The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTAJ3LTSII.ED JTJ3STE ID, 1871.
OIUAIIA, MONDAY MOItNTNG, ArittL 10, 1000.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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FOUR DAYS' FIGHTING
Many Britiib Warriora Toll Under Tira of
Eoen at Wepener.
BASUTOS WILL BAR A BOER INVASION
. . . i . t rr
r rotcit ot lom ttousru negaroing xreai-
msnt of Enrrliih Priiontn.
MINE OWNER CAPTURED BY HIE BOERS
mint unntn w
Position of Colonel Dalgatj'i Forces Be
ported to Be Strong
MORE PRISONERS TAKEN TO ST. HELENA
Ilrltlnli HIkIi CoinmlsNloiior CotiuitnliiN
tlmt There Arc Too Mnny Vlnttorn,
Uspvcliilly "Women, to Iho
, Bouth Afrlunn Country. ,
LONDON. April 1G. A dispatch from
lAllwal North, dated April 13, says: I
"it la nlTlclally reported that tno uru.sn
losses ot Wcponer In fojr days' flghtlns
wero eighteen men killed nnd 132 wounded."
Colonol nrcnfcll wires that tno ensuamea
Includo Quartermaster Wllllims, Lieutenant
llnlford and Lieutenant Duncan.
Sir Godfrey Lagdcn, resident commlfslonor
nt Mnsoru, telegraphs that no shelling has
been heard from tho direction ot Wepener
today (Saturday).
A regiment of British Infantry and a Dai-
tery of artillery arrived Friday.
(lonoral Brabants headquarters nna nu
tho mountod troops havo gono to Rouxvllle.
Tho Northern l'ost asserts that the Koux-
vlllo district furnished 1,000 rccrultH to tho
Boor force ne a resuu oi mo invaeion ""i
week.
Five hundred Boors, under Commandant
Bwanepocl, forcel tho Itoyal Irish Hides to
evacuate Houxvllle. Tho former landdroU,
vho had been ncting for Uiu British, offered
to go to tho front to prove himself a true
Free Stater,
DnlKcty'N 1'onHIoii Strong
A cablegram from Maseru, Basutoland,
dated April 14, says
"Sir Godfrey Lagdcn, BrltUh resident
commissioner, returned hero yo3terday (Fri
day) from tho scene ot ojicrntlcns near
Wepener. Ho and tho paramount chief
hnvo stationed 3, COO armed natives to resist
rocolblo Boor oncroachmcnts. Tho orders
of tho resident commissioner nro that tho
Daiutos nre not to ho allowed to cross the
Free Stato frontier on any pretenso what
ever. Two natives who crossed and looted
on nbandoncd Bier farm arc now In custody.
Colonel Dalgcty's position Is strong and
well chesen, but ho is completely sur
rounded.
Tho Boers have their backs against Ba
sutoland, and It they stay much longer they
will bo hemmed In. Tho British operations
nro keenly wntched from tho neighboring
heights. Shelling nnd sniping havo been
going on steadily during tho last six days.
Colonol Dnlgety's guns aro admirably
served and there Is no waste of ammunition.
Tho Boers, when thov sco thp electric flash
of tho cordlto, bolt Into their holes or be-
hind wnlls. So near aro tho Boers and
tho Basuto cuards that thoy converse. Tho
ambulances nro closo to tho harder, but
tho killed and wounded are not removed
until nightfall. In order to conceal tho num-
her of casualties. Tho Boers aro fatigued
nnd their horses nro tired and footsore
Tho Boers attacked fiercely tbo British
northern position on Monday, April 9, but
thoy wcro beaten back at daybreak. Noth-
lng Is known here of tho casualties on cither
side.
From Wnrrcnton comos nows that Frank
Smith, a well known mlno owner, fell Into
tho hands nf the Boers whllo driving from
Burkloy West toward tho Frank .nltU
diamond mine.
A dispatch from St. Helena, dated April
15, says:
Colonel Schlel and two other Boer prl3on-
ers were landed today and sent to the
citadel In conscquenco of an attempt to
escape.
" nppcars that Colonel Schlel bribed n
boatman to tako n iottor to n uiitcn cruiser,
but tho boatman by mistake took It to the
British cruiser Nlobe. A large knlfo was
found in tno possession or ono oi mo tnrco.
Colonel Bcmel wnutou to uio cuauei. uo-
cllnlng a carriago mat wns piaceu ai ins
disposal.
Moro Soldiers ."Needed.
Winston Churchill telegraphs to tho
Wornlng Post from Blormfontoln, under
Saturday's date, roltoratlng hla opinion that
tho war Is bound to provo an extremely ex-
rcnslvo business. Ho say:
"Two hundred nnd fifty thousand mon
will bo needed boforo the end Is attained,
Tho question of remounts will continue ono
fit vital Importnnco. Cvrcat numbors aro
now nrrlvlnir. but owlnsr to tho fact that
they havo to bo put to work before time
Is givon tuem to recover irom mo cnccis
of tho v;yago their condition Is low nnd
tho denth rato among them high.
"Thousands, thorcforo, will bo wanted In
addition to thoso now hero or on tho wny
nnd groat renting depots must bo formed,
together with an nmplo staff to nurso and
oxerclso them. If that Is dono then about
four or five months henco you will bo able
to glvo your cavalry nnothor lcaso of life
nnd Btrcncth."
Tho fact that) tho consors allowed Win-
ston Churchill's dispatch n tho subject of
remounts to pars speaks volumes for the
condition of that question nnd concerning
tho prospect ot any Immedlato ndvanco
toward Pretoria. Tho inmost Lord Roberts
will bo ablo to do for somo tlmo to come
will bo In tho direction of clearing tho
Boers from tho southern iut of tho Free
Stnte.
Tho dispatches nnnounco tho approach of
winter. Tho first pinch of frcst has been
felt at Bloemfonteln, whero considerable
rain has fallen, H Is sc:d that President
ICruger has visited tbo cmp at Kroonstad
ns well as at Brandfnrt.
Tho Capetown correspondent of tho Dally
Telegraph, telegraphing Sunday, says:
An unconfirmed report Is In clrcuatlon hero
that General Brabant has Inflicted n crushing
defeat upon tho Boers at Wepener, capturing
Kims nnn taking many prisoners.
lloern iieeoiiiinir DUheiirtt'iicil.
Times, tolegrnphlng Sunday, says:
"It Is reported that reinforcements for
tho Boers, with sixty wagons, havo arrived
nt BoWet's dorp, enroute for Wepener. This
Bhould preclpltato an nctton
"Tho Btntement thnt President Kruger has
hcen south seems to confirm tho reports
thnt tho Boers aro getting dlsheartcued
This continued exertion of his personal In
fluenro appears now to havo becomo a no
coeelty,
Tho Bloomfontcln correspondent of tho
Pally Nows, telegraphing Saturday, say
"President Kruger attended a conference
of tho Boer commandants at Brnndfort on
Thursday. It U believed that a decision
was reached to withdraw tho Transvaal
forces to tho north of the Vet river, pro-
patatory to a general retirement across tho
Vaal river, If hard pressed, leaving tho
Free Stato to Us own resources."
Tronttitont of HrllMi I'rlxoiicm
nLOEMFONTEIN. Saturday, April II.
Lord Roberts, In hla telegram or protest
tn I'rMidrnt Krticcr regarding tho treatment
to which tho colonial officers and troops who
nrn now nrisoners at Pretoria have neon
subjected, complains that tho IJoers hav?
. ... nn it thnv wnrn rrlmttinla
ircaicu mum bo .1 w
ccnflncd In ian.
" Pol"" "t that there aro ninety cases
oi cnicrio lever nnn ursuiueijr m mu in.oui.
crs' camp at Wntcrval: that tho Transvaal
government failed to supply on demand of
op th(j neccaMry. medicines and
medical comforts; that tho prisoners wcro
forced to bivouac on the open veldt; that
thn nick wero placed In an open shed, with
an Iron roof, and that 11 was only when tho
new doctor threatens! to resign that mcdl-
clno nnd mattresses were supplied.
Ho Invites 1'icsldcnt Kruger to remedy
this stato of things and contrasts It with
tho treatment tho British give to Ilocr prls
oncrs, glck nnd wounded, who, ns Lord
Roberts says, "receive tho same treatment
as our own soldiers,"
Four farmers who had taken tho oath
to abstain from further co-operation with
tho queen's enemy wero found signaling
to tho Doers nt Knreo Siding and have been
bought hero. Almost to a man tho Prco
Staters who had taken the oath rejoined
tho Boers. Nearly everyone produced a
Mauser. Looting, however, was repressed,
n Is reported that there are 7,000 Boors
nt Wepener. Fourteen British sympathizers
hnvo been Imprisoned.
Tho Boers admit having shot Mr. Gulnoy,
tho hotel keeper, for taking forage to the
British.
A paymaster with 1,400 was captured,
Too Mimy idle VIxltorH.
TQnh Chnmhorlnln. si.prr.tnrv nf tntn
for tho coioncai hn8 received tho following
,iiann,.h frfml SiP Aifr,i Miinr nriti.ii
hR, commS8onPr i Souti, Africa:
"Tho ntlmlwp nt vtaltnrn fn Smith Afrlpn
conatantly Increasing nnd Includes many,
especially women, -who seem to havo no
particular call of duty or business.
"i nm guro this would not bo the easo
if it wero realized nt homo that vlsltoro,
who In ordinary times, would bo most wel-
come, may under existing conditions bo-
come a serious source of Inconvenience, In
terfcrlng with tho work of tho military nnd
civil ofllccrs nnd putting a strain on our
limited means of accommodation, which nro
urgently required for those who have duties
to perform hero or who aro Invalided from
tho front.
"A considerable Increase In tho oxpenso
of living nt all times very high Is caused
by this exccsslvo Influx of vlultors and this
U a hardship to persons of tho latter class."
After saying that thero Is no placo less
sultoblo for recreation than South Africa nt
present, Sir Alfred Mllncr concludes as fol
lows: "Lord Itobcrts, to whom I havo submitted
this message, authorizes mo to add that ho
fully concurs In tho views expressed."
ONE KILLED, FIVE INJURED
Cum I'lpo IlnrNH ami ItlpN Up the
Ivitrth In Iiiillniui Torrlllo Force
of thv KxiiIonIoii.
LOC1ANSPORT, Ind., April 15. Too much
prcssuro and a pleco of detective gas plpo
In tho mains of tho Chicago Pipe Lino com
Pny nt a point four mlle3 southeast of
hero was the cause ot a terrific explcwlon
today In which Michael LIHson, Jr., was In
stnntly killed and llvo other men received
injuries from which it is doubtful If somo
recover.
Twelve men wero In tho trench repair
lng a leak In a ten-Inch main from which
tho gas had been transferred to nn eight
Inch main near It. Tho men wero around
a "T" In tho eight-inch main nnd Ellison
was stooping over It when tho plpo gavo
way. His body wan found 1G0 feet away with
his hones broken.
Georgo Morrison. In charge of tho work,
found himself sprawling on tho ground
thirty feot wny with gravel nnd dirt blown
Into his skin, his whole body wrenched
and most of his clothes torn nnd tattered,
but no bone broken.
will Brlggs wao also hurled somo distance
nnd was taken homo unconscious. Threo
inborcrs wero knocked down and bruised In
a frlchtful manner, but tho rest of tho men
escaped with Blight Injuries from flying
jrt ttnd rock,
The "T" welchs 1.000 nound3 and it was
cnrrlcd a dlstnnco of fifty feet, taking off
lh0 toI, of Georgo Nelron's hat and n small
buncll of hla J..I- otherwise not Inlurloe
nlm.
I Tho company has mains from Qrcentown,
ina to Qhlcngo, and Is allowed to carry a
pressuro ot 300 pounds, but It is said often
put on more, Tho explosion tore the ground
for a distance of 400 feet nnd was heard
for miles. A month ago a defectlvo "col
lar" let loose nnd hurled four men qulto
a distance. In each explosion tho vlctlmi
got 'black In -tho faco from the carbon In
tho gas and thoso who live aro branded
for life.
KIRBY IS FOUND NOT GUILTY
jury Taken mown lloiiro (o lteiieh it
I CohoIiihIou AemilttliiK Hli of
I ciuirue.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 15. (Special
Telegram.) After being out about eleven
hours, tho Jury In tho Klrby caso brought
in a verdict ot not guilty, thus ending one
of tho most remarkablo cass In tho criminal
nnnnls of tho northwest', a caso which has
been ponding In tho federal court for moro
than threo nnd one-halt years. This was
tho fourth trial of tho case, tho first having
resulted In n disagreement on tho part of
tho Jury, tho second trial resulting In a
conviction, but nn appeal was taken to tho
United States supremo coi,rt. which granted
n now trial. This was held last October,
but before tho Jury had agreed upon n
verdict ono of tho Jurors, unnblo to with
stand tho severo mental strain to which h6
was subjected, bocamo temporarily Insano,
necessitating tho discharge of tho Jury and
tho contlnuanco ot tho vaso to tho present
torm.
Klrby's aged mother was In tho court
room during tho closing arguments, bis do
voted wlfo having also been almost con
stantly In tho court room Irom tho opening
of tho trial until tho Jury hod rotlred
Klrby's mothor was dressed In mourning
I for her husband, who died somo months
-0. nllJ llor sombro attlro and grny hair
i . -1 i .. , i . ... . . .
counsel In making tho closing argument In
behalf of his .client. His refcreico to
Klrby's mother, his wlfo nnd children ap
parently made a powerful impression on
tho minds ot tho Jurymen, a number of
whom could not conceal iriclr emotion. Tho
first ballot stord 10 to 2 tor acquittal, tho
second 11 to 1, tho latter finally voting with
tho majority
Grnml Jury unit CJiicl'pl rani.
FRANKFORT. Kv.. Anrll 15. Thn urn nil
Jury, which tins ppent the Inst two weeks
Investigating the nssasslnntlon nf Governor
Gouliol. will reconvene tomorrow and re
sume tno investigation. It Is understood
that nearly nil of tbo wltneeses hnve been
goon.
PECK IS WELL PLEASED
Commissioner Oeneral Comptacwtly En
dorses tho Paris Exposition.
FINDS IT UP TO THE CHICAGO STANDARD
Frnnec Wnrmly CoiiKriitulntcit ou
IIiivIiik HrotiKlit ToKftlu-r the
l'coplc of tho World nt
i the I'll I r.
(Copyright, 1900, by l'rcss Publishing Co.)
PARIS, April 15. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) "In theso
days of war It gladdens thti heart nnd
n.lnd to enter n pence festlvnl llko tho ono
wo havo Just Inaugurated. It Is magnifi
cently adequate. Franco may well bo proud.
This country has endcnred herself to alt
thinking humanity by many pages of her
glorious history. She over has been ono of
tho foremost champions of progress In nil
directions ot humnn endeavor." This Is tho
way United States Commissioner Ferdinand
V. Peck began a statement. Ho goes on:
"Today, ns I reallzo what a vast civilizing
factor tho exposition will prove, I say that
every man and woman on earth whether or
not able to visit Paris ought to feel thank
ful to Franco for such, n mingling of tho
races and Interchange of what Is best among
them. It not only develops tho large In
ternational interests, but promotes tho well
being of the most distant laborer on our
prairies and tho most reluctnnt savage la
Polynesia.'
"I was nnd remain a great admirer of the
Chlcngo'fl world's fair. When I first camo
hero nnd for a long tlmo afterward I felt
very doubtful whether tho present exposi
tion could equal ours. My views havo
changed. Chicago excelled In somo re
spects. Wo had thero a magnificent situa
tionvast areas of lako front nnd a splendid
park. Our men took advantage of these
points with an Intelligence, tho result of
which cannot bo overpraised. liven tho
French olllclale heading tho present enter
prise have not forgotten tho marvelous
architecture, harmonious groupings, en
chanting water effects nnd the gcnornl lofti
ness of the fair of 1S03. They willingly
conccdo that some ot theso things must re
main unequalcd here.
"On tho other hand French Ingenuity nnd
artistic tobte, coupled with cxtcnslvo pre
vious experience, have achieved wonders.
Tho area ot the Paris exposition Is less
than thnt of Chicago, but nevertheless it
Is enormous. Enough has bcon collected to
gether to keep visitors busily going and al
ways Interested, even If they should stay
throughout tbo exposition period In Paris.
ficnernl IHvInIoiin IlCHvrilieil.
"Tho space Jias heon divided into four
main sections, owing to natural conditions
divided, yet closely linked. Theso four sec
tions do not Includo the river hanks of tho
Seine, lined on tho ono sldo with the di
versified palaces of all nations, on thu other
sldo by countless plcturesquo attractions.
Theso moke what Is appropriately called tho
great water boulevard of tho exposition, ono
of tho most lively, most charming and also
thu most astonishing spectncles known.
"See, too,- how tho Trocadoro's leafy slope,
dotted and crowned with Its circling pal
ace, has been inado to contlnuo across tho
river to tho Champ d'Mars section, over tho
vnet, flat extent of which more official
buildings rear their festival architecture.
You stand on tbo brldgo and on tho ono
sldo tho graceful, abundant cascade ot tho
Trocadcro answers and balances tho more
powerful ensendo which Is thundering out
of tho electric building ono mllo away. Ev
erything between Is beautiful and If tho cyo
travels at a right anglo up and down tho
river whut a Joyously, harmonloubly, original
panorama Is presented. Llkewlso tho Champ
Klysoeo section, with its two permanent
marble palaces, seems Indispensable to com
plete tho Invnlldea group. Theso and tho
two parts of tho fair, with tho bold now
brldgo that makes them ono, certainly con
stitute n masterpleco In handling municipal
landscapes. For horc, nnd let us not forgot
to mention It, wo nre right In the heart of'
tho city of Paris, which would bo ono of tho
best features of nny exposition. It Is hum-
mln" round us on nil sides.
"Is nil this lees Interesting that the Chi
cago World's fair or less grandly beautiful?
I would' t say so. At any rato this Is very
different.
"Tho last seven years have taught every
body a great deal. Everything hero hns
been well planned. All the exhibits havo
been carefully selected. They aro repre
sentative and comprehensive In their char
acter. Moro thnn fifty different nations aro
represented, a larger number than camo to
us in 1893. In short, It may bo said tho
Paris exposition sums up nil human experi
ence fully as attractively as our own fair.
It will probably bo moro Instructive even
than wero tho great lessons taught human
ity by our wonderful whlto city upon tho
shores ot Lako Michigan.
"Amorlcan people will bo gratified to know
thnt tbo United States stands In tho front
rank ot nations taking part In tho great
International tournament. Wo havo hero
n larger number ot exhibits than nny coun
try except France. Wo aro prominent every
where. In many directions wo nro the rec
ognized leaders by common consent.
"In a vast, rushing, complicated undertak
ing llko this, desplto every effort to let no
detail bo overlooked and no legitimate In
terest suffor, It Is lmposslblo for thn men In
chnrgo to cscapo criticism, and often Just
criticism. Yet, wo of tho Unltod Stntio
commission now feel wo have dono our duty
toward all. When wo lcok back to tho ardu
ous difficulties wo conquered and roviow
what has finally been accomplished, wo aro
humbly gratified nnd fenr no reproach. The
quality, qunntlty nnd reprcsentntlvo nature
of tho United States' display docs our coun
try Justice.
lliiiidui't for tho French.
"Beforo I cancludo thts talk I wish to
pay again n stnecro tribute to hospitable
Franco and express my regard for Its wldo
awake, liberal Inhabitants. Really, I cannot
ovorstato theso seutlmonts, as I stand to
day, surprised and admiring, beforo tho
Impresslvcncss and artistic beauty of this
exposition, tho general plans show such
inflnltn forethought and knowledge ns they
suddenly reveal themselves In their full
development.
"Let mo also express tr.o hopo that our
newspapers won't let tho esonB contained
In all this go unpromulgated. Tho Paris
exposition will do moro for humankind than
even wlBdnm-lnsplrlng accounts of the hor
rors of tho battlefield."
M. MUlerand, Franco's minister of com
merce, says: "I gladly nuthorlzo tho New
York World to publish over my signature
my unqualified congratulations for tho mag
nificent showing made by our great Bister
republlo across tho sea ut tho exposition
wo havo Inaugurated.
"I'ralso could novor bo more sincere, and
tho whole civilized world will surely Join
mo whon It gradually will goo, or otherwise
learn, what America offer hero for the In
struction and entertainment of visitors. In
this connection I cannot resist tho oppor
tunity to express how thankful wo are that
the United States sectl- n was placed In
charge ot such a splvndlct set ot men as
Commissioner General Peck anA tho ex
perts who assist him. With such able
collaborators all work becomes pleasurable
and easy."
PA It I it STAYS A WAV KIIOM SHOW.
GroiimlM Crmul h Fort-Inner ami
ProvlnelnlH All liny,
PARIS, April 15. aiorlous weather fa
vored tho opening ot the exposition to tho
general public today and Immenso crowds
flocked Into the grounds Tho area of tho
exhibition, however, Is so great that no
whero was thero any crush. Tho visitors
were mainly composed of provincial and
foreigners. Comparatively few Parisians
were to bo seen. Aware of tho great back
wardness of tho preparations, they remained
away for tho most part. Tho mnnngemeut
demanded two entrance tickets for morn
ing admission, one for afternoon admission
and two during the evening, when tho Eiffel
tower nnd the palnces on tho Chnmp do
Mars wcro Illuminated. But there wero
absolutely no attractions provided, not even
a band of music, and tho peoplo promenaded
In front of tho empty nnd, In many casts,
unfinished buildings and along roads whero
only In tho case ot tho main avenues had
tho work of paving been completed.
Visitors who left tho central nrtcrles found
their pathwny filled with pitfalls nnd heaped
with debris, some thoroughfares resembling
mero bridle paths. The crowd, howivcr,
wcro perfectly good-natured and took tho
matter philosophically. Hardly a murmur
was hoard nnywhero In tho way of criticism.
Tho moving sidewalk, ftccc. to which cost
CO centimes, proved a great success, and
was Jammed throughout the day.
Tho American national pavilion remained
closed, so did most of the other pavilions
for the excellent reason that their Interiors
nro still unfinished.
BERLIN, April 15. The. Berlin papers,
commenting on tho speeches of President
Loubet and M. MUlerand, at the opening
of tho Paris exposition yesterday, refer to
them as "hollow phrmcs."
Tho Deutsche Tages Zeltung says: "Thero
Is no hope, no ground for hope, that tho
twentieth century will bo any moro peaceful
than tho nineteenth, nor tb"at thero will
bo nny more fraternity, for International
competition la growlug moro and more keen
all tho while, and Is drowning every other
consideration."
NEW CONFESSION OF FAITH
Dr. PurlilmrNt Miilte u YlenroiiN Ab
Hiitilt on "UVm tin I lifter Doeiimeiit
SHtem of T. V-olowy .Vot Needed.
NEW YORK, April 15. Rev. Charles
Parkhurst, spooking In lilrt pulpit In Madison
Squaro Prenhytcrlau church today, made a
vigorous assault on the "Westminster con
fession ot faith. He sa)d:
"Wo ought to havo h new confeFsIon of
fnlth. It Is surprising that tho Presbyterian
church Is able to do as much as It Is dolp-;
with such an incubus strapped upon us as
wo aro tottering under in our present con
fession. In tho first vluce thei thing needed
is not a system of theology, for that Is
what our present confession Is, but a elmplo
brief Saxon statement of a half dozen or so
of tho vital Ingredients ot Jesus Christ's
mcssago to tho worM.. I could get along
with a confession of faith containing hut
thu llttlo that Jesun srtld when ho wns try
lng to mako a Christian of Ntcodcmus: 'God
eo loved tho world that Ho gavo His only bc
gotten Son. that whosoqver telleveth In Him
should not perish, but have eternal lite
"That gives to Us tho doctrine of God's
love, human guilt, tho divinity of Christ's
salvation through Christ, faith In Christ,
Immortality; every word Saxon, three-quar
ters of tho words monosyllables profound
enough for any elder, simple enough tor
any 4-year-old child.
"At any rate, wo want a now creed.
Amending this ono will not meet tho neccs
sltlrs ot thn case. Better glvo It a dlgnl-
11 cd placo In tbo museum for what It Is than
hack It to pieces and revamp It for what It
Is not
"And then, onco moro. If thero were among
us tho distinct tcellngs which the gospel so
wondorfuliy guarantees that everything in
j nil this great Christian matter pivots on
mo ausoiuio nnu unconuiuonai iovo oi uou
wo should be intolerant toward everything
that states or even suggests anything llko
a partial or arbitrary love on God's pnrt.
loving somo because lie cheso to and damn
ing tho rest In order to show what Ho could
do and how Just He was.
'Now that Is otlr book, the Presbyterian
confession of faith, In tho third chapter. If
wo aro thorough Presbyterians and bcllevo
what our doctrinal prospectus advertises us
ns believing, we bellevo It probable that
scmo of tho children In your homes, llttlo
children, perhaps tho babo of your bosom
la damned, already damned, damned boforo
It was born, damned from everlasting to
oorlastlng, nnd then you aro invited to
como Into church nnd say 'Our Fathor.
Why, any man who should becomo a fathor
for tho sake of Joy nnd 'glory' ho would uso
In hurnlng nnd racking his own offspring, de
llberately creating a child with a view to
tho agony Into which ho was going to
torturo It, would be chased from tho enrth
n a fiend and as an obullltlon.
"It does not meet tho case to say that It
Is only 'tho book' nnd that nobody preacher
lu It Is true that nobody preaches It, and
equally true, I doubt not, that nobody be
HoveB It; nevertheless It is printed on the
flag hencath which tho Presbyterian army Is
marching, and It hurts us ns a dcnomlna
tlon. Men nre staying out becauso It is
thero, nnd men aro, going out becauso it
is there."
CLEVELAND, 0 April l.l. Rev. Dr. S
P. Sprccher nnd Ref. Paul F. Sulphen, tho
ministerial delegates from this city to tho
rroshytorlnn general assembly, today de
clarcd In favor of tho adoption of a shorter
creed nnd both said they and tho two lay
ueiegntes would vote for tho change. Dr.
Spro?hor wants tho Westminster confession
revised also. i
NEW TOWNS WILL SPRING UP
Ximv Pliin of It a II mil il Comiinnlen to
Poiitiliilc tho Country Iletiveeii Chi
''"mi mill Hooky Mountain,,,
CHICAGO, April 15. Tho Tlmes-Herald
tomorrow will say:
Railroads using Chicago ns their cnto
wny havo taken ua Internal Imnrovemnn
plans for the territory between Chicago
and tho Rocky mountains which Involve
tho expcndlturo ot. millions ot dollars nnd
nn addition to tho present pipulntton from
Irrigation nlono of at least 200.000 now neo
plo within tho next eighteen months. Thrf
number of new towns that will appear on
mo maps of tbq west within tho next year,
or to tnoso with from boo to COO now pop
ulation Is to be ndded, already number 173
Beforo 1902 it is beliovcd this number will
exceed 200.
Aroas neglected In tho past, whllo trunk
lines wero building, aro receiving tho closoit
nttentlon from Railroad land commissioners
and trafllo managers
Tho railroads undertaking tho most im
portnnt part of this work, a work to which
thoy have practically paid no attention since
tho western land booms of fifteen years
ago, are: Atchison. Topcka & Santa Fe,
Chicago & Northwestern, Chlcngo, Mil
waukce a St. Paul. Northern Pacific, Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, Illinois Central
and tbo Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy,
TALK ABOUT VICE PRESIDENT
Dolllver of Iwa Said to Bo In Vory High
Favor.
ORATOR WANTED TO MAKE THE SPEECHES
.Mention of PomnIIiIc NHirnnUn Cniiill-
ilutcn .Not 'I'm U en Sorloiinly hy tin
l.t'iulerx of the l'nrly lit
, AVimliliiKtoii.
A Washington special to tho St. Louis
Globe-Democrat gives thu following Inter
esting review ot tho situation with regard
to tho republlcnn vlco presidential nomi
nation, ns it appears to the leaders thero:
Governor Roosevelt's peremptory refusal
to accept the vlco presidential nomination
hns rather bewildered the republican re
sponsible for party management. Careful
Inquiry in administration, national com
mlttco nnd congressional circles falls to
discover agreement on any one man to tako
tho placo of Roosevelt. With Roosevelt
out ot tho race, New York b material IB
exhausted. Cornelius N. Bliss might have
been a reluctant .second cholco, but his
declination Is taken by many to prevent
any further consideration of candidates from
the Empire state. Thoso who nro naming
Reprcsentntlvo Sbermnn of New York have
no nuthorlty for using his name, ns he has
not even been thought of In tho higher
party councils.
Among thoso who have turned from mo
east to tho west, Dolllver of Iowa seems
to havo moro friends than any other lend
ing republican from that section. It is
urgod In his behalf that ho is young, being
but 42 years of age; that he Is tho best
ncaker in tho house and a trained llgmcr
on republlcnn lines; that he can go on tho
stump In doubtful stntes and nrouso an en
thusiasm eoual to that whlcU lioosevou
could excite, and that he is clean of record,
rellablo In every party emergency, and,
finally, poor.
Ornlor Wanted.
Tho aversion to nominating a candidate
for tho vice presidency becauso ho hns a
barrel" Is decided. Whllo It Is admitted
that Iowa Is safely republican It is pointed
out that President McKlnloy, as an occu
pant ot tho White Houso, ennnot make
speeches In tho campaign. Tho dignity of
tho olllco will forbid hls nctlvo participation
lu tho rougher features 'of tho contest next
fall. Therefore It becomes a necessity to
havo somo ono with youth nnd strength nnd
a brilliant personality to fight In tho open
for tho principles of tho republican party,
which are to be assailed with n vlndlctlvo-
nefs never before equaled by tho democratic
stump speakers.
Tho Dolllver boom will grow, hut It is
not nsaurod of success. No conclusion can
bo renched In the present uncertainty
wherein tho names being considered nro as
numerous as tho states north ot the Ma
son and Dixon lino and west ot tho Ohio
river. Beginning with Massachusetts, Gov
ornor Roger Wolcott has been considered,
only to bo rejected ns not sufficiently known
to tho people of tho country.
Secretary Long was for awhllo thought
to bo tho Ideal candidate tor vlco president
on his record In tho Navy department.
which, through the glorious achievements
of tho American flcots, won such signal dis
tinction In tho. wnr with Spain. Mr. Long's
ability as a speaker also was conceded, but
then It occurred to somo that his appear
ance In tho flold might rovlvo tho Samp
son nnn Schley controversy, enlisting
ngnlnnt him thoso papers which havo taken
Admiral Schley's part, nnd which havo
decried tho naval secretary's championship
of Admiral Samrson for his achievements
nt Santiago. Thero being no possibility of
Massachusetts going democratic, It is
doomed wlso to avoid tho Introduction ot
an element Into tho campaign which might
possibly produco friction. To theso consld
cratlons Is added tho nssuranco of these
competent to speak that Secretary Long
docs not desire to become n candidate. Ho
Is satisfied with his record In tho Navy de
partment and nr.xlons to retire nt tbo clouo
of his term In this administration.
Iliimiii for Klklim.
Senator Hanna has been quoted In favor
of a southern man for tho president's ns
soclnto on the national ticket. It Is under
stood that ho referred to Elklns of West
Virginia. Senator Elklns hns made no at
tempt to conceal his willingness to nccept
tho nomination for vice president, and his
colleague, Senator Scott, has requested tho
publication ot his advocacy of Elklns ns
tho republican choice for second place.
What Idea moved Chairman Hnnna In favor
of Elklns beyond personal regard Is not
known.
H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, In the Inst
national convention, would hnvo been nomi
nated for tho vlco presidency If tho leaders
had not selected Hobart as nn eastern
man. Mr. Evans' management of tbo pen
sion bureau as commissioner hns received
tho approval of tho administration nnd of
tho leglslntlvo branch ot tho government.
Tho great army of pension applicants and
attorneys havo mndo Mr. Evans tho ob
ject of bitter attack. Tho Introduction of
this subject Into the campaign will not bo
courted.
Going westward, tho Indiana men havo
Senntor Fairbanks In mind. Ho Is popular
lu his state, but bo Is not a party to tho
movomcnt in his bohalf. He would not
consent to bo a candidate for vlco presi
dent. In Illinois Representntlvo Cannon and
Judgo Orosscup nro suggested by Senntor
Culiom, but tho Illinois members enn not
agree on elthor and Mr. Cannon does not
want tho lco presidency.
Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin hnvo
had their lists of leading republicans scru
tinized without fnvornblo result and tho Pa
cific coast Is about in tho samo barren con
dition. Nebraska, ns Bryan'B slate, has attention
directed to it on thnt account moro particu
larly than any other In tho west. Ex-Senator
Manderson, with his splendid record In
tho war ot tho rebellion and his ability as
a campaign speaker, has a host ot friends In
congress and eleowhere, but ho Is earning
a lino Income as a railroad attorney and ho
v.ould not give up his law practice agnln for
any offlco under tho government. Mandor
eon hns raid this rcpentedly since he left
tho senate. Sonator Thurston Is attorney
for tbo Standard Oil company and proposes
to retlro from congress permanently at tho
end ot his. torm, Ho eould not get tho nom
li otlon with his law connections. Repre
sentative Mercer of Nebraska, who has been
Becretary of tho republlcnn congresslonnl
committee Is mentioned, but, despite his
lopularlty, ho Is not of sufficient national
Importance. Arslstnnt Secrotary of War
Melklojodn of Nebraskn has made n good
record during the war and was an efficient
member of congrcts, yot ho does not seem
to strlko tho measure requlrod.
Chnnillor'n VIcmvn.
Senntor Chandler says:
"I do not recognize tho right of Governor
Roosevelt to any that he will not nceopt the
nomination for vlco president If tho national
republican convention calls upon him. I do
not recognize tho right of President McKla-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
ltaln, Followed by Clearing; Colder.
Temperature nt Uimihii yonlerilnyi
Hour. lli'K, Hour. lli'HT.
n n. in...... -lit 1 p. in T7
(1 ti. in IS 1! i. in fill
7 n. in ...... ii :i p. in ..... . i-
H II. Ill Ill 4 ii. in 111!
II n. in -IS n v. ill KI
hi ii. in...... nt ti p. m.,....m
ti n. in. n:t 7 p. m......f!V
iu in nr up. m Mm
ley or ot Senator Hnnna or of nnybi
tho' party to decide tho vlco preside!
tho convention lu advance of Its meci
Mr,' Roosevelt Is nominated nt Phlln
he must nccept. No mnn can refuse ni
llko that nnd no republican ever hns, Thero
nro other republicans In New York state
thnn Roosevelt who can bo elected governor,
but ho is needed on tho ticket with McKln
loy and ho should not set up his personal
views against tho Judgment of his party. Tho
convention will decide upon tho candtdnto
for vlco president nnd If It is Roosevelt, ns
I believe, then Roosevelt will tako tbo nom
ination." MRS. ANDREWS TO DECIDE
CIiIoiiko Kiliionlor Will I.onve Aocoiit-
iincc of Cull (o t.'nl veritlly of
NcliriiHUii to IIIh Wife.
CHICAGO, April IB. Dr. E. Benjamin An
drews snld tonight thnt the question whether
ho would accept or refuse tho offer mado him
by tho regents of tho University of Ne
braska depended largely upon what his
wife thought of tho matter.
Mrs, Androwa, ho said, would return
Thursday from Plnehurst, N. C, where sho
has been for sovcrnl days, nnd would then
havo the caso laid beforo her. Dr. Andrewu
returned today from Lincoln.
COLORADO IS SNOWBOUND
FurloiiH Storm linn Boon IIhkIiik Al
lium! ConlliiiioiiHly for Klovon Dnyn
IIiiiiiiiko In I'nriiiliiK Si'OtloiiN.
DENVER, Colo., April IB. A mlxturo of
rnln and snow hns bcon falling lucessantly
throughout tbo stato of Colorado for twenty
four hours nnd, with tho exception of Inter
vals of several hours, tho stormy weather
hns been continuous for cloven days. Pre
vious to this thero had been but llttlo mois
ture for months nnd tho present vlsltntlon
was received with welcome. Now fenr Is
being expressed of the possible damage thnt
may accruo from nil of It. Although no
Burlous damngo to railroads has as yet been
reported several email wnshouts havo oc-
cuned und railroad ofllclnls aro prepared to
receive news of greater ones. In tho agri
cultural districts much seed bad been
planted and as the ground Is now Bnturntod
It Is feared the Beed will rot In tho ground.
From Idaho Springs, Central City and
other points in tho Clear creek district, n
heavy snowfall yesterday blocked tho rnll
rcads and paralyzed tho mining Industry In
thnt section. At C o'clock this nftcrnaon tho
Bnow was threo feet deep and still falling.
Tbo weather is warm and tho snow ennnot
last, nnd It Is feared slides nnd washouts
will como with tho thaw. Chcycnno, Wyo.,
reports tho southeastern part of Wyoming
thoroughly soaked.
A report comes from Fort Collins that
the Cacho la Poudro and St, Vraln rivers
aro badly Bwo.Ien tho latter bclnir two
mllcn wldo nt Longmont. Ordinarily the St.
Vrnln Is but a smail trean, nnd If tho re
port is correct mush damngo will icmlt
to ranch property In the lowlands mound
Longmont. There aro no towns )n a ro-
sltlon near enough io olrtor of these rivers
to suffer to nny gr.j.u extent. Longmont
Is inaccralhlo tonight by wlro.
An Irrigation ditch lietwojn Denver rnd
Boulder broke and the water rushed over
tho Colorado & Southern tracks, washing
out a stretch of Bjverul hundred feet of
track. No trains arj moving over this
branch of tho road.
'All enstbaund Denver .t Rln Grnnndo
trains nro tied up nt Mommvnt by the hinvy
snow thnt hns fallen on tho divide. Traina
west ovor this road left Denver tonight
with doublchendcrB pulMni; thorn. Trains
over tho Santa Fo nro lata ssver.U bourn.
Colorado Midland trains aro alio laid out.
MAD WINDS SWEEP KANSAS
Storm Approaching Tormiilo Propor
tion HoiiIn Ili'iilli In Several Tnivnx
.Many People Arc Injured.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April IB. A Journal
special from Wichita, Knn., says:
A storm approaching a tornado in pro
portions is roportcd from near Winflcld,
botween hero and Newton, and in tho vicin
ity west of Clenrwnlor, Two deaths nro
reported and four peoplo nro snld to havo
been injured by overturned houses. Tho
wires nro down nnd names and particulars
aro unobtainable nt 10 o'clock tonight.
At Putnnm It is reported thnt sevornl
houses wero blown down and four people
seriously Injured. Word was brought by
pnssengors on tho southbound Snnta Fo
passenger train that two persons wcro killed,
but It is impossible to confirm this report
at 10 o'clock tonight. Tho tolephono nnd
telegraph lines wero rendered useless by
tho wind and all attempts to reach Putnam,
Newton or affected points have provod of
no avail. West of Clearwater, In tho coun
try northeast of Adams, on tho Knglowood
branch of tho Santa Fo rollrond, It is ro
portcd that a strip of country flvo miles
long w.i8 swept hy a storm at C o'clock this
evening nnd soveral farmhouses, barns- and
other buildings blown down.
No casualties aro reported from there.
Tho fact thnt Indefinite Bcraps of Informa
tion nro all thnt can bo secured gives causo
for alarm that tho storm Is much moro
serious thnn Is generally admitted, From a
small sottlemcnt several miles west of Fre
mont, In Sumner county. It is snld all of
tho houses were wrocked, with loss of life.
This report cannot be substantiated.
Tho storm area, so far as can bo learned,
oxtends over about ten counties near nnd
nt tho southern lino of tho state. Tho cy
clonic disturbance seems to havo followed
tho trend of tho Arkansas river.
NKWTON, Kan., April IB. This morning
over nn inch of rain fell hero and between
5 and 7 o'clock this evening threo inches
fell, flooding tho northenst part ot tho city.
A "baby cyclone," accompanying tho storm
this evening, took a southeasterly course n
mllo and a half southeast of here. It Jumped
a farmohuso and took tho roof off a barn.
For ICIIIIiik Mnn In Duel.
FRANKFORT. K. April IB.-On Tues
day tho trial of cx-Congressmnn David O.
Poison, tho surviving principal In tbo
Cnlxon-Scott duel of January 16, In which
Lieutenant Kthelbert Scott, Charlox Julian
and Luther W. Demnree wcro killed and
severul others Injured, will be commenced.
Tho trial of Colonel Poison will bring many
hero from tho mountain dlHlrlct.
MnvoiiieiitN of Ori-nti VonnoIn, April in.
At Now York Arrived -fltenmer Lu fins
cogne, from Havre. Hulled Steamers Men
ominee, tor London, nnd Werru, for Na
ples. At Hamburg Arrived Stenmer Augusts
Victoria, from Now York.
At Queenstown Snllrd Stenmer Ivonnla,
from Liverpool, for New York.
At Boston Arrived Stcmners I'ltonla,
from Liverpool, und Peruvian, from Ulas-BOW,
Deputies and Italian Laborer! in Now Torlt
Maj Battle Today.
CALL FOR TROOPS HAS BEEN ISSUED
r
Strikers Aro Heavily Armed and Hold En
trenched Position on n Hill.
EXCITEMENT IS RUNNING VERY HIGH
Attempt by Oonforenoi Committee to Bring
About Eottlenisnt.
MEN DETERMINED IN TllilR STRUGGL
I'ronoiioo ot Soldier, 11 In Ilvpcelcili
Will llo SIkiiuI for Coutllol South
ern ltnllmiy OIIIoIiiIm Sny Tel. J
C(riiilii'r' Strike In llouil. !
CROTON LANDING, N. Y April IS.
While everything Is quiet and peaceful la
tho neighborhood of tho Cornell dam to
night, nearly 300 armed deputies nro guard
In tho works nnd each ono of them Is
guessing no to whnt tomorrow may bring
forth.
Tho striking Itnllnn laborers, whoso homes
nro In tho vicinity of tho works, nro be
having themselves excellently. But under
neath their assumed quiet thero is stubborn
resolvo not to go back to work nor let nny
outIdcrs take their places until the con
tractors agree to pay the Increase nf wages
demanded. Strenuous effortn nro being mado
by tho Italian consul, Branchl, and Stato
Arbitrator Dclehanty to bring nbout a set
tlement of the difficulty, nnd much will do-
pend on tho outcomo of a conference which
Is to bo held In New York between tho two
contractors nnd Gcnornl Roe, Sheriff Malloy
this evening. A great deal of weight will
bo brought to binr on tho contractors to
glvo In, In part. If not entirely, to tho de
mand of tho striking Inborcrs, .uid It tho
contractors do not innko concreilons thero
Is no telling whnt trouble mny crop up with
in tho next forty-eight hours. The strikers
nro very determined In their demnnds nnd
Bwcar that If outsldo lnbor Is brought hero
hero they will fight tooth and nail to pro
vent It.
StrlUe Loader Make Slnteineiit.
Angelo Rotelln, who Is tho recognized
lender of tho strikers, snld today:
"This Io a fight to a finish. We earn
moro monoy thnn wo nro receiving and tho
contractors must pay us for our work. Tho
stnto should protect us nnd, liiBtend of send
ing deputies and soldiers to holp tho bessco,
they should compel them to treat us right
fully. Ours Is n Just cause. Wo only ask
for fair play. If the bosscH nttempt to bring
tho other laborers hero wo shnll provent
nny work being done, nnd It tho military
como to help thorn then wo will fight tho
soldiers. The bosses will havo to glvo u
our rights nnd until they do not anothor
stono will bo put In Ub place on the bis
dam."
Rotclla spoko earnestly nnd his remarks
wero Hstencd to by a crowd of his country
men, who voiced tho samo sentiments In a
manner which showed undoubted determina
tion, Slrlkors Oeoupy n Kopje,
Tho strikers aro all well armed with guns
nnd pistols nnd In this regard thoy hnvs
a decided advantage over the sheriffs depu
ties, who have only long night sticks and
32-cnllbor revolvers. Tho deputies nro Inr
a valley, whllo the strikers command tho
adjoining hill. With tho guns tho Italians
could rlddlo tho sheriff's men, who In turn
could not send a bullet from their revolvers
half wny up tho hlllolde In case a fight
should tako place. Thero were several ad
ditions to tho ranks of tho deputies today
and thero are now nearly 300 of them at
tho works. Most of them nro being fed nt
a nearby boarding houso nnd many ot thpm
j complained today of being Insufficiently sup
plied witn rood.
In nddltlon to this they claim thoy nro
mado to work overtime and threats of a
Htrlko among them wero rlfo todny.
Tho featuro of tho day wnB the' mingling
of tho strikers nnd tho deputies nt tho
Easter servlco in tho llttlo Roman Cnthollo
chapel In tho vnlley, which wns built by
tho contractors. Tho majority of tho congro
gntlon Is mndo up of tho strikers nnd their
fmnllles, and It was fenred that when thoy
would como In contact with tho minions
of tho law thrro would 1)0 trouble. Tho
vory oppoolto occurred, as tho men greeted
each other amicably.
Rev. Fathor J. J. Owens, tho parish priest,
colcbrnted tho EaBter Sunday mass and in
addition to the regular choir thero was a
mandolin and guitar quintet, tbo leader
of which was tho leader of tho strikers.
Angolo Rotclla. Father Owens counseled
tho strikers to obey tho law and shun tho
saloons.
Conferenee n Knlluro.
A report reached hero at 10 o'clock tonight
that tho conference In New York was ai
failure so fnr as bringing nbout a settlement
of tbo strlko nnd thnt moro troops had been
ordered to como hero tomorrow. Tho nown
wns quickly passed to tho strikers, who
hastily gathered on tho Bowery to dlscuea
tho situation.
Tho strlkurs wcro much excited. Angela!
Rotolln, tho leader, whon Informed of tho
fact that tho troops hnvo been ordered out
was much perturbed nnd downcast. lie
said:
"Only some of our men nro armed, but
thoy will all bo urmed In tho morning. Wo
will resist every attempt by tho contractors
to ronow tho work tomorrow with Btranga
men, nnd 'wo will fight If necessary until
the troops get hero. Thoy can keep thu
troops hero for two months, but wo can
afford to wait bIx months and tho contractors
will bo sorry when tho troops go away."
Sherlir CiiIIh for Troopx,
NRW YORK, April IB, General Roo an
nounced tonight that ho had received a for
mal written demand from Shorlff Malloy ot
Wostchestor county this morning to call out
D00 troops to go Immediately to tho sccno
of tho Itnllnn strlko nt Croton Dam. Ha
said Sheriff Mnlloy camo down from Wost
chestor nnd gnve him tho demand In pcr
non. General Roo hns decided to order out!
early tomorrow morning tbo Fourth sep
arate -company of YonkcTB, tho Elovonthi
separate company of Mount Vernon, Squad
ron A of Now York nnd Troop C of Brook
lyn. General Roe gavo his reason for ordering
so many cavalry and bo fow Infnntry that
thoro aro more thnn six mllen of territory
to cover and that It Is necessary to havd
troops which could mnvo quickly nnd hrt
scattered, He snld also that tho toporrnphy
of tho county Is exceedingly hilly. General
Roo does not expect to havo to coll out
any Now York Infnntry nnd thinks that tho
COO men will be sufficient to quell tho strike.
Tho troops will number 1C0 Infnntry nnd
350 cnvnlry. Squadron A will furnish 20
men and Troop G will hnvo 150,
Strike on Southern Itiillivny,
WASHINGTON, April 16. Thlr4 yicR