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VOL. XXIII.-NO. 155. ill IP HI Mill!) ROBERTS REPORTS JOHAN HBSBURG QUIET, WITH PEOPLE St It REJf DBRIKG WEAPONS FIGUTnG HEIR RROMSTID coi,. si»ric;<;*s imperial yeoman ry ATTACKED, BLT THE LOSS ES NOT KNOWS ONE OF THE BOTHAS TAKEN One Hundred Prisoners and Some Ammunition Captured in the I'"iKl>tiiiK Hound Johannesburg —Latent From the Frunt. LONDON, Juno 4— Lord Lansdowne, secretary of state for war, has received the following from Lord Roberts, dated Orange ('.rove, June 2: "Johannesburg is quiet. The people are surrendering aims and ponies. Only three Boer guns were left in the forts. The Queenslanders capturi <l, May 30, a Creu- H4, with eleven wagons of stcre and am munition. '< 'ommandant Botha, of Zoutpansbrrg, his field cornet and 100 prisoners were taken in the fighting around Johannes burg, some- belonging to the foreign con tingents and the Irish brigade. "Owing to the interruption of the tele graph lines I only today received a re port from Col. Sprigg that his battalion of imperial yeomanry was attacked be tween Kroonstad and LJndley, May 29. Casualties to follow. "The shops in Johannesburg are being reopened, and there seems to be a gen eral feeling of relief at the peaceful occu pation of the town. The proclamation announcing the annexation of the Orange State was made known at Bloein fontein, May 26, by Gen. Pretlyxnan (mil itary governor). The troops under Gen. Kelly-Kenny formed a square, the royal standard was hoisted, the troops saluted, a royal salute was fired, and the queen Was cheered. "The name 'Orange River Colony* was well received. "Received a report yesterday that four prisoners had escaped from Pretoria." NOTHING FROM PRETORIA. News of All Kind* Filtering Through From Lourcnzo Marquei*. LONDON, June 4, 4 a. m.—There is no direct news from Pretoria of later date than Thursday evening. Gen. French's cavalry was then at Irene, eight miles south of Pretoria, and iiring was heard there. Lord Roberts was conducting sec ondary operations elsewhere and the sit uation at Johannesburg, dated at Orange Grove, a farm four miles northeast of Johannesburg, shows that on Saturday wt 9:10 p. m. he was twnety-five miles from Pretoria. The correspondents with Lord Roberts not got through a line about the op (Brations alter the occupation of Johannes burg. Oilicial messages continue to come through, but press telegrams are held up, probably to avoid their gTving a hint even as to what may be the pending operations. From the other side there lilteis through Lourenzo Marques a mass of statements, some contradictory, others obviously improbable, but all purporting to b< facts: "Pass( liters arriving at Lourenzo Mar ques Sal unlay, direct from Pretoria, say that the capital was preparing to surren der when they left Thursday. The forts were dismantled. The Boer guard at Komatl Poort searched all trains and turned back must of the fugitives, among them deserting- foreigners who were striv ing tn reach neutral soil. "Immense Boer convoys of provisions are between Pretoria and Middleburg. Fifteen trains are sent daily to Maehada das with supplies for Lydenburg. "Pretoria is pictured by the refugees as In a state of indescribable confusion and chaos. The populace are dismayed, and the British are expected hourly." Some foreign attaches have arrived at Lourenzo Marques to communicate with their governments for orders to leave, as they consider that organized war, on the Transvaal side, is at an end. Plying among the Boers are reports that the British have been beaten back at Lindley with heavy loss; that the main attack on Elandsfontein failed, and Lord Roberts was forced to retire to Klipriver burg; that the railway has been cut be hind him, south of Vereeniging, and that ii provision train has been captured. "Without crediting any of the Boer bul letins, everything from the field of war b< hind Lord Robcits points to a great ef fort last week to paralyze his advance by a bold stroke from the eastward, at the railway north of Bloemfontein. Unless four Boer columns were in a movement Beemingly with this objective, there was a commando in front of Gen. Brabant, Hearing Fk-ksbtirK: another faced Gen.' Rundie, near Benekal; a third occupied Lindley and pressed toward the railway, and a fourth seized Heilbron and pu.-hed toward Kroonstad. These operations, as suming them to have been independent, all appear to have failed. A revival of the Boer lighting power east of Lord Roberts' advance, although fruitless, is a symptom that the Boers are not yet crushed. In Gen. Rundle's at tack on the intrenched Boers, seven miles east of Benekal, May 29, the British did not Bee a Boer all day, so completely were they screened. The British infantry did not get within 1,000 yards of their riflemen. The ]N1! losses wired by Lord Roberts were suf fered by the Grenadiers and Scots guards, while advancing over a level from which the grass had been burned. The soldiers, clad in khaki, were a conspicuous target against the black burned ground. Gen. Rundie withdrew his whole force at sundown to Senekal, having succeeded in drawing the Boers from Lindley, al lowing the threatened force to get away safely. The Boers sent to the British for medical help, saying that Command ant de VilUere w;is seriously wounded. Gen. Bundle sent a doctor, with a bottle of champagne and his compliments, as well as a message that he would release all the Boer prisoners at Seneftal. The Lourenzo Marques correspondent of the Times, telegraphing June 2, says: "An Austrian who has seen seven months' active service in the Transvaal declared that a large proportion of the burghers are deserting to their homes The arrangement under which the Brit ish prisoners at Pretoria have been placed under an armed guard under Brit ish ollicers, pending th° formal occupa tion of the town, is ascribed to the good of G.-n. Botha and the Transvaal Btate secretary, both of whom won the profound respect of all classes." In the advance of the Grenadiers, Col. Lloyd iead in the face of a deadly fire. He was hit, but struggled on, only to \^^s- H be disabled by another bullet. Lieut. Murray, falling, cried: "Forward, Gren adiers." The blinding smoke of the veldt hampered the operations. Lieut. Lord Seymour, on going back to direct the artillery fire, was wounded. The order to retire was given and screen ed by a wall of smoke. The Boer fire was kept up till dusk. According to a dispatch to the Dally Telegraph, from Newcastle, dated Satur day, the Boers exhibit no signs of leav ing Laing's Nek. Newspapers commenting here generally regard the situation at Pretoria as enig matical. They rather expect news of the British occupation today. An odd consequence of the impending extinction of the Transvaal is that its coinage is at an extraordinary premium at Cape Town, pounds bringing. 50 shillings. RETIRE TO MOUNTAINS. Wliiti'oril White Thinks the Boers Will Take That Course. CHICAGO, June 3.—"1 have no commu nications with the Transvaal and cannot make a statement as to what the Boers propose to do now. They had planned lirst to defend Pretoria and then retire to the mountains, or else to give up the capital and take directly to the moun tains. If appears as if they are adopt ing the latter "course." So declared Montagu White, Transvaal agent at London, who came to Chicago in advance of the Boer envoys. "When asked if the Boers would continue the war to the extent of waging a guerrilla con flict Mr. White replied: "What else can they do? They can get no terms from the English; Salisbury will not leave them a shred of independ ence. Even if the situation is impossi ble in a military sense, politics dominates it, and the mountain warfare is the only alternative. They can keep tip some sort of resist;!nee there for a year." Commenting on the terms the Boers are ready to make with England, Mr. White said: "Independence is a sine qua non. I know we would give up the dynamite monopoly, give the franchise and liberal education and language also. We would disarm also, to a certain extent, but we will not stand the suzerainty." MAY EXPECT REBELLION. Dr. Kelts Thinks 50,000 Men Will Be Needed for (>arrlMoiiM. BERLIN, June 3.—Dr. Keitz, the Trans vaal state secretary, says In the Colonial State Gazette that England will require a permanent garrison of 50,000 in tin Transvaal, and that "rebellion" may be expected for centuries. He believes many Boers wllll trek to German South Africa. PALO TU VU REFIGEBS. Reported That an EnKllnh Mission ary Has Been Mnrdered. TIEN TSIN, June 3.—Two men and six ladies, French and Belgian refugees from Palo Tv Fu, have arrived here. Nine are still missing. A force of mounted infantry has gone in search of the missing and to Liao Ching for the relief of the party there. It is reported from Pekin that Mr. Stevenson, of the Church of England Mission at Yem Ching, has been murder ed, and that Mr. Norman, of the same mission, is missing. GEN. GOMEZ IN HAVANA CONJECTURE AS TO WHAT HIS VISIT IS FOR, HAVANA, June 3.—Gen. Maximo Go mez is expected to arrive here early to morrow, and preparations have been I made to receive him with honors. Repre sentatives of the Nationalist and Re publican parties will go in different tugs, each having a band, and various socie ties will also send delegations to join in the welcome. The motives that have in duced him to return are the subjects of much speculation. Many believe that <;<n. Gomez, disappointed at the attitude taken toward him by the people of Sant o Domingo, has come back to Cuba tn en gage in an active campaign for the fu ture presidency of the Cuban republic. It is said his first step will be to bring all his influence to bear towards the elec tion to the mayoralty of Havana of Gen. Alejandro Rodriguez, partly for per sonal and partly for political considera tions. If he can make the necessary im pression upon the members of the Na tional party, and if the result of his in tervention is the defeat of Senor Estrada Mora, then the power of Gen. Gomez will be much more generally recognized than it is now. i Aflready his friends have issued a statement saying that early in the week he will attempt to consolidate the Demo cratic, Republican and Nationalist par ties with a view of bringing about an /enormous constitutional convention in this city in August. The authors of this statement contend that such a conven tion is the only path to independence. It is reported that Gomez, who is at Santo Domingo, said he was returning to Havana to bring about the complete and absolute independence of Cuba and that he had such a convention in view. It is reported that Gomez desires if possible to be the first president of free Cuba, but he feels there may be strong opposition to him, because of his birth, in which event his choice for the presi dency would be Carlos Cespedes, or Ale jandro Rodriguez. Either would re ceive his entire support, but he would prefer Cespedes. The leaders of the various parties re ply that the principles of the organiza tions differ too radically to make any combination such as Gomez proposes practical. An intimate friend of Gomez sa\s that if the parties refuse to com bine he will establish a Cuba Libre party of his own, and endeavor to obtain a plebiscite of the entire island, expecting in that way to force the political leaders to adopt bis proposal, if only in the hope of future office. It is rumored that for such a purpose Gomez has been promised funds by a number of wealthy men, including a United States senator, who is said to have offered $100,W».i on certain conditions, to which Gomez will undoubtedly agree. The secret examination yesterday of Maj. Rathbone, former director of posts, developed nothing which was not already known. The examination will be con tinued tomorrow. MADE SPURIOUS MONEY. A Dying Man Given Hist Attendant a Counterfeiting Outfit. SWEET SPRINGS, Mo., June 3.— H. H. Massey. who is on his ueathbed, suffer ing from cancer of the face, has turned over to his attendant a complete silver counterfeiting outfit and several half dol lars of his own manufacture. He sjys he has been making spurious coin for fourteen years, passing most of it away from home. Several pieces of his work are in circulation here, but he states he has passed here only an amount suffi cient to meet his necessary expenses while helpless. 11 is work is of good quality, and readily passed as good money. Decorated His Instructor*. BERLIN, June 3.—At the examination of down Prince Frederick William, as a military officer, he decorated his mili tary Instructors MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1900. n i i« REVIEW OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE DURING THE SESSION JUST CLOSING LIWS FOR DEW TERRITORIES A GREAT DEAL OF TIME SPENT LEGISLATING FOR PORTO RICO AND HAWAII CUBA AND PHILIPPINES, TOO The Financial Act Pointed to as tlie Great Accomplishment of a- Ses sion ComtinK the United States $700,000,U00. WASHINGTON, June 3.—The record of the first session of the Fifty-sixth con gress is now practically closed, and it is possible to survey the work it has ac complished during the last six months. It has been a busy congress, the busiest, according to veteran officials, in many years, in some respects the work has been less exciting than that of the pre ceding congress, which covered the dra matic period when war was declared against Spain, and also the period of re construction and treaty making with Spain following the successful close of the war. But in work actually accom plished and started toward accomplish ment the record of the present session stands well. Our territorial possessions have received much attention, and while there has been no definite action as to the Philippines or Cuba a form of government and a means of raising revenue have been provided fpr Porto Rico, and a comprehensive terri torial form of government has been given to Hawaii. The financial act has made changes in the laws relating to parity of metals, the bonded indebtedness, national banks and the security of the treasury by a gold reserve. The Nlcaraguan canal bill has passed the house and is on the calendar of the senate, ready for attention when congress reconvenes. The anti-trust bill is similar ly advanced, the anti-trust constitutional amendment has a defeat recorded against it. PERSONAL PHASES. The Pacific cable measure has passed the senate and is awaiting final action in the house. The exclusion of Brigham H. Roberts from a seat in the house because of his polygamous status, the refusal of the senate to admit Mr. Quay on the appoint ment of the governor of Pennsylvania, and the sensational charges, investigating and developments in the senate in the case of Mr. Clark, of Montana, have add ed some exciting personal phases to the session. Investigations have been prolific, in cluding the inquiry into the Coeur d'Alene mining riots in Idaho; the various in quiries on polygamy growing out of the Roberts case, and, more recently, the senate Investigation of the postal and other irregularities in Cuba. The total of appropriations cannot yet be stated with exactness, as five bills are pending, but it is approximately $700, --000,000 for the session. The senate in executive session has been occupied to a considerable extent with important treaties. Of these the treaties with Great Britain and Germany, closing the tripartite government in Samoa and awarding to the United States the island of Tutuila, with its valuable harbor of Pago Pago, have been ratified, while the commercial reciprocity treaties with France and the British West Indian isl ands, and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty con cerning the interoceanic canal, go over without action. FINANCIAL ACT. Of the legislation actually accomplished and now on the statute boohs, the fimtn- NEPOTISM IN COMMISSIONER P£CK'S LIST WASHINGTON, D. C, June 3.—Com missioner General Ferd W. Peck is not faring particularly well at the capitol these days. His situation was not im proved by his report sent in through Secretary Hay. It includes a list of Paris i-xpi sitiun appointees, with details of ex penditures ti_r the firs: three months of 130 G. In view of the facts v hich arc dls:rlc&i J ty the r..formation sent to the senate, Oomtnissiirci General Peck seems sar castic when he remarks, as quoted by Sec retary Hay: "In making all appointments the fitness of the individual to perform the service required has been .the main consideration, and the question of geographical iesidence and party affiliations has been purely in cidental." It is true, anyway, that his son, Ferdi nand W. Peck Jr., appears on the rolls at a salary of $3,000 a year; that the son of Admiral Crowninshield is a clerk at $2,000 a year; that Mr. Peck's son-in-law is another official at a good salary, and that W. W. Brackett, the son or nephew of Secretary General Brackett, is a clerk at $2,480 a year. Indeed, the whole list is one long example of nepotism, to say nothing of government employes on the rolls in Washington who are also on the rolls of the exposition. The sum of $211,583 was expended during January, February and March, making a total of $608,283 accounted for out of the $1,443,786 which has been appropriated. During the throe months the salaries paid aggregated $59,139 and the traveling ex penses $23,206. In addition to the regular salaries, the sum of $10,625 was paid out for temporary services of employes, with $3,500 more for temporary draughtsmen. One of the most interesting items of expenditure is the following: Miscellaneous expenditures—news papers, press clippings, photo graphs, card engraving, messen ger service, cab hire, express and freight charges $33,004 The item of traveling expenses, when analyzed, presents some interesting fig ures. For instance. Commissioner Gen eral Peck spent $1,202 in three months, while Secretary General Fred Brackett, who is supposed to be stationed in Paris, traveled to the extent of $412 worth. Tarleton H. Bean drew $5-32 for travel ex penses, and "Director of Affairs" Black mar managed to get upon the list for ♦432. Caspar Crowninshield, son of Admiral clal act is regarded as the chief achieve ment of the year. As it became a law by the president's signature on March 14, it makes specific the declaration of the gold standard, provides a treasury reserve of $150,000,000, establishes a division of is sue and redemption of the treasury, pro vides for the redemption and reissue of interest-bearing bonds of the United States, and makes new regulations as to national banks, their circulation, estab lishment in small communities and the tax they pay. The act also contains a specific declaration that its provisions "are not intended to preclude the accom plishment of international bimetallism." PORTO RICO LAWS. Porto Rico legislation has been the most fruitful theme of controversy in and out of congress during the session. The dis-. cussion first turned on the revenue bill, levying a duty of 15 per cent of the Ding ley rates on Porto Rico goods. The ma jority of the ways and means committee urged the constitutionality and necessity of this course, while the minority, rein forced by Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts. a member of the majority, maintained that the legislation of the United Stat. s extended to Porto Rico, and that con gress was inaugurating a new and dan gerous precedent by giving the island any other law than that of the rest of the country. The bill ultimately passed. The contest in the senate was animat ed but less acute, the senate changing the entire scope of the measure by adding a complete form of civil government. Tn this form, raising revenue and establish ing iin island government, the measure became a law. Subsequently it was? amended so as to limit corporate fran chises, and an act was passed appropriat ing for the use of Porto Rico the $2,095, Cn collected from island sources since its acquisition. Another piece of work was the act "to provide a government for the territory of Hawaii." The act provides a system of govern ment much like that of territories, with a governor appointed by the president, a legislature of two houses, franchise rights practically the same as those of voters in the United States, with the additional qualification that a voter shall "be ab:e to speak, read and write the English or the Hawaiian language." Administrative and judicial officers are provided, and the island is given a delegate to the house of representatives of the United States, chosen by the people, with a right to de bate in the house, but not a right to vote. PHILIPPINES AND CUBA. The Philippines and Cuba have occupied much attention in the way of dehate and the adoption of rnsolutions of inquiry. The Spooner bill, providing that when all insurrection against the authority of the United States shall be at an end then nil military, civil and judicial powers -shall other than provided by congress, be car ried on under the direction of the p><>sl dent, formed the basip of the senatorial debate on the Philippine bill, but wa<? fruitless of action. The onl,- legislation as to Cuba is of a coraparathvlv minor character, relating to Cuban shipping The extradition bill, applying to all in sular possessions and dependencies, has passed both houses, and doubtless' will become a law. It Is designed mainly to reach cases like that ,^ Charles F W Neely. MEASURES DELAYED. The Nicaraguan canal bill"and the ship ping subsidy bill are notable instances of legislation partly advanced during the present session, but not enacted Into law. The canal bill has passed the house and has been made the special order in the senate, beginning Dec. lv next. The ship ping bill is on the calendar of each house with favorable recommendation from a majority membership of the senate and house committees. Antitrust legislation has come prominently into attention in the house at the close of the session, the house having passed a new anti-trust bill and defeated a constitutional amendment. The senate has passed a bill for a cable to the Philippines and beyond, to be con structed and maintained under govern ment control, but no action has been taken on it in the house. The restriction of oleomargarine has been productive of considerable agita tion, mainly in committees, and a radi cal restrictive bill has geen reported to the house. PENSION LAWS. The general pension laws have been ma terially changed by the present congress, largely as a result of the efforts of the Grand Army of the Republic, which se cured the passage of a bill amending the law of June 27, 1890, so as to permit the "aggregating" of disabilities and chang ing the provision as to widows so that a widow may receive pension when she Is "without means of support other than her daily labor, and has an actual net in come not exceeding $250," etc. The free homes act has at last become law. It provides for the patenting of Crowninshicld, drew $205 In addition to his salary; Charles Richards Dodge received $423 extra for travel; John Geiz, super intendent of decorations, drew $536, and 'Victor C. Heikes, who is put down as an "expert," proved his expertness in secur ing no less than $fiiS as travel pay. And so all through the list, all the em ploye- apparently traveling to their heaits' content, whether stationed in Paris or not. The comfortable salaries with which the officials of the exposition commission began their service did not evidently sat isfy their extravagant tastes. The report made to the senate indicates increases all along the line, Commissioner General Peck's son and Secretary General Brackttt's son not being overlooked in the distribution of favors. Here are a few sample increases, the addition ranging from $600 to $1,800 an nually: Paul Blackmar, director of affairs $5,100 to $5,700 F. J. V. Skiff, director of mines 5,000 to 6,200 P. E. Drake, director of ma chinery o GOO to 4.500 A. S. Capehart, director 3,000 to 4,800 John H. McGibbon, director of exhibits 3,600 to 4,»J0 Charles Richard Dcdge di rector of agriculture 3,300 to 4,500 M. H. Hulbert, director of varied industries 3,300 to 4,800 H. J. Rogers, director of edu cation 3.000 to 4,200 Tarleton H. Bean, assistant director of fisheries, etc.... 3,000 to 4,2© John Getz. superintendent of decorations 2,400 to 3.C00 Henry B. Snell, assistant di rector of fine arts 2,250 to 2,830 TV. S. Ward, assistant di rector of mines 2,000 to 2.6* J. B. Cauldwell, director 3,000 to 4.500 J. L. Farmer, assistant di .rector 2,400 to 3.00-3 Hillard A. Smith, director.... 4,800 to 6.000 Ferdinand W. Peek Jr offi cer 2,400 to 3,000 James S. Anthony, fcj.-istant in machinery ;; 2.<>00 to 2,600 James M. Allen. librarian.... 2,000 to 2.ti '0 Thomas J. CallowAs3s*xpert. 1.500 to 2,40!) Jamr-s H. Gore, expert 2,400 to 3.000 O. C. Hine. expert 2,000 to 2,480 William Halley, superiritend ent ..; 1.080 to 1.800 Charles H. Simms, expert 2.400 to 3.000 George S. Wilkin:-. expert.... 2.000 to 2.450 H. Hobert Nichols, dp signer. 1.800 to 2.2^ W. W. Bracken, clerk..". 1,400 to 2.450 W. E. Crist, clerk r..... 1.400 to 2.6 ifi Richard H. Hoyt, cierk.. T..... 1,400 to 2.4-0 R. G. Finney, clerk | 900 to 1,500 J. A. Wilson, expert In agri culture 1,-100 to 2.000 B. W. Snow, expert in grains 1,200 to I.SOO HULLETIN^OF IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY "Weather Forecast for St. Paul. Fair; Easterly Winds. I—Censor Working in Africa. Review of Confess. Agralnaldo Reported Wounded. 2—New Linseetl Oil Mill. Manhood Rntlt on It I hie. May Desert Van Sant. Turners' Annual Outing. 3—Minneapolis Matters. Northwest News. • National Civic Federation. Facts About India's Famine. 4—Editorial. General Political News. s—Sportings —Sporting News. ii —Popular Wants. 7—Markets of the World. S—The Ship's Adventure. homesteads on the public lands acquired from the Indians on the payment of the usual fees and no other or further charges. Another measure of some general Inter est permits the secretary of agriculture to restore game birds which are becoming extinct, and provides means for the re striction of traffic in dead animals, birds, etc., from state to state, the latter pro vision being in part designed to limit the destruction of song birds for the sale of their plumage. Among other miscellaneous acts of the session are those for the preservation of the historic frigate Constitution, and for extending the work of the twelfth census. ~«_ RIOTING IN ST. LOUS NINE HUNDRED DEPUTIES NOW UNDER THE SHERIFF. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 3.—A riot of small proportions, during the progress of which a boy was fatally shot, and a dy namite explosion marred what would have been otherwise an uneventful Sub bath. As a car on the Tower Grove line of the St. Louis Transit company was pass ing the corner of Twelfth and Calhoun streets a crowd of strike sympathizers began throwing stones at it. An un known man leaned from a window of the car and fired a revolver shot toward the crowd. The bullet sped over the heads of the mob and lodged in the breast of Peter Frank, aged sixteen, who was sitting In the doorway of his father's house. A detachment of police dispersed the rioters and carried young Frank to the city hospital, where, it is said, the wound will prove fatal. Late this afternoon an explosion of dynamite shattered the cable conduit and switches in the Olive street line, at the intersection of Maryland and Boyle avenue. No one was injured, but traffic en that end of the line had to be sus pended. There is no clue to the perpe trators. More than the usual quota of police was furnished for the protection of pas sengers and crews, and as a result the number of cars on the various lines of the transit company was materially in creased. Cars on the following lines were ope rated: Delmar avenue, Page avenue, Spaldlng avenue, Compton Heights, Chouteau avenue, California avenue, Tower Grove, Grand avenue, Easton av enue, Cass avenue, Olive ■ street, Broad way, Fourth street, Sixth street, North ern Central and Union. This morning at l>:30 o'clock the nu cleus of the First regiment of special de tectives, forming Sheriff Pohlman's posse, consisting of ten companies of sixty men each, urmed with riot shot guns, were assigned to active service in preserving order in the continuance of the street car strike. The duties consist ed in patrolling the streets and doing guard duty at the various power houses and car sheds. The work of subpoenaing citizens con tinued uninterruptedly today. There were 328 additional deputies sworn in Saturday, and about 200 today, which, with the 4(j5 already sworn in, gives the sheriff ii total force of 900 men to assign to active duty in response to the call issued yesterday by President Hawes, of the police board. SHOWS NEW VITALITY NEW YORK CLERGYMAN ON PRO- POSED REVISION. NEW YORK, June 3.—ln his baccalau reate sermon before the members of the graduating class of the Now York uni versity today Chancellor McCrackc-n commented upon the movements for re vision c,t th<- Presbyterian creed. "The Attitude of the Thinker Toward Religious Truth" was the subject of his sermon. In commenting upon church problems he said: "In this closing year of the century Methodism has shown a new vitality In resolving to lay aside one of the famous methods by which she obtained the name Methodism. Compulsory itineracy has been judged by her no longer the strong or desirable pillar of the truth. She has quietly put U aside. Presbyterianism in like manner has this same year shown new vitality in refusing to consider her ancient creed that attempts to establish a definite chronology of the workings of the divine intellect, while It forgoes ;.l most entirely to mention the divine heart. Such a creed is not the best pos sible pillar or support of religious truth. "The church today is resolved to build a new pillar and support that shall stand side by side with the old. The old may remain also as an antique, honored and cherished, but yet an antique. To build a new pillar is both easier and better than to try to piece out the old, than it were to put new cloth into an old 'gar ment." ELUSIVE HIGHWAYMAN. Held Up Thirty-Two People and la Stt!l at lar XT.XT. RAYMOND, Cal., June 3.—The lone highwayman, who yesterday held up three Yosemite stage? and two wagons and two United States cavalrymen, is still at large. Additional details re veal that the number of people held up numbered thirty-two, twenty-seven men and five women. Ma]. Ruckner and Caut. Wilcox. L T. S. A., with sixty-eight rnr>n of Troop F, who were on the way to Yosemite, reached the f^cene just as ihe robber was about to open the express box. Seeing the troopers he disappeared In the brush. The robber spoke with a Swedish ac cent, and his description corresponds with that of the man who held up two stages at Big Oak Flat on May IS. 11 --gave the .driver of one of the stages a card bearing the legend, "The Black Kid," saying, "I hope we will get better acquainted, old man." From the three stages he collected about $250, PRICE TWO CE\ TTS^(g; v^:f8 in n tie bib Maj. Marsh and a Detachment of Soldiers Get on the Insurgent Leader's Trail and Get Within Rifle Shot. A Man Supposed to Have Been the Little Filipino Shot from a Richly Saddled Horse and Carried off by Companions. VIGAN, Luzon, June 2. via Manila., June ?..—Maj. Marsh, with his detachment of the Thirty-third regiment, overtook what is believed to' have been Aguinaldo and his party, on May 1!), at Lagat, 100 miles north of Manila. The Americans killed or wounded an officer supposed to 1> Aguinaldo, whose body was removed by his followers. Aguinaldo had 100 men, Maj. Marsh 150. The American command reached L-ibuso, where Aguinaldo had made his headquar ters since March 6, on May 7. Aguinaldo had fled seven hours before, leaving all the beaten trails and traveling through the forest along the banks of streams. Toward evening. May 19, Maj. Marsh struck Aguinaldo's outpost about a mile outside of Lagat, killing foui Filipinos and capturing two. From the latter he learned that Aguinaldo had bten camp d there for the night. Although exhausted and half starved, Maj. Marsii s men en tered Lagat on the run. They saw the in surgents scattering into the bushes or over the plateau. Along the mountain side near the town twenty-five Filipinos dressed in white, with their leader on a gray horse, were seen. The Americans fired a volley and SHOT THE OFFICER from his horse. His followers fled, car rying the body. The Americans, on reach ing Die spot, caught the horse, which waa richly saddled. Blood from a bad!y wound ed man was on the animal and on the ground. The saddlebags contained Aguln aldo's diary and some private papers an.l letters. One of these was addressed "To the Civilized Nations." It protested against the American occupation of the Philippines. There were also found cop ies of Senator Beveridges speech trans lated Into Spanish and entitled 'The Death Knell of the Filipino People." Muj. Marsh, believing that the Filipinos had taken to a river which ie tributary to the Chicao, followed it for two days, reaching Tiao, where he learned the Fil ipinos had tlescwiiied the river on v raft, with the body of a dead or wounded offi ce* covered with palm leaves. There Maj. Marsh reviewed his tired and bruise 1 officers and men, picked out twenty-four of the freshest, with whom he scoured the country for six Qaya longer, but with out finding any trace of the fugitives. The Americans pushed on and arrived at Aparrt, May 29. The officer shot was either AGUINALDO OR HIS ADJUTANT, and, as the horse was richly caparisoned, it is a fair presumption that it was Ag uinaldo. The soldiers of Gen. Young, military governor Of Northwest Luzon, captured early last month an Insurgent officer with papers revealing Aguinaldo's where abouts. eGn. Qoung, in order to continue the pursuit, gave Maj. Marsh an oppor tunity to finish the work began in No vember. Maj. Marsh left Can.lon May 1, hurrying north, while Col. Hare, with a battalion divided into two parties, started from Rangued, covering the trails west ward. The garrisons In the Caygan val ley were disposed in such a way aa to guard the avenues of escape eastward. Spies heralded the approach of Maj. Marsh with signal fires. On reaching Lab dan he Intercepted a letter from Aguin aldo, the Ink of which had hardly dried, addressed to an officer of the Filipino army, and Baying: "There has arrived this morning at La bogan a hostile column from Boki. I have set out with my column. I have no fixed route." IBd P< >RTA XT PA PERS. The letter was signed "Col. David," a sobriquet. Aguinaldo called at the pre sidio, where a banquet was held and Bpeechea mad eulogizing Gregorio del Pio. That night Maj. Marsh's men slept in the bamboo, resuming the advance m the morning, and reached Lagat, forty miles distant. In two days, although it was raining in the mountains at the I Aguinaldo's papers are important They show he took refuge in Isabela province, where he remained until he established himself at Labogan, province of Abra, where he rr solved to direct the rainy sea son's operation. I'ntil recently he was ignorant of outside events, making no pretense nf directing the Insurrection, happy if indeed he might be able to keep alive among the hostile Zgorrotes, wtio I killed several of his followers. COMMISSION KKS ARRIVE. Judjfe Taft Tollm the Tress Why They Are There. MANILA, June 3.—The United States transport Hancock, from San Francis co, April 17, arrived here this morning with the members of the Philippine com mission. The members of Gen. Mac A rthur's staff welcomed the commissioners on board the Hancock. At noon the com missioners landed and drove to the palace, escorted by Gen. Mac Arthur's staff, a band and two companies of the Twenty sixth infantry, with artillery. At the palace the commissioners were welcomed by Gen. Mac Arthur in a short and force ful address. After Judge William H. TaTt, president of the commission, had replied the commissioners returned to the Hancock, where they will remain until they have selected suitable dwellings on land. During the morning the members of the Filipino supreme court, the local ... and many of the leading merchants re paired to the transport, where they con with the commissi' Rear Admiral Remey, in command of the United States naval forces on the Asi atic station, called officially during the afternoon. Tomorrow Gen. Mac Arthur will return th»* call of the commissioners. The family of Judge Taft will remain f;>r a while In Japan. The families of the other commissioners arrived with them. Judge Taft. speaking today in reply to a representative of the Associated Press re- garding the powers and future work of the commission, said: "We have full instructions and extensive powers. The latter we shall not exercise until we have had ample time to acquire sufficient knowledge of the situation to enable us to prooeed to make legislative changes and reforms, preliminary to the establishment of a stable civil govern ment. I'ntil we assume authority, Gen. Mac Arthur will continue to exercise tha lowers and maintain control, as .li.l Gen. Otis, and even after we do take control he will remain the executive head until, after our recommendations to President McKinley, it shall seem proper to tha president that the time has arrived for the appointment of a civil government and to make the military merel) auxiliary in carrying out the civil government, to be available only In case of emergencies for the suppression of local disturb. too formidable to be overcome by th> ularly organised local police. We are aware that there air several questions of deep Interest t<i the Filipinos upon which it is our duty ),, take action. Rom.' of these involve judicial Investigation and decisions upon legal right-'. Others call for the careful exercise of political j. , w .t. "Representing the sovereignty of the United States in the Philippines, which It Is our duty to maintain, we arc here to do justice to the Filipinos and give them the best government In our power and such measure of self-government as In consistent with safety and security of law and order. We nre clvl! officers, men of peace. The field of our work is m sarily confined to regions when the armM enemy has ceased his operations. \V.» cannot deal with the armed men. Oen. Mac Arthur and the army will do flint." While In Hong Kong the commissioners Questioned Armacho and members of th« wealthy Cortes family regarding Filipino affairs not covered by the Filipino Junta there. The Filipinos in Manila are anx iously and even nervously waiting for a formal statement by the commission re garding its future policy. Everything tha commissioners pay or do is carefully con« pldered. Cables from Hong Kong have been published here to the effect thai commission will not assume control until September. This report, coupled with the statement that Washington approvi h Gen. Mac Arthur's plan of campaign, ha* created considerable excitement In Fili pino circles, where It had been ex] that a change would follow the arrival of the commission. It should be s 1 that the statement of Judge Taft is In no sense considered a proclamation. NO DIMMUMBR THIS YKAH. I'rent dent I.ouliet Allowed to Quiet* I \ BnjOy tho Mceplcchlllte. PARIS. June B.—Thi grand steeplecha •■ at AUteull, last year the scene <>f a tur bulent outburst against President I. passed "ff today without :: sign of polit ical disturbance. M Loubet wit the pel of the ESlysee in a landau, accornpa- Died by Mm'-. Loubet, M. Combarl ux, <H rector of the civil cabinet of tip presld< at, and Gen. M. B. Baloud, chief of the h us • hold. Although unaccompanied by a mil itary escort, In drov to the i without Incident except for occasional cheers raised by passers-by for the army. cendlng from the carriage at tho race course, he was met by M. Waldeck- Rousseau, premier; M. Delcasae, minis ter of foreign affairs; M. MlUeraml, min ister of commerce; M. Leiguas, minister of public Instruction; Jean Dapuy a m] j many other high officials. The diplomatic corps was In full at ; tendance, including United States Amha- sador Porter, with the members of his family. No political color was gl\ th<- presence .if M. Loubet during ra'-.-K. After tin- steepl< chfl the ■ dentlal party left tin- tribune and return ed to the palace by th was taken before, arriving at G o'clock. The day was very beautiful and the con course was crowded. Among the multl ; tudes were many prominent ' a numb'-r of whom ;:ir\<-d t. terday from London and other p ' with a special view of attending tho ; event. COLOMBIA!! It Klilll.l.m \. ( niteri Stales Uamtutm Will ll«- Land ed if i'ouiid Wece— ry. KINGSTON', ' Jamaica, J m; . British steamer Orinoco, whi'-h arrived here today from Colombia, reports that on May si the rebels were withl miles of Panama. Tin- governm< nl troopi I had prepared for action, tin- • left with their families for Torgt safety, all theColombiun soldiers had lefl Colon to strengthen the Panama ; son, and 2SO soldiers brought from nilla by a French steamer on May gone to Panama. The United States warship Machla at Colon when the Orinoco left, under -.r --dera to land marines If the city was threatened by the rel The authority i had been Inv ing into the military !aig« numbers of native youth. T! brings also a report that a Colombian gunboat, the Cordova, was sunk by tha rebels between Cai > Carthagena and Savanilla are quiet, but the country Is flooded with paper n the premium on gold being 1,800 per cent. Spoke Wlillr the Police s:«-j't. NKWMAHK XT. Ireland. J'irie ?.— Tw« hundred police w> re :dg:ht to suppress a prohibited United Irish league meeting called for today. When the police w< ing. . Mr. James • tonher Flynn. Nationalist mcml liament for North Cork, and I . member for the Ossry dl ■ ' county, slipped la un a nW-tins; of 'W in th.- to burned the proclamation prohibiting th» meeting. The meeting dlsp< • cheers as the police a; n the scene. Kl«-o«ri«- Current It Ilia Buctfrlu. JRLTN, June 3.—An In , cry haa b ' tute of the University ■ : n found »• la cvii stroyed with electric curri .-