The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1D00-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ADVANCE IN WAGES
Miners to' Receive More Mcney for Dehing
in Iowa Goal Mineii
COMPROMISE BY THE JOINT CONFERENCE
Operator and Miners Qet Together After
Several Days of Talk.
FORMER TO PAY TEN CENTS MORE A TON
Fropoiition is Considered in Secret for
Considerable Time.
TV0 PARTIES THEN REACH AGREEMENT
aieetliiK In He Held Tniliiy for Itnllll
ention of Hie Senle mill All K
IMlnv lIITTIMITII De till In
of Settlement.
DES MO INKS, March 0. (Special Tela
gram.) A compromise was cllectcil this
morning between the) coal miners anil op
erators In Joint conference by which tbo
miners ngree to accept an advance of. 10
cents per ton for mining with tho Hereon
basin, This In an ailvnnco of from 12V4 to
15 per cent, vniylnR between the mines ot
tho statu according to tho conditions of min
ing. Ycittcrday the oporators Issued an ulti
matum to the effect that they had gone as
far as they would ro In the matter of nn ad
vance and that a decision must he arrived
at today by tho miners whether or not
they would accept tho proposed scalo. Ad
journment was then taken until 9 this
morning, when the- miners went into secret
scsMnn and devoted nn hour and n half to
dlHCUBHlnK tho proposed advanco and going
over (ho Instructions they had received from
their local camps.
At tho ond of thnt tlmo th v opened their
doors and the Joint conference began. It
was of short duration. I'r Idunt Heoso ad
drcsslnR Mr. Waterman as chairman and In
forming him that If the operators would
ngreo to the adjustment of Inequalities In
tho machine and Eraser mining districts
that tho miners were ready to voto on their
proposition, acccptltiR tho tame. This was
npreed to and a motion was then made by
tho operators to refer the allcRcd Inoquall
tins to tho scale committee. Thl had al
ready been arrniiRcd and tho referenco was
merely a formality, ns a practical agreement
had been entered Into.
Tomorrow tho miners and operators meet
for a ratltlcatlon of the scale and all ex
lstlnR differences, and tho convention will
bu at an end with a peaceable agreement
for mlnlnR for tho year 1900 and an advanco
In the waRO of tue coalmlnera ot 10 cents
per ton.
I'ollee Sermeniit Arrested.
Police ScrReant Charles Temple was ar
rested today on the charge ot kidnaping.
Tho sorKeant was hauled Into Justlco Hal
loran's court to answer to a serious chart! a
for which tho Iowa statute nstnuUsncti a
punishment ot live years in the statu penl
tontlary. Tho Information and arrest are
tho result of tho practice In voruo at tho
pollca station for months past of nrrestlnR
peibons "on suspicion" and conflnlnR them
In the) Jail, pendiiiR Investigation, not al
lowing them to know tho naturo of the
charRes or RlvlnR them tho rlRht of on Im
mediate hearliiR before some magistrate;
also of nrrestlnR and conflnlnR persons with
out a warrant for the same issued by a
proper magistrate. Tho present charge was
preferred by William Hopplo and Is brought
as a test, which will bo but tho first of n
number of similar actions ngalnst Temple's
brother offlcors if tho present caso Is found
BUfllclent by the magistrate.
Frank J. Kleat, member of tho West Drn
.Volnes School board and republican candidate-
for alderman of tho Third ward, was
this morning mado defendant in a $5,000
damage suit in which II. M. Delvol, comit
ate, for alderman of tho same ward on tho
citizens' ticket. Is plaintiff. Tho litigation
grew out of tho controversy over political
matters.
FOUR KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Smith Filar Mnuufnetnrr nt I'nnipton,
Sew Jersey, Hlntm IJn with
I'u til I Iti'Niiltn.
. POMPTON, N. J.. March 0. Tho Smith
fuso manufactory at this placo blew up to
day and four porsonB woto killed and a
number more or less Injured, Tho killed
are:
JOHN RHODA.
WILLIAM (1ADMUS.
WILLIAM II. TALMAGK.
OEOROK MERR1TT, n boy.
They weto fit work In the factory with
nbot thirty other men nnil girls. Tho bodies
of tho four killed wore badly mangled ond
si mo of them blown to pieces.
Percy Jacobus wan blown Into the river
and was badly hurt.
Tho works were owned by It. J. Smith,
mayor of Pompton. The tlrm carried on an
extensive business of manufacturing dyna
mlto fuse and cartridges. A larRe portion of
tho works was wrecked and tho loss on
stock and machinery, It Is estimated, will
reach S50.000. It is not definitely known
how many persons were Injured.
E. J. PHELPS PASSES AWAY
Former MlnUter tit llnnlnml De nt
etv llntfii After u l.ouir
1 1 1 ii mm ,
NEW HAVKN, Conn., March !. K. J.
Phelw, former minister to England, died at
hlH residence on Humphrey street lato this
afternoon. Ho had been ill since early In
January with an nttaek of pneumonia.
There were present nt tho bedsldo the
wife and son, Charles Phelps of Iloston. anil
tho daughter. Mrs. Horatio Loomis of Now
York, and his physician.
Though Prof. Phelps recovered from the
pneumonia attack, ho was so weakened that
lie was unable to reRaln vitality. It had
been hoped that he might recover until a few
days ago, when it was apparent that bis
strength had so failed that it was tuft n
matter of hours when death would come.
The funeral services will be held from
Ilattello chapel, Sunday, at 3 p. m. The re
mains will bo taken to Burlington, Yt., for
interment.
PISTOL DUEL IN THE STREET
Mlniiirliiu' Deiiineruev I Qnmtloneil
Me ltcenl Helmr Culled u
Colli IIiik,"
NEVADA, Mo.. March !). I'nlUM States
Commissioner Dougla) Wight and Horace
II, Hlanton, an attorney who was a candidate
for the democratic congressional nomina
tion In 1S9C, fought a pistol duel In the
street today. Ilotb were bit, Wight sustalu.
Ing a scalp wound and Hlanton being dan
gerously wounded in tho abdomen.
Wight's father, former State Senator 3.
A. Wight, is the democratic candidate for
mayor. Hlanton had questioned hlw de
mocracy, accusing him of being a "gold
bug," nm this led to the shooting,
m,! I I
P0SITI
pi, uunmu i nil
,Kiit III Loudon 1tnttlhe Poller nf
the Ameer Tnttiird (Irent
llrltnlii Hint Humilfi.'
LONDON, March 0.-3:12 p. m. The
ameer of Afghanistan has. authorized his
agent in London to publish the following
statement of tho policy of Afghanistan to-
word Great Ilrltnln and Hussla. After say
ing he had devoted much anxious thought to
tho possibility of Russia taking advantage
of the Transvaal war to advance through
Afghanistan on India, his highness adds: I
"I havo come to the conclusion that Ilus- i
sla feared Afghanistan, as a war with th"
Afghans would mean a general rising of nil
Islam, which would spread through Husslan
Asia. Hussla had not troops enough to I
combat such a rising. Her hold on the
Mussulman countries she has conquered h j
Insecure. They hato her nnd with ten times
her power Hussla could not fight Arghan
tstnn nnd India successfully.
"The Afghans prefer death to slavery and '
their women and children are being taken
by the Ilusslans."
After saying he Is willing to send numer
ous troops to help Great Hrltaln In tho
Transvaal, but adding that the Afghans are
unaccustomed to the sea, tho ameer adds:
"Hut England's troubles aro always my
troubles. Its strength Is my strength and Its
weakness Is my weakness. England must
remember thnt I am always ready to fight
for her on land, hero or In India."
Tho ameer refers to a letter from the
Indian government reminding him that ho
had been faithful for twenty years and ad
vising retrenchment In purchases of arms,
as otherwise parliament might become sus
picious, nnd takes strong exception to such
suspicions, saylnR it was necessary to keep
tho country strong cnoiiRh to resist a Hus
slan advance.
Tho ameer's letter concludes; with likening
tho Ilritish parliament to tho Cabul Turkish
baths, "which reverberated with a babel of
calls for towels, soap, etc., nnd loud-voiced
conversation, until tho mcanltiR of lmllvldu.il
words nnd even the words themselves bo
camo lost In the confusion of sounds and only
Increased the general uproar."
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK
All hut Two of ii Cretr of Fifty
.Men Are I'rnhiihly
Lost.
CALAIS, Franco, March 9. Tho nrltlsli
steamer Windsor, which has arrived hero
from Lelth, Scotland, reports that tho Brit
ish steamer Cucvlr, Captain Qulnton, from
Antwerp to Ilrazll, was sunk In collision
with an unknown steamer. Tho Windsor
picked up tho second mate and two seamen
belonging to tho Cuevlr, tho rest of whoso
crew, it Is feared, were drowned.
The Cucvlr was a freight steamer and
probably carried a crew of about fifty men. i
It was lust reported arrived at Liverpool
on February 1G, from New Orleans,- ijjt way
ot Norfolk. It was a steel steamer, built
In 18S3, of .2, '.'99 tons press and M52 tons I
net, nnd balled from Liverpool. It was
owned by W, Pollard & Co. and W. Jones.
TIIKATKK IS TO III? Itl'.lll ll.T.
Xetv FrnnnilAe tn He Coinplot oil Be
fore IIiiinKltloii'M Kml,
PARIS, March 9. Tho flro at the Theater
Frnncnlso yesterday was brought up In tho
chnmbcr of deputies this evening and M.
Trlgues, replying to questions, said tho out
break was not due to the heating apparatus
becauso the latter was found to be uninjured
and no blame attached to the management,
who took all precautions poRsiblo.
Tho theater, ho added, will bo promptly
rebuilt and a temporary theater will he so
cured for the Comedle Francalso company
in a week's time. Tho new theater, the min
ister nlso asserted, will bo ready before tho
end of tho exposition.
Crowds visited the sccno of the flro
throughout the day and troops were again
employed to maintain order. The firemen nro
still playing water on the smouldering ruins.
Will of John Itimkln.
LONDON, March 9. Though John Ilus
kin's will and codicils have not yet been
proved, It Is understood that tho testator
confirms tho deed of gift mado by him In
1885, whereby Hrantwood and all Its con
tents aro settled on Mrs. Arthur Severn.
Certain literary duties aro entrusted to hot
In conjunction with Prof. Charles Eliot Nor
ton, the author, of Cambridge, Mass., nnd
Alexander Wedder Hum, Q. C. After cer
tain nnnultles to tho servants, tho resldeneo
Is given to tho Soverns, who, with C. M.
Barker, nro executors and trustees.
I'lirnuliiK Siiiilo Uiiiiilnuro ItehelN.
SANTO DOMINGO, March 9. (Via Galves
ton.) Tho political movement against tho
government may ho considered ended. Gen
eral Pepin, tho former governor of Santiago
do los Callcros, and three nt his followers,
aro being pursued by tho troops of the gov
ernment nnd It Is oxpected they will bo
takon prisoners nt any 'time.
No lllnhop of Co I ii inh nn nmed.
HOME, March 9. Thore Is no truth In tho
report published In tho United States that
Rev. Father Moollor has been appointed
bishop of Columbus, O. The propaganda Is
still awaiting tho necessary diocesan ap
pointments from Columbu and after their
arrlvnl tho propaganda will mako n decision
In the matter.
Iti-lchxtiia on the Men! Hill.
BERLIN. March 9.-7:02 p. m. The Reich
stag adopted, by varying majorities, para
graphs 1, 2 nnd 11 of tho meat bill. Para
graph 14, relating to the prohibition of meat
Imports, was adopted by ICS to 99.
Sixteen Miner Killed.
NIMES. France, March 9. Sixteen miners
have been killed by an explosion In a coal
pit nt Bcsseges. Tho galleries of the mine
collapsed, hurylng the bodies of the victims.
Chonte tloe to Frnnee,
LONDON. March 9 Joseph II. C'hoate, the
United States ambassador here, has gone to
Join his wife at Cannes, Frnnce.
FLOOD IS ON THE INCREASE
ltlver nf Fremont, I)., Hle Ten
Ineliex lee (InrKO Continue
to Hold,
COLUMBUS. O.. March 9. A special to
tho Dispatch from Fremont, O., says: The
flood situation here is more alarming now
than at any time during the week. The
up-river ice canio down with a rtiBh anil
the water Is ten Inches higher now than
at 9 o'clock last night. The Ice gorgo north
of town still refuses to move out. The
heavy tco flow has considerably weakened
tho State street bridge, connecting East and
West Fremont, Workmen nro strengthen
ing the structure. The flats and the low
part ot the city remain Inundated and tho
rewers are unable to carry off the surplus
water. ir'w"
BULLER WOULD SEE DERBY
Appears to Have Given Up Idea of a
Christmas Dinner in Frotoria.
PLANS FOR BRINGING HOME THE TROOPS
l.o ii it nn Pre Writer"! Tit Ik of the
Hulk of .South African Force
Itr-nttihiirkliiK for Illin
ium! I .lul- I.
(Copyright, IMfl, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 9. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tho Leader
expert says:
"Carrlngton's staff has been selected ond
the names turn out to bo those of retired
officers, so now there l no longer any need
to conceal tho fact that he Is going by
arrangement between tho government nnd
the Chartered company to lake command
of a force which the company will pay for.
Though ho may bo for some tlmo occupied
In policing tho territory of the two re
publics which may fall Into our hands,
pending a political settlement It Is hoped to
begin re-cmbarklng tho bulk of tho British
forces In South Africa by tho first of July.
It is said that Duller still expects to seo
the derby, but that is too good to bo true.
Yet many things may happen In eleven or
twelve, 'Weeks as things are ROlnR."
This statement In connection with Rhodes'
statement that the Chartered company would
buy artillery for Klmherley shows tho com
pany Intends to havo arms of Its own.
From ItohertM' lleiuliimirt.-rx.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
POPLAR GROVE, Roberts' Headquarters,
March 8.-7:10 p. m. (New York World
Cablegram Special TelcRram.) Roberts'
skillfully-planned operations yesterday for
Intercepting tho Boer retreat failed In ex
ecution. The Sixth division turned the Boer
left, tho Seventh and Ninth enclosing tho
rlRht, tho cavalry shutting the lino of re
treat by closing the road to Bloemfouteln.
Tho latter, by keeping In too close touch
with the Infantry, was unablo to accom
plish its purpose, tho enemy escaping In
headlong retreat.
Separate actions were fought In various
parts nf tho extended field, hut tho Im
portance of operations was unduly magnified.
Tho loss on cither side was Inconsiderable.
Tho Ninth division cleared tho Boers from
the kopjo north of tho river, capturing a
Krupp gun. Tho Boers left all their
laagers In tho utmost confusion. Clothes,
food and ammunition were scattered every
where. Kruger, it Is reported, observed the action.
Thcro Is divided counsel omong tho Boer
commanders.
Unit III Reinforcement.
LONDON, March 10.-4:15 a. m. Sir
Michael Hicks-Deach, chancellor of thu ex
chequer, when explaining to tho bankers
tho terms ot tho new loan, gave them an In
timation that tho government considered
tho ond of tho war near. "Since tho esti
mates wero prepared," ho said, "events
have, taken place that havo changed tho sit
uation and probably not all tho money will
be required."
WJiatcyur the government may know or
Intend, unofficial (pinion seems everywhere
to think that the Boer power Is collapsing.
.Tho Eighth division ha been under or
uj.'ra to ombark for several weeks., bi't"the
o-ders, so far ah tho artillery contingent Is
concerned, havo been recalled, Lord Rob
erts having reported that no more artillery
from home Is necessary. This Is the first
pause in reinforcements since the war be
gan. Sir Rcdvers Hullcr, second In com
mand in tho Held, and Lord Wolfccley aro
understood to also consider that no more
artillery Is needed. Lord Roberts has alto
gether 452 Runs, Including slcgo pltces.
It Is quite clear that General nullcr will
not try anythlnR largo In the future, as
he Is to loso Sir Charles Warren nnd tho
latter's 10,000 men, who have been ordered
to Join Lord Roberts. It Is the expectation
of tho War olllco that Lord Roberta, not
withstanding tho necessity of garrisoning
his depots, will bo able to oporate a con
stantly Increasing force until by the tlmo
tho Transvaal frontier Is renched ho will
havo 70.000 ttoops.
Ills telegrams dealing with non-essential
aro taken tn mean that be is up to somo
mischief, ns his apparent Inactivity usually
spells uncommon nctlvlty.
Matching, ns a beleaguered town, nttracts
much sentiment and sympathy. Nothing
has been heard from there slnco Februnry
19. Thern Is a rumor this morning that
Colonol Baden-Powell has been relieved,
but this cannot bo traced to any substan
tial basis.
PEACE TALK BY THE BRITISH
ItiiiuorN of Intervention mill ('essntlou
of lloNtllltli'M, hut Nothing
Dell li It - In Knott u,
tCopyrlght, 1900, by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON. March 9. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. j Nothing au
thentic Is known here as to overtures Tor
peace. The Dally News' Lourenzo Marqtiez
correspondent, under date ot March 8, says:
"Kruger, In a speech at Glencoe, said It
was uncertain whether arbitration or Inter
vention would end the struggle, but that
It would end in a month. Ii Is understood
hero that Russia is expected to Intervene."
LONDON, March 10 The Berlin corre
spondent of tho Dally Mall bays:
"I learn that thero is dissension between
President Kruger and Genornl Joubort and
that tho latter has resigned. Probabls
President Kruger will assumo the chief
command. General Schalkberger nnd other
prominent commandants aro also likely to
resign for similar reasons and becauso
President Kruger ignored tholr advlco to
mako peaco overtures after tho first Boer
victory."
I'enee lliimorn,
LONDON. March 9 From various quar
ters como slitnsof the possibility of peace in
South Africa being shortly within the bounds
of practical politics. All tho dispatches from
lrd Roberts' headquarters, Including those
of the commander-in-chief himself, Indicate
tho lack of a guiding spirit among tho Hoers
and individual demoralization, portending
disintegration unless speedily stemmed.
Tho flight of the burghers from Poplar
Grove, according to all accounts, was wholly
Inglorious. A Times dispatch from Poplar
Grovo under yesterday's date goes o far
as tn assert that the rout of the Boers was
complete, that the s'.rmlssloQ of tho Free
State Is being demanded by tba burghers
from their unwilling president, and it is
expected that Its submission will be made
within a week.
Tho correspondent adds: "Probably the
Boers' wisest course was flight, but It was
most undignified, anil Is certain to produce
consternation at Bloemfontcln. Thero Js a
growing outcry against any further Identi
fication of the Freo State with tho Trans
vaal's Interests."
Dispatches from the Boer camp at Glen
coe. via Lourenzo Marquez, depict President
Krugor ns donning a bandolier, seizing a
rifle and Inviting volunteers to accompany
him, as he wished to havo a Bbot at the
enemy hlmslf
President Kruger li also quoted as hav-
Ing declared In his nddress to the troop3
that he "did not know whether arbitration
or Intervention would end the struggle, but
that It would end quickly within the next
month he strongly believed."
Hubert Still Ait iiiicIiik.
In the meanwhllo tho British nre not stay
ing their advance. l.ord Roberts hns moved
ten miles nearer Bloomtonteln. evidently
with tho view of seizing nnd utilizing the
railroad, possibly to reach the Free Stnto
capital In threo or four days, whence he
may begin repairing the railroad southward,
meeting tho British advance from Cape
Colony, which may bo expected to be has
tened ns soon ns General White takes con
trol. The British occupied Jamestown un
opposed Thursday, 'March S, and the Boers
aro reported as retreating beyond Allwnl
north, so that Capo Colony Is practically
clear of armed Boers,
Reinforcements from Nnlal are going tn
Inril Roberts. General Warren's division
nnd some artillery havo already been ordered
to Join the cfinimandcr-ln-chlef, so that the
latter Is preparing for nil eventualtlcs, In
cluding posslblo desperate nppcnltlon to his
crossing tho Vnal river ond tne necessity of
the slego of Pretoria, whero thousands of
n.itles nro reported to bo employed In the
construction of defensive works, concerning
which such secrecy is maintained that no
one Is allowed to walk or drive on the out
skirts of the town.
John Redmond's speech In the House of
Commons yesterday does not meet with tin-
qualified approval In Ireland, whence the I
Irish Transvaal committee telegraphed to
Redmond: "Wo challenge you to eome to j
Dublin and repent In public tho statement i
you made In the House of Commons In the
natno of tho Irish people."
Tho prince of Wnles this morning In
spected Paget's Horso and Dunrnven's
' 3harpshootetu, attached to the Imperial
yeomanry, prior to their departure for South
Africa.
Lato this afternoon it is leurned thnt tho
peace rumors wero founded on the fact that
President Kruger has appealed to Lord Sal
isbury for n cessation of hostilities, offering
tit length, by cnble, tho terms which ho Is
willing to accept. These, however, nre not
taken seriously, as they includo practically
nothing more than what tho Transvaal gov
ernment offered prior to tho Issuing of the
British ultimatum.
Otllclal circles here regard the proposition
ns merely a ruso of tho Boers to gain tlmo
nnd do not consider that President Kruger
is yet ready to consider the sweeping de
mands which Great Hrltaln will make as re
imbursement for the loss of llfo and great
expenditure.
It Is understood that President Kruger's
advances had met with an emphatic rejection
at tho hands of Lord Salisbury, who Is be
lieved to havo said that no such attempt to
retain tho Independence of tho Transvaal
can bo considered for u moment by tho Brit
ish government.
QUEEN CHEERED SOME MORE
Taken Another Drive iiirimurli the
Street mill Will Jlevletv the
(imiril Tomprrotv.
LONDON. March 9. Tftu queen, accom
panied by the Princess of Wnles and Prin
cess Henry of HatteuberR, drovo through the
West End this afternoon. Thcro wero huge
assemblages everywhere ajldng the routo who
cneereu ner majesty unceasingly.
Tho bell of St. 'Margaret's pealed merrily
i nnd the .in mbei of ' Hi; nf Commons
cheered V'U.ifitt.'UHly as ha uVect. j-ised
Westminster nt f:30 o'clock,
Thero was a great display of flags, bunt
ing nnd trophies alonR tho route. Numerous
bands of music paraded tho West End. play
' Ing patriotic nlrs which thousands of peo
ple Joined In singing. Her majesty was vis- I
ibly nffected nnd manifested her extreme j
Krntlfleatlon at the warmth of her recep
. Hon.
I Queen Victoria tonight announced her In- '
tentlon to revlow tho Guard tomorrow. The !
review will occur In tho yard of Buckingham
palaco in the afternoon.
CHEERS FOR NAVAL BRIGADE
VeteriuiH from I.iiilyMiiilth tiet Wiirui
Iteeeiitlnu from Their
Comriiili-H,
DURBAN, March 8. The naval brigade
from Ladysmlth arrived today In command
j of Captain Iimbeton. They number about
200 and werp enthusiastically received. The
I railway station was lined with men from
; H. M. S. Terrible and the meeting of com
rades causM many touching scenes. When
tho gunners who plnyed such an important
' part In the defenso of Ladysmlth marched
1 down tho streets headed by the band and
flags of tbo Terrible nnd carrying tho tat
tered Union Jock from H. M. S. Poweiful.
which had flown throughout the slcgo of
Ladysmlth, tho cheering was enormous. Tho
crowd which assembled was tremendous.
Lunch was prepared and fcerved In a shed
adjacent to the railway station and tho men
ato heartily.
The majority of them looked well, but
I showed signs of the rough work and fatigue
they havo undergone. Their uniforms bore
many tokens of tho wear and tear they had
been subjected to.
After lunch, headed by Captain Percy
Scott, the naval commandant at Durban, tho
men marched to the place of embarkation for
Slmonslown.
KRUGER AND STEYN AT FRONT
liner I'ny I. title Attention to limn
I'iiiiI'm lOTliorliitlouit to Stiiml
I i null FlKht.
iCopyrlRht. 19O0, y Press Publishing Co.)
POPLAR GROVE. March 9.-11:15 a. m.
(Now York World Cnblegram Special Tele
gram. ) Kruger nnd Steyn were undoubtedly
under shell flro on tho 7th. Kruger was at
tempting desporately to rally the fugitives,
shedding tears anil Invoking tho patriotic
sontlments of the Boers who wero com
pletely paralyzed by Roberts' masterly tac
tics In outflanking every position. Ho pre
pared a frontal attack, evacuating tho
trenches elaborately prepared during
the past ton days without tho sIlRht
est resistance. Tho Boers aro too demoral
ized to attend to Kruger's expostulations,
crying thnt British cannon wore everywhere.
Tho strength of tho enemy Is estimated nt
between 4.000 and 14,000.
Roberts is enforcing regulations ngalnst
looting. Notices nro posted in every plaeo
occupied by tho British. Roberts is con
ducting operations with clemency.
HATTERSHY.
BRITISH TAKE TWO POINTS
lloherln Itepnrtn (iementx tleeu p.N
Xort nlNioiit anil (iutnere llur
Klieroilorp itmlil ICit I Ii iihIiim hi.
LONDON, March 9.-9 05 p. tn. Tho war
olllco has Issued tho following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Clements has occupied Norvalspont and
tho adjacent drift. As soon us tho engin
eers, pontoon and troops arrive he will cross
tho river, when the necessary repairs to tho
railway bridge will be commenced.
"Galacre occupied Burgborsdorf .March 7
and wob greeted with great enthusiasm on
(Continued on Third Page.)
EXPERIMENT STATION WORK
Secretary of Acricnltnra Makes a Report on
Subject in Detail.
WHAT IS DONE IN NEBRASKA AND IOWA
.South lliil.otu ANo (.'onien In for I'n
t ornhle Mention In vi-MlKiitlnn
AlniiK Une uf luifrcxt
to the Funuer.
WASHINGTON, March 9. (Special Tele
Riam.) Sicretary Wilson of tho Agricultural
department today presented a report show
ing the results of tho work of experiment
statlcns thioughout tho United States dur
ing the last ear. The work at the Nebraska
station was mainly nlong former lines, In
cluding field experiments with sugar beets,
corn, oats. hemp, soy-beans, peas, alfalfa ana
other forage plants; feeding experiments wLh
dairy cattle, horticultural Investigations, es
pecially of Infection of locusts with con
tagious dlscnses, and on Insect ntTc-tlng
clover anJ alfalfa; chemical Investigations,
especially on forage plants nnd soils; ctcr
Inary Investlgitlons, espe-lnlly on hog chol
era nnd blackleg and on repression of prairie
dogs, and studies on Irrigation nnd wind
mills. The report ulso reviews the changes
that havo taken place in the University of
Nebraska, the location of tho experiment
station, ami says that by u change In the
state law tho state treasurer becomes ticas
urcr of the experiment station. A building
is being erected on tho university farm at
u cost of somo J.13,000, which will be devoted
to tho use of tho experiment station.
At tho Iowa station located at Ames the
work Included chemical Intmtlgntlon on
soils, cottonseed, cottonseed and linseed
feeding products, oils nnd fats used for
adulteration of butter and cheese and ma
terials for butter color, botanical studies of
grasses and fungus diseases; Investigations
of diseases of animals, especially sheep and
pigs; horticultural investigations. Including
experiments with tomatoes, egg plants, pop
per nnd other vegetables; feeding experi
ments with cattle, sheep and colts bred on
rnuRiM nnd with dairy herd; studies of Mill
moisture required for different crops and
best methods of conserving moisture.
Tt'MtlnK iilii of It il ii k' Sht'i'p.
Investigations concerning the cost of pro
ducing butter from various breeds and types
of dairy cows, which have been in progress
some threo years, nre being continued. Dur
ing tho last year nn Investigation covering
the cost of production and relative innrkct
valuo of pork from various 'breeds of hogs,
Including English bacon breeds, compared
with native breeds common to Iowa and
nearby states, has been completed. The re
sults cover three yenrs' work, beginning
with the breeding of hogs, feeding nnd fin
ishing for mnrket, Including a complete ac
count of all feed consumed and avcrago
dally gain and cost of production nnd finan
cial comparison of the market, followed by
careful slaughter and block tests and chem
ical nnnlysls and further comparison of somo
of tho cured and finished products In do -niestla
nnd foreign markets.
Two experiments were mado In testing tho
valuo of rango sheep for feeding and samo
with rnnge-bred cattlo and horses. Investi
gations on sugar beet culture carried on
In lown havo shown that the greater part of
tho state is adapted to the production
of betts with high Bagir contents. ,
Tho South Dakota work haj been largely
nlong the former lines of investigating
grasses, forago crops, and rotation of crops.
Tho horticultural work Included a, largo
amount of the testing of Russian and other
foreign varieties of vegetables, fruits and
ornamental plants and plant breeding ex
periments, especially with upples. Tho sta
tion, which is located at Brookings, has
done considerable useful work nnd, according
to tho secretory, Is being mnnageil on a
proRrcslve policy and along lines of
much importance to the agrlculturo of the
state.
Pension It II It l'HKeil.
Tho houso today passed ninety-six prl
voto pension bills, although two or three
roll calls had to bo taken before tho dem
ocrats would be satisfied that a quorum was
present. Among the bills passed In which
Nebrnsknns have an Interest were tho?e
granting nn Increase of pension to David
Tnlmon of Wymore, Gage county; increasing
tho pension of John H. McCord, residing In
tho Fifth district, to $21.
Congressman Gamble had two of his pen
sion bills favorably considered, thnt of Ell
O. Walton of Huron, nnd granting a pen
filon to Mrs. Sarah E. Campbell, widow of
General Campbell of Yankton. Tho house
adjourned before ho bills of either Hurket
or Mercer were reached.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: II. M.
Gardner at Marengo, Hayes county, vice O.
S. Bailey, resigned; Lauretta Stone at Pearl,
Chnso county, vlco I. E. Hard, resigned, and
II. J. Plats at Splker, Washington county,
vice John Skinner, removed; also O. O. Fos
ter at Ontario, Story county, la.
Congressmen Gumbl" nnd Burke today
recommended J. A. McMnhon for postmaster
at Duncan. Buffalo rounty. S. J.
An order wns Issued toduy discontinuing
the postofllco at Amboy, Jnsper county, la.
Mall will go tn Kellogg; nlso dis-ontinuliiR
tho postofllco nt Clark. Clay county, In.; mall
to ro to Herdland.
PLAGUE SCARE UNFOUNDED
(iilnuiiiitn Sunpeeleil nf Djiiitr nf the
niNeune Hull lleen III City
Fifteen Yearn.
WASHINGTON. March 9. Tho surpenn
general of tho marlno hospital Bervlco has
received tho following from Surgeon Cassa
wny at San Francisco, tinted March 9:
"Reliable Information that tho Chinaman
who died and was suspected of having had
the plnguo had been In tho city continuously
for fifteen years and for the last six ruonthi
under treatment for other diseases. Prob
able cause of death congestion of lungs or
pneumonia. Tho result of tho bacteriolog
ical examination not yet received. Another
case reported as susplclouB in tho city and
county hospital is not plague.
Tho Board of Health has decided that tho
Chinaman who died hero hevcral days ago.
ond who was mipponed to have symptoms of
bubonic plague, did not die- of that disease,
Tho quarantine which hns been maintained
in Chinatown for severul days will be lifted
this afternoon,
I'l III) FOOD f'O.VOIIUSS ADJIM'ltVS,
Thuukx to Allen, llmiNhroiiKh nnd
Others for Their IJtTortM,
WASHINGTON, March 9. Tho National
Puro Food and Drug congress closed Its ses
sions today with more or less bid blo:id pre
vailing as a result of what somo officers and
mombers said wns an attempted breach of
an understanding that no business should ho
transacted today beforo adjourning.
A resolution was passed thanking Senators
HanBhrougb, Allen and Mason and Repre
sentatives Broslus nnd Bnbcock for their
etforts for puro food legislation. All tbo old
offlcors wero re-elected nnd tho congress ad
journed, although harmony had been by no
means restored.
Hepburn Present 11 I'reuk Hill,
WASHINGTON, March 9 -Representative
Hepburn of Iowa today Introduced a bill pro-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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tiding that no picture or description nf nny
, prize fight or pugilistic encounter or nny
( proposal of betting on n fight shall be trans
I milled in the mails or by any common ear
lier engaged In interstate commerce, whether
in a newspaper or periodical or In any other
form. Any person sending or knowingly
rerelving such matter for transmission Is
i made liable to imprisonment not exceeding
'cine year or fine not exceeding 1.000, with
a proviso that the act shall not npply to nny
person not engaged In the preparation, pub
; Mention or sale of newspaper, periodical or
picture.
INSURGENTS ARE ACTIVE
Itetliforeeillent" Sent tn Aid lienerillji
Yoiiiik mill Hood In Defend
Inu Aliurrl.
MANILA, March 9. Generals Young nn I
Hood are asking for reinforcements and a
battalion of the Forty-eighth regiment has
been sent to Apnrrl. Other ttoops will fol
low. The rebels recently persistently at
tacked Apnrrl for several hours, but were
finally driven away. Details of tho affair
are lacking.
The rebels nre holding reunions In the
province of North Ilocos and the Red Katlp
tian crom, symbolic of irnlstnnce, Is again
appearing nmong the natives.
It Is believed that tho insurgent Generals
Tlnlo and Flores have been driven by Gen
eral Young Into General Hood's territory
south of Apnrrl.
The fact that General Young Is unable,
owing to lack of troops, to maintain garri
sons In nil the towns occupied has had a bad
elTct on the natives.
General D.itie has returned here after
leaving garrisons In the provinces of North
and South Camnrlnes. The expedition lost
ceton men killed and ten wounded. On ci
teiing New Cacore-i. province of South Cam
nrlnes. General Hates learned thnt I'.OOO In
HitrgcntH had departed tho same day. The
Americans Immediately sent out three pur
suing columns, encountering the enemy In
three small engagements and killing a total
of forty men.
Tho SpanlBh prisoners report that, the
enemy has divided Into small bands In tbo
mountains, under tho leadership of General
I-gaspl. Tho town of Irlga has been
burned by the enemy. Both provinces were
thoroughly scouted. Tho inhabitants of tho
district of Llbmanan, Including Abelln, the
provincial governor, ond other ofllclals, nre
returning to their homes. Abella has Issued
a proclamation calling upon tho natives to
submit to the Americans.
Tho liberated priests from Now Caceras
report that tho Insurgents killed sixty-eight
Chinamen and forty Spaniards nt tho town
of Calobonga.
It is ostlmatcd that thero are 100,000 bales
of hemp In the Camnrlnes provinces.
Twelve lit:r.drcd v:tdl armc.i InnurKcnts,
formerly of Cavltu province, with a Chlne."o
general In command, surround the towns
of Albay and LeRnspl. They havo effected
threo nlRht attacks and continually harass
tho Forty-soventh regiment, which has lost
elpht men killed nnd twenty wounded in
defending those towns.
WHEELER STILL AN OFFICER
IteeorilN or the 1Vnr Department Shotv
IIIh Iti-NlKiiiitlnn Him ,,
Iteuelieil There.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 9. The statement
attributed to General Joo Wheeler In n re
cent Interview In San Francisco that ho
tendered his resignation ns an ofllccr of tho
volunteer army Inst November has caused
seme surprise nmong tho ofllclals of the War
department. It Is said there that If Gen
eral Wheeler hns tendered his resignation
tho document hns not reached the adjutant
general's, office.
According to tho records of the War de
partment, General Whoelcr is still an offi
cer of tho volunteer urmy nnd Is In receipt
of the pay and allownnco of a brigadier gen
eral. In caso he desires to quit tho military
servlco In order to resume his leclslatlvo
duties, tho matter will bo considered by tho
president after a personal conference with
him.
It wob sold at tho war department thnt
General Wheeler was ordered homo nt his
own request, as reported to the department
by General Oils.
LIEUTENANT G'LIYIORE RETURNS
IrrlveH at Snu FriinelNen on the
Soluee, Which llrliiic tlnnj- tln
nllu Hit - Yeternnit.
SAN FRANCISCoTTlorch 9. -The hospital
ship Solace. Captain Dunlnp, arrived today
from Manila after a voyago of forty-ono
days.
Tho Solace brought thirty-three officers
nnd 175 seamen, the majority of whom par
ticipated In the battle of Manila bay and
other naval operations.
Lieutenant J. C. Gllmore, one of the prin
cipals In tho campaign in tho Philippines,
is a passenger on tho Solace. Tho story of
the eapturo of Lieutenant Ollmoro nnd four
teen men of tho cruiser Yorktown by tho
Insurgents on April 11". 189S, and their de
tention as prisoners until January of this
year. Is not now.
Sjiii ii lull PrlMonerN from Tnt'iihux,
WASHINGTON, March 9. Tho War de
partment has received tho following:
MANILA, Mnrch 8. Adjutant General.
Washington: Ofllccr, sixty enlisted men and
two civil ofllclals, captured Spanish pris
oners, wero received today from TuyahaB.
OTIS.
BARS DOWN TO CHINATOWN
l)Ueover- Mmle thnt the SiKpeeteil
CiiHe of lliihonle I'lnniie Won
Not llluek Fever,
RAN FRANCISCO, March 9 -Federal
Quarantine Officer Klnyoii today reported to
the Board of Health that tho pigs, rats and
other animals Inoculated with germs tnkon
from tho glands of the Chinaman who died
tho other day of what at first was supposed
to bo bubonic plague showed no signs of
having the black fever, and thereforo tho
board raised tho quaranttno placed on China
town as a precautionary measure against
the spread of tho disease.
HntM Infected ttllh IMiiKiie,
MELBOURNE, March 9. A bacteriological
examination of rats caught nt the Melbourne
wharf has established tho fact that tho ver
min arc Infected with plague
SYDNEY. N. S. W,, March 9. A hoy died
here today from bubonic plague and another
caso U otBclally reported.
SUEZ FOR A MODEL
HayPaunoefote Canal Treaty is Amended in
n Similar Manner.
AMERICAN FORCES TO PROTECT IT
United States May Eicrciio Iti Power for
Protection at Any Tims,
RATIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
Senator Morgan tho Only Member Who Will
Opposo the Gommittco's Action.
HE FAVORS THE TREATY AS IT STANDS
Seiintiirn Uncoil nnd Diuilel. the Othn
Dcmocriil le Member, Vote vtlth
llepuhlteiiiiN to llute Trent)
lleiiorteil u Amc inlet!.
WASHINGTON, March 9. The senftU
committee on foreign relations today agreed
to report the Ilay-I'aunccfote treaty, amend -
ling tho Clayton-Huller treaty, with an
I amendment granting authority for tho de
I foiifn of thu canal by this country when
constructed.
Tho foreign relations committee was prac
tically unanimous In favor ot the amendment
to tho treaty. Some objection was made by
Senator Morgan of Alabama, but he will not
oppose the measure In tho senate, accepting
the change In order to hasten the action of
the senate. Quite nn elaboratu report has
been prepared by Mr. Morgan which will bo
submitted to the senate In executive, set-elon
when the treaty Is reported. It Is tho opin
ion of the members of the committee thnt
lhe.sennlo will, with hut little delay, rutify
the treaty as amended.
The amendment Is brief. It simply pro
ldcs that tho restrictions in tho treaty
shall not operate to prevent tho United
States from using Its own force for tho pro
tection of the Interests of tho United States
and tho maintenance of order.
Senator Morgan tvns the only member
of tho committee who cast his vote against
the amendment, Senators Hoern nnd Daniel,
the only other democrats present votliiR
with the republicans. They nlso voted with
the republicans to havo the treaty reported
as amended.
Senator Morgan talked at length during
tho sitting of tho conimitteo In opposition
to tho amendment, practically consuming
tho entlro tlmo of the session. Ho contended
for tho utmost liberality toward other pow
ers in tho use ot tho proposed count and
held that American Interests wero fully safe
guarded by tho trcnty as It stands. Ho ulso
contended that an effort to amend tho ngt ce
ment might result in Its defeat and Indi
cated a purpose to oppose It to the utmost,
Somo of tho other senators nxpressed tbo
hopo that he would not go to this extent
and before tho meeting adjourned thcro wns
felt 1n bo somo ground for tbo opinion that
tho Alabama senator would content himself
with stating his opposition. While no mem
ber was authorised o speak for Great
Hrltaln, tho oplnhn tvor oppressed that the
fiawrnmom of that p.hun'ry would agrcu to
the proposed modification of the trcnty.
Tho report submitted with tho trenty li
In tho main a review of the general situa
tion with reference to the canal, with com
paratively few recommendations. It says,
however, "wo aro In full accord with the pur
pone expressed In article 2 of tho ponding
convention to adopt as tho hauls of neu
tralization the Indicated rules substantially
as embodied In the treaty of Constantinople
for tho freo navigation of the Suez maritime
canal."
HIuIiIn S I ill 1 1 ii r to Kn.vpt'fi.
Tho report makes an aualysls of thi
Suez canal treaty, laying special stress
upon article 10, which tho roport says "pro
ucrlbcH limitations of the utmost Importunes
upon the stipulations." That article U
quoted entire and the report continues:
"No equivalent limitations aro spcclllcally
expressed In tho contention now under con
sideration. It may be argued with consid
erable fnrco that these limitations nro Im
plied by the general declaration In article 1
of tho cudiug treaty, that Its basis Is sub
stantially tho treaty of Constantinople. But
this contention is not, In tho opinion ol
your committee, so clearly correct that the
question or the right can bu safely left to
Inference or Implication.
"Tho committee think it prudent," th
report continues, "that nil doubt be re
moved by on amendment equivalent In lti
substanco and effect to tho precedent of
fered by article 10 of tho treaty of Constan
tinople, which It cannot be stlpposod was
intended to huvo no placo In tho ponding
convention. In principle the same reason
which Jiihtlfled article 10 In the treaty of
Constantinople requires that Its equivalent
shall bo Included in tho pending treaty. If
It was proper that tho treaty of Constanti
nople nhould not Interfero with tho measure
which the wiltnn and khcdlvo 'might find
it necessary to take for securing by their
own forces tho defense of Egypt and thu
maintenance of public order,' or If It w.m
proper that tho provision of the enumerated
articles of that treaty should in no casa
occasion nny obstaclo to tho measure which
tho Imperial Ottoman government might
think It nocesnary tn toko In order to in
suro by Its own forces tho defenso of It)
own possessions situated on the eastern
coast of tho Red sea,' ourely tho situation
of tho United States on both oceans and a
to the territory to be occupied by the canal
Itself requires the Incorporation Into thi
pending convention of stipulations equivalent
to those In article 10 of tho convention o
Constantinople.
Slime I'rlnelpleH Govern,
"If It was deemed wteo to reserve to thi
Ottoman emplro the right to suspend th
operation of tho treaty In certain specified
contingencies for the purpeso of defending
by Its own forces Egypt nnd mnlutnlnlnfi
publln order; ond for tho purpose of fecur
Ing by Its own forces the defenso of Hi
other pocHesHlotis situated on tho eastern
coast of the Red sea, u coast 1,100 miles in
length, with Turkish possessions on lioth
coasts of nearly COO.OOO niuaro miles, Inhob
Hated by 12,000,000 of Its subjects In Egypl
nnd In the provinces of Iledjoz and Yemen
on the oast coast of tho Red sea, tho sama
considerations In principle sustnln tho con
tention that tho pending treaty should con
tain equivalent Htlpulatlons."
Tho committee concludes t rccommenda
Hons by quoting Its proposed amendment,
remarking as follows:
"Irrcspectlvo of tho foregoing considera
tions, wo aro clearly of tho opinion that If
article 10 did not exist tho truo Interests nnd
necessity of tho United Btatco require upon
tho highest considerations of prudence, nnd
right tho adoption of the amendment pro-pci-ed."
The foregoing extracts cover tho portion,
of the report which was prepared after thit
derision to amend tho treaty was mached,
Thra wero about 100 printed pages of thn
report pr pared by thu lub-cowuiltteo cou
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