to prevent Fourth
of July celebrations from continuing
throughout the entire summer.
A number of runaways that were
caused by firecrackers and fireworks
have already been reported and many
complaints have been lodged with the
mayor and the police department
Every effort will be made to protect
the city of Omaha from an untimely
fusillade of cap pistols and Roman
candles.
Traia Craw Fight Traaaps.
SUPERIOR. Neb.. June 30. There
was a pitched battle Thursday morning
at Hubbell, Neb., between the crew of
Burlington freight train No. 63 and
six tramps. The tramps attempted to
get aboard the train when a brakeman
forced them off. The brakeman was
hit in the back of rhe head by a brick
and rendered unconscious for some
time. The rest of the crew then joined
in the fight and two of the tramps
were beaten into unconsciousness,
while the conductor. Ed Davidson,
rushed into the caboose and secured
a revolver, which he emptied at them.
He was a poor shot and did not hit any
of them.
Storm Does Damage at Auburn.
AUBURN, Neb.. June 30 Another
heavy storm has visted this county,
the hail doing considerable damage
in some places. For some distance
the storm followed the path made by
the storm of June 16. but extended
farther east Commissioner Conner,
who suffered great loss by the first
storm, suffered greater loss by this
storm. At the farm of James Sparks
large, flat hailstones fell, some of
which measured eight inches in cir
cumference. Grenler Will Undergo Operation.
LYONS. Neb.. June 30. Eugene
Grenier. 3r., a farmer upon the reser
vation. has gone to St. Joseph's hospi
tal. Sioux City, to undergo an opera
tion of his left arm and only remain
ing leg. caused by the limbs becoming
apparently dead, resulting from a bone
disease of long standing. If Mr.
Grenier survives the operation this will
leave him with only one arm. the other
leg being cut off about a year ago,
resulting from the same cause.
Staader Salt at Madlsoa.
MADISON. Neb.. June 30. A $1,000
damage suit for slander was begun in
the district court Wednesday by Nor
folk parties. Herbert Kaufman is the
plaintiff and J. A. Parker and Fred
Nenow the defendants. It is set forth
in the petition that the defendants
circulated a story that the plaintiff
had converted property of another to
his own use and by this story becom
ing known his position in a Norfolk
creamery was taken from him.
Ughtaiag Strjhe is Fatal.
CRETE. Neb.. June 30. A very se
vere thunder storm visited Crete and
vicinity Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Isley. who lives about five miles west
of Crete, while out working in the
harvest field was struck by lightning
and instantly billed. Two of her chil
dren, who were with her in the field,
and a farm hand were knocked down
by the same lightning 3troie.
Old Settlers' Pienic.
NORTH LOUP. Neb., June 30. The
annual picnic of the old settlers of
Valley county was held at the home
of A. M. Stewart on the east side of
North Loup River. A large number of
the original settlers were in attend
ance. Herder Thrown Froat Mors.
GREELEY, Neb.. June 30. James
Fuller, a herder for Will Reed, was
thrown from a horse and had his arm
broken above the elbow. His shoul
der was also badly bruised.
Starm Stria Atfclaiea.
ATKINSON. Neb.. June 30. A vio
lent wind storm -struck this place
about 4:30 Wednesday morning, com
ing from the northwest, breaking down
trees and destroying crops and prop
erty. The tower containing the fixe
bell was rased to the ground; the new
smokestack at the water works engine
house was also blown down, 3igas,
buggies, boxes and other loose mate
rial was blown here and there asd
outhouses were demolished on every
hand. The wind was followed by a,
good rain, which was needed quite
aadly. Crops are reported as being
down in many places.
UTIlf Mt IN AFMCA.
British Aaaaraatly Ar Jtast-
law oa Their Ai
LONDON, Jun 28. General Sir
Leslie Rundle had as artillery d -fantry
skirmish near Senegal Friday
with a large force of entrenched Boers.
This is the only fresh fighting re
ported. The Boer outposts northeast of Pre
toria are busy. The telegraph wires
between Standerton and Newcastle
were cut Suniy and Sir Redvera Bul
Ier had to report by heliograpli.
Commandant De Wet, with 3.000
men and three guns, is moving north
east in the Orange river colony. It is
understood that he and Commandant
General Botha entered into a compact
that neither would surrender so long
as the other was in the field.
Twelve thousand rifles, all told, have
been surrendered to the Britisa.
President Krnger is still at Macha
dodorp. The exposure regarding the hospi
tals in South Africa have made a great
sensation in England! They began
witirthree 0U!ulliu5"of restrained lan
guage in the Times yesterday from W.
A. Burdett-Coutts. conservative mem
ber of parliament for Westminster.
His disclosures have been widely re
produced and they are supplemented
this morning with denunciatory tele
grams and interviews from survivors
and army medical men. The arch
bishop of Capetown, in an address be
fore the Society of Good Hope, in the
Cape government house. Monday, ex
pressed great dissatisfaction at the
way the sick and wounded were treat
ed. He declared that the warm cloth
ing that was absolutely necessary was
freely offered, but was rarely If ever
distributed by the army doctors: that
the sick slept on the bare ground and
that even in CaDetown the way the
hospitals were mismanaged made one's
blood boil.
A news agency dispatch from Cape
town says: "Certain revelations point
to malfeasance in connection with the
supplies of comforts for the sick and
wounded."
The Capetown correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says that Lord Rob
erts will reply fully to the charges of
Burdett-Coutts. Frederick Williams,
consulting physician of the London
hospital, who was recently at the
front says the charges come to him as
an absolute shock and are quite In
credible. He praises the medical de
partment MAKES ONE SIWLf ISSUE.
Prohibitionists Will Stand or Fall oa Hos
tility to Liquor.
CHICAGO, June 2S. The prohibition
party will make its national campaign
this year upon a platform of a single
issue, the liquor traffic, all other Issues
being subordinated to this one ques
tion. Upon this platform it is probable
that either Rev. S. C. Swallow, the
"fighting parson" of Harrisburg. Pa.,
or John G. Woolley of Chicago, editor
of the New Voice, the prohibition na
tional organ, will be nominated for
president.
The national convention of the pro
hibition party in a session here, morn
ing, afternoon and evening, cleared up
all business except the nominations
for president and vice president, which
will be made today. The convention.
in points of numbers and enthusiasm
shown, is considered one of the great
est held by the advocates of cold water.
Thirty-seven states of the union were
represented when Chairman Oliver
Stewart of the national committee
called the convention to order at the
First regiment armory, many delegates
being present, while scores of others
are expected.
The platform, as adopted by the con
vention, bears solely upon the question
of the suppression of the liquor traffic.
SLECr win riSTOL IN IUNI.
Missionary at Tien Tlu Write of tate
of Uneaslne.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2S Mrs. Ol
iver Clifford, who with her husband
is connected with the Presbyterian
mission at Tien Tsin. writes under
date of May 23 to her brother in this
city as follows
"We sleep now with our firearms
close at hand. Oliver and I each bave
a brace of pistols under our heads.
I always have two valises packed,
ready to flee at any moment, aad the
entire foreign population is anxiously
watching for the first sign of an up
rising. Last Monday morning when
the people awoke in the city Iiuee
placards were found posted on the
walls and fences, reading as follows:
" 'The heavens are displeased at the
presence of the foreign dogs in China.
The gods have decreed that there
shall be no more rain ia the whole
kingdom until they are all expellad.' "
Kill a Xew Tork Fake.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. June 23.
The persistent publications in New
lork newspapers of a story to the ef
fect that Rev. J. George" Gibson of
this city is dead and that before hi3
demise he made a confession that he
murdered Blanche Lament and Min
nie Williams, have no foundation in
fact.
Stonemasons Strike.
WICHITA. Kan.. June 28. Work on
the Missouri Pacific depot was sus
pended here because the stonemasons'
union demanded eight hours a day
and 40 cents an hour. The contractor
had fizured on ten hours a day at $3.
He will seek help from the outside.
Haath Will Xot Sesisn.
NEW YORK. June 25. Fletcher
Heath, president of the Seventh Na
tional bank and brother of First As
sistant Postmaster General Heath, de
nied the report that the latter had
any intention of resigning his position
in Washington. "My brother wa in
New York on Monday." said Fletcher
Heath, "and talked freely about his
official affairs and he intimated noth
ing that would warrant the publication
of the story that he is at variance
with tie administratiaiL
nth Their Guns.
WICHITA, June 2S. Sheriff Neai
Morrison was wounded and two of his
deputies killed near CJcud Chief. OkL,
while pursuing George Casey and a
man named McKee. who had broken
jail at Arapahoe.
At Granite, a new town in Greer
county. Cattle Inspector Jen; Gilmcre.
Bill Andersen, another man and a
woman engaged in a game cf cards.
They quarreled and drew guns. Gil
more shot and silled his three assailants.
HOPES WEKE BLIGHTED.
Mm Man oa Dag DM' ? T
Aawat Oat of XroaMo.
"Ire gOMt tack to my first Iotc. liie
great Celebrated Compendium of Uai
Tenal Knowledge, bound In calf and
sold at a price within the reach at
all," Mdd the bock agent with a sigh.
"Tle atner day the head member of
the firm that I am proud to represeiat
called me into his private office ami
showed me a book on dogs, telling
how to take care of them, what to
feed, what to do for the mange, how
to tell a mastiff froa a pug. how to
handle a mad dog in fact it was a
regular dog encyclopedia bound in
cloth aad sold ai a popular price. The
moment I set eyes on that boos, I saw
great possibilities ia it- I knew from
bitter experience that nearly vtr
one kept a dog. aad ao matter wh
kind of a cross-yed porp it might be
the owner couldn't be convinced that
his own particular dog wasn't the fin
est dog ea earth. I made up my m&M
that there was a fortune in the sale
of that book, and I secured the. ex
clusive right to this city before I left
the office. Cautioning the head mem
ber of the firm to keep the presses go
ing so there would be no possible
chance of a shortage. I started out to
t place the great work before the public
The first house that I struck my hopes
received a sudden chill. I as no
sooner in the yard tin a big dog
came tearing around the corner of the
house and made for ae. There wa3
only one thing to do and I did it I
made for a tree that was near and
managed to get out of the way before
the beast arrived. As he showed no
desire to leave, I yelled for help. A
man came to the door and after calm
ly looking the situation over asked
what I wanted. Tm selling a work
on dogs.' I said rather weakly from
my position in the tree. 'It tells how
to cure the mange, what to feed, what
to 'Well. said he. putting In,
'explain it to Tige and if he cares any
thing about it HI buy it' WUh that
he went inside and shut the door. For
two mortal hours that miserable cut
sat under the tree and licked his
chops. Then the owner came to the
door again and said it was time that
Tige had his dinner and that I could
finish explaining the book to him after
he got through. If he hadn't called
lhat dog away just as he did Tige
would have had his dinner right under
the tree, and the firm would have
been short one book agent As far as
I am concerned every cussed dog in
this city may die of the mange. In
fact I hope they will!"
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
Baadsoata GoTernaieat Building Cnele
san Will Have at Baffalo.
At the Pan-American Exposition
next year at Buffalo the United States
will have a group of three buildings
for the government display. The main
building will be 130 feet wide and 600
feet long, and on either side, connected
by colonades. will be the 'esser Build
ings, each 130 feet square. The gov
ernment work is under the direction
of James Knox Taylor, supervising
architect of the treasury department
The group will be treated architectur
ally in a modified Spanish renaissance.
the details suggesting a Mexican
rather than a strictly Spanish origin.
Like the others, these buildings will
be constructed of staff, already made
familiar to the public by it3 use at
the Chicago and more recent Omaha
exposition. The color scheme, m
marked contrast to that used at Chi
cago, will be rich and brilliant, the
lavish use of color and the gilding
giving, with the intricate plastic dec
orations and srnlptnre groups, an en
semble both striking and interesting.
Portions cf the roofs, covered with red
Spanish tiles, will add much to the
character of the building as a whole.
In plan, the buildings ar shaped Ilk?
a letter U, the opening being toward
the west The main building corre
sponds to the bottom of the U, which
will accommodate the greater portion
of the government exhibits, the admin
istrative offices, guard room. etc. Its
center will be surmounted by a dome,
the apex of which, 2."0 feet above the
main floor level and crowned with a
figure of Victory 20 feet in hight. will
form one of the most conspicuous fea
tures of the exposition grounds. Con
nected by colonnades to the main
building are the two lesser buildings
or pavIHions. one of which is intended
to hold an exhibition typical of life
and labor in the government's new
possessions; while the other will can
tain a branch station of the United
States weather bureau, and the ex
hibit, aquariums, etc. of the United
States fish commission. Inlets from
he lagoon fill th? spaces within the
colonnades connecting the pavilions
with the mala building. The central
piazza, the space enclosed by the arms
of the U, is decorated by steps, ter
races aad formal flower beds, making
an easy and beautiful approach to the
main entrance under the dome.
"Old sagar" of Halifax.
A noted semi-ecclesiastical character
has passed away in Mr. Sagar. better
known as "Old Sagar," who was sez
ton of Halifax parish church, ia Ens
land. Sagar once wrongly grouped
some wedding parties, with the result
that an aged couple, who had no in
tention of getting married, were join
ed together In holy matrimony TVhen
told of it he remarked: "They haven't
long to live; so it didn't matter very
much." On another occasion "Old Sa
gar' trith true Yorkshire shrewdness,
Iocied up the bride until the bride
groom produced the marriage fees, the
sum tendered at the conclusion of Gi
caremony being insufficient.
Battlefldd WUJa.
Every British soldier has served cut
to him when he enlists a little volume
containing, among ether things, three
blank forms ready for will-making
Usually a soldier pays no attention to
this pecketbeok ssd goes into battle
with his will unmade. After he has
been hit by a bullet and begins to
realize that his chances of getting
heme are small, a soldier begins to
t"Tiir more carefully of the loved ones
left behind him. As a result many
queer and pathetic wills have been
found upon the bodies cf dead soldiers,
and in every case the wishes of the
testator have been respected.
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