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The Semi-Weekly Tribune. IltA I.. HA UK, Proprietor. TEKMBl I1.2S IN ADVANCE. NORTH PDA ITK NEU1IA8KA. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. " Tho Chlncao arc said to have usod clocks 800 years before tho Christian era. Mr. John McGownn, aged 121, of Clay county, Kin., claims to bo tho oldest pensioner In the country. Labor troubles In Chicago nro 10 bo investigated by n apodal committee of six aldermen, aided by Ave citizens. Tho Urltlsh exchequer's balance at tho Hank of England on April 1 was $20,000,000 greater than a year ago. Charles G. Klclschmann, secretary of tho Trust Security and Hntety Deposit company, of Detroit, hanged hlmsolf In a barn. Henry A. Hoblnson, ex-statistician of tho agricultural department, and ex Btato labor commissioner, died at Do trolt, Mich., aged 58 years. John W. Oatcs had so much monoy lately that ho carried n check for $1, 200,000 for three days In his pocket book and forgot to deposit It in his bank. Ono man has been blown to ntomM, two received fatal injuries, nnd nine others were injured by tho explosion of scvcrnl cans of blasting powder at Larimer, Pa. A trensury official, who has been studying tho different features of tho Porto Rleanblll, thinks It probablo that women 'may bo allowed to voto under tho measure. At Manila, P. I., Louis Spltzel, agent of tho Ilcmlngtons and Maxim, and ono of tho biggest promoters in tho -orient, was tried and acquitted of smuggling. Bpltzol Is a British subject. Methodist ministers from tho Nov York conference will go to Chicago to urge before tho general conference n revision of tho rules prohibiting danc ing, card playing and theater-going. Tho senate commlttco on ngrluulturo has reported tho agricultural appro prlatlon bill to tho senate. As report ed, tho bill carries a total appropriation of 13,950,120, which Is a net Incrcano of only $22,320. Miss Mary Crocker, of San Krnnclsco, whoso fortuno Is $5,000,000, nnd who recently mndo her dobut In Now York city, will shortly marry KranclB Bnr ton Harrison of that city. Tho engage ment has Just been announced. Ohio republicans nominated tho fol lowing state ticket: Secretary of State, L. C. Laylln; supremo Judge, John A. Shank; school commissioner, Lowls I), Boncbrako; membor board of public works, Charles A. Goddard. Klftecn hundred electrical workers went on n Btrlko at Now York for an Inrrcnso of wages from $3.50 to $1.00 per day. Tho men say many contrac tors are signing the scale nnd that tho strike will bo ended In a day or two. Dolegato Klynn of Oklahomn, has in troduced n bill providing for tho allot ment of lauds In Osago Indian reserva tion. This bill carries an appropriation of $50,000 to cnablo tho secretary of tho Interior to carry out tho provisions ot tho bill. Tho comptroller of tho currency Uan npprovod tho application of John Mur phy, John A. Murphy, A. A. Murphy, W. W. Hagan and G. M. Frantz for authority to organizo tho First Na tional nbnk of Enid, O. T., with a cap ital of $25,000. Tho treasury dopnrtmont has ordorcd n special agent to proceed to tho Pa cific coast to investigate tho mattor of tho largo Influx of Japanese coollos to this country within tho last fow months. Tho question is still trou bling tho Immigration officials. Tho ways and means commlttco nt a special meeting considered tho resolu tions of Roprosontntlvos Tawnoy and Grout calling on tho lntornal rovonuo officials for specific Information con cerning oleomargarlno and voted ad versely on both resolutions. Tho" Chicago pollco say thoy hnvo eighteen casoB against C. O. Clmrlston, under arrest on tho chargo of getting small Bums of monoy from various per sons on worthloss chocks. Chnrlston 1b said to bo a former Justice ot tho ponco and n former membor of tho Ne braska legislature. R. W. Clark, night superintendent ot Davidson Dros.'B marble works, was beaten into Insensibility by threo mon supposed to bo union wotklngmen, while going from work at Chlcngo. Clark was taken to a hospital whoro it was said hla rocoveroy was doubtful. Tho mnn'a face was poundod to a Jolly. Clark wub auporintondlng a non-union Job at tho marblo works. Details ot tho Klddlo-Southerland murder received from Yokohama, Japan, states, that tho Was of Mang haus woro the aggressors, and that they ambushed Dr. Ktddlo, Souther land nnd Litton and their escort. Dr. Klddlo and Southcrlaud, who fell from cross-bow wounds, v:ro stoned nnd beaten to death, but Litton, by good use of a shotgun, saved hla llfo. Rov. J. C. Pratt, aged 80 years, 1b dead at Plpor, Kan. Ho went to Kan sas In 1837. Tho sennto commlttco on military nt fairs has decided by a majority of ono to report adversely tho bill to provldo, for tho employment of women nursoB In, military hospitals. Major John L. BIttliigcr, consul gon oral to Montreal, Canada, arrived at St. Joseph, Mo., called there by tho death of Major ThomaB J. Chow, Jr. With tho return ot Phillip D. Ar mour from California comes tho an nouncement that ..o will practically retlro from tho personal management of his vast packing interests, Governor Johnson of Alabama linn made public a letter ho has Just re ceived from Gen. Jos. Wheolor at Washington. Tho lotter tondors hi resignation as member to congress fro mtho Eighth district to becomo de fective upon tho election of his suc cessor. St. Louis Is to give Admiral Dowoy a hummorcd silver affair that cost threo thousand. Tlio Northern Dluek HIUh Wool Growers' association has urrangod for storngo room for wool ami nil of tho prlnicpal wool growotB have agreed to storo their wool until a curtain date, not named. ' BOERS FULL OF FIGHT Make a Persistent Attack on tho Division of General Bundle. OTHER COMMANDS COME TO HELP Henry Artillery l'lrlnir, lint Itrpnrt Arn Tluit I.os.c Arc Kmull (icuenil White, (let tlio Victoria Cross Tlio War Hltuntion In General. LONDON, May 2. Tho following dis patch has been sent by Lord Roberts to tho war office: "DLOEMFONTEIN, April 30. Tho Doers mado very pcrslstont attacks around Thaba N'Chu Saturday and Sunday. Hut tho position which tho Eighth (Rundlo's) division holds is strong nnd ho hnd the assistance of Gordon's nnd Dickson's brigades, the cavalry under French and Smlth-Dor-t Ion's Infantry brigade, and a body of mounted Infantry under Inn Hamilton. Polo-Carow's division roturncd from Do Wct'a Dorp yesterday." Lord Roberts also reports additional cnsualltlcs sustained during tho fight ing of April 27 around Thabn N'Chu, consisting of Lieutenant Geary nnd two enlisted men killed and one officer and threo enlisted men wounded. Neither the commander-in-chief's nor tho cor respondent's dispatches throw any light upon tho plans being adopted to oust the Doers from the neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu and how long before a determined effort will bo mndo to re assert British superiority Is only a matter of surmise. In tho meantlmo tho Doers nro rcranrkably aggressive, especially In view of tho largo forcco opposing them. A special dispatch from Thaba N'Chu dated yesterday says they mado a daring attempt to cut off a Drttlsh convoy which got Into nroken ground between Thnba N'Chu nnd Do Wot's Dorp, opening flro from tho ad jacent hills, n tho nick of ttmo Gen eral Drabason, with a strong force ot Yeomanry, returning from Wcponer, arrived on tlio uccuo and extricated tho convoy. Tho sanio special correspondent de scribes tho dispositions of the forces at Thabu N'Chu as follows: General Rundle is covering tho advanced camp facing tho Doers' position to tho oast, whore they aro strongly entrenched. General Ian Hamilton and General Smlth-Dorrlon occupy strong positions on tho road to tho north. Another dispatch says a column un der General Hamilton located tho Doors to tho northwest nnd nn artil lery duel ensued, without result. All accounts toll of much artillery firing, with scarcely any casualltlcs. It is hardly likely that two such forces can much longer patiently fnco ea !i other without mora stirring occur rences. Goncrnl Brabant's column Is expected to Join Gonoral French short ly. A number of Doors ore reported to havo been seen retiring north, but this 1b scarcely authoritative. FIRES ARE STILL RAGING. Hunting Forests Do mi Immense Amount of Destruction. MENOMINEE, Mich., May 2. Tho great forest fires aro still raging along tho lino ot tho Wisconsin & Michigan rnilroad north ot FUhcr with disastrous results. Tho logging camps of Wells, Ludlngton nnd Van Schatck, near Ames, havo been de stroyed. In nddltlon to those re ported destroyed yestorday aro tho cedar product villages of Swansons & Garner on tho Wisconsin & Michigan railroad. All incoming trains from tho north nnd from tho St. Paul branch report fires raging ft all direc tions. Demonstrations For Devror. CHICAGO, May 2. Peoplo of Chi cago and tho wostorn atntes today saw and cheered Admlrnl Dowoy as ho, at tho head ot a military and civic pnrado, was driven through tho down town business streets of tho city over a lino of march that oxtonded for over four miles. From n raised and beau tifully decorated position In tho grand stand, orocted on tho Jackson boule vard sldo ot tho now federal building, tho admiral rovlowcd tho parado, in which nearly 100 different military and civic organizations from nil parts of tho Btato participated and which in cluded votornns of threo wars tho Moxlcan, tho civil nnd tho Spanish American. Slum Latitude, for Hank. WASHINGTON, May 2. Among tho bills and resolutions Introduced In tho house today was tho following: Dy Ropresohtntlvo Groavcnor, of Ohio, bill amending tho national bank ing laws bo as to permit national banks to loan on real catnto security n provision that tho security shall bo doublo in value tho amount of tho loan nnd that tho aggregate ot such loana shall not bo nbovo 25 per cent of tho resources ot tho bank. l'reimro for Convention, DES MOINES, In., May 2. Iowa domocrats will moot In tho Auditor ium In this city Thursday morning to soloct delegates to tho Kansas City convontlon. It is coucodod that Cato Solla of Vinton and Charlos A. Walsh of Ottumwa will bo two of tho four delegates nt largo. President Hub it tl .M. WASHINGTON, May 2. President MeKlnloy la suffering from a cold con tracted on tho trip to Canton. Ho is doing as much work ns over, but to his visitors It Is apparent that ho Is con siderably Indisposed. IniliU't Allen Into Oilier. SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, May 2. Tho Inauguration of Charles Horbort Allen, formorly assistant secrotnry ot tho Uultod Stntoa navy, as first Amorlcntv civil govornor of tho islnnd of Porto Rico, took plnco today. Tho ceremony was most Impressive, ADMinL DEWEY IN CIIICG0. A (Irnml Hall (liven In Honor of Mm Dis tinguished Visitor. CHICAGO, May 2. Nevor In tho history of tho great Auditorium has thcro been within its walls n sight more br'lllnnt than that revealed Inst night, when the great ball given In honor of Admiral Dewey was nt Its height. It was a decisive success from 11 ret to last In all its details, from the dccorntlons on tho walls to tho rccoptlon proper which was ten dered to tho admiral. Fully 2,000 persons woro present. It being a naval ball, tho predom inating dccorntlons were of whlto nnd green. A canopy was drnwn over tho hall, making It rcscmblo a huge white-capped wave, tho deep green at tho bottom shading softly Into tho purest whlto at the topmost edge. At intervals around tho tiers ot boxes wero plnccd whlto galleons, which Bcomtngly started from tho mist of bunting and dcllcnto-hucd electric lights which concealed them a fow feet from tho prow, whoro dolphins arose from tho Imaginary sea below. Above each galleon roso a towering mast, bearing in relief n lion's head and fluttering with tho signal flags of tho nevy. Behind tho flguro head of each galleon stood n sailor a vet eran of tho Spanish-American war who saw octlvo service In tho Carib bean sen. Until after tho admiral left tho hall these men stood steadily peering out ot tho prow of tho fanci ful and beautiful ship. Tho bases upon which tho galleons rested, tho box fronts above nnd higher yet tho railings of tho balconies, wero fes tooned with tho prevailing colors of green and white, whllo between each ot tho two boxen and nt tho other end of tho low tlera tho national col ors woro artistically grouped with tho union jack. Tho doors of tho ball room oponod nt 8 o'clock. As soon as tho reception commlttco had taken position Ad miral Dowey nnd Mrs. Dowey entered. Immediately behind tho admiral como with their wives tho naval officers on duty in Chicago and tho officers of tho United States steamship Michigan. Behind tho navy came tho army, headed by Major General James F. Wado and Mrs. Wade, officers of General Wado's staff, their wives, and officers of tho gnrrlson at Fort Sher idan and their wives. Officers of tho rovonuo sorvlco followed and behind them cumo Drlgadlcr General Charlos Kltzsimons, commanding tho First brigade of tho Illinois national guard, and Mrs. Fitz3lmons, members ot General Fltzslmons' ctnff with their wlven, closing tho procession with tho clty'B guests. Tho admiral and Mrs. Dowey, after they hnd exchnngd greetings with tho mombers of the reception com mittee, took their stand at Muyor Harrison's right nnd to thorn woro presented the guests of tho city, who had followed them into tho hall. ABOLISH PRESENT SYSTEM. Feeding In Tr ti 'I Kate Soon toUnilelgo' Chance. OMAHA, Neb., May 2. Tho lino mombors cf tho Transmlssourl Traffic association will abolish tho feeding-ln-translt rates May 5. Tho plan' ngrccd upon by tho officials of Inter ested lines nnd which will bo ratified' by tho commlttco at tho meeting to-' day is substantially as follows: The fcedlng-in-transit rnto will bo re sumed on a basis of an arbitrary of 7 cents por 100 poundB over tho through Missouri river rato from tho point ot origination. Stock will bo billed to tho feeding point nt tho Missouri river rate. A correspond ing tonnage will bo taken from tho feeding lot on payment ot tho 7 ccntB por hundred feeding arbitrary. Everything in excess of tho ln-rato will bo charged on tho basis of tho local rato from tho feeding point to market. Original shipments ot cattlo and no other will bo permitted to go out on tho billing. TO WIPE OUT HAWAIIAN DEBT. Secretary (lugo Prepares to Assume the Iturilcn. WASHINGTON, May 2. When Ha waii was annexed to tills country it had a bonded debt ot about $4,000,000, drawing a heavy rato of Interest. This debt still exists, but under tho act Blgnod by tho president today It Is assumed by tho United States. Secrotary Gago doos not intend that it shall bo ndded to tho bonded debt of tho United States, It It can bo paid immediately. Tho terms ot tho dobt will bo looked into nnd If they pormlt paymont at any time tho debt will bo wiped out ns soon as tho law goes Into effect in forty-flvo d'tys. Tlio Kentucky Cuse In Court. WASHINGTON, May 2. Tho argu ment In tho Kentucky governorship enso was begun in tho United States Bupromo court yesterday. Tho first presentation waa mndo on bohnlf of Governor Taylor by Attorney Holm Druco. Ho said Mr. Taylor'B con tention was for constitutional liberty, and that it was waged In a court ot Justice and not on a flold of enrnngo, becauso In entering tho union Ken tucky had surrendered Its right of roslstanco. Ho came to this court on tho basis of a prlnclplo laid down In a former opinion of tho court, to tho effect that tho arbitrary oxcrciso of powor of government, unrestrained by regard for prlvato rights and jus tice, could not bo tolerated. Declaim) on Church l.uw. LONDON, May 2. Tho archbishops of Canterbury and York havo ren dered Judgment on tho subject of tho reservation of tho Bncramont. They said thoy woro obllgod to dccldo that tho Church ot England did not allow reservation In any form and thoso bollovlng it ought to bo permitted, whllo Justified in endeavoring to got tho law altered, woro not Justified in practicing reservation until tho law was changod. Tho torm "reservation of tho sacrament" meanB tho preser vation ot somo of tho characteristic elomonts, especially tho broad, THE PRO-BOER HESOLVE Twenty-Nino Against Taking It Up, Twonty For in Bsuato NO PARTY LINE IN THE VOTE Dtctslvo Jlullot on n Motion to Consider Fcttlgrcnr's Hill Senators Denounce Alleged (lold Clnlni drain In Alaikn Other Mnttcra In tlio Upper House of Congress. WASHINGTON, May 1. Again the question of expressing sympathy for tho Doera was thrust upon tho atten tion of tho senate. This time it came upon a motion to proceed to the consid eration of tho resolution Introduced by Pettlgrew of South Dakota which was before tho senate last Saturday, The motion was defeated 29 to 20. Pettlgrew, after ascertaining that his resolution, which was before tho sen ato when tho body adjourned on Sat urday, had gone to tho calendar, moved to tako up tho resolution. On this mo tion the yeas and nays wero demand ed, resulting, yeas 20 and nays 29. Consideration was resumed of the Alaska civil codo bill, tho pending question being tho umendment of Car ter of Montana, In chargo of the bill. Jones of Arkansas offered nn amend ment striking out of the Carter amend ment all but tho following: "That nothing in tho act contnined shall bo construed us changing tho ex isting mining laws ot tho United States." Turner opposed Jones' amendment, holding that tho Carter amendment ought to bo udopted. He declared that hundreds and thousands of claims In the Capo Nomo district had been lo cated by persons In the Interest of the various transportation companies nnd wero now held by thoso companies. Ho said theso locations were "Illegal and fraudulent and were therefore n proper subject of legislation by congress." Ho further declared In response to Inquiries that these claims were located by aliens In tho employ of tho North American Transportation company and other transportation companies. Turner maintained that tlio whole country In the Capo Nomo dlBtrlct had been "gobbled up" In tho interest of theso big companies, who wero now holding the claims to the detriment of hundreds of American miners. Teller called attention to tho fact that in the cntlro controversy It had not been regarded by anybody but Tur ner that there wero to exceed twenty five aliens who had located claims in tho Capo Nomo district and it had not appeared that they wero employes of transportation compnnles. HanBbrough mado an earnest appeal in behalf of the Carter amendment to grab tho richest gold fields on the faco ot tho earth and that tho conspirators were tho millionaires and corporations that had acquired, tho claims in the Cape Nomo dstrlct. "So long ns I rotnin n sent in tho senate," said he, "I shall oppose such a conspiracy and direct my efforts in fnvor of the man with the pick and tho pan, the man in the sands end tho giilchos, tho man behind tho rocker and not In such circumstances in favor of tho American millionaire." Mllll.nl Arn Wedded. GREENWISH, 'Conn.. May 1. MIbs Helen Rlploy Benedict, daughter of Mr.' and Mrs. E. C. Benedict, was married hero today to Thomas HaBtlnga of New York. Tho ceremony was tho most re markable in point ot display that has ever been recorded in New Eng'nnd. A special train ot eighteen coaches brought over 1,000 guests to the Con gregational church, whero tho cere mony was performed by Rev. Thoman Hastings, father of the groom, nnd former president of Unon Theological seminary. Tho ceremony was followed by a rccepton at tho Benedict home, Indian Head, a wedding supper being laid for 800. ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT PARIS. Threo Workmen Killed unil One Injured by Fulling Scaffolding. PARIS, May 1. Thoro was another accident this afternoon at the exposi tion. A scaffolding collapsed In tho Sallo des Fotes, whoro tho lnaugura coromony was hold. Ono workmnn waa killed and threo woro seriously Injured, two of whom havo since died. Tho Sallo des Fdtcs had been hastily prepared for tho opening ceremonies, tho rubbish being cleared away and tho uncompleted walls covered up with tapestry. Slnco tho function tho workmen havo been busily engaged in finishing tho building. FOR M'KINLEY INSTEAD OF HOAR. Massachusetts Convention Derides Not to rJndnrse tlio Senator. FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 1. Tho Fourth congressional district conven tion showed no favor toward Senator Hoar for tho proposal of a resolution to express confidence in tlio senator's attitude raised a storm of protests, and u substltuto motion expressing confidence In tho nomlnlstratlon was passed, by what tho c.ialrman declnred to be a unanimous voto. Tho chair man chose as national dolegates Ar thur M. Lowo of Fltchburg nnd Charles G. Dnncroft of Natlck, and as alter nates v M. Chase of Lomlnster and Walter O. Howard of Clinton. Mourning for Mr. Wilson, HAVANA, May 1. MnUinzas City Is in mourning over tho death of Mrs. Wilson, tho wlfo ot Major Gonoral Jnmos H. Wilson, mllltnry governor of tho Department of Mntanzas and Santn Clara, who died last Saturday from tho offocts of burns received that day by hor dress catching flro from n match on which alio had stopped. Mrs. Wil son had uecomo endeared to nil cIubbo ot tho community and her death has brought forth expressions of sympa thy not only from tho residents ot Mntanzas, but from people throughout tho Island, who havo telegraphed condolences. GRAND ENTRY OF THE ADMIRAL. Dowry nnd Party Itruc.li Chlenco Amid Tumult of Applause. CHICAGO, May 1. Amid tho boom ing of cannon and tho cheers of thou sands of people Admiral George Dowoy arrived In Chicago yesterday. For the next threo days ho will bo tho guest ot this city and the program for his entertainment will tako up nearly every moment of his time until his departure Thursday morning for Jacksonville, 111. Tho special train bearing Admiral nnd Mrs. Dewey, Lieu tenant Caldwell, his secretary, nnd Lieutenant Crawford, was mot near South Chlcngo by n special train carry ing tho Bpcclal executivo committee, and Including Mayor Harrison, Presi dent Chnrlc3 A. Plamondon nnd tho admirals son, Gcorgo Goodwin Dowey Tho admiral's train arrived at the Grand Central depot, Fifth avenuo and Harrison stroct,slx mlnutts ahead of schedule- time, 11 o'clock. A strong plntoon of police had been stationed nt the platform gates for somo thno pre vious to tho arrival of the special and the ImmcnBO crowd which had congre gated in the streets surrounding tho station nnd had packed almost to suf focation the big depot building itself was not nllowcd to go inBide tho train shed. Tho moment tho trnln slowly pulled into tho shod, however, and tho whito moustnehed naval hero was scon n roar of cheer3 went up from tho fortunnto ones inside tho station and was quickly taken up by tho thou sands In tho streets. Escorted by tho members of the gen eral executive committee, Admiral Dowey and Lieutenants Caldwell and Crnwford proceeded down tho long platform nnd mounted tho steps lend ing to tho driveway, whero carriages woro in waiting. Tho routo lay along Fifth nvonne to Jackson boulovard, thenco down Mich igan nvcnuo to tho hotel. Along the streets for hours before tho nrrlval of Admiral Dewey woro gathered crowds that literally packed iho sldowalks nnd kept tho pollco busy from filling tho streets also, and the cheering start ed nt tho depot swept along tho streets as tho admiral and his party wore slowly driven to his npartments, tho applaiiBO being almost without ccsfsa tlon until tho admiral entered tho hotel. TAKE STRONGER POSITIONS. Doors Have n (lood Jteaaon for Abanilon Iiik Tlmbu N'Chu. LONDON, MAY 1. The latest news received from tho Orange Free State indicates that though the Boers havo evacuated Thaba N'Chu, they have only dono so In order to occupy stron ger positions. On Sunday, April 29, General DoWct mado an effort to turn French's eastern flank, which was rnly foiled by tho cavalry after vigorous maneuvering. Tho Boers held the ridges to the eastward, whenco they will probably fall back when tho pres sure of superior numbers Increases. The British casualties sustained dur ing tho Thaba N'Chu fighting were alight. Gonernl French's object, now that all chanco of catching tho main bodies of tho burghers linn disappeared, is to harass tho Boors and prevent nny well orgnnlzed retreat. From Bolra, Portuguese East Africa, under dato of Monday, Apr! 123, comes tho ncwo of tho nrrlval thoro of n Canadian twelve-pounder bnttery. It in added that General Sir Frederick Car rington, who is to command tho nrlt ish troops going to Rhodesln, has been cordlnlly welcomed by tho Portuguese officials and that ho has reviewed tho Portugueso troops. ENVOYS WILL BE RECEIVED. How Secretary Huy Will Trent tho fence Delegation. WASHINGTON, May 1. It can bo stated that tho persons composing the Boer delegation about to sail for tho United Stntes will not be denied nccess to tho secretary of state when they reach Washington. They will bo re ceived ns Individuals as was Montague White, but with tho understanding that they aro not recognized officially ns a Boer delegation. In other words, Secretnry Hay will treat them oxnetly as ho would treat nny distinguished visitor from abroad without regard to nationality, but will not admit their competence to enter Into any negotiations with tho State department. It Is believed that the prospective visitors tnoroughly under stand tho conditions unaer which they will be received and that Instead of directing their efforts upon tho gov ernment in Washington they will rath er seek to Influence It through tho American people by means of nctlvo Boer propaganda. Iteport Indians Sturvlngr. WICHITA, Kan., May 1. From tho Kiowa and Comancho agency comes word that tho Indians nro Btnrvlng for food. Monoy duo them has not been pnid, their rations i.avo been cut off and traders havo refused them credit. Aged squaws aro begging for food enough to preservo life. Accused Ite'idy for a Hearing. FRANKFORT, Ky., Mny 1. Ex-Gov-ornor Brown, J. O. Sims nnd all tho, attorneys for thoso now under nrrost charged with tho murder of William Goebol arrived hero today, but tho mo tions for ball and chango of venue can not bo taken up till tho afternoon, ns court will not conveno until 2 o'clock. Governor Taylor remained In Louis ville to confer with tho party leaders. KUty-llvu Ilodlcs Iteinoreil. LONDON, May 1. A dispatch to tho Dally News from Louronzo Marquez says: Sixty-five bodies havo been ex tricated from tho ruins of tho Bcgblo Iron works at Johannesburg. llotlia In Supremo Command. LADYSMITH, May 1. Tho country north of Sunday's river seoms com parative cear of Boers. General Louis Botha has returned to Pretoria, to rcBiimo tno supreme com mand ot tho Transvaal forces. SOB SEEKS A PENSION But Proof is Lacking of the Death of Her Husband. PENSION AGENTS ARE BAFFLED Can Obtain Xfo Information us to the Wherrnbouts of W. T. I'.aton Was Formerly a Purchasing Agent of tlio II. & M. Itallroud Ills Wife Seeking a Pension. OMAHA, Mny 2. Tho "mysterious disappcaranco" department of tho United States pension servico is at work upon tho caso of a man onco woll known in Nebraska railroad and business circles who has apparently dropped out of oxlstonco without leaving a record of his death. In 1898 Mrs. Allco Eaton of Plntts mouth, Neb., applied for a ponslon as widow of William T. Eaton, who was a member of Company H , Sixteenth Iowa Light artlllory. Instead of fur nishing proofs of death Mrs. Eaton aubmltted nn affidavit setting forth that her husband hnd bcon absent from his homo nnd friends for n spaco of more than Bovon yoars, which under fedoral regulations establishes a presumption of death. As usual in theso "presumptivo death" cases tho department put tho caso In tho hand3 of pension agents and bo far thoy havo been unablo to find proof of tho death or present life of tho missing husband. , "Thedo" Eaton enrao to Nebraska shortly after tho war, a boardless boy, and It will surprise somo of his lntimato friends to know that ho over saw army sorvlco. Ho married at Plattsmoutn In tho early '70s and un til his mysterious dlsappeyranco was accounted ono of tho most reliable young men of tho community. Somo tlrno In tho '80s Eaton was appointed as tlo purchasing ngent for tho B. & M. railroad and in tho work of his department was away from homo n largo portion of tho time. His work kept him In southern Missouri most of tho tlrno and ho mndo Poplar Bluffs his headquarters. In October, 1889, ho wroto a letter from St. Louis to his wlfo stating that ho would bo at homo at Christ mas and would bring presents homo to their children. Tho lottor was of an affectionate tone. This Is tho last that Is known of "Thedo" Eaton. When the pension officers started on tho caso they began at Poplar Dluffs. Ho was traced to St. Louis and lost Then they started to work on tho Nobraska end. Inquiry at tho D. ft M. headqunrters showed that ho had Bovered his connection with tho road Borne months boforo his disappcar anco and that his accounts woro in perfect shape. Different Omaha ac quaintances wero examined and ovory theory for disappearance Investigated with no result. Murder nnd Suicide. FREMONT, Nob., May 2. Reports roached here ot tho shooting at How ells which Bhow that tho sole cause of tho snooting was a dispute over a real estate transaction of long stand ing. Slama went to Chada's house boforo the latter had arisen and drove Chada's wlfo and children out at tho point of a revolver. Chada appeared as soon as ho dressed himself and samo out of tho door, saying, "Shoot; I am not afraid of you." Slama took him at his word and shot Chada through tho head, tho bul let hitting him behind the ear. Tho wound is unquestionably fatal. Slama then fled from Howells and com mitted suicide in the Catholic cemo tory soveral miles away. Mysterious Death at York. YORK, Neb., May 2. Tho coroner's Inquest relative to tho cause of death of John Frost discloses evidence that tho death was probably duo to poison. The stomach ot tho dead man has been sent to Lincoln for chemical analysis. It Is reported that poison was recently purchased at a local drug storo by Mrs. Frost, tho wife ot tho dead man, Mrs. Frost ndmlts having bought poison and explains that she used It for herself and gave tho rest to a friend in tho country. Frost was a member of tho Macca bees and tho Homo Forum orders, in which ho carried policies for $3,000. Tho authorities aro making every effort tS fathom tho caso. Child Ilurneii to Dentil. PERU, Neb., May 2. Tho 2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Noble, threo miles we3t of Peru, was so badly scalded by upsottlng a tub ot boiling water over it that ho died after a fow hours of horrible suffer ing. Mrs. Noble had just poured a boilerful of hot water over clothes In a tub, which was resting on a chnlr. and had gone into nnothor room and whllo she wns gono tho llttlo boy pulled tho chair so as to upset tho tub. Dead Man Iileutlned. GRAND ISLAND, Nob., May 2. It has been found that tho man Mc Annery, whoso mangled remains werj found on tho Union Paclflv tracks a mile east of this city, had n sister, Mrs. Eroe, at Osceola and rolatlvos at Wlnonn, Minn. The formor ar rived bore and tho latter telegraphed to tho undertaker to ombalm tho re mains, tak good caro of thorn and ho would nrrivo later. Srauldluc (Ids Five Years, MADISON, Nob., May 2. Judge Cones held a spoclal session of dis trict court to hear a motion for a now trial in tho case of tho Stato against Leland Spauldlng, convicted of rape. Thoro woro thirty-threo objoctlonn nnd ono point was tho separation of tho Jury. An old man was Indisposed nnd when others wero- tnken up town to breakfast ho was left at tho Jail. Tho Judge overruled tho motion and eontenced Spauldlng to a five-year term in tho penitentiary, but sus pended tho sentence uutll Juno 1, leaving the prisoner in the sherlff'a care.