Bee. 1 HE OMAHA oUNDAY PAGES 1 TO 12. ESTAIJLISHKD J USE 10, 3 871. OiAHA, SUNDAY MOBBING-, MARCH 11, lOOO-TWENTY-FOUll PAGES. SIXGLIO COPV FIV10 TEXTS. I IN STATE OF CHAOS Exposition Grounds Far from Being in Snap: for the Opening. GATES WILL SWING OUTWARD ON TIM: Nerertheless Work Will Continue for at Leaat a Month Longer. PRESIDENT LOUBET HIGHLY DISPLEASED Elils Rsasoner of Chicago Placed at Head of an American Bureau. NO AMERICAN THEATER AT EXPOSITION Jilralfy "Will Give .Spectacular rfre. work at Coliiiahln Gliinl Theater .liint Outside lln- Clly Limit HllNllltl Gnlp. (.Copyright, 1000, by Press Publishing Co.) PARIS, March 11).-(New York World On blcgramfpeclal Telegram.) Commissioner General Plckard was summoned before Pres ident Loubct on Thursday morning Minis ter of Commorco Mlllernnd and Minister of Public Works Raudln being: present. Tho president desired to know tho exnet situa tion of tho exposition work. General Plcknrd said In reply that tho contractors woro working like Trojans, but that nevertheless many security deposits would doubtless, bo forfeited because of un finished contracts. General Plekard nssured tho president that tho opening could tako place on tho day fixed, but work on tho grounds might continue a month longer. M. Mlllernnd expressed his dlspleasuro at this In strong terms. Tho bulky machinery, locomotives, ngrl cultural Implements and railway appllnnccs for the. Vlnccniies annex are almost exclu sively American. A large building was con Htructcd for tho United States by a Berlin Iron works firm anil shipped ready to bo bolted together. A party of American ma chinists nro picturesquely encamped under the trees In tho Vlncenncs park nt tho edge of tho lake, now engaged In erecting tho Btructuro and mounting engines of all kinds. All American lliiri'iui. Miss Elsie Ronsoner, a Chicago young jiorson, arrived this week to take charge of thei advertising bureau of the American bureau. The purpose of this bureau Is ap parently to persuade foreign Journalists to notice tho American exhibits nnd so de velop our foreign trade. It may prove an excellent scheme, but It la a matter of wonderment that a sweet maiden of 22, un familiar with tho language and tho trickery of theso lands, should bo intrusted with a inlsflloii requiring such shrewdness and vast expenditure. General Peck 1b desirous to avoid further criticism nnd Is now working hard and tho feverish atmosphere In his office Is somewhat Improved. There vlll bo no American thonter nt tho exposition, nfter all, not even an Amor lean varloty show, llolossy Klralfy alono will represent American amusements. Ills ontorprlsc, which was started tentatively last summer, was called tho Columbia Giant theater. It Is built Just outside tho city limits. Thero Klralfy will glvo fireworks spectacles like those nt Manhattan Beach "Nero," "Tho Kail of Babylon, " etc. Feature of the Mhoiv. Ono hundred and twenty-flvo Annamltes liavo arrived nnd begun work in tho Annum section. Thoy aro encamped like soldiers In liugo barracks and fed exclusively on rice. They suffor terribly from cold. Five of them who speak u littlo French desorted, Imt wero raptured nt Versailles, where thoy were begging a servant for employment. Tho odd llltlo city called "Old Paris," liullt along tho river bank, is llnlBhed. It constitutes u most curious conglomeration of ancient chapels, tnverns, shops, theaters, narrow streets nnd quaint courtyards. Two liundred men, women nnd chlldron havo been engaged to porsonato tho Inhabitants. They havo been costumed and aro being drilled dally to art ns shopkceivcrs, wandering troubadours, priests and students. Three South Sea cannibal chiefs nro In specting tho Marquesas village and directing tho work. Largo Polynesian tribes will fol low shortly. Ono of these chiefs Is a 8a inonn and understnnds English. He was de lighted when I mentioned Ilobort louls ktovensnn, whom ho claims to have known Intimately. Mo spoke long and Intelligently iliout him and said his memory was revered Aioughout I lui hundreds of Islands, bis tunb being fondly maintained. t Is announced that American newspaper Viy-'scH, which are superior to nil others, wll bo ono of tho most tntenvstlng mu chtory exhibits. The New York Trlbuno nnd New York Times havo both applied for perllts to print dally Issues on the grounds. Theilrooklyn Eagle and tho Chicago Record liaviiopened expcsltlon news offices In prom inent places In tho boulevards. I l 'nt ted Stntc llullil Inix. Sadns Is the confession, the United States bulldkg does not show up well among the jiatloil palaces. Ambassador Porter, who Msltcllt Monday for tho first time since tho llrklsh pavilion was built, expressed ustanUment that Turkey had been allowed to so ciipletoly overshadow us. Mr. Wood ward ilplalnod that his protests had been useless) General Porter shook his head mid said' 'I ant afraid this building will be a disappointment to our people." The ekimltteo on exposition regattns has Tecelvcdlrom the United States an accopt snco oflhallenses from twenty American oarsmenlUnfier the management of Prod rortryer.lecrctary of the national associa tion, tho inateur onrcmen will take part In the Seliulraces throughout tho exposition period. There' vie two more fatalities yesterday through a accident In the subterranean exhibit calld "Mysteries of tho Deep Seas." It Is a serv of large caves under the Tro" nrtero gnnlis, making practically n huge aquarium. Irnwlng strange fishes, plants nnd dlverexplorlng wrecks. A heavy -water malnbf eastlron rolled over on two workmen anl crushed them to death. 1iikIIIi lit ii i wnrdcd Indemnity. The Englll captalu or the Jersey boat, who, on thoj.iy that lie in-nil Cronje sur rendered, stoned into St. Malo flying nil UU Hags. bqntnj his llttln cannon and firing rocketsfo proclaim IiIh satisfaction, thereby provohig an Infuriated Krench mob to ransack blllioat, was toilay awarded a heavy Indemrcy by a Krench court. Hut in making thownrd the Judge told the cap tain thnt his qiduet was a tactless affront to Krench sentnent und warned him that should he offej In like manner njuln he would be arresf) for deliberately disturbing the peoe. In his rounectlrn U) P.itlie relates ia' Med Harinsworth. owner of the Iondrn Dal Mall, who recently trav ersed France Iran automobile, going from Villa to Cmne, wii recognized at Mar seilles by Havcral Parisians, who charged him with conducting a shameful campaign of I'm against Kranco and tho Doer re public Discussion developed Into a naaty quarrel and llarmsworth decline a duel offered by tho Parisians. Ho left without making complaint of hie rough handling. Both Gerard Lefevrc Pontalls and Mrs. Otorgo Law nro Infinitely dlstretscd by tho story that Mrs. Law had i-ought to In terfere In tho marriage of M. Pontalls to Mile. Dcltors. The. strangest thing nbout tho story Is thnt M. Pontalls and Mrs. Law have never mot, though both aro favorites In Now York society. They lire now re ceiving stacks of letters and cablegrams asking for Information. The PontnlH Deltors wedding Is to take place on March 20. Besides a dowry of 6,000,000 francs both iartlos have prospects of future great wialth. Tho womHii Is a grand-daughter of M. llotilay. a famous broker, and her fiance Is tho son of a rallw.iy administrator general. Up to eighteen months ago M. Pontalls resided nt the Westchester County club and had charge of the Nowport end of the Krench cable. He Is now secretary of the company here. One of his brothers Is lirst secretary of the Krench embassy at St. Petersburg and another Is instructing lieutenant at the military school at Saint Cyr. Tho latter married Ml lei Galllard, then the wealthiest heiress In Paris. Mrs. George Laws' mansion In tho Avenuo d'Antln Is a favorite rendezvous for iho gay element of tho American colony and sho has been nicknamed "La Bello Amor lealne." After somewhat laborious efforts sho Is now launched into Krench society. Sho lnughlngly says sho doru not Intend to ubandon tho Joyful freedom of widowhood. Golp' Toiikiic Wiik. Tim colony of gossips nro onco more mar rying May Goelet to Paul Deschanel, tho handsomo president of the Chamber of Dep uties. Tho academician has taken tea with her at tho RItz flve-o'elo;k rooms several times and they havo made n good deal of each other whenever they havo met In fo ciety. Hut beyond that there Is no Indica tion that tho tul U of marriage is well founded. Tho aoelets havo left Paris to spend somo time in London. Monto Carlo continues to attract atten tion und fresh scandals nre cropping up dnlly. Both of the Vnnderbllts have lost fortunes thero recently. Harry Gllllg lost so heavily that he was compelled to abandon his projected cruise,, sell his yacht and re turn to Paris. Count Bonl Castellane, who well knew .Mile. Theniiot. tho actress who lost her life In tho Comedlo Kruncnlsc fire, sent a most conspicuous wreath at her funeral. Mr. and Mrs, Oliver Iselln will settle hero until nfter tho exposition. Mr. Iselln de nies that his yacht, tho Colunibla, will bo exhibited on tho Seine or that It will tako part In nny raco on this sldo. Hnoul Duval has gono to the Klondike, whero ho Is interested in a steamship line. She lirh Off Ilimlly. An American art student, Mary Acker mann, aged 20, wns arrested recently for shoplifting in the Bon Marche stores. Tho Anertcnn Girls' association and prominent ladles of tho American colony Interceded and the magistrate, In consideration of It being her first offense nnd of tho excellence of her fnmlly, consented to npply tho law staying tho penalty conditionally. Miss Ackermnnn was sentenced to six months In prison, but will tako advantage of the clemency to sail for homo Immedlntely. Mme. Holtlnguer, until recently Miss Mun loo, sister of John Munroo, returns to Paris next week, having concluded her wedding trip. Immediately ufter tho exposition Mme. Holtlnguer will tnke her husband to Amer ica, which ho has never visited. She says sho Is too proud of her country and her peo ple to let him Ignore them longer. M. Holt lnguer la a son of tho regent of tho Bank of France. Tho marriage has nllled the Muu roes with the most substnntlal Krench finan ciers. Besides being a love twitch It Is con- sldercd John Munroe's most clever banking I operation. Tho Duo d'Orleans writes to friends hore I that he does not Intend to apologize to Kngland for tho sentiments ho expressed In ! the now famous Wllletto letter. Regarding his future sojourn at Norton 1 wood as Impossible the pretender has agents scouring Hurcpo for a suitable estate. He says he Is tempted to settle In a picturesque spot In Hungary. TRYING TO STIR UP A WAR An ulili(lila A unl ii ltiimpniit In l'Viinee, t'liuneil I'nrtly liy the llrillxh Jlnuo I'rena. PARIS, March 10. There haH been a re crudct.Ltice of Anglophobia In n section of the Parisian press this week, which effects to bellevo thnt war between England and Kranco forms n part of the determined policy of Mr. Chamberlain and tho British imperialists, who intend to blug it nbout on tho conclusion of peace In South Africa. The bellicose attitude of tho British Jingo organs is undoubtedly responsible for this ani mosity, but much of this untl-Engllsh cum palgn Is a part of tho underhanded reaction ary propaganda agatnst the government and tho republic. M. Yves Guyot denounces tho Idea that war with England is luovltablo by the Anglophoblan press in an article In La Seicle, In which ho stigmatizes it as the work of national treachery. "Thcso organs," ho says, "aro preparing a war because they know that It means a naval Sedan for Krance and thoy count on overthrowing tho republic by a dlsastor similar to that which ovorthrew tho empire." Tho glowing hatred between tho two countries Is certnlnly a. matter of anxiety to tho Krench government, which Itself does nnd has always maintained a most correct attitude toward Kngland. An Illustration of tho present feeling of the Krench preEs, however, Is shown In the publication of nn extra number of ono of the leading Illus trated weeklies entitled "The Anglo-Frnnco-RiiEslan War." and Is devoted to Iho rela tion of a supposed war In 1000. Tho story is cleverly and realistically written, with pictures depicting numerous British defeats, tho assassination of Lord Cromer by nn Egyptian patriot, the massacre of tho Brit ish garrisons In India by native mutineers, the landing of French trcops at Bright m and their triumphal entry Into London. Finally a chart Is given showing tho dlamomborment ! of tho British emplro In which tho United Slntes gets Canada as her share. Tho correspondent of the Associated Press hero bus talked wrh nn official of the government whose duty it Is to follow France's foreign relations. Ho admitted that tho present state of public feeling on both sides of the channel was becoming dangerous to tho maintenance of amicable relations. Gordon 1,1'iivcn i Will, (Copyright. 1!00, by Prtvs Publishing Co ) LONDON, March 10. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Usurer Isaac Gordon apparently left no will. He recently applied for naturalization, but was refused by tho home secretary. It took Gordon three months of diligent search and considerable money to Induco five house holders, to sign his naturalization applica tion Tho onlj human creature he was ( ever known to express any sympathy with were emcriy bpinstert, ror wnom ho orton said ho would like U provide an institution. BOERS WOULD QUIT Willing to Allow England to Retire Grace fully After Its Victories. APPEAL MADE BY STEYN AND5 Speculation Rife in London Regaj ability of an Eirly PerJ UNCOMPROMISING REPLY BY GREAT BRITAIN Burghers Are Now Concentrating for a Host Desperate Defense. SLAUGHTER CF BRITISH TO FOLLOW liner ('ouiinel III 'I'IiIh ('nun try Sn;n There Will ISnw lie a 'IVrrlllu CnrniiKe f the MmkIIsH Soldiery. LONDON, iMarch 112:20 a. m. In tho absenco of Important news from tho seat of war, speculation Is rlfo regarding the proba bility of nn early peace. President Kruger's nppcnl to Lord Salisbury for a cessation of hostilities, announced Friday, Is tnken us I foreshadowing that tho end will soon be In I sight. I Tho government's views aro probably enunciated In tho following Bcmt-oinclnl I statement Issued last night: 1 It Is understood that tho government does not eonslder that the time has yet eomo fur any authoritative, statement as to ultlmato terms of peace and no member of the tab- , Inet has authorized nny published stutement on the subject. i H Is, of course, generally understood ; nmong all political parties In this country mnt, so rar us inc. Kotitn Arrican republics are concerned, the status-quo nnte-bellum -unnot remain unaltered until nfter the close of the hostilities. Their part In the system which Involved a lnrgo measure of political ami military Inde pendence will, of course, too mateiial.y moui lled a result of the war. but tho growing prospects of restored peace must be further adviimed lefore her majesty's government can either llnally formulate proposed terms nf settlement or make uny announcement of their plan. McMNiiKex rriim Steyn nnd ICrnuer. Several papers announce that the govern ment on Tuesday received five messages from President ICruger and President Steyn In Dutch asking upon what terms a cessa tion of hostilities could be 'brought about. The messages surprised and delighted tho department concerned. Whllo their tenor was understood It was found necessary to summon persons thoroughly capable of ac curately Interpreting the. messages, all of which wero filed nt Uloemfonteln. The cabinet convened on Wednesday to consider tho messagen and It Is believed an uncompromising reply wns sent, which Is known to havo reached Blocmfontein by tho same means ns the Boer cablegram reached tho government. The nature of tho reply was such as to lead to a further but gradual retirement of tho Boer forces. NEW YORK. March 10. "President Knigor made his offer to c.easo hostilities in order that Great Britain may be responsible for tho slaughter which Is Inevitably coming to her troops," said Georgo Van Slclcn of counsel for the Boers In this country today. I'neliind'N L'linnce to Itetlre. "The Boers linve given England a chance to retire gracefully nfter recent successes and Mr. Chamberlain, In letting go tho op portunity, makes himself responsible for tho terrlflo carnago of tho English soldiery which must inovltnbly ensue. Tho offer to ceaso hostilities was mado In good faith, of course, 'but I havo deflnlto information that It had tills double purpose." ST. HELENA FOR BOER LEA0ERS ll'Kiiriled t'oiifrMliin of AVenltneii ll ii l Proof tit CSrent Kxtent mill Grnvlty of Dutch Trouble. (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 10. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho deter mination to exile General Cronje nnd other Boer officers to St. Helena could havo been no surprise, ns n cable dispatch on Novem ber 25 nilnnuncd that tho British government had then decided to send Beer notables to Napoleon's Island prison. Tho ministers nro afraid that if tho Boer lenders should be detained at tho Capo tho peninsula would be the center of posslblo disturbance and provocatlvo of Dutch efforts at rescue. Tho fact that England feolB obliged to send them to St. Helena Is regarded as a confession of weakness and proof that tho extent and gravity of tho Dutch disaffec tion has been concealed from tho English people. If Kruger, Steyn nnd Joubert Bhould bo captured they also would bo trans ported to St. Helena pending a resettlement with tho republics. Tho Jingoes hore nre cruelly dlsregnrdful of the unfairness of this treatment of gal lant foes and they exult over tho possibility of tho Boer Ieadors at St. Helena being used as hostages for Dutch good behavior. But the better students of Dutch character aro confident that this indignity to their chiefs will only spur tho Boers to tho last pitch of exasperation. A violent Jingo press campaign has been started to keep the Imperialist tiro burning nfter the Transvaal war. Franco Is rep resented as plotting to attack England after tho exposition and the English pijoplo nro urged to keep on full war paint In view of what Is called "the coming peril" In France. This campaign is agitating both the press and tho government. The motlvo of the Jlncoes hero Is to stavo oft the reaction which thoy fear will follow tho war. ENGLISH WAR LOAN POPULAR It il fill nf Apilllennln to llnnl. In l.on doii l.iiNt All l)u llfTrct on Mock In Good. (Copyright, 10O0, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. March 10. (New York World Cablegram Spechl Tolesram.) Application j to tho Bank of England for the war loan of J150.000.000 at 24 poi' ctiit. redeemablo in ten years, bogan with tho opening of tbo bank's doors this morning. Increasing to a rush later on, owing to tho Saturday early closing. The terms of tho loan were cautiously devised to obviate tho ndveiso effect on tho raoneiy market. I'ndor the atrangement for paying tho Installments tho government will disburse one T)cforo the other Is received, but the fact that tho government Is selling largely itistend of buying consols must keep hlgh-claag securities for somo time at a relatively low level. The general effect on tho stock market was good, although tho pressuro for money for next week's kettlement may cause tho selling of securities. Thero is a confident feeling that the worst of the wnr Is over. Free buying 1 expected soon, Comoli eavd ' for money and account. Foreign government securities are un PER jjprob- changed, except n rise of U for Spanish, Home rails wero fractlonutly tetter, tho emotional condition of tho public mind find ing an echo on 'change. QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND .Keil Monurrli nnd Her l'riiinrit Pimm Nimv Fill Goodly Portion of the Knull'li 13 e. (Copyright, ltMiO, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 10. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Queen Vic toria has suddenly dominated tho whole sit uation hy nn amazing display of octoge narian energy. Tho reaction from the ter rible depression Into which the queen was plunged by the British disasters In South Africa Is only nnother phase of nervous ex cltnblUty, nnd Is believed by the doctors to bo nttended with great risk In ono so aged. looking nt the queen as she drives through the streets It is difficult to credit that dio Is acting all this on her own Initiative, ns tho public Is assured, nnd ns Independent evi dence goes far to prove.. As she goes along her face and head nro hardly visible abovo the sides of the spacious carriage, her dlmlnutlvo stnturo accentuated by two fine looking portly princesses Christian and Be atrice fettled opposite, .all In mourning, the queen wearing n plain black bonnet, a black cloth mantle with sablo tall boa and thin black veil, through which her features ure plainly visible. I saw her at closo quartets four times In tho last two days and wns struck more forci bly each time by her Inanimate attitude and the entire nlxenco of life In the venerable queen's demeanor. Indeed, but for her face. i Hushed with excitement, the nipping nlr, tho dim, appealing look In her eye, the oc casional almost automatic moving of her head around, thero was no evldenco that the queen wns consciously responding to tho stirring greetings of her enthusiastic, sub jects. Tho abnormal shortness of tho queen's neck prevents her nodding, while her black gloved hands, lying lifelessly on her sable muff, enhanco tho general Impression of In evitable Infirmity, physical helplessness and oxtremo old age. Her .Mo n tit I Activity Cinit. But behind this there Is her mentnl ac tivity. The ideas of giving tho Irleh soldiers permission to wear the shamrock and of vis iting Ireland, I am assured on tho highest authority, were tho queen's very own. In fact, somo opposition was raised by tho War ofllco to the shamrock Idea until the quiMi put down her -foot and declared that red tapo should for once bo set aside. Her de sire to vlfit Ireland was first communicated to tho duke of Connaught, the commander-in-chief in Ireland, and with his approval secured, tho queen Informed Lord Salisbury last Saturday of her resolve". It Is a bril liant move and shows how much more "tell ing" Is the following of a good Impulse by n ruler than aro the most crafty efforts of intended statesmanship. Ireland's attitude toward the queen's vlflt has been nccuratoly forecasted In a former dispatch, as Is proved by Redmond's authori tative pronouncement on tho following dav on exactly tho sanio lines. Redmond has declined to say anything moro than that, and his pronouncement is accepted herosmd In Ireland ns n very astute and tactful han dling of n contingency which might easily have nwkward developments for tho Irish party If any blunder woro committed, What Queen Victoria Is known to think today be comes law unto her subjects tomorrow, and It is now quite tho fashion to express abound ing gratltudo to Ireland for the heroism of her soldiers. In tho first flush of this new emotion even tho torles talk of tho present government granting home rulo In nil but nnme. Ire- ! Innd Is Invaluable an n recruiting ground 1 tr tho British nrmy, but its full resources 1 cannot bo exploited while the bulk of tho (people remain disaffected. Tho queen's visit is eagerly awnltod, nnd its developments ono way or tho other may direct tho course of Anglo-Irish relations for generations to come, perhaps permanently. MAFEKING MUST FALL SOON Spencer IVIIklniioii Sn It Surrender In Inerltulilc t iilcKB Itcllcvril Very .Soon, LONDON. March 11. Spencer Wilkinson summarized tho situation in .South Africa for tho Affloclated Press at midnight as follows: "Tho lighting reported near Holmaltnar is piobably tho result of n rcconnaitsnnco and It seems to me to be ureniatin-o tn n. I sumo that any movement In largo forco Is in progress tn mat direction. "General Duller, as Boon as communlcn tlon are In order, will certainly do what ho can to keep tho Boer forco In Natal engaged and to prevent them nil from being used to reinforce tho army resisting Lord Roberts. I expect Lord Roberts to strlko Blocmfontein in a day or two. "As to Mafeklng, If It Is not relieved very soon, tho placo must fall. Ono therefore hopes a brigade was sent up from Klmbor ley for lt relief within a day or two of tho evacuation of Mngorsfonteln by tho Boers. Thero has been timo for such a column to reach Mafeklng by road, hut thero Is no direct evidence of lis exlstenco and the wish Is father to tho thought." KRUGER BACK IN PRETORIA Iteport tlmt I'lnrhtlnc Hun llccn iu. mimed at Help, in it Liiii r. PRETORIA, Friday, March 9. The presl dent has returned from Bloemfonteln. Gen- i eral Joubert Is expected here shortly. Fight j Ing commenced in tho direction of Help- maiinar mis morning. Pope Grlrvcn (lier the War. (Copyright. V.m. by Press Publishing Co.) ROME, March 10. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) -Today's Voco Delia Verlta, tho Vatican's seml-offlcial or gan, again stated In its lending article that tho pope Is deeply grieved over the South African wnr and desires its termination In tho Intercots of both England and liumanlty. After celebrating mass this morning tho popo pronounced a special prayer for pevaeo and exhorted the attendant cardinals and prelates to pray for tho termination of tho war, which ho calls "a blot on civilian, lion." Tho Vatican will shortly issun a circular to itho English-speaking elergy, ordering thorn to exort all tholr Influence against Jingoism. Wnr I. nun Thrice Covered, I)NDON, March 10. Tho new war loan, which thej Stork oxchango has christened "Khakis," haB prove-d moat popular and has been already thrico rovered, exeluslvo of applications from tho provinces, the colo nle and cities. Orders have bocn received from tho United States to tako up tbo whole, which it Is expected will be covered ten to twenty times. Dealings havo tnken placo at 2',i to 2M per cent premium. American Trent y In Home, ROME, March 10. In tho Chamber of Deputies today tho minister of foreign affairs, the MarquU Vlsrnntl Venoeta In troduced a bill embodying tbo ccmitnsrcUl agreement with the United States. AMBITION OF RHODES South African Magnate a Great Source of Anxiety to England. MAY CAST HIS LOT WITH CAPE DUTCH In that Case Ho Will Advocate Independ ence of the Boer Republici. WANTS TO REGAIN HIS FORMER PRESTIGE Strange Rumors Loak Oat Concerning State of Affairs in Kimbsrley. RHODES AND KEKEWICH ON BAD TERMS Coiuninmlcr Not Only Snpiireseil HIioiIcn' l'np.'r Dnrlim the SI !, Imt AInii TIi rent en I'd to I'liivo Cecil t'nder Arrcnt. (Copyright. 1!KW, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 10. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Cecil Rhodes Is a greater source of nnxlety to Sir Arthur Mllner nnd tha Itnperlnl government at tho present moment than tho nctlve dicta tions of tho wnr. He Is suspected of med itating n coup by casting his lot with tho Capo Dutch against annexation of the Boer lepubllcs. Rhodes' life ambition Is centered In the development of Rhodesia. If the republics nre nnnexed the disaffection In Cape Colony will become chronic and prosperity will be checked. If, on tho o')"r hand, ho pro nounces against it, annexation becomes Im possible nnd ho may regain the sympathy and support of tho Cape Dutch, nnd thus re cover nil his former power In South Africa. Most significant as Indicating tho tendency of Rhodes' own feeling is a letter from Bourchler Hawksley, his lawyer and attorney to tho Chartered company. Hawksley says: "A minister who, at tho conclusion of tho war, could formulato tho provisions of tho conditions safeguarding British Interests anil ct preserve tho republics and the measure of Indopcndenco for their peoples, would In deed bo worthy of tho title of Btato&tuan." Hawksley further Indicates that these nre the views of Rhodes, whose public speeches Indlcntn that ho la in favor of tho republics being allowed to keep their Hags. If Rhodes wero convinced that tho Capo Dutch would again make him prime minister he would, in the opinion of his friends here nnd nt tho Cape, come out against annexation Instantly; but ho docH not want to fall botweon two stools and the Capo Dutch are slow to forget or fargivo Injury. TlircntciiH to Arrcnt Itliodm. Singularly littlo news Is permitted to get through from Klmberley since the relief of that place, but tho very strangest Imnglna blo rumors nro leaking out from olllclal sources hero concerning tho relations be tween Colonel Kekewlch and Cecil Rhodes during the siege. Not only had Colonel Kokewich to suppress Rhodes' paper, tho KUubcrluy,,AdverllEor, for itn violent crit icisms of military operations, but It Is Btated that threo weeks beforo the relief of Klm berley ho threatened to placo Rhodes under nrrcst it ho persisted In disregarding the military regulations. Rhodes endeavored to intimidate Kekewlch Into taking a serondnrj position to tho com mander of the diamond fields' regular forces. The relations between Rhodes and Kekowlch from tho outset wero strained, whllo during tho closing month of tho siege they became positively hostile. Rhodes' framo of mind is Illustrated by his declaration that in the event of futuro disturbances Klmberley would not troublo tho queen's forces, but would not troublo itself; nnd by bis further defiance In erect ing an explosive factory close to Klmberley. though a nuiglstrato had. under the ndvlco of Sir Arthur Mllner, refused him a license to do ho. Sir Arthur's explanation Is that J Rhodes approved the war so long ns he fancied It to bo a rapid und sweeping opera- : tlon for tho British, but that ho Is now ex- , asperated beyond enduranco ut seeing all his enterprises In South Africa Jeopardized by what ho considers bungling incompetence HIioiIch Holds the Key. I Cecil Rhodes, It is generally admitted, . holds tho key to tho whole South African situation. Ho now ha3 a ehanco to show whether ho Is a real Matesmnn or only a nlorlllcd company promoter. Rhodes has , postponed his visit to England until March 14. Tho antl-war party Is fully convinced that If Lord Salisbury refuses to recognize tho Independence of the republic tho war will continue, with untold possibilities of complications nnd disaster. David Lloyd-George, tho virtual hend of tho Welsh pnrty, will nsk tbo government In tho Houso of Commons next Tuesday whether overtures for pearo havo been re ceived from tho South African republics or not. and If they have, what conditions thoy proposed. I asked Lloyd-George today if ho believed that such overtures had been made. "Yes," ho answered. "My information is that President Kruger cabled direct to Lord Salisbury suggesting negotiations on a basis nnd being tho status quo ante (th,e condition of things existing immediately before tho war) with arbitration!? of the disputed points, but Lord Salisbury declined to entertain the suggestion. "My opinion Is that tho ministers should be required to stnto what terras of settlement they contemplate. Then wc fchould knsw where wo were. Tho Btfers could determine whethor It would bo worth while to fight on or to come to a peaceful settlement. No doubt nn early opportunity will bo taken to glvo tho ministers n chance tn declare what they think tho proper terms of Hattle ment are." Tho Standard's announcement, cabled last night, was Intended as a reply to the minis terialists who sent n round robin to tho government last week demanding that the Transvaal nnd the Ornngo Frco State be governed as crown colonies, that Is, hy n council with a majority nominated by tho Imperial government and the residue elected. This Idea Ih abhorrent to radicals like Lloyd George, but unhappily nt tho present time Is in harmony with tho prevalent feeling here. IIIhIioi Puller Sail for Home, (Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 10. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Bishop Pot ter sailed for New York today on the Cam pania. Ho observed extraurdlnary aocrecy about his presonrc here. He left London for Liverpool yestorday and when I went aboard the Campania today 1 found tho bishop's name omitted from the passenger list and the steamer's otficors Insisted that ho was not anion1; the passengers. Ulti mately, however, tho correspondent found tho bishop's stateroom, but he wn3 po lltely told by tho bishop's secretary "Tho bishop absolutely refuses to say anything about tho Philippines for publication lln Is now returning to New York and Is moat anxious to avoid newspapir men. Th THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather Fnreonst for Nebrnska Fulr, Colder; Southerly Winds. Page I I'nrlw I'.viionltloii In ('lino, IIocim lnUe Pence l'ropimnls. Ambition. of (cell Itlioilco. More Trouble In KcnlucKj. '2 Moorcn' lllcctlon Picnic McKinlcy !t cliriiUn Sni . Scitndiil nl Blind Anjlnni. I l'lnii" for I'rlnwiry l'.lccllon. Oniiilut HciiiilitlcniiR ltntlfj. ft DolnuN of l.ocnt Deniocrnl". til nunc Until ll It Drimni Herself. II Oiitulin Society llniHiciiliiu. 7 .c of the Local ( nnrtw. 8 Council HIiilTx Local Matter. Invtn cii and ( oniinciit. 11 (Innrrcl Dwr Spiinluli Gold. II) HiiuIInIi Side of liner Wnr. HcIiiicn of the Anlc-ttooni. It Wceltly Sporllnu Hevlctv. With the httln mid Wheelmen, t- lliicc Home Sntcn n Life. I I In the Doinnlii of W'oninn. 1.1 Weekly AtiiiiNCiiicnt Hcvlcvr. Weekly MiikIciiI Itcvlcw. let "The InIc of the Wlndn." 17 I'iin Itontr to the Pole. Ilccay of Dim oii Cl(. IS Mdltorlal and Comment. III Lincoln ni a Lawyer. Short Stoiien of the Uny. 20 Seaman M, tic Milium' Letter. 21 Condition of (imiiliu'i. Tritdr. Commercial nnd rinnnclnl ,Nciv. 24 ,cii of the ItallroiidM. Temperature at Omaha yesterday I Hour. Drtr. Itorir. Den. .-. a. n t.'t 12 in Ill II a. m 12 I p. m OS 7 a. in 12 2 p. in Ill) S ll. in 12 II l. m 71 I) ii, m -I." I l. in 70 III a. in Il -. t. n ll ii a. m r.:t it p. ii iis 7 p. ill III bishop Is In good health. He will tako nn opportunity of making his views on tho Philippines known on his arrival home.' QUEEN ENDS LONDON VISIT Itcvlcw Itenlnicnl of (iiiariltiicn Drawn I i on Ground In Full .MnrcliliiK Order. LONDON, March 10. (5:35 p. m. Queen Victoria brought her visit tn London tn a clown this evening und returned to Windsor after an inspection of two battalions of tho Guards. Throughout tho day vast crowds gathered outside Buckingham palace und along the advertised route to tho railroad station, and when tho royal carriage llnally started for Hydo Park on its way to Pad dlugton the enthusiasm broko out Into cheers, which were unbroken until the train departed. Previous to leaving the palace there was. a brief but interesting ceremony on tho grounds, whero 2,000 khakl-clad Guardsmen, In full marching order, wero drawn up for the final Inepectlon of her majesty beforo their departure for South Africa on Wednes day. Real queen's weuther enlivened the scene, with bright sunshine and the tem perature as mild as May. Tho queen, accompanied by tho prlnco and princess of Wales, tho duke and duchess of York, Prince und Prlnceus Christian of Schleswig-Holstelu und Princess Beatrice, drove slowly nlong tho lino and, to tho duke of Cambridge, who was present ns honorary colonel of tho Grenadiers, her majesty ex pressed admiration for tho splendid appear ance of tho mon. After the Inspection cheers for tho queen were called to.- and rtithuM astlo hurrahs rant the air, with tho soldiers waving their helmets on the point of their bayonets. Tho general public was excluded, but tho queen specially Invited the wives and children of officers now in South Africa. SECTIONS OF MEAT BILL PASS riirnnrnpli Three nnd Seven (in Tit ron nil the ItrlcliMtau' With out Debate. BERLIN. March 10. The Roichstag today adoptod paragraphs 3 to 7 of the meat bill without debate. Thu Reichstag, after a somewhat heated debate, started by tho social democrats, who desired to retain paragraph 8 ns originally drafted by tho government, providing for the examination of pigs after slaughter, with tho view of ascertaining whethor they wero trlchenous, adopted the committee's recommendation by 1C5 to 66 votes, a motion to eliminate this paragraph. ROOSEVELT NOT A CANDIDATE Aert Hp lln Xo Intention of r.vcr lliimilnir for the I'rcNldcncy. NEW YORK, March 10. Tho commer cial organizations of this rlty gavo u dinner nt tho Waldorf-Astoria hotel tonight In honor of Governor Roosevelt for his stand In favor of Improving the Erlo canal. Tho speeches wero entlroly upon tho subject of the canal. Tho chairman, introducing Governor Roosevelt, proposed three cheers, which were given, tho toast being drunk stnudlng. Some persons yelled "Hurrah for our next presi dent." When Governor Roosevelt began speaking ho asserted he was not a candidate for tbo ptesldency and had no Intention of over being so. "I havo dono my duty," ho said, "and need nn reward. My ambition Is not na tional and will not be." ST. LOUIS STRIKE AVOIDED Street lliilluiiy ('oiiipniiy SIkiih Agree ment with Kiiiplnyc GrillltliiK Some of Their Dciaiind, ST. LOUIS. March 10. Tho executive com mittee of tbo street railway employes mot the directors of tho St. Louis Transit com pany at 7 o'clock tonight, and after a lengthy conference an ngrecmcnt was drawn, satis factory to both sides. It was later aceeptel by an employes' meeting. A ten-hour work day to be completed within twelve ronse eutlvo hours when passible, nt a uniform rate of 20 cents an hour, Is provided. Grlov aneo committees will bo given hearings at any time. The danger of a strlko was thus averted and It was with n feeling of relief that tho citizens of St. Louis read tho announcement of tho settlement of tho strike In extra edi tions of tho nowspaprs. Movement of Ocean VcnhHh, Mnr. II), At New York Arrived -- Pulatln, from Hamburg; St. Paul, from Houtlmrnp'on; 1' Aqiiltunci, from Havre Hulled M.iasdam, for Rotterdam, via Boulogne; Werra, for Nuples; Lucuulu. for Liverpool. At Llvornool Sailed i'iuic, for Ne.w York; Campania, for New York. Arrived IJelgenland, from Philadelphia. At Glasgow Arrived - Assyrian, from Philadelphia. At Southampton Arrived Prleslnnd, from New York, for Antwerp. A' Phllad-lphla Sailed RhynUnd, for Llverpoi I At Itremerhaven r'lllel Darmstadt, for New York At llivre flailed La GiimogM f r New York At Antwerp Hulled NoordUnd, for New York. CIVIL WAR IS NEAR Use of Force Against Foros in Kentuolty Again Imruiacnt, G0EBEL SUSPECTS FLEE FRANKFORT Governor Taylor Rsfnses to Give Them Up to the Sheriff. ARRESTED AND JAILED AT LEXINGTON Offioials for Whom Warrants Wero Ont Feared an Unfair Trial. TROOPS AT TWO POINTS DEFY ORDERS Subordinate In Temporary Command IlcfiiMc to JIiiip .Soldier to FrmiL fnrt In Compliance with Taylor' Urdcrs. rilANK PORT. Ky.. March 10. Excite ment nlmost approaching that of tho stir ring times Immediately following tho assas sination of Goebel obtained here today, ''"uo reinstatement of tho military power In com plete control of the state executive building and tho refusal of tho military nuthorltles to allow tho local police and ctvll officers to enter tho building for the purposo of ar resting Secretary of Stnte Caleb Powers nnd Captain John W. Davis, charged with being accessories to tho Goebel assassination, and the probability of a conflict between tho civil and mllltnry authorities, made tho sit untlon look serious during most of tho dny. Powers nnd Davis wero slipped aboard u Chesapenko & Ohio train at 8 o'clock tonight and speeded toward Lexington. A squad of soldiers, coming from tho governor's mansion at doublo quick, caught tho train Just beroro It pulled out With them wero Powers and Davis, dressed in soldier's uniform, and be fore tho guard of deputy sheriffs became nwaro of what was going on tho train loft. Carry I'aiilon from i'njlor. Beforo leaving here Captain Davis, who had a Hewing black beard, called in the services of a barber o that when he boarded tho train tonight ho was not recognized at onco even by those who kucw him. Both ho and Powers carried with them pardon?, granted by Governor Taylor. A train of four ranched came In from Lexington tonight nnd Is now lying on the railroad tracks at tho Loulsvlllo & Nash ville stntlon. It Is reported that this Is for the purpo30 of carrying Governor Taylor and tho mllltla from hero to Loudon, Ky., but this Is not confirmed. II In now said that If tho Trlplett resolu tion, carrying an appropriation of $100,000 for tho purposo cf equipping Beckham's stato guard, passes the house Tuesday, sev eral new companies of mllltla nro to bo mustered In next week nnd bo ready for Immediate action. GocIicI'm Brother I'nrulNli ltcwnrd. The reward of tl.Goo for tho arrest of Powers and Davis wns offered by Justus Goebel nnd Arthur Goebel, brothers of the late William Goebel. Justus Goebel Is hcio and had tho olfer of tho reward telographed to Lexington ofilcens as soon ns It wns learned that tho stnto officers had escnped with tho soldiers. It Is claimed by somo that the Goebel brothers will lio reimbursed by tho stnto commission having charge of tho tlOO.000 fund, but they acted tonight on tholr own account. Arthur Goebel Is In Cincinnati. Tho brothers woro In communi cation during tho night by wlro and tele phone nnd each kept tho wires hot to Iex ington. This morning City Marshal Richardson applied nt tho executive building and de manded to bo ndntltted for the purposo of arresting Powers nnd Duvls. but wus turned back aud tho warrants were then turned over tn Sheriff Suter. The latter also pre sented himself nt tho executive building and domanded admittance. He was referred by tho oltlcer in cliargo to Colonel Morrow, and tho latter being found, said: "I nm sorry, Mr. Sheriff, Tint It Is against Governor Tay lor's orders to let nny one Into tho building today." Sheriff Suter then held a consultation with County Attorney Polsgrove. Commonwealth Attorney Franklin and other olllclnls. Mean time, tho police forco had been doubled and a detail of the finest guarded each of tho en trances to tho stato house grounds to pre vent lhi men wanted from escaping If thoy should attempt to do so. Sherln Swear In Depiitle. At tho conference between tho olIlclalH It was decided that Iho sheriff should summon a Inrge reserve force of deputies to bo called Into use In event It wns decided to attempt to enter tho building by force tn make the arrests, and In pursuance of this the sherllf swore In fifty men, who wore stationed In the neighborhood of tho sheriff's offire dur ing the afternoon. Sheriff Suter miade nnother attempt to got nn audience with Governor Taylor this afternoon, but was unsuccessful. Tho streets were blocked with peoplo In tho vicinity of the stnto houdc, but thero was no open demonstration, though it was evident tlm populucu wus on tho sldo of the civil author ities. At 3 o'clock Shorlff Sutor, having failed to get uny sort of understanding with the mil itary authorities us to tho arrest of the parties, submitted the case to Democratic Goveinor Beckham to decide to what extent tho civil officers should go to gain admit tance to tho building for the purposo of mak ing the ai rests. There wns a rumor lato this aftornoiin that Governor Taylor hail sent a message to Sheriff Suter stating that Secretary nf State Poweis anil Captain Davis would surrender if given a guaranty of absoluto seciulty from mob violence. rrcHted nt l,e I iikIoii, LEXINGTON, Ky., March 10. On tho arrival of tho Chesapeake & Ohio train from Frankfort nt S p. m. tonight Powers and Davis nnd Lieutenant Pe.iko wero arrfsted by the Lexington police and tho sheriff nnd deputies. Thero was n lareo forco of offi cers waiting them here. Powors nnd Davis still woro tho uniforms of soldiers nnd Davis had on falsn whisker. There was a wild scone when tho ofllrors broke Into tho ear and revolvers were dr.uvii by nil, but tho Hquad of twenty-live soldier, were greatly outnumbered by tho pollco force of this city and tho largo forco of deputy sherllfs. Lieutenant Peake, In command of tho squad, wiib thrown Into Jail for resisting ar rest. Davis had shaved off his motistacho and goatee. Ho had $!'.'& In money nn Ills poison and a revolver. There was found nn Power 11,300 in tho Inside pocket of ca ll man was found u pnrdnn from Governor W. S Taylor duly signed and scaled Powers nald that he was not fleeing from arrest He was simply getting away frm Frankfort to avoid lying In Jail, as Whit taker bad done; that be bad nothing to (r