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OMAHA , FHTDAY MORXIXU , A PHIL H , 1800 TWELVE PAGES. S1NGLW COPY I'M ' V13 CENTS. LAWTON PUSI1IXG ON Advances with His Porccs to a Point Eight Miles from'Luihbani FORDS RIVERS AND THREADS THE JUNGLE Drives the Enemy Before oes Marching NORTH DAKOTANS UNDER ACROSS Volley Fired from Concealed Trench at a Distance of Fifteen Yards. FIVE MEN ARE KILLED AND TWO WOUNDED AH Two DnUolniiH Arc Draw Ian Their lHHt llrenth They Ilrcathe ( lie Sentiment ! "l.ol'H Mnllc mill Die linnio. " ( Copyright. ISflO , by Prow I'ubJl'hlnK Co. ) MAIN I LA , April 13. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Genur.il Law- ton's expedition yesterday advanced to n point eight miles north from Lumban and occupied Pnlte , the military center of the Laguna do Bny district. They forditwo rivers and marched through tnngles of un derbrush , driving a small number of the enemy before them. Tralnes' battery of North Dakotans marched twelve inllco from Pogeajan to Pnlte. In taking Palte In the afternoon the North Dnkotnns were in the center and the sharpshooters flanked , when the column suddenly encountered a crossfire of the rebels. Sharpshooters were moved out quickly nnd n squad of five of the North Da kota men was surprised by a volley at fif teen yards from a concealed trench. Two wore killed and two wounded , one mortally. The Dakotns' sharpshooters ruBhcd down the steep Incline and took the trenches by dusk. The total losees of our force were live killed nnd two wounded. The expedition IB practically living on the country. All the natives have fled. Our forces are sufficient for advancing and driv ing the enemy , but It cannot garrison what it takes. The towns taken so far at present are occupied , but probably will be aban doned. General Law ton has carte blaucho In the movement nnd will use his own judg ment. The lake Insurgents' loan yesterday wna small. Three outposts last night Tvero slashed by Bolo men. Two dying Dnkotans said : "Lot's smile nnd die game. " The launches captured on Tuesday are worth $00,000. The army's armored launches were of great nsslBtanco In shelling the trenches from the lake. MANILA , April 13 4-05 p. m. At about 4 o'clock this morning a small body of rebels attacked the camp of the Third artillery from the swamp near Paomboan , a mile and n half west of Malolos. Two privates were killed and u lieutenant and two others wcro , wounded. n Wlfhtbc comitljf of dnyltalit the Ameri can forces scoured the district , driving the rebels northward nnd killing several of them. A private woldlcr of the Montana reulmont was wounded. AGUINALDO WILL NOT QUIT I2\ldcncc Ar < * imiuIitt ( > N that lie lii- teiidM to ICccp t'p a Guer rilla Warfare. NEW YORK , April 13. A dispatch from Washington sajs Officials are becoming convinced that Agulnaldo proposes to main tain n guerrilla warfare which will keep the Island of Luzon In constant turmoil and necessitate the maintenance of n strong American army there The approach of the jalny season , now only a few weeks distant , will greatly embarrass American operations nnd will , of course , benefit the Insurgent y forces. A gtoat dual Is still expected fiom the work of the Schurman commission , but the effects of Its recent pioclamntlon have not been as great as the authorities hoped for. for.It It was stated nt the War deportment that General Otis linn not called for additional troops nnd Insists that his present foice , re inforced b } the six regiments undoi ordora to proceed to Manila , will be ample No notion has } et been tnken by the War de partment looking to the mustering out ol the volunteers and nothing will be done until the arrival of the regulars. General OtlH will then bo authorized to re-eullst such of the volunteers for six months as may desire to serve for that length of time. STRIP GUNBOATS OF ARMS loim Aetlon of Hpniilfili iKiiore Order * to Walt for Nmul Kxcort. MANILA. April 18. 945 ; a. m. Francisco Revcs , the man who recently purchased the Spanish gunboaU at Zamboanga , Island ol Mindanao , has received advices to the effect that the fleet sailed for Manila and re turned a few days later with the vessels stripped of their guns and ammunition. The puichnsor'a agents nnd nntlve crews for the \esseln on board the American Htcamer Dutuau were conveyed to Zamboanga by the United Btuteti cruljfr Boston , and were In structed to Hvvalt for the arrival there ol thu United States gunboat Petrel Instead of doing HO , after the Boston galled from Xamboangn , the Spaniards transferred the gunboats to the agents of Senor Hejea and Ihci ( loot left Zamboauga unescorted They eoon returned and reported having been boarded by rebels , who romoted the gun- boat'a armaments. If the Instructions of the American naval commundar had beau obeyed their capture would have boon Impossible. XamboanKU Is fortlflod and still ganlsoneil 1 Spunlaids , nnd the affair is regarded at Busplclous. TROOPS GET ALONG WELL Ma lor rriiroHC Heiuirtu that l.tltU MoUiiem AillletH Men or Otcn- liliie'n llrluude , WASHINGTON , tAprtl 13. ( Xfajor G. II IVnrtwc , 'brliiuJo Burgeon of the Peconc brigade , commanded by Gonorftl fiamtto N , OvcMidhlne , In the Philippines , In a report t < burgtton General Sterubors , dated Panay ' .Miireh : , says when not on duty In tn < trenchoti the troops live In tbo native Ncpi hutx. Some of these , ho saye , muy be nr fe.ctod , but every precaution Is being tnkm to prevent the outbreak of the disease. Tin men are being supplied with plent ) of free : beef , and blnce the ) left Manila the healtt of the troop * has Improved. A few cases o omallpox were discovered nt Palg , but at the men of the brigade have been vacelnnlet several tlmtn , nnd no outbreak of the dts eaao among the troops b ) apprehended D > sent ry and dlarihoea are the mm prevalent dreams , 'but ' they are dally bcooin Ing less. Hospital and nodical auppllcw .in furntahed promptly. ( Men of the hospltu flrp pxrellentty orftnnlrrd nnd discip lined nnd In his report Major IVnro p pn > s > tribute o the bravery of the corps. WAR OFFfcTlS UNDISTURBED llciinrtcd rapture < if pnnl-l HIIIK | .Neil lU'Ktn ilcil UN Int- liiirlaiil Inclileiil. WASHINOTON. April 13 The Wnr de partment ofllclnls takr i philosophical \low of the reported capture by the iiuur ontn In tin1lrinlty of Xambonnga of the arms an > I ammunition of the Spanish gunboats wcro to become the property of the i | States. They pay that General Otis Sftheld piymont for any of theio boats # py were dollvored to him at Manila. roKrcttcd that thu Insurgents should the guns , but It Is aild they will not be able to secure and keep on hand a supply of ammunition for them. The United States forces ha\o so far had no trouble with Insurgents on the Island of Mlnduna , , and Inli < w of the suspicious circumstances attending the capture of these guns , It Is apprehended that some per sons , possibly Spnnlsh sympithlzcrs with Agulnaldo , ha\e caused the guns to bo tent to htm. PROCLAMATION DOES GOOD PrcNlilvut of riillliiplnioiiiinlNNl Hi-port * that rilliilnciN Aru ! > v- M ( > rtliiK Aunlnalilo'H standard. WASHINGTON , April 13 Plesldcnt Mc- Klnley todii } received a dispatch from Dr Schurman , president of the Philippine cont- mtt-alon now nt iManlln. The message says that the proclamation recently Issued has done gnat good nnd that rillplnos are visit ing the commlbsloncrn every day to oxprras their sitigfactlon and their desire to become cltl/ens of this country The message nlso stated that rillplnos coming Into Mnnlla declare that Agulnaldo's Kovomcient U tyrannical and that many nitlvea are de serting from his standard each day. WRONGS OF MRS. GEORGE Slie HciMiino Urniorat ( IlocanHc Snxtoii ItiilntMl Her Home ami Then Aliiiniluiied Her. CANTON , Api 11 13 The feature of toda's proceedings in the trial of ( Mrs. George v\aa the testimony of Attorney W. O. WornU , who hnd represented her In n number of ac tions , prior to the tragedy of last Octoljsr , when Gf rge D Saxton was killed , and who until a little le s than n year ago was the law partner of James S Sterling , one of tne attoincs now defending her. Ho sought to evade testifying on the grounds that what ho knew hud been told him toy 'Mrs. ' George and was a privileged communication be tween counsel and client. The defense In sisted upon the name ground. A long argu ment ensued , ending In n declaration from the bench that counsel could not bo retained In connection with n contemplntcd crimp nnd without a professional engagement there could be no professional confidences. Under this ruling the witness told In answer to the state of n series of threats and plan's for their execution on the part of Mrs. George on the life of George D Saxton , nnd the defense brought the remainder of the conversation out , which proved to bo three recitals of Mrs. George's of her lelatlons * with Snxt'jTar'i ; ' 'Um wr < yjgs stie' claims to have suffered nt his h.imlJ. After a decision from the judge thnt Wcrnt/ should i elate what Sirs George hud said to him regarding Saxton the attorney said In answer to the state's question' "We talked about the Althouse case. She Bald she was going out to the AHhouse residence to raise h 1 with Saxton. I told her not to go and she said she would not go. "She eald she had a 38-cnlibro revolver In her trunk ; she had bought it in Chicago. She did not say what she was going to < lo with It. She did not say what she paid for It. It."I "I had another conversation with her In my office the afternoon of that day. Snc said : 'When the suit for damages for alienating affections t > iought against Saxton by Sample C. George Ih settled there will bs n funeral or a wedding ' "Sho asked what effect It would have on the suit If she killed Saxton. I told her the result might be the same , but if she was going to kill him she had better wait until the case was bottled. She said if fclio shot him she would make a good Job of It , would give him all tho'ballt ' , she had. " "What did she say she would do with the ' " ' revolver' "She asked if It would bo a good plan to have two revolvers , throw one at his feet and bhoot him with the other. I told her In view of the threats she had made agalns : Saxton no ono would believe she had killed him in self-defense " On crobri-examlnatloh witness said Mrs George had told him In the course of tno conversations thnt Saxton had piomlsed to marry her as soon as che got a divorce from her husband nnd that he had persuaded her to get u divorce , furnishing money with which flho went to Dakota to get a divorce , that after this ho abandoned her , perse cuted her and hnd her anestcd , that she was left without n homo , that she had separated from a husband whom she loved until Saxton alienated her affections She also said that after these occurrences Sax- ton had met her In Plttuburg , where tlmy Bpttled thrlr differences nnd each agreed to withdraw nil actions pending , that she kept her agreement , but ho had not , falling to dismiss nn Injunction against her Tleltlng his block , to give her boys property In the city worth $3,000 and to support her till he settled with her former husband on a pend ing Btilt and then mairy her. She n'no salil that Saxton had pursued her for several } cara before she > leldcd to his advances , that he had give i her presents which she at flrit refusnd , but that ho had final ! ) accom plished her uiln and left her without means of support to herself and children Mrs. Mary Flnlay , with whom Mrs George roomed for over two years , was on the stana when court adjourned. She had testified on behalf of the state to Mrs. George's having on three or four times threatened to kill Saxton and alee to the handwriting of the letter to Saxton , which was followed by pro ceedings In United States court for Improper USD of the nulls. Omaha Man nici-lcJ \ li' - I'rrHldonl. DHTROIT. April 13 The Association of Railroad Ilrakemen held the last stolen of Ita convention todii ) and elected tht follow ing officers President. W K. Hrodna. Rlch- moud , Vn. . first \lcu president. R H. Black- nell , Ontouta , N. Y ; tpcond vice president , T A. Hedeldahl , Omaha ; third vice pres ident , P. M Kllroy , Pine HlufT. Ark , HCCIO- tary , P. M. Nellls , Now York , treasurer , Otto Best. Nashville , Tenn Jacltbonvillc , VIA , WIIB decided upon for the next conven tion. tJoom Out Drlvlnur , NRW VORK , April 13 Rudyard Klpllns v as out driving todaj for the first time blnce his llln. > ! , s. The drlvownB _ Ihrouch Central Park. He wns accompanied by Mr Doubleday - day and a nurse Mr Kipling has engaged n fcultu of rooms In n hotel at I.akewood , N J. and will go there with his fuuilly on Mundn ) . /.Ino Toneliex Onl > High Sio | ( . \VKBU \ CITY. Mo , April 13 A now high mark for zinc ore wt made today when ore rfiltl at ihe Oronogo and Pleasant Valley . mines for { 52 a ton , Two yours ago tUc ( price averaged about $20 a ton. GIVES IN ON FINAL POINT Britain Oonssnts to Unanimity in findings of Samoan Commission , BERLIN REPRESENTATIVE IS APPOINTED ( ' ( iiunilNHliiii In ( fir Inliiiiiln Aiuionnoril < o Snll ( in April iB Nu > ul Trntn- linrt lliulKor IN to Cnrrj It. WASHINGTON , April IS. The S.-xmonn commldslon will sail for Apia on the United States naval transport Uadgcr , leaving San Pranclsco on April 25. This arrangomout was made today after Karen Speck von Stprnberg "rut secretary of the Gorman rmlassv , had called on Sec retary Hay and advised him of hln appoint ment ns the Gorman member of the high commission This completed the body. As the plan to have the members get away on the Mnrlposn , sailing April 11 , vs no longer fp.iBlblc , the transport lladger , now at Cal- lao. Peru , on Its waj to San rrancUco , was placed at the disposal of the commission. The formal announcement of Hnrou von Stcrnberg's appointment was received fioin the German foreign ofllce and gave general satisfaction among the ofTlclaU nnd diplo mats , ns throughout the recent tioubles he everted his Influence In such manner aa to win the heartiest approval of the State dn- pnrtmunt , as well as the Brttleh ambassa dor. Ills choice , therefore , vvan accapted ns an evidence that the commlssloneis would be able to co-operato and to reach the unan imous decision called for by the agreement. The oarlv sailing of the commission Is re garded as evidence that the recent collision at Apia will be diplomatically settled. ( tout llrltnlnKPOON ( o Unanimity. nnilLIN , April 13. The United States em- bnsbj nt noon today gave the correspondent here of the \ssoclated Pieos the following statement Wo have received from the foreign office an account of the latest conflict in Samoa. The German government expressed svmpa- thy and took occasion to urge the adoption of the unanimity rule In the findings of the Samoan commission In order that the German commissioner , Karen Speck von Sternberg might sail for Samoa at the earliest moment poeslble The German government uiged only that the early arrival of the commis sion will prevent further serious bloodshed This morning Uaion Von Duelow Informs the American ambassador that Great Britain has at last agreed to the unanimity rule , the United States also agreeing , and that the commission ran probably proceed to the Islands without delay. The German press this morning gives the Samoan news calmly and mostly without comment. The Cologne Garotte remarks : "We need not say that If the guilt of the manager of the German plantation Is proved Germany will approve of his arrcBt and demand for his punishment. We will not defend the behavior of a German abroad merely becausp he is a German. " AtlinKN IlalTol Acted The Cologne Gazette alBo admits that Dr. Raffel ( the German president of the munici pal council of Apia ) , acted illegally In clos ing the chief justice's office , and says : "The other two powers , wo hope , will also artmtt the Illegal acU of their lepresentatlvcs. " The Tageblatt calls the arrest of the Ger man manager of the plantation , on which the ambuscade took place , "Illegal , " saying "Our consul Is the only competent Judge " The Lokul Auzelger expresses the opinion that the affair shows the need of prompt action by the commission. The VoBslsche Zeltung says : "Whatever action the German government takes It will find ItBclf fully backed up by the Reich stag. " A number of leading papers , like the Deutsche Zeltung , Schlesslsche Zeltung and Hanover Courier , point out the necessity of a larger navy and urge the hastening of tbo present Increase in its strength and the adoption of an additional bill for the con struction of other vessels. The Reichstag interpellation on the sub ject of Samoa l signed by a majority of the members nnd asks the government for in formation regarding the "events In Samoa which have Injured German Interests BO seriously , " and also requests Information re garding the measures taken or intended to be taken by the government under the cir cumstances The afternoon newspapers continued their bitter comments on Great Britain The Hemi-ofTlclal Post strongly urges the Itcicha- tag to place nt the government's disposal foithwlth the whole amount of the appro priations , puFfied In annual installments for the naval Increases last year , and to hasten the work cf conatruUlon , arguing that "with u respectable navy Germany need not fear o repetition of the humiliating occurrences at Samoa " LONDON , April 13. It Is asserted that the statement that the marquis of Salisbury Ima unreservedly adhered to the principle of unanimity of the decisions of the Sumoan commission Is Incorrect. The question as to the extent to which unanimity Is neces sary has still to bo settled nnd certain res ervations will probably be made by Great Britain. The exact terms of the Inntructlona to the commissioners have not yet been agreed upon. Clilcf .IiiNtlcr HTiiluInn .Sltnntliui. ATLANTA , Ga. , April 13. .Mrs. At C. Alexander of this city has received a letter from her brother. Hon. W. H Chambers , chief juntlco of Samoa. The letter left Apia March 24 , the day after the Installation of Malletnn , , Mr , Chambers tells of the attacl ; on the native villages on March 21 und gives details of the damage done , men tioning the capture at this time of eleven boats owned by the savages. He sajs the work will be Kept up until all the towns of the leading chiefs have been visited , un less the rcbeU surrender. Judge Chambers fuvors the disarmament of the rebels , as well ns the Inval natives. KAUTZ'S COURSE COMMENDED HIM \elliui So Kar Meet * M Itli Ap- Iirovul of Olfleialn of > u\ > Department. WASHINGTON April 13 Admiral Knutz' actions In Samoa , an far as they nro cot forth In the official dispatches , are approved Ho was instrtlrtol by the last mail steamer from Auckland to avoid need less collisions , but to protect property and life until the thrra treaty powers drclded how to deal with the situation No further Inntructlcns have } et been sent to him , and If any go forward 1) cable within tbo next twent-four hours , which Is the limit of time available If the outgoing steamer is to bo causht at Auckland , this will be simply n repetition of former orders. Department officials point out that from accounts BO far received the admiral appears to b.uo acted In conjunction with the Drilltli forces only In pursuance of the policy of defense of foreign Intercuts. It Is ex pected that he will not abate his efforts to fecuro the restoration of peace and It Is probable that when tlie high cummlstilon arrlvoa at Apia It will find Us work facilitated through the suppression of the rebellion. commissioners are not , lil.ely to start from Pan rrnnrl fo on the steamer of April in , as the Instructions of the members have not been Imparted NEW ZEALAND REAY TO HELP ! < Ii-nliter tlrliitf Held nt Yuekland for hortluc af HrltUli ( int ernment. LONDON , April 13 The premier of New Zealand , Right Hon. R. 0 Seddon , has cablet' to the agent general of New Ze.alnnd hrre , Hon. W P. Reeves , savlm ? "We depply regret thr adversity which hna over taken our forces in Samoa. Inform the secretary of state thnt New Xenlnnd will do an } thing pcetdhlc to render n lstinco In the emergency which has arisen. Our steamer IB nwnltlnK orders nt Auckland. The doput } governor has cabled to tie ndmlrnlty that the 3dnoy , the Mildttra ( a British thlrd-clnss cruiser detailed for the protection of floating trndc In Australasian WHteis ) , is on Its way to Rarntongn , wltU the governor. " The comment of the nttcrnoon papers hero on the Samonn situation Is inoctly a repetition of the remarks made in the Pdl- lorlnl columns of the morning papers. The Glfjbo declares that the maintenance of the German consul at his post Is "nn net of apparent unfrlendllne a vthlch requires to bo explained. " TIIIMCS TUOLIIMii.i , HOON rM > . I > r. Self DiieHot Aiillelnnte TVar Over IClllliiK < > f Sailor * . GALVCSTON , Tex , April 13. .A . special to the News from Beaumont , Tex. , sn3 Dr. W. II. Self of Berlin.vho was recently appointed president of the local council of Apia , Samoa , said tonight that In his opin ion the trouble will soon eubsldo In Samoa and that pence wilt soon be established , lie wn * , asked If It was not a rather serious nf- fnlr , the killing of American and British officers nnd would it not lend to trouble be tween the powers concerned. Ho replloil : "No , so grent nations ns thc-hc would not go to war over a matter of BO email Im portance. " Dr. Self left tonight for San Francisco. Ho expects to reach Apia on May 1. Sketch of llnron Slernliern. WASHINGTON , April 13. Baron Stern- berg , who belongs to a. - Ger many famll } , devoted his early life to the study of mllltnrj and naval science. He fought through the Franco-German war , In the Second Saxon dragoonaj was promoted lieutenant at tha ago of 47 , and was dex- ; orated for personal bravery. He served as military attache In Washington prior to en tering the dlplomntlc service. Ho wns ap pointed secretary of the German legation at Pekln , serving as charge d'affaires dur ing the Important period of the Chlnese- Jnanese ] war. Later he was appointed cl-nrgp at Belgrade , Servla. In 1897 ho was appointed counsellor nnd first secretary of th-j embassy In Wnshlngton and has served hero slnco then. FIXING GUILT ON ESTERHAZY Tend * to SluMT lip Wn * tlii > Trnltor ntt Well n Author of Bordereau. PARIS , April 13. The Eclair today pub lishes the deposition made by M. Trarleux , the former minister of'Jj'c Jn the Ribot cabinet , b < iforu ths.o > ! n:1 : < : es' ' attail. In its Inquiry into tlio Dreyfua-V.'VBe. M. Trarlaux. said that Count Torneilll-Srusntl dl Vcrngno , the Italian ambassador to France , declared to him in March , 1818 , that the Italian secret information bureau never had any relations with Dreyfus nnd that the pub lication of the bordereau and the document containing the words "Cette Canalllo do D " revealed to the Italian and German attaches that Dreyfus was the victim of an error and thnt the bordereau was communi cated by another officer. Colonel Schwartzkoppen , the former mili tary attache of the German embassy at Paris , wrote to Colonel Panlzzardl , the Italian military attache at ParU , that ha was not acquainted with Dreyfus nnd at tributed the bordereau to Major Count Cster- hazy. The Italian ambassador said Kster- hazy ivent to Colonel Schwartzkoppcn In October , 1897 , and asked for protection , and on this being refused he threatened to com mit suicide. The Italian ambassador added that the document containing the words "Cetto Canaille do D " referred to a civilian who had furnished Colonel Schwartzkoppen with plans and mape. The latter was known to the foreign attaches under the name of "Dubols. " Flnnll } , the Italian minister said ho was convinced , nftcr Interviews with M Hnnotnux , the then minister of foreign af- fnlra , thnt the communication of Lieutenant Colonel Honry's forgery In the Zola trial was made without the knowledge of the govern ment. Ho also said that Csterhazy had re lations solely with Colonel Schwartzkoppen , who communicated to Colonel Paul/zardl the documents which were Interesting to Italy. Sloan I.aiulN Tour AVInnrrM , ( Cop } right , 1899. by Press PulilL bJng Co. ) LONDON , April 13. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) When the visitors arrived on Now market heath today and found a half gale blowing down the Rowley mile they felt Sloan had nn excel lent opportunity of repeating his remark- nblo performance of last autumn. So It proved , for though ho did not ride first , second end or lost of seven races , ho won the other four off the real , a truly remarkable achieve ment. Tlio victories were received with the greatest enthusiasm , the public cheering loudly after each success It Is noteworthy that thrco of the winners nro owned toy Sir \Vnldlo Grldlths The other belonged to Lord Dunraven iK to Vmi-i'lril tnolcl SITIce. . HULL , Kng , April 13 There Is n great rush of young Tlnlnnders for the United States to avoid the deuee of Hmporor Nich olas regarding Finland , which provides for nn increane of the Russian mllltnry and naval foixos. The Bteamer Arctur landed 310 men here today from Hnngo. 202 nr- rlvcd a fnw dajs ago nnd nil report that many more are coming as Boon as possible. iil for ( iiHlrllanc. ( OopyrlKht. 1M9 , by Press PtiiilUiilnK Co. ) PARIS , Apt II 13. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Bonl Cas- telline toda } obtained $300 damages against the editor and director of Drolls del Hommc for publishing an account of a fatal duel be tween him and Derouledo al > out nn nctreoa January 8. Judgment was founded on the Injury done Castellano aa a husband ana fatlur of a famll } . To KnliTliilii lulled Itoformor. VANCOUVER , n. C , April 1'J The aen- Bitlonnl stories ol the Chinese fearing for the safot } of their relatives In China In the event of King Yu Wei being enter tained hero are without foundation , At n mooting of the Board of Trade It was do- cidtvl to glvo a reception to the exiled Chinese reformer I'll ml lie HrlvrH Oui It LONDON , April 13 According to n dis patch to the Dally Chonlcle from Berlin there Is likely to be a wholesale emigra tion of Russians from the Volga province * In oabtoni and southeastern European Rus sia , owing to the terrible famine which hue long been nffllctlne that region. BROOKE GE1S ARMY ROLLS Vies President of Late Military Assembly Secures Them Without Trouble. CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND AMERICANS 1'riHM1 IN 1titoi cil llo < 0111 Riunor nliil ( 'ilium AIIIIJ lrnilr ( Ii-iu-rnl AVooil li > tiliM Tlit'rp Arc llniullli In HAVANA. April 13 The orlgltml rolls of the Cuban nrm > were doll\ored to Governor General Drooki- this c\cnlng. Senor lo- nilngo Mendez Capote , \lco prosldctit of the recently disbanded military assembly < ind long prominent In Cuban affairs , \oluntncrod to attempt to obtain thorn from the spe-lnl executive committee that sunlved the as sembly. The rolls were delivered lo him on his request. Twcho generals nnd many ofllccrs of the First and Second army corps of the ruti.in fotccs met nl Iliynmo ycstcrdiy nnd drrldeil to nami' Qeueral Mn\lmo fJomez as the rep- rescntatl\o of the Cuban army to the Amer icans with full power to treat for the . rm\ . Thcro were 120otcs In fauu of Gomez nnd twchc against him General Wood. In command of the district of Santiago , h.is telegraphed to headquarters here that there are no bandits In the province , while the news dispatcher gho mimes , dates , places and Incidents in con nection with the banditti ( icneial Hrooko hus been desirous that Dartolomo Mnso should repair to Havana In older to aid nnd advise General Gomez Ih matters connected with the Cuban arne , which was opposed foi political reasons ) bj certain formel .isiembljinen Senores 1'or- tuondo. Porflro and Vallente , v\ho were re cently discharged from the United States Ber\l-o In Havana , have left bcio for Man- zaulllo where SlaBO is icportod to bo , for the purpose of dlBfliuidltip ; him to come to Havana In accordance with General Drnoko's desires. Maso was formerly president of the Cuban Insurgent government. Ho resigned In November , 1S9S. The feeling between the police and the Americans growing out of the Killing of Patrick Tlghe , Company M , Second artil lery , by Policeman Itamon Cesar 1-lvado Is very much strained nnd conflicts between groups of soldiers and policemen in thnt district vvero nairowly av cited several times today. Indeed the entire police force is animated by n hostility which IB apt to find vent at the expense of solitary soldiers who happen to be In liquor. An lnfantr > captain had some trouble last night in Cando street. The policeman assaulted him and then whistled for assistance. The captain , In turn , severely clubbed the policeman , who was subsequently arrested nnd discharged from tbo force. Popular disapproval has caused General Ludlow to hold up the appointment of Senor Aguerro as superintendent of the relief for the destitute. The local newspapers are op posed t6 him. STALLED YUKON RIVER FLEET rio\m ; StraiaorH l. > liipr Punt In the Ice ami JLll.flj to llo .S ciit to Hi'Ntructlon NVIn-n It 1Ioi i'n. SEATTLE , Wash. , April 13. A detailed report of the situation of the Yukon river fleet between Russian mission and Daw son has been received from S. S. Mnhoney , who has Just completed a trip from the mouth of the Yukon river. According to Mahoney there are eleven steamers in a critical con dition. They are llng in the middle of the stream. When the ice goes out thpy are liable to be carried down and wrecked on sand bars. Hollowing Is a list of the ves sels and locations Heiman , nbovo Nulnts , Dnvvson City , four miles , nbovo St. James mission ; Governor Stoueman , twenty-five miles above the mouth of the Tanana river , May D. , twenty- five miles below Rampart ; Chetco , nt Rnm- part , City of Chicago , nt Rampart ; Robert Kerr , forty mlle below Circle City , Seattle No. 1 , twelve miles below Circle City , Tacoma - coma , fifty miles above Circle Clt } ; Ar nold , seventy miles above Circle City. VOLCANO'S BOTTOM FALLS OUT IjXtrnurdlaar ) I'lieiiiimeiion Taken 1'lnee la the t'rater Near Honolulu lulu , SiimlMlrh iNlaiidn. SAN FRANCISCO , April 13 Passengers on the steamer City of Rio de Jnnclro , from Honolulu , state that on March 23 tbo bottom tom of the gieat volcano fell out , followed by gient clouds of dust and smoke. Some nlnrra was felt by the guests of the Volcano house , occasioned by tlio noises and fro- qticnt landslides which followed , but some of the guests became leassured and started to investigate the phenomenon. A hole lliO feet in diameter showed the extent of the cave-In. All nttciupts to locate thu bottom of the crater were unavailing and some au thorities place It at 800 feet below the mouth of the crater. Further developments vvero awaited. ICE KINGS ORGANIZE A TRUST KnleUerhoeKer roiniuiny of ChleaKO I'liuift < o Control the lliiHlneNH of Ihe Whole Country TOLEDO , 0 , April 13 John S Field , president of the Knickerbocker Ice company of Chicago , and Charles Wngncr , the Ice king of Ohio , of Sandusky. are credited with being thn promoters of u mammoth Ice tru' * , to practically contrj ] thu Ice business of the country. The promoters claim to have op- tloni on all plnntn of Importance In Chicago , Cleveland , Clmlnnatl , Columbus , Detroit , Toledo and oilier citlea. MINISTER OPENS LETTERS llev. It. T. llanl.N oflillcne , Tci. , Iii- illeteil anilrreNleil for Tamper ing rrlth .Mull for VOIIIIK Iail > . WACO , Tex , April 13 Rev. R T innks , a well known Baptist minister of Abilene , Tex , wns arrested nnd Indicted by the fed- oi.T.1 grand Jury huro today , ehaigcd with > pening letters addressed to Miss Hattle Ingle Hanks Is a prominent dlvlnu nnd was formerly pastor of a church at Dallas Ho wns released on ball BADLY HURT IN A RUNAWAY John d. .Shannon , I'oriucrl ) I tilled SdtloN DUtrlel Attorney of Da- Kola , I'atnll ) Injured. SAN DIEGO , f'al , April 13 In a run away accident toflay caused by the drlvor ol A vehicle containing six men dropping ono o ( the lelnn nil wnr < i thrown violently to the street nnd John G Shannon of PltUburg , Pn , formerly United StuUs district attorney of Dakota , rocolved InjurUi * which It I * ffeared will rtn > ult fatally I , . A X Vlu > llii ) Mulillc A Ohio. CHATTANOOGA , Tenn April 13 Aepo. clnl to the Times from Hirmincliain , Ala Tboro is a ruuiur in lailroad circles CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Veb'sskn Fall , CVioltt , VnrlnboVlmK Teniiieraluro nl Omaha > eterdnji hrro thnt thp LnulMlllo & Nashville railroad Is nbcut to pil-lnsi- FCCIUC control of n mnjoiltv of slock of tbo Mobile & Ohio railroad If the deal now said to In ? on foot ROM thiough It will be ono of the largest In the hlstoi.v of southern rtnOn. FIRE SWEEPS THE PLAINS DrUrn li > Wlnil lliriu'i- IllllK-llCH III Sl'torlll OlIlllltll'N In > ( > liriiNKa. I"\lnnslvo pralrlu fires arc reported from two wldclv separated locations In the state. the moil serious being that along the 121k- horn rend In Holt and Hock counties. The ' cltl/ons of Hassett wcio first called upon to defend their town from the llames and later Nowpoit and Atkinson weto threaloni-d The fite i caches fur into the comparatively unsettled fountrv couth of Atkinson and may uvrn have penetrated Into Gnrfleltl count } . In Keith county , Unversed bx , the Union [ Pacific , much valinblc pioporty Is Imperiled land the llnmos have i cached the natural ! barrier of the Platte liver. Riports from the locations of the llro are as follows NEWPORT , Neb , April 13 ( Special Tel egram. ) One of the most destructive pinlrle flrca v lulled this vleinltv of the country vesti'id.iy tint has over been experienced and but for the hciolc elforts of the citizens of Newpoit and Bissett the loss of property and posalblj of life would have been enor mous The wind was blowing from the south and seemed ns luH an the blast of n furnnco. Sparks would Ignite nnd new llres stnrt 100 feet from the guards 1'till details of the loss of property have not been icpotted , but It Is known that Ilenij Habcrcost'3 , John Mauch's. Jonas Comad'B , W. Beebc'sness' , n Sl\borry's and 1 Opp Brothers' enormous ranch buildings j have all gone up in smoke and there are I un.iuthcntk tepoits of maiiv other losses \TKI.NSON , Nob. , April 13 ( Special Tel- egiam ) The moat disastrous pialrle llro of Iveais has raged south and west of here for j tin last fort } -eight hours. A torrllory flU > miles long and averaging five to ten miles i wide has been burned over. An Immenno i amount of hay has been consumed and nu- I mcioUB losses of buildings , stock and linple- I ments are reported The llro Is still burn ing and Is said to have extended Into Gar- i Held county. OGALLALA , , Neb . April 13. ( Special Tel egram ) Destructive flres prevail in the 'noith ' end of the count } . The lire reached the Platte river at 11 o'clock at Holcomb's , [ Smith's and rarnstrom's ranches. The fire ' Is mnking toward the White Tall ranges , all I of which has been burned over. Many cat- I tic have perished. Reports from the scene 1 are ver } meager. LOUP CITY , Nub , April 13.- ( Sp"lal Tol. ts"iiD. ) dt'orge w.tirr.or , al'l\f-th-o\d ) residents of WnshiTJJ JPViMidhlp , Sherman county , was burned to death In a prairie ( Ire } estcrday. He endeavored to cross a draw which was filled with long grass and in doing so fell down nnd before he could get up the fire was upon him. Before ho was rescued his clothing was burned off nnd he died from his Injuries al 0 o'clock this morning. NEW POSTOFFICE FOR OMAHA SiiliHtntlon anil VIII lie I.oeated at hl&tcentli nail A inloit In Itef- OK'il/e South SldiTx. | WASHINGTON , April 13 ( Speclnl Tclo- 1 gram ) Congressman .Mercer iccelved no- 1 tico today from the Postofllce department thnt n third substation In Omaha , to be known as Station C , would be established In the Prltz Mueller building at Sixteenth I nnd Vlnton streets nnd would be opened about June 1. Mercer hns been Inhering for this station for months past The tee- tlon of the city in which the substation Is to be located having demanded trom the de partment . ome concession in view of the north part of the city having been reoog- ilzed bpvernl years ago , Moiccr had nn in terview with the Treasury department slnro his return from Florida , going over the ; subject of sites with tbo treasury people and the chairman of the house committee on public buildings and grounds. He urged upon the depaitrncnt an absolute adherence to the low-priced sites and advised against an } recognition of real estate booms b } reason of site locations , i Senator Thuiaton , accompanied by John Hyde , statistician of the Agricultural dj- paitment , had an Interview with Director of the Census Mrrrinm today in relation to matters connected with taking the census of 11)00. ) Congressman Mercer , accompanied by Mrs. Mercer , sails for Europe on June 14 on the steamship Paris , nnd will probably take n trip on the Mediterranean before returplng. DEFENSE OF MRS. EWING that She Onl > .Shot Her r-lii-lan ti > IVrxcrvr Her On n I.I fe. MARYVILLE , Mo. Apill U ( Special Tele-grain ) The stai nltm-Hs in ihe Ewlng miiiilei trial today was Hie dpfendant , Mrs Ida Ewlns .she swore that Hip dead woman abustd her ( the witness ) children nnd that when she attempted to defend them hoi nls- ter-iu-luw tried to bhoot her with n Blnclo action rovohcr. The witness Hays she then prccuied a doiiblo action gun fiom u ward robe and Bhut her sister-in-law twice. Mrs Ewlng denied on croBH-o'camiiiatlon that she used both pistols or that she shot her sis1' r-in-law while the latter lay 0,1 the floor aMccp. Shu bworo Una she was un- IOIISCIOIIB of all that occuirrd from tlio tlmu she flied the second shot und taw her sister- in-law falling to the floor until she found herself in the homo of a nolghboi The mate in rebuttal ottered to Introduce evidence to show that the bullets taken from the dead woman's head wore of dif ferent sizes , but the defense objected to the oUdenco because the suigeon In whono hands the bullotn were after they wro removed - moved la dead , thus Hiving room for fraud. Considerable evidence tending to provo the defendant's former good reputation was introduced. It was a , o shown that she was In n state of grca"t nervoua excitement Im mediately after the tragedy and declared Hho wished ho had allowed her hUter-In-law to kill her. \titl-Coiiiiollilulloii Injunction , DENVER , Colo. April 13 Judge Hallet In the United States court today refused to grunt any injunction to prevent the ( oiuolldatlon of tbo Denver street railways , The Injunction was applied fcr by Dora Fiuldg , u Blocholder ) of the Denver Con- Bolldgted Tramway conlpatiy. The court li ld that the section of thu statti conutltu- tlon forbidding consolidation of parallel rail- waj llms does not apply to street mi I ways , AFTER Tilt P01SOM Latest Developments in tlio Mysterious Onndy Cflso fit Hastings. WARRANT ISSUED FORA YOUNG WOMAN County Attorney Believes That Miss Ollie Harlocker is Quilty ODD , EVIDENCE IS SAID TO IMPLICATE HER Thought to Htwo Been the One Who Sent Oamly to MTB , Moroy. STENOGRAPHER IN MOREY'S LAW OFFICE She In fil en n Till mill Irnv r the ( lt > oil UK- Quiet One of tlio Alcllnin IN Illcl > to Die. HASTINGS , Ncl > . April 13. ( Spcclnl Tele- gram. ) The sensational poison mj&tery wherein Mrs. r. C. Murcr nnd several other promluont soclelj women of this city oam near meeting death by eating candy contain ing arsenic \\lilcli was supposed to ha\o come- from u young wonmn friend has Juat rcHcheil Its culinliintlon. The Uco correspondent was Informed to night by County Attorney iMoCrcary thnt at a lute hour thl afternoon ho , McCrenry. had Issued a warrant for the arrest of Mlra Ollte Hurlockcr In connection with the Morej- poisoning case. The cngo has boon ferreted out by .Mr Moru } ' partner , Mr. TUjbotts , \\lio followed overv clew almost from the hour it became known that the sweotnuntu contained poison. The drat suspicion was caused by tlio handwriting upon the card , which -was dis guised , but as the attorneys were familiar with 'Miss Hnrlocker's writing It was clear enough to cause ti suspicion. The nuts ami candled cherries used to ornament and flavor the sweetmeats were also traced and every thing pointed to the fact that Jtls Hnr- locker wns the guilty person. The ovJJonco as fast ns It developed wove the web tighter about the suspected one , and as soon ns the evidence was sufllclcnt It was given to the county attorney and the warrant was Issued for the arrcet of Miss Ollle Harlocker. 'Miss HarlocUer Is a young woman who haii been a stenographer In Tlbbetts & Jloroy's law olllco during the last three years ana for many years was considered one of Hast ings' prominent young society women. She I.eaven Town. Miss Harlocker has been attending to her duties In the law olllce every day slnco the mystery began until late yesterday nft- tiruoon , and since that tlrao she has not pt\t \ la an appearance" the < ? mbo" " < 5r" been f pri on the streets H Is rumored thnt she was notified by n , friend what the condition of affairs was and that she left the city last night , taking a train for New York City , where she has two siBtcis who stand high In art and musical circles. There are other rumors that she departed by the St. Joseph & Grand Island last night at 10:15 : for St. Louis , but nothing definite can be learned. The warrant for her an eat It , now Jn the hands of Sheriff Simmering. It IB said that fi lends of the accused ha\o secured the law firm of Batty , Dungan & Burton for defense In case the fugitive ia caught and that it can be pi oven the ac cused was amictcd with Insanity at times. Miss Harlocker has resided with her mother and aleter In Hastings for nearly twenty-five years. She Is good looking , bright and accomplished , and does not In the least have the appearance of ono who could he guilty of such n fiendish and cow ardly deed. If Miss Harlocker Is guilty it Is thought that she must have been driven to the deed thiough social jealousy. Mr * . finMllii May Ile. At 10 o'clock tonight Mrs. Moroy Is re ported to be out of danger , but she Is still confined to her bed and will bo for flev'ral days. Mrs Gaslln , who was also a victim of the poisonous candy , Is stated to ho in i most serious condition tonight , as she did not iccelvo prompt mrdl-nl attention. Dur ing tbo past twenty-four hours she has be come greatly bloated and her finger nalln nro turning black and her eyes are bluish- black from the effects of the poison. Mre. Onslln la n now resident of Hastings , hav ing recently moved here from Maine. This enures the sentiment In this city to ho agalnHt any efforts put forth to shield the guilty person regardless of social position. It Is Bald that Mr. Moroy feels certain that them Is no question as to the guilt of iho girl and that be Is nlmoit positive tha will not dare face the law. It Is further intimated that the girl will commit nulcida rather than stand trial. Mr. Moroy la anxious for tlio truth to he known , so as to clear the aimonphero of thn tiRlj and dan gerous rumors that Iiiuo been circulated slnto tlio deed was committed , as several affluent people had theli numcs mentioned In connection with the uffali , Tlio AeeiiNeil. Miss Harlocker is u dec'rird ' bumetto of medium hcipht , about 30 j-carz old , full , round face , with pnapplng buik eyes and i pleasant countenance. Kite haj a mother arid married slsttr In Ha > tlngs and thrco mairled nldlprs In Now Voik nt ) . whe o they rlntul high In art and musical circle * . Mr. und Mra. Morey are highly esteemed neoplit of Hastings and lime always tuken 11 leading part In all llU-iar } and social functions Mm. Morey has made more than n state reputation by her art work , which | won adintiallou und medals at the World's fair. Siil > b < > rl | > f Ion 1,11 ( irniii. ST. LOUIS , Mo . April 13 The local nub- | scriptlon fund of $5,000,000 for tin Louisiana Purrhattr Centennial , to be crlehratrd by a world's fair huru in 1903 Is , from all appear ances u certainty Of this amount $ lbOO,000 has bcon subscribed or guaranteed by the members of tha committee of 200 and u small part of the organUed business Interests of ' the city. The pub-committees of the com- i mitteo of 200 continue to < anvuss the various [ business Intercuts nnd trades of the city I with vigor and sucoefs , and one of the lend- I ing impera hero hs ojK'ued u popular sub- I scrlpUou list , Uniting the whole population 4 to tuko nb res of stock.