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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12
THE SOLDIERS DEPART.

They Go OIL Special Train to WASH
ingtOn.
The five Richmond companies Of the Sew
entieth Regiment left on a special train
for Washington at $50 O'Clock last night.
Colonel Anderson and staff went on this
train. The soldiers marched to Eba Sta
ton. headed by their band. There were
many friends on hand to see them off.
The Seventieth Regiment will parade in
Washington to-day. and the Richmond
companies will return in the morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE CHINESE
They are to be Begun as Soon as
British Government Agrees
to Joint N tie.
(Gy Associated Press. J

WASHINGTON. Dec. L.-Pel1m, Dec.
10-The ministers met to-day to consider
the matter of the credentials of the Chin
ese plenipotentiaries. >There is every
prospect that definite steps will be taken
for the arrangement of a preliminary set
uement with a measurable distance, anu
this greatly relieves those who realized
the danger of prolonged delay in opening
negotiations
Some of the ministers stated that they
Were authorized to treat with them as
representatives of China. while others,
including the German minister, had reg
ceived no instructions in the matter.
All decided, however, that as soon as
Sir Ernest Mason Satow. the British min
lister. shall receive word to agree to the
joint note, they will commence negotia-
ton with Lii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, unless otherwise instructed by
their home governments.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
At the meeting of the Provisional Gov
ernment held to-day. the United States
was represented by Captain Dodds, of the
Ninth Infantry. All Of the governments
have entered into the plan. except France.
whose representatives insist that the
French territory shall be excluded from
lhe Iuie OF TIC COMMISSION appointed, a
uamoer of sub-ccDmittees We're appointed.
Several high Chinese officials, on being
asked, expressed a desire TO assist.
Though army officers have been appointed
members of the commission, it is the de-
sire of the generals TO make the rule civil
as far as possible. Japan was placed on
the Charity Committee account of the
amount of rice she commanded il. August
most OF which she has now
POWERS COMPLETE.
Count von VFaldersee has turned over
s63 coo as the British share Of the result of
the Pao Ting Flu expedition to General
Gazelee. who. in turn, gave the money to
Minister Sator to be used for the benefit
of Chinese who may need help during rhe
winter.
Ii Hung Chang visited General Chanee
to-day He says that his powers to negu-
siate with the Foreign ENJOYS. though
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12
TO DEBATE 1T.


Question of Extending: the City Limits
TO Come Up.
AIR. L. T. Morris, president Of the Rich
moud Chamber of Commerce. at the meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the Rich
mond Carnival Association last night, an
nounced that a mass-meeting would be
held the first week in January relative to
the extension of the city limits. This
meeting will be under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce, and two promi-
nent Richmonders will speak on each side
of the question.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12
THE SEVENTEEN ARRIVES.
Governor Tyler ana Party Reached
Washington last Night.
p"SHSso' AAssss 49,
{cp.,efat Dispatch TO The Times;

Nashfn.fou last NIEht-
tSraefat Dispatch TO The T:uiss.j
WASHINGTON. q. C.. Dec. Tl-Gcver-
nor Tyler and staff reached Wash nstogb
at 1g:25 tonight and were met by the
Centennial Reception Committee and driv-
en- 20 the Riggs House. where quarters for
the party had been reserved
Accompanying the Virginia party Were
the following ladies. Mrs. j. Hoge Tyler,
Mrs John Potts. Mrs. burlington. Ars
Alexander Cameron and the Misses Mary
Cameron. Elsie Cameron. Belle Tyler. Sue
Tyler, Sue SoiIl,nan and Nellie Potts.
The Seyent eth Regiment arrived n,
washington earlier in tae evening. and
were given quarters in the National Rifles
Armory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12
never be wiped out until every other yss-
tise of the war taxes Is removed.
sm 8NsoS SPEAKS.


nfr su-a nson. of Virginia, a member of
tho z..omu,ittee on Ways and Means. fol-
lowed. p.
Mr. swanson said that the Democratic
partv fI1I,y recognized the urgent necessity
for u reduction. During four3yeafs TAXA
tion had nereased over 1,oGO,f ,fW0. and II
this heavy burden was continueu ~ BUSINESS
and commerce would ser.ousiS :.sAe, sollel. re
exnressed resret that the Republicans had
failed to avail 4 themselves of the present
opportunity to devise more just, eeiu.ta-
bie and uerrnanent system, of taxat:on.
IHe argued that there should be re-
formation of the tariff and an ABOLISH
ment of the custom duties wiiicn nave
created trusts and monopoiies. He a.so
insisted that this Government should col
lect more revenue from capital. incomes
and profits rather than from tue consump.
ton and the business and occupation OF
the people: that taxes should be letied
upon what q man has and not.upon wnas
he needs"
CUT SHOULD GO DEEP.
He said there should be reduction
made now in the revenues OF at ieass
SO. .GOG. .OG0. instead of sie,0ao,ote He saia
that unless the Administration proposed
10 make reckless expenditures IN two years
from now the governmental appropriate
should greatly decrease. instead soi III
home Government in Cuba. with the paci-
fcation of the Philippine Islands. and
with settlement of the Chinese compiica-
tions all of which the Admins tration as
s,,red in less than two years. there ought
to be an immense reduction in govern
mental expenses.
Thus. he claimed, the revenue could. at
this time. be safely reduced at least Sia.-
Ooe.eoo without at all embarrassing the
Treasury.
Mr.. swanson asserted that the emily per-
sons who were benefited by large str-
plus in the Treasury were those who were
seeking extravagant and unjust appro-
pria tiors the national banks that were
destrou:s of continuing the large govern
!! mental deposits free OF interest and itne
nond-holders who desired the Government
to redeem their bonds at Il high ana an
exorbitant premium.
| iNIr. Swanson, concluding. SAID the MI
nority would move to recommit the oifi
with instructions to provide for reduc-
tion of at least s70,G0o.6o8-
At 3a5 P. NJ the House adjourned.
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5lcsnttnued on Third PasAas
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-12

Mr. Swanson. of Virginia. member of
tha e.omu,ittee ,on Ways and Means. fol-
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CONTINUED on Third Page,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12


-Dte pereinigtsn 64er bss
&rsiIss Solingen baben ppr Sturgeon
beIhloiieu, oem 9rdiibenten &riiger eis
men gbrsnIdbsl gu itiften. Die @brenz
gdbe, lpel9e ii6 ieBt Der 8ollenbung
nGbert, beIte6t aus elmer ehten Roiens
9amascener Stabltlines; auf Der eli
men Settle limb Die SpmbOle Der 2anbs
tpirtbidaft, auf Der anberen bic bes
Srieges uno Elm Solinser Waffens
idmieb eingrdpirt. Q(m 9efGb befinoet
Ii9 Elm poripringsnber WappenIailb,
auf Dem bic pbutrsrap bieObm gaul's
dneebrabt lit. gluf bem 8iigel bes 9ss
fdBes lit Elm 9oer in pIaItiId berpors
tretenoer 5orm abgebiIoet, opm &nopf
brobt elm &anonenro6r; unter benz
9iIbe bes 9peren iinb bic gmblsme bes
9ergbduss, Der be!anntli6 in Sransz
baal Iebr inteniip 6etrieben tpirb, dnses
bru6t; bic 9lusbudtung bes 9efdBes
nimmt bas Wappsn Der Republit
Srunsbuul Elm nit Der betdnnten llms
ihrift: r@enbragt muatt mast!"
- Der beutI9e 0ampFer
nNOrbIse", Der bieIer Sage nit elmer
&oblsnlubung BON GburIestppn in
9renua (Siitlanb) eingstroffen 1T, bat
tpGbrsnb zines fur9tbaren Sturmes
in Der ROrbIee bic gdnSe geIubuns Der
nortpesiIhen 9rigs npeggp", 10
Mann pom llntergune serettet. Der
BON gupitGn 9ersmann 9efiibrte
9ampfer rRorbTee" aus SIbsnburg
befdno ii1 ielbit pG6reno bes Sturs
mes in elmer gefdbrli9en Gage, als sr
40 MeiIen BON Der engliIhen &iiIte Die
yYeggD" uIs pDlligss 8rud auf ben
@eGen berumtreibeub antraf. 9ds
S6iff, peldes cine 2aoung 8dubpl3
bate, lag auf Der Settle, uno bas @aIz
Ter irDmte bur6 Elm grobes Cod in.
Bug unaufbOrli6 binein. 9tuf benz
9erbede mar alles bonn Sturme ipe1z
gerifen, Der GapttGn unb me5rereWtds
FROZEN paren Itper OerleBt; ale iabsn
ben ii6eren Sob Dor 9lugen. Srob
bes Ortunartiger Sturmes unb ieiner
etgenen gefdbrliden Gage lieB GapitGn
9eramdnn elm Boot ins Dafer Ieten
unb es 9elang nit GROCER 0tI$c bic
ganSe geIabuns Der rqessp" gu retz
ten. Der Ututb unb pus pfli9tsefii9l
Der beu.T6en 8eiuBung Der nROrOies"
errestsn cgsemeins 8spunoeruns.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

2anbipirtb Siihter auS StriidbauTen
untsr Der 8eI9uIbigung, @nbe Sctos
Der porigen Sabres feline @eliebte sSos
banne 2pbrmdnu erbGngt gu BADEN.
Gs bieb, Sii9ter bdtts be Shat beguns
gen. nm elm anberes Mdb6en beirat6en
su f5nnen. g1a6 breitGg;ger @ers
banblung purbe Sii6ter BON Der Ins
tlase bes Morbes freigeiprp9en, tpegen
0iebita6ls aber Su einem Sabre &C.
fGngniB perurtbeilt.
Sreis StGote.
Bremen. Ulit einem Spbten an
8Orb unb Sablretaen 5iemIia Idtperen
Saparien auf 0ed traf be 9bams
pier vReform" bier Elm. fbe gez
rietb uuf Der groBen 5tiaerb4nt in eis
nen f6peren S6neeiturm. Sur9
cine iibertommenoe ibpere SturaIee
tpurbc Der Matroie Sod berartig gegeu
bic Reelins geidleubert, baB er an ben
srlittenen @erlebungen fofort peritarb.
Die .Reform" tebrte fait pbne Sang
beim. = Pbilipp MeDer, Der Siibrer
Der taufmGnnif9en @ertreter in Der
8iiraeri4aft. 1T gang plDbli9 einem
9erSi4Ia9e erIfgen.
S9Deis.
4Gtppl. 9(6gebrannt TinS bic
SduIer bes MebgermeiIters Sotob Rpf
unb Der Wittpe Wfarta 2eiii.
8aben. Dem emit pielbeI9Gfz
ttgten unb 6erpprragenoen anipalt q.
Struub babier lit pegen frudtloIer
PfdnOung bus 5iirIprederpatent entz
aogen porben, elm bartes Coos fir eis
nen Mann, Der einit als 2anoammang
unbHegierungsratb bic bOhiten @brenz
ite[len bes 2anbss betleibete.
Germ. @eitorben iinb Or. s. s.
Surrer, Ieit 1873 glngeitsllter, ieit
1886 9lbiuntt bes DIRECTORS bes
eibgsn. itatiitiIden Bureaus, unO
Charles Gcuber, @bef bes i9pei3er.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
8iel. Sier purbe Qlfreb SIdan3
@iiiteur, BON Stgrisppl, geb. 1855,
toot aus bem Gee ge5ogen.
Sreiburg. @eItorben lit ins
fol9e eines 9lutIturSss Der in peiten
&reiien betannte llbrma9er 5riB 8utz
tne9t ppn &erSers.
Sorgen. SIM 8ergpert &GpFz
nab perunsIiidte Der 43 Sabre alte
Shiffsmann Sobannes S6uepp auf
traurige 8eiIe. 9eim BeIuOen zines
@diffes glitt Der llngliidli4e aus uno
ipurbe nit benz Sopf an bic llfermauer
unb na6ber piersr an bic S6tffsz
ndnb gsI9leuoert, pobur9 er einen
S6GbsIbru9 erlitt, Der ben Sob 9ers
betfiibrte.
Seferrei9 llngdrn.
Sermanitubt Sogarps.
91abe bieiiger Station fprans Der Co
fomptipfiibrer Qlbplpb Reifl, nod be-
tor Der 3us gum Steben eebra4t Dcr,
BON Der Maihine. Gr purbe iiberfd1z
rem unb 10 idper OerIcBt, oab er baib
barauf iturb.
SItteIborf. Der Bfurrer @mas
nuel paleB lit i'm 9llter BON "a Sa6red
geitOrben.
2ember9. @erhaftet purbe Der
Sbierarst 6ran3 Sasauba unter BEN
9erba6te, ben 6ilfsbeumten Der
Stuutsbabn Meber, ben tranten 9atz
ten Ieiner 9eliebten, ber9iftst gu babeu.
9rag. Der Prorector Der beuts
f1en uniperiitGt in prde Doctor Der
SbeolOgie 2nton &ura 1T i'm 63. Sc,
bensiabre geitorben.
9urtersbprf. Sier feierte Der
8ii9Ienmahermeiiter SSobunn @ruber
nit Ieiner 5rau Sbereie Die biamans
tene So35eit.
2urem burg.
2uremburg. Der 9eneralsSi>
ccr 9rdlat Sob. gernbarb 9rier 1T
Qeitorben. .
9pmmeIbin9en. 4uf bieiiger
iiiire tpurbe Der 45idbrige S6mel5ar=
better Wspmann aus 8egsen bon einem
Waggon ii6erfabren unb 9etObtet.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-04-12

Sa8en. 8egen 5tpeifuhsn Etuu6s
morbss purbe Der % idbrige SdIois
Ter Mur &reitler aus Milspe 5umSobe
berurtbeiIt. Gr bate aus Ruubluit
slpei 9(rbeitscoIlegen, ben 0re9er Sofs
adsr uro ben SammerI6mieo Ggen,
taltsliitig bingemorbet unb ibneu Bee
Ridge pon 10, be3p. A Murt gerau6t.
Der llnmenih mar pplltpmmen 9es
isdubig.
SdIte /. 80. On Der in Der Ra9z
barI6aft 8ersmolo ipobuenOen, As
Sabre alten Sruu bes iieb5igidbrigen
&olons S9uIte 1T Elm Morb Ueriibt
lpOrben, uno Stpar mar Der Sruu Der
llnterleib fOrmlih dufgeriHen iporoen.
@eridisbens llmitGnOe laifsn burauf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
GOSSIP IN BERLrN.
Germans Must Not Participate I'm
L.. LIZ.

Germans Must Not Participate I'm
Horse Racing I'm France,
Berlin. May 1.-THE Kreus Zeltung in au
Inspired article discusses the Boer mission
to America, saying 1t oonsdsrs American
Intervention probable and advises England
TO accept It and finish tho war IL England
wishes to retain American friendship
Lieutenant General Beecher, in tho Lokal
Anzeiger, reviews recent movements In South
Area and concludes that the Beers wall
continue 20 avoid decisive battles, but In
umns.
The Turkish-Americpn imbrogio is ayorsc-
ly criticized here, tho German press holding
that the object is too Insignificant and that
the United States is ungrateful because Il
was duo to tho sultans influence that the
Moros OF the Sulu archipelago did not join
tho Filipinos,
The grand duke OF Hess has notified Com
mander funke of tho torpedo fleet that on
Monday he Will proceed ON board the dag
boat TO Mayenoe. where thore will be u series
OF fetes.
Tho press recognizes that this notllla Is
Immensely pOpuiariziDg the navy.
The emperor has forbidden all German Of
hcers to participate IN tho Auteil and all
Lieutenant suinonte has been ordered to
withdraw his steepleehaser, Dlament, aud q
like order has been given TO Captain Won
SynMd. Tho Germany sporting press APP
proves this action because French ChauYin-
lists would have made unpleasant demon5tra-
tions, possibly leading to international COM
plicatlons.
The health OF the insane Bavarian king,
Otto, Is slightly improved
At the national meeting OF the associate on
for the benefit of German immigrAnta in
session az Hanover pf. Schurlaoh OF Ham
burg spoke on "dgration and the Colo
niesn recommending steps leading to larger
emigration ihither. Herr p.ithey OF AK
lie Chappalle spoke eomprehensiyely about
Germans In South Brazil, the Lapland coun-
tries aud South Africa. There was also o
general debate about emigrants ana the pres
esyaton of German nationality In foreign
countries and colonies.
The coming week Wleshaden, during the
cmnerors presence, VIII have series OF
festivals.
There was a ooNsert tonight for the benefit
OF the home for English and American gov
ernesses here Mines. Carno, Kiingsworth
Mary Muenchpoff, Guelzow and Sandow us
sisted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
DEATHS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE
DISASTROUS AND FATAL TRAIN
WRECK Az PHILADELPHIA.
Tower Man Went TO Sleep and n COL
Hsion Occurred in which seven
Lives Are Lost In a Tunnel.

Philadelphia, May 12.-Through the negll.
genoe Of tower man. who lay asleep at his
post. disastrous and fatal train wreck oc-
CURED here last night in tunnel OF tho
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad An engineer
and fireman were killed aud i've unknown
trampa are supposed to be dead in tho wreck.
The property loss Is estimated at slS5, 900. Tho
man who was responsible for tho accident.
prank Lametell, surrendered this evening to
G. O. Bent. superintendent in the employ
under arrest.
Tho known dead srs;
GEORGE LuAB. engineer.
GEORGE HINCHMAN. fireman. both OF
this city.
Their bodies. as those of the tramns. are
buried beneath the wrecked cara Tho tunnel
runs under twenty eighth street from Callow
| llill street TO Paramount Park. a distance OF
gSuO feet IL III stm-circular and tho tracks
arc upgrade from the Callow street entrance.
Every night ualn known AS the night
| freight express leaves here for New York
Last night the train was made I'M In two
eseNona the hrst section containing forty
thfee cars. When it reached the tunnel tho
ensine was unable 20 pull 1t M the grade
ana seventeen cars were detached and let
standing about midway IN the tunnel, while
the others were drawn through. il was the
.
red signal on the scmaphorc at tho Callow
/ llill street entrance to tho tunnel Being
asleep as he admits he failed to do this.
leaving tho white light IN view
! Az 1880 O'Clock the second section OF the
| freight comprising thirty eight cars ap-
/ preached at the rate Of thirty miles an hour.
! Engineer Laub, seeing the white signal. gave
\ the locomotive extra speed To order to carry
the train up the grade, The rapidly moving
/ train collded with tho standing cars In tho
tunnel with terrific force, Firo immediately
broke out and three oil cars, each containing
1000 Flllons Of oil. exploded soon the wreck
age Mas mass OF hAnes. The fire. depart
ment was called out and though the hremon
have be6n at work all last night aud all to-
day IL has been impossible as Yet to extn-
euish tho flames
owing To tho heat ana smoke and gaseous
air ia the tunnel the iromen could onter the
tunnel only a short distaAce without being
overcome Holes were dug in the street to
mako vents ana the roof OF the tunnel Waa
blasted. but 10 no avail
shortly after thu collision Lamotell dis.
appeared and could not be found until he
gave himself up late this afternoon. when
questioned no said; II did IT, Why the
white signal remained IN place do not
| know. but II was there and the train went
through as usual | was asleep or dozing
and why | can not say, except that feel
myself overworked; but am ready to stand
/ the censure and take what comes 10 me.
have no excuse TO OFFER"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
THE GERMAN REICHSTAG
PrOvlso In a Bill Intended to Keep Out
American Agricultural Products.
LIBERAL PARTY GREATLY WROUGHT UP
au,trian Editor Extraditcd Under m
Old Inv Because He Criticise" INV
Catholic Church of Tyroi.

tcouyrighted 1900, the Associated Press.)
Berlin. May 12.-Thls weeks proceedings in
the reichstag we're rather tame. but the pass
ape of tho African steamer bill is OF interest
10 Americans inasmuch rs the government
declared its Willingness TO insert into the con-
tracts with this subyentioned line the same
paragraph that is already in tho North Ter
man LLOYD contract forhidding their steamers
landing agricultural products competing with
German products at German ports The TACT
that a proyiso exists in the Lloyd contracts
for German mails was brought out clearly
because the agrarian leader, Oertel, without
contradiction, thanked the imperial chan
eelor, Count Won Hohenlohe' Tor the BROWSE iass
However, practically the effect of the proviso
is likely TO be nil because American agrl-
cultural products can not Dear the nlsn
freight charges Of fast STEAMERS
Tho ceutrist party OF the relchstag VIII
make another effort to pass the so-called Lex
Heinz bill, which places number OF onerous
restrictions upon literature and art despite
the known disapproval OF the Dill by the
emperor The centrists, with the conscrva-
tives. intend that the bill shall be put on its
final passage before the summer adjournment.
The opposition will again use obstruction,
however, and II the bill is passed the bundles
rath will reject it.
Tie German liberal party is greatly wrought
up because the Bavarian government extra
dited the Austrian, Editor kordon, under an
obsolete resolution Of the former German fed
GRAFTON of 1854 Kordon belongs IN the
Tyrol, where court sentenced him to six
weeks in jail for criticlsiug the Catholic
church. The Vossische Zeitung recommends
that such conditions be obliGerated by the
bundesrath and reichstaE legislation.
The curious idea has fastened on a large
part Of the liberal press that If the liberals
show an ELUSIVE Willingness TO pass any bills
for miltar. or naval purposes tho emperor
will abandon his prejudice against the liber-
ais and summon their leaders to cabinet post
tCns and the like.
The Tageblatt leads in exploiting this no.
ton while the whole conservative and CEN
trist press representing the government ma
iority, iidicule the movement The senh-of-
fetal Post today speaks OF it as liberal BY
santin sm.' However, It is quite certain that
the emperor has been powerfully impressed by
the naval enthusiasm on the part OF the
liberals, including financial circles.
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Nature has very severe methods OF pun
lshment for those who violate her laws.
Sometimes she is patient and hong SUI
fering. but this, in the end, usually means
that her punishment is the more severe.
The boys who disregard her rules and her
warning may pass into carly manhood
with no strongly marked symptoms OF
disease or decay, but before they are 30
they begin to feel aged, and at 40 IL they
are awe they are brokea down old men,
luli OF. WEAKNESS and apprehension, unit
for productive thought or labor, self-made
outcasts from society. without hope or
ambition OF capacity for enjoyment.
This Is no oyerdrawn picture Look
about you and see the scores OF men
hardly more than boys In years-=yho are
simply living wrecks OF what manhood
folly -, ~"
What are the symptoms? You know
them. or many OF them, il you are one to
whom ! am appealing and one whom /
am willing and able to help: there is the
inability to carry out clear, consecutive
line OF thought, weakened memory. an
indeoision OF mind dread OF mental ef-
Tort a feeling OF gradual loss OF mental
Faculties and mental control. There are
illusions, Suspicious and unfounded dread.
There Is great irritability. and extreme
nervousness with restless nights and
wearying days. There are this shifty ewes
the pallid sunkcn checks. the drawn fsat-
ures the hating, shambling gait. the nab
oy muscles, the rapid pulse. the rutter-
me OF tns heart. the nckle appetite, the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
NORTHERN METHoprsrs.
Changes In Organic Lnw--ExpenEiv e
SecretnrNshins Loppch or.


Chicago, Msy 12.--The proposed changes in
the organic law OF the church again came to
the front at today's session of the Methodist
Episcopal general conference. The subject
Of changes came up in tho presentation OF
the reports of the special commission APP
pointed four years ago to revise the law,
Section I OF article of the constitution, as
presented by the chairman of the commits
sion, was approved, and articles and pro
vidng for the Issuance of credentials, we're
also adopted without dispute
Delegate George Elliott OF Philadelphia met
defeat in an attempt to secure still further
recognition for laymon.
The committees on state of the church,
headed by Ex-Governor Pattison Of Penn
sylyauia, sent quArtette OF secretaries OF
organized benev0lence TO the anxious seat
by introducing tho following report;
I'VE recommend that there be but one
general secretary for each of the heneyolep-
CITES Of the church who shall be a conservative
officer"
rhis report puts on further general secre-
taries who are now serving on salaries Of
$4,000 year,
The general conference appointed a COM
m sslon to consider changes in the organic
law during the next four years,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
ENTERED KRooNsTAD.
President steyn vainIy Epdenvoreo
to Keep Burghers In Line.

President steyn vainIy Erdenvoreo
TO Keep Burghers In Line.
London. May II, 0;10 p. m.-Goneral
Roberts has entered Kroonstad meeting
with no opposition
The following has been received from
Lord Roberts:
President steyn fed last evening after
vainly endeavoring to persuade the burgh-
ers to continue opposing the British. Tho
Transvaalers said they would no longer
fight on Orange Free State soil and made
off for the Vaal RIVER. Free Staters az
cused the Transvaaiers of having made
use of them and then deserving Many
of the Free Staters have gone TO their
homes.
THE procession entering the town was
headed by my body guard. all of whom
were colonies, and after my staff and tor
eign officers came the North Somerset
imperial yeomanry followed by Pole Ca
rew's division, consisting of the Guards
and the Eighteenth brigade navals the
Eighty-third, Elghty-fourth and Eighty
fifth batteries; two 5-inch guns manned
by the Royal artillery company and the
Twelfth engineers The first of the force
encamped around the town.
Before leaving Kroonstad President
Steyn issued a proclamation making Lind