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DELEGATES FINAL APPEAL.
They Beg for a Convincing Pronouncement Of
Oar Moral Support.

An address which Is the final communication
OF the Boer delegates to the American people
was issued by them yesterday. 1t is signed
by the three delegates. They say:
Owing to the pressure of time and stress
OF circumstances il has been impossible for us
W accept more than a very small percentage
81 th9 invitations to visit the great centres Of
" record the fac that we have been given
= most encouraging and enthusiastic recep-
uon In every city we have visited. and we take
TINS opportunity of rendering our heartfelt
thanks 70 the people OF the United States for
the deep sympathy they have shown for tho
cause oil the two struggling republics in South
AlrlA. We now feel convinced that the boast
~ allegations OF the Colonial Secretary and
other British statesmen, that the citizens of
lt' great country sympathize with the Brit
Fh Empire ia its attempt 20 crush the liberty
shd independence Of our two small States
y absolutely devoid Of truth. Indeed, from
our own personal experience and observations
"s can testify that the reverse Is the case
ne address goes on 20 deal at length with
ths history OF the relations between Great Brit
ah and the Beers which, the delegates declare.
y one OF violated faith and broken pledges
On GREAT Britains side. Cloaked under the dis
c ca OF ma9nanimous and rreproachable prin-
Sple~ Since gold was discovered in Johannes
ovfg IN payable quantities in 1885, all the forces
Tl lshd greed and gold hunger have been let
loose IN South Africa. Mr. Chamberlain. Sir
Alfred Miner and Cecil Rhodes. the delegates
SSay, are the terrible diabolical trinity which
81. p'poueu oyer ana SNAPPED tne deStlny ,ol,
soitn Africa during this calamitous period.
Sbra they have combined forces to. achieve
~ s%libtlety, craft and Misrepresentation what
H., jameson and his raiders failed 10 attain
~ Iorcb. The address that Englands attempt
r. n.2hopollle the klondike Is not far different
a,ofn her greed for the gold and diamond mines
~ us Transvaal. and after comparing the
iFnsSlon OF the delegates with that OF BENJAMIN
f'In,kln 10 France closes with this appeal:
r, our enemy to-day was your enemy in l77e:
rne same British Empire which sought to hold
S"uh colonial subsection now demands from
~ unconditional surrender Of our national
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FRANCHISE TAX VALUATIONS.


ALBANY, June ?8.-The Buffalo Street Rail-
way Company has made overtures 10 tho At
torney-(ieneral, as counsel for the State Tax
Commission, for a settlement for the valuation
placed upon its franchises under the Special
Franchise Tax law. The State Tax Com
mission in administering this law felt it TO be
its duty to place a full value upon all special
franchises, which under the special law are
taxed the Same a. real estate. Other real
estate, the state Board of Equalization finds, is
not assessed at its full value, but at ratios rang
ing from 50 to 90 per cent.
Real estate in Buffalo this year Is assessed
at 30 per cent, Of its full value. The Buffalo
Street Railway Company's special franchises
were assessed at 81, 100 600 BY the state Tax
Commission. An assessment NJ the prevailing
ratio for other real estate in Erie county would
reduce the valuation 10 ~, ?0l, 600. II Is under
stood that the Attorney General's Department
is inclined to accept by stipulation such n re-
duction. II Ia stated that n similar reduction
nigh be accorded corporations in other looali-
ties.
The ratio Of assessing real estate in Greater
New York. as found by the State Board Of Equali-
zation last Septnmber, was New York county,
~ per cent. Kings, ~ per cent; Queens, 10
per cent. Richmond. ~ per cent: Westchester,
90 per cent an average of 70 per cent. IL
was expected that si.5OO.GO would he raised
lations being based upon the iinal valuations
fixed by the state Tax Commission, but il the
local ratio Of valuing real estate Is adopted
by the courts in valuing special franchises,
the amount OF revenue will be reduced by about
Al OOONO
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GREAT RAINFALL IN Noble.
Record Of 1856 Iaches Within Nine Hours
Record Il Unprecedented.

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ra'roao announces mat t"ey nau ram S.oa'
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was o c'ouuonrst' o"t .he iun was "'h'
oense ehoueh 10 oe mis'ahen . one.
Inc ram oeRah ABOUT 0 o'ocA III ne wi"
ing ana .he heaV'est iah was oe'"eeh .h0 nouts
anu - Tue ieooru INC w. "o''e ","s
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FREE LABos NOT AFFECTED.
Reply Of Ne Drlssa Ceunissieu 20 Q Com,
Diaias Of Rochester Unions,

ALBANY. June 2o.-Anthony Sink Of Rochester
bas tha o,ntr.,t FOR oarnap,.r nj .n ~.
-e oV""a'' /" "Ip.eei "orn y Wv.
ADDITION to the Asylum Tor Feeble-Minded
Women at Newark and the Rochester Build
In. Troa.s Co,n,l oomn,o,nod 90 AZ. c..,.
"s 'a"oo .o"n." 'o",p'a'.'u =" '"e o'a'"
authorities that the WINDOW frames and trim
mings for this work were being made IN Sing
a,,o pu,.a. r,ta uas d,sor,h.a -. 80
o'"e i'''o"' III vas s''o u" "h.ei-
ference or prison labor with ree labor. The
State Prison Commission In replying to the
oon,,ain, sors.
'"'p'a"' says
III was the duty OF tne prison authorities
to manufacture articles and materials TO be
,sad 4, ~. orao,ion ~ ata,a b,,,,d,n,. u,h.,-
Wv wv ue "."
ever II became necessary 70 10 So IN order
TO find employment for the convicts. While
the nrisons make n sew windows and door. for
STATE puildings, they 90 not make any 70 De
oon,ro,in, ui,h o,,hody ia M, m.n,,an
eo"pVne WIN a"'o'u', Nv"
turing Tor general use, Out Is simply making
q Few doors ana WINDOWS LOT is own oulid-
ulgs;
Inc only S,tate instltutlons Gong awning
IN the line OF productive INDUSTRIES are the
three STATE prisons. Auburn, tnhloh ana sing
Slhg, having an average popuialoh OF over
uhree thousand; Durlus me year enolng
sept, 80. 1893. the total value OF me output
OF tnese three PRISONS was, IN rounu huihoers
s41o UO 0niy q very siilall par OF inns vuue
represented PRISON labor. me cos! OF Ihe
raw material from when lhis pIoauct Sas
MADE was 1852 ooo, al the prodnft Oh lrse isoor
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WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
UnfavoSabis weather Conditions for Roth
wheat and Cotton Announced.

UnfavoRablN weather Conditions for Roth
wheat and Cotton Announced.
WARRINGTON. June 7e.-The weekly sum
mary Of crop conditions issued to-day by the
Weather Bureau says:
The south Atlantic and central and eastern
portions of the Gulf States. including portions
Of the central Mississippi and lower Ohio val
leys have suffered much from heavy rains.
whilc the severe drought over the northern
portion Of the spring wheat region continues
unbrokcn. only light showers having fallen
over limited areas. In the States Of the lower
Missouri Valley and on the middle Atlantic
coast the weather conditions were highly ia
vorable. and generally favorable conditions
prevailed on the Pacific coast, except in the
upper Sacramento Valley. where rains caused
sone damage.
Corn has made favorable progress In the
great corn States Of the central valleys and IL
In . good state Of cultivation except In por-
tions Of the central Mississippi and Ohio val
hys. where many fields are weedy. In the
Southern States east Of the Mississippi River
corn has suffered seriously from excessive
rains and il badly In need Of cultivation.
In Oklahoma. Kansas. Nebraska and por-
lions OF Missouri winter wheat harvest has
continued under favorable conditions, but in
the central Mississippi and Ohio valleys It has
been Interrupted by heavy rains. which have
also caused much damage 10 wheat in shock.
Harvesting has made good progress under
favorable conditions in the middle Atlantic
States. Throughout the south Atlantic and
east Gull States there is also much complaint
Of injury to wheat in shock. The outlook on
the Pacific coast continues promising. ex cept
IN the Willamette Valley, where a poor Top
Is indicated.
Spring wheat has further deteriorated over
the northern portion Of the spring wheat region
as a result Of continued unfavorable weather
condition, no rain, or only light showers over
limited areas. having fallen. in North Dakota
the early o W Is reported as practically dead
and another week of unfavorable weather will
almost completely ruin the late sown. In
North Dakota and Minnesota fields are being
ploughed up for other crops. While the out
look In South Dakota Is more encouraging.
In Iowa the crop Is doing fairly well.
Except In Texas and Oklahoma cotton has
experienced very unfavorable weather condi-
tons and the crop l. generally very grassy.
rust and lice being extensively reported through
out the central and eastern portions of the
cotton belt. Too rapid growth is also, re-
p phi5s ,r from the he. central ssup c Ber,sioS1sb Of , the , ssl'.
peratures in North Carolina. Some fields in
bottom lands in Mississippi and Tennessee
have been abandoned In Texas the bulk OF
the crop Is now clean and a general improve
ment Is reported, except In some portions OF
the eastern and central portions OF the State.
Of grass. Boil weevil is causing damage In
southern. Texas. In the uplands of Tennessee
and PORTIONS OF east South Carolina cotton Is
generally In good coDhition.
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THEY WANT ACTIVE DUTY.
Many Retired Naval Ofhcers Seek Assign.
ments-Oid Fellows Among Them.

WASHINGTON. June 2e--The first retired
naval officer TO be assigned to active duty
under the new law permitting such assignments
In time of peace is Lieut.. Junior grader Rich
ard II. Townley. who resides in Philadelphia.
He was to-day ordered TO sail from San Fran
cisco on the steamer leaving July 10 and report
for duty at Manila. Lieut.. Townley was re-
tired on June 20. 1887. He recently applied
for active service on account Of the Chinese
crisis, saying that he had recovered from the
disability which caused his retirement.
A number Of other retired officers have ap-
piled for active service. but most OF them are
too old or have too high rank. There are
enough officers Of command rank on the active
lit to meet all the requirements OF the Navy
DEPARTMENT, but there i a great shortage in
Officers of the grade of Lieutenant and below.
Some officers more than 70 years Of age
have applied for active service. The Depart
ment desires retired officers to know that its
need is for those Of the lower grades, below
command rank, 10 serve rs watch and division
officers. and also for engineers capable Of doing
hard work. All the retired officers who may
be selected for duty will be sent to the Asiatic
station.
The officers assigned 20 inspection duty
in connection with the construction OF the
battleship Wisconsin have sent this telegram
to the Navy Department from San Francisco:
Ready to go to China NJ short notice If
services required" II Is signed by Cart Reiter.
Commander Mayo, Lieutenant
Commander Milton. Lieut. McElroy, Lieut..
Alderman and Lieut.. Vogelgesang.
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FOUGHT OYER A USELESS TRANSFER.
Big Passenger wouldn't Pay and Didn't Relish
Reing Pat on By q Small Conductor.

Frank Cooper. a painter OF Bedford Park.
boarded a Boulevard car of the old Third avenue
system at Ninety-eighth street last night and
offered the conductor a Metropolitan system
transfer for fare. The conductor. John Tross.
refused the ticket and demanded a nickel.
Cooper refused to pay. The conductor put
him of and that made the passengers laugh
because the conductor was a small man and
Cooper was more than q feet tall.
The big fellow couldn't stand the jeering, so he
jumped aboard the car again and began to punch
the conductor. Thu motorman went TO the con-
ductor's assistance. but was knocked down by
n backhand sweep from Cooper before he had
q chance TO do anything. The passengers,
most Of them women, added to the excitement
BY yelling until Policeman Merz appeared and
arrested Cooper.
No transfer arrangements have yet been
made between the old lines of the Mctropol-
itan Railway Company and those recently
leased by that company from the Third Avenue
Company. Ninety-eighth street isn't a trans
fer point, anyway
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LUCKY THE GIRLS WE'RE THERE.
what to Do In Case Of Fire with illustrations
BY All Hands.

On the block opposite Madison Square
Garden In Fourth avenue the girls social club
Of the neighborhood. about twenty strong.
was sitting on chairs out on the sidewalk last
night. IL was not a formal session. They
were talking about fires In tenements, and
each girl had something TO say about what
particular thing she would do II a fire occurred
in her home late at night.
IN tell you" said one. I'd just sniff the
smoke and lie down and die. Wouldn't you.
Ida7"
Indeed, and I wouldn't" replied Ida. The
first thine I'd do would be to save ma and tell
pa to jump out Of the window. Then wouldn't
stop running until ! got to Jersey ferry. What
would you do, Adder
I'D turn in an alarm said Addie. II q
fire was TO break out this very minute Id shout
to you girls TO pull all the doorbells in the neigh
borhood, rout out the tenants. run to the cor
ner, alarm the Putnam House. and then I'd
pull the handle Of that tirebox on the corner.
wait till the engines got here and say; Mr..
Fireman. there il a fire up .
Fire, Firel Fire." screamed the crowd OF
girls, looking up at a sheet of flame that shot
from a window on the fourth floor Of the house
at 81 Fourth avenue; They ran into the street
and added NJ: On QhI, .so .,,.
Ring the bells of all the fats on the block ouickl
III turn in an alarm"
She ran to the Putnam House on the cor
ner and told the clerk there was a fire. Then
she went to the fire alarm box threw open the
door and yanked the crank that turns in the
alarm. Each Of the other girls went to a house
door and rang the fat bells, The tenants Of
all the houses on the block swarmed into the
street. The fire engines galloped up, slowed
up, backed up, and got, ready for business.
No through the hall Of s77. They found that
a curtain had been afre In the apartments OF
the Etienne family on the fourth floor. In
clapped their hands and said they were good
fremen. the fircmen blushed and went away.
the tenants on the block went back to their
rooms. the girls arranged their chairs and then
their back hair and sat down again.
Wasn't IL lucky we were herep" they said.
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Glass OF '05 Presents the University WIN
Monument TO T. W. Miller.

NEw HAVEN, June 28.-Durine the meeting
Of the Yale alumni to-day George p TmeIse Day,
D7. of New York city. in responding for
his class sad the class had been dubbed the
notorious class of ~" because they tried
20 parade on the green with William J. Bryan
and n bard at the same time. But he said that
the class made itself felt all over the country
Mr.. Day then mentioned the record Of Theo.
dOre v Mier. the Rough Rider Of the class OF
81, who met death in Cuba, and In behalf OF
the class formally presented the Miller gate-
way, between Battell Chapel and Durfes Hall,
10 the university. President Hadley forma IL
accepted the gateway and said that no drawer
soldier died in the Spanish war than Miller
The gateway. he said, would be a reminder Of
man.
Il am glad 10 see the class Of '07 arrayed In the
uniform Of blue in his honor DR.. Hadley said,
"and may his memory live AZ long as Tue stones
which compose the gateway in his honor"
The speech was greeted with loud applause.
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DYING or A MANS BITE.
A Finger Of Corporal Barry Was Gnawed 70
the Bone and Blood Poisoning Set In.

NEwBURGH. June 28.-Asithe result OF a fight
at Cold Spring about a week ago. first a finger.
then the hand. and finally the arm Of Corporal
Barry OF West Point have been nmputated.
and tonight the physicians have little hope Of
his recovery.
Barry with some companions went to Cold
Spring and there became engaged in a fight.
In II tho little finger OF his left hand was
gnawed to the bone by a Svede whose name l.
not known. Dr. Giles dressed the wound and
Barry returned to West Point.
Blood poisoning developed and In the latter
part of last week the finger was amputated. A
few days later the hand was taken of, Still the
blood poisoning spread until to-day II became
necessary. TO amputate the whole arm close to
the shoulder. The shock upon Barry's system
was great and although he,was n strong. robust
young mar his temperature was such tonight
that little hope was entertained OF his recovery.
The Swede left town when Barry's condition
became known. The + olice have received no.
tice TO arrest him If he Is found.
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YELLOW FEVER ABATING.
Gen. Lee Gsseing the Disease Under Control
at QuemadoA.
Sp,e,sI Cob,s Dsspateh to The SUN.


Special Cao,s Dsspaieh to TIE SuN
HAVANA, June M.-Thanks to the rigorous
measures adopted by Gen. Lee. tho yellow
fever at QuemadOs is abatng steadily. There
has not been Q new case In four days. The
only thing that would cause alarm now 10 Q
heavy rain All the civilian non-immunes
have been removed from the Tow 10 a special
camp where they are provided with tents
with good floors. They are fed BY the Quar-.
temaster's Department. They will be kept
in camp for Ave days. At the end Of that m
those who have no homes will be allowed to
remain az the camp.
No non-immunes will DO allowed b live In
Quemados until Nov. !. The soldiers are not
permitted to enter the town unless they have
passes. II they are absent six hours without
leave they are arrested and sent to the deten-
ton camp for nve days, and made TO work.
The Infected zone has been located and all
the thinking shacks and saloons there have
been closed.
Since May 70 there have been twenty-six
cases OF the disease. About eleven Of the
patients are now convalescent The probable
cause OF the outbreak was the heavy rains
which flushed the sinks and deposited foul
matter In the sun. Camp Columbia is healthy.
II being high and splendidly drained.
The municipality Of Havana has sanctioned
the building Of a system Of electric street rail-
ways. The work Is now going on and II il
expected that many cars will be in operation
before the year IL ended. This is not a new
concession, the granting Of which would be
a violation OF the Foraker law, but a combina-
ton Of two old concessions.
The new Mayors. Councilmen and Judges
will be sworn in on July !. The form Of oath
to be used Will be the came as that employed
last year. The new offoe-holders will swear
allegiance 10 the military government.
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Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON. June 20. These army orders were
issued today:
Second Ii,ut. otto b. Grimm. Volunteer Signal
CORPS, from Fort Myer to San Francisco for transpor-
ta,ion ~ Manila.
sistant, L. s A. honorably discharged from the Vol
unte-r service only.
Lieut. Col. BENJAMIN F. Pope. Deputy Surgeon len
eraI, and FRS, Lirut Christopher G Collins, Assistant
Surgeon. detailed as members Of the EKamining
Board at San Francisco. vice Majors Philip y. Har-
yey and Rober, j. Gibson, surgeons, relieved.
Acting Assistant Surgeon John r. Devereux. 70
Washingtor Barracks.
Acting AS iNtant surgeon Aug st a. Neuel from
New York TO Havana.
Major George s. Grimes. Second Artillery, assigned
as Acting Inspector General, Department OF Havana
and Plnar DEL Rio.
These assignments to regiments Of officers recently
promoted are announced Major Asher c Taylor from
the Second Artillery 70 the Fourth Artillery: Capt.
Harry L. Hawthorne from the Sixth Artillery 70 the
Second ARTILLERY. Battery o..
First Lieut.. William J. Snow. Seventh Artillery.
Transferred from Battery L 10 Light Battery II
Capt. Frederick T.. Phelps, detailed as professor OF
military science and tactics at the North Carolina Col.
legr Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
First Lieut. John Crotty, FoItieth Infantry, having
been found physically disqualified. has been honor.
ably discharged,
Acting Assistant surgeon George ii. Crabtfee from
Chicago to san Francisco
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PHILIPPINE VETERAN SAVES A LIFE.
joyce Jumps From . Telegraph Pole and
Rescues . Girl From Drowning.

WrLKEs-BARRE, Pa, June 20, Joyce,
formerly a member o Company X, Ninth
United States Infantry, Of this city displayed
a sample OF the courage that merited honorable
mention in the Philippines here to-day when
he leaped from a telegraph pole above one Of
the river bridges into the river and saved the
life OF a girl who had missed her footing and
fallen into the river fifty feet below. He was
working as lineman and reached tho top OF one
of the poles when he heard the girls screams
for help. Without thought OF the heavy steel
pole climbers on his feet, that nearly cost him
eirders and into the river. A crowd helpless
10 aid the drowning girl watched the jumper.
He landed in the water a few feet from the girl
cuer but he finally overcamo her and pulled
her ashore. After he had saved the girls life
he returned 10 work allowing the warm breezes
and hot sun TO dry his clothing.
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ST. LOUIS POSSE DISMISSED.
No More Disorder Expected-Snmpie Of the
Boycott Against the Company.

ST. LorIs. Mo. June ?8.-The Police Board to-
day ordered the dismissal of the posse comita-
tus. This action was taken at the request OF
the Sheriff and because Of The belief that the
street car strike has passed the la wless stage
and that consequently the regular police force
should be able to cope with any DISC der that
may arise. Several hundred Ira nsit Company
employees have been sworn in as private watch
men and will aid materially in protecting the
property Of the company
The boycott against the Transit Company, its
employees and those who ride upon lis cars il
being vigorously pushed Last night n bar
keeper charged an emergency policeman 81 for
a drink. stating that IL was the price OF a drink
to a "scab" while 81 was the regular figure for a
cigar.
The Coroner's jury returned q verdict Of
homicide by unknown parties in the case OF
Richard II. Stilson, a motorma1. shot in riot
on Nav 20 and who died yesterday.
All lines Of the Transit Company are now
operated without interruption.
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INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
An Increase shown for May and Also for the
Past Eleven Months.

WASHINGTON June 2s.-The internal revenue
receipts for the eleven months ending June /.
1900, as COMPARED with those for the corre-
spending period last year show an increase Of
SO. oi4,si2, the total receipts being s2e7. 2ll ,955.
Collections on several items showed decreases,
the largest being under schedule A Of the War
Revenue act. : 2.0i4.+7a
The total receipts for May were s2s, 500, 1872.
an Increase OF 1928. Oe2 over those Of May, 1909.
Taxes on spirits amounted to s., O6O, 900, an In
crease Of Ssol ,s54. on tobacco 500, i27, a de-
crease Of S2i5, 1877: on fermented liquors, 81, 2O4.-
All, an increase of SAC. 1892; on oleomarg rine,
Sits.l73, an increase Of $20.6l%: special ta,cs,
SIC. i02. a decrease OF 81, 1888; miscellaneous, So
5s5. 1893, a decrease II 1852 .33s.