Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905, July 05, 1900, Image 4

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    RESCUED
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR AND CCM
MANDRE RJ.iVED.
REACHES TIEN TS!H.
Russia Makes Ready To Mobellze
Hr Troops 12,000 Foreign
Troops At Taku.
-Che Foo, Via Shanghai. (Special.)
Admiral Seymour's expedition has bten
relieved, bavins failed to connect with
I'ekra. There la no news from Pekin.
Russian Colunel Scteiie, commanding
the combined force of LOjO men. Is sup
iwsed to be proceeding to Pekm.
Admiral Seymour's expedition is re
turnicg to Tien Tsin. His force has
suffered greatly.
It is estimated that from 40.000 to
SO.OOO Chinese troops are now before Pe
adn. Boxers from all sections are
warming there.
Sc Petersburg. The minister of wat
tias received the following from Ad
miral AJexieff, dated Port Arthur, June
S7:
"During the night of June 25 a de
tachment of four companies of Rus
sians, Colonel Schivinsky commanding,
sand the same number of foreigners,
tent to the relief of Admiral Seymour
And brought 200 of his wounded to Tien
TsOn.-
Berlin. The commander of the Ger
man squadron at Taku telegraphs, un
date of June 26, as follows;
"The foreign ministers are with the
handing force."
The Vorwaerts says: From an abso
lutely reliable source we hear the Rus
. siaji war ministry has sent to all the
nilitary and civil authorities in Rus
sia telegraphic secret orders to prepare
verythlng for mobilisation. The or
iers bear the dates of June 18 and 19.
Washington, D. C The following ca
KtlegTam was received by the navy de
partment from Admiral Kempff:
"Cue Foo, June 28. About 12,000 for
elB troops now ashore. Soldiers or
iered should report at Taku Instead of
ae Foo. Substituted Nashville for
Yorxtown at Che Foo. Yorktown used
Ma dispatch boat, being more suitable."
THE ANXIETY IS RELEIYED
Admiral Seymours Rescue Takes
Load Off Mind Of Official.
Washington. D. C (Special.) The
.Information that Vice Admiral Sey- j
coour, reported last night as surrounded
-aught miles from Tien Tain, has been 1
.welieved and is returning to Tien Tsin,
-Its the first thoroughly satisfactory dis
jgiatch received from China since the
Jrouble began, if he has with him. as is
Relieved, the members of the legations
mt Pekin with their wives and children,
&he first cause for anxiety, which yes
v&enlay'a dispatches did not relieve, will
. removed.
Ho other foreigners are known to be
-4a danger.
The details of what has happende at
Tln Tsln. have not been forwarded,
.but the government officials are in
clined to believe that the casualties
Jbmted at In the press dispatches were
confined to the native Christians, t-'n-tU
Minister-. Conger's story can be ob
tained, the administration's policy will
.remain unformed.
.Enough has been done to justify the
9ktmand and collection by this govern
aacsu of an indemnity, but unless new
outrage are committed, it will hesi
tate before admitting that a state of.
.war exist. Its attitude on this point
.as machanged. It holds that congress
.aUone can declare war, and for that
purpose an extra session would be re
quired. Such a contingency is politl
cmliy undesirable for the administration.
iCSS US BLOODY WAR.
Carman General Expect Thl To
Follow In China.
Vancouver, B. C (Special.) General
Stahl of the Imperial German army,
who ha been Investigating the condi
tion n the orient under a special com
amission from the German government,
MiMM arrived here on hi way home. On
being asked If he thought the Boxers
.esuuid he quickly suppressed, he said
.that In hi opinion the powers had
isstarted In upon a long, bloody con-
In the end the Boxers would be
but the sacrifice of life
erouid he appalling, for the movement
vera spreading like wild-fire throughout
oChlos,' vast territory. The south wath
.salae about to take up arms, ana his
tnloemation was that the uprising in
south was very grave and of great
The southern Boxer would
.the north and vast mob of fa-
i would have to be contended with.
would be insufficiently armed at
t gteaV but enormous quantities of arm
be tag oonstantly smuggled In to
, and owing to the counties horde
eat fanatic and the vast territory cov-
,Mi dtey could for m time defy the
tnyfcel world.
1 Stahl added that th hostility
Japan and Russia waa a seii-
4M( a illillm in th present crisis,
trt ft wld interfere with th nnanlm
ljr mt rMg between th powers which
iiy at thl tint.
- czxtsmm of tkkasurt.
1 'llltM tV fMfl rftlMHMl
.lJk tJ i If balance In th general
tsrtwrr at th fUMMM gold
t eMm of redemption.
t J2t aw balanee. fcO.-
CHAFFEE ORDERED TO PEKII.
Will load The Americans Contin
gent To Chinese Capital.
Washington. I. C (Special )-Rriga-dier
Oefcriil Chaffee has been assigned
to the command of the American land
forces In China, and he in to be given
jail the soldiers he may need to protect
Americans in their life ana property,
j The formal orders to General ChaftVe,
direct him to take command of the
troops ordered to China, and to proceed
to Pekin by way of S&n Francisco and
Taku, accompanied by his aids. The
direction to proceed to the capital of
the Chinese empire Indicates a firm de
termination on the part of the gov
ernment authorities to have a strong
military force at the neat of the Chi
nese government. Arrangements are
being made for sending a brigade from
the Philippines an! the S:xth cavalry
irom the Unite! States, but a cable
gram was sent to General MaeAruthr,
commanding the forces ir. the Philip
pines, asking htm how many of his
troops he could spare for service in
China. The purpose cf this Inquiry is
to ascertain how many reinforcements
can be sent to General Chaffee if a
single brigade is net sufficient.
General Chaffee was at the war de
partment today and was given his In
structions, after which he called on
the president and also had consulta
tions with Secretary o," the Navy Lonj
and Assistant Secretary cf War Mei
klejohn. He is to sail from San Fran
cisco on July 1 on the transport car
rying the Sixth cavalry. The desire
to have General Chaffee and this cav
alry regiment reach China with little
delay is such that the transport will
not stop at Honolulu, but will continue
on her way direct to Nagasaki, Japan.
At that point General Chaffee will fo
In communication with the war de
partment and will receive further in
structions. If the trouble is all over the
troops will go from Nagasaki to Ma
ila. General Chaffee, under his 1 resent in
structions, will assume command of all
the American land forces and will act
in conjunction with the military forces
of other powers for the protect! n of lift
and property of foreigners in China.
He is to report to the American minis
ter at Pekin fts soon as he can place
himself in communication with that offi
cial. In military operations General
Chaffee will be supreme. In other mat
ters he will act under the direction of
Minister Conger, if the minister Is safe.
It was the first Intention of the war de
partment to place Brigadier General
R. H. Hall In command of the brigade
to be sent from the Philippines. Gen
eral Hal! will be in command of the
troops until General Chaffee's arrival,
and he may continue as chief n com
mand. UTILE T TIEI TSII.
Chines Routed By Gallant Charge
of British and Americans.
London. (Special.) Only today have
details come in of the fierce encounter
which was fought at the gates of Tier.
Tsin by the llrfle allied force and the
vast hordes of Chinese troops and Box
ers. The Chinese were heavily en
trenched across the main gate of the
town and in for some distance down
the street.
The fight opened at daybreak Satur
day. One hundred American marines
were vith the International force. As
soon as day dawned, the International
force began a heavy shelling, the Chi
nese replying with vigor. Gradually
the little force advanced, and one by
one the Chinese guns were dismounted.
The Chinese rallied around their dis
abled artillery and attempted to make
a stand, but the gallant charge of the
American and British marines was Irre
sistible, and the Chinese fled In dis
order. From this time on the battle was a
rout and the British and Americans
turned It Into a sprinting match to see
who would enter the town first. The
rivalry was keen, but the two forcel
entered the town neck and neck.
SAYS FILIPINOS ARE 6AINII6.
Correspondent Of a Vienna Paper
Make the Statement.
Vienna, June 27. The Neue Wlenei
Tagblatt publishes a story form Manila,
dated May 11. which says that Aguin
aldo still continues the divinity of the
FIfpino, and that the number of na
tive who adhere to the United States,
not Including conspirator and traitor,
Is iteadll." decreasing, because they are
disappointed at the mistake of th
American politicians.
The altuatlon ha taken a turn in fa
vor of the Filipino. Guerrillas are ap
pear! Ig almost under the walls of Ma
nila, and the native are fraternising
with the Spaniards, with the exception
of the friar, whom the detest. Th
United Bute, ay the cot respondent,
win reaulre large reinforcement to
complete th ubJugtlon of the Ulanda
THEIR TVS CAMB HIGH.
Vancouver, B. C (Special.) Accord
ing to oriental advice the Japanese
journalist who published an objec
tionable article concerning the crown
Drinee and hi bride have paid dearly
for their foil. The Toklo local court
rejected the plea of insanity t up on
hshaif of th editor and sentenced him
to three and a half ears' imprison
ment with hard labor and a fine of IM
yen, a well as nolle surveillance for
on year. Morlta, who copied th ar
ticle, received the sema punishment,
and the man who Mt th type waa con
demned to eight months Imprisonment,
a fin of M yen and six moataW potto
gwaUlaaoa, ' : 1
THE BOERS.
THE SITUATION IN SOUTH .AF
RICA 18 QUIET.
STEYM HAS ESCAPED.
Ceneral Botha and Delarey Are
Holding Their Positions North
east of Pretoria.
London. (Special.) General Bundle
fectntly came loto contact with an act
ive LH-r commando near Senekal, and
it is supl-!"ed that fighting took plac-S-,me
reports intimate that PresHeiit
Fteyn has forced his way through Gen
eral Rund'e's lines southward.
Generals Botha and Delarey are main
taining their positions northeast of
Pretoria, where a slight skirmish has
taken t'ace between mounted patrols,
ilany burghers are reported to be sur
rendering to General Bullet's troops at
Standtrton.
The Blauphter of Basuto laboiers em
ployed in repairing Lord Roberts' line
of ccumur.lcation, when General De
Wet recently sw coped down upon the
railway line near Kroonatad. has pro
duced anxiety in some quarters, where
it 13 feared that the blacks wi:i go on
the warpath. This apprehension, how
ever, seems not to be Justified,
EKVOYS STATEMENT TO AMERICA.
Are Cra'eful For Symphathy and
Ask Only Its Continuance,
New York. (Special.) The Boer en
voys have Issued an address to the
people of t.se United States. They ex
press their thanks for "the deep sym
pathy the Americans have shown fr
the cause of the two struggling repub
lics," and say further:
"We now feel convinced that the
boastful allegation of the colonial sec
retary' and other British statesmen that
the citizens of this great country sym
pathized with the British empire In
Its attempt to crush the liberty of our
two small states Is absolutely devoid
of truth.
"Mr. Chamberlain. Sir Alfred Milner
and Mr. Cecil Rhodes are the terrible,
diabolical trinity which brooded ovet
and shaped the destiny of South Af
rica during the calamitous perlod.These
gentlemen combined forces so as to
achieve by subtlety and craft and zrAs
representations what Ir. Jameson an;!
the raiders failed to obtain by open vio
lence." The address takes up the various In
ternal questions which contributed to
ward the outbreak of the war, making
wholesale denials of the Engliiih rc pre
mutations. The address declares that
U the Bloemfonteln conference both
President Steyn and President Kruger
'ndeavored to avert the catastrophe by
conceding even more than the original
demands on the franchise queitlon, but
their efforts were fruitless. It Is assert
ed that the war was forced upon the
3oers and that they took up arms in
ielf -defense. The address contends that
the pollr-y of Great Britain was design
idly shaped so as to compel the Boer
.0 send on October 9 what is common
nonly known as their ultimatum to
Clreat Britain. It also says: "The Boers
may be In the end defeated by over
whelming numbers and may ultimately
te forced to surrender, but the conduct
of the present war Justifies us In say
Ing that they will never be conquered.'
The address concludes by saying that
the envoys do not ask the direct or for
cible Intervention of the United States,
but a continuance of public sympathy
and support It Is signed by Abraham
Fischer, C. H. Wessels and A. D. W.
(Volmarans.
ARE III NEED OF BLANKETS.
Unl East Indian Get Them
They will Suffer.
London. (Special.) Louis Klopach,
proprietor of the Christian Herald of
New Tork. after spending a week In
Paris, on his way borne from India,
sailed for New Tork from Plymouth
on board the Hamburg-American line
steamer Pennsylvania. In an Interview
previous to his departure 'At. Klopach
aid the mortality during the wet sea
son in India was Just commencing and
must assume stupendous proportions
outnumbering the total of the deaths
during the last six months from all
causes. Unless 20.000,000 blankets are
quickly provided, the monsoon, India's
greatest blessing, will prove appall
ingly disastrous, and Mr. Klopsch also
said the mortality will exceed 2,000,000.
He further asserted that 90 per cent
of the cattle in the richest farming dis
trict have perished. One of Mr.
Klopsch' last act in India was to buy
140,000 blanket for the sufferers.
ASAiXST THE ICE TXOT.
Investigation Of the Company
Affair will oo On,
Albany, K. T.-Speclal.)-Jutlc Al
Sen Chester ha handed down hi de
cision In th American Ice company
case, which I against th company on
til point and vacate and sets aside
th writ of prohlb'tlon issued by Jus
tice D. Cady Herrlck, which restraint
Referee Myer Kuubaum from examin
ing th officer of that company in th
proceeding Instituted against them be
fore Justice Chase. Under thl deci
sion Referee Nuatbaum can go on with
hi Investigation. - t
SOICIEU CIECf KSEAeE.
Cen. MacArthur Sonde the Name
Of Those Who Have Died.
Washington, D. C (Special ) Gener
al MacArthur has cabled the following
casualty list to the wr department:.
Deaths: Dysentery May iO. D. 31t
infantry. Quartermaster Sergeant Paul
E. Melville; June 6, P. C.h infantry,
William L. WelJrlch: June IS, B. S'Jth
Infantry, Coioporal Howard G. Ilut'L,
15, 41st infantry, Corporal Da id M.
Williams; L, Stb infantry, Jacob Klein.
E, SJd Infantry, James B. JicCrary;
June 12, F, 19th infantry. Corporal Jno.
f. Markle; June JO, Is, 2:ih infantry.
Casius A. Mirier; June 23. Patrick
iiuyes; G, 46tb Infantry'. Corporal Jfie-
I .. L. E. II ,. ft T i.tK 1 .1
iimtil r , ijuiiej, dune a . -m "-
tantry. Kicnara r.ngMrvn; june i., .
Dth Infantry, John Turpln.
Peritonitis June IS, is. 2:-th Infantry,
Corporal Henry Murphy.
Drowned May 5, L, 4.f"h Infantry,
John Gas-kins; June i, D, .T.'th infantry.
Charles Woods; June 17, E, ih cavalry.
Trumpeter Michael Good.
Typhoid Fever-June 12. C. S'th In
fantry, William E. Lf a; June 5, B. 30th
Infantry. I-mi! Lentz.
Alcoholism May 27. G. 16th Infantry.
Rudolph F. StampfT: May 21, C, Wh
infantry, Robert Fame.
Ditd from wounds received In actlor.
May . M. 45th Infantry. Pamuel Gray;
June 15, A, 25th infantry, Frank Pmith.
Mania-June 22. I, 3ith Infantry. Ed
ward Eaton.
Suicide Shot In head, June 19, C, 36th
Infantry, Thomas Wilson.
Opium poisoning June IS, G, 11th
cavalry, William Hcllig.
Pyaemia June 15, I, 4th Infantry
William J. McAr.drew.
Heart disease Juae 12. F, ISth In-
f.ir:ry, Serjeant Alexander B. Van Cu
ren. Cerebral softening Juris 13, D, 27th
Infantry. Sherman Tayier.
Meningitis May 27, G, 18th Infantry.
Bartholomew W. Howley.
Variola May 17, Vinton Rlchardon.
Diarrhoea May 23, F, 47th Infantry,
BusEell Washburn.
HODSSCKS FATE NOT KNOWN.
No New From the Covenor Of the
' Gold Coast In Africa,
London. (Special.) The colonial of
fice has received a telegram from Col
onel Willcocks, dated Prahsu, Ashantl,
Jure 26, as follows: "Major Wilkinson
reached Bekwal June 19. In response
to my telegram to the governor of the
Gold Coast (.ir Frederic Mitchell Hodg
son) at Kumassl, the latter writes, June
16, saying that he will hold out to
June 20. This letter, received by Cap
tain Hail at Esumeja. was forwardfd
to Wilkinson at Beirkal at midnight
June 21. Wilkinson proceeded Imme
diately to Eaumcja arriving there at
dawn June 22, after marching through
torrents of rain. Lieutenant Bur
roughs, with about 500 natives. Is going
north as fast as the flooded rivers per
mit." Wlllcork's difpatch says:
"Captain Hall reports having heard
firing by a eeven-poundc-r on the night
of June 21 five shots and then five
more. He responded with two guns to
the signal and then he heard continued
firing."
In view of this Information a fear Is
expressed in London that Sir Frederic
Hodgson may not have been able to
hold out after June 20 and that the en
gagement which Captain Hall heard on
June 21 may have been attended with
serious consequences to the governor.
MURDER FIFTY IN BARAT0N6A.
Native On A Pacific Island Rise
Against the Whites.
Seattle, Wash. (Special.) One of the
strongest rebel'.lans that have taken
place In the last 100 years is In full
swing In Baratonga, an Inland under
the British flag In the south seas. Ad
vices from the orient say the uprising
has spread over the whole Island. The
natives are advancing on the European
settlements along the coast and are
threatening the capital. It Is a strug
gle between the populace and the aris
tocracy the traders.
The Inhabitants of the island wer
originally brought in touch with civil
ization through the efforts of mission
aries, who set the usual London Sun
day for service. At the lOth degree of
longitude the day jumps back twenty
four hours. Since discovering the eariy
mistake the Christian leaders of the iri.
and have attempted to rectify It. The
move made the natives superstitious
and aroused a sullen resentment. Now
this has changed to active hostilities,
and, thinking that the while people
were deceiving them all along, the na
tives are butchering and murdering on
all tides.
The greatest carnage is being wit
nessed. Over fifty Europeans have been
killed. At the last report they were
fortifying various coast towns and pre
paring for a desperate resistance. All
the business houses snd government
headquarter on the Island have adopt
ed th new Sunday, and are tiding
with the white. An appeal will be
made for assistance from Great Britain,
LOOK TO KANSAS CITT.
London, June 27. The few editorial
and cablegram printed her created
only a mild sort of Interest In the re
publican national convention at Phila
delphia, as the result was regarded as
a foregone conclusion. Though most ol
th correspondent of the English pa
per declare President McKlnley'a re
election I certain, the people her are
more likely to take keener Interest In
th democratic national convention at
Kansas City, for by th proceeding
there It I generally thought the
strength of th anti-English, or rather
pro-Boer, element in America may b
gaafni. '
COL. EU.
MAKES STATEMENT REGARDING
THE PLATFORM.
SILVER AT THE FRONT,
Nr. Eryan Says That the Chicago
PUtform Will Be Adopted By
Kansas City Convention.
Lincoln. X-!. ?;e-ial.) William J.
I ryan has iiken regarding the plat-
; for rn to tie adopted at the kansas City
cutiveMion ami the man R oe named
as his running mite. !! said that in
vie f the fact that nearly all tha
state deifgatlon to the national con
vention had been elected by conventions
hich ri Iterated the principle of the
Chic&iio platform, "It Is safe to assume
that the Kansas City platform will re
aflir mthe Chicago platform, and will
contain nothing which tan' be con
strued as a surrender or modification
of the platform on the old Issues."
He declared that strong and clear
planks awainst irni-1-ia:itiin and tho
trusts will be inserted, and that mili
tarism will be vehemently denounced
aiid sympathy expressed for the Boers.
Further, he would not Fi-ak regarding
the platform.
When questioned regarding the cor
rectness of the reports that a vice pres
idential camli-.late, whoxe views on the
ftnancli.1 questii n will be attractive to
th-. re derm t rats whJ opposed the ticket
;n ISM, Mr. Bryan said that the man
named for the vice presidency will be In
hrmny with the platform. Continu
ing, he said:
"It la hardly probable that delegates
to a national convention would write a
platform and then select for either
(late on a ticket a man who would re
pudiate that platform. No man worthy
to be considered for such an office
would accept a nomination upon a
platform repugnant to his views cm any
Important Issue. In every campaign
men support a ticket without approving
all of the platform, but no one can de
fend a platform unless he believe
In ft."
HEED ROAST McKINLEY FACTION.
Hi I Saying Siroato Thing
About Imperialism.
New Tork. (Special.) Much comment
has been caused among republican
leaders by the attitude assumed by
Former Speaker Thomas B. Heed, who
Is now a resident of this city, toward
the MrKlnley and Roosevelt ticket and
the platform adopted by the Philadel
phia convention.
Not only has Mr. Ret-d refrained from
expressing approval of the action of
the convention, but reports have gained
currency that his (austlc criticisms of
It in conversation with his friends have
had the effect of turning against the
ticket men who otherwise might have
been enthusiastic In its support.
In one Instance, at least, a man who
gave J10.000 to the republican campaign
fund four years ago, has told his
friends that he will give nothing this
year, attributing his change of heart
to Mr. Reed's Influence.
Mr. Reed's wit and biting sarcasm be
came famous while he occupied the
speaker's chair, and the McKinley re
publicans who are now finding fault
with him assert that he is turning these
powers In private with chilling effect
upon the administration enthusiasts.
When these reports were brought to
Mr. Reed's attention he declined to
make any comment upon them except
to say that no person had the right
to attribute to him any opinions upon
political matteia which had not re
ceived the definite sanction of bis au
thority. When he had any statement
to make public, he said, he would pre
pare It in his own way and In his own
language.
That Mr. Reed Is no more In sympa
thy now with the expansionist policy
of the administration than he was dur
ing his last term as speaker Is a mat
ter of common gossip in the financial
district, where he has an office, and
among politicians. It is the opinion of
the supporters of this policy, however,
that he should follow the example of
Senator Hoar, who holds similar views,
and declares his allegiance to the tick
et. They take the ground that the hon
ors bestowed upon Mr. Reed by his par
ty entitle It to such support at he can
give.
Mr. Reed, on the contrary, takes the
position that he has retired from poli
tics, and that he has the tame right
that any other private citizen has to ex
cject his opinions without giving rise
to adverse comment. He shrinks from
being drawn Into political controversy,
preferring to devote himself to the
practice of law.
It has never been his custom, how
ever, to conceal his opinions. He did
ifot do so during hit late term as
speaker, and there it less reason, hit
frlendt aay, for him to do so now that
be la out of office. It It possible that
Mr. Reed may decide to make some
formal statement of hit vlewt on the
Issues of the campaign, though he did
not Indicate that he had any present
Intention of doing so.
QUICK PUNISHMENT.
Mdlberry, Fla. (Special.) Joe Hen
ticks, white, wat killed by Sam Smith,
colored, at Kingtford, Monday night.
The negro escaped to the woods with a
sheriff's posse after him. He wa rap
tured th same night, but a mob took
him from th officer and shot him to
death.
) TtAIJ KCXEI II KEI2ASU.
1
Hold Up Burlington Treln In Je
Jams Style,
Omaha, Ueb. (Ppecial.) After sever
il weeks' vachtton. the lone train reib
Uer has resumed business. He held up
Pullman car on the Burlington's 1111
ngs train, hlch leaves Omaha at 910
p. m.. shortly after midnight between
Vork and liradshaw, and was the win
der by two wat hes and 170 in cosh.
It Is Mppoed that the mysterious
mfiske-d gentleman took the train at
Vork. At all events, he made himself
onicuuou immediately thereafter
by prese tiling the business end of a
large, he-althy looking revolver to tha
Pullman conductor. This tip was suffi
cient to nuike the conductor trot ahead
ike a I'ttle man and wake up the pas-
engrrs one by one, and lid them to
cheerfflly contribute to the festive
stranger.
The l.jiie robber, reinforced by the pis
tol, was proceeding swimmingly In his
work of raiting revenue when the train
I ulled Into HrailKhaw, where he evl
lently became frightened. Ruhlng out
side, he puiied the air and the train
.uine to a sudlcn slop. Although the
train does not stop regularly at Brad
ihaw, this was an exceptional case,
jnd it stopK-d. The'4lnne robber did
not stop, however, but kept going o
rapid'y that he was oul of sight before
an Investigation could be started by
the trainmen. In fact, he hopped from
the train Into the darknecs before tht
train Itself had i-eased motion.
The description of the lone robber If
that he Is "thickset, and wears a light
jult of clothing." As an extra induce
nenf to detectives to find a man with
:he-e dlMingult'hlng marks, the Bur
iington r!iers a reward of J00.
At Burlington headquarters here, tht
fetalis of the hold-up had not been re
reiv.d. but the more cheering in forma
'.Ion had arrived that It was believed
by detectives In pursuit that they were
jn the right trail of the much wanted
nan, and would soon have him cap
ured. BLOODHOUNDS ON THE TRAIL.
Lincoln, Neb. (f-'peclal.) At Burling
ton division he-adquarters it was said
that no tangible clue had yet been ob
tained of the Identity of the men who
held up the 8t. Louis-Portland through
?xpreM near Bradshaw. A reward oi
!50 for arrest and conviction has been
vffered by the Burlington.
Many sieutlis are working on the case,
among them being Jim Malone, the
Burlington detective, with his blood
ounds. Officials bcileve, from Information re
ceived from P.radshaw, that there were
two men Implicated In the hold-up. Or.
went through the train, white the other
waited with a team. After the robbery
.he men are believed to have driven
south.
WANT BRYAN AT KANSAS CITY.
Democrats Urge the Nebraskan To
Be Present At Convention.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) Strenuous
efforts are being marie by the Kansas
City local committee to induce Mr. Bry
an to attend the democratic conven
tion. R. H. Lindsay, chairman of the
convention press committee, called on
Mr. Bryan here and Informed him that
plans were being made for & demon
stration after the adjournment of th
convention, counting on his presence In
the city. Bryan has taken the matter
under advisement ami will, not an
nounce his deeislein until after he con
fers with several eastern delegates who
are to stop here on their way to Kan
das City.
Vice Chairman F. Y. Edmlsten of the
populist national committee, who ha
Headquarter In this city,- has Issued a
circular letter to fusionlsts urging them
to support Charles A. Towne for th
vice presidential nomination.
MAYA INDIANS HOLD OUT.
Mexican Troopa Find It Difficult
To Capture Them.
Oaxaca, Mex. (Special.) The attack
of the government troops on Chan
Santa Cruz, the stronghold of the Maya
Indians, is still delayed, owing to th
vigorous opposition offered by the reb
els against the advance of the troops.
General Bravo'a force of over 8,000 men
lias been joined by a force of over 2,000
Hoops commanded by General Martinet.
It had be-cn planned early In the cam
paign that the attack on Chan Santa
Cruz should be made on May S In cele
bration of the Clne'o de Mayo holiday,
but If the present determined stand of
the Indians holds out It will be severul
months yet before the principal city
and stronghold is taken. It Is Impossi
ble to take the defenses by storm ow
ing to the dense and Impenetrable for
ests and undergrowth which surround
the town, t-'inail detachments of troop
have been led Into ambuscades on a
number of occasions by the Indian
and sustained heavy losses.
ROBERTS NEEDS ALL HIS HEN.
He Can Spare None Of Hi Tooop
For China.
London. (Fpeclal.)-At Lord Robert,
apparently, la carrying out Important
combined operations, the slackness of
newt from South Africa will probably
continue until they are completed. Th
fact that the foreign military attache
re homeward bound Indicates that In
their opinion the war la over. But th
reported refusal of Lord Robert to
spare troop for service in Chlrta seems.
If true, to show the field marshal con
siders much work remain to be done,
Indlanapolla, Ind. Ex-Governor Tsv.
lor and wife of Kentucky reached her
from th east today. Taylor hat thav
td hit moustache and hi tDeranc la
much changed. H look UL