The Omaha Daily Bee ESTABLISHED J USE 19, 1871. A I) lire Mora Ccmpmies of BritUh Infantrj Caught ty Boen. WITHIN A FEW MILES OF BLOEMFONTEIN Robirts Beporti Anolhar BUrtllng Kiduc tion of Invading Foioj. TRYING TO RETAKE THE CAPITAL o Boon Stem tc Be Endeavoring to Mike Good Their Threat. METHUEN REPOFTS KILLING GEN. MAREU1L Surrounds n Iloi-r 1'nrcr nrtlicnnt iif iilnil.erlej, KIIIIiik KIkIiI. liiolinl JiiK I'reneh Chief tif MliilT of liner Army, 1. LONDON, April G. Thn Uloomfontcln cor respondent of the Morning Tolograph today Bays: "Tho lloers are apparently making an at tempt to redeem their promlso to tnke lllocmfontcln. A considerable force has inoved south through Thaba Nchu. General Tucker's Isolation nt Karoo Is moro appar ent than real. slnco tho open ground north of Illocinfontuln offers small opportunity for Hocr tactics. They may possibly engage Qilm to distract nttentlon from operations elsewhere IteniountH arc anxiously awaited." LONDON. April C Lord Roberta rcporln that live companies of British troops have been captured by tho Hoern near Bethany. Tho following Is tho text of Lord Roberts' UtHpateh to the War olltcc: "IILOEM FONTKIN, Thursday, April C lAnother unfortuuato occurrence ban oc curred resulting, I fear. In tho capture of a Tarty of infantry consisting of throo com panion of tho Hoynl Irish Fusiliers and two appointed to tho command of the Freo Staterw and tho further report that the Free State has arranged a loan from tho Transvaal for war purposes aro both con firmed Ten thousand remounts from South Amcr lea, are duo to arrlvo during the coming flfcjyjt ports of Natal and Tape Colony. jmWtoacr version of the fighting with yVjts force says that four of ficersBjffcujor were taken prisoners "t HaninRljBnppearn that the names of Ce??rVuie. which were originally suppcncdBReate two of tho ofuccrH captured at th?Wme( should have been hyphenated as the name of one olllcer. As numerous prisoners are now held on both sides and the numbers aro about efjunl tho question of exchanging was mooted in the House of Commons last evening. This elicited a reply that the government had no Intention of proposing an exchange, rutting Telcurniih Wires. Tho Illoemfonteln correspondent of the Dally Telegraph says: "A seditious meeting whh summoned by Transvaal einlssnrlm for today at Louw berg, but nobody nttended. 'Hocr patrols from Drandfort havo eut tho telegraph wires btvtwecn hero and Ilos- choff. The British scouts reported yes tcrday thill n force of from 12.000 to 18,000 Doers had been seen beyond Bushman's kop moving from Thaba Nchu to tho Huuth. Tho enemy by appeals and menace com bined aro vainly trying to Induce the burg hers to take the field agnln. The farmers nro moro afraid of tho Transvaal than of the Urltlsh." BLOK.MFONTKlN, April fi.-The first cavalry brlgnde under Colonel Porter recon noltcred eastward today beyond Louw kop. They found 150 Boors and opened up on them with shellH. The Doers dlapersed instantly. OMAHA SA'I'I'nnAV -Mm)VTV-( hitht " " 1 .1. ATI vyjvi vjr, ul ixiaj 4 COEBELIIES WIN IN COURT 1900-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY EI YE CENTS. GLOOM AT DUBLIN CASTLE Hovore (n IlrltUh rm (rentes Con otoriiatlon in mo CH ilnrllll cation Felt. Deciiion of Court of Appeals in Kentnokj Govarnorihip Caia. ONE REPUBLICAN JUDGE DISSENTS Case In Tie Tale en In ,c I nlted stntc Supreme Court Two .Induct Criticise lioelielltes' Course. .,,, FUANKFOHT, Ky., April 6. Tho court of appeals today handed down a decision In mo governorship case- In favor of the dem ocrats. The opinion Is by six of the Judges, four democrats and two republicans. duugo uurcllo was tho only ludio dissent- lig. Thu other two republican Judges, Bur nam and Ouffy, gave a separato opinion from the democratic Judges, but which agreed with tho democratic members In Ita ! conclusion. Judge Hobson wrote the opinion of tho court. The concurrttico of Judges Burnam and Ouffy with tho four democratic Judges as n HurpriHO generally, but to tho repub licans especially. Tho opinion holds that the action of thn legislature in seating Governor lleckham was llnal and that tho courts have no power to review It; that Governor Taylor exceeded his authority m adjourning tho legislature to london and that tho Journals of tho two nouses or tho legislature, being regular, can uui. do impcacned. Thirty days must eiapso bororo tho mandate of the court of appeals, In accordance with today's decision, is Issued. Meanwhile no radical change In tho relativo pcxdtlotis of tho two state gov ernments Is expected. lAppi-nl to lie Tnkrn, Former (Jovernor Iiradley, chief counsel for Governor Taylor, tonight authorized the statement that an appeal on behalf of Gov ernor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor Marshall will bo carried to the supremo llradlcy and to talk today. Ho said: "My attorneys will do my talking." L. J. Crawford, attorney for Youtsey. has made no statement. W. H. Culton nUo do cllned to talk. MAUD GONNE'S SHARP WORDS Cnutllr Criticism of Victoria li- (he Well Kuomii (iiiiuipluii of Iri'lniul. (Copyright. lfV, by Press Publishing Co.) DL'HLIN. April 6. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.; Tho pollco to night mndo a raid of tho office of the United Irishman, a newspaper, and seized tho whole of this week's ifsue, which is of the most violent nature. Thu articles Included ouo oy .iaudo Gonno entitled, "Tho Famlno CHOKER TALKS ABOUT DLWEV Tammanj'i Bou Ventilate Hii Idaai of th Admiral'i Political Ohanoea. HAS NO CAPACITY TO ENTER POLITICS IC M hits .o Mure About It Tluui Crnker Does of TukliiK Conimiiud of the Olytnplu HnyH riiu Will lie Elected. (Copyright, lpon, by Press Publishing Co.) i-u.uoN, April 6. (New York World Cn- Queen." Tho following Is one of the many j Wesram Special Telegram.) Uoss Crokcr Inflammatory passages: (will not seo reporters, will not give nny CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Showers for two ilaym; Variable Winds 'I emtieTnltire nt Dmnliii cterilnvi lour, r. ii. in . , , , , , (I n. in , , , , , . 7 ii. in S n. in 0 ii. in ..... , 111 i II n. in I- ti !). IS 17 III oil r.r. (Ki nr. us 1 1 ii nr. I i. in II lit :t p. in p. in r. p. in ii p. in S (. in t p. in Di'U. 711 III! 117 III rroms would be oi-oupled by himself and a iriend. Wlillno)' ue llneUliiK llcncy, NKW YOHIC, Aprll'o. Wll.i.rn C. Whit ney said today tlmt ell sta r.nenls suggest- "In truth for Victoria in tho dccropltudc ! 8tnU'mt'nt or not answer nny cables ' ' 'h't he ha had to do with ilu camll ... . .. " companies of tho Ninth regiment of mounted " . nr. cnBl a 81dden gloom DUBLIN, April 6. Ixrd lloherts' rflHnntph describing tho disaster at IteJeersburi.' was ! court of tho United States printed In tho Dublin evening naners and I Judgo W. II. Yost, counsel for tho renuh created general consternation. It brought ' Ilcan stato ofllcers, were in consultation with tho populaco with a quick turn from tho , Oovernor Taylor for several hours this after- . kj-. uivi iuv iuccn s vihii to tne great "ou" '"'u no statement was mado at the closo of the conference It Is said that Col- Infantry near Kcddorsburg, a llttlo eastward of IlcUinny railway stntlon, within a few anlles of this place. They wore surrounded Jiy a stronger force of tho enemy with four or Ilvo guns. "Tho detachment held out from noon April 8 until April 1, !) a. m., ntul then, apparently, Burrcndcred. for It Ii reported that tho llr Ing ceased at that time. Immediately after J hoard tho news, during tho afternoon of April 3, I ordered Ontacre to proceed from Sprlngfnnteln, his present headquarters, to lleddersburg with all posslhlo Bpeed and I dispatched tho Cameron Highlanders himce to Bethany. Ho ntrlved at Ileddeniburg at 10:30 yesterday morning without opposition, but could got no news of tho missing de tachment. "Thcro can bo no doubt tho wholo party baa been made prisoners." At, ! p. tn. It is ofllctally announced that tho Urltlsh casualties In tho Boor ambush near Sanuas-I'oat (last Saturday) total: Mlsslpg 33: 'wojliirted sn- killed 1 Tho I . jiUaaing iiu-ludo llll'ai tlllurlhls, tweiuy-llvo LIfo Guards, twenty-two mon of tho Tenth over tho gaiety of tho party at the castle, A prominent member of tho cabinet, now In Dublin, when Interviewed did not at tempt to conceal his mortification nor to mlnlmizo tho evil effects of such reverses upon tho prestige of the empire abroad. IIo appeared to havo no hopo of an Imme diate advance in force. In tho cabinet ralnlstcr'a statement there . opinion says I" , "."'.J?' iri."0'"' . Wh "roil ,.e Taylor ,! Mnrsliall. Irritation and chagrin flr fu Vi.i u , ' 'l la .iard Imagine a moro flagrant oncl W. C. I'. Breckinridge and rcnubllcan leaders from different parts of the state will meet Tuylor In conference hero 'tomorrow morning. Judges Burnam and Ouffy, republicans, while concurring In tho opinion that tho courts havo no Jurisdiction, dissented from tho reasoning. Judgo Uurnnm's separate "unfortunato clrcumstonces" should retard tho march to Pretoria. (lueeu In AIiiiorI IIIIiiiI. From ono who -was a guest at tho banquet given to tho queen yesterday It was ascer tained that hor majesty looked exceptionally well nnd discussed tho topics of tho day with kcon perception. She appeared, how ever, to be getting so shortsighted ns to be almost blind. Just beforo dinner tho duke of Aberdeen, ns tho premier peer of Ireland, presented to J- ...a -o: .-..-Mf rfl..wa. jut, wMlu sLo wore throughout tho evening with evident pride. and partisan disregard of the modes of pro cedure than ds mado manifest by tho facts nllegcd and relied on by contestees and ad mitted by demurrer and I am firmly con vinced from admitted facts that tho legis lature In tho heat of anger, engendered by intenso partisan excitement, has dono two faithful, conscientious and ablo public servants an Irreparable Injury by depriving them of tho office to which they were elected and u still greater wrong to tho large ma jority of tho olectors who voted, under diffi cult circumstances to elect thesq servantB. ''li'it tvt a.o nyM at .the threshold 'tfltb tho contention that tho courts of tho stato ! under tho constitution havo no power to go of her 81 years to havo decided, after tho ' ft0out American politics, but I was fortunate absence of a half century, to rovislt a conn- 1 c,10Uk'1 to run across a particular friend of try sne hates, whom inhabitants uro vie- "lfl "no uns 8CPn nnJ spoken with him tlms of tho criminal nollcy of her mi slnco Dewoy's candidacy has been announced. a political necessity, which must havo been i c'ro,er Bal(1 ln course of the general conver- terribly strong, for nfter all sho is a woman BUllon- and however vile, selfish und pitiless her "ucwey Is not a serious polltlclau. IIo soul, she must sometimes tremble ns death 1 n flr8t"r-,, nava' commander, but has approaches when Bho thinks of tho countless i 110 woro cnImcIt' lo ctcr polities that I havo Irish mothers who, shelterlios and watching ' to tilko comnlallJ of the Olynipla. Ho has their starving little ones, bavo cursed her1 n b'K m,5tale for ll18 n sake. IIo beforo they died. Kvery eviction during ' cnn 1 cl(,cl'(, nnJ I,ryan w'" Rot the dtr.n- stxty-thren years has been carried out In ' ?,Crat' ,llp'nlnalln ""'l will lick McKlnley. Victoria's namo nnd if there Is Justice In , . " win suro whether Dewey Is up or heaven tho shame of those poor Irish cm- . Th,Amcrlcn l'cople nro dead sick Igrant girls, whoso very Innocence render ' fn'mpo,rIlu,l6,I" or .MBKInlcylsm and will them an easy prey and who have been over-1 ?Wa"W ,DoWC,y T' .Dt'WTy ?"n "'y omn in , ihi -.,..1.. I B,a'"1 n8 ' Imperialist unless ho has gone on foreign shores, will fall on this woman ! " w,mtu 8,alJ whcu, lho Americans , Mercer having eeure.I in tho'presrnt appro dacy of Admiral Dewoy for the presidency aro without foundation, lie suld- "I do not coiiMder myself ns s.i related to polities at ptoAoit ns .o ;io etiflftel to nslt In making candMites. I lune Ihe profounlest admiration for dmlr.il Dewiv" CRUISER WILL BE AU RIGHT Thrniiuli M.r.rr'x KlTorU .SIkmiI liluic for the N.'liriiNka Will He of Hie Itrftt. WASHINGTON. April fl.-(3poclil Te'e gram.) The new cruler Nebr.is'd. whl. h Ii to be built by" the Navy depart.nen'. Is ti have the best equipment without ll nttatlon ns to price of nrmor plole, Coiigrc.m.in whoso bourgeouu; virtue Is so boMtcd and ! f?.," !. b.S!,c.V0 11 .w.'" lc in whoso name their homes woro destroyed. Taking tho shamrock In her withered hands aho dares to aBk Ireland for soldiers to pro tect tho oxtormlnntors of their race." Tho event caused llttlo excitement. Tho selzuro Is regarded by loyalists as a mistake. QUEEN DRIVES IN THE RAIN Urnvcs Kleiucnts for Sliorf Trip Po lice .Siiiiri-HM l'liper Contnliilnic Storj- liy 31 ii if ii Guituc. DUBLIN. April fi. 7:04 p. m. In spite of tho fact that it was raining Queen Vic toria this morning drovo out in tho vlco regal grounds In a garden chair. Owing to "tho continued wet weather she did not visit tho city this afternoon, merely In dulging In a short carriage drive In tho park and over the roads ln Its vicinity. Great anticipations havo been aroused In connection with tomorrow's children's fes tival, when -30,000 youngsters from nil parts of Ireland will bo given a chance, to see her majesty. IlllHfturft ntlil flflv.ntw. nf T).lmFttt, ITn,BA Tho others aro divided among numerous!, majesty will probably leave Ireland behind tho 4eglslatlvo Journal and review regiments. between April 23 and April 28. There Is no tho Judgment of tho assembly In tho proccod- NOIIVALS PONT Thursday April 5 A conllr,m,tlon of "i" rumors that tho prince Ings over which they aro given by tho con- dotnehment of llusaars who wore proceed- I of W.nl wl" como t0'rclnni1- Cado- stltutlon exclusive Jurisdiction nnd from ing heneo to Bloemfonteln are renorted to 1 5.an .kn0ws. no.tlllnB of nny BUCD'' Intention, whoso determination of tho question no Lave been trained at lMcnburg. about flf- ,' nowo)7' to 1,1 a'lnK that appeal Is provided. I have been led with ' "M ,iv miii, fiini win, me nwiio reiuuiaiico 10 mo ronciusion, iinu not hout sonin misgivings as to its correct- S3, that there is no power in tho courts (ha atntu tt rflvlpw 4hn Snrllnt.u if ()A ooparture. leen rullen southwest cf Heddershurg. In the I ,."". V" ",V ,, ' ' ' .. " . m Orang0 Tree State, and dispatched to tho ' !,t)lrl hnt? ! r ' 03 or'nt'' " wit assistance of tho Irish Idlers captured i T, h- f !uu ph w pr "C W0U " ne" near Uoddersburg. ' T ""SUa,Itl1 to vlslt hria bpfore tno 1wn i1 "f FIND ACCOMPLICE OF SIPI00 Mnn Who l"iiriilsliril ilic Itevolvcr a. Shuciunki'r Mnmeil .Meert. DUBLIN, April 6. In court circles ln Dublin tho impression Is growing that tho cartridges of Slpldo, tho assailant of tho prlnco of Wales at Brussels, were Cevoid of bullets. nntrfSKLS, Aptil . G.-0fc ' of' thM ac complices of Slpldo, tho would-bo assassin of tho prlnco of Wales he who sold him tho revolver Is a shoemaker named Arthur Meert. Tho magistrate who Is conducting the In- a straight fight between McKlnley nnd Bryan arm iirynn is going to win." . Tho boss hns altered his plans about re turning to tho states. The World tan in form its frlendi. that they will not sec him now until nearly June. Croker's Boer sympathies aro Intenso nnd pronounced. Ills Influence In Bryan's can didature will bo thrown strongly for Inter vention. Croker passed three days this week In London. Croker already looks In better health than when tho World's representative saw him at Newmarket a fortnight ago. Ills color Is better, but ho has aged decidedly slnco his accident. Enforced Inactivity worries him. Ho has nono of the resources of a sedentary man and is now paying tho penalty of prema ture uso of his leg against the d'tor's orders. This week ho has had dally visits from eminent specialists, who again warned tho obstreperous patient that ho nust give his ankle complete rest If ho wants complete cure. Consequently "Boss" makes tho best prlntlon bill n removal of the S300 ner ten rtwtrlctlon previously placed on armor plate for naval vessels In former npproprlatljn bills. It Is n fact that the United States to day Is securing armor plato cheaper than nny other country, Knglnml, Japan and Ituisla paying considerably moro thnn this country .for armor plate, Japanese and Kiis slan vreocls which are bolng built In the United States costing nearly twice as much. The Interior department has reported ad versely on two bills Introduced by Scn.i'or Allen, ono for right of wny for tho Niobrara, Sioux City & Blnck Hills railway through tho Santeo Indian reservation in Boyd r.nd kiiox counties. Nebraska, nnd another for tne hastem Nebraska & Gulf railway through tho Omaha and Winnebago recerva tloi. Am to the Niobrara, Sioux City ,i Black Hills, Commissioner of Indian Af fairs Jones says the company asks too much land for right of way purposes und that neither of the measures Is necessary, an nil reasonable rights can ho obtained under tho general low passed March 2, ISM. for oh- TU0MPi05 ENDORSED Lancaitir Conntj Bcpnbllcars Stamp 0. K. on Hig Senatorial Boom. HARMONIOUS AND ORDERLY CONVENTION Practically No Oppoiition Divelopa Agalnut the Lincoln Mnn. LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION IS A UNIT Many of tb Nomination! Aro Madi bj Acclamation. ENDORSEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN BURKET I'liilforin KiHliirncK .11 1 Kin Icy nnd PleilttoN ll.'M IliTiirl of tin Parlr 'ill .Ni'lirnnkii In the r. Iiulilleiiii Column. In l.niM-iiftlrr rntuity lteiultlleiiii Tli-krl. ..Stato Senator U1CIIAUD O'NHll, JOHN J. TitO.MPlJN... . A. W. I.ANU C It. THKPT J. II. .MOL'KIOTT K J. HIIHLUIDHN ... I'ilAllI.ICS U'AIIVI.MJ J. If. CALDWHI.L ' UKOIU1K H. AVKLTON. County Commissioner State Senator ...Iteiu-ei-ontiitlve ...Itoiirosentntlvo ...ltoirosentiitie . ..ltepresentntlve ...Itepresonlatlvo County Attorney of tho bad business of sitting Indoors with j tainlng rights of way through India his leg upon a couch or driving around In an Invalid landnu. Today he left for Brigh ton for a week's stay. VERMONT WILL BE FOR BRYAN Democrnlli Commit termini I)ce- ( aniiot Hum- 1 1 h Home Stale. Say NKW YORK,, April 6. B. B. Smalley, democratic national committeeman from Vermont and formerly secretary of tho democratic national committee, ln an inter view upon Admiral Dewey's candidacy for Vtcsldent,- r.nX that ,the, delegates from Vurmont Dewey's homo state will bo for William J. Bryan. Ho said: "It has long been apparent to mo that the nominees this year will bo William McKlnley and vwuiam Jennings Bryan. The Vermont vestlgatlon Into the caso proposes to examine ' democratic convention will be held in Ju Metliueii Ui'iorlH n Vlolory. The War office has received tho following i NOHHOW OV10K dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloom rfonteln. Thursday, April 5: "Methnen telegraphs from Boshof (In the Orange Pree State, a little northeast of JClmberley) as follows: 'Surrounded Oen- Volkaert, who spoko nt tho socialist meet ing today, nnd In the course of his re marks alluaed to tho prlnco of Wales. Alii for Amerlenii Trade, CARACAS, April . (Via Haytlan Ca- liTP.iernl nssnmhlv In u contested flection fnr'.. " " lmm 'gncl and fle- 77777,. n..r I""1 o"1"'8 f governor and lieutenant gov- J. 'nn ha "nUea S'n,rs mln'8""-, Mr. MAHI,III.-S KATll. ns h b , , authenticated , V "' ,ih tosi- convention. . .. ' .. . ' . .... .. , . It Is considered that this ncrwmrai hr.,,t.i I'iimiIi vi n.i rceorus. .Many questions nave necn raised ,,,, 4U . , . .. i' aoiii) i.nnt ..'.. .. .. .. . augment tho American ret nil im,in i, I", , ,,i.. j,, . . 3 iiiwiiuu uvimiB yeuriy, so rar as tno mall Clime of Well ICmnvii AililreMN lo liln i and dlscuesed by counsel for the appollan PARIS, April 0.- News of tho death of but it will bo unnecessary to consider thorn General Vlllebols Mnreull was postid In tho In view of tho conclusion wo havo reached Chamber and Senate vesterdav and emised on this fundamental question." rrai vmenois .xareuu and a nouy or iiopih a painful Impression. Tho deceased officer today. None escaped. Vlllebols and seven had many friends In I loers killed, eight wounded. Fifty pris oners. ' " " 'Our losses were: Killed Captains Hoyle nnd Williams, Imth of tho yeomanry, und two men of tho yeomanry. " 'Wounded About seven men. " 'The attack lasted four hours. The corps behaved very well. Our force was composed the parliamentary I ptiidv World and his prnnlllf- letters rninmnnlpnt,l " I I from time to time to tho papers by tho members of his family, had been eagerly read. The public, therefore, had followed his movements in tho Transvaal with great Interest. Vlcomto do Vlllebols Mnreull, formerly OF G0EBEL KILLING I.oiilnvUlo I'niier Prints AVlint Pur liortM o He Ilelulln of (lie Plot. slblo for many Boer succccses ln Natal and later In .Capo Colony nnd tho southern part LOUISVILLB, Ky., April 6. Tho Courier Journal prints a circumstantial story which of yeomanry, the Klmberley mounted corns I deputy from tho Department of Mayonne, purports to glvo tho details of the concep- ciiid tho Fourth battery of artillery.' " received many expressions of sympathy on tion and execution of the plot to kill Senator thn dinth of his brother, and there was a Goebel. Tho story is based upon cvldenro Ooneral do Vlllebols .Mnreull was the chlof ' constant How of visitors to tho house on said to havo been glvon to the attorneys of slnfT of tho Boer army. He Is about 50 tM0 11110 "rounoud, where he lives with tho f0r the prosecution by Wharton Oolden, W. years old and Is said to havo been respon- I mo,m'r daughter of tho deceased olll- I . Ouiton, H. E. YoutBey and others. Tho ' 'story given tho name ot tho man suspected I Tho vleompte intends to nsk the British ' nt hnvlnir Hrod tho shot that killed Senator of the Orange Free Sine. It Is said that f ' 1 1 Z n 8i 0 com,ucl 10 nllow Goebel. Ha Is a Clay county feudist. Hols ho ente-ed tho Boer service merelv he.-m, 8ltK u,t """J Dr," 11 ck io war wan bin irm! n.. y.-,i itrn.,ni . r ranee ' ,i.i,uii I. num ber of campaigns In the French army. ENGLAND IS ALARMED AGAIN "Wonder I nit Wlii-llier Lord lloherlM AVID lie Idle lo Maintain II Ik i omniiin lent Ioiin, LONDON. April 7. 1 30 n. m.-Nnt a word regarding tho disaster nt lleddersburg has come through, except the dlnp.itdi of Ioid In order to satisfy boiiio capitalists by Its order business Is concerned. nollier Duel Arranued. PARIS, April 7. Arrangements for the duel between Comte do Dion nnd M. de Saint Alery, tho respective seconds of Cemto de '. at Montpellor and tho delegation will be In structed to vote for Mr. Bryan, regardless of tho candidacy of Admiral Dewey." nr.wuv.s mm it to tup. c.vpitai,. Admiral SpendM ((ulel liny nt u Plilt inleliililn llolel. PHILADELPHIA, April 6. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, who arrived hero yesterday to nttend tho concert In aid of tho families of soldiers and sailors killed ln tho Philip pine islands, returned to Washington late todny cn tho Congressional Limited express ovor tho Pennsylvania railroad. Tho admiral spent a unlet dnv at a lintnl lenylng himself to all but one caller, that m rter- vnuons tliroughout the country. Tho senate, ln committee of the whole, passed a number of Items in tho Indian ap propriation bill favorablo to Nobraoka nnd Omaha. Tho appropriation for the Indian supply depot was ndoplcd without debate, also tho Increase voted by tho commltteo on Indian affairs for tho Oenoa nchool and for rebuilding tho school nt Winnebago agency. Senator Pettlgrcw made n fight for the re tention of tho agent at Slsscton agency nnd, as ho was Joined by Senator Allison, who desired to havo the agent nt the Sac and l-ox agency retained, both woro put back on tho bill, which leaves them as they came from the houso. The wnnto also agreed to rnnmltleo amfndmontR relating: to the con struction of a telephone lino from Chnmbcr lain, S. D.. to tho Crow Creek and Lower Brulo agenclifs. Senntor U'nrrrn today Introduced nn nmendment to the sundry civil mm hill providing an appropriation or ?70,0o0 for continuing tho construction of officers' quar ters and rebuilding the regimental guard houyo nt Fort Russell. Mr. Hull lias introduced u bill appropilat Ing $10,000 to bo used In making a prelimi nary examination and surveys for the pur pose or oHlabllshlng permanent camp grounds In the north, east, south and west. TORTURE AMERICAN CONSUL Peru lo for He (tilled Action of 111! IoiiUIh. to lle. A eeou nt NEW YORK. Mibersao and Baron Eduonrd do HotWhiu ,h L .. u"s'"' w" 13 10 com-' '"'raid irom wasiilngton says: An amazing In their uarrel. havo heen rnmniM,. n.i . . '"""'' ".. wnicn n , liiiiirni. I ti ill IV in 111 Ilirnmi nvnt tn t in ' O'ltl nrf.nn ft t I I- I LINCOLN, April (1 (SpeelalO-ln har monious .and orderly convention tho repub licans of Lancaster county met this after noon to nominate candidates for the stale legislature, county nttorney, county enm- sloner nnd nssossors and to select delegates to tho congressional and slato convention und Incidentally to endorse a cnudldato for united Slates senator. Tho meeting was marked by an enthusiasm not ofteu dls- played at political gatherings nnd un abso lute harmony that was not broken during the entlro proceedings. As niitlclpatid J). E. Thompson wag en dorsed for United Stales senator. Tho legis lative candidates nominated were Instructed to support him for the position, if elected, nnd to use all honoruble means to bring about his elivtion. Congreisman E. .1. Burket was unanimously endorsed for the nomination for a second term nnd a resolu tion was passed Instructing the Lancaster county delegation lo support him In the congressional convention. L. W. IlllllngBley wns endorsed for district delegate to the national convention nnd J. II. McClny was endorsed for deleg.ite-nt-largo to tho some convention, there being no opposition to either candidate. Tho selection of dolegatcs to tho stato and congressional conventions was left to speclnl committees. Tlie lloiillue lleport. Tho meeting was held In tho auditorium and wns called lo order at II o'clock by J. H. McClny, chairman of tho republican county central committee, nnd after tha reading ot tho call by tho oit.iijy p,ml Clark -wns nominal. rl and elected tinipj.ao tajrwi,' Alva Kcnnnrd and L. P. Ludden wore made secretaries. Mr. Clark, who wns tho speaker of tho last houso of representatives, re sponded brlelly to a call for n speech and uiier manning tne convention for the honor that had been conferred upon him ruld It was time for the republicans to wheel Ne braska back Into tho republican column and he thought lho way to do this was by nom inating good, strong candidates. The tem porary organization was then made perma nent and the convention proceeded to tho transaction of business. Nearly all the candidates hnd been agreed Upon in caucuses held Inst night and ninny nt tho nominations were mado by ccalnnm tlon, there being no opposition. Thme had boon qultu a fight between J. L. rnldwell and Frank M. Tyrell for tho nomination for county attorney and last night thefo two candidates nttunpted to form an agreement by which ono wi.s to withdraw In fnvor of April G. A dispatch to tho , . ' - ii i,niiiijKi.ia iiijb; All amazing 1 ' ..vm ... ni.i.itiim mi in.ui mand ttio battleship Alabama, which Is ! story of indignity Inflicted upon an Amori- i tllc otl""'- tho condition being that the man .'.linnet i-nmli. V... ........... I . ... . . . !- , . ....... i . . . mis bron dls- wno wiwiorew was m no made ilopitty at the merlins will ,.,.!, " . " I lu uv ired over lo mo with swords In th nmUiv,riUri T. " :'rrnmenr. b Ul" Cn""I Shipbuilding com- eloped by a resolution offered In tho senate I Forney If the nominee succeeded In election - , I',..,;. .wiiuiiK inu uiurrs wno seni up t NEW DEMOCRATIC TREASURER Chnlrmnn .lonen .SeleetK M. V. Ilunlnii, nu IIIIiioIh Man nnd I'rlenil of llrnu. OHICAOO, April . Millard Flllmoro Dun lap of Jacksonville, III., treasurer of the democratic stato committee, was appointed treasurer of the national democratic com mltteo today. Tho selection was mado by There was no demonstration either nt tho ! The revolutionists demanded that he nro- ltnl nr nl Uia ilnnnl ,.-li... .u .... , I ...... r. n,n ....i.. .... ... . . . 1 sunnoiod to bo In tho mountains and his """" "" " seiecuoii was mane ny i - ... im. uuinuui leu. " lueiwccn jj.wmi and ? 1.000) . Prl 11m Th, . ,J Senat0'- J"c. chairman of the democratic,!19 hl8 lntenle, movements were not mado and twcnty-Ilve rifles within fifteen mln- heir by Penrose of Pinnsvlvnnla wlilrh Neither candidate, however, ovlnce.! nnv ,ln- eards was J. Matt Ward, formerly nrlrnt.i . tho State dennrlninni f,.r iufnr,,,... i., sire to uitlidrnw fnr Ihn ilnnnl vuhln m.,l i,nii. secretary to W. J. Bryan. j documents Mod by Edward Gottfried of went lnl ",0 convention todny with a strong Mrs. Dewey left hero for New York on I Wllkcsbarre, Pa., Into consular agent of this 1 following, tho Pennsylvania road In President Cas- j government at Triixlllo. Pnru. I 'rllt Hrst business transacted was tho on- satt's private car attached to tho 8.20 a. m. In n sworn statement w hich ho has filed "lorsement of Burket for congressman, L. express train, to do somo shopping. Sho ' with tiio department Gottfried asserts tint xv- HHHngsley fnr district delegate to tho returned on the Congrinslonal Limited, ho was seized by Peruvian revolutionists in national convention. ,1. II. McClny for dele Whlch reached hero at Ii:2u ll. m.. when tlin the summer of lS'.lS nnil Riil.ln, l,l i .,.,... nate-at-larce to the niitlrnnl ennvoiiMnn iuuui.ii liijuiiii-u mo train ana tlio couplo in aiiiiitinn to which his houso was sacked iiiun-uui'ii in iiuNoingion. i nnn destroyed. A dispatch dated Monday, from Kroon-' tm PVl(lcncn clven by Golden In tho ore- . . nal orKa"""lo- " . !m,i civ..a th,, !..( ,,nni f f!f...mi ,io f fuiienci) Riicn bj i.oiain in mo pre- Hun an takes the i.lnnA nf i t. vi. f Mecrotary mid Vlllebols Mareul, to th French legions: . of iZ'lnZ mT'- sloned officers and men: I ! w r' 111;: J, ! '' 11 la th" th "PPolntmonl of Dunlap ' , loni1 "I knmv vou have nnt fnr.n.tnn m ,i cate,, 0o!llcn 3 'ftlmony. several of whom W8 brollht ,,, '',,., fh . ' Philadelphia. A iitu ii.ii. uiiui'i tuiusi, nunc iHuria jilt; eilliur that we understand each other. Therefore, I nppe.il tn you. Thero Is here In front of the vaal a people It Is desired to rob of Its rights. Its properties and Its liberty downfall. The blood that runs In tho veins of this people la In part French bl . J. Bryan, who wns a neighbor of Dun lap lu Jackbonville. Dunlap was tho dem ocratlo candidate for state treasurer lu 1SUS. FEW POPULISTS FOR BRYAN Veins of this "'" ..--.-. r..,,i-u. n.-ti uu mci uueuii puin 1 . 1 lood. France,1'0 kl" Senator Goebel was carried out. of ",'r"'-,"'" Vole In Mlime.otn Slinks In tlm mountains or in tbo neighboring states. Tho story follows Golden's testimony as to the plan to eauso n riot In tho legislature, during which democratic members were to havo been killed, tells how thei alleged plnn (Roberts. Meanwhile the British public is lieglnuing to realize the Immenso dUDi-uRIca ft fl ltl lll'nri'nillit nVoll linfnr.t Hfotiirln lu xeachi-d and is revising premature Ideas ! therefore, owes to it some striking man!- i no P''ri-haso from a well known Cincinnati with rcpect to the time at which tho war fostatlons of help. You are the men whom D0W 01 iweniy-nve steel bullet, smokeless will be over. No one believes that It will ""Idler's temperament, apart from all Pwdor cartrldg. the procuring of a thirty- have ended by Mio b(lnnlng of June. '" KrMt obligations of nationality, has eight-eallbor rifle with which tbo shooting The latest disaster more particularly lllus- Ka,Ilm'11 nKT this people's flag, and may s said to havo been done, tho weapon trnHs the hnavv mik Involved In Imldlne DnnK 11 WM 'orllnf " ' " m.ur surrwaru. and mo uich, or siiDmil to chastisement In MVs. Root returned to what Is termed lu Peru the "flying slocks " ' I When ho said ho was unable to comnlv win. April ft. Admiral ami the demand ho was knocked down by a blow rnod to Washington at S from a gun and overpowered. HIk tlioiiilia from their brief visit to j oro tied together with thongs and his hands number of reporters were ' twisted back of bis head. II. at tho house awaiting his return, ln answer I Inserted between tho(lnverted elbows and " iiuesuoii. mo aumimi stated that he nis ncad, and In that position ho was strung and D. E. Thompson for United States sen ator, in tho order named. Each of these men responded briefly to a call for a speech. (liattmi lo i'liiinipxoii. D. E. Thompson as the senatorial candi date was tendered an ovation nnd his ap pearance In the convention hnll after his en dorsement called forth round nfter loiind ot enthusiastic upplauso. Tho convention was nil Thompson and whllo twenty votes were cast for tho endorsement of Allen W. Field, theao coming from two country pro. inrker, Donnelly, Delm AViiImoii Lead Mini, and the railroad. Thin body of sonje BOO British troops, without guns, which disappeared so tome. You are tho finished type of a troop , payment of JI.C00 In advnnco to the man wno aid tno snooting. After tho shooting tne man wno did tho work Is said to havo that attacks and knows not retreat." lompioieiy witittn tliirty-tlve mllrn of the i n m m intio nr -rur rvnr-n-rn I l,, ..,i n, 'T president, Wharton Barker. 1 nr.T- nre.u BrltlBh army, had for Its buslines lo urmiuwo ur .lit CArtn IO. " 7''; Ignatius Donnelly, C72: E. V. Deh Yt MINNEAPOLIS. April fi.-Tho commltteo appointed by tho populist slato convention after three days of hard work concluded tha luuioss oi tno referendum voto for candi dates for president and vlco president to- "ism. mo results were For president, guard a seetlon ot nearly ninety mllcj of railway hclwiH'ii llloemfonttin and Spring toineiii. if it could thus be spirited nwny. hc. is Lord Roto ts lo ensurohla ccntlnunlly '' ndlng communications? " 'irr pertinent queJtlonu aro being askd ns a result of thesn sucomslvo uufortutiate OCClm . Ili,. Tt.,1 rnrmim., U 11M... .1 the Iii.iui, !..., ,. nerl sn-vs- '.,,..-, vti.,L'.ivii i ii in iiiKiicu that ir this had been done even P00 mon jnlght time held nut until relnforcemenis arrived i, ennnot be concrnled that the Utmost alarm Is beginning to be felt, rnplorn P, r oiller'i. ('ominiiiido. It Is said ih.it the Boors who captured the Drltlsh at Re.l.icrsburg bolouged to Ollvlrr'a commundo. U to ho has not returned north, nnd hopw are ,xpreseed that he may still bo cut olT. It 1 asserted that 1.000 rejoin lurrrmlo'ixl ilur.ng General Clennnt'M north wnrd marcli. 'Tho Boers will ,0 their utmost to hold Ifidybranil and Thaba Nchu, both being rich grain producing districts. A wrrttipopdwit or tho Morning Post at Bprlngfontoln, telegraphing Thursday, says he is glad o bo ablo to report that lucres-ed precautions aro being taken in patrolling the railway. It Is said that most of the prlouers cap tured at Bochott aro foreigners. Tht report that President Steyu had been Will.Tx for Hie London Pa pern Venti late 'liielr Idenn of I lie .south Afiienn War. i (Copyright, U0. by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON, April 6. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Tolegrura.) Tho Post ex- INVESTIGATING THE MURDER One Witness hiijn Coventor Tnlnr I)rcv ii Ilevolver During the I'.xeltemenl, FRANKFORT, Ky.. April fi. Slato Sena tor Georgo II. Alexander was ono of tho wit- uur.uua i-.. nibon, .; w. j. Bryan 33 scattering, 10. Total 2,7.10. For vice president. IgnatluB Donnelly, l,ti54; Wharton Barker, 300; A. W. Howard, 272; Job Harrlman, 113; scattering, no' Total 2,733. I.nhor IH.rorcnccN Settled, ST. LOl'IS. April fi.-There will )P no strlk.; on the Suburban street railway svi tern In this city, tlio nifTeronces bi.twen the mnnagement and empli yes havlm? henn adjusted. The men get praetleallv nil they asked for. A compromise was effected bv which the eompany u greed to reiognlzo the (Coutlaucd on Second Page.) j "tioer strategy ai present may have ono i nr more Kevernl nlniH. The t.lnn nf nutting i ofT HrUish dctuchmcntB Is rational ami , ntw befon' tbe Kfantt Jury toJay " obvious, so Is tho plan of trlkln at the;"1 ino c,xecui,vt "ce xaiKinR to (Jovernor .,(!..... 9 i)L,r-...fn..i.i.. j Tavlor at tho time (Jovrrnnr f!noht of collecting ,a large force Ir th hills near ' aslnated. IIo detailed what ho saw thero who ii mM Thaba Nchu Is that ot a Hank position. ! an' that Oovernor Taylor, who wns . bers of It " "lHf,,,,irKe" for ' mem. The theory of It Is that a strong Boor force here will threaten British communication when the British advance is resumed, and therefoi'o that Roberts will have to attack and clear these hills before moving for ward. If ho moves east to attack, then tho Boer forces from Kroonstad would move south ngalnsa his communications. The Idea Is sound enough, but Huberts may ap preciate ll well enough to avoid being drnwn." Tho Dally News says: "The Rodders burg Incident In Itself Is a small one. Tho surprising thing hitherto has been thnt wrh a highly mobile enemy to deal with wo have suffered so little from raids upon such ex- much excited, drew a pistol, fearing that a mob would attack tho executive office. Alex- M"y,'m'"" eemi Vc.ei,, ir n. under went out a back door, fearing to go ! ullnAXr' Hn'bu- out tho front way on account of the excite- j sylvanlu. from Hamburg; Kaiser Fr'ledrlcli menr i .jiii iiamiairir. H;iiipiiMnnn),n,i ......... He Detective D. E. At Phlhi.inii.i.in A,n...i .unoiruuK, ii.w ucvn worsitig on trio i irom Antwerp. was followed by for Hal. Arngonlan, case since the day after tho assassination. ; YAtk L,verl,ool-Arrlved-Taurle, from Now Wharton Golden, tbo sergeant ot tho Bar- j ?u'' Olnsgow-Anivod-Uvonlan (mm boursvllle military company, was the next I """ton. h 11 '',vonlnn' 'roin witneFs called. Henry Youtsey. who Is alleged to have mado a statement implicating Jim Howard of Clay county In the Goebel assassination and cor- rooorating tho statement of Wharton Golden New !i!upj0Arrlv,1-1-a Tournlne, from frol York." Arr,VWl W(,rkn'nn. At Genoa Arr'lvcd-Trnve, from Now- expected In a few days to have ready for j up. In a abort tlmo tho agonizing p iln . . ' . tt"S 'lcl'1,u'1 "Dposltlon to tho press a stutcment as to his plans for ! rendered him Insensible. Tho torture was ,ls C!"'"ll,,a,''- rho vol " tlle ciidnrse tho future. I resumed until Gottfried agreol to tho do-1 ,mmt Bl00'1: Tho,l,H"n. n,is: "Can you confirm tho statement you aro'mands made upon him. Gottfried has filed ' lnn,1 110 ,lKht for tho nPProval 01 tllB con credited with making thnt you aro a demo- an Itemized statement nf tho damages lie I vo,ltlnn ani1 Ul" twnty votes cast for him crat?" persisted ono of tho reporters. i sustained and they approximate ..R0 000 cro given without his solicitation. "Certainly I am a democrat." ho replied, snles. His iitlorneys are now In Washing- ' A,tor tho nn""",',""nt of tlln result on "I always havo been a democrat," he added ton and intend to force Peru to rnako suit- ' llt'niltorln, location a commltttoo con smllingly. , ble financial reparntlon. If poMble and nn hUtlns "f ,)r' HouU' '' M' ""y"101"1 n"'1 " "Ilnvo you ever voted tho democratic , apology for the InBiilt to tbe American line (ir'!,',1' tho la,,,'r of University Place, was ticket?" I WASHINGTON. April fi.-Inqulry t the n"I,0,n''-"1 H mnlln" of t,1B convention to "No. I never voted in my life. Tho only State department In the cane of Kdwnrd ''H,nrt Mr' ','n0I"PBon to ",0 convention, man I ever wanted to voto for was Mr. Gottfried, who hns claimed damagus amount- w,'ro """ or lwo crlcs of Cleveland." Ing to over $100,000 from tho government "Sa ' 10 tn" Imi,h''0 of tnls niutlon. hut It "It Is hold that Mr. Cleveland wants you i f Vvru on account of physical torture an I ( "n lci1 11 ,1',Blvo V(,ln Thomp to run on a straight gold democratic plat- , the loss of his property at tho hands of wlls. bMKu, 1,1 !,ml twnrted lo lho form." j revolutionists, discloses tho fact that tbo stflK' v:hvTe n" waH (?lv''" cnthuslliHtle "Good-nlght." replied the admiral, with- 'lnim for Indemnity has not been urged for '""v. """.""."1. "'. r(nr of..UL h?,", out arguing tho question and retiring. tho ronton that the nlllclals after Investl-I CU,""K lllni ,ho Vark llll,"m of Nphrat,ka' exi .Monday Adm ra and Mrs. Ilnunv gallon cone ui ed that thnro m. ..n wnr. ' ""'"I"""' t"i.n. u in., vim.uuuuu nn will movn into their country house at Ben- rant for it nt this stage at least voir, wnicn tncy navo taken for tho summer. Tho its endorsement of his candidacy, saying: iii:wi;y'.s wki.cojii: TO CHICAGO. matter Is still tho subject of diplomatic oo Ki minor you navo co iierrc.i upon negotiation ' ,no 10l,ny greater than could bo my a- This clnlm was made hefnrn ilm smtn ! lo-tlnn tor th P''l"n for which you have lira ml Army lleiidy lo Oreel llltn aH M I iindidiite, CHICAGO, April . Should tho Dewcv committee finally decide, owing to tlio ad- I department about eight months ago. Mr. named mo. Dudley, the United States minister tr Lima'. ! n.av" l)Ccn was Instructed to Invnsllgato tho nl lega tions and from that moment tho State do mlral's political aspirations, not to welcome I'nrtIn,'nt liaB not omitted ono etTort to meet him May 1 In Chicago tbo Grand Army of ' tno. "W'lrmonts ln su.-h cases, the Republic will Invito him. as a nrcd. I ,r' I)ll(lley 'ouni' "'at tho substantial nl- dentlnl candidate, lo nttend tho great en- IPKa,lon8 r Gottfried wero true, but there campmcnt to be bold In Chicago In August. I "? ''"""'"B circumstances that ma "Tho Grand Army men arc anxious to have ' '7 ?"y nffecte1 th( lepartnienfs treatment Admiral Dewey attend the encampment." i 01 J, caso' . , said William II. Harper, chairman of tho1 . . m . gT 'nt0 nn '"ccsslhlo general committee, today. "Wo Invited him ' "an,;rol11 p0"1" Interior of when ho first landed In Now York, but nt l ""'""'"" mi nanus ot n set that time ho found May 1 moro convenient. ' ""' W coui.esy cane, revolution- on .V... n..lt.,.n ... ' IOIP. .u ....iiuiiuu ui iuu uewey committee wns Anally accepted." Mfl.enn Kiiuauex Convpntloii ltinrtei'N KANSAS CITY. April 6. John R. McLean. brother-ln-lnw of Admiral Dewoy. has en gaged elaborate quarters nt one of the lead ing Hotels for the democratic convention In I am a republican and always I have never been anything else. I promise you that If elected I will do all in my power to pleaso you." Oilier .Voiiil'iailonii. For tho nomination for county nttorney J. L. Caldwell nnd Frank M. Tyrell weio placed In nomination, but before the result (it Ihe roll call was announced Mr. Tyrell moved to make tho nomination of Caldwell unani mous and his motion carried. For county commissioner thero wero four caudldatiH Hilar M. Clark. Frel Kcnyo J. B. Fletcher und Georgo Wclton, The latter iccclved a majority ot lho votes ous' and was unanimously nominated for tho lu..u.n.h ..... muii'iui'iii. oi i sarion women i iir. i- . . . . . .... ...... .Uu m as to the alleged plan to start a rht In the TbeVes, "7" N'ewrlJo'rkKnl,,Cr'n Mnr,tt , ? Bro very Cho"- anJ 11 ,s legislature for the purpose of killing demo- , At I'frtlnntl, Me Arrived-Norwegian nltUf,lJ ,,"at tne' nro no shared by Ad- cratlo membeiB of tho legislature, refused . ."!" 'ascow, Pomeranian, from Cape- n,lraI n When tbe selection was ' nn. tnauo McLean, It la sAjd, Tho brlcands wero niirHii.l l.v ir..o ! from the Peruvian government and snvnrniv i l,t',t,on' punlshol. i Rlcliard O'Nell was next nomlnntrd by acclamation for stnte senator froni lho city. For stato senator from thn country pre- elnptu tlinr.k m.n. I vn nn nHl.ln . ,.a IaUh . Iieruor. l ie vnnll. iiiu. . .. uwiiu j. the moid, r of John M RelndiT auemnii 1 ro,nPn and C. F. H,'hto!. Tho forme Mil. 1 1., .it ii , k i.inv i.v Mi.i-)iinK rceeived a majority and was unanlniousl I (in let MleliipU Siilelde, niri'ROIT. Mleh. April BIIarrv H,.m. er Klo ...' ...-. IllUIUi 111 .111.1 WMK lllll.HllllflllUlU lTO.ll With .1 raZ'Jf W.ll. llhl t .,r...l nr.mlnn A IV T n ,, r,.. .1.111 ., .11. " ........ tn iiit.-i. from a fellow prisoner ftrcd in tlrr.e to save n.(s Iif. unnounccd that the wi.tVuVf,'''. 'i.llt'n tJ J'UKB0 tuJaJ io . ,lnn ,nr repnt-cntatlvi-s from the city and 1 lae,Veiiln his life lmprlscnmuit. Charlw Wuruer, a university ntudcut, und J H. Mockett wero nominated by ncr-lanm