The Omaha Daily Bee. KSTABLTSILED JTJXE ID, 187 J. 03IAILA, MONDAY MOKNING, JUNE 25, 1900. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. i ARE IN HARD PLIGHT Foreign lorcei In China Will Be Lucty to Etcipi Annihilation. AT LEAST 1CO.C00 MEN NEEDED BY ALLIES Cunaltiei of International RilUf Foroo at Tien Tiin Were 300. OORTTAKU FORTS WE BEEN BLOWN UP Oencral Ynn Bhl Ki Has 11, COO Foreign Drilled, Manser-Atmd Men. SOUTHERN PROVINCES IN FEVERISH STATE roiTcr Snltl to lliive Undereiitliiiiiteil tttreiiKth of Chlm-HC, AVIiii for Three Venn. Iluve llecn Ae iit cuiniiliitliiK llllle. j LONDON. Juno 24. Tho International forces In tho section of northern China where "10,000 men nro striving to keep a footlug and to succor tho legations In Pekln oDDears to bo In Increased peril with over) freh dispatch, l'ekln has not been heard from directly for fourteen days. Tho last dispatch wan one Imploring aid. Admiral Bovmour's column of 2,000 wan Inst heard from twelve days ago. At that time It wag surrounded inldwny between l'ekln and Tien Tsln. Possibly now It has reached Pekln. Tho 3,000 Internationals at Tien Tsln woro hard prctoed and fighting for their lives on Thursday, and a relieving force of leas than n thoUBand had been beaten back to Taku Friday. Observers on tho spot think that 100,000 men would not bo too many to Krasn China llrmly. Tho admiralty has re eolved tho followlug from tho Ilrltlsh rear admiral at Taku: "CUB KOO, Juno 23. Only ono runner hnu gotten through from Tien Tsln for flvo days. No Information could bo obtained ex copt that tho foreign settlement had been almost entirely destroyed and that our peo nlo wero fighting hard. News has been re ceived as this dispatch is sent that nn at tompt to relievo Tien Tsln on Juno 22 was repulsed with soino lots. Tho telegram also said: "Tho allied ad mlrals aro working In perfect accord, with the Uusslan vlco admiral as senior officer.' Allied FnreeK Ilefeilted. A Tret messago from Shanghai, dated yesterday at 4 p. m., embodies somo later Information. It says: "Ofllclal- Japancso telegrams confirm tho reports of a defeat of tho allied forces at Tlon Tsln. Tho foreigners thero arc now placed in a incut desperate situation. Hus slan Admiral Hlllebrant yesterday sent a mixed force of 4,000 from Taku to attempt tho relief of Tlcn Tsln. Nearly half of tho forco consisted of Japanese. Tho remainder was made up c-f contingents representing tho other nations. "Tho guns of tho Chlncso around Tlcn Tsln aro superior to anything tho Kuropean forco has or Is likely to havo for somo tlmo, Tho bombardment of Tien Tsln continued on Friday. Homb shields were hastily erected by tho foreign troops, largely constructed o wetted piece goods. The food supplies aro Insufllclent and tho continued shelling Is reported to bo telling terribly. 'Uniong thoso killed of tho relief forco on Krldav was tho commander of II. M. S llarfteer. Tho foreign casualtUs wero 300 "jHpan Is maklug every effort. Her troop nro now arriving at Taku In largo numbers The Chlncso troops In tho province of Chi LI Include (50,000 auxiliaries who havo been drilled by Russian and German olflcers. Captain Realty and Lieutenant Wright Ilrltlsh, havo been severely wounded Tien Tsln, nccordlng to n dispatch from Shanghai to tho Dally Express. Tho Infor mation was brought there by the Ilrltlsh cruiser Orlando from Che Foo and was dated Saturday. Tho loscea of the Russians wero heavy. Tiiku Fort Ileportcd Illovru Up. It was reported from Shanghai last even ing thnt the allied force had blown up tho Taku forts nnd thnt every available man had been sent to the relief of Tlcn Tsln. Two thousand three hundred Chlncso bodies are alleged to have been cremated at Taku and more than 4,000 Chinese arc enid to have been killed nt Tien Tsln. Runners who havo nrrlvod nt Taku re-port that a foreign forco was engaged several days ago with nn overwhelming body of Chinese forty miles vest of Tlcn Tsln. At Shanghai It Is assumed that this forco was Admiral Sey mour's. Tbo Chinese correspondent of tho Dally Exprcfa says: "I learn from a mandarin who stealthily left Pekln on June 18 nnd who succeeded nt great hazard In getting clear that tho Boxers nro massed around Pekln and that more than half of tho north ern nnd western portions of the city, In cluding the foreign settlement, wero aflamo when tho mandarin left. Ho could tell nothing as to tho fnto of tho foreigners, nor much as to tha general situation, but ho had heard that tho einprefs dowager was preparing to go to tho province of Shan St. A Clio Foo dispatch to tho Dally Mall, dated yesterday, says: "Tho attack on tho Tlon Tsln relief forco was made by 20,000 Chinese, using machino guns nud modern Held pieces. Tho nine's wero wise ln re treating. Forwarding detachments ln this manner Is suicidal and tbo defeats of tho for eigners, even though in small forco, greatly nld tho movement of the Iloxors, which Is entiling enormously through tho inability nf tho foreigners to make bead against It. Practically tho wholo of northern China is Ablaze. Hostilities aro now conducted on nn extended scalo, duo to direct orders from l'ekln. ChlneiM' llnve Miniat-m. "General Ynun Shi KI, governor of Shan Tung, commands 11,000 forolgn-drllled troops, organized to a high degree of ex cellence nnd equipped with Mnuiors. It was In tho plans that theso troops should go to Taku, but tho sclzuro of the forts was effected beforo thoy could got there." Some of tho special dispatches from (Shanghai describe tho great southern prov IncM of China ns still quiet, but others n8crt that tho news from tho north is exciting the southerners to n dnngerors height of feeling and that millions may rleo any day. Shanghai Is quiet, but there ro fears of a rising, The nctlon of the consuls ln asking for tho departuro of tho six Chlncso cruisers was objected to by tho senior naval officer, who Informed them that bo bad at his disposal a force nulliclcnt to compel them to Icavo It thoy objected to tho presence of tho fleet. Tho Chinese cruisers ore heavier-armed than the vessels of the allies, among whosa six vessels Is tho United States gunboat Cns tine. The powljm tire said to have fatally underestimated the numbers, detporatlon (Continued on Second Pago.) CLASH AT H0NINGSPRUIT ltrltlli lleiorted (it I line lliul Tlilrty- Seven Mm Klllier Killed or Wounded, LONDON, Juno 25. Tho Transvaal mili tary Incidents nro summed up officially by .ord Hoberts In tho following message to tno Wnr office: "PRETORIA, Sunday, 11:30 a. m. Duller reached Stnnderton June 22. He found a good deal of rolling stock. All tho Dutch residents had left the town. 'Tho Ilrltlsh prisoners captured since our occupation of Pretoria havo been taken to Machadorp. Ian Hamilton occupied Heidel berg Saturday. The enemy Med, pursued by our mounted men six or Bcven miles. On tho previous day Droadwood's cavalry bad u skirmish with the enemy, dispersing them completely anil capturing six. "Hunter's advance- brigade reached Johan nesburg Juno 22. 'Tho enemy attacked our post at Honlngo- sprult and beforo reinforcements nrrtved from Krooustnd they had burned thrco cul verts. TheHO had all been repaired by this afternoon." An Associated Press dispatch from Cape town, dated yesterday, says: "The Hr.t eh casualties at llonlngsprult were thirty-seven killed and wounded." Sir Itedvers Duller, In a dispatch to tho War office says that among tho prisoners taken to Machadodorp nro Lords Antrim nnd Hnnlsmore, both of whom are ln good health. Lord Longford was left at Hcltz, severely wounded. 1 UO lurcti HOW UVUIIUUIt: I . taiuuiu Kruger Is officially estimated at from 1C.00J , Tho forco now available by President to 20,000. Tho E.andcrton correspondents assort i i,, i i ,i,i n,,t ,,,,111 oftnr : tho American presidential election. President Kruger Is said to navo nsue.i a proclamation on Juno 1, sa .. t... Uttaafrt juh kui9iu had declared war on Japan and thnt Eng land must help Japan. I lWla n,l rnmmnnrt.nt Rrnnml 1XIUI3 uoum 11 ru bum ualiuiiikiuk ... .. -.1.1 1. ...... I .. I.,.,H 1 Two hundred rebels havo surrendered to General Warren nt Illlkfontcin. lloer I:iimim iiUnIIimI. NEW YORK, Juno 21. Th3 P.oer envoys, Flachor, Wels nnd Wolmarana, at tho Manhattan Hotel tonignt sain mcy wero en gaged ln the preparation of a statement covering tho situation In Scuth Africa nnd the results of their visit to this country. It will probably bo completed nnd ready by tomorrow night. Mr. FiBchor, speaking for hiirpolf nnd his colleagues, said: "Our visit td thla country has been suc cessful from the point of vlow that wo havo ascertained that tho great bulk of tho Amer ican pcoplo sympathize with tho Boers ln their struggle ngalnbt tho armed forcu of Urltnln. This fact was plainly demonstrated from tho sentiment displayed at all of tho meetings that wo attended both Jointly nud separately. As to tho present condition in South Africa tho surmlseo which wero en tertained by tho United States have hap pened. Tho war Is not yet over by any means, nor docs tho taking of a few cap ital towns by tho vnst Urltlsh army mean surrender." Thero will bo a farewell demonstration upon Tuesday night ln honor of tho envoys. PLEA FOR CHEAPER POSTAGE John llriuillcor-IIrn toll Ailvoentm Funny Itnlc Hi-tvren Grout Urltnln 11 nil llnltid Stnten. LONDON, June 21. In tho Sunday Sps clil John Ilcnnlker-Hcaton, conservative member of Pnrllameut for Canterbury, de votes a long nrtlclo to thu advocacy of 1 cheaper oatal and cablo commuulcatlcua bctwiicn Great llritaln nud tho United States. Starting with tho statement that the Hrlt IrIi and our "trusty, beloved cousins" nro epparently destined together to shapa tho future of mankind and control tho Atlantis ocean, ho urges a reduction of transatlantic poatago to a penny nnd a corroipondt'ig re duction in cable charges. He argues thnt tho war for American independence was dUo to misunuerainnuings unil mat mis- understandings muU occasionally crop up between tho two branches of the Anglo Saxon race unless reforms allowing of nn interchango of thought at a minimum ratu are carried into effect. Mr. Hcnton Insists thnt tho present methods of electrical com munication between Europo and tho Amer ican continent nro n mockery to all tut tho wealthy, though electrical tranimlsslou should he cheaper than postal rates. He ndds that two cables can practically do tho work of transmitting 20,000,000 words an nually, but ten cables are kept Idle while tho p-Jbllc Is paying $1,000,000 annually. Ho thinks that tho two governments of Great llritaln nnd tho United States could lay tho cables and do tho work, charging tho public 130,000 annually, with n profit of 50,000 on the, Investment In tho cabled. If theso two governments hang back ho trusts and believes thnt tho genius of Marconi will yet gticcced In getting penny telegrams to America. FRESH DEMAND UPON PORTE Uultril Stntrn A Kill 11 IiikInIm Upon Iti'pnriit Ion for Auu-rlt-uit l,o mm en. CONSTANTINOPLE, Juno 24. Lloyd C. Griscom, United States chargo d'affaires, today presented a fresh note to tho Ottoman government, Insisting upon an Immediate re-ply to tho demand of tho United Stntcs for a settlement of tho Indemnity In con nection with tho losses of Americans at tho tlmo of tho Armenian mnssacres. Although vigorously phrased the noto Is not an ultimatum, It Is said, however, to have been n dlsngrecablo surprise to tho portc, testifying ns It does to the intention of tho United States government to pursue this matter of Indemnity to tho end. CuIiiiii TeneliiTH .Start for Iloton. SANTIAGO DE CUI1A, Juno 2I.-Tho transport McPherson left Santiago this morning carrying 123 Cuban teachers bound for Boston to take advantage of tho summer school educational facilities offered by Har vard university. Nearly all of tho teachers aro young women, tsomo parents declined to allow their daughters to go, but hundreds of applications had to bo refused. A priest nccompnnled tho party for purposes of chap eronage. New ltnlliiii .MlnlKtr)-. ROME, Juno 21. King Humbert has slg nllled his approval of the list of ministers submitted today by Slgno.r Saraeco, with the exception that the portfolio of finance will go to Ilruno Chlmlrrl. Tho ministry will take tho oath of office tomorrow. Tho government's candidate for the presl dency of tho Chamber of Deputies will be To mas 60 Villa, tho distinguished advocate, A 111 t'r I ' 11 11 IleleKHli'M Honored. EDINflURGII, June 24. Many of the pul pits of the city churches were filled to lay tiy American delegates to the World's Woman's Christian Temperance unlcn. Rev, Charles II. Sheldon of Topcka, Kan., was tbo principal speaker at the afternoon meeting of the congress and he dcllvcrel a formal address at tho mass meeting In tbo evening, when Mrs. Uarnes prculJcd. MANIAC'S MURDEROUS WORK Oidar Hapidi the Soma of a Bloodj AfFraj with a Lunatio. TWO MEN K'LIED, TWO WOMEN WOUNDED Yoiiiik Mini Wliti Will Vol TlioiiKlit DtinuiTotiK linen it Frightful llutclicry Willi mi Ax nil it KIIU llliimelf. CF.DAK HAPIDS, la., June 21. (Special Telegram.) Last ulcht about 10 o'clock 1 Chnrltu Mefford, a powerfully built young man of 27 years, who has been Insane for several years and who was onco nn Inmate: of tno Independence asylum, but who ea- ....vu , it ii ni-cnn uuu witH never re- I turned, on tho belief ho was not dangerous, became wildly Insane, and. clad only in u . siurt, tiaaiicd from the house. He was seen two or thrco tlmos beforo midnight, but tho pollco who were hunting for him could get no trace of him. 'At 4:10-this morning Reginald Andrews, a young kngiisnmnn, Janitor at tho Old La , ttJ' nome' heard a window crash, nnd as 'le 1080 up ln lMjd Mefford appeared nt his 6?r' stark uaked J swinging a neck "Your tlmo has come," shouted Mefford. "What tlmo do you mean?" said Andrews. I have murdered ono wholo family to- . . . . . . .... nleh.t. an1 J n"' RlnE to kilt you next, then I go through tho homo and kill everybody I hero." renllnd Moffnp.l a n.u 1 . ' - o uvkuii t0 mm nnu scon V ' " ,... "l,B. " . auu,Jul"l' , ... ,-.- -"- J W"C. UU UUUKUU UUU, KrilU blng tho ueckyokc, pulled Mefford on tin . t,..i. ...v... " bed and choked hltn. Ho then got Mefford lu lu Vu- oa a Ull 01 HIS ClOtHOI get somo breakfast. 'Andrews left tho room and locked tho twelve or four teen old women In their rooms, notified tho pollco by telephone and, running across tho street, nsked Joseph Drako to holp him. Drako grabbed a revolver nnd, run ning out, thoy saw Mefford plungo through n window ln the hohio of James Fltzslm tnons, ISO yards away. Aenrly Millie IIIn Word Good. As Mefford entered tho houso Mrs. Fitz slmmons roso up In bed and uttered a scream. Mefford struck at her with an axo ho had picked up nt the home. Her arm was broken in two p aces and tho axo ; umler llle conatitutlon of tho United States, struck her hend n glancing blow, making exccpt trl(ll by Jury aud tll0 rIght to bear n severe wound. At this moment Mr. Fltz- ; nrm8i woul(, be guaranteed them. The pro Simmons appeared in the room nnd Mefford, motera of tho ,)caco m0vemcnt aro engaged turning on him, sunk the nxo In his hcnl'm constructing tho draft of clauses submit and fatally wounded him. Then ho ran , tcd to General MacArthur In such a way as uijauiiri, mm uiuigkcu ivnie i itzsimmon., their daughtor, Inflicting thrco scvoro scalp wounds. Returning downstalro Drake had Just en tered tho room and Mefford mado for him. Drnke dropped to his knees and tried to I shoot the maniac. Thoro wero four empty- chnmbers In tho revolver and it happened ' tho hammer fell on tho first one. Beforo a cartridge was reached Mefford had struck ' uim iuico itMiiuu uiuwH ucruH.s mo top 01 . the head, knocking him senseless and In dieting injuries that .will doubtless provo fatal. Andrews was half way through tho win dow when this happened. He was unarmed, however, and when Mefford camo toward him ho ran. Mefford then picked up a re volver and fled across n flat. Going about halt a mllo ho fired n ball Into his left breast Just below tho heart. Then getting up again ho ran on. Tho pollco by this tlmo wero cloao behind nnd when they were about n MnM, n,vnv Moffnr.i nt ,i nn n, nrh nnd sent a bullet through tha center of his forehead. As tho first officer camo up to , him ho plunged Into the gutter dead. . r.v-I.iiiintli- Kill Two Men. I NEW ORLEANS. Juno 24. William II I Robinson, n mnn recently dlscharced from I tho Btate insane asylum ns cured, today dc- tit 1 1111111 .1 f. . ... """' ' - . "l ,. " . ,. " '-'-r and shot a policeman. After running n mllo ho found refugo In tho parish prison, whero Sheriff Klock nnd his mon kept tho crowd at bay with Winchesters until Uoblnson was locked up, WILLIAM WRITES TO SYNOD I'lnperor of niTiiuui y Hcmlx Letter of CiuiKi'iit uliitloii to Amerleiiii UvniiKullt'lil Ciiuroli. ST. LOUIS, Juno 24. With fully 10.0C0 persons In nttendanco the scmt-ccntcunlal of Eden Theological college of the Evan- gellcal church opened hero today. The fol lowing message from Emperor William of Germany wns received this afternoon: rr II.. T7ncl,1nl it,. 4 1 tt. Bcllenl Synod of St. Louis: I send my best wishes to tho Synod of America nn tlm I .111' 1 ivniuviu 111 LI1U ll'II II I'.VllIl- occasion of tho 1 ftleth anniversary of the Syodnl Eden college In St. Louis, where Its members aro nssembled today. Tho knlserlu Joins with inn In theso best wishes. Itemember that you nre brothers, milted with us In belief, though tho waters divide us. amy the messing or tno Mont AlOHl III.. I. l, ...ill. il... r..i... 11 l, been In tho pnat nnd manifest Itself In your SreothTnVhH'VcasloT8, W 80"d yoU i:rettlll on tnis occasion. (Sluneil) WILLIAM, Imperntor Ilex. Almost every largo community In the United States was represented In tho au dience. ARE LIKELY TO LEAVE DENVER FrimclHf nit Munkh liny Clone Monni tory mid Co to .Some Point Further l'tmt, WASHINGTON, Juno 21. It Is learned at tho Franciscan monastery here that n spe cial meeting of all tho provincials of thnt nnclent order ln tho United States will bo hold tomorrow at Cleveland, n.. wh thr question of moving the Denver monastery to n point nearer tho mother house In this country, Paterson, N. J., Is to ho definitely settled. Although tho Franciscans of Colo rado may thus bo changed to other quar ters they will get full Indemnity In houses and lands wherever they aro sent. MOST PAY FINE OR GO TO JAIL lltnli Court FIxcn I'uiilNliment of 11, II, Holier!, Found Guilt)- of l'o I y uu my. "" MAiii i.AKh, uian, juno 21. in tho case nr 11 11 imnnrra rmtn,i tnitt nf .min 1 cohabitation, tho Judgment of tho court was that he pay a lino In tho sum of $1S0, or In lieu thereof that ho be Imprisoned In tho county Jail for tho period of ISO days. A thirty-day stay was granted In order that tho defendant might file a bill of ex ceptions. Sculler I.yneli I.oe 11 Foot. HALIFAX, Juno 24, Michael Lynch, the well known sculler, lost his left foot Sat urday, an old Injury having taken a serious turn, necessitating amputation. Lynch Is 26 years of age and has already defeated leading oarsmen and finished a closo second to Gaudaur at Halifax, LENIENCY FOR ALLEGED SPY ncucrnl MneArtlinr Follow I'olley of Oil In DcultiiK ,WHli Filipino. MANILA, May 10. (Correspondence of tho 'Associated Press.) Tho first ofllclal act . of Oeneral MacArlhur throwing light on his policy In dealing with the Insur gents displays the same leniency whl h General Otis followed. Tho caso was that of a native, Ilamon Laczamann, tried by a military commission! In D.itanzns, con victed of being a spy and sentenced to bs hanged. Tho specification on which ho was tried set forth that "being n noncom missioned officer of tho Insurgent army, n public enemy engaged In an injunction against tho authorities and laws of tho United States," ho "did secretly lurk and ' act as n spy about the buildings oicupl'd by tho Thirty-eighth (nfnntry nnd did col- lect Information In retard to the numbers, rreuuuus ituu uinritiiiuo ui iuu .11111 u. iuu . United States with thtont to Impart tho eamo to tho enemy General MacArthur, 1 after reviewing tho I case, decided thnt while tho evidonce of tho prisoner's connection with the Insurgent 1 declarer that It will havo none of It. Llko tho first part of the report of the comtnlt nrmy was conclusive It was not proved President Kruger, the storn old warrior of too of fifty appointed by that body nt Its mni nig presence wunin mo lines wns wun tho Intent necessnry to constitute him a ' 'spy -under the laws of war. He disapproved . ' tho sentence nnd 0rdred that Laczamanu bo kept a prisoner of war. Gabriel Cambon, tho president of a Pu eblo ln Pangnslnnn, has been convicted of conspiring agnlnst the government and sen tenced to flvo years' Imprisonment with " a fine of $2,000. Deforo leaving Manila General Otlg reviewed tho findings of tho ,? - ti ..1.1.1. ua 1 --..-..1 ' eommlsslonR which hid ssntenced ROvoral 1 . ... . Miipinos to ueatn tor guerrilla, operations. n. operations. I In nil theso nth scntenco 1 Tho rule which he fol owed 1. c V'"."" : UHOH IZUOrrilinH WOO finil UlinCKCU timer I . . ! I' inpinoa ror supporiing ine Americans an i , to reduce tho Impression that tho penalty was against those who had ambushed Amer ican soldiers. REPLY BY GEN. MACARTHUR Filipino I'romlNeil All CoiiKtltutloiiiil HIkIiIn Ilxoi-i't Trtnl lir Jury mill ItlKlit to Hour Arm. MANILA, Juno 21.-10:45 p. m. General MacArthur has given a formal answer to tho Filipino leaders who last Thursday submit ted to him peace proposals that had been approved early ln the day by n meeting of representative Insurgents. In his reply ho nflolirml It.nm Itint nil thtt nnrannnl rlfrtiill to render it acceptable to both aides. Tho seventh clause, providing lor tho ex pulsion of the lrlars, General MacArthur re jected, on tho ground that tho sottlemcnt of this auestion rests Tilth tho commission beaded by Judgo TatU That portion of the frorty-lhlrd Infantry whlch formerly garrisoned tho Island of samar will proceed to tho Island of Lcyte, giving tho garrison thoro' tho needed reln- (orccments. Tho battalion of the Tycnty-nlnth Infantry which was sent yesterday to Samar will act as tho garrison there"? CUBAN LABORERS ON STRIKE Cninnlnliit in Miide That AinrrltMiiia Aro I'll 111 IIIkIkt Wiiki'h for , Siiiiii; WorU, HAVANA. June 21. A strike has occurred among tho laborers employed by the Havana Etatrlo company Cubans nnd Spaniards, on u, uu uul receive mo .imu wagea as Americans who do similar work. They claim that tho Americans receive 40 cents a day more. To this the contractors reply that tho Americana nro worth far rcoro tnan Cubans as workmen. Tho Independence, taking tho matter up, ISii - intrtlntriB flint It 1 1 1 11 a f -n Inn ttn Amaflnin t f 7 (U ;ni. 7 ho nnhnn. hnvn Wn tmmnlnl nnnn l.v Amnrl. ; Bis power ln n dictatorial mannor without 1 consulting tho wishes of Cubans, nnd cvor , elnc?, not content with that, ho wroto those insulting letters about Cubans from tho United States. The Htrlko Ib only another Illustration of what Is coming to pass. Such things cannot bo allowed to go much fur ther." CHAT WITH JOE WHEELER New Commniuler of llcpnrlment I.uken IJeclnrm That He In Out of I'nlltli'N. of CHICAGO, Juno 21. Ilrigadler General Joseph Whoelcr, who Is to assumo comm.v.:d j of tho Department of tho Lakes, nrrlvcd I here this evening. Ilia two daughters are . .. . . ' vuwl a,m' I General Wheeler said: "Tho war In tho Philippines is practically ended. No or- ganlzed opposition exists what thoro Is consists of tho remnant of the rebel army and banditti. Our troops are simply hold lne the, enuntrv now. A fnren pan onniw ' " " lir. Etinreil rnm t in In runt, fnr iwirV n China. General Hall, who Is to command I ln ch"". 1 "gard as 0 most nblo officer, 1 .. .... i,. ... ' aumiruuiy uucu iur iuu iusk, lie saw a great deal of the fighting to tho south of Manila and I know ho will win his promo tion ln China." ( Concerning political questions and his probable attitude Iff1-political honors wero offered to him General Wheeler rcpllo.I: "As long as I am (In the army nnd can remain in it I will huve nothing to do with politics." WASHINGTON, Juno 24. John K. Rich ards, solicitor general of tho United State, left hero today- for Carabridgo Sprlng-t, Pa., where he will deliver an nddress next Tuc- ; bcfor" ,n PenarWanla liar asaocla- , "nn on wo "yoniiiiuiion anu xne rnii- Ipplnes." I'orlo Itleo Imports unil Riporti, WASHINGTON, June 21. Tho division of custoir.u and Insular affairs. War depart ment, has made puhlic a summary of Its regular monthly bulletin concerning tho traJe of Torto Rico for the nlno months ended March 31, 1900. Merchandise to the value of $1,879,208 waa Imported into Porto Rico, of which $879,500 wnrth was admitted froe of duty. This lat ter amount Included dutiable articles to the value of $301,271, mainly relief supplies from tho United States. The total exnor- tatlon from tho Island nmounted to $3,729.- 193. Tho amount of export duty collected was $469. Tho trado by countries Including gold and sliver was as follows' Imported From the United States, $3,437,174; Spain, $1,629,092; tho United Kingdom, $1,347,350; Germny, $694,106; Canada. $351,723. Exported To Cuba, $1,272,431; United States, $701,113; France, $338,639; Spain $381,149; Italy, $313,- C6S. Cyclone Striken City of Cologne. LONDON, June 21. Cologne was visited today by a cyclone which demolished several buildings and a number of factory chimneys were blown down, Several oersons were badly Injured. MILLER LAUGHS AT KICKERS Democrat! Who D'slike Hoiii Furnish Hi Lientonant With Fun. Local harmony a wonderful thing Convent Inn Hold Sntiirilnr In De nounced nm Irri'Kiilnr mill Clinrley I'll n n I ii k I" l'nt Forviiird iim the Count)- Cliiilriiiiin, When tho democratic leaders In Sntur day's county convention pulled tho buns for tho releaso of tho effervescenco of tho double - dlstllled democratic harmony they had been sedulously manufacturing for the occasion they ptofesscd to be happily Ig- uumui ui niu mui mm mere ib 11 cuusi.ieni 1 bio following of democrats who cntcrtn n ' a dlstasto for tho decoction as DrcDared Tho faction known ns tho Molso following Is decrying It ns spurious harmony nnd souui Airica, uoiouel Molsc, with his com- mandos, has taken to tho Jungles and will ' concentrate at tho stat his forces to make a stand tato convention nud in tho subse-1 quent operations of tho Douglus county ! central committee. Convention W'nn IrrpRnlnr, "The convention held Saturday," says .lar.y v,. .Miner, ono 01 mo aiciso IIOU- tenants, was ludicrous- ln the extreme, .. . . ' ""'. "J rumui-ucu ui uu- . ' u, u ",luu"1 "guru wnniovcr fo,r tlle r,llcs r""0""10611 "X lho county com- mlttco for 'hollllnK county conventions nud tnoritv and without nnv rppnnl wiintnvnr ... .. . r .. no attention was nald to tho nrimarv las . . Kovcrninir conveutlaua ah! down hv thn - - - H 1(4 kOV9l "There wero no prlmnries held In East Omaha, West Omahn, Florence, Jcffernon or in nny of the wards of SoutlT Omnha and only about 200 votes wero polled, all told, in the nlno wards of Omaha. Tho delegates present from tho wards men tioned merely presented names and handed them ln ns tho duly accredited delegates. "Tho men comprising the convention know full well that every step thoy wero tnking was illegal nnd ln direct conflict with tho principles that have ever governed tho democratic party. "It was enough to draw tears from n stone to see Louts Plattl and J. J. O'Con nor rail on cacn others necks and we p over tho harmony existing within tho ranks of Douglas County and Jacksonlnn club members who wero present. Tho great democratic party of Douglas county wft3 never taken Into consideration ln their actions." After going on to charge Plattl and Charles L. Smith with disloyalty In op posing the fusion candidate for congriss two years ago Mr. Miller continued: "And now the Jncksonlan club, In order to wreak its vengeance upon Colonel Molsc, who has never yet bolted a democratic nom ination, made an alliance with Piattl and his friends, sent him as a national delegate to Kansas City nnd arranged to mako Charles L. Smith a member of the state cen tral committee. "I say, what encouragement Is thero for true democrats to stand by their colors nnd work for tho success of the party when trait ors aro to bo honored in this manner? "These facts will be placed beforo tho state convention and posltlvo proofs pro duced as to their correctnoea. Tho action of tho convention Saturday In electing n new central committee wns laughable, and no more attention will be paid to it by tho law ful committee, than If n republican conven tlon hnd attempted to legislate out of ex Istcnce tho democtatic central committee. "Funny" Will Ho Ciiiilriunn. "Mr. Dunn hnvlng resigned tho chairman ship of tho committee, Mr. Fanning, by vir tue of his position on tho exccutlvo commit too, becomes chulnnau. Ho will Immedl- ntely call tho democratic county central 'committee together for the purpose of c.ll- lug tbo county convention to mako nomlna tlons for tho county offices. "If tho men who engineered tho conven tlon held Saturday persist ln tho unlawful i position they havo taken, wo will have come ! tho 'parting of tho ways,' two conven. tlons will be held and tho overwhelming de feat that tho fusion forces will receive In Douglas county will bo pluced whero It prop erly belongs. "Tho present central commlttco was elected two years ago by the county nominating convention, to hold for two years. Its tlmo will expire when tho county nominating con ventlon for this fall again meets. A county convention to select delegates to tho Btate convention has nothing whatever to do with tho machinery of county politics." CYCLONE IN OKLAHOMA Three Men Killed lu Ilcnvcr County nnd Mnny Arc Injured liy Storm. GUTHRIE, O, T., Juno 24. A cyclono poBped over Reaver county, formerly known ! as "No Man's Land," last night. Henry I , , ,, 0 nl-.i 1 A H '.. I l . I ... Iiamweil, oecycu linn uuu iiuu vis""""" , woro M'10'' ""d wHam Hamburger nnd P fatally Injured. Tho storm nu-nnt thn rnnntrv lor fi xtv miles. Thou- swopt tho country tor sixty miles. Thou sands of cattlo were stampeded and many killed nnd injured. Soveral houses wero destroyed. Tho houso of Georgo Ncbb, n ranchman, was carried 200 yards and sixteen ranchpicn who were taking refuge In tho bouse, were Injured, BROUGHT HORSES AND HARES I'crehernu StiilllniiH I.nnded Vorlt Are Viilued nt l(U7H,00. New NEW YORK, June 24. Tho Atlante transport llnor Minneapolis, from London brought In 139 Porcheron stallions and nlncty-two English hares hero today. Tho stallions, which wero hred ln Normandy, Franco, represent nn Investment of $178,000 Thoy wero ln charge of II. E. Mclvln of Wayno, 111. Tho hares nro Imported for tho purposo of Introducing tho English gamo nnlmul In tho far west. They nro conslgnod to Oklahoma and Iis Angeles. TAYLOR IS IN COLOMBIA Alleiced Aeeoniillee of Neely Said to He rrviiurliiK to Itecelve Stolen Money, HAVANA, Juno 24. Information has come to tho United States authorities regarding tbo whereabouts of Taylor, who Is helleve-d to have gone to Colombia to find a safe placo to act na the receiver of property stolen by C. F, W, Neely, late fiscal agent of posts a Havana. Taylor addressed a letter from Raranqullla, on the Magdalcna river, Colom bla, to a former roommate In that town who ts now In Havana. The officers aro considering the advisability of applying for Taylor's extradition on the charge of com pllclty with Neely ln disposing of surcharge tamps. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fiilr; Cooler, Variable Winds. Teiiitierututr nt Oiiinli.i j eNterdii I Hour, lli-K B n. m 117 II ii. in )I7 7 ii. in 417 8 i, in 70 II ii. in ?:i 10 n. 111 70 11 11. 111 7!) IU 111 HU Hour. lli'K. I P. 111 Wl it P. 111 H7 It i. til H7 4 i. 111 HO . (I o. in bii O 11. 111 M 7 i. 111 NU H p. 111 Ml II 11. in 70 HIS WOUND PROVED FATAL .1. It. Stllnnit, .Mntoriiiitii Wortilnn for St. l.oiila Ti-nni.lt Coniiuiii) , In Doit it. ST. LOUIS, Juno 21. J. II. Stllson, ft motorman In the employ of tho St. Inils Transit company, died this afternoon as tho nouns 01 uuiiub iwvruvu 111 cii wuia mi May 211. Ho camo from Hastings, Neb., where, It Is said, n family survives him. Tho Central Trades and Labor union met this afternoon nt Wnlhalhi hall and received ,UBl lucuiwg, iwu weens .igu, io uppc.11 10 organized labor throughout the world and sympntniicrs for funds to procure con- veyancco to run in corapctttlun wltn tno Transit company nnd nfford tho public n means 01 irnnspormuun. Hnrry F. lllackmore, chairman of the ex ecutive committee of the committee of fifty, submitted tho report. Ho stated that no nctlvo work hnd bccn duno un,u nttcr Mr oompcrs had announced Monday last that lhero WU8 no cUnneo for a KCttlement of tho -trlko. Mr. Gompers then nlllxed his name to tho 0mchil appeal nnd slnco that tlmo communications had been nddresscd to more ri ,1 m 1 li.. .uinne. .nr. iuuiiit'm i uinxtu um n.iiuu .h " Vnnn " a 7,:.." " km wvvv imwi Miuna. uvvt. received, ho sntd, from twenty-one, who ad wrltton encournglngly nnd sent In con tributions. In all about $2,300, ho stated, had been received, of which $1,G00 had been expended ln purchasing conveyances or pay ing tho preliminary expense of organiza tion. Tho committee, Mr. Illackmoro said, had doptcd us a uamo "Tho Trades Union Line," which hnd boon copyrighted. In order to avoid legal complications tho committee determined to sell tho vehicles 11 d teams to striking railroad men who would opernte them on their own responsi bility, Instead of tho committee operating tho vehicles. Mr. Illackmoro stated that eighteen vehicles already secured were now running and paying handsomely. More would bo put on ut once, the chairman said, and employment given to men as fast us tho buses wero Becured. Tho report was enthuslnetlcally received and tho work of the commlttco indorsed. EIGHT LIVES CR0SHED OUT Fntul Henr-Kud CoIIInIoii On Xortli- veatern Hond Near Green liny, Win. GREEN IUY, Wis., Juno 21. A wreck occurred on tho Chicago & Northwestern road at Dopero, a station five miles south of here, at 10:15 this morning. A north bound passenger train, loaded with excur sionists bound for tbo Sacngcrfest In this city, ran into a freight ttalu about 100 yards south of the station. Thoro wero llfty-tbree persons injured nnd eight killed outright. One of those Injured died bttforo they could bo taken to the hospital. Tile list of tho dead Is: ED KUSKIE, Fon du Lac, druggist, aged 27. LAWRENCE- PLANK, Fond du Lie, aged 25. GEORGE L, LLOYD, Eden, died on tho way to tho hospital. CHARLES MIERSWAD, Oshkosh. I1ERT IVES, Oshkosh. MAN FROM ASHLAND, narao unknown. MATT KORCHER, Oshkoih. ADAM WEBER. Tho missing: ED LAWSON, Neennl Tho Injured woro: John Ilnrtln, Green Tlay, leg hurt; Fred Wagner, Fond du Lac, leg broken; Wil liam Kauffman, Fond du Lac, both legs broken; Charles R. Llnko, Fond du Lac, legs hurt; Charles Rowplng, Fond du Lnc, hip nnd kueo hurt; J, J. Schmltz, Nesnih, leg nnd chest Injured; Frank Rnzcnskl, burns, hip hurt; Thomas Lamb, Fond du Lac, leg broken; Joseph Ijtndcrman, Fond du Lac, leg broken; II. Frotllng, Fond du Lac, leg broken; Edward Ragcdo, Kau- kauna, leg broken; H, Lloyd, Fond du Lac, leg brokon; Herman Ross, Fond du Lac, leg broken; F. Glvsor, Van Dyne, leg hurt. Of tho Injured nbout thirty nro not In a serious condition, Tho excursion trnln was made up at Fond du Lnc and was packed with people from that city, Oskooh and Neo nah. Tho first two coaches wero a combi nation liaggago and passenger nnd smoker and wero almost entirely filled with Fond eiu Lac pcoplo. Tho frolght, nn especially long ono, mnde up nt Grocn Hay, wns or dered to eldetrack nt Depero stntlon. Enough of tho train to fill tho pntwlng track hnd been cut off nnd the remainder hnd Just started to back up from tho Bldotrack back of the sta tion. A curve In tho main track cut off tbo view of tho oncoming passenger train. A flagman stood in front of tho trnln to flag tho approaching passenger train. Suddenly It camo Into vlow, running nt nearly full speed. It was flagged and mnny of the trainmen say that tho nlr .brakes did not work properly. Tho two trnlns crashed to gether. Tho first two coaches of tho pas senger train wero telescoped and demolished, fow of tho passengers escaping Injury. Somo wero killed outright, others wero terribly mangled and legs and arms of somo woro broken. Others were badly crushed nnd maimed nil hemmed amid tho debris nf tho wrecked cars. Tho other earn were not dislodged from tho track nnd none of the other coaches wero damaged, Nono of the train crow wns Injured, all Jumping In tlmo to suvo themselves. DEATH LIST GROWS LARGER Fire LlveN Iimtrud of One I, out lu Cliiimiiloii Aline l'lx ulonlon. MILWAUKEE, June 24. A special to the Sentinel from Champion, Mich., says; Four men lost their lives In a Champion mluo explosion Saturday evening when It was reported that but one lite was lest, Tho dead aro: JOHN FLOYD, shift boss, married. NOAH LARK, skip tender, single. HERMAN LUMA, minor. OTTO PARKAL, miner. Of fivo men on the twenty-fifth level, near the explosion at tho bottom of the shaft. 1 but one escaped by climbing tho air hose to pure air. t.ascs ana smoko asphyxiated the victims. Tho cause of the explosion Is not known, but was probably duo to sparks from a miner's plpo. Tho victims will bo burled Monday, Movement of Oeeun Vevseln June SI, New York Arrived Steamer City of nome, from Glasgow and Mobllo, Southampton Arrived Trave, from New York. Queenstown Bullod lStrurln, from Liver pool, (or New York. AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE m Thlrtj-Fiva Pe Killtd in Rallrtad Wreck oDmougb, Qa. ACCIDENT D BY B'D WASHOUT Train Hun ,'brongb Bridge to Swollen treatn Below, ARE CRUSHID, BURNED OR DROWNED 1 Not a Bingla Meinour of Train Orew Survived to Tell Ilia Btorj. OCCUPANTS OF PULTUN ONLY ONES SAVED TrntelliiK Ainu from lliiltlmore I)o erllien lu (iriiplile 31 11 11 ne r Seenca (About the Wreek Immeilliitely v After the Aeeldent. ATLANTA, Ga Juno 24. A nassemter trnln on the Macon branch of the Southern railway ran Into n washout ono and a half miles north of McDonough, Ga.. Inst night nnd was completely wicckod. Tho wreck caught flro and tho entlro train, with the oxceptlon of tho elee-pcr, wus destroyed. Every person on the trnln except tho occu- rnnts of tho Pullman perished. Not a mem ber of tho train crew escaped. Thlrty-flv persons In nil were killed. Following la a list of tho dead: WILLIAM A. I1ARCLAY, conductor, At lanta. J. E. WOOD, conductor, Atlnntn. J. H. HUNNICUTT, conductor, Atlanta. J. T. SULLIVAN, engineer. W. W. UENNUTT, baggagemnster, At lanta. E. E. MADDOX, cotton buyer. Atlanta. W. J. PATE, Atlanta. Twelve-year-old son of J. W. Palo, At lanta. H. R. CHESSMAN, Pullman conductor. G. W. FLOURNOY, Atlnntn. II. W. HIGHTOWER, Stockbrldge, Ga. W. W. I PARK, Macon, On. ELDER HE.N'SON, traveling man, sup posed to have been from Florida. J. R. FLORIDA, Nashville. W. O. ELLIS, brldgomnn, Stockbrldge, (J a, D. Y. GRIFFITH, supervisor. J. H. RHODES, flagman. JOHN URANTLEY, white, fireman. WILL GREEN, extra fireman. M. L. MORRISON, pump repairer. W. R. LAWRENCE, foreman extra gar. ED I1YRD, colored, fireman, Atlnnta. ROI1ERT SPENCER, train porter. FOUR IIODIES, unidentified. EIGHT NEGRO SECTION HANDS. Tho following passengers wero rescued without serlouB Injury: Jesse L. Rohr, rinltlmore; Walter Pope, Athmtn; MIsi Mary II. Mcrrltt, Doston; Mrs. Mary Morri son, Uceton; Miss Clara Allien, Doston; J. C. Flynn, Atlnntn; E. Schrlner, Chattanooga, Tenn.; E. T. Mnck, Chattanooga; J. J. Quln lan, flagman; T. C. Carter, Pullman portori Andy Toullnson. Trnln Win on Time. Tho trnln left Mnson at 7:10 p. m. nnd wao duo In Atlunta nt 9:45 last night. Mo Donough wns reached on time. At this point connection is mado for Columbus, Ga., nnd here every night tho Columbus train la coupled on nnd hauled through to Atlanta. Iist night, however, for tho first tlmo In many months tho Columbia trnln wns ro ported two hours late on nccount of a wash out on that branch nnd tho Mncon train started out without waiting for Its Columbun connection. Tremendous rains of dally occurrence for tho Inst two weeks havo swollen all stream In this part of tho south and several wash outs havo been reported on tho different road. Camp's creek, which runs Into tho Ocmul gce, wns out of Its banks nnd Its waters hnil spread to all tho lowlands. About a mllo nnd a half north of McDonough tho creok comes somewhat near tho Southern tracks nnd running alongside It for somo distance finally pawjes away under tho road by a henvy Btono culvert. A cloudburst broke over that section of tho country about 8 o'clock last night nnd shortly after dark washed out a section of tho track nenrly 100 feet In length. Into this tho swiftly moving train plunged. The storm wh stilt rnglng nnd all tho car windos wore closed. Tho passengers, secure as thoy thought from tho Inclement weather, went to death without a moment's warning. Tho train, composed of n baggago car, second-class coach, first-class coach and a Pullman, was knocked into kindling wood by tho fall. Tho wreck caught firo a few minutes after tho fall and all tho coacbei wero burned except tbo Pullman car, .o Knemie for Victim. Every person on tho train except the occupants of tho Pullman enr perished In tho disaster. Thero was no esenpe, as tho heavy Pullman car weighted down tho others nnd tho fow allvo In tho sleeper worn un a bio to render nsslstanco to tholr fellow-paBsongcrs. For a brief tlmo thero was sllenco. Then tho occupants of tho Pullman to ovorcd from tho bewilderment nnd after hard work managed to get out of their car nnd found themselves on tho track In tho pour ing rnln. Tho extent of the citastrnph wan quickly appreciated. Tho flamed woro seen coming from that part of tho wreck ago not covered by tho water. As the train began to go to plocos under tho de structive work of both (lames and flood human bodies floated out from the mns nnd wero carried down stream by tho swift current. Tho Btorm did not abato ln fury. Flashed or lightning added to tho steady glow of tho burning trnln and lit up tl4 scene with fearful dUtlnctn si. Flagman Qulnn, who waa ono of thn first to get out, at onco started for the nearest telegraph stntlon. Making his way as rap idly as possible In tho face of the blinding storm, ho stumbled Into the ofilco at Mo Donough and nftor tolling tho ntght op erator of tho wreck fell fainting to tho floor. Word wns quickly sont to both Ai lantn and Maron, but no asihtinco waa to bo had, excopt ln U10 latter city, and the washout provcuted the arrival of any train from Macon, Getting Out Hie Ilodlea, Tho entire, mnlo population of McDonoqgft went to McDonough to render assistance, but little could be done by the rcscutri. as the flro kept thorn at a dlstanco. At daylight tho bodies that had floated from the gorge were gathered up. Ono body was found a mile from tbo wrcok aud 1 many wero seen along Us banks. 1 A wrcCk train wag started out from AU nnta at midnight, but owing to the burn. !nR wreckage nothing could bo done imtll morning. A special trnln at 6 o'clock to day took doctors, ministers, railroad offl clals and helpers to tbo sceno .but noth ing could bo done save to gather' up tbf bodies. Ah tho dead wero found they war ia moved to McDonough, There are two ui durtakera there. Doth establishments Vtff, in m 1