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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 30, 1U00-TWELVE PAGES.
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PART OF THE EMPIRE
England Will Lme No Vestlee of Inde
pendence to the Boers,
ORANGE FREE STATE ALREADY ANNEXfD
Lord Eiberti Infoimi Hit Troops that Vic
toria Now Rales There.
RENAMES IT THE ORANGE RIVER STATE
Trinmal to Be Annexed ai Boon as it ii
Bnbjngattd,
LORD SALISBURY ANNOUNCES POLICY
Drilnln Inten In", He Kara, to Insure
that Never Aanln Shall Such Vnnt
Accumulations of Arma
ni e lit n Occur.
CAPETOWN". .ttonrfnv. Mv nnh.
orts yesterday announced to his troop tho
annexation or tho Free State, which hereaf
ter will bo called tho Orange Illvcr State.
LONDON, May 29. Lord Salisbury, who
was ontertalnod ot dinner this evening by
the City or London Conservative associa
tion, made an Important announcement re
garding tho government's South African
ollcy.
"Tho stop-tho-war peoplo havo used my
namo," said tho' premier, "In support of
their Ideas by stating that I promised there
should bo no annexation of territory, no an
nexation of gold fields. I never gave a
pledge. I never meant to give a pledge.
(Loud cheers.)
"I Btated a simple historical fact. Wo
woro accused of going to war for lust of
Rold and torrltory. It was those calumnies
"which, under tho favoring Influence of Dr.
Loyds, spread over tho press of Europe.
Nothing could bo more untruo.
"We went to war to abate oppression of
tho queen's subjects in' tho Transvaal and
because our remonstrances were met by an
Insulting ultimatum, to which) if tho queen's
government had submitted, her power, not
only In South Africa, but over her colonics
and dependencies, would have boon at an
end. Wo were forced Into war by the ac
tion of our opponents.
"To say that becauso wo repudiated the
greed of territory we therefore bound our
nolves never to annex any territory Is a
roost ridiculous misconstruction. I dwell
on this point because this matter ot an
nexation Is about to become a burning
question.
Hot n Shred of Independence,
"Wo havo made a tromendous sacrifice of
blood and treasure in this conflict. There
nro misleading prophets, whoso action bulks
ns largo In the columns of tho newspapers
as tho action of more Influential and pow
erful peoplo, who mislead tho unlucky rul
ers of the Transvaal to continue resistance
far beyond tho time, when all resistance haa
ceased to be ovon possibly successful. These
rnon aro perpetually pressing ns to make.
omo conditions, to offer some arranged
stipulation!) that shall leave a shred of In
dependence to tbe two- republics.
"Our only certainty of preventing a re
currence of this fearful war is to Insure
that never again shall such vast accumula
tions of armaments occur and that not a
shred of tho former Independence of the
republics shall remain." (Cheering.)
"Wo aro not yet at tho end of war, but
I shnll venture to lay It down as a primary
condition of any futuro settlement that
precautions will bo taken of such a char
actor that such a war will ncvor occur again.
Of course what measures will bo necessary
it Is Impossible at any moment to determine
becauso that depends largely upon the ac
tion and tho temper of thoao with whom
wo have to deal.
'! have already Intimated that tholr re
sistance has gono beyond tho limit to which
resistance could wlsoly go. It Is not for
us to criticise their actions In what thoy
aro pleased to call self-defense, but thoy
have acted so that every bitterness created
by tho war and every sovoranco of classed
and races havo been stimulated by every
mcasuro they havo taken and so they go on.
To Protect Native Huec.
"It will also bo our duty to protect those
native races which have been so sorely af
flicted and nt tho samo tlmo so to conduct
our policy that so far as poaslblo there shall
Ibo a reconciliation and that everyone shall
(bo a happy member of the British empire."
After the onnster of tho rolls, Lord Alver
stonc, had'propesed "Tho Imperial Force,"
Lord Salisbury again rose, holding a papor
in hla hand, saying:
"I find that Lord Roberts has occupied
Johannesburg."
This announcement wag followed by u wild
display of enthusiasm, the company cheering
for "Hobs" and singing "flod Savo the
Queen."
Lord Salisbury, later in tho evening, when
proposing "Tho City of London Conservative
Association," rofcrrcd to "The glorious nows
received," and said:
"One thing wo have, learned from this war
la that everything depends upon the gen
oral." Wednesday morning. Lord Salisbury's ut
terances at the banquot of the City of
London Conservative association last even
ing nro tho most emphatic enunciations of
tho government's attitude toward the con
quered states which has yot been put forth.
Ills declarations, nro accepted by the news
papers as Irrevocable, especially tho sen
tence, "not a shred of independence elmll
remain."
Some Press Comment.
Tho Standard says: "Annexation is al
ready moro than half accomplished, and
slnco Sunday the gazetteers and books ot
reference on the subject havo beon obsolete."
Tho Dally Nows calls tho speech: "Tho
loglo ot tho stricken field."
Tbe Times says: "There will be no com
miseration1 for tho Transvaal, but tbero will
toe some sentimental regret over the oblit
eration ot tho Orango Froo State."
AT PRETORIA'S GATES FRIDAY
llellef tliHt Hubert Will He There In
Two Dii Into Jiihnuut'i.
burir Today.
LONDON, May 30.-3:30 a. m. Lord Rob
erts is bivouacking in the suburbs ot Jo
hannesburg and Intends to make a victorious
entry at noon today. Judging from this
dispatch he must have private Information
regarding the disposition ot tho garrison
In the fort, as he does not seem to expect
opposition.
"GERMISTON, May 29.-0:30 p. m. We
arrived here this afternoon without being
seriously opposed. No casualties so far as
I am aware in tbe main column and not
many, I trust, in the cavalry and mounted
Infantry.
"Tho enemy did not expect us till to
(Contlnued on Second rage.)
NEW PHILIPPINE COMMISSION
Preliminary Work Ilone nt Hons
Kuiir nml n l'ollo- Partly
Marked Out.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
HONO KONO, May 29. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) President
McKlnlcy'a new Philippine commission has
been engaged In consultation with Consul
General Wlldman. The members of tho
commission probably will leavo for Manila
on Friday. It is likely that Wildman will
accompany tWk
Tho Drlthf.5WfckU officials are extend
ing every cU''.SPfetfio commissioners,
endeavoring to ((Mfe,. them with
colonial methods of tfldJM. A policy
has been formulated slricSBHyal of
tho commissioners and theHntly
beltcvo they will bo ablo topVHfthe
Filipinos rapidly.
Consul General Wlldman has urged upon
the commissioners tho following policies:
Free trado, the free admission of tho
Chinese, the expulsion of tho friars and the
return to owners of all property that has
been confiscated Illegally.
NEW FRENCH WAR MINISTER
General de Galllfet ItenlKnn mid
Andre la Xnmcd Friction with
Wnldeck-ltoiinKcnu.
PARIS, May 29. General de Galllfet, min
ister of war, has resigned. His successor Is
General Andre.
In his letter tff M. Waldock-Rousscau, the
premier, asking him to place tho resigna
tion In tho hands of tho president of tho
republic, General de Onlllfet pleads 111 health
as a,.rcuson for his decision. Ills exact words
aro: "I nm very unwell and ray health
prevents mo resisting all emotions of the
moment."
Tho official Journal this morning therefore
contains tho acceptance of tho resignation,
embodied in a decree signed .by President
Loubot, which also appoints the now minister
of war.
After deciding upon Oenerol Andro ns the
most suitable successor, tho premier tele
graphed to him at Nemours, where ho -was
taking port In tho maneuvers. General
Andro left immediately, arriving in Paris
late In tho evening. Tho Intervlow In the
ministry lasted about three-quarters of on
hour. An understanding was rapidly reached
regarding all points In tho ministerial pro
gram and at midnight tho promlor .was ablo
to send tho decree to tho official Journal.
In spite ot his pica of ill health, this Is
not generally considered tho solo reason for
tho resignation of General do Galilfot, Hav
ing in view the apologctlo statement mado
by Waldock-Rousscau In tho Chamber of
Deputies, there seems llttlo doubt that ho
was annoyed by tho word "felony" applied
to an offlcor of tho French army, although
there is llttlo dlfferenco between this lan
guage of tho premier and that which General
do Galllfet had himself used at a previous
sitting.
The ministerial organs, continue to give
111 health as tho sole reason, tho Figaro
pointing out that, strictly speaking, General
de Galllfet' s -word "crlmo" Is much harsher
than "felony," which exactly describes Cap
tain Frltsch's attitude of revolt toward his
suporlor.
Whatever tho true explanation, there can
bo no doubt on one point. General de Gnlll
fot'B retirement is regarded with consider
able regret. His straightforward conduct
and hla vigorous manner of dealing with
opponents were the dollght of his friends and
his rugged eloquenco at times compolled
oven tho admiration of his enomles.
Under his direction the army was benefited
by qulto a number of reforms, tho most
recent of which was his prohibition of the
sole of the moro harmful Intoxicants. He
also forbado that certain newspapers noted
for their attacks on tho army should be
placed at tho military clubs.
It Is difficult yet to say what effect tho
resignation will havo upon tho cabinet. Gen
eral Andro was appointed a general of di
vision a year ngo. He Is on officer of the
Legion of Honor.
Goneral Andre is 62 years of ago. Ho Is
an excellent typo of the well educated
French soldlor, distinguished no well fcr ool
energy ns for Intellectual quality. Wbllo
commander of fhe polytechnic school from
December, 1893, to May, 1899, ho showed
himself a skillful as well as an energetic
administrator. IHo has strenuously opposed
tho Introduction of politics into the army
and it is thercforo certain that ho will co
operate with tho cabinet to make Franco
peaceful.
Jt was ho who somo months ago forbado
tho entry Into tho barracks of his division
of newspapers that attacked tho army. Gen
oral do Galllfet, encouraged by this bold
Initiative, extended tho order to all tho
garrisons in Franco.
AMXKSTV 1111,1, IS PIlHSEXTKn.
To Prevent Further Proceedings Arla-
liiK from Dreyfun Cime.
PAniS, May 29. The sonato reassorablod
today and M. Eugeno Guorln presented his
report on tho amnesty bill, tho provisions
of which prevent furthor criminal proceed
ings arising out of recriminations in the
Dreyfus case, and In accordance with tho
wishes, of tho government ho naked for a
discussion of the measuro next Friday, to
which tho senate agreed.
Tho report says that the former Captain
Alfrod Droytus is excluded from the am
nesty owing to serious doublo objection that
amnesty, in effacing all trace of condemna
tion and crime Itself, would havo as a
consequence the reinstatement of Dreyfus In
all his rights, while on tho other bnnd It
would deprlvo him of tho rights to seek a
revision of hlB case. Tho bill will havo tho
effect of removing various suits from tho
criminal courts to civil Jurisdiction and thu
most completo light on the Droytus affair
may thus bo thrown, but without noise and
without scandal.
Turkey MiiUch n Concctnn.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 29. After a do
lay of a month Lloyd C. Grlscom, United
States charge d'affaires, has obtained per
mission for the Importation ot nn important
consignment ot flour-milling machinery or
dered in tho United States by a merchant of
Ismldt. It Is probable the difficulty was
duo to tho action ot tho native millers, who
arc fearful of tho competition of a mill
equipped on American principles.
Wnr In Cold Count.
LONDON, May 29. Tho British colonial
oftlco today received advices via Accra, Brit
ish Gold Coast, from Colonel WllcockB, in
command of tho relief force which recently
started for Koomnssle, saying that a small
force of Hausnus, from I'rahsu, commanded
by Lloutenant Slater, had been attacked
and that Slater and several others had been
killed.
Cambridge Honor Aiurrlcniin.
LONDON, May 29. The University of
Cambridge will confer honorary degrees June
12 on Joseph H. Choate. the United States
ambassador; Prof. White of Harvard and S.
P. Langloy ot Washington.
Capture Revolutionary Lender.
CARACAS, Venezuela, May '29. Goneral
Jose M. Hernandez, tho revolutionary
loader, has been captured by government
troops. The revolution ia now considered
ended.
HE DIES LEADING A CHARGE
Lieutenant Evans Slain with Three Others
Attacking Filipino EntreaohraenU.
RIBELS ACTIVE ON ISLAND OF SAMAR
One Thousniid Attnck American Gnr
rlxon nt C'ntnrmaii unit One Hun
dred and Fifty Are Ki.icd
I'lllplno Mnjor tlults.
MANILA, May 29. Major Henry T. Allen
of tho Firty-thlrd Infantry, whllo scouting
from Calbalogon May 9, drove a party of
Insurgents from the valloys. Four Amer
icans wero killed, Including Lieutenant John
H. Evans, who was slain while gallantly
leading a charge against the entrenchments.
Eloven of tho enemy wero killed and four
were wounded. Tho town of Catarman,
Island of Samar, was attacked at midnight
April 30 by 1,000 rebels, who entrenched
themselves near tho town over night. Cap
tain John Collo of the Forty-third regi
ment fought tho Filipinos for six hours
and afterwards burled 159 of 'the enemy.
Ono American was killed and one wounded.
The hamlet of Pawln, In tho province of
Laguna, tho headquarters of General Callles,
was surrounded May 26 by threo detach
ments of tho Forty-second regiment, Thirty-seventh
regiment and Eleventh cavalry.
Only a few of the enemy wero encountorod,
Callles having departed tho day before.
Pawln, which was manifestly a rcbol strong
hold, ivas burned to the ground.
Captain Nordon's scouts and two com
panies of tho Eighteenth regiment, while
scouting in Western Panay, surprised a
number of tho oncmy near Valday and
killed thlrty-flvo ot them, Thore were no
casualties among the Americans, but some
ol thorn suffered from sunstroke.
Tho official reports announce scouting
and small engagements In Panay and Ccbu
Islands and Tayabas, Laguna, Zambelcs and
Pangasln provinces, resulting In fourteen
of the .enemy being killed and many
wounded. Tho Americans also captured
sixty rifles, a Nordcnfoldt gun and supplies
ot ammunition and destroyod a powdor fac
tory. A rebel major, "who surrendered at Ltscum
last week, has been persuading others to
follow his oxamplo. Today ho effected the
surrender of forty-six men with flfty-flvo
rifles at Tarlac and hopes to Influence more
of his countrymen to do the same.
OCCUPATION OF MINDANAO
Abstract of Ofltctnl Tteport of
General llntea Made
, Public.
WASHINGTON, May 29. Tho War depart
ment has mado public the report of Major
Goneral J. C. Batos, U. S. V., upon an ex
pedition led by him Into northern Mindanao,
P. I., during tho latter part of March last.
Tho report In brief says:
"Starting out from Manila on March 20
General Bates and his staff, on tho United
States steamship Manila, met a transport
fleet near the entrance to tho Gulf of Albay
with the Fortieth Volunteer infantry aboard,
and tbe expedition then proceeded to and
occupied successively -the. towns of Surlgao,
Cayagan, Illgan, Mlsamls and Dapltanon, on
the north; Baganga, on tho east, and Zam
boanga, Cottabato, Pollok, Harnng, Davao
and Matl, on tho south coast of Mindanao,
without the firing of a single shot. Flags
of truce were displayed at all of the above
mentioned points on tho arrival of the Amer
ican troops nnd no organized resistance, or
In fact, resistance of any kind, was en
countered. At some of the towns large
quantities of hemp were stored and tho In
habitants wero glad of tho opportunity af
forded by American occupation to have tho
ports opened. At Cayagan tho natives, on
the appearanco of tho troops, attempted to
parley and delay, but wero Informed that
the time for talking had passed and tho
troops prepared to land, whereupon the
town Immediately surrendered without re
ststaBce. An each town In turn capitulated
the United States flag was hoisted, the troops
paraded and the Manila fired a national
salute. In some Instances the towns wero
garrisoned, In. others tho local police force
was deemed capablo of preserving order.
During tho expedition 241 rifles ot various
makes and ninety-seven 'bronze nnd Iron
cannon -wero captured, fifty-one of the latter
being left In charge of tho commanding of
ficers at tho occupied points. The re
mainder wero taken to tho arsenal at
Manila."
LIVELY CAMPAIGN IN CUBA
Oriran of Democratic Union Stnrta an
KiiKllah Kdltlnu of Itn
Paper.
HAVANA, May 29. La Naclon, the offi
cial organ of the democratic union, has
started an English edition. It says It ad
dresses Itself to American readers In ordor
to lot them know tho truo atnto of affairs
in Cuba, thus avoiding their having to use
an Interpreter nnd struggle with a foreign
language. In regard to the political situa
tion tho paper says:
"Tho republican party in Havana is a
conglomeration of officeholders, ex-oflico-holdors
and ofP.ceseekers of tbe higher
grade, ready for anything to bring them
notorloty or fnt office. Somo peoplo think
tho coming elections will be tho first over
held here, wherens under the former regime
elections were frequently hold, although tho
result was always vitiated by fraud. It
Is also a great mistake to suppose that In
Cuba men are lacking lu nptltudn to get be
hind tho law and manngo olcctlouu to suit
themselves, for many ouch men exist, equal
to Tammany's brnveat partisans."
Ono of tho candidates for mayor at Ca
manl, where tho election feeling runs very
high, has nddrefsed a manifesto Inscribed
"To Spaniards," asking them to tnko part
in tho election In order to prevent the suc
cess ot tho opposition candidate, who, It Is
alleged, wants offleo for "what he can get
out of It." The manifesto concludes with
saying that tbe Spaniards must not think
thnt legal nppcarnnccs will destroy tholr
moral responsibility. Tho Spanish Casino
replied that Its members could not take part
In any election, as tho mere fact of Joining
with ono party waB to oppose tho other.
Dlarlo do la Marinas says tho conduct of
tho Spaniards is "very sensible," adding
thnt tbe Spaniards, Inscribed or otherwise,
would keep away from all elections, "as
bad blood will In all probability result be
tween tho Cubans nnd Spaniards."
Mlluokiilniil Hxpecta to Die.
SAN FRANCISCO. May .-Former
Queen Lllluoknlnni left this city this after
noon for Honolulu on tho stenmor City of
Peklnjr. The former queon does not look
well nnd it Is said all the modlenl skill of
the east could not help her. It Is said that
as soon as she heard this she decided to
return to Hawaii to end her days.
X. P. Hill Left Three Millions.
DENVER. May 29,-The will of the late
Nathunlol P. Hill, former United Stntes
senator from Colorndo. was filed for pro
bate todoy. His great estate, Is bequeathed
to his widow and three children nnd is to
bo divided equally among them. It Is bo
licved the share of each will amount to
more than Sl.OvO.UOO.
NO DOUBT IT WAS PLAGUE
Evidence Before Snn Francisco Ilonrd
of Stipervlanr Cnttsi-a It to Order
ilunrnnt Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO. May; 29, At a meet
Ing of tho Board of Supervisors of this city
held todoy and attended by tho Board of
Health, tho Merchants' association nnd tho
Board of Trado and other . Interested citi
zens, a resolution was adopted empowering
tho Board of Health to quarantine China
town or nny other infected section of this
city nnd county. The resolution was
adopted by a voto of 15 to I, tho dissenting
vote being cost by Supervisor McCarthy,
who stated In emphatic terms his belief
that plaguo does not oxist nor never has ox
lsted In tho city or county of San Francisco.
The board listened to statements by Dr.
Williamson, president of tho Board ot
Health, and by Dr. Basct of the same body
and Dr. Klnyoun, the federal quarantlno
officer, nil of whom wero pusltlvo In their
declarations that plague has existed In this
city and that It may oxl3t now, though no
cases hnve been reported to the authorities
since May 15.
Dr. Williamson said thnt- the first case
wa brought to the attention of the board
on May 6 and since that tlmo eight more
cases have beon reported, alt deaths and all
Chinese. Dr. Williamson said that bacter
iological examination bait been made by Dr.
Kellogg, tho president of the Board ot
Health; pr. Klnyoun and Dr, Montgomery
of tho University ot California" and by tho
doctors of tho Cooper Medical college and
that the men named wero posltlvo that tho
bacteria wero those of genulno plague.
Thomas, representing tho. canning Inter
ests ot California, and Stublis'jof the South
ern' Pacific company urged that everything
possible bo done to protccttb.e.Tcltlzcna of
California and to caro for the' Interests ot
tbe residents of the counties itod states out
slda ot San Francisco In an, endeavor to ro
storo confidence da the abliltr cif the local
authorities to properly handloMh.o dlseaso
and to prevent Its spread. V
A quarantlno will be placed, on China
town at once, but what aijitloa tho State
Bonrd of 'Health will tako'.lu' tho matter
has not been determined: $just what
mothod will bo followed In .Quarantining
Chinatown haa not been dCQldcd ' upon, but
Chief of Pollco Sullivan statcdto the As
sociated Press that ho was preparing to
enforco tho quarantlno as s&onfts he had
been officially notified to' dejtso by the
Board of Health. Sgf
Tho Board of Health tonlgh&quarantlned
Chinatown nnd that section bf;the city Is
now surrounded by a cordon t'pollce who
rcfuso to nllow anyone: to paasf In, or out of
the district unless provided 'with a proper
pormit. v
.V
Chlcnsro Chlnmc Mutt Movr,
CHICAGO, IMny 29. Nearly' half tho
Chinese population ot Chicago ,must leave
its present quarters nnd BecurV,habltattori
in buildings whose sanitary condition will
satisfy the scrutiny of the, health officials.
Health Inspector Young's bubonjc, plaguo
detail reported today that wltti few, ex
ceptions every basement occupied Joy- tho
Orientals was unfit for rcsldohuc Tho un
derground abodos were descrlbvid'ss -Inviting
the pest germ should It escape t6ylgl!anco
ot the San Francisco authorltkH, and Journey
to Chicago.
THREE ARE
Another I.ohir '1.1st ,of
Jtesult at HIoMqk.'
St. IiOUlH.
ST. LOUIS, May 29. In a rioting sense
today's developments were the worst ex
perienced since tho strike on the lines ot
the St. Louis Transit company was inaug
urated, over throe wcoks ago. Tho rioting
was confined to four places in the south
ern section of the city nnd by nightfall tho
pollco rocords showed that fully a dozen
persons had olthor received bullet wounds
or been hurt by flying missiles.
Three of those hit by bullots recolvcd
what aro presumably mortal wounds nnd
that no ono was killed outright aeeins
miraculous considering tho great number of
shots oxchanged In Indiscriminate fashion
on tho part of employes of tho company,
tbe strike sympathizers nnd tho strlkeru
themselves. Tho Injured are:
HERMAN PESTlOHKE, shot In the back;
fatal.
JOHN T. RICE, shot through tho chest;
fatal.
It. H. STILSON, Cleveland, O., shot
through tho breast; fatal.
John McCnlley, nhot In left kneeo,
Dolly Mitchell, shot in right arm.
WHIInm Grannemnnn, shot In loft leg.
George Lacostan, Bhot in left arm.
Albert Wackwlta, shot In right arm.
John Decker, shot In left thigh.
Frank Ycafser, shot In hand.
Martin Burke, shot In left hip.
A number of others suffered Injury from
missiles thrown and In othor ways inci
dental to tho riotous developments of tho
day.
Tho worst of tho riotous disturbances oc
eurred near tho Intersection of California
avenue and Keokuk street. In this nffruy
a nonunion motormnn nnd nnothcr cmployo
on a car of tho Transit company wero prob
ably fatally shot. Tho battlo whllo it raged
was flerco and tho number of shots flrad
Is estimated at 200.
As the car approached the Intersection
named Motormnn It. H. Stllson, a man Im
ported from Cleveland, 0 and Emergency
Policeman J.ofton, who wero on tho front
platform, saw that somo obstructions had
been piled high and that tho tracks woro
Impassable.
Tho peoplo began to hoot nnd Jcor and to
apply epithets to tho crew of the car, dar
ing anyono to get off tho car to remove tho
obstructions from the trnck. As Stilton
started to step from tho car his action wai
tho slgiiul for firing to begin from tho
crowd. Almost nt the first shot Stllson
threw up his hands and fell to tho front
platform with a bullet through his body. In
tho fusillade that followed John T. Itlco, a
road agent, who was on tho car, was shot
down ns ho got from his sent Inside, ro
cclvlng a ball through tho chost.
Tho pollco bodyguard on tho car opened
flro on tho mob, nt least, 200 shots In all
being exchanged. Tho mob scattered and
ran down side streets to get away. Officer
Ixifton said when tho ohootlng began it
teemed to him that fifty men had pistols
pointed at the car nnd that each ono ot
them was blazing out Are.
fioclct Still UncoiiNcloiiH,
BOSTON, May 29. Robert A. Ooelet of
New York, who was badly Injured by
being thrown by his horse in the National
Hunting cluh steeplechase nt the Country
club yesterday, was still unconscious at
tho hospltul today.
Movements "I Occnn VeNsrls, May 'M.
At New York Arrived Hclgrnvla. from
Hamburg: Kulser Wllhelm dcr Gro.ie, from
Bremen; Trnvo. from Genoa. Sailed Cullc,
for Liverpool; Saule, for Bremen, via Cher
bourg and Southampton.
At Liverpool Arrived Cnmbromnn, from
Montreal.
At Boulogne Sailed SSth-Palutln, from
Hamburg, for New York.
At Movllle Arrived Furnessla, from New
York, for Glasgow.
At Plymouth Arrived Ornf Waldcrseo,
from New York, for Hamburg nnd pro
ceeded. At Glasgow Arrived Furnetsla, from
New York. Sailed Astoria, for New York.
At Southampton Arrived Kulserln Maria
Theresa, from Now York, via Cherbourg,
for Bremen.
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Sensational Stories A (bit Around Inland
Ooncernint; tbe Case,
CORONER'S JURY WANTS fURTHER INQUIRY
Men "Who Ilendcrcd Hasty Verdict of
Suicide Jiiiw Say Their Investiga
tion, Wan Supcrllclal nnd
Insufficient,
HASTINGS, Neb., May 29. (Special Tele
gram.) The mystery which has surrounded
tho supposed suicide ot Mrs. Jennie Pugslcy
at Inland last Saturday has been the ono
topic of conversation In tbo llttlo village
and has stirred Its peacclul Inhabitants
In a way that has never awakened them
before. From the start ugly rumors were
whispered in an undertono by tho Inhab
itants. These, however, did not havo time
to tnatcrlallzo before tho coroner, Dr. Ray,
arrived and being somewhat new to the
business he undoubtedly hurried th cdeo
somewhat moro than should havo been done.
H. V. Pugslcy has been acting as op
orator nnd station agont at Inland for somo
four years. He camo thore from Missouri
Valley and was accompanied by a young
woman, whom he Introduced as his daugh
ter, who kept house for him and assisted
him In tho oftlco and wos known by tho
namo of Miss Graco Pugsley. This state of
affairs continued tor somo two years,
Pugsley is a well preserved man, who
gave bis ago nt 47 years, with a handsome,
open countenance, which, accompanlod ns
It Is by the proportions ot an athlete, makes
him a man who would attract attention In
nny crowd. His hair Is almost snow-whlto
nnd a heavy flowing moustache makes an
Impression that Is not easily forgotten.
Ills IllNtory U HI Own.
His past history is a sealed book, which
tho villagers havo been unable to fathom,
but his brothers, who are Influential stock
men In Kansas City and wcslern Nebraska,
nnd his applying for nnd obtaining release
from some $25,000 Indebtedness contracted
by him but a few years ago emphasize
tho fact that he is no ordinary individual.
His first real Introduction to tho peoplo
of Clay county was the official publication
asking for a divorce from his wife. This
caso had hardly subsided when ho met, In
accordance with a short correspondence.
Miss Jennie Butler of Chicago, but lato of
Porth, Canada. This was followed by their
marriage In this city boforo. Rev. Alexander
on tho 30th day of November, 1898.
Tho bride was a very prepossessing young
woman, 22 years of age, and Is described ns
exceedingly beautiful. Her hair was of tho
golden hue, blue eyes and a form that would
delight tho eyes of a sculptor. The honey
moon, which was spent In tho company
dopot, was of short duration nnd a separa
tion followed at tho end of a very few
months. Tho ibrldo made her homo with
Mrs. O'Brien, who -was almcst tho only
woman In tho city with whom she had be
come acquainted. The cause of tho estrange
ment Is not fully kuown, but reports, which
"are asserted aa facts by tho populace, would
not look good in print. As soon as the wife
was ablp to earn by her nocdlc momey suffi
cient for her parage to Omaha she purchased
Jier -ticket therefor nnd Pugsley Immediately
Applied for a Jlvorco from her In the Cluy
county courts.
Wife lKiiornnt of the Divorce.
This decrco was granted In her absence
nnd the wife for a long tlmo was kept In
Ignorance of the samo, though ho carried
on correspondence with her .weekly. Tho
"Wlfo hearing that ho had obtained a divorce
made a hurried trip from Omaha to Inland
to ascertain tho facts. Sho arrived on tho
evening train nnd was received by tho hus
band at tho depot nnd lodged with him
therein that night. This was on or about
tho ICth day of last month. What passed
between the husband and wlfo at this time
will probably uovcr -bo known. With pos
sibly two exceptions, no ono In tho vlllago
know of this meeting until wrung from
his unwilling lips at the Inquest. Ho suc
ceeded in having her leave again on tho
morning train. This was hor last appearanco
In the city until the evening preceding the
supposed suicide.
On Friday evening of last wcok sho ar
rived from Harvard by a ltvory rig, which
sho hlrod In that city. Sho -went nt once
to tho depot, but Pugslcy refused to recelvo
her, and turning over tho keys to his sec
tion man, Gus Anderson, told him to drive
hor out of tho depot and lock tho doors.
MrB. Pugsley, however, ns soon as sho dis
covered Pugsley was not In tho depot, de
parted for Mrs. O'Brien's, "where sho re
mained all night. At or near 9 o'clock on
tho following morning she repnlrcd again to
tho depot and domanded ndmlttanco thereto
from Anderson. Ho told her that Pugsley
wns not In, that ho had gono away,
Her HiiMliniid Vn HldlnK.
Tho wlfo Insisted that Tugslcy had du
plicate keys nnd thnt ho had undoubtedly
entered tho depot after samo had been
locked by Anderson. Anderson assured her
that sho was mistaken nnd to show her
that sho was, unlocked tho doors nnd swung
them wldo open, bade her enter and see for
hcrsolf, Sho ran to tho stairway nnd open
ing tho door, showed Pugsloy hid therein.
"Oh!" sho cried, "I knew you woro
there."
Pugsley seemed frightened nnd nttempted
to retreat, saying: "I will not speak to
you, I will not speak."
"Oh, yes, you will," sho was heard to
retort, nnd then followed a dialogue which
Is Imposslblo to reprint. Tho section man
left the room, but on Pugsley calling for
htm to como back ho returned. Pugsley
requested that ho go and bring Mrs, O'Brien
at once.
Mrs. O'Brlon rofuscd to como nnd Ander
son returned, Ho saw through nn open
door Mrs. Pugsley lying crosswise of her
husband's bed, weeping and moaning bit
terly. Pugalcy Informed him thnt It was
all right, however, that sho had becomo
caslor and would probably bo all right.
This was tho last tlmo that by eyes othor
than thoso of her husband sho was seen
nllve. This could not have been later than
9:15 a. m. Tho ngent was seen to leave tho
depot for the postofflco about 10 o'clock and
was seen to carry tho mall to and from the
passenger train, which arrives nt 10:45,
.-VolllH-d of 111 Wlfc'M Heath.
On his return he stopped In a grain oftlco
to talk with tho ngent, whun his Bcctlon
mati was seen running toward him. This
man said:
"I smell carbolic acid odor from your
wifo's window."
"If that Is tho case," Mr. Pugiley replied,
"something Is wrong nnd I will not, go
alone."
He Insisted that Mr. Phillips go with him.
On reaching the depot bo ontercd tbe door
loading to tbo living rooms and called:
"Jennie, Jennie;' then, "Jennie, Mr. Phil
lips wants to speak to you."
No nnswor came. Pugsloy then Insisted
that Phillips should enter, but he himself
declined to go In tho room. Phillips en
tend. Mrs. Pugsley was lying across the
bed, with ono hand under her held. She
was dcari and the body cold.
The inquest was held In the nfternoon
(Continued on Third Page.)
ENVOYS COMING TO OMAHA
Thin City Included In llocr I)rlcK"tcn'
ItlncraryThcy Arc to He Here
lime K.
NEW YORK, May 29. The Boer envoys,
A. Fischer, A. D. Wolmarnns nnd C. H. Wes-
scla, nnd their secretaries arrived In this
city tonight from Washington. They will
lcavo nt 10 o'clock tomorrow morning for
Boston,
The envoys nre to make nn extended trip
with a view to arousing sentiment In favor
of their countrymen. They expect to bo In
Cleveland on June 4. Tbo following Itin
erary has been nrrnnged:
Chicago, Juno 5 and 6; St. Paul, Juno 7;
Omaha, Juno 8; Davenport, Juno 9; Sprlns
fleld, Juno 10; Daltlmoro, Juno It; Philadel
phia, June 15. They nlso expect to visit
Buffalo between tho 1st and 4th ot Juno.
Tho envoys could not bo seen tonight nt
thdr hotel, but Secretaries de Bruyn and
P. L. Weasels did not hesltato to express
themselves concerning tho reports from
South Africa ot Lord Roberts' progress, Ro
gardlng tho report that Lord Roborts had
occupied Johannesburg Do Bruyn said: "Wo
do not bcllevo It and oven It It be so the
pe:ple havo not been conquered. Tbo Boers
may rctrcnt, but they will not surrender."
As to the announcement that tho Orango
Free Stnto was nnncxed to Great Britain's
territory Secretary Wessels said: "Roberts
may do that, hut it does not mnko It a fact."
TO MEET AT DES MOINES NEXT
butted Prenbytcrliiu Church "Wilt
Conclude It Assembly In Chl
enfto nt .Noon Toil iiy.
CHICAGO, May 29. Tho forty-Bccond an
nual assembly ot the United Presbyterian
church, which has been In session at the
Sixth United Presbyterian church, Wood
lawn avenue nnd Sixty-second street, for the
last week, drew to a close today. Unfinished
business was rapidly pushed forward nnd
tho assembly expects to adjourn at noon to
morrow. Des Moines, la., was selected by a
unanimous voto as tho choice for tho noxt
annual assembly nnd a number ot Important
measures wero disposed of at today's ses
sion. The old deceased wifo's sister question
came up and tho commltteo roportlng on the
question as to whethor It shall stand in tho
testimony recommended that It be submitted
to a voto of tho church. Discussion of the
mcasuro originally removing tho ban on
secret societies camo up. Tho mcasuro hnd
been nmended and reconstructed until tho
original object was almost wholly lost sight
of and becauso of its general vagueness and
complicated form It was tabled. This, H Is
supposed, will finally dlsposo of tho matter,
it being scarcely likely to be resuscitated
before adjournment.
Tho report of the committee on young
people's) work showed romnrkablo progress
during tho last year In the Young People's
Christian union. A gnln of forty-nlno socle
Hen with nn Increase from J9.000 to 20,000
paid to tho Foreign and Home Mission
boards was tho evldonco of tho prosperity of
the union.
NEELY'S PROPERTY ATTACHED
Government Ilrlnun Suit Aiculunt IIliu
and Will Levy on Ills Print
ing? Plant.
INDIANAPOLIS, "jfay 29. United States
District Attorney Wishard, on behalf of tho
government, today brought suit against
Charles F. W. Neoly to attnch nil the prop
erty belonging to tbe latter that may bo
found In this state. Tho SJlt was brought
under orders from Attorney General Griggs.
It is tho intention of tho government to lovy
on tho Necly Printlug company's plant at
Munclo and Deputy Marshal Foley will loavo
for Munclo tomorrow morning to servo tho
writ of attachment and tnko chargo ot tho
property. It la beltovod thnt tho govern
ment authorities havo hopes of proving that
tho transfer of tho printing company to
Ross Cowan was mado with the Intention to
defraud creditors and to turn nil his prop
erty into cush.
Tho suit Is based on an affidavit sworn to
against Noely by Inspector General Georgo
II. Burton, who Investigated tho shortage
on tho Cuban accounts for tho government
between January 1, 1900, and April 30 of
this year. The actual receipts from tho dif
ferent postofllces In Cuba that woro turned
over to Neely for theso four months nro sot
forth.
Tho figures show a total ot $45,375.25 which
It la charged ho misappropriated from the
receipts of tho different offices.
REED TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE
Invran Named for Head of Private
Land Clulm Court Promotion
for Oil.
WASHINGTON. May 29. The president
today sent tho following nominations to tho
senate:
Brigadier Goneral E. S. Otis, to bo major
general Juno 1G, 1900, vlco Mcrrltt, to bo
retired on that dato.
Court of private land claims: Joseph R.
Reed of Iowa, to bo chief Justice. To bo
associate Justices: Thomas C. Fuller of
North Carolina, William W. Murray of Ten
nessee, Henry Sluss of Kansas, Wilbur F.
Stone of Colorado.
Thomas H. Norton of Ohio to bo consul
at Harput, Turkey.
Promotions in tho volunteer nrmy:
Cnptaln Robort Burks, assistant surgeon
Forty-ninth Infantry, to bo surgeon, with
rank of major; First Lieutenant William C.
Wormsley, assistant surgeon Forty-ninth
Infantry, to be aaslstnnt surgeon, with rank
of cnptaln; Second Lieutenant William F.
Gwynno, Thirty-sixth Infantry, to be first
lieutenant; Second Lieutenant A. K. Bas
kotte, Thlrty-Boventh Infantry, to bo first
lieutenant; Ounrtermnster Sergeant Elmor
B, Gavctt, Company II, Tbirty-nlnth infan
try, to bo second lloutenant.
BOB CURRY GETS TEN YEARS
I.ant of the Tin In IlnbbliiK Gnnir Will
Do llnrd Labor for a
Hecnde.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 29. Tho Jury In
tho United Stntes court In tho caso of Rob
ort E. Lee, alias Curry, charged with tho
robbery of the Union Pacific train nt Wil
cox Station, Wyo,, Juno 3, 1899, returned a
verdict at 2 o'clock this afternoon, after
having been out nearly twonty-four hours.
The defendant was found guilty of rob
bery ot the train, but not guilty of placing
tho lives of mall clerks In Jeopardy, which
wbb also charged In tho Indictment.
Judge Hallett gave tbo defendant the
maximum penalty nt ten years in the peni
tentiary at bard labor and sentenced him
to pay tho cost of proceedings against him.
Ninety days wero grantod the attorneys In
which to file a bill ot exceptions. Lee will
bo taken to the state penitentiary at Lara
mlo. Appoint IIUIiop of CnlunibiiH.
COLUMBUS, O., May 23,-Rev. Henry
Moeller of Cincinnati hns been appointed
blahop of Columbus to succeed Illshnp Wnt
terson, who dl';d about thirteen mouths ngo,
Tho announcement reached hern Indirectly,
but a message to Father Moeller brought
this reply: "Appointment to Columbus ro.
ceived." Tho consecration will probably
take place in Cincinnati July 25.
AT CRISIS IN CHINA
Afiain of tho TIowmj Kinpdom HaTt Jnil
Etachid Boiling Point
INVASION BY THE POWERS IMPENDING
Rntiian Minister to Ohina Calls for All
Atailabla Qunbcats, ,
REPORT THAT TROOPS ARE TO BE LANDED
Large Bodies of Chinese Troops Going to
I Disturbed District.
BOXERS EXPECT AID FROM EMPRESS
Turbulent Klctiicut Not Disponed to
Abtitn tin Activity nnd Authori
ties Kxpcct a Climb to
Come Very Soon.
SHANGHAI, May 29. Tho Russian min
ister nt Pckln has telegraphed asking that
all tho available gunboats be sent to Tnltu.
TIEN TSIN. Mny 29. A detachment of
200 Chinese soldiers has cleared the rail
way between hero nnd Pckln ami tho ordi
nary service wns resumed at noon.
No news has been received from tho
Belgian cnglueera engaged In tho con
etructlon of tho Lulmn line. In other
respects the situation Is moro quiet.
Thirty Japanese havo arrived from tho
gunboat Atugokun. Tho French flagship
D'Entressnsteaux nnd tho gunboat Sur
prise havo left Tnku.
LONDON, May 29. A special dispatch
from Shanghai says: It Is believed that
Russia Is about to laud troops at Taku from
Port Arthur, where 20,000 aro In readiness.
Tho Chinese nre reported to bo sendlug
largo masses of troop.i overland from Hit
Nan nnd Klang. but the gonerallfelmo re
fuses to nssumo command on the plea of
slckncus.
The "Boxers" assort that they nro con
fident of receiving support from the dowager
empress, Princess Knng Yl nnd Chlng Tuo,n
and tho entire Manchuria nrmy. Throughout
tho north tho "Boxors" aro enlisting hordes
of desperadoes. They nre Intent upon ex
pelling everything foreign.
TIEN TSIN, May 29. A hundred Amer
ican marines from tho American crutber
Newark nro expected here at 11 o'clock to
night. An nrmed rescue party of Frenchmen and
Germans started this nfternoon to try to
relieve tho besieged Belgians. Tho viceroy,
under tho pressure of tho French consul, has
permlttul tho rescuers to travel by rnllrcad
to Feng Tal, whoro Chlncso protection ends.
The Belgians aro besieged at Chang Tsln
Tcin, near Teng Tul.
Imperial Troop ItcpuUcd.
LONDON, May 29, Tho Dally Express lm
tho following telegram from Shanghai, dated
Tuesday:
"Tho rebellion continues to crow in inten.
slty and tho gravest fears arc entertained
of its ultimate extent. Tho foreign envoys
nt Pekin. fcarlne a massacre within th
capluil, have decided" to brine up thu guards
oz ino legations,
"Tho rebels aro now massing outside
of Pckln and their numbers nro reported to
to conntantly augmenting. Fresh contln
gonts of armed malcontent nro coming un
almost hourly from tho north.
"Tho Imperial troops which woro sent to
dlsporso tho robels found thomsolves hope
lessly outnumbered. Several hundred woro
killed and two guns nnd many rifles wero
captured, uftor which tho most of tho re
maining troops went over to tho rebels.
Thoy aro now marching sldo by sldo.
"It Is boltoved that tho boxers havo the
sympathy of the cntlro Manchu army In
tho antl-forcign crusndo and there Is no
doubt thoy have tho countenance of tho em
press downgor and of Prlnco Chlng.
"Tho Belgian minister, escorted by a
strong bodyguard, has gone to obtain an
audlenco ot tho Tsung-ll-yamen, n number
of his countrymen, with their families.
having boon cut off by tho rebels at Chang-Hsln-Tlcn."
CONGER ASKS FOR PROTECTION
Authorized to Call Upon Nearest
N'nvul Vccln for a. Marine
tiuard.
"WASHINGTON, May 29. Such advices an
havo reached hero indicate that tho situation
In China has assumed a very critical phase.
aud ono calculated to tax tho ontlro re
sources of tho Chinese government. The
Stato department hns been In closo com
munication with Mr. Conger, our mlnlstor
at Pekln, nnd tho Navy department Is doing
us snare, Having placed tho flngshln New
ark on far up tho Pol Ho river as tho Taku
forts, which Is tho nearest point to Pckln
that tho Bhlp can reach. Tho operations of
tho "Boxers" nro Increasing In mngnltudn.
Their demonstrations aro no longer local
and they appear to be governed In their
movements by Homo woll nettled design.
They havo murdered nine Methodist mis
sionaries In ono province at tho town of
Pnchow nnd havo closed In on Pekln.
Meanwhile tho Chinese army Is suspocted
ot dlsloynlty, thlo belief being strengthened
by wholesale desertions of tho soldiers to
tho "Boxors."
Minister Conger hns appealed to the Stato
department for tho protection of a mnrlno
guard for his legation. Tho department has
promptly cabled him an authorization to call
upon tho nearest United States navnl vessels
for assltance. It is not known yet w'hothor
ho has availed himself of the pormlsslon.
Tho ship bo would naturally look to woulJ
ho tho Newark and It Is nbsumod that ho
haB already communicated with AdmlrU
Kempff on hoard tho flagship, Tho ombar
raeslng feature of tho situation In tho cut
ting of the communication by rail between
Taku and Tien Tsln and tho cnpltal, for
thu "Boxers" havo burnod tho railroad
bridged and there aro probably only two
courses open to tho marines who wish to
reach Pckln a long overland march through
a hostllo country away from supports, or a
tedious voyage up the swift and Bhallow Pel
Ho In shore boats In tow of steam launches.
According to report tho Chlnoso govern
ment hns dono ovorythlng In Ub power to
meet tho demands of the diplomatic body
nt Pckln for tho dispersion of tho "Boxors,"
but It appears that tho uprising Is far moro
sorlous than wbb at first npprohendod, and
even tho resident rnlnlstcts at Pekln are In
clined to admit thnt tho task Is not an eaiy
ono for tho Chinese government.
So far all the measures taken by the Stata
department, look to tho simple protection of
tbe American legation at Pekin, tho Ameri
can consulates in tho Immedlato vicinity
and tho lives of such Americans ns may be
obliged to take refuge thorcln, In tho event
of general ilotlng. Tho Stato dopartmont
1b closoly adhering to the prnctlco it hss
always observed of non-interference In thca
Chlnoso disturbances and it Is not contem
plated that our naval forces shall taks any