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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUNTING, MARCH 21, 1000-TWELVE PAGES.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE li, 1871.
HO QUARTER WANTED
Btejn Warns Hit Pollowsri that British
Amneitj Most Be Refused.
BURGHERS WHO YIELD HELD AS TRAITORS
Bignen of Petco Declaration Will Be Shot
bj the Boer QoTerouiint.
KITCHENER OCCUPIES TOWN OF PRIESKA
H
Tfansvaalers Offer Ho Reiiitanco and Escips
Across the Orango RWer.
QUANTITY CF ARMS AND SUPPLIES TAKEN
Hubert Spenk Gratefully the "
pllitllty of llloeiufontcln-Five
Intiilrril lied IIkvc Hern Se
cured for the Wounded.
LONDON, March 20. Tho War ofllcc has
received tho following illspatcn irom uoru
Roberts, dated D'.ooinfonteln. Tuesday, March
20;
" "Mr. atcyn is circulating a notice by
means' of dispatch riders In reply to my proc
latnutlon to tho effect that any burgher who
signs a declaration that ho will not light
ngalnst us again will bo treated as a traitor
and shot.
"Kitchener occupied Prleska yesterday
unopposed. Tho robels surrendered their
nrms. The Transvnalcrrt escapee- across iuc
river. Thirty-thrco prisoners wero taken,
200 stands of arms ami somo supplies and
explosives.
"The Dlocmfotitcln people are affording us
overy means In tho way of hospital acconi
luodallons. Wo have cousoquontly been abla
to arrange for 600 beds.
"Tho Doers novo begun to surrender on
tho Dusutolnnd frontier."
Feel Hitter Toward Steyu.
(Copyright, 1W0, by Press Publishing Co.)
PLOBMFONTKIN, March 19.-11:55 p. m.
- (New York World Cablegram Special Tel.
cgram.) Tho Tree Staters are dollveTlng
their armB hero a rapidly an thov cau be
registered. Stoyn's attempt to rally the
burghers ut Kroonstadt Is reported a com
plete failure. Tho feeling against him In
Dloemfontoln Is of tho bitterest description,
ho having left without acquainting tho citi
zens of Uoberts' pacific message offering to
spare tho town If It surrendered.
Roberts stBff attended service at the ca
thedral. Tho building was crowded and the
national anthem was sung In conclusion with
lmmcnBo fervor. Many officers wero present
In their worn and stained khaki, giving an
Inmesilvo air to the sceno.
On Tsalms day Roberts received the sixth
division and mndo a stlirlng speech, com
mending tholr splendid work In ths late
march.
.Methuen captured 1,000,000 round of small
ammunition at Doshof, but uo prlsonora.
ROAD CLEAR TO N0RVALSP0NT
Ilnllwny Is llrlntc Constructed and
Supplies An: Pent Vorwnrd lvth
Army Close Ilclilnd.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
NORVALSPONT, March 19. (New York
World Cablegram Special Toiegram.) I ar
rlvrd here today from Sprlngfonteln with
two Dlack and White artists, being tho first
to establish personal communication bo-
twecn tho rolumns of (latacre and Clements
Trains aro now running from tho north bank
of tho Orango river to Dloemfonteln along
the low lovel. The railway under tha
broken brldgo Is In process of construction
and It Is expected to bo completed within
ten days.
SuddIIos aro being pushod forward. Tho
column starting Wednesday will march via
d'hlllppolls and Kauresmlth to Dloemfonteln
Tho movements of Gutacro aro uncertain.
Tho Frco Stato burghers aro beginning to
comes In to deliver their arms. Tho Doers
liavo wrought great destruction to public
and private property all nlong tho line.
JEWELL.
LONDON, March 21. A dispatch to tho
Dally Mull from Donkcrspoort, dotod March
19, says: A reconnaissance toward Pblllp
nllH. twonty-llve miles west of Sprlngfon
teln. found tho farmers all flying white
flags. Tho Urltlsh tropps wero cordially re
ceived.
it Ix rcnorted that .Mr. Steyn Is trying to
rally tho Doers, but tho latter say they
liavo had enough.
ON GUARD AT THE LIMPOPO
(nrrlnuloii Will Kndrnvnr to Prevent
lloer Trek to tho .North of
Hint lllvrr.
(Cmivrlelit. 1!M. by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, March 20. (New York World
Cablegram Special Toiegram.) Tho Post's
oxnmL says: "Kitchener after all Is at
Prleska. Tho rebels In tho district have
laid down their arms and tho Transvaalers
luiv retreated north of the- vaal.
"Thu depurturo of Mllner from Capetown
probably points to measures for the per
mancnl administration of tho province of
Dloemfonteln and perhaps uu early decision
regarding tho treatment of captured and
surrendered rebels.
"It Is ouuounccd that a Rhodcslnn Held
force 5,000 strong Is to be commanded by
Carrlngton, whoso mission will bo to pre
vent uny Doer trek from tho Transvaal Into
Drttlsh territory to tho north of the Lim
popo." It Is said In London that a plan for tho
further pacification of South Africa will bo
to dUfrunchlso all rebels, Free Staters and
Doers found In arms, raptured or accused
nf rebellion, thus throwing tho two repub
lics and all colonic Into the hands of Eng
lish and the Rhodes syndicate. This would
ircnk the power of the Afrikander bund In
Cape colony and nil other points when the
Urltlsh army evacuates. Tho governing
power would bo with tho English and the
only military strength with tho Rhodeslan
field force, tho artillery promised by Rhodos
for Klmberley and the Drttlsh garrison at
(tape-town, Durban and perhaps Pretoria,
It Is declared now In private that there
will be no ronttication of Doer property uor
any severe punishment far rebellion.
Kuterle I'ever lit Lndyxnilth.
(Copyright, I'M, by Press Publishing Co.)
LADYSM1TH, March 19. (New York
World Cnblegrum Special Telegram.) En
tcrlc fever still continues. Thero has been
2,300 cases slnco the siege began, The
disease has now broken out In two brigades
which came In with tho relief camp. The
hospitals are all crowded, although nearly
all the wounded hava been sent south.
Wnriiluu lo liners
LONDON, March 20, In the Houte of
Commons today the parliamentary secretin y
of ths War ofllcc, George Wyndham, said
that the secretary of state for the colonies,
Joseph Chamberlain, was about to Issuo a
proclamation on the alleged threats or tun
Doers to destroy Johannesburg and as to
what tho Doers may expect In the event of
wanton destruction of British property.
KRUGER TALKS OF THE WAR
liner Art few. Iml
Independence or
I'IkIiIIiik.
Will
lllc
Will
March 20. A dispatch to the
retorla, dated February 10.
ondent has Just had an
Intcrv
Kruger. Ho shows
but little
(juntenanco of
tho tremendous strarelHudergolng.
This war was forced tpVua by England,
which has been misled by Cecil Rhodes and
tho millionaires who want the country," he
said. "The Doers yielded as far as possible,
until they saw that nothing but complete
surrender of their Independence would j
satisfy England. Having been forced Into
tho war, tho Doers will conquer or die. I
expect no aid from other nations, but we are
glad of sympathy and friendship. The
Transvaal Is willing to mako peace at any
time, but wo want no more conventions.
Only absolute Independence Is possible. We
do not want mora territory, but aro content
with our present frontier. If we are per
mitted to live peacefully. This Is all wo
nak.
The Transvaal will stipulate In tho peaco
o v i a i-wnawBBfcL
terms that Natal and Cape Colony Dutch as great losses as tho main army recclveJ
now fighting with tho Doeri shall bo ro- . from ho much smaller a force. It would
garded as belllgercnta and HUffer no loss of bo a very cruel and unworthy thing to de
property. I learned that some of these j prlve tho soldiers of the Natal field army
men had been captured and were being tried j 0f their hard won laurels and none would
at Capetown, charged with treason. This j repudlato such a suggestion more vigor
government cabled to Lord Salisbury stat-) otisly than the chivalrous commnnder-In-
Ing that If such men wero not treated as
prisoners of war, wo would mako reprisals
on the Urltlsh prisoners hold here. Lord
Salisbury replied, dodging tho real polut
and threatening If wo Injured a single
British prisoner to hold me personally re
sponsible I suppose ho meant the Ilrltlsn
would hang me. Such threats ure con
tcmptlblo and cannot prevent me from per
forming my duty to my country. Tho
Transvaal government replied today Inform
ing Lord Salisbury that they desplso his
It tin t t
It's too early to prophesy the outcome
f the war or Its duration. The Doers are
n God's hands and he will not let us perish.
Our total fighting strength Is but 40,000,
but with God's aid we can prevail. I have
200 blood relatives fighting and would rather
see them all perish than yield to England s
unholy aggression. It is liberty or death.
havo protected Drltlsh property in ine
Transvaal and shall continue to do so, .
"Convoy to the American people my
esteem. Wo fool that every American should
bo with us In this struggle for liberty.
DAMAGE MUST BE MADE GOOD
Colonlnl OfTlee Wnrns the lloer thnt
Urltlsh Properly Must He Held
Inviolate.
LONDON, March 21. 4 a. m. The colonial
oltlco has telegraphed to Capotown tho text
of the proclamation concerning the destruc
tion of property. This will not be pub
lished In London until after its promulga
tion In South Africa, but It Is known It
will carry an Intimation that any wanton
destruction of Drltlsh property during the
war will bo regarded as warranting a claim
for compensation nnd na Justifying a levy
Upon prlvato property nhoutd tn4' riuicek'
of tho Transvaal republic prove Inadequate.
The fact that the proclamation Is Issued
by tho colonial office Is regarded ns a sig
nificant Indication that tho republics will
be admlnBtered as crown colonies. In this
connection It Is understood that tho leaders
of tho opposition In Parllumont admit that
no other settlement Is possible, slnco the
republics Insist upon their demand for ab
solute Independence. In view of this tho
efforts of liberals will be confined to se
curing In tho settlement the best treatment
for tho Dutch population, Including security
against their disfranchisement.
It Is being regarded ns quite a sottled'
matter that should tho war be ondod, as 1b
now hoped, before Juno the government will
dissolve Parliament and appeal to tho coun
try on the basis of a successful South Afrl
can policy. Should tho war drag on dlssolu
tlon will bo postponed until next spring. In
any cvont one of tho foremost planks of the
government platform will be army reorganl
zatlon.
Thero Is no further Information as to the
movements of Sir Alfred Mllner. It Is ro
garded as eertnln, however, thnt ho has
gono to Dloemfonteln to arraugo for tho
temporary administration of tho Krco State,
President Stoyn's reply to Lord Roberts
chargo of tho mlsuso of flags of truce Is com
mented upon as Impertinent and ridiculous
and Lord Roberts' course in closing a use
less discussion Is commended as wise. '
RUSSIA SOUNDS A WARNING
lleply lo Kroner Sold to lie lfonllte (n
Grrnt llrllnlii Knriorsed by Krnnen
nnd Germany.
RBRL1N, March 20. Tho St. Petersburg
correspondent of tho Lokal Anzelger tele
graphs that tho minister for foreign affairs
has prepared an official coramunlquo which
will be published within tho next day or
two, It contains Russia's answor to Presi
dent Kruger's request for Intervention,
The communique has been drawn up with
tho knowledge nnd consent of Franco and
Germany and has received tho full approval
of the czar. As regards Its contents, all
that tho correspondent has been ablo to
learn Is that the noto Is directed, with due
precautions, -gainst Englnnd and Its tone 1
vory serious and will certulnly not fall to
mako a deep impression.
BOERS RETREAT TO THE NORTH
South Afrlenn Army Illow Up Severn!
llrldKes In Their
KllKht.
CAPETOWN, March 20. The Doers have
blown up the bridges north of Dloemfonteln
Including those ut Wlnburg and Kroonetadt
and aro now retreating to tho north.
DLOEMFONTELN, Monday, March 19
Tho Doers blew up tho railroad brldgo over
tho Modder river, fourteen miles north, last
night. Tho law courts woro reopened to
day.
I'roeliimatlon hy Alfred SI liner.
CAPETOWN, Mnrch 20. Sir Alfred Mil
ner, tho governor of Capo Colony, and
Drttlsh high commissioner of South Africa
has Issued a proclamation declaring that th
Imperial government will not recognize as
valid or effectual any alienations of property
whether of lands, of railroads or mines
within the Transvaal or the Orange Free
State,- or any Interest therein or encum
brances, or any concessions granted by th
said governments.
Xn .Venn from MnfeklnK.
LONDON. March 21. No fresh news has
been received from Mafeklng, but n Pre
torla dispatch, dated Thursday, March 15
asserts that Colonel Plumer has not been
1 able to advance south of Lobatsl,
DULLER SHOULD SHARE GLORY
Churchill Resents Tendency to Deprive
Natal Armj of Laurels.
HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE SAILS FOR ENGLAND
Strnmrr Killed Out by Ainerlcnii
Women Carrie Home Cnrgo of
Sick nnd Wounded .Soldiers nnd
Will Hrlnrii for More.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
P1ETERMAR1TZDUHO, March 19. (New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
An entirely contrary vlow should be taken
to that expressed in certain quarters
that tho relief of Ladysmlth aroto
out ' Uoberts operations. It Is
true that 4,000 Free Staters were with
drawn from Ladysmlth to defend their own
country and to that extent the Invasion of
that republic helped ua, but on a similar
principle tho fact that wo occupied 10,000 of
tho enemy's beat troops undoubtedly helped
Roberts.
Tho Doers at Pletcrmnrltzburg knew noth
ing of Cronje's dtmcultlcj and laughed at
the statement that ho had surrendered.
Tho resistance of tho enemy was at any
rate sufficiently severe to cause us nearly
chief, Lord Roberts.
Mnlne iml In for Home.
Tho hospital ship Malno lft yesterday
for Capetown and home with twelve olllcern
and 175 soldiers, mostly serious cases.
During the two months tho ship has been
at Durban more than 300 cases have been
treated and many difficult operations per
formed successfully. Lady Randolph
Churchill hao been untiring In her nttentlon
to tho management nnd I Impartially think
that her Influence has been of real value to
" Doar". rtB " .ine on us ujr
parsed tho war Bhlp Terrible tho whole
crew cheered tbo homegolng Invalids
heartily. iThey responded with surprising
Igor. It Is greatly hoped here that the
Malue will return for another cargo, but In
any case tho Americans' act of generosity
and sympathy Is much appreciated by the
Midlers and colonists alike.
Yesterday a new Iron mounting for a naval
gun for field purposes was Invented by Cap
tain Scott of tho Tcrrlblo nnd constructed
under his direction In tho Natal government
railway workshops. It was tested and found
n evory respect satisfactory. Commander
Ogllvles Informed me ho would undertake to
move such a gun wherever the field artillery
could go and as quick as the Infantry could
go. "Boyond all doubt the neavy weapon
must become a permanent feature of the
modern field armies. Wo havo bought our
experlenco dearly and let us profit by It."
A separate temporary brldgo has been
thrown across the Tugela. It Is now open
for traffic and direct rnllwuy service to Dur
ban nnd Elandslaagte. Tho first train to
cross the brldgo was Princess 'Christian's
ospltal train. This magnificent train has
been badly wanted at Natal slnco the be
ginning of tho war. Major Drazler Creagh's
Improved hospital train has, removed about
,000 wounded, but, though every-care was
taken, tho narrow doors of tho carriages and
tho bumping have caused much pain, which,
with appliances now at hand, may be
avoided. Still over 2,000 patients aro at
ndysmlth hospital, so tho train is not too
late.
The fighting is by no means over here.
Continual severe pressure on the enemy at
II points Is the shortest wny to peace.
WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL.
LONDON, March 21 Spencer Wilkinson.
writing In the Morning Post, justifies Win
ston Churchill's argument respecting tho
relief of Ladysmlth.
GREAT DEARTH OF WAR NEWS
Only Thine Wlileli Cornea from the
Front Is from Cnpe Colony Rebels
l.nyln lltivn Their Anns.
LONDON, March 20.-2:30 p. m. For all
tho nows that reached hero yesterday and 1
today Great Drltaln might almost as well
be at peace. It Is reasonable to believe that
tho relief of Mafeklng may bo heard of at
any hour.
General Kitchener has entered Prlcska,
Capo Colony, without opposition, the In-
surgonts laying down their arms, which
merely confirms the previous reports of their
willingness to submit.
Generals RobertB and Duller are still In
active, pending developments ut tho theater
of war.
Conslderabln Interest In attached to the
fato of Johannesburg. Commenting on the
reported consultation between Secretary Hay
nnd the German ambassador at Washington.
Dr. von Holleben, as to a nroposltlon that
both belligerents be urged to leave Johannes
burg alone, the Pall Mall Gazctto says;
"This time Dr. Leyds has, as wo may
with propriety assume, put in circulation
the talo to the effect that the German am
bassador at Washington and the American
consul at Pretoria are concocting a little
schemo of Gorman Intervention. That Is
really a glorious yarn and ono which shows
to what desperate straits the enemies of
this country are reduced. Just Imagine a
government which has formally declined all
outsldo Intervention permitting Germany to
dictate the course of Lord Roberts' march
to Pretoria. The German foreign office
knows better than to invite the snub It
would Infallibly receive if It ventured to
whisper so preposterous u proposal in Down-
ing street."
BOERS REPLY TO CHARGES
Statements by Presidents in Answer
to TelKrunt .Sent by
Lord Uoberts.
LONDON, March 20. 7;15 p. m. The fol
lowing dispatch has been received at the
War ofllcc from Lord Roberts, dated Dloera-
fcnteln, Monday, Maroh 18:
"I have received tho following reply to
my telegram of March 11 to tho presidents
of tbo Freo State and South African repub
lie:
" 'Your excellency's telegram reached me
ytsterday. I assure you nothing would
grieve mo moro than that my burghers
should make themselves guilty of a deod
Buch as that laid to their charge by you. 1
am, however, glad to say that you must have
been mistaken. I have made personal In
quiry of General Dslarey, who was In com
mand of our burghers at the place mentioned
by you, He denies entirely that our burgh
era acted as stated by you, but ho says that
on Saturday, the date bulng Illegible the
Drltlsh troops, when tbey were abont fifty
yards from our position, put up their bands
us well as n white flag, whilst at the sanio
time your cannon bombarded the said troops
with the result that Commandant io Deer
was wounded. Yesterday morning the head
commandant wrote In his account of thi
baUU as follows; "The soldiers hoisted the
white flag, but we wero then fired at by tho II I VCCC U A IK HPWPY'Q THIP
English cannon and compelled to charge. lLLflEJd JUrtlVO JJLtll LI O 1 lVU
" 'Perhars It Is not known to your excel
lency that the same thing happened at
Splonkop. where, when a portion 0f the Pablic Rtception at Savannah Called Off as a
troops hoisted a white flag and put up their r
hands, and whilst our burghers were busy
disarming them, another portion of th
troops llred on our burghers, but some of
the Urltlsh troops were killed. It has also
been reported that ut the lost battle of the
Tugela English cannon flred on troors who
had surrendered.
" 'With reference to tho explosive bul
lets found In Cronje's laager and elsewhere
I can give your excellency assurance that
such bullets were not purchased or allowed j
by the government. I, However, havo no :
reason to doubt your statement, as I know I
many of tho burghers of this state snd of 1
tho South African republic took a largo num.
bcr of Lec-Metford rifles and dumdum ami
other bullets from Urltlsh troops
" 'May 1 request your oxcellcncy, as tho
cablo Is closed to me, to mako my reply
known to your government and the neutral
powers by cable. STATE PRESIDENT.' "
Tho dispatch from Lord Roberts concludes
as follows:
"As tho Inquiry Into that matter proves
his honor's allegations to be unfounded and,
as I personally saw tho holding up of hands
which ho denies, I have not thought It de
slrabln to continue the correspondence."
NEW ZEALAND IS LOYAL
Stniidn llendy to Uphold the Urltlsh
Government In Any of IIh
Troubles,
WELLINGTON, N. Z , March 20. In bid
ding farewell today to the fourth contingent
of New Zealand troops leaving for service
in South Africa the premier, R. J. Seddon,
emphasized the determination of Australasia
to uphold tho Imperial prestige.
The country, he said, had 400,000 jnale
adults, mostly drilled, prepared to defend
tho colonlcj, and If an emergency arose to
send men enough to South Africa to release
tho Imperial troops to deal 'with any un
friendly power daring to meddle with the
nettlement. Lord Salisbury's reply to tho
Boor presidents and the friendly note of the
president of the United States and tho an
nouncement that Great Drltaln would not
assent to the Independence, of tho republic
wero all endorsed by New Zealand, who, the
premier added, would maintain that posi
tion at nny cost.
Governor C'uhles to Chninberlnln.
LONDON. Mnrch 21. Mr. Chamberlain
has received tho following cablegram from
tho governor nnd commander-in-chief of
New Zealand, the earl of Ranfurly:
"Tho people of New Zealand wish to ex
press their endorsement of the position
taken up by the imperial government In
declining to allow the Intervention of any
foreign power In tho settlement with the
Transvaal or the Frcs Stato, and declining
to allow of either state being Independent.
"My government assures her majesty's
government that New Zealand will support
to the last tho mother country, so far as
It lies In her power. In maintaining that
position which has boen taken up Irrespec
tive of consequences.
"I nm desired to add that thero aro lnrgo
numbers of men volunteering who aro good
riders and good shots, willing to go to
South Africa for the rolief of the Imperial
forces if the services of tho latter will be
required elsewhere."
M'KINLEY AIDS "A ; COLLEGE
Gives Thonsnnd IJollnr to the New
Protestant University nt
Washington.
MILLV1LLE, N. J., March 20. "It I can
tako an active part In tho erection and
growth of the American university I will
accept," was Prejldcnt McKlnley's reply to
Illshop Hurst, when he was asked to act as
one of tho trustees of tho new Protestant
unlvorsity being erected In Washington,
D. C.
"I cannot give much," he told the bishop,
as ho handed over a check for $1,000, "but
I'll do all I can."
"President, what are you going to do when
you aro through with the business of the
government here?" tha bishop asked, "for
we havo already reserved for you a chair In
our college on International law."
President McKlnley refused to stato what
he would do, but left tho Impression that
he would accept.
WOMAN AVENGES HER WRONGS
Shoots Another Woman Who llnd
Appropriated Her Hus
band's I.ovc.
CHICAGO, March 20. Thrco hours after
the shooting of MIbs Annie Strother, cashier
of a restaurant, early today, Mrs. Charles
Smith, wlfo of n well known saloon keeper,
with whom Miss Strother Is said to have as
sociated, was arrested and mado a confes
sion, saying she had shot Miss Strother be
cause tho latter had taken her husband's
love. Mrs. Smith, who was arrested at tho
home of Mrs. Mary O'Conncll, 170 Twenty
second street, where sbo had gono Im
mediately after the shooting, talked freely
of tho nffalr nnd asserted she was Justified
In killing Miss Strother. Afterward her con
fesslon was written out nnd Mrs. Smith
signed It. With her at tho police station
are her husband and her 6-year-old daughter,
Elsie. Mrs. Smith Is only 23 years old.
BIG ROBBERY IN PARIS
Audnelons Swindlers Work Hank
Clerks for I'onr Hundred
Tlitii.Hiinit KrniH'n,
PARIS, March 20. An audacious robbery
of 400,000 francs was committed today from
tho Northern railroad. The company, whbh
throe tlmos weekly deposits large sums with
the Dank of France, sont 630,000 francs to
day, of which amount 400,000 francs was In
small bills, This was placed In a satchel
and tho money was convoyed from tho sta
tion to the bank In a cart, which wns In
chargo of two clerks, Deforo they started
one of the clerks placod tbn satchel besido
tho coachman. Two men then approached
and engaged the attention of tho clork and
conchman, while n third man picked up tho
satchel and bolted with it, The loin was not
noticed until It. was too late, to apprehend
the robbers.
1U!VKM!HS 1'HOM IM1IA CUT IIOW.V.
IncrrnnliiK I'sinli.e Kxpendltnre Tvro
Million Pounds In n Year.
LONDON, March 21. The Indian office
has issued Its annual financial statement
This shows a surplus for 1809-1900 of 2,
553,000 and an estimated surplus for 1900-1
of 160,000.
The famine expenditure for 1899-1900
worked out at 2,055,000. It Is estimate
that the famine expenditure for 1900-1 will
bo 3,335,000,
Except for tho famine expenditure the
budget Is regarded as healthy. Tho gold
standard has been successfully adopted and
all demands have been met without borrow
Ing. Tho surplus of 160,000 Is, however,
only a paper surplus. A temporary loan o
500,000 Is to be Incurred In England, nnd
It Is estimated that another temporary loan
will be necessary for ways and means.
Lonitqnencs.
ATTACKED ON BOARD A REVENUE CUTTER
'ive Thousand llnd Gntherrd
Honor the A dm I rut nnd Mr.
Dewey Phynlrlan Sny
Attnek In Slight.
to
SAVANNAH. Ga March 20. The pro
gram for tho entertainment of Admiral and I
Mrs, Dewey was broken this evening by tho.
lllncts of the admiral. A public reception
had been arranged for the hours between
9 nnd 11 o'clock nnd D.000 people gathered
nt too DeSoto hotel to greet the distin
guished visitors. Put the admiral was ton
HI to nppcnr and the function had to be
called off. Tho admiral's attack, which Is of
Indigestion, occurred on board the revenue
cutter Hamilton, wnuo tne party was on n
trip down tho river Hnd harbor.
Surgeon General Wyninn of the marho
hospital service and Dr. Graham, who were lnR tl)c wnr w,n s,,nn. senator Davis has
aboard the cutter, administered to tho ad- I Jnll ,0 (rIund thnt tno uref was ti,0 strong,
mlral, but his Indisposition was so severe cgt proarmatlon made upon the constltu
that It was deemed best to bring him back , 0Iial ,,uei!tions underlying our possessions
to the city. 0f Porto Rico and tho Philippines. This
The admiral Is resting easy tonight and ct)mpment to n Nebraska citizen Is consld
his physicians my he will no doubt be able cr(1(1 ono of lIl0 most grnceril nclH of 8en
to go on with the program of arrangements , utor I)av8. lons cftroer , 1)UblC fe
tomorrow.
Ail tno snipping in tno nnrcor, toreign unu
domestic, was decorated gaily In honor of
tho admiral. Mrs. uowoy wns cntcrtnineu ,
Ihla nfternoon tiv n. committee of women at t
the Yacht club, where she heard planta
tion songs by a chorus of pickaninnies.
General Miles will ar:!ve tomorrow nfter-
noon, too late to participate In the military
review.
ASSASSIN SAID TO BE KNOWN
lleport thnt Kentucky Mllltln Cnptnln
linn IHvulKed Nmne if Coebel's
Slayer, u Mulntto,
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Mnrch 20. Stories
growing out of the conference between Cap
tain F. Wharton Golden of the Darbours-
vllle company of state mllltla and the nt
torneys who are 'managing the Investigation
of tho assassination of Governor Goebol ,
have caused a sensation throughout tha
state. Golden will be placed on the stand
by the prosecution in the trial of the per
sons already arrested for alleged complicity
In tho assassination, but Information as to
the exact nature of the testimony he is ex
pected to glvo Is lacking.
Specials from Winchester say Golden Is
still at that place, In company with hU at
torney. Tho two Bpend most of tho tlmo
about tho hotels. They see nil callers, how
ever, and talk freely on all subjects, except
Goldcn's reported confession.
"I will do nil I can for my friends all
the time," Golden Is reported ns saying,
"but I must first bo true to myself. When
the tlmo comes, I will tell all I know.
Whatever else may be said about me, I do
not' think I can 'be accused of being a liar,
a coward or a democrat, and I want It dis
tinctly understood that I am not here under
zuard."
The story Is published that Golden has
divulged to the attorneys nho name of tho
mat who tt.cd tho ibets that killed Gov
ernor Goobel. Tho pe'rson mentioned Is a
mulatto, who formerly lived at Winchester,
was prominent in the Kreuch-Eversolo feud
and Is known as a dead shot.
This man Is now supposed to bo In tho
wilds of one of the mountain counties. Evi
dence that ho was In Frankfort at tho tlmo
of tho assassination wns found among pa-
pers taken from w. n. v.uuon. a c.er ...
tho auditor's ofllcc, when tbo latter 'waiJ
arrested a week or so ago. on a warrant
olmrelmr him w th being an ncccssory to'
0.
tho murder. Among these papers were ro-
celpts for board bills amounting to about
$300, incurred by elgnteen w wn
in rTrtnKTOrt ior auuio iiiuu uciuit,
kins bv Dettlna Plttman for the board of
tbreo men. Perkins Is a porter at tho stato
bouse.
TAYLOR'S COURSE IS PRAISED
Arknnsns nepublleans Kxtend Sym
pathy to Kentucky Governor as a.
Persecuted OHIclnl.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 20. Tho re
publican stato convention adjourned Into
tonight, after electing delegates to the na
tional convention nnd declaring for tho re
nomination of President McKlnley. Gen
eral Powell Clayton was made permanent
chairman. In his speech ho contrasted un
favorably tho condition of tllver standard
Mexico with thnt of tho gold standard
United States.
The plutform adopted endorsed the ad
ministration of President McKlnley.
On tho subject of suffrage tho pl.ttform
reads:
'Wo denounce thn Goebel act and tho
Nesblt act und all similar laws in Arkansas
und eluewhore, concocted to cheat tho honest
voter and to enable a corrupt minority to
govern. Such measures are the wornt ene
mies of tree Institutions and Inevitably re
sult In the establishment of corrupt nnd
council ncelesB oligarchies. Kvcry honest
voter should fight them to the death. Wo
hereby extend our earnest sympathy to Gov
ernor Taylor, as nt this period no is tno
champion of the fair ballot, and wo regard
him and his associates as persecuted sololy
because they aro elected by the peopU and
are republicans."
Kvtry mention of President MsKlnlcy's
namo was cheered and tho delegates to
the I'hlladolphla convention wero unnnl
mously luctructed to vote for his rcnomlna
tlon.
KANSAS EDITOR AS A TARGET
Publisher of the Troy Times HeeeUes
Two Ilullets Assnllnut
enpes in DurkneKs,
TROY, Kan., March 20. Frank W. KI
Ilott, editor of tho Troy Times, a demo
cratlo weekly newspaper, wns shot by an
unknown assailant an he alighted from
Grand Island passenger train hero at 11
o'clock tonight. KUIott had scarcely pro
ceeded a dozen steps on hlH way from tho
depot when a man concealed behind a freight
car commenced firing on him at a range of
only olght or ten feet. He was Bhot In the
arm and sldo and painfully wounded.
Elliott drew his own revolver and flred
several shots at his assailant, but could not
recognize nlm In the darkness,
Tha attempted ussaoslnatton has caused
great excltoment here. Elliott's friends In
sist that It 1 traceable to the bitter po
lit leal war that has been waged In Doni
phan' county for a long time past. KUIott
had been arrested for libeling a political
opponent, but escaped Imprlaonmrnt, Pool
Grlnstead, editor of the Wathena Star, who
has been with Elliott In bla fight against
tho republican leaders here, is serving
the tlmo Governor Goebel was sbot. In ono " "" r"' i'i'" i-osv-of
these receipts the name of tho mulatto j m"8terr Hubbard. Dakota county. Neb..
menUoned Is given. The receipt In this vlc J. Kroderlck. resigned; also E. W. Pea
,.v.u.rt from John Per- cock nt Lebanon, Van Durcn county, la.
I Llntl in l VI l liiuubj - i
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Kulr nnd Wurmer In Eastern Nebraska.
Teniiierntnre nt Omnlin yeMerdnyi
Hour. Den. Hour. Den.
n a, ni i:t t p. in
ii n. in i:t it i. in -i
7 n. in VI :i it. in litl
N ii. ill lit 1 i. in SJ7
II n. m...... fit ft i, in
III n. m I I tl i. in i!l
11 n. in IS 7 1. in S!S
lit in HI S i. ii SI.H
II i. in -7
term In Jail under a conviction for libel.
Elliott is n prominent fuslonljt and was
executive clerk under Governor Leedy.
PRAISE FOR MAGOON'S BRIEF
Mrnntnr DuvIh of Mlunenntn Prenents
It for I'rlnllnu iin u Piihtlo
Onciinit'iil.
WASHINGTON. March 20. (Special Tel
egram.) Senator Davis of Minnesota pre-
acntC(, toU for rmtlng as n public docu
... r.h..rrH .... m11b,1cs brie: on the leaal
status of territories nnd inhabitants of
Inlnndn nrnnlreit liv th United States dur-
Ccngrcsjmnn Grosvcnor of Ohio has led
on Senalor 1)avS( having made Magoon'B
brIcf t of hlB Bpeech wUch hc matlt
porto ulco 80Voral weeks ago
Senator Thurston's bill to pension Charles
A. D. Wlswell wns reported today by the
sennto committee on pensions for $72.
The Indian bureau has recommended tho
adoption of an amendment to the Indian ap
propriation bill authorizing the commissioner
of Indian affairs to place each sound and
healthy child of school age on tho Sac and
Fox reservation In Iowa In a school provided
for their benefit, without consent of their
parents or other persons.
Miss Reel, superintendent of the Indian
school, bns Just returned from a visit to
tho Sac nnd Fox reservation and reports
that Indians are refusing to allow their
children to attend tho agoncy public school.
She says the condition of tho children Is
(deplorable and advises radical measures to
compel parents to send their children to
school.
H. E. Palmer of Omaha arrived In the city
this evening to look after the Hot Springe
(S. D.) sanitarium bill.
Congressman Drownlow of Tennessee has
stolen a march on the Hot Springs bill by
having It reported out of the military af
fairs committee, of which he Is a member.
The bill la to erect a military homo In
Tennessee.
DAKOTANS I. SUAnCII OK HPKAKHIl.
Ilnonevelt Declines Invllntlon of Con
KresKiuen Gamble and Ilnrke.
WASHINGTON, March 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Roosevolt of Now York
hns advised Congressmen Gamble and Durko
that ho will be unable to address the South
Dakota state convention. Soutb Dakota re
cently luvlted tho governor to mako it
speech at tho convention, Gamble and
Durke are making efforts to securo soma
other republican of. jilnal repntatlnn to
adress thu republican state convention,
The application of tho Home State bank of
HumcBton, Ja., to assume the title of the
First National bank, with a capital of $30,
000, was today approvod. J. D. Hasbrouck,
J. D. Herbert Park, William W. Holden and
I. V. Porter are named na Incorporators.
The aDnllcatlon nt thn rntlnu-lnc nannn.
organlzo the First National bank of Alma.
Nco( wlth cnpta, 0, w&s
approved: Wells Wllllts, R. L. Kester, John
Koeraon nml w j Ku , h '
- .,..,.. ... . . 1 " at- ,lownr"
j Liuuuvj uauA ut nu I Mill . I f n W 1 1 II rx
,. n, t9K nnn ' 1 ' H
i,owim"-
,cy and u
n oruor was issued today establishing a
j "D1"c1e ""Tf' Eramctt county, Ia
.,.. c.icuu -vj. i utiio us posimaster.
Congressmen Gamble and Durke todnv
recommended Miss Mattle Do Ora ff fnr nnar.
miBireHs at wow Holland, Douglas county,
CONDITIONAL COLLEGE GIFT
Rockefeller Promises Wellewley One
Hundred Thousand Dnllnr When
llelit Is liaised.
WM.hSIiKy, MasB., March 20. President
Caroline Hazard, at the closo of tho chapel
servlco at Wellcslcy college today, an
nounced that John D. Rockefeller had nrom-
Ised to glvo Wellosley $100,000 when the
collcgo debt should bo ralHed. The debt Is
about $90,000. Dy efforts of the alumnae
during thn Inst two years moro than $60,000
nas been raised or pledged toward the In
cumbrunce. It Is hoped that the conditions
of Mr. Rockefeller's gift, which will be used
to establish a permanent endowment fund
for tho college, will be met by next com
mencement. The students cheered for tho
collego and Mr. Rockefeller beforo begin
ning recitations.
PRICE PUT ON RATS' HEADS
Port or Astoria, Ore,, Seeks lo Keep
Out PIsKiie hy Killing the
Undent.
ASTORIA, Ore., March 20. Tho city coun
cil tonight passed an ordinance providing a
bounty of 5 rents a head for all doad rats
delivered to the chief of pollc;. Tho npll
nanco will remain In force thirty days. This
action Is taken as a precautionary measure
against the possible appearance of pluguo
In this city arising from ships coming hero
from infected ports.
Two Kentneklunn Kill llneli Other.
PINHV1LL13, Ky., March 'in. On Marrow
bono creek, twenty miles from hete, John
Lungley nnd Moses Sophur hnd nn alterna
tion. In which Lungley nml Bonher wero
both killed und u man named Johnson wus
seriously wounded. Tho altercation wus
over Lungley arresting Sopher ubtnit two
years ago whllo constablu on a ehurge nf
(Jhtulntug goods under false pretenses.
Sopher was ucqultted and siild Uingley had
no authority to arrest him. Johnson suys
he wus trying to separate Sopher and I Iung.
ley when ho 'Was shot.
Gns Kxploslon Wrecks llonse,
MARION, Ind., March 30,-Tho home of
Henry Klsroth was completely ileHtroyed
by an explosion of natural gas today. Air.
and Mrs. Klsroth, their son, 11 years old,
nnd Samuel D, Payne were Injured. The
boy und Pnyne will probably die Tim
family wns asleep when tho explosion
occurred.
Movements of Oeeiin Vessels, .March -(
At Gibraltar Arrived Werru, from New
York, for Naples und Genoa.
At Hydney, N. H. W. Arrived Alameda,
from San Francisco, via Honolulu.
At Doulogno Sailed Phoenicia, from
Hamburg, for New York,
At New York Arrived Trove, frum
Gonou. etc.; Noordlund, from Antwerp;
Marquette, from Indon; Wcrkendam, from
Rotterdam, Sailed Latin, for Dremun, vU
UouthainpUm.
n T M M 1 1 1 1U Klin, .no , , .
ISLAND RELIEF SURE
Oosgresiional Conferees on Porto Rico Bill
Get Together.
CONTENTION OF THE HOUSE GRANTED
Ksvenuei on Importations Hereafter Col-
ltottd to Go lo Islanders.
MINOR SENATE AMENDMENTS TO STAND
Little Doubt that the Bill Will Now Pass
Both Branches.
DAVIS BOMBARDED Willi APPEALS
InlinlillnnlK In All I'nrtM of the In
land Pellllon lllin to Do Ills l t
nuiNt to lliiHleu CouureM
Mlounl Aetlou.
WASHINGTON. March 20. Tho conferees
on the Porto Rico appropriation bill havu
agreed upon a compromise measure. The
senate conferees iccedcd from tho senate
amendment limiting the appropriation to thn
revenues collected on Porto Rlcan Importa
,, "" ' Y . . .
,thc hol bill, applying to future rev-
tions until January t, and rejtored tho clattso
cnues, reading us follows'
"Together with uny further customn rev-
onues collected on Importations from Porto
Rico slnco January 1, 1900. or thnt shull
hereafter bo collected under existing laws."
The provision In tho senate amendment
specifying tho purposo for which the money
shall be used Is retained, but an addition
l.i made, declaring speclllcally that wtiall
be "for tho aid and relief" of tho Porto
Rlcuns.
The bill as agreed upon reads as follows:
That the sum of $2,40),5, being the
umaunt of customs revenue received on
custoniH Importations of the United Htutes
received from Porto Ulco since the evacua
tion of Porto llleo by the Spanish forees
October IS. lkS. to Jnminry 1, 1900. together
with nny further customs revenue collected
on Importations from Porto Hleo since Jan
unry 1, 1900. pr that shull hereafter be col
lected under existing luw, shall bo placed
nt the dlvposul of tlio president to be used
for the government now existing and which
inuy hereafter Do established In Porto llleo,
nnd for the aid and relief of the people,
thoreof, and for publle, education, publlo
works nnd other eovernmentnl nnd other
public purposes therein until otherwise pro
vided by lnw, nnd tho revenues herein re
ferred to already collected and to lie col
lected under existing luw ure hereby ap
propriated for the purposo herein specltled
out of nny moneys In tho trcusury not
otherwise impropriated.
Appeals to (Jenrrnl Davis.
SAN JUAN, P. R .March 20. Governor
General Davis Is In constant receipt of
telegrams from tho various towns of tho
Islund, begging him to ubo his Influence
with tho United States congress for u speedy
settlement of the questions now In con
troversy. DemonstrattobB occurred at muuy
points yesterday slmllur to tho large gath
ering headed by the San Juan Chamber of
Commerce, which presented the petition to
the governor general for a redress of griev
ances. Kiuploymeut for Surplus Labor.
WASHINGTON, March 20. Secretary
Root has authorized General Davis, at
San Juan, to glvo employment upon nubile
works to BurplUH labor in Porto Rico. The
War department had prepared nn order to
carry out this plan, but It was leurned that
Secretary Root had telegraphed the Instruc
tion to General Davis from Havana.
GOMEZ OPPOSES SBARETTI
Asserts (lie Illshop Will lie Held llr
sponsible for Schism Following
Ills Appointment.
HAVANA, March 20. General Gomez has
addressed n letter to the committee which
recently waited on tho bishop of Havana,
Mgr. Sbarctti, to present a protest against
his contlnuanco In tho bishopric In the
course of tho letter he says tho comralttco
ought not to havo called upon tho bishop,
but should havo summoned him beforo them
to hear tho rcult of "his own obstinacy and
that cf tho pope."
General Gomez, goes on to say:
'Mgr. Sbarettl Is not the Juxt man I had
previously belloved him to bo, for, If be
were, ho would not disturb a country so
desolated by war troubles by InslBtlng upon
lemalnlng as tbo head of the dloceso of
Havana. Cubann must not forget that the
pope blessed the urmlcs of Weylor. The
popo and Mgr. Sbarctti will bo responsible
for tho schism which will bo produced In
Cuba. If I wero ulone In tho protest. I
would climb to tho highest peak In Cuba
and cry, 'Degonc, foreign usurpation.' "
On the other hand, a committee Is being
formed to protest against thn notion of the
so-called popular committee which waited
upon Sbarettl.
Tho orgnnlzerK of tho new committer have
obtained a largo number of signatures to an
nddrros that will bo presented to the bishop,
nssurlng him that the popular committee
does not represent tbo Cuban people or ths
Cuban army.
SETTLING IN THE NORTHWEST
I.urKest IninilKrnllon Movement fnr
Several Years Hns Set In, Ae
' eordliiK to Itnllroiids.
ST. PAUL', March 20, It has been esti
mated by the olllclals of tho various north
western railroads centering hero that tho
emigration movement now under way from
tho older statos to tho northwestern stutes
from Minnesota west to Washington will
exceed 20.000. This Is Bald to bn ono of ths
largest Immigration movements for Bovornl
years and ono of thn most remurkablo points
about It Is that It Includes but a very small
percentage oj, foreigners. Four hundred set
tlers went out on the Northern Pacific last
night nnd as many moro from Wisconsin
nnd Iowa have gone through today on thut
line to Montana and Washington. The
usual honiescekerR' rates from this city to
nny point. In thn Dakotas havo been an
nounced by all the railroads for today und
March 28 and April 4, so that these (lays
Hhow the greatest number of colonists, The
largest movement comes next week, when
upwurds of 5,000 actual settlers havo se
cured tlckots, many of them having alreudy
purchased their farm lands so that work
can be started Immediately.
Politics In Kansas.
ATCHISON. Kiiii., March 20,-Thn First
district ropubllcun convention today re
nominated Hon. Charles Curtis of Topekn
for congresM, John Seatnn of Atchison nnd
R. M. Ktnery nf Hencca wero decided on as
delegntes to the national convention, unit
Matt Edmonds of McLouth wus selected
for preslderitlul elector.
Hoy lief ends Ills Mother.
CHICAGO, Murch 20-Georgo Flncli, a
day laborer, living In Austin, a suburb of
Chicago, wns today shot und Instantly
killed by his 16-yeur-old son, Albert. The
eliler Finch wus Intoxicated and was mak
ing u murderous uttuuk upon hlo wife.