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agriiMij 1 !Kimi 'i !! " pjjypipuLapM us It IM (At 1 n : .$$ i r-. mtrrol. Jt 9 I a. l - 1 - l r:- VOLUME XXXI. NUMBER 8. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA.WEDNESDAY. MAY 80, 1900. WHOLE NUMBER 1,508. Richard Lane 18 5 19 $& if" f , .- i . f n,, ,:. 0 m - a-' UNA GETS A NOTICE United States Government Tells It THut Mint Be Done. WILL RAVE TO SUITRESS BOXERS Tats Country Takes a Hand in the Grave Sltaatlon There Harm Shalt Not Come to Americans Action ia on Parallel Lines With All the European rower WASHINGTON, May 26. The United States government has taken a hand in the suppression cf the "Boxers" ia China. Minister Censer has been instructed by the state department to inform the Chinese government that the govern- me8tjOliho--Uji;ed Sates expects it to . "Jotampout'pramplIr and thoroughly this society 2nd to provide proper uarantea for th maintenance of Ieace and order ani the protection of the life and propcrry cf Americans in China, all new threatened by the oper ation of thLs cn-Christ-an organiza tion. There is no indication in the instruc tions as to the cou-se that would be pursued by the United Slates govern ment in case th Chinese refuse to fol low the warning. Minister Conger is acting on parallel lms with the rep resentatives cf every European power at the Chinese cocrt. but has not joined in any concert of art:cn It is realized here that the Chinese Government in dealing w;th the "Eox-.-" will encounter mu-h difficulty, aa rhe society claims to b purely patri- otic. It? contention is that the teach ings of the Christians are ia their re sults absolutely destructive of the Chi - nese system cf Government. The Boxers" new arc not attacking foreign missionaries, bur are killing the Chi nese who allow themselves to be con verted to Ch-itianity. This phae of the matter is difficult to deal with, as it heretofore has been a well re'ognizd right of a nation to deal with its own subjects at its pleas ure. This rule does not contemplate excesses such as are ascribed to the "Boxers " and tnre is believed to be reasons ble ground for foreign interven tion, which would include the partici pation of United States war ships, should this be necessary. Conger's latest advice indicate that this troublesome society is waxing strong in tne very heart of Pekin. and if was evident from the tone of his dispatch that a crisis wa approach ing whi.-b would either cause drastic action by tli Chincre government or a hostile demonstration by the pewrs in th" n,.T- future. PECIN. May 2.1. (via Shanghai. May Zfi. I A force of Chines rivalry that was attacked by th" "Boxers" lost a colonel and seventy men killed and wounded. Li Hung Chang has been confirmed in the vicrroyaliy in Canton. Tan . Chun Lin. the former viceroy. ha3 been ordered to remain la Pekin to await employment. T.lm.cf on th Trouble LONDON May 2. Nv York World rab'feram.i Rev Dr. Talmace. in an interview with th" Chronicle representative, spoke of America" at titude on tbp South African war thus: "I have personallv sraiheml from the preident anj cabinet that they have no intention whatever cf intprrerinz. Apart from every other consideration Amerira at present has her hands full enough of her own troubles. Kni a It-omf W.-trlikr. ST. PETERSBURG. Mav 2d. nlan for the defense of Manchurii has ben drawn up. Six fortified post-? will be created. For the purpose oC strategical study. General SarachoiT chief of Russian general staff, will start for Manchuria at the end of the month, accompanied by eight high Russian officers, to prepare for a pos sible conflict with Japan. MnjnritT for Itryan. NEW YORK. May 2C The follow ing are statistics concerning the dele gates to the New York state demo cratic convention- Total number of delegates. 4.)0; necessary to instruct. 226- elected to date. ."00; for Bryan. 171: uninstructcd. 123, to be elected .150. CHASE AfTER AGIWALDO. Eittalion of Thirty-Thinl 1'ufnM Trail of Filipino. MANILA. May 21 Major Peyton C. March, with a battalion of the Thirty third Infantry, and Colonel Luther R. Hare, with another part of the Thirty third infantry, while scouring the coun try, northeast of Enguer. report tnat they have struck the trail of a party cf Filipinos traveling in the mountains and believe they are escorting Aeuin aldo. Major March is continuing the pursuit across an exceedingly difficult country beyond the telegraph lines. Sergeant Berry and four privates of Company B of the Twenty-seventh reg iment have rescued the daughter of the president of San Mateo from some Lads-ones who had abducted her. Af terwards twelve Ladrones ambushed them, killing the sergeant. Three pri vates steed off the band while the other secured reinforcements. Seven La drones were killed. Lieutenant W. P. Elliott of the United States cruiser New Orleans died recently at Cavite of apoplexy", result ing from sunstroke. An "Irremlar" Elevator. CHICAGO. May 2G. The directors of the board of trade today declared ir regular the Wabash elevator of the Chicago Elevator company, of which Russell Sage is president and George Gould a director. Cordial Relations With France. WASHINGTON. May 26. Resolu tions expressive of the cordial relations between the United States and Francs have been agreed upon by the house committee of foreign affairs ia connec tion with the unveiling of the statue cf Lafayette in Paris, July 4, next Boers to Visit Kaozrille. XNOXYTLLE. Tenn., May 26. The invitation extended by the Knoxville city council to the Boer commission ers to visit the city has been accepted. The date cf the visit cannot be set at present. Minor Contests Jfot Decided. FRANKFORT, May 26. The court cf appeals did not pass upon the mo tions to dismiss without prejudice and ether technical motions, pending in the miner contests today, and the transfer cf the state offices will be postponed . till next week. ENVOYS' TIME LIMITED. 2fot Pomtbte to Accept All the Invita tion RrceiTetl. WASHINGTON", May 26. The fol lowing statement was issued today by the Beer envoys, who are at present in this city: "Messrs. Fischer. Wessela and Wol marans, who are representing th? South African republics in this coun try, have received many pressing invi tations from most of the large cities of the United States to visit them, but owing to the short time they have to spend in this conntry it will not be possible to accept all of the invitat-cns received. It is their intention to re turn as soon as circumstances permit to their own country, stay.ng in Europ3 sufficient time to carry cut their in structions, but before leaving they have concluded to ild to the great demand on the part ct the American people to spend a few more days in merica and they have concluded first of all to visit Baltimore. Philadelphia. Providence and Eoston during the next week. After visiting these cities they are in hopes cf te.ng able to spare the time to extend their visit to sev eral cities in the middle states, t mcly notification of which will be given vuh invitations. The common councils and mayors of a number of cities are urging thm by resolutions to make thm a visit and it may DC possible that their stay in this conn try may be prolonged a few days to meet their wishes. The envoys regret exceedingly that they cannot meet the great number of pocpie who are so anxious to grret them. a- they would like to do. They express 'themselves as very grateful for th many expres sions of sympathy heard en ali sides of the cause that is so dar to them and they trust that the t'act that they cannct visit all who wish them to do so will in no way int rfere with the full and free expression cf sympathy and good will en their part." KENTUCKY REWARD C0MM!SS;0N. Says Money Hit 'ot Iteen Sqmntlcred on Election Onntioa FRANFORT. May 21. Tte Gcebel reward commission adjourned today. The commissioners say rothing was done except to pay a few minor bills. Commissioner Moore said that in stead of the largp sums which interest ed parties and friends would have the public believe are being paid cut. the money so far expended was very small in amount and had been and woulu continue to be expended conservatively and for legitimate purposes only. He denied all knowledge whether any in dictment has bncn returned against Former Governor Taylor. Notwithstanding the state executive committee has issued a call for a con vention to nominate a endidate for governor, the democratic loaders, and lawyers generally, are divided in opin ion as to whether an election this fall is required under the present consti tution. Chief Justice Hazelrigg. who is sued the writ of election, is quoted as inclining to the opinion that an elec tion is necessary. WHOM WILL SENATE CHOSt? The Credential of lioth Clark and 31a sinnU 1-i !. WASHINGTON. May 25. Senator Carter of Montana today presented the certificate of C-cvernor Smith appoint ing Martin Magmnis senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resismation of Senator Clark, and to which Clark had also been appointed by Lieutenant Governor Spriggs in the absence of the governor. The certicnt was in practically the same words as Acting Governor Spriggs' certificate appointine Clark to succeed himself. In accordance with a request made by Senator Carter the certificate was laid upon the table. A? soon as this disposition wa made Sen ator Chandler presented a resolution providing for the reference of the cre dentials cf the rival senatorial claim ants to the committee on privileges and elections. This resolution also was laid on the table, the understanding being that it would be called up next Wednesday. l'rlctt I.eap Into th Fall. NAGARA FALLS. N. Y.. May 26. An unknown priest, supposedly from New York city, committed suicide to night at the Whirlpool rapids. Hp descended the elevator, and after hav ing his nicture taken, walked out on a rock, threw his hat and cane back of him. and waving his right hand, dramatically shoutPd "Good-bye" and leaped into the rasing wacers. Ke ordered the pictures sent to M. J. O'Dcnnell. New York, who is said to be pastor cf St. Andrew's church. He has two assistants. Rev. W. J. Strward and Rev. Edward S. Leonard. and it is believed here the suicide is one of these. The dead priest was about 50 years old. Dtnijjr-e on Armor Ciaae. WASHINGTON, May 26. The con- Iferees of the two houses en the naval appropriation bill today agreed on the naval appropriation bill today agreed t to report a disagreement on the armor plate amendment of the senate and also en the senate amendments relating to the terms cf the Annapolis cadets and ocean and lake surveys. An agreement has been reached on all other items cf the bill. Chairman Hull cf the house commit tee on military affairs stated definitely that, owing to the lateness of the ses sion, it would be impossible to con sider the bill to increase the efficiency of the army. Oneen ThnU the President. WASHINGTON. May 26. Ambassa dor Choate at London has cabled the following mesage from Queen Victoria to the State department: "American Ambassador: Pray express my warm thanks to the president of the United States for his kind congratulations for my birthday. V. I. R" T T-ate frr Ow Army Rill. WASHINGTON. May 26. Chairman Hull cf the house committee on mil itary affairs stated definitely that cw ine tt the lateness of the session it would be impossible tn consider the hill to increase efficiency of the army. "o Protest on Meat Bit'. BERTN. May 26. United States Em bassador White has not yet received instructions from Washington as to whether to protest and if so in what form, against the amended meat in spection, with its prohibitions upon the importation of American meats. He informed the correspondent of the Aa sociated Press this evening that in any event he cculd take no step until tha bundesrath had approved the bin and Esperor William had confirmed ii. TALK IN THE SENATE The Isknda Poiaearloa Subject Creates a Hca'ed Diacasrioa. SENATOR ALLEN TAKES A PART Isaacs 3Cot LeffUlatate Are Created The Debate Taes a Decidedly Political Turn Charges by Senator Allen. WASHINGTON, May 25. The duty cf the United States toward its "Is- land possessions' was the subject of heated discussion in the senate. Sddn after the senate convened Bacon of Georgia began an extended reply to the speech of Piatt, delivered yester- day. His speech was largely supple mental to that which he delivered sev eral days ago demanding an investiga tion of Cuban financial affairs. His resolution, to which there Is little or no opposition, under the rules went to the committee on contingent expenses. The remainder of the afternoon v.-zi occupied by Bpooner of Wlscon- sin In concluding his speech on the Philippine question. The debate which he aroused took, a turn decidcdlv political. He charged the so-called anti-imperialists with ere - atine an issue which was not lesritl - mate. Manv of his statements were controverted by Allen of Nebraska and Pettigrew of South Dakota, and the controversy at times became al most personal. Spooner maintained that the facts proved the attack upon the United States troops was not only made by Aguinaldo. but had long been premedi tated. By Filipino documents which had fallen into the hands of the Americans, he showed that the Fili- pinos under the leadership of Agui - naldo were preparing for an attack upon our troops and that it had been fixed for February 5, 1S99, one day be- fore the outbreak occurred. Spooner declared that nobody but an anti-imperialist who by his words and actions desired the dishonor of his country and the making of cam- paign material in a presidential year, could have so little good faith as ta make the brutal charge against the president of the United States that he had been responsible for the preclpi- tation of hostilities. In discussing further along the re- spcnsibility for the continuation of hostilities. Spooner quoted a dispafh from General Otis giving an account of an interview he had with Judge Torres, one of the Filipino commis- sioners. wno suggested that a neutral zone be established between the hos tile armies. "General Otis informed him that the suggestion of a neutral zone or an armistice in the circumstances would have to come from Aguinaldo. An officer was sent to Aguinaldo by Judge Torres with a request that an armis- tice be arranged, and for reply Agui-' naldo sent to General Otis a copy cf ' his declaration of war. I received in the noon mail today," said Spooner. "an insulting letter from the chief of the so-called anti-imperialists of Boston, in which he de nounced General Otis as a liar." At this point Allen interrupted to say that an army officer a friend of hi3 had informed him that that state meat of the interview with Judge Tor res was not true: that General Oti5 had misrepresented it. t "An officer who charges falsehood against his commanding officer." re- ' 3iinor oncers wnt in. toned Spooner, "ought to make it in ,' FRANKFORT. Ky., May 25. When the open." the court 01 appeals meets today the "If he should make the charge in 1 attorneys for the minor democratic the open." said Allen, "his position ! state officials will move to affirm the would be imperiled." ' judgment in the case of the appeal of "Well." replied Spooner. "if he told the republican minor officials. The the truth a court-martial would take circuit court recently rendered judg care of his case and that of the com- eata in favor of the democrats and manding general, too. He would not froin r"Js tIie republicans appealed, imperil his office in the armv of anv ' decent government in the world." "The way the army is run today." asserted Allen, "it is certain that "no officer would thus imperil hi3 posi tion." "There never was a time in all the illustrious history of cur army." re plied Spooner warmly, "when it was better, braver or more honorable than it is today. Th senator's officer friend would receive full protection. General Otis signs his statements. I have no respect for a man who goes behind the back of his commanding general to malign him." Hoids Ice Trust Cnliwfn:. NEW YORK. May 25. Attorney General J. C. Davies today announced his decision in thc proceedings against the American Ice company. He de cides that the American Ice company is an unlawful combination, conduct ing its business in restraint of trade, in violation of law and against public policy, and he will commence proceed ings against thc American ice com pany to prohibit it from doing business in this state. The attorney general. 1 when asked to whether the governor will order a special grand jury to in stigate the connection of the New York City officials with the company, said he had not the slightest idea what the governor intended doing. Condition of the TreiAory, WASHINGTON. D. C, May 25. To- y's statement of the treasury bal- day aaccs in the general fund, exclusive of the J150.000.000 gold reserve in the di vision of redemption, shows: Avail able cash balance, J143.671.S43; gold $70,073,326. Dsr to Vote on Oleomargarine. WASHINGTON, May 25. The ' house committee on agriculture fixed next Tuesday for taking a final vote on oleomargarine legislation, at which , time it will be decided whether th Grout bill or the substitute measure will be reported to the house. The meeting today developed considerable feeling between the respective ele- rl , .- rrZ, U1"i"u"u-.eu iUiuim .neyiocuutu. "6 m- timated that there was a design to de iay an legation ana uB5a tnat Jii5UUi'uuua w s"c" iU1 " - "em - ate report. XcClellan for Bryan's Sate. WASHINGTON, May 25. The can- didacy of Representative George 3fc- Clellan of New York for the vice pres- idential nomination was announced today by his friends in congress. Among those who are urging McCIel lan are Representatives Stalling and Underwood of Alabama. Maddox and Tate of Georgia, Cowherd of Missouri, Bellamy and Norton of North Caro lina, Rapper, Chandler, Driggs and Fitzgerald of New York and De Vries of California. SIMHY A ROER RUNT. British Army Spread Omt la Form C Great Crescent. LONDON, May 25. Lord Roberts' infantry 'advance is delayed at tlM Rheacster river fcf a day or two T depth of the stream WHJdB is t fordablc. Th5 banks, wnich afe' r i cipitoM. a forty fcet lug., A pnij I toon and temporary bridge eonstrae- Itions are tinier way. A dispatch from Rhenoster. date Wednesday. May 23, 7:4a p. m., saysr Tne generai opinion is that we will arrive at Pretoria a3 fast as we cms i march, though the Boers annoancea J to all the countryside that they in tended to fight to the deatn. . Tne railway hus Sot been dma4 to any great extent between Hrodnj stad and ....henoater. JThe Transvaal ers have offended the Free Staters tF destroying their splendid Bridges wh.i retiring to Kroonstad. They refrained from doing this on the retreat to Rhe- noster. but now they are destroying the railroad and bridges almost com pletely nortn or tne Knenoaxer. -The British troops are in the form of a crescent, with horns thirty nfiles apart, with General French's cavalry on the went within twenty-three miles of the Vail daad Ganertl Hamilton's mounted men on the right within thirty miles tif the Vaah Tde center cf the crescent is about forty miles from the Vaal. Boer telegrams say , that the 3.000 British with ten guns ' are near Vreedefort. close to the Vaal , and close to Pary's. One correspondent refer ; to the ad vance as a "promenade." Another de scribes it as a "Boer hunt." The Free Staters are pictured M "bolting like hares" at the first sight cf the British. The latter, according to one writer, do not even find women and children, as the rieeing farmers take their families with tnem in con sequence of the reports current among the Transvaalers that the British kid nap all children over 12 years of age. , IN MILES' AND COUSINS' INTEREST. Senate Committee Amends the Military and Academy Bill ' WASHINGTON. Mav 25.-Tfie mili tary affairs comnjitte'e 0f the senate . tcdav concluded consideration of the miiitarv appropriation bill. The bill was amended bv adding those sections 0f the army reorganisation bill giving thc major general cofiimariding tfie armv the rank of lieutenant general, and the present adjutant general the T3n Df major general. The number of cadet appointments allowed thc president was increased from thirty to fifty. ' " i AdTance Price of Mipr. j NEW YORK. May 23. All grades Of refined sugars have been advanced five points except coarse granulated and extra fine granulated. Offers fof soft sugar are taken at Saturday' full prices. All undelivered balances on contracts expiring May 31 will be canceled except Nos, 1, 2. a and 16. Arbuckle Bros, and the Doscher Re- i fining company have followed the ad vance in refined made by tfie Americad Sugar Refining company Clark's Case is Postponed. WASHINGTON. May 25. An agree ment was reached today between the friends of Senator Clark of Montana and the senate committee on privileg es anu elections to postpone any action upon the senator's credentials until Wednesday. May 30. In the mean time the credentials of Magannis will be presented and the papers in both cases will be considered together. English Warch Into Ambnsb. LONDON, May 25. It is officially announced that Colonel Bethune has reported that while marching in the direction of Newcastle, Natal, yester day, he was ambushed by a party of Boers six miles west of Vryheid. in te Transvaal, and that very few of his force escaped. His casualties num bered sixty-six men. Will DellTer Addresses. WASHINGTON. D. C. Mav :o.- Those who have ben closely identified t with the Boer delegates since they 1 have been in Washington and who con ferred with them today on their plans, say that as a result of the statements' of the secretary of state, the delegates will not remain long in Washington, but will attend a series of meetings! to be held throughout the country. Official to Attend Rennlon. WASHINGTON. May 25. The pres ' ident, members of his cabinet, Generai Miles and Adjutant General Corbin will attend the reunion of the Society of the Army cf the Potomac at Fred ericksburg. Va.. tomorrow. The party will leave here in a special car tomor row morning and will return to the city that evening. President Conjrn.tnlate Qqeen. WASHINGTON. May 25. Secretary , Hay has sent a cable message to Am bassador Choate at London asfeine t( bassador Choate at London asking to "convey through the appropriate chan nels the congratulations and best wishes of the president to her majesty, the oueen. on the occasion of her birthday." TUNING OVER THE Of f ICES. Republican Auditor Not Waiting for Mandate of Court. FRANKFORT. Ky., 3Iay 25. Repub lican Auditor Sweeney sent for Dem ocratic Auditor Coulter this morning and notified him he was ready to turn over the state records and possession of the office in the state house without waiting for action by the court of ap- peals. The transfer was effected to- day. It Is understood the other , publican officials will do likewise in , the next day or two and that bv next , week the state house will be offere , exclusively by the democrats. t j ladicted for Pension F.-nnd. . SIOUX CITY. Ia., May 25. Hans Andreas, aged 85, was indicted by the federal grand jury today on a charge of attempting to defraud the pension aepartment. He made affidavit that his sister, Mary Asper Exe, was the widow of a civil war veteran and had never remarried after the latter's death. The prosecution claims she has a husband living. Andreas was once wealthy, but lost his fortune during ft panic of 1393. GUILTY MUST StlER Betnaisation of the Administration to Fonisn Postal Embezzler. TIE PRtSlllNT IS SHOCKED Directs the Froset&lidn 8t 4ll &allift Frands la Cnba Instructions Are Siren Pristow Governor General Weed to Be Fully Informed of Dv etepsaents. WASHINGTON, May 24. In a speech in thS senate Plat! Qannw ticnt read the folldwlng letter f ifi strnctlons from the postmaster genera to Bristow: May 16, 1900. Hon. Joseph L. Bna tow. Fourth Assi3tant Postmaster Gea- yenl Sir: Supplementing my letter of May 12, directing you to proceed at once to Cuba, the following further instructions are given for your guid ance. Voh will immediately on your ar rirdi at Havana cdnft?f frel.Y and fully with General W8pd military gdv erhofr and will keed in constant edni municatidn with him in the werk 08 which you enter. You will co-operate with the iilitary governor, both in the investigation of all irregularities in the postal service of Cuba and in any measures for the reorgaaizatioa of the system that may be uadertakea. The cwmlnatlan by the insepctors. already provided for, will have, begun before yodr arrival, tdu wti assume general supervisidn df this examina tion and will enforpe the instructions heretofore given that it shall bd tf the" most searching and thorough charac ter. If you find that you need a still larger force for the prompt and com plete performance of this duty, you wil' call for it. The investigation must be comprehensive and minute, covering evry branch of the service and all classes of Officials. It- prosecution must be gdverne4 solely by the purpose of ascertaining the truth and the whole truth and it must be uncompromising and unsparing. Besides supervising the investiga tion in co-operation with the military governor, it will be .your duty to ex amine the organization of the postal service, with its system of checks and balances, and report what greater or additional safeguards can be provided Under the system established at the beginning of the American occupation of Culm the administrative side of the service was placed under the control oi this department and the auditing or checking side dndr tll-i control of an other. This Is the systm of the United States governmeilL The irregularities and peculation? which have been brought to light were apparently accomplished because officers apopinted and responsible to different departments and who should have been a check upon gach other entered into collusion and conspiracy to perpetrate these wrong3 on the 6n3 eide and to pass and coyf them up on the other. You will careftilly in vestigate by what defects of super vision or defense they were consum mated and what further measures ol protection in the passing and in au diting of accounts and in the handling of public funds and property may be needed. It is desired also that the central organization of the postal serv ice In Cuba shall receive your special attention. You will examine as to whether It is framed in the best man ner for efficient administration. You will see whether, compatibly with a good mail service for the people, any retrenchments can be made and whether economies can be effected by a consolidation and reduction of bu reaus. It is desired to bring the postal expenditures within the oostal reve nues so far as may be consistent with the obligation of providing a satisfac tory mail service. Your presence in Cuba, as the rep resentative of the department, with these instructions, makes you the rank-: ing officer of the postal administration. ' You will consider and advise what re movals or other action may be re quired in the cause of justice, for the Interest of the government and the people of Cuba, and for the welfare or the service. You are chosen for this duty with the approval of the president, who is deeply shocked at the shameful be trayal of trust on the part of th? offi cials in whom confidence had been re pospd and who directs that in dealing with ali irregularities which have been or may be disclosed the sole rule of action shall be 'horough and complete investigntion. the rigorous and unspar ing prosecution of all guilty persons and their swift and certain punish ment. You will communicate these instruc tions to General Wood, keeping him fully informed as you proceed anl re porting regularly to the department. Respetfullv yours. CHARLES EMORY SMITH, Postmaster General. yt Deaths From Yellow Ferer. WASHINGTON. 3Iay 24. Surgeon General Sternberg has received a re port from Major W. C. Gorgas cf the medical corps, chief sanitary officer of Havana, in which he says that while the d"ath rate for April was 482. there were jo deaths from yellow fever, the first month so favored since May, 1S3U. and the only month when there were no deaths from this disease during tne last ten yars. with two exceptions, February and May. 1S39. Neely's Attorney Plead. WASHINGTON. May 24. John D. Lindsey, attorney for Charles P. Neely. appeared before the house ju diciary committee today and submit ted an argument against the proposed extradition bill. Ke also presented a voluminous brief. The proposition to subject an American citizen to trial in a country where a Spanish system of laws are in vogue, he contended, was utterly opposed to American tra ditions. The fundamental theory at tfie base of our system, he saidj as sumed a man placed in Necly's posi tion to be innocent until competent and leal evidence was adduced. Extradition Bill is Passed. WASHINGTON. May 24. The house today passed without division the ex tradition bill framed by the judiciary committee, but only after a debate in which considerable political rancor was aroused. There was no division of sentiment as to the duty of congress to pass a bill to permit the extradi tion of Neely, but the democrat: ob jected to the language of the bill, which covered "any foreign country or part thereof occupied by the United States." TOITY MILES Of MEN. Lord "Roberts Srreepleff Toward the 'Vflelt With a Wide Front. LGNlJ6JV y 24. Lord "Roberts is drawing near W the frontier cf the Transvaal. His infantry Classes are thirty-three miles north tO Kroon 6tadt. at the Rhenostcrs river. Soma thousand cf cavalry arc already acrC3 hs rivsr. &fiert French and Generai Ham ilton 3? separated from each other by about fort?" hI. rule Lard Rob erts is within twelve nJiIs of Gen eral French and thirty mikM of Gaa eral Hamilton. The Boer? are retiring toward the Vail with their fievy baggage. They are reported from Pref'Trta, as already across that river. Twelve Jaousand men and fourteen guns compose Va retrtins army. Trains continue to run ffcfft Vgronninging. at the Vaal, td PretSrl'i- A dispatch1 fro Lot4 Rabcrts says: "Ian Hamilton reached Hefolfi this morning after a series- of-engaganHnii. witU Boer force under DeWet. who is retiring "ore him. Brcadwood has captured tiifea Boer wagons. There have been seventj-ova casual ties in Hamilton's force to v"3fvda7 evening." Dispatches to the Associated Press from" Hellhrnn say that tne Boer gen eral. fteWet, had 4.000 men posted on an adjacent hill. Put th.u ae retired when General Hamilton apDrcached. Foreign engineers assert fll.-Jt Pre toria is able to stand a year's siegX According to advices frcm Loarenzo Marquez the Pretoria fortifications are described as complC" nut Johan nesburg has not yet ben piwi en tirely in a state of defense. ?& Transvaal government papers and the wJr" eh."; have been removed to Ly denhurf. Foreigners eOfi1inw o leave the re publics. Dutch steamers 2rr ruining to Delagoa bay, it is claimed. W fur nish an asylum to fleeing HclIan"!cTs- The Boer forces continue to dwin dle. Some of the correspondents assert that probably only about "?.00Q of the hardest fighters yet remain. SlFMush there are detached parties in vario!3 parts of the Transvaal. One curtoua piece of gossip sent froni Lo'ifeftao Marquez ia that sev eral wome4 IriSd a sjambok Presi dent Kniger. wbc wis fe5Sr."d by his bodyguard. He" rarely leaves tjc Ufes idency cow, but works incessantly, holding councils at daybreak and ddr ing thc night, it L? announced at Pretoria that on Sunday the eovern ment proposed removing the Brih prisoners from Pretoria. EUNKiNG OUT Tiff BOERS. Huberts Keeps Cp the T.ictlcs that itCTt o Successful in the l"at. HONtNOSPRUIT. Orange Free State. Tuesday Evening, May 22. General French has crossed the Rhe nosters river, northwest of hero. This movement, combined with Genersl Ian Hamilton's cccup.ir- at Heil bron renders the Boer position twenty miltis in the British front untenable. The latest reports, however, received says th burghers sire sheared to make a strong resistance and lr;?e3 fifteen guns. Fifteen prisoners Were taken today. ESCAPING SOWERS SHOT. Fort Riley Pr'soners Wounded While! .t tempting to Ocape. FORT RILEY, Kan., May 24 Two military prisoners, John Arnold and George A. Fryman, serving sentences of one year each, were shot at by a sentry whilo attempt:ns to escape. The pri3oner made a darins rush upon the sentry aad disarmed him. takiag his Krag-Jorgensea with them and ran for the hills. A sergeant of artillery heard the disturbance and shot the fleeing prisoners. Arnold is shot through the abdomen, his injurj being critical. Fryman tus shot in the arm. Would Sell Xflin4!ia I. mil. ATCHISON, Kan., May 24. It has been discovered that 15.000 acres of land in Atchison, Brown. Jackson ana Marshall counties, Kansas, and Pawaee couaty. Nobraska. receatly advertised for sale at auction at the court house ia Atchisoa. by the receivers of the Central branch cf the Union Pacific railroad, are claimed by private indi viduals. They did not know the title to their property could be questioned until it was advertised for sale. It is believed that when Oliver W. Mink and Thomas P. Wilson were an- i pointed receivers of the Central branch j they found the records of a lot of Central branch land. and. supposing J it still belonged to the company, ad- V. fc.LtA W .W. M..... I Germany and Commrrcinl Education. WASHINGTON. May 21. "Germany has led and is still leading the world in commercial education." says Consu lar Agent Harris at Eibenstock. in a recent dispatch to the State depart ment. Tne various commercial schools, he says, annually send forta large numbers of qualified young men to take up lucrative and important po sitions in the business world. These young men. h continues, are selling in distant countries products of the German empire ranging from a loco motive to a. clothespin, invariably hav ing the advantage over their Ameri can and English competitors of being f able to speak fluently the languaze of the country in which they attempt to sell their goods. Genua nr Adopts Meat Bill. BERLIN. May 2!. The Riechstag today, voting by roll call, adopted the meat bill by 163 to 123 votes. As it has passed the reichstag. in additioa to prohibitiag the importa tion of canner or sausage meat the bill provides that until December 31, 1903. the importation of fresh meat shall only be allowed in whole, or. in certain cases, in half carcasses, and that the importation of prepared meat shall ccly be permitted when it is proved to be innocaou?, 'rhich is re garded as being impossible proof in the case of consignments of salt meat under four kilograms in weight. Xot 9farh Chance for Root Bill WASHINGTON, May 24. After hearing arguments for ten days on Secretary Root's bill to increase the efficiency of the army by internal re organization of the staff, thc house commitee on military affairs today postponed further consideration of the measure until next Monday. This ac tion is considered by members of tha committee on military affairs today chances of success. The opposition ex pressed by heads of staff bureaus has led to several propositions for a modi fication of the bilL some of which will take official form within a fe days. How Much You M Is not the qnestioo. but. how much tow di L I gest, because food does good only when K is digested and assimilated, taken up by the blood and made into muscle, nerve, hose and tissue. Hood's Sarsaparilla re sUrm to the stomach its powers of diges tion. Then appetite is natural and healthy. Then dysfep i' ?". a" strength, elas ticity and cwfcjntnce return. Stomach Tlw.-" My mother bad a very bad stomarfi ;rouble. She weighed only 111 pounds. ABV taking toprbottles of Hood's Sarsaptirilla ibe weijrbed 13t pnonds. She toot it again after the enp and one bottle got her LT." Miss Otis McCoy, Lafavette Ave.. Ubanoa, Ind. . Hood's SarsaparUtm Is America's Greatest Blood Medicine. money rot niucKis. State Treasurer Xeserre Grew Ont the Fibres oa Apportionmesjt- LINCOLN. May 26. The apportion ment of the temporary fund for the support of the public schools of the state for the next half year will be made oa a basis of $1.07 per pupil. There afti 372.794 school childre-s in the state and the amount to be divided is 3400.321.9S. This ia divided between the various counties as follows: So. of Amocnt County. AuteiojM ............ Banner w.. ......... Sobolar3. . T.a-ci 3 . 4.U4 21 D' bU? 173.05 4.ta.U 1J1K. s.i2.:s 4.911.41 S.JGXlu 4.659.27 t.atz.iz l.tfK UZt S.3W.t 4.744.0: S.33.0S S.54 2.4S4JW rssi.. 4.9'.''vW 757.13 4.O2.00 S.43LK 43.14$. 4 tf.0K.4O 3.i77 a.ST7.4) 4J73.SI ll.-r8.il 691. bl 2.134.97 2.3U.W 5.4RU2 3AT1.7S 1.0M.SS l.?3.13 JW5.3n 33.07 4.t4l 4.31.J4 4.1TZ.14 77.?; UKUl .zr,i. S. 34S.S& 473.61 a7? 3.271.13 .yc , 7.741. 43 .333.." 4.1721 : 1.72.; 7.)?-j 4..XW.31 3.724..T) 7.334. :: 1.112.33 7.(3.37 3. 127.2S s.ct n S-47J3 tt..C. 4S 2.374 ? 2.s3. 23 574. 2.s57.3tf 3.S33.JC; IZt-TJ 2.124.23 3. i-).0 3.i21.ff 3.S-W.37 i.Z 4".37 S.341.3J Blaine 1 i.ox: 1.5C S.li T.b.O 4.XT1 141 G.I" 4.W IS 4&J Boone ...... Box Butte ..........-.. oyd .......... Sf- BiiftJl' - - Eurt . Bntier ... C"us . . . . Oetlur ... t"h.e ... Cherry ... Cityenne 14 ? . t . Colfitx .. Cumin? , Cu-ter .. Dak out - '-' Dawes Pu.w-.on D:-l .. P'xoa" . Doric .. bouslas Dundy .. FHImore Franklin Frontier Kumaj iiaze ... Garneld fjohper .......- -r 42.J21 t .. i.er; 10. 13 tm 1.9 19 6.101 ,ui: 1.774 4.-rc 4.IK.H We- (Irant Greeley .... Hall Huiqllton .. tiaruf. HjOtcs . . Hitchcock . Holt Hooker .... rlnwarri ... Jf n"CT--nn JY!jntOIl ... Kearrwy ... Keith Key a Paha 4 3. TIZ 1.0? 5.1. 441 S.ft4 ST. . . ..... Kimball Knox rincater LaKcoln ....- Logn .............. Loup ... ............ Madison ........ McPherson ..". Merrick Xance ... Xpmah.i NncfcnIN Oto- rerfsins: . Phelps . .'..... i.m .zxi 7.Jft' .! ;;r.z l.CS 7.11H 2.SU -m 3MS 1( 1.37S I.ST'5 Z.T, .- K31 ............. Pierce ............. Pl.itlt ...........'. P0I1C .................... Red Willow Ftif Harrison ........... Rcr.V ,..... Saline ?.trpy ............. Saunricr .............. Sfitts Bluff-. .....- Seward ........... Sheridan .............. Sherman .............. bloux .................. Stanton Thayer .........-- ThomJi ' ..........-..-- Thurston Valley . .i-hinturv .......... U".iyn ................ Webster ............." h-eier - t orK .............. o al3 .......- ..372.7(54 ;toojra.3c Fatal Work of Lljrhtnlns HARVARD. Neb.. May 26. William Wadsvorth. a prosperous fanner liv ng four miles northwest of this city, was killed bv lightning. The same bolt also killed a span of horses and set Arc to the barn. Wadsworth was at -ork in his barn, taking apart and putting away his corn planter, during a heavy shower of rain. He stepped to the barn door to clc3e it, when the voun? man working with him saw what looked like a ball of Are coming down through the barn over a span ef horses standing in a stall. One of thc noracs dropped as the ball seemed to reach it and the same instant as he turned toward 3Ir. Wadsworth he saw him fall, killed instantly by the lightning, which had turned and passed out at the door. The deceased leaves a widow and three daughters, the old est 13 and the youngest a years of age. Ifnres Killed by the Crs CHADRON. Neb.. May 25. An over land train of immigrants by the name of Paxtoa from Hayes county. Nebras ka, bound for North Dakota, had a bunch 01 fifty horses frighten at a train at Dakota Junction on the Nebraska-Dakota line Sunday night and many were badly lacerated in barb wire" fence 5. In the mad run the herd attempted to cross the track ahead of the train and the doubl-hader killed eve outright and crippled several oth ers. The shock and sizht of the dis aster prostrated one of the ladies, wuo had to be taken from the scen and the party pulled on without filing a claim from damages. Virmrr Loes by Fire. CREIGHTON. Neb.. May 25. John Criswcll. a farmer living a few miles south of town was a very heavy loser oa account cf fire, which burned his barn, cribs, and bins, one cow. and a double set of harness, a saddle, and many ether things cf a smaller value. His "insurance onlv partially covered the loss which will go far up into the t mdreds of dollars. It is not positive ly known how the fire was started. Vfymore Retains the Kenaloa. WYMORE. Neb.. May 26. It has at last been decided that the Nebraska veterans association will be held in Wymore. Fairbury and other compet ing towns having notified the com mander that they have withdrawn in favor of this city. It is the intention to make thc reunion a bi?j thing this year and already applications for con cessions are pouring in. London pawn shops do a business amounting to nearly a million dollars weekly. For the year 1S33 there were 130.000 births ia Scotland and 79,543 deatns. r OLD RELIABLE. ColumbusStateBank latimltata.) njlIwTBtltlBDspIS iNBaM&tafe Hw York ma CooatrlM. TsUMlsUP TICKETS BUYS GOOD NOTES lis tiaWiw whaa ihey ao feSJ ass craze-roast Osbbjlbd, Prea't. ft, sL HCTBT. Vice- Pres.. WL Bscsesa, Cxs'aUr. n tTATrrrxn. Wit Bccrtr. The Columbus Journal. aV Wnakly Newspaper de.vsS;jd o tha mwt Interests of PmlstsstsssfA Flia County of Platte, Til State of Nebraska, Tne United State t A.XD THB- REST OF MANKIND. ujtit o measure ttito us is $l.50 a Year. If Paid In Advance. r Halt of n fulness is not cir- eaaacribed by dollars and cents. free ts any address HENRY GASS, UNDERT A TTE Tt I Cwssmsst : mat 1 M.Ullie : Cases t ft ftkBMmaS Uffhol Goiumbiis Journal PRINTING OFFICE. OOUMTftY. mLJmnLmBBLmVmtmL Bmssst f-nRSKiPMs. fC2J3L.r ..
