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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.
