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Evening star., 1900-06-27

another party of Boxers. not so strong as
the PARTY before eneountGed however. to
their front, and the men formed a hollow
square. with the women and children in The
center and dragging along. fighting and re-
I,elling The onslaugf1ts Of the Boxers. they
made their way 10 Pektn after two days,
reIiete with terror.
TIE Boxers Of this party We're without
ilreatnls. being armed only with poles shod
with irln and knives and spears. They
verr kept at q distance by the rifles and
reN"lvers of the railway men. who killed
number of them.
The eight heroes who were left behind to
guard their retreat were slain ny the
Boxers There we're three Frcnr hnlen and
UBc Italian among them the others being
EfiEians and Swiss. The fuSitives on their
arrival were in u terribly destitute condi-
tton.
American marines led the way of the re-
lief party to Pekin. Despite the Viceroy' 5
e,iict that no foreigner should be allowed
I" pass Taku forts. forty United States
marines landed ana made their way up the
river ly lighters.
Beading the Chinese papers one would
come tn the conclusion that China herself
was making an effort to suppress the Box
ers rising. Ref fring TO the battle of
June : between troops under Cen. Mich and
the Boxers one paper says that several
hundred Boxers We're killed and five build
iucs burned down during the conflict and
the local railway station was destroyed
This WAS II Loha th. third station from
Tien Tsin. Another paper says the Boxers
lest .sn men i'll this engagement. Gen.
Nich who commanded the imperial troops
took 4 prominent part in the Chinese-Jap-
Evening star., 1900-06-27
ALSCHULER AT THE TOP
ILLINOIS STATE DEMOCRATIC TICK
EFT COMPLETED TODAY.
Chicago Platform Reaff1rmed and w.
j. Bryan Strongly IndOrsed
for the Presidency.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. June 27.-The demo-
cratic state convention reconvened today
to complete the ticket and adopt a platform.
The list of delegates and alternates to the
national convention was read >and ap-
proved
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago.
chairman of the committee on resolutions,
read the platform. The document indorses
the national platform of 1896. I'm whole
and in all its parts" 1t denounces the ma
ttonal administration as the weakest In
the history of the nation" and especially
condemns the towering attitude of the
President and his advisers in refusing con-
ISOLATION and sympathy to the heroic Boers
In their struggle for independence" invokes
public condemnation of IAN administrative
policy which denies to Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippine Islands the principle OF
home rule and self-government and seeks
the subjugation of free and enlightened
people for the glory of an Imperial policy,
reyolting to our traditions and a defiance
to the principles Of our federal constitu-
ton"
The new currency law Is declared to be
the foundation for money trust which
will have power to control the prices of all
property and to stimulate or strangle bust-
ness
sympathy is expressed for the Beers,
"
sarily leading to mflitarism and as wholly
foreign to our system of government. AL
liances with European nations are ''re-
garded with apprehension"
TRUSTS and monopolies. formed for the
purpose of arbitrarily controlling products
and prices In the interest solely Of conf
bined capital. If allowed to go on the reso-
Iutions declare, "can result only In indus
trial serfdom for the mass of the people,.
Protective tariff and railway dtscrimtna-
ton are declared to be blamable for ex-
listing trusts, and stringent legislation Is de-
manded for their restriction.
The immediate building Of an American
interoceanic canal is favored; the Monroe
doctrine Is reaffirmed; postal savings banks
are favored as are also public ownership Of
public utilities and the election Of United
States senators by direct vote.
The general principle of the initiative and
referendum is favored.
unqualified admiration is expressed for
VIM J. Bryan, who Is declared to have
been robbed of office in 1896. The Illinois
delegation to Kansas City Is instructed to
vote as a unit for Bryan.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed.
For national committeeman, Thomas
Gahan Of Cook county was selected.
The state ticket was then completed as
follows:
rora.
For lieutenant governor-Elmer e. Percy
of Brown
For secretary OF state-James F. ODon-
nell of Bloomington.
For auditor-George B. Parsons of Shaw
neetown.
For treasurer-M. F. Dunlap of Jackson
Vile.
For attorney general-Jas. Todd Of Cook.
Also three state university trustees.
At noon the convention adjourned.
The state central committee met imme-
diately and selected DR.. Walter Watson of
Mt. Vernon as one Of the alternate dele
gates-at-large to the national convention
In place Of former Vice President Adlai E.
] Stevenson. KhQ declined,
Evening star., 1900-06-27
MAIL IN ANACOsTIA.
Free Delivery Service to Be Begun
August 1.


August 1.
The benefits of the free delivery service
will be extended to Anacostla and the ser
vice begun August /. The post offices at
Good Hope, Twinng, Congress Heights ana
ST. El,zabeth's will be discontinued and in
their places substations established. where
all the benefits of a f1rst-class post office
will prevail. Anacostia, as well as the out
living suburbs will be served by carriers
Inspectors report that two letter carriers
will be sufficient for the present needs or
the service. one of these will serve Ana
costa, while the other. who will be mount.
ed will take care OF the suburbs. one mail
n day will be delivered to the outlying dis
tricts while two or three deliveries Will
take place in Anacostia-
Yesterday afternoon Postmaster Merritt.
accompanied by Deputy Postmaster Madi-
son Davis visited AnacOstia and made a
personal inspection of the territory to be
served Postmaster Merritt has been in
favor all along of the extension OF the
free delivery system to AnacoSt1a, and
Deputy Postmaster Davis has done his
utmost to bring the Improvement about.
There was slight hitch over the selection
of suitable post office, and the trip OF
the postmaster yesterday was really for
the purpose of settling this matter. After
careful consideration 1t was decided best
to occupy the present location. provided
the owner of the building would make suit
able changes to make the post office sep
arate building. This was agreed TO. and
all communication with the grocery store
will be shut off and the main building ex-
tended fifteen feet.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Court Instructs Jury I'm Case of Frank
Mchenna.

Court Instructs Jury In Case of Frank
Mckenna.
J. Frank McKenna was placed on trial
this afternoon before Justice Clabaugh, in
Criminal Court No. 1. under an indictment
alleging false pretenses in connection with
securing s27 from Siegfried Genthe. 1t
was stated that by representing himself to
be a member OF the committee to receive
the Boer envoys on the occasion of their
visit TO this city. the Goth of last May. Nc
keEna induced Genthe to loan him the sum
mentioned. Attorney p. W. Baker ap-
peared for the defendant and Assistant
United States Attorney Gould for the gov
ernment
Mr.. Genthe the first witness for the gov
ernment, testified to lending tho money un-
der the circumstances referred to. The
next witness Mr.. Patrick O'Farrell, took
the stand to declare that McKenna was
not a member of the Boer reception COM
mittee.
The government at this point announced
its case closed. Attorney Baker there
upon moved tho court to instruct the jury
to report a verdict Of not guilty on the
ground that false pretense had not been
shown. Lengthy arguments followed.
At the conclusion of the arguments JUS
ttce Clabaugh directed the jury to return
verdict of not guilty, which was done.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
W. s. TAYLOR GOING TO CANADA.
Former Governor of Kentucky Passes
Through Rochester. \. Y.

Former Governor of Kentucky Passes
Through Rochester. y. \.
A dispatch from Rochester. N. Y. last
night SAYS: William S. Taylor. late repuh-
lican governor of Kentucky. passed through
this city this morning arriving on the
J.eh,gh Valley road from Philadelphia. He
was driven rapidly to the New York Gen.
tral station, where he took train for
Niagara Falls. Mr.. Taylor was accom-
panied only by his wife and carried no bag
gage. He was recognized by very few per-
sons. as he has had his mustache shaved
off. Il is thought that he was destined Tor
Canada. .,,
Mr. Taylor refused to answer questions.
Capt. John l.. Powers was arrested at
Harlan, KY. yesterday, charged with pc
ing an accessory to the murder of GOV.
Goebel. Powers at once instituted habeas
corpus proceedings. He holds pardon IS
s,ed by Gov Taylor while in office. and was
released once before on habeas corpus pro
ceedings In Knox county. Capt. Powers IS
a brother of former Secretary OF state
Caleb Powers.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
CHANGE IN JESUIT PROVINCE.
st. Johns NOvitinte Mt Frederick, Md.
to BE Transferred.

One of the greatest changes that has ever
occurred in the Jesuit province of Mary
land will take place at an early date by
order Of the superior general of that COM
munity in Rome. After an existence OF
seventy years, the famous st. Johns novt
tiate at Frederick, Md, is about to bS
moved to a location on the Hudson river,
above West Point, where property of con-
siderable value has been acquired. The old
novitiate was founded by Father John Nc
Elroy, S. j., who received ordination as a
priest from Archbishop Neale of Baltimore,
in 1915, and died at Frederick in 1873. Many
celebrities are buried in its shadow. among
them the third chief justice of the United
States, Roger Brooke Taney. and the Jesuit
missionaries Villiger, Tuffer Sanders and
V.gilante. In the transferal to New 1orA
these graves will not be disturbed.
Father Edward Purbrick Is now provin-
cial of the Jesuits in this province, which
originally covered the country, but at pres
ent embraces only the southern. middle and
New England states. The province was
founded in 1894. He resides at st. Francis
Xavier's College, New York city. though
the residence Of nearly all his predecessors
was In Baltimore.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
Stocks We're Higher, but Volume of
Business Was Light.
DECREASE IN st. PAUL EARNINGS
Brokers at Sea as to Recent Move
in Burlington.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. June 27-Advances In the
London market extending to a full point in
some instances had beneficial influence on
local prices this morning. The demand
came largely from the short interest. ard
there was little business in commission
house circles AS the market gained in
strength it decreased in volume, with the
result that afternoon prices were mainly
under the best of the previous hour
A decrease of over $50 600 in ST. Paurs
net earnings for May unsettled trading i'll
the Granger group for a time, but the de-
crease was generally regarded as a reflec-
ton of a condition which has since i'm
proved The crop condition, however, is
not improved to the extent necessary to
revclutionize trading in the Granger issues.
bu: there is a growing belief that :i.at
group has had its share of pressure, and
that new selling might turn to other prope--
ties with better results.
Inc interests who make markets are not
puylns stocks and pools are supporting
rather than accommodating their specialties.
lE the case of Burlington the street is a.
sea as to the real motive for the larger
dealings in those shares. An accumulation
OF stock might be going on or the manip ud-
ton might be in the interest of lower prices
Both views are supported by a certain pro-
thought to have sold long stock in consider
able amount. Atchison preferred is the
one grain road which has developed enec-
tive resistance to the pressure.
The dividend is not off the stock vet and
the pool seems determined to support the
price until after the books are closed at
least. A large short interest has been Gre
ated In the stock and this fact acts as a
bar to lower prices. Around Il there was
new selling of the stock this morning and
the improvement failed to hold.
An advance of % cents per ton in coal
rates was announced by Reading and the
statement for the current period showed
satisfactory gains in earnings.
These developments bear out previous
predictions that coal properties would be
forced to the front in speculation at every
opportunity. The buying for Reading will
be credited to increased earnings rather
than to an important coal consolidation
The latter Is thought to be the real reason,
however, and will attract the greater in
terest. A speculative demand for some of
the steel stocks was noted during the MORN
ing. but the movement has little real sig
n1fcance. At this time any attempt to re-
v1ve public interest in such issues must
fall. The new demand. when 1t does come
will go into good railway shares.
Money continues to be cheap, and the re-
leasing OF an enormous volume of semi
annual interest money around the first of
the month must tend to keep it relatively
easy. 1t Is now thought that there will be
some small advance in rates during the
summer, due to caution in preparing for an
election surprise, but that the movement
VIII not be embarrassing to the general
Evening star., 1900-06-27
BRITISH SICK NEGLECTED.
ScandnIOus Condition of Hospital
Corps in south Africa.

ScandnIOus Condition of Hospital
Corps in south Africa.
LONDON. June 27.-The Times publishes
this morning communication from Will
lam a. p. Burdett-Coutts, conservative
member of parliament for Westminster,
who is now in Cape Town, charging the
government with inadequate provision for
the sick and wounded. The writer paints
painful picture telling of 800 patients
who lay in field hospitals for seven weeks
without beds. He says that typhoid VIC
tins were stretched upon the ground in the
rain, when the mud was three inches deep,
and that the poor wretches had practically
no nursing.
,, The Times commenting upon these state
ments, says: Such horrible details show
the callous short-sightednesS of the war
office"
The Roer commanders in the eastern
part of the Orange River colony appear to
have been broken up by their leaders Tor
the time into small parties that harass
large columns of the British. incessantiy
cutting off scouts. sniptng pckets, making
a show of force here and there and be-
wildering the slow-moving bodies. Com
mandant Christian De Wet, Gen. s'esn .s >
principal commander is the genius of these
guerrilla operations. He is the hero on the
Boer side in these last days of hostilities.
Lord Roberts columns are steadily con-
tracing the circle of their advance
Transvaal officials who were interviewed
Yesterday at Macnadodorp by correspond
ent of the Daily Express asserted an in
tention to hold out to the last President
! Kruger will probably retire to Watervai-
onder or Nelspruit His physician thinks
his condition of health will not allow him
to go to the high veidt.
The British prisoners at Nooit Godacht
are now more comfortable. Large quant1-
ties of food and blankets have been for
warded to them. and their inclosure IS
lighted by electricity.
Pretoria kilograms say that supplies OF
warm clothing are reaching Lord Roberts
| infantry. who had been ragged and had
suffered from the cold
Commandant Gen. BOtha Is uncommonly
active east of Pretoria.
Sir Alfred Milner wires Mr.. Chamberlain
that all the securities deposited by the
American and other insurance companies
have been found.
The war office has received a dispatch
| from Lord Roberts confirming Sir Charles
Warren's reports that the rebellion In cape
| Colony, north of the Orange river. is now
over. The last formidable body under
Commandant de Filliers surrendered on
June ~. consisting of about 30 men. 2s'' 2
! horses. is wagons. 26n rifles and 100000
rounds of ammunition.
Gen. Raden-Powell reports that pacii1ca-
ton is going on satisfactorily in the Rus
tenhurg district
Evening star., 1900-06-27
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-resular call. 12 o'clock m.-U 8, IS, regis
tered S at d9s Ame1san sr sq1iy @ ~ and @ Trust 10
tai Traction, 10 at xl027s. 20 at A1o2a, at xlo2s
Cas- % at nS2 % at 12 N Ms5
Iis1Ia 10 at x1slss, 100 at x1Sl1a. American
Graghophons ss at IN at ll* pnsumats Gun
District of Columbia Bends:.ss 1902 ssysar e,
s$s lsss @Sjes ;ssss sis T..ston ,o
i22 asked Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt.. 4,
1os bid Mstropelian Railroad al cert , indebt. b l0s
road road s. ies bid Wsshinston Gas series a. s. x1ls
trls Light cert ndsht es 10 lSt hld chssapeaks n
and Potomac Telephone 5s 1o5 bid. 100 asked.
American Security and Trust IS. 100 bid. Washing
tion 5s, los bid. American Graphophone deb. IS.
los bid. Anaeestla and Potomac Is, 100 bid: ..o
bid Metropolitan, 6s5 bid. Central, 200 bid.
Farmers and Mechanics 200 bid. Second, 160 bid.
BID iss asked west End i1s bd rradsrs isS
bid 1876 asked. LInsoln lle bid.
tsa Loan and Trust l5s sd lIe a,tsa A@sf
NJ Ss 2s bid F.epkl,a 20 aa
S9S bid National e a, Union 10 ID G.
8 bid. 6A asked. Commercial, 3A bid. ~ asked.
Colonial, lis asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, so bid.
IS asked; Columbia Title ~ bid, asked Wash
ing ton Title bid. District Title, S1a bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction, xl02A bid,
1925 asked. Capital Traction scrip, 1061a bid 1O7
town and Tenleytown. 20 bid.
Gas Stocks. washington Gas. x52% bid. o2N ask
ed. Georgetown Gas, % bid.
Telephone stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 6o
bid, 90 asked.
miscellaneous stock,-Mereenthaler Linotype,
x1S1M bio, 1919 asked. IAnston Monotype, 12h
bid. 12N asked. American GraPhophone, 11A bid
11Ss asked. American GraphOphOne preferred, II
bid l2N asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. IA bid
Is asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 1oS
bid, IT'S asked.
Xxx dividend.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
Passed Marine Corps Examination.

Secretary Long today announced that the
following named young men had success
fully passed the examination for appoint
ment as second leutenants in the United
States Marine Corps and that their names
have been placed on the eligible list for
appointment as vacancies occur, viz: Ru-
pert c. Dewey of Minnesota, Pdward A
Greene of Georgia, Edward B. Manwaring
of WISCONSIN Thomas NJ Chiffon Of Mary
land, James Tyler Buttrick of Rhode Island.
Raymond Brooks Sullivan of Colorado.
Giles Bishop. Jr.. Of Massachusetts. Frank
Halford. James Kennard Tracy of New
Hampshire Ellis Bell Miller of Iowa and
RAYMOND William Dikeman OF Michigan.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
THEIR SALARIES RAISED.
Increased Pay for POstmasterH n
Postal Clerks After July 1.

Increnaed Pay for POstmasterr and
Postal Clerks After July I.
From a statement just prepared by the
Post Office Department 1904 assistant
postmasters and post Office clerks have
had their salaries raised. to take effect
July l. This Is in accordance with the
recommendation Of Postmaster General
Smith and First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Heath. both Of whom have been most
salaries of the post office clerks. Con-
gress made generous appropriation, and
the disbursement Of 1t was left to Super
intendent Beavers Of the salary and allow
ance division. The post office clerks all
over the country have passed resolutions
thanking the post office officials
Evening star., 1900-06-27
Naval Orders,

Lieut.. W. @. Hannum has been detached
from the Petrol and ordered home.
Ensign W. b. Cronan. from the Iowa to
the Asiatic station.
Carpenter J. H. CHI. to the Richmond.
The promotions of Surgeon c. F. Stokes
and Lieut.. b. b. Bierer have been an
nounced at the Navy Depar; ;.r"pt
Evening star., 1900-06-27
B0ERS ACTIVE AGAIN
Pierce Rundle's Lines and Go South
Toward Kroonstad.
ATTACK ON A BODY OF BASUTOS
London AnxiousIy Awaiting Result
of Roberts New Movement.
QUIET AT THE FROM

LONDON, June 27- kilograms from
South Africa indicate that the renewed
Boer activity increases in proportion with
Lord Roberts quiescence. SO that the COM
pletion of the commander-in-chef's envel-
oping movement, supposed to be in prog
ress. is anxiously awaited.
The news this morning supported the re-
port that the Beers succeeded in piercing
Gen. Rundles lines and penetrated south
ward.
1t appears that the failure of the British
to properly guard their line of communica-
tions north of Kroonstad involved disaster
to body of Basutos working on the rail-
road. of whom % were killed and 200 were
made prisoners. This has had decidedly
bad effect on the native mind and a re-
crudesccnce of unrest is reported in Basu-
toand.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
May Apply to Retired omcers.

To meet the pressing demand of Admiral
Remey for officers for the ships of his
feet, 1t Is expected that Secretary Long
will have recourse to the authority con-
ferred by Congress upon him in the last
appropriation act in the matter Of enlisting
the services Of retired officers. Inquiries
are already being made to learn where
officers may be withdrawn for sea service
from Inspection and semi-scentific duties.
and their places will be taken by retired
ofacers where good material can be secured.
Evening star., 1900-06-27

The following proposals were received by
the District Commissioners today for max
ing repairs to the plumbing in the Grant
public school building: Ed. J. Hannah,
1928; 8. g. shedd & Bros, $3,573, and
James Nolan. S3.5250
Evening star., 1900-06-27
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE June o7-F1our quiet, unchanged,
receipts, lO.O50 barrelsI exports; 95,0 ,0lb barrsls
aS5Mj August, S6l.as61a: steamer No. 2 red. Boa
aO3t receipts, s.s.s bushels s9uthern BY sample
spot and the month, 4sa4sls, July, 41H asked, Au-
gust, 4ss4sa; steamer mized {7a41AI receipts.
white corn, 6Oa5I; do. yellow. 50a51. Oats dull;
No, 3 white, 81a3l11J No. mixed, 2sa2sh. Rye
Evening star., 1900-06-27
CAPT. powGRs RELEASED.
Goebel Murder Suspect Had Pardon
Signed by Taylor.

HARLAN COURT HOUSE, KY, June
27-Capt. John Powersof Barbourville, KY.
who was arrested here yesterday on the
charge of completely tn the murder Of Gov.
aoebel. was today released on habeas cor
pus proceedings based on q pardon signed
by Gov. Taylor on March g. 1900, This Is
the second time Powers has been arrested
In the mountains and released on Taylors
pardon.
Evening star., 1900-06-27

Consul Worman. at Munich. reports to
the State Department, under recent date.
that the biscuit and cake manufacturers
of Germany have formed trust and fixed
a minimum price for uppacked goods such
as common biscuits and Albert cake. in or
der to rule the whole industry In that
country.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
SHAM BATTLE.
spirited Engagement VIII Take Place
This EVENING.

A spirited engagement in the way Of
mimic war is likely to take place this even
Ing, In which the naval battalion will be
opposed by two or more battalions Of the
National Guard land forces.
weeks and interest in It was revived today
by the issuance Of orders from headquarters
for the assembling Of the troops.
The naval reserves are ordered to report
aboard the U. g. 8. Fern, not later than 9
O. oclock pm.
Evening star., 1900-06-27

noninats sttady; No nearby. 81: No. western,
VI: stock. .3:,al bushels Hay very dull. NJ.
tlnsuihs. Slf-.p asked Grain frr.ttS dll;
rates nominal To most ports. unchanged. SIX
f"in. Gnthaic ri. Cheese firm. unchanged. Buttcr
steady. unchanged. Eggs firm. unchanged.
Evening star., 1900-06-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers'. 141o F St. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs. La
denburg. Thalmann & Co.. New York.