The Omaha Daily Bee
ESTABLISHED JUKE 11), 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOHXI2CG, MAIJCH M, 1900-T TELV.E PACES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
FIGHT TO THE Iffi
Boers Ara Said to Hare Abandoned All Hope
of Making Psact.
RESPONSIBILITY IS THRUST UPON BRITAIN
FxeiidenU Attain an End in Uncovorinfr
England's Eilentlesa Policy.
RUSSIA IS LOOKED TO FOR MORAL SUPPORT
Friendly Offices of tha United States Are
Refused by Salisbury.
GERMANY WOULD ALSO W.LLINGLY MEDIATE
o Inter entlnii Tnlernteil by r.imll"h
J'rrinlrr, Wlm IJinrcoo Itenret
Hint lltriife or Ttto Itepnh
llcn HnM IIimmi Aeiiilreril In.
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LONDON. March 13. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Urltlnh
reply lo thn Krugor-Steyn dispatch Is hailed
with paeans of approval by the Jingo scutl
inent. A I though Iho nature of the reply was a
foregone conclusion It Ih felt that the presi
dents attained nn eml in extracting from
Britain an announcement that their extinc
tion o Independent states was the object of
Urltlnh policy. It Ih bollovrd that the Boom
will now fight on anil that the termination
of tho struggle Is Indefinitely postponed.
It Ik rumored here further that thn reply
from atcyn and Kruger transmitted through
Washington was handed to Salisbury today
by Charge il' Affaire White. The reply is
pnld to consist of a solemn declaration that
the Doer republic have no option but to put
forth their utmost resources to defend their
threatened Independence at nil ots, throw
ing on llrltaln tho responsibility for the
terrible consequences In South Africa which
must ensue from Britain's war of agtran
ilUemenl. White declined to say anything
whatever either respecting tho published
dispatches or the republics' rumored reply.
It Is thought here that the refusal to rec
ognize Hier Independence will reinforce con
tinental hostility, especially on the part nf
Kussin, which Is believed to be tho only
power from which the Boors nre likely to
rtcc:"" even diplomatic support
BOER A.:0 BRITAIN MESSAGES
Teli-urnni Herri veil from Prrnlilrntn
or Minth Afrlritn Milieu unil Kn
liiml'n AllPiucr,
LONDON, March 13. A parliamentary
paper containing the telegrams sent to tho
Urltlnh government by the presidents of the
South African republic and the Orange Free
Htate, and Great Britain's reply thereto, wax
Issued this afternoon. It first gives tho tele
gram nent by the two presidents to the
Marquis of Salisbury, as follows.
"DLOEMFONTEIN, March f.. The blood
nnd tho tears of thousands who have suffered
by the war., nnd the prospect of h11 moral
nnd oconomle, ruin wherewith South Africa
Is n6w threatened make It necessary for both
belligerents to nsk themselves dlspasslon
ntcly, nnd as in the sight of the truo Rod,
for what nre Hiey fighting and whether the
Blm of euoh jufttlflra all this appalling misery
nnd devastation.
"With this object, and In view of tho as
sertions of various llrltlsh statesmen to the
ftffect that this war was begun nnd is being
Tarried on with tho set purpose of under
mining her mnjesty'n authority In South Af
rica and of netting up nn Administration over
all of South Africa independent of her
majesty's government, we consider It our
duty to solemnly declaro that thin war waa
undertaken solely as a defensive measure
to maintain the threatened Independence of
tho South African republic and Is only con
tinued In order to secure and maintain the
Incontestable Independence of both repub
lics as sovereign International elates and to
obtnln tho assurance that thceo of her
majesty's subjects who have taken part with
us In this war shall suffer no harm whatever
In person or property.
Unrulier Antlou for I'l-ncr,
"On theso conditions, but on theso condi
tions alone, are wo now, as in tho past, de
ulrnus of seeing peace re-established In
South Africa; while, If her majesty's govern
ment Is determined to destroy tho Independ
ence of tho republics, there Is nothing left
to us and to our peoplo but to persevere to
tho end In tho course already begun. In
pplto of tho ovorwhelmlng pre-eminence of
llrltlsh empire, wo are confident thnt that
(lod who lighted tho unextlngulshable llrcs
of love of freedom In the hearts of ourselves
nnd of our fathers will not forsake us and
'will accomplish His work In us ami in our
descendant!). Wo hesitated to inako this
declaration earlier to your excellency, as we
feared that as long as tho advantage was al
ways on our side and ns long ns our force.s
held defensive positions fur within her
majesty's colonics such a declaration might
hurt tho feelings and honor of the llrltlsh
people, llut now that the prestige of tho
llrltlsh empire mny 'bo considered to be as
sured by tho capture of one of our forces by
hor majesty's troops, and that wo havo
thereby been forced to evacuate other posi
tions which our forces had occupied, that
dllllculty Is over nnd wo can no longer hcsl
talo lo clearly Inform your government and
people In the sight of the whole civilized
world why we are fighting and on what con
ditions wc are ready to restore peace"
MlltUhury S.'llil It pi .
The marquis of Salisbury to the preslilonts
of the South African republic and the Orangu
Tree State:
"Forolgn Ofllce. March 11. I have the
Jionor to acknowledge your honors' telegram,
dated March 5, llloeuifontcln, of which the
purport Is principally to demand that her
majesty's government shall recognize 'the
Incontestable Independence." of the South
African republic nnd Freo State ns 'sover
eign International states' and to offer on
those terms to bring tho war to a conclusion.
"In tho beginning of October last peace
rxlsted between her majesty and tho two
repi'yVs under conventions which then wero
In existence. A discussion had been pro
ceeding for some months between her
majesty's government and tho South African
republic, of which the object was to ob
tain redress for certalu very serious grlev
snces under which tho llrltlsh residents In
South Africa were suffering.
"In the course of these negotiations tho
Fouth African republic had, to tho knowl
rdgo of her majesty's government, made con
vertible armaments and tho latter had con
sequently taken steps to provide correspond
ing reinforcements of tho llrltlsh garrisons
it Capetown and In Natal.
"No Infringement of the rights guaran
teed by tho conventions had. up to that
point, taken place on tho llrltlsh side. Sud
denly, at two day3' notice, the South Afri
can republic, after Issuing an Insulting ulti
matum, declared war upon her majesty; and
til Oranii Free State, with whom tbore
had not even been n discussion, took a
similar stcD
liner 'I'nki' the OfTrnalvr.
k.Mni . ..... .i .... i ... ... -.t
slBBfUBBItV thn fun rinllhtlc Slptrn
towns within the llrltlsh
frontleraH portion of two colonics
was overrunwWh great destruction of prop
erty ami life, and the republics clalmcl to
treat the Inhabitants of extensive portions
of her majesty's dominions as If those do
minions li.nl been annexed to ono or the
other of them.
"In anticipation of these operations, the
South African republic had been accumulat
ing for many yenra past military store on
nn enormous scnle, which by their character
could only have been Intended for use
against Orent llrltaln.
"Your honors mako some observations of
a negative character upon tho object with
which these preparations were made. 1 do
not think It necessary lo discuss the ques
tions you have raised, llut the remit of
theso preparations, carried on with grit sec
recy, has been that the British empire has
been compelled ti confront an Invasion
which has entailed upon the empire n crstly
war nnd tho loss of thousands of precious
lives. This great calamity has been the
penalty Oreat llrltaln has suffered for hav
ing of recent years acquiesced to the ex
istence of two republics.
"In view nf the uio to which the two re
publics have put the position which was
given them and the calamities their un
provoked attacks have Inflicted on her
majesty's dominions, her majesty's govern
ment can only answer your honors' telegram
by saying that they are not prepared to ar
son! to tho Independence cither of the South
African republic or the Orange Free State."
WHITE RECEIVES-A REPLY
llrlflnh fin eminent Peellne fiooil
Oilier of t lilted Mntr III Ite
Kiinl to I'enee.
LONDON, March 13. 6 15 p. m The
United States charge d'affaires, Henry White,
saw Lord Salisbury at the foreign oltlco this
evening and received u formal reply from
the llrltlsh government declining the good
otllccs of the United States In regard to
pence. It In understood that the reasons of
the premier are Identical with those ulready
cabled to the Associated Press.
The Interview between Mr. White and Iyird
Salisbury was very brief, the premier con
flnltlg himself to a courteous verbal declina
tion, wltheui entering Into details.
Tho United States government, at the
request of President Kruger nnd President
Steyn. had offered to the British govern
ment Its services as mediator, with tho view
of bringing about penco in South Africa.
Thn representations made to Oreat
llrltaln wero so put that they as
sumed nothing of a deslro to Intervene,
but simply transmitted the communications
made to United States Consul Adelbert S.
Hay, at Pretoria, with tho accompanying as
surances that anything tho State dopart
could do In the Interest of peace would bo
gladly undertaken.
FRANCE CANNOT INTERVENE
Ail mi lice from flint ourre Would
Do 1 1 it r in fiernmny lsprreN
AVIIIIiiKneNN,
PAIUS, March 13. 1:60 d. m. A repre
sentative of the Associated Pnss has se
cured from a responsible mouthpiece of tho
French government tho following exposi
tion of France's attltudo In thf. .natter of
Intervention In the Anglo-Transvaal war,
which. It Is said, has been solicited by
President Kruger. Tho official In question
said- "We bellovc It Is truo that tho Trnns
vnul has sent a request to tho powers for
their Intervention, though up to this morn
ing President Kruger's message has not
reached ui. As far as Franco Is concerned,
It certainly will not tnko tho Initiative In
offering England mediation, nor will Russia,
for tho dual alliance Is naturally worklug
together In this question. Wo feel that In
tho present excited state of public feeling In
England nnd especially as regards ourselves,
any step taken by tho French government
would defeat Its own object and Instead of
opening a way to honorable peace would
net 08 oil on flames and probably only create
fresh complications. Wo consider that over
tures for mediation can emanate from some
power whoso cordial relations with England
prevent such n suggestion being construed
as an unfriendly act. The emperor of Ger
many, for Instance, might take the Initiative,
or President McKlnley, without fear of creat
ing the friction, which stands In tho way
of any such action on our part, and after
this Is done full reliance can be placed on
tho unqualified support of Franco and Rus
sia, whoso only deslro Is to see tho end of
the bloodshed and who aro eager tu lend
tholr gool oinces In bringing about this
end."
UKRLIN, March 13. It Is scml-ofilclally
announced that when tho Ornngo Free Stato
and tho Transvnal nddressed to a number of
lnrger nnd smaller states a request for
friendly mediation, the German government
replied that It would willingly participate
providing tho essential condition of such
mediation wero present, namely the cer
tainty thnt both belligerents desired It.
COURT FUNCTION FOR QUEEN
Many Anierlrnn Attenil the I)rninic
lloom of flit; I'rlnet-NH of
Wfllr.,
LONDON, March 13. Tho first drawing
room of tho season was held at Buckingham
palace today by tho princess of Wales In be
half of the queen, this bolng tho first court
function at which tho princess has appeared
for nearly two years.
The weather was bright and chilly and
Immense trow do of people lined the ap
proaches to tho palace. Tho diplomatic corps
attended In force, Mr. Henry White,, tho
United States chargo d'affaires, Lieutenant
Commander J. C. Colwell, tho naval attaches
and Colonel Samuel S. Sumner, tho mili
tary attache, representing the United States
embassy. The following Americans wore
present :
Mcsdnmes Edwin Abbey, wife of the artist
Georgo Kastln of Lexington; II. R. Orllfln.
president of the Society of American Women
In Londotu Mrs. Colonel Sanger and Miss
Caroline Drayton, both of New York, the
latter being the daughter of Mr. Coleman
Drayton.
Mine tinier I In mlcil Ootvn.
ST. PAUL. Minn., March 13 -A Helena,
Mont., special to the Dispatch says:
The supreme court has handed down n
decision ordering Receiver Wilson to desist
from operating the Snohonish und Tram
way mines at Duttc until thnt court has
h"ard and determined the appeal of the
D itto und Dnstiiti company from the action
of Dlstrltt Judge Clancy In reappointing
a receiver therefor. Tho court's action pre
vents, for tho present, at least, the nntlel.
pated clash between Htate nnd federal au
thorities for the appointment of rival re
ceivers for the property.
Iron Worker lo Get More I'it,
KNOXVlLLi:. Tenn., March 13.-The
Knox Iron company lias announced an In
crease of 10 per cent In wages of ull duy
men nnd 50 cents per ton for nil puddlers.
This Increase nffeotH about f0 men em
ployed In rolling mills In this city and In
llairlnmn ami was unsolicited by the men.
It r ii it fo Spell ti In OrPKon,
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 13. The demo,
cratle slnte commtttt'o today received word
from W. J. Dry.in that he had accepted tho
invitation to make a number of speeches la
Oregon during April.
MAFEKINC KEEPS UP HEART
Garrison Holds Its Own Aeainst Fieroe and
Constant Attncks.
COLONIAL CONTINGENT IS DRIVEN BACK
Itrnrrve Squadron, Hot ever, Hero era
the Lost fironml "tiitlvr IliiRniti'
In file llotllltle mill llmtrn
loell Warn H ii j in ft ti ,
(Copyright, 1W0. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Murch 13. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Hy Lady
Sarah Wllscn, Mafcklng, March 0. Lobatsl,
.March P. On March 3 tho Doors furiously
bombarded tho brick field trenches, situated
n short mile from town, firing forty-pound
and nlncty-four-pound shells for three hours.
Our casualties wero one killed nnd two
wounded, all cf the colonial contingent.
The Doers followed this up yesterday by a
determined1 attack on the colonial con
tingent which, misunderstanding orders,
evacualed the foremost trench, which was
then occupied by Doers, who threw up earth
works and loophnlcd them so ns to command
tho Interior cf tho captured trench. A re
servo squndton was Immediately summoned
nnd retook the trench with a rush. Lieuten
ant Feleham was the first man In. He throw
n dynamite hand grenade Into tho midst of
thn enemy who, being completely surprised,
retired. Tho enemy now fell back to their
old trenches and continue very active.
Stiyman decline to disband his native
levies, alleging that wo began with Llnchwo
nt Derdeport. This Is Incorrect, as Llnchwo
only attacked the Doers when ho was In
formed that they were about to bombard his
stnadt. Tho natives followed up tho attack
by crossing Into Trnnsvaal, but D. S. A. po
lice remained In the protectorate. With re
gard to the natives around Mafcklng, thn
Ilocrs began war by looting their cattle nnd
burning villages nnd even selling their In
significant properties nt auction. Tho na
tives tcok refugo here, bringing in their
antiquated rifles, with which they havo tried
under white commanders to tnko revenge on
their despoilers. They have cnerely defended
tholr stnadt against their old enemies.
Tho native question Is considered Im
portant here. Baden-Powell has notified
Snyman that utiles ho disbands nnd disarms
nil natives who nre now filling nil the Boer
forward trenches he will no longer be re
sponsible for restraining Llnchwo.
In the Scquanl district were loud dyna
mite explosions on February 27 and 2S, due
to tho Doers blowing up large sections of
tho northern railway lino, thus denoting
their fear of Plumer's columns.
o Keller for MnfeUliiK'.
LONDON, March 13. A dispatch received
by a South African firm In London, dated
Mafeklng, Tuesday, March C, via Lobatsl,
March 9. says: "All well, but town still
besieged."
A dispatch to (ho Times from Mafe
klng, dated Monday. March B, says
tho garrison nt that placo wero thon
feeling acutoly the stress of the siege. They
were reduced to tho use of horseflesh and
bread made from horso forage, while tho
water was parasltlcally contaminated.
Typhoid, dysentery and dlphthcrln wero epi
demic, but It was Impossible to isolate the
victims. Tho sufferings of tho women and
chlldreu wero terrlblo und tbore were riMtis
in the women's laager dally. Tho native
population was starving.
Tho military operations wero progressing
favorably. They had been extended to tho
brick fields, whenco tho enemy had been
completely expelled.
A number of cablegrams havo been re
ceived from Mafeklng to lay, Including ono
to n Dlrmlngham firm asking it to ship goods
Immediately, thus Indicating tho belief it
the speedy relief of tho place. Lady Goorgl
nna Curzon also received tho following dis
patch from Lady Sarah Wilson at Mafeklng:
"Delighted to receive your cable of Feb
ruary 20. All well March 1."
The latter message was dispatched from
Mafcklng March 1 by way of Colonel
Plumer's camp.
The indications aro that Colonel Plumcr
was at Lobatsl March 0. and as It Is only
fifty-seven miles thence to Mafcklng definite
news ought to be speedily forthcoming.
CAPETOWN. March 14. Colonel Plumcr
occupied Lobatsl without opposition on
March 5. The Doers had retired the pre
vious day. Tho railway Is damaged, but
can bo easily repaired.
STERN FATE FOR PRISONERS
.n lloern Are l'rpHHeil to Finn I Iierent
Their Treitliiient of Cnptlves
Is l.fxn Conslilerufe.
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I DURBAN, Natal, March 13. (Now York
j World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
Thero la a very strong feeling In Natal,
both In tho army and among tho civic pop-
ulatlon, that tho ceremonious treatment of
General Cronjo has been altogether over
j done. 'As a prisoner of war he Is entitled
j to bo treated with kindness nnd to bo Bpared
nil unnecessary restriction and discomfort,
Tho proposal to deport tho Boer prisoners
to Helena will enuso consternation through
out tho Transvaal, where a voyage over seas
Is regarded with horror nnd nlarm. Prob
ably tho British prisoners will bo subjected
to moro rlzorous trcntment.
Tho stern decision of tho government not
to exchange prisoners will undoubtedly nc
cclerato tho end of tho war, but tho posi
tion of British officers and Boldlers, who
. wero surrendered In several cases by their
! superiors, now In prison nt Pretoria, will
I bo a sad one, nnd as tho struggle draws with
' Increasing bitterness toward Its closo It will
' net bo without peril.
I There Is abundant evidenco that tho Boers
, nro becoming moro cruel In their conduct
and thnt tho war will soon enter a darker
phase. Split, soft-nosed and otbor forms of
expanding bullets, now so gnically used by
tho enemy, aro a. very sinister feature.
I credit tho Boer government with n de
sire to behave correctly, but whether the
government will bo nblo to control tho wild
passions of tho exasperated rutlljtis who
form the noisy 'part of tho Boer forces In tho
event of a slcgo of Pretoria Is another mat
ter. The position of prlsonora will become
precarious and much anxiety will bo caused
at home,
1 1 n ril lit t of I'rlsoiier,
The Imprisoned soldiers all llvo In long
ing expectation of exchango nnd most of
them have tho right to claim tho good ofllces
of their more fortunate comrades. On sov
oral occasions tho soldlors who advanced
the furthest or resisted tho longest have
beon thoso captured. I recognize fully that
"no cartel" Is tho logical policy, but it is
Imposslblo not to feel deeply what this
means to tho prisoners.
I visited yesterday the dnm on Klip river,
begun by tho Boers with tho alleged object
of flooding Undysmlth. An enormous bar
rier of sacks of stones and earth almost
blocked the waterway. Had tho dam been
completed the Intombl hospital camp, with
2,000 sick and wounded, qulto 400 of whom
are unable to move, must have been sub
merged. Tho Uoen are here credited with following
this design: They especially tclcctcd In
tombl. despite Its unhealthy situation, for n
neutral camp, nnd then forthwith began to
build tho dam In order to threaten General
White with tho destruction of his wounded
unless ho surrendered tho town. Personally,
1 do not accept this view. 1 belicvo tho
Boers found that Intonibl camp grew to'
dimensions which they never contemplated
when they first nllowed Its establishment
and thcreforo constructed the dam as u
means of compelling General White to take
the sick baek to town. Fortunately tho
contract had been given to n Belgian, who
made the necessary show and shared profits
with members of tho executive council,
tllinntly I'hntoKriiphn llpliiyril.
I have obtnlned specimens of some very
ghnstly photos, which are now being hawked
1 about Pretoria, of British dead on Spionkop.
I in every case tho photographs show the
pockets of the dead turned Inside out, the
I boots stripped off, etc. In one ease two
I negatives havo been printed on one paper
' In order to mako the dead look more
I numerous, thus furnishing the pious
burghers with an Inspiring spectnelo of
abundant slaughter.
All Blgns show that as the struggle bo-
j comes protracted so will It grow fiercer.
But no consideration or sunoring to in
dividuals or possibilities of horrible occur
rences must turn the nation from Its
righteous task, to abandon which now Is to
make all sacrifices purposeless, to cheat tho
dead and to shame tho living.
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL.
BOERS STIRRING UP ZULUS
Amino flint Ttro II ! t'lilef In
llrltlnli '.iiliilnnit .Simula Uitnrrel,
I pliolilliiK One.
tLEDOMBO. Monday, March T.. (Via
Lourenzo Marques, March 12.) Trouble Is
expected between Chief Ogelequana nnd
Chief Umbogase. In British Zululund. Tho
Dotrs aro anxious that tho chiefs should
quarrel and they am prepared to support
the former, ns Is also tho SwazI queen.
The Zulu king, however, upholds Umbo
gase. Tho women nt Plet Rttf laager are lament
ing over tho heavy Boer loss around Lady
Binlth. HHAIIIIAVr AT AI.IW.Mi NOIITII.
Doer 'Iteflre Uefore Ills Arrlvnl nnil
He Drive Them I'nrther.
AL1WAL NORTH, Capo Colony (by Courlor
to Burghcrsdorp, via Stormburg Junction,
Tuesday, March 13.) General1 Brabrant's
forces arrived hero on Sunday. Tho Boots
had retired the previous night, taking up
n position four miles beyond the Orango
river, whero General Drabrant attacked and
drovo thten back, -securing tho position after
a sharp engagement.
HI3RSCHEL, Cape Colony, March 13. The
Capo mounted pollco havo reoccuplcd
Barkley East.
.Mllner l'rnlur flie I,oyiilt .
CAPETOWN, March 13. Addressing a
public meeting here today, Sir Alfred Mil
ne r, after referring to tho "dark ldaj,
which we now hope nre drawing to a close,"
eulogized "tho marvelous courage, patience,
and confidence shown by the Capo loyalists
during a season of great trial" and their
"eolf-sacriflce, generosity and co-operation."
He foreshadowed "bettor1 days aro surely
coming when tho temporary bitterness of
the struggle around us has subsided."
FOR THE THEATRE FRANCAISE
Two nnil a Hair .Million .Dnllnrs for
,lle pulr To Ilr Complete.
.Inly II.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, March 13. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) At a meet
ing of tho cabinet the government, as ex
pected, decided that the Comedlo Francale
should take possession of the second na
tional theater, tho Odeon, In the heart of
tho Latin quarter, Monday next. Tho com
pany will play thero until Its own houso is
restored. The Odeon troupe Is transferred
meanwhile to tho Gymnaso theater. Leygues,
minister of lino nrts, ban Introduced In the
chamber n bill for J2.500.000 for repairing
the burned theater. It will bo voted with
out discussion. Contractors bind themselves
to finish It so that tho Inauguration of the
restored Comedlo may take placo July II,
Franco's national fete, so that foreigners
may sco tho famous troupe act In Ita own
home.
FRANCE WILL GRANT TIME
Coiiiiiirrelnl Trenty I In No Wle
KmlniiKereil hy the
llelny.
PARIS, March 13. Tho French govern
ment has not yet received n request from
Washington to extend tho tlmo for tho
ratification of the commorclnl treaty, but It
Is willing that moro tlmo shall bo taken If
America wishes It.
A reporter of the Associated Press was
Informed by tho Foreign offlco that Franco
fully appreciated the senate's complete free
dom of action nnd did not see in the pro
posed reference of tho treaty to tho finance
committee any step Inimical to Its prospects.
On tho contrary tho French government was
confident that tho samo good will would bo
shown In tho finance ns In tho foreign rela
tions committee. Meanwhile, however, no
action would be taken here because little
doubt Is felt that tho treaty can be ratified
In Paris In time if Its ratification Is assured
In Washington.
Cnlomliln Itevnlt to I.nnt Atvhllr.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. March 13. The
latest news from Colombia Is to tho effect
that the revolution will last for tho next
twelvo months, as tho government Is oh
struitlng tho liberals in every concclvablo
way and nt tho samo time nddlng much to
Its treasury. Business is at a standstill In
every part of the republic nnd thero Is very
little foodstuffs on the market.
It Is reported that March 1 an officer nnd
a soldier on duty nt Carthagena quarreled,
when tho former struck off tho latter's head
with his sword.
loUe on the Knler, Too.
BRRLIN, March 13. Tho Berliner Tage
blat printed the other day n speech of Dm
peror William delivered to tho state council
In 1S95, representing that It was delivered
last week before tho Agricultural council.
Many of the leading papere. Including the
Vosslche Zeltung, Germanla and Hanover
Courier, were deceived by the publication and
It Is asserted that tho Tngoblat Itself wag
tho victim of an imposition.
I'll ll ll tie In 1 1 ll ll ll Pent,
BUDA PF.ST, March 13. During the ses
sion today of the lower house of tho Diet
a man named Stefan Llcpert arose In the
gallery called out "Ijng llvo Hungary!"
creating n semi-panic and throw a petition
In tho midst of tho members nsklng the oni-peror-klng
to Intervene In the South African
I war Immediately. Ho was arrested and his
sanity will bo Investigated.
IWpoltlon to Open on Time,
PARIS, March 13. Olllclals of the Paris
exposition bnld today thero was no founda-
' tlon for tho report circulated In the United
t States that tho date of tho opening had been
i postponed a fortnight. Tho exposition will
I be openvd April 16, as advertised.
STARR'S BILL IS POPULAR
Meaiuti to Increase Militia Appropriation
Meets with Faror.
ADDRESS OF ADJUTANT GENERAL BARRY
Cull In Ml ml I'ltct Hint Xehrnakn Vol
tin (errs I'iiiikIiI In Philippine
ttith Old-Style .SprlttKllelila
lAKAlnat Minnluli .Mauser.
WASHINGTON. March 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Thirty-eight states were repre
sented today through their adjutant generals
or representatives of adjutant generals be
fore tho house committee on mllltla, having
under consideration Congressman Stark's
bill to Increase, the appropriation for tho
National Guard.
Adjutant General Barry of Nebraska was
tho first speaker, being first vice president
of tho National Guard association. Tho one
armed veteran was Introduced by Colonel
Dlycr of Illinois, and In substance Barry
said that when citizen soldiery wero culled
upon to defend tho flag, us good weapons
as tho regular established army had, nnd
as good equipment, should bo theirs. That
It wns not fair, as was tho case with tho
First Nebraska regiment In tho Philippines,
to put them in action with 43-callber Spring
field rides with a carrying power of 2,000
yards against the Spanish soldiers who wero
armed with Mausers with a. carrying power
of 1.000 yards. He said that before the fire,
of tho First Nebraskn could be effective
they had to go 2,000 yards Into tho fire zono
of tho enemy.
Ho spoko of tho rapidity and patriotism
with which tho First and Second Nebraska
regiments nnd Troop A responded to the
call of tho president, nil equipped for tho
field on a basis of sixty-five enlisted men to
n company. When the order came to Increase
tho companies from slxty-tlve to eighty-four
enlisted men tho government had to supply
nil tho equipment for the other nineteen
men. Barry argued that tho guard regiments
would bo ordered out when tho emergency
required by tho federal government, which
should 'thcreforo sea to it thnt they were
perfectly equipped.
Ho submitted a tnblo showing that the sev
eral states had appropriated $2,DOO,000 for
tho support of tho National guard aR against
n government appropriation of $1,000,000,
ami that tho act under consideration did not
aim to carry an appropriation to bo paid In
money to tho state, but to permit states to
draw an equipment up to their allotment.
Adjutant General Dyers of Iowa also spoko
nlong tho samo lines, speaking of tho duty
tho government owed to the National guard.
Stark's bill meets with great approval and
In nil probability will bo reported favor
ably with an amendment.
Allen flliiKfl to Free Silver.
Senator Allen mndo a personal statement
In tho senate today In which he vigorously
denied the published report that he had
ceased to be an advocate of .free nnd un
limited coinage of silver at 1G to 1, and de
clared that IiIh fait ti had not receded ono
Jot. Tho statement was called forth by
editorials In certain newspapers wherein It
was stntcd that ho had madn significant ad
missions showing n. change of heart.
Ho said he would not notice these state
ments, hui W.t Tlio Omnlia ilce, "thi most
prominent republican paper In tho stato of
Nebraska and I must say the fairest and best
edited paper of Its fnlth in tho stntc has an
editorial In Its Issue of Mnrch 11 wherein It
says that according to New York papers I
made a ollp In my argument of tho financial
bill nnd that Senator Aldrlch cornered mo In
my statement."
Ho then read the concluding paragraph
from tho editorial In Tho Dec nnd said that
thero was nothing in the Congressional
Record which would bear out the statement
nnd that no kind of twisting or torturing
of tho English languago could Justify the
assertion that ho had In any manner re
linquished his adherence to freo and unlim
ited coinage of sliver at tho ratio of IS to 1.
Senator Thurston Introduced a bill today
providing for tho restoration to tho active
llut of oftleers of the navy heretofore ro
ttred for disabilities Incurred In lino of
duty.
Bills were reported favorably In tho senate
to pension Charles A, Perkins and Oliver
Domon.
C. E. Bates and wife of Omaha were vis
itors at tho capltol today. Mr. Dates
Is secretary of tho Park board of that city
and Is taking In Washington on his honey
moon. D. D. Mulr of Lincoln lo at the Raleigh.
SHELDON'S PAPER UF TODAY
Governor Stnnley In Allotted to Write
I'p HI AilntlnlNt ration for
it Co I ii in ii.
TOPEKA, Kan., March 13. Tho leading
story cn the first pago of Rev. Charles M.
Sheldon'."" Christian dally tomorrow morning
will bo a brief statement by Associate I'd I tor
Chase telling of tho prompt response that
bus been mado to tho appeal printed In thin
morning's paper In behalf of famine-stricken
India. Tho Christian Endeavor World of
Boston telegraphed Sheldon urging him to
open n fund, but he says he Is too busy to
attend to tho work and suggests that con
tributions bo sent through regular channels.
Governor Stanley writes a column artlclo
on tho moot gratifying feature of his ad
ministration, 'which ho says Is the progress
prison reform has made In tho state.
Another featuro of the page will bo an
nntt-war cartoon by Beard, nnd In this con
nection General Otis' latest list of casualties
In Luzon will bo run, with comment by
Editor Sheldon.
There will bo a. long special from Orlnnell,
la., telling of tho resignation of President
Gates of Iowa college and giving his reasons
therefor.
The editorial lender will be headed "What
Can We Do to Make This a Better City?"
It advocates nonpartisan politics and urges
n higher standard of righteousness among
olllclals and people.
CANADIAN PACIFIC IS BALKY
Ilefusen fo I'lny I'nlen ltelnilinreil
for CoiiiiiiInnIoii It llnil to I'ny
l,Ht ii in in r r ,
CHICAGO, Mnrch 13 The Canadian Pa
cific shattered tho hopes of many of tho
western passenger olllclals In attendanco at
tho general maw meeting today at tho West
cm Parsenger association's headquarters hy
stipulating certain conditions under which
It would do Kit part toward keeping rates up
nnd to mako effective tho agreement to abol
ish passenger commissions. It at'kcd to be
reimbursed for tho commission It was obliged
to pay last summer for business to the Koo
tenal district, becauno of tho competition
offered by tho United States lines. Tho road
piid a ft eommlision, a fee similar to that
given by tho other lines. Tho roprreenta
tlves of tho other lines regarded tho re
quest of the Canadian Pacific as unjust, de
claring that It would bo entirely out of
tne question for their roads to pay for tho
competition offered by the Canadian carrier.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair and Probably
Winds.
Colder; Northerly
Temperature nt Oiniihn jrtenln)i
Hour, lieu. Hour, Dew.
r n. n ill I p. in IS
(i n. in :ti 'j p, iii iii
" n :ti a p, in is
m n. in :ir. i p. in in
ii ii. in :i7 r. p, tu it
in n. n as ti p. in i:t
II n. Ill Ill 7 p. Ill VI
1 - 111 II s p. m 10
ti p. in :tn
Throughout both tho morning and afternoon
srtolotis the Canadian Pacific was made
the target for arguments by the officials
of other linen, but. as In previous meetings,
j It gavo no evidence of giving In. Tho
conference will be continued tomorrow.
RAIDS IN "THE TENDERLOIN
D
ev York Pollee Mtnrt n. CniiipitlKii
Attain! (iniiiblliin "nil flic
Concert Hull.
NEW YORK, Mnrch 13. Police tonight
raided nil the concert hulls lit tho "Tender
loin" district, drove the women Into the
streclH nnd arrested the proprietor. Tho
latter wero taken to n pollco otatlon and
soon released on $500 ball each. The arrests
were the result of the agitation ngalnst dis
orderly rejorts which lias lately stirred tho
city. The crusade begun with the suppres
sion of "Sapho" as pnwntcd by Olga Noth
ersole's company. Anthony Comstock soon
afterward raided numerous gambling places.
Rev. Dr. Parkhurst wrote ti sharp letter to
District Attorney Gardiner, calling his at
tention to the open drinking places fre
quented by women. Gardiner wroto nn
equally pointed letter to Chief of Pollco Dev
ery and Inst night nnd tonight tho principal
concert saloons wero raided.
The grand Jury hso Indicted the keepers
of ten gambling houses, us well as tho pool
rooms, and policy shops havo been closed
ponding the abatement of tho storm.
An nntl-polley bill of sweeping character
has reached such a stage In the stato legis
lature that Its pa.tago Is believed to bo
certain nnd thn bill rcpeullng the Horton
boxing law, under which prize fights nre
held, was reported to the stato senato today,
having passed the house
KAI. M.V. H.tHS "SAIMIO," TOO.
Pollee Slop the IMnj- nnil AniHeiiec
I.eiive A in lil Stormy Meene.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.. .March 13. A per
formance of "Sapho" was attempted hero to
night despite tho action of tho city council
Monday night ordering It suppressed. When
tho performance had been on only fifteen
minutes tho chief of police appeared and
ordered tho curtain rung down. On the ad
vice of nn attorney tho management thrice
resumed tho performance and each time tho
pollco lowered tho curtnln. A local attorney
then addressed tho audience from the stage
and denounced tho city council, urging tho
citizens to suppress the present, aldermen nt
tho next election. The audience llnnlly dis
persed amidst stormy scenes.
TWO MORE BODIES IN RUINS
Nennrk Tenement limine Fire Wnriir
Thnn nf 11 rut SiippoHeil
Other ,MIlnu.
NBW YORK, March 13. Two more bodies
woro recovered today from the ruins of the
Italian tenement which wns burned at Now-
ark, N. J, Tho list of dead now numbers
sixteen nnd llvo other persons are not ac
counted for. The bodies discovered today
were thoso of Luclla Casilo, 2 years old, and
an unidentified child ubout the samo age.
Tho Ht 111 missing arc:
Cnrmlna Rosso, wifo of Angelo Rosso, who
wns killed by Jumping from tho third-story
window; Pnlma Villa, 27 years old; Bap
tlsta Villa, 33 years old, husband of Pnlma;
Salvatore Carroso. a boarder; a fl-year-old
girl, nnrnc unknown, who wns boarding with
j ono cf the families; nn unknown young man
j who boarded with ono of tho families.
Tho finding of tho bodies today was a sur
i prise, as the firemen had left tho ruins, be
lieving they had taken out all tho bodies
! and only ono went back for another search
on the persistent pleas of tho Italians in
uio ncignnornoou.
WANTS THE PRICE THIS TIME
lie. Ilr. llohhH Will Kmlenvor to An
nlnt Start lot; Inhabitant of
I n ill a A Kill .
SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 13. Rev. Dr.
Richard Gear Hobbs, who, while associated
with Dr. Klopsch, editor of tha ChrlHtlan
Herald of New York, raised UO.OOO bushels
of corn in this country a few years ago and
took It In a ship to Calcutta, India, for dis
tribution among tho starving Hindoos, has
been asked by Dr. Klopsch to accept a
similar task this year and hao acceptr 1. It
will bo his endeavor to raise f.0,000 bushels
of corn, 10,000 each from the states of Ne
braska, Illinois, Inwn, Missouri and Kanjus.
Ho will not ask thin time for the corn
Itself, but for tho price of the corn. Tho
corn will be purchased In Now York and tho
Indian government will pay for tho ship.
Dr. HobtiB will begin work at onco and
will want forty men In each of tho states
named. Ills headquarters will bo In this
city.
ATTACK A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Tenelier'n Attempt fo Urlve OIT Ttro
Dlntnrhrrn llenult
Serlounly.
MARYVILLE, Mo., March 13.-(Speclal
Telegram.) This nfternoon Prof. H. O.
Davis, principal of tho Burlington Junction
schools, attempted to drive away two boys,
Jesso and Chuck Casey, ngctl 19 nnd 10
years, respectively, who, It Is charged, were
disturbing tho schools by whistling loudly
In tho yard.
An altercation ensued, and Prof. Davis was
assaulted with bricks by tho Caseys. Ono
nf the missiles struck him Just over tho
eye, cutting a long gash, and another cut
off half of his left car. His condition Is
regarded as serious. Warrants havo been
Issued for tho bojs, charging them with
assault with Intent to kill.
MIoiirl Kleoflon l.ntv Valid.
.lEI-'KERSON CITY. Mo.. March 13 -Tho
Missouri supremo court ontmnc. In no
opinion by Judgs Sherwood today held
the law enacted by the lant legislature, reg
ulating elections In St. Louts und known as
"the Nesblt law," to bo constitutional and
legal. This opinion was rendered in n suit
by I ho elec tion commissioner", to compel
Auditor Mason of St. Iouls to nay tho
salaries of commissioners under the law.
Movement of Oerim VeelH, March III
At New York-Sailed Rheln. for Bremen;
Oeorglo. for Liverpool; Kaiser Wllhelm dor
drosse, for Bremen, via CherboiiiK nnd
Southampton. Arrived Victoria, from
Naples; Oceanic, from Liverpool; Kensing
ton, from Antwerp.
At K'be Arrived ity of Dublin, from
TiKoma. for Horn: Konr
IAt Antwerp Arrived Frleslnnd, from
New York, via Southampton.
At Gibraltar Arrived Kaiser Wllhelm II,
from Naples unl flenoa.
I At Plymouth -- Sailed - riraf Wuldorsce,
from Hamburg, for New York,
COLD BILL IS PASSED
Tinal LjgialatW Aotlon on th Measnro in
the House.
M'KINLEY WILL MAKE IT A LAW TODAY
Oat Hundred and Sixty-Six Msmlms Re
corded in Ita Favor.
NINE DEMOCRATS VOTE FOR THE BILL
Closing Pebato on the Aot Which Estab
lishes a Sound Cnrrencj.
0VERSTREET EXPLAINS ITS PROVISIONS
liilernnllniinl lllinetnltlsin, nt n It it 1 1 tt
or HI lo I, I llopele While
11 In on the Slnfntu
llooU.
I WASHINGTON, March 13. The last IfR
Islatlvo step In tho enactment of tho llnan
elal bill was taken by the house of repre
sentatives today when the conference tc
port on tho bill was adopted by a vote of
i HIS to 120, ten present and not voting.
Tho Bonatu had already adopted the eon
j feronco report so that It only remains for
1 President 'McKlnley to ntllx his signature to
tho measure to make It n law. Overstreet,
tho uulhar of (ho bill, will lake It to tho
White House, tomorrow and the signature Is
likely to bo afllxed soon thereitrter. Already
arrangements havo been mado for securing
tho pen with which tho president will Blgn
tho bill.
The debate on tho reort continued
throughout the day, Overstreet nf Indiana
opening and Broslus of Pennsylvania clos
ing, in support of tho measure, whllo Little
of Arkansas closed In opposition with a
severe arraignment of tho bill.
Tho vote wbb on party lines except that
nlno democrats voted with tho republicans
In support,
Ovei'Nlrrct lltpliilii the 11111.
Overstreet of Indiana, who was In charge
of tho report, oxplntned In detail tho modi
fications of the ha into nnd senate bills agreed
upon by the conferees. Overstreet snld that
every principle contained In tho house blU
had been preserved In the conference report
except the provision relative to the taxation
of national bank franchises. Thn establish
ment of tho gold standnrd into law was still
Its nll-lmportunt and essential feature. This
law would, he said, become tho foundation
of buslnojs prosperity of tho country.
"Hus tho sectntary of tho treasury tha
power to redeem n sliver dollar In .gold under
tho amalgamated bill?" asked Shufroth of
Colorado.
"Ho has not," replied Overstreet, "and ho
did not havo tho power under the nrlglual
houso bill.'
"Under this bill will private obligations bo
mado payablo In gold?" Inquired Snodgrats
of Tennesseo.
"Under section 2 or the original houso
bill," replied Overstreet. "public nud prlvato
ilebla were mirie .enalormatlve to Jh" trold
Btanr'nrd.' "Chut M-ciioi?1 is omitted from' the
report: First, bccnuHo It Is a question In
law whether It would not bo retroactive; and,
second, becnuoe, having l'xed the gold stand
ard and recognized It by converting nil pub
He obligations Into gold obligations, there
will be no necessity to leglslnte conccrulng
prlvato obligations, ns they will Invariably
rellcct tho character of government obliga
tions. Interiintloiiiil llliiirtnlllm llopele.
"This bill holds out not tho slightest hope
of international bimetallism under present
conditions. 1 say frankly that this bill will
mako It practically and absolutely Impos
sible over to have International bimetallism
at tho ratio of Hi to 1."
McRae of Arkansas followed Overstreet
with a general argument In opposition to tho
principles embodied in tho bill.
Little, in closing l ho debate, severely ar
raigned "tho infamlcH of this bill" and thn
"stealth, deceit, fraud nnd corruption by
which this conspiracy has forced Its slimy
courso nlong tho pathway of legislation until
now wo nro to witness in tho light of dny
Its triumph over a freo people."
Ho declared It would murk tho blackest
pago In our legislative history. Ho closed
as follows-
"Tho forces of patriotism nnd Integrity
hnve selected their leader In advance of tho
convention, which will bo ratified on July
I, and with that leader tho Incorruptible,
Invincible nnd fearless tribune of tho people.
William Jennings Bryan thoy will drlvo
you und your cohorts of corruption from
place and power forever." (Democratic ap
plause.) Broslus of Pennsylvania, after pointing
out tho points of the bill In establishing a
stublo system of finance, concluded In part
as follows:
l,onr Step Totrnnl I'rr-Kmlnenee.
"This mcaBuro Is n long step toward th
splendid pro-cmlncnce we nro nchlevlng as
n world power. American credits are af
fecting tho finances of the world. Tho Brit
ish war loan nnd tho Russlnn loan havo
sought American takers, and we supply
thfso calls ns wo did tho payment to Spain
without a strain, out of our abundant com
mercial credits abroad. Theso nro mo
mentous ovents. They show tho marvelous
development of the United States and tha
power to command tho markets and control
tho lliianccs of the world Financial em
plre !s before us ond following in the wake
of commercial superiority New York will
i ere long havo supplanted Iondnu as thn
clearing houso of thn world.
"This is but ii part cf our great forward
move. It is but ono terraco in the height
of destiny this nation is ellmhlng. Let us
then go forward, uchievlng primacy among
nations nnd taking that position assured hy
our great opportunltlcn and manifest des
tiny." The conference report was thnn agreed
to yeas 1C6, nays 120; present and not vot
ing, 10. Nine democrats voted with thn re
publicans to agree to the roport, viz.: Clay
ton. Drlggs, I'nderhlll, Levy, Scudder and
Fitzgerald, nil of New York; Denny of
Maryland. MeAleer of Pennsylvania and
Thayer of Massachusetts.
In other respects tho vote was on party
Hues.
GAGE TALKS OF THE NEW BILL
One Itennlt Should He Immrillntr In
erenne In .Viitloual llanU Cir
culation of if 2 I, Odd, 0(11).
WASHINGTON. March 13. Secretary
Gago today made this stitnmont. In ex
planation of thu provision In tho financial
bill which passed the houco
I "Tho financial hill, which now awaits
I only thn signature nf the president to be
i tome a law, hits for Its first object what
Its titlo Indicates, the fixing nf tho standard
of value and the maintaining at it parity
, with that standard of all forms of money
Issued or coined by tho United StatM. It
