Fhe Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUE 19, 1871. OMAHA, THURSDAY MOKNIB MAY 3, 1900 TWELVE PAGES. SINCrLH COPY FIVE CENTS. UOT FIGHT GOING ON Hamilton's Division Drives Bors from a Eango of Hills. BRITISH WERE DRIVEN BACK MONDAY Burgher Army Locates on a Mountain and Sheila Outlying Camps. BRITISH TRY TO HEM BOTHA'S FORCE IN Boer General Biinforced and Oreater Battle is Imminent. ROBERTS' PLANS TO REACH PRETORh III Intention Stx So emu to He to JIovc Kortvur.l Simultaneously from llloeinfoii teln, Kliuhcrlcy nml I.nilynmltu. LONDON, May 3. Tho Teat has tho fol lowing from Winston Churchill, dated Thaba N'Chu, April 30: "When General Dickson retired In tho circumstances related In my last telegram hla own mess cart and tho brigade wator carts (ell Into tho hands ot tho enemy and his rearguard was heavily flrcd on. "This rotrrnt compromised General Hamil ton, -who thereforo collected his forces and Tell back onto Thaba N'Chu, after sharply chocking tho advancing enomy with mus ketry and artillery Arc. "Although much ammunition was expended on both sides the loascn were Insignificant, tho fighting being nt great range Tho re sult Is that the Doers aro willing to re treat, but It Is not In the power of tho present force to Interfere with them or their wagons." Tho Immediate objective of Lord Bob- orts Is to establish a lino of British posts from one frontier of tho Freo State to tho othor at right angles with tho railway, thus preventing Boer rnlds southward. It Is essential therefore that tho Boers should bo ox polled from tho rugged Thaba N'Chu dis trict and bo forced to retire to Ladybrand. Tho Boers continued to follow their ha rassing tactics. Ono well horsed commando operating In the Sannas post district In terferes .with tho convoys going from Blocm fontcln to Thaba N'Chu. Tho Boers nearly captured a convoy Tuesday, but woro driven off after n brisk fight. Hamilton Taken Some Hill. THABA N'CHU, Tuesday, May 1. After noon. General Hamilton's division was en gaged yesterday nnd today In forcing n pas sago northward. At Houtney tho Boer front held a lino of hills commanding the sides of tho nek. The Canadians and Gordons at tacked tho hill to the left and the Shrop shires and Marshall's Horse, supported by a battery, also made an attack on the enemy, who finally lied, leaving many wounded, nnd tho passage was cleared. Tho Boors on tho mountain are now shell ing tho outlying camp, necessitating re moval to a safer place. Tho Boors havo three guns on tho hl(l to tho casCward of 'his place, outside tho rango of tho British arttllory. Tho Boer shelling la not dolng-yiny damage. Tho enemy retain their positions and the British are not at tempting to dislodge them. General Hamilton, by reaching Houtney, after a full day's fighting, secured tho Thaba N'Chu-Blocmfonteln road. TrrliiK to Hem Them In. LONDON, May 3. It Is dtlTlcult to un ravol the tangled stories coming from tho neighborhood ot Thaba N'Chu, but appar ently tho Brltlnh forces aro engaged In a movement having for Its object tho hem ming In of tho Boers still In that district. Whllo Generals French nnd Bundlo are 'holding tho Boers at Thaba N'Chu General Broadwood's cavalry has boon pushed on Houtnek In tho toopo ot Intercepting tho federal convoys botweon Ladybrand and Wlnburg. As General Botha has been ro lnforced, thcro Is every prospect of sharp fighting. The new scene of operations and the general movements of tho various columns nro taken to lndlcato that Lord Koberts Is deploying his army preparatory to begin ning his northern march. It now seems likely that It Is tho commander-ln-chlcfo Intention to udvnnco simultaneously from Klraborley, Bloomfontoln and Ladysmlth, with tho view of preventing the Boers from concentrating their forces at any given point. A dispatch from Bloomfontoln, dated yesterday, chronicles the. prevailing opinion nmong tho townspeople there that tho war la not likely to last moro than six weeks, onco tho British advance begins, but adds that tho correspondent has been unable to dis cover nny ground for this opinion beyond tho fact that General Carrlngton has ar rived at the Marnndellns base, whence a flying column will bo dispatched In a direc tion not made public. Lord Roberts forwnrds a list of tho casu nltleo ot General Ian Hamilton's force, April 30, ns follows: Killed Major Showers, Lieutenant Parker and one private. Wounded Four officers and five men. Aliasing Two officers nnd ten men. Itcptilnc nt Mnfekluir, A dispatch from Mafeklng describing the Boer attack of April 11 says: The bom bardmcnt of tho Crousots was the hottest of the siege. Many shells entered tho bos pltal nnd woman s laager. under cover ot the artillery a large force commanded by .UuJD "" liberty. Our object Is to end this cruel out- man corps, advanced close to Fort Abrams. ' ' , ,. , ' ,,' , : Tho garrison laid low until tho Boer force Pr,n "f. combatants, es- was nt close range, when they fired n volley. P.c'n"j 0 r, kln,,,r1ei1 n tno 1,ree sta,tM i,mm flvn ,i,i , ,, ii, aiinnw'who are Indispensable to us as u nntlon. was repulsed, Tho bombardment then ceased, The Boers, under a Rod Cross flag, later were permitted to recover their dead, A dlnpatch from Pretoria gives the toxt ot President Krugor's proclamation expelling British subjects from the Transvaal. It lays: Short tillee to Move. "As numerous burghers Insist on the re moval of tho British and ns the govern ment Is desirous of complying with tho wishes of tho burghers nnd others favorable to the republic nil Britishers residing In the district nnd town of Pretoria and tho Wlt waterarand gold fields must leavo the stato within thirty-six hours from noon, April 30. Exceptions will bo made. In tho case of those obtaining special permits." Preparations for an advance contlnuo at Klmberley. Sir Alfred Mllncr has written to the mayor of Klmberley, stating that tho relief of Mafeklng has not censed to occupy his attention nnd that of tho military au thorities aud that nothlug will be left un done to raise the siege. Forces nlong tho railroad to Warrenton have been strengthened and supplies have bcon goln galong. A mounted forco has gone to Darkly West In consequence of ,ho Boers having occuped Wlndsorton. A thou sand Boers threaten communications be tween Boschof and Klmberley. General Duller remains qulot. The BoerB (Continued on Second rage.) CRONJEWRELATIVE IS KILLED stc. Sliooln n Sentry n I'rlnoiicr Willi S II on ml - (Copyright, 1900, by I'rcpEyshlng Co.) LONDON, May 2. (New YorT World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) The Standard correspondent telegraphs from Capetown, May 2: "A Iloer prisoner, a relative of General Cronje, who was detailed on tho Green I'olnt athletic grotlnd, was observed with sovoral others on Monday exercising outside tho limits after dark. Tho men dis regarded tho sentry's repeated warning to return within the area. Tho soldier there upon fired, shooting Cronjo dead." Tho Mall correspondent telegraphs from Louronzo Mnrqucz, May 2: "Storing of pro visions by the Boer government at Lydon burg continues and fortifications have been begun there. It Is Impossible to connect Lydcnburg with the Netherlands railway, owing to tho mountainous naturo of tho country, but lately there has been great activity on tho old disused Selatl rallwny, which runs northwest from Komatl pcort, It Is the evident Intention of the govern ment to continue this railway to Lydenburg and destroy tho Netherlands railway, ns a lust rcscrt, by blowing up tho tunnels, and to hold Drakenbcrg ns the eastern barrier, with Lydenbunr ns headquarters. Should this plan be adopted, the campaign would become extremely difficult, while Lydonburg ( has direct communication with ueiagoa via tho Selatl rallwny and Komatl poort." KING 0SCAH IS PRO-ENGLISH IhiircinfK Ills Sentiment In mi In terview nt I.oiiilon Ilnltlc Area SoII.1I11.mI. LONDON, May 2. "I am entirely on the British side In this war In South Africa," said tho king of Sweden and Norway, now on a visit to this country, In an Interview with a representative of tho Associated Press today. "You may mako it qulto clear that I have no sympathy whatever with tho Boers and I will tell you why. I find It difficult to understand either tho principles of a re- "k'00 whlch k apparently n monopoly of the burghere of tho two states, or of the manifestations of a government which oeoms to havo refused most of tho reforms sug gested by tho British and which closed Its negotiations by Invading British territory. In my opinion tho English-speaking races are tho exact opposite of tho Boars, because they nro tho best colonizers of tho .world when savngo nnd uncivilized territories have to bo civilized. No better proof of this could bo given than tho splendid outburst ot loyalty at homo nnd tho heroism in tho field which every British colony has so unanimously displayed. That Is the good which has come to Great Britain out of tho evil which any -war brings In Its train nnd that will bo her compensation for the many disappointments he has suffored hitherto. "You may make It qulto clear that I have no sympathy whatevor with tho Boers and that I will glvo no support to the attempts tboy aro making to secure the countcnanco or co-oporatlon of our countries." Theodoro Andrea Cook, who has Just re signed tho editorship of tho St. James Ga zette, and who secured the foregoing strik ing declaration of King Oscar's sentiments, writes: ' "It Is clear tho king docs not wish tho Scandinavians In the United Stnten to bo In any doubt about the feelings of tho monarch whom they or their parents once owed allegiance to and whoso opinions thoy will still accept with deference nnd respect In a question now agitating the civilized world. "Taken In conjunction with the recent hctter feeling between Great Britain and Germany, this expression of opinion by tho king of Sweden nnd Norway Is n contribu tion to International politics which solidifies tho Baltic area to a remarkable degree." Dlil.KGATKS l.KAVB TUB HAfiUK. Heiireneii tntlven of the Ilocrn Start on Their Journey to the United Stolen. THE HAGUE, May 2. After farewell visits to Ministers Plerson and Do Beaufort, tho Boer delegates started this aftornoou for Rotterdam, on their way to the United States. A great crowd nt the station bade them farewell. Floral tributes reached tho delegates from all parts of tho country. A" committee of the South African union pre sented tho dolegatcs with a silver palm as nn emblem of peace. Hymns were sung by tho school children gathered nt tho station and Mefcsrs. Fischer and Wolmonins made short npeeches, thanking the populace for tho kindly reception extended to them by "a' peoplo united to them by bonds ot race and religion." Regarding their visit to the United States tho envoys made nn authoritative, statement to tho Associated Tress correspondent. Thoy know nothing of their probablo official ro ceptlon, thoy snld, boyond tho press reports, but hoped to awaken popular sympathy In America nnd old In bringing about tho close of tho war. Thoy would not iy on what terms peace proposals would bo received by the Biers. Fischer further snld: "Tho principal charge against us Is that we havo desired and sought tho war. Wo will try to demonstrate the falsity ot this. Wo only desire peace nnd the. tranquil possession ot what Is as dear to us aa it is to tho Amer ican people our independence- without In juring the rights of other people. "Wo do not make appeal to one or tho other of the American parties, but to the American peoplo as a whole, hoping that all parties will unite on this common pint fnrm na ttift rrtiitir1niir nt trin A mnftnttn ti rvrt - . ,., h fllr(hl. in-,,10i . (v,.. 0i,i . mUo naHon ,n ,ts coml)Jt fw rlgh(g mA We hope our appeal to the government nnd peoplo of tho United Stutes will not bo In vain, and that our way of carrying on tho war demonstrates that wo havo tho right to domand an Independence for our peoplo and country." iiosmiKiir l.vi ns thi? colonials. SlienkH nt Liberal llnminet to the AuHtrnlln iim. LONDON, May 2. Earl Carrlngton pre sided this evening at n banquet given tho Australian federal dolegates nt the National Liberal club. Lord Klmberley, Sir Henry Campboll-Bannermnn and most of the other liberal leaders wero present and spoke. Tho earl of Rosobery on arising to pro pose "Tho Parliaments of the Empire" was received with vociferous cheers. In tho course of his speech ho said: "I anticipate as a possibility of the mis sion of the delegates such an Increase of tho Iraporlal spirit throughout the empire as will lend to amalgamation of tho House of Lords and" the privy council oh an Imperial tribunal lending ultimately to tho constitution of an tmporlal sentiment. The young countries of tho empire havo come to tho rescuo of tho old In, rescuing a new country In South Af rica frcm an Intolerable domination, men acing Its tuturo peace and prosperity. I de clluti to believe that tho spirit displayed during this crisis ot tho empire will remain fruttUs." ALMOST A SECOND ALAMO Twenty of an American Qarriion Are Killed in a Church, TEN SURVIVORS RESCUED JUST IN TIME four Hundred Filipinos Attack Tlilrtr .Mi-ii of tlir Forty-Third In. fnntrj- nt CntulilK, lsliiii.1 of Sum nr. MANILA, May 2. Tho American garrison of Catublg, Island of Samar. consisting of thirty men belonging to tho Forty-third ' regiment, has been attacked by rebels, t Twenty of tho Americans were killed. The remainder were rescued. ! Tho Americans were quartered In tho I Catublg church, which tho enemy, number. Ing some 400 men, surrounded nnd fiercely attacked. Tho Americans fought for two days nnd then tho rebels managed to Ignite the roof of the church nnd It burned nway nnd finally fell upon those Inside tho edifice. Tho walls remained Intnct, however, and wero used as a shelter by the besieged Americans for three days longer, the enemy attacking tho building on all sides at onco. The Americans continued firing from the, windows nnd doors ot tho church nnd did great execution nmong tho Filipinos. It Us estimated that over 200 of tho latter wero killed, many dead bodies being removed from tho scene of fighting. After five days' resistance by tho Amer icans n lieutenant and eight men arrived from Laoan and engaged the besiegers, who thereupon retired. Tho fortunate arrival of these reinforce ments prevonted tho annihilation of the American forco entrenched In the church, who hnd repeatedly declined to surrender when ordered. Tho ten survivors were without food, had little ammunition and wero exhausted when relieved. Another Garrison Thrcnteneil. This fight has encouraged tho Filipinos, who are now acting In an aggressive man ner and threatening that section of tho coast, particularly tho town of Catarma, whence the garrison will probably be withdrawn to Laoan. General Funston has discovered a robol warehouse near Cabanutuan, province of New EJIJa, containing all the archives of tho Mnlolos government, Agulnnldo's cor respondence up to tho tlmo of his flight and much valuable historical matter. Tho belief is growing that Agulnaldo was killed by tho Igorottcs. Thero Is no proof that ho has been allvo slnco Major I'eyton C. March of tho Thirty-third rtiglmont nbandoned the chaso after tho Filipino leader In tho Benquet mountains, although an insurgent ollicer who recently surrend ered to General Young says the Insurgent Tlno holds this bollcf. Tlno held regular communication with Agulnaldo until Do comber 28, slnco when he has heard noth ing ot him, and Tlno thinks Agulnaldo would find means to communicate with him If nllve. Major Marsh' information was that there wero only half a dozen soldiers with Agulnaldo when he tied beyond the Bontoo wilderness, whoro th,o savages aro hostile to all strangers. Friends of Agulnaldo's wife- assert that she has heard notbluK froiz him slnco they departed. Sha Is In a dell cato condition and nearly prostrated with worry. Thereforo she has not been Informed ot tho death ot her child and thinks it lit with friends nt Bacoor. Sulu' Sultnn nt SiiiRnpore. Tho sultan of Sulu, with a retinue In cluding several of his wives, has sailed 'or Singapore, ostensibly on n religious mis sion. A Hong Kong dispatch to a Manila paper says tho sultan has goue to Singapore in order to protest to tho British against the) Americans establishing a tariff against Imports, claiming that It Is a violation at tho treaty of 1877 between Spain, Great Britain and Germany, Germany guarantee- ' ,g the Sulu islands free trade where-1 as the Americans have established a tar.lt . I nearly .louni.ng me prices ot looacco, nco and tho Sulu staples of life most of which , aro imported from Singapore. Tho Filipino crow of tho steamship , Escano rocently mutinied In the channel be- ! tweon Cebu nnd Ley to and killed the cap- ' tain, tho mato and tho owner, Sonor Escano, and his son with knives, nfter a desperate struggle. The mutineers then scuttled the ship nnd escaped to tho Loyte mountains with $28,000. RIVAL OF STANDARD OIL Assertion Mnile tlmt Superior Oil Com jiiiny of 'Wynmliiir Will Compete with Iloekrfe Her. DENVER, Colo., May.2. The Times today says that tho Superior Oil company, which has filed articles of Incorporation at Cheyenne, Wyo,, and Is capitalized ut $10, fiOO.000, will enter Into competition with the Standard Oil company and Continental Oil company In tho territory west ot tho 'Mis souri river. The Superior Oil company, which was ptomoted by P. C. Shannon of Pittsburg, Pa., absorbed the Pennsylvania Oil com pany, which had acquired the largest part ot thei oil territory In the vicinity of Casper, Wyo. Tho stockholders and trustees of tho new company are oil men nnd financiers of Pittsburg and Philadelphia, Pa., and Blng hnmton, N. Y. It la announced mat over 3,uuu,uuu win be spent this year In tho construction ot pipn Hikb, pumping stations, storage tanks, rcflncric?, etc., and In drilling new wells. ST. LOUIS TAKES A DAY OFF litiHlurHi tp He Suspended Saturday to tilve Dewey n Welcome. ST. LOUIS, May 2. Mayor Zlegenheln has proclnlmcd Saturday a public holiday In honor of Admiral Dowoy and requests that all business bo suspended in order that everybody may bo ufforded an opportunity of greeting tho distinguished visitor nd seo tng the parade. The arrangements for the reception of Admiral Dewey and party aro almost com pleted. A few minor details are being looked after by tho different committees. A reception committee, headed by O, L. Whltelaw, president of the Merchants' Ex change, will leave here Thursday morning to meet Dewey at Jacksonville, 111., returning at 6:15 p. in. A special committee was ap pointed which will see that all of tho ad miral's personal wants are attended to. The chairman Is F. L. Rldgley. tlunilrnple KIIIIiik In Ten. DENVER, Colo., May 2. A spt-clal to the News from Fort Worth. T'ox., says: A meager report received hero Into tonight gives information of a quadruple killing at Qimnnh. Two of tho men aro Lute and Cugo Beach, but the names of tho other two are not known ffvre. The troublo or iginated over a grass lease. The men met on the puollo thoroughfares and opened up a fusillade with Winchesters, according to Indetintte nuwn received hero tonight. All four men are Dromlnent cattlemen. The ' Beaches live at SteplunvUlc, Erath county. KEMAL GETS OUT OF TURKEY Seeks A til m mi British Ship Mnlln lor Count rfwhere He In Sulci? nml CONSTANTINOPLE, Alas :. It Is now learned that Ismail Kemnl Boy, well known for h!s friendliness for Great Britain, ami who was recently appointed vail of Tripoli, which appointment was tantamount to exile, and who was reported April 30 to havo mysteriously disappeared, has with his three sons gotten safely out ot Constantinople on board the steamer Rubhattlno, enroute for Europe. It develops that when Ismail Kemnl Bey disappeared ho boarded tho British gunboat Salamander-and claimed an nsylum, which was immediately granted to hlm- Tno British embassy v then Informed tho ralace authorities of this fact, adding tnnt lnmM desired to go abroad. Tho sultan feigned Burprlso at such a desire, but finally declared that Ismail was free to remain In lu' . P 10 lnpo"' "r ,nDr0U Tho fugitives were eventually taken to the Hubbattlno In the Salamander's launch. Whllo tho departure, of sraall Is partly due to the conviction that It Is Impossible for anyone of enlightened .wb to rempln In Turkey under tho presenters vailing con ditions, he was also Influenced by the fact that most of tho othor signatories ot the re cent address of sympathy far Great Britain In connection with tha War In South Africa have already been exiled In pt0 of lhc portoVrefusal to flanction tho matter the British postoince at Salonica was opened Tuesday. CHHIST'S I.I2TTKIIS TO AGIUIM'A. Speculation Over Stone'nrvliiff I'oiiinl nt HphCMti. LONDON, May 2. Prof. Georgo R. M. Murray, koepcr of tho department of botany In tho British museum, when questioned by tho correspondent of tho Associated Press to day regarding the reported rediscovery, nftcr being lost for more than 000 years, of letters claimed to havo passed between Christ and King Agrippa nnd to havo been carved' In stone over the gateway of the palace of the kings of Ephcsus, says; "Thero Is no doubt that tho Inscription found at Epbesuo Is n gonulno production ot tho fifth century. Beyond that nothing definite can be said except that It Is In the naturo of Syrian writings of the second cen tury discovered a few yeur8 ago relating to alleged writings between Christ and Agrippa. The discovery of tho stone inscription at Ephesus was tnado by Prof. Hebordey, who had charge ot excavations there on behalf of tho Austrian government. Hp published tho results at his work some tlmu ago In Vienna. "Tho fact that these alleged lottors bo tweon Christ und Agrippa wero used aa a charm by Christians In the fifth century on their linens Is established, but this would not provo that i?uch correspondence oc curred. Certain Syrian documents dated In tho year 200 A. D., nnd giving almost tho samo letters, hnvo long been suspected of being literary forgeries. The discovery of tho stono tends to relievo this, suspicion and makes It tolerably certain that as early ns tho second century news of Christ's mtrncles had spread to heathen countries nnd that tho early Christians believed that Agrippa asked Christ to come to heal him nnd that Christ replied. "Tho alleged answer Is almost, a para phrase of much that Is founiUlnlthe New Testament. Whether It wns actually sent or waa therroult .of a oojjinu)pK,- tradition, transferred from papyrus o stone. Is a ques tion oponlng too wide a Held for mere achaeologtsts. Many points in Prof. Hober dcy's discovery, however, aro most Im portant." IlIOTS IX IHII.OAIUAX TOWNS. Mo yor of One VlllnKe Killed In Tro ent AKulnnt Tnx I.nw. SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 2. Demonstrations havo occurred at Wldln, Tirnova and other towns as protests against tho now tithe tax law. Martial law has been proclaimed In the Rustchuk district, where tho peasants havo killed the mayor of one village. WL JiE"' ,..., of EnBlan(, pro. ... onn. .,nnpr . tll(, rovnl lltt.r. - J -8'upported by upwards of 100 persons prominent In literary ana kindred professions. Mark Twain, respond ing to the toast to literature, In a humorous speech nald now that ho was on his way to his homo he Intended to run for tho presl doncy "because there were not enough can didates yet In tho flold." Reforrlng to tho copyright decision now befora the House of Iyords, ho said ho hoped that If the bill giving copyrights thirty years after tho death of nn author, which wns disguised perpetual copyright, wero pawed, Its example would bo followed in tho United States. Cnnilltlmi of Klnit Otto. BERLIN. iMay 2. A bulletin Issued yes terday regarding tho demented King Otto of i uororla ay: "The klnc suffors from pains In tho loins which havo been continuous slnco April 21, nnd which aro duo to a ptone In tho blndder. His condition Is otherwise Bntlofnctory nnd does not glvo causo for alarm at present." Torpeilo Flotilla on the Rhine. BERLIN, May 2. The. torpedo flotilla yes terday parsed up tho Rhino through Holland, Immense crowds witnessing its passage at various points. Tho peoplo woro very cn thusinstlo when tho band of the flagship played the Dutch national hymn. Today the flotilla proceeded to Dussoldorf, whero It Is , tn)a 0Venlng. Stnrmn DnmiiKe Tea Crop. CALCUTTA, May 2. Reports received hero from tho tea districts show tho pros pects aro generally unfavorable. Hall nnd rain storms have dono much damage to tho crops. Stanley Not to Seek He-Kleetlon. LONDON, May 2. Sir Henry M. Stanley, the explorer, while denying tho stories of his Immedlato retirement from Parliament, says ho will not scok re-election. ShutM Off llehute. LISBON, May 2. The Chamber of Deputies has refused almost unanimously to permit Deputy Costa to Interpellate the government In regard to tho Bella matter. Mnvemeutn of Oeenn Venue!. April O. At New York Sailed St. Louis, for Southampton; Dolphin, for Seattlo: Onr mimic, for Liverpool; Noordland, for Antwerp. , , . At Queenstown Arrived Wneslnnd, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool and proceeded: New England, from Boston, for Liverpool und proceeded. .,,,., At Cherbourg Arrived Pretoria, from New York, via Plymouth, for Hamburg, Snllcd Lahn. from Bremen und Bouthamp ton, for New York. At Southampton Arrived St. Paul, from Now York. . . . At Philadelphia Arrived Switzerland, from Antwerp. ... . , . At Humhurg Arrived Knlsurln Maria Therosa, from New York. At Boulogne Arrived Amstordam, from Now York, for Rotterdam, and proceeded. At Liverpool Arrived Ultonla, from Bos ton: Tunson. from Portland and Halifax. Sailed niiynlnml. for Philadelphia. At Movllle Arrived AncliorU, from New York, for Glasgow. At Bremen Arrived Ittieln, from New York, via Southumvton. DEAD NEAR THREE HUNDRED Mine Explosion at BcoSeld, Utah, Hourly Grows in Horror. WORK OF RESCUE STILL GOING ON Mine Wnn Considered Perfectly Snfe mill Kutlrely Free from Jnn 1'otviler Kru Mil' llnrc Iilotvn Hp, SCOFIKLD, Utah, May 2. Tonight's cs tlmato ot the number of killed In the ter rible mine explosion hero yesterday Is 250, but tho total death Hot may yet reach 3C0. Relief work Is still In progress, being con ducted by shifts of men. Tho shift now In tho mlno has fifty bodies ready to brini? out and the number of corpses ytt to tu reached Is still uncertain. Three hundred and nincty-olght men lud oatorcd the mine. Arriving trains are constantly bringing relatives of tho victims from outuldc p:ln's nnd tho coal company has designated a company to carry the dead to Ogden, Salt Lake and other cities. Owing to gas, No. 1 nine has been abandoned ns a means cf rescue nnd bodio3 nro nrrlvlng nt the mouth ' of No. 1 mlno by tho carload Fcrrlsh level has been cleared of dead and nil nro burned and unrecognizable. Tho mayor of Salt Inko has Issued a proclamation, calling for aid to the families of tho victims and naming a committee, to rocelvo subscriptions. I'l mm .Mny Ilnvc Cnnneil It. Tho theory ot Bishop Parmalce is that somo of tho Finns rocently Imported secretly took giant powder down Into the mlno to usslst them In their work. They wero ex ceedingly anxious to mako a good showing nnd mnko ns much money as possible and It Is thought this form of explosive waa used In order that grtut .bodloj of coal could moro easily bo dislodged. It Is thought that when the giant powder wbb touched off It Ignited eomo of the dust, of which every coal mlno has moro or lets. Inquiry among tho miners disclosed tho fact that they entertained various opinions, seme being bitter In their denunciation of the company nnd others took a moro con servative view of the matter and Bald tt wns ono of those) things over which no man hns control and for which no man or men should bo hold responsible. Ono of tho mine experts from Castle Gate, who came to help In the rescuo work, talked Inter estingly when ho camo out of the tunnel. "This explosion Is tho most disastrous so far as loss of life Is concerned that has ever occurred In America," said he. "Thero will be nearly 300 dend when we aro through work. In the great explosion at Almy, Wyo,, a fow years ago, elxty-flvo wero killed. Wo had some hard experiences digging through tho mine. Several times members of our party woro overcome by the damp, but wo got them out In tlmo. Wo found tho bodies of the men In overy conceivable shape, but generally lying on tbelr stomachs with their arras about their faces. Tho men died al most Instantly when struck by tho damp and did not suffer. Men Outnlde the Mine Hurt. A carious, tagt "connected with tho affair la "lhaVflvo Tifcn, Thomas Sellers;' Alex' C.4 Wilson, John Wilson, Harry Tnylor and John Boddoes, who wero working outside of tho minu wero severely hurt. John Wilson wns blown with his horso a dlstnnco of 200 yards across the bottom of tho canon. The back of his skull was crushed and something had been driven Into his abdomen. He Is In a torrlhle nllEht. Sell wa nrtv the month of thn ttinnnl l.nt 1,1c ..l, was crushed, his shoulder knocked out of nincn nnn hi hnrW hdiv hurt n.,r av. lor's Jaw was broken. John Beddoca was severely bruised 1 P"co prevenica a serious msmnmiicu. otv The scone of 'the disaster Is Just outside ! eral mcn on both 8"fs wcre 8truck this place, on tho line of the Ulo Grande I strike on Montnnn Central. western railroad. Tbe explosion, which occurred in me winter quarters of tno mine, i central switchmen Joined tho striking train Is attributed by some to tho blowing up of n mcn ,0(l!iy, Tno 0caI pnesenger train from uuninur 01 kcRs 01 wasting powucr. ine i rsi nons or inn bconcld disaster celved In Salt Lako gave the list of killed nt about twonty-llvo. This even wns hor rifying nnd caused a profound sensation throughout tho city. Later de tails snowea tnat tno disaster was moro awful oven than tho first reports In- dlcatcd, but It was not until evening that tho full extent of the tremendous calamity was understood. Many peoplo of this city have friends nnd relatives nt the mines and the newspaper offices nnd tho coal com- pany's odlco wero visited by numbers of anxious peoplo who feared seme of their friends or relatives mlcht he nnmhnri.,1 amonir the victims. Ah thn ll.f unt stantly growing tho nnxloty of the Inquirers Increased and many of them did not go to bed. Tho calamity was of such n sire nnd at unprecedented In tho history of tho stato and even of the west that tho mind did not seem to be nblo to fully grasp It. The Pleasant Valley Coal company dates back sixteen years, Its mines aro nt Scoflnld, whero thrpo tire located; at Castle Gate, Sunnyslde and Clear Creek, tho latter being but seven miles from Scofleld. It appears to havo been ono of those accidents that, are common to tho very best regulated mines and ngainst tho best en deavors of the most competent superin tendents, among whom Is numbered, even In this terrlblo calamity, Superintendent Sharp. The stnto mlno Inspector Is still without data to lay blame on nnyone. Of course nn Inquest will havo to determine Just whero tho blamo rests nnd perhaps It never enn bo fully determined. W. C. Wilson was ono of thoso fortunate ones on the lower level of No. 1 who escaped. Ho tells his story us follows: "Thero was a low rumbling noise heard In tho dlstauco, followed by a sort of wave that can hardly bo described, but that Is known to all who havo been In explosions, and I have been In several. I said to my partner tbnt If gas was known to exist In the mine I should say that an explosion had occurred. I advised that wo run to tho tunnel, and with mo came six mcn working In that sec tion. In the main tunnel wo met tho driver nnd asked him If ho had noticed the strange occurrence. Ho replied that be had almost been knocked off tho bar by the rush ot air. I was then convinced that It was Indeed an explosion and advlBed my comrados to hasten with mo to the mouth, Wo met two othcM further on nnd they proceeded with us. We wore none too soon, fcr tho afterdamp roched us somo three or four minutes beioie we reachod tho open nlr, nlmost suffocating us," ! Tho afterdamp delayed tho work of tho rescuing party, but the magnitude, ot the disaster soon became apparent. All incn on tho ralso known as I'lke'B Peak were lying In clusters, John James, a county commis sioner, was found with his son, George, on t wined In loving embrace In each othor'h ...t. . ,, . .. , A 1 these men had apparently real red that uut.in was IM.IIIUK, 1". ail nc.u iuuuu tin though In attitudes of defense. Some had their cloaks about them, otheru had tried to protect themselves by burying their faces In the ground floor ot the mine, hoping thus (Contlnuod on Second Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Ncbrnskn Fair; Colder; Northerly Winds. Tenipernture nt Oniulin ycnterilnyi Him r. Ie:. Hour, llcir. r, I p. m ... ti p. in .'I p. in t p, in nt oil 17 III IT III r, t M rti mi nr. .m n:i r,i it y. l. H p. II p. m Ill .... III STRING TO THE SETTLEMENT York Central Strlkern to Return to Work When Other Do Striken on Tour IHlTercnt Itoniln. BUFFALO, May 2. An amlcablo ndjust n.ent of existing differences between the mcmbcro of tho Car Ropalrers' association, employee of tho Now York Central railway, nnd Superintendent Wnltt of the mot'vo power department, who represented tho com pany, wns concluded at 6:30 tonight nftcr a conference which was nearly continuous from 11 u. m, to Hint hour. Tho ngrccmout reached was read at a Joint meeting of strikers tonight, so far as It rolates to their own grlovance. Tho reuervatlon mndo by tho Contral men wns that they should not rntn Hi In -U'nrl? until tho car repairers on tho other lines vho struck either in sympathy or on In dependent grievances all hnvo arranged with their employers to resume their former positions. The roads on which tho former employes havo struck In sympathy with the Central's men aro tho Delaware, Lackawanna & Western. Lehigh Valley nnd Nickel Plate. On tho Western, New York & Pennsylvania and on tho Erie tho men havo mndo a de mand for an increase of wages. Tho griev ance of tho former road wns of loug stand ing, but that of tho Erie wns presented to dny when Its men went out. Tho men of the Western, Now York & Pennsylvania stiuck Wednesday. Tho Central, nccordlng to Superintendent Wnltt, carried out Its declared nollcy to deal not only Justly, but liberally with Its employes, but strongly emphasized Its do tonnlnatlon lo sustain its officers In tho ox crclso of discretion In the employment nt men and tho reduction of forces whon tho demand shall so require. Tho men say that tho wage question was adjusted substantially according to their demands, which wero 22 cents per hour for carpenters and painters, 22 cents for ma chlnlsts, 21 cents for plpo fitters, 20 cents for tinsmiths, 17 cents for blacksmiths and $65 per month for airbrake Inspectors. The company, the strikers declaro, collected these rates, with tho exception of tho carpenters, who will recclvo 21 cents per hour, tho me chanics, who will recolvo 22 cents, and the nlrbrnko Inspectors, who will get $62.20 por month Tho freight handlers' strike Is still on and according to labor leaders without Im medlato prospect of a settlement. Presi dent Sedgwick of this union estimates the number of freight handlers on strlko nt 1,200, but the railroad ofilcinls claim the number Is considerably less, CHICAGO STItlKKHS AUK IMIICTl'.n, KlKht ChnrKCil with Cnnnplrncy, Some with Perjury. CHICAGO, May 2. As a result of the grnd Jury's Investigation of the present labor troubles, in Chicago, so tar as It has proceeded, true bills wero voted against eight men today, all on tho chargo ot con spiracy and several of them on the nddl- tional charge of perjury. Tho men Inflicted aro a11 laborln& mcn- ,lie scs prlglnatlnu "' l" , T I custody of William Major, who was on trial fr assault i Supposed strikers attacked n number of non-union painters at Hnlsted and Monro3 BtrOTlB tolay' b"1 "",1,npt. "J"'1 lth GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 2. Montana ; hcro to mmo tried lo take out four care of ro-ipcrlshni))o froBht nnd was hold in tho yards five hours by tho derailing ot a freight train nhead. The company says tho train wns derailed by strikers. No freight Is moving on tho Montnna Central, but thcro Is i . .ki ,,i n IK, IIIIUUIU Ull VUU till..,, Car Itepalrern Ont. I BUFFALO, N. Y., May 2. Two hundred and twenty car repairers, Inspectors and blacksmiths and machinists of tho Brie road I havo struck In sympathy with tho Contral i men. j Motormen nml Coniliietorn Strlhe. I LITTLE BOCK, Ark., May 2. All tho ' motormen nnd conductors on the Little Bock strcot enr system struck today. Thoy do mand an Increaso of wnges. lOxiiOMlt Ion Iiuplnyen StrlUe. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 2. Flvo hundred laborers at tho I'an-Amcrlcnn exposition grounds struck today for an increase In wages, TO DELAY ACTION ON CLARK I'opnernt In the Semite I'lnn to De fent the Itepuhlif nun hy Prevent ing n Vote on the Itepnrt. WASHINGTON, May 2. (Special Tole. gram.) Thero Ib u full-fledged conspiracy on foot to Jeop Senator Clark of Montana In his scat until after adjournment of tho pre. ont session of congress and the scheme emanates from democrats and populists Senator Bncon has announced thnt ho pro poses to have read for tho information of tho ttennto nil tho testimony In tho cnj, which covorri 3,000 printed pnges. Senator Stowart la also committed to tho policy of delay by Insisting thnt tho findings of tho committee on privileges and elections nro not In accordance with tho evidence, and ho proposes to have the senate review tho casu from its Inceptlcn, Republicans have learnod of tho determination on tho purt of somo of tho democrats to delay action In tho Chirk caso nnd thoso who havo been seen tonight say thoy will stay In Washington all sum- ! mcr rather than havo tho Btlgma attach to them ot not supporting the findings ot tho comratttee. Senator Allen and Congressman Sutherland of Nebraska, Senators Butler of North Caro lina and Heltfeld of Idnho leave Saturday for sioux Fnlls, S. I) to nttonil the national pop ullst convention, which convenes In that city May 9. Thn committee on commorco of tho senate reported favorably today Senator l'ettlRrew'o bill permitting the Duluth, Pierre & Black Hills Hallway company to construct a brldgo across tho Missouri river at Pierre, Tho sundry civil bill reported to tho house today by Chairman Cannon cnrrles an np- proprlutlon of J30.000 for the completion of i tho Blair postofllco, c a ngressmon uamuio ami iiurun touay recommonded Martin Peterson for postmantor at Brandt, Deuel county, S. D and Theodoro H. Kveraon nt Hurrleburg, Lincoln county, S. D. O. A. Bowcn was today appointed post master at Greenville, Clay county, la. DIETRICH IS NAMED Ohoiea for Gonrnor by Acclimitlon by tha Republican Cormntion. THURSTON WINS BY A SMALL VOTE Sixth Diitriot Diltgatoi Fail to Stand by Their Oandidato. CONVENTION LARGE AND HARMONIOUS Strong Ticket Seleoted with Littlo Friction and No Spread-Eagle Oratory. BUSINESS GATHERING OF REPUBLICANS GntlierlliK One of the I.nrsrest In the 1'nrty'n lllntnr)- suit Work Done tilth Mont Co in in en li able l)lkintfli. eleKntes-nt-l.nrue to Philadelphia K. IIOSi:VATi:it of DoiiuIiim JOHN 11. M'CLAV of I.aueiiMter IOII.V A. KHIIAIIDT of Stnnton IOII.V M. TIIL'HSTO.N of DiiukIii or AlteriiateM .XOItltlS IlltOIV.V of lluffnln ..II. II. S.-SODOll.VSS ii. t iiAiitn ('. -it. kai,i:v 'or I'renlilcutlnl IiHeetom .IOII.V I'. NKSIIITT of Hurt A. II. Wl.MMIAM of Cnnn I?t IIOYSI3 of Caster I. 1.. .lACOIISO.V of IIoukIiih . ...JOII.V I,. KIONM'.IIV ot DoiikIon JOIIX J. I,A.Mli:il of HrIIiic ii. i,. ii.xtsrra of iiurfnio S. 1 DAVinsOX of .lohn.ou 'or io veriior . .CII.VIII.US II. IMKTltlCll of Ailnm 'or Lieutenant Governor K. V. SAVAtiU of Custer 'or Secretary or .State . .GKOIUin W. MAHSII of Itlehnrilmiii 'or Auditor ... .CIIAHI.KS WI3KTOX of Klinrlilnn 'or TrciiNiircr . . . .WILLIAM STKUWISIl of CiiiiiIiik 'or Attorney General FIIA.MC .. PIIOllT of Gnne 'or CoiuiiilnNloiier of Puhllc I.niiiln nml llullilliiKM . I. FOI.MF.H of NuckoIlN 'or Superintendent of l'nldle In struction . ...V. Iv. roWI.UU of Wn.liliiKton LINCOLN, Mny 2. (Special Telecram.l Tho republican stnte convention which put In nomination this ticket was one of tho largest attended In the history of the nartv nnd evinced a far moro general Interest than usual. As indicated by tho preliminary canvnss, the central contest wns over tho question whether Sonntor Thurston should bo placed ou tho delegation to Philadelphia over tho protest and opposition of his own county. This out ot the wny, the other work of tho convention was transacted with almost unanimity. hllo tho choice of tho four delegates-nt-large wus tho focal pclnt, the tonventlon passed It with a businesslike procedure, shutting off alt pyrotechnics In tho way of nominating speeches by tnklng a bnllot at onco and declaring tho four men receiving tho highest vote the party's choice for tha positions. Tho outcomo showed that the refusal of tho Sixth district delegation to stand by Its own candidate forced two cf tho delegates on Douglas county, when It asked for ono only. Mr. Brown, however, got n most compllmcntnry vote, which tho convention immediately recognized by mak ing hfcu alternate hy ncclamatlon. Having been given ono candidate it did not ask, Douglas county thought it was cntltlod to a plnco on tho stnto tlckot, presenting Nelson C. Pratt for nttorney general, yet discovered that its associates wero not so generous In more Hilbstnnttal recognition. Mr. Pratt was beaten out by Mr. Prout of Gage, nnild n little plensantry and no littlo confusion being drnwn from tho similarity of names during tho roll call. Thurston .Not Allowed to Speak. Senator Thurston sat In tho rear of the stngo through tho proceedings, his wlfo, In a plcturcsiiuo costume ot shaded brown, ap pearing prominently In the gallery to tho left. When the dclegntes-nt-largo woro chosen thoy were Introduced to tho conven tion, standing in a line upon the stage, bow ing their acknowledgments and declining to respond to demands for nddresses. The senator remained, however, after tho others departed and managed to got In n fow words nt tho close, but not until nfter an attempt to cut him off by adjournment was mndo on tho motion of Paul Clark of Lancnetet ns an evidence, of tho general disposition to do without his oratory When he spoko not more than 200 delegates remained in the hall. His speech consisted chiefly in a few homiucts thrown at himself nnd n story which might command nn Investigating com mittee of the Lnynl Legion, John L. Webster wus nlmcst as unfortu nate In his appearance. Ho wbh delayed by his commltteo with tha platform so that whon presented mnny delegates had left nnd tho remainder woro tired. Ho roceive.l ' marked attention none the less, thn plat form being substantially as originally drafted oxcept tho clause relating to truuts, which was revised by his associates ovor bis protest. Tho other members of tho plat form committee wero: S. C. Oray of Platte, Paul Clark of Lancnstor, A. K. Cady of How ard, W. S. Tllton of Gage, IS. N. Alleu nt Furnas, R. M. Pollard of Cass, C. B, Letton of Jofferson nnd W. I). Holbrook of Dodgo. IciiUIiih iin n Chairman. Chairman Jenkins tried to live up to his promise to bo a fair presiding officer. His chief misfortune camo ut tho outstart, whero he tried to throttle an amendment to u motion governing tho method of voting for delegates. Dodgo county showed its anxiety to dodgo by clulmlng tho privilege of pass ing on roll call, but tho convention would not hnvo It bo, Chalrrnnn Jonklns to tho contrary notwlthstnndlng. Otherwise tho chair did remarkably woll. holding the meeting well In hand, especially when to ward tho end It mado offorts to becoma boisterous, iAb to the tlckot consensus of opinion Is to tho ofroct that It la composed of live, nctivo men, who will mako a strong can vuas nnd enlist tho co-operation of tho rank nnd fllo ovorywhere. HOW THE BUSINESS WENT Convention rneeed with Utmost of lliirmonr In Km Ilnutlnn Work. LINCOLN, May 2, (Special Telegram,) The republican stato convention waa called to order at 2;S0 o'clock this atterncon In tho nudllorlum by Chairman Orlnndo Tofft of tho stato central committee, Tho delogntei woro slow In assembling, but when the big meeting wa formally oponod not a vacant seat could be seen In the building. It Is est! raatod that fully 3,500 persons wru presont.