The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUXJ3 U, 3 871. O.MAIIA, MONDAY HORNlXG, MAT 2S. 1900. SINGLE COPY FIVB CENTS. British Armj Sweep! On Tcvmd Pretoria, Mooting Little R siitantvl ROBERTS ON NORTH BANK OF THE VAAL His Advance Gnard Arrived in Timo to Cava the Coal Mines. PLANS TO BLOW UP THE ENTIRE ARMY Foreign Advontnren at Pretoria Proposo Bch m;s Which May Bo Tried. JOHANNESBURG 13 G1FATLY EXCITED Threat-, to llltMV MIii. n Will I'roli ii lily Hi- Carried Out lliinilrcil mill I'lllj- llni-m Ciiilnreil .4iir llc'liMliiirK LONDON, Mny 28.-4 a. m. Tho War otlleo has received tho following from Lord Roberts: "VDKKUNIGINO, Sunday, May 27.-1:15 p. m. Wu cromcd tho Vanl this morning and lire now encampc-d on tho north bank. The iidvnticn troops, which crossed jesterday, ivwo only Just In llmo to wave the. coal mines 'ctto' northern advance force steadily con on both this and the other side of the river Unties and today tho Transvnal hlll3 were from being destroyed. Our cnsuattlen wero sighted, (ienernl Trench has secured an ex- four. "lladcn-l'owoll reports that tho railway between Mafeklng and Duluwnyo has been restored nod that supplies nre being brought Into Mafeklnu- He sajH the Canadian ar tillery Joined Colonel Plumer from Dulra with incredible- rapidity. "Lluutonnnt Webber was taken prisoner nt Itellbrcn a few days ago. He went theie on tele-graph duty. It was not known that our troops hud been temporarily with drawn." When Ixrd Roberta wrote his first dispatch on Transvaal territory yesterday shortly bi'foru 2 o'clock In tin- afternoon, he was I fifty-one miles fre.m Johannesburg and n;v-1 enty-Etiven inlle-j from Pretoria. IDs lm- "menaely superior forciti had passed passed the Vaal river, their last great natural obstacle, at burning of farmhotues and tho eviction of three) points. women and children, in the hope of lndue- Tlio Vaal forms n curve of eighty mllcit I Ing the burghers to remain with the com from Darya In the west to Zand drift on the , mandos, but tho evidence all points now to east. Tho concave of the curve Ih toward the existence of a permanent feeling of en tile Frcei State. TIiiih Lord Roberts' advance ' mlty between tho Transvaalers and the Free nlong thw railway was In a position to strike staters, each accusing tho other of trca 'ti nny part of tho crescent by shorter Unco than these by which the Doers could rein force tho thiTatoncd points, Tho llccrsi retreated almost without n show of defense, (leneral French and Geti eral Hamilton apparently did not fire a shot, Of Iml Roberts' Immediate force, eleven men belonging to tho Hlghth mounted Infan try wero tho first to ford the liver. They camo upon n Doc-r patrol looting nt VIIJcii'h drift and a skirmish lasting ten minutes fol lowed. Two hundred Doers tried, feebly to hold tho Vcreeiilglng colliery, but they wero dlslrdgcd. Major Hunter Weston and Lieutenant Karl rode In advance of Lord Roberts forty miles Into a hostile, country to try to cut tho railway behind tho Doom before the Vaal was crossed, hut they wero too late. Tho Doit rear guard lu at Moyerton, ten miles south of Verecnlglng. The main body Is moving toward the Klip river hills, that cover the south side of Johannesburg. Wilillo Lord Roberts' 30,000 Infantry, 20. 000 horsui and ICO guns nro moving on Jo hannesburg and Pretoria, through a parched and desortul country, -the situation at tho Transvaal capital, as It was last Friday, wns thuii-dcscrlbed by an observer who tsont his incc'iago by prlvnto hand to Iiureuzo Mar quee yenterdny: Critical .situation nt I'ri-torlit, "The situation from both a mili tary and political point of view has become very critical. President Kruger yesterday admitted for tha first time that matters are very grave. Tho Doers' Intention U to trust everything to a stand on the (latsrand mountains to tho north of Potochefstroom, whero 3,000 Knlllrs nre digging trenches. To that point every available man unit gun havo been sent, "Tho wholo of the western border of tho Trnnsvaul fnen end to end Is defenseless nnd Ucnernl Dadcn-Powell enn march In when he likes. "Iord Roberts, on tho other hand, will en counter tho greatest resistance. Tho Doer plan Is to luro tho Diitlbh Into appearing to threaten Johannesburg for nn attack, the excuse being thus given for Uio destruction of tho property. Tho Transvual government will not dare destroy the mines without nn excuse. Much dyuamlto hns been sent down the lino and 1C0 cases lie ready at Durufon teln, near Johannesburg. "(leneral Luis llothn and General Lucas Meyer havo pleaded for tho preservation of property. Doth nre largo landed proprietors nnd fear confiscation, but they hnve not re ceived satisfactory replies from President Kruger. Meanwhlln many French nnd Oermnn ad venturers have conic forward with schemes nnd Inventions for blowing up the Ilrltlsh troops. Some of theso havo received a tacit permission to experiment. Ono German In vention Is for uso on n railway, where It lies perfectly concealed until tho weight of i parsing train explodes tho chnrge. "(leneral Lucas Meyer says surrender would at onco bo proposed by tho Doers, but thnt everyone fears tho Ignominy of being the one mnklng Iho proposal. Ho declares ho Is assured his men will not stand. Steyn nnd Kcltz nro strongly opposed lo peace, but Kruger Is not so much ngalnst It." It riiKt-r'N I (' I ii in it 1 1 ii . President Kruger's proclamation asking for votes for or against tho war Is credited i with snlng tho burghers can quit now with tho prospect of retaining their farms, or continue to the end. Reports nre current that thero nro 100.000 foreigners In tho Doer army, but this Is hardly credible. A pitched bnttlo Is expected nt Lalng's nek, where (leneral Duller faces tho Doers, reinforced nnd seemingly determined, with nn estimated strength of from S.000 to 10,001 men. Tho reinforcements Include- a largo party from Ladybrand nud fresh commandos .from Pretoria. General Duller's officers nro doubtful of tho Doers' ability lo display tho same tenacity as at Ladysmlth. Tho Ilrltlsh are confident they will bo ablo to force tho passes, Two boxes of dynamite fuses havo been found under tho Newcastle city hall. Gen eral Duller Is causing tho nrrest of sus pected rebels. Forty-two havo been sent to Pletermnrltzburg. Gawthorne, a chemist, nnd his wife, have bceu arrested on a charge of high treason. With tho exception of n fow shots ex changed at retiring Doers, nt Vereenlglng, tho fighting of tho laut two days appears to have been two small engagements In the northern part of tho Free State. General Drabaut's scouts located 200 Doers entrenched near Clocolnn. The scouts advanced to within 200 yards, wheu tho Doers fired heavily. The tcouts retire 1 anl (our are inisslng. Smi-i-iImk I In' I'nr Stale. General Humllc Is slowly swecpln? the southern section of the Free State. Oc;a slonally his squadrons come ncrots pirtioi of Iloern two or three In number, usually on foot, who are going to their farms. Some of them carry saddles on their bn ks. Whole sale surrenders are expected, but thus far they havoliot occurred In that region. Small commandos arc described by the correspond ents as hurrying to and fro, and finding every road barred. It Is reported that the Cape rebel leaders who are serving wllh the Doers arc mix Ions to escape to Dttrope, and that certain members of the Cape Parliament are wait ing on the. borders for a favorable oppor tunity to start. The Ilrltlsh troops nt Mnfcklng hnvo been having some exciting cricket matches. The relieving troops are resting and the de fending troops are feeding up. The Southern railway has been repaired to n point within forty-live miles of Matc hing. Some CCO or COO Doers are operating east of Vryburg, rallying the disaffected anil watching an opportunity to cut the way and to harass General Hunter's advancing division, Lord Roberts has wired the War office that thero Is urgent need of more rolling stock and the Dally Express asserts that the contracts have been placed In the United Slates for fifty locomotives and many cars, the Ilrltlsh manufacturers being unable to 1111 the orders with requisite speed, llolii-rtn' lrrf'Uf llilr Ail vnace. OROOTVF.1L (Twnity-thrce mlltn south of Verecnlglng), Sunday, May 27. Lord Rob- cellent Hanking position on the northwest Thero Is something Irresistible about this advance. Tho troops have been splendidly handled and tho Doers, completely outmaneuvered, have been forced to nbandon their posltlins at the first appearance of the Ilrltlsh Hank ing force, which has made a determined re slHtnnco at the Vaal Impomlble. Many Transvaal burghers nro now trek king homeward and It Is pafe to say that iho most Irreconcilable Transvaaler at last rec ognizes the hopelessness of tho struggle. Most of the farms In the northern part i f tho Free States where the ties of blood with tho Transvaal are strongest, have been d"' sorted. This section has been Hooded with false, tales of Ilrltlsh cruelty, reports of tho cry and cowardice. i It Is regarded as unlikely that tho Trans vaal government will go to Lydenburg, whero food Is scarce. A body of Doer?, mostly on foot, nro trekking hard towards V.irnti I il n fi.rnm Ihft illrnpltnn nf llnllhl'rm. The condition of the Ilrltlsh troops ion-! tlnucs excellent, although the cold nights I nre very trying. They are able to march three mlleB an hour, lleHtriii'tlnti nf HIih-h I'rnlintilr. Tho Doers havo destroyed every brldgo and culvert. They are said to rc icgard Kllprlverbcrg, north of tho Vaal, as a position of great strength, and talk of making thcinuclves impregnable there. It Is reported that tho population of Jo hannesburg Is In a high state of excitement, Tho Doers who nre passing through north ward threaten to blow up tho mint-s, nnd In view of their wanton destruction of every thing elat It would not be burprlslng if they carried out tho threat. Tho Dritlsh troops nro moro Interested, however, In grazing and In tho water supply than tn the mines. MASKRl', Dnsutoland, Pa'urday, May 20. our nquauroiis oi coiouiais capiure.1 Doers, with ten wngons of grain, near Picks- burg, wh'To they also captured a Maxim constructed by a local inventor. llnlli-r iu'i-k St roam Foree. NKWCASTLK, Saturday, May 2C Tho 1 . " , , i! tnJer , war n i it iiirv nnilvo luivinir tintm finf,iftini frrm . . ,, " ,, " n-.V V "'"" ;""uutD "V,"1 "7 ua,sllcsand police, clubs. Tho list of casualtlea rom Lalngs Nek to New Republ.c, whero roprt.wl,8 fl)llr unot ,, kllw, twcllty.four they nre for ying wounded by bullets and over fifty wounded llcneral Hlldyard s division which Is en- 0tn0PwUp. Two of tho kcd welc lnnoceIlt trusted primarily with attacking tho Do r ,)yataB(Ier3 a Btrlklng motorIllan llU(, an ilhui lib ijituiuaituirsiti tu i i ni iu.kij, 1 liu work of searching the district Is prngre sing nnd many rebels havo been sent to Lady smlth, now .m.wkkim; took tiii; itni.n: tJarrlHiin tjnlte tool, lint .Miiiiuki-iI to lln Some Che riiiiK, MAFUKING. Friday. May IS. This was how Mafoklng took the relief: ' Falntlv from the northwest, about 1:30 n. in., May 10, wo heard tho sound of artillery. Colonel Daden-Powell w'ent up to tho look out. Women and children we-e on tho houso' tops and most of the men were manning tho ' luo "u" w" wwu n',ul 1,1 lut',r 0111 l)0H works. Major Mackenzlo of the headqunr- I llc,1B' Tll company refusosto dlsplaco tho tors staff tumbled down stairs nt 3 with a I men 11 hns ,llrt''1 Bl,u'l tlw strlko bpKan, pigeon in his hand. In a few second tho wll,I 1,10 strikers decline to cign any agree, dispatch was on tho table nnd the coda ! ,nont tl,at Uo''3 not lvo ul1 11,0 01,1 n,Pn books wero out. Major Hanbury-Franc's I tho,r ',lacca am- Several attempts havo cried out "They left Maslblll this morning and aro coming In." Tho light must havo lasted Uirev hours when, through our glasses, tho Doers ould 1 of "j Merchants' exchange for the purpose be soon stretching out in retreat. At sunsH of 'll8CUfWl"K i'lan '0 a" nmlcablo sottlo tho garrison seized the Standard and Dig- I m"nt' . gers' fort and shelled tho Doers as they T,, flrst r-ars ,0 r,ln OVPr ,ho Trans", passinl. Darkness was drawing on when I pmi'any's ",lp hIi,('c 10 Saturday wc ro Major Marrl Davis, with eight horsemen, "nt out lnls mor,ll over Dflmar avt nue, cntere.1 Market square. I,aP" avenue, Spnuldlng avenue. Compton Tho town took tho relief quietly, a ' lu,lfi;hts' Ic,t,( nvenue and Olive street trooner stormed a nasserliv and until! ..in i Dues. Tho day being fair tho ears wero we nre tho relief column. "Oh, Indeed," said the citizen, "wo heard you wore cutslde," and the citizen proceeded on his errand. "Well, I'm damned," said the trcoper, "but ho takii It predty coolly." Tho party dismounted nt the staff olllcp, where a crowd cathered nnd chcrM for tt- flrst time In seven months. Then the troon- crs In tho outer forts chen-od. When tho relieving column marched In at i p. m. ttero was plenty of whisky. AVnr Iliimir Net Larue Amount. LONDON, May 27. The national bazar opened nt Kensington, Indon, last Thurs day by the princess of Wales In aid of suf ferers from tho war netted 50,000. Hi'liortH of Small lloer SneeeHxeH. DARKLY WEST. Saturday. May 20. It Is reported that the Doers have reoccnpled Kuruman nnd thnt largo laagero aro located nt Rlotfonteln nnd Daniel's kull. Mr, (laiUtoau Serlniixly III, LONDON, May 28. The Illness of Mrs. Glndstono Is now reported to be more se rious. Her strength 1 gradually falling and tho membeiH of tho family have been sum moned to Hawarden, Till in a ue I'reaeliliiK l London, IX)NI)ON, May 27. Rev. Dr. Tnlmage preached In St. James, London. After the services ho addressed an overflow meeting In Piccadilly. FOREIGN TROOPS MUST LAND Protection of the Ligations Demands Their Presence at Pekin. DIPLOMATIC CORPS WANTS TO KNOW II I'tircxc ii la 1 1 x I'm nf I'mii'ri Deiniiiiil Hint CIiIiii-ni- (internment i:ilnln What Will He lloiie ultli the Hover. PKKIN, May 27. The diplomatic corps have decided to ask tho Tsung-LI-Yntiion (Chinese Foreign olllce) to define explicitly tho measures which tho government Intends to take In dealing with the "Doxers." Tho government Is making some attempts to check the movements of the Doxers here. Tho streets are iulet, but the country Is In a state of terror so far as tho native Chris tian arc concerned, Mnny Protestant and Catholic refugees are llerlng here for protection. SHANGHAI, May 27. Deports revolved to day hid I cm to that affairs around Pekln are extremely critical owing to tho defe.it of tho government troops by tho "Doxers." It Is now regarded here as certain that foreign troops iiust be sent to Pekln to" protect tho legations, while tho withdrawal of mls'lon arles from tho Inttrler is considered impera tive. Large portions of the provinces of Pe j Chi LI ami Chang Tung are In a slate little better than nbsolutc anarchy and disorder Is spreading in the province of Shan Si in . consequence- of the encouragement received from the etuprcw dowager. WAR ON GOLD COAST GROWS III est nil-lit of KiiiiiiinnI liy AmIiiiiiIU Cannot Hi- llmki-ii I.iinncm nil Until Side. ACCHA, May 27. It is reported that thrco European olllcers were killed and Captain Aplln and 100 Manners wero wounded in a recent effort by tho Lagos Hausnrs to break the Investing lines of tribesmen at Kumnssl. Tho Ashanti loss Is reported to hac been great, ns the Mausers had three Maxims en gaged, although themselves greatly outnum ':. bered , ' "' "." o ' l - been killed In a pervious nctlon. The rising Is still spreading. COMMISSIONERS AT HONG KONG Traiiiort lliiiirufk ultli the Olllclul I'lll-lj on lluitril In In tin- IIi'IIInIi liliU'Ni- I'nrt. (Copyright, lO'O, by I'nss Publishing Co.) DONG KONO. May 27. (New Voik World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho trans port Hanco.-k has arrived hero with the members of tho new Philippine commission, ot wllleU Ju,1K William II. Taft of Ohio Is ';.lrnian. and w hich Is on Its way to Manlli. I IIL- lUMlllllSBlUII Will llllll'.ltUI lu laiuuilHM civil government In tho Philippines. END OF STRIKE NOT IN SIGHT Twentieth Day of St. I.n a U' .Street Car Tle-I'ii Mlth . Mkii of McttlrmtMit. ST. LOUIS, May 27. This In tho twen tieth day of tho street railway strike and tho end seomii ns far away na ever, both tho Transit company and Its employes standing firm in their respective positions. Not ti ear on tho Transit company's system him hrcn rim Rtliri thn strlkn lir.?nn wtllinut poUco protection. In consequence of there not being enough police to guard tho 800 or more) cats usually operated, leru than a quarter of thut number has bcon run by tho tenmany over only a nart of its twenty- two ,nV3ons and lines.. Sinco u10 Mh ot Mav. ,..,. 1Im ..rlk(1 began, thero hnvo beon numerous collisions between the pollco and the strikers and tho I that time has patwcil without somebody being , wounded by bulletH or Injuml by Hying mls- tmeigency policeman completing tho uum- j,t,P Sovernl of the wounded aro In a critical condition nnd mny die. It Is estimated by tho strikers that Icfs than fifty of their number, 3,32., who struck I..,.., w.f. p., ...1 'PI ...t.l. " "'""' iuvi c,ir men iniiorieii irom omcr ernes, aro "Horaung I no iranait company s care. I u lK nssorted that at least fifty of the Im- Incu men nave joiniM mo sinners. All tho points of issue between tho com pnny and Its striking employes has been "'1 t0 :xcept that ot reinstating all of been mado to bring the employers and em ployes together, but without bucccfs. A mectlni; ot citizens baa been called for to morrow afternoon In tho directors' rcom crowded from morning until 7 p. m., wh.n they ceased running, by persons going to nnd coming from the parks and wdtern sub urbs. As tho remit of anencountertonlght be tween striking and non-strlklng employes of tho Transit sstem thred men wero shot, 1 ono l)cnR fatally and tho other two sort- i m,(,ly wounded. As Phillip Sullivan, Jamcu i Sullvan and Patrick O'Connell, strlkor. wero passing thiough Lafayetto paik they wero approached from the rear and fired upon by threo men said to be In tho com pany's employ. Ono of tho bullets pjssed through Phillip Sullivan's right lung, giving him a mortal wound. James Sullivan re ceived a ball In the left cheek nnd O'Connell was shot thhrough the right leg. LYNCH'S MAJORITY IS LARGE Four iiiniixiiiiil to I'lie iimiixn iu .11 n re Than lloanelly for T in Kriiilili'iil I nlon I'rexlilent, INDIANAPOLIS. May 27 Returns re ceived by tho canvassing boa-d of tbo In er natlonal Typography al un on Ind cute now that Donnelly Is defeated by Lynch for pres ident by from 1,000 to 6,000. For first vl o president tin returns icrolvcil are not i-utll-clent to decide tho result, so close Is tha rnro between Hays and Hawkc). It will re quire tho otllcl.il vote to decide. The Indi cations aro that it there Is any dllTcrcnce It Is lu favor of llawkcs of Chicago. CONGRESS HEARING THE END Until IIimini-i Mm)- (.'nneluili- tn Ail Juiirii l- the Mhtillv of .Next Wpck. WASIIINOTON, May 27. House leaders nre Hgurlng thnt the senate will agree to the house resolution to adjourn Wednesday, June C. so that much business will be crowded Into the coming week. Individual members with belattd ifiils are pressing for recognition and will bo given some show. Conferenco reports' on appropriation bills will have the right of way. There nre half n dozen measures of public Importance press ing, Including the oleomargarine bill, the nnll-canteen bill, the St Louis fair bill, the Philadelphia museum bill nnd the anti-trust measures, but the Indications nre that none of them sjve the nntt-trust bill and resolution will be considered. Fri day nnd Saturday are to be devoted to their consideration tinder special rules. The friends of the others, however, nro nctlve, aggrefslve nnd Insistent nnd some of them mny be successful. Dut the program of the leaders does not go much beyond driving through the appropriation bills, the passage of tho nntt-trust legislation nnd tho clean ing up of n few odds and ends. The time of the senn'o during tho present week will be divided Inrgely between tho discussion of tho Philippine question nnd the consideration of the appropriation bills, with a diversion about the middle ot the week In the Clark case. Senator Wellington will speak Monday on the Doer resolution nnd ho will be followed that day or tho day luiiowlng by Senator Teller on the Philippine question. Speeches on the Philippine question also will be mado by Senators Pettlgrew and Turner nnd prob nbly by other senators. There Is apparently no probability ot tho Philippine bill parsing, but there Is a general deslro on the part of the opposition to reply to Senntor Spconer's speech before the cIufo of the present ses sion. Tho sundry civil appropriation bill prob nbly will bo considered for two or three days more nnd by tho time that It U disposed of the general deficiency bill will be ready for consldeintlon. Neither the deficiency nor tho military academy bills, the only two np proprlntion bills undisposed of, except the sundry dvll bill. Is expected to consume any considerable amount of time. The sennto will make an effort to meet tho plans of the hotiso In tho matter of final adjournment on June tJ, but thero Is a gen eral apprehension among senators that tho date may be' postponed until tho 0th or tho 11th. In addition to the appropriation bills still undisposed of by tho senato there nre still several appropriation bills In confer ence, nnd n disposition Is manifested on the part of senators mt to nnmo the date of adjournment until thoso are well out of tho way. It Is generally believed that tho Montana senatorial contest will be disposed of when It Is brought up by referring it to the cccn- mltteo on privileges nnd elections nnd that then nothing morer will be heard of It during tho present session. Tho committee resolu tion declaring that Senator Clark's original election was not legal also bldfe fair to rc malu on tho calendar. GOSSIP ABOUT VACANT SEES Aiinliitiiiiiit Soon lo He Man ot Suc I'l'HNiirN to IIInioiis Ili-mieNNy iiiKlVntlerHiiii, WASHINGTON, May 27. Important ad vices from Rome) nro expected here soon concerning tho vacant secu of Columbus, Dubuquo nnd Fort Wayne over the appoint ment of who'.o bishops there U considerable friction. When Dlshnp Watlerson of Colum bus died thirteen mnntliH ago it was gen erally ouppesed by the priests of that Juris diction that tho vncamy would bo filled in a short time, but on account of differences that havo arisen over tho claims of Mgr. Thomos Thorpe of Cleveland and Dr. Henry Moeller, secrotury of the Clmlnnntl nrchdloce.e, to tho succession no appointment has yet been made. It Is learned, however, that the au thorities In Rome favor Iho latter prlett. who received his thcolturlcnl training there and In still comparatively a young man. Doth Archbishop Mnrtlnelll nnd Dr. Hooker of the papal legation here would not bo surprised If n compromise candidate, acceptable alike to tho prelate of the Cincinnati province nnd tho priests of Columbus, was chosen at the forthcoming consistory. As regards tho vacant archdiocese of Du buque, whoso Inst Incumbent, Dlshop Hen nessy. died threo months ngo, similar dis affection exists, which serves to retard Ills successor's appointment. The leading candi dates Include Archbishop Ken no nf tho Cath olic unlvprslty here, Dlshop Cosgrovo of Davenport, la., ft suffragan prelate of Du buque, and Father Csrroll of tho same city. It has long been tacitly understood among tho American hierarchy that the first va cancy of this kind would bo given to Arch bishop Ken tie, whose present title, "arch bishop of Damascus," Is only nn honorary distinction, but tho German priests of Du buquo are oppeeed to his selection. I'ltOSPKItOl S I'U.V i. l it.wci:. I'rrloil of l.liiitlilntloa llUiilneeil liy Coiiiiat-rt'lal Aetlvlt)-. WASIIINOTON, Muy 27. A bright plc- turo of tho present era of prosperity In Franco Is painted by tho United Stutes con fill ut Marseilles in his annual report to be pilnted In tho forthcoming volume of Com mercial Relntlons, to issue from tht bureau of forclii commerce. Statu department. He says that whllo recent years have constituted n period of liquidation In France tho wholo country seems now pn-i'ared ju einergo into commercial prosperity. Capital has feared revolutions, and business has been as bad ns It could bo, but thero has ccme a change and partisans now clamor for the digging of a great canaj from Marseilles to thn Rhone, for tho canalization of the? Lolro and for tho crentton of a uhlp canal connecting Paris with tho sea. Theso schemes nre cited by tho consul as signs of the time. Tho relations of Marseilles with New York nro moro Importunt (o the local Industrial In terests than nro thoso with any other port nnd enoimous expansion Is taking plaeo In tho trade In both exports and Imports. Tho exports to tho United States In lS'JO amounted to $1,129,203, yet In this move ment, says tho consul, the American llag was totally unrepresented, MA.IOIt ItOCKI'.l'Kl.l.r.lCS Sl't'CKSKOIt. Ofllerr Who l)luiiii-nr-il I.iihI Year (;lven I u for lleiuL. WASHINGTON, May 27. The namo of Major Charles Rockefeller of the Ninth In fantry, who disappeared In tho Philippines in April, 169U, has been dropped from the army register nnd Captain W, W. McCnm nion, Fourth Infantry, has been promoted to the vacancy thus created, Major Rocke feller's name had been retained on the rolls of tho army for moro than a year, In tho hope that ho would turn up, but such was not the caBo and nothing has been henrd from him Blnco ho disappeared. Shortly after his arrival In the Philippines he went to Inspect outpoets and was never again ', seen by his comrades. Every effort was made to discover his whereabouts or to recover IiIb body In caie he had been killed, but to no avail. ALL ARE NOT EXTRAVAGANT How Officiali of Other DepirltmntJ Than Postal in Cabi Live. SOME SAY THAT THEY LVZ TOO CHEAPLY Ci'iicriil WimmI Declare tlint Hi lln til DriiM nil I'rltutc IteNonroei tu Mil I n tn I it lllmi-lr ut the I'lilnee. HAVANA, Mny 27 American ofllclnls here feel that they havo been unjustly trnted by ccrtnlu newspapers In tho United States which have publlshenl sweeping state ments thnt they nil live extravagantly. Army olllcers point out thnt It they havo to live In cities their expenses nre much greater than when .it home. Moreover, ery few- care to risk the health of their families In Cuba In summer. Thus two establishments nro necessary. As long ns their duties com pel them to reside In a tropical climate they feel that the United States govertwuent, like other governments, should pay additional stipends. As to oltlclals of high rank. It should be pointed out that General Wood occupies only n small portion of the palace for residential purposes, the rest of tho building being Utilized tint tinlv tnp ttirt illfldfminl .tlTlnnra but for municipal officials. A number of . .1 employes have to bo kept at General W coir a expense cleaners and helpers generally and ho says If he did not havo tome prlvnto resources to eke out his pay nnd his ullow- nnccs It would be next to Impossible for him to live In tho pnlaco nt all. Collector Dllss lives quietly in n single room at the Hotel Telegrafo, going nnd com ing to his ofllcc In a hired vehicle of the most ordinary kind. Major Ladil, chief quartermaster, lives nt F.l Velado, In a house which ho shares with three other families. General Lee lives at headquarters at Quemndos, whero do nlso all his stulf olllcers who aro unmarried. General Wilson of Mntanzns-Santa Clara, lives In n holts'! for which he pays a small rental. Colonel Whltslde, nt Santiago, lives In a little wooden bungalow, formerly occupied by General Wood nnd leased from Mrs. Rnms den, wife of tho former Ilrltlsh consul. Gen eral Humphrey. Colonel Dlack. Major S-ott, 1 Captnln Pitcher and many olllcers live lu ; ouiiuiugs useu uy uio guvei iiniciu emier ua ; otllces or pollco barrackB. Gcncrul Wood, when asked what he I VUUIIf,lli I1ULII ILIIIVt ,11,1V l.U considered charges of extravagance In de partments, except tho postal, unfounded, adding that ho believed 110 other department had anything to fear on that s-nre nnd that all could endure tho closest Investigation possible. Why CrooKi-dai'si Wax llnsy. A. postal inspector who has been In tho Island for moie than a year saya that when tho Americana fiiot came there wero no rocordB, and no furniture even; that Spanish postmastcis, the only ones that knew any thing about tho service, could not be em ployed because of the cry "Cuba for tho Cubans," and that consequently the service had to bo built up on practically no founda tion at all. Ho also points out thnt Cuban postiiiastcro wero found very dlftlcult to reach. Tho locto methods of former tlmin havo been carried on at o:no points, oven to tho present day. Ono feature that enabled C. F. W. Neely to divert funds In ft fashion excccdlnly dllll- cult to detect was tho custem of many post masters to pay cash for all stamps taken from tho department, whllo thero wnB no rule for keeping booka of account. As a re sult the Inspectors had no way of ascertain ing how mnny stamps had been sold, and the statement of Neely, If In collusion with tho postmaster, would tally with tho lnt- tcr's statement. This olllclal believes that when all tho books nnd papers have hetn luvcstlgate-d tho shortago will not amount to more than $100,000. It In believed that $20,000 moio has been taken than enn bo traced. Ills intimato ls consequently a mere surmise BAPTISTS ARE FOR EXPANSION Gathi'i'liiK of IIIhmIoii Work e in hi Deliolt A1I1I lenxeil liy MiiiIIhoii 1'etern mill IMIivrn, DKTROIT, Mich.. May 27.-nxpansion sen - tlment wns rife at tho missionary mass mooting hold tonight ns ono of tho features in iiiu iiiiiei itiin ii, ilium iiiimioiiury until- Ycrsiiiii-n. i;r. miyinini uoye 01 rnuauci- phla began his address on tho subject of "Denominational Kxpanslon In Relation to tho Work of tho Daptlst Publication Society" by quoting from n speech delivered by Sena tor Hoar at n children's day celebration In Massachusetts five years ngo, nt which tlmo tho nntl-lmperlalist stntesmnn Is reported to havo sn.Id that the treo of liberty nnd self- government sot out by tho fathers of the re ubllc, having spread across tho continent, ltn roots would "In good time thrust themselves beneath tho waves and spread to tho Isles of tho SCA." "This prediction," said Dr. Doyt, "came true moro quickly than tho dlstlngulHhed senator anticipated and evidently moro quickly than ho desltcd. If It Is true that he mmlo this eloquent nnd logical statement lu lh'Jfi n hundred untl-expanslnn speeches made In ItiOO could not efface the effect of that truthful prediction." Dr. Iloyt argued eloquently for cxpan slon In missionary effort, keeping pace ut least with the progress of thn American ling. Ho doprecnted the fnct thnt the Ilteraturo of tho day takes Ilttlo or no notice, for tho cnost part, of the llfo that Is In connection with that which Is to come. Ho quotes Nn poleon's statement, "To replace Is to con quer," ns applicable to the endeavors of the Publication society lu Its book and mission ary work. SHERIFF KILLED BY OUTLAWS t tali Olllelal anil a Cattle (tuner Me. tlinx of lliinilltn In Granil Count)'. SALT LAKK, Utah, May, 27. A special fiom Thompson'n Springs, Utah, says that yesterday at neon Sheriff Taylor of Grand county and Sam Jenkins, a cattle owner, weio shot and killed by outlaws on Hill creek, about fifty miles north ot he-re. Thre-o men. tho sheriff, a deputy and Jan kins, unexpectedly came upon tho camp of tho outlaws. Sheriff Taylor and Jcnkliu dismounted nnd started to walk up lo them. Il'lm.i ,i nhn.l ,1ld,tr,,nn frnni ll,n, !,.. at,... tiillvi, , a,,u, b 111, 11, iu Hum vt.tii iiiu nin Iff spoko to them, sawing: "Mellow, bojs ' They bad left their buub on their liorues when lhey dismounted, and ns they turned to go back to the! rhorte.i the wero shot In the back. Governor Wells Immediately tolegrnphcl orders for a posso of ten' mounted men to start from Thompson's for tho scene of the troublo ,and the pesso at once started. .Mo eineii t n of Oernn Vi-mni-In, Mny 1!7. At New YorkArrived La Tournlne, from Havre; City of Rome, from Olnsgow; New York, from Kouthnmiitou. At Dover PnsKed Kfenlgcn Lulse, from Dremen. for Now York. At Sellly 1'nssed Main, from New York, for Cherbouri: snd Dremen. At Queeiistow'w Halliil Ktrurla, from Llvi i-i)ool, for New York, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ForecnM for NYhrnskii Uenenilly Fair; Variable Winds. 1 einiierntnre at tlnialin ei.terila I Hour. Heir. Hour. llrir. r a. Ill) t p. iii tu II a. in tin U i, ill S'J 7 a. ii 117 it ,,. in s:t K II. Ill till i, in ,S a, in 7U r. i, in SI ' a. 7.1 II i. in m; a. in 711 7 i. ii S.! I- 77 N p. ii S I ! i. in 71) FOR VETERANS OF THE GAfcY l.onNillli. U PreiutrliiK lo I llatertala UltniM to tin- An lliieaiiiiiiiient. LOUIS V1LLK, Ky.TTlay 27. annual reunion of the Unite! ate Wternns will open In thld Wislntsdny. It Is expected, cor merically, thnt tho tenth uui will surpass any of tho nine vlously held and n eonservatlv thnt ICO.000 visiters will be during the week. Dvery arrangement lue been made for entertaining such n crowd. The eommlttiH's hnvo been at work for months nnd nil that now remains Is for Kentucky to welcome. In Kentucky fashion, Its thousands of guests. The city is handsomely draped In bunt ing, Uio red nnd white of tho confederacy b,l,,l,.B ."10Rt l,rollllnuL I'orlrnlts of Cnlifi.iliti.iil n n.n....r.l. ..I... .1 , - , . . . I Cnllfodixrnt n rrnirn1a u linao ,!.,.,, la nr.. .Invi to Confederate hearts, nro (-impended from many 'building!., public nnd private. Tho court of honor on Jefferson Btrect, oppo.ito the court house, whero tho groat rev. owing sttiiid has been erected, la an ImpiH.ug sttticture. Tho great white arch Is sur mounted on either end by r;iglai, whllo In tho center stands ft confedornto shield. Dy day It can bo seen in its dazzling white-net-s for blocks, and by night It will bo nblazo with hundreds of electtlc lighti. Reunion hall, built lu honor of the con federate veterans and situated at Sixth an 1 Water strtets. whete It overlooks the beau tiful falls of the Ohio, has been complete 1. The lull will hold 8,000 chairs, with stand lng toom for 10,000 people, A balcony ex tends all around tho Inside. On eory win dow Is tho name of n battle whero not less than fiOo men wero killed, and Interspersed nrc tlm lmlm,H 0, tM0 bcloWl, ,,,aiIorB of , conf(.,I(,I.at,y. Thl, ,, lmlinv ls ,,lrtctly ,,..,. ,,, ,,, ,, ,, ,,, ,,, . ,nl)a ,.,. 1ftnnnn ,, , , , , ,i,.,,, , ,... . .1. The survivors of theso are hero today, and Kentucky Is proud nnd happy." The ndvanco guard of tho old cmfederatis has nlrecidy begun to como In. They aro mostly from tho neighboring Kentucky towns nnd como in small detachments so as to bo on the ground early. State head quarters have been opened for the division of ench state tepre-sented In tho United Con federate Veterans' association. Major Gen eral Gerrge Moorman will be tho first of tho chief olllcers to reach Louisville. He will arrive tomorrow morning, General John D. Gordon, the conunnnilor-ln-chlef, nnd Rev. D. M. Palmer of New Orleins, the opening day orator, will orrlvo on Tuesday. FIRE IN A MICHIGAN MINE One 3lan Ileiul anil l'le Are Injured al the (nlnniet anil 1 1 eel a. HOUGHTON, Mich., May 27. Fire bmko out In the twentieth level In No. 2 shaft of tho Hecla branch of tho Calumet and Ilecla mine nt 7 o'clock this evening. The shaft was promptly closed down, all the men escaping, and n force of men was sent I down In No. 3 shaft, adjoining, to putty up the doors with clay to prevent the fire from spreading. One ot these parties, consisting of twelve men, wns overcomo with the gas from the burning tlinbor.i nnd started for tho ladders for their lives. One man fell behind and had to bo left. Tho others barely crawled to the surface. They were attended by tho medical staff of the Calumet and Ilecla, who had been called (0 their assist ance. Tho missing mnn was finally brought up from the ninth level, where ho was found hanging on n ladder. After half nn hour's work over him ho died. Ho was Will Mc Rae, unmarried, a pipe man. T.-l... nt... I., ItiA 1,iunl I fi t linn I Saulllur8i J()hn nichnnl Martin, ,,,,.,, iii,.i,nP,iH ,i ain,n h11B9,,ii. The ,m,n ,. now I(.av8 olller imrts or tho mine I 1jjcuU3U of gaB I'rorln liooil Mieiiheril'N Home, PEORIA, III., May 27. Flro which orlg Inated from an unknown cause on the sec ond floor caused tho nlmor.t complete de struction of tho Homo of tho Good Shop herd this evening. Tho fourteen sisters In ! charge and the eighty Inmates, young glrls( micceeiKM In escaping without Injury. Lris is cstlmntcil at $50,000; Insurance $12,000, WIhi-oiinIii I'll e r Mill. MILWAUKF.H. May 27. A Sevntlnel spo clnl from Phillips, Wis., pays tho Flambeau Paper company's mill nnd warehouse nt i Parko Falls In Price county burned nt nn oarly hour today, entailing ft loss of $200, j fioo. Tho flro originated lu tho engine room of tho paper mill. Tho property Is well lu sured. (inveriinienl lliireao In UiiiiiiikimI WASHINGTON, May 27. Fire nt tho bu reau of engraving nnd printing today caused n ions of about $ITi00. Tho damage dono 1 Was mostly to outbuildings nnd will cau-o ; 0 interference with tho work of the bu r00u, which prints tho government money nnd securities, unknown. Tho cause of the lire is EDENS DUE HERE WEDNESDAY AuMlMtaiit Superintendent of I'ree De livery SjNtein StartH on Tour of I'nnr Mitten, CHICAGO, Mny 27. W. G. Kdcns, nrr.ls tant superintendent of tho frco delivery sjsteni, left Chicago tonight for a special trip to Missouri, Knnsas, Nebraska and Montana free delivery olllcts. On Memorial day IMens will deliver an address to tho Ictler carriers of Nebraska In statu conven tlon at Omaha. Tho members of branch No. Ji. National Arsoclntlon of Letter Carriers of Omaha aro making great preparations for n reception nnd banquet to bo tendered Hon. W. G. IMens. first assistant superintendent of free delivery, of Chicago, III., who will pas-i through Omaha Decoration day, May 30, whllo enrouto west. Messrs. I). W. Tlllot son. I'd gar N. Howies nnd W. C. Douk, tho commliteo having tho nffnlr In charge, nre putting forth every effort to make It n sue cotsful gathering. Tho following Is tho pro. grnm for tho banquet table: Welcomo to guest, Hon. Frank H. Moorcs, mayor of Omahn; "Ktllelency of tho Free Delivery Service," Hon. W. fl. l'Mens. Chicago, first nsslHtnnt superin tendent free delivery; "Importance nf tho Press for flood Service," linn. O. M. Hitch cock, editor Wnrlil-Heruld; "The Postof llco Department," IMwnnl Rot-ewnter, ill tor Dee; "Modern Postmusters," lion. Fred O. letter, postmiiHtcr South Omnlm; "Let ter Curriers' Organization," C. W. Miller, president N'tbrnska association, South Omaha. am iiS" A5eder- cVHl next rHfcl mi- lJjBre.julou LB"" I,r-'-Himato l SIHLouisvUle Two Participant in tha Phoanix Park Mur' dun Aro Barred. t FITZHARMS AND. MULLETT MUST GO BACK Special I-.quiry Board at New York Immi gration Sir ton Ac'.i. SECRET INQUISITION IS CONDUCTED Exclusion Undir Law Torbiddins Admiuion of Foreign Criminal!. r PROBABLY AN APPEAL TO WASHINGTON CniKiilriitorn lleeently l'nrilimeil Affe SerliiK .Seventeen War or a l.lfo Set ' Slullett IIi-Iiiicm to AnxMer tiii-HtloiiM. 1 NKW YORK. Mnv S7 tn.. i.k.i....i. ll.llJ alias "Skln-the-Goal," nnd J.teph Mullctt, uie inmi invinclbles, who were recently ro lensed from prison lu Ireland, where they wero sentenced for complicity in the Phoeulx park murders of 1SS2, were today excluded by tho board of special Inquiry nt tho Im- migrnuon station nnd ordered depot ted. Tho exclusion wns made under the In Icrpretntlon of tho law wlil.-li t .ri.i.iu one being ndmltted to this country who has been ndjudgid guilty of a "felon) , crime, lu minous crime, or misdemeanor luvolvluu moral turpitude." liio two men were recently in dotted by !nrl Cadogan. lord lleiiteiuitu nf ir..tnn.t from n sentence of llfo ImprlMinment nud actteil tills city among the eteernge pa ngets on the Lin aula Saturday lest. After conference with Commissioner h'liehi n tin. men were ordered back to Pill, uinmi ,-. await tho action of the board uf special In quiry. This board was eompoe-ed of Wllllnm Welho, ehalrman; II. II. Moller. James A. Toner and Major Charles S. Scnzey, The two men were taken before the board, on Kills Island this morning. The Inquisi tion was secret. Tho onlv one nt thn lmr.- olllco to meet the two men and who showed any Interest In their behalf wu;i ."Rocky iMouniuin i) linen. After the meeting of the Im.ir.i it learned thnt Fltzharrls was the first of tho two to be examined bv the mctnliei-x. lln ndmltted he had served nearly seventeen yeats in prison. After being nsked tho usual quefilona us lo his ngo. natllty nnd lesldence Fltzharrls was nsked or v. lint rrlmn ho had been convicted and nnswcied: "Treason." ArreMeil Hl, 'l'i en t -I'll re,. Otliern. Ho was then qucutloucd ns to this charge nnd he told the board that he had been arrested nbout nine montba after tho fatuous Phoenix park murders In company wiftt twenty-threo others. These twenty. threo wero accused of htulng been nccessorled nfter tho fact, whllo Fltzlunis wns charged Willi having been un accessory beforo Iho fact. Threo tnnntlui Inter ho wns brought to trial with others of the accused. Five of them wero sentenced to ho hanged and FItz-. hntrls wns sentonced to pennl scrvltudo fop life. Whllo telling his story to the board FlU- hartls declared that nt the time rf his trial ho was olfered .C 10,000 by the Kngllh gov ernment If he would turn informer ngalnst tlit other members of the band. This ho re fused to do nnd of his life xentem e he served nliout seventeen yeam lu the Mount Joy, Chatham. Downpalrlck and Mniylcbune pris ons. Fight months ago ho was pardoned. Fltzharrls said that he and Mullctt had about $23 betiween them whin they reoched this port. Fltzharrls inserted that whllo ho was on Ilrltlsh soil ho was mmpcllcd to report to the pollco every month ns to his doings nnd whereabouts. "I came to this country," hc added, "be cause 1 want 11 chance to rest and recuperate. I wanted to stay here about three mouths ami then go back to my family." .Miilleft lli-fiiNi-N to AiiNUcr, Mullctt Indignantly refused to answer any of tho qucstlono put to him by tho Ixjard. Ho declared ho was not being arcorded proper treatment by tho government. Hla examination lusted only : short timo, ns ha would not respond to questions. Tho men wero then sent to the "excluded pen." Tho case will probably be appealed to tho authorities at Washington, nud If not Fltzharrls nnd Mullctt will leave this port on Saturday on tho Lucauln. On the way up the hay yesterday Mullctt nnd Fltzharrls talked freely. "We aro coming hero that we may securo money on which to live," said Fltzharrlrt. "Of courso as to our future pinna nt thin time I can say nothing. We havo both beer rele-afced from prison and neither of us have) nny friends In this country. The only ono whom wo know nnd who will look nut fop uh Is 'Rocky Mountain' O'llrleti. When I say we havo no money I mean It In tho full-, est se-no, for wo havo borrowed money wltli which to como out. I wns riie.ined from the Marylebone prli-on lu AugiiBt nfter hav lng served over sixteen yenrs and a half. .Mullctt was released nbout that i.me." Mullet was leleased from prison on no count of his dellcato health and ho la entirely free from surveillance. Fltzhnrrle, on tho other hand, being n ticket of leavi) man, is obliged to report while on KngllBli territory to tho proper authorities onco a mouth. I'ltlinrrlH Wiim tin- Cnliliy. 4 Seventeen years ago Mullet and Fltzharrltl wero sentenced to penal servitude for llfo for participation In tho assassination of Sin. Frederick Cavendish, thu. chief secretary fop Ireland, and Under Secretnry Durko of tho permanent Dublin castlo establishment. Fttzhnrrls, up to the tlmo of his trial, was known to Duhliners as the old cabby, nicknamed "Skln-tho-Gont." Fltzharrln drovo the men who wero afterward found guilty of tho crime to tho spot where It was committed. Whether he saw the deed op, knew that It was contemplated Is not kr,ftwn. It was maintained that he was Ignorant ot tho plot, lln remained silent throughout; the Investigation nnd trial. Joe Mullet wan a law clerk and ono of tho most Intelligent of tho supposed conspirators. He Is a trail man and a hunchback. It was nearly a year beforo any cluo waa obtained to tho pcrpetrnlors rf tho crime. Tho wife of James Carey, who later be came tho witness for thn government, bab bled In her cups to Superintendent Mnllln of thn Dublin pollco force, giving him a clue which resulted In a number of arrests. ( Joseph Ilrndley, Timothy Kelly, Dan Curie nnd others paid tho penalty on tho scatfoH for their sharo In tho crime. i:-(;overiior I)'iIc'm llrotlier Die. CHICAGO, May 27. John II. Drake I Alhla, la., for many years one of thu lead ing bankers nf that slnte and a brother ot ox-Governor Drake, died suddenly at ihd Great Northern hotel today. Tim cause ot death wnt. hemorrhago of the lungs. ' f