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Helen Gould will furnish two rooms
In Uio Wlnflold, Kas., hospital, now al
most completed.
Rlchnrd Storrs Willis, author, editor
and teacher, has died of henrt disease
at his homo In Detroit, aged 82 years.
Both houses of the Swedish rlgsdad
by a point vote of 212 to 149 havo
agreed upon tho expenditure of 4,853,
000 kroner for now defenses.
Tho president has sent to tho son
nto a communication from the secre
tary of state, giving tho expenditures
Jn detail of tht Paris exposition com
mission. Hy direction of tho secretary of war,
tho small allowance of arms and am
munition for target practlco will bo In
creased one-third during tho present
calendar year.
Herbert W. Dowen, United States
minister at Teheran, Porsla, has had
conferred upon him by tho shah tho
decoration of tho "Grand Cordon of
tho Lion and the Sun."
Judgo Thompson, of the United
States district court at Cincinnati, 0.,
decided that tho law docs not. require
any revenuo stamp to bo afllxcd to
bonds of notaries public.
Representative Stewart, of Wiscon
sin, has Introduced a resolution to au
thorize tho members of tho Pralrlo
band of Pottawattamie Indians to pur
chase lands In Wisconsin.
It Is understood that tho president
tins practically decided upon John C.
Bnlrd of Wyoming, as United States
attorney for Hawaii and Daniel A. Rey
of Illinois, as United States marshal.
Tho navy department has received
from Captain Chadwlck the acknowl
edgment of tho receipt of tho receipt
by him of tho department's letter of
reprimand which he was directed to
return.
Tho amount of bonds received nt
tho treasury to date to exchango for
tho now 2 per cent coucola Is $2G5,G01,
BCO, of which $48,812,900 wore received
from Individuals and Institutions other
than national banks.
Secretary Long's icouko to Captain
Chodwlck for uttering sentiments re
flecting upon Admiral Schloy la ac
cepted as a rebuttal of tho charge that
tho administration has fathered Ad
miral Sampson's complaints.
Tho Kansas India relief commlttco
haa Instructed Secretary Anderson to
ordor tho purchase of 20,000 bushels of
corn in Now York to be loaded In tho
relief ship which sails next week for
Bombay. Treasurer Coburn's cash re
ceipts to dato are 910,372.
General Silas M. Dalloy, ono of tho
800 of tho famous "Old Guard' 'which
stood by General Grant In the conven
tion In 1880, died at Unlontown, Pa.,
aged G4 years, of brntn trouble, which
resulted from a bullet wound received
"during tho war,
Tho contract for supplying tho gov
ernment military forces pu tho Amer
ican Yukon with beef supplies has boon
awarded to Jack Dalton.tho noted Alas
kan pioneer and cxploror. It Involves
about $100,000, and provides that Dal
ton shall furnish tho soldiers nt Fort
Egbert, Clrclo City, Rampart and Fort
Giddon with nil their fresh beef from
July 1, 1900, to July 1, 1901.
Ben F. Morse, waB convicted at Kan
sas City, In the United States district
court, of defrauding (load men's heirs
and of using tho malls for his schemes.
His plan was to watch tho newspapers
and learn of tho deaths of men of
moro or less wealth or prominence. Ho
would then send a lottcr addressed to
tho dead man, saying that n small
amount remained unpaid on valuablo
mining stock
Tho report that cnolera Is strength
ening Its dendly hold on tho famine
stricken of India brings tho pitiful con
dition of that country more than over
tho public view. About 03,500,000 per
sons, for this Is the population of tho
districts affected, nro sweltering their
squalid existences away among pesti
lence and misery that show no signs
of abating. Hundreds of thousands
of pounds of good British gold, good
German marks and Amorlcnn ccta
havo been thrown Into tho country,
but, judging from tho latest advices,
nil this charity Is merely a drop in
tho ocean.
Chicago porchcllmbers, in a raid up
on tho homo of M. M. Munstor, a dia
mond broker, secured plundor vnlued
at nearly $15,000.
John E. Madden has sold tho 3-yenr-old
colt Kilmarnock, by Sir Dlxon-Mlss
Used to William C. Whltnoy. It la
said that tho price paid was $30,000.
M. 8. Yeager of Chicago, Is search
ing for his brother George, who hns
been mtBsIng twelve years, and la now
heir to considerable money.
Governor Johnston haB fixed August
C as tho day for u special election to
ehooso a successor to General Joseph
Wheeler as congressman from tho
Eighth Alabama district.
Tho Iioubo passed the Bundiy civil
bill. It carries slightly mora than $G1,
500,00, about $10,000,000 moro than any
previous sundry civil bill. Tho general
deficiencies and military academy ap
propriation bills aro now tho only pen
oral Biipply bills unacted upon by tho
house. .
Advices from Great Falls, Mont.,
stato that tho strlko was declared oft
by tho employes of the Montana Cen
tral. Albert B. Schultz of tho Schultz
Bridge & Iron company, announces
that lila company has cntored the com
bination of bridge and structural com
panies, F. V. Boworo began suit for divorce
at New York, naming Gcorgo M. Pull
man as co-respondent. Mr. Bowers
also Instituted an action to recover
$500,000 from Pullman for tho alleged
alienation of his wife's affections. Pull
man and Mrs. Bowers are living to
Bother as husband and wife.
The Amerlcnn Ax and Tool company
has purchased thirty-eight acres of
river frontage at Glnuuport, Pa., and
will erect thereon a $500,000 plant, tho
largest of its kind ever built. It is in
tended to centralize tho plants of tho
combine at this point. Tho works will
employ 1,000 men and will begin opera
tion before tho end of the year.
Tho Threo Thousand British Oolumu Duo
There in a Fow Lays.
NOW ONE HUNDRED MILES AWAY
Gencr.il Hunter's Main Hotly Is rifty
Mile Hnutli of Thorn llobcrt Sweep
log on to Kroonntml -At I.uil Account
Ho Wan Twenty Mile From Doer
Stronghold.
LONDON, Mny 12. A British col
umn, 3,000 strong, has arrived at Vry
burg, 100 miles from Mnfcklng. It
reached thoro ThurBday, and, though
harrasscd by tho Boers, Is pushing
swiftly forwnrd. Fifty miles south of
Vryburg, nt Laurtgs, Is Genfirnl Hun
tor's main body, moving slowly and
contending with considerable forces.
Tho pick of his mounted men nro tho
3,000 who nro going without wheeled
transportation nnd ut n rato that may
possibly bring them to Mnfeklng on
Monday or Tuesday.
Lord Roberts' narratlvo closes with
Thursday evening, but ho continued
his march yesterday toward Kronstaad,
twenty miles distant, nnd, by this time,
ho must know whether tho Boers In
tend to right there.
Winston Churchill snys thero wero
only 2,000 Boors who opposed the Brit
ish at Zand rivor. Another report Is
that 6,000 Boors with six guns made a
rear guard action, whllo many of their
thousands with convoys retired without
firing a shot.
President Stoyn and n counsel of tho
leaders of several thousand Frco Stat
ers In tho Lndybrand nnd Frkksburg
district determined to submit to tho
men tho question of continuing tho war
or not nt a great open air meeting.
Tho fighting men decided to fight on.
Stoyn, who appears to bo In actlvo
command, bogan to advance townrd
tho British and enmo into contact on
Thursdny with Campbell's brigade and
Brabant's horso twenty miles north
east of Thaba N'chu. A smart engage
ment cnmicd with no positive success
on either sldo, except that the Boer ad
vance wtt3 stopped.
General Rundlo has disposed 10,000
Infantry ulong n twenty mllo front In
such a way as to bar a Boer advanco
toward Lord Roberts' communications.
With tho exception of Gonoral Bra
bant'o colonlnlo, General Rundlo has
no horsomon. Tho cavalry are all with
Lord Roberts' advance.
According to a Pretoria telegram,
General Duller Is moving from Elands
laagto in tho direction of Hclpmaakar
and tho British vanguard engaged a
Boer patrol of Italians on Thursday.
Twelve Italians are reported ns routing
fifty British.
Thn dispatch also says that British
reconnolterlr; parties havo Invaded
tho Transvnol near Fourteen Streams
and that tho scouts on both eldes meet
frequently with varying results.
Lord Roberts telegraphs to tho war
offlco from Riot spruit, under dato of
May 10, evening, m fellows:
"Wo havo hnd a successful day and
havo driven tho oncmy from point to
point. French, with Porters and Dlx
on's brigades of cavalry and Hutton'a
mounted infantry, crossed tho Zand at
vormcntcn s kraal and then worked
around In n northensterly direction to
Mnatschnphy, being opposed contlnu
ously by tho enemy. Polo-Cnrew's dl
vision nnd Gordon's cavalry brlgado.
augmented by Battery J of tho Royal
Horso nrtlllory nnd by Henry's and
Ross mounted Infantry, crossed tho
river by a drift near the railway
bridge. My quarters ncconipanlod this
force. With tho Infantry portion wo
nro tight miles north of tho river. Tho
cavalry and mounted Infnntiy aro at
Ventorsburg road station and Tuckor's
division Is nt Dcolfontetn Nord. Inn
Hnmllton'a force and Broadwood's cav
alry brlgado wero making for tho cross
roads near Ventershurg when I lust
heard from them. Hamilton's column
mot with stubborn resistance- for somo
hours in protecting tho rear flank of
his force.
JEf FRIES BY A UL0W
Champion Knock Coructt Our In Twen
ty-Thlrd Itnuml.
SEASIDE CLUB, Mny 12. Jim Jet
fries is still tho heavyweight cham
plon pugilist of the world. Ho d
feated Jim Corbott In tho twenty-third
round of their light with a knockout
Tho llnlshlng blow enmo as a mid
den and startling surprise. Corbott
had been making n wonderful bnttlo
His dofenso was absolutely perfect, and
whllo ho waa lacking In strength, ho
bad moro than hold his own nnd Mood
an oxccllont chnnco of winning tho
fight had It gone tne limit. Ho had
not been badly punished and had
managed to mark his man severely.
Tho winning punch was a short left
Jolt to tho Jaw. Corhett dropped llko
a weight and was clear out. Jeffries
showed his ability to take punching
at any dlatnnco and bard. Ho was
clearly outboxed and at times made
to look llko a novice. Tho crowd,
which nuinbored fully 8,000, was with
Corbott, and IiIb dofcat foil upon a si
lent crowd.
Petition for Urn, Demy's Wldoxr.
WASHINGTON, May 12. Tho houeo
today broke all records, passing 180
prtvnto pension bills. Anions: thorn
was tho senate bill to ppnslon tho wid
ow or tne into uenornl Guy V. Henry
nt tho rato of 9100 per month. This
omouut wna reduced by tho house to
?oU.
Martial I.umt u Proclaimed.
MADRID, May 12. Martlul law haB
bcon proclnlmod In tho provinces of
uarccionn and Vnlcnola.
At Sovlllo, whero tho shops aro still
cioscii, tno oxcltemcnt continues,
Cold Deatroy Fruit In Now York,
CATSKILL, N Y May 12. Tho
tcmporaturo last night fell to 20 de
grees above zero, In coiiBeqtionco the
mm unu norry crops in this vicinity,
which a week ago never appeared moro
promising, havo been destroyed. Tho
loss In this Immedlato icction Is esti
mated at ItOO.QOfiu,
TOWNE WILLING TO ACCEPT.
Did Not Hcik Nomination, hut Will Itun
If Endorsed by Democrat.
CHICAGO, May 12. Charles A.
Towno was seen nt tho Auditorium An
nex last night when nbout to take n
train for Duluth, his home. When
nskod for an expression of oplnon re
garding the action of tho convention,
ho snld: "I can only say what I have
always said in this connection, that I
havo not sought tho offlco nnd mndo
no efforts to securo tho nomination,
but If tho populists and the other thrco
parties think I am tho most nvallablo
man I will accept. I hnd wished all
along that tho Sioux Falls convention
should name a commltteo to meet com
mittees of tho other parties at Kansas
City, out It lookB as though my friends
at Sioux Falls did not consider that
tho best course."
If thoro Is a modification of the Chi
cago financial plank nt Kansas C, on
tho silver question, would you accept
tho vlco presidential nomination?"
"I certainly would not If it approach
ed in the remotest degreo to n back
down from the plank of 189C. But
thero will bo no backdown; tho Chi
cago plnnlt will bo ronfllrmed."
Charles A. Towno was born In Ing
ham county, Michigan, near the city of
Lansing, forty-ono years ngo last Oc
tober. HIb parents were In comfort-
ablo circumstances nnd young Towne,
after a common school education, was
sent to Ann Arbor university, whero
10 graduated In the academic and law
courses. After receiving his sheepskin
Mr. Towno went to Marquette, Mich.,
whero ho opened a lnw offlco and prac
ticed his profession for thrco years.
Ho then moved to Chicago, whero no
struggled to cstnbllsh a practlco for
sovernl months, but gave It up nnd
enmo to Duluth In tho spring of 1890.
Ho hns always tnken nn nctlvo part
In politics nnd until tho frco silver agi
tation 1n 189G was n republican.
In 1892 ho stumped considerably for
tho republican ticket through tho
northwest, and his remarkable clo
quenco soon brought him to tho front.
t tho noxt republican convention for
tho Duluth district Mr. Towno was en
thusiastically nominated for congress
and was elected with an overwhelming
majority. He scemoed destined to bo
ono of tho forcmoat republicans In 'tho
west until In tho early summer of 189G
ho declared himself In favor of frco sll
vei In tho fall ho was nominated by
tho democrats nnd populists as tholr
condldato for coneress, although hold
ing his sent In that body as n repub
lican. He was defeated by Pago Mor-
lu by nenrly 2.000 votes. In the fall of
J 898 ho was again nominated by tho
fuolonlctB for conerress and was once
moro defeated by Morris by a plurality
of 1,000 votes, although ho carried Du
luth, the homo town of both candi
dates, by 1,343. In tho summer of 1898
hi was chosen chairman of tho na
tional sliver republicans.
BUTLER IS CHAIRMAN
Ite-F.lectcd uy tho Populist National
Committee ut Sioux Fall.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D May 12. Tho
populist national committee met heie
today and organized by the election
of tho following ofllcors:
Chairman, Senator Marlon Butler;
vice chairman, J. H. Edmiston, Ne
braska; treasurer, W. D. Washburn,
Massachusetts; secretary, J. A. Edger-
ton, Colorado.
Tho nex executive commltteo Is as
follows. General J. B. Wenvor, Iowa;
Sonator Allen, Nebraska; J. W. Brled
bnthnl, Kifisas; Eugene Smith, Chi
cago; E. V. Way, Arizona; T. Tracy,
Texas; Robert Schilling, Wisconsin;
Major Bowler, Minnesota; Dr. C. T.
Taylor, Pennsylvnnln.
Senator Butler was re-elected chair
man of tho national commltteo by n
majority of sevon In a total vote or
seventy-six.
Chairman Butler will make his head
quarters in Washington during tho
campaign. Senator Butler accepted
the position again on condition that a
veto chairman bo chosen to assist In
tho work. Thla position was offered
to Mr. Edmlsten and ho has It under
consideration.
ISLANDERS ARE UNFRIENDLY.
Natives of Mu the re Do Not Fancy the In
vasion by Colonel Hardin.
MANILA, May 12. Tho lalandcr.8 of
Masbero received Colonel Hardin's
expedition differently from those of
Mnrlnduquo, when he ll"t one com
pany of tho Twenty-ninth reglmont.
On approaching tho principal town,
Pnlanco, tho Insurgent trenches ap
peared to bo occupied and tho gunboat
Helena bombarded them vigorously,
after which threo companies wore
landed and took the trenches with llt
tlo resistance. One Filipino was killed.
Two or throo hundred Insurgents hold
tho neighboring towns and tho natives
appear unfriendly.
Favor Ht I.nuls ICiponltlon.
WASHINGTON, May 12. Tho houso
exposition commltteo further consid
ered tho St. Louis exposition bill today,
adjourning without final action until
tomorrow, Tho discussion thus far
has Indicated that favorable action win
bo taken on government participation
and assistance, assurance being given
to this effect at tho present session of
congress and tho appropriation being
left for the noxt session. At tho meet
ing today nnangeiueht was mndo to so
change the bill as to provide for rep
resontntlvos from tho national com
mission, similar to those made on tho
last Paris exposition, on tho various
Industries and their development.
.Discuss llendiiiiHrter.
MILWAUKEE, WIb May 12. Tho
special commltteo of tho Brotherhood
oi Locomotlvo Engineers, on the mat
tor of permanent headuarters was held
at tho convention today. Ono sugges
Hon was to purchase a building already
orcctod for nbout $325,000, in Cleveland
O, Another la tho purchase of a slto
and the erection of a building accord
Ing to tholr own pinna at n cost of from
$500,00 to $7CO,000 In Cleveland. There
la a considerable number of tho delo
nates, however, who prefer to hav
tho headquarters established In Chlca
go.
i PRESI
The Sioux Falls Oonvontion Nominates
Him bj Acclamation.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED
O. A. Towne I Named for Vlce-Fresl-dent
Senator Allen Presents theNaine
of Mr. Ilrynn Deafening Cheer
(J root III AccUiuatlun Proportion.
For President W. J. BRYAN
For Vice President C. A. TOWNE
SOUX FALLS, Mny 11. The dele
gates to the populist national conven
tion were not all prompt In congrc
gratlng at the wigwam at the hour set
for convening this morning. Many of
them had found either the work In
tho committee assignments or the gos
sip Incident to the convention too ab
sorbing for them to get to bed early,
and many remained nbroad until the
early hours of tho morning. As a con
sequence they were slow In reaching
tho big tent today, and most of those
who did rench there In time looked
quite sleepy-eyed nnd drowsy. Those
of this class were not long, however,
in rising to the demands of the occa
sion. Tho day began with the pre
sentation of the reports of commit
tees, nnd from the first these were
such ns to demand earnest attention
from all present.
Temporary Chairman Rlngdal
lapped tho convention to order nt 9:45,
three-quarters of an hour after the
time set at last night's adjournment.
The committee on credentials pre
sented its report, declaring that there
were no contesting delegations and
recommending that the voto of Mis
souri be increased by two votes, that
of Ohio by two votes and that of South
Dakota by three votes.
Tho report, which was read by Gov
ernor Poyntcr of Nebraska, was adopt
ed without a dissenting vote. The
minority report threatened last nlghc
by Committeeman Madden of Colorado
did not materialize.
Tho commlttco on permnnent organ
ization reported tho nnmc of Thomas
M. Patterson, of Colorado for perma
nent chairman, T. H. Curran of Kan
sas, Loo Vincent of Colorado and E.
M. Delshcr of Pennsylvania as perma
nent secretaries. Mr. Patterson's name
was greeted with great applause,
which expanded into vociferous cheer
ing ns ho came to the front of the
plntform.
In accepting tho position of perma
nent chairman Mr. Patterson com
menced by otatlns that he would so
far as waa in his power rule the con
vention with Justice to all. Ho then
briefly sketched tho history of the
populist party and tho causes which
led up to Its organization.
When tho tlmo arrived for choosing
candidates for president nnd vice pres
ident, Jones of Illinois assured the
convention that his stato would give
Bryan a majority in November. Sen-
ntor Allen of Nebraska stepped for
word. "Mr. Chairman," said ho, amid per
fect alienee, "I move that tho rule3
of this convention bo suspended and
that William Jennings Bryan bo nom
inated by acclamation for president
of tho United Stntes."
Amid the din that followed Senator
Allen's motion nnd Its seconding the
speaker's voice was faintly heard call
ing on those delegates who favored
tho motion to rlso and remain stand
ing.
As ono mnn the convention arose,
hats, ennes, umbrellas, flags were
aved In tho air amid deafening cheers
tho uproar being increased by the band
playing "Old Hundred." Some enthu
Blatic dclcgnto tore loose n large pic
ture of Bryan hanging in front of tho
epoaker and tied It to tho table, where,
cheering for Bryan, ho held It whllo u.o
convention npplaudcd' frantically.
"I propose threo cheers for William
Bryan." cried George F. Washburn
of MaBachusetts. These wero given
with a will nnd the convention then
auietcd down.
I nnnounco tho nomination by a
unanimous voto of William Jennings
Bryan for president of the United
States," said Chnlrmnn Patterson ns
soon aa he could be heard. Another
cheor greeted this announcement nnd
then the delegates scttKtl n their seats
to contest over tho question of a vlco
presidential nomination.
Thero wns some controversy regnrti-
liiK the vlco presidential nomination.
Senntor Allen arose. "Mr. Chairman,"
ho said, "I dcslro to namo Charles A.
Towno of Minnesota for tho office of
vlco president nnd to move that tho
nomination bo mndo unnnlmous."
Mr. Schilling of Wisconsin then
moved that tho rulea bo suponded and
that Charles A. Towno bo declared tho
vlco presidential nomlneo by acclama
tion. Tho motion wns carried, only
four men from Montnna voting against
It.
The national commltteo, so far as.
appointed, Is a follows:
Arizona, A. Noon.
California, B. Cornell, E. S. Van Me
ter. C. M. Wardell.
Colorado. J. C. Bell, I. D. Chamber
lain, Leo Vincent.
District of Columbia, Alexander
Kent, E. M. Blake. C. E. Phelps.
Idaho, Henry Heltfeld, W. H. Tnylor,
Mary A. Wright.
Nashville 'Welcome Dewey.
NASHVILLE, Tonn.. May 11. Ad
mlrnl Dewey and Mra. Dewey wero en
tortalned In n most hospltitfilo mnnner
by tho cltlzona of UiIb city today. Tho
weather was dollghtful and thonsnnds
ot visitors wero horo. Mrs. Dewoy
wiib entertained nt breakfast by Mrs
McMlllln, wlfo of Governor McMlllln,
and tho mombera of tho commltteo in
charge of tho flower parade given dur
Inir thn nftnrnnon. Admiral Dowov
oscorted by a commlttco representing
tho citizens and tho commercial or
sanitations, visited various points of
interest in and about tno city.
BARKER AND DONNELLY WIN.
Cincinnati Convention Reaffirm tho
Action Tnken Two Venn Ago.
For President
WHARTON BARKER of Pennsylvania
For Vice President
IGNATIUS DONNELLY of Minnesota.
CINCINNATI, May 11. Above Is tho
ticket placed In the field today by what
In commonly called tho mlddlo-of-thc-road
populist party, but which, accord
ing to leaders of the movement, Is the
one and only people's party.
For a time during today's scalon of
the convention It appeared as if noth
ing could prevent n complete disrup
tion of tho plans bo carefully wrought
out by the hundful of men who sepa
rated themselves on February 19 last
at Lincoln, Neb., from tno fuslonlst
clement of tho pnrty.
Since Tuesday, when Wharton Bar
ker, who had been selected In 1898 by
the Initiative and referendum plan to
hend tho party ticket, a steady current
ngnlnst the cut and dried choice of
Barker and Donnelly hnd almost de
stroyed tho foundation on which that
ticket stood. Former Congressman
Hownrd of Alabama had suddenly be
come tho idol of tho delegates and ho
clinched his claim through his eloquent
address in assuming tho chairmanship
of tho convention on Wednesday.
Todny as the time drow near for
nominations It was announced that tho
Barker followers would bolt tho con
vention should their lender bo turned
down. Howard took the only course
for tho restoration of harmony. He an
nounced that ho had no ambition to
head the ticket, had come to Cincin
nati without tho slightest expectation
of being named and withdrew his
name.
Nevertheless when tho roll wna com
pleted on the first ballot Howard was
at tho top of the column, only a few
short of the nomination. On tho sec
ond bnllot Howard's plainly stated de
sire for harmony took effect nnd the
seventy votes which went to Donnelly
on tho first roll call wero gradually
worked over to tho Barker column, it
being understood that Dounellly's
name had been withdrawn although
the Minnesota delegation protested.
Minnesota was passed at its own re
quest and when tho other states had
voted It was apparent that tho forty
eight votes of Minnesota could, settle
everything In a hnrmonlous manner by
going to thc.Pennsylvanlan. They wero
cast for Barker and gave him the re
quisite majority over all.
The generous Howard moved to
make the selection of Barker unani
mous .which was done.
Without n dlsentlng voice Ignatius
Donnelly wns then declared the vice
presidential nominee.
REPORT FROM PHILIPPINES.
Urlcndicr-fleneral Wlieaton Send Ao-
count of Operation.
WASHINGTON, May 11. The War
department has made public a report
from Brigadier General Wheaton, U.
S. V., concerning tho operations of an
expedition led by him early in Janu-
nry Into the country south from Ma
nila to Lake Taal. His forces, con
sisting of the Fourteenth, Twenty
eighth, Thirty-eighth, Forty-fifth and
Companies D and II, Thirty-seventh
Infantry, and detachments of the Thirty-ninth
and Fortieth infantry, con
centrated at Imua and about one mile
south of that point on January 7 tho
first encasement of the expedition oc
curred in which lieutenant Ward
Cheney was mortally wounded whllo
lendlnc n detachment against tho en
trenched n detachment against tho en-
American loss was two privates killed
and one wounded, while tho insurgents
lost fifty in killed nnd wounded. On
this name day Colonel Blrkhelmer,
with n detachment of tho Twenty-
elchth Infantry, nnd Captain Rellly,
In command of a section of tho iwth
nrtlllery. engaged the enemy at Putol,
whero tho Insurgents, nfter making a
determined stand, wero routed with
nreat slaughter, seventy-four dead bod
ies being counted In one portion of tho
battlefield. Our loss was eleven men
wounded.
CONFESSES TO THE FRAUDS.
Mnn Implicated In Cuhan Postal Swindle
Confesses.
HAVANA, May 11. Tho' postal
frauds have now reached a point
where within tho noxt fow hours ar
rests wll probably bo made and It Is
bellovcd n considerable sum will be
recovered at tho same tlmo. Ono of
tho culprits has made a complete con
fesslon, conditional upou being accept
ed as state's evidence. What he says'
proves conclusively what was known
before, that several others besides u,
1 W. Nceley aro Implicated. The ex
act dates have been obtained by tne
authorities. The latter refuse to glvo
the name of tho man who has con
fessed. but though allocked nt the na
turo of the cold-blooded swindle, they
nro still glad that they have evidence
to Justify their action in regard to
Neeley.
liner Aro llotrentlnc.
LONDON. May 11. The war office
has received tho following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
"Cnblo Cart, Zand River, May 10.
Tho enemy aro In full retreat. They
occupied n position twenty miles In
length. Ours wns necessarily longer.
With the widely scattered force It will
take somo tlmo to learn the casualties,
mut I have hopeful wo have not suner
ed much. Tho cavalry and horso nrtll
lery arp eursulng tho Boers by thrco
different roads."
Steyn to (live Ilattle.
LONDON. May 11. President Stoyn
with 10,000 men Is reported to havo
been enst of Thaba N'Chu yestorday
(Thursday) noon nnd n battle was then
Imminent. Tho advanco troops of Gen
eral Rundle nnd Gcnornl Brabant wero
belne fired on.
According to advices from Durban,
dnted Thursday. General Duller's army
la "showing activity," but a complete
embargo Is placed on news from him.
New Zealand scouts burned tho home
stead of a farmer named Greyllng, in
whoso houso arms wero found at Dcer-
lng.
OFFICERS FOR RELIEF CORPS.
Kncampincnt nt Dent rice Fill Position
for Coining Vcnr.
BEATRICE. Neb.. May 12. Tho Wo-
men's Relief Corns at tho business ses
sion yesterday finished tho election ot
officers of tho department for tno en
suing year as follows: President, Mrs,
Sarah C. Sweet. Crelghton; senior vlco
president, Mrs. Frcderlckn Cole, Beat
rice; Junior vlco president, Mrs. Lillian
Ludi, Republican City; treasurer, Mrs.
Altr. Walnwrlght, Blair; chaplain, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hull, Omaha; councilor, Mrs.
Mary E. Morgan, Alma; secretary, Mrs.
Altco C. Dllworth, Omaha. Executive
board, Mesdamcs .Elizabeth Barbor,
Kearney; Sarah Felt, Suporlor; Mary
E. Ward. Lincoln; Kate Pond, Rod
Cloud; Amandn Marble, Tablo Rock.
Delcgatc-at-large, Miss Etta Brooks,
Lincoln. Alternnto-nt-lnrge, Mrs. Lib
bio Loscho; Beatrice, Delegates to na
tional convention: Mrs. Carrlo M. Pe
teru, Beatrice; Mrs. Diana Potter,
Litchfield; Mrs. Lucy J. Bnrger, Hoh
ron; Lucy O. Austin, Tokamah; Mrs.
McCain, Kearney; alternates, Mrs.
Maust, Falls City; Mrs. Gorman, Wy
moro; Mrs. Cleaver, Nellgh; MrB. Bol
shaW, Lincoln.
A resolution wns presented nnd
adopted to havo Daughters of Vet
erans lncorporntcd In tho Women a Re
lief corps. Tho resolution will bo pre
sented to tho national convention. Tho
convention then adjourned to Paddock
opera house, whero a Joint installation
of Grand Army of tho Republic nnd wo
men s Relief corps waa held. General
II. C. RuBsell was Installing officer for
tho Grand Army of the Republic and
Pnst President Mrs. Ruplpor for the
Women's Relief corps. Tho conven
tions then adjourned to attend the
benouet at the armory of tho national
guard, given by RawllnB post, Women'a
Relief corps.
Tho Ladles of tho Grand Army elect
ed tho following officers for tho enaulng
ear: President, Mrs. Anna B. Mar
shall, Hastings; senior vlco president,
Almlrn Dale, York; Junior vice pres
ident, Etta A. Tylei-, Arapahoe; treas
urer, Inez Yarton, Omaha; chaplain,
Rebecca Walsh, Stockham; conductor,
Wllim Nichols, fccrlbner; council of ad
ministration, Marian Cramphin, Lin
coln; Jcnnto Knights, Lincoln; E. F.
Foster, Ord; delegate-at-laigo, Clara
Lyona, Omaha. Delegates to national
convention: Mesdnmeo L. S. Stone,
Scrlbner; Rebecca Walsh, Stockham;
alternates, Ollvo Heckman, Loup CJity;
Isabella French, Lushton; Inspector,
Mrs. H. Gray, Harvard; councillor, Mrs.
S. A. Mason, Ord; sergeants, Miss W.
E. Hesslc. North Platte; Mrs. II. H.
Chase, Shelby; guard, Mrs. M. E.
Blackburn, Mlndcn; assistant guard,
Mrs. Cole, Crete; conductor, MrB. Wll-
da Nichols, Scrlbner; secretary, Mrs.
Ruby Stout, Hastings.
The Standard Oil Cuse.
LINCOLN; Neb., May 12. Tho at
torneys for the Standard Oil filed .a
brief in the supremo court in the case
brought by the attorney general to dis
bar the company from doing business
In the Btote. In opening tho brier
pleads that the company Is the victim
of popular clamor against trusts, and
says it haa been forced into court aa
a result of agitation. It goes on:
"Instructed by public agitation it is
competent for the legislative. branch ot
tho government to enact statutes ot
whatever wisdom or unwisdom In fur
therance of principles, doctrines, Ideas
nnd notions which aro to tho public
good. But when questions of tho con
stitutional validity como Into court, It
Justice Is to be done, they will bo ex
amined In a very different spirit. It
is not tho business ot the courts to
Inaugurate or assist popular preju
dices nnd popular theories. In tho
:alm and serene ntmosphoro of tho
court room the Imperative duty Is to
exclude such influences and apply set
tled rdles of law and constitutional
provisions so as to glvo to all tho equal
protection of tho law."
Tho brief then continues to argue
that tne act known aa the anti-trust
law Is unconstitutional, alleging that
tt violates tho fourteenth nmondment,
wlilch says that "no state shall deny
to any person within Its Jurisdiction
the equal protection of tho laws." It
Is contended tnnt tho statute violates
this amendment by the distinction
which It makes between traders, man
ufacturers and carriers on tho ono side
and assemblies or associations of labor
ing men on tho other, nnd also between
different classes of laboring men.
State Capital Note.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 12. Acting
Governor Talbot Issued a requisition
on Governor Shnw of Iowa for tho re
turn of W. W. McClusky, who la want
ed In Omaha to answer to the charge of
grand larceny. McClusky Is under ar
rest, at Sioux City.
Tho populist and free silver central
committees have Issued calls for a
county convention In this city May 17.
Auditor Cornell hns been asked by
tho treasurer of Washington county to
cancel the delinquent tnxes outstanding
against that county for tho reason that
most of the people against whom tno
taxes aro assessed havo died or moved
away.
McMullen Stabbed by n Tramp.
SIDNEY. Neb., May 12.' Robert Mc-
Mullon, employed in ono of McShano's
grndlng camps, got into nn nltercation
with an unknown tramp this arternoon
at the Union Pacific stock yards and
tho lnttor stabbed McMullon In tho
right lung and tonight tho doctors re
port his condition precarious. Nobody
was prosent whon the stabbing occur
red. County Attorney Cnpen has tak
en nn nntl-morten statement nnd the
description tallies with a fellow who
has been about town several days and
tho authorities think ho is tho same
mnn responsible for somo of tho recent
holdups.
Child Drink Amonta.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Mny 12. Tho lit
tle 4-year-old son of D. H. Blnkeney,
t. liveryman ot this place, got hold of a
bottlo of ammonia yesterday and drank
qulto an amount, but prompt medical
aid prevented serious results.
Peru Woman Kills Ileraelf,
PERU, Neb., Mny 12. Mrs. Boiling,
wlfo of a farmer living near here, com
mitted sulcldo Monday morning by
shooting herself through tho heart.
She was In a delicate condition and
her husband came to town for a physician.
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