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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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15), 1871.
HOPE FOR HAFEKIKC
Britith Pnbllo Kiinly ExoieUnt of An
nonnciment of ItaSoccor.
BOERS REPORT RELIEF COLUMN DEFEAT
Official Bnlhtln at Prstorla that British
8niUinid Great Less.
ANOTHER STORY OF FIGHT NEAR THE TOWN
Unconfirmed English Tlerm of Eattlt
Thirty-Three Miles from There.
STORY TOLD IN bISPATCH FROM ROBERTS
Irm1irr of n II rM I n ti KooiKIiib I'nrly
I 'I'll n w Altm-krd .onr K riionxlnil
Sliirr Tolil In DIhimiIi-Ii
' from Itohrrtn.
LONDON, May 17.-3:20 a. m The Drlt
!ih relief column foight tht Dor at
Kraal pan, thirty-two miles south of Mnfi
fclng, on Tuesday, according to n telegram
received Wednesday night at Lourcnzo Mar
quez from Molopo, 100 miles north of Matc
hing. This Intelligence Is accepted here with
nornn reserve, becauso It In dllllcult to under-
tand bow tho new could havo been ho
quickly put on the wire from n place 132
miles from the scone of the engagement.
A correspondent of the Morning Post, pie
Bumnbly John Stuart, Is reported captured
toy tho Iloers at Kraal pan.
Tho Drltlsh public Is keenly expectant of
tho announcement that Mnfcklng has been
relieved. In army circles the opinion seems
to prevail that this has already been ac
complished, although two hours after mid
night the War ofllco asserted that no news
of relief had beun received. Tho steadfast
rourngc of tho hungry garrison has pro
duced a deep Impression and tho news of
ruccor Is awaited with more anxiety than
has been felt regarding any other event of
tho war. Douglas Story, the Dally Mall's
Correspondent at Pretoria, wires:
lVvrrlsh Activity nt Prctnrln.
"Tho Doer government In holding back
J;omo big news. Feverish activity prevails
here. 1'rrsldent Kruger Is working day and
night. Tho latest Ilocr official bulletin is
that tho relief column has been defeated with
great lots,"
Lord Iloberts continues passlvo at Kroon
Ftnd. .111b cavalry aro stretching llko a
seml-clrclo screen many mllej In length,
with outlnpplng flanks. Tho railway will
probably bo completed today. The Kroonstnd
censor permits tho paswago of long dis
patches dealing with Incidents prior to the
occupation.
It seems that General French's cavalry had
ftno lively fight after creasing the Zand river.
!A mixed oqundron composed of Scots Grays,
tho Innlskllllngs, Carbineers and Australian
Horse, took a kopje and dismounted. Tho
(Doom nuddonly fired from a concealed peti
tion killing many horses and stampeding tho
fcsl. The Doers then advanced in over
whelming numbers and drove the squadron
way, rapturing some.- Tho neons robned
tho dead and looted the paddles. A small
detachment of cnvulry later drove them off.
1'urthcr north tho Hussars charged tho
Iloers, killing nnd wounding many stragglers
iWlth nabers nnd pistols.
Lord Roberts Infantry marched 120 miles
In seven days. General French marched
thirty miles In ono day. The Iloers, when
retiring, dragged thirty-two guns through
Kroonstad.
Duller In I'n-OperntlnK.
General Duller Is moving toward New
castle. He appears to be using 25.000 men
iigalnst D.000 or 6,000. His operations will
nlmost certainly result In his forcing hla
iwny Into tho Transvaal, possibly In tlmo
to co-operato with Lord Roberts' advance,
nlthough General Duller Is now 252 miles
from Johannesburg, or twenty-flvci days'
march.
A Dano who was captured by tho South
"African homo says there aro GOO Frcnchinou,
with tho Doers opposing General Duller, to
gethcr with many German and other for
rlgncrs. Tho Lnlysmlth correspondent of the
Dally Telegraph says only ono Doer was shot
In the movement which reunited In tho tak
ing of Hplpmakaar.
Tho Wur ofllce has pouted the following
dispatch from General Duller, dated Dun
flee, .May 16:
"Wo occupied Olencoe yesterday. The
Transvaalers havo now evacuated Dlggars
lierg. Tho Free Stoters on thn Droketi
lierg aro much roducod In numbers. Tho
v Carolina, Lydenburg nnd tho 1'retorla com
mnndos trekked north from Hlatlkulu on
tho 13lh and Hth of May. Eleven guns
rwero entrained at Glenroe. The last train,
with ambulance, left there at dawn, May 15.
This result has been largely produced by tho
nctlon of tho Fifth division, which, during
the last few days, has done n great deal of
Tery hard work marching, mountain climb
ing and road making.
"Trnlnc aro now running to Weasel's nek
Station."
Flrr from I'mtrr White Finn.
Tho War ofllco posts the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts, under date of
Kroonstnd, May 15:
"Two officers and six men of Prince Al
fred's Guards, while out foraging yesterday
r few miles from Kroonstnd, visited a farm
flying a white flag, tho owner of which sur
rendered himself, with nrms and ammuni
tion. They then approached another farm,
also flying a white flag. When within
forty yard of tho enclosure they wcro
fired upon by fifteen or sixteen Iloers con
cealed behind tho farm well. Two of the
men wero killed. Lieutenant F. D. Walton
has wounded, and Lieutenant W. D. Evcr
ton nnd two noncommissioned olllccrn were
taken prisoners.
"The owner of the farm slates that tho
Iloers threatened to shoot him when ho
protested against their making Improper uso
cf tho whlto Hag."
General Rundle Is sweeping through tho
northeast part of the Free State. Somo of
tho Doors are surrendering. Their main
force Is assembled between Fickshurg and
"Winburg. but It is without close organiza
tion. Today's Installment of tho war story
from every part of the field is thereforo
seemingly a narrailvo of DrltlBh success,
hut with tho Doers preparing for a Inst
desperate fling farther In the Interior, and
with Doer guerrilla parties looting houses
nnd stores In the northwest section of Capo
Colony. It is not all roses for the Drilled.
Tho Uplngton district is the locality in whlc'i
tho guerrilla tactics of the Doers are Just
now in evidence.
The postponed congrrss of the Afrikander
liund has been called to meet at Paarlo
June 15.
A Canadian battery of fifteen pounders
arrived at Delra, Fast Africa, May 10.
Tho Dally Graphic, which refers to the
Jloer mission to tho United States as n
"by-product of the war," says:
"Thero Is no numo of Importance among
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io 1iTnn rum iti rnr rin r o
io mioncncn in inc. ricLur
lli-llrf In London tluit Huberts' Clilrf
of Mn IT Ih In ( onininnil of the
Mnfeklnu It.llef.
'Copyright. IM. In Press Publishing Co )
I,ON'I)ON, May 1" fNew York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The ques
tion of Kitchener b whereabouts Is arousing
speculation It is believed in somo
that he nnd not Hunter Is really
ine flying column moving to
It is no secret that for
"oro" TOSHHtlllnns between he and
Roberts honjBfe strained. This
said to cxplaltiTIWBicnt ubsencos from
headquarters on disfaW missions and lends
weight to the presumption that he Is com
manding tho Mafcklng column.
The Express Capetown correspondent says
ho Is Informed on good authority tint
Rhodes Is about to retire from any active
part In Capo politics.
ENVOYS OPPOSE SURRENDER
Vc-hcmciitl- Deny the llrport flint
Tliry llnil tiltcn Such
Ail l ire.
NEW YORK, May 16. Messrs. Fischer,
Wolniarnns nnd Wessels, constituting the
envoys from tho South African republic and
Orango Free State, who nrrlved hero yes
terday, commanded by their governments
to endeavor to Induce the I'nlted States
to use Its Influence for the establishment of
peace In South Afrlcn, wcro questioned to
day regarding tho statement from London
that n cablegram from Capetown inserted
that thpy had advised surrender should their
countrymen be defeated on tho Vaal river.
Severally nnd collectively tho envoys
vehemently denied that thoy had given any
such advice nnd they declared that they
wcro opposed to surrender.
Deyond 'a drlvo through Central Park nnd
tho principal Identities of Interest In the
city, no program was arranged for the Doer
envoys today. They spent tho forenoon in
nnswnrlng telegrams from moro than sixty
cities In the United States, from which In
vitations had been received.
An effort Is being mndo to arrange a plan
so that tho envoys can visit a majority of
tho cities. Probably thoy will leave for
Washington on Frlduy. C. H. Woraels, one
of tho envoys, discredited tho cable dis
patches to tho effect that President Steyn
of tho Orange Freo State Is said to have
lashed tho Free Staters to make them fight.
Ho said tho Freo Staters wero all working
together and In perfect harmony.
"I clo not think that tho stories published
about tho Drltlsh successes arc neutral
news, but highly optimistic from u Drilled
standpoint," ho concluded.
Charles D. Pierce, consul general of
the Orango Freo State, received today the
following cablegram from Pretoria:
"Messrs. Wessels, Fischer and Wolmar
nns: May Justice and righteousness bo
with you. KRUGER."
RIFLE CLUBS TO BE FORMED
Wilt Odlee Adopt Lord Snllnhnry'n
NilKKfHtlun In AiiRinriit the
Hume Defense.
LONDON, May 16. Tho War office, has
asked the National Rifle association to
draft a plan for national rifle clubs, as ad
vocated by Lord Salisbury In his recent'
speech.
Tho chancellor of tha exchequer. Sir
Michael Hicks-Reach, speaking nt nrlstol
this evening congratulated the audience on
tho fact that tho cloud of war was fairly
lifting and that there were streaks of light
portending a glorious dawn. Continuing,
ho said:
"Wo are contending with a foo whoso
courage nnd skilled tennclty we havo
learned to respect. Rut we are entitled to
hopo that the beginning of the end Is com
ing." Sir Michael added that the thanks of tho
nation would be due to Lord Roberts and
those under him. If the government, ho
declared, was not entitled to credit for tho
success It was not blamnblu for tho re
verses. It bad shrunk at nothing to supply
men and means.
Tho chancellor declared that the govern
ment was not responsible for delay In for
warding troops to South Africa and an
nounced that It might bo necessary to stilt
further Increaso tho navy. Ho disagreed
with tho suggestion that a lnrge permanent
Increaso of tho army might bo nccevsary,
but said that tho country must look to tho
volunteers and militia. 1
"Tho expenditure of the country," said
Sir Michael, "Is growing at an enormous,
a dangerous rate. I have nlwuys put a
strong navy as a primary necessity of tho
country and it may bo that nBsent will have
to be given to a further expenditure In view
of the hostllo feeling toward England In
some European countries. Hut I regard the
rountry's Increasing expenditure ns tho roal
danger. If we go on as wo hnvo been thero
may be very hard times In store for tho
country, particularly for tho working
classes."
IM.AGUK HHIIAKS OI'T IX JAPAN.
Murderer of n. Mlnnloniir j" in t'lilnii
I'llllUllcd Orleiitul Vrnii,
VANCOUVER, n. C, May 16. Tho
steamer Empress of India brings tho unwcl
como news that the plague han ngaln broken
out In Japan, this time In Osaka. Tho Kobo
Herald says there were four enses of tho
disease In Osaka during April, nil proving
fatal. Pligus germs wero positively located
In the blood of the victims. There Is gravo
apprehension that tho pest may spread at
this tlmo, tho beginning of tho wet, warm
season, 'when climatic conditions will bo
specially favorable to tho cultivation of the
bacillus. The Nippon states that no fewer
than oleven persons died from tho pest last
month, that their remains were cremated
and their property disinfected, hut that tho
public was carefully kept In Ignorance of tho
renewal of tho plague.
Punishment has been meted out to tho
murerers of MlFslonary Drooks In China.
Flftacen men wero tried for tho crime before
tho provincial Judgo at Chlmanfu and C. W.
Campbell, Drltlsh consul. It was developed
nt tho trial that only three wore guilty of tho
actual killing, and one of the.su dealt tho
final fatal blow. This one was beheaded In
tho presence of the Drltlsh eonsul. Another
wan sentenced to strangulation n! tho
autumn asslies. A third was sentenced to
life Imprisonment nnd four others to ten
years' Imprisonment each. Others received
light penalties.
Hong Kong papers say that tho police
havo confiscated large quantities of firearms
and ammunition intended for distribution
among lawless clause In China. Plleo of
Mauser rifles, hundreds of revolvers nnd
bayonets. 20.000 pounds of gun powder and
100,000 rounds of ammunition have boon cap
tured near Chin Wan. Twenty-five men. In
charge of this Illegal arsenal, havo been
arrested.
lleil Crux It 1 1 1 I I'llxxrd.
WASHINGTON.May 16. Tho huuso ai.com
pllshed little today besides passing the
senate bill ti Incorporate tho Amorlcan
National Rid Cross. No progress was nudo
. with tho Alaskan code bill, owing to the
inunmiy oi mo two smes io agree as to
tho tlmo to be allowed for general dobato.
Tho conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill wau retvrncd
after extended debate
Bfti cat inWI r
ENVOI'S ARE WITHOUT HOPE
Said to Hate Diicloaed Their True Condition
During the Jouroej.
NEW LONDON PAPER'S ENTERPRISE SHOWN
Itrprcsmliitlt c of (lie IliprP" Crometl
the A t In ii t Ic llli llu- Di-leuiiten
I'mlrr I'ri'lriisc of llclnir
n input hltcr.
LONDON, May 1G. The Dally Express this
morning prints a three-column Now York
special, signed by Patrick O'Connor, who
crossed tho Atlantic with tho Doer delegates
on tho Mnnndam, under pretense of being
nn Irish-American nnd a Doer sympathizer.
As a matter of fact O'Connor understands
tho Dutch languago and ho claims to hao
overheard much private conversation, In the
courso of which Wolmarans is reported as
saying to Fischer:
"1 think we should bo careful of what wo
say to this man as he may bo a spy. Aro
you suro ho Is nn American?"
Fischer There Is no doubt of It. I can
tell by his accent.
Wctftes It would never do, of course, for
tho Drltlsh to know that wo arc really In the
last extremity or for him 'to know that wo
uro thinking of staying In America.
Then, resuming the English language,
Fischer began by blaming Cecil Rhodes fJr
bringing on tho wnr. Ho said:
"1 havo not a shndow of doubt thnt Sir
Alfred Mllner was sent to South Afrlcn to
prcpnro for tho spoliation of the Door re
publics by force If nectfuary. The franchise,
ruse was all a humbug. President Kruger
ceded m much nt the Dloemfoenteln con
ference thnt Mllner was In mortal fear lost
his requests should be granted and lest ho
should thereby loo the chance of annexing
tho Transvnal."
Wolmarans said Io Fischer In Dutch: "Do
you think we had better tell him how
Kruger broke off tho conferenco?"
Fischer No.
Helled on Iliileh Colonists.
Wolmarans, (In Dutch) Our position Just
now Is precisely that of Jameson nt tho
tlmo of tho raid. Ho expected Johannesburg
to riso to Ills assistance. Wo expocted the
same of Capo Colony and Natal. Wc nro
bitterly disappointed. Tell him how
Schrelner deceived us.
Fischer Ho knows ns well as wo do that
Schrelner Is loyal to Great Drltaln.
Resuming English, Fischer said: "Wc arc
going to win tho wnr If It tnkes years."
Addressing WcescIh nnd using Dutch
Fischer said:
"Wo had better not say too much. Wo are
getting badly beaten now. Wo are going
to America In the hope of obtaining the
friendly help of tho United States In the
causo of peace. That Is what we will say
to tho public. As a matter of fact, wo havo
no hopo whatever. We havo no cut nnd
dried program.
Fischer went on to say that the brother
of Wessels who happened to bo in the
Un'd States und was acting In conjunction
with MontUEUO White, believed that somo
j sort of picc preliminaries would be ar
ranged, but If tho delegated failed In tho
United States, tho Doers, Fischer declared,
would still not give In.
O'Connor says the delegates wi much
astonished nt the reception on their arrival
In New York. When land was sighted
Wolmnrans exclaimed: "What shall wo do
when wo get thero?"
ARRANGE PROGRAM FOR BOERS
Hrpri'xrntnt Ivo Solm-r of w 1 orl
I'lniiM for Their Hntertnln
inrut III WuhIiIiikIou.
WASHINGTON, May 16. Representative
Sulzer of Now York, chairman of tho com
inlttoe to receive the Doer delegates In
Washington, today received a telegram frcm
Messrs. Fischer, Wessels and Wolmnrans,
stating that thoy could not leave New York
before Friday. Mr. Sulzer then announced
tho program, as follows:
On Thursday night a committee of threo
United States senators, thrco representatives
and a number of prominent citizens will go
to Now York to escort tho delegates here.
They will leave Now York Friday morning
and will be met at the depot here by a
committee of 200 and taken to the Arlington
hotel.
On Sunday night there will .bo a meeting
nt the Grand opera house, when the dolc-
! gates will spenk und thore will be addresses
also by senators nnd representatives.
Mr. Sulzer says tho stay of the deltigates
will bo mado tho occasion of a notablu
demonstration.
letter Sulzer announced the congressional
committee which will go to New York to
morrow night to meet the Doer delegates,
ns follows: Senators Hcltfeld, Idaho;
Mason, Illinois; Wellington, Maryland;
Toller, Colorado, and Alton, Nebraska; Rep.
resentHtlven Sulzer, New York; Robinson,
Nebraska; Do Armond, Missouri; Shea,
Kentucky, nnd Champ Clark of Missouri.
The committee will tnko n midnight train,
arriving In New York Friday. Mr. Sulzer
says ho understands 1he call of tho dele
gates on tho president will bo unofficial In
character.
No one connected with the Doer dele,
gatlon In Npw York has yet com
municated with tho State department
In relation to tho reception of the
delegates In Washington by tho au
thorities. Only by Indirect means has It
become known to the officials that the dele
gates will reach here within the next threo
days and that a public demonstration Is
being arranged In their honor at one of the
theaters for next Saturday night. It Is as
sumed that If any effort Is mado to Intro
duce the Doer delegates officially this will bo
conducted by Mr. Montague White, who pro
ceded them as nn unofficial representative
of the Doer republics, or perhaps by Charles
D. Pierre, who as consul general of tho
Orange Freo State In New York Is the only
person to whom tho United States govern
ment has as yet extended any official recog
nition as a representative of the Doer re
publics. DEWEY AND WIFE RETURN
.station nt Wimlilnulnn Almost )'
nrrtcil When the Ailmlrnl's
Sprt'lnl ArrlwilM.
WASHINGTON, May 16. Admiral and
Mrs. Dowry returned to Wnshlngtnn this af
ternoon from their wesiern trip. Tho sta
tion was descried when tho Dewey special
nrrlvfd. The admiral and Mrs. Dcwcy drove
at onco to Deauvolr, their summer heme.
The iwrty had accumulated a quantity of
souvenirs during tho trip.
AH members of tho party wero sunburnt,
the admiral being almost as brown as on
his return from Manila. Ho said tho trip
has been "very cujoyable."
IliritiKtrlnl I'on vent loll of South.
ClIATTANOOflA. Term.. Muy lS.-Tho
Southern Industrial convention. In a body,
today Inspected local Industries. Later,
when the convention assembled for tho
day's business, Cyrus Kehr of Tennessee
read a n.mcr. tiecreturv of AurliMiltnm
Wilson will nddrcjs the convention tonight.
MORE OF CATUBIG MASSACRE
Part of llnrrlitii Killed In AHnnolIng
Io i:-iiic li- tliiulK Other
llohl tint Tun )n)n.
WASHINGTON, Mny 16. -Tho officials of
thn War department, 'nfter waiting for
nearly n week to hear something from Gen
eral MneArlhur at Manila, confirmatory cf
tho prcs report of tho bloody three days'
engagement nt Catublsr which resulted In
the heaviest loss of lite the American army
has sustained In any one engagement In the
Philippines, yesterday cabled General Mac
Arthur n request for Information. Tho
answer wns received today, confirming tho
press reports nnd adding some Interesting
details.
General MncArthur transmitted a report
from Henry T. Allen, a major of the Forty
third volunteers, who commanded the
I'nlted States forces oa't)e Island of Snmar
It appears thnt this force; was divided ncnong
several ports on Samnr and, while details arc
still lacking, It Is bellayed that this par
ticular force, which was jicateged at Cnttlblg,
was commanded, not by ji commissioned of
ficer, but by a sergeant; either Geergc or
Hall, both of whom were, killed. Cattiblg.
whero the engagement occurred, Is a seaport
town of nearly 10,000 inhabitants.
General MacArthtir's Cablegram Is at fol
lows: "MANILA. Mny 10. With reference to
jour telegram of tho lttli, tho rumored en
gagement In Samnr, rcporled cablegram of
General Otis of Mny 4 has been confirmed
by reports recently received from Henry T.
Allen. Forty-third regiment, United Htates
volunteer Infantry, commanding Samnr
Island, that detachment of forty-one men
stationed nt Cattiblg wait uttucked April lf
by 600 men with 200 rifles and one ennn-n.
Our men were quartered In a convent, which
wan tired next day by burning hemp thtown
from nn adjoining church. Detachment at
tempted escape by river. Men getting Into
bout were killed; remaining men Intrenched
themsclvcu near river Hnd held out two day.
longer, faring most adverse circumstances
until rescued by Lieutenant Sweeny nnd
ten men. Over 200 of attncklng party (many
of them nre reported having come from
Luzon Island) resorted killed nnd many
wounded. Lieutenant Sweeny reports streets
covered with dead Insurgents.
"Killed: Sergeants Dustln L. Georgo nnd
William J. Hall, Corporals Herbert H. Ed
wards and John F. J. Hnmttton, Cook Durton
E. Hess, Musician Durton R. Wngncr, Pri
vates Trcffile Pomslow, Otto D. Loose,
Stephen Appcrtl. Joseph 'Noell, John E.
Kuhn, Rnlph H. Zlm, Edward Draman,
Ohcrtcr A. Conklln. W. ' B .ColllnB. J. J.
Kerins, Henry Dumas, Phillip Soling and
Georgo A. Slack, all Company II, Forty
third regiment. United States volunteer In
fantry. "Wounded: Privates Lester Ruchworth,
Hurry C. I.ee. Mlchaol J. Faron, James H.
Clancy, Company H, Forty-third regiment,
United States volunteer Infantry; Corporal
White, Compuny F, Forty-third regiment,
United States volunteer Infantry.
"Copy of Henry T. Allen's report forwarded
by mnll yesterday. Hollo (l'nnay) cablo in
broken by earthquake. "Difficult to procure
more' definite Information. M'AnTHUR."
MILITARY PROBLEM SETTLED
(imrrsl 5chnnn rilvrN Ills Vlrim of
the Sltnntlon In the
rbllluplitrrft .
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SAN FRANCISCO, Mdf.. 16. Brigadier
Cenernl Theodore fichwan, who has been
General Otis' chief of staff in tho Philip
pines for nearly a year, hon arrived hero
from Manila on tho transport Thomas. Ho
will remain In San Francisco for a short
time awaiting orders from Washington as
signing him to duty elsewhere. Concerning
tho situation In tho Philippines General
Schwan Is hopeful that It will not be many
months before affairs will havo adjusted
themselves to the Anjerlcnn control and tho
robber gangs will havo boon stamped out.
"Tho robber baods," said General Schwan,
"aro Incited, by mtlvo politicians who Impose
upon the credulity of tho common herd. No
people aro so credulous ns tho lower class
of Filipinos. Thc-ao leaders havo been in
citing the ex-soldiers to continue on tho
warpath, ntwurlne them that nn American
election wns soon coming and McKlnley
would be defeated and tho Americans with
drawn from tho Philippines. Thero arc
about 60,000 troops In tho Philippines now.
That number Is nmplo for the situation.
The Islands are well covered with American
troop', carefully distributed to all tho
strategic points, and each garrison respon
sible for Its own sphero of action. Many
of the robber bands are armed principally
with keen-edged bolos. the natlvo weapon.
They pillage small towns and frequently
cut the throats of nntlvcs who have been
friendly to Americans. Dy degrees, how
ever, the distributed garrisons nro gaining
tho oonfldeuco of the townspeople whero
thoy are stationed and already have hiic
ceeded In some cases In getting natlvo help
to guide thorn to tho robbers.
"Aftor the wet season and after tho na
tional elections In thlH country the pacifica
tion of the Philippines will naturally eom
pleto ltlf. The natives aro quickly ac
quiring tho English languago and even tho
troublesome class send children to school to
learn English. Wo nro In completo military
pcssesolon of tho islands. Tho only problem
Is the civil government of the Islands and
that will come as a natural consequence of
thn others. In n year from now thero will
not bo any need for nearly so many men as
we have thore now."
Trniinpnrt I.nicnii Snllx.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, The. transport
Ix)gan sailed today for Manila, via Honolulu,
Among the passengers on tho Ixjgan are
a number of army nffirois, fifteen assistant
surgeons, twn postal clerks, soventy-slx
recruits, seventy-three hospital men nnd
seven contract nurses, as well as a nuipber
of civilian employes and the. wives and
children of officers now serving In tho Phil
ippines. PREPARE FOR NEELEV CASE
llrtirnrd K. .lonrn Appointed Sprrlnl
AftilNliint Altoi'iicr tirncrnl
In I he I'roi'rrdliiKi.
NEW YORK. May 1. Edward K. Jones
of this city has been appointed special as
sistant Unltul States attorney general In
the matter of the proceedings agAlnst
Charles W. Neoley and other officials and
employes of tho government, administration
In Cuba under tho authority of tho United
States.
In speaking of the Neeley case today Uni
ted Slates Attornoy Durnctt said that tho
hearing boI for tomorrow before Commis
sioner Shields would most likely bo ad
journed for a week. Ho also said that the
hearing regarding the extradition of Neeley
boforo Governor Rocsovelt In Albany set for
tomorrow night, would probably to postponed
for n day or two.
Itoliertx to Hp Tried AkuIii,
SALT LAKE, May 16. County Attorney
Putnam today decided to retry H. Ii.
Roberts on the charge of unlawful cohnhltn
tlon Tuesday, Muy 39, Tho matter wun
called to the attention of Judge Norrell
upon tho opening of court this morning-, and
his honor ordered that tho case bo iet down
for tho date named.
ASSOCIATED PRESS ELECTION
Edward R'siwater of The Bee Ohoien One of
the Directors.
ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD IN CH'CAGO
Ormnilrntlnii Vole Asnlnst nn
Amendment nf It ll -I.ihtk
Ailtlsorv Itnnrdn Clinsrn
for niflrrcnt III vision.
CHICAGO, May 16. The annual meet
ing of tho Associated Press today wan very
largely attended. The directors recom
mended tho amendment of tho by-laws so ns
to mako them conform to the Inws nf Illinois
im laid down In the recent decision nf the
supremo court. After considerable discus
sion, a motion of John Schroers of tho St.
IotiU Westllche Post to reject the nmend
ments wa:i nnreeil to, there being but two
voles in tho negative.
The four vacancies nn the board of direc
tors wero filled by tho election of Charles
II. Grasty. Daltlmoro Nows: K. p. Call, New
York Evenlne Post; Edward Rosewater.
Omaha Dee,, and George H. Thompson, St.
Paul Dispatch.
Tho members from the different divisions
choso tho following ndvlsory boards:
Eastern Division Herbert F. Gunnison,
Drooklyn Eaglo. ehnlrman; Ambroso Duller,
Duffalo News; Charles II. Taylor, Doston
Globe: A. P. Langley, Springfield (Mawa.)
Union: P. C. Doyle, Oil City Derrick.
Central Division D. M. Houser, St. Louis
Globe-Democrat, chairman; W. D. Halde
mnn, Iiulsvllle Courier-Journal; II. U.
Drovn, Indianapolis News; E. H. Purdue.
Cleveland leader; James E. Scrlpps, Detroit
Tribune; T. L. Doyd, Milwaukee Journal.
Woitern Division II. W. Scott. Port
land Oregonlan, chairman: H. G. Otis, Los
Angeles Times; P. H. Ltnnnn. Salt Liko
Tribune; K. G. Cooper, Denver Republican;
Alden J. Dlcthen, Seattle Times.
Southern Division-H. H. Cabanlss,
Atlanta Journal, chairman; C. P. J. Mooney,
Memphis Commercial-Appeal; Georgo W.
Ochs, Chattanooga Tlme; Georgo 11. Das
kettc, Nashville Danner; Pago M. Dakcr,
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
ANNUAL BANQUET IS HELD
Andltorlnni DlnloK Itnnm thr Scene
of the tint herliiK Mevernl
Siu-eelicd .Made.
CHICAGO, May 16. Tho annual banquet
of tho Associated Press was given at tho
Auditorium this evening. There wcro seven
long tables in the body of the room for
tho members, every scat having un occu
pant, and another tablo for the guests,
among whom were Bishop Charles H. Fow
ler of the Methodist church; Colonel R. C.
rlnurv vlrn nrnaMnnt rtf fha W'min lfn n
Telegraph company; E. J. Nally of the Pos
tal Telegraph company, H. D, Estabrook
and John P. Wilson of Chicago. The tables
wero ornamented -with candelabra and large
bunchen of red roses. President Victor F.
Lawson prrslded and Clark 'Howclls of the
Atlanta Constitution was the toastroastcr.
Tho loving cup was passed by General Man
ager Stone, whose facetjous Introductions
of tho members provoked much laughter and
clapping: ot hands.
When" the cigars were lighted, Howells
took chargo and In n brltrf speech raid that
so far ns the "southern contingent" wat
concerned they wero willing to leave tho
future of the Associated Press in the hands
of the men who bad guided It to "tho mag-
nlflccnt position which it occupied today as
, the greatest news gathering organization in
j tho world." (Applause.)
i In Introducing tho first spotker. General H.
' O. Otis, Howclls referred to patriotism,
j saying: "When the honor of our flag, tho
prestige of our country, are concerned In
! upholding the flag and In maintaining the
1 dignity and the honor of our country, thero
: nnd then politics should stop nnd patriotism
I should begin." (Applause.)
I General Otis epoke to tho question, "Whero
Should Patriotism Degln nnd Whero End
In the Conduct of a Newspaper." Ho said:
j "Wo of tho Journalistic profession, nnd
especially we -who publish partisan political
nowspapere, may well bear In mind at every
juncture In a national political contest tho
olfejt of our utterance and our teachings
Ion tho government under which wc llvo and
1 to which we owe supreme allegiance. This
I attitude when rightly taken Is entirely con
sistent with the strongest advocacy and tho
; firmest adherence to tho political party
! which we happen (o espouse, for we take
sides In party contests, not for the sake
merely of helping ono sldo to win, but for
tho sake, as wo ure wont to claim, for tho
! final effect on the country us n whole of tho
policies which we advocate. To take ony
' lower prsitlon than this would bo Indefensi
ble nnd It cannot be maintained. The whole
sclenco then, of life, of Journalism, of poll
tics and ot government Is to bo right. Lot
! thnt be our aim. Let the constitution of tho
I'nlted Slates and tho flag be our guide and
lour Inspiration and we will make no mis
take." (Applause.)
General Charles H. Taylor of the Doston
Globe spoko about tho tlrst organization of
tho Associated Press by James Gordon Den
nett, and of the modern newspapers, which
he said aro printed for different constituen
cies giving the news In which they are par
ticularly Interested. In conclusion he said:
"Speaking of reform In our own line, I do
not llko to seo a tendency In thi popular
papers ofvthe day to make events which are
horrlbio and revolting prominent. The vivid
Illustrations of murder, tho parading of
deformed children who havo been operated
on In hcspllals, the monstrosities of human
ity and of nature all these need to bo eradi
cated from the papers of tho day. Thero
aro plenty of opportunities to present tho
picturesque, the grotesque, the beautiful and
the attractive events which tire of dally
occurrence. And these should ho given pref
erence, so far as wo aro ablo to, In meeting
the wants of tho people."
Henry D. Estabrook said In part:
"No thinking man wiauld abolish tho
newspaper to escape tho tumult It creates,
or exchange It with all Its faults for the
tie wsIcsh hlasphemy of a psoudo Savior. Tho
Dlhlo nowhere counsels the suppression of
newt, hut Is Itself the compendium of news,
somo of It not good reading for ears polite
'De sure,' says the Dible, 'your sin will Hnd
you out.' which Implies thnt It was tho
Almighty's Intention that sin should be pub
lished to tho world. Of course there Is
such a bad thing ns too much of a good
thing, anil tho qu.illflcatlnn nf my doctrine
that n newspaper is Justified In publishing
tho truth. Ii thnt what it publishes she,uld
bo tho truth, the wholo truth and nothing
but tho truth. Some newspapers aro great
sinners In this regard, hut there is nothing
about nn editor which exempts him from the
sanction of the moral law."
St. Clair McKclway of tho Drooklyn Eaglo
spoko about "Political Reporting."
Dlshop Fowler, the noxt speakor, said he
had never talked to so large an audience, as
half the republic was gathered in this little
room, the nation being In tho hands of those
present. This company, set on ono purpoie.
could make the nation do almost anything
(Continued on Second Page.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
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HOTEL PROVES A CREMATORY
Slnny llnrlnit llrneiii'M In Whl eh the
Colored Porter I'lnjs the
.Mnr Purl.
CHICAGO. May 16. Three perrons were
killed, one is missing and flftien were In
jured In a lire which early today destroyed
tho Hotel Ilclene at 110 to IH Fifty-third
street. Five of the Injured will probably
die. Tho dead:
CHARLOTTE PETERSON, dining room
girl, found In her room burned to n crisp.
LENA PEARSON, found burned almost
beyond recognition, In room with -Miss
Peterson.
.S. (1. M'UADUIN, flesh partly burned
from body.
Tho missing:
Patterson, man, last seen In hotol
ofllco at 11 o'clock last night.
Tha seriously Injured:
W. E. Horn, burned about face, hands and
body, leg broken, will die.
E. E. Tarbux, burned about body, recovery
doubtful.
Elizabeth Florence, Internally Injured and
skull fractured; unconscious, recovery doubt
ful. E. D. Allen, both ankles sprained nnd In
ternally Injured In Jumping from third-story
window.
Mrs. T. I). Allen, hack broken nnd In
ternally Injured; Jumped from thlrd-lory
window; will die.
Miss Helen Joseph, badly brulsoffnnd over
como by smoke.
Stella Nellwolskl, chambermaid, Jumped
from first floor, ovorcome by smoke and In
jured internally.
L. J. McNeil, porter, burned ahout face.
Miss Sarah Hutchinson, n high schrol
teacher, Injured In falling from second floor.
Jatnea Cos'ln. fireman, cut Iby fulling
glass.
Mrs. Bruco and baby, overcome by smoke.
Thomas Morgan, policeman, back Injured.
Mrs. Adella Lawson, badly bruised.
Tho loss to tho building and furnishings
wns $40,000. I
Munjr nnrlnir Itnoiifn,
The destruction of tho hotti was rcploto
with daring rescues and narrow escnpes In
which James McNeil, tho porter, earned
himself tho title of hero. He was the first
to warn the sleoplng occupnnts of their
danger. He carried Helen Joseph down n
swnylng ladder from tho third floor and
then, amid tho cheers of the onlookers, re
turned to tho second floor, where a woman
was lying unconscious, her clothing on fire.
Ho carried her to tho window and dropped
her Into the arms of Policeman Wolf. Tho
effort and tho heat wecr too much for Mc
Neil and he staggered back Into the smoke.
The peoplo below thought ho wns lost. A
policeman mounted to thn shoulders of a
brother officer, nnd. clambering over tho
window ledge, caught McNeil by tho feet
and dra'gged, him from the roooi. McNeil
was passed down to tho ground, and soon
ro;overr?d 'cnnsclatiAneJf.
Police, firemen Hnd spectators united In one
voice In praising the porter, McNeil. Ho
was formerly a gunner in the English navy
on board tho battleship Dreadnought nnd
holds medals for marksmanship nnd pro
ficiency In drilling. Ho took part In tho
Jameson raid and It was whllo In South
Africa thnt tho Illness which compelled him
to secure a discharge, came upon hlra.
EVEN WITH POLICE NOW
Unlvrmltr nf IVchrnakn. Iloyn Wreck
thr llrndiinnrtern of the Con
Mtiihnlory mt Lincoln.
LINCOLN, May 10. (Special Telegram.)
The annual night shirt parade by tho stu
doiits of tho University of Nobrnska ended In
a conflict with the police tonight. After
parading the down town streets In desbnblllo
costume the students assembled In front of
the pollco headquarters and began throwlug
slones at tho windows. This resulted In u
general fight between probably 300 ntudents
and cno or two policeman. Patrolman Hnrr
received a broken leg and several of tho
students wero severely bruised up. Tho
bombardment was prompted by tho nrreat of
a student Saturday night for shooting oft a
revolver after the competitive drills.
TRAGEDY IN V0UVIE FAMILY
Dnlryman ('oininltx Nnlcldr After Trr
IliK In Kill II Ik W I fr Mar
ried In Oninhii.
KANSAS CITY, May 16. William Vouvle,
a dairyman, killed himself tonight, after
having fired threo bullets Into tho head of
his wdfe. Tho woman will probably dlo.
Tho tragedy occurred In a sanitarium kept
by Mrs. Vouvlo nt Eleventh street and For
est nvenuc.
Tho Vouvles were married In Omaha thrco
yearn ago, but have beon estranged for some
tlmo past. The shooting tonight followed
tho woman's refusal to agree to a reconcilia
tion. BUTLER HAS N0T RESIGNED
lie Ankrd thnt Kdmlntrn lie Mndr Vlnn
Chnirmnn to Help Hint
Out.
WASHINGTON, May 18. Senator Butler
contradicts tho report that ho had resigned
tho position of chairman of tho national
populist commutes in favor of J. H. Ed
mlstcu of Nebraska. He said that ho had
been elected to tho position contrary to his
wishes nml that, knowing ho would not for
tho presont bo ablo to glvo his cnllro time
to Its duties, ho had asked that Edmletca
be mado vlco chairman.
Ilnlnn Hnvr n Tnivii.
MENOMINEE. Mich.. Mny l.-eav.v
rains Inst night and today put nut the fire
nt Fisher, which, since Mondny. threatened
the town. The loss Is estimate I at J.VO.OT),
Insurance. IliiO.flOO. C. II. Worcester A- Co.
lose 10,'i0.fi0i feot of lumber, l.UlQ.OOO
shingles and n large quantity of cedar
product.
Mm i-iiM'H (n of Orenii VexxelN Mny HI.
At New York-Arrived Kalserln Mario
Theresa, from Dremeti; Menominee, from
London. WVrra, from Genoa , Teutonic,
from Liverpool, rinlled- Oce.inlr. for Liver
pool: SI. Paul, for Southampton, Soul h
wurk. for Antwc.i.
At Philadelphia -Arrived Rhynl.tml, from
Liverpool.
At filangefc.-Arrlved Laurcntian, from
New York.
Al Southampton Arrived New York,
from New York. Sailed-Smile, from
Bremen, for New York, via Cherbourg.
Al Ivindon Arrived Mesnba, from New
Yo'k
At Hong Kong -Arrlvi'd-Moniiioiitbslilre,
from Portland. Ore., via Yokohama.
At Hremoli Arrived Kulser Wllhelm ler
Gross, fiom New York.
At ciierboiirgSallfd-H.iule from Bremen
and Southampton, for New York.
At Copenhagen -- Arrived Tlilnevalla,
from New York, for Stettin.
At Llverpool-Sllcd-aermanlf, for Now
York.
STRICKEN OFF FILES
Briefj for ReipondenU in Tire nd P elio
Case Are Rejected.
SUPREME COURT OBJECTS TO LANGUAGE
Words an d Expreisions Employed bj Counsel
Offend the Judges.
STANDARD OIL SERVED THE SAME WAY
Attorney Qeneral'i Demnrrar to the Argu
ment! in Thii One Sustained.
WHAT THE OFFENDING EXPRESSIONS ARE
l.iniKiinKt' I'impliijcd liy Uty Mtornrj
ton ml I In II It llrlrf lit Which
Ilio JiidKen Hnvo Apiinrenlly
Tnkt'it t iiilirnKC
LINCOLN, May 16. (Special Telegram.) -Just
beforo adjournment Into this afternoon
tho supremo court mado two Important or
ders, striking from the tiles of tho court all
briefs filed by tho respondents In tho Omaha
Flro and Police commission rnso and also
tho brief Died by tho Standard Oil company
on May 9. Tho court holds that tho till fs
of the tiro and police commissioners contain
natters which nro disrespectful to tho couri.
while that of the Standard Oil company con
tains improper and offcislvo Imnllcutlons.
No other explanation for this unusual pro-
ceituro was given.
The court sustained tho attornoy general's
demurrer to the nnswer of tho defendant In
tho rnso of the Sluto against tho Standard
Oil company. The answer of tho defendant
denied the constitutionality of the net under
which thn suit was Instituted and the attor
ney general In his demurrer held that a
wrong Interpretation had been placed upon
tho law. Tho question wns simply one of
the constitutionality nf the nntl-trust net
nnd thn decision of the couit Is considered
ns an ufllrrantlon of the law.
AVhnt tin- Court Dock Not I, Ike.
Following are the extracts from tho brief
In tho Fire and Pollco commission caso nt
which the court probably took umbrage,
this appearing In tho body of the argument,
and suggesting a motlvo for tho action of
the applicants:
Tho Judgment of the court which ousted
tho governor's board pouted tho city a
board. The rights of the respective parties
wcro fully presented by the pleadings, hotly
contested In the nrgumeut and dellnltely
nnd clearly determined by the Judgment or
tho court. he caso appears In fifi Neb.,
bO, under the title of State ngnlnst Moored.
It was generally understood that the deci
sion of tho (mention Involved. I. e., tho
rlcbt of the governor of the stuto to up
polnt the members of the Hoard of Fire nnd
Police. Comnil.sloner.s. was linn I. Hut a
state election was held In tho fall of 1VJ0.
Tho Hon. Silas A. Holcomb, who In 1S.17
as governor had made the appointments
which tho supreme court had held uncon
stitutional and void, by that election was
himself placed on tho bench of tho supremo
court. "The. personnel of the court or
appeals changed somewhat." (Dank of
Kentucky against Stone, Fed., 3S9j. Tho
situation then took tho following shape:
if tho question could bo again uresented
to the turrcme court of Nebraska, and If
tho new supremu Judgi. shoild adhere to
tho views which as governor ho had clearlv,
forcibly and publicly expressed upon the
merits of the controversy at the time his
appointees were ousted und. In the Interest
of party, overriding untural considerations)
of delicacy and propriety universally ob
served by .ludces under the like circum
stances, should consent to and take port In
a review of tho former decision, then there
would be no doubt thnt such former deci
sion would bo overruled nnd the party to
which the attorney general belonged would
bo placed In control of tho tiro nnd police
departments of the city f Omnha. Under
3'irh circumstances the same attorney gen
eral who began the former proceedings,
deliberately Ignoring tho previous ludgment
and tho iirevloiis decision of this court,
began tho present suit, presenting' nncw ths
Identical question which this court at Ills
Instance had already passed upon. To his
honor Judge llolcomb the foregoing state
ment Imputes no discredit, for he has not
yet. as Judse. attempted to vlndlcite the
eoursi- lie pursued ami tn sanction the nets
ho performed ns governor: nor nre we wlil
iri that it shall be assumed thot lie will
do so. There Is nothing In the history of
Mie Amcrlrnn Judiciary which loads us t
think It nrob.ible th.it any ludgo t'pnn thn
bench of this state will do ntnrht to inwer
tho dlznlt;' of his olllco or use Its snored
powers to further -Alio schemes of partv
politicians
Tn tho attorney general, whose blgh or
flce should make hltn nn example to every
member of the bar In the dlxWi.irgn of pub
lic duty nnd In the maintenance of profes
sional honor, we Impute nothing. We hnvo
stated historical facts known to all and do
tiled by none. If the facts nceuo him of
attempting to ln-o li Ik great trust for purely
partisan purposes and of seeking to brlntr
party pressure to bear upon those still
higher than himself that they muy be com
pelled by unworthy motives to help him win
partv spoils nt the expense of the liberties
of his fellow citizens, his nuarrel must he
with history and not with those who truth
fully record It.
Hoy utterly without foundation on anv
legal principle Is this attempt tn make this
court overrldo lis fornior Judgment will nn
penr hereinafter. There Is neither sub
stance nor shadow of reason, authority or
precedent produced or producible to lustlf
It. AH hope nf success In tho iindcrt iking
depends solely on tho baleful Influence of
party politics In the one room before nil
others In tho state whose ntmosphern should
be pure nnd untainted the pre-emlneiil spot
whero "justice, should bo done though tho
heavens fall."
Cooeernlnpr Oppnxlni; Cnnnsel,
Referring to tho contentions of opposing
counsel, City Attorney Council's brief says-
That completes tho list of authorities
cited to tho point that res ndjudlcntn doe.
not apply to a state appearing In Its sov
nrelgn capacity. This Is a most extra
ordinary conduct! AVhnt do counsel menu
by It? They mako one decision appeni
relevant by boldly Interpolating their own
contention into the midst of a quotation
nnd for tho balance they cite nuthorltles
that either have not the remotest connr
tlon with tho Issues of thn case or pnlntcdlv
refute what they claim to he the law
Is this trial ton n farce? Such conduct
ennnnt fall to r.ilso gravn suspicions mhit
Ins to either sanity or sobriety. Do they
wish it to be Inferred thnt they nro so con
fident of a decision thnt they think It nut
ters not what cases they cite?
Again, tho applicants nre nlluded to in Ifao
following languago:
Hut Cieso iwthoiik whom thn governor,
now seen to be Illy adlsid as to his duties
and his rights, has put forward to claim
tho olllcen In question, nre Inrrnd by an
other wall equally beyond their power to
break down, scale or circumvent.
They claim as appointees of the governor.
If these n'ipolntees have good title, then
their predeccbsnrs had good title. Ifenco.
on their own theory of the caso they aro
siicrpHsnrs. The pitiful trick by which It
Is sought to nvold the Judgment of the
court -the procured reslenatloii of the
predecessors who wre hound by name and
the substitution In their places of these
Interveners who were not personally In
court Is foillsh compired with the superior
wisdom nf tho ostrich who sought to hldo
hW body by sticking his head Into tho
desert snnds. In the eyo of the law ns In
tcrpretsd by the llrt tribunal of tho land
these men nro the Idnntl 'al unities who
were beforo tho court In tho former case.
"Wbnrt- a second suit to enjoin the col
eotlnn nf a tax Is .ignlnst the successors
In oilier nf those olllcers who were de.
fendanls In the first suit, by tho samo
party, ther Is Identity of partlns " Hyl
Dr. Peabody's connection with tho caso Is
touched upon thus:
The above npplles tn nil the governor n
second appointments except to Mr. Pea
body. He, unlike the others, seems Io
hnvo considered Ills being turned out nf
ofllco h sutllcleiit iinls tn Ids Urst annolnt
ment for he does not nwiir tn have re
signed with his conferees lajit month, 1U
i