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New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
MADE iSPEECHLESS BY HEAT.
MAN STRICKEN IN BROADWAY WHILE
TRYING TO STOP A CAR

A strange case is taxing the skill of the
physicians at Hudson Street Hospital. AS
Charles r. Hoe, of No. 124 Orient-ave., Jersey
City, was trying to hail trolley at Broad
way and Ann-st. last night he suddenly found
himself unable to speak. He was overheated
and excited at the time, and this in all PROBABLE
ity it is said is what caused his strange afflic-
ton.
Finally a policeman made to understand
the situation While waiting for the ambulance
to arrive the man worked his jaws in frantic
and persistent efforts to speak, but without re-
suit In every other respect he seemed perfectly
normal and was able TO communicate to the
officer in writing his name and address and the
cause of his distress. At the hospital 1t was
said last night that the man was improving.
His case has been diagnosed as aphasia-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
4 CONVOY FOR MINISTER'S
IMPERIAL DECREE REGARDING De
PARTURE FROM PEKING.
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London, Aug. TO- G a. m-Few particulars of
the capture OF Yang-Tsun by the allied forces in
China are forthcoming According to a dispatcb
70 The Express from Che-Foo. the position
was held by fifteen thousand Chinese. who were
well intrenched on the east bank of the river
and after four hours heavy fighting they were
driven from their defence works The allies
losses are stated to be two hundred killed and
wounded.
The Chinese Legation in St Petersburg has
says a telegram to The Times" received an
Imperial edict commanding Yung Lu to select
convoy from among the most trustworthy Of
the highest civil and military officers to accom-
pany and protect the foreign Ministers on their
way 10 Tien-Tsin as soon as the latter appoint
day for their departure from Pel1ing The
decree renders the escort responsible for the
safety Of the foreign representatives during the
journey.
It is reported from Shanghai that six more
French missionaries have been murdered in
Southeastern Pe-Chi-Li.
Russian troops are said to have captured the
forts and Chinese city of New-Chwang. They
have also been successful in Northern Man
churia, having captured a Chinese general and
sixty officers and men. IN
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
PLOT TO KILL BRITISH.
CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED IN
TRANSVAAL CAPITAL.
SCHEME TO CAPTURE LORD ROBERTS
AND TO MURDER BRITISH Off
GERS FRUSTRATED
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London. Aug 10. 6 a. m-"The News's'' cor
respondent in Pretoria states that plot to shoot
all the British officers there and to make Lord
Roberts prisoner has been discovered. The
plot is believed to have been the outcome of a
conspiracy of which Johannesburg's attempted
rising was the first indication.
telegra INTO THE Daily Mali from wolve-
hook reports that large part of De Vets COM
mand has succeeded in slipping past Methuen.
The conspirators numbered about fifteen.
They had planned to set fire to the houses in
the extreme western parts of the city, hoping
that the troops would be concentrated there.
The plan that then the conspirators were
forcibly to enter all houses occupied by British
officers. these having been previously marked,
and to kill the occupants.
All the .Boer sympathizers were acquainted
with the plot, and several had been told off to
secure the person of Lord Roberts and TO hurry
with him to the nearest commando. Horses
had been obtained for this purpose.
Then the British learned the names of the
ringleaders, who were put under arrest. The
affair has created tremendous sensation.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
REFUSE A CHINESE GUARD.
MINISTER'S AT PEKNG WILL NOT LEAVE THE CAPITAL
UNDER AN IMPERIAL ESCORT
CAPTURED-UNITED ST

and Berlin
Pekng They
Chinese escort and that the French
Inc ahed FORCES
about miles from TienTn
beng casualties
The State Departments last the
Legations
with the relief expedition.
The alleged appointment Wasee as Chief
the allied forces has been we'll
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
NTNETY-FIVE REACHED AGAIN.
HIGHEST RECORD OF THE YEAR ATTAINED
BY THE MERCURY.

BY THE MERCURY.
The highest temperature reached yesterday
was 90 degrees. This equals the record of Tues
day, and is the highest of the year. No other
August 8 since the local Weather Bureau began
its service has been so hot as this.
On Tuesday the greatest heat came when the
sun was high and beating straight down.
The 90 degrees were recorded on that day at
80 n m and after that 1t cooled off at the
rate of 3 or degrees an hour Yesterday it was
: o'clock in the afternoon before the height of the
temperature was reached. The little breeze that
stirred during the earlier part of the day then
died out and the least endurable hour of the
week was that between > and o'clock in the
afternoon Even at o'clock the temperature
was 90 degrees.
Thermometers with tendencies toward pre-
varication are adding in many parts Of the
city imaginary troubles to the real tortures OF
the sun. People who feel the heat most are
they who take their weather from irresponsible
thermometers These cheap little instruments
worry more than their owners for they are al
ways placed that 1T is impossible to avoid
seeing them. Sometimes they are at 100 de-
grees or more when trustworthy thermometer
indicates a temperature of no: more than 80
degrees. For those who see the mercury at the
100 degree mark the suffering is as great as
though the Weather Bureau announced that
height of heat
The men who are working these days the
tops of new buildings, burning hot steel
girders, intense sufferers from the heat.
There is no shelter from the sun for them and
beneath their feet is scorching metal.
The forecast for to-day as the local weather
gives it out. is
Generally fair on Friday and Saturday. sta
tionary temperature. light to fresh northwest
winds,
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
HEAT RECORD BROKEN IN CHICAGO.
FOR SIX DAYS TEMPERATURE ABOVE 80 DEGREES
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.

Chicago, Aug 9-Hot weather records for this
city were broken to-day and will be broken again
on Friday and again Saturday. and probably for
several more days after that The local forecaster
will not hazard guess after the next three days.
all OF which he says will be Of the same torrid
nature as the last six days and he has fears or
the weather after the next three days.
For twenty-five years, or since the Weather Bu-
reau was established there has been only one term
of hot weather in which the mercury reached 30
for five consecutive days. That was IN 1882 The
average maximum temperature for those five days
was 90. There have now been six days on which
the temperature has gone above 80. and the aver
age maximum for the six days has been sSS To-
day was the hottest OF the present heated period
the mercury reaching e5 in the Auditorium tower
at O'clock On the street level, where brick walls
and sidewalks had chance TO radiate, II was two
degrees warmer than in the tower.
The prolonged heat is having a serious effect on
business All OF those who can leave the city for
points along the lake shore and woods are going,
and MANY have materially curtailed their hours
of labor This is especially true in the large Office
buildings Gangs OF laborers all over the city were
laid of in the afternoon
For the week the mortality list has mounted
with great rapidity. There were 465 deaths last
week and at the present rate of increase there
will be 400 this week The ratio OF deaths. accord
ing 10 the Coroner will increase steadily as long
the hot weather continues.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
HEAT DRIVES 4 MAN TO SUICIDE.

Thomas Manning, thirty-nine years old. a horse
shoer. living with his wife and four children N
the tenement house at No. 400 East Forty-ninth-st.
committed suicide last night by taking carbolic
acid When Manning came home from work he
complained of the heat
My God Mary" he said. Il thought the day
would never end. It was something terrible TO
stand all day the forge with the heat like It
was" The man eat very little and said he would
lie down He swallowed the acid soon after and
was taken to the Flower Hospital. where he died.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
REAL, ADVANCE TO BEGIN AUGUST 10.
THE ALLIED FORCES WILL THEN BE
FIFTY THOUSAND STRONG.
1Ry The Associated PresgD

Washington. Aug. 9.-Hardly less important
than the news of the capture of Yang-Tsun was
a dispatch from General Terauchi, second in
command on the japanese staff sent TO the
War Office OF Japan and transmitted TO the
Legation here, stating that the international
armv would number $4,000 men on August 10.
at which time the real advance on Peking would
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
FREE COMMUNICATION ALLOWED.
ALL THE MINISTERS IN PEKING SENDING
MESSAGES TO THEIR GOVERNMENTS.

MESSAGES TO THEIR GOVERNMENTS
made public the following cable dispatch from
Consul Fowler at Che-Foo, which reached the
Department at II o'clock tonight:
From Che-Foo, August 3.
Secretary of state, WashinEtOnI
Morning, Sth. TeIeEraphed Governor yes
ferday protesting against limiting cOrre-
spondence with COnger and requesting Cow
TO forward Picking. Governor tele-
graphs following:
"Received note from TsunG-Ii-Yamen dated
9Th. Yamen just received edict permitting
Ministers TO have peaceful. secret teIe-
graphic cOmmun ications with their
tries. All Ministers at PekinG have teIe-
grams for transmission 10 their govern
ments. 1t is proposed after dispntchinG
snme to send originals TO COnsuls for verifi-
cation. FOWLER.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
EX-SENATOR MANTLE RETURNS.
RENoUNcEs HIS ALLEGIANCE TO THE Sill
YER REPUBLICAN PARTY.

St. Paul. Mimi Aug "a Butte. Mont. dis
patch to 1.-The Pioneer Press" says that ex-
United States Senator Lee Mantle, chairman OF
the State Committee OF the Silver Republicans.
has written a letter formally renouncing his
allegiance to that party. and going back to the
Republican party. Mr. Mantle says in effect
that the silver question is dead and adds.
To my mind the paramount issue to-day IS
the issue of maintaining the honor and dignity
OF the Nation. and the supremacy of its fiag
wherever IL is rightfully floating
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
DEATH OF CAPTAIN wELBY.

London. Aug. 10.-Sir Redvers Butler re-
ports the death from wounds of Captain Welby,
of the 18th Hussars, well known for his ex-
plorations in China and Thibet. Last year he
explored parts of Abyssina-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
GERMAN RESERVES FOR THE EAST.

Berlin Aug. 9.-The number Of volunteers
from the army reserves who have signihed
their willingness TO go TO China is said to be
10000 From this number fl is understood that
a corps not exceeding 10000 will be formed.
portion Of the corps will start as soon as the
Cabinet meeting called for tomorrow shall
have given consent TO the project.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
BIO CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE.

Albany Aug. e-Benton Turner to-day filed a
claim against the State for S2S. SIS %, for the
taking OF land known a part OF the McComb
purchase. in Franklin County. for the Adirondack
Park.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
RUN OYER BY CART AND KILLED.

Matilda Cherry, sixteen months old. of No IS
Fox-st. Brooklyn. was run over and killed by a
cart last evening in front of her home The driver
John Mosner, went away, but was later arrested at
No llS Nnth-st, Long Island City.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10

OVER THE DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS.
The through trains OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
cross the picturesque Aleghenes at their prettest
part.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10

day in August on the dainty Day Liners repre-
sents 100 Der cent OF pure pleasure. Music-AdVt.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10

COMPLETE AND READILY ACCESSIBLE.
The West 25rd 81. Station OF the PennsylyanlA
Railroad. Reached by cabs OF cars.-Adyt-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-10
THE ROUTE TO PEKING.

II is said by those who are familiar with that
region that at Lang Fang the expeditionary
force will begin to escape from the low. flooded
and pestilential plain, and will soon find itself
in an open. gently rolling country, where mill
tary operations will be comparatively easy.
Lang Fang is not quite half way between Tien-
Tsin and Peking. in distance. but considerably
more than half way so far military difficult
the force advances the difficulties Of transpOrta-
ton will increase, and a strong guard will have
to be left at each new base OF supplies. Some
recent press reports have mentioned bodies ot
Chinese troops between Tien-Tsn and Taku
evidently threatening the line OF communica-
ton but the official reports thus far have made
no reference 10 them. There are two Chinese
forts eight or ten miles above Tong-Ku
near the line OF railroad running to Shan-Hai-
Kwan. and these forts were reported 70 be Oc-
cupied a month ago by Chinese force. whose
commander had expressed a purpose not TO fight
the international forces unless first attacked By
them. In view OF the druhbngs administered
to the Chinese forces at Pei-Tsang and Yang
Tsun. he will probably adhere to his prudent
purpose.
In regard to the general question OF supplies
for the international forces in North China.
some prominence is given 20 a Shanghai dis
patch OF yesterday TO The London Express"
which says that Sheng has prohibited the export
Of fOodstuffs to the north. which would seriously
embarrass the operations of the relief force.
With such sources Of supply open to them as
Kobe. Nagasaki, Port Arthur. Hong Kong and
Manila. to say nothing of San Francisco. the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27

Another person, weary Of existence.
has sought relief from earthly cares
and troubles by the way OF illuminat-
ms gas and. judging from the latest
reports from the Rhode Island hos
pital. the attempt will be crowned with
success
Daniel J Mini has been boarding at
No. 1852 North Main street for quite
"a while. lie came home at the usual
hoJr last evening and retired appas-
emily I'm good spirits. At 6 o'clock this
morning a servant passing the door OF
NihiiFs room discovered The odor OF
ieaSns gas and tracing IL 60 tlH door
gave an alarm
t,ihlll was found on his bed. breath
ing but unconscious lie had fastened
hi window and made secure his door.
and tuning on the gas had lain down
90 sleep from life into eternity
Dn'iAlhbridge was called ard did all
thar he could 20 resu .citate Mill. and
failing O. de- so. az 1890 a. m. caused
him 90 be sent 90 the Rhode Islstld hos
pital.
At o O'Clock tho hospital attendants
declared Ninlll 20 be In a very critical
condition, with The chances largely
against recovery. The would-be sui-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
FROM NEW YORK TO
BOSTON BY TROLLEY.

New York. March 27.-Arrangements
are being prepared for a system OF
through trolley traffic which will en-
brace all the existing lines between
New York and Boston and which II is
intended shall be ultimately extended
throughout all tlfe Eastern states, says
the World today. The first result OF the
new system will be a direct through
line by trolley from Boston to New
York. George w. Durham, president OF
the Hartford and Springfield Railway
Company is at the head OF the new en-
terprise, and with him are associate I
Henry c. Bliss of Springfield, Mass.
and other traction magnates. There are
AT present four or five breaks In the SEE
ries OF tracks between New York and
Boston, and II is expected that these
will soon be connected. The first OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Several SkrmShes but None Of Magnitude Roberts Not
Disclosing His PanSGen Kitchener Accused Of Blunderng.

London. March 27.--Resonnaissanoes
OF slight Importance eontnue to be the
only features oil the var In South
Africa Lord Roberts wires to the war
office as follows:
"Bloemfontein. March c6.--Captain
Sloan-Stanley of she Six hteenth Lanoeis
was slightly wqur:ed in an affair of
outposts north Of the Modder river,
March 25." This bare statement is all
that comes from Ehe cOumander-in
chef.
4 q spatch from Blocn.fcuiein dafet
NJ Oh 2S and published IN the Times
amplifies Lord Roberts disaacch as
follows:
"A cavalry reconnaissance was made
toward Brandfort. The Sixteenth
Lancers. by skirmishing. drew the
Beers from their position into the open.
when the Ninth Lancers attempted To
outflank the enemy while they were
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Kitchener Charged With BlundsrIng,

Mail accounts of the capture of Gen.
Cronje, just received, bring out inter-
esting points as to the rapidity with
which Lord Roberts changed his plans
when he found that Gen. Cronje had
escaped from MagSysfontein, where 1t
was originally intended 10 attack or
close in upon him. Lord Kitchener
was sent forward TO intercept him. and
at the battle of Paardeberg Lord
Kitchener seems to have snown that
he - better as an organizer than as a
fighter. for IL was at his order that the
British infantry repeated the blum
ders of other generals. attacking in
trenched beers, who allowed the Brit
ishers TO get within a thousand yards
before opening fire. AS the British had
absolutely no cover they lost heavily
and uselessly. and were compelled TO
fall back momentarily. with some
amount of onfusion. and 20 withdraw
their transport 10 a safe distance.
This fact makes a significant COM
mentary upon the rumors that have
been in circulation Of some GOODNESS be-
tween Lord Kitchener and Lord Rob-
erts which is said to have accounted
for the former being sent 10 Prieska
10 suppress the rebellion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
REUNION or
REPUBLICANS.
Candidates and Committees to
Meet Next Saturday.
STIRRINGADORESStS EXPECTED
Candidate LlttIsfIsId's Attempt 10 Capture
The Labor Vote Of the State.
ASHTON SPEECH DRAWS HEAVY FIRE.
Nj. lanes P. Reid, Tho Candidate Of the SoOIals
tabor Party for GusnOr, Takes Issue Win
His OemtOraac Opponent.
Candidate llttIsfIsld's Attempt 10 Capture
The Labor Vote Of the State.
ASHTON SPEECH DRAWS HEAVY FIRE.

The usual Republican reunion will be
held at the Trocadero, at 1890 =. m.
next Saturday, when the candidates for
general officers Will meet and receive the
members of the state central committee
and of the several city and town COM
mittees. incidentally there viii be pres
ent as many of the states representa-
lives at Washington as can get here.
Senator Aldrich is in Havana on an
important mission in connection with
the future government OF Cuba.
Some interesting addresses are to be
made and royal good time is rcxpect-
ed.
The Swedish Republican Association
held meeting AZ Republican city head
quarters. last evening. There was a
concert a collation. and "a most salts
factory symposium The attendance
was large ana the Swedish Republ Leans
declared themselves as strongly and
firmly organized for the campaign. They
will assuredly swing a strong vote for
the republican city assembly ticket.
MIR. LITTLEFIELDs TROUBLE.
Mr. Lttlefield, the Democratic caudi-
date for governor. has opened a box
labelled Trouble" Pandora box
couldn't have been uncovered with
greater certainty of discontinue.
The Democrats have been Cooking
with longing eyes toward the labor
vote. How 10 get IL was a puzzle nard
10 solve. The wage-earners. being in
the enjoyment Of a prosperous season
with highly remunerative pay, couldn't
be talked to on the basis of free-trade
free silver and soup-houses, SO Mr.Lit-
tlefield tackled them on the subject Of
limitation OF production.
Now there is Just where the socialist
Continued on page Three.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Burghers Lose Hear.

dispatch to the Times from Cape
Town says that recent visitors 10 the
Transvaal assert that though President
Kruger is determined to fight TO the
end. many of the burghers are begin
ming 10 doubt the use OF doing so. Pro-
visions, except groceries. are still plent-
iful. The government at the beginning
OF March was feeding 1899 women ana
children in Johannesburg and 5000 in
Pretoria. From trustworthy informa-
tion 1t was learned that the Beers have
had about two thousand men killed in
action. Their total losses from all
causes must at a most modest estimate
exceed fifteen thousand, not including
several thousand Free Staters who
have returned TO their farms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
STREET CAR MEN MAY
ORGANIZE LABOR UNION.

About so street car conductors and
motormen met in the han at the COR
ut an early hour this morning. The
object OF the gathering was to pre-
pare for a meeting to be held Ia the
near future when number OF speak
ers from other cities will b. present.
and try TO form branch
OF the Federation Of Labor
among the railroad men. This
project was tried at ono time but af-
ter running for a while finally broke
up and this is the first attempt 20
revive il. The date Of the next meet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Heav Rains Begin.

Advices today from Cape Town say
rains are general throughout South Af-
rica and rivers which have been dry
for years are Being flooded. Many
camps are transformed into swamps.
This Will still more initiate against an
immediate British advance. Sickness
among the Boer prisoners on the trans
ports is increasing. Three deaths oc-
Cured March 30 The bodies were
buried by the British with the Trans
vaal flag on the coffins. the leading
Dutch of Simonstown attending the
funeral Typhoid alone claims 100 vic
tims among the prisoners and the pop
ulation. of Simonstown fear an epid-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
CITY OF PRoyIDENCE.
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.

The owners of estates assessed for the
construction of sewers in the streets
hereinafter named are hereby notified
that the assessments for said construction
were. on the 9th day OF March, 1900
lodged at the Office OF the City Treasurer
Manton avenue. King street Princeton
avenue, Sayles street, Hawthorne street
French street,-Spencer street, waldo
street. Union avenue, Webster avenue
Pocasset avenue
Full particulars as TO time and terms of
payment may he had on application by
letter or In person. at the City Treasury.
u. l.. ID. GRANGER,
City Treasurer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
Meeting Of The Bund.

A meeting OF the Bund was held at
Paarl March 26. and vas attended by
several members OF the Cape assembly.
1t passed resolutions regretting that
the Cape government was not consult
any settlement which did not respect
the independence OF the republics would
be detrimental 10 the highest interests
Of the British empire.
Mr.. Hargrave. the chief speaker. pro-
phesied another war within six years
unless independence was granted. ana
Assemblyman Maris characterized the
war as continuation OF the jameson
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
STATE RESTS CASE.

these breaks is at Stamford. the second
between New Haven and WallingfOrd,
the third between East Windsor Hill
and Warehouse %Dint on the east side
OF the Connecticut river and another
near Hampton. Mr.. Durham said In
speaking OF the plant:
I'VE intend to cater TO the summer
traffic. and shall be prepared 70 charter
cars for any length of time to parties
of tourists. The cars will be OF the buff
fet pattern as we do not think IL adNi-
sable as yet 10 put on sleepers. That
may come later. Ultimately We expect
90 extend our system OF tours by troll
ley through the White Mountain region
and up 10 the shores of Lake Cham
plain. We also hope 10 make arrange
ments with the Metropolitan Company
20 run our cars over their lines 10 any
part OF New York.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-03-27
No Attack Expected.

No attack is expected to be made on
the Beers. in Natal. Pretorius with a
patrol got between an advance guaIs
OF lancers i>ld it's main body March 2h
one lancer who refused te surrender
was shot"
General Botha denies the reports that