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WILL FIGHT TO THE END.
Secretary Reitx Says the Burghers Are
Not Discouraged.

Secretary Reitx Says the Burghers Are
Not Discouraged.
Pretoria, March 12.-Secretary OF
State Reitz has issued war bulletins,
in which, after saying the government
has no official tidings of the surrender
of General Cronje, he must accept it as
fact, however painful, he adds:
THE government remains assured
that the surrender will not discourage
the burghers in the defense of their in
dependence and standing as nation.
The struggle thus far has shown that
the republics have vindicated them
selves as an independent people. This
reverse will not stagger us. In the
struggle for our cherished rights, our
belief remains that, whatever happens,
the Lord still reigns. Owing to the
invasion of the Free State by large
number of the enemy, and other cir
cumstances, it became necessary to
take up other positions, hence the
burghers in Natal have retired to Big
gersberg. All the commandos have
reached there in safety, except a few
who retired in the direction Van Reen-
ems Pass. Thus Ladysmith and Kim
berley are no more besieged. In retir-
ing. the enemy was time after time
driven back, so that our laagers were
not cut off. In these fights few men
were killed or wounded, and the enemy
lost heavily.
'In spite OF all reports, the spirit of
the fighting men as to the outcome re-
mains unchanged. Among the COM
mandos in Natal the burghers are full
of courage. General Dewet now COM
mands all the commands at the Mod
der river. The president started yes
terday evening for Bloemfontein. to
visit the laagers OF the Free State"
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MANY Have smallpor.

Jackson. Miss, March l0.--An off,
cial report made TO the Kinds county
board of supervisors reveals an appall-
Ing state OF affairs in the Jonesville
neighborhood, in the southern part Of
the county. The community is literal
ly honeycombed with smallpox of the
most virulent foim, and during the past
six weeks nearly 100 deaths have oc-
Cured. On some days the death rate
has been so large that it was impossi-
BILE TO secure collins, and rude caskets
were made from rails. Whole families
were wiped out Of existence and OF sew
eral large families only one or two chill
dren are left.
Many Of the patients who are now in
q critical condition are without medi-
cal attention, and are dying at the rate
of from three to FIVE u day. The death
rate exceeds 75 per ceent, and the en-
tire lower portion of the county is do.
moralized. Tho board OF supervisors
will make an effort to check further
spread.
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SITUATIONS At MAFEKlNo.
Terrible Plight Of tho Besieged, but No
Talk Of Surrender.

Mafeking, Feb. 2l.--What may be
typhoid fever has broken out in the
womens' laager, and dysentery. due to
the absence Of vegetables, is rife among
the garrison. We are thrown upon
our own resources. Such luxurics as
we had are exhausted, or have been
commandeered for the hospitals, which
are filled to overHowing. The chill
dren's graveyard, close to the women 3
lager, grows weekly as the young lives
are cut short prematurely by shells and
fever We look with hope deferred for
relief.
The cheerfulness which was charact-
eristic OF the early days OF the siege has
almost deserted US, the men preierring
10 remain at their posts, rather than
move about and work up an appetite,
which cannot be satisfied. The natives
are in the worst plight. Those who
are unable to obtain work are allowed a
small handful Of meat daily. Many.
Drawing the danger, wander about the
town with gaunt and hungry faces in
search OF work which entities them to
an extra ration OF meat. II they find
work they are generally too weak 70
perform 1t.
From their advance posts the Beers
rake the streets and the market square.
II is impossible to dodge their bullets.
We have taken remarkable precaution,
however. and the casualties, though
heavy, are not what they might have
been with less able men at the head Of
affairs.
Even the headquarters mess fares
scantily. Like saints under the altar,
we cry, ''Ilow long, o Lord, how
long?"
Two hundred and ninety-two per-
sons have been killed, wounded, OF
dead OF disease. The garrison is SO
small that it would be criminal tc
make It's weakness public, but there il
never 20 much as whisper or sugges.
tion OF the possibility of surrender, be-
cause we do not mean TO get beaten,
and we are cheerfully enduring the
hardships Of today rather than to make
q surrender in any degree possible TO-
morrow.
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GUARDED BY POLICE.
Nonunion workmen Employed on Chi
cago Buildings.

cago Buildings.
Chicago, March l0.-Under police
guard, over 800 nonunion workmen
we're today given work by contractors
engaged in erecting various downtown
buildings. This was the first serious
attempt on the part Of the contractors
TO resume the work interrupted by the
strike OF the unions affiliated with the
Building Trades Council. Nearly all
the unfinished buildings were heavily
picketed by the unions, but beyond one
or two attempts to persuade the nom
union men not TO 90 10 work, no at
tempt was made to interfere.
Labor troubles eliminated in a riot
ut Thirty sixth and Wallace streets this
evening. William SCHNEIDER was shot
and probably fatally wounded, and six
others were injured. Joseph Walsh.
foreman for the Link Belt Machinery
Company, and II. X. McLain, super
intendent of the same company, we're
attacked by strikers. For some time
the strikers have followed Walsh and
McLain every night when they left the
shops, and have threatened to kill
them. Tonight some one threw a club
at Walsh, striking him in the back of
the head. He accused SCHNEIDER, and
when the latter denied it fight fol-
lowed. A crowd Of strikers gathered
around and Walsh, believing his life
was in danger. shot SCHNEIDER in the
breast. general fight followed the
shooting of SCHNEIDER, and strikers to
the number OF 40 made an attack upon
Walsh and McLain, and four others
who were with them. Although badly
pounded up. they managed TO hold
their own, and beat of their assailants
until the arrival Of the police. Walsh
was placed under arrest.
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conv,ct-Made binding Irvine.

Kansas City, Mo-, March BIN
plement men say trouble is about to re-
suit because Of the action of the board
of control of the Kansas state peniten-
tiary making binding twine. Kansas
City makes about. 100000 pounds Of
twine year, and the new factory at
the state penitentiary is equipped to
turn out about one-tenth of this amount.
This is enough to disturb the market.
While regular dealers are asking re-
tail merchants to pay them 1ll9 cents
per pound for their offerings, the Kan
sas penitentiary managers announce
they will sell theirs direct to the farmer
at 10 cents per pound. ~ cents less
than the retail dealers can buy it for.
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ATTACK UPON APARRI
Filipinos Assaulted the Town,
but Were Driven Back.
MORE TROOPS NEEDED UP NORTH
Rebels in the Southern Peninsula Scat
tered Into Small Bands MAJ
sacre at Calabsngs.

Manila, March 12.-Generals Young
and Hood are asking for reiniorcements.
and battalion of the Forty-eighth has
been sent to Aparri. Other troops will
follow.
The rebels recently persistently at
tackled Aparri for several hours, but
were finally driven away. Details Of
the affair are lacking.
The rebels are holding reunions in
the province of North Ilocos and the
red Katapunan cross, symbolic OF re-
sistence, is again appearing among
the natives.
II Is believed that the insurgent gen.
erals, Tinto and Florhes, have besn
driven by Young into Hoods territory.
The fact that Young is unable, owing
TO lack Of troops, 10 maintain garrisone
in all the towns occupied has had .
bad effect on the natives.
General Bates has returned here af-
ter leaving Parrisons In the provinces Of
North and South Camarines. The ex-
pedition lost seven men killed and 10
wounded. On entering New Caceres,
province of South Camarines, General
Bates learned that 1900 insurgents
had departed the same day. The Ameri-
cans Immediately sent out three pursu-
ing columns, encountering the enemy
in three small engagements and killing
total OF 40 men.
The Spanish prisoners report that the
enemy was divided into small bands in
the mountains, under the leadership of
General Legaspi. The town Of Iriga
has been burned by the enemy. Both
provinces were thoroughly secuted.
The inhabitants of the district oi
Lithuanian, including Abella, the pro-
vincial governor and other officials, are
returning to their homes. Abella has
issued a proclamation calling upon the
natives to submit to the Americans.
The liberated priests from New Ca
ceres report that the insurgents killed
8S Cinnamon and 40 Spaniards at the
town of Calabanga.
1t is estimated that there are 100,.
900 bales of hemp in the Camarinei
provinces.
Twelve hundred well armed insur'
gents, formerly of Cavite province
with q Chinese colonel in command,
surround the towns of Albay and Le-
gaspi. They have effected three night
attacks and continually harass the
Forty-seventh regiment, which has LOST
eight men killed and 20 wounded IL
defending these towns.
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had Fire in Phlladelphla.

Philadelphia, March 9.--Fire entail
ing an estimated loss of over $500. 900
occurred early today in the retail dry
goods district. The conflagration origi-
mated in the engine room OF Shoneman
Brothers, dry goods and millinery
store, at Eighth and Arch streets. The
principal losers are; Shoneman Bros,
dry goods store, four-story building, to-
tai loss, $500. 900; Marks Bros, dry
goods store. a tive-story building, com.
pletely gutted, estimated loss, $780,
900; Myerhoff Bros, manufacturers OF
women's and children's clothing, and
the Philadelphia Electric Equipment
Company, estimated loss. 100000.
Several smaller buildings adjoining
were moro or less seriously damaged.
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THEATER FRANcAls BURNS.
Destruction of Famous Paris Play
house.

Paris, March 12.-The famous The
ater Francais has been destroyed by fire.
The fire broke ont about noon, but
was not discovered Immediately, and
the theater was burning furiously be-
fore the fire brigade got to work. Even
then the appliances were quite inade-
quate to cope with the conhagration,
and by 1880 p. NJ. the entire building
was roaring furnace. The dense col
umn OF smoke arising from the fire at
tracted crowds from all parts of Paris,
the Theater Francais being regarded as
q national institution. The theater,
which is the home Of the Comedie Fran
cais, was only reopened a fortnight ago,
after having been renovated for the ex-
position throngs expected to visit Paris
during the year.
A rehearsal Of a comedy which was
billed for the matinee had just con-
cluded when the fire broke out. In
deed, two actresses, Madame Dndlay
and Mademoiselle Henryot, were still
on the stage when an electric wire
fused, and, a spark catching the seem
cry, the whole stage was soon in flames.
Madame Dudlay had to be rescued in
costume and let down from window.
NJ. Sardou, the playwright, arrived on
the scene about l o'clock, and burst
into tears when he saw the building
was doomed. A part Of the dome col
lapsed at 2:30 p. NJ.
Tho Theater Francais, or Comedie
Francais, was s.suated on the Place du
Theater- Francais, near the ralaia
Royal, and occupied the highest rank
among the theaters Of France.
The magnificent ceiling, bearing the
allegorical painting by Mazerolle, the
ceiling painting by De Beuff. the
younger. OF Truth Enlightening the
World" which adorned the foyer. and
a number of other mural tableaux and
works of art, together with a portion Of
the invaluable library Of manuscript,
perished in the flames. Practically ali
the sculpture, however, was saved and
removed to the ministry of finance,
which faces the site of the theater on
the Rue de Rivoli. The priceless
statute Of Voltaire, by Houden, one Of
the chief beauties of the foyer, escaped
by being enyeloped in pile of mat
tresses.
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Bordeaux, March l0.-Late yester-
day evening students and others issuing
from pro-Boer meeting marched to
the British consulate. battered down
the doors, shattered the windows with
stones, and then proceeded to the con-
sul's private residence, where they in
dulged in similar demonstrations. The
police dispersed the mob and arrested
several leaders. The project Of the
Gironde, the mayor OF bordeaux and
the commissary OF police called on the
consul today and expressed regret at
the occurrence.
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Washington. March 10.--Formal dis
cussion Of the Puerto Rican tariff and
civil government bill began in the SEN
ate today, and continued uninterrupted
ly for 4 y hours, The principal speak
ers were Foraker, in charge of the
measure, and Pettus. but at various
times during the debate lively col
loquies occurred, in which other sem
ators were participants. After Mason
had entered his motion to discharge
the committee ON foreign relations from
further consideration of resolution
expressing sympathy for the Beers and
1t had gone over until tomorrow under
the rules, Pettus delivered carefully
prepared speech in opposition to the
pending bill. Foraker occupied the
floor during the remainder OF the ses-
sion, speaking in defense of the bill.
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CONTROL OF PHILIPPINES.
General wheeler Suggests n Territorial
Government.

Government.
San Francisco, March 12.-General
Joseph Wheeler favors giving the Phil.
ippines territorial form of govern
ment. Said he:
81 believe the people are ready for a
certain kind of self-government. They
conid be given the power to make laws,
under such sytem of government as
has been adopted for our territories.
The municipal governments are all in
the hands of the natives, and they get
along without trouble or friction.
Under q territorial form, the islands
could be best controlled"
He reviews his impressions OF trade
possibilities in the Orient as follows:
England. Russia, Germany and
France have braved war and pestilence
in efforts to secure share of the
wealth which will come to them by
commercial relations with these peo-
pie. The treaty OF peace cast upon us
the responsibility of sovereignty over
from 5000, 900 to 10000 people,
together with the islands which they
inhabit, containing an area three times
that of our great and prosperous Empire
state.
Every naturally, there may be honest
differences of opinion as to whether
everything has been conducted during
the two years in accordance with the
highest wisdom and hest possible iudQ-
ment, but there should be no question
among the American people as to the
duty and wisdom OF now uniting in q
determined effort to take the situation
as it stands, and so conduct the affairs
OF our country as to add the most to its
glory, honor, welfare and prosperity.
1t is friendly struggle for commercial
supremacy in which our rival nations
are using their best efforts, and l say.
let us, in a friendly but determined
spirit, use our best efforts also"
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DlaburaInx Clerk Arrested.

Washington, March l2.-Chief Will
kie, OF the treasury secret service, was
notified today of the arrest in Philadel-
phia, of Edward +. Grimmell, formerly
a civilian CLERK in the disbursing office
OF the medical department under Major
d. II. Hall, in San Francisco. Chief
Wilkie states that on December 2S
Grimmell decamped with a clerk book
containing 400 checks of the regulation
engraved kind used by the disbursing
clerks, directed to the assistant treas
urers of the United States. He came
east and south and in January drew
checks made payable to him to an
amount approximating $40, 900.
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BOTH SIDES ARMED.
Fighting Forces Confront Each Other
in Kentucky.


Frankfort, KY, March 12.-The
Democrats and Republicans are today,
Tor the first time since the present
political complications assumed acute
form, divided into two armed and
organized factions. Surrounding the
capitol and the state executive build
ing, and encamped in the grounds
around Governor Taylor's home. are
nearly 200 state militia, well provided
with ammunition, while in the corri-
iors OF the Capitol hotel, in which the
Democratic state executive offices are
located, and in the street adjacent to
that building, are 60 special officers
and the men and boys of militia COM
pany that was organized in Frankfort
today as the nucleus of Governor Beck
hams state gurad. besides scores more
Of heavily armed citizens, partisans OF
the Democratic claimant. 1t was
stated today that an attempt was to be
made by the state militia to take Gov
ernor Beckham into custody, and inside
Of an hour after the report was circu-
lated, a petition had been circulated
and signed by the requisite number Of
men necessary to form militia COM
pany. The men will guard the Capitol
hotel day and night against any possi-
BILE attempt to arrest Governor Beck
ham,
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Indianapolis, March l2.--For presi-
dent, Eugene V. Debs, of Indiana; for
vice-president, Job Hartman, OF Cali
fornia. This is the national ticket of
the Social Democratic party, which
will absorb the Hilquit-Harriman fac
tion OF the Socialint Labor party by
agreement. The Social Democrats were
happy today. They say the candidacy
OF Debs will attract hundreds OF thou
sands Of voters to their party. They
profess to see the beginning OF a great
national victory.
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Labor pI.order. /. Chleago.

Chicago, March l2.-Efforts of con.
tractors today to place nonunion men
at work ON buildings in various parts
OF the city, work ON which has been in.
terrupted by the strike, resulted in sew
eral encounters between union and non.
union men. At the new Ogdensburg
dock, Ohio and Kingsbury streets, the
contractors succeeded in getting eight
men through the picket lines of the
union workmen and put them to work.
A few bricks were thrown. but no one
was hurt, and the police quickly sup
pressed the disorder.
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Lead. S. D., March l0.--Fire this
morning destroyed 40 buildings. The
Deadwood fire department was called
on for assistance. and responded. In
addition TO the combined fire depart.
ments, 1t was found necessary to blow
up buildings in the path OF the fire with
dynamite in order to stop its spread.
Owing to the high wind blowing, the
scarcity of water and the inhammable
nature OF the buildings. the firemen
were unable to do anything to stay the
flames in any other way.
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Eiaht-CInh Clrcnit.

New York, March l0.--The National
Baseball League for the season OF 1900
will have an eight.club circuit, This
announcement was made at the Fifth
Avenue hotel at 1880 o'clock tonight,
whom the league meeting adjourned.
A verbal agreement was reached to-
night, and tomorrow the agreement
will be formally executed. The retiring
clubs are Washington. Baltimore,
Louisville and Cleveland. Each club
will receive money consideration for
Its franchise.
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chicago Church Destroyed.

Chicago, March l0,-The Second
Presbyterian church. at Twentieth
street and Michigan avenue, was de-
stroyed by fire tonight. The building
was the home OF one OF the most aristo.
cratic congregations in the city. A re-
ception was being given in the church
parlors by the Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Society of the church, and
the assemblage was in the midst OF the
festivities when the blaze was discov-
cred in the organ ON the main floor.
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BOERS STILL FIGHT
British Came Upon Them I'm
expectedly.
WERE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
rhs Dutch Troops Withdrew in tho
Night. Leaving the Imperial
Forces In Possession.

Driefontein. March Broad
woods cavalry brigade. advancing on
Bloemfontein, unexpectedly found the
Beers in strong position in the Drie-
iontein kopjes yesterday. General
Kelly-Kenny's division arriving. severe
lighting ensued. The Beers resisted
stubbornly, but were driven from their
center position, leaving number Of
lead and 40 prisoners. The British
iorce is moving forward today.
During the fighting, in which five
regiments took part, with artillery, the
Beers, though forced from their center
position, clung tenaciously to the other
kopjes, Smelling the British freely with
;hree guns and two vickers Maxims.
The British cavalry began to turn the
Boer position. but night fell before the
movement was completed. The Beers
;etiIed during the night.
A large number OF Australians were
engaged Yesterday. The First Austral-
an horse brigade, with the Scots Greys,
advanced within 500 yards of the Beers
lnder heavy FIRE. The New South
Wales mounted infantry joined in the
pursuit OF the Beers northward
Boers' stubborn Rear Guard Action.
All OF yesterday was occupied in
lighting. The Beers maintained
stubborn rear guard action along rum
ming front of IL miles on very difficult
ground. The British were advancing
IL the three columns. General Tucker,
70 the southwark, occupied Petersburg,
anopposed. General Kelly-Kenny,
after following the river bank, moved
in the direction of Abraham's Kiaal.
At Driefontein, about eight miles
south Of Abraham's Kraal, the Beers
were found posted in considerable
strength ON the ridges connecting sew
eral kopjes, where they had mounted
guns. The action began at s in the
morning, with an artillery duel. Cen
eral Porter's brigade supported the
British guns. The Boer artillery was
accurately handled, and the British
cavalry found task harder than they
had expected. General Broadwood
moved six miles southwark trying to
find means to get around, but the
Beers followed, behind rising ground,
and even attempted to outhank him.
Meanwhile, the Sixth division OF in
fantry, advancing on the Boer left,
slowly forced the enemy to retire. Had
the infantry been able to move faster.
the Beers would have been enveloped.
The last shot was fired at 1880 2. NJ.
This morning not a Boer was seen. The
prisoners belonged to President Kruger's
own commando.
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DesperaaO Killed.

Denver. March IA special to the
Republican from Albuquerque, N. NJ,
says: Samuel Sandoval, young des-
perado, was killed and several citizens
wounded at the battle at Atarique,
which followed an attempt to arrest
Sandoyal and Juan Mestas, who had
been shooting up the town. Mestas
was captured.
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Fu.e Factorx nlew un.

Pompton, N. j.. March 12.-The
Smith fuse mandatory, at this place,
blew up today and four persons were
killed and number more or less in
jured. the victims were at work in
the factory with about 80 other men
and girls. The bodies OF the four per-
sons killed were badly mangled, and
some of them blown to pieces.