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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 11), 187 L. OMAHA, MONDAY MOUNING, APHIL 2, 1900. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. CAUGHT IN BOER TRAI Two Britiih Batteries with Six Gods and Oonroj Captured. JUST TWENTY MILES FROM BLOEMFONTEIN Boin Drivo Britiih Qirriion from Thaba Kchu Into an Ambush. ONLY REARGUARD MAKES ITS ESCPE Division Undor General Colvilla Leaves BloenTontoin to Effect a Recapture. DISASTER MY DILAY ROBERTS' ADVANCE JliMicivnl of Hit- Old .Mlxtnkc or I'mlcr ralliiK Hie Unrulier, llrlnux Moro Crltlclxm t'liiiii llrltlxh Army. , nUSHMAN KOI', Saturday, March 31. Tho llrltlsh force commanded by Colonel Ilroadwood, consisting of the Tenth Hutcars, j Household cavalry, two horse batteries nnd n force of mounted Infantry under Colonel I'llcher, which had been garrisoning Thala Nchu, waB obliged, In consequence of the near approach of a largo force of Doers, to leave last night. Colonel Ilroadwood marched to the Hlcem fnnteln water works, south of tho Moddor, whero ho encamped at 4 o'clock this morning. At early dawn tho camp was shelled by tho enemy from n near point. Colonel Ilroad wood sent off a convoy with tho batteries, whllo tho rest of the force remained to act ns a rear guard. Tho convoy arrived nt a (leap eprult (stream) whero tho Doers wcro concealed nnd tho entire body walked Into ambush and wan captured, together with six guns. Tho Io.sh of life was not great, slnco most of tho llrltlsh had walked Into tho trap be fore a shot was llrcd. General Colvllle'a division, which left nioomfunteln early this morning, arrived hero at noon, and he Is now shelling tho lloers. Itohcrtx' Iti-port Not Uecclveil. LONDON, April 2. General Dulter's anx ious liuiulry, whether llrltlsh officers will ever learn tho value of scouting, come back with enforced emphasis to tho Drltlsh pub lic today on receipt of tidings that a convoy with guns has wnlked deliberately Into a Doer ambush within about twenty miles of Dloomfontciu. Lord Roberts' own report of tho affair, If yet received by tho War olllce, has not been published nnd no account Is nvnllablo to tho public except (ho dispatch from Iiushmankop. Nothlrg, thcreforo, can bo Bald regarding the details. Evidently Colour, Ilroadwood thought it necensnry to retreat In haste from Thabi Nchu, ns ho parched all through Friday night, npparcrdy followed by a largo forco of tho enemn' Tho forces nnd guns hid to pass througl la deep spruit, which tho Doers had occupied) Six of tW'Jvo guns, comprising two bat teries, all no wagons, and, It Is feared, many men fell Into the hands of the Doers, whoso da dig, displayed so near Dlocmfnu tolu, shoAB that thoy nro rapidly recovering heart a.ter their recent reverses. Tho hope Is expressed hero that General Colvllle will recover the convoy nnd guns, but this Is hardly likely In such a difficult country, and it 1m probablo that tho next news will be thnt after a stilt light General Colvllle has extricated Colonel Ilroadwood from his difficult position, but failed to retrlevu tho disaster. Crltlctxcil lot' Underrating llocrx. Severe criticisms nre heard regarding the rcnownl of tho old mistake of underrating tho Doers nnd tho absence of proper pre caution. No doubt tho affair will revive Doer hopes nnd Inspire confidence among tfio enemy nt a critical moment. Grent things nro expected by tho Doors of tho now commander-in-chief, General llotlui, who has made his reputation wholly during tho present campaign. Foreign of ficers serving with the Doers havo expressed surprise nt his clever tactics. Tho pn-of of continuing Doer activity In tho Freo State will compel greater circumspection on tho part of the Drltlsh and will probably delay tho mnieh of Roberts northward. Detailed accounts of tho nght nt Karoo siding estimate tho Doer forces variously from 3,000 to E.OOO men. Iirabrant's Horse occupied Weponcr last Thursday unopposed. Iinl Methucn has Issued tho following notltlcntlnn at Klmberley: "I havo received Instructions thnt If any iMsturbance occurs west of tho Vnnl river my forco Is to return and punish the rebels Immediately." Spenser Wilkinson, In tho Morning Tost, says: "The nttnek on Thaba Nchu and tho con voy Is a samplo of tho mode In which tho aioers will try to conduct tho wnr. It Is a legltlmnto mode and the mos effective for Doer purposes. So long ns tho Doer army koeps tho field such attacks will embarrass tho Drltlsh and perhaps tho best way to get rid of tho difficulty would bo a swift nd vance nnd decisive blows against the main Doer army." Tho Times hns the following from .Mate tlng. Dasutolnnd. dated Friday, March 30: "Gonnrnl Olivier has Just passed Jammers bergdrlft with 2,000 men, four guns and S00 wagons. "Tim column, which extended thirty miles, was accompanied by many women nnd children." DERMN, April 1. Dr. Leyds Informs the Derlln press thnt 100,000 marks havo been collected for tho Doers. PREPARE FOR QUEEN'S COMING llotclx at Dublin Are Crowded anil Traliiloiulx Are Arriving from I'rovliieeH. riUDLIN, April 1. Tho Drltlsh channel squadron hns arrived oft Kingstown for tho queen's vlalt, which Is awaited with Intenao nnd ever-growing enthusiasm. Dublin la rapidly filling, Already the hotels nro crowded and tralnload after trninload Is ar riving from tho provinces. Grand stundn have been erected In the streets, which are profusely decorated and soon it will bo difficult to find spaco for y hanging another Hag. A general holiday has ' been proclaimed for Wednesday throughout tho county of Dublin. As a last attempt nt a counter attraction the extremists havo placarded tho city wlt'i an Invitation to citizens to Join a monstrous demonstration of nationalist societies which, according to the program, Is to start from tho Transvaal committee rooms on tho night of hor majttity'ii arrival. It Is probable that tho demonstration will be forblddon. lleportn of Mr ii'n Movement, MASERU. DaButolnnd. March 31. Presl tlwit Stoyn Is reported to havp gone to Lndybrand to stir up the burghers there to renewed resistance. The Doers have removed from the lm medlato vicinity of Plattborg and taken up a commanding position adjacent. Tha Dutch who surrendered their nrms at Ladybrand are suffering seizures of their livestock. BOTHA FAVORED BY JOUBERT I. nut llvprcxxcd WInIi of Drnil General Wax Unit lliitliu Should Suc ceed Him. PRETORIA, Friday, March 30. President Kruger said In public today that the last expressed desire of tho late Commandant General Joubert wns that ho should be suc ceeded ns commandant general by Louis Dothn. Itohcrtx' Sympathy for the Finally. DLOB.MFONTKIN, April 1. Lord Roberts has sent tho following dispatch to President Kniger: "I havo Just heard of the death of General Joubert and deslro to offer my sincere con dolenco upon tho sad event. Would ask you to convey to General Joubert's family nn expression of my most respectful sympathy with their sad bereavement nnd to assure them also from mo that nil ranks of her majesty's forces share my feelings of deep regret at tho sudden and untimely end of so distinguished a general wlio devoted his llfo to tho servlco of his country and whose personal gallantry was only surpassed by his humnno conduct nnd chivalrous bearing under all circumstances." BOER PRISONERS ARE DYING Mortality Aiiioiik the 4'iiptltcx Dclayx Departure for the Inland or St. Helena. CAPETOWN, Saturdny. March 31. The departure of the Drltlsh transports with tho Doer prisoners for St. Helena hns been delayed In consequence of tho increased sickness among tho prisoners. Throe died today and twelve havo died during tho week. Arrangements nro being mudo to prevent overcrowding. Tho prisoners do not complain of their treatment or their food. Many of General Cronje's men when captured were completely worn out with the hardships they had undergone and llttlo strength wns left them to fight disease. Moreover, tho confinement on shipboard la very Irksome to men who have been ac customed to outdoor life. CAPETOWN. April 1. Army orders wcro Issued today declaring tho abolition of the title "Freo Slnto railways" and superseding this by tho title "International Military railways." MAN KILLS BROTHER-IN-LAW Itcxlilcnt or ICmixiix City Start to Murder n I'll in My, Imt In crpntt ernl. KANSAS CITY. Mo April 1. Harboring Imaginary wrongs, John W. McKtmra, nged 29 years, this afternoon shot nnd killed Dr. D. F. Shnw, his brothcr-ln-law, as tho latter sat reading the Sunday school lesson to his 5-year-old daughter. Shaw died In stantly. McKImm, who had been nn Inmate of a sanitarium and is believed to be Insane, threatened to kill tho othor live members of the family, and was only restrained after a struggle. Dr. Shaw is a widower. His mothcr-ln-Iaw, Mrs. McKImm, had cared for his child slnco his wife died, nnd as was his custom ho spent Sunday at the McKImm houso at 1517 Forest nvenue. Tho family had eaten dinner. Shaw sca'fd himself In a chair In the parlor, nnd with his child before him on tho floor was reading the Sundny school lesson to her. McKImm, ns It developed later, had gone directly to his room from tho tnblo and written n rambling statement In which ho stated that ho had not been treated rightly nnd that ho Intended wiping out the cntlro family, consisting of Dr. Shaw nnd his child, his mother, two brothers and a sister. Then descending to tho parlor he slipped up behind Shaw, and placing tho revolver against tho latter, fired. Dr. Shaw never moved and died beforo tho fnmlly could reach his side. As the other members of tho family came running to tho scene, McKImm coolly raised his revolver to lire nt the first that should enter the room. Dcforci he could lire n second tlmo ho wns overpowered by his two brothers and taken to tho stntl-'n. There tho mur derer refused to talk and appeared uncon cerned. The Shnws nnd McKlmms came to Mis souri from Pennsylvania fifteen years ngo. Dr. Shaw married Miss McKImm nt Lathrop, Mo. Ho graduated from tho University Medical collego In 1891 and wns prominent In his profession. McKImm has been con sidered of unsound mind for several years and wns discharged from a local sanitarium two years ngo as cured. Recently, however, ho had acted qucerly. Tho McKlmms aro well-to-do, , SESSION OF TEACHERS ENDED Anxiic liitlnn of CnllfKCN ami Second ary ScIiooIn AiIJoiii'iih at St. I.niilx Oltleerx Named. ST. LOUIS, April 1. The North Central Association of Colleges nnd Secondnry Schools, which lias been In session hero the Inst two days, has ndjourned, to meet In Chicago on the last Friday In March, 1901. Thet'o officers were elected: President, G. D. Alton, Btnto Inspector of high schools, Minnesota; vice presidents, two from each stato embraced In association territory: Ohio, C. F. Thwlng nnd W. Werthuen; Michigan, J. II. lAngell and F. L. IIIIbs; Indiana, Joseph Swain and May Wright Sewell; Illinois, Henry Wado Rogera and S. O. Cooley; Wisconsin, J. W. Stearns nnd J. H. Pratt; lown. J. II. T. Main nnd H. H. Seelcy; Missouri, H. T. Fuller and O. D. Monson; Nebraska, C. E. Desscy and Lincoln Dowers: Kansas, F. H. Snow and William M. Davidson; Colorado, J. II. Daker and W. M. Smiley. Secretary C. A. Waldo nnd Treasurer Cnrmnn wero re-elected. TIiIh executive comnilttex) was chosen. Presi dent W. F. Slocum. Colorado college; Super intendent A. F. Nightingale, High school, Chicago; President A. F. Draper. University of Illinois, nnd Prnr. E. W. Coy, Hughes' High school, Cincinnati. t)lil KiikIInIi Mim-of-Wiir Wreck. SAVANNAH'. On.. April 1. Tho dredge Habcock. at work In the river for the ter minal of the CJcorgla &. Alabama railway, today picked up 'two old typo English cannon, In a mnn-of-wnr wreck. Ono gun wnlchn about 1,000 pounds nnd tho other SCO pnundss The vessel Is supposed to have ben .sunk nt the time of tho llrltlsh occupation of this city, when the French allies nailed up the river to nttnek them. A number of cannon balls und several silver coins of a date of moro than lw years ago havo also been taken out. Suicide tiocM liy tinx Ifonte, NEW YORK. April l.-Mrs. Kate Jor don. who lived with her son, Milton K. Rocket, Kecretary of James J. t'orbctt, tti handsome apartments- on Forty-Second Ktreet, committed rulclde today by Inhaling Illuminating gas, Several days auo Mrs, Jordon wrote a number of letters Indl catlnir that she Intended to tnko her llfo, Ono of these whs to an uncle In California. Movcincntx of Ocean Voxel, April 1, At New York Arrived la Dretagne, from Havre; Rotterdam, from Rotterdam. At Queenstown Sailed Etrurla, from Liverpool, for Now York, DAVIS TO PLEAD FOR BOERS Ho Will Roeign as Auiitaut Secretary of the Interior. MO STATE THEIR CAUSE TO THE PUBLIC People of Pretoria, with Team In Their K) ex, Implored II I in to Tell the Anierlean I'eo- jilc the Knot. KANSAS CITY, April 1. A Journal epo clal from Washington says: Webster Davie of Knnsan City will to morrow tender his resignation to tho presi dent as assistant secretary of the Interior. Mr. Davis decided to tnko thia course as tho result of his visit to South Africa. Ho will deliver a public address tonight touch ing the entire scope of the present wnr and believes that ho can best do bo while free, from any restraint which hid present posi tion would Impose upon him. When taking his departure for homo from Pretoria 2,000 people gathered to take lenvo of him at the station. They appealed to him In tears to state their cause to tho American people nnd Mr. Davis says his conscience would haunt him If ho proved recreant to that pitiful appeal. Ho believes tho American people aro not truly Informed on tho situation. He will thoreforo avail himself of an early oppoHun ity to relato hla experlonco nnd observations nt a public meeting that shall bo freo to all. Mr. Davis has decided on this course after maturo deliberation and ftoo consultation with his friends. Webster Davis Is a noted orator. Ho was once mayor of Kansas City. Later ho was a candldnto for tho republican nom ination ror governor cf Missouri. lie made stump speeches In Ohio nnd tho west for President McKlnley In 1S90 nnd has cam paigned for tho republican party In various states since. Ho has beta cnllol the "or ntor of tho administration." JUST HOW MAJOR LOGAN DIZD Filipino In Tri'i'N I'iihkciI liy Amcr lenn Ailtnncc Shot 1 1 1 in. Accoril liiK to a Letter. CHICAGO, April . Sergeant Mnjor A. E. Cebcrt of Chicago, who Bcrvcd In tho bat talion commanded by Major John A. Logan In tho Philippines, has written a letter to a militia associate In this city giving a de tailed account of tho death of MuJor Logan. sergeant tJebert says In part "Tho next morning (ho ndvanco boL-an. with Major Lagan's detachment In the van. ' Tho major, Instead of remaining In the po- i Bltlou designated by tho books, was In tho lend, and personally discovered the first Indications of tho enemy in tho shape of na outpo3t. Ho gavo mo his horse to rldu back and make a report of the discovery. "When about threo miles from San Ja cinto a sharpshooter on tho point discov ered tho enemy Intrenched In a position across tho road about fifty yards directly In our front, somo of them standing unarmed ns If to, screen tho trench. Tho discovery i Cook. With these went two natives of Fin was made Just ns we reached a boggy placa , ind to look nfter nlu'oly dogs. Euormous in uio roau, Kneedeep witn mud. Mnjor ( L,ognn uasiieu, or miner nouaiiemi, across tho bog and reaching tho other sldo ho dla covered a head peeping over the fence and gavo out a yell, 'Go for them, men; they nro insurgents!' Craclt! went a rlllo fiom ono of tho shnrrshootcrs, and tho fight was begun. "Tho Filipinos who had been stnnding un armed Jumie.l baclc Into the trench and we received a rattling volley and several shots whistled by our ears, coming from the roar. "The major turned to mo and said: 'Geb-1 ert, tell tho men In tho rear for God's sako not to lire this way." "Thewi wero the last words I heard him ray. "I started back to cross tho bog, but ns I reaches! It a bullet creased my left legging I tho poet, who was killed In a duel about two nnd nnothcr struck the mud a llttlu In front ' years age. The public protested nnd elam of fne, both shots coming from our rear, and , ored for Garibaldi's hymn. Tho poll o thcre as our column had deployed I could not I upon Intervened and oniptled tho theater, lmnglno who was doing the shooting until Tho demonstration wiis continued outside Boino mnn cried out to look In the trees ami cries of "Ixing live eoclallim" and "Long and I remembered tho tactics employed by ' live tho constituent assembly" wero',rnl-'Cd. thu Spaniards in Cuba. Well, you should havo seen our boys do business with thoso trees, anj seen the Filipinos como tumbling down. Just think of It, tho enemy had lot our column pass about twcnty-llvo yards ahead of them. "I looked around for the major In a few minutes nnd found him lying on one sldo of tho road about ten or twenty yards In front of me. I ran to him nnd found ho had been shot through tho head near the lorn pie. I poumi wnter from my canteen over Ills wound, washing off the blood nnd dirt which had mixed with It nnd then bandaged the wound. He wns lying on his breast, Ills face toward the rear, whenco tho shots had como from tho trees. "His loft cheek was pressed against the ground and both arms wcro closo to hi ol'lv I trlml in ilrnf- lilm tn fni'm na there wn a hot flro belnir noured In on us nil tho time, but he was a very lnriro man and I could not handle him nlono. "A broken sledge was lying near In tho road and 1 caught hold of a man who helped mo placo tho major upon It. "A moment later tho regimental surgeon camo up with a hospital steward. The latter Btonncd to help roe with the rudo stretcher, when a bullet pierced him near tho heart. .We carried tho major to a safer place and I went forwnrd again to re port to Bomconc for duty." Tho cables reported thnt Major Logan wns bending over a wounded comrado when ,cln 0,1(1 1;IIletl member of tho seditious hit," Mid Lieutenant Oibbart, tho recipient,8001 known as "boxers," who had b.'cn of tho letter, upon reading the communlca-! v,cry active In destroying villages and tion, "but It seems to me that story prob- "laughterlng natlvo Christians. The gov nbly arose from tho Instant killing of the ornor ot 1110 Proving had dispatched a hospital steward whllo ho was bending over Logan." MOVEMENTS OF TRANSPORTS llnttiillon of the Fourteenth Sal In from Manila for the I tilled Stntcx, MANILA, April 1. Tho United States tranaport Sherman sailed to lay with n bat talion of tho Fourteenth Infantry, Captains Rlchnrd T, Yeatman, Armand I. Laesaelgno and William S. Diddle, Lieutenants Robert Field and Oliver, 175 military prisoners and twenty-fivo Insane. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., April 1. Tho transport Sh.rldan arrived from Manila to day. It reported typhoid fever aboard and wns plncod In quarantine, whero Is will probably remain for several days, The Sheridan brought from Manila 110 army prisoners, elghty-slx sick, eleven Insane and thirty-two discharged soldiers and eleven navy prisoners and fourteen sick sailors. The transport Grant sailed for Manila to day with a number ot assistant surgeons nnd 5,000 tons ot army supplies, Tt'Mi Co ii nt I ex on Context, HOUSTON, Tex., April 1. Two counties held primaries yesterday nnd vote-d on the contest for United States senator. Mnn tugu county. In Congressman Dalley's 1Ih trlct, gave him a largo majority. Wise county nlfo declared for Mr. Italley. In Tarrant county Senator Chilton's campaign munnser wuh beaten for a county olllce, though u populur man. JAPANESE FAV0B BRITISH .Mcxxnuc of ConuTiit nlitlon to tltirrn Victoria from the lllkado cm n from Jnvnn. YOKOHAMA, March U (Via San Fran cisco), April 1. Tho emperor's mcisago of congratulation to Quon Victoria and the reply thereto havo jnwnkcned lively satis faction In all quarter of tho cmplro and have emphasized thoeymputhy almost uni versally felt for tho. Drltlsh in thu South African struggle. ' Tho death of Prof. Toyama, an ex-mln-Istcr of education, removes one of the bejt known scholars of tho realm nnd will nt tract attention In the west, especially In tho United States, whero his abilities wcro known. It Is reported that tho emperor will shortly raise to tho pesrago Dr. Kcntnno Kcnnnko, tho first or tho Japanese to be granted tho houornry degree of LL. D. by Harvard university. Ho Is very well known In New England and Washington. Judging from the strictures of tho nntlve press there Is fear of somo friction be tween Japan nnd the United States on the Hawaiian question. There aro now tome CO. 000 Japanese subjects on tho islands. It Is claimed that tho United States is Ignoring tho pledges given to the Japancio govern ment at tho tlmo of annexation. Them nro Indications that tho visit of Prof. Agasslz and his scientific colleagues, who arrive." recently on tho United State Fish commission steimer Albatross, has been tho occasion of awny social festiv ities, conspicuous umcmg them being n re ception tendered by tho Imperial university and the Japanese Harvard club. Tho death of Consul General Gowey. which occurred yesterday, , has awakened universal regret, not only In' lh American commun ity, but among representatives of all nationalities. EXPLORING PAflTY RETURNS i:peitltloit lMttetl tint !y Sir (Irorge Xcmiicx Arrive from South l'olar Trlii. WELLINGTON, N, Z., April 1. The ex ploring steamer Southern Cross, bearing C. E. Dorchgrevlnk and tho survivors of tho South Polar expedltlou fitted out In 1S9S by Sli George New lies of Loudon, nrrlvcd to day at Campbelltowii, near Dluff harbor, New Zealand. Mr. Dorchgrevlnk reports that tho magnetic polo has been located. Mr. N. Hansen, one of tho i.o)loglsts who ntartcd with the expedition, died on tho voyage. Tho Dorchgrevlnk expedition left Hobart, Tasmania, for tho AnUrtlc region ou Decem ber 19, 189S. During tho latter part of February, 1S99, tho members landed from tlio Southern Cross near Cane Adair. Vhtorlaland, it having been arranged that the steamer should leave them there w Ith full equipment of every kind and should return for thorn early In 1900. Mr. Dorchgrovlnk'a expedition consisted of nine, Including himself. Lieutenant Colonel Colbeck, R. N. It., was selected ns first mag netic observer, to be assisted by Mr. Louis Dornacchle. Mr. N. Haur.en nnd Mr. Hugh Evans wero chosen ns zotAoglats and Dr. H. Klo?vstad as medical' ofilcer. Mr. Fougnal was general utility man and supplies of provisions wore laid In DISTURBANCES IN ITALY Trouble (inni Out of Iteeent Action of Soelnllxt Members of the Chamber. ROME, April 1. Disturbances ore rcpor.ed today from Dologna, Turlu, Naples and Forll I between students aud socialism, growing "t of the ro:cnt action of the Eociallnt i members of the Chamber of Deputies, wha nrn now agitating for a constituent assembly with a view of rcforndng the constitution. At Caglnrl, Sardinia, the authorities pro hibited a performance of a cantntl by Pavn, ! The pollco were ngaln compelled to Inter vene nnd to disperse the crowd. At Turin tho authorities took steps to pre vent tho workmen assembling nt tho rail way station to receive Slgnor Morgnrl and Slgnor Costa, mciubei'B of tne chamber. The military occupied tho station, tho crowd waiting outside. Ixiud crlc3 of welcome greeted tho appearance of tho socialist dep uties. Slgnor Cents made a brief address, exhorting tho peoplo to bo calm. Several arrests wero made. CHINA ATONES FOR MURDER (overtime nt Mnhea Coiiccxxlnnn for KlllliiK of llcv. tlrnoLx liy Ih cciitlnir .Murilererx. L FKK'N. April l.-rTho Cblneso government 1."18 E,,UIei' tno controversy over the mur "?p n "c,ecnT?f J"1 of Uev' Mr- Drooki ?r,h? C ""'ch lS3lnary society on the 'wlnB terms: Two of tho raurdorors will bo beheaded, ono Imprisoned for life, ono for n yen", anothor for two years, a memorial cnnp,eI wlU bo uPon 'uo B'to f tne . u"" " w" I'mceu in uan terbury cathedral, England, at tho expense of tho Chlneeo government. Rev. Mr. Drooks at the tlmo of his rourdcr wns stationed at Ping Yin, In tho provlnco of Shan Fung. Ho tto captured In that vl 'u,v" ,ul j .U) BWiU m uniuruju"i-, but the soldiers ariod too lato to save tho llfo of Mr. Drooks. IMA'. OIMJVS M 12X1 CAN CONGRESS. Itcpnhllc Will Ta'Utt rieiiNiire In Wei I'uniliiK I'liii-Aiucrlc mi Axxcmhly. CITY OF MEXICO, April 1. President Diaz opened tho spring session of congrctn this evening. In his mnaage President Diaz calls attention to tho satisfactory termina tion of tho suits entered In New York against Mexico by the Wosdhouso bond claimants nt tho tlmo tho Morgans Issued tho Mexican loan. The president says that not for a mcmcnt did ho recognize thnt Moxlco could be sued In a foreign court and that tho American hlgbest courls sustained this principle. T1 president ravlown tho Well and Abra case, which tho American courts decided so satisfactorily for Mexico, displaying notable Impartiality. Ho says Mexico will tako plensuro In welcoming the pan-American congiess. r.lcctrlc Carx In Santiago, Chile, SANTIAGO DE CHILE (Via Oalveston. Tex.), April 1. Tho first electric tram car over operated Ifl this city went over tho lines tolny successfully. Popular Interest In tho event was keoti. Corcn Grunt HiiknIiiii Demaadx, YOKOHAMA, April 2. It Is reported that the government o Coreet hns grautcd tho Russian demand for ground within tho set tlement ot Masampo, TARIFF BILL STILL IN FRONT Intention is to Vota on the Metuure Tuesday Afternoon. PASSAGE BY BIG M-'JDRITY SEEMS SURE It In Kipeeted thnt Seven Hcpalit lenii VotrN Will lie Caxt Aunlnxt It, One Democrat VutliiK for the Turin. WASHINGTON, April 1. Tho sennto will vote upon tho Porto Rlcan bill Tuesday at 4 o'clock aud, previous to that time, each session of tho senate, beginning at 11 o'clock 'Monday and Tuesday, will bo devoted wholly to this bill. Speeches will be made by Sen ators Date, Dcpow, Spooncr, Cullom, Mason, Clay nnd Culberson, nnd probably by other senators. There will bo a great rush of speakers toward tho closo and tho time allowed Is considered too short to accommodate all who will desire to bo heard. There Is, however, no disposition to extend tho tlmo agreed upon for taking the vote. All but two of the committee amendments i havo been agreed to by the Bcnnte. These two relate to u delegate In congress and to citizenship, nnd probably will bo voted upon Monday. l'axxatie In Counted t'pmi. Tho friends of tho hill count upon Its pas sage by a handsome majority, but It Is now expected that seven republican votes will bo cast ngnlnst It, tho seven comprising Sena tors Davis, Hoar, Mason, Nelson, Proctor, Simon nnd Wellington. Senator McEncry, democrot, nnd some Independent senators will vote for the meusuro, but until tho ox act number of such votes Is known the ma jority for tho bill cannot be predicted. Tho taking of tho voto on tho Porto Rlcan bill on Tuesday will displace tho Quay reso lution, which wns set for that day, and Sen ator Chandler, chairman of tho committee on elections, has given notlco that he will post pone calling It up until Wednesday. Tho committee will adjourn tho Clark hearing In order to glvo lis attention to tho Quay reso lution Wednesday, but as It Is not expected that tho latter matter can be disposed of In ono day It Is probable that the necessity for going on with the Clnrk ease after Wednes day will cause another poFtponemcnt of the Quay resolution. There are several speeches to be made on the Quny enso and thero Is quite a noticeable disposition on tho part of somo senators still further to postpone tho voto on It. Senator Penrose, however, nn nnunces his purposo to press tho considera tion as rapidly as possible after It Is onco taken up. I'hlllppliicM, Alaxl.'n, .Mciiranua. The Quay resolution Is subject to displace ment by npproprlntlon bills, conference re ports and tho Spooncr resolution for tho temporary government of tho Philippines. Tho Philippine resolution will be mado tho unfinished business after tho voto Is taken on Porto Rico, nnd It will glvo way to tho Alaska code measure. After that It will dlvldo tho tlmo with ap propriation bills nnd conference roportB. No prolonged discussion Is expected on tho Phil ippines resolution, owing to the fact that It Is considered n temporary matter, and for tho further reason that tho Philippines pol io has reejlvcd ronatdornblo attention In connection with Porto Rico. Tho committee on order Of business Is not yet thoroughly decided what subject to take up after tho disposal of the Philippines res olution. Thero Is strong pressuro to secure first place for the shipping sub3ldy bill, and nt present tho Indications nro somowhat fav orable to that measure, Tho Nicaragua canal bill Is also pressing for first placo and Sen ntor 'Morgan expresses strong hopo of suc cess. Hawaii lllll In, the limine. WASHINGTON. April 'l. Tho program In , tho house this week Is fully mapped out. To morrow Is District of Columbia day. On I Tuesdny, under a special order adopted somo I time ago, tho houso will enter upon tho con I federation of tho bill to provido a civil gov . ernmcnt for Hawaii. Dy the terms of the order the general debate upon the bill will i bo read for amendment under tho flve-mln- uto rule. Tho final voto will bo taken at I o'clock on ThurBdny. Friday will bo dovotcd to prlvnto pension legislation and Saturday has been set aside for paying tribute to tho memory of the lato Richard P. nland of Missouri. THE NEW NATIONAL BANKS Application for Charter Under the Old anil Xmv I.mvx Some Inter- CNtlllK StlltlNtlCN. WASHINGTON, April 1. (Special.) A re port Issued from tho ofllco ot tho comp troller of the currency, Washington, gives In detail the numbor aud capital of banking organizations applying for charters undor tho new and old banking laws. Tho re port covers the period from Deccmbor 1, 1899, to March 24, 1900. Tho total number of applications received Is 433 nnd tho amount of capital asked for is $lt,9IO,OCO. Most of the applications come from banks with capital of from $25,000 to $50,000 and aro mndo under the new law. Western states aro conspicuous In the number of applications for now charters. Iowa heads tho list with 39 applications, with capital of $945,000. Mlunesotn stands second with 29 applications and $915,000 capital. Next cemcs Nebraska with S-l np plications nnd $C25,000 capital. Kansas has filed 17 applications, capital $125,000; Colo rado, 2 applications, capital $50,000; Mon tana 1, capital $25,000; North Dakota 13, capital $325,000; South Dakota C, capital $150,000; Wyoming .1, capital $75,000. Commenting on the report the New York Journal of Commerce snys: "None of thcao banks, except a few of the large ones, whero application for charters wns made in De cember or January, havo yet advanced their organization sufficiently to got their cir culating notes afloat. It Is evident that they will call tor several millions ot rit dilution, but tho amount will not havo such an effect upon tho total banknote circulation ns has been assumed In somo quartern. Thu banks nro not required to take moro than 25 por cent of their capital In circulation. This would cnll for less than $4,000,000. it Is probablo, however, that nearly all of tho small banks will tnko circulation to tho full amount of their capital. This will call for $S,930.000 In circulating notes It nono of tho applications nro sifted out when thoy nro submitted to tho tests which aro pro posed by Comptroller Dnwcs beforo granting charters. In the ease of tho larger banks, especially those In the east, which repre sent a considerable proportion of the recent applications, an allowanco ot circulation to tho amount of 50 per cent of tho capital applied for would probably bo reasonable, This would bo about $3,000,000. It tho small banks represented by tho pending applica tions fall In some cases to materialize nnd others fall a little below their capital, their circulation may be put at $7,000,000, rep resenting a total Increase on acrount of theflo new banks of about $10,000,000. Each of them will probably lo,k up currency to something Hko 25 per cent of Its clrcu'a- CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair; Warmer In Eastern Portion. Temperature nt Omaha ycxtcrdnyl Hoar. He. Hour. 1)ck. 0 a. in i;t J p. m fi t II a. m -12 i! p. m nn t a. in :iti a p. iii r7 H a. in 40 -I p. in rill i) a. in vi n it. in nn 10 m to (I p. in nt 11 a. iii no 7 p. in r.u i- iii n:i s p. a no o I. in Ill Hon, so that tho net Increase, which Is dis tinctly visible In the money supply ns tho result of these new Incorporations, would bo about $7,500,000." IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURE Statement Showing What I'orelmi Market Have I'liralxlied for I'le Year. WASHINGTON, April 1. An Interesting stntement showing tho sources of the agri cultural Imports of tho United Stntivt during tho flvo fiscal years 1S91-1S9S has been pre pared by Frank II. Hitchcock, chief ot the foreign markets section of tho Agricultural department. Somo of tho moro Important statomoiits It contains nro aa follows: During tho flvo fiscal yearB 1S9I-IS9S the ngilcultural Imports of tho United States had an average annual value of t3flS.74S.157. Sugar, coffee, hides and skins, wool, silk, vegotablo fibers, fruits and tea were the nrtlclew Imported micst extcnslcly. Miasm ed In vnlue, these eight Items formed over four fifths of our totnl Import trade In agricul tural products for the period mentioned, their combined value averaging about ?300, 000,000 a year. Of thla sum moro than one-half wns paid for two commodities sugar nnd coffee. The average yearly value of the sugar Imports for 1S9I-1S9S amounted to J90.41S.CS5, nnd cofl'eo, $83, 570,100. Dr.tzll, which furnishes about two-thirds of tho coffee Imports, headed tho llt. Asido from coffeo tho Imports from Ilrnzll were In considerable. Cuba, tho principal source ot tho sugar purchased by the United State-s, ranked next to Drazll In Importance. The average yearly valuo for 189I-1S08 of our agricultural Im ports from tho Island amounted to $37,403,- 32, or 10 per cent of t'hc totnl. After sugar tho most Important Items were tobacco and fruits. Tho agricultural Imports from Hie United Kingdom nvorageil annually $33,0S4,0G5, a largo part being produco of Drltlsh de pendencies ro-cxportcd by tho mother coun try. Wool and hides wcro the lending ar ticles. From Germany tho average annual Imports wero $23,00 1.7S7, beet sugar forming tho principal Item; from China, $17,27S,SI9, tea and silk being tho principal Items. Of all tho tea Imported moro than half camo from China. From Japan the Imports wero $10,892,735, silk being the most im portant Item, about ono-half of tho totnl silk Importations coming from that country. Japan also furnished over a third ot the tea Imported. From Frnneo wines, hides, wool, silk, fruit nnd nuts nnd vegetable oils wcro the leading Items. Imports from other countries were: Hn- wrp.nii Islands, $12,073,410, sugnr forming tho principal part, nnd after that rice, coffee, bananas and hides; Drltlsh West Indies, $9,901,839, sugnr being tho chief Import; Can- adn, $9,883,491, largely farm products; Neth erlands, $S,9GI,U9, Sumatra tobacco com prising about half. Tho agricultural Imports from tho Philip pine lelunds, consisting chlctly of .Manila hemp nnd sugar, nveraged $4,925,009. Of tho pourccs from which products of agriculture wcro received In diminished quantities during tho five years Cuba was tho most conspicuous. As n result of tli - disturbed conditions that provallcd on the Island our agricultural Imports from Cuba declined In value from $72,451,355 In 1S9I to only $13,158,030 In 1S98, a falling art of nojriy $00,000,000. Next to the Cuban trade the meat Im portant decline occurred In tho case ot Brazil, our agricultural Imports from that country showing a loss of more than $20. 000,000. The valuo for 1S9S was only $40, 4CC.192, ns against $08,100,195 for 1881. Over one-half the agricultural Imporis for tho five years camo from countries lying wholly or In chief part within the tropics and consisted largely of products that can not be supplied from our own soil. DEATH IN SCHOOL HOUSE FIRE Tivo Killed and Number Injured In Ilcxtriic tlnn of It ii i til I fx In .Michigan Timvii. OWOSSO, Mich., April 1. Two firemen wero killed by falling walls today In a flro which destroyed tho Central High school of this city. Threo other firemen were seriously Injured, nnd two pupils of tho school wcro qulto badly hurt. The dead; . FRED ROSS, fireman. FRANK TUCKER, fireman. Tho Injured: Will Ross, Zeno Ross nnd Edward Fre-ot, firemen; Frank Davis nnd Solomon Vogcl, school boys. Tho flro caught from a burning chimney, which spread through the cold air ducts to all parts of tho largo building. Tho school houso was on a hill and tho engines were unablo to furnish sufficient forco to render tho fire department of much use. A por tion of tho walls fell unexpectedly, enrry Ing Firemen Ross nnd Tucker down to tho basement with tho debris. Tho other fire men who fell with the wall wcro badly bruised and crushed, but aro expected to recover. Tho building was valued ot $125, 000; Insurance, $40,000. ROBBERS LOOT A BREWERY Sccrctnry mill llrotlicr l.oeUeil In 1'reluht Cur tilth Watchman and Fireman. ST. IX)UIS, iMo April 1. Three masked men looted tho Star browery ofllco at llello vllle', III., today, nfter first capturing and confining the watchman and night fireman ot tho plant In an empty refrigerator car near by. As tho robbors woro preparing to blow open tho big safo In tho office, Hubert Hart man, socrctary of tho browery, accompanied by his brother, Hanse, entered tho room. They wore promptly covered with threo re volvers nnd beforo cither of them realized tho situation, wero marched to tho same car In which tho fireman and watchman wcro confined. This gavo tho cracksmen undisputed pos session of tho plant. After drilling tho safo, thoy applied chargen and tho outer and inner doors wero blown completely open. As Saturday wns pny day thoy secured a small sum. It Is not known Just how much they secured, but tho amount is thought to bo about $100 beside somo Jowelry and valuable papers, which wcro In the safe, Oppoxltlon to American Grunt. PARIS, April 2. Tho opposition of Charles Fortln to the city granting ground for tho American National Institute baa been sent I beforo tho resolutions committco for exam ination, I Ho proposes that tho council should found traveling scholarships for Paris art studcu n with the proceeds ot tho salo of tho land. Plan to Orcato Volunteer Torce from StaU Military Organissition.. IN LIEU OF LARGE STANDING ARMY representative Hay to Freient the Bill fo Array Eittbliahment. STATESWlo BE MILITARY DIVISIONS BoarJjJbfficers to Hold Examination! fof Military Appointment. GRE t FORCE NEEDED HEREAFTER Scncoaxt Defeiixex ami Philippine ('arrlxonx Will Cnll for More Men Cltlrcn Soldiery to lie Meld f llcmly for Wnr. 'WASHINGTON, April 1. Representative Hay of Virginia, ono of the prominent mem bers of tho military committee of the house, has preparevl wllh grcatcare a bill to crentu out of the militia of tho several stales a reserve volunteer army for use in tlmo ot wnr to supplement tho regular service. Tho bill contemplates n general broaden lug ot the basis of tho national guard, Its equipment with tho norvlco rlllo and its complete organization in tlmo of war In regiments, brigades, divisions and i-orps, with the three battalion formations ns In tho regular service, and Is designed to obviate tho necessity of a largo standing army upon the expiration of the present law, July t, 1901, Increasing the Rtiiudlng nrmy to 05,000 nnd authorizing the present volunteer army of 35,000. The bill will be Introduced In the hnusii tomorrow and receiver additional Importnnco from tho fact thnt Hay Is c:ialriunu of tho democratic caucus. The me-asure tnnkes nil citizens between the nges of 18 ami 15 liable to military servlco In tho volunteer army. It appro priates $1,000,000 mutually for tho mainte nance nnd equipment of the national guard of tho nevernl states, thus forming tho nucleus of the volunteer nrmy, and requires the secretnry of wnr to keep In each state a supply of ordnance stores siilllclent for ninety days' use of the national guard ot tho stato in the event of wnr. Stale a x Military lllxtrlclM. It provides a system of mobilization for tiro gunrd by dividing tho states Into mili tary divisions und provides for a board ot officers In each Btnte, who shall hold exami nations for the position of second lieutenant In tho national guard, bucIi officers to bo promoted for merit nnd enlelcney. "Tho time has come," said Hay today In oxplanntlon of his bill, "when It Is neces sary to consider carefully tho future mili tary establishment of tho United States. In tho minds of many, tho maintenance of n lnigo standing army seems a necessity and at first blush It would seem that there Is no othor way out) of the dllllculty which now confrontB us. A careful consideration ot tho question has led to the belief that tho situation can bo met without a resort to thai worst enemy of a republic, a largij permanent mllltnry establishment. The sec retary of war has well Bald 'that tho regular establishment In the United States wilt probably never be, by Itself, the whole ma chlno with which nny war will bo fought.' "This being nd'mltted, It will cerlnluly not bo contended that In time of peace the regu lar establishment will lie 'the whole ma chine.' Conservative men will seek somo means by which the regular establishment can be reduced to n minimum compatlblo with tho requirement of tho country In tints of peace, nnd nt the same time will offer some plnn by which an elllclent nrmy can bo placed In the field should wo unfortunately engage In war. AVherc Force Mux! lie llctalucil. "On tho first day of July, 1901, the pres ent nrmy will be reduced to Its peace basis of 20,010 men. Taking Into nccount the sit uation which may confront its nt thnt time, will It bo necessary to Increase tho regular) establishment beyond that number? Tho reasons given for such Increase aro various, but tho most Important aro that there must bo a sufficient number of men to mnn effec tively our senconst defense, a sufficient num ber to prcservo tho order In the Phlllpplno Islands, nnd a sufficient number to do pollco duty ngalr.ft tho Indians nnd to take earn of tho various pads in tho United States. Thu number of men sufficient for these pur poses Is variously estimated at from 03,000 to 100,000 men, but It lo not now necessary to determine this qurntlon, because a year may very materially change present condi tions. Hut It will bo admitted by all that tho strongest nrgument which can be used ngnlnst a large standing army Is tho crea tion of a well orngnlzed nnd thoroughly equipped national guard. "This country has fought nil of Its wart with citizen soldiers), nnd no good reason can bo given for departing from thnt policy. Monoy spent for the purposo of organizing nnd equipping the militia of tho states In money saved, nnd tho sroner this eourso Is ndopted the hotter It will bo for tho country. Horctoforo tho mllllla has not been organized with a vlow to war. Tho folly, not to say crime, of bucIi a policy wns demonstrated In tho Spanish war. Tho tlmo hns come when wo must solve tho problem of national de fenso, nnd solve It, If possible, li n way to provent the creation of n lnrge Rtandlng nrmy. An orgnnlzcd citizen eoldlcry In touch with the people and composed of tho people does this. The object fo be obtained Is to enact a law which win effectively cre ate an orgnnlzcd militia which will be avail able at a mntncnt'H notice. "Tho bill, If enacted Into a law, will. It In confidently believed, go far toward Halving successfully the Intricate problem of na tional defense nnd nt tho same time ohvlata tho necessity for nny Increaso of tho stand ng nrmy." Reciprocity ullh Italy. ' ROME, April 1. The trentlco cnmmlMslon of the Italian Chamber of Deputies has ap proved tho reciprocity arrangement under thn third section of the Dlugloy net signed Inst February In Washington by Damn Fava, tho Italian ambassador, nnd John A. Kaa son, special plenipotentiary for the United Statca. l.axt of the I'eirlx Wheel, CHICAGO. April 1. The Ferris Wheel, ono of the attractions nt tho World's fair. Is to b torn down nnd the 2,200 tons nt Iron and pteel of which It Is composed will bo Hold n' seraplron. The work of de iiiollHlilntr the wheel will probably com msnro nn Wednesday morning. Tomorrow" Ij. V. Rice, the receiver In charge of titer property, will nsk the circuit court for per mission to begin tnklng down tho wheel. UnlesH ii bid Ih mndo by some corporation) to set uj) the wheel In some other city thei material will bo sold ns Junk. Tho ro movul of tho whel from tho World's fair grounds to Hi ortwent wltc, ten mllcH elli tant, cost $175,0ol, In order to mift Uiln expanse bonds for f.lO'i.OOO wero Issued, Ttm wie'l failed to nay and It went Into th limits of a receiver.