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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKN1NG, MARCH 20, 1900.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
FALL OF TWO TOWNS
Britiih Take a Boer Oltj and Eurghen
Capture EnglUh Town.
PHILIPPOUS ENTERED BY CLEMENTS
Diipitcn Indicates No Opposition There by
the Orange Free Staters.
GRIQ'JATOWN REOCCUPIED BY REBELS
Column Leans Kimberley to Drivo Out the
Pores of Boon.
MAFEKING REPORTS ALL WELL MARCH 13
Lntcr Report, Dnted I.iint Thurmlny,
Ltrc thnt the Tiin l AkuIii
dourly Vented Xutlven Dy
liitf of Stnrvntlon.
LONDON, March 25. Tho total British
locscs, exclusive of tbo Invalids sent home,
sro 16,418 In killed, wounded and missing.
PHILIPPOUS, Friday, March 23, via
Norvalspont, Saturday, March 21. General
Clements entered PhlllppollB at noon today.
He assembled tho burgherB, addressed thcra
and read Lord llobcrts' proclamation In
Dutch nnd English.
Tho future of tho Frco State, ho de
clared, would havo to bo decided by her
majesty's ndvleurs, hut the burghers might
bo certain that tho lato government at
Blocmfontcln would never be restored.
they had mot under happy auspices for the
first time in a decade and he declared that
ho stood upon tho tamo platform as O'Cou
nor and Healy.
MAFEKING' STILL HOLDS OUT
(inrrlnou nnd Citizen I.lvc on Horc
II c (ill unit I.oiik fur Itellef
t Come.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, MRrch 25. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Lady Wil
son wrltcu as follows from Mafcklng, under
dato of March 14:
"Tbo Uocrs havo been extremely nctlvo
during the last few days. Ycsterdny wo
wcro heavily shelled and suffered eight
casualties, tho best shot belonging to the
Dechuanaland nines, Corporal Ironside, who
had his thigh smashed tho day before, and
Prlvato Wcbbo of tho Capo police had his
head blown off In Ilrlckflelds trenches. Our
patrols havo also been busy counteracting
lioer activity. They captured ono of tho
enemy's entrenchments nnd fired volleys Into
another, killing flvo Holts. Another patrol
succeeded In raiding twenty-six hend of
flno cattle. This was not douo without a
sharp fight, In which wo lost two killed and
thrco wounded; tho enemy seven killed.
"News of tho relief of Ladysmlth was ro-
celved yesterday, hut while giving the great
est satisfaction It must bo confessed that
all, more especially tho civilian rorllon of
tho country, feel disappointed, thero being
no Immedlato prospect of tho relief of this
town. They have been night and day on
trench duty for six months, and tho wet
weather has contributed much to their dis
comfort. It la therefore hardly surprising
that tho men becomo wornout. Tho town
remains closely Invested and tho Iloers aro
reported to bo very numerous and strongly
Intrenched between us and Plumer'a Bmall
force, whoso progress wo know of through
tho natives. Tho food question has al30
received careful consideration. Soup com
posed of horseflesh and of meal Is sold to
TARIFF, TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Porto Rico Question Again Demands the
Time of the Bcnate.
FREE TRADERS SEEK TO DELAY ACTION
Hope at HeeclvlriK More HuconniKC
nient from tin- Country Cnnnva
Tlicni to Postpone Vote He
teriuliicil to Amend.
SUxtcs naval observatory for photographing
and observing the total eclipse of tho sun,
which occurs on May 28. Two government
stations will observe the eclipse, ono In
South Carolina and ono in Georgia. There
may be a branch station as far south as
Union Springs, In Alabama, a place di
rectly under tho lino of totality.
BRAZIL 10 CELEBRATE IN MAY
Four Hundred Yenrn Aro .Veil Month
Cntiral Wn Driven Upon
Ha Count.
1110 JANEIIIO, March B. (Correspond
ence of tho Associated Press.) Tho min
ister of marine, Admiral Pinto da Luz, has
given orders to tho entire fleet to bo ready
WASHINGTON, March 2o. Again this . to imrllclnato In tho commemoration from
week tho senate will glvo tho greater sharo Mny 3 to May c nclurlvo of tho discovery
of Its tlmo to tho Porto Illco question, and of nrazit n 1500. nnd nil prlvnto vessels
tho outlook Is for n continuation of tho an- nnj boala ot an dcflirlptlons will bo In-
lmatcd scenes of last week. VtC(i t0 agSst In tho naval review and the
Porto Hlco, however, according to present regattas.
Indications, will step aside temporarily nt A uronzo statuo ot Pedro Alvarez do
tho beginning of tho week In order to afford cabral, who was driven upon tho Brazilian
FICCS WILL FIGURE IN COURT
Man Arrested on Suiplcion to Be Triad at
Papillion Today.
PROSECUTION WILL NOT BE DROPPED
NnmeroiiM AVItnemirn Ilnve Ileen Sum
moned to Appear In the Cnac
Wood H it ff He Cnn
Prove an Allhl.
ortETNA, Neb., March 25. (Special Tele
gram.) Sheriff McEvoy arrested John It.
Woods yesterday and brought him from
Fremont to Papillion, wheret ho will havo
a trial Monday at 10 o'clock for complicity
In tho Flgglto tar and feather case of
Wednesday night. Woods was arraigned at
Papillion and was released on his own
Senator Carter an opportunity to secure . con8t Dy a tempest In! April, 1C00, and who 1 recognizance: to appear Monday. Ho will
consideration for his Alaskan codo bill. The I C3Hed It tho laud ot tho Holy Cross, will ! navo no trouble I" proving an alibi, as
present condition of affairs In Alaska and ' ue unveiled at Dahat on May 3. It Is of sovoral witnesses can testify to having seen
tho prospect of a still greuter Influx of 1 heroic size. Ono of tho faces of tho pod-
people Into that territory, make the Alaska
legislation very Important, nnd tho condition
of Porto Rico lcglslatlvo affairs Is such as
to make It convenient to glvo Alaska tho
much desired opportunity.
The republican caucus will tako tho
Porto Rico question In hand again tomorrow
and until It acta the senators having chnrgo
of tho measure will not desire to press It.
Tho republican senators who support tho
houso tariff bill hopo to get tho measuro
out of tho caucus after only ono Bitting,
but the free traders nro not so anxious on
that score, and tho latter clement may
delay matters there, ns they nro disposed to
do In tho senate, with tho hopo of receiving
still further encouragement from tho coun
try at lorge.
Determined to Amend It.
Somo of tho members of tho frco trade
Ho advised all tho Inhabitants to accept iho well-to-do and given free to tho In-
tho Inevitable nnd to obey all tho orders of
tho military and other nuthorltlCB duly ap
pointed, Intimating that the landdrost had
been reappointed under tho queen.
Tho burghers havo been taking tho oath
of allegiance and surrendering their nrms.
Several so-called Colieburg rebels have
been arrested hero. Tho commando aband
oned Phlllppolls on March 17, trekking
northward toward Faurconuth.
Clonely Vented I.nnt ThiirHiluy.
Apparently llttlo progress Is being made
toward tho relief of Mafcklng. A prlvato
telegram from a lieutenant at Klmbcrlcy
dated March 21 states that ho was on tho
point ot starting for Mafcklng, presumably
with tho relief column.
Lady Sara Wilson, In a dispatch fTom
Mafcklng, dated March 22, Bays:
"Wo havo received no news ot tho relief
of ladysmlth. Tho town remains closely
vested. Tho Boers aro reported numerous
and strongly entrenched between us and
Colonol Plumcr's forces. Somo of tho na
tives nro dying ot starvation, owing to their
prejudice against horseflesh
Tho Dally Mall publishes tho following
from Mafcklng, dated Wednesday, March 14:
"Wo aro still being heavily shelled. There
havo been several casualties. Skirmishing
still continues In tho trenches. Tho native
food question la becoming a dimculty. Tho
Poors havo broken tho arrangement to re
spect tho Sabbath by not firing and havo
seized tho opportunity to extend their
trenches."
A dispatch to tho Times from Mafeklng,
dated March 14, says:
"Colonel Iladen-Powcll has appointed
board of officers to Inquire Into the natlvo
question.
rVnr CorrcnpoiidentM Stnrt n Paper,
IA Bloemfontoln correspondent ot the Dally
Mall, telegraphing Saturday, saya that
Hudyard Kipling, who Is hard at work as
sisting to edit tho nowspapcr, Friend, con
ducted by tho war correspondents, has con
tributed to it tho following four lines on
tho death at Ladysmlth cf O. W. Stcevcns,
tho well known representative of tho Dally
(Mall:
Through war and pestilence, red siege nnd
tiro
Silent and self-contained ho drew his
breath.
Bravo not for show of courage, his de
slro Truth ns ho saw It, even to tho death.
A Illoemfonteln correspondent of tho
Dally Telegraph, In a dispatch dated Frldny,
March 23, eayo:
"Tho lato allies aro now iblttcr foes. So
strong Is tho popular feeling hero that were
it dcslrablo a largo 'body of Frco Staters
would tnko tho field and tight Immediately
against tho TransvaolcrB,"
General Sir Forrcetler-Walker and Prince
(Alexander of Teck havo left Capetown for
Illoemfonteln.
It Is reported from LndyEinlth that Van
Itecnan'a pass brlwtlcs with guns.
I1AIIKLY WEST, Snturday, March 21.
Orlquatown (Grlqualand West) was rcoc
cupled Thursday by 400 nocrs. A column
left Kimberley yesterday (Friday) to drive
them out.
It Is reported that nil tho loyalists thero,
Including tbo women, havo been Impris
on oil.
LONDON, March 25. Tho war office has
received tho following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
"A telegram from Nicholson, at Dulowayo,
Btatos that Baden-Powoll reports; 'AH well
to March 13. During last few days enemy's
cordon much relaxed
dlecnt, but somo dlo of starvation, owing
to their prejudice against horseflesh. Tho
number of natives to bo fed has been In
creased enormously by refugees."
REASONS FOR STEYN'S FLIGHT
I)n(- to Country Iteiinlred 1 1 1 n to Ite-
iKi I Uiicuptured iih I.oiik iim
1'onnIIiIc.
(Copyright, 1000, by Press Publishing Co.)
DLOU.UFONTEIN, March 21.-6:45 p. m.
(New York World Cablegram Speclnl Tele
gram.) HevcIatloiiB from two sources prove
that Stcyn fled against his own Judgment.
Ho was anxious to faco tho Inevitable, but
was overpersuaded by Fischer. Duty to
country required that he should remain un
capturcd bo long ns resistance was possible.
Tho burghers nt Illoemfonteln were of tho
opposite opinion, consequently a subterfuge
waa necessary to ensure his escape. In
vestigation here reveals tho extraordinary
expectations of tho commencement of tho
war. Enttro ofllclaldom was absolutely
duped by Leyd's statement. European
coalition against England was counted upon
with certainty. Steyn's words two mouths
beforo tho ultimatum were:
"Wo hold England ia tho hollow of our
hand."
Examination of the enemy's lino of retreat
from Drlefontcln reveals the bodies of fifty
seven Doers, bringing tho total ascertained
dead up to 160. Deserters also report that
many wounded died la cartB.
BATTERSBY.
estal Is reserved for his name and tho dnto
of his landing. Tho others bear representa
tions of the first mass In Brazil, tho ele
vation ot tho cross and tho Bhlps of tho
discoverer.
him at Fremont In his confectionery store
on Wednesday evening at 10 o'clock. Fre
mont la thirty miles from hero nnd tha
tnr was applied to tho FIggs at 11 o clock
that night.
W. W. Browning, tho other party for
Tho announcement that tho proposal of , which thero waB a warrant Issued, has not
tho Lisbon Geographical society to ralso a ytt been found. Ho Is bellovcd to bo in
. . 1 1 ,... 1 III n Y.A n.l nil
HlUllUIUl'Ml lu VvUUlui nui ,UUb UU Ltlt I II.U UUb
for want ot funds has caused consldorablo
disappointment here.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair and Warmer; Vnrlnblo Winds.
Tenipcrnturc- nt Oiiinhn. ycnterdnyi
Hour. Iteur. Hour. Hen.
ft n. m ..... . !I7 1 p.m...... 51
On. in !I7 it i. 111...... ftl
7 n. m .17 IX 11. 111 flit
H n. m :tt ! p. m ..... . bis
w n. m :u n 11. in nis
HI n. ni i: (I p. 111 nu
11 n. 111 IH 7 11. m r.(J
Hi in no H 11. m If
p. Ill tjfl
founded along tho same lines ns tho Knl
of Ak-Sar-llen of Omnha, to bo known as
Knights ot St. Ecbrngus, tho mcmbe
of which will not bo limited. Tho
meets with tho general npprovat of nv
every ono and Its promoters feel confident
of making it a success and through It
tho street fair. A permanent organization
will probably bo perfected this week. They
will havo n ritual and an Initiatory ceremony
decidedly original and out of tho ordinary.
CLASH TO BE AVOIDED
Adjutant Generals of Dual Military ForoU
at Frankfort Confir.
1
1
rfitna mint, mm ol tnutu iulsuay
He is Held the Other Bnspcots Will
Waive Examination.
DEFENSE IS NOT SHOWING ITS HAND
ACHU MAY HHCOS1I2 A NHW NATION.
Axkn
Wyoming, ho having rented his farm somo
two weeks ago to a Mr. Potter of Yutan
and departed for tho west, where ho has
somo stock and property Interests.
Sheriff McEvoy has subpoened for wit
nesses In tho caso Monday Mr. and Mrs.
FIgg and two sons, Everett and Ira; Mrs.
Donnhoc, Mrs. Drowning, Mrs. J. It. Woods
of Amazonas and tha general government,
owing to the fact that tho people bt tho
Amazon vallev. ns we'd as of tho state, aro
republican element dcclaro tholr purpose favor ot ai(ing tho Brazilians nt Acre,
to vote ngalnst tho bill If reported without rjollvia, who aro In revolt against tho Bollv
nmendment. They threaten to offer many ull government. "i
amendments and to mnko speeches In oppo- Tuo ,,0opio ot tho stalo of Parn are blt-
smon una omcrwiso 10 u an in men terly opposed to the; Intervention of tno
power to prevent tho passage of tho bill as Benorai government. -It
stands, but tho caucus of courso may betters received from persons who havo
find a means of proventlng this open rup- 1 reconty returned from tho Aero territory
turo. At any rato strong effort will bo 8ny tuat u ,ms on nrca ot c ooo BnUaro
mndo In that direction. leagues and that tho Brazilians havo hun-
Tho democratic senators will support a drC(,B Q, vnlunble establishments, while there
frco trado umendment when presented, but nrQ on,y Uyo lmi)orttolt "Bolivian cstabllsh
thcy prefer to havo tho bill voted upon un- , m(,ms throughout lhlj ctUro district,
amended. ... Lotters from the city or Acre, formerly
According to a certain man tho nomlna- I puerlo Alonz0i say that tho independent
tlon of Bynum to bo appraiser at New ha3 HCn, dIplculatlo notCs to
lOTK BUOU1U UO lUKCU up III lUU UJl-vuinu
session tomorrow, but the republican cau-
Itcvoltn Acnlnitt ltollvlu nnd
I'owerit to IlecoKiilKe lit.
RIO JANEIIIO, Marph 4, (Correspondence
of tho Associated Press.) Thero Is danger of and tho M!ssc3 Louie nnd Maud and Lottlo
complications between tho stato government Woods, all of whom wero at tho FIgg homo
when tho vlgllantors appeared Wednesday
night. All of tho witnesses havo promised
to bu present aud a trial ot unusual Interest
"BOBS" MAD AT KITCHENER
SviiiIm Him to PrlvNkn Ilecnnne of
lUiimlcr Which C.'oM the llrltlHh
Heavily lit 1'nurdehurK.
cus may causo postponement of consldern
tlon of the nomination for a day or two,
The demccrntic leaders will opposo con
firmation. Tho committee on privileges and elections
will hear tho nrgument of counsel In tho
enso of Senator Clark beginning on Wednes
day. Tho report on tho caso is not ex
pected for several weeks.
Naval Hill In the Hounc.
Tho navy appropriation bill will bo taken
up In tho houBo tomorrow and doubtless
will servo ob n text for a wldo latitude o.
discussion on military affairs In general and
tho cost of military establishment under
tho now condition of nffalrs. In anticipa
tion of this nn understanding may bo
reached that thrco days will bo given to
tho debate. The bill Itself covers no legis
lation on tho organization of the army, but
Is strictly a supply measuro for tho army
on its present basis.
Tho latter part ot the week will bo de
voted to tho naval, the agricultural or tho
tho governments ot Austria-Hungary, Oer
many, Italy, Great Britain, Franco, Spain,
Switzerland and Portugal, requesting them
to recogulzo tho Independence of tho new
state.
GERMAN COAL FAMINE GROWS
V
Mirny PnrlorlPH Mny Ilnve to Shut
Down Some IluimtiiK on
Short Time.
BERLIN, 'March 25. Tho coal famlno
continues very acutu. Tho factories havo
lCBt millions of marks; and many aro now
operating on short time or without profit.
Various Chambers ofV.Vmmcrco havo dis
cussed tho situation: To Sollngen chamber
declares that a continuance of tho famine
will mean tho complete 'shutting down of
many factories nnd tuo discharge ot thou
sands of worklngmen. Tho Barmen chamber
has addressed a communication to tho coal
syndicate threatening to nsk the government
to prohibit coal export., Tho syndicate uas
LONDON, March 26. Mail accounts of tho
capturo of General Cronjo Just received
bring out Interesting points ns to tho ra
pidity with which Lord Roberts changed
hla plans when ho found that General
Cronjo had escaped from Magcrsfanteln,
whero It was originally Intended to nttack
or cleso In upon him.
Lord Kitchener was sent forward to Inter
cept him, and at tho battlo of Panrdeburs
Lord Kitchener seems to havo shown that
ha Is better ns an organizer than as n
fighter, for it was at his order that tho
British Infantry repeated tho blunder ot
other generals, attacking entrenched Roers,
nllowlng tho Britishers to get within 1,000
yards beforo opening flro. As tho British
had absolutely no cover, they lost heavily
and uselessly nnd wcro compelled to fall
back momentarily, with some amount of
contusion, and to withdraw their transport
to a safe distance.
This fact makes a significant commentary
upon tho rumors that have, been In circula
tion of somo coolness between Lord Kitch
ener and Lord Roberts, which Is. said to
havo accounted for tho former being scut
to Prlcska to suppress the rebellion.
BOERS SEND WOUNDED BACK
ronlled that It lias reduced tho exports to
fortifications appropriation bills, although minimum, but cannot dlsocnse with them
no exact order has ns yet been fixed for altogether, Inasmuch as tho German market
taking them up. Tho naval bill and report ; ,s unaDie to auaorb tho entire output, now
aro readv and Acting Chairman Foss Is .m.u,.lln. . 7.nnn flOn tons nnnuallv.
rather desirous of having tho naval dls- Tho Poi,rUlr.y trade statistics Bhow a largo
cusslon follow mai. on mo army, mui. mu (noreago n coni exp0rta and a decrease In
Imports In consequence of the Bohemian
Tho Nicholson referred to In Lord Rob
erts' dispatch Is Major John Nicholson, com
mandant general of tho Ilrltlsh South Africa
pollco, stationed In Rhodesia.
HOPING FOR INTERVENTION
lloer I.eiiderH Kxiieet to Continue the
l'lulit Until Some l'orclmi
Power SledlnteH.
agricultural bill can bo taken up on short
notice. The fortifications bill la already
on tho calendar.
CIGARETTES NOT FOR THEM
Wenther lliireiui KiiiployeH Through
out tin" United StuteM MiiNt
KhcIii'W "Collin NuIIn."
WASHINGTON, March 25. A death blow
was given clgaretto smoking in tho weather
service Saturday, when Chief Willis L.
Mcoro Issued an order prohibiting persons
connected with, the sorvlco from smoking
cigarettes during office hours, and stating
further, that thoso who smoked clgarettea
at any tlmo would bo mentioned In tho con
fidential reports, which aro mado quarterly
to him by chiefs ot tho several offices and
divisions throughout tho entire service.
Tho order Is plainly worded, nnd tho chief
evidently means that It shall bo obeyed.
Chief Mooro said today:
strike, but tho latter Is now broken down
and this will tend to Improve tho situation.
Sliortnue In School Fund.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March 23. (Spe
cial. )-A deficit of 7,600 In tho funds to
meet running expenses ot tho schools for
tho year Is facing tho Board ot Education
of Nebraska City. When the estlmato of
expenses for this year was made last yenr
tho board decided that a li-mlll levy would
be sufficient, but It appears that a miscalcu
lation was made somewhere. Tho shortngo
began to accumulate, two or thrco yturs ago
on account of Insufficient levies.
and excitement is anticipated
Parties Interested have vailed on tho
FIggs nnd advised them that If they would
agrco not to harbor tho women they havo
had there, but who aro now nil gone, and
dismiss tho prosecution now pending tho
matter would bo dropped; If not, there Is
a very strong sentiment In tho community
toward filing charges ot Insanity ngalnst
tho FIggs as tho best meana of ridding tho
commuulty of their baneful Influences This
FIgg refused to do, nnd (.aid ho had "no
tar on his heart," but could not rctuso to
try to punish tho perpetrators of thu
Wednesday night affair.
Yesterday evening Howard Skinner, ono
of tho mnlo members ot tho sect, was seen
hurrying northward with a grip In his hand,
evidently leaving tho country. Skinner has
been a prominent factor In tha peculiar
antics ot tho sect, and yesterday afternoon
ho was advised by tho citizens that his
room was prefcrnblo to his company and
ho decamped without ceremony, muttering
profanity ns ho went.
Tho FIggs aro n't homo nnd not much tho
worso for their handling, but tho women
nro all gone, not to return, so FIgg says.
Ho stated that tho Lord had asked them to
go and they stood not on tho order of their
going.
FJgg again called on tho mayor at dark
konlght for "protection, ottering .to pay for
a night guard to bo placed over his houso.
A week ago ho publicly announced that "ho
was not afraid, as the Lord protected him,
aud tho devil could not molest him."
Striken Cooil flow of AVater.
WREPINO WATER, Neb., March 2fi.
(Special.) Tho Missouri Pacific Railroad
company has had n force of men hero tho
last thrco months boring for water and now,
after reaching a depth ot B00 feet, has quit
drilling. The company did not get n (lowing
well, but secured all tho water necejsary,
which Is of excellent quality. It wns feared
that by going deeper they would strlko salt
water.
Ilnlii nt Went l'olut.
WEST POINT, Neb., March 25. (Special.)
A gentle, warm Bprlng rain commenced
to fall last night nnd developed Into a heavy
rainfall, completely soaking, tho ground.
Tho weather today Is Uno nnd clear, with a
strong northwest wiud prevailing. Farm
work has commenced generally, and the
weather Is Ideal.
MORMONS GOING TO MEXICO
Over Five Thoimiiitd Follower of
llrluhmii Yuuiicv I, cure Utuh In
Two MontliH.
(Hlleern Who Ventured from llloeni
foutelu Without Kiicort Jtcturn
In A111I111I1111CVK.
BLOBMFONTEIN, Saturday, March 21.
Tho Boers who yesterday killed Lieu
tenant Lygon ot the Grenadier Guards and
wounded Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe, Lieu
tenant Colonel Codrlngton and Captain
Trotter of tho Coldstream Guards, who had
ridden eight or nlno miles beyond their
camp on tho Modder river, without escort
except ono trooper, wero members of the
Johannesburg mounted police.
After dressing their wounds, thoy sent
them to tho British camp In nn ambulance.
LONDON, March 2C Except for tho "un
fortunato occurrence," ns Lord Roberts do-
scribes It, which resulted In tho killing ot
Lieutenant Lygon and tho wounding of
Lieutenant Colonol Crabbe, Lieutenant Col
onel Codrlngton and Captain Trotter, tho
nnnriAV fnrh !k ii lnnmni ,m campaign presents no now reaturcs. uio
an nuthentlo sourco that tho Boer leaders ! mishap to tho Guards olllcers Is a testimony
aro nwaro that they aro beaten, but think
thoy cnn hold out for four or six months.
In which tlmo they firmly believe foreign
Intervention will forco Grcnt Britain to
grant favorablo terras, Including Inde
pendence They expect Gcrmony or the United States
to Intervene. Tho mission of Wolmarans,
Fischer and Wessels to Europo Is to hasten
this, so tar as Germany Is concerned.
Tho Boer plans Include a stand at Krcon
stadt, tho Vanl river and other points, cul
mlnntlng In tho defense, of Pretoria, which
has been preparing for a siege. Tho
ranges ot tho guns havo been tested, mines
havo been laid and tho forces In tho field
havo not allowed themselves to bo cut oft
with their heavy guns, which are needed In
tho torts at Pretoria. Tho majority of tho
Transvaalors nro Ignorant of the gravity of
the situation and, though tired of remain
ing so long from their farms, will fight
hnrd, believing that their liberty and prop
erty aro at stake and confident ot ultimate
success.
Irlnh Demount rnllon nt Liverpool,
LIVERPOOL, March 25. John Redmond,
leader of tho Irish nationalist party In the
Houso of Commons, and T. P. O'Connor
and Timothy Healy nddrcwaed an Important
Irish demonstration hero today, Cong'atu
latlng Irishmen upon reunion, Redmond sa d
to their bravery, but not their discretion.
Thoy met n party of flvo Boers, whom they
tried to capturo. Tho Iloers took refuge on
a kopje, whero thrco of their comrades wero
hidden, and within five minutes every mem
ber of tho British party was hit.
BRITISH CROSS VAAL RIVER
PrlmiuerN Hrouuht to ICImhcrley Nny
TruiiHViiiil Country Ilim llevu
Mntered hy Cnvulry.
LONDON, March 26. A dlipatch to tho
Dally Telegraph from Kimberley, dated Sui
day, March 25, says;
Prisoners brought In hero report that a
forco ot British cavalry has entered tbo
Transvaal nnd penetrated to a point eighteen
miles north of Christiana, on tho Vnnl rlvor,
Tho British forces at Fourteen Streams are
being strengthened. A movement north
wurd Is expected s:on.
Duke of Norfolk lo Hull Hnturilny.
LONDON, March 25. Tho duko of Norfolk
will roll for South Africa -next Saturday, as
an officer of tho Susex yoomanry, which
he hag been Instrumental In raising.
Tho duko Informed a correspondent of tho
Associated Press that he will not command
(Continued on Second Pago.)
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March 23. Tho
Eovernl Moimon colonies In this stato havo
been increased In population by tho arrival
of over 5,000 Mormr.n Immigrants from
Utah during tho last two months. Thy
colonics wcro established under concessions
granted by tho Mcetlcan government.
Poet-Deputy HeeoiueM u SoelnllNt.
ROME. March 25. Gabrlelo d'Unannlcnso,
tho poet, who was elected ft deputy about a
year ago, has left the moderates and Joined
tho ranks of tho socialists. During tno
most heated part of the debato at tho last
0lln'' . . ..III!., (l, .lin.niir Yin loft hlo Hn.lt nnd
"Tho order was Issued after careful eon-i
.... . t. ,tll , BIOUU llUUr luu DUUuniHD naivuinj, vuu un"h-
BKierauon nnu u iuuruuKu mwBuiiH . nttltmln of reflection At tho
the evils resulting from clgaretto smoking. J fl ' J
It will stand In this service wo are , ccn I 'f0 the 1 BOClallst -gBr()t)p wncre he waa ro.
pencu iu muiiiiuiu u i'"- Coved with checrB.
order to secure satisfactory service.. Some j conRrntu,Bto you,. he said, "upon tho
or our men, wuo b " ; forvcr and tenacity with which you defend
Cnn County Tenchern Institute.
WEEPING WATER, Neb., March 25.
(Special.) Tho CasB County Teachers' Insti
tute commences tomorrow under the man
agement of Superintendent W. C. Smith,
who has mado up a program for tho week
that bids fair to surpass nnythlng so far
held. The Instructors nro: Prof. S. Y. Oil
lan, editor of tho Western Teacher, Mil
waukee Wis.; Mlfs Cella M. Burgcrt, su
perintendent of primary instruction, Beat
rice, and Prof. J. B. Ferguson ot Lincoln
Thero will bo lectures each evening. Tucs.
day evening an informal reception for
touchers and friends will follow tno nn-
drcss. Tho lecturers aro S. Y. Glllan, Rev.
A. B. Whltmer, Dean Charles Fordyce and
Dr. P. S. Henson. Tho Gccr family will
provido music. An examination ot teachers
was held yesterday and thirty-nine wero
examined. Tho attendance will bo largo, as
all tho teachers In tbe county nro required
to attend,
Ilniitlxtn Will lliilld nt Teeuiiineli.
TECUMSEII, Neb., March 23. (Special.)
Tho Baptists of Tecumsoh will erect a
new church edifice In tho near future. Tho
monoy necessary for tho enterprise Is being
raised by a soliciting committer, and tho
committee reports good progress. It la pro
posed to expend at least $3,000 for tho structure.
Littlt Evidence Needed to Warrant Holding
of Suipcotcd Murderer,
MRS. GOLDEN MAY PROVE A SURPRISE
Snld to He Autiry nt Her llunhnnd tot
II In Aliened Co life nut on tioldeu,
lleeovern from II In Tein-
liorury IllnexNii,
Jolinnon County AHNCxaiuent .Schedule.
TECUMSEII, Neb., March 25. (Special.)
All property In Johnson county will be
oKcmsed at ono-slxth ot Its actual cash valuo
this year. Lands will bo assessed at from
(5 to $0 an acra and telephone lines nt $10
per mllo for a slnglo wire aud $10 per inllo
for additional wires.
New Paper nt Auhnrn.
AUBURN, Neb.. March 25. (Special.)
ThR'Araiikeutrof Der Beobachter, tho Ger
man paper In thl'scUy. made" Its appearance
yesterday. It Is published by Charles A.
Brandt and printed at tho offlco of tho Au
burn Post. Tho politics Is republican.
Itevlvnl nt Table Hock.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., March 23. (Special.)
Edgar Chamberlain of Brownvllle com
menced a series of meetings hero at tho
Christian church today, to continue for a
week, and possibly longer If ho meets with
proper encouragement.
Mra. llnywnrd'H Movement.
NEDRASKA CITY, Neb., March 25. (Spo
clal.) Mrs. M. L. Hayward and daughter,
Miss Mattle, returned yesterday from Cold
Springs, N. Y., whoro they wero called t
few weeks ago by tho death ot Mrs. Hay
ward's mother.
WATTLES WILL BE PRESENT
thorough and competent, doing every detail
of their work with tho utmost promptness
and accuracy, gradually became careless and
lax.
"I sent inspectors to Investigate, and In
a number of cases It was found directly
attrlbutablo to the- uso of clgnrettes. I am
not prudish, nor do I wish to assume any
authority whatever over any prlvllego which
tho employes cf tho scrvlco should have, but
ns a public servant, I.fecl that It is my duty
to corrct any evil which may exist. I can
etato most emphatically that the order will
stand, and that It applies to tho entire forco
of tho bureau throughout tho entire service.
Clgaretto smoking must cease. Cigars and
pipes nro not barred."
(iOt)lt JUII FOIl KOHHA.V DIPLOMAT.
an Idea. During today's Bpoctaclo I saw
on tho ono hand many dead and on tho
other a handful of living, eloquent men. As
an Intellectual man I proceed toward life."
InereiiMe lnSenl ditch,
ST. JOHNS, N. ,F ,, March 25. Tho scal
ing steamer Leopard, , which took shelter nt
Wcsleyvlllo ycoterday.ln con3cquenco of tho
storm, Is duo 'hero tomorrow morning and
other stenmero are expectwi 10 nrrivo uuring
tho day. Judging from reports thus far
received tho total number of seals actually
taken by tho fleet Is 298,000, and as four
weeks cf tho fishing season havo yet to run
tho catch will probably bo Increased by about
60,000. The witlrer eatch last year waa only
217,000.
1 1 pi '
I'rnlrle hnlnli-N the Trl-Color.
ROUEN, Frauee, Mnrch 25. The United
States auxiliary cruiser Pralrlo sailed for
tho United States this morning. An Im
He -Will Divide lllx Tim Between
Three Kurntieiiii Cut ,1iiIh,
WASHINGTON, March 25, Chin Pom Ye,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenlpo- n,onse crowd gathered ulong tho quays to
teniinry 01 lyurm m mm Kuu-niuirai, "'" bid tho vessel rarewou anu nearly encers
HonnliUKl Ih Still MInnIiik.
HASTINGS, Neb., March 25. (Special Tel
egramsFour different partlcw started out
on horseback this morning to search tho
country In tho bopo of finding somo clue ot
M. D. Hoagland, who disappeared from
Hastings so mysteriously Thursday even
ing, but as yet ho has not been located.
Mrs. T. P. Sykes was In tho city yestordny
nnd'oald sho was almost positive that sho
saw 'Mr. Hoagland that morning, walking
nlcuo down the railroad track about four
miles from Hastings. A conductor on tho
St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad was
seen this morning, and ho said that a man
answering Mr. Hoagland's description got
on thu train Thursday night and had a
ticket for Glenvlllo, but when tho train
loft Glenvlllo tho man gave him a ticket
to Kansns City. It Is now tho general
opinion that Hoagland Is In Kansas City.
HtntUH of llorloeker Cnne.
HASTINGS, Neb., March 25. (Special Tel
cgram.) When district court adjourned yes
tcrdny until 0 o'clock Mondny morning, It
was announced by Attorney Rngan that thero
would bo but ono more witness take tho
stand for tho defendant in tho llorloeker
poisoning caso with tho exception of the
three expert witnesses. But since then
counsel for tho defendant havo held ocv
oral consultations and havo decided to
subpoena several mora witnesses. State's
Attorney McCreary will subpoena about
twonty-flvo witnesses for tho purposo of re
butting tho lino of proof of tho defense a3
to defendant's Insanity. It Ib now thought
that tho enso will not go to tho Jury before
Thursday.
sail from Now Ycrk next Saturday for Paris
to begin bis new duties abroad. Ho Jias
beon trnnaferred to Paris, Vienna and St.
Petersburg, at which capitals he will repre
sent his government In tho future. Ho will
call on tho president early this week to
tako final leavo and to present Tarn B. Ye,
secretary of tho legation, as charge d'affaires
for Corea In tho Interim between tho min
ister's departuro and the arrival of a suc
cessor, not yet definitely known,
Yo 'has been hero slnco October, 1890, and
was tho Corean delegate to a universal pos
tal congrcsa, executing a treaty by which
slnco last January Corean stamps aro-recog-nlzcd
for transmission of mall throughout
tho -world for tho first tlmo In their his
tory. Accredited to three European gov
ernments, he will divide his tlmo between
tho threa capitals, going first to' Paris, thence
to Vienna for ft couple of months and later
to St. Petersburg, whero ho will remain n
elmllar length of time beforo returning lo
Paris. Tho minister expresses regret nt
leaving this country, to which he says bo
has 'becomo attached almost as much as to
bis homo country.
wcro given.
Commander iMorrtsj MacKenzle hoisted tho
trl-color and ealute.1 It with twenty-ono
gum, In accordance -with orders cabled
from Washington yesterday.
AeeeptN un Invitation to lteiircncnt
in 11 ll 11 nt the Ti-iiiiniiiInmInnIpiiI
CullKrCNM, llOIINtOII,
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 25. Notwith
standing thnt troops recognizing tho dual
goviTiiors wero quartered within two miliaria
of each other, tlici republican troops at tho
statu houso under orders from Governor
Taylor, nnd the democratic troops Bt tbo
court house, guarding tho Goebel suspects.
Powers, Culton and Davis, under onlcri
from Democratic Governor Uevktinm, tha
day was quiet. Tho republican adjutant
gcncrnl, Collier, nnd Democratic Assistant
Adjutant General Murray wcro togothet
eome time this morning.
General Collier called to disclaim rcspons
Iblllty for the mine before tne statu areenal,
which somo ot the soldiers made n pretensa
of laying, but It Is understood their Inlle
took on n wider scopo nnd thnt they dis
cussed and mutually agreed upon plans ta
avoid possibility of nny sort ot a clash be
tween tho troops.
Tho examining trial of Powers, It Is be
lleved, will bo completed either Tuesday 01
Wedncsdny, and that If Powers Is held oven
tho other defendants will wnlve examina
tion, Wharton Golden, tho star witness ton
the commonwealth, whoso Illness on tho
stnnd yesterday forced an adjournment oC
the court twice, Is reported by his physician
as very much Improved tonight and In
better condition to go Into tho witnera box
than ho was yesterday.
if Wltners Golden really goea on tha
stand for cross-examination tomorrow tho
defensu hopes to conclude, tho examining)
trial on Tuesdny. Golden Is the Inst of tha
prosecution's witnesses, bo It has been un
derstood. Yesterday afternoon nnd today
ho has been seen on the strcctB. It was
stated today that ho went to Georgetown.
DefeiiHe Not NhowliiK Un lliind.
It Is tho general Impression that the de
fense, may mako no effort to controvert
Goldcn's statement In the examining trial.
An examining Judge needs to have only H
reasonnblo suspicion ot guilt to bind q
prisoner over to tho grand Jury and as It
Is evident Judgo Mooro bns this, It would
bo folly for tho defenso to show Its hand
beforo tho real trial.
The, wholo of Goldcn's testimony tended!
to throw suspicion on "Tallow Dick''
Coombs, n colored barber at Ileattyvlllev
Coombs says ho can provo his Innocence!
and Is tfllllng to go Into custody It wanted,
Harlanil Whlttaker (white), Dick Combs
(colored) and numerous other persons havof
at various times been suspected of firing
tho fatal shot, but tho prosecution has no(
yet Identified tho murderer.
A Burprlso may bo sprung tomorrow by",
tho prosecution, In tho Introduction of Mrs.
Wharton Golden ns a witness, Inasmuch as
It has been tho Impression from reports sent
out from Barboursvlllo that Mrs. GoldenY
was angry at her husband on account of hla
alleged confession.
OTIS SUPPRESSES A PAPER
Niiunlnh O run 11 of the Hutreine Fili
pino l'nrty Too Critical of .1111
Itury (ioveriimeiit.
HOUSTON, Tex., March 25. Assurances
havo been received from every state and
territory west of thu MlsshslppI river that
delegates will bo present at tho Trans
ralsslsslppl Commercial congress, to bo held
hero April 17 to 21, Inclusive; While tho
program has not been finished, replies havo
been received from many prominent men
accepting Invitations, Among tho moro
prominent are David R. Francis ot St
Louis, who will represent tho Louisiana pur-
chaso centennial celebration; Commissioner
General Webber of tho Pan-Amorlcan ex
position nt Buffalo; Thomas M, Patterson
of Denver; John W. Springer of Dcnveir,
president of tho National Llvo Stock as
sociation; John R. G. Pllklnson, postmaster
of New Orleans; Q, Maxwell of San Fran
cIbco, president ot tho National Irrigation
association; Gordon W, Wattles, formor
president ot tha Transmleslsslppl Exposi
tion at Omaha.
MANILA, March 2C 7 a. m. Ui Patrl
and El Liberal, Spanish organs of tho ex
treme Filipino party, havo recently been
publishing articles Inimical to tho military,
government. General Otis has suppressed
tho former Journal for sedition and Impris
oned tho editor, nt tha txunu time Issuing a
warning to tbo extreme, party that It should
exercise greater moderation. Senor Paterno
at ono tlmo president of tho so-called Fili
pino cabinet, Is expected to present himself
nt Snn Fernando, province of Union,
Tho rebels In Young's district aro becom
ing aggressive. Tho American battalion
garrisoning tho town ot Namagapacan won
attacked on four consecutive nlglito recently
Reinforcements nro now arriving there. Gon-
oral Young proposes to pursue the rebela
aggressively beforo tho rainy seasons sets In.
TAX FOR IDLE CUBAN LANDS
General Wood Think Owner of lllch
l'laiitnt Ioiim Should He More
Generally ANnexHeil,
RoIiibt to 'Annihilate Yminln,
SONORA, Mox., March 25. General
Torres' forco of Mi-xlcan troops has n largo
body ot .YaquI Indians surrounded a short
distance north of Torln and tho early Bur
render or compleio annihilation of tbo
rebels Is considered certain to tako place.
Tho Indians woro neatly caught In a trap
and have no means- of escaping except to
cut their way through tho ranks of tho
government troops. This body of Yaquls
Is said to nurabor fully 800 braves.
IS'ewK of Colomhln Revolution,
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 25. Mall ad
vtcen received from Colombia today report
that tho ravolutloiiUta havo been pressing
tho government forces and that a large
number of political prisoners, taken last
weok from Panama, havo been banished to
San Androa.
To PhotoKrnph Siiii'h ttellpap.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Extensive
preparations are being mado at tho United left today for Naples.
ItcNtilt of a .Spree,
DECATUR, Neb., March 25. (Sp:clal.)
Last night Fuornnco Robinson, an Omaha
Indian living near tho Agency school, nbout
ten miles north of hero, went home madly
Intoxicated. Ha drove his family from tho
wigwam and sat down near tho fire. Ho
was partly crazed by the liquor and a burn
ing chunk ot wood fell between his feet
and ho held It In such a manner ns to burn
both limbs so severely before his condition
was discovered that ono limb will have to
bo amputated at tho kneo.
Timid Trillion,
DIXON. Neb., March 25. (Special.)
Elmer Miller of Laurel yesterday completed
a deal, conveying to Henry Tuttle a half
section of land throo miles north of Dixon
nt $20 per aero, taking In exchange Tuttlo's
ICO-acro farm at $25 per acre, Mr. Miller Is
also trading a 160-acro farm tbreo miles
north of Dixon to U M. Tuttlo for his
eighty-acre farm. Much land Is changing
hands In Dixon county this spring.
HAVANA, March 20. Governor General
Wocd has recently had Interviews with
persons of Inlluenco who havo strenuously
urged tho taxation of valuable properties,
rather than each barrel of sugar and ether
products as they aro manufactured,
Thceo who hold this, vlow contend that
under tho present irystem Impediments are
thrown In tho way of production. They
lolnt out that many valuablo estates havo
boon lying ldlo and unproductive for years.
Somo of theso havo completo sugar plants,
Th owners, who aro rich men, nro living
In Paris, '.Madrid nnd other European cities,
qulto untaxed fcr their property In Cuba,
General Wood feels that It theso properties
aro taxed their owners will bo forced either
to sell or .mako them productive.
Tho meeting called today ot thoso favor
ing universal suffrage resulted In failure,
The only porsons present were about fifty
negroes and several small boys.
Dixie .Sr.llu for IN'milcn.
ALGIERS, Mnrch 25. Tho United States
I nuxlllary cruiser nnd training shin Dlxlo To ralso money for this and awaken a gen
eral Interest In It an organization will be
Plan for 11 Street Fnlr.
FREMONT, Neb., March 25. (Special.)
The business men of this city aro already
making plans for a street fair hero next fall.
RISE FOR COTTON WORKERS
South Carolina Mill" to Divide Threat
Per Cent of Dividend A 1110 11 r
H111 ploy cm.
CHARLESTON, S, C, March 25. Tim
York cotton mills of Yorkvllle; this state,
havo announced that they would on nexO
pay day take 3 per cent from tho annual
dividend and ndi It to tho wagen ot thq
operatives. Tho wages of Eomo of tho em
ployes recently wcro Increased 33 per centt
Theso wero not Included In tho present ln,
creasis President Ashe euld:
"Wo cannot but forsce thnt there musB
bo an end of tho present boom somo day,
and when wo get back to, tho comparatlvol j(
flat depression of n few yeura ago. It wfll
over do, Just ns wo voluntarily Increasq
wages now wo will bo compelled to reduce)
them then."
SUICIDE DIES ON A TRAIN
Attempt Made nt Vlcbahurir, Mt.
Proven Hueeennf ill Hleven llnya
Later Near Detroit,
DETROIT, Mich., March 25. Charles IrV
Preston ot Detroit, who attempted uulcldot
at Vlcksburg, Miss., where ha was managoi
of tho Diamond Match company's plant?
March 14, died hero today ono hour aftof
his arrival from tho south. Preaton waa
recovering from the shock of tho shooting
nnd carao here to bo treated by a specialist
In tho hopo of saving tho sight of ono o
hla oyes, through which tho bullet went.
Ho began to sink shortly before! the train
srrlvid and died ono hour after arriving
t Harper hospital. ,
JellrleM Hum Threo Alen. '
CHICAOO, March 25.-OhnmpIon Jim Jef
rles, after a connlderahlo wire correspond
once with Munnger "Hilly" Brady, bajl
finally nnnounced that only McCoy, Shar
key und Fltzslmmons will be barred In!
scloctinif the threa beavywelshts Jeffrie
Is to meet at Tattf rnnll's In this e!ty(
April ft. Jack McCormnck of Philadelphia
nnu Jim names mreuuy hhvb neon
lectoil una it l coamuerru proimui
('on I Miners' WiiKew Advnuced,
PHILADELPHIA, Mnrch 25.-In accord-
anco with tholr notice,, posted shortly nftcr
January I, 1900, promising un advance to
their employee, to tnko effect April 1, tho
jierwynu-wiiHe unni .Mining company to
day notified all lt miners of a acncral
average udvaneo of 20 per cent, Tho miners
nro now placed upon a basis of CO cents
per cross ton and ull day labor Increased
urrorillncly. This advance will mako the
wnireri thu hlidiext nald durlnir tho Inst
thirty years and In somo Instances tho
highest thut have ever existed by nearly 7
per cent.
Murdered In K Hrooklyn Street,
NEW YORK. Mnrch 25,-Edwnrd leisure
22 years of age, killed Qeorgo Crotty, 33
years of age, an electrician, In Brooklyn
tonight, Ilcure boarded at Crotty'B homo
nnd his relations with Crotty'B wife wcro
such as to causo an 111 feeling between
tho men. Tonight Crotty met his wife
on the street In Leisure's company, A
auarrei ensuea nnu incisure arew a re.
vnlvop nml hnt tirnttv twice. C'rnttv illpjl
at a hospital an hour later. Leisure was j cither Peter Mnher or Joo Choynskl
arrested. ua tno mini mun. kj
en ee
lo thfi
ikl wiU