EVffl IRE H NfflT ! 1 — wu mm mu nt asnci tampan I by eta tardy arrival of ar tillery. vikk pr*y«stad him from eap t®n«* lar** kop Prior* dark a*** art la aad *saM*d tb* Burra u> aarar* tb**r mlad AKboopk tk* tars* ark*aM- of oprra I Boa* *«Ha4 a*<«w(«Ur, a*v*ral caaca 1 of saar'oeatabi* drlay la ft* advaar* ar<* r»mark*d by tb* rorr**poa4rau. Takes oa da arbafr. feaawvar. tbara boa baas aa baasttac apparratty Lord B/Aarta auk tb* omaaftb la tb* baad* of ta* yoaapar prarrala. m^« baa aa nuadbgly *dkirat army. Tb* report that tb* ban bi raw J2J*Madbara iTalul aaar Hwatrr• Zporauoaa *r* afoot la l~at It to Mbramt tbat tb* rcaaoa that Custom aat*r aorka ami that tk*r* : t.» i> *-r» ar* cbowlas m«r* activity UK S lots aou ntsaiv f l _ rtmoTic* urani roa siattik 1* ibis cztr it is counted that be vmmem tbe mills fartorie*. etc_ burned total loas is estimated at flB.OOO.OOd and tbe insurant at fd,500.000 1b Hull tbe fire has about burned out Tbe business portion is all gone and over half ci tbe residences. i\m\$ lONSfot mtfi old Lift Rritn Fttttrtd. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 27.— The house committee on Indian af fairs today directed a favorable report on the bill creating a commission to consider the establishment of & nation al reserve or park of the Leech Lake. Winnebago and Cass Lake Indian res ervations in Minnesota, comprising about 830 00© acres. The commission was fixed at three members from each branch of congress and an appropria tion of $5,000 mas allowed. The commit!**?, also reported favor ably the bill a'lowing Indians in the Indian Territory to emigrate to Mex ico. the emigration to be under the di re non of the secretary of the interior and iu bauds of 200. Mexico gives the Indians an opportunity to return to their tribal relations and nomadic hab its and they prefer this to the restric tions now imposed on them and also as a means of avoiding the spread of tuberculosis and other diseases which ! have decimated them of late. mss HWE EOR PAYMENT Cfcarg* OiWcMab PrtMsU a Not* De mmm4im% f*rmmijK Settlement. CONSTANTINOPLE. Wednesday. April 25.—The negotiations between the I nlted States and tbe Porte re garding the Armertcan indemnity claims have again been transferred here, l olled states Charge d’Affalres Criscom y ester lay handed to Tewflk Pasha, minister of foreign affairs, a note based on attractions he had re ceived from Washington, the tenor of which has not yet been made public. It la understood, however, that It de aaands prompt payment of the indem nity The note win be discussed at the , council of ministers today. Similar steps by the ou.er powers are regarded Charge Grinrom in the present cir cumstances declines to express his The only issue at present however, is the exwnttkm of the Ports'* repeat . sd promises to Minister Sirs us to pay the Indemnity. Owr dal— Turkey WASHINGTON, a April 57.— It ia learned that the note of Mr. Gris* com. ratted States charge at Constate 1 tinople. is fosaied on the state depart ment's instruct loos to press vigorous ly the claim fur indemnity already lodged with the port»k The note Is not < on ultimatum ia any sense, but Is in continuation of tbe expressed deter ’ minatfon of tbe state department to exhaust all peaceful and proper means to secure a settlement of these Amer ican rial am WASHINGTON. April 27—The nen fate committee on Interstate commerce today authorised a favorable report upon Senator Chanuier's MU concern ing the giving of railroad passes. It prohibits the issuing of free passes ex cept as ssthariaed by the existing law. and claastfies such conduct as "unjust discrimination. * ■•ilt'a BUI Olffcrt fraai Boat's. WASHINGTON. ~pril r.—Represen tative Hull, chairman of the house military committee, today introduced by request a bill reorganizing the staff of the army. It differs throughout from Secretary Root’s staff bill and creates a general and special staff. Eight Boor Law Favored. I WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 27.— The house committee on labor at a spe | Hal meetings iirected a favorable re port on the Gardner eight-hour bill, which has attracted much attention in labor Hrelee txd among contractors for government work The vote was unan imous in Its favor. MmUI Dswm Sect WASHINGTON. D. C., April 27.— The National Society of the Colonial Dames passed a resolution today in creasing the number of vice presidents from two to three. A resolution was also adopted suggesting that the socie ties of the several states extend their researches as far back of the revolt* tioaary period as possible and to se cure letters and papers preserved in Camilles relating to the earlier colonial times. Mias Wharton of Washington read a paper on what the society had I ammgftMhsd. Pwps BNogatiM Hew Bishop. WASHINGTON. D. C., April 27.— An official brief from Pope Leo XIII, recognising Very Rev. Bertrand Orth. D. D.. as bishop of Vancouver, in Brit ish Columbia, baa reached the papal legation here and has been sect direct to Archbishop Christie of Portland. Ore., la whose province the see is lo cated. Dr. Orth ranks high among the priests of the Pacific coast, being pas tor of Bt. Lawrence church, Portland, as examiner of the board known aa •"examinstore cleri dioeeaaal” and one of the five rural daans of «ha arch RELIEF FDR WEPESER Otoml Brabant> Forest Bring £ax» to tfec Beleaguered Garmon. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AT LONDON Tmtim u C«fUr« Amj of TUmm—IE* At- j LONDON April 2«—It Is officially announced that Wepeaer haa been re A dispatch (root Capetown brings the tnformatkm that -the relief of tru' list of the casualties prior to the occupation of DeWet’s dorp, showing that Captain Denny of the Thirteenth h ussars was killed and that n captain, two lieutenants and twenty-two men were wounded. Captain Prothero, who was wounded at Karreefontein. has since died. It is now apparent that the chances of Lord Roberts’ catching the retreat ing Boers is very slende-. The Boers hare everywhere retired at the first pressure of the British advance and the hope that General Rundle would be able to induce them to remain at DeWet’s dorp until they had been forced to fight has been disappointed. No attempt was made to pursue the commandos retiring frcm Wepener, Everything now depends upon the pro gress of General French’s cavalry brigades, but they are entering a very difficult, hilly and practically unknown country. me caTx;ry nag aireacy cac a long inarch over heavy and sandy roads and nothing is known regarding the con dition of the horses. In any case it is a race between the federate and the forces of General French and General Hamilton. The slowness, of the Brit ish infantry and previous ability of the Boers to move rapidly, with guns and baggage, over their own country, load to a belief that Lord Roberts’ en veloping operations will fall and will have to be repeated further north. At the most he will perhaps capture some Boer guns and baggage and harry the retreating burghers. Considerable results have been at tained In the relief of Wepener and the clearing of the southeast corner of the Free State but the Boer army, what ever its strength, has still to be dealt with. The Times has the following from a special correspondent, dated Mafeking. Basutoland, April 25: "I rode from Jammersburg here, skirting Wepener. and I met General Brabant’s advance guard four miles south of Wepener. They repert three successful fights Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday with twenty-two casualties. “The siege was raised and 5.000 of the enemy retired along the Ladybrand read within our sight and unpursued. Colonel Dalgety’g casualties are thirty three killed and 132 wounded.* ■ - Uiffa'9 Uit Day la Kogland. Dl’BUN. April 26 —Queen Victoria spent what is practically her last day in Ireland very Quietly. Though she drove out thte afternoon she did not vtalt any Institutions. Her majesty will leave the viceregal lodge at noon tomorrow, and after a short train jour ney to Kingstown will embark on hoard the royal yacht and. escorted by the channel fleet. will salt tor En« land. It is expected the Queen will arrive at Windsor Friday morning. Career Sara tar Ft Sums. NSW YORK. April Oberttn sL Carter, once a captain In the United States corps of engineers, was a pas senger tonight on a parlor car of a Pennsylvania railroad train, westward bound. In charge of a military guard be is being taken to the military prison at Fort I-eavesworth. Kan., where he will serve out what rematns of his sen tence of five years Imprisonment tor . embezzlement. — lUMer Killed la a Gaa Fight. KANSAS CITY, Kan* April 2« —An unknown man who held ap and robbed the Missouri Pacific station agent at Anthony. Kan., last nignt, was shot and killed today by the town marshal at Caldwell, after a gun light in which fifteen shots were exchanged! Two barber tickets bearing tile name John Perkins were found in the dead man’s pockets. CHOATE MAKES FRIENDLY TALK Warmly CwUd at tb« Lord Mayor’s Annual Banquet. LONDON. April 26.—The diplomatic representatives of the United States, Germany, Servia and the Netherlands were present this evening at the an nual Easter banquet of the Lord Mayor of London. The Duke of Cambridge and the Australian federation delegates were also of the company. The chief feature of the function was the warm reception given Joseph H. Choate, who responded to the toast. “The Ambassadors.” He was greeted with vociferous applause and his speech, although chilly humorous In speech, although chiefly humorous in ous remarks that turntfl the tide of laughter into hearty cheering. “I consider." he said, “speaking on behalf of my brother ambassadors, that our highest duty and greatest pleasure is to cultivate the friendly re lations of our several countries with Great Britain, so as to avoid the pos sibility of a resort to war.” Boot Report* on Salaries. WASHINGTON, D. C., April, 26.— Secretary of War Root today sent to the senate his reply to the resolution of April 21. as to whetner officers of the United States army in Cuba or Porto Rica have received any compen sation to which they were not entitled by law to receive as salary and allow ances; and If so asking the names and rank of the officers and the amounts received by them. The reply says that allowances have lieen paid four officers of the army who have been re quired to live in the ciity of Havana. (ME NEW CASE Of HAGUE t __ " i tarpoi in Chn*s« at BoMinSa Bopafal JtagarSlac UtnaUva WASHINGTON, April M.—The sur geon general of toe marine hospital service has received s report from Sur geon Carmichael, in charge at Honolu lu, under data of April 9. He sajs that since his report of March t one new case of plague has been discovered. The victim was a white girl and the case was fatal. The pro peers. Dr. Carmi chael says, are encouraging- Only one detention camp was open, there were two convalescents at the pesthoa-w. but no other case. Xo new cases bad been reported tram the other islands. Surgeon Cnrmienael denies the report that there had been a targe number of deaths from plague on the island of Kalaohui No general crusade has been begun against .ae rata, watch have spread the plague, bat a bouncy of 25 cents had been offered and a pro fessional rat-catcher appointed by the board of health. The council of state has adopted the follow log resolution: Resolved. That it is the sense ot wj* council of the state that the Hawaiian ! hr (fiiea order of the hoard of health as well as .•ones caused by the afo dental spread of ire of Janas?? » IhM. awl kases caused ay the teadag burned: further, that the canal of state sok earnestly advise the exec utive naadl to tipoht a new conn of claims of ave members, at least three of whom shall be business men. ! President Dole has not acted mi the resolution as yet. ENGLAND WILL STAY OUT VTU1 Ut Otter Power* Prcm Has Enough TTmMs. LONDON, April 26.—Inquiries made at the British foreign office confirm the dispatch from Constantinople to the Associated Press, saying that in view of the steps taken by the united States regarding claims arising out of the Armenian massacres, the ambassies of Great Britain. France, Austria, ,taly and Germany nave asked their govern ments to instruct them as to their similar claims. It is also learned tne British government has not answered its ambassador’s request for instruc tions and contemplates Individual ac tion. While the attitude of her majesty’s government is one of regret that the British claims have come to this stage, it will co-operate in any plan decided upon by the other powers concerned. It is not believed at the foreign office however, that joint acwon will ta^e In anything except the renewal of use less protestations to the Turkish gov ernment. Should the continental powers agree on insisting that they be treated os the same basis as the United States, they will only have a mkewarm fol lower in Great Britain. Lord Salis bury desires no further complications at present. SIOUX ARE DISCONTENTED Worked Up Over Cat la Hattons and Dv* lay to Pay lay Inter—t Money. FORT YATES. N. D.. April 26.— There is great uneasiness and bitter ness of feeling among the Sioux In dians here over the policy of the In dian bureau. Suddenly and without explanation the rations have been cut In half and the money from the sale of hides and the annual interest money has not been paid to them. They hold this to be directly in violation of the treaty. Letters are being received by the Sioux here from the Pine Ridje Sioux urging that if peaceable means fail to secure treaty rights there in nothing left but to fight for them. A CWrai* HI— Ktttod CHICAGO. April 2k- In a labor Hot which occurred at Racine and Welling ton avenues tonight erne man was in stantly hilled, another severely In jured and alx others received slight injuries. The dead; PETER MILLER, shot through head and instantly hilled. The injured; John McGuire, shot In the right arm and cheek; Injuries vervw hut not fetal; Edward Yarmn ton. cut on the head with Nr**s knock lee; Benjamin Remark. cut oe the heed with brass knuckles; William Fottgetter. bruised about the hear end body; Louts Jecktafce, cut about the te CmL WILBER, Neb.. April 25 —Several enterprising citizens in and around Wilber, headed by J. F. Spirk. real estate agent, have long had the belief that deposits of coal existed in the lo cality. Last October they employed a well known borer from Crete to com mence operations on the farm of An ton Karpisek. six miles west of Wil ber. He bored to the depth of twenty five fuel, and at that depth discovered a seam of coal twenty-one inches in thickness. This work not proving sab *»factory to the parties concerned, they determined to Incur further expense, and now they have employed the firm of C. hi. Mullock * CV of Chicago to make borings with a diamond core drill J. *1 PAPtLUON Ntfc, April John Rudolph, a middle-aged farmer, who has hern Uvlng on the Ritchie farm five miles south of PapUttoa, hung himself In hfs granary. He has n Me ter. Mrs. John Metzger, living at l«etgh. Neb. Rudolph has been farming here for the past five years. It is supposed that deranged mental condition was responsible for his suicide, as no other cause can be ascribed. •W Cmchcd hy • Wh««. HILDRETH, Neb.. April 25.— Nathan, the youngest son of John Nel son. was run over by a lumber wagon here. He sustained Injuries to his chest, which are liable to prove fatal. DaltMU Sorrlnl Operation. HASTINGS. Neb., April 25.—Dr. Weir tea, assisted by Dr. Schaufelberg. removed an eye from Mrs. Wesley For ney. a lady who lives about six miles east of Hastings. The lady's little son was playing with an air gun and dis charged it at his mother’s face. The shot entered the eye and completely destroyed the sight Tbe shot was found embedded In the eyeball, from whence It was removed by the doctors. v i’j-v.r.v Second District Enumerators. OMAHA, Neb., April 25.—Census Su pervisor D. H. Wheeler has received from Washington the names of the enumerators appointed for the Second Nebraska district At the same time he received special instructions not to make the names public. The list of appointees includes the names of nine women, who have been appointed to enumerate resident districts In the city of Omaha. This is the first time, so far as known, that women have been so employed In Omaha, and Major Wheeler expects them to make a bet ter showing than the average. Bcnra Burned While Be Wu Fishing. FREMONT, Neb., April 25.—A new house Just completed «§ * the farm of Samuel Wiinon. thiWV.jiies west of Ames, was compiet/ lestroyed by fire, together with jf * contents, in cluding $300 In paf ^ney. Several small build ingaf Arent were also consumed. TWl .oss will be about $1,100, with no insurance. The origin of the fire is shrouded in mystery. Mr. Wilson, the owner, was absent fishing when the conflagration oc curred.