The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
IRA Im PAKK, Proprietor.
TERMS; 1.M IN ADVANOK.
NORTH PLATTK NEBBA8KA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Tho hoirae hns passed the pension
bill for Mrs. Stotscnburg. "Sho will
receive $40 per month.
Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, one of tho most
noted Jewish rnbbls In tho United
States, Is lying at tho point of death
in Cincinnati.
Tho Ohio Gan Light association will
unite with tho electrical companies of
Ohio to combat municipal ownership
of public utilities.
Moro than 5,000 women have reg's
tercd In Clcvolnnd, Ohio, In order to
be eligible to vote for director of
schools nt tho spring election.
Reubon Griggs, colored, aged 16
ytnrs, was hanged nt Cumboi'land
Court House, Vn for criminal assault
upon a girl of bin own color, aged 7
years.
Ollvor D. Weeks, postmaster at Ori
gan, a suburb of Columbus, O., wns ar
rtetcd by Deputy Unltod States Mar
thai Bauer, charged with embezzle
ment of $850.
Mrs. Vesta Hogg of VIonnn, 111., shot
and killed Mrs. Clara Gurley of that
city In n fit of Jealousy. Mrs. Hogg
TtM arrested and placed in Jail.
Information hns reached Cleveland
railroad officials that tho Clover Leaf
railroad when It is disposed of by
'o.-clonuro sale April 2, will bo bought
in by tho Erlo company.
Representative Aldrlch of Alabama
has Introduced n bill for the establish
ment of n "diplomatic, consular and
civil servico college of tho United
States" at or near Washington.
Tho Stoughton (Wis.) academy wns
totally destroyed by fire. Tho Institu
tion wns run under tho auspices of
tho Norwegian Lu the run synod and
was attonded by 112 studonts hailing
from Iowa, Minnesota and the Dako
tas. Tho parliamentary secretary of tho
British war offlco, Mr. Wyndhnm, an
onunced that it wna proposed to givo
n total of 27G commissions in tho nrmy
1o tho colonies nnd fifty to Lord Roll
erts for distribution to the forces in
thd flold.
Mayor Ashbrldgo of Philadelphia
says that tho third $25,000 to bo raised
by that city for tho republican conven
tion Is now In hand nnd will be for
warded In a few days. Tho work of
raising tho fourth and final $25,000 has
been started.
Edward Lcasurc, New York, twenty-two
years of age, killed George
Crotty, thirty-eight years of ago, an
electrician, in Brooklyn. Lcasurc
boardod at Crotty 'h home and his. re
lations with Crotty's wife were such
as to causo a quarrel between the two
men. Lenssuro was nrrested.
A death blow was glvon cigarette
smoking In the weather service' at
Washington whon Chief Willis L.
Mooro issued an order prohibiting per
sons connected with the servico from
smoking cigarettes durlnf offlco hours,
and stating, further, that thoso who
smoked cigarettes at any time would
be mentioned In the confidential re
ports. The supreme court decided the case
of tho Houston & Texas Central Rail
way company vs. tho State of Texas.
Tho caso Involved tho validity of pay
ments mado in the state warrants is
sued during tho civil war, the supremo
court held that tho payments in state
warrants woro lognl nnd propor; that
tho warrants woro not Issued in viola
tion of tho constitution
Genornl Leo recently ordorcd an in
vestigation into serious trouble be
tween tho mayor and pollco of Mari
ano, Cuba, on ono side and about 200
cltlzons on tho othor. Captain Blocum
reports that he found four men in Jail,
ono of whom wns charged with making
reflections upon tho official acts of tho
mayor at public meetings and tho
other threo charged with carrying
concealed weapons.
Tho 17-ycar-old son of J. H. Lester
of Colfax received a very serious gun
shot wound In tho foot while hunt
ing for ducks on tho river. Ho and his
older brother were togother, and in
creeping near to get in close range of
tho game, tho hammer of tho gun In
tho hands of tho brother who was In
tho renrwas accidentally caught, dis
charging tho entiro load In the Bide
of tho younger man's foot.
Students ot tho Missouri state uni
versity engaged in n furious pitched
battle in tho auditorium of the insti
tution at Columbia. There was lntcnso
rlvnlry between tho classes over tho
preliminary contest to solcct represen
tatives of Missouri university to np
pear In tho debate with Nebraska uni
versity, which takes placo in May, and
It wbb over this that tho trouble oc
curred. Over 200 delegates aro in attendance
at Cedar Rapids upon tho annual con
vention ot tho NortheaBt district of
Christian churches. A number of pn
pors relating to different branches of
church work were rend und discussed.
Tho reports lndicnted goncrnl progrosa
m every branch of church work. Tho
roport of Stnto Superintendent Denny
r.howed that in tho district there are
fifty-six congregations with forty-nlnn
church buildings ono church to ev
ery 9,180 population.
Governor Jones of Arkansas has an
nounced IjIb wlthdrnwnl from tho son
ntorlnl race.
Threo of tho leading commercial
houses of St. Louis hnvo adopted a
memorial to congress favoring a
chnngo in tho law which will give to
tho intorstato commorco commission
era n life tenure of offlco.
John Ivnnkovlch, of Groat Falls,
Montana, an AiiBtrlnn, was stabbod
nnd killed during festivities following
a wedding. Ivnnkovlch entered tho
hnll whoro dnnclng was In progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, who run a ho
tel near the hall, havo been nrrested,
but deny the crime.
President Harper of tho university
of Chicago announces thnt within tho
last week endowment monoy aggro
gating $127,500 had boon bequeathed
to tho university.
Mr. Walter Doutschor, secrotury to
tho Swiss legation In Washington, has
been transferred to tho post of sec
retnry of legation at Romo.
ROBERTS IN A FIGHT
Boers Draw His Forcw Out From Blocm
fontein and Battle Follows.
A NUMBER OP BRITISH CASUALTIES
One Captain Killed null Heven Officer
Are Among tlie Wounded Knellth
Cnptnre Heveral Ktipje Hohert lie
porti that the Unrulier Army llnft
lletrrntetl In Ilraudfort-
LONDON, nrch 31. Tho Bloemfon
tcln correspondent of tho Dally Chron
icle, telegraphing Thursday, March 29,
enys:
President Krugor'a latest proclama
tion warns the women and children
tt leave Hlocmfontcln within Ave dnys,
ns he IntcndH to bombard and destroy
the city and to shoot the burghers
whom lie captures there.
LONDON, March 31. Tho war ofllce
Iiuh Issued the following:
"BLOEMFONTEIN, March 30.-2:15
I m. Owing tho the activity of the en
emy on our Immediate front and their
hostile action townrd burghers who
surrendered, I found It necessary to
drive them from somo kopjes they had
occupied near the Karoo siding sta
tion, a few miles south of Urnndfort.
Tho operation was successfully cnrrlcd
cut by the Sovcnth division, assisted
y the First and Third cavalry brig
ades, under French, and Le Qallals
regiment of mounted Infantry. Tho
enemy retreated to Urnndfort and our
toops now hold the kopjes. Our cas
ualties were:
Killed, Captain Going) Scottish Bor
derers; wounded, Captain Scllar,
Luard, Peebles, Curgonvon and Ed
wards, Lieutenants fc'oulson and French
end about 100 rank and file."
The reports that Lord Roberts will
itmnln at Hlocmfontein another month
tire probably Intended for Doer con
sumption and the recent movement of
troops nnd other indications point to
ireparatlonB being well advanced for
n forward movement
Tho head of tho army of Lord Rob
erts Is now about twenty-ono miles
north of Hlocmfontcln. It occupies n
cluster of hills won from the Doers.
Tho Boera have been using these
bills ns n baso In bcntlng up tho coun
try, In driving off cattle and forcing
non-rcslstnnt Freo Staters into the
ranks again. Tho enemy must have
been In considerable forco, for Lord
Roberts sent 8,000 Infantry and 3,000
cavalry against them.
Lord Roberts advance to Pretoria
will probably consist of a series of rap
id forward movements, In which Doer
positions will be attacked by a portion
ol the army advancing rapidly with
wheel transport, tho main army coming
up as the railway Is repaired. Lord
Roberts Ib stripping the forces in tho
minor spheres of operations of their
wagons and transport animals in order
to hasten tho advance. This Is under
stood to be the reason why he recalled
Lord Methucn from Darkly West to
Kimborley.
Tho reason why a hot chase was not
made after Commandant Olivier Is that
Lord Roberts did not wish to wear out
tho cavalry transport. General French
lost 3,000 horses in the relief of Kim
berlqy und tho pursuit of General
Cronjc. Lord Methucn has lost 1,500
transport cattlo and probably 4,000
other animals since the forward move
ment began on February 18.
Tho advanco around Dtoemfontoln
is through a barren country and sup
ply officers see an increased difficulty
for n great army moving along a sin
gle lino of railway, even when tho lat
ter Is working smoothly and with am
ple rolling stock.
CULT0N HAS NOJMCONfESSED.
Wire 1IU Father Hint Report! to Hint
Kffect are FnUe.
RICHMOND, March 31. Rev. J. N.
Culton, father of W. H. Culton,
charged with being an accessory to
tho murder of Goebel, Is deeply In
censed at what ho declares Is an at
tempt to drag his son into an alleged
conspiracy. Ho has received a tele
gram fro mhls son saying: "I have
made no confession, I havo nothing
to confess."
Cleveland Uenle n 8 lory.
PRINCETON, N. J., March 31.
Former President Grovor Clovoland
said to an Associated Press corre
spondent relative to tho reports that
havo been circulated thnt ho had an
nounced his intention of supporting
W. J. Bryan for the presidency In tho
coming campaign: "I do not think
these reports are worthy of denial, but
I will simply say that I huvo not In
any wny signified to anyono what
courso I shall take in tho next cam
paign." BOTHA SUCCEEDS J0UBERT.
Appointed til Murceed tlio Veteran Who
Died.
PRETORIA, March 31. General
Louis Botha haa been appointed to
succeed General Joubcrt.
BERLIN. I havo boon informed by
n military authority, who hits had oc
casion to read through all the reports
of tho German attache with tho Boor
forces, that thoy all go to show that
Genoral Louis Botha has tho greatest
military capacity on tho Boer side.
O'BEIRNE TALKS TO M'KINLEY.
TriiiiRViiul Comiiilatliinvr KxtranrdlnurT
Con rem with Ireldeiit.
WASHINGTON, March 31. General
Jnmea R. O'Bclrno, who wuu appointed
by President Krugor commissioner ex
traordinary of tho Transvaal, had long
Interviews today with tho president
nnd Sccretnry liny about affnlra con
cerning tho Boor government. Ho was
cordially received.
Whllo General O'Bolrne discussed
tho Transvaal mnttera with Secretary
Hay tho latter is authority for the
statement thut ho was In nn Informal
and unofficial capacity entirely..
VIOLA IS ACQUIT f ED.
MIm llorlncker Cleared of Clinrge of At
tempting to PiiWon ,Mri. Morer.
HASTINGS, Neb., March 31. Tho
loekor-Morcy poisoning enso came at
11:45 this morning when the Jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty,
after having been out but one hour.
Stato'fl Attorney McCreary closed
his plea at 10 o'clock and Judge
Adams immediately Instructed mo
Jurors as to how they were to be gov
erned In forming the verdict. At 10:30
the Jury went out nnd tho Judge and
nttornoys departed for vnrlous places
about the city, as they were under
tho Impression thnt the Jury would
not report until nftcr dinner. But af
ter having been out less than an hour
the Jurors had agreed upon tho ver
dict. There were less than 300 peoplo in
tho court room when tho Jurors enmo
filing In. Tho dofendant snt in her ac
customed, placo close to tho Jury box,
with her sisters on elthor side. A
deathlike silence prevailed as tho ver
dict was handed to tho Judgo and
ho began to read. Each word that ho
pronounced seemed to touch the heart
ftlrrlng chord of nil as they waited
with bated breath until he said "Not
guilty."
Upon henrlng these words Viola
Horlocker sprang up with emotional
excltoment, uttered a hcnrt-rendlng
moan nnd sank to her chair in a
swoon. R. A. Batty, attorney for tho
dofenso, drow tho girl to his bosom
nnd tho two wept tenra of Joy.
Aa soon as Viola had sufficiently re
covered to stand her nttornoy escorted
her to tho Jury box, whoro sho stood,
with heart throbbing, quivering Hps
nnd tears in hor eyes. As tho Jurors
emerged from tho box she attempted
ot oxpress her gratitude, but sho
could do nothing moro than grasp
them by tho hand, as sho was emo
tionally overcome. There were but
few women In tho court room, but
most of those present came forward
to shako hor hand nnd whisper words
of encouragement.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Morcy were absent
fiom tho court room when the verdict
was rendered.
The verdict wna not unexpected, ns
tho majority of the peoplo felt that
tho defendant would be cleared or
the Jury would disagree. One of tho
Jurors said there was a missing link
in tho chain of evidence, as not one
of tho witnesses had testified to hav
ing seen tho defendant with a box or
pecknge on tho fatal day, and said ho
would havo stayed with the Jury a life
time before ho would have given a ver
dict to convict.
Judge Adams said that, considering
the testimony nnd the facts as offered,
he thought the proper verdict had been
rendered.
GOEBEL REWARD MONEY.
.lantlce I.ewU Snj Not a Dollar Will lie
Paid for Confeuion.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. March 31. Ex
Chlef Justice James H. Lewis, chair
man of the committee selected by tno
legislature to have charge of the Goe
bel reward fund, today made tho fol
lowing statement concerning tho story
sent out from Winchester yesterday
that Attorney James Andrew Scott
had proposed to relatives of H. F.
Youtsey to give him a portion of the
reward money for n confession of the
details of the conspiracy to nsslsslnate
Governor Goebel.
"Tho money appropriated by tho
legislature," said he, "to be used In
running down the assassins of Gov
ernor Goebel nnd bringing them to
Justice will be distributed as provided
at tho first meeting of tho reward com
mission, so much for tho nsHnssIn and
so much for the conviction of each
accessory.
"Tho preliminary work Is In the
hands of Commonwealth's Attorney
Franklin and no private citizen has
authority from Mr. Franklin or from
tho commission to offer rewards for
confessions of alleged accessories. Not
a cent of tho 100,000 has yet been
spent and I think you can safely say
that not a dollar of It will be paid
for confessions."
Uchicoa Award Continued.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 31.
The state department has received ca
ble dispatches from United States Min
uter Lclschmann nnd Mr. Trehane,
counsel for tho McMurdo heirs, both
at Berne, confirming tho press account
of tho uwnrd made yesterday by tho
Uelngoa bay arbitration.
l'roctor I In J nil Amendment.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 31.
Senntor Proctor today Introduced nn
un amendment to the Porto Rico bill
providing thnt "In no event shall any
duties bo collected after the 30th of
June, 1000, tho end of tho present fis
cal year.
Jtecelved tho l'rotocitl.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 31.
In tho executive session of the senate
today tho protocol to tho peace treaty
ngrced upon by tho representatives of
the United Stntes and Spain was re
ceived. Tho protocol oxtendn for a
j ear tho tlmo within which residents
n? tho Philippines can dccldo as to alle
giance. Offer Original iih Ku l I It lit
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 31.
Just before the adjournment of tho
tennto today, Senator Bacon offered
as a substitute for the ponding Porto
It lean bill tho draft of the bill as orlgl
i ally presented by Senntor Foraker.
Tho bill hns been materially chnnged
plnco first Introduced, and tho presen
tation of tho mensuro Is evidently In
tended to accentuate this lacl.
Found Dead In n Until Tub.
AVATERLOO, la., ..larch 31. For
mer Speaker of the Houso Alford was
found dead in tho bath room of his
home todny, with his throat cut. Tho
bc.dy was In a knccjtng position, with
tho head hanging over the bath tub
Into which tho blood wna spurting.
Dcspondoncy over poor health Is sup
posed to havo been tho causo for the
act. Four years ago ho attempted
sulcido by shooting, but recovered,
Mr. Alford wna n prominent lnwyer
nnd was speaker of tho Iowa house
of representatives during tho eigh
teenth general assembly in 1880.
SENATE FOR A TARIFF
Test Voto on an Amendment to Porto
Rico Bill Shows This.
THE MEASURE LIKELY TO PASS.
Thirty-Three Senator Vote for the Tariff
Sixteen Agnlntt Allen nnd Tim rat on
Among the Abucnt Neither 1'reient
When llallot I Taken nnd Vole Not
l'alred.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 30. A direct
vote was taken by tho tiennte today
on tho proposition to strike from tho
Porto Rico measure the provision levy
ing 15 per cent of the Dingley law
duties on Porto Rico products. The
proposition wns defeated by a vote of
1C to 33.
While the voto Is regarded as pre
saging the passage of tho .lending
measure it Is not regarded ns indicat
ing the final vote on the bill.
The feature of the debate today was
tho speech of Beverldge of Indiana.
While he advocated reciprocity be
tween the United States nnd Porto
Rico he announces that If all efforts
to secure free trado should fall ho
would support the ponding bill. Tho
bill was under discussion throughout
the session, several important amend
ments being agreed to.
The first amendment was ono impos
ing a duty of 5 cents per pound upon
coffee Imported Into Porto Rico. Pet
tus of Alabama moved to strike out
the amendment, which motion Involved
the question whether a tax could be
Imposed on products imported Into
Porto Rico which was not Imposed on
the same products Imported Into other
ports of the United States.
Gallingcr defended the nmendment
of the committee. During the Spanish
regime, he snid, n tariff had been im
posed on coffee imported into Porto
Rico because tho coffee raised there
la regarded tho best in tho world nnd
it wns desired to prevent It from being
spoiled by being blended with Inferior
brands.
"If you have a free trade to mutilate
tho constitution," Pettus said, "then
you can pass this bill, but if the con
stitution means anything when it says
that taxes nnd duties shall be uniform
then you hnvo no such right."
Pettus nmendment was defeated, 13
to 32.
Bacon offered an amendment in tho
formf of a substitute for sections 2 and
3 of the committee bill, establishing
the regular Dingley tnrlff rates of duty
on nrtlcles Imported from foreign
countries Into Porto Rico, nnd provid
ing that no duties shall be levied on
nrtlcles imported into Porto Rico from
the United States, nor Into tho United
States from Porto Rico. Bacon ex
plained that it was his purpose to es
tablish in Porto Rico the tariff system
In vogue in this country.
Gallingcr said the bill as it stood
was infinitely more liberal than was
the amendment offered by Bacon. Tho
committee, Bald he, had only one ob
ject In view and that was to leglslato
for the Porto Rlcan people as to ren
der them happy, contented and pros
perous. Lindsay of Kentucky offered an
amendment to Bacon's amendment pro
viding for absolute free trade between
the United States and Porto Rico, say
ing: "I offer this amendment because
Porto Rico Is an American island; be
cause Its Inhabitants are American cit
izens; because the people were prom
ised the rights of American citizens
by General Miles and because the pres
ident and secretary of war declared
it was 'our plain duty' to give the
Porto Rlcan people free trade."
Pettus then moved to strlko out tho
ptovlslon In section 3 providing for
a duty of 15 per cent of the Dingley
law rates on products of Porto Rico
Imported into this country. Tho mo
tion ot Pettus was defeated, 1G to 33.
NO PLAGUE AT COZUMEL.
Iloxlcan Ambuisador In Authority for De
nial of Current Rumors.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 30. Tho
Mexican nmbnssador is authority for
the following statement:
"Certain rumors having come to tho
notlco of the Mexlcnn government,
which have been current in this coun
try with regard to tho existence of
tho bubonic plague on the Island of
Cozumel, belonging to the stnto of
Yucatan, it has made suitable. Inquiry
with n view to ascertaining whether
theso rumors havo any foundation,
nnd has learned positively that there
has not been n single enso of bubonic
plague elthor at Cozumel or nt any
other placo In tho republic."
Notwithstanding this fnct, however,
an order has been Issued In view of
the advices received to tho effect tnat
cases of that plague havo occurred In
the Argentine Republic, to closo tho
port of Cozumel to vessels from South
American ports.
Quirt Fiiner.ll fur .Joiibert.
PRETORIA, Mnrch 30. General Jou
bert was taken ill Sunday morning. Ho
was nt his office the previous day.
He suffered great pain, but became un
conscious some tlmo beforo denth. Tho
complaint was ucuto Inflammation of
tho bowels.
Tho body will lie In stnto tomorrow
i nd will then bo tnken by special train
to the farm nt Rustfontoln, near Wak
Ucrstrom, whoro It will be burled quiet
ly, ns Joubcrt often requested, and
without military honors.
Trying to Kllr Up (liTiiiauy.
BERLIN, March 30. Tho efforts of
influontlnl Russlun newspapers to show
that Germany's Interests llo with Rus
sia nnd France against England nro
attracting somo attention here. Tho
Kreuzo Zcltung quotes an article by
Prlnco Trubctzky, showing that the
Frnnco-RuBslan alliance docs not now
hnvo n threatening character, but Eng
land Is threatening tho pence of tho
world and thnt Gcrmray, seeking n
row weapon In Its nugmented fleet,
reeds nn ally In order to enable It to
withstand British prcssuro .
ROBERTS TO EN0A0E THEM.
Send a Forco to Meet Unrulier Army
North of llloomfontcln.
LONDON, Mrnch 30. Tho Doe's are
concentrating In forco about fifteen
miles north of Blocmfontcln in tho
rear of Glen and Lord Roberts Is send
ing forwnrd troops to cngago thorn.
Tho Sovcnth infantry division and
part of General French b cnvalry have
been sent up to Join the Fourteenth
brigade and tho two cavalry regiments
that aro holding Glon nnd Its environs.
It docs not scom probable tho Boors
will glvo battle In tho fairly open
country north of Glen, still their evi
dent strength indicates more than a
corps of observation. In small affairs
tho Boors aro daring and aggressive in
nil parts of tho field of war.
Tho Johannesburg police, esteomod
to bo tho Boers' best command, aro
raiding tho country near Blocmfon
tcln, harassing tho farmers who havo
given up tholr arms to tho British and
cnrrylng off their cnttlo.
Tho Boera have reoccuplcd Camp
boll and are in strength near Tnungs
and Barkly West Thoy shelled tho
British camp at Warrcnton Wednes
day, but moved out of range that
night. Yesterday (Wednesday) two
British guns enfiladed tho Boer
trenches, quieting their Mausers.
Lord Methucn nnd the forces thnt
had been operating In tho Barkly West
district have been recalled to Klmber
ley by Lord Roberts. No explanation
has been given for this, but the mount
ed troops nre dlssatished at having
been ordered back.
The Boers nnd disloyalists at Ken
hardt havo dispersed and continue to
retreat. General Persons is nbout to
enter tho town unopposed.
Lord Roberts Is making extenslvo
arrangements to pollco und safeguard
nil tho Free Stnto townB In tho terri
tory occupied.
AH tho dispatches from Mnzcru
state that the Boers who returned to
Lndybrnnd from Cloololan have taken
up strong positions nnd sent pickets
far in all directions to watch Basuto
land, in tho expectation mat part of
General Buller's nrmy will Invade tho
Freo State on that side.
THE CZAR SENDS TROOPS.
llocr Lenders A inert thnt Fifteen Thou
sand Iluiislnn nre at Kroomtnd.
BLOEMFONTEIN, March 30. (Now
York World Cablegram.) Boer lead
erp are disseminating repoits of for
eign assistance arriving in the Trans
vaal. Boers returning from Colesburg
tire peraunded that 15,000 Russians
hnvo arrived at Kroonstad nnd are ad
vancing on Bloemfonteln.
Kruger boasts to them his Inten
tion of retaking Bloemfonteln within
a week. Meanwhile It appears proba
ble the enemy's force advancing south
ward Iibb been reinforced by comman
dos which trekked north by Kumassl
;.nd Ladybrand to Winburg.
Groblaar 1b reported captured. Ho
is said to have been discovered wound
ed in a farm house by u patrol of
mounted Infantry. A number of cap
tured Free Staters reached Norvalspcnt
yesterday, presumably from Clements.
The enemy 1b undoubtedly concentrat
ing at Kroonstadt, probably for a fight.
LONDON, March 30. There Is a Boer
report from Natal that a Russian sol
c'.ler of fortune, Colonel Ganotzkl, with
100 horsemen. Is operating close to the
British outposts on the western bor
der. Tho Russian government, according
to a dispatch to the Times from St.
Petersburg, Is considering a scheme for
a large increase in tho Russian army.
TAYLOR TO fIGIIT TO THE END.
Will Hold hj Previous Agreement of
Attorney.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., March 30 Gov
ernor W. S. Taylor passed through
bere today on hla way to Butler coun
ty, to attend the funeral of his sis
ter. While here tho governor mnde
u statement concerning his probable
course in the event that the decision
of the court of appeals is against him.
While it has been generally under
stood that the republicans would not
surrender the state offices on the Judg
ment of that court, nothing official has
beretoforo been given out on the sub
ject. "Tho court of appeals has not yot
taken up tho case," said Governor
Taylor, "and any announcement from
me as to my action after their deci
sion would be premnture. The agree
ment of the attorneys for both sides,
however, stntes specifically that there
Is to bo no movement until the case
la finally settled by tho supremo court
or the United Stntes, and I think 1
will act by this agreement in every
step I take and not give 'up any of
the rights I hold by It."
Coimtl Merrliim Illei,
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 30. Tho
state department has been Informed
by cablegram from United States Min
ister Wilson at Santiago, Chile; that
Joseph W. Morrlam, United States
consul at Iquique, Chile, died nt that
pest yesterday. Mr. Merrlam was born
in Now York nnd was appointed from
Massachusetts to be consul nt Iqulquo
it, November, i85.
l'latte form) Indian Cougreiii
WASHINGTON, March 30. Senntor
Piatt today Introduced nn amendment
to the Indian npproprlntlon bill provid
ing for u congress ot the ropresentn
tlves of tho various Indlun tribes of the
United Stntes nt the Iluffnlo Pannmer
icun exposition and appropriating $40,
000 for tho payment ot the expenses of
tho congress.
Tr'mlilc Would do to dmgrriK.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Mnrch 30.
South Trlmblo, speaker of tho Ken
tuck house, today announced himself
as n candldnto for the democratic nom
ination for congress In tho Seventh
district.
Mrs. Emma Gray Cromwell, secre
tury of tho Ladles' Goebel Monument
Fund commlttco, estimates that $10,
000 has been raised by ladies In tho
various counties for tho monument so
far.- The subscription books will not
bo closed for two months, by which
time the Indies' committee expects U
have raised $50,000.
APPEAL IN IRRIGATION CASE.
D. K. Thompxon Comet llcfore the Stnto
Hoard far Heating.
LINCOLN, March 31. D. E. Thomp
son has appealed to the Stato Board of
irrigation from tho decision ot Secre
tary Wilson in refusing to grant an
other hearing on his application for
water from tho Platte river for an ir
rigation canal. Hearing on the appeal
will be beforo tho board Wednesday,
April 4. Tho questions involved in
tho case as it now stands nre of u
legal nature, bearing upon tho extent
of authority and Jurisdiction of the.sec
crctary of tho board. Mr. Thompson
callms that the secretary exceeded his
authority in making certain demands
upon him in connection with hla appli
cation for tho right to uso tho water
from tho Platto river and that ho was
In error in refusing to grant n rehear
ing in his application.
The nppcal ot Mr. Thompson will
probably reopen consideration of the
claims of the Fremont Power and
Canal company and tho Seymour Park
Power and Canal company of Omaha.
The Fremont company proposes to
construct n cannl for power and Irri
gation purposes, from n point near
Llnwood, in Butler county, to Fremont.
The route of Mr. Thompson's proposed
canal begins nt the same point nnd
terminates also at Fremont, but does
not traverse tho same territory. Tho
Seymour Park company npplled for
permission to enrry water still turthor
down the Platto river. All claims but
that filed by the Fremont company
were rejected by tho sccretnry of the
Board of Irrigation. Mr. Thompson
had filed u protest and was given u
hearing beforo the claim was nllowel,
bb were all parties interested in appro
priating water from this particular sec
tion of the Platto river. A few days
after his claim was rejected Mr.
Thompson filed a motion for a rehear
ing, which wns granted, the hearing
being set for August 4, 1899. On that
day Mr. Thompson did not appear and
his motion was overruled.
Court Grant III Appeal.
OMAHA, Neb., March 31. Attorney
General Smyth filed application for
nppcal In tho habeas corpus cose of the
soldiers, Fair and Jockens, which was
granted. The attorney general makes
fourteen assignments of error, the
principal alone being, first, The court
erred In ruling that "an order given
by a military officer to his private will
bo his full protection In n criminal
prosecution, unless the illegality of
such an order is so clearly shown on
Its face that u man of ordinary sense
and understanding would known when
he heard it read or.glwm that the order
was Illegal."
The other paragraphs assign error in
ordering the prisoners released from
custody.
Sergeant Fnlr and Private Jockens
both appeared beforo tho court and
entered Into their personal recogniz
ance In the sum of $1,000 for their ap
pearance In case the appeal Is decided
against them.
Encampment of the Ornnd Army.
LINCOLN, March 31. Orders have
.been (paued from the headquarters
stating that tho twenty-fourth annual
encampment of the Department of
Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic,
will be held at Beatrice, Neb., begin
ning on May 9, 1900, at 3 o'clock p. m.
Commandcr-ln-Chlef Albert D. Shaw
has accepted the invitation to be pres
ent at this enenmpment meeting, if
possible.
Railroad Cine Continued.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 31. On mo
tion of the Secretary of State Porter
the State Board of Transportation con
tinued the rate cases pending against
tho Union Pacific; the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, and the Missouri Pa
cific railroad until June 4. All voted
aye on the motion to continue but
Treasurer Meserve. The caso against
the Elkhorn Railroad company was
continued until April 3.
South Omaha Hoy a Winner.
WAYNE, Neb., March 31 The North
Nebraska declamatory contest held at
tho opera housa was well attended and
was of nn interesting character, as
the contestants were very evenly
matched. There were two contestants
In tho oratorical, threo In the humorous
and eleven In tho dramatic class. Tho
prizes consisted of gold medals, the
first of which wns awarded to Homer
Payton of South Omaha.
Mil Hortou Discharged.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., March 31. Tho
case against Mrs. Etta Horton, charged
with tho murder of her newly born
babe, came to an end yesterday. Jus
tice Smith, before whom the prelim
inary was hold, discharged tho ac
cused upon motion of tho nttorneys
for the defense as soon as the examina
tion of the witnesses for the prosecu
tion had completed their testimony.
Kebruiku In Washington.
WASHINGTON. March 31. Repre
sentative Burkett of Nebraska today
Introduced pension bills in behalf of
J. E. Lutta $30, Sarah E. Gardner $20
und Arthur V. Wnlsh $30.
Representative Robinson of Nebras
ka returned InBt evening after nn ab
sence of two weeks.
1'iirni Work In Nclininkn.
DOUGLAS, Neb., March 31. Winter
wheat In Otoo-county appears to havo
passed through the winter In good
condition. Fields nre nlrendy looking
gieen. Prospects nro for n good crop
this year. Farmers have begun to
sow oats.
Member of (luard Again.
OMAHA, Nob., Mulch 31.-.With
rlgth hands upraised fifty young men
of Omaha pledged themselves to bear
true alleglanco to tho United States of
America and tho stnto of Nebraska.
They woro then declared duly mustered
into tho service as members of com
pany L, Nebraska national guard. It
was th.Q occasion of tho entry of the
reorgnnlzod Thurston rifles into the
First regiment of Nebraska. Adju
tant General P. H. Barry conducted
the muster-lu proceedings,