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Rhodes is Hence-t. New York, July 21.--The Tribune‘- wandun c Respondent wires: Cecil Rho!" and Pr. .iamwnn have re- mained virtually in retirement since ttutr nturn to iLngRand. and have not ran-Mai their plan; Mr. Rhodes one-eta mystery at all times, and en- hins silence as a neceuary condi- tion ol service rendered to him by all hie 8.8( ounce and employees. Dr. James I: in rntlrely and" Mr. Rhodol' ”mews. and imitates the Incent- me reticenm of his chief. They have 1 "rrrtte body of South African wine own." and partisan- in Load. I with whom they have opened 0 immunoa- it). ud “clan " confide-co. " , m ontmten Milk' of the mint": akin-truth» during the w". but not lated Knew. and m not ”all " Iold his ml. tor Landon. July CO --'rtte casualty lists pee Med ttr-UWA at the Mar CHICO Indicate that a party ot South Afri- can ll natubulury was amen hed n, " Petruumrg, July “in, and that two members of the party were killed, one was dang rously wounded and " use unsung and are bedeved to have been taken prisoners by the Boers. Cape Town, July 19.-Lord Kitch- Uner has commuted the sentence of death passed on 34 prisoners of war to penal servitude for lite at Ber- Morse. [or Soul?! Africa. Montreal, July 19.--The Leland “no steamship Indian will an“ from here to-morruw whh one thousand var horses tor the army in South Africa. he would be glad -to [1337; iGG mounted men. Hamilton. Bermuda. July 19.-Mx hundred Boer prisoners arrived here today. All were well. Gland of More “our-ted Men. Melbourne. July 10.--In reply to an enquiry Lord Kitchener has cabled the uovfTnpeot_ot, Queensland that Small parties of Boers are hoverlng on tho outskirts of Grant Reinet. Cape Town, July 10.-h British pa- trot from Sutherland encountered a tgg, of Boers 12 miles out. The when opened tire at a distance " fifty yards. The patrol retired to . Ioph' from which they, 95:15ng tho Boers for the hours, when the Utter withdrew. . pom-pom; Gen. Plumer, one Maxim machine gun, one Krupp; Gen. Sir Bindon Blood, one long Tum, one 4.7. one 15-pounder. one lZ-pounder, “three pom-poms. two Maxim ma. emne guns, one 1-pounder quick- nrintt Krupp; Lieut.-C'ol. Grenfell, one Long Tom; Lord Methuen, one l2-poundor; Col. Colville, one Maxim- Nordenfelt; Gen. Burlington, one 9- pmnde'r Krupp. London, July Li-A despatch to the Daiy N w» from Bloemtontein. any.» that Gen. Kitchuter ls casing his grip on the Orange River and the Cape Col m es. Determined end-ts are being made to and the war. Gen. French has an uphill task in the Cape Colony. Mr. Rteyn andGen. De Wet are now fugithes in the .Vrcde district of the Orange River Colony. yon-pom and six Maxim machine guns; Gen. Bahlnqton and Col. Bir M. Rawlinupn. one rd-Pounder, one Canadian Mounted 1titles-Lleuttt. Borden and (maimern, Corp. Mor- den, Sergt. Builder, all tour killed. London, July 19.-Gen. Kitchener reports the following "at ot guns taken from tho Boers or destroyed by than to prevent capture, to June lat: Gen. Babingtun. one " mm. (kennel. one pom-pom; Gen. Dart- lell. one pom-pom; Col. Allenby. nae 1tb-pormder, two pom-poms; Gen. Bablngton. two 1G-potrndertr, one Canadian Bcottt - ' ad, killed. 5 Major A. L. How.. London, July 19.-U9trieia1 de- lpatches trom Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, May 8th, recommend to notice a number ot officers and men who have rendered distinguished service. The following Canadians are included in the list: Sun-01nd to The "use. Paris July 19.-Dr. Leyds. the dip- lomatic agent of the Trunsvaal,han been summonal in haste to The Hague in consequance of the GIVIN- [once of the "eits-Stertt letters, which were captured by Gen. Broad- Nrood at the town ot Rent. In the Orange Rher Conny. t , London. July 19.-Ceeu Rhodes and Dr. Jameson landed at Southompton this afternoon from Cape Colony. Ther were met by Alfred Belt, the flannel", and B. A. llawksleymonn- a! tor the British Chartered South "African Company, and other fnends. lea-a. Rhodes and Jame-on declined to mucus. truth Afrlca, saying they were no longer public men. l count-1m Ann-nod - anode. Won’t Tull - Boar Bot-gee: Boner Treated Thu: Brttuh--a Interim" Fresh Porn. RATHER DIE THAN SUBMIT. In. Botha Could Make no Impression on Him. illllml a. w “ESTIMATE. More Boers at Bermuda. Patrol’s Nun-row Escape. Given Lt In Sentences. Puladlans M entloned. Captured aa (has. Closing Ills Grip. on that subject. " Kruer has not decided to visit the United States. " he but learn“ that " In nucleus tor him to make any further appeals to President lo- KIII”. not has he a: better not a doub.e triamph. Whatever is done to relieve the pressing necessitiea of the Boer army must be done in the anymore?“ Iguana». and indirectly. It Is known that Brlth spied are watching every movemnt of Kru- ger and " nsooclates, and it they could capguye the Lands it mm“ be ed upon Botha's army fighting to the bitter end, and still has hopes of the intervention of iortign powers to save the Independence of his country. It that “a lost, he rays, everything in lost. and the Boers better burn their houses and die righting rath- er than become the subjects of the British King. That is his argument, and the reply he made to every '08- geetion from the woman ambMOr. Mrs. Botha’s arrival created a decided sensation. but it is known that she has not been able to make the slightest Impression upon the stubborn Boer. There has been long and frequent conferences, to which all of the prominent Boers in Holland were invited, and, although an at- tempt has been made to keep the proceedings secret, enough has leak- ed out to satisfy everybody that she came primarily In the interest of peace and secondarily in search of turaneiat assistance. It President Kruger and his advisers were not willing to accept the recommenda- tions of Gen. Botha and the terms of surrender which were offereJ him by Gem Kitchener. she represented that it would be impossible to carry on the war much longer without a liberal supply of funds and arms and ammunition. Kruger refused to lis- teu to any nuggeétlons concerning a. '"Trender to we British. He insist- Chicago, July 'si-William E. Car- tie cables to The Record-Herald from The Hague some interesting inform- ation concerning the old man of the Transvaal. who still maintains a. hope that independence may be saved. While Kruger declined to see the correspondent, it is learned that Mrs. Botha has had daily interviews with him upon matters of the most serious consequence. ' Kruger is living at a villa on the edge of one ot the grand old forests that make The Hague the most beau- tiful city in Europe. The ex-l’resl- dent seldom leaves the grounds, but wanders about a great deal, smok- ing his long-stemmed pipe, while the greater part ot his time is spent in the library, where he conducts an extensive correspondence. Cape Town, July 21.-The Cape Thus, in an editorial article to-day, contrasts the fact that the British refugee relief fund is almost ex- hausted with the abundance which smiles on almost every Boer refugee camp. The paper says the British wingees of the poorer class are en- during prlvatlons and sufferings, while the Boers are well fed and are made as comfortable as possible. ---_"e_ -- m... u..." ivy uu “chtvu. but it Is giv ng the Government the greatest anxiety. and elu1rorateirrc- paratlona 'are being made to meet it, The Government has strong hopes that the Boer war is inmost nn.. ished. especially in vow of the cor- respondence between Secrets. y Reite and Mr. Stays, which was cap- tured the other nay by Gen. Broad- wood. The decision to withdraw 70,- 000 infantry from South Africa in September was made before melat- ter denouement. It was not dictated by the expected colIupse of the Boer resistance. but by another (triple which threatens to fo.iow close on the heels of the war in South Africa. It would be premature to Indicate the nature of this fresh pen}. be- cause it may even yet be averted, quctrtion ot European intervention or up podele comp] c ntiona w..l.-h \wre mentioned in the Reitz-Sbeyn corre- spondence as having been communi- cated to the Tsansvaal Government. an order that, In future, dismounted infantry officers are to can-y cur- biues Instead of swords. on active sen-vice and in manoeuvres. Paris, July aL-A despatch from Amsterdam contains an interview with Mr. Kruger on the letter of former Secretary ot State Rultz, of the Transvaal, to Mr. S.eyn. Mr. Kruger says it is a one-aided docu- ment selected by Lord Kitchener out of many others that were captured. These included reports and letters from the Transvaal Generate Tobias, Smuts, Delaney and Beyer, and the leaders ot the forces operating in the Cape Colour, all ot widen were strongly in lavor ot supporting Mr. Steyn. Lord Kitchener, Mr. Kruger said. cunlully avoided mentioning these reports and letters. Mr. Kruger refused to (“some the London, July 21.--Lord Roberts. the Cynmpnderrin-oiet, has issued They are also encouraged by the signs ot thoroughness with which the Orange River Colony and the Eastern Transvaal have been cleared, and by the evidence that the Boer:, remain- ing in the Dutch alatrlcts of Cape Colony are Cape rebels, who can be brought to trial and punished for de- predation. _ There in a more hopeful [wills union South Airman: than among military men respecting the situation. The uptured correspondence be. tween Mr. Rem and MLSteyn he. convinced the mine own- are that the Boer ammuni- tion is nearly exhausted, end that gum-ills operations cannot be main- tained when about GOO Boerl are accounted tor every week an killed, wounded or prisoners. . London. July 2t.--Xhe mining ill- torem in South Atrial. oncoming to well Informed men like 'Ailred Beit, are slowly Improving. Johannesburg in "ilitttt up as rapidly as the railway can supply food tor the workers. and one neciected property alter another ia.,.Ieeeir1star attention. the delay In bringing the campaign to All and. They wid room! ' in the background and look alter tth butit. neu anal". Dr. Jam-oil’s heal tt ha. not been fully restored; It“. be In mm- wcll. and Mr. Rhode- never was more vigorous and alert. Boer Refugees Well Treated. Kruger Still Full of Fight Roberta’ Radical Change. out“; Back to Work. Kruger sun Talks. .- _.-....,., “an luull'wlep useless to make Inquiries A Fresn Perla. 'iri"tr'.Ss"i Ir, announce; cut in future there would Be only one standard and thtu, GIL: “annual-u beau rut d to i equip and chilJrcu tor tue tuore bat- Itl.: m lawn» tsetgi.h stun .uru. 9 Lo.. (imll-Adam; "ated det mt ly l that though Dutch won” be the med. in." no: .11: whim-1. cullcdtluu oi Dutch children, oruhary education Would be conducted solely in the Lnaljh langulgc. He app a.e.l to th, ta]. h rs an t all c:n-e.‘ned in the Lporuu,iuit of th, (mm-e g nerati n to make th, m Go "ar 0;, lnyal and noble cltuens of the great Empire. 'the a.dress was rcelved with hearty applause by the large gath- er..ng. in which the Dutch element pre laminated. In addition to the other hole! of supplies demanded in the Pint amendment " is the intention ot the “ministration to permanently no tun Morro Cutie overlooking the Better of Havana. and to lentil: it. Min Beebe" was tnknn home by her mother. Miss Bodyue will go to tlull"""'" Church home In Connec- to . "Jennie Beebert who helped him to swear away the lives of my brother and myselt. is a thier, and has been a thief, tttid knew barman was one, before his arrest. Sh: dressed up in men's att.re, and went out In the strata at night robrintt people and houses and storm with Dorman. Flue would pull her hair up like under a cult hat, tie a black htutdkervttiet around her ears, turn up her coat collar, and then would pass tor a man, tutywttere." "I cumd (Lt: happy' if I could (my see Dorman uwlnghg on the rad of a rope trmue me. I wnnt to s e that “111104thde scuund el cm! tag the rate of eternity before I do it myaeJ. May God curse him. Pittsburg, Pa,, July 'd2.-Edwaard and John Baisie, oi the gang of crooks that Ruled 'thog. L). huhncy, grocer, and Detective P. J. Huger- uld In April, were semeuoed to hung today. Batu came Irom st. 'lhomus, Um. Balt r Don-mun, of (lcvenund, was remand-l to jnil and wil, be s n- ttnceJ to-morrow. Ho turned Stat s enunce, mm on his teatmuny Jchu Biddle was C mined. ueunie Seebers and Jessie Bodyue, Milwaukee chorus gurls, reputed when ot Dormun and LGWUN BAdule, were released from custody. ,, Tue Biddle brothers, both being un- der tun-t: )8:er of age, d nied ki.ling Kanney. Eachj so.” he did not have a fair trlul, and tne faces of both blanched when the death sentence was pronounced by Judge Shaffer. Edward Bid le made a sensational statement. He said: THE BIBLE MllllM, (One of the conditions ot submission otiered by Lord Kimh ner to L uis Balm last March, uni now presum- ably revokrl was th, follow nix: "Both the English an] the Dutch inn 1mg 8 w ll bo. us id an] taught in Public schools wh n th' pal-cuts of the children d sire it.") EDWARD’S S Two St, Thomas Men Sen- tenced to be Hanged. Louuou. Jug uie.-iwopapers rctcr tine mumLu,» nu tum: ot uymp..uzy to ctug swat.“ of A144. Arugula It; In L‘Alk'ULW um. Due ursti.ou army m tbvucst Alma; WA: pay to her in man: the uuuuru wumu her former poumou mum mm; ucmuudcd. Blo.m.anaein. Jag :11.-\\h nun-sh- ers [rum an paws m Uraups Gunny are all prawn. adamant: “It: on " HIV-anon comic. sltc uupdy Aumiu- island». Lan. u‘rto..~Ad4m4, aunt-eas- 'ns mam u... a rm: [Man at; um um" trunLu. “on”, "Immune; tuc ne_es- any my a. wimxm ”yawn: u. caucu- t.ou, Alla uuudrnuw 1.11.- on! Free bane system u LWO tibtututrrute- Dutch and Banish. Mifltary milligram”. Cape Town, July 'al-The an- nouncement. u: made. and has been moaned wuu gym: satisfaction here, that. the LupeAal GJVerumdut has do ended to cu.ney tree from England to Cup,- Town me wives and clmdrcu and Inuuseuou! goods oi all 1tetserxistt, tyirrug In Brutu Africa. It La txumul that all the Smth Mucuu Guwrzunsnw will second t..l.- :u-t.u.1. ts.arlariy tavoraoi, terms wi l begicen for the conveyance 01mm.)- grunts to their destinations. The Army to Honor Mrs. Kruger. Washington. July 2l.-ln response to tlie npreaentnuonu of the state Deparunenv, the Brntmh Government has declined to release any ot tho Americans who were captured whnla Bterug In the Boer mmy. The umy exceptions will be [manners whose health In such an to nuke their con- nnunsnt dangerous. some Ameri- cans are among tne military pnson- era in Canon. and the State De.. partment has especial reference to Muir case In aduressing the Brutal] Uosernmcnt. Durban. Natal, July 2L-art con- sequence of the Boer raids Into Natal and the support glveu to the tandem by the Republicans. the unitary authoritea have ordered ah mute men. with their [we stock. loodatm'fs and clothing. to evacu- ate- ail farms between the Tugelu and Sunday Rivers. Any white man nmalning m the section ut the country after July 81st will be subject to martial law. " is very plain that Kruger in da- terminal tint the sauna Abioan no. pubhe shall be denatured and the 1opmatim exterminated rather than buolnit to Brita: domination. That is the unwel- he in: than to everyone who has approached him in the interest Ot peace. He does not Meme angry or excited. He simply clown his 1.95, turn: his eye- oh into vacancy and smokes and unche- and smokes. peots in Europe. Kruger In either too an or too sanguine to be con- \l‘nced that tha Awaken: Ill not intervene. and nth! thinks that it he went to Washington personally and made an nppeul to Pic-Idem M K nl y he might accomplllh come- thl .g, Ln. his cdmpes do not share tinnyoplnin, _ A -- . . Boon Must Loan Their Farms. Decline: to Rem-no Amen-legal. Eugush Duly u ut be Tauaht. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO iNSAiIONAL STORY, my about-South Airiarhiay, i7i, mutton that we are not " lib that they Would Sit there without hope Ol intervention, knowing how we struggle and what we strive for. I know they love limit futheriand trut.. ficiently to frankly ask the British to end the war ii in their opinion intervention is hopeliss. The fact that these men remain in Europe can- vinces me that our cause is not ltope- less. " hen an armistice comeel shall ask the opinion Ot my nation. It they re.use to yield. their determination will be mine also. I do llOL approve sending a. messenger to Europe. It shows our hand. l am de.p.y hurt that you have taken this determin- ation wi.hont nun“; my amine, and that you have acted so hurriedly. if you have not despatched the mete senger do not do so until I can call my advisers. I have sent for De Wet. He will be here next week. I will then send you an opinion. You say you are afraid your officers will be left alone on commando here. The officers may surrender. but tho an ‘n orst;"t an naming-t l must point out that the Free but” in. nos any .p in. its blue ' and money. but Will have lost its true. com "yin,r to th its sister Rumb- lie, am all relinnee ot one Afrikanuer la anuJur will D: d. strayed torever. It is ridcmous to thaw that when flooded with the scum of Europe in: Afrikan er aplilt wll r lulu. If we wish to remain a nation now is ut, time to "rugiris. I hope you re- ceived tin Natal newspaper noting. that Mimer i, going nominally on leave, the truth Ming thnt he Is not allows! a tres hand. In 5 later Eng-1 lish newspaper I have seen that no uni Kitch liar Cannot pull to; ther. I enclose a cutting from the Nat“ Witness. which can. "m. 'ttttttits mind 1eM,tttUiyittttiiiiLrr"r' sn- we in ve not Own! to the last extrem- ity. The Free S ate has been for four mont' s without cannons. I also know of men Iarirvr, down ther, arms and (Ulcers becoming cowardly. Our ammuxltion has long be!) scarce enough. Still, some in left. You ask what is the prospect of a successful termination. task what chance was there for two sm Ill republics when they declared war against the mighty power of England? You will answer that we trusted in God's help and foreign intervention. What reason have we tor refusing to place further reliance in God? I have seen the last European papers. I firmly believe that comp'lcations will take place in Europe within a. few months which will train our Rood for- tune. Knowing the leaders of our do- putatlon. " Having considered the above the Government determined to obtain permission to send a messenger to President Kruger to point out the terrible condition of the country. It ttr. .uqu-‘GL Ls refuse! we will ask an nrmlstim to obtain both nations' future policy to end the present state ot mm. i. We leave it to you to sug- gest other solutions, but you must carefully consider that this Govern- ment in convinced that the timn has passed for us to let matters drift as at In" Wit. nn-l that the time has come to take the final step." menu’s Reply. Mr. Steyn replied on May 15th. After acknowledging the receipt of the letter, he slys . . The letter was a great blow to me. A month ago I discus» " matters. and y -ur Govern- ment :‘greed not to ask for an arm- istice r all things reached the utmost extremny. Stall we obtain an tu'rtt- istice. I think that nothing has hap- pened to entitle us to an armistice to ob [in tho opinion of our nations. It Is true that the Boksburg com- mand') lost its lung-er, and that Vil- jonn u " obll'red to burn his and blow up his Long Tom but in spite of this "Fourth-Not only will our nation be destroyed. but It will also be considered that the leads” erred. All hope ot a continuation of na- tional sentiment will be lost. "Fifth-Hit-to the nation and Govornm mi have awaited the rem t of Europmn complications and the mission of our deputation. The Gov.. ernment feels most strongly iimtit is their duty to obtain deCnlteatr. surunces. "TItird-On account of the nbuvu the Government is becoming weaker, Inning support. and bccummg unor- ganized. ' "Second-The supp.y of ammuni- tion is so nenry exhausted that we shall be unable to engage the enemy in another but fight. he shah be brought to a state ot hope- less tiight, and be unable to protect stock. In the imnnrdiate future we shah be unable to feed the com- mundoes. "First-Numbers of our burgheru are continuuLy surrendering. Thin means Isle) more and more to an unsuccessful termination. as the Governm rm and oniciale left WAlt.. out burghers enLul.u a heavy reaper:- slmluy on die Government. Secretory Rrtta Tells Stun They Want II Armitstteo--Kvery thing In . Deplornble Btatto--tbteyyn Alone Buys Fight ort--Hq Hopes Belle! any Yet Come. London, July 2a.--aen. Kitchener has transmitted important letters found in Mr.Stoyn's baggage, which was captured when the town of Reitz was taken by Gen. Broad- wood'e brigade. The first letter is from State Secretary Reltz to Mr. Steyn. It is dated May 10th. Pool, and records a meeting of the Trans- vaal Government with Command- ants Botha and Viljocn and Gen. Slants. at which the following points were considered: BOER 1.UlE88 DEPRESSED. Found in His" Baggage in the Town of Reitz. STEYN’S [WEBB Mllflill, I Cannot. Believe Cora mckwm. wm do the Trick on I Beplt mber MG. 1 Buffalo. July 21.-Cora Beckwith ':, announces that she will attempt to 'Uwim the Niagara Rapids on Sept; l, 25th. When asked if she did not tear E E she would meet the fate of the only ( other pen-on who had attempted to swim the rapids. the late Captain] Webb. who was drowned there‘ 3 about eighteen years ago. she ualdzi j "Oh, no; I have no fear of the irapids. l have visited them three i times recently, and thrown sticks I and stones into the water, and have 1 failed to find anything awful about I the rapids. I shall vieit than) every Sunday from now until the date of my ptrtotutuuuse, to study the cur- rents and get the proper bearings. I expect to get through the rapids without any difficulty by float " upon my back. That is the way I swam the rennin at Egg Rock light- . house. in the harbor of Lynn. Macml ', Those rapids, you know. have never‘ 'been nocenhfully paused by boat, ' and no other swimmer has ever sue-l l cesafully attempted to swim them." i yie Beckwith is the only womnnl Twenty-three years ago In New Yolk City, Arnold Sheffield died. Less than a. year later the mother died. Arnold, the boy, who was adopted by a. Pennsylvania lomlly. who removed to eutern Nebraska. A tumlly named Jefferson. in Ohio, adopted the girl. Later they moved to Tex”. then to Colorado. and have been reel- dento ot Nevada tor more then " teen you". The young- non. when grown. til-covered that hie trend- tather, who Ind Ill-owned " (other. left o oonelderuble acute In Caye- hoco. County. New York. This we: Iettled upon Living-too otter - ettort to had In. deter led ' Denver. Col., July 20. - Introduced through the medium of u matrimon- ial agency. Arnold Livingston. of Auburn. Net. and Min Lena getter.. son. of Wadsworth, Nev., met this week. intending to b". married. and to the utter anmlement ot both dim. Covered they were orphaned brother and sister. lepurated since they were 'ee children. Remarkable Clint; In the of Two Orphans. She comm from the noted Beck- with tom y. of England, {muons n- export swimmers. and has spent the greater part of her life In water, having been taught to swim when an Infant. an“ DWIWILII " the only woman who has swam the English Channel. la company with Cnptam Webb. sht- sum-ted from Dover, England, and landed at Calais. France. a dis- tance of 21 miles. Elle compte from the noted Beck- with tom y. of England. {muons as Secretary Williams of the Amalga- mated Association announced late to- day that a lodge of tin workers had been organised at Moneusen this afternoon. Thls la the only tin plate mill ot the comblne that has been working since the strike began. The meeting at McKeesport was diametrically opposed to the Vander- grlft gathering in its obret and ac- tion. It was held under the nus- piees of the Amalgamated Assoc“:- tion, and was addressed by several prominent omcinls of the associa- tion, prineipal among whom was Pre- sident Bltarter. The hull was crowd- nd to the doors, and much enthuul- item was evidenced. as workmen will not be misled, nor l 'iriirir"iiGiriaiiror' iii,' Hand; cog. .do anything that will in any way lpany. . impair the good feeling and pleasant ! Mr. and Sire. Krut'r live m n mug relations that have existed be- I two-atop, cottage, painted white and tween us and the management of the covered In front with morning glory American Sheet Steel Company." l vines. t Attempts to induce the Dunc:ns- l n wan ',',',t,',U,eig othherr 'l'/',u2'i.'.' ville P . w kmen to 0 out ave‘nn one men on e also guilleii. or I i ('/e,"lllf she would cottdo to h m that In the coal regions the future of i her hustle“! and she never Iv,'.') ber- the strike hinges on a conference be- I yOOd th'-lr 'oortets money, 'it.000 I tween officials or the United Mine . year. Il.""" they trot Iron the aoe- Workers and the Stationary Fire. ;ern'me . 4 " men. It is generally believed that ' ol', if" 2t 1:13:91; Siting-"13"“? the strikers will return to work, with 1 int rest en nd l wan ill it',",,"'),': the purpose of renewing their de- , 1:19:30: it“: 1;; February Bitt n'iinds next spring. I A! I~__ AI.IIAI_A:” ------ A I. --- "CM," I - ~Pittsburg. July ao.--rttey first week ot the steel strike ended today in this district with two " meetings. one endorsing ttOrt-unto), the other condemning it. The first was held at Vanda-grin this alternoon. where the sentiment of the workers of the vtuuiertrritt, Leechburg. Apollo and Salt-burg plants of the American Sheet Steel Co. was expre-ed in speech and resolution. More than l,- BOO men attended the gathering. Speeches were made try prominent mill workers endorsing non-unionism. and declaring loyalty to the com- pany. When the tspeech-matting had concluded resolutions were adopted declaring that the iron workers of 1undorgritt, Apollo. Leechburg and Saltsburg express their loyalty to the managers ot the American Sheet Steel Company. “During the years we have worked for said company. we have received the fairest treatment at their hands. our wages have been en- tirely satisfactory. and we ask that we be permitted to work non-union. as we have been doing since 1894. We feel that no labor union can make our condition any better or more honorable than it is at prment. since we are subject to no one man's dictu~ lion. We also hereby lwartlly endorse the action of the business men of Vulldi’rgrift.Leochl)urg. Sultnburg and Apollo lll their endorsement of the, poliy of the American Sheet Steeli Company, and 'ttlit) them that our l interests are mutual, and that wel, .. WILL SWIM THE RAPIDS. SHAFFER HAS CROWDED HCUSE. Will iMf MEETINGS. Men of Four Plants Satisihsd to Stay at Work. 0 My,” mention." I allow then mix to coavlnoo no that we “all be Itroying all hope for our nation it We now urronder. Brotharl. stand fact. “to ',"Xfft to your dish art. med Burgh n. have receive] ver- bal Information that Conunaur'ant Han-brunt In: engaged the English. drlving them but tin-ion. An noon no I can call a council I viii nodal-e- p'a. Do no} take [nurtur- ltepl until iii in}; -trom ' no." SISTER HIS FIANCEE. t years ago In New tld Sheffield died. Lesa iter the mother died. ‘. Jrle was adopted by the Romance The 009-.“th of FIIIMPIOI I. under (l'grl'lt,',t,'t'g I all?” tee the lute-1 c c "(Ion o orater. h the Hand of Cup. lemon. Sclnty Water Supply of the City h (inning Grout Sanctum. London, July Mr.--'to.ath and (an. ine threaten the Holy City," any-v the Jerusalem correspondent of tho Standard In a communlcutlon ante. July 0. "oa account ot the scanty water supply. due to the intmtrieiettt run. ot tart winter. The Sultan has granted permission to the munlclpal- lty to bring water from the mole " Solomon thread: iron piper into the at! “on: the line at Solomon'r Ito-o aqueduct. The nc'_worh were he- mm In a; £56m?" nn yesterday on teturaihiiGidii'a from the‘aultun. _'rter will he n- "The Transvaal and Orange he. Btnte nags flying allow l'm white vl la Were draped and half-mustod. Shortly before the pun came. t crowd of country glr a had been bill‘- lng a toll: a: ng outside the 'villa." "He exclaimed: 'She was a good wife; we quarrtled only are. and that was six months attnr wn w re married'.' He prayed for a Ion. time, and Is now calmly rteepinq. his Bibi" by hi; trd. London. July 22.--"owiatg to the Sunday tedegruph hours in Holland,” my: a despatch to the Dan: Matt [tom Hilversun, "Mr. Kruger was not informed ot his wife's death un- tll the evening. The nan: was broken to him by Dr. Humans and Srcre- tary Bocncheton. Mr. Kruger. who had Just returned from “liver-nun, burst into tears and naked to In left alone. Mrs. Kruger was lemons tor her coffee, with whhh visitors were al- wayl reguled when they want to Bee the President. She thought o. made the best coliee of any houttevrow in rretorla. WI it bet min; he: Ill-bald to be the greatest statesman the world had ever seen, Mrs. Kruger took but 1lttle interest in politics. She was always c ntent to take whatever the l’resl lent nil as hnth the law uni th ' some]. in converse, tlon the always whim-noel the Fred» dent an 00m, and he, in turn, rolled her Tanta--huntie. Noted for hirewd-ess. Prior to the outbreak of the war, Mrs. Kruger had In greater troubh than the President's sit-epleummug which was prolubl.» due in nqual pro- portions to his absorption in polltiu and to his lmmodemto nddlctl m to coffee an} tobacco. She probably hated th ' Otianderq. rhivily because she thought they worried her hor. band‘Wea at wa tth m tel! ill a to trek," she i, r ported t , h we 03 Id. She was noted for Lyme shrewd say- lngs. When told that the Ilrltie'l had long range guns. with which they could reach the Boers h hind their home. she said: “Well. th n it they shoot hrhlnd our kopjes the only thing will be tor u. to sit In 'ront." Hubblnd “1'an It. When the Britt h t. ol I'ret.nh and the Presldent. fled he Iert Hrs. Kruger In the city, and Ihe wan ill when he left for Europe hut February. Six od her children were then with her there. Despite some louse- tn tlte fumlly, at last rep )I'tl the couple had thlrty-ooo Iona and grand-on- In the army. Plain though Mu. Kruger wan In the mutter of dress, she had a “(tin vannr--ette pcttdvoly refused to tee. a Manor ttnt.1 utter one Ind "tt lad up." Thu tidying took phce in the atterttoon, and chiefly conch-cod In her durum; her beet black gown. .. MF. and Mrs Krugar Ilve in n little two-story cottage, painted white and 7a'J."d In tront with morning glory v net]. Save: Children Living. leteen chlldren were the fruit ot this second marriage, and ot than seven are llvlng. Tue girls are " m» {crumbly married to burghers ln and about Pretoria. and the boys take an actlve interest in the army. Cue uon-ln-luw, Capt. Eroti, has tune him- self famous by bundling the must ‘x- pensive manmon in tSouth Af in. He has annual a fortune m real mun? oparuuouu. and In supposed to be worth 82,030,000. One of Kruger'. sonu acts as Ills secretary. and an- other In captain ot an infantry con- JERUSALEM THREATENED. She Is Mr. Kruger'a second wife. and was a “In. Du Plush. a nun , or. prominence in South Africa. Kruger . "rat wife was an aunt of Mina Du Pleads, and bore him one son. who Mr. - went across the hail a. 1ow-eetsiatred, whitewashed room and leaned tor a moment over a pinch! raced. motherly little woman. who was noted on a rocking chair. (turning stockings. Thin wu lira. Kruger. who, though one never hours of her. Interested me mightily. be. - she aeemed so utterly amnion- to tne turman that are hem-tum her husbanqu nation. She got Mr. Krugcr'tl hat. escort- ed him to the door and then wunt back to her knitting. It was difficult to think of her an the neat lady at the land. Yet the has been Mr. Kruger": constant h~ipmate through all tho years of his pubiie Me, and their nifecilon tor each othvr seems to have grown with rach “(seeming 'mV. _ -- -- . .. HUSBAND HEARS THE NEWS. Protons. July SL-Mes. Kruger. We of former Pro-Idem Kruger at the South African Repubzlc. died yesterday “tel-noon ot pneumonia. after an “Inc. at three days. She was " yarn old. ' . Motherly mm. Woman. A writer who Interviewed Precl- dont Kruger at Pretoria than such of the deemed: Succumbs to " Attack of Pneumonia. HHS. Gllilfll ti ililll, Always Ttdted Up. 'r;ir, her tlte had the CE th DIN-Iran “giant: “out del SA Ittqr6i)r turned lloct The king I M (mum Mainly w “What nw --Four king- Rochodu-r (one of wh the gold In 2¢*$ “I trust. Hi v. 'ithat you tied tsit.r, mu. 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