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Semi
BOERS ARE NW ASLEEP I
Keocciipy Another Town and
lirc' People to .Join Them.
Nolxxly Kinmi What I IJoiiig in tlie Ii
rrttioii of Kelie injf .Mnf(-kliij(-Frenh
Kails to II. ail Oft the Itig Itoer Convoy
Oui x-ln of iIik Armiea Are In Toim Ii
Winston ('linn-hill Counting Some (n
lint IkmI ('lilckeni Itoer M isniou to Ku
rupe uml Its liiroe.
l'.arkly West. March 'Jo. A com
mando of -loo i:ttrs lias rcoccupicd
IVpkud, forcing the rebels in the Ilcr
bert district to rejoin the federal Hag.
Intensive looting is reiiorted in that
direction.
London. Maivh "7. .Military ob
servers here and even those in cle
altiliation with the war uttice are cnu-
sideraldv confused as to what is be
ing di.i.e for tin- siieeor of Mafeking.
Some o,MH) or men are engaged
willi I.oid Metlnnu at Warrentoii ami
1 'ouiteii Si reams, and now another
column is about leaving Kimberley,
if it has not already started, for
; riiiatowii. miles westward. Its
ej.teie.iH jiiirpuse is to drive out the
I'.ners. The force is described a "a
silent one." and the expedition as
likely to attract much attention.''
General Trench is reported from
I'doemfoiitcin Sunday as returning
from '1'haha Xchu. without apparently
having head.'doir i 'oiiimandant Olivier,
with his liftmen guns and miles of bag
gage. 'Irt Toiu-h" m I tli tlie IToers.
I'.oer horsemen are in contact with
the liritish outposts from l'.iggarsbcrg
to Warrentoii. Ceneral ltuller's patrols
had a sharp skirmish Sunday at
Waschbank. Lord Kobei-ts' infantry
lias now been quiet for fourteen days,
and news of an advance is hourly ex
pected at the war otliee.
.Mixtion of Woliiiuritno. lit - 1.
Messrs. Wolmarans, Fischer and
Wcssels. the peace envoys from the
federal forces, are due at Naples in .1
few days. After visiting two or three
European capitals, they will go to New
York, by way of Antwerp. It is un
derstood at The Hague that they are
Invested with largo powers, ami are
prepared to agree to anything looking
to intervention.
Itiwr l-'orrf at tht" Present.
The Times prints a statement from
Cape Town to the effect that the l'.oers,
a I'ter deducting heavy losses, are prob
ably unable now to put more than Mo,
tH men mi the lighting line.
.Steyn Klril I n lllillly.
The I'.loemfoliteiu coirespoliilellt of
The .Morning Post, telegraphing Sat
urday, says: "I learn that Mr. Steyn
tied against his own judgment, and on
the persuasion of Mr. Fischer that duty
to his country required that ho should
remainuncaptured as lotigas resistance
v;is possible."
M'KMSKK WILKINSONS KK.MAKKS.
iu-toii liiirlill I km a lriiTiMii and
tori;ilii I'oli-y.
London. March 27. Spenser Wilkin
son, in The Morning Tost, warns the
public against blinding themselves to
the magnitude of the task which has
yet to lie performed in South Africa,
lie then refers to the fact that an im
mense distance has 10 be traversed and
points tint that only the smaller portion
of the Free State has yet been touched
by the I'.ritish advance. "tl is quite
possible," 'he says, "that the lloers may
lie able to prolong the campaign for
several months and the llritish ad
vance, though it must have a crushing
effect, can be carried on only by the
persistent exertions of those in the
tield and those at home.
Another task which does not appear
to grow easier on nearer acquaintance
is the settlement of the districts dis
turbed by rebellion. The pacification
of these must be difficult, owing to
thier vast extent. Little can be done
until Sir Alfred Milner is authorized
to announce the government's decision
as to how rebels shoud be treated and
how loyal colonists are to be compen
sated for losses. There should be, of
course, no policy of revenge; nor will
the government forget that its first
duty to itself is to vindicate its author
ity. The sooner these decisions are
anonuncrd the sooner will the troubles
diminish."
Winston Churchill, in a dispatch this
morning from Cape Town, again urges
a generous ami forgiving policy toward
the rebels, instead of yielding to the
demands of the loyalists for severe
treatment. He says: "The Dutch
traitor is loss black than the renegade
Itritish-liorn burgher, but both are the
results of our own mistakes and of
crimes in Africa in former years. Un
less actually caught lighting rebels
should be treated with the utmost len
iency and generosity."
I'rnmpt I'njnirnl ot Tai
Sycamore. Ills.. March 27. The town
of Somonauk returned her tlx books
on Saturday with every do'lar paid in
full. This is the first time in the his
tory of le Kalb county that such a
report has lieen filed at the county
seat, barring a tax reiort from some
village in the south part part of the
county years ago.
O'lleirne to Ireiljr tor t.oltl.
Washington. March 27. General
James 1. O'Heirne of New York had
an interview with Secretary Root at
the war department and applied for
a permit to' dredge for gold in the
sands ou the beach at Cape Nome.
Alaska. The secretary said he would
grant the permit on the usual condi
tions. Firti Wisconsin Itegiment.
Milwaukee. Marcli 27. The Journal
has received a telegram from the sec
retary of the navy announcing that the
promotion of Captain Cotton as rear
admiral takes effect today. Captain
Cotton is Wisconsin's senior officer in
the navy, and the first Wisconsin man
to secure the rank of rear admiral.
Admiral Dewey at .lai-loon vilie.
St. Augustine, Fla.. March 2d. Ad
miral Dewey and party reached here
Saturday afternoon. Thv wore met
at the station by (Jeneral "ami Mrs. J.
M. Schotlield and driven to the Hotel
Ponce de Leon. The admiral will re
main here five or six days and in ac
cordance with his wishes no public
demonstration will be given.
Rahul Wise 1 Dead.
Cincinnati, March 27. Rabbi Wise
died at C o'clock last night. He -was
born at Stciugrab, Hoheniia. April 3,
1S09.
ABANDONED 0NTHS T.AU.
Girl Who Eloped with Her Love r Found
II Im To He a KancaL
Chicago, March 27. Instead of en
joying a honeymoon with the man with
whom she eloped three days ago, Isa
belle Warner, of Lafayette, Ind., is be
moaning her desertion by her fiance.
Last Friday Miss Warner and Harry
Iloon left Omaha for Chicago to be
married. They had enjoyed a brief
acquaintance, and Hoon's proposition
of an elopement had met with favor,
liefore they left Iloon induced Miss
Warner, she alleges, to give him her
savings, ?2h, and also to buy the rail
way tickets for Chicago. She kept $50,
of the existence of which Iloon was
unaware, she says.
1 When the train was rolling over the
Iowa prairies Hon left his companion,
saying he was going to the smoking
car, and would return in a short time.
Miss Warner waited several hours,
but she liifully became alarmed and
went in search of the man. Then the
conductor told her he had left the
train shortly after he entered the
smoker. Miss Warner said she first
met Iloon at a ball, and was so flat
tered by his attentions that when he
asked her to marry him she accepted
his proiMisition at once.
Ajjeil Man and Woman to Marry.
Chicago. March 27. John Alexander
Dowie will soon have a stepmother in
his own congregation. His aged father,
John K. Howie, has won Mrs. Eliza
beth J. North, who has been an ardent
lovieite ever since she first heard the
Zionist preach in the Auditorium near
ly five years ago. It is said that when
she met the venerable father it was a
case of love at first sight. He is 7d
3'ears old and no grayer than his son.
Mrs. North is 0T. The marriage li
cense was Jssued yesterday, and it is
said elaborate preparations are being
made for a church wedding under the
roof of Zion taliernacle.
Iowa t'nited Itrethrcn.
Cellar Uapids, la., March 27. The
fifty-ninth annual meeting of the
Iowacouferenceof the United Brethren
church will be held in this city, be
ginning tomorrow and continuing until
Sunday. It will be attended by 200 or
30O ministerial and lay delegates and
will be of more than usual interest.
It will le presided over by Bishop J.
W. Hott. I. P., of Toledo, O., and
will be attended by Pr. L. Hookwalter,
president of Western college; Dr. P.
It. Miller, of the Union liibliual insti
tute, and Itev. W. K. Funk, repre
senting the publishing interests of the
church.
ItimiiieMs Wai ICun at a I.o.
Fond du Lac, Wis., March 27. The
sale of the stock of the Wafer Yeast
company was effected lale Saturday
afternoon, when the entire property
was transferred to aboard of directors
contused of William McPermott, F. J.
Wolff, Jay T. McPermott, ii. A. Pob-
vus and tleorge I. McPermott. It is
the understanding that this board will
sell the entire belongings of the Wafer
Yeast company to the Northwestern
Yeast company, of Chicago. It is
stated that the business has been run
at a loss for the past two years.
Treasurer to File a Test.
Pes Moines. Ia., March 27. State
Treasurer Herriott yesterday an
nounced that within a few days he
will file a protest against the railroad
assessment just agreed upon by the
state executive council. The council
is composed of Governor Shaw, State
Auditor Merriam. Secretary of State
Pobson, and Treasurer Herriott
Treasurer Herriott did not agree with
the other members of the council at Its
session, and walked out of the council
room in a dungeon.
Miner Get an Advance.
Saginaw, Mich., March 27. The coal
miners and operators agreed yester
day on the wage schedule. An ad
vance of ;;u per cent, was secured by
the miners. It is thought that the
other matters pending in the conven
tion will be settled quickly.
Would Tench 'Km Diplomacy.
Washington. Marcli 27. Aldrich of
Alabama has introduced a bill in the
house for the establishment of a "dip
lomatic, consular and civil service col
lege of the United States," at or near
Washington.
Sir IColiert I'eel on the Stage.
London, March 27. Sir Robert Peel
has definitely decided to go on the
stage. He will join the "Booties' Baby
Company" as Booties and play in Lou
don and the provinces.
Have Vaqui Indians Surrounded.
Sonora. Mex., March 27. General
Torres' force of Mexican troops has a
large body of Yaqul Indians sur
rounded a short distance north of Tor
in, and the early surrender or complete
annihilation of the rebels Is consid
ered certain to take place. The In
dians were neatly caught in a trap
and have no means of escaping except
to cut their way through the ranks of
the government troops. This body of
Yaquis Is said to number fully 800
braves.
Alaska Matter Is Sleeping.
London, March 27. The British gov
ernment lias taken no steps towards
bringing up the Alaska matter. The
Associated Press is informed that it Is
unlikely, any of the conferences will
be resumed until after the presidential
election in the United States, the
modus vivenrti being regarded as the
most satisfactory form of temporary
setttlement.
Hotel Keeper Found Dead
Decatur, Ills., March 27. Henry
Smock, proprietor of the Smock House
and one of the oldest residents of De
catur, was found dead Sunday In a
room at the hotel. It is supposed that
he suffered from a sudden attack of
heart disease as he had not shown any
6igns of illness.
Department Store Iturned.
Knoxvilie. Ia.. March 27. Culver &
Co.'s department store burned Sunday.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
supposed to lie electric wires. Loss
on stock. $i!n.o)0: insurance. $!f;,noo;
on building, ?23,0OO: insurance. 10,000.
Mohawk Club Is for Silver.
Detroit. Mich., March 2;. The Mo
hawk club recently changed its consti
tution, which made it appear that the
club had dropped the lG-to-1 policy.
A meeting was held last week when
resolutions were adopted after a sharp
struggle between the Cam pan and
Mnybury factions stating that the club
had not" abandoned f ree silver.
Jfo Flagneat San Frant-tseo.
San Francisco, March 2. The work
of cleaning Chinatown is still progress
ing, but the stories which have been
persistently circulated that bubonic
plague exists In San Francisco have so
far been without foundation.
THEY CANNOT AGREE
ICepuhlioaiis Fail to Harmonize
on the Porto Klean Bill.
Issue Villi lie Fought Out Now Between
the "Frse Traders" and Tariff Men on
the Senate Floor, vmei of the Free
Traders, as Understood Steunenberg
Gives Another Section of Ilia Cceur
d'Alene Testimony.
Washington, March 27. The Repub
lican members of the senate spent two
and a half hours in caucus yesterday
In an effort to reach an agreement
upon the Porto Rican legislation now
landing in the senate. The caucus
was apparently, however, without ma
terial result, the only accomplishment
being a decision to proceed with the
general bill as it now stands, without
separating the tariff feature, and to
discharge the "harmony" committee
from further efforts. During the sit
ting there were twenty or more
speeches made. All of them were of
a more amiable tone than the speeches
in the caucuses of a fortnight ago.
But while good feeling was generally
manifested, and all senators who spoke
expressed themselves as desirous of
reaching an amicable understanding,
there was but little or no disposition
manifested to yield a point which
would produce that result.
Opponents Make No Concessions.
Indeed, the free traders on the one
hand and the iron-bound tariff men on
the other were quite as obdurate as
they had been at the previous meet
ing. This condition of affairs was made
so manifest that Allison, acting as
cuai.muu ui lue caucus, ueciareu at of ,he cdar RapllK Ia., authorities
the close of the meeting that there on Tues1:lVj has confessed complicity
was no necessity for putting a motion Ju t,)e attenipted destruction of proper
to continue tm past lines, as it was i tv at that 1:U.e by dvnamite, nd la
very evident that no other course was llof,,ir f .-.nno iiii h.i Wn .
-.1, I 1U. I i
practicable. Foraker was instructed maiMled to jah to await trial. Met
by the caucus to press the Porto Rican tle,a friMld.s bere are greatly sur-
oiii ;i n now siiHju. me governmental
bill incorporated with the tariff meas
ure, to as speedy a vote as possible.
Foraker to Offer an Amendment.
The understanding at the time this
instruction was given was that Fora
ker would offer an amendment to the
tariff feature of the bill adding the
free list named by the president in an
executive order to the exports going
from the l nitedStates to Porto Rico
duty free, but that" the 15 per cent, of
the Dtngley law carried in the house
bill upon good coming from Porto
Rico to the United States would bo re
tained. Senators Who M ill Oppose the Rill.
There are a number of senators who
will oppose the bill, even with the
amendment recommended. Thev are.
it is stated. Davis. Beveridge, Hoar,
Wellington. Mason. Simon. Proctor and
Nelson. It is also said that Kvle. who
heretofore'has acted with the Repub
licans, anil McCumber, of North Da
kota, will not vote for the house bill
unamended, but it is believed they will
vote for the amended. proposition. Two
senators named in the list of eight
first given are claimed by friends of
the tariff measure as almost sure to
vote for the amended bill, leaving six
Republicans who will vote finally
against the measure.
i:kiu:i.mon is contixi oi s.
What Gov. Steunenberir Savs of the Coenr
d'Alene sit cation.
Washington. March 27. Governor
Steuneiiberg's cross-examination con- ,
tinned yesterday in the Coenr d'Alene
investigation before the house commit- j
tee on military all airs. iCepresentative
Sulzer, of .New York. directed the
cross-examination, inquiring how the
governor justified the continuance of
martial law. The.v witness said there i
had been a continuous state of re- '
hellion in the Coeur d'Alene district, I
and while it did not take on the form j
of armed resistance there was at all I
times opposition to
state authorities, an
the jmlicv of the
effort to thwart
them and to bring a renewal of the old
condition of a (fairs.
Cox used the expression "that fel
low Sinclair" and the governor re
sented the characterization of his
friend. He concluded his testimony
for the day by saying that at present
then are three troops of cavalry, about
2h men. in the Coeur d'Alene district.
But Dec. 1 lust the troops were with
drawn from guard duty and went into
garrison. Trooiis were no longer at
the mines, and there was no stockade.
The governor said he made this ex
planation in view of persistent repre
sentations that the stockade was still
in use. with federal troops on guard.
Summary of Senate anil House.
Washington. March 27. Foraker an
nounced to the senate yesterday that
beginning with today's session he
would pres the Porto Rican bill to a
vote as soon as possible. Hauna,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, announced as a malicious
lie a newspaper statement that the
Porto Rican bill was connected with a
"deal" for a big contribution to the
Republican campaign fund. The Alas
kan civil code bill was under consid
eration and an amendment was agreed
to lixiiiir a license uimmi almost every
kind of ti:de and commerce in the dis
trict of Alaska. Davis offered an
amendment to the Porto Rican bill es
tablishing free trade with this country
and an internal revenue tax system ou
the island
The house entered upon the consid
eration of the army appropriation bill
and the bill was pending at adjourn
ment, little having been done but make
speeches.
Ma. rum Want To He Heard.
Washington, March' 27. Former
Consul Macruin called cm Chairman
Ilitt, of the house committee on fcr
eij;ii affairs, yesterday and signitied his
readiness to be heard in connection
with his services at Pretoria. Ma
cruin will be notified when the commit
tee is ready to proceed.
Would Have More Itauk of Deposit.
Washington. March 27. Allison ves-
teraay luiroiiyoeu in tne senate a Pill
amending the national bank act so as
to allow banks of deposit to tie desig
nated in cues of 2-.lMM population
The present law requires uO.OtH) iopu
lation.
Would Like To He Governor.
South Bend, Ind.. March 2U. It is
announced authoritatively that ex
Judge Timothv E. Howard will be the
Democratic candidate for governor. At
a secret meeting of Democratic leaders
held at the Grand hotel in Indianapolis
at which Howard, Taggart and others
were present, the nomination was of
fered to Howard, who formally ac
cepted it.
DES MOINES IS DEMOCRATIC
Fsrtenblower Defeat MacYiear for May
or of the Hawkeye Capital.
Des Moines, Ia., March 27. The city
election yesterday was unusually ex
citing, and a heavy vote was cast. Re
turns at this writing indicate the de
feat of Mayor John Mac Vicar (Rep.) by
Jeremiah Ilartenbower (Citizens') by a
majority of from 500 to 800. Ilarten
bower is a Democrat.
The indications are that the re
mainder of the Republican ticket is
elected, with the exception of alder
men in the Fourth and Fifth wards.
This will make the council stand seven
Republicans, two Democrats a Re
publican gain of one.
New Hampton, Ia., March 27. W. J.
Springer. (Rep. was elected mayor over
W. G. Shaffer yesterday by 57 ma
jority. The tight was purely local,
both candidates being Republican.
Clinton. Ia., March 27. McDaid
(Rep.) for mayor carries Clinton by
1.000 or more over Miller (Peru.), most
of the Republican city ticket beig
elected. The Democrats will eontnol
the city council as before. A heavy vote
was polled.
Burlington. Ia.. March 27. The
Democrats elected Marquarde mayor
over Carter (Itep.), and al90 the city
ticket. The Republicans will proba
bly have a majority of the city coun
cil. Grinnell. Ia., March 27.Two Demo
cratic and two Republican aldermen
were chosen. The council stands five
Republicans and three Democrats.
Independence, Ia., March 27. First
and Second wards went Democratic,
Third, Fourth and Fifth went Repub
lican. Mettle's Friends Are Surprised.'
Monroe. Mich., March 27. Under
Sheriff Rod received a letter saying
that Charles Mettle, of this city, who
was apprehended here at the instance
. " "I'l"
' prised at his confession, as he volun
I teered to go without the formality of
a requisition and professed his ability
to disprove any connection with the
crime, in question.
Not Worrying Over Tom Thunder.
Chicago. March 27. Thomas Roddy,
the Chicago Irishman who is also
known to fame as chief of the Winne
bago Indians, is not worrying himself
very much over the statements of Tom
Thunder of the tribe, who disputes his
title. Roddy, otherwise the "White
Buffalo," sells Indian curios at 171 Wa
bash avenue. He thinks that Tom
Thunder, who is a young buck, has
been indulging too freely in firewater
the past few days, anil hence his de
sire to become chief of the tribe. In
fact, Roddy does not give Thunder a
very good reputation.
Trial of Viola Uorlocker.
Hastings, Neb., March 27. In the
trial of Viola Horlocker, charged with
sending poisoned cand,to Mrs. Morey,
only three witnesses were, heard during
the forenoon. One was the 6lster of
the accused, who testified as to the
disturbed condition of the defendant
fin rim- the lioliil.i vs of ISStS. Dr. Cooke
was tin. milv imnnrt.int wltneso Ua I
sessed with a diseased mind, and gave '
it as his professional opinion that If i
slip sent the ttolson she was lns;me
when she did it.
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE
Madison, Wis., is suffering from
scarcity of servant girls,
Senator Teller has come out as
a
candidate for governor of Colorado.
Actual work on New York's $30,000,
000 rapid transit tunnel has been be
gun. Announcement of the Delagoa bay
decision has been postponed
days.
several
Sirs. Elizabeth Suufiin, one of the
Ji '. - W
loryille, aged W.
aacreu documents ana arcnives or
inestimable value were imperiled by a
blaze in the Vatican.
J. M. Stone, for ten years governor
of Mississippi, died at Holly Springs,
Miss., after a short illness of erysipe
las. The Merchants' National bank of
Rutland, Vt., closed its doors, and the
cashier, Charles W. Mussey, Is under
arrest.
Express Messenger Ruben Slin was
killed in a railwaj- accident on the At
lanta and West Pdint road in Ala
bama. Rev. Samuel E. Ilewes, the oldest
Methodist minister of the Rock River
onr.-nn..o .n.i .,f ivlo tiie 'i I
confeience, died at Crete, Ills., aged
83 years
One cow brought ?2,800 at the sale
of Aberdeen-Angus cattle at the Dex
ter Park amphitheter. In the Chicago
stock yards.
Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain)
and his family will soon return to
Hartford, Conn., from Europe and take
up their permanent home.
The sultan's reply to the collective
note of the powers protesting against
increase of duties is merely a cate-1
porienl utntement that the Incrpnse will :
gorical statement that the Increase will
be made. .
James Baxter, who was well known
in Chicago twenty years ago' and fled
to Canada after committing a revenue
swindle, has been convicted of con
spiracy to wreck the VIele Marie bank
of Montreal.
Smallpox In a Seminary.
Fort Wayne, Ind., March 27. A case
of smallpox was discovered recently at
the Roman Catholic seminary for girls,
the Academy of Our Lady of the Sa
cred Heart, six miles north of the city.
There are fifty pupils and about twelve
sisters at the institution. The patient
is Mrs. Keell. of Chicago, who came
nere to visit ner naugnter a lew days
ago. The place has been quarantined
and the patient isolated.
West Knd Defeat Detroit Kaolly.
St. Louis, March 27. The West
Ends, who hold the association foot
ball championshio of the sont)nvc
, i ., 1,e""oit team in a gam
hre for the western championship In
ft one-smeu contest; score t to 1.
Nine ltuinilngB Burned.'
Portage, Wis.. March 27. The busi
ness portion of the village of Kingston,
Green Lake county, burned yesterday.
Nine stores and dwellings were de
stroyed. Loss, $20,000.
'ebranka hank KobDeO.
Hardv.Nel
March 20. The State
bank of this place was visited by bur- j
Kars aooui o o ciock in tne morning.
They blew open the safe with dyna-1
mite and secured $4,000. No trace of
the robber has been secured yet. '
HIRED TO KILL GOEBEL
Star
Witness Testifies
(ioehel Case.
In the
Accuses a Prominent Kepuhlipan of Talk
ing About " Killing O.T" Democrat and
Assassinating Goebtd In a Most Cold
It looded Way Says tiie Men W ho Were
to Do the Deed Were Two Negroes Jok
ing on a Serious Subject.
Frankfort, lly., March 2d. "John
Towers told me they had two niggers
here to kill Goobel. They were Hock
ersmith and Dick Coombs." This state
ment was made Saturday by Wharton
Golden, a frail, consumptive-looking
entucky mountaineer, while on the
Witness stand in the preliminary exam-
iiiuon ot ..-secretary or Mate 1aiOD
lowers. CUarged With conspiracy to; We Win Another Game,
kill Goebel. C.olden told a story of the j London, March 2(5. The Cafe Mona
events leading up to the murder that co presented a brilliant scene Satur
If substantiated will in the minus of day evening when at the conclusion
those connected with the prosecution, 1 of the international cable chess match
at least, probably go far toward prov- j Sir George Newnes announced that
ing the contentions of the common-1 the fifth match had becif won by the
wealth that he murder was the" result J American team by six games to four.
"f " f! u w lkli w;Yf,ralt Prominent j and proposed three cheers for the
men were involved. Whether the de- i
Tense will seek to impeach. Golden's
testimony in this preliiniary examina-
tiou is not known, as the attorneys for i
me tieiense wilt not talk on the sub
ject. Brought in Some Prominent Names.
Golden., who claims to have been a
friend to Secretary Powers and his
brother, John Powers, for years, gave
testimony that was particularly dam
aging to John Powers, but he also
brought In the names of many others.
Including Charles Finley, W. II. Cul
ton and Governor Taylor, in his storv
of the bringing of the mountaineers to
I rankfort previous to the assassina
tion. Governor Taylor, however, was
not directly implicated," and the attor
neys for the commonwealth intimated
that they dfl not expect to have his
name brought forth prominently in the
story of the alleged consniracv. of
which the bringing of the mountain
eers here is claimed as a part.
Talked of Killing O.l" Democrats.
Golden was not cross-examined and
adjournment was taken at an early
hour in the afternoon on account of his
physical condition, the witness having
a slight hemorrhage during the morn
ing, and becoming so weak under tho
strain of the examination in the after
noon that he begged to be allowed a
respite, lie was quite nervous at
times. Golden's testimony tended tc
show that a plan was made to briu
several Hundred "regular mountain
feudists" to Frankfort, who would, if
necessary, as Golden expressed it "gc
into the legislative hall and kill off
enough Democrats to make it our
way." The testimony did not show
that the alleged plot to kill Goebel was
part of the original plan, nor did it
contain the names of those who con
ceived that idea.
J O K K S S H A U I L Y It K I i 1 1 3 1 A N D K U
Made a I'retense of Laying Mines Around
the Frankfort Arsenal.
Frankfort, Ky., March 25. There
Tlla Yim. .li AVfittiiiiiiiiit T ....... ;
?l:rttrs t-duy night over a report
KUUt luc ua,us m tue siaie
arsenal had laid a mine in front of the
state arsenal, connected with the in
side by wire, so that it could be
touched off in case of an attack. The
excitement was increased when an
other reiHM-t was circulated that oue
of the officers had purchased 100 feet
of fuse from a local hardware mer
chant, and it was reported that this
fuse was to be attached to the mine
alleged to be at the arsenal.
But the Republican Adjutant Gen
eral Colliier yesterday denied that
mines were being laid, and in an ex
planatory communication to Demo
cratic Assistant Adjutant General
Murray, General Collier said that some
indiscreet men at the arsenal had dug
trenches and made a pretense of lay
ing mines to create a sensation, but
the work was entirely without the
sanction or knowledge of General Col
lier, and the men engaged have been
sharply reprimanded.
Washington, March 20. It was
stated authoritatively Saturday that
the visit to Washington of the com
mittee of Kentucky Republicans has
not caused the administration to
change the policy it had settled upon
regarding the whole Kentucky contro
versy. The members of the committee
had presented to the war department
the fact that the Beckham faction had
u1 ,l? '-"-" '-
rifles and equipments belonging to the
TT . St ' ,,Pnill4,nr This f:1Pt
armed its so-called militia forces with
was laid before the administration to
be considered in connection with the
whole case. No action was taken,
however, looking to interference by
the national government in the con
troversy in any way.
Beckham-Taylor Cane Appealed.
Louisville, March 2(5. The Beckham-Taylor
suit, involving title to the
eovernorship. reached its final stasre in
the circut court Saturday. Judge Field
decided for the
Democrats, overruled a
motion for a new trial and granted
counsel for Republicans an appeal to
the court of appeals. A decision from
the court of appeals is expected within
a week or ten days.
MOTHER AND BABY FOUND DEAD.
Terrible but Vain Struggle of the Mother
to Save Her Child.
Rushville. Ills.. March 2d. Mrs.
Mark' Sellers and her 14-month-old
baby were found dead in a well near
this city. The babj was drowned and
the mother, 20 years old, had died
from exposure. They were in the well
eight hours before they were discov-
ered. The babe feu into tne well and
the mother went to its rescue. The
water was eighteen inches deep, and,
with the babe in her arms, the mother
attempted to climb out. Time and
time again she was near the top when
she fell back again. She removed
shoes and dress and tried again,
only to fall, bruised and bleeding.
When found her finger and toe nails
were worn away and her hands cut to
the.'"
Farmer Iturned to Death.
Detroit. Mich., March 2G. Faul Re
no, a farmer living alone in Jefferson
avenue, in Grosse Pointe township.
near the city limits, was burned to
death. All circumstances surrounding
nis deatn Pomt to a conviction that he
wa3 murdered and that his house was
w
Call and pot a set of best Rogers ten
8pons at Coleman'. lie is selling
them fop $1G.5f reoUlar price S3.
I
j LOSS WILL REACH $80,000.
What an lee Oorje Cost In Damages
Caused by Floods.
Monroe, Mich.. Marcli 2. It is est!
mated that the damage resulting from
the Ice gorge which formed in the
Raisin river last Thursday and did not
break until Saturday night will bo at
least $SO,000. The gorge was broken
Friday night with dynamite but formed
again Saturday and flooded cellars in
the business and finest residence dis
tricts.
j ne nres in t. Mary s convent, a
mile from the gorge, were put out bv
the water and the convent was with
out heat. When the gorge broke it
left ice piled as high as the second
stories in the flooded districts. It is
reported that seven miles of ice is
1 i ,i.
loose between Dundee and this citv
mger Is not yet past.
4 1 1
AMERICANS WIN THE MATCH.
. Cl.es, Trophy Will Stay Over Here When
INTERXATIOXAI. COLLEGE CHKSS TROPHT.
Americans. The rooms were crowded
with the leading English and conti
nental chess players, who displayed the
greatest interest, particularly when at
10 o'clock it was noted that the match
was a tie.
Soon after this Del mar defeated
Trenchard. giving the American an
extra point. This left the veteran
Blackburne against Pillsbury and
Bellinghani against Hodges. Black -
burne and Pillsbury drew. Bellingham
a few minutes later resigned in favor
of Hodges, giving the American team
the advantage by two games. The
American have now won the chess
trophy twice. If they win it once more
it will be permanently theirs.
Detroit Driving Club Kn tries.
Detroit, Mich.. March 2G. The lists
of entries for the stake events of the
Detroit Driving Club's Blue Ribbon
trotting and pacing meeting were giv
en out Saturday. The famous $10,000
Merchants' and Manufacturers' stake
for 2:24 class trotters, the feature of
the meeting, has twenty-one entries.
The winner takes ?4.."H. second and
tl ird S2.0WM) .ind $1,500 respectively.
Millinery
(lA'l)
Special Sale of Hats,
Trimmed nnd Untrimmed.
Bonnets, Street and Sailor Shapes, Flowers,
Plumes and a'l Goods Embraced in
Millinery Department.
Ooen
111,
And Continuing Until Saturday Evening,
April 7, Inclusive.
The Ladies of Plattsmouth and Cass county are cordially
invited to attend the Millinery Opening. We are showing- the
very latest creations in Hig-h-class Millinery. Goods of every
description at popular prices.
We Will Be Pleased to Show You.
Combined with above and between dates specified we will
place on special sale our entire line of...
Ladies' Tailored Stiits,
xSilk, Satin and Wash Waists.
Ladies' JVlan-Cailored Suits
At S5, S6.50, S7.50, $9 50, $10.50 and $12.50;
Real Worth, $7.50 to $16.50.
Silk a?cl Satiij Waists,
$3.90, $4.75 and $5.75 WASH WAISTS, 35c, 50c,
75c, 85c, $1, $1.25 and up to $2.50.
SOLOMON & NflTflflN,
Three Doors East of Bank of Cass County.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.
SPANISH PAPES SUPPRESSED.
Its Editor Imprisoned by Gen. Otis-Keu-els
Growing Aggresslte Again.
Manila. March 2d. I.a Patria and
El Lit tern 1. Spanish organs of the ex
treme Filipino party, have recently
been puhli.shin ginimical to the mili
tary government.- General Otis has
suppressed the former journal (or se
dition and imprisoned the editor, at
the same time issuing a warning to
the members of the Extreme party
that they should observe greater
moderation.
Senor Paterno. at one time presi
dent of the so-called Filipino cabinet,
having received permission from thn
authorities to come to M.inil.t U T.
pected to present himself this week
at San Fernando, province of Union.
llie rebels in General Young's dis
trict are becoming aggressive Th
American battalion garrisoninir the
town of Namagpacan was attacked on
rour consecutive nights recently. Re
inforcements are now arrivlnir there
General Young purposes to pursue the
rebels aggressively liefore the rainy
season sets in.
ANOTHER CAUCUS OF SENATORS.
Republicans to Make Another Effort to
Aeree on I'orto Ith-o.
Washington, Marcli 2ii. The Repub
lican senators will make another ef
fort in caucus today at 4 p. m. to
reach an agreement ujmiu a line of pol
icy to he pursued with reference to
I'orto Rican legislation. Previous to
the caucus Foraker, who is in charge
of the legislation, expects to secure
the approval of the senate committee
on I'orto Rico for the separation of
the tariff feature from the govern
mental bill, with the view of havlmr
the senate pass upon the tariff ques
tion disconnected from all other feat
ures of the subject.
There are two contending elements
on the Republican side of the senate.
one or which is disHsed to demand
that the tariff bill shall stand un
amended, and the other that it shall
be disposed with a free trade meas
ure, pure anl simple.
JOKE- 0NTHE NAVY 3FFICE.
Monitor Iases as a Terror While Her
(inns Are I'lugged.
Washington. March 2d. The naval
Inspection tioard, as a result of Its vis
It to Port Royal. S. C, has recom
mended to the navy department the
sale at auction of the single-turreted
monitor Nantucket and the tug Co
manche, both lying at the Port Royal
naval station. The Nantucket was ap
praised at $15,000.
The Nantucket was loaned to the
' orth t arolina naval militia before the
Spanish war, and during that war she
!was used by the government to de-
fend the entrance to the harbor at Port
Royal. She looked very formidable.
nnd it was only after the war was over
that it was discovered that her big tur
ret guns could not have been fired, the
vents being plugged.
Cisap Orlc'n l)r llricr.
When we pay $4 a bottle for brandy
we are apt to overlook the fact tiiat It
is made of the surplus wine, the cheap,
cent-a-nuart stuff that nobody but
peasants can stomach. TiM year over
35.000.0(10 gallons of claret wi'I be dis
tilled into 2.50()'ooo gallons of brandy.
Wine growing and stock raising are the
life of France, more acres being put to
Ines am' r-ass "very vear
Opening