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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUXE 15), 1871. 03LAJLA, 'PTES DAY :MOTC2sTI'G, JI'AY 15, 1000 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY F LYE CENTS. V SUCCESS BY BULLER Clears the Biggaraberp R'tlgei of a Large Foice of Bnrsheri. 1 .ACTION IS NOT A FORWAf.D MOV M.NT Ha Foand Boers Too Mumerona in the Rear for Ccm'ort. NORTHERN NATAL RESIDENTS PLEASED They Will How Bo Enabled to Return to Their Homes.' NO RELIEF YET FOR MAFEKING GARRISON Capetown Ailvlcrs CmiHniiP to Do 1 1 in I m 1 1 ftenprnl Hunter '.. pei'tcil In Itoiieh Thrrr Tucn ln' (ir VpIiipkiIii. LONDON, May 15.A dlrpitch re- ' eclved by tho Afcsoclated Press from PlotprmariUburg. Natal, timed i. u.. today, brings the first Intimation of a sue cesn attained by Oencral Buller In north cm Natal. The sender of this dispatch evidently assumes that neo of the nflalr has been received direct from tho scene of hostilities, for he merely fuys: "Oeneral Duller' otllrlsl telegram n'f'--dng his success at tho tllggarshurg, received hero an hour ago, tia. given keen aui.x.j. -tlon. It Is confidently nntlclpatod that Dundee, will be occupied by tho Ilrl'nnh to day The residents nf the north country are delighted, as forcing the Rlggar.tburg means that they will opoedlly bo enabled to re turn to their homes." Another dispatch to the Afcoclated Press, dated Stono Hill Farm, 8.20 thin mornlug, cays- "After four days' march eastward, at tho loot of the Blggaroburg rldgtw, In the dlrec ftlon of Hclpmaakar, wtilsh was occupied by tho federals, tho second brigade, Sunday, led tho attack. Dundonnld's cavalry broko tho Doers' center and Bethuno's Horce advanced on their extreme right. In tho direction nf Pomeroy a small party of burghers oc cupied a ridge overlooking Hclpmaakar, but Ihcy did not wait for tho assault." lltiller'n Move u Hold One. Recent British scouting in tho direction of Dundee has shown that the federals were In great force on the Blggarsburg. So, ap parently, Cleneral Buller concluded that it wan neciHjary to clear them from his rear fbeforo commencing a movement In tho direc tion of tho Draksnsbcrg range. If that Is' his plan he has possibly divided his forces, sending cno column eastward to threaten Vryhcld and Utrecht and take Lalng's nek In tho renr, while a westbound column at tempto to form u Junction with tho forces of Jyord Roberts, via the Harrlsmtth railroad. doneral Buller's turning of the Blggars iburg position was effected by a bold move onont. Tho Boers had evacuated Helpmaakar, (nit wero making a stand Monday evening at Dlcskoplangto, seven miles from Dundee. Tho corps on the opot, regarded this as a ronr guard action Intended to cover tho retreat nf tho army. At the same tlmo Oeneral Qllldyard took Indoba and it Is reported that ithe Boers withdrew In disorder. General Buller, who seems to bo enjoying his full strength, 1m expected to purh on. Ills first marches wore llfty miles In thrco tlays, He la thus breaking into British ter ritory which had been administered for six months by tho Tranwvaalcrs as though It wero part of tho republic, they holding courts and levying taxes. His success, therefore. lias political as well us military coiiho Qucnces. While Lord Roberts' Infantry are concen tratlug at Kroonstad, whero they will rest for a day or two, his horsemen have pene trated eighteen miles northwnrd. In tho squadron which cut tho railway fifteen miles licyond Kroonstad was tho American scout, Frederick Burnham, Two hundred Boers who had hidden in tho river Jungles near Kroon fctad to escape servico havo surrendered to tho British and taken the oath of allegiance. U'wo VnlUnrilMll .Mcinlicrx for I'enre, According to a dispatch from Bennet Bur leigh to tho Dally Telegraph, dated ThurS' clay. May 10, Paul Botha and MacDonald members of tho Preo Stato Volksraad, do tmanded that tho chairman should call i meeting to suo for pence, as further rostst- unco was suicidal and proposed to cnake President Stoyn a prisoner Nothing definite has been heard about tho txpected relief of Mafeklng. Tho Capetown correspondents coutinuo to wlro that relief v Is Imminent, fixing Tuesday or Wednesday ns probablo dates, Inquiries at tho war ofilco nro told that tho news of tho relief will bo made public Immediately on Uh receipt. No word had como to hand at midnight. The latest supposition concerning Oeneral Hunter Is that possibly he is marching up tho north batik of tho Vaal with a force FufTlclent, in ro-operation with Lord Rob erts, to render Boor defenso of tho Trans vaal frontier Impracticable. Kast of Bloemfnnteln Oeneral Rundlo Is advancing toward Ladybrand. His troops rind thoso of Ooncral Brabrant aro stretched OTcr a dlstanco of thirty miles. Tho Boors lire described as quite disorganized and as retreating northward. President Stoyn lieutenants aro trying to rally them TiiIpn of UlalntPKrnHoii, Tho samo stories of disintegration como front nearly evory point whero tho Kngllsh correspondents are. Hollowell. formerly correspondent at Mafeklng, who was put over tho Transxaal border, telegraphing from Lourcnzn Marquez Monday, says: "Judging from talks 1 have had with the Doers tho end of the war will come In a mouth or six weeku. Mr. Stolnkamp. chair man nf the hecond Raad, who traveled with me, raid that if the burghers were prcaepd from Pretoria thry would retire to the dis trict of tho Leydenburg mountains which had already been provisioned. Ho remarked that he heped the burghers would utand firm, but feared they wero too broken In eplrlt. "I gathertxi from him that tho whnlo available forto of the Transvaal was now In the field, tho final eonimanderlng having taken placo laht Thursday, and that It Is only the powerful magnrtu-ni of President Kruger that U holding ht burghers to gether." At the British hospitals In Bloemfonteln the deaths from enteric fever average from right to ten dally. I'ruciiiniiiHnn nf Annrt utlini. All the correspondents agree that to all Intents and purposes the Free Staler have severed their military alliance, with the Transvaal, though teattered bodies, they nay, will possibly hold out hero and there for some tlmo. At tho same time n dispatch from Cape town, dated today, says a proclamation will be published this week annexing tho Orange Free Stnte, It Is alto salt) that Ot nrr.il Botha, the commandcr-ln-chlrf nf the Beer forces, threatens to resign If any piepara- r- (.Continued on Fourth Page.) HADLEY PRACTICE FOR CROKER l.nnitnn I'tprPNM Propose lo Mipprpi Hip II lu i'nininmiy Hon IIpciuinp iif Prn.llopr TpiiiIpiu'Ipn. (Copyright. IS"), by Vw, Publishing I'ol LONDON. May II (New York World Cablegram Specinl Telegram.)- Tho I'x pie. thin mornlriK adv cute tho ctrnclsm of Richard Croker In England In rcvengo for Tammany's attitude on tho Boer war. It fays: "It has not eweaped nr.tlco In this lOUBhjiRt tho American welcome to the HiXffllihnR been Inspired and en roirrdl!la4flMaariy Hnll. controlled by tho iiotorIOinSMurrl Croker. Tho icc-rds of TamrHHHkrca'Iy black enough without tbeaWJHft this new Infamy, btit what makcn tholnon of Tam many pcruliarly Infamous now U tho fact that Croker claims the hospitality of an English domicile, poses as an English coun- i pany, un don which a strike was Innugurator try gentleman, runs rare burwa on English I ton days prior to that declared on the Trail turf, yet U nldlng and cnrouraglng the worst I sit system, and tho offlccals of tho employe of England's enemies. Croker's position Is , on that road, an amlcablo adjustment was practically on all fonts with that of the . etToctod and the men will return to work Duke- of Orleans, except that It perhaps docs 1 tomorrow morning. On Just what basis tho not carry that taint of personal tincleanllness j etrlko was settled could not bo learned at which made his hl?hnes of Orleans unfit to associate with respectable fellow creatures. The duke has already paid the penalty of hiving fallen under the ban of social out racism. Croker, having excellent reasons for not - "pending more of his time in America than ho can h(i!p. has bought Moat Houne, Wan- i t.igc. Hln claims upon our hospitality have already been fully recognized, for he has been admitted to various sporting clubn of j tnoro or less importance. lie now uppar- , cntly desires to qualify an an English land- j owner by encouraging the voters whom ho j controls in New York to expresn s-mpathy , with the men who aro engaged In shooting tho sons and brothers of other EngllHh land- wners. This may bo American politics, but t may be doubted whether It will commend ItFoU to the mcmbcifi or tno3c ciukh wnicn roker has hitherto frequented or the Kng- lls-hmrh who live In tho district whero ho has bought himself a home. If Croker finds that the bracing air of tho United States does not Invariably suit his constitution he should secure tho calm seclusion of an Italian villa within reach of tho Duke of Orleans, whose company he will probably tlnd congenial." KRUGER'S REPLY TO ROBERTS Slnten Hint So IHfferpncp In Millie In Trentnipnt nf Colonial I'rlniinr m. LONDON. May 14.-0:12 p. m. Tho War office has published a dispatch from Lord Robert), dated Kroonstnd, Sunday, May 13, giving tho correspondence 'between Lord Roberts and President Kruger, relative to the alleged 111 treatment of colonial pris oners. Tho Transvaal b reply was to tne offect that there was no difference In tho treatment of the prisoners ind that only a few who had contravened martial law cr who had tried to ccapt or who It oad been suspected might try to escape hnd hpen placed In Jail for security. Otherwise they had been treated like tho other prisoners of war. Itegarding enteric fever, the government of the Transvaal said It was prevalent among the civil population as well an among the j prlsoners and that every remedial measuio had been taken. Lord Roberts replied April 22 that he was glad to receive President ICruger's assur ances and pointed out that no difference wan made by tho British authoritlM In regard to the Boer prisoners nzauist whom thcro might bo reasonable ground for suspicion that they would try to escape, addlnit tait such exception! gavo room for abuse Ly officials without tho knowledge of tee au thorities. CAPTURED UNDER WHITE FLAG Cnptnln Killed, Two O Hirer. Wonnilpil, Two Others .Mmle Prisoners, with Twenty-One Meu, LONDON. May 14.-3:12 p. m. The Wnr ofilco has received tho following dibpatch from Iord Roberts: "KROONSTAD. Sunday, May 13. Ther were more casualties In the cavalry division May 10 than reported by me. I have been unable to get an exact account of what oc curred, as the commanding ollleer, Captain Elsworthy, was killed, and two officers wero wounded at the samo time and have bosn sunt to the rear. But It would appear that a party of our men going up to a kraal on which a whlto flag was (lying was suddenly attacked by a largo number of tho enemy. Two offlcors Captain Halg of tho Sixth dragoons and Lieutenant Wilkinson of tho Australian horse wero made prisoners and twenty-one men are still unaccounted for. Somo of them may havo turned up. as the cavalry covered a considerable dlstanco May 10. and several reported missing have been rejoining during the last few days." The abovo dispatch refers to the losses sustained by tho Innlskllllngs May 10 in the detailed dispatches of tho Associated Press Saturday last. Tho troops wero fired on while unsaddling their horses, having approached tho kraal unsuspiciously, as a whlto flag was flying from It. WOMEN FOR HOME DEFENSE Three Hundred unit Flftr "t Pretoria AnU for Arms nnil .Vnunn nltluu. PRHTORIA, Saturday, May H. (Via I-otirenzo Marquez.) A war bulletin has been isnued here announcing that the British are advancing agnlnst the federals at Help makaar and Tender's Nek. Tho burghers this morning attacked Ma feklng. The telegraphist at Malopo says that a heavy rlflo and cannon flro was heard before 0 o'clock today nnd that the "Ktiftlr location" was In flames within an hour and was to tally destroyed. At 10 o'clock, ho adds, everything was quieter. At a meeting of 330 Afrikander women held yesterday It was resolved to ask tho government for arms and ammunition and suggest that they do the work of tho men officials In tho tofn, who, they declared, "ought to he lighting nt the frotn." Tho resolution was carried unanimously. Tho Volkstem asserts thut the British prisoners in the hands of tho Boers will first feel tho offcut of tho embargo placed on tinned meats and clothing destined for Transvaal at Delagoa bay. KiM'iipetl Prlmmcm Cnptureil, KMPmilA. lCun . Mnv 11. Sheriff O'Cnti nor and n iiiiksp nf farmer toduv captured K. I.'. FNtplln mid James Murnliv. the oris- oners who escaped from Maryvlllo and whi Hbot and killed Deputy Marshal Kohertx ut Ounlap on Sunday. They wero found asleep In the woods. Murphy surrendered at nnee. tii.t Kstello started to run and was shot In the legs. A crowd nf hev eral hundred men surrounded the Jail when tho nrlxnners wero brouuht here, but they nro under a strong guard und no trouble Is oxuected, I'lreliiiKN nt IliilnHi. niit.tiTii Mnv 14 A dennerato effort was made to burn Hie business portion of the city tonight. Some unknown Incen- llnrv Mturteil tlvn tlrex In les than two hours, burning ono man and live horses to deatli and endangering over huii.okj worm of nrnnertv. In il llverv stable John Lar son, a saloon attache, was burned to death and live horse owned by the liumtn urew. ini; company were Durneu, STRIKE NEAR A SETTLEMENT One St. Lonla Street Gar Sjitem Now in Peaceful Operation. CITIZENS' COMMITTEE TAKES A H'ND I'.irr)' liiillcntloii Hint nn Anilciible Adjustment Will Occur tin priuirS' Statement Snriirlni'M MrlUrrn Utile Disorder. ST. LOUIS, May 14. At a confcrcnco held between tho officials of tho Suburban Hall way company, the only system In St. Louis not controlled by tho St. Louis Transit com 0.30 o'clock tonight, but It can bo positively stated that tho union receives ful rccognl- Hon until arbitration settles illfTr rences. In many quarters It is figured that tho net tlemtnt of the strike on tho Suburban presages an adjustment of tho dllllcultlcs between tho Transit company and Its 3,600 diking employes In tho near future. In fnct (, wns icarn(vi tonlitht that at a con- forence held this afternoon of tho officials of tne Transit company, tho chairman of the employes' grievance committee and somo of thl, mon,bcrs of tho citizens committee, ,,... worn ndlimtlnir fhemselv for n rpI. tu-ment of tho difficulty when a member of tho citizens' committee Injected Into tho proceedings a proposition of Mich a char- n.ntnr thnl Ihit illnpitalnn una hrnllclit. tit n .h ,,,- ,, ,, ...iii.,m.mt than had herotofaro existed. It Is thought, however, that a future meeting of tho samo pnrtles will result In determining a basis for a settlement of the strike. The Suburban company had no difficulty In maintaining a thorough running schedule to day and tbcret wero no demonstrations on that line. On tho Transit company's system there were a number of dcmonstratlono moro noisy than otherwise. In one Instance tho police wero obliged to chargo on a crowd of strike sympathizers to disperso It and In a number of Instances used the flat wide of their sabers in accomplishing their purpose. No casualties of a serious naturo wero re portod during tho day. Iato In the afternoon rumom of an em phatic nature as to a settlement of tho tran sit company's strike received currency. So emphatic wero they that the afternoon papers camo out with extra editions making tho positive statement that tho strike on this nyotcm had been amicably settled. Trtiup Between OrKiinlzntloiiN. PHILADELPHIA. May 14. The third week of the strike of men employed In the 'building trades of this city for higher wages and shorter hours opened with a suspension of hostilities between tho Allied Building Trades council and the Brotherhood of Car penters and Jolnors, tho two organizations of workmen that have been at odds since a few days aftor tho beginning of the strike. The truco will last a week pending ncgo- tiatlons between the unions. Out of tho 10,000 strikers this will return 1,000 to work. ' The strlko situation .tw.lwoun the employ ers and tho men remain tho same. The men are holding out and In some Instances em ployers havo signed the scale. About 400 llnomen employed by the Bell Telephone company and the electric light companies of tho city struck today for a day of nlno hours and higher wages. Xnnniiloii Mnn Injured. CHICAGO, May 14. Sovcral workmen were Injured In a light which took placo today In s . , .a. 11 ,1 1 nrr In fiiircn tt nin ut rn pt In n at 20 Seeloy avenue. A riot call was turned , in and upon the arrival of tho police the I crowd scattorod, leaving M. I Brown, a nonunion Iron worker, on tho ground suffer ing from a wound In tho head. He was re moved to tho hospital, but tho police wero unablo to make any arrests. Half a dozen others received woundn from flying bricks and scraps of Iron, hut left tho sceno un assisted. Tho trouble arose over tho em ployment of somo nonunion men on tho structure 'Knnann City StrlUprs rnrnile. KANSAS CITY, May 14. The street rail way strike hero was devoid of exciting Inci dent today. Tho strikers, to tho number of about 200, paraded the streets with a brass band this afternoon, appearing on tho streets after tho chief of police had refused to lssuo a permit for tho parade and an appeal to Mayor Reed had been resorted to, the mayor issuing tho pormit. Ms Increase for Frclitht Hnniller. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 14. The general superintendent of both the Erie and New- York Central railroads In New lorK navo absolutely refused to treat with tho striking frolght handlers hero on the subjoct or an lncreao of wages. DES MOINES COMPANY BARRED I, He InmirHin'o Concern In Churned with VIolnHiiir the L,mw in Illinois. SPRINGFIELD, III., May 11. Superintend- onl of Insurance Von Clravo today revoked tho license of tho Des Moines Llfo Insurance company of Des Moines, la., under tho pro vision of the law which compels nil of tho companies granted a llconsn In Illinois to sign nn agreement not to transfer any suit to the United States court. Tho Des Moines company hnd vlolacd that agreement, It Is nllegod. by bringing suit In the federal court at Peoria and securing an Injunction re 6tralnlng Mrs. Jane Montgomery of Rock Island county from bringing any action in a Btato court against tho company on a pol icy of $5,000 iwued to her husband, Robert S. Montgomery, now deceased, on tho ground that false statements wero made by Mont gomery in his application. BECKHAM SOLDIER IS KILLED An Intoxicated Coniriiile nl KrnnUforl Shoots Mini Snyx It Win nn Accident. FRANKFORT, Ky.. May 14. Private Thomas Knno of exlngton was shot and In stantly klllod by Prlvato James Robertson lato this afternoon. Both were members of tho Beckham mllltla nnd tho shooting took place on the second floor of tho court house, which is being used ns an armory. Robertson was drunk nnd claims thnt his gun was discharged accidentally. Kano was In an adjoining room lying on his cot and the ball passed through a plno wall, strik ing htm. Attempt to Murder Priest. WILKESBARHE, P.v May ll.-An at tempt was made today to assassinate Rev. Father Klonowskl, pastor of St. Mary's t'litliollo church of this city. Tile priest was called out about midnight on the pleu of visiting a sick man. Ar rangements apparently had beon made to ambush him on tho road, hut ho discovered the danger and fled. He had scarcely reached his house when a bullet was tired through the window, striking the wall within un Inch of his head. BRIS10W IN, RATHBONE OUT Ml eh I Hip littrrprplntlnn of Appointment nf the Pnrnipr. the WASHINOTON. May 14. Postmaster Oeneral Smith. After a protracted Interview with the president, tod.y announced that Joseph L. Brlstow, fourth Assistant pest master gener.il, will proceed to Havana next Wednesday to take chargo of postal affairs of tho Island. Tho postmaster gen eral declined to say whether or not Director Oeneral of Posts Rathbontj would bo sus pended, though today's action is tantamount to this. ' . It Is said, however, that', tho fact that Brlstow will assume thoso'.dutls dos not necessarily indlcato that Urithbono will bo relieved of. all connection , with tho service. Brlstow outranks tho director of Cuban posts nnd the latter might act as a sub ordinate, though on this point no statement Is vouchsafed. The letter directing tho fourth arnlstant to proceed lo Cuba Is dated May 12. Brlstow will remain In Cuba during tho pending In vestigation, probably . until' tho servlco Is reorganized. In any cvent'ho will have su pervision of the postofllcn inrpectors con ducting the examination and his transfer to Havana will bring him Into closer touch with their operations. Further than tho announcement that Brls tow would go to Havana tho postmaster gen eral salil that there had .not been an In timation that thcro had been any wrong doing In tho postal affairs of either tho Philippines of Porto Rico. In Porto Rico tho director of posts, Cnplaln Elliott, Is a retired naval otllccr. Ho. had had no ex perience in postal affairs' and It was feared that he might make somo mistake, but tho wholo system was conducted" In an exaniplary manner. Brlstow was nppalntcd fourth assistant at tho beginning of tho present administration. He Is a natlvo of Kentucky, but for many years resided In KansaH,frotn which state ho was appointed, Ho ha"d been engnged In nowspapor work nnd for a time was secre tary to Governor Morrill t Kansas. Chief Clerk Merrltt O. Chancb will bo acting fourth assistant during the absenco of Brls tow. Respecting rumors that similar irregulari ties to theso developed Jn Cuba have oc curred In tho other Insular possessions over which military Jurisdiction has been ex tended. It Is de:lared positively nt the Wnr department that while tho Inspectors have been working constantly to Improve tho ndmlnlstratlvn servlco they havo not found a single case Involving moral turpitude. GREAT EXTENT OF FRAUDS Seem in llnve ItniiilllPiI ThrotiKhoat the lalninl lliiviiim J'oMiuuxter In Mnspentleil. HAVANA, May 14. Tho extent of tho pes tal frauds Is far greater than originally ex pected. Besides taking In the Postal depart ment the frauds seem to include tho local ofilcn at Havana and various other offlo throughout tho Island, and also to have ex tended to outside points which have been used for tho sale of some of the old issue of stamps that wero ordered destroyed. The rosult of the Investigation at the lo cal postorllco la the suspension of Postmaster Thompson, who was Installed In April of last year. He wll romaict'jt.hts own house for the present. .vroya",abjSasc'r&, stamp sellers In the main office, haVe also been ar rested and further arrests are expected to morrow. Aa many as six others have been placed under tho closest supervision and they will be arrested as soon as their services can be spared. As a mnttor of fact If they were all to bo suddenly relieved of duty It would not be possible to carry on the postal depart ment of Havana. Reeves and Reynolds, the auditors or inn t'ostal department, aro still n" "r,rcst tbr WD " b"ge f detective Special quarters will, however, be prepared In somo fortress where all the prisoners connected with tho frauds will be taken as soon as arrested. Today's arrests and tho suspension of Thompson did not take place uutll after dark and consequently theso new features of tho case aro not generally known through out the city this evening, but there is a continual excitement at tho poAtofllco, whoro no ouo knows who may be tho next to be slngltd out. E. U. Rnthbone desires the Associated Press to say there Is no truth In tho report circulated In the United States that there Is friction betweon the military authorities hero and the postal department. On the contrary tho most complete harmony pre vails between General Wood and hlmsclr, consultations taking placo between them dally. Ho nlso says he docs not consider It proper under present circumstances to give out Interviews for publication and has so answered all applications for pcrsonnl statements that havo been cabled him from tho United States. Mr. Shcrhlan will temporary fill Mr. Thompson's place. It appears that tho frauds ramified in almost every possible direction, even the rented boxes having beon made a source of Illegitimate gain. Every additional revela tion Increases the amazement of the Amer icans hero. Tho Cubans seem to he Im mensely pleased, Thoy declare that the Americans enn no longer hoast in Cuba of their superior honesty whon In government employ. General Wood devotes several hours dally to postal nffairs, hearing tho reports of special agents and conferring with Hathbonc and others having any knowledge of tho matter. As yet It Is Impossible to say how many persons will be Implicated. WASHINGTON, a.My 14. Edward Thomp son, the suspended postmaster of Havana, is one of tho best known men In Indian apolis, whero he stood high In general esti mation. Ho served for twenty years In the Indianapolis postofllce and was postmaster undor tho Harrison administration. Ho was assistant postmaster for somo yenrs prior to tho Cloveland administration, which re tained him In tho postofllce In a subordinate capacity. Ho served In tho civil war in General Harrlson'B command, llo was ap pointed postmaster at Havana six months ago. The news of his suspension hail not reached tho Whlto Houso up to n lato hour tonight, but tho press ml vires wero not questioned there, ns General Wood has been given a freo hand in tho Investigation not only of Cuban affairs gonarlly, but of postal affairs. ppy I.piivpm for New VorU, MUNCIE. Ind May 11. Charles F. W. Neoly departed for Now York lato this after noon to bo present nt his prellmlnnry htmr ing In the Cuban postal embezzlement case Thursday. Movements of Oeeiui VppIs, Mny I I, At New York Arrived Furnessla, from Glasgow. At Southampton Arrived Kaiser WII helm der (Jrosse, from New York for Bremen. At Bremen Arrived Koenlgen Luise, from New York, via Cherbourg At Glasgow Arrived, 13th City of Rome, from New York. At Antwerp Arrived Noordland, from No'v York. At Nnpies-Sallod. llth-Kiilser Wllhelm II. for New York. At Auckland Sailed Manila, for San Francisco At Cherbourg -Sailed. 13th Bremen, from nremun for New York. FREE HOMES BILL PASSES Senate Adopts the Ilonia Maunra Without Anj Chang in Its Proriiioni, MEANS MUCH TO WESTERN SETTLERS HpIIpvph Them nf .Million of Unllnrs of OlilluntlmiB to Hip tint prmucnt on Aecnnnl of Thrlr I'lirinn. , WASHINGTON, U. ('.. May 14. (Special Telegram.) Tho passage of tho free homes bill Into this afternoon by the senate Is the culmination of continuous agitation on tho part of Delcgato Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma, Representatives Eddy of Minnesota and Gam ble of South Dakota and other northwestern congremmen for the last eight years. Den nis Flynn has strenuously fought for the nuxisure until ho has been looked upon nn a visionary enthusiast, but tonight he Is the happle.U man In Washington. Senator Pettl grew of South Dakota, who has endeavored to muko political capital out of Ihe meas ure, arrived In Washington In time to see tho republican senate pawi tho bill which he has been endeavoring to father for a num ber of years nnd which In all probability sounds the knell for his retirement from tho tipper branch of congress. The house bill, which has been substituted for Pettlgrow'u bill, woo called up by Senator Nelson Imnfedlately after the final vote hnd been taken on tho naval appropriation bill. but without a slnglo objection was declared parsed. Senator Pettlgrow watching Its leg islative' handling without a word. Tho passage, of the bill means the lifting of $10. 000,000 from tho people of Oklahoma, $2, 500.000 from tho people of South Dakota and approximately $500,000 from the people of Nebraska who nettled on tho Ponca reserva tion In that state. Minnesota. North Dakotn, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon nnd Montana are also affected. In some Instances more, In others less than figures given above. I'npulUtn Are t nnntlntlrd. Returning pilgrims from the popullPt shrine at Sioux Falls confirm The Bee's etory that Bryan had outlined a plan of action for their guidance, but had slipped tip on get- ting a man who would withJraw In favor of tho Kansas City vlco presidential nominee. Congressman Sutherland wys that the con vention was very harmonious after the nom ination of Mr. Towne, tho feeling bolng that ho should stay on the ticket to tho end. He expressed tho hopo that Towne would be the choice of tho democrats and says he under cnoico oi mo '' UJ I tood that the Michigan democracy had en- dorse,! him. Senator Heltfe d of Idnho sal. inai no xiearu nub uiie wpiuiuu rAiiiocu Sioux Falls after Townt's nomination and thnt was he should stick. "I thought the nomination of a vice presi dent poor politics, but when the nomination v:a made I burled my objections and am for the ticket." snld the sagebrush senator. Tho nomination of Towne Is not seriously taken by tho democrats, for a scheme has been hatched In tho last few days which, If successfully worked, as Is now hoped, may result favorably to the Bourbons. Admiral Schloy Is to be nominated for vice president at Kansaa City In order to hold Maryland and New York In line. Bryan nnd Schley doctors aro to bo put up In democratic stateq; where tho poillsU and silver Tcrne llcans hold tho balance of power Bryon nnd Towne electors aro to be nominated, silver republicans and populists being thus placated. This threo ring circus Is said to bo tho product of Jones of Arkansas, But ler. Pcttigrew and ex-Senator Dubois of Idaho, who Is In the field to succeed Shoup. .Missouri Itlver Approprlntlon. Tho commerce commltteo of the senate today reported favorably Senator Thurston's amendment to tho sundry civil hill appro priating $250,000 for the Missouri river com mission, but amending the amendment by striking out the appropriation for Rulo nnd eliminating Nebraska City. This action was j 0hlll, attacked Ooorgo Van Sicklen for hav taken on tho suggestion of Colonel Btlckncy, K n4, h) Bin been responsible for tho president of tho commission, who Is In tho circulation of falso roports as to tho truo city. Colonel Stlckney stated It was useless purposes of tho committee. As to tho ob- to mention Nebraska City, especially as that place is Included In tho systematic caro of the river, but as new work would huve to bej dono at Rulo he thought there would be no objection to having tbo place indicated, but the amount desired, $100,000, is entirely too much, If only an appropriation of $250.C00 could be obtained. Senator Vest, who had chargo of the matter In committee, agreed with President Stlckney and the amount mentioned in Thurston's amendment for Rulo wag knocked out. Tho general deficiency bill which passed the house today carries an appropriation of $3,819 for tho widow of the lato William L. Greene, congressman from tho Sixth Ne- ; ,raaka district Mrsi Grceno has received $1,200 on account. Congressman Neville Introduced a bill to lncreaso tho pension of Ralph D. Parsons' to $24. Senator Thurston Introduced a bill for the relief of Lluutenant Richard II. Townley. "Junior grade," on the retired list of tho navy. Lieutenant Townley Is seeking rein statement on the active list of tho navy, hav ing been retired for disabilities incurred during tho Spanlsh-Amrlcan war from which ho is entirely recovered. First Lieutenant Pearl M. Shaffer. Thir teenth United States Infantry, now on sick leave, Is ordered to Fort Crook for duty. Congressman Gamble today secured the passage In tho house of the bill modifying th procedure with respect to tho romovnl of timber from forest reserves for mining, building and other purposes, Tho bill re duces to thirty (lays notlco for such removal, sixty days now being required by law. In cases of emergency, timber may bo removed to tho value of $100 without notice on appli cation to tho sccrotary of tho interior. Congressman Gamblo and Burko recom mended Mrs. C. Chiles for postmistress at Beaver, S. D., nnd Mrs. Ruth II. Dennlson of Westport, S. D. Vntlonnl Hunk ci. Tho report of tho condition of national banks of Lincoln at tho close of huHlness on April 20 was today made public. Compared with tho statement In February tho banks havo Increased Individual deposits from $1, 625,936 to $1,8.16,829 nnd loans nnd discounts from $1,606,913 to $1,697,081. Tho nvcrage rcivrve U now 35.99 per cont against 25.96 per cent In February. Present holdings of gold coin aggregate $66,765, a decline of about $50,000 since February. Tho First Nntionnl bank of Omaha nnd tho Phoenix National bank of New York were approved as retervo agents for the First Na tional bank of Humphrey, Nob.; Merchants' National bank, Chicago, for tho Merchants' Natlonnl bank of Nebraska City; Continental National bank, Chicago, for Pender National bank; Phoenix National bank of Now York for Flrnt National bank, St. Edward; Now American Natlonnl bank, Chicago, for Anar mcwi (la.) National .bank: Citizens' Natlonnl bank, Des Moines, la., and Continental bank. Chicago, for First National bank, Crystal Lake. la., and Western National bank. Now York, for National bank of Dccnrah, la. Thomas Gibbons was today appointed pnt ma3tcr nt Dunreath, Monroe county, la., also F. A. Declark of Bighorn, Sheridan county, Wyo CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska S.iowers. Cooler. Variable Winds. Tpniprrntnrp n (I inn tin psteriln y t llimr. Dt'K. Iloiir. Ili"it. n ii. in 7- I p. in Ml ll it. in 71 'J p. in 7 1 7 n, m 7ii a p. m'. ii S ll. ill 71 d p. in . 71! II n. in 7. ." p. ill 7- 10 n. in 77 (I p. in 70 I I n. m 7S 7 p till 1 V ll 70 S p. in 07 It p. in 17 TOWN WIPED OUT BY FIRE Tya Itiinilri'il People lliintcli't on Hip Site of n MlelilKiin Lum ber Tom ii. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. May 14 A Sentinel special from Marlnet, Mich,, says: Fire started In the bt? lumber and cedar yards of the C. It. Worcester company nt Fisher. Mich., twenty-eight. mllr west of here, nt noon today, and tonight the town Is In ruins. A high westerly wind prevailed. The loNi will bo over 1200,000. partially In sured. The Worcester company of Chicago, which owned almost everything In the place. Is the heaviest loser. The fire started In the lumber yard early this morning and In a short time the big saw mill, planing mill, school house, forty dwellings, hospital, two lumber yards nnd a number of other build ings were In nnhfH. Two hundred people are homele there tonight Movn- I'll,.. I.. l - lnl..rnn, tr , .'.i.io. .t .. nrn -...in.. h,uu'Pi .n.i a brigade of fire fighter to help the stricken i brigade of fire fighter to help the stricken i town. Everything In the town was burned'", . ' 'i""" except two dwellings, tho company's store nnd the depot. The plant of ttu C. II. Wor cester company will be rebuilt, ns the com pany owns a large amount of timber land In that vicinity. Many persons are reported to have been more or lesa burned, though nono of the cases nre believed to bo fatal. ADMIRAL IS AT KN0XVILLE Dewey mill Pnrty lllvrn a (Iriiml I'limitr After One l)u' ItPNl. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 14. After a day of rest from festivities Admiral and Mrs. Dowoy and party, who nro now tho guests of the city, appeared In a grand parade in this city today. The parado was partici pated In by militia of East Tennessee, secret societies, labor organizations, city officials and members of various professions. At tho court house Admiral Dewey reviewed lho Parade and later was Introduced by W. urttillU.nt ,)f tho chamber of tended him a formal welcome to tho city. Adlmral Dewey's reply wap brief. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey mado a tour of tho schools and college of tho city, where thoy received ovations. Tonight a public reception was held In the woman's building, after which there was a banquet. Tomorrow morning tho party will leave by steamer on the Tennesseo river for Low's Ferry, thirteen miles wett of Knoxvllle, where they will visit tho birth place of Admiral Farragut, under whom Dewey served during the civil war. A marker of tho birthplace will bo unveiled by the admiral with appropriate ceremonies. AcmlrU Dewey has taken much Interest In this featuro of his visit here and nays it 13 to him tbo most Interesting event of the entire tour. BOER DELEGATES ARE DUE Itrppptlnn Committee Member )nnr rcl About hp True I'tirpunc of (hp Ciminilttpp, NEW YORK. May 14. The citizens' com mittee for the reception of tho Boer dele gates met today at tho Hotel Manhattan. The meeting was marred by a difference of opinion. Patrick Egan. former minister to ! Jccts of this reception, tho commltteo was not eleemosynary, to help the widows in the Dutch republic, but to aid In developing a sentiment for the preservation of tho Inde pendence of those republics, This attack was echoed by a numbor of other speakers i and there was a very warm debate, Van Sicklen denied being reoponslblo for tho reports In question and ho declared, If It were necessary, ho himself would sign a statement for publication to that effect. He declared that his relief committee antev dated the reception committee and Its work was entirely distinct. Thero was orao furthor discussion as to the filturo procedure nnd It wns announced that when the Mansdam arrives a commltteo will go down tho bay on a revenue cutter to receive tho delegates. This commltteo In cludes Montagu White and P. Loutcr-Wcs-sels. When the ship arrives at Hoboken tho delegate will bo escorted In carriages to the Hotel Manhattan. OMAHA GIRL WEDS IN LONDON MnrriiiKr of Kiln, Lewi nnd Kilwnrd l.rnpold Is n kiirprlsp to 1'rlciiilii. SPRINGFIELD, O., May 14. (Special Telegram.) A wedding took placo May 1 in London, England, which will he of much interest In several cities of the United States and particularly in Cincinnati and Omaha, Neb. Tho bride, a prominent young woman of tho latter city, was Miss Ella Lewis. Tho groom was Mr. Edward Loo- pold of Cincinnati. Mr. Leopold spent a few years In business In Scnttlo and for tho last six months has been In England. The brldo and her mother with a pair of friends, were on their way to visit tho Paris exposition and wero Joined by tho groom, when tho original plan of tho marrlagn taking placo on Mr. Leo pold's return to America next fall was changed to that of having tho ceremony performed at onco In London. Tho groom Is a musician of recognized talent. Ho nnd his bride expect to return to tho United States after tho wedding trip, on which thoy are now Journeying and which will extend through much of England and Africa. pw Trnit to Hp I'nr iikmI, PITTSHt'HO, May 14. Options have been tiiUnn on five nf the Inmost steam-llttlng and plpcbondlng plants In the country nnd n combination will be formed undor the name or tne rmsinirg vitivo umi inn struetlon company, with a capital of $., OuO.fmO. Tho companies nro nil Pittsburg enn rents. They are At wood & McCaffrey Best Manufacturing company, Hh'iok-An ilrrsim enmnativ. PittsblirK Vulvo and Ma clilno company and tho Wilson-Snyder Manufacturing company, tiio now com bine, it Is said, will control the heavy stoamflttliiB und plpo-bendlng trades of the country. Wcllnm! I. nek Ciine lli'Kiin, WEI.LAND. Ont., May ll.Aftir three adjournments llui preliminary hearing of ,the nllegcd dynamiters. Dullman, Nolin and Walsh, was resumed hero today (inly ono witness had been examined when the crown attorney staled that tho case was closed. The prisoners were committed for trial and will appear at the spring hhmIz.cs before Chancellor Boyd next Tucsduy, May 22. IfJ TIJ? TJflf QOOD Supreme Oanrt of the United" Statu Uphaldi the Inheritmco Tax, UNIFORM AND JUST IN ITS OPERATION Oonitructitn of the Statnti bj Juitice White Full and Eiplloit. APPLIES ONLY TO INDIVIDUAL LEGACIES Ettate as a Whole Not to B Aliened ss Such. GOVERNMENT BONDS ARE NOT EXEMPT Tiifnllon t niter the l,nw Cniinnt lie Kt tilled llpenitNP Hip Untitle dm- lulu of Ismiipn nf I'edrrnl Mi'Clirltlra. ' WASHINGTON. May 11. The supreme court of tho United States today nnnounrel opinions In the case nrltlng tinder the in heritance tux provision of the war revenue ' 1 '"" 1" TBSO lllVOIVing 1110 P" pUcablllty of the state Inheritance tax law of New; Vrk. 10 ..?.slrtlos 10 ',, n; --"nP" ' K"v- under tho federal law ond one under tho stole law, but two of the former class ap plied, as did one of the latter elns, to tho taxation of government bonds. Tho court held that neither under the stnte nor tho natlonnl enartment wore national bonds ex empt from tnxotlnn. Tho validity of tho general federal law was affirmed, but It was held to be purely nppllcnble to legacies, nnd not to the entire estates of deceased persons, the court holding that tho tax Is on the passing nf legacies of dlFtrtbutlvn shares of personalty with n progressive rate on each determined by the sum of each of such legacies or distributive shares. Tho derisions dealing with tho federal law ns a whole wero handed down by Justice Whtto nnd thoso relating to government bonds by Justice Shims. Prliielpiil Point Covered, The principal decision In the list handed down by Justice Whlto covered the enso of Eben J. Knnwiton and Thomas A. Buffum, executors of Edwin F. Knowiton, brought here from the enstcrn district of Now York. The opinion of the circuit court wob adverse to tho validity of the law and accordingly It was reversed. The opinion Is a very voluminous cno nnd disciuses exhaustively every phaso of tho law. Referring to the "progressive" fe.ituro of the act Justice White said It wns conclusive that It creates no new subject of tnxntlon. "It simply provides," ho said, "for tho I progressive ratew on the property mentioned In tho opening sentences, which In described exactly an it was in tho act of 1864. Now, us the act of 1S6I taxed, not the whole es tate, but each particular legacy or distribu tive share, tho conclusion cannot be escaped that the present law does tho same thing, except that there Is added thereto a pro-gre-Mslvo rate." Then he took up die question as to whether the law commands that tho pro gressive rate hhall bo measured by tho amount of a legacy, or the wholo personal estate, tho conclusion being reached that It was not the Intention to tax the entire es tate, "but tho separato nnd distinct sums of Items of porsonal property passing." Tho conclusion then was announced that tho tax l "on the legacies and distributive shares, the rate ibelng Trlmnrlly determined by tho classlllcatlonR and being progressively Increased according to the amount of tho legacies or shares." How Hip Tux In fill 111. Continuing on thin linn the Justloo sMA: 'As tho wholo amount of stioh porsoonl property ns aforesaid relates to tho sum of each legacy or distributive chare considered separately, It follonn that all legacies below $10,000 nre not taxed and that thoso above that smount aro taxed prlmnrlly by the do- grci of relationship or absence thereof spec ified in tho flvo classifications contained In thn slntuto and thnt tho rate of tax Is progrcsHlvoly Increased by tbo amount of each separate legacy or distributive tharo. "Thin being tho correct Interpretation of tho statute. It follows that tho court bolow erroneously maintained a contrary construc tion nnd, therefore, the tax assjed nnd collected was for a larger amount tbn thn sum actually due by law." Tho decision held that tho lax was not a direct tax within tho moaning of tho consti tution, but a duty or an oxclso tax. On tho point of "uniformity," as required by tho constitution, Justlco White said that the constitutional requiromont won geo graphical, cnnsldorlng tho text. He con tinued: "It Is apparent that If tho word 'uniform' means 'equal and uniform' In tho sense now nsserteil by tho opponents of the tax, tho words 'throughout tho United States' are deprived of nil real slgnrflranca nnd sustaining tho contention must honco lead to a disregard of the olamentary canon of construction, which rrqulres that effect be given to each word of th constitution." How Uniformity la Kennreit. "One of tho most satisfactory answers to tho argument that tho uniformity required by lho constitution is tho same as thn equal and uniform clause which has sluco been embodied In bo many of the state con stitutions results from a review of tbo prac tice under tho constitution from tba bo ginning. From the very first congress down to the present date, In laying duties, Im posts nnd excises, the rulo of Inherent uni formity, or In other words Intrinsically equal and uniform taxes has been disregarded and tho principle of geographical uniformity con sistently enforced." On another point of uniformity ho said: "It Is yet further assorted that tho tnx docs not fulfill tho requirements of gco graphical uniformity for the following rea sons: As tho primnry rato of taxation de pends upon tho degrcn of relationship or want of relationship to n decoased person, It is argued thnt It cannot oporoto with geographical uniformity, Inasmuch ns testa mentary and Intestacy laws may differ In every state. It Is certain that the same degree of relationship or want of relation ship to tho deceased wherever existing Is levied on nt tho same rnto throughout tho United States. Tho tax lu hence uniform throughout the United States dospllo tho fact that different conditions nmnng tho states may obtain ns to tho objects on which tho tax Is levied." ProKresslve Tut In .liixt. With reference to tho objections to tho progressive featuro of tbo law Juotlce Whlto said: "The revlow which wo have mado exhibits tho fact that taxeB Imposed with reference to tho nbillty of the person upon whom tho burden Is placed to bear tho same havo been levied from tho foundation of the govern ment. So also Home authnrltntlvn thinkers and a number of economic writers contend that a progressive, tax 1b moro Just and equal than a proportionate one In tho absence of constitutional limitation tho Question It M