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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 1!), 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOttNINGr, APKIL 11, 1900 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BIG LOSS OF BRITISH
DeWet Inflicts Third Djfeat Within a Week,
According to Boeri
CASUALTIES, A REGIMENT AND A HALF
Six Hundred Killed and Wounded, Nine
Hundred Taken Prironers.
ENGLISH CORRESPONDENT "sENDS NEWS'
London Thinki it May Bi Exaggeration of
Eeddersburg Affair.
BATTLE OCCURS SOUTH OF BRANDFORT
Heavy I,o Admitted on Until Side In
un Hutcll"h IJIpntch from Allwnt
North llurirhcr Actlvo
nt All Point.
(Copyright, 1300, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 10. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tlio Dally
Nows, correwpondent at Pretoria, under dato
of April 9, writes:
"It Is officially announced that a battlo
has boon fought south of Ilrnndfort. Six
hundred Uiitlnh wero killed and wounded
and 800 taken prisoners. Roberts Is de
clared to be finding tho want of wator, owing
to tbo capture of tho water works, a great
difficulty."
'A dispatch to tho Dully Mall from Brand
(fort, dated Sunday, tmyii:
"Yesterday General DoWet Inflicted tho
third defeat of tho British within a week at
McerkntHfonteln, killing and wounding 600.
Mo captured 900, with twelve wagons, los
ing flvo Boers killed and nlno wounded."
Tho Mall also publishes tho following,
dated April 10, from Lourenzo Marquee:
"Tho Netherlands Hallway company pro
fesses to huvo received a telegram reporting
a Boer victory near Kroonstad, tho Boers
capturing 900 British."
Commenting upon thin tho Mall remarks:
"There Ih a Mccrkatufontcln about flvo
and ii half mil southeast of Kroonstad,
but If tho report bo truo this can hardly
bo tho placo."
It has been tho custom of tho British war
ofllco to allow news of Boer victories to leak
out as Boer reports first. Tho British con
trol nil tho cables. In thlo Instance an
(English newspaper correspondent at Brand
fort Joins In sending tho Intelligence.
No lienor! from ItnliertM,
LONDON, April 11. But that tho War
ofllcn has Issued no nows from Lord Roberts
during tho last throo days there would be
llttlo disposition to placo nny credence in
tho Doer reports of another British disas
ter. Tho unoxpected rallying of tho Free
Stato commandos, howevor, leave tho pub
. Ho -In. a "nervous,. condition, fearing ovcry-
thing. k'rvjs9; zzri""
Dispatcher from Pretoria as lato as Mon
day did not mention any further Boer vic
tory. On tho contrary they said all the com
mundoB were quiet, and oh Ixrr Aobortu has
hitherto never failed to promptly report
mUchnnccs nn well as successes or to allow
tho nowspapur corrcsp' .dents to report
them, until Homo eo-. Urination la received
thoro Is justlflcatlor In regarding tho Moor
katsfontoln rumor as only nn exaggerated
account of tint I).ddcrnburg nffalr.
At tho samo til ic, Boer reports have often
proved correct and tho greatest anxiety
v 111 bo felt.
No further nows has been received of
fighting either at Wepenor or In Natal.
Boor report seem to Indicate that Lord
Mothucn la advancing from Boshof toward
Iloopstad.
It Ib ii bold and apparently a dungcrous
move, slni'o although It turns the right
Hank of tho Boer position at Brandfort, It
puts Ixird Mcthuen's forces between what
ever garrison thero may bo at Dtoomhoef,
In tho Transvaal, and tho Brandfort force.
PRETORIA. Monday, April 9. (Via Lou
renzo Mnrqucz.) Tho British casualties in
tho fight at DoWet's dorp were 100 killed
und wounded and 159 captured.
Hot l''lKlitliiK nt AYepener.
AMWAIj NORTH. April 10. An engage
ment took place todoy nt Wcpener. Tho
Boera' Vlckcrs-Maxlm did considerable
damngo nt llrst, but the British guns soou
got tho rango and did great havoc.
Tho lighting was scvero und lasted all
day.
Tho Boers received n check. Tho casual
ties were rather heavy on both sides.
Another commando Is advancing toward
Wepenor from Do Wet's dorp. Tho Roux
vlllo commando bus nlso gono to
Wepenor.
Three Boer commandos are attacking tho
town.
AiiKiiK'iitliiK liner Fnrce.
LONDON, April 10. Tbo Boer attack on
Oeueral Brabant's force nt Wepener was
resumed ngaln at dawn today. The enemy's
attack an two or three sides on Monday
lasted until 2:30 o'clock In the afternoon,
whecn the firing ceased nnd It was believed
tho enemy had been beaten off, but it was
announced this morning from Altwal North
that the lighting bad again begun.
General Brabant's forces, numbering from
2,000 to 3.000, hold positions In a rough
country. It Is not known what tho numeri
cal strength of tht Boers Is, but whatever
it may bo it is being rapidly augmented.
A body of 2,000 Boers Is marching towards
Kprlngfonteln from Smlthfleld, between
Wepener and Sprlngtontcln. The detona
tion of heavy guns was heard at Masoru
on Monday. Sir Godfrey Lngden, the
British resident commissioner of Baauto
land, hus left Maseru for tho border
Tho eveutB In the southeast portion of.
t no tree btatn have caused the Eighth di
vision, which had been ordered to Four
teen Streams, to bo diverted to Spring
fonteln. Mysterious movements of troops at Bloem
fonteln are proceeding, The newspaper
correspondents aro not allowed to telegraph
tholr destinations, nnd tho presumptlou ts
that Lord Roberts is making dispositions to
cut off tho raiding Boer fcrcrs when they
try to withdraw northward from the pur
suing columns,
Tho reappearance of tho Boers In tho oc
cupled country has caused a revival of the
warlike feeling among the Free Staters of
tho Fuaresmlth nnd I'hlllppopolls district.
Tho federal agents are busy getting de
tails of tho surrendered Boers, and owing
to tho British garrisons being withdrawn
from these districts tho British residents
nro uneasy and send delegates to Spring
fonteln to ask for help. They were told
that sters for their defense would be Im
mediately taken.
Active South or Jlluutt rulu-rK,
The Boers aro reported to hnvo vontured
south of tho Blggarsberg and to bo posting
heavy guns four mtlw north of Klumtslaagto.
They aro also Bald to have fortified tho vi
cinity of Wesscls' Nek.
General Sir Frederick Carrlngtoa hus
reached Capetown and Is going to Belra,
Portuguese Kast Africa, forthwith.
Tho War office prop sea to 1m I nt Cape
town before the end of May 20,000 horses,
will b conveyed thero In twenty-
earners sailing from New Orleans,
nd Australian ports,
tor Garette likens tho
British
"tho fruitless series
of camp
the large, disci-
pllncd armies
t to crush tho
"Of course
Cuban Insurrection"
our troopn far excel
and discipline
tho conscript armies of Spain, and the
cllmato Is In our favor, but our enemies
equally excel tho rngged levies of tho
Cuban insurgents."
In connection with tho resumption of hos
tilities In Natal an Interesting rumor Is cur
rent that General Bullcr hus obtained com
mand of one of the Drnkensbcrg passes
whereby ho hopos to tako tho Boers In tho
rear. In the event of his bclns successful
Oeneral Bullcr has enough troopB to leave
20,000 men to hold Natal while ho advances
by way of Harrlsmlth, whenco ho would bo
able to threaten tho Boer positions at
Bethlehem and Kroonstadt.
Tho ofllclnls of tho foreign office here ridi
cule thii statement made In a dispatch from
St. Petersburg, published In tho Aftcn
bladct of Stockholm, saying tho czar Is "ex
tremely ngltatcd" over tho Anglo-Portu-gucae
nrrnngemcnt In regard to landing
British troops and supplies nt Belra, and
that ho Intends to Issue u proclamation pro
testing against It in tho courao of his forth
coming visit to Moscow. Tho ofllclnls aver
thero Is no base for the statement that tho
foreign olllcc has received letters on tho
subject.
Tho British Foreign ofllco officials con
sider that It Is entirely outside the province
of Rtifsla to Intcrforo with tho Anglo-Portuguese
arrangements. The Boor war Is evi
dently regarded at tho Foreign ofllco hero
us being in tho nature of a rebellion and qulto
otltsldo tho category of what was provided
for by Tho Haguo conforenco, so interven
tion of nny kind under The Hague conven
tion is regarded as Impossible.
Hocm SmiiKKle In Artillery,
The correspondent of tho Times at
Lourcnzo Marquez, telegraphing Monday,
says:
"Trustworthy refugees assert that tho
Boers recently obtained nt least thirty
pieces of artillery, some of largo calibre,
which were brought overland as machinery
from n West African port. Eight of these
guns wero dispatched to tho Free State a
week ago. Tho Boers openly boast that
they have succeeded In smuggling ammuni
tion through Portugueso territory.
"In tho course of tho Dompsoy trial
Stato Engineer Munnll admitted, under
pressure, that, ncting under Instructions
from State Secretary Rcltz of tho Transvaal,
ho had bored holes In twenty-five mines.
Tho Durban correspondent of tho Stand
ard, telegraphing Tuesday, says:
Trooim by Wny of Ilurbnn.
"Largo numbers of troops are coming
down for Bhlpment to Capo Colony. Two
regiments have nirondy nailed. Oeneral
Hurt is nlso going to tho Cape, probably in
commnnd of theso troops."
CR0NJE NOW AT ST. HELENA
Dorr Trimmer 'Itenoli the Scene of Xn
polcon' Imprisonment In
flood Condition.
ISLAND OF ST. HELENA. April 10.
The Nlobe and the Milwaukee have ar
rived hero with tho Doer prisoners. Their
health Is good with tho exception of four
cases of measles, necessitating tho Mil
waukee being quarantined.
Tho prisoners aro quiet and well behaved,
They will probably land tomorrow. Tho
governor has been notified of the doslro of
tho authorities that tho prisoners bo
treated with every courtesy and considera
tion. Cronjo and his staff nro among tho pris
oners. Ileinnlmler on t'npe Mnlnliiiiil.
CAPETOWN, April 10. Tho remnlnder of
tho Boor prisoners who wero on board tho
transports off Simonstown, nbout 2.000, have
been transferred to tho mainland.
HAY DENIES MACRUM STORY
Consul nt Pretoria Fnll to Find Any
Hvldeuee In File of the
ConMiiliite.
WASHINGTON. April 10. United Stntes
Consul Hay at Pretoria has responded to
tho Inquiry addressed to him by tho depart
ment respecting ex-Consul Macrum's charge
that the official mall of tho consulate was
tampered with. Mr. Hay reports that after
n careful seurch ho has failed to And In tho
flies of tho consulate) the slightest evidence
' to support the statement. Tho consul fur
I thcr reports that thero Is absolutely no In
terference so far (is ho has been nble to
ascertain with any of tho official communi
cations cither telegraphic or mall, which
pass between tho Department of Stato and
tbo consulate.
REICHMANN ACCUSED AGAIN
Berlin Correspondent Sny the Amer
1 1-n n Military Attnehe IMil
Lend the liner.
LONDON. April 11. Tho Berlin corre
spondent of tho Dally Nows asserts that
i tho Rclchmann, who Is credited with hav
I Ing recontly led tho Boers, is certainly tho
American military attache, Captuln Carl
Relchmaun.
AFTIlll Tllli AMIIHICA.V IIOHSKS.
HiiKlnml to Spend Million In flettliiK
the Proper Aulinnl.
NEW YORK, April 11. Tho Journal to-
i morrow will say:
A contract to huy 30.000 to 35,000 horses for
tho British government was nb-ut com
pleted In this city yesterday. The horseo
are for cavalry regiments nnd the nrtlllery
servlco In South Africa and they will cost
I soveral million dollars. This Is the largest
I single order of tho kind ever placed in this
I country.
Tho horses 1111181 conform prnctlcally to
J the United Statrti army's strict requirements
1 as to size, breed, etc. This limits the choice
I practically to tho breeds reared In the pro
Iductng centers of Kentucky, Indiana, Illi
nois, Missouri and Iowa.
I Buffalo hus been selected for tho point
1 of Inspection, where tho horses will bo
' brought by tho contractors, who will act
. as tho British government's agents. When
accepted nt Buffalo the horses sufficiently
rested, will bo shipped 'to this city and leaded
on transport vessels In lots of about 1,000
each.
The British army's purchasing agent hopes
to get hit homed at tho rato of 6,000 a week.
BLOBMFONTEIN, Mondny. April 9. Re
mounts aro continually arriving, but compe
tent authorities estlmato that tho wastage
of horses monthly by tho British forces In
South Africa must be calculated at not less
than ti.000,
lluruhniii I'oiiiiilliueutM the lloern,
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 11. (New Yo'k World
Cablegram Special TeJegram.) The Morn
ing Post correspondent at Blo',mfonto'n (us:
"Bumhum, tho American scout, after his
escapo explained tho Boor method of ob-
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DEWEY MAY WITHDRAW SOON
Brothei-in-Law McLean Held ReiponsibU
for the Latest Move.
ADMIRAL, HOWEVER, DENIES THIS REPORT
Consultation with llourlion Lenders
nml Other Autnknnlstlc to 31c
Kluley Story Printed In
Sfw Vork.
NEW YORK, April 10.-A Washington
special to tho Evening World says:
It Is asserted this nftcrnojn, on what
seems to bo good authority, that Admiral
Dewey has decided to withdraw as a candi
date for tho presidency and that within a
few days ho will formally announco his
decision.
His brother-in-law, John R. McLean, Is 1
uiieged to be responsible for this latest
move.
Within forty-eight hours Admiral Dowey
hns been In consultation with democratic
lenders and others antagonistic to President
McKlnlcy nnd tho opinions then expressed,
together with unfavorable or noncommittal
views voiced by tho newspapers, decided
him, It is asserted, to withdraw from the
contest,
Tho New York World was tho flrst to
announco Dewey's candidacy and iater mado
the statement, confirmed by tho admiral,
that ho was a democrat,
WASHINGTON, April 10. Admiral Dewey
said tonight that tho report published In
a New York afternoon paper to the effect
that ho Intended to withdraw his candidacy
for tho presidency was all a mistake; that
he had never given any one such informa
tion. OALDWIIM, TO STAY OX TIII3 III2.VCII.
He Prefer It to Mnklnir the llnee
with Ilrnn.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Judge- Henry
C. Caldwell of Arkansas, who has been ex
tensively spoken of as u candidate for vice
president and who has received a great num
ber of letters urging him to agree to accept
that position In case It should bo tendered
him, haa written a letter to Senator Jones
of Arkansas, who is his personal friend,
saying that ho cannot consent to such use
of his name and that his resolution in this
matter Is absolutely Irrevocable.
Judgo Caldwell was appointed district
Judge by President Lincoln in 1864 and
served on tho bench in that capacity at
Llttlo Rock until appointed circuit Judgo
by President Harrison in 1S90. In speaking
of tho Judge's nttltude Senator Jones said:
"Judgo Caldwell's tastes nro all Judicial.
Ho has never had any nctlvo connection
with politics and with- n modesty which
hns always characterized him ho thinks
his Held of usefulness Is on tho bench and
not in a political position. He Is a man
of lino character and a firm bellover In
tho principles which tho supporters of Mr.
Bryan, populists, silver republicans and
democrats bellcvo in."
KXCITE.MHXT KILLS A POLITICIAN.
Former Stnte Senator of New York
Dies After n Convention.
NEW YORK, April 10. At tho republican
convention held at Amltyvllle, L. I., for
tho election of' delegates to the state con
vention, thoro was a row, during which
former Stato Senator Richard Higblc, tho
lending republican of tho east end of Long
Island, becamo greatly excited. Ho was one
of thoso elected delegates and after tho
convention ho returned home and was
stricken with heart disease, dying within n
few minutes.
MIourl I'olltlenl' Storm.
MARYVILLE, Mo April 10. (Special.)
During this week Nodaway county will bo
the political storm-center of the Fourth
congressional district of Missouri. Tho
Nodaway democratic convention to elect del
egates to tho state, Judicial and congres
sional conventions is to be held hero next
Monday. This will be tho flrst convention
to tho congressional convention held In the
district. Nodawny will have twenty-three
votes in that convention, more than nny
other county except Buchanan, and it and
Buchnnan together can nominato anybody
upon whom they may unlto. It Is believed,
therefore, that Nodaway's action will prac
tically decide whether or not Congressman
Cochran Is to bo renominated to succeed
himself.
Tho flght In Nodaway county is between
Congressman Cochran and ex-Congressman
Charles F. Booher of Andrew county, neither
of tho other nsplrauts having any following
hero worth considering,
Tho Nodaway democratic primaries will
bo held next Saturday. Beforo then repre
sentatives both of Mr. Bnoher and Mr.
Cochran will visit every section of tho
county. They have nlrcady started out, In
fact. From tho prlmnrles tho contest will
be carried to tho county convention. Local
democratic politicians says they have as
surances that nil flvo of tho democratic
congressional candidates will bo present at
next Monday's convention.
ReorKln l'opull! Meet.
ATLANTA. Ga., April 10. Two hundred
delegates of tho populist party organization
of Georgia met at tho stato capltol here to
day for the nomination of a state ticket and
tho election of fifty-four delegates to the
national convention in Cincinnati. Chair
man W. L. Peck said Marlon Butler of North
Carolina was tho "chief of all traitors," and
tho democratic party had adopted tho plat
form of the populists except that the former
was opposed to a "free ballot and a fair
count." Wharton Barker of Philadelphia
ulso addressed the convention.
At tho conclusion of tho address by
Wharton Barker tho convention unani
mously endorsed him for the head of tho
national populist ticket and Ignatius Don
nelly for vlco president.
SI it In i' CoiiKremen Itenomlnnted.
BANGOR, Mo April 10. Republicans of
tho Fourth Mnlno congressional district to
day renominated Charles A. Boutello as
candidate for representative nnd elected
delegates to tho national republican con
vention. Tho delegates were not instructed.
WATBRVILLE. Me., April 10. Ropub
Means of tho Third dlftrlct today renomi
nated Edwin C. Burleigh as candidate for
representative to congress.
AUBURN, Mo., April 10. Republicans of
the Second Maine congressional district re
nominated Charles E. Littlefleld of Rock
land for congress.
Oklnhnmn l'iiullt Split.
ENID, Okla., April 10. The populist ter
ritorial convention, held hore today to elect
delegates to tho Sioux Fulls convention, re
sulted In a split. Twcnty-threo delegates,
representing four counties, bolted and held
11 separate convention, at which they nomi
nated dolcgates to tho Cincinnati conven
tion. The bolters took this action after hav
ing failed to induce a majority of the dele
gates to adopt a middle-of-the-road policy.
Tho convention proper endorsed Bryan
for president.
Cull of Kentucky Itepiihllenn.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 10. Tbo repub-
llcan state central comrrltteo today Issued
a call for a state convention to meet her
May 17. It Is practically Bottled that Govr
crnor Taylor, former Governor Bradley, Sen
ator Dcboo and W. A. Gaines (colored) will
bo tho delegates at largo to the Philadelphia
convention. It meanwhile tho rcpub.lcans
aro defeated beforo tho supreme court In
tho contest for stnto officers they will re
nominate Governor Taylor for the November
elections.
Illntrlet Demnemt In n How.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Democratic pri
maries wero held throughout tho city to
night for tho purpose of selecting members
of tho district convention Which will name
tho delegates to tho national democratic
convention. Tho James L. Norrls taction
elected fifty-six member, tho antl-Norrls
soven and tho Independents three. Norrls
Bays ho Is for Bryan, but those- opposed to
him dcclaro that ho was In ft conspiracy with
eastern democrats to defeat the election of
Bryan delegates.
Vim Vnorhl Iteiioinlnntcd.
ZANESVILLE, O., April 10. In tho re
publican congressional convention for the
Fifteenth Ohio district, held hero today,
Congressman II. Clay Van Voorhls was nom
inated for n fifth consecutive term.
CLOSE EXHIBIT SUNDAYS
Amerlenn Commissioner nt I'nrl
flrnnted Speelnl l'erinlsBlon In llc
Knrd to Government Pavilion.
PARIS, April 10. United States Commis
sioner Ferdinand W. Peck has consulted
with tho authorities at Washington respect
ing tbo question of Sunday opening nt tbo
exposition In this city and has received a
cablegram saying that President McKlnley
desired that tho Amcilcnu section should bo
closed on tho Sabbath us .far as allowed by
tne iToncn regulations.
Mr. Peck thereupon saw tho French au
thorities and was shown a by-law which
compels tho opening of all exhibits seven
days in tho week and even gives tho French
authorities power to remove any coverings
placed over an oxhiblt cose during unau
thorized hours. Tho samo rulo applies to
machinery and the by-law makes no excep
tion in the caso of the national pavilions.
At Mr. Peck's instance, however, tho di
rector general of tho exposition has given
tho American commissioner special permis
sion to close tho American pavilion Sundays.
VII,lli:i,M SAYS SEWS IS JOYOUS.
Wnnt "My Ilerllnem" lo Deenrnte for
Krnncl JoNeph.
BERLIN, April 10. Tho newspapers of
this city express much satisfaction at tho
impondlng visit of Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria. Emperor William today tele
graphed to tho chief burgomaster of Berlin
tho following messago:
"His majesty, Emperor Francis Joseph,
has communicated to mo most joyful intel
ligence, namely his Intention to visit tho
(impress nnd myself. I am convinced that
tho citizens of my residential town will re
gard our UluptrJoUH guest, onco tho loyal
rnona or our immortal, great etnplro with
feelings of loyal devotion and warm at
tachment. I announce to you tho impending
visit 10 order thnt my Berllncre may havo
tlmo to worthily decorate tbo city and wcl-
como my honored and loyal ally."
ANOTHER AHSIV CAgJjOJN FJIANCE.
roIlc 'Arrest a Mnn Charged with Itr-
Intlnns vrlth Germany.
PATHS, April 11. Lo Petit Parlslen says
today:
"Another espionarc case has arisen which
Is surrounded by deep mystery. Sunday tho
police arrested M. Leon Gaget, who is
charged with having relations with Ger
many." Qneen Victoria Dellsrhteil.
DUBLIN, April 10. Queen Victoria,
through tho authorities hero, has Informed
tho citizens of Dublin of her delight at the
reception accorded her yesterday.
Her majesty took her customary drive In
her chair In tho viceregal grounds this
morning.
Thousands of people repaired to Kings
town today to witnrro tho maneuvers of the
channel fleet. The bay presented a most
plcturcsquo appearance, being covered with
craft of all kinds. Tho lord lieutenant of
Ireland, Earl Cadogan, and tho viceregal
party boarded tho flagship and other ves
sels, on which they remained during tho
progress of tho ovolutlons. The queen wns
uuablu to go to Kingstown.
Ilomnu CiiHtle In He Ilvtnreil.
BERLIN, April 10. Emperor William has
finally upprovod tho plans for tho restora
tion of tho ancient Roman castle near Wies
baden, called tho "Saalburg." After tho
building Is restored It will bo used as a
museum for Romnn antiquities. Ills ma
jesty has given an order to Johannes Goetz
of Berlin for a gigantic bronzo bust of tho
Roman emperor, Antoninus Plus, who caused
tho original castlo to bo erected.
Illrthdny of (J e 11 e nil Ilooth.
LONDON, April 10. Tho birthday of the
Rev. William Booth, general of tho Salva
tion army, who was born at Nottingham,
England, April 10, 1829, was signalized to
day by tho receipt of hundreds of congrat
ulatory messages from all parts of tho world
and tho presentation of a purso of $200,000,
an tho result of tho collections made during
the self-denial -week of tho army, Just con
cludod. MAGNATE HILL IN A WRECK
HI Speelnl Trnln Ditched nn III Itnnd
In Montnnn No One
Injured.
BUTTE. Mont., April 10. President J. J.
Hill of tho Great Northern, attended by a
party of officials of hiB road, arrived In tho
city today after an, exciting experience.
Early this morning his special train wob
ditched on the Northorn Pacific tracks about
six miles west of Sliver Bow Junction.
The engine and baggage car wero over
turned and although tho members of tho
party wero badly shaken up none wero ln
Jurod. Tho Northern Iactflo sent out n apo
dal train, which brought tho railroad mag
nate nnd his friends to this city.
Hill and his party went cast this after
noon. Now steel wns being laid in tho con
yon where tho accident occurred nnd several
rails had been torn up. Hill's train wns
traveling at a high rato of speed and al
though flagged tho engineer could not stop
In tlmo.
Movement of Ocean VeelR, 'April 10,
At New York Sailed Knlser Wllhelm der
tiropse, ror Bremen via unornourg nnu
Southumntnu.
At Philadelphia Arrived Uhynlnnd, from
Liverpool,
At Bremen Arrived Darmstadt, from
.New York.
At Kobe Arrived aienoglo, from Tn-
coma for llnnir Konc.
At Port Arthur Arrived April 9 Elm
Branch, from Portlund, Ore.
At Yokohama Arrived Tacoma, from Tn
coma for Honir Konir.
At Antwerp Arrived Noordland, from
New York.
At Plymouth Arrived Oraf Walderseo,
from New York for Ilambursr,
At Aucklund Arrived Mnrlposa, from
tsan i'-rancisco via iionoiuiu ror hvc nov.
N. S. W.
At Ixmdon Arrived Mesaba, from New
York.
At Bologne Sailed April 9 Palatla, from
Hiimbur- for New York.
At Shlmonosak, Japan Sailed April t
Eidsvald, for Port Townsend.
SENATE BILL IS ACCEPTED
Homo Oommittea TJecidoi Amsnded Pono
fiico Measure Will Do.
ONE REPUBLICAN MEMBER DISSENTS
Some Doubt Kxlst nn tn the lteult of
Flnnl Vote, OwIiik to the Nar
row .MnrKhi Between the
Two Sides.
WASHINGTON, April 10. At n spechl
meeting of tho ways nnd means commltteu
held today It was decided by a voto of 8
to G to report tho Porto Rico bill as It
passed tho senate without amendment nnd
to move a concurrence in the senato
amendment. This means tho acceptance of
tho territorial form of government for Porto
Rico ns added to tho bill by tho senate
and other lesser changes on tho tariff and
other features.
Tho voto on concurring in tho sennto
bill was on party lines with tho exception
of Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, tho re
publican member of tho committee, who
flrst dissented from tho bill. The full voto
was as follows:
Yeas Payno, Dalzell, Hopkins, Grosvenor,
Russell, Dolllver, Stcelo nnd Long, re
publicans 8.
Nays McCall, republican, Richardson,
Swanson, McClollan and Underwood, demo
crats G.
Tho Toto was not preceded by any cx
tcudod discussion, Mr. Grosvenor promptly
making tho motion to concur nnd report.
it was mado known during tho meeting
that tho bill would bo taken un tomorrow
and a strong Intimation was given thnt the
Plan contemplated was lo "ullow each side
two hours.
A mooting of tho rules committee, has been
called for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning,
when tho question of a special rulo fixing
tho tlmo nnd duration of debate will bo
determined. If two hours on each sldo is
allowed tho voto will como lato In tho day,
If at all tomorrow, ns considerable tlmo
will bo spent In passing tho special rule.
As to tho flnal result of tho voto thero
continues to be much doubt and not a llttlo
nnxlcty on tho republican sldo owing to tbo
oxtremely narrow margin between tho two
sides. Representative Long, tho republican
"whip" said: "Thero is too much doubt to
venture a prediction. Tho situation is
summed up thus: Tho republican majority
In tho houso Is nineteen; there aro eight re
publicans ngalnBt tho bill: that leavca a ma
jority of only throo. It Is a narrow margin."
Representative Underwood, tho democratlo
whip" said: "Wo will havo every man
present except two sick In bed. Thero will
be no democratic votes for tho bill. This
will mako tho voto cloeo and wo bopo to
provent concurrence."
ANOTHER TALK BY CLEVELAND
Ills Second Lecture nt Princeton on
the Independence of the
Kxeutl'e.
PRINCETON. N. J., April 10. Former
President Grovcr Cleveland delivered his
second lecturo In Aloxamlor ball tonight on
"Tho Independence of Cio "Executive-' be
fore a largo number of students, members
of tho faculty and their families. Through
out tho lecturo tho ex-prcsldont was fre
quently interrupted with applause and at
tho closo of. the lecturo the ball rang with
cheers.
Dr. Patton expressed tho thanks of tho
university to Cleveland for delivering tho
lectures and surprised tho audience by an
nouncing that Cleveland would deliver tho
Stnfford-Ltttlo lectures next year nnd, ho
hoped, for a smnny more years ns tho ox
president would havo strength to deliver
them.
Mrs. Cleveland wns nt tho lecture.
Cleveland began by speaking of tho pres
sure for tho removal of public ofllcehold
ers Immediately nfter tho change of ad
ministration in 1885, nnd tho substitution
of democrats In their places.
"While I claim," ho said, "to havo earned
n position which entitles mo to resent tin;
accusation that I cither openly or covertly
favor swift official decapitation for partisan
purposes, I havo no sympathy with tho In
tolerant peoplo who, without tho least ap
preciation of tho meaning of parly work
und servlco, superciliously nffect to dcsplso
all those who apply for ofllco as thoy would
thoso guilty of a flagrant misdemeanor.
Why should wo indiscriminately hate thoso
who seek office? 1 have an Idea that somo
times tho greatest difference between them
nnd those who needlessly nbuso them and
gloat over their discomfiture consists In tho
fact that tho oftlceseokers deslro ofllco, nnd
tholr erttlep, being moro profitably em
ployed, do not."
Cleveland then passed to a discussion of
his controversy with tho senate over tho
question of transmitting tho reasons for
euspenslons from ofllco and tho papers re
lating thereto.
Ho pointed out that In December, 1885,
prior to tho flrst request or demand upan
an executive department relating to sus
pensions and beforo nny controversy upon
tho subject arose, a bill wns Introduced In
tho senate tor tho total ropoal of tho law
of 1809. This bill slumbered In tho senato
commltteo on tho Judiciary until June, 1S80,
nenrly three, months after tho closo of tho
controversy. It wns then returned to tho
senato with a favorable, report nnd paesod
both tho eonato and tho houso of repre
sentatives. "Thus," declared Cleveland, In
closing, "was an unpleasant controversy
happily followed by nn expurgation of tho
lust vestlgo of statutory snnctlrn to nn en
croachment upon constitutional executive
prerogatives, and thus wns n time-honored
Interpretation of thu constitution restored
to us."
RIOT AMONG THE STRIKERS
Several Shot Are Kit'hniiKeil nnd One
Man In I'rohnhly Fatally
Wounded.
NEW YORK, April 10. There was a riot
today at Mamoroncck, Westchester county,
between striking laborers and men hired to
toko their places on local Improvements.
One striker, an Italian, was shot In tho
thigh and probably fatally wounded, nnothur
wns shot In tho kneo and several others ro
celvcd lesser Injuries. Several of tho riot
ers wero arrested,
Tho strike, which was begun n week ago,
has been marked by several resorts to vio
lence, tho strikers trying to drive off tho
new hands. Today Contractor Grlflln
brought up a new gung of laborers from
Mount Vernon nnd put them to work.
Thoro was n forco of deputy sheriffs In tho
neighborhood, but this did not deter tho
strikers from making unother attempt to
compel tho new hands to quit work. Thoy
first mado threats und finally resorted to
violence, when bricks, stones and other
missiles were thrown. In a short tlmo a
general riot ensued and many shots wero
fired in rapid succession. Ono bullet passed
through Contractor Griffin's hat nnd tho
strikers attempted to mob blm. Grlflln got,
away In safoty nnd mado his way to White
Plains, where ho called upon Shorirf Mai-r
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer; Northerly Winds.
Temperature nt Oiniihn yenterduyt
Hour. lieu:. Hour. l)e.
n. 111 Its 1 p. 111 II
0 n. 111 !I7 p. 111 HI
7 u. in ;ki ;t p. in ir
s 11. m an .1 p. m tn
t 11, m :ki n p. nt in
10 u. u :i7 0 p. m in
It n. 111 til 7 p, in,,,,,. .11
1- III II M p. in 1 J
p, in in
ley nnd an additional posso of deputies was
nt once sent to tho scone to quell the dis
turbance. About half a dozen of tho ring
leaders of tho strikers wore arrested, Thero
aro now about 100 deputy sheilffs and con
stnblcs nt tho sccno of the trouble.
Contractor Grlflln nnd others who are
friendly to Grlflln say that most of the
sh' otlng was dono by tho Mrlkers. This is,
howovcr, danlcd by tho striking Italians,
moat of whom cannot speak English well.
Through nn interpreter they havo been In
formed that unless they leuvo town thoy
will bo arrested nnd sent to Jail.
OTHER DEATHS IN THE FLOOD
lllKlit Out nt n TrnvelliiK Pnrty or Fif
teen I,ot Texnn Water
Ilet'edlntr,
SAN iANTONIO, Tex., April 10. Waters
nro receding In tho swollen rivers and
streams of Texas und it Is believed tho
worst Is over. Tho property damaged by
reason of tho, sudden rush of wnter will bu
very large, while, many lives havo been lost.
It is learned tonight that eight peoplo
out of 11 traveling party of fifteen, composed
of two families, wero drowned nt the Junc
tion of tho Mlddlo Concbo river and the
Kiowa creek In Iron county. Tho names of
tho families nro Queen and Wilson, and
thoy ivero from Voca, McCullough county.
Of eleven mombers or the Queen family
soven wore drowned, the fathor, mother and
flvo children, among tho latter being an
S-months-old baby. A boy of tho Wilson
family was nluo swept away.
Tho bodies of tho unfortunnto victims of
tho flood wero found after n search of
thirty hours.
HOT DEBATE IN PRESBYTERY
I)ltrlet McetlUK Ankn Oeneral Ancm
l)ly to Counldcr Itcvllon of
Doetrluul StnndarilM.
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., April 10. Tho
Utlca presbytery, now in session in this
city, wns thrown Into a turmoil today by
nn address from Hov. Dr. Taylor of Clin
ton, who advocated tho elimination from
tho confession of faith of paragraphs 1 to
7 of chapter Ii. Thcso paragraphs cover
tho doctrlno of olcctlon and reprobation, In
repudiation of which Dr. 111111b of Brooklyn
resigned from tho presbytery.. Rev, B. W.
Brokaw, pastor of tho First Presbyterian
church of Utlca, supplemented tho motion
by saying his church had passed resolutions
favoring n change In tho objectionable par
agraphs. A resolution to eliminate the par
agraphs was referred to the commltteo on
bills and overtures.
Thero Mras n stormy jlobato when tho com-;;
mltteo reported thai tho present Is not an
auspicious tlmo to attempt such revision.
Tho liberal clement voted tho resolution
down by a' big mnjorlty, but a resolution
was ndoptod recommending that In view ot
present conditions the general assembly bo
asked to consider whether the time has not
como for instituting a movement to effect
in part 11 revision of tho doctrinal stand
nrds or tho adoption of a simpler form ot
confession.
GETS DIVORCE FROM MELBA
Sou of un I'iikIIhIi llnronet Obtain 11
lleeree from 11 'IV.vii
I 11 dice.
NEW YORK, April 10. A Galveston spe
cial says:
Qulotly and without tho Judgo trying tho
raso knowing tho Identity ot tho defendant,
ii divorce has been granted In tho tenth
district court hero to ChitrleB N. Arm
strong from Nclllo Armstrong, hotter
known to the world ns Melbn.
Armstrong 1b n son of Sir Andrew Arm
strong, hart.. M. P.. and Lady Francis Ful
Icrton Armstrong of Kings county, Ireland.
Tho petition for a divorce was fllixl De
cember 12, 1899. It being Impossible to get
service on Melba citation was by publica
tion. From tho papers In the caso It Is shown
that Armstrong testified that ho had been
n resident of Texas since 1895; that ho was
married to Nellie Armstrong In Australia
In Decomber, 1882: thnt thoy hnvo ono
child, n boy, 16 years of ago, nnd that they
lived together until 1891, when tho de
fendant loft his bed nnd board, declaring
she wuuld not llvo with him nny longer.
Judge William Stewart, in dissolving the
mnrrlnge, gives the enro nnd custody of
tho child to the father and decrees the
real and personal property known us tho
Bucna Vltta ranch In Karnes county.
Texas, tho solo nnd sopnrnto possession of
tho plaintiff.
SHUTS OFF THE REPORTERS
JuilKe Forbid Them Commc ntlnu
Upon the Work of the
(iriinil Jury. ,
FRANKFORT, Ky April 10. Tho habeas
corpus proceedings brought In behalf of
"Tallow Dick" Combs, 0110 of the Goebel
suspects, enmo up In Judgo Cantrlll's court
I today. County Attorney Polsgrovo presentod
his answer to the petition of tho prlsonor'B
counsel and tho caso wont over until to
morrow, when It will bo nrgucd.
Not much Is llkoly to bo heard from tho
grand Jury until It completes Its Investiga
tion or returns somo indictments. Judgo
Cantrill hns forbidden the local newspaper
men to send out tho names of witnesses who
aro called to testify or to spoculato upon
the nature of the evidence given.
Tho nttorncys for both sides In tho cases
Involving the stnte officers other than gov
ernor nnd lieutenant governor aro today
working on an ugrcemcnt to unlto upon a
slnglo case In order to Hocuro speedy nctlm
by tho circuit court nnd court of appeals,
so thnt both cases may bo taken to (ho
United States supremu court at tho samo
tlmo.
TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO STREET
Bookbinder Kill III Slte r-ln-,n w
IteeiiUHi- of .Teiilntm) lli
WIll Die.
CHICAGO, April 10. Relnhart Tonn, a
bookbinder, Bhot his 10-year-old sister-in-law.
Ida Kcllar, nt Augusta and Paulllna
streets tonight and thon turned the weapon
on himself. Both wero taken to tho St,
Elizabeth hospital, whoro tho girl died fr-m
her wounds. Tonn Is In n critical condition
nnd tho nttendlng physicians nssert thnt tho
man's death Is a qucstl n of only a fow
hours. Tho motive for tho shooting Is said
to havo been Jealousy on the part of Tonn,
Miss Kcllar, who Is an accomplished mu
sician, wns roturnlng from a rehearsal when
tho shooting took placo.
CLARK MUST GO OUT
Montana Senator Compelled to Qirt Uj
Hit Coitly T05&.
SENATE COMMITTEE ALL AGAINST HIM
Unanimous Beport to Be Made to Dtolan
Hii Boat Vaoant.
SCME FAVORABLE TO HIM PERSONALLY
Expreis'on of Doubt ai to His Own
Knowledge of Briberyt
METHODS OF PROS CUTI0N CONDEMNED
Olrferent Committee Member Scnr
Inly Mon-t lurk llenr lllmelt
with HI llnunl Cumpnsiire,
ThoiiKli III Face U Flualicd.
WASHINGTON, April 10-Tho senate
commltteo on privileges and elections
decided unanimously In favorW the un
seating of Senator Clark of Montana.
Tho report declare tho ecnt of Senator
Clark vacant nnd does not expel him.
Tho senator boro himself with ills usual
composuic. His faco nppcarcd somowhnt
Hushed, but his Voice was culm and bis
manner collected and ho discussed othor
business affairs ns if nothing had trans
pired Senator Faulkner, principal counnol for
Mr. Clark, was summoned to tho capltol
Immediately after tho verdict of tho com
mltteo was announced and had a long con
sultation with his cllont over tho sltuatlqn.
Thero wero many expressions In tho com
mltteo favorablo to Senntor Clark from a
personal point of vlow nnd moro thau ono
senator gavo uttcranco to doubts as to
whether ho had actual porsonnl part In
knowlcdgo of tho expenditures. Othors ox
ptcssed tho opinion thnt tho senator was
In n certain senso tho victim of environment
and of hnblt. Tho outlay of money in past
elections lu Montana was dwolt upon ns ono
of tho explanations of tho llboral expendi
tures In this caso.
Senator Turloy wait among tho senators
who dissented from tho vlow that Clark
could havo boon uninformed of tho fact
that money was being used to promoto his
olcctlon and ho mado ono of tho most vig
orous talks of tho series in view of an nd
verso roport.
Different Shinies of Opinion.
Tho bollot was not taken until all tho
members present had expressed themselves
upon tho question, somo of them speaking
at somo length and all expressing different
shades of opinion.
Senator ,Harrl8 of Kans.11 indicated tho
most pronounced leaning toward leniency
for Mr. Clark. Ho did not -express nny
doubt that there had been a lavish ex
penditure or mone, In. Mr- CJarr.'a behalf,
nild whllo not condoning this totirse, ha
spoko In tonne of strong condemnation of
tho tactics pursued by somo of his (Clark's)
oppononfs, rcrorrlng cspcclnlly to Con
gressman Campbell nnd former Stnto Sena
tor Whiteside. Ho suld that whatever Mr.
Clark's offenses thoy wero but little worso
than tho methods pursued by Campbell nnd
Wliltesldo in their olTorts to oxposo the
lienutor, and ho insisted that If tho report
wns to bo nntngonlstlo to Mr. Clark It
should ut tho snmo tlmo relnto In full de
tail tho course pursued by tho two princi
pal witnesses against blm.
When ntlentlon was called to tho fact that
this course wns usual with campaign
manngors, tho statement wb met with the
ccntentlon that while tho plan might bo
moro commonly ndopted thnn it should bo.
still there could bo no reasonable excuse
for It after tho Whiteside exposure. It
was then known, it was asserted, that thero
would bo a contest and tho argument was
mado thnt every scrap of paper bearing
upon tho election should hnvo been pro
served nfter this case.
ltepiirl Not Vet Preeiileil,
Senators Chandler and Turlcy wero di
rected to preparo tho report. It Is ex
pected to bo presentod nt nn early day.
Senator Clark was at tho capltol when
the announcement of tho action of tho com
mltteo wan mado known. Ho was sur
prised at tho result, but refused to mako 11
statement until after consultation with his
frlciulB and attorneys.
If prominence whs given to nny ono lino of
testimony more than to another It was
thnt dealing with transactions apparently ot
a regulur (business nnturo between Senator
Clark or his n&cnts and members of tho
i legislature. Tho purebnso of property from
1 Senator Wurner nnd Representative Me
I Laughlln nnd tho money tendered ReprcBon
I tntivo Wood to lift tho mortgagn from 11 la
i ranch wero considered ns bearing directly
upon tho caso. Of thcso matters tho Wood
caso iccclved especial attention. The pay
ment of money to Representatlvo Day after
Mr. Clurk's election also hnd weight. The
opinion wan cxprtwicd that no ono ot tluve
fucts was sufficient basis for nn adverse re
port, but all agreed that all facts, many of
them admitted, togethor with other occur
rences connected with tho campaign, were
sufficient to Justify a positive position
against tho senutor'H continuing tn hold his
place.
Tho fact that Sonntor Clark and his rep
I ruKontntlves had failed lo mnko their re
' ports to tho stato authorities of Montana as
1 required by tho ulato law also was urged
' niailnst him lu tho dlseurnlnu In the commll
; tee, ns was tho fact that ho and his repre
, HontutlvoB bad destroyed all tholr vouchers
1 showing whero money hnd bcon used and to
j whem paid.
I'roNeeut Inn' Method Cnuilemtied,
I Senator Pcttus practically agreed with Mr.
Harris. Tho two senators also expressed
( homo doubt us to tho Justification of tho
conclusion drawn by u majority ot tho com
mittee, that Senator Clark's candidacy for
tho sonata began In August, 1898, when hn
returned to Buttu from Now York. Tho or
feit of this conclusion was to charge up tho
cntlro $139,000 which Senator Clark con
fessed to huvlng expended, to his campaign
1 for tho sennto, whllo tho contontlon wtis
! mado lu Senator Clark's behalf that ho hail
not become a cundldntn until after the statu
election, thus eliminating from the campaign
In IiIh Individual behalf tbo amount spent h
tho general contest. Senntor McComas wf
among tho senators who expressed hl.'ii?
an convinced thnt tho senatorial sent wn
In view from tho beginning Mr. McComas,
howover, united with other senntors In cm
downing the methods pursued In prosecut
ing tho caso,
Tho concensus of opinion of tho comiulttne
I appeared unfavorablo to accepting any ono
especial feature against Mr, Clark as tho
basis for tho report against him, tho general
opinion being that It .was tho cumulative,
character of tho testimony that should bo
, considered rather than any ono especial dn-
full,
1 Senator Harris raised tho point in Mr.
I Clurk's bchulf that tho cumulative effect of
r