The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Oregon holds her election on Juno 2
William DootB, a pioneer raco horso
raiser or California, is dead, ago
Thcro aro thirty-four millionaires
In Mr. Carneglo s new steel company.
Middle-of-the-road populists of Ten
nessee decided to send delegates to
Cincinnati.
Tho Earl of Lansboro is dead. Ho
was born in 1834 and was Vice autnlral
of tho Yorkahlro coast.
Tho Buffalo Express suggests Dewey
ft Son as the presidential ticket. And
Mrs. Dewey for Bpeakerl
Dr. E. S. Sheldon, a well known Kan
Fan, formerly a state senator, hns.xllcd
at Topcka of heart trouble.
It Is officially announced that King
Oscar will visit tho Paris exposition
before thd end of tho month.
The Illinois supreme court has hand
led down an opinion that tho advertis
ing flag law Is unconstitutional.
On account of poor crops in Chill It
is expected that that country will im
port wheat from California UIb year.
The telegraph operators on tho At
lantic and Danvll.o division of tho
Southern railway are out on a strike.
Advccs from Hermoslllo, Sonora,
Mexico, say Governor Luis Torres has
settled tho Ynyul troublo in his Btate.
At Canon City, Colo., tho damago to
tho fruit trees from tho lato noavy
storm and frosts Is estimated at f 500,
000. General John C. Gllniore, adjutant
general at tho headquarters of tho
army. Is seriously 111 at Washington,
p. C.
A beet sugar factory has been insti
tuted at Santiago da Chill, being tho
first concern of tho kind over establish
ed In that country.
Commodoro Cowlo, U. S. N., hna
sailed for the Philippines on tho steam
er Doric to tako chargo of tho machlno
shops nt tho Cavlto navy yards.
Miss Lillian Blakeslcss of Cory, Pa.,
who has been under medical treatment
for years for consumption, coughed up
n collar button tho other day, and is
rapidly recovering.
Tho Alameda, Cal., board of educa
tion has adopted a rtilo forbidding tho
employment as teachers In tho punc
schools of nny persons who nro aitllct
cd with tuberculosis.
William A. Clark of Montana hns
been elected to tho board of directors
of tho Trust Company of America. Ho
takes tho placo of J. William Clark,
who recently resigned.
Tho Rev. Ora Squire, father of or
Unlted States Senator W. C. Squlro, of
Scattlo, Wash., is dead at tho homo of
his daughter, Mrs. S. Joslln, in
Grcencastle, Ind. Ho was 93 ycarB old.
At a secret session of fifty bishops
of tho Protestant Episcopal church,
held at New York, tho resignation of
Bishop Henry Jackson, former coadju
tor bishop ot tho dloccso of Alabama,
wob accepted.
Charles T. Donovan, a prominent Hvo
stock commission man of St. Josoph,
Mo and brother of Colonel John Don
ovan, general manager of tho St Jo
seph stock yards, is dangorously 111
with rheumatism of tho heart.
General John Eaton, for sovon years
president of tho American Socloty of
Religious Education, has resigned that
ofllco and Justco John M. Harlan o tho
United States supremo court has btcn
elected to succeed hlra.
Miss Jcnnlo O'Neill Potter, tho well
known elocutionist, died at St. Luko's
hospital in Now York city. Miss Pot
ter slnco last December has boen an in
mate of St. Luke's, suffering from can
cer. Her body will bo takon to Wiscon
sin for burial.
Tho twentieth annual convention of
tho Women's Baptist Foreign Mission
ary Society camo to nu end nt Sioux
Falls, 8. D. Mrs. J. rj. bcott, of Evan
ston, 111., wb8 elected prcslaont. otnto
vlco presidents wore also elected ,and
a legislative board of eight.
Judge Adams, of tho United States
circuit court, mado an Important rul
ing ut St. Louis relative to tesumony
taken In depositions beforo notaries
public. Ho hold that a witness could
not bo compelled to tcstuy in such pro
ceedings, unless tho legal Issues had
already been formulated. Whero a suit
Is merely ponding and the evidence has
not boon submitted to tho court, a wlt
r.eBB without being in contempt could
refuse to nnBwcr any question pro
pounded. Citizens of Honolulu nro demanding
tho resignation of tho court of claims
appointed through ucKlnloy to award
JudgmontB for tho Chnatown fire lossos.
Tho president's recommendation ns
to tho Installation of offlcors In Porto
.Rico, ns embodied In the messngorwiii
bo promptly acted upon by tho houso
committee on Insular affairs.
I Daniel Fultz, a pioneer Summer
county, Kansas, farmer, living noar
Udall, was killed by a dehorned bull
while trying to hnlter the animal.
Veterinury Surgoon J. C. Hamilton,
formerly of Chicago, dropped dead nt
Shelbyvllle, Ind. Ho was unmarried
und 50 years of ago.
Persia Is in danger of a famine, ow
ing to tho failure of tho crops.
Tho riksdag at Stocknoim, Sweden,
has voted 3,000,000 kroner for ammuni
tion and rifles, 12,000,000 for new ilolU
artillery, 320,000 for tho voluntor rlno
association and agreed to Incrcaso tho
new naval, constructions for laoi to
1,725,000 kroner. '
Great Britain offers to arbltrato for
Chile and Venezuela.
An anarchist plot was 'discovered at
Anconn, n city and frco port of central
iiaiy on tno Adriatic. Tho pollco adzed
n number of letters from Paris and
America, und arrested tho rcciplontB
of these missives.
A cablegram was rccolved nt tho war
department from Governor Ueuoral
Wood stating tnat tho Cuban elections
will be held Juno 10.
Mies Jennio Davis, employed In tho
.treasury department at Washington
,nnd homo on u vacation, commuted,
.suicide by drinking poison at Kowa
nee, 111. .Despondency wns the causo.
QUAY CASE TAIN DF
Filial Day's Dobate Ovor His Right to a
Scat in the Senate
DISCISSION DRAWS LARGE CROWD
McCtimbcr of Nortli Dakota ChnnBcs
Position on tho Mutter and l'rrieotn
Arguments Agalnit Kent In? Quay
Absorbing Interest Taken tit the Pro
ceeding. WASHINGTON, April 25. Tho final
day's debato on the case ot Hon. M. S.
Quay began In tho senate touay nt 11
o'clock. Notwithstanding the compar
atively early hour of meeting a lnrgo
number of senators was present. "hcn
tho session opened many people wero
In tho galleries.
A resolution offered last week by
Culberson ot Texas was passed. . It re
quests tho president to Inform iho sen
ato what commissions hnvo bcon cre
ated or appointed by the executive
slnco March 4, 1895, In refcrenco to
foreign relations or tho territories of
tho United States to lnqulro Into tho
war with Spain; tho personnel of tho
commissions; tho total compensation
or nllownnce ot each of tho commis
sioners nnd of all employes of tho com
mittees.
A bill authorizing tho socretnry ot
war to ninko regulations governing
tho running ot loose legs, steamboats
and rafts on cortnln rivers was passed.
Consideration of tho Quay case was
then resumed. Penrose of Pennsylva
nia continued his nrgumcnt begun lato
yesterday afternoon.
McCumbor of North Dakota deliver
ed a carefully prepared constitutional
argument in opposition to tho Eeatlng
ot Mr. Quay. Only n brlof whllo ago
ho was regarded aa an advocate of Mr.
Quay's claim, but ho announced In his
speech that after careful consideration
ho had changed his opinion. This
chnngo, ho said, was not based upon
emotion, but upon reason.
DISTRESS IN fLOOD SECTION
t'urtlnl Reduction of Rullrond Tronic Af
ford I'eoplo Hoinn Rollof.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25. Whllo
conditions In tho Hooded sections of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
Bhow somo Improvement today, tho re
lict experienced 1b slight because of
tho difficulties of railroad communica
tion. Tho suspension ot freight traffic
and delay to malls Is causing great
loss and lnconvenicnco horo and dis
tress among tho inhabitants ot inte
rior towns, whoso supplies havo been
cut off for over a week. Tho overflow
of streams has not been Increased as
much as wob expected from yostor-'
day's rains, for whllo thoy wero ter
rific they lasted but a short tlmo.
Unless thoro is nnothor downpour to
undo tho vast amount ot repairs ac
complished in tho last wcok tho Now
Orleans & Northeastern will bo ablo to
rcsumo tho running ot its trains on
Thursday. Tho servico on that road
has been almost completely abandoned
for ten days. Tho Illinois Control main
lino is again open today, but full ser
vico will not bo ntompctd for a day or
two and owing to conditions trains
will scarcely bo ablo to make schcdulo
tlmo until tho roadbeds dry out. Trains
aro oporatlng ovor tho Mississippi val-
ley, but tho road Is not In good shape
Tho disaster nt West Pascagoula has
completely checked tho movomont of
freight trains on tho Loulsvlllo &
Nnshvillo and cut In two tho passen
ger sorvlco. Only ono train from nnd
to tho north Is being operated. Pas
sengers aro ferried across Pascagoula
river and baggago nnd mall aro carried
ovor in boats. It was said today that
a full resumption of sorvlco over tno
Loulsvlllo & Nnshvillo was Impossible
Inside ot ten duys.
Views of tho Committeemen.
NEW YORK, April 25. Following
Is a summary of tho replies from
twenty-threo democratic national com-
mlttcomon to tho Journal nnd Adver
tiser's questions regarding tho cam
paign Ibsucs and candidates:
Antl-lmpcrlnllsm as a icaulng issue.
21; anti-trusts ns a leading Issue, 21;
money question ns a leaning issue, iu;
antl-mllltarlsm as a loattng issue, C.
Chicago platform will bo reaffirmed,
20; noncommittal as to Chicago plat
form, 3.
Dowey'a candidacy not takon seri
ously, 11; Dowoy's candidacy would not
hurt Bryan, 12; Bryan by acclamntlon.
8; Bryan unanimously or on nrst bal
lot, 13.
Admiral Schley for vlco president.
2; no personal choice for vice presi
dent, 10; CUmmings, Sulzer. Van
Wyck, Williams, Pattlson and Daniel
(each), 1.
CABINET WILL NOT RESIGN
Proposo to Hold on Regardless of
General Klveru.
HAVANA. Alirll 25. Tho momlmra
ot tho cabinet called upon Governor
Gcnoral Wood today and Informed him
tnat after long consideration they had
dccldod not to resign becaiiBo of tho
recent declaration of tho secretary of
agrlculturo, Gonoral Rivera, that Cu
bans ot all political classes should Join
In a domand upon tho United States
government to fix a tlmo limit for tho
American occupation. Tho secretaries
assured Gonoral Wood that they ro
?ardcd tho romarks of tholr colleague-
is unwise nnd insulting to tho Amer
ican government.
Biunll Hope for Mafeklnff,
LONDON, April 25. (Now York
World Cablegram) Tho Dally Mali
corespondent nt Capetown cables on
April 23: "I am ablo to state that all
hopes ot tho relief of luutoklng rest on
Carrlngton'B movements. Tlioro is no
relief forco of any kind operating
from tho south. In somo quarters tno
bollof la still cherished that tho lortn
comlng movement of Roborts' forco
may entail t.io automatic rollof of tho
town, but this has small real foundation,"
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
Dlinotttlon ot Iloer Force Prevents
(Jctiernl Advuncoof IlrltUh.
LONDON, April 25. All nttcntion In
centered on tho Interesting though
complicated situation In tho southeast
ern portion of tho Ornngo Freo State
from which developments of tho ut
most lmportanco must ensuo in tho
near future. General Bundle, it would
Bcom, has found tho Boers confronting
him nt DoWet's dorp in stronger forco
than ho cares to engage, and so he 1b
marking tlmo pending tho arrival ot
supports. Whllo General Rundlo is pre
paring to strike DoWet's dorp Generals
Brabant and Hart aro pushing along
tho frontier of BaButoland, whero they
will bo nblo to frustrato nny attack on
General Rundlo's right, nnd Generals
French nnd Polo-Carow aro hastening
from Blocrafontcln to bar tho Boor
lino of retreat northward.
In tho meanwhile tho burchor forces
occupying Thaha N'Chu nro in a posi
tion to fight a delaying action, giving
tho Boor forces at Do Wet's dorp and
Wcpcner tlmo to retlro In caso of do
feat, and It seems as though General
French must dlsposo of this Thaba
N'Chu forco before he can reach tho
rear of tho Boer forces opposing Gen
erals Rundlo and Brabant, otherwise
his flank will be open to assault.
Tho Boers driven out of Lceuk kop
will probably rally at Thabn N'Chu,
whero a stiff fight may bo exchanged.
Should tho British fail In this attempt
to bring about another Pnardoberg It
must immensely nffoct tho larger is
sues of tho war, as it will undoubtedly
lead to a persistent repetition of tho
guerrilla tactics which havo bcon
largely rcsponslblo for tho penning up
of Lord Roberts nt JJloemfonteln for
so many weeks.
During tho courso of General Aid Or
son's advanco on Leouw kop tho Cana
dians found themselves in n tight cor
ner Sunday near Donkerpoort. Tho
Canadian mounted Infantry sent to re
connoltor tho Boor position arrived
within 300 yards of n farm flying the
hospital flag, under cover of which tho
Boors opened such a hot flro on tho
Canadians that thoy wore unablo to
attempt to retlro until another forco
of Canadians covered their retreat by
threatening tho rear of tho Boer posi
tion. TAKING Of TWELFTH CENSUS
Ttn-nty-flvo Month (liven In Which to
Complete It.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 25.
Tho census law requires that the enu
meration of tho population, of deaths
and of tho manufacturing, mechanical
and agricultural products of tho United
States shall be taken and tho results
published not later than July 1, 1902
that is, in thrco years nnd three months
after the law was passed and in two
years and ono month nftcr tho field
work begins. This tlmo limit was Bet
because of criticisms upon tho tardi
ness with which the results of the tcntli
and eleventh censuses wero published.
Heretofore tho field work for all in
quiries has begun on Juno 1, of tho
decennial year, tho tlmo specified by
tho law for beginning tho count of tho
population, or ns Boon ns possiblo
thereafter. But nothing in the terms
of tho lav appears to prevent tho flold
work of tho division ot manufactures
from beginning beforo Juno 1. Tho act
requires that tho census year for which
returns aro to bo mado snail bo tno
fiscal year nearest to and prccodlng
Juno 1, 1900. As practically no estab
lishments close business on June 1,
thoy can report ns woll on or after tho
first of May as on or after tho first of
Juno.
DOES NOT WISH TO RETURN
Nolnnd I". Hill Will Fight Nebraska
Requisition.
TACOMA, Wash., April 25. Noland
P. Hill, former professor in Pugc
Sound university, who was arrested
charged with bigamy, will fight requisi
tion and ask for his relenso under
habeas corpus.
Sheriff Mencko, who ,1s ucro from
Blair, Nob., has not yet obtained ex
tradition papers owing to tho nbsenco
of Governor Rogers from Olympla. Ho
says Hill's first wife Is In Blair to press
tho chargo ot bigamy.
rcrry and Koinplf Take Charge.
WASHINGTON, April 25. Accord
ing to cablo advices to tho navy de
partment Read Admiral Gcorgo C.
Rcmy assumed formal command ot
tho Asiatic station at Yokohama mi
Friday. Ho hoisted his Hag on tt:i
Brooklyn and rolloved Rear Admiral
Watson ot tho command of the naval
forces on tho 'Asiatic station. It Is
assumed that In accordance with the
orders of tho uepartmcnt Rear Ad
miral Louis Kempff took command ot
tho second division of tho Asiatic
squadron at tho samo time. Ho will
uso the cruiser Newark as his flagship
nnd wftl conllno his operations to
Chlneso waters.
Look for Import int M-tve.
WARRENTON, Monday, April 25.
Shelling was resumed this morning,
tho flro being directed at tho British
river redoubts, which aro stoauily bo
lng pushed forward. Tho Boors appoar
to bo in stronger forco down tho river
nnd tho Yeomanry patrols aro fre
quently "sniped."
Dewey Favors Submarine Iloats.
WASHINGTON, April 25. Admiral
Dewey and Rear Admiral Htchhorn to
day, to tho houso commltteo on naval
affairs, expressed approval of tho Hol
land typo ot submarlno boats, partic
ularly for coast dofenso purposes and
for tho moral effect such a mysterious
oi'glno of warfaro would exert.
Remove liar From Dancing;.
NEW YORK, April :5. Methodist
ministers from tho New York confer
ence will go to Chicago next week to
urgo beforo the general conferenco a
rovlslon ot tho rules prohibiting danc
ing, card playing and theatre-going.
Dr. Gcorgo P. Mains nud Dr. Josoph
Pullman, both delegates to tho wlcago
conferenco, advocated tho proposed
modification at tho weekly mooting of
tho Methodists. Rov. Dr. J-. J. Reed,
pnBtor of tho Washington Square Meth
odist Episcopal church, precipitated
tho discussion by a speech on "Now
Light on an Old Subject, or Para
graph 248 ot tho Discipline"
jiy
Authorize Rebuilding of American His
sionary Proporty at Kharpnt.
WILL CONSTRUCT COLLEGE ANNEX
Washlncton ORlcUU Take It as Friendly
Act by the I'orte Possible Earnest of
Fall Settlement Tart of What Hns
Uecn Striven for for Two Tears.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 24. An
imperial irado lias bcon promulgated
Authorizing tho rebuilding of tho prop
orty of tho American missionaries
at Khnrput and tho construction ot an
annex to the Roborts college at Con
utantlnoplo.
WASHINGTON, April 24. Tho
stato department has no official con
flrmatlon tonight of tho Associated
Press dispatch from Constantinople
announcing tho sultnn's Irndo regard
ing tno rebuilding of tho American
mission property nt Khnrput. Tho
news was received with considerable
satisfaction, being regarded by offi.
ciais as a friendly net on tho part ot
tho sultan and possibly an earnest of
full nnd final settlement of tho In
demnity claim.
"This is a part at least of what wo
havo been working for for two years
pnst," remarked ono official when
shown tho dispatch. "It will bo pleas
ant news for tho ecumenical confer
enco in New York."
No ono in authority wns willing to
discuss the matter in detail, hut it is
understood that whllo the action of
tho sultan is regarded with pleasures
here, it does not necessarily indicate
that tho claim for Indemnity Is aban
doned nor that tho Incident is closed.
Tho state department has received
through Lloyd Grlscom, tho United
States chargo at Constantinople, tho
reply of tho Turkish government to
tho latest representations of tho
United States touching the Amorlcan
missionary claims. The communica
tion wa3 taken to tho White Houso by
Secrotary Hay nnd presumably was
considered by tho cabinet meeting to
day. Mr. Straus, the United States min
ister to Turkey, who had como ovor
from New York for tho purpose of
conferring with tho department nf
fectlng these claims, called at tho
state department today nnd talked
over tho last Turkish note with Secro
tary Hay.
Tho department made no public
statement touching the Turkish note
beyond tho mero announcement that
it was inconclusive nnd loft tho sub
ject open for discussion. It was gath
ered thnt the brief outline of tho Tur
kish responso cabled from Constanti
nople, to tho effect that the American
claimants must tako their position
along with those of other nations,
does not convey accurately the tenor
of tho wholo note, though it is nd-
mltted that it does set out properly !
ono portion ot It.
Tho opinion in diplomatic circles
horo is that, assuming tho Turkish
government has insisted on Including
tho American claims with tho others,
It has played a diplomatic card of
Borne strength.
Such an answer to tho American de
mand might be well calculated to de
prive tho United Stntes of sympathy of
the European powers. As it places us
in a position of seeking to extort bet
ter torms from the Turks than aro to
bo accorded to tho claimants of othor
nnttons, or at least attempting to te
cum precedence over them, which
amounts to tho same thing.
Abdul Is Advised to Pay Up.
PARIS, April 24. Tho Temps pub
lished a long article on the Turko-
American situation, reviewing the cir
cumstances in a manner qulto friendly
to tho United States and expressing
confluence that Turkey will pay tho
indemnity demanded by the United
States. Referring to tho alleges re
tention of tho United States to occupy
Smyrnu In default ot payment, the
Temps says:
"Tho United States would not, per
haps, be sorry to display a little be
foro tho eyes, not only of tho sultan,
but of entire Europe, tho newly no-
quired glitter of their navy crowned
witn tno laurels of Cavlto and San
tiago. Tho occupation of Smyrna
lm in Joko and there is ground
to hopo that Abdul Ilamld will see tho
madness of resistance which, for suctt
a trivial object, would bring about
ouch serious results."
McKlnlry (Joins: to Clinton.
WASHINGTON. Ai.rll 23 Prnaldont
and Mrs. MeKlnley left hero at 7:20
via tno rcnnsyivnnin road for a visit
of sovcral days to Canton. They oc
cupied tho nrlvato car Olvmnln. form
ing part of tho regular tram. Accom
panying wero secretary uortoiyou, Dr.
i-. in. uixoy, ueorgo uaroor, a nephew
of tho friend, and William S. Hawk,
a friend. Tho president nnd Mrs. Me
Klnley will Inspect tho work which
hus been In progress on their Canton
homo and return to Washington prob
ably Friday.
Humnor nt I'ort Hald.
PORT SAID, Egypt. April 24. Tho
United States transport Sumner hns
nrrlved horo. Tho Sumner loft Now
York March 31 nnd Is bound for Ma
nlla. It carrlos 738 enlisted men,
under command of Mnjor Wirt Davis,
olxty commissioned officers nnd four
nurses for tho hospitals In Manila.
Thoro Is a largo amount of money In
the strong box of tho vessol for paying
tho United Stat03 troops In tho far
cast.
HufferliiK Is Indlscrlbable.
CALCUTTA, April 24. Tho latest
official reports from tho famine dis
trict say that tho misery existing Is
Indoscrlbnblo and unparalleled and
that tho present rellof Is qulto Inade
quate. Thoy add that tho mortality
among tho cnttlo Is also so sovoro that
tho authorities aro trying to adapt
farm Implements so that human power
can ropluco that of bullocks. Such a
drastic measuro has never beforo boon
nocessary, ovon m tho greatest scare
ty of animals, it Is also announced
that tho natives aro developing ugly
feelings and aro nttAQKIng Europeans.
RUNDELL MEETS RESISTANCE
Compelled to Fight for IJvery Foot of
Ground Ae fjnlns.
LONDON, April 24. Gcnoral Run
dlo la apparently advancing slowly
toward Weponcr, every step being
closely contested by tho Boers. From
tho republican sido there is a good
deal of interesting nows today. A
Thaba N'Chu dispatch,, datod Friday,
April 20, reports tho arrival thoro ot
Commandants DoWet and Villlers,
nnd an attack upon 3,000 British under
General Gatacro. Tho latter, of course,
is a misstatement as it is probablo
General Rundlo is meant. The Brit
ish, it Is added, occupied somo kopjes,
but their left wing was driven back.
Tho Boer loss was ono killed and flvo
wounded.
From Brandfort comes tho nows that
Saturday, April 21, a British patrol of
ten men ventured near that placo and
sufforcd tho loss of ono man killed
nnd two men captured, Including a
Freo Stater, who waa leading mo
party.
A Pretoria dispatch, dated April 21.
says tho latest official nows wns that
fighting was proceeding within half
an hour's rido of Dowetsdorp, with no
results.
Tho Transvaal government, it Is
added, has asked Lord RobortB to be
allowed to send a clergyman to St.
Helena, and also a noutral consul to
watch tho Intorests of tho prisoners
in tho snmo manner aa Adolbert Hay
guards tho Interests of tho British at
Pretoria.
A proclamation has been issued pro
hibiting tho working of tho mlnos on
Sundnys, and Inflicting punishment on
managers paying over ill a month to
natives.
From Ladysmlth today comes a dis
patch saying all la quiot and that the
Boer guns nro silent
There is nothing further from
Bloomfontoln to indicato the Drotcrcss
of tho preparations for tho main ad
vance. At Capetown a government con
tractor named Bam has been arrested
for harboring three escaped Boer
prisoners dressed aa clergymen. Tho
prisoners wero sent back to Simons
town, whence they had escaped.
ELECTION OF CLARK VOID
Report of Hemto Committee Arrulcns
III Klertlon Mothod.
WASHINGTON. April 24. Senator
unanuier, rrom tho sennto commltteo
on privileges and elections, today sub
mitted to the senato tno report of that
commltteo In tho caso of Senator
Clar.k of Montana. Tho report Is com
paratively brief, covoring only about
llfteen pages of printed matter. It
does not rehearse tho testimony, but
simply presents the findings of tho
commltteo nnd its reasons for Its
course. Tho finding of the commit
tee is stated as follows:
"The finding of tho committee Is
thnt the election to tho senato ot Wil
liam A. Clark of Montana la null and
void on account ot briberies, attempt
ed briberies and corrupt practices by
his agents nnd of violation of the
lawB of Montana defining and punish
ing crimes against tho election fran
chise." In view of this finding tho commlt
teo reports and unanimously recom
mends tho aaoptlon by the senato ot
the following resolution:
"Resolved, That William A. Clark
was not duly and legally elected to a
scat in the senate of tho United States
by tho legislature of tho stato of Mon
tana." Tho report concludes with a strong
recommendation for early considera
tion ot the case.
Curler' I.iist Hopo tfono.
WASHINGTON, April 24. In tho
supremo court today Chief Justice
Fuller handed down the opinion ot tho
court In the case ot Captain G'oernh
M. Carter, dismissing his nppeal from
i... decision of tho circuit court for
the southern district o: Now York.
The chief justice held that no appeal
could be entertained by-hls court, tne
appellant having exercised his remedy
of an appeal to tho circuit court ot
appeals. The effect of tho decision
ia to leave in forco tho decision of the
circuit court, refusing to Interfere in
the sentence of the court martial
which sentenced Carter to flvo yeara"
imprisonment.
Fnrmer Abandon Property
MERIDIAN, Miss., April 24. Addl
tionnl rains have added to tho gnwlty
of tho flood situation horo nnd In the
surrounding country. Tho vempovary
track work which has been done on
nil railroads cntdlng the city will be
damaged and resumption of tiuflle will
bo longer delayed. Tho situation in
isolated towns is growing' desperate.
Food stuffs aro running shon: and no
relief Is in sight. Reports from tho
interior continue to como In showing
great devastation, Farmers aro aban
doning farms as worthless and enter
ing tho service of railroads.
Will Not Raise Tariff.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 24.
Lloyd Grlscom, tho United States
chargo d'nffalres at Constantinople,
has cabled the stato department that
tho Turkish minister of foreign nf
fairs has informed tho ambassadors
that the portc will not rnlso tariffs,
without previous agreement with tho
powers.
Case to lie Ilenrd Monday.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 24.
After devoting next Monday and Tues
day to hearing argument In tho Ken
tucky governorship caso tho supreme
court will tako a recess until the 14th
of May, and then until May 21, these
two sessions to be for motions nnd
opinions. May 21 tho court will ad
journ Anally.
Warnlnc to the United Htates.
LONDON, April 24. The Vienna
correspondent of tho Times Bays:
"Tho Boor peace commlsloners will
not bo received at Vienna, Berlin, St.
Petersburg or Rome. It Is well tho
United States should know how tho
mission has failed In Kuropo nnd the
temper of Europe toward tho United
States. Tho widespread hostility to
ward tho United States which is con
stantly mnnifested on tho continent
is a factor to bo reckoned with, aa the
United States will probably discover
nt the next renewal of commercial
treaties."
A NEBRASKA BIGAMIST
8omo Pacts About tho Rascal Now light
ing Against Extradition,
HE FOUND A WIFE AT BLAIR
Married Dolly Powell, Whose Father
Now Lives at Florence Is Under Ar
rest at Tacoraa, Wash., and Is Making
Desperate Efforts to Evade Punish
ment. BLAIR, Nob., April 25. Parties in
terviewed hero In regard to tho Row
land P. Hill bigamy caso ot Tacoma,
Wash., reported in dispatches, glvo tho
following facts:
Rowland P. Hill, or Hills, as tho
English letters trlvn hln
rlcd In Blair at tho Episcopal church
uy uecior xoung on March 11, 1899, to
Dollv Powell, dnuchtor nf Tffd trnv Pntv.
on, now living at Florence, Nob. Hills
was formerly a priest or rector of tho
Church of England at Bolsover, Ches
terfield, Englnnd. Ho was married to
Miss Adsott of that placo about 1893,
and left her in January, 189C, coming
to Philadelphia. Ho returned to Eng
land in February of tho samo year,
and again came to tho United States
in August, coming to Now York with -his
ordination pupers, whero ho en
tered upon church work. His wife's
letters followed him and tho bishop re
voked his license there. Ho then camo
to Atlantic, in., and again his llccnso
was taken away from him. Thero ho
becamo acquainted with tho Powell
family, with whom ho camo to Blair
and wont Into tho milk business. Ho
had every appearanco ot a well edu
cated man, but kept away from his
church pcoplo whllo disguised as a
milkman. Rov. Young had been warn
ed to look out for ono Rov. Hills, but
little dreamed that tho man who
brought milk to his back door was tho
one. It wns at tho request of tho pa
rents and upon affidavits of Hills that
ho had never been married that Rev.
Young consented to perform tho mar
rlago ceremony, hnving misgivings of
tho man on account ot his highly edu
cated manners. Upon learning that
no wua me man ot wnom no had been
warned about ten months beforo ho
lias taken earnest steps to havo him
brought to Justice.
Sheriff Mencko loft hero on lnst
Wednesday and has had tho man ar
rested in Tacoma. A telegram an
nounces that Hills has commenced
habeas corpus proceedings nnd will
flght against coming back. His Eng
lish wlfo left Englnnd April 14 nnd Is
expected to bo In Blalr In a few dnys.
Andrews nnd tho University.
LINCOLN, Nob., April 25. Acting
Chancellor Beesey returned this morn
ing from Chicago, whero ho was tho
guest of the Nebraska University club,
of that city nt its second annual din
ner. While in tho city Dr. Bessey con
ferred with Dr. Andrews concerning
tho administration of tho Stato univer
sity and of this interview ho said to
day: "Tho first morning after I arrived
in Chicago I had a conferenco with Dr.
Andrews. I took nlong a number of
university documents to give tho new
chancellor a better idea of the slzo,
growth and Importance of tho institu
tion than ho formed whllo In tho city,
and ho seemed moro than over pleased
over tho prospects. Dr. Andrews will
bo hero August 1 and I'll havo to hang
on until then. Ho expects to leave (Chi
cago in a few dnyB for Europe, but
Mrs. Andrews will como to Lincoln
somo time in July to arrange for a
houEO and will remain in tho city from
that time.
llorlnir for Nebrnska Conl.
WILDER, Neb., April 25. Several
enterprising citizens in and around
Wilber, headed by J. F. Splrk, real
estate agent, havo long had tho belief
that deposits of coal existed In the lo
cality. Last October they employed a
well known borer from Crete to com
mence operations on tho farm of An
ton Knrplsok, six miles west of Wil
ber. Ho bored to tho depth of twenty
five fe-jt, and nt that depth discovered
a seam of coal twenty-ono inches In
thickness. This work not proving sat
slfactory to tho parties concerned, they
determined to incur further expense,
and now they havo employed tho firm
of C. M. Mullock & Co. of Chicago to
mnko borings with a diamond coro
drill.
Fnrmor HiwiB,ecl IIImeff.
PAPILLION Neb., April 25. John
Rudolph, a middle-aged farmer, who
has been living on tho Rltchio farm
flvo miles south ot Papllllon, hung
himself In his granary. Ho has n sis
ter, Mrs. John Metzger, living nt Leigh.
Neb. Rudolph has been farming hero
for the past flvo years. It Is supposed
that ('.erangcd mentnl condition wns
rcsponslblo for his sulcldo, ns no other
causo can bo ascribed.
Roy Crushed by it Wucon.
HILDRETH, Neb., April 25.
Nathan, tho youngest son of John Nol
son, wns run over by a lumbor wagon
here. Ho sustained Injuries to his
chest, which are liable to prove fatnL
Dellrnto Hurttloil Operation.
HASTINGS, Nob., April 25. Dr.
Welrlcic, assisted by Dr. Schaufelberg,
removed an eyo from Mra. Wesloy For
ney, n Indy who lives about six miles
oast of Hastings. The lady's llttlo son
was playing with an air gun nnd dis
chnrged It nt his mother's fnco. The
shot entered tho oyo and completely
destroyed the sight Tho shot was
found embedded in the oyebnll, from
whence It was removed by tho doctors.
Hecoml District Knumerntor.
OMAHA, Nob., April 25. Census Su
pervisor D. H. Wheeler hns received
from Washington th
enumerators nppointed for tho Second
muuniHKii district. At tho samo time
ho received special Instructions not to
mnko tho tinmnn nnblln rpt,- h.i ...
nppointecs includes the names of nine
women, wno navo been nppointed to
cnumornto resident districts In the
city of Omaha. Thin in tim n-0t .t.
bo far as known, that women have
oeen eo employed In Omaha, and Major
Wheoler expects them to make a bet
ter showing than the average.