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New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
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WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Bethune's force ambushed by the Beers, the
casualties being sixty-six 1t is expected
that the British forces will make direct move
ment on Pretoria. - Further details of the
relief OF Mafeking were received - TWO
complete companies of Filipinos surrendered at
Tarlac to the American forces. - Baron
Curzon. Niceroy Of India, sent a dispatch say
Ing that the cholera continues but that the
water supply in infected districts is improved
60 The Queen Regent Of Spain has signed the
Postal Convention with the United States. =
Ihe Pafls Champer OF DeputIes net am anu Cbi- It
proved the Governments proposals ---- Chl- NJ
nese authorities have sent troops to suppress the
Boxer movement -= Several cases OF pu-
bonic plague have occurred at Rio Janeiro
CONGRESS- Mr.. Spooner spoke in
defenos Of the Presidents Philippine policy; the
new credentials of Mir. Clark, of Montana, were
presented and laid on the table, and 1,s1 some
routine business was transacted. - House:
Most OF the day spent in consideration OF
the Alaskan Civf1 Code bill.
DoMEsTIC.-The Boer ENJOYS received
again informed that Intervention by the United
States was impossible. - Attorney-General
Davies received briefs on both sides In the ap-
plication against the American Ice Company;
- The wills OF John Nicholas Brown and
Harold Brown, making several public requests
were filed for probate at Newport r. /. -
The Rev. Drs D. II. Moore and ]. W. Hamilton
were elected Bishops in the Methodist General
Conference. in Chicago. - 1t was reported in
Philadelphia that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Valley road. - Ex-senator Nathan P. Hill
1eran General Assembly at st. Louis had an
extended session, involving the discussion of
many important subjects.
CITY-Stocks were dull and strong -
James .. Eakn, retired cotton merchant
committed suicide at his office, in Exchange
Place. - The body Of James w Mcyle, who
disappeared April 6, while guest at the
Hoffman House, was found in the North River
- The Municipal Council defeated a resolu-
ton calling for an investigation of the Dock
Boards dealings with the Ice Trust and the
Board of Aldermen hastily adjourned, on the
ground of a lack of quorum. - Charles F.
w. Nicely, the accused postal official of Cuba.
was arrested in a civil action brought by the
Government and locked up in Ludlow Street
Jail. - The Society OF Mayfiower Descend
ants presented silver punch bowl to ex-Judge
Henry z. Rowland. - The Rev. DR.. A. J. F
Behrends. pastor of the Central Congregational
Church, Brooklyn. died. - Winners at Nor
ris Park: Rinaldo, Handwcrk, bedrock, Mis-
sionary, Tulane. Queen Of Song.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day
Cloudy. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
75 degrees; lowest, "a; average. 65A.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE BOER CAUSE WANING.

The outlook for the Beers grows more and
more hopeless on all sides. The mission Of the
ENJOYS TO this country must be regarded as on
the verge of failure, If indeed il has not actually
f3iled. The Secretary of State, speaking for the
President, has with equal kindness and firm
ness, as well with admirably lucid reason
ableness, given them to understand that they
can have no help from this Government which
has no choice but to maintain its attitude Of
impartial neutrality. The Senate of the United
States has wisely declined to give them any
official recognition. And despite the most Wig
oreus efforts OF designing politicians in this
country to make their cause a great issue in
American politics, we have perceived nothing
resembling a popular uprising in their behalf
This may be disappointing TO the Beers and to
those OF their professed friends who would like
10 have American issues decided according to
alien interests 1t must be regarded with serene
satisfaction by those who think 1t the business
of America to cultivate and TO maintain peace
commerce and honest friendship with all ma
f'tions-entangiing alliances with none"
In South Africa the tide of war has appar-
emily set full against the Beers. Here and
there they gain some slight advantage over
some small party of British troops. In the gen
eral campaign they are being rolled back upon
their last stronghold in disaster. They can
defence. Such as they had has been broken
down at every point where 1T has been assailed
AT least three British armies are now across the
NaaL One is moving up that stream from the
southwest. Another is about to strike toward
Pretoria from Mafeking And now comes word
that third-l4ord Robertss advance guard
has crossed the river at Vijoen's Drift and has
occupied Nereeniging. This latter we must re-
gard as really startling movement Ii had not
been supposed that Lord Roberts was moving
beyond kroonstad. But now his troops are
suddenly reported to be eighty miles north of
that place. right up the railroad, within thirty
five miles of johannesburg within fifty miles of
Potchefstroom, and within sixty-five miles of
Pretoria. If 10 this we add the report that the
Beers have abandoned Laing's Mex, so that
General Buffers army can be poured into the
Transvaal liz that quarter without hindrance
we may well begin to wonder why any pre-
tence of further resistance is kept up.
1t is 10 be hoped that some of to-day's men,
viii not be realized, especially that one
referring TO the mines. In announcing that IT
will not protect the mines the Transvaal Gov
ernment gives cause for fear that there will be
some wholesale acts of spite committed. 1t is
known that at Dundee and elsewhere coal
mines have been wantonly wrecked. For this
there is no excuse. A mine is not and cannot
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
ROOFS TRIBUTE TO ENDICOTT

Washington. May 2-Major- General Miles has
issued a general order to the Army announcing the
death OF William c. Endicott who was Secretary
of War in President Cleveand's first Administra-
ton. The order includes brief sketch of the life
of Mr.. Endicott. prepared by Secretary Root which
closes with the following tribute:
Upon the installation of President Cleveland on
March 4, 1885. Mr.. Enoicott was called to his
Cabinet as Secretary of War; a position which,
dered conspicuous by strict attention to duty and
a keen interest in the Army and its requirements IS
He remained at the head of the Department dur
ing the entire period of President CleveIand's first
Administration. He initiated many important re-
forms, which, pressed TO successful conclusion
enabled him to maintain undimnshed that high
standard of integrity for which the Department
Of War has been ever distinguished
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
A BRITISH VIEW OF THE WAR.

We have in the last week devoted some col
umns of space TO chroncling the doings of the
Boer ENJOYS and their friends, and to reporting
fully and fairly as possible their statements
Of their side Of the South African controversy.
On the principle of giving both sides hearing,
print to-day in another column letter In
reply to those utterances, written by a repre-
sentative Briton. Mr.. Alleyne Ireland needs no
Introduction to an American audience. His adj
mirable snd authoritative writings on Tropical
Colonization 'The Anglo-Boer Conflict and
similar themes have made him well known to
tie public of this country, and have established
his claim upon respectful attention.
In taking up in due series the various points
which the Boer advocates assume to have made
In their own favor and against Great Britain
Mr. Ireland declines TO discuss-what has been
so freely and famiarly dscussed-the purpose
or duty of God, or failing Him, of the American
Nation AS to the idea industriously put
forth that all that is necessary to stop the war
Is for the United States to say it must stop, he
declares plainly that 1t is altogether false.
Great Britain would heed such command
That ought to be obvious to all without Mr.
Irelands assurance. Suppose that in the midst
Of our war with Spain, or Of our trouble with
the Tagal insurgents, some European Power had
told to stop. Is it for an instant supposable
not to need Mr.. Ireands gentle reminder that
the United States is not John p. Robinson, that
the world must go right if we ''holer out Gee!
The haunting dread of what will happen If
Great Britain wins Mr.. Ireland interprets as, in
fact, dread of equal rights for all men. of
freedom of commerce and industry, Of abolition
of iniqutOus mOnopolies. of religious equality
Of trial by jury and Of civil service reform
These he thinks, are things which need not be
greatly feared. though they what will GER
tainly result from the British triumph. To the
charge that every book written by the British
about the Beers is marked with brutal feroc-
ity' Mr.. ireland makes reply by mentioning
the four British books about the Beers which
are generally recognized the most authorita
tive and are most widely read and quoted, and
by challenging the citation of a single example
of brutal ferocity' in one of them. Similarly
direct is his reply TO the statement that taxation
in the Transvaal is the lightest in the world
He gives the figures-SS0 a head of the popula-
ton in the Transvaal against 81 81 in the
United States and SIC 30 in tax burdened
France. Finally. be meets the often made decla-
ration that the Beers fighting for just what
these States fought for in the Revolution with
deadly parallel" showing exactly the opposite
namely that-in his words-"England is
''tea ching to-day to President Kriiger the same
lesson which the American coonists taught
king George"
To all our readers, whether their sympathies
be with the British with the Beers. Mr.. Ire
| lands letter is TO be heartily commended as
temperate, lucid and particularly forcible state
ment Of the most enlightened British view of
the war, it's causes and its issues
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY HONORS.
PROFESSOR JEBB MADE KNIGHT-oTHER AP'
POINTMENTS.

PROFESSOR JEBB MADE A KNIGHT-oTHER AP-
POINTNENTS-
London May 22-The Queen has granted to Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal, the Canadian High
Commissioner. patent of his title to his daugh-
ter the Hon. Mrs Robert Jared Bliss Howard his
only child
Apart from the honor conferred on the Canadian
High Commissioner. the Queens birthday honors.
of which it formed part, were not interesting.
Peerages conferred on Lord Morris. on his re-
tirement from the Appeal Court; on Sir Peter
O'Brien the Irish judge. and on Sir Richard Web
ster, the former Attorney General, and now Mas
of the Rolls Among those who have received
the honor of knighthood is Professor Richard Claw
erhouse Jebb, Regius professor of Greek at Cam
bridge University and Member of Parliament in the
Conservative interests. for the university Sir Au-
gustus William Lawson Hemming. Captain-General
and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica, is made knight
the Grand Cross of st. Michael and ST. George
and Lieutenant-General George Digby Barker
Governor OF the Bermudas is made knight of the
Grand Cross of the Bath.
The other honors included the usual long list of
political and service promotions. The Queen left
Windsor this evening for Scotland
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
Amnsemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MrsIc-2-s13-woman and Wine.
AMERICAN THEATRE-2-n Troratore-s:lo-La Trav-
iata
CASINO-S-The Casino Girl.
CRITERION THEATRE-2:I5-s:l5-The Pride Of Jen-
nico.
DALy'S THEATRE-2:15-s:l5-A Runaway Girl
EDEN MUSEE-9 q. m. to IL q. m.-Nax"orks. Grand
Concert and C1nemstograph-
GARRICk THEATRE-S-Sherock Holmes.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-2-S-Mr. Smooth.
KEITH H'S-contnuous Performance.
kGSTER & BIALS-S-Vau6eville
MURRAY EIII-a-s-She Stoops Conquer.
NEW-YORK THEATRE-2-S-Quo Nadis.
PASToR's-Continuous Performance.
wAIIACKS S-2-s-Sapho.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

can It be denied that, as a matter Of justice to
all the interests concerned, to the millions OF
individuals whose rights corporations often as
sail and to the great corporation which have
within the last few years changed the face OF
the world for individual consumers. the true
meaning and effect Of constitutional provision
should be definitely placed before the people, In
order to secure reasonable and just decision
at their hands
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE SITUATION IN COLOMBIA.

Kingston. Jamaica. May 22.-Advices from CO.
lombia received to-day say Colon is en- fete over
the news OF big Government victory at Lebrija
Department of Santander.
Notwithstanding this, IL Is added. the rebels IN
other departments are making every effort over
throw the Government. Cartagena and Baran-
quia practically in the hands of the rebels
AS many of the leading officials OF these towns
sympathize with the rebel cause their fall cannot
long be delayed.
Panama is also reported to be IN critical con-
liz
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

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New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
REICHsT4G PASSES LEX BEIyzE

Berlin. May 22.-The Rechstag to-day by a unar-
imous vote. removed the Lex Heinze from the order
of the day and subsequently passed 1t in it's en-
tirety. through all the three readings and also an
analogous proposal presented by Count Alfred
Won Hompesch- Rurich. amending and supplement-
ing the Penal Code. The Social Democrats and
Radicals voted in the minority.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
FAMINE RELIEF CONTRIBUTIONS

The following cable messages received
yesterday by the Committee of One Hundred on
India Famine Relief:
Simla, May Do 1890.
William E. Dodge, Chairman of the Committee OF
One Hundred, New-York:
Many thanks for your splendid contribution
CURZON, Viceroy.
The following received from the Rev. Robert
A. Hume, chairman of the Interdenominational
Missionary Relief Committee:
Ahmadnagar, May p.
William f. Dodge, Chairman of the Committee of
One Hundred New-York:
Cholera bad in districts. Mortality and dis
tress increasing. Relief most urgent In native
States Grain prices not rising.
ROBERT A. HUME.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
uEAT BILL AMENDMENTS ADOPTED.

Berlin. May 1.-THE ReIchstag. by vote of 15S
TO 123. adopted Herr Aichbuhler's amendment to
the Meat Inspection BILL and then adopted the re-
naming clauses. The vote on the whole bill will
be taken to- morrow.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE INDIAN FAMINE.
CHOLERA STILL PREvALENT-wATER SUP
PLY IMPROVED.

London, May Oft Is officially announced
that the Viceroy of India, Lord Kurzon OF
Kedleston. has sent a dispatch saying that the
cholera continues to be prevalent at Bombay
and elsewhere, and that this fact chiefly ac-
counts for the decreased numbers of persons on
the relief works. He adds that showers have
been numerous. thus improving the water sup
ply and fodder somewhat in parts There have
been other changes. The total number of
people receiving relief is > 601 600.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

IT is agreeable TO observe that at least one in
huential Eurooean Power declines to see in the
United States demands upon Turkey a signal
Tor general raid upon that distressed empire
This country is not IN the Concert of Europe and
there Is no reason why 1t should be regarded as
though it were.
h1phhg long ago dubbed "Bobs'' a Duke in a
vein OF prophecy which is likely to be fulfilled
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE PRESIDENT TAXES An OUTING

Washington. May 22.-The President and members
of his Cabinet made trip down the Potomac this
afternoon on the naval yacht SyIph as the guests
OF Secretary Long. They went far as indian
Head, and returned to the city about O'clock
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
TO SUPPRESS CHINESE OUTLAWS.
AUTHORITIES TAKING MEASURES TO CHECK THE
''BOXERr MOVEMENT.

Pekng. May 21-The authorities apparently have
begun TO realize that the Boxer movement Is too
serious to remain longer undealt with. Troops
being sent to the disturbed districts with in
structons riSidly to suppress the outrages. Six
leaders of the movement in Picking have been ar
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

when this cruel war s over. AS for the In
domitable "B.-P.," he breaks the record for high
jumping with q leap from a lieutenant-colo-
nelcy to a major -generalship without so much
as touching an intermediate grade. and 1T
wouldn't be In the least surprising If he got
peerage within the next forty-eight hours.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

1t is well enough to make a raid upon any
shop that encumbers the public sidewalk with its
showcases and goods. The sidewalks are no
where so wide that space be taken in that
way without inconvenience to the public But
there is no reason why particular spot
should be selected for such enforcement Of the
law when all around other offenders fully as
bad and indeed worse. If the law were en-
forced in all places as it should be the police
would have their hands full.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

Really, there begins to be some hope for the
harbor of New-York. One man has been fined
$3.50 and two others have been sent to Jail for
thirty days each for dumping mud into the
East Channel, or Ambrose Channel which the
Federal Government is engaged in dredging out
at cost Of $4.OOOOOO If only all who have
thus sinned in the last generation could be thus
dealt with there would be money enough col
lected from fines to do the whole dredging job;
but we really do not know where there would
be jail room to hold the culprits.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
POSTAL CONTENTION WITH SPAIN.
QUEEN REGENT SIGNS THE AGREEMENT w1rE
THE UNITED STATES

Madrid, May 22.-The Queen Regent has
signed the Postal Convention with the United
States
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

crusade against obstruction Of the sidewalks
is a good thing If made general Otherwise it is
likely to become merely a persecution of indvid-
pull"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

Our anti-imperiaist friends who urging
closer Congressional supervision of the govern
ment of Cuba are respectfully referred to the
views of Judge William Lochren, whose doctrine
that Congress can legislate for no territory ex-
cept as it is previously under the Constitution
has been enthusiastically adopted by them.
We haven't annexed Cuba. How do they think
Congress govern It?
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

England Is teaching to-day to President
Kruger in South Africa the same lesson whlsA
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

Thir6-We want .nde-
penGcnCe OF the courts OF
justice. with adequate
and secured remuneration
10 the judges.
Fourth-We want an
equitable franchise law
ana fair representation
for the taxpayers.
Ftfth-We sent IN a pc
tition signed BY $500
men. and We We're told
that il we wanted any
risn,s We had better
come and fight for them.
Slxth-Once more "a
state again In unmistak-
able language that we de-
sire an independent re-
public which shall be a
true republic. in which
every man who Is pre-
pared to take the oath OF
allegiance to the State
shall have equal rtghtA
|, TODAY To President
New-York tribune., 1900-05-23

Declaration OF Iudepen-
dence against h IN :
George:
First-He has refused
his consent TO laws the
most wholesome and
necessary fer the pubic
good.
Second-Iie has refuse q
10 pass other laws.
unless these p eOpl c
would relinquish tn e
right or representation in
the Legislature.
Third-He has made
judges dependent on his
VIII for the tenure of
their Offices and the
amount of their salaries.
Fourth-Fte has TIM
posed taxes on US with
out our consent.
Fifth-In every stage
or these expressions W,
have petitioned for re-
dress in the most humble
terms. Our repeated Pc
titions have been an
swered only by repeated
injury.
Sixth-Sut when a long
train OF abuses and usur-
pattons, pursuing in
Variably the same object.
eVlnces a design 10 re-
duce them under absO-
lutte despOtism. 4, is their
right. IL is their duty. TO
throw OF such govern
ment, and TO provide new
guards for their future
security.
England Is teachinj
Kruger in South Afric,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
AN AGED BRIDEGROOM.
Gallant Old Soldier Who WEEDS at
Point of Death.

New York, Sept. S.-General Edward
Wellman Serrell, warned by physicians
that ~peritOnitis threatened his life, three
hours later married Miss Marion c..
Roorbach of Staten Island. The cere-
mony was performed at the generals
bedside, in the Hotel Clarendon, by the
Rev. Samuel Tylor, assistant pastor Of
st. Georges church.
General Serrell and Miss Roorbach,
who is a daughter of the late Orviile A.
R%oorbach. a publisher of this city, have
been lifelong friends. They were to
have been married in October, but the
generals illness prompted him to ask
his fancee if their wedding could not
take place at once. She consented, and
the ceremony was performed.
General Serrell is "a years Old. He has
for so years been one of the most dis
tinguished engineers in this city. He
was one of the associate engineers in
constructing the Erie railroad and the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. He was
chief engineer of the Niagara bridge,
built in 1850, and Of the renowned Hoosac
tunnel. He has large interests in the
proposed Isthmian canal.
In 1S4S he accompanied the first en-
gineering party of exploration to PAN
ANA.
General Serrell was one of the princi-
pal promoters of the Credit Mobilier, by
which the Union Pacific was built.
During the civil war he became colo
mel of the First New York volunteers
He was chief engineer and chief of staff
under Gen. B. F. Butler in 1864, and de-
signed the Swamp Angel battery hi
bombarded Charleston. He was in 1926
different actions.
A daughter of General Serrell, by his
first wife, is the wife of Capt. Robert
Wainwright.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08

sentative of the Associated Press. "At
his time of the year you are sure to
find many who have overtaxed their
financial resources. But the applications
for relief here outnumber anything in
the history of the consulate. OF course,
there are no means in our hands to
finance stranded travellers, and If there
were they would long since have been
expended. Guests at the leading hotels
say they cannot go into the streets with
out being besieged for financial aid by
Impoverished compatriots."
The visiting members of the Kansas
City fire brigade are entertaining crowds
at the Crystal palace. The smartness Of
the American firemen has called forth
unstinted praise from the London news
papers,.
The report of the British commercial
agent at Chicago, printed conspicuously
in the ndo Times, attracts attention
as being further evidence of the skill
and progres of American mechanics.
The report extols American methods. the
use OF l~abor-saving machinery n the
rapidly and excellence of their product.
The Kendalls, who v been busily re-
hearsing a new play by Mrs. w. K. Cliff
ford, entitled "Unwisely, But Too Well"
have been chagrined over the discovery
that Sydney Grundy's play, "A Debt of
Honor" produced by George Alexander
on Thursday at the st. James theater,
is almost a replica of the work they had
in hand. Mrs. Clifford's play was print
ed in the March issue of Lady Randolph
C~hurchill's Anglo-Saxon Review, under
he title likeness of the Night" and
was twice read and rejected by Alex
ander. AS a result a heated newspaper
controversy is in progress. Grundy part
ly declares he never knew Alexander
ever read Mrs. Clifford's play, and that
Alexander had no idea what he (Grun-
dy) was writing till the play was COM
pleted. Grundy added:
II did not TO- until now that Mrs.
Clifford's play was published in the
Anglo-Saxon Review, nor have I met
anybody who did"
The Kendalls, who have been making
elaborate preparations for presenting the
new piece. regard the matter as a great
misfortune, but they declare they will
proceed without changing the play,
though they We're at first inclined to
do 50.
Novelties in theatrical circles are very
scarce and fewer important ventures
than usual are booked for the London
season.
Henry Dupee, manage of Keith's new
theater in London. returns to New York
today for a brief stay, much satisfied
with h progress he has mad there.