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Evening journal., 1900-06-27
British Prisoners COmfOrta-
Bile at NOOit GOiacht
STEYN THE HERO ON BOER SIDE
Supplies Of Warm Clothing Are Reach
ing Lord Roberts Iniantry-BOtha
Is UncOmmOnly Active

London, June 27.-The Boer com
mandos in the eastern part Of the
Orange River colony appear to have
heen broken up by their leaders for the
time into small parties that harrass
large columns Of the British, inces-
sanity cutting off scouts. snipmg pick
cts, making a show of force here and
there, and bewildering the slow nov
ing bodies. Commandant Christian
Dewet, Gen. Stcyn's principal com
mander. is the genius OF these gucr-
rialla operations He Is the hero on
the Boer side in these last days OF
hostilitics. Lord Roberts columns arc
steadily contracting the circle OF their
advance.
Transvaal officials who were inter-
viewed yesterday at Machadodorp by
a press correspondent asserted an an
tention to hold out to the last. Presi-
dent Kruger will probably retire to
Waterfall Onder or Mel Spruit His
physician thinks his condition OF
health will not allow him TO go to the
high veldt.
The British prisoners az Nooit Go
facht are now more comfortable.
Largo quantities of food and blankets
have been forwarded them, and their
enclosure Is lighted by electricity.
Pretoria kilograms say that sup
plies Of warm clothing arc reaching
Lord Roberts infantry. who had been
ragged and had suffered from tho cold
Commandant General Botha rs un-
commonly active east OF Pretoria.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts,
dated Pretoria residency, June 26:
"Sir Charles Warren reports that the
rebellion in Cape Colony, north OF the
Orange river, is now over. The last
formidable body under Commandani
de Villiers, surrendered on June 20
consisting of about 220 men, 2Su
horses. rs wagons. S6o rifles and lOO,-
600 rounds of ammunition. Gen
Baden-powell reports that pacihcation
is going on satisfactorily in the Rus
tenberg district"
Evening journal., 1900-06-27

James Magee, passenger conductor
on the Maryland division Of the F., w.
q b. railroad, was shot, probably fatal
". in an accidental manner in Union
station, in Baltimore, this morning.
Mr.. Magee was standing in the station
with Mr.. Van Buskirk,
ticket agent, whep' a revolver carried
i'm Mr.. Van Busy fk's pocket dropped
to the stone flC of the station, ex-
ploding. and the ball entered Mr.. Ma
gees stomach. The shooting created
excitement in the station.
The wounded man fell TO the floor, and
an ambulance was called and he was
taken to the John Hopkins Hospital,
where he now lies in a critical condi-
tion. Mr. Van Buskirk is prostrated
over the affair.
WOUNDED MAN WELL-i<NOWN
HERE.
James Magoe, or Jim" Magee, as
he is commonly called by his fellow
conductors, is one Of the most popular
Evening journal., 1900-06-27

New York. June 27.-For the first
time in his pugillstie career Tom Shar-
key went down to decisive defeat last
night in the arena OF the Seaside Ath-
letic club at Ccney Island, and big
Gus Rubin, the Ohio pugilist, was mis-
conquereror. Il was a clean knock
out, after Is rounds of fighting that
made a memorable ring battle. Save
in the matter Of aggressiveness, Rubin
led from the face off in every feature OF
the game, and at all times had the
fight we'll in hand. Sharkey did not
give Nd his place in line OF first class
heavyweights without a desperate
struggle. Even at the end, when blind
cd by the blows of his powerful oppo-
nent and dulled mentally by the bat
tering of his foe, he clung instinctively
to the massive frame of the man who
gas his master
The decisive battle and unexpected
result were truly a surprise for the
sporting public. No line of form that
could be figured gave the Ohioan more
than a / to 2 chance. Sharkey had
and at least stood of all Of the leading
heavy'weights now in the ring. He was
known to be a giant in strength, cour-
ageous to a point beyond discretion
and aggressive. Rubin, on the other
hand, had never made a particularly
good showing against any man of rep
utation, and was regarded as a second
rater Of a pronounced type. Rubin
never showed better than 10 to In
the betting. and II was even money
that he would not last 10 rounds.
Rubin rather lacked in aggressive
ness, and II he had gone in could have
finished the battle much earlier than
he "a. He allowed Sharkey to make
the pace. and although he met him
dcterminedly enough when he came In
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
BmgherS Are Not Ready to Yield and IranSVaa Officials
Assert an Intention TO Hold Out to the Last
Against The British Troops
REPUBLICANS
WILL RATIFY
Will Hold Big Rally at Au-
guStine Pier Many Ex-
CurSiOniStS viii Go

One OF the largest excursions ex-l
pected to leave this city this Summer
will 20 60 Augustine Pier tomorrow.
IL will be under the auspices OF the
East Side Republican Association, an
active body OF young Republicans. IL
has been working earnestly to make
the excursion a success and there Is
every indication that a large number
OF Wnmingtonians will go to hear the
ratification speeches. An interesting
program has been arranged There VIII
be music by a band and other amuse-
ments have been provided.
The best speakers that could be OBJ
tained will deliver addresses dn which
they will laud the candidates and make
explanations OF just what the platform
as adopted at the Philadelphia Conven-
ton means.
These speakers are the Hon. Mar
rlott Brosius, OF Pennsylvania; the Hon,
Charles b. Lands. OF Indiana; Former
Mayor Charles +. Warwick, OF Phila-
delphia: Senator Lewis e. McComas,
OF Maryland, and probably some local
speakers.
Tonight a street parade advertising
the excursion will be held.
Horace Greeley Knowles will preside
az the meeting. The vice-presidents
Of the meeting are.
Daniel Ross, First ward; John r
Marr. Second ward: Neal Comfy, Third
ward; William Turner, Fourth ward
Henry Thompson, Fifth ward; George
/ NJ. Fisher Sixth ward: II. w. zebley
Seventh ward: William Aron. Bightf
ward: e. G. Shortlidge. Ninth ward
/ w. s. Lednum, Tenth ward; Jane.
/ A. Melvin, Eleventh ward; George
Rommel, Twelfth ward; John Harris
/ IBandywine hundred; DR.. JOSEPH
] Chandler. Christiana hundred; Francis
I NJ. Walker. Mill Creek hundred DR.
/ Columbus Henry. White Clay Creel
/ hundred; w. S. Hllles. New Castle hun
dred; Delaware Clark, Pencader hun
dren; ]. Thomas Price. Red Lion hun
drod: George l.. Townsend, st. George.
/ hundred; J. w. Hutchinson, Appoquln
imink hundred: II. $. WODdkeoper
/ Blackbird hundred.
The secretaries are: Allen Smith
First ward: John c. Kersey. Secons
ward: Harry Joslyn. Third ward: Al
bert +. Nehtze, Fourth ward; w. II
Hayes. Fifth ward; Or. John =. Wales
\ Sixth ward Samuel w. Chambers
Seventh ward; Thomas II. Melvin
Eighth ward: Caleb S. Watson, Nintl
ward. Robert Keonan. Tenth ward
John Il. Postles. Eleventh ward
Thomas r. Curlett. Twelfth ward
John o. Turner, Brandywine hundred
William r. Finn. Chrlstiana hundred
c. J. Horrigan, Mill Greek hundred
David Appleby. White Clay Creek hun
dred; ID. w. Elkinton, New Castl
hundred; John w. Dayett, Pencade
hundred; Thomas Jones, Red lido
hundred: Joseph c. Jolls, St George
hundred; James McCarter. Appoquinl
mink hundred; James w. Lattomui
Blackbird hundred
The committee having the arrange
ments in charge is James p. Jone.
chairman: George L. Watson, Josep
A. Macklin. Isaac w. Bowers, WilliaI
II. Page i. c. Jones. j. +. Schaeffe
r. NJ. Burns and +. H. Davies
Evening journal., 1900-06-27

New York. June 27.-Judge Addison
Brown, i'm the United States district
court, yesterday handed down an Opin-
ion in the case of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company against the steamer
City Of Augusta. The opinion is against
the Pennsylvania company, and fur
thermore holds each company liable
for the loss on its respective boat.
These cases grew out OF the collision
between the steamship City of Augusta
and the Pennsylvania railroad ferry
boat Chicago early in October last,
which resulted in the sinking OF the
ferryb0at and the drowning of three
passengers. Claims for loss of life
life were allowed to Jane Bryson, ad-
mistratrix Of John Bryson, a driver,
$1,000; to Mary e. Weir, Administrative
of Alexander Weir. a retail dealer,
$500: to Elizabeth Macready. admin
istrstrix of Charles E. Macready, a
driver, $500.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
RUHLIN KNOCKED SFARKEY OUT
IN THE Fifteenth ROUND

have been a charity. Sharkey went
down for the third time, but with dog
eed determination staggered to his
feet. He was blind and unsteady. and
punch put him down. The referee
stepped in and ended the contest.
Sharkey was helpless. Rubin was
unmarked. while Sharkey bore a score
of bruises.
Sharkey was much dOwnheartod, but
said he was willing TO meet his con-
querer again and had $4,000 to wager
that there would be a different result
on their next meeting.
Ruhlin's manager, Billy Madden,
said: We'll, we're now ready for
Mr.. Jeffries. and hope he will come
TO time without delay. ] don't think
he can afford to refuse after tonight's
work"
Evening journal., 1900-06-27

he did not press all of his advantages.
He used his reach TO excellent advant-
age and time and again stepped in
after the chunky Irishman had swung
at him and made his blow count.
Sharkey made the pace from the
square off until he was helpless. He had
met his master, however, and defeat,
although slow, was inevitable. Each
round brought him closer to il. Ruh-
lin kept away from his wild swings
and desperate leads and kept hammer
ing his left and right into face aud
body. He cut the sailors face until
it was bathed in blood, and marked his
chest and sides where he planted his
powerful punches. They closed in des-
perate clinches and were broken time
and time again. Sharkey showed an
inclination to rough it and wrestle in
the clinches, and the unsympathetic
would hiss and hoot at him. Cries OF
"foul" rang from the crowd, but the
referee refused 10 interfere.
The finish was dramatic. Sharkey
had struggled through the fourteenth
round by desperate effort, and was but
little revived when he came up for the
fifteenth. He made a wild try with
his left, and when he missed Rubin
caught him on the jaw with his left
Ruhling sprang in and beat the Irish
man down to the floor with a volley OF
punches. The resolute fighter strug-
gied to his feet. and when Rubin
came in clutched him around the
waist. Rubin shook him on and
dropped him again. A thousand
men. freBzied in their excite
ment, surrounded the ring and there
was a din of hoarse yells. Sharkey
scrambled up again. and then stagger-
ed against the ropes. Rubin seemed
unable to finish him, and that would
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
Wealthy Chinese Merchants
and Missionaries Flee
From Canton
3"
JESUIT FATHERS MURDERED
1900 Chinese Troops Arc Making
a Forced March From Shan
Tung to Pekin

London, June 27--A fresh phase OF
the ebullition in China is the probable
fly of immediate outbreaks in the great
southern provincial centers. The pop
ulace there is daily assuming a more
hostile attitude towards foreigners,
and the latter perceive symptoms OF
general rising especially at Nanking.
where. according to a dispatch dated
yesterday Kang WI, one Of the most
truculent enemies of foreigners, has
arrived, armed with full powers from
the empress to deal with the southern
provinces The friendly attitude OF
Viceroy Liu Kun Yih toward foreign
ers has brought him into disgrace with
Prince Tuan, president OF the tsung-
li-yamen.
The unrest at Canton is described by
a dispatch from that city, dated Mon
day, via Hong Kong yesterday;
1T Is feared that We are on the eve
of a scene of bloodshed and anarchy in
the two Quangs only paralleled dur
ing the Tai-Ping rebellion. The signs
Of a murderous uprising are so mani
fest that wealthy Chinese are hurrying
from Canton and vicinity, taking their
wives, families and valuables.
LII Hung Chang has again been per-
emptorily ordered TO Pekin. His en-
emies declare that they will murder
him before he can reach there. His
presence alone restrains the revolu-
tionary elements. His departure will
let loose the Black Flags and Red
Girdles. Knowing this, LIS trusted Of
ficers are sending their families to
Hong Kong
The viceroy himself trusts the
Americans in this crisis. He says that
they alone want no territory, and he
places himself largely-almost reserv-
edly-in their hands.
"All the missionaries have been no
tilted of the imminent peril through
confidential runners. They are leav-
ing Canton hurriedly, and only few
are now here.
Commander Mclean, OF the United
States steamer Don Juan de Austria
Is the first here to protect foreign in
terests. He is capable and energetic
and is reinforced by II. M. S. Redpole
Two hundred foreign residents a
Shameen are armed.
"The Canton population reaches 2,
100000. in addition to 25O,OOO living OF
junks and sampans (hat bottome'
river boats). Most of these people ar
disaffected. and incendiary proclama
tions are increasing the number o
the virulent."
Shanghai cables that the Frencl
consul there has received a Telegram
from Shan-Tung asserting that ll,OO
Chinese troops are making a forces
march from Shan-Tung to Pekin.
Two Jesuit fathers and 100 nativ
Christians have been murdered in tn
southern part of the province Of Oh
Ii. The Chinese military authoritie
have been discovered recruiting a
Shanghai inside the foreign settle
ment. and some agents have been ar
rested in the act of constructing en-
trenchments around the European con
cossions.
A Chinaman connected with wa
purchases for the Chinese governmer
in Europe says that China has i'm
mense quantities of arms and ammun
tion, and will "stagger humanity
driven to defend herself.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
SORRY TO LOSE
SUPT. HARLAN.
Resignation Accepted With
Regret by School Board
MONEY TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL
Hot Discussion by Opposition Ia
Chairman William Turner's Plan TO
Raise Much Needed Funds

1t was with expressions OF profound
regret that the members OF the Board
OF Education accepted the resignation
OF ID. w. Harlan, superintendent Of
Wilmington's public schools. The res
ignation was presented by DR.. Evan G..
shortlidge and read by Benjamin Bar
tram, secretary OF the board. A num-
Der of the members expressed their re-
gret. On motion OF l.. B. Morrow,
President ShortlidBe appointed Mr..
Morrow, Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Fraim a
committee to draft suitable resolutions
of regret
BUSINESS OF ROUTINE NATURE.
Bids we're opened for furnishing 500
tons OF broken coal. 275 tons OF egg
coal. fifty tons of stove coal, fifteen
tons OF Clearheld bituminous coal and
fifty cords Of pine wood. The bidders
were Charles Warner Company, George
W. Bush and Sons Company. Mccall
& Co., Atlantic Fuel Company. II. T.
Sergeant and c. NJ. Grubb. The pro-
posals were referred to the Heat. Light
and Ventilation Committee. with power
TO act.
I Ht NAAAWun ANllIllNNtfn VII rNNWOif
reported considerable repair work nee
essary before next school term begins.
/ Mr.. Rommel, in reporting for the
Committee on Fuel. Heat and Ventila.
ton, stated that I'm some OF the school.
the service OF janitors IS unsatisfactory
which he attributed TO the low salaries
paid. Mr.. Rommel did not think
ianitOr compensated to keep a schoo
clean should be permitted to subtle
the work to other men. He suggeste,
}, that the bylaws be amended so that n,
janitor should be allowed to hire some
body else to perform his duties, al
though they could have assistants. 1
necessary.
The Committee on Books recon
mended the adoption OF Nulre's serie
of arithmetics in place OF those now Il
use. This suggestion was made II
February last, and after investigation
J by the committee and other member
2 OF the board, the change was agreed on
The Law Committee reported favor
ably on permitting the w. G. ]. Lam
Company to open windows on the var
OF school No. 1, provided the window
are located FIVE feet above the level o
the floor. This was granted in consid
Grafton of one dollar year.
TEACHERS APPOINTED AND RE
APPOINTED
The following report, with its rec
concentrations. was made by the Com
2 mittee ON Teachers and adopted by tn
! board.
Gentlemen: Conserving the reap
r pointments Of teachers for the yea
commencing September, 1900, you
I Committee on Teachers would respect
fully report as follows:
4 Mary c. ]. Williams, assistant super
intendent; Josephine Fletcher. super
Y visor OF music. and Kate Corbitt cler
: to the superintendent, TO be reappoini
81 ed. Joanna dup. Mclaughlin, rear
CONTINUED on Sixth Page)
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
REBELLION NOW REIGNS
ON A PACIFIC ISLAND

Seattle. wash. June PA rebel
lion is I'm full swing in Baratonga,
Pacific island under the British flag
in the south seas The uprising has
spread over the whole island. The
natives are advancing on the European
settlements along the coast and are
threatening the capital II is alleged
that so Europeans have already been
killed. At the last reports they were
fortifying various coast towns and
were preparing for a desperate resist
ance. The rebellion Is an uprising
against the traders.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
BEAT MURDERER TO DEATH
Terrible Fate Of a Brute WhO Killed
His Stepdaughtcr

Marshall, Mo-, June 27.-William
Woodward. a farmer. shot and killed
his stepdaughter and in turn was
beaten TO death by his neighbors yes
terday afternoon. After shooting his
stepdaughter Woodward shot himself
through the breast with his Winches-
ter, iniicting what would have prov
ed a fatal wound. but the man was
still living when IS men entered his
house and with clubs beat his head al
most to a jelly Woodward shot his
stepdaughtor because she caused his
arrest.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
CONDUCTOR FATALLY SHOT
IN A PECULIAR ACCIDENT

men in the passenger service, and is
well-knOwn in Wilmington. His home
at present is at COckeysville, Md.
where he has a family. He is 3S years
old, and formerly ran an accommoda
tion train between Wilmington and
Philadelphia. Lately he has been run
ming an accommodation train between
Baltimore and Philadelphia
IL was about 9 o'clock when the ac
cident occurred. and Mr.. Magee was
waiting to take his train on its usual
run, leaving Baltimore at $50. when
the revolver's charge laid him low. The
doctors at the hospital entertain little
hopes of Mr. Magee's recovery.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
EXPENSIVE FERRYBOAT DISASTER;
"INSURGENTS +" SECEDE FROM ORDER

Lancaster, Pa. June 27.--kt yester-
day afternoons session Of the "insur-
gent" convention OF the Jr. o. u. A..
NJ. the delegates decided to secede from
the national council. The resolution
was passed with only six dissenting
votes. An amendment to the resolu-
tion was adopted pledging the coun-
ellis support to the orphans from
Pennsylvania in the Mechanics Home
at Tifiin. o. The breach with the
officers Of the old state council was
further widened when the meeting de-
cided to prefer charges against the
old board of officers, including their
secretary, Edwin e. Deemer, Of Phila-
delpaia, for violation Of the trust Of
the members of this state in misrepre-
senting the state council and commit
ting it to long and expensive litiga'
ton"
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
AMERICANS AND BRITONs
Entered Ticn Tsin First, with th'
other Foreigners Close behind.


Entered Ticn TSfn First, with the
other Foreigners Close behind.
ChefoO, June 27.-The Americans
and British entered Tien Tsin first,
Bilencing the guns of the arsenal and
breaking through the Chinese lines.
The foreigners were close behind. The
Russians lost four killed and 80
wounded. The losses of the other
nationalities were small
Admiral Seymour's force is about
10 miles from Tien Tsin. 1t is sur
rounded by Chinese troops and Box
ers and hampered by the presence OF
sick and wounded.
1t is reported that all foreigners
were sent from Pekin with a veal
Chinese guard. and it is assumed thai
they are with Admiral Seymour.
One thousand Japanese are landing
at Taku and 1000 more are expected
today. when a battalion of French il
also due.
The foreign admirals have appointed
Capt. Wise, commander of the Monoc
acy, to be commandant at Tong-Ku.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27

0A4aNGANHAA4 ~ ~ NAA@AA n LII
r. Chaffee to take command Of the
forces in China and to proceed at once
to assume his new duties. More sig
nificant probably than the assignment
itself was the wording of the formal
orders to Gen. Chaffee, issued late in
the day by Acting Secretary of War
Meiklejohn, directing him ito take
command of the troops ordered to
China, and to proceed to Pekin by way
of San Francisco and Taku, accom-
panied by his aides"
The announcement of Gen. Chaffee's
assignment, and the orders to proceed
TO Pekin. came after the state depart
ment had declined to accede to a sec
ond proposition from six great vice
roys OF China that hDreign troops be
kept out of China until Ii Hung Chang
reaches Pelin. In more formal man
ner, with the signatures of the six
viceroys representing the greater part
Of the empire. Minister WI repeated
yesterday his plea of Monday that the
foreign troops be kept out Of the coun-
Try.
While the viceroys spoke for their
provinces, they could not speak for
Pekin. and it is to. Pekin that the
officials most anxiously look. Minister
Conger is still silent, and the latest
advices have shown that little reliance
can be placed on the dispatches from
Shanghai saying that the ministers
and legations at Pekin were safe. For
this reason the orders to Gen. Chaffee
to proceed to Pekin took on an added
meaning.
Gen. Chaffee left the city this morn
ing for San Francisco, whence he is &c
sail on the transport Grant for Japar
and China. The only person accom-
panying him is Lieut. Harper, one o.
his aides.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
MN non.t Ynn

'Mayme, why don't you go to the
seashore? You might catch a nice
young man.
Maud. don't have to. | can get all
the fellows ] want on the East Side Re
publican Associations excursion, June
2S."
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
New Restaurant

! will, on Monday, noon, July 2, 1900,
open my new restaurant, quick lunch,
oyster and ice cream cafe at the south
west corner Of Seventh and Shipley
streets. Charles J. II. Beckett, proprie-
tor. Public patronage solicited.
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
Prize Banner ON ExhibItion

In the show window OF c. f. Ru-
dolph's store, at Fourth and Market
streets, there is on exhibition the prize
banner which was presented to Jacobs
Camp. Modern Wo0dmen OF America,
by the national camp for having the
largest number of members
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
EARL II HUNG CHANG IS THREATENED
WITH ASSASSINATION BY HIS ENEMIES
General Uprising Feared in the Provincial Centers of
Southern China--GeneraI Chaffee Ordered to
Pekin to Command u. S. Troops
YANKEES and BRITONS
ENTER TIEN- -TSIN FIRST

Washington. June 27.-The purpose
Of the government to place an adequate
military force in China was made per-
fectly clear yesterday when orders
We're issued to Brigadier General Adna
Evening journal., 1900-06-27
Brownson vs.. Chester

On Union street grounds tomorrow
afternoon the strong Chester team will
cross bats with the Brownson nine, and
a great game is expected.