THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
JIHtfE 19 , a 871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUNTS a , 18 , 3 SOD TWELVE PAG-ES. STNG-LE COPY PIVE CENTS.
MOUNTAINS
Filipinos Being Forced to One of Two
Unpleasant Alternatives.
LAY/TON STILL DRIVES ENEMY NORTHWARD
One Stronghold After Another Abandoned by
Fleeing Natives ,
MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES THEIR ONLY HAVEN
Summers' ' Command Attacks Two Thousand
Bebels Near Baluarte ,
INTRENCHED INSURGENTS QUIT POSITION
To > vn In Cnptiircil niul Troojm I'll rune
l'n ltUcn I ! < - > < > ii < l the Town AU-
tnnuc Him Horn Al
( or l''lftFlu
WASHINGTON , May 17. The following
dispatch has been received at Uio War de
partment :
MANILA , May 17. Adjutant General ,
Washington- Situation ns follows Lnw-
ton , with tart and ability , has covered Bula-
can piovlnco with his column and driven
Insurgent troops northwnrd Into San Isldoro
Bccond Insurgent capital , which he captured
this morning ; Is now driving enemy north
ward Into mountains. Ho has constant fight
ing , Inflicting heavy losses and suffering ,
low casualties ; appearance of his troops on
flanks of enemy behind entrenchments
thrown up at every strategic point and town
very demoralizing to Iho Insurgents and has
nlvcn them no opportunity to rccouccntrate
scattered troops. Kobbc'a column with sun-
bo uU proceeding up the Rio Grande. *
OTIS.
Portions of the dispatch which have not
Jeen made public relate to future move
ments of the troops
! Nntl\rn Are HelnrnliiR.
C.10 p. m. Although the rebels still
threaten San Fernando In considerable force
largo numbers ot natives , a majority of
them bolng families with their household
goods , nro returning daily to the towns in
side the American lines , nt Apallt , es
pecially.
Many ot the rlchor Filipinos are coming
to Manila and laborers nr resuming woik
In the rlco fields. The latter show their
respect for American sovereignty by remov
ing their hats to passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition of the wagon
roads the work of repairing the railroad is
being actively pushed. All the broken
bridges liavo been trcstlcd and only a few
excavations remain to be filled up. Trains
< wlll undoubtedly be running through to
Fernando In n few days. The only natives
there ore some Filipinos from Macabubo ,
who are trading with our soldiers.
At daylight today Lieutenant Hill , who ,
with twenty-five men of the Fourth In
fantry , was concealed In the tronchcs near
Paslg , was attacked by n force of rebels ,
\\lio evidently Imagined they could capture
ono of our outposts became only a few
Shots had been fired by the American force
A few volleys put the eno-my _ to Jllght , the ,
rebels losing "live" men * killed" abd anumber
of wounded. " '
The army gunboat Naplngdan has returned
liero from the lake , having been disabled by
a cannon shot from n rebel position near
Bantn Cruz , which broke Its rudder post-
Colonel Summer's command , consisting of
the Twenty-oecond infantry on the left , the
Minnesota regiments In the center nnd the
Oregon and North Dakota leglments on
the right , preceded by scouts and accom
panied by Scott's battery of artillery , afl-
vonccd from Bnluarto at daylight. The
troops first encounteied the enemy two miles
from San Isldro , the rebels retiring when
our artillery opened fire. Just outside the
town n robot force , estimated to number
2,000 men , wan entrenched. It made alight
resistance and quitted Its position when our
troops turned Its right ( lank. The enemy's
loss wan fifteen men killed and twenty
wounded. Our troops also captured three
prisoners and many rifles. On the Ameri
can side ono soldier of the Oregon regiment
nnd one of the Minnesota regiment wore
slightly wounded.
After capturing the town Colonel Sum
mer's troops continued their advance , pursu
ing the retreating rebels for several miles.
Force * Are DlMliiteKrittliiK *
WASHINGTON , May 17. That the In
surgents nro disintegrated and demoralized
is ] > urfeoUy manifest from the press dis
patches and tbo cable received from General
Otis today. General Law ton , who was pushIng -
Ing the line of the rebel retreat along the
Rio Grande , has Hung his advance , which ,
at last advices , was resting at San Miguel ,
northward about twelve miles , has taken
San Isldro , the second Insurgent capital ,
nnd when General Otis' dispatch was sent ,
was still pressing the enemy northward.
The fact that he Is sustaining few losses
in his forward movamont , although in an
nlmost continual contact with the enemy , Is
another jiroof of their utter demoralization.
According to General Otis' cable they still
continue to throw up IntrencumenU , but
General Lawton'i strategy outflanks each
jiosltlon In turn , keeping them In full re
treat and giving them no opportunity to con.
centrrtte tbulr scattered forces ,
U wilt soon be the mountains or the sea
for the Insurgents. As our troops could bo
transported by sea to the mouth of the Agno
itnd a new base of operations established
there , It would bo folly for them to tnko
that course. Scattered , demoralized and dls-
licartontH ) , it is almost certain that the rebels
in desperation will ratieut Into tbo fast-
ncEfces of the mountains , whcro they would
tie snfo from pursuit , and where they could
keep up a guerilla warfare Indefinitely , or
until their loudora came to tholr senses.
Although all the past efforts ot our troops
to net Into the rear of the Insurgents have
failed up to this time , by eheer force of the
battering ram the enemy has been driven
back tep by step Into the pocket where
nothing will bo left for them but surrender
or the mountains. Over flfty-nve miles as
the crow flies the rebels have been forced
tiack.
I'lnn of the Advance ,
The situation of the insurgents Is dc -
perato , MneArthur's division drove them
back along the line ot the railroad to Dagu-
] > an , on the Bay of Llugayen , and as far
ns Calumplt. All efforts to Impede his
progreis by the destruction of bridges were
> - frustrated , Tbo Insurgents were forced out
of their strongest positions. Simultaneously-
General Lawton moved to the rlglit in t
v.Ido detour toward Norzagaray , the east
ern limit of open country , with the inten
tion of turning the enemy's position and
catching him between the two columns.
Although unsuccessful in thU , the enemy ,
to make good bis escape , was compelled to
abandon lilo line ot retreat along the rail-
read and tetlre up tlio Rio Grande river.
The insurgents by this move displayed ran
sldoruble adroitness in the art ot war , as It
made it Incumbent upon the Americans to
get their supplies to the front along a now
line ,
Till * bad been comparatively easy along
the line ot the railroad , which had been
repaired as the troops advanced. The
change In the line of retreat of the rebels
stopped Law ton's ndvnnco for several days ,
It Is presumed , ns no movement until today
had been reported since Friday. Meantime ,
It la presumed , supplies were sent forward
up the Rio Grande In cnscocn ( native bnrgts )
under the eicort of the gunboats com
manded by Major Knbbci. The latter was
reported to have 1,500 men with him , de
signed for the reinforcement ot Lawton.
The supplier having arrived nt n point op.
pofllto Law ton , whose column had advanced
along n line five mllea east nnd parallel
with the rher , were delivered to lilm , nnu
today he pushed on Into San Isldro
Liwton has with him the Third nixl
Twenty-second Infantry , ono battalion of the
Seventeenth , the Second Oregon , First South
Dakota , Thirteenth Minnesota nnd a sqund-
ron of the Fourth cavalry.
LAWTON PUSHING FORWARD
Cnntnrrn Anotlior One of the Iiinnr-
ECrnt CnpltnlM Ti\o Col mil tin
loin l < "orrcn.
MANILA , May 17. 11 10 n. m. General
Law ton's advance guard , under Colonel
Silhimcrs of the Oregon troops , took San
Isldro , the Insurgent capital , at 8 30 o'clock
this morning
The expedition under Mnjor Kobbe of the
Third artillery , consisting ot the Seventeenth
Infantry , a battalion ot 'tlio Ninth and ono
battery of the First artillery , loft Calumplt
at daybreak today , marching up the Rio
Grnndo to General I/ivvton's division at
Ara > at. A flotilla of cascoes loaded with
supplies also proceeded up the river. Both
forces wore convoyed by the "Unclad" army
gunboats under Captain Grant.
Agulnaldn's ox-secretory , Escnmlllo , who
was arrested hero on February 23 , Is now
employ ed OB official Interpreter by the au
thorities.
Major Cobbo's column reached San Llus ,
eight miles up the Rio Grande , yeslerday ,
iiii-ellnK with but slight opposition. One
man was wounded during n brush with the
rebels.
At daybreak today the Americans began
a "rurlhor advance lownrd Candalm , about
six miles up the river beyond San Luis
The Insurgents along General MacArthur's
front evacuated their positions during the
night time , presumably moving further up
the railroad.
The Twenty-third Infantry has sailed on
the transport Leon XIII for Jolo island to
relieve the Spanltti garrison there.
CASUALTY LIST FROM MANILA
Chief of Scout * \Vllllnm YOIIIIK Auiontj
the Demi .No Nchrnnka
Ale it.
WASHINGTON , May 17. General Otis nt
Manila under today's date has sent to the
War department the following list of casual
ties :
Killed :
Utnh Artillery.
Sergeant Ford Fisher , Battery A , May 14.
Second Oregon.
Private James Hanlngton , Company G ,
May 1C.
Wounded :
rirnt North Unkotn.
Private William Trulock , Company C ,
thigh , severe ; May ' 13.
Civilian William II. Young , chief of scouts ,
died.
lbert Erlckson , Company H ,
chest , moderate , May 15.
First Sergeant Harry Howard , Company
K , wrist , slight.
rirxt California.
Missing :
Private Ralph Coates , Company K , since
April G. OTIS.
PRESIDENT PRAISES LAWTON
HIM Activity In PiiHhliiK Hchcln Into
aioinitaliiN Ilccelie Olllulal
Approval.
HOT SPRINGS , Va. , May 17. President
McKlnley lias not yet given consideration to
Hie subject of an extra session of congress.
This statement was made officially here to
night nnd was brought forward by pub
lished announcements thnt an extra session
had been decided upon.
The dispatch of General Otis regarding
the capture of San Isldro by General Lawton
and his forcing ot the scattered Insurgent
ranks Into the mountains was forwarded
hero by the War department. Tfio news It
bore was EO rleaalng to Mr. SIcKinley that
ho Immediately sent his congratulations to
General Lawton In the following telegram-
To Otis , Manila : Convey to General Lawton -
ton nnd the gallant men of his command my
congratulation ! ) upon the successful opera
tions during the last month resulting in the
capture ; > thls morning of San Isldro.
WILLIAM M'KINLEV.
Advices nlso were received from Cuba ,
which were stated to be "more assuring"
nnd giving reason to believe thnt a satis
factory outcome of the present situation
thcro would result.
The president's visit hero Is nearly at an
end. Though tlio time of the departure has
not been definitely fixed , It Is almost cer
tain that the party will reach Washington
some tlmo Saturday , The rest from official
routine , the freedom for intrusion nnd the
exorcise In the open air have given the presl.
dent the recuperation ho needed. Ho ap
pears In thoroughly good health and will
return to Washington Invigorated nnd well.
J. Addlson Porter , secretary to the presi
dent , arrived hero unexpectedly today He has
fully recovered from the Illness which kept
him so long from his duties at the Whlto
House He came hero to pay his respects
to the president. General John McNulta of
Chicago , who has been a witness before the
induktrlal comuiUslon nt Washington ,
stopped on his way west. Ho desired to
consult with Comptroller Dawes with re
gard to the affairs of the National Bank of
Illinois , of which General McNulta Is re
ceiver. Secretary Hitchcock Is expected to
morrow.
This morning President nnd Mrs , McKln
ley drove to Healing Springs , about three
miles up tha valley. The president held the
reins and the remainder of the presidential
party followed bis trap in another convey
ance.
This afternoon Mr. McKlnley spent on his
verandn with his wife. He read some light
literature with which be baa passed roost of
Ills leisure moments.
Secretary Porter returned to Washington
tonight.
Miinlln TriuiHport IteneheN Home.
SAN FRANCISCO , Mny 17. The transport
Portland , from Manila , wns sighted entering
port at 11 o'clock tonight. Owing to quar
antine regulations it is not expected that
any communication can bo held with those
on board until tomorrow morning.
l IloiuU iner Combine.
CHICAGO , May 17 The Post says nego
tiations are in progress with a view of con
solidating the elevated roads of Chicago.
The Laku Street and the Metropolitan have ,
It Is Eaid , nlready assented to the terms of
fered by an eastern syndicate , wtioee per
sonnel is made up largely of the combine
that purchased tbo surface lines. Thu South
Slda Etcvuted company has not yet accepted
the bid ot the syndicate , but 1s considering
the offer. It Is thought the scheme will be
consummated within a few weeks.
MUCH PAINS TO MAKE PEACE
Delegates to Th" " ) Hague Divide Burden of
Their Formidable Task ,
WORK ASSIGNED TO THREE COMMISSIONS
One "Will Consider Dlnnrinninent , An
other Lnwn of Warfare nnil the
Third , Arbitration He Mnal ot
UnnKln AIII 1'rcitlile.
TUB HAGUE , May 17 All the delegates
to the International Pence conference have
arrived. Today 'was spent In a general ex
change of visits.
The permanent president of the confer
ence will be M. Do Staal , Russian ftmbawa-
dor to Great Britain nnd the hund of the
Russian delegation. The honorary chairman
who will open the proceedings will be M
De Beaufort , president of the council and
minister of foreign affairs of the govern
ment of the Netherlands.
The city is brilliantly decorated with for
eign flags , denoting the various national
headquarters. Tills evening M. von Knrne-
book , former Dutch minister ot foreign
affair ? , gave a dinner to Introduce the for
eign delegates.
The reporters will bo admitted only to
hear the Inaugural address of M. De Beau
fort , who Is excluded from opening the dis
cussion of the czar's project. Three commis
sions will then "be " named to arrange pro
grams for discussion. The first relates to
restrictions of armaments nnd mllltnry ex
penditure. The second deals with the Inws
governing civilized warfare nnd the third
with .mediation . nnd arbitration.
A grcnt mass of diplomatic documents will
bo submitted on these subjects documents
Including the memorandum of Prince Met-
ternloh of Austria In 1816 , regarding Uio
suggestion of the prince regent of England ,
supported by Alexander I ot Russia , for an
International peace conference ; the opinions
of David Dudley Field of the United States ,
ns to fixing a permanent limit to military
forces ; the argument of M. Morlgnhac &
favor of simultaneous disarmament , the
proposals of Napoleon III to convoke n Bu-
ropenn pence conference nt Ptirls In 1863 ,
nnd slmllnr pnpers.
The second commission will consider the
declnratlons of the congress of Pnrls , 1830 ,
nnd the Geneva convention , 18G4 , the un-
ratified clauses of the Geneva convention in
1868 , the acts of the St. Petersburg conven
tion prohibiting the uoo of certnln projectiles
by civilized nations , the minutes of the
Brussels conference of 1874 , the suggestions
ot the Oxford manual regarding the laws
and observances of war , the rules for Iho
'borrtbardmcnt ' of cltleo adopted by the Insti
tute of International Laiw In Venlco In 1896 ,
the declaration of Franco and Great Britain
regarding the unadopted rules of the Geneva
convention , the views of the Amsterdam
Chamber of Commerce approved by succes
sive Netherlands foreign ministers urging
the adoption of the minutes of the Brussels
conference of 1874 dealing with the laws
and observances of war , which did not lead
to the conclusion of any convention , and
the circular of the Dutch minister of for
eign affaire in 1871 relating to the adoption
of the principle of inviolability of private
property and urging a clearer definition of
the term "contraband of w ar. "
Study ol Arbitration.
fc ji. .
proposals of Lord Clarendon at the Paris
congress In 1856 for the Intermediation of n
friendly state previous to a recourse to
force , tne motion of Slgnor Manclni In the
Italian Chamber of Deputies In 1875 in favor
of arbitration , the acts of the Berlin and
Zurich conferences on compromise and
mediation , David Dudley ricld's plan for an
arbitration tribunal , the propcsals for an
arbitration tribunal for the North , Central
and South American -states adopted in
Washington In 1800 , the marquis of Salis
bury's loiters to Sir Julian Pauncefoto In
1898 , relating to the conclusion of an arbi
tration treaty between Great Britain nnd
the United States nnd the terms of the rati
fied Anglo-American treaty and many simi
lar documents.
M. de Staal will open the conference by
summarizing the objects of the gathering
and expressing the confidence of Emperor
Nicholas V that ttio powers will support the
beneficent wcrk of the conference After
the appointment of the commissions the
conference will adjoin n for a week.
The American delegates , It Is understood ,
will carefully abstain from mixing in purely
European questions , but will take an
earnest part in the discussion of the appli
cation of arbitration and improvements In
the Geneva rules for the protection of field
hospitals. They will give also special at
tention to the abolition of privateering and
the exemption of all private property from
seizure , except contraband of war , this
policy being the same as that adopted by
Benjamin Franklin In negotiating the treaty
with Frederick the Great and successively
urged by Presidents James Monioe , James
Buchanan , Benjamin Harrison and William
McKlnley.
RUSSIA INSISTS ON GRANT
Chlnn AVIII lie Compelled to Allow
Itnllroail ItlKht olVn > UiilcMH
Outxlile Support In Rl cn.
LONDON , May IS. The Pekln correopond-
cnt of the Times snys. M , de Glers , I ? ' 8-
slan minister to China , declines to accept
the refusal of the Chinese government to
grant the railway concession to connect
Pekln with Russia's present railroad system
In Manchuria. He will Insist upon the
grant. Unless supported by some other
power , Chna will yield to Russia. It Is
surrounded with calamities brought upon it
by Italy , France and Germany , while Eng
land's hands are tied hy the Anglo-Russian
convention.
IlrltlNli I'rlHiinerii Arrnluneil.
CAPETOWN. May 17 The expected con
ference between resident Kruger of the
Transvaal republic and Sir Alfred Mllner ,
governor of Capo Colony , has not yet been
arranged.
The president of the South African League
rnpudlaU-s any connection with the enlist
ment of men for any purpose
Frlea was the only prisoner who did not
appear today at the Pretoria court for ar
raignment. The streets were thronged , and
the prisoners were escorted under a strong
guard from the Jail to the court. A remand
was granted and the prisoners were re
turned to the Jail.
The excitement here is somewhat abating.
Illicit l.nhnreri fltrlUp.
GLASGOW , May. 17 Tl-o dock laborers
employed by the Anchor line and Allan line
have gone out on strike. About 1,300 men
are Idlt- . Three Anchor line steamers , two
Donaldson line vessels nnd three steam
ships of the Allan line are blocked. A con-
feren o which IB to take place today be
tween cnioioia of the Anchor line and repre
sentatives ot the National Union of Dockers
Is expected to result 'n ' an understanding.
I.lmlteil i'nrl ) at LauneliliiK ,
LONDON. May 17. Sir Thomas Llpton ,
die Associated Press U Informed has lim
ited the number of guests to be present at
the launching of the America's cup chal
lenger Shamrock. The date ot the launch
will not bo made rubify. The prince of
Wales and the dtiko ot Saxe-Coburg nnd
Gothn will have ft prlralo view of the Sham
rock nbout Juno 7. < '
Mnrchnmt Zlcnchefl the ConM.
JIHOUTIL , East Coast of Africa. Mny 17
Major Marchand , the French explorer who
has Just dossed Africa from the Atlantic
const , has arrived here. The Insignia of
commander of the Legion of Honor was
handed to him on board the French second
clas * cruiser D'ABa % without any ceremony
worth noting.
* < onth African Sccurltlcn Weak.
LONDON , May 11. South African securi
ties opened fiat on the Stock exchange today ,
but the nenvs of the nrresto at Johannesburg
wns not taken seriously. The bears quickly
covered.
No IlrttlKh
HONG KONG , Mny 17. San Chun wns
occupied yesterady without any casualties.
There is an unconfirmed report that the
rebels are occupying Simon City.
Chlcnuo nenehen Port Salil.
PORT SAID , May 17-r-Tho United States
cruiser Chicago , flying the flag ot Rear Ad
miral Howleon , has arrived hero.
E\chniiKCn Tnke a Ilolhln- .
LIVERPOOL , May 17. Tlio grain ex
change will be closed next Saturday , Monday
nnd Tuesday nud the provision exchange next
Monday.
HITS KANSAS CITY MARKET
Stockmen Hxpect to Divert Thirty
Tlioiinatul 11 nut -Month to
Other rinccn.
WICHITA , May 17. C. L. Swnrtu ot
Hazclton , Kan. , says nn orgnnlzntlon Is
being effected by cattlemen ngalnst ship-
plug to the Knnsns City mnrkct. Swnrtz
has ranches In both Oklahoma nnd Kan
sas. ) Ho says It Is Just as cheap to ship to
Chicago or Omaha under recent Inspection
rules : Ho fajs :
"We expect to throw 30,000 head ot cat
tle per month away from Kansas City. The
wny It Is now , w 'vo get to get our cattle
inspected In Kansas nnd pay for It , nnd ns
soon as we got across the Missouri line
we've got to have themJInspected again ,
nnd it costs time und money when thorn Is
neither sense nor Justice In the plnn. "
QUIGLEY TAKES FINAL STAND
Iltxliop Thrcntcna to Denert Strlkern
They Accept Annunmcc
thnt Aliiinen "VV1I1 Cenitc.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , May 17. Bishop Qulgley
took a determined stand In his efforts to
bring the strike of the grain shovelors and
sympathetic organizations to an end tonight
and as a result the outlook for a cessation
of the trouble Is somewhat brighter. At
the suggestion of the bishop the striking
freight handlers appointed a committee with
power to act , which will confer with thn
lake line managers tomorrow , the bishop
having assured them that an agreement
abolishing the saloon payment system nnd
the Stmdny work , as well as other abuses ,
would bo signed in shortorder. The bishop
then attended a meeting of grain shovelers
nnd informed them ofwhat , tbo handlers
had agreed to do. r
The executive committee ot the grain
scoopers had mot rlle Jln . .Iho day and
.passed upon the ng/ < ' cni regarding -the
Old-aB'd'ne-W1 locals , .StdneV fey cSntractor
Conners nnd Inspector 'Donovan yesterday.
They amended the agreement t > y adding that
none but those whose names were on tbo
roll of the local on April 3 should be recog
nized as members of the scoopers' union ;
that none others should bo employed nnd
that the charter should be given to the new
local and Its officers retained. Contractor
Connors had agreed to these amendments.
The bishop then said that the meeting was
over nnd requested the men to go Jiome nnd
nwnlt the nctlon of Inspector Brown , his
nppointee , who , he sold , would nttend nt
once to the preparation of the rolls and the
return of the men to their respective elevat
ors. A very few remonstrated whereupon
the bishop said :
"If the men do not go back to work under
the conditions I have secured for them I
shall give up all interest In the matter and
abandon them completely. "
The bulk of the strikers are undoubtedly
anxious to return to work.
LABORERS' STRIKE SERIOUS
One Mnn Killed nnil Military IMaccil
on Guaril lit Cnntoin
IIonNc.
CIENFUEGOS , Province of Santa Clara ,
May 16 , 9-15 p. m ( Via Havana , May 17.- )
The agitation of the Cuban dock laborers
here , vvlio have been demanding back pay ,
culminated this evening In bloodshed. A
negro was killed by a Cuban officer. The
dock laborers liavo now been paid. A de
tachment of twenty-five soldiers Is guard
ing the custom house. The hardware store *
have Bold out everything In the nature of
firearms nnd knives.
Major Dempsey Is understood to bo fearIng -
Ing an nntl-Amorlcan demonstration , nt >
there Is much excited talk against Ameri
cana , apparently duo to nothing moro than
the tnlk of the agitators , who nro advocating
complete indepcndonco. Outside ot the
shooting referred to there has been nc
special Incident worth noting. While the
aqueduct Is being cleaned water is selling'
nt 10 cents a can and the government offlclala
are liaullng water to the troops fifteen
miles by rail.
BOY'S PRANK CAUSES WRECK
Spike Plnceil oil the HnllN Thrown
Trnlii Into the Dlleh mul One
.Mini IN Kllleil.
POTT3VILLE , Pa , May 17. Albert Ohl.
a lad 17 years old , living near the spot , was
arrested and held without ball today by the
authorities at Tamaqua , charged with put
ting tbo splko on the rail which caused an
! accident on the Little Schuylklll branch of
I the Philadelphia & Reading railway yester
day at Zehners , whereby on man wns killed
nnd several were Injured. Ohl admlttc4 the
charge. Ills excuse for putting the splko on
the rail was that ho wanted to flatten It.
AppriiUliiK the I'nper .Mllln.
'MILWAUKEE , May 17 A Journal1 special
from Appleton , Wls , says it is stated the
writing paper combine , with a capital of
$42,000,000 , is almost an accomplished fact.
Appraisers have visited Wisconsin and gone
over proportion stated to bo the Fox River
nnd the Plover Paper company's mills nt
Appleton and Plover , respectively. Only
the closing of negotiations for the various
properties wanted remains.
MoieinciitH of Oeenii Acmelii , Mny 17.
At New York Arrived Knramanla , from
Naples , Kaiser Trledrlche , from Bremen ;
Saale , from Naple , New York , from South
ampton.
At Bremen Arrived Kaiser Wllhelra dor
Grosse , from New York , Muuchen , from
j Baltimore ,
At Queenstown Arrived Auianla , from
I New York for Liverpool
I At Glasgow Arrived Anchorla , from New
York , Grecian , from Montreal
I At Philadelphia Arrived Pennlund , from
Liverpool ; Switzerland , from Antwerp.
At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from
New York , via Boulogne.
FOUR DEAD IN OTA STORM
Several Others Fatally Hurt and G at
Damage Done to Property ,
VICTIMS ARE LIFTED BODILY INTO THE AIR
Cjelone Clear * K\or > IliliiK In KM Tilth
for IHMniiuc ot Ton Mile * Toitth-
Mtonc * Iiotclril to r ; run ml mul
Other Pri-uUn rcrtorincil.
MANCHESTER , la. , May 17. The details
of the cyclone which pissed over the north
ern part of this county last night arc most
harrowing. As n result of the storm four
people nro dead and three others nro fa
tally Injured.
The dead nro1
WALTER SHEPPARD.
HIS SON , 13 > enrs old.
J. B. JACOBS.
GEORGE LANG.
Fatally Injured :
Mrs. Waller Sheppard anil two sons , 3 and
G > ears old.
Seriously injured :
George Sharkcy.
Tony Sheppard , 10 jcars old.
Tonuy Trltz.
Mrs A. Blgelow.
Ed Kruemplo and wife.
Mrs. William McKlnne.
Emanucl Rldcnour and wife.
Mlsa Ridcnour.
C. Miersen.
The storm started on Its path of destruc
tion at L. Snyder's , three miles north of
Greoley , about 8-30 p m. , taking a direction
due cast for six miles , then veered north
east for four miles , demolishing everj thing
In Its course.
Every farm house In the Irack of the
storm cloud for a width of forly rods Is
either totally destroyed or wrecked. At
Blgelow's , where the family took shelter In
the cellar , a young babe was torn from
the mother's arms and curried twenty-five
rods without Injury. At the Klaus ceme
tery only ono monument Is left standing.
The Klaus school house was blown to pieces
and the Methodist church Is a wreck.
The Hldenour family took refuge In the
collar. Three arc Injured Mr. Hldenour
was lifted bodily out of the collar by the
force of the wind. The Sheppard family
was In the house , which was smashed to
kindling. Two of the sons were carried
400 yards and one was killed outrlghl. The
falher died this afternoon. Two other chil
dren will die. C. Miersen , J. B. Jacobs and
George Lang were returning from Elkport
nnd wore caught directly In the path of
the storm. Jacobs and Lang Jumped out ot
the wagon and were carried up Into the air.
Their bodies came to the ground mangled
almost beyond recognition. Miersen whipped
his horses out of the wind and Jumped from
the wagon and escaped with slight Injury.
The team turned nnd ran Into the storm
again nnd both horses were killed. The
storm exhausted Itself a ratio north of Coles-
burg. The damage to property is beyond
estimation.
VICTIMS OF OHIO CYCLONE
" DeinollHhcil School
I'"our InmalcH of
IIoiiNC Will Die Another Wlml-
, _ v v ABtorm Tjrnveri ? ii .Stutc. s
TOLEDO , O , May 17. The cyclone which
swept over the little city of Montpeller last
night will prove fatal for at least four ot
the children In the school house at West
Unity. There were twenty-four people In
the building and not one of them escaped
without Injury. The building was wrecked.
The teacher , Miss Flossie Fisher , Is proba
bly fatally Injured , being struck on the head
with flying timbers. The following are
fatally Injured :
Florence Marzoff , aged 9 , flesh torn from
face and cut in bend.
Nettie Marzoff , aged 7. Iron spike run into
her head , injured in spine.
Lucy Marzoff , aged C , bad scalp wound.
Fay Barton , aged 14 , scalp wounds
The dangerously hurt are : Stella Barton ,
aged S , cut on head ; Florence Barton , aged
7 , gashed in head , Joe Jacoby , aged 9 , four
wounds on head , Nellie Meppens , aged 11 ,
broken collar bone , Emery Fllcklnger , arm
broken ; Flossie Fleher , teacher , scalp wound
and broken arm.
CLEVELAND , 0. , May 17. Another bad
storm swept over northern Ohio this after
noon , being accompanied by high winds , hall
nnd n heavy rainfall At Norwalk and Bu-
cyrus the rainfall was four Inches. Thcro
was also a heavy hall storm , trees were
blown down , windows broken and havoc
was caused among telegraph and telephone
wires. At Upper Sandusky several houses
were unroofed
COLUMBUS , O. , May 17. A special to the
State Journal tells of great damage wrought
by a heavy storm this afternoon
A dispatch from Woostcr says- Hall did
great damage near here this afternoon. Hail
stones of enormous size fell with such force
as to Mil sheep nnd poultry. They went
through wooden roofs like bullets and whole
orchards were stripped.
A dlspalch from Mlllorsburg says : A build
ing at the county Infirmary was unroofed
and all vegetation beat to the ground by
the hailstones , which were of the sl/o of
walnuts. J. M. Lint was caught In the
storm , his team running awny nnd throwing
him out. He was pelted with the enormous
stones until his face wns bleeding In a dozen
places from the wounds.
Revere Storm In HHiiolx.
PANA , III. . May 17. An electrical storm
accompanied by torrents of rain passed over
central Illinois today. Fruit trees were
damaged considerably , but no lives were
lest.
COMMISSION TO MEET AGAIN
Another Attempt AVIII lie Mmle to
AllJlINt iHNIieH Ill-Ill Cfll UllltCll
btnten nnil Cniiiiiln.
WASHINGTON , ( May 17. As the result of
a conference held at the foreign office In
London between Lord Salisbury , Sir Julian
Pnuncofoto and Ambaesador Choato , the lat
ter acting under direct Instructions from
Secretary Hay , It can now bo predicted th.it
the Joint high commission to adjust Issues
between the United States and Canada will
be reassembled during the coming summer
or early fall
This outcome Is not yet positively assured ,
but Mr Choato's report of the exchanges at
the foreign olllce certainly conveys great en
couragement to the officials here and war-
runts the expectation that negotiations maybe
bo again taken up with some prospect ot
reaching agreements between the two
branches of the commission.
It can be mated that If the commission
reconvenes it will only do BO on a complete
abandonment of the old 'basis , which proved
to bo unsuitable to the erection of u com
plete agreement , and our government will
have some sort of assurance In advance of
< the nature ami degree of the concessions
that may ibo expected from the other Hide ,
the lack of which , It is inld , caused the
failure of the first negotiations.
The negotiations have taken a now turn
by the suggestion that ( ho American bound
ary question be submitted to arbitration
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fa'r. Warmer
Temperature n ( Onutliii > cMcrilaj I
Independent of the other IFSUCB Involved ,
thus leaving the commission free to icmime
Us work on the many other pending ques
tions. The boundary question IP said to bo
the main obstacle to an agreement , BO much
EO that tie commission took its last ad
journment because of manifest Inability to
come together on this point Since then
the Iwo governmenta have tr'ed to sctllo
the question nnd some progress has been
made. A final agreement does not appear to
bo In sight and a temporary adjustment by
n modus Vivendi U otlll open. In the clr-
cunHtnticcs the officials concerned In the
negotiations nro favorably considering arbi
tration as a means of settling the bjunc-ary
matter. If that plan could bo effected It Is
said the eommlsalon\\onld , not only ho sure
if reassembling , but It would meet with
ever ) prospect ot winding up nil ( he out-
ftamllni ; dlfiUulllPs lietwren Canada und
the United States While the plan of arbi
tration Is most favorably entertained hy
olllclals It Is not known how far It has gene
In the way of negotiations with Lord Salis
bury.
APPEAL FOR THE DEWEY FUND
: \itfionnl Co nun II toe Si * > 1 < M to KnllM
A III of > < M Hiiiiri > N In Ma 1.1 li-
Project n MIUI-CNH ,
WASHINGTON. May 17. The national
Dewey home committee held n meeting today
In Chairman Vanderllp's offi-e and decided
to send letters to nil leading newspapers ,
national banks nnd postmnsteis , asking them
to co-operate with the committee by receiv
ing contributions fiom the public and for
warding the same to the treasurer at Wash
ington. Following Is the nppcnl to the
newspapers.
The national Dewey homo fund commll-
tce , recoKiillzing the press of the countiy
as the best medium for reaching the people
nnd the most powerful Instrument for good ,
nt the conclusion of tho.r meeting this nfti-r-
noon requested the A < wclnted Press to tnto
that the committee most earnestly solicited
the co-opciation of nowspapofj In tholr effort -
[ fort to secure subset ip'loue. The toinmit-
1 tec requests newspaper publishers every
where to open public subsiilpllmis , ac
knowledge receipt tluough their columns
from day to day nnd forward the subscrip
tions to the national Dewey homo fund
committee , this city , lion Ellis H. Robcits ,
treasurer
U Is suggested that newspaper publishes
receiving subscilptions mnko their remit
tances to the committee hero weekly or more
frequently by them desired. Treasurer
Roberts will acknowledge receipt to news
papers and will finally Isauo to each sub
scriber n souvenir receipt. With u view to
the latter publishers nro requested to keep
n record of ull subscribers with their post-
office addresses , nnd , so far as posslbln , to
forward the same with their remittances
from tlmo to time. Temporary receipts Imvo
been provided until the handsomely tn-
gruvcd souvenir receipts are ready for Iscu-
" The national Dcvvoy homo fund commlt-
tco believes that the publishers of newspa
pers in this country will lend their asalst-
nncc In this woik and that It lies vvltiiln
their power to make this movement n ioat
success nt the earliest possible date.
The committee , recognizing seiviies nl-
ready rendeicd , further requests that pub
lishers who open public substriptloiis notl'v
the treasurer as early ns possiolo for their
Information.
OLD SOLDIERS FOR HENDERSON
Mcmbern of the O. A. It. Come Out
for the Io\Ta Unit for
Speaker.
WASHINGTON , May 17 ( Special Tele
gram ) The Grand Army of the Republic
of the country have selected their candi
date for the speakwshlp and tholr choice is
Colonel David B. Henderson of Iowa. They
assert that there are few republican dis
tricts in which the soldiers' vote Is not an
Important factcr , and tills Influence Is to bo
thrown to Colonel Henderson. General H.
G. Dyrenforth , commander-ln-chlef of the
Union Veterans' union and nlso promi
nently Identified with the Grand Army of
the Republic , is out In a long circular which
Is proposed to reach the hands of every
ex-unon | soldier In the land and thus en
list his service In the aid of Colonel Hen
derson's candidacy.
General J. C. Cowln was in the city to
day for the purpose of securing testimony
in the matter of proving a deficiency claim
| In the Kansas Pacific case now on hearing
before Master Abbott In New York. Gen
eral Cowln returned to New York this after
noon but expects to bo In Washington next
week , when he will personally express to
the president his thanks for nominating his
son , Will B. Cowln , to a second lieutenancy.
Privates Burton W. Illvens , Company D ,
and Corporal George L Watson , Company
B , First Nebraska volunteers , have been
discharged ,
RIVERA ADMITS AUTHORSHIP
HajM I.otler Wax Not Intenileil for
Publication nnil AViiN Until )
TrniiNlttli-il.
WASHINGTON , May 17. Senor Luis
Muuoi R-vora , premier of Iho Porto Rlcan
cabinet under the Spanish regime , was In
terviewed concerning the letter written by
him declaring that General Henry had been
recalled as governor general of the island
and severely and even violently criticising
General Henry and others. Senor Rivera
admitted authorship of the letter , but Hald
It was not written for publication and had
been badly translated , In the Interview ho
reiterated the statement that General Henry
had made many mistakes In Porto Rlco and
that a majority of the people applauded his
retirement. The radical party , ho admitted ,
had given farewell manifestations of regret ,
as General Henry favored this party in nil
things Ho complained of the treatment of
the liberal pacty , of which he Is the head ,
by General Henry All people In Porto
Rico , ho said , welcomed annexation to the
United States and would not thango It for
Independence Ho ( Rivera ) represented the
agriculturists of the Island , having been
elected by a largo assembly at San Juan.
Porto Rlco nskcd full admission Into the
American union , with a free Interchange of
products , reform of the money system , free
dom of the press , homo ruin ID municipal
affairs and such measures as would tend
towards u firm nnd free assimilation of the
Islands with the American union.
Ill-union of HoiiKh Hlilem ,
LAS VEGAS , N ' .M . May 17 Offielal
notice was received here today fiom Lieu
tenant J D Carter of Prescott , Ariz , secre
tary of the Society of Rough Ul.dere , to the
effect thnt the first annual reunion will l.o
hold In Las Vegas June 21 Governor
Roosevelt and staff will bo present. Free
entertainment will bo glvvu air Hough
Riders ,
p I P'p rn PAYirpIYTTTPIA
CASE IS COS11NDED
Miss Viola Horlooker is Arraigned and is
Granted a Postponement.
WILL BE CALLED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER
County Judge and Attorneys for Defense
Hava a Lively Row ,
LATTER WANT GIRL ARRAIGNED AT HOME
Judge is Obdurate and Compels Her to Be
Brought Into Court ,
ACCUSED YOUNG WOMAN APPEARS WEAK
linn In lie fnrrlril from mil in Court
HOIIIII ( 'utility Attornc ) McCrcnry
I'll Ix TucnOVltncNNin for
( In- hint.I'mter Iloiul.
HASTINGS , Nub. Mny 17. ( Special Tele
grams Miss Vloln Horloekcr appeared be-
Tore Coutiij Judge How on this jnornlng at
! i o'clock , as per continuance ) ot her pre
liminary heating , to answer the charge of
having tiintlo an attonipt to lake the llfo of
.Mrs. Charles Morey by sending her n box of
poisoned cnmly on Monday nfternoon , April
10 Her nttornejs waived examination and
* > ho WOH bound over In the sum of JG.OOO to
appear nt the equity term of the district
court , September 2S.
The proceedings took plnoo In the county
JudRc'g room In tlio presence of about fifty
people. The small audience was Accounted
for by the clover ruse -which the attorncjs
plajed by having It announced that the cnae
would bo heard up Blairs In the district
couit room. There were nearly fiOO poopla
waiting patiently In thn district court room
while the legal proceedings were In progreaa
down stairs. This caused some to grow
angry , as there were many who had driven
miles to attend the preliminary hrarlng ot
iMNs Horloekcr.
About 8.30 this morning Hon. John M
rtagnn , John Stevens , Judge Burton and R
A. Hatty , attorneys for the defense , appeared
before County Judge. BOAVCII and attempted
to explain to him that It would bo impot l-
blo to bring Miss Horlocker to the court
room on account of her Illness and woik
condition. During the conversation County
Judge Bowen said that ho was In the habit
of spcakliiR the plain truth about muttons
niul that no had heard that the counsel for
the dcfandnnt wore trying to fool nnd do-
colvo the court and county attorney.
To this Hon. John M. llagan replied !
"Thank you for 'being ' eo frank. I will
simply say that it'n a Ho. "
Attoriic > H Unto n now.
By tills time all the attorneys present became -
came angry and things looked grave. Th <
attorneys for the defendant then accused
the county attorney of having made th
statement that Dr. W. H. Lynn told him ,
Judge How en , that Dr. Lynn had only been
attending th girl during tlie last thre
days nnd that Lynn had further said the
filrl was only making a grand stage play.
'Iho nttorneyn Immediately sent for Df.
Lynn with the Intention of putting him on
the witness stand to deny the statement.
Attorney Ragan again appealed to the court
In behalf of tlin girl's condition and tried
to pcisuado the judge to have the legal
proceedings toke place nt the homo of the
accused , but the Judge said thcro was only
one jilnco where ho would hold court ana
that was In the court house. The Judge
suld this BO emphatically that Attorney Ita
lian Immediately whirled around and sal *
to the physician :
"do bring Itie girl If It kills her ; tha
dignity of the court must be maintained "
At 0-20 the cab containing Miss Horlooker
was driven to the east entrance ot the court
house and she was assisted from the hack
by her brother-in-law , Mr. Hayes , Dr. W.
II. Lynn and her sister , Zora. She vvalkrxl
part of the way to the entrance but wan
compelled to atop every flvo or six feet.
When -she reached the Inside ot the court
house oho was placed In a chair and thus
carried Into the county Judge's office. Miss
Zora sat beside her sister , who soon ap
peared very weak and looked as If she wore
about to faint. She said to her sister that
she was very weak and then laid liar head
down upon the table and began breathing
hard. She shook and trembled at times , but
no sobs escaped from her lips. Miss Viola
wan dressed In black , trimmed with crepe ,
but woie a dark blue veil through which
her largo , black , piercing eyes would shine
and sparkle at times.
Wai * CM I2xainliiatloti.
The counsel for tlio accused Informed thu
court that they wore ready to proceed and
would waive examination It was then uo-
tlced that County Attorney McCreary was
absent from the room , HO the Judge ordered
Sheiiff Simmering to find the county attor
ney and bring him In Immediately , The
l > end of $5,000 was drawn up , HO when Mr.
McClcnry arrived It was duly read and
handed to Miss Horloekcr for her signature.
Bho took considerable time to remove her
glove and with the assistance of her sister ,
who helped to steady her hand , Miss Vloln
took nearly ten minutes In which to place
her name upon the legal document. As soon
as this was accomplished she breathed a
deep breath nnd gave a sigh of relief. The
band was Boon signed by John M , llagan ,
Robert Batty , Cicorgo Hayes and Al Clarke ,
president of thn First National bank. Aa
soon as the bond was given to tlio county
Judge he dismissed court.
When the pro codings wore through with
MEH | Horlockir did not make any effort to
arise , so Attorneys Hagan and Stevens car
ried her out to the cab In a chair und ac
companied her home
. \NxlNtnl Into the IloiiNCt
As soon us the cab stopped at the Her
locker residence Viola remarked to her at
torneys that she fc.lt BOIDU stronger and at
tempted to walk unassisted to the house ,
but fell down before she had gone ten feet.
She was then desisted Into the house and
soon retired to her bud
Immediately after court was adjourned
County Attorney 'MeCicary ' called twenty of
lilu wltnesBi'B to his olllro and put them all
under recognizance of $100 each The wlt-
ncsBta for the plaintiff arc Anna K More/ ,
ClmrliH r Morey , George W. Tlbbets , Phillip -
lip Fuller. 13 J. Cox , Martha I'otllnger ,
Prank McElhliinoy. Dick Dowd , All > crt H.
Furiens , W. H. Dillon , 1C mm a Nordntrom ,
Eleanor Klrby , Dr. John Cooke , F M. Wit-
llama , Dr 0 V ArU , M i : Harnes , Wil
liam Saint Claire , William J Shutt , Delia
Hand and Mrs. KlUaboth Gaulln
When Mr. MtCreary was naked as to tils
reason for putting all his witnessed under
rt'tognUanco he cald ho pTopobed to hava
every otto of his witnessed on hand at tha
December term of the district court mid
glva testimony for the state , as he was posi
tive with Iho evidence they would give Mlsa
Viola Horlockor v.ould bo con\lctul
At the panel term of tlio district court
September 25 the bamu i/roteedlng will hate
to ho gone through with OH was done to-
da/ , when Miss Horlocker will be bound
