The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
IltA I.. HA UK, Proprietor.
TKKM9I 11.23 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE NEBBASKA.
THE NEWS IN DfllEF.
Thirty Chlcngo printers wcro pain
fully hurt by the falling of ah elevator.
Letter carriers' registration sorvlco
will bo established at Lincoln on
Apll 1.
It is reported that President Romana
13 making arrangements to llbcrato
nil the political prisoners in Peru.
Arthur P. Orccly, assistant commls-'
Eloncr of patents, resigned his posi
tion to embark In private business.
Tho directors of tho New York Cen
tral railroad havo declared tho regular
quarterly dividend of VA per cent.
Br. J. Albert Wllllnms, a physician
of Wellington, Kan., killed himself at
South Haven by drinking wood al
cohol. Three hundred students In Colum
bian university wcro vaccinated bo
entisc of smallpox appearing in tho ln-
tltiitlon.
Smallpox has broken out in tho
Great Northern grading camps near
Fort Benton, whero about 1,200 men
aro at work.
Mayor Van Wyck hna vctood tho bill
empowering tho governor to appoint a
commission to rovlso tho Greater New
York charter.
Tho directors of tho American Bell
Telephone company dcclnrcd tho reg
ular quarterly dividend of 53 per
share, payable April 10.
General Z. B. Tower, U. S. A., (re
tired) died at Cohassct, Mass., aged 81
years. He saw active scrvlco In tho
Mexican nnd civil wnrs.
dydnoy, cnpltal of Now South Wales,
and Adelaide, capital of South Aus
tralia, havo been declared Infected
with tho bubonic phiguo.
Tho navy department has Issued or
ders for tho repair of tho cruiser Dos
ton, now at tho Maro Island navy yard,
the cost of which will bo about $300,
000. Tho Prince of Wales Is to bo reln-stntt-d
as grand mastir of tho English
Freo Masons nn April 25, tho nnnlvors
ary of tho 2Cth year of grand master
ship. In anticipation of tho probable In
crease of tho capital stock of tho Hart
ford Life Insurance company, tho di
rectors have directed a dividend of 100
por cent.
Histories of England woro dropped
from tho llsta of supplementary read
ing for tho Chicago public schools at
tho meeting of tho Chicago board of
education.
Tho treasury departmont has can
celed all obligations In rcforenco to
tho po8tofllco slto at Blair, Nob., ns
tho owncm havo failed to glvo a clear
title to tho land.
Secretary Hay andiAmbassador Cam
bon have signed tho protocol extend
ing tho time allowed for tho ratifica
tion of the French reciprocity treaty
for twelve months.
Beginning next month sovonty-throo
additional postoulccs will adopt tho
Bystcm of registering letters by car
riers. Tho now system then will be in
operation in 307 cities.
Tho houso penBlon commltteo hns
determined to increase to 510 por
month tho pension of tho widow of.
Lieutenant Colonel John Hamilton,
who was killed at tho battlo of San
Juan.
Tho liouso commlttco on public lands
has directed a fnvorablo report on a
bill allowing slnglo women who lo
cato a homestead entry on unplatted
lands to comploto tho entry aftor her
mnrrlngo.
As soon na tho war m South Afrca
U over nnd tho Boors dofoutcd, If such
should bo tho result, tho Burlington
read will hnvo Its agents In that coun
try, working up emigration to tho
United States.
Tho amount of bonds so far pre
sented at tho treasury department for
exchango for tho now 2 por cents is
5122,385,400, of which 510,520,450 havo
been rccelvod from Individuals and in
stitutions other than national banks.
It hns been estimated thnt tho sales
of cattle mado nt Fort Worth, Texa3,
during tho cnttlo convention will ag
gregate over 100,000 head, tho valuo of
which Is about 51,250,000,
Rcprcsentntlvo Burkott ot Nobraska
lias introduced a hill for tho Im
provement of tho Missouri rivor nt
Nobruskn City In Otoo county and ap
propriating 550,000 theroforo, to bo
immediately available.
A bill favorably passod upon by tho
senato commltteo on foreign rolatlonn
authorizes tho president to Invito tho
international congress of navigation
to meet In Washington in 1901. Tho
congrcas mecta this year in Purls.
Advanl, tho "Indian Prlnco," who
has been touring tho United Stntca and
leaving In his wnko a trail of worth
less checks and unpaid bills, has como
to grlof in Now Hnvon, Conn.
Although thoro hau been no authen
tic enso of plaguo discovered in San
Francisco, tho municipal department 1b
tnklng every precaution to guard
ngalnst Its Introduction to tho city. A
largo force of men was set to work to
hunt out disease-breeding spots and
havo thorn cleansed. Three deaths
among Chlneso nro being investgatod,
but so far nothing has developed to
lead to tho belief that tho deceased
men died ot tho black fever. '
Sir Edmund Douglas Voltch Fane,
envoy extraordinary and mlnlfltor plen
ipotentiary to the court ot Copenha
gen, la dead in his 03 cl yenr.
Tho Astoria, Ore, council has passed
nn ordinance providing a bounty ot 5
conts n head for nil dead rata deliv
ered to tho chief ot police
Tho Ninth regiment of Infantry, sta
tioned nt Monterey, Mex., has recolved
ordors to proceed Immediately to tho
Bccno ot tho Ynqul Indian war and
Join tho forces of General Louis Torres.
Thn American Bell Telephone com
pany has declared the, regular quartorly
dlvldent ot 53 per Bharo, puyablo April
1(1,
W. L. Caddis has boon awarded tho
contract for carrying tho mall from
Hnrwood to Clay Center, Nob.
Representative Burkett ot Nobrasfca
introduced a bill oxtendlug tho pension
laws of 1890 to tho oillccra nnd prlvntos
of tho Nebraska territorial militia, who
served from 18G4 to, 1805,
ARE ONLI SI1SI1BS
3cn. Eoborta ReporU Nothing of Start
ling Interest from Ssat of War.
FREE STATERS ON THEIR FARMS.
tteported to I'refer Tliclr Land to Flclil
Inc itnd I.oiln" It Natal tteported to
llo Quiet with Kn rlclitluR No For
ward Movement of thu Army tteported.
LONDON, March 28. Reconnais
sances of cllght Importance continue
to bo tho only features ow the war In
South Africa. Lord Roberts wires to
tho war office ns follows:
"BLOEMFONTEIN, Monday, Marcll
2C Captain Sloane-Stnnlcy of tho Six
teenth Lancers wns slightly wounded
in nn nffalr of outposts north of the
Moddcr river March 25."
This bare statement la nil Hint comes
from tho commander-in-chief.
A dispatch from Bloemfontoln, dat
ed Monday, March 20, nnd published
In tho second edition of tho Times, am
pliflcs Lord Roberts' dispatch na fol
lows: "A cavalry rcconnalflsanco was mado
yesterday toward Brnndfort. Tho Six
teenth Lancers, by skirmishing, drow
tho Boors from their position into the
open, whero tho Ninth Lancora at
tempted to outflank tho enemy while
they wcro engaged from tho front by a
dismounted section of tho Sixteenth
Lancers. Our casualties nro reported
tc bo fow."
A difipatch from Maseru Bamiloland
tinted Mnrch 20, says: "Tho Basuto
lend Government la busy collecting nn
tlveo to bo employed at Bloemfontoln
in rcnalring and laying railroads. The
rmtivca roport that tho Freo Staters
on tho borders of Bnsuloland have re
fused to go to Kroomatndt ami arc
utaylng on their fiirmo, ns it Is now
tho plowing coaaon and they aro in
clined to keep their lund and submit
rather than give it up and fight."
Boer reports from Natal show no de
velopments of Importanco havo occur
icd there up to March 23. A dispatch
from tho Boer camp at Gloncoo, dated
March 23, says:
"No attack Is expected to be mado on
tho Boor forces In Natal. Gonornls
Botha and' Moyer havo been Joined by
their wives. Protorlouc, with n patrol,
got between an udvnnco guard of Lan
ccra and Its main body, March 23. Ono
Lnnccr, who rofused to surtendor, was,
shot.
"General Botha denlcn tho report
that TraiiBvaal women wcro wounded
In tho Tugcln trenches. Goiioral Buller
has sent tho Boors n llbt of their
wounded statlnr; tlrat ho burled sixty
men. General Botha saya this Is Im
possible, na his rolla do not ahow nny
Btich losa."
A, Ladysmlth special saya: Boor pa
trols endenvored to trap a party of the
Thirteenth Huosnrs March 25 n
Wnschbnnk. A hat cltaso onaued. Sev
eral Boorc wcro wounded.
Tho camo dlBpntch snys: A printed
document has boon found giving the
Boor loBsca nt Splonkop at over 2,500,
but this enn senrccly bo credited.
Advices todny from Capetown say:
Ralna are gonornl throughout South
Africa and rivers which havo been dry
tor years nro being flooded. Mnny
camps arq transformed Into swnmps.
This will still moro railltato against
nn immediate BritiBh ndvanco.
Sickness among tho Boor prlsonors
on tho transports Is lncrenBing. Thrcn
deaths occurred March 20. ' Tho bodice
wero burled by tho British with the
Transvaal flag on tho colllns, tho lead
ing Dutch of Slraonstown nttendlng tho
funornl. Typhoid alono claims 100 vie
tlms among tho prisoners and the pop
ulation of SlinoiiBtown fear nn epi
demic. A meeting of tho Bund was hold at
Paarl March 2G nnd was nttondod by
sovornl membors of tho Capo assem
bly. It passed resolutions regrottlng
thnt tho Capo government was not
consulted beforo tjio war and declar
ing thnt nny settlement which did not
lcspcct the Indopondonco of tho repub
lics would bo detrimental to tho high
est intorents of tho British empire.
Mr. Hnrcrovo, the chief speaker, proph
esied another war within six years un
lesa Indopcndonco wna granted, nnd
Assemblyman Marals characterized tho
war ns a contlnuntlon of tho Jnmeson
raid.
DOERS ARE DISAPPOINTED.
Kxi.octod 100,000 Cnpt Dutch to Join In
l'lchtlnic thn KukIIhIi.
DURBAN, Monday, March 28. Wll
lmci Cox, a nowapupor correspondent,
who wns rolcnscd from imprisonment
nt Pretoria, has arrived hero. Ho adds
Mb testimony to tho stories of tbo good
trntment ot tho prisoners by tho
Transvnal authorities, though tho bu
bordlnatea sometimes Bubjcctcd tho
onptlvcB to annoyances.
Mr, Cox saw Secretary Roitz and
says ho is evidently worried at tho
turn of ovonts. Prominent porsona nt
tho Transvaal cnpltnl bitterly nceuso
Mr. .Hofmoyor, tho Afrlknnder londor,
nnd Promlor Sehrolnor of desortlng
them. Thoy any they expected 100,000
Capo colonists to Join tho republics.
General Joubort Is apparently sus
pected of hnlf-hcartcdness, and Mr.
Cox gathorcd that his life will bo In
danger nt tho hands of tho lrato burgh
ers if Pretoria is besieged.
At Dolago buy Mr. Cox saw well
known Trnnavnal secret sorvlco agents
purchasing and forwarding all kinUs
of goods to tho TraiiBvnal.
finhley Doe Unneiio Work.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 28.
Tho navy dopartmont today recolved
tho following cablegram from Admiral
Schley, commander of tho South At
lantic squndroiit
"BA1HA, March 28. Chicago mot
French alcamor Brotagno disabled.
Towed hor here. Tho Moutgomory
has been directed to Jon Chlcngo nt
once. SCHLEY,"
PARDON IS NOT RECOGNIZED.
Court HoliU (lovernor Tnylor Hnd No
Authority to (Irnnt It.
FRANKFORT, Ky March 28. Tho
fourth day of tho oxnmlnlng trial of
Republican Secretary of Stato Caleb"
I'owers began with tho court room
cleared of nil pcoplo excepting attor
neys, nowspapcr correspondents and of
ficers of tho court. The court adjourn
ed yesterday to meet at 0 o'clock, but
n was ncariy iu wncn judge Moore
called for order. Tho atotrncya for tho
defense held a consultation and after
wards called County Attorney Pols-
grove.
Imcdlatcly after tho consultation
Govomor Ilrown, for tho defense, an
nounced that no testimony would be"
Introduced for tho defense, and thai
u"jy wouui waivo mrtnor exununatlon.
Tho rmrdon Issued to Pnwnm liv rinv-
crnor Taylor was tendered by cx-Gov-crnor
Brown as n bar to tho prosecu
tion, and ho asked that the defendant
uu dismissed.
Colonel Cnmnhnll Hnlil tho rnmmnn
wealth denied Governor Taylor's right
to Issue a pardon at tho tlmo tho par-
tion was granted. Governor Drown
moved that tho nrlaonor bn illRmlRsnii
upon tho cvldoncc. The motion was
overruled, uail was nsked for. Judgo
Moore said:
"It Is not my belief that Powers fired
tho shot which killed Governor Goebel,
but from tho evidence It Is my opinion
that ho was connected with tho con
spiracy to 1:111 him. I shall theroforo
order that ho be hold over without
nail to the Franklin county grnnd Jury
that tho ciiso mav bo further IiivphM-
gated."
Aftor the J'owcrs casn had been dis
posed of Judgo Moore nsked If the com
monwealth Was rcatlv to take nn nnn nf
tho other cases, that of Captain John
Davis or William II. Cllltnn. whn nrn
also charged with being accessories to
them.
County Attorney Polsnrovo nuked
that both cases bo nostnoucd until i
o'clock this afternoon, the. nttorneys
having agreed, and court adjourned un
til tnai nour.
SHERIFF PITS IP A FIGHT.
Wound Tjvo Member of n Mob lluforo
OIvIiik Up III 1'rlnoner.
BELAIR. Mil.. Mnrch 2fi. Lnwla
Harris .tho negro who was nrrestcd
hero day beforo yesterday, charged
with a criminal assault upon Miss
Anno Mcllvnlne, was taken from tho
Jail last night and lynched after n
brief etrugglo between tho sheriff and
tho mob In which two men wcro
slightly wounded. It had been expect
ed that nn attempt would bo made to
hang Harris yostorday whon ho was
to havo been brought up for a hear
ing, but this was postponed until to
day and everything scorned so (pilot
last nlEht that tho suspicions, of tho
sheriff woro allayed, but ho continued
to keep close wnteh. Shortly buforo
midnight it was announced that a moT5
wns on lt3 way from Abordeon, a
neighboring vlllngo, and a general
movement toward tho Jail took place.
Prcsontly about twonty men nppoared
somo of whom woro masked, and an
attack upon tho Jail bogan. A fusil
ado of shots wns exchanged between
tho sheriff and his dcputlo3 on tho
ono hand and tho mob on tho other, re
sulting In tho wounding of Hobort L.
Bull of this plnco and ono of the
crowd from Aberdeen, who30 namo
could not bo learned.
A Girl' Queer Foresight.
PEORIA. 111.. Mnreli !8nrnen
Holmes located another dead body In
tho Illinois river. Two months ngn
this wonderful llttlo girl declared that
tho body of Mrs. Sommors was in the
river and stuck to her story, although
fow people paid any attention. A week
ago, whllo dredging, tho body of the
womnn wns found nbotit 300 yards be
low whero tho girl at first declared it
wns located. Sho wont out with a fow
men and was rowed to a point In tho
river, whom sho stopped tho boat and
said "tho body Is within 1000 feet of
this point." Dredging was commenced
and tho body wnB found about Blxty
foot lower down.
Iteerlve No Award Notice.
WASHINGTON. March 2S. ThU
government has not yet been notified
of the postponement of tho nwnrd In
tho Dolago bay arbitration, which wns
to hnvo been nnnounccd todny. The
nows fronvllorne to tho effect that the
arbitrators probably will refrain from
a distribution of tho award among the
clalmanta, has created a dlsagrecablo
Impression horo, carrying, as It does,
tho Inforenco that tho result will bo an
indefinite delay in tho settlement of
tho enso. By adopting such couibo, tho
arbitrators will, It la said, place tho re
sponsibility for tho delay upon tho
claimants.
- Ilnllrond Lawyer Con for.
ST. LOUIS. Mnrch 2S. A confer.
onco of tho lognl dopartmcnts of tho
Missouri Pacific nnd Union Pacific
railways Is being hold In this city to
consldor tho situation in Nebraska.
Attorneys of othor Nebraska linos
havo been invited to bo present.
Among thoso horo arc Wlnslow S.
Plorco, gonoral attorney of tho Mis
souri Pacific, N,ow York; Alex G.
Cochran, gonoral solicitor at St. Louis
and H. P. Waggoner, gonoral attorney
for Nebraska and Kansas; W. R. Kel
ly, gonoral solicitor of tho Union Pa
cific, Omaha, and J. N. Baldwin, as
sistant attornoy for Nobraska.
OpenliiK Hay of KxpoRltlon.
PARIS, Mnrch 28. At a cabinet
council today nt which M. Loubet pro
Bided It wns decided to otllclnlly -augurato
tho Paris exposition Satur
day, April 14.
limit Ins ton nn nn luHpertlu; Tour.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. C. P
Huntington, prcsldont of tho South
orn Paclilc compnny, has nrrlvod horc
to attond tho annual mooing, of thai
corporation and Inspect lla varloui
lines.
Sonator Davia Propose3 Substitute for
Pending Porto Rico Bill.
'MTFDMAI nrifPUIIP I IHc TA lotnv
II LS1I1ML IILI LI11L LMMO lUUILI
Would Mako tits Inland a District nnd
Name ii Collector Alt Import and
KxporU to lla Free Only Fifteen l'cr
Cent In I ii tcriix I Kctcnuo 'iuxci on
Homo Article. ,
WASHINGTON, March 27. Senator
Forakcr, in charge of tho Porto Rlcan
bill, announced at today's session of
tho scnato that beginning with tomor
row's session ho would pros3 the meas
ure to a votu ns soon ns possible.
Senator Davie of Minnesota lntro
ouced u substitute for tho Porto Rico
llll, which provides for free trade be
tween tho United States mid Porto and
extends tho Intornnl vovcnuo laws
with amendments over the island. Tho
net is declared provisional and shall
not continue longer than March 1,
1002.
Tbo uUI Is as follows:
Section 1. That Porto Rico 13 horcby
mndo rin internal revenuo district.
Thit tho laws of the United States pro
viding Tor lnternnl revenuo taxation
nd collection, not locally lnappllcablo,
tiro hereby extended to and shall re
main in force in Porto Rico, excepting
r.B horein otherwise provided, for the
term stated in this act. The president.
b.V and With tho ndvlrn nnil pnnsont nf
the senate, ahall appoint a collector of
internal revenue for said district, who
bhall receive an annual salary of 54,000,
and whose omen Rhnll tin nt Rim Tnnn
Section 2. Thnt cxcorittnc nn hnrnln !
oinerwiso provided, i& per cent or .all
tho Internal roventin tnx i-rfivldpd hv
tho United States shall bo collected In
raid district. No stamp taxes Imposed
by said laws upon written or printed
documents shall be collected in unl.l
district. Tho Docretary of the treasury
la hereby nuthorlzed and directed to
make all needful trcnlntlnun tn pnrrv
this act Into effect and to prescribe tho
compensation of all olllcera and agents
necessary for that purpose.
Section 3. Thn nmnnnt nf nil tnvno
co collected less tho noccssary ex
pense of collection, nro hereby appro
priated and nlaced nt thn dlsnnsnl nf
tho president, to bo expended under
his discretion for the government of
Porto Rico now existing nnd hereafter
to bo established, nnd fnr nnhlln mlti.
cation, public works and other gov
ernmental unu public purposes there
in.
Section 4. Unon tolin cm nnt irrnu'n
in Porto Rico nnd upon nil manufac
tures tncrcor, and upon rum or other
distilled snlrltn nrndiipnd frntn onli.
stances not grown In Porto Rico, tho
mil tax provided by tho Internal reve
nuo laWS Of tho Ullltnd Khltnci nhnll lin
collected. Upon tobacco grown In
Porto Rico and tho manufactures
thereof and upon rum and othor spir
its, distilled or made, from sugar cano
or othor agricultural product grown In
Porto Rico, op from tho product of
such sugar cano or othor agricultural
product tho tax of 15 por cent shall
be imposed tho en mo ns upon othor
subjects of intornnl tnxntion.
Soctlon 5. Thnt tho president when
ever he shall bn Rnttsllpd td nt n Inpnl
self-government has been established
in t'orio uico ndequato to raise and
Collect taxes bv ItH own iprdidntlnn
nhall hnve tho power from tlmo to
tlmo by proclamation to decroaso tho
sniu per centum or taxation, or to
Umolly abolish tho same
Rod Ion C. That no duties on Imports
oi exports shall after tho pnssago of
this act bo levied or rnllppfpii
articles Imported from tho United
States Into Porto Rico or from Porto
Rico into tho United Stntos.
Soctlon 7. This act shall bo taken
nnd held to bn nrnrlntnnnl In Ita mi..
poses nnd intended to meet a pressing
present need for revenuo for tho Isl
and of Porto Rico nnd shall not con-
tlnuo m rorco after March 1, 1902.
NO DELAY JINRELIEF WORK.
Plnn to Carry Into Kffent the Appropria
tion niu.
WASHINGTON. March 27. There
will bo no dolny In tho execution of
tho net of congress appropriating $2,
000.000 for tho relief of tho resident
of Porto Rico. Tho war departmont
had anticipated tho passago of tho act
and had mado nrrangemcnts to carrv
us provisions Into effect nt onco. A
plan of action wns ngred upon by
Gonornl Davis, governor gonoral of
Porto Ulco, and Secrotnry Root, while
tho lutter was In Havann recently. It
Involves employment of native labor
on public works in Porto Rico nnd tho
distribution of rations to the sick nnd
destitute.
Goneral Davis was ulven full discre
tion In tht matter and tho sum of 51,-
uuu.uuu wns placed at his disposal. Sec-
rotary Root bald today that General
Davis hao full power In tho premises
and will execute tho relief act for tho
best welfare of tho Porto Rlcans. tho
employment on public works being tho
principal motiiod or utilizing tho ap
propriation. It la estimated that about
1,500 men will bo given lmmtdlato em
ployment. Ullf OrUt of lVimlon lltlls.
WASHINGTON. Mnrch 27. Thn 1lfi
pension bills favorably acted upon by
tho liouso In tho commlttco of the
wholo last Friday wcro put through
tho final staces nt thn nnnnlnir nf flip
session of tho liouso today and the
nimy appropriation bill' was then
initou up.
On ird fur .Hall Currier.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Mnrch 27.
Tho director of posts at Manila 1ms
reported to tho postmnator general un
dor ditto of February 5, that in ordor
to re-establish mnll communication
between towns In tho province of Pan
gnslnaii. a meeting of tho local presi
dents of tho towns wna hold, at which
It waa agreed that communlcntlon
should bo ro-estnbllshcd on tho samo
lino3 ns during tho Spanlslu regime
nnd without expense to tho depart
ment. It la considered ndvlsnblo, how
ovor, to uso thoso cnrrlora for army
malls.
PEARS REAR FIRE.
Italian AVultlnc for Country to Settlo
Down llnfnfo Advancing.
LONDON, March 27. Tho contlntiod
nbsenco of aggressive movement on
tho part of tho British Is be3t explain
cd In a dispatch from Bloemfontoln,
dated Sunday, March 25. and nub
llfhed In tho second edition of tho
Times today. It says:
Tho conditions existing in tho occu
pied territory render i'npcrntivo tho
eoinowitat prolonged halt at Bloom
fontcln. It io necessary that tho ef
rcct of tho proclamation should havo
tlmo to mako ltsolf felt. It Is declared
that danger of nnnoynnco to tho lino
or communication may bo apprehend
od unless tho territory behind tho nd
vnnclng forces is rendered absolutely
secure. Tho nccurncy of this view is
proved by tho fnct of tho enemy
weaning up into isolated groups, such
an tlint which attacked tho guards ot
fleers Friday.
Tho adjustmont of financial nnd mil'
nlclpnl mnttcrs in the Freo Stato now
is chiefly occupying tho nttentlon of
tho governor nnd his legal and flnnn
clnl advisors. Tho military regime Is
being conducted with great smooth
ness, but recent investigations show
that caution must bo exorcised in deal
ing with persons apparontly loyal.
This summary Is probably nn nccu
rate explanation of tho frequent ap
puaranco nnd disappearance of Boors
and insurgents, upon which tho re
ports nro so conflicting nnd which bo
puzzlo tho British military critics.
General Methuon appears to bo
awaiting transportation, and with
Colonel Plumer's forces on half ra
tions, there now scorns llttlo llkoll
hood of tho lmmediato relief of Mafo
king, though neither from this quar
ter nor from Lord Roborts or Gonornl
Buller Is there any direct news todny.
Tho government bulldlnga at Capo
town nnrrowly escaped destruction by
flro last night. Tho state papers, aftor
bolng much damaged, wcro removed.
A Lourenzo Marquez spoclnl snys
the Trnnsvnnl authorities nro evident
ly recruiting nctlvely and lnrgo num
bers of French, Dutch nnd Belglnn
volunteers nre constnntly passing
thrqugh that place to Join tho Boer
forces.
PLATFORM DEFINITE ENOUGH.
Sny Nebraska Democratic Declaration I
All night.
NEW YORK, Mnrch 27. A special
to tho Times from Washington snys:
Democratic leaders nro dlsplensed
with tho criticism of tho nnti-trust
plank in tho democratic platform
ndopted recently nt Lincoln, Neb.
They say that tho complaints that it
is indollnlto aro absurd. Senntor
Jones of ArknnsnB, chulrmnn of tho
nntlonnl commlttco, in speaking of tho
assertion that tho plank proposed no
remedy for tho so-called trust ovll,
said:
"That complaint Is nonsense. The
people who mako it seem to think that
It Is tho duty of conventions to frame
bills. Tho platform is not supposod
to contnln statutes or to draft legisla
tion nnd if It ever does eo it goes be
yond Its function. A plntform np
ptoves or condemns policies. The anti-trust
plank In this plntform puts the
party which adopted it on record ns
opposed to trusts nnd in favor of ac
tion against them. That Is EUffleloni.
Tho loglslntlon to enrry out its de
mnnds is not a mntter for tho plat
form makers, but for congress."
Cixlilor Takes tho Mon-y.
RUTLEDGE, Vt., March 27. With
Its doors closed fast and its cashlor,
Charles W. Mussoy, In Jail, a defaul
ter for $145,000 tho Merchants' Na
tional bank of this city, formerly ono
of tho strongest lnstutltlons In tho
state, standB tonight on tho vergo of
ruin, unless its stockholders como to
Its asslstanco and help tho remaining
assets to pay off tho 5351,000 duo Its
depositors. Mussoy confessed his guilt
to tlo entire board of dlroctors.
Htcmnor Goe Anliore.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Tho
life-saving service has received word
that tho Norwegian steamship Vldar
of Fredoiicksholdd, Captain Soronson,
from Now York to Norfolk. In ballast,
went nshoro shortly aftor midnight at
Domnock Mills, ten miles nouth of
Capo Henry, Va. Tho life-saving crow
has established connection with tho
vcssol. Tho crow of eighteen men nro
safo and for tho present will remain
on board.
MrKlnley Mivrmi I.lfo
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 27.
In tho caso of Robert Porter, a civ
ilian omployo or the quartermaster's
department of the urmy, who was tried
by gonornl court mnrtinl on tho chnrgo
of crlniinnl nssault, committed nt Pnn
iquo, P. L. In December Inst, nnd who
wna convicted nnd sontenced to bo
hnnged, tho president has commuted
tho sentence to confinement at hard
labor In n penitentiary for twenty
years.
Kiiuil Highlit for All Cnliiin.
HAVANA, Mnrch 27. Senor Este
vez, secrotnry of justice, has decided on
a reform of tho laws relating to of
fenses, ngalnst Protestant clergy, now
regarded as more serious than offens
es ngalnst laymen. Ho will Inaugurate
slmllnr reforms In tho laws applying to
offenses against Catholic plergy, that
hnvo hitherto been considered more se
rious than, thoso against Protestnnt
clergy. His idea Is to plnco all thoso
offenses on tho same footing.
Innocent "What do you know about
tills nffalr?" asked tho court. "Nuth
In', sir. yer 'Annor." replied Mike. "I'm.
tho pllsman on tho bent." Philadel
phia North Amorlcan.
Mr. Ilrruii' Movement.
SACRAMENTO, Cal Mnrch 27.
Colonol Wllllnm Jonnlngs Brynn nr
livcd this nftcrnoon on tho "Flyer"
from Snlt Lnko nnd was welcomed
henrtlly by a large delegation of mem
hern of the democratic organization.
At tho depot ho was escorted to a car
riage and driven to his hotel, whore
a recoptlon wna hold, ant Mr. Bryan
waa greeted by hundreds of citizens of
Sacramento. Mr. Bryan nddressed a
largo audlenco in tho evening.
M!
Miss Horlooker Ohatiges Her Mind and
Goes Upon "Witness Stand,
THE TEARS FLOW AS SHE TALKS.
I'ooIIrIi Word l'niiel llntueen llcr nnd
Sir. Morcy, but Nothing of nn Immor
al Character Occurred Tho Wltncm
gulto Unnrrvod by Hcnrclilnc ques
tion of tlio l'ruaccutlon,
lnslstenco of tho nttorneys for tho do
fenso resulted fn Viola Horlockor tnk
lng tho witness stand In hor own bo
hnlf although sho had previously ro
fused to do so.
Tho attorneys for tho defonso de
termined to place tho defendant on
tho Btand, if posslblo, as soon as tho
testimony of Miss Stownrt wna or
dored stricken out, nnd they hnd been
working to this end until finally suc
cessful. Miss Horlockor appeared to bo suf
fering from physical weakness, ns well
aa in great nientul distress. Sho sank
Into tho chair without being sworn,
nnd was directed to rlso and tako tho
oath. As. tho clerk concluded tho for
mula of tho oath, howovcr, with tho
strcotypt-d words, "Tho truth, tho
wholo truth nnd nothing but tho
truth, so help you God," tho dofendant
nnd witness responded with unexpect
ed firmness, "I do."
Tho court room wnn npnln prnwiloil
and now, for tho first tlmo slnco tho
iicginning or tlio trial, tho entlro as-
SCmblnirn niltalrin tho mil rnem tn n
stnndlng posturo In ordor to better sco
nnu moro intently listen. Tlint tho
dofendnnt was undergoing tho most
tlvlnir nrdonl thtm fnr pvnnrlonpnil wna
apparent nt a glnnce. She wns facing
mo great crowd mat had hitherto been
behind hor nnd for tho first tlmo she
wns nlmost directly pnnfrnntnd hv Mr.
nnd Mrs. Moroy. Sho did not onco
iook nt tnom, however, her strained
Cnzn linlntr dlrprtpd during thn fvunt.
or pnrt of tho tlmo to tho floor Just in
iront or nor.
Tho testimony of Miss Horlocker
Went to show thnt whlln th nrn wnrn
mnny lovo pnssages between her and
Mr. Moroy nothing of an immoral
character occurred. Sho was subject
ed to an nxantlni? nmmlnntlnn nnd nn
being finally excused from tho witness
6ianu nppenreu completely unnerved.
Farmer Accidentally Shot.
ALBION, Nob., Mnrch 28. A serious
and por-inps fatnl accident occurred
southwest of tho city. H. S. Hnhn, a
rurmer who was balling hay, wont to a
wason to get a polo nnd in somo mnn-
nor dischnrged a shotgun thnt wns In
tho wngon. Tho shot took effect in his
sldo and as tho physicians havo not
returned it fs impossible to tell how
serious his injuries are.
Vetcrrn' Association.
YORK, Neb., Mnrch 28. H. H. Bow
kor, secretary of tho Shlloh Veterans'
association, announces that this yenr'a
meeting of tho nssoclation will bo held
at Schuyler April 5 and C. Arrange
monts aro bolng made with tho rail
roads for reduced rates on tho cortlfl
cato plan. Tho attendanco at tho forth
coming meeting promises to bo un
usually lnrgo.
To Tent tlm lown flrmo I,nr,
NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., March 28.
Hon. John C. Watson has been re
tained by a number of sportsmen to
test thn constitutionality of tho gamo
law recently passed by tho Iowa legis
lature requiring a llcenso of 510 in
each county for non-residents who go
Into that stato to hunt.
Guilty of Forgery.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 28.
Georgo S. Lee. tho former night oper
ator at Louisville, who has been hold
in jail upon charges of stealing rail
wny tickets and forging express money
order, was taken-beforo Judgo Jesson
of tho district court to answer tho
charges. Leo surprised tho court nnd
prosecution by plendlng guilty to tho
charge of forgery.
She Work thn Maaon.
LYONS. Neb., March 2G. A mlddlc-
nged, refined looking woman, purport
ing to bo tho wife of a deceased Ma
son, from somo town in Kansas, work
ed the Masonic fraternity of this city
for 51f and wns nrrested Inter on a
vnrrant sworn to by Attorney Sin
clair of Bancroft, In bchnlf of tho vic
tims here. Constablo E. S. Clomonts
went after her and sho was brought
uacK to tins city tins ovenlng nnd Is
now in his custody to await further de
velopments. NcliniHlta In Wamilncfon.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 28. Senntor
Thurston of Nobraska Introduced a
bill providing for tho purchnso of a
publit building fiito nt Grnnd Islnnd,
Nob., nnd npproprlnting 51G(000 thoro
for. W. D. Hallor of Blnlr returned homo
nfter receiving tho nssurnnco from tho
trenaury department that In view of
tho showing mado by him It would bo
unfair to chnngo tho postoffico slto.
Tho fnct that tho pcoplo who own tho
alto woro put to grent oxponso by rea
son of tho necessary removnl was tho
tolling argument In fnvor of tho deci
sion. It can bo stated that In enso of
readvortlsoment tho denartmont will
consldor no proposition in excess of
50,000.
, Die nf Ills Injuries.
VALENTINE, Nob., March 28. Ar
thur London, ono of tho soldiers who
wns shot horo by C. H. Thompson, dlod
nt Ft. Niobrara and tho coroner's jury
found that tho shooting wns done with
folonoim Intent. Sentiment wns with
Thompson nt first, but ns tho fnct
como out It is turning against him.
Tho testimony of Mlllamnti, the othor
soldlor who wna Bhotnt tho samo
tlmo, was most damaging, and from
hla story tho chnrgo la mado that
Thompson had reasons for putting
tho men out of his way.