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OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY MOBNIiNG. MAY i), lUOO-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY EIVE CENTS.
10,
vTonr Thousand Omlry Advance Twentj
f Five Miles Bejond Smalldeel.
FREE STATE CAPITAL TO MOVE AGAIN
Preparing to Locate at Hellbron, Mora Than
FJftj Mile- North.
UNCERTAIN WHETHER BOERS WILL STAND
Wreck the Railway Behind Thorn in Order
to Gain Time.
ROBERTS' SCOUTS FIND THEM IN FORCE
Krimrr'n irnnilnn, In Ciimmnnd of
the I'o re r InvriHiiK MnfrkliiK,
BciuU for Six Mure Gnus
nrrl-(in StnrvliiH.
LONDON", May 0. 3 a. tn. Four thou
Band Drltlsh cavalry -watered their horses
at tho Zand river Monday, twenty-llvo miles
beyond Smalldccl, whero Lord Roberts con
tinued to ditto his dispatches.
Tho scouts who havo been searching the
country for miles havo found no Doers
south of the river. The enemy aro laagered
In strong iforce on the north bank. Tho
Freo Staters, In tho expectation that Kroon
Htad will speeillly becomo untonablc, are,
nccordlng to Information from Lourcnzo
Marque., preparing to transfer their gov
ernment to Hellbron, a little, moro than
fifty miles, north.
Tho proclamations of Ird Roberts ap
pear to havo little effect upon tho Inhab
itants of the Invaded districts. Every farm
Is found deserted, except by tho women
and children. All tho men are away fight
ing. Correspondents at headquarters are now
rwlrlng freely concerning tho Incidents con
nected with tho occupation of Smalldeel.
Knur with Which Honrs Kncnprd.
Somo exasperation' In expressed at tho
case, with which tho Doors escaped with
their transports before tho very eyes of
tho Drltlsh. For Instance, when tho Drlt
lsh cntored Smalldeel tho Door ox wagons
coolly outspannod only flvo miles away, ns
If In contempt of tho ability of tho I) lit In h
to ovcrtako them. Ixjrd Roberta Is de
scribed ns "unwilling to sacrlflco his horses
for tho Bako of minor advantages'." Never
theless, tho waste? of horseflesh. In splto of
nil precautions, Ih enormous.
Smalldeel Is a village of only a scoro of
dwellings, but It expanded In one night to a
vast canvas city and tho glow of tho camp
11 res was llko a scene In an Iron smelting
district. Tho city Is llkoly to fade nway In
a day by tho advance of tho Infantry.
Tho tidings from Mafcklng aro gloomier
than before. Everybody thcro has an empty
stomach and a pinched face. Tho native
aro no longer glvon porridge and tho whites
have but ;i quart ot thut substance and a
pound of horso sauago Idally. Everything
clso eatable has gone. Insufficient food,
wet trenches and cold nights nre deadly to
tho health of tho garrison. This Informa
tion comes from rcllablo natives.
Jlurr liuiiH to lluniliiiril Mnfeklnir.
Lady Sarah AVIlson. undor dato of April
27, says: "Tho Doers now number 4,500, In
cluding young Kloff, President Krugor's
grandson, who has sent for bU moro guns."
Tho Mafeklng correspondent of tho Times,
who also emphasizes tho oxtremo gravity of
tho situation, says:
"It la Impossible to Ignore tho fatal sig
nificance of Colonel Dadcn-Powell's refer
ences to tho sufferings of tho women and
children, among whom many deaths have al
ready commenced. Tho commissariat has
liold a stock In rcservo for uso In tho direst
extremity."
Tho Drltlsh column Is reported to havo
reached Taungs, thirty miles north of War
ronton. According to Pretoria advices tho
British nro Hearing Vryburg, which Is half
way between Warronton and Mafeklng,
General Hunter Is probably not In personal
command of this relief column. His forces
ombraco 20,000 Infantry and from 5,000 to
0,000 horsemen, an army far greater than has
Jilthorto been supposed. I.ord Methuon Is
npparcntly a subordinate.
Hunter to Move on I'relorln.
Whllo tho relief column 1b moving toward
Vryburg, Ocneral Hunter Is apparently pro
paring an orderly udvanco northeast along
tho Vaal river to participate In tho Protorla
advanco as Lord Roberts' left flank.
Capetown correspondents learn that nn
important movement In Natal Is oxpectcd
within tho next four days. General Duller
is rapidly completing his trausport organiza
tion. Tho president of tho Transvaal Volksraad
roltcr.ites President Kruger'f undiminished
tenacity of purpose. In tho courso of the
ilobato ho said that should hn bo sent to St.
Helena the republican cause would go on.
Generals Dotha and Mcyor nro in Protorla
consulting with tho Volksraad.
A dispatch from Maseru, Dasutoland, dated
rruesday, May S, said:
"Lord Roberts' rapid advance hns con-
luscd the Doers, who are holding the roads
between Wepener and Clocolnn, nlong which
n continuous stream of wagons and cattle
lias been proceeding northward for days.
On Monday somo of those countormarched
nnd the herds got Into an Inextricable mud
die, tho Doers not knowing which way to
turn."
I'lncl Ilnerx in lAirer.
The War olflcn hns Issued tho following
Irom Lord Roberts .dated Smaldoel. May 8-
"Goncral Hutton, with mounted Infantry,
reconnoltored yesterday to the Zand river
und found the enemy In considerable force,
General Rroadwood's brigade of cavalry
iwlth General Ian Hamilton's force pel formed
thu samo operation with much tho sarao
result.
"General Hunter reportB that he occupied
Fourteen Streams yesterday without oppo
Hltlon, owing In a great measure to tho
dispositions made by Colonel Paget on tho
left bank of the Vaal river at rrenton,
where his artillery lire rendered the onciny's
position practically untenable.
"A six-Inch gun was found most useful
"As tho Sixth and halt tho Fifth brigades
of Infantry ndvanned under cover of the ar
tillery tiro the enemy retired precipitately,
handoiilng their clothing, ammunition and
personal effects."
Hiillruiiil fn ii ml WrcrUed.
The following dispatch from Lord Roberts
hB been received at tho War office:
"S.MALDEEL, May 7. The railway from
Drandfort to this place has been consider
ably damaged and the bridge over the Vet
' river has been hopelessly damaged. This
delays supplies coming up. Every few
yards charges of nickaroi'k have been laid
under the rails. This might have created
loss of life, but was fortunately discovered
liy a West Australian Infantryman. Win
burg has been occupied by tho Highland
fcrlsadc."
THE 7 fl llJgPENS THE CONGRESS
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In Drnth of .fnti-
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filer.
PRKTOniA. Monday, Mny 7. The official
cloning of the 180ft Volksraad, which broke
up 'Jnoinclally In September last, took place
today. Tho vacant scats ot Ocneral Joubert
und General Dp Koch and others were tilled
with flowers. Tho hall was crowded, a largo
number of women being present.
In the prayer of tho chaplain an allusion
to (lencral Joubert moved many to tears.
After tho prayer tho Road adjourned to tho
afternoon, when tho (session of 1900 was In
augurated. Tho ceremonies wero accom
panied by tho customary salute. President
Kruger arrived In tho state carriage with
tho usual escort. Tho foreign diplomatists
and foreign attaches, Including Ocnoral
Gourke, tho Russian attache, were present.
Tho Haadzaal waH crowded to Its fullest
capacity and the fccnn was most Impressive.
President Kruger, In his speech opening tho
session, alluded feelingly to the vacancies.
Referring to Ocneral Joubert, ho said;
"Future generations will bo able to Judge
tho work ot tho deceased, whose demeanor
Insplrd the enemy with respect and whose
humane and brave conduct gave famo and
Importance to tho state among civilized na
tions.
Ho was profoundly struck, hn said, with !
tho proof of sincere friendship given by tho general wo also promulgated for tho Island
people of the Free State, who had fulfilled " postal codo of laws prepared by the Post
Ihclr obligations to tho Trnnsvaul under tho ( "flco department and formulated after the
treaty. They realized that a united front laws of this country. The War department
was required, as nn attack upon tho Indc- hs appointed neither postmasters uor postal
pendenco of tho Transvnal meant a threat j employes, that being left entirely to tho
against the Freo State. He had Implicit I'ostofnco department. We havo only been
conlldenco In tho future of the Afrikander i called upon to pass upon the receipts nnd
nation.
Dy deeds, tho Free Stnto had shown, tho
president declared, a good cxamplo to tho
peoplo of tho Transvaal, which had proved
of great moral value to thoso guiding tho
efforts of a small state to maintain Its In
dependence. Ho was pleased to say that the
relations of tho Transvaal with tho foreign
states, with tbo exception of Great Drltaln,
wero good.
After referring to tho peaco proposals ot
tho presidents ot both republics to Lord
Salisbury, President Kruger said:
"Wo havo proved by legislation and our
dealings with Great Drltaln last year that
It was our deslro to preservo peace, and
now that war has broken out wc will do
everything to restore pence."
After nlludlng to the deputation now on a
mission to Europe nnd tho United States
and tho presenco of so many attaches, prov
ing tho Intense Intorcst of tho powers In tho
republics, nnd to thnlr methods of lighting,
ho said ho was pleased to seo that tho
sympathy of tho world was on thotr side In
tho war; that ambulances had been sent
nnd that their friends wero united In en
deavoring to allovlato tho distress caused
by tho struggle.
After references to alleged violntlona of
tho Itod Cross convention and to tho con
sequent protests of foreign powers, Presi
dent Kruger continued:
"Notwithstanding the difficult circum
stances, I nm glad to say that our finances
will ennblo us to bear tho great expertise of
tho war and that tho mines nro flourishing."
Ho concluded with a reference to the Free
State loan nnd suggested that tho session
bo not prolonged and that only matters of j lrcMy wlth tho indans affecting the pipe
importance be dealt with. In a moving eloho gual.riPa in Mlnniota thould bo rotl-
peroration ho Invoked the' blosslng and help
of tho Almighty.
The proceedings terminated with unusually
Impressive speeches and prayers. Fifty out
of a total of sixty legislators wero present,
soveral of them still suffering from wounds.
PLAN TO MURDER ROBERTS
Stanilnril l.rnrnn of OHIelnl Informa
tion Hi'i'el v.-il nt I.oniloii nt
Sui'h ii l'lnt.
LONDON, May 8. Tho Standard hears
that Information has been officially received
of a plot tn ofsasslnato Ird Roberts, that
the latter had been warneil and that tele
grams aro now poBslng between tho Capo
authorities, I.ord Roberts nnd tho home
authorities on the subject.
Tho parliamentary secretary for the War
office, Mr. Wyndham, Informs tho Associated
Press that tho War offlco has no Information
tending to confirm tho reports of an alleged
plot to assassinate Ixird Roberts.
I.iniJTK.V.VNT tSUTS A MKH TKRM.
IlnhrrtN r'niiinititen Denth Sentence of
the CurrcKiiiiiileiit'N Murderer.
LONDON. May 9. Lord Roberts has com
muted to penal servitude ifor life tho ien
tenco of death pronounced by tho court
martial on Lieutenant Murchlson of tho ar-
tlllory, who on November 2 last killed
Parslow, correspondent of tho Dally Chronl-
clo at Mnteklng.
Tho verdict of the court-martial was for
warded to Lord Roberts with a recommenda.
tlon for mercy Xrom Colonel Daden-Powell,
tho Drltlsh commander at Mafeklng.
Parslow's death was at first attributed
to an accident, but It subsequently de
veloped that ho nnd Lieutenant Murchlson
hod dined together and whllo strolling
across the squaro Murchlson drow hlB ro-
volvor nnd shot his companion.
llorr V'orern nn Inerrnsr.
LOURENZO, MARQUEZ, Sunday, May 4 A
dispatch received here from Colonel Plumer's
camp, bearing dato April 2G, states that tho
Doers around Mafcklng havo been gradually
reinforced, and their strength Is estimated
nt .1,000.
Colonel Plumer has succeeded In com
municating with Mafeklng by means of
carrier pigeons and Is endeavoring to com
munluato with tho Bouthern relief column.
MOUNT VESUVIUS IN ACTION
InhnliltniitM Nenr the Viilenmi I'niile
SlrleUen Sin-nil the Mulit Out
n( llonm.
ROME, May S. Mount Vesuvius has been
In a stato of eruption for tho last threo days i
and explosions witiiin the crater havo thrown
lava and masses of rock to a groat height.
Last night tho eruption was especially
violent and was accompanied by menacing
rumblings.
A dispatch from Porlorl, nt tho north foot
of Mount Vesuvius, says:
"Loud explosions within Vesuvius con
tinue, accompanied with frequent but slight
Bhocks that aro felt at San Vlto and In thr
direction of Puglenno. Notwithstanding tho
statement of tho observatory authorities
that thcro Is no Immediate danger tbo In
habitants in the neighborhood of tho volcano
aro panic-stricken and many will pass tho
night out of doors."
Vprnnr lu ltelolinrnth.
VIENNA, May S. The Rolchsrath a
sembled today and tho government ordered
a bill dealing with tho Innguages question.
It called forth strong objections from the
Czechs, whoso nttltude led to an extraordi
nary uproar in tho public galleries, which
were finally cleared by force.
Xtiittie of thr Queen for Dublin.
DIJDLIN, May 8. At an enthmlastlo meet
ing held In Dublin today the lord lieutenants
of several counties were appointed to erect
a statue of Queen Victoria In front of Leln
ster house on Klldare street. Hitherto there
has been bo statuo ot the queen In Dublin.
NOT ON THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Risponsibility for Cuban Poital Affairs
Bests with Other Departments,
MEIKLfJOHN EXPLAINS THE SITUATION
Orders from thr Wiir O filer AVrrr Is
n ll I'll nt tllr ltriurt nml StlK
Keotlon of I lie I'nntmnif
lor Gcnrrnl.
WASHINGTON", May 8. (Special Tele
gram.) Following closely on the heels of
tho chargo mado against several employes of
tho Postal department In Cuba come ugly
rumors from the Island that 1411,000 worth
of surcharged Cuban stamps have mysteri
ously disappeared. This rumor could neither
be confirmed nor disproved. Assistant Secre
tary Mclklejohn tf tho War department
when seen tonight relative to the matter
said: "The War department has had no su
pervision over the conduct of posts In Cuba.
Thut has rested entirely with tho Postoilko
department here. Tho War department, un
der executlvo order, appointed Reeves or
derly for tho department of posts In Cuba,
tut on recommendation of the postmaster
expenditures of tho department of posts re
ported by tho auditor as flled In his office by
the auditor of posts, and thercforo could
have no knowledgo of nuy shortage. Tho
auditor and assistant auditor havo been sus
pended pending Investigation of charges
mado against Necly and tho Department of
Justice Is prosecuting tho case with vigor."
Senator Thurston Introduced tho follow
ing amendment to tho sundry civil bill to
day: "For Improving tho .Mlfsourl river. In
cluding salaries, clerical, office, traveling nnd
miscellaneous expenses of the Missouri river
commission, survey, permanent bench marks
nnd gauges, J300.000; to bo expended under
direction of the secretary of war in tho sys
tematic Improvement of the river nccordlng
to' plans nd specifications of tho Missouri
river commission ns approved by the chief
of engineers. Of tho money hereafter appro
priated thero may be expended In tho dis
cretion of tho said commission for the pur
pose of improving tho channel by prevent
ing erosion of tbo banks no' exceeding $25,
000 at or near Nebraska City, Neb., and not
exceeding $100,000 at or near Rulo, Neb. Ho
nlso secured passage of a resolution calling
upon tho secretary of tho Interior for Infor
mation relative to tho Santco Sioux of Ne
braska, whether any portion of the million
dollars appropriated under the Dlack Hills
treaty, so-called, had ever been paid, and
what proportion would go to tho Santee
Sioux In Nebraska bad samo been paid. Tho
resolution culls for Information regarding
tho Issuance of rations to theso Indians and
why tho same had been stopped.
A delegation of Yankton Sioux will pre
sent reasons at tho next meeting of tho
ftenntn commit ton on Indian affalru wbv the
fled.
Plans for tho Dlalr public building have
been completed In tho offlco of tho super
vising architect and bids will be Invited In
a 'short time for tho construction of tho
enme. The plans show a onc-slory structure
with a frontage of eighty feet In soml-colo-nlal
style.
E. S. Dley of Madison, Neb., has been fur
nlsuTd with one of tho Dowoy medals author
ized by congress.
Ed'wnrd Rosewater, editor of The Deo,
arrlveJ In tho city today on matters con
nected with tho Associated Press. Ho will
probably romaln here until the lost of tho
week, when ho will go to Chicago to at tend
the annual meeting of tho Associated Press.
Acting under Instructions Commissioner
Towner today Issued Instructions to Indian
agents In Nebraska, South Dakota nnd Mon-
tana directing them to requlro all persons
utilizing Indian reservations for grazing
purposes to comply with the brand laws of
tho states named.
Postal receipts at Omaha for April aggre
gated J32.162, against $30,1553 In April, 1809.
This Is a gain of $1,609. Receipts at Des
Moines were $27,399 for April as compared
with $21,324 n. year ugo, an lncreaso of
$C,07r.
Congressman Gamble has rocommonded
Dr. L. C. Mead for a position on the board
of examining surgeons at Sioux Falls, S. D.
Mr. Gamblo nlso recommended A. L. Dickens
for postmnster at Strouston, S. D.
Authority has beon given for tho organi
zation of tho First National bnnk of Rich
land, la., with a capital of $25,000. John A.
Oreenleo, Thomas Singmaster, O. F. Slng
mnstcr, James A. Greanleo and W. E. Smith
nre named as incorporators. Tho comptrol
ler's certificate authorizing tho First Na
tional bank of Humphrey, Neb., to com
mence business was Issued today; capital,
$25,000, Dey Martin, president: Lee Martyn,
cashier. Also authorizing tho First National
bank at Eldon, la., to commenco business;
capital, $25,000. F. C. Bradley, president;
II. E. Roley. cashier.
An order was Issued today establishing
n postomco at Glddlngs, Hughes county, S.
D with Clara D. Harlsson as postmistress,
WELCH NAMED BY COOPERS
Omnliii Mini Vlneeil on thr Kiretitlrr
t'oinniltter hy thr utlonnl
AHNOI'lllt Ion.
CINCINNATI. O.. May 8. Tbo National
Coopers' association elected the following
ofllcers today: President, John G. Dauor of
Iiwrenoeburg, Ind.; vice presidents, J. R.
Kelly, Kansas City; A. S. Ray, Chicago; John
A. Stolpln, Milwaukee; secretary nnd treas
urer, Walker L. Wellford, Memphis. Execu
tlvo commltteo: Ed Huflden, bt. ixiuis;
George F. Meyer, St. Louis; R. L. Wirthlln,
St. Louis; R. S. Kennedy, New Drlghton,
Pa.; M. A. Welch, Omaha.
A mumorial to tho United States senato
was adopted against tho bill abolishing rov
enuo stamps on beor packages on- quarter
barrels or less.
SOME BACK ACTION EVIDENCE
Ono Who rinyed Drtretlvr In a Mur
der Ciihs Is Convicted of
the Crime,
TRENTON, Mo., May 8. William Fer
guson was today found guilty of murdering
S. G, Wilson, a Trenton merchant. In March,
1897, on evidence he gave In a former
trial while playing the role of detective.
This was his third trial. Previously Fer
guson Instigated tho arrest of two suspects,
one of whom, ho claimed, tried to get him
to assist 'in tho murder. Later ha Bald, ho
was prejwit himself and saw the death
blow struck. Wilson was killed by a blow
from nn axe. The motive was robbery.
IMiiKiie nt llnnK Kiiiik.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Vnltcd
States consul general at Hong Kong cablcj
today thai tho plague has broken out ut
that port.
ARM0R IS NOW OF NO AVAIL
American nvnl Oilier J Intents Shell
to I'enetriite Any CoverhiK; Stnrt
HiiK l'nel To 111 to thr Semite.
WASHINGTON, Mny R.-Some facts al
most startling In their Importance were laid
before the njnatu today In tecret session at
tho conclusion of tho open session. They
related, It is understood, to the Invention of
a shell by u prominent officer of tho United
States nnv. superior In every essential
quality to a)ly now In use either by this or
any other government. The quality of pene
tration possessed by tho shell Is said to be
so great that no armor manufactured has
sufficient resistance to withstand It.
Tho facts, which Are In jiossesslon of only
a few senators, wero deemed so Important
that tho senato decided to consider them In
secret scsilon, Today after' the naval bill
had been laid nsldo for tho dny Tillman
asked for a secret session In order that ho
might explain to tho senate why he desired
the armor plate matter to fee dttcusred In
secret tvsslon.
When the doors were closed he explained
that several days ago hn had oflered a res
olution calling upon the secretary of tho
navy to send to tho senate 'for Its Informa
tion the details ot tests made, by tho de
partment's officials of armor plate at Indian
Head. No answer had been received, nnd
In nil human probability none will bo rc
celi.l. It seems that Tlllmau'callcd at the
Nay department and was Informed that It
would bo unwise nt this time to make pub
lic the details of tho testri he had asked for
as It would be placed In Ihe hands, not only
of the Bonate, but In thn lianrta of repre
sentative foreign governments.
Ho was Informed that Admiral O'Noll,
chief of tho bureau of ordnance, had been
conducting for several months a series of
nrtnor tests at Indian Head, tho results of
which were very remarkable. A prominent
official ot tho Navy department Bald It Is un
derstood that tests of all sorts of armor, In
cluding tho Krupp armor, had been mado
with a view of ascertaining their effective
ness ngnlnst a new shell that had been In
vented by nn olllcer of the navy.
No plcco of armor Biibmltted to tho test
was able to wlth-stanu it. mo sneii,
fired from high power guns, penetrated the
armor almost as bullets. fired from a Krag
Jorgenscn rlllo would penetrate green wood,
tho dlfTerenco being that tho armor plate
split from the point of Impact. It Is said
this was true of tho Krupp armor as well
as of tho other armor tested.
The shell which was so offecllvo was not
described. Indeed tho Nuvy department Is
guarding Jealousy all details concerning Us
construction. Tho argument of Tillman was
that with such a projectile In the posses
sion of tho government, tho details of which
sooner or later will become known to other
governments. It would not bo the part of
wisdom for congress to enter Into contracts
to purchase tho high priced armor unless It
could be bo Improved m as to resist projec
tiles ot the kind used at Indian Head.
Feeling that more or less of tho matter
concerning tho tests recently mado by tho
government would bo used In tho debate on
the armor question Mr. Tillman suggested
that It would be desirable to consider tho
subject In secret. Tho semto agreed with
him and tomorrow the armor plate matter
will bo discussed behind clcofl doors.
OADIVI'S MUST BlJjU'.yKICIENT.
Mcnntr Striken Out u. Provlninn Mnl
liiK Advancement Kan)'.
WASHINGTON, May 8. Tho scnatn today
concluded consideration of tho naval ap
propriation bill 'With tho exception of that
section relating to armor and armament.
This went over until tomorrow, whan It will
be considered In secret sefslon.
Tho debate on the naval bill was practi
cally confined to tho paragraph relating to
the) commissioning of naval cadets. The
committee's amendment striking out the.
proposition In tho house bill to commtislon
the cadets at tho expiration of a four years'
term nt tho naval acadomy, abolishing tho
preliminary two years at sea, was carried, 10
to 12, after a warm debate.
REPORT NEELY'S ACCOUNTS
l'nstniner nrnnrtment Heeelvr" ll
Statement from Aitentn Sey
linlt mid Nenl.
WASHINGTON, May S. Tho Postofllco de
partment has a report from Agents Seybolt
nnd Neal ns to the amount of postal revenues
In tho hands of Charles F. W. Nooly, tho
chief of tho bureau of finance for tho postal
department In Cuba, on April 23. At that
time, according to these reports, ho nppar
ently accounted for all sums duo the gov
ernment, and It Is said by Postofllce depart
ment officials that If Nooly embezzled pos
tal funds ho must have Juggled the figures
and mado false entries or else took tho
monoy immediately after tho balanco was
struck. According to tho figures at com
mand here, however, thcro is an apparent
discrepancy between tho amount of postnl
order funds as glvon by Mr. Neely and
tho amount duo tho government. It was
stated that he had on April 23 $119,930, while
tho books horo indlcato that ho should have
had approximately $200,000,
On April 19 Director of Posts Rathbone
asked that a statement be prepared of tho
monoy order deposit account of the bureau
of finance as mado on April lfi. On April
23 General Rathbone directed that a further
examination bo made nnd tho resulting ro
port, as stated, Indicated that Ncely'o ac
counts were correct and wero so certified by
the agents, who, in concluding their state
ment as to the examination, say: "Tho man
ner In which theso accounts, stamps, sup
plies and funds aro handled reflects credit
upon the chief of tho bureau of finance, Mr.
Charles F. W. Neely and his asslstantt."
It Is npparent that an examination of his
accounts was made In detnll at that time,
as It Is stated that there wds $1,09 In a tray.
Thcro has at all times been a balanco duo
the Postofllco department on account of
money order funds. On April 1 a shipment
of $5G,000 was mado to this country on that
account nnd thero Is now due $224,000. It
would seem that those are the only funds
permitted to accumulate In the Cuban office
and It Is said that all other postal revenues
are transmitted to tho military authorities
as soon as received In tbo bureau ot finance
Aini-rlruu Colli for (iermiiny.
NEW YORK, May 8. Carl Menckens
sailed for Germany on th Knlner Wll
helm dcr Groswe todny, after having made
arrangements to buy, it Is said, 00,000 Ions
of coal a month In this country for uso In
Germany. Although tniught ostensibly for
a factory It Is belloved to be Intended to
be for tho wo of tho government.
, FnreMt Fire Swop" Vlllnne.
13LM1RA. N. V.. May S.-All tho buildings
In tho village of Corbett, Potter county.
Pa., were destroyed today by forest llres
and several people wero badly burned, The
Inhabitants Ited to Galeton and many of
them aro now quartered In thn Duffula &
Susquehanna railroad station There.
MiiM'iiirii tH of Oeeuii VrmirU, May S,
At New York Arrived Europe, from
London, Southwark, from Antwerp; Ethio
pia, from Glasgow. Bulled Kaiser Wll
helm der Grosse. for Hrcmen, vU Cher
bourg und Southampton.
At Hreinen Arrived Dremen, from New
York. .
At Auckland Arrived (Previously) Mo
una. from Hun 'Francisco.
At Uenoa-Arrlved Kaiser Wllhclm II,
vU Na.ies.
At Gibraltar Sailed-Werra, from Genoa
and Naples, for New York.
At Liverpool Sailed Ultonla, for Boston.
AT SEA ON VICE PRESIDENCY
Bioni Falls Delegates Are at Loggerheadi
Over Thit Question.
NEBRASKANS WORKING HARD FOR BRYAN
Some Drlrftntes Fnvor Nomlnntlnn
Several Vice I'rmlilrntlnl t'nnill
listen nnd Letting Democrat
Tnke Tbrlr l'lck.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D May 8. (Special
Telegram.) Senators Allen and Dutler nro
up against an unpromising proposition In
their effort to prevent tho nomination of a
populist candidate for vlco president by to
morrow's convention. About tho only ques
tion that Is heard discussed Is the advisabil
ity of naming such n candidate prior to the
democratic convention.
Senator Allen and Senator Dutler are
known as tho originators of tho echemo to
refer tho naming of n. vlco presidential can
didate to a conference committee, which
will defer action until after tho national
democratic convention, but thero Is no au
thority for tho assertion that they aro speak
ing tho oxprosfed wish of Drynn.
This proposition first manifested "itself In
the action and utterances of Senator Allen
at tho meeting of tho Nebraska delegation
this forenoon for reorganization, when he
urged tho importnnco of holding an execu
tive session during the afternoon at a placo
whero tho strictest sectccy could bo pro
ecrved, declaring Its purpose to be to take
such action as would allow tho populist
party to avoid the ridiculous position it oc
cupied four years ago, when then- were two
vlco presidential candidates with Mr. Dryan.
Ho declared that should the reform forces
fall to win In the coming election It may bo
their last opportunity for all tlmo.
'Where thr lllteh Cnmr.
At the caucus, which occurred this after
noon, tho question was debated with great
spirit, but It Is claimed that tho contro
versy was void ot acrimony. It came up
on a motion by Judgo Adams of Mlnden
that It was tho senso of the delegation that
tho convention should proceed to nominate
a candidate for president and vlco presi
dent also. Senator Allen Interposed his
proposition to refor tho selection to a con
ference commltteo.
Tho Douglas county delegates were al
most unanimously In favor of nominating
a candidate tomorrow. Harrington of
O'Neill proposed a compromise, by which
tho convention shall select some half a
dozen available, men nnd submit their nnmes
to tho democrats, that of Town of Minne
sota to bo among them. No test of strength
was had In a vote, for without reaching
a conclusion the caucus adjourned until A
o'clock tomorrow.
Tho Colorado delegation, under the lead
ership of Tom Patterson, has adopted tho
Dryun-Allen-Dutlor scheme and declared
unanimously In favor of roferrlng action
to a conferonco committee. Patterson does
not hesitate to say that nuch is tho wish
of Dryan expressed to "him nt Omaha.
Such other delegations an havo considered
tho question aro divided and tho majority
of Individual delegates seem to be with
tlicso. who favor the submission of n number
of names to tho domocruts. It Js h re
markable fact that whllo moat of the dele
gates seem to wish tn havo their own con
vention, nt least, suggest tho vice presi
dential candidate, most of even theso favor
nominating Towne. It has developed hero
that nono of the stato conventions havo
acted upon this vory perplexing question,
probably through embarrassing recollections
of four years ago. '
'iiiiiiriinilsr In Snsrfcmtei!,
Lato tonight a conference was held ot
leading spirits from all delegations repre
sented, at which Allen, Duller and Patter
son wero present, and nt which, at tho sug
gestion of M. F. Harrington, It was prac
tically agreed to recommend that tho vlco
presidential nomination 'be referred to n
commltteo to confer with tho democrats and
Bocuro tho nomination of a silver republican
or n populist and la caso of falluro to
agree on that basis tho populist commltteo
shall name a populist.
Tho Nebraska delegation has Instituted nn
nctlvo compalgn for Edmlsten for national
chairman, basing Its fight upon his residence
In Dryan's Btate, and cards are being ped
dled about showing tho figures of populist
victories In Nebraska In 1894, 1896, 1897 and
1899, when ho was at tho head of the state
committee, hh against republican victory In
1895 and a meager populist majority in 189S,
when ho was not chairman. His only oppo
nent Is Marlon Dutler.
Stato politics havo been discussed quite
freely among Nebraskans here nnd tho pre
vailing sentiment that Governor Poyntor
would prove a weak candidate seems to
foreshadow his probable defeat for the fusion
renomlnatlon.
DELEGATES SEEM RESTLESS
I'riiKrnm Arrnnned hy thr I,endrrn Not
Apt to He Accepted hy the
Hunk nnd Kile.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 8. Tho ln
creaso of delegates and tho approach to tho
tlmo of calling the national populletic con
vention to order servei to accentuate the
dlffercnco of opinion among tho delegates
as to tho policy to be pursued with refer
ence to tho nomination ot n candldato tor
tho vice presidency. As time goes on it
becomes moro and imore evident that this is
practically tho only question which tho con
vention will havo to decide, and It Is occu
pylng tho attention nllko of delegates and
visitors so exclusively as to render tho sit
uation qulto monotonous on that account.
Thero is occasional reference to the plat
form, und it la understood that a few of
tho long-headed leaders have been drawing
up plans and suggesting propositions for In.
1 corporation In the declaration of principles,
but whllo this Is true tho great majority of
persons In attendance aro discussing tho
! vlco presidential problem.
Most of tho delegates In attendance hold
conferences this afternoon, hut nono of them
not already decided reached any definite
conclusions. The greatest difference of
opinion among the delegates from states
Is shown In tho Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa
'and Missouri delegations. Nebraska dele
gates feel that they aro In a peculiarly dell
cato position, because they are especially
anxious to subserve tho Interests of Mr.
Dryan. They held' two mcqtings during the
day, but failed to reach a conclusion and
will meet again tomorrow morning nt 9
o'clock for further consideration as to what
courts to pursue.
Senator Allen, who may be considered tho
leader of tho delegatlcn, as ho is also tho
especial chnmplon of Dryan, Is exercising
I himself especially tn secure that action
j which will mcst certainly redound to Dryan's
beniitlt A majerlty of th delegates from
' Nebraska are apparently favorable to tho
referenco of tho whole question to a oom
mittco of one from each stato to bo ap
pointed to confer with tbo democrats at
Kansas City and It is hellevpd that Senator
Allen Is In accord with this sentiment. In
his exhortations tn the delegations ho has
dwelt especially upon the importance of
(Continued on Second Pago,)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Generally Fair; Variable Winds.
Temperature nt Omiihn jmtrrdnyt
Hour. Dck. Hour, Dew.
ft n, m nil 1 p. in 71
O n. m ns U p. m Til
7 n. ni ..... , ns It i. m ..... , 71
S n. in 111! ! p. in 7..
O n. m 412 n p. m 7.'t
10 n. m 117 O i, in 7-
11 n. m IIS 7 p. ni 70
1'-' in,..'....., 70 S p. m OS
, O i, ni Oil
FOUR MEN KILLED IN A WRECK
Dnuhle-ltrndrr I'rnlt Trnln Often Into
the I) I tih Out In
V ; ii in I ii ff
CHEYENNE. Wyo., May R. (Special Tel
egram.) Ono of the worst wrecks which has
occurred In Wyoming In recent years took
place on O'Neill sidetrack, sixteen mllw
west of Rawlins, on tho Union Paclflo today
when an eastbound fast fruit train drawn
by two locomotives dashed through an open
switch nnd down a high cmbnnkment. The
dead arc:
LOUIS UANTA, fireman. Rawlins.
JAMES JOHNSON. Fireman, Rawlins.
TWO DOYS, nged nbout 20 years, who
wero stealing a ride, names unknown.
Injured' Engineers Frank Rehemeyer and
Andy Sheolrr. Doth will recover.
Doth engines and cloven cars wero burled
In mud nnd water at tho bottom of tho em
bankment, Tho dead firemen nnd two boy
tramps were caught under the wrecknge.
Tho bodies of threo were recovered, but
that of Danta was burned to a crisp. It Is
feared other meii loat their lives In tbo
accident, ns n lalgo number ot tramps aro
passing over tho road nnd soveral wero
seen on the trnln shortly beforo thn accident.
Engineers Rohemeycr und Sheeler
Jumped ifrom their engines beforo tho end
of tho fildlng was reached nnd escaped with
a few Injuries; berth will recover.
Just when or by whom tho switch nt
O'Neill was left open la not known. It Is
at tho foot of n steep hill and the engineer
of tho head locomotive did. not discover tho
danger until wilthln a few feet of the switch.
The engines were reversed, but the train
had attained high speed on tho downgrade
nnd could not b stopped. Wrecking outfits
and surgeons wero sent to thn wreck from
Rawlins. Superintendent Harris and other
officials have gono to tho scene.
REBELS ATTACK A GARRISON
Three Amrrlenim Killed nt Ilnrutne,
nn thr Iftliiud tif runny I'd ii r Hun
dred In the AttnekliiK l'urty.
MANILA, May 8. A forco of rebels, May
2, attacked twenty men of Company I of tho
Forty-fourth regiment, stationed at Rarotac,
Hollo province, on the Island of Panay.
Threo of the Americans wero killed and
seven wero wounded.
The enemy, estimated to number 400 men,
surrounded Darotac and attacked tho place
on all sides. -After two men had been
killed and four woundod tho American com
mander sent four men to try to get
through to communlcato with the remainder
of tho company at Dumangas. Of tho four
men onq was killed and threo wounded.
Tho latter managed to return to Darotac.
A friendly native Anally brought news ot
the fight to a company of the Twenty-sixth,
who succored tho garrison of Damtac on
the night of May 3. Tho enemy's losses
were heavy.
A court-martial, composed of General
Hall, presiding, General Grant and several
colonels, convened today at Manila to try
Colonel James S. Pottlt of tho Thirty-first
volunteer Infantry on tho chargo of deliver
ing a Filipino prisoner to tho local authori
ties at Zamboanga, with tho result that the
prisoner was almost Immediately killed
without trial. Pedro Patcrno, tho former
president of tbo so-called Filipino
cabinet, who was recently captured in tho
mountains of Trinidad, has arrived here
and has been placed Incommunicado In tho
political Jail, He Is suffering greatly from
sickness.
HARD EXPERIENCE OF A CREW
Steamer Strnndrd Off fnpr Ilnttrrni,
Five Drowned nnd a llnutlnnd
Driven tit Sen.
NEW ORLEANS. May 8. The Morcan
liner El Paso, which arrived early today
I from New York, brought with It Second Mate
wmougnny si. Mooro and fourteen of tho
crow of tho wrecked Drltlsh steamer Vir
ginia. This vessel, Captain Charles Samuel,
from Daiquiri, Cuba, for Haltlmoro, with a
cargo of Iron ore and a crew of twenty-six
men, stranded on Diamond Shoals about 6
o'clock on tho evening ot last Wednesday,
Bomo twelve miles off Capo Hatteras. Mato
Mooro and the crcow as soon ns they ar
rived in New Orleans wont to tho office of
Drltlsh Consul Van SIttnrt. They related a
talo of great suffering and hardship. Moore
nnd tho fourteen mon with hlra managed to
get into a boat after the stranding of tho
vessel, hut wero unable to make shoro owing
to high wind from tho land and wero driven
out Into tho open sea. El Paso sighted the
forlorn crew ot the wrecked Virginia and
they wero soon taken aboard.
The Drltlsh consul will send the men to
Daltlmore. Mate Mooro states that when ho
left thn Virginia Captain Samuels and tho
first mate and the othor members of the
crow wero crowded upon the bridge. Five
roen were drowned.
CALLS HALT ON RECEPTIONS
Tun .11 ii eh Kiitcrtnliilnir Tnxea thn
MreiiKth of Admtrul
Dewey,
MEMPHIS, Tonn., May 8. At tho request
of Admiral Dowey today's set program has
been materially changed. Eight receptions
had been arranged for, and tho admiral,
fearing to overtax his strength, requested
the commltteo to eliminate tho receptions to
occur during the afternoon. Ills wishes
were complied with.
At 10:30 o'clock today a committee ot
escort called at the hotel for the admiral
and his party. Tbey wero driven to tho
Cotton exchange, where a reception lasting
an hour was held. From tbo Cotton ex
change the visitors returned to their hotel
to rest during tbo afternoon. Tonight a
general reception will bo held at the hotel
under the auspices of tho Women's clubs
of Memphis, and upon Its conclusion the
admiral's visit will have been ended. The
party will leave tomorrow morning at 9:30
o'clock for Nashville,
t'ninif rrfrlt I'lutrs Are Secured.
PHILADELPHIA, May 8,-Chlef Wllklc
and Operator Hums tonight obtained pos
session of the plates from which were made
tho counterfeit $2 notes which were put in
circulation last week by Arthur Taylor and
i Haldwln S. Dredell. Harry S. Taylor,
Arthur s nrotner, gave inrormaiion as to
where the plates wero buried In the Cen
tennial grounds. Falrmount park, and Wll
klo and Burns dug thorn up.
HniiKed for Iflllliifr It I Iron it Mini,
NEW YORK, May 8. Edward f'llffnrd
was parsed In tho H'udRon county, Now
Jersey. Jull today for thn munlr of
Division Superintendent W O. Waltsou ot
the West Shoro railway In 1890.
DEATH IN THE RIOTS
Gt, Louie Street Car Strike Remits in Vio
lent Disorders.
PASSENGER SHOOTS INTO A CROWD
One of the Onlookers PaUllj Wounded hj
Straj Ballets,
CONDUCTOR WOUNDS YOUTHFUL RIOTER
Proteols Himself from Mob Which Was
Threwing Stones.
ANOTHER CONDUCTOR LOSES ONE EYE
Strike AfTretn thr .Mull terrier I'nu.l
blilty of I'riiseeutlun nf thr lllnt
cm fur iiiU Itrnmin 3lnll
ntlun Defunct!.
ST. LOUIS, May S.-Employes of the St.
Louis Transit company, uumbering about
3,100 men, made good today their throit to
tie up the street railway trafllc of tho city,
in doing so they not only paralyzed thu
buslners of tho company, which operate all
tho electric und cable roads In tho city,
with the, exception of thoto owned by thu
St. Louis & Suburban Railway company, on
which a strike has been In progress for two
weeks past, but brought matters to n stand
still In half a dozen other lines of bmlnefs
as well. It was tho most complete tloup
over seen In St. Louis.
Riotous proceedings began almost Immedi
ately, resulting In ono fat.illiy tonight.
When rho company tried to take out curs
fromMho various burns of tho system the
nonunion mon who had undertaken tho task
wore Immediately surrounded and urged
not to raako the. attempt. If thny persisted
tho carB wero surrounded by a howling mob
nnd, ns If by magic, sticks and htonos filled
the air, forcing the men In chargo to drrert
their posts. During the. fusillade windows
In thn cars would ho broken, whllo their
sides would be scarred and dented by the
mlrslles.
At llrst the storm centers wero confined lo
remote points. Dy and by a few cars man
aged to slip away from tho crowds around
the power houses and car barns and mndo
their way down town. Thon tho theator
of nctlvlty was transferred to Wnshlngton
avenue, Locust strco. and other downtown
thoroughfares.
.Several l'rnplr Arr Shot.
Thn same tactics wero resorted to down
town that had proved so efficacious about
thn barns. A crowd would surround each
car nnd whllo tho boys und young men
would shout "scab" und "cheap screw"
at tho motorman and conductor, from
furthor back in tho throng would como a
volley of rocks nnd brickbats, smashing
tho windows and frightening tho anen in
chargw ifrom tbolr posts. The most se
rious personal injuries sustained up to
nightfall wtre received In riots of this char
acter, which took place on Washington
aventiB from Sixth to Eighth street. In
ono of them a boy was short by a nonunion
conductor, who was trying to push his car
through tho crowd. In tho fracas further
down n motorman was seriously Injured
by a brick thrown by somo one In tho
crowd. A man was shot at Grand and
Franklin avenues tonight; still nnother man
was shot nenr tho crossing of tho suburb. m
tracks nnd Taylor avenue.
At 9 o'clock tonight us a suburban ear
was crofslng Taylor avenue a big crowd
gathored around It. Somo one pulled tho
trolley from thn wlro nnd thin action so
enraged a passonger, at present unknown,
that ho drew a rovolver and fired threo
shots Into tho crowd. Hurd Gllborth, n bar
keeper, an onlooker, received ono of tho
bullets In tho arm and nnother In tho lung.
Ho was taken to tho city hospital, whero
his wounds wero pronounced mortal.
Poller Arr I'ovrerlen.
Tho police wero powerless In tho face of
tho mob, which was augmented at noon by
thousands of clerks from .business houses
and workmen from tho factories. Many
women also gathered with tho crowds.
Doys and young mon, most of whom had no
connection with tho strikers whatever, fur
nished most of the noiso and did a largo
amount of tho mischief downtown. Thoro
wore comparatively few of tho striker In
tho mob and many of theso who appeared
most zealous In tho cause ot the street
railway men woro animated by no moro
ferocious feeling than tbo love of oxclto
mont. Attempts at arbitration were madt ns
soon ns tho gravity of the situation mm
realized. Mayor Zolgcnhcln addressed a
letter both to tho strikers nnd to President
Edward F. Whltnker of the St. Louis Trlnslt
company, offering his sorvlces as mediator.
Replies wero received from both sldeB, but
In nolthor case favorable.
Thn strlko was systematically arranged.
The men mot after midnight nnd at 2 a. m.
decided to strlko. From that moment thn
Btrlko becamo offectlvo nnd when the com
pany attempted to stnrt Kb dally schedule its
efforts wero rendered futile nt uvery point
by thn nctlvlty or inactivity of tho strikers.
Just here a point of dltllcalty arlhed be
tween tho rompany and tho strikers. Thn
former assorts that It has the men to operate
all Its Ilnr If the strikers would allow thn
cars to run. Tho union men, on tho other
hand, claim that thn company has not tho
men nnd cannot get them.
Tho outsiders whom It brought hern two
months ago, they say, tn take tho places of
the strikers at that tlmo, wero sent away
when an agreement wan roached and tho
present strike was precipitated so suddenly
that tho company had no tlmo to prepare
for It. It Is further usrcrtoj that the com
pany will be unable to get men to run the
cars In tho faco of tho popular demonstra
tion today.
I, lot of the Injured,
A partial list of thoso Injured In the
varloim encounters today follows:
Hurd Ollberth, a 'barkeeper, fatally shot.
Conductor Stovo Sollers, Suburban line,
eye knocked out.
Joo Kohrlng, aged 16 years, shot by Con
ductor ..McClellan at Thlrtmnth street and
Washington avenue, not serious.
John Caruth, motorman Dollefontalne lino,
struck In tho faco with a brick.
John Oranuth, driver, slightly hurt in a
colllHlon.
These arrests have been ropirtcd: Con
ductor McClollan, for ehootlng Kohrlng;
Nicholas Doyle, Union lino motorman, for
rioting; Willlo Rickey, 14 years, charged
with throwing tnnes; John Walsh, 13
years, stono-throwlng; Charles Sonne, ll
years; Frank Tule 18 years, stone-throwing.
Henry Reck, McMnhon, James Kelly,
John C. Crclghton.
Trnln VrfW Mude In Quit,
An attempt was mado at 8-30 o'clock to
take out a car on the Olive street lino.
It wus rut out of thu ebeds at Ollvo ana
