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The sun., 1900-05-21
State News Briefly Told.

Four miles walked in % minutes was
the record made recently by Richard
Poynter, 70 years old, living near Mid
way.
Strawberry growers in the vicinity
OF Kenton have sold their berries at
three cents quart, delivered. AS the
pckers receive Il cents, the profit will
be small.
Sheriff Short, of Sussex county, has
sold 1856 acres in Georgetown hundred,
the property OF Zachsriah Jones, for $3.50;
100 acres in Dagsboro hundred, belong
ing to Wingate Elliott. to the heirs Of
Or. Richards, for $3.50; l55 acres in
Georgetown hundred, belonging to Will
liam 5. johnson, to George w. Jones, for
1881 80.
Colonel w. H. Coulbourn, of Seaford,
has accepted a position in the Census
Department at Washington.
The last lecture OF the course at
Delaware College was given Friday
night.
The Democrats of White Clay Creek
have issued call for meeting to be held
at the Deer Park Hotel, May %.
The sun., 1900-05-21
Filth Race-Withers mile
Morris Park Races on Saturday.

First-7F. King Bramble (O'Connor)
%, lst; Native SHAW 8 to 5. I'd; Brus-
querie (Taldey) 2, Sd. Time 1925, Eifn
Conig, scratched.
Second-5F. All Green (Clawson) even
1st; Flora 20 Connor) 2, I'd; Dandy Boy
I (Hayden) even, Sd. Time l.02i. Prince
Charles, Golden Age, Blues, Pr. of Mel
rose, Ballyhoo Bow, Bedeck, Horsa and
Mary Mccoy scratched.
Thlrd-5F. Bonnibert (Turner) %,
1st; Bellario McCue) to 5, I'd; Golden
Age, added Mitche.ll l to 2, Sd. Time
l.003. Barretto and Elkhorn, scratched.
Fourth-1M. Oneck Queen (Maher) 2I
lst; Indian Fairy (O'Connor) no second
money, I'd; Motley (Hamilton) no third
money, Sd. Time 1.494. Lady Uncas
scratched.
Fifth-lM. King Barleycorn (Turner)
to 10, lst; Brisk AIcCue) TO 10, I'd;
Maxine Gomez Mtchell) no third
money, Sd. Time 1.474. Ildrim, Radford,
Knight of the Garter, Latson and Prince
Florist scratched.
Sixth-2!M. Van Ship MARA a., 1st;
Ronkonkoma (Donohue 3, I'd; Mars
Chan Heida) ., Sd Tine 5 o. Buela,
The Bachelor, Philae, Winstowr,
scratched.
The sun., 1900-05-21
PLAGUE BREAKS OUT.
Case Found In Chinese Quarter Of
San Francisco.
NO EPIDEMIC rs FEARED.
All Stores In Chinatown Are Closed
and No Chinese Are Allowed
to Leave the City-OfIiciaIs
Are Very Vigiinnt.

San Francisco May 90. 49, The San
Francisco board of health adopted res
olution declaring that the bubonic plague
exists in this city and took measures for
a prompt stamping out of the disease.
Federal quarantine officials have as
sumed entire control of the situation.
Every store in Chinatown has been
closed. and no Chinese are allowed to
leave the city. Transportation compa-
MES have been requested to refuse to sell
railroad or steamship tickets to China
men unless they produce certificates
showing that they have been inocunted
BY the board Of health in the city hail.
investigation In Secret.
Though the board Of health has beer
engaged for two weeks investigating sus-
picious eases of Cinnamon who were be-
lievcd to have been afflicted with the
black plague. no publicity was given tc
its work until Friday night when Il Chi
naman was found suffering from Il dis
ease that bore unmistakable plague
symptoms.
1t was then deemed best to move open
ly to stamp out the plague by the most
rigid measures that could be adopted.
No Fear of Epidemic.
There are no fears of general cpl
demic even in Chinatown, as the climate
of San Francisco is such that the disease
will not spread, but the health authorities
are determined to take no chances and
will not cease their efforts until every
trace of the disease shall have been driv-
en- from Chinatown and that pcstilential
spot has been renovated as it never was
before.
The health authorities are being aided
by the Chinese Six companies, which
have ordered that all the Chinese in theil
employ be inoculated with antiplague
serum.
The sun., 1900-05-21
OFFICIAL NEWS RECEIVED,
Note In Court Circular Shows Thnt
Mnfeking's Relief Is Undoubted.

MafeiSing's Relief Is Undoubted.
London. May 20.-The Court Circular
contains the following:
"The queen received on Friday night
with the greatest satisfaction and thank
fulness the news of the relief of Mafe-
king after a heroic defense of over seven
months by Colonel Baden-POwell and the
troops under his command"
The significance of this, which refers to
the receipt by her majesty of a copy Of
Pretoria dispatch, is that it is the hrst
official intmation of the relief OF Mare
king, and it would not have been made
had any doubts existed in the ofhcial
mind as to the correctness of the news.
A dispatch from Winburg, dated May
10. says: 90
"General Rumble reached Trommel, 2S
miles from here. on Friday. traverslnG
exceedingly mountainous country. Com
mandant Olivier's commando is several
days ahead of him, but stray patrols OF
Beers are watching Rundle's movements
His men are in excellent form in spite oil
the long daily marches,
A dispatch from Pictcrmaritzburg says
"The occupation of Newcastle by Cen
eral Butler has caused great jubilation
The magistrate and his staff, the mayor
and the corporation have left for New
castle. Many fleeing Bocrs have gone &c
the Free State by Muller's pass. other,
have gone to Wakkerstloom. Most ol
them, however, have gone north as dls
sorunnizpd mob"
The sun., 1900-05-21
MAY SUE FOR PEACE.
Lourenco Marques story Says Beers
Will Ask That HostiIities Cease.

L0urcnco Marques. May 20.-The
Transvaal government has decided to
send message to Lord Roberts request
ing cessation Of hostilties, demanding
Il guarantee that the lives of all colonials
fighting with the Beers shall he spared
and stating that unless these terms are
granted the mines will be blown up and
Johannesburg destroyed
The government has been for some time
considering the destruction of the mines.
President Kruger and the executive conn
cl were against the proposition, but
st.ong popular pressure was brought to
hpar III favor Of it.
President Kruger has had n dream that
1hr war would he ended within three
WEEKS which he firmly believes.
There is much uncertainty i'll Pretoria,
where Kruger is the only strong hand
The Boer president said that he would
fight until the last cartridge. Many Off
tials and hurghrrs are shnky and desire
Il compromise. They do not want to de-
feYd Pretoria for fear that their property
will be- destroyed by hombardmcnt y
big meeting was held Thursday night, at
which the women of Pretoria passed res
olutonS urging the defense of the capital
40 the bitter end.
Provisions will soon he scarce in Preto-
ria. All is being taken to Lydcnherg.
where the capital may be removed. Not
withstanding the discouraging situation
President Steyn maintains CHEEKY ami
Mold 1pmpanOr
The sun., 1900-05-21
MRS. CLARKE SUES.
Violet Bride Asks That Her Husband
Pay Her Costs of Divorce Suit.


pittsburg, May 20.-Lcgal action has
been taken by Mrs. Esther Bartlett
Clarke, respondent in the famous Clarke
divorce suit, to recover her expenses in
herr attendance at the trial in the Ale
ghany county courts last month. w. NJ.
Hall, Jr., attorney for Mrs. Clarke, went
into common pleas court No ) and asked
for an order on James King Clarke to
show cause why he should not pay Mrs.
Clarke T.Ot:,.5b. the total amount OK
pended by her while in Pittshurg and fm
the fees Of her attorneys III tie cclebrut.
cd suit. IN order was granted, rctulna.
bile under the rules of the court.
Mrs Clarke AYERS she has no means OF
support; that her husband Is possessed
of an estate OF S4O,0OU and an income
of 100000 = year; that she is absolutely
innocent of the charges against her, and
that her husband malciously deserted
her On May =. $500. Among thc items
in the bill are $1,000 attorneys fees and
$50 for medical experts fees.
James King Clarke will file another
suit. rcturnablc in the December term
charging his wife with intdclity and
naming Il correspondent and dating the al.
legged offcnse on May IL, 1899, in Atlantic
City in the lroquois hotel.
The sun., 1900-05-21
MAY oENsURE M'KINLEY.
Methodist Episcopal Conference mt
Odds Over Committee Report.

Chicago, May 20.-There will be an
exciting and prolonged contest on the
floor of the Methodist Episcopal confer
ence before the majority report of the
temperance committee censuring Presi
dent Mckinley for his attitude on the
enforcement of the anticanteen law will
be accepted, if it is accepted. The sup.
porters of the minority report, from
which all reference to the president has
been eliminated, claim that the confer,
ence will refuse to become a party to
any censure of the president either AZ
chief executive of the United States OIL
as member of the Methodist church.
The Is members of the committee who
signed the minority report have been
busy with the members of the conference
in an effort to secure support in theii
refusal to criticise the president. The
action of the majority is said to have
caused a sense of embarrassment among
the leaders in the conference who will be
called upon to take a stand on the ISSUE
which the submission of the two reports
will raise.
Letters, kilograms and appeals Oh the
subject have been pouring in upon the
members of the committee from all parts
of the country since the committee de
cided upon its report.
4 number of these communications ap
peal to the members not to rccede from
the position taken by the committee
while others present equally earnest ap
peals to the conference not to go on rec
ord as criticising the administration.
The contest has been given something
of political interest. Il representative oi
the national Republican committee hav
ing arrived in Chicago for a conference,
with members ofsh committee and lead
ers of the conference. His mission, ac
cording to those with whom he is said t,
have conferred, is TO ascertain at frs
hand the exact purport of the resolution
of the committee and to learn PERSONAL,
the sentiment of the members of the con
ference in regard to the report.
The committee will probably be giver
an opportunity to report early this week
Chairman Samuel Dickie attempted t,
bring the matter up. but was defeated il
his attempt.
Members of the committee on bool
concern have adopted a report recon
mending that the general conference au
thorizc the board of bishops to appoin
special commission of nine to compil
new hymnal The book will contain
600 hymns. 800 now in use and 100 nev
hymns. The words and music will h
printed together. The book will asr
contain the church service and ritual an,
is designed for the use of every Method
list church,
The sun., 1900-05-21
BESIEGED FOR 2l2 DAN
Relief'of Mafeking Was Accomplished
on May 16,
COLONEL MAHON LED FORCE.
Started From Kimberley ON May A.
Was Attacked by Strong Force
of Beers. Who After
ward Reiterated.

London, May 20.--It appears that the
relief Of Mafeking was accomplished on
Wednesday, May 16, which would make
the length Of the siege 212 days instead
of PA.
According to one Cape Town dispatch
the relief force left Kimberley secretly
early in the month under the command
Of Colonel b. Il. Mahon, who served with
distinction under General Kitchener in
the Dongola and Khartum expeditions.
Colonel Mahon's force consisted of 1,JO0
picked horsemcn from the Cape police,
Diamond Fields horse. imperial yeoman-
rs and the Kimberley mounted regiment.
The force had three MaXimS, and the
baggage was conveyed on led horses and
light ntulc wagons.
Dodge the Beers.
Colonel Mahon reached Malitzan, 80
miles sduth Of Mafcking, on May ! i, aft
or passing the Taungs and Vryburg dis
tricts without encountcrng the Beers.
4 late special dispatch from Cape
Town says that The column as it APP
preached Mafeking from the south was
attacked by a strong force of Beers, who
were rcpulSed. The column then pushed
on, and the Bocrs rctrpatcl hurricdly.
The rear guard continued in action for
some time. The British casualties were
slight.
Another Cape Town account of the
composition Of the relief column says that
it consisted of 1000 men of the South
African light horse, the imperial yeoman-
~ and the Kimberley horse.
Started on May 4.
1t left Kimberley on May with 50
wagons containing stores and ammuni-
tion, with four guns of the horse artillery
and two Maxms and moved west of the
railway without meeting opposition. At
Kraaipan the Beers fell back when at
tackled.
A special dispatch from Molopo, dated
May H. confirms the story of relief. 1t
states that large British force from the
south succeeded in entering Mafeking
yesterday wednesday, and that the
siege was raised by the Beers, their COM
mandoes withdrawing eastward.
Further details of the relief of the town
are awaited with interest.
The sun., 1900-05-21
NO SUNDAY GAMES.
French Exposition Authorities Grant
Request of Our Athletes.

Paris, May 2O.-The representations by
Mr.. Albert G. Spalding, the director of
athletics at the Paris exposition, to the
French officials in control of the events
regarding the position Of American ath-
letcs who desire to participate in the con-
tests. but who have objected to the Sun
day feature Of the games, have resulted
in the granting of the concessions asked.
In letter TO Mr.. Spalding the French
officials state that they recognize the
manner in which Sunday is respected in
the United States and that in order to
have the pleasure of the participation of
the Americans they agree whenever it is
possible to change the finals falling on
Sunday to week day.
This action on the part of the officials
removes the obstacles found by the ma
jority Of the athletes in the United
States.
Mr.. Spaldng will sail for New York
on Wednesday. He has suggested the Gd'
dition Of several events to the games al
ready decided upon. among which is Il
- mile Marathon race. The French oili-
cials win probably nccedc to this request.
The sun., 1900-05-21
p.r.taIIy Remitted.

Washington, May 20.-The president
has remitted SO much of the sentence in
tho ease OF Second Lieutenant Arthur f..
Cassels. Seventh artillery, court martial
od in The Philippines for intoxicstion' as
ao,,;dns that he ''be reduced in rank So
l,,t I,;s name shall be borne on the army
.na ,n,r;.tnr next below that of Second Lieu
to,,ant George w. Bunnel. Ir.. Fourth
an4;,iarv The result of this action is tn
rastore Lieutenant Cassels name to its
former position in the register next below
tIat ~ second Lieutenant G. 5. Patter'
son. Jr., Sixth artillery.
The sun., 1900-05-21
To BLOW Up British warship,.

Durham, May 20.-rhe story of the plot
to blow up the British warship Forte in
Delagoa bay is confirmed, and the con
spiracy appears to have been much more
extensive than at first believed. An ex-
PLANTATION of the proclamation issued II
month ago that boats approaching too
near warships without permission would
be fired on is that the admiral command
ing the South African station thus gave
an early intimation to Boer emissaries
who had been appointed to visit Durham
and Cape Town and attack the warships
with Internal machines that strict sur
VIGILANCE would be maintained every
night on all men-of-war.
The sun., 1900-05-21
AN ETHNoLoGICAL CONGRESS
Rough Riders From Everywhere and
Host of Military Heroes.

Rough Riders From Everywhere and
Host of Military Heroes.
Never before in the history OF Buffalo
Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough
Riders has its success been so pro-
uounced as during the present season.
This can be accredited in measure to
the unique general characteristic of the
entire entertainment, which is, in every
respect, different from any other show
presented to the public. One strong fea-
ture which has added materially to the
drawing qualities of the exhibition is the
timely production of the battle OF San
Juan Hill. The details of the original
being so recently and firmly impressed
upon the minds and hearts OF the Amer
ican people that they welcome the en-.
terprise of the management of the Wild
West in affording them an opportunity
to see this wonderfully realistic presen-
tation of that famous battle, and at-the
came time allow them to give expression
OF their patriotism almost directly to the
many score OF heroes Of the Spanish
American war. The audiences attend
ing the Wild West have been of an ex-
ceptional character and have included
among their numbers nearly every prom
inent soldier and civilian about the
country, and the enthusiasm of sedate
old men has been as great as that of the
small boy perched in the topmost seat
under tent. Other features that have
added new interest to the entertainment
is the putting on exhibition of repr esen-
tatives of our new island possessions,
both from the West Indies and the Pa
cific Ocean.
Colonel Cody Buffalo Billy is as
active in his part of the exhibi ion as
ever before, and his every appearance in
the arena is signal for large expression
OF approval from all parts OF the house.
The sharpshooting of Johnnie Baker and
Annie Oakley, the rough rio ing of the
Cossacks and soldiers, the tumbing and
pyramid building OF the Arabs, the lasso
throwing of the Mexicans, she bolas
pitching of the Gauchos, the "bronco
busting" of the cowboys, the peculiar
peace and war methods of the Indians
all remain interesting items of the pro-
gram and are. il possible, better this sea-
sou than ever before.
The Wild West and Rough Riders
will give two performances Wednesday,
May 80, afternoon and evening, at and
s p. III.
The sun., 1900-05-21
colonel Priest sued For Divorce.

st. Louis May 2O.-Coluncl John G..
Priest, veteran real estate man. former
Democratic national committeeman from
Missouri has the distinction of being
about the oldest man ever sued for di
votuc in st. Louis. Colonel Priest is be-
tween ~ and so years of age. probably
nearer the fourscoic mark. His first wife
died many years ago. leaving five chill
drcn. According to the divorce petition
filed by Mrs. ELLA Priest, the announce
ment of the marriage was delayed sew
cral months, the ceremony having been
performed in New York, Aug. III. 1897.
The petition says that in January. 1S99,
the sons of Mr.. Priest, who resided in the
same house with them, began to treat heI
with diSrespect. On this account, she
says, she left the Priest homestead in
March, 1899, but returned there later, on
the coloncls promise that things would
be more pleasant. She failed to find them
so, however, and left again. They have
one child. The plaintiff admits to 80
years.
The sun., 1900-05-21
FENIAN PLOT NIPPED.
Guards at British Forts at Esqui-
malt Fired mt the Miscreants.


malt Fired mt the Miscreants.
Chicago, May 20.-A special to The
Times-Herald from Vancouver, b. c..
says:
''Fenian sympathizers with the Beers
have made an attempt TO blow up the
British Notifications at Esquimalt. The
big naval docks, where SI0,00O,0OO dam
age could have been done, was the OBJ
icctive point of the leaders in the plot,
who barely escaped from the guard with
their lives.
"Maior Bennett of the Duke of Con.
naught's Own rifles made statement
Of the circumstances He says that
three weeks ago the officer commanding
the Esquimalt forts was advised to look
out for the possibility of Fenian out
rage. The information came from the
military authorities at San Francisco and
with it the description of three well
known Fenians who We're few days
later recognized in Vancouver.
"Orders were given to sentries to shoot
after the failure to reply to second
challenge and to shoot to kill. On Wed
ncsday night just after midnight foul
mon were discovered by the sentries
within the line of the first outposts, and
they were just abreast of the Fort
Macaulay works and within short dis
tnuce of the large marine docks of thi
north Pacific squadron, and two guard,
challenged almost simultaneously. There
was no response, and the dimly outlined
figures crouched to the ground.
"The guards challenged again, and al
this several other sentries fired. by tho
time a search party had becn formed
there was much confusion, and the mer
succeeded in running past the outel
outposts, and the latter claim they vii
be able to recognize two. The com
manding officers regard it as certain
attempt to destroy some part at least OF
the works. The guards have again beer