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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 3 871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY IMOlfNlK G, JUNE (, 1D00-TWELVE PAGES.
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PRETORIA GIVES DI
Lord Kiberts Tolegraphs He ii in Posseion
of Boor Capital,
3RITISH ARMY ENTERS THE FATED CITY
Ofirwhelming Numbsrs Compel Boers to
Abandon the Capital.
LONDON GOES WILD ON RECEIPT CF NEWS
Ccm?8 11 a Sorpriu in View of the Resist
ance of Day Before.
EXPECTATION OF SLV RE FIGHTING
Klrnt Order on KiitcrliiK the I'lnec In
to Genernl French tn Proceed
lo llclenc tin- llrltlll
I'rlNonc r.
I.OM)0. dune ... III! IT p. in. The
Wnr oilier him lucd I In- follow Iiik
dlapiltch rroiii l.oril llohcrtftl
"I'HM'rOHI.V, .lime I 1 1 in II. ill. We
lire nun In piinncnnIoii of Pretoria.
'I' lie olllclnl entry "III lie niiide IIiIn
nftcrnnoii nl - oVIorli."
I.IIMIIIV, .Iiiik' r.. It n nnnniiiiced
Tcrhnlly nl lit- Wnr oilier till nfler
noon Hint l.oi-al HolirrtH entered Prc
Inrln nt - o'clock. South African time.
ROBERTS TELLS THE SIORY
Dispatch from llrltlnh Commander
Trlllnu: of the t'nptiirc
of Pretoria.
LONDON, Juno 6. 11: If", p. tn. The War
ofllco hus received the following from Lord
Roberts:
"PRETORIA, Juno B. 12:5B p. m. Just
before dark yesterday tho enemy wus beaten
back from nearly nil tho positions they hail
been holding nnd Ian Hamilton' mounted
infnntry followed thom to within 2,000 yards
of Pretoria, through which they rctrcntcd
hastily. Dcllslo then sent nn officer with a
flag of truco Into tho town demanding Its
surrender In my nnmo. Shortly before mid
night 1 was nwakencd by two ofllclals of the
South Afrlcnn republic Sandbcrg, military
secretary to Commandant General Botha
nnd n general olllcer of tho Iloer army, who
brought to mo n letter from Hotha propos
ing an nrmlotlco for tho purposo of settllug
tho terms of surrender.
"I replied that I would gladly meet tho
commandant general tho next morning, but
that I was not prepared to discuss any torms,
as tho etirrender of tho town must be uncon
ditional. I neked for a reply by daybreak,
ns I "had ordored tho troops to march on tho
town ns soon ns It wbb light. In his reply
Botha had told mo he hail docldod not to
nrotoct Pretoria nnd ho trusted women,
chlldrvu fund property,' woulilb.. proitcic'd.
'At 1 o'clock today, wntie on tne nno or
march, I was met by three of tho principal
officers with a Mag of truce, stating their
wM to surrender tho town.
"It was arranged that Protorla Bhould bo
taken possession of by her majesty's troopa
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
"Mrs. Hotha nnd Mrs. Krugcr nro both In
Pretoria. Some few of the Ilritlsh prisoners
havo been taken nwny, but the majority aro
till at Wntcrval. Over 100 of tho ofllcerH
aro In Pretoria. The few I havo scon aro
looking well."
SCENES AT JOHANNESBURG
Jnulilcnt Which Allcinl.il the
cent .Niirrcmlcr to Field
Mnrnluil llohcrt.
He.
JOHANNESllUKO. Friday, June 1. Tho
entry of nn armed forco yesterday Into this
large, modern, populous town afforded Biich
u strungo contrast to tho provlous Incidents
of tho wnr ns to make tho occasion pecu
llnrly memorable. Soon after 10 o'clock
Lord Roberts nnd his Btaff loft tho camp,
followed by tho Ouardn nnd Stovenson's b I
gndo and a few nawspaper correspondents.
Preparations had been mado on a largo scala
to welcome tho Held marshal. Tho apace
around tho court house wns thronged and
tho balconies wero filled with women. In
front of the court houso tln "Vlerkluer"
Freo Stato Hag still Hew. About 2 o'clock
cheers heralded tho approach of Lord Rob
erts, The din Increased and became deafen
lng ns tho commander-ln-chlcf, calm nnd
collected, lending the column Into tho
square, reached tho front of tho court house
The crowd became almost unmanageable
trying to break through tho cordon formed
by tho bodyguard In order to get closer
views. Cheers and cries of welcome nn
"Well done, Hobs!" resoundo.l on all sldei
After his Introduction to the chief olll
clals, Lord Roberts dismounted and entered
tho court house, mado a short speech accept
lng tho surrender of the place and requiring
the ofllclnls to retain their olllccs for the
present.
Vlcrklurr Ik Hauled llnivii,
Ocnernl ,HobertB nfterwnrds loft tho
building, remounted and the "Vlerkluur'
was hauled down, amidst hurrahs from th
nondescript population. Hut thero wns vis
ible emotion on the part of many of the
rugged burghers. Tears strctmed down tho
faces of tho big, bearded men nt the sight
of the loss of tho Hag they had fought fur
bo woll.
After n brief Interval the rnttlo of dnnrii
ond shrieks of llftn heralded the approach
of Oenernl Polc-Cnrew's guards. Tho tnops
wero drnwn up around tho llag.'-tafl and
tho union Jack, worked by Lady Rbar.n,
wns hoisted, tho Htes playing "Ood Save tho
Queen.'
As tho mt's'c censed n great roar rf cheers
broko out, followed by "(lod Save tho
Queen."
Thero wns a slgnlllcent Incident. During
tho singing of tho anthem a tnll Free Stato
artilleryman, who wns watching tho coro
mony. refund! to removo his hat and a
bystander tried to make him do so, when
n guariifnnian forcefully lnterpc.'d, saying
"Leave him alone. Ho fought for his flag.
You nro too cowardly to light for any flig.
A march past subsequent to tho march
through tho town cltsed tho ceremony.
1jrd Roberts' headquarters was at u small
Inn In a small orango grove.
Ono of tho staff officers approached In
order to discuss a matter of Imrortnnco
nnd found tho Hold mnnlnl with the Inn
keeper' little daughter on tils kueo, tryln?
to tench her to write. When tho officer
Interrupted, Lord Roberts lo-ked up with
ii smile, saying: "Don't como now, can't
you eco I am busy."
(iiMcrnor HoiIuhoiin In Strrillx.
LONDON, June 6. The Dally Mall haR a
tllipatch from Accra, saying It Is rumored
filr Frederick Mitchell Hodgsonu, governor
(Continued on Fourth I'ago )
ENVOYS ARE NOT SURPRISED
I:hm'(mI Full of I'rctorln
Acrt Hint (In- Wnr Will
(milium'.
The Boer envoy nr-
nvci nrr.
g. but the welcoming
wofOh of the
mittce wore half
lest In tho shouts
b crying: "All
about Pretoria surrcn
Tho news of tho fall of tho Transvaal
capital wan rceplved calmly, almnst Indlffer
rntly, It appeared, but this was explained
by Mr. Fischer, who paid:
"Tho nous doo.i not come ns a surprise.
Tho flght will continue."
Mayor Harrison bonded the reception com
mittee, but ho wan momentarily put In the
background by nn enthusiastic man, who,
although unknown to tho committee, rushed
up tho stops of tho car from which tho
Afrikanders worn about to alight. "On be
half of the democracy which I hnvo sup
ported for twenty-mn-en years." he declared
In n loud voice, "I bid you welcome."
Tho envojs looked somewhat surprised at
the Incident, but wort, soin put at case b
tho mayor, who, after turning tho Intrude!
over to a policeman, accompanied the party
to tho Auditorium annex. At tho hotel
breakfast was entcn prlvaloly. The part)
consists of A
Fischer. C. H. Wessels, A.
I). W. Wolmnrans, Montague White, Score
tary Do llruyn and Mrs. Fischer.
..... t..-i t - ..i ., .i,
il nil" iniiei ..ii. cit.rt tin,, .. '
Associated Press dispatch announcing the
fall of Pretoria He rend It through
llml
very carefully. "It l true there can bulniniHo capuai
no doubt about that, he said slowly, as
n read the last part. "It means that or
ganized resistance on a large scnlo will nt
longer bo the problem presented to Iird
Roberts In South Africa
It means from
now on tho liocrs will pursue the sanio tac
tics adopted by the Filipinos. We may
surrender, but wo will never bo conquered.
Protorla wns welt fortified, but our generals
paw that It was useless to stand a siege
when they had but 5,000 men to combat thi.
nemy's fiO.OOO.
"They have withdrawn In good order, no
doubt, nnd nro still able to fight. And
'retorla has been baved from n bombard
ment, which would havo wrecked It. Lorn
Roborls has with hlm twice ns many fight
ing men ns thero are men, women nnd chil
dren In Pretoria. Was It not wise then
o retreat In tho face of such odds?
"I half expected that thero would be n
battlo outsldo the city, but still I am not
surprised. Doubtless the situation has
changed consldernbly since I left.
"Tho outcome of a guerrilla warfare, gen
erally. Is not In favor of tho guerrillas. Hut
In our caso wo hope for n chango In
European affairs, which will nld us. If
wo nre still able to fight and the European
untlonn become Involved over some question
China, for lustnnce I have no doubt thnt
tho Tronsvaal could get tho best of terms,
probably their Independence.
That tho Hoero, ns you call us, nlthough
wo call ourselves AmKanuers, nro goou
fighters, tho world realizes. Hardly n battlo
has been fought In which wo hnvo not been
outnumbered twenty to one. And wo hnvo
not lost ii gun. Can tho British say as
much?
"Concerning our reception In this country
I will Bay that tho envoys nro convinced
that nlno-tenths of the peoplo nro In nym-
pathy with our causo and believe It to bo
Jiwt."
"You do not oxpect any country to In-
wnu nflVnil:
"Why not?" ho answered. "Has there not
beon great deal of Interference, one with
another. In China?"
A vlttltor suggested that tho situation In
China, whero each of tho great powers has
Its eyes on tho others, wns not similar to
tho situation in South Africa nnd to thla
Mr. Wessels mndo no reply.
During tho forenoon tho party was driven
nbout tho city nccompanled by a committee
of the Holland society and later In tho day
committees from Springfield, III., Milwau
kee, Davenport, la., and Omaha pretontod
Invitations asking tho envoys to visit their
respective cities.
A mass meeting will bo hold nt tho Audi
torium tonight and It Is assorted by tho
commltteo In charge that a rousing welcome
will bo given tho Transvanlers. Arrange
ments havo been mado for an overflow moot
ing In Studebaker hall.
The party has arrnnged to depnrt for St.
Paul tomorrow night.
LEADING UP TO PRETORIA
Mot
FlKhtliiMT Miirkn the I, ant StiiKi-N
of the Advance of l.oril
ltohcrtn.
LONDON, June B, 11 a. ni. It Is officially
announced thnt Lord Roberts occupied Six
Miles Spruit on June 4.
Tho War ofllco this morning Issues tho
following dispatch received from Lord
Roberts:
"SIX MILES SPRUIT, June 4.-8:30 p. m.
Wo stnrted this morning nt daybreak and
marched about ten'mllos to Six Miles Spruit,
both banks of which wero occupied by tho
enemy. Henry's nnd Ross' mounted In
fantry, with tho West Somerset, Dorset,
Bedford and Sussex companies of yeomanry,
quickly dislodged thom from tho south bank
and pursued them nearly a mile, when they
found themselves under a heavy fire from
guns which the Hoers had placed In a well
concealed, commanding position.
"Our heavy guns of the Naval and noynl
artillery, which hnd purposely boon placed
In tho front part of tho column, wero hurrlod
to the nsslstanco of tho mounted Infantry na
fnst as oxen nnd mules could travel over the
great, rolling hills surrounding Protorln.
TIw guns wero biipporteil by Stevenson's
brlgsda of Pole-Carow's division, and a fow
rounds drove tho enemy from their positions.
"The Boers then attempted to turn our
left Hank, In which they wero again foiled
by the mounted Infantry and yeomanry, sup
ported by Maxwell's brlgndo of Tucker's
division. As, howevor, they still kept
pressing our left renr. I sent word to Inn
Hamilton, who wna advancing threo miles to
our left, to Inellno toward us and fill up
tho gap between tho two columns. This
finally checked the enemy, who wero driven
back towurd Pretoria. I hoped wo would
havo been nblo to follow thom up, but days
now are short In this part of tho world, and,
after nenrly two hours' marching and fight
lng, wo had to bivouac on tho ground gained
during tho day.
"Tho Guards brlgndo Is quite near the
southernmost fort by which Pretoria is do
fended and less than four miles from tho
town."
"French, with the Third nnd Fourth cav
alry brigades and Hutton's Now South Wales
Mounted rides, north of Pretoria.
"Broadwood's brigade Is between French's
and Hamilton's columns and Gordon Is
watching the right tlnnk of tho main force,
not far from the railway bridge at Irene sta
tion, which was destroyed by tho enemy.
"Our casualties, I hope, arc very few."
Ilrltlnh CiiMiiiiltlcii nt Fiihc rptif.
LONDON, June 6, Tho casualties of tho
British In the fighting under General War
ron at Faoersput, May 29, when, with 700
men he was surrounded and attacked by
1,000 rebels, who wero repulsed, included
one man killed and ten wouuded, among
the Canadian artillery.
As cabled June 2, tho nrttlsh casualties
at Faberiput wero fifteen men killed, In
cluding Colonel Spcncu, nnd thirty wouuded.
AMERICANS FIGHT AT TAlil)
Admiral Kempff Cab'es that Engagement
Hji Begun.
FIFTY MORE SEAMEN ARE SENT ASHORE
.Sltiintloii I Not Thorotmhly 1'ndrr
Mtooil nt Wnhliiutnu, Whrrc It
In llcllctcd no Actlllll llilt
tlc Unit 'In Uc n Plucc.
WASHINGTON. Juno C The secretary of
the navy has received tho following cable
gram from Admiral Kompff, commanding
tho United States ship Newark, lying nt
tho Taku mouth of the Pel Ho river, dated
Taku, June fl;
"Ent igtmciit has commenced; havo landed
forco o; llfty seamen more battalion of nu-
rlnes. KEMPFF.
The cipher messago Is not entirely legible ;
and It is supposed at tho Navy department J
the admiral means that he has landed fifty .
seamen to reinforce tho battalion of marines
already ashore.
1 1,1 " "ei' " "-.. -
Diegram iriiin .tiimsicr v. wiser i rrmu
! stating thnt matters have taken a much
more serious turn there. Nn details aro i
...... , ,
Klven. but It Is Indicated that tho Boxers
nctlvlty Is extending very closely to the
Tho State department Rtlll finds Itself tin-
nblp to do moro than It has already ordered ,
rcspectlng the protection of Amerlcnn In
terests In China. Troops aro not avnllablo
I ... I J . , ,1 .. . . n
even wiey were iuc Kutviiiiiirni iniu
is dlsciincil to participate in any jonn.
demonstration thnt would menncp tho In
tegrity of tho Chinese empire. This state
ment is n sutllcient answer to the Intima
tion coming from tho British nonspnpers
that United Statps co-operation with Ilritlsh
forces In China would be wplcomcd.
MIsiilonHry orninn In Killed.
TIEN TS1N, Juno B. Npwb has JiiBt been
received from tho vlcuroy, through the
men ho sent to Yung Chlng, of tho murder
of Mr. Norman of the North China mis
sion. Tho murder was committed Friday or
Saturday. It Is thought that the viceroy
know of Mr. Norman's murder at the time
of Mr. Koblns murder.
TAKES STAND WITH BOXERS
ItiiivnKcr Kinprr I'orhlils Any
l'nrlhcr Move AKiilimt
Thrill.
SHANGHAI, June B. Tho China Gazette
says It has the highest authority for stating
that the dowager empress has ordered tho
tsung-ll-yamen to face nil Europe rather
than to Interfere with tho Boxer movement.
Elsowhcro it Is stated that the viceroy has
ordered troops to opposo tho further land
ing of parties from foreign war ships, and
that tho troops now ongagcl In operations
aro designed to prevent further foreign re
inforcements reaching Pekln.
TIEN TSIN, June B. A representative of
tho Associated Press visited Huang Tsung
on tho Pekln-Tlen Tsln railway, today, nnd
found thnt tho station had beon burned and
two bridges damaged
Tho olllcer commanding tho Chinese troops
on duty there said that 200 of bis men had
fought well, killing a number of the "Box
era. Tho bolting troops were badly cut
un in tho adincent broken country. It Is
Ktntcd that sixty were killed or wounded
Some of their bodleB were recovered, fright
fully mutilated.
BandB of Boxers nre patrollng tho neigh
borhood, but have not interfered with the
party of AFsoclnted Press representatives.
All tho Chinese railway employes are do
sorting their posts and the troops bent to
guard tho stations appear to be worse than
useless. A guard of 250 sent to Feng Tal
bolted at Lu Keou Chao yesterday morning
when they heard of tho trouble at Huang
Tsung.
BOXERS CLOSE TO TIEN TSIN
L'hhiene Ontlnwa Are ,iw Within
Three .Mil cm or the Threat
ened City.
LONDON, June 6. The Shanghai corre
spondent of tho Dally Mall yesterday says:
The Boxers aro within throe miles of Tien
Tsln. In addition to the marines, the dc
fenslvo forces Include volunteers under tho
command of Major Hlggs, late of the Six
tecnth Lancers. Tho town is practically
under arms."
TIEN TSIN (via Shanghai. Juno G. Last
night passed quietly, but Tien Tsln Is in a
very excited stnto this morning. About 200
more foreign troops nro expected here today.
The situation Is very serious. The Boxers
aro approaching Tien Tsln on all sides
and thore 1b much suppressed excitement.
Trains cannot get through to Pekln on
account of tho burning of bridges.
LONDON, Juno 6. The Daily Express has
a dispatch from Shanghai, dated Tuesday,
which says;
"Russian troops havo been ordered from
Port Arthur to tho neighborhood of Pekln
to punish the Boxers for killing two Cos
sacks and wounding two."
OUTLOOK IS VERY ALARMING
Clnnu llrtwecn Ilnlnim mid Iloxers
U Friiunht with the Orrnt
et IlaiiKem.
BERLIN, June 6. Tho latest news re
gardlng'the Boxers has reached here both
by private nnd official telegrams, all o
which think tho situation black and alarm'
lng. Tho Gernmn foreign olllco considers n
recontro between the Boxers and Russians
nn event probably fraught with tho grcntest
danger.
Nows has also reached here that several
German and Catholic mUfilonnrle-s In the
province of Shan Tung hnvo been pillaged
by mobs supposed to have been Incited by
tho Boxer agitation.
WASHINGTON, June C. A question re
cently aroso In Cuba ns to whether a United
States Boldler arrested for tho murder of a
natlvo should bo tried by the military au
thorities or the court of Cuba. Tho secretary
of war asked tho attorney general for an
opinion. Tho attorney general responded
today with nn elaborato review of the case
and expressing the opinion thnt tho civil
courts of Cuba havo complete Jurisdiction
In tho matter. He advised that tho prisoner
bo turned over to them for trial.
Mnut Not I'lrr on lloxera,
LONDON, Juno 6. The Pekln corre
spondent of tho Times, telegraphing on
Tuesday, says:
A fpcret edict Issued two days ngo for
bade tho soldiers to fire upon tho Boxers.
Tho soldiers who were killed at Huang
Tstmg offered no resistance and were simply
guarding tho railway.
Auk for lllockndr.
VIENNA. Juno 6. The Netie Frelo Pruo
tnHfiv t.ivti thf. renreA..ntatlvpa r,f the
foreign powers at Pekln have requested
tneir governments to unarm 10 mu nquauron
of foreign war ships blockading at Pel Ho
river, leading to Pekln, as well a, blockad-
lng Tlcn Tiln.
REPUBLICANS WIN IN OREGON
Complete Upturn Slunv Hint
Ilciiincrnt Were llcnlcn hy
111k Mnjorlt).
the
PORTLAND, Ore., Jiiud r.. rorapleto re
turns from twenty-two counties out of
thirty-threo In the state show that In yes
terriny's elections the republicans carried the
head of tho ticket. Returns so far glvu
Wolverton (rep.) for Justice of tho Btipromo
court a plurality of 7,931. For congress
man In the First district .Tongue (rep.) has
2,121 plurality. In tho Second district
Moody (rep.) for congress has fj.ri.lO plu
rality. The republicans will control both branches
of tho legislature and will have a majority
of twenty-two on Joint ballot.
The two houses will bo mndo up as fol
lows: Senate Republicans, 20: opposition, 10,
House Hepubllrnns, 36; opposition, 24.
Tho woman suffrngo amendment Is do
feted. Counting In tho city of Portland will not
Dc finished before tomorrow, but up to 5
p, m, Howe (rep.) for mayor has a plurality
0f 600.
BIG DEMOCRATIC SPLIT
Oklahoma Convention llrrnk Up tn
Itmv mill Tito Set of l)clcu;ntc
Ale Chosen.
EL RENO. O. T, June B. Tho democratic
territorial convention which convened hero
this nftnrnnnn for tho nurnneo nf elect Ins
rt(,1(,Knt0g (o th national democratic enn-
ventlon nt Kansns City nnd a territorial
committeeman split wide open before tem
pornry organization wns complete and what
had promised to bo n harmonious ntfalr was
puddcnly changed to n howling mob. Tho
rupturo wns caused by nn attempt by the
dominant faction under tho leadership of tho
former appointees of Cleveland to rule tho
convention. Jasper Slpes, territorial chair
man, and his followers organized another
convention in tho same hall. The incut bit
ter feellnc prevailed nnd violent encounters
were of momontnry occurrence.
The bolting convention nominated for
delegate Pntton, Burns, Hill, Scruggs, Em
erson nnd Mnckeiy nnd J. R. Jacobs for com
mitteemen nnd then adjourned.
Tho regulars choso tho following dele
gates: D. W. Pecry, El Reno; Joe Wlby.
Outhrlo; J. K. Little. Washita: Wlttlnglll,
Enid; T. J. Newell, Norman; Hnll, Oklahoma
City.
TAKE AN EQUIVOCAL POSITION
Deninerntn Ilcelnrc for Ilrynn,
lint
DclcKutrn Are Sent Un
liiMtriicteil, BALTIMORE, Md Juno B. Tho demo
crats of Maryland In stato convention to
day selected a delegation to Kansas City
and ndoptcd a plntform which leaves the
dolegatcs uttinstructed, but declares that
William J. Bryan Is tho chotco of the dem
ocrats of tho stnto of Maryland. Imperial
ism Is condemned, a largo standing army Is
deplored nnd it is suggested that the demo
crate overywhero lay aside their differences
on tho currency question.
Tho following delegntes-at-largo wero
chosen: Governor John Walter Smith, Stato
Treasurer Murray Vanll',er,) Former Con-
SOUNDS A NOTE OF WARNING
lirrnmn I'reNM Hnyn Annln-American
liifintrlcM n to Mnt Inspec
tion Aro Not Unwarranted.
BERLIN. Juno 6. Tho Post, In a semi
official article, warns tho Gorman pirfu
against describing Anglo-American Inquiries
concerning the meat inspection bill ns nn
unwarranted intervention In homo politics,
because, it points out, such nn nttack is
calculated to provoke reprisals. Tho Nouesto
Nacbrlchtcn also remarks that Germany
Is not in a position to lgnoro thcoe foreign
representations.
Tho ompcror has decreed that the three
new forts near iMctz shall bear tho names
of tho crown prince, empress and Loth
rlngen, respectively, in order to show, in
his majesty's words, "how closely I and my
houso nro rclnted to tho rclchland,"
MOORS TO ATTACK THE FRENCH
Ml tun Hon In AlKlcrn In ;roivlnr Worse
unit llloody Cliish of Arnm
In Imminent.
LONDON, Juno 5. -Special dispatches re-
celvod from AlglerB portray a serious situ
ation. Thounands of Moors aro massing at
Flgulg and In tho neighborhood preparing
for a determined nttnek on the ndvnnco
posts of the French, Tho French columns
havo Joined hands at Zoubla, but tho men
suffer terribly from bent and thirst nnd hun
dreds of camels died, Tho French nro pro
paring entrenchments nnd aro confident of
their ability to repel nn nttack and oven to
take tho offensive agnlnot Flgulg, If neccs
sary.
Swift Mlnlftter nn Arhlter.
BERNE, Juno 6, In response to the re
quoat made by tho United States and
Chilian ministers to select the third mem
ber of the arbitration court which Is to con
elder the claims held by Hho citizens of
each country against tho government of
the other, the president of tho SwIbb re
public han selected J. B. Tloda, tho Swiss
minister to tho United States, to act in tho
capacity roferred to.
Turkey to llrnnvittc Ironclaitn.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Juno 5, Tho gov
ornment has signed a cmtrnct with the
Ansaldo company of Genoa for tho ronova
tlon of eight Ironclads nnd 1b negotiating
with tho Krupp company for arming thom
Itcv, Hlchnrd Suiter Storr.
NEW YORK, Juno B. Rev. Richard Salter
Storrs, pastor emeritus of tho Church of
Pilgrims, Brooklyn, died tonight at his home,
aged 79 years. For many years Dr. Storrs
was president of tho Home Missionary so
cloty. Ho wns tho author of a largo number
of works on religious matters.
Suunr rompnny Dividend.
NEW YORK, June 5. Tho directors of
tho Amerlcnn Sugar Refining company d-clared-a
quarterly dividend of 194 per cent
on tho preferred stock nnd m on tho com
mnn utnnlt nt n meeting todny held In this
city. Ifipso dividends nro tho snme its
those declared nt tno insi quarter, wncn
the dividend on the common wns cut from
3 to lit per cent
Movement., of Occbii VcnmcIh .lime 5,
At Llznnl I'asHcd Snale from New York
fnr fhi.rlmnrir and Bremen.
At Tory Islnnd I'nssed Anchorla from
New York, for Olnngow.
At Hrowhead Passed Waesland from
Philnitplnhtn fnr Liverpool.
At New York Arrived Steamer Aller
from Genoa; Knenlgen liulse from
Bremen; Ocennlc. from Queenstown.
. At Ynttnhnmu Arrived. 4th Contlc. from
Ran Francisco, via Honolulu, for Hong
At" Liverpool Arrived Minneapolis, from
New vorK,
At Plymouth sullen ratncia, ror jium
br. Lsnfled. 4th-Siberlan. for
Philadelphia.
At New. York-Snlled-T.iurlo, for Liver
, lJWl)&n$ nm! So'i f&t
fo
ton
Uelgruvla, for ilumburic, via Cherbourg
EXCLUDE COLORED WOMEN
New Era Olnb of Boiton is Turned Dowa at
the Milwaukee Conrintion.
MANY CLUB WOMEN ARE INDIGNANT
limn DctcKalcn Auk the Unnril of Di
rector to ltccoimlilcr the Mnl
Icr Nchrnnkii'ii Sy iiipntlilcn
Tilth the cn Urn Cliih,
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Juno fl. (Special
Telegram.) There nre much Indignation nnd
regret felt among the biennial delegates over
the refusal of tho Hoard of Directors of tho
Oenernl Federation of Woman's Clubs yes
terday to admit tho New Era club of lloi
ton because it Is composed of colored women.
Owing to tho fact that the banrd met In se
cret session, Its notion In this matter did
not become generally known until late In tho
ilny. Mafsachusotts called a meeting Tura-1 may regnln the positions they gave up when
day morning and ndoptcd resolutions re- I the strike was declared,
gretttng the board's action and requesting I Attorney Lohmnnu for the Trunslt com
a reconsideration of It. Tho following res- I'nny, Btated pUInly today that overy man
olutlon was adnptcd by the Iowa delegation, now In the service of the company must be
Resolved. That, as Iowa women, we I retained In the place assigned to hlm and
deeply deplore the action nf the Hoard of
Mireiiois oi tie feneration in cxcmuini.-
III llllillllrl fMH) HIV V1IIUIVI1 tirus'"' I
mm AinpiicnuAetiH; mat as iirogronftiv1
dub women, nwnke to every movement
that Is c.iUulated tn mlvauco tho uenernl
good and ralso ttto standard of women wen
c rally we most earnestly urge n rcron
sldciutloii of thht question to the end thnt
the color line be not diawn.
This resolution was adopted, although not
quite unanimously. It being disapproved
by Mrs. MeMillen of Oskalonsn, Mrs. Everett
of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Cooley of Dubuquu
and others. The discussion was brief, but
full of spirit. Utah, Idaho and several other j
stales win uountless lake similar action
Wednesday morning.
NchriiNkn Mlth New Urn ('tali.
Though tho Nebraska delegation has
adopted no resolution, its sympathy seems ;
to be with tho "New Era" club. Tho board ,
cnies iuui n nnu reiuseii iu accept me ere- tne proposal In writing, but merely sug
entlals of Mrs. Rullln. the "New Era" grsll.j the plan to Mr. Lehmann in the
i
1. lltlll.O Ul .III.. IVl.ltlll. 111.1 4U,. 1,11. I
club's president, but says they 1 ave laid them I
on tho table. The sympathizing delegations
cmanded to know by what right the board
withholds privileges from a delegate who3o
credentials aro In every way regular and
correct. Tho New Era club has been a
member of the general federation alnco 1
April. Nothing can be done to remedy this practically uneventful. Assaults on In
matter, however, unless a meeting of tho ! offonslvo passengers continue. William A.
board is called by tho president, which at
present scums unlikely.
At a meeting of the Nebraska delegation
Tuesday morning, Mrs. Langworthy of
Seward was elected to act upon tho nominat
ing committee ns Nebraska's member. Mrs.
Draper Smith called a meeting of all stand-
lug committees of tho state to arrange for
the meeting of tho Nebraska stato federa
tion In October. Mrs. Stoutenborough of
l'lnttsmouin speni rucsuay ai tno .mii-
waukce public library. She Is nno of the
committee of six women to spend a day
at tho library explaining the work of the
library department of tho club. She snys
thnt while Ohio stands first In this work,
with Its circulating library of 10,000 vol
umes, Nebraska Is near the head of the
Hat.
.JtlnUvji Rood Shnrrlnit. i
Though tho space' for tho Nebraska dele
gation In tho convention Is nt tho rear, to
tho left, the party makes an excellent show,
ing with Its twenty-one delegates and flvo
alternates, in us press women it is strongly
ropresenicu niso, .Mrs. r.na . i-eauie nnu
Mrs. Mary Holland Klnkald, now of Chi-
cngo, still claim Nebraska.
It ls rumored that Mrs. Lowo has partly
consented to run ngaln for president. In ; appoalotl to tho United States court of np
case sho should, her friends fenr her feel- , m...i.
ing regarding the clored clubs will cost
mnny votes. If sho accepts tho nomination
Pennsylvania will support her; If sho docs
not, that state, with several others, will
work for Mrs. iieimutn or isew lorn lor
president nnd Mrs. Mooro of St. Louis for
vlco president.
Mrs. Sarah Tlatt Decker of Denver seems
tho cholco of tho west and with hor popu
larity In tho cast, her friends hope to pre-
vnll upon her to allow her name to bo used
as candidate for president.
NEGRO MAY NOT BE ADMITTED
Federation nf Women' Clnli .liny .Vol
Accept .Mr. It ii (11 it nn ii DcIckuIc
' to Convention,
MILWAUKEE, Juno B. Tho opening of
the fifth biennial convention of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's clubs today
was mc6t animated. Mrs. Lowo delivered
her biennial nddrtes nt tho morning sch-
slon. Tho Massachusetts delegation held
nn indignation meeting during tho day, nt
which n commltteo of two was appointed to
enrry out tho wishes of this delegation lo
support tho negro delegate, Mrs. Josephlno
Rullln, Tho commltteo presented n protest
to tho board of directors, In which they re
quested that tho negro delegate be restored
to hor rights In tho organization, urging
that in u great organization such na tho
National Federation thero should bo no
distinction on nccount of color. Only throo
members of tho board spoko In fnvor of
retaining tho negro delegate. They wero,
Mrs. Sarah Plntto Decker of Denver, Mrs,
Charles Morris of Berlin, Wis,, and Mr.
James Windsor of Dcs Moines, la. Tho
other members of the board woro cither
opposed outright or remained silent, It
Ik probable that tho board will consider tho
matter some time tomorrow.
With n numbor of stnto delegations tho
color question has been made an Ismio. Tho
Iowa delegation was the fust to meet and
to put Its protest on paper- This after
noon the Utah delegation called on MrB.
Rullln nnd offerod Its support.
Mrs. Ruffln said today thnt notwlthstnnd
lnd sho wub named ns a delegate from two
white organizations, tho Now England Preni
association and Massachusetts Stato Fed
eration, sho would not present her creden-
tlnls from theso organizations, hho will
enter as n delegato of tho New Era club nf
Boston or not at all. In tho menntlmo sho
la occupying a seat with the Massachusetts
delegation, but has no volch.
Tho formnl opening this morning was
most impressive. 2,000 women filling tho
Auditorium, tho boxes nnd tho two bal
conies nnd oven standing room being at a
premium In tho rear. The hall wan ar
tistically decorated and the Batln banners
designating tho state delegation! vied with
tho bright badges In making the Hceno most
attractive. Tho chief featuro of tho ses
sion was Mrs. Lowo'a address.
This addrfs was preceded by words of
welcome from David S. Roso, mayor of Mil
waukee; Mrs. James Sidney Peck, on be
half of the women's clubs of Milwaukee,
and Mrs. Arthur Nevlllo, for the Wliconsln
federation. Tho rwponso was by tho vice
president, Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker, who was
given an ovation.
After Mrs. Ixiwo's address camo greetings
from other national organizations, Including
a telegram from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt
of New York, pretldent of tho National
Womnn Suffrage arsoclatlon.
Tho treasurer, Mr. l'hllllp Mooro of St,
(Continued on Second I'aec.)
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Showers; Cooler; Southerly Winds.
Tcinporntiirc nt Otuithii YcMcrilny.
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II n. in (IU ' a p. i SI
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til n. Ill 7!t II ii. i S.i
1 t n. ill 711 7 p. n .Nl
1- II 71) S p. m 711
11 p, in 7S
ARE AGAIN AT LOGGERHEADS
r.lToi-t. to Settle the Strike Trouhlcn
ill St. l.oiiln 1'nll
Oneo .More.
ST. LOUIS, June i. Negotiations between
the strikers nnd tho St. Ixiuls Transit com
pany, looking to a settlement of the strike,
are off for the present nnd probably will not
be reunited until the strikers ngreo not to
demand the discharge of the men now In the
employ of the company. In order that they
until this Is assented to by tho strikers no- I
gotlatlons ns to other matters are useless
Tills morning at 10 o'clock ex-(!ovornor
W. J. Stone, attorney for tho strikers. Cr.alr
ir.an Edwnrds of the grievance committee
and W. I). .Million, prctldpnt of the Interna
tional Association oi street uunwny f" I
pioyes, conierrcu nnu wuen mo couiercnru
wns ended Mr. Stono went Immediately to
Mr. Lehmann's olllce, where he propused that
n-otUtloiiB between tho Transit company
nnd Its former employes be renewed. Mr.
Stone then told Mr. Lchmnun that the com-
pany's proposition thnt had been presented
to tho excctltlvo commltteo of the union
through the citizens' committee on Snturdny
had been rejected. Ho then proposed that
a ccinftrenco be held nnd that an attempt be
made tn settle the strike by different incth-
0()s an(1 ,onK .nrferont Hi
fnrm,.riv enmloved. Mr. Sto
nes from those
no did not make
E-ft t. r orl lhn I
course of their conference.
Mr. Lchmunn told Mr. Stono that ho had
no nuthurlty to open negotiations on the
lines suggested by him. Mr. Stono refused
to say what ho asked of Mr. Lehmann or to
discuss tho situation nt nil.
From a rioting standpoint the day was
Sander of Tilsit. Mo., nnd William Deneke
of Houck. Mo., wero set upon nnd brutally
beaten by a crowd this afternoon because
as alleged, they rode on a Transit company
cnr.
John Krenhnll, a farmer from Mexico. Mo.,
waB taken to the city hospital suffering from
a number of severe srnlp wounds and In
ternal injuries. Tho story told by Krenhnll
leads to the belief that tho assiult upon
him wns committed by strike sympathizers
who Imagined him nn omployo of tho Transit
company.
TRUST MUST PAY DAMAGES
Dealer Winn Mult Astnlnnt the Knnsnn
City Conl CI uli Flrnt Under
Shrriniin Law.
KAt48AS.GlTJ:rri:o- Juno-B, A-. Jury. n
tho United States circuit court today brought
In a verdict of guilty ngalnst tho Knnsns
City Coal Dealers' club nnd allowed the
plaintiff, Samuel Hartman, $390 damages,
: ,inoM, tr,nn f.,r ..tomevs' fees. Bv Its ver
i llIft tho jury rtedareii t belief that the
coal club ls rwlUy a "coal combine' nnd
, th t th coal comt,nu damnced Mr. Hart-
mnn na coai ,iPnior, The case will bo
I United States District Judge Hook. In tn-
atructlng tho Jury, sold he had no hestta-
' tlon )n flUylng the club was in flagrant vlo-
j ilttlon of law.
jomj h. O'Grndy. attorney for tho conl
club, said: "This Is tho first suit for dnm-
ngra brought under tho anti-trust law of
! js90. It Is a very Important caso. Thoro
havo been suits of the government under tho
Sherman law to dlssolvo trusts, but never
a suit for damages."
CHINESE DENY HAVING PLAGUE
Six Coin panic Ak fnr Injunction
AKiilimt tin n FriinclNCo lloiird
of lleiillh.
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno B. Tho nttornoys
for tho Chlncso Six Companies this after
noon filed with the clerk of tho United
States court an application for nn Injunc
tion compelling the Hoard of Health of
this city to nbnndom tho quarantine which
It hus Imposed on tho Chinatown district
Tho application will bo heard In opon court
, tomorrow
Tho petition nsts forth thnt 10,000 porsons
nro restrained of their liberty, but that
residents of tho district other thnn Chlnose
nro not affected by the quarantine Tho
petitioner denies that thero Is any plaguo
within tho quarantine quarter or thnt thero
has been nny person within tho district
nflllcted with tho dlscnfo and It Is probablo
that tho health board In Its nnswer will
bo compolled to make somo attempt to
prove statements heretofore mnde by It
regnrdlng Ita belief In Itn presence In China
town. SCORE ANOTHER VICTORY
American Soldier Cnptiirr n Ilctncli
in cut of Filipino Itchel on
Tallin ImIiiiiiI.
MANILA, June 5.-11:30 p. m. Major
Johnson, with two companies of tho Twenty
ninth Infnntry and twenty-five men of tho
Eighteenth infantry, sailed from Romblon
to tho neighboring Island of Tablas, whero
they disembarked simultaneously In four
columnB, converging on a central point. Tho
Amorlcnn encountered nbout sixty robels,
who retreated. Forty of the latter wero
captured. Including all tho officers, together
with 10.000 rounds of ummunltlon nnd twenty-four
rllles. Forty men of tho Twenty-
ninth regiment, with a lieutenant, wero leit
ns a garrison, tho others returning.
Conllrin Nomination of (iciicrnl Otl.
WASHINGTON, Juno B. Tho senato to
dny confirmed the nomination of Brigadier
General E. S. Otis, u. A. to do major
general.
MONEY FOR THE COMMISSION
Conferee Aroc to the Appropria
tion to Cnrry on Work AIoiik
the .Mtonrl,
WASHINGTON, Juno 5. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho appropriation of $250,000 for
tho Missouri river commission has been
agreed to.
Tho appropriation for building at Norfolk,
Neb., offered by Senator Allen, has been
defeated In conference,
Hoy Accidentally Killed.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 5.--(Hpet'ln
Telegram ) Edwnrd Hnrtwell, 15 years old,
wns killed tnnlulit ilurlnc a govern wind
storm, while tnkllik' shelter behind n built
houso un the IteU river, which was blown
over upon mm.
CALL CONTEMPT CASE
Jmt!ci NorTil Dtolinei to Fcrtiolpati in
Frc;cation of Mr. Boiiwatir.
FUSION JUDGES PROCEED WITH HEARING
Attornej General Triei Verj Tlaid to Werk
in a Gap Rait.
R0SEWATER APPEARS IN HIS OWN BEHALF
He Uaintaini that Hi it Hot Guilty
of Oontimpt.
SMYTH INSISTS ON A WRITTEN ANSWER
Court Miles with the Attorney (irncrul
nml Ileum the Cnc Without
.Indue !Nnrvnl
SlttliiK.
LINCOLN, Neb., June B. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho hearing of Mr. E. Rosewutor
on tho charge of contempt wns taken up
this morning In the supremo court. Judges
Xorvnl,
Sullivan nnd Holcomb on tli
Tho court announced thnt thn
i,nci.
regulnr order of business would bo pro
ceeded with.
Mr. Hcsownter snld: "Your Honors--I
havo been cited to appear before this court
on tho chargo of alleged contempt, for
printing, or causing to bo printed and
published, several nrllelcs willfully, wrong
fully, unlawfully, maliciously und contempt
uously, ntid for the purpose of attempting
to Influence the Judges of the supremo court
In tho determination of a caso pending, and
willfully, and for tho purpose of hinder
ing the administration of Justice In bhIiI
court, intending, by said articles, to impugn
the honor, purity nnd Integrity of this court.
"1 am here now to appear in my own
defense, nnd desire nt the outset to havo
tho corporatli n, Tho Boo Publishing com
pany, separated from tho defenso that I
propose to mako for myself Individually,
Inasmuch ns thnt Is n corporntlon and an
Inert body, and 1 have personally no way
of becoming responslblo for Its acts, unices
1 havo individually boon connected with
tnem, nnd 1 claim, nnd will prove, under
oath, that I, Individually, had no relation
whatever to the publication of any article,
except tho first ono enumerated by tho at
torney general on this list, lor which I am
charged with contempt.
"I deslro to hnvo my case heard at once,
If possible, and I nm prepnrcd to vlndlcato
my right to the publication of tho article,
lhat appeared nnd for which I nm willing to
stand sponsor.
"I believe It was n privileged communica
tion. I believe It wns published with good
motives nnd for Justifiable onds nnd not
with tho purpose of Impugning the honor or
purity of this court and I consider the pro
ceedings under which I hnvo been cited en
tirely unprecedented and nn Infraction of my
rights as an Amorlcan citizen."
Norvnt llecljoc to I'nrt Iclpn te.
Chief Justice Norvaf responded:'
"This ls probably tlie proper time for me
to say that It having been charged In tho
public press thnt I signed the citation for
your nppearnnee In thla caso and that I was
the Instigator of tho chargo, to say that
thrre Is no foundation In fact for It.
"i neither signed the cltntlon nor did I
suggest tho Institution of the proceedings.
While the court was unanimous lu Issuing
tho citation, I prefer, under tho circum
stances, not to bo charged ns the Insti
gator of the proceedings nnd at tho samo
time preside as Judge in tho enso and for
that reason I will not participate in tho
proceedings."
Mr. Slmcrnl, nddressing tho court, snld!
"If your honors please, I hnve, on behalf
of Tho Bee Publishing company, prepared
and I bellovo this Is tho proper tlmo now to
file a hepnrato nnswer on Its bohnlf, what
ever rulo your honors deslro to make."
Judge Sullivan Has thero been a return
rulo filed?
Attorney Slmernl On behalf of The Dee
Publishing company I havo prepared an
answer, that Is all I can say.
Court Horn Some DoiIkIiik.
Judgo Sullivan Thero has been no an
swer prepared on behalf of Mr, Rosewatcr?
Attorney Simcral Mr. Roscwater Is hero
for tho purpose of taking care of his own
caso and I presume desires to be beard
orally.
Judgo Sullivan Wo seo no reason for
separating the defenso of tho two dofendants
and the caso will tuko Its regular course and
both dofenscs mny bu presented together.
Mr. Roscwater Your Honors: For my
self, I am hero to bo punished as an Indi
vidual and cannot be punished for the
crimes of any corporation. If I havo com
mitted any breach of ctlquctto or violated
any law, I want to havo nn opportunity to
mako my own defense, and I think I ought
to bo given thnt prlvllego.
Judgo Sullivan You shall cortalnly be
accorded every privilege that a dofendnnt
In a caso of this kind is entitled to. You
need have no npprehenslon upon that score.
Mr. Rosewater Is thero any precedent
here so that a defendant In a case of thla
kind may know what bo Is entitled to?
Judge Sullivan I presume you are advised
by counsel. If not, perhaps you had better
bo.
Mr. Rosowator I am not going to discuss
with counsel anything about this, I am an
Amorlcan citizen, with tho right to print
and publish for the public good, anything
I believe. Is In tiiu interest of tho public
and I nm uot obliged to hire lawyers nnd
will not htro them or cantor with them with
respect to my Indlvldunl defenso.
Judgo Sullivan Very well, you know
what tho case ls. You can offer such mat
ter ns you may havo In Justification.
Mr. Rosowntcr Will you permit that now?
Judge Sullivan Yes.
Mr. Rosewater I am willing now to be
sworn first.
Smyth Want Time.
Attorney General Smyth May It please
tho court, beforo wo proceed, thore aro on
tho call this morning a great many cases
and thoio are a great many members of
tho bar hero waiting to discuss motions, and
this matter mny bo heard either this after
neon or nfter tho motion docket Is called.
Lot us proceed regularly In tho matter. I
do not know of any reason why wo should
not,
Judgo Sullivan I am Inclined to think, In
Juettco to the court and counsel, who ar
hero on motions, thnt perhaps that courso
ought to bo pursued, nnd It occurs to m
that we might dispose of the matter after
tho motion docket hos been called.
Attorney Oenernl Smyth Besides, If these
two cases nro tn be cnlled together, ana
both defendants aro to be disposed of to
gethur, we would liko lo havo an opportunity
of examining tho nnswer of Tho Boo Pub
lishing company, because it has not been
llled.
Judgo Sullivan Well, then, wo will either
take up the caso at tho conclusion of th