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The Semi-Weekly Tribune. IltA U UAItn, Proprietor. TKRM31 $1.28 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE NEDDASKA. BlllFE TELEGRAMS. receipts to bills for goods delivered at the fort und then retaining the money with which he should hnve paid tho bills. At San Frnncleco, Cnl., the bubonic plague situation remains unchanged. No new cases had been reported and none are known to exist In the city or ttnte. At Jollct, 111., nearly n thousand men men weio thrown out of work by tho convenor and billet miiis of the Illi nois Steel company being closed Indef initely The Peninsula bank at Williams burg, Vu., was entered by robbers, tho Eufc blown open, and nbviut $10,000 In money taken. There Is no clue to tho robbers. At Syracuse. N. Y., Mrs. Louise Fos ter was murdered oy Ernest Hccht. Ho chloroformed her and then attempted to tuke bis own life. He confessed the crime. Kd ward Carver shot and killed Wil liam Patterson In a political quarrel at the Republican primary at Florence, lnd. Carver, who wnB a canr:uiito for sheriff, lias lied to Kentucky. The Kentucky democratic ntnto ex ecutive committee has recommended Tnut Columbus, 0., bo selected as tho location for tho democratic national headquarters for the campaign of 1900. Eight hundred and fifty fortune hunters sailed for Caps Nome from Portland, Ore., on the steamers George W. Elder and Nome City. Many appll cations for passage were turned away. The national congress of Mexico has just passed a bill approved by Presi dent Diaz changing the name of the gulf port of Topolobampo, on the Pa cific coast of Melco, to Port Stlllwell. The englno attached to tho west bound fast mall train on tho lako Shore road went Into a ditch ut West field, N. Y., nnd Engineer Ilcagan and bin fireman, William I.elghbody, wcro killed. rresitiont JWcMniey lias received tno following cablegram, dated Manzanlllo, Cuba, May 24: "The city council np plauds the noble courso tn;ttn by your government In hoisting tnc Cuban Hug at Prls." Commissioner Wilson of the Internal revenue bureau has held that bunk checks Issued by clerKs of United States and stnte courts by direction or authority of the court, are cxo"mpt from taxation. An outbreak of smallpox near Man knto, Ktts., has caused tho mayor to order all public meetings discontin ued. This Includes the high school commencement exercises and Memorial day program. At Durban, South Africa, an extra ordinary Issue of the Gazette announc es the existence ot a faial caso of the bubonic plague in Daman. Tho vic tim Is nn East Indian. Tho local au thorities aro strictly enforcing precau tion. Notwithstanding tho government op position tho second reading of tho bill to enable women to bo elected nldcr men nnd councilors In the new bor ough councils was carried in tho Ilrlt ish house ot commons by a vale ot 248 to m. At Illsmnrck, N. D., irn O. Jenkins, 2V yenrs of ago, was found guilty by a jury of murder In tno first degreo and tho death penalty was fixed. Jen kins' crime was tho murder of Augusta Stork, a farm laborer who worked for Jenkins' father. It is understood tho president has de cided to appoint ns a member of tho Industrial commission to succcede M. D. Rntchford, resigned, Charles Leitchmnn of 'Massachusetts formerly gcnoral secretary-treasurer of tho Knights of Labor The division ot customs and insular affalrH of tho War department has made a statement of tho total collec Hons in Cuba during tho month ot April. Tho customs, Internal revenue and postal receipts und miscellaneous collections, amount to $1,370,387. Tho Hamburg, Germany, department ot commerco has just Issued somo in teresting statistics In connection with tho German coal famine, wti.f.i shows. that Germany Imported last year 3, 426.215 tons of coal: During tho IRS four months of this year 820,150 tins were Imported into tho country, and In the month of April alone tho Importa tions had risen to tho considerable fig ure of 05,893 tons. Tho houao committee on tho Louis Innn purchase exposition to bo held at St. Louis In 1903, voted to report the exposition bill without recom mendation, favorable or unfavorable Tho bill plcdgcH the government ap proprlatlon ot $5,000,000, and allows the government a proportionate uharo of tho proceeds of the enterprise. Slg. Giuseppe del Puento, the wldoly known baritone, died suddenly at his homo In Phllndeplhln of appoplexy. He was CO years old. Tho vault of tho Hank of Dover, Minn., was blown open by burglnrn and $4,500 taken. Tho burglars es caped. Mrs. William E. Gladstone Ib very low nt Hnwardcn. All the members ot tho family hnvo been called there, Tho meeting of the Society of tho Potomac at KredorlckshurK, Va ended in a banquet. Senator W. J. Sewell, of New Jersey, waB elected president and Washington City was selected as tho next place of meeting. The military affairs commlttco of tho senate has concluded vonHldcrntlon ot tno military academy appropriation. bill. Simon Welch, n miserly farmer living near Bismarck, N. D.. wnH found murd cred nt his home. The house nad been robbed. General Wade, who was directed to proceed to the northeastern! Cheyenno Indian agency at Tongue Htver, Man tana, and investigate the reports that the Indians had the Mminii craze una intended to rise against the whites, hiB telegraphed the adjutant general that be could find no reason to antici pate trouble, urn Eiego of tho Capital of the Transvaal, However, in Progress, THE PEACE COMMITTEE OVERRULED Uinrral llollm nml I'ollowtrn lrolmbly Determined to Tight On Nothing 1'rom I.oril Hubert for Day Con flicting Ituport of tlio H.tlintlun Arc lll'Mld Ut I.OUIOII7.II Manjuuz. LONDON, June 2. -Lord Roberta continues silent regarding Pretoria. Lourcnzo Marqucz, where nil tho news from the Doer sldo Is rehaudled, tables that communication with Pre toria Is now suspended. Some messages by courier havo reached Lourcnzo Marquez, but none of later date than Wednesday. These assert that tho burghers arc iu a state of panic and that Pretoria Is b'.dng controlled by a vigilance committee. Lourcnzo Marqucz again senna tho report that President Kruger has been captured. The news blank gives rise to a sus picion that a citizens' committee at Pretoria may not have been ublo to carry out its plans for securing tho peaceful entry of Lord Roberts nnd snaring tho city the horrors of n siege. A piece party appeared to be In the fiscomlnnt n.iid as soon a President Kruger nnd his cabinet left Pretoria to organize a new capital tho citizens' committee persuaded tho commandants of the forts to withdraw some of the troops from the defenses, perhaps with tho view of keeping order iu tho town. Jf messengers wcro Bent to tho Drlt- IbIi or tho Drltlsh, being two hours' march from Pretoria on Wcdnesdny, entered It at any time prior to Friday noon, Lord Roberts would certainly Imvo telegraphed this fact. Hence It looks as though there was n Iloer forco between Pretoria and Johannesburg. lhcse soldiers, trekking back toward Pretoria, somo of them fresh from the fight with General Hamilton, would havo brought a new element Into tho situation nnd probably havo overruled t'tiio peace committee, taking tho dlrcc- tlon ot affairs out of their hands. It this has happened the British may, as the Dally Chronicle says, see some "hard lighting" beioro tho RritlBh Hag files over Pretoria, for If tho Doers held only three forts standing close together on the hills south of tho town thev would bo In u DOHltlnn tn ittnnil n siege. The Doers, according to n special dis patch from Lourcnzo Mnrqucz, have re-entered the northeastern territory of the Frco Stato and are engaged with tho Drltlsh near Vcntersburg and Har rlsmlth, It Is reported from Amsterdam that tho best rooms at one of the principal hotels there havo been engaged for President Kruger's occupancy from June 25. Tho TlmeB has tho following from Lourcnzo Mnrqucz, dated June 1: "Reports of the most conHlctlng character aro current here, due to tho uctlvity ot the Doer agents. While ono section declares that President Kruger hns returned to Pretoria for tho pur pose of arranging terms of surrender, another asserts that tho llrltlsh have been repulsed outsldo of Pretoria. Nothing nutnentic Is known hero re garding Mr. Kruger's whereabouts or the situation In the Transvaal." FINDS TO FIGHT THE PLAGUE. IliilneA Men ot Sun KritncUcu Start tint to Collect Atonry. SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 2. In or der to set nt rest all reports that there Is furthor dangor from tho bu bonic plaguo and to protect their business Interests tho merchants of this city havo decided to raise $50,000. which Is to bo expended In purifying tno Uhlncso quarter. At a meeting this afternoon $30,000 was subscribed and a commlttco appointed to increase tho nmouut to $50,opo. Moro money will bo raised if It is necossary, as tho business men aro In earnest and announce their purpose of prosecut ing tho work of cleansing to such nn extent that no ono can say tho slightest traco of plaguo remains. 'I he Trust Amendment Defeated. WASHINGTON, Juno 2. Tho houso of representatives today, after a lively debate extending over two days, de feated the joint resolution proposing n constitutional amendment empowering congress to regulate trusts. It requires n two-thirds vote under the constitu tion to adopt an amendment to tho constitution. Tho vote stood: Ayes, 154; nays, 131. Tho alllrmatlvo vote, therefore wns thirty-eight short of tho requisite two-thirds, 192. Klvo democrats, Campbell of Mon tana, Naphcn of Massachusetts, Seud der of New York, Sibley of Pennsylva nia and Thayer of Massachusetts, and ono sllvorlte, Nowlands of Nevada, vtood with tho republicans for tho res olution nnd two republicans, Loud ot California and McCall ot Massachu setts, with tho democrnts. These were tho only breaks from party lines. Tho populists voted solidly ngoltiBt tho res olution. (lerimm Sueur Trml'n Work, MADGEDURG, Prussia. Juno 2. As the Gtirmnn Sugar trust stnrts opera tions todny tho refineries hnvo with drawn nil their offers from tho mar kets. Thoro will bo no furthor salt's for twelve days, then tho trust will fix tho prices for homo trado. Hare nnd Smith Made, llrlsadleri. WASHINGTON. Juno 2. The presi dent todny appointed Colonel Luther 11. llaro of tho Thirty-third volunteer Infantry (captain Seventh cavalry) nnd Colonel J. 11. Smith ot tho Sev enteenth infantry, to be brigadier gen erals of volunteers, In recognition ot their distinguished sorvlccs In tho campaign In tho Philippines. This nc tlon fills tho only vacancies In tho volunteer brigadier rank. They were kept open in order to permit tho pres ident to bestow the appointments upon specially deserving officers In tho field. S. II. II. CLARK PASSES AWAY. Well Known Itullroail Mini Die at Ahc title, North CnroPnu. OMAHA, Juno 2. S. II. II. Clark, a director of tho Missouri Pacific Rail road company, its former vice presi dent nnd general manager, first vlco president of the Texas & Pacific and the International & Great Northern, nnd formerly president nnd general manager of tho Union Pacific, died yesterday at Ashevllle, N. C. Mr. Clark had been ailing for several years und since the reorganization of the Union Pacific road had remained In retirement at his residence at St. Louis. Ho was advised to go to Ashe villa early In tho spring, but his rela tives and friends felt that tho end was near. Ho passed away in tho presenco of his wife and son. Mr. Clark was In his CSth year. Mr. Clark had been In poor health for more than a dozen years, but had kept actively at work until nbout three years ago. During the Union Paclflo receivership ho was directed by Judgo Henry Clay Caldwell to take a vacation nnd for several months ho was at rest. Ho soon resumed tho nctlvo direction of the affairs of the road ns chief of the receivers nnd kept steadily In the harness until tho receivership was terminated In tho salo under foreclosure In November, 1898. Since that tlmo ho has been connected with the other roads of thu Gould system, but has not been nblj to do a great deal of work. DILL LIMITS PECK'S POWER. ItcpreMiiitativo f.ovy Propose rinn for Accounting for Money. WASHINGTON, Juno 2. Represen tative Levy of New York today Intro duced the following bill In the house: "That on nnd after tho passago of this act tho power vested In tho com missioner general of the United States to tho Paris exposition of 1900 to em ploy experts and other neccssnry ofil ecrs or clerks nnd to dlsburso appro priations Incident to the participation of tho United States In said exposition Is hereby transferred to tho secretary of state, who shall make such appont ments nnd disburse such money us may be now or hereafter appropriated. "The commissioner general for tho United States to the Paris exposition of 1900 Is hereby directed to render a monthly report to tho secretary of stato of tho number of employes, their occupation and salaries. That the re port authorized uiuler the act of Juno 30, 1899, giving the results of tho expo sition, shall bo prepared under tho di rection of the secretary of state." DISFRANCHISING THE NEGRO. .Somite Committee I.lkcly to Investigate, Condition In tho South. WASHINGTON, Juno 2. Tho sonnto committee on privileges nnd elections today had under consideration Senator Prltchard's resolution declaring exclu sion from tho privilege of the franchise because of race to be unconstitutional. Tho committee decided to recommend the adoption of a substitute directing tho commlttco to Investigate whether such exclusion Is antagonistic to tho constitution. Tho substitute passed the committee by a party vote and if It Is ngrecd to by the senate the Investi gation will be undertaken by tho com mittee. llauli Itobber Arrratcd. CHICAGO, June 2. Threo men, said to bo known to tho police all ovor tho United States and Canada ns expert safe blowers, wcro arrested In their apartments nt Ogden avenue nnd Ash land boulevard today, after a hard struggle. The men under arrest are Frank Dwyer, alias Rutlcdge, of On tario, Cnnnda, wno has served time at Canon City, Colo., for snfe robbery: Thomas Jons nnd Fred HarrlB. Tho men aro wanted for tho alleged rob bery of two banks nt Aurora, a town nenr Toronto, Cnnnda, where they are raid to havo sct'ttred $900, and several thousand dollars worth of mining stock. Mexico' Capital Fear I'liicnn. CITY OF MEXICO, June 2. Tho president of tho republic, nt tho In stance of the board ot health, has au thorized additions to tho genernl sani tary code of Mexico, with a view to prevent tho Introduction of the bubonic plague. Any vessels cnrrylng persons who aro plague-stricken or nny vessel that In tho Inst ten days has touched nt a port where plaguo exists Is to go Into quarantine off Vera Cruz ir ap proaching tho gulf ports, or off Acn- pulco If approaching tho Poclflc coast. Tho quarantine Is to continue up to ten days and all wearing apparel and effects nro to ho disinfected, Hubert Cheyenno lloy. CHEYENNE, Vyo Juno 2. Cap tain Charles D. Roberts of tho Thirty- fifth volunteer Infantry, who, with two ot his men, is reported to hnvo been captured by tho Filipinos near San Miguel do Mayo, was reared in (Jhey euiio. He Is n son of Lieutenant Col onel Cyrus S. Robortc. Ho wns grad uated from tho Cheyenno High school in 1891 and was appointed to West Point In 1891 nnd was gradunted with high honors two years ago. Christian Murdered Daily. LONDON. Juno 2. Tho Pekln cor respondent of tho Times, telegraphing Wednesday, says: " The damage to tho railroad Is estimated nt .C30.000. The government supports rather than con- doiuns the 'Doxers.' Not one has been nrreBted yet. No foreigner has been seriously Injured, though murders of unlive Christians nre reported dally from tho country." I ItenrKnnlilng Mllltln. FRANKFORT, Ky Juno 2. Gover nor Dcckhnm this afternoon Issued nn order nurturing out ten companies ot the state guard. All except two of them aro located In mountain towns nnd wero among thoso mustered into servlco during tho political excitement Just before and Immediately following tho stnte election Inst fall, It 1b un derstood that u number ot other com panies nro also to be disbanded, us the governor holds that the various regiments now havo double their quota ot companies in them. BOERS HAVE PRETORIA British Troops Will Have to Fight to Get Possession of tho Oity. ROBERTS' IS AT JOHANNESBURG Union .Inclc 1'lnccd Over (Internment Dulldlng Thursday Afternoon Hot Fighting 1'recedc It Capture Hob- crti (tltci No figure, lint Say Gor don Sustained Most t'ltfttmltltf, LONDON, Juno 1. Tha following dispatch from Lord Roberts hno been jccelved at tho Wnr Mfire here: "JOHANNESHURO, Mny 31. 2 p. m. Her majesty's force3 aro now In possession of Johannesburg nnd tho Drltlsh ling floats over the government buildings." The Wnr office hns from Lord Rob erts a dispatch dated Germlston, May 30, 9 p. m., saying: The brunt of tho fighting yesterday fell upon lan Ham- received for the salo of tickets. Fred already mentioned, to work around to tho west of Johannesburg In support of French's cavalry, which waB di rected to go north near tho road lead ing to Pretoria. I havo not heard from French yet, but Hamilton. In a report which has Just reached me, states that about 1 o'clock In the aft ernoon ho found his way blocked by tho enemy, strongly posted on some kopjes and ridges threo miles south of the Rand. They have two heavy guns nnd several field guns nnd pom poms. Hamilton forthwith attacked. The right was led by the Gordons, who after capturing one extremity of the ridge wheeled around nnd worked along It until after dark, clearing It of tho enemy, who fought most oh stlnntely. Tho One Hundred and Fourth led on the other (tank and would not bo denied. Tho chief share tn tho nctlon, ns In tho casualtle-, fell to the Gordons, whose gallant ad vance excited tho admiration of all. Lord Cecil Manners, son of the duke of Rutland, nnd wno Is acting as a newspaper correspondent, was among tho prisoners captured by tho Doers during Lord Roberts' ndvauco May 29. The Westminster Gazette says It Is rumored In a quarter likely to bo well Informed that President Kruger has been captured by the Drltlsh six miles beyond Pretoria, 1 ho war office hero knows nothing nbout tho reported capture of Presi dent Kruger. At last accounts Kruger was at Watcrvalbovcn, 130 miles from Pretoria. Delated messages fiom Pretoria con firm the reports of tho departure of President Kruger with his cabinet nnd staff officials Tuesday night nnd the solectlon at a meeting of n citizens' commlttco to administer tho city provl- visionaliy. SInco this telegram Icfl on Wed nesday nothing apparently has reach ed Lourcnzo Marqucz by telegram from Pretoria. Possibly tho wires havo been cut. Possibly tho Doer cen sorship at some Intermediate point In tercepts telegrams. Although the War office has not re ceived a word nbout it no one in Lon don harbors the Idea that tho Doer capital Is not alreany In the hnnds of tlio uiitlsn or nbout. to bo there. The possession of Johannesburg, nt all events, ns Lord Roberts has tele graphed, Is a fact. State s Attorney Smuts did not de part with President Kruger, but re mained In Pretorln. MAKE IMPORTANT CAPTURE. War Department Hecelre Jtcnort or Action In Philippine. WASHINGTON, June 1. The fol lowing dlapntch was received at the war department todny from General MacArthur at Manila: "Small surrenders contlnuo depart ment ot northern Luzon. Corlno, fugi tive Governor Denguet, Rich, nctlve friend Agulnnldo, captured yesterday near Cayban, Important. While scout ing nenr San Miguel Mayamo (Luzon) Mny 29, Charles D. Roberts, Privates John A. Mclntyro nnd Lyel W. Akens wcro captured. Sergeant John G. Allen, Privates Joseph McCourt and John A. Grcon, killed; George Klnger, wound ed, thigh. All of Company I, Thlrty- flth regiment, United States volun teers." ZTo I'lagun In Hawaii. WASHINGTON. Juno 1. The spe cial agent of the United States at Honolulu reports to tho Department ot Stnte, under dato of tho 5th Inst., Unit the Hawaiian authorities havo declared the Hawaiian Islands freo from Infec tion by tho bubonic plague since tho 30th ult., and that tho quarantlno of tho Islands wns raised on the last mentioned dnte. Publishers' lliillill'n? Open. PARIS, June 1. Tho Amerlcnn nub- Ushers' building of tho exposition wns opened by the United States anibas sailor, General Horace Porter, and tho usual American otllclals todny. A big gatHoring or Americans was present. ureat interest was taken In tho nro auction or tne initial number of tho Paris edition of tho Now York Times, printed witnln too building. Warrant Ineil for Taylor. FRANKFORT. Ky.. June 1. The Is suanco of a bench warrant today for t:ie nrrest ot v. H. Taylor, former gov crnor of Kentucky, was tho first offi cial notice that an indictment had been returned nnmlng Taylor as an ac cosKory to the murder of William Goe bel. The Indictment was tiled and en tered of record April 19. Wa it Wyoming .Man. WASHINGTON. D. C. June 1. Captain Charles 1). Roberts of tho Thirty-fifth volunteer Infantry, who with two of his men hns fallen Into the hands of the Philippine Insurgents near Snn Miguel De Mayumo, Luzon, Is a son ot Lieutenant Colonel Cyrus S. Roberts, Thirteenth Infnntry. He was born In Dakota In 1873 and wns appointed to the army from Wyoming. It Is bollovcd nt the War department that the Insurgents will endeavor to hold these captives for ransom, but the army will endeavor to run them down und recapture the men, SENATE AIDS ST. LOUIS FAIR. trior l to Out Down l ive Million Uollnr Appropriation Falls. WASHINGTON, Juno 1. At tho con-' elusion of a session lasting eight hours the senate this evening passed the sun dry civil appropriation bill, which has been under consideration for nenrly a week. The amendment providing for an appropriation of $5,000,000 for tho Louisiana purchase exposition to bo held In St. Louis In 1903 was contin ued In tho bill. An effort wns made by Senator Morgnn to reduce tho amount to be appropriated to $3,000, 000, but It was unsuccessful. An amendment was incorporated providing for tho beginning of tho work on the mcmorlnl bridge between Washington and Arlington cemetery, to be erected to tho memory ot tho dead of both the union nnd confedcrnto armies. While the bill carries only $200,000 for tho project, It Is expected ultimately to cost nbout $5,000,000. An amendment also was ndded to the measure providing for an adjustment of certain claims of ine states of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Dela ware, California, Oregon nnd South Carollnn. The passage of the sundry civil bill leaves only two general ap propriation bills to bo acted upon by the senate the military academy nnd the general deficiency measures. It Is expected they will bo passed by Satur day night. SMALLPOX 0ND0ARD MEADE. Reason for Otit' Delay In Landing If Telegraphed to Wellington. WASHINGTON, Juno 1. The War department received notice from Gen eral Shatter today of the arrival nt San Francisco of General Otis and tho existence ot smallpox aboard tho transport Meade, which accounts tor the failuro of General Otis to land promptly upon his arrival In San Francisco. General Shatter's dispatch, which is dated yesterday, is aa fol lows: "General Otis arrived this evening In good health. On account of several cases of smallpox on board he will not be able to land for several days. He will take first train cast nfter landing." Genernl Otis will probably come, di rect to Washington, nnd will go thenco to Rochester, N. Y In season to bo present nt the demonstration which is being arranged In his honor by tho citizens of that place for June 15. Tho general will be given an extended leave of absence by the War depart ment nnd when ho hns thoroughly re cuperated from tho prostrating labors of his position in the Philippines he will, It Is said, bo assigned to the com mand of tho Department of tho Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago. ANOTHER ST. LOUIS TRAGEDY. Union Man Shoot n Policeman nnd U Hilled by un Officer. ST. LOUIS, Juno 1. Albert Koenlg, a union man, emptied tho contents of n shotgun into the body of Police Offl' cer Crane and was himself Instantly killed by a bullet from tho revolver of; Officer Dnher on Droadway, near the aoutnern electric power nouso into io night. From tho meagre Information re celved by Inspector Lally at the Four Courts at midnight It seems that Koe- nig was walking back and forth In f tnnt tf (tin nriiimH lirnif n mil li tt oTtnt-' gun on his shoulder, declaring that he was n union man and defying the tran sit company and Its non-union em' ployes. Officer Crane approached him and asked him to take his shotgun home. Koenlg replied In vehement terms, nnd when the officer grappled with him In nn effort to disarm him the man brought the weapon to his shoulder and, aiming it nt Crane,! pulling tho trigger. The officer sank1 tn tho irrniinil linnnnRplnnn. dinner was neur uy ami running up to Koenlg demanded his surrender. Koenlg made a threatening movement nnd Maher shot htm. Crane is nt tho Alexlan Brothers' hospital dying. Montana Kxprei Ofllro Untitled. MILES CITY, Mont., Juno 1. The! Northern Pnclflc express office waB' robbed of a $5,000 package and $3001 ilton b column. I havo sent him, as Morrow, night operator, was acting for Station Agent DIpson and the money wns taken during Morrow s .absence. Morrow has been operator for about three months. Two strangers who wero lurking about tho station aro missing. I I.eft III Statu Qau. WASHINGTON, June 1. The senate committee on privileges nnd electionsi lias readied an agreement witn tne friends of Scnntor Oark of Montana to allow tho senator's ense to rest wherej it Is, with the understanding thnt no further steps shall be taken to have either Mr. Clark's or Mr. Maglnnls' credentials referred to tho committee, and that no further nctlon shall be token on the resolution of the commit tee concerning Senntor Clark's orig inal election. Member of O. A. It. Object PHILADELPHIA, Juno 1. During the ceremonies Incident to tho decorat ing of the graves of tho union nnd confederate dead In the National cem etery at Germantown, a suburb, yes terday, it developed that In certain Grand Army circles opposition has ap peared to the erection of a monument to the confederate dead in tnni ceme tery by tho Daughters of the Confed eracy. liner Take Itefugo In n Mine. LONDON. Juno 1. A speclnl dis patch from Germlston (a suburb of Johannesburg) says several hundred Doers hnvo sought refugo in a mine, where the Drltlsh Grenndlors havo cornered them and barred all escape. IlrltUh nt IUIdelhurg. CAPETOWN. June 1. The Drltlsh have occupied Heldelburg, on tho rail road connecting Johannesburg witn tho Transvaal frontier town of Volks- rust, on tho Natal frontier, nuor Lulng's nek. THE FROST CASE AT YORK. Analysis I Now Complete, and ClieniUt. Make n Full Itcport. YORK, Neb., June 2. County Cor oner W. R. Knnpp of Thayer has re ceived the report of the complete nnd first chemical nnnlylsls ot the stomach of Charles Frost, but refuses to make public Its contents, saying that on re turn of tho nbsent Jurymen ho will reconvene tho Jury nnd then a verdict will bo rendered nnd such action ns- may be necessary will be taken at that time. Tho Jury in its first investigation found nn aconite bottle nenrly empty nt tho Frost house. This Mrs. Frost had bought a few days beforo the death of Frost, claiming to havo wanted it for chilblains. No phosphorous wns found on the premises, but as tho heads ot matches put In milk, coffo or lemonndo easily dlssolvo this could havo been done by Borne one, if Frost's, death waB due to this cause. The Jury found three kinds of poison in tho house Btrychnlnu, which Mrs. Frost wild she bought for rnts and tho jury said It found no sign of rats. Mrs. Frost said she bought tho rat cheeso for n Mrs. Lemori In the coun try. Mrs. Lemon denies this. Tho. third was tho nconlto which she said alio bought to doctor her chilblains, stating that uho only used twenty drops of nconlto nnd that tho rest was. spilled by her Httlo son, Arthur. Slnco her relensc she has been living nt her former homo doing some dress making. On tho streets sho wears heavy mourning and around home and In the yard she discards the mourning for n red mother hubbnrd. She seems to wish to talk of her late trouble and at no tlmo does she give way to emo tion when sho spends ot Mr. Frost. Tho Jury will meet in a few days. Klglitlng thn Low Itate. LINCOLN, Neb., June 2. An unBwer has been filed In tho supremo court by attorneys for the Unlou Pacific rail road in connection with the suit brought by the utnte against the com pany some mouths ngo, in which some thing less than $500,000 is demanded ns a penalty for alleged violation of tho maximum freight law passed by the Nebraska legislature In 1893. Tho answer la one to tho original petition filed by Attorney. General Smyth in tho case. It is very lengthy and contains, various and numerous defenses. In ono section the company set up thnt In this matter tho state supremo court has not original jurisdiction, as tho suit Is practically a criminal one. No such authority or Jurisdiction, saya tho answer, Is conferred by section 2,. article C of the state constitution. The railroad company further avers. that tho company Is one organized under tho laws of the state of Utah and Is therefore not amenable to Ne braska law In this matter. It Is net forth that no competent court has ever convicted the Union Pacific railroad of nny violations of me maximum freight law, and that until such an oc curence takes place this supreme court has no authority to tane into Its con sideration for a moment the subject, matter of the petition of attorney Gen eral Smyth. Fiinitly In a Itiinuwny Wreck. DAVID CITY, Neb., Juno 2. As tho people hero were returning from tho cemetery in observance of Memorial day the team of Dr. Deede, hitched to the rack on the square broke loose and started on a run up street. Just after they had passed over tho tracks of the Elkhorn and Union, Pacific rail ways they struck tho rig containing the family of John Townsend. They Jumped squarely Into the buggy and mashed It to the ground, with tno ram lly in the wreck. Mrs. Townsend es caped with very little injury. Mr. Townsend s head was badly unused up, the balance of the family with less In juries. Heavy Itecelpts of I.lvo Stock. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., June 2. In the matter of receipts of live stock the month Just closed was the largest In the history of tho stock yards. Tho receipts were: Cattle, 82,500 head; hogs, 215,000 head; sheep, 72,uuu neati. For the month of May, 1899, tne re ceipts were: Cattle, 08,300; hogs, 220, 000 sheep; sheep, 72,000. This is an increase of 14,200 head of cattle, 20,000 hogs and 600 head of sheep. Duatness at tho stock vards Is on tho Increase every day and shippers nre being paid top notch prices for all stock offered hero. ritlful Ce of IiiHiinlty. LONG PINE, Neb., Juno 2. Mrs, (J. II. Weeks of this plnce was sent to the Insane asylum at Norfolk this morning. Tho cause of her Insanity wns the study of a magnetic treatment Hho took up last August. She grew to think that sho was Christ mid empow ered to command the people, but the peoplo did not appreciate her power. Killed by Lightning. O'NEILL, Neb., June 2. A severe wind, nccompanled by a heavy rain storm, passed over tho city. Very lit tle damage was done excepting to a few sheds which were torn up somewhat. The heavy rain still continues and Is a great benefit to growing crops which promUe to yield n bountiful harvest throughout Holt county. W. A. St. Clair, a farmer of Gross, Doyd county, while coming to O'Neill with n load of hogs was struck and instantly killed by lightning about midnight. One of his horses was also killed. Hammond iSrtts lllg Order. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., June 2. Tho Hammond Packing company of this city Is preparing nn order of 250,000 pounds of cured and ennned meats for the United States government subsist ence department in Alaska. It is con sidered one ot the largest single orders over placed In this section for packing house products. The order will be shipped from South Omaha to Port land, Ore., and will then be reshlpped to Fort Michael, Cape Nome, Valdes, Camp Rampart, Fort Gibbon, Fort lCgbit and Circle City.