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fft; THE CAPITAL DE5JE.RATE STRAITS OF THE JSPUBL1CANS. HEED THIRTY MILLIONS t Hint Are To Be Kept Under SwaVi action By the United Forces cf Plutocracy. Wwhrapra D. C ( : - a- t:i. :-.t'. nris.r runt iv an1 1st wtfc-lh .'- y.-opp- of ihe .. taienj; jut rtivr am! keen !nt TrfMa party finds ,;--'t' e,, r-st th ing rur- tier and 'art her into the ptdltfeal bole. Kvr ut th'm time its' lead. r are at the- srf desperation. In eongre-s and1 -ut (j? H the lea,!.-! of that parry atee loniiii heaven and earth to inrt.- ntirot-X'j 3s ihe interest of th- trusts and the- iBsBryoO artstocrtcy of the easf. a rer-ent date N-.-bra-kax may nT!ect to have seen what xur ported to be an lnt-rvS with Con pwmna Neville in the On.aha R-e. and atierel, if I am not mistaken, on the morning- of th lute municipal elee tiim in Omaha. It made Ur. Neville say that the result of that election ooM presage what might In? psni-i lej in Nebra.ka this fall at the November elections. In other words, if the Omaha election went republican it meant that Nebraska would go the same way, ami if Mr. 1'oppleton was elected mayor of rwriaJia that was an indication that Nebraska was limt to republlt-animn Uji fail. Now, th facts art that th Washington corrcrpondt'nt of lh Oma ha V,(f., who, by thf way, is also prl rate twrir-tary to fv-nator Thurston, ne-vt-r h;ii any intrii'- with Pon ltre5Snan NfTill' at all with rogani to that or any othnr matter ani Cn piKPnan Ne'ille npver cxrf tht pntfments to thf B-i 'orn-sMirnif m or to any othpr rfrsnn, ami, f-vn had li submitted to an intprvlew would not fcavp fiprwsd himsVlf in that way, for e did not fntfrtain any ?nrh opSnkm, rhis 1nri(i nt only prx-s to show' to what lejp"rat methnds republicans are rc ortinp for the purposf of inducins nbiie Rpntimpnt their way. The rank End fiie of the republican party may not be yta-mpedinR, we do not fscc very many of thm down here, but there ii no qesiif,n about the fart that the leaders of tht 'party who are gathered here at Washinsrton are on th" dad ran, and it beisinis tn limk from thiv Important center as though Mr. Bryan would surely have a walkaway thio fiOL At the last meeting- of the bou?e rom t) it tee on agriculture a represents! !v af the Pasteur Manufacturing company was piyen in hearing, in which h? ar rued that the g:oTemment should dis ernitimie the manufacture and free dis tribution of blackleg vaccine, because, tie ayg-Ufd, it was an kite; ferenee with Ihe business of private manufacture f the virua Contj-ressman Neville, att l member of the committee, interjected wme interrosratorles into fci stHtement rhifb eilrited the Information that the ftwteur manufacturing cimpany way a Joreim corporation fining buclneHi (n . ifvis country an4 tired the Frenchman Urnnst tn th.,.!ijjrittns pitch when he mid the committee ho ' farmers' and (tockmen of the Sixth dle.trp t bad beer, ebbed by buyinsr tlnir vaociiie fronj private mattjfa-turr. The French man denied that the etoek raisers bad Seen robbed, but xvh-n Mr. Nevill" wked how much it cofI ki honse t uannfa'tu-re a duse.of bia kieg va Cine uid what r-harge was made for It t the customtr, he refused to reply, ty toft that that was a private matter of Which he, a only an agent of bis hnuse. Hare not reveal, ycreupon Congress man Neville moved Ihat blackte-yj"w-" ine be im'lwfleA'Sfnp ;lh''mja hat the bureau- cjT .-.ajihlial. in(Vutry mould continue' in 'ah.' elt'rt to eradt" - Site by he 'fr use "o vu-r!ne,' tinS the motion earried. TMV news should e KTnitf'.iifi't6 the fArtniirjfan-! etK-k'-rten of Nebraska. ;. . .Jti has Bt-en ettargert oy the Now York World, the "Wash in ton .pm .and'he KvenlnfT eStar," tfie 'la tier 'pa pet' li&ri die peraohiil organ of the prexident'and the reppc-fU-aJi -party here In Vasjjing--lon, that Mark. $aftna,''a chafrmari. tf Ihe reptifcan national committee, wa kbnut tf?iueeee1be t'rusra of .the xtun try for a' jW.OflO.WO ounitaiyt fund. Jn ms, the'repubiican"hatttinal earhpriCgn fund wafc !?,fWO,M. $17,0fl0,W) t,l WhU h i wat uKett in the election c,t JStr... ilf Kinley. Ut is urged that th" c-ondilivruf for renubliean success this fall ami. not no favorable as they .were' tour and that therefore -m'ofMn.ikrr4'K'r, ai.j-wt worthy of serious ago, ( necessary.' Thin was ( harmed ' by ' Stnator Allen in tlie senate Ike nthef flay, but- waa denied by, Peun tor Faif bankK of lqtan; a4 that he tlild reep or tmril tiothlnpl f Jt, where upon SMmutof AiWn mailed him a copy t a New York paper Riving- full par ticulars; Sn0e that hue t.bo eastern papers have been full", of it. even te- pwbHciaD orar,s mildly hinting that it M tPOe, but. tnf tot Fairbanks has 00m bsvrH and la aa-Oamb now as the prorcritjat oyster. It has leaked out fear thai Hanoa has seen the trusts ,4 ssCHi to them lit effect: "We have fraxn Ufiiag after your interests for the fMt (9r yvarir and the friendly dispo fZZe 'f have maaifeated toward you 3 t ;ill ' V will reciprocate ;rz1i ,9fyr. to ua for a campaign ' , ii?t tfca amount" which you y t tort from the aeo - --1.ttf . W oCtea of the re - "'s$Sm a4 it to re ' .,'-: t aurat at Um n-xt" session of congress by enacting U ;i?,nnst you." There i no que-I.- :i but that the m.m. y be forth coming, for to refuse Mould be to kill tile g -s-' that lays tile golden egg ami the republican .arty tan alvtays be ("i.n I with it eye on t iir goose. This tui.- of a. Taint is a sad commentary the coridiib n "f American poli tics, -t ! is as UJts a thai there Is ! ;t i"U m Israel. i A r.maik ma Jo by Sir Ocurgp Mei i k;. .john. assistant secretary of war. in an ui.guai-tied mono tit the other day, ! without a doubt the s-i.um.-nt I t'. pr-s. nt administration wiih i- t -- ...i .. 11. i.-.,..-. .h-t-... iixy. A e- i-i j. i.an in V.'ii.-iiin iir-'l-'-s ollite oih- ilo aft"-f a:i iissntte uf gi lo ;.-n::-: m went t'i !i- i llt'.y, ill: 1 HI. us lie said :.-i : ;:, what is the ii-.-v. s fi on; A! V "Vi-i: no lie: oi, cry bail," Kple-d fieorK", th- ii-.-itiKi urn UiteiiiiK wiih l.;.I !. vcrs,-s," Thus uid ih" si.ilv-iiian from rul! r t"it i- I Ui- .-jt out of ihe bus. CoJii-ioj-.nan -Mjdiiox of (lecruia K"t vff a piod oce in the house last Sat urday. Mr. Pe-ice of T'T.r-r-. -e nickit'S i n impiihsionei.1 spi-ct h on th" .-ul j -ct of the i'orto Kii an tariff, h- n he tutu. -1 to lie- republican hide, and Ua !!)!( at the tup of hi. voice, a.-'ke.J. "Why don't some gentleman on that republican I side of the hou.-e nil us where the pr.-hidcut r.f tlie I'niud ?taU-s lauu.s on ihi. c,u-!-t ioti?" "They can't,"' interrupted Mr. Mad dux; "they haven't sn ti him since breakfast." Judge Stark of the Fount) distti t has Introduced in the house a bill in the interest of the national puanis that if mwiinjf with the hearty endorse ment of militiamen all over the coun try and congressmen from every mate are being urged by their constituent to help alonr a favorable consideration and action on the bill. Congressman Robinson of the Third district ix one of the best listeners In the house. Whenever a man is speak ing on the derno-pop side Robinson can always he soon sittinc where he tan lewik the speaker in the face, and drink intr in every word, if it is on the re publican sid" the judge gels up close to lh' aisle which divides the west from the east and jiiveg ear just as atten tively. Juris Robinson watches every move ia the deliberations of the house and as a result the day is not far dis tant when he will be n-cocnized an one of the he't posted men on the rules of ; the ldy, as h- is now recoxnized as one 'f its most eloquent members. t'onsrr' .'-m;n Rod Sutherland, or "Major," as he is familiarly known to j the Nebraska doleeatfon, is one of the most constant members in attendance in the house of representatives. There are many members, who o to the smoking roortis to lountce and to swap yarns, but Sutherland, who does not smoke, ( hew nor even plead guilty to any other bad habit, remaJns in the chamber and consequently Is hup of ! the besi Informed men In the house u ! to legislation passed during his term fif ofiicemd l emilitK' consideration. He j is a cliifty man on hlH feet, ton, u hen fjecasion demands, as Mercer and Rirr kitt can testify, and Nebraska is never assail'-d that Sutherland is not ready with speech, figures and repartee to show that, republican rule In th" s'nte which he honors has cost the people of Nebraska a pretty penny. No man ir. the house has more warm personal fri'-nd than the "Major," and that, i'xi. n'tvv!lhsraniliri(f the fact that hi is not it devotee i;if the cloak rooms, HOD SMITH. deEHs never voted. B:t He Says He Has Always Been . a CJemocrat. Washington. . C. April Kj. Admirid Dewey ays he expects to have ready in a few days a statement for the press. In rexpoiu to inquifieti the ad rjnira.1 said: "! tainly' I am a) demK-rat. 1 have Wways beeft a dm'ocVat..'Tiut I never voted in my Mh-, 'Taf sit.iy man. I ever wanted to vote for wa Jlr. Cleft; buid." . , - - . K The admiral and Mrs. Ttewey rnveJ into their country house at BeAtrt'Oir Mimduy fur the summer. Senator Cv-krell of Mlssoiiri says Deft-'ey's CRndldaey will have alieolute-)yVM?'-lre.,wv,tie pn'd.-n.i ial elec tion and that he.' does not b-l!eve the Bold, democrats are behind the Dewey "It may b-," he aflded, ' TFiat that element, weleotnj4 Ifey anno mvjrt.i 'but ther-; uMpn'i'-t nnounce- ry in- diciki Jin orujur! movement. In rtiy flir''4' the X)ewey candiJa.cy is a matter '"-f'-f'tly unimportant. It scarcrt'?- wrfl affect one demwraiic vote WUu. wn;try,,jiJ5Ubrtarelesi, with y'ar-pt,0'K(iiilr' Jfntve. will not row dnsidi'ni'lori,w ''" Kermtor Jones of Arkansas, w ho Is chairman of the democratic national committee, said: "I do not wish to say a word uncom plimentary to Admiral Iewey, but I think he has been surrounded by bad advisers. I'o I think there )s anythlnR behind his announcement dttservlnsr of gericiua consideration? - Mot certainly I do riot. I do not think the Pewey candidacy will have the slightest bear ing: upon the result of the coming elec tion. It will not lessen our strength by one vote. It has none or the ele ments necessary to growth. It h wholly without Importance. Those ef us who admire the admiral feel veri sorry for the position he has taken. Ti aay the least it we ill advised." United States Minister William L. Merry has left Macaarua for tha lega tion keadtruarters at Baa Jose, CoaU Um. H wtM go to OrtytowB. MRS. DEWEY TELLS HER SIDE OF STORY IN RECARD TO THE ADMIRAL. INTERVIEW WITH HER, , AnnouncesThat She TrledTo Dis courage Dewey's Plans To Try For the Presidency. Washington, I. ., April n.--W!tli 'he sons-tit of the admiral. Mrs. le ey has made this formal M;!tom--nt. sTTa the view to otf.-W the Impression that -ile Is responsible for her husband 1 .omltifr a iresid-.?itial candidate: j "A cortespon'a-nt said I am n-s im.-i- j tee for rr-j tun band bt-comit.e a pres-i-jdtitial tatelidule. So fas front this tj'-:m; the case, 1 attempted to p.-u-uadi-bini fro.-; tills course, realizing thc krave anxieties and lei-ponsibilitlef iurroLjnd.iKf a candidate." When I called and le.p.iested le-r-n-ission to see Mis. Iiewey, I w.-.s tits! iiet-ied by the admiral, who. beinK told A the object of the visit, exclaimed: "Why, of coutse. Mrs. Ih w-y has a statement to make. Come riyiit in," Mrs. Kewey as cent versing with b'-t mother. Mrs. Washington McLean, w ho had calb d to see the admiral and Mrs. 1'cMey, to hear all about their outing in i'hiiadelphia. Mrs. Iewey was cor in tier greeting. She wore a !-i-oming hou.se foivr, of enmson taffeta silk. "Vcs," the admiral went on to say. with a twinkle in bis eyes, "Mrs. fti-wey wants ta niak this slatement because she wants people to know who is master in this house, for Mrs. Iiowey '.old me at the time 1 deed, d the house to her. and then to my son, I was ,-ry foolish." Two more women rejs.rters were an nounced just then. They had come from M ' I urk' the iiay the official an nouncement of the admiral's candidacy as made, and, learning that Mrs, Dewey hHd accompanied the admiral io Philadelphia, they went there and again returned in quest of an inter view. Mrs. Dewey began to read her statement, hut was interrupted con stantly with the question: "Mrs. Iieiv ey. is this what you are going to say?" md entreati.-s that both the admiral and Mrs. Ix wey would give them ex .lusive Interviews. Mrs. Iewey read on patiently, not losing her tamper In the least, but tn aucsUons not ceasing, she r-x'-laimed : "J reserve the right, of every American woman to si-ak when 1 wish to or.d am so inclined." Mis. Dewey told me che and the ad miral would go to their country pla- e. Beauvoir. and remain there n qttin'y as possible until their western t:j'. They expect to go to some northern entering place later lit the summer, but their headquarters wiil be at their -ountry home here until midsummer. Mr. Chart ran, an artist from New York, wiil come to this city this week to palm the portraits of Admiral and Mrs. ltwcy. DEWEY AND THE PRESIDENCY. lore About His Ambition To Ee ' President. j ',"..-... - v ,, .... . , .. . . , I wi,Miriigion. n. v.. ipecjai. au rliral Dewey has twice surprised the American people when be went Into Manila bay and smashed the Spanitli i'-.-t so effeetively. and today, when he iiinouieed himself as a candidate fur he presidency. The announcement was. jot taken yetkiusiy by politicians in my of the parties in congress, except .hat it was the consensus of opinion hat the sailor man would, find out in :he cours," of the next few days Just low popular hft is at present Willi ths' rnerlcan people. It is interesting in this connection to ecs II that but two presidents were lected without . party nomination--jeotge Washington and John CJulni-y Adams In vU-w of lH-wey" pronun.-la. nento that he would be willing to run iidepcndent and wilhout a idalfniiji i: Ihe people so desired. "It. will be Instructive," as an eiiii ient legislator jiut It, "to know how far in ambitious wife can go to setuie the undoing of her husband's Handing With the people of the republic" , CHICAGO WILL GELEBRATE. , Will Entertain Dewey Regardless of political Developments. Chicago, 111 , April 10. The celebra tion In honor of Admiral Is w.;y on the anniversary of the battle of Manila, May 1, will surely take place. A l-pe-t ial meeting of the execul ive -corouiib-tee t the Ix wey celebration waa la id. nd after some dlscuasion It was re solved to go ahead with the arrange. menlM for entertaining the admiral re jtardless of any political developments jnd to make the affair as successful as possible. A special subcommittee l"ft tor Washington to acquaint Admiral Dewey with th plans for his -entertain ment and confer with -him regarding Ihe roift to Chicago. .Members of the committee a4d that politics would not be mentioned at the conference. WiqmEKJk-GAiyilT M'KINL.EY. DetroH.- Wieht April 10. Governor Mngree ,aaid: "I, don't know anything about Dew- ty's candidacy or his platform. This Is a free country and there la nothing to prevent the admiral from being a can lldate If he wants to. But personally ( an acalnat any candidate who favors tha Bollcy of Imperialistic expansion, 60ES TO U. S. SUPREME COURT. Kentucky Governorship Case Will Go To Washinton. Frankfort, Ky.. April pt -Chief Jus lice Having gof tiic tout i of appeals has granted a writ of trior from the decision of the court of appeals to tlie supieme court of the l imed Stales in the cni,i,-st over the oiliccs of g'Afrnr and lieun-riant governor. Jud;e iia zejrigg had not b-en given notice that the application for the writ ivou.d made, and was with a party of friends fishing on the Klkiioiii w hen (lovetnor Taylor's attorneys ii n ii e l. Finding die ehi. f Justice out of the itv, they drove to li m the hsh.ng paity w d and Judge tiaz.-iiiii em, ivii an older graining the will while -landing oil the banks of the i,uieus fl--tiiiij$ ilnani. Ka-tbitnr i.taoi.-y and otlu-r attor neys for Taylor w tli go to Washington to present the Wlit and ak that the 'r ase be plai ed on the d-x ket of the sup!. -me lutirt. 'i'hete was gi. at cxcitem-iit h--re Sat ui.lay iiight. T.vo .... : - at the state house were atiest.d f .r driinkeiin-ss by the police and trc-ir comrades res-cu-d th.-tti. A iium.ter d shots w.-re filed, bui no one Has hint, t'liief of 1'oliee Williams ("Jlllltiolled his full force and went to un- state house to de mand th" piironeis. Tlie Iteikhaui miiiiary autliorni.-s intercepted the po lice and dissuaded lii.-ni from attempt ing lo (aptiire the in. ti who bad start ed the tronb e and who bad been res-cu-d by their comrades. The s-jldiers of the opposing- administiaUon were drawn up ready for ai li-m and trouble was very narrowly av.-rt'-d. Tiie soldiers at the slate house re mained lawn up leady for action for several minutes after the police and deputy nheiiirs withdrew, but later all of them, excepting those doing night watch duty. went. Inside the slate buildings and tlie excitement subsided. The two soldiers who were arrested wete on the str. et. not far fiom the stale bouse, and w.-re either drunk or pr'-tending lo be drunk, so the police say. Of!'., ers ilah ii and O Rear made the arrests, and as they started to take the niitito custody a squad of twenty-live soldiers dashed out of the yard arid ordered the olllee'rs to release their comrades, A scuffle followed be tween the police anil the' men under arrest, in which several soldiers joined, pulling the pi hollers away from the police, while tin- other soldiers turn-tl loose h volley of from fifteen to twenty bve shots, which evidently Were find in the air. liawng i.-scu.-d their com-rad'-s, tlie soldieis then n tired insldo tin. yard. PARENTS PLEAD FOR THEIR CHILD. Appeal To the Queen and To the Prince of Wales. TSrusKcle, Apiil lo. The parents .of Jean liaptite Sipldo, who made ihe at tempt on the life of the Pi nice of Waies, have iiddicssed tile following pe tition to Queen Victoria: . "iour Majesty. Two unhappy par ent; wish lo tell you their despair and imploie your pity. It Is a 'father -and a mother who b.-s.-c-h your majesty to pardon an unfortunate son for art at tempt whereof he has l.e.-u guilty. We are poor, even hi Indigent e, but we are honest. Neither of us has ever failed in our duty. Our child, who lias com muted this fatal i rime, is an innocent lad, acted on by oil iiieiienienis. They naye taken advantage' of 'hi inexperi ence, and he utiderstMfids now the character of his act and wrepa with us nsd' implore pardon, oh queen. "Ai'e have nine children, all still lit IV, and all com to, you with the same player. and die s.iiv.e su.pli alion. K..I to your,.e,raciuu kioiin.s tbeyIook fi..i h'-!l- ....... "our child is i" prison". The idea ot it Is too' horrnTle. Have- pity on as. Have pity on him. His crime was haUt ful, but be is our ihild. His ticart is good and reirrAi s bis act. It secrns , to us. impusrtbf-. that be wq, be on foutid'ed with criniliiaj wretehes. "At your knees we pray you to jut. r reiie In his favor. lie is only 1.1, and was a jiict respectful, submissive, lov ing boy, with a heart of gold, knowing nothing, a boy whom they have wiik edly o.ceived by odious 11. s, inducing i.iai to fire at your" mist entemeil son, inn ruy.iI hlghm-SNi - the i . i'tinee , f Willed. ' : - - . . "tires t,' noble qm-cn, deign to-cjt a look of pity on ,ur .misery and our life wiii be but one, putpuuriuir ot grat itude and respect to your most august, mctch'u! rriajesty." A petition In much (he i-anle term was jK-nt to the J'rlnee of Wi-K The inan Mo ri, who sold Jean Rap tute Sipblo the revolver with which b attempted the lif- of the Prim e .f Wales, had an examination, at llpf con. elusion of which be was sent to prison a an accomplice of Sipidn. CHINA IS TOl.D TO RKTIA'VH Iolidon, April 10. A speil.'il dlspatih from Shanghai announces that the American, Itrlilsh. t'crhiAn aild l-'rehch iniijisters have sent a Joint note to thi Chinese foreign office dcrnaiiding the total suppression of the Society of lox ers within two months and announcing (hat otherwise the lHwersi mentioned will land troops and march into the In terior, northern provinces, Hhart Tung and Chi IJ. In order to secure the safe ly of foreigners. According to the same dispatch the American, Italian and Flench legations are now provided with naval guards from the large gathering of warships at Taku. Liu Kun Tin, viceroy of Ijang Kl ang, has had three audiences with th dowager empress relative to the em peror, and It is believed that he hai Impressed her with the advisability of restoring his majesty to power. A BIG FLOOD THE DAM NEAR AUSTIN TEXAS BREAKS AWAY. MANY ARE DROWNED. Towns Wiped Out of Existence and Many Buildings in the Larfce Cities Are Wrecked. Austin, Tex., April 10 This city was Sat ui day night in pitch darkfu-ss, with a raging river, one mile wide ani swollen far beyond its iiatuial banks. toaiitig and surging through all tbo lower pinion of the tow-i, having spread destiuction and death in b w ake. In addition to the ast loss to pro) erly Interests, It is calculated that 'jet w ten ihirty and forty lives have jeen sacrificed, and the res.rts en. ii;g n from the tributary country do icjI : nd lo improve matters. The gu-at dam in the Colorado rivet jay.; way at noon from the enormous pleasure of water and debris, and with t roar swept the valleys below the city, iiri-.-king the immense light and power plant and drowning eight worktn. n. Following U a list of the known d.-ud. Including those killed In the pun el Houae: FRANK KINCF.T. FRANK KiNNKY. WAl.Tl-.it F1jOWF.iI.. AJ.i RlvD JOHNSON. FRAN K FIT ,(!K R ALU. WA LTF.lt 1UOSSM AN. JUSKl'H XF.WMAN. DICK NOR MS, colored. JOHN 1'ROKS. t HA I11JS lit 11CH A RI. SIX NKOROKS. UWS1XS WKDNIXDAY. Last Wednesday night it began to lain very hard at this place, the storm extending north of here along the water sheds of the Colorado river. The pre cipitation continued until Saturday niornii. the downfall averaging six Inches In an hour. All this vast quan tity of viater along the water sheds of the Culuiado river rapidly swelled the cuiu-iit was a laging loireiil, havkg risen forty feet within ten hours. Alter daylight It became evident that the situation was serious. The river begun lo roe no rapidly that it was evident that the Immense dam and ail the power bouses and contents, costing U.jIW.Ouu, Wert: In imminent danger. DAM IS IJROKKN. The ciisls came shortly after 1! O'clock, when, suddenly, with a report like the roar of the ocean, tlie great a edge, twenty-five feet high, Jw feet wide and about eight feet thick, roll"! uut of the center section of the dam. down the face of the sixty-fool depth into the nv r below. This left a yar.. hijj gap ill the very middle of the dam, thruUiih which the debris and water licnx-iy pound, while the Hood, already raging, was threatening everything in lU path, this suiid.-n breaking of the iarn but adding to the honor of the .ataalruphe. The released water poured 'into the power house, catching eight employes at work there, drowning ail of them. The breaking of the dam caused wild excitement lu tbe.clty. The t-legiaph iiuinpanieg at once wired to places be low here to look out for the gieal aave and runners wete dispatched on unisex to notify those living in the valleys below the city. The telegraph ic message! served as a timely warning U many, but the lushing waters out (tripped the bots.-mert and many house s : ft fie picked up and fwel away befoic the occupants count gel together th.-lr valuables. Within a short time all the valleys to the south and west of Austin were tilled lu overdo .ving. The valley ami ihe southern portion of the city trib utary to the river was inundated. Liirse now da collet, ted on the river banks and several persons were swept into the river wb-n the dam broke.'but nil were saved by Itoatmcn. R is estimated that more than lea bouses have been destroyed and the loss to properly will be gr.-al. lu pnint if the light and s.w..r plant costing sue and a half million dollars. Toe Oteakmg of the dam engulfed die old tater company's plant below the city lud H Is li"ig. under fifleen feet of waAer, while the city Is in' darkitvis ind w llhuut water. ' lteporls from points bWuw here a' lo the effei't ' that the' flood lias b .--r, most disastrous a'nd the breaking ol the dam has occasioned many lip.u anfls' of dollars woith of loss to pro perty. Th surface of Hie liver litis, been dotted by small houses or frag ments of housrs and drowned animals ulorig with trees and debris, all of which bear testimony U the ravages of the flood in the mountainous region above Austin. In addition to the losses h'-re the In ternational Great Northern railrond and Ihe Austin A Xoi thwestern rail road, hot henterlnir this i lly, have suf fered severely, the first named, having serious w rerk by reason of the floods TRAIN CORK DOWN. The Routh-lMiund cannonball from SL DouIh on the International ti On at Northern, due al 4 a. in., was wrecked t McNll, nine miles above here, as a result of a washout. The tnglne end cars plunged into a culvert, demolish ing the engine, the mall and baggage csrs. two day coaches and one si, ,, per, The cars left the track and roller over on their sides In four feet of water, but fortunately no lives were lost, nor were any of the passengers badly hurt. This Is attributable lo the fart that there were not many on the train and (t was running slowly at the time, wing to the bad track. BRITISH WERE BADLY mm. Dispatches From the Front Caul London To worry. . .. I.ieb.ti. April M. -1' I-"'J Roberta paralyse! by l.n k of h"ts. s )t trans it, it, or is he m. r.iy, like Hre'r P.ab bfl. iH'ig I" ? I.aN st .li-iMitch.-s t't m Soulh Africa !,ae undoubtedly added to Ihe uiu-asl- n, -s whi.-lt, Sainnlay ir. vuiled in IjoJ d..n respeitii-.c Hi.- situation in the Or- , ange Free State. i.-ynd a r-port showing dm t the R.-d-l.-rsburg "acci dent" was much mor- .(isasttous than at tir.-t Indi. al-d. the lo-.- numbering nearly no. nothing was received from the RiiHsh comiiiar.dt r-in-ihief. but there were t. . ; r,inis enough to show that th.; activity of th- iwis had la no wise abated. Their main effort was HppateiiUy direct,-, sgainsi th-- d-f.o bed force In the southeastern " "f the Freo !t.ite near the . iiasuT'iiuiid border,- Ocn.-r.il Rrabant's fot... at Wep,-ner, was r. port. 1 lo b- :l:r-at-riel. and die of I: rs were bsated even fur ther south, touaid die iange river, mer-.iv ;ng the !!".va! lri.-h rllb-s, who retired from Roum illc , in the n. iehborli. o 1 of Rlo.-mfonteln, even, ' contlnu-d aoivity sm reported on the part of He- f. d.-rsl forces. De spite the eon tub n. e which the Mngllsh people have in L d Robert's' ability to cope with whatever pr4dms are set for him, there Is an im r.-asing tended cy to cliaf" ,it rh'- lnaelfon. which at pr.-si-rit appears to . hanu terlze his plans. Dispnlf h'-s front the mmmMnder-ln-chief furnish some b tails of Ihe .Rril- v ish disaster near Itedd-rshurg, where the Roers had such signal success. U.rd Itoberts d.-rived his information from IJciitetiant Temple Smiih of tho t'ape medical staff, who had h-n sent in from Bethany, wb.-re he had tha Hrltish wounded afl- r the fight. The number of killed and wounded is surprisingly small as the outcome of die battle which. It i underetood.ex t. -ruled over twenty-four hour. Two officers of the Nort hiiml-r'and Kusil- eers were killed, hut no oflber of the Royal Irish Rifles was killed, but two were wounded, i4 dangerously. Of the rank and file, eight were kilb-d and thirty-three wounded. These make a total of forty-five, d' dti' ted from the iota! strength of the companies, namely I'd, leaves Md prisoners of the Rners. The Roer si length Is placed at with five guns. da ring ArDACrrr. , The incident again Illustrate, the daring audacity of the Roers, owing to the extraordinary mobility. . The present movement l described as a sort of raid by the feih-r.il forces, but Us success Ih not at all ph-asing to the Uritihh. One unpl'-asant feature, if U t trrie, is the Ill-treat merit of th- farmers who laid down th-ir arms by the Roer In MrriiS. Some are ev.-n mild to have been murdered in cold blood. Colonel i'o. t.-r. wilh the First caval ry brigade, on Thursday, came In con tact with the enemy, l.',i) strong, east of liioernfotiteiu. t.m b.-lng thi-lltd lbs liner dispersed. OTIS RELIEVED OF COMMAND. MacArthur Will Bo Made Military Governor. Washington, D. C, April 10 General Otis bus been formally relieved of the command of the rnit"(i Stabrs forces rt the I'hillpi.'iiies and of the Kighth army corps. 7'lie correspondent e. showing how this was brought about '.was rtutdo public at the war d. phi tun-rit this aft ernoon. H. Is. as follows: "Manila, April 3. Private interests require my return to sta!'-s; absx-nl from family and business, utK-ritl jri ". which Importaijt. since November. Wl. except f.-w days; wish to sail by May 1, if possible; believe matters here ran Ik- placed in quit - sutisf.i; tory ;mdU tioii by that date; althoogn l.nge re pressive military force must be inslru taint d some time. iTIS." "Washington, D. C. April a. ota Manllu; li.-plylug to your cable of April 'i, tlx- secretary of ir Instructs me lo , say that the pi'-idd. nt regr ds to have you b-ave the I'tiilipplnea, hut lie feels that your distinguished and stieec:u,f ul servic- In both military and ilvil admin istration for nearly two y.-aM entitleu you to prompt compilati'e v.lth what, ever wish you choose p. cxiir.'.-'S re garding your assignment to duty and the requisite order will be rmi-lo for your return May 1 by su. h route and taking such time as may b.- agr-i-able to you. With understanding that len- .ral Mat-Arthur will succeed -yju ttg iiiliitary jriii.nu.r, seeu-tary (Jf w;, , wlsh.-s lecommeiidatlon for commandei 'f department cf orbt-in I.uaon.' iRRIN." "Manila, April 6.,' Will remain or.tll certain Important modifications -vll admliilstiation determine,. s-w coda of Judicial nimiual procedure' ap broaehiiitf coiiu.h tion - and her' mat lers i-eielvlng considerslloti; ihli.lt fas leave shout May ! Will cable l.iltor rr of month date 1 desire lo be rell-vtsj . and commend ..fllc-r for department , commander. Wish to return by most expeditious rout and await orders short time until private busin.-'ss ie. reives attention. No request to miiki regarding future s,bere of duty, '"OTIP."' THIKVBH 'I I i yji fcJN iT"t"o" PARIS. Indoqy April Ift.Umd.in is, B,,,.ar. ently, lo he detrud.-d for the i,et r,, months of certain more or less distin guished personages, su h as conndencs' and jewel thieves, fr th,, t.8M- o criminals are betaking themselves tq I'srls. ' .. . It Is computed by Hcotlsnd V,uf ,jm rials that m detective! are engaged at the channel ports of Kngland aa4 Fraivie In watching this inlffraUoa tt tblovcs. -' ' t . - ' ' ,j; f - J , s ka-' -Fv. -.'. : -.'v , y '.V'.-, i- ,