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RELIEF MONET TOTED.
c Govern m est Appropriates 91OO, ,O0O and
 Ottaw City Council SIC, ,OOO

Ottawa, Ont, April 27.-The govern ment at cabinet meeting today de- cided to give $10OO00 to relieve the suf- ferers of the Ottawa and Hull fire. Ten thousand dollars will be given for im- mediate use. The city council has de- cided to give $1O,0O0 A relief commit tee has been formed by the citizens and they, with the Catholic archbishops of Ottawa and Montreal, will make an ap- peal for relief to the country. The fire is entirely out.
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Ilrrby.

Derby, Conn.,. April 1.-The republi- can city convention was held here to- night and J. D. Dayton, George B. Clark, James R. Mason, and Dr. A. w. Phillip were chosen delegates to the state convention.
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YESTERD5 Y'S BASEBALI,
NniiOllMI LcngNe.

At Chicago-St. Louis g. Chicago 6. At Pittsburg-Cincinnati 19, Pitts burg 5.
 At New York-New York s, Boston f. At delphia-Brooklyn g, Phia- 6eIphia 4
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Essrx.

Essex, Conn.,, April 27.-At the re- publican caucus held here tonight Northam Wright and James l.. Pratt were chosen delegates to the state con- vention. They are Fyler men.
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A SERIES OF CLOUD BURSTS
SEVERE ELECTRIC
 STORM AT WAC co, TEXAS.
Half the City Flooded-Property Dnm- aged to tho Extent or S5O,0OO-Nine Lives LOst-A Tornado Also Tears Through Hum, Tex.-severaI Resi- demccs and . Church Wrecked.

Waco, Texas, April 27.-An electric storm, accompanied by rain in torrents, fell here to-day flooding half of the city and doing great damage to prop erty. The dead bodies of nine persons have been recovered and three other persons are known to have perished. The business streets were converted in- to rivers. The rain resembled a suc-' cession of cloud bursts. The property loss will be fully s5o,ooo.
 Blum, Tex, April 27.-A tornado passed through the eastern part of this place at noon to-day, destroying sev- eral residences and two-story school building. Fortunately but two people were seriously hurt. One of them, Eunice Harks, will die. She was caught between two teams and received inter- nal injuries. About fifteen others were slightly hurt. Robert MoCluskey's business house and the Baptist church are among the badly wrecked buildings; l.. Robertsonis residence was demol-e ished and Robertson probably fatally injured; Mrs. Robertson was hurt about the head. The storm started about three miles south of town and was near ly 200 yards wide. The grain crop in the path of the storm was badly dam aged and fruit trees were broken and stripped of fruit.
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Kipiing H0me.

London, April 27.-The steamer Tal- lamon Castle, with Rudyard Kipling and Sir John De Velliers, chief justice smpton from Cape Town.
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4 GENERAL ADVANCE LIKELY.
Lord Roberts May Soon Throw His
 Forces Across the Vaai.

: FOrCtB ACTOBS the VRNI.
 London, April 27.-The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Morning Post tele- graphing Thursday says: Most satis- factory progress has been made in the accumulation of stores during the pres ent week. The prospects of a general advance are more favorable"
 The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Daily Telegraph under Thursdays date says: "The Boers who retreated from De Vets Dorp kept well ahead of General French's cavalry. Unless the enemy should make a stand at Kroonstadt, Lord Roberts will rapidly cross the Vaal river"
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Plainfield, April 27.-The republican caucus to choose delegates for the state convention was held here tonight and w. s. Simmons of Central Village, Charles Bragg of Moosup, Henry Wood of Wauregan and Arthur Mathewson of Plainfield were chosen. They were un- instructed.
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Sgeila",sh t5.

Wethersfield, April 27.-The republi- cans chose a Fyler- Mclean delegation at the republican caucus held here to- night.
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ypayson Tucker Dead.

Portland, Me, April 27.-Payson Tucker the eminent railroad man, for merly at the head of the Maine Central railroad, died at Hot Springs, Ark, this morning.
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men. Thus far there have been seven- teen delegates chosen in the five dis tricts, and twelve of them are for Fyer
 two for Warner and three uninstructed.
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Consul Hay,s Success,

Pretoria, April 27.--All advices indi- cate that the United States consul, Adelbert s. Hay, has won a diplomatic
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London, April 27-11:12 p. m.-The war office has issued the following from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, Fri day, April 27:
 General French reached Thaba N'Chu this morning with cavalry He met General Ian Hamilton and General Smith-Dorrien's brigade. The enemy were still holding the eastern outlet Of the town, wherefrom General French and General Hamilton were proceeding to turn them out General 'Rundle's di- vision was eight miles south of Thaba N'Chu last evening.
 Additional casualties thus far report ed: Ian Hamilton's Mounted infantry, Lieutenants Berry and Hill, wounded, both of Marshall's Horse; the former severely, the latter slightly. A patrol from Bethulie came across body of the enemy on Smithfield road April 25. Pri- vate King of the Prince Alfred Guards was killed and two of the Royal Scots Service corps were taken prisoners.
 "The Yeomanry cavalry, under Gener- al Brabasone, after reconnoitering as far as Wepener, returned to De Vets Dorp this morning.
 The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Times, telegraphing Thursday, says: '"There appears to be little chance of infiicting effective punishment on the retreating Boers. Commandant Gener- al Louis Botha, who arrived at DeWet's Dorp Monday, realized the situation at once and ordered the withdrawal of the Boers both from there and from Wepen- CT immediately"
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American AS-Ociation.

At Buffalo-Buffalo 4, Detroit 12 sas 8.
 At lwaukee-Milwaukee 6, Chica- go 2.
 At Cleveand-Cleveland 8, Indianap- olis 6.
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At ambridge-Harvard 5, Dart month 1.
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CLOSE ON HEELS OF BOERS
AN ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRESS AT
 THAB4 N'CHU.

Burghers Hold the Eastern Outlet of the T0wn-GeneraIsF Fren oh and Ham, fIton Proceeding to Turn Them Out ishment on the Retreating Forces very SIlm-A General Advance Likely Roberts May soon Cross the Vaai.
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PRESS NEWS is EXCLUDED.
Conjectures as to the Losses of the
Boer Retreat ny the War Corre-
spondents do Not Agree.

NEW YORK, April ga dispatch 10 the
Tribune from London says.
Ths rigorous censorship has excluded
press news from the Free State for twenty
four hours The war correspondents, ow-
ing TO the extensive deploymsnt Of I'VE
divisions and two cavalry brigades. have,
with one or two exceptions. returned 20
headquarters at Blosmfontein. and their
coniectures respecting the direction OF the
lines of tho Bosr retreat and British op-
erations have not been In accord.
Gen. Roberts in midnight dispatch pre-
sented a brief summary % the situation as
he understood 1t at O'Clock Friday after.
noon. but left several points I'm doubt
Gen. Hamilton. with the mounted infantry
and one brigade OF the North division. had
reached Thabs NChu, where Gen. French
Joined him with his cavalry brigsdss yes
terday morning. Rundles division being a
few miles south. The Beers were stm
holding the eastern outlet Of the town. and
French and Hamilton were preparing 10
turn them out Both Hamilton and French
had made fine forced marches. but IL was
not clear whether the main body OF the
Beers had retired TO Thaha Nchu from
ewetsdcrp or had gone across the couu-
try toward Constis to effect a junction
with oiivier's forces retreatlng from
Wspsner The former theory was more
probable. but even In that case II was un-
certain the Beers had remained in force or
had left rear guard in the town.
Gen Roberts reported that Gen Bra
bacon. with the ysonAary cavalry. had
zone as far as Wepsner and returned 70
Dewetsdorp where Chsrmsice's division
was stfl hating Poie-Carew's division
was either at Deweisdorp or was marching
toward Thaha N'chu. There was nothing
from wepener and no ofieial news except
a few casualties and = report OF an out
post affair near Bethnlie.
Gen Roberts' operations are now con-
Quoted On SO large scale that the public
hers IL dazed By them. and requires some
ds6snits result, like another paardsburg. In
order to be convinced that he is making
prosress. The experts regard his rnaneu-
vaxs - uAstGiy.
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ices OF Lieut.. Newt omb and the officers
and men Of the revenue cutter Hudson,
which rescued the torpedo boat Winslow
and silver medals upon them and TO retire
Capt. Hodgson, OF the revenue cutter
Hugh Mcculloch for merftorious sonduct'
Some routine b,nineas was transacted AZ
the opening. Ray (New Yoril renewec
MS request to print in corne1on VIII 49,
the Livingston rssoluticn. laid on t ,ns
table yesterday. relative 10 REMAINING w
cases Of Green and Gaynor TO the Sousn-
ern district court of Georgia, AL the pa.
prhs y the case. The papers were oruefeo
Francis r Lasster, who succeeds the
late Sidney Epes as representative from
the Fourth Virginia district, was sworn
In, In connection with the presentation
OF his credentials. a communication was
read from James Seiden Cowdin. protest,,
Ing against the seating OF IAsstter. ana
ng notice q formal Sen Ies rS on see
claimed election was paper vote hoe
actually cast
The agricultural appropriation vas sent sent
York;, Henry Conn and Williams (Miss)
were appointed conferees
Bills were passed for the appointment OK
an additional United States commissioner
for the Northern tpfic.sl district OF the
Indian territory; 10 provide for the sale
Of isolated and disconnected tracts or
iand IN the osase tra, ~ 1910 e,,Siet.as ~ Of
the general laws OF the United states; 20
authorize the Cape Nomf Company TO
construct a bridge across the snake river.
at Nome CITY Alaska
At 2 O'clock the senate bill 70 create
commission to adjudfcate all claims OF
citizens OF the Tinted States against
Spain, which the United states. under the
treaty with Spain. agreed to adtudicate
and settle, WINS taken up.
Mr.. Ray On. ~ opposed the hn He
argqiet that there was no necessity for
air n commission n created, he said,
three commissioners at - 90 annually; a
chief clerk at $500; an aasistAn attorney
gpneral, an unlimited number OF assistant
attorneys at 300 a n1onfh. and a big corps
N clerks and ytenogrnpherv. Pay con-
tended that the court Of claims should DO
this work
Cannon suggested that the bill should
go TO the committee on judiciary for In
vestsgation.
Mahon said this ciasms from Cuba ag-
greRate $50 90 600 and those from Puerto
Rico AU1no0 He offered a substitute
providing the commission shall not ex-
iet over eighteen months: that tho claims
not filed within six months shall be for
ever barred. and that the awards shall be
final
Payne supported the Mahon substitute,
and after further debate the bill and sub
stittms were recommitfed and AZ 40 n
m. the house adjourned
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THE NEGRO IN POLITICS
Virginia Democrats Preparing 90
Follow other Southern states IN
Abbrevtation of the Franchise.

NEW YORK. April 2s.--A special TO the
Times from. Richmond, Va. says:
The question Of calling n constitutional
convention In Virginia, primarily for tho
Acknowledgement OF tho negroes, has been
practically settled 20 Gar % 18th, The Dem.
delegates 10 tho Democratic state con
ventinn. which meets at Norfolk on May
2 are. Instructed In favor OF making tho
call for the convention party Issue.
This matter 10 now the absorbing one In
Virginia. and the demand for the disfran-
eatsemsnt o. . The negroes and s,- other con
Swallowed the original nurpose for which
the Norfolk meeting was called.
Tho constitution under which the peo-
pie now live was adopted In 1859. by what
Was known as the Underwood convention.
That BODY was composed OF Northern
settlers e and negross, The white people
then dlEfranchlsca had little or no part
IN Formulating the organic law under
which they have lived since. There Is an
overwhelming sentiment III the sfaie IN
favor ~ eliminating the colored vote from
It's politics forever, This can only NJ a..
eompiisasd by constitutional uevtston
The sllmiuRttion ~ the black vote Is de.
usnnded. not only from the great black
belts Of Virginia, bat also by che white
influential Of the latter elected aeiega-
tons Instructed 60 favor a convention.
The keynote OF this radical suffrage re-
term has been sounded By the decinra-
iions az the great negro counties Thess
In effect insist that the present politi-
cal eondiHenr cannot cenhnNe IN the old
dcminion The plain explanation Of this
g that the people are tired % the means
which they have been forced 70 o0unte-
nance II order &C. retain white supremacy
IN the state. They now demand that a
constitutional conynntion shall be Assem-
hed and the negroes renewed from poll
ties
TIE elements opposing this movement
arg the sssas eeraeratiors, the local ofies-
holders hnd the Republicans Some ~
the Democrats including Gov Tyler
have taken The position THAI their party
cannot carry the ccnvcnsion a. the polls
on MAY sS They Insist that the elements
named. With the addition o. the nllterate
whites viii defeat g.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Believers I'm Bryan and the Chicago
Platform Unwilling to Trust
ReGu1sr Demonstrations.

NEW YORK. April 2s Tho state COM
mittes of the Chicago platform Democracy
held meeting hare last night and ratified
shs ado tb % ~ n
state convention from May a. in Albany,
10 May 10, in this city.
In an address which the state COMMITTEES
to the Democrats Of New York State" the
COMMITTEES says that II II the intention at
the eeming convention to select delegates
TO tho national convention, because tho
regular organization In controlled by men
who do not represent the party. who did
not support Bryan In 1895, and who are in
reality antaeonistic TO Democratic prin-
ciples. OF these state leaders the commit
the OPEN ana say: we are for Bryan ana
the Chicago platfornns with the addition Of
pifpks aGninst trusts and imperialism
but resort 70 al sorts Of subtsrrugs and
They DO not say, we win send an I'M
strncted delegation. 10 there can be no
question raised No: on the contrary they
y Y ns sn z ssns a
many representatives In congress and 9TH
err prominent In this political qircSs come
out IN advocacy Of Dewey and any Kind
& &. ps fsisssr~ y snS " 's ss,sr ;sS Fl
Stree with us that these men cannot be
There would not b particle Of doubt
York II his opponents wca. meet US in a
fair ard manly way They refuse to put
M delegates openly pledged to anything
but can be only. for the purpose OF de-
celViug the voters into voting for Delegates
suppressed to be for the Chicago platform
and Bryan but who would turn out In the
convention TO be against him Any dele
s ss who ssfuss 70 De Instructed ct 20 vote
aud any delegate who IL not pledged for
Bryan II secretly pledged against him"
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4 successfuI Year.
Young FoorPAD ARRESTED.
Had Made Many Hold-Lps, but II
Finally Captured

SAN FRANCISCO. April gS-The boid
teotpsi VITO has been operating in Tits
Fly Tor several days was arrested at oak
ana toaght lie confessed 10 the police
mat ne VS. thn man wanted. He gave hss
rame as Simhn L. MuuckorosonnvetSev
tic q y years 81 aEe and native ~ 20.
land lie has heen in this country ,hrea
se4fs. Twink IN Los Angeles and Oakland
ne attempted to held up three ladies' AZ
oakland tonight but thsv screamed ana
ran away. he next tackled C. s. Green
ah9 another man who resisted. He at
tempted - sheet them but hts pistol
snapped The men then ran and notified
the police. who went 70 the scene ana cap
turcd the man just as he came from r.
htrd tree whore be had hSen htGtnr Ega
gives as a reason for taking 20 the high
way that he wanted 90 get money enough
70 follow 20 Portland Or a woman vgtfh
whom be had quarreied
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sARsrow's INGENIOUS FRAUD.
Hew Tie got Money From Relative.
of Dead Men

SAN FRANCISCO. April - -~John Bar
stow, ailAs James RuCkner. alas James Il
hsatr' alias Robert Duprey was arrested
tcaay on charge Of using the mats for
fraudulent purposes. Tho man gave his
name as James 9uckuar, hut operated his
various s,Aemes under different aliases
HIS schemes. although not entirely rev
bad some rather novel features
Tie posed as tho Oneida or Company,
iqcorpot atea Tor $50 Nn with Offices IA ths
city HE had . contract with a clipping
bureau % Furnish him all aeath noHcaa
that occurred Ia California Oregdn WASH
tnEtcn an1 Pacific coast states cNe4pt
places Within seventy i've mites OF san
Francisco some weeks after the death
81 an adult male Barstow. 0r Buckarr.
wcah send n notice 20 the address az thu
deceased asking FER the last payment "a
Ne stock Of the Oneida on CosnpAny
wAlch ;he deceased bad purchased AMI 81 ia
Tor except mat one psymaRt The notice
was invariably accompanied BY A iettnr
written on a printed lctserhaaA az tha
myteical company. telling % the valgs q
tbs stock. which was selling az par. with
an upward tendency. and s1ngratuiatinx
the lucky purchaser upon his nost fii1t-
clous Investment The balance the swim
dieT asked Tor a. stu due On he valuah,a
staca was usually small s. a shsre. and
amounting e from $ 20 81 "a each case.
He ngureS on no relatives o. the 8e-
ceased opening thc iester ana RENTING
the amount aske4 for under the belief that
their deceased relative haa secretly invest
Is in otl stock lodging from ire replies.
checks ana money orders IN the letters
found upon hrn BY the authorities Buck
ner had many victims ~ T. estimated
that B1ekner's receipts were from - 10
SO . dAy.
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CHANGE IN GERMAN TONE.
DECIDE 1T Is FOOLISH TO AT
TEMPT TO PROVOKE ENGLAND.
The semi-0mcial Post Also Tries 10
Correct the View That There IL .
Strong Anti-American Sentiment
Arising Ont Of the Spanish War.

Copyrighted 1900 by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 2S-Interest in the South
African war has tagged, owing to the lack
of exciting news. The semi-official Mill
tair Wochensblatt says it is impossible TO
gain a clear idea of the present status
there, because of the want OF concen-
trated efforts on both sides, the actions
being small and scattered probably owing
to Lord Roberts mistake in believing that
the southern half OF the Orange Free
State was pacif1ed, whereas numerous
commands are evidently forming there
constantly"
Everything points to a long duration of
the war.
During the week the German press paid
great attention to the relations between
Great Britain and Germany. and II was
interesting to note that even such an
Anglophobe paper as the Hamburger
needlessly anger and provoke England"
and advised the German people to use
more wisdom and clrcumspection when
criticising the. English or the war
1t is also significant that the govern
ment organ, the North German Gazette,
reproduced the above article.
The Nossiche Zetung came out with an
editorial. semi-excusing itself for pre-
vious utterances, and claiming that what
the German press had been doing was
only giving the British good advice In crit
lcising the war; otherwise remaining
friendly to England.
Pro-EngIish Arguments.
The whole government press now stimuli
taneously prints pro- English argu-
ments, evidently having received It's
cue from headquarters. 1t is quite true
that the emperor has all along been pro-
English. He regards friendly and even
intimate relations between the two coun-
tries as one of the corner-stones OF his
policy. His majesty is also firm be-
lever in a cordial understanding between
Great Britain the United States and Ger
many. He has not scrupled to give ex-
preston to this conviction during the
past year to both the British ambassador,
Sir Francis Laseeles and the United
States ambassador, Andrew D. White 1t
is needless to say that this policy Is who'll
" disapproved of by the agrarians. who
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TEXAS FLOODS ARE
BECOMING SERIOUS.
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page one
to G.cooOG The reports received from
Southern and Central Texas stale that
great destruction has occurred A bulletin
from Galveston at noon says the govern
ment weather bureau reports the whole
state was visited yesterday by the greatest
precipitation and especially In Temple
county where 1t spproximated six Inches.
Farmers Loss VIII He Enormous.
GALVESTON, Tex, April 2S,-Reports
received tonight indicate that another dis
astrous overflow is spreading over the
lowlands adjoining the streams and rivers
OF the state and the loss to farms will
be enormous. New crops will have TO
be replanted In many instances. The
railroads are again feeling the effects Of
the second flood.
Railroads suffer Heavily.
A telegram was received at the head
quarters OF the Santa Fe from w. Il.
Scott. superintendent OF the Southern
division. reporting that the Brazos river
was rapidly rising on the Montgomery
branch; rising three inches an hour at
Thompson, where the Santa Fe crosses
the lower Brazos. Mr.. Scott expressed
fears that there would be trouble on the
lower Brezos. He reported Little river
rising a foot per hour, and said that the
stream was much higher than It was dur
ing the flood earlier in the month. He
reported 100 feet of track washed out at
one place On the Montgomery branch and
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500 fee, In another place.
On the Santanso branch the two bridges
have been swept away and 300 feet Of
track unplaced.
The Southern Pacific Is operating its
west-hound trains for California around
the wrecked bridge at Columbus by the
same route "a before A day train goes
only as far west as AlleYion.
II r. reported here that all trains on the
San Antonio a Arkansas Pass and the
New York, Texas and Mexico trains out
OF Houston have been abandoned
The Gulf \ Interstate railway Is under
water at Hiihebrand bayou, north OF
Winnie, and no trains were run today.
Ihe telekraph wires are also down
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The st. James Gazette this afternoon,
dealing with the problem Of the treatment
OF the Free State farmers. suggests a
revival OF Gen. weyler's reconcentrado
system. minus the horrible dishonesty
of its execution"
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The semi-oficial Post. correcting the
views expressed by part OF the British
and American press that a strong anti
American feeling Is prevailing In Ger
many, concludes
~ Is true the War with Spain begun
without sufficient cause, was more Sc
Vereiy condemned. but now that peace
IS restored, we endcavor to be iust TO
the Americans, not being blind to their
feslings. bat admitting their great
achievements IN every department of life
The United States has stepped into the
rank OF the world powers. and we do nos
know why Germany should show anirnns-
n.y. since both powers, rather. should 20
the Same PAGES"
Successful Year.
The North German Gazette pr,nfs &C.
nres showing that, financially, the year
lSS Was the most successful since the
foundation q the German ernrire The
surplus over the estimates was q 600 GO
marks ia spite OF tho larger axperai-
lures fog the navy.