The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-06-11
BOeRS' DISARMAMENT.
Proceeding Rapidly and Good
Spirit Displayed.

'"hPP'hS ON NiOP FlOSPSSbs
Brilliant--Went to the Crater's Top.
Value Of New York Farms-Miners'
strike-cost Of War In Life.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing from Lord Kitchener
"The disarmament of the Beers is
proceeding satisfactorily and good
spirit is displayed everywhere Sat
urday 4,3i2 rifles had been surrendered
up to date"
Dispatches received from Pretoria
confirm the statement made in Lord
Kitohener's communication to the war
onice and say that the whole staff Of
the la;e Transvaal government with
bodyguard of so men, surrendered
last Saturday
Among the men who surrendered to
the British authorities at Balmoral,
Cape Colony, were four Americans
who will be granted free passage to
Delagoa bay
A striking sign of the altered condi-
tions In South Africa is that Lord Mil.
ner. the British high commissioner,
rode from Pretoria to Johannesburg
last Saturday accompanied only by
two staff officers.
A few Of the Boer women still in.
weigh against surrender but the gen.
eral feeling among them is in favor Of
making the best of the situation.
Throughout the dominions of the
British empire, and especially in all
the principal towns of South Africa
Thanksgiving services for the return
Of peace We're held Sunday. Gen. Kitch-
ercr at'ecded a thanksgiving service
at Pretoria at which G,000 British
troops were present.
Senate Philippine Bill.
The senate passed the Lodge Philip
pine government bill-4S to 30.
Three Republicans, Messrs. Hoar, Ma
son and Wellington. voted against the
measure, and cne Democrat, Mr.. Nc.
Laurin of South Carolina. voted for 1t.
AL amendments offered by the min
ority were rejected
The debate on the measure has been
in proGress seven weeks and two days.
MI lodge, chairman of the Philip
pine committee. who has been unre-
hitting in lis advocacy of the meas
ure. was the recipient of many cor
dial congratulations on his successful
conduct of,the bill.
The senate Philippine government
bin approves the action of the
President in creating the Philippine
commission and the Offices of the
civil governor and vice governor of tine
islands, and authorizes the governor
and vice governor to exercise the
powers Of government as directed by
executive order. Future appointments
OF the governor or vice governor shall
be made by the president with the
advice and consent of the senate.
All the inhabitants of the Philip
pine Islands are deemed to be citi-
zens of the Philippine Islands and en-.
titled to the protection of the United
States.
All land in the Philippines is placed
under the rcntrol of the Philippine
commission for the benefit of the in
habtants Of the islands except such
as may be needed for the use Of the
United States.
King Sends Congratulations.
King Edward Of England has ca.
bled his congratulations on the con-
clusicn of pelce to Lord Kitchener and
Lord Miner, the British high commits
sioner in South Africa. The text of
the royal dispatch to Lord Milner is as
follows:
81 am overioyed at the news of the
surrender of the Beers, and warmly
congratulate you on the able manner
in which you have conducted the nego-
tiations."
To this message Lord Miner re-
piled:
II offer my deepest thanks for your
malesty's gracious message. am
profoundly thankful that your ma.
iesty's coronation will be celebrated
with peace throughout your South AT
rican dominions."
The following is the text of King
Edwards dispatch to Lord Kitchener:
81 send you my most hearty congrat-
ulations on the termination of hostil
ties. | also heartily congratulate my
brave troops under your command for
having brought long and difficult cam.
paign to so glorious and successful
a conclusion"
To this message Lord Kitchener re.
piled:
"The army in South Africa highly ap
preciGte your majesty's most gracious
message, which am now communicat-
ing to it, humbly beg to thank
your majesty"
Crop Prospect Brilliant.
Crop prospects as a whole are really
brilliant, railroad earnings are enor-
nous despite the small grain tonnage,
bank clearings are quite heavy not
withstanding the speculative dullness
and failures are fewer in number
than in recently preceding years.
Corn and cotton crop reports are
positively excellent and in striking
contrast with a year ago. Winter
wheat is turning out better than ex-
pected in such states as Kansas
though recent rains have interfered
with harvesting in Oklahoma.
Fruit crops promise to be very
large, and a favorable reflection of
this is already noted in sugar prices,
which are frmer. Vegetables and
other country produce, shortened a
year ago, promise a heavy yield.
The pinch in anthracite coal is be-
coming ffuhtar NpW York rppOrtc