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TWO PARTS VOL. XXIII.—NO. 154. fillilW CHEAT BRITAIN IN i linOES OF A GREAT POLITICAL STRI'U (iLL FOR TOW IS It LORD SIUSBDRT 111 KESIGI IF THi; PREMIER DOES XOT E\- TIRELY RELINQUISH OFFICE, BE WAV LESSEN DVTIES CHINA QUESTION IS IGNORED eßslltthmen Do Not Believe That th«- Boxem Will Cause Any Se rious Trouble — RnNHia's liii-oimlm in Orient. Copyrighted by the Associated Press. LONDON, June 2.—When England Is not talking of peace in South Africa anO th< manner of its accomplishment, the topic of the day is the dissolution of par liament and the possible retirement of Lord Salisbury. Sir Howard Vincent writes to the Times declaring that the premier's withdrawal from the field of activity would be nothing less than a calamity for the universe. The Spectator surmises that Lord Salisbury will give up uci ministry of foreign affairs, con t> nting himself witli being premier only, and suggests that Mr. Halfour should be given his uncle's portfolio, and be made a peer, while Air. Chamberlain should succeed the Marquis of Lansdowne as tary of state for war and become governmentcrnment leader in the house of com mons, these hypothetical changes to alter the dissolution, which the spectator recommends should occur this year, and insists must lie followed by a thorough reconstruction of the cabinet. Other weeklies and dallies also refer to the possibility of Lord Salisbury's retire. ment. Inquiries made by the Associated Press ! the fact that there Is not the slightest ground for believing Lord bury contemplates retiring, eithei from the ministry of foreign affairs or th; leadership of the party. He has ■": such a contingency, anr*. his spirits are equally good, even to the .if what for him is unusual jocular ity, while bis Interest in home and for eign affairs it, keener than ever. So It Is safe to say that if the Conservative? art successful at the forthcoming gen electton Lord Salisbury will once more pilot the fortunes of the countr> and party. The Outlook keenly diag nosed the premier's recent remarkable Bpe< cbes, whereby he has gained the rep utation of thinking- .aloud, when i; him ns "looking with a half amused, half pitiful gaze on the hurly burly." His utterances this week were i from being a more collection of platitudes by tlie frank declaration that "not a shred of independence" could in: 1< l't to the Boer republics. This was ln l to be taken as an answer to arty seeking messages that President Kruger might be contemplating. PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION. A decision anent the date of dissolu tion is still in the air. Mr. Chamberlain favors an early appeal to the country, but Liord Salisbury will not formally tl:s< uss the matter until Lord Robert-- bo Ehapes the military aspect of South Africa that there cannot be a shadow of doubt as to the completeness of the British victory. In the meanwhile, the rank and file of the Unionists are clam oring fur an early appeal to the electors, while the Liberals wrathfully dispute th* morality of an attempt to sweep the country on a "khaki platform,"' or, in other words, of making political capital r military success, as th<- govern ment was severely attacked on its initial MINNESOTA MAN WINS A WIFE BY A ROSE CHICAGO. June 2—A white rose and en orange played star parts in a romance which began Tuesday in the Grand Cen tral depot and ended yesterday in the marriage of A. O. Dalby, a merchant from Winnipeg Junction, Minn., and Mrs. Carrii Salverson, of 137-39 West Ohio Btreet. The latter is said to be worth Invested in real estate and Col orado mining share.-. Mrs. Balverson, who was a widow, re ceived a letter from Mr. Dalby, with whom she has been corresponding for nearly a year, paying that he would ar rive over the Great Western road Tues day at 9:30 a. m and asking her to meet him in the depot. He, said he would wear a white rose on the lapel of his coat, so that she would recognize him, as Mrs, Salverson and her suitor had never seen each other. The widow replied that she would be at the depot to meet him at the appointed time. She promised to carry- an orange In her right hand, that he might identify her. -Mr. Da.by purchased his white rose from a "florist at a station along the road over which he came to Chicago, but the precious flower dropped from his lapel as he neared his destination. He did not discover his loss until after he had been sauntering through the depot lobby for nearly fifteen minutes in vain efforts to locate his intended wife. When he noticed that the rose was (rone he hurried out for another flower. After a search, in which he enlisted SUN'S SECRET NOT REVEALED TO MAN CHICAGO, June 2. - Observations of the sun's eclipse, which were taken after puch elaborate preparations by the lead- Ing scientists of two continents, are pio nounced a failure by Prof. Crew, of the Northwestern university. The great question oi the composition of the sun •will be little nearer of solution, says he, be result of the work done at the many stations in the South. Whether it U a solid enveloped in gases or whether jt_ is a!l gaseous, or whether both theo "Wea are wrong, must remain just as open a question aa it has been for the past 100 yi arm. 11 v.iii not be until 191S that an oppor tunity w!li be had in America to repeat the observations taken last Monday. Many <.!' th<> men who took part tn thoi-e expeditions will be gone, and the di.-a ■- pointnieiit, says Frof. Crew, is intense. <r_flk*i (S_l- i /_yi I material failures the logic of the Liberal protest is not quite apparent. Lord Rosebery's latest utterance, con tained in his mct-sage of congratulation to the Plymouth Mercury on the oc casion of its fortieth anniversary, aa cabled to the Associated Press, comes rather as a disappointment, as It had bten heralded as being a manifesto ot his views and plans, of which he merely repeated the generalisms con tained In Ms recent public speeches. Thc-e might either indicate a desire to assist the cause of imperialism in the role of a private individual or achieve the same end by the active leadership of a political faction. While the letter to the Mercury In no way exposes his hand or prevents him from consistently adopting either of these alternatives, there is reason to believe that Lord Rosebery Is only biding his time. If the Internal matters of the Lib eral party resolve themselves as he ex pects, he hopes he will be able to lead the opposition when the government goes to the country. But in this event the anti imperialist.s will be able to form another faction. CHINA AND BOXERS. China is a matter of public interest here, yet the ravages of the "Boxers" and the landing of British and other armed par ties nave scarcely caused a flutter of ex citement, for Lord Salisbury, the Asso ciated Press learns, does not believe that the latest outbreak will result in anything serious. It will bring up acutely the ques tion of the partition of China, probably at present considered too remote for any expression of opinion. The attitude of British opinion may be described as noth ing less than phlegmatic. "Everything is left in the hands of Sir Hector Mac Donald, our minister," said one official responsible for the conduct of these affairs. "He is empowered to requisition the men and. guns he needs from the China squadron. All the minis ters at Pekin seem to co-operate harmo niously. We know practically nothing of the local conditions existing there and never heard of the Boxers till the other day. I am inclined to believe we snail not hear of them again in the near fu ture. "Yes, perhaps, the Chinese policy Is Lord Salisbury's weakest point. But, as a matter of fact, England cannot have any far East policy. The constant change of government leaves nothing for the foreign minister to do but to become an opportunist of the extreme type. With Russia it is different. She is an autocratic power, whose foreign officer remains in power as long as it pleases the czar. During tlje lifetime of a ruler a consistent policy can thus be carried out. In Eng land we have no such chance." RUSSIA'S INROADS. This, perhaps, is the most truthful de scription of the Brittsti policy, or, rather, lack of it, in the far East, ever given to the public. The feeling among the offi cials is that Russia's Inroads on Japan's prerogatives In Korea constitute a much graver source of danger than the Boxer outbreaks, though Korean matters have temporarily ceased to figure prominently in the press dispatches. A colonial question which has come up prominently during the last few days Is the reported desire of Newfoundland to be federated with Canada. All the British organs favor the project, but some of them express doubt if the French-Cana dian premier will be willing to shoulder the French share of the Controversies. Encouraged by the remarkable success of the amateur charitable performances of the past winter, London society women, wearied of other forms of excitement, pro pose to appear on a music stage, which will not only afford themselves entertain ment, but will give the public a chance to view the fashionable gowns which are ordinarily restricted to Ascot or the Sun day park parades. The ii"(fa had Its in ception with a Mayfair modiste, anxious to display costumes of her making. She met a hearty response from her fashiona ble customers. MRS. LUDINGTON LOSES. Ruling In Will Case Involving Mll lion-DoUnr Estate. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 2.—Judge Ludwlg, In the superior court, today, in the Ludington will case, decided against the complainant, Mrs. Emmeline Luding ton, widow of the late Gov. Harris Lud ington. Mrs. Ludington brought suR against the executors of the will to secure the legal share of her husband's estate, after hav ing settled for a consideration alleged to be below her legal rights. The estate was worth $1,000,000. Mrs. Ludington loses the suit by failure to file her election to take under the provisions of the legal statute. Patrolman Patrick Walsh as a guide he purchased another rose. During his evolutions Mrs. Salvcrson had called at the depot and was search ing its rooms for her fiance. Thoughts of being jilted at the last moment agi tated her mind, but still she held the orange in her hand. While pondering In perplexity she was accosted by Police man Walsh, who asked Mrs Salv, rson if she was waiting for a man who was to wear a white rose in the buttonhole of his coat. The anxious woman said yes. She was escorted by the policeman to Mr Dalby on whose coat she saw the white rose that identified him as her lover A hearty handshaking marked this first meeting between the two. The tale traveled quickly through the station and a crowd gathered around. The smiling pair left the depot after receiving many congratu lations from the depot employes, Officer Walsh and the chance spectator^ Mr. Dalby secured a marriage licens* Thursday and they were married yester day morning. When seen yesterday at their home in West Ohio street Mr and Mrs. Dalby told the story of their ac quaintance and marriage. Mrs. Dalby Is forty-five years old. Her spouse i.« thir ty-eight years old, tall and of "heavy Mrs. Dalby's first husband, who died two years ago, was a real estate dealer By his death his widow inherited several thousand dollars. Mr. Dalby was a wid ower, lie Is a brother of C. A. Dalby a prominent attorney in Minneapolis' Minn. The explanation he gives for the failure is that the instruments used were too powerful. These, instead of giving valu able data, in most cases left absolutely blank photographic records. In the sec onds during which the sun was totally eclipsed time was too precious to trust to human eye, and all observations were photographed. The development of the photographic plates, says Prof. Crew, has been one series of disappointments.' and the work of years and months of preparation is practically wasted. Prof. Crew and Dr. Tatna'll, of North western, were members of the party of scientists in charge of the government station at Griffin, Ga. They reached hon.e yesterday morning, and with them canie the members of the Yerkes observ atory party. Prof. Crew says Williams' bay astronomers had no more luck than the others. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1900.-TWENTY---FOUR PAGES. I PECK IS 111 SCASDAL IN CONNECTION WITH EXPOSITION MANAGEMENT DISCUSSED IN PAJtIS i OOIIISSWMK IS 15POPULAR THAT MUCH IS ADMITTED EVEN BY THOSE WHO SEEK. TO SCREEN HIM FRENCH CRISIS AT AN END Retirement of Gen. Gulllfet the 7th Doe to Dreyfus Affair—Nation alists Are Disposed to Conoervatlnu. Copyrighted by the Associated Press. PARIS, June 2.—The republica-tion here of articles which have appeared In the American press directed against Commis sioner General Peek's management, and charging the misuse of authority by his staff, has started a fund of gossip, but has resulted in no tangible evidence that the charges are true. While some are at variance with Mr. Peck's ideas, no one Insinuates that he Is involved in any act not in accordance with absolute honesty, or that he is actuated by any but the best motives in directing the work of the American commission. He asserts em phatically that no space has been sold by employes, and expresses a willingness that the fullest Investigation be made. There are those who privately make charges, varying in degree, but inquiry -====-- r-j . Chorus of Diplomatic Doctors—We will have to perform another operation on him. ir.to the cases develops either lack of acquaintance of all the facts or a re fusal to permit the public use of the name of the accuser in support of the charges. That there is considerable friction ar.d discontent among those connected with the commission and among some of the exhibitors is beyond doubt, and this i.* one of the causes for the national com missioners organizing into a body, on Thursday, and offering their services to Mr. Peck, in an effort to smooth out the uneven places. Washington is kept posted on affairs, and on the best of authority the Asso ciated Press is infornted that the govern ment has requested to be furnished with a list of employes, their salaries and oc cupation, from where they were appoint ed and by whom they were recommend. cd. Mr. Peck, however, denies having received any such message. The pay-roll is being decreased each week, as the various experts and employes complete thoir work, and the official force will soon be much smaller. Friends of Mr. Peck state that his health is the very best, and that the nervous condition which visitors at tribute to worry is an affliction from which he has suffered for years. Then certainly is not the slightest foundation for the statement that he intends to re sign his position on account of ill health. The exposition itself drags along toward completion, wilh many exhibits still unfinished. The chief complaint of visitors is not of lack of sufficient to see, but of the absence of any form of amusement except that of viewing the exhibits. There is no outside music 01 any of the other attractions which mad* the Chicago World's fair each night a scene of gaiety and brilliancy. FRENCH CRISIS AT AN END. After a most anxious time the chamber of deputies and Premier Waldeek Rous seau have succeeded in navigating the ministerial bark through the breakers thrown up by the interpellations of tha Nationalists and Dissident Republicans into calmer waters of domestic legisla tion. During the passage, however, the premier lost one of his strongest lieu tenants—Gen, the Marquis de Gallifet— but the apparent facility with which he found another war minister—Gen. Andre —to nil the breach, ha 6 caused surprissi and raised doubts as to whether the cab inet is really st-riousiy weakened by the resignation. Gen. Andre has a clean record, and thus far the Nationalists have found no heinous crime to charge him with. The chamber finally seems to have made up its mind that it has wasted enough time on anti-governmental Interpellations, which have monopolized almost every minute of the session up to now, and has decided to attend to its proper busi ness of legislation. It, therefore, has shelved the interpellation respecting the resignation of Gen. de Gallifet, by a majority of over 150 votes. The ground is thus cleared for the consideration of the government's domestic measures, which, nevertheless, are certain to pro duce some interesting sessions. There is Mttla reason tn doubt that, despite the official explanation that 111 health caused the late war minister's retirement from office, the real motive of his resignation was dissatisfaction with the proceedings of the political de tective department as revealed by the disclosures of Detective Tomps In the Eclair. It Is asserted that the corre spondence of the war office, and even Gen. de Gallifefs own letters, were tam pered with, naturally not with M. Wal deck-Rousst-au's knowledge, but the tat ter's application of the word "felony" to a French officer directly under the war minister's command was the straw that broko the camel's back, and in the heat of the moment Gen. de Gallifet wrote his resignation, which, on reflec tion, he determined to maintain, despite the premier's pleadings. M. Waldeck-Roufseau's characteriza tion of Capt. Fritch's act in divulging the contents of certain documents as a felony Is, moreover, a reflection on Gen. de Gallifet, as a felony would carry heavier punishment than the war minis ter inflicted. DUE TO DREYFUS AFFAIR. Gen. de Gallifet Is the seventh war minister who has left his post on ac count of the Dreyfus affair. His straight forwardness, and especially his breezy eloquence, won the admiration of even has opponents; but it did not suffice to spare him the Insults and invectives which furnish one of the chief weapons of the political adversaries of every striking figure in French public life. H.s indifference to these attacks, however, Is proverbial, and it is related that on one occasion, during a heated debate on the Dreyfus affair, he was chatting in the lobby with a member of the chamber when shouts of "Murderer" came from thp direction of the chamber. "Excuse me a moment," said Gen. de Gallifet, smilingly, "J hear them calling me," and he entered the hall to face his opponents. As presaged by the speeches of the Nationalists and the comments of their organs, the triumphant Invasion of the municipal council by their candidates brought with it a sense of responsibility with which the party Is now invested, as far as the government of Paris Is concerned. The council reassembled quietly, without flourish of war trumpets or a sign of tempestuous weather. The newly elected Nationalist president, in CHINA'S CASE. his inauguration speechv held to most moderate language, adjuring a policy of appeasement and reconciliation, and de nying the predictions that the National ist policy implied the annoyance of for eign visitors. "Foreigners," he said, "whether work ers or pleasure seekers, will have the best of welcome from up." The legal separation of In-fanta Eulalle and her husband, Don Antonio of Or leans, was signed before the Spanish consul general in Paris on Tuesday. The Infanta Eulalie will go to live with her mother, ex-Queen Isabella. BANK SAFE WAS LOOTED BURGLARS MAKE A HAIL AT NEW LISBON, WIS. LISBON, Wls., June 2.—The Bank of New Li«bon, owned by W. H. Cash, was burglarized at an early hour today and several thousand dollars in cash taken. The whole front or the safe was blown out with nitro-glycerine, and the front of the building was partially wrecked. The explosion was terrific. There is no clue to the perpetrators, although it is suspected that a couple of strangers who have been hanging around town for two days may have been the guiity parties. The bank will suspend business pending temporary repairs, when business will be resumed. Presi dent Cash says none of the depositors will lose a cent. Messages wore sent la all directions, and it is hoped the robbers will be ap prehended. OUTRAGED AND KILLED AWFUL FATE OF A THIRTEEN YEAR-OLD MISSISSIPPI GIRL. MOBILE, Ala. June 2.—The body of Miss Winnerstein, aged thirteen, was found in the woods two miles from Biloxi, Miss., today. She had been out raged and killed. Two negroes are sus pected of the crime. One was captured on a Louisville & Nashville train at Bay St. Louis and taken to Biloxi tonight. Several posses are searching for the other suspect. FATAL FREAK OF AN INSANE MOTORMAN NEW YORK, June 2.—A new horror in street car travel .bioke. loose in Third avenue when Jamea- Casey, a motorman on the Third Avenue road, went crazy on bis car at the crossing of Twenty third street and madly synt II to de~ struction. One man was mortally in jured and a soots of oth%r passengers had limbs broken. Several'-^were knocked senseless. The motorman had been complaining of the heat during thf day. As the car crossed the tracks of the Twentv-tJhJrrt TROOPS ON EVERY SK COMPLETE INVESTMENT OF PRE TORIA BY THE BRITISH 19 RELATED IN BRIEF BOERS HOLD STR&BG FORTS THEY ARE IX POSITION TO CAUSE SACRIFICE OF LIVES, BIT ARE OITMMBERED IS BUT A QUESTION OF TIME Lord Roberts Reports to the London War Office DetaiJs of the Oc cupation of the Town of Johannesburg. NEW YORK, June 2.—(Special.)—A spe cial from London says: "Complete investment of the Transvaal capital by the British forces is reported. Pretoria may be occupied by Lord Rob erts at any moment. That is the latest information, coming via Lourenzo Mar ques, through sources clase^rl as reliable. It Is added that the Boers are in posses sion of some strong positions and that they can cause further loss of life, but that they can hope to hold out long, In the face of the overwhelming British force, Is not even claimed. The fall of Pretoria is a question of time. It is cer tain to be in British possession within a brief period." LORD ROBERTS HEARD FROM. LONDON, June 2.—A cablegram from Lord Roberts, dated Johannesburg, May 31, but which was not dis patched from there until 8:30 a. m. of June 1, has bet»n received by the war office. It says: "The occupation of Johannesburg pass ed off qune safely, thanks to the excel lent arrangements made by Dr. Kraus, the Transvaal commandant there, ami order prevailed throughout the town. "Dr. Kraus met me on my entrance into Johannesburg and rode by my side to the government office, where he ir, troduced me to the heads of the several departments, all of whom acceded to my request that they would continue to Carry on their respective duties until they could be relieved of them. "Johannesburg Is very empty, but a good crowd of people assembled in the main square by the time the British flag was being hoisted. A royal salute was fired and three cheers for the queen were given. At the end of the cere monies the Seventh and Eleventh divi sions marched past with the naval brig" ade, the heavy artillery and two brigade divisions of the royal field artillery. "Gen. Lan Hamilton's and the cavalry division and mounted infantry were too far away to take part in the ceremonies. The troops looked very workmanlike, end evidently took keen interest in the proceedings. The Fourteenth and naval brigades have been left in Johannesburg to preserve order, while the remainder of the force have left town by the Pretoria road." FOUGHT ALL THE WAT. The war office has received the follow ing dispatch from Lord Roberts: Johannesburg, June 1, 9:25 p. m — Sir Henry Colville, in reporting the ar rival of the Highland brigade at He!l brun, May 29, states that he was opposed more or less the whole way from Vent ersburg. Eight men were killed and four officers and thirty-two men were wound ed. Colville says the Lancashire battery of field artillery did excellent work. Grant's naval guns were most valuable and the troops behaved in a most soldier ly manner throughout the trying march. "Rundle telegraphs that his casualties were 32 killed and 150 men wounded." PRETORIA WILL SURRENDER. CAPE TOWN, June 2.—A dispatch to the Argus, of this city, from Delagoa Bay, says: "Pretoria will surrender. President Kruger, according to this correspondent, is said to be at Middleburg, and, he adds, street line with a whoop he swung around the controller until the full force of the electric current was on. The wild car collided with a grocer's van. The driver was hurled twenty feet away and lay unconscious'. The roof of the car was torn from its fastening. The side next the truck was torn off. The passengers were tossed into an in discriminate heap. The mad motorman 'was shot over the dashboard ajid brought up unconscious against an "It" nillar- I I 4 BULLETIN OF IMPOETANT NEWS OF THE DAY Weather Forecast for St. Paul: Fair; warmer. I—London Cable Letter. Peck Having Trouble. Latest From Africa. Duiuftm In China. 2—Local Chinaman on Boxer*. B—Snake In tne Water. School Board Matter*. News of the Court*. 4—»xt Chief of Police. Odd FellowV Grand l.odtfe. Secret Societies. Teachers' Work Neaxly Ended. s—Berlin Cable Letter. Weekly Financial Review. Netva of Hull road-i. «—Editorial Page. Doolet"• Letter. 7—New* of the Charchc*. The Westminster Confession. Stephanie's Sew Love. B—Democratic Officials Displeased. Andnbon People's Victory. 9— Minneapolis Matters. Northwest News. 10—Sporting Pa.jje. Results of Hail Game*. Willie Grecn'i Letter. 11—Sporting Page. Ethelbert Beats Bereand. Local Cycling;. 12—Dead Captain* of Portland. MiiKsacre Over a Golden Stool. An OMagre Mobe, IS—Hastiness Announcement. 14—President Arthur* Poker Game. South Dakota's Cattle tfcneen. Mock Marriage Wus Heal. Meeker Island Duiui. IS—Business Announcement. lO—St. Paul Society. 17—Snbui-ban and Lake Social. 18—PaKhlons (or the Summer. Among the Books. Woiiiu.ii as I. S. Army Officer. lO—Short Story of the Day. Our Oldest Knßineer. Woman Hold In Slavery. 2O— Lndy of the Ciukett. Royal Japajiese \V «-<l<lln»r. Regicide Spring at Yale. ai—Chinaman Worth Million*. Recluse on a Yacht. Bryan on Trusts. 22—Markets of the World. iS3—Popular Want*. 24—Dramatic Xews. Muhlchl Matters. < ii'cuM Itider Dying. Fortune Won ut Card*. It is expected that th>- last stand of the Boers will be made at Machadodorp." FOUGHT HIS WAY IN.* It is officially announced that Gen. <"ol ville h.ts arrived at Hetlbroo (northeast of KKxjnstad; in the Orange river ony, after meeting with great opposi tion. BOERS SURROUNDED. MASERU, RHHutoiand, May 31.— Q n. Brabant has practically'surrounded the Boers Hve miles outside of Flckshure;. The only side open for the Boera' reneat is the Basutoland border, where thou sands of Basutos under Chief Jonathan are awaiting events. PRESIDENT KRUGER LOCATED, LOURENZO MARQUES, June 2.-Pre* ldent Krußtr yesterday was **till at Mac-hadodori> (about half way between Pretoria and the Portuguese frontier on the railroad between the Transvaal capi ta] and Delagou bay). Boei c >mm,.n. does, totalling about 10,00)) men, held, Thursday, all the positions and hills around Pretoria, Another large com mand was at lironkhurst .-= Spruit (about forty miles from Pretoria, on the rail road leading to Delagoa b T.-lesraphic communication with the Transvaal is closed to the public. Fever ish excitement prevails here owing to the nl^nost total absence of news from either aide. The object of the trip here of Friehie Kljff, President Kruger'a son-in-law, and Dr. Heyman, the president's physician, appears to ha\i been to place a large amount of polo in safety. KOERS WANT INDEPENDENCE. 6RAAF REINET", Cape Colony, Ma; 31. —The people's congress opened hi ■:•• today. Of those present, many Dutch clergymen, commoners anil • iteß. Mr. I><- Villlera, br >ther of ■ Justice De Villiers, presided. Mr. Pretorlus, a m< mber of the legis lative assembly, offered a resolution de claring that, n, the opinion ot a majority of Cr.pe Colonists, the chief imnwdiat cause of the war was the unwarranted, intolerable interference of the ministry in London in the internal affairs of the South African republics. A member, spc-akin.er In Support of the re«-.: said it would be impossible to hold out the hand of friendship after the war, and asked "can we take the English hand that perhaps is stained with the blood ol my brother?" The chairman advised moderation in all the speeches. Tho resolution was adopted unanimous ly. Other resolutions presented affirmed that if the republics were annexed, the peace and prosperity of the country would be irretrievably wrecked, and that in order to insure lasilns: friendship, and prosperity, the settlement must include the restoration of unqualilied fret-d<.:r and independence tn the republics and the colonists be allowed a voice in thc appointment of the governor of • Colony, thus- obviating the n€ keeping a standing army, as th^ Repuh lieaps would be prepare! to assist th<. colonists to repel any foreign Inroad? m South Africa; unity would he ln.'urod a:; i loyalty to ■ Bin cc-mei;- A delegation was appointed to visit I Britain, Canada and Austn lo .-xplHin the views ot tbosr- repri -■ at the congress. Before the close of the People's con ah' > made an inrpas och, in « she predicted that the S >uth A publics would regain fheti im- SURRENDER OF JOHANNESBURG. PRETORIA, ilay 31 (delayed in trans mission).—Johannesburg was formally handed over to tho British at 11 o'clock this morning In an orderly manner. Roberts was accomi anted by n small force. The bank? wore guarded. There Continued on Ninth I'aite. PART ONE Pages i to 12 PRICE FIVE CENTS. Ilf H ftl ID FOREKiMiRs WHO ESCAPED FUOSf PAS Tl.\<; Xl ABB TEH MILKS i'tto;,i tii:.\ twin EXPEDITION TO BDGCOK TttEH IT WfLL PHOHAHLV IIIIAXII THO 101KOIITI ■ ATKS X■ FOIt ■ AGAIN ATTACKED EIGHT KILLED OE WOUNDED American unti Ulhrr Foreign Guard*) la PeScla In Midst of I)ruu»u Festival—No iloxera Ar reatcd. TIEN TSIN, June 2.—Tho foielsner* who escaped from Pas Tine t'u are ken miles from here. Four of the party hava been !:lllcd and four are wounded. Aa expfcdKion in proceeding to their relief. GUARDS IX PKKIX. PEKIN, Friday, June I.—American ana other foreign guards, numbering 349, ar rived here In the midst of the dragon festival. The streets were unusually crowded, and, though the people were greatly Interested In the annual spectacle, no manifestation of hostility was made. The presence of the guards has already had a marked t ff eot upon the bearing of the Chinese toward foreigners. The ex citement In thf adjacent country has been much allayed, but many Christian refugees are atill flocking Into the city. The "Boxers" are evidently moving a-field. Unfortunately no leaden of the "Boxers" have been arrested, though their capture would have been easy. All the government has done has Ihim to oc cupy the scenes of the disturbances and no real repressive measures have, bevn taken. VINDICTIVE WOMAN. SHANGHAI, June 2.—The empress dowag-er has ordered the governor of Shan SI to arrest \An. the (h! . ,■ mana ger of the Pekln syndicate; Kla, chief of the Shan SI commercial bureau, and Fan, a leading bunker, on the ground that tlu•;,- are l-i r'K"roiis chiftftens. l)ot in reality because they ore connected vlth British enterprises. OUTLOOK IS oMIXous. CHICAGO, June 2—Among the mla- | slonaries in Pekln, China, and adjoining i region, being terrorized by the "bo* Is Miss Mary Porter, Chicago. In a Ift ter received here today M .-> Pon • "The outlook Is most ominous. Both the military and the- civil ofneera who did anything efficient agalnsi th>- 'Box el* 1 h;i\- been degraded by the governor of the, province and ull lili i Bt( '1 hfve been relented t>y h!« order \« h:? brother Is viceroy at Hen Tain and bi.tli are nephews uf the empresd dowager, ap . n"t promising^." LI HUNG FAVORS RBFORk. SAN FRANCISCO, Jun. 2 tdvfcCfl from Honolulu state that LJ Hung ('hnnir has written a letter to the How Wong adherents in Honolulu, indorsing their course and expressing a hope for the ul timate success of the How Wong reform movement. It is alno stated that How Wong sympathizer* in China have t<>r ward-d several thousand dollars to h ■ distributed among the sufferers from the plague lir h In Honolulu Leong fern Man, h prominent merchant In Honolulu, In an interview, stated that Li Hung Chang is favorable to the Bow Wong cause, and thai If the, Wong adhen prove to him that thoy will protect th<> young emperor, he will give th'-m all :h --official encouragement and support In h's power, whereat the Wongs, of Honolulu, express themselves as greatly encourag ed and say that they will carry out the work of the organization ;.t the risk of their livc>B. KISSED EACH JUROR. si;vs.vri(K\.\i, scEura at a< m it- I \l. OF < 01,. XI.I SI TTON. LANSING. Mich., June 2.- CoL Ell R. Button, of Detroit, repent of the Univer sity of Michigan, and a prominent Repub lican politician of the Plngree following, was acquitted today of complicity in the KtatM military clothing frauds, »n ac count of which various members <>f the state military hoard and himself ha Indicted. The jury considered the only an hour and forty minn Sutton and his wife bin I the announcemciit. Suttoi wept, and Mrs. Sutton ki^ ■ of the jurors. Col. Sutton. although not a mcml the military board, was • ■'■ With Quartern)! a.: and [n era] Marsh as friend and I*-«.ii ad viser, and he admitted having advised tho sale of the tT afterward sold back to I in a fraudulent manner. The trUl of Marsh for alleged fraud and ment resulted In conviction, and I an appeal ]>r::ding. Gun. White ('• South Africa. TO BE MADE A CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP rif Vl'l'Ml.l.rc. WHO 11 in thi: pmuppiiißS. WASHINGTON, June i—Archl Chappelle, who Is in the Phlllppil papal delegate from th<; Unit j will be made a cardinal. This lnfonna- I tlon has Just reached Washington from Rome. It Is stated he will retain i at New Orleans and be made the titular pastor of one of the churches at Rome. THREE STAGES HELD IP SIXTY SOLDIEKS ARK 1\ PCRSVIT OF THi: ROBBBBJ RAYMOND. Cal., June 2.—Thre» Eemite stages were held up near "Jrub Gulch tod l> F. Sixth ru en route from the - semite reservation wti In the .i'-inity, and the ofl ■ namand wi In pursuit with elxiy nun. It is thought that I ing mounted, have an excel!* of catching the robbers. :iry »■> the offices of the Southern Pacific company here showed that but one uibjiaui. announcing i bcry bad en re ceived today. It waa believed that must V>e son>e mistake about thy ! j - h.-ld vii. Only one regular Raymond for YosemK* duliy.