Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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(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.)
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Forecast for Ncbrnskn
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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.