The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED 7TJ2sE a 9, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNING, APHIIj 22, 1001.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
REPULSED BY BOXERS
Central Raid's Punjab Infantry Inctniten
Stranger Force Than AntlcipaUd.
ONE THOUSAND ENEMIES WELL ARMED
Both Boxer CSobcei
rSobceri Fonnd Armed
'.'darn Riflti.
MAJOR BROWNING LMt 4 "HE KILLED
1 t
Hi and a Bapoy Are Slain Bit:
Accomplished,
it ii
EMPEROR ORDERS LIU TO RETIRE
end Special McciiKer lo siiihborii
Ueiicrnl Instruct Iiiic Him to ic(;
llnck Into Shan SI nnd
lie ItOOll.
TEKIN, Arrll 21. Brigadier General A.
F. Held, commanding thu Third brlgadu
of the India Imperial Sorvlco troops In
China, uho In now at Shan Hal Kwan, Rent
u company of Punjab Infantry to dlsperso
a band of robbers 111 thu neighborhood of
Fu Nlng.
A forco of Boxers and robbers, more than
1,000 strong, attacked the Indian troops,
killing Major Drowning ami ouo Sepoy and
wounding otherr. The company retreated
to Fu Nlng. nclnforreninnts havo been
sent from Shan I In I Kwan, The Boxers
nro apparently well armed with modorn
rifles.
l'AO TING FU, Saturday. April 20. This
city haH been for tho laHt few days a big
French military tump. It In now estimated
that 8,000 Frcuch troops and 0,000 Ger
mans will form tho ontlro forco when all
tho reinforcements havo arrived. Thcro Is
no truth In current roporlB regarding su
voro lighting botweon tho outposts and the
Chinese.
Order l.lu to llncli.t'p.
Thrco men left yesterday under escort
to convey Empeor Kwang Hbu'b first order
to General Liu to retire Immediately Into
tho province of Slum SI. I'rlnco Chlng
oud other Chlneso olllclals say the Chlneso
general has already retired, but their con
firmations or denials nro considered very
unreliable.
Tho French and German troops seem to
bo co-opcrntlng fairly well, although until
yesterday (Friday) thcro was snmo doubt
ns to who would command tho expedition.
This question has been settled by an ar
rangement under which the French nnd
Germans aro to work Independently, nnd
yet at tho samo time co-operate. If tho
Chlneso retire over tho Shan SI boundary,
then, according to International agreement,
tho foreign troops should not go beyond It
The ministers of tho powers In I'ekln car'
ncstly hope that this will prove to bn tho
case. Thoy point out that tho Chlneso
forco haH not been aggressive- nnd only
cam n fow rul.les over thn border, running
that It might Jiw't ns well have been al
lowed to remain whom It was.
RUSSIA IS PLAYING FAIR
One lllu.li hi Authority SnyM No .no-
llntlonn with Chliiu Are
CoiiMlilereil.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 22. Tho state
mcnts that Kussla has proposed to Japin
an cntontu regarding tho far east and
offered to reduce Its Indemnity claim to
$10,000,000 on condition that China signs
the Manchurian convention and grants fur
ther concessions In connection with the
Siberian railroad nro declared to bo qulto
unfounded. On tho contrary, Russia
determined, It Is asserted on high authority,
to enter Into no negotiations with China In
tho present circumstances.
CHINESE ATTACK RAILWAY
Itrhcl llrporteil to llnve llemovi-il the
Muiichurltiii' Itnlln imil llruUcu
the l'nr,
LONDON, April 22. "Chinese rebels hayo
again attacked tho Manchurian railway.
says tho St. Petersburg correspondent of
tho Dally Telegraph. "They havo destroyed
ir,0 vcrsts of tho line, removed tho rails
nnd broken up tho rolling stock. Thoy
have killed nenrly a whole detachment of
railway guards. Troops havo been scat
from Amur province to the scono of at
tack."
tins n StrhiK to the Mule.
LONDON, April 22. "Tho viceroy of
Nanking." says thn Shanghai correspondent
of the Morning 1'ost, "evidently distrust
ing tho professed object of tho Franco
German expedition, refuses to permit ur
ther sales of mules to tho British, except
on condition that they are not Intended
for tho prospective expedition to Slan Fu."
ONE IN FORT DODGE HOLDS OUT
Moat of limit' .Stucco .Mill Are He
Iiortril to lluve llnvtcd to n
Co in It I ne.
CHICAGO, April 21. Tho Tribune toihor
row wU suy: Consolidation of all the
stucco mills in tho United States Is re
ported on good uuthorlty to bo tho aim of
u syndlcntc of which the Standard Oil com
pany controls n largo Bharo. Options havo
been secured on a number of mills In
Michigan and on all tho mills but onn in
Fort Dodge, la., which U the principal
manufacturing point in tho west for
plaster.
Tho plan contemplates tho purchase
the mills outright and the establishment
of general headquarters In Chicago. Th
rapid Increase In production Is said
have had a demoralizing effect on tho mar
ket and Inspired tho efforts of tho pro
motors.
DENVER PRISONER POISONED
Joseph lluriiiielt U Victim of Chee
Well Spiced Willi Demi I y
Arnrnlr.
DKNVt.lt, rtpru si, An attempt was
made last night to poison Joseph Huenuelt
n prisoner lu tbo county Jail, charged with
h.ivlug assisted In robbing Mrs. Dr. Flora
lletts of $7,000 worth of diamonds lu Au
gust last when driving with her.
An applo plo and some cheese wcro loft
at tho Jail for Haeunelt by an old man
who U unknown. After nibbling at th
cheese tho prisoner becamo sick.
emetic whs administered, which saved hi
life. An examination disclosed that the
plo and checso contained great quantity
of arsenic and otner poisons, nuennei
cino testimony for thn prosecution at tho
recent trial of John Barr and Mrs. Bes
bI Hodge, his housekeeper, on tho ebarg
of havlns: brutally assaulted and robbed
Mrs. Betts. Tho trial ended In disagree
oicrft of tbo Jury,
TOLSTOI'S COMING NOVEL
It I)rnl with the Trniisformntloii of
the lluttcrtly Into (lie Ire
ful Wninnn.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 5. (Cor
respondence of the Associated Press.)
Count Leo Tolstoi's next novel will de
scribe the chrysalis period of a young
woman's life, the development of a but
terfly Into a useful member of society. Its
plot may bo briefly outlined as follows:
Tho Spcslzcff family return lato In tho
autumn from their usuul Journey abroad
and go for a short vjslt to tho estate of
a relative, who Is tho district captain of
LlJIn. The party thcro Is composed of
tho high ministerial ofllccr. Councillor
Speslzcff, his wife, Maria Necolalevnn, nnd
11-year-old daughter, Vera. The men talk
eropH while tbo women Indulge In pro-
Inclal gossip. It Is then proposed that
era make herself useful In tho famine
relief work. She would prefer anything
to boredom nnd undertakes to distribute
lothing and nurse starving babies for dis
traction. She Is lost to view until her father
nd mother decide to return home. They
send to bring Vera, but Hho positively re-
fures to obey either the servant, her
father or her mother. She has undergono
mental traniformntlon within a few
eeks nnd decides it Is better to bo a
orker that? a drone.
BERLIN PAPER BLAMES HILL
hluk Die lltirllimtoii Ileal Hlmpl)'
Kuiihlc Him to (iotdlirlcH .Some
tidier Stockholder.
BERLIN, April 21. Tho llerlln bourse
ad a dull experience last week, the vol
ran f transaction!) being light and tho
quotations showed very slight variation.
Much Interest was shovtti In American
railway securities, German holders selling
rgely to American buyers. Domestic rail
ays vicakencd upon the lower receipts.
Tho Frankfurter Zcltung, commenting
pon tho purchase of tho Chicago, Burling
on &. Qulticy railroad In favorublo terms,
compares tho transaction to tho methods
f Jay Gould and James FIsk, and par
ticularly blames Mr. Hill, observing:
Mr. Hill is responsible for purchasing
tho road ut the present Inflated value of
the stock, bccuusQ hn controls I00,000
shnreB, which ho und his allies bought un
cheap nnd arc now selling to the Northern
nclflo and Great Northern roads at .'n
enormous prollt to themselves, but to '.lie
Isadvantaga of tho purchasing lines. Tho
basis of exchange of the Burlington stock
for tho Great Northern nnd Northern I'n
Iflc bonds Involves a heavy capitalization
of the former."
C0REA BORROWS OF FRANCE
DeelileM to Olillniitc Itself for Five
.Million llollnr to llullil
llnllroml.
YOKOHAMA. April 21. Tho Corcan gov
eminent, according to advices Just received
from Seoul, the capital of Coren, has dc
Ided to borrow from Franco, lli.OOO.OOO for
thu purposo of constructing the Northern
railway from Seoul to Wlklu. It Is as
sorted that It has objection to pledging
the Cores u customs fqr security at this
onn. which created a desire In certain
quarters for th.; dismissal of Mr. McLcavy
Brown, director general of Corean customs
According to tho aiimo advice, Vice Ad
mlrul Seymour and Sir Claude M. MacDon-
Id, British minister to Japan, havo ar
rived at Chemulpo, Corca, on bourd ttie
British cruiser Powerful, and It Is said
hat they will havo an audience with Em
peror Yl riming.
The Seoul correspondent adds that Bus
la Is endeavoring to secure a lease of Chin
HI bay.
ALASKA SHIFTS GOVERNORS
ItoHH Itcllctc OkIIyU nt IIiiwmoii with
Kill bo rnte Cercnioii Awl In I Ion
AKnlnnt tiold Dual.
VICTORIA. U. C, April 21. Alaska ad
vices say Governor Boss was formally In
augurated nt Dawson on April 12 and Gov
ernor Ogllvlo stepped down nnd out. Tho
ceremony was largely attended and Daw
son was In gnla attire for the occasion
It Is bellaved the now chief executlvo will
pursue a liberal policy and business men
of this city uro much pleased with tho
prospects for tho season under tho new
regime.
Tho Yukon river opened on April 9 for
fifteen miles below I.ako Lebarge.
The Dawson Board of Trade has decided
to urge the discontinuance of gold dust
as legal tender.
TAKE ONE BOER EVERY HOUR
Kitchener mill Siibordlnntc Officer
Iteiiort One Hundred Capture
Mince April IS.
LONDON. April 22. Tbo War office ha
received u dispatch from Lord Kltchene
reporting that slnco April 18 various Brit
Ish commanders havo taken olghty-on
prisoners, together with 100,000 rounds of
small ammunition nnd many horses, cnt
tlo and wagons. Lord Kitchener report
also tho surrender of twenty Boers since
that date.
BULLETS FLYING IN THE AIR
.eicrue' Drunken llrnwl In Knimi
City Nuhurli IIcmiiII In In
Jury to Innocent.
KANSAS CITY, April 21. Four innocent
white men wcro shot, ono perhaps fatally.
a negro was shot nnd another badly cut
the result of a drunken light started by
crowd of negroes lu Itosedale, Knn., a sub
nib of Kansas City, today. William
Illauchard received tho contents of a shot
gun In the face and brenst and was taken to
the hospital, where his wounds nro con
sidered fatal. Ouo of Illuncbard's eyes wns
blown out, his face badly dlstlgiircd nnd a
big hole was torn In his brenst. J. W.
Davis, deputy marshal, was Bhot In tho
hand; two other whlto men, names un
known, wcio shot and wounded slightly;
Ben Cable, colored, wns cut seriously, and
Tom Smith, colored, os shot and wounded
slightly.
Tho negroes wcro qunrrellng In front of a
Joint when n negro, Sid Itawles, precipitated
tho trouble by cutting Cable, tho latter se
curing a shotgun nnd firing Into tho crowd.
The shot missed tho crowd and struck
Blanchard, who was waiting for a streot
car. During tho excitement that followed
half a dozen of tho negroes obtained pis
tols and shotguns and began llrlog promis
cuously. Deputy Marbhal Davis caino upon Hie
scene and was greeted with a volley from
tho negroes, receiving u wound lu tho hand.
Davis, with the aid of two other officers,
finally sutcccded In quelling .tho dlbturb
anco and irrestlng the leadors, but not ho
foro two other Innocent -A'hlto men had
been wounded by stray shots. Then two
men, whose wounds nro believed to havi
been slight, disappeared before their ldcn
tlty became known.
EAST IS STILL SUB!
Heayj Fall of Rain aid Bnow Oeationei at
Many Painta.
PITTSBURG IS SOMEWHAT RELIEVED
lllver Itcceilc, hot Only to I3iose
Tremendous UmiinKe Hour Other
Mates Iteport Their
l.oc.
WASHINGTON. April 21. The river sit
uation ut l'lttsburg Is somewhat relieved
onlght. At 10 a. m., after reaching n max
mum stage, of 27.5 feet, or 3.5 feet above
the danger line, tho Monongnhela river be
an to fall and nt 8 p. m. tho stage was
:5.9, n fall of 1,6 feet since morning. Tho
maximum stage reached In tho Allegheny
river was 28.6 feet.
Below l'lttsburg the river Is still rising.
,U Wheeling, W. Vn., at noon tho river
was 1.6 feet nbove tho danger lino of .10
feet, and rising, and nn cxtrcmo high water
(age of at least 13 feet Is Indicated during
Monday.
At l'arknrsburg the stage at 7 p. m. was
40 feet, four feet nbovo tho danger line, and
a rite of three feet slnco S n. m. A further
rise, probably to IS feet, Is expected dur-
ng tbo next twenty-four hours.
Below Pnrkersburg tho Kanawhn, Big
Sandy nnd Scioto were sending out their
Hood volumes and nt noon the Ohio be-
wcon Point Pleasant, W. Vn., and Cincin
nati was rising from one-half to ouo foot
an hour and rapidly approaching or passing
ho danger lino nt all points. At Cincinnati
nt 8 p. m. tho stage of tho river was 42.1
feet, with every Indication that the danger
lino of 50 feet will bo reached or exceeded
by Monday noon.
It Is still raining or snowing over tho
upper Ohio vnllcy and therefore Impossible
o accurately predict tho time of thu
height of tho flood crests below Parkcra
burg. However, tho danger lines will no
passed nt nil stntlona above Cincinnati by
Sunday night nnd still higher stages pre
vail during Monday.
Point Pleasant, V. Va., at 7 p. m. re
ports u stage of forty-seven feet, or eight
feet above the danger line, due to 'ho
Kanawha river flood waters. Below Cin
cinnati the Ohio will also rlso rapid''
during tho next fow days nnd nil prepara
tions should be mado for a dangerous Hood.
The streomB on the eastern slope of 'ho
Alleghenles nro nlso approaching flood
stages nnd at Richmond warning has been
Issued for a thlrtccn-foot stngc, or ono
foot nbovo tho danger Hue, In the Janus
river by Monday morning.
COSTS PENNSYLVANIA MOST
Storm Iteanlt In FIooiIIiik Mill tluit
It Will Cot ThoUKiinil
lo Slnrt.
PITTSBURG, April 21. Tho most wide-
spread nnd destructive storm, from u ma
terial point of vlow. hus passed. It has
left a zona of ruin 200 miles In diameter.
Electric plants or Ihclr wires aro Hum
aged and the gas In the mains is generally
turned off. So half a million or moro peo
plo nro tonight groping In darkness. A
rallronder caught In a wreck caused by a
Inr.dslldo and death of an old woman from
shock, aro the only fatalities Known so
for.
The money loss may reach $3,000,000. Tho
railroads think they havo lost one million
Tho loss of wages to tho army of workers
In manufacturing plants up and down tbo
river will amount to $500,000, nnd repairs
to tho plants will bo a lurgo Item. Damage
to stores, residences and furniture lu Pitts
burg and Allegheny and down-river towns
will probably reach $300,000. Tho tele
graph companies have suffered soverely but
cannot yet computo their losses. In nddl
Hon thoro Is tho enormous Indirect dam
ago caused by tho almost complete suspen
slon of trade.
Tho report tonight from Rochester, Pa.,
Is that tho Ohio has overflowed Its banks
and a considerable portion of tho city lying
south of tne Fort Wayno tracks is sub
merged. The river is still rising and i
steady downpour of rain continues.
At ono placo tho wedding of Thomas
Elrues nnd Miss Clara Carter was to havo
taken placo and tho driver of the carriage
had to wade to tbo bouse of Miss Carter
and carry the groom, tho brldo and the
groomsman nnd bridesmaid to the carriage
In his arras, so they could go to tho church
for the marriage ceremony.
Tho first direct communication from
Washington, Pa., tonight says: "Chartler
creek Is a raging torrent nnd has over
flowed Its banks In hundred of places. All
trafllc on tbo Chnrtlcr road Is blocked by
tho bridges being washed away and the
landslides, and tho Ualtlmoio & Ohio is
seriously crippled.
I no report from Stouuenv.ile, O., says
The Ohio river reached Its flood stngo this
evening and nfter touching the twenty-nlno-
foot mark began to recede. The Clevclani
&. Pittsburg railroad and Wheeling & Lake
Erlo railroad are under water at Mingo
At, Mingo Junction tho big plant of tho
National Stool company is Idle, water hav
lug flooded the soaking pits, etc. Many
families have been rendered homeless
"Llttlo Italy" Is submorged. In this city
tho paper mill, pot works and Iron works
aro shut down on account of tho high
wator. Fully fifty families In tho low
ground here were compelled to move from
their homes. Parts of Rush Hun nnd Brll
Hant aro under water.
PITTSBURG. April 22. At 3 o'clock this
morning tho threo rivers are receding at
about tho rntu of threo Inches an hour.
Tho Ohio river mark at Davis Island dam
Is 23.3 fcot nnd falling.
At Anncadla twenty house nro in
flood. Reports from up-river points
eclved at Pittsburg up to 10 p. m,
meager, but for tho most part aro
couraging. The damage to furniture
tho
ro
aro
en
and
buildings lu Allegheny 1b estimated
about $100,000. It will tako two month
of hot summer weather to thoroughly dry
out theso houses, In Pittsburg tho loss to
residences and stores nnd goods and the
cost of cleaning up will amount to about
$2,500,000. At Carneglo Borough, six miles
from Pittsburg, tbo loss is estimated ut
$10,000, ol which tho Columbia bridge
works loses $5,000. Tho other losses range
from $75 to $900. Tho Wcstlnghouso Elec
trio company had two cnrloads of finished
material on the' tracks near Turtle Creok,
They wcro caught In tho flood nnd water
got Into tho cars. Tho loss may reach
$80,000.
ERIE, Pa., April 21. Tho Bnow storm of
Friday night and Saturday and tho sleet
storm of Saturday was tbo worst know
here In sixty years and surpassed th
famous blizzard of March, 1888. There 1
twelvo Inches of snow on tho level an
during Saturday nearly every trolley lino
in tho city was knocked out. Thero wcro
four freight wrecks on the Lake Shore tall
road nt GIrnrd Junction. The heavy enow
plow went off the rails and tore up
feet of track. Tho thermometer wbs
no tlmo below thirty-two degrees and to
day rain has been falllnc.
OHIO HAS ITS WORST SCARE
.More Alnrm Fell ThrfiiKhont (he
Vnllcy Thnn nt Anr Time
Since ISMI.V
CINCINNATI, April 21. There has been
more olaim throughout tho Ohio valley to
day on account of floods than at any period
luce February, 1SS1, when the Ohio river
cached Its highest stngo of seventy-ono
feet and nine Inches at this city. Most
t the Inhabitants of tho valley spent the
Iglit In anticipation of tho worst flood
over known In tho valley, ns they will not
know until tomorrow that tho water has
begun falling at Pittsburg. Until this news
reached the rlvcrmcn hero tonight It wa
feared that tho record of 1881 might be
broken, but now it Is generally believed
that tho river will not exceed tho floods nt
February, 1897, and of March, 1S98, when
It reached sixty-one feet nt Cincinnati.
Tho present flood Is tho worst that lias
ever been known so lato In tho spring.
While the vtater has begun to fall at
Pittsburg, both rain and Bnow havo been
falling henvlly last night, nnd today and
tonight all nlong tho Ohio valley, Tho
Linger lino has already been reached ul
points above Cincinnati and It will bo
cached hero tomorrow morning. Tho mer-
hants nnd manufacturers In tho lower
part of tho city havo been working all day
and night, preparing for the worst. Early
this evening tho wenther bureau hero an
nounced heavy snows nnd rains along tho
Ohio valley. The uniform rise during tho
day was four-tenths of a (oot per hour,
but the nvcrngo Is higher tonight. Trains
rn biln nn nit railroads and smnn trains
that wero duo Inst night jrom tho east
havo not arrived. It is generally conceded
that tho fruit crop throughout the Ohio
alley is gone nnd tho damage to crops Is
cry great.
CINCINNATI. April 22. At 2 a. m. tho
river had reached forty-seven feet here,
rising three Inches per hour.
CLEVELAND, April 21. Tho fierce storm
that swept over this city nnd northern
Ohio throughout yesterday and last night
gradually subsided today. It wns followed
onlght by n dense fog. Notwithstanding
the heroic efforts of tho telegraph and tele
phono companies to repair their prostrated
lines thcro has been llttlo Improvement to
tho service thus fnr. Trains on practically
all roads entering tho city continue to
arrive from one to three hours hcMnd
chedulo time. Trafllc on tho city street car
lines continued to be badly crippled all day
as a result of the deep snow and slush on
tho tracks.
COLUMBUS. O., April 21. The water In
the Ohio river Is receding, after having
reached thirty-four feet at East Liverpool
Much damage has been dono In the lowlands
along tho river, however. Some of tho
potteries along the river bank arc pnrtly
submerged nnd three feet of wntcr covers
ho railroad tracks In places. All Sunday
trains were annulled.
PORTSMOUTH, O.. April 21. The Ohio
river reached a stage of forty-nlno feet
here nt 7 o'clock tonight. It rnlucd and
snowed alternately all day and Is raining
tonight. The Scioto river is running out
heavy. So far llttlo damago has been done,
nslde from tho Inconvenience In moving
of hundreds of persons In the low parts
of town, who nro being forced out.
MARIETTA, O., April 21.Tho heavy
snow since Saturday was followed by a
hard rain tonight. Tho river Is at flood
lielglit nnd rising two Inches an hour. Tho
business portion of this city Is now Hooded
YOUNGSTOWN, O., April 21. The snow
turned Into rain today nnd a disastrous
Hood In the Mahoning valley Is feared.
Warning has been sent to people living
on tho lowlands along the Mshonlng river,
Not ii car has been moved on any of tho
traction lines outside tbo city slnco Friday
midnight.
POMEROY, O., April 21. The river hero
is fifty-one feet and rising three inches
an hour. Tho wnter is a foot deep
buildings on tho river front.
FIRE AT THE PASSING I0ATS
I rule ItCMlilc utn Alonir Ohio' Hunk
cnr Wheeling Miiililcncil hy Their
Artlllclul Wiivch.
WHEELING. W. Vn., April 21. At 9 a.
m. tho river Is 11 feet 4 Inches und rising
2 Inches nn hour. Tho topnotch Is ex
peeled In an hour or two with less than 12
feet. This atago shuts Wheeling entirely
out of outside communication by mil and
only tho big Cincinnati liners uro able to
run now nnd Irritate residents along tho
river banks, who nre firing frequently at
tho boata because the swell from them Is
washing their houses' foundations nwny.
Tonight n Wheeling Island man fired at tho
packet Keystone, nnd at a paeslng tow
boat, without effect.
At Wheeling, Bellnlre, Bridgeport, Ben
wood nnd Martins Ferry uboul 500 houses
havo been entered by tho water, most of
tho families moving to upper floors. Nearly
every manufacturing establishment In tho
Wheeling district is shut down and can
not resume until Tuesday.
Above Martins Ferry, Jnmes Ward, i
miner, discovered the Cleveland & Pitts
burg track washed out. Knowing a north
bound passenger train was duo lu thirty
minutes, ho returned a part of tho dls
tance and succeeded In stopping tho train
a few yards fiom certain destruction.
Thcro will bo much distress In the dls
trlct, most of tho losers by tho flood being
tho poorer classes. United States Sonnto
N. n. Scott wires tho Intelligencer $500 for
relief.
CONNECTICUT SOIL LOOSE
l'rotrnctcd Ituln ItcNiilt III I. nnd
Mlile nuil WnNhoiitM, In Addition
lo Flood lliinmgo,
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 21. Reports
from around thn state tonight show that
tho damage donu by (ho floods resulting
from the rain of tho last thlrty-slx hours
has been very serious.
A scoro of , washouts have occurred on
thn Central 'nu- Rnnland railroad between
Wlnsted and Hartford. Tho train leaving
tho former town nt 4:13 this afternoon wa
unnblo to reach Hartford, as a result of
two landslides, which have covered the
tracks with sand and rocks.
Tho Connecticut river ut Hartford Is six
teen foot above tho high water mark nnd
is rUlng at tbo rate of nn inch an hour,
WINSTED, Conn.. April 21. Tho safety
of this town and tho lives of many In
habitants nro seriously threatened tonight
by the condition of Highland lake, which
Is now so swollen by tho recent rains that
Its overflow Is Imminent.
Notices havq been Issued to tho dwellers
along four streets to tako to tho hills a
soou as a general alarm Is given, and
guard3 nro posted. Rain Is still falling,
llenvy Snow lu Tcunesnee,
KNOXVILLE, Tcnn., April 21. Snow
continued to fall all day Sunday through
out tho greater part of eastern Tennessee
On tho mountains, whero It has not bee
molting, the snow Is reported to hav
reached a depth of nearly two feet. Tho
rivers aro out of bounds, but along th
smaller ones the greater fear has passed
The Tonuesscc river at this polut Is flf
teen feet und using rapidly.
DUE AND DUCHESS REUNITE
Marlborough and OaniueU Horn Again at
Bt, Jaraei Park.
CHILDREN REJOIN THEM FROM BLENHEIM
Wllllnm K. Vniiilerhllt' (Innil Ail Ice
nuil III llniiRhtcr' Own Atnhltlon
1'rernll AitnlnNt n I'rriun
nent F.nt rniiKCiticnl.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 21. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho duke
nnd duchess of Mnrlborough nrrlved In
ondon together this evening from the
continent. They alighted from the boat
exprefs at Charing Cross, where their car
riage wns uniting. They nppenrcd on the
best of terms. Tho duke first led tho
uchess to tho carriage, then ho gavo some
Instructions to his servant about the bag
gogo and Jumped In nfter her. They drove
nway to Warwick house, St. James' park,
whero their children, who had been brought
up from Blenheim, wcto to meet them.
This united return gives u quietus to nil
tho gossip about their estrangement which
has been so freely tnlked of for some
time. The fact that they had been so long
nseparablo made their recent separation nil
tho rcoro noteworthy.
Their t (induct In I'nrlx.
PARIS, April 21. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Tho duke
nnd duclfcss of Murlborough left Paris to
gother today for London. The nnturo of tho
differences between them remnlns a mystery
except to a few Intimates, who decline to
divulge any facts, rather showing an Incli
nation to deny the whole story of Infelicity
or to lessen Its Importance.
It Is true, nevertheless, that durlu'g the
three weeks that the duchess has been hero
she hns tcraalned umlr her fnthor'a roof
at 13S Avenue des Champs Elysees. Tho
duke, who was ncro when tho Vnnderbllt
family returned from Cannes, left Paris
tho next day for Spain without oven seeing
his wlfo or bis father-ln-lnw. When ho
returned to Paris n week ago hn went, to
the astonishment of the American colony,
to live nt tho Hotel Bristol nnd declined
every Invitation addicssed Jointly to him
self and the duchoas.
Cool lo the UiicIichm.
Two days ago tho duko went to the
Loiigchnmps races, accompanied by n
friend, arriving late. Seeing thero his
mint, I.ndy Sarah Wilson, his wife and
tho murchloness of Anglesey together, he
went up Into the grandstand nnd saluted
them. Ho barely shook hands with tho
duchess, ns If Bhe wero nothing moro to
him than tho two others, nnd stopped with
them only a few moments.
During the wholo of his stny In Paris
tho duko never onco called at tho Vandcr-
bllt home, nnd no one from that house
called on him.
When a reporter for the World sent up
his card to tho duke nt the Hotel Bristol
this morning tho duke sent back word that
ho was hurrying preparations to catch the
10;30 (rain for London and. had not time
lo seo anybod).
A llttlo later a World reporter sent his
card to tho duchess ut tbo Vnnderbllt home,
requesting a statement as to tho rumor of
an estrangement. Tho duchess replied
that bho wished thu newspapers would
completely Ignore her private affairs, und
that thero wus nothing to bo said.
Tho World reporter took his leave, send
ing tho duchess word ,thut ho had Just
been Informed Unit tho duke was preparing
to leave Paris within two hours.
CoiihiicIo Kin (In ii Wuy,
This message had an immediate effect.
Within fifteen minutes William K. Vnnder
bill and his daughter wcro driven rapidly
to the Hotel Bristol. The duko did not re
ceive them, sending word that he was out.
The duchess called again, this tlmo alone,
iiml went up to her husband's apartments
unannounced. After half an hour's talk
with tho duko tho duchess sent word to
her maid to mcot her at the Northern
railway station at 1 o'clock sharp, with
her trunks, ready to tako a London train
via Calais. Tho duko and tho duchess drove
to tho station together and entered the
sumo reserved compartment on tho Calais
flyer.
In Paris tho general Inference concornlng
tho Htrnngo mutual behavior of iho duko
and tbo duchess is tbnt tho duko had be
come soured bccniiBo of somo monoy ques
tion wherein ho bad oxpeeted tho Vandcr
bllts to show themselves moro liberal .than
they wero. It Is nlso believed that tho
duchess, who. despite hor Independence of
spirit, bates scandal ond suffers keenly,
realizes that tho fact of n quarrel, whatever
Its cause, Is likely to lnterfcro with her
social plans nnd ambitions.
Most of the young couple's friends Inclines
to tho belief that tho troublu Is merely a
passing cloud and will soon disappear.
Anihltlou Mny Keep Them ToKelhcr.
A woman, a friend of both tho duko and
tho duchess, Bald today: "Tho news has
been cabled back from Now York that
their estrangement hns been published.
This fucf. may bring them together. The
closest nfcsoclatos of tho Marlboroughs
havo long been awaro that tho flro of lovo
was not burlng so brightly between thorn ns
of old, und It was understood that thoy
had decided to llvo as Independently of
ono another as strict decorum would per
mit. But as both aro socially and politi
cally ambitious they will enduro much
dlsagrecablo friction beforo coming to an
open breach.
"Now thut tho estrangement has become,
public property they will do tholr utmost
to stop comment. This, doubtless, Is why
tho duchess, probably advised by her clever
father, sought out her husband and re
fused to permit him to lcavn Pat Is alone.
"I believe that In thejr Interview today
tho duchess roported to tho duko thut all
chances of his becoming viceroy of Ire
land, now their ono ncuto ambition, would
bo hopelessly blasted by n public breach
between them, Edward having become ex
ceedingly ticklish slnco ho Is king upon
matters of prestige ana propriety."
LIGHTNINGS OF VESUVIUS
A Ihe llliickne lint her Old Volcnuo
IncrriiNr II Ivlil nnd Scorch
in IT (Hitrc,
(Copyright. 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, April 21. (,Ncw York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Mount Vo-
suvius is ugaln in a state of active crop
Hon nnd many people, scientists, students
and tho curious, Including American tour
Ists, aro leaving Paris by every truln for
Nnplcs, The first signs of disturbance wcro
observed a week ugo, when for thrco days
columns of smoke, Issuing rapidly from tbo
crater In great volume, tewered high nbove
the volcano. Then came occasional rains
of hoi cinders, sometimes sprinkling' the
country for several miles around. Now lava
Is beginning to run. The lira nt tho crater
is Intense nt night, illuminating tho sur
rounding region beautifully. Only two
slight tremors of earthquake have been
felt to fur.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecnst
fnr Nebraska -Fair
Fair! Cooler, South
Monday:
to West
T ucsday
Winds.
Temperature nt
Out nil ii Tenterilnyl
Hour. lieu,
i p. in on
J p. in Oil
t p. in 07
'I p. n OS
n p. in 07
O p. Ill 07
7 p, m on
N p. ill Ol
U p. II .)
Hour. Dct.
.1 n. m tit
II n. in II
7 n. ni II
M n. tit II
tl n. in 10
10 u. in r,:i
11 ii. m r,7
IU m Ol
BOTH TO HAUL THE HEROES
Southern I'nclflc nuil Sunlit Kc Ar
rnuuc to Dltlilc Trnunportn
tluu of Military Men.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. The Chroul-
clo says: Tho Southern Pacific nnd Santa
Fe have perfected nn agreement whereby
they will divide between them a largo vol
ume of pnsseugor tratHc to and from Cali
fornia that would otherwise vrovo a bono
of contention nnd occasion spirited com
petition between tho transcontinental lines
und a possible demoralization ft rates.
Tho agreement wns mado nt a conference
at Del Monto between trafllc and passenger
ofllclals of both roads after tho adjourn
ment of the Transcontinental Passenger as
sociation. The agreement embraces among
other things n division of tho transporta
tion of marines and sailors during tho
year ending June 30, 1902. It Is estimated
that ninny thousands of discharged seamen
nnd recruits will be movid ",ctccn tho
Atlantic coast and the Philippines during
the year. Tho rate, It Is announced, will
bo the full tariff rate, less tho land grant
deduction. Tho Santa Kc bus tho largest
land grant of nny of the transcontinental
lines. Tho land granl portion Is the road
extending from Atchison to tho Kansas-
Colorado ntnto lino and from Islcta, near
Albuquerque, to Mougnvc. Government
business aver this portion ut tho ro.U lies
to bo carried nt 50 per cent of tho tariff
rate. The Santa. Fo Is thus forced to offer
n rate considerably below the tariff ntd It
Is agreed thut this shall bo o.Tercd !n tho
bids nked for by tho Navy department.
Tho passenger ofllclals aro still consid
ering many mntters regarding tho general
Interchange of trafllc between the two com
panies, among the most Important of which
Is Issuing of Interchangeable tnllcago
tickets.
EXAMINATION IS POSTPONED
Competition for I'onUIoiih In Philip
pine Civil Service Will He
Held June :t mill 'I.
WASHINGTON, April 21. The Civil Ser-
vlco commission announces that tho ex
nmlnatlon advertised for April 23, 1901, for
the position of department nssistnnt In the
Philippine service 1ms been postponed to
June 3 nnd 4 and that this examination
will bu hold In any city lu tho United
Stutes where postal frco delivery has beon
established. Competitors in the exnmlun
Hon, In nddlllon to taking the regular ex
ninluutlon required for this position, nbio
may tako one or moro of certain optional
subjects, for which due credit will bo
given.
Particular attention is called to tho fact
that within a few months It is probuble that
u number of financial agents will be needed.
These agents will bo selected for this ex
amination and tho selections will bo con
fined ub far as practicable to those who
havo shown proficiency In the optlonul
subjects of bookkeeping aud finance nnd
who havo pussed tho regular examination.
Tho salary of tho position of financial agent
will bo ubout $2,000 per annum.
The cntranco salary of tho position of
department assistant will not bo less than
$1,200 per annum.
ARE ALERT AND PATRIOTIC
NhIIvch of Tuclohnn Arc DciuoiiHtrn-
tlvc nt Commission
Conference.
TACLOBAN, Island of Leyte. April 21.
Enthusiastic throngs greeted tho nppenr-
nncn of tho Philippines commission In the
province of Leyte. Speeches in the trl
bunal hall wcro greeted with cheers. The
peoplo uro alert and patriotic.
The president of Taclobnn, with a de
tnchmenl of natives, Is absent, chasing tho
remnant of 100 Insurgents.
Most of the municipalities have been or
ganlzcd and nil woro represented In tho
conference. Tho province will be crentod
tomorrow with Major Henry V. Allen of
the Forty-third regiment ns governor nnd
Lieutenant Conroy of tho same regiment, au
treasurer. Tho population is 30p.
During tho last fortnight Major John C,
Gllraorc, Jr., of the Forty-third volunteer
Infantry bus captured n high insurgent
stronghold In western Leyto. Lieutenant
Morton L. Avery of tho same regiment has
destroyed another cninp and killed six in
surgents.
WHISKY CONSIGNORS LOSE
ArkniiNii Supreme Court llolil Ihnl
l.nvv i'rotccl ItnllroHil In Sur
rendering Ihe. Stun".
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 21. Tho Ar-
knnsus supremo court has delivered an Im
portant decision In a liquor seizure caso
under tho net passed In 1S99 to suppress
tho Illegal sale of llqupr and to destroy
It when found In prohibited districts. The
marshal of Joncsboro solzod and destroyed
a quantity of whisky under this net. Tho
liquor was In the St. Louis Southwestern
rallwuy depot when seized. Tho consignors
sued tho rullrdad company for tho value
of the goods. The supremo court declared
that It was tho duty of tho railroad to
surrender tho whisky to tho marshal under
tho warrant ho had and that tho law pro
tccts tho railroad company. The decision
affects a largo number of counties whore
llcenso was defeated In the last olectlon.
FREE BUNKS AT ENCAMPMENT
C lint rum ii llnyr of the HlandliiK Cum
mlllee Secure Cciiernl Accommo
dation ut Cleveland. 1
CLEVELAND, April 21. Colonel Jnmes
Hayr, chairman of tho Grand Array stand
ing committee on frco quarters, announced
today that ho and his colleagues of tho
committee had secured frco quarters lu
schoolhouses and halls for 27,000 veterans
nt the encampment hero September 9 to 14
next. Colonel Hayr Is now ready to ro-
celvo applications for free quarters. Ho
Invites the samo at tho earliest possible
dato nnd promises to take excellent core of
Grand Army comrades who apply.
Movement of Oceuii Veel April til.
At Now York Arrived L'Aqultalue, from
Hilvroj I'mbrln, from Liverpool and
QuoeiiMtnwn; Htaiitendam, from Rotterdam
and Boulogne; Cymric, from Liverpool und
Oueimxtnivn
At Philadelphia Arrived Wucsland, from
Liverpool and wurenstnwn,
At Liverpool Hulled Dfvnnln, for Ilos
ton
At QueensHiwn Bulled Lurunla, from
Liverpool fnr New York. Arrived- Bervla
from Now York, for Liverpool, und pro-
CtCJCU.
TARIFF IS TO WAIT
Niw Philippic Sch.dnl. FroDably WitMiild
Until Iainlar Oaiti Ire Daoided.
CHANGE IN RATES MAY BE UNNECESSARY
Work of Adjnitmant FrofriHM, HwTr,
Withaut Iittrruptitn.
SEVERAL REVISIONS ARE ADVISED
Dairjmo Ask for Olama Demaadinf that
01t Ba Brandad,
FREE ENTRY FOR NEWS PRINT PAPER
Mrnt Product Ant Sntlaractorlly CU-
IHeil llediictlon Akcil fnr Flour,
Cerent, Prune nml Oil hy Cal
ifornia Manufacturer.
WASHINGTON, April 21. It Is not likely
tbnt tho now Phlllpplno tariff will bo pro
mulgated until nfter tho decision of the
supreme court in tho Insular case. It Is
stated at tho War department, whero tho
matter has received consideration, that
this decision mny inako It unnecessary for
the government to establish a system nt
tariff rates In tho Philippines, although
the department has proceeded with tho
work of equalizing tho rates und rccolv
'ng nnd considering suggestions, ns though
thu coming decision would not mako nny
change In tho present conditions.
Snmo months ago tho War department
published the Inrlff as prepared by tho
tariff exports In tho Philippines nnd ap
proved by tho Tnft commission. Inter
ested parties, especially manufacturers
und shippers, wero Invited to cxamlno this
proposed tnrlff and muko suggestions and
criticisms. It Is interesting to noto thut
of tho 419 paragraphs In tho proposed
tariff only thlrty-threo pnragruphs hnvo
provoked criticism or suggestion, Even
theso nro In a mild tonu und nearly nil
taku tho form of suggestion. Somo of thu
moro Important suggestions aro embodied
In the following:
It Is suggested that thero will bo diffi
culty In making all duties specific and that
in many cases perhaps ad valorem duties
will bo better. Thcro uro somo objections
to tho metric system, ns American goods
arc In ynrd folds and European goods aro
In metric folds. If tho yard folds aro con
tinued it wouM bo better for the American
manufacturers.
Four Month for Preparation.
Tbo Manila Chamber ot'Commerco asks
thnt four months Intervene bctweon tho
promulgation of tho tariff and Its enforce
ment. No provision Is mado for marking
oleomargarine to distinguish It from but
ter. Tho dairy Interests think such a
provision desirable. A lower rnto Is asked
for gasoline to bo used for fuel and for
launches. An ad valorem duty Is advised
upon precious stones and watches. Ona
firm suggests thut copperas and oxldo
should bo upon tho frco list.
It Is claimed that cotton yarn should Dot
bo admitted nt a lower rate than fabrics
woven from such yarn, also that tho weight
and washing of cotton tissues should be
changed In tho Interest of coarser cotton
fabrics. Thero has heen qulto an oxten
slvo discussion of this subject and It has
been pointed out that changes In tho Cu
ban tariff also wcro needed In this par
ticular. Tho frco entry of "nows" print paper Is
ndvocated. Reductions aro usked from 20 v
to 40 per cent on harness nnd saddlc
makers' wares. It Is suggested that cheap
and expensive machinery should not pay
the Bnino rates. Certain typewriter firms
want tho duty on their machines reduced.
A change Is asked In tho classification
of meat products. It Is said thnt tbo duty
on alcohol should bo doubled or manu
facturers ot whisky will bo a bio to uso the
alcohol for making whisky at much less
than the distilled product.
California manufacturers ask a reduc
tion on flour, cereals, prunes, benzine,
gasolino and petroleum, somo of thorn sug
gesting that theso articles bo placed on
tho frco list. Condensed milk and fish,
tho Pacific coast desires, also should bo
placed on tho frco list. Ono suggestion made
Is that all materials for tho United States
forces should bo admitted froo nt duty.
Somo rather Interesting information ha3
reached tho War department In connection
with tho tariff, it being shown that Russia
senda to tho Philippines 'two-fifths ot all
petroleum imported by. tho people of tho
Islands.
FAIR BOOMERS TO BANQUET
SI. I.oul I'lniiN Klahornte Illiiii-
wlllt Spceche hy Curler,
Thurston und Other.
ST. LOUIS, April 21. All urrungenicnti
for tho banquet to bo given next Tuesday
evening by tho Business Men's leaguo to
tho World's fair commissioners nnd others)
prominently identified with the enterprise,
ut tho Pluntera' hotel, havo been com
pleted. It Is proposod to mako tbo affair
one of tho most brilliant of Us kind over
given In St. Louis, No oxpenso has been
spared In any dotall of tho arrangements.
Tho Invited guests Include tbo Tnwnoy
commlttoo of tho house, thn national com
missioners, tho speaker of tho house, Sena
tor Allison and Congressman Cannon, chair
men, respectively, of tbo appropriation
committees of senate and house; tho Mis
Kauri senators und congressmen; the Mis
souri stulo ofllcers, the mayorn of St.
Louis nnd East St. Louis, and thn delega
tion which, headed by Former Governor
Francis, ovorcamo nil difficulties and In tho
expiring hours of congress secured the pas
sage of tho World's fulr bill.
The following Is tho toast list of tho
evening, subject lo any necessary change:
Introduction, Nathan Frank, chalrmnn
banquet; commlttoo.
Address of welcome. C. P. Walbrldgc,
president of Business Men's league.
"Our Guests," Thomas II. Carter ot Mon
tana. "Tho Presldont of the United States,"
John M. Thurston of Nebraska.
"Tho National Commission," William
Lindsay of Kentucky.
Tho World's Fulr. St. Louis, 1903" (1)
"Tho Louisiana Purchase," Alexander M.
Dnckory of Missouri, 12) "Inception of tho
Celebration and Formation of tho Project,"
Dr. Francis of Mlnsourl; (3) "Tho Publlo
Response," William H. Thompson ot St.
Louis; (4) "Tbo World's Fair Hill," Con
gressman James A. Tawnoy of Minnesota;
(6) "How the Bill WaB Passed," Congress
man John B, CorllBs of Mlchlgnn; (C) "The
$5,000,000 Government Appropriation," Con
gressman Joseph M. Cannon of Illinois,
chalrmnn commltteo on appropriations; (7)
"St. Louis und the Fair," Rolla Wells,
maynr of St. Louis,
Sovcral members of tho national com
mission will arrive In St. IxjiiIs Monday
and tho remainder on Tuesday morning. It
Is expected that tbo entire commission will
bo present ut tho opening meeting,