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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUKE 3871. OMAIIA, THURSDAY MORNING. MAY 31, 1900 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. 19, PRETORIA TO GIVE UP British OfEcin How at Johannesburg Dic tating Tirms of Bnrrend. NEWS SEIJT OUT FROM THE BOER CAPITAL Eoberti' Adrtcw Guard Half Wj Batwen Johanniebarg and Pretoria. KRUGER ' FLEES TO WATERVALBOYEN He Will Prabably Attempt t BitUpQoT rnment at Lydanburg. BURGOMASTER TO RECEIVE THE ENGLISH prisoner fit Waterval, a Suburb, to Be Ileleaed Cnsjlnnd Ileicards Sjl AVnr an Over No Word from Itoherts. PRETORIA, May 30. British army offi cers are now at Johannesburg dictating terms of surrender. The British advance guard Is half way between Johannesburg and Pretoria. It Is reported that there is a force also at Hat erly. All the forces have been dismissed from the forts around Pretoria. President Kruger is now at Waterval boven. At a public meeting called this morning by tho burgomaster of Pretoria a committee was appointed to keep public order. The committee consists of Judge Gregorowski, Ncl Charles Morals, Loveday DeVIUIers, Beedtrburg and F. Grobeler. LONDON, May 31. 2 a. m. The Dally Mall publishes the following dispatch from the , earl of Rosslyn, who was a prisoner at Pretoria, but who, as a civilian, appears to have been released: "PRETORIA, Wednesday, May 30.-11:40 a. m. Pretoria will be occupied In about two hours without resistance. The presi dent has gone to Watcrvalboven. "Burgomaster do Souza is authorized to recclvo the British. He, with an Influen tial committee of citizens, Including Chief Justice Gregorowski, has been appointed to preserve life and property during tho in terregnum. "Everything is quiet, but crowds are trailing expectantly In Church square for the arrival of the British. "Fearing a possible disturbance and bloodshed among the prisoners of war at Waterval, United Statra Consul Hay and Leigh 'Wood Insisted upon twenty offi cers being liberated on parole to go to the men. Their action cannot be too highly praised. "I was permitted to accompany the offi cers. Everything wau quiet." Km kit' (.'a ii tu re Much Desired. Public interest centers largely in President Kruger, his capturo or esetpe. The occupa tion of Pretoria would be ,'argely robbed of Its valuo In the estimation if the British if Oom Paul were still at large and able to keep allvo the dying embers 'of war. Yesterday at noon the British were about , two hours' march from Prttoria and the Boer military forces had .ibandoned the city. At 2 o'clock this morning the War BffJco had received no news from Lord Rob erts which tho officials would make public, but lt Is assumed that tbe press advices are correct. Most of the London morning papers, through tho courtesy of the Dally Mall, print Lord Rosslyn's dispntch and comment on it, treating the war as ended. Some of the more cautloua crllcs 'think that guerrilla warfaro Is llkoly to bo carried on for some tlmo In various parts of the conquered ter ritory. The Boer forces are dissolving. Lord Roberta apparently has not taken any ap parent quantities of artillery, arms or stores. Large bodies of Boers must still be somewhere in the field. Government to He nt Lydenhnrs;. Watervalboven, or Waterfallboven, Is 130 miles due east of Pretoria, on the Delagoa bay railway. It should not be confused with Waterval, ten miles north of Pretoria, where tho British prisoners are. .Water valboven Is a small place In a mountainous country. Tho seat of the Boer government what thero is left of it will probably be Lydenburg. A dispatch from Lourenzo Marquez, dated Wednesday, says: "Commandant Kraus has surrendered Johannesburg to Lord Roberts. By tonight's train from Pretoria there arrived a few Greeks, who say they were told to leave Pretoria Tuesday. They affirm that the train in which they left was shelled by the British, and that half of the train was cut off, tho remainder steaming away. This incident probably occurred at Elandsfon tcln Junction. "Passengers from Pretoria assert that tbe town is utterly demoralized. There Is a mad rush for tho coast. Five tralnloads of fugitives are expected here tonight." The Times says this morning: "The war is practically over. By this time the British flag Is flying in Pretoria. Mr. Kruger has fled and Is ere this half way to Delagoa bay, "Mr. Hay, son of the United States secre tary of state, who holds the office of Amer ican consul at Pretoria, and who in that esDaeity took charge of our interests, thoughtfully Insisted on a special step for safeguarding the large number of British prisoners. Vartugnrap Mny Attack Trsmvnnl, Tho Lourenzo Marquez correspondents think the trouble between the Transvaal and Portugal may come to a head at any moment. Komatl bridge Is strongly de fended. Yesterday the Portuguese autborl' ties were preparing to resist a possible en cageraenU A mule battery was sent to the frontier, The Lourenzo Marquez correspondent of the Times says: "It would not be surprising If a large pro- Dortlon of the rebels sought temporary refuge on Portuguese territory. Although the authorities here are reticent, they are not blind to such a possibility, "Goods traffic between hero and the Trans vaal was officially closed today, the reason apparently being the military movements In nrojtrcss "A Transvaal Boer commando has sr rived at Komatlpoort. All the Portuguese troops have been ordered to be In readlnes to nfoceed to the frontier and the Portu gurce fleet along the coast has received orders to concenttate nere. It is reported that a special train from rrrtorla, with fugitives, was derailed on the Transvaal side of Komatlpoort, a num her of nasengers being killed or Injured. The British authorities at Buluwayo think the Boers will retire Into southern Rhodesia By the release of the British prisoners at Waterval there will bo a full brigade added to Lord Roberts' command, General Hunter re-entered the Transvaal Continued on Second Page.) FORMAL ifeEHEE STATE linnonlnic Cerent tlte m. it T 1 loniein. BLOEMFONTEIN, Monday, Amid salutes and cheers and tinging of "Ood Save the Queen" tho military gov ernor, Major General George Prettyman. at noon formally proclaimed the annexation of the Free State under the designation of the Orange River colony. The ceremony wag somewhat Imposing and the scene In the market square Inspiring. An immente con course had gathered and the town was gay with bunting. The balconies and windows surrounding the square were crowded with wotflen, among them Lady Roberts and the Misses Roberts, the countess of Alrlle and Ladles Henry Bentlck and Settrlngton. The troops were drawn up under command of General Knox and entertained the specta tor. The governor, accompanied by Gen eral Kelly-Kenny and their staffs, escorted by the Welsh yeomanry, was greeted with a general salute, after which, amid an Impres sive silence and In a clear voice heard In every pan. 01 me square. utnri i renyrauu the Orange Free State, as conquered by her majesty's forces, to the queen's dominions and proclaiming that the state shall hence forth bo known as the Orange River colony Lusty cheers greeted the concluding words of the proclamation and these were renewed with ever Increasing volume as Lord Acheson unfurled the royal standard and the bands struck up "God Save the Queen," all present Joining in singing the national hymn. The ceremony concluded with cheers for the queen. Lord Roberts, and the army and a salute of twenty-one guns. REPORTS BEFORE SURRENDER Details of FIchtlnK In tbe Vicinity of Johnnnehnric federals Itctlre. PRETORIA, Tuesday, May 29. An official war bulletin Just issued as as follows: On Sunday a fight occurred close to Van JWyck's rust, in Gatsrand. Tho federals rougni wen ana me urnisn Troops seemea tired out. At dark the federals were forced to retire in tho direction of Van Wyck's rust on account of the overwhelming force of the British. The British attacked Wltwaters rand yes terday and were In contact with the federals at Gatsrand, but they were beaten hack with good results by the federals under Command ant Louis Botha. Tho federals were heavily bombarded all day long, but kept their positions. The British loss is reported to bo considerable. Tho British are near Utrecht and they are also marching on Lalng's nek. TO ACCEPT TIIH DELAGOA AWAItD. In View of Ilrltnlu'n Action Thl Mut lie Done. WASHINGTON, May 30. It is probable that the State department will accept the arbitration in the Delagoa railroad case. The McMurdoo heirs, tbe only American claim ants against the Portuguese government, are very much dissatisfied at the outcome of the arbitration, which reduced their allowance from about Jl.100.000 to an insignificant fraction of that sum. Naturally they are anxious that the United States government should refuse to accept the arbitration, but the British government, representing a very much larger claim in the same arbitration ,Q reJw,t the verdlcl and lt wouId De an unparalleled action for one party to an ar nitration to reject the conclusions, the United Statee government must accept the find ings of the Swiss arbitrators In this case, though satisfied of tho Inadequacy of their allowance. So far the money allotted by the arbitra tion has not -been received, but from un official sources the State department has been Informed that the Portuguese govern ment has the funds ready and will forward the American allowance to any official au thorlzed by the State department to re ceive it. nidleiile the Story. LONDON, May 30. The officials of the British War office deny In unqualified terms the statement cabled to a New ork news paper that the War ofllce here had asked Lord Roberts if he believed he could land 100.000 of his troops In England before October 1. According to the British War office the New York story is "ridiculous nonsense." Howpltnl Shin Maine at Capetown. CAPETOWN. May 30. The hospital ship Maine, from Southampton, May 3, arrived here today. VENEZUELA REBELLION OVER Hernnndes, the Rehel Chler lio Aspired to He President, Xovr a. Cnptlve. CARACAS, May 30. The country is re joicing over the capture of Hernandez, the rebel chief. Some French bankers have offpred to ad vance $10,000,000 to the government. Crown Prince Joins 11orIiiii-ii. POTSDAM, May 30. The crown prince, Frederick William. Joined the First regi ment of Foot Guards at noon today. The event was made the occasion of considerable ceremony. Emperor William addressed the crown prince and the commander of the regiments In the presence of the members of the royal family, the minister of foreign affairs, Count von Buclow, a number of am bassadors and the military attaches. After ward the crown prince, drawing his sword, formally Joined the second company of the regiment. The cmprefs witnessed the cere mony from the windows of the castle. A parade and luncheon followed. Serrla Has a Military Seandnl. BELGRADE, May 30. A huge military scandal has been revealed by the Issuance of an order for the mobilization of the Servian reserves. Scarcely a uniform was found in the magazines. The accounts of the war office, however, show a large ex penditure. Crank Arrested In Ilerltu. BERLIN, May 30. Considerable excite ment was caused here this morning by the arrest of an individual on Unter den Linden as the emperor was proceeding to Potsdam station. The man a strange actions led to arrest and an examination of the prisoner showed him to be Insane. Neely Printline House Cloed. MUNCIE, Ind., May 30. The Neely Printing company, which was established by Charles W. Neely of tho Cuban postal service, now under arrest on charges of ex tensive embezzlement In that department, was cloeed today by United States Marshal Foley of Indianapolis, acting on a warrant of attachment Issued on tbe petition of the government. The closing of the establish MayB.- ment throws fifty men out of employment. , nonor Wdead of Maryland who fell In the It is alleged that Neely recently dlspcsed , tattle, po Grand Army at first contem of the property to Thomas Campbell of , patcd ctlng tbe monument only to com Zanrsvllle, O., and General Manager U. H. 1 mral0r the union dead, but Norman C. Cowan, in order to prevent confiscation by 1 goott, Ve senator from Washlugton county the government. Mr. Campbell says; how- j jn jgjas Influential In having the appro ever that Neely has a half interest in the pratilnclude the confederate dead. The establishment. The matter will be settled I In the federal court at Indianapolis. ' jConttnued on Second Page.) SnAFT FOR ANTIETAM FIELD Former Enemies Heat in Friendship Where They Once louebt, PRESIDENT IS THE ORATOR OF THE DAY Maryland Dedicates a. Monument to It Sunn M'ho 'Wore the II I tic find the Gray Sum Ivor He count the l'niit. HAGERSTOWN, Md., May 30. Another link In the chain which binds together the once warring factions of the north and south was forged today by the dedication of a monument erected to the memory of men who wore the gray as well as those who wore the bluo and who died In mortal com bat on the bloody field of Antletam. The event, which Is probably without a parallel the prceence o( the president of the United States, accompanied by members of his cabinet, a score or more of United States senators, thrice as many members of con gress, the governor of Maryland and prom- I lnent men from all parts of the country. .... . nr.n, t,,,-.. v.t.ran who fought for the "lost cause" and thou- sands who fought for the side that proved victorious. Side by side, shoulder to shoulder, they stood with uncovered heads throughout the ceremony which marked the conveyance of the monument from the state of Maryland to the national government. All animosities forgotten, they listened to tho simple stories of those who told of the heroism of the dead and of the desperato struggles of those who survived tbe battle and still live to tell the many Incidents of the day of carnage and strife. A great crowd of others, who had come from the adjoining country to witness the spectacle and to greet the chief executive of the nation, aided by their presence the im presslvencss of the ceremony and added to the significance of the occasion. Welcome to President, The train which brought tho president, the members of his cabinet and the congressional party from Washington reached the battle field at noon, where they were welcomed by Governor John Walter Smith of Maryland and staff, Adjutant General Saunders, a dele gation of the officers 0 the Maryland Na tional Guard and several posts of the Grand Army of tho Republic of tho division of Maryland, together with members of Herbert camp of Confederate Veterans, several camps of Sons of Veterans of both armies and sur vivors of Brockenbrough's Maryland artil lery, which fought the confederate troops and distinguished itself at Antletam. Besides these organized bodies were scores of con federate veterans who had taken part In the various battles of the civil war. These were drawn up In lino to greet the president, who, together with Governor Smith, watched thorn as they passed in review. The dedicatory ceremonies were opened by Colonel Benjamin E. Taylor, who Introduced General Henry Kyd Douglass, director of ceremonies. Prayer was offered by Rev. B. F. Clarkson, who was followed by Governor John Walter Smith in an address of wel come. Colonel Taylor, as president of the Antletam Battlefield commission of Mary land, then presented tho monument to tbe national" government and lion. Kllnu Hoot, f secretary of war. In a brief address accepted t it on behalf of the United States. Then t louowea snori aaaressiu. maim u, u . reminiscent character, by GenerI John R. Brooke, James Longstreet, Orlando B. Wil cox, J. K. uuryee, senators roraer, uur- rows, Daniel and others, wh were prom- lnent on the opposing sides' In the great struggle. These were fol!oed in turn by ( Hon. ueorge u. .-ucuieiian o: .o 10m unu other members of the Unled States senate and house of represents uvea. This con cluded, the band played "Hall to the Chief" and General Douglass Introduced President McKlnley, who delivered the adlress of the day. McKlnley's Oration Brief. I 'a p p ca r only for the mrment that I V ,.j . .. may nunc bckuowicukuicui in juui vuui-. Iteous greetings and express my sympathy I and approval. I am glad tomeet on thlB memorable field the follower! of Lee and 1 Jackson and Longstreet with' tbe followers of Grant and Sherman and fterldan greet ing each other with affectlorand respect. "One reflection only ha' crowded my mind tho difference betwera this scene and that of thirty-eight yrs ago. Then the blue greeted the graylwith shot and shell. We meet after all tese years with but one sentiment, that 0 loyalty to the government and love for r flag and de- tprmined to make any strlflce for the , American union. j ! "I am glad of that it-etlng between Grant and Lee at Appfnattox. I am , clad we were kept I together and , the union was saved. Thf e must be com- fort in tne tact inai wenrau lo'ulo,B ; machine and after a long period 01 waning never surrendered to any jne but American i no 0Dtained a patent. His years of scientific soldiers. I am glad to prslde over a na- researcn anj tne cost of perfecting his in tion of S0.000.000 people pore united than ventlon cost him a fortune. they have ever been. T achievements of j that war aro the herltCe or tnose who failed and those who prfvalled. When we went to war two years feo the men of the south vied with the np of the north in bravery. Together thjmen of the north and south are standln today for the flag that we love and whlcproudly waves over us all." The exercises closedMth a benediction by Rev. William Dama, XJruiKu Monument, Tbe monument IsM granite and bronze, ootagon, twenty-twrfeet jn diameter at base and thirty-five feenlsh to the top of the statue. Upon the1"" columns, rep resenting eight M7iand commands which were present at f battle, united in sup porting the "tem t liberty," which is of bronze and form me canopy, ine wnoie is surmounted b bronze statue, represent ing "Peace," w sworn sheathed and Dotnted downwaf ne ngure noids a laurel wreath over thf"1 ul ul sworn, un lour of the faces of 7 monument are bronze bas. reliefs, rcipres'iB scenes in the battle. On the lnteri(ifaces of the buttresses are eight bronze tJe'a. bearing in raised letters the name andfeora. during tne war, or the eight organlons commemorated by the monument. J monument cost 112.000. The original desliwas drawn by the late Major Henry G, Giam of the Fifth Maryland In fantry and M afterward modified by the Harrison GPl company, who were the contractors 'r tbe erection of the monu ment. Conands thUB honored are tbe Sec cmd, ThlnK0Urlh Flftn ana Turnell Le gion, regli31 "t Infantry, and Batteries A and B, F Maryland, Union artillery and Brockenbisa's and Dement's batteries of confederal artillery. The anfuent to erect the monument crew out a uttiro 01 tue .unriana mem - jj,eri 0j Grand Army of the Republic to ST. LOUIS Dny Start Out Qnlctly After Scrlou Trouble of Tuesday, ST. LOUIS, May 30, The day started out quietly after yesterday, during which the Transit compony experienced more serious trouble than on any day since the strike be gan. No fatalities have resulted among the eloven persons shot In yesterday's riots. H. II. Stllson of Chicago, the motorman who was shot through the spine, Is In the most critical condition of any among the wounded, ills wife has been telegraphed for. Cars on the followngMlnes are running to day: Delmar avenue. Page, Spalding ave nue, Park avenue, Compton Heights, Chou teau avenue, California avenue, Tower Grove, Grand avenue, Easton avenue. Cats avenue, Olive street, Ilroadway, Fourth street, Union and Sixth Btreet lines, Chief Campbell has increased the police force in South Et. Louis on account of the serious disturbances ln( that section of this city yesterday. Nod-uniformed special officers have been replaced on tho cars by uniformed men of experience. General Manager Bautuhoft of the Transit company intimated today that the police authorities-should takejfsterner methods tp preserve ordon gf "we are now feeding 2,000 men at our twelve commlssarv denots in different Daris of the city," said Mr Bium-non. "in no ( case are we allowed iio bring supplies to these places unmoletid, A man cannot dollver a load of potatoes, a bucket of but ter or a load of breadf without being set upon and assaulted land the goods de stroyed." About noon a mob gathered at Broadway and Miller street, where yesterday's riot took place, and built bonfire on the street car tracks. When the .tars stopped tho nonunion employes and policemen on board were hooted and Jeered) Sergeant Hick man and forty mounted police charged tho crowd and dispersed lt.ltuelng tho broad sides of their sabers on the heads of those with whom they came In contact. A number were Injured, but none seriously. Tho ob structions were removed Jand the cars pro ceeded down town. vr President Hawes of the Board of Police Commissioners has Just announced that he will ask Sheriff Pohlmann to summon 1,000 men to form a poise comltatus to help tho police department keep order and prevent tho destruction JTof street railway property. The Board of Police Commlesloners met this afternoon and decided to order Sheriff Pohlman to at onco summon a posse com itatus of 1,000 men to help the police keep ojr during the street railway strike. iho order was issued in accordance with a section of the new police law which em powers the board to call "upon the sheriff to form a posse comltatus, to assist, under the board's direction. In 'the preservation of the public peace. The sheriff in the use of this force of citizens in absolutely under the control of the police ''board, and must obey Its orders. A part of the April grand Jury's report to Judge Sponcer today waa devoted to the strike situation. On this subject lt makes the following report: ( "We believe the police" forte in large enough, It thoroughly discipiyied, to put down mob violence and prescrro order and a competent chief, suchaathe present, should be given- the full asitlorlty over it. to. hring it to and keej4tJfMCproui:n 01s rin)lnn. sCh dlscrnllne ls absolutely neccfl- Bff but Jt) mpaired bj favoritism and pom'i appointments. "tup mavor has been conspicuous Dy nis nonattendance upon the Police Board, of which he is made by law a member, al though hln co-operation has been earnestly and repeatedly requested during these cmer- BHp (Ag a niatter 0f information It may be gtate( tnat the Police Board ana department of St. Louis are under state control. Strike Off nt Knnn City. KANSAS CITY, May 30. The strike of the union street railway employes in Kansas City has been called off. At a meeting of the strikers a committee was appointed to wait upon President Holmes of tho Metropolitan 'company and offer to ; -e the strike off inn rnnrtHIrm that the st'lkers be taken back, . . ,,,, President Holmes declined o consider this proposiuon ana mieriu - "" , on. leaving me ' j mont upon individual appncnuuu. OMAHA INVENTOR DROPS DEAD Snmuel W. Walker Kxplren on n Brooklyn Street from Heart niseaae. NEW YORK, May 30. After working twenty-fivs years to complete a gold refining machine, Samuel W. Walker, an inventor of Omaha, was stricken with heart dlsenec in Brooklyn and died today, aged 48 years. walker believed he had found a practical wav . rpcover cold from the crude oro by a Qry prc.cegs, He developed an amalgamating He broUEnt the model of his machine to the east in tbe hope of interesting capital! ists in this city. Several wealthy men be- cam9 intcI.c8ted. Walker told his friends a fow days ago that the experiments had been successful In every way. It was said Walker would take his rold refining machine to the Klondike with tho backing of Colonel William F. Cody and oth ers. CONFESSION THAT DID NOT GO 'evr York Judge Ttehnkes PrUon Authorities by IlelensliiK a Tortured Convict. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 30. Judge Lam ert created a sensation at the criminal term of the supreme court yesterday by exclud ing a confession nnd directing the Jury to acquit the defendant in the case of Fred erick Schrelber. a former inmato of the penitentiary, who was placed on trial on a charge of arson In setting flro to a pig pen at the penitentiary. The Justice tcok this action after Schrelbnr had testified that a confession was wrung from him by impris oning him In a dungeon with his hands handcuffed above his head and subjecting him to other tortures. Schrelber swore that he did not set fire to the pen. Paper Mills In llohoken. NEW YORK, May 30. Fire destroyed the Palisades paper mills in Hobcken tonight. Loss. $100,000. The mills wero owned by the Palisades company. They were 6hut down under foreclosure and had not been in oporatlon for three weeks. Movements of Ocenn Vessels, Mny HO. At New York Arrived Majentlc, from Liverpool. Sailed Germanic, for Liverpool; Kensington, for Antwerp, via Southampton. At Glasgow Arrived Norwegian, from New York. Sailed. May 2-Llvanlan, for Philadelphia. ...... At Copenhagen Arrived Norge, from New York, for Chrlstlanla. At Hong Kong Arrived Empress of Japan, from Vancouver, via Yokohama j Rio Jun Maru, from Seattle, via Yokohama, At Queenstown Arrived Teutonic, from New York, for Liverpool. At Southampton Sailed (Lnhn. from Bre men, for New York, via Cherbourg. Ar rived St. Louis, from New York. SITUATION FIVE AMERICANS ARE RILLED Filipino Force Swtspi Through a Garrison Town Near Manila, CAPTAIN AND TWO PRIVATES MISSING IliKurRenta Dash Through the Torrn, Shooting Illffht ami Left, and Ks cniic Tlnte of an Amerlcnn Hand Killed. MANILA, May 31. 10 a. m. On Tuesday night a party of insurgents reached San Miguel do Mayumo, province of Bulucan, Luzon, garrisoned by three companies of tho Thirty-fifth voluntecer Infantry. They swept through the surprised town, shooting right and left, killing five Americans and wound ing seven. Captain Charles D. Roberts and two pri vates are missing. No Filipino dead were discovered. San Miguel de Mayumo Is a fen' miles from Manila. While a band under tbe escort of the troops of the Forty-sixth infantry was mov ing from Hang to Sllang, within twenty-five miles of Manila, it was attacked by La drones, three of the party being killed. OTIS ARRIVES ON THE MEADE Tratikinrt Saluted 11 It Enters the Ilitrlior (Icncrnl Stay on Uonrd All . Ik lit. SAN FRANCISCO, May 30. The trans port Meade arrived from Manila tonight with Major General E. S. Otis aboard. As the transport entered the harbor a salute of thirteen guns was fired and a number of gaily decorated tugs and launches went out to meet lt. The qunrantlne officers boarded tho Meade and lt was headed tovard the 2!!.Van.V" mU"0.n,hA.BB?Iui,,",id, ..GtDtorday from Manila, where he has been ta t Tn . tuVto rOOi Uand on- I suit him about having a detachment of troops escort him from the landing to his hotel. The Meade had three canra of smallpox aboard, It was placed In quarantine, where lt will remain an Indefinite time. Gene-al Otis stated to the quarantine officials that he was In excellent health and wished to land to take a train' for the east as soon as possible. A quartermaster, a stowaway and a soldier are Infected with the smallpox. The Meade has on board the bodies of 112 soldiers who died in the Philippines. There was one death on the way over. The trans port's passenger numbers forty-nine cabin and 134 steerage. The presence of smallpox on the vessel makes tho time of General Otis' landing very Indefinite. CAPTURE REBELS AND ARMS Several Slight Engattrmrnta Reported from Provinces of Luzon. MANILA. May 30. Lieutenant Jens E. Btedje of Company L, Forty-seventh volun Uer, commanding a scouting party in the southern part of Albay province, had sev eral engagements with the insurgents, in which seventeen of tho enemy were killed and twenty-three, Including a captain, were captured. Six explosive bombs and a num ber of valuable Insurgent documents also fell Into the hands of the Americans. The scouts burned the town of Yubl, the head- I Bucd as a result of the pressure of the for quarters of the rebels. Sergeant Brlckloy ' eign legations In Pekln. The dispatches was killed during a slight engagement near rrom china heretofore have stated that the Higao, province of Albay, yesterday. . authorities had decided to ask the Chinese bcouts of tho rmrty-sixtn ana inirty- fourth regiments have captured thirty-two rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition in the Pangaslnln province. MEMORIAL DAY AT MANILA flrnici of Dead In Cemeteries Deco rated and Snlnten Fired from Forts. MANILA, May 30. Memorial day was ob served here as a general holiday. Military ceremonies were held at the various sta tions and salutes were fired from the forts at Cavlte and Manila. A military escort proceeded to the Malate cemetery, where the graves of the United States soldiers were decorated and an address was mado by the chaplain. Memorial exercises were held also In the theater, at which a number of addrerscs were delivered, Interspersed with vocal and Instrumental music. The observance of the day was very successful. Thirty-Third Ahnndon Chase. MANILA, May 30. Major March's van of the Thirty-third regiment has arrived at Aparri from Benguet after the hardest of mountain traveling. The men were ex hausted and ragged, having followed per sistently on the supposed Aguinaldo trail. They had several encounters with tho rebels, but found no sign of Aguinaldo. NEWS FROM HONOLULU Reports Come from Inland of Death of Chief Jnstlce of the Su preme Court. SAN FRANCISCO. May 30. The steamer Gaelic, from Hong Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu, brings the following advices to the Associated Press from Honolulu, dated May 22: Albert Francis Judd, chief Justice of the supreme court of Hawaii, died at his res idence, Nuuanu Valley, on tbe 20th. He had been ill for Beveral months. Albert Francis Judd was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gerritt P. Judd, who came here under tho auspices of tbe American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions on the ship Parthian, arriving at Honolulu March 30, 1S2S. He was born In Honolulu: January 7, 1S38. He graduated from Yale In 1E5S as a bachelor of arts and In the law school when he was 20 years of age. Chlof Justice Judd's political career began with his appointment as attorney genera) of the kingdom under Lunalllo In 1ST3. He be came first associate Justice February 1, 1S77, and on the death of Chief Justice Harris be came chief justice November 5, 1SS1. Tbe democrats have taken the first Bteps for the organization of the party In the ter ritory of Hawaii. Tho gathering was one that filled tbe hall to Its capacity and num bered fully 600. Those who called the meet ing and felt themselves sponsors In some degree for its success express themselves as being thoroughly pleased and gratified with the outlook. A report comes from Kona that In a riot among tho Japanese employes of a plantation two men were killed and a number injured. The trouble arose over the refusal of a num ber of men to Join in a strike for a holiday on the occasion of the wedding of tbe crown prince. The strikers went in a body to com pel the workers to quit for tbe day and the trouble arose, resulting as above stated. Officers have been tent to the scene of tbe troubl. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for" Nebraska Jartly Clouy, Cooler; East Winds. . ... ... t. . I . ... .,, v .wrvj , ,wiv. , unci . iiiu, Te"niir rnture nt tliunhn irterdari Jfbnr, ntaM . .. 1 II.. 1 11 11 r, i.v-K, r n, m il a. m 7 n. in H n. 111 11 a. 111 II) a. 111 11 n. 111 ..... , I-' m , (Ill 1 11. ni . . . . : (IT (III (IS 7(1 71 7(1 2 a t r. (i N 0 III m m m nt 1 m , in M2 Ml 7(1 7ft 7-4 TO GAIN ON CONGRESSMEN Object of the Cnnipnlun that Will lie Carried On hj- the Executive Committee. WASHINGTON, May 30. (Special Tele gram.) Congressman Mercer, a member of the executive commltteo of the national re publican congressional committee, said that the committee last night had definitely de cided to establish main headquarters at Chi cago, having selected the third floor of the Auditorium hotel. Chairman Babcork, Sec retary Ovorstrect and Mesa.-. Hull, Cannon and Mercer will look after tbe Interests of the committee from that point. Washing ton headquarters will remain where they are at present. In the Normandlo hotel, tho literary branch of the commute being di rected from this end. Eastern headquarters, fro-called, will be under charge of Messrs. Loudenslager of New Jersey, Sherman of New York and Loverlng of Massachusetts. Mr. Mercer, in connection with this state ment, said the middle west will undoubt edly ba the creat battleground next fall. It Is tho consensus of opinion of the committee I that every effort should be mado to break j into uisirictB now representee, oy democrats from the west and northwest, in addition to holding their own. At the meeting last night most oncouraglng reports wero re ceived from members of the commltteo, and If thero Is anything like tystemattc and 1 earnest work, Mr. Mercer sajs he believes the republicans can Increase their majority In the Fifty-seventh congress. Dr. E. P. Hayward, eldest some of the late Senator Hayward, arrived In the city yes- ! tloned for the last year. Dr. Hayward is I ordered to Washington by Surgeon General 1 Sternberg, who desires to take up matters t0 .ngton by Surgeon Genera. I In relation to the service generally In the I Philippines, especially with a view to asccr I tainlng the condition of the troops there. I William E. Andrews, auditor for the Treasury department, wan an orator at the Decoration day exercises held at Bright wood. D. L. Helnshlemer, president of the First National hank of Glen wood. Ia., is in the city. The senate bill granting homesteaders on the Fort Fetterman military reservation of Wyoming the right to enter one quarter section of public land on said reservation as pasturage was today reported favorably to the house. Congreremcn Gamble and Burke today recommended Ira S. Hazelton for postmas ter at Bend, Mead county, S. D., and J. W. Lowrey, at Briscoe, Walworth county, S. D. They also recommend tbe establishment of rural free delivery at Hudson, S. D., and at Hawarden, la., the service to be extended from the latter point through South Da kota. WHY THE EDICT WAS ISSUED Ilesnlt of the Prcnanre of Foreign Legations In I'rUt 11 I.iiiiKUBRe is Equivocal. WASHINGTON, May 30. The supposition here is that the edict referred to was ls- offlce to define explicitly the measures the government Intended to take In dealing with the 3oxers and yesterday's edict prohibiting the organization, under the penalty of death, is in all probability the rcEponse to the representations made. That the document Is couched in equivocal terms is not sur prising to officials here who are acquainted with conditions In China. The empress be longs to what is known as the reactionary party in Chinese politics and the emperor being under her Influence It Is not surpris ing that the edict Is, as stated, more of an excuse of the movement than a condemna tion of lt. American Interests In China. LONDON, May 30. In American mission circle in London it is said that the Inter ests chiefly concerned in tho disturbed dis tricts of China are American. It is pointed out that several important American mis sion stations, with women among the mem bers of their staffs, are at Pao Ting Fu, where tho missionaries are reported to be cut off. A dispatch received here today says the "Boxers" have attacked and burned a mis sion station at Lau Tson, forty miles south west of Peking, and have murdered the missionary in charge. Kdlct ARnlimt the llnirrn, LONDON, May 30. A special dispatch from Shanghai dated today says: "Yesterday the Chinese government isaued an edict prohibiting the 'Boxers' ' organiza tion, under penalty of death. The edict, which was signed by the emperor,, was couched In equivocal terms and promulgated really more an an excuse than in condemna tion of the movement." CHINATOWN IS QUARANTINED Street Cars Pass Thronuh Dliitrlct, hut PansenKers Mnt Occupy Inside Sent. SAN FRANCISCO, May 30. The quaran tine of Chinatown Instituted yesterday Is being maintained today. The street cars are still allowed to pass through the in fected district, but passengers are not al lowed to occupy the outside feats during tbe passage of the cars through the quaran tined districts. President Williamson of the Board of Health Btated to tbe Assoclaied Press today that tbe suspected case dis covered by Dr. Kellogg last night Is being thoroughly Investigated and the findings of the board will be mado known this after noon. Cases were reported this morning- Another Denth from Plaicue. SAN FRANCISCO, May 30. Dr. Kellogg, who has been Investigating the corpse of a Chinaman found In a Chinese undertaking establishment, expressed an opinion lato last night that the Chinaman bad died of the plague, "I am satisfied It Is plague," he said, "and I am confident that animal Inoculation and tbe autopsy will confirm It. One not con versant with the situation In Chinatown can not appreciate tbe difficulties that confront tbe inspectors, but they may bo Imagined from the fact that we have only discovered the cause after the victim was dead." Way Dies from Injuries. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 30. (Special Telegram.) Charles Way, who was badly hurt about ten days ago while stopping a runaway team, died at tbe city hospital to day as tbe result of the injuries be received. TROOPS GO TO PERK Unittd States and Six Othir Fowen, Isdnd inp Japai, Banding Thtm, AMERICAN MARINES LAND AT TIEN TSIN One Hundred and Eijht with Field tod Machine Gum Ashore. RUSSIA SENDS FIVE WAR SHIPS TO TAKU Britain Already His Two There and Others Are Hourly Exptoted. CHINESE SOLDIERS JOINING THE REBELS Xen Contnntly Arriving at Pekln of Fresh Atrocltlr Committed hy the "lloxer" Three Christian Fa 111 II lr Mniaored. TIEN TSIN. May 30. American, British, Japanese, German. Italian, Russian and French troops to the number of 100 each have been ordered to guard their respective legations at Pekln. but the viceroy here will not allow them to proceed hence to Pekln on the railway without the authority of tho Tsung-ll-Yamen. One hundred and eight Americans with a machine gun and a field gun landed here last night amidst the greatest enthusiasm on the part of the resi dents, Five Rufslan and two British war ship have arrived at Taku and the British are now landing. Other war ships are hoursly expected. Threo thousand Chinese troops from Lu Tal are expected hero today eoroutc to Fang Tal. There is a disposition here to bollevo that the "Boxers" will disperse be fore the foreign troops are ready to act, Tien Tsln Is in no danger. MlKKtiuinrlc lNcnpc In Hunt. The party of Frenchmen and Gormans re turned frotn Chang Hsln Tien this after noon. This confirms the reports that the Belgians are now safe at Pekln. They found several thousand "Boxcis" about the ruins of Lu Kow Chiao and Chang Hsln Tien sta tions. The bridges have been damaged and the rolling Etock destroyed. At both placus the damage done is considerably greater than at Fang Tal. The members of the res cue party saw several bodies of Chinese tearing up the sleepers and In one case a mandarin was looking on. They further re port that tho missionaries and others es caped from Pao Ting in boats. The imperial railway directory is endeav oring to fasten tbe blame for the damage at Fang Tal on the foreign employes, prin cipally the British, whom they Bay should not have left their posts. The foreigners, however, did not leave until they saw Lu Kow Chiao station, five miles away, In flames and an attack had actually been made on an engine from Fang Tai, which was run ning on the Lu Han line in an attempt to rescue the Belgians. Foreign men-of-war have arrived here to day. Five Russian wur ships and two Rus sian gunboats, one French war ship, two British war ships and ono Italian war ship. They are all landing men. British Lund nt ShnnKhnl. SHANGHAI, May 30. Tho British war hhlpe Orlando and Algcrlne are landing 100 men at Taku, where the French, Russian and Japanese guards have already disembarked. "The Boxers" are apparently without arms, except thoso they havo obtained from tho soldiery, many of whom are openly Joining tho rebels. PEKIN, Tuesday, May 29. From all parts of tho surrounding country news Is con stantly arriving of fresh atrocities com mitted by the "Boxers." Three Christian families were massacred at Shan Lai Ying, sixty miles from Pekln, Friday, May 25. Only two escaped. A representative of the Associated Prefs visited Fang Tal this morning and found the place occupied by a battalion of troops. The whole railroad station, workshops and locomotive sheds were gutted and much rolling stock was destroyed, Including the imperial palace car. Large godowns (Chinese warehouses) full of valuable mer chandise wero burned after having been looted by tho rioters. The damage done Is estimated at 600,000 taels. The neighboring villagers seem to haye Joined In tho attack, showing that the move, ment is not confined to tbe "Boxers." Eight rioters who wero captured will be decapi tated. Riding through the south cate of Pekln the correspondent found the road Inside the walls lined with troops, who greeted the traveler and his party with a fusillade of stones. The whole country Is much excited, Threat hy the Power. Two white men and one woman are un accounted for. It Is feared they are In the hands of tho Boxers. Tho gravest anxiety Is now felt as to the probable behavior of the Chinese troops, most or whom sym pathize with the patriotic movement to drive out the foreigners, who are regarded as gradually absorbing China. The Chinese authorities attempted to throw obstacles in the way of bringing ths foreign guards to Pekln. The ministers maintained a firm attitude and today they were informed by the Tsung-li-Yamen that it would be Impossible to bring up the guards until the Tsung-ll-Yamen had com municated with the viceroy of Pechllt. The ministers replied that If proper facilities were not granted now the fifteen foreign war ships at Taku would land a sufficient force to come to Pekln without the consent of the Chinese government and thpy railed on tbe Tsung-ll-Yamen to grant permis Mon before C a. m. Thursday. This Is ex pected to have the desired effect. Tho Chinese refuse to allow Russian troops to pass the Taku forts. Nn Word nt Waahlnitton, WASHINGTON, May 30. Not a word has been received at tho State or Navy depart ments from any of the officials In China since yesterday's report from Minister Con ger. Communication by cable Is still cprn, so It Ig atfcumod by the officials here that tbere has been no sensible change In the sit uation, or, at any rate, none affecting Amer ican Interests. In fact, these Interests have so far not been directly attacked during the present uprising by the "Boxers," and Stato department officials direct attention to tbe fact up to this time that the massacres have been confined to tho native Christians. Not a tingle American citizen has been killed so far as Is known. If tbe situation were to continue on this basis It might be difficult to find ground for such arbitrary action as the landing of Untied States marines In tbe Chinese capital, but Mr. Conger's reports so clearly Indicated the upprehenslon that the development of the "Boxers" uprising would Involve the Jeopardy of American life and property, the State department could no longer neglect bis warning, hence tbe dispatch of omrlnoi to Pekln.