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Buller'i Bemud for Birrender Meets with
Unezpioted Response.
ARTILLERY BATTLE NOW IN PROGRESS
Arriwl of 2,000 Boers at Eoodml Non
plasm Britiih.
KROONSTAD IS TO BE STRENGTHENED
Bafflon from But of War Hather Discount
Hopes that Had Bcea Bailed.
TELEGRAPH WIRES HAVE BEEN CUT
fio Snrrcniler nf the liner "Will He
Accepted by General Duller fnlcaa
It is Ahaulntely ( nrniidltlniinl
lit Uvcry Itcapcct.
INQOGO, Juno 9. Tbo Poors havo re
plied In rather curt terms to General 13 ill -Jor's
proposal that It they wish to surrcu
clcr it must bo unconditionally and un ar
tillery duel Is now proceeding.
LOUREN7.0 MARQUEZ, Juno 0. Plot
(iroblor, tho Transvaal under secretary of
utato (or foreign affairs, has arrived here.
LONDON, Juno 9. A special dispatch from
Durban. Natal, says tho Doors ut Lalng's
nek, after an action fought Thursday, Juno
7. offered to surrender conditionally, but
General Duller replied that their surrender
must be unconditional.
DEWET BAGGED MANY TITLES
Door rnpttirp n Fair I'lixr of the
I'ctrniti' In 'I'm U I ii k the
V cnniiinry.
(Copyright, 13), by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Juno 0 (Now York World
Cablegram Special- Telegram.) Tho cap
ture of tho Thirteenth battalion of tho Im
perial Yeomanry by Commandant DeWot at
Lludloy has catisetl Intense anxiety to num
erous titled and wealthy families. Tho two
Irish companies of tho battalion included
tho sons of tho lord chancellor of Ireland,
tbo Irish master of tho rolls aud Lord Justice
Holmes, who were troojwrs, the sons of the
two last named being killed. The earl of
Longford, considered one of tho handsomest
members of the Houao of Lords, married
only a week beforo his departure, was
wounded and ono Irish baronet was killed.
Tho roraalnder of tho Irish companies con
sisted exclusively of sons of landlords and
officials the Dublin aristocracy. In fuct.
Tho two English companies Included two
young members of Parliament, both radicals
and opposed to tho war, 'but who neverthe
less considered It their duty to fight when
the government appealed for volunteers.
Tho sons of several millionaires and many
young follows of substantial fortune wore
nmong tho captured troopers, including Iord
Ablngcr, whoso mother Is tho daughter of
tho Into Commodoro Magruder Norman
Lubbock, second son of tho recently en
nobled Ixrd Avcbury; Richard Iionsor, son
of tho bead of tho Indian brewers' ring; O.
(lathorn Hardy, son of Karl Cranbrook; I. A.
Ford, who twlco stroked tho victorious Ox
ford crow; C. A. Allen, eon of one of the
proprietors of tho Allan Transatlantic line,
and many others of the mmo clafs. Those
nil belonged to tho corps entitled tho "Duke
of Cambridge's Own."
Tho duke heard tho news at the Army
and Navy club and It In reported that ho
broko out into a volley of his favorite ex
pletives that a section of a corps bearing
his name should t,urrender under any cir
cumstances. WHY THE HOSTAGES ARE HELD
Aitmnlr of the iiircntu Indulged nlth
Appnrrnt Approriil liy the
Itiiillenl llrlt Inlt l'rens.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co)
LONDON, Juno 9. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The South
African Review, tho weekly organ hero of
tho flnanclnl ring, by which tho present war
Jn tho Transvaal was promoted, discusses
tho treatment to bo accorded to tho two
presidents Krugcr and Steyn.
"To stnto tho proposition with brutal
frankness," It says, "although tho hanging
of Steyn would not In many quarters bo
considered an excess of retributive Justice,
tho aged champion of Transvnal Doerdom
might bo allowed to dovote his fast de
clining days to preparing for the Inevitable
process of natural dissolution."
Whon such counsels nro offered to tho
Ilrltlsh government by tho ministerial
press and are quoted with approval, it Is
not surprising that tho Doers consider the
retention of a sufficient body of Drltlsh
prisoners as hostages tho only security thoy
have against uncivilized vengeance being
wreaked upon their leaders.
BOBS IS TO GET THE GARTER
Pnrt of HI Itrtrnnl for the Work
lie linn Done lit South
,rl Afrlcii.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co)
LONDON. June 9. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The honors
to be conferred on Lord Rcbcrts for his con
quest of tho Doers are already being dis
cussed hero. There Is a vacant garter In
tho queen's hands at prosont, to which
"Dobs" Is generally deemed to be entitled.
Despite Paliuerston's mot that tho garter
vantaso of selecting knights of the garter
was that "thoro Is no d d question of
merit Involved." Roberts will also get an.
earldom and probably a reward of 25,.
000. Oeneral Krcnch will be given the
Grand cross of the Path and be promoted to
full general.
Ian Hamilton nnd Archibald Hunfsr
Tucker will get tho grand cross of St.
(cargo, colonial order, together with pro
motion to lieutenant generalships. General
Kitchener has virtually disappeared from
view since Paardeburg, and Is believed to bo
In tho black hooks with Roberts, so that he
is not mentioned for any distinction?
Kitchener has boon tho greatest failure of
the whole campaign,
BOERS CUT TELEGRAPH WIRES
I'ores of Two Tlioimnnil lleportnl
In Vicinity of Kroon
" utml,
LONDON, June 9, Ooueral Forestler
Walker cables to the War office from Cape
town, under date of June S, ao follows:
"Kelly-Kenny at Dloemfonteln reports
that tho telegraph has been out at Roode
val, north of Kroonstad, by a bsdy of Doer
estimated to be 2.000 strong, with six field
tuns, He Is sending strong reinforcements
to Kroonstad and I am reinforcing from
Caps Colony. I hope the Interruption will
be only temporary."
PLENTY OF MONEY IN SIGHT
I.onilnn Market Welt Supplied, tint
Operations Are Itcstrlcted by
Hum im of ,w War.
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LONDON, Juno 9. (New York World Ca.
blegram Special Telegram.) Money contin
ues abundant, best three months' paper be
ing 2 11-16, but the Dank of England re
fratnu fiom making the further anticipated
reduction In tho rate, as it is anticipated
there will bo a considerable Increase In the
demand for money with the end of tho half
year; tho gravity of England's position in
China also exercises a restraining Influence
on optimistic Inclinations. Tho fall In Paris
exchange to 2G.1G continues the outflow of a
omall amount of gold to Paris and nlso In
dicates that any further fall in tho valuo
of money Is to bo deprecated. Tho opera
tions In connection with Intorost payable
on government funds and the payment of 15
per cent Installment war loan, will probably
tend to mako dearer money in July, making
tho open market rate again rule closo up to
the Hank of England's minimum and brok
ers may havo to resort to tho bank for ad
vances at comparatively high rates.
In tho stock markets tho advantage ac
cruing from tho occupation of Pretoria Is
moro than outweighed by tho Chinese situ
ation, which exercises a depressing Influ
ence on all gilt-edged Htockf. The war
loan has fallen 1 1-16, consols 1 1-16. while
thu quotation for account shows a decline
of 7-S. The public htill steadfastly avoid
South African Htock, refusing to bo In
veigled by extensive professional buying on
the news of tho surrender of Pretoria.
American rails, owing to the great weak
nous of Industrial In Wall street, combined
with rumors of rate disorganization among
tracks converging on Chicago, havo shown
great weakness, and Canadian Pacific and
Grand Trunk havo given way In sympathy.
Altogether, tho etock market Is In an un
easy frame of mind and the general appre
hension Is that tho bottom Is not yet
touched.
TIM HEALY ON THE WAR PATH
Irish I'nlon Tlirpntnu'rt hy the I'lcry
Kililor'M Opposition to O'llrlrn'n
ItrKil lllntloll.
(Copyright. 1DO0. by Press Publl.shlng Co.)
LONDON. Juno 9. (New York World
Oablram Spodal Telegram.) TlmHhy
Healy's objection to William O'llrlcn's
Pnltod Irish lcaguo again threatens the re
cently reunited Irish party with disruption.
Healy's organization tho People's Rights
association was denied representation In
the forthcoming national convention because
it was not a genuine association, but merely
a coterie of Healy's friends. Thereupon his
paper fiercely assails tho approaching con
vention, and as usual ho will bo supported"
by tho large body of priests throughout
Ireland.
John Redmond voted to give Healy's as
sociation tho right to send delegates to the
convention, but ho abides by tho contrary
decision of tho majority.
"If," says Mr. Redmond, "the 500 olcctlvo
publlo bodies send a full delegation of in
telligent. Independent men tho convention
Is bound to bo of a representative character
and will do good work for Ireland. I ear
nestly appeal to all soctlonu of our people to
take a broad vlow of our poidtlon and take
Into serious account tho responsibilities of
the moment nnd rise abovo all other con
siderations save the paramount Interests of
the country.
"To Mr. Heuly In an especial manner I
would address those remarks, and I ask him
now to aid me in avoiding a national ca
lamity. "In tho reunion which has been effected
all sections havo had to forgive nnd forget.
The occasion demands a further manifes
tation of this spirit If irreparable Injury Is
not to bo inflicted upon our country. I
therefore appeal to all sections to enablo us
( to continue to present to our enemies, and
uouve un our menus inrougnoui tne
world, a united front."
VALUE OF POWDER FACTORIES
Chnniherlnln Knmlly lli-ulno In Ptmli
for n Mttle More I'rollt
from the War.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Juno 9. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Arthur Cham
berlain, brother of tho colonial secretary,
tolls the shareholders of tho Kynoch ammu
nition factory at Ulrmlngham that had It
not been for tho asslstanco It aud similar
companies gave, the government could ot
havo equipped nnd maintained In so satis
factory a condition as It had done the largo
army sent to South Africa. Ho hoped such
services would be remembered In times of
peace. The neglect of the government to
provide for the possibilities of war had re
duced the ammunition companies almost to
failure, but they had proved their existence
to be essential to tho safety of tho empire.
The Kynoch company. In which the Cham
berlain family and their connections aro the
principal stockholders, has made an enorm
ous profit out of the war and now, appar
ently, the Chamberlain family want a sub
sidy during peace.
ANOTHER DUKE HAS DIED
(Srrnt firnndmn of the I'nnionn Well
ington Turns (Her Ills Titles
to Ills llrnther.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Juno 9. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) The duke of
Wellington, the groat-grandson of the Iron
Duke, died at the family mansion at Strath
fleldsayo without exciting any Intorost. Ho
was the second son cf tho second son of the
great duke, whom he resembled n nothing.
Ho devoted himself to his dutlco ns a land
lord, did not cultivate society and rarely
lived at his palace at Hyde Park corner.
He was an extremely fat nnd heavy man
and was known among his frlendB as "Spur
goon," from his resemblance to tho great
Congregational preacher. Ho was childless
and Is succeeded by his brother, C donol
Lord Arthur Wellesloy, aged Cl, who is
equally well known In English eoclety. The
duke of Wellington hao more titles than any
English nobleman.
PREJUDICE AND CLUB LIFE
Cardinal nnd Duke lllnekhnllrtl llr
ennse of Their HellKlous Vlena
by the Athenaeum,
(Copyright, uW. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Juno 9, (New York World Cs
blegram.) Cardinal Vaughan and the duke
of Newcastle both failed recently to secure
an election to the Athenaeum club, which
claims to Include among Its members tho
elite of tho Intellectual and official world.
Their rejection demonstrates tho Intensity
of the sectarian fooling generated by the
feud In the Church of England over the
spread of ritualism.
Cardinal Vaughan was blackballed bo
cause ho Is the head of tho Catholic church
here, toward which tho ritualists Incline;
the duke of Newcastle because ho It a social
leader of the ritualists.
POLICY AS TO CHINA
Qirmanj Will Demand Settlement of Anti
Foreign MoToment.
FAVORS CO-OPERATION OF 1H; POWERS
Britiih Warcry of "Prom the Cape to
Cairo" Exoitea Som. Talk.
OPENING OF AFRICA MUST BE DIVIDED
Dr. Von Miquel'e Speech Explaining Failure i ,
of Hohanlobe'e Libsral Plant.
sHAH OF PERSIA EXPECTED AT B
llmpcror mill II In Suite Attcndc
Horse Itui'liiK in HoppcKnrtc
Today Will ; to tlrucnu
Wltncns the lucht ltiioe
iCopyrlght, 1900, by the Aoclated Press.)
DbltLIN, Juno 9. The situation in China
Is hero regarded as of tho most Itnpor -
tance. Though tho foreign otllco has been
rather uncommuntcntlvo throughout tho
week toward all foreign correspondents,
enough reliable Information hat leaked out
to show that the whole government, wl'h
the emperor and the minister of foreign af-
fairs, Count von Duelou, leading, consider
tho suppression of the anti-foreigner move -
RL JaC
xm for
9 1
ment in cnina as prerequisite ror a pos- , a couplo or Parlslonnes who havo Just been
slblo rejuvenation of China and certainly released after sprvlng terms of Imprlson
for tho exlstenco of healthy commercial con- ment for attempted murder. Ono Is an ac-
dltions there. Germany Is, thoroforo, as
tho ofllclals of the foreign ofllco cmpbat-
Ically told the correspondent of the Asso-,
elated Press, In favor of hnrmonlous Joint
action by all tho powers Interested In China
without permitting any slnglo power to
reap selfish advantages from tho situation,
nor tho group of powers doing so. Thus
far the German government Is not In pos-
sohslon of official or otherwise reliable in-
formation that any ono power Is attempting
to get ahead of tho rest nor that tho dow- '
ager empress of China really favors tho
Doxer movement. Tho failure of tho Chinese
troops to subdue the movement results, it
Ih said here, slmnlv from tho norm.il nro- '
crastlnatlon of tho government nnd tho cow- ,
ardico of tho Chinese army and Its com- t
manders. 1
Reliable information Is to tbo effect thai.
Germany at all events will v'goiously ex rt
herself with tho othor powers to put an end
to tho present unbearable situation. Ills
majesty's instructions aro that while Ger
many will In no way put herself unduly 1
forward and Is willing to loyally co-operate
with tho ret of the powers, she will under
no clrcurastancos permit the present con-
dltlons to go on even If theioby suspicion
should bo aroused that Germany Is ck-
Ing separato alms, which, of course, Is
absurd. i
mi.. ,.,i,. i u,u ii.i,.
Mltiintlnn In Sondi Africa.
The-Cologno .Gazette, today ,v?qrjtB
spiritedly that tho main caro now Is to re- t
establish ordinary conditions in China. No-'
body seems to care whether the Chinese
government thereby comes to grief or how
the relations between the powers arc thereby
altered. It seems really unimportant
party In China Is In power.
The Reichstag debates during tho last
days wore quite Interesting, although the
final passage of the naval bill was a foru
,,w.nn Th n,nnn,.r in -ahirh tterr
Mueller, centrist, on Friday fiercely took to r' are generally considered to bo rwson
task the minister of commerce. Herr Bre- , able, considering tho cost of living here,
feld. and the minister of the treasury. Biron Some of the instances of tho young clerks
von Thleltnann. showed that thc government, drawing 50 per wcif on commission who
under tho present circumstances, Is willing never got more than 15 per week In Amcr
to stand nlraost any treatment from tho lea, nro charged to certain political intlu
centrUts, provided the latter pass tho navy ences which Mr. Peck found resistless, as
bill. Incident to the panic which seized would any other man In his place. Por
the German bourso Thursday, under which sonally the commissioner has shown no In
oven tho most favorite securities, industrials cllnatlon to encourage nepotism.
and coal shares went down, In some cases
from 10 to 14 per cent, Herr Lucke. tho COMES OFF HER HIGH HORSE
agrarian, said that another German "krach"
like that of 18T3 was pending owing to over- j I'nnehou Thompson la Knurr to Make
speculation nnd greed. i ,, uti Wllvwirtl Adam ami I
On account of China, Interest In thc South i (;c, ji,, j
African news flagged this week. The semi- J
official Post has, however, published a re- (Copyright, 19"0, by Press Publishing Co.)
markablo nrtlcle. It asks, "Is the annex- i PARIS, June 9. (New York World Case
ation of tho republics to be considered a gram Special Telegram.) Tho principal
fact?" which tho farslghted never doubted,
and then proceeds to consider the develop-
ment of Africa after peace. It recognizes
danger for Germany In tho Drltlsh war
cry "From tho Capo to Cairo," but points
out that both tbo German and French
colonial belts break continuity In the Drltlsh
possessions nnd that moderation on all
sides will bring about a sensible modus
Vivendi. It adds that a certain number of
Doers will be welcomed In German colonies
if they drop all pretens ons to separato po -
ltlcs. The task of civilizing and opening up
tho Dark Continent for trade may well bo
divided between tho throe eadlng European
nations without causing strife.
Prince llohenlohe's Liberal I'olley. MrJ Adama. Tho throo nro stopping to-
Dr. von Mlquel's pro-agrarian speech at gather at tho Savoy In London,
the Tosen exposition is genorally commented Well informed members of the American
upon by tho press from various stand-1 colony hero have received letters announc
poluU. Tho whole liberal press points out , Ing that Fanchon will head the biggest light
that the speech openly showed where lies opora company ever seen In the United
tbo miscarriage of all Prince Hohenlohe'a ( StatoB.
liberal plans within the cabinet. DAPC DV CI VIMP MAPUIMCC
The emperor during tho coming week KAlt DI FLlINu MACHINES
goes to Elsleben, In order to attond tho sep-1
tecentenary of tho famous Mansfield mines. 1
Tho empress will accompany hlra. Thcnco
their majesties will go to Hamburg and
"The shah oM'ershTis expected to arrive
Tinm tomorrow on his wav to Centre.
vlllo.
Tim r rt rn r
and empress and Crown 1
Prince Frederick William attended today's
races In tho Hoppegarton. Tomorrow cc-
curs tho Hamburg Derby, with again a poor
ri.rmm ,np
Bliut iUi .
yacht Alexandre to Oruenau o attend the
big boat races. Ono hundrol and thlrtv
seven boats aud hlrty-throo clubs will pa
ticlpate. CABMEN'S STRIKE IN PARIS
I'ulille (irently Ineoiiveiileneeil by Hie
I "set the Jehus .No l.nnni'r
Ply Their Calllim.
(Copyright 19W, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Juue 9. New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) About S00 cab
men working for tbo principal cab company
quit work Thursday, and on Friday their
number was swelled to 1,200. On account of
the croded condition of tho city the strike
causes tho greatest public discomfort. Thc
remaining cabmen take advantage of the
strike to utterly disregard the legal tariffs.
It Is feared that other companies' drivers,
who are dissatisfied, will Join the mooment,
In Paris, because of the imperfection of
the car system, the public Is more largely
dependent on cabs than In any other city tn
the world.
GOLDEN HARVEST HAS BEGUN
More 'I'll ti ti .",00,000 Pornoim A Isltcil
I'ni-ln ttiponltlnu Diirlnu the
I. list Week.
(Copyright, V.t by the Associated Pr'ss )
PARIS. June 9. The goldsn hare!t of the
exposition has at last begun. Twice till'
week the number of visitors exceed half
a million, which surpasses tho fisurcj of
the 1SS9 f ct ojltion at a similar potlod. It
Is estimated that over 8.000.COO perscua
havo now passed the turnstiles. The great
est difficulty is now experienced In getting
from the grounds at night, the street cais
aud omnibus facilities being utterly Inade
quate to cope with tho I rumen so crowds, anil
thu cabmen are having high tlu'es, dc
raandlng and getting fancy prices for short
no. It Is nothing unusual for them
for a trip for which the legal fare
ts.
electrical arrangements at the Cha-
'Eau have been repaired and the II-
Inntlons during tho uvcnlng uroi no.v
ry brilliant and effective. Tho American
ivlllon was closed for four days this wo.l:
tho Improvement of Its Internal decora-
Ion. A large pleco of statuary represent
ing three wild bronchos forms a vor
striking centerpiece and about It are palirn
nnd (lowers and a circular eofa. Tbo wilW
tiAVr. hflAn t otn 111! ltd (1 nflfV nnln. .nllno.
Ing tho former glare of white, and a num- !
, ber of paintings havo been hung, further ,
improvements aro conttmplated.
, Thei Juries havo begun their tasks and tho
American representatives In each group aro j
hard at work seeking honoi-h for exhibit.
i Parisians who so long havn reveled In
the cnbarots for reporting death, hfaven j
and hell which almost every visitor co.isl.l- i
ers a part of the sights of Paris, are now j
ofiorod another morbid attraction in tbo
1 shape of a drama written and performed by!
, tress who was convicted of attempting to I
j dlepopo of a rival by a diet of pins con- I
coaled In a pudding. Tho other was the
heroine of a causo eclcbro of lat year. '
She had tried to poison her husband with (
strychnine nnd on conviction attempted to
commit suicide by driving n hatpin through I
her heart. Tho women made nrquulntauco '
with each othor while In the prison of St. j
I.aznro by rapplngs on tho wall dividing
their cells. On their release recently thoy i
wrote a play which Is very sensational nnd '
partly autobiographical and which will
shortly be produced at one of tho sma.l .
theaters within tho exposition grounds.
PECK'S EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
Mneh r,nli Concerning III Wn
of noluir IltmlncH, tint Mo
(liirxt ion of Ills Honesty.
(Copyright, 19u0, by Press, Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Juno ). (NewfYork World Ca-
blegram Special Telegram.) During the
last two weeks American society horo hJS
heen talking busily about tho charges maj.j ,
on both sides of tho Atlantic against t.hi 1
administration of tho United Stat 8
exhibit. All sorts of ugly, rumors nro ntloat
nd it was frooly whispered that the worst I
', 'ct to uc reveatoa. it is muy rair to '
iHtato that after investigation among tho
! . , . . . . , . .
I Amorican exhibitors I cart r)tirt,1noJ,tracaoU,
qut-.Uny,i,noJjavInii..hcon to -Jed otkyTOoISP
j,eforo bolng granted space. t
Ainrtover. even tho moit tovero amonc the .
b(Bt In(ormed crltlc8 have never questbnodi
Commissioner Pock's nbt ohlte pers mal ho:i
esty and his devotion tn United States' In- ,
terosts nt thc expoaon. u 8 aUo fien.
orally conceded that tho appointment and
salary of Charles Sims, his son-in-law, aro
fully Justified by tho latter's ability and
Industry for tho Biiccess of tho department
entrusted him. Alt thc Increases In sala
tem of gossip this week U tbo reported rcc-
onclliation of Fanchon Thompson with
MHWHrfj Adams, who paid for her musical
education, supporting her and her mother
(or three yeara , j.nr8t ony to be ahj0 ;
Utoly ,u8rw,rded when the Chicago singer :
fmln(1 a Illot)tabi0 FrPneh engagement,
,Jencp the ,jUarrPi whcn attracted so much
lUtcI)tIon , society, where the Ingratltudo
of Kancbon wag unanlmollsly condemned. .
M18 Thompeon wh0fi(? brer connccton j
wUh Comlquo was unrenewed. '
never facen nb,e ,0 obtan an Amcrlcan
wn nf Adam' nnwerfnt nn. I
Now sh(? ha gono' , gU(? fn
for
lueaco. which she will finally effect throuch
I
Parisian Looking; Forrrnrd tn the
(.'oiiilnit Competition llrtween
''" nirlnlhle linlloona.
'"Wight. 1900. by Press Publishing Co.)
juue . (.now iorK World Cable
I gram Special Telegram.) Great Interest Is
""""" " coming competition ot ;
.J'0.0 7? "ndlt',in arc Ju.t
W 8. 0 ' but the dale- thoush near' 18
.' ,
' "" '" "m 1140 ,UT
club grounds nt St. Cloud, the Paris suburb,
am, then return. nalloon5 unabIe to retlrn
to tho starting point within half an hour
after doparturo aro debarred from prizes.
Tho two favorite competitors among the
experts are Santos Dumont, the well known
aeronaut, who us? a double cignr-shaped
balloon propelled by a petroleum motor,
and Emmanuel Amir, using a flying machine
heavier than air.
HE HAS A CURE FOR LEPROSY
Prof. Meehnlkoff of the Pnateur In
stitute In Out with h ew
Scrum.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, Juno 9. (New York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Prof, Meehnl
koff of the Pasteur Institute, who recently
startlM tho world with his experiments
toward a long life elixir, believes he has
found a terum against leprosy.
Several celebrated physicians absolutely
cupport his claim nnd some American phy
sicians nro hero Investigating with a view
to using tho remedy nmong the Infected
populations of Hawaii and tho Philippines.
CRISIS IN FAR EAST
England Thinlte Boxer Trouble May Beinlt
in Partition of China,
LORD SALISBURY IS RATHER OPTIMISTIC
Pm"r R?gards Ontbreak as Neither Serioni
Nor Permanent,
DUEL BETWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN
Oprninp Dp of China M;y Tend to Put
SiWer on Parity With Gold,
H.GH PRAISE FOR LATE STEPHiN CRANE
Hetiirna lux tied by Hoard of Aurlcnt
lure Imllente flint Importation
Will Minn Deprlte I'.muIInIi
I'arnierx of Home .Market.
LONDON. Juno rt.Tho Chlnc-e situa
tion, which at thc beginning of tho week
wns merely a pmall cloud on tho Inter
national horizon, now overshadows ecry
othor topic. England, according to most
authorities save those who 'control her
policy is faro to faeo wth a crisis In far
eastern affairs, which, though It may not
result in any partition of China, must de
termine tho part that England shall play
when the partition eventually occurs. That
such an emergency should havo arisen at
a moment when England is loist able to
Utilize it, when most of her land forces aro
C.000 miles from homo and when thoro Is a
paramount noceis.ty for keeping an extra
strong ileet In European waters. Is de
plored by nil shades of statoennen and poli
ticians. Ixjrd Salisbury stands almost alone
amidst his own party In believing that tho
tesults of the Doxer outbreak will be
neither serious nor permanent. The atti
tude ho adopts townd the unanimous agita
tion for more strenuous action Is voiced by
an intimate friend, who said to a repre
sentative of tho Associated Proiis:
"Lord Salisbury believes we should bo
thaukful for aiall mercies. Tho ro-opera-tion
of the diplomats and naval authorities
on the spot seems perfevt nnd unusually
harmonious. So long as this state of nffalrn
continues ho will bo eminently satisfied nnd
will take no other steps tiniest' ono or sev
eral of tho powers ask Great Drltnln's assent
to a scheme which appears feaelble. or
unless Russian aggression becomes much
more apparent than It Is today. When the
contingencies occur tho representatives of
various nations at Pekln fall tn agree, then
will Lord Salisbury assume tho Initiative.
At present ho Is agreeably surprlod at thc
smooth progrcjs of tho negotiations nt tho
seat of tho disturbances and Implicitly trus's
In Sir Claude MacDonald, tho Drltlsh minis
ter to China."
.nllbury la Ihlloaoihleiil.
It may bo added that Groat Dritain's
premier la not particularly optimistic re
garding tbo length of tlmo the admlrnla In
!t!uiLifar,j:i,.st .will cn-operat's w admirably.
Hut Lord Salisbury Is far too philosophic
to borrow trouble.
In tho meanwhile tho members of every
otnbassy In Ixmdon and every club, to say
nothing of the stock market, aro discussing
eagerly tho prospects of war bctwten tho
two powers arising from tho Pekln troubles.
It Is tho old cry of "wolf," nnd this time
many well informed people aro greatly In
clined to believe the wolf will materialize
In the hhape of Russia, with Japan ns hor
opponent. Admiral Frcomnntle's reported
statement that war between theso coun
tries Is Inevitable creates no surprise,
though such plain speaking Is severely dis
count onancel officially. A government olll
clal speaking to a representative of the As
sociated Press said:
"I qulto believe Admiral Freemantle said
what is credited to him. He Is a splendid
officer but a rash talker. It is not tho first
time he has said things which had bettor
been left unsaid."
May I'ot Silver on n. Purity.
Tho financial situation brought about by
absorbing Interest wheivwltb tho nctloni
of Admiral Kempff nnd tho other admirals
Is wutched Is by no means satisfactory to
those who have any largo holdings. Ono
curious feature is tho opinion held i y many
financiers that If tho present disiurbanco
U tbo causo of opening up China, It also
portends an lncreaso in tho circulation of
silver, with the accompanying tendency to
put that metal on a parity with gold, A
well known American financier In London
explained this to a representative of tbo
Associated Press, iolnting out the fact that
copper Is now tho general medium of ox
change in China. With tho lngro. of
Europeans thfHe cumbersome tokens would
naturally bo done away with and Mlver In
troduced iu tho most populous country in
thc world. On this basis thero has been
a strong undertone In the silver market,
with intorebllng discussions on the politi
cal and economical changes Incident upon
tho possibilities of tho Increased ueo cf
silver.
With thc exception of tho discussion as
to tho possible part of the United States
may play In assisting Great Drltaln In puli
ng the chentnuts out of tho flro In tho oast
lit tin interest Is being taken by Great
Drltaln in Amcrlcan affairs. Tho presi
dential prospects are mndo the subject of
editorials and the English correspondents
In America aro sending long revlew.i of
tho chances of President McKlnloy nnd
Dryan, but theso fall to stipulate any keen
attention.
l'oor Out look for rnrmern.
Roturns Just Issued by the Board of Agri
culture aro dismal reading for tho English
farmer. From tbeto It Is learned that the
over Increasing Importation of dead moat
to tho United Kingdom has reached tho
dally averago of over 2.300.000 tons, while
wheat, butter, eggs, rabbits and gamo have
all enormously Increased In the extent of
their Importation. The foreign products
being almost Invariably cheaper, tho farm
ers aro confronted with tho prospect of
eventually having no home market. For
these conditions tho Board of Agriculture
suggests no remedy.
GILBERT'S GENTLE TEMPER
Geta In HutT nt .leniile Sleer,
hut the Pleoe Sueeeeila
Without II tin.
(Copyrighted. I9, by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, Juno 9 (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram,) W. S. Gilbert
la second only to Whistler In the gontle art
of making enemies. Ho has Just bad a fierce
quarrel with beautiful Jeannette Steer over
her production of his "Pygmalion and Gala
tea," because she refused to give tho part
of Cynlsca to a lady deklgnated by Gilbert.
Ho left the rehearsals in n huff, He ex
plained to the press that Jcannotte Steer's
performance "should not bo accepted as a
reflex of my intention."
Nevertheless the performance U very successful.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Showers. Cooler, Westerly Winds
PiiBe.
I llnorn Actlto South of I'retorln.
licrniaii) V Wtltmlc on Chliin,
Aetite ( rll In far Hunt.
More Troops to liullt llotera,
U Major Moure' Wife 1'iitiilly Hurt,
!t NoliriKl.il I'liilonlit lllaimrcr,
ItepulilleuiiM Hit lite on iiioni pnoii.
A It air nt South Oiiiiihu.
-I Tommy Hiiulii- ;( III Hump.
Athletic lleeoriln Made nt Detroit,
ft I, I it I it ur Ip In the Nitration CouloM.
Athlete Looklnu for an Aderar.
II l,nt eek In Soeletj Circle.
7 Omaha' Welcome to llorr llntoy.
S Council lllulT Local .Mutter.
I) Minw Name Ion a Comiiilaloua.
Ill lliluar llottaril Named for Sncrlllce,
I'Iiiiim for Phlliiilclphlit I (invention.
II Sport of the l.unt W cel. Deluded,
lit In the World of Whirling Wheel.
1 1 Womaiii Her Wa ti nil Her Whim,
1." tmntfiucnt and Musical Matter.
Helloes from Local Aute-ltoom.
11 Memories of the Old II lull School,
Miout a Mechanical Don UuUntc.
IS) llilltorlul and Comment,
HI School Hoard More Time.
From Omaha to ( apetiMn.
'JO "The Path llcnuil the I.nrr,"
i!l ( ommcrcliil unit Financial cni,
-I Ceiiau Flilllili-rator ,ceil Help.
POSSIBLE DUEL OVER CHINA
France I'm or IIiiskIii a Aualnst
,1a pan In Threatened striiKulc
In Orient.
(Copyright, l?-0, by the Associated Press )
PARIS. Juno 9. Tho grave situation In
China which has developed this week mo
nopolizes tho attention nf tbe political world
and has throw u a shadow over qihs.lons of
minor Interest, even Includlug tho Trani
vaal. Paris and Its polltkiaus udmit tho
seriousness (V tho condition or affair a
around PoMu and apprehensions am ex
pected lost it Uad to international com
plications, Tho grcato.it element doing In tho situ
ation Is generally felt to tho doublo duel
for supremacy proceeding between RuhsU
and England and RussU and Japan. The
sympathies of Frenchmen aro mturally with
their ally. Russia. Tho next few days, it
Is undnrstood. will bring forth Important
oents. It is not thought that England Ih
likely at tho present moment, whon Its
hands nro fully occupied with South Africa,
to take any stop to produce an Anglo-Russian
collision, but It is firmly believed u.to
that England Is behind Japan nnd hor sup
lort may encourage tho lattcirMo adopt siuh
a policy .13 will rroult In hostilities with
Russia, for which apparently thc Japanese
aro Itching.
Tho rctlon of the United Statin Is
acknowledged to bo a most important factor
in tho situation and advices flora Washing
ton arc closely followed here with .i view
of gaining therefrom a clear Indication as
to whether America will urt Independr ntly
In her dealings with tho Chinese or will
throw In hor lot with ono of the two rival
grours of powers. Her frlotidly rrlatljns
with both Russia and England favor tho
Impression that she will endeavor to Btoer
an Independent cnurss. but will at tho sune
time, If compelled by tho force of events,
reluctantly Join Japan and England. At tho
foreign office no attempt Is mado to conceal
tho anxiety which prevails; but while tho
feeling cannot bo said to bo optimistic, it is
hoped tho storm gathering about tho Chi
nese emplru will be weathered.
Poaltlou nf French tint eriitiient,
Tho following statement Is furnished the
Associated Press by a representative of th-
foreign office as expressing tho views of tho
French government:
"Tho situation Is undoubtedly very seri
ous, nnd unless the Chinese government
rousfs lUelf to a thorough appreciation of
tho dangers threatening Us very ex
lstenco at the present moment It
Is difficult to foresee what will he tho out
come. Our cable advices leave the condi
tion of affairs still somewhat obscure, but
It Is oveldent that tho Pekln government
must act promptly and vigorously If It Is to
stamp out tho rebellion. Despite tho stories
of defeats of tho Chinese troops wo still
think tho army Is sulllcleatly strong to sup
press tho Insurrection, but It must act at
once. In the meantime we Intend to co
operate with tho othor powers In taking
such measures 03 nre necmsary to safe
guard our countrymen and their property.
Our minister and admiral have boon In
structed to take this course. Our Interests
are identical with th(n of tho United
States and thoro Is every reason to bellevo
wo shall act In unison during tho present
crisis. The aim of both l to act purely In
defense of tho lives and interests of our
compatriots which arc no.w In such peril.
"Wo hopo tho fears expressed by tho press
of various countries regarding tho probabil
ity of International complications will not be
realized. Tho one thing to bo feared ap
pears to bo friction between Japan and Rus
sia, but wo think tho Japanese government
Is too wie to put Itself against tho might
of the Russian empire. Japan Is certainly
very strong on sea, but on land It Is quite
a different matter. We are hopeful that the
trouble will blow over through resolute ac
tion on tho part of the Chinese govern
ment." Intrroat In Trnnaranl Snbalilea.
Interest in tho Transvaal war has sub
sided very considerably slnco Lord Rob
erts bean his victorious march and espe
cially since ho announced that the Johan
nesburg gold mines were uninjured. Fear
of damage to tho mines, In which an Im
monso amount of French money Is In
vested, has been the loading cause of anx
lety for tbe Frenchman, who in nowise
shared tho ndvlco freely given to tho Doers
by a portion of tho French press to destroy
tho mines ns a latter day emulation of the
burning of Moscow by thc Russians. French
I shareholders failed to see tho heroic side of
j this act, through which they would bo tho
I greatest sufficrers, and the- nowB of the
' safety of the mines brought a sigh of re
j lief. Tho subsequent occupation of Pre
toria by tho uritisn recoiveu scant attention
and rncst of tho Journals aro of tho opinion
that It dors not mean an cud of tho war,
but that, on the contrary. It will be suc
ceeded by tho now much talked of guer
rilla 'warfare, which they predict will tiro
the Drltlsh out and cct them moro blood
nnd treasuro than ovon yet have been ex
pended. ONE SUNK LIKE A PLUMMET
Kipoalt Inn Steninera Collide nn the
Seine, but Noun of the I'uaa
rnitera Are I.oat,
(Copyright, 1900, by tho Associated Press.)
PARIS, June 9. (Now York World Cable,
gram Special Telegram.) The exposition
festival has come near being marred by an
other great disaster. Two Selno steamers
collided. One, containing only tho crew,
sunk like load. Tho other, packed with over
600 passongers, also sunk rapidly, but
moored along a bank and thero was uo loss
of life, though many were Injured In tho
panic.
TOLAND M0RETR00PS
Deitrnction of Buiilin Ohapel Girti Mes
corius Deiired Pretext.
CZAR'S GOVERNMENT MAY ACT ALONE
Situation in China Distinctly Onre and
Eoxer Movement Growing,
FRENCH AGENTS FORCED TO RETIRE
British Minister Confirms Storj of Mlone's
Sympathy With Boxers.
PROTEST AGAINST FOREIGN TROOPS
tinrrlena Mission nf I'rl Tnim Cbn
l)es(roeil, hut MIsottarles Suc
ceed In ItcnchlUK rince of
Snfetj After Hard KIlKht.
"'op right, 1!Wrt, hy the AFsnelntod Pross.
LONDON, June 9. The situation In China
tonight appears dlstlnctlv Braver. ti,
stnictlon of a Russian chapel at Tung Tln-
gnn nas provided Russia with the desired
pretext to land more troops.
Tho dispatch from St. Petersburg 'this
afternoon that the government Is resolved,
If tho dangerous situation In China con
tinues, to take Immediate military action to
repress tho anti-foreign movement, at thn
same lime declaring that It has no Inten
tion of dlsatsoclatlng Itself from tho Joint
notion of tho powers, may be ragarded as i
seml-ofllclHl utterance, meaning that If
thero Is any hesitancy on tho part of tho
powers Russia will net alono.
All reports ngreo that tho Doxer move
ment Is spreading. Tho report Is confirmed
that tho French agents at Mnng Thse and
Yun-Nan-Fit have been compelled to re
tlto, nnd this shows that tho ferment has
reached southwestern China and has pro
voked Franco into taking active stops
Sir Claudo MacDonald, Drltlsh minister at
Pekln. has wired the British consul at
Shanghai continuing the reported outrages
and tho fact that tho throne nnd govern
ment have boon actuated by a socrol sym
pathy with tho Boxer movement, which the
government has ample power to suppress If
It so desired. Ills dispatch, however, Is In
no way of an alarmist nnture.
Antl-ForelKii (ienernla.
Tho latest Tien Tsln dispatches saying
that the dowager empress has appolnt-.il
nntl-forclgn generals with tho pretended
mission to suppress tho Doxcrs makes It
impossible to doubt that tho tlmo has ar
rived for onercctlc nrtlou.
It Is understood that tho British govern
ment will utilize the Chinese regiment which
hns been In training at Wol Hal Wrl, as It
would bo dangerous In remove tho garrihon
from Hong Kon? at tho prrsont moment.
A Bpocial dispatch front Shanghai, dated
Juno 9. siys-
"Tho Tsung LI Yamon has protested tn
tho ministers against the presonco nf such
n largo number of foreign forces, asserting
that It cannot bo only for tho protection of
tho legations, but for tho establishment of
a garrison In tho capacity of an Indopondont
friendly state. Tho answer which the for
eign ministers returned to this protest li
unknown.
"Tho American mlslon nt Pel Tang Chow
wns destroyed yesterday, hut tho mission
aries Hod to a place of safety.
"It Is reported that the viceroy of Chi LI
has resigned.
"It Is pioposed to bring LI Hung Chang
back from tho south, but Piinco Kang Yl
proposes to glvo the post to iho Infamous
LI Ping Heng, tho former governor of Shan
To nr.
"Pno Ting Fu Is burning. Tho Tien Tsln
railway lias finally ceased to be operated.
All tho English missionaries aro encamped
Inside tho lecntlon."
THRONE SHOWS ITS HAND
General Meh-SI-(iienu OfTlclully
Censured for Killing of
Movers.
TIEN TSIN, Friday. Juno 8. In view of
tho conclusive confirmation of imperial con
nlvanco iu tho Doxer movement, furnlshtd
by un edict published today denouncing
General Nlch-Sl-Cheng for killing homo of
tho rioters, tho strongest posslblo action of
tho powers, it Is asserted horo, can alono
remedy the situation, which has assumed
tho gravest aspect. Tho edict Is couchnd
In such terms that it leaves no doubt of tho
deep sympathy of tho throne with tho
Boxers, who aro described r "good elt -zena."
BesldtH deuouming General Nloh
for killing tho Boxers, tho edict orders hlra
to return with hlH troops to Loopnl, eighty
miles from tho sceno of tho disturbance;..
It is asserted hero that tho first step of tho
powers for tho preservation of foreign life
and property ought to bo tho assumption
of control of tho railroad to Pokln.
WASHINGTON, Juno !l -At tho legation
today tho Chlneso diplomats woro oxtromoly
reticent concerning tho altuatlon In their
natlvo land. If thoy hnve received any ad
vices thoy aro of a confidential nature, nnd
Minister Wu is guarding the carefully.
To newspaper men, ofllclals at tho embassy
announce that thoy have recolved ab.olu.ely
nothing which will throw nny light upon the
situation. They aro themselves apparently
puzzled hy some of tbe statements In tho
nowspaer reports. For instance, the re
port this morning that thorn wcro 4,000 of
tho Duxers created great surprlsu. Still
they woro not In a position to deny It, and
one of the secretaries, in calling attention
to It, simply commented: "Dut wo do not
know; wo havo nothing."
They eagerly Inqulro for all dispatches
to tho press, but havo nothing to offer In
return.
To set at naught published statements to
tho effect that Germany Is to adopt moro
heroic methods than tho other powers In
the present crisis In China, Duron von
Hollcbon, tho German ambasgador, said
today that Germany would, as heretofore,
participate In any Joint action of tbs pow
ers to protect tbe Interests of foreigners
In tbo far east, but that It would go no
further than tho other nations In any action
taken.
It Is understood at the Navy department
that tho Nanhvillo was dl&patchod to Tnku
by Admiral Ilemey In place of tho Helena,
which was originally selected for that pur
pose, but was probnhly unavailable, or ab
sent from Manila. Tho Nashvlllo Is In somo
respects less suitable than tho Helena for
tho servlco In vlow, for It draws nearly two
more feot of water than the latter. Whllo
of the same size, and with precisely tbe
same battery, It lacks tho Helena's carry
ing capacity.
The Nashvlllo has one advantage, how
ever, being a knot faster than tho Helena,
rating at 10.30 knots, unil having sailed
from Cavlto yesterday, It should be at
Tn k u about tbo latter part of next week.
(Continued on Second Page.)