Nebraska Newspapers

    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.