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THREE PARTS VOL. XXIII.—NO. 147. lllOPSiSSill Official Announcement of the Fact Has Been Made From Pretoria as Well as in the British Reports. This Is Taken to Indicate That the Beginning of the End of the South African War Has Been Reached. PRETORIA, May 26.—An official bulle tin says: "The British have crossed the Vaal at Grobler's Drift, near Parys. The high level bridge at Vereenlnglng has been blown up by the federals. "Gen. Dv Toit advises that the burgh ers are coming forward in force, deter mined to light to the end. "After re-taking Heilbron the federals followed the British as far as Wolve Hook." PRETORIA WITHIN A WEEK. LONDON, May 27.—Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the situation at the seat of war In South Africa for the Associated Press, Bays: "Lord Roberts is keeping a tight hand on all telegrams in order not to dis close his moves. After occupying Rhen oster h<- pushed his left wing at once to wards i'arys. where the Vaal river was crossed on Thursday. The whole army Be< ins to have changed its direction to the 1> ft, as Gen. Hamilton's original right Wing was today at Boschbank, half way from Parys to the railway bridge at Vil- Joen's drift, which is being watched by X tberts' scouts. "Gen. Hamilton probably crossed the Vaal today, assisted if necessary by a ma ,h up the river of the force that i i"i at Parys. The whole force prob iiMy wUI be across the- Vaal by Sunday afternoon. Johannesburg then will be tvvn marches distant. "! suppose that .Lord Roberts will push on, Gen. Hamilton and perhaps Gen. French to turn the Boers, while Generals Tucker and Pole-Carew will attack in front. "The Boers, as usual, must either be enveloped or go. Special exertions will b( made to CUI off their retreat, as Lord Roberts Is now determined to capture them it possible. He relies fully on lan Hamilton, imbination of lire and prudence justifies every confidence. If the Boei •■wards" Pretoria Roberts •will likely follow swiftly and be at Pre toria in less than a week. "The Boi rs say they have retaken Hell- Gen. Roberts will neglect that, but will guard his railway, which I think he will not wait to repair before going to j Pr< torla. <;'-n. Buller, at Laing's Nek, is ■ ing Johannesburg. "Roberts' advance must make the Boers at Volkrust uneasy, and so will facilitate Bullet's advance. Gen. Hunter, when at king, will be eleven marches from :ia, and it will be impracticable :'<ir the Boers to make any se resistance at Pretoria, where to wait would mean to be hemmed in be tween the British armies. The Boer plan is tn retreat to O\<> Lydenburg mountains, which would postpone, but not avert the catastrophe, and the strength of the Boer forces after the coming week remains to be seen. Possibly the lack of suplios may cause Gen. Roberts to pause <.n the Vaal river and repair the railway, thus giving , time for Gen. Buller and Gen. Hunter to Invade the Transvaal. I fancy, however, that Lord Roberts will prefer the bolder course and attempt to end the war right DOW." CROSSING OF THE VAAL. The war office has received the follow ing dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Wolve lie >k (Orange Free State), May 2<; An advance portion of this force crossed the Vaal river on the queen's birthday near Parys. Hamilton's col umn is at Boschbank. Our scouts are now at Viljoens Drift (on the frontier n>.rth of Wolve Hook). The local mines a:e uninjuied, and-work is going on as usual. There is no enemy, this side of the river. "Hunter reached Vryberg May 24." BOERS FALLING BACK MAFEKING, May 21— The Boers to the pouth retired from Kunana, ten miles east of Maritza, and are falling back furthei on Barsphilan. The Boors leaving here rallied a few miles from Polefontein. A cornet who failed to support Com- Inandant Eloff in the latter's attack on Mafeking, In which Eloff was captured, ■wrote a letter sympathizing with him. E!off replied that he Imped the devil and all his angels will torment him eternally, end that he and his would rot PATHETIC SCENE. &£AIC&«ITKG. May IS.-The entire garri- Bori paraded this morning to a thanksgiv ing service. CoL Baden-Powell address ed the men, saying: "We have been unable to fire a volley over the graves of our killed, being tear ful of drawing the fire of the enemy's puns." Today tho crarrisr.n paid tho last honors to the dead, assembling in the graveyard and bidding good-bye to their fallen com rades. After sounding the last call, tl*a garrison attempted to sing fhe last ii»*hem but could hardly be heard, as the men clicked with emotion. Col. Baden-Powell ■was deeply affected and addressed each unit separately. He told the town guard that those who wished would bo permit ted to return to their civilian vocation. To the Rhodesian column, in a character istic manner, he said: "We've kicked out the Boer protecto rate." DEATH IN POLICE STATION HARRY ADAMS FOI'NO DEAD IX HIS CXIX. Harry Adams, arrested by Officer Swen eon yesterday morning on the charge of drunkenness, was found dead in his cell «l the central police station shortly be fore 12 o'clock last night. Death was apparently due «o heart trouble, but an autopsy will 'oc- held tomorrow to deter mine positively. 'in the station tab Adams is described «.•- thirty-five years of age, single, a non le.-iuerit, and a laborer by occupation. The records show that Adams was ar id at !':N yesterday morning. Why he was not taken to court either during the morning or the afternoon session, as is usuai in such cases, 1 a not clear. Of- Hwon.von's beat is in tho vicinity of Fifth and Robert streets, so Adams must have been picked up In that neighbor ■ hood. The clothing on the body indi cates a person of tho laboring class, The St. Paul Globe though the dead man's hands looked as though he may have been a machinist, as they are only stained, not calloused. Adams had $1.40 in his possession, and no papers to more fully disclose his iden tity. Jailer Miller discovered that Adams was dead at 11:45. He says Adams was alive at 10:30 o'clock. At this time, Jaiiet Miller says, he entered the cell to ccc how the prisoner was getting along. He pays he shook Adams and asked if he was getting over his drunk. Adams shifted about on his bunk, Jailer MiHer says, mumbling something unintelligible, so, under the be'.ief that he was stil! under the influence of liquor, he was not disturbed further unlil nearly and hour and a half later, when it was found that he whp dead. At this time Jailer Miller says the body was still warm. When Deputy Coroner L. A. Nelson examinee 1, the body he found the limbs rigid. He &eys Adams had been dead some time, probably three hours. Adams was a man of medium height, slender buiUl and light complexion. He had thin blonde hair, was smooth shaven and of rather Ho rid complexion. He wore a dark coat, brown vest, faded bluo trousers and laced shoes. On the floor by his side lay a cot pipe as though he had teen smoking-., The body was removed to the county m orgue. £ MARSHALS CAPTURE FIVE DEPUTIES OK GRIMSHAW CORRAL SI PPOSED TIMBER THIEVES. United States Marshal Grimshaw re ceived a telegram from Deputy Marshal Warren last night announcing the arrest of five of a gang of timber trespassers near the Canadian line. A trio of depu ty marshals left St. Paul a week ago with warrants for seven men who have been cutting- government timber in Itasca and Beltrami counties and shipping it to a <inn across the border. It was ex pected the deputies would have a fight and they went heavily armed. The telegram received by Marshal Grimshaw last night states that the five prisoners are now on their way to Crook ston, and after reaching that point the deputies will return to the border for the purpose of gathering in the remainder of the gang. GAVE UP THE STRUGGLE. Young Author iiml C'onipuHer Takes His I-lfe. BT. JOSEPH, Mo., May 26.—Prof. Rob | crt Wiziarde, a young author and com poser, who came to St. Josi ph several months ago from Kansas City, com mitted suicide today. BULLETIN OF IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY Weather Forecast for St. Paul. Fair; Warm. 1-IliHisli CroM Hie Vaal. Rallot Box Lockx Switched. Little War in (liicnKo. Public HnthN Opened. 2—Blaze in Husir.es* Block. ;:—l.oiiiton ( alili- Letter. Commissioner Peek Criticised. 4—Editorial. C—Minuennolls Matter*. G—Sporting- News. 7—Sporting' Xewa. Local Polities. B—ParisB—Paris Cable Letter. Cohan ln«iniry Resolution. 9—Gold in Rainy Lake. Methodist Conference Work. lO—Supt. Smith's Farewell. Story of Big Hole I intit. 11—M::n a (inmblinjj Animal. Bunch of Good Stories. Wealth in the Senate. 115— Queer Maine Delnsions. Frozen Above the Earth. Mew Anecdotes of Riley. IS— Auditor Taken to Task. ErickKon Pleads Not Guilty. Xi'wn of the ConrtH. In the City Chnrchets. F.lks Reaily for Carnival. 14—XeTVM of It :i 11 r<utd-. Financial Review. Markets of the World. 15—Popular Wants. Real Estate. I<{—Business Announcement. 17—Business Announcement. IS—Summer Fashion Hints. Actress Wins Fortune. AnionK the Xew Books. JO—Business Announcement. ::«>—St. Paul Social. 21—'Suburban and Lake Social. Memorial Day Exercise*. ~ —Letter From Kitchener. The Campaign of Imperialism. A Story of the Fla«. •ill— Short Story of the Day. A Versatile Railroad Man. 24 — Drama tie Gossip. Musical -Notes. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1900 TWENTY—FOUR PAGES. FILIPINO-OF COURSE I'M PACIFIED. —Chicago Record. PECULIAR STATE OF AFFAIRS SHOWN IN THE EIGHTH WARD RECOUNT i ' ! Locks and Boxes Mixed—Evidence That Some One Might Have Been Tampering With the Returns as Cast and Counted— What the Judges bay About It. I A rather peculiar state of affairs was brought out at the McCardy-Betz re count Wednesday and there was some talk about tampering with the ballot boxes. City Clerk Jensen brought in a ballot box to the referees on which was painted in large black letters, "Fourth district, Eighth ward." The end of the box bearing this In scription was turned toward the referees and attorneys, so when Mr. Jensen an nounced that the next ballots to be counted were cast in the Tenth precinct of the Eighth ward there was a chorus: "You mean the Fourth of the Eighth." "No, I said, and mean, the Tenth of the Eighth,"' replied Jensen as he looked at the lock on the box which was sten ciled "Tenth district. Eighth ward." It was not until there had been more or less argument that the city clerk ad mitted that the lock on the ballot box had confused him, and the ballot box which he had brought in was really from the Fourth precinct of the ward and not II IIS 111 HARRIET ISL.AXD IS FORMALLY DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF ST. PAIL FOR THE FREE BATH PROJECT Mayor Klefer and Coy. Lind Par titripute in the Formal Exer ciser of the Occa- Mion. By ceremonies on Harriet Island yes terday afternoon the city of St. ""Paul came into possession of a finely appointed pub lic bathing establishment, the gift to the city of Dr. Justus Ohage, official head of the municipal department of health. The buildings and the work done upon the island represent an investment of less than $10,000. It was while traveling on fne continent several years ago that Dr. Ohage inspect ted the public baths of Germany, Holland, Austria and France. He became possess ed of the idea that St. Paul should have free public baths, and never lost sight cf the idea. Yesterday he saw the ! fruition of months of effort toward the | accomplishment at which he had aimed. : Over a year ago he purchased the title to i Harriet island, a sandy wooded tract of i ten acres, just below the Wabasha street bridge. He went about getting money by subscription to pay for the work to be done, intending all the time to present the city with the island for park and bathing purposes. About $3,000 were raised by subscription, but the doctor was anxious to see the work completed. One of the conditions of the gift to the city is that no alcoholic liquors or ciga rettes shall be brought to, used, sold or given to others on the island. Another condition is that the establishment shall remain at all times under the direct su pervision of the municipal department of health, the superintendent being clothed with full police power, his idea being that in this manner the baths will be kept in the finest sanitary condition. The deed reads: DEED TO THE CITY. Know all men by these presents that the undersigned, Justus Ohage, M. D., ownmiseloner of health of the city of St. the Tenth, although the lock was that of the Fourth precinct box. The explanation given by City Clerk Jensen as to how it was possible for the lock on the balldt box frpm the Tenth precinct to be found on.'.the box in which ballots cast in the Fourth, precinct were returned was perhaps convincing to the referees. Mr. Jensen's statement was that no par ticular attention was paid to the locks on the boxes except to see* that the locks were for the same ward* as keys for each ward opened all the boxes in the ward precincts. It was noticed, however, that the lock on other boxes opened during the re,st~f the afternoon agreed In each ease wi i n the precinct in which the ballots had been cast. J. H. Mitchell, one of the referees en gaged in the Benson-Parker contest, stated during the talk which followed that he had noticed that in three out of four boxes brought in to be recounted by him Paul. Minn., for the purpose of promoting the health, comfort and enjoyment of its citizens, has this day deposited with Ar mand Albrecht, a member of the honor able common council of said city, a cer tain deed of conveyance . of even date, herewith granting to the said city of St. Paul all his right, title and estate in and to Harriet island, in said city, which said deed shall be delivered by said Ar maiid Albrecht to the honorable mayor of said city as its official representative of the perpetual use, benefit and enjoy ment of its citizens for -the purposes aforesaid, whenever and as soon as the ti tle to said property shall have been per fected in him and all indebtedness In curred in connection with the establish ment of public baths and other improve ments upon said property shall have been fully paid and satisfied. SAID BY THE DONOR. Placing in Mayor Kiefer's hand? the deed of conveyance of tbe island and the establishment thereon to the city, Dr. Ohage said: "There is now not much for me to say. My work and my pleasure has been to succeed in the plan of giving to the city a free public bath establishment. St. Paul should be in the front rank of American cities in the matter of such utilities. To me this occasion is of spe cial pleasure, because it comes with knowledge of duty done.* When our honored mayor here appointed me as commissioner of health it Was not in any sense a political consideration. I was not asked, and would not have accepted it, as such. The mayor simply told me to take the office, aiid do the best I could for the people. This is the best I can do for the :people—l mean for all the people. The place is open to all or derly citizens. 1 take pleasure therefore in handing the chief executive of this city the deed to this island and the build ings that have been erected for the city of St. Paul forever." A week ago, after the bath houses had been completed, the bathing pools ready for use, the pavilions finished, and the grounds cleaned up and made generally beautiful, invitations were sent out to city and county officials, prominent citi zens and the public generally, to attend the dedication ceremonies. The uni formed inspectors of the health depart ment were all present, and the services of the Minnesota State band were se cured for the occasion. The exercises were arranged for at J^'clock, and at that hour there were several thousand people on the grounds. \ The day " was fai|tless and the scene »ne of the most beautiful of the spring season. While the cadences of a patriotic a.ir by the full brass band were reverberating along the shores of the wooded jfland Dr. Ohage made the short addresg of presentation from the platform near the refreshment booth. Near him stood tho governor of the state, the mayor of the city, numerous the locks did not agree with the precinct In which the ballots were cast. City Clerk Jensen tuok exceptions to this statement, and Mr. Mitchell modi fied it by saying, "perhaps it was not as strong as that, but there were a whole lot of them where the locks did not agree with the precinct." The Judges in the Fourth precinct of the Eighth ward, Patrick McHugh, E. D. Parsons and H. Mantuffel, were seen by aGI ob c reporter regarding the lock not being the same as the inscription on the box. Mr. McHugh said he was of the opinion that the inscription on the lock was the same as on the box. Mr. Mantuffel said he had not paid any particular attention to the lock on the box. and in fact did not know as they were stenciled. Mr. Parsons was also unable to say as to the words on the lock, explaining that he was busy with the polling books, and had not paid particular attention when the ballots were locked up. I city officials and members of'the medical fraternity. Concluding his remarks, [>:■. Ohage handed Mayor Kiefer a bulky typewritten document with a large gilt seal and long blue ribbon attached. This was the defd of conveyance. -MAYOR KIEFER RESPONDS. In replying to Dr. Ohage's presenta tion on behalf of the city Mayor Kieftr said: "There was never a time in the history of our good city from the day of its birth to this day. a day upon which our St. Paul had a greater right to be proud and pleased, than it has a right to feel proud and pleased this day. "Dr. Ohage, as the commissioner of health, you place in my keeping docu ments which convey free to the city for ever the ownership of this most beauti ful island and upon which your indomit able will and energy, urged by noble phllanthrophy, has erected a magnific ent bath house to be known as the free baths for all "Doctor, as the executive of this great city, and in the name of all its people, and for Its people, I accept at your hands this grand and magnificent gift, so greatly appropriate as a monu ment of the highest type of human kind. "St. Paul is surely privileged; is to be congratulated in having officials who, filled with municipal patriotism, mark the wa of their official life with acts which place their city in the front rank. "Now, then, in the name of our peo ple, and particularly in the name of our laboring people, let me thank you a thousand times for this magnificent gift. Long live our city, long live our patriotic citizens" A short band concert followed the speeches made by Dr. Ohage and the mayor. Then Governor Lind was called upon for an address. He spoke but a few moments, congratulating the city on its acquisition and indorsing generally the idea of thoroughly sanitary public baths. He said the people of a period were judged in later centuries by the greatness and availibillty of their public works they constructed and that public baths had always been one of the foremost marks of growing civilization and re finement. In the same way the people of future generations would look upon such public institutions as the St. Paul pub lic free baths, which would always be a mark of credit to the municipality. m WILL NOT OPPOSE BECKHAM. Chief Justice HnxelrlgK Not a Gu bernatorial Candidate. FRANKFORT, Ky., May 26.--Chief Jus tice Hazelrlgg gave out a statement to night positively declining to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. This leaves Gov. Beckham the only activ© candidate bo far. ■illlßlllfti Capt. Streeter's Men Take Forcible Possession of Property Long in Dispute in Illinois Courts. Rapid-Fire Guns, to Cover Landing of Invading Forces, Fail to Prevent Attack and Rout of the Invaders. CHICAGO, May 2G.—Chicago was In vaded at 1 o'clock this morning by the army of a hostile fleet numbering thir teen men—the "District of Lake Michi gan." The invasion ended in a farce comedy, but came near to being finished In deadly earnest. The casualties in clude one boy shot In the leg, and one h<rse killed. Five of the Invaders were arrested, and the balance were allowed to escape. The trouble was precipitated by Capt. George W. Streeter, a squatter, who has from time to time created much trouble and litigation by his efforts to seize land along the- shore of Lake Michigan. The land which he has for pome time claimed to be the "District of Lake Michigan" consists of main land on the shore of Lincoln park, part of It including one of the main park boulevards. The courts have decided against the squat ter again and again, but he has been persistent in his efforts to grab the prop erty. He claims that the land along the Illinois shore does not belong to Chi cago, but is, instead, public domain, free to whomever settles upon It. Streeter organized the force wheh made the descent upon Lncoln park to day, but was not with them in person. The transport containing the "troops" arrived off Lincoln park soon after mid night, and without difficulty they made a landing at .the foot of Superior street, and formally took possession of 186 acres of land claimed by Capt. Streeter and his subjects ms the independent territory, the "District of Lake Michigan." RAPID FIRE GUNS. Rapid fire guns, It Is alleged, were on the transport decks, ready to cover, if necessary, the landing of the troops, but •the shores were unprotected, and without opposition the men made their way through the surf and rallied around the'.r leader, "Commandant" William Niles, and hoisted an American flag in the cen ter of the Invaded district. The landing was conducted quietly, but was not unobserved. Police Officer James O'Malley was on guard and has tened to send a report of the matter to the East Chicago avenue station which, in turn, transmitted the information to Inspector Heidelmeier. It was de cided to take no action against the in vaders until after consultation with the city law department. As far as legal advice was concerned the invaders had all the best of it. The "commandant" is the legal authority of the district government, holding, tw his military title, that of chief justice of the supreme court. Under his orders the transport which Is known only as "Bickelburg's sail boat," hove to and dropped an anchor. Then, It is allegi it. there was landed seventy-five Springfield rifles, with 1,200 rounds of ammunition and two Gatllng guns. This BChem armament is from the side of the in- { vaders, for no one else has Been the Gal ling guns, and the seventy-five rifles are sufficient to give three to each member of the invading force. KNTkKXT-JIUKNTS THROWN L'P. Immediately on landing a line of forti fications was marked out. A line of plank was laid along the western edge ol the claimed territory! :inl «'» barbed fence stretched about a foot above It. Two forts, each about twelve feet r>\ and forming an embankment of piling about five feel high, were hastily thrown up, on cither side of Buperstrui Sentinel? were detailed to patrol a picket line just inside the barbed wire. '1 he "ci mmandant" gave orders that no one sly uld be allowed to cross this line, and then, establishing his headquarters with in one of the forts, ordered his men to stack arms and rest themselves in pTi pa ration for a struggle which he said be felt .was inevitable. "We have come here to stay," sai.l th« commandant, pointing to the flag the men had set up "We have pl-tnted that flag to stay It \.-ill not be pulled down by Inspector Heidelmeier,or any one else. The pickets have been Instructed to fin if any attempts ar< made to remove it Inspector Heidelmeier had reported the invasion to Chief of Police Kipley, and the latter was deep In consultation with the city law department trying to deter mine the exact legality of any attempt of the police to evict the squatters. Mean while, although riot call after riot ca!; had been sent in, the police remained In active, and Niles and his men remained in possession. CHALLENGED BY PICKET. Up at Lincoln park, Secretary Charles ESrfcy received a notification by telephone thai the park property ihat had been laid off as an addition to the lake shore drive, had been invaded by armed men. Erby jumped into his buggy, and diove rapid ly to the scene ot the reported dis turbance, taking with him as a com panion an animal' keeper. Charles M- Kurran. They attempted to drive past the picket line, but were stopped by -\ mnn v/ith a rifle, who warned them back. "1 am secretary of the Lincoln park board," said Erby, "and this is park property." "I can't help that," replied the tinel, "I have instructions to allow no one to pass this line, and will be obliged to carry that out, even if I am obliged to kill some one." The man looked determined and Erby retired. LIVELY SKIRMISHES. In the mear.tlmo Supt. Paul Redieski, Lincoln park superintendent, also came hurrying up in his buggy, but faci:. sfime situation he withdrew. At this j juncture Capt. Barney Boer, of -the park ! police, daahed up in his buggy. A few j words from the other park officials and | Cant. Baer exclaimed: , 'Til see if "I can't pass those line*." At this he gave rein to his hurse, and was almost Immediately at th© corner ot the territory at Cliicago avenue and th* lake. As his horse would have c* the line, Nile* ran forward and Ilrcl four shots from a gun. It is supposed that h-* did not mean to wound the captains Cor j he appeared to aim only at the • The horse fell dead, and one of the - having sped beyond, wouuded Reuben PART ONE Pages i to 8 PRICE FIVE CENTS. Manley, fourteen years of age, who was one of the crowd of curious onlookers. The hall struck his right knee. Inflicting a serious wound. Another bullet passed through the lapel of Detective lliatfa coat. While flu* onlooker? fell back, and the excitement tor the morning gave way to a panic, another horse and buggy ap proached the line and "Judge" Nile »till maintained his ground. The occupants of the vehicle, a man of the name of Murphy and his ten-year-old daughter, did not seem to realize the gravity of ill" situation, nnd the man pressed his horse forward. Niles did not begin shooting, but clubbing bit ritk he at tacked Murphy with the weapon and forced the horse back or the territory. Murphy apparently suffered from the blov/B, for at the first opportunity h^ whirled his horse about, fclad enough to < .■•• tipe with< ut bloodshed. The conference In the office of Acting Mayor Walker was long and the legal aspects of the case were carefully gone over. l>. was determined that the squat ters should be driven out at any cost, ami Cbiel of Police Kipley was instructed a- at once mobilize his forces, and use such measures as might be necesary. The plan was to have the 1 incoln park police order the Streeter forces to dis« band, and If they did not to have Presi dent Wickersham, of the Lincoln park board, call upon the chief. The chief was to repeat) the demand and call upon the police to disperse them if there was further resistance. In this way there would be no question as to the Jurisdic tion. MASSING AN ARMY. As soon as the conference had con cluded, Chief of Police Kipley began to use the telephone. The co-operation of Fire Marshal Sweenle was secured, and the tug Illinois was detailed to carry forty men. with rifles, down the river, to .approach the district from the lake. All reserve forces undei Inspector Hart nett, at Harrison street; i Inspector Shea, at Desplatees street, anil Inspectoi H' iil'.lmier, at the Kast Chi cago avenue station, were ordered to rendezvous at the latter station. Then orders were Issued to bring up the po ll' c battery, consisting of one Gatllng gun and two smooth bores. All these preparations required time, and it wa« agreed 8:30 would be the hour at which the forces would be in readiness. of Police Kipley, when notified that 400 men awaited his orders at the East Chicago avenue station, • hlfl aids inspectors Harnett, Heidelmier and Bhea, Sheriff Magere found ;hat by enlisting bailiffs and almost his entire force he would muster about 101 ants. Then the chief heard from ■ Fowler, of the police battery, who had already begun active preparations In set ting the Aims ready. By 3 p. m. street cars and the coming and going of sixteen patrol wagons had collected 800 policemen at the Bast Chl avenue police station. At the same hours Chief of Police Kipley had a tel ephone urn agi thai 200 officers were on th«ir way from Hyde Park by way of the Illinois Central railway to the northside. It was found that the til" bo.it i\.° With fighting !.: .'!: Water street that It could not be used, and a city tug was pressed into service. I'o- Uce Capf. Reeve was put in charge of the men on this boat. ENDED IX A FIASCO. The trouble w.-us over, however before the naval attack would be made, and to night Buckelberg'g sail boat returned Quietly to South Chicago. The impending conflict ended In a about 3:15 O'clock. When "Judge" Niles and his four men, all that was left of his army, heard that they were to b« d, they sent word to Capt. Baer, re questing a parley. Upon this ap T pearance the five men surrendered, and were escorted to the East Chicago ave nue police station. On the way thera the police attempted to disarm the mem bers of the "army," and the efforts of tha squatters to retain their rilli g i n some commotion. After his rifle had been taken from Niles he was struck several rimes by men in the crowd that pressed around. Once he endeavored to snatch his rirlo from the ofHi er who carried it, Intending to shoot a man who had Just hit him, but he was quickly subdued by the po lice. Streeter caused to be circulated by tha men who took posseslon of the land a proclamation written after tftV style ol the Declaration of Ind- In which he stated at great length that tha land did not belong to the stare of Il linois, nor anybody else, and w«s the property of wl ettled upon it- He is now threatening legal procedure against everybody. SEEK HOMES IN AMERICA. Recently Liberated riioeitfs I'ark Murder Prloonrm, NEW YORK. May &.— Conunls iloner »f Immigration- Fttchle sent one of his in spectors down the bay today to board the Cunard steamship Luoanla arid <• James Fitzharris, nicknamed "Skin U.o Goat," and Joseph Mullet, wh i w. -. cently liberated from English prisons. where they have r-~en confined for ■•■ I complicity in the Phoenix lark mvi of 1882. It is not yet certain wl.. these men are ci.titled to h>- admitted to this country. Their examination will be conducted by th-- regular officirs at tha ha ri;e office. On the way up the bay Mullet and FifZr harris talked freely. "We are coming that we muv secure money on wh'.ch to lire," u-n 1 Kitzhar rls. "Of course, as to oir future plans, at thi3 time I can cay nothing VVe have both been released from prison, i nd neither of us has nny friend* In this country. When I say we ney. I mean It in the fn . f<>r wo have borrowed money v. b to come out. I wua released from the Mnryboro pri--j:. vi Au. i.av \n ga-rved over s;xte. ;i yean and a half. Mullet wa td about that lime." .teed from prison on ac count ot 'ill delicate h'-ilth, and he is entirely free from surveHancr. Fitzha- trt to proper authorities oace a nion«A