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BATTLE IS FOUGHT
OUTSIDE OF PEKIN.
Continued from Page One.

dispatches OF Sir Claude Macdonald British
Minister at Pekinl. following IN. course "
the nitcd States in publishing MT. Con-
gers
Il is generally considered that irierv'n-
tion IN SOM. form Is necessary.
Th- Morning Post has rh. following dis
patch from P,kin. dated yesterday.
Report says thar th-- court party i col
leCting insii. tho city CcnseIu' at.y, there
is increased un,a~!ness.T
Til" P"k!n correspond. Mt ut N. Times.
t"leSrauhiug yesterday. says:
No train either lett or arrived ~ Pckln
yesterday Tuesday. Further damage 10
.-ailwayS Is reported. The Boxer movement
IS spreading unchecked throughout the
province
No: one Boxer has Vet Ls-n arrested or
punished. Anxiety il increasing r,.ur.lil-
the fate Of the missionaries ar tho various
stations. At the meeting of m" TsunG Ii
NameE yesterday jTUrsday, th,. Japanese
Minister discussed the oIf-- Of NJ de ,iIcrs
Russian Mini trr Ia give :tss!--auc, 70 the
Russian troops ir 0ucliiuC disturbances.
The TsUnS Il Yamcn denied thar the Offer
had been made. hut Russia G:i make IT,
ani the Chinese Govo:nme": - quite capa-
bic Of accepting such assiStauC-.'
The F"kiE correspondent ~ :he Times in
a long mail article. dated April -. whic !
deals with Rus>o-JapaGeS" rivalry IN IN.
Far East. expressed the opinion tHg; war
between the TWO Powers Is tuc.i.ah... and
that il cannot lie long delayed. h,,aI~e "t
RUsSia'S immense chinese designs .u,i pt
the hatred the JaTancS- feel Tor Russ :.
when th'y see her enjoying the fruits ~
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Railway COPlmtssiOncr.

The contest over the Office 81 Railway
and Warehouse Commissioner was the most
Interesting Of the day and developed sew
cral exciting incidents. II came along about
supper time. tut the delegates were deter
mined To- have 1t over before the convention
took any sort "f breathing spell.
James \. Whiteside Of Cia:k County
nominated Mr. Phalen. + NJ Wilson Of
Platte placed Tom Park OF Platte in norni-
nation. William OR nf Lafayette namel {.
II Vand!ver Of Lafayette In short speech.
and Baxtcr Browns lame v9s submitted
hv a Kansas city man. W. q. ErHnouEh OF
Henry was nominated nv e G Dickinson
cf Henry ard John Miller Of Seialia nomi-
mated Joseph iIerrngton, tn" katy con
Gu,,or John l. Martin Of 81. Louis n6ni-
mated NJ t. BEL of galloway. and Ben r.
clark Of =; Louis placed 4. :. fu'hrie "i
= Louis before the convention J. J. Rus
sell of Mississippi County nominated I. ;.
McCuirc
The roll Of counties was then called. The
result was: PhaIen l"9; Park. -. Nandiver.
%: Brown. C7; Bronoush. Isl: H'rrtnEt"n,
ia. BOB. -. Guthrie. -: Mcclure. 2'"
Alr. Richmond Of Macon moved ihat the
lowest mar hc dropped after c-ch ballet.
The motion carried unanimously.
The Mcclure men tried 20 stampede the
convention. Stout Old gen,lcnsU ~ stood on
,njiIs and waved their arms Ike a wind
mill
On the third ballot Audrain started the
IalI by giving Park ten votes and Carter
wen. from Park to Mcclure. Baxter Brown
withdrew his name. did = nator VAN
diver Mr.. Phalen's name was withdrawn.
During the roll call Reading Clerk jeff Pol
lard was called to the chair. and Ben +.
Clark Of ST. Louis finished the roll. which
resulted as follows: Park. 30. Bronough.
leS: Bell u: Herrington, 3ii; Mcclure, 3D5
on the fourth ballot Bronough's name
Withdrawn. The Park rl-n went 10
work. did the Harrington men. This bal
lot resulted; Herrington. J63; Park. 522; Nc
Guire.s IS
On the fifth ballot the Jefferson Club
forces from ST. Louis turned up for Har-
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
WOlcott Probable Permanent
Chairman-Chaplain.

REPJ fI1.f' SPECIAL.
Philadelphia June 6.-Senstor Henry Ca
not Lodge Of Massachusetts will probably
ne the permanent chairman Of the Repub-
hcaH National Convention. succeeding Sem
slof Edward q. Woicctt. who has been se~
ltcted Tor temporary chairman.
The Reverend Edgar VI. Levy n. u. of
this city. received official notification yss-s
'erday of his selection as chaplain Of the
convention.
the Fremont conytntion hSl5l this city.
Another vice rr:sidcntisE candidate has
appeared in L. s. Grant sJn of the famous
General; who is coming H. the convention
as "A delegate from Cali t/ruia
General Elweil :. Ot{s t. he the running
mate mate with President u Rinley is the latest
6utton@s 81 be- bearing niri niss glsfs'igr Portrait
reached the city t;i-isy and are displayed
on numerous coat nlpeIS
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PREDICTS RUSSO-JlPAN WAR.
English Admiral Says Mikado' 5
Ships Will Win.

Vancouver, Il. =. June 6.--Admi-ai Sir L.
X fre-m"Et. FOR years In charge of the In
dian and Chinese squdrOns. and now com
mander-iH-chief al Davenport. arrived to-
day On has return from tour through tie
orient lie said that he though. that Japan
ana Russia would surely ight. At any rate.
Japan would never back down. The feeling
Was so intense there that no Ministry could
or would give In 10 Russia. Korea, he said
should belong to Japan. and the Japanese
knew it and would fight Tor 1t.
When questioned TO what part Eng
land would take in the struggle, nr said
that, being oft duty he could mak. no
statement whatever 10 EngiaTG's prob
aide course in the event of war. but h.
said that Japan was In the right and that
she would fight and that she would win
When told of the recent massacre Of Brit
is missionaries and of Japau's protest
against Russia sending in more troops. he
said:
That greatly irtensiGes the s:tuati5n. lut
you cen understand how I do not wish TO
commit myself"
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HOW THE UNITED STATES ARE INVOLVED.

form part OF a command headed by Jap
aEcsy English officer
y" matter what the administration is dis
posed To- do III the British interest. great
care Will be- exercised 80 that aS little OF
f5nse a. possible will he given 70 the
Americans opposed 70 an alliance with Eng
land. The theory is that there will he
some joint action. probably the blockade by
tn. ships Of Great Britain. the United
States. Germany, Japan and Italy. but this
,ouHtry's naval representation Is to act,
apparently. Independently.
NAY GO TO CHINA.
EETUEiIC SPECIAL
Norfolk. Va. June THE report OF ihe
proposed mobilization 10y tn. Navy D@patt-
msEt Of an emergency squadron. Is con-
frm-l by many occurrences here WitEir ;he
past few days Naval officers. rsticent rs
usual. will not talk freely. hut 10y th~''
manner indicate their belief that there is
work cut out .ar the navy. All appear "a
anticipate service in the East and seem
10 consider that China Is the objective poin,
Of the squadron soon TO be formed.
There recently have been ssyera! assign
msn;s uf officers TO III. new commands
which are regarded as significant. one o.;
these was the detachment Of Lieutenant
BraiHari yesterday from the command Ci
chs torpedo boat St'ingham and his assign
ment 10 the bartleShip Massachusetts. The
mission at League Island. and the String
ham is not set ready for the trial trip. for
which Lieutenant Brainard was preparing
her. He packed his traps hurriedly last
night and left for League Island this morn
Ing. From naval sources II was also learned
that preparations looking toward the ac-
cumulation OF considerable supply OF coal
within reach of the ships OF the. AsiatjC
Squadron have been made. and IL has been
ascertairel by the Navy Department how
eXpeiitiorsly our warsaips may be coal q
AT this port.
Just at this time there iv a large supply
here of III. Pocahontas coal, which ON
warsh!pS use. and as the facilities here Tor
Coaiing are great the department has evi-
IDENTIFY considered This when ordering the
ships TO call here hefor. assembling at
Newport prior To sailing for China.
Two Of the battleships will take on here
the l.iso or 81 tons 81 coal each will need
upon the voyage to China and they will Do
So 'Npvitiuusly. No work is being done al
the Nrfclk Navy Yard which appears IL
indicat. that anything unusual is going on
but there are no vessels az tho yard which
in the present emergency probably will b.
available. The cruiser San Francisco is
there in state Of UnreaGiness, .Ider Re-
pair. The monitor Terror. unavailable for
the long voyage t. China. is there being Re
paired and would be Immediately available
for ocast defense
The coliiers Hannibal. Southery, Aisxau-
der, Saturn and MaiceiIUs are there and on
IN" Marceilus some work IL i'll progress To-
night. WhiCn apparently indicates that she
j. making ready T. sail shortly
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i.fE. ~
Committeeman and Electors.

ringr.u. and this iugur"I mis- nomination
TIE fif;h and last ballot was, H"r-lnct1n'
Go. Park. IL!
Committeeman and Electors
TIL" ruii Of districts ~.= called t"f n. II
h.r- oi the stat. Committee sd. Ir,-l!''--
tial Ei.-turs a. rri ili-i yesterday
III IlCThcr rcI.ir.tt-'i James i. Rec! ct
Kau-.- CITY ard William ). Ro;hweH Il
Nul.:i. for --!,-tur=--I'-i.-rcr. Mr- NaiSI
81 r rr-a~ CITY So 1nuei Ii" - animation ~
NJ. Reed. and Henry Newman that "i
RothvciL They s,r. elected by acclHma-
tioy.
Frank 7. Sehrce of Kansas city morn
mated James ". S.ibcrt for chairman II
III, State Commit - lie also was elected
by acclamari"u.
Th" convention adjourned sine die.
Il : AUSTIN.
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Must Walk to North Pole.

For years have We struggled 10 reach the
North Pole by ship. Through ice aad Snow
through hardship and danger brave explorers
have endeavoreI to reach the coveted spot.
The fact that the Pol. is still a mystery points
to the conclusion that our method Of trying 10
reach II was wrong and lends credeDce 10 the
recent uttersnce Of learned scientist that We
must abandon ship. copy the Eskfmo's Gus
toms and walk TO the pole. The game common
sense reasons should be applied to health Who
has sought IL vairly should conclude that
his method was useless There is only road
10 recovery for sufferers from stomach disorders
and that is through Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
II You have tried 10 cure Indigestion. constipa-
,ion. dyspepsia. liver or kidney trouble without
81, you have simply been OF the wrong track
ia Bitters will cure you.
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Marine Intelligence

Queenstown, June s.-Arrived: Waesland,
PhilaieIphia, for Liverpool
SOUTHAMPTON. June s.-Arrived: Saale.
New York. for Bremen
Glasgow June 6--Arrived: Anchcria, from
New York.
New York. June e--Sailed: St Paul,
southampton: Nordland. Antwerp: Majes-
tic Liverpool.
Dover. June 6.-Passed: Eolumnia- San
Francisco. etc. via Las Palrlas. for Ham,
burg.
Hong-Kong, June 5.-Arrived: Belgian
King San Francisco. etc.
Auckland. June 5.-Arrived: Alameda, San
Francisco. via Honolulu, for Sydney, New
South Wales.
Sydney, New South Wales. June 5.-Sailed
Mona, San Francisco.
Southampton, June 6.-Sailed: Kaiserin
Maria Theresa tfrcm Bremen. New York.
via Cherbours.
Cherbourg, June 6-Arrived: Phoenica.
New York for Hamburg. and proceeded.
Queenstown. June :. l:53 II. m.-ArrIVpd.
Germanc New York, for Liverpool.
Neville, June s.--Arriyed: Steamer State
OF Nebraska, New York, for Glasgow and
proceeded.
"herbouFc, June 6.-Sailed: Steamer kli-
sclir Marie Theresa, from Bremen and
Southampton, New York.
New York June 6.-Arrived: Lain. Bre-
men. Southampton and Cherbourg.
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IN MISS LETTERS HONOR.
Gave a Dinner in
Paris.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Paris. June 6-(COpyright. issH. by ". r.
HesTsLb-Tha Naharaja Of kapurthala gave
. dinner last evening at the Elysee Palace
Hotel in honor OF Miss Daisy Letter and
her sister
II was one % the most sumptuous affairs
ever given in Paris. TIE table decorations
were Of the raT.st flowers and the menu
contained the choicest dishes the chez
could devise.
The dinner was given In return for cour-
tesieS shown Ia the NafaTaia III India by
i.Ori and Lady CurZOn Both Kapurthals
and his companion. another Indian Prince.
wor, innunegahle decorations. and their
blazing jewels made a gorgeous appear-
ancr.
The Haharaja Is reported to have five of
his wives with him visiting the expos!-
tiun.
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ST. LOUISANS DEPART.
HaweS Expresses Satisfaction
With the Results.
RIpl BI.IC SPECIAL.

a. ~ t'4-i'- - ~ l.sl4
Kansas tity. Mo. June 6.-NuSt OF the -.
louis Democrats started home Tonight.
They were apparently tir.u out. Harry
t!aweS departed cv.r the Missouri Pacific.
Before going BE said TO Republic cur-c-
spoUd.nt-
The result nf the convention Is cu.nNntIy-
satisfactory to the Jefferson club Ever
candidate supported Icy our delegation won.
We .iect-d five State COmmittecn.n and
would have elected the sixth had IL not been
Tor n" tr"HChery Of some Of our delegates.
our delegates sat in our CaGCUses and then
voted against uS IN the convention.
The Brady forces made an unfortunate 20
alliance for them with Cunking and Went
down with him in defeat ON every PROPOSE
ton. The statement that they represented
thr young crowd amused our people. when
tgripll-''
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Doctor +. II. Craighead Of Howard County
presented the name Of II. y. Williams for
Treasurer. and J. ". Booth Of Franklin the
name nf Lieutenant Governor \. W. Bolte.
Williams developed great strength at the
ytr, outset Of tho roll call, and before Kan
F.s City had been reached II was evident
10 Boi,e's friends that their candidate was
beaten.
The vote in Kansas City was pretty even
Iv divided ftoite obtained 22 votes and
williams :.
In St Louis Williams secured ~, VO:sS.
and RuItc o.. The South ST. Louis wards,
the Sixth, Seventh. Eighth. Ninth. Tenth
a1ti Eleventh. voted snlidly for Bolte.
These votes Were promised 10 him by
Charles L.emp and Tony Stuevcr after these
two had srttlcd their own little differences
Yesterday. As in the case OF the Auditor
ship. this contest required only one ballot.
williams defeated his opponent by a vote
OF fs4 20 20.
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ll4 Boarding Places
QUARREL AMONG ARTISTS.
Marqnisc de Went worth issues
Il Curious Challenge.
SPECIALITY CABLE.

SPECIAL. EY CABLE
Paris June c-tCoVy51ght I%n. Lv " Z
II HaaTs: There is the Iiyeiias- kind of :,
ros over The picture hy the MarQuise ir
WtDtH nEth uf New Iprk-"Pp.s 10 NH
Blessing the Multitude"
IHis is III" picture which wss exhibited
f1rlh The r.GicGle Of Henri EOchvfort who
said the holy fathers tiU&, - wc9c deuic.cl
- too shur' for blessing. The Mayqu'sa
sent me picture for exhibition IT, the Amer
lean "it section OF Ia. eShihtti ion. fh, lurv
Of artists. uf which Mi Caldwell f. chair
man. rejected IL The Mar:Iuisr appealed 10
ihr Com .Eisslouols. VINO ordered that 1t hc
huns
MIR Caldwell ohoyei hat placed il in a
position where no on" could see il.
I his made tn" MarqUise d. Wentworth
furious. and she appealed 20 tho Comm!s-
sinnerS again to-day. d"raGdir" that ker
pi"iGTe receive better place.
Mr. tai1N'. says Commissioner Peck anu
his o=Socifi.s are making themselves ria'--
uinuS ty uN'TrIiinE the Judgment uf a gU.y
composed Of IN. best Americas art gts. aud
adds that II there IS any more interi arruc-
with his department; he VIII resign. lie get
S,"1 q var. and says II costs him Sl5, 20
q year 70 live here
TIE Marlu'Ss Is 4 New YORK woman. who
has lived most Of i:e- lie in Paris She
accused ". I. Danra. Of Jealousy IN pro-
venting her picture frUri beirE accepted.
and issued curious challenge 10 MIN SUc-
S'stlnS that each paint a picture w!thou;
signing It. ard see which would BE- ac-
cept.d.
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was placed in bed Doctor NdnSein was
.,lIed. lie worked hard in his Efforts 10
revive her and al last succeeded IN getting
L.r to uflen her left eye. Her rsht eve
was injured by the fash Of electricity an;
n. right side OF her face was scared ana
b.sr.,si. She could no; speak
LIST evening Doctor Wancelin pro-
,,Orr,,r.,i her out of danger She could hear
with difficulty. He hopes lhat with a cours.
Of medical treatment she VIII recover her
speech
The flash Of lightning was seen by score
OF the residents in the neighborhood and
they all assert that the report Shook the
sartu
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Japan's victorious war to the detrim.nt Of
japan.
The Times. referring To the Chiu,se si;u-
r,rruptiyn Of communications between IN"
coast and i'ckin and says:
England cannot allow communicates
between her coat.al "nt al the capital aud
tn. GaNll base upon which it depends.
concluding an ,l1borat" survey uf The
Held. i SAYS.
To DO nothing and let matters drift is
iO 'e"par .ize our vast interests in :hr Far
East To act Independently may not hc
prudent IN the existing cir, 'imstancas. hut
tn allow any other single Power TO act in
DcI'Ed"ntly might be worse than 10 do
uotEing."
TlEN-TSIN SECtRE.
Tieu-TSin June 6-The Chinese servant
of "a Eel..au en-Ineer who left Pto-Ting-
i"reiGn and two chinese dead hoii = m the
foreign woman.
y Boxer placard threatens the "Ni'rinl-
uat.dE Of the furriEutrS here uu June ~.
II j. rumor-d that the Boxers and taih"-
d., Christians fought <aJ TsunE-Hu Tues
j.y. three Chri~Jians being killed.
II. NJ. : Earif"ur has arrived. and ti'"
I. rrihle = 'Ny"ctct.
r:,n hundred and ;hirty-nrc British. thir-
tv-oue German. fif,y French aDi forty
five Italian marines haV. arrived here
These re-vuture,n rts render Ti"r-Tsln -.
cure.
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STRONG TICKET is NAMED.
Continued From Page one

y begun. Only ons ballot was required
All"n obtained o.G u 5lr for l'ill~.
The announcement Of the result WAS re-
ceived with the widest cheers by the Alien
men In the convention. although thr parry
managers had known hours before no" ~"
contest would result. Just before the vote
WAS announced by th,. secretary. Mr.. Rich
mond moved To- make the nomination Of
Allen unanimous. The motion was carried.
Fol! wing is the vote ~ counties
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LOCAL. AND SUBURBAN
Mrs Ch/stina To;sch Of Relleviile was
Yesterday stricken dumb by bolt OF hight
ming.
Harold Delaney. 4 ls-year-oid boy, was
drowned last nigh: While bathing IN me
river.
John O'Nsal fell from She second-story
window Of his boarling-house at Madison
Yesterday and received injuries from which
he died an hour later.
The Reverend Doctor Stanley will be in-
stalled "a prasii lent Of Shurtief 'H'iese'
U-pyer Alton to-day.
Six new companies Of the Shefins posse
were organized yes,ercay
AffdavitS in support Of 4 permanent Fed
eral Injunction restraining the strlRefS
from interfering with the running ol mai
cars. were fled yesterday in the Chi'ei
States Circuit Court
Girls acted as ushers in wedding az
T-arliuyille IL yesterday. There We're no
men attendants.
William II. Kruger Of North thteen'h
street killed himself on his wedding day
tv taking a dose OF carhOlic acid Money
affairs were the cause of his suicide.
4 c,urlete suit o! clothes found near the
river bank az the foot Of Bircher STREET
leads the police II believe that boy has
been drowned in that neiShborhood-
Five couples elOped 70 Clayton YESTERDAY
and were married. These were the frst
clopements since the commencement o. the
strike.
The Babv show. under the auspices o:
the Golden Chain Humane Society. was
opeued in the Exposition building yester-
day.
Richard J. Mitchell who, was shot by
some unknown assailant on June l, died
Yesterday al the City Hospital.
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Chamberlain. :. u. June 6.-Thc Demo-
cratic State Convention for the selection OF
eight delegates 70 the Kansas CITY Con-
vontion concluded its lahGrs tonight. The
delegates were instructed for Bryan. The
resolutions contain paragraphs euloGistic
~ Charles \. TONNE. Popu!ist nominee for
Vice Presidolt
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GENERAL DOMESTIC

John W Kern nominated for Governor
Of Indiana by Democratic Convention
West Virginia. Indiana, South Dakota
and Idaho named Bryan delegates 10 tho
Kansas City convention
Federation Of Wonen's Clubs in session
al Milwaukee has agreed not TO divide on
the color question.
Congressman Lentz Of Ohio blocked lesis
lstion in the House in retaliation for the
defeat OF his pet measure.
William r. Hoyt. brother-in-law OF
former President Cleveland. is dead at
Omaha
Australia ships $50 900 in gold TO New
York.
Cared insane.
Judge" Niles and Captain Streeter Of
ficials Of Chicago's District Of Lake Mich!-
gan" have appealed TO the Presiieut Tor
release from the Cook County jail
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Attorney General.

Edward Z. crow was placed in nomination
for kstprrcy General by Mr.. M"itcynolds OF
Jasper In two-minu:e speech. Mr.. Crow
was also elected by aCClamatiou. and *
pressed his thanks to the convention In a
few words.
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RAILROADS

The Joint Passenger Committee Is in ses-
sion in New York City. and has many I'M
portant subjects to pass upon
large number Of International and Trea
Northern conductors have been let out
The Texas Railroad Commission threat
ems to put IN an emergency rate again
The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific held
its annual meeting
II is formally announced that bid has
been made for the first mortgage bonds Of
the Clover Leaf road.
Southwestern lines have granted more re-
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resorts via the Nandalia- -PennSy ylvania for
the season will open June Is; through Sleep
crs Will leave ST. Louis Union Station l p.
m. daily on and after that date. Dining
ears serve all meals. Ticket offices 100 y.
Fourth street and Union Station.
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FOREIGN.

The Chinese crisis is grave. Japan has
pro-ested against the landing of Russian
troops on Chinese soil and is mobiliZing
large feet.
Admiral Eempff. comma rdinf- the Ameri-
can fleet on tn. Chinese Station. has cabi7d
for re-enforcements of marines TO protect
American interests at Tien-fsin ana fekih
\ thirteen days battle has been fought
between the Government forces and the
colombian rebels. resulting in victory for
the latter.
Lord Roberts reports that the occupation
of Pretoria was peacefully accomplished
The Beers retrea.ed toward the Lydenburs
Businesses with their arms, ammunition ana
provisions.
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WASHINGTON.

The President went 10 the fapi'oi yes
-er,!av aad. in the Presidents room OF the
Senate. signed the bills rs fast as they
were completed by the two houses OF Con-
Eress.
II was expected that Congress would ad-
tourr yesterday. but at 1914" Z M. II p,'
800 annsre1. that no agreement would
re reached on the several items in disput"
between the two houses and adjournment
was taken until to-day.
An acrimonious debate took place IN ths
Senate on the urmor plate question Ihe
Republicans favored leaving tHe WhoIe
question 20 the Secretary Of the Navy.
,The Democrats favored a Government fac
tory IN preference 10 yielding 10 the armoF
tlate combine.
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SPORT.

Tommy Ryan-Jack Root bout declared
off.
Bob Fitzsimmons is suffering from an
abscssS on the left hand.
Wednesdays winners: Barrica. Annie
Oldfeld. LORD Neville. Guide Rock Gree
mock Queen ESher