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THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
UNCLE SAINT IN DEBT OVER MT.
lion DOLLARS,
Cash balance la Treasury Of S206,-
liT.5ts Increased Receipts aud
Decreased Expenditures.

Washington May 1.-The monthly state
meut of the public debt shows that at the
close OF business April 80 1890, the debt.
lcss cash in tho treasury, amounted to
81 l24,SOS0 S5, which is an Increase Of ST..
Sis,727 This increase is due to tho de-
crease in the cash on hand made necessary
by the heavy payments on account Of pres
emf bonds now being extended al pcy
cent interest, Tho debt is recapiulated
as follows;
Interest bearing debt $l,o26 sos, 400; debt
on which interest has ceased since ma
turgty, si,is2,i7O; debt bearing no iu-
terest, sss2.s7s.e72. Total $i,42o or 6Ss.
This amount. however, does not include
certificates land treasury notes outstand-
Ing which are Offset by an equal amount
of cash in the treasury.
The cash In the treasury is classified "a
follows.
Reserve fund In gold and bullion. $780,
0O0,000. trust fund. including gold coin.
silver and United States notes. s73T $685.
77a. general funds, siiS,i6a4AT; in Ma
ticHal hank repositories sl04 e7s7sa to
The credit u treasurer and sS,sIs.ils 10
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Al OTHER PLACES.

New York, May Ia strike OF 900 meg en-
poyed in the building trades began at Pas
snio today The men ask for shorter hours
aud more pay,
Milwaukee, Wis, May about 100 union
workmen employed in fourteen carriage and
wagon works in this city struck today be
cause the firms refused to sign the wage
scale
Detroit. Mich. MAY 1,-One hundred md
hyty union core makers went on "a strike
nero tcdaY to enforce their demand for an
day.
milwaukee,. Wis. May THE 200 moidsrs
employed at the works OF the Edward p
AtASon coMpany struck today because the
eoalpanv refused to DISCHARGE an old EN-
ploye who would not Join the union
Port Huron, Mich, May i.--'rhrec hundred
men went on strike at Jenkins Shiphuild-
ing company's yards and shops today i,1e
laborng men struck for Is cents per hour
number of maohiners and other employees
went out and work is practically at stard-
still
Denver Col, MAY Under the direction
Of tho Carpenters union the new wage scale
OF %oo Tor an eEht-hour day became of-
fectiyo todSY. The majority of the con
tractors have refused to pay the higher wages
and several hundred carpenters are on a
Gl'at Falls Mont. May An freight con-
ductors aud brakemen are out on the Mon.
tana Central. The trouble is over a naw
srhodule which went Into effect today, which
lhe mon c,t i'm m ans cut in wages OF from
IL to = per cent
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credit of United States dsbursing officers.
Total, 81 l02, 00S 12s, against which there
are demand liabilities outstanding amount :
ing to $685. 89r5S0, leaving cash bal
ance on hand of S296 III ,5iS.
The comparative statement OF the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures shows
that during Aprll the receipts aggregated
Si5, 030,326, and the expenditures $40, 903, :
1921, leaving surplus for The month Of
S4,136, 400.
The receipts during tbs month show an
increase of $500 600 as compared with
April 1899, and the expenditures de-
crease Of sos 600 900 The receipts from
the several sources Of revenue are given
as follows:
Customs, s1s765.0l7; Increase sl,12o0oo
Internal revenue, S23 600,29l; increase
81 100000.
Miscellaneous, s2e240l7 increase soop,-
900
The total receipts for the ten months
of the present fiscal year were T23S7, :
062 an increase over the receipts for the
same period of last year of more than
sis 500 900
The disbursements during last month ON
account OF the war department were SiO,-
244,l27, decrease of nearly $4,000 900 over
the same period last year; navy $i,700,-
0lS decrease $40, 600,
The disbursements during the last ten
months were $l19 ,5si 900 less than for the
same period last year
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BIG FIGHT IS IMMINENT.
Beer Rear Guard Siubborny Rcsists Lord
Roberts Advance.
BRITISH HAD TO ASSUME THE DEFENSIVE
Boer Forces, Although Not Numeri-
caIIy strong, Expected to Give Bat
tie, hut to BE Driven Back.

London. May 2, a. m.--Fighting,
heavier than any since Ladysmith, seems
to be imminent near Thaha N'Chu. The
dispatches of Lord Roberts. dated Monday
and Tuesday, show that the Boer rear
guard, stubbornly resisting his advance,
forced the British on Saturday aud Sunday
to act chiefly on the defensive.
General French who is directing the
operations. has at least $4,000 men. Some
estimates give h1 10000. The Beers are
estimated to be at least 5000 strong and
possibly 10000.
According 10 a dispatch from Pretoria,
dated April 2, they were expecting to give
battle and have numerous artillery. So
long as the Beers engage the attention o.
half of Lord Roberts forces at Thaba
N'Chu his advance toward Pretoria VIII
he delayed. No one here, however, con-
siders thai General Botha will be able to
stand longer than few days. The feel
ing is that he must be beaten off bs the
masses Of Lord Roberts
The Beers attacked the British outposts
al Boshoff, the headquarters of Lord Me-
thuen. on April IS, but without result.
The British guns at Warrenton shelled the
Beers out OF their half constructed
trenches sunday
native runner got through from Mafe-
king to Oots. sixty one miles north. on
April &C. with dispatches for nearly all
the London dailies. That to the Morning
Post says; I'VE can stick it out for two
months more. Nobody minds. ~
Colonel Plummer. who appears 10 have
been reinforced lately by more Rhodes
isns, seems to be advancing again.
4 British reconnoiterlng parry fell into
the hands of the Beers near Windsorton,
The German steamer Koenig on April %
landed quantity of war materials for
the Beers at Beira and embarked a guam
tity of Trsnsysal wool
Lord Lansdowne replying in the house
# lords yesterday to a question regarding
warm clothing for the troops, read this
dispatch from Lord Roberts; There is
no necessity 10 appeal for warm cloth
ing Some corps have received more thar.
they require and all will Tbs amply pro-
vided for as soon as the numerous cases
Of clothing and comforts of various de.
scriptions can be brought here from the
base
Marquee there are 1000 British residents
yet remaining in the Transvaal, but they
are 10 be expelled Immediately.
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Boston, Mass May 1.-The elght-hour
day was established today In almost every
district in New England where journeymen
OF the building trades have organized and
the concession was obtained with little
friction and only few strikes. The most
widespread demand for the eight-hour day
was made some weeks ago by the granite
cutters throughout New England aud
while al most places the demands were
granted. there were a few echoes of that
contention today.
The most important Of the strikes in this
industry was at Barre, Vt. where the
granite polishers went out and confer
ence in the afternoon failed to bring about
q settlement,
At Lowell an inclpent strike was set
tied. but email strikes at Milford and Man
chester, N. H.. Sullivan and Franklin,
Me. and at Fall River, Mass, are still
In force
In Quincy. where the cutters have been
out for three months, a conference today
brought no result, Otherwise the indi-
CATIONS were that nearly every strike
would be settled with little delay No
May day in the recollection Of labor lead
ers In New England has been so fun of
encouragement as that which ended to-
night.
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SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT news.


The Brazos lie now falling above Wen"
born and rising below that point.
The Guadalupe and San Marcos are fall-
Ing above Gonzales
The weather bureau says that much re-
Planting OF cotton and corn Will be neces-
sary
The governor appointed delegation 10
the International mining congress,
Vietoria's street fair was great sue
cess.
Austin dam bondholders msy scale this
interest.
Nueccs county farmers sold 1870 car
loads Of cabbage for 500. 0on
Galveston painters and oarpeHters have
struck for an increase in wages.
Federal court at Waco has rendered
Judgment against the former postmaster
at Calvert for money which the govern
ment lost through forgery.
receiver has been asked for the Mu-
nicipal Improvement company Of San An
tonic.
About $4,000 has been raised for the
cotton mill, at Temple,
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OPPOSED BY BoTHA,
Ian Hamilton Hns to BE strona,, h
inforced as He Adynnces


London, May 1,-l7:1O p. MIN. !
office has received the following dI,a,
from General Roberts:
Bloemfontein, May 1.--lan Harm
marched yesterday in northern ii.
tion from Thabanchu with bodv
mounted infantry and ith-Dorrl,rs i
gade Of Clemens division.
AT Hautney he found himself oprs
by a strong force, commanded By (s,s,r
Botha in person. Reinforcemepts u,i
this force during the day, and iIrss
French TO strengthen him during th4 II
from Thabsnchu.
This he was able to do, as The AMI
of Boels in the neighborhood Of Th,tg
cha had considerably decreased. Ii ii
ton to these troops, Hamilton sheuljl
reinforced during the day by Broiiva,
cavalry and Bruce Hamilto9s inills
brigade.
Hamilton mentioned Mat his rssuiu
Yesterday We're about thirty.
Maxwells brigade of the Seventh Il
sion Yesterday occupied vlaksolioH 3
Schaus Kraal, roy OF kopjes. viii
maeting with opposition. But the nous
infantry was engaged for some hour,
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BoERs AGGRESSIVE.
Large Forces Opposing Them Are
Constantly Being Hnrassed.


London. May t. 1;55 p, m.--The follow
ing dispatch has been sent by Lord Rob
erts TO the war office;
"Bloemfontein April 3O-The Beers
made very persistent attacks around
Thaba N'Chu Saturday and Sunday. But
the position which the Eighth CRundle' 81
division holds is very strong and he had
the assistance of Gordons and Dickson s
brigades, the cavalry under French and
Smith Dorrien's inflntry brigade and "A
body OF mounted infantry under Ian Ham
lton. Pole Carew's division returned from
Dewetsdorp yesterday"
Lord Roberts also reported additional
casualties sustained during the hghtiug
of April p around Thaba NChu consist
ing of Lieutenant Geary and two enlisted
men killed and one officer and three en-
listed men wounded.
Neither the commander-in chief nor the
correspondents dispatches throw any light
on the plans being made to GUST the Beers
from Thaba N'Chu vicinity and how long
before a definite movement is made to as
sert British supremacy Is only a surmise.
In the meantime the Beers are remarka-
bly, aggressive, especially in view of the
large forces opposing them. A special dis
patch from Thaba N'Chu dated yesterday
says they made daring attempt to cut
on British convoy which got into broken
bround between Thaba N'Chu and Dewets-
dorp, orenng fire from the adjacent hills.
In the nick of time General Brabason with
strong force of Yeomonry returning,
from Wepener arrived on the scene and
extricated the convey.
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DOMESTIC.

Five Of the parties charged with com
pliclty IN the Gofbel assassination In
Kentucky granted change of venue.
Missouri democrats may change the
State convention from Kansas City to
81 Louis,
Ninety peopie said to be dead at the
Sfa'elu mining camp in Utah as the re-
suit Of an explosion.
Dewey given magnificent reception at
Chicago.
Michigan democrats instruct for Bryan
and ihdorse Townc for yiGo president.
strong platform adopted
a large number of strikes are on all
ovof ths country
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Iron MouIdcrs nj ,rcmphi.

iron molders, employed in the different
iron foundries in this city are on a strike
The men struck because the companies re-
fused to grant demand for an increase
from So to $3.50 per day IN wages.
Each shop in tha city is represented by
special committee. These committees
arc now in conference with the manufaG.
iurers and an effort is making to conn
promise the present differences.
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RIOT AT CLEVELAND.
Police Called out 20 aueII Tronblc
Mt Cleveland ohio.

Cleveland O., May THE police were
called upon to quel riot in the Rig Four
yards this afternoon, where number Of
union workmen were repairing cars.
They were attacked by sunon iron work
ers. Tho trouble caue as tho result of the
refusal Of the non union men to stop work
strike having been declared by the
union
clubs. stones and pieces Of iron were
used by the comhatants and several of tho
participants received had cuts and bruises
The police arrested The leaders in the
fight
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ECZE Ml|
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AT BUFFALO.
More Car Hepnirerp Go out--'rhc
situation Critical.

Buffalo. N. Y. May Approximately
zoo more car repairers have Joined the
strike which was begun by the men Of
that craft employed by the New York Cen
tral railway and this constitutes today's
active developments. The much deferred
ultimstum stands over until tomorrow,
when Superintendent Wait OF the motive
power department OF the New York Cen
trial Is expected from New York to confer
with the executive committee of the strik-
ers
The announcement this morning t7ial
Mr. Wait would not BIZ here today caused
q perceptible rufte at strike headquarters.
on the receipt OF later Information that
he would be here tomorrow tnp situation
resumed the normal attitude OF defermeut
that 1t has maintained since saturday.
The strike Of b50 Lackawanna and $50
Nickel Plate shopmen this afternoon IS
NOT technically regarded as an aggressive
extension of the strike according TO
labor ethics hut a logical sequence to
demand that they repair crippled cars of
the New York Ceatral. OF course these
men struck by an official order Of their
organization.
It did not appear to be the policy OF the
executive committee tonight to extend the
strike until after the conference with Mr..
Wait, which viii take place at the lroquois
hotel tomorrow and will be participated
by the members of the committee Com
m ssioner Wesley and Commissioner Del
hanty. Acting President Butler OF tbs
Trades and Labor council OF this city aud
possibly President GompeFs Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
Pending the issue it DOES not appear 10
be the desire OF the car reparers TO pCf-
init anything to occur which might preiu-
dee their case, and in this Is probably
found the reason that there has Us yet
been no disturbance of the status quo OF
kindred railway organizations
Nearly one-half OF the Buffalo police
force is now on patrol duty in the strike
district, but there has beeu no disturb
auce.
The railway freight handlers who went
out last night have been recruiting unor-
ganlzed laborers today and claim great
success
Forty non-union Italians We're put 10
work in the Lehigh Valley freight house
today, but the strikers made no resenttul
move, arguing that American switehmen
and trainmen would not handle on-union
loaded cars and that this would bring out
the Issue.
There were several secret meetings of
organized railroad men tonight but their
action, u any, was not of an important
nature.
Want S1.5O a Day.
seymour, Ind. May 1.-The Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern has strike on Of
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WASHINGTON.

Ex-Governor Bradley concludes argu-
men, in the Kentucky governorship con-
ties. AND supreme court recessed until the
18th instant
Sirens opnositipn. from unexpected
sources, developed in the house on con-
sidoration Of tina Nicaragua canal bill.
Bail OF Texas warmly supported The bill
Amendments Withdrawn and the Alask-
an code bill passed by tho senate.
Cabinet decides to make Dole the Hrst
governor OF Hawaii.
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two hundred rreight unnd,cr.

Huntington. Mich, May 1.-Two hundred
freight handlers employed by the Pere
Marquette railway have gone on a strike
In making a contract for the ensuing year
the company refused to pay the grain
handlers 80 cents an hour, an increase OF
10 cents over last year The freight
truckers ask only the same pay they have
been receiving. The men all belong to
the American Federation OF Labor
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IN PHILADELPHIA.
Three Thousand Men IN the Build-
Ing Trades on q strike

Philadelphia. May 1.-The struggle for
an eight-hour work day, which has been
under consideration by the labor unions
of this city. began in earnest today when,
according to Secretary Joseph b. Allen OF
the allied building trades council, repre-
senting every branch OF the building
trades, went on strike to enforce by a
concerted movement the demands OF the
unions Nearly 1000 men are reported 10
have quit work and this number is but
small representation of the total member
ship of the allied building trades council,
which embraces about % per cent OF the
men employed In the building trades.
Tho fact that so few workmen we're com
pelled TO strike is considered by tho
unions as favorable 10 their cause.
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FouR TOWNS DESTROYED.
Arnold WipeJ Ont bv Forest Fires
NhiCh Arc Snrcnhiny

Monominee Mich. May 1.-The town OF
Arnold has heen wiped out by the fores,
ures' rms makes the fourth town to be de-
passenger train reached here today, he
ing the hrst In two days
ne wires are all down and railway traffic
is generally suspended
Ihe forest fires cover an area OF thirt,
westward as far as swanson
"a norlhward to Carbonate, Mich. They
are spreading.
|,ueh anxiety Us felt for small towns In
Menomlnee county along the NorihN esteem
Wisconsin and Michigan and Northern roads
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indianapolis, Ind, May l,-fne ~
lists State convention was held nsls
day and delegates to the Natlonai psg XIV.
convention we're named. the pls's,
pronounced In favor OF fusion ".
democratic party General Y p ~.
of Iowa addressed the convention, ~ WI !
nounced the administration o. r's -,
Mckinley and declared william 'sAs, .s
Bryan the most statesmanlise Any Z
living.
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Want Sf.5O Day.
seymour, Ind, May 1.-THE Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern has a strike on OF
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London, May THE Bloemfouten y
respondent of the Times, telesTsR'
Monday, says; The lighting Of TAaSissl
is of a desultory nature. The vh'N T.
is now to be swept by mounted w
preparatory to definite forward y,
ment, for witch the forces mar 90
termed organized.
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LOCAL

The sails Of the electric light plant
postponed TO July ,,
strike among the bell boys at the Capitol
hotel
BODY of John Green recovered from the
bayou.
The sudden death Of j. l.. Bonney.
May Day festival for the benefit of
Bayland orphans.
School trustees nominated at Drummer
scarcity of cotton seed among tho
oil mills.
Holstou's electrical equipment reported
TO the National board Of underMriters
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nounced that under the exeen,,,.,
cunstances OF the case he propo mann.
on tho table Of the house the tsl.,.s!
correspondence between the eerrs' ~
state for war, the marquis Of Lan'ss ,
ard the commander of the BrItss !.
IN south Africa, Lord Roberts Nil, i "
ence to the publication OF ths I. "
dispatches. spa'q
Replying to a question. the anau,i,, !.
rotary to the treasury, Mr.. Hauburr Y
the cost up to March 81 was gssnss
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Gcnernl whit. necorsted..

Lcndon, May LAT the conclusix
General Sir George Whites visit % Va
sor today. QUEEN Victoris decorated !
defender Of Ladysmith with the Gross I
Star of the Royal Victorian order
Her majesty and the soldier au
lengthy conference. II is learned Z
the queen was more angry than for "
over the publication Of the spionEa' y
patches.
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Nearly All Parts OF the Country Affected in
Some Line or Other.
OUTLOOK FOR THE RAILROADS IS SERIOUS,
York Central the Trouble viii
Spread II Other I-nes-Men n Building Trades
Demand Shorter Hours More Pay.

large proportions. All the section men
and the extra gangs on new work from
st. Louis to Parkersburg, w. va, are out.
About 900 men refused TO 20 to work
this morning. They want $3.50 a day. The
section men have been getting sl.i5 and
extras sl.e5. Fear is entertained lest The
trainmen go out in sympathy There arc
200 idle tracknen here
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Minneapolis, Mimi May i-oyer 500
members Of the Mood Workers union of
Minneapolis went on strike today, The
strike will affect all the sash and door,
bar iiXiure and show case factories in the
Twin Cities The manufacturers agreed 10
The wage scale and offered to employ %
per cent union men, but declined TO dis
charge their present nou-uuion employees.
This resulted in the disagreement that
instgates the strike,
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one Thousand STRIKE.

Kansas City, Mo, May employers
generally today refused demands for in
creased wages and as result about 1000
worknen struck They include timers and
metal workers. hod carriers, platers and
quarry workers.
Nearly 500 brick layers have been laid
OFF in consequence OF the hod carriers
action,
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Train u.mmed In nv F,rc.

UuTplh' Mimi, May = Fierce forest 6f's
are reging n this vicinity train on Tho
Nsunuy logyng road Of the Northern Pa
enc railroad. twelve miles from Duluth IA
imprisoned In the woods at the end OF the
branch. The bridges burned while the train
was n the timber The train was abandoned
and the crew made their way out
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At savannah. GeorgIn.

Savannah, Ga. May lit is claimed by
the president Of the Building Trades coun-
Gil representing all branches OF labor
connected with building in Savannah to-
day, that 500 men are on strike in this
city. They include carpenters, painters,
brinklayers, piasterers and Others CON
nected with house building. They ask an
increase in wages and decrease in hours.
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SPORT.

The Coney Island club management Ia
confident they will get a license for the
Jeffries Corbott fight.
Tommy Ryan and Mccoy ara to 20 six
rounds at Chicago May ~.
Sharkey and Choynsk are to meet at
Chicago May s.
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IGOR nn Hight-IInur nnN.

Duluth. MINI, May l.--organized labor
in The buildings trades is on a strike to-
day for higher wages and shorter hours,
Carpenters want 80 cents per hour, plumb
crs 80 vents and a Saturday holiday paid
for; painters 40 cents ana other trades
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All Union Cnrpenters IaIe.

Omaha Neh,, May IAN the union
carpenters in the city are idle today and
not a single contractor of any Importance
did anything The men demand an eight
hour day, sn Increase from % Co 40 cents
an hour and the exclusive use Of union
label planning material.