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KRUGER BEGAN THE WAR.
Natal Invaded just After His Ultima
tum Was Cab1ed.

After little longer than six months of
hard fighting, having 100000 men in the
feld-the largest army England ever rails
ed-Great Britain has conquered the two
Boer republics of South Africa, which
hereafter will be part of the empire.
Presidents Steyn and Kruger are fugi-
tives, and when captured doubtless will
be sent to join the intrepid Cronje on the
rock of st. Helena. The war has cost
England fully 100000, 900 in money; the
lives of fully 10000 men were sacrificed;
as many men are yet in hospital suffering
from wounds or disease, and 5000 prison
ers of war are waiting at Pretoria to be
liberated by Lord Roberts victorious col
umns.
In return for her expenditures of blood
and money England gets undisputed pos
session of the diamond fields of the Or
ange Free State and the gold fields of the
Transvaal-the latter the main source
of the empires gold supply-and here
after those who own the property and
pay the taxes in these two countries will
have representation in their governing
bodies.
AS for the Beers, whose brave and de-
termined fight against overwhelming
odds commanded the admiration Of the
world, they lose an identity which never
benefited them to any particular extent
and an independence which existed only
in name. President Kruger's govern
ment was in reality an oligarchy; it's
chief executive was more Of a despot
than Russia's Gear; the burgher was not
q freeman in the American sense; he en-
joyed few educational facilities; his
thinking was done for him ala he cast
his ballot as directed. The South Afri-
can republic was the only nation calling
itself civilized that encouraged slavery;
women occupied an inferior position; re-
ligious liberty in the republic was I'M
known; only those in power could hope
to secure competence, the main body Of
the people being poor, with no opportu-
mites for lettering their condition.
1t was the night of Oct. 10, 1899, that
President Kruger cabled his ultimatum
to Lord Salisbury, which was, in effect,
that war was on between the two coun-
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spicuous ability, fidelity and zeal as a
member Of the General Assembly, as
Governor Of the commonwealth, as q
member Of the State conventions Of 1880
and 1861, as a member of the House Of
Representatives, as Senator from Vir-
ginia, as president Of the peace confer
ence at Washington, as member Of the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate
States, as chancellor of William and
Mary College, as Vice-President Of the
United States, and as chief magistrate of
the republic.
This tribute to her distinguished father
will add, too, one more bright chapter to
the history of his daughter, Mrs Semple,
for a while, during her fathers incum-
bency, the chatelaine Of the executive
mansion and for many years an inmate of
the Louise Home, an asylum for gentle
women provided. through the generosity
of the late w. W. Corcoran, one Of the
capitals noted philanthropists.
Mrs. Semple was married in her early
girlhood and was scarcely more than a
bride when her father entered the White
House in 1871. The death Of her mother
and the domestic responsibilities of her
older sister made Mrs. Semple virtually
the lady Of the White House from 1872
to 1874. Her husband had entered the
United States navy and his death, to-
gether with financial reyerses, made it
necessary for Mrs. Semple to earn her
living. She was for some years princi-
pal of a young ladies' school in Balti-
more, but failing sight compelled her to
relinquish that occupation. She is now,
as stated, spending the autumn of her
years in the Louise Home in Washington.
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= CHURCH AND CLERGY.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


The missionary societies claim that
there are now 10000 Protestants in old
Mexico.
The Baptist Theological Seminary at
Rochester, n. Y, celebrated it's fftieth
anniversary last week.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has Sunday
school class of sixty-three young men at
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New
York.
The State Department of the United
States Government spends nearly 81 ,OO0,-
600 year to protect American mission
aries in foreign lands.
The international committee of the T..
NJ. c.. A. is endeavoring to raise million
dollar Jubilee endowment fund before the
jubilee meeting of American associations
in 1901.
With a party of friends the Rev. Minot
J. Savage of New York viii travel
through southern Europe in a gasoline
automobile built for six people and with
plenty of room for luggage.
The Rev. T. Ell. james, who has been
preaching in Oakley, Kan, on $500 sal
airy, recently inherited fortune from
England, and intends to use $4,000 of
it to endow a college and hospital in
Oklahoma.
The proHouncement of the Archbishops
Of Canterbury and York against the res
ervation of the sacrament By the clergy
of the Anglican Church has stirred anew
the emhers of the rituaiistic controversy
within the church, and may lead to seri-
Gus results, inasmuch IS the more ritual
istic OF the priests have announced their
intention to continue the practice.
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REBELS SURPRISE SAN MIGUEL
Rush Into the Town, Kill Five ,Ameri-
cans and Escape.

Rush Into the Town, Kill Five, Ameri-
cans and Escape.
On Tuesday night the Filipino insur-
gents rushed into San Miguel, province
of Bulacan, Luzon garrisoned by three
companies of the Thirty fifth volunteer
infantry. They swept through the sur
prised town, shooting right and left, kill
ing five Americans and wounding seven.
San Miguel de Mayumo is but few
miles from Manila While band under
the escort of troops of the Forty-sixth
infantry was moving from lang to 81
lang, within twenty-five miles of Manila,
it was attacked by ladrones, three of the
party being killed.
Lieut.. Jens r. Stedje of Company T.,
Forty-seventh volunteers, commanding a
scouting party in the southern part of
Albany province, had several engage
ments with the Insurgents, in which sew
enteen of the enemy were killed and
twenty three, including captain, We're
captured. Six explosive bombs and a
number of valuable insurgent documents
also fell into the hands of the Ameri-
cans The scouts burned the town Of
Yubi, the headquarters of the rebels.
Memorial day was observed in Manila
as a general holiday. Military ceremo-
MES were held at the various stations
and salutes were fired from the forts at
Santiago and Manila. A military escort
proceeded to the Malatte cemetery, where
the graves of United States soldiers
were decorated and an address was made
by the chaplain. Memorial exercises
were held also in the theater.
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"RoxERs" GROW BOLD.
Chinese Rebels Encouraged by Their
Recent Successes.

Chinese Rebels Encouraged Dy 1nelr
Recent Successes.
The hostile demonstrations of the reac-
tionary elements in China, headed by the
secret society known as the Boxers"
have suddenly assumed the aspect of q
serious rebellion. Emboldened by their
success In defeating the Government
troops. the rebels have destroyed the
railway station and rolling stock at Liu-
limo, near Picking, and are marching on
the capital itself. The whole movement
is aimed at all foreign influences in
China. The gravity OF the situation IS
increased by the fact that the doWager
Empress, the dominant force in the inn
perial government, is more or less IN sym
pathy with the reactionary motives OF
the rebels. The Boxers" have for
months been massacring native converts
to Christianity at various points, and
though they have thus far refrained from
killing foreign missionaries it is at them
that the hostility is chiefly aimed. If the
imperial government cannot or will not
suppress the murderous acts of the rebels
nothing remains but for the foreign gov
ernments to send warships and troops to
defend the property and lives of their cit
liens IN CnlQd. Dy luelI F1OicASC LAG
fanatical Chinese are only Fastening the
advent Of the foreign influences which
they are combating. Anarchy is said to
prevail even now in many of the prov
inces, and if the Boxer" rebellion gains
the formidable proportions now threat
ened it may easily prove radical step
toward the breakup of China itself.
Owing to the encroachments OF the
Boxers" American, British, Japanese,
German, Italian, Russian and French
troops to the number of 100 each were
ordered to Pekin to guard their respective
legations there, but the viceroy at Ten
tsin would not allow them to proceed to
Pekin on the railway without the author
ity of the tsung-li-yamen. One hundred
and eight Americans, with machine gun
and field gun, landed amid great enthu-
siasm.
Five Russian warships, two Russian
gunboats, two British warships and one
French and one Italian warship arrived
at Taku and landed troops. The Chinese
h.,ve refused to allow Russian troops to
-.:s the Taku forts. There is dispo-
sition to believe that the Boxers" will
dispense before the foreign troops are
ready to act.
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CHRISTIAN EN0EAvoRERs.
Their Worlds Convention Promises to
Be Great Gathering.

Be Great Gathering.
The first worlds convention of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor will be held in London, beginning
July 10. This convention promises to be
the greatest on record; 10000 Americans,
the largest delegation that ever crossed
the sea in a body, are expected to be
present, and with the Endeavors in the
United Kingdom and those from the con-
tinent and other foreign countries, the to-
tai number will probably reach 10000,
representing 100000 members. The
convention is to be held in the Alexandra
Palace, an immense structure just out Of
London proper.
The task of caring for such a great
crowd is one of no mean proportions and
many difficulties have arisen in the path
Of those who have in charge the arrange
ment of the details for the reception Of
the visitors. The principal one of these
is to find boarding places for the dele
gates. Every bed in the hotels, boarding
houses and private homes of the Endeav-
orers has been engaged for the eventful
week and still 5000 of the expected
guests would have no place to lay their
head, to say nothing of filling their stom-
achs. This difficulty can be ayerted,
however, in the minds of the managers.
It is planned to lodge these 5000 home
less ones in the Alexandra Palace. The
structure has a great banqueting hall
and this large room will be divided off
into dormitories, enough of them to hold
1000 young women. This leaves $500
young men to be cared for and for this
army the managers planned to erect a
mighty encampment under canvas, like
any other army would have. One thou
sand tents are needed, but the job Of get
ting them is a herculean one. All the
tentmakers Of any consequence in Eng
land are engaged in turning out tents for
the great army of British soldiers who
are at war in South Africa. The manag-
ers Of the convention were therefore
obliged to place their orders with small
tentmakers who are also rushed with
work and so they hardly know where the
tents are coming from, but they do know
that none of the guests will be left out In
the cold. Another setback for the dele
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BOYS WHO WORE THE GRAY.
Confederate Veterans Hold Their Re-
union in Louisville.

Confederate Veterans Hold Their Re-
union in Louisville.
The annual reunion Of the Confederate
veterans who in the SOS CALAMITY fought
for a cause they believed to be right, OPP
ened in Louisville Wednesday. During
the reunion there was grand ball, with
many concerts and excursions to sec
tons of historical interest in the vicin-
ity. There were 10000 veterans in at
tendance, and all were given a royal well
come. An immense hall, which comfort
ably seated 10000 persons, had been
erected especially for the reunion on a
high bluff commanding view Of the
Ohio river and valley for many miles.
Distinguished veterans who are promi-
nent in national affairs were there in
large numbers and the city was wholly
given up to the ''boys who wore the
gray
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tries from that date unless the Drltlsn
Government receded from its contention
that it was entitled to exercise the right
of suzerainty over the affairs OF the
South African republic. Within a few
hours the English premier replied
through the office of the secretary OF
state for the colonies that the question
was too grave a one to be answered with
ont reflection, and the next day the IN
vasion of Natal by the Beers began, three
columns pouring in from the Free State
and the Transvaal. So far as can be es-
timated. about $4,000 Beers were put in
"a the field. and as every man was fine
marksman, fighting behind de1enses pfas-
ticaIly impregnable, the burghers had ad-
vantages on their side that only nune !, !,
cal superiority, patience and time coulu
overcome. Therefore, the Beers scored
many successes the British suffering sew
eral disastrous defeats before they learn
ed the art of war as practiced by the WHY
mountaineers.
President Kruger, having at last come
70 a realization of the hopelessness OF the
s;tnat;on. left Pretoria. the capital OF his
,a,,rhl;c for Waterfallhoven after au-
thor;zinr Burgomaster de Souza to re-
ceiya the British. The burgomaster and
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Gre
rorowski were at the head OF commit
tee of leading citizens to see to the pres
arvation of order and the protection OF
life and property.
No figures regarding Boer losses have
a.,ar haen given out. it being the practice
Of the burghers to bury their dead as soon
as possible and make no report on them
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-07
BATTLE IN CHICAGO.
Suuatters on Lake Front Tract Greet
Police with Bullets.


Police with Bullets.
Capt. George W. Streeter. the squat
teri who claims considerable tract of
land on the lake front in Chicago, invad-
ed the disputed territory with armed men
Saturday. The men carried Springfield
rifles, and with fixed bayonets they be-
gan patrolling the boundaries of the
tract. They had with them a Calling
gun and defed the police. A clash be-
tween the invaders and the police occur
red early in the day, and shots were fired
on both sides. The police retired and
then orders were issued by Chief Of Po-
lice Ripley for 500 men with Calling
gun to go to the district. Sheriff Mayer
stadt with 100 deputies also hurried to
the scene The State militia was asked
to furnish men to man the Gatling gun.
Sixty rites and sixty rounds of ammu-
milton were sent to the East Chicago
police station.
Late in the afternoon a fire boat, with
Gatling gun aboard, was dispatched up
Lake Michigan to make demonstration
fDom that side, and to cut off the escape
of Streeter's men by means Of their
yacht. The army of policemen and the
improvised warship descended on Capt.
Streeter's followers and portion Of them
surrendered to the park police, while the
remainder made their escape.
Capt Streeter claims to own the land
which, were the title clear, would be
worth between thirty and fifty millions
Of dollars. In 1885 Capt Streeter and
his wife were stranded on little sandb bar
few yards from the shore at the foot
Of Superior street. The spot was not
down on the maps and the doughty navi-
gator laid claim to the land and declared
his right, being the whole population, to
elect himself to all the Offices, which, in
framing constitution, he deemed the
territory in need Of. AS the years pass
ed by the dumping of all sorts Of refuse
and earth washed up by the lake formed
a large tract, and Capt. Streeter became
a man Of Importance. With his impor-
lance and the increased value of the
lands his troubles began. The tract be-
came connected with the shore, and own
ers of adjoining property resented the
presence of Capt. Streeter and the re-
tanners he had gathered about him. They
carried the matter into court. The SUI
preme Court Of the United States de-
cided that the land was within the juris-
diction of the State Of Illinois. Streeter,
thereupon, offered the district to the Fed
eral Government. A year ago he organ
lied, under the name District Of Michi-
gam territorial government, and elect
ed himself chief justice and to other Of
fces of Importance. The police, however.
descended on him and his army of fifty
men, and since then up to Saturday the
captain had lived in another part Of
town.
Lieutenant Commander BENJAMIN Tap
pan, who was executive officer Of the
Raleigh during the battle of Manila Bay,
and il now in charge of the photographic
office in Baltimore, has been presented
with handsome sword by his Fellow
townsmen Of Helena, Ark, in recogni-
ton Of his splendid services at Manila"
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FAX NEWS IN BRIEF.

;, mas occupied Ladybrand.
"'S 'ntrenching along the Vaal
|, . IRE endeavoring to reorganize
: ne'delburg hills.
b Sno 10ant is reported to have cap
wv prisoners at Clocolan.
f, ,~DoaS of Boer women and chill
esna NJ Pretoria toward Lydenbure
! sr5 s said to be intrenched for dos.
esrs3. al, AT khenoster river, between
!. ]'' and Naal river.
! .a o3ded two locomotives with DIV.
!, , ,n caused them to collide. wreck.
sss 1'',nei at Laing's Mex.
SD,,p prayers of thanksgiving for
Ia - relief were offered in
sas " H. the United Kingdom.
|,oS ,ue next thirty days 1860 Off.
h uien and 3,2S5 horses will he
ll England to South Africa.
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ZONES too perilous, will probably
raight northward toward Lyden-
When this concentration takes
there will be possibly 10000 men,
ny hold out for a time, with scat
lands of guerrillas elsewhere.
press dispatches from the head
RS of Lord Roberts give no esti-
Is to the number of Beers who
lghrIng Gen. French and Gen. Ian
lion Monday and Tuesday, but they
Fe that the Beers retired and that
sailsh casualties were slight.
4e some newspapers regard the
al surrender Of Pretoria as the
he war, there are others that do
Allre such a sanguine opinion, con-
themselves by saying it is the be-
lsot the end. They recall the fire.
pIterated intention of the Beers
1araW to the mountains at Lyden-
ad md confirmation Of this inten-
the fact that President Kruger
10 Waterfal1hoven. From that
ne main road runs due north to
Nug. They agree that if the Pres
vas merely seeking to escape cap
would continue his journey to
70 Marques instead Of hating at
aIhoyen, which is ITO miles west
EASTERN frontier of the Transvaal.
remains, apparently, the posi-
guerrilla war, but as this would
FeSS and unavailing it is probab BILE
IN With certain hard good sense
LES at the bottom of their charac-
Will perceive the uselessness of
resistance. The British authori-
od.uWayo think the Beers will re-
40 Southern Rhodesia. Events
ae IN the field of war seem to
II comparison. Gen. Hunter re-
lie Iransvaal at Maribogopan
Inc advance was made off the
" water is scarce, and all the
s'e deserted.
y9sopan is half way between Vry-
80, ,Lt Matching. Gen. Baden Powell
wig farther north, without oppo-
III Northern Natal Utrecht has
-sIea 10 Gen. Hildyard, and Gen.
WI Is moving to Vryheld. Three
correspondents estimate the
4" Beers at Laing's Mex at about
AaS been little fighting since
,.1'''h WAS entered. Boer armies
8, "ealed steadily, abandoning one
H. after another, and offering no
k,r, gL 10 Lord Roberts advance. The
,,s va capital has been considered
b. s ~. 1t is certainly so situat-
+ 3 sy,uaed that, had the Beers chos-
\ ,, ,,sHu 1t, a protracted siege and
Ra, .,'"ce of life and treasure would
required for its reduction.
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THE GREAT ALEXANDRA PALACE.

gates is the fact that the ocean rates are
high this year, due to the fact that Eng
land has many of the passenger ships in
her transport service and also to the
Paris exposition.
The EndeaYorers will get royal well
come in the English metropolis. The
lord mayor himself will give a reception
to the American contingent and the bish-
op of London will probably make an adj
dress the day before the convention.
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The United Christian party, which met
at Rock Island, Ill, recently, nominated
candidates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent OF the United States. DIR. Silas @.
Swallow, nominated for President, is .
Methodist minister and editor Of Harris
burg, Pa, and was the Prohibition nomi-
nee for Governor Of Pennsylvania in
1893. John G. Woolley, nominated for
Vice-P President, lives in Hyde Park, Chi
cago. He is well known as an author,
editor and lecturer. The adopted plat.
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b ON PRETORIA.
i TROOPS NEAR TRANS
WAL CAPITAL
Army Retreats Toward Ly-
Roers Are Said to BE Pre-
.,ra Last Desperate Stand
obsrts Occupies johannesburg.

nosssges from Pretoria received
W. confirm the reports Of the de-
# President Kruger with his
md staff officials Tuesday night
election at meeting of citizens
nmittee to administer the city
...oIIv. However, the late advices
n,int the situation in as rosy a
/. III those previously sent out. for
has not been occupied so far as
'slsI dispatches show at this writ
4 the recently annexed Orange
/ rdony" is far from pacifed. as
fpr1iIe is reported as losing forty
l., killed, besides many wounded,
|<re in the former Free State.
T. fghting occurred in the vicinity
indicating that the
!, ssre not inclined to give up with
[ruggle. 1t is expected that seri-
Insition will be met before the
kaal army is crushed, and even the
! Of Pretoria will avail little if the
med troops of Kruger are still to
led and defeated.
these kilograms left on Wednes-
\ thing, apparently, has reached
% Marquee by telegraph from
\. Possibly the wires have been
Possibly the Boer censorship at
|,termediate point intercepts tele-
The possession of johannesburg,
gents, as Lord Roberts has tele-
n is a fact. States Attorney
| did not depart with President
!, but remained in Pretoria.
beers lately confronting Lord Rob-
rear to have gone eastward also,
i the Lydenburg region. The de-
4 Of Laing's Mex, when their posi-
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voted for every presiden- HIRAM CRoNK.
tial candidate of the Democratic party
since that time, with the exception Of
Bryan. For the last eighty years he has
chewed tobacco. OF his FIVE brothers and
sisters all but one lived to be over 80,
the exception dying at rs. Mr.. Cronk
is still in fairly good health and moves
about the house without assistance
80
M. Alfred Picard, the commissioners
general Of the Paris exposition, is unusu-
ally we'll informed in matters connected
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form declares for Government ownership
Of public utilities. Election of President
and VicePresident and United States
Senators by direct vote of the people. Tho
abolition of laws which require desecra-
ton Of the Sabbath, authorize unscrip-
tural marriage and divorce, and encour-
age the sale Of liquors as beverage.
Equal rights for men and women. Ar
bitration as against war.
.:-:-
According to the reports Of the United
States Commissioner of Pensions, Hiram
Cronk Of Dunn Brook, Oneida County,
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Liuhtning Hits Monument.

Lightning struck the soldiers monu-
ment at Byron, Ill, partly destroying it.
It was the first to be erected after the
civil war. A terrific electrical storm
forced the crowds to retire to Gill's hall
to conclude the memorial ceremonies, and
while the speaker of the day was calling
the roll of the dead there came terrific
crash, accompanied by sheet of flame,
shaking the ground like an earthquake,
and the monument was ruined.