The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE U, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNING, JUNE 4, 1900.
SINGLE COIT FIVE CENTS.
WAR KEARS ITS END
Lord Eobjrts is Within Twentj'Fivo Milts
of Protoria.
ONLY OFFICIAL MESSAGES COME THROUGH
Mass of Runnrs bjr Way of Lourenzo
Marquez.
CAPITAL PREPARING TO SURRENDER
Foreign Attaches Oons'der that Organized
War is Ovjr.
BOERS ARE MAKING THEIR LAST STRUGGLE
At ItciiucHt for Medical A 111 for Coill
lllll II llllllt VlllllTN (iflKTIll
11 ii n (1 1 1' Send Doctor mid
lluttlr of ClinmpiiKc.
LONDON, June- I. I a. m. There Is no
direct news from Pretoria of later tlato thnn
Thursday evening. Ocnernl French's cavalry
wcro then at Irene, eight miles south of
1'rolorlu, and flrliiK wag heard there. ImtiX
Itobcrts' nit'fjnuiH atiout secondary opera
tlotia olscwhuru and thu situation at Johan
nesburg, daled nt prango drove, a farm four
miles northenit of Johannesburg, show that
on Saturday at 910 p. in. ho was twenty-live
mllos from Pretoria.
Tho correspondents with Lord Roberts
have not got through a lino about tho oper
ations after tho occupation of Jahannedburg.
Olllclal meseages cintlnue to comu through,
hut press telegrams aro held up, probably to
avoid their giving oven a hint as to whyt
may ho tho pending operations. From tho
other sldo and their followers through
lourunzo Munpiez comes a mass of state
ments, some contradictory, others obviously
Improbable, but till purporting to bo facta.
Pretoria Will Siirrcinlcr.
"Paasongers arriving at Lourenzo Marqucx
Saturday direct from Pretoria say that the
capital was preparing to surrender when
they left Thursday. Tho forts were dis
mantled. Tho llocr guard at Komatlpoort
searched nil trains and turned hack imcst of
tho fugitives among them deserting for
eigners who wcro striving to reach neutral
aoll.
"Immense Doer convoys of provisions aro
botwoeu Pretoria and Mlddlehurg. Fifteen
trains aro sent dally to Mnchadnsdornn with
supplies for Lydcnburg. Prejorla Is pictured
by tho refugees aa In a ntato of ludescrlbablo
confusion and chaos. Tho populace aro dis
mayed and tho British aro expected
hourly."
Somo of tho foreign attaches have arrived
nt I.iouren7.o Mnrquez to communicate with
"their governments for orders to leave, as
they consider that organized war, on tho
Transvaal side. Is at an end. Flying among
tho Doors nro reports that tho British have
been beaten 'back at blndloy, with hcavj
loss, that tho main attack on Elnndsfoutcln
failed nnd Lord Ilo'bcrts was forced to retire
to Kllpocyverburg; that tho railwuy has
'4i6HPlteon ?ut 1)01111111 him Bouth, ofVerenlglng
nnd that n provision train has been captured.
Without crediting any of tho llocr bulle
tins, everything from tho Held of war, be
hind Lord Itobcrts, points to a great effort
last week to paralyze his advance by n bold
stroko from tho eastward nt tho railway
north of Dloemfonteln. Four Doer columns
woro In a movement Bccmlngly with this
objective There was a commando In front
of General Hrabant, near FIcksburg, an
other faced General Kundle, near Scnckal; a
third occupied Mndlcy and prissed toward
tho railway, and n fourth Hollbron and
pushed toward Kroonstad. These operations
all appear to have fulled.
llncm Sat Yrt CriiNhcil.
A revival of tho Hoer lighting power cast
of Lord Uoborts' advance, although fruit
loss, Is a symptom that the lloers are not
yet crushed. Iu General ltundle's attack
pn tho entrenched lloers, soven miles east of
6enokal, May 20, tho Ilritlsh did not sec n
Hoer all day, so completely wcro they
eerccned. Tho Ilritlsh Infantry did not get
within 1,000 yards of their rlllemeti. The
182 losses wired -by Lord Roberts wero suf
fered by tho Grenadier and Scots Guards
whllo advancing over a level from which tho
grass had been burned. Tho Hrltlshers In
khaki wero a conspicuous targot against
the black background.
General Hundlo withdrew his whole force
nt sundown to Scnekal, having succeeded In
ft. drawing tho lloers from Dudley, allowing
tho threatened force to got away safely.
Tho lloers sent to tho Ilritlsh for medical
help, saying that Commandant do Vllllcrs
was seriously wounded.
General Hundlo sent a doctor, with a bot
tle of chaenpaguo and his compliments, as
wejl ub a mcwagc that ho would release ull
tho licer prlsoners at Scuekal.
Tho Lourcnzo Marquez correspondent of
tho Times telegraphing Juno 2, saj-B:
"An Austrian who has seen soven months
nctlve service In the Transvnal, declared
that n large proportlnn of tho burghers aro
deserting to lludr homes. Tho nrraugemcnt
whereby tho Ilritlsh prisoners nt Pretoria
have boen placed under an armed guard with
Ilritlsh oillcors pending tho formal occupa
tion of tho town, Is ascribed to tho good
sense and humane disposition - of General
Louis llotha and the Transvnal war secro
' tnry, both of whom have earned tho pro
found ffupect of all classes,
"It Is Interesting to note that Lord Rob
erts' soldierly qualities aro admired greatly
by both Ilcers and foreigners. It seems that
tho Hoer nttnek upon Ireno was Intended
to cover tho westward from Pretoria of all
tho supplies procurable. Tho last consign
ment was islx hundred wagonloads.
In tho advanco of tho Grenadiers Colonel
Lloyd led In tho face of a deadly fire. Ho
was hit, but struggled on, only to bo dis
abled by another bullet. Lieutonant Mur
ray, falling, cried, "Forward, Grcnadlors!"
Tho blinding smeko ot tho veldt hnmpjred
tho operations.
Lieutenant Lord Soymour, on offering to
0 back lo dlroct tho artillery, was wounded.
Tho order to retire was given and executed
under n screen of smoke. Tho Hoer fire
was kept up until dusk.
According to a dispatch to tho Dally Tele
graph from Newcastle, dated Saturday, the
lloers exhibit uo signs of leaving Lalng'a
nok.
Newspaper commentators here generally
regard tho situation at Protoria as enigmati
cal. They rather expect news of tho Ilrit
lsh occupation today, An odd consequenco
tri the Impending extinction of tho Trans,
rani Is that Its colnago nt Eno U at pre
mium In Capetown, pennies bringing SO
shillings.
In the Indian mall landed at Paver Satur
day was a hag ot dispatcher from Pretoria,
J Including tome, from tho Transvaal govern-
wnnt to Its agents abroad. Tho destination
of tho bag wns Naples, but It was landed
at Aden by a German steamer through mis
tako and was shipped with tho Indian ma
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(Continued on Sccoud Page.)
ON INDIA'S STARVING MYRIADS
I.ouln KlopNt-li Miikc-i Statement of
ItevnltliiK Scene ill l'niiilne
I'll in P".
nOMPAY, Juno 3. LouU Klopsch of New
York, publisher of tho Christian Herald, who
arrived hero May II and started nt once on
n tour of the famine strlekcn districts, has
roturncd, after traveling through tho most
oavercly smitten portions of the llombay
presidency. Including Gujorat nnd Dnrolda.
Ho makes tho following statement regard
ing his observations:
"Everywhere I met tho most shocking
and revolting scenes. Tho famine enmpo
have betn swept by cholera nnd smallpox.
Fugitives, scattering In all dlrctlons and
stricken In flleht. wero found dvlnc In the
fields nnd roadside dltchco. The numboru !
nt ono relief station wero Increasing ut the
rate of 10.000 per day.
"At Godhern tljere wcro 3,000 deaths from
cholera within four days, nnd nt Dohad
2,S0O In tho same period. The hospital death
rato nt Godhern nnd Dohr.il wns HO per cent.
The condition of the stricken trim ply beg--gars
description. Air nnd water wcro Im
pregnated with nn Intolerable stench ot
corixscs. At Ahmcdubad tho death rato In
tho poorhouso was 10 per cent. Every day
I saw new patients placed face to face with
corpocs. In every fourth cot there was a
corpse.
"Tho thormomotor read lir In tho shade.
Millions of Men hovered a rou ml tho un-
cleansnd dysentery patients. 1 visited tho
smallpox and cholera wards at Vlrogam.
All tho patlento wero lying on tho ground,
there being no cots. Olherwlso their condi
tion wns fair.
"I can fully verify tho reports that tho
vultures, dogs nnd Jackals nro devouring tho
dead,- Dogs have been seen running about
with.' children's limits In their Jaws.
"Tho government Is doing Its best, but
tho native otllcials nro hopelessly and henrt
lensly Inelllclent. Between tho famine, tho
plnguo and tho cholera tho coudltlon of Bom
bay presidency In now worse than It has
been ut nny previous period la tho nine
teenth century. Wholo famlllea hnvo been
blotted out. The spirit of tho people Is
broken and there may bo something still
worse to como when tho monsoon breaks."
BERLIN MARKETS ACTIVE
Money Mitten Tom aril I" nil of Week
Make mi t'ncieeeil
Advance.
BERLIN, Juno 3. Money rates toward tho
end of tho week roso unexpectedly, owing
to tho largo offering of commercial papers
from tho provinces. Foreign exchange re
ceded slightly, removing nil fear of gold
exports. Tho market has abandoned tho
hopo of nn early reduction ot tho Rclchs
bank rate. Tho most striking fcaturo ot the
bourso last week was tho sharp rise in
Prussian consols and Imperial 3s, the former
1.C5 nnd tho latter 1.70. This Is explained
by tho reinvestment of money from tho
6alo of Industrials, by English purchapes
and by tho expected Improvement In tho
International money situation as the result
of tho speedily expected end of the war. In
connection with this, It Is pointed out that
German financial circles aro discussing tho
Introduction of Imperial 3s upon tho Ameri
can market, this being considered practicable
In consequence of the great abundance of
capital there.
Tho week's bourse, showed up3 nnd downs
In Industrials. Irons and "coalers ndvauccd
sharply, but weakened later, tho markets
closing dull. Transactions wero few. Tho
monthly settlement wns accompanied by tho
falluro of spvoral small firms nnd there was
sorno compulsory closing out of engagements.
Tho Iron sltuutlon has Improved, orders In
Westphalia having Increased. Tho Slleslan
trndo expects nn advance In prices. Tho pig
Iron output for April wns OSO.IHO tons or
nn Increase of 13,531 tons. Coal prices havo
advanced In tho Saxony and Saar districts
nnd nn advance l likewise expected In
Silesia, whero tho shipments now nverago
It nor cent abovo tho 189!) figures.
Tho manufacturers of colored cottons have
been In conference here with reference to
raising prices from 20 to 30 per cent becauso
of tho high cotton rato and tho ndvanco In
coal and wascs. The Flcnshurg shipbuilding
company will ndd to Its works n new yard
of three and n half ncrcs with slips for five
largo vessels,
L0UBET AT STEEPLECHASE
I, nut Venr'M Occixlnn for Political Ont
tiiirxt In France l'nsxc. OR
Quietly.
PARIS, June 3. Tho grand steeplechase
at Auteull, Inwt year the scene of a turbulent
outburst against President Unibet, passed
off today without n sign of political dis
turbance. M. Loubet left tho palace of the
Elyseo In a landau, accompanied by Mine.
Loubet, M. Combarleux, director of tho civil
cabinet of tho president, and General M. C.
llailllud, chief of tho military household.
Although unaccompanied by a military
escort, ho drove to tho race course without
incident, except occasional crlen raised by
pnssereby for tho urmy.
On descending from tho carrlago at tho
race course he was met by M. Waldeck-Rousseau,
ox-promler; M. DolcaBsc, minister of
foreign affairs: M. MUlerand, minister ot
commerco; M. Leygues. minister of public
Instruction, nnd Jean Dupuy and many other
high olilclals. The diplomatic corps was In
full attendance, Including United States Am
bamador Porter, with tho members of his
family. No political color way given to tho
presenco of M. Loubet during tho races.
After the steeplechase tho presidential
party left tho tribune and returned to tho
palnco by tho same route a3 was taken be
fore, arriving at G o'clock.
Tho day was very beautiful nnd tho con
course was crowded. Among tho multitudes
wcro many prominent Americans, n number
of whom nrrlved today or yesterday from
London and other points with a special view
of attending tho event.
REFUGEES AT TIEN TSIN
lloily
4i f Mounted CiinhiicUh Go
Sciu-cli of Xlne Who Are
.Ml in I UK.
In
TIEN TSIN, June 3. Six mon and two
women. French and Belgian refugees from
Pao Ting Fu, havo nrrlved here. Nino are
still mlfslng,
A body of mounted Cossacks hnvo gone In
search of the missing nnd to take food to
Yan Liu Chlng for tho relief of tho party
there
it Is reported from Tekln that Mr. Steven
eon of tho Church of England mission at
Yem Chlng has been murdered and that
Mr, Norman of tho samo mission Is missing.
Meet AVIille Pollen Sleep.
NEW MARKET, Ireland, June 3. Two
hundred police were sont here last evening
to suppress n prohibited United Irish league
meeting called for today. While tho police
were aileep this morning, about T o'clock,
James Christopher Flynn, nationalist mem
ber of Parliament for North Cork, and E.
Crean, member for tho Ossory division of
, Queens county, slipped In unobserved, ad-
- idrruscd a meeting ot 200 In tho town square
1 and burned the proclamation prohibiting tho
meeting. The meeting dispersed amid cheer
I us the police appeared on tho scene.
Atiuricr.n Bulht Delievad to Havi R;acnoJ
Filipino Leader.
CAPTURED HORSE C0VRED WITH BLOOD
.Major March, tilth Detachment of
Tlilrty-'liilril Itculincnl, (licrln l.ri
iiiMiiruenl Party After l.oimr
l'ui-Niilt Thruiiuh the Italu.
V1GAN, Luzon, via Manila, Juno 3.
Major March, with his detachment of the
Thirty-third regiment, overtook what Is be
lieved to havo been Agulualdo's party on
.May 10 nt La Gat, about 100 miles northeast
of Vigan. The Americans killed or woun 'ed
an oincer, suppesed to bo Agulnnldo, whose
body wns removed by his followers. Agul
naldo had 100 men, Major March 125.
Tho American commander reached Laboa
gan, whither Agulnaldo had made his head
quarters alnco March C, on May 7. Agulnnldo
had fled seven hours before, leaving nil tho
beaten trails nnd traveling through tho for
est, along tho beds of streams. Townrd
evening, May in, Major March struck
Agulualdo's outpost nbout a mite outside ot
La Gat, killing four Filipinos nnd capturing
two. Frcm the latter ho learned that
Agnlnahlo had camped there for the night,
although exhausted and halt starved.
.Major March's men enured I.n Gat on tho
run. They saw tho Insurgents scattering
Into the bushes or over tho plateau. A
thousand yards beyond tho town, on the
mountain side, tho figures of twenty-five
Filipinos, dressed In white, with their leader
on n gray horse, were silhouetted nainst
tho sunset. The Americans fired n volley
and Kaw tho ofllcer drop from his horse.
Ills followers fled, carrying tho body.
Capture l.eader'n Home.
Tho Americans, on reaching the spot,
caught the horse, which was richly saddled.
Illcod from a badly wounded ninn wns on
the animal and on tho ground. The saddle
bags contained Agulnaldo's diary and some
prlvnto papers, Including proclamations. Ono
of these was nddressed: "To tho Civilized
Nations." It protested ngnlnst the Amer
ican occupation of tho Philippines. Thero
wcro nlso found copies of Scn itor Beverldge's
speech, translated Into SpantoS, nnd' entitled
"Tho Deathknell of the Filipino People."
Major March, believing that the Filipinos
had taken to a river which Is n tributary to
iho Chico, followed It for two days, reaching
Tlao, where he learned that a party of Flll
linos had descended tho river May 20 on a
ruft, with tho body of a dead or wounded
man upon a litter, covered with palm leaves.
Thoro Major March reviewed his command,
shoeless nnd exhausted, nnd picked out
twenty-four of the freshest men, with whom
no bent the surrounding country for six.
days longer, hut without finding any traco
of tho Insurgents. Tho Americans pushed
on and arrived nt Aparrl May 23.
Tho olllcer shot wns either Agulnaldo or
his adjutant, and as the horso was richly
caparisoned it Is a fair presumption that It
wan Agulnaldo.
March Given l'lirmilt.
Tho soIdlerH of General Young, military
governor of northwestern Luzon, captured
early last month an Insurgent officer with
papers revealing Agulnaldo's whereabouts.
General JVVung immediately organized for
pursuit, giving MnJor March a chance to
finish 'tho work. Major March loft Cnndon
May 10 nnd hurrying north toward La
boagan, whllo Colonel Hare, with a battalion
divided Into two parts, started from Ran
gued, province of Abra, covering the trails
westwnrd. Tho garrisons iu tho Cngaynn
valley wero disposed in such a way na to
guard thu nvenueu of escape eastward. Spies
heralded tho approach of Major March with
Blgnal fires. On reaching Laboagnn ho ap
prehended n letter In Agulnaldo's hand
writing, tho Ink of which was hardly dry,
addressed to an officer ot guerrillas of the
Filipino army, and saying:
"There having arrived this morning at
Laboagau n hostile column from llokoc, I
havo set out with all my force. My road has
uo fixed diiUlnntlon."
This wiy signed "Colonel David," a sobri
quet. Agulnaldi) called nt tho prcsldcncla,
from which he Issued decrees nnd where his
followers celebrated Easter with n banquet
at n triangular table, when speeches were
mado eulogizing Gregorlo de Pilar. That
night -Major .March's men slept In the
bamboo, resuming tho advance In the morn
ing and reaching La Gat, forty miles dis
tant, In two days, although It was raining
hard In tho mountains all tho time.
Agulnaldo's -papers aro very Important.
They show that ho took refugo In Isabc-la
province, where ho remained until he estab
lished himself at Laboagan, province of
Abra, whore he proposed to direct the rain
ing season operations. Until recently he
was Ignorant of outside events, making no
protenco of directing the Insurrection, happy
If, Indeed, ho might bo nble to keep alive
among tho hostllo Igorrotes, who killed
several of his followers.
POLICE CHASE ROBBERS
HoiiNclirc nUcrN Meet ti I'atiil Fall
In Atteinplliiit to I'.xcnpc
Olllcer.
NEW YORK, Juno 3. Tho police nt nn
early hour this morning chased four house
breakers over tho rooftopa In tho 103rd
street East Sldo tenement district, with tho
result that one ot the fugitives Is dead, ono
Is suffering from concussion of tho brain and
Internal Injuries nt Hnrlem hospital, another
Is under nrrcst nnd tho fourth, mado his es
cape.
Tho men wcro discovered after they had
broken Into a vacant store nnd were at
tempting to get Into a clothing store. Tho
nlarm was given and four policemen chased
them up through tho tenement hallway und
over tho roofs. Three of tho men. attempted
to mako a descent to the ground by means
ot n lofty clothes polo standing closo to one
of tho buildings. At least two of them fell
from nbout the third story to tho paved
arcaway below. Alexander Crowe, 21 years
old, was killed Instantly and William Dick
son was found unconscious. It Is thought
that tho other man fell 'on top of theae two
nnd wns not Injured, Ho mado bis escape
nt nny rate, James Smith, 22 years old,
was caught on the roof.
Counterfeiter CiinfenHOM.
HOT SPRINGS, Mo.. June 3. II. II. Mas
sle, who Is on his deathbed, suffering from
cancer of the face, tins turned over to his
attendant n complete silver counterfeiting
outfit nnd several half dollars of his own
manufacture. He says ho 1ih been mak
ing spurious coin for fourteen years, pass
Ins most of It nway from home, Several
pieces of his work uro In circulation here,
but ho states he has passed hero only mi
amount sufficient to meet his necussnry ex
peiifos whllo helpless, Ills work Is of good
quality und readily passed ns good money.
Men Killed In Wreck.
LIMA, O,, Juno 3. This nfternoon nbout 3
o'clock ns nn enstbound freight train on
tho 1-iko Erie Sc Western road was running
nt full s'H'cd, nbout eighteen miles this
side of Sandusky City, the tires came ori
one of tho driving wheels, ditching tho en
gino und piling about twenty ears on top
of It. P'lreman Ano.'h llowsher nnd Hend
llrnkemnn J. W. Purtell, who were la the
enulne. were crushed to death nnd Engi
neer Harry Hell had n leg broken nnd was
seriously jiurt iniernauv rue men Killed
and Engineer Bell live 1 .
CAMPAIGN CLOSES IN OREGON
Leader of Two Parties Mnhe State
inciitN llcuariflnn I'roMpcctK In
Coinlnu-tUlcctloii,
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 3. The campnlgn
In Oregon closed last night nnd tho party
managers havo been busy today In perfect
ing arrangements for the election which oc
curs tomorrow. There will bo elected one
Justice of tho supreme court, a state dairy
and food commissioner, two congressmen,
members of the legislature, who will chcose
0 succesiior to George W. McBrldo In tho
United States senate, nnd various district
and county officers. No unusual Interest
has been developed In the campnlgn. There
aro thrco tickets In the field, tho republican,
tho fuslontst (compojcd of democrats upu
llsto n ml free silver republicans) auJ the
prohibition. The republicans have mailt,
expansion n leading Ustto nnd havo put
fotth the claim that the country Is enjoying
umuual prosperity owing to tho enactment
of n law by congrps3 fixing gold ns tho
standard of value. The Chicago platform of
1SHC, nntl-lmperlalism nnd tho courso of
national administration on the Porto Rlcnn
question havo served ns a basis ot fusion
argument.
Chairman R. S. Sheridan of tho democratic
fitato commlttco has given out the folloC
Ing:
"It Is hard to tell what the result will
bo and wo nro not making nny claims ns to
tho majorities we think our candidates will
receive, Tho Issues havo been placed bo
foro the people and we will be satisfied
with their verdict, whatever It may be. Wo
have full faith and confidence In the Intel
ligence of the voters of this state and be
llcvo their verdict will bo rendered In our
favor on Monday. We think tho majority
of tho people In Oregon nro opposed to tho
legislative courso of the present adminis
tration nnd will not Indorse Its course upon
tho Porto Rlcnn question, the trusts nnd
tho tendency toward Imperialism. Wo
think the majority of the pcoplo of this
stato believe that Congressmen Tonguo and
Moody cannot be re-elected on tho stand
taken by them on tho Porto Rlean ques
tion and wo confidently believe that Daly
nnd Smythe, fusion candidates, will be
elected to congress A mm this state."
Chairman George A. Steel of tho repub
lican state commlttfp, today said:
"Advices from county chairmen nnd
members of tho stato commlttco throughout
the stato give nssuranco of tho election of
Judge Wolvcrton ns Justice of tho supremo
court by n big mnjorlty, nnd of J. W. Bailey
as dairy and food commissioner by almost
an largo a vote. Congressmen Tongue and
Moody will bo elected by about as big a
majority ns two yours ngo. Conceding that
tho opposition cnrrles every doubtful dis
trict wo shall Btill have n majority In tho
legislature."
Among tho nmcndinents to the constitu
tion to bo voted on tomorrow Is ono grant
ing tho right of suffrage to women.
SOCIALISTS
IN
SESSION
Weilnenilny Mornlnir AVI 1 1 See Another
Presidential Tlclu-t In the
l'leld.
NEW YORK, Juno 3 Tho tenth annual
convention of tho isodnlht labor party wns
continued today with a morning sctslon In
tho Grand Central Palace. The principal
part of tho mornlr? wns devoted"t6 tho
finishing, of tho reading of tho report of
the national executive commlttco of tho
party.-H-lcalt.'vlti'i!eihternal'mhlaecy.
of the party.
B. K. Kclnnrd mode an address and de
livered ti message of greeting from tho
socialists of Paris. Ho nlso presented to
the convention n socialist Hag that hail bfen
mado by the socialist women of Paris.
A resolution was adopted making the
nomination of n candidate for president and
vice, president the first order of business
for the Wednesday morning session.
lie inocratN tn Wrxtf Virginia.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Juno 1. The
democratic state convention will meet htro
at noon "next Wedncsdny to select dole-
gates ond altcrnates-nt-largc to the Kansas
City convention and to nominate a full
stnto ticket. Tho democrats propose to or
ganize for tho most vigorous campaign
ever conducted In the state. Tho repub
licans now havo not onlv both United
States senntors and throe out of four con
gressmen, but nlso Governor Atkinson nnd
all tho stnte offices and Institutions. Tho
term of Senator Stephen' II. Elklns expires
next March. Former Senators Camden,
Davis, Faulkner and others aro taking an
nctlvo Interest In tho campaign this year,
although no ono Is yet announced as tho
man who will lead in tho light for the scat
of Senator Elklns".
Tho convention will consist of 043 dele
gates, 473 being necessary to a choice. It
will nomlnnto candidates for governor,
auditor, stato superintendent of schools,
treasurer, two Judgis of tho supreme court
of appeals nnd two clectors-at-largo. For
mer Governor W. A. MacCorklo of Charles
ton will likely bo temporary chairman of
tho convention,
Look for TnlorM IteqiilHltlpTi.
FRANKFORT, K., June 3. There wcro
no developments In tho mntter o( -h-arrant for
tho arrest of former de facto governor,
Taylor, today. Acting Sheriff Sutter spent
tho day at his home In tho country and at
tho executivo office. It was stated that no
requisition on the governor of Indiana had
yet been made. Thu requisition is looked
for tomorrow.
HIGHWAYMAN STILL AT LARGE
Modern Dlek Tur-iln Presents Driver
of One of tur .NluitcN ivlth IIIh
Curd,
RAYMOND, Cnl.. Juno 3. Tho lono high
wayman who yesterday held up three Yoso
mlto stages and two wagons and two United
States cnvnlrymen U still at lnrgo. Addi
tional details reveal that tho number of
pcoplo held up was thlrty-two, twenty-soven
men and flvo women. Major Rucker nnd
Captain Wood, United States army, with
sixty men of Troop F, who were on tho way
to Yoscoiltc, reached the scone Just as tho
robb?r was about to open tho express box.
Seeing tho troopora ho disappeared. In the
brush.
Tho robber spoke with a Swedish accent
nnd his description corresponds with that
ot tho man who bpld up two stages at Big
Oak Flat on May IS. Ho gave tho driver
of ono of the stages n card bearing tho
legend "The Black Kid," saying: "I hopo we
will get better acquainted, old man." From
tho three stages he collected about $250.
NEELY PAPERS ARE SIGNED
Governor Iloonrvelt Writes IIIh Nntue
nml Documents Are Forwarded
lo WiinIiIuuIoii.
NEW YORK, June 3. Governor Roosevelt
has signed the Neely eitradictlon papers
and they were forwarded to Washington to
night. IUck Strike III Kidman.
GALENA. Knn., June 3. Whnt Is repre
sented to be the richest Jack strike ever
mndo Ih reported from one of the properties
of the Combination Kino Mining company's
properties. At a depth of sixty-two feet
drillers on thu Sadie Hell shuft run Into 23
;er rent Jack and are said to have tone
throi'h t-n feet solid. Considerable ex
citement has resulted.
SI, LOUIS' SUNDAY RECORD
Bystander ii Killed bjr Shot During Small
Rot.
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION STOPS CAR LINE
Work of Hiih'inc milnir CltlreiiM Con
tlmicH t iiliite ruiiteill) Plan to
SMcnr In Mcnihcrx of the Xn
tlonal tiiniril Changed.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 3. A riot of small
proportions, during the .progress of which n
i boy was fatally shot nnd n dynamite explo
sion marred what would havo otherwise been
jan uneventful Sabbath. As n cur on the
( lower Grove lino of the St, I.ouls Transit
company was pasting the corner ot Twenty-
eighth and Calhoun streets a crowd of strlko
sympathizers begm throwing rockB at It.
An unknown man leaned from one of the
windows of the car and fired n shot frw.ii a
revolver toward tho unruly crowd. Tho bul
let sped over the heads of tho mob ond
found lodgment in the breast of Peter Frank,
a lC-yenr-old boy who was sitting In tho
doorway of his father's house, an Interested
stcrtntor of tho demonstration. A detach- I
ment of police dispersed the rioters nnd j
' carried young Frank to- tho city hospital.
! Tho physicians say that tho wound will
provo fatal.
At a lato hour this afternoon nn explosion
of dynamite shattered tho cable conduit nnd
switches on tho Ollvo street line nt the ln-
. tcrr.ectlon of Maryland nnd Boylo avenues.
No ono was injured, but traffic on that end
of tho lino had to bt! suspended. There Is
no cluo to tho perpetrators,
j Moro than tho usual quota of pollco was
! furnished today for tho protection of pas-
songerB and crews and ns a result the num
i her of cars on tho various lines of the Tran
, sit company wns materially increased. Cars
on tho following lines wero operated: Del-
mar avenue. Page avenue, Spnldlng nveuue,
Couipton Heights, Choteau nvenue, Califor
nia avenue. Tower Grove, Grand nvenue,
Euston avenue, Cass nvenuo, Oliver street,
Brondwny, Fourth street. Sixth street,
Northern, Central and Union lines.
This morning nt 0:30 o'clock tho nucleus
of tho first regiment ot special deputies
forming Sheriff Pohlmanu's posse comitates
consisting of ten companies of sixty men
each, armed with riot-shot-guns, wcro as
signed to nctlvo service In preserving order
In thocontlnuance of the street car strike.
Their duties consisted In pntrollng tho
streets, doing guard duty at tho various
power houses nnd enr sheds. The present
Intention of tho police commissioners is not
to detnll nny of this forco to ride upon the
street cars. Such of tho posso as aro not
doing patrol duty nt tho power houses, car
sheds and other points where danger Is im
minent will bo held In reserve nt the station
house,
Tho work of subpoenaing citizens contin
ued uninterruptedly todny. Sheriff Pohlmann
had Intended to Issue subpoenas for the
members of tho First regiment, Missouri
National Guards, as Individuals, not as an
organization, but the officials changed their
minds and today It was announced that the
soldier boys would not bo sworn In.
There were 228 additional deputies sworn
In Saturday and about 200 today, which with
the 405 nlready sworn In gives thu Bherlft a
I total force pf 00 men to assign to active
WtjVyvnrf8'ponso',tcrr'lho call issued 'yester
day by President Hawcs of the police board,
.Mali AttaekN Girl.
Chrlstlno Thler, 18 years old, today was
rot upon by a crowd of about 2,000 men
I islmply beacuso she had ridden on n enr of
J the St. Louis Transit company. Sho was
on her way to spend tho day with her
mother. Sho Is a servant. Tho distance.
wns too fnr to walk and got back to Iter
employers by night. Sho took a street car.
When she alighted nt Ninth street nnd
Geyer nvenuo at 5 p. m. front a. Cherokco
: car sno was appruueuuu ny a young iiihii
who called her n "dcab." Others joined In
1 the chorus. A young man tore off her
Jacket and nnothor her hat. Sho was struck
, by tho lists of wen nnd bruised about tho
I faco and body. A pocketbook which sho
carried In her hand was snatched away and
the money taken.
I Pleco by piece her clothing was torn
I nway, while sho appealed for entrance nt tho
! nearest house. Tho occupants, however,
' wero ntrnld tho mob would tear down tho
building, nnd refused her ndmlttnnco. Sho
' succeeded In reaching an nlley nnd ran down
! It, followed by tho hooting men. Thoro was
In little window leading into a cellar. Sho
I broko tho glass and Jumped In and cowered
I In n corner In tho darkness. Finally her
persecutors went away. Then she called for
l help nnd received It, finally being taken to
j lutf employer's In Dolmar boulevard.
I At lfffc South Twelfth street another In
j cldent of tho kind occurred. Stella Brod
' erlck got off a car only to ho nssallcd and
hooted nt by n mob. Her Jacket was torn
from her by men. Sho ran down an nlley
nnd Into tho homo of Mrs. Folke. The mob
surrounded tho hnuso and began throwing
stones through tho windows. Mrs. Folko
got a revolver nnd opened flro on tho mob
from her front window and tho men scat
tered, STRIKE TROUBLES IN FRANCE
HolillcrN l'lre on ltloterx, Kllllnwr One
mill WoiiikIIiik i'ueaty, Nome
SerloiiNly.
CHALON SUR SAONE, Franco, Juno 3.
Tho strike hero reached n critical stago laBt
night and todny tho city resomble.t one be
sieged, so thickly Is It studded with sol
diers. Tho trouble, began during tho after
noon, tho strikers throwing sticks and stones
at the gendarmerie. When night came lamps
' were extinguished nnd mltsllca ot all sorts
! wero thrown nt tho cavalry und gondnrmorlo,
I who fired, killing one of the rioters ond
wounding twenty, somo of them seriously.
Fifteen gendarmes and two cavalrymen wcro
Injured.
Reinforcements quollod the disorders, hut
tho troublo Is not yet considered ended.
TWO KILLED AT PRIMARIES
Ilemilt of Hitter Factional I'IkIUn In
Illinois Over .Nomination of
Candidate.
CAIIBONDALE, 111., Juno 3. Two fatali
ties occurred yesterday as n result of tlo
bitter fight over tho republican primaries of
the Twenty-Becond Illinois congressional dis
trict. At Anna, 111., M. Mays was Instantly
killed by a man named Johnson, the former
being n Roberts man and the latter being
for Congressman Smith. At Grand Tower In
this county, a man was Instantly killed for
expressing his opinion on tho merits of the
two contestants,
Amrlenn GlnNi for AiiHtriilln.
PITTSntma, Pu., June 3. Tho Pitts,
burg glass has finally mndo nn Inroad Into
tho foreign market'. The start is mado
with Americnn product, made by Amerlrnn
workmen operating Americnn machinery.
During tho last week tho National Glass
company sent ten carloads of glass table
ware nnd lamps to Australia, which Is tho
first shipment of the kind. The shipment
contained moro than 1S0.000 sennrate ideces
I of manufactured glass. Tho tdilpment wns
I conilgned to It. W Cameron & Co., New
York, from whenco It went by water to
I Sydney, Australia,
CLUB WOMAN'S CONVENTION
DclcKiitcw Attend Milwaukee Giilltrr
liifr from liter) Statu In the
t'nloii.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Juno 3. Tomorrow Is
the preliminary day of tho club woman's
convention. Tho bonrd of directors will meet
In the morning and will probably be called
upon to jcttlo tho Indiana trouble, that state
having sent two sets of delegates, each seek
ing olllclal recognition. This will Lo fol
lowed by n meeting of tho council at which
will be privately dlscutvcd the leading Usuo
of tho convcntl. n reorganization. Mm
Horace Brock of Pennsylvania, chairman of
tho reorganization .committee,
today
nnd expressed her opinion tha
ucatlou
was not woll enough under.it
arrant
a settlement nt UiIh convent
For tho first time n colore
nn, Mrs.
Josephine Rutllu ot Ilooton,
e an ac
credited delegnto to the
Phyllis club ot Milwaukee,
tion. Tho
ed of col-
ored women, has also up
admlralon to tho general
Tho club women who
papers ot
andercd In
from every state In the ui
odny will be
reinforced by battalion
.orrow. Mrs.
1owe continues to make
ally icclnra
tlon thnt fcho Is not n candidate for rc-eJec-
tlon nnd iMr.. Brock, also regarded as n
presidential possibility, makes ixwltlvo dec
lination. The name of .Mrs. Ellen N. Hon
lotln of Chicago, tho honorary president, hm
been mentioned, though It Is believed with
out hor authority. Three simultaneous ro
ceptloni will bo held tomorrow night.
Among tho prominent women who put In
nn nppearanco todny nro: Mrs. Robert Bur
dette, president of tho California federation;
Mrs. Fanulo Humplircjs Gaffney ot New
York, president of tho National Council of
Women; Mrs. Lucia Blount and Mrw. Alary
l.ockwood of Washington, D. C; Mrs. Ed
win HarrlBon of St. LouIb, president of tho
Missouri federation, nnd Mrs. A. Willi lm
txm of Minneapolis, president of tho .Minne
sota federation.
CLARK'S BUDY AT ST. LOUIS
Special fur Knroiite to Oniaha, Where
I'niieial Will lie
Ilelil.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 3. Tho special car from
Ashcvlllo, N. C, bearing tho body of tho
lato S. H. H. Clark, former president of tho
Mltaourl Pacific nnd Union Pacific railroad
systems, nrrlved In thlo city nt 8 o'clock to
night. It was met by a large number of
rallioad olilclals, friends nnd relative of
tho doceascd. Tho car wns nt once attached
to tho special train of tho Mliuourl Pacific
which Is tn carry tho funeral pnrty to
Omaha, where the burial will take place to
morrow nfternoon.
CONFEDERATES PRAISE DAVIS
Anal verxitry of Southern Hero' lllrtli
1m Olmerveil at Iteiinloa In
I.oiiImvIIIc.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Juno 3. Tho last exer
cises connected with the tenth nnnunl re
union of tho United Confederate Veterans
occurred today, when tho ninety-second an
niversary of tho birth of Jefferson Davis was
observed at Reunion hall wKh services In
memory of Jefferson Davla, Wtnnlo Davis,
tho "Daughter of tho Confederacy," nnd tho
confederate dead. Five thousand persons
attended thox-xorcUcs. Mrs.JIayes, daOghtcr
of Jefferson Davis, nnd lief" daughter, Miss
Varlna Hayes, were on tho platform. Gen
oral Gordon had been expected to preside,
but ho was called away from Loulsvlllo nnd
his placo wan taken by General Stephen D.
Lee. Tho first speaker wns Goncral Clement
A. Evans of Georgia.
"Tho Houtbern peoplo celebrate Jefferson
Davis' birthday," Bald General Evans, "he
c.umo ho was the first, the Inst, tho present
and tho everlasting president of that Invisi
ble republic known as tho Confederate States
of America. Jefferson Davis Is still cauiuvl
Ing tho southern people to tho truth of all
those things that cunstituto tho best elements
of human liberty."
Ex-Unltod States Senator Reagan of
Texas, tho surviving member of the. con-
federato cabinet, said that probably not In
tho world's history had tho samo amount
of honor been ohown to a man who had
represented an unsuccessful cause ns had
been shown to Jefferson Davis. Judge Ilagau
said that to show Jefferson Davis' spirit ot
sacrifice ho would tell how Mr. Davis re
fused to put men to guard hla homo and
his plantation In Mississippi when hrs per
sonal property was in danger of being curried
away.
General Stephen D. Leo referred to Jeffor-
so n Davis as a "Prometheus chained to a
rock." "The clumsy cruelty of putting Irons
on Mr. Davis thrilled tho south, nnd nho
has not yet recovered from tho shock," Bald
General Leo.
Rov. J. William Jones of Virginia, chap
lain general of tho United Confederate
Veterans, preached tho annual sermon. Mr,
Jones told tho Incident of Spottsylvanla,
when, nftcr Hancock's charge, It seemed that
tho army of northern Virginia would bo cut
In two, General Leo had ridden to tho front,
as If to lend tho charge of tho confederates;
how General John n. Gordon, grasping tho
brldlo of "Old Traveler" had cried, "Men, Is
It nocessary that General Leo lead this
charge? You havo never failed mo; will
you fall mo now?" After tho soldiers had
replied with n cheer, "Leo to tho rear,"
Goneral Gordon said: "Clmrgo, nnd remem
ber thnt tho eyen of your chief, nro on you."
Rev. Mr. Jones spoko at great length on
tho religious llfo ot tho confederate soldlore.
ON LOSS OF THE PAUILLAC
French Autliorltlen Appoint a t'oni
mlnnloii to Inquire Into the
VesMel'H t'onilltlon.
(Copyright, WO, ly "press PubllRhlng Co.)
LONDON, Juno 3. (Now York World Ca
blegram -Special Telegram.) A commission
has been appointed In Paris to make minute
Inquiries In Now York respecting the
Atlantic liner Paulllac, purchased from tho
Wilson lino ot Hull last year by tho French
Transatlantic company, which disappeared
whilst on n voyago from Now Yftrk to Havro
last Fobrunry, with a crew of about sixty
and ft valuablo cargo, The French minister
of marlno has Just ordered an Inquiry as
ta tho condition of tho vessel when taken
over from the English company. Tho order
states that according to n report when tho
Paulllac was encountered by the English
llnor Germanic Iu tho Atlantlo on February
11, the last time she -was seen, sho was
rolling very heavily, with a list of nearly IS
degreis, and tho commission Is to mako
minute Inquiries concerning tho way tho
cargo was disposed, etc
ICnnmiM llim Knormnnn Crop.
"TOPEKA. Kan., Juno 3. Tho fnrmers of
Kansas will begin next week to harvest tho
largest wheat crop In tho history of tho
state. Beeretary Coburn of tho State Hoard
of Agriculture says: "Tho crop this year
will ho the heaviest ever known. In 1S92
Kansas nou mw.wi acres ot wneat and
raised 70,000,0(0 bushels, nn nverago of
ftlghtccn bushels to tho acre. This year thn
winter wheat arreago Is 4, C$5,816 Here, us
estimated by tho growers, and the average
yield will bo larger than that of !92, If
thu yield per acre Is tho Hamo ns In 1K3 the
uggregnto yield will bo 66,000,000 bushels.
Tho eroit In general wua never In belter
contiiiiwn."
WIT
iiuii
LIVE STOCK PRICES
How the NgUMS lUva dons Up Darine thd'
List Tour Yean.
MEANS MONEY TO THE NEBRASKA FARMER
Inortaio In Valusltbat rolkwj the Qrenft
.Dtmind Is Enormous,
CMAHA MARKET IS EXPANDING RAPIDLY1
Rtcaipti for May Wera tha Largcit ren'
Known at This Point
SOME STATISTICS ON THIS POINT1
I'lunren from the tteeorilii nt tliS
Slock nrilH that Mioiv the
lrilMlierlt v uf ilia Nel.rnMLii.
Moekniaa, "
llonni III Oiiiaiiii I.lve Stock Market.
.liny, Mnr.
IIMIO. IS1M1.
Cattle reeelptK Sl.lltli: :t7,.1Utj
Unit reeelplH 211,11ns Illl.tlTij
Sheep receipt 71'. Mill (111,1,11)
Hoi-mi-n, i-eeelptM tt.TilP 7IUI
Piiei-M, Hi-even Ijt .n.JIO Ijl .t.lS
Price. llllirM t.S!t ll!l
Price, Hojn
During tbo month of May Just closed thcra
nrrlved nt tho South Omaha live stock mar
ket 81,902 head of cattle, 2H.9J8 hoga, 72,890
sheep and 3,72J horocu and mulei. Thcso
figures nrc rrmnrkablo In that they wero tba
lnrgojt for tho month of .May In the history
of tho mnrkct. Tho following figures, show-.
Ing tho receipts four years ago. will glvo a
better Idea of tho strides made by this mar
ket than can bo gained from words.
Cattle. Hogs. Hheep. Horac.f.
May, 1KKS 37,590 121.370 dUoO 733
Muy, 1900 M,J02 2II.95S 72. 'W 3,72-J
From tho nbovo llgures It will bo noted
that tho receipts of cattle and hogs hava
moro than doubled In four years, while tho
receipts of sheep havo Increased largely nnd
receipts of hotses havo doubled several time
over.
While n lnrgo gain In receipts Is always of
Interest to the friends of a mnrko: as show
ing Increased production, and hence greater
prosperity In tho country, tho matter ot
price- Is of greater interest to live stocle
growers. During tho past month the highest
prlco paid for cornfed beeves on this market
was $5.30, which compares with tho highest
prlco paid during tho same mouth of previous
years ns follows:
1900. IS)?. U97. ISWi
Mny 53.30 JJ.30 $1.9.". t S5 $1.15
According to these figures tho mnrket la
now over 1 per hundred higher than It wns
four yenrs ngo, which means thnt overy
cornfed steer In Nebraska is worth $12 to $10i
more than In 1SUG. Other kinds of cattlo,
are higher In the samo proportion. As Ne
braska Is credited with n total of 2,200,092
head of cattle of all kinds for 1900 this galu.
In prlco Is no small matter.
Increase In Price of Hok.
In tho case ot hogB tho gain In values has
been still moro startling. For the purposo
of comparison -tnkosthQ average prlco paid
for nil the hogs sold on this mnrkct on Uio
last day of May of each year:
19"i0. 1!93. 1S33. 1S97. POT. ,
Mny H.fcl $3.57 $1.11 $3.39 $2,93'
Theio figures nhow the hog mnrket to ho
almost $2 per hundred higher than four years
ngo. During the month of May the avcrago'
weight of all tho hogs marketed nt SoutJjN
Omaha was 239 pounds, so that on May 8t
hogs wcro worth $l.fi0 per head moro thorn,
on tho sumo data four years ago.
Sheep nnd horses nlso show largo gains In
prices These figures tell In very brief spacw
the story of tho past four yrurs ns regards.
tno live stock Industry in this section of
tho west.
"Your figures nro most gratifying," ro
marked n gentlraian familiar with tho la,
ncr councils of tho stock yards mauago-
n.cnt, "though tho month of May Is not fa-
vomblo for making comparisons, as It Is uat
ono of the big months of tho jeur. Tho fact.
however, that thero has been n gain as,
compared with n year ago, nnd n rcmnrknbla
Increase In tho volume of business as com
pared -with thrco or four years ago, Is ono
morn proof ot thu general prosperity prevail
ing In tho section of country tributary ta
this mnrket. It tuenns thnt moro land lq
being 'brought Into use, that the llocks ami
herds ot tho farmers nnd ranchmen areii
growing nnd thnt thoy havo a larger surplus
ror market. Kxpcrlcnco has shown that
farmers, llko other business men, only ln-
crease their herds when thero Is money in
thu business. Tho fact Is there has bcr
almost too much money In tho business for)
inn kooii oi mo lurmiug community, luougu
that statement may sound a little strango.
Farmers hnvo been no nnxlous to feed cuttla
for market that they huve ncoured tha
country for stock cattlo nnd have bid up
tho prlco higher, nt times, than they ought,
but whllo thnt lias cut down the profits oi
tho feeder It has In tho samo degrco added
to tho profits of tho breeder. This Is not
meant aB n rcliectlon on tho business ability,
or Judgment of tho feeder, ns no ono caa
blnmo him for 'hustling' to got cnttlo whoa
n 1,400-pound corn fed steer will hrlug $70
or moro on tho South Omaha market.
Where the IIokm Conn- In, '
"How about hogs? Well, It Is hardlyv,
necessary to comment upon that branch o
tho Hvo stock Industry, ns wo all know tha'
moro cattlo alwnyn means moro hogs, on
tho figures will bear out,
"Thero la, however, another feature tt
this question that should not be lost sight
of and that In tho steady advnnco in prices.
You must know that tho packers, like- othoj
bunlness men, never pay nny more for what
thoy buy than thoy nro compelled to. Thoyi
havo not leon steadily advancing piloes
during tho last four years for love of tho
farmer or stockman, but there has booni
such n good demand for meat products that
they havo bid up the mnrkct on each othr,
Just as tho feeders havo put up the prlc
of stock cnttlo.
"IHght hero Is another point that you
ought to tako note of, and that is thnt tha
laboring peoplo of tho United Btnteu aru
eating meat, and high-priced meat, too, wblcn
meanH that they havo employment, at re
munerative wages. Hpw do -wo know tUa
tho laboring peoplo aro eating tho hlgli
prlced meat? Ilecauto four years ago, whori
tho factories wore cloced down and thousand!
of men out of employment, tho demuntl tat
packing house products wns so small that
prices of cattle and hogs were extremolj
low, Como to think of It, I did not mak
my first statement quite broad enough I
should have said that your figures ur
proof of tho prosperity provnlllng In tha
country at large, Instead of limiting It ta
tha territory tributary to this murkst.'1
Movement!) of Oecnn Vi'Nm'ln, .III no A,
At New YorkArrived Htateudam, frorrt
Itottertlum, vln Boulogne; Me alia, froirj
London; I.n llretngna, from Havre Hailed
Potsdam, for Hottcrduni, via Houlogno.
At Qui-ciiHtown Hnlled-Campanln, from'
Liverpool, for New Yoik.
At Southampton - Hulled - Frledrlcli del
UroBse, from Hioincn, for New Yorkt