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flUBINA. NORTH DAKOTA.
Dr. Parkhurst has gone to Paris. He
ought to be able to pick up consider
able rag-chewing material in that
town.
The lighthouse at Corunna, Spain,
Is believed to be the oldest one now
In use. It was erected during the
reign oi Trajan, and rebuilt in 1634.
America's corn kitchen Is now in
successful operation at the Paris ex
position. Perhaps in time even the
Parisians may be made to "acknowl
edge the corn."
London's old underground railway is
to be revolutionized by the use of elec
tric motors. This will answer the ob
jection as to smoke often urged against
the present system of underground
transit in London.
The Supreme court of Massachusetts
has recently decided that the drug
gists of Boston must not sell cigars or
tobacco on Sunday. This is the out
come of along contest waged against
them by the retail cigar dealers who
are not allowed to sell their goods on
that day. When they were debarred
from selling they naturally protested
against the right of druggists to sell,
and the fight which has been going
on for years has resulted in their vic
tory.
After two years of investigation in
nearly all the principal cities of the
union the United States industrial
commission has completed a report on
general labor laws which, it is under
stood, will recommehd that labor laws
be made uniform throughout the
states. A digest of national and state
labor legislation will be of great value
to the industrial and political interests
of the country, but when it comes to
specific recommendations in favor of
extending the labor laws of certain
northern states, put upon the statute
books for political purposes, to all the
states of the union, the commission
will be skating upon thin ice.
It is more than half a century since
the Mexican war closed, and this may
seem to be a rather late day to be
delimiting the boundary between the
two countries. The western half of
the frontier is not a natural boundary,
such as the Rio Grande supplies, and
it was surveyed and marked by monu
ments between 1849 and 1856, but the
monuments were few in number and
not of permanent materials. The pres
ent international boundary commis
sion, appointed in 1891, resurveyed this
part of the boundary and marked it
jrith many monuments consisting of
hollow iron posts filled with concrete.
Soon the work along the Rio Grande
will be completed and there will be no
further cause for dispute as to the
frontier of the two countries,
What is known as the Grand Army
bill in pension legislation, provides
that pensions shall not be refused to
widows whose Income does not exceed
1250 a year. The limit hitherto has
been $90 a year. Naturally a consid
erable increase in the roll of pension
ers would take place at once. It is to
be noted, too, that pensions to widows
last longest There was, for example,
last June one survivor of the war of
1812 on the pension rolls, but there are
2J000 widows of veterans of that war
•till drawing pensions. The .Spanish
war and the war in the Philippines
are likely to furnish a goodly number
of claims for pensions, the number
now being estimated at 25,000. With
this increase and the extension of the
scope of legislation, it does not appear
that we have reached "bottom" in the
pension business.
Telegrams to London papers con
tinue to show the remarkable spread
of the bubonic plague in at least a dozen
parts of the world. Here is a sum
mary: At Mauritius, two deaths, two
fresh cases. In Bombay the epidemic
lias become serious and is spreading.
In Calcutta the same condition exists.
At Port Said there have been two
/deaths and the plague is spreading. At
Teheran, Persia, since the outbreak of
the plague, there have been 200 deaths,
but the violence of the epidemic has
been modified recently. In Manila
.from twenty to thirty deaths daily are
reported. At Hongkong there have
been fifty-two fresh cases in a fort
night, and ninety-eight deaths since
the beginning of the year. At Mel
bourne two new cases are reported.
At Sidney 188 cases and fifty-four
deaths have been reported. The mayor
la paying 12 cents a head for rats,
which are believed to cause the spread
of the disease. In Noume, New Cale
donia, the plague is raging, and there
have been 238 deaths. At Brisbane
there have been three cases at Perth
one death Auckland the «»wi» jn
Buenos Ayres the plague has been rag
tag since the middle of March, and
there have been forty deaths in two
BudoW Amandus Phillppi of
de Chile is about to cele-
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Government receipts (luring May ex
ceeded the expenditures by $4,814,528.
The agricultural department will test
dried beef as an army emergency ra
tion.
The war department will spend con
siderable money to improve Port Snell
ing.
W. D. Bynum's nomination as gen
eral appraiser was rejected by the sen
ate.
John A. Russell of Elgin, 111., was
recently appointed attorney general of
Porto Rico.
The navy department plans to utilize
one of the obsolete Civil war monitors
as a target.
Princess Aribert, a grand-daughter
of Queen Victoria, visited the capitol
last week.
Two companies of the Walker.
Minn., troops are to be sent north to
Alaska via Seattle.
The Cuban postal steal is now esti
mated at .$90,000, not including fraud
in Piircharged stamps.
Secretary Root has furnished a re
cord of the casualties in the Philip
pines for the past two years.
Reports to the state department
from Columbia announce that the
revolution there is growing in
strength.
The committee investigating the im
migration bureau at" New York
charges bribery, brutality and indigni
ties to women.
The commissioner of internal reve
nue has held that a special tax of a
broker is not required to be paid for
the purchase of tax titles.
Under a new rule of the postoffice
department, if the sender of a regis
tered letter wants to recover his let
ter before it is delivered to the ad
dressee, he may do so.
Among the items of the sundry
civil bill agreed to are those for a
classification of Montana and Idaho
mineral lands of $25,000, and placing
Yellowstone Park improvements under
the chief engineer of the armjr.
Casnnllties.
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Fire swept away three blocks
Susanville. Cal.
Gladys Castel was burned to death
at. Winnipeg, Man.
Edward Hartwell of Winnipeg, Man.,
was killed in a tornado.
Four persons were inujred by light
ning at Eau Claire, Wis.
The British steamer Copenhagen
went aground off the coast of Florida.
Eight uipii were asphyxiated at Calu
met and Hecla mine, near Houghton,
Mich.
Fire in Foxboro. Mass.. caused one
death and a number of serious in
juries.
Mrs. M. M. Taber of Fort Dodge
Iowa, was nearly parboiled by scald
ing water.
Willis Airliart of Boone. Iowa, was
crushed to death by a Northwestern
freight car.
Prof. Atkins of Lansing. IMch., was
partially blinded by an explosion in a
laboratory.
A freight train on the Erie railroad
was ditched at Lima, Ohio, while run
ning at full speed.
The reserved seat section at a circus
in Chicago collapsed and a score of
people were injured.
A Northwestern freight train collided
with a passenger train at Fond du Lac,
Wis., injuring three persons.
The lumber plant of Pilnce. Brose &
Co. at St. Etelien du Slagin was de
stroyed hy fire. Loss $100,000.
Miss Birdie Suttlers and her young
brother were killed by a train at
Selma. Ala., while fishing from a tres
tle.
Crimen and Criminals.
A hold bank robbery occurred at
Slieldahl. Iowa.
Gov. Roosevelt has signed the Neely
extradition papers.
Two Christian Scientists of Milwau
kee were convicted.
A boy was fatally shot duifng a
strike riot in St. Louis
A St. Paul man is suspected of kid
naping his own child in Iowa.
An Atchison non-union man killed
two men who called him a scab.
Francis Kerr of Winnipeg, Man.,
killed his wife and committed suicide.
John R. Haklen and wife of Chicago
swallowed carbolic acid and died to
gether.
The officers of an alleged medical
diploma mill in Chicago have been ar
rested.
Charles D. Reinhart of Sioux City,
Iowa,, killed his wife and then com
mitted suicide.
The Bank of New Lisbon. Wis., was
wrecked by safe blowers, who secured
several thousand dollars.
St. Louis citizens have asked the gov
ernor to call out the militia to end the
6trike and protect f.umau lives.
From Other Shore*.
The Dreyfus bill has passed the.
French senate.
Criticisms of Commissioner Peck are
resented in Paris.
Moors in Algeria revolt, and! are
massing to fight the French.
American horse meat is sold in Swe
den as smoked reindeer meat.
Colombian government troops were
defeated by the revolutionists.
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By Jan. 1 horse car* in Glasgow
will be replaced by electric cars.
Heavy thunder storms in Central
France did great damage to crops.
Inquiries in London show that Lord
Salisbury has no intention of retiring*
Lieut. Col. yon Yillaunae, dlrectoir 'of
the German'military academy, Is'dead
United/ States njarines will
ed, it fop«4 fte^ewiary at Kingston/
Jamaica.
The mrfyW'iin!ff'''^lice #HM«*lo?n/:
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In a Personal Vein.
Mary H. Kingsley, an African ex
plorer is dead.
A. J. Holmes, Dolliver's predecessor
in congress, is insane.
Stephen Crane, the novelist, died re
cently in Baden of consumption.
Delia Fox, the well known actress,
has been placed in an Insane asylum.
The president's barber is paid"$50,000
a year. Mr. McKlnley shaves himself.
James Brown Potter has secured a
divorce from his wife, the well known
actress.
Rev. Dewitt Talmage received a let
ter from the prince of Wales thanking
him for his efforts in behalf of famine
sufferers in India.
Col. John G. McMynn one of the old
est educators of Wisconsin, and state
superintendent from 18G4 to 1868, died
at his home at Madison, Wis.
Mrs. Alzina Parsons Stevens, one
of the best known women sociologists
in Chicago, died at Hull house. She
was appointed assistant factory in
spector by Gov. Altgeld in 1803.
Silas W. Hastings, late colonel of
the 142d New York, and brevet briga
dier general, U. S. V., died in New
York. He suffered from a cold Which
developed into pneumonia and heart
trouble. lie leaves a wife and three
children.
Prof. Edward A. Park, emeritus pro
fessor of sacred rhetoric in Andover
theological seminary and one of the
best known theologjicans in the coun
try. died at Andover, Mass, aged nine
ty-one years. He had been connected
with the seminary for over fifty-live
years, retiring from active work in
1881.
Domestic.
Muscatine, Iowa, is to have its own
water plant.
Two military companies left Seattle
recently for Cape Nome.
Crops in the Northwest were greatly
benefited by the recent rain.
Col. John I. Martin says Kansas City
hotel rates will be reasonable.
The trade review shows that the
tendency is toward lower prices.
The price of raw sugar has advanced
one-sixteenth of a cent per pound.
Rev. Benjamin Kelly has been put
in charge of the Virginia diocese.
For the first time, the Democrats
are in a minority in West Virginia.
A dress pattern trust, with a capital
stock of
$12,000,000,
is being formed.
American park men at Chicago dis
cuss plans for municipal government.
Wharton Barton has accepted the
Midroad Populist nomination for presi
dent.
A Kansas City coal dealer has b?en
awarded damages arainst a coal com
bine.
Officials of the Federal Steel compa
ny are on a tour of inspection of their
plants.
The wheat crop in Kansas Is report
ed the largest in the history of the
state.
America crowds Germany for second
place in the struggle for foreign com
inerce.
Arbuckle Bros, have advanced the
price of every brand of coffee 1-2 cent
a pound.
Tiie T. B. Latouche department store
failed at Virginia, 111., with liabilities
of $10.CK)0.
The Indiana school census shows
750,004 school children in the state, an
increase of 241.
George B. Terry of Dubuque. Iowa,
has been appointed United States mar
shal for Alaska.
The American Sugar Refining com
pany has declared a quarterly divi
dend of 1 3-4 per cent.
Some Democratic national commit
teemen want, to take the convention
away from Kansas City.
Cornelius Vanderbilt's estate was ap
praised at -.$4fi.020.S«."i. and will pay an
inheritance tax of $400,268.
Fourteen surviving delegates to the,
first Republican national convention
have been invited to Philadelphia.
Nathan Hale's school house, at East
Haddam. Mas«„ has been dedicated as
a museum of Revolutionary relics.
Gov. Tanner of Illinois has appointed
a committee to investigate the conduct
of the state grain registrar's office.
William Waldorf Astor and Bradley
Martin have filed1 in New York a re
nunciation of American citizenship.
Count Leo Tolstoi has written a new
work depicting the life of railway la
borers. It is entitled "The New
Slavery."
Nearly 700 laborers, members of the
Foundry Laborers' union, struck at
Buffalo, N. Y., for $1.75 for an eight
hour day.
What is reported to be the richest
jack strike ever made is reported by
the Combination Zinc Mining company
at Galena, Kas.
W. E. Hoyt, brother-in-law of Presi
dent Cleveland, died at his home in
Beatrice, Neb., of inflammation of the
bladder. He was seventy-one years of
age.
The striking section men on the Ev
ansville & Indianapolis railway have
accepted the company's offer to ln
'crease* the pay 10 cents per day, and
will return to work.
"The Jury on painting of the Paris
exposition has conferred medals of
honor upon James McNeil Whistler
and John Singer Sargent, the two
famous American painters.
Two million dollars it is said, will be:
used to promote the beet, sugar indus
try in the Kankakee valley. Over two
thirds "will be subscribed by Chicago
{Capitalists.
The international executive commit*'
tee of the Pan-Am^riqan medical con
gress announces that the next meu
niel meeting will be held in Havana,
Cuba,, D$c. HQ. 27, 28 arid 20, MOO.
Between 2.WjO: fnd 2JBQ0 car repair-
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WAR REALLY
mORKIGN MINISTERS VIRWAUY
PRISONERS IN'PEKING.
Chinese Troops Restrained
Only
From Attacking Them by Fear of
the Legation Guards—Walls of the
Capital Guarded by 100,000
Troop* Dowager Say* No More
Foreign Troop* Shall Enter the
Sacred City—Ra**la Said to Side
With China Peking Seething
With Anti-Foreign Mob*.
London, June 17.—Tills is the situa
tion in China as it appears to the
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Express, cabling last evening:
"It is really a state of veiled war.
The members of the foreign legation
in Peking are virtually prisoners and
the Chinese troops are only restrained
from attacking them by fear of the le
gation guards. Meanwhile the lega
tions are unable to communicate with
the leaders of the relief column, which
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Making Forced Marches
between Tien-tsin and Peking. The
walls of the capital are guarded by
100,000 imperial troops. The gates are
heavily defended with modern guns.
Gen. Tung,' acting under orders from
the empress dowager, said that no
more foreign troops shall enter the
sacred city. On Monday the ministers
sent a demand to the tsung li yamun
that the gates be opened, declaring
that otherwise the foreign troops
would enter forcibly. To this no reply
was given. A second message went
unanswered, or had
Not Been Answered
when the latest news left Peking. Sir
Claude MacDonald's latest message
said that the legations are capable of
sustaining an effective defense unless
attacked in force."
Russia, this correspondent asserts,
notwithstanding assurances to the con
trary, sides with China. Some foreign
troops are already reported to be In
the environs of Peking, and the atti
tude of the Chinese troops is increas
ingly menacing.
"The streets of Peking," continues
the correspondent of the Daily Ex
press, "are reported to be seething
with
Anti-Foreign Mobs,
clamoring for destruction of the lega
tions and the death of the foreign min
isters. Even were the tsung li yamun
disposed to restrain the violence of the
reactionaries it is considered* highly
improbable that they would be able to
hold them in check. Danger for the
foreign ministers from the Chinese
will arrive when the relief column
comes in sight of Peking. It is still
felt here that the foreign force is tcftal
ly inadequate to battle with the
hordes of
Chinese Troops Massed
outside the gates, which now include
the imperial troops from Shan Hal
Chang. A disquieting element in the
situation is the fact that although the
Russo-Chinese telegraph line from
Peking via Kia-tcha (Eastern Siberia)
is working again, the transmission of
messages is rigidly refused. From
Tien-tsiu it is reported that the foreign
forces in the harbor will seize the
Taku forts, and if necessary,
Bombard Them.
The international column stiU ap
pears to be at Lang-fang engaged in
slowly repairing the railway,Which,
according to a dispatch from Tien-tsin
to the Daily Mail, dated June 14, can
not be effected for weeks. The force
is short of provisions, and as it Is
without field transport it must stick
to the railway. The report that the
mixed forces will seize Taku forts is
taken to mean that the foreign com
manders expect no aid from the Chi
nese government in repressing the dis
orders and are determined to makfc
Taku serve as a base for the opera
tions.
MORE AMERICAN TROOPS.
WnrthtiM May Be Drawn Upon to
Reinforcc Kempff.
Washington. June 17. Owing to
their natural reluctance to employ
troops save as a last resort and the
disinclination of the war department to
supply such troops except under pres
sure. the officials yesterday afternoon
were considering an alternative prop
osition. This contemplated the puting
out of commission of several of the
big ships attached to Admiral Remey's
fleet, notably the Oregon, and the ad
dition of the
Sailors and Marine*
so '-eleased to Admiral Ivempff's laud
ing force. The big ships carry on an
average more than 300 men apiece.
There is a growing belief that it will
be necessary to organize another ex
peditionary force at Tien-tsin to main
tain tiie communications of Admiral
Seymour's column which will be in
severe need very shortly unless it can
force its way through to Peking. Sec
retary Root was asked whether it had
been finally dacided to send any ., r:
Troop* to China
from the Philippines, and replied that
it had not. To a further
t, Died la m. Dining Car. Vj
fchicago, Jane 17.-John JK. Donlln.
prominent contractor, In this city- died
vfille sitting at the tabte ol a Gb!e
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an coined news thait, in of the
proposed Immense augmentation of t)ib
naval forces of other powers, the Jap*
anese naval authorities are about to
•enter upon new natal programme.
As only 5,000,000 yen will be yearly
devoted to the navy, men like Ad
'mlral Inouyg recommended the con
struction of torpedo boat destroyers.
This class of boats cost about 500,000
yen, so that thirty destroyers can
Barboiirsville, Ky., June 17.—While
Former Gov. W. S. Taylor and Former
Secretary of State Charles FInley are
In Indiana, Capt. John L. Powers, a
brother of Secretary of State Powers,
is still here. He, as well asvhis broth
er and others, have been indicted in
the Goebel case, but so far the officers
have been unable to serve the war
rant. A posse that returned yester
day reports some shooting and one of
the posse slightly wounded. Capt.
Powers is said to be with friends in
the Brush Creek valley who will not
permit him to be taken to Frankfort
to be held without bail. Another ef
fort is to be made to seize Capt.
Powers aud trouble is expected.
DEADLY KEROSENE^,
It Kills Forty-Five People in Texas
This Year.
Houston, Tex., June 17.—The Post
prints a list of fifteen women and'
children burned to death since June
7 by the explosion of kerosene oil cans.
In every case except one the person
burned was kindling fire with kero
sene Tiie other case was peculiar.
Miss Sims, living near Seaton, struck
the match, the head flew off and fell
blazing on an oil can. An explosion
followed. Since Jan. 1 no less than
forty-five persons have been burned to
death in Texas by kerosene can ex
plosions.
CANADIAN CHINESE TAX.
Proposed Advance From Fifty to One
Hundred Dollars.
Ottawa, June 17. In the house of
commons Thursday a bill was intro
duced by the premier raising the poll
tax on Chinese from $50 per head to
$100 per head. Sir Wilfred Laurler
also promised to appoint royal com
mission to investigate the whole ques
tion of Chinese and Japanese immigra
tion aud report its findings to the im
perial authorities.
TRIES TO HURRY TURKEY.
Lloyd C. Griscom Is Pressing
Porte to Settle the Claims.
BAN ON LIQUOR DEALERS.
Masons of the State of Washington
Established a Stringent Lair.
Chicago, June 17.—A special to the
Tribune from Tiicoma says: The
Washington grand lodge of .Masons, in
session in this city, has voted to ad
mit no liquor dealer to membership in
the order, and directs present mem
bers who are in that business to with
draw.
Yellow Fever in Cnba.
Havana,,June 17.—Yellow fever has
broken out at Quemados, eighteen
miles from Havana, where United
States troops are stationed. Thus far
there have been fourteen cases, three
of which resulted fatally. At present
only six are under treatment and all
are expected to recover. Two soldiers
who married Cuban women were at
tacked, but they recovered. A ser
geant of the signal service died.
Childs Gets Decision.
Chicago, June 17.—Frank Childs of
Chicago, colored heavy-weight cham
pion of the* world, was given the de-1
cision over Fred Iiussell of San Fran
cisco. champion heavy-weight of the
pacific coast, in a six-round boxing
contest last night. The bout was
pretty even throughout and at the con
clusion the audience evinced consid
erable dissatisfaction at the decision..
Arrested on a Serious Charge.
Tucson, Ariz., June 17. Sam Fin
ley, a well known politician and ex
city marshal of Tucson, was arrested
last night on a charge of attempted as
sault'to commit murder. The matter
grows out of the recent jail break at
Tombstone, in which the train robbers
escaped and Deputy Sheriff Bi'avey
was shot: Finley denied all complicity
in the jail breaking. W-'fV
Killed in Collision.
Sprihgville, N. Y., June 17.—Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburg train vNo. 5,
fouth-bound,
Question
as
to whether there was any prospect of
such action, he said he would not un
dertake to talk about it.. He was
willing, however,, to make the broad,
general assertion that troops would be
sent to Chita in case it was found that
there was greater necessity for them
there thap in the Philippines. Among
the foreign representatives in Wash
ington the information that the United
States would probably" augment its
military force in China was received
wfth very general satisfaction, particu
larly in British and Japanese circleslf
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ft Northwestern dining'car, between
Waukegan and, Reposha, WI*., fctilf
pv^nlng. Donlln, wjth two fr
were on* their way to Eagle
Wis., "where thev Intesdei) to
days fishing
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4be
built for the price of cne battleship.
It Is anticipated that the. new pro
gramme will authorize the construc
tion of torpedo boat destroyers only.
POWERS WON'T QIVE UP.-pJ
Posse Will Try to Seise Him nnd
Trouble Is Expected.
the
Constantinople, June 17.—The Unit
ed States Legation has not yet re
ceived a reply to the note regarding
the indemnity question handed to the
porte May 21, and Lloyd C. Griscom,
United States charge d'affaires, is
making verbal representations to the
government and pressing for a solu
tion of the matter.
and train No- 8, north-
oiind, collided head-on at West Falls
yesterday. Engineer F.. A. Katon, of
the south-bound, was killed and Engi
neer Frank Matron of the north-bound
train was fatally injured. No pa^sen^
gefs were killed. .// -j, j,
-VJ -'-Itrt.- Frtfiprfomt Injured.
Loa Angeles, jCal., June 17. Mis
Jennie Beaton Fremont, widow, of
Gen. Johp vC Freindnt„ has met with
aisev^re accident. In leaving the din
ner tah& she slipped ar4 fell, fractur
ing her hi6. -MWi Frenjont is seventy
ninb jreaj^i old, and ber recovery will
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A dispatch from Lotirenzo Marques,
dated yesterday, says: "Persons have
arrived here who have seen the prepar
ations of the Boers and learn that
they will retire when forced through
the Lydenburg district into the
Zoutpansberg region, adjoining
Rhodesia and Gazaland."
The Daily Mail has a dispatch from
Bloemfontein, dated Wednesday, say
ing: "Gen. De wet's attack upon the
railway was made after he had suc
ceeded in luring Lord Methuen from
where he
Had Destroyed.
the line. Then he cleverly seized it
nortah of Kroonstad, blew up the
bridge and destroyed a long section ot
the line with dynamite."
Maj. Gen. Baden-Powell has-been
appointed to the rank of lieutenant
general. The Cape Town correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph, in a dis
patch dated yesterday, says: "I learn
that Gen. Dewet. in addition to the
Derbyshire battalion, captured two
companies, of yeomanry, two men only
escaping
To Tell the Tale."
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tions East of Pretoria—Gen. Ran-
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Sklrmiah With Boer
Vldettes Rnndle Trying to Bag
j, Steyn Kruger Said to Favor
Pence at Any Price bntDoes Not
Care, to Take an initiative That
V,
WoBla involve Unconditional
r„t' 9«rrender Stern a Stumbling':
London, June 17. Lord Roberts*
dispatches leave affairs east of Pre
toria with the Boers withdrawn to
new positions Tuesday. News of fresh
fighting is expected at the war office,
but none came last night. Gen. Run
die's patrol had a skirmish with Boer
videttes again Wednesday. Some
wonder is expressed here as to what
he is doing with three divisions. It is,
assumed by some that Gen. Buller
will move into Orange River Colony
and co-operate with Lord Mcthuen
and Gen. Rundle in
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Bagging President Steyn i*
and his seven or eight thousand fol
lowers. Part of Christian Botha's
force has halted at Paardekop, eigh
teen miles northwest of Volksrust.
Boer parties are still near Volksrust
and fire occasionally upon the British
pickets. The British government is
considering whether a substantial
force should hot be sent to Chimi from
South Africa. It is thought unofficial
ly that Lord Roberts could spare a
brigade or two, and the necessary
transports are now in South African
waters. The commander of the expe
dition, it is said, would probably "be
Gen. Sir William Nicholson.
Plans of the Boers.
1
The Lourenzo Marques correspond
ent of the Times says: "It appears
that Steyn, and not Kruger, is now the
stumbling block in the way of the sur
render of the burghers. Shortly after
the British entry Into' ?Ptetoria Mr.
Kruger proposed to reopen the peace
negotiations. Mr. Steyn, bearing In
mind that his former advice was
scouted, demurred to this and pointed
out that, according to the treaty be
tween the republics, neither
Could Conclude Peace
without the other. Mr. Kruger, equal*
ly unwilling to incur the charge of
a
breach of faith, had to continue the
war. Nothing further is known regard
ing the rumored peace negotiations,
but. it is a matter of notoriety that Mr.
Kruger favors peace on almost any
terms, but di-1 not like personally to
take an initiative that would involve
unconditional surrender. Ninety-seven
burghers out of 200 ,in one commaudo
have returned to their homes.
-WHIPPED BY FUNSTON.
Large Force of Filipinos Attacked
and Pnt to Fitght.
Manila, June 17.—Upoif information
furnished by Maj. Wheeler to the ef
feet that Gen. Lacuna intended to at
tack Papaya, province of Nueva Ecija,
Gen. Fnnston. with staff officers. Capt.'
Iioehler and Troop of the Fourth1
cavalry and half a company of the
Thirty-fourth infantry, repairied to
Papaya. Gen. Lacuna was founds
with 200 men occupying a position on
a ridge two miles south of the town.
Gen. Fnnston attacked him vigorous
ly, sixty Americans charging the ene
my under a hot fire. The insurgents
fled. On their attempting to make a
stand later Capt. Koehler, with a de
tachment of troops, charged and scat
tered them. The pursuit over 1 he
rough country lasted until nightfall.
Twenty-two of the Insurgents were
killed. One American was killed and
one wounded. jk f'A
Manila, une 17. Gen. Maeilibus,
who hj^jj been persistently activ^ inpifiip
Pahgsaiisin.. district, has' suri ehi!ereaS|^i'
to Col. Emerson H. Llscum. at Tarla'c,
torlth ,eight officers and 124 n^efi. alH#iJ©!
armed with rifles. Senor :Pedro#l^pt
Haterno. former president of the so
called Filipino cabinet, has th^eu re
as or a an
ferrlng with Senor^^fJrtlji^Buiim^mino^
former minister, at agriculture "I#-.
commerce, wjtlu reference t» the,lat-
ter's peace pliatioriii.' Two hundred'
men of the ^Eighteenth ihfantiyf*vh
are sick, are returning by: the irnnfcr j|fe,
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