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SURGEON BURcHARD's DEATH.
A Victim of Disease on the Trans
mort Grant

Victim of Disease on the Trans
port Grant
The War Department was today notified
of the death of Assistant Surgeon Bur-
chard, at Nagasaki, in the following ca
blegram:
''Nagasaki, September 3.
s'Adjutant General. Washington.
Colonel Henry Page reports First Lieu
tenant Easton Burchard, assistant surgeon,
Fortieth United States Volunteer Infan-
try, died of disease contracted in line &C
duty, dysentery, u noon Sunday, Septem-
Der 2. Transport Grant, Nagasaki.
HYDE"
Lieutenant Easton Burchard was born
at Bennet's Mill, Usage county, Mo,
March %, 1855; entered the service as as
sistant surgeon Fifth Missouri Volunteers.
May a. 1898, and was honorably mustered
out November 9, 1883. He was appointed
first lieutenant and assistant surgeon
Fortieth United States Volunteer Infantry
August II, 1899, serving with his regiment
at Fort Riley. Kans. to October, 1899,
when he embarked with it for the Philip
pines, serving there to August 1900. and
died of dysentery on the transport Grant
at Nagasaki, Japan, September ,, 1900
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Oysters at Chesapeake Beach.
Trains leave at 10 and il a. IN. and ,, 3, and
6 D. m
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Single Fare to Fort Wayne and
Return

Via B. & o. account Z Y T. National En-
camf1rnent Tickets good goiTg September GIL
valid for return until 18th, inclusive.
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Bathing at Chesapeake beach
$ now the best of the season.
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Finest Soft yellow Poplar, call and
sec it, s1zc to sc. at F. Libbey & Co., 9th and
y. Y. ave.
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At Chesapeake Beach
Norfolk & washington Steamboat Co.

Delightful trips daily at $50 p. m. 20 Old Point
Comfort. Newport News Norfolk Virginia Bea h,
and Ocean View. For schedule see page Z.
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FIynn's business College. sth and K.
Business, Shorthand Typewriting-s25 year.
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Tickets sold Saturdays ami sJadays, for return
until Monday following 1T reduced rates from
Washington te Charlestown, Frederick. Annapolis
Junction ard intermediate points
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Woods Co.nmercfaI College. 311 f.
Cap. ST.
Patronage last year GA Fail term commences
September T.
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3, s o. Weekend Seashore Excur-
sfons.
All season. Tickets good going on all trains
Fridays and Saturdays, valid for return until
Tuesday following. $500 for the round-tr{p to
Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City, and Sea
Isle City.
Superb stock finest White Pine i'm
the market. Call on. F. Libbey s. Co., 9Th and
n I. ave,
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No one buys Lumber and MiIirvori>
without first obtaining bids of F. Libbey &
Co., 9Th and \. Y. ave.
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We never miss selling Lowest Lum-
her and min work bills; some flooring 8. e5, at
9Th and y. Y. ave.
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The season Is aow open ana the finest hard rock
oysters are heinr brought in daily.
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Go to Chesapeake Reach
or the finest hard rock oysters.

q. & o. WeeIs-End Country Ex-
cursioua
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
KruGer's Flight end C1pidity.
TAKEN IN BY THE BOERs.
Several Small Parties OF Brabant',
Horse Captured.

Museum, Basutoland, Friday, June !
ten. Brabant's horse have been the
subjects of several small captures al
the hands of the Roers. Lieut.. Run
die, with 20 men, while searching a
farm house in the Ficshurg district,
We're captured. Two of the men were
wounded. Lieut.. Lees and two men
were captured while Communicating
Another patrol of the border horse.
numbering 90 men, while pursuing a
small party Of Beers, were surround
cd and captured.
Count Gleichen sent 13 men of the
provincial horse under Lieut.. Powker,
with flag of truce, to Senekal. TO de-
man6 the surrender of that place. The
Beers captured the entire party and,
after robbing the men of all but their
clothing. sent them 10 Urede, whence
some of them managed to escape. Most
Of those who succeeded in eluding
their guards, however, were recap
tured
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
PRAISE FOR BRYAN.
The Democratic Leader Is No Gutter
and Remains True to His
Political Faith.

The New York Sun. in a generous
moment, pays the following tribute
to William j. Bryan:
'The Bryan of 1900 stands before
the people as man with the boldness
of honest convictions, The sincerity
and courage of such an attitude are
admirable. however depiorable the
convictions may be. He is not a quit
ter. The American people hate quit
ter; we have had the testimony of
Hon. Samuel Fessenden that the AL
mighty hates a quitter, too.
'Mr. Bryan has resisted to the pres
ent time all the efforts OIL the time
servers to make him an accomplice in
the suppression of the main issue
which bore him upward to the COM
manding position he occupies in his
party's councils. He is using his un-
equaled power to hold the democracy
to its declared creed, notwithstand-
ing the temptations of supposed expe-
diency.
1T is a somewhat curious circum-
stance that Mr.. Bryan should prove
to be more stalwart for free silver
than Mr.. Cleveland was for tariff re-
form.
Indeed, Bryan is showing in 1900
that he really possesses the moral
stamina and unyielding adherence to
principle which the mugwumps of ten
or a dozen years ago thought they had
discovered and chiefly admired in
their idealized prophet.
I'm the case of Mr. Bryan the part
of honesty is likewise the part OF po-
litical wisdom. He has been urged
to ALLEVIATE several millions of voters
for the sake of pleasing few hun
dreds of thousands"
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
MAY NOT BE PERMITTED TOGO.
Collection of Postage Stamps Intend
ed for the Paris Exposition TOO
Valuable to Risk Abroad.

Washington, June 5.-There is doubt
as to whether the collection of United
States postage stamps intended to be
exhibited at the Paris exposition will
be sent to France for that purpose. 1t
has been learned that three sheets of
proof stamps were lost after being
sent to the exposition, and there is
some question as to whether ii would
be safe to trust further collections of a
similar kind there. The exhibit which
had been prepared is very compre-
hensive one, including samples of
nearly every stamp issued by this
government. To accomplish this it was
found necessary to borrow stamps to
the value of about twelve hundred dol
lars from IA private collection. 1t is
said there has been but one clerk in
charge of the post office exhibit at
Paris. The branch American post Of
fee there, however, is looked after by
number of employees.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
PRESS COMMENTS.

Mark Hanna has at least ac'
corded belligerency rights to the con.
stitution.-Me Memphis Commercial Ap
peal.
A republican exchange says il
would be ridiculous to make cam
paign issue of Neely, the administra'
tion's post office treasurer in Cuba,
who stole 500, 1000. Neely is, of course,
a small fellow, but as specimen and
symptom he is quite important
atlanta Journal.
President Mckinley would have
been highly pleased if the Boer en-
voys had kept away from the United
States until after the November cleo
ton. Their presence here is embar-
RAISING to an administration which is
so strongly pro-British in sympathy.
Boston Traveller.
The chief justice of Porto Rico
must have fine sense of humor. He
made Gov. Allen to swear, in his oath
of Office, to defend the constitution OF
the United States in the island. Have
not Hanna, Foraker and Grosvenor
psoved that the constitution cuts re
figure there?-Proyide nee Journal
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
FOR HOMES TEAD SETTLERS
Over Two Million Acres of Public
Lands soon to be Thrown open
to settlement.

Washington, June "a conference
agreement was reached yesterday on
bill which will open to settlement
about two million four hundred thou
sand acres of public land. Senator
shoup, of Idaho, originally proposed
the bill, opening to settlement the old
Fort Hall (ldaho) military reserya-
tion, continuing about four hundred
thousand acres. Delegate Flynn, in
the house, secured an amendment
similarly opening tract Of about two
million acres of the kiowa and Conn
iaanche lands in Southwest Oklahoma.
The conference has covered many
weeks, and has been very stubborn,
but as agreed on Yesterday, the lands
will be opened as stated. The Indians
first rcceivs allotments of Oklahoma
lands of 100 acres each, with $4,000
aeses TO be held in common by them,
he balance of 100000 acres being
opened to homestead settlers for $3.50
per acrc
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
A VICTORY FOR ST. LOUIS.
The Louisiana Purchase Centennial
Celebration is Now Prac-
tically Assured.
NATIONAL AID WILL Be FORTHCOMING.
Civil Bill, Appropriating e5.OOO,OO0
For the Purpose, Adopted in the House.
notwithstanding the Opposition Of
Speaker Henderson.

Washington, June 5.-Congress is in
The last gasps of the long session. and
its expiration, apparently, is to be
quite perfunctory. Unless something
extraordinary occurs no further gen.
eral legislation of importance will be
enacted before final adjournment.
The senate was in session more than
ten hours yesterday, nearly four hours
beiDg spent in executive session.
The only features of the day session
was the speech on the Filipino ques-
tion by Teller (Col.), end tie effort of
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. d. to obtain consid-
Grafton for the antitrust bill passed
by the house last Saturday.
At night picturesque session was
held-a sort of social session-at which
many Of the senators appeared in full
dress, and the galleries were thronged
with gaily-attired crowds of spccta-
tors.
Mr. Pettigrew replied at length to
the speech of Mr.. Spooner (Wis.) on
the Philippines, but did not conclude
his remarks. The remainder of the ses-
sion was consumed in the eunsidera-
ton of conference reports and in pass
ing minor measures on the calendar.
The house adopted the senate amend
ment to the sundry civil bill appropri-
ating S5,o00,0o0 for the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition at st. Louis. There
was not word of debate ON concur
renee in the amendment.
1t was after 6 p. m. when he mat
ter came up, and owing tc the lateness
of the hour and the overwhelming ma
jority in its favor the opponents of the
fair appropriation did nos even make
a show of opposition. They contented
themselves with demanding roll call,
which resulted 127 ayes to 75 nays in
favor of the appropriation.
The house then, also, agreed tC the
senate item for the Mississippi river
with an amendment reducing the ap-
preparation tc S2,250,0o0, and adding a
provision for the preparation of a
comprehensive report on the levee sys-
tenn by the Mississippi river commits
sion.
With these exceptions, The items oil
the sundry civil bill still in dispute
after the addition of the partial con.
| ference report were sent back to con.
ference. The disputed items of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill
were agreed to, and the bill went tc
the president.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
CASUALTIES OF FILIPINOS.
Report of Gen. Macarthur for Sub.
mission to the United States
Senate.

Washington, June 5.-Secretary Root
yesterday made answer to the senate
resolution inquiring as to the number
OF possible killed and wounded. and
the number of prisoners taken since
the insurrecrion began. Having no de-
tailed information on the subject, the
secretary cahled the inquiry to Gen.
Macarthur, commanding at Manila,
and received the following response,
which was submitted TO congress:
Manila, June 4, 1900.
"A1iutant General, Washington:
with reference to your telegram of
a2d ult.: Filipinos killed. 10, $50; wound
ed. 2,014; captured and sun ndered,
1924; number of prisoners in our
possession, about two thousand.
"Nc systematic record of the Filipino
casualties at these headquarters. Fore
going. complied from a large number
of reports made Immediately after en-
gagemcnts is as close an approxima-
tion as now possible. owing to the
wide distribution of woops. A more
accurate report would take weeks 10
prepare.
The number reported killed is prob
ably in excess of accurate figures,
while the number wonnded is probably
much less, as Filipincs managed to re-
move most of the wounded from the
field, aaa comparatively few fell into
rrr hands. Officers Of high rank and
dangerous or suspicious men have
been retained as prisners; most other
men discharged on field as soon as dis
ariEed. Propose 10 release all hat
very few prisoners at an early date"
sMacAR.HUR."
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

VINO stand for such outrageous snecie,
OF lobbied legislation as the Hanna
snip subsidy bill, would be apt 10 los,
thelr districts to the democrats. M
matter how strongly they have been
neIu oy the republicans in the past.
Nhat is true in Ohio is true in MANY
another state. All signs point to a ds;n.
oeratic house to be elected next Noyem-
oer' with larger democratic ma ior,ty
than any in 20 years. The popular
wave which will sweep Bryan into the
white house VIII sweep the republicans
out OF power, not only in the house and
senate, but in states hitherto so rock
riveted in their republicanism as to be
considered not even fighting ground. in
the coming election.
Treatment of the Beers.
The Boer ENJOYS now in WASHINGTON
are giving emphasis to the ro-British
attitude of the administration and the
pro-Boer stntiment of the people.
Ihey are fine sturdy trio of Drawn
and intellect, Vessels. one of the three.
is farmer and ranchman. who. ac.
cording to old residents of Washing
ton, looks, acts and talks like Abraham
Lincoln. At the enormous Grand
opera house meeting on the night of
the goth. he me de short, simple. pa
thetic speech, not over ten minutes in
length, which fairly took his audience
off their feet. here were other able
and notable speakers, among them
Congressman William Sulzer. Congress-
man John j. Lentz, Congressman
Champ Clark, Senator Wellington. Sem
ator Mason and Bourke Cochran. Not
a single administration senator. con-
gresham or sympathizer could be in
duced to speak in behalf of the Beers,
although wide and urgent ia:ftations
were sent to them ALL from tfe presi-
dent down, with every assurance that
the meeting would be non-partisaa in
its character, as it was in fact. Not a
word was said in hostility to the ad-
ministration. But it was noticeable
that the most prolonged and vigorous
applause of the evening was given
when Senator Wellington declared the
Eilipinos were entitled to their inde-
pendence as much as were the Beers.
The audience demonstrated their svm-
pathies for the Beers by contributing
IN a few minutes about $1,000 to the
Boer Red Cross fund. This was in ao.
dltion to several thousand dollars
which had already been raised here on
the announcement of the coming of the
Boer ENJOYS.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
BATTLE AT A COURTHOUSE.
a Scene of DIOodshed Worthy of the
Earlier Days of the Lone
Star state.

Houston, Tex, June 5.--At San Au-
gustine, yesterday morning. pitched
battle between the Wall faction on the
one side. and the Brookses on the other,
resulted in the death of Felix G. Rob-
erts, his brother Sidney Roberts, and
the fatal wounding of Noel Roberts,
sheriff of the county, and brother to
the dead men.
The feud grew out of politics, and
has been brewing for some years. A
few weeks ago Ned Wall, the sheriff,
was shot and killed by King Borden,
at San Augustine. Borden fled, but
afterward surrendered, and was adj
mitted to bail. Noel Roberts was APP
pointed sheriff. Last Saturday Eugene
Wall, brother of the dead sheriff, shot
TO death Ben Brooks. kinsman of Bor-
den. Yesterday the factions met when
the examining trial of Wall was to be
held, aud every man came to the court
house armed.
Hostilities began with the appear
ance of Sheriff Roberts and his BROTH
ers, who fell at the first volley from a
score of guns. A few scattering shots
were returned by the Wall tactionists,
but did no execution. Sheriff Roberts
was removed TO his home, where he
died in short time.
Application was at once made to the
governor for troops, and the Stone
Fort rifles were ordered from Naoog-
doches.
There is much excitement, and more
trouble is feared. Both factions are
large, and compose of nervy men.
Eugene Wall. the ieather of his fac
tion, is rs years old, and has killed
four men in as many years.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
GEN. GOMEZ BACK IN CUBA.
The Old Patriot Given Cordial
Greeting by an Enfhusias-
ic Crowd.

Havana, June 5.-Gen. Maximo Co
moz has arrived. here. He was met by
representatives of various political So
cieties and nm enthusiastic crowd, and
was escorted 10 his house. On passing
the palace Gen. Gomez stood up in his
carriage AMI saluted Gov.-Gep. Wood.
who was on the balcony.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
A Hr-cu1ean Task Before the War
Dcpartmcnt-Wiil Take An
Early start.

Washington. June SIN order 10
ture policy of the war department re-
specting the military forces in the
Philippines, Adjt.-Gen. Corbin made "A
brief statement of the facts in the
case yesterday.
No Change Of Policy.
He said there had been no change
of policy since the departure of Gen.
Otis and that none was contemplated.
Under the law the entire volunteer
srmy now serving in the Philippines
will go out of existence June so, 1901,
and the problem before the war de-
partment is now to get the 1000 men
of that army home from the Philip
pines before the date named. at the
same time relieving them with ether
troops of the regular establishment,
so far as possible without loss of mill
tary prestige in the Philippines and
without material disturbance of the
present military organization.
Will Retain An Army Of 10000.
Gen. Corbin says it is proposed to
maintain an army of 10000 regulars
in the Philippines SO long as required,
and to do this it will be necessary to
draw upon the troops now in Cuba.
The army in the Philippines at pres
ent numbers about sixty-two thousand
men, equally divided between regulars
| and volunteers.
To be Brought Home and Discharged.
All the volunteers are to be brought
home and mustered out at the place
of enlistment, June 80 next year, and
| in order to accomplish this with cer-
| tainty and with the least embarrass-
ment, the homeward movement will
begin early in the coming November.
! AS was the case with the volunteers
| for the Spanish war, they will be
brought home, so far as possible, in
the order of their departure from the
United States.
! A Task of Enormous Proportions.
To do this win tax the transport
! service to its utmost, and good mar
| gin of time will be allowed to guard
against unforeseen and unavoidable
/ delays. The plan is to have all the
men at their homes and their accounts,
with the government closed on the
last day of their term of enlistment.
This is task of enormous proportions
and will tax the powers of the entire
military establishment to the utmost
from now until it is fully accom-
olished.
No Reduction of Force.
In order that there may be no imme-
diate reduction of force under Gen
| Macarthur, it has been arranged tc
send regular troops to the Philippines
as rapidly as possible to take the
places of the departing volunteers.
TO be Sent to the Philippines.
Orders have been issued for the as
sembling of the Sixth cavalry at SaI
Francisco for transport TO Manila. On.
detachment of that regiment viii
leave about the 18th inst, and another
about the 1st of July. 1t is believed
that many of the troops in Cuba car
be relieved from duty in that countr,
soon after the elections there on tn,
15th inst. In the case the conditions
justify it these troops will be brough
home and assigned to home stations
Erroneous Impression Corrected.
Gen. Corbin says it is incorrect I,
state that the time of the voluntee
army is to be extended or that re
Inducements are TO be sent to tn,
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
PRETORIA IN CoNFI SION.
A General Exodus From the Trans
vaa1 Capital.

Cape Town, Sunday, June 3.-The
telegraph to Pretoria is still open, but
the town is in great confusion. There
has been a general exodus, among those
taking part in it being the foreign
fighting legion. Six special trains left
on Wednesday last, and one of them
is reported to have been derailed. No
British refugees have arrived.
The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.
Ready to Surrender-wiII Fight "a
the Utmost-krugcr'sF Flight with
the Governments Gold.

London, June 5, 500 a. m.-Of Off.
cial intelligence regarding what is
transpiring outside of Pretoria to-day.
Lord Roberts is silent. Nevertheless
by piecing together items from vari-
Gus correspondents il would seem that
Lord Roberts immediate army is all
employed. but not at johannesburg.
except one brigade, which is left
there, and that six columns are con.
verging on Pretoria.
Pretoria Invested.
An undated news agency message
from Pretoria, via Lorenzo MARQUEE
June 4, says:
Pretoria is now invested by the
British. No resistance will be offered
The city will be surrendered by the
burgomaster as soon as formal de-
mand is made
This message pul'ports to come in
cipher President Kruger commands
the telegraph eastward from Pretoria.
and telegraphic news from Pretoria to
Lorenzo Marquee has ceased, but the
messages of newspaper correspond
ents continue to pass to and fro on the
railway. The latest to arrive at
Lorenzo Marquee brings events at
the Boer capital down to a late houI
Friday night. At that time, accord.
ing to these sources of information,
the military leaders had quite recov-
cred from their panic, and had deter
mined to defend the town. One mes
sage, which is dated June /, says: :.
A Great War Council.
Pretoria is full of strange burghers,
laagered outside. a great war coun-
Gil of generals has just concluded its
deliberations. The decision as to the
future military course has not been
made known. Louis Botha and De-
larey sat in the council
Another dispatch, brought to Lo-
renzo Marquee by messenger, and
dated at Pretoria, Friday midnight,
| says:
The war council assumes the pow
ers of the government. Its members
declare that the capital may still be
successfully defended. One commander
| declared:
WhistIing Through a Graveyard.
with the help of God, the hour
will yet come when Great Britain will
acknowledge the independence of the
two republics. A tremendous change
will yet come over the situation
Gen. Delarey said that Pretoria
would be defended to the utmost, add
ing: There is every chance that w,
will yet beat them out of the coun
try"
KruGer's Flight end C1pidity.
President Kruger is somewhere tc
the eastward, but is in constant wir,
communication with the leaders here
There is deep feeling of anger
against him on account of what is now
called his unnecessary fight, and be
cause he and the officials took all tn,
gold, and left their subordinates un
paid. The latest phase of public opin
| ion is a marvellous revival of cOIlra ore