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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISH ED JUNE 15), 187 L. OMAHA, TBI DAY MOUNTING, MARCH UO, 1 1)00 T WE LYE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FX YE CENTS. CZAR SENDS TROOPS Eosr Leaden Aueit thit Fifteen Thousai Emilini Are at Ktoonstad. BTARTLING NEWS FROM BLOEMFONTEIN London Times Correipondent Corroborates Dispatchu to World and Bee. CONVINCED FOREIGN TROOPS ARE THERE Ha lias Been Heretofore Regarded as the Montbpieco of Roberti. F.U3SIA PLANS TO INCREASE ITS NAVY Why liiiiiilon Critic Unye IIppii I'ri mature In PruiilicnyliiK iim Inline dliitc I'nrwnrd Mo piiipiiI A ".Military Preciullloii." (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) DIOEMFONTEIN, Mnrch 29. (New York World Cablegram Special Tolcgram.) Doer leaders aro disseminating rcportB of forolgn n.i tut i ., . ufrtt'lnc- In Mit Trnntwfiiil ttncrrf I assistance arriving In the Transvaal, lloern returning from ColcSberg aro persuaded that 13,000 Russians hive arrived ut Kroonstad those things before they drove us to the and aro advancing on Dloemfunteln. wall? Are the tears of widows and orphans Krugcr boasts to them his Intention of ro- to pny for the gold fields? taking Dloemfonteln within a wcok. Mean- j "Tell the Americans that I appreciate their while It appears probablo tho onomy's forco expressions of sympathy and that I will In advancing fouthward has been reinforced form ray burghers of It. I am greatly by commandos which trekked north by Ku- I pleased to hear that committees have been inassi and Ladybland to Wlnburg. I formed to raise funds for our Red Cross. Groblaar Is reported captured. He Is I "Wo need medicines and supplies for the raid to have been discovered wounded In a ' wounded not so much for our own wounded, farmnouso by u patrol of mounted Infantry. ; 't for the many poor Drltlsh soldiers who A number of enptured Frco Staters reached i come l"'" "r hands. It makes my heart CNorvalspont yesterday, presumably from j bl'el 10 8l'c "'em suffer, but we cannot help ClotnentH. Tho enemv Is undoubtedly con- i rentratlng at Kroonstud, probably for a fight. LONDON, March 30. There Is a Doer re port from Natal that a Russian soldier nf fortune, Colonel Ganotzkl, with 100 horse men, Is operating closo to the Drltlsh out posts on the western border. The Russian government, according to a dispatch to tho Times from St, Petersburg, is considering a schomo for a largo In crease In the Russian navy. LONDON TIMES MAN HEARS IT He Stands Close lo Ilohertn Cnnvlnced Hint Fifteen Thoiinmid Korplmi Troop lime l,nmleil. LONDON, March 29. Tho latest news from Dlocmfontcln, contained In a dis patch published In the second edition of tho Times and dated Wednesday, March 28, again dwells upon tho necessity for not making a premature advance. This correspondent, who on several occasions seemed to havo been chosen as the mouth plcco of Lord Roberts, cables: "It should be clearly understood that tho present halt In tho vicinity of Dlocmfontcln la nbxolutely 'necessary n u military precaution. It should also' bn borne In mind thnt wo are about to enter upon a new phase of tho operations with the main communications through it recently occupied hostile country and that tho recent successes necessitated a great expenditure of horse power. Here and In Natal we shall move on the commencement of the South African winter ami must bp preparod to faco tho effects of tho first frost upon such animals as may bo affected with horse sickness. It would bo suicidal to push troops forward t'.ll they aro equipped to meet tho exposuro of "winter. Horses, cloth ing and food we must have." , Tho correspondent adds thut tho Boer forces havo been ro-equlppod, nnd ho Bavn ho Is fully convinced that 15,000 foreign troops havo been landed to aid tho republics. From this tho Inference might be drawn that the Iondon critics have been praiun turo In prophesying nn Immediate advance ns at Klmbcrley and Paardoberg The best based conjecturo Is well nigh worthless a to when Lord Roberts contemplates mov ing. A deputation of Dutch church ministers had an audlenco with Premier Schrclner at Capetown today. Tho ministers urged tho noparatlon of the sick nnd well Doer prison ers and asked that tho sick be not sent to fit. Helena. Mr. Schrelnor replied that ho had no power In such matters, but would uso his friendly ofltces. Ho added that ho had made strong representations to the Imperial government ngalnst sending any of the pris oners to St. Helena, but without success. II I. rnnnrfr.,1 Ihnl h nrl.nn nn.nn,l. will sail for St. Helena at tho end of this WCI. TRYING TO STIR UP GERMANY lliianlnn l'rpnn Armilnu Hint I'm I lie r IhiiiI'h lulpreatn I.le vtltli Frniiee AhiiIiinI KiikIiiuiI. BERLIN. Mnrch 29.-Tho efforts of in- flucntlnl Russian newspapers to show that Germany's Interests lio with Russia and Franco against England aro attracting some attention here. Tho Kreuzo Zeltung quotes nn article by Prlnco Trubetzky. showing by Prlnc that tho Franco-Ilusslnn nlllanco does not now havo a threatening chnmctcr, but Kng land Is threatening tho peaco of the world nnd that Germany, seeking a new weapon In its nugumented fleet, needs an ally In order to enablo it to withstand British pressure. ZOLA ON THE SITUATION IHnilnrnt .Novelist Snjn Hint France Una Xo Urn I re In Go lo AVar with KiiKlnml. (Copyright. 1900, liy'l'ress Publishing Co.) LONDON, March 29. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) In on In terview with tho Paris correspondent of the Morning Leader Zola ridiculed the likeli hood of n war between England and Franco. He raid: "Tho rumor Is nn nbsurdlty nnd the reality would bo n catastrophe. Franco does not und has never desired war. She showed thnt over Fashoda and a hundred other Incidents. Wnrllko outcries may lis used to produco a change of ministry, but, believe me, no French government will ever again voluntarily promote war. Can rot you see tho true stnto of affairs? Tho French people must havo somo subject of excitement and England at present seems a little Inflated and perhaps a little over bearing, but such offerveacence In France Is not the good senso of tho couutry." Zola, criticised tho Boer war, saying that tho sight of a great nnd splendid power turning all Its forces against a littlo people who wero not doing much harm must move not only Franco but tho whole world, t'uiinuiiKliI TiilU nt Cork, CORK. 'March 29 Tho duke of Connaught, commander of the forcej In Ireland, who has completed his tour of military Inspection, was enterUlniU today by tbo therlffs of Cork, to whom ho expressed the nleasuro he felt at having received hla new com mand In the country where he got his title. He nvnwnd hl nrlHn In thn i.Ttitnlt nf tho JWdrlsh troops In South Africa and his satlA- had shown their desire to re- KRUGER 8 COME TRUE Itpinlmln Illinium! of Wlint He Siild 1'rcvlnii lo I lie llculnulim of Vir. NEW YORK, March 29. The World pub lishes a long Interview with President Krugcr, under date of Pretoria, February T. President Krugcr said: "I cent a message to tho World saying that tho losses In a war 'would stagger humanity.' The British laughed nt rac and said they would only tnko a month to conquer us. "Did those C50 dead at Bplonkop and those hundreds who were killed In other battles plcaso tho Drltlsh? Are they laughing now? When you enmo through London did you sec much laughing?" Tho correspondent told him of the scenes In front of tho London war bulletin boards tho weeping relatives and the sorrowing friends. Mr. Kruger wont on: "Yes, that Is only, ono side of tho picture. Here we havo tho samp scenes, only our casualties are not so great. Every home In South Africa has been desolated and . V I thn war has only war Is ended and begun. Walt until tho war Is ended and thoso who will suffer on frernunt of It. will ; be numbered by the hundreds of thousands. "Til. I (tiDml.ni.tnH n n .1 MltnA n n .1 tlm "DiX Chamberlain and Mlluer and tho capitalists who were Mick of them think of lnc"' "ucn as we siiuuiu imu iu uu enimn Dip Ilrltlsh ntithnrltlrs will not let US bring medicines or supplies for our local J Red Cross through Delagoa bay." I'jXpeelN n A mm 1 1 1 M lie e. President Krugcr said that ' tho Doers looked for no assistance from any nation. Ho declared that the Doers would not de stroy the mines In any event. Ho Maid that before the war ho believed that tho United States would offer to act us arbitrator of the dllferences between the two countries and that ho was perfectly content to accept the decision that would havo been made, but Great Britain refused to arbitrate. Mr, Kruger explained at' length tho ef- . fortB which tho Drltlsh authorities made to seal up Delagoa bay and then told of tho message ho sent to Lord Salisbury concern- . ing It. Ho said ho refused to have any 1 , u.u. ..... v. .umucu..., i In ono cablegram he asked Lord Salisbury to I allow foodstuffs to entor through Delagoa bay or they would bo compelled to feed the 3.000 British prisoners In Pretorln on maize porridge. Lord Salisbury did not reply, but a mes sage signed "Chamberlain" explained that the embargo on foodstuffs had been raised threo days before. Mr. Kruger laughed 1 heartljy w)un he told that tho Chamberlain, message was telegraphed back to Lord Salisbury with the query, "Is this trno?" Tho president added: "We have not heard from Chamberlain since," and laughed for fully half a minute. .IliiUiH it Urliu Itpjiilmle r. Secretary Rcltz then told of a Becond , ' series of communications between the presl- 1 dent nnd Lord Salisbury concerning the ' prisoners who wero taken by tho British at Douglas, Cupo Colony, and who, although thoy becamo citizens of tho Orange Frca State, aro being tried In Capetown for high treason. The president eent n cablegram t directly to Lord Salisbury demanding that tho Douglas prlsnnerx bo treated only as prisoners of war and not ns trcasonablo sub jects of her majesty, and stated that If they I wero executed reprisals would bo made. Lord Salisbury replied that It ono of the ! Pretoria prisoners was injured both Presi dent Stcyn and President Kruger would bo hanged nt the conclusion of the war. The ! president thought that was harsh language I to use, nnd, according to Mr. Reltz'o stnte I mcnt, replied In effect: "Go ahead with your hanging, but remember that your son, Lord Kdwnrd Cecil. Is In Mnfcklng," Mr. Kruccr has no renly to this message. "My burghers aro fighting bravely," he ' said, with much earnestness, "and they will j contlnuo to do so until Great Drltaln nsks for penco or withdraws her soldiers. Wo ' cannot expect to conquer several hundred thousand men In a day, but ray burghors are going ahead rapidly, as you can see by , looking nt the placo where, wo keep our , prisoners. I 1 ''"Vl1" T loreillinein lOUgHl UKBllini ..' .. .. 1 - 1 L f . k . Rreat odds In the revolutionary war, so aro i wo struggling and oven ns God was with , , , ...... .. , your people, no is no wiui us. ei iiuve fought with England before nnd we de feated her soldiers and wo will bo victorious again." Xi'r Kpiilure nt London. (Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co LONDON. March 29. (Now Yolk World " V " '. AV 7i?l. vZl .. ,. 1 ... O .. t .. . 1 rr i. l ..... - , "" "- ." I '8Jh Lu'Z. ?n0" idUnZTommeM w T , I LnJ" f L,t0.la.LC0?.?Sh. .ut t ta.iL!.n peclaev r"""1. ""UK . 'Tita ambulances. In order to get them safely I ilu" """''' ' u" '"",away. This we saw them do at Moddor w.....,v..w ...-v -B- - -v..-..w.. - noia to express fnitniuuy tno resolution oi the Boers to light to tho end, though his confidence In ultimate victory Is regarded as a bluff. RED CROSS WORK IN AFRICA Huron lliMTnilenliropU, l'rcnlilrnt of Hutch Hoeletv, Write to Amer ican Chairman. NEW YORK. Morch 29. John V. L, Pruyn, chairman of tho American commit- iru io nui ueu urosa worn wumn mo noer inirn, iota icueiveu a icuer iruui iituiui Hawadenbrock, president of tho Dutch Red Cross, In which Is written: "Wo havo the hoiior Of giving yOU OUr spc clal thanks for your gat sympathy and Interest In the labor of tho Dutch Red Cross society, with regard to the caro and relief of tho Boers In tho South African war. hntover may bo tho result of your on- .leavers wo remain very grateful to you and your nssociato members for their strlv- ng to afslst. In he meantime every contrl, uuiiuu mil uv vau I'liici ncii;uiiic ill luiwuft care of our 'congcnlers' In South Africa whi fnlt on the. field of battle." THINK 1IOKUS vMi: SLAVnilOI.Dr.HS, Cilorcil lethodlnta Condpuin Their Aiirentlcelili hynleni. PHILADELPHIA, March 29, At today'n session of the Delaware Methodist Episcopal conference, n resolution denouncing the Boers as slaveholders was offered by Rev, II, But ler and was unanimously adopted. Tbo con ference Is com-poned o colored preacbew and laymen of Delaware, Maryland and a por tion of Pennsylvania. Tho slavery com plained of Is the present apprenticeship sys tem In rogue At the Doer republic. ROBERTS TO ENCAGE THEM Bendi a Force to Meet Bnrpher Armj North of Bloemfnnteln. BOERS CONCENTRATING IN FORCE I'helr .Slrpimlli Indlcntr .More 1'linn mi OliiiTvnt Ion Corp Mcthtipii'n i'mlHcx K.irillllou Called Off hy Hubert. LONDON. March 30. The Boers are con centrating In forco about fifteen miles north of Rlocmfontoln In tho rear of (lien and Lord ltoberts Is sending forward troops to cngago them. Tho Seventh Infantry division and part of General French's cavalry havo been sent up to Join tho Fourteenth brlgado and the two cavalry regiments that aro holding ('ten and Its environs. It docs not Bcem probablo tho Doers will glvo battle In tho fairly open country north of Glen, still their evident strength Indi cates more than n corps of observation. In small affairs tho Boers nre daring and ag gressive In all parts of tho field of war. The Johannesburg police, esteemed to be mii-.o ireni luuiiutiuu, me ruining wie country near Uloemfanteln, harassing the tn tno urt8h nnd carrylng off cattle, Tho Doers havo reoccuplcd Canipboll and . ... aro in sircngtn near raungs and liarKiy West. They sholled the Drltlsh camp at Warrenton Wednesday, but moved out of rango that night. Yesterday (Wednesday) two Drltlsh guns enfiladed the Doer trenches, quieting their Mausers. .Melliuen Hncli lit Kliuhprlpy. Lord Mcthuon and tho forces that had been operating In tho Darkly West district havo been recalled to Klmberloy by Lord Roberts. No explanation has been given for this, but tho mounted troops arc dissatisfied at having been ordered back. Tho Doers anil disloyalists at Kenhardt have dispersed Mid contlnuo to retreat. Gen eral Persons Is about to enter the town unoppotco;. Lord Roberts Is making extensive ar rangements to police nnd safeguard all thu Free Stiito towns In the territory occupied. All the dispatches frcm Mazcru state that tho Doers who rt.turned to Ladybrand from Cloololan havo taken up strong positions and sent pickets far In all directions to watch Basutoland, In tbo expectation that part of General Dullcr's array will Invade tho Freo State on that side. , Hunter lo lleplnop Kitchener. It Is rcnortod In London. In a well-In- formed ouurter. that Lord Kitchener will ho ofr,rod thn DRB, nf .mfflg,i.r in phlef In imiia mieroAiiinir ihm liin tsir wntimn I Lockhart, so soon as decisive successes havo f u-,,- p,Waln(w, ,n , Trnnvi n,i . Ijj I General Sir Archibald Hunter will SUCCeed The Indian newspapero havo been urging Kitchener's appointment. RALPH ARRAIGNS THE BOERS Aceunp Them nf Vlolnllnu UnaKP" of AVnr nml of IIpIiik' I'llllij- nnd VHp. All LONDON, March 29. Tho most serious Indictment of the Doers' methods of war faro which has yet appeared In England comes from Julian Ralph, tho American war j correspondent, In a letter from Klmbcrley, published In this morning's Unity Mall. It ,s'n ns tol,OWB: , , " W"r lc?imJ ?ml lth"y Pjnne by tho queen s Dutch subjects and the Dutch republics for fully twenty years. For between four and six years they have been equipped for It. They began purchas ing arms and planning defenses before tho Jameson raid. Let no ono fool you with the falsehood about that. Finally, President Kruger begged President Steyn to declare war throo yoars before Steyn consented. Next rid your mind of tho notion that you are crushing two farmer republics. There Is not a farmer In the two countries and only one, tho Freo State, was n republic In any way, except misnaming. Theso people arc herders of cattle, sheep and goats, 'like the Israelites of old and tho Afrldls, Turks nnd Balkan peoples of today. Ills (the Doer's) so-called farms nre as nature made , lncm- '""'''r "acnes 01 vemt w'nereon nis cattle graze. On each ono he has put up Bomo "ul ""V1 ,ln ourrouiimngB aro nimosi Invariably more repeliant nnd disorderly than any houses I ever saw. except tho cabins of freed slaves In the United States. Their camps and strongholds from which wo havo routed them aro tho filthiest placns I havo known men of any sort to llvo In and I have seen red Indian, Chinese nnd Turkish camps, and tho camps of many sorts of black men. As to their bravery and honor, I have seen and heard sutllclcnt to fill a page of tho Dally Mall with nccounts of their cowardly nnd dastardly behavior be foro I camo to Klmbcrley. But, here, I find they have been guilty of different nnd orig inal enormities, Hero they killed our wounded nnd laid their bodies In a row after one of tho forayB out of town. Here they armed many blacks to fight us, showing all the world how scandalously fraudulent were their exclamations of horror at tho Idea of our employing native, Indian troops. "Ttiftrn h.a tinrrllv Kaon n Yint1A lt ...V,tU I . .in ut.iu.j uvw, u Ulli.tu ill n 1111,14 the Doers have not abused either the white flag or tho Geneva cross or both. At Splon- kop our people snw them loading Maxims , rivor nlso, and Klmberloy is where tbo Boers .,.., thfi ftlnprai portpe nf flpnrpa T.. Atram, an American. At many places they fired on our ambulances. I saw them do It nt tho Modder river and saw them fire on mo- rnlih., Wrora In lfcnl hllt llml and time again. When wo entered Jacobs- I wnIch arrived last night from Manila, ro dal It lookel like a city of doctors. Every I,orts thtt Agulnnldo, according to reports man In tbo streets woro the Red Cross n.a nr. Ma orm Thmn ,nr h who had Just been Bhootlng us from behind carden walls. There was nothlne novel or original nbout their seeking tho cowardly ; heltcr of tho doctor's badge, Wo havo be We onco en como quIto nccustomed to It tered a Doer laager after a victory and found twenty-soven of these bogus doctors J nnd seven or eight wounded for their t ..,... Thev linvn nnt hnnn rnnl.nl Q.lh . ,0QttnB the n0U8fa of the ,0yaMst8 , tho BrJtUh colonIe8i btlt ,n Nilta )a scores of , ,ns'talices they havo Branghe(i nt0 klndltnRS j nnd torn lnt0 rlbbon8 whatevcr lhey ala not want or ccull, not earry off- Worgo t I th have foule(1 tho walg of ,ne h j of dcfeneeess women with obscene writings, , Tn nover kncw tno vaIuo of a oath promlso and havo not learned It since tho war began." QUIET FUNERAL FOR JOUBERT Interment tn lie nt HI I'nrm anil Without Mllltnry Honor II Ilia Iteiiarnt. PRETORIA, March 28. General Joubert was taken 111 Sunday morning. Ho wns nt his olllce the previous day. He suffered great pain, but becamo unconscious some tlmo before death. Tho complaint was acuto Inflammation of the bowels, Tho tody will llo In state tomorrow and will then be taken by special train to thu form at Rustfontcln, neat Wakkcrstrom, where It will bo burled quietly, as Joubert often requested, and without military honors. V Michael Davltt has gone jo Kroonstad. FIND MAXIM GUN IN A MINE Column I nilpr Colour. I'llelier Al tnckcit mnl SlrnBKleri L'nilnrrtl, LONDON. March 29. The War office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberta, dated Rlocmfonfeln, Mnrch 28: General Clements occupied Fuuresmlth to day without ppposltlcu. One nlne-poundcr and one Martlnl-Maxim were discovered In a prospecting shaft of a mine, where n large quantity of ammunition whs burled. Arms aro being surrendered gradually and tbo Inhabitants aro settling down Colouel rilcher visited 1 Undybrnnd on March 2C. On leaving tfletown he was at tacked by a party of the enemy and ouo of his forco was wounded nnilflve are missing, During the sklrmlJh north of the Moddor river on March 25 live men were wounded. Three are reported to be fnhslng, Captain Sloans Stanley of the Sixteenth Lancers and Ave men of that regiment wero taken prisoners. DUKE OF NORFOLK RESIGNS ,r Hp AVn lNnlninoler (Jyneritl of Kiik- In ml mill In lining In Hie Front. LONDON, March 29.-11:30 p. m. Tho duke of Norfolk has resigned to go to thu front. ft Tho lnnudlhlllty of Mr. 'Balfour's reply to tho question respecting tno duko of Nor folk'n resignation led to fin any conflicting reports concerning the mfttter during the oflarnnnn ki.l til.a ,w..MlrTt4 11i1it tnl.1 ,1 I correspondent of tho Associated Press that ho had replied that the duke of Norfolk had resigned, but at present he w.is unable to announco the name of hlisuccessor. j Numerous rumors connect tho name of ! Lord Iindondcrry with the post, but many unionists aro Inclined to doubt his accept ance, as ho has hitherto refused appoint ment to uny position which Is not In the cabinet, as Is tho caso with that of post master general. Tho vaco'ticy will probably bo announced at tomorrow' cabinet ses sion. HARRISON FAVORS THE BOERS Dorn .Vol lleny WrlMnw n 1 Letter In Seerplnry liny Hip Suliject. 'rlemlt 'jr an INDIANAPOLIS, March 29. A . special from Washington to nn afternoon paper today says that General Harrison has ex prcsed somo pretty blunt views on the uocr question nnd lias written a friendly Preonal letter to Secretary Hay o B"lJect. Either In this letter or In on tho nuMjcbb. uimui ill t-ilin iuiiui ui 111 duuiu nAmmtinl.atljin la nit.milllnl . 1 1 1. tinwlni -u"!4IU"I'clv,'i1 u.i.,(;u,bv-u nun unfiii). bhiu Uu iiopuu iae uoors wuum iiuu Bumu plneo on tho green earth where they would have a right to live unmolested by tho British. They havo moro than onco sacri ficed their land and their homes nnd moved on to avoid tho British aggression." General Harrison was asked about the matter tonight and said: "I ha ye nothing to say upon tho matter nor do I want to bo drawn Into any newsparyis conirovorsy by conllrmlng or denying thit'ej0rt.' LYDS0EM"aNDS EXPLANATION Declare Kurvt Will Forfeit Scu irullly If (iuiiM I.onneil Himluiid Are .Vol Itet uriipil. BRUSSELS, March 29. Dr. Leyds, tho dlpomatlc agTht of tbo Transvaal, has drawn tho attention of tho Egyptian and Turkish governments to the fact thnt tho British government In tho House of Commons, has admitted that six Maxims wero borrowed from-, tho Kgyptlun army for uso In the Transvaal wor and has demanded explana tions for this breach of neutrality, declar ing that unless tho guns are Immediately returned tho Trnnsvaal will consider tho Egyptian government has nDandoned neu trality nnd Is lending openly Its assistance to Great Drltaln. No reply has been vouchsafed to this pro test, which was dispatched March 13. GLADSTONE AGAINST BOERS Son of firenl Lender Kmlornpn Posi tion or Hie Ilrillnli Call I net. LONDON. Mnrch 29. Speaking nt a breakfast of the liberal agents at Notting ham today, Herbert Gladstone, son of the late William E. Gladstone, and member of Parliament for West Leeds, declared that nearly nil tho liberals had agreed In regard to tho settlement of the South African ques tion; that It was the duty of tho govern ment to make a recurrenco of tho war Im possible nnd to show tho world that British power In South Africa was predominant nnd that tho Drltlsh Hag must wave over the whole of South Africa. Sliniiiruek Seeil for Irlnli fii'iivcn, LONDON, March 30. Tho duke of York has accepted from a resident of Cork 1,000 packets of shamrock seed which will be sown upon tbo graves of Irish soldiers In South Africa. AGUINALD0 AT MANILA BALL Innnriccnt Chief Sulci lo Vli.lt the Metropolis In 1IInkuIp When Hp Chnnnea. MINNEAPOLIS, March 29. A Times spe- ' clal from Tacomn, Wnsh., says: upuilll UUIUUI UI luu liuunpori. UUronne, uf"'"- i vibii. uui , disguise almost as often as ho wishes. How tllls 18 accomplished no ono seems to know, ul " 8 Known positively mat ne attended a grand mask ball nt Manila on Now Year's night and has been seen thcro sev eral times since. Ho Is heard from occa sionally ns being first In ono place and then In another. Conrndl wns told by American ofllcers that while the backbone of the rebolllon Is broken It will bo n long time before guerrilla fighting can bo fully stopped, KAISER WANTS THE TRADE Commerce ivllli Amrrlcn Will Xot l.nnt If He uii Pre vent It. lie BERLIN, March 29. Emperor William, In a recent conversation with Ambassador White, ranging over various topics, men tioned tbo rapidly growing coramorco be tween Germany and tho United States, Whlto sold: "I hope, your majesty, that this great trade will not be allowed to be destroyed." Ills majesty replied: 'No, certainly not; not If my government could prevent It." Whlto usked If the emperor, through his relations with tho BUltan of Turkey, could not Induce tbo latter to open Arabia for archaeological observations. The emperor smiled and explained thut thero .would be great difficulties In tho way. DEVELOP WESTERN COUNTRY Barlington Extension Into Big Horn Basin Will Be Important Factor. RCH COAL DEPOSITS IN THAT LOCALITY l.nrRp Irrluntlim UIIpIipn Do MiipIi lo Allriiel Settler to Hull llrulon llniilil tltillitlim I'll When nu llum! In Completed. WASHINGTON, .March 29. (Special Tele gram.) General Solicitor ManiletHon of tho Burlington titntcd today that In nil proba bility tho secretary of the Interior would send a special oguit of the government to Montana In a fev days to treat with thu Indians to fix on the amount to be paid them for their tribal lauds thruugh which the D, & M. will pass. In addition the agent will hnve 'to treat with seventy or eighty allottees who havo taken lands nnd who also muni be compensated for right of wny which the B. & M. will occupy In building Its lino from Toluca cn the Billings line south westerly Into tho Big Horn country, n dis tance of somet'jtng like 100 miles. General Manderson snld that with the mllengo tho: will bo secured to the I). & M. with the build ing of this lino tho Burlington will be the second longest lino of railroad In the world, tho Northwestern being first. Tho country thrrugh which 'tho Burlington wilt build 13 . said to bo rich In coal In addition to lnrgo Irrigation ditches. A colony of Murmoin j 'haj arranged to take up lond In this country j to bo opened by the Burlington and Gen eral 'Manderson says Indications point to n rapid building up cf 'tho country when onco tho railroad is completed. I'rcNlilcnt Will Attend. At a meeting of tho executlvo committee of tho National Dar association held today It waa decided to meet In Saratoga tho latt ' two days of August. Hon. Georgo R. Peck. general counsel of tho Milwaukee rallroai wns elected to deliver nn address on "A Century's Development cf tho Constitution," Hon. John Dassctt Moore, formerly assist ant secretary of stnto, will be Invited to de liver an address on "A Century of American Diplomacy." Members of the executlvo com- mlttco of tho American Bar association called on President McKlnlcy tcday nnd Invited him to bo their guest. Tho president stnted that ho would bo 'pleaFed to bo present nnd would arrange to go If foe could. Ho said It wns his desire to remain quietly In the city during tho presidential campaign, but thought hei might arrango to attend tho as sociation of which lio was a member with out calling forth any criticism should he bo nominated for president. MuiiiIpII'h Hill Will I'nnn. Congressman Mondell's bill to orect Fort j Sheridan, Wyo., now pending In tho house, will pass that body ns soon ns tho Wyoming congressman can receive recognition from the speaker. The minority has Indicated to thoso In chnrgo of tho mcasuro that there j will be no captious opposition from Its mem bers, Congressman Richardson, minority ! lender, having stated today that he would ! carefully read tho report In order to famll- larizo himself with tho provisions of the i AMornoy G;nc?el 'GrlgRH transmitted to1 thoiiouso today vouchers constituting claims of L. 11. Sheppard, United States commis sioner nt St. (Michael, Alaska, for expenses 1 Incurred In maintaining public peace and , safety in tho St. Michael nnd Cupo Nome i districts. Commissioner Sheppard was ap- j pointed lo tho position on recommendation of Senator Thurston, having resided In Ne braska for years previous to his .removnl to Alnska, whero ho la engaged In tho min ing business. Commissioner Sheppard Is now. In Washington looking after his claim, which amounts to J2.809, and which ho says wan mado necessary because he do- slred tho laws of tho United States to bo In forco in Alaska. l'ertiiluliiK In the Indian. Charles R. Crawford, a member of tho South Dakota Slcscton Sioux, is hero on business In connection with his tribe. Mr. Crawford claims tho Slssetons nro opposed to a continuance of tho agency and he urges that the presence of nn agent Is absolutely necessary for tho Interests of tho tribe. Thuro aro unpaid annuities duo tho Indians to their credit In tho treasury and Mr. Crawford today conferred with tho South Dakota representatives with a view to hav ing early nctlon taken on the Gamble bill providing for tho paymen.t of said annuities. Tho comptroller of tho currency today au thorized the organization of tho First Na tional bank of St. Ansgnr, la., with a cap ital of $25,000. K. II. Johnson, C. II. Miller, Georgo W. Fulton, J. F. Koch and V. H. Koch aro namod as Incorporators. Thn Civil Sorvlco commission nnnounces that un examination will bo held on May 2 In Atlantic, la., to fill tho position of post office clork and carrier ut thei postofllco In that city. Iowa postmasters appointed: John A. Light at Bromley, Marshall county; Guston A. Stern nt Davis Corners, Howard county: N. A. Wlthrow at Exllne, Appanooso county; Anton Slcfsg'ard at Fredsvlllo, Ortindy county; Mrs. Emollno Fplker at Hinsdale, Leo county; T. M, Hood at McPaul, Fre mont county, and F. II. Lathrop dt Swan Lakov Emmet county. FUNERAL OF RABBI WISE IIUNlnrH I .Htiniicndctl In III Honor hy Old HclirovM In Cincinnati, CINCINNATI, March 29. Tho prlvato funeral of Rnbol Isaao M. Wlso was held early this morning at tho residence. The remains Jay in stnto at tho Plumb street tcmplo from 8:30 a. m. until 10 a. n.. Busi ness was suspended by all Hebrews In tho city. Tho graduates of tho Hebrew Union eollego from nil parts of tho country wero largely represented nmong tho visitors. The altar was elaborately draped and will so remain for thirty days. Tho chamber of Dr. Wlso will bo draped for ono year and will not bo occupied during that time. Active pallbearers were from tho graduat ing clarses ut tho Union Hebrew college and the honorary pallbearers wero tho trustees of tho templo, pnst presidents nnd charter members, with two members each from other congregations, Institutions and societies, Including tbo Mauonlc ledgo of tho deceased. Odd Fellows nnd tho University of Cincinnati. A steady ruin set In today, but the serv ices wero carried out ns planned. Tho tem plo was wholly Inadequate to accommodate tho throng that pressed for admittance. A psalm was sung, Rabbi Phlllpson offered prayer. Rabbi Grossman delivered tho fu neral oration, nnd tho services closed with the tinging of another psalm. A long line of carriages followed tho remains to the cemetery In Walnut Hills. At the grave a prayer was offered by Charles S. Levi of Peoria, III. Tho alumni of the Hobrew Union college nt a meeting this afternoon decided to take Immediate steps to carry Into execution a purposo which has been under considera tion for six months namely, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of tbo college, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair; North to Unst Winds. Tpinpprntiirp nl Oimitin yeslprilnyl Hour. Iiph. Hour. lieu. ii. in :t:i i p. in i it. iii :i:i u n. in :ts iu in ifj :t i. m :ti s n. in :i2 i n. in :ti i n. in j .-, p. ii :u it) ii. in !r' it p, in :i:t 1 1 n. i :ii 7 p. in :t:i i- ui :ir h p. in ;t:t n p. in :iu which takes place next October, by raising an endowment fund of $T00.O0O. It wns today voted Instead to do this at once In memory of Rabbi Wise, tho founder of tho college, and to call the endowment the Wise memorial fund. The nlumnl will act In co-operation with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the board of governors of tho eollege. All rabbis In the country will be appealed lo to devote their sermons on Sabbath, April 7, tn (he 1 1 f o and work of Dr. Wise nnd to make, n plea for the endowment of the eollego In his memory. TAYLOR WILL FIGH T TO THE END Will Hold lij I'rcvlollK Aitrppnii'ill of Altornc) nml Vol lilvp I i It lu Ii . LOl'lSVILLE, Ky., March 29 Governor W. 8. Taylor passed through here tulay on his way to Butler county, to attend th funeral of his sister. While here the gov ernor made a statement concerning his probable course In the event that the de rision of the court of appeals Is against him. Whllo It has been generally understood, thnt the republicans would not surrender tho state offices on the Judgment of that court, nothing official has heretofore been given out on tho subject. ' "The court of nppcals has not yet taken up the case." aald Governor Taylor, "nnd any announcement from me ns to my notion after their decision would be premature. The agreement of tho attorneys for both sides, however, states specifically that thcro Is to bo no movement until tho case Is finally settled by tho supremo court of tho Unite!. States, nnd I think I will uct by this agreement In every step I tnko and not glvo up any of tho rights I hold by It " TALLOW DICK" IN THE TOILS .Vcki'o Aeeunpil of Connection Mltli (ioelicl Annnliintliii Arrcnled ul .Mniiclienter. MANCHESTER, Ky., March 29 "Tallow Dick" Comba wan arrcstud ut Beattyvlllo to day by order of Chief of Pollco Calms of this city. Combs, who Is n negro, was convicted In this city two years ago of ruunlng a blind tiger nnd fined $4,000, which would have kept him In Jail for more than twelve years. Shortly after his conviction Combs escaped and tho uuthorltlen had heard nothing from him until the confession of Wharton Golden at Frankfort. While a great deal has boon published about Combs' connection with tho assassination of Governor Goebel since Gulden's confession, his arrest nt Beatty vlllo today wa solely on a writ from this county and has nn connection with tho Frankfort trouble. It, Is understood, however, that nf ter ho la brought hero tomorrow Combs may bo r nrrested on a warrant charging hlra with being nn accessory to the murder of Gov ernor Goebel. Trimble Would Oo In Coilnrcnn. FRANKFORT. Ky., March 29. South Trimble, speaker of tho Kentucky house, touuy nnnounccu niiiiHeii an u cunumnic nn tho democratic nomination for congress In the Seventh district. Mrs. Emma Gray Cromwell, secretary of tho Ladles' Goebel Monument Fund com mittee, estimates . that $10,000 has been raised by ladles In tho vnrlous counties for the monument fund so far. The subscrlp- I Hon books will not be closed for two months, by which tlmo tho ladles' cominlt teo expects to hnvo mired Sri0,000. Ynulney Trlnl linen llicr. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 29. H. E. Youtsey was brought before Judgo Mooro today, but was not ready for trial and tho caso was passed. He will probably bo arraigned again tomorrow. WORK OF SCHOOLS IN CUBA One Hundred nnd Thirty Thoimnnd Children In Allendniiet KukHnIi In He i'niiKht. NEW YORK, March 29. Prof. A. E. Frye, superintendent of public schools In Cuba, nrrlved hero today. Discussing tho results of Ills work In Cuba, ho said: "On March 1 wo had 3,099 schools In op eration, with 130,000 children In attendance. I appointed Cuban teachers because It was ncceseory to teach In Spanish nnd becauso thoy lit Ipexl to suprort many needy fam ilies. Wo hopo to udd English to our course of study and night schools for adults hnvo already been started. Frye has como lo tho United States to ar range n trip for 1,000 on theso teachers to this country during tho summer. Ills plan Is to spend six weeks at Harvard with tho toachcrs and then tuke them to Now York, Chicago, Washington nnd then back to Cuba. LA DISCUSSION SCOHKS A SCOOP. Flrnt to Announce lllrlh nf n IlniiKh tpr tn Mm. Wood. HAVANA, .March 29. Mrs. Wood, wife of the governor general, guvo birth to a ten-pound girl nt the palace nt noon today. Mother and child are doing well. The records of Havana do not show tho birth hero of any other governor general's child. Under tho Spanish roglrao tho wlfo of a gov ornor uencriil invariably left for Spain that tho child might bo born there. Tho afternoon papers had gone to prt3 beforo tbo palaco event was announced, al though tho Discission learned of It Indi rectly nnd was thus ublo to say: "Wo wish all happiness to the governor general, his wlfo and to tho Cuban littlo girl, who, wo hope, will bo a forvont parti san of tho Independence of her nntlve coun try." Two Cubans In Colombia recently applied to Senor Tnmayo, socretary of government, for help ngalnst the Colombian government, which had forcibly caused thero to cnllht In tho Colombian army. Senor Tamayo referred tbo maltor to Washington. Ho Is Just now In receipt cf n reply Informing blm that tho United States officials In Colombia have beon Instructed to taku tho necessary steps to protect tho Cubans In question. Moyciiu-iiIn nf Ocean Vrnneln, March 20 At Now York Arrived Saale, from Dre men; fJormunlc, from Liverpool. Bulled La Tourolne. for Havre; Darmstadt, for Bre men. At Liverpool Arrived Michigan, from Uniton, At Rotterdam Arrived March IS fltnaten dam, from New York At Queenstown Sailed Rhynland, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia. At Bremen- Arrived Latin, from New York. "'nw, Arrived -Stale of Nebraska, from New York. At Humburg Arrived 3'dla.llu, from New York. Test Vota on an Amsndraent to Porto Bico Bill Showi This. PASSAGE OF THE MEASURE PRESAGED ii Thirtj'Tbrcs Senators Voto for tbo Tariff, Sixtsen Against. ALLEN AND THURSTON AMONG THE ABSENT Neither Preiflnt When Ballot is Taken and Votes Not PAirod. SOME CHANGES MADE IN THE MEASURE CuITpp llnlaern nf Hie Inland Protected lij TnrllT nf I'lve ('pill n Pound lirenl Mppeeh hy Senator !! pi'IiIkp. WASHINGTON. March 29. A direct Tot wns taken by the sennte today on tho prop osition to Htrlke from tho Porto Rico meas uie the piovlslon levying 15 per cent of the Dlngley law duties on Porto Rico products. The proposition was defeated by a voto of 111 to 33. While tho vote Is regarded as prcsagln,: the pnFago of. the pending mcasuro It Is not regarded as Indicating the final voto on the bill. The feature of the debate today was tho speech uf Bovcrldgo of Indiana. While ha advocated reciprocity between thi United Stales and Porto Rico be announces that it nil efforts to secure free trade should fall he would support tho pending bill. Tho bill was under discussion throughout tho ses sion, several important amendments being agreed lo. The first amendment was ono Imposing a duty of 5 centn a pound upon coffee Im ported Into Porto Rico. Pettus of Alabama moved to strike out tho amendment, which motion involved tho question whether a tnx could bo Imposed on products Imported Into Porto Rico which wsh not Imposed on tho same products Imported Into other ports of tho United States. Gulllnger defended the amendment nf tho committee. During tho Spanish regime, ho said, a tariff had been Imposed on coffee. Imported Into Porto Rico becauso tho coffen raised thero Is regarded tho best In tho world nnd It was desired to prevent It from being spoiled by being blended with Inferior brands. "If you havo a frco hand to mutilate the constitution," Pettus said, "then you enn pass this bill, but If tho constitution means anything when It snys that taxes und duties shall bo uniform then you have no such right." Peltun' Amendment I.onl. Pettus' amondment was defeated, 13 to M. llucon offered un amendment In tho form of a substitute for sections 2 and 3 of the committee, bill, osUtbllshlug tho regular Dlngley tariff rates of duty on articles Im ported from foreign countries into Porto Uleo, nnd providing that no duties st-all h levied on nrttcles lmportod Into Porto Rico from the United States, nor Into tho United States from Porto Rico. Bacon explained thnt It was his purpose to establish In Porto Rico tho tariff systam In vogue In this country. Galllngor said thn hill nn It stood was Infinitely more liberal than was the amend ment offerod by Bacon, The committee, said he, had only ono object in view nnd that was to so legislate for tho Porto Rloan pcoplo as to render them happy, con tented nnd prosperous. Lindsay of Kentucky offered nn amend ment to Bacon's amendment providing for ubsoluto freo trade between tho United Stales and Porto Rico, saying: "I offer this amendment because Porto Rico Is an American Island; because Its In habitants aro American citizens; bocauBS tho pcoplo wero promised tho rights, of American citizens by General Miles and becauso tho president nnd secrotary of war declared It was 'our plain duty' to give tho Porto Rlcan pcoplo frco trade." Bacon accepted the amendment and at his request tho amendment went ovor until to morrow. Ilpnull nf Hip Tent Votp. Pettus then moved to strlko out the pro vision In section 3 providing for a duty of 15 per cent of tho Dlngloy law rates on prod ucts of Porto Rico Imported into this coun try. Tho motion of Pettus was defeated, 16 to 33, ns follows; Yeas Hncoiii Hate. Berry, Clark (Mont.), Clny. Coekrell, Culberson, Jones (Ark.), Ivenney, Lindsay, Morgan, Pettus, Sullivan, Turlcy. Harris, Nays Alllnon, linker, Wellington' 16. Unwlcy, It can, Kyle. Lodge, McDrldo, McComns, McMillan, Perkins, Quarlcs, ltoso. Hcott, Howell, Hhoup, Hpooner, wnrren, We tm ore 33. liaril, I Carter, Chundler, , Ciurk (Wyo.), 1 Cullom, DCDoe. Fairbanks, Foruker, Foster, Frye, Gulllnger, Gear, Ilne. llnnna. I Ilnnsbrough, Tha following pairs were announced,, th i last named being opposed to the amend ment: Martin-Jones of Nevada, Danlel-peuroso, McLaurln-Prltchnrd, Hoar-McEnery, Taliaferro-Mason, Turner-Aldrlch, Rawllna-Wol-cott. Money-Toller, Caffery-Burrows, Pottl-grew-Platt nf Connecticut, Slmon-Depew, Chllton-Elklns. Holtfold-Platt of Now York, Butlcr-Boverldgo. ( Allen nnd iiiurntcm Abarnt. No announcement of pairs was mads of Ibi following senators, who wero absent froai tho chamber when their names wero called, Allm, Duvls, McCumbor, Mallory, Ne-Ison, Proctor, Stewart, Thurston, Tillman aui Vest. The next committee amendment was thai vhlch provided thnt the Spanish or natlvi Inhabitants of Porto Rico and their cblldrei should bo citizens of Porto Rico and as suet entitled to tho protection of thn VnU4 States. Morgan maintained that the peopli of Porto Rico woro citizens of tho United States and as such wero entitled to thn right and Immunities prescribed by tho constitu tion, Tho amendment, he said, was a "vain nnd empty declaration." It became ovldent that tho amendment could not be dUposcd of today and it wai passed over until tomorrow. ' Morgan offered nn amendment to the see tlnn of the bill which proposes to redrpm tho Porto Rlcan sllvor coins In United SUtoi money, giving CO cents of American inonej for tho Porto Rlcan peso, Tho amendment proposed to pay 100 rents for tho peso. No voto was taken on thn amendment Doforo tha voto was taken on the amend ment to strike out the 15 per t tariff