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    The Omaha , Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING. M.ARCIT 8, 1900 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY HVE CENTS.
ATTACK BY ROBERTS
He Bouts Eoers Bnt Reports Finding Second
Line of Entrenchments.
BRITISH CASUALTIES "ABOUT" FIFTY
M
Include One Lieutenant of L-ncers KilJJ
and Two OScers Wounded.
cronj: to be taken to st. hilena
His Losses Said to Hays Been Much Heavier
Than Reported,
Transvaal entered by the English
l'l' I n IT Column from .iiltiliwiil Succpt
Over the Harder Line Cronm-tl
I'chriinry UM nml l'lirep Occu
pies Kntrciiclicd I'onlllon.
LONDON', March 7. Midnight The war
olllco has Just posted these advices from
Lord Roberts:
"POPLAR OROVK, March 7. livening
Wo had a very successful day arid have com
pletely routed tho enemy, who are In full re
treat. "The position -which they occupy Is ex
tremely strong and cunningly arranged with
a second lino of entrenchments, which would
havo cuiiBCd us heavy loss had u direct ut
tack "been made.
"Tho turning movement was necessarily
wide, owing to tho nature of tho ground, and
tho cavalry und artillery horses aro much
dono up.
"Tho fighting was practically conflnod to
tho cavnlry division, which, as usual, did
exceedingly well, and Oonoral French re
ports that tho horso artillery batteries did
great execution among tho enemy.
"Our casualties nro about fifty. I regret
to say Hint Lieutenant Keswick was killed
und Lieutenant Halloy was severely wounded,
iboth of tho Twelfth lancers. Lieutenant Do
Crcsplgny of tho Second Life guards was
sovcrcly wounded. Remaining casualties
vill bo telegraphed tomorrow.
"Oenernls Do Wet and Do Larey com
tnauded tho Doer forces."
An Knrllcr Dlnpntch.
"""OSFONTK1N, March 7.-1:30 p. m. Our
operations today promise to bo a great suc
cef. Tho enemy occupied a position four
miles north and eleven mllew south of tho
Jloddor river. I placed Oenornl Colvllle's
division on tho north bank and General
Kclly-Kenny'B and Tucker's divisions, with
cavalry, on tho south bank. Tho cavalry
division succeeded In turning the cnomy's
loft flank, opening a road for tho Sixth
division, which Is advancing without having
been obliged to 11 ro a allot up to the present
time. Tho enemy Is In full retreat toward
thn north and cast. They are being closely
followed by cavalry, horso artillery anl
mounted Infantry, while Tucker's division,
Cnlvlllo's Ninth division and the Guards
brigade, under Polc-Cnrcw, aro making their
way across tho river at Poplar's drift, where
I proposo to placo my headquarters tb'Is
evening.
"Our casualties will, I trust, be few, as
tho enemy were quite unpreparcil for being
attacked by the flank nnd having their com
munications with Illoemfonteln threatoned."
OSFONTBIN, March 7. Lord Roberts'
force attacked early this morning. General
French turned tho southern part of the posi
tion of tho lioerfe, who fled, leaving a gun
nnd largo quantities of forago and their
tenia. Ho Is now In pursuit.
Tho Doers on tho north bank aro also
evacuating tho position.
IIoImtIm Advance Fifteen Mllen.
LONDON, 'March S. 5 a. m. Lord Rob
erts wired yesterday morning from Osfon
toln and In tho evening from Poplar Grovo,
fourteen miles eastward. By an application
of tho olementary principles of strategy, the
(Doer positions, fifteen miles long across his
path, have been emptied and their holders
havo been obllgod to retire In confusion
consequent on hnsty withdrawal.
Nothing was dono by Lord Roberts to
disturb tho symmetry, tho deadly ingenuity
of thn Door tronrbes In front of him. Ho
marched nut Infantry, estimated from tho
commands named at IIO.OOO mon, and sent
10,000 horsomcn and horso artillery In I'J
bold sweep around the lloer left, whereupon
tho .Door center nnd right becamo untenable.
Fifty Drltlsh fell when tho cavalry camo
Into contnet with 'tho Doers.
Tho correspondents differ as to the enemy's
strength. Tho Dally iMall's representative
thinks the Doers number something moro
than 4,000. Tho Dally News man estimates
them at 10,000. As thoso figures como from
obsorvers at headquarters, It Is clear that
Lord Roberta' forco was overwhelmingly su
perior. Ho can scarcely have fewer than
15.000 Immediately available, as tho Guards
brigndo reached him from Lord Methuen
Tuesday. Lord Methuen now commands only
volunteers and the locul forces at Klmber
loy, somo of whom havo gono toward Mafo
klng. Mobility or iniiM-riV (,'opim.
Tho Doers do not yet nppenr to appreciate
tho mobility of Lord Roberts' corps, which
was able to striko so swiftly In this affair
that the enemy had to abandon a gun, much
forago and a largo quantity of camp equip
age. The Standard cautions Kngllshmon against
"rising to n height of sereno contentment
which the actual position does not Justify"
nnd thus measures the situation:
"A largo number of tho Doers are still In
tho Held. They have a wldo range of coun
try over which they can operate. Although
their morale Is somewhat damaged It would
bo too much to say that they will not stand
ogatn.
"Indeed what wo wnnt them to do Is to
rtand again, for It Is only In a real stand u.i
fight that wo can Inflict those losses which
would oventuully lead the defeated to sue for
peace. Lord Roberts has gained a succets,
but It must not be regarded ns a signal vic
tory until wo know what damngo has been
indicted and what prisoners have b'en
taken."
Tho Dutch risings in tho northwestern dis
tricts of Cape Colony aro tho only cloud
visible In tho slty of Drltlsh projpects.
(Jrnilje to lit' Scut In St, Helena.
The military authorities havo doefded that
General Cronje and the other Doer prisoners
shall be sent Immediately to tho Island of St.
Helena, there to remain until tho end of the
war.
Iord Roberts has chosen Iord IUthurst,
calcnel of a inllltln regiment at the front,
to command tho escort to St. Helena, which
was last month placed lu cable communica
tion with Capetown und London.
It b asserted that tho cabinet has re
solved to neither proposo nor entertain a
proposal ut the present Juncture for nn ex
change of prisoners.
A, O, Hales, tho correspondent of the Dally
News who was captured by tho Doers Feb
ruary ! and released a few das. ago at
Dloerafonteln, telegraphing from Storkitrora
Tuesday, says
, "While I was a prisoner at Ulotnfontcln
I had an Interesting Interview with Presi
dent Steyn. Ho said the burghers wero
determined to light to the last man and
that tho struggle In tho Free State would
be child's play compared with what would
follow In tho Transvaal.
"President Steyn predicted that tho ca
pitulation of Pretoria would bo preceded
by cventn which would astonish Kurope.
Ho appointed a deputy president to remain
at Illoemfonteln during his absence at Pre
toria In tho Interest of the Free State."
orrospondent of tho Morning Post nt
legraphlng March 6, says:
by tho pcaco party In
that tho conservative
governmefciKntod aro annulling
tho effect ofrnHHn victories, because
they encourage tneErs to persist."
A dispatch to the Times from Osfontoln,
dated Tuesday, March fi, says:
"A commando of 3,000 Doers has offered
to surrender, but on Impossible terms.
"Gcnerol Cronjo's looses were greater than
he admitted. Sixty bodies of Doors havo
been found In one grave."
TrniiNvnnt Territory I'lnterrd,'
LONDON, March 7.-1:10 p. m. A special
dispatch from Durban ijyn n flying column
of Drltlsh troopB from Kululand has entered
tho Transvaal and has been dally skirmish
ing with small parties of Doers.
The forco consists of mounted Infantry,
Natal hcouIh and nrtlllery, all commanded
by Major Prcndergast. Tho column first
crossed tho border on February 2S. It now
occupies an entrenched position on Catasa
hill, nine miles within tho Transvaal.
Only Itiinmi-N of lliillcrN Move incut.
LONDON, March 7. It Is reported Gen
eral Duller has pushed forward a force along
tho Harrlsmlth railroad lino toward Van
Rccncn's pnss, using tho railroad freely for
communications. It appears that tho Doers
intend to.tako tip a strong position In the
Dlggarsbcrg rango and contest tho Glencoo
passes, although It hardly seems likely that
General Duller will attempt to forco theso
for tho present. His plans, however, nro
kept almost uh secret as those of Lord
Roborts.
Another list of tho casualties sustained
by General Dullcr's forces from February 11
to February 27 shows:
IJIIIed, 123; wounded, G73; missing, G4.
Of these tho losses of tho Innlskllllngs
wero jib follows: Killed, 64; wounded, 162;
missing, 22.
Dublin Fusiliers: Killed, 15; wounded,
97; missing, 18.
Connaught rangers: Killed, 19; wounded,
105; missing, 8.
Royal Irish Fusiliers: Killed, 11;
wounded, 63; missing, 2.
Scots Fusiliers: Killed, 18; wounded,
68; missing, none.
With tho list of casualties Issued Monday
this makes the total cost to the rank and
flic In tho final relief of Ladymnlth 1,859
men.
RETREAT FROM LADYSMITH
Uoera Hny Cnmmnndunt, Through Er
ror, Abandoned Key to
l'onltlon.
DOER CAMP, DIGOARSDERG, Saturday,
March 3. The federals havo fallen back on
the Daggarsberg chain that crosses Natal
south of Dundee. Tho retreat from Ludy
amlth was due to tho ralstako of a certain
commandant In ordering his men to retire
from tho koy of tho position without any
T.uson for tho move. On tho receipt of bad
newB from the Modder river Wednesday It
wan resolved to send tho wagons back to
Dlggarsbcrg and soon long strings of wagons
lined the roads.
Over 1,000 wagons took tho wostcrly route
to tho laager southwest of Ladysmlth. An
other convoy was sent to tho foot of Drak
ensburg. A largo number of tents captured
from tho Drltlsh at Dundee and also tho am
munition wero abandoned. Tho chief diffi
culty wao In dismounting "Long Tom."
Tho Docra wero Independent of tho rail
way, oh is shown by the fact that not one
of their 2,000 wagons went by rail. All
traveled by road, together Tvlth tho field
batteries. Only tho heavy guns, tho in
fantry and wounded went by rail.
When tho last train had left Elandslnagto
a workman's train followed, carefully blow
Ing up every bridge and culvort between
Ladysmlth and Oloncoe, and whon,thls had
been done, sotting flro to the Elandslaagto
collieries. Thus tho Drltlsh with Natal's
southcrmcst collieries In their hands aro
unablo to draw supplies therefrom.
Under cover of tho night and with the
collieries sending lurid flames to hoaven
tho bullock wagons wound over tho hl'Is.
making reads where nono beforn existed.
.Tho famous siege of Ladysmlth wis ralsefl.
It Is Impossible ns yet to give tho burgher
casualties, owing to the disorganization ot
j tho ambulance and tho circumstances of the
, retreat.
WHITE TELLS HIS TROUBLES
Defender of I.nilyanilth TcIIk Wlint He
Did nml What III Army
Suffered,
(Copyright, lOOO, by Press Publishing Co.)
DURDAN, March 6. 11 a. m. (Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram.) In
further conversation which I had with Gen
eral Whlto nbout tho slcgo of Ladysmlth ho
bald:
"I decided on an extended lino of de
fense, otherwise we should havo been In
a small area, pounded to death. My lines
are tiow fourteen miles In clrcumfercnco
olong scveiul suctions. We could only at
one time spare 200 men to tho mile. That
la scarcely tho recognized proportion."
Tho general explained how their exten
sive line, which bv snrnullni? Mm tmmhnni.
ment over a largo area, diluting It, as It
I were. enaDieu mem io live comparatively
j healthily, jet constltutcil n serious danger
! to defense becauso they were so wenkly
held. Said he:
j "I would have liked to hold Dulwana,
I but I dared not extend any further, al
j though If we could havo held Duwaii.
I there would havo been nil end of bom-
, naming, u was nettor to endure the shells
than to risk being stormed, because my
, lines were so extensive. I wa3 compelled
!to keep all my cavalry In Ladysmlth. I
used It In conjunction with an elaborate
, system of telephones. They became very
mobllo and were nlmost my only rciiervc.
I In half an hour I could throw 3,000 go3i
, men to any threatened point. We learned
' the value of this on the fith of January."
.lino men uiiiMicu in ice behavior of
tho colored population, which he described
as admirable. To stop tho town from bolng
tnfustrd with spies sovcre measurex were
nocessary. On ono occasion ho had ssn
tcncol n man to twelve months' imprison
ment for spreading discouraging reports
among tho troops. The thanks and cheers
of tho townsfolk had therefore pleased anil
astonished him. Dy ono means or another
he would have held out until the 2d of
April, though this would havo Involved the
death of most of tho native population.
rcen no would nave nreu on all the am
I munition, burned stores and munitions and
i any soldier fit to crawl nve mtles would
I have sallied out to make a show of vo
'elstnnco and avoid ,n forimil capitulation,
wnicn none oi me generals would even
(Continued on Third Page.)
QUEEN WILL VISIT IRELAND
Victoria Will Soon Make a Trip to tho
Emtrald Isle.
DESIRES TO THANK HER IRISH SOLDIERS
They AVI 1 1 All lie (Allowed to YVcnr
the Mm in rock on St, I'ntrlck'N
Da y A n n o ii n e p in e n t Cre
ate ll Seiinut Ion.
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LONDON, March 7. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho queen
announces sho will visit Ireland enrly next
month. Sho has ordered that all tho Irish
regiments bo allowed to weur shamrock.
Queen Victoria's announcement of her In
tention to visit Ireland creates a sensation
overthadowing even tho war news. Her
majesty has been deeply and sincerely
touched by the conspicuous bravery of tho
Irish regiments, wheso Io-jsw In tho pres
ent war havo been so enormously higher
than thoso of nny other section of her forces,
and sho deelres to show her appreciation of
their generous sacrlflco of blood In her
service.
It is fifty years since Queen Victoria has
set foot In Ireland and It has iilways been
a tradition that she lia.-r a superstitious Idea
that ,111 fortune has followed any member
of her family who visited that country.
Since then several prlmo ministers, notably
Gladstone, endeavored Ineffectually to per
suade tho queen that sho might do much to
stort Irish disaffection If sho went umougst
her Irleh subjects. Tho failure of those well
meant efforts makes all tho more striking
her majesty's Intention, which It Is recog
nised may spring from somo feeling of re
morso or compunction for her neglect of tho
raco who have supplied to her empire In Its
extremity Its best nnd bravest soldiers and
most successful generals,
Tho keenest speculation la rlfo as to tho
manner In which tho people of Ireland will
receive her majesty, but It Is Bate to pre
dict they will show her every respect duo
her noble character and venerable ago.
When tho prince nnd princess of Wales vis
ited Ireland under Ixird Spencer's, vice
royalty they wero cordially, oven enthusi
astically greeted, until tho unionist papers
Interpreted this manifestation of tho Innate
hospitality of the Irish character as evidence
that they wero perfectly satisfied with tho
system of government and that the demand
for homo rulo was merely the representa
tion' of interested agitators. Then thcro
were trouble nnd gome unpleasant incidents.
Tho samo line of reasoning will havo tho
en mo result In this case If the ministerial
press of Ireland are Ul-ndvlsed enough to
follow It. Tho queen's special army order
published tonight, directing nil Irish regi
ments to wear a sprig ot shamrock on St.
Patrick's day ,is an extremely tactful addi
tion to tho visit, seeing that for years back
tho Irish members havo been obliged to
protest to tho Houso of Commons against
tho severe punishments Inflicted on Irish
soldiers who transgress the regulations by
displaying tho national emblem on Ireland's
feto day.
Aimoclatetl Prr Version.
LONDON, March 7.-8:40 p. m. It haa
been decjded that Queon Victoria will vltdt
Ireland next month, staying at tho 'viceregal
lodgo In Dublin, which has been placed at
her disposal by the viceroy, Earl Cadogan.
At no other time since the diamond Jubt
Ico has the queen been so conspicuous an
objoct In the public mind as sho Is tonight.
This promises to be even more strikingly
tho easo tomorrow. Her majesty's visit to
London, for a drlvo In semi-state from
Paddlngton station to Ducklngham palace,
would bo sufficient In Itself to create great
public manifestations of loyalty, but the
announcement this evening that for tho
first time since tho Jubilee she will to
morrow drlvo from Ducklngham palace
along tho canbaukment to St. Paul's- ca
thedral and back through Holborn am'.
, Piccadilly to St. James, synchronizing with
tho new success of Lord Roberts, Is bound
to mako tomorrow a gala day in tho an
nals of London.
Dcyond all this Is the announcement ot
tho quoen's intention to visit Ireland for
tho first time, It Is said, slnco the death
of tho prince consort. This Is regarded as
ono of tho most remarkable events of tho
queen's life. No minister of the crown
has over dared suggest such a rcmarkablo
I undertaking.
I "Tho trip," said a well Informed official
! this ovenlng, "la the spontaneous auggeatlon
ot tho queen alono and tho enthusiasm It
Is bound to create when known In London
tomorrow can scarcely be. estimated. It U
a wonderful proof of her majesty's Intense
dovotlon to her people and her sacrifice
In making tho trip at such n season of tho
year Is renewed evldonce of the keenness
of her mind In selecting tho proper act nt
the proper time."
The M'n nt Dublin.
DUBLIN. March 7. Earl Cadogan an
nounced tho queen's Intended visit this even
ing at the drawing room. Tho news had
j previously been telegraphed by tho various
news agencies and, was already known
throughout tho city, causing mcuh good
feeling.
Her majesty's visit will be of a private
character, such as she Is In the habit ot
making periodically to tho south ot France.
It will probably extend for more than a
fortnight. Her last visit was In 1861.
LORD PAUNCEF0TE POPULAR
lMenseii Until II l Oun Country nnd
I'm pie of the I lilted
Stnlex.
LONDON, March 7. The St. James Gazette
this afternoon, whllo declaring that tho ex
tension of Lord Pnuncefotc's stay at Wash
ington as ambassador of Great Britain Is
j due to tho ccroing presidential election and
I "all that goes with this recurring comma
tlcn," says: "To Americans, Lord Paunce
foto's Btay will be nceeptablo becauso ho
, has achieved tho feat of making himself
popular with a success for which there Is
; no precedent since tho first Drltlsh minister
: was accredited to tho United States a century
j and a quarter ago. To ua his continued ten
uro of offlco Is acceptable becauso ho has
pleased the Americans, and It Is highly do
I slrable from a business point of view, as
! well as gi-ateful to our feelings that they
snoum continue to bo pleased."
Wreeknue and it Corime Seen,
HALIFAX, March 7. Largo quantities of
wreckage aro coming ashore at Port Mait
land and Pubnlco, the sceno of a supposed
steamship disaster. The wreckage Includes
several life buoya with tho namo "Planet
Mercury" and n section of a lifeboat, also
bearing the steamer's namo. A corpse of
a man was also seen In tho surf near Port
Maltland, but nn attempt to bring tho body
ashore failed.
More Trouble fr Kiik,,,i,
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 7. Informa
tion reaches hero to the effect that Bar
badoes, hitherto tho ract loyal colony of
tho West Indian group, Is In consequence
of tho Drltlsh successes In South Africa
about to glvo trouble to the homo govern
ment In regard to tho sugar question.
Tho Darbadoer, It Is added, ask why Is
the secretary for the colonies, Mr. Cham
berlain, "protecting tho outlanders In Af
rica and ruining tho West Indian planter?"
WRETCH WHO LOVED MONEY
Celebrated .Miner of London Who Fed
Like n I.reoli on' the lllonil
of Other.
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LONDON, March 7. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Money Len
der Isaac Gordon, who has Jiut died ot con
sumption at DIrtnlnghami aged 35, Was a
usurer of tho perfect "penny dreadful"
type. Ho not only exacted Interest varying
from 60 to COO per cent, but took malicious
plcasuro In terrifying and Insulting as well
as llccclne his cllends. He conducted busi
ness In half a dozen different towns under
different names. It Is said he sometimes
had dealings with tho samo victim 'under
all his aliases. He came tn England pen
niless, but after a short apprenticeship to
a Worcester money lender started on his
own account. He testified under compul
sion beforo tho usury committee of tho
Houso of Commons In 1897, when his con
duct was so truculent nnd delimit ho was
threatened with punishment. Among other
typical cases he admitted that he cxtracM
from a Herefordshire farmer n promissory
note for $1,000 for a loan of $250, whllo n
Chester gentleman who borrowed $25,000
repaid $70,000. ,
Ho suffered twelve months Imprisonment
on a charge of obtaining money under fnlso
pretenses, but was released after eight
months, owing to his eorloiis state of health,
Slnco then ho has been more Implacable
than ever. Somo of his proved extortions
wero Porocrlno Adams, a farmer, who bor
rowed $760 nnd repaid $2,305 In two years
and Gordon claimed $2,500 more as Interest
nnd fines. A Hopo farmer borrowed $1,975,
repaid $2,225 and Gordon sued him for $1,610
more. Ho admitted to nn average of 500
loans yearly. Ho Is said to havo wrecked
moro homes than nny man In England. He
delighted In the ruin and pain ho wrought.
Ills fortune Is said to bo over $1,500,000.
AUTHOR OF HIS OWN UNDOING
Clilnrne Rmricror AVnn Knrpril liy the
IloiviiKcr to Anxert Himself it
Usurper.
VANCOUVER. D. C, March 7. Chinese
ndvlccs pay that In effecting tho dethrone
ment of tho emperor on January 24 the em
press dowager practically forced the monarch
to bo tho author of his own undoing, to the
extent of renouncing tho throne, proclaiming
n now emperor and practically asserting
himself a usurper by stating- that his elec
tion to succeed Tung Chili had been dis
covered Illegal. The decroo or renunciation
says, in part:
"Now bo It also known, that when selected
to tho throne it was then agreed that If
ever wo should havo a son, that son should
bo proclaimed heir to tho throne; but over
slnco last year (1898) wo have been con
stantly III, und It was for this reason that
tho empress dowager graciously acceded to
our urgent prayers and took, over tho reltia
of Knverament in order bp Instruct s to
our duties. A year has row passed arid
still wo find oursolvcs an Invalid, but over
keeping in our mind that we do not belong
to tho direct lino of succession, and that
for tho sake of tho safety ef the cmplro of
our ancestors, a legal heir should bo selected
to tho throne, wo again prayed tho emnrcss
dowager -to carefully chooso from among tho
i raemDers or tho imperial clan such n ono
, nnd this she has done in tho person of Pu
I Chun, son of Tsal Yl, Prince Tuan, socond
' order,"
! I'l.Aoun ny iniha and i:i,skwiirhi-.
Over Tour llnnilred Dentlm nt Cnl
otitta In One Week.
CALCUTTA. March 7. The bubonic nlncun
1 Increases, there having been 411 deaths
from tho disease hero last week. This Is
causing a great oxodus of merchants. The
viceroy, Lord Curzon, addressing somo of
, tho plnguo-strlcken patient, said ho con
sidered It his duty to visit all tho quarters
of tho vast dependence lu his charge.
I VICTORIA. R. C. Mnrrh 7 nninlnl ,l.
vlco has been received of tho appearnnco of
genulno bubonlu plaguo on the steamship
Nanyo Maru nt Diamond Head (Port Town
send). 'DUENOS 'AY RES, March 7. A number of
cases of whnt Is supposed to bo tho bubonic
plaguo have been ofllclally reported. Urgent
measures nro being adopted to provent the
spread of tho disease.
CAPETOWN, March 7. Tho steamer
which arrived hero from Rosarlo, Argentine
Renubllc. wllh n rain nt i,i.i,i ,
j board, ns cabled yestorday. ts tho British
siearacr iiunurn, captain Valder. It la In
Btrlct quarantine.
dt turns out that there nro three cases
of the plaguo on tho Kllburn. Tho captain
died during tho voyage, presumably of tho
disease.
KiiKllnh Trnde Heport.
LONDON, March 7. Tho htatemcnt of tho
Doard of Trade for the month of February
shows Increases of 2.065,700 In Imports and
3,837,400 In oxports.
ROOT ARRIVES AT HAVANA
Greeted hy Generiil Wood, (ho lllvl
hIou Slult nnd Prominent
Ciiliiiun.
HAVANA. March 7. Secretary Root or
rived nt 8 o'clock this morning on board the
United States transport Sedgwick, Ho wna
received with a salute from Cabanas fortress.
General Ludlow was also on board tbo Sedg
wick. Governor General Wood nnd all tho divis
ion staff nud the Department of Havan.t
staff were convoyed to the transport by the
quartermaster's tug and escorted tbo party
ashore.
Tho prominent Cubans who visited tho
Sedgwick were tho chief Justice, tho secre
taries, the mayor, lil governor and chief
ot police.
Tho local papers Indulge In much specu
lation na to tbo reasons for tho visit, but
almost without oxceptlon they sny that Root
Is welcomo and that thoy hope he will not
only enjoy tho experience, but that ho will
learn more about the Cuban peoplo than ho
ecr could by reading nowspaper dispatches
and opinions, which glvo auch varying opin
ions that no man can tell what to bollevo.
Tho military reception at tho palace this
forenoon was largely attended by American
ofllcerfl nnd their families.
MonimhlnerN Kill a lleteetlve,
LEXINGTON Ky . .Uariii 7.-Oeorge W,
Drake, the famous mountain detective and
former deouty United States marshal, to
gether with n man numed Ford, were shot
to denth last night, near Torrent. Ky., by
William St. John. It Is reported tn be the
renult of bud feeling' of long standing bo
tween Drake und St. John. Dr.iko bad run
down more moonshiners and criminals In
the mountains of eastern Kentucky than
nnv o'ber ottlcer In the service of the government.
MINE VICTIMS ARE SEVENTY
Tbia the ConsetTatWe Estimtte of Thoat
Killed at Fire Greek.
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION NOT DETERMINED
Governor Atklnnnn of Went VlrRlnln
and State OHIi-lnlx Still lnvoKl
KntltiK Work of ItemovliiK
llodlc Continues.
FIRE CREEK, W. Vn., March 7. Rescu
ing parties continued working hard at Red
Ash mine today In removing debris and se
curing the bodies of tho victims ot the ex
plosion of yesterday.
Scenes of dlstross among those hunting
their missing friends aro undiminished. Tho
work at the mlno continues night and day
and It Is still Impossible to glvo tho exact
number of the victims or to Identify the
bodies that have been recovered.
Tho most conservative estimates of thoso
connected with tho mlno placo tho killed at
seventy nnd there nro others who Insist that
the number of victims will be found to bo
greater.
A report from the rescuers nt the mine
after 8 o'clock tonight was that thirty-four
bodies had been removed, twcnty-nlno being
dead nnd ilvo seriously Injured. Thoso
rescued nllvo are:
Carl Downey, John L. Day, Joseph Elliott,
John Kane and Harry Dawson, Tho surviv
ing mtncrB nnd others estimate thnt thcro
nre at least thlrty-nino miners still en
tombed. General Manager Howell says there
aro only thirty-six still In tho mine. Tho
estimate ot the latter would Indicate that
thero wero seventy killed and Ilvo InJurciU
ns It Is conceded that all of those still In the
mine are dead.
Nono of tho mines In this district Is yet
working nnd thousands ot people visited the
sceno of the Red Ash disaster today. Some
of tho dead bodies havo been shipped to tho
former homes of the victims. Many funerals
were hold hero today nnd many will bo held
tomorrow.
No definite causo for tho explosion has yet
been learned by Governor Atkinson, the
state nnd district mjno Inspectors nnd others
who nro Investigating. In addition to the
theories ot dust, firedamp, etc., It wns
claimed today that natural gas had escaped
Into tho mlno and that It Ignited when tho
miners entered yesterday morning with
their lighted lamps.
Tho work of rescuing parties la retarded by
hot air nnd it Is thought tho mlno Is on fire.
Air Is being pumped Into tho mine by com
pression. It will probnbly bo several days
before all tho bodies can lio recovered, ns
they aro scattered along for almost n mile
under tho ground nnd It will require much
time to clear the debris from this long sub
terranean course.
Annihilation of a Family.
A pathetic feature of tho disaster Is the
annihilation of tho family of B. D. Long,
flro boss, dlis wife died somo tlmo ago,
leaving to hlB solo care two little boys.
Having no ono to stay with In their desolnto
home, the lioys begged to go with their
father Into the mlno, to Bpcnd tho day with
him. Ho consented, nnd when the search
Is finished their bodies will be found beside
that of their father.
' The unexplained cause of tho, accident
haS terrified miners In adjoining lcjcalltl.
Very many nre afraid to go to wor.t today
and It will rcqulro the most searching In
spection by competent men tn rcmovo their
fears and Induco them to return to their
places.
It is asserted freely, In nplto of ofllcial
reports showing tho mine to bo safe, that
thcro has always been gas In It and that
miners themselves considered It unsafe.
Kaon it to lime nern DaiiKeroiiN.
One man asserted today that ho had quit
his Job there to tako ono whero he could
not mako more than half us much because
ho knew tho mlno was dangerous. It has
been usscrtnd that tho ventilating fan has
not been run regularly, some declaring that
it has not been in motion slnco last Thurs
day until after tho explosion.
Following this report ns nearly as possi
ble ito Its sourco the only reliable Informa
tion that could be obtained was that the
fan was not In operation on Monday up
to 11 o'clock nnd thnt It was not running
on Tuesday when tho explosion occurred.
In pplto of tho fact that the ventilating
fan at Red Ash, reinforced by ono from
tho Rush mine. Is forcing 42,000 feet of
nlr through Rtrl Ash mine, tho nlr Is still
so Impure that every now nnd again a
laborer falls at his work and must bo
brought out by his companions.
WHAT DEBS' FOLLOWERS WANT
Abolition of Wnr. Woman SiitTriiKe,
I'literiiallNin, ltlKlit to Iteenll
He liri-Kfiitntlvea, Ite.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 7. At thn con
vention of tho social democracy tho follow
ing platform was adopted on motion of
Kugeno Debs:
I. Revision of our nntlqunted federal con
stitution in order to remove the obstacles
to full and complete control of government
by all the people, Irrespertlvo of tex.
3. The nubile ownership of all Industries
controlled by monopolies, trusts and com
bines. 3. The public ownership of nil railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines, all means
of transportation, communication, water
works, giiH und electric plnnts nnd other
public mimic.
4. The public ownership of all gold, silver,
copper, lend, Iron, coal und nil other mines;
also nil oil nnd gas wells.
C. Reduction of the hours of labor In pro
portion to tho Increasing facilities of pro
duction. The Inauguration of a system ot public
works and Improvements for tho employ
ment of u large number of tho unemployed,
iho public credit to bo utilized for that pur-
ilOHO.
7. All useful Inventions to bo free to nil,
tho Inventor to bo remunerated by tho pub
lic. . Labor legislation to be made national
instead of locnl und International whero pos
sible. 9. National Insurance ot working people
ng.ilnst accidents, luck of employment and
want In old nge.
10. Equal civil and political rights for men
and women und the abolition of nil laws
discriminating against women.
II. The adoption of the Initiative and ref
erendum nnd tho right to recall representa
tives by the voters.
12. Abolition of wnr as fnr the United
Stutes Is concerned und tho Introduction of
International arbitration Instead.
Tho commltteo on resolutions reported
consideration und approval of a resolution
condemning tho rtabllshmont of nillltnrlos
In Pnrto Rico nnd tho combination of capi
talists to doprlvo tho Inhabitants of Porto
Rico of tho franchise.
OHIO FLOODS CAUSE DAMAGE
Ilcporlo from Various I'oIiiIn In .Virth-ci-n
I'nrt of .State Indicate Great
Amount of Destruction.
CLEVELAND, 0 March 7. Telegrams
from various points In northern Ohio today
Indicate that great damagge Is being dono
by Hoods,
At Fremont the Sandusky river haa over
flowed ita banks and submerged the lower
part of the town. Collars ot business
houses are filled with water and many fac-
torles have been compelled to closo down,
At Warren tho Mahonlug river has
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecnpt for Nebraska
Fair and Warmer; Southerly Winds.
Temperature at Omiihit enterdayi
Ilotir. lieu;. Hour. licit.
' a. in 'Jit t ji. in ...... .'17
n, in U'J 2 i. m :ti
7 a, in Ul! !t p. in Ill
S a. n I i. in II
! a. in ''(! n ii. m 1(1
to a, in () it p. in :ts
ii a. n :ti: 7 p, in :t7
i- ti an s p. n :tn
0 p. tn :u
reached the danger point nnd tho lower
part ot the town Is flooded. Much damage
has resulted nt Mnsstllon, owing to the
Tuscarawas river overflowing Its banks. '
Tho Grand river at I'nliupvlllo Is out of
Its banks and a serious flood la feared.
Tho quarries and the village pumping sta
tion at Ilcrea are covered with water, en
tailing heavy losses,
COURT AGREES ON HERDMAN
Hnteomh Adinltn that (he Omaha Man
linn lleen Decided I'liini
for Clerk.
LINCOLN', 'March 7. (Special Telegram.)
Immediately beforo adjournment tonight
tho supremo court ofllclally agreed upon Leo
Hcrdmnn of Omaha to succeed D. A. Camp
bell as stato librarian and clerk of the
court.
Tho tlnrn for making the change was not
decided upon, but It Is understood that
Hcrdman will bo Installed somo tlmo during
tho latter part of the present month.
Thnt tho court took this action tonight
Is not generally known, ns no announcement
conccrn'lng any appointment was made at
tho close of tho sitting. Hcrdmnn was In
tho city today, but up to 5 o'clock had not
been ofllclally notified of his appointment.
He left tho building ut that tlmo confident
that ho would be chosen and expecting tho
announcement to bo nindo when court ad
journed. WHbur Bryant of Hartlngtnn, who Is slated
for a dcputyshlp, was at tho capltol until
court ndjnurned tonight, but was not In
formed of the action taken by tho court.
Judge Holcomb spoko very reticently of
tho action token by tho court, but he never
theless confirmed tho report thnt Lee Herd
man had been chosen for the clerkship.
"I think wo have practically agreed upon
the man," ho said. "The man wo havo
chosen Is Loo Hcrdmnn of Omnha. How
ever, wo did not discuss tho tlmo for making
the change, and 1 cannot to!l whon It will
be made."
This ri'tlcence on tho part ot tho Judges of
tho court Is duo to tho tact that I). A.
Campbell, the present clerk, hns not yet been
removed from office. Tho Judges attempted
to keep tho appointment from tho public,
but its nn otllclal announcement was expected
at tho closo of this week's sitting many In
quiries wero made tonight, resulting In nn
nlmost Indlsputnblo confirmation by one of
the members of tho court.
Other applicants for the position gave up
tho fight for tho supremo court clerkship
several days ago. It Is asserted that ono ot
the JudgeH held out until the last for Ben
II. Hnyden of Omaha, but that Judge Hol
comb refused to consider his candidacy.
PREPARE FOR EXTRA SESSION
Demor-rnt tiettlnn It rail?- tn Hon
'iCr-itucky Jimt nn ThotiRh t'onrlx
Had Decided.
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 7. The demo
cratic leaders In the legislature, going on
tho assumption that tho courts will decide
in favor of Democratic Governor Beckham,
are preparing for nn extra session of the
legislature early In May. Governor Beck
ham, It is said, determined that the fnto
of tho McChord bill, parsed In tho houso
today, should decldo whether or not an
extra nesslon would bo called. Tho parcago
of tho bill, tho leaders say, Indicates that
all party measures can bo passed and there
fere assures an extra session.
Tho Crenshaw school book bill, which
pcKsed the senato today, Is expected to go
over to tho extra Kcsslon, tho time 'being
too short for It to pass tho houso nt tho
present session.
SMALLPOX CAUSES A HIATUS
Had Condition of AlTalm In nn Aln
ha in n Co m m ii ll 1 1 1 1 n n il red
Die In a Wrrk.
JACKSON, (Miss., March 7. i.n official re
port mudo to the Board of Supervisors of
Hinds county today reveals an appalling
date of affairs In the Joncsvillo neighbor
hood, In tho sou tliern part of the county.
Tho community Is literally honoycombed
with smallpox of tho most virulent and
loathsome, form, and during thn last six
weeks nearly 100 deaths havo occurred. On
somo days the death rato haB been so large
that It was Impossible to secure cofllns and
rudo caskets wero made from rails. Whole
I families havo been wiped out of existence
ind ot several largo families only ono or
two children are left. Mnny of tho patlentB
who aro now In a critical condition nro with
out medical attention and. aro dying at the
rato of from three to flvo per day. Tho
death rato exceeds 75 per cent and tho en
tire lower portion of the county Is demoral
ized. Tho Doard of Supervisors will mnko an
effort to check further spread, and at Its
morning session carte hlancho was given to
tho physicians to purchaso supplies and
medicines.
TALKING OF A COMPROMISE
Iteiiort CnrncKle nnd I'rlek
Drnu Their Sriinntloiiitl
I.IIVtNlllt.
Will
NEW YORK, March 7. Charles M.
Schwab, president of tho Carneglo Steel
company, left this city for Plttoburg Inst
evening. Ho came here to consult Andrew
Carneglo nbout the litigation In which the
Carneglo company and Mr. Carnegie aro In
volved as a rehult of tho suits brought by
II. C. Frlck and others. Mr. Schwab nnd
Mr. Carnegie wero In consultation the
grcntor part of yesterday. Neither would
talk about tho conference.
Tho time allowed for Mr. Carnegie nnd
tho Carneglo company to lllo an answer in
the suits in question will soon expire und It
Is believed tho conference wao In relation to
tho wording and general tone of this answer.
Whllo neither Mr. Carnegie nor Mr. Schwab
would talk about tho matter, It was per
sistently rumored that tho troubles between
Mr. Frlck and his associates and Mr. Car
negie and the Carnegie Steol company would
bo compromised nnd tho suits discontinued.
j MovcmenlN of Ocean Vckni-Ih, March 7,
A New York Sailed Now York, for
Southampton; Southwnrk, for Antwerp;
Oermunle. for Liverpool. Arrived Dromen,
from firemen; Kaiser Wllhelm der Grimse,
from Bremen: .Menominee, from London;
Worrn, from Genoa.
At Bremen Arrived August Knrff, from
Portland.
At London Arrived Mesnbn, from New
York.
At Copenhagen Arrived Island, from
Now York, for Stettin.
At Queenstown Arrived Teutonic, from
Now York, for iol and proceeded.
At South- Jutuu 'illcd-Lahn from
Bremen, for New Yotlr
CARiMVAL OF BLOOD
Jealous Husband Attempts to Kill His Wifo
and Then Kills Hlnsjlf.
FIRES SIX SHOTS WITH A REVOLVER
Three Take Efleot In His Wife's Body and
Two in His Own.
WOMAN MAY YET SURVIVE THE ORDEAL
Wiolder of th Gun Claims His Better Half
Was Unfaithful.
CRIME COMMITTED IN PREACHER'S HOUSE
IVnnk Steele Men Dend of III Ovtn
Hand nnd III Helpmeet In nt
CiiirliRon llonpltal in a
Critical Condition,
As a result of Jealousy Frank Steele of 41S
Walnut street shot his wifo nnd killed him
self at tho homo of Rev. A. F. Notion at
2S39 Cnss street, Wednesday evening about 7
o'clock.
Steele fired six shots, five of which took
effect, three In tho body of his wife and two
In his own body.
Mrs. Steele wns taken to tho Clarkson hos
pital and tho body of Steele was removed to
tho coroner's ofllce, whero It -was found that
ho had shot himself In tho center of the
forehead and Just below tho heart.
Steele wns formerly employed by tho
Swift Packing company nt South OnialiH,
but for some tlmo has been out of employ
ment. Tho story ot tho crlmo us told by
Mr. Nelson is as follows;
Dev. Mr. Nclson'N Hlntenirnt.
"Lust Saturday Mrs. Steele, who had been
111 for somo time, went to tho olllco of a
physician In this neighborhood for consulta
tion. Our fatuity had been acquainted with
her for some tlmo and whllo she was up In
thin neighborhood sho enmo to call on my
wife. Whllo sho was hero sho becamo o
111 that sho could not return homo and re
mained here nil tho time.
"This evening nbout 0 o'clock Steele came
to tho houso and entered the dining room,
whero my wife, Mrs. Stcelo and mysolt wore
sitting. Ho seemed In excollcnt spirits, but
his wife appeared to bo afraid of him and
sho has slnco sold that ho had threatened
to kill her.
"While talking to tho women he drew n
revolver from his pocket nnd told his wifo
that It was not loaded. Ho sat holding the
revolvor und was tnlklng when his wifo left
tho room. My wifo followed her to tho
kitchen and then Steele went Into that
room; ho passed tho women nnd stood be
tween them and tho outer door.
"I heard my wifo scream nnd ran toward
the kitchen when Steele fired, tho bullet
grazing my lingers and burying Itself In
tho wall. Mrs. Stcelo and my wife, carry
ing her baby, ran past mc through tho din
ing room and out ot tho front door, Steele
following them, firing as he ran. Ho fired
five shots In tho hou.'. The vnmen (ran
around tbo houso and Into the basement
through a rear door, where Mrs. Steolo foil.
Steele, nfter ho left the house, llred two
ahots Into IiIb own body and fell dead."
Mm, Steele Tnlkn.
When tho reporter visited the house Mrs.
Steele was reclining on a oftt In tho basa
ment of tho house. Sho was conscious and
took a lively Interest In the nrrnngements
being mado for her removal to tho hot
pltal, but was growing rapidly weaker
through Internal lu morrhagc. Sho said:
"Frank was Jealous of me. Ho accused
mo of having Improper relations with va
rious men and his sister, who lives In town,
supported him In his accusations. Ho was
crazy through Jealmoy and for n long tlmo
has been acting qtieerly. Last Foster ho
ran away from homo and went to Chicago,
Ho stayed thero n day or two and enmt
back home. Slnco then he has been quar
reling with me.
"Havo thoy mndo any arrangements for hl3
funeral'' But I suppose his sister will dn
that. Do you think If I am strong enough
they will let me see him beforo he In
burled? I would like to see him again on
earth."
Dr. J. 15. Summers of tho Clarkson hoi
pltnl suld late Wednesday night that tho
Indications wero favorablo for Mrs. Stuolo'fl
recovery. Whllo tho wounds nro serious,
thoy aro not necessarily dnngcrous. Ono
bullet entered tho front of tho body below
tho ribs on the left side. Tbo other pierced
tho back closo to the spine, betweon tho ribs
nnd tho pelvis. An operation wns performed
to remove one of tho bullets, but as no
great internal damugo was upparent, It was
not thought necessary to attempt tho re
moval of tho other bullet at present.
Story of (he Police.
At 7:05 p. m. a telephone message wni
received nt tho pollco station tolling of tho
doubln crlmo and ton minutes later Detect
ives Savage, Dunn, Donahue and Hcitfold
arrived nt tho scene. 'As the result of care
ful Investigation thoy glvo out tho following
statement:
When Stcelo was employed at the South
Omaha packing houso ho and his wifo lived
with another Swede, named Axel Kolstrom,
nt CIS North Twenty-fifth street. Bteelo
wus Jealous of this man and accused his
wifo of wrongful relatione) with him. She
denied tho accusation, and ns a result of
tho unpleasantness engendered, the couple
moved to their lato homo at too Walnut
street Wednesday iStoclo nnd his wifo wero
visiting at tho homo of Rov. Mr. NoUon,
2S3!) Cnss street. 'Stcelo left this place about
1 p. m. and returned at supper tlmo. Ho
acted rather strangely nnd remarked that
It smollcd as though thero was a dead man
In tho houso. ills words nnd aotlouu caused
his wifu to bo suspicious, nnd sho found thnt
ho had a revolvor in ti 1b possession. An
soon as aho mado this discovery Stcelo
pulled tho weapon from his pocket nnd said
that this was n bad country and every man
wan supposed to havo a gun. .Mrs. Steels
exhibited signs of fear and Stcelo reassured
her, saying that tho revolver was emr.y
and could do nn harm. The woman Immedi
ately went Into an adjoining room and
closed the door, hut Steelo followed and
forced tho door open, Ho leveled his gun
at Rov. Mr. Nelson and fired ono shot, then
turned his weapon upon his wifo nnd shot
her twice. Steolo ran down stnlrs to itho
basement and there killed himself by firing
two shots Into his body. Death wan Instan
taneous, 'Steele's body wos romovort to the morgue
to await tho decision of tho coroner, who
, was undecided as 'to the holding of nn In
quest. Tho man Is of short and stout build,
i with n smooth-shaven face, He has light
hair and a light complexion, being fairly
well dressed, Ills ago Ib apparently between
as and 40 years, and 'Mrs. Stoelo Is a fern
yours younger. Mrs. Androw Allison, re
siding at 228 Cedar streot, Omaha, Is i
sister of Steelo.
Tbe weapon with which tho crimes wr