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The sun., 1900-06-29
ROBERTS REPORTS sKIRMTsHEs.
British Repulse a Bocr Attack Near Ssnekal
4. ss-s -Baden-Powell s work.
.speeial Cable Despo,eh 10 THE SUN.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUN
LONDON, June! 2s.-The War ONCE has re-
oeived lengthy despatch from Gen. Roberts
dated Pretoria. June 2s. He reports that the
British repulsed a Boer attack under Com
mandants Brefers and Mel on June 20 near Sen
ekal The British burned the enemy's laager
and lost killed and 2i wounded There was
another successful skirmish at Roodeval
Sprut on June rs.
Gen. Baden-Powel at Rustenburg has cap
tured an influential leader named Ray. and has
collected 1900 rifles and / 900 inferior firearms
in few days.
The farmers in the neighborhood Of Pretoria
hocked into the city yesterday to sell their
produce. It was record market day.
F. r. Burnham. the American who has been
acting as chief scout for Gen. Roberts, has been
invalided home. he having spraned an abdom-
inal muscle. which ipcapacitates him.
The sun., 1900-06-29
NEW HOVE FOR FIvE.CENT FARE.
McNulty VIII Ask 70 Have Brooklyn Heishts
K. K. Put Out Of Business.

Ex-senator p. II. McNuty's opposition TO the
i0-cent fare to Coney Island Is about to take
the form OF an application 10 A Attorney-Cieneral
Davies to begin an action for the annulment OF
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company =
charter The Attorney General will give
hearing In the matter in Albany next Tuesday
This course was decided on at a conference
held on. Wednesday by stephen G. Baldwin.
counsel for Mr. McNuty. and d nputy Attorney
Generals Francis and Coyne The steps being
taken by Mr. McNuty follow his suit 10 restrain
the company from collecting i0-cent fare to
Coney Island Justice Dckey. In deciding
against McNultv on technical grounds, ex-
pressed the opinion that the i0-cent fare
should not he charged, and suggested that the
Attorney General be asked to intervene.
The sun., 1900-06-29
HONORFD BY OXFORD.
Prof, Baldwin of Princeton. Prof. Norton Of
Harvard and the Rev. Morgan Dix Get Degrees.


Special Cable Dsspateh to THE SUN.
LONDON. June 2s.-Oxford University to-day
conferred the degree Of doctor OF science.
honoris causa, on j. NJ. Baldwin. professor OF
psychology at Princeton University This Is a
newly established degree at Oxford. and Prof.
Baldwin is the first to receive II. he was pre-
sented to the vice-Chancellor wearing his
Princeton robes. which attracted attention and
puzzled many Of the onlookers 1t is explained
that oxford has not yet selected the robes Tor
the degree, those that were designed not having
been accepted by the Convocation Prof Bald
win thus holds the double record as first holder
OF the degree and frst doctor to be admitted
not wearing oxford robes. Prof Baldwin Is re-
siding at Oxford. where he Is working on
great psychological dictionary. which II Is ex-
pected will soon be completed.
Prof. Charles Eliot Norton Of Harvard Cni-
versity received the honorary degree OF D. C. l..
DThe degree OF d. d. was conferred on the
Rev. Morgan DIX. rector Of Trinity Church.
New York
The sun., 1900-06-29
THE VINTAGE TRAIN.
Knowing Tammany Men Laying Pipe 10 Go
with Morgan.

The Tammany men who are going to Kansas
City on the trains that leave over the Pennsyl-
vania and Central railroads on SUNDAY have
made arrangements for about as lively trip as
a crowd Of New York DEMOCRATS ever had
on the way TO n convention. There Is TO be
baggage car full of drinkabes attached TO eaoh
train There " III be dining cars, too. Most OF
those who are going 10 make the trip arelaying
pipes TO get on the train in which the delegation
from the Twenty ninth district, headed by Rol-
lin VI Morgan. the leader. is going. Most Of the
wealthy brewers In the city, as well as num-
ber Of wine agents, live in Mr.. Morgan = district,
and there ia well-grounded belief that the
delegation will have line of drinkables that
will put the other canteens In the shade
The sun., 1900-06-29
PORTO RTCO's GOVERNMENT.
Executive Council Organized and win at
once Consider the Budget.
spsefai Cable Despatch to THE SUN.

SpscfdI Cable DespGfch % THE Sun.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO Rico. June 2s.-The Ex-
ecutive Council convened at 10 o'clock this
morning and the temporary organization was
made permanent Chairman Hunt made stir
ring address. Gov. Allen congratulated the per-
manent organization in an informal message.
He said that grave responsibilities rested on
the council, and he recommended action on the
budget for the ensuing fiscal year. beginning
Julyl Gov. Aliens first formal message will
not be delivered until the Legislature oonvenee.
The native members of the council made eo-
quent addresses.
The steamship Caracas. which stranded In the
harbor here, will be afoat at midnight. She
has sustained no damage The bottom ia sand
and gravel where she struck. Her pilot missed
the channel while the steamer was going at full
speed
The sun., 1900-06-29
MEIKELJOHN FOR THE SENATE.
He Announces HIS Candidacy for the Seat
Now Occupied BY Senator Thurston.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-Assistant Secretary
Of War Meikeljohn to-day announced TO his
friends his candidacy for the United States Sem
ate to succeed Senator Thurston Of Nebraska.
He will leave in few days for Nebraska to look
over the field and perfect the plans for his cam
paign. Mr.. MeikelJohn has been Assistant Sec
retary OF War since April 10. 1897. His grand
father emigrated from Scotland to America in
1851 and located in Vermont His father. Peter
Meikeljohn. was born in New York and went to
Wisconsin in 1854, where George D. Meikeljohn
Attorney OF Nanca county. Neb. a member
and President Of the State Senate. Lieuten-
ent-Governor and member OF Congress two
terms. lie anticipates Republican victory in
Nebraska this fall Senator Thurston has an
nounoed he will not be a candidate again. but
will remove to New York TO practise law.
The sun., 1900-06-29
PALLOWs OUT or 1T.
slater Likely to Re Candidate for the senate
in the Nineteenth.

Assemblyman Edward H. Fallows Is out Of the
race for the nomination for Senator in the
Nineteenth district, and 1t is announced that
Assemblyman Samuel y. Slater of the Thirty
first district will be the Republican candidate
The reasons given out for Mr.. Fallows's
retirement from the race are that he wants 10
attend to his law practice Up In the Nine
teenth district, however they say that Mr.
Fallows could not be elected and that the fact
became so well known that the leaders decided
that he must not be nominated.
Mr. Slater Is a New York man and was born
In 1870 He was educated in this city and after
ward graduated from Cornell University. He
is member of the firm of Baldwin 4 Slater,
belongs to all of the Republican clubs In the
upper part of the city and has served two terms
in the Assembly
Charles l.. Guy will be the Tammany candi-
date in the Nineteenth.
The sun., 1900-06-29
on A BRIDGE TOWER IN THE sT0RH
Six Men Faced the Rain and Lightning SOC
Feet Aioft.

Six steel workers who were on the summit Of
the Williamsburg tower of the new East River
bridge during the height OF the storm on
Wednesday afternoon had a thrilling OF.
perience for nearly an hour The men had
been putting the steel columns OF the tower In
position. and when the lightning came they de-
cided TO come down They were $50 feet above
the river. While Augustine HALEY was hanging
to the rope Of derrick a sudden gust OF wind
in an angle OF the iron work. A few moments
later the wind became a gale and the workmen
finding II too pcrous to descend sought what
drenched. They were unable to come down
until the storm abated
The sun., 1900-06-29
WANT ROUGH RIDERS on SNOW.
Chairman Hernly Of Indiana Desires Roose-
welt to Make q Spectacular Show.

welt to Make Q Spectacular Show.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 2s.-The Republican
State Central Committee las been discussing
means for putting animation into the campaign
and Chairman Hernly, with the committees
concurrence, has evolved a plan which he
thinks will be attractive and which he will
submit TO the National Committee for its
approval. The plan is to get together all the
members OF the Rough Riders" whom Gov.
Roosevelt commanded in Cuba. and have the
regiment make tour OF the country in COM
pany with their old commander. the latter maxi
ing speeches in various cities through the North
and West and speaking between times from the
rear Of the train. The local managers say that
such a campaign In Indiana would awaken a
measure Of enthusiasm that could not be in
voked in any other wav. and those TO whom
Chairman Hernly has submitted his plan are
very enthusiastic over it.
There is some question as to what the Ma
tional Committee will do and some. It Is
thought, as TO how Gov. Roosevelt will receive
the proposition. but the party managers here
hope that he will look upon 1t favorably and
adopt 1t for Indiana at least.
The sun., 1900-06-29
FACED AN ENGINE AND DIED.
rnidentined Man Exhibits Wonderful Nerve
Near rive,

RYE. June 2s.-A man stood on the North
street bridge near Rye to-day and allowed an
express gain on the New Haven X iilroad 10
run him Gown His coat and hat were found
rolled up in a package alongside tho spot where
he had stood The engineer blew the whistle.
but the man stood still, facing the engine. His
body was thrown forty feet and was badly
mangled; Nothing was found which would
identify him.
The sun., 1900-06-29
Boer Delegates Sail.

Abram Fischer. A. d. Wolmarans and G. r.
Vessels. the Boer delegates to the United
States sailed yesterday for Havre aboard the
French Line steamship L'Aquitaine They
were accompanied TO the pier in carriages by
sympathzers with the Boer cause. Other PAS
sengers aboard L'Aquitaine were W. Bourke
Cochran and Montagu White
The sun., 1900-06-29
Nomination for Congress.

hANsAs CITY, Mo-. June 2s.--w. b. C. Brown
ol thls city was to-day nominated by the
republicans OF the Fifth district for member Of
eongress MIR Brown Is a native OF Jackson
nou.ty. roa. he Is a young man. comes OF prom-
aent family. IL wealthy and has made a good
record In his profession. that OF an attorney.
The sun., 1900-06-29
TO CUT OFF CHICAGO's NATURAL GAS.
Indiana Court Decides That the Product Must
Not BE Pumped Out Of the state.

MARION. Ind. June 2s.-The Supreme Court
of Indiana handed down decision to-day
in the case Of the Manufacturers Gas
Company against the Indiana Natural Gas
and Oil Company prohibiting the pump
ing OF natural gas out of the State.
The Indiana Gas Company owns the
Chicago pipe line ard the natural gas that sup
plies Chicago Is pumped from the gas field In
this place To Chicago The decision of the Su-
preme Court will cut of the supply from Chi
cago and many other cities
The decision was that pumping stations can
not be used to force the gas through the mains.
The rock pressure from the wells will only send
the gas through the pipes few miles and the
that are outside OF the gas belt as well as cities
outside Of the State.
The sun., 1900-06-29
New Leyland Liner Launched.

Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
BELFAST. June 2s The new II. .OO0-ton steam
ship Devonan Of the Leyland line was launched
from the yards OF Harland Wolf here to-day.
The sun., 1900-06-29
ANOTHER VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
French Chamber sustains the Government
After q Violent Army Debate.

Spteiai Gable Dsspo.eh to THE SUN
PARIS, June 2s.-There was q violent debate
in the Chamber Of Deputies to-day on NJ Fir
man Faure's Interpolation respecting the re-
moval OF officers Of the headquarters staff. NJ.
Faure was frequently called to order, owing to
tho extreme language which he used. Among
other things he declared that the Government
was imposing on the country tyranny OF mud
and blood
Gen. Andre, the Minister Of War. replied and
defended the Army. He said that although
Gen. Delanne resigned as Chief Of STAFF he had
obeyed orders like good soldier and remained
at his post.
Finally vote Of confidence in the Govern
ment was adopted by a vote OF 303 10 226,
The sun., 1900-06-29
Named to Succeed Consres,man Powers.

BURLINGTON. Vt. June 2s-The Hon. d. J.
pos,er Of this city was nominated to-day by a
Erpuoncan ~ Convention To succeed present
'onRressman H. Henry Powers of Morrisville.
The sun., 1900-06-29
POSTNAsTER OF INDIANAPOLIS.
Reported Disagreement Between Beveridge
and Fairbanks Over an Appointment.

INDIANAPOLIS. June est Is said to-day on
GOOD authority that Senator Beveridge received
telegram from Washington asking
MIN whether he would concur in
senator Fairbanks's recommendation for
yen MoCinnis's appointment as postmaster OF
Indianapolis. Senator Beverdge replied by
eeRram that inasmuch "a he had not been
consulted before the recommendation was
made ne would have to refuse to concur. Pend
ing m settlement the appointment il being held
up at Washington.
The sun., 1900-06-29

hLlzARETH. N. j.. June 2s.-The Republicans
VI ,ne Eighth Congress district Of New Jersey
h. Susy . renominated Charles N. Fowler. He
The sun., 1900-06-29
FLYING KNIFE STRUCK HIS HEAD.
Horrible Death Of Factory Hand Under .
Tobacco CuttinE Machine.

Near Timothy Reardon OF ,osrd street and
Lexington avenue. as he worked on the sixth
floor Of the factory OF the American To
bacoo Company at 5ls West Twenty-second
street, was tobacco cutting machine, consist
ing OF a rapidly revolving wheel, TO which Q
number of knives are attached. One OF the
knives became loose Yesterday afternoon. II
few through the air. hit Reardon on the back
Of the head and, cutting clear thr ough his skull
spatternd his brains on the floor. Reardon died
instantly. His body was taken to the Morgue
The sun., 1900-06-29

III. A proclamat ton issued by the British authori-
ties at Pretoria a few days ago warned the Beers
that II the railway or telegraph lines were again
cut the farms in the neig hborhood of the cut
ting would be destroyed
The sun., 1900-06-29
Furnishing FREE STATE REBELS.
Kitchener's Work Along the Railroad Line
Said to BE Dana ging the British Cause.

PARIS. June 2s-The French Consul at
Pretoria reports that Lord Kitchener's brutali-
ties in destroying farms near points where tho
railway has been torn up is doing moro harm
than good TO the British cause This action Is
arousing the bitterest hostility In the minds
of the Beers
The sun., 1900-06-29

SS Excursion 70 Niagara Falls
West Shore II. r next Tuesday
Trains 9:i0 A. NJ. $50. 9. 90 and o:30 p N.-Ads
The Republican., 1900-09-06
NEW TYPES OF LAKE VESSELS
Those Suitable for Passage Through
the Canals Are Most in
Demand.

In the annual review of the marine
on the great lakes the BLUE Book of
American Shipping just published,
says: The approximate value of YES
sells built in shipyards of the great
lakes during the last year is $10,500,-
600. Nearly all of these vessels are
steel freight steamers of $50 to 500
feet in length and of 1000 to 5000
net tons capacity, equipped with
quadruple expansion engines of 1,S0C
to 5000 horse power. and in most
cases with water tube boilers The
year has, of course, been one of the
most prosperous in the history of lake
ship building on account of the boom
in iron and steel lines. There are
still large number of ships under
construction in the lake yards, some
of them not to come out until the
spring of 1901, and there is every rea-
son to expect, in view of the profits
assured to ship owners by reason of
contracts made last fall. a renewal
of orders that will give the yards
nearly as much work for another win
ter as they have had in the last year.
If the number of new ships ordered
for lake trade should be limited the
difference will probably be made up
in steel freight steamers of about
5000 tons capacity, to be built for
both the lake and Atlantic service
vessels suited to passage through the
Canadian canals from the lakes to the
seaboard. The canal type of steamer
is about 255 feet over all, AZ feet beam
and 26 feet nodded depth. About a
dozen such vessels are now in commits
sion on the lakes and they might be
sent on to the seaboard for coast
service at any time. The few that
have gone to the Atlantic have proved
so successful in the trade to Porto
Rico and down the United States
coast that it is proposed to equip four
others, now under construction at the
works of the American Shipbuilding
company, for all kinds of service on
salt water as well as on the lakes.
Companies are forming for the con-
struction and operation of a very
large fleet of steamers of this kind.
and it is expected that the lake build
ers will profit largely"
The Republican., 1900-09-06
TIMELY DAIRY NOTES.

Dairying robs the soil less than any
other branch of farming. A ton of but
ter takes half dollars worth of plant
food from the farm, but it sells at from
$400 to 5000.
1t is not very long since butter was
habitually TRADED out" at the store.
Much of it can only be disposed of in
this way still, but good butter is al
ways cash article.
1t is the gentle bull that needs watch
ing. They are treacherous animals,
and become very cross as they grow
older. Bulls should always be ''ringed''
in order to have them under control.
If given yard for exercise, the fence
should be closed and high. in order to
shut out surrounding objects.--BaC-
nuns Midland Farmer.
The Republican., 1900-09-06
GINSENG TRADE AFFECTED.
Chinese Uprising Interferes with
the Sale of the American
Product.


Among the trades which have been
affected by the Chinese troubles is that
in American ginseng. The demand for
this article comes altogether from
China, and owing to the interruption of
communication in that country,
Hong Kong agents have cabled their
principals here that it is useless to
make any further shipments. Amer
lean exporters in consequence have
their stock left upon their hands, prices
have fallen and are liable to go lower.
According to a dealer of New York the
situation is not so bad as has been re-
ported, says the Sun.
ut has been reported that ginseng
has fallen from four dollars to $1.75 a
pound on account of the uprising in
China. This is doubly untrue. 1t is
true that the price at this time last
year was four dollars pound, but now
it is not lower than three dollars. or at
the lowest $3.50. Nor is this altogeth-
er due to the war. Prices always go
down at this season of the year, for the
reason that the ginseng dug in the
spring is less sappy and altogether in
ferior to that dug in the fall. In the
ordinary course of things values would
rise from now on. but of course if the
war continues we Will not be able to
sell, and prices will go down lower. I
should say that the fall due to the war
would amount to about 25 per cent.
The ginseng trade is among the
most extraordinary in the world.
American doctors believe it to be prac-
tically valueless as medicine, or at the
most about rs potent as licorice. The
Chinese, on the other hand, hold it to be
preeminently the greatest of all medi-
cines, a universal cure-all. AT the same
time. though, l have been selling the
stuff to the Celestials for over 20 years,
l have never been able to discover eX-
actly what are the peculiar virtues
ascribed to it. My Chinese customers
cannot be induced to give me precise
answer. AS far as | can gather, how
ever, they endow it both with ordinary
medicinal properties and certain mirac-
ulous virtues as well. OF the latter the
most remarkable is the power of de-
termining the sex of children. They
seem to believe that the eater of the
ginseng will have male progeny, the
most desirable all from the Chinese
standpoint.
THE exports of ginseng from this
country runs to about $1,OOO.OO0 year,
all to China. The root is to be found
in the mountain districts of almost
every state in the union. The best quail
ity comes from New York state, and
the greatest quantity, though of an in
ferior grade, from Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland.
"The American ginseng is the ordi-
nary article of commerce The quality
of the Corean, however, is superior, and
its price often runs as high as SIS
pound. The Japanese, on the other
hand. is not worth more than 25 cents a
pound, while the Chinese fetches about
$12"
The Republican., 1900-09-06
OVER WISE.

lAvaunt, on, man of wisdom! Though your
purpose may be kind,
You jar our inclinations and you irritate
the mind.
You bid each mortal be as dull and silent
as a clam,
Since daughters just a nervous twitching
of the diaphragm;
And tears, so much respected as an evil
dence of woe,
Appear because the ducts are in a state of
of overflow;
And the dainty, roguish dimple which we
ardently adore
Is merely depression in muscle-nothing
| more.
Her charming blushes-even these the
scientist disdains;
They are simply a distention of the capil-
larry veins.
He sees no more than pigment in the color
of her hair;
Each sentiment he strangles in his cynical
despair.
tOh, better be toiler with a heart attuned
to joy,
OR stroller in whose bosom earthly blisses
do not cloy,
Ora savage on an island where enthusiasms
start,
Than be the man who yawns and says he
knows it all by heart.
Washington Star.
The Republican., 1900-09-06
EQUAL TO THE SACRIFICE.
1t Took n Limb to Comply with His
Loves Request and He
Gave 1t.

Cyrus. Barker, remove your arm!"
For, in an apparently careless man
ner, he had placed it upon the back
of her chair.
Stung by the tones of her voice DO
less than by her words, the young
man flushed deeply, says the Chicago
Tribune.
as that the greeting you give me,
Angeline Ashcraft-you who professed
to be so sorry when l went away to
the war-who wept upon my neck and
said you would never have a moments
peace or happiness until | returned
safely home again-who gave me a
photograph, which I have carried next
to my heart from that day to this!"
he exclaimed do you remember
how you said you would be true to
me, though thousands of miles of
ocean might roll between us?"
80, yes, | remember all that"
"Have you forgotten how you said
at parting, %, Cyrus, it breaks my
heart! I cannot give you up!'"
81 think l did make some such re-
mark"
Il think you did. Have you forgot
ten how you bade me think of you,
in camp or on the battlefield, when
the bullets of the enemy were flying
thick and fast around me, and let the
thought ;hat you were praying for
me cheer me in that dark hour?"
81 think do recollect saying some
thing of the kind
"You think you do! Hal And when
/ was wounded you wrote to me to get
well as soon as | conld and come back
to you! Do you have dim recollec-
tion of doing something like that?"
Now that you mention it, believe
I did"
You have changed, then" he said.
scowling darkly. You are not the
same grill"
you have changed more than I
have, Mr.. Barker" coldsy she an
swered. you are not the same man."
"You still insist" he went on, with
exceeding bitterness, that l remove
my arm?"
81 do"
so be it, theni"
Calmly the young man arose, un-
screwed his wooden arm, placed it at
her feet and turned to go.
81 hope, Miss Ashcraft," he said.
"you are satisfied"
But Mis- Angeline Ashcraft had
tainted