Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, 3 871,
OMAHA, SAT I'll DAY 31011X136. MAY 1L l'JOO-TWELVE PAGES.
SLNGTj15 COPY El YE CEXTS.
NEARER TO MAFEK1XG
Britiih Column of Three Thousand is Dut
Tbera Monday or Tmsd&y.
ATVRYBURG, ONE HUNDRED MILES AWAY
General Hunter'e Main Body is Fifty Milei
South of Thus.
ROBERTS SWEEPING ON TO KROONSTAD
At List Accounts He Wae Twenty Miles
from Boar Stronghold.
STEYN'S MEN VOTE TO CONTINUE FIGHT
I"rrr mule President Ailvniioc
Tortnrd the- II r 1 1 1 nil nml linn u
11 r u nil with Ciiniphcll'ii llrlitiide
anil llriiliinl'i Home.
LONDON, May 12, 4:30 a. ra. A Ilrltlnh
column, 3,000 strong, has arrived at Vry
burg, 100 mllce from Mafoklng. It rcnchcil
Hi cm Thursday, ami, thoUKh harratsod by
tlio Hoors, Ib pushing swiftly forward. Fifty
miles roil th of Vryburg, at Laungs, Is Gen
eral Hunter's main body, moving slowly and
contending with considerable forces.
The pick of his mounted men are tho 3,000
who arn going without wheeled transporta
tion and nt n rnto that may poKilhly bring
them to Mufcklng on Monday or Tucuday
next.
Iord Roberts' narratlvo closes with
Thursday evening, but hn continued his
march yesterday toward Kroonstnad, fwenty
miles distant, and, by this ilme. ho must
know 'whothor tbo Doors Intend to rtght
there.
Winston Churchill sayR there were only
2,000 Hoors who opposed tho British nt Zand
river. Another report Is that 6,000 Boom
-vvlth six guns mode a roar guard action,
whllo many of their thousands with convoys
retired without firing a shot.
Stcyit') TronpN Glv Hat dr.
ProHldcnt Stcyn and a counsel of the
leaders of several thousand Free Staters
In tho Iadybrniid and Flcksburg district de
termined to submit to tho men tho ques
tion of continuing tho war or not at a great
open nlr meeting. Tho lighting men decided
to fight on, Stcyn, who appeara to be In
netlvo command, began to ndvanco toward
tho Ilrltlsh and camo Into contact on Thurs
day with Campbell's brlgado nnd Brabant's
horso twenty miles ntjrthcnst of Thnba
N'clni. A smart engagement ensued with
no positive success on -either side, except
that tho Door advance was stopped.
(leneral Hundlo has disposed 10,000 Infan
try along a twenty mllo front In such a way
ns to .bar a Doer advanco toward Lord Rob
erts' corrthunlcutlons. With tho exception
of Ooneral Brabant's colonials. General
Hundlo has uo borsomen. The cavalry are
all with Lord Roberts' advance.
fvccordlng to a Pretoria telegram, Oonoral
Bailor Is. moving from Elandalaagto In the
direction of Helpmaakiir and the British
vanguard engaged a Doer patrol of ItallAus
on Thursday. Twelvo Italians aro reported
ns routing fifty Ilrltlsh.
Tlio dispatch also says that Ilrltlsh re
connoltorlng parties have Invaded tho Trntis-
vaal near Fourteen Streams and tint thu
K-outH on both sides meet frequently with
varying results.
Detail, of Thnriidny'-, I'lulit.
Lord Roberts telegraphs to the War ofllco
from Rlct spruit, under date of .May 10,
evening, as follows:
"We havo had a successful day and have
driven tho enemy from point to point.
French, with Porter's nnd Dixon's brigades
of cavalry nnd Button's mounted Infantry,
crossed tho Zand at V'ermenten'H kraal ami
then worked around in a northeasterly di
rection to MaatBCbaphy, being opposed con
tinuously by tho enomy. I'ole-Carew's di
vision and Gordon's cavalry brlgado. aug
mented by Hattory J of the Royal Horso
artillery and by Henry's and Rof' mounted
infantry, crossed tho river by a drift near
tho rnllwny brldgo. My quarters accom
panied this force. With the Infantry por
tion wo arc eight miles north of tho river.
Tho cavalry and mounted infantry nrc at
Vontorsburg road station and Tucker'B di
vision Is at Deelfonteln Nord. Inn Hamil
ton's force and Broadwood's cavalry brlgado
wero making for tho crossroads near Ven
torsburg when I lant heard from them.
Hamilton's column met with stubborn re
sistance nnd Smlth-Dorlcn's brlgado wca
engaged for somo hours 'l protecting tho
renr flank of his force.
"Tho drifts aro extremely difficult and
much baggngo has still to conui up. We
shall, however, march at dnybrcik and push
on ns far as possible lu a Kroonstnd direc
tion." "Tho only casualties reported at present
ore: Killed, rank and (lie, t; wounded, r.
"No returns yet received from tho cavalry
nor Hamilton's force."
GUARD'S DEADLY SUSPICION
Sentry nt M. Ilelruii ffiiintn n llorr
Who Climbed thn Wire
"' Kcnee.
(Copyright. 1000, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. May 11. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) -Tho Ex
press St. Helena correspondent cables un
der date of Mny 11: "Tuesday one of thn
Doer prisoners nt Deadwood camp was seen
to ecalo tho wire fence with a view of af
fecting his encapo. Tho guard, suspicious
of his movements, challenged threo tlmos
nnd receiving no reply, fired, Tho prisoner
was instantly killod. Inquiry Is Iwlng hold."
Tho Loader correspondent with Roberts
saH tho Rocr forces on tho Zand wcto about
P.000 all told, but only 3,000 took 'part In
thn action,
Tho Mall correspondent at Colombo siys:
"Preparations are being made for tho recep
tion of 6,000 Iloer prisoners at Dyatnlawa,
160 mllo from Colombo, llulldlngs have
already been commenced for tho accommo
dation of tho captives."
Kroner Cm 11m on the Lord.
CAPETOWN, May 11. At tho closing of
tho voiksniaa .Monday, May 7, President
KriiRcr cried out:
"God of tho Volksraad! shall this bo tho
final act. No! It shall not! God will he
merciful and strengthen tho right! Ours is
(be right-"
Tho president added that ho had docu
mentary proofs of a "devilish conspiracy to
nnninuato ine repuoiics,"
Looks l.lkf Strike In Knnnita City,
iA.-ono bin, .nny n. tnere is evory
indication that tno employes of tho Metro-
I'uniuii oireei iiuunuy to, win go on a
striko tomorrow morning, The men are
holding k secret meeting tonight, going to
their halls ns oon na thoy tako their cars
to tho barns. At midnight It Is stated that
tho men on threo lines havo vood not to
take out heir cars oinorrow morning.
PEACE PARTY IN PHILIPPINES
I'nrmer .Member of tlir- Filipino Itc
liulilli'iin Cnlilnrt Stnrln n
MllVPIIK'llt.
MANILA. May 11.-Honor Hueticamlno, at
ono tlmenibcr of tbo no-called Filipino
republlcaHPSfakWho was recently lib
erated byTOifDhftnuouncc that he
has become rwlfefHcrlcnn sover
eignty and will duvotcrJVnco to bring
ing about peace. He hasRWt a proposed
peace) platform for tho national Filipino
party to tho Insurgent generate, Including
Agulnaldo, In the field.
Thin platform declares that it la Im
possible for tho Filipinos to exist ns a nation
without tho protection of tho United States,
nnd that consequently they must rccognlzo
American sovereignty and strive to nttnln,
under a constitution, the utmot liberty pos
sible. Continuing, Senor llucncamlno nrguos
that tho Filipinos nro Incapablo of self
govornmcnt. Ho nays:
"In cur Independent govornmcnt the most
predominant notes wero abuse and Immor
alities, tho offering of ignorance nnd the
Inherited vlc of Spain, by which tho Fili
pino regime wan rendered odious to our
own people."
Therefore, ho contends, American control
In necessary to prevtint civil strife. Ho
recommends to the national Filipino party
thu adoption of it program embodying the
following features:
First Recognition of the sovereignty of
tho United States, cessation of hostilities
and co-operation of the Filipinos In the
prosecution of "bandits who contlnuo dep
redations In tho name of Independence.''
Second A request for a declaration by
tbo United Stntes government guaranteeing
to the Filipinos personal liberties nnd rights
under n constitution.
ThlrdA Filipino representative delega
tion to present to the American congress
and public tho desire of the Filipinos re
specting Filipino status.
Fourth Tbo application of a part or tho
publlo funds to tho maintenance of hos
pitals for. sick and wounded Filipino sol
tilers nnd for the establishment of schools.
Fifth Thu transfer of tho Insurgent
funds to tho Filipino treasury.
Sixth The establishment of a permanent
Ayntern of Filipino representatives! to tho
civil commission.
Seventh Tho exclusion of friars from the
administration of tho iurlshe.
Discussing tho polltlcnl outlook with tho
correspondent of tho Associated Press, Senor
llucncamlno enld:
"There aro threo elements In tho Phil
ippines which obstruct tho attainment of
peace. Tho first Is tho body of Filipino ag
itators In Manila who nro continually shout
ing for Independence and who thus Influence
tho Ignorant masses.
"Tho second Is the friars, who desire a
prolongation of hostilities because In peace
between tho Filipinos nnd tho United States
they seo tho end of their prestige and the
ultimate loss of their properties and hold
ings. "Tho third element is (Suppressed by
tho censor.)
"If tho civil commission brings liberal
ideas nnd lnlluences. Agulnnldo, today tho
Idolized leader of tho Filipinos and others
still fighting, In n wny that will make It
possible for them to surrender nnd yet retain
tho respect and honor of their countrymen,
then pence In tho Philippines will bo only a
question of n few weeks."
ISLANDERS ARE UNFRIENDLY
.ntlvc of Mfiaterr Do Xot Fnnoy thn
Invimlnn Jiy Colonel llnrillii'a
Kxiieilttloii.
MANILA, May ll. Tho Islanders of Mns
bcro received Colonel Hardin's expedition
dlftcrcntly from those of Mnrlnduque, when
ho left ono company of tho Twenty-ninth
regimont. On approaching tho principal
town, Palanoc, tbo Insurgent trenches ap
peared to bo occupied and tho gunho.U
Helena bombarded them vigorously, nftor
which threo companies wero landed and tonk
the trenches with llttlo resistance. Ono
Filipino was killed. Two or three hundred
Insurgents hold tbo neighboring towns and
the natives appear unfriendly.
As previously cabled to tho Associated
Press but few armed insurgents were found
nt Mnrlnduque.
GASOLINE COSTS TWO LIVES
Wo in nn nml Clillil lliirneil to Ilontli
In Son t li Dmnliii I. nut
Mltlil.
Mrs. Lena Anderson, wife of John Ander
son, a truck gnrdner. Forty-second and F
streets, South Omaha, and Mary Olsen, tho
0-year-old daughter of Christ Olsen, Thirty
sixth and Grovo streets, Omaha, wero
burned to death at tho Auderson homo last
night.
Tho use of gasoline to stnrt a flro In a
cook stovo was tho cause. Mrs. Anderson
started to cook a meal for her husband, who
had been working Into In a garden. Sho
poured what who supposed was coal oil on
somo corncobs. Tho can had contained gas
oline. WIten a match was applied an ex
plosion occurred.
Mrs. Anderson's dress was Ignited. Tho
child, who was visiting tho Andersons, ran
Into tho kitchen that moment. Tho Haines
enught her clothing. Screaming In agony tho
llttleono ran from tho house toward a clump
of trees nearby.
Anderson was badly burned about the
hands and face In putting out the flames,
which cost tbo llfo of his wifo. She died In
half an hour.
Little Mary Olsen was dend when they
found hor, tho clothes burned from her body,
her corpse crisp.
OTHER TRIBES HELP ASHANTES
Itrporta from Hip Gold Count that
They Slur ItuUc Fifty liioii
ntiiil Wnrrlom.
ACCRA. Gold Const. Mny 11. Serious re
ports uro current that tho Ashantls aro de
termined to throw off tho Ilrltlsh yoke, that
thoy havo secured the co-operation of eight
other tribes nnd that they aro now able to
ralso C0.000 warriors.
LONDON, May 11. Correspondence bo
tween the colonial olDce and tho chamber
of commerce at Capo Count castlo has been
published, showing that Kumnssl is well
provisioned. In the opinion of tho colonial
olllco tho rumors that tho town has fallen
r Is In great peril aro exaggerated.
SENATOR CLARK TO HOLD ON
Kiuiiliiitlcnlly Di'iili's Itt'iiort Hint
llr it'niitiMiiiiliiten Itr
nlKlllliK. WASHINGTON, May II. Senator Clark
of Montana today emphatically denied a
rumor (bat ho contemplated resigning. Ho
said: "At tho present timo I havo no
thought of resigning, and whllo I cannot
foreseii what mny happen In the future, I
do not now anticipate anything that will
change my present intention."
Tvrelvo IIiiIIiIIiikn Con mimed,
WICHITA, Knn., May 11. A special to thft
Deacon from Tecumseh, Okl., says: Twelvo
buildings burned here this morning, two
hardware, two general merchandise, one mil
linery (.tore, balance olllces and residences.
Loss, $30,000, with tl.GOO Insurance
ALL THE UNIONS MAY AID
Possibility of a General Strike Occurring in
St. Louii.
ONLY A FEW CARS RUNNING ON ONE LINE
No t'nll for Ilip Mllltln Vet Governor
Mc-pln-ii. 'lit I ii the Police Can
Handle I lie Slttin
tlon. ST. LOUIS, May 11. The street railway
strike situation this morning shows but llttlo
change from yesterday. About tho usual
number of cars nro being run by the Subur-
ban, whllo only a few are out on the Un-
dell division of tho Transit company's '
system. No others on thu latter system nro
In operation. Police protection Is still
afforded tho lines operating, olllccrs unrd
log each car and patrolling tho streets on
foot nnd horseback. While tho Suburban
cars aro well patronized those of tho
t ransit company are About empty. No !
trouble had been reported up to 10 o'clock.
uovcrnor Stephens has departed for Jef
ferson City, after an Ineffectual nttempt to
bring the strikers and their employers to
gfther for tho purpose of settling tho strike. , that followed, but before nny action could bo
Ilcforo going ho said: "I do not think that' taken a motion offered by Delegate Charles
tho sittlntlon has nearly reached the stago j W. Smith of Pittsburg to postpone consider
where It la expedient or necessary to call ; atlon of tho matter for several days was
on tho militia. I shall expect tho police carried.
department to handle tho situation for somo
time, or until It acknowledges that, under
tho now law, with nn Increased force fully
armed and liming unusual powers, It can
not copo with the situation.
"When I nm satisfied that such a crisis has
arisen I shall then not hesitate to call out
tho military arm of the state."
It has been decided hv the notice officials
that thcro is no Immediate necessity for a I address. Every one of tho fourteen stales
sheriff's posso comltatus, but Sheriff Poll!- ' covered by tho religious otgnnlzatlon le well
man has been asked to bo In readiness to represented.
furnish BOO wen If called on to do so. Tho Woman's Missionary nnlon auxiliary
According to President David Kroyling of ! met. today. This mornlng'H session was
the Central Trades and Labor union tho opened by nn address of welcomo by O.
striko may assume vast proportions if not , Thompson of Arkansas and responded to by
soon settled. In nn Interview President ' Mrs. B. tl. Sayers of Kentucky. Tho presl
Kroyllng said: "Tho situation is far more ' dent, Mrs. C. A. Stnccy of Washington, l).
critical than at any tlmo sine tho strike C., delivered her annual address, followed
began. Tho action of President Whlttakcr by tho report of tho secretary. Mrs. A. W.
and Mr. Ilaumhoff In stubbornly refusing to I Armstrong. Next camo reports of various
submit to arbitration merely accentuates the committees nnd recommendations of the
bitterness of tho long light now Inevitable, j home board.
The tight is not merely one of tho Transit .
company against Its employes. It is n fight I
of unionism for ItB very existence. Hero In !
tho west thcro Is no such union as that of
tho Transit company's men. Tho fight for
the llfo of the union must be won If It takes
every union man In St. Louis to do it.
a 1 1 ir i .... f 1 1 .
Thcro can bo no defeat If laboring men a tor John D, KIngi who ls th(, tomplalnant
hopes and assistance can win tho fight. for tho B0VcrHinent against C. F. W. Nee
Members of tho leading unions In St. Louis Ioj.( tho chlftf financial agent of the postal
havo canvassed their organizations and they eervico n Cuba charged with ombczzllng
havo roported to me that their meraDcM arm Cuban pogtlU fun(lB( sald tl,day:
willing and eager to render actfro assistance. What tho result of tho government In
In fact, they aro willing to go out on a VP8tlgatlou jn this case has been I don't
sympathy Btrlko and only nwult tho word , Vnn. inKnrrtnr nnrton is exneetei! in
ui muir ouiciTH, ijim iiieaiia iuu,uuu uiuu
and women will luy nsldo their work.
"So far the step bus not yet been decided
upon. Such action is not merely a proba
bility; It will bo a fact should It become
necessary to obtain a settlement of the
Transit company strike."
r
Arrangements aro being made, so It ls
reported, for a mass meeting of union labor
o be held Sunday afternoon when tho ques-
tlon of a sympathetic striko will be ills
cussed.
In East St. Louis, where all tho em
ployes of tho East St. Louis Electric Rail
way company wero ordered to striko yester
day, In order to enforce their demands for
tho reinstatement of discharged men and a
road UBtment of wages and hours, most of
tho lines nro running today. Tho crows of
. . ? x u
only ten cars aro out nnd the company has
, .. ,,, ,
decided to close down the Missouri avenuo
lino, on which traffic is light, until tho
trouble blows over. No trouble Is nn- ,
ticlpated by tho management of the street
railway company. '
Whllo a car on the Llndell lino was going
west at Garrison and Washington avenue
shortly after 8 a. m. n man placed n whllo i
object on the rail. Tho niotormnn paid no j
attention to him and did not check bis car.
vnen tno wncoi atrucK tno wnuo ooject : a number of prominent citizens of Rochcs
thero was a dctifcnlng report and the car ' t0r, N. Y.. who came to Invito him to at
was surrounded with Bmoke. j tcn,j tho rPCPpton nnd banquet to be given
rnssengcrs wero lernne.i. mil no injury
was done to tho ear and no ono was hurt.
Tho substance placed on the truck ls sup
posed to have been guncotton. There Is no ;
cluo to tho identity of the man, who escaped.
ny noon tho cars were running nt four-
minuto IntorvnlB between Taylor nvenuo and
tho Eads bridge. About twenty cars aro In
IV
operation nnd ench had on board from six
to eight policemen. Thcro was no inter-
fcronce on tho part of any ono and when It
became evident thero would bo no troublo a
considerable number of persons plucked up
courage and took passage on the cars. Some-
body placed a numbor of torpedoes on tho
tracks near Eighth nnd Washington nvenues. 1
These exploded with a loud report, but did'
nn damage. J
At 1:30 o'clock cars were Btartod on tho 1
Park nvenuo and nellofnntalno lines of tho
Transit company's Llndell division, and
preparations nro being made to open up
ovory division this afternoon. Squads of
mounted pollco and patrolmen wero sout
to tho starting place on ench line.
A general meeting of the trades and la
bor bodies of St. Louis has boon called for
Sunday night for tho purpose of considering
whnt action shall be taken by organized
labor In tho city to actively support tho de
mands of tho striking street railway men.
Tho coroner today held Dan Donovan for
tho murder of Frank Llebrooht. an Innocent
onlooker, In a riot on tho Suburban tracks
Wednesday night.
Flora Siegfried, tho 10-year-old girl who
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win. icpuriru mi.r., uy a ui u n "nii at.
mil'l'l car Ittai instil, id ante niiti uiay if.
cover.
Police Flro Into a Croud.
As a Park avenuo enr was going into
town at 3:30 o'clock nt Park and Missis
sippi avenues, a crowd of ahout 250 persons,
assembled at that corner, began to stone It.
The policemen on tho platform fired sev-
ernl shots over the heads of the crowd,
without stopping tho trouble, nnd then
iiren uireciiy into ino crown. no lar us
known no ono was hit. The enr was de
talned five minutes; then It started again
on its wny Into tho city. An nttempt was
made to cut tho wires at Magnolln and Cali
fornia avenues, hut It was unsuccessful, tho
men being driven off by tho police.
The suburban lines wero liberally patron
ized, but tho public could not pluck up
courngo to take advnntage of tho facilities
offeroi by the Transit company, and as a
consequence very fow fares were rung up.
MARTIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED
Vnlfiieln nnd llnrcclonn Provinces In
Spit I ii Arc Controlled hy
the Troop.
MADRID, May tl. Martial law has been
I proclaimed In tho provinces of Barcelona
and vnlenola.
At Seville, whero tho shops are still
closed, tho excitement continues. Thcro
has been further reslstuuca to tho gen
darmerie at Valencia.
FOUR NEW BISHOPS WANTED
,
Ilntlre llonril of lllftlinpx of .'Mrlliotlliit
( tin it'll llrcinrcd, I'lTcelK e
lit C'lilcnno,
CHICAGO, May 11. The entire board of
blfhops of tho Mo.hodlst chtireh was declare 1
effective today by tho committee of cpis:o
pacy and a recomracndntlon to tho general
conferenco was adopted favoring their re
tention nnd thu election of four additional
bishops, two of whom arc for tho missionary
field.
Chairman Iiucktey will present thin report
to tho conferel- tomorrow and will nslt
that the election be. postponed from Mond.iy
to Tuesday to enable tho convention to take
action on other matters pertninlng to the
bishopric election. Most Important of three
matters Is tho question concerning the col-
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, on whlch a Bharp RH 13 Bn-
uc'p '1 .... v' .i
It rcnulrcd four hours-In a stormy secret
cession to reach the conclusion on the re
tention of tho bishops and at times there
f WM 'lancr of "9 many ns four losing their
, positions on tho ground of itiofllcicncy.
Acr inlet as restored consideration of
luu n" u-,:
gates to tho general conferenco was taken
up ns the special order of the day.
Considerable feeling developed among tho
contending speakers during tho discussion
Southern HnptlNtM 111 (.'on volition.
I HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. May ll. The, first
session of the forty-fifth annual convention
of the Southern HaptUt Ohurch association
convened today in tho dining room of the
Eastman hotel. Former governor William
J. Northen of Georgia, the president, called
the convention to order nnd made a short
niQPnlTinM ff
UIOTUOI I IU"
NEELEY
PoHtolTlcf Inspretor Klnu Sn Ao
t!iMMl Will Anmver to llrnr
Iiik In .imv York,
urrrlve In Washington today with requlsl
tlon papers olgnod by Governor General
Wood nnd tho papers will hardly reach the
acting governor of Now York boforo tomor
row. Nc-olcy will, of cours havo to answer
at the hviirlng wttltfd. iVk-VhTcTlinrn-
day afternoon beforn Uhltit States CoromlK-
Shii.H. Th two iinnon iin!ti
jflutHl treagllry nolra turnihP1 hy Neeiey
! caah ha wwo put up by tno Seventh
National bank of this olty."
When questioned ns to what was found
among Necley's effects when arrosted In
spector King answered: "A great mnny
stories havo been published in regard to that
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h f d fc' Jg M,
Tbcr0 fol)ml two ,,, w(Uch two
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diamond rings, worth nt least ?o00 ench, and
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$800 worth of shares of variouo stocks,
PREPARE WELCOME FOR OTIS
CltUrni of Itooliexter Invito Prenldeiit
to Attend Heeoptlon nnd
llnmiiiot.
WASHINGTON, Muy 11. Roprcwntntlvo
o'Grady Introduced to thn president today
lo 0cncral Otis on hln return from the Phil-
ipplnes on Juno 15.
Tho president spoke of Gonernl Otis In
flf h n , ,, m, ,
, ., .. , ,, , , ,
ll'tUU lb tl llilHKl' It' J"Ui 111 UUIUK II 1111
honor. Ho questioned, however, tho pro
priety of his doing so. No one. In his Judg'
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' honors w1' ch wcr,e1 ln,on'1(,1 fr Owioral
UU3 IIWIIU. I1U ttuuiii, uiinuttT. lillK IXIO
matter over with Secretary Root, und In
I ""V 'vcnt tho regular army would bo repro-
cniou uy sut.ii t.n uvuimuiu.
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FAVOR ST. LOUIS tXPOSITION
I)Iimiiis1oii Ilefore llnuso rommltteo
I.ookn llrlulil for (ovprnment
Participation,
WASHINGTON. May 11. The housri nx-
i position commttteo further considered tho
St. Louis exposition bill today, adjourning
without final action until tomorrow.
Tho discussion thus far has Indicated that
favorablo action will bo taken on govern
ment participation nnd assistance, assuranco
bolng given to this effect nt tho present ses
sion of congre-ss and tho appropriation being
left for tho next session. At the meeting
. today arrangement was mado to so change
tho bill ns to provide for roprchenintlven
I from thn national commission, similar to
; thns0 m!Uio on tho last Paris exposition, on
' .
; tho various industries and their develop
i ment.
IV mm I o ii for (Jeueriil Henry Widow,
WASHINGTON, Mny 11. Tho house today
broke all records, paFsing ISO private pen
sion hills. Among them was the senate bill
I to pension the widow of tho Into General Guv
V. Henry nt tho rato rf $100 per month. This
j amount was reduced by tho house tq JS0. At
, A :15 p. m. tho house adjourned until Monday.
.MOVOIIM-lltN Of Offllll VommpIk, Muy ll.
At New York Arrlved-Columbla, from
Hamburg.
At I.lveriKMil Arrlved-tTiermnnlc, from
Now York; Vnncouver. from Montreal
Taurle. from New York, fnllrd Ntnie, for
Now York.
At Rotterdam Sailed Amsterdam, for
New' York.
At Yokohama Sailed. Olh rtreconBiilre,
from Hong Kong, for Tacomn; uieiinlo,
from Hon" Kong, for Taromu.
At Kobe Hailed. 9th Victoria, from Na
gasaki, for San Francisco.
At Queenstnwn Sailed New England,
from Liverpool for Uoston. Arrived Im.
cnnla, from Now Yqrk, for Liverpool.
At Southampton Sailed Augustc Vic
toria, from Hamburg, for New York, via
Cherbourg.
At Glasgow Sailed Peruvlnn, for Uos
ton; Htnto of Nebraska, for New York.
At Mnvlllc -Sailed Aneinrlu. from Glas
gow, for New York; Tiinlilnn, from Liver
pool, for Montreal.
At Hamburg Arrived Palntln. from New
York via Cherbourg: Fuerst Ulsmarok.
from New York, vln Plymouth and Cher-bourtr-
At Cherbourg Hailed Augusto Victoria,
from Hamburg, for New York.
At Bremen Arrived -Sualo, from New
York, via Southampton,
BUTLER IS MADE CHAIRMAN
Rt-Eltctid bj tho Populiit National Cem
mittei at Sioux Falls.
F.0MISTEN NAMED FOR V.CE CHAIRMAN
eltrnsknn to Axlt tin- 5etintor lu
IliinnliiK (lie I'nmpnlKn llend
liiiirli'rn to lie In
WnhliiKton,
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 11. Tho popu
list national commttteo met hero today and
organized by the election of tho following
ofllcers;
Chairman, Senntor Marlon llutlcr; vlco
chnlrmuti, J. H. Edmlsten, Nebraska; trcas
urer, W. I). Washburn, Massachusetts; sec
retary, J. A. Edgerton, Colorado.
The new executive commttteo Is ns fol
lows: General J. 11. Weaver, Iowa; Senator
Allen, Nebraska; J. W. Hrledcnthal, Kansas;
Eugeno Smith, Chicago; U. V. Way, Arl
zona; T. Tracy, Texas; Robert Schilling,
Wisconsin; Major Howler, Minnesota; Dr. C.
T. Taylor, Pennsylvania.
Senntor llutlcr war re-elected chairman
of the national committee by a majority of
seven In a total vote of seventy-six.
Chairman Duller will make his headquar
ters lu Washington during thu campaign.
Senator llutlcr ncceplcd the position again
on condition that a vlco chairman bo chcseti
to assist In tho work. This position wu
offered to Mr. Edmlsten and lie. has it under
consideration.
KxinltiN from tlir City.
Delegates: and visitors to the populist con
vention nro leaving Sioux Falls 'today as
fast as thn railroads can get them away
and It Is evident that all of them will soon
bo gone. Among tho;c still hero are tho
leaders. There are evidences of some disap
pointment among thoso who did not succeed
In securing tho endorsement of their poli
cies, hut ono and nil announced their pur
pose to stand loyally by tho nominations
made. Tho big tent was not long in being
emptied after tho convention adjourned nt
1 o'clock this morning. Thero had been a
very liberal attendance during the night nnd
with very few receptions the visitors re
mained to tho closo, riveted ns It wero by
the Intensity of Inter?"' In tho proceedings
with referenco to tho vice presidency, but
when that question was settled there was a
general scurrying for tho tent openings, fo
that by tbo time the. -work of appointing tho
national commttteo was concluded and tho
chairman's gavel had descended for the last
tlmo there were practically no spectators
left and many of the delegates had nleo ab
sented themselves.
Tho crowd broke up In the utmost good
order. It must bo stated that from the be
ginning to tho finish the best of order pre
vailed. T0WNE MAKES A STATEMENT
Say Ilr Is .ot n l'oiullit. lint In Glnd
nf the Voiiilnn
llon. DULUTH. Minn., May 11. Charles A.
Towne toilcy mado the following statement
with, rorprirrtv to. bis t.omlnntlnn for the
vice presidency by tho Sioux Falls conven
tion: "It vna my Judgment thnt the Sioux Falls
convention should appoint a conference cora
mltteo to meet with similar committees
fiom tho democratic and silver republican
conventions nt Kansas City on July 1 for
tho purposo of Jointly considering the vlco
presidential nomination. This opinion was
freely communicated to prominent members
of tho convention, both beforo It assembled
nnd whllo it was in session. In tho oxerclno
jot Its discretion, however, It decided differ
ently. When tho conclusion was reached to
nominate a candidate the unanimity nnd en
thusiasm with which tho convention named
mo Is of course exceedingly gratifying. It
must bo remembered that many of tho
strongest men In tho country wero members
of tho convention, which was composed of
tho wlso nnd conservative majority of tho
peoplo'B party, whoso devotion to the great
cnufl-.i In which all tho reform forces are
enlisted nobody can question.
"The Indorsement of such a body Is a
high compliment anil 1 docply npproclato
It. Moreover, It sets an example of un
selfishness at this Juncture that ought not
to ho without good Inlluenco. Neither Mr.
Ilryan nor myself belong to the populist
party. To bo sure, such a consideration mny
soom unimportant when men aro engage!
in a great contest against tho samo uvll
tendencies In the government; hut mere
names) aro still somewhat powerful In In
fluencing political conduct and wo must
rentier all pralso to tho convention which
thought only of tho principled nt stake.
"Harmony and co-operation are essential
this year among the democratic, the peo
plo's and tho sliver republican parties. To
preserve their combined strength of ISOfi h
tho first consideration. Tho next Is to go
Into the camp of thoso who then opposed
un and get recruits. If the nominations at
Sioux Falls nro placed boforo tho country
with all reform parties behind them, thoy
will, In my opinion, ho ratified by tho peoplo
of tho republic in November."
Stitlc Cum in 1 1 tei- TnLrN n llnntl,
ST. LOUIS, May 11. Tho democratic state
central commit too has rescinded tho action
of tho two factional congressional commit
tees In tho Thirteenth district nnd ordered
nn election In five counties of tho district
to fill vacancies, after which tho full com
niltteo la ordered to meet at DeSoto, Juno 2,
to determine the tlmo and manner of nom
inating a candidate, for congress. Ono fac
tion, controlled by Congressman Edward
Robb, had nlready ordered n district primary
for September 1, whllo tho antl-Robb men
had made arrangementH to holt", a nominat
ing convention on July 21. There aro six
candidates In tho field against Mr. Robb
and the district has been badly split over
tbo matter.
IlelPHitteM from Colorado.
DENVER. Colo., Mny 11. Tho First con-
: grcfcslonnl district republican convention to
i day cheso Charles C. Cavoadcr and John H.
Thompson as delegates to the national re
publican convention, with W. K. Durchlnell
and Thomns Davie alternates. The resolu
tions adopted endorse tho administration
and pledged themselves to vote for the re
nomination of President McKlnley.
DEWEY AT JACKSON'S HOME
Ail in I in I nntl II In Wife Spend tin
.MurnliiK nt the
lli-riiilliiur,
NASHVILLE, Term.. May 11. Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey spent tho morning nt tho
Hermitage, tho old homo of President An
drew Jackson, twelvo miles from the city,
a tho guests of tho Ladles' Hurmltage a.)
poclutlon, and worn entertained at lunch'oan.
Tho party returned to the city early In tho
afternon.
Tonight thcro will he a public reception
to Admirnl and Mrs. Dewey and later n
banquet will be given, which promises lo
bo ono of tho most notable social affairs In
this city In many years.
C0NDITIUN OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer; Southerly Winds.
iV in pe rut ii re nt Omnlin eter1nyl
Hour, lieu. Hour. lieu.
I n. m It I l p. in .St
II ll. m til U p. m. .... . Nil
7 ii. m tin :t p. iii sT
S n. m 17 .1 p. ui ."S
II ll. ll 71 ,1 i, ill S7
HI ll. Ill 7,'t II p. in Ml
1 I ll. Ml 711 7 p. Ml...... SI
I- m Ml H p. in SI
II p. Ill 711
HEADQUARTERS AT OMAHA
Itt'imMlf nn Mntf CoiiiinlHrc lleoliles
to Conduct tlu Cn m pit lun from
Til In Clt).
LINCOLN. Mny ll.-(Speclal Telegram.)
Omaha Is to have the republican state head
quarters. Tho Blato central committee In
session et Lincoln so decided Inst night by
a vote of mi to llifc.
Tho selection of Omaha ns tho location
of tho state hindquarters was mado without
dlscufslon. All of tho appointment recom
mended by tho candidates, wero rntlflcd with
tho exception of Luther Drake for treas
urer. Mr. Drako declined to serve and L.
D. Richards of Fremont was selected In hln
!plae. Frank H. Young of Ilroken How was
elected vlco chairman and J, T. Mallalleil of
Ktflrney. secretary.
Tho membership of tho oxecutlvo com
mittee was increased to twelve, each con
grctalonal district being allowed two mem
bers. Committeemen selected are:
First district F. W. Samuolpon. Hum
bolt; R. J. Greene, Lincoln.
Second district L. A. Williams, Illalr; E.
W. Slmcral, Omaha.
Third district Pert Mapcs. Norfolk; A. M.
Pent, Columbus.
Fourth district John E. Hasty, Falrbury;
Wllllnm Husenetter, Llnwood.
Fifth district K. C. Webiter. Hastings;
F. M. Rnthburn. McCook.
Sixth district S. Y. Weckes. O'Neill; E. D.
Owcn, Cozn'd.
Tho chairman of the state committee was
authorized to appoint necessary Biibcom
mtttecH to carry on tho campaign. Chair
man Llndoay. Vlco Chairman Young and
Secretary Mallalleil will go to Omaha to
morrow morning to select headquarters for
tho comniltteo, which will be removed from
Lincoln early next week.
FACE CHARGES OF PERJURY
liriind .lnr IiiiIIi-In .Mm. ttlo I'rntcn
mill 'I'n ii nilirrt in
Fnlr ('line.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mny 11. Tbo Ex
aminer says: Mrs. Nettlo R. Craven has
been Indicted by the grand Jury on a charge
of felony, namely, perjury for her testimony
given before that body In relation to her
claim for a widow's sharo of tho James O,
Fair estate. George W. Slmpton, who
swore that he married Fair and Mrs. Craven,
nnd who subsequently mado oath thnt ho
lied In his first affidavit, has been also In
dicted for perjury. Adolph Sylvn, the man
Avho boasted that he engineered the sclmme
by which Slmpton was Induced to make his
contradictory allldavIU, has been Indicted for j
subornation of perjury, which Is also do-
fined a felony. If the arcusod nro convicted
mvjr muy uo iHinicnen uy imprisonment nov
icss than one year nor more than fourteen
years.
Tho indictments aro now In the hands of
District Attorney Ilyington to be presented
to the grand Jury today. Thero art said to
bo others Implicated and other indictments
may follow.
Georgo W. Slmpton wns formerly Justice
of tho pcaco and ut present Is town recorder
of Snusaltto.
Adolph Sylva Is town trusted of Snusallto,
Marin county, and a prominent local poli
tician. TURKEY ASKS FOR MORE TIME
Seiidn n Sprclnl CoiuiiiIknIoiiit to
Settlf t lllteil State
rinlniM.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursday, May 10.
The matte.- of the settlement of the In
demnity claims Ib temporarily delayed. Well
Informed circles say that tho Turkish min
ister in Washington, All Ferrouh Hey, has
given assurances of tho settlement of the
claims, hut asks for a short delay, which Is
granted.
Ahmed Pasha has left Constantinople. Ho
Is going to tho United States with proposals,
tho object of which Is the settlement of the
claims In an Indirect manner. In the event
of tho failure of Ahmed's proposals, tho
United States government will resume ne
gotiations with the porte. The Impression
hero is that Ahmed will not succeed.
I'orlp Dt-clnrrn ltm liila-nt Ioiik,
CONSTANTINOPLE. Mny 10. Tho Porte
has presented a now note to tho embassies
announcing Its intention to Introduce an oc
troi In Gallipolls. Tho object nf tbU move
ment, It Is believed, ls to establish a prece
dent for tho subsequent imposition of llkn
duties In other towns. It is expected that tho
embassies will again refuse to aspent, ns
tho measure Ib contrary to tho treaty.
VETERANS REACH DETROIT
llnttnllnn of the Flub tin Fourteenth
Infnntry Arrive from the
Philippines.
DETROIT, Mich., May 11. A battalion
composed of 220 membora of tho Fourteenth
United States infantry arrived In Detroit
today, after a Jong weurylng Journey from
tho Phlllpplno Islands, where they had been
lu active service.
Although It was raining steadily, tho
votorans were warmly welcomed by Mayor
Mnybury and other citizens. Escorted by
local volunteers who had seen scrvlco In
the Spanish war, the battalion marchod in
Light Gunrd armory, whero refreshments
'were sorved nnd speeches of welcomo de
livered. Tho battalion then proceeded to
Fort Wayne, which has been assigned oh
their station.
DESPERATE THIEVES TAKEN
Clilt-nuo Ofllci-r luiwlt t iiiitl y rnptiiri'H
a I'll I r of llndly Wmiti-tl euro
llurKlurx,
CHICAGO, Mny 11. Facing a shower of
bullets whllo rhaslng supposedly petty
thieves for nearly a mllo today, Officer
Frank J. McNomara effected an important
capture. Tho mon arrested aro noted ex-con-victs
and slnco their relciBo from prlenn
havo been conducting whnlcsalo burglaries
In Den Moines and South Omaha, the loots
aggregating 10,000 in valuo. They nro Jim
Demmott und Georgo Thompson, both col
ored. They confessed to a sorles of twelve
burglaries they had committed In Iowa be
tween May 3 und 7. They further told tho
pollco thnt there Is a third member of their
gang here and dotectlves are on his trail.
Cold l)i-MrnN Fruit In imv York,
CATSKILL, N. Y . May U.-The tempera
turn lust night fell to y, degrees nhovo
zero. In coruteqiicneo tbo fruit and herry
cropH In this vicinity, which a week ago
never appeared more promising, have been
tlosttoyed Tho loss In this Immediate sec
tion Is estimated at V,0X.
JEFFRIES BY A BLOW
Ohnmplon Knocks Coibett Out in Twntj
Third Round,
GENTLEMAN JIM PUTS UP A GREAT FIGHT
Hii Work bj Far the Olamir, but Jeffriw'
Weight Counti.
RIGHT HAND SWING ON THE JAW DOES IT
Boilermaker Shows Marks of Much Punish
ment Before the End.
SYMPATHY OF THE CROWD WITH C0FBITT
.lolTrlen nt iiiu' Looked l.lkp a Tyro
lit (lie liituif, lint Hln Strength
Sin j eil viltli
II I in.
SEASIDE CLUU. Coney Island. Mny 11.
In tbo fastest, pretilrMt, heavyweight ring
battle over fought lu New York, James ,1.
Jcffiirs hus rcalllrmed bis right to tho cham
pionship. In tho arena of tho Seaside Sporting club
tonight ho dnclslwly defeated Jim Corbett,
once champion of thu world, after twenty
two rounds of scientific light.
It was a clean knockout, and ll ciimo so
quickly that It dazed the thousands of kct-ti,
alert, Intent spectators and left them lit
doubt ui to Just how tho winning blow w.u
delivered.
It. was avowed that It was n left hand
Jolt to the Jaw, but Joffrles and Referee
White, who stood nt his side, say it was a
right hand swing.
Thero Is credit for the victor and credit
for tho vanquished In this cleverest of ring
buttles. Jeffrlts must bo awarded thu laur
els, yot his opoiient Is entitled to all honor
for his most wonderful fight. That feature
of tho contest stands out In relief as tho
most striking one of tho buttle.
Corbett emerged from a year's rettromnnt
from tho ring rejuvenated anil fresh. Ho
was fast and clever as bacK In tho itiys when
people marveled at his skill. His footwork
was wonderful and his defense perfect. Ho
outboxed his man at both long and nho-t
rango and If ho hail hnd tho strength ntfca
sary would have gained an early victory.
.Undo .IcfTrlfM Look I, Ike n oilrr.
A hundrisl times ho ducked un
der left swings that would havo
ended him Just as did the. punch which
knocked him out. At times ho
tnndo tho massive Jim look like a novice.
His strategy wns to Jab and get away, and
when Jeffries stood over IiIb quivering form
his face showed the marks of punishment
Corbett hnd Inflicted. Corbett went down
to defeat that was regretted by tho vast
majority of the men who filled tho hall. Tho
money was agalnet him, but ho had u wealth
of sympathy.
That strength which Is tho essence of vi
tality -rat with Jeff.ies. At the end ho
wns still strong und offectlvc. At first glance
tho battle may seem to detract n trlflo from
IiIb reputation, for it showed thnt a fast man
could reach him and get away without n
return. If that fighter of the future hap
pens to bo strong and rugged In addition to
fast ho will take tho honors of tbo man
who left tho ring exultant in victory.
It Is improbnblo that thero was over u
more orderly nlTnlr under the Ilorton law.
Hilly Madden wus chosen as refereo lu
tlie preliminary.
Tho preliminary bout between Kill
Thomas of New York ami Jim Rlloy of
Brooklyn was first announced. Tho boys
wero scheduled to box ten rounds at 130
pounds.
Thomns and Riley put up a rattling bout.
Thomas was the aggressor and outpointed
his opponent two to ono up to the end of
the fifth round. When the bell rang neither
of thn fighters seemed to hear the gong
and they continued fighting viciously until
separated by tho referee.
In tho Blxth round Rlloy began wrestling
and throw Thomns to tho floor. He was
cautioned by tbo referee. Then Thomas
knocked him tlown with n awing, but was
In turn thrown by another wrestling move
ment. Tho refereo then disqualified Riley.
ThomnB wns declared tho winner.
HeltliiK Vitj Lljilit,
Tho betting wns light and tho event prom
ises to go Into sporting history ns tho light
est played championship fight ever pulled
off.
John L. Sulllvnu was rhoored when tho
crowd learned his Identity. Ho reached tho
Island late, driving down with a party of
friends.
Odds of two to one wero freely offered on
Joffrles. Frank Connolly of Now York hot
$1,000 to $500 on Jeffries. Doniils Sullivan
took tho short end. Joe Humphries has bet
$1,000 to $oo on JcmicB with Eddlo Ilurko,
the bookmaker.
Eugeno (,'onilhkcy bet $.'00 even that Cor
bett would stay tho limit. Charley Ander
son bet Mlko Padden $3,000 to $1,500, An
derson taking the Jeffries end.
Jack Adler bet $S00 to $.100 on Jeffries, a
well known bookmnkor who Is a member of
tho Metropolitan Turf club taking tho Cor
bett end.
Al Smith's money was shown around tho
ring. He was betting $1,000 to $100 on Jef
fries. Parson Davles and Al Smith both bet nn
Jeffries. Smith hail tinvoiul commissions to
pluco at two to one, hut had a hard time to
find takers. When uskeil his opinion as to
tho outcome Smith said:
"I think Jelfrles will outdo him. Ho has
youth and weight, considerable advantage
over Corbett, and these should tell."
Parson Davles -was also nf tho same
opinion, saying that with youth and weight
lie should win handily.
Corbott's friends wero confident, predict
ing that tho odds would change when their
Idol showed himself stripped in the ring.
Their conllilenco wiih wonderful, for tho
great bulk of bontlmnnt was against them
Wclnlil of tho Mr ii.
Jeffrirs gave his weight at 210. He looked
nearer 225.
Corbett gave his weight as 1R2 pounds.
In his dressing rnftm Corbett owned to
weighing isri pounds.
It Is undcistood Reforre Whlto will got
$300 for his night's work, Jeffrltw and Cor
bett contributing $250 each.
Seconds for tho men wore:
For Jeffries -Tommy Ryan, Jack Jeff Mrs,
Hilly Ilrady und IM Dunkhorst,
For Corbett John and Georgo Consldlnn
and Loo Pardiilo.
Tho timekeeper for Corbett was Teddy
Foloy; for Jeffrloa, Dan O'Rourke.
Jcffrlin entered tho ring nt 10:23. Cor
bett followed a moment later. Jeffries wa
dresKcd In a blue llannul shirt and light
trousers, ''orbett wore u striped light col
ored drewdng gown.
Iloth mfii greeted each other cordially and
shook hands boforo tho refereo hail a chance
to Introduco them
Round 1 -Jeffrlei force Jim with Cor
bett breaking ground and uprlntlng, He