The Omaha Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JU'E 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOKXIIN G JUXE 9, 1900-TWELVE PAGES.
SfNGLB COPY" FIVE CENTS.
NO HOPE FOR BOERS
Ballir Olaimi to Hire Rendered Untenable
Petition at Laing'i Nak.
BRITISH WINNERS AT VAN WYKE HILL
Hildijard Ronti Enemy Between Botha
Pan and Inkawelo.
ROBERTS' SILENCE PUZZLES LONDON
It it Possiblo that Marshal May Be Pre
paring to Rtach After Botha.
FEW PRESS DISPATCHES RECEIV1D
Jt la Sitrmixfil Hint Dptnll Arc Sow
llclliu Arrnni'l lit (uppltntu Tor
thr .niientl.iii of (In- Tito
Milllll African Itcpulillui..
LONDON, Juno 9 3 13 a
tn. General
Duller has at length taken tho offensive and
by maneuvering he has secured a position
west of Lalng's Nek by which he can mako
tho Doer positions untenable. Presumably
he will Immediately follow up his udvan- ,
tagc.
General Ilullcr's dlspacth reads:
'yKLLOW ROOM FARM, June S. On
Juno 0 General Talbot Coke, with the Tanth
brigade and the South African Light Horse,
t-clred Van Wyko hill. The enemy made
home resistance and a good deal of sniping
occurred. Our casualties wcro about four I
killed and thirteen wounded. I
"During that day and the following one
we got two 5.7 and two 12-poundcr navnl
guno on to Van Wyko hill and two (".-Inch
funs on to the southeastern corner of
Inkewclo. Under cover of their tiro Gen
eral Hlldeyard's army routed all the Boers
of tho berg between Botha's Pass and
Inkewclo.
"The attack was well planned by Hllde
yard and carried out with Immense dash
by the troops, for whom no mountains were
too steep. Wo outflanked tho enemy, who
weie forced to retire from their very strong
position.
"I think wo did not havo any casualties
and I hopn I have ooLalncd a position from
which I cau render Lalug's Nek untenable."
Ilnbertn AIhIiiIiiIiih Mlencc.
Lord Roberts has communicated nothing Rathbone.s bond. Mr. MllIer, the manager
for threo days nor permitted tho corre- o th(J coral)any am, Mr. Uathbone have held
epondents to wlro what Ib going on. Lon- J proionRe(i interviews during the last lew
don's inference Is that he is resting, al- daj.Hi but no (loclalon has bePn arrived at
though he Is poislbly disposing hi army reKarding this new nspect of the situation,
for a reach after Commandant General Tho authorities contend that tho Fidelity
llotha. i company Is responsible. Mr. Rathbono's
A blockade ot tho wires, owing to the friends Insist that C. F. W. Neely deceived
rrush of official -orrespondcnco, may ac- j)r, Rathbonc. who signed at Neely's request
count for tho scanty press dispatches. Somo ' without knowing what.
telegrams filed a week ago are only Just Corydon Rich ha been placed under a
iow arriving. Among thrao arc spirited do- 12,000 bond as a witness In the Ncely rase,
scriptlons of tho fighting at Elandsfontcin, A letter has been received here by a friend
According to ono of them the streets wcro of Neely saying that If forced to return ho
filled with women and children. Rlfln shots , will show that Rich I a liar and that tho
,-nnld bo heard - cvorywbire. Tho Brltjah ; latter received as much as hu (Neely) did.
knlillrrx would slon flirhtluc and Join In tho !
chase after chickens. Tho burghers sttrren-,
dcrcd to any one, Kaffirs went about loot- i
lnc tho Jewish stores and mounted Infantry I
gallopc-d hither and thither.
1ird Roberts' army has a now song, it
runs thus:
"Wa'ro marching Into Pretoria.
"It belongs to Queen Victoria."
Tho Dally Express has tho following from
Pretoria, dated Wednesday:
I '. . .1' , .
"inc. J.WU iir.MHi.-i. wuu a
iron. Viiucrva. were ion .p r B 1
about to bo given up to Lord Roberts They ,
entra
'"v",l" n u" , ' I
cho Instead o to Pretoria.
Gedach
"Genwal IuU Botha, with a rearguard
oi s.uuu. icu i-reion ..umub u u,Km. ...
Jirmsn auvanco guani on ,uueru.g
tho very heels of tho retiring Boers. Hatha
list, sworn to carry on tho war tn tho moun
tains."
At Ixurenzo Marnuex station a crowd
waited nil night to hee President Kruger,
7SXwZZZSMQ TO HAVE SURRENDERED
the Netherlands cruiser, Fricsland.
Mlddleburg is said to be full of Boor refu
gees and wounded. Tho railway still de
livers goods at Brockhorst Spruit, forty
miles cast of Pretoria. A British column
Is at Bremorsdorp, Swaziland. Eleven Brit
ish prisoners have been taken to Mlddlo
Iburg. Tho British at Belra are moving
Into tho Interior In detachments of 200
dally.
F. V. Flddes, Imperial secretary to tho
high commissioner, with a part of Sir Al
fred Mllner's staff. leXt Capetown Tuesday
evening for Pretoria, possibly, as tho Cape
town correspondent of the Dally News
thinks, to arrange the annexation details.
INTEREST IN THE PRISONERS
Hrllcf tlint All lull line Tlioimiiiid
llrlllNli lli-lit !.) Ilocri limp
IIppii Iti-leimed.
LONDON. June 8 The driblets of news
filtering from the Transvaal fall to throw
much light on the situation In and around
rrctorln.
IMbllc Interest centers largely In the fate
of the British prisoners, but It teems proba
ble that about 3,500 have been recovered, In
cluding 129 olllcers. Tho federal therefore
havo removed about J,000 as hostages.
Tho l.oureno Marquez dispatch to the
effect that United States Consul Hollls has
been conferring with President Kruger Is
creating some ccimnent. but in view of the
Washington dispatch which asserts that Mr.
Hollls has no official errand to the Transvaal
there Is little disposition to regard his move
ments as at nil significant.
A special dispatch from Pretoria says that
he only shell which took eftect In the town
the day prior to the occupation of Pretoria
hit the United States consulate. A dispatch
from Capetown announces that the work of
organizing tho government of the Transvaal
Is proceeding. A portion of Sir Alfred
Mllner's staff has gone to Pretoria to start
the machinery, so the proclamation of the
annexation of the Transvaal may be speedily
expected.
A dispatch from Pretoria describes tho
visit by olUcers of Lord Rubens' staff
to the presidency Tuesday, June 5. It fays:
"We were received by a Dutch pastor and
shortly were Joined by Mrs. Kruger. The
latter wore a black silk dross and white cap.
She composedly exchanged greetings with
her visitors, who notified her of their In
tention to roplace the burgher guards by a
guard of British trcops. Tho burghers
thereupon laid down their arms on the as
pbalted porch of. the building, near the Hons
guarding the entrance."
Itrlfhkli.K ItiiUcft Stump Duty.
BERLIN. June's In tho Relchltag today,
after a debate on the amendment ti tho
stamp law. necive taird by the increase n
the navy It wts agreed to ra'v the stamp
duly on heme Mures to i marks and on
foreign shares to i' uiarVs per 100.
UNITED STATES' HELP WANTED
KiikIikhI I nnlile nl Present to Cheek
Ittiavlu's Denlirii" mi llir
( liltifNp IJmplrp.
(Copyright. Press Publishing Co.)
fcNDON, June S iNew York World Ca
TJKpcclal Telegram.) The Chlnoso
OjfiTStaMxrltlng the profoundest alarm
hc(UVBfcelieved that the Boxer
motemenftflk In Russia's later
st. so thatsfnHp lone-desired ?1
vantagos in ChinaTpythe subjugating of
the Ilocra relieves Great Britain of hor
South African trouble. In this predicament
(he British press and politicians aro look
ing anxiously to President MoKlnley to In
terpose some effectual check to the fruition
of Russia's alleged designs. I
The British army is so locked up In South j
Africa that there in no reasonable pros- ;
pect of being able to safely withdraw any
part of It for at leist two months. !
The Hrltlsh army In India Is already
below the lowest reach of the establishment
and it stems certain that another expedition '
of 10.000 men will be neceasqry to restore
British authority In Ashantl. Thereforo
England Is in k sore plight so far as con- ;
cerns any effectual defense of her Interests
In the fur cast. ' i
It Is known In diplomatic circles that Lord j
Salisbury Is using every effort to arrive
j at an understanding with Russia, but while
: Russia necatlaten she ulno Htendllv nu;he4
uer vantage In China. It Is recognized
that If Russia gets a foothold In China '
under a plea of preserving order she will
never withdraw
The Hrltlsh occupation of '
Egypt has et a precedent which will Just I
suit RussIb'b purpose
I CommunlcationH have been actively piss- I
i Ing during the week between Ambassador i
I Choate and Lord Salisbury. It In under-
'stood that while the British prime minister ;
i Is seeking an agreement with Russia, he is,
I working- at tho same time for Joint action
with the United States as the econd string
to his bow.
Such action would certainly be accepted
as demonstrating that an Anglo-American
alliance Is morally. If not formally, accom
plished. RATHBONE MUST MAKE GOOD
Auditor '1'hrinr Out K1.'.M)0 Worth of
Vouehrr unci Mnny TmIop
1'nld llilla.
HAVANA. Juno 3. The troubles of Estes
G. Rathbonc former director of posts, seem
to be Increasing. Tho auditor's department
has thioun out 115.000 worth of vouchers,
Including Js.OOO worth of bills, which have
been paid twice, most of them at Muncle,
Ind.
The Fidelity company has been notified
that It will bo held responsible on Mr.
DUEL OVER
PAPER REPORT
Slutrmrnl tlint Amerlcnn Pavilion lit
1'nrU In 1'iiNiifr Cnnaea
.linnne of Curd.
PARIS. June 8. As a result of the state
ment published In New York that the
United States pavilion at the Paris, exposi
tion Is unsafe, cards 'have been exchanged
and second have been appointed, on on side
Ieas bclwc(.a M. Morln Gu6tluux, tho 1
bullilw. and assistant architect, and M.
Henr, Dmayi tho ,orreBponueIll wUo hent
the story to America.
Thp o men wero
ro Introduced last night
at a reception at the National pavilion with
lho UnUed assistant commissioner
fieneral nt lho rari exposition, Benjamin
a NVoortwar,,. who ,s an intimate friend of
Mr. Ountiaiix. After pome words, M
Gustlaux and Dumay exchanged cards.
, Newspaper circles aro deeply Interested.
t'npoitllrmpd Itpporl Hint Sir I'red
crl.'li IIihIknoii Him
Cnpllulnti'd.
LONDON, June 0. According to a dispatch
to the Dally Mall from Korea, dated June
8, a native rumor Is In circulation thero
that Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, gov- ;
ernor of Gold Coast colony, mado a sortie
from Kuraassle, where he had been bo
sieged by the Ashantls, but was forced to
retlro and ultimately to surrender.
Mall advices from Accra, dated May 17.
say:
"Fifty thousand Ashantls are In arms
and the Insurrection Is spreading. It Is
Impossible for white men to go Into the In
terior successfully during the rainy sea
son." TUMULT IN THE REICHSRATH
Cipi'lm Continue Otmlrnrtlve Turtle
I tit llmiieror Order e
alon L'IospiI.
VIENNA, June 9. The ejects continued
their obstructlvo tactics In the Relcbsrath
until 1 a. m. Saturday. They brought gongs 1
and hammered the desks, smashing furnl-
ture and working in relays to keep up the ',
tumult. Finally the premier. Dr. von ,
Knertz. nnr(Mred and declared the seeslon
closed by order of Emperor Francl J.seph.
VACATION IS CUT SHORT
.Vtfinliprn of Wt'Ml Point (irndi.BtliiK
CIiikh lii't but Thirty
Day.
WEST POINT, June S. The examination
of tho various classes Is now over with and
it only remains for the academic board to
review the work and announce its findings.
The members of the furlough class are busy
making preparations for their Journey homo
next week for a two-months visit. Th
graduating class -will not be permitted to
enj-y the customary threo months' leave of
absence, as advices have been received that
their services aro needed to fill vacant
places In several of the regiments. Their
leave has been restricted to thirty days.
FREEZE IN NORTH DAKOTA
(liuirter-IiiPh lee .Venr Slluuewnukan,
Where "Wl.cnt la
Itiilued,
iMINNEWAUKAN. N. D.. June 8. A hard
freeze last night formed n quarter of an
Inch, of ,lce. (Much wheat was cut back
to the ground. Tho damage Is hard to ea
tlmate, but the crop cannot exceed one-half
the ordinary yield.
No itMV I'hijtup Cnip,
SAN FUWCISCO. Juni S Til" health
ofiu rr lorta nothing: uow tn Uie tilutue
sit jatlon.
01IS SAYS WAR IS OVER
Guerrilla Methodi in Philippine! Cannot
Lut Much Longer.
DOES NOT KNOW WHERE AGUINALDO IS
IJpiilea Slorlen of Exueaspa Committed
I)' American Troops Compli
ment n TIhinp ,inv In Com
mand In lalnuda.
CHICAGO, June S Major General E. S.
Otis of the United States army arrived at
T 20 this morning from San Francisco and
Manila and left at 10:30 for Washington.
Mrs. Otis and daughter nrrlved In Chicago
last night from New York, and the general
an1 his wife and daughter spint the hours
between trains together the ending of a
separation of two years.
General Otis declined to enter Into a de
tailed Interview, saying It would not be
consistent with his position as an officer
to enter Into any extended illstouiba regarl
lng the situation In the Philippines before
reaching Washington. He said ho was per
fectly willing to talk in a general way,
however. The general was apparently In the
best of health, and confirmed his appeirance
by saying he had not been 111 a day since
he left for the Philippines, and at the
present was enjoying tho best of health.
"1 left tho Philippines situation In the
best of hands," ho said. "Tho officers are
nble men and well qualified to cope with
the different questions and situations thit
may arise. The war Is over. This guerrilla
wnrfaro can't last long. To be sure we will
have to repress those people for a number
of years, but there Is no organized force
of Filipinos. The depredations that are
now going on are conducted by robbers
and drones. The United States troops are
now engagod in defending the Inhabitants
of the Philippines against the robbery and
murder committed by their own people. But
the conditions are generally improving and
In somu parts aro better than they have ever
been.
"We have G3.000 effective troops under
arms In the Philippines. Estimates regard
ing the number of Inhabitants In tho Islands
are all wild, but the number Is considered
to be between 6.000.000 and 7,000,000. The
great majority of the people deslro peace
and wish to again take up their business
pursuits. Business in Manila has again re
sinned activity and the Inhabitants are
peacefully pursuing their avocations.
Xrrfr Snvr AKnlunidii.
"I do not know where Aguinaldo Is. I
never saw him personally. It Is possible, but
not probable, thift. Aguinaldo Is In the
Cagnyan section of northern Luzon. It Is a
roug1!!, mountainous country and very
sparsely settled. At first he was regarded
by his people as a leader, but of late he is
losing prestige and is not held In such high
regard.
"Funston 'is now In the Bulacan section
I will bay I am not going Into any person
alities whatever. The officers in charge are
all capable men.
"Stories have been circulated about depre
dations committed by men of our army, but
they have been false. Our men have been
held under close 'restrHlnt and har con
ducted themselves like soldiers.
"I can't see that tho administration or
our distinguished secretary of war has made
any mistakes In this campaign. We may
havo made mistakes over there, but. If so,
thoy havo bpon tho result of human liability
to commit error.
"Ottlclnl reports of the warfare have not
been exaggerated, especially of late. I am
not conversant with tho newspaper report.
Although I received American newspapers. I
had not the time to peruse ilxetn. The
censorship has not been rigid and we as
sisted tho newspaper correspondents all we
could. Of course somo sensational tele
grams wero sent, as It was very difficult for
newspaper men to secure correct versions
regarding our operations, as they were so
extended, but wo helped thero wherever we
could
"I have no Idea as to my course after I
reach Washington. I have received no
orders and I simply await the commands of
my superiors."
LEGISLATORS HEAD FOR HOME
Mpmliem of ConKren llnrry Aivnjr
from iiMhliiKton Ilolllvpr'n Ilooni
for llic Sepond l'lncp.
WASHINGTON. June S. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho exodus of legislators began
this morning, western members with but
few exceptions going direct to their homes.
Somo of the republican members of con-gret-s,
however, havo decided to stay In
Washington until the Philadelphia conven
tion, and may spend some little time at
seaside resorts along tho Atlantic coast be
fore returning to their constituencies to
begin tho campaign. Burkett, Sutherland,
Stark, Robinson and Senator Allen havo
gono to Nebraska and Mercer will follow
shortly after tho convention.
Eastern sentiment seems to bo crystal
lizing on Jonathan Prentiss Dolllvcr ot the
Tenth Iowa district for vice president, his
boom being considerably strengthened today
by a statement from General Grosvenor of
Ohio that Dolllver will bo nominated. It Is
urged by some politicians, however, that
republicans will make a mistake if they
go to the west for a vlco presidential can
didate, as McKlnley ts classed as a west
ern man. Thero li no sure thine that
Roosevelt of New York Is out of the run
ning and at the last moment he may be
called upon by the convention to accept
the nomination, although his earnest deslro
Is to mako the race again for governor
of the Empire state.
E. M. Bartlett of Omaha Is In the city
to take deposition In a bank case pending
lb the Illinois courts. lie will bo Joined
tomorrow by R. E. Hall of Omaha, who Is
also counsel In the case.
Congressman Gamble of South Dakota was
out of his room today for the first time in
two weeks. Mr. Gamble expects to leaTe
for home on Tuesday. He is still very weak
and will bo unablo to do anything for at
least a month.
Plana for the propesed public building at
Blair, Neb., will be completed In about ten
days. Tho work will be placed on the mar
ket at once.
George J. Stanley was today appointed
postmaster at Elyrla, Valley county. Nob.,
vice J. E. uown, resigned; also Ernest
Stevens at Ice Box, Laurence county, S, D.
Thomas B. McPherson, cashier of the
Union Stock Yards National bank of South
Omaha, la In the city on business connected
with the change In capital stock of hla bonk
from 1200,000 to 1300,000.
"We have convinced Secretory Gage that
the bank has money," said Mr. McPherson,
"and authority has been issued granting the
increase."
Dr. J. E. Summers, Jr., of Omaha arrived
1 In tho city today from Atlantic City to pay
a snort visit to nis parents.
Hold-Up Shot Drnd.
CHEYENNE, Wyo June S.-iSpeclal
Tplegram ) A killing Is reported from
preen River, where a tramp attempted tj
liol.l up a rltlzen this morning- und was
shot dead. No luines were given.
MRS. LOWE CHOSEN PRESIDENT
l'pilcrntlon Klpi'ti Otllccr nnd Alter
HfiRlN of Delt'icnte lteii
respntutloii, MILWAUKEE, Wis., June S. Today's
session of the Fedcratlou of Women's Clubs
was marked by the election of officers. The
ticket as offered by the nominating com
mlttco went through with llttlu contest, the
result being aa follows:
Provident. Mrs, Rebecca Lowe of Georgia;
first vice president, Mrs. Charles Denl3on
of New York; secoud vice pruildcnt, Miss
Margaret J. Evans of Minnesota; recording
secretary, Mrs, Emma A. Fox of Michigan;
corresponding secretary, Mrs, George Ken-
drlck ot Pennsylvania; treasurer, Mrs.
Emma Van Vcchten of Iowa; auditor, Mrs.
George H. Noyes ot Wisconsin; dltectors
Mrs. Charles K. Fairbanks of Indiana, Mrs.
Edward Buchwalter of Ohio, Mrs. Annie D.
Wtst of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mary Lock
wood of the District of Columbia, Mrs. II.
J. C. Christie of Montana, .Mrs. Lillian
Strcjter of New Hampshire. Mrs. W. T.
Co.id of South Dakota and Mrs. L. R. Prlddy
of Kansas.
, Nominations were made from the floor
' for Mrs. Margaret J. Evans of Minnesota tu
! nresldent and for Mrs. Horace Brock of
Pennavlvnnia as second vice nresldent. Tho i
result was that out of tho 754 votes cast
for president Mrs. Lowo received 631 and
Mrs. Evans 1S7, with a few scattering votes
for others. The announcement of Mrs.
Lowe's election was received with the warm
1 est enthusiasm, the audience rising to Its
ftret and waving handkerchiefs. Mrs. Lowe
. was obliged to mako a speech of thanks.
riutiiKPx llnula of ltoirpf ntutloii.
I The long business meeting which occu
! pled both tho morning nnd afternoon sca
j slon was devotcv! to changes In tho by-laws
growing out of tho question of reorganiza
tion. As to the side issue of representatloa, ;
'the by-laws now stand:
j "That for all clubs numbering loss than
i fifty tho representation shall bo through tho
i president or her representative only. For
' clubs numbering fifty and Its than 100 tho
, representation shall bo through tho prcsl
' dent and ono delegate; for large clubs, ono
' delegate shall bo allowed for every 100
members."
The other vexed question of taxation was'
1 not changed, nor was any effort made, to
i havo a triennial convention Instead of a
' blonnlal. Tho state chairmen's correspond
ence was done away with and presidents
I of Individual clubs are no longer vice pres
idents ot the general federation. Another
change was to the effect that the council
could bo called at the request ot tho board
of directors or twenty-five members ot tbo
council representing as many states.
A number of resolutions were passed, one
of them urging the protection of women and
children In the Industrial world, and an
other ro:ommcndlng greater caro as to san
itary conditions.
By unanimous vote the "Club Women" of
Boston was made not only tho ofilclal organ
of the board but of the general federation.
Before, the session adjourned greetings wcro
cabled to Jennie Juno, who is known as
"tho mother of women's clubs."
During tho day there wero four Interest
ing seEtilons devoted to various phases of
club work, which were fallowed by a big
meeting at tho Alhamb.a on's111' oxer
which Mrs. Iowo jiresl lrO Jif" two speak
ers wero Mrs. Robert J. HWueiio ot Cali
fornia, whose subject was "Tho Show Win
dow." and Madame Sofja Loovna Frledland
of Russia, who spoko on "Impressions of a
Russian Woman on American Women's j
Clubs and Club Women."
This was followed by the Introduction of
the now officers. j
Invitations havo been received from But- ,
falo and Boston for tho next biennial, which
will bo subject to tho consideration of tho
new board of diroctors. The board of di
rectors and the council will hold meetings
tomorrow and the fifth biennial will como
to an end.
THREE OAKS WILL CELEBRATE
Mlaa IlrlPn Ooulil Will He finest of
Honor Dnrlnir fprenionlpa
at VlllnKC.
THREE OAKS, Mich.. June S. (Special
Telegram.) The American public has been
closely following the movements of Threo
Oaks during the last year and has witnessed
its large contribution to tho Maine monu
ment fund, the award to tho village of thu
Spanish cannon, donated by Admiral Dewey,
tho visit of President McKlnley and mem
bers of his cabinet to the mound on which
tho cannon Is to bo placed, the commemora
tion of the president's address by perma
nently floating the stars and stripes over the
spot, tho questioning of the title to the
cannon by the Navy and Ordnance depart
ments of tho government, the admiral's
statement that he would defend the right
of tho village to tho gun and the plans for
the great celebration.
The ceremonies In connection with the
unveiling of tho Dewey cannon are now an
nounced to occur Thursday afternoon, June
2S, and no less a personage than Helen
Miller Gould Is to be the guest of honor on
the occasion. Miss Gould, with her party ot
six friends, will come west In a special car
over the Bcston & Albany and Michigan
Central railroads, arriving In Threo Oaks
on No. 15 at 2 o'clock and departing on
No. 23 at 7 o'clock, Shortly after their ar
rival a parade will bo formed, viewed by
the school children o Berrien county, the
Grand Army of the Republic and Spanish
American war veterans of southwestern
Michigan. Preliminary exercises will be held
and tho program concluded by the act of
unveiling the Dowey cannon. Large dele
gations aro expected from towns and cities
adjoining Threo Oaks and visitors singly
and In groups will be present from all parts
of the United States, Excursion rates will
be provided.
Helen Miller Gould stands as the highest
type of American -womanhood and her pres
ence, so rarely enjoyed at any public func
tion, will bo an honor to tho village of
Threo Oaks which the citizen.? by the cor
diality of their reception will endeavor to
i ro-'ognlze.
PRICE SET ON THEIR HEADS
alurderera of Sheriff Tyler and Snm
Jenklu Badly 'Wnutcd in
l till..
SALT LAKE, Utah, June 8. Governor
WVlln 4nAv Issued a rjroclamatlon alatine
i that the sheriffs and deputies of four coun-
ties In Utah have made a diligent but
unsuccessful search for tha murderers of
Sheriff Tyler and Sam Jenkins and offer a
reward ol $1,000 for the arrest ot .the
bandits.
EXPLOSION AT POWDER PLANT
One Man Killed nnd Srrernl In.
jnred by Full of a l'nll of
Nltro-aiycerlne,
BRAZIL, led,, June 8. In an exploalon at
tbo Indiana powder plant near Contanette
this afternoon Matthew Reed wau killed and
several other employ a were injured. Reed
waa carrying a pail ot nltro-glycerlne and
It Is believed he accidentally ilr. nrd it
catslng the explosion of the contents.
BOT FEW NIGHT CARS RUNNING !
Effort to Opto More Lioei is St. Louis
Tempcnrilj Abandoned.
COMPANY WAITING FOR MORE POLICE
Si't t Iriiirnt of the Strike I.noka n I.omk
W.iy Oft nuil the Strikers Are
ink I nir Stppa to .'Mnlntnlii
TliPiuaelvrs In .Meant line.
ST. LOUIS. June S. It was given out dur
ing the day that the St. Louis Transit com
pany, feeling encouraged at its success In
operating cars last night on the Llndell di
vision, would try the same experiment on
four other divisions tonight the Olive
street. Laclede avenue, Park and Compton
avenues. Thee divisions, as well as other
trunk lines of the s)sttcn, wero operated
during the day as susual, but when nightfall
came cars on all but tbo Llndell division
were withdrawn. Inquiry as to why tho con
templated night service had been abandoned
on the four additional lines mentioned elic
ited the response by the Transit company
that the chief of police nnd sheriff were un
able to furnish men for the proper protec
tion of crews and passengers.
The Llndell division cars wero operated
tonight on a scvcn-mlnute schedule, but car
ried few passengers. Pollco officials rode on
each car and the entire route, a distance ot
four miles, was patrolled by policemen and
a regiment of the posse comltatus. No
trouble was reported.
Nothing was done todny by tho strikers
or the St. Loul Transit company toward ad
Justing tho differences lit dispute.
Chairman Edwards of the grievance com
mittee said the negotiations with the Transit
ctHipany uppcared to be at an end for the
present. Ho added that the union Is willing
to make all the conceFslons that It can with
out being Inconsistent with the principles cf
unionism, which enter largely into the dis
cussion which they havo carried on with the
company ever slnco the Btrlke was begun.
Mr. Edwards again expressed his belief that
the strikers would eventually win their fight,
but he declined to say on what lines they
will proceed.
Tho Transit company says that the back
bone of the strike is broken and that large
numbers of tho strikers are dally making
application for reinstatement.
I'r.'inirliiBr for n Lome Mpkp.
At union headquarters It is announced that"
tho strikers aro preparing for a long siege.
Tho subscriptions which havo been received
aro being distributed among the various di
visions and tho division committees are also
actively at work providing for the needs ot
tho strikers. In many Instances unmarried
men, not In need of the relief furnished by
the union, aro refusing to Accept their pro
rata and urging that it bo given to nfen
with families.
Tbo division committees aro also taking
steps to get landlords to reduce thn rents
and It Is reported that they havo been suc
cessful In many cases.
Sheriff Pohlraan has sworn In 1.R0O men
for the posse comltatus up to this time. It
Is expectPd that the full complement of Z.500
called for by the Board of Police Corarnla
slonnrs will be secured by the end ot tho
week.
MEXICO, Mt., Juno S. Adjutant General
Fred Bell was in Mexico today on hU way
to SV Louis, where he will meet Governor
Stephens for the purpose of deciding whether
tho milltU shall bo called out to sottle tho
strike trouble. The adjutant general says
the militia is ready for action when the
governor gives tho word.
Governor Stephens, accompanied by At
orney General Crow, arrived in St. Louis
this evening, having come to keep an en
gagement with a pommlttee of citizens who
are advocating the use of the militia In pre
serving order. The governor was driven
at once to the Southern hotel, where the
commttteo were awaiting him, and they went
Into secret session. When tho conference
adjourned, shortly after midnight. Governor
Stephens refused absolutely to say what
had transpired, nor would he say what
action be contemplated taking.
STRIP AND PAINT WOMAN
Sliunirlpsn Sympntlilz.cr with Striker
OutrnKP Ueppiiry While
tup Sloli .I.-rra,
ST. LOUIS, 'Mo., June S. A mob of fu
rious women and boys tonight beat and de
nuded Lena Kaenter, a young woman who
makes her living by peddling lunched among
employes of the California avenue street
car line. When tho mob had stripped her
to tho waist, one woman daubed her with
green paint, whllo two others held her, tho
Jeering boys and women of tho mob ap
plauding the outrage and throwing mud.
Two shop girls wero attacked by tfco same
mob an hour later and they al.o wero partly
denuded before thoy escaped.
An organized "committee" of women be
gan to visit tho public schools this after
noon, entering the school rooms, accusing
the teachers of riding on tho taboooi cars
and threatening them with bodily harm If
they did so again.- At the Mount Pleasant
school tho leader of this committee seized
tha principal, .Mrs. Roso Fanning, shook
her violently and said that she would be
tarred and feathered if either she or any
of her teachers rodo on the cars again,
DEATH IN MINE EXPLOSION
Two Hundred Mlncrx Imprisoned nnd
Four Heported Dead at
(ilOUNtPt-, O.
GLOUSTER, O., Juno S. By an explosion
of gas in Mine No. 2, a colliery near this
city, today, four men are reported to have
lost their lives. Two hundred miners were
Imprisoned. One hundred and seventy-flvo
have been rescued.
The following are reported dead;
EVAN JOSEPH, tiro boss.
JOHN M'LELLAND, miner.
AARON SWANSON, miner.
JOHN EVANS, miner.
Tho following were removed unconscious
from the effects of afterdamp! Lowls Jones,
Jr.. William Harris, Morgan Lewis, William
Nash, William Cromblc, John Walab,
George Rodger, Evan Hamilton.
It is supposed the explosion was caused
by an electric spark from ono ot tho venti
lating fans touching off a pocket ot gas that
baa gathered during the night.
atoveuiPiit of Oi'piui Vvsaela June S.
At Southampton Sulled Augusto Vic
toria, from Hamburg, for New York, via
Cherbourg.
At London Sailed New England, from
Uvtrpool. for Boston; Menominee, for
New York.
At Movllle Sailed Furnessla, from Gins
gow, for New York.
At Vladlvostock Arrived Leander, from
Tacomn.
At Hamburg Arrived Fuerst Bismarck,
from New York, via Plymouth and Cher
l.ourg: Volumnln. from San Francisco;
Phoenicia, from New York, via. Cherbours.
At Queenstown Arrived Luennla, from
New "York, for Liverpool, and proceeded.
At Clwbourg Sailed Augusto Victoria,
from Hamburg und Southampton, for New
York.
At Havr Arrived La Touralue, from
New York.
At New York Arrlved-Columblu, from
Hamburg.
condition of the weather
Forecast for Nebraska.
Thunder Storms, Cooler.
Tpmppriiturp nt Omnlin Yeatprdnji
Hour. llrtcrpf. Hour. Dcitrep.
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I ii. nl ..! 'J, p. in 711
7 it. m ill :i i, m Ml
S n. m Ill I p. m Ml
1) ii. m ..... . 4 It . i. in
III n. m 71 p. m S''
II n. in 7M 7 n. m M
I'- m Til S p. in 711
II p. in 77
KEMPFFAND conger report
No ImprorriiiPtit In Situation
(iilnit mill Instruction)! Are
Aakrd I'ur,
In
WASHINGTON, June S The following
cablegram was received at the Navy de
partment this afternoon from Admiral
Konipft on board tho Newark, off the Taku
forts:
"HONG KONG. Juno S.-Dattle yesterday
between Chlncso and Boxers near Tien Tsln.
Largo number of Boxers expected to reach
Tien Tsln tomorrow. KEMPFF."
Minister Conger at Pekln also has been
heard from today. His message to tho State
department said thero was no Improvement
In the situation and asked for instructions.
It was not deemed proper by the olllclals to
Indicate Just upon what point Mr. Conger
needs advice, but there is an Intimation
that he wishes to know to what extent ho Is
to co-operate with the diplomatic repre
sentative of the European powers nt Pekln.
Sectetary Hay took the message to tho
cabinet meeting, whero the answer will be
cabinet meeting, where tho answer was
framed.
Secretary Hay stated after the meeting
that a reply would bo sent to Mr. Congir
substantially reaffirming tho one sent a day
or two ago to the effect that he will bo ex
pected to do whatever Is ue-ii4ary to pro
tect the Uvea of American and their prop- I
erty and to maintain the dignity of this j
government. Ho will bo instructed to form
no alliance with any government, it Is un
derstood here Unit the representatives of
tho powers In Pokln will call in a body on
the dowager ompnws and present tho neces
sity of her taking Immediate and vigorous
action to suppress tho rioters. It Is as
sumed that Mr. Conger will Join the othor
representatives.
It Is said that in case of an emergency in
volving Jeopardy to tho lives of foreigners
the United S(nu forces at Tien Tsln might
oven bo directed In their general movement
by the opnlor naval offlVcr ashore, oven
though that officer should hr-ppen to be n
German, a Russian, a frenchman or an Eng
lishman. This temporary subordination of
authority might be brought about and In
fact would exist solely through a military
exigency. If Tien Tsln Is to bo attacked by
a vast hordo of Boxers it Is entirely con
ceivable, according to military practice, that
a successful defenso of tho foreign Uvea
and property in tho city can be maintained
only through tho assumption of command
of tho foreign naval forces by one compe
tent officer; too many captains may mean
defeat. In vlow of this probability the as
sumption of tho command of the Amorlcan
forces ashoro by Captain McCalla may bo
significant. It is an unusual course for a
captain of a bhlp himself to tako command
of n, landing party, aa has been done by Cap
tain McCalla- Hla" TantwouId correspond"
with that of a colonel of marines, and It may
bo that ho would himself be tho senior
officer at Tien Tsln and thus be obliged to
assumo command of tho defense and dlrc.-.t
In a general way tho maneuvers of all
European naval parties landed ther-. Tho
naval officers hero aro confident that Tien
Tsln proper Is not in particular danger.
Thn gunboat Helena will soon have tho
town under hor guns and there aro believed
to be throe foreign war ships In position to
co-operate.
THROW OUT BOTH DELEGATIONS
Colornrin Ilcmocmln Settle Arnpahur
Content In Suminnry
FoKhlnn.
DENVER, Colo., Juno 8. Aftor two days'
setslon In convention and an all-night sit
ting of the credentials committee In a vain
effort to reach a satisfactory arrangement
between contesting delegations from this
(Arapahoo) county, the democratic state
convention, late this afternoon, by a vo:o
of 602 to 99, decided thu contest by throw
ing out both delegations. Within an hour
after this action was taken tho convention
had finished Its labors and adjourned. Tho
delegations from Arapahoo county wcro
headed respectively by Governor C. S.
Thomas and Thomas J. Maloney, chairman
of the county central committee, and thwe
two gentlemen were both made delegates-at-largo
to the Kansas City convention.
Tho following delegates and alternates at
largo were' selected by acclamation:
Delegates Governor Chirles S. Thomas,
Denver; Thomas J. Maloney, Denver; A. T.
Gunnell, Colorado Springs; Charles HcnkU,
Pueblo.
Alternates Edward Keating, Denver;
Harvey Sjuart, Jeflerson county; J. II.
Robeson, Georgetown; C. D. Copp, Durango.
They wcro Instructed to uso overy effort
to securo tho nomination of Williams Jen
nings Bryan for president and the reaf
firmation of the Chicago platform. Tho re
port of the resolutions commlttco was short
and In Una with the utterances of Mr.
Bryan In recent speeches.
The delegates from the First congressional
district named the following national dele
gates and alternates:
Delegates John McComb, Leadvllte; W.
L. Seelye, Boulder.
Alternates William Gunn, Larimer
county; William Hill, Park county.
At . o'clock the convention adjourn, d
I slno die.
RAILROADS TO HELP FARMERS
lllK AVhrnt Crop in Southwest Create
t iiiiHuul Demand for Har
vest Hiiuda.
KANSAS CITY, Juno S. Tho railroads
havo opened an employment bureau here
nnd will endeavor to furnish men for tho
big wheat harvest in tho southwest. Station
agents throughout tbo wheat belt havo re
ceived Instructions to book orders from
farmers for the men needed. These orders
wilt tc telegraphed to tho Kansas City bu
reau and lu this way it la hopil to send the
men where they are needed and to avoid
a congestion of unemployed men at the
larger western towns.
GEN. PI0 DEL PILAR CAPTURED
Filipino Lender Taken Into Custody
by Americana .N'enr
Manila.
MANILA. Juno 9.-10:50 a. rn. General
. Plo del Pilar, the Filipino leader, hss boon
captured near Manila.
Ileiictver Ordered Ulachnrued.
HELENA, Mont.. June S.-Tlto supreme
court today modified Itw derision on the
mutter of the receivership of the Boston
, a: .Monianu, or.eoi trie moat valuable prop.
I ertles In ttie st.itf ordering the lower rourt
to dls hargc Hie receiver forthwith This
mils thu basu.
F1GHTISG IN CHINA
Coifl'ctiap Reporti ai U EagtgtrntiU of
Troops nid Bexen.
TIEN TSIN PREPARING FOR DIFENSE
General Wiech Acting with Energy and
Giving Rebels Hard Blows.
MISSIONARIES HORRIBLY MUTILATED
Appeal ITadu to McJlinlsj for Hilp bj
American (Wuibm.
RUSSIAN CHAPEL BURNED BY BOXERS
Chlnrar OoTrrnnienf Appoint. Com
nilnalon tn lnpa(lKn(P mnt Hr.
port n Korean OKIi'lnl In
Sympathy TClth lloxrra.
LONDON. June 9 -Definite returns re
garding tho severe fighting betwoon tho
Chlncso troops und tho Boxers which was
going on Thursday between Tien Tain and
loam had not been rccolved at Tien Tsln
when the latest telegrams to reach London
were filed. Tho Chlncso troopa, however, bai
killed many Boxers, uceordlng to some re
porte, whllo nnothcr account had the gov
eminent soldiery defeated lu an engagemeii.
near Pao Ting Fu.
Apparently tho legation guards have not
yet taken u hand In tho fighting, but thoy
are ready to do so nt a moment's notice
Tho Boxer movement affecls somo hundreds
of square miles, onieiai ,ii.r,u.i, .
Menna from Pekln aver that the sect is
moro powerful than any political party In
China, embracing no less than 4.000,000, end
manipulated by zealous and adroit leaders
The powers aro acting In entire concert,
which at present gives the Chinese govern
ment plenty ot chance to put down the dis
turbances alone. The Tien Tsln cone
pondent of the Dally Mall, telegraphing
June T, says:
"For tho last threo days the whole com
munity of Tien Tsln has been preparing to
defend Itself against nn expeeted attick b
the Boxers. There Is a continual Influx o'
refugees from the surrounding countr
who are now crowding the city. This In
creases the excitement. Nearly all the
villages surrounding Tien Tsln are Joining
the Boxers' movement, which la taking
more and more a fanatical nature.
Iloiprn Hold the Itnllxinv.
"Passengers when approaching tho vil
lages are driven b.iek by armed bandd. Yes
terday the Chlnio troops were ordered
to lachaang, on the Grand canal, within
twenty miles of which a large body ot
Boxers Is reported to be collecting. At
tempts to tp-establlsh the regular working
of tho Pekln-Tlen Teln railway have hith
erto proved futile. Every night tho
Boxers set flrr. to tho sleepers and tho wood
work of tho bridges.
"General NIech seems bent on acting with
energy nnd dealing out beavy blows to tho
rebels, recognizing the necessity of destroy
ing the prestige of the Boxers, which has
begun to demoralize his army."
Secret orders from Pekln state the pro
tector of the rebels has paralyzed military
action and raised the status of the Boxers
In the eyes ot the ignorant masses. Al
though tho Boxers declare their first object
to bo tho annihilation of Catholic converts,
tho wirepullers evidently wish to propagate
hatred among tho country people against
foreigners and things foreign in general.
Tbo movoment on the surfaco has a patriotic
character, but It may turn ultimately against
tho dynasty. This Becms to be the reason
why It has thus far been treated with a
gentlo band. 1
Tho legations at Pekln havo wired for
reinforcements.
.InpnnpNo Are Eielted.
A dispatch to thn Dally Mall from Yoko
hama, dated Friday, describing tho effect
upon Japan of tho refusal of tho Korean om
peror to glvo an audience to the Japanese
minister regarding tho torturo and execu
tion ot political suspects says:
"Tho feeling hero Is exceedingly excited.
It may not bo possiblo for tho government
to keep It In check as tho officials were
nble to do at tho end of March, when Russia
made her demands, particularly on tho ques
tion of Masampo. It is thought hero that
Russian Inilucnco Is behind tho affront given
by Korea to Japan. Tho tone ot tho Japa
nese press Is very, bitter and grave devel
opments are possible."
The Pekln correspondent of tho Times, In
a dispatch dated June 7, says:
Particulars received hero show that
Messrs, Roblson and Robblns, tho mission
aries, were backed to pieces In circumstances
of revolting barbarity. Tho Chinese gov
ernment cannot bo exonerated from tho
charge of complicity In theso murders.
From tho beginning Its action will bear
only ono Interpretation, namely, that ot
approval of tho antt-foreign movoment
which has bad these results.
Tho government has delegate): ns a com
missioner to Cho Khau and Pao Ting Fu,
tho chief centers of tho Boxers, to Investi
gate and report, a notorious antl-foretgn
official who Is known to be In sympathy
with the Box firs and who was a director of
a mining and railway bureau which was
fouude to thwart all railways and mining
developments, Tho Pe&ln correspondent ot
tho Times, telegraphing Juno 6, says: "The
news that Guneral NIech's foreign trained
soldiers had fired on the Boxers has given
some encouragement.
"Now thn report comes that NIech's sol
diers wero ordered to return 'to camp and
that their action will be condemned. The
Tsung LI Yamcn denies tho truth of the
latter statement, but tho denials ot the
Tsung Lt Yamcn never carry weight.
MlaxlonnrlPN Auk for Help.
"The American missionary conference to
day tent a dUpatch to President McKlnley
appealing for protection and asserting that
thu missionaries at Pao Ting Fu and other
places are In eoctreme danger, that tho Tung
i Chu mlfctlon station has been abandoned,
( that rhapels havo everywhere been burned
land that bundrcis ot natlvo Christians hae
mafsacred.
"Tho Eerlous condition of affairs in Pekln
is reacting In the provinces. The French
minister here has received a telegram say
lug that the French consul at Mong Taza
and the French agent at Yun Han Fu havo
both been compelled to retlru from their
posts, as the viceroy announced that he was
unablo to guaranteo their safety.
"Tie Boxers yejtcrday burnod a Russian
cbapel at Tung Tingan, thirty-five miles
north of Pekln.
"Haut Chlng, chlcif of railways, admits
that the destruction of the Pekln-Tlen
' Tsun railway continues, the Tsung LI Ya
I men beng powerleis to prevent It, and that
it Is useless to expect the early restoration
! of communication."
I'lrntwa Attnek Liiuuoli,
HONG KONG Juno 8 s'eam launch,
! owned by Chinese merchants here, towing
