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O.MAIIA, MONDAY HORNlXG, MAT 2S. 1900.
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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.
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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