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THE FRONTIER. rVBLlSIlER F.VKRY l'lttTKSDAT BY TH* FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY. O’NEILL, • - NEBRASKA. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. The president has signed the Ha waiian bill. The big rush of gold seekers to Cape Nome has commenced. England will send aid to the fire sufferers at Ottawa, Canada. The German torpedo flotilla will go up the Rhine as far as Strass burg. The Armenians want tl>.3 govern ment to insist upon claim against Turkey. Herman Erty., jr., former mayor, committed suicide at Appleton, Wis., by shooting. Baron Saurma Von Der Jeltsch, former German minister at Wash ington, is dead. It is reported from the Kiowa and Commanche agency that the Indians are starving for food. Dr. Cramling of Atlanta has made <a seyen years' contract with Prof. Koch for collaboration. James S. McKean, president of the Union Trust company, of Pittsburg, died on the 30th ult. Miss Fannie Burnett fell dead of heart trouble at Bentley, 111. Her weight was 317 pounds. The case of B. H. Roberts, charged wivh unlawful cohabitation, has gone to the Jury at Salt Lake. Mrs. Bessie Ross and Miss Leo Rogers of Kansas City attempted to put an end to their lives by inhaling gas. ai waiseKa, hi., Hert underbill fatally shot Ills sweetheart and then sent a bullet Into his own breast. Both are dead. Senator Foster has reported a bill appropriating $38,000 for topograph ical and geological surveys In Hawaii and Porto Rico. Investigation develops tha| Mrs. Buena Vista, despondent over her separation from her husband, shot herself at Platte City, Mo. Captain Kannenburg, who was charged with having committed a number of cruel deeds In German East Africa, has arrived at Berlin to be tried by court-martial. Princess Fredericks Victoria of Schaumbourg-Llppe, a sister of Em peror William, has been elected a patroness of the floral festival to begin at Cologne on May 6. Chief Army Surgeon Pannwitz, in the Militalr Wochenblatt, reports that successful tests have been made in the One Hundred and Fiftysixth regiment with i'tropan” as a strengthening food. Intelligence Is received of the ap pointment of W. Lee Capps, of Spring field, 111., as* inspector of customs, captain of the port and collector of Internal revenue for Pasacas, Luzon, Philippine islands. A bill reported by Mr. Lacey of tho committee on public lands reserves 20,000 acres in Eddy and Lincoln counties in New Mexico for a term of twenty years as a reservation for “Buffalo” Jones to raise buffaloes on. Luther H. Titus, prominent as a turfman and stock breeder, is dead at his home near Pasadena, Cal. He was 77 years of age. He raised Direct, the crack pacing stallion, and sold him when a colt to Manroe Salis bury. Thirty thousand persons took part in the parade of the Socialist Labor party and the Central Federated union, at New York. After the pa rade there was a May day demonstra tion in Union Square under the aus pices of the May day conference. Four of the steel trusses for the frame of the Kansas City convention hall have been finished by the Gil lette-Herzog company at Mineapolls, and six cars have been secured to transport them to Kansas City. Each of the trusses weighs forty tons. At PariB a bomb was thrown through a window of the residence of Alfred Picard, commissioner general of the Paris exposition. It did not explode. A lady who saw two men light the fuse and who gave the alarm was at tacked and severely handled by them. Thirty Cherokee Indians will at tend the Confederate reunion at Louisville, Ky., May 30. John Addison Porter, formerly pri vate secretary to President McKinley, is reported to be seriously ill in New York City. He went there to undergo a surgical operation. The 1900 peach crop will be larger than for several years unless frost comes along to spoil the present splendid prospects. Adolph Spitzel, known in all sport ing centers of America, died at Hot Springs, Ark., from concussion of the brain, and it is believed he was mur dered. m. vuc uao nut yet respunueu to America’s indemnity claim. Herman Erb, Jr., former mayor of Appleton, Wis., committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He had just returned from a Milwaukee sanitarium, where he bad been un der treatment for mental trouble. Two fatal cases of what is believed to be bubonic plague have been offi cially reported at Port Said, Egypt. Charles Ingersoll, of Ithaca, N. Y., •was arrested at San Francisco, Cal., on the charge of embezzling $15,000 of public funds belonging to Tomp kins county, New York, of which he wa3 treasurer. United States Consul General *- Kason at Berlin is preparing an offi cial report of the German trusts. Great damage has been caused by a violent cyclone in the province of Huelva, Spain. Twelve houses have fallen and sixty others threaten to fall. The democratic state convention of Colorado will meet in Denver, July 7th. Mrs. M. I. Warfleld-Clay, divorced wife of Hon. Cassius M. Clay, sage of Whitehall, is dead, 86 years old. She was the mother of Brutus J. Clay, United States comissioner to the Paris exposition. ‘ British Forces Are Advancing North Through Enemy's Country. REST THREE MILES Of VET RIVER Doer* on Opposite U.ink Are In Con* ■ldernblo Strength—Good Work Done by Hamilton's Forces— Harton's Bri gade Meets With Success In Storming Hilly l’osltions. LONDON. May 7.—The War office has published the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Vet river, Saturday, May 5, 7:15 p. m.: “I marched here today with Pole Carew’s division. Headquarters and Wavell’s brigade of the Seventh divi sion are two miles in the rear. Max well’s brigade of the Seventh division is the same distance to our right. “The enemy are in considerable strength on the opposite bank of the river. Our guns engaged theirs for some three hours without our being able to force a passage of the river, but shortly before dusk the mounted infantry, under General Hutton, turned the enemy’s right and in a very dash ing manner pushed across the river under heavy shell and musketry fire. “Wo are now bivouacking for the night within three miles of Vet river. Our casualties, I hope, are not numer ous. Hamilton was in action yesterday and succeeded in preventing a junc tion of two Boer forces by a well exe cuted movement by some of the House hold cavalry, the Twelfth Lancers and Kitchener’s horse, who charged a body of the enemy and inflicted serious loss. The enemy fled, leaving their dead on the field and their wounded to be at tended to by our doctors. “Macdonald’s Highland brigade dis lodged the enemy on the right flank under cover of the naval guns, in which operation the Black Watch dis tinguished themselves and were very skillfully led. “Hamilton was advancing this morn ing to a difficult drift over the Kleine vet river. “Hunter reports that Barton's nrig ade was heavily engaged thi3 morning two miles north of Rooidau. The enemy’s position was quite four miles long and strongly held. He states that our men marched magnificently and carried ridge after ridge in grand style. “Casualties in this force, in Ham ilton’s and Hunter’s will be reported as soon as possible. “Captain Miller, who was taken prisoner near Thaba N’Chu, has been sent to Rundle’s camp by the enemy with a severe wound in the abdomen. “Brabant reports that one sergeant and three men were captured on May 2 while on patrol and that one of them, who had been brutally ill treated and left for dead by the Boers, was found the following day. “Lieutenant Lilley, Victoria Mounted Rifles, reported missing, was found at Brand fort dangerously wounded and has been most carefully attended by the Netherlands ambulance.” WARRENTON, May 7.—Yesterday General Barton drove from 2,000 to 3,000 Boers from hilly positions at Rooidan, where they awaited them. They retreated after stiff fighting, leaving a number of dead on the field. The British casualties were slight. General Barton is still pursuing. Windsorton and Kllpdam have been evacuated. General Paget’s brigade is attacking the Boer position at Warrenton. The engagement yesterday was se vere and lasted from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. More than once the British infantry were obliged to engage the Boers at close quarters and the Boers only retired when their retreat was nearly cut off. The Brit ish losses were five killed and twenty five wounded—mostly Welsh Fusileers. The British took a batch of prisoners, including the Swedish ambulance, which they allowed to return. The Boers, in their hurried retreat, left thirteen dead. Today General Paget made a strong demonstration against the Boer posi tion east of the bridge, thereby pre venting Boer reinforcements going to assist in checking General Barton’s advance. AffAIR WITH TURKEY QUIET United States Legation Is Doing Nothing In the Matter. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7—The Uuited States legation Is doing noth ing in the indemnity matter, which apparently is now forming the subject of direct communication between the Yildiz Kiosk and the Turkisn minister in Washington. Rear Admiral Ahmed Pasha, whom an imperial irade issued April 25 or dered to proceed to the United States to study the construction of warships, has not left Constantinople. The sultan has ordered the forma tion of a committee to raise a fund for the relief of the Indian famine victims. It is thought that this will tend to neutralize the effect of the recent ar rest and exile of members of the young Turkish party. Insurgent Officer Taken. MANILA, May 7.—General Pantelon Garcia, the highest insurgent officer e:. ;ept Aguinaldo, was captured yes terday by Lieutenant E. V. Smith of General Funston's staff in the town o* Jaen, three miles northeast o? San Isidro. Transport Conies From Cuba. NEW YORK, May 7.—The United States army transport Buford arrived in quarantine at 8:30 tonight from Havana, having on board the body of Mrs. General J. H. Wilson, General Wilson, the Misses Wilson and Lieu tenants James H. Reeves and G. S. Turner. General Wilson’s aides and two orderlies were also on the Buford. The steamer, after being boarded and passed by the health officers, will pro ceed to New' York, where Mrs. Wil son’s body will be shipped to Wilming ton, Del., fer burial. CONGRESS AT ROUTINE WORK ftolkiui; of Special Interest Is Promised for the Coming Week. WASHINGTON, May 7—Routine business probably will occupy the greater part of the Eenatc’s attention during the present week. The reso lution offered by Teller, expressing sympathy for the Boers and a desire that the government extend to both Great Britain and the South African republics its friendly offices in bring ing the present war to a close will be called up tomorrow. It is the intention of the Colorado senator to press his resolution to an early vote. It prob ably will be referred to the committee on foreign relations, but Teller will insist that it be reported in some form at an early date. Hale, either tomorrow or Tuesday, will bring forward the naval appropri ation bill and very likely the greater part of the week will be devoted to its discussion. With the latitude of de bate allowed under the senate rules, it is quite probable that senators will discuss the Boer resolution, the Phil ippine question and other matters re lating to the foreign affairs of the gov ernment while the naval bill is under consideration. On Thursday the Montana senatorial case will be called up, but it will not be allowed to interfere with the con sideration of the appropriation bills. It Is the undoubted purpose of the sen ate leaders to bring about an adjourn ment early in June, the first week if possible, and unless the unexpected should happen, nothing will be per mitted to delay adjournment beyond the middle of June. The attention of the house this week will be occupied with various miscel laneous business, except such time as may be devoted to the consideration of conference reports on appropriation bills, which will be given the right of way. The desire for an adjournment early in June makes it absolutely necessary to expedite the supply bills. The most important piece of gen eral legislation to be acted upon dur ing the week will be the amended sen ate bill to amend the general pension laws. This is known as the next Grand Army of the Republic bill. The princi pal changes It purposes to make in ex i isting laws are provisions for aggre gating disabilities and equalizing rat i ings and to increase the limit of in | come of widows pensionable under the j act of 1890 to ?250. This bill will be placed upon its passage tomorrow un \ der suspension of the rules. The bill i appropriating $1,000 for the militia of j the several states also may be called up under suspension of the rules. Tuesday, under an order made on Friday, will be given to the committee on claims and Friday the war claims. It is not improbable that the contested election case of Pearson against Craw ford, from the Ninth North Carolina district, may be called up Wednesday or Thursday. SUCCESS FOR THE NATIONALISTS Victory for the Petty in the French Mu nicipal Elections. PARIS, May 7.—Although it was fully recognized that the nationalists intended to make a determined fight in all the wards of Paris on the occasion o! the municipal elections held yester day throughout France it was never sfriously contemplated that their ef forts would be crowned with such suc cess as is shown by the results, which must be recognized as dealing a seri ous blow to the republicans and radi cals. The results show fifty definite elec tions in Paris. In thirty wards second ballots will be necessary. The nation alists have gained eight seats, five from the republicans and three from the radicals. The successful candidates include MM. Gaston-Mery, Galli, Le | pelletier and Barretier. I The republicans have secured eight i seats, including seven members of the old council. The radicals and radical socialists ten and the conservatives eight. In wards where second ballots are necessary the nationalists obtained the most votes in eleven cases, but the total votes polled by their competitors was higher than the number obtained by them. To Study American Methods. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—R. Kon do, president of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of the leading steamship companies of Japan, has come to this country to make a study of the meth ods of transportation by rail and water lines. He wil visit the Pacific coast centers and then go east to New York. “The building up of trade on the Pacific coast from 1893 to 1898 justifies the prediction,” he said, “that the progress of development during the i next few years will be greater than ever before. We favor an open-door policy and I believe that if we can , make a commercial compact with the I United States we can control the trade ' of China. We need capital for the development of our manufacturing industries. If we can get it from Amer : ica we can do the rest and make large profits for both countries. Personally, I do not believe that there is any dan ger of war with Russia.” Shooting In <3reat Crowd. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 7—At Chilowee park this afternoon, in the presence of a large gathering of peo ple, Rufus F. Beard fired three shots into the heart of George Turner, kill ing him instantly. There had been a difficulty of long standing between the men, both of whom were leading blacksmiths. Turner was advancing on Beard with an open knife when the shots were fired. Rebels liny Torpedo lloat. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 7.—News from Colombia today, by the British steamer Atrato, Captain Powles, says the Colombian government is consid erably exercised over a report that the rebels have purchased a torpedo boat from Germany, and expect soon to attack Sabanilla, department of Bolivar, near the south of the Magda lena river. The Sabanilla merchants are said to discredit the rumor, but the other inhabitants are much alarmed. Roberta’ Foroa Has Advanced Over Half a Hundred Miles North. THE BOERS RETIRE OUT Of REACH Sat Little Opposition and That From Irlsh-Amcrlcan Brigade—Keport That the Irish Lost Severely—Mounted In fantry Has Picketed Its Horses on the Vet’s Banks. LONDON, May 5.—The War office is sued the following from Lord Roberts, dated Brandfort, Friday, May 4: “The mounted infantry has gone on to the Vet river. The rest of the force will march there tomorrow. The railway has been repaired to this point. “Hunter reports very satisfactory news—that the passage of the Vaal has been carried at Windsorton without opposition.” Lord Roberts reports to the War of fice as follows, under date of Bloem fontein, May 3: “We occupied Brand fort today without much opposition and without, I hope, many casualties. The First brigade of mounted infan try covered the left flank of the Four teenth brigade of the Seventh division and the right flank was supported by the Fifteenth brigade. Pole Carew’s division advanced directly on Brandfort. The Boer army, which was under command of Delarey, re tired in a northeasterly direction.” The mounted infantry, with Lord Roberts, among which are the Cana dians, has picketed its horses on the banks of the Vet river, eighteen miles north of Brandfort. The head of Lord Roberts’ column has advanced thus, in two days, fifty-two miles north of Bloemfontein. Little power was spent. The Brit ish work was hard n\arching, (the Boers retiring out of reach of the British shells. The correspondents supplement Lord Roberts’ plain state ment with a few details. As General Hutton, with the flrsx mounted infantry brigade, drew near Brandfort he saw a khaki-clad body of troops ahead of him. He was sur prised, but thought they must be British. Soon, however, they opened fire on the British, who replied heav ily. They were the Irish-American brigade from Lourenzo Marquez, and it is reported that the Irish lost se verelv. The Boer flag was flying over Brand fort as the British entered the town. Several British wounded were found in the hospital. The Boer postmaster gave up the keys of the public build , ing to Captain Ross. Lord Kitchener arrived at Brand fort at noon and Lord Roberts at dusk. General French’s cavalry is sweeping the country northward. The expecta tion is the infantry advance will be continued toward Kroonstad immedi ately. Although no prisoners were taken and no hot pursuit was under taken, the news has cheered London. Nevertheless it has not been received with the fine rapture that attended Lord Roberts’ first successes. General Hunter’s crossing the Vaal at Windsorton brings the relief of Mafeking, 195 miles beyond, almost within a calculable interval. It is now regarded as quite possible that Mafeking may be succorded before the queen’s birthday. The Boer army, which was at Brandfort, commanded by General De larey, is presumably retiring on Win burg, which will possibly be the next immediate objective of the British. Brandfort, thirty-five miles nearer the Transvaal capital, is now Lord Rob- i erts’ headquarters. CABINET DISCUSSES ISLANDS. Much Time Given to New Hawaiian and Porto Rican Acta. WASHINGTON, May 5—At the cabinet meeting considerable time was consumed in discussing the new Ha waiian and Porto Rican acts. Al though the treaty under which Ha waii was annexed to the United States provided that the United States should assume the debt of the islands, amounting to about $4,000,000, there was some doubt as to the right of Secretary Gage under the Hawaiian act to pay off the debt and it is prob able that a bill will be introduced in congress, with a view to settling the matter right. Nominations by the President. WASHINGTON, May 5.—The presi dent today sent the following nomina tions to the senate: E. C. Bellows of Washington to be consul general at Yokohama, Japan: Lieutenant Commander Samuel C. Lemley, United States navy, of North Carolina, to be judge advocate gen eral of the navy, with rank of captain, for the term of four years from the 4th of June, 1900. testimony is All in. "WASHINGTON, D. C., May 5.—The taking of testimony in the Couer d’Alene closed tonight after having continued uninterruptedly since Feb ruary 19, a period of nearly three months. Captain Lyons closed the testimony for the defense and after hearing some rebuttal evidence both sides rested and the committee excused all witnesses. Monday the arguments of counsel will begin, probably con cluding that day. GENERAL OTIS IS RELIEVED. UacArthnr to Succeed In Command of Division of Philippines. WASHINGTON, May 5.—In accord ance with General Otis’ request to be allowed to return to the United States, the War department issued orders to day relieveing him, to take effect to morrow morning, May 5, the date fixed by General Otis for his sailing. The orders designate Major General MacArthur to succeed General Otis in command of the division of the Phil ippines. / TO AN IMPERIAL TRIBUNAL Boers Will Submit All Qnaitions of Guar antoei nml In lemnlty. LONDON, May 5—The Daily Ex press publishes an interview with Abraham Fischer of the Boer peace commission given one of its repre sentatives at Boulogne-Sur-Mer. Fis cher said: ^ “If we are at war with the British it is not because we wish or ever did wish to quarrel with them. We be lieved the British wanted to quarrel with us. “Our ultimatum was issued under the belief that our destruction had been determined upon. We believed all our concessions had been rejected and that nothing we could offer would prevent them from seizing our terri tory. “Since then your prime minister has declared that you want no territory and your colonial secretary told Par liament that he intended, in his Sep tember dispatch, to accept nine-tenths of our conditions. “If these speeches had been made in September instead of October and No vember we would never have formu lated an ultimatum. Therefore we come, in the light of these belated assurances, to see if the war can be stopped. That is the object of our mission and its object only. We will gladly consent to submit all questions of guarantees and indemnity to the decision of any imperial tribunal. Grant us that and we will lay down our arms tomorrow.” LODGE TO BE THE CHAIRMAN, Details for the Denomination of Presi dent Mcklrley. NEW YORK, May 5.—Joseph H. Manley of Maine was at the Fifth Avenue hotel today and had talks with several local politicians concern ing the seating arrangements of the Philadelphia convention. Some of the local leaders who talked with Manley said that it had been prac tically settled by the national repub lican managers that Senator Wolcott of Colorado will be temporary chair man and Senator Lodge permanent chairman. It had been settled that Senator | Foraker of Ohio should make the speech renominating McKinley. Han na’s plan, it was further stated, was to bring Governor Roosevelt forward to second the nomination, but the governor had not yet consented to make the seconding speech. He will see President McKinley tomorrow, it was said, and^this part of the pro gram will be then settled definitely. FURNACES MUST BE REBUILT. Strikers Leave Tons of Copper to Cool in Them. NEW YORK, May 5.—The situation at the Oxford Cooper works, at Con stable Hook, is unchanged. The strik ers gathered at the works at an early hour today and seemed to be in an ugly mood, but the presence of the police and the deputy sheriffs pre vented any outbreak. There are fif teen policemen and about sixty depu ties on duty at the works. The strik ers number about 600. The men were all discharged yesterday when they were paid off, but it is stated that they will make another effort to induce the company to make concessions to them. The copper works will probably not start up again for several weeks. When the men suddenly quit work there were 350 tons of copper in the furnaces. This was not run off and is cold in the furnaces, which will have to be taken apart and then rebuilt. The loss caused by the stoppage of work is placed at $35,000. DEDICATES THE CHAPEL. Edifice In Tarls to Commemorate Bazaar Fire. PARIS, March 5.—Cardinal Richard, the archbishop of Paris, today per formed the ceremony of the dedica tion of the chapel in the Rue Jean Goujon, ei ected to the memory of the charity bazaar victims by Count and Countess Castellane. The monu ment is architecturally a fine piece of work and its sculptural decorations are singularly appropriate to the role of a commemorative chapel. A colos sal statue of the Mater Dolorosa, with face upturned and arms outstretching toward heaven, stands on a marble and bronze altar. The edifice was hung with sable trappings for today’s ceremony. Owing to the size of the chapel only two representatives of each family which suffered by the disaster were invited. The dedication cere mony consisted of a low requiem mass. There was no singing. The cardinal recited the profundis and finally blessed the chapel. GRISCOM WINS HIS POINT. Secures Release of Armenians Detained by Turkish Officials. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 5.—The situation regarding the American in demnity claims is unchanged: As a result of representations by Lloyd C. Grlscom, the American charge d’affaires, two Armenians who had been prevented from embarking by the authorities at Alexandretta, as sus pects, have been allowed to leave and the incident is closed. The statement that the United States vice consul at Alexandria was maltreated by the po lice there is untrue. Dig tiibel Salt Dismissed. NEW YORK, May 5.—Justice Freecr man in the supreme court has, on request of the plaintiffs, ordered the discontinuance of the action for al i leged libel instituted in 1897, by A1 Hayman, Charles Frohman, Samuel F. Nordlinger, J. Fred Zimmerman, Marie Klaw and Abraham L. Erlanger, forming a co-partnership for carrying on theatrical enterprises, against Har rison Grey Fiske, editor of the Dra matic Mirror, claiming damages in $100,000. The defendant served his answer in the suit on January 6, 1898. Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bristow has signed the commis sions of seventy-four postmasters to fill positions in Porto Rico. This ac tion continues in office under the new civil government of the island, the in cumbents who have been serving un der military rule. About sixty-five of these postmasters are residents of the Island. In proportion to its size Britain has eight times as many miles of railway as the United States. Canadians claim gold richness equal to Klondike. Cures Talk Croat Fame of a Great Medicine Won by Actual Merit. The fame of Hood’s Sarsaparilla has been won by the good it has done to those who were suffering from disease. Its cures have excited wonder and admiration. It has caused thousands to rejoice in the enjoy ment of good health, and it will do you the same good it has done others. It will ex pel from your blood all impurities; will give you a good appetite and make yon Btrong and vigorous. It is just the medi cine to help you now, when your Bystem is in need of a tonic and invigorator. 8crofula-“ I had scrofula sores all over my back and face. I took Hood’s Sarsapa rilla, used Hood’s Medicated Soap and Hood’s Olive Ointment, and was cured.” Otho B. Moobe, Mount Hope, Wis. J Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is America’s Greatest Medicine. Within a few weeks the Canadians and Australians fighting in South Africa for the British flag will number 5,000. There la a ulua of People Who are Injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed In all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-0, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives It without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over one-fourth as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. A Paris dispatch says that the Drey fus case is to be opened again. 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