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Evening star., 1900-07-25
ADVANCE OF BRITISH
LATE ADVICES FROM LORD ROB-
ERTS INDICATE MUCH ACTIVITY.
The Boer General De Wet Being Fol-
lowed by Two Strong
Commands.

LONDON, July %. 12:45 p.m.-The war
office has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
''VANDERMERWE STATION July "a
We made Il general advance yesterday from
the position We have been holding, east of
Pretoria, since June IL Ian Hamilton. from
the north reached Rustfontein. seven miles
north of Bronkhorst Spruit, on July %. This
so completely surrounded the enemy's line
of retreat that they abandoned the strong
position they had been occupying in front
of Pole-Carew. Stephensons brigade ad-
vanced yesterday, unopposed to Glands
river station. Our right was protected by
the lst and 4th brigades of cavalry under
French. and Hutton's mounted infantry
The former crossed east of Wilge river.
Railway and Geographic communication
were restored last night.
Trying to Overtake De Wet.
In the supply train captured at Roode-
val We're 200 Welsh fusiliers most of whom
had been prisoners. De Vets force is con-
tinu1ns to move northeasterly 1t was at
Roodepoort July D. with Broadwood not
far behind and Littles cavalry brigade fol-
lowing Broadwood.
Baden-Powell reports as follows:
MAGATO FARM, July 22-Cols. Arey
ana Lushington, with 450 men. drove 1 900
tered them with considerable loss Our
casualties were six killed and nineteen
wounded"
It is Isl not clear whether the supply train
ana 700 fusilfers mentioned in the above
dispatch are identical with the train and
100 Cameron Highlanders, the capture of
which was reported by Lord Roberts in his
communication of July %.
Beers Driven Back.
The following dispatch from Lord Rob-
erts has been received at the war office:
"BRONKHORST SPRUIT (Tuesday),
July 2.-We marched here today. This is
the place where the 9th was attacked De-
cember 20. 1850. The graves of the officers
and men are in fair preservation and will
now be put in good order. The march was
unopposed, but French's cavalry and Hut
tons mounted infantry, making a wide de-
tour on our right, met bodies of the enemy
These were driven back, leaving several
dead and wounded. good many were also
captured. Our casualties were one killed.
"Broadwood reports that he captured five
of De Vets wagons today. He was waiting
at Fredefort until Little Joined him.
Beers Destroying Bridges.
BRONKHORST SPRUIT, Tuesday July
A.-The Beers. having got wind of the
British advance, have evacuated all their
positions and are reported to be moving to
the northeast toward Leydenburg, whittier
President Kruger Is going. portion Of
the Beers remain north of Bushveldt,
whence they attempt to interrupt commu-
nication on this line.
The bridges here and smaller bridges to
the west have been destroyed.
The British force comprises two brigades
under General French and brigade and a
half under General Hamilton. 1t is not
likely that the advance upon Middleburg
will be contested. The Beers remaining
upon their farms state that most of the
~hE.rS wi To hr;r0
finish, but that the foreigners are persist
ent.
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FiLlPlNOs TENDER ALLEGIANCE.
Message of Municipal Officers Of
tiEan to the President

General Macarthur has cabled the War
department an announcement of the sue
cessful erection of another municipal gov
ernment in the Philippines under the terms
iatd down by the Philippine commission.
Ihls particular government is established
at Vigan, on the northwest coast of the
Island of Luzon at point made memora-
bic by the landing of Young's forces during
the pursuit of AguinaEdo when that leader
was last in strength. The alcalada referred
to in General MacArthur's dispatch CORE
spends to the Spanish alcalde, or American
mayor. 1t Is probable that the President
VIII respond In the proper spirit to the mes
sage, which reads as follows:
MANILA, July 25 1900.
"Adjutant General. Washington:
FOLLOWING telegram from alcalada of re-
Gently formed municipal government at Vi
gan, LuZon. is transmitted:
President, Washington:
Alcalada and municipal council of vi
gan, installed under General Young's super
vision, salute you and tender their firm
arrogance. R1VERO, Alcalada'
.MacARTfJIIR
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EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS
Assistant Secretary Hackett Invited
to Camp, but Declines

The Navy Department today made public
additional correspondence between Gen,
George H. Harries, commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia militia. and Assistant
Secretary Hackett of the Navy Depart
ment, which is of more than ordinary in
terest because of the recent controversy
between the two officials in regard TO the
abandoned cruise of the District Naval
Battalion on the L. S. S. Prairie
Gen. Harries' letter is dated at Camp
ordway, Gaithersburg, Md. July 30, 1900.
and is addressed Hon. +. w. Hackett,.
Assist. Secretary L. s. Navy"
The letter is as follows:
Il have the honor to invite you to visit
Camp Ordway, where the troops of the
District OF Columbia National Guard will
be encamped until the 26th instant. The
exhibit may be interesting to you; I am
sure We would appreciate your presence
and your criticism. We are trying to pre-
pare for the possibilities that when the
time comes We may not be found altogether
lacking in experience.
''Will you please notify me as to the date
and probable time Of your arrival at
Gaithersburg?'
Assistant Secretary Hackett replied to
Gen. Harries under date of Newcastle, N.
H., July %, 1900. follows:
Brig. Gen. George II. Harries. commando
ing District of Columbia Militia.
''Sir: Yours Of 10th inviting me to visit
Camp Ordway has been forwarded to me
here. The office has already advised you
of my absence from Washington on vaca-
ton.
Accept my sincere thanks for the invita-
ton with which you have honored me. Il
would give me great pleasure to visit Camp
Ordway, which | should surely do were
at Washington. L regret that L am not TO
be there.
THE efficiency which your command has
reached and the high standard which the
soldiers of the District have steadily MAIN
tained combine to render especially attrac-
tive the opportunity to visit their encamp-
ment. The citizens of the District are JUST
ly proud of this body of men, and L con-
graduate you that you have the honor to
them
Evening star., 1900-07-25
TAKING CUBAN PUBLIC FUNDS.
Wording of the Penal Code as Trans
lated for the War Department.

In the Cuban penal code. which was
brough up in the Neely trial at New York
yesterday, curious discrepancy is brought
forth. Mr.. Lloyd Garrison. a New York
lawyer, who. together with another Ameri-
can and four Cubans, translated the code
for the Attorney General in the fall of 1898,
used the words public employee" in con-
nection with the ruling as to the msappro-
priation of public funds, whereas in every
other case he made use of the term public
functionary.''
This fact was under discussion at the
trial yesterday, and the question raised as
to whether Mr.. Nicely was an employe or
functionary. A translation of the Cuban
penal code just published by the division of
customs and insular affairs, War Depart
ment, and certified to by Mr.. Frank L.
Joannini, the official translator of the di-
vision, effectualy does away with the dis
pute. His translation reads as follows:
Article 401. The public official who. by
reason of his duties, has in his charge pub
lie funds and property and who should take
or consent that others should take the
same should be punished" etc
Evening star., 1900-07-25
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING.
Commissioner Ross Informed ii
SpecihcatiOns VIII Soon BE Read. =.

COmmissfoner Ross Informed the
Specifications Will Soon He Ready
Bernard R. Green, who has charge of
the construction of the Washington Public
Library thfs afternoon informed Commits
sioner Ross, president of the library COM
mission, that the specifications had SO far
progressed that he Will be able to adver-
tise proposal for erecting the superstruc
ture August l or few days thereafter
The work of excavating for the foundation
of the building on Mt Vernon Square Is
progressing rapidly, and when the cortract
for erecting the superstructure shall have
been awarded preliminary work, it is ex-
pected, will have far progressed as to
enable the successful bidder to begin upon
his work at once.
Evening star., 1900-07-25
AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
POpulists, Silver Republicans and
DemOcrats of Kannas Euse.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, July 25.-At late
hour the conference committees of the
populist, silver republican and democratic
conventions reached agreement whereby
the Topeka agreement will be modified to
the extent of permitting the populists to
name David Martin of Atchison for assO-
ciate Justice. for which they will surrender
to the democrats the office of attorney gen.
eral The agreement thus modified will be
reported to the conventions today 1t gives
the populists the offices of associate justice,
governor lieutenant governor, auditor, su-
perintendent of public instruction and con-
gressman-at-large, while the democrats will
name the candidates for secretary of state
and attorney general. The silver republi-
cans will be given the nomination for su-
perintendent of insurance The agreement
provides also that the populists and demo-
Gratis shall each name four candidates for
presidential electors and the silver republi-
cans two candidates.
Evening star., 1900-07-25
Maryland Lawyers' Convention.

Specldl IIspdicu 10 Inc Evening
CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 25.-The busi-
ness session of the fifth annual convention
of the Maryland State Bar Association be-
gan in Court Hall, in the court house here,
this morning over 125 lawyers being pres
ent. Judge Henry Page of Princess Anne,
president of the association, delivered the
annual address. William c. Devecrnon of
the Cumberland bar read paper on Our
Written Constitution" Reports by various
officers We're made, the treasurer's report
showing a larger balance than ever before
This afternoon the lawyers went on an ex-
cursion to the mines as guests of the Cum
berland and Pennsylvania railroad. Tonight
they will be given a reception at the Queen
City Hotel.
Evening star., 1900-07-25
PROPOSED ALASKA RAILROAD.
Chicago, burlington and Quincy Co
Said to He Interested

DENVER, Col, July pa special to the
Republican from Sterling Col, says: From
action taken in this city today it appears
that the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway Company contemplates entering
the railroad field of Alaska. In February
last articles of incorporation were flied
With the county clerk of this county for
a railroad from this city to Akron, Col.
to be known as the Akron, Sterling and
Northern. These papers bore the sigma
lures of officials of the Burlington road
An amendment to these articles has tust
been filed, permitting the building Of a
line from the head OF Valdez bay in Alas
ka, to keyston canon, thence through
Dutch valley to Thompson pass.
Evening star., 1900-07-25
CASUALTIES IN PHILIPPINES.
Cable Message From Macarthur Re-
ceived by the Adjutant General.

The adjutant general received cable
message from General Macarthur at Ma
nila. giving the following list Of casualties
(subject to correction among the troops in
the Philippines since last report:
Killed-July 81. Badoc Luzon. Musician
Sergeant William Biilman: May 2s. Labo,
Luzon Company b, 4jth Volunteer lnfan-
try, James NJ. Philips; June 4. Dueinengas,
Panay, Company c. 2,;th Volunteer Infan-
try, Albert F. Cole; June 81, Hilongos,
Leyte, Company a. 44th Volunteer Infant
ry, Walter G. Booth, Sergeant Percy Uamp-
son.
Wounded-July i. Luzon. Company @.
39th Volunteer Infantry, Corporal Mark q.
Lashley; July Is, Magdalena. Luzon, Troop
E, 11th Volunteer Cavalry, Clyde Schroeder
wounded in hip. slight; Company X. s7th
Volunteer Infantry, Sergeant Fred Dunn.
bacha, wounded in arm, slight
Evening star., 1900-07-25
NINTH INFANTRY IN CHINA.
Lieut.. Col. COolidge Reports It's Ar
rival and Subsequent Operations.

rival and Subseauent Operations.
The adjutant general this morning re-
ceived a cable message from Lieutenant
Colonel Coolidge, commanding the 9th In
fantry, giving the latest authentic fnforma-
ton concerning conditions at Tien Tsin
from which place 1t was forwarded on the
21st instant The message is dated Chefoo,
July 25 1900, and is as follows:
"TIEN TSIN. 2 pm.
"Corbn, Washington:
ninth Infantry reached anchorage, Gulf
Pechili, July 6. Two battalions left ship
under Colonel Liscum by lighter and tugs
up river to Tien Tsin, arriving morning
July IL. Engaged in attack on, Tien Tsin
July 3D. forming part of bRigadeaunder Brit
ish General Dorward. Third Battalion dis
embarked July II. arriving Tien Tsin July
49, too late to take part in attack. Tien
Tsin captured July a. City divided among
powers, the southeast quarter being as
signed to American troops, under Colonel
Meade. marine corps, for pol.ce and protec-
tion. Since then powers have instituted a
temporary government council under Col
De Quayary. Russian: Lieut.. Col Asks
Japanese, and Lieut. Col. Bower, British,
but has not as yet gone into force.
The American troops are still protecting
their quarter. COOLIDGE
Evening star., 1900-07-25
LAUNCHING OF THE DALE.
-Four Out OF Five Destroyers BufIt n,
Richmond Ready for the Water.

A telegram from Richmond, Va, to En-
slheer-ln-Chlef Melville reports the sue
cessfui launching there yesterday of the
torpedo boat destroyer Dale. The Decatur,
a sister boat, Is ready for launching, SO
that four out of the five torpedo boat de-
stroyers now being built by the Richmond
builders have reached the launching point.
This makes the record for the Trlgg Com
pany, which has, according to the Navy
Department officials been more expeditions
than any of the other builders of the tor
pedo boat class in turning out its work
The Trigg Company has notified the Navy
Department that 1t intends to bid for build
ing the S.00O-ton protected cruisers, which
are soon to be advertised.
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II. AND o. UNION MEN.
Meeting Saturday to Consider Case of
Railway Telegraphers.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July pa big
meeting of union men in the employ of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Is an
nOunced to take place at Grafton on Satur-
day next The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, the Order Of Railway Trainmen,
the Order of Railway Conductors and the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers are an
nOunced to take part. 1t is said the object
of the meeting is to take action in behalf
of the telegraphers. who. 1t Is stated, are
at issue with the company in the settlement
of several grievances.
The local lodge of the International Order
of Machinists will meet Thursday night to
reorganiZe.
democratic league is being formed in
Allegany county, ex-Postmaster Daniel Z.
Kean Of Cumberland being one of the lead
ing promoters.
Evening star., 1900-07-25
The Rebels in Mexico

OAXACA, Mex. July PA large force of
government troops has been sent up the
Hondo river on small gunboats and will
make an enort to march through
the Maya Indian country In Yucatan and
Join the main forces of General Bravo near
Chan. Santa Cruz, which is the principal
stronghold of the rebels Skrmishes he
tween the rebels and the government troops
occurred daily and the casualties on each
side since the hostilities opened number
several hundred.
Evening star., 1900-07-25
THE STAR By MAI.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed Ia
them TO any address In the United
States or Canada. by ordering Il al
this office. in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week: Is cents
Tor two weeks. or 80 cents per
month Invariably IN advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
Evening star., 1900-07-25

First Lieutenant Julian r. Lindsey, 10th
Cavalry, has been relieved from duty at
the United States Military Academy and
ordered to San Francisco for transportation
to China, where he will report in person to
Major General Chaffee for duty as aid de
camp
Evening star., 1900-07-25
VICEROY TAk'S ASSURANCE.

Says Foreign Ministers at Pekfu Were
Safe July -.
The State Department has received a ca
blegram from Consul McWade at Canton
saying that Viceroy TAX gives assurances
that all the foreign ENJOYS. at Pekin were
alive and well July %
Evening star., 1900-07-25
Quick Communication.

An encouraging feature of the message
today is the Indication that direct tele-
graphic communication has been restored
between the cable ends at Shanghai and
Chefoo. The. news dispatches have been
delayed a full week lately between Chefoo
and Tien Tsn, and this relief is very CRATE
fully received. This Conger message was
apparently regarded as so important by
our naval commander to warrant the
use of a torpedo boat or some other ex-
tremely rapid means of locomotion for
but three days were consumed in getting
the message from Tien Tsin, via Taku to
CtefOO
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

Governor Smiths ~grandstand play in
refusing to a VI the state militia TO
suppress the strike at Great Falls, when
there never was h slightest necessity
for the presence Of other than the local
authorities, is being bruited about by
the democratic press as a very import
ant act on the part of his excellency!
1t seems that the sheriff of Cascade
county merely wanted to know if the
governor would respond to a demand for
troops. provided they would be needed,
giving that official a chance to say they
We're not needed!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
THE DEVIL.

It is interesting to note that while the
Anaconda Standard devotes most of it's
space to Senator Clark n President Nc
kinley. it found room yesterday to ex-
press it's opinion of the devil. Referring
to that entity. which has a larger circula-
ton than the Standard itself, that paper
said:
The devil has many personal friends
who pretermit no opportunity to defend
him; but for all that the popular concep-
tlon OF the devil as a moral failure re-
mains just about the same. There is no
doubt. however. that the devil will al
ways be warmly attached to all such
friends.
The easy .off-hand manner in which our
contemporary treats the devil is / IN mark
ed contrast with the vigorous way in
which it assails W. A. Clark and William
Mckinley. 1t readily comedies that the
devil has many personal friends, while
it very reluctantly acknowledges that
such is likewise the case with the presi-
dent of the United States and the Junior
senator from Montana. All things con-
sidered it rather gives the devil III best
Of it. Satan is accredited by the Stand
ard with being warmly attached to his
friends, while that newspaper has spent
barrels of ink showing the treachery of
Clark and Mckinley to their friends.
Our contemporary-with a breadth of
knowledge along such lines possessed by
few-states that the popular conception
of the devil as a moral failure remains
just the same" Heretofore, it was gen.
orally believed that the conception of the
devil as a moral failure was an unpopu
lar rather h a a popular one. Even the
DEVILS best friends, including his news
paper b~iographers, do not have a popu-
lar conception of his satanic majesty, but
usually speak very unexpectedly of
hin and his work. The Standard is the
only paper on our exchange list which
gives him a better send-off than it does
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
BACTERIA AKD o

1t has long been held by many promi-
nent residents of this city that smelter
smoke is conducive of health, in that it
destroys the germs of disease which
might otherwise take root in the vitals of
our people.
With about 400 tons of sulphur. liber-
ally adulterated with arsenic, vomited
forth each day from our capacious smoke
stacks into the azure blue, and fltering
down upon the devoted heads of the Just
and the unjust like an unappreciated
blessing, it was held that the marauding
bacteria fell helpless by the wayside.
1t must be admitted that there was
some argument advanced by the disciples
of smokology that made hard shedding
for the bacteria.
There is no animal, perhaps. in the en-
tire range of mythology, folklore and
fairy tales, from the days of one-eyed
giants down to the present time, which is
of fiercer mein or more horrible appear
ance than some species of the pedatory
bacteria which invade the internal
viscera of those who are ticketed for
the Styx.
Were it possible for one of these insects
to acquire the proportions of a hippo
potamus, hat beautiful wayfaring beast
would be unanimously elected Queen of
the May by way of comparison.
The ancient dragons slain by St.
George. and other valient knights of the
lden time, look like a millinery shop the
day before Easter compared with the
microscopic monster which preyed for
ages on the blood Of man before his
presence was discovered.
This is the insect which Butte smoke
is said to paralyze if not destroy.
Whether the smokologists were right
or wrong in their conclusions, it is an I'M
denial fact that the health of Butte has
been better in the past, with it's winters
invoice of sulphur and arsenic, than it is
to-day when our city is clear of what has
been Familiarity known as the Smoke
nuisance"
huilIlS Inc Colu season SO reCnCly CLOS
ed Butte has been afflicted with little if
any smoke-so little, in fact, as to ex-
cite no comment whatever.
Our atmosphere has been free from the
stlfling fumes which used to greet the
citizen, when he was compelled in the
morning to tunnel his way down town
through an lmost impenetrable bank of
smelter smoke,
But it seems thai a new and special
brand OF bacteria has taken advantage of
the situation n invaded our midst with
out the formality of an invitation or an
announcement.
Whether they would have come, smoke
or no smoke, is a matter of speculation.
but the fact remains that they did not
come when the smoke was doing business
on our streets and did come when the
smoke nuisance abated.
There may be no relevancy between the
two e~xasperating visitations-the smoke
and the school of bacteria.
But certain it is. the smokologists have
a spike upon which to hang their argu-
ments. even if it be only a coincidence.
There seems to be no doubt among the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

physicians as to the presnce of bacteria,
as the foundation for the fatalities which
have sorely distressed our community Of
late.
This being true the action of the sui
phur and arsenic in the smelter smoke
becomes a matter for scientific investiga-
ton.
If some enterprisng disciple of Escula-
pious would corral a handful of these
new bacteria, and feed them on smelter
smoke for a few days, he might settle a
controversial question, and determine
whether a few more shelters or a few
more doctors are needed for the future
welfare of Butte.
The suggestion of Mr.. Wyman, surgeon
general of the Marine Hospital at Wash
ington, that an expert be delegated with
the duty of rounding up some of these
willy little monsters. now on duty in
Butte, might prove to be a valuable one
if carried into effect.
Too much light cannot be thrown upon
the bacteria question.
When our streets used to be full of
smoke, people demanded more light
with reference to the bug.