The Omaha Daily Bee.
32 ST -A HJjISII ED JUNE 10, 1871.
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CARS AGE OF BRITISH'
Terr.blo Spectacle at the Scene of Arab'
Hear Bloemlbutein.
CASUALTIES THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
i
Boen Captured Seven Gun Insteid of Six,
m First Repsrted.
BURGHERS STILL CONTROL WATER WORKS
that Off Water Supply of Former Orango
Free State Capital.
IN FORCE IN THE HILLS NEARBY
Heroism of (lie Mnitli I'rncl Ion
V'oree Which llsenpril Is Told
lij- I he Wnr Currc-
SHlltlClltS,
Of
(Copyright. 1M0, liy Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 2. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Stand-
ii rd correspondent says:
I' battery was captured almost as a
whole, only one gun being unveil by Her-
gennt Major Martin. Thu cavalry, unaware
that the head of the column had been at-
larked, wero preparing to advance, wiien
the sergeant major rode up and Informed
tho oflleer In charge of U battery. I lie
order wns given. 'Right about, gallop,' but
several men ami horses fell. Two guns
and forty men had to bo left behind under
a terrible fire, Five guns In all got out
nn.l oi.ined tiro on tlio enemy ni ,"
HXMUF7Wr4u:
nn.i opine., nro . .7J, patch from Urn! Roberts, date,! nt Bloom-
5'"rr-..Hcn,,"K . ,?.1H: f: M'fon.eln. April 1. S..5 p. ,.. In which, af.e.
ens norm, mm. .. "'; . , I
into me miiisi ui "-. ""' ;
' . . , ..ii -riu.,11. '
"whee- bcnU I o and
.... '. . 1 1 ,,, , i,., hnavllv Mein- I
while early In the afternoon tho Ninth divi
sion, under Colvllle. and the cavalry divi
sion under Kronen arrived from Rloemfon
tcln after n forced march of twenty-two
anllcs. They are now engaging the enemy.
The duke of Took waa In chargo of tho
tranaport, but Is safe."
Wnr Oilier lteport.
LONDON, April 2. Thu War ofllec reports
that Colonel Uroadwood lost seven guns and
nil his baggage In the ambush laid for him
by the Hours on Saturday. Tho casualties
numbered 35U.
BUSHMAN'S KOP, Sunday, April 1 The
Peers who were hidden In tho spruit when
the British guns were captured yesterday
were commanded by Kolchman, a German
American. The Hours retired this morning when they
discovered tho British scouts, leaving two
Dutch military attach, one of them dan
gerously wounded, In tho hands of tho llrlt
lsh. All tho wounded are doing well.
Kvrryono agrees that but for Colonel
Ilroadwood's splendid handling of his troops
not a member of tho force would havo es
reiireu t hi,,,"i,i ..-,...r . ...
caped.
The Poors aro ntlll holding tho waterworks .
i 4x... u r i. in., f.nhlml it.i.m. Tim
Tho
mm iia.' .; in.tw .......
Illorinfonteln water supply has been cut
off.
Following tho scouts of General French's
cavalry division to tho scene of battle, this
correspondent wltnewd otio of tho most ter
rible Hpeclaclos of tho war. Horses lay
pitlffencd In tho various attitudes of sudden
death, and mingled among them were
ghastly human bodies with the wrecks ot
wagons and food nnd forage scattered wide.
Kverythlng told of a terrible talo ot sur
print and carnage.
It would bo Impossible to concolvo any
thing moro Ingenious than tho lloer trap
nnd tho only wonder Is that a single man
escaped. On creasing tho spruit, where
the ground risen Immediately toward a j
grassy knoll, with wtony slopes facing tho
drift, ono cams upou an enclosure from
which It was possible to flro over the drift
At this point tho spruit makcn a circular
bend, whilo tho south embankment, which
Is protected by the partially constructed
railway embankment, enabled tho enemy to
pour In a galling lire on three Hides, as
well as a double tier of fire in front.
Seeiie of I'rluh t f ill t'onf iimIoii.
When tho convoy was llrst attacked a
st'one of frightful confusion ensued. Tho
mules stampeded and I he, wngons wero over
turned, while the concealed enemy poured
In a dendly lire.
When the llrst battery appeared the
Doers acemed undeslrous of continuing thu
slaughter and called on tho British to sur
render. At that moment, however, U bat
tery, which was escaping from tho roar of
tho convoy under heavy Are, wheeled Into
action nnd began shelling the Poors with
the four remaining guns. Tho Uoer3 con
fess that this battery accounted for flvu
killed aud nine wounded ot t lie I r losses.
Dirty In tho afternoon tho Hours col
lected about tho convoy, began removing
the guns mid wagons and permitted tho
collection of tho llrltlsh dead nnd wounded.
Our actual casualties were less than had
been expected. Despite this regretablo
Incident, It Is In', sslble not to admire the
gallant manner In which a part of the llttlo
force was nble to extrlcato itself from an
almost hopeless position.
laolileiilH of Heroism,
V special dispatch from Hloemfonteln,
dated today, says: Tho loss of the guns was
attended by Incidents of splendid heroism.
ThoV.idlng bnttory was so nenr tho Poors
ambuscaded in tho rlvor bed that tho lattor
said
It Is useless your attempting to advance.
Throw down your arms."
The sergeant of tho battery, fearing the
other battery would misunderstand tho
hindrance, rushed through the convoy and
warned his comrades, enabling tho rear
most battery to save a portion of the guns,
which camo Into action Inter.
L'fo Guardsmen aud a gunner got a gun
out under a tremendous Are aud four others
were saved by the men dragging them oft
ai'ier their horses hud been shot.
AS LORD ROBERTS TELLS IT
UN nupiileh lo Ihr Wnr Oilier Telllnu
ol OlKHKler ear lllorin
foulelll. LONDON, April '.'. The War office has re
coiwd the following dlbpatch from Lord
Robins, dated llloemfouteln, April 1:
"I receired news late yesterday oveulng
from Colonel Uroadwood, who was at Tliab.i
NVhu. tlitrty-elght miles east of here, that
information ba 1 reached him that tho snemy
was npproaihlng in two forces from the
north and tho e.ist. He stated that If tho
icport proved truo ho would retire towards
tho water works, seventeen miles nearer
Hloemfonteln. whore we have had a detach
ment of mounted Infantry for the protection
of tho works.
Uroadwood wn told In reply that tho
Ninth division with Martyr's Infantry will
march at daylight today to. support him and
thai It ho considers it necessary he vnould
' ri.tlrn trmn thn wafer ttnrks Hn mnvp.l
' tlirrt? .luring the night anil bivouacked. At
dawn today lie was shelled by tho enemy.
who attacked on three sides. Ho Imme
diately dispatched two horse artillery bit-
rles and hN baggage toward Hloemfonteln,
some of them with his cavalry.
miles from the water works the
deep mullah, or spruit. In
ptho night a force of Boers
I'ud "onc..aWt hcmselves. So well were they
hidden that our lending scouts passed over
the drift without discovering them, and It
was not until tho wapitis and guns were
entering the drift that the Doers showed
themselves and opened lite. Many of the
drivers of tho nrllllery horses wero Itn
mellately shot down at short rnngo anil
several of tho Kims were capture!. The
remainder galloped away, covered by
Roberts' horse, which suffered heavily.
IIIm'iivit ii Wily Out.
"Meanwhllo Lieutenant f'hesterniasters of
Remington's scouts found-u passage across i
the spruit unoccupied by tho enemy, by i
which the remainder of Rtoadwood's force ,
crossed. They reformed with great stcadl- i
ness, notwithstanding nil that hud 1
previously o-ctirred. I
"Brondwood's report, which has Just j
reached me, nnd which contains no details,
mated inai no nail lost seven guns mm an
his baggage. He estimates nil his casualties
at about :to0. including 200 missing.
"On hearing this morning that Uroadwood
! was h.inl iiressotl. I mnicrilntc v orilered
fm,rni French with two remaining cavalry'
brlgadis to follow In support of tho Ninth
.division. The latter, after n magnificent,
' march, arrived on tho' scene of action j
shortly after 2 :. m.
"Broadwnod's force consisted of the J
Royal Household cavolry, the Tenth Hussars,
q mid IT batteries of the Itoynl Horse ar- i
tillery nnd Pilcher s battalion or mounted
infantry.
'The strength of tho enemy Is estimated
1 at from 8,non to 10.000. with guns, the intra
; bur of which Is not yet reuorted."
1'iirtlnl List of MIssIiik.
The Wnr ofllco has received nnother dls-
after
referring to his previous telegram, ho gives
gives
r, n.i f . ...la.
a partial usi oi mo missing iiriiinu muti'in.
Of Q battery tour ofllccrs wore wounded,
two of whom are missing. One gunner was
killed and forty nmconimlssloned oincors
and men are wounded or missing.
Iord Roberts thru continues: "In U
battery nil are missing except Major Tay
lor anil a nergeant major. Tho two cavalry
regiments did not suffer so much.
'A report has Just conic In that tho enemy
has retired towards Ladybrand, leaving
twelve wounded olllccrs and some seventy !
men at the water works. j
"Wo are now sending an ambulance for
them." '
It will bo noticed that In tho foregoing
fi.ioifnt. l.nr1 TlnhnrtM Hnvff linthlnir In re- '
gnrd to tho llritlsh guns being rccuptured.
UNEASINESS FELT IN LONDON
lllftiifttrr to Convoy So ciir Illocm
finilrlll Cm im I hut Apprehension
Mcthiieii's Itlllli'iiltlen,
LONDON, April 3.-1:50 a. m. Lato news
from the front adds little to the pub'le
knowledge of tho convoy disaster. No cred
ence Is given to the report that the Doers
numbered between 8,000 and 10,000 men.
Tho general belief is that there could not
havo been moro than half that number, but
llin mirn (net that so ninliv ns half could
tho mere fact that so maliy 'as half could
be collected so near headquarters wltlnut
tho knowlodgo of tbo British provokes much
uneasiness. I
The disaster Is regarded as a direct result
of the Inability of General Kronch to cut
off the commando of General Olivier and
other commandoes when escaping rrom the
Orango river.
Ird Roberts' dispatch, dated two hours
Inter than one to tho Dally Chronicle, sn
nothing about tho guns being rccaptund.
The story In tho Chronicle, therefore, looks
doubtful.
Tho nloomfonleln correspondent of tho
Standard says the prince of Teck was In
clinrge of the transport, but Is safe.
Little news has arrived from other points.
K(n,har,u wnB formally reoceupled Satur
day. The report that the Doers are mass
ing In the vicinity of Taunga and Kltpdal
Is confirmed.
Lord Methuen's difficulties are apparently .
Increasing. Ho has Hoer laagers or guerilla ,
liands on three sides of him and ho will be
obliged to watch carefully his communica
tions with Orango rlvor.
PLUMER RETIRES WITH LOSS
Pretorln lleporlH Heavy Cnnnonmllnu:
Ai-oiiiiiI .MnfrlilnK with Iti-palur
of Iti'llef Column.
PRKTOUIA, Sunday, April 1. Cannonad
ing was again heard In the direction of
Hrnndfort Saturday and It is reported that
henvy fighting occurred Saturday around
Mafeklng. It Is ndded that Colonel Plum
ex's relief column was compelled to retlro
with loss. No details havo been received.
BOERS ACTIVEJJN THE VAAL
I. arm- I'ori'e of lloer Anriiililil In
the Vicinity of Fourteen
SlreiiniN,
KrMDHULKV. Sunday, April 1. Thore is
great Hour activity along tho Vaal river.
About 6,000 burghers havo assembled at
various points between Fourteen Streams
and Christiana. About 700 men nro occupy
ing Wltrand, north of Kllpdam, and 400 men
nro laagorcd nt Hoetsap.
MAJOR KIRKMAN IS DISMISSED
l'rtKlileiit'M Appro nl of Coiirl-Martlnl
ot Neeexmiry PhlllpplneM Wnr
In lleeouiilreil,
WASHINGTON. April 2 Secretary Root
stated today that Major George C. Klrkman,
Forty-ninth volunteer Infantry, Is no longer
In tho service of the United States. Under
tho articles of war tho approval of General
Otis of tho nctlon of the court-martial which
recommended dismissal on tho chargo of
drunkenness was sudlclent to execute thnt
sentence. In other words, tho approval of
the president Is unnecessary.
Klrkman was accused of being drunk on
tho transport Liverpool on tho voyage from
jt.ni Francisco to Manila. Private advices
also charged him with affronting Archbishop
Chappcllo, who was a passenger. Tho con
struction given by tho Wnr department to
General Otis' action commits tho depart
ment, It Is believed, to the formal recogni
tion of war In tho Philippines. .Article lor
of tho nrtlcles of war expressly provides
that the scntouco of dismissal, In tho case
of nn oflleer, shall not bo carried out "In
tltno of pence except on the approval of
tho president of tho United States."
Hot fluent of Oeenn Wkki'In, April 'J!,
At Now York Arrived -Manltou, irom
London: Augusto Victoria, from Genoa
At Liverpool Arrlved-Cuile, from New
York. Sulled-Corenn. for Philadelphia.
At Antwerp Arrived Kensington, from
New Yo k. U SoutlliimptoR.
At Havre Arrived liordoaux, from N-w
York.
At Hrlsbnno Arrived Aorangla, from
Vancouver
At lilir,iltar Arrived Tin ve, fiom New
York for Genoa.
whlctrHD
QUEEN STARTS FOR IRELAND
Great Precautions Taken to Insure Safety of
the Rojal Train.
VICTORIA INSISTS ON SLOW TRAVEL
Trip Is Therefore Mnilc Murine the
Muh I I, Idle Sleep for i:inplncs
AIoiik the 1,1 lie Pilot IJn
Kllif Abend,
LONDON. April 3. 12-10 a. m.-Queen
Victoria left Windsor at 0:30 lust evening
for Ireland. Her majesty is accompanied by
Princess Christian and Princess Henry of
Hatteiiberg and Is attended by the rountem
of Antrim. Hon. Harriet Phlpps, Sir Arthur
Hlggs, private secretary to the queen ; Sir
Fleetwood Kdwards, keeper of her maJcsty'H
privy purse, nnd Captnln Ponsonby.
The ipieen had driven out to Frogmorc
during the afternoon nmld considerable en
thusiasm on tho part of the townspeople and
her departure from the station was compar
atively quiet, although quite a crowd had
assembled to cheer tho outgoing train.
Not In tho history of tho Great Western
and London & Northwestern railways have
greater precautions ever been observed to
pro'ect the royal train than thoeo which
had been perfected when her majesty
started northward tonight. These officials,
who have superintended tho transportation
of czars, kaisers and princes of all nations
In and out of Windsor, hav exerted them
selves beyond precedent to Insure tho nafety
of tho royal train between Windsor and
Holyhead.
Royal trains seldom run nt night, but thu
queen, who Is rpeclnlly averse to fast
travel, stipulated that the trip houtd oc
cupy eleven hourn, though It Is usunlly cov
ered In six. This was one of tho lensons
for deciding upon n night run.
Trr.ln Itiinn Over Itoule IleforelinuiL
Tho preparations for tho trip had been In
linntl for weeks and thu tin In had already
run every foot of tho route and every par
tlclo of the apparatus of tho train and tho
track had been subjected to the most care
ful Inspection.
Liuvlug Windsor the royal train was In
the hands of the Great Western company's
olllclals to Hushberry. whern the London &
Northwestern company's olllclals assumed
responsibility nt midnight, when tho Jour
ney by way of Crewo and Chester to Holy
head began.
Tho olllclals of the latter Hue will have
llttlo sleep tonight. Station masters, opera
tors nnd track Inspectors at every station
along tho route, no matter how small, were
Imperatively required to be on duty hnlf
an hour before tho royal train was due to
examine, personally as to signals nnd
HWltchea nnd to see that nil was In proper
working order.
Hie pilot engine named "Prince of Wales"
ran a quarter of nn hour nhend of the royal
train, and after Its passage nil tracks wero
kept absolutely clear. The royal train wns
drawn by two locomotives with expert en
gineers and a complete staff of railway ex
perts and electricians accompanied tho
train for immediate action In cano anything
should go wrong.
DUBLIN IS IN GALA ATTIRE
Quern Proponrn to Mnke It n Cnpltnl
or Imperial Splendor for
NEW YORK, April 2. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Dublin says: The queen's
visit to Ireland Is ono of the wisest acts
ot her reign. Dublin has accepted it lu ad
vance as an act of womanly grnco designed
to express appreciation ot the work of the
Irish generals and the loyalty and gal
lantry of the Irish soldiers. Lord Mayor
Tallon Is a nationalist and a staunch fol
lower of Mr. Redmond, but ho has shown
good political Instinct lu adapting himself
to the situation. An Irreconcilable minority
under Mr. Harrington has sought to stir up
strife and Is threatening a renewal of agi
tation this week, but tho lord mayor has tho
pcoplo of Dublin behind him and will not
endanger his political futuro when ho meets
the queen at tho city gates lu Leeson streot
and presents thu civic sword and official
keju. Ho has taken his cuo from Mr. Rel
mond that thero Is no politics in tho queen's
visit, yet Is too shrewd a politician himself
to offer any resistance to publU feeling in
Dublin, which has been strongly influenced
by the compliment paid by tho queen to
the city in holding court hero for a season.
Tho city Is already In holldny colors In
honor of her coming nnd tho routo which
she will follow for eight miles is continu
ously decorated with masts, streamers and
flags. Tho cordiality of her welcome to the
Irish capital cannot bo doubted. Somo
threats are heard that thoro will bo serious
trouble and even rioting if orange proces
sions aro seen In the streets, but It is not
likely that tho queen's visit will bo inarreJ
by any unpleasant incidents.
There aro no ofllcial announcements re
specting tho length of tho qucon's stay in
Dublin. It will probably depend upon the
temper of tho pcoplo hert. If thero nro
political disturbances she will shorten it; It
sho Is convinced, on the other hand, that her
tribute to tho loyal services of the Irish
soldiers Is appreciated and tends to pro
moto good feeling, sho will prolong her stay
to a full month. Sho Is prepared to make
a long visit and convert Dublin for several
weeks Into a capital of Imperial splendor.
Her court will bo held In semi-state, pre
cisely as at Windsor. Tho grand coach of
state Is nlready here, with a score of the
best carriages and dandaus from the royal
mows. Hucklnghnm pnlnco. From seventy
to 100 horses, Including her famous grays,
are now nt tho stables of tho vlcerestal
lodge. A large retinue of coachmen, postil
lions and servants hns already arrived.
Thero will be a great muster of military
forces, nnd tho channel fleet will bo at
anchor at Kingstown.
Tho queen's entry Into Dublin promises
to be a most Impressive nnd brilliant
pageant, and thero will be a long series of
state functions nnd social revels while sho
Is hore.
Crowds aro pouring In from all points and
It Is estimated that the normal population
of Dublin, nbout 360.000. will Wednesday
havo swelled to 1,000,000. Rooms are at a
premium. From every town come throngs
anx'nus to sharo In tho gaiety that now prom
ise? to be unmarred. From Relfast alone
t.000 are expected.
Prince of Wales llolils I, ever.
LONDON. April 2. Tho prince of Wales
held a levee at St. James' palace today. The
weather was beautiful and largo crowds
witnessed the arrivals, which Included Lord
Salisbury, Joseph Chamberlain and most of
the cablnot ministers, the United States
charge d'affaires, Henry D. White and all
the members of tho Pnlted States em
bassy. Mr. Whlto presented Commander Clover,
tha new I'nlted States naval attache, nnd
Lafayette II. DnFrleso of New York.
Nationalists Hulil n MocIIiik,
LONDON, April 2. Tho nationalist mem
hem of Parliament held n mnrs meeting In
the Houso of Commons thl afternoon, under
tiw chatruiaiuhlp ot John Redinocd, tb
leader of tho Irish national party. In com
memoration of tho centenary of the union
of Great llrltnln and Ireland, A resolution
was adopted declaring "the act of union rests
on no moral basis ami tlioro can be neither
peaco nor loyalty in Ireland until the right
of national self-government Is restored."
Tho nationalists also ent a telegram to
President Kruger sympathizing with him on
thu death of General Joubert.
WRECK OF A STEAMER SEEN
Speculation nn lo Whether It Wiin
Pari of the I'nullliie, l.nau
O verilue.
PARIS, April 2. Captain Fourhe of tho
French steamer Le Lion, which has nrrhed
nt Alli.uue from Philadelphia, repor's hav
ing paused Mutch IS In latitude 37 north,
longitude S2 wist, a big half-aui'miend
wreck of n t'teamer and March 20 Lo Lbn
passed, In latitude 3i noi'th and longitude K
wist, u quantity of lion ting wreckage, In
cluding a number of planks, which It Is
thought might belong to the wreck ot tho
French steamer Puulllac, long oveidue, tho
planks being part of sonio flooring purchased
in America for the Parl exposition.
Tho secretary of the French Transatlantic:
company, however, docs not believe Le Lion
pr.M.cd tho wreck of the Paulllac. He cx
prc'iires thu opinion that tho Paulllac, having
n quantity of heavy mnchlnery on hoard
would. If wrecked, not remain near the sur
face of the water.
Tho French steamer Paulllac. hound from
New York February fi for Havre, was last
spoken considerably northeast of the posi
tion of tho wreck seen by tho French steamer
Le Lion.
COLOMBO IS RE-ELECTED
Chniuher of Depulles aiiio Him
nn I'rpxlilent of the
Hoiiie.
RO.MK, April 2. The Chamber of Deputies
today re-elected Slgnor Colombo president
of the Houso by 265 to 158 votes. Tho latter
votes wero given to Slgnor Ulancherl.
Mny lie u Duel Some Ila.
PUllS. April 2. Hnron Udounrd do
Rothschild has appointed Comte Louis do
Turcnno nnd M. O'Connor to bo his seconds
In rrsponao to the letter of Comte de Lu
borsac. threatening to throw the latter's
glovo In tho former's fnco wherever they
mot. Tho rcconds consulted together and
havo wrlttesi to Comto do Lubor3no, in
forming him that the dueling code prevents
II, iron Edouard from meeting Comte Lu
borsao until the latter has given satisfaction
to Uaron de Rothschild. They point out
the fact that tho latter forms no excuse for
Count Luborsac's refusing to meet him.
(rnln Import nt Liverpool,
LIVERPOOL, April 2. Tho Imports of
wheat Into Liverpool last week were 52,n00
quarters from Atlantic ports and 26,000
qunrters from other ports. Tho Imports of
American corn Into Liverpool last week
were 38.000 quarters. Following nro tho
stocks of brcadstuffs nnd provisions In
Liverpool: Wheat, 923,000 centals; corn,
48S.00O centals; Hour, 82,000 sacks; bacon,
7,800 boxes; hams, 4,000 boxes; shoulders,
2,900 boxes; butter, 4,300 packages; cheese,
44.111 boxes; lard, prlmo western steam, 21,
400 tierces; other kinds lard, 70 tons.
Cotton 'Alone the Nile.
CAIRO, .VprlL2.--Tao prA'ts cl tho cot
ton crop havo Improved owing to the progrcsu
mado in cutting tho aud, thus securing a
greater flow of water.
Tho sud Ib a floating mass of vegetablo
matter that forms In tho White Nllo and
obstructs navigation.
P Ira I en Capture llrltUli l.aiineli.
HONG KONG, April 2. A, Hrltlsh steam
launch was captured by pirates yesterday.
, near the Check-Heung-Shan district. Tho
j pilot of tho boat was murdered and tho
! launch and n lighter which It had In tow
j wero lootod. Tho supercargo was mado a
prisoner.
Queen XnnieK PonimnMer Gonernl.
LONDON, April 2. It Is, olllclally an
nounced that Queen Victoria has approved
tho appointment ot tho Mnrquls of London-
' derry as postmaster general In succession to
i the Duke of Norfolk, who Is bound to South
; Africa with tho Suffolk yeomanry.
1 Itevoltitlonnry General Ilenten.
' CARACAS, Venezuela, April 2. (Via Hay.
tlen cable.) Tho revolutionary general, Her
nandez, has been obliged to retreat to the
i br.nkn ot the Orinoco, having suffered a new
j nud decisive overthrow sixteen miles from
. Ciudad Hollvar.
WOMEN'S TICKET IS BEATEN
Men of Kansas Toivn Tire of Slrlel ,
1'rohiliitlon 1'lnforccil by Fem
inine Olllclals.
TOPEICA, Kan., April 2. Tho election for ,
city offices In tho town ot Heattlo, In Mar-'
shall county, today, wns a contest between
men and women nnd tho men won. A ticket
composed entirely of women was elected a
year ago. The women otllcers, headed by
! Mra. Elizabeth Totten, mayor, wore candl-
dates for re-election. Asldo from the sex
' nnd personality of tho candidates, the prin
cipal Issue was whether "Joints" should bo
allowed to run, tho men favoring a wide
open policy. The men rebelled against tho
strict prohibition enforced by tho women
nnd the ontlro men's ticket was elected
with the exception of clerk, ono councilman
and maishal. Tho latter Is a man.
START OF ANTI-BRYAN FIGHT
Oprnlncr Gun lo He Flreil nt Hie Jef
ferson lllrtliilny Dinner nt
llrookl ii.
niRMINOHAM. Ala., April 2. Judge J.
J. Wlllett of Annlston han accepted an In-
vltatlon to deliver an address at the Je'
. ferson birthday dinner to bo given by
' Brooklyn democrats April 12. Tho Im
portance which attaches to tho approaching
dinner from a political standpoint Is that.
. It Is tho opening gun of a campaign by east-
em democrnts against the nomination ot W.
! J. llrynn for tho presidency, and In favor ot
tho nomination of Judge J. Augustus Van
Wyck of Brooklyn, whose presidential boom
was launched by Judge Wlllett last Fourth
of July In his long talk before Tammany
Hall.
ANOTHER CITY BARS "SAPH0"
Columbus' Mayor Tells Olun Velher
solc's Representative Hint Shi
Cannot Piny Thrre,
COLl'MULT. 0 April 2.-A reprcsentatlvo
of Mlfs Olga Nethcrsole visited Mayor
Swartz today to Becuro hU sanction to tho
production nt "Sapho" in this city. Thq
mayor positlvoly refused to g(ve his consent
nnd notified Miss Nethersolo's representative
that tho pollco would Interfere If nny at
I tempt wns made to produce the play here.
DETROIT, April 2. Both tho Ilaptlst and
Methodist ministers of Detroit at tho weekly
meetings today adopted rct-nlutlons to be
bent to Mayor Mnybury protesting ngainit
pctmltting 'Th Degenerates" to be played
la ihlb ot) by Mrs, Laugtry's company.
; I WAR TAXES MAY BE REDICED
Homo Resolution Which Indicates
Couri by tho Rpubl oini.
This
PAYNE WOULD KNOW IF THERE IS SURPLUS
lllll Pinned lo Appropriate 11,HII
for a .Military lot nt Sherliliiu,
Wjo. Some Indian !.((;-
Wliillim,
WASHINGTON, April 2. A possible re
duction of tho war taxes was foreahadowe 1
In n resolution adopted by the hotiw today
calling uik:i tho secretary of tho treasury
for information as to the probable surplus
twisting revenue laws woinu create uui ins
this and the coming Ilscnl year. The reso
lution wns presented by Payne, the floor
leader of the majority.
Richardson of Tennessee ai-krd If It cov
ered anything savo the Internal revenuo tax
ation under the war revnuie act.
Pnyno replied that It did not. There was
no division on tho adrptlon tit tho resolu
tion, which Is ns follows:
KomoIioiI. That the secretin)" of the tlens
liry be, ami he hereby In requested to In
form the bouse of representative whether,
in Ills opinion, Iium.mI upon such knowledge
as lie has, I ho present laws fur the rins
ing of revenue are erentltnr and will eoti
llntie to cieiite a surplus in the treasury
over and above the wants of the govern
ment, nnd If so, to what extent nt the end
of the current llsenl )ear, and a like re
port .is to the ilxoul year ending dune, ISOI,
Thnt he also report to the house bis esti
mate ot the probable receipts of Hie treas
ury from all sources of revenue for Uh-m'
years, to wit: Custom. Internal ro untie
nnd miscellaneous source.
Resolved, That be also report to the
linuse the amount ot Interim! revenue taxe
received under the war levcnue net of
.luno 13, ISSs, upon article not theretofore
taxed; that said statement be Itemized ns
far up possible for the year muling June
lww, and for the nlno months eliding
Miiroh 31. 1W0.
Amount of the Surpliin.
After tho adoption of the resolution by the
house Payne authorized this statement:
"The object of tho resolution Is to get In
formation from tho secretary of tho treasury
that will enable tho ways and mentis com
mittee to detormlno whether It is nafo to ut
tempt a reduction of the revenuo nnd lu case
that Is decided nlllrin.itlvcly, then along
what lines this reduction should be made. It
Is truo there is a surplus of $54, 000,000 for
tho nlno months ending Saturday last nnd
$lf,,fiOO.00O for tho month of March. Whether
this surplus Is to bo Increased or not for the
balance of the flu.'nl year Is one of tho qurfc
tlons on which wo dealro Information.
"Should all rf tho JSfiO.OOO.OOO of bonds
which can bo rofunded under the refunding
act bo presented somo $86,000,000 would be
absorbed In this operation. It will require
$20,000,000 to refund the bonds nlready de
posited with tho secretary ot the treasury
under the act recently parsed. What we de
Klro to know Is tho effun of this upon tho
surpluo nnd tho probablo expenses of the
next fiscal year In order to safely determine
upon a reduction of tho revenue."
Grosvenor of Ohio then introduced a res
olution that tho secretary of tile treasury
report to tho houso of representatives the
names of persons, firms and corporations
who, from tlmo to time, havo paid customs
duties on goods and articles of every de
scription (wjilch havo entered the United
States from Porto Rico since' the treaty with
Spain, with the nrtlcles and amounts paid by
each and tho dates of such payments,
McRae of Arkansas offered an amendment,
nddlng to tho resolution tho following words
"'And also, if possible, from whom these Im
porters purchnsed said goods."
Grojvenor declined to accept tho nmond
mont and the democrats forced an ayo and
nay vote upon It.
Tho amendment 'was lost. SI to SO, nnd tho
resolution wns then adopted without division.
This being District of Columbia day the
houso then proceeded to the consideration of
district bUHlncts.
Under suspension of tho rules bills were
passed to open to settlement 418,000 ncres In
tho Fort Hall Indian reservation nnd S.fiOO,
000 ncres in Oklahoma, by ratifying the
agreements with the Ilnnnock and Shoshone
Indians and tho KIowsip. Crmanehes and
Apaches, and to appropriate J100.000 for a
military post at Sheridan, Wyo.
snxATiuts ahi: mt pivoii aiim:.
Opposed (o DIsturliliiK' AVnr Ileteune
Till" Session.
WASHINGTON. April 2. No disposition
Is manifested in tho senate to disturb tho
war revenuo taxes during tho present ses
sion of congress. Republican members of
the senate committee on flnnnco who are lu
the city ngreo In expressing tho opinion
thnt the session Is too far advanced to Jus
tify any effort In that direction at tho pres
ent time Some of them say that there Is
no meaaco In tho present surplus of revenue
and they generally agree that as circum
stances would not permit tho removal of the
eutlro tax It would bo a very complicate 1
work to make an equltabln adjustment.
They Eay that this work will have to ho un
dertaken nt tho beginning of a session when
undertaken at all.
FOR AN INTER0CEANIC ROAD
A iiloitiolille Cltili Launches Scheme for
II I lib n a y eross Continent
ThroiiKh Oiniihii.
NKW YORK, .April 2. Tho Automobllo
club of America gavo a dinner tonight at tho
Waldorf-iAstorla hotel to Major General
Miles and others of tho commission which
has been considering tho project of a na
tional highway from tho Atlantic to thu
Pacific. Tho commission Is not tin nfllclnl
body, but General Miles and his assistants
undortook the work of proparlng a prelim
inary report In response to what tho Auto
mobllo club considered n popular demand.
TheBo members of tbo commission wero
present: Francis K. Stanley of Newton,
Mass.; Colonel Peter Mlchle and Colonel S.
K. Tillman of tho United Stntcs Military
academy; Colonel R. I. Hoxle, corps of en
gineers, If. S. A., nnd John Jacob Astor.
Albert A. Popo read tho following report
on behalf ot tho commlttco:
Itesolved. That the routo presenting tho
most feasible lino for a national highway
from tho Atlantic to the Paclllc seems to
your committee to bo between tho fortieth
mill forty-second parallels of latitude. This
embraces Boston, from which point the
route could bo stretched east to Portland,
Me , then to Albany nnd to New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington,
Charleston, Savannah and St. Augustine.
From Albany running west through Syra
cuse, Itochesier, Buffalo nnd Nlngura
Falls, through Krlc. Cleveland, Toledo,
Adrian. Coldwater. Klkhart. South Bend.
Chicago, Davenport, Des Moines, Council
Bluffs, Omaha, Lincoln. Hastings, ncross
the Rocky mountains via Denver, to Salt
Lake City, Sacramento and San Francisco;
a southern lino reaching thence to lis
Angeles and a northerly ono to Portland
and Seattle.
Royolved, That In view of tho military
Importance of such a highway nnd of ad
vantages to tlioo section lluough which
It would be built find, fut thcrtnure. In Iow
of tho exnmplo In good road building it
would give to tho people of tho twentv
tlve states and territories through which it
would pjss. the matter be brought
prompt!)' to tho iittentlon of the people of
tho twenty-live stales and territories con
corned In order that congress may be peti
tioned to authorize tin; preliminary sur
ves renulri-d for suoli nation il lilgbw.n,
liiovlilioK if possible, I'jr tin- . jinpli 1 1 ,u ,,f
Hi h irvri heiwili Hos' ti oil! ' .1 .,
ira first year, between Chr aa and uniaha
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'orei nst for Nebr.'nku -
Haiii : Colder, Variable Winds.
Tciiiperiiliire nt Oiniihii eteriln I
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the second year, between New York and SI
A'.iKuMlnc tbe t'.,!, ..ir an I the remain
ing sections wiinln the follow ion e.ll.
HesnlVid. Tliu il lie KiniKCKtcd to the pi
tltloiitr to pteptre the umplctloit of tin
national blghwi) h an appropriation of
oiu-thlrd of 'be ueiessar.v expenditure,
one-thlnl from tMo slate for the portion
llng within their respective border, onr
thlrd by tln towtuhl;. rountle and el ties
through which Hie load shall pas, while
the ou neis or , propel tv benefited be
asked In donate the rliiht or way.
On motion the report by Pope was
adopted after the word "military" In tho
second paragraph had been stricken out.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN OHIO
.Municipal mill TiMtiislilp Klcclloos
Mum More I iioi-ense for llcpuli
llcnos Thnii llenioernls,
CINCINNATI. April 2 A summary of the
rewultH of tho miniliii.il nnd township ilec
llotis In Ohio today Indicate more icpubll
c in l hail di'tnnorailc gains, but no niue lor
It Is assigned excopt thai the republican
factions that hnvo been lighting Tor years
have evidently been getting together nnd
thnt the democrats have shown moro Indllfer
once than usual. This applies especially lo
the larger cities, but there havo been repub
lican gains according to tho returns from ru
ral di.itrlcts .mil other Indications that nto
net thus accounted for. The result in Cln
clnnntl. which on the average plurality
moro than reverses tin. result nt the lait
municipal election, Ik attributed to loss fac
tional lighting among Hie republicans and
the Indifference of the democrats.
lu Cleveland, where the fight hns been
most InteniH?, the vlctcry was most declidve.
The fonturo of the day was tho election of
Dr. Washington Gladden as a councilman at
Columbus, -where the quest Ion of municipal
franchises was it special Issue. Tho writings
of Dr. Gladden on labor questions1 and social
and political icoiioiny nro well known.
The reniibllcnns elected their ticket nt To
ledo, where May r Samuel Jouew lias held
sway ns nn Independent factor for years.
At somo Interior points tha republicans
elected otlleers whero they had never elected
them before, while there have been no
phenomenal gains by tho democrats. As
local Issues wero paramount at altncst all
plaros It U dlfllcult to Indicate any cause for
the drift of public preference.
Crmplete returns of the election In Cin
cinnati show the maiorlty of FlelicJwiann,
republican, over Cohen, fusion, for mavor,
n.r.is.
DETROIT. Mich.. April 2. The democrats
mado several striking gains In tho municipal
and township elections held In Michigan
cities today except In Detroit and Pfrt
Huron.
GRAND JURY IN G0EBEL CASE
Nine of fir Jniv ,ro,r)ntneris--Miiv
lllillcl It eiMlliIlcniis for Usurp
ing (llllci-s.
FRANKFORT, K. April 2. Tho April
term of the Franklin clrc ilt eourt and tho
grand Jury working under It, which will in
vestigate tho assassination of William
Goebcl, began work thh afternoon. Tho
court did not convone until 2 o'clock ami
tho original panel drawn for grand Jurn-it
wns exhausted before the required number
qualified to serve was secured.
Tho grand Jury as finally mado up Is com
posed of Robert Sutor, foreman, democrat,
farmer; William Graham, democrat, farmer;
S, D. Cnln, democrat, farmer; Frank Stugg,
republican, merchant; George Brock, dem
ocrat, farmer; Marlon Fenthorstnne, nntl
Goeliel democrat, farmer: W. 11. Georgo, re
publican, Jowelcr; Charles M. Bildgoford,
drmocrat, painter; E. T. Brumbock, dem
ocrat, farmer; John Rles, democrat, butcher;
Llewellyn Onlnes, democrat, laundryman;
F. L. Carter, democrat, farmer.
Judge CantrlU's charge to the grand Jury
wns surprisingly brief nnd devoid of any
thing of a sensational nature.
While nothing was said by Judge Cant
rill In his ehurgo concerning It, It Is under
stood that Commonwealth's Attorney Frank
lln will recommend the bringing In of in
dlrtments against Governor Taylor and all
of the other republican state, nlllcers on tho
charge of usurpation of oflkiH.
During the court preliminaries Attornov
James Andrew Scott, for tho democrats, filed
ar amended petition In the cases of tin
dcmocrnllo state olllcers other than govornnr
nnd llcutonant governor against tho de
fendants In which damages for alleged
usurpation nnd unlawful retention ot tho
ofllcrs In dlsputn are asked.
MORE OF COFFEE-SUGAR WAR
Arhueklos Aslt for lleeeUer for Wool
son Spin. Company ami Injunc
tion A Kill o si IIiim-iik-) crs.
TOLKDO, 0 April 2. Arhucklo & Co.,
tho New York and Pittsburg coffee-sugar
magnates, hnve nsked tho courts to appoint
a receiver for tho Woolson Splco company
nnd for an Injunction to prevent H. O.
Hnvemeyer, James Secor, John H. Doylo
nnd others from using tho big Toledo plant
against Arhucklo In tho coffee-sugar war.
Tho plaintiffs, John Arhucklo, William V.
R. Smith, James N. Jarvls nnd William A.
Jnmleson, claim to he tho holders of tho
minority part of the stock, sixty-one shares.
They say that F. M, Ilrlghnni, James Scene
'and John H. Doylo hold tho ro3t, 1.73U
Fhares, rccscntlng tho Havemeyer Intor
otB, nnd tho present fight Is but a enn
I tlnuatlon of thu long list of hattlis which
these rlvnl factions hnvo waed In the east
nnd west, nnd beforo in Toledo. The plnln-
tilts allege that tho defendants have con
i ductod tho business In such a way that it
I Is losing, where three years ago It was
making a mint of mnnny. This wos done,
thoy allege, so as to crowd them nut nnd
cheat them from a part of the dividends.
They ask tho court for a dozen different
things which, whan boiled down, means
that tho court Is to lako hold of tho bu-l-(
ness and Investigate It from top to bottum.
Miniv 'la I Us ol' Ills Soiillii.cn Trip,
I LOl'ISVILLH. April S-neneral Albert
D Shaw, commnnder-in-chtor of the Grand
Army of tho Republic who has Just re
turned from n tour of thu south, reached
here today.
"My trip hna been most interesting," mil.)
I General Shaw. "Kvorywhere I was erected
j bv lonfedernte find union sol'lb rs alike.
The ro Is no longer any feeling between the
soldiers who opposed each other In the
great war. T'hn brnvo men of the north
and south fire on the same plane."
General Shnw expressed his approval of
th" Miimn-stlon to inuko ennfi rate ijcio-
rauon uay a national iioikihv.
Ill" y 11 II Spetllis ill Whlileom,
WHATCOM. Wi.uh A. ,.11 t
I Bryan began the second wi 'k o his Pa
' elllc i nasi campaign bv uddre-'sltiv' 10.(00
peopl. ,it an oiicn-iilr inc. i Inn lu ,iv
lie sink'" for an hour ami tin nm Hi
I!. ' t'.il.r ioMlr.ii f i'.f trni lij
Jl.s u .-ion of 'In I'olllj plal, pi Hon,
F T Ml ( A TAB I PI?
i Jivini iuu AJL J.11111LJL
Seven Hours of Debate in the Senate on
Porto Rica.
VOTE TO BETAKEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Effort to Ba Untie to Extend Time After
Tour O'clock.
DEPtW'S FINE ARGUMENT FOR THE BILL
Compares Drm-crfcr'n Present Attitude to
Oalboun's Prc-Slavery Position.
CONSTITUTION NEED NOT FOLLOW FLAG
luhiihlliiiils of Porlo Itleo Described
nnil Svvil of l.eulslnllon to llolte
III" Islnuil's l)rniiilim In-
luslrles Depleted.
WASHINGTON, April 2 --Advocates and
opponents of the Porto Rico tariff and gov
ernmini bill waged vigorous war lu tho sen
ate today for more ihau seven hours. l,ong
beforo the senate convened nt 11 o'clock iho
galleries wito crowded, and so they re
mained until tho senute adjourned.
Those who listened to tho debate today
wero well Tepald. Tho speeches were good
and the running debato unusually bright
and Ihely. During the speech of Spooner
ot Wlsronsln, particularly, the chamber
seemed lo Mr in 1 1 Hit to with sparks, ns lui
ciobsrd argumentative swords with some of
the best debaters on the democratic side,
ills nddrrss. If so it could bo culled, was
devoted nlmost wholly lo n discussion of
the constitutional questions Invohed In tho
pending bill.
Bate, democrat of Tennessee, opened ths
discussion of tho day with n carefully pre
pared speech In opposition to the bill. Ho
was followed by Cullom of Illinois In a
vigorous speech supporting the measure
Then came Dcpow, a member of tho com
mittee which framed tho bill, who made au
eloquent nud forceful defense of tho nicaj
ut e.
Calhoun nnil Slnwry.
"Thero Is no dhlslon among tho ma
jority in cither house ns to tho power of
c tigiess to legislate on this subject'.' said
Dcpcw. '"The majority all ngreo that Iho
constitution does not extend by Itn own
power over these new possessions and that
congress can legislate for them as it deems
vise, subject only to the prohibitions upon
congress in tho constitution. The demo,
emtio party nrce.pted the other vlow, that
the constitution does extend Vy Ita own
forco into tho territories, fiom tho mo
ment that It was Invented by John C. Cal
houn for the purpose of carrylug slavery
into tho now territories, when It was liu
posslblo ngalnst tho urouaed conscience of
tho country to Bccum legislation to that
effect. Ills but fair to pay that while tho
octlop of " 'osyi L" the v.nmlrootu
consent of alt statuimen and of all bar' let,
for fifty years, nnd tho trend of tho dcls
lons of the supremo court, sustain tho powur
of congress to take the whole or nny part
of tho constitution nnil the laws of tha
United Stntcs Into new territories nnd to
establish governments for them, yet tho
questions raised by the acquisition of
Cuba, Hawaii anil tho Philippines, whan
presented to the supremo court, must io
sult lu such a broad and comprehensive n
terpt elation as will maku clear for alt tlmo
Iho tosltlon of the, United Stntcs upon thu
government of territories which eom to us.
"Whllo tho practical part of this measure
has rucelved some consideration, yot It 1ms
resulted In plcturtu of Porto Rico and lt
Inhabitants which nro utterly misleading.
Tho lower huiisn of the Iowa legislature thn
other day adopted a resolution for free trado
with Porto Rico on tho sentimental ground
that her pcoplo had accepted our sover
eignty willingly, while other Islands weir
resisting it. The sudden collnpso of thn
Spanish power and tho almost Instantaneous,
dropping Into our hands ot the Island pro
sessions of Spain found different condition
ill these Kji-sesslons. It is admitted, for In
stance, that Cuba is to be under our gov
ernment only until sho In cnpablo of govern
ing herself. We all know that, with th
revolutionary elements and professional agi
tators of thai Island. If nny excuse or oppor
tunity had been offered there would have
been a revolt against our nuthorlty.
Iloiv Porlo Itleo Is I'lelurcil.
"Porto Rico has been pictured huro und
presented to tho country is It It were a
Massachusetts, a Connecticut or an Iowa,
i populated !yn Intelligent and educated poo-
pin who had Instantly grasped tho problems
of government nud the Institutions of tho
United Stntis nnd weio In all respects fitted
to early nssumo a place among tho states ot
tho Union; that prior und preliminary to
this stntehood they wcto entitled to uvery
privilege, every law, every constitutional
right which belongs to tho citizens of the
states.
"Out ot this million, 800,000 derive their
living from agricultural puisults. Thoy llvo
In huts, consisting of one room; they havo
work only during the season for coffeo, for
sugar and tobacco. Tho children from 10 to
lfi years of ago earn alwut 10 cents a day;
vigorous mnnhnnd receives 30 cents nnd old
age, ngnln, from 10 to lfi cents1. Thoy llvo
on sugar cane and tho fruits that grow anil
are so cheap In the tropic", and It Is esti
mated can sustain life on 5 cents a day per
individual. Most of them have never known
brend or meat ns it Is familiar to our people.
They aro hired by tho day, tho contract clos
ing with tho sun. By this means tho owners
of tho largo estates aro freo frcm responsi
bility for their caro or maintenance, a re
sponsibility which would come if the con
tracts wero by tho month or by tho year.
Thero nro no school I'ouses In the Island,
Thus eight-tenths of this population are Ig
norant of politics, of government, of Span
Irh or American rulo nnd Intent only upon
tho always immeillati! and exigent necassl'y
of subsistence und llfo. In tho majority nt
the famllle.'i tho heads are unmarried be.
cauiio they had not the money under Span
ish rule to pay tho oxpetises of tho mnrrlagn
ceremony, civil or religious. Tho 200,000 re
maining consist of tho landholders,
merchants nnd factors and of the cnrrleru
nnd skilled artisans In tho towns and thn
small storekeepert-i in the country.
"Tho Island Itself consists of 2,000 000 acrci.
There nro 1,200,000 acres In pasture, 1s -000
In coffee, 70,000 In sugar, 11,000 In to
bacco nnd the rest Is In forests, orchards,
cordons and underbrush. Tho land of thn
Island Is owned In l.ooo estates. A largo
proportion of these owners are Spaniards1,
Kngllsh and other foreigners. Tho coffi e,
sugar and tobacco ostntrr are mortgaged for
about onn-quarler of tholr valuo ut ratns ot
interest varying from 10 to 25 per cent. The
profits of piodurtlon aro so great, oven wilh
the antiquated mnchlnery In use, that with
normal crops and with the Dlngley tariff
in full force n ii has been, against them
foi tho last four years, they wore enabled
