The Omaha Daily Bee.
KSTABLTSILED JTJXE ID, 187 J.
03IAILA, MONDAY MOKNING, JUNE 25, 1900.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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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
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