The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE JO, 1871.
OIAUA, TIIUKSDAY MOUNTS G, MAHCII 15, 15)00TWELV 13 l'AG 13S.
SING L 15 UOPV FIVE CENTS.
FALL OF ONE CAPITAL
Roberta Announces that His Forcss Occupied
Blotmfontein on Tnasday.
EVACUATED BY STEYN THE NIGHT BEFORF
Flag of the British Wow Flies (her Free
State Presidency.
INHABITANTS WELCOME THE TROOPS
Mayor and Other Offloials Give Roberts Keys
to Pnblio Offices.
CAMPAIGN IS REGARDED AS HALF OVER
I.onl Itohrrt the Hern of the Hour
In I'.nuliind Muht lleiiniitrii
tlnn if Joy In tho Street
of l.Ullllllll,
(Copyright, IfmO. hy Press Publishing Co.)
IILOIJMFONTI'IN. March I3.-:2.1 p. m.
(New York World Cablegram. Special Tele
gram ) llloemfonteln surrendered nt 10 a.
m tndny mid was occupied nl noon. Steyn,
with the greater portion of the lighting
burRhcrs, fled northward.
Fren 'h. when flvo miles out, sent a sum-
men into town threatenlnR to bombard It
unless It surrendered. A white Hag was j
hoisted Tuesday morning. Roberts then mads i
imnmrntrv. visited tho nubile building nnd I
mnk nn hendnimrterit at the nresldcnt's .
official resldenro. Ho was fcllowed by n
cheering crowd of citizens
There wns somo shelling Monday after
noon, but tho Boer troops retired at night.
The railway through tho town is uninjured.
Krasler. leader of the Free State oppost- i
tlnn, htade: the delegation that welcomed
Itobcrts.
LONDON. March 1 1. 0 p. m. It is offi
cially announced that Lord Itobcrts has oc
cupied llloemfonteln and that tho Ilrltlsh
Hag is flying from tho top of tho cnpltol.
This Is Lord Roberts' dispntch to tho War
office, announcing his occupation of llloem
fonteln: "IILOKMFONTKLV, Tuesday, Mnrch 13.
R p. tn. Hy the. help of flod nnd by tho
bravery of hor majesty's soldiers, tho troops
under my command havo tnken possession of
llloemfonteln.
"Tho Ilrltlsh flag now flies over the pros
dency, evacuated Inst evening hy Mr. Steyn.
late president of tho Ornngo Freo State.
"Mr. Fraser, mcmbor of tho lato execu
tive government; the mayor, tho secretary
. .. ,1.. Il .. lnn.lrn AnrI
other officials met mo two miles from tho j
IUK. in.
town and presented me with tho
koy8 of '
the public offices
"Tho enemy hnvo withdrawn from the
neighborhood nnd all seems quiet. The in
habitants of llloemfonteln gavo tbo troops
t cordial welcome."
Tho foregoing, though dated Tuesday, was
tint r.tfifilvnil nt the U'iip nfllpe unlit 7-30
p. m. Wednesday. It was made public ri
few minutes before ! o'clock. Tho delay Is
attributed to the field telegraphs not being ;
connected
with nioemfontcin on Tuesday
ovenlng.
Kxtra papers are already out on tho
streets and tho night crowds of London nro
singing patriotic songs und engaging In
demonstrations.
liner I'oreeo Collitpsr nnil Fire.
dispatch tn tho Daily Mnll from Bloom
fonteln, dated Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock,
tsays:
Wo surprised and outflanked tbo oneiuy
with Irresistlblo forco over night. Oencrnl
French held the enemy north and south of
Iilocmrontoln, wliilo Lord Roberta dispatched , ..kop theso reasons I think the destruc
n prisoner on parolo threatening to bombard ton 0f Johanewburg would be necessary as
unless tho city surrendered. The townsmen : n niilltary measuro for the Iloers. Tho loss
became alarmed. President Steyn and the . involved would be nt least $160,000,000 and,
cuier members, or ttio executive council lied '
nant still shelled Oenernl French at dawn,
but tho opposition soon collnpsed.
Kight locomotives and much rolling stock
wero captured. Tho Iloer organization Is
collapsing and tho breach between tho Freo
Staters and Trnnsvaalers Is widening.
Mnjnr Oenernl Prcttymnn has been ap
pointed military governor or llloemfonteln.
Tho Ilrltlsh national anthem Is enthusi
astically sung by tlio population, tho shops
are gladly reopening and there Is general
rejoicing.
Cheek Hull lleen I'enreil,
1-ord Roberts' dispatch caused a feeling of
great relief. The absence of tho news
eagerly looked for had provoked some appre
hension during the earlier part of tho day
lhat tho Ilrltlsh had met with a check before
llloemfonteln, and anxious Inquiries were
made at the war office und in the lobbies of
Parliament.
On tho reception of tho news tho queen at
Windsor castle, the prince of Wales M
Marlborough house. Lord Wolseley and
others wero Immediately notified, but at 9
o'clock tho war office was almost deserted,
the public having Riven up hopo of further
news until tomorrow (Thursday). The ap
pearance of tho newspapers with tho tidings
caused great oxcltement along Pall Mnll, at
the Service cluhs and In tho West End gen
erally, uwing to tho Into hour, howovor.
and proclaimed Kroonstadt to bo the capital. , hannosburg's Industries would be Infinitely 1 "10 ,,, "f". ,h,t !, I" ,
Steyn lied to Wynburg. At Inst only 3.000 Kroater. f hope, therefore, that something Dei exhausted any means J
lighting men remained, and In tho morning, ' may bo ,ono t0 MtMy tho legitimate nsplra- I At ;.,. " J Jth" nf ,
S'&l " wkl. ' of both belligerents before such a m'at and asoon'a the u 1-
.mwim; iliuil Klllin. lllt'ln IICU. 1 lie rt'IIl- nil herrnnhn In .Ivlllvfitlnn Imnnnnfl
mere were no demonstrations approaching In tho others, aro united. Thoro are no dlf
tho slightest degree thoso heralding the stir- ferences. fiod help us."
render of Cronjo nnd tho relief of I-ndy
snntn.
It so Nppencd thnt a torchlight precession,
organized on an extensive scale for the
widows' and orphans' fund, was parading
South London with bands and banners. This
included a holy of uniformed men represent
ing the British field forces, tho surrender of
Cronje and other inspiring Incidents. The
route was Iiiiiir with Hags and stands wero
creitcd at numerous points for spectators.
Naturally tho appearance of tha extra edi
tions of the evening papers created a furore
of enthusiasm among the paradcrs, who
greeted the news with cheers and the sing
ing nf the national anthem.
.I.i.i ut Wlnilmir Cnntlr.
At Windsor the news was received with
much Joy. The queen commanded that It
be Immediately published, and sho Instructed
tier secretary, nt the dinner table, to Bend
a nolo lo the olllcers of tho household
brigade. The battalion wns called on jarade
at 10 If. p. m. Major St. Aubyn read her
majesty's note and called for cheers for tho
queen and Lord Roberts. Tho band played
"God Save tho Queen."
Wherever Lord Roberts' dispatch was
irad his reference to tho "lato" President
Steyn and tbo "luto" executive was Im
mediately fastened upon ns highly signi
ficant. The lord mayor announced the news at a
banquet to the masters of the city com
pauies which was In progress at Mansion
house. It was received with great cheering,
the company rising and singing "Ood Save
the Queen."
Tho vvcnlng papers In Liverpool, Man-
Chester and Glasgow1 published special edi
tions, causing Joyful demonstrations In
those cities.
fcjrho first half of the rampalRn Is over.
JfcRoberts arrived at Modder river on
UL Ho entered llloemfonteln on
Ttnsln tittle over a month he
has etttl'Sjtllcf of Klmbcrley and
I.adyMnllIhniMM General Crotije's
forres nnd thonMK the British flag
In the capital of thoWo State. All this
has been accomplished with comparatively
trilling lessen.
Hubert Hero of (lie Hour.
It Is small wonder that he Is the hero of
the hour In London. All tho newspapers
eulogize him nnd couRrutulntn tho country.
They talk of tho Free State as having passed
out of existence and us being now one of
tho shadows of history.
It Is not doubted that there may yet bo
heavy lighting, but tho Renins of Lord Rob
erts Is looked to for victory over all illffl
cultles. Ills prim reference to the "late"
I'resldtnt Stcyn Is understood to show that
there shall bo no ambiguity as to tho posi
tion assumed toward tho republics. The
fact that Mr. Fraslor. lato chairman of tho
Free State Haad and lender of the opposi
tion to Mr. Stcyn, came with the deputation
to surrender the keys, Is regnrded as ex
tremely significant of considerable differ
ence of opinion among the Free Staters re
garding the war. It is said that l'resldent
Kriiper hates Frasler on nccount of his sym
pathy with tho outlanders.
Tho demonstration! of tho llloemfonteln
Inhabitants nro also regarded as a good
augury for the future uf tho Ilrltlsh su
premacy. There Is still no news ns to whether Lord
KobertH has nurtured any rolling stock. If
he has not then ho will ho obliged to wait j
" " "UL " " 1
until the repairing Of tho bridges over the
ornngo river ennmes nun to wring roum
stork up.
Tho Ilrltlsh contlnuo pressing their ad-
vanco on tho Orango river.
Tho Iloers still
hold llcthullo bridge, on the north side of the
stream, but their trenches aro dominated
by the Ilrltlsh artillery. Heavy firing Is In
progress nnd there has been Homo skirmish
ing. Lord Kitchener seems to bo very suc
cessful In reducing the extent of tho Dutch
rising.
Metlmeii tinrrlsnn llilliof.
CAPETOWN. March II. Tho Ilrltlsh
troops under Lord Mcthuen have roturncd
to Klmbcrley from the occupation of llushof,
' G,ms a d 70 dild Jn wo know now." he said,
wero seized and a strong , ',8'n " ' wl" ba "ell taken caro
ft to guard the town. Six " "rn "' they would be under
Ornngo Freo State.
of ammunition
ciimsmi was icil iu kiuiki .. .
7. ,r ..rrested there on charges of !
treason.
Nearly all the residents wero
wearing mourning, as tho Btmhof commando i
lost 200 men ut the battlo o ueimoni
0HANNESBURG TO BE RAZED
...ntnirit White Suya Ihr Unrulier
Will l'revftit 1Ih rullliiK Into
llrltlfth Hnnil.
NBW YORK, March 11. Montagu White,
reprtucntatlvo of '.Sout,h.Afr ca" rP f" , !
- . . . . .. !-......, w.i.i
m mo uimeu Bi.uc, iu a mm -
r-Tho appeal made by tho I.oer presidents
?- ,r- rneS
Britain
nn nnr n..rt.
on our part.
"With regard to the fato of Johannes
burg, personally I hopo Cat It may bo
. -auso 1 havc considerable property
t tako In that city, but I cannot see how,
strategic reasons, It can bo left a a
1 baso from Thlch tho Kngllsh can operate
against, Pretoria. It certainly seems that
tho Doers must raze und destroy that beauti
ful city.
"Tho cover which tho buildings would af-
( ford, tho vast amount of supplies that could
bo stored there, Itn proximity to Pretoria
thlrty-llvo miles its water supply and a
hundred other things would make It moat
Invaluable to an Invading force bent upon
tnklng Pretoria. To leave tho city un
harmed would bo llko providing drawing
room accommodations for her majesty's sol-
....
f cnumo. tho setback and naralvsls of Jo
catastropho to civilization happens,
"Rut tho Iloers will sacrlllco Johannes
burg nnd Its beautiful buildings and modern
adjuncts to civilization If they aro forced to
do It. Then It will bo a fight to tho last
drop of blood for tho possesion of Pre
toria." KriiRcr May He 'Wnriicil.
(Copyright, 1P00. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Mnrch 14. (New York World
Telceram l-Tho Dil iv
Telegram.)-Tho Dally
a strong feeling In the
n view of the threats to
Cablegram Special
News snys thcro is
Houso of Commons In
wreck Johannesburg that Kruger should bo
warned that ho will bo hold responsible for
nny damago to private property.
KRUGER IS STILL DEFIANT
Assert llrltUlt Will erer Heneli Pre.
torln unit thnt the Unrulier
Arc Unltril,
NBW YORK, Mnrch 14. A dispatch to the
Evening Journal from President Kruger,
dated Pretoria, March 13, via Berlin, says:
"The burghers will only cease fighting
with death. Our forces nro returning In
good order to our line of defense on our own
soil. Tho Natnl campaign was longer In
our favor than we expected. Tho British
will never reuch Pretoria. Tho burghers,
Stovn. Joubcrt and myself, as well as all
AWAIT NEWS FROM MAFEKING
Attention Turns tn the llelenKiireil
(inrrlson of the Hninlet on
the I'IiiIiin.
LONDON, March 14. In the meantime at
tention turns to Mufeklng. That hnmlet o;
tho plains can scarcely hold out much longer.
The news of Colonel Plumer's approach has
given substatico to tho rumors of its relief.
but thoso best informed aro inclined to think
tho relief Is moro likely to become accom
plished by Colonel Peakham's column from
Klmbcrley.
Prlvute advices hao Bet forth that Colonel
Plumer had almost given up hopo of ac
compllslilng anything moro than harassing
the Boars, though slnco theso were written
It 13 possible that tho diminished numbers or
tho Investing forco may have rendered
Plumer's tusk more feasible.
Judging from the lack of nows, everything ' lasting with the depth of depression in
is quiet In Natal, while from Herschel comtn lS0t-fi is as llttlo appreciated by the out
tho statement thnt tho total c.Mapso of the , 1,1,10 P'ibllo as was tho farmer's condition
insurgent colonists Is Imminent. ' during tho hard times. It Is conservative,
General Cronje, according to a Capetown
special, sails for St. Helena March lfi, ac
companied by all tlte Paardeberg prisoners.
Cecil Rhodes Is suffering from catarrh or
the stomach and is unable to call for Eng-
land.
Natal dispatches recount the greatest s.v-
Isfactlon is felt thcro at Laid Salisbury's re
ply to the Iloer presidents' peaco overtures.
A dispatch from Pietermurltzburg, pub-
-
(Continued ou Second Page.)
PORTO RICO TO CET RELIEF
Republican Senators Reach Partial Agree
ment on Legislation.
APPROPRIATION TO BE PASSED AT ONCE
Hill for Civil C.'ot eminent Will lie
Taken I nml IHiioeil of unit
Committee Will Ilctcr
iii I ne the 'In r Iff,
WASHINGTON, March 1 1. Republican
senators In caucus today reached a partial
agreement on Porto Ulco legislation. The
house bill appropriating $2,000,000 is to bo
taken up and puttied Immediately. Tho bill
fnp n elvlt privnriim.ini nf th, lulntiil la n t,
taken up and disposed of as soon as possible '
and the tariff bill Is tn tin ilelnvod for the I
present, whllo n committee of seven senators
may bo selected by Chairman Allison to try
to eompromUo (inferences on tho revenue
bill and secure a measure which republican
senators generally can support.
This partial agreement was reached Hftcr
a caucus lasting from 2 o'clock until 5:30.
The temper of the debate today was much
milder than that of yesterday. As soon as '
it was generally understood that tho tariff
featurm of the legislation wero to be post
poned tho discission reverted to tho govern,
mental features of the bill nnd upon this
subject tho time was mostly spent. Senator
Foraker explained many features of tho bill
and was frequently interrogated, so that ho
was on his feet a great deal of tho time. It
u
watt Intimated that tho
bill could bo
amended If not satisfactory and senators op
posed to a tariff on I'orto Hlcan product
said that there would not be tho least ob
jection to passing tho government bill.
Would Leave All to the l'relileut.
Senator Elklns said that he favored leav
ing not only the question of revenues, but
the government of tho Island ns well, to the
president. Ho thought tho Island would be
much better off under military rule for tho
next two years than under any government
that could bo devised by congress. Ho par
ticularly counseled delay. "Wn will bnnur
u lot moro about this whole question In n
..
""i us's" n . w ' pass.
Senator Foraker said that the
l '"0 islands was before con-
should net. Tho commltteo on Porto Rico
hud given a great deal of time to tho sub
ject nnd felt Buro tho bill prepared would
meet all emergencies.
There was general unanimity for the bill
providing for tho $2,000,000 relief proposition,
tho opinion of nil senators being that the
measure should bo passed for humano rea
sons, mere
mere was somo effort to have the
appropriation
"'e."i'i...nuu U, lno ioUse tariff
bill, the house tariff hill nml
,h(J sonato bl), con8tpr(1(, - -
ZZTlTt afford! ,H "T,
- ppat;o?b,,iSedh:oS
I tvo-'l'li I ril for n Tarllf.
i latt or Connecticut, who was heard yes
terday, expressed himself as firmly con
vinced that tho principles of a protective
tariff In tho interest of tho industries of the
I'nlted States should bo sustained in what
over wns dono. Ho showed n lenninr to varj
tho, houso tariff bill, as did several othr
senators who spoke. Somo of thorn expressed
tho opinion that this measure would com
mand the votes of two-thirds of the mem
bers of tho caucus If tested.
Members of tho Porto Ulco commltteo were
I not willing that the governmental feature
oi meir mil snou'.d bo abandoned at this
time.
Hoar talked at considerable lengJi about
tho legal phase of the question, expressing
tho opinion thnt tho senate could not let with
, ,0o "'l"" r" ' f LU1'" " w
i 100 Krcat deliberation In considering so mo-
mentous a question. Warren agreed with
Hoar upon this latter point. Ho had, hn
said, boon fnvorablo to absolute free, trade
between Porto Rico and tho United Stales
proper, but ho had listened with interest nnd
lty for its appointment wns given tha cau
cus adjourned until tomorrow.
I'H.VJilO.V I'Oll I.VD1.V STHAXR,
Annuity AnUei! for Fouler Mother of
Klrnt Vletlin In I'lilllnnlneH.
WASHINC.TON, March 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Congressman Stark nnd Adjutant
ucncrai Harry appeared before the houso
! coramltten on Pensions today in advocacy of
! ,h0 formcr.g .bl to pcD8lon LylUa st'
j of 0scCQ, fo3tor B
P T.nu,., .h in
P. Lowls, who was tho llret man killed In
tho Philippines. They wero nsked by tho
committee to prosent some Information on
Congressman Burket's bill to pension Mrs.
Stotsenburg, after which this bill was or
dered reported to tho house favorably.
Report of coudltlon of the national banks
of Wyoming ut the closo of business Feb
ruary 13 wns today mado public. Compared
with tho previous statement In December
Individual deposits havo dropped from
J3.41S.035 to J3.117.724. Loans and discounts
aggregato J2.8I8.873, against $2,654,695 In
December. The nverugo reserve Is 27.05 per
cent, ngalnst 31.23 per cent In December
Tho present cold holdlncs neereiratn 1220..
j 302. n slight gain slnco December.
Mabel A. Hayford of Larlmoro, Wyo., -was
today appointed clerk In Chevenne. Wvo..
j land oftlco at $1,000 a year. Dr. M. Jesuro
i was today appointed member of tho Board of
! Examining Surgeons nt Douglas, Wyo. II. S.
I AVirittia w..R lnit.lv nnnnlntml r,e., . a ,.,
Conroy, Iowa county, la., nnd K. R. Young
nt Pilotburg, Washington county, la.
Congrtssmon Gamblo today called on tho
prosldent to recommend Prof. C. M. Pinker
ton of South Dakota for a placo on the
Board of Visitors to West Point Military
academy. Trof. Plnltcrton Is well known In
South Dakota and Is strongly endorsed for
the position,
A bill was Introduced today by Congress
man Burke authorizing tho Duluth, Plerro &
Black Hills Railroad company to construct a
bridge across tho Missouri river at Pierre,
S. D.
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT
lllfferenep Shotn Between Yenr
(inod Time nnil the Deiirrsiilou
of INOI-tMI.
nt
NHW YORK. March If. "Tho Improve
ment in agricultural conditions now con-
however, tn say that the produce of the
United States farms for tho last year was
worth to tho farmer over $1,600,000,000 moro
' ttlun in either of the depressed years noted,
! Tnls 18 un average ndvantago of 31 per cent
In values compared with the low point,
In
Theso statements are mado by the Amerl
can Agriculturist for March, which contains
! a" elaborato review of tho agricultural bltu
I n,lt '""a a tmanctal and Industrial stand-
point Tho live stock ot tho country Is said
u be worth $700,000,000 more than during
tho hard times, or a Rain of 3S per cent.
Stnplo crops arc worth $100,000,000 moro
than then, whllo other crops show an In
crease of S200.000.000 In value, or n gain of
25 per cent compared with tho depression of
1S9 1-03-06. The produce of live stock, such
as meat, dairy products, calves, mutton,
lamb and sheep hides nnd pelts, colts,
mules, etc , aro said to show n gain of $30,
000,000, or 10 per cent abovo the low point.
VOTES TO WELCOME QUEEN
Cornornllon of Dublin. After Stormy
Sesxlon. Deride to Present
tier nil Address.
JJUHL1N. March 11. At a meeting of tho
corporation this morning tho lord mayor
moved that an nddrcas be presented to the
queen welcoming her to Iroland. His speech
was frequently Interrupted by the ocupants
of tho public gallery. Alderman Meade, In
the midst of hostile demonstrations from tho
gallery, seconded tho motion. Mr. Timothy
Harrington, M. P., protested against the res
olution, After repeated scenes nnd uproar, during
which tho lord mayor threatened to clear
the gallery, an nmendment was moved to
tho proposed address, but the lord mayor
ruled the amendment out of order.
A division on the lord mayor's amendment
wns taken ntuldst much excitement, tho oc
cupants of the gallery groaning nt every one
supporting the motion and cheering Its op
ponents vigorously.
The resolution was carried by a majority
of eight.
William Redmond nnnounres Hint ho will
resign his seat in tho council as the' result
of tho passage of tho resolutions to present
nn address of welcome to tho queen.
PROTEST FROM JAMAICA
Itexoliitlniifi Adopted nt I'ulille Meet
ing I'rotlilliiK for Tun Dele
gnti'n lo I.oiulcin.
KINOSTON. Jamaica. March 14. An lm-
portant public meeting called hy elected 1 3. Recent events lead us to feur that tho
members of tho legislature and council to I contlmmuce In .power for another four years
protest against tho action of Joseph Cham-' "'JfcV
bcrlaln, the secretary of state for tho i tectlve tariff legislation and capitalistic ten
colonics, In sending four additional govern- : denclcs. will bo disgraceful and calamitous
mcnt members to tho council was held in ' ",m1, Il,,oVo nil. the people of the United
meni mcmners lo iuo council, was neni in , stlltpS cnnnot nfely tolerate even n siig
thle city last night. Tho mayor acted as i kvmoi that the Inhabitants of any of our
chairman. i territory arc not entitled to the right of
After a number of vigorous speeches by I ,r'aA l,y 3!'.r'v V ,,le,!c',,J vnioctlnn
i ii- i.i. .i. ,.i ... , , i o f tho writ of habeas corpus, to tho free
leading citizens, resolutions were adopted (Iom of rciiKo. to the personal liberty
providing that two dolegates proceed to Lon- 1 guaranteed by the constitutional prnhlhl
don for the purposo of representing to Sec- i tlons iigiilnst slavery r to nnv one, of
r-i,,v,ni,,i ,i .v.,. n.i.i.i, ti-iin those sncred rights of persons slid property
retary Chamberlain and tho British Parlla- , wMch aru Kimr7ltet,(1 lo nl)i nol onl'y ly tho
uieiu tuu iiijusucu uune iu uuinuica uy iuu
appointment of uddltlonal members of tho
council nnd that crown government In any .
form was obnoxious to tho Jamaicans, who I
held they were entitled to contlnuo to ex- !
crclse control over their own affairs which
the queen's order In council had conferred
on thorn.
IHk ConcrriNlnu of Pulp Timber.
TORONTO. Out., March H. By an agree
ment brought down in tho legislature last
night a big concoFslon of pulp lands for
twenty-one years Is granted to a syndicate
comprised of n number of Canadians nnd
Including Marshall J. Dodge of New York.
Tho concessions Include fifty square miles on
tho Spanish, Vermillion nnd Onaplng rivers
nnd In addition to tho payment of the
schedule of fees the syndlcato agreos to ex
pend $500,000 within threo yiHrs In tho erec
tion of a pulp and papur iui,"'
Itoynlty nt Poor Mnn's Itcntntirnnt.
LONDON, March 11. Tho prince und
princess of Wales paid a surprise visit tod'iy
to the new Poor Man's restaurant In Knst
End. started by Sir Thomas Llpton's Alex
andria trust. Their royal highnesses pur
chased tickets for dinners at P,4 pence 1 10
ccntB) and each of them partook of the ordi
nary fare.
The prince and princess nftcrward In
spected the promises and received an ovation
from tho throngs of working people.
Berlin' imlo-.iiierleuii t'luli
BERLIN. Mnrch 11. Tho Anglo-American
the fashionable
t of the club Is
club opened club rooms on
Knntz strassc. The prcslden
Rov. Mr. Fry, chaplain of the Knsllbh
church In Berlin. United States Consul
General Mason is vico president and tho
secretary Is Mr. Moner. Tho membership,
which exceeds 100, is about equally divided
among Americans, Britishers and Germans.
The club contains tennis and golf depart
ments. 111k tiovernnient Mnjorlty.
OTTAWA, Mnrch 14. Late last night the
houso divided on Mr. Bourassas motion thnt
1 the house refuse to consider the action of
tho government In relation to tho South
African wnr as a precedent which should
commit the Dominion to any action In tho
future, tho voto standing 119 to 10 ngalnst
it. Tho latter wero all French-Canadians,
six liberals and four conservatives.
Honor to the Irish,
SYBNRY, N. S. W., Mnrch 14. The gov
ernment has proclaimed St. Patrick's day as
a public holiday, os a tribute to tho bravery
of the Irish soldiers in South Africa.
TO CONNECT WITH GULF ROAD
tJnlf A Manitoba llnlltvny Will
(reuse Its Cnpltul Stock to
1(17,000, (Mill.
In-
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 11. The Cult &
Manitoba Railway company, organized in
1899, has filed notleo with tho state railroad
commission that It desires to Increase Its
capltol stock from $50,000 to $7,000,000, and
Us shares from f.00 to 70,000. Tho Increase
Is to extend Its lino of railroad from Duluth
through Minnesota and Iowa to Kansas City,
700 miles. Frank T. Campbell signs his
name ns president, nnd states that tho deci
sion to incrcaso the capital stock and shares
was mado tit tho meotlnR of tho board of
directors held February 10, 1900.
Tho purposo of tho now administration
seems to bo to run tho Gulf & Manitoba to
Kansas City and connect with tho Kansas
City. Plltsburg & Gulf rallrcud, which Is
now passing through tho hands of a receiver.
FLYER LEAVES THE RAILS
ChlenKO-lleut er Tritlu on (lie llur
HiikIou Meet with Accident
Went of Oltiiinwu.
CHICAGO. Mnrch ID. The Chlcago-Denvcr
Flyer, No. 1, on the Burlington road, met
with an accident tonight twenty-llvo ml'cj
west of Ottumwa. Ia. According to reports
received at tho Burlington oflko here the
cnglno of tho train ami tho trucks of the
first car wero derailed. A delay of flvo hours
was occasioned. No person was Injured.
Movements of Deenn VcxkcIh, Mnrch I I
At New York Arrived St. Paul, from
Southampton; Westernlnud, from Antwerp;
Anchorlu, from Glasgow.
At Philadelphia - Sailed Ncvlerland, for
Antwerp.
At Liverpool Sailed Teutonic, for New
York. At Cherbourg - Sailed lCilscrlti Maria
Theresu. from Bremen and Southampton,
lur ,e w i ui iv
j At Southampton Salled-KalHerin Mnila
' Hved-sr:iVnWomTew
New York, from New York. ' '
At ucnoa-Arrivcu i-ms, irom ,cw lorK.
NO COMPROMISE WITH BRYAN
Qold Democrats Prepare to Oontinua the
Organization of 1896.
NATIONAL FORCES TO B- REORGANIZED
t.nllierliiK nf Indlnnn t)eninernt De
cide to liili l'lulit AmilnM llr
niilsin liioei1 to Tree Mi
ter nml l'imisloii.
INDIANAPOLIS. March It. In answer
to nn Invitation sent out to gold democrats
of the city and Rtato nbout 200 assembled to
night and talked over what was best for
tho party to do in the coming campaign.
In explaining tho purpose of tho oieetlng
Jnmes L. Keach said It wns his object to
flint out from the leading members of the
party whether or not they would support
Ilrynn. ns had been reported.
Tho following resolutions were adopted:
We. democrats nf ImllnnnpnlK who In
ISM opposed the Chicago platform, resolve:
1. We titllrni our continued belief In the
principles of the platfoim adopted In ls!) by
the national democratic party nnd ns-scrt
our sincere loyalty to the same.
2. All that bus been don nnd that is being
done by those who supported Hrynii In 1MW
points to the readoptinn nf the Chicago
plalfnrm nnd the lennminutlon of Hr.win
ltelng deeply Impressed with the gravity of
the Munition, we conceive It to be 'iir
solemn duty tn oiiimie with all our strength
the nssaults made by the Chicago platform
of IKK on individual freedom, the right of
prlvnto contrnct, the Independence and In
it v nf'the president to enforce the laws and i
tegrity nt tllo rcaerai judiciary, ine aiminr
to denounce Its advnc.n y of the radically
wrung and fundamentally dangerous de
mand for the free, unlimited nnd Independ
ent cnlnnge of silver and gold hy the Cnlted
States nt the ratio of lii to 1 und Us re
pudiation ut the Instigation of republican
and populist allies of tho democratic doc
trlno of tariff for revenue only.
o ContiiroinlMe tilth llrj unites.
There can 'be no compromise wl'h those
r'KSi.ta e . 1 e Chicago I platform.'
express words or tne constitution, out ny
those fundamental principles of liberty nn
which our vholo system of government
i therefore earnestly call on the lead-
ers of tho national democratic party who led
tho tight In ISM for good government nnd
national nonor to give immediate aim seri
ous consideration to the present ominous
condition of arTnlrs and request them to
take such action, by organization or other
wise, as may In their wisdom seem neces
sary and most appropriate to meet tho
emergencies now confronting nil who love
meir country una wno uesire tnnt tins
government of the people, y thn people and
j for tho people shall not perish from the
I earth.
On motion Keach, chairman of the city
I committee, wns Instructed to take immediate
steps toward the organization of the national
democratic forces.
Kvnn3 Woollen, state secretary In 1S9S of
tho gold democrats, said:
For rltlirr llrjnn Nnr SIcKlnlpy,
"Thoso who stood together In 1896 on the
platform of the national democratic party
...111 ... I . .1 l .t.1-
... IU.....UUV j 1 ,-u",-
. cu.uim.N... .. mmiiL w .u ... ,.c-
cuunr situation at uio present, v. one r,tnicJ , ,, ovcry obligation nnd said
cannot stand llryanlsm and what It stands , thfl Cubang 8hou,(, bc,love an(1 QCt accor(1.
lor, we aro more man graicuu mat we no
nnl imtnn In Mm n.ii-lv nf U'llllnm Molvln.
..-.w.n . - -
'ey,
John O. Williams, general attorney of tho
andnlta railroad, said:
'I have always been opposed to the Chi
cago platform and Brynnism and am in the
samo condition now."
Other addresses wore mado by John R.
Wilson, Judgo Robinson of 'Spencer, who
WW"' m bac,k Into tho democratic
l,ar'y: Johu 1 l'-20' and Sterling Holt.
HE'S A CHRISTIAN SOCIALIST
Sheldon SnM II Is of No I'ulille Con
cern Whether He Like Mdl
torlul Wiirli.
TOPBKA. Kan., March 14. Rev. Sholdon
today omitted from tho Topeka Capital all
tho usual cards of tho fraternal societies,
and when nt the dally conferenco with tho
special correspondents ho was asked why
ho had taken this action remarked that ho
was not prepared to say. He declared, how
ever, that he Is a friend of llfo Insurance,
which Is a foaturo of fraternal societies
dlo said, also, that ho did not endorse tho
sentiment or principle of all tho articles
ho puts In tho paper or consents to bo used.
Ho was asked If ho approved tho article In
this morning's paper, treating of the growth
of socialism in 'Massachusetts.
"Not nil of it," ho replied.
"Aro you a socialist?"
"You must let mo use my own term. If
you will say 'Christian socialist,' I am."
"What Is a Christian socialist?"
"It Is ono who applies tho teachings of
tho Sermon on tho Mount to his dally life."
Asked If ho liked editorial work, ho said
that was of no public concern.
In tho Capital tomorrow morning an edi
torial by Sheldon will lead tho first page.
It will bo set in larger typo than that used
In tho body of tho paper and will bo run
with n border. It will bo headed "The Union
of Christendom" and will urgo a compact
of tho Christian forces of the world for the
destruction of tho saloon and the preserva
tion of tho Sabbath.
A notahlo first-page article by Dr. Wol
tlstek of Cedar Rupldn, la., attacking
Bohemian societies, under tho headlines:
"They Tench Sulcldo Societies Organized
to Kill Religious BeliefWork of the Bo
hemlan Press and Fraternal Orders Ro-
markablo Growth of Sulcldo."
Sheldon writes nn Introductory note, stat
ing that tho author of tho nrtlcle was once
nn Intldel, but was converted to Christianity
through tho death of his friends.
An nrtlclo denouncing Mormonism and
polygamy by Richard Wako of Salt Lako
City will bo given prominence on tho first
I pnge.
I A pica for equal suffrage by Mrs. Anna h.
I Dlggs will bo a feature of tho contributors'
page.
GOTHAM POLICE STOP MUSIC
Proprietor of I'liNhlouiilile lle
tuurniitH VrrcNeil for Not llntluu
Convert Hull l,leeiie,
NBW YORK. March 11. -Tho police car
rled out their threats tonight and arrested
tho proprietors of most of tho fashionable
restaurants, including tho proprietor of tho t hlld's mothor. Mary Hengosbach, this after
Imperial hotel, nn tho chnrgo of having 1 noon. In front of his home. 1121 Twenty
music In their restaurants without a concert fourth street, northwest. Mrs. Hengesbach
hall license. Tho pollco also visited such , now lies near tho verge of death In the Co
places ns the Hotel Majestic, the Mario lumbla hospital, with seven stab wounds In
Antoinette, tho St. Andrew and the Km-
' plre. and ordered that tho music ho stopped.
lnU'UEfl "lKnatlon was manifest by somo
of thoso who caoio under the severe hand
' oi iae ponce lonigni, anu mey were cn -
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Cold nnd loslbly Flurries of Snow,
east Winds.
North-
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raged thnt thev should be arrested in the
same class with offenders like tho proprie
tors of tho Tlvoll, the Ilohcmla. the Cairo
Cafe and other places of similar reputa
tion. Tho Wnldorf-Astorla has a concert hall
license nnd the merry strain of music was
heard in that vicinity thtoughout the
evening. Tho managers nf the Hucklnghnm,
the Savoy nnd the Netherlnnd, all on Fifth
avenue, received notice to stop their or
chestras until they secured concert hall
licenses.
MRS. BURNETT WE0S AGAIN
Author of
Iteeonie
"l.ltlle l.nril I'nuntlero"
a Die Wife of oil HiiB
HnIi l'lijlclnn.
WASHINGTON, March It The Post to
morrow will say
A cablegram received In Washington yes
terday nnnounees the marriage of Mrs.
Frances Hodgson llurnett to Stepohen
Townscnd, F. C. 11. S., of the Inner Temple,
Continental club, lOtidon. Mrs. Burnett
came over to this countrv In October last,
and, nfter having spent tho winter nt her
Washington residence, sailed for Oenoa on
February 2S, by tho North Herman Lloyd
steamer F.ms. On hor arrlvnl in Oenoa she
was met by Mr. Townscnd. and the mar
riage was quietly celebrated.
i.Mr. Townscnd Is the son of the Into Rev.
Oeorgo Taylor Townscnd. onco chaplain to
tho Duke of Northumberland. By profes
sion he Is a physician, but ho never cared
for It. and several years ago gave It up for
tlio stage. Mrs. Burnett, who was divorced
about n year ago from a prominent Wash
ington physician, first achieved famo through
the mithorshlp of "Little I)rd Fauntlcroy."
The romance began prior to tho time
when Mrs. llurnett nnd Mr. Townscnd col
laborated In tho dramatization of "The Lady
of Quality," on tho American rights of
which each of tho playwrights realized ,n
fortune. Shortly after Mrs. Burnett first
mot Mr. Townscnd sho engaged him as her
secretary.
Vivian Burnett, Mrs. Burnett's only son,
has been for a year past on tho staff of
one of tho Denver papers.
For the next two months .Mr. nnd Mrs.
Townscnd will travel on tho Riviera and
In the Island of Corsica beforo going to the
lattor's Kngllsh homo in Kent.
ROOT SPEAKS TO PLANTERS
Kxplnlit" tlint Amrrlenn Government
Intends lo Kllllll I'.very OIiIIkr-
tlon Totvnril
I'lilinni,
HAVANA. March 14. Ullhu Root, tho
United Stntes secretary of war, addressing
the members of th Planters' association I
yesterday, said he understood that distrust
nvlutaA nn In Ihn enrrvlnp nut nf the 1nlnl I
I .wi, .. ,r.
I resolution of the United States congress. He
, (eciarca that the American government in-
. .
! ,HK''' . . . . ..
The c11tnr of EI Dla, at Caibarrlen, was
1 .,t,,,, tv n nrnwH nf annnrrn flat,-
wh'o nttcmptc() t0 lvncn hlm on nccount
nrinlo which nm.eare.l In his tinner
of an article which appeared In his paper
In favor of a recent decree regarding spongo
llshlng.
Secretory lleiidcd for Home.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Word was re-
. colwd nt
, St,cl.rtal.y
tho War department today that
Root and party will start homo
from Havana next Saturday, coming by wny
of Charleston. Tho transport Sedgwick
probably will be utilized In tho trip to
Charleston. The party Is expected to arrive
In Washington Tuesday evening or Wednes
day morning.
TWO BEECHERS DIE IN A DAY
Brother nnd Sister of Henry Ward
llccchcr Succumb ut Thrlr Itc
Hpertlve lIoiue.
HARTFORD, Conn.. March 14. Mrs. Mary
Footo Bcecher Perkins died today at the
! borao of her son, Charles B. Pcrklno, aged
i a ears anu munius.
Sho was tho daughter of Rev. Lyman
Bcecher and his wife, Rosalia Foote. Mrs.
Perkins was a sister of Rev. Henry Ward
Bcecher nnd of Hnrrlet Bcecher Stowo and a
hulf-slstcr of Mrs. Isabella Bcecher Hooker
of this city nnd of Rev. Thomas K. Bcecher
of nimlra. N. Y.
ELM IRA, N. Y., March 14. Rov. Thomas
K. Bcecher, the older and only surviving
brother of Henry Ward Bcecher, died hero
today, aged 81 years. Mr. Bcecher wns
stricken with paralysis whllo on his way
homo from church Inst Sunday.
QUIT THEIR COLONIAL WIVES
Ciixen of American Soldier llesertltiic
Better II u I en YouiineHt Plain
lift In Porto llleu,
SAN JL'AN, P. It.. Mnrch 14. Snn Juan
claims tho record for tho divorce suit with
tho youngest plaintiff In American territory.
Rosalia March, aged 13, has consulted law
yers on tbo subject of obtaining a separa
tion from Albert Mnrch, aged 21, a mem
ber of tho signal corps, whose home is at
Benton, Me. They wero married December
12 ami March was ordered February 1 lo
Fort Meyer. Ho left hU wife destitute nnd
sho has written to him both nt Benton and
Fort Meyer nnd her lettew hnvo not been
answered. There aro no divorce luwa In
Porto Rico and the young wife Ii waiting
for tho United States to enact such laws.
Similar cases are plentiful.
CRIME OF AN INSANE PAINTER
Stub Hi Wife lo Dentil nml Murder
n Neighbor' Child nt
WiiNhliiitton.
WASHINGTON, March 14 In a paroxysm
of Inexplicable rage or possible Insanity,
Olrf Pallescn. a Norwegian house pulntor,
htabbed and killed his wife, Josephine, mur
dered llttlo Julia Hengesba'h, the 3-year-old
daughter of Charles F. Hctigeabach, a
mall carrier, and murderously assaulted tho
hir b. dy. Pallci.cn narrowly ojcnpul belnn
stoned to death at the hands of a crowd of
, citizens which congregated ubout tho scene
, of the killing, nnd only the urompt arrival
1 or me police Bavt-u nun,
NEW BOARD IS NAMED
Governor Appointa Another Set of Fire and
Police Commiitioncts.
P0YNTER COMPLETELY REVERSES HIMSELF
Appointees Will Be Made InterTenors in Suit
New Fending.
HERDMAN BOARD IS SAID TO HAVE VACATED
Poppleton, Broatch, Miller and Peabodj Are
Chosen for the Dual.
LATTER ONLY MEMBER OF OUSTED QUARTET
Sull Will uw lie HroiiKlit In .nme
of Net AKurcHiitloit Nut Concerned
Iu lret loun .dvcrc lccltnu
of Mipreiiie Court.
LINCOLN. March II. -(Special Telegram.)
Just prior lo tho departure of t.ovcrnnr
Poynter and Secretary Jewell for Columbus
this afternoon it was announced that the
governor und appointed a new Fire and Po
llen commission tor Omaha, pending a de
cision upon the controversy by tho supremo
court. The new board, should the supreme
court over reverse the former llndlngn of tha
court, will comprise W. S. Poppleton, W. J.
Broatch, Harry C. Miller and Dr. Pc.ibody.
Theso appointees are named as the onteuslbl
Huccittsnrs nf the old Herdmau board, which
comprised Lee Herdninn, W. C. Billiard, Dr.
Pcabody nnd Judgu Oregory- C.overnor
Poynter said that he made these appoint
ments upon tho niirauce that the members
of tho old Herdmnu board hail vnciucd
their oillce. It is apparent from
this action of tho governor that
a snag hns been encountered in
tho suit brought before the court
to overturn the former decision of that
body, wherein the law providing fur the ap
pointment of a commission for Omaha by
the governor wan declured iincotistltutlutiul
It Is intimated that tho governor must havo
received a tip from the supremo court that
tho best yuy to get tit the matter Is by re
opening tho old case, and that this could not
bo dono as long iih tho parties thereto wcia
tlio nanus so that tho only way to secure a
reopening of the case wan by the appcaranco
of new names nn thoso of parties In Interest.
Tho action of the governor completely re
verses tho position ho has already publicly
taken on the question. On Junuary 2 tho
governor announced positively that he had no
intention of appointing a fire and pollco
commission for the city of Omaha. On that
date ho gavo out tho following written stato
he gave out tho following written state
ment :
"Petitions for tho appointment of a flro
and pollco commission for Omaha havo been
pouring Into my olllco for soveral weeks
and delegations havo oven called at my
office to endorse certain candidates. I asked
all of thoso people If Omaha did not havo a
police commission and they replied that
they thought they could get tho present
commh'sloiiers to icslgn if I had a right us
tho governor of tho state lo appoint n com
mission. If I had tho power I could confer
upon It no rights that tho law does not give
tho present one. In other words, I see no
reason why n new commission should bo ap
pointed. "But I havc no right to appoint such a
commlshlon for Omaha. Plenso give this
alb tho publicity possible, for I certainly
j shall not attempt to resurrect an old law
I that has once been doclarcd unconstitutional.
It would bo Just llko appointing a deputy
insuranco commissioner now that tho
Weaver act has been declared unconstitu
tional," INCORPORATE ARMOUR PLANT
I'nper Which Hnve lleen Porn tinted
tn SprliiKllelil Provide for a
I'rltule Coriioriitlon.
CHICAGO, March 11. The final steps wera
taken today for the Incorporation of tho
Armour packing Interests wdth a capitali
zation of $20,000,000. Formerly tho business
was conducted ns a co-partnership. Tho in
corporation wdll not chnngo the management
In any sense. The papers, which wero for
warded to Springfield today for filing, pro
vldo for n private corporation embodying alt
the packing interests of Armour & Co.
Tho olllcers of tho now company will be:
President, Philip D. Armour; vico president
and general mnnager, J. Ogden Armour;
treasurer, P. A. Vaientlno; secretary, C, F.
Langdon; general counsel, L. C. Krauthoff,
and general attorney, A. R. Urlon. Directors:
Philip n. Armour, J. Ogden Armour, P. A.
Valentine, C. M. Favorite, T. J. Connors and
Arthur Meeker.
Tho Interests Included in the Incorporated
concern are: Packing houses, glue, soap
and hnlr factories at Chicago and South
Omaha; car building and repair shops at
Chicago. The Armour grain business nnd
tho Armour Packing company of Kansas
City remain as Independent concerns.
Of tho stock In the new corporation, P, D.
Armour will hold one-half; J. Ogden Ar
mour and tho estnto of Philip D. Armour,
Jr., one-eighth each, the remaining ono
qu.irter being apportioned among tho oldest
employes.
It Is stnted that the continued III health
of P. D. Armour nnil the recent death of
Philip. Jr., were tho reasons for the Incor
poration. PEFFER'S SON KILLS HIMSELF
1,1-ntc it Letter to HI Futl.rr, tho
Former Senator, SiijIiik lie
Wiih Tired.
KANSAS CITY, Murch 11. J. Sherman
Pcffer, son of W. A. Peffer, former United
States senator from Katisan, wns found dead
in a rooming houso at 1 o'clock this ufter
noon. On the bureau was found a box that
had contained morphine mid a note reading
"Father'. I don't like to do what I am
doing, but I am tired."
In thedmd man's pockets were found ov
eral Typographical union working cardi,
oiiu from St. Louis, where ho was employed
last October, nnd another from a Topek.i
union, whom ho laid recently been em
ployed on tho Capital. Potior was nbout 3u
years old and was a linotype operator. He
entered tho rooming houoo nt 11 o'clock last
night nnd when found hud evidently been
dead for soveral hours. Whon last seen he
seemed to bo laboring under suppressed rx
cltement. Ho was known to be despondent.
Tanner Iteuelie New Orleun,
NBW ORLF.ANH. March ll.-Oovernnr
Tanner of Illinois arrived here today. Tho
governor was taken at otieo to a hotel
Mrs. Tupncr nnld bis condition was hu li
that he enuld not lcivo his room The party
will Iimvo fur Florida tonight If tho gov
ernor Is able tn tt.ivcl.
I.iieill Option Defeiiled,
COH'.MIH'S, O.. .March H.-Thn Clark In
ial option bill was defeated In the senate
today -14 to 15 The hill provided for ward
and city local option.