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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1!), 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOttNINGr, APKIL 11, 1900 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. BIG LOSS OF BRITISH DeWet Inflicts Third Djfeat Within a Week, According to Boeri CASUALTIES, A REGIMENT AND A HALF Six Hundred Killed and Wounded, Nine Hundred Taken Prironers. ENGLISH CORRESPONDENT "sENDS NEWS' London Thinki it May Bi Exaggeration of Eeddersburg Affair. BATTLE OCCURS SOUTH OF BRANDFORT Heavy I,o Admitted on Until Side In un Hutcll"h IJIpntch from Allwnt North llurirhcr Actlvo nt All Point. (Copyright, 1300, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 10. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tlio Dally Nows, correwpondent at Pretoria, under dato of April 9, writes: "It Is officially announced that a battlo has boon fought south of Ilrnndfort. Six hundred Uiitlnh wero killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoners. Roberts Is de clared to be finding tho want of wator, owing to tbo capture of tho water works, a great difficulty." 'A dispatch to tho Dully Mall from Brand (fort, dated Sunday, tmyii: "Yesterday General DoWet Inflicted tho third defeat of tho British within a week at McerkntHfonteln, killing and wounding 600. Mo captured 900, with twelve wagons, los ing flvo Boers killed and nlno wounded." Tho Mall also publishes tho following, dated April 10, from Lourenzo Marquee: "Tho Netherlands Hallway company pro fesses to huvo received a telegram reporting a Boer victory near Kroonstad, tho Boers capturing 900 British." Commenting upon thin tho Mall remarks: "There Ih a Mccrkatufontcln about flvo and ii half mil southeast of Kroonstad, but If tho report bo truo this can hardly bo tho placo." It has been tho custom of tho British war ofllco to allow news of Boer victories to leak out as Boer reports first. Tho British con trol nil tho cables. In thlo Instance an (English newspaper correspondent at Brand fort Joins In sending tho Intelligence. No lienor! from ItnliertM, LONDON, April 11. But that tho War ofllcn has Issued no nows from Lord Roberts during tho last throo days there would be llttlo disposition to placo nny credence in tho Doer reports of another British disas ter. Tho unoxpected rallying of tho Free Stato commandos, howevor, leave tho pub . Ho -In. a "nervous,. condition, fearing ovcry- thing. k'rvjs9; zzri"" Dispatcher from Pretoria as lato as Mon day did not mention any further Boer vic tory. On tho contrary they said all the com mundoB were quiet, and oh Ixrr Aobortu has hitherto never failed to promptly report mUchnnccs nn well as successes or to allow tho nowspapur corrcsp' .dents to report them, until Homo eo-. Urination la received thoro Is justlflcatlor In regarding tho Moor katsfontoln rumor as only nn exaggerated account of tint I).ddcrnburg nffalr. At tho samo til ic, Boer reports have often proved correct and tho greatest anxiety v 111 bo felt. No further nows has been received of fighting either at Wepenor or In Natal. Boor report seem to Indicate that Lord Mothucn la advancing from Boshof toward Iloopstad. It Ib ii bold and apparently a dungcrous move, slni'o although It turns the right Hank of tho Boer position at Brandfort, It puts Ixird Mcthuen's forces between what ever garrison thero may bo at Dtoomhoef, In tho Transvaal, and tho Brandfort force. PRETORIA. Monday, April 9. (Via Lou renzo Mnrqucz.) Tho British casualties in tho fight at DoWet's dorp were 100 killed und wounded and 159 captured. Hot l''lKlitliiK nt AYepener. AMWAIj NORTH. April 10. An engage ment took place todoy nt Wcpener. Tho Boera' Vlckcrs-Maxlm did considerable damngo nt llrst, but the British guns soou got tho rango and did great havoc. Tho lighting was scvero und lasted all day. Tho Boers received n check. Tho casual ties were rather heavy on both sides. Another commando Is advancing toward Wepenor from Do Wet's dorp. Tho Roux vlllo commando bus nlso gono to Wepenor. Three Boer commandos are attacking tho town. AiiKiiK'iitliiK liner Fnrce. LONDON, April 10. Tbo Boer attack on Oeueral Brabant's force nt Wepener was resumed ngaln at dawn today. The enemy's attack an two or three sides on Monday lasted until 2:30 o'clock In the afternoon, whecn the firing ceased nnd It was believed tho enemy had been beaten off, but it was announced this morning from Altwal North that the lighting bad again begun. General Brabant's forces, numbering from 2,000 to 3.000, hold positions In a rough country. It Is not known what tho numeri cal strength of tht Boers Is, but whatever it may bo it is being rapidly augmented. A body of 2,000 Boers Is marching towards Kprlngfonteln from Smlthfleld, between Wepener and Sprlngtontcln. The detona tion of heavy guns was heard at Masoru on Monday. Sir Godfrey Lngden, the British resident commissioner of Baauto land, hus left Maseru for tho border Tho eveutB In the southeast portion of. t no tree btatn have caused the Eighth di vision, which had been ordered to Four teen Streams, to bo diverted to Spring fonteln. Mysterious movements of troops at Bloem fonteln are proceeding, The newspaper correspondents aro not allowed to telegraph tholr destinations, nnd tho presumptlou ts that Lord Roberts is making dispositions to cut off tho raiding Boer fcrcrs when they try to withdraw northward from the pur suing columns, Tho reappearance of tho Boers In tho oc cupled country has caused a revival of the warlike feeling among the Free Staters of tho Fuaresmlth nnd I'hlllppopolls district. Tho federal agents are busy getting de tails of tho surrendered Boers, and owing to tho British garrisons being withdrawn from these districts tho British residents nro uneasy and send delegates to Spring fonteln to ask for help. They were told that sters for their defense would be Im mediately taken. Active South or Jlluutt rulu-rK, The Boers aro reported to hnvo vontured south of tho Blggarsberg and to bo posting heavy guns four mtlw north of Klumtslaagto. They aro also Bald to have fortified tho vi cinity of Wesscls' Nek. General Sir Frederick Carrlngtoa hus reached Capetown and Is going to Belra, Portuguese Kast Africa, forthwith. Tho War office prop sea to 1m I nt Cape town before the end of May 20,000 horses, will b conveyed thero In twenty- earners sailing from New Orleans, nd Australian ports, tor Garette likens tho British "tho fruitless series of camp the large, disci- pllncd armies t to crush tho "Of course Cuban Insurrection" our troopn far excel and discipline tho conscript armies of Spain, and the cllmato Is In our favor, but our enemies equally excel tho rngged levies of tho Cuban insurgents." In connection with tho resumption of hos tilities In Natal an Interesting rumor Is cur rent that General Bullcr hus obtained com mand of one of the Drnkensbcrg passes whereby ho hopos to tako tho Boers In tho rear. In the event of his bclns successful Oeneral Bullcr has enough troopB to leave 20,000 men to hold Natal while ho advances by way of Harrlsmlth, whenco ho would bo able to threaten tho Boer positions at Bethlehem and Kroonstadt. Tho ofllclnls of tho foreign office here ridi cule thii statement made In a dispatch from St. Petersburg, published In tho Aftcn bladct of Stockholm, saying tho czar Is "ex tremely ngltatcd" over tho Anglo-Portu-gucae nrrnngemcnt In regard to landing British troops and supplies nt Belra, and that ho Intends to Issue u proclamation pro testing against It in tho courao of his forth coming visit to Moscow. Tho ofllclnls aver thero Is no base for the statement that tho foreign olllcc has received letters on tho subject. Tho British Foreign ofllco officials con sider that It Is entirely outside the province of Rtifsla to Intcrforo with tho Anglo-Portuguese arrangements. The Boor war Is evi dently regarded at tho Foreign ofllco hero us being in tho nature of a rebellion and qulto otltsldo tho category of what was provided for by Tho Haguo conforenco, so interven tion of nny kind under The Hague conven tion is regarded as Impossible. Hocm SmiiKKle In Artillery, The correspondent of tho Times at Lourcnzo Marquez, telegraphing Monday, says: "Trustworthy refugees assert that tho Boers recently obtained nt least thirty pieces of artillery, some of largo calibre, which were brought overland as machinery from n West African port. Eight of these guns wero dispatched to tho Free State a week ago. Tho Boers openly boast that they have succeeded In smuggling ammuni tion through Portugueso territory. "In tho course of tho Dompsoy trial Stato Engineer Munnll admitted, under pressure, that, ncting under Instructions from State Secretary Rcltz of tho Transvaal, ho had bored holes In twenty-five mines. Tho Durban correspondent of tho Stand ard, telegraphing Tuesday, says: Trooim by Wny of Ilurbnn. "Largo numbers of troops are coming down for Bhlpment to Capo Colony. Two regiments have nirondy nailed. Oeneral Hurt is nlso going to tho Cape, probably in commnnd of theso troops." CR0NJE NOW AT ST. HELENA Dorr Trimmer 'Itenoli the Scene of Xn polcon' Imprisonment In flood Condition. ISLAND OF ST. HELENA. April 10. The Nlobe and the Milwaukee have ar rived hero with tho Doer prisoners. Their health Is good with tho exception of four cases of measles, necessitating tho Mil waukee being quarantined. Tho prisoners aro quiet and well behaved, They will probably land tomorrow. Tho governor has been notified of the doslro of tho authorities that tho prisoners bo treated with every courtesy and considera tion. Cronjo and his staff nro among tho pris oners. Ileinnlmler on t'npe Mnlnliiiiil. CAPETOWN, April 10. Tho remnlnder of tho Boor prisoners who wero on board tho transports off Simonstown, nbout 2.000, have been transferred to tho mainland. HAY DENIES MACRUM STORY Consul nt Pretoria Fnll to Find Any Hvldeuee In File of the ConMiiliite. WASHINGTON. April 10. United Stntes Consul Hay at Pretoria has responded to tho Inquiry addressed to him by tho depart ment respecting ex-Consul Macrum's charge that the official mall of tho consulate was tampered with. Mr. Hay reports that after n careful seurch ho has failed to And In tho flies of tho consulate) the slightest evidence ' to support the statement. Tho consul fur I thcr reports that thero Is absolutely no In terference so far (is ho has been nble to ascertain with any of tho official communi cations cither telegraphic or mall, which pass between tho Department of Stato and tbo consulate. REICHMANN ACCUSED AGAIN Berlin Correspondent Sny the Amer 1 1-n n Military Attnehe IMil Lend the liner. LONDON. April 11. Tho Berlin corre spondent of tho Dally Nows asserts that i tho Rclchmann, who Is credited with hav I Ing recontly led tho Boers, is certainly tho American military attache, Captuln Carl Relchmaun. AFTIlll Tllli AMIIHICA.V IIOHSKS. HiiKlnml to Spend Million In flettliiK the Proper Aulinnl. NEW YORK, April 11. Tho Journal to- i morrow will say: A contract to huy 30.000 to 35,000 horses for tho British government was nb-ut com pleted In this city yesterday. The horseo are for cavalry regiments nnd the nrtlllery servlco In South Africa and they will cost I soveral million dollars. This Is the largest I single order of tho kind ever placed in this I country. Tho horses 1111181 conform prnctlcally to J the United Statrti army's strict requirements 1 as to size, breed, etc. This limits the choice I practically to tho breeds reared In the pro Iductng centers of Kentucky, Indiana, Illi nois, Missouri and Iowa. I Buffalo hus been selected for tho point 1 of Inspection, where tho horses will bo ' brought by tho contractors, who will act . as tho British government's agents. When accepted nt Buffalo the horses sufficiently rested, will bo shipped 'to this city and leaded on transport vessels In lots of about 1,000 each. The British army's purchasing agent hopes to get hit homed at tho rato of 6,000 a week. BLOBMFONTEIN, Mondny. April 9. Re mounts aro continually arriving, but compe tent authorities estlmato that tho wastage of horses monthly by tho British forces In South Africa must be calculated at not less than ti.000, lluruhniii I'oiiiiilliueutM the lloern, (Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON, April 11. (New Yo'k World Cablegram Special TeJegram.) The Morn ing Post correspondent at Blo',mfonto'n (us: "Bumhum, tho American scout, after his escapo explained tho Boor method of ob- (Continued on Second Page.) Uch an&. ivaHh. I BiaW'j.Hia.' aL';iwr fcTaifc'i-?aiHki QB11111H IriTsKr DEWEY MAY WITHDRAW SOON Brothei-in-Law McLean Held ReiponsibU for the Latest Move. ADMIRAL, HOWEVER, DENIES THIS REPORT Consultation with llourlion Lenders nml Other Autnknnlstlc to 31c Kluley Story Printed In Sfw Vork. NEW YORK, April 10.-A Washington special to tho Evening World says: It Is asserted this nftcrnojn, on what seems to bo good authority, that Admiral Dewey has decided to withdraw as a candi date for tho presidency and that within a few days ho will formally announco his decision. His brother-in-law, John R. McLean, Is 1 uiieged to be responsible for this latest move. Within forty-eight hours Admiral Dowey hns been In consultation with democratic lenders and others antagonistic to President McKlnlcy nnd tho opinions then expressed, together with unfavorable or noncommittal views voiced by tho newspapers, decided him, It is asserted, to withdraw from the contest, Tho New York World was tho flrst to announco Dewey's candidacy and iater mado the statement, confirmed by tho admiral, that ho was a democrat, WASHINGTON, April 10. Admiral Dewey said tonight that tho report published In a New York afternoon paper to the effect that ho Intended to withdraw his candidacy for tho presidency was all a mistake; that he had never given any one such informa tion. OALDWIIM, TO STAY OX TIII3 III2.VCII. He Prefer It to Mnklnir the llnee with Ilrnn. WASHINGTON, April 10. Judge- Henry C. Caldwell of Arkansas, who has been ex tensively spoken of as u candidate for vice president and who has received a great num ber of letters urging him to agree to accept that position In case It should bo tendered him, haa written a letter to Senator Jones of Arkansas, who is his personal friend, saying that ho cannot consent to such use of his name and that his resolution in this matter Is absolutely Irrevocable. Judgo Caldwell was appointed district Judge by President Lincoln in 1864 and served on tho bench in that capacity at Llttlo Rock until appointed circuit Judgo by President Harrison in 1S90. In speaking of tho Judge's nttltude Senator Jones said: "Judgo Caldwell's tastes nro all Judicial. Ho has never had any nctlvo connection with politics and with- n modesty which hns always characterized him ho thinks his Held of usefulness Is on tho bench and not in a political position. He Is a man of lino character and a firm bellover In tho principles which tho supporters of Mr. Bryan, populists, silver republicans and democrats bellcvo in." KXCITE.MHXT KILLS A POLITICIAN. Former Stnte Senator of New York Dies After n Convention. NEW YORK, April 10. At tho republican convention held at Amltyvllle, L. I., for tho election of' delegates to the state con vention, thoro was a row, during which former Stato Senator Richard Higblc, tho lending republican of tho east end of Long Island, becamo greatly excited. Ho was one of thoso elected delegates and after tho convention ho returned home and was stricken with heart disease, dying within n few minutes. MIourl I'olltlenl' Storm. MARYVILLE, Mo April 10. (Special.) During this week Nodaway county will bo the political storm-center of the Fourth congressional district of Missouri. Tho Nodaway democratic convention to elect del egates to tho state, Judicial and congres sional conventions is to be held hero next Monday. This will be tho flrst convention to tho congressional convention held In the district. Nodawny will have twenty-three votes in that convention, more than nny other county except Buchanan, and it and Buchnnan together can nominato anybody upon whom they may unlto. It Is believed, therefore, that Nodaway's action will prac tically decide whether or not Congressman Cochran Is to bo renominated to succeed himself. Tho flght In Nodaway county is between Congressman Cochran and ex-Congressman Charles F. Booher of Andrew county, neither of tho other nsplrauts having any following hero worth considering, Tho Nodaway democratic primaries will bo held next Saturday. Beforo then repre sentatives both of Mr. Bnoher and Mr. Cochran will visit every section of tho county. They have nlrcady started out, In fact. From tho prlmnrles tho contest will be carried to tho county convention. Local democratic politicians says they have as surances that nil flvo of tho democratic congressional candidates will bo present at next Monday's convention. ReorKln l'opull! Meet. ATLANTA. Ga., April 10. Two hundred delegates of tho populist party organization of Georgia met at tho stato capltol here to day for the nomination of a state ticket and tho election of fifty-four delegates to the national convention in Cincinnati. Chair man W. L. Peck said Marlon Butler of North Carolina was tho "chief of all traitors," and tho democratic party had adopted tho plat form of the populists except that the former was opposed to a "free ballot and a fair count." Wharton Barker of Philadelphia ulso addressed the convention. At tho conclusion of tho address by Wharton Barker tho convention unani mously endorsed him for the head of tho national populist ticket and Ignatius Don nelly for vlco president. SI it In i' CoiiKremen Itenomlnnted. BANGOR, Mo April 10. Republicans of tho Fourth Mnlno congressional district to day renominated Charles A. Boutello as candidate for representative nnd elected delegates to tho national republican con vention. Tho delegates were not instructed. WATBRVILLE. Me., April 10. Ropub Means of tho Third dlftrlct today renomi nated Edwin C. Burleigh as candidate for representative to congress. AUBURN, Mo., April 10. Republicans of the Second Maine congressional district re nominated Charles E. Littlefleld of Rock land for congress. Oklnhnmn l'iiullt Split. ENID, Okla., April 10. The populist ter ritorial convention, held hore today to elect delegates to tho Sioux Fulls convention, re sulted In a split. Twcnty-threo delegates, representing four counties, bolted and held 11 separate convention, at which they nomi nated dolcgates to tho Cincinnati conven tion. The bolters took this action after hav ing failed to induce a majority of the dele gates to adopt a middle-of-the-road policy. Tho convention proper endorsed Bryan for president. Cull of Kentucky Itepiihllenn. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 10. Tbo repub- llcan state central comrrltteo today Issued a call for a state convention to meet her May 17. It Is practically Bottled that Govr crnor Taylor, former Governor Bradley, Sen ator Dcboo and W. A. Gaines (colored) will bo tho delegates at largo to the Philadelphia convention. It meanwhile tho rcpub.lcans aro defeated beforo tho supreme court In tho contest for stnto officers they will re nominate Governor Taylor for the November elections. Illntrlet Demnemt In n How. WASHINGTON, April 10. Democratic pri maries wero held throughout tho city to night for tho purpose of selecting members of tho district convention Which will name tho delegates to tho national democratic convention. Tho James L. Norrls taction elected fifty-six member, tho antl-Norrls soven and tho Independents three. Norrls Bays ho Is for Bryan, but those- opposed to him dcclaro that ho was In ft conspiracy with eastern democrats to defeat the election of Bryan delegates. Vim Vnorhl Iteiioinlnntcd. ZANESVILLE, O., April 10. In tho re publican congressional convention for the Fifteenth Ohio district, held hero today, Congressman II. Clay Van Voorhls was nom inated for n fifth consecutive term. CLOSE EXHIBIT SUNDAYS Amerlenn Commissioner nt I'nrl flrnnted Speelnl l'erinlsBlon In llc Knrd to Government Pavilion. PARIS, April 10. United States Commis sioner Ferdinand W. Peck has consulted with tho authorities at Washington respect ing tbo question of Sunday opening nt tbo exposition In this city and has received a cablegram saying that President McKlnley desired that tho Amcilcnu section should bo closed on tho Sabbath us .far as allowed by tne iToncn regulations. Mr. Peck thereupon saw tho French au thorities and was shown a by-law which compels tho opening of all exhibits seven days in tho week and even gives tho French authorities power to remove any coverings placed over an oxhiblt cose during unau thorized hours. Tho samo rulo applies to machinery and the by-law makes no excep tion in the caso of the national pavilions. At Mr. Peck's instance, however, tho di rector general of tho exposition has given tho American commissioner special permis sion to close tho American pavilion Sundays. VII,lli:i,M SAYS SEWS IS JOYOUS. Wnnt "My Ilerllnem" lo Deenrnte for Krnncl JoNeph. BERLIN, April 10. Tho newspapers of this city express much satisfaction at tho impondlng visit of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. Emperor William today tele graphed to tho chief burgomaster of Berlin tho following messago: "His majesty, Emperor Francis Joseph, has communicated to mo most joyful intel ligence, namely his Intention to visit tho (impress nnd myself. I am convinced that tho citizens of my residential town will re gard our UluptrJoUH guest, onco tho loyal rnona or our immortal, great etnplro with feelings of loyal devotion and warm at tachment. I announce to you tho impending visit 10 order thnt my Berllncre may havo tlmo to worthily decorate tbo city and wcl- como my honored and loyal ally." ANOTHER AHSIV CAgJjOJN FJIANCE. roIlc 'Arrest a Mnn Charged with Itr- Intlnns vrlth Germany. PATHS, April 11. Lo Petit Parlslen says today: "Another espionarc case has arisen which Is surrounded by deep mystery. Sunday tho police arrested M. Leon Gaget, who is charged with having relations with Ger many." Qneen Victoria Dellsrhteil. DUBLIN, April 10. Queen Victoria, through tho authorities hero, has Informed tho citizens of Dublin of her delight at the reception accorded her yesterday. Her majesty took her customary drive In her chair In tho viceregal grounds this morning. Thousands of people repaired to Kings town today to witnrro tho maneuvers of the channel fleet. The bay presented a most plcturcsquo appearance, being covered with craft of all kinds. Tho lord lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan, and tho viceregal party boarded tho flagship and other ves sels, on which they remained during tho progress of tho ovolutlons. The queen wns uuablu to go to Kingstown. Ilomnu CiiHtle In He Ilvtnreil. BERLIN, April 10. Emperor William has finally upprovod tho plans for tho restora tion of tho ancient Roman castle near Wies baden, called tho "Saalburg." After tho building Is restored It will bo used as a museum for Romnn antiquities. Ills ma jesty has given an order to Johannes Goetz of Berlin for a gigantic bronzo bust of tho Roman emperor, Antoninus Plus, who caused tho original castlo to bo erected. Illrthdny of (J e 11 e nil Ilooth. LONDON, April 10. Tho birthday of the Rev. William Booth, general of tho Salva tion army, who was born at Nottingham, England, April 10, 1829, was signalized to day by tho receipt of hundreds of congrat ulatory messages from all parts of tho world and tho presentation of a purso of $200,000, an tho result of tho collections made during the self-denial -week of tho army, Just con cludod. MAGNATE HILL IN A WRECK HI Speelnl Trnln Ditched nn III Itnnd In Montnnn No One Injured. BUTTE. Mont., April 10. President J. J. Hill of tho Great Northern, attended by a party of officials of hiB road, arrived In tho city today after an, exciting experience. Early this morning his special train wob ditched on the Northorn Pacific tracks about six miles west of Sliver Bow Junction. The engine and baggage car wero over turned and although tho members of tho party wero badly shaken up none wero ln Jurod. Tho Northern Iactflo sent out n apo dal train, which brought tho railroad mag nate nnd his friends to this city. Hill and his party went cast this after noon. Now steel wns being laid in tho con yon where tho accident occurred nnd several rails had been torn up. Hill's train wns traveling at a high rato of speed and al though flagged tho engineer could not stop In tlmo. Movement of Ocean VeelR, 'April 10, At New York Sailed Knlser Wllhelm der tiropse, ror Bremen via unornourg nnu Southumntnu. At Philadelphia Arrived Uhynlnnd, from Liverpool, At Bremen Arrived Darmstadt, from .New York. At Kobe Arrived aienoglo, from Tn- coma for llnnir Konc. At Port Arthur Arrived April 9 Elm Branch, from Portlund, Ore. At Yokohama Arrived Tacoma, from Tn coma for Honir Konir. At Antwerp Arrived Noordland, from New York. At Plymouth Arrived Oraf Walderseo, from New York for Ilambursr, At Aucklund Arrived Mnrlposa, from tsan i'-rancisco via iionoiuiu ror hvc nov. N. S. W. At Ixmdon Arrived Mesaba, from New York. At Bologne Sailed April 9 Palatla, from Hiimbur- for New York. At Shlmonosak, Japan Sailed April t Eidsvald, for Port Townsend. SENATE BILL IS ACCEPTED Homo Oommittea TJecidoi Amsnded Pono fiico Measure Will Do. ONE REPUBLICAN MEMBER DISSENTS Some Doubt Kxlst nn tn the lteult of Flnnl Vote, OwIiik to the Nar row .MnrKhi Between the Two Sides. WASHINGTON, April 10. At n spechl meeting of tho ways nnd means commltteu held today It was decided by a voto of 8 to G to report tho Porto Rico bill as It passed tho senate without amendment nnd to move a concurrence in the senato amendment. This means tho acceptance of tho territorial form of government for Porto Rico ns added to tho bill by tho senate and other lesser changes on tho tariff and other features. Tho voto on concurring in tho sennto bill was on party lines with tho exception of Mr. McCall of Massachusetts, tho re publican member of tho committee, who flrst dissented from tho bill. The full voto was as follows: Yeas Payno, Dalzell, Hopkins, Grosvenor, Russell, Dolllver, Stcelo nnd Long, re publicans 8. Nays McCall, republican, Richardson, Swanson, McClollan and Underwood, demo crats G. Tho Toto was not preceded by any cx tcudod discussion, Mr. Grosvenor promptly making tho motion to concur nnd report. it was mado known during tho meeting that tho bill would bo taken un tomorrow and a strong Intimation was given thnt the Plan contemplated was lo "ullow each side two hours. A mooting of tho rules committee, has been called for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, when tho question of a special rulo fixing tho tlmo nnd duration of debate will bo determined. If two hours on each sldo is allowed tho voto will como lato In tho day, If at all tomorrow, ns considerable tlmo will bo spent In passing tho special rule. As to tho flnal result of tho voto thero continues to be much doubt and not a llttlo nnxlcty on tho republican sldo owing to tbo oxtremely narrow margin between tho two sides. Representative Long, tho republican "whip" said: "Thero is too much doubt to venture a prediction. Tho situation is summed up thus: Tho republican majority In tho houso Is nineteen; there aro eight re publicans ngalnBt tho bill: that leavca a ma jority of only throo. It Is a narrow margin." Representative Underwood, tho democratlo whip" said: "Wo will havo every man present except two sick In bed. Thero will be no democratic votes for tho bill. This will mako tho voto cloeo and wo bopo to provent concurrence." ANOTHER TALK BY CLEVELAND Ills Second Lecture nt Princeton on the Independence of the Kxeutl'e. PRINCETON. N. J., April 10. Former President Grovcr Cleveland delivered his second lecturo In Aloxamlor ball tonight on "Tho Independence of Cio "Executive-' be fore a largo number of students, members of tho faculty and their families. Through out tho lecturo tho ex-prcsldont was fre quently interrupted with applause and at tho closo of. the lecturo the ball rang with cheers. Dr. Patton expressed tho thanks of tho university to Cleveland for delivering tho lectures and surprised tho audience by an nouncing that Cleveland would deliver tho Stnfford-Ltttlo lectures next year nnd, ho hoped, for a smnny more years ns tho ox president would havo strength to deliver them. Mrs. Cleveland wns nt tho lecture. Cleveland began by speaking of tho pres sure for tho removal of public ofllcehold ers Immediately nfter tho change of ad ministration in 1885, nnd tho substitution of democrats In their places. "While I claim," ho said, "to havo earned n position which entitles mo to resent tin; accusation that I cither openly or covertly favor swift official decapitation for partisan purposes, I havo no sympathy with tho In tolerant peoplo who, without tho least ap preciation of tho meaning of parly work und servlco, superciliously nffect to dcsplso all those who apply for ofllco as thoy would thoso guilty of a flagrant misdemeanor. Why should wo indiscriminately hate thoso who seek office? 1 have an Idea that somo times tho greatest difference between them nnd those who needlessly nbuso them and gloat over their discomfiture consists In tho fact that tho oftlceseokers deslro ofllco, nnd tholr erttlep, being moro profitably em ployed, do not." Cleveland then passed to a discussion of his controversy with tho senate over tho question of transmitting tho reasons for euspenslons from ofllco and tho papers re lating thereto. Ho pointed out that In December, 1885, prior to tho flrst request or demand upan an executive department relating to sus pensions and beforo nny controversy upon tho subject arose, a bill wns Introduced In tho senate tor tho total ropoal of tho law of 1809. This bill slumbered In tho senato commltteo on tho Judiciary until June, 1S80, nenrly three, months after tho closo of tho controversy. It wns then returned to tho senato with a favorable, report nnd paesod both tho eonato and tho houso of repre sentatives. "Thus," declared Cleveland, In closing, "was an unpleasant controversy happily followed by nn expurgation of tho lust vestlgo of statutory snnctlrn to nn en croachment upon constitutional executive prerogatives, and thus wns n time-honored Interpretation of thu constitution restored to us." RIOT AMONG THE STRIKERS Several Shot Are Kit'hniiKeil nnd One Man In I'rohnhly Fatally Wounded. NEW YORK, April 10. There was a riot today at Mamoroncck, Westchester county, between striking laborers and men hired to toko their places on local Improvements. One striker, an Italian, was shot In tho thigh and probably fatally wounded, nnothur wns shot In tho kneo and several others ro celvcd lesser Injuries. Several of tho riot ers wero arrested, Tho strike, which was begun n week ago, has been marked by several resorts to vio lence, tho strikers trying to drive off tho new hands. Today Contractor Grlflln brought up a new gung of laborers from Mount Vernon nnd put them to work. Thoro was n forco of deputy sheriffs In tho neighborhood, but this did not deter tho strikers from making unother attempt to compel tho new hands to quit work. Thoy first mado threats und finally resorted to violence, when bricks, stones and other missiles were thrown. In a short tlmo a general riot ensued and many shots wero fired in rapid succession. Ono bullet passed through Contractor Griffin's hat nnd tho strikers attempted to mob blm. Grlflln got, away In safoty nnd mado his way to White Plains, where ho called upon Shorirf Mai-r CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair; Warmer; Northerly Winds. Temperature nt Oiniihn yenterduyt Hour. lieu:. Hour. l)e. n. 111 Its 1 p. 111 II 0 n. 111 !I7 p. 111 HI 7 u. in ;ki ;t p. in ir s 11. m an .1 p. m tn t 11, m :ki n p. nt in 10 u. u :i7 0 p. m in It n. 111 til 7 p, in,,,,,. .11 1- III II M p. in 1 J p, in in ley nnd an additional posso of deputies was nt once sent to tho scone to quell the dis turbance. About half a dozen of tho ring leaders of tho strikers wore arrested, Thero aro now about 100 deputy sheilffs and con stnblcs nt tho sccno of the trouble. Contractor Grlflln nnd others who are friendly to Grlflln say that most of the sh' otlng was dono by tho Mrlkers. This is, howovcr, danlcd by tho striking Italians, moat of whom cannot speak English well. Through nn interpreter they havo been In formed that unless they leuvo town thoy will bo arrested nnd sent to Jail. OTHER DEATHS IN THE FLOOD lllKlit Out nt n TrnvelliiK Pnrty or Fif teen I,ot Texnn Water Ilet'edlntr, SAN iANTONIO, Tex., April 10. Waters nro receding In tho swollen rivers and streams of Texas und it Is believed tho worst Is over. Tho property damaged by reason of tho, sudden rush of wnter will bu very large, while, many lives havo been lost. It is learned tonight that eight peoplo out of 11 traveling party of fifteen, composed of two families, wero drowned nt the Junc tion of tho Mlddlo Concbo river and the Kiowa creek In Iron county. Tho names of tho families nro Queen and Wilson, and thoy ivero from Voca, McCullough county. Of eleven mombers or the Queen family soven wore drowned, the fathor, mother and flvo children, among tho latter being an S-months-old baby. A boy of tho Wilson family was nluo swept away. Tho bodies of tho unfortunnto victims of tho flood wero found after n search of thirty hours. HOT DEBATE IN PRESBYTERY I)ltrlet McetlUK Ankn Oeneral Ancm l)ly to Counldcr Itcvllon of Doetrluul StnndarilM. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., April 10. Tho Utlca presbytery, now in session in this city, wns thrown Into a turmoil today by nn address from Hov. Dr. Taylor of Clin ton, who advocated tho elimination from tho confession of faith of paragraphs 1 to 7 of chapter Ii. Thcso paragraphs cover tho doctrlno of olcctlon and reprobation, In repudiation of which Dr. 111111b of Brooklyn resigned from tho presbytery.. Rev, B. W. Brokaw, pastor of tho First Presbyterian church of Utlca, supplemented tho motion by saying his church had passed resolutions favoring n change In tho objectionable par agraphs. A resolution to eliminate the par agraphs was referred to the commltteo on bills and overtures. Thero Mras n stormy jlobato when tho com-;; mltteo reported thai tho present Is not an auspicious tlmo to attempt such revision. Tho liberal clement voted tho resolution down by a' big mnjorlty, but a resolution was ndoptod recommending that In view ot present conditions the general assembly bo asked to consider whether the time has not como for instituting a movement to effect in part 11 revision of tho doctrinal stand nrds or tho adoption of a simpler form ot confession. GETS DIVORCE FROM MELBA Sou of un I'iikIIhIi llnronet Obtain 11 lleeree from 11 'IV.vii I 11 dice. NEW YORK, April 10. A Galveston spe cial says: Qulotly and without tho Judgo trying tho raso knowing tho Identity ot tho defendant, ii divorce has been granted In tho tenth district court hero to ChitrleB N. Arm strong from Nclllo Armstrong, hotter known to the world ns Melbn. Armstrong 1b n son of Sir Andrew Arm strong, hart.. M. P.. and Lady Francis Ful Icrton Armstrong of Kings county, Ireland. Tho petition for a divorce was fllixl De cember 12, 1899. It being Impossible to get service on Melba citation was by publica tion. From tho papers In the caso It Is shown that Armstrong testified that ho had been n resident of Texas since 1895; that ho was married to Nellie Armstrong In Australia In Decomber, 1882: thnt thoy hnvo ono child, n boy, 16 years of ago, nnd that they lived together until 1891, when tho de fendant loft his bed nnd board, declaring she wuuld not llvo with him nny longer. Judge William Stewart, in dissolving the mnrrlnge, gives the enro nnd custody of tho child to the father and decrees the real and personal property known us tho Bucna Vltta ranch In Karnes county. Texas, tho solo nnd sopnrnto possession of tho plaintiff. SHUTS OFF THE REPORTERS JuilKe Forbid Them Commc ntlnu Upon the Work of the (iriinil Jury. , FRANKFORT, Ky April 10. Tho habeas corpus proceedings brought In behalf of "Tallow Dick" Combs, 0110 of the Goebel suspects, enmo up In Judgo Cantrlll's court I today. County Attorney Polsgrovo presentod his answer to the petition of tho prlsonor'B counsel and tho caso wont over until to morrow, when It will bo nrgucd. Not much Is llkoly to bo heard from tho grand Jury until It completes Its Investiga tion or returns somo indictments. Judgo Cantrill hns forbidden the local newspaper men to send out tho names of witnesses who aro called to testify or to spoculato upon the nature of the evidence given. Tho nttorncys for both sides In tho cases Involving the stnte officers other than gov ernor nnd lieutenant governor aro today working on an ugrcemcnt to unlto upon a slnglo case In order to Hocuro speedy nctlm by tho circuit court nnd court of appeals, so thnt both cases may bo taken to (ho United States supremu court at tho samo tlmo. TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO STREET Bookbinder Kill III Slte r-ln-,n w IteeiiUHi- of .Teiilntm) lli WIll Die. CHICAGO, April 10. Relnhart Tonn, a bookbinder, Bhot his 10-year-old sister-in-law. Ida Kcllar, nt Augusta and Paulllna streets tonight and thon turned the weapon on himself. Both wero taken to tho St, Elizabeth hospital, whoro tho girl died fr-m her wounds. Tonn Is In n critical condition nnd tho nttendlng physicians nssert thnt tho man's death Is a qucstl n of only a fow hours. Tho motive for tho shooting Is said to havo been Jealousy on the part of Tonn, Miss Kcllar, who Is an accomplished mu sician, wns roturnlng from a rehearsal when tho shooting took placo. CLARK MUST GO OUT Montana Senator Compelled to Qirt Uj Hit Coitly T05&. SENATE COMMITTEE ALL AGAINST HIM Unanimous Beport to Be Made to Dtolan Hii Boat Vaoant. SCME FAVORABLE TO HIM PERSONALLY Expreis'on of Doubt ai to His Own Knowledge of Briberyt METHODS OF PROS CUTI0N CONDEMNED Olrferent Committee Member Scnr Inly Mon-t lurk llenr lllmelt with HI llnunl Cumpnsiire, ThoiiKli III Face U Flualicd. WASHINGTON, April 10-Tho senate commltteo on privileges and elections decided unanimously In favorW the un seating of Senator Clark of Montana. Tho report declare tho ecnt of Senator Clark vacant nnd does not expel him. Tho senator boro himself with ills usual composuic. His faco nppcarcd somowhnt Hushed, but his Voice was culm and bis manner collected and ho discussed othor business affairs ns if nothing had trans pired Senator Faulkner, principal counnol for Mr. Clark, was summoned to tho capltol Immediately after tho verdict of tho com mltteo was announced and had a long con sultation with his cllont over tho sltuatlqn. Thero wero many expressions In tho com mltteo favorablo to Senntor Clark from a personal point of vlow nnd moro thau ono senator gavo uttcranco to doubts as to whether ho had actual porsonnl part In knowlcdgo of tho expenditures. Othors ox ptcssed tho opinion thnt tho senator was In n certain senso tho victim of environment and of hnblt. Tho outlay of money in past elections lu Montana was dwolt upon ns ono of tho explanations of tho llboral expendi tures In this caso. Senator Turloy wait among tho senators who dissented from tho vlow that Clark could havo boon uninformed of tho fact that money was being used to promoto his olcctlon and ho mado ono of tho most vig orous talks of tho series in view of an nd verso roport. Different Shinies of Opinion. Tho bollot was not taken until all tho members present had expressed themselves upon tho question, somo of them speaking at somo length and all expressing different shades of opinion. Senator ,Harrl8 of Kans.11 indicated tho most pronounced leaning toward leniency for Mr. Clark. Ho did not -express nny doubt that there had been a lavish ex penditure or mone, In. Mr- CJarr.'a behalf, nild whllo not condoning this totirse, ha spoko In tonne of strong condemnation of tho tactics pursued by somo of his (Clark's) oppononfs, rcrorrlng cspcclnlly to Con gressman Campbell nnd former Stnto Sena tor Whiteside. Ho suld that whatever Mr. Clark's offenses thoy wero but little worso than tho methods pursued by Campbell nnd Wliltesldo in their olTorts to oxposo the lienutor, and ho insisted that If tho report wns to bo nntngonlstlo to Mr. Clark It should ut tho snmo tlmo relnto In full de tail tho course pursued by tho two princi pal witnesses against blm. When ntlentlon was called to tho fact that this course wns usual with campaign manngors, tho statement wb met with the ccntentlon that while tho plan might bo moro commonly ndopted thnn it should bo. still there could bo no reasonable excuse for It after tho Whiteside exposure. It was then known, it was asserted, that thero would bo a contest and tho argument was mado thnt every scrap of paper bearing upon tho election should hnvo been pro served nfter this case. ltepiirl Not Vet Preeiileil, Senators Chandler and Turlcy wero di rected to preparo tho report. It Is ex pected to bo presentod nt nn early day. Senator Clark was at tho capltol when the announcement of tho action of tho com mltteo wan mado known. Ho was sur prised at tho result, but refused to mako 11 statement until after consultation with his frlciulB and attorneys. If prominence whs given to nny ono lino of testimony more than to another It was thnt dealing with transactions apparently ot a regulur (business nnturo between Senator Clark or his n&cnts and members of tho i legislature. Tho purebnso of property from 1 Senator Wurner nnd Representative Me I Laughlln nnd tho money tendered ReprcBon I tntivo Wood to lift tho mortgagn from 11 la i ranch wero considered ns bearing directly upon tho caso. Of thcso matters tho Wood caso iccclved especial attention. The pay ment of money to Representatlvo Day after Mr. Clurk's election also hnd weight. The opinion wan cxprtwicd that no ono ot tluve fucts was sufficient basis for nn adverse re port, but all agreed that all facts, many of them admitted, togethor with other occur rences connected with tho campaign, were sufficient to Justify a positive position against tho senutor'H continuing tn hold his place. Tho fact that Sonntor Clark and his rep I ruKontntlves had failed lo mnko their re ' ports to tho stato authorities of Montana as 1 required by tho ulato law also was urged ' niailnst him lu tho dlseurnlnu In the commll ; tee, ns was tho fact that ho and his repre , HontutlvoB bad destroyed all tholr vouchers 1 showing whero money hnd bcon used and to j whem paid. I'roNeeut Inn' Method Cnuilemtied, I Senator Pcttus practically agreed with Mr. Harris. Tho two senators also expressed ( homo doubt us to tho Justification of tho conclusion drawn by u majority ot tho com mittee, that Senator Clark's candidacy for tho sonata began In August, 1898, when hn returned to Buttu from Now York. Tho or feit of this conclusion was to charge up tho cntlro $139,000 which Senator Clark con fessed to huvlng expended, to his campaign 1 for tho sennto, whllo tho contontlon wtis ! mado lu Senator Clark's behalf that ho hail not become a cundldntn until after the statu election, thus eliminating from the campaign In IiIh Individual behalf tbo amount spent h tho general contest. Senntor McComas wf among tho senators who expressed hl.'ii? an convinced thnt tho senatorial sent wn In view from tho beginning Mr. McComas, howover, united with other senntors In cm downing the methods pursued In prosecut ing tho caso, Tho concensus of opinion of tho comiulttne I appeared unfavorablo to accepting any ono especial feature against Mr, Clark as tho basis for tho report against him, tho general opinion being that It .was tho cumulative, character of tho testimony that should bo , considered rather than any ono especial dn- full, 1 Senator Harris raised tho point in Mr. I Clurk's bchulf that tho cumulative effect of r
