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J2STA.BLTSII.ED JUNE 1J, J 871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNXNG, AP1UL 23, 1900.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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SHELLING THE BOERS
British Artillery Tiro Kpt Up All Daj
Saturday at Walkerstroom.
IRISH DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AGAIN
Bajal Irish Rifles Capture a Frea State Flag
During the Engagement.
BRITISH CASUALTIES REPORTED LIGHT
Boars Well Entrenched and Holding Their
Ground with Tenacity.
DALGETTY IS SORE BISET AT WEPENER
Four liner (Jiiiin Trnlncil
PoNltlon lintl Miiklnu;
Very .Sultry lor
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IIIn
WALKERSTROOM, near Dowetsdorp, Sat
urday, April 21. Fighting was continued to
day, mainly with artillery. Tho Yeomanry
and mounted Infantry pushed forward on the
right of tho ilank and were subjected to
shelling nnd a heavy rifle fire.
Tho Hoyal Irish rifles captured a Frco
Stato flag,
Tho Doers are well entrenched and hold
their ground tenaciously.
The Ilrltlsh causaltles have been light.
Keeping llnlKCtly HiiHy.
MASERU, Rasutotnnd, Sunday, -April
21. (Elontng.) Four floor guns havo been
hard nt work all day on Colonel Dalgetty'u
position. Tho Ilrltlsh guns havo replied at
Intervals.
Tho Uoeru are divided Into thres divi
sions, two being in positions to repel tho
relief columns, the distant roar of wheso
artillery Is audible.
General Dmbnnt's relief force Is reported
to bo todny in tho ncighborhool of Ilusli
maim Kop, twenty miles from Wepcncr.
Tho Ilastttcs nro posted on tho border for
defensive purposes. They nro behaving In
orderly fashion, but are showing tho most
Intense Interest In tho outcome of tho de
velopments of tho next twenty-fomhours.
Ilriiluiiil KiiKUKi'i Hot'i-N.
MASnilU, llasutoland, Sunday, April
22. General llrabanl's advanced guard
reached Ilushmnns Kop Inst evening. Tho
Doers held a strong position there, with two
guns. I
Tho'cngagemcnt opened nt sunrise, with
heavy Hflo fire. At 6:30 n. m. cannonading
began nnd continued for several houru.
(iencral Drnbant's forces aro on tho plain
nnd havo fairly open country nil the wny to
Wepcncr.
Evidently tho Doers reattached Dalgetty
today. Colonel Dalgetty heliographs:
"All well. Doers fired 300 shells yester
day without doing much damage."
LONDON', April 23.-5 n. m.-It Is qulto
probnblo that by this tkno General Sir
Henry ltundle has fought a decisive battle
with tho Doers. Ho entrenched himself
Saturday to awnlt tho arrival of General
Campbell with tho Sixteenth brigade. That
commnnder nrrlved Saturday evening nnd
lens mny bo expected nt nny moment.
No .Venn from lllocmfontclu.
It Is still Impossible to nsjcrtnln tho po
sition of affairs nt Dloemfonteln or to learn
when tho long-expected ndvnnco northward
will begin. Tho dispatches conflict regnrd
Ing tho state of tho preparations. For In
stance, tho llloemfonteln correspondent of
tho Dally Chronicle says that tho troons
havo been supplied with winter clothing
linn that tho Modder river 1ms fallen suffi
ciently to permit cnvalry to cross. Tho
Standard reports almost tho opposite. Pres
ent Indications, however, point to still fur
ther dclny.
Without attaching undtio Importance to
tho stories from Lourcnzn Marque concern
ing thu strength of tho lloor forces. It would
nlmost seem that the former estlmntes of
30,000 woro rather low. During the lnA
fow days thero has been a renownl of Door
nctlvlty In nil parts of the theater of war.
Tho tenacity of tho enraiy around Colonel
Dalgetty proves thnt considerable forces aro
still thero. Lord Roberta has ordered Lord
Mcthucu to retlro from Dlshof, probably for
tho snmo reason.
Tho presence of a Doer forco nt Frankfort
looks llko an Intention to endeavor to cut
off Mcthucn, who may next bo heard of ns
riding upon KImberley. Tho Doer3 are
enld to half encircle Dloemfonteln to tho
eastward, In a crescent formation. Thero
havo been soveral outpost affairs In that
vicinity.
Tho Eleventh division, under General
Poto-Cnrow, and tho Fourth cavalry brlgado
nre operating toward Sannn's Tost. In Nntnl
there Is no diminution of Door activity.
It Is reported that Sir Charles Warren
Is to bo appointed governor of the Free
Stato. Nothing Is known regarding Sir
ltedvors Duller, but there Is little doubt re
garding his removal, and rumor has. It that
1ird Kitchener will get an Important In
dependent command.
Tho Door peace commissioners nro under
stood, to havo been disappointed by their
visit to Tho Hague, but to bo determined to
visit Der.lln and Paris before going to Wash
ington, GERMANY UNABLE TO AID
Can See No Hciihou Why lloer nclcira-
tlon .Should VUlt that
' " Country.
RERLItf, April 22. The. semi-official
llerllner Pcot publishes nn Inspired nrtlclo
In which It Is stated that tho sentiment re
garding tho Doera still remains friendly
throughout Oormnny, but that the govern
ment seta no reason why tho Doer peace
delegation should como to IleTlln, since no
good could bo galued from such n visit,
Germany being uunblo to render the slight
est service, either In friendly olllces to both
sides or In Intermediation so long ns Great
Drltaln rcmnlnH determined to reject bath.
Mllucr Itcpllt'N to Women.
CAVETOWN, Sunday, April 22. Sir Al
fred Mllner, replying today to n deputation
of tho tiuiiu or loyni women of South Ar
rlcn, who nro sending on nddre
to tho
queen, snld!
"An attempt Is Jielng ifcnle to cofu?
men's minds by saying that In the fa uro
there wilt bo two parties here In South
Africa, Speaking as an Imperialist, I can
only say that It Is an essential part of
my political creed that South Africa should
bo governed In the Interest and by the
agency of tho people who have made It
their home."
Ho deprecated tho Intolerant spirit and
tho mania for suspicion now rampant.
BOERS REPORTED ACTIVE
MlilKi"Hiim from London euMinpcr
CorrcHpnnilcn t on (lie .HMiintloii
In .Son Mi Africa.
LONDON, April 22. A dispatch to tho
Tlmca from Jammersburg, dated Saturday,
says:
"Tho Doers aro displaying renewed activ
ity. Flvo guns wcro used freely today from
four different positions ,ngnJrist 'ours. A
rlfleflrlng south and wo.U are heavy and
continuous.
"Officers nnd men nre on duty day nnd
night In tho trenches nnd the heavy rains
of Into havo made their task n great feat of
ondtiranco and pluck."
Tho Lourcizo Marquer. correspondent of
tho Times, under Saturday's date, Bays:
"Information received from respowjlble
parties shows that at one time tho two re
publics had 103,000 men In tho Held, In
cluding tho colonial rebels. According to
tho same Informant thoy can still muster
i0,000, of whom 50,000 nro In tho Free State,
10,000 nro In tho Dlggnrsberg district and
15,000 In tho districts of Fourteen Streams
nnd Klerks Dorp. It Is now belloved that
beforo tho wnr tho burgher lists were delib
erately falsified In order to deceive the Drlt
Ish Intelligence department."
llcWet Itcportcil Killed.
Tho Dally News has tho following from
Lourcnzo Mnrqucz, dated Friday, April 20:
"It Is reported hero that General DcWct
has been killed. Other European nmbu
lanco corps bcslde3 tho Irish-American are
taking up nrms In behalf of the Doers.
Tho latter nro unable to obtain smokeless
powder.
"Trenches aro being constructed for eight
mUes around Pretoria. Thero nro slxty
nlno guns In position n't Kroonetnd nnd soven
French guns at I'retorln. Twenty-flvo mines
nt Johannesburg havo been charged with
dynamite, ami tho Johannesburg fort has
bicn dismantled."
Tho Dloemfonteln correspondent of the
.Morning Post, telegraphing Friday, says:
"President Stojn's address to tho burghers
was an Impassioned speech. Ho Implored
them to continue their resistance until the
result of efforts of tho Doer peace commis
sioners was known."
A correspondent of tho Times nt Doshof,
telegraphing Sntutday, says:
"I havo been with nn nmbulnncc to the
Doer lines nnd whllo thero conversed with
Commandant Cronje, second son of tho fa
mous general, nnd with Assistant Com
mandant Dothwnlte. Thoy had expected
Lord Mothtieu to operate to tho eastward
and wcro still expecting him, and thoy wcro
confident that they could defeat his col
umn. "Dothwnlte complained that ho had not
changed his clothing for a fortnight, indi
cating that ho had been traveling a long
distance, but I could not ascertain from
what point.
"Tho Deer commando occupies f Jrong po
sitions around Spltzkop, about eight miles
northeast of Doshof."
Tho KImberley correspondent of the Morn
ing Post, telegraphing Sunday, says:
'Tho Doers aro reportei to bo near Frank
fort, where tho country is very dlfllcult. At
Kllpdam they nro entrenching their po
sitions." DIFFICULTIES OF BRITISH
Stnndnril I'iiIiIInIich Ciiiinon of Their
Delay In llcuchliiK
I'retorln.
LONDON. April 22. Tho Standard pub
lishes a long dispatch from Dloemfonteln,
dated Friday, explaining tho numerous dif
ficulties which tend to delay tho advance
to Pretoria. Tho correspondent says:
"Enormous transport difficulties aro en
hanced by tho rainy weather nnJ by tho
necessity of providing for tho needs of
tho army for weeks, perhaps months, In
caso of an Interruption of tho long lino of
communications, together with the unsettled
stato of tho country in our rWir nnd tho
guerrilla tnctlcs of tho enemy. It Is ob
vious that until our Hanks nro cleared nnd
no longer mennced no forward movement
Is possiblo without Incurring tho gravest
risks, Tho most pressing need is a fur
ther supply of horses.
"General Hamilton has nvallod himself
of tho services of tho Australian buahmen
to scour tho Freo Stato In nil directions,
buying horses from farmers who havo sur
rendered nnd driving In nnlmnls found upon
unoccupied farms. Horso raiding Is dan
gerous work, but t'fo bushmon nro. more
than a match for tho Doers."
TURKEY MAKES ITS REPLY
AnicrlcniiH to lie C'oinpeiiMiitcil Voder
.Same t'ouilltloiiH iin In Cum of
Other I'orelKii Siihjcctii.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 22. Tho porto
hns replied to tho American demands, stat
ing that Turkey will compensato American
missionaries undor tho same conditions ns
In tho caso of other foreign subjects.
Tho United States legation Joined tho
other embassies In protesting against tho In-
crcaso of Import duties
Tho porte hns not yet replied to tho Inst
collcctlvo note, but tho chnuged tono of tho
Ottoman olllclals leads to a belief that a
settlement has been reached In conformity
with tho demands of tho foreign republics
It Is now fully expected that tho porto will
Invito tho embassies to discuss the proposed
cnauges.
Thero is tho greatest Interest In pollt
leal circles regarding the attitude of the
United S' .es in tho Indemnity claim and It
Is belloved that tho powers having similar
claims will support American notion.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Neither Secre
tary Hay nor tho Turkish minister has been
ndvlsed of tho reported action of tho porto
in replying to tho American demands. In
tho nbsenco of official Information nnd of
tho Bpeclllo conditions of tho reply, offi
cials here prefer not to discuss tho matter,
but express the hope that n satisfactory nnd
am! cab lo settlement of tho differences be
tween tho two countries may bo reached.
COLON IS NOW THREATENED
CoiiNlilerahlc Incitement Over Ue
portN Stntlnn Activity of the
ItcheU, .
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 22. Advlcca
from Colombia today say that Docas Del
Toro, Panama, Is lu possession of tho rebel.
Last Friday the government chartered a
Drltlsh steamer at Colon to tako tho troops
to Docas Dei Toro, whero nn Important bat
tlo Is expected.
With Docas Del Toro In the hands of tho
reto'a Colon Is practically threatened.
There Is considerable excitement In Cart
agena nver a report that Daranqullla ha-s
fallen Into the hands of the Insurgents. This
i. u r le not cnMroly credited, but thero are
f c cv-tuu ' for btilevlug that the town
iil ioen be taken.
GENERAL RIVERA TO RESIGN
Cabin Secretary of Aerxaltura Will Give,
Up His Position,
FREE SPEECH HAMPERED BV PUBLIC OFFICE
Snyn lie Menu No Peruana! I)U-
eourti'My, hut WInIicn to Speak on
Political Mutter Without llni
liiirriiHHliiK (in vci'iiincnt.
HAVANA, April 22. General Rlus Illvcra,
secretary of agriculture, has had a long In
terview with Governor Ocnernl Wood re
garding tho letter which ho wrote urging
a union of political parties nnd unanimous
demand of Imlependunco by the end of 1901.
General Hlvern will probably rclgn early
this week from his ofllclnl position.
Tho Cubano predicts that tho remaining
secretaries will do likewise, ns It Is recog
nized that Gcncrnl Itlvera holds a powerful
Influence. Other secretaries of agrlculturo
will not nffect them. They glvo It n their
belief that tho party will ,be benefited by
Rivera's resignation. His official position
hns hampered his usefulness as a cam
paigner. In tho course of the Interview General
Illvcra Informed Governor General Wood
that ho had not meant nny, personal dlt'-
courtcsy, but that he Is of tho opinion that
ho would prefer to be untrnmmelctl by of
fice, so thnt ho might speak out his mind on
political matters without embarrassing the
government.
Governor Genernl Wood hns issued nn or
der that appeals against his decision can
only bo mndo through the secretary of war.
Ho has nlso ordered that all nppcals which
aro now pending under tho order of General
Drooke, which ntlowud appeals Great Drlt
aln mado to a certain body of law officials,
cease Immediately. This order was Issued
on account of n dispute over certain mining
c hi I mo which Governor General Wood on
nppcal had decided. Ho found that a pre
vious decree, 03 Instanced by this particular
case, gavo his own nppolntees power to
override his decision.
Tho old steamship lino running from
Databano to the tobacco ports of Plnnr del
Hlo ha; been reconstructed. It Is expected
that this lino will be of great service in the
transport of tobacco. New wharves will bo
built at Databano.
President Guatave Dock of the company
says thnt this year's tobacco crop U excel
lent, although It Is not the best In twelvo
yenrs, ns has been stated. Ho says thnt ho
bcllevca that all tho best lands In Cuba for
tobacco raising have been taken up nnd I
that Cuba In tho futuro will not bo ahle to
Increuso the output of first-class cigars.
However, much good land still remains, fit
fcr the cultivation of tobacco,
Tho Luchas says that tho electoral law
Insures honesty, equity and rapidity, nnd
has won tho npprovnl of tho people. The
Naclon nlso heartily Indorses tho electoral
law.
Senor Tlerra, ono of the leaders of tho
democratic union party, has written a let
ter to the rowspapers In which ho says that
the policy of tho party In wishing Cubans
to elect nn advisory board to represent them
during tho period of Intervention Is a most
senslblo policy, no, ho declares. It is very
doubtful whether tho coming municipal elec
tions will demonstrate tho capacity of tho
Cubans for self-government. As a conse
quence tho United States would wait until
tho Cubans showed better proof of being
nblo to govern themselves. Ho nsks whnt
guarnnteo tho Cubano liavo that tho United
States government will causo a national ns
sembly lo bo constituted, even should tho
municipal elections demonstrate tho capac
ity of tho Cubans for self-government.
It is far better, ho declares, for tho Cu
bans to hnvo a voice In tho general manage
ment of tho country during the undefined
period of Intervention, which enn bo secured
by tho election of nn ndvlsory board.
FORCE GUARDS PRISONERS
Precaution Taken to Prevent Mali
I.lherutliiK Men Chiii'Kfil ilth
DyuaiiiltliiK Look.
DUFKALO, April 22, A Niagara Falls
special to tho Express says: Chief Youngs
of tho Dominion police, his force of half a
dozen regular pollccment nnd 200 armed
deputies aro guarding the Jail at Clifton,
Ont,, where nro confined the three men
charged with blowing up lock No. 24 at
Thorold, Ont., In3t evening.
Tho extraordinary precautions taken for
tho guarding of tho men is tho( result of
a rumor that reached Chief Youngs this
nfternoon to tho effeat that 100 Duffalo
grain shovelers were on their way hero
to liberate the prisoners.
Tho mllltln of tho district has been warned
to bo. ready for service nnd can bo mo
bilized nt Clifton on short notice. Last
night It was thought the men who blew
up tho lock woro Doer sympathizers. To
day the opinion hns changed. It Is now
io bellof iut many pousons In Clifton
nnd nearby Canadian villages that tho dy
namiters wero agents for Duffnlo grain
Bhovclers and sought to blow up tho lock
for tho purposo of disabling tho Wolland
canal, theroby preventing tho passage of
grain through tho canal from Port Col
borno to Montreal. With the canal close 1
It Is nrgued tho scoopcrs of Duffalo might
havo moro work than they would havo
with tho canal open.
As largo quantities of grain pass over
the steel arched brldgo of tho Grand Trunk
It Is said tho men would have blown It up
If they had been ablo to escape arrest at
Thorold.
CHARGE COUNT WITH FORGERY
I'leiielimnn In Trnceil from Canada
to C'hlenuo ii nit
Arrenteil.
CHICAGO, April 22. N. U. L. Comto do
Coulouso Lautiec was arrested, today at tho
Auditorium hotel on n charge of forgery. It
Is charged that tho count visited Quobec,
Canada, two weeks ngo and forged papers
to securo money.
Tho nmount of the nllcgod forgery is not
given, but It Is said to be large. Dotectivc3
havo been tracing Lautros and today one
of them saw him enter tho Auditorium hotel
nnd nsk for his mall. The dotectivo ro
quested tho police to arrest the man. The
prisoner was tnken to tho Harrison street
police station nnd locked up. The counters
Lcutrec Is now stopping with frlonda In
Chicago,
Lautreo Is a Frenchman. His mnrtingo oc
curred eight months ngo In Paris, Counters
Lnutrec Is said to bo tho daughter of tho
Countess d'lntervllle, one of thu wealthiest
women In Paris. She wns with hor husband
when he Avas nrrested nnd broko down when
eho realized what was taking placo. Sho re
turned to tho houso of her friends.
Tho prisoner donlcn that ho Is guilty of
nny charge and says that he doer not oven
know what tho chargo Is. He also states
that ha has never been In Canada. Tho
pollco know very llttlo about tho caso and
havo wired tho authorities nt Quebec to see
whether tho count Is wanted there, nnd If
fo, on what charge, but havo not yet re
ceived an answer,
RIGHT TO SEATS IN SENATE
Timor lloily Will Connltlcr (limy, Seott
nnd Clark Cnxro lieet to Vole
on Alimkn)i Cuile Mill.
WASHINGTON,- April 22. Tho eennto will
give considerable attention during tho pres
ent week to questions of prlvllego Involving
three scats In tho1 senate, Unlcr tho unani
mous consent agreement reached on tho
10th Inst, tho resolution declaring Senator
Quay not to bo entitled to n plnco In tho
senate probably will be voted upon nt 4
o'clock Tuesday, and In thu meantime sev
eral speeches will bo mado upon tho resolu
tion. V
An Intimation had been given of n possible
cflort to postpone the caso further on tho
ground thnt thero Is not sufficient tlmo left
beforo tho data set for tho vote within
which to deliver all tho speeches, desired on
tho resolution, but If a movement Is made In
that direction It will be stoutly resisted, It
would bo nn exceptional occurrence If tho
unanimous agreement should bo set aside.
Among those who aro expected to speak. In
Mr Quay's behalf nre Senators Penrose nnd
Chandler, whllo Senntors Piatt of Connecti
cut, Halo and Llndslcy will probably speak
in opposition to his claims. The leaders on
both Bides aro claiming victory, but they do
not In either case give figures ou tho re
sult. Seott Cnnc to Come Up,
After tho Quay voto Is taken Senator Mc
Comns, who Is a member of the commlttco
on privileges nnd elections, has had charge
of tho protest against Senator Scott's con
tinuing to occupy his seat ns n senator from
West Virginia, will call up tho resolution In
that senator's behalf and ask for Immcdlnto
consideration. Tho prospect Is thnt thero
will bo little or no dobato on this resolution
as tho report of tho commlttco Is In lino
with senate prcccdcns. Tho report of the
committee on elections In tho Clark case, as
announced, will bo made todny, and it is tho
intention of tho committee to ask that It bo
taken up aa soon c the Quay nnd Scott
cofcs havo been disposed of.
How much time this case will .contlnuo
will depend lergely, If not wholly, upon Mr.
Clark himself. Ho still says that ho will
not dccPlu upon nny lino of action until tho
report of tho committee U made public. If
ho should elect to contlnuo tho contest thero
would bo moro or loss delay for tho prepara
tion of'rpeeches.
It Is expected that n voto will bo reached
on tho Alaskan codo till during the week,
nn ngreernent -having been practically
reached to withdraw tho contested amend
ments and otherwise amend tho bill bo ns to
extend tho provisions of thu mining Inws
of tho United States to Alaska.
Tho Phlllpplno bill will contlnuo to hold
Its plnco as "unfinished business" on the
calendar, but It Is likely to receive compar
atively little attention during tho week. Tho
nrmy appropriation bill will bo tnken up ns
soon ns tho election cases nro disposed of.
Tho fortifications nnd agricultural appropria
tions will bo reported soon and these nlso
may bo takon up as soon as opportunity per
mits. Tho Hawaiian conference report will bo
nctod upon enrly in the week.
Tho major portion of the tlmo of the
hpus'e (hla week Will probably bo consumed
In' the consideration of tho postofllco n'p-'
proprratlon bill. rV
Tomorrow Is District of Columbia day and
tho coming Friday under tho rules Is set
npnrt for prlvnfo pension .bills. Tho bill
appropriating $1,000,000 for the mllltla of
tho several (Hates may como up during tho
week.
CUBAN TREASURY RECEIPTS
Income for Month of March SIiouh
I.ni'Ke IncrciiNc Over I, nut
Year.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Tho division
of customs nnd insular affairs of tho War
department mndo public today tho state
ment that tho total receipts of the Cuban
treasury for the mouth of March, 1900, weie
$1,078,009.
Tho receipts named nro divided ns fol
lows: Customs, $1,472,990; postal receipts,
$13,729; Internal reitinue receipts, $91,330;
miscellaneous receipts, $97,G19.
The receipts for the corresponding month
of 1899 amounted to $9C3,033.
DEWEY SCHEDULE ARRAN.GED
DatcN for Admiral nml Party on Their
Trip Through th
"Went.
WASHINGTON, April . 22. Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey will leave hero In n special train
over tho DaltMioro ft Ohio railroad Sunday,
April 29, on their trip. to Chicago, St. Louis,
Memphis, Nnshvlllo nnd Knoxvllle. They
will arrlvo In Chicago at noon Monday,
April 30. Wednesdny ' riiornlng, May 3, tho
Chicago & Alton railroad will take tho spe
cial to Jacksonville, 111., where n three
hours' stop will be ma'de. St. Louio will bo
reached In tho evening.
Sunday thoy will be travellngnvcr tho Illi
nois Central frqm St Louis to Memphis,
where two days will bo spent. Wednesday,
Mny 9, tho Louisville & Nnshlvllle, Chatta
nooga & St. Louis rallroadB will move the
train from Mcmnhls to Nnshvlllo. A rest will
from Knoxvlllo to Washington will bo over
tho Southern railway, reaching hero May
10.
HE HAS ONE WIFE TOO MANY
Former ehrnxkn Mini Vmler Arrest
at i'neoma Cliiirtteil with
111 U u my.
TACOMA, Wash.. April 22. (Special Tel
egram.) llowinnd P, 'Hill, professor of math
ematics at tho Paget Sound university, nnd
formerly mining speculator and business man
of Dlalne, Nob.,f was arrested hero yester
day on a charge of bigamy. He Is nccused
of marrying n Nebraska girl five years ufter
ho deserted a wife In England. Hill does
not deny ho has nuothcr wifo living, but
ho claims ho read n statement In a Ne
braska paper to tho effect thnt desertion
of a wife In n foreign country for flvo yenrs
had been construed by the Nebraska courts
ns a divorce. His English wife Is nn nctrcss
nnd HIU says that they never lived to
gether. A big estate In Englnnd Is said to
bo Involved. Hill yill pght extradition hero.
Ho has been a resident of Washington for
over n year. His present wifo understood
tho circumstances wihen sho married him.
To lMcail for St. I.oulx.
HOUSTON, Tex., April 22. Following Is
tho personnel of tho commlttco nppolnted
by the Transmlsslselppl Commercial con
gress to go to Washington to urgo tho pas
sage of tho St. I.oul8 World's Fair nppro.
prlatlon bill: President, John It. Pitkin of
Sw nrlnnns' ex.flovernor I. H. Prlncp of
fSnnta Fo, N, M. ; T. M. Patterson of Den-
Hon. Walter Groshnm of Onlveston nnd
Hon. Frank P. Holland of Dallas, Tex. Tho
pnrty Is to asB.emWe nt St. Louis, whenqo
they will go to "Washington next Wednes
dny. It In not yet poiltlvoly known that
Governor Sayers'will accompany tho party,
HnrKCOii Found Denil.
CIIILLICOTHE, O.. April 21-Jnmes
Stuart, n veterinary surgeon who lived nt
Iindonderry. this county, wbb found dend
In a street on tho east side of this city this
motnlng with his head bruised, George Poa
was nrrested and ionfctf,cd this evening
that ho struck Stuart with a stone In a
drunken row and killed htm.
CANDIDATES ARE PLENTIFUL
Indiana Republicans Have a Long Lilt of
Names to Choose From.
CONVENTION'S WORK IS WELL LAID OUT
Siiheoniiiilttee to Draft n IMntform linn
ItH lli'iiort Iti'inly anil the
Lender Are Gathering
tl,. Toujether. . i
INDIANAPOLIS, 1ml., April 22. Tho re
publican stato convention will bo held
Wednesday nnd Thursdny and already tho
hotels aro filled with cnndldates nnd booni
eis. Tho delegates nt largo to tho national
convention will bo Senators Fairbanks and
Ileverldgo, Governor Mount nnd Chairman
Ilornly of tho stato committee.
The state committee over two months ngo
named a subcommittee, compared of Chair
man Hornly, Secretary Dlglcr and Commit
teemen Goodrich of the Eighth nnd Moffltt
of the Sixth district to outline tho platform.
Dut little Is known of what tho platform will
bo except based solely on surmise. Tho
subcommittee has received suggestions from
all Bides, tho division of sentiment being
especially pronounced over tho Porto Hican
tariff. A compromise on national questions
seems probable, tho administration to bo en
dorsed and nothing sold of Porto Itlco. TheJ
Spanish war, expansion nnd tho Philippine
war will bo referred to, thero will be n dec
laration ngalnst trusts, a largo navy and
merchant marina will bo favored. Stato
Vacations will bo dwelt on nt length. Tho
platform will point with prldo to the fact
that change In tho monetary system had Us
birth In tho state.
Thero will bo 1,431 votes In the convention.
Thero nro six cnndldates for governor. An
estimate mado tonight for tho first ballot
gives National Commltteemnn Durblu 330;
John L. Grimths of this city, 330; Frank
Posey of Evnmvlllo, 250; Eno:h G. Hogato
of Danville, 200; Jnmes Dodgo of Elkhart,
1G1, nnd Lieutenant Governor Hnggard of
Lafnyottc, 1G0.
J. Frank Hnnlcy of Lnfnyette, who In tho
fight for United Stntes senator two years
ngo led nil but the Inst ballot, when Dev
crldgo was elected, will bo chairman of tho
convention. Tho convention will organize
Wednesday nnd tho nominations will bo
mndo Thursday.
OHIO REPUBLICANS GATHER
l'rciinrntloiiN for the State Convention
Are llciiiK Unite at
ColuiiihiiN.
COLUMDUS, 0 April 22. The republican
convention will bo held noxt Tuesday and
Wednesday for the nomination of a atnto
ticket and selection of dci!egates-at-largo to
Philadelphia. It Is believed that tho dclo-gates-at-largo
will bo Senators Hanna nnd
Foraker, Governor Nash nnd Congressman
Dick. Senator Hanna has expressed his do
elro for eomeono cIbo to be selected, but as
there would be a contest for tho placo In
the- event of Hanna's declination being nc
ceptcd, It Is thought that he will be drafted
In the Interest of harmony. The withdrawal
of Howard Mannlngton nssures tho nomina
tion of Lewis C. Laylln for secretary of
state, without opposition. Donobrcak for
school commissioner, Schank for supreme
Judge, Goddnrd for member of thd public ,
works, will bo renominated ror second terms ;
without opposition and It Is thought that
Joseph F. Dlackburn will bo renominated for
a third term for food and dairy commissioner j
without opposition. t
Tho platform hen been outlined by tho
Ohio republicans in Washington nnd It is i
thought that the commlttco on resolutions
will havo very llttlo to do In the way of re
vlslon There aro some of tho ndvanco ,
gunrds of tho delegates hero tonight, but .
Slate Chalrmnn Dick, Senators Hanna and j
Foraker and other Ohio people from Wanh
Ington are not expected till tomorrow.
BRYAN'S AID WILL BE ASKED
(iooil OIHccn of Silver Leader Sought
to Settle FiinIoii niirereneen
la Kiiiiniin.
TOPEKA, Kan., April 22. Whllo W,. J.
Dryan is In Wichita next week his good
offices will, It Is Bald, bo sought to settlo
differences existing between tlio populists
nnd democrats in tho Sixth nnd Seventh
districts, whero fusion is Bpllt wido open
on account of tho nttltudo of rival nomi
nees for congress.
The fusion politicians nro very much
concerned by the situation In theso dis
tricts and they also look forward to tho
Third district democratic nnd populist con
ventions, set for May 21, with much alarm,
for if a democrat bo not given tho united
nomination In that district a split will, It
Is predicted, bo luevltablo between tho two
Btnte conventions to bo held later nt Fort
Scott. Tho district is now repiesented In
congress by Hon. E. It. Illdgely, populist.
Mr. Dryan Is booked to speak nt Wichita
on Tuesday.
ciiihllcaiiH Will Meet at IlarrlNhurK.
HAnitlSDUllG, Pa., April 22. Tho re
publican state convention will bo held
hero on Wednesday to nominate candidates
for congressman-at-lnrgo, auditor general
nnd four presidential electors-nt-largo nnd
elect eight delegntcs-at-largo to tho na
tional convention nt Philadelphia. Dr.
Theodore L. Flood of Meadvlllo Is a candi
date for congressman-at-large. Two per
sons will bo Bclected for this nlfico nnd ono
of tho incumbcntB, Samuel A. Davenport of
Erie, Is not a candidate. Tho other Is Ga
lusha A. Grow of Susquehanna, who entered
congress fifty years ago and has served
threo terms as congrcssman-at-large. Ho
Is nn actlvo candidate for renomlnation
nnd will bo hero on Tuesday to tako per
sonal direction of his canvass. Other cnn
dldates for this office nro Ocorgo T. Oliver
of Pittsburg, who has been endorsed by
tho Allegheny delegation, and Ilobort H.
Foerdcrcr of Philadelphia, who has been
endorsed by a mnjorlty of Jho delegntes
from that city. -Senator E. D. Hardcnbcrgh
of Wayne county has no opposition for
nudltor general
Trouhlc to Select Cnnillilate,
MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 22. Tho rnco
for tho democratic nomination for governor
Is still n matter of conjecture. Returns
havo been received from fnrty-nlno of tho
sixty-six counties voting a week ngo, but
theso do not furnish nny candidates with a
sufficient number to securo his election.
From tho returns received It nppcarB that 112
delegates havo been Instructed for W. J.
Samford, sixty-six for Mr. Walter, flfty
Bcven for General Shelloy and forty-ono for
Cnngresfttinn Stalllngs. Fourteen counties
with a total of 108 delegntos report unln
structed delegations. This leavei a total
of ninety delegates yet to bo heard from.
Theso delegates are to como largely froin
western Alabama.
After l'cttlnrcw'M Place.
MITCHELL, 8. D April 22. (Special.)
Tho Mitchell Dally Republican of today
contains nn editorial announcement of the
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forccust for Ncbraskn
Haiti: Cooler; Shifting Winds.
Temperature nt Oiuntin ycnturilnyt
llmir. IJck. Hour. Ileir.
f a. in Cii! 1 p. in 7 1
a. in r.t a p. in 71
7 n. ill nil a p, in T2
H II. Ill Ml 4 . in 7t!
I' ii. in r.ti n p. in 7i
n. in nn ti p. in tin
l a. in 71 7 p. Ill tis
I- 72 S p. ill 17
I) II. Ill (1(1
candidacy of Hon. H.
United Stntes senate.
C. Preston for tho
llrim Milken n Date.
CLAY CENTEIl, Neb., April 22. (Speclnl
Telegram.) A telegram wns received today
from W. J. llrynn Stirling ho would bo hero
Wednesdny nnd sneak nt the
eimv fill ion.
SERIOUS FLOODS IN THE
Sn oltcn ItlvcrM Mine llrlilne
I'lielr 1' ounilutloiiN anil T
' Service In Stopped.
NEW ORLEANS, April 22. Sp
patcnes received hero tonight re
nnu general rains throughout
portion of Texas, Louisiana nnd
Two spans of tho big Louisville
steel brldgo nt West Pnscacoula. .V
rorced ten feet out of plnco todny by float
ing logs coming down tho river. Tho pas
Bcngcr Bcrvlco Is badly crippled nnd passen
gers nnd mnlls nro being transferred In
boats. Tho freight trafilo Is entirely sus
pended. This Is on tho direct lino of travel
between New Orleans nnd tho north and
east, and traffic Is nlwnys henvy.
Tho Pascagoula river, which tho brldgo
crosses between West Pnscngoula nnd'Scrnn
ton, hns been rising very rapidly the last
few days and many log bocsns, broken nwny
from their rmorlngs up tho country hnvo
been cnrrled down stream. Last night,
fearing for tho safety of tho bridge, the
LoulsvlIIo &. Nnshvlllo officials ran a long
train of freight enrs onto the brldgo In nn
attempt to weight It down, but the pres
sure was too great, nnd today when tho
How of logs wns heavier than for some
time, two spans of the steel structure wero
moved ten feet out of place. Tho water
continues to carry hundreds of logs down
stream and the Hpnns may bo forced com
pletely olf beforo morning.
Pascngoula river nt tho point where the
bridge crosses Is now ten miles In width,
tho cntlro distance being traversed by tho
bridges nnd its approaches. Tho loss of tho
brldgo at this tlmo Is serious, ns the Illinois
Central nnd Northenstern have been util
izing tho Louisville & Nnshvlllo to get out
their freight until they get their roads In
shape. General Husfcll A. Alger and most
of tho delegates to tho convention hero nre
caught between tho break and Mobile.
Tho northern Louisiana points report an
other heavy rainstorm tonight. The rail
roads nro wnBhed out nt n number of points
nnd tho lo?a to strawberry and vegelnblo
gardeners on nccount of lack of shipping
facilities will bo henvy tonight.
A Dallas, Tox., dispatch says raInB hnvo
fallen nil over Texas today, from north to
south. At San Antonio the rain fell In tor
rcntB for thrco hours nnd tho streets were
llko rivers. A severe windstorm prevailed
this evening In northeastern Texns, doing
much dnmngo In tho vicinity of Mnrshall,
At Mobile tho Mobllo & Ohio olllclals ro
port that tho work of getting their road In
shapo Is disappointing; bridges havo been
washed nwny and nt Quitman a mile and a
half of track Is off tho embankment nnd In
tho woods. Tho wnter Is falling In many
plnces. but much of tho roadbed Is Btlll
covered with wnter. Repairs cannot bo
completed beforo next Thursday or Friday.
Jackson, Miss., reports that tho session of
tho circuit court, which was to have con
vened tomorrow nt Hnttlesburg, has been
postpone 1 on account of tho high water sur
rounding that placo. At 10 o'clock tonight
tho water at Scranton nnd Pascagoula, Miss.,
Is rising rapidly nnd the situation la to
rlous. END G0EBEL INVESTIGATION
Taylor Inillctiuciit Will lie Held I'p
Until After Context
Ciinc.
FRANKFOIIT, Ky., April 22. Whllo tho
Frcnklln county grand Jury has not ad
journed It Is understood that tho Investiga
tion of tho Goebcl assassination has been
completed. Tho Indictment against repub
lican Governor Tnyior, charging him with
being nn accessory to tho murder, will bo
held up till nfter tho argument of tho gov
ernorship contest case, which Is docketed
for hearing beforo tho supremo court at
Washington, April 30, and it la said by per
sons In tho councils of tho prosecution thnt
no such warrant will bo Issued or other BteiM
taken In tho caso till attor that time.
Tho rumor thnt Governor Deckham had
been npplled to for a requisition Is without
foundation.
Colonel David Colson, who has been con
fined In tho Franklin county Jail, which
In guarded by tho Deckham stato troops, ami
who was acquitted In his trial In tho Btnte
court yesterday, addressed tho soldiers this
morning, In rciponno to nn Invitation from
them. Ho left for his homo In Mlddles
boro tonight. His room was crowded all
day by friends who called to congratulato
him on his ncqulttnl.
QUIET AT CR0T0N LANDING
o i:cltcincnt A moil ir Striken ami
Trouhlc Im HcKiirilcd M
CROTON LANDING, N. Y., April 22.
So far as tho Btrlkcrs wero concerned this
wns nn exceedingly quiet day in Camp
Roosovelt. It was feared that, last night
would bo a lively ono hecauso ino con
i.ikinra lmii nn Saturday nald to tho strik
ers nearly $30,000 duo for wages, but thero
wns not nn Incident of nn exciting na
ture.
ah ii, fir, mrmhnrs of tho firm of Cole
man, nrounhard & Colomnn wero horo to
day looking over tho ground. They Bald
thoy considered the Btiiko at an end. They
belloved thnt within n few days every
thing will bo going along ns quiouy ns
iv.n uwn imforn tho first of the month.
They anticipate no further trouble.
PROTECTION FOR OPERATOR
Sheriff ScnilH Niimhrr of IleputlcM to
Cope vlth Striker at
llrooUxliIc.
1UUMINOHAM, Ala.. April 22. Superin
tendent Frazlor of tho Southern rnllwjy
appealed to Sheriff O'Urlcn to lay for proton
tlon of the company's property nnd tele
graph operator at Drooksldc, whero tho op
erator had been notified to closo IiIb office
by n commltteo of mlncrn.
Tho sheriff dispatched n number of dop
uties to th( scene. Tho miners stnted tint
they meant no violence, but only tried to
Induce tho operators to Join tho strlk
Everything Is quiet.
m
SOSfl
(JBdls-
fJMleavy
tjf enter
tHslppl.
Tshvllle
i i&B.. wero
WEEK ABOUT MANILA!
nilpinoi Lou Orer Thousand Ilea laj
BeTin Daji,
BANDS OF INSURGENTS GROW ACTlV
Loss on the Amuican Sids is Onlf
Blight.
PILAR ENGAGES GARRISON AT SAN MIGUEUi
1
Thirtj-Pifth Infantry Gets Thrsa Honrs oil
Night Fighting. vjj
LIEUT. WENDE WOUNDED AT SANTANGa
In Alntoxt ncry Province of l.uxo
the Unmix of Klllplnox Are Iteiip, J
licnrliiK anil KiikiiuIiik thu '
American Force.
MANILA, April 22.-10:30 n. m. The las
week has been ono of tho bloodiest of tha
wnr since tho first day's fighting nround Ma
nlln. Authentic reports, mostlv nflirl.il
a total of 378 Filipinos killed, twelve otllccra
nnd 211 mon enptured and innnv mm
wounded. Tho number wounded is hardlr
gucBsnble. f
Considering that tho Filipinos entirely
lnck hospital fncllltles, a great majority of
tho wounded will die. Probably tho week's
work finished 1,000 Insurgents. The Ameri
cans' loss wns nlno killed nnd t-lxteen
wounded. Two sergeants nnd ono private!
wero killed lu nmbush whllo escorting pro
vision trains,
MANILA, April 22.-10:30 a. nr. The In
surgents have been nggrcsslyo In nlmost
every province of Luzon. General Plo Del
lilnr's band, numbering 300, which was
out of sight for three months, the leader
being reported killed, has leuppenred lu Its
old field about San Miguel.
Pilar la supposed to be again In command.
He gavo the American garrison nt San,
Miguel, consisting of threo companies of the.
Thirty-ninth Infantry, with n gntllng, a
throe-hours' fight, during a night nttnclc,
Tho loss of tho insurgents In thU engage
ment Is not Included in tho foregoing totals
ns they removed their dead nnd woundcd
but presumably It was considerable.
Slv AmerlcaiiH Wounded.
Twenty Filipinos in tho province of San
tangas attacked Lieutenant Wondo, who
with eight men was scouting nenr San
Jcse. Tho lieutenant nnd live men wcra
wounded nnd ono prlvntei was killed. '
Sergeant Lcdous of tho Thirty-fifth In
fantry wns badly wounded In nn ambush,
near Dallung. Lieutenant Dalch of tho
Thirty-seventh Infantry, with seventy men,
had a five-hours' fight with 100 Insurgeuts
In tho Neuva Caceras district. Twenty ot
tho Itumrgcnts were killed.
Colonel Smith of tho Seventeenth Infantry,
who captured General Montenegro nnd
brottght him to Manila, Is In the Isolation
hospital mirroring "from smallpox, presuma
bly caught frcm tho Filipino.
Colonel Smith's command captured ISO of
ficers and men with Montenegro. Tho of
ficers wcro brought to Manila. .Montenegro,
ono of tho most dapper officers In tho Fili
pino nrmy, looks worn und hnggard. Ho nays
ho led a terrible life for months nnd ho baa
offered to return to the north with Colonel
Smith to endeavor to persundo his former
ccmrades of tho uaelctisnoss of opposing tho
Americans.
Tho insurgents have 100 moro Spaniards la'
that district. Decently tho Filipinos de
stroyed several roda of tho rullr. ad lino
near Pnnlquo in nn unsuccessful attempt tQ
wreck a train.
FOREST FIRES ARE DYING
Worn! of Scare Im Out Aiiioiiu Inhnb
ItaiitN anil Scttlci-N of Tiinlier
Ton UN,
DULUTII, April 22. Reports from th
forest fires district nro very meager today,
but from tho best information nbtnlnablo tho
worst of tho Bcaio Is over nnd fires are dying
down. .Excitement among tho sutlers nnd
Inhabitants of tho timber towr.n, which was;'
Intenso for a day of two, has disappeared. A
good many thounnnds of dollars damage, waa
done, however, nnd owing to the unusunlljiy
dry condition of underbrush und timber dan
ger Is not altogether removed. Rnln 13
anxiously looked for and until It cornea
anxiety will continue.
A report reached tho city tonight from
Lakeulde, a suburb six miles east of hero
thnt tlmbor n few miles north of thero was)
burning und tho flro appeared to be widen
ing In ltd area quite, rapidly. Tho wind la
from tho south but not Btrnng. although
enough to carry tho blaze In thnt direc
tion.
WINNIPEG, April 22. Exnggerntcd re
ports of heavy loss of life by forest llresi in'
tho southeastern portion of tho provlnco aro
denied. A special train from the sceno oC
tho conllngarntlon today brings news that
much valuablo wood and timber has been'
destroyed, but thero has been no lo-e of llfo.
About G0.000 ties, tho property of the Mani
toba Southeastern rallwny, wuro completely)
destroyed.
INSANE ON HIS BRIDAL TOUR
F.ilwnril II. Apllu of South Dakota Cre
ates a SciiNallon In ii Hotel
at ChlciiKO, '
I
CHICAGO, April 22. (Speclnl Telegram.)
Edward H. Aplln, formerly stnto senator
nnd etnto's attorney In South Dakotn, who
camo to Chicago n fow days ngo with his
bride, hns becomo violently Immno nt tho
Drlggs houso nnd wns removed to tho deten
tion hospital after a desperato strugglo in,
which Bovornl employes of tho hotel suti
fered Injury.
Mr. Apllu's (leluplon Is thnt his wifo la
trying to get rid of him. Ho becnino very
nbuslvo nnd threatening nnd she was Anally,
obliged to mako known hl condition. Ap-
lln'u shrieks could bo heard nil over thn ho
tel and ho hnd to bo tied hnnd nnd foot be
foro being placed In thn patrol wagon.
Physicians sny his mania Is caused by over
work nnd that ho will probably recover.
llllHNCll Will I'ncc AcciiMcm.
CHICAGO, April 22. Knrl RuhhiII. whoso
recent dlvnrre In Novndn from the Countess
Uusnell nnd mnrrlnge Immediately nftor
wnrd to Mrs. Alollle Cook enured it sensa
tion In England, arrived In Chicago today,
nccninpnnled by IiIh bride. The enrl onyft
he will lenvo In n few days for London, rfl
,'iirdlcxH of the theories of Home English
lawyers that his divorce Is not vulld thure.
Movement of ttccaii Vi-hncIh, April 22,
At New York Arrived Im Touralno, from
Havre; Tnurle, from Liverpool; Htutendain,
from Rotterdam: Columbian, from Ltver
nonl Sailed Kaiser, Wllhelm II, top
N.ieh etc. ,
At qnr. .mtown Sailed Lueana, rrorrti
r.t-. p) f r N( w York , .
t i , i in '.Sailed Frlrdrlch Oer
r I 'Tin for New York,
, i ity of itoniw, Sronj
Vw York.