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st. Louis, June Special car that
carried company H, a posse comita-
tus from the barracks over the Cho-
teau avenue line. ran over explosives
which lifted the car three feet in air.
Fifty-four men were on the car. F. F.
'Fleishman and Sam Schwartzberg
were slightly injured Soon 5000 peo-
pie assembled. Somebody discharged
a revolver at the car. The deputies
were ordered to use the guns. They
fired IN the air as they charged the
crowd which dispersed.
St Louis, June 6-A committee OF
fifty prominent business men sent .
communication to Governor Stephens
asking him to order out the militia
to restore order IN St Louis.
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soxER MovEMEMr GROWING.
Empress Orders Resistance TO Foreign
Troops and Boxers Getting Closer
10 PekIn.

Shanghai. June 4-The Shanghai
Gazette" says Il has the highest auth
ority for stating that the dowager en-
press has ordered Tsung Ii Yamen to
face an Europe rather than interfere
with the Boxer movement. Elsewhere
1t Is asserted. the vIceroy has ordered
troops to oppose the further landing of
parties from foreign warships, and the
troops are now engaged In operations
designed to prevent further foreign
reinforcements. from reaching Pelxin.
Tien Tsin. June 5-A representative
OF the associated press visited Puang
Tsun, on the Pskin-Tien Tsin railway
today and found the station and two
bridges burned. Oficers commanding
the Chinese troops there said that 200
OF his men bOlted and only fifty re-
mained. These fought WELL killing q
number Of the Boxers. The boiling
troops were badly cut up in the adja-
cent broken country and sixty killed
or wounded. Some bodies were fright
fully mutilated. Bands of Boxers are
patrolling the neighbOrhood but have
not interfered with the associated
press representatives. All Chinese
railway employees are desertihg theiI
posts and troops sent to guard the
stations appear worse than useless
A guard Of ESQ sent to Feng Tai. bolted
at Lu Kou Chaps yesterday morning.
when they Eeard Or the trouble at
Huang Tsung.
Washington. June 5-The state. de-
Dartment received q cabIegram from
Minister Conger stating that matters
had taken 3 more serious turn in Pc
kin. No details were given but 1t is
indicated that the Boxers are actively
extending very close to the Chinese J.
capital.
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British In Possession OF Trans
vaaI Capital and ceIehrate
the Event With Great
Enthusiasm.
ST. LOUIS AFFAIR GETS WORSE
Orekon Legislature will be Close
New York Democrats Har-
m0nlous- Mrs. IOhn
Sherman Dead.
CHINESE RESIST FOREIGNERS

War bulletin--London, 12:47 .. m
The war once issued the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts, Pretoria
June 5th. 11:4O a. m.-We are now
in possession of Pretoria. The OH
cial entry will be made this afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
London. June Sit was announced
at the war once this afternoon. verb
ally. that Lord Roberts had entered
Pretoria at 2 o'clock, South African
time. the event being celebrated with
great enthusiasm throughout the coun-
try.
London. June 5-The war Office this
morning issued the following dispatch
from Roberts: Six miles OF Spruit,
$3.50 p. m. June 4th-We started this
morning at day break. marched about
ten miles to within six miles of Spruit,
both banks Of which were occupied
by the enemy, Henry's and Ross's
mountain infantry with the Westsom-
erset, Dorset, Bedford and Sussex COM
panies of yeomanry quickly dislodged
them from the south bank, and pur.
sued them nearly a mile when they
found themselves under a heavy fire
from the guns Of the Beers placed in a
well concealed and commanding posi-
tion. The heavy guns of the naval
and royal artillery, which had pur-
posely been placed in the front part
OF the column, were hurried to the
assistance OF the mounted infantry,
supported by Stevens brigade Of Pole
Carew, and after few rounds drove
the enemy from their positions. The
Beers then attempted to turn our iefI
flank In which they were again foile,
by the mounted insantry and yeomau
ry supported by Maxwelrs brigade
fuckers position. AS, however, the
still kept pressing our left rear,
sent word to Ian Hamilton. who wa
advancing three miles to our left. t
incline toward US and fill up the gal
between the two columns This final
Iy checked the enemy who were driv
EN- back toward Pretoria. l hoped
We would have been able to follow
them up but the days are now very
short in this part of the world; and
after nearly two hours Of marching
and fighting we had to bivouack on the
ground gained during the day.
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Milwaukee. Wis, June 5-Nothing
could have been more auapicious than
the formal opening Of the fifth biennial
convention Of the general federation
of woman's clubs this morning. AL
hambra theater. which seats 1000, was
crowded to the doors. Mrs. Lowe.
federation president, delivered the BIZ
ennlal address. The discussion of i'm
portant questions to- come before the
convention began in earnest today.
with the meetings OF state delegations.
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city on the occasion of the dedication
Of this beautiful capitol building. I
have always had deep admiration for
the Ancient City OF the Holy Faith.
and your kindness to me today makes
that love stronger than ever.
! was hard at work in Las Vegas,
holding my regular term of court,
when the invitation Of your commit
tee reached me. but l at once made up
my mind to accept it, and I have SO
arranged court matters that it is pos.
sible for me to be with you without
detriment to public business.
This building is indeed, credit not
only to Santa Fe. but to the whole
Territory. It is building of which
we New Mexicans may well be proud.
Its erection at cost not to exceed
the appropriation reflects great credit
upon the commission which had charge
Of the work. Building a capitol within
the appropriation is of such rare oc-
currence that a commission which ac-
complishes it deserves to have a
monument of enduring bronze erected
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Company b., infantry, N. n. n. g..
Of Mesllla.
Company A.. infantry. N. NJ. n. G..
Of Santa Fe.
Calling gun squad of Santa Fe.
Lodge No. 460. B. P. o. Elks. Of
Santa Fe, Lodge No. 4OS, B. P. 0. e.,
Las Vegas. and visiting Elhs.
Fire department Of Santa Fe( un-
der command OF ]. v. Conway. fore
man Of chemical engine company.
DIVISION NO. 8.
Marshal's aids.
Military brass band of U. S. Indian
school at Santa Fe.
Cadets of U. s. Indian school.
Students Of st. Michaels college.
Citizens in carriages and on horse
back.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The line of the procession was from
the northwest corner Of the plaza
along Palace avenue, east to Cathe-
dral street; south on Cathedral street
to San Francisco street; west on San
Francisco street to Don Gaspar ave
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Baltimore, June 5-The democrats
OF Maryland. in state convention today
selected a delegation to Kansas City.
adopted a platform which leaves the
delegates uninstrucEed, but declares
VIM. }. Bryan the choice Of the demo
crata Of the state Of Maryland. In.
peFiallsm is condemned. large stand
ing army deploEedl aaa 4 ID suggested
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BadenweIler. Baden. June 5-steph.
en- Crane, the American author and
war correspondent. died here today.
Mansfield. Ohio. June 6-Mrs. sher-
man. wife Of the former Secretary of
the State Sherman, died shortly after
midnight. aged seventy-two. without
having regained consciousness, from
the third stroke OF paralysis. sustain
ed Sunday. Mrs. Sherman was Ce--
celia Stewart the only daughter of
the late Judge James Stewart and was
born in Mansfield. Ohio, in 1899.
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citizens SO different from any other
people, and what has made this coun-
try what it is. The answer would be
| 1t is the American system of equality
which gives the astonishing energy to
our people; en- energy which has over
come obstacles of every sort; which
has spanned that which was once the
great American desert with bands of
steel, over which run the railway
trains; which has leveled forests,
pierced mountains, bridged great riv-
ers, harnessed electricity. and made
it a servant to man.
"Our greatest virtues and our great
est vices are both fostered by liberty"
Liberty and equality-the right of our
humblest citizen to aspire to any
place, however high, is the reason why
education has taken such a hold upon
our people, and is the reason why the
schoolmaster and the school house are
so common in our land. The desire for
education is so general because par
ents know that any child. no matter
how humble his BIRTH my sometime
be called upon to fill the highest
places of honor or of trust. This is
the reason why parents are so earn
est and determined in regard to the
education Of their children. It is that
their offspring may fill with credit
any place to which they may be called.
frequently we have seen in our short
history as a nation, men rising by
their own ability, from the humblest
walks of life, and occupying the presi-
Dental chair-rulers of this great ma
tion.
Our wealthiest men began life with
nothing, and achieved success
solely by their ability and persever-
ance. So it is with our diplomats,
poets, scholars, artists and journalists.
The road to success in free America
is open to all who seek it.
Charles Dickens, the great noveliat.
while on a visit to this country. once
wrote to friend in England. that a.
man with seven heads would attract
less attention in Boston than a man
who could not read and write, and
his comment was almost true.
But l am wandering from my text.
The building of this splendid capitol
is proof that the spirit of progress
sion which fills other parts of this
broad land has also reached New Mex.
leo. It is indeed typical of the age in
which we live and it shows that pro
gress is not confined to the older and
more thichly settled portions of the
Union, but that the American idea
permeates its every part.
might go on and talk to you at
length about the present prosperous
condition Of our Territory. I might
detail some of the great resources
with which nature has blessed us, and
tell you of the great industrial and
educational progress which our loved
Territory is making, but shall refrain,
as I feel certain that some OF the
speakers who came later win do SO;
but / must say that this Territory is
now nroenerone. that - l. an &ha nm
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New Yerk namoerata HarmonIoua.

New York. June s-The democratic
state convention. met 1t the academy
Of music today. Every pfecaution was
taken by the leaders to avoid any APP
pearance Of friction in the proceedings.
To this end there had been prepared
resolution providing that all resolu-
tions, offered by any delegates, shall
be referred to the committee on reso-
lutions without debate. It was appar,
ent that the endorsement of Bryan.
by instructlng the delegates. was de
cided upon. -
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to its memory. | do not believe,
Nhowever, that this capitol commission
needs any such memorial for this
building is the greatest monument
which could be erected to it.
AS most of you know, our form OF
government is composed of three CO
ordinate branches; the legislative,
which enacts the laws; the executive
which sees that the laws are enforced
and carried out, and the judicial. which
passes on the laws enacted by the leg
islature. and sees that they are not
contrary to the constitution, and that
they are so administered as not to
wrong or oppress even the most hum
BILE citizen This is the theory of our
government, and notwithstanding that
Plato once said that mo government
could be good until kings were philo-
sophers and philosophers were kings"
so far as our experience goes, our
system works we'll.
Under this roof each of these
branches of the government will have
an abiding place. In this hall, SO large,
airy and spacious, one of the branches
of the legislature will meet to enact
laws suitable, hope and believe, to
the needs and requirements Of our
people; in their several offices, the
governor, secretary and other mem,
bers of the executive department. will
attend to their manifold dutfss, and
l am certain that the present exec
utive, the secretary and other Terri
torial officials will so perform them
as to deserve the commendation of
all fair-minded people; and lastly, in
the supreme court room, will meet
the court over which have the honor
to now preside, to pass on the various
cases which come before it. In the
future, as in the past. | believe that
the supreme court of this Territory
will be guided solely by the desire
to follow the law, and to see that
equal and even-handed justice is meted
out to all.
AS I looked upon this beautiful
building and noted its massive walls,
built apparently to last as long as the
eternal hills upon which imperial Rome
was founded; as I saw the stately
steps leading to its main entrance. and
gazed upon its pillars, cornices and
arches all blending into one sym
metrical whole, could not but won
der what those brave conquistadores,
gentlemen Of Spain, who so many
years ago marched through the deserts
Of this then unknown land, Drawing
privations, storms and savages, and
wandering they knew not where, would
think If they could rise from their un-
marked graves, and see this beautiful
building, erected on what was then
desert plain. In my imagination
can see them now. toiling on over
mountain and plain. foot-sore and
weary with many days marching.
and fighting with savage tribes. search
| ing in vain for the lost cities. / can
| imagine them reaching the summit of
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Good Dividend On Santa Fe Preferred.
New York. juno 5--The Santa Fe
railway directors declared . semi-an-
nual dividend Of ~ per cent on the
company's preferred stock. The last
dividend declared was : semAannual
III per cent. At the directors meet
ing, statements we're snbnItted show
ing that reported earnings for one
month of the present ascal year. over
and above al taxes. rentals and inter
est charges. including interest on the
adjustment bonds. viii amount to more
than $S.OO0.Oo0
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Sig Gathering 81 Mlsssurl Democrats.
Kansas City. June s--F'our thousand
Missouri democrats met In huge tent
in Shelley park today. in state con-
vention, to name full state ticket and
adopt a platform. Congressman VIII
lam s. cowherd. Of Kansas City was
chairman.
Committees we're named. The COM
plexion Of the credentials committee
makes It certain that : fight against
the police machines IN st. Louis and
Kansas City win be conducted to the
bitter end The convention adopted
8 resolution thanking congress. parti-
cularly Senators Cockrell and Vest,
for the passage Of the 81. Louis worlds
fair bin
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NEW CAPITOL BUILDING AT SANTA FE.

nue.; south on Don Gaspar avenue to
Manhattan avenue; west on Manhat-
tan avenue to Galisteo street; and
north on Galisteo street to the ex-.
treme south gate of the capitol grounds
on that street. The marshal of the
city and his deputies; the marshal
of the day and his aids at the head
of the procession; the First cavalry
band; troop e, cavalry and the Otero
guards entered the capitol grounds
through the south gate, the balance
of the procession not entering at that
time but, with the exception of the
carriages in division No ~, immedi-
ately came to a halt on Galisteo
street. The head of the procession
continued as follows: The marshal of
the city and his deputies and the
marshal of the day and the aids with
him and troop q, cavalry, marched
past the capitol on the road on the
grounds Immediately in front of the
building and came to a halt when the
rear of troop E, cavalry, reached the
line running west to Galisteo street
from the extreme north side of the
front capitol steps. The Otero guards
were h4hed Immediately upon their
reaching a line running west from the
extreme south side of the capitol steps.
The cavalry band took position on the
south side Of the capitol steps imme-
diately to the right of the Otero
guards. Troop 3, then about-faceds
facing the Otero guards; and Col. Bor-
radaflle took his position. When the
escort and band were thus in position
all the carriages in division No. 1,
were Immediately driven in the order
mentioned, north on Galisteo street
to the gate Immediately in front of
the capitol and each carriage came to
halt as it reached that gate until
its occupants had alighted.
The governor and his staff entered
the gate, the flag on the capitol was
raised, which was the signal for
salute of seventeen guns to the gov
ernor, and troop q. and the Otero
guards were given the command by
Col. Borradaile to salute and held a
present arms and sabres until the gov
ernor and his staff passed up the cap
itol steps and took position for a re-
view of the procession. AS soon as
the governor and his staff were in
position for the review. the marshal
and his aids and the cavalry troop and
Otero guards were moved to their old
position in the line, after which the
procession passed in review before the
assembled dignitaries. and was dis
banded after leaving the capitol
grounds by the large gates to the
north and east. a
The ceremonies on the interior Of
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DIVISION NO. 1.

DIVISION NO. 1.
City Marshal. Hon. Thomas P. Ga
bic and his deputies. (mounted)
Col. George w. Knaebel. marshal Of
the day. Chief Aid Major Frederick
Muller and Special Aid Hon H. O..
Bursum.
Aids to the marshal of the day.
Military brass band of the First Cav
airy, N. 4. M.
Troop "E." First squadron. cavalry,
N. NJ. NJ, and Co. az" (Otero guards)
First regiment. N. M. NJ, (under the
command of Col. Borradaile), as an
escort to the governor and division No.
II.
Carriage Containing Governor M.
A. Otero. Adjutant General VIM. H.
Whiteman. Chief Justice w. J. Mills,
and Most Reverend Peter Bourgade,
archbishop of Santa Fe.
Two carrlages-Containing staff of
the governor. in order of the military
rank of the officers, seated therein.
Carriage-C Containing Hon. George
H. Wallace. secretary of the Territory;
Rev. J. L. Gay. Hon. L. Bradford
Prince. and Hon. F. A. Manzanares,
president of the capitol rebuilding
board.
Carriage Containing Department
Commander John R. McFie. of the G.
A. r.. department OF New Mexico, and
his assistant adjutant general, E. P.
Crichton. and Assistant Quartermas-
ter General Jacob Weltmer.
Carleton Post G. A. r. of Santa Fe
and other G. A. r. posts and visiting
comrades; and soldiers of the late
Spanish war
Carriage-Containing Honorables R
J. Palen. VIM. H. Pope. Samuel G.
Cartwright and Willard S. Hopewell
Of the capitol rebuilding board.
Carriage Containing Messrs. l. H
Rapp and ". NJ. Rapp. architects OF
the new capitol; Hon. Pedro Sanches
U. s. census director for New Mexico
and Hon. 4. A. Keen, president of N
II. land commission.
carriase-C Containing supreme court
judges crumpacker and Parker; So
licitor General Edward L. Bartlett and
U. s. Indian Agent Walpole.
Carriage Containing U. S. Surveyor
General Vance. U. 8. Revenue Col
lector Morrison. U. s. Register Otero
and Hon. 7. B. catron.
Carriage Containing Territorial
Treasurer Hon. J. H. Vaughn. auditor,
Hon. L. Il. Ortiz. superintendent O
public schools. Hon. N. C. de Baca
and Judge I. Emmett
/ Carriage Containing Hon. Antoni,
Joseph. Hon. J. D. Hughes, publiI
printer. and Hons. s. spiegelberg an.
Alfredo Hlnojoa. Of capitol custodian
committee.
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The ceremonies on the interior Of
the building were opened in the mag
nincent hall of representatives by
Chief Justice W. J. Mills, who presided
over the ceremonies, and whose ad-
dress was as follows:
Address of Hon. w. ). Mills.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Words fail to express the feelings
which fill my heart at the honor which
has been conferred upon me in being
selected to preside over the ceremonies
which are taking place IN your old
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There was a delay. of about half an
hour from the scheduled starting time
and there was some uncertainty occas-
ioned at the grounds, through no fault
OF the officers in command, but through
those not in command whose ideas
did not exactly coincide with the plans
OF those in charge.
At 1:45 Marshal of the Day G. w.
Knaebel and Chief Aid Major Fred
erick Muller. with his numerous aids
were ready and active in placing the
various organizations as they wheeled
into line. All aids We're splendidly
mounted and wore blue sashes and
white gloves as badges of Office
At 2:15 o'clock.on sounding of ''the
assembly" by the chief bugler, all or
ganizations promptly lined up, and at
2:45 the march was taken up, the line
being made up in three divisions as
follows:
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THE PROCESSION WAS WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS
Eloquent Addresses Officials Prominent Business Men and Orators the
Territory Through Halls Of the Splendid Structure
A IAPd AND fNTHUNAsTE QOND ATTEND FROM ALL NEW MEXICO

caasn Representing Every Corner
Of q cdsrsdOa Make the Walls the Ancient
RzuHv and csnea
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DIVISION NO. 2.

Mounted ads.
Las VEGAS military band.
Company c. infantry, \. N. N. G..
e albuquerque.
Company !. infantry. \. n. N. G..
q Las Cruces
Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-20
MISTAKEN
IDENTITY
ANOTHER SUSPECTED PARTNER
OF HIGHWAYMAN TAKEN
FROM ANACONDA.
CLAIMS HE is
FROM GREAT FALLS.
Chief Lavell and Detective Murphy
State That He Is Not the Man
Wanted.

Sheriff Conley of Deer Lodge county
brought over from Anaconda this morn
ing a man answering to the description
of the third partner" of Tony Jantz. or
Lense, who shot Staebler last Saturday
night while attempting to rob the
butcher shop owned by the latter.
At the Jail he gave the name of Hank
Wright, and when searched his pockets
yielded up So. He told the officers that
he did not know Jantz or Frank O'Con-
nell. and had recently come from Grea,
Falls. where he had been living for five
months.
Wright was placed under arrest in
Anaconda last night by Night Chief
OBrien. who found him in front Of a
saloon on Main street. He answered the
telephone description given to the Ana
conda officers.
When Chief of Police Lavell and De-
tective Murphy saw the man this morn
ing they stated that he was not the man
wanted. although he answered the de-
scripton.
The sheriff of Great Falls will pass
through Butte tonight on his way home
from Deer Lodge. where he has been
with two prisoners. and Wright will be
held until his arrival. If his statement
is true that he has resided in Great
Falls for five months, the sheriff of tina,
county will probably recognize him and
he will be turned loose.
The police are exerting every effor!
to locate the third member of the Jant2
gang. and every sheriff and chief of po-
lice in the state is on the lookout fol
him.