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THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER VOL. XXXVII., NO. |72. Store Open Until Nine o'Clock Tonight. The fellow who complains that hi* wife can't make such eon-% as his mother used to make should give his wife a chance to make BETTER by providing out best Mocha and Java flavor that surpasses that of any else where 50-cent grade. Our price, 40 cents per pound. ANOTHER (HOKE SHIPMENT Of BUTTER ARRIVED YESTERDAY. EXTRA CHOICE QUALITY CREAMERY, rm a per brick OUR BEST "GILT EDGE" CREAMERY, a. per brick 4U CIS rnnDFD JC i PUV im "" d ,M r, ™« *"«e, Lvvl CK Oc LIV I Vesler and Waihlngtoa St. Telephone, Mala IN2. SAVE LABOR. SAVt GOLD. « \. Litbtning AiMfymator. A h WIWI WCTAWTAHWHIT. \ 2b?rt\ * F " l>r Cleaning Copper Plate* or Sluice n L T lf M A Boxes. Rockers and Gold Having Machines V _J-±f 1/ of every kind. A 3V Ni A I-lghtntng Amalgamator Immediately re \ T- I i \A \ moves all grease and verdigris from copper j >1 0 plates and wtll keep them bright and clean , "" j~ i\ \ without further scrubbing or soourlng. A ;) Quicksilver quietly and perfectly amal \ a- v gamatea with It after the amalagamator A Q has been applied. Cell and See It Demonstrate* Stewart & Holmes Drug Co., WE HEARD THAI YOU SAID Te« iivmcliU ear tfforta te REDUCE FKH'ES OF DET QOODB in tattle. We b*H«r«. In fact, we know you do, or etoe you weuld not continue to ineveeM onr entronegt daily. We fromiM you nevnr to abuae thl« eenfldence. Popular prlroe shall rata here. Me for Mon'a Modium W«4*ht Balbrtffaa After 6 o'clock apcrial 124« for Ladiea' Mrtß and Drawer*; r«fnl«r Mo, East BU«-k Cotton Hone, disable 0010, high mo for lftn'« Jersey Ribbed Bhirte and spliced bt»la; regular ®c. Drewon: worth 20r for Bojra* Extra Heary Bicycle Hone, \%r far Meai Gotten Half Hose; Quadruple knee, re-enforced eote; worth 30a. worth 9c. M. SELLER te CO. HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND BAR OUTFITS. Everything needed for outfitting Hotels, Restaurants and Saloons—w« are largo Jobbers and make special discounts to dealers and on largo orders. Also Puritan Hlue-Klome Oil Stores In all tha various slsea. CAPE NOME ORDERS A SPECIALTY. MflUf fcn jC r»ft CORNER FIRST AVE. a 3nLLC>K Ok vUI) AND MADISON ST. y Alaska ♦ ! Machinery | M engines, pumps, M boilers, pipe, NOSE, ETC., • PUGET SOUND MACHINERY DEPOT • I | Corner Washington Strtel and Railroad Avwuii in. LEVY 8 CO.,* No. 11l FilVt Av Soulli, J Icrry-Uvaaj BuUdlS|. * • importer* and Jobber* of Utopfeo*. Mm S7. • i CIGARS AND TOBACCO. SMOKERS' ARTICLES. ETC. • 1 »v»vvvvvwwvvvv»v i ' INI AMERICAN STEEL 6 WIRE CO., 1 >•( W»RlllDft(lll HI f Sminw to MtSMIUK* A *OO 10., 0 0 (01 MS ! 1 Win Rape, Nails, Barbed Wire, Shaft In*, Steel Plate ■*l«*A b *DI. j I and .Sheets and itatrfcal Mires. IEATTLI. i Pstley's Slis and waists life Snood 4v., Burke Rid*. 1/ __ 1 _ ■ A West Seattle Wash for the trea:raent H APIV "fictttiii a H1,!,! I I 11, 11 IIIt 11. J ■' R*>- manji ■*"« ■ J BlltrlHUlU tcv llnni If If-i'linn Hon*. liiffla OIIAS. Gh BOIXX3MB, OPTICIAN. A FRISCH BROS. v VSE" 1 tXrr.r Jmfcrs A W 4 tti«*m * SSISLr. SR. >V.VIiONKR, D. 1). S.. Pti in less. Dentist. • :c ' 11 *• 0 -- K C. irowna. *Uv«; fllU:.«» Wup Gold filling, 1H up _ A ftv* V«ii suarant** »IUI all wo;k --_ '' H * ller nu, l'»ns T.lephon* M*l<i «W ■ A DON' r FORGET THAT % j BfcV- * u A ■ ' .i;r I *1 T.w Second avenue, third door 4M ■'l i A ■ 'a \ I ''fst Instrument* known to science. and Turulah >ou the beat y. glasses lhat an h. m-."e U. CIaAV I IMi.iili IMfci-iiild Ave* t^iUU*. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY 5. I Pffi 10 RUDE If. Goes Through the Senate After Three Hours Debate. MILES WILL BE PROMOTED The Proposed Law Raiaes His Bank to Lientenant-General. Oorbln Also Will Major Gen eral If tkt House Passes the Bill, and Provision Is Mad* for Getting: Rid of Effaa by Placing Bias on the Betlred Ust-Thasfes Made In Fntnre Appointments te the Its! —After the Present Inrnmbents ef Positions Retire Appointments Are te Be Temporary Details. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Today's session of the senate was rendered especially notable by the passage, oft or a debate lasting only three houra, of the army re organisation bill. In military circles the measure 1a regarded as one of the moat important of the present session. It prac tically revolutionises the presont staff ar rangeraenta of the army. It proyuaea to change the present syatMi Of permanent appointments In cartatn staff corps to one of detail by a gradual proces* as the offi cers In tlioee corps go out of active serv ice. As vacancies occur In the department of the adjutant general, the inspector gen eral, quartermaster general and commis sary general they are to be filled by do tails from the line, the details to be tem porary and not to exceed four years. The new system is not applied to the corps of engineers, medical department, pav department or judge advocate gen eral's department. The bill discontinues the regimental organization for the artil lery and establishes an artillery corps ot two branches, vis.: 120 batteries of coast artillery and IS batteries of Held artillery, with a total of 17,448 men. It provides for an increase of 100 In the corps of cadets at West Point, two at large from each state and ten more to the present number of twenty from the United btates at large. The rank of the com manding general of the army is raised to that of lieutenant general, and that of the adjutant general to major general, the latter being during the Incumbency of the present adjutant general. Gen. Corbln. The president Is empowered to place on the retired list any officer who has been suspended from duty by sentence of court-martial or by legislative order. In mitigation of such sentence, for a period extending to or within one year of the time of his compulsory retirement for nge. This Is well understood to apply to Com missary General Ragan. An amendment creating a veterinary cerpa for the army, consisting of a colonel and thirty-flve other commissioned offi cers, was attached to tha bill after a spirited debate, the amendment being adopted by a vote of 25 to 23. The fortifications appropriation bill, car rying about rr.SOO.OOO. was passed. PoatolHre Hill Heporled. Wolcott reported the postofllc* bill, and gave notice that he would call It up for consideration May 16. Teller'* R*rr Resolution. Teller gave notice that he would call up hi* resolution expressing sympathy with the Boer* after routine tomorrow The bill to establish a branch aoldtara' homo at Denver passed. Amendment* ot Array BUI. Proctor called up the army reorganlxa tlon bill. One provision of the bill In crease* the rank of Oen. Miles to lieutenant general and Oen. Corbin to major gen eral. After one or two Amendments to the phraseology of the bill had been made, Tillman moved that th» fifteenth section ba amended so as to read as follows: "That the senior major general com manding the army shall have the rank, pay and allowances of a lieutenant gen eral, and his personal staff have the rank, pay and allowance, authorize! for til* staff of a lieutenant general." The amendment proposed by Tillman had the effect of striking out the provi sion making the section apply only to Oen. Miles, the present commanding Hi -r of the army. It was agreed to. llerry moved to vtrika out the section as amended. He did not think my good could be «til served by Ir reason* l ie ra:,A of the commander of the army. ■lale objects to High Rank. Rate al«o objected to the Increase of rank an I designated what he said was a tendency to Increase the strength of the army. Snwell pointed out that the Confederacy had nineteen lieutenant generals and etcht full general* He pafci a handsome t-tbut*to Oen. Miles He said that In any Euro,*an army of 100.000 men the present strength approximately of the t.'nltsd Stats* array - there would be two lieutenant generals and one full general. Hi*tory„he said* would look upon the Increase of our army from 3v,0t0 to In thirty day* as one of the greatest of military achlei emonu le little credit was given the orgamaai. on which enabled thi* result to be accom plished. Lc.ige had read a letter from Maj. Gen W S. Hancock. warmly inalsing Gen Mile*. Teller thought the propoeed rai.k ou*tu to be filv ca to ua oonwnacdor of the army In the course of a tribute to Oen. Mi lew he aaid that if the general had been railed Into the councils a* he ahould have been, during the recent war, soroe difficulties on ftigc Two. SANDON, B. C„ SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE. Plre Deatroyß Wearly Kvery Hnfldinar In Town nnd Twrhr Hundred Are ffomele«*. BPOKAXB. May 4—A special to the Stpokesman-Revlew from Kaslo, B. C., says: Sandon, the second mining town in im portance In the Slocan, has been com pletely destroyed by Are and nearly all Its 1,300 people are bomelf>«* anfl ruined. Kaslo in twenty-eight mile* from San don, but aboiit midnight large clouds of smoke camo rolling over tills town from San don. At once word went out that Sandon was destroyed, but no news could be had from the desolate town, as all wires had been burned. At 4 p. m. a train came in from Sandon bringing a number of those who lost all their property. They reported that the total lostfi wan between snoo,ooo and $1,000,- 000, while the insurance could only have been about *25,000. Fire Started Near Mldnlaht. "Hie alarm was sounded shortly after midnight, and quickly the streets were filled with hundreds of men and women. The flames started between Spencer's hall and Brown's store. Two streams seemed to hold the flames In ihedc for a while, then one stream (rave out and the flames spread rapidly. After that It was only a matter of the fire burning Itself out. The JUners' hospital and a drug store were blown up In the effort to stop the flames. By this time, all the lower part of town. Including the tenderloin and many business places, were gone. Then the firemen blew up the Echo hotel, one of the finest buildings In the Kootenay country, the Canadian Pacific railroad station and other buildings in order to save the valuable stores of H. Oelgerlch and H. Byers & Co. This was accom plished. Half a dozen other buildings at the extreme ends of the town were saved. Including ttio alsatiio prwer house. The rest of the town was drawn Into the maelstrom of flames. Relief measures were taken quickly. The officials of Sandon donated l<VX> and mining mem there contributed J3.000. Kaslo raised *I,BOO and sent up a special train with large supplies of food, tenta and clothing. More relief la needed. BELLOWS GETS THE PLACE. Clarke Cennty Representative la Named for Consnl General at Yokohama. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelllgancer. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 4—Repre sentative Bellows today received notlfica- E. C. BEL,IX)WB. tlon from S nator Foster that hi* name WHS presented to the senate as consul gen eral to Yokohama. Mr. Bellows has received a large num ber of congratulatory telegrams from dif ferent parts of the state. Ho expects t» leave for Washington within a short time. TRANSPACIFIC FREItiHT RATKft. California A Oriental tiiven Same Terms as Japanese IJne. BAN FRANCISCO. May 4.—At today's session of the transpacific conference It was decided that the proposition to pool and divide the Incoming freight tonnage from the Orient was Inadvisable. It was decided not to disturb the present rate of S6 on 100 pounds of silk. Hitherto the I Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which Is the ocean connection of the Great Northern railway, has been permitted to charge M cents less than the other companies >n the 100 pound* of silk, the rate being M. Early In the conference Vice President Morton, of the Santa Fe, demanded the same rate* as those enjoyed by the Japanese line for the California & Oriental Steamship Company, the ocean connection of hi* road. He declared that the Santa Fe was willing to maintain equal rates, but If the Nippon Yuscn Kaisha was allowed a differential his company should be given the same privilege. After long delibera tion the officials decided to put the Nip pon Yusen Kaisha and the California & Oriental on an equal footing. This concludes the business of the ses sion. The various steamship companies, with their rail connections, now expect to reap a big harvest from the expanding trade of the Orient, as they will not be hampered by disastrous rate cutting. Th* rates as formulated are greater than those at present in force, and are practically those of two years ago Pasj-enger rates have been considered quit* at length, but their final disposition wtu be intruded to the local agent* of the steamship lines. The first meeting will be held tomorrow by the agents. They are now discussing steerage ratea which, it Is claimed, ar* considerably lower from the Orient to Puget sound ports than to this city. Tha companies with terminals at this city are trying to get concessions from the Puget sound lines that will | t them on a mors even footing in securing steerage busi ness. R. Kondo. president of the Nippon Yu sen Kaisha, and one of the wealthiest merchant princes of Japan, arrived from Yokohama on the steamship Coptic. It is stated that he has come to look over the situation here with a view to ex tending tilt- business of his line to this i i""*- 1900.—FOURTEEN PAGES. EMPEROR (MR m i HI Warmly Greeted by His Brother Emperor. EMBRACED AND KISSED. City Brilliantly Decorated in Honor of the Occasion. The Visiting Emperor Appears la the Cnlform of an Ollleer of the Prussian Foot Cinards. While Wll helm Assnmes the Gorgeons Vnl form of an Anstrlaa Field Mar shal, That Rank HaTlsi Been Conferred I'pon lllm by the Visit- In* *OTerel*n—lmmense Throne of People Assemble on Arrival. BERLIN, May 4.—Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has appointed Emperor William field marshal general of the Aus trian army. The standard of the emperor of Austria waves from the royal palace In Berlin this afternoon, signifying that the ruler of tho dual monarchy has taken up his residence there. Emperor Francis Joseph reached Pots dam station punctually at 10 a- m. Hl« majesty's reception waa strictly according to programme. City Brilliantly Decorated. The weather wns Ideally sprlngllks. *n>e whole city wns In festal garb. the verdure of the tiws and shrubs contrasting grace fully with tho vivid colors of the flans, bunting and garlands strung from pillar to pillar. The climax of decorative art wns naturally reached on the route from the depot through Hellevue stras«e when Knuonstlorhelm showed a splendid ooliis sal bust: thenco to Siege Allee, which evoked the keen Interest of the Austrian omperor, who closely questioned Kmperor William who was sitting by his side, re garding the podnts of Interest; thence to the Brandenburg gate and the Paiiser Plat*. Just behind where a triumphal arch, seventy-five feet In height and with a green hack ground enlivened with gilt laurel leaves and heavy gold cords and tatwels formed the center of attraction. The arch wa* flanked on both sides by tenrers bearing lar*e living laurel trees. The center of the areh was surmounted by a handsome draped pavilion. In which a hand, clad In medieval oostumes. sounded Inspiriting airs on lung sliver trumpets ns the emperors •ptuvuihed and played the Austrian national hymn IU they proceeded onward. T!ie square fronting th* arch where th* welcome ceremonies took place was flanked by two grand stands tilled with wom?n In the tea vest spring costumes, the epaco he>- tween tile (fraud stand* being oocupled by the municipal authorities and other of ficials. Itehlnd the** were double row* of oltellsk*. respectively thirty and forty-five feet high. with manse# of choice flower*, the obelisk* being connected by garland*, must* between them bearing Hungarian and Austrian streamer*. The Brandenburg gate was richly decorated and presented a magnificent wpectacle. The house* front ing title platx were thronged with specta tor* many of them being armed with kodak*. Itoute Crowded With Mahtweer*. The route, especially TTnter den IJnden. was crowded from daybreak with eager and most good-natured sightseer*. There were no disturbances, the police arrangement* i being comprehensive In enforcing order I and preventing dangerou* crowding. Ar i riving spec tator* after S were exc.uded I from the route, which was doubly fisnked from the Siege nllee to the Brandenburg gate by the Berlin veteran* aaaocUUons. many gray beiarded men wearing the Iron croaa The route from the gate to the ! ca.-tie WHS lined with troop*. Emperor William *..» clad In a gorgeous Austrian field marshal's uniform of cream colored coat, scarlet trousers with broad gold lace, and a black ehapeau with green feathers, and wore Austrian decoration*. He drove down Unter den Unden to the ; stath n at 7.40 a. in., accoMiiamled by hi* , brother. Prince Henry, who wore the uni form of an Austrian admiral Hl* majesty was cheered by the crowds ali the way. i The train bearing Emperor Franc 1* Jo j soph arrived promptly on time. The Kmprror* Kmbrsre. The greeting* between the two emperors ■ were most cordial, the monarch* cmbrac- I Ing and kissing each other on both cheeka The Austrian emperor wore the uniform of '' the Brussian Foot guard* and acros* hi* breast was a broad orange ribbon with th* Prussian order of th* Black Eagle Th* procession passed through, tbe Branden borg gate in the following order: Drive Throush the Streets. A squadron of the Garde du Corp* In j Mack cuirasses and helmet lipped with -.\er eagle*, preceding an open carriage wKh magnificently attired outrider*, in which sat th* two emperor* flanked by i aide* d* camp Then followed Prince Henry and the Prussian crown prince, and next to them were the younger Prussian | princes. Then came the generals and state dignitaries. At the triumphal arch the | procession halted and Mayor Klrchner de : llvered a speech of welcome. In which he ; referred to Emperor Francis Joseph as the "trusty ally of the first three ruler* I of the newly created German empire," and as the venerable prince of peace, who had ceaselessly, xealously and successful ly striven to preserve to the nation* of the j world the bleslugs of peace. The Austrian emperor replied with a few j conventional words, anJ the major's 1 fcouUaued oa Two, ALASKA CODE BILL IN HOUSE COMMITTEE. Little ( hariff Expected In General I.awa, tint Bench Mining Matterm Will Re niaeneeed. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer. WASHINGTON, May 4 -The Alaska bill has been referred to the committee on re vision of laws of the house, and Gov. Brady says it will be pushed along as rapidly as possible. Thla committee has been working upon a similar Nil. Intro duced In the house, ever since the session began and there will be no need for fur ther hearings. The subcommittee on ter ritories, of which Cushman Is a member, will deal with some features of the bill. Little change Is expected In the matter of the civil code, but there will be re newed discussion regarding <*aps Nome beach rights. There is not much likeli hood of the restoration of HansbroMgh's amendment relative to aliens, but consid erable probability that control of dredg ing the ocean bottom, below low water mark, will not be taken from the secretary of war. It Is also believed that portion of Carter's amendment, establishing a sla ty-foot roadway reserve across mineral land, or townsltes. will stand. I'tah Mine Disaster. Robert Wachorn, special agent of the treasury department, ordered to the Pa cific coast to Investigate Japanese Immi gration, will be delayed In arrival at Se atttle, having been ordered first to pro ceed to I'tah and Investigate charges by Bishop Parmeley that the rnlae dlaaster in that state was caused by lome Polee who were contract laborers. The nomination of E. C. Bellow*, of Vancouver, consul general to Yokohama, vice Oowdy, deceased, will be promptly confirmed. The Seattle postmaster waa today In structed to dispatch through registered mall pouches for Omaha, via Portland, at 4:45 p. m. and pouches fofr Portland and San Francisco at 10 a. m. C'apt. George S. Young. Fifty-fifth In fantry, Is ordered from Fort Wayne to Vancouver barracks, for duty as quarter master. COEUR D'ALENE INQUIRY. Taking of Testimony Cenelnded A»- ter Nearly Three Mentha of a Session. WASHINGTON, M« y 4._Capt H. a. I<yon, of the army, testified before the Ooeur rt'Alene Investigation today rela tive to the protection given by the troop* to the mining property In the disturbed district. He saUl hi* orders contemplated the protection of life and properly, and particularly to prevent the destruction of the mine* on Canyon creek, una of thest mine*, the Tlger-Poorman. was threatened with flood If the pumpa quit, and aa the liurke miners' union ordered the men to quit work, he stated at a meeting of the union that he would give flva minutes for the revocation of the order, subse quently Riving ten. 11a contradicted pre. vlous witnesses that the Ave minutes was allowed the pump men with tha threat that If they dkl not work they would ba put buck at the point of the bayonet. The hearing today was at time* quite ex citing. owing to personal exchanges be tween members of the committee. Rep resentative Hay. of Virginia, asserted at one point that efforts were being mada by the majority to suppress testimony. Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, aald that this assertion Impugned the motives of the members, and was due to a failure by tha minority to get answer* they de sired. liny hotljr retorted. throwing back tha Insinuation and declaring It waa aa "ab solute falsehood." The frequency of these encounter* mad* the progress of tha testimony slow. Ca.pt. I.yon Is the last witness, except those In rabuttal to clear up minor points. Tha taking o( testimony closed tonight, after having continued uninterruptedly since February I}, a period of nearly three months. Capt. I.yon closed the tes timony for the defense, and. after hear ing some rebuttal evidence, both sides rented and the committee excused all wit nesses. On Monday tha arguments of counsel will begin, probably concluding that day. OTIS STARTS HOME TODAY. la Nuallft Wold 4rna tn tht ITllplnoa. MANIIeA, May 4.-Tht T'nlt#<l Btates transport Meade has be«n ordered to he ready to sail tomorrow. It Is supposed that MaJ. CJen. Otis, with his personal ■tafT, will then start for the I f nlted Htates. The Insurgent archives (inscribed by Oen. Funston Include papers Implicating promi nent foreign firm* at Manila In unlawful dealing* It Is reported that evidence has been obtained that some of them furnished munitions of war to the reb»la, and It ta also said that the American authorities are In possession from this source of a de lulled plan for at tacking the American forces, written by Agulasldo. In the Taga log language. January )K», and trans lated Into Spanish. OTIS KKL.IKVKf> 91% ARTHIH. The letter low In (nmmiHl of %rmy In Philippine a. WASHINGTON. May 4.~1 n accord ance with Gen. Otis' request to bn al lowed to return to the Y'nlted fit a tea. the war department today Issued or ders to relieve him. to takn effect to* morrow, the date flied by (Jen. Oils for his sailing. , The orders deelgnate MaJ. Oen. Mac- Arthur to nnead Gen. Otis In com mand of the division of .he Philippines. Brevet MaJ. Oen. VVheatoo Is designated to succeed teen. Max Arthur ss com mander of the department of Southern Logon. Ship Mary tirt s o« the Kheal. bOt'REKZO MARQUEZ, May <-The American ship William If. Mary. Capt. Oroth, from Vancouver, before reported ashore at <"*®ekburn shoal and to whose aselstance the British warship Forte was sent, has been floated and has entered tha harbor. Horiax for Oil la l.ewla < oanly. Bpeclal Dispatch 'o tha Post-Intelllgencer. '"HKHAJJS. May 4.- A local company has been formed at Kthel. In this county, to bore for oil. Some of the parties In terested came from the Pennsylvania oil regions, and think they see good Indica tions of oil. They have a good vela of jentd la sight. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MIS' MI mm my. Is Fifty-Three Miles North of Bloemfontein. FIGHTING AT BRANDFORT. Irish-Americans the Onlj Troopi to Oppose the British. Th*r Av Believed to H»T« of Mafeltln* Mfuaraktr Nearer H«Tll7-H»trr'a Korrf rrouM tho Vul Wlndeorton, to tk* WMtmrl, and Brines (k« Rrllrf Than It Has Ber* for Homo list —lt !■ Nat Dtllrtrd the Boers Will Srrlotilr dppoH Roberts !'(• til KnautU la RtaeM. IiONDON, May S. 4 OB a. m —The mount ed Infantry with Ix>rd Roberts, annni which are the Canadian*, nave picketed their horte* on the aoutb t-.uik of ths Vet river, eighteen mllea nortK of llrandfort. The head of lx>rd Robert* 1 columna has thus far advanced thirty-two mllea from Karea aiding In two da?a. or flfty-threo mllea north of Bloemfontein. IJttle powder wa* «pent. The ftrtttah work waa hard marching, the Boera retir ing out of the reach of the llrltlah ahella. The correspondent* aitpplement T«ord Rob erta' plain atatementa with a few details. Flarht With Irish-Am erloaaa. As Oen. Mutton, with the First mounted Infantry brigade, drew near Brandfort ha saw a khaki-clad body of trnors ahead of him. Me was surprised, but thought they must lie the British. Soon, however, they opened Are upon tha British, who replied heavily. They were the Irish-American brigade from I<oun>nao Marquns, and It Is reported that the Irish lost heavily, Osftar* of nrsaltart. Tha Boer flag was flying over Brandfort a* tha British entered tha town. Raveral British wounded were found In tha hospi tal. Tha Boer postmaster nave up tha keys of tha public buildings to ('apt. Ross. Lord Kitchener arrived at Brandfort at noon and 1-ord Roberta at ilusk. Oen. Kranch's cavalry ar* sweeping tha coun try northward. Tha expectation la that the Infantry aitvanea will be continued toward Kroonstad. Uaiea Unatly Cheered. Although no prisoners were taken and although no hot pursuit vu attempted, the news greatly cheer* I/ondon. theless II baa not been rwtlvid with tha rapture that attended the first success*# of lxird Roberta. Relief of Naffklng Poaalhla. Oen. llunter'a crossing tha Vaat at Wlndsorton brings tha relief of Mafeklng, IK m! i beyond, almost within a calcula bla Interval. It la now regarded as quit* possible that Mafeklng tnay be suouorol before tha queen's Mrihday. (its. Itobert*' Rtpert. The war office this evening Issued tha following from I,ord Roberts, dated llrandford, Friday, May 4; "The mounted Infantry have gone on to the Vat river. The rest of tha force will march there tomorrow The railway baa been repaired to this point. "Hunter reports the very satisfactory newa that tha passage of tha Vaal has been carried at Sviiulsorton without oppo sition." Meat Itikt at Krwossts*. It Is hardly expected the Boers will make much of a stand south of Kromatad. and possibly not there If Ixinl Itobarta succeed* In capturing Wlnburg, thus In terposing between the main federal army and the Boer forces In the neighborhood of Tbaba N'Chu and llout nek. In whlclt case iha latter would be forced to mova farther to tha eastward. In which direc tion their mobility would probably enable them to reach tha Bethlehem and Karri smith Una of safety. General Advance V.«|»e^le4. The central British army Is now In har mony with the extreme left at Itoahof, un. fler I>ird Mathuen, and the extreme right at Klands laagte, under Oen. Duller, so that tha movements of these wings In co> operation with the main army may atior'ly be exjjeclad. Ilebatea a ftlanPl»oln t ...r at. The debate In parliament on tha Hpton kop dispatches proved disappointing to tha aup(>orters of the government. The min isterialist papers confess to a '«rtaln amount of Inconsistency and weakness In the sta'emetita of the spoke *msn of tha government. On th« outer hand, as tna Hiandard points out, tha opposition pro fees to be well satlrfled with tha debate, as they believe it has rendered 1.01 1 Una. downe'e continuance at the war office diffi cult. Weper.er Is to be garrisoned with • strong force from Oen. Cbermside a divi sion. Rumbardmeat at Warreafoa. WARRENTON. f'ape Colony. May « Tha British six-Inch wire gun opened un expectedly on tbe Boer laager yesterday at a distance c.f seven and one-half miiea, throwing hundred-pound sheila with won derful accuracy and <ajslng a hasty re treait of the burghers The bombardment continued today at all points by howitsers and field guns, supported by two com panies of the Munster regiment. Tha Boers are being driven from shelter and their guns being put out of action. *mltbfleld Is Oeeapled, AMWAI. NORTH. May 4 Smlihneld was occupied by Oen. Hart's brlga le. Out of VJ> Boers In town, twenty-five weia captured and tbe rest decajnped. JUuly brand waj* Xuil of Boat