''", "c , V 7- i-f i i 'K i tine. rSSSSSSEinBjiis 2 TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1900. TWO CENT& -tm s BWirtWvv-i 1 v ROBERTS IN SUBURBS OF JOHANNESBURG He Will Probably Make a Victorious Entry Today. PRETORIA THE NEXT POINT Tho Itapidity of tho Advance of tho British Ooneral Is Thought an Ex traordinary Achievement Even by Grudging Critics Fighting Burgh ers dontinuo to Dosert and an En tiro Collapse of the Boer Organiza tion Predicted. London, May 30, 3.30 a. m. Lord Roberts Is bivouacking In the suburbs of Johannesburg and Intends to make a victorious entry at noon today. Judg ing from his dispatch, he must have private Information regarding the dis position of tho garrison In the fort, as ho does not seem to expect opposition. Lord Roberts' cavalry have flowed on beyond Johannesburg. A portion are understood to 1 e at Zuurfonteln, seven miles north of Johannesburg and with in twenty miles of Pretoria. Lord Hob. erts, although with a broken bridge at Veerlnglng and a wrecked railroad be hind him, has somehow managed to get forward sufficient supplies for his large force. As he has been able to do so much, It Is considered possible that he will be outside of Pretoria Friday. The rapidity of his advance Is thought an extraordinary achievement, even by grudging continental critics. The Boers, who were expected to fight along the line of hills known as Kllprlversberg, abandoned the eastern end of the range, near Lord Roberts' advance line, but they stood their ground on the extreme right, near Van Wycks rust, where they met General French's turning movement. The fight lasted all day and the result Is yet a mere conjecture. Probably the Boer rear guard succeeded In keeping General French off and is now on the hills northwest of Johannesburg. The Standard has the following advices from Pretoria under Monday's date: "The Transvaal government has opened, or Is about to open, peace ne gotiations. It has cabled a final In quiry to Its agents abroad asking whether any hope exists of aid. With out doubt, the presence of L,ord Rob erts' forty thousand men at Johannes burg will hasten the Transvaal's deci sion." Despatches from Lorenzo Marques yesterday described President Kruger "as wavering, but demanding a guar antee that he shall not be exiled to St. Helena." Burghers Dosorting. The fighting burghers still continue to desert and the total collapse of the Boer military organization Is not far off. Bennett Burleigh, wiring from Lord Roberts' headquarters at Verlg nlng, on Sunday, says: "I doubt If President Kruger can muster 15,000 men, as many of the burghers have gone to their homes." The staunchor Boers are sending their families with wagons and stores to Zoutpansberg district. Whether Pretoria will be defended Is uncertain, although a Pretoria message, dated Sunday, pictures the work of defend ing the capital a3 going on with "feverish activity." Pretoria is situated in a wilderness of kopjes and ranges, and Is provided with defenses that require at least 20.000 men to man them properly. There may be still one hard nut for the British to crack. The lust mes sage out of Pretoria Is the following, dated May 2S, and censored by the Boer government: "Krauso, acting aa special commandant at Johannesburg, has Issued a circular to the officials concerning warning them of tho neces sity of controlling the foreign element In the town and directing them to re sist all attempts to destroy property or life, meeting force by force," The Netherlands Railway company yesterday notified the authorities at Lourenzo Marques that they must de cline to accept goods for delivery at Johannesburg. Johannesburg tele grams nro still accepted, subject to stoppage at Pretoria. KAISER PLEASED. Highly Gratified at Remarks of United States Ambassador. Berlin, May 29. Emperor William has received at the foreign office the report of Count von Buelow, secretary of state for foreign affairs, who also mentioned the address of United States Ambassador White to the delegation of the New York Krlegerbund on tin occasion of their visit to the embassy on Tuesday last, in the course of which Mr. White said that the United States and Germany aro not enemies and that the relations between the two countries were never better than they aro at present. His majesty expressed himself a highly gratified at the remarks of the ambassador. WHY DREYFUS IS EXCLUDED. Amnesty Bill Report Presented to French Senate, Paris, May 29. The senate) reassem bled today and Eugene Guerln present ed his report on the amnesty bill, the provisions of which prevent1 further criminal proceedings arising out of re criminations In tho Dreyfus case, and, in accordance with the wlsheB of tho government, he asked for a discussion of the measure next Friday, to which the senate agreed. In the report it is said that ex-Cap- tain Alfred Dreyfus Ifl excluded from tho amnesty, owing to tho serious double objection that nmnesty, In ef facing nil trnco of the condemnation and crime Itself, would havp n a consequence the reinstatement of Dreyfus In all his rights, while, on tho other hand, It would deprive htm of the rights to seek a revision of his case. The bill, It Is also pointed out, will have the effert of removing various suits from the criminal courts to civil Jurisdiction and tho almost complete light on the Dreyfus nffalr may thus be thrown out without nolso and with out scandal. ENGLAND'S PURPOSE. To Place tho Enemy in Position to Bender Atiothor War Impossible Salisbury's Speech. London, May 29. Lord Salisbury In a speech at, a dinner tonight given by the City of London Conservative asso ciation made an Important announce ment regarding tho government's South African policy. He denied that he had ever said there should be no annexation of property. Ho said fing land was forced Into war bv tho ac tion of its opponents and not as had been charged, by lust of gold and ter ritory. Continuing, he said: "To say that becauio we repudiated the greed of territory we therefore bound ourselves never to annex any territory Is a most ridiculous miscon struction. I dwell on this point be cause this matter of annexation Is about to become a burning question. "We have made a tremendous sacri fice of blood and treasure In this con flict, and the only certainty of prevent ing a recurrence of this fearful war Is to Insure that never again shall such vast accumulations of armaments oc cur and that not a shred of the former Independence of tho republic shall re main. "We are not yet at tho end of the war, but I shall venture to lay It down as a primary condition of any future settlement that precautions will be token of cuch a character that such a war will never occur again. It will also be our duty to protect those na tive races who have been so sorely af flicted, and at the same time so to con duct their policy that so far as pos sible, there shall be a reconciliation and that every one shall be a happy member of the British emplro." TAYLOR A CANDIDATE. Ho Will Again Enter tho Race on an Anti-Goebol Ticket. Martinsville, Ind.. May 29. W. S. Tavlor, recent claimant for the gover norship of Kentucky, has announced that he will make the race again this fall on an anti-Goebel ticket and anti Goebel election law platform. The an nouncement was made today at the conclusion of an hour's conference, at tended by Mr. Taylor, Charles Flnley, ex-secretary of state; A. T. James, United States marshal for the Fifth district of Kentucky, of Louisville, and others. Mr. Taylor will remain In Indiana until his health Is recuperated. He said this afternoon: "I will not seek nor decline the Republican nomination for governor of Kentucky. The mandate of tho liberty-loving people of Ken tucky should be obeyed." MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. An Invitation to Visit Milwaukee Is Accepted by Committoo. Philadelphia, May 29. The executive committee of the National Municipal league has accepted the Invitation of the Milwaukee Municipal league to hold the next annual meeting and na tional conference for good city gov ernment In that city on Sept. 19, 20, 21, 1900. The following organizations have been admitted to affiliated membership In the league by the executive com mittee: The Citizens' union, of New York; Board of Trades, of Scranton, Pa., and Dayton, O.; Civic club, of Orange, N. J.; Commercial club, of Dallas, Texas, and the chamber of commerce, of Astoria, Oregon. TWO HUNDRED MEN IDLE. Firo in tho Burnsido Slope Operated by Philadelphia and Reading. Shamokln, Pa., May 29. Tho Burn side slope, operated by the Philadel phia and Reading Coal and Iron com pany, was accidentally set on fire one year ago and 200 men were rendered Idle. The slope was flooded with water and culm and It waa recently believed the fire had been smothered. While men were half way down tho Incline today removing culm they dis covered the fire burning as fiercely aa ever Several air holes will now bo sunk In order to flood a number of old breasts where 'tho flro Is supposed to bo the worst. m Monroe Domoorats Moot. Stroudhburg, To., May JO The Democratic committee of Monroe county at its annual mett. ing tonight unanimously endorsed W. J. Br) an for tho presidency. I.alrd II, Darter, for con gress, Itogers L. Burnett for representative, and D. S. I.ee tor state senator were given strong endowment. Hon. Kogcr L. Burnett waa chair man of the rncctimr. Side Path Law Unconsitutional. narrisburg, May 29. Judge SImonton today declared the side-path law pael by the recent legislature to be unconstitutional on the ground that It conflicts with that part of the consti tution which declare! that the legislature can not delegate prmers to make municipal im plements to a commission. Mr. Cleveland Returns Home. rrlnceton, N. J.. May 29, Ex-l'rcsldent drover Cleveland, who has been on a yachting trip to Bermuda with E. (I, Benedict, ot New York, returned to Princeton tlila afternoon. Mrs. Cleveland met blm at the station. APPROPRIATION FOR ST. LOUIS $5,000,000 IS ALLOWED FOR LOUISIANA EXPOSITION. Houso Refuses to Accopt Amend ment of Senate to Naval Appro priation Bill Relating to Armor Plate A Modified Proposition Adopted and Secrotory of tho Navy Authorized to Proouro Sito and Erect Factory for Manufacture of Armor. Washington, May 2D. A fw minutes before adjournment this evening th" senato added to tho sundry appropria tion bill an amendment appropilatlng 15,000,000 for the Louisiana purchase exposition, to be held In Bt. Loula In 1903 on condition tha,t $10,000,000 In ad dition be rnlsod by the exposition au thorities. The amendment was offered by Mr. Cockrcll, of Missouri, and was adopted without debate and without division. Becauso an amendment of fered by him subsequently wax strick en out on a point of order, Mr. Gallln ger, of New Hampshire, movad to re consider the St. Louis fair amondment and that motion now Is pending. As It is known that x considerable majority of the senate favors tho fair amend ment, It seems reasonably likely that tho motion to reconsider will not bo adopted. Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, ad dressed tho senate at length on tho Teller resolution expressing sympathy for the Boers, aflor which the resolu tion was referred to the commute on foreign relations bjr a vote of 40 to 26. Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana, endeav ored to secure reconsideration of tho bill providing for the extradition of criminals from tho United State to Cuba, but Mr. Allison declined to lay aside the appropriation bill for that purpose. No session of the sonata will bo hold tomorrow. In the House. Tho house today, by a vote of 107 to 124, refused to accopt the senate amendment to the naval appropriation bill relating to armor plato, and ndopt ed a modified proposition reading as follows: "That the secretary of the navy Is hereby authorized to procure by Con front nrmnr- nf thn Yinttt Mtinlltv fnr anv or all vessels above referred to, pro- llm,t on Pastorates; the ratification vlded such contracts can be made at I of the equnl representation amendment a price which In his Judgment Is rea- I as Proposed by tho Rock River con sonable and equitable: but in case he ' ference.together with the seating of the Is unable to make contracts for armor I Provisional lay delegates; tho adoption under the above conditions, he is hero- 1 of a new constitution subject to tho by authorized, In his discretion, to pro- , approval of the various annual con cure a site for and to erect thereon a ' ferences, Including the substitution of factorv for the manufacture of armor I the words of "lay members" for the and the sum of J4.000.000 Is hereby ap propriated toward the erection of said factory." With regard to ocean and lake sur veys, the house refused an appropria tion for surveys by the navy and tied up tho conferees with instructions. It also refuted to concur in the senato amendment to abolish the two years' sea cruise for naval cadets. With tho above action tho naval bill was sent llcf that thls would be lone. Provi back to conference, the conference re- I sional delegates were on hand and port on the other items having been agreed to. The conference report on the postofllco appropriation bill, agree ing on all Items except the senato amendment appropriating $225,000 for pneumatic tube service was adopted and the house then concurred in tho excepted amendment. The opponents of the extended oervlce in the houso reconciled their concurrence in this action upon the ground that $225,000 forbids attendance upon theaters, clr Rlmnlv curried nut tho nTlirlno- ran. CUSes and danclnif. tract. The bill now goes to tho presi dent. The houso adjourned ovor till Thurs day, on account of Decoration Day. KID M'COY DEFEATS TOMMY RYAN An Interesting Six Round Fight in Chicago Police Proven Free-for- All Fight. Tattersalls, Chicago, May 29. Kid McCoy was given a decision over Syra cuse Tommy Ryan tonight at tho end of ono of the prettiest six-round lights ever seen here. But over the decision, and what Referee Malachl Hogan claims was a misapprehension, a free- for-all tight resulted, and but for the presence of a large force of police, who hustled the men out of the ring and cleared the hall in a hurry, It Is prob ably that the. McCoy-Ryan fight would not have been the most Interesting thing on the evening's programme. One clause of the agreement was that a draw should be declared were both men on their feet at the end of tho sixth round. Hogan said after the con test that he had no such understand ing and rendered such a decision as he thought just. As the bell rang at the end of the sixth round Ryan, bleeding from car and nose from tho Kld'a fierce left Jabs, but comparatively fresh, started towards his corner. "McCoy wins!" shouted Referee Hogan. In an Instant the hall was a pandemonium. "What do you mean?" asked Ryan. Hogan said nothing, but climbed through the ropes, "You're a robber,1' shouted Ryan. Hogan turned around and Just as he did Ryan swung his left to Hogan's face. Quick as a flash Hogan returned the compliment with a blow on Tommy's nose. But before they could go further tho police were between them. The Tatte: sails man agement admitted after tho fight that the draw agreement was correct, but said Hogan's decision would stand. So far as tho fight was concerned, McCoy, In the opinion of a large majority, had a long shade tho better of it. Ryan carried the fight to his man continual ly, but the eluslvo Kid was generally out of tho way and his lightning Jabs had Tommy bleeding slightly early In the fight. Ryan shook the kid up badly, how ever, a number of times with right and left hooks to the stomach and Jaw, and was apparently fully as fresh as his unmarked opponent at the finish. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, May 29.-Jostah Cleurell, of Aata ley, Luzerne county, 1ms been grantod a pension ol f3 a month. OALLIFETT RESIGNS. Tho French Minister of War Will Rstlre. Paris, May 30, 1 a. m. Tho Marquis De Galllffctt, nilnlstor of war, has re signed. It is officially announced that his successor Is General Andre. In his letter to M. Waldeck-Roussoau, the premier, asking him to place tho re signation In tho hands of tho president of the republic, General Do Galllffot pleads III health as reason for his deci sion. His exact words are: "I am very unwell and my health prevents me resisting nil tho omotlons of the moment." Tho Official Journal this morning, therefore, contains tho acceptance of the resignation, embodied In ii decree signed by M. Loubot, which also ap points tho now minister of war. In rplto of hh plc.i of ill-health, this Is not generally considered tho solo reason for tho resignation of General Do Galllffot. Having In view the apolo getic statement made by M. Waldeck Rous"scau In tho chamber of deputies, there seems little doubt that ho wai annoyed by tlve word "felony" applied to an officer of the French nrmy, nl thnttjh there Is little difference be twren this language of the .premier and that which General -alllffet had himself used at a previous sitting. It Is difficult to say yet what effect tho resignation will have upon tho cabi net. General Andre was appointed a general of division a year ngo. Ho is an ofllcor of the Legion of Honor. THE M. E. CONFERENCE COMES TO AN END Ono of tho Most Notablo Gatherings Sinco tho Days When Methodism Was Divided on the Subject of Slavery. Chicago, May 20. The twenty-third delegated quadrlennlal conference of the Methodist Episcopal church camo to an end today, after a session of four weeks. The conference Is considered to have been one of the most noteworthy since the days when Mothodlsm waa divided over the slavery question, and has resulted In many radical changes in the laws and polity of the church. The conference was the largest In the history of the church, and Its sessions were attended by thousands. Principal among tho important actions of the con ference were tho abolition of the time term "lay men," thus permitting the seating of women in the general con ference: and the election of two addi tional missionary blahopB. There waB a huge amount of routine business, which was practically settled in com mittee. The first day of the conference. May 2, saw lny men and preachers given equal representation. Under the be- were- following this action, admitted as regular lay delegates, making the 1900 conference the largest of Its kind In the hlbtory of the church. Of great Interest to Methodists was the abolition, total and unconditional, of the five year limit on pustorates. One thing the conference did not do was to modify paragraph 248 of tho discipline, which among other things, OLEO DEALERS SENTENCED. Two Offenders at Philadelphia Pay tho Penalty for Law Breaking. Philadelphia. May 29. Judge McPher son In the United States district court today sentenced two offenders against the government laws regulating the sale of oleomargarine, and has yet to try a large number of cases of alleged Infraction of the same laws. These lat ter are now being tried, and It will probably tako over a week before tho last on the list has been disposed of, The defendants are all grocers, and 1 various specific charges aro made i against them, Those sentenced today aro William i Kelllngor and Thomas Haughey. The , irmer was touna gumy ana was sen tenced to three months' Imprisonment and $100 fine. Haughey, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to thirty days and $25 fine. They sold oleomargarine In unstamped packages. ZOLA PROTEST& French Novelist Inveighs Against Dreyfus Amnesty Bill. Parls.May 29. The Aurore has a long protest to the senate this morning from Emlle Zola, who inveighs against the amnesty bill In his usual vigorous manner, reiterating his statement that It Is directed against tho defenders of the law, with a view of saving the real criminal. M. Zola asserts that Colonel Picquart and Joseph Relnach will continue to protest also. It Is reported that Captain Frttsch sent his seconds to M. Waldeck-Rous-seau, tho premier, at the conclusion of the session of the senato yesterday. Steamship Arrivals. New York, May 29 Vrrlicd: Kaiser Wllhelm Der Grow, Brimcn; Trave, from Genoa, etc. j Urlgravla, llamturg. Cleared: Kensington, Antwerp via Southampton; Germanic, Liverpool; Puerst Bismarck, Hamburg via Plymouth and Chorborug. Sailed- Cufle, Liverpool; Sialc, Bremen via Cherbourg and Southampton, South nmpotn Arrived: Kalwrin Maria Theresa, New York via Cherbourg for Bremen, 1'rawle Point Passed s Measdam, New Yors for Hotterdam. m - Smallpox in Iowa. Marshalltow-n, la., May 19. This section is ap parently imcTglng from the most severe siege ol small-pox ever experienced here. There is scarcely a town In Ctntral Iowa that has not been afflicted with a lew cases Other towns liavo been compelled to supend business and clos th schools and all public placed, Henry Soldan Dead. Hasleton. Pa., May 29. Henry Soldin, aged 8S years, who illsappesred from here eleven days ago, waa lound dead In the wcods west ol Me Adoo, seven miles from this city tonight. Death waa prcbably due to exposure. GRAND DUKE GEORGE OF RUSSIA. PORTO RICAN RELIEF FUND TROUBLE OVER DISBURSE MENT OF APPROPRIATION. Auditor of the Department Says Troasuror of Island May Dlstributo the Money Controller Tracewell Holds That tho President Alone Can Designate Method of Payment-Requisition for $100,000 to Bo Placed to Governor Allen's Crodit. Washington, May 29. A question haa arisen In the office of the auditor of the war department as to whether he has th authority to audit the ac counts of the disbursements under the act of March 24, 1900, appropriating $2,095,455 for the government of the people of Porto Rico, or whether theso accounts should be passed by- tho au ditor for tho state department, on tho theory that they relate to territorial governments. The question aroso on a requisition by the secretary of war for $100,000 out of tho appropriation to go to the credit of Governor Allen at San Juan. The auditor for the war department held that the Jurisdiction of the audi tor for tho stato department attaches to those accounts, and that the moneys appropriated by tho act of March 24 are necessarily public funds of Porto Rico, and that the treasurer of the island Is charged with their disburse ment, t Controller Tracewell takes a con trary view, and says that It depends entirely on the action of the president, who might assign a portion of the ap propriation to the war department and a portion to some other department, In which case the accounts should be pasbed upon by tho auditors for these respective departments. Or, he might place a portion of the money In the hapds of the treasurer of Porto Rico, in which case the accounts should be examined by the auditor for the Isl and. "If the president," he says, "Intend ed the $100,000 to be allotted to the war department, it is a serious ques tion whether it was properly advanced to Oovernor Allen, there being no evi dence that he had been designated as a special disbursing agent, or had fur nished a bend as required by section 3,614 of the revised statutes. If the advance was Intended ns an allotment to Porto Rico, it would then become Porto RIcan funds, and as such should havp been turned over to the treasurer of the Island to be disbursed by him under section 22 of the act of April 12, 1900." BAIL FORFEITED. Jocobowski Failed to Appear to Re ceive a Verdict of Acquittal. Philadelphia, Mny 29. For the first time In the history of the United States district court In this city a defendant, who had been on trial charged with counterfeiting, went through the un usual experience of being acquitted of the crime by a Jury and at the same time having his ball declared forfeited. It was all caused by his failure to be In court when he should, and until It was agreed to waive tho ball forfeiture the court officers were at a loss whether to treat him as a fugitive or a man acquitted and free to go his wav. Tho defendant was Joseph Jacobow- 8kl; of Reading, Pa. Ho Is a saloon keeper, and was charged with giving counterfeit dollars and half-dollars to his customers In making change. The case was given to the Jury late yes terday and this morning a sealed ver dict was handed In. Jacobowskl not appearing, and his counsel unable to locate him, the ball was declared for feited by Judgo McPhenson, at the re quest of the district attorney. Counsel for tho defendant then nsked that tho verdict be opened nnd recorded, say ing at the time that Jacobowskl wan then on his way from Reading. The verdict was opened and found to be not guilty. Jacobowskl camo Into court Just before adjournment, but his coun sel was unsuccessful In bringing the matter to the Judge's atentlon until later, when ho conferred with him In his prlvato room, and the district at torney agreed to waive the forfeiture. m Prohibitionists of tho Fourteenth HaHsburg, May 29. A conference of repre sentative I'rohlbltionieta of tho Pouricenth con grcwlonal district, composed of Dauphin, Leb anon and Terry counties, was hld here today at wMch Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow and B. H. Knglca, of Harrisburg, and I-ee L. Grumblne, o Lebanon, were elected ratit-nal delegates. Res). lutloni were adopted declaring against legalised liquor traffic and holding President fcKlnley rcrromiblc for nullKIng tho anti-canteen law. Charged with Counterfeiting. Hasleton, Ta., May 23. John Kroslnsky, a Fo under, was arrested here today by secret service agents Flsnn and Berryman charged with mak ing and passing counterfeit half dollars. United States Commissioner Hill leld the accused under (300 bail (or a further hearing June 8. TIIE NEWS THIS Jiouma Weather Indications Today: PARTLr CLOUDY. 1 General English Army Blvouacks in the Su burbs of Johannesburg. Governor Stone Overruled. Hitch in Disbursement ol Torto nlco Hello! Pun.L Doings ot the National Lawmaker 2 General Northeastern Pennsvlvanlo. Financial and Comnicrrial. 3 Local Double Track Railway to Wilkcs- Barre. Big Verdict for Losa o! a Hand. 4 Fxlltorial. News and Comment. 5 Local Inaccuracies o! Afseffiment by tlio New Mithod. Today's Memorial Services. 8 Local West 6cranton nnd Suburban, 7 Base Ball News and Comment. Round About the County. 8 Local Live Industrial News. EVICTION TROUBLES. Land Agont Beyea and Others Aro Arrested on Charge of Malicious Mischief. Special to tho Scranton Tribune Pittston, May 29. The recent re-arrangement of the land rentals of the Pennsylvania Coal company In thH vicinity caused arrests by tho whole sale here today, when warrants were Bworn out for Land Axent E. M. Beyea, of Dunmore; Constables R. E. Bennett and Stephen Olmstead, and the following Pennsylvania Coal com pany employes: Michael Saroch, Mlchaol Howell, Joseph Suko, Joseph Bona, George Meet, Frank PIgols, Thomas Stenner, John Green, Jesse Phillips and James Mooney. The pros ecutor was Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burns, of William street. The cause of the arrests was an In cident which took place here last week. Thomas Burns has lived at the upper end of William street, Pittston town ship, for a number .of years. He had rented a plot of land from the Pennsyl vania Coal company and had erected a home thereon, paying a small sum as a rental fee. A short time ago the company re-arranged their land ren tals. The rent of the land was ln- j creased nnd the tenants were all re quired to sign u lease. Mr. Bums, It Is said, with other tenants received notice to sign a lease or vacate the premises. However, he refused to do either, despite several notices. Ono day last week Land Agent Beyea, ac companied by three constables and a squad of about thirty-five workmen, went to Burns' place for the purpose of dispossessing him. A notice of ejectment was served on him, but he refused to vacate the premises and, armed with stones, he warned tho land agent and his party to keep away. Mrs. Burns also armed herself with missiles and prepared to assist her husband. A warrant was then sworn out for the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Burns and they wero forcibly taken from the premises and matched to an alderman's office. In the meantime the workmen pro ceeded to tear down -the buildings and when Mr. nnd Mrs. Burns returned to the spot where a few hours before had stood their home, they found their house, barn and fences all razed to the ground and cleared off the lot. The arrests today was tho outcome and the charges preferred were mall clous mischief, disorderly conduct, as sault and battery and t- sp i?s and damage In tearing Jlrs. Jiurns' cl th lng. Tho hearing was hold this after noon at 4 o'clock before 'Squire Mul derlg, of Inkerman. The workmen were held under $300 ball each on the charge of malicious mischief, but wero discharged on the charge of disorderly conduct. Thomas Kngllsh, of Pittston, became their bondsman. Constables Bennett and Olmstead were held In $5,000 ball for assault and battery. On the chtuge of disorderly conduct Land Agent Beyea, Constables Bennett and Constable Olmstead were fined $10 each and the payment of tho costs, amount ing to 538.31. A capias was also Issued against the three above named gentle men In tresspass and damaging the clothing of Mrs. Burns, who says she was dragged from hor home. The hearing In the latter enso was post poned until Friday at 4 p. m. , MISSIONARIES IN DANGER. Liablo to Meet tho Fata of Victims of the Chinese Boxers, London, May 30. Tho position of tho missionaries Is ono of extreme peril, unless aid Is speedily forthcoming. It Is feared that they will meet with the same fates as their unfortunate converts, whom tho Boxers aro ruth- leesly murdering. Boors Leavo Washington. Washington, May 20. Tho three Boer envoys left Washington this afternton for a trip north. They will go first to Hew York and thenes to Boston. THE GOVERNOR OVER-RULED) Decision of Supreme Court in Amend- .. ment Cases. JUSTICB GREEN'S OPINIO Tho Governor Without Right to Ift torvono in Proceedings for thtf Creation of Amondmonts to th Constitution His Action in With holding His Approval Altogether Nugatory Governor Stono Makes' a Btatoment Dofonding His Aotion ' Harrlsburg, May 29. Chief Juatlcef Green handed down an opinion today In tho Supreme court overruling tha decision of the Dauphin county courts on the amendments to tho constitution' proposing ballot reform and registra tion In cities, passed by tho last legls lature and vetoed by Governor Stono, and directing that the secretary of the) commonwealth advertise theso amend ments three months before the elec tion in November, 1900, at tho cost o the state. Some time after these meas ures had been disapproved the Munici pal league of Philadelphia Instituted mandamus proceedings In the Dauphin county court before Judge Weiss to compel Secretary of the Commonwealth Grlest to advertise them before tho election lost November. The question In the court below was as to the right of the executive to veto resolutions looking toward the adoption of amend ments to the constitution, and Judgo Weiss took the ground that the gover nor had the right to approve or dis approve any resolution which Is sub sequently submitted to the people for ndoptlon or rejection. Chief Justice Green decides In an exhaustive opin ion, which Is approved by his col leagues, that the governor Is without right to Intervene in proceedings for the creation of amendments to the con stitution and that his action In with holding his npproval was altogether1 nugatory. As to the question raised by tha secretary of tho commonwealth in tho proceedings in the lower court that aa no appropriation was made to defray the cost of the publication of "tha amendments before the election last November, the chief Justice says this matter has no serious force, because It does not appear that any newspapers have refused to make the publication without being paid or secured for tho cost, and that It was at least his duty to try to make the publication befora he could be heard to say that It could not be done. Governor's Statomont. Governor Stone tonight made the fol lowing statement regarding the de cision: "I vetoed tho two constitutional amendments because first, I was ad vised by competent lawyers that tha legislation vested the right In me to veto them, In which advlco I con curred, and second, because I was op posed to tho amendments which are. In my opinion, not In the direction of reform, but in tho opposite direction The one seeks to take away tho safe guards of uniformity of registration and the other strikes down the secret ballot and substitutes complicated! machines for each voting district at a great cost, amounting in the aggre gate to more than a million of dol lars for the state. I do not bellevo that a voting machine can make ai dishonest man honest, or make a, crooked election board straight. Nd harm has been done, anyhow. Thera Is yet time to advertise for tho coming November election, and under tho de cision of tho Supreme court no tlmoj has been lost. The order of tho court will be promptly obeyed." ; FITZHARRIS-MULLET CASE. Ex-Convicts Aro Doniod Admission ' to tho TJnitod States. New York, May 29. A rehearing of the case of James Fitzharrls and Jo seph Mullett, the two Irishmen who were excluded by tho board of special Inquiry as o--convIets, were given a hearing today. Former Judgo Georga M. Curtis appeared as counsel for tho men. Ho made a lengthy argument, and maintained that tho men wore In nocent of participation In the Phoenix Park murders. His motion, however, for tho admission of tho men was de nied. Judgo Curtis then gavo notice that he would appeal from the decision of the board to the secretary of tho treas ury, and tho two men wero taken baolc to Kills Island till a decision In tho caso la rendered. BOILER MAKERS OUT. Tho Strlko at Sayro Far from AcU justmont. Towanda, Pa., May 29. Tho shop men's strike at Sayru appears far from adjustment. Tho sixty boilermakers aro still out, and today their appren tices quit work. Tonight a union meeting of all shop men was held. Those conversant with tho situation stato that should tho Le high company Import boilermakers to take the place of the strikers a general strike of tho company's mechanics at Sayre would follow. i . -i WEATHER FORECAST. Washnlgton, May 29 Forecast for Wed nesday and Thursday: Eastern I'enn ayhanla, partly cloudy Wednesday) Thursday, .fair; warmer; froah east to southeast winds. rl -- -, i