HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
JTJaSTE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , "WEDNESDAY MOHNING , MAY 17 , 185)9 ) TWELVE I'AG ES. siSTJLis corr FIVE CEXTS.
I1ELD FOR TREASON
British Officers in Transvaal Arrested on a
Oapital Charge.
BOERS NOT IN MOOD TO BE TRIFLED WITH
Accused Said to Have Enlisted Men to Oauso
a Rebellion.
INCRIMINATING DOCUMENTS ON PERSONS
Soren Am Already Apprehended , with Others
Under Suspicion.
TWO THOUSAND ARE SAID TO BE. ENROLLED
Plot Thonulil < " Hair llcen Matin-lint
for Pour .Moutlix .NeMH
Hl'llhlll lull III liOIKloll , TllO
PulallN Are UnUini" n.
CAPETOWN , May 1C The Argus of this |
city today publishes a dispatch from Prc- j
to.-Ia , cupltul of the Transvaal , 01 South
African republic , sajlng thnt P W. Kcltn ,
thu sccrctarj of stntc. confirms the leport i
that n number ot unusual arrests have been
made there nnd thnt It Is rumored the I
prisoners , nie Dlltlsh olllcers. i
LONDON , May 1C. The foregoing dis
patch probably explains the telegram re
ceived by I IIP Argus of Capetown today fioni
Pi elm In saying the Tinnsvnnl secretnrj ot
slnto conliimcd the report that n number ot
unusual arrests had been made nnd that U
was rumored tliat the prisoners vvcro IJrlt-
Inh olllccrs.
The advices from , Iohnnne burg arc nlso
probnblj connected with a mysterious dis
patch received at Johannesburg from Pre
toria on May 12 , sajlng a special tialn fully
equipped with Moer artlllerjmen , guns and a
searchlight apparatus was being held In
icndlness at the capital of the Transvaal.
The statement was then declared to bo with
out significance but today's news throws a
more serloim light on the movement and It
Is certain there will be a great sensation In
London when the news of the arrests be
comes generallj known.
The afternoon uc-vvspapeis today print
special dispatches from Capetown , baying
seven men have been arrested at Johannes
burg nnd have been tnken to Pretoria The
government of Cape Colony , It further ap
pears , Is considering the matter secretly
The news has caused great excitement
throughout South Africa
Plot IN Well Matured.
The Standard and Diggers' News , the
Doers' organ In London , has a dispatch from
Pretoria which sajH that warrants were
Issued jesterduy evening bj the state at
torney and were executed at midnight The
dispatch adds that n plot or rebellion Is
allfged to hnvo been maturing for four
months and that the accused , who nro said
to have been engaged by the South African
league , had already enlisted 2,000 men
Cecil Hhodes , the former premier of Capo
Colony and resident director In South Africa
of thxBiltlxh Ohnrteicd South Africa com
pany. Informs the Associated Press that ho
has heard nothing regarding the arrests
inudo at Johannesburg and that he knows
nothing about the renson for which they
wore made.
Joseph Chambeilaln , secretary of state for
the colonies , who -was Intel viewed In the
lobby of the House of Commons this evening ,
8,1 Id ho hnd heard nothing olllclnlly regardIng -
Ing the arrests In the Transvaal and did not
think thnt too serious significance ought to
bo attached to them.
No Information had reached him from
South Africa , he asserted , that could lead I
him In any way to anticipate or to explain
the arrests.
The news caused excitement among the
members of the house , but little disposition
was manifested to credit the minors of a
lebclllouE ! conspiracy.
> aiueH of TlioHe VrreHled.
PHUTORIA , May 17 The officers ar-
lested are eight In number. They are Cap
tain Patterson , formerly of the Lancers ,
Colonel H. F. Nlcholls , Lieutenant J. Trcm-
lott , C. A. Kills , late private detective nt
Johannesburg , Lieutenant John Alleh
Mitchell , formerly of the HOTBO artillery ;
foimer Sergcnnts J Fries , H. P. Hoper
and Nichols.
None of them has been In the employ of
the Ilrltleh South Africa Chartered company.
It lb said that the commissioner of police
who had the nffalr In hand had been work
ing ii ] > the case four months. Mr. Heaty. the
detective who effected the p i-sts , received
his Instructions last week n. t secured the
necessary warrants Thursday.
The nxecutlvo of the Transvaal Is Hitting
In secret session this evening , considering
thu arrests
The Hiltlsh agent and chaigp d'affaires ,
Conliiglnim Greene , had an Interview with
Piesldcnt Kruger this afternoon , ivho ex
pressed i egret that men who had worn the
queen's uniform should bo concerned In such
u movement. President Kiugor replied that
bu would not belluve the prisoners wore
Hiltlsh nfllcern until It hud Deeu pioved , odd-
Ing that ho hoped the affair would not In-
Icifero with thu proposed meeting between
himself nnd Sir Alfred Mllncr , governor of
Capo Colony and Urltlsh high commissioner
for South Africa.
JOIIANNKSDUHG , Mny 10 A number of
warrants have been Issued. It Is asserted
tlmt the nlllcers arrested ivero nlso prepar
ing to orgmil/e a corps In Natal , the British
colony between the Orange Kreo State nnd
the Indian ocean , to nsslbt the projected
movement nt Johannesburg
AmliiiNNiiilor Willie ( ioi-H lo The HiiKiie
I1KHL1N. May 16 The United States am
bassador here , Andriw D. White , who Is
nlao chief representative ot the United
StaUa at the disarmament conference , which
U to opun at The Hague on Thursday after
noon , started for the Netherlands thlo mornIng -
Ing , accompanied by Frederick W I lolls of
Now York , secretarj of the United States
delegation , and the Swiss nnd Roumanian
ministers , both of whom nro dolegnteu to
the confeience. The families of the dele-
gntcti do not accompany them. Mr. White
has planned to return to Hcrlln early In
July LONDON , May 1C Seth Low and Captain
William Crozler. military members of the
United States delegation , started for The
Hague tonight In the company of Sir Julian
Pauncefoto and the other members of the
Urltlsh delegation to the International peace
conference.
IIU I.nrilxlilii llnril I P.
LONDON , Mny 10. Lord Francis Hope ,
broider of the duke of Newcastle and hus
band of Mny Yohe , the Ameilcan actress ,
applied to the chancery court todaj for pei-
mUelon tn Gel ) a family heirloom , n blue
diamond weighing < 44 carnts , and esti
mated to bo worth 17.000 to iI23,000.
Tun gem was unique until another ono was
recentj ) found weighing So rnrau Counsel
for Lord Hope argued tUut the gim wan
Ubolcsa for ornament and that It vvouli Ue
to sell It for the bcnetU of Lord
Hope's Inrome than to allow It to Ho In
a bank safe fcr thp next forty jears. Coun
sel for the duke of Newcastle nnd Lndy
lientrlco Llsler-Knjp the cldrst sister of
Lord Hope , oppose I the sale , which the
court ovcntuijHy refused to sinctlon.
DOMED HOME
< > lel.rate < rS ! lV8jfii' ' & ' " After
Three t
PARIS. Mny 16 At a c HB council
held today the minister of the eBlonles , M.
nulllaln , enniniunlcatod to those present
the contents of n telegram received by the
governor of Jlbotitll from Major Marchand ,
Bajlng the mission was In perfect health
and would arrive nt Jlboutll on Mny 1C The
dlflpntcli acldei ) "At the moment of our or-
rlval at the end of our Journey ncross Africa
iiml the termination of thrco jcars spent In
the accomplishment of the task entrusted to
us. the chief of the mission and his officers
beg jou to renew to the government nnd
the military chiefs the assurance of their
respectful devotion and of the Bplrlt of dis
cipline and obedience which three > ears
spent In the bush has been unable to
alter. "
The mlnlster.s decided to grant the re
wards to officers asked for by Major Mar
chand , and they nlso drew tip a program of
the fetes to be given In Franco In honor
of the African traveler. Major Marchand
will be officially received nt Toulon by the
naval prefect nnd delegates from the mln-
Istry of marine and the ministry of the
colonies. On hl arrival In this city he will
bo mot nt the railroad station by repre
sentatives of the mlnlstr > of war , the mln-
Istiy of marine , the ministry of the colonies ,
the president of the republic and n commit
tee of the mllltnrj club The minister of
mailne will place bis carriage at the dis
posal of Major Marchand to convey him to
the ministry of marine where a luncheon
will be served. The same evening n recep
tion will be given In the traveler's honor ot
the Military club The minister of the colonies
nies will also hold a soiree In his honor.
On tho. follow Ing day a commemorative
medal Inscribed "Mnrchand Mission from
the Atlantic to the Red Sen" will be pre
sented to the members of the expedition.
CLOSE FIST OF HICKS-BEACH
I.aeU of Sni > | ior ( lo I'aellle Table U
( luirm'il lo MitKiirdlliieNM of
Lliaaeellor of i\i'lif < | iier.
LONDON , May 1C Tim correspondent
beic of the Assoilated Pre. < s learns on un
doubted nuttiorlty that the chancellor of
the exchequer , Sir Michael HIcks-Hench. Is
lespoiiblblc foi the nlggnrdly financial sup
jioit offered by the Imperial government tt >
the Pacific cnble project , but that the hign
commissioner of Canada and the other in
terested agents general are apparently sat
isfied from the developments of the last few
days ttiat the secretary of state for the
colonies , Joseph Chamberlain , who Is pre
pared to do fai moie toward fostering the
schema than some of his colleagues , will
ultimately prevail on the home government
to contribute a considerable portion of the
capital required for expenditure In estab
lishing the projected cable.
i\-l-ri-iuler AtCIIIIN Sulelilc.
LONDON , Mnj 16 Special dispatches from
Vienna saj It Is reported there that Count
liadeiit , the former prime minister of Aus
tria , recently tried to commit suicide on
account of losses sustained on the race
course.
Count Undent who formed a cabinet In
1S ! > 5 , and whoso mlnlstrj' resigned on No
vember 28 , 1S97 , comes of nn Italian family
which migrated Into Poland In the sixteenth
century nnd succeeded In obtnlnlng largo es-
tntes After graduating from the Cracow
university , Hadeul entered the eervlco of the
state and rose rapidly In official life. The
fortune of tin- former picmler has been esti
mated at $2,500,000
Titled "Wit ill mi a IteiiiarUiilile Crliul mil
ST IMTIKSUUHG , May ie A trim
which hns caused a great sensation hero
owing to the high station of the prisoner
has just been concluded The evidence dis
closed that tiio accused , Mnrln Mershwlrka ,
a woman of noble bhtli , hnd led nn pxtra-
ordlnaiy cnreer of Intrigue and crime. The
court found her guilty of poisoning her
lover and two women owing to jealousy ,
with kidnnpplng a child and with forglna
documents nnd bills of exchange. She was
sentenced to fifteen jears penal servitude
in Slberin nnd to ho deprived of her title
of nobility.
Iliiiinlou Vnnj from llenilleiiittN.
LONDON. May Ifi Andrew Carnegie left
London todaj for Sl.lbo castlo. In nn Intpr-
vlow just published he Is mintp.j ah snjlng
"I am looking forward to protection In my
Hlghlnnd solitude from the nrmy of mendl-
cnntb thnt cverj hour Is Importuning mo foi
subsi rlptlonri to every conceivable object ,
liven were I disposed to accede to these ap
plications for promiscuous assistance , my
resources for philanthropy hav already been
fully hypothecated and bombarding me with
further appeals Is simply adding lo the
postal revenue. "
fieaeinl I'orter Kiilertalnx.
PARIS , May 1C. United States ambassa
dor , General Iloiaco Porter , gave a dinner
this evening , nt which the Invited guests In
cluded Count nnd Countess De CnBtellano ,
Count ami Countess Toilelll , Mrs. Astor , Mr.
nnd Mrs Potter Palmer. Prince Cnntacu/ene ,
MiRS Julia Dent Grant , the duke of Aicos ,
the nnwly appointed Spanish minister to the
United States , nnd the duchess of Arcos.
nUiii-iiix ClilinHiiiirrlNoii. .
HONG KONG. Mny 1C Part of the Brit-
tan troops sent Into the disturbed territory
near here have returned after Inking pos-
bpsslon of Kow Loon city. The Chlneso garrison
risen was disarmed , thu British Hag hoisted
without dlnturbanco nnd llfty men of the
Wtilbh Puslleer regiment were left to gnrrl-
son the town No newn has been received
from the hinterland expedition.
stop * ItH Siuiilaj IMIIIon.
( Copvrlcht. US9 , bj Press Publishing Co )
LONDON. May 17. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Dally
JIall announcca the cessation ot Its Sunday
culm on nnd states that the action Is duo to
hrwtile public opinion , but Is also Inllucnced
bj the appeal from Its e wn employes. A
Saturday weekly edition will bo published
Instead.
lloiiiular ) ( liifNtloa Setlleil.
Ni\V YOHK , May 16. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Porto Plata , Haiti , saj ' The
Hajllan government accepts the delimita
tion of the frontiers by President Heureux
of Dominica , and the presidents of both
republics will meet In conference nt Mole
St. Nicholas.
Lender of devolution HeleiiNeil.
CARACAS , Venezuela , May 16. General
Hernandez , the leader of the revolution In
IMiS In Venezuela , who was captured near
Yumare on June 12 lat > t , has been release 1
from captlvltj
I'riiHMliuiH llejrol Caiuil Illll ,
DURLIN , May 16 The committee of the
Prussian Diet has rejected thu canal bill by
a vote of 17 to 11
Miter ( iiieN to I2urone.
Ni\V : YORK May 1C Steamers sailing
Wednesday for Europe will take out 437,000
nnni-AX of ullvei
MAYOR VAN \YYCK \ UNDER FIRE
Mazat Oommittea Examines Yew York's
Executive on Party Methods.
WITNESS ADMITS ALLEGIANCE TO NO ONE
nftortN Hint HiIVnn I'ut In Mnjoralt >
Cliulr li > tile People anil Nut by
Tanimaiij I'olle-e Vr < * 1)1-
eliarned for ( 'nuir.
NEW YORK , May 1C The Mnzct Investi
gating committee resumed Its session today
after a prolonged reccffl. A fnlr-sl7ed crowd
wns on hand early , among them being Major
Van AVjck , who , with the heads of various
| I city departments , hnd been summoned to
| appear todav. It was announced thnt the
I committee will sit dally Tuesdajs , Wodnps-
Idajs | , Thursdajs and Frldaj'H until Its work
1 Is concluded , but this program will bo In
terfered with by the extra session of the
legislature which begins on Monday next
Mayor Robert A. Van Wjck was In tbo
w Itness chair before the assembly committee
appointed to Investigate the workings ot
ttie municipal departments. Ho wns ques
tioned ns to whether he consulted with
. Richard Crokcr regarding the conduct of
the city government , and flatly denied that
J he did to. Neither , Mr. Van \Vjck said ,
I i had he contillted with Mr. Crokcr regardIng -
| I Ing the removal of city oHlces fiom the
New York Life Insurance building to the
new Syndicate building on Park Row. He
was vpry neil satisfied wItti the elllclency
shown In the va.lous city olllces. Mr. Van
j Wyck said ho had not consulted with Mr.
I Croker at Lakewood In December , 1897 , on
the subject of the selection of heads of
depaitmcnts , but he- had "a running con
versation" on that subject with John I1" .
Carroll , who Is close to Mr. Crokev In
political matters.
Revelling to the subject of the qunrtcrs
provided for ttio depnrtment ofllclnls , Coun
sel Mots nskcd the major It ho did not
know thnt the building to which the health
depnrtment had been assigned was not
llro-pioof.
"There Is not a fire-proof building In the
city , " replied the major.
Van Wjek the l'eoili | > 'i ( "luiluc.
Major Van Wjck denied that he had been
elected major by Tammany ; fie fcald he
hnd been chosen by the people of Greater
New York
"Who Is there In the organization which
Is sponsor for your ndmlnlstratlon thnt has
more power than Mr. Croker ? " asked Mr.
Moss.
"Nobody hns moie cower than I have , "
replied the mnyor.
"Have you donp a single thing contiar >
to the wishes of Mr. Croker ? " demanded
the lawyer.
"I don't know , " said the mayor.
"You hnvo never been called to ac
count ? "
"Nobody dare call mo to account , " responded -
sponded the mnjor warmly "I cannot bo
called to account except the court shall
organize eome Judicial tribunal. No Indi
vidual can call me to account "
In answer to the question If It was con
trary to his notion of political othlcb that
there should bo a leader of the party whose
voice bliould have great Influence and
weight with the chief executl-'e , the u'ayor
said tartly : "You'd better call Senator
Platt and nsk him thnt question. He
knows more about leadership than I do. "
The major declined to answer further In
thlh respect.
IteiiNoiiH lor HeiiiiMalK.
The major said ho had dismissed Chief
McCullagh because he thought ho wnb not
a tit man for the head of tbo police force.
Police Conimlsslonc-is Phillips nnd Hamilton
wc-ro'nlso removed because he believed they
were mint. Phillips had been Indicted and
the major wrote to him that ho must seek
a speedy trial or be removed. The latter
happened. Hamilton hnd told the mayor
that ho would consent to no transfer of
any member of the force without previously
: consulting with Senator Platt
"I told him , " tesllled the major , "that
the police department would not be run from
Washington "
The major also said that Hamilton "black-
mailed the CnMno. " Hamilton's firm , according -
cording to the rnnyor'H testlmonj , hnd n
claim against thnt theater nnd Hamilton , as
n police commlsbloncr , had refused to grant
thu Cnblno u license until the bill wns paid.
The major said , however , thnt he hnd only
henrsay pvideiro ngalnst Hamilton.
The major said that from rumors ho be
lieved that jtibt be-fore Hamilton was removed -
\ moved n combination was being formed be
tween Hamilton , Qulgg , Glbbs and McCnl-
lagh to sell positions on the police force
! That wns JUKI previous to Hamilton's ro-
j movnl. In nn Interview with McCullngh
hi- had told the chief of police that he was
n liar when the Inttcr stated that he know
nothing about the politics of any police Inspector -
| specter 01 captain. Any chief of police , snld
the major , mutt know the politics of the
ofllccrs.
The- major said that If Dovory wns ns bid
ns McCullagh he ought to "bo kicked out ,
too" Whether Devery was better than Mo-
Cullagh the mnjor did not know. He bad
tried to find out , but nil ho knew wns that
the city wns In n moro orderly condition
than It ever had been In his memory nnd
that the laws WPIO better enforced. The
mayor was questioned about his personal ex
periences regarding the Immorality In this
city and ic-torted that Mr. Moss was mor
bid about vice.
"Havo jou cny Idea how many pool rooms
therj are In tha city of Now York ? " asked
Mr. Moss
"I don't know that there Is a tingle om , "
was the reply.
The nnj'or said he know James A. Mn-
hnnoj and that he had business dealings
with him ten or twelve years ago In Texas.
Ho had sien him several times lately.
"Havo you over heard that jour frleni ] ,
Mahoncy , Is the chief of the greatest pool
loom syndicate In this city ? " asked Mr.
Moss
"I know he made books on the race
tracks , " replied the major.
"Did jou know thnt he was running rooms
and receiving hots In those rooms In New
York Cltj' "
The mnjor had never heard that Mr
Mahuney , Mr. Cniroll nnd Mr. Sexton were
jointly Interested In the pool rooms.
"Have jou never heard , " sneered Mr.
Moss "that a gentleman named VauWj-ck
was interested In thi-m' "
For the first time the mayor was aroused.
"That Is absolutely false , " ho ehnuted
Ho wanted to know who told Mr. Muss
anything of tbo kind.
"These ihlngs are not easily proved , " re
torted the counsel
Via ; or I'leailN Iniioeeiiee ,
"I never had any connection with any Il
legal calling anywhere tn the world , shouted
the major. "You know that I was not inter
ested In pools when j-ou-aaked that question.
You knew that and you wanted to bring It
out for the purpose of creating the Impres
sion that I was. I demand that so'i bring
out the evidence here and chow iliat I am
connected with pool rooms anywhere In the
world or with anjthing else if an Illegal
character and I think the chairman of thin
committee ought to enforce that request'
Mr. Moss tcld the major to wait a day or
two with the cnmmltteo nnd he would learn
fompthln * thnt ho evidently knew nothing
ftlmut now The mnyor Insisted that Mr.
Moss be made to call a witness to prove
the Insinuation
Mr. Hoffman backed tip the request "If
we are here to pullj honest men's reputa
tions. " snld the democratic member of the
committee , "I want to go on record as saying
tint It Is absolutely unf.ilr "
There was applause and Mr. Mnzet or
dered the scrgeant-nt-arms to clear the
room If there wns another demonstration.
Mr. Mnrct snld that the mnvor himself hnd
accused Hamilton upon what he admitted
was only rumor. Mr. Mnet inalntnlno'l
that the mayor's strenuous denial wns nil
that wns required Mr. lloffmnn again In
sisted that the matter be nt once Investi
gated. Mr. Mazet endfd the mnlter by
snjlng that Mr Mesa lind distinctly disal
lowed nny Insinuation and Mr. Moss Inter
jected the remark that he thought he had
done the mayor a service. The major said
thnt If he knew of the existence of gambling
houses he would order them closed nnd that
If they were not closed ho would "come
pretty near removing donicbodj' . "
Hcferrlng again to ex-Chief of Police Mc
Cullagh , the may said he believed him to
be a "fakir. " Hcferrlng to nn article In
the newspapers regarding Devory's appoint
ment , Major VanWjck said the story was
manufactured and that he had helped to
correct It.
ll < > | > Or < ITN I'll I II < ( Ml lllllcU.
' "That Is the way they make their living , "
eald the mayor , rofenlng to newspaper men.
"They have got to do BO or they cannot
live In the newspaper business. " The
mayor said he would make his living the
same way If he could not do It In nny other
vvny.
"Hy telling fibs ? " nskod Mr. Moss.
"I think so , " said the major. However , ho
said thnt he was telling the truth while on
the stand nnd reiterated the statement
that n young man In a newspaper office
could not he truthful and make a living
The major said that ho thought Mr. Car
roll was a man of high character nnd that
ho knew him more Intimately than he did
his own brother. The appointment of Mr.
Hess as police commlissloner was gone Into
mlnutelj , but revealed nothing startling. Mr.
Abell was appointed a Commissioner , the
mayor testified , because Mr. L uterbach had
said that Mr Platt wanted the appointment
filled In thut waj.
"And > ou looked upon Mr. PIntt as n man
authorized to speak ior the republican party
In n bl-partlsan matter ? " nsked Mr. Moss.
"Not in a bl-partlsan matter , " said the
major. "I thought he was the boss of the
republican party. Whatever he said they
nil agreed to. When ho took snuff they
sneered. " Mr. Van Wyck added that he had
a very high regard for Mr. Platt.
The maj or said he spent less than J300 or
$400 In his election campaign. He stated
that after his nomination he had given
ab.out $3,500 to tbo democratic organiza
tion. The money was not given to Mr.
Croker. The mayor was then excused , Mr.
MCBS saying that ho would not need him
again this week.
Police Commissioner Sexton -was called.
Ho said he might have heard of perhaps half
a do/en alleged gambling places In the city.
Ho did not know their exact location. Ho
had told Chief Devery that they ought to
bo closed up.
Mr. Moss quoted a statement from a. demo
cratic dally paper -which said that there
were in Greater NP.W Ynrk-'more than 300
pool rooms. Mr. Sextos'l < inot , know If It
wns trtie. ' lie had 3pV 2 > ; jf to Chief Devery
about It.
' .OVtOII Kl'ClH IllKllllol.
Mr. Moss and Mr Sexton had an nngry
controversj' , the latter refusing to answer
questions which ho said were Insulting. Mr.
Moss subjected the witness to a long nerlcs
of questions regarding the removal of ex-
Chief of Police McCullagh For some time
Mr. Sexton declined to state leasons for bis
voting ngalnst McCullagh. but finally said
"Well , 1 wanted to make Devery chief.
Devery was my frland , and I wanted to
mike him chief ot police , and I retired
McCullagh
Police Commissioner York was examined
on the same lines as Sexton.
Kx-Chlef of Police John McCullagh , now
state superintendent of elections for the
metropolitan district , sild thut while chief ho
i had hnd no political understanding with nnj-
i one. McCullagh confirmed the testimony ot
I the major and snid that nfter ho hnd told
! I the major that ho could not state the poll-
] ' tics of the higher officers In the department
ho told the mnyoi that neither Platt nor
! Qulgg nor Commissioner Hamilton had nny-
j 1 thing to do with the transfer of the police
captain.
DUMARAIS' FATE IS UNKNOWN
> 1 'HN Mi riT Hearing Klaw of Trucio
InleriM-iU' for SpnnlnrilN Fill In
Iiilo SH\IIK < > Ilnnils.
nALTIMOHO , May 10 T B Dumarnls of
Phllndclphld , brother of Dnron A. I ) . Duma-
rals , who was reported murdered by the
rillplno Insurgents while bearing n flag of
truce from the people of Mayla to the In
surgents , has received the following tele
gram from General Cnrhln :
"Upon Inquliy of Genera ] Otis , In refer
ence to your brother , the following reports
ha been received. A committee of citizens
sent Cltl/en Dumarais to the Insurgent au
thorities to Intercede for the release of the
Spanish prisoners. The last Information
regarding him was that ho was with Luna's
fon-es at Calumplt before the town was cap
tured. It Is the belief of many cltUena here
thnt Dumarnls was murdered. Others be
lieve ho Is held ns a pilsoner. "
STRIKERS FIRE ON MINERS
One Striker nnil Ono of Hie Mine
Ciilll'ilN Klllt-il More Trouble
IN IVarril ,
ST. LOUIS. May 1C A special to the
Post-Dispatch fiom Llttlo Hock , Ark , says
Foity strikers attacked twenty-live colored
mlnciH behind a stockade at mine No. 53 ,
near Huntlngton , today , firing volley after
volley at them. Two men on guard at Hie
stockade returned the flrp , killing ono of
the strikers. John Wright , ono of the
guards , wns killed , and the other , James
Campbell , seriously wounded. A number of
new guards have been ported about the
mlno and more trouble Is feared.
The colored miners had been Imported
from Illinois several dajs ago to tnko the
places of tinkers Several warnings had
been sent to them to leave town or suffer
the consequences. Today's attack , which
occurred before daylight , was the result of
their refusal to leave.
> < MV Trni'lloii (
CHICAGO , May Ifi The Chicago Union
Traction company will bo the name of the
corporation to l > e formed by the syndicate
which has purchased ( ho block holdings of
Charles T Yerkes The corporation will bo
organised under the laws of the state of
Illinois and It will hnve n capital of $32,000.-
000. of which $12000000 will bo preferred
and $20,000000 common No bonds will be
Issued The papers of Incorporation will be
sent to Springfield within u fiw dajs.
New Wnler WiirKH I
COLUMBUS. O May 1C The supreme
court todaj sustained the validity of the
contract for tin $0 000 000 wnter woiKs nt
Cincinnati and nil ubstruitluns to the un
provement are nw removed The suit to
tc-bt the valldltj of the contract win brought
by William Apt , a taxpajer.
DAVE 1IERCER COMES HOME
Hustling Congressman of the Second District
Returns to Omaha.
TALKS OF WORK OF THE LAST SESSION
eliranliii Pot-dinaH- SceurliiK So
.Mail ) VpiirotirlatloiiN for Pnlillo
II n 11 ill n ft K | ) M O > Mny Ai-t
VUlt the ( intc ( Ml ) .
Congressman David II. Mercer returned
Tuesday afternoon from Washington , having
been detained there several weeks after the
adjournment of the house by business of a
political nnttire necessitating his attention
The man ) months' Inbor In the nation's halls
of legislation evident ! } agreed with him , for
ho onjojs the best of health nnd Is as ge
nial nnd cordial ns over Mr. Mercer spent
the evening ehnttlng with old friends. Ho
told of Nebraska's good fortune In the mat
ter of congressional appropriations and commented -
mented upon many subjects of lively general
Interest.
"Several plums fell In Nebraska's lap
when the appropriation plum tree was
shaken , " Mr. Mercer remarked. " 1 think
wo leculved our share of the distribution.
Otnnhn was given half a million with which
to complete the new postolllce nnd Hlalr got
J43.000 for the erection of a public building.
Hastings and Norfolk vvcro given $10,000
each for the purchnse of sites.
HUM ; SOHNlon.
"This last session of the house wns a
busy one , more appropriations ha\lng been
made than nt nny previous time at a single
hitting. Sevcntj public buildings In differ
ent parts of the United States were author-
Ired , nnd In this distribution thlrtj-llvo
states were represented , sonic of them for
the llrst time In the history of legislation.
Thirty-four cities were given money for
public buildings , the total appropriation be-
lliK $11.000.000.
"Tho neighboring states wore well taken
care of , Iowa hnvlng received four appro
priations , Kansas two , Colorado one and
Eolith Dakota one.
"On the committee on public buildings nnd
grounds mniij of the members wcio from
the east and south. As I was chairman
they gave mo almost exclusive charge of the j
appropriations , nn opportunltj to look out | !
for Individual Interests.
"Among the buildings authorl/i-d wan n
custom house for New York to cost
$ T,000,000 , nlso one for llaltlmore to cost
jl.GOO.OOO In place of the structure that has
been occupied by the customs officers since
1S1B. Indianapolis received $1,500.000 and
Cleveland , O. , which has received nothing :
since 1S5C , was given $2,500,000. There
were four capital cltlis without buildings j
and these were provided for
Thai ' imiiiNli Cililiion.
"Ttie Spanish cannon which will be
placed In one of the city parks will soon
bo sent , as arrangements arc being made
to hnvo It shipped without the usual neces
sary led tape The cannon Is of bronze nnd
It has stood on Morro castle at Havana for
100 years. It Is a valuable relic for Ins-
ten leal reasons and It will make n hand
some trophy nnd armament. The cannon
will bo mounted on masonry Instead of a
rotary carriage. There were only fifteen or
twenty of these Implements of war ana
there were 500 applications for them.
Omaha was fortunate in being In tlmo to
secure one.
"Admiral Schley Intended to visit Omaha
and would have come before this had It
not been for Mrs. Schlcv's accident Mrs
Schley Injured her foot , necessitating I
changn In many of their plans. The Schleys
nro wmm friends of General and Mrs Man-
dcrson nnd when they come they will likely
stay at the homo of the general nnd his
wife
"Tho prospect of receiving nlslt from
Dewpy some time before the close of the
exposition Is good Admiral Dewey plans
to return by the Suez canal. He will start
In about two week.s and It will tnko about
four months to reach New York The nel-
mlial Is n quiet man , he does not dcnlih
ostentation or display. Perhaps this has
something to do with his returning by the
slower canal loute , but Ilien he needs n rest
and the climate he will pass thiough will bo
beneficial and It may ho for health consid
erations thnt ho wishes to travel slowly.
lle e > mill ( In * Imposition.
"I will suggest to the management of the
Greater Amerlei Exposition that a visit
from Admiral Dewey can probably be se
cured If he Is written to nt once. A request
should bo sent to the secretary of the navy
also Chicago people nro making elaborate
picpnratlons to secure a vlalt by the admiral
the day the cornoistone of the new post
olllce Is laid , October 9 , and ho may prolnbly
bo Induced to come a llttlo father weiit. It
might bo n good plan for the exposition
management to bo the early bird.
Hill-ill 'Mull lell\er > .
"lleforo leaving Washington I seemed an
order from the assistant postmaster general
for the establishment of two rural ilellvci.y
loutes In Douglas county. 1 tried to have
routes of this kind tried In Snrpy nnd Wash
ington countlcH also , but the government
surveyors who located the routes reported
last fall that the plan had better bo tried
llrst In this county , becnuso of the goo 1
roadii nnd few bridges. The centers of distri
bution for thrso ionics will bo Klk City and
Henson. From each town 200 miles of terri
tory will bo covered.
"Tlilfl system has been tried In other slates
with great success. There la no reason why
farmers should not have as good mall de
livery service as business men. I have been
working for the proposition foi nioro than
a > ear , but there have been no available
funds before When the appropriation Is In
creased the 6)stem will bo extended to
neighboring countlis ,
Nil i\tra St'NMlon.
"Thero Is no prcepect of an extra session
of congress 'because ' the president Is opposed
to such a move. With respect to the
speakcr hlp everything Is In the dark. No
ono hns definite Information from Mr. Heed
thnt ho Intends to withdraw from the race
for the speakc-itihlp or from membership in
the house The only hint on the subject
from an official source Is one dropped by
Mr. Heed's private secretary , Mr. Allen , and
that hint Is link-Unite. If Mr. Heed desires
to be speaker ho will bo elected by common
consent , ns all republicans realize that
Thomas llrackc-tt Heed In the greateit
speaker In the hla'ory of congress.
"I know that Mr. Heed has been desirous
for a long tlmo of being In n petition to
make moro money. I would not ho surprised
If he decided to engage In the practice of Jaw
as rumor has It If he has made Mich a de
cision the com ( ft for his vacant chair will
bo the meet complicated and the most In
teresting ono thnt has taken place for a good
many years , for neither the past nor the
nest Is united upon u man for his succes
sor. "
Iliutiliiet lo Mliini'NotH l.i-K
ST. PM'L , May V , The commercial
bodies of this city tonight tendered n ban
quet to I nltod Males Senator Ciibhman K
Davis mid Ct ngicHeman I" f Stevens boih
of whom are u-eideuts of this ntj Promi
nent citizens of Si I'aul and a number of
politicians from other parts of the ttatc vveie
in attendance ,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Fore-ist for Nebraska
fair : Warmer. Northerly Vv Ind'
Temperature at Oinnlin > eter lin I
WATSON LEAVES FOR HIS POST
Hear \ilinlral Taken IMiNMiiue on ( lie
1'ektiiK to Coiiiiiianit I'let-l
at Manila.
SAN rilANClSCO , Mny 1C Hear Ad
miral J. C Wntson , who will succeed Ad
miral Dewey In command of the Asiatic
squadron , snlled for Manila vln Hong Kong
on the City of Peking today. Tlip rear ad
miral cnme from Marp Island on the nnvy
j-nrd UIR Vnndllln tills morning nnd wan
landed nt the Pacific Mnll dock. Ho went
on boird the Peking at once.
About nn hour bnforo thp stenmcr sailed
u small crowd assembled on the dock tn bid
farewell to Watson. The gallant little ad
miral inn down the gang plank ns gully ns N
lieutenant of 25 to bid fnrewell to his
friends He shook hands warmly with sev
eral men , but on the fair checks of a dozcrt
pretty gills he Impressed kisses that would
dave made Hobson tremble for his laurels
could he hnve been present.
The Peking got iivvny nt 3 o'clock nnd the
ndmlrnl wns last seen standing on the
steamer's brldgo waving fnrewell to his
friends Admiral Wntson was accompanied
by his stuff , nnd live mechanics from Marc
Inland , bound for Manila , were also pussctt-
gens on the Peking.
RELEASES THE CIVILIANS
( tciiprnl l.uiui SetiilK Them TliroiiKli
thu l.lneM lim loa AilMiaeeH
la ii Italu .Storm.
MANILA. Mny 10 0 25 p. m Messrs.
Cnrrlck and Holmes , the American and
Canndlan civilians cnptuied nt the Cnlumplt
rice mill , have been released bj the rphel
general Lunn , who saw them through his
lines with several Englishmen who received
forty-eight hours' notice to leave rebel lei-
rltory.
The United States cruiser Charleston has
nrrivcd hero from Hong Kong. It touched
at Apnrrl. communicating with the United
States gunboat Concord , stationed at the
mouth of the hnrbor. Some nntlvo nrcheis
shot arrows nt a man-of-wai's boat which
was sent ashore for sand nnd no further nt-
tempt to land was made.
The Charleston nlso spoke the United
Stntos gunboat Wheeling at Llngaynn. All
was quiet there.
General Law ton's advanced force has lett
San Miguel and Is moving In the dlrpctlon
of San Isldro. A rain storm Impeded the
progress of the troors nnd severed the line
of communication when the force was within
seven miles of its destination.
WITHDRAWS SPANISH TROOPS
American * "Will Occupy Join untl
7ainboaiiKii Will lie Temporarily
arily Abandoned.
MADRID , May 1C. General Rlos , In com
mand of the Spanish troops remaining In the
Philippine Islands , hns cabled to the war
olllco here announcing that ho has entered
Into an ngieement with Mnjor General Otis ,
the American commander , for an Immediate
Spanish evacuation of Zumboanga and Jolo.
Consequently , the dispatch adds , the steamer
Leon XIII has started with American troops
who will occupy Jolo and render honors to
the Spanish flag on the departure of the
Spanish troops
The Leon XIII. will proceed from Jolo to
Zamboanga , where the vessel will be met
by General Rlos with the steamers Porto
Rico and Uranus. The Spanish general will
superintend the evacuation. The dispatch
further sajs the Americans will not occupy
Eamboanija.
AGUINALDO'S WISE STRATEGY
Ills lletreal to Mountain I'nut neNMex
bald to lie Part of HIM
MIlKarj I'liin.
LONDON , Mny 1C. The Filipino Junta
has Informed the Associated Press that on
receipt of tno news sayinc nil foreigners
had been ordered from the Filipino lines a
cable message of Inquiry was sent to ARUi-
nalilo , who replied that the announcement
wns duo to the statements of .Mr. Illgglns ,
the manager of the railroad , on his return to
Manila , after several months residence In
the Filipino lines
Tho. Filipinos , It Is added , rldiculo tl-o
statement thnt Agulnnldo Is u fugitive and
declare his retirement to the Caivallos
mouutnlns Is part of his strategic plans , ns
the mountains are almost Inaccessible nnd
Inhabited by savages who use poisoned ar
rows , nnd that It Is absolutely Imposslblu
for the Americans to follow him theie.
KiniNton lloex Not Wan I Olllee ,
KANSAS CITY. May 10. A Hpielnl to the
Star from San Francisco says. Captain F.
n. Huchan of the Twentieth Kaiiha.s , who ar
il ved from Manila yesterdaj. bald regarding
the futuio of Gcncial Funston of that regi
ment.
"General Funston hns no political ambi
tions nnd does not eire to mingle In polities
In any shape or form. I know this to bo n
fact. When I last saw him , Juat before leav
ing Mnlolos , April 18 , his plans were to go
to Cuba ns soon ns the Filipino rebellion
was over and engage In cattle' ranching In
one of the Intel lor provinces Ho said that
he had all the adventures be wanted. "
MoiinlitlilH Oiler No Itefime.
CHICAGO , Mny 1C Captain John C. Dent
of the Twentieth United States Infantry ,
which Is a part of Wheaton's brigade of
Mar-Arthur's division now operating In thu
Philippines , nrrlvo.l In Chicago today. Ho
loft Manila April 1 on sick leave.
Captain Dent said today "I don't think
the war In the Philippines will last long.
The Imprwlon suems lo be hcio that th y
may icturn to the mountalnH and maintain
sonio sort of a war for n Ions time to come
Hut the truth is the mountain i eaplo nro our
friends nnd oven offeied to raise regiments
to help put down Agulnnldo. "
l.iiiiilieriiiaii l'iiM for UN Tlirenlx ,
HAMMOND. Ld , May 1C H I ) Fitzger
ald , a lumberman , was shot anil Instantly
killed by his brother-in-law 1M Slrublum.
Flt/gcrnrd was in his cups and threatened to
murder bin wife , a bister of Strahlcm , when
the latter picked up his gun and did thu
Hhnntlng. The principals have lived In Hammond
mend for some jearti Strahlem Is from
Callfoinla and Fitzgerald from Michigan
Vloeinenl" of Ocean V exudx , MilIII ,
At Now Yoik Anlved We-bteinrand ,
from Anlweip. Cevlc , from Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Hylvanla , from
llObtOll
At Boulogne Airlved Rotterdam , from
New York for Rotterdam
At Sidney AirivedMailposa , fiom San
FranilHco
At Auckland Sailed Alamtda , for San
Krancltco.
Pmn > rTO 1MOPTTP'P1 > 1\
COMhZ IS DISCUSED !
Cuban Lender la Sick nnd Tired of tbo
Wrangling of tbo Generals.
WILL ISSUE MANIFESTO IN A FEW DAYS
Says tbat Throe Million Dollars Has Only
Proven a Ourso to Him.
WISHES HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE MONEY
Agitators Hold n Meeting and Say Ilarsb
Things About Americana.
ARMY URGED NOT TO SURRENDER ARMS
I'cellim ; Anmiifvi the Cilliaii Soldier *
mill 'Ilielr Mipiiorler In I nl > ami
There Appearx to Ho Dan-
Her of Trouble.
( Copv right , m > . by Press Publishing Co. )
HAVANA. May 10. ( Now York World C.i-
blegiam Special Telegram. ) For the first
time slnco the trouble over the distribution
of the $ : t,00i ,000 to the Cuban army , or at
least slnco the ngltntois hnvo tiled to down
Genernl Gome ? , ho has spoken for publica
tion. This time it was through Miss France *
Di ako , who culled on him nt the Qulntn dc
Los MollnoH. his
Thiough ntde-de-cnmp ,
Colonel Cespedes , who acted ns Intel preter ,
Genernl Gomez said
" 1 have decided to Issue a manifesto to
the people In three or four dnjs. 1 hnva
had several talks with General Hiookc. I
menu right , he means right. 1 hnvo u
Bleat mnnv onemlcs , 1 know , but 1 will
stand for the right of my people.
"And now about that money Ijlng In the
harbor on the government boat Huinside.
which Is costing the I'nltcd States much
monej to hold here. To bo frank , 1 will
tell jou what that JU.OOO.OOO hatt done. First
of all , It has been n c-nise to me. Three la
supposed to bo a luckj number , because It
stands for the Tilnlty , Father , Son ami
Ilolj Ghost. To me It Is like u dcathkncll.
It Is llku the three nails on the crobs of our
Savior. i\er : > one of the c millions means
a null for me. It Is the three nails that
will crucify me. 1 wish I had nevei seen
or heard ot the money. It Is very bad "
At Cerro a meo'lng of the agitators wns
held lo discuss telegtnms and letters from
fi lends In Santiago. Thcso messages bade
all "patriots" In Havana nnd the west end
of the Island to stand fast nnd not BUI render
their arms to the Americans. Genernl La-
cret presided at the meeting , and unions
those In attendance were Sangiillly , Audi ado
Vldal and Juan Gomez.
( ionier'n MnnlfeHlo.
HVVANA , May It ! . The manifesto will ell
General Mnxlino Gomez Is preparing to Ipsuc
will not onlj review his own position in tc
the payment ot the Cuban nrmy , but proba
bly will direct the forces to disband. Fol
lowing UK publication. Governor General
Hrookp. will lasuo a niortllU-il rrder id'ml-
natlng the nocttsltj for the participation
of nny Cuban commissioner In thu distribu
tion of the $ ' 5,000,000. The governor general
legards Gomeas having acted Blneerely
tluoughoul and believes that his withdrawal
from the question of dlhtrihtitlon to an atti
tude of "filendly Inactivity" has been
foieed upon him by the desertion of thoba
generals upon whom ho had iclled.
Membois of the late Cuban military ns-
heinbly and other discontented persona be
longing to the now revolutionary club. Btjlpd
the Veterans' association , mot nt Ceirolaut
night nnd indulged in u prolonged debate on
the quecitlon of the Cuban tioops surrender
ing their nrms. One group was In fnvor ot
entrusting the arm * ' to the brigade chiefs of
Cuban municipalities Another group was
opposed altogether to sui rendering the aims ,
saying It might bo necessary to "IISP thorn
against American pretensions. " The meetIng -
Ing , vns pi raided over by General lo > Lierot
nnd was attended by Sangullly , Andiali- ,
Vldal and Juan Gomez Telegrams from all
the provinces WPIO read opposing giving up
the arms The soallod weakness of Gen-
ornl Maximo Gomez was contrasted wltli
Agulnaldo'B "pitrlotlc courage " No dec Inlon
wns icaohed. During the meeting Colonel
Mljores proposed to send the follow In ;
telegram to Santiago : "General discontent.
\\o refuse to mitrender nrms Opinion
unanimous "
MexNiiixe IN Moilllleil.
General Amlmdo declined to agree In th
suggestion , saying It would not bo advisable
to make such n dloplaj' of feeling. Instead
of the dispatch proposed by Miyoip the fol
lowing vvao pent. "Reunited Decided to
agree to muster out on the basis cf the de
cree of former assembly Announced that
Hrooko will modify his decreo. Await to see
If satisfactory. Conic-it with you In Dual
pr < > 'pedln H "
The voting on this dispatch was .V ) In
favor against 11(1 ( opposed.
Such meeting as the ono junt hold at
Cerro would be icgarded In n less Inllam-
matory community as ominous , and outside
olnorvgrH might think Cuba l on the veriu ;
of insurrection Public feeling In Havana la
excited 'hut ' thoio whoso
certainly , Judg
ment Is worth mcHt consider the agitation to
be Hupeiflclal and to rnnslst merely ol
pliniHlngH which will never lend to nn overt
act.
Governor General Hrooko will go nhend ,11
InolfciiMvely as poMMblo In the dlstilbutlon
of the J3noo,000 appropriated for tlio Cubin
trajps. This cannot begin , however , mull
next wec-k If the Cubans wish to suirendct
thtlr arms to DIP municipalities all will be
well. The American authoiltleo will inlsa
no objection
AmcikaiiH Holding In Havana , especially
tlic.se who have been here ttlncu the begin
ning of tlio military occupation , look upon
the picsunt anti-American nuthuitu at
similar to the Garcia funeral Incident and
the excitement which followed the proposi
tion rf demoiiHtratlcjiu on January 1 It Is
really n veiy simple matter. Just now non-
oral Hrooko lo eonsl lerlng the publication
of an order designed to check untriithf.il
and violent crltlcUm rf the military K mui-
me.nl. Should the order be Iwtued it would
mprr ly call attention , by reproducing Un in ,
to the existing libel lawn under the i-puninh
rode , which provide abundant nuthnU of
discouraging Immoderate uttoramos Trm
prupilety of censoring oxplonlve newbpapeis ,
suppressing meetings and forcibly ( Unarm
ing the Cubaim has lucn considered , hut
such policy has been laid nsldo dnflnltdy a *
being unwise ami Impolitic There Is no
picrti iit purpose lo tiflo any repressivemca' <
urofl Uverybodj will be allowed to exprcua
hU feellnss In writing and talking
I'oxlllon of ( 'ultimo.
A former member of the military assembly
t > ald toilaj "Tho Cubans have no desire for
anj thing but u peaceful adjustment Imme
diately. They blame Gome * for being too
uncommunicative * and for hlu nnwIllliiKnpci
to abnegate at-lllah motives tninUicntly to
allow anjonc clue a liberal share In the
honor of urianglng Cuba'B future"
Major Duike-r re-perns a case of yol'oiv
fever , but It te the oulj existing cast , uuJ
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