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Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
TRAIN ROBBERS FoILED
Engineer Ran Away With the Train
After 1t Had Been Held Up.
Express Messenger Barricaded Hfmseu
and Refused TO Surrender. Al
though Fired Upon.

Longview, Texas (SpeciaD.-Masked
robbers stopped train on the Inter.
national & Great Northern Railroad
sixty miles from this city, and after
taking Engineer Charles Rich and
Fireman Love from the locomotive.
made the latter break a hole in the
door of the express car. which the
brave express messenger, George
Rutherford, refused to open.
He had put out the lights in the
car and barricaded himself behind the
freight. Not wishing to take chances
themselves. the bandits concluded to
send Love through the hole with in
structions to unlock the door, The
fireman, shouting to the messenger not
to shoot climbed though the hole, be-
ing impelled by the sight of four re-
volvers leveled at MIN.
Inside the car Love in the darkness
crawled behind the barricade the ex-
press messenger had arranged, and
was furnished with a shotgun. The
bandits had unwittingly reinforced the
man who stood between them and
their booty. They concluded that the
best thing to do was to scare Ruther-
ford and the fireman by shooting
through the sides of the car. They
shot until the express car looked like
the top of a pepper box. but no word
IF surrender came from the messenger
)r his companion.
While this was going on the bandit
who had charge of the engineer g.aw
excited. He ordered Rich to climb to
the ground. where he could view the
commandment. In the confusion Rich
aluded the guard, ran back to the en-
CINE, pulled the throttle wide open
and ran away with the cars. leaving
:he baffied road agents behind.
A quick run was made to Jackson
yille fifteen miles north of the scene
Of the robbery, and armed men and
bloodhounds were sent out.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

Fest will be under the charge of Pro-
fessor Richard Pertuch, Festival Di-
rector. In order to carry out the elab-
crate programme which has been ar
ranged, the Philadelphia Ball Park
has been leased for the occasion. The
diamond has been turned into man.
moth field of all kinds of gymnastic
apparatuses. where will take place
the many different prize contests, to
which the public will be invited.
The contests are the most extensive
and varied ever arranged for Turn
Fest, and the prizes are the grandest
ever offered. TO provide for this tou
nament a fund of over 100000 was
raised.
The North American Turner Bund
was founded in the year 1850, in this
city. and its organization was primari-
ly called into life to promulgate the
German theory of "A sound mind in
Il sound body" Gradually the turn
ing societies, with number of di-
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Catcher Robinson leads st. Louis in
batting.
Duggleby is the best pitcher in the
Atlantic League.
Selee says one umpire is enough if
he works hard enough.
Beckley, Irwin and Barrett are Gin
cinnati's best run-getters.
Dunn of Brooklyn, is one of the few
pitchers who do not wear glove.
Keeler leads the Brooklyns and
Doyle the New Yorks in stolen bases.
than any two men on the Pittsburg
team.
1t is claimed in st. Louis that Jones
is pitching better ball than any twirl
er in the League.
McGinnity, of Brooklyn, uses an un-
derhand delivery oftener than any
other League pitcher.
McGraw, of st. Louis. is being hit
by pitched balls in most every game.
Some pitchers claim that he is wear
ing armor.
"The coming crack pitcher of the
League is Chance of Chicago" Harry
Pulliam says. He is a big man. fine
thrower, fast and nice batter"
President Hart, of Chicago, says the
double-umpire system has spoiled the
present members of the League staff,
and has showed up the game all
around.
The story that the professional ball
players are going to form union and
fix scale of wages, which they will
submit to the club owners, has again
appeared.
There is no shortstop in the League
who plays the game better in any or
all departments than Davis. of New
York. His fielding and batting are
far above par
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

Waterfall Over a hundred of the
omcers are in Pretoria. The few
have seen are looking well.'
The War Office had information that
one of the first things done by Gen.
eral Roberts after ne occupation OF
Pretoria was to direct General French
to relieve the British prisoners con-
fined at Waterfall
While the commander-in-ch chief of the
greatest army Great Britain ever put
In the field was fulfilling the promise
he made to the Guards at Bloemfon-
tein to lead them into the capital of
the Transvaal England was celebrat-
ing the event with wild enthusiasm.
Throughout the length and breadth
of the country the news spread like
wild fire. Based on the recollection of
recent European wars, while the oc-
cupation of the enemy's capital signi-
fed the end of hostilities, General
Roberts's telegram was universally
taken to mean the practical finish of
the war which has tried Great Brit
aims military forces as they We're new
er tried before.
In sharp contrast to this great sue
cess General Roberts reports the cap
ture near Lindley, of the entire
Thirteenth battalion of yeomanry
numbering 400 or 500 men. A re-
markable march by General Methuens
men of forty-four miles in twenty -four
hours did not avail to save them.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

visional leagues, were organized in
every part of the United States. The
North American Turner Bund now
comprises every turn verein in Amer
lea and numbers hundreds of thous.
andS of active turner's.
Since the formation of the Turner
Bund in 1850 National Turn Fests
have been held at regular intervals
in one of the larger cities of the Unit
ed States. The coming festival is the
-twenty-eighth of these, and it being,
at the same time. the tiftieth anniver-
sary of the Turner Bund, and taking
place in the city where the National
League was founded, the turning soci-
cites throughout the country deter
mined to make it the grandest Ger
man-American athletic and gymnas,
tic tournament ever held on this con-
tinent.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES,
Regulars VIII Replace Volunteers, Wht
Are to Be Sent Home and Disbanded.

Regulars VIII Replace fOlunteere, w no
Are to Be Sent Home and Disbanded.
Washington. ID. c. (SpeciaD.-In Or
der to prevent misapprehension as to
the future policy of the War Depart
ment respecting the military forces in
the Philippines. Adjutant-General Cor
bin has made a brief statement of the
facts in the case. He said there had
oeen no change of policy since the de-
oarture of General Otis and that none
was contemplated. Under the law the
entire volunteer army now serving in
the Philippines will go out of exist
ance June 80. 1901.
Adjutant-Gene Corbin says it is
proposed to maintain an army of 49,
300 regulars in the Philippines as long
as required, and to do this it will be
necessary to draw upon the troops now
n Cuba. The army in the Philippines
at present numbers about $4,000 men,
equally divided between regulars and
volunteers All the volunteers are to
De brought home and mustered out
at the place of enlistment June 30 of
next year, and in order to accomplish
this with certainty and with the least
embarrassment the homeward move
nent will begin early IN the coming
November.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

Russia and Japan have both offered
their services to China to suppress the
Boxers" but the Government has
given no definite answer. There is no
room for doubt that the aim of the
Boxer" movement is the wholesale
expulsion of foreigners from the Ce-
lestial Empire.
In consequence of the representa-
tions of Japan, the landing of a large
Russian force at Taku is alleged to
have been stopped. 1t is believed here
that should Russia persist in sending
such preponderant military force to
the front a collision with Japan will
inevitably result.
The members of the majority of the
legations at Pekin, including the mem
bers of the British Legation, are send
ing their families away. 1t is also
said that several prominent Chinese
residents are leaving the city.
Railway communication between
Tien-Tsin and Pekin is broken off,
bridges have been burned and the
damage to the railway is estimated at
S5,0O000O.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
THE NEWS EPlTOMlZED
Washington Itern..

United States Consul Hay, at Preto-
ria, has sent a brief message to the
State Department that all is well. 1t
is supposed to refer to the safety of
the Consulate.
Secretary of War Root sent to the
Senate a report on the North Ameri-
can Trust Company's operations in
Cuba.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of John r. Hazel to be United
States District Judge for the Western
District of New York.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill ap-
propriating $5,0OO,0OO for the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition at ST. Louis.
The United States steamship Iro-
quois sailed from Honolulu for Mid
way Island, presumably to collect fur
ther information as to it's availability
for use as cable station.
A suit against the Government for
upward of $64,000000 was dismissed
by the Court of Claims.
Secretary Long reduced from two
years to six months the sentence of
suspension on half pay of Captain
John MCGOWAN, found guilty by court
martial of shooting Filipino.
An arrangement has been made by
which the Montana Senatorship ques-
tiOn will go over to next winter.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

"Pretoria. Just before dark Mon
day the enemy were beaten back from
nearly all the positions they had been
holding, and Ian Hamilton's mounted
infantry followed them to within two
thousand yards Of Pretoria, through
which they retreated hastily.
''De Lisle then sent an officer with a
flag of truce into the town, demand
ing it's surrender in my name. Short
iy before midnight l was awakened
by two officials of the South African
Republic, Sandhar, military secretary
to Commandant General Botha, and
general officer of the Boer army, who
brought me a letter from Botha, pro-
posing an armistice for the purpose
of settling the terms of surrender.
Il replied that l would gladly meet
the commlndant general the next
morning, lut that | was not prepared
to discuss any terms, as the Surren-
der of tie town must be unconditional.
I asked for reply by daybreak, as l
had ordered the troops to march on
tie town as soon as it was light.
In his reply, BOtha told me that he
had decided not to defend Pretoria, and
that he trusted the women, children
and property would be protected. At
seven a. m. Tuesday, while on the
march, l was met by three of the prin-
cipal officials with a flag of truce,
stating their wish to surrender the
town. 1t was arranged that Pretoria
should be taken possession of by Her
Majesty's troops at two o'clock in the
afternoon.
''NIrs. Botha and Mrs. Kruger are
both in Pretoria. Some few of the
British prisoners have been taken
away, but the majority are still at
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
PAssAIC CITY, N. j. SATURDAY, JUNE g. 1900
LABOR WORLD.

The strike of the Union Street Rail-
way men in Kansas City has been de-
clared off.
About twelve hundred workers in
gas fixture factories in New York City
are on a strike.
Child labor in North Carolina mills
has decreased fifty per cent. in the
past three years.
Yellow pine timber is getting scarce,
and Southern sawmills are now run
ming two-thirds time.
All the street railway employees in
Hanover and Cologne, Germany, have
struck for higher wages.
English labor statistics show that
100000 workpeople obtained advance
in wages during April, while pay Of
1900 was decreased.
City gardeners, who have been or
ganized as a local assembly of the
Knights of Labor, have fixed upon
$75 month as the prevailing rate of
wages.
IN million dollars worth of build
ing Improvements are tied up as a re-
suit of the labor troubles in Chicago,
and the advance in prices for build
ing material.
Robert P. Burt. aged ninety years.
the. oldest locomotive engineer in
America, died at Beloit, Wis. He
first ran an engine from Plattsville to
Susquehanna, Penn, and ran the first
engine across the bridge at Pough-
keepsie.
The union machinists of Philadel-
phia have decided to demand on Labor
Day this year that their employers
shall reduce the hours of labor from
ten to nine day, with minimum
wage of twenty-eight cents an hour.
Where their demands are not granted
they will strike.
All union laborers and teamsters
employed in rebuilding the street
railway system at Decatur, ILL.,, have
struck because the Milwaukee firm
having the contract, contrary, it was
said. to agreement, had discharged
union men and employed non-union
nen from outside towns.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
Torpedo Boat Dupont Damaged,

The torpedo boat Dupont, in max
ing her slip at the torpedo station at
Newport, r. l., on account of some
unknown cause ran her bow into the
stone wall. About six feet of the bow
was stove in and bent Considerable
work ON the boat will be necessary.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

John r. Heldin and his wife, Marie,
committed suicide together by drink
ing carbolic acid at Chicago.
Wll.iam Smith, alleged to be the
dean of a college of professional beg
gars and cripples, was arrested in New
York City.
The Governor of Missouri has been
asked to preserve order and to protect
women in the streets of st. Louis
while the strike is in progress.
Delegates from Maryland to the
Democratic National Convention are
uninstructed, though the State Con-
vention recognized and indorsed
Bryan.
Two Christian Scientists were found
guilty of practicing medicine in viola
ton of the State medical law at Mil
waukee, Wis. An appeal was taken.
DR.. O'Hanlon of the Coroner's
Office, in New York City, declares that
women's long skirts are menace to
public health, and should be regulated
by law.
Robert F. Bonner, of N"w York City,
found $4,000 worth of bonds in an
old magazine, where his father the
them.
A kiss was given each juror by Mrs.
Il. Il. Sutton, of Detroit, wnea r jury
at Lansing, Mich, acquitted her hus-
band of completely in the State mill
tary clothing frauds.
William Clements, aged seventeen
years, was caught by th.. cage in the
Taylorville Qll.) mine and his head
was severed from his body.
Charles A. Naulty, twenty-one years
old, shot anu killed his stepmother,
Mary Naulty, thirty years old, at their
home in Newark, n. J. The murder
was the result of frequent quarreis
over food.
A National Civic Federation, non
partisan, has been organized with 900
men of national reputation as an ad
visory council.
Cranks and beggars besieged Helen
Gould at her hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio
Foreign.
Violent Anti-Semitic riots have oc.
cured at Buelow, Germany.
The Ministeriallsts have won the
elections in Italy by a large majority.
Because of the scarcity of skilled
apprentices the British gunnahing
trade is being absorbed by continental
competitors.
Stephen Crane, author and war cor
respondent, died at Badenweiler, Ger
many. He was born at Newark, N.
j., on November 1, 1871, and was the
son of the Reverend Doctor j. l..
Crane. Methodist clergyman.
Bubonic plague has ayl~arej at
Smyrna.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
DR.. g. r. chamber. Not murdered.

Giles r. Chambers, the dentist, who
was supposed to have been murdered
in his bedroom at Vineland, N. j.,
died from apoplexy, according to the
decision of the Coroner. County Ply
sician and three other physicians, who
held an autopsy. DR.. Chambers fell
against chimney in his bedroom
when stricken, and in that way the
wounds on his head were made.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
Bird Protectors win.

At meeting of the Audubon So
clety in New York City it was an
nounced that the Milliners' Protective
association had offered to agree not
to make use of the feathers of Amer
lean birds, except those of game birds
killed in season, after 1902, on condi
tion that no attempt be made to pre-
vent the Use of imnnrtad feathers
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
Otis SAYS Resi.tance is over.

San Francisco fSpeciaD.-After five
lays in quarantine at Angel Island on
account of smallpox on board the
transport Meade, Major-General Otis
landed here and started for Washing
.on. He said all organized resistance
in the Philippines had disappeared.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

The itinerary of the North Atlantic
squadron for the summer calls for the
ships to leave Newport. r. L.. June 13
for Boston to remain there until the
2Sth and arrive at Newport on the fol-
lowing day and remain in Newport
Harbor until July 81. The feet will
then start for Bath, Me-, and visit
Rockland and Portland, returning to
Newport and remaining until Septem-
her so
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
Wheeler in the Regular Army.

Brigadier-G General Joseph Wheeler.
United States Volunteers, was nomin-
ated by the President to be a Brigadier
General in the regular army. The
Senate confirmed the nomination.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

Maximo Gomez arrived in Havana,
Cuba, few days ago. He was met
by representatives of political socie-
ties and an enthusiastic crowd. On
passing the palace General Gomez
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
France and England Agree,

Paris (By Cable).-An understanding
exists between the French and En-
glish Governments as to the policy to
be followed in China, consequently it
is not likely that Russia will seek to
seperate herself in China from her
ally in Europe.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
OUR NAVAL FORCE STRENGTHENED
ReinfOrcements Ordered Sent to Rear
Admiral Kempff From ManiIa.


Washington, d. G. C~peciaD.-In
view of alarming reports received
from Minister Conger in Pekin, naval
reinforcements have been ordered
from Manila to Taku to join Rear-Ad-
miral Kempff at the 1aku River. The
Helena OF some similar light draught
gunboat was ordered to Tien-Tsin.
Troops from Manila, it was freely
stated. would have to be employed
unless complete change should come
over the situation.
1t was also stated that should Rus
sia attempt to override Japan's protest
against the landing of a preponderous
force the United States might join
with Japan in objccting. Minister
Conger was instructed to act in uni
son with representatives of the Pow
ers for the protection of foreign life
nd property.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
PRETORIA IS OCCUPIED.
General Roberts Leads His Great
Army Into the Boer Capital.
LARGE BRITISH FORCE CAPTURED
General Botha Abandoned the Defence
of Pretoria After Several Sharp En-
counters With the Overwhelming In
vading FOrce-An Irish Battalion Cut
Off by Beers in Orange River Colony.


Off by Beers in Orange River Colony.
London (By Cable)-At the head of
his great army General Roberts en-
tered the submissive capital of the
South African Republic Tuesday af-
ternoon, 236 days from the beginning
of the war; and five weeks from the
inception of the northward movement
from Bloemfontein.
A short engagement preceded the
towns capitulation, the Beers opening
fire with well concealed artillery and
attempting to flank the British, the
movement being frustrated by the
work of General Hamilton's troops.
The British loss was slight.
The occupation of Pretoria was an
nounced by General Roberts in the
following dispatch:
"Pretoria.-We are now in posses
sion of Pretoria. The official entry will
be made Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock"
Details of the negotiations for sur
render were given in this later mes
sage:
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
Japanese cabinet Cri.Is.

The Japanese Cabinet has resigned,
and the Marquis Ito is endeavoring to
form q coalition Ministry
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
GRAVE CRISIS TN CHINA.
Imperial Troops Fight Big Battle
Close to Pekin.
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES.

An Imperial Edict Orders the Suppress
sion of the Boxers-Navy Departm ent
Orders the Gunboat Helena to ITEM
Tsin-Russia and Japan May Clash
Instructions 10 the American Minister.
Pekin. China (By Cable).-A strong
imperial edict just issued censures the
"cowardliness of the imperial troops"
and orders the Viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li
and General Jung to Immediately sup
press the Boxers"
Shanghai, China (By Cable).-The
soldiers dispatched to attack the
Boxers" have fought an engagement
quite close to Pekin. Many were
killed on both sides.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09

stood up in his carriage and saluted
Governor General Wood who was on
the balcony. General Gomez said he
had kept his promise to return to
Cuba, and that he had never intended
to turn his back upon her people.
Passaic City record., 1900-06-09
Our Adopted Islands,

In the Island of Tablas, one of the
Philippine group, a number of rebels
were put to flight and a large Quanti-
ty Of ammunition captured.
The Triscormia railway around Ha-
vana, Cuba, is said to have cost this
Government S5,000,00O more than it
can be sold for.
ALI parties in Cuba oppose General
Gomez's plan for political amalgama-
ton.
Nueva Eciga, a town in Candaba.
F. T., has been burned, and many poor
families are rendered homeless. Cen
eral Wheaton recommends Govern
ment succor.
The Havana floating dry dock is to
be purchased from Spain by the Uni
ted States Government, and remov
to San Juan, Porto Rico.
w. H. Reeves, former deputy audi
tor in the Cuban Postal Department,
was released from Jail in Havana on
depositing $500 bail.
The Mataafa faction in Samoa have
protested against German rule, but
the natives of Tutuila have welcomed
American control.
General Maxine Gomez has arrived
in Cuba from San Domingo.
Sweeping reductions in salaries and
offices have been made in the Postal
Department of Cuba.
The fugitive Governor of Benguet
Province. rich, influential and de-
voted friend Of Aguinaldo, was car
tured by American troops.
The Hawaiian authorities have de-
clared the Hawaiian Islands free from
infection by the bubonic plague. The
quarantine OF the islands has been
raised.
Reports from Manila announced that
a number of small engagements had
taken place in various islands, the in
surgents losing many men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-18
Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad,
Schedule in effect JULY /. 1900.
LEAVE, BYRD-STREET STATION.

LEAVE BYRD-STREET STATION.
:33 a. NJ. Daily 1or Washington and
points North Stops al Milford,
slsepcrs to Washington and New
York.
$50 a. NJ Sunday only, for Washing.
E Iop and Glen points Ae6 North Ihhn SLop TaS az
lorsville, boswell, Ruther Glen
Penolu, Milford, Woodslane. Gui-
Brooke sVmmi agd oaantc6
Buffet Parlor Car
9:o1 \, NJ. Daily except sunday for
washington M and points li5or North
land boswell, Milford. FredericEs-
burg and Quantico- Buffet Parlor
1900 NJ. Daily, except Sunday, for Wash
ington and points North. Stops at
Elba, Glen Alien. Ashland, Dos;
well Milford, Fredericksburg and
Quantico. Buffet Parlor Car. Con,
meets with Congressional Limited
at Washington.
7:45 P. NJ. Daily, for Washington and
points North. Stops at Elba, Ash
land. boswell. Milford, Fredericks;;
burg. Brooke, Whitewater and
ouantico stops Stops oth ;ns sta stations
Philadelphia.
ARRIVE BYRp-sTREET sT-ATION.
Dosweli, Ashland and Elba. Stops
other stations sundays. Sleeper
New York to Richmond.
sos p NJ Daily, except Sunday. Stops
at Fredericksburg. Milford, Dos
well, Ashland. Glen Allen and
$50 P. n. Daily. STOPS at Fredericks
burg, boswell Ashland and Elba:
Pullman cars from New York and
$40 P. N. Daily Stops at Whitewater,
Brooke, fredericksburg, Summit.
Guinea, Wootlslane, Milford. Pen9Ia,
Cuther Glen. boswell. Taylorsvllie,
Ashland, Glen Allen and Elba.
AncSGl io! K Is! TRAINS.
DAILY, except sunday
s: 90 , NJ NJ Leaves BYRD-STREET Sta
ton for fredericksburg
Csc P. NJ Leaves ELLA for Ashland
GAO A. NJ. Arrives ELLA from As"-
SO, a tah" NJ. Arrives BYRD-sTREET
Station from fredericksburg
Cos P. NJ Arrives ELIZA from ASH
sA I lan THROUGH TRAINS VIA s. a. l.
JUNCTION AND r., F. AND
1n.vn RRoAb-s s i STATION.
500 A. NJ. Daily. for washington and
points North. Stops at Fredericks-
burg and Quantico. oleepefs 20
New York Dining car.
o:oo noints North. stops at boswell.
Fredericksburg and euantleo'
ARRIVE BROAD-sTREET STATION,
G. & Q.
2:3o P. NJ. Daily: Stops only at Fred
aricksburg boswell and Ashland
sleeper from New York.
,o.eo 3 II. Daily. Stops only at Fred
80 ericksburg. boswell and Ashland.
Sleepers from New York Dining
E. T. f 8. MYERS. ", P: TAYLOR.
President. TRAFFIC Manager.