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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY.

A. Pittsburg-Pittsburg,2 : runs, hits and
! error: New York, 4 runs. 9 hits and 8 er
rors. Batteries-Leever and Bowerman; Do
heny and Warner. Umpires-Lynch and Con
molly. Attendance, 1850.
At Observation-Disclosures. runs. hits
and error; Philadelphia, runs, 9 hits and
errors. Batteries-Phillips and Wood; Fl
field and Douglas Umpires-Burns and
Smith. Attendance. 1.20J.
At Louisville-Louisville. run,6 hits and :
errors Baltimore, 2 runs. hits and errors
Batteries-Woods and thinner; McGinnity
and Robinson. Umpires = Swartwood and
Warner. Attendance. 100.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, runs, II hits and
errors; Washington, 5 runs, 16 hits and err
rors. Batteries-Powell and Kreiger; Mercer
and McGuire. Umpires-Emsie and McDo1'
aid. Attendance. 1900
At Chicago-Chicago. l run, Z hits and
error: Boston, ) runs. 9 hits and 3 errors
Batteries-Griffith and Donohue: Nichols
and Clarke. Umpires-Gaffney and Man
nassau. Attendance, $780,
At Cleveland-Cleveland,7 runsl2 hits and
errors Brooklyn. 9 runs. Is hits and errors.
Batteries-Knepper and Schrecongost: Nc
James and Grim. Umpires-O'Day and Nc
Carr. Attendance, 100.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
The Dread of Death.

although he cannot actually see it.
That awful sense of dread the feeling
that death is near at hand is described by a
South Carolina gentleman, rhos c. Lever
Esq, of Lever, Richmond Co, with Il truth
that everyone who has ever experic nced
il will immediately recognize
II had what the doctors called nervous iuii.
gestion," he says: II took medicine from nv
family physician for it. but of avail In look
ing over one OF the Memorandum Books issued
by DIR. K. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. N Y. found a
case like mine described exactly. I wrote to
DIR. Pierce and made statement. He sent me
descriptive list of questions. also hygienic rules
" carried these out as best could, but
thought it almost impossible as 1 suffered so
feeling i'll nv stomach. At night would have
cold or hot feet and hands alternately. / was
getting very nervous and suffered great deal
with uneasiness as to my condition, thinking
that death would soon claim me; always expect
ing something unusual to take place and having
a great dread on my mind. l was also irritable
and impatient and was greatly reduced in flesh.
Il could eat scarcely anything that would not
produce bad feeling in my stomach. After
some hesitation, owing to my prejudice against
of DIR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and
Pellets After taking several bottles of each
found was i'm proving. have to be careful yet
at times as to what eat. in order that may
feel good and strong. I fully believe If any
who suffer with indigestion or torpid liver or
chronic cold would take DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets and
observe few simple hygienic rules they would
soon be greatly benefited and with little per-
severance would be entirely cured"
1t is very simple matter tn write to Dr..
Pierce. No charge whatever is made for
advice; which will be sent you Tin a plain
sealed envelope) promptly by mail.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21

When the stomach goes wrong. the
whole body suffers. The stomach is
the great laboratory of the human
system, the workshop where the ma
terial is prepared to feed every or
gan, gland, tissue and nerve of the
body. There is nothing 50 easily
righted when the proper remedy Is
applied. Bar-Ben Formula \ d1-
gests the food before it has had time
to ferment, thus keeping the Body
free from the poisonous products of
undigested food. It insures perfect
assimilation, thus furnishing rich
blood to nourish every organ in the
body. Formula n is compounded
from Malt Diastase, Papoid, Ext.
Hydrastis and pure Ext. of Bar-Ben,
the great nerve tonic. 1t will cure
nervous dyspepsia in itsworst forms,
and will soon restore the patient to
perfect health and vigor. Price 80
cents, at all druggists, or mailed on
receipt of price. For indigestion,
sour stomach, or vomiting, and espe-
cially efficacious as relief from sea
sickness, take Formula G., % cents.
For sick headache, Formula a, 10
cents. Bar-Ben Restorative, the
great nerve tonic, 60 tablets 80 cents !;
s boxes $3.50. Drs. Barton and Ben
son, 81 Bar-Ben Block, Cleveland, o.,
Sold in Akron by John Lamparter
& Co., Dutt's Pharmacy, F. A. Col
Inns & Co., and all druggists.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
THE MARKETS.

PIrTSBURG. June 20.
WHEAT-No. l. 60 ib test. :4g75c; No. , red,
72d73c.
CORN-Shelled yellow, No. =, 38I2fG59c; high
mixed do, 31(G3Sc mixed, 36G3612c: ear No.
yellow. 39G39l5c; high. mixed, 371sCG3Sc
mixed, 3S1aGS7c; low mixed 5a3Sc.
OATS-No. l white, 33GS3I2c; No. white
3d. 493c; extra No. 8, 3114G32c No. 3 regu.
lar, 30G3019c.
HAY-No. / timothy, $1250Gl3.0J; No. 2
timothy, sl0.0RG1l.00; No. 5 timothy, $a0Ra
ESQ; No. l clover thixe1, Sl0.09GlO 30; No /
clover. s9.25CG9.50; No. 1 prairie, s95oqIJ90
, No. ?, prairie, s9.25C995O; No. prairie, $40 IA
9.25; No. prairie, $S.0OG9.JJ; packing hay
S85999.50; No. l timothy from country
wagons, sll.50Q12.00.
POULTRY-Live-Large chickens, 20 gS1c
per pair; small. 6c(G65c; spring chickens.
25G6jc., as to size; ducks, 4J(g50c per pair:
turkeys 7dsc per pound; geese 90c(eS .OJ per
pair. Dressed-Ch Chickens, l3Gl4c per pound:
ducks, 13IGl5c; turkeys, 13d14c; geese, Ease.
BUTTER-Elgin prints, PIC; extra cream
cry, l91%lG3Oc; Ohio fancy creamery, l6(Gl7c:
country roll, lOGl2c; low grade and cooking.
Sdgc
CHEESE-Full cream, Ohio, new -SaSl &C /:
three quarters. 7lgG1S4c, New York state, full
cream, new, SlaG9c: Wisconsin, l3I5(dlic:
25-pound brick, Swiss, l2gGI21.c; limburger
new. 9Iz(9l0c
EGGS-Strictly fresh Pennsylvania and
Ohio, in cases. lSgl4c; southern, laal3c.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
STORM AND CLOUDBURST.
Mansfield and Shelby Had Heavy Rains
and LoudUnville VeritabIe Del
uge-Man Missing.

MANSFIELD, June PA storm of un.
usual severity occurred here and eX-
tended TO other points i'll Ohio, notably
Shelby, on the northwest, and Loudon-
vile, on the southeast y number of
houses Ill the lower part of this city
We're moved from foundations and
dwellings and places of business were
under water several feet deep.
The street car power house was
flooded and traffic on all railroads was
suspended. Ali factories ill the lower
part of the city were flooded and unable
to run. No oGc was drowned, but there
were many narrow escapes. Two hull
dred people ut the Casino were sur
rounded by the food. Many waded out,
but others were compelled to remain all
night in darkness. Inc total damage in
the city is estimated at S5H, ,00O, and may
be more.
At Shelby the rise ill the little stream
running through the town was so rapid
that citizens were aroused about 2 Il. III.
by the fire alarm and by ringing of
church bells All cellars were flooded,
and the principal streets became run
ming streams and business WAS at a
standstill. The Baltimore aud Ohio
raiiread suffered from washouts.
At Loudonville the storm seems to
have gathered strength, and there was
a decided cloudburst. Horsetail creek
soon broke over its banks with such
force that the first house it struck, that
of Isaac Hunter. was swept from its
foundations and completely destroyed.
Hunter is missing and may be drowned.
Bridges and roadways have been broken
or destroyed, entaillng loss of 800, 900.
The damage to crops, fences, live stock,
etc., will reach perhaps 100000 more.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
Sid Morey's orchestra plays for
Dancing afternoon and evening al
the Gorge. If
JONES BELIEVES IN TRUSTS.
Says They Indicate a Sentiment Tendir

Says They Indicate Sentiment Tending
to Public Ownership.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Mayor S. M.
Jones of Toledo. in letter to The
Record on trusts, said in part:
"The triumph of the trust is one of
the marvels of the closing years of the
nineteenth century, but they are an
economic development, strictly i'll the
line of progress, and our problem is not
how to destroy them, but how to use
them for the good of all.
"What shall we do with trust, with
the continually increasing army of un-
employed thrown out by these organ
izations? l reply, we must organize
government (society) in the interest of
all, for the good of all, so that we may
utilize the economic side of the trust
Equality of opportunity or brother
hood is the goal for which the race is
struggling, and the trust, while purely
selfish in its inspiration, is the express
ion of the great social spirit now STIR
ring the hearts OF the people. The
movement toward municipal owner
ship, toward cooperation of every sort,
Indicates the channel through which
the people are to come into possession
of their own. When they are
thoroughly enlightened they wilf sim
ply ret;lke i'll perfectly orderly way
the properties that have passed out of
their hands and became private pos
sessions. The people will own and oper.
ate their cwn trusts; its name will be
The Cooperative Commonwealth.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
DRAWBACKS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Report to Agricultural Department
Showed Soil Rich-Dangers to Health.

Report to Agricultural Department
Showed Soil Rich-Dangers to Health.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The agricul
tural department received an interest.
ing report from Lieutenant A. r.
Hayne, California heavy artillery, ON
agriculture in the Philippines, dated
Manila. Lieutenant Hayne had been
able to make no personal observations
beyond the American lines, but he
transmitted the translation of all arti-
Gle prepared for him by Senior Manuel
del Busto. chief of the agricultural ex-
pertinent station in Manila.
The great fertility of the soil is
pointed out, and it is said that only i'll a
few restricted areas, where three crops
a year have been gathered without in
terruption for several centuries, is there
any apparent need of fertilizers.
In addition to the difficulty of secur-
ing reliable labor, the agriculturist is
confronted at the start with the neces-
sity for an immense amount of work in
clearing new land. When this is ac-
complished and a luxuriant crop raised,
it is at the mercy OF the first typhoon.
Besides the typhoon, there is to be
feared i'll certain provinces the .'da-
gudo," or dry land wind, which dries
up and destroys vegetation. Diseases,
so far hardly known to European doc
tors. result from the turning up of this
virgin soil. According to competent
medical authority many of these strange
disorders cause death within Il few
hours. while from others, even.lf the
patient RECEIVERS, he is condemned to
wretched and lingering existence.
Another of thegreat difficulties in the
way of agricultural development is the
utter lack of roads and shipping points.
The native Filipino is unable to do
any large amount of work and cares to-
do less.
The lack of credit is another serious
to enterprise. The minimum
cost of money i'll the Philippines regard
less of security is ~ per cent.
The price of nearly all crops is stead
lily falling as the production retrogrades
in quantity and quality.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
G.. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
The State Meeting In SessiOn-Talk of
Making Columbus the Perma-
nent Headquarters.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 21.-The
thirty third annual state encampment
of the G. A. R., department of Ohio.
opened in the opera house here. After
prayer by the chaplain, Mayor Moore
delivered an address of welcome, which
was responded to by J. H. Winship of
Cleyelalu. The morning session was
given over To Department Commander
Pugh's address, reports of department
officers and appointments OF commit
tees.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the routine work and the selection of
next place of meeting. Cleveland is
working for the next encampment. 1t
is stated an effort will be made to have
Columbus made the permanent head
quarters of the state encampments and
a spirited fight against it is likely to re-
suit the active candidates for depart
ment commander are Postmaster Mon
fort of Cincinnati and T. r. Shinn of
Ashland. The Woman's Relief corps
and Laides.of the q. a. r. are also hold
ing conventions.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
WATSON IN COMMAND.
Admiral Rased His Flag on the
Baltimore.
VISITED BY FLEET CAPTAINS.
Perez Das Marinas Was Easily Taken.
wheaton's Forces Had but Little Op.
position-Place Surrounded by swamps.
Wheaton May Retire to linus.

MANILA. June 21.-Rear Admiral
John G. Watson arrived here Tuesday
OIL board the United States transport
Zafiro, from Hongkong, and raised his
flag on the United States cruiser Balti-
more. The commanders of all the war
ships called upon the admiral during the
course of the day.
The troops commanded by General
Wheaton entered Perez das Marinas
Tuesday, without opposition, except
upon the part of small bodies of rebels,
W no inflicted no losses upon the Ameri-
cans. The town is an unimportant one,
surrounded by swamps.
General Wheaton will probably re-
turn TO linus.
A list of the American casualties in
Mondays fighting showed that five
were killed and 90 wounded. The list
included no officers. The wounded
were brought to Manila from Bacoor in
canoes.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-General Otis
sent the following:
MANILA, June 20.
Adiutant General. Washington:
Wheaton at linus, Cavite province,
with four guns, four battalions, Fourth
and Fourteenth infantry, Nevada troop
cavalry; sent battalion south on recon
noissance direction of Das Marinas yes
teriay morning. where enemy reported
concentrating scattered forces; battalion
encountered enemy force, 1900, march
ing to attack linus; successful impeding
its progress. Wheaton with two guns
and two battaiions hurried forward; re-
pulsed enemy with heavy. loss; enemy
leaving over 100 dead ON field; our loss
five killed % wounded. Wheaton rein
forced last night by battalion Ninth in
fantry: is driving enemy beyond Das
Marinas, now i'll his possession. Casual
ties today not reported. Wheaton's
qualities for bold and successful attack
unsurpassed. OTIS.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
North Hills Booked For Game
In Cleveland.
Morrissey An Easy Proposition
Sporting News.

There will be seven races on the
program at the matinee of the Akron
Driving club Friday at Fountain park.
The first heat will be started
promptly at one O'Clock. This is
necessary in order to complete the
races before dark. The horses are
all evenly matched and an excellent
afternoons sport is sure to follow.
No admission fee to the grounds or
grand stand is charged.
The races and entries are as fol-
lows:
Race No. l, trot-Zinfidel, R. Ty
ron; Pat Wilkes, C. Thomas; Perry
". Richardson; Blazer, Fred Laub.
Race No. 2, pace-Dick H., E. R.
Barnett; Maggie A., Charles Akers;
Balzora, Charles Wightman; Black
Gem, Charles Reid; Davy Crockett,
&C. McCue.
Race No. 8, trot-Hal B., w. c.
Baum; Walter NJ, P. T. McCourt ;
Pride of Akron, J. Carnes; Bridget,
E. J. Wall; Dido, P. O'Brien.
Race No. 4, pace-Sir Hal, F. A.
Fauver; Cyclone, J. Conno,s: Star
Crook, H. Dellenberger; Grace, 2. T.
McCourt.
Race No. 8. trot-Grace Elyria, E..
NJ. Ganyard; Pathfinder, Irving
Manton; Bay Tom, Robert Tryon;
Spider, William Castle; Jack Rab-
bit, James McAllister; Jim the
Tinker, t. o. Mead; Baby Kildare,
Henry Young.
Race No. 6, pace-Witchette, John
Pringle; Hastings, Ed. Dunn: Lucy
B, Gail Burton; Contender Maid,
John Ross.
%Race No. Z, trot-DeXter Wilkes,
r. L. McAllister; Albert f, F. Der
rig; Spot, Jack Grille: Grace Slope,
E. NJ. Ganyard; Insurance, George
Averill; Pegasus, Charles Akers.
Prize Game.
The North Hill team of this city
will play the Euclid Beach club of
Cleveland at the Cleveland grocers'
picnic Wednesday, June 2S. The
game will be called at 8 pm. The
winner will receive $50 and the loser
SIS. A team made up of Akron gro
GERS will play against the Cleveland
brethren.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
Tne Kiss.

The olfactory kiss is Mongolian. The
nutritive affair is European. The Mon.
golian kiss is with the nose. The Euro
pean kiss is with the mouth.
The Mongolian kiss indicates that the
party shifted would pe an agreeable
prey. The European variety indicates
that the party embraced wonld make a
delectable meal
They are but the different forms Of
the same instinct of preservation-the
give and take of wild beasts.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
HAWKINS FOR BRIGADIER
Barnett Sent Word Macarthur Was Un-
derstOod to Have Recommended 1t.
Friends to Investigate.

PITTSBURG, June 21.-Lieutenant Col
onel Barnett of the Tenth Pennsylva.
mia, i'll letter to his law partner, r. B.
Scandrett, dated Cavite, May 2, said in
part:
1--WE cannot understand why Colonel
Hawkins does not get his star The
colonel and / talked the matter over,
and have come to the conclusion that
perhaps it is because brigadier generals
are now being mustered out, and the
president does not want to appoint any
more OIL that account. No other plausl-
BILE reason can suggest itself. The
colonel wants me to write you to help
get the matter Strengthened out
ALI he wants, and all the regiment
wants, is to have him appointed full
brigadier and then ordered home with
the Tenth. He does not want COM
mand and the matter ought to be ar
ranged very easily. l understand Cen
eral Macarthur has already recon-
mended him for full brigadier
1.-The delay has worried the old man a
good deal, and, between US, he is not in
good physical shape at all. He has lost
over 70 pounds and doesn't weigh much
more than L do"
Why the promotion has been tied up
i'll Washington is past the understand
iEg of the friends of Colonel Hawkins.
1t is understood that a committee will
make it their personal business to know
why he has not been promoted when
recommended.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
Maher an Easy Winner.

NEW YORK, June 21.-Peter Maher,
the Irish heavyweight pugilist, scored a
quick victory over his fellow country
man, Mike Morrissey of Tipperary, be-
fore the Lenox Athletic club. A light
punch on the breast and a right cross to
the jaw were the only blows struck, and
these::were delivered by Maher. The blow
that Maher landed on the jaw was ln-
sufficient to knock out any man. Both
fiddled for few moments, and then
Maher went right to his man with a
light left hand, which landed lightly on
the chest, and sent his right over to the
jaw. Morrissey fell in neutral corner
and lay there resting on his right elbow,
while Maher strutted about the ring un-
Ill the referee counted off ten seconds
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21

THE disorder growing out of the
street car strike at Cleveland is
reaching an alarming stage. AS
usual the strikers are suffering be-
cause of the rashness of well-mean
ing friends, who persist in defying
law and destroying property to show
their sympathy for the striking work.
men. The local Street Railway COM
panies are to be congratulated for
making such a settlement with their
employees as has spared Akron people
the inconvenience and annoyance at
tending the difficulty at Cleveland.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
A YOUNG MAN ABDUCTED.
Taken From His Father by an Aunt
Who Inllerits His Money.

his ny an &tunt
Who Inierits His Money.
DETROIT, June 2I.-Moses Fowler
Chase, aged 81, alleged to be mentally
incompetent and reported to be worth
100000, had been patient at the SAM.
tarium i'll Flint, and was euroute to his
home i'll Lafayette, Ind. accompanied
oy his father. Frederick Chase, ii law
yer. When the father and son arrived
here the young mans aunt met them
at the depot and hurried the youth to
the Cadillac. Sunday night a carriage
drove up to the hotel and young Chase
was taken to the Cleveland boat, which,
i'll the company of his aunt and two un-
known men, he boarded.
On reaching Cleveland the party took
a train for Cincinnati. From there
they went east to Albany, where the
private detective that the father had
employed lost sight of the party Ex-
tradition papers were made out in an
ticipation of the party's arrest by the
New York authorities. The fortune
that the boy possesses is revertible to
the amt upon his death, which, it is al
legged, furnishes the motive for the sup
posed abduction.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
interstate League Games

At Mansfield-Mansfield. 2 runs hits and
/ error; Youngstown, l run, Q hits and .
errors. Batteries-Mi1ler and Belt; Roach and
frost
At Fort Wayne-Fort Wayne, run, 8 hits
and errors; Toledo, IA runs, IL hits and er-
rors. Batteries-Guese and Bergen; Cotes
and Arthur.
AT Decentralization, 3 runs. hits and err
ror; Grand Rapids, 0 runs,:3 hits and er-
rors. Batteries-Gilpatrick and Donahue;
Altrock and Cote.
AT New Castle-New Castle, runs 10 hits
and errors; Wheeling, 2runs, hits and err
rors. Batteries-Streit and Graffus; Poole
and Twineham.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21

Lady (at railway station)-Is there
any objection to dogs in this car, con
ductor?
Gentleman (on platform)-I am not
the conductor, madam. I will say, how
ever, that there is a crying baby in this
car, and if your dog is big enough TO
swallow the baby I think he will be
welcohs.--New York Weekly.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21

THE prospects of universal peace
being established by consent of the
nations is not very fattering. The
international peace conference now
in session at The Hague will be a
failure so far as accomplishing any
thing substantial is concerned. A
plan to arbitrate national quarrels
will be adopted, but its scope will be
SO limited as to practically destroy
its usefulness.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21

JUDGING from the way local dele
gates are talking, Col. Chas. Dick
will be the whole thing at the Paines-
vile convention tomorrow. All the
Akron delegates will have to do at
Painesville is to find out who Dick
wants for Senator-if they haven't
found out already-and then give
him their undivided support.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. powder to be shaken into the shoes.
1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives
instant relief to corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age. Cures
swollen feet, bllsters or callouS spots. Aliens
Foot-EaSe is certain cure for ingrowfng q
nails, sweating, hot, aching feet. At all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package
FREE by mail. Address, Allen =. Olmsted,
LIE Roy. n. Y.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
Drink Grain.0

After you have concluded that you ought
not to drink coffee. It is not medicine,
but doctors order it because 1t is healthful
lnvigorating and appetizing. 1t is made,
from pure grains, and has that rich seal
brown color and tastes like the finest grades
of coffee. and costs about one-Quhrter as
much. Children like 1t and thrive on 1t. be-
:ause 1t is a genuine food drink. containing
nothing but nourishment. Ask your grocer
ii Gir:in-0. the new food drink Ii and 25d.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21

Worth 81 a week. Fels-Nap-
tina soap saves half the work
and exposure of wash-day.
Your grocer returns your
money if you don't find it SO
sc.
Fe.s 6 Co. makers. PHILADELPHIA
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-21
ABOUT READY FOR WAR,

Regiments Ready to Leave Cape Town.
Dutch Men Seen Drilling.
CAPE Town, June 21.-The activity of
the war Office local authorities has been
suspended in the matter of contracts for
certain military requisites, ,on the ground
that the regiments are now ready to
leave Cape Town fos Kimberley on
short notice.
An engine criver on the Cape railway
declares that he has seen men, armed
and mounted, engaged in drilling at
Hout- -kraal, near Deaar and Pontfon-
tein, not far from Kimberley. He was
Informed that they Were Dutchmen
preparing to assist the Beers in the
event OF hostilities