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i i 1 RG PRE VOL. 17, NO. 118. PITTSBURG. TUESDAY EVENING.

MAY 10. J900. TWELVE PAGES. ONE CENT. LORD ROBERTS ANNEXED THE ORANGE FREE STATE.

British Empire's Latest Acquisition Is to Be Known as Orange River State. PRETORIA'S EARLY FALL IS PREDICTED. REIGN Or ANARCHY IS THREATENED IN CHINA. Boxers' Rebellion Becoming Alarming and Imperial Troops Are Powerless. MORE MISSIONARIES HAVE BEEN KILLED.

So Near and Yet THE a Li II Ufk VMtm In A if Powers May Interfere to Prevent a Slaughter of Foreigners. English Troops Are One Day's Harch From Johannesburg. BOERS OFFER NO RESISTANCE. 14 OUTLAWS BURNED FEUQTAI. Klip River, May 28.

(Delayed Gen. Ixrd Roberts lias announced the annexation of the Orange Free Slate to the empire under the title of the "Orange River State." Lorenzo, Marquoz, May 28. (Delayed) President Kniger has Issued a proclamation warning Joharineshnrgers that they remain in the place at the peril of their lives, as It may be neorssary to destroy the town and the mines. London, May 2H. A Pretoria dispatch dated yesterday ports severe fighting 13 miles south of Johannesburg.

It is believed the Boers were engaged with Freneh. May 27, and 211 were decreed days of prayer and humiliation In the Transvaal. New Castle, Natal, May 20 Since daylight a heavy Iximhnrdment of tha Boer emplacements has been In progress. The enemy only replies occasionally and a strong stand by the Boers Is not expected. 4 cm sure." THE the road to Johannesburg.

An attack on Pretoria from the direction of Mafeklng Is probahly not regarded as Impossible by the Transvaalers, which may account for their rapid, retreat toward their capital. The time Is now short for the Boers to put into execution their threats of destroying the Johannesburg mines. In some quarters uneasiness is felt for the safety of the British In entering the town, there having been several reports recently that the Boers were preparing to blow up the mines and the British army at the. same time. As Roberts will soon control the railroad running to l.alngs Nek.

Duller should soon be released from Natal to co-operate In the subjugation of the Transvaal. The railroad connection with Durban, via l.alngs Nek, will be a tremendous help to Roberts, us connecting him with a supply base several hundred miles nearer than Cap Town. Cape Town, May 20. An Interview with President Kruger Is published here in which he Is alleged to have asserted positively that the Boers would destroy the rand mines. landed here.

The only other soldiers hers are Britishers. Washington, 2H. Chinese Minister Wu has been rending the dispatches relating to the Boxers with great anxiety. "Things look serious," he says. "I am a little dubious though of any news oom-ing from Shanghai.

Stories comlnff from that source have so very often proven unreliable. 1 know nothing personally of tha Boxers. They havo arisen since my departure from China." Minister Wi paid he did not know whether or not the Chinese government would protest against the landing of marines from the Newark at Taku. Washington, May Tho situation In China Is being watched by the state department with auxins Interest. No word has come from there to-day and It la feared that thero has been an uprising of the "Borers" that has cut off communication.

The safety of the missionaries In and near Tien Tsin and of tha legation Is believed to In the gravest da Additional Nhltis may be sent at any time from the Manila station to Chinese coast. While the I 'lilted Stntes has professed to Independently In demanding1 that the Interests of Americans in China, be protected, It Is not Improbable that we will act In concert with other nations should occasion require. State department ottlcials will not deny that this may be tile course pursued. At the rcoui-st of the state department a statement hns been drawn up by the navy department showing the, naval strength of the different Christian nations In Asiatic waters. It makes a most formidable showing.

Kngland Tins ships on the China-Japan station; Austria, Denmark, France, 12; Germany, Italy, Portugal, 2, and Russia IS. Five more are to be sent from Russia im soon as they are completed. The Culled States has 55 warships in Asiatic waters. Pfl IIOSPIIAL ncr: Vox I Shanghai, May Boxers' rebellion about Trkln Is assuming alarming proportions. Th Imperial troops are either powerless or unwilling to restore order In the affected districts.

More missionaries have been killed and many foreigners are In Imminent peril. The Boxers have repeatedly routed the regular troops. They are confident of receiving support from the dowager empress and the entire Manchu army. Countless hordes from the north are Joining thS Boxers, Intent on expelling everything foreign from the kingdom. A widespread reign of anarchy, it Is said, can be prevented only by the restoration of Killing Su as emperor.

The Belglnn minister hns had a heated Intel view with tho Chinese foreign ofllco regarding the destruction of Hie I.uhail railroad. The Russian minister has telegraphed for all available gunboats to come to Tukti and it Is believed that Russia Is about to land troops at Taku from Port Arthur which Is garrisoned by a force of at, dint men. The Chinese are reported to bringing huge masses of troops from Hunan prov ince and Klnng-Nan to Tung-Lu. The generalissimo of tho Chinese army, how ever, refuses to eonimiiiul tne troops unuor plea of sickness. 1 Tien Tsin, May The boxers have reached l'eugtal and are now burning the town.

Many Belgians are In danger. Several lives have been lost. A company of Belgians with their families are cut off at Chang Sin Tien where they are now defending themselves. Several missionaries have been cut off at Pao Ting Fu. Thirty Japanese marines havo been BODY TAKEN TO ERIE.

Honorary I'alllieureri Aeeoinpanleil the Ilenuilim of Dr. Solon Cobb. The remains of Rev. Hr. Solon Cobb, title- i rrt.ft,r r-i'1 church.

vv taken to Krle this morning at HAr o'clock, where they will bo Interred In the family burying plot They were accompanied by tho honorary nail' bearers. J. T. McCance, J. K.

Brock- wav. J. C. (irav and II. P.

McCllnto.k, elders of I ho Point Breeze congregation, W. J. MorrlH, T. B. McKalg, J.

H. N-tschi), trustees, and Samuel Woods, superin tendent of the Sunday school. Parishioners of nil denominations sw li ell the eoimregal Ion that gathered In the Point Breeze church yesterday a fternooii to do honor to the memory Dr. Cobb. Tim services were extremely simple.

I in-y ueo, In charm, of Rev. Robert Chris Ill cnargo oi in-v. jone-ii pastor of the Fast Liberty I'resby-r-huri h. Rev. Hugh Hodge, of D.

I rf.tii of the church of which Dr. was in charge before he assumed the pastorate of the Point Breeze congregation assisted. Rev. Mr. Hodge read a poem of which It.

Cobb was especially ,.,,,1 which bo used frequently at funeral services. The scripture lesson was read bv Dr. KiimU-r. me sweeny re. -emn Thought" was sung by the choli.

Hr Christie offered a fervent prayer. PRITTS' CAPTOR HERE. Detective Jlellelli Sn jn There Was Fx peeled. Bill Prltts, the famous moonshiner and outlaw who was arrested few days ago, after a chase that has lusted for a vcmx will bo tiled 111 the United court miring toe la-ium-i term. Ilia cantor.

(OlintV 1'Oiecuv Alex. Mr- Beth, of New Haven, was at tne government building this morning to hie tli- bond given lor his appearance. Mclleth stands nearly leei iin-ie-s. and is broad In proportion, lie sain iim nearly everything anoui i no c.iimuic o. the old man hud already neeu prun-u mn in one statement the Papers made a mls- ke.

They all pitmen an iiuhvu-w nm. Piltts In which he stated that if Ills sons had been along, tllele would nave fun. let li says inai ai uie nine of the capture, the old man was accompanied bv two of his boys. Tln-v were sitting in a field, tear the woods and the llicers crept up inroiiyn im- woous or point near them before they were troon. The hiivs made no attempt to lnteiiere und thero was no light as the officers expected.

PLANS. I'lie Veteran anil Ladles' Auxiliaries Will I nlle To-Morrow. Circle No. 4. H-idies of the G.

A. of Homestead, last evening presented uen. Charles Griffin Post No. 207, G. A.

with a. fine flag which will be carried In the Memorial day parade to-morrow, oe irosontatlon occurred In tne A. u. nan, ho tine silk emblem being presented uy Mrs. Mary Moon-, pn si nt of the circle.

ami being received by Commander H. K. Hutchin made an enrv. Adjutant 1). vv uddress.

Hen. Grlflln Post, the nmlles or tne u. It. and the Woman's Relief corps of of Homestead will observe Memorial day. The three will form at the post, hall and ar.ule to the Homestead ceineiery wnero xerelscs will be curried out around I ho rent bronze soldiers' monument.

The Woman's Relief corps will receive and plant flowers hi The memory of soldiers who are buried in unknown graves. WAIT IIF.TTFK At OMMOD1 TIOS. Residents Aleppo 'lonnxlilu to Confer With Hullnny Ofllelals. A meeting of the residents of Aleppo township was hold at the H.iysvllle school house to take some action In regard to letter facilities In reaching- tun railway tatioii. Since th" new schedule on the it wayno roal Went Into en cot Agnew station lias te-ou aoonsned, and uie peiqoe sk the railway company to provide a safe and convenient walk to HaysvIUe station.

At the meeting last night r. pr-sidr-nt, and hoiiucii iserr acieq as retary. eornniiiree. was apnoioiea in nrifor with the ohioluls ot the raliroHd to ascertain what can be done in the matter. Itaplcl Ocean Teli-K'rupliy.

New York, May A message report- rig results of observations of the eclipse the sun sent by attaches of the Lowell a-rvatory from Washington, Ga at New York time, was transmitted bv the cables of the Western Union Tel- rnph company and of the Kastern Tel- eomnaiiv to an observer at Triooll In Africa, ami delivered at I va Greenwich, two minutes later. 1 his Is said to break th( record for fust ocean telegra phy. Indon, May 20. Everybody now Is predicting as to the date Lord Roberts will enter Pretoria. Some put it aa early as this Saturday; nono later than four weeks.

June 20 is the favorite date as this Is Accession day and Hobs has a weakness for making big deeds coincide With public dates. The latest clash forward, which last night brought the British army within a day's march of Johannesburg, furnished fresh evidence of the non-reslstenee of the Boers. With the exception of some fighting on French's front to tha left, not a shot was. fired apparently In the advance. This' running retreat without even rear guard actions looks very much like demoralization.

Dispatches from Pretoria are conflicting. Some sav the Doers are preparing to Ilea at the first sight of Roberts; others report everybody working over time on the capital's defenses. The British concentrating at Mafeklng are active. They have occupied Zeerust, northeast of Mafeklng, and are also reported to be marching on Llchtenburg, on MEMORIAL DAY THE SCHOOLS Patriotic Programs Rendered In Many of the Districts. CONTRIBUTIONS OF FLOWERS MADE DY THE CHILDREN TO 8THEW 0 THE GRAVES.

VETERANS MADE ADDRESSES. The lessons of Memorial day were Inculcated in the public schools of the two cities to-day. In many of the wards Interesting programs were rendered by the children, and these exercises were interspersed with addresses made by the vet-trans who had participated in the stirring cenes of the civil war. Many of the school halls had the appearance of largo conservatories, because of the generous contributions of flowers and potted plants. Some of the schools had exercises this morning while others occupied the afternoon and will also have special programs for this At the South school, the oldest public school west of the Allegheny mountains, the scholars celebrate Memorial Day by exercises this afternoon.

Prof. Joseph Jennings, himself a veteran of the civil war, arranged a very entertaining program for the scholars, while a number of veterans were present and addressed the pupils and parents. Among those who spoke were Lee S. Smith, W. H.

Colling-wood, George V. Marshall, 3. A. Burr, j. Porter, Walter Morris and James Fielding.

The scholars brought In a large Dumber of plants and a mass of flowers which were presented to the veterans for the purpose of decorating the graves their dead. The presentation was inado by Bernard Fleldsteln, wiio has held the position of tlie head of his class more than any other scholar of the school during the past year. Following was the pro gram for the exercises: imaig mi I 'ay, song Just as the fun Went Down, 1, 2, 3, and 4: solo selected, Mrs. Ponovun; address to veterans, Bernard Feldstlne; response, Veterans; reeltlatlon "Offering of Flowers," Four Little Girls; solo selected, Mrs. Donovan; address.

Veter an; exercise. No. song "The Flag that Bears the Stars and Stripes," Nos. 1, 2, and recitation "The Bov and the Soldier," Dora Freedman; song "Tenting on the Old amp Ground, Nos. and song "Cover them Over," Mamie Bolerg; song "Scatter the Flowers." Martha Schufer; "song "The Star Spangled Banner," sohooj: song "America," school; song "Just Before the Battle," School.

The assembly room of the school was prettily decorated with (lowers and flags and to the floral decorations In the school yard, had been added a number of baskets containing flowers, ferns and vines. The yard of the South school Is one of the most attractive places of the downtown district as the directors have placed boxes along one side of the yard, filled them with flowers and plants, and they are now a mass of bloom and color. At the Grant schools the children and their friends met in the hall on the third floor. The old soldiers were represented hv John S. I.ambie, A.

8. Will and llenrv Schultz, of Days Post (. A. all of viiom made an address to the children. There wre also addresses by Rev.

S. Edward Young and J. F. Burke. a fine musical program was prepared, and the ceremonies re mi-re elaborate than on apv previous occasion at this school.

The exercises at the Poho school, under the direction M. S. Louden, principal, were held this morning. The following program was rendered: Prayer hv Chaplain L. MeOuire.

of W. J. Patterson Post 137. G. A.

li "Star Spangled Banner," by the pupils from the grammar rooms; addr Comrade W. J. Patterson; song, "Our-, Ir Land Flower:" addnss; song. "Stars-- Stripes Forever;" presentation lowers. Edith IlofTner, of room 17: eong, "Cover Them Over;" acceptance, H.

H. Hengnugh; chorus, "New O. A. R. song;" recitation, Ida Heatley.

of room Id, "The American Flag:" solo, "Just as the Sun Went Down. Mnzte Haddock, accompanied by Elizabeth address; song, "Hall, ''Id Giory:" recitation, Gladys Hughes, of room 14, "You Put No Flowers on My Papa's sore. "Hail the Flag. Hail:" address. Comrade MeGulre: song.

"America." by the pupils and audience. Belletielrl school. In charge of Miss M. A. Hunter Prayer: flag salute by the pupils; chorus.

"Hall, I old Flag;" introductory remarks, B. Coll: chorus. "Memorial Day;" address, Maj. Samuel W. liny: chorus, "Columbia, My Country:" address.

Col. John Ewlng; chorus, "Battle ran of the Republic:" reading, Master Arnold Staley, "Lincoln's Address at Get-Myburg:" address. W. R. Ford; chorus, "God of Our Nation;" address.

Rev. G. W. Terbush; chorus, "The Flag Amid the Flowers;" t-resentation of flowers. with speeches by some of the board 'of directors anil W.

M. Powell, of post 151. At the Morse school, Twenty-Ill ward' the children lirought enough oflwors to (ill six large school tables. WTien the j-jlnt Memorial day committee from the G. A.

R. came at 2 o'clock the following program was carried out: Chorus, "The Stars and Stripes," by all the children; song, "The Vacant Chair," by Nellie Swearer; song and chorus, entitled "Strew Roses," by the school, and patriotic addresses by John C. Slas, Joseph Fischer, Jacob Brudln, Peter LeGrand, Evan Thomas, Christian Burner, Georgo W. Powell and J. J.

Smith, of the joint com-mitten. The children of (lie primary grades also drilled and sang several national songs. Memorial services were held in all tho other schools. The flower committee have received more flowers than were ever donated to the O. A.

R. Memorial day committee. Should the weather he favorable the services anil decorating the graves e. the soldiers will be more elaborate than those of previous years. LORD LIBRARY OR TARENTUM.

An Application for a Charter Wis flledThls Morning. GIFT CAME AS A SURPRISE. AGED GI.ASSMAKKn TIIAVKFD PI U. IrlCIV 111' III RC MKS. HE WANTS WORK HURRIED.

In common pleas court No. 2, to-day, an application was filed for a charter of Incorporation for a handsome library In tho borough of Tarentum. It Is the Rift of Capt. J. B.

Ford, of Crelghton, and Its es-timlated cost Is The name of tha proposed corporation Is the Young Men's Christian association, of Tarentum. Tho directors chosen are: F. W. Ppnlir, W. A.

Marvin, R. II. Starke, II. If. Hemphill and J.

K. Fulton, for ono year; John H. Long, Albert Iingley, It. Edgar Travis, Dr. Walter Cross and R.

Harry Hadapohl, for two years; H. F. Sprankle, Dr. W. I).

(iulbralth, C. Flemley, Nelson McVocar and John Black, for three years. Only those members are eligible to be trustees who are members of one of the Protestant evangelical churches. All tho real properly Is to be managed bv the directors, hut ull the real' property acquired by gift or purchase and all the IXSEI.T IN FIVE! LINE FORD library. CAPT.

J. B. FOR gains of the corporation ore to he hold In trust by the trusters. members in pood standing In the unincorporated association, known iir the Vomit- Men's Christian association of Tarentum, will become members of tne new oratiization. The gift of Capt.

Ford came, as a surprise to tie1 association and In fact everybody in the borough. The donor snid nothing about the matter until last week, after lie hud houirlit the property nt Second and streets, where the building will be located, and had the pluris pre. pared. Last Sunday all the Protestant churches of the borough gave the donor a standing vote of thanks. The lot.

Is ltd by 1M feet and the build-lug is to occupy ground space of 7u by so feet, fin the first floor will be the swimming pool and gvniiiasliim. On the second floor will lie the library, reading moms, parlors unii the like, and on the third floor will be a hall with a seating capacity for oOO persons. The structure will be of stone and the interior will be handsomely finlsb'-d In hardwood. It will have all modern improvements and donor says he will spend any amount of money over tho estimated cost to give the borough one of the linest libraries in the state. Capt.

Ford Is known as the originator of plate glass. He Is the father of Kmi'iy Ford, who recently died in Italy from smallpox. He is Mi years old and in feeble health, and of these facts told the boys, "The new building must be completed by October 1. It must be done before I die." ALLPOX AT Two Cases Developed a Nurse and the THE WARD HAS A portion of tho West Pcnn hospital Is tinder the ban of the bureau of health, two cases of smallpox patients Iwlng removed from there to the municipal hospital this morning. The names of tho unfortunates are Hertha Sblrcy, a nurse, In tho Institution, aged '22 years, and Charles Horsey, colored, aged years, who was admitted about live Wet kfi ago, Miss Hhlrey was the attendant upon Horsey who was brought to tho hospital KUfTerlng Willi pneumonia.

Last Thursday, It 1h said both Hhlrey and Horsey developed symptoms which aroused tho hospital authorities' nnxlety and Dr. Taylor was sent for. At that time a diagnosis of the cases did not determine the dlseiise. Again on Sunday Dr. Taylor visited the hospital ami discovered enough to order tho patients Isolated, although yet the disease had nut made sutli-cient progress to warrant an absolute TRACTION OFFICERS DENY NEED FOR ARBITRATION.

MInntlon hi St. I.oulx lleniuln I u-cba nui'il-Two Policemen Hurt, St. LouUt. May -Ml. Reply Ing to the re quest of Labor Commissioner Rixey for tho selection of two arbitrators, yesterday 1 'resident Kdwar.l Whltaker, of the St Holds Transit company, snid no dlsputo exists.

The left i tnatB of strikers as formi employes, and says the company hajf men to move all Its cars, If protected from violence. The commissioner Is asked to name the parties to the other Hide ot the arbitration anil put Into definite shape the iiH-stlnns or dispute or nilTenmeis, when the company promises to give the mutter immediate attention. The executive committee of the union requests until II o'clock this morning to select their arbitrators. lienjunilne Lyons, a union conductor, who Jollied the emergency police force, was arrested on complaint of two transit employes, who claim that while on duty at the Jefferson and Clever avenue power house, Lyons offered to ten Into a plot with thorn to blow up the power house. Lyons declares his arrest was caused merely because he was a union man.

Patrolmen n'Keefe and Spllano were ralnftilly Injured yesterday arternoon by an explosion bruirath a Rollciontalno line car on which tle-y were detailed as guards. The front end of the car was badly wrecKed. Emmett Southard, a Transit company tnploye, was si nt to a hospital late last night, suffering from a fracture of tin- skull. He was attacked at and Cass avenues. It Is said, by a crowd of strikers.

At a meeting, attended by the presidents of the mercantile or ganizations and representatives of the daily newspapers, a committee of seven was ap)olntcd to call nn the Transit company and the strikers' grievance committee and apoertuin whetb-er both sides are willing to submit their differences to a board of arbitration. WAITERS ENTERTAINED. Second Iluy'a Sennloii Wnu llesumed Tli Worn I or. The delegates of the National Head and Second Walters' association were entertained last, nlfclit at the Warren M. K.

church by the numbers of the Kpworth league. Charles A. Howard and W. Cozat't delivered addresses and the choir rendered a fine musical program, after which a supper was served in the lecture room by the members of tin- league. The convention lesumed at the Bethel A M.

K. church this morning at In o'clock and went into an executive senslon which lasted all of trie morning. At tpe afternoon session ofh ers wi nominated. The election will be hem tins evening. Quite a number of delegates arrived tins morning and the old nrlleers will most likelv be eleeled.

A short session will be hebl to-morrow morning and the conven tion will then adjourn. The del-gates will visit the different hotels to-morrow sfter- n.i..n unrl In-ITeiiTOW evening they Will be tendered a banquet at Turner hall, Alle- I LOW IDK HOSPITALS. Senator iHrk's to Ills Daughter Wii 4.0:,H0. New York. May charity wards of most of the big hospitals or ine city were bright with color to-day as one re sult of the Clark Morris wedding In St.

Thomas church yetern.iy. nifi nowi-rs distributed were blossoms of which 1', mm were blaster lilies, hi.ooo roses, per a.mm and others In proportion. Clark, as a wedding gift, gave his daughter This fart was made known bv Intimate friend f.f the family. This gift was in addition to the valuable jewelry, coating thousands of dollars, which the senator bestowed upon his daughter. VEST I or eri oi at six ib J.

J. a on was may on Yesterday, One Being Other a Patient. BEEN QUARANTINED determination. At noon yesterday, the disease bad fully developed, and tha city physician ordered the removal of li patients. Ward In which Horsey was con fined and of which Miss Hhlrey was in charge, was closed and thoroughly fum Igated after about other sick occupants or nan neon remyyea.

una every otrort is ceiu iriioic ami taktU-A" I'f Vent the dlsoane froth fipfcadlng. Dr. Taylor said tills morning that In the singe of the disease tile victims were only personal contact could Inoculate olh or p'l'sons. and that the condition of til patients wits not of a serious lie also stated that Miss Slilrev anil Dor sey must have contracted the disease rroni visitors. Besides the smallpox cases the follow log contagions diseases were reported this morning to the board of health: Scarlet revor case each in the Fifth, L'lcvcnth llilrteeiith, I'ourteenlh, Nineteenth and Twenty-second wards; 1 case diphtheria ami i case ot typhoid Tever 111 the Foul tionih ward.

M'KEESPORT'S SPRING MAY BEVERY COSTLY Charles Strom berg Suvs the Ity for lis ill ii urn. in common pleas court No. the city or was sued by efiarle: 'or (i iniages. It was alleged that the city allowed a spring to now oer a sidewalk, last winter, beoHuio frozen, and which caused' which an uc cirient to the plaintiff. was passing along Fifth avi iiiiout 10 o'clock tin evening of l-ehruary last when he snd oeiny ioiiiki nunseii upon hummock of ice.

Before, he could get off It his feet new from under him and he discovers! ion, ae could not regain ills feet. Ar it. was on a lonely part ol the- street he had iu ue on ire lor Sometlmu before an eaine in hit rescue am raiieo a doctor who at nine sent him ti the MoKoespnrt hospital. There Strom berg was told that his right leg win broken in two places ami his splnr hurl After lying )n the hospital for about ween ni' srrucK up an acquaintance tvlth nn- piuioni on a cot next to him. Tin oi.

i i onieieni matters to occupy their time and when Stromberg was tniiiKtng or l.eing removed home at th mi or me third week he naked bis slr-l mends how he happened to get bun iind discoverer) that hi- loo bad been Injur oy lading on inn same lev pavement two three evenings before Stromberg whs hurt. Strombeig left his friend In the hospital about well but he bad to keep ins ceo six weess at nis Home hefoni In was able to move about. He then consult Attorney alder as to I he advisability Miiog i oe eny and one explaining the circumstances Mr. raider discovered that he hud had a little experience wllfi the same spring water Ice the evening htromherg was hurt, but being a little more agile than his client lost an or portunliy to sue for damages also as ho escaped unhurt. Stiotnhorg sits forth In his statement that he has been permanently Injured and lias Hiiuen ii a great loss as he had Hteiulv employment In the Tube works ffa a day.

Besides he has a wife and children dependent upon him i r. s' co ii i ti i r. Kxerclsen for the Sou Hi Side Train ing School To-Mght. The ormmericcment exercises of the training school for nurses of the South Side hospital will be held In the mth Side Presbyterian church. South Twen tieth and f-arnh streets, to-night.

A program, consisting of music and speeches will be given Rev. S. A. Hunter will liver the invocation. Dr.

J. D. Thomas and Frank 1. will give addresses. J.

Lewis, president of the beard of directors, will present the diplomas, and Dr. P. Kerr will present the nurse. with badges. A fu the services in the church reoi ptlon will bo laid in the hosplti from In to 12.

There are eight graduates REVOLUTI0NC0LLAPSED. liernaiides, Vcner.iiHnii Hebel Lender, Him Ilccn Captured. Caracas, Venezuela, May Hernandez, bader cf the revolutionary forces, has been captured by government, troops. The revolutionary forces have been scattered arid the rebellion has collapsed. Chicago Striker hot.

Chicago, May 3. Hurry Dougherty, a union, laborer, was picking conlolT a car tne railroad tracks last nigm wnen tie shot by Railroad Officer (Jiirney. He die. Dougherty has been on a strike "account of the building trados troubls lnc8 February. Master Byron Wade; acceptance of flowers; address, T.

O'Leary; ohomis, Through Georgia;" addresses by veterans; chorus, "America, by pupil's and audience; Helen M. Kell, accompanist, and Susan D. Toner, directress of chorus. Holmes school, in charge of Miss Ada J. Steel-Prayer, Rev.

Ward W. West; Introductory remarks, William B. Evans; chorus, "Unfurl the Glorious Banner;" "Marching Through Georgia," pupils of 11, 12 and Ft; address. Supt. Samuel Andrews; presentation of (lowers, Blanche Booth; acceptance of flowers, Mr.

Evans; cornet solo, "The Vacant Chair." Naylor; Boys' Brigade drill, ('apt. Harbaugh, address; "American Beauties," by sixteen little girls; Spanish-American war song, Holmes school glee club; address; "Fourth of Julv," quartet. Misses Busman, Todd. James and Popp; chorus. "Rally Round the "Once More Unto These Hollowed Mounds," by the pupils of 14, 1,1, pi, 17 and 18: benediction, Rev.

John Warnock; Alice Carey accompanist; recitation, dertrude Roberts. Splendid arrangements were completed for the celebration or day at the North public school, Duquesne wav, by the principal, Genevieve M. 1 arker, assisted by an aide corps of teachers. The entrance leading off Duqtiosno way were decorated with flowers, flags and pariotic colors: the hallway is most artistically arranged In statuary which is of rare value resting on well chosen pedestals and so numerous as to almost nvni tarnegle library. Directly at the head of tho stairs on the second floor a door opens Into a splendid picture gallery, the entrance of which Is guarded by a magnificent bust of the "father of our country' and Hanked on either side by cabinets filled with rare and historic relics, the barrenness of tho windows, looking out on the smokv cltv, have been covered by vines, planted in boxes on the window ledges and trained so as to give them the appearance (lf a roun.

try school in summer, thus giving to these llttlo tots, who so rarelv see it. a glimpse of that country that ull children so dearly love. In fact every department of the school has been us carefully arranged by Mrs. Parker, whose malii desire is not make her scholars feel like prisoners and detest school and all connected with school life, but to cause them to take an Interest In every thing and a delight In their "second home." In drawing, the scholars are particularly proficient, not a statue a flower or a pic turn of note In the building but they have copied, and so well that the original sometimes seems barelv Itself. This department Is under the "direction of Prof.

C. W. Fitzgerald. The manual training, tinder Prof. W.

P. Thompson, has done splendid work, pRrtlcularlv In the formation of useful objects from wood, articles such as Indian clubs, dumb-bells, goblets (the latter so thin and smooth as to be almost as serviceable as glass), and all sorls of triangles, squares and other Instruments used In drawing. On the toD floor is a large and airv amp! de orated with flags and bunting, where the memorial exercises were held at 1 In the afternoon, and will be continued at 8 o'clock this evening. The music this afternoon was furnisher by the school band, which Is made up wholly of scholars, and Is under the directorship of Miss Pnrker herself. The program was as follows: Selection, by school band: song, by entire school, at third verse of which the flag was brought In and sainted bv the scholars standing; song, "Guard the flag address, S.

W. Hay; Rong, bv room 1, "Gather the Flowers;" recitation, "Grand Old Army Hoys;" address, Mr Charles O. Smith: selection, bv school band song "Columbia," address. Mr. W.

H. Thompson; Memorial day gems (hv 12 pupils)-selection, by band; address, Mr. John Kay; ealesthenlc drill, under direction of Prof. Hertel; song, "America." This program will bo repeated this evening. At the Duquesne schools Prof.

M. J. yc. Mahon. principal, a very interesting time was had thin morning.

A detail from Post 3 vlslte-l the school, anil Col, David Ashworth made a stirring address to the children. The pupils of the O'Hara school, of which John J. Mc.Mrthon is principal contributed a fine lot of flowers and plants for Memorial day. A patriotic program was rendered by the children and an address delivered by Mr. Welland, who represented tho tjrand army.

SCHOOL EXERCISES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. Memorial Day Celebrations Were More Klnhnrate Than Ever. Memorial services were held in the va'-rious public schools on the South this afternoon. The Joint Memorial day committee chose a sub-committee to collect the flowers taken to the Bchoola by the pupils, and this afternoon the subcommittees to.ik them all to the Iton.l,,,:, school. Twentieth and Sarah wh-re they were loaded into wagons to be taken to the various cemeteries to-morrow.

At the Sarth Side high' school ntfns. In? program was rendered at 1:1:5. It who the Intention to hold the services on tl lawn, but the inclement weather com nailed the committee to hold them in the lecture room. I). S.

Salisbury gave an ad dress, and also did S. M. Dnvall. songs and recitations were rendered hv the pupils At the HumUolt school a pleasing pro gram was rendered. The cxt rels-a corn: menced at 1 by the pupils saluting the American flag.

The lars cn the first floor sang "Take My Uniform to Mother." The anvil chorus was sur.g by the pupils of the second floor and the "Stars and Stripes" was rendered by the third floor tuueuts. The muslo was Interspersed CHARGE AGAINST CLAN-NA-GAEL Said to Have Organized Attempt to Blow I Welland Canal. Montreal, May 20 Excitement has been caused by an article which appeared In tho "Star" last night under a New York date, In which the paper asserts that through tho efforts of Its special correspondents, It Is enabled to state beyond a doubt that the attempt to blow up the lock of tho Welland canal, was organized by the head of the order of the clan- na-gael In Ireland. It goes further and states that the money for tho purpose was collected In tho United States and that tho men who distributed the money and organized the plan was Fred J. Allan, who Is the secretary of the lord mayor of Dublin, Alderman Pile.

Tho agents of the clan-tia-gnel, accord ing to the story, were sent here by money raised by Maude Online, the beautiful young enthusiast who has been called the Irish Joan of Arc." The emissaries were sent, It Is stated, to begin reprisals against Canada because of the Dominion's support of Great Britain In the war against the Boers. MORE TROUBLE IN YELLOW ROW. Ill TH A WOOIMU FF AI SED now-rum: to kill. She Ilnd a ighted Lamp to I se aa a eapon 1 1 Win Hurled Into a Corner and Ilxplodcd, Causing Some Damage to (he Apartment. Ruth Ann Woodruff, colored, of Yellow Row, was liberated from the workhouse 1 yesterday, nail Immediately proceeded to get Into trouble again.

She was arrested this morning on complaint of Alice Williams, who has been taking care of Ruth's establishment since she went to the workhouse. Ruth was given a hearing before Magistrate MeKenna shortly after her arrest and sentenced to pay a line of JJn and costs or days to the workhouse. According to the evidence Mrs. Woodruff was no sooner released than she called on Mrs. Williams and started a i.ot.

She accused Mrs Williams of stealing; Wearing appan und wanted to eject her from in house. Fern Williams, a white woman who lives at the house, testified that Mrs. odruff came to her room at 2 o'clock this morning and tried to brain her with a lighted lamp. Fern grabbed the lamp und threw it Into a corner where it exploded doing serious damage to the furniture. When the magistrate announced the sentence Mrs.

Woodruff became hysterical and made a frantic effort to throw herself on the bosom of bis honor, at tha same lime begging to be discharged. Officer Host wick was compelled to pick Mrs, Woodruff up bodily and carry her away. WEST IIOMF.STK.il FIGHT. The 1'nrnenle Company Will Help Hie Indignant Citizens. meeting was held last night at the A West Homestead school at which tha pe- tition against tho Incorporation of the proposed borough of West Homestead was closed, to be presntt-d to the court to-day.

Two petitions were circulated, one among the hill people, who were left out and the other among persons who are within the proposed limits but who oh-Jete. to the alleged unfair manner In which the boundaries were designated. It Is understood that the Carnegie company will help the objectors. THIsTvEnTnG'S EVENTS. Duquesne High-class vaudeville Jas.

J. Corhett. Grand Stcck Co. in "Rose-dale." THE WEATHER. Showers to-night and Wednesday, tlonary temperatula.

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