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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871,
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RELIEF FOR WEPEMi
General Brabant'a Forcei Bring Succor to
the Beleaguered Qarilton.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT AT LONDON
Roberti Riporte the Boers Fleeing From
Encircling Britiih Armi.
HIS NET FAILS TO CAPTURE ANY OF THEM
No Attempt at Pursuit and Bnrgher Army
ii Btill Intact. '
METHUEN FORCED TO EVACUVTE BOSHOF
OppnftliiK Armies tlltldc Honor for
the liny Sotitlicimt Free Slnte
Ilcllrtcd In Hi Cleared
of the liner..
LONDON'. April 26. It la ofuclally an
nounccd that Weponcr has been relieved.
A dlHiatch from Capulown brings the In
formation that the relief of Colonel Dalgety
was accomplished by General Ilrabrant.
The War ofllco has Issued tho following
from Lord Hobcru, dated Bloumfontclu,
April 25, 6:2.1 p. in:
"Tho enemy retired from In front of
Wepcncr last night and thin morning fled
northeastward along tho Lady brand toail.
Their number wan between 1,000 and 0,000.
Ixjrd Roberts has telographud tho follow
ing memingo to the War olflco:
" D LO E M FONT K I N. April 25. DoWot's
dorp was occupied by Chcrmsldc without
opposition at !:30 o'clock this morning."
Tho War ofllco has Issued Ijrd Hoborts'
Mat of tho casualties prior to the occupation
of Do Wet's dorp, showing that Captain
Denny of tho Thirteenth hussars was killed
nnd that n captain, two lieutenants and
twenty-two men wcro wounded. Captain
J'rothcro, who was wounded at Karreofou
tcln, has since died.
Small Chmicc of CntchliiK Tin-m.
It Is now apparent that the chances of
Lord Robert's catching tho retreating Boers
in very slender. Thu floors have ovury
whero retired at tho first pressure of the
Hrltlah ndvnnro nnd tho hopo that Ociioral
Ilundlo would be ublo to Induco them to re
main at Do Wet's dorp until they had bcon
forced to fight has been disappointed.
No ntUmipt wa made to pursuo tho com
mands rotlrlng from Wcpcnur. Everything
now depends upon tho progrius of Oemoral
French's cavalry brigades, but thoy aro en
tering a very difficult, hilly and practically
unknown country.
Tho cavalry has already had a long march
over heavy and sandy roads and nothing In
known regarding tho condition of tho horses.
In any casei It Is a rnco between tho federals
nnd tho forces of General Fronch and Gon
ral Hamilton. Tho slowness of tho British
Infantry and previous ability of tho Boers
to wove rapidly, with guns nnd baggage,
over thnlr own country, lead to a belief that
lHrt Hoi.firt' enveloping operations will
fall and will havo to bo repented further
north. At tho most he will perhaps capturo
some Boor guns and baggage and harry the
retreating burghers.
lloer Army SIIU Inlncl.
Considerable results havo been attained
Jn tho relief of Weponnr and tho clearing of
tho foutheast cornor of the Freo State, but
tho Boer army, whntcvor Us strength, has
Ptlll to bo doalt with.
Tho Times has tho following from a spe
cial correspondent, dated ..Mnfoklng, Dasuto
land, -April 25:
"I rodo from Jammersburg hero, skirt
ing Wcpcnor. and I mot General Brabant's
sdvanco guard four miles south of Wopenor.
They report threo successful fights Satur
day, Sunday and Tuesday with twenty-two
casualties.
"Tho sleco was raised nnd 5,000 of tho
enemy retired along tho Ladybrand road
within our sight nnd unpursued. Colonel
Dalgety's casualties aro thirty-three killed
land 132 wounded."
lloNliuf Iletnken from Methuen.
A special dispatch from Pretoria dated
Tuesday, says that tho Boers have ro-occu-jded
Boahof, tho British retiring.
Tho tourenzo Marquez correspondent of
the Times, telegraphing Sunday, says:
"It is assorted that tho Boers aro col
lecting enormous quantities of provisions
In tho Leydcnburg district with a view to a
final stand In tho mountains.
"Tho districts around Johannesburg nnd
J'retorla aro being extensively entrenched,
aiegsbto's foundry at Johannesburg Is turn
ing out 700 shells a day."
KlHhtliiK Aliout Wnrrciilnn,
WARRENTON, Wcdneoday night, April
5. Tho Boers, having becomo emboldened,
Bhellcd tho vlllago und tho British trenches
nnd It became necessary to glvo them a
lemon and to ascertain their strength. Mon
day night Colonel Paget plnced several guns
on tho river bank undor cover of tho dark
ness within 1,000 yards of tho Boer trenches
ncross tho river. Tho horses and carriages
wcro withdrawn beyond rnngo nnd at day
Ihreak tho British opened a heavy bom
bardment with shrapnel nat lyddite.
Tho Boers wcro tnken complotoly by sur
prise, but thoy replied with five guns, In
cluding a forty-pounder, and a hoavy rlflo
flro was opened at tho oame tlmo. Tho
duel continued many hours, tho Boers
llnally evacuating tho position, with, It is
believed, conslderablo loss, There woro no
casualties on tho British side. During tho
evening tho guns were safely withdrawn.
Tho nnlplng today showed that the Boer
laager had been removed far back to tho
eastward.
KlMBERLKY. April 25, Yesterday tho
Tlocrs formed a new laager near Wlndsorton
The forco there consists of I'rleeka, Camp
bell nnd Clrtqull and rebels, nbout 500 strong
Churchill llnoiitcil for I'nrllitment,
IiONDON, April 25. A movement Is afloat
nmong tho .Manchester conservatives to
nominate Winston Spencer Churchill, the
war correspondent, for Parliament, to suc
ceed tho duke of Argyle, who, as tho mar
quis of Iirne, represented South Mnnchos
cr In the House of Commons until tho ro
cent death of. his father.
Hlohtcr' I'nrni In llurncil.
IILOKMI' ONTKIN. April 2:,.-Itlcbter's
farm, near Ueuw kop, from which, whllo
flying a white Mag, tho Canadians wore fired
upon, has been burned as a punishment.
Ittchtcr Is n prisoner.
KrroneoiiN llepnrt of .Mnxnnrrc.
PEKIN "April 25. Tho report from Tien
Tsln, dated April 23, thnt a number of na
tlvo Christians had been massacred by
members of tho Chinese secret society
known as tho "Boxers" Is quite erroneous.
Somo "Boxers" attacked n village occupied
by a number of Catholics, but were driven
off. Ono villager wns wounded. Tho
ChlnnKO report Unit seventy "Boxers" were
killed or wouuded, which Is doubtless an
exaggeration.
BEFORE DE WET'S DORP FELL
Account of ii ltepulc to the British
Slriiy UninU Full Into
DE WRT'S
April 21 When Gene
nnnnllnnfal TVil I fa I n f nl'n
Kelly-Kenny nnd Bundle's column was ad
vancing on Do Wet's doip. he ordered "up
saddle" and moved with the Flcknburg
commando nnd Generals Cronje, Olivier and
Wfpsola to Intercept their march. This
wai successful Friday morning. The Brit
ish occupied tho grnasy hlll nt Teljard's
farm and Dc Wet, thoso Immediately south
of Do Wet's dorp facing tho British. Cronje
delayed occupying an Important hill, which
tho British took at noon.
At ! o'clock yesterday rlflo firing com
menced briskly. Tho British had mado
tronchos and had thrown up schanzeo. At
11 o'clock tho Freo State cannon and Maxim
guno opened fire nnd tho former constantly
dropped shells Into tho British camp. Dark
ness stopped tho fighting until 11, when
tho Bethlehem men on tho extreme right
heard somo British In their Immedlnto vi
cinity and opened fire. Their commnndnnt
stepped out Into tho darkness and discov
ered a wounded man nnd fifteen British who
doclnrcd they had lost their way whllo
searrhlng for water. At daybreak thirteen
moro British strayed Into camp.
In tho morning the British stnrted an
outflanking movement, sending a large body
of horse to tho hills south of Do Wet's
dorp. General Do Wet Immediately dis
patched General Wesieln, with threo can
non, to head off the British nnd tho latter,
having no cannon, wcro forced to return to
camp.
At tho main positions a constant can
nonade was maintained, but there was little
rlflo fire. Tho British camp was observed
at sunset to bo hastily packing up and
was subsequently removed behind tho hills,
tho trcops In tho schanzes firing volley nftcr
volley to distract nttontlon from tho camp,
which was seriously damaged by tho Free
State shells.
Tho prisoners declared the British num
bered 25,000 men.
Lloutcnant Losbcrg of tho artillery was
shot through tho head, leg and nrms, but
continued at tho gunu, nnd Field Cornet
Engelbrecht was killed whllo standing up
and giving orders. Tho less during tho
two days was threo killed and twolvo
wounded. Tho British loss Is unknown, but
where their right Hank was driven back
today, a number of dead wcro left on tho
field. General Kelly-Kenny's left was
beaton back yewterday and his right today.
It is expected that ho will wait for rein
forcements. CAPE CABINET IS DIVIDED
Pcmlalfiil Humors .Vol Drnlcit of Dif
ferences Out the Annexation
fiicNtlou,
CAPETOWN, April 25. Thwe nro por
slbtcnt rumors of dissension in tho Capo
cabinet. Thero nro reports ibal W. P.
Schrclncr, tho premier, and R. Solomon,
attoruoy general, favor tho annexation of
the Transvaal and the Free State, that J.
W, Sauer, commissioner of public work and
Dr. Towator, minister without portfolio, ad
vocates the Independence of the republics
and that J. X. Mcrrlman, treasurer, Is
neutral.
J. Itcso-'nhcs, former lender of the op
position In tho assembly, is frequently men
tioned In connection with tho formation of
a coalition ministry.
A very favorable Impression was created
horo by tho friendly tone adopted by thu
United States contul general, James O.
Stowe, in his speech nt tho banquet of tho
Society of St. Gcorgo the other evening.
The. Anglican archbishop hero has writ
ten a letter to Sir Alfred Mllner, In which I
he expressed his conviction, In tho absence
of nn official statement by the church of
England, that enduring penco cannot bo so- 1
cured whllo tho South African republics ro
tain their independence.
ONLY A PARTIAL SUCCESS
An Amrrlenn Ilennty" Mcetn n Mix oil
llcceptlon on the Oeennlon of
Its London Premier.
(Copyright, 10X), by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 25. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) "An Amer
ican Beauty," produced by tho Casino com
pany tonight at the Shaftesbury theater, had
a somewhat mixed reception. Edna May
and Ella Snyder were 'Welcomed with nf
fectlonato enthusiasm, nnd the first act went
with considerable success, but tho long
entrencto tried tho patience of tho audlenco
and tho progress of tho second act, which
Is too Irrelevant, oven for musical comedy,
wns marked by an occasional demonstration
of disapproval by "booing" from sections
of pit nnd gallery. Though not considered
ns diverting as "Tho Hello of New York,"
somo numbers were loudly applauded nnd
among tho artists who made Instantaneous
success was Mario George, as Itoso Budd,
while Mayme Gehruo's and Imls Wesley's
dancing won them a double recall. "An
American Beauty" -will run hero for somo
tlmo, but only by ruthless application of
the pruning knife.
QUEEN'S LAST DAY IN ERIN
Tukes n Drive IlurlnK flip f (emuon
She Will Leave Dublin ut
Ximn Tnitiiy.
DUBLIN, April 25. Queen Victoria spent
what Is practically her last day In Ireland
very quietly. Though she drove out this
afternoon she did not visit nny Institutions.
Her majesty will leavo tho viceregal lodge
at noon tomorrow, and after a short train
Journey to Kingstown will embark on board
tho royal yacht nnd, escorted by tho channel
fleet, will sail for England. It Is expected
tho queen will arrlvo at Windsor Friday
morning.
CIIOATi: MAKKS A I'llir.MII.V TALK.
Warmly Greeted nt the Lori Mayor'
Annual Itiiuiiiif t.
LONDON. April 25. The diplomatic repro
stntatlves of the United States, Germany,
Scrvla and tho Netherlands wero present
this evening nt tho annual Easter banquot
of the Lord Mayor of I-omlon. The Duke ot
Cnmhrldgo nnd tho Australian federation
delegates wero also of the company.
Tho chief fcnturo of tho function wns the
warm reception given Joseph H. Cboito. who
rffrponded to thu toaut, "The Ambassadors."
Ho was greeted with vociferous npplnuse
and Wti speech, although chiefly In humorous
vein, was punctuntcd with a few serious re
marks that turned the tldn ot laughter Into
hearty chwrlng.
"I consider," ho said, "speaking on bo.
half of my brother ambassadors, that our
hlghrut duty nnd greatest pleasure Is to
cultivate tho friendly relations of our sev
eral countries with GrtvU Britain, to as to
aold tho possibility of a riwort to war."
TulierctilOKlK Con vent Inn flpeim,
NAPLES. April 25. Tho International
tuberculosis convention was opptml at tho
San Carlo theater today. Dr. Baccelll de
livered the Inaugurallrn speech and a dele
gate from each country represented followed.
mi THINKS WE FEAR CZAR
Belleres OiTeri Already Made Sufficlint for
that Reason,
RUSSIA REPORTED READY TO INTERFERE
DUpnf i'Ii from 'ontniitlnoplc to
London Tclcitrnph Assert. I'orte
In ken Thin View Berlin
Paper' Views,
LONDON, April 26. Tho Constantinople
correspondent of tho Dally Telegraph says:
"Tho porto considers that Us offer to re
build the American structures burned nt
Kharput will close tho question. It bases
this belief on news that Russia has In
timated nn Intention to opposo any attempt
on the part of tho United States to enforce
payment."
BEItLlN, April 23. The Berlin papers
publish u dispatch from Washington an
nouncing that tho sultan of Turkey has
yielded to tho demand of tho United States
In tho indemnity claim.
Tho Berliner Tagcblatt thinks that the
United States, fearing Ilussln, will be satis
fied with tho sultan's acknowledgment of
tho Indobtcdness and will not force pay
ment. Other Prnddlnir the Turk.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday, April 24.
In view of tho steps tnken by tho United
States government In regard to tho claims
arising out of tho Armenian massacres tho
embassies of Great Britain, France, Austria,
Italy and Germany have usked their govern
ment for Instructions as to their similar
claims.
Tho nrnrnlllpfltlnn of ihn Ir.ntn ftllthnrttnir
tho rebuilding of the American structures j
hnrnml at Khn.mii nnrt th rnlnrirnmnnt of '
tho lloberts college Is regarded as show lug ' s- v- slnco thnt tlmo'' " military governor
clearly tho dcslro of tho Ylldlz Kiosk to bo ' "avana. Brigadier General William Lud
agreeablo to tho United States In tho hope low; as collector of cuntoms of Cuba. Major
that tho latter will not press for the pay- M- B13B: "s treasurer of tho island,
mont of tho Indemnity. Tho United States ,
government, nowover, nas no intention or
abandoning Its claim
The Amorlcan legation has nlso succeeded
In obtaining permission for tho continued
working by Amorlcan mlwlonarles ot the
hospital at Kalresch, which tho authorities
havo been trying to shut up on the pretext
that certain local regulations had not been
observed. Tho porto has given orders to J
permit the embarkation of tho naturalized
American Armenians who were on their way
to the United States and who had been pro
vented from sailing on tho ground that they
originally loft their native country surrepti
tiously. Tho report of Vice Consul Walker
at Alexandretta Is awaited In ordor to de
termine If thero aro grounds for demanding
reparation.
KmkIiiihI Will Keep Out.
LONDON, April 25. Inquiries mado at tho
British foreign ofllco confirm tho dispatch
from Constantinople to tho Associated Press !
saying that In vlow of tho steps taken by
tho United States regarding claims arising
out of tho Armenian massacres tho embas
sies of Great Britain, France, Austria, Italy
and Germany havo nskod their governments
to Instruct them as to their similar claims.
It Is also learned tho British government
has not answered Its ambassador's request
or Instructions and contemplates' Individual
action. Whllo tho attitude ot hor majesty's
government Is one of regret that tho British
claims havo come to this stage It will co
operate In any plan decided upon by tho
other powers concerned. It Ib not behoved
at the foreign office, however, that Joint ac
tion will tako tho form of an ultimatum or
result in anything except tho renewal ot
useless protestations to the Turkish gov
ernment. Should tho continental powers
ngrco on Insisting thnt thoy be treated on
the same basis as tho United Stntes thoy
will only havo a lukewarm follower In Great
Britain. Lord Salisbury desires no further
complications at present.
TKItltll.I, SAYS A1IDUL IS GOOD.
1 "or in or AltnlNter to Turkey Tnlkn on
Present Conditions.
AUSTIN, Tex.. April 2o. When asked to
day for an expression as to tho merits of
tho United States claim against Turkey
for lndomnlty for tho burning of missionary
property during tho Armenian troubles for
mer United States Minister A. W. Terrell,
now residing In this city, gave out tho fol
lowing Interview:
"I ontlroly ngreo with General Lew Wal
lace In his estlmato ot tho sultan of Tur
key. There Is much Ignorance about tho
nature of our claim against Turkey. Wo
.i m Indemnity for tho burning of mission
ary property nt Kharput and Marash, places
then dominated by Kurds and a fanatical
populace and remote at tho tlmo from con
sular protection. Missionaries say the burn
ing was dono with tho aid or connivance ot
Turkish soldiers. Tho porto has Insisted
that It was by Kurds and by an ungovorn
nblo mob. Our elnlin la sustained by cir
cumstances resting on missionary evidence;
tho denial of tho Turks Is sustained by offi
cial reports by Turkish officers and pashas,
and tho issue of fact has not been settled
by any Impartial tribunal. Tho burning wns
dono during tho Armenian massncreii and
tho Kurds havo been the enemies of tho
Armenians from tho time of Xenophon.
"Turkey, under the treaty of Berlin, Is
undor n quasi protectorate of tho six great
European powers. The claims ot Russia and
several other powers for Indemnity are far
greater than ours and it would seem that
whllo thoso powers refrain from enforcing
their claims wo should hesitate long before
disturbing tho peace of Europo by resorting
to foico.
"General Wallace, while minister to Tur
key and long boforo our buildings were
burned, demanded a large moneyed Indem
nity from Turkey because two missionaries
who had entered without protection Into n
reglou known to bo dangerous had been
beaten by tho native. That claim has
never been reoognlzed by Turkey. Unfor
tunately for us England had gone far to
establish the International doctrine that n
government Is not liable under such cir
cumstances. Wo should not forget that,
although Father Saoltre, an Italian priest,
and subjects of othor powers wero slain
during tho mnrsocres, no American citizen
was hurt. Though they wcro living In their
missions from tho sea. to tho Persian bor
der, Turkish soldiers placed over them by
tho pultan protected them.
"Until u New York newspaper sent Rev.
Hcpworth to Turkey to find out and ro
port tho cause of the Armenian massacres,
our peoplo wero taught to bellevo that tho
Armenians wcro killed becauso they wcro
Christians and that tho sultan was a devil
Incarnate. Slnco Dr. Hcpworth roportcd
that tho ma3acn were catucd by the plots
of tho Armonlnns to destroy tho Turkish
government wo havo heard no further abuse
let the Turks. Tho oldest Christian churches
In the world are In the Ottoman empire and
while tbo Turk must pay a tariff on ovory
Imported article, our missionaries thrro Im
port freo of duty everything they need.
"If the sultan has ever promised to
pay It he will keep his word, and If he
ever mnde the premise he will not deny
I It, I regard him as an honest man. I
I know him well and believe he was the mom
I Intellectual man I met whllo lu Europe."
ROOT'S REPLY TO SENATE
Sroretnry of Wnr Give nmp of Ofti
cor In Culm HrWlvliiR
y Hxtrn I'ny.
WASHINGTON, April 2:.. Secretary of
War ftoot today sent to the senato his reply
to tho resolution of April 21, as to whether
officers of tho United States army In Cuba
or Porto Illco havo received nny compen
sation to which they wcro entitled by law
to receive as salary and allowances; and
If eo, asking tho names nnd rank of the of
ficers nnd tho amounts received by them.
Tho reply says that allowances havo been
paid four ofllccrs of the army who havo
been required to live In tho city of Havana
and to perform Important civil functions
In connection with tho administration of
tho government of Cuba, as follows: To
tho military governor of Cubn, nt the rato
of J7.500 per year; to tho military governor
of Havana, at the rato of 15,000 per year:
to tho collector of customs for tho Island of
Cuba, at tho rato of $1,800 per year; to the
treasurer of tho Island of Cuba, ut the rate
of $1,800 per year.
Tho report continues: "These payments
wero In addition to the salary and nllow
nnces which tho said officers were entitled
as such to recelvo out of tho treasury of
the United States. I am not aware of nny
other paymrntR of tho character described
In tho resolution to any officers In Cuba.
I annex hereto a report received some
months ago from tho headquarters division
of Cuba, showing that no others havo been
made. Tho payments havo been mnde
! monthly from tho dates stntUl In said or
ders until the present time.
"Payments to tho military governor of
Havana will ceaso with the termination of
that offleo on the first day of May, 1P00.
Tho names and ranks of the ofllccrs re
ceiving tho payments wen", as military
governor of Cuba, Major General, John It,
"rooke, until tho 13th day of December,
1899. and Major General Leonard Wood. U.
alnJr " '' a. t,
No allowances havo been made to any
otrtcers In Porto Illco other than the statu
tory salary and allowances out of the treas
ury of tho United States.
"Tho payments epoclfled wero made out
of the revenues of tho Island of Cuba, on
account of government thoroof and they
wero made on that account for tho reason
lhat 't was Impossible for the said officers
to properly perform tho necessary duties
pertaining to their positions without the
expenditure of tho full amount of ouch al
lowances In addition to their statutory
salaries and allowance out of tho treasury
of tho United States.
"Tho aggregate of tho payments thus
made prior to the first day of tho present
month was $17,441. The total receipts of
tho Island of Cuba collected by these of
ficers during tho porlod covered by tho
nforcsald expenditure therefrom amounted
to J21.02C.572, and the total disbursements
under their direction amounted to ?!,-
2S0.512.
"Similar allowances to ofllccrs of the army
performing civil functions In Mexico and
California were approved by congress by
the net or March 8, 1819, und tho act ot
February 3, 1853.
"The said payments were authorized by
tho preoldent of tbo Uuty'd States upon
rho oral 'advice of 'tho uttornr)! general that
tho samo were In all respect 'lawful. Very
respectfully, EI.IIIU ROOT,
"Secretary of War."
ONE NEW CASE OF PLAGUE
Siirgenn In Chnrnre nt Honolulu
Hopefnl IleKnrdtiiK
Sltuntlon,
WASHINGTON, April 25. The surgeon
general of tho marine hospital sendee has
recolved a report from Surgeon Carmlchacl,
In charge at Honolulu, undor date of April
9. Ho says that slnco his report of March
31 ono new case of plaguo has been dis
covered. Tho victim was a white girl and
tho caso was fatal. Tho prospects. Dr.
Carmlchacl says, are encouraging. Only
ono detention camp was opon, there wero
two convalescents at the pesthouse, but no
other cases. No now oases had been reported
from tho other Islands. Suregon Carmlchacl
denies tho report that thero had been a
largo number of deaths from plague on tho ,
Island of Kalnuhul. No general crusade has
been begun against tho rats, which havo
spread tho plague, but a, bounty of 25 cents
had been offered and a professional rat
catcher appointed by tha Board of Health.
Tho council of state has adopted tho fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That It Is tho sense of the coun
cil of tho stuto thnt tho Hawaiian govern
ment should pay nil Just claims for losses
enused by tho action tnken by the Board of
Health In connection with tho suppression
of the bubonic plague; that Is, losses enused
by tho burning of houses, furniture and
goods "by direct order of tho Board of
Health as well ns losses caused by tho ac
cidental spread of tiro ot January 20, ISO),
and losses caused by tho fencing up of
land on which houses havo been burned;
further, that the council of state most
earnestly ndvlso tho executive council to
appoint a new court of clntms of live mem
bers, at least three of whom shall bo
business men.
President Dole has not acted on tho reso
lution as yet.
SIOUX ARE DISCONTENTED
"Worked ITp Oyer Cut In nations nuil
Delny In I'nyliiK Intervnt
.Money.
FORT YATES, N. D., April 25. There Is
great uneasiness and bltternrfo of feeling
among tho Sioux Indians hero over tho
policy of tho Indian bureau. Suddenly nnd
without explanation tho rations havo been
cut In halt nnd tho money from the sale ot
hldoi and tho annual Interest money has
not been paid thom. They hold this to be
directly In vlolntlon of the treaty. Letters
are being received by tho Sioux hero from
tho Pino Rldgo Sioux urging that It peace
able means fall to securo treaty rights thero
Is nothing left but to fight for them.
ROBBER KILLED IN GUN FIGHT
After UnlililiiK a Stntlnn Aneut He
Meets Dentil nt n .Miir!iiil
llaiiil.
KANSAS CITY, KanT April 25. An un
known man who hold up and robbed tho
Missouri Pacific station agent at Anthony,
Knn.. last night, wns shot and killed today
by tho town marshal at Caldwell, after a
gun fight In which fifteen shots were ex
changed. Two barber tickets bearing the
namo John Perkins were found In tho dead
man's pockuts.
IlrewerN AVnnl WnrTn Itediieed.
WASHINGTON, April 25. A largo dolo
gatlon representing tho brewers ot tho
United States appeared before tho ways and
means commltteo today to urgo the repeal
of the extra tax of fl a barrel Imposed on
brer by tho war revenuo act. The delega
tion wns sent by tho board of trustees of
tho United States Brewers' association nnd
included tho prcsldont of tho association,
Rudolph Brandt of Chicago, Vice President
N. W, Kendall ot Now Haven and others.
CHICAGO RIOTER IS KILLED
Attack on Employes of a Printing Honie
Kesults Fatally.
SUPERINTENDENT'S AIM PROVES TRUE
Kllllnsr nn Outcome of Three Montlin
l.nlmr Troiiliti'N Anxniilt Iiik I'nrty
Armed viifli Clulix nnd llrnss
Knuckle.
CHICAGO, April 25. In a labor riot which
occurred at Rncluo and Wellington avenue
tonight one man wns Instantly killed, an
other severely Injured and six others re
colved slight Injuries. Tho dead:
PETER MILLER, shot through head and
Instantly killed.
Tho Injured: John McOulre. shot In the
right arm nnd cheek; Injuries severe, but
not fatal: Edward Yarrnnton, cut on the
head with brass knuckles; Benjamin Ber
nard, cut on the head with brass knuckles;
William Pottgcttcr, bruised nbout the head
and body; Louis Jecklsko, cut about the
face and head; Jnmes Gibbons, bruised by
being struck with a club.
There were no other participants in tho
riot cave thoso that wcro Injured and all
wcro arrested by tho police, with tho ex
ception of Gibbons, who mado his escape.
Tho fatal shot was fired by Superintendent
Bastcr, employed by tho Ilnker-Vawler
Printing company, nt 1102 to 1108 Marlanna
street, a short distance from whero the
trouble occurred. Tho bullets which struck
McGuIro were also flred from tho superin
tendent's weapon. His aim was true In each
case, as but three shots wcro llred.
Tho killing was tho outcome of threo
months' trouble with striking laborers. The
firm employs nonunion labor and threo
months ago scvcrul pressmen nnd feeders
wero discharged because they Joined thu
union. Tho assaulting party consisted ot
Miller, McOulre, Pottgetter, Jecklske nnd
Gibbons. With tho exception of Miller nil
woro former employes of tho firm. Those
who woro assaulted were' BaBter, Bernard
and Yarranton. Tho latter threo wero on
their way to their homes from work.
Cliilin mid IlriiMN Knueklt'M,
Tho assaulting party wero armed with
bras3 knuckled nnd clubs. Yarranton nnd
Bernard wero struck on the head by Mil
ler, it is averted, and Baster was struck
several times with n club beforo he drew
his weapon. Tho first hol was nlmed at
Miller's head. Tho bullet went true nnd
crashed Into tho brain of Miller, who fell
dead a few feet from tho man who fired
tho shot. Two moro shots followed nnd
McGulro was struck In tho left arm and
right cheek. Bastcr remained at tho BCeno
of tho shooting nnd gavo himself up when
tho police arrived.
After tho nhootlng Chief ot Police Klp
loy Issued an order to tho department that
all offenders In tho cases of assaults on
nonunion men should bo arrested and vigor
ously prosecuted. After Issuing tho order
Chief Ktpley said:
"I am going to put a stop to these as
saults If I havo to go out myself and travel
a beat. I can see no reason why a lot of
laboring men can parado tho city nnd Jump
on a hclplesa mail Just becnuso that In
dividual sees lit to disobey their orders.
From"what 1 can understand Miller, the
murdered mnn, was always looking for
trouble beating every alleged nonunion
man who crcpsed his path. From what I
can learn It seems that Banter was Justified
In shooting. It Is getting so nowadays that
a man who docs not wish to Join somo union
Is compelled to carry a wenpon to defend
his life. This state of affairs must ceaso
and ceaso Immediately, and ns long ns tho
union men Insist on creating troublo and
committing assaults they will be arrested
and prosecuted."
LAMP TOUCHES OFF POWDER
One Man Killed, Tito Fatally and
.Vine Oilier Srrloimly
Injured.
PITTSBURG, April 25. Ono man was
blown almost to atoms, two men recolved
Injuries which wdll probably prove fatal and
eight men nnd a girl received serious In
juries by nn explosion of several cans of
blasting powder and dynamlto nt Larimer,
Pa., last night. Six of tho Injured wcro
taken to tho Westmoreland hospital at
Orecnsburg. Tho others wero removed to
houses near tho sceno ot tbo explosion.
Tho Injured nt tho Westmoreland hospital
are:
John Mlckolick, aged 50, Injuries fatal.
Georgo Stoncowick, aged 21, Injuries may
bo fatal,
John Pohl, aged 27, Injuries serious.
Christina Stoncowick, aged 13, Injuries not
serious.
John Stoncowick, nged 19, Injuries not
fatal.
Joseph Stoncowick, aged 27, Injuries
serious.
Tho disaster occurred In a largo double
framo house, which was almost blown to
pieces.
Tho concussion of tho explosion was so
great that all of tho windows In tho sur
rounding dwellings "wero shattered. It Is
believed that tho blasting powdor and
dynamite, which was stored In tho double
house by tho miners and railroad laborers,
became Ignited by tbo explosion of a lamp.
FATAL FIRE IN A TENEMENT
Three l'rmo.is Dend nnd Three
Severely llurued nn a He
suit of the lllnzc.
NEW YORK, April 25. Threo persons
were killed nnd threo severely Injured in u
flro early this morning In tho six-story
tenement, 74 Forsyth stret, Tho dend:
HANNAH LIEBOW1TZ, 13 years old.
AMEL1E L1EBOWITZ, 11 yearn old.
JACOB LIEBOWITZ, 6 years old.
Tho Injured:
Simon Llcbowltz, 38 years old, father of
tho dead children.
Dora Liobowltz, V.i years old.
Michael Rauschbaum, 63 years old.
Tho Injured persons wero burned about
tho face und hands whllo making their
escape.
MAJOR JOHN E. HOWARD KILLED
Former 0 111 alia .Intirnullat Louts Ills
Life Accidentally In
L'lileiiKO.
CHICAGO, April 25. Major John E. How
ard, 71 years old and well known In Chi
cago and Omaha newspaper circles, was ac
cidentally killed tonight by falling over a
banister at his boarding house,
Major Howard has a brother living In
Montana, who Is a wealthy ranch owner.
Major Howard will 'be -well remembered
In Omaha as having been connected with
tho Omaha Republican for Bovcral years
prior to Its suspension. Ho was employed
' ns an editorial writer on that paper. In tho
fall of lS'Jl he went to Chicago to tako a
I place on the staff ut tho Herald.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
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Teiupernture nt Omaha yesterdnyl
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EDUCATION TOPIC OF THE DAY
Ili'iiiiieulenl Confereuee III Idea I'p
Into I'Ue Vertlon IlurlnK
the Afternoon,
NEW YORK, April 25.-I)lshop Dudley of
Kentucky led the opening exercises nt to
day's session of the Ecumenical conference.
The regular day's work In Cnrneglo hall
was tho consideration of educational
work.
Rev. Dr. W. T. A. Barber, head master of
Levi school, Cambridge, England, and WIN
llwT. Harris, commissioner of education,
both spoke nt length on tho subject: "Tho
Place of Education In Christian Missions.''
"The Necessity for Training In Teaching,"
was discussed bv Rev. John W. Conklln of
tho Blblo MI33I011 school of Springfield,
Mass.
The papers were followed by short dis
cussions by those of the delegates who
have been engaged In educational work ut
home nnd abroad.
During the nftcrnoon flvo sectional meet
ings wero held. At tho Union Methodist
church tho general topic wns that of "Wider
Relations of Mission"." At the Madison
Avenue Reformed church tho topic was
"Vernacular Literature." At tho Fifth
Aventio Presbyterian church "The Chris
tian and Moral Questions" wero discussed.
Normal Training" was ttio subject nt tho
Central Presbyterian church, nnd tho "Medi
cal Training of Notions" was discussed at
Chamber Music hall, Carnegie hall.
CARTER STARTS FOR PRISON
Former Cnptnlii In Tnken from Gov
ernor' InIiiiiiI, Hound for Fort
Leu veil vtortll.
NEW YORK. April 25. Oberlln M. Car
ter, once a captain In tho United State
corps of engineers, wns a passenger tonight
on a parlor car of a Pennsylvania railroad
train, westward bound. In charge of a
mllltnry guard ho Is being taken to tho
military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
whero ho will servo out what remains of
his sentenco of llvo years Imprisonment for
embezzlement.
Tho mandate of tho United Stntes su
preme court on Its decision of Monday,
which dismissed Carter's appeal, was taken
at noon before Judge Lncombo of tho United
States circuit court, and It was at once
mado operative. Beforo 1 o'clock ordero
for tho prisoner's removal to Fort Leaven
worth wero promulgated by General Mer
rltt. aud nt 7 o'clock, under circumstances
of extreme precaution and secrecy ho -was
put aboard u Pennsylvnnla train. It wns
explained that this was dono to frustrate
further legal proceedings by tho prisoner's1
counsel.
COAL MINERS ON A STRIKE
KlKhtecn Hundred Union Men Are
Affected hy Wnlkout In
Illlnol.
LA SALLE, 111., April 25. It Is announced
hero this afternoon that 1,800 coal miners
employed by tho Spring Vulloy Coal com
pany have struck.
Ten days ago tho minors presented a sot
ot demands upon tho management of the
Spring Volley Coal company, with head
quarters In Chicago. The. most striking of
theno demands was that tho company should
hereafter hold back from every union
minor's pay his dues and assessments In the
union nnd that tho company require Its cm- '
ployes to becomo members of tho union. Thi '
demands wero mado on April 11 und ten dajs
wero given tho company In which to accept
or reject them. Several conferences wero
held without result.
Itcfune to Italic AVnKea.
DETROIT, Mich., April 25. The manage
ment of tho consolidated street railways of
Detroit today formally refused to ncccdo to
a lequest of tbo employes for an Increase In
wages of 2 cents per hour. Tho announce
ment says that "on account of tho attitude
ot taxing nnd other authorities towards us
It Is doubtful If wo can continue to pay tho
10 2-3 per cent higher wages than are being
paid In other cities."
Tho letter states that only Boston, New
York and Chicago aro paying wages as high
as thoso in Detroit.
WRIGHT GUILTY OF MURDER
.fury
nt Mimentlne Gives Mm. Nellie
C'rlppen'n Slnyer 11 Life
Sentence.
'MUSCATINE la. April 25. Tho Jury In
tho case of tho state against Goorgo Wright
tonight returned a verdict of guilty of mur
der In tho first degree and fixed his sen
tenco at life In tho penitentiary. This was
Wright's second trial. Iast July Wright
shot and killed '.Mrs. Nellie Crlppen tho
young wife of a planing mill foreman. Tho
crlmo was committed upon tho ovo of tho
departure: ot tho woman and her husband
for a new homo In nnother stnto tho fatal
shot being fired while tho woman stood In
tho doorway of hor homo In tho presence
of her husband and sovon witnesses. Wright
has a family. Ills defcnBO wns Insanity.
Pair of Fulfil Aeelilent.
LEAD, S. D., April 25. (Special Tele
gram.) D. C. Buncon, a well known mining
iron, was killed this morning at Union shaft
whllo hoisting a pump. Ho leavcH a wife
nnd three children. Tho remains will bo
sent to Kansas.
Barney Ingalls, a miner In tho Holy Ter
ror mine, was Instantly killed. Ho fell 301
feet to tho bottom of tho shaft. Ho was
unmarried.
Movement of flceim Vennelti, April i!,".
At New York Sailed St. Paul, for South
ampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool; Kensing
ton, for Antwerp. Arrived Noordlund, from
t'liadelphln - Sailed - Nederland, for
Antwerp. . , , , 1.
At Southampton Arrived I.ihn, from
New York, for Cherbourg nnd Bremen.
Sailed Kaiser Wllhelm dor Ornsse, from
Bremen, for New York, vln Chorbnurir.
At t'horbnurg Arrived Pennsylvania,
fiom Now York, via Plymouth, for Ham
burg. Hailed Kaiser Wllhelm der Grouse,
from Hromen, via Southampton, for Now
At Liverpool Arrived Oceanic, from
New York,
At Bremen Arrived Munchen, from Hal
tlmore. At (ilbrnltnr Arrived Wcrra, from New
York, for Naples und Genoa.
At Boulogne Arrived Mnasdam, from
New York, for Rotterdam.
At Sydney. N. S. W -Sailed. April 21
Aorancl, for Vanuiver
At Hong' Kong Arrived iirevlously-Orte.
lie. from San Frnn- lseo. via Honolulu nnd
Yokohama, Irene, from Porllund, via Yoko.
ha. ma.
BLACK EYE AT HOME
Sugar aid Oil Firm Turnod Down Hard at
Norfolk Conrantion.
THIRD DISTRICT REPUDIATES SCHNEIDER
Rafnsei to Instruct Its Delegate! to Support
the Framont Oandidatt.
RESOLUTIONS VIGOROUSLY VOTED DOWN
Li D. Richards Demands Eoll Oall and Gtti
Oni that Count,
JOHN R. HAYS IS NAMED FOR CONGRESS
Contest for the Nomination 1 Quite
Spirited nnd Five llnllol Are
llciiulred to Determine
the Choice.
For Congress, Third District
....JOllN It. IIAYB
NORFOLK, Nob., April 25. (Special Tclo
gram.) In tho convention of tho Third Ne
braska congressional district the aspirations
of tho Thurston-Schnelder schenua-s re
ceived a pronounced setback today. By a
most dcclslvo vote tho convention declined
to Instruct Its delegates to tho national
convention to vote for R. B. Schneider fot
national committeeman. L. D. Richards ol
Fnmiont mado tho motion and Inslstod upot
n roll call, and got to the tuno of eighty
two for nnd 134 against endorsing Sohneld-T
Senator Thurston wns present, nuconi'
pnnled hy his wife, but his inlluenco nni
iloquenco wcro Insufficient to socuro for thi
Fromont mnn tho coveted endorsement 01
his home district. Schneldor's prefirrei
cnndldatrH for delegates failed to connect,
but wero put In as nlternate. Thin ac
tion of tho Third district In practically ire
pudlatlng the sugar and oil firm is vorj
significant when tnken In connection wltt
tho efforts they havo made In other parti
of tho stato to secure delcgatcn from pledget
glen to their county conventions.
John R. Hays, the nominee, of tho con
vention for congress. Is nn old toldler 4ud
Is well known throughout the district,
lloutlne of the Sckulon.
Tho convention organized by oloctlng N
1). Jackson of Nellgh temporary chairman
and E. E. Lundburg of Wnyno temporary
secretary. On motion tho list of delegates
prepared by tho secretary and commltteo
was adopted and tho temporary organiza
tion mado permanent. On tho first formal
bullot for congressman Fremont Everett re
ceived 78 13-15 votes; John R. Hays. G6 4-15;
J. F. Jenal, 70 13-15. Flvo formal ballot
wore then taken. In tho first four Everett
gained steadily, Hays held fi6 3-5 and Jenal
lost. On tho fifth ballot there was a break
from Jennl to Hays and before tho ballot
was announced thero wns a genornl scram
ble to got Into tho Hnys bandwagon nnd ho
was declared tho unanimous nominee. Hays
was called for nnd expressed thanks for tbo
honor In a few veil chosen words. Each of
tho defeated candidates responded to a call
and pledged their best endeavors for the
nominee of tho convention.
Senator Thurston was called on nnd made
an address, setting forth what has been dono
by tho republican party sluco coming Into
power. Tho speech was qulto conciliatory
und wholly dovotrd to national Issues.
Knockout for Schneider,
Tho convention then elected Henry Ra
gatz of Columbus nnd John D. Haskoll of
Wakefield delegates to tho natlonnl conven
tion nnd N. W. Wolls of Schuyler nnd Nol
fon Grlmsloy of Wayno ns alternates, L.
D. Richards of Fremont moved that tho del
egates elected by this convention bo In
structed to use all honorable moans to have
R, B. Schneider selected ns national com
mitteeman. When Richards' motion was
made, beforo he could finish, a storm of noes
enmo from all over tho convention hall.
When the motion vnn put tho chorus of
noes beenmo almost deafening, but Richards
Insisted on a roll cnll nnd got It In the
neck, tho counties voting ns follows:
For. Against.
Antelope 1 lu
lloono 5
Hurt 17
Ceilur 2
Colfax 2 V
Cuming 1 lu
Dakota 3
Dixon 13
Dodgu 21
Knox
Madison
Merrick 3
N'nuco 10
Pierce
Platto S
Thurston 7
Wayno
lit
IS
9
"it
10
'ii
Totals f2 131
When tho voto of Madison county wns
railed Chairman M. W. Robortson explained
tho voto of Madison county, stating that
strong grounds wcro token by tho county
convention against Instructions, nnd that tbo
delegation was opposed to sending two dele
gates from this dlHtrlct to the national con
vention with their hands tied, so they could
not do what seemed for tho best Interests of
tho party. This strong stand decided tho
fato of the Richards' motion, as several
counties which asked to bo passed swung
into lino all or largely against It.
A committee on resolutions reported and
resolutions wero unanimously adopted re
newing nllnglnnco to tho party, reaffirming
principles enunciated In tho platform of 1896
anil endorsing tho administration. After
selecting tho congressional commltteo tho
convention adjourned.
M0RLAN BY ACCLAMATION
Fifth District Select Its Caiidlilnle
for Co 11 k rcMii and UclcKiitcM to
Philadelphia,
For Congress, FlftiTniTtrlct
W. 8. MORLAN
HOLDREGE, NebT April 23. (Spoclal
Telegram.) At 2 o'clock tho congressional
convention for tho Fifth congrmalonal dist
rict wes called to order hy C. A. Luce, chair
man of tho congrtKstnniil cnntral committuo.
It wns moved nnd carried that C. A. Luco
ho temporary chairman and A. O. Felt ft
Superior temporary secretary. Tho report
of tho central commltteo showed all coun
ties represented, A motion for commltteo
on credentials was lost nnd tho dolngatoo
that wero named In tho credentials pre
sented to tho commltteo wero acceptor na
tho dologatcs of tho convention,
W. P. McCreary of Adams county was
elected permanent chairman, which ho ac
cepted In n short, nrat speech. A. C. Felt
wns elected permanent secrotary. On roll
call by counties It developed that W. S. Mor
lan of McCcok was tho unanimous choice of
tho convention for congress, He was called
to the platform and expressed his thanks
for tho honor lu a short, well dclivorrd
speech, which wns enthusiastically received,
Mlsa Mabel Keith ot this city rendorcd a
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