ffi M t kl w ft i K f I a I i1 W 1 w I i V i lii i b 1 m I i f V K fi li ft I I 1 s ft r i u fit ft I I I Its 1 fill IJ Or 5 t 1 The Norfolk Weekly News HEMMING ROBERTS IN Boers Are Trying to Surround Blocmfontcin MAY MAKE GOOD THEIR EOA8T lloberta li Concentrating Ills Form nml IlncltiR Himself on tho Dttfeniilvn Burghers Still HoIiIIiir tho Wnterwurk ThlrtyTwo ltrltlih Ofllrcri Iot Blokmfoktkin April 5 Thcro aro numerous indications tlint in nursunuco of tlfclr boast that thoy will recapturo Hl2toln the Koors aro trying to surround tho town and to cut our lino of communication to the fcouth Largo forces aro reported cast and south which are supposed to bo mnkiiig for tho rail way They still hold Thaba NOhu and tho water works Lord Roberts is completing his con centration Four 47 guna and four naval la pounders liavo boon mounted on kopjes commanding tho plain Several arrests have boon mado in tho town of persons suspected of giving in formation to tho Boers Tho railway to tho north is in tho possession of tho British bb far as Karoo Siding Tho Boers aro across tho river in some forco east of Bloomfontein Our infan try has been in touch with thorn at Bushman kop ROBERTS MASSING HIS MEN Situation at llloemfuuteln Mjntirylng nml Interesting London April fi It looks today as though tho Boors had conceived tho au dacious plan of attempting to invest Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein or at least to endeavor to delay his north ward advance by harassing the British lines of communication On his side Lord Roberts is concentrating his forces and preparing to take every advantuge of tho bold but risky tactics of the enemy Ho is not likoly to striko at auy of their forces nntil he is certain of dealing a crushing blow The situa tion in the absence of any official dis patch from Lord Roberts is both mysti fying and interesting There is little doubt that Lord Rob erts is hampered by tho necessity of re mounts and the loss of tho guns and Colonel Broad woods baggage wa a so rious matter The Boors aro now act ing on what they believe to bo their su perior mobility Tho special corre spondents at tho front aro now denounc ing Lord Roberts policy of leniency to ward tho Free Staters and aro calling for the abandonment of that policy A bpocial dispatch announces Mafeking was still safe on March 27 Tho Daily Mail has the following from Bloomfontein dated April 3 Col onel Porter with 00 Carbineers and Scots Grays and two guns performed a brilliant deed Sunday Ho charged a largo body of Boers and rescued ninety odd British prisoners including 11 oili cers who weio captured the previous day There were no casualties on tho British side QUEEN LANDSJN IRELAND Giceteil by Hugo Crouds niul Warmly Welcomed nt Dublin Euhun April 5 Queen Victora landed in Ireland yesterday for the fn st time in iJ years The disembarkation from the royal yacht was accomplished at lliO The commander of tho forces in Ireland the duke of Connaught tho lord lieu tenant Earl Cadogan and thoir staffs greeted her majesty and tho rido from Kingstown to Dublin commenced in splendid weather and before huge and good natured crowds At tho entianco to tho city sho re ceived an address of welcome and hand ed tho lord mayor a reply Tho lollow ing is her majestys reply I thank you heartily for tho loyal welcome and good washes which you have tendered mo on behalf of yourself and your follow citizons on my arrival in tho ancient capital of my Irish do minion I camo to this fair country to geek a change and rost and to revisit scenes which recall to my mind tho warm welcome given to both myself and my beloved husband I am deeply gratified that I havo been able at this time to seo again the motherland of thoso bravo sous who havo recently dis tinguished themselves in the defense of my crown and empiro with cheerful valor as conspicuous now as ever in thoir glorious past Queon Victoria was received with tho enthusiasm which marked her recent appearance in London and well nigh eclipsed the vaunted glories of tho jubi lee Tho lord lieutenant has been taken at his word nnd tho wholo country has urisen superior to political sentiment Tho queen appeared to bo much af fected by tho warmth of hor wolcomo Tho national papers announce that no political significance can bo attached to tho queens visit to Irelands capital The most optimistic loyalists expressed themselves surprised at tho warmth of the greeting Tho counter demonstration emanat ing from tho Irish Transvaal committee proved a fiasco A few huudred men and boys started with torches but the latter wero quickly confiscated by tho police Minus their omblems the pro cession proceeded but it was soon lost amid the crowd of sightboeru who blocked tho streets Nobrmtka Soldier Dead Fullkktok Neb April 5 Chester A Adams died at his fathers home in this city yesterday of chronic diarrhoea contracted while in the army in tho i Philippines Young Adams was among the youugest members of company B First Nebraska DEWEY IS PLEASED Itcrolvr Mnny Onr of Support In TU Karn for tlia lrrtlunr3 Washington April C Admiral Dowoy expressed himself as very much gratified over tho maunor in which his announcement to bo a candidate for tho presidency has been rocoived by his friends His manner llkowivo indicated that fact as ho chatted with a reportor for tho Associated Press nt his homo last evening Many telegrams havo como to him particularly from tho south and some also from tho far wost indorsing his course and stntiug that ho will rocoivo tho suppoit of tho signers in tho campaign which ho will mako Tho admiral was in excollont humor and talked interestedly in connection with his proposed candidacy though concerning most questions asked him ho rcqucstod that nothing bo said at this tituo as in due timo ho would mako a statement to tho public Much commont has been indulged in by tho public as to which of tho two groat political parties tho admiral will ally himself with and Irom whom ho expects to receivo tho nomination Tt questions bearing on this subject ho de clares that he prefers not to mako any btatement at this timo To thoso who havo talked with hiiui privately on tho bubject however and who aro fully acquainted with his views it is evident that he docs not expect tho nomination to come from the Republican party Tho admiral his friends fay has vory decided viows on tho question of expan sion on that of a tariff for Porto Rico and others of great public interest but ho declined politely to iudicato them on tho plea that this is not tho proper timo for that NO PROSPECTSOF A CLASH Hotli Purlins In Kentucky Careful to Avoid Any Occasion Louisville April 5 Tho likelihood of a clash between tho rival btate ad ministrations boforo a final decision of the contest cases by tho courts is bo lieved to bo small While overy move of tho rcspectivo military establish ments givos rise to a flood of warliko rumors the men in control of thoso movements in tho interest of public order and of tho causes thoy represent will not allow matters to take a serious turn if they can prevent it A decision from the court ot appeals is expected within a few days but i0 days must clapso after tho decision is rendered be fore tho mandato of tho court is issued Because of this fact and tho prospective appeal to tho United States supremo court if the Republicans aro beaten a final settlement is still far off Governor Taylor is still at his home in Uutlor county and there is no indica tion of his early return to Frankfort Tho Franklin county grand jury in its investigation of tho Goobol assassin ation has gotten no further than the determination of tho naturo of Goebels wound and tho direction fioni wjhich the shot came Testimony relating to tho alleged conspiracy may bo reached today Silas Jones tho Whitley county suspect will be tho first witness on this line of evidence COMMITTEE LOCKS HORNS Differences Continue to Crop Out In the doner ilAluno Invextiiitlou Washington April 5 Tho cross examination of Frederic Burbridge manager of tho Bunker Hill jnino was continued in the Couer dAlene investi gation yesterday There wero frequent animated controversies between mem bers of tho committee Ono of these occurred over the authority of Mr Crosthwaite one of tho privato counsel to appear Ho denied that ho repre sented tho Bunker Hill mino or General Merriam nnd said ho was retained and paid by Gov ernor Steuneuberg Representatives Hay and Dick also joined issues over the extent of tho inquiry Mr Hay con tending that it was being curtailed to tho prejudice of thoso making the charges while Mr Dick insisted that some limitation was essential in order to get through When questioned as to whether tho Standard Oil company held any interest in tho Bunker Hill mine tho witness said ho had been informed by the presi dent of tho Bunker Hill company that the Standard Oil company had no in terest in tho mine Kxpect DecUlon Soon Louisviux April 4 A decision in tho govemoiship case is expocted in tho couit of appeals within a day or so At tho conclubiou of tho argument last night tho case was takon under advise ment and tho judges aro now consider ing tho points involved TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS Herr Geissler first vice consul of Germany at Naples has beon appointed consul at Now York Firo Wednesday night destroyed the entire business portion of Ravenna Mich Tho loss will oxceed 200000 Charles H Pepper who was lately proffered tho position of secretary of tho Philippine commission has declined tho place Hon E H Moore aged 88 has died at his homo at Athens O He was a former congressman from tho Fifteenth Ohio district W O Wntrous was Wednesday ap pointed superintendent of transporta tion of tho Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain railroad with headquarters m St Louis Stockholders of tho Chicago and Al ton Railroad company Tuesday ratified a proposition of tho board of directors to reorganise the company with an in creased capital stock Lieutouant Colouol William P Hall has been relieved from duty on tho staff of General Davis in Porto Rico and ordered to Chicago as adjutant general of the Department of the Lakes NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY APRIL fiJHOO TRIES MILL WALES Attempt Made at Brussels to Take Princes Life AIM OF THE ASSA83IN 13 POOR AnthcTmln I IraTlnif Slnllon n Youth ful AnnrchUt llre Two Hint hut III Itojnl lIlgliurM Ik No Tolichctl 1 the lllilliitii Aitnllnnt Ik Arretted Batssms April fl As tho train was leaving tho northern station for tho southern railroad station an individual llrexl a revolver at tho Prince of Wales but mlsed his royal highness The attempt upon tho life of tho prince ocouned at i15 p m The would bo assassin jumped upon tho footboard of tho princos saloon car as tho train was starting and fired into the car aiming nt tho Prince of Wales Tho man was immediately anested The would bo assassin is a tinsmith named Sipulo 10 yeais of age HiH pockets weio found to be full of anarch istic literature Ho lired two shots at tho pi nice Tho Princess of Wales and others wero iu tho car but no ono was touch ed Hearing the shots tho station ninster rushed to the scene and knocked down rnixcn or walks tho would bo assassins arm as he pre pared to fire a third shot and a number of poisons threw themselves on the princos assailant In the confusion a second man who was quite innocent was seized roughly handled and beaten After tho Princo of Wales had ascer tained that the man who fired the shots had been arrested he declared himself and th princess uninjured and the train starred Intense excitement p rovailed for the moment as it was fcaied the prince had been hit tho shots having been fired almost point blank Tho railway car riago door was hastily thrown open and gicat relief was felt when the prune himself appealed at the window un hurt Both the prince and princess how ever had a very narrow escape The policeman on duty took Sipido in charge Tho latter appeared proud ot his exploit and seemed quite calm Sipido told the authorities that he lhed on tho Rue de hi Forgo at St Gille two miles south of Brussels When examined by tho station otli cials Sipido declared he intended to kill the Prince of Wales that ho did not regret his action and was ready to do n again if given a ciance Sipido subsequently said ho wanted to kill the pi nice because he caused thousands of men to bo slaughtered in South Africa Atlemleil a 1io lloer Meeting Tho police ascertained that on tho previous evening Sipido had attended a meeting at a local theater in favor ol tho Boers Several of tho speakers had advised thoso present to mako a demon stration in such a way that tho Prince of Wales in passing through Brussels could no longer bo mistaken with re spect to tho sympathies of tho Belgians or doubt that they wereoverwheliningly in favor of tho Boers Ut is supposed that these utterancos influenced Sipido who is a sickly and im pressionabk youth A great crowd rapidly assem bled at the railway tho news having spread very rapidly Cheers were raised when it was learned that the princo was not hurt King Loopld also wired Queen V icto ria at Dublin a reassuranco that the princo was safe and an expression of his deep regret at tho attempt Denounce the Attempt Most of the papers express abhorrence of tho crimo and thankfulness that the prince escaped Thoy also hopo as the Courier do Bruzolles says that England will not cast upon tho Belgian peoplo tho responsibility for a boys miserable crime Ki Gazette says Tho wholo Bol gian people will reprove an act of folly as odious as it is un justifiable against tho hoir to tho throne of a friendly na tion which has rendered so many serv ices to Belgium AiHIrei From Mufrklni London April 5 A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Mafeking dated March 25 say b Last night mo recoived tho welcome news of tho dispatch of n col ninn by way of Vryburg to relievo us The messenger reported that ho had en countered no Boers on tho road Other runners from tho jiorth tell of tho rapid approach of Colonel Plumers column Tho Boers continue the bombardment but it is believed now that thero are not more than 2000 around us mauv hav ing left daily Trying to Cut Itoberls Off Sphinqfontein April 4 Owing to information that the Hoots are hovering in the neighborhood of the railroad run ning from this place to Hloenifontolii Grneinl Giitacre is propaiing to takf vigoious mensutcs to cope with any at tempt to cut olt Loid Robeits liuu of communication at that point TRAINTUMBLER INTO DITCH Olio Woinnn fill nml limited In Vrik nt Silver City In Piivhu Citv In Apiilfi The north bound passenger train on tho Omaha and St Uiuis jumped the track about half a mile south of town yesterday but although the whole train wont into the ditch only two passengers wtro ser iously injnied Tho rear coach first left the track and alter running about 200 j aids turned over and took every thing else willi it except tho engine and Pullman All of the cars tinned over on their Ides anil all the passengers weio se veiely nan ken up An eldeily lady from Imogene was badly cut and biuised and was the most severely injuied of any of tho passongeis The injuieil are Mrs I h SUiihlll of Imngvue Ta seil oiisly Injuied Mis I liiniwis Keiiiaii ot Imogene Iu surlinislj liijiitcd Postal Cleik S Kttinger bruised Postal Inks Cooper and Hauls Iniiistil Mr McKceof Maryvillu Mo hand cut and other injiiiles The cause oi the accident is unknown It Doc lined on a piece of straight track and the train was not running fast be ing on tune Tho damage will not bo heavy the train having come nearly to a standstill bo tore turning over The cars are not badly bioken lint shattered glass was tin own in all directions FINISHING UPTHE SESSIONS Iloth IIiiuhi of I nun l yUlatnre Ircpnro foi Cloning Dis MoiMs April 5 Both houses of the legislature made good progress in winding up the affairs of the session The house completed the consideration of all tho appropriation bills except the omnibus bill passing tho two bulky ap propiiations lor the state board of con trol and the state educational institu tions The former earned with it tho suinoffTiVint Maud tho hit tor M1 800 The c quil Mitlrago bill wa defeated In tho senate Wednesday It was put ton vote without discussion and its friends had little hopes of its p issage at the tune It has already been defeated by the house Tho vote Wednesday was 21 yias and 21 nays lacking two of a constitutional majouty A compromise bill for the five mile limit measuio defeated by tho house Tuesday passed that body yesterday It embodies tho heart of nn nuiciidiuonV offered by Byeis to tho five mile limit bill Tut tduy proposing a heavy pen alty for selling or giving liquor to stu dents at tho stale educational institu tions Thoiesolution is concurrent and will go bofnio tho senate if tho sifting committee decides to allow it 1 hlltj Tuo lllleeiH Lout London Apnl A luither list of the casualties sustained by the British officers at Koom spruit March 11 adils 11 missing and one wounded making the total thus far ii Council Cnnuot Stop Suplio Dis Moinkk April 5 At tho meet ing of the council this morning tho county solicitor reported that tho coun cil had no authority to interfere with the proposed performance of Sapho in this city and tin Mayor Hartn bower is alone responsible for the en forcement of tho laws This was a welcome relief from the responsibility and tho council unanimously adopted the report The mayor and chief of police will attend and represent tho county officially ICIver Steamer Sinks Rising SlN Ind April C Tho steamer Henry M Stanley struck a tow boat at 2I0 this morning and went to tho bottom No lives were lost The accident was caused by a high wind TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Smallpox has appeared on tho No Perces Indian reservation in Idaho Tho Republicans of tho Sixteenth Ohio district renominated Hon J J Gill for congress Dr W Wovor German consul at Rio Janeiro has been appointed consul ol Germany at Chicago Tho Ohio senate Wednesday passed tho Toledo centennial bill after cutting the appropriation from 1000000 to 7r000O Mr and Mrs Hurst tho parents of Joseph Hurst who was hanged at Glen dive Mon Friday emphatically deny that their sou mado a confession before his death Tho Republican senators who visited tho White house Wednesday wero con gratulated by tho president on tho ao tiou ot tho senate in passing the Poiti Rican taritr bill Tho executive committee of tho bnrenr of American republics held a meeting Wednesday for the purpose of initiat ing formally the movement for tho sec ond Pan American cougress to bo held in Washiugtou beginning on tho 17th iust and closing on tho lJth General John Bidwell tho Prohi bition candidate for presidont in 1893 died at his homo near Chico Cat Wednesday from heart failure He leaves an estnto valued at 11000000 Admiral Gooigo Dowey confirmed tho interview published in the New York World to tho olract that ho will accopt tho presidency of the United States should tho American people desire him to fill that office Recent dispatches from Chile say that considerable alarm exists iu official cir cles there regarding tho relations be tween Pern Bolivia and Chile and it is believed Argentina is urging on Peru and Bolivia to attack ChiU AUDITORIUM IN ASHES Kansas City Convention Hall Is Burned Down TOTAL L0S9 IS ABOUT 400000 Clitll ell H liool mill llenlileiu en In Ituhi Iluin Mnile li Column liil lull In Ite bnlhl Cum enl Ion Hull In lime lor Hie Irinoiirntle Niitlomil Moling Kssah Cnv April fi - on vent Ion hall Kansas Citys piido whetein tho Peuioeiatie uatiotal convention was to havo been held on July 1 was laid in ruins In less than 10 minutes yesteiday afternoon fiom ho that stinted in an unknown soiuce at I oclock The fire burned with such fuiy that it was evi dent almost ftoui the stall that tho si met in o was doomed and the lliomen soon turned then attention to saving suiioiiiiding piopeity A stitl biccn was blowing and before the file was subdued at 2 lo oclock the Second Piesbyteiiau church one ol tho finest edifices in the city the chinch piisonage the Lathiop public school all situated acioss the way on Vntial Htrcct and a half block of ll story flat buildings on Twelfth slieet weie ren dered a total loss Scwinl residences were damaged to a greater or less de gree nnd tor a time it was feared that several blocks ol buildings in tho resi dence district would go The aggregate loss is 100000 appor tioned as follows Convention hall 2115 000 insurance 55000 church fiO 000 insuied parsonage f 15000 insured school 15000 insured lor iM IOOVill iutiison block Twelfth street 00000 insurance 15000 Hull Will ltd Helmut Plans ate on foot to rebuild Conven tion hall immediately and make it ready for the Democratic convention iu July While the fire was still in progress members of the Commercial club thiough whose eflorts tho hall was con ceived and limit mingled in the crowds of spectator and liegan soliciting funds for a new bt incline securing 25000 and Secictaiy E M domiciling of tho club called a mass meeting of eitiens for tonight to douse ways and means of raising an additional 5000 The hall association has i lOOOO in the bank and will have the 155 000 insurance for immediate use the insurance com panies having ssiitaneouslj agreed to waive the CO day hunt and make settle ment on demand The Kansas City Lumber company that furnished four fifths ol the lumber for tho old building Jii agreed to dupllato thoir ydT i t once at the rate in existence tvo yet ago and tho Minneapolis firm that furnished tho steel girders for the im mense ioof have been telegraphed to duplicate their order The lire started just above the boiler room in tho noitheast corner of the building on the alley where some pluiubeis had lien at work There was no file in the i in mice and the supposi tionisthat tin blae started from a spirit lamp or by ono of tho plumbers crossing an electric light wire A still alarm was first turned m By the time the fiist engine arrived 10 minutes later the wholo building was a mass of flaunt Tho entire structure covering half a block each way on Thirteenth and Central streets was turned into a furnace of firo before a second alarm could be sounded and iu less than half an hour tho roof upheld by massive steel gliders that spanned its 200 feet of breadth fell with a crasli that sent showers of burning embers in every di rection and drovo the firemen across tho street The brick Corinthian col umns lining tho building along the facades on Thirteenth and Central streets tottered a few minutes and fell outward and tho hall was a complete wreck tho work of but 11 minutes timo Ilniiiea Tlireiitttn Kmldenco DUtrlct Flying embers started blazes in a down different residences within a ra dius of two blocks and fanned by a stilf breeze and aided by a low water pres sure threatened a general conflagra tion Tho fire which was finally got ten under control at 210 proved one of the quickest and most dangerous ex perienced iu KmiMiH City for many years Convention hall had been classed by travelers as one of the largest and most perfectly constructed auditoriums in tho world Tho building was erected in 1858 at a cost of 2J5000 which was raised entirely by public subscription Tho building was of bridgo construc tion without a column tho roof being supported by great steel girdors Tho total seating capacity was nearly 20000 ami with standing room tho building was capable of holding more than 22000 people Tho building had no stairways tho upper 6eatings being reached by means of inclined planes Sheldon for Irealdrnt Des Moines April 4 j United Christian party having been bom in Dos Moines it is but fitting that its first nominee for tho presidency bo suggested from this city Tho leaders of tho party hero havo suggested Row Charles M Sholdon of Topeka as tho partys leader for this years campaign and thoy aro quietly organizing in tho hopo of being ablo to induce him to run Attorney Atlmut li DMiarreil Fokt 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