The Omaha Sunday Bee.
S PART I. J
PAGES 1 TO 12.
J5STA BLISIIED JUKE 3 9, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOBBING, APRIIj 29, 1000-TWENTY-rOUR PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
"BASUTOS AID BOERS
Thej Stop British Ammunition Wagons and
Infoim Qsnoral Do Wet.
PREVENT ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF ENGLISH
Oontlngent of Bavc;s Now Q turds the Line
or the Bnrghen.
ARSENAL EXPLOSION RESULT OF A PLOT
DjnimitiraY Train Traced to a Vacant
Hons in Johannesburg.
WILLIAM BEGBIE PLACED UNDER ARREST
01lcnre of I.nrd Hubert Indlente tlmt
Operntlnn .tin)' Hp In PriiKre
Jloern Chimed hy nil llver
Tvlieliiiluu I'urcc.
PRETORIA. Friday, April 27. The re
porter of neuter's Telegram company with
tho federals at lira ml fort Is Inforniol (that
tho British at Jammorsburg drift tried to
get ammunition through Rasutoland, but
that the Ilasutos stopped the wagons and
Informed General Do Wet.
A strong contingent of Rasutos Is now
guarding tho lino to prevent entrance or
exit from Hasutoland.
Native reports frocn Johannesburg say tho
Eovernmotit Inspectors there aro convlncod
that dynamite was tho cnuso of tho recent
explosion ami that tho dynamltards' train
has been traced to a vacant houso in the
vicinity of tho first explosion. They have,
therefore, stopped all trains through to Dol
ngoa bay In order to prevent the escape of
tho nuspects.
Among tho persons arrested la William
Bcgblc, son of tho head of the negblo com
pany, In whoro case ball has been refused.
Tho affair may affect tho question of the
British remaining In tho state.
Operiitlou .Mny He I'ronrosnlnK.
LONDON, April 29.-3:30 a. m. Tho total
nbsenco of nowa from tbo seat of war dur
ing tho last twenty-four hours, It 1a pro
iiumcd, Indicates that operations aro pro
gressing which It Is doomed prudont to
Jiocp socroU
So far ns tho situation In tbo southeast
ern part of tho Free State can bo worked
out from tho latent dispatches, the main
forco of tho Boom, composed of the. forces
lately holding Lccuw kop and other places
Is concentrating in tho neighborhood of
Ladybrand. Tho commandos from tho neigh
borhood of Weponcr, according to a dispatch
from Allwal North, mado good their re
treat to Ladybrand. Tho main body of
tho Boers Li being followed by Oenornls
Hamilton, French and Drabant, whllo Gen
eral Hundlo la on tho epot.
Tho British thus havo an overwhelming
puporlor force and ought to wlpo out the
Doors If they succeed in ovortaklng them
and 'bringing them to .bay. It mny bo a
jsuuioi. that tho Doers aro to tho eastward
of a lino drawn from Thaba N'Chti to
IWoponor. Tho plan, it la Indicated, la
being carried out without lighting, which
Indicated tho Boorn havo a good start, and
tho dispatches say they aro not hampered
much 'by transport and lcavo no visible wheel j
tracks behind them on tho veldt. This
militates against tho, probability of their
being overtaken and .forced to a dcclalvo
aotlon.
llohcrt Mny Advnnee, Anyhow.
Whllo It la possible that news of such a
battle, may como at any moment, tho
chancre seem oven that tho retreating com
mandos may got away without being forced
to turn and fight. It Is within tho rango of
possibilities that Lord Roberts, without
waiting for tho outcomo of thceo maneuvers,
may begin his advanco northward. This
may bo tho secret that tho consor has been
do Jealously guarding. Tho outcomo of
thla Interesting situation cannot bo long
delayed.
Tho nows from other points is unlmport
nnt and uninteresting. Sniping and shell
ing contlnuo about Warronton, apparently
Ineffectually, as no casualties havo been
reported on olther aide.
iA special dispatch from Ilclra, dated April
27, states that tho dispatch of General Car
rlngton'a division to Rhodesia la proceeding
ns rapidly as circumstances will portntt.
Eovcn transports havo already laudod troops
end stores.
Hklrinlh Xenr Timlin N'Chti.
THAIIA N'CHU, April 27. General Run
illo'a division has arrived hero. Tho march
from DoWet'a dorp waa uneventful. Gen
orals French ami Hamilton aro also hero.
Tho Iloora aro reported ton miles to .tho
eastward. Tho mounted force camo In con
tart with tbcan and had a slight skirmish.
Tho result of tho Junction of Genorals
French and Hundlo Is tbo clearance- of tho
country of Ilocra at this Tolnt.
l-'reneh Among I'rlinnfri,
NEW YOUK, April 28. A dispatch to the
journal nnd AdvortUer from St. Helena says:
There was an exciting tlrao among tho
prisoners when the last batch of captives
arrived In camp. Thoro was great cheering
when they wero first sighted, then when
one after tho other rocognlied friends and
acquaintances, shouts of welcome, badlnago
end laughter.
Many Frenohmon wore among tho prison
ters. According to the hospital report twenty
prisoners aro sick and two died on Mon-
flay and wore burled with military honors, a
Dutch minister officiating.
SInklnic UcmpHiil Hoom nt Cniirloirn,
CAPETOWN, April 28. Orders havo been
received hern to clear all tho hospitals of
convalescents and thoy arc being removed
to tho hospital Bhlp with a view of provld
lng for future contingencies.
ROOSEVELT AT THE HEAD
Plrcfril Coinmnmlpr of Nnvnl and Mil-
ltnr' Orilrr of the .Stniilu
A titer I rim AVnr.
NEW YORK, April 2S. At the annual
meeting and election of officers of the naval
nnd military order of the Spanish-American
war, held hero tonight, the following wero
chosen;
Commander, Theodoro Rocsevelt; senior
Vice commander, Rear Admiral J. N. Mil
ler, U. S. N.; Junlur vice commander, Brlga
dlor General Eugene Orllnn, U. S V.: socre
tary. Surgeon M. II, Crawford. U. S. N.:
treasurer, Enalgn Frank W. Toppen, U.
B. N.; registrar, Ensign E. N. Robinson
V, S. N.; chaplain, J. C. Wellwood, U. S. V.
Anii'rli'iiiiH In l'nrla.
(Copyright, 190, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, (April 28. (Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Mrs. John
Jacob Astor haa arrived at tho Ingham
hotel, taking tho sulto formerly occupied
by ox-i'refUient' Harrison.
Mrs. Adrian Hello returned from iMontono
today.
PRO-BRITISH FEELING GROWS
(iermnii .Sentiment IleliiK CluuiHed
Thriitiuli the Government'
Influent' c.
(Copyright, IDoO, by Associated Tress.)
BERLIN, April 28. Interest In tho South
African war has flagged, owing to the lack
of exciting nows. The semi-official Mllltalr
Wochunsblntt says It Is Impossible to gain
a clear Idea of tho present status there, "be
causo of the want of concentrated efforts on
loth sldui, the actions being small and scat
tered, probably owing to Lord Robert's mis
take that tho southern half of the Orange
Free State was pacified, whereas now Iiocr
commandos aro evidently foimlng there
constantly."
During the week tho German press has
glvon great attention to the relations be
tween Great Britain and Germany and It
was Interesting to note that even such an
anglophobo paper as tha Hamburger
Nachrlchtcn added "It waa foolish and
nccdlres to anger and provoke England."
and advised tho German peoplo to use moto
wltdom and circumspection when criticising
tho Kngllsh war."
It Is also significant that the government
organ, tho North Gorman Gazette, repro
duced tho above article. The Vosslscho
Zcltung came out with an editorial scml
oxcuslng Itself for previous utterances and
claiming that what the Gorman papers had
been doing was only giving tho British
"good advice In criticising the war, other
wise remaining friendly to England."
Kmpernr Alin)n I'ro-I'.imllnli.
Tho wholo government press now simul
taneously prints pro-British arguments,
evidently having received a cuo from head
quarters. It la qulto true that the emporor
has all along been pro-English. Ho regards
friendly and even Intimate relations between ,
thn two countries as ono of thu corner stones
of his policy.
Tho correspondent of the Associated Prcsi
has from time to tlmo furnished proof of
tho foregoing. His mnjesty's latest evi
dences In this lino aro his personal utter
ances, knowledgo of which has not pene
trated beyond his Immediate surrounding,
but It Is Bald that thoy aro all confirmatory
of his pro-British feeling.
Thn emperor, In this, Is one mind with the
minister of foreign affairs, Count von Buolow,
and both of them havo been strengthened In
tLiir vlows by tho behavior of France and
Russia slnco tho South African war began.
Thoy havo also been Influence.? by tho attl
tude of the United States toward Grtt ,
Britain s nco tho bwlnnln of tho war, his ,
ma csty being a firm believer In a cordial
understanding be ween Orcnt Brtaln, tho ,
UIIlllU ObUlia tlUU mull jr uu uua uwi.
hesitate! to glvo publicity to this convic
tion during tho past years. It la needless
to say that this policy la wholly disapproved
of by tha agrarians, who aro pointing out
that tho late Prlnco Bismarck always
thought Russia was Germany's best friend.
Tho seml-ofllclal Post, correcting tho vlows
expressed by part of the British and Amer
ican press, that a strong antl-Amorlcan
fooling la prevailing In Gormany, con
cludes: Unllrd HtntPM a Worlil Powpr.
"It is truo tho war with Spain, begun
without sufficient cause, was hero severely
condemned, ut now peace la restored, we
endeavor to ho Just to tho Americans, not
being blind to ihulr feelings, but admitting
their great aohloveunents In overy depart
ment of life. Tho United States haa stepptd
Into the rank of tho world powers and wo
do not know why Germany Bhould show
animosity, slnco both powers, rathor, should
go the samo path."
Tho North German Gazette prints figures
showing that, financially, tho year 18B9 was
tho most successful elnco tho foundation of
tho German empire. Tho surplus over thn
estimates was 60,000,000 marks, In splto of
tho larger expenditures for navy.
The socialist May festival Tuesday next
will not bo generally kept, Vorwacrts re
ferring to the Tuesday Reichstag session as
"a counter demonstration." In Borlln six
socialist Reichstag districts will celebrate
tbo day with popular entertainments, danc
ing and fireworks.
WOMAN IS BURNED TO DEATH
Wlfo of 1ip Alllltnry Rnvrrnor
of
Mntmir.nH, Snnta. Olnrn, Lunea
Her Life.
HAVANA, April 28.-The wife of Major
Genoral James II. Wilson, military governor
of tho department of Matanzaa, Santa Clara,
dlod this afternoon from tbo effects of burns
accidentally received this morning whllo driv
ing with her daughter. Whllo alighting from
from hor carriage Mrs. WlUon stepped on
a match, which Ignited her dress. Sho was
torrlbly burned and although evorythlng was
done to relievo her sufferings, she died about
3 p. m.
Governor General Wood, General Chaffeo
and Adjutant General Richards telegraphed
condolences, and great sympathy Is ex
pressed by every one, Cubans and Amcrl
cans alike, for tho Wilson family.
No IIUIiir In .HnntliiKo.
HAVANA, April 28. An Investigation
Into the allegation mado In a dispatch from
Madrid that Joawt RabI, tho Cuban leader,
had headed an "Insurrectionary movomont"
In tho provlnco of Santiago do Cuba shows
that Rabl yesterday was at his farm near
Manzanlllo, whero he resides during tho
grtnter part of tho year, and that he la per'
fectly quiet. Governor General Wood char
actorlzos tho Madrid story as bolng abso
lutely without foundation. Ho nyn there
Is no moro chanco at presont of a rising
In Santiago than of a rising In Washington.
Ijtrodlr Nnppppitn OpiiPrnl lllvcrn.
HAVANA, April 28. Secor Porfecto Ln,-
costo haa accepted the ofllco of secretary
of agriculture made vacant by tho resigna
tion of General RIus Riviera. Senor Estrada
Mora, acting mayor of Havana, will bo
ottered tho mayoralty for the remainder of
the term, which will expire 6omo tlmo after
tho elections aro held.
CAPTURE FILIPINO PREMIER
Found Sink In Mountains and Ttrouttut
In on a Litter by the
Soldier.
MANILA, April 28.-5:30 p. m. Major
Genoral Lloyd Whcaton reports that Senor
Patorno, tho formor president of the Filipino
so-called cabinet, was captured In tbo moun
tains near Trinidad, provlnco of Benguot
April 25. Patorno recently, through relatives
In Manila, requested and received permission
to enter tho American lines, but failed to
appoar. His relatives explained that he
had been sick a long time and waa an
Invalid. Ho was brought to San Fernando
on a. litter ambulance by soldiers of tho
Forty-eighth regiment.
Surueoit for Philippine,
WASHINGTON, April 28. Surgeon Wyman
of the marine hospital service has ordered
Assistant Surgeons Lunsford D. Frlck and
Halstcad A. Stansneld to tho Phlllpplno
Islands as assistants to Surgeon Merry.
Surgeon Frlck Is now In Washington, where
he haa been called with tho hygienic
laboratory, and Surgeon Stansfleld la at
Honolulu.
FAD IS TO BE IRISH
Is
England for the Time Oonrti Everything
with Odor of Emerald Isle.
KILTS FOR THE NEW GUARDS' BRIGADE
War Office May Put a Veto on tha Plan for
Hulth Beaiom.
MILNER UNPOPULAR WITH THE WOMEN
Do Not Like Hii Frank Advice to Remain
Awaj from the Otpe.
STORIES OF LORD ROBERTS' KNDNESS
Tlientrlenl 3enou Proving n. Dlftinnl
I'lnuncliil Kn II tire l'leuned with
i IrrliiK'x American
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hueucsic.
It.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 28. Though tho queen has
returned to England and her remarkable
visit to Ireland Is now a matter of hlatory
the latent fad shows no abatement. Roy
alty's presence In Erin failed to make Irish
men flauntlngly English; but, curiously
enough, made Englishmen annoylngly Irish,
Of thla phase, which began by tho uni
versal wearing of the shamrock, thero havo
b(,on revoral gtrlklng exalnpics thla wcok
Tho lower houso of the York convocation,
composed of sodato clergy and laymen of
tho Church of England's northorn diocese,
has adopted resolutions to put St. Patrick
upon tho pages of prayer books, from whloh
he wao unaccountably missing. St. An-
drew Is thero, but brin a patron saint was (
omitted when tho reformers ro-edlted tho
liturgy.
On a par with this action is tho agitation
In England over Irishmen's right to wear
kilts! Upon this momentous question Hon.
William Gibson, eon of Baron Ashbourne,
lord chancellor of Ireland, has been lectur
ing to largo audiences In London, dressed In
tho picturesque, abbreviated garb generally
nS80Jlated Scotchmon. e mttkes an
,onC(1 ,ca for the ,jlvlno riKht o Hi-
WMr ktai Mr Qlb(Wn ,3 a
lcarned who married a French
woman and consistently resides In England
Now thero Is talk of making the now Irish
guards brigade masquerade In kilts, though
tho rcporta which havo como from South
Africa, telling of tho suffering of tho bare-
eKEcd Highlanders and the sorrows which
aro attached to this out-of-dato uniform aro
recent enough to banish tho suggestion Into
tho long list of foolish absurdities. It Is
probable that the War offlco will tako that
lew.
In consonanco with tho queen's personal
wishes, as many as posfllble of tho new
guards regiment will be mustered for tho
usual birthday trooping of colors and ro
vlew coremonles In London on May 23. Thla
-MMni.l. -n I LIIHnt. wniilrl hfl mnralv hu
morous could , tho impartial onlooker forRort'V&nloKrath Specfvl" ' Toiflhriufl? Before
tho snisory. poverty" and stagnation of In
dustries that prevail throughout southern
and western Ireland; but in view or tne
conditions that exist In that portion of tho
British Islea tho so-called shamrock crazo
In England can scarcely bo considered any
thing but another Instance on tho part of a
majority of England's peoplo of their com
ploto falluro to grasp tho nature of Iroland's
needs, however well-meant and generous
may bo thcwi outward, skin-deep signs of
friendship.
Unpopular with Women.
Tho effects of Sir Alfred Mllnor's procla
mation requesting women to stay In England
Instead of going out to tho Capo are begin
ning to bo apparent In flocloty, Lady Henry
Bentlnck and many others returning to Lon
don. Lady Randolph Churchill was not ex
pected to return with tho hospital ship
Maine.
Sir Alfred Milner has not Increased his
social popularity by his frank utterances.
Most society women preferred tho bother and
exponso of canceling thoir arrangements
rather than to faco tho criticisms atiacnoa
to a trip so much decried by the high com
missioner, but thoy llko tho author of their
troubles moro and moro now that it li
stated that Lord Roberts, who approved Sir
Alfred Mllnor's proclamation, cabled to his
wlfo and daughter, advising tbem not to go
to the Capo, too late, however, to erflcwt his
purpose.
According to the stories reaching London
Lord Roberts' great kindliness and (.ympathy
have been finding many outlets. During the
wait at Bloemfontcin he has visited overy
man In tho botpltal, carrying with him
many llttlo comforts. Going up to ono of
tho wounded, ho asked cheerily: "Can I
do anything for you?" receiving tho reply,
"Yes; I'd like you to keep my name out of
tho casualty list." This man's name did not
appear and his anxiety that his relatives
should not bo alarmed was appeassa.
Another, a dying officer, Lord Roberts
comforted by premising to watch oveur the
future of his only child. With such Incldonts
current, It Is scarcely surprising that tho
nation adores Its little general nnd as a
wholo abstains from criticisms of anything
he may do. If General Buller had waited
Inactive as long as Lord Koneru nas at
nioomfontetn, the storm of public criticism
and impatience would well-nigh have forced
his recall.
Dr. Parker, London's well known preacner.
repeated this weelc Rev, Charles Sheldon's
Topoka Capital experiment. The paper put
In htB nands was Pearson's Illustrated
Weekly Nows. Tho Kansas pnBtor seems
rather to havo taken the wind out of Dr.
Parker's sails and tho latterrs enort is at
tracting comparatively llttlo comment. Dr.
Parker recently celebrated tho seventieth
anniversary of his birth, upon which occa
sion ho was the recipient of many gifts.
Tho appearance of tho new Halfpenny
morning newspaper In London, though much
heraldod, caused little or no stir after the
first Isauo waa sold. Ono notlceablo dif
ference Is that the Express prints news on
tho first page, an American plan In vogue
with no other London morning paper, all
of them devoting the first page to ads.
In the Tlieatrlcnl World.
Mr. Samuel Smith, membor of Parliament
for Flintshire, has given notice of his inten
tlontooffer a resolution In the HouseofCom
mons May 15, calling attention to the do
pravlng character of some of the plays per
formed In London theaters. In the mean
while "Zaza" flourishes at tha Oarrlck the-
ator. Mr. Charles Frohman has renewed
hla tenancy of the theater so that tho run
of the play may bo continued. He is also
organizing a company for Australia.
Tho announcement of Sir Henry Irvlng's
continued American success was the roost
welcomct morsel tho directors of the Lyceum
had to offer tho shareholders of that m
stltutlon at the annual meeting held this
week, whero a 6 per cent dividend was the
best that could be announced. Tho tact that
Sir Henry was enabled to eicapo tho vlcla-
sltudes of the past theatrical season and i
k In tho sunshine of tho United States
has been tho subject of congratulations from
many of his personal friends, to whom tha
news that tho Lyceum shareholders are
holding a mortgage on him was not, how
ever, qulto bo satltacvry. In tho mean
time, Mr. J. W. Cornyns Carr, the managing
director of tho Lyceum, has succctsfully
arranged with Duse for a brief season at
tho theater, opening May 10 with a repor
tolro which Includes "Tbo Second Mfj. Tan
qucray." Mr. FrohnAn's partner, Joseph Hum
phreys, sailed for New York this week for
tho purpose of arrangltijr for tho production
thoro of "A Royal Family." with Annie Rus
sell In ono of tho principal rolcsj also of
Edmond Rostrand's "Tho Eaglet," which
Lewis Parker has Just translated. This
piece Is Intended for Maudo Adams, who
will tako the part of tho young king of
Rome.
Tho Whitney-Barrett controversy over tho
"Quo Vail?'.' rights In simmered down and
tho plcco Is ready for Its London opening
nt the Adelphl May 1.
IRISH WANT SOMETHING GOOD
Queen' Vllt All HlRht. Init n Home
Hulc lllll Would Hp liven
Hotter.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 28. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.) Queen Vic
toria's visit to Ireland la proclaimed a "per
fect succqss," and it Is affirmed that It has
been satisfactorily demonstrated that tho
masses In tho Irish capital, hitherto sus
pected, aro loyal.
But It Is safe to predict that If nothing
substantial In tho shape of a concession to
tho Irish popular demands follows this visit
there will bo far less enthusiasm for tho
next member of tho royal family who visits
Ireland. Public sentiment In England now
would sanction any concession that the pres
ent government might piopoeo. Its solo op
ponents would bo the hlsh landlord aseend-
nncy cllus. nut jt jred that tho present
government is moro anxious to pleaso tho
cllquo than to ronclllatu tho Irish people.
Tho accoptanco of ft baronetcy by Lord
Mayor Pilo of Dublin and of knighthood by
Mayor Hegarty of Covk was discounted b
forohand, as both wcr known to bo actu
ated mainly In their demonstration of loyalty
by a dcslro to secure titles. Both are non
entities politically. Steps are already being
taken by the nationalists of Dublin and Cork
to defeat nil who paiticipaici in lormauy
welcoming tho queen. The Limerick corpor
ation Intends to present tho freedom of the
city to James Egan, a political ex-prlsoner,
for refusing to act as sword bearer to tho
Dublin corporation at tho reception to tho
queen.
Mrs. Ritchie, Mra. Ronalds' daughter, has
hcen Invited to help In tho Irish stall at tho
great national bazar for war funds. Mrs.
Ronalds' son Is coming over to go with his
mothor to tho Paris exposition.
WILLY WALLY ASTOR IN A FUNK
III Effort to Lend Enallnh Soclctr
llnve Fnllcd it nil He U Mncu
nianppnlntcd.
(Copyright. 1S00, by reaa Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 2l -CNf.YorlC World
William Waldorf ANtor loft on his trip to
Palestine from where ho haa now roturned
ho put tho Pall Mall Magazine In tho mar
ket. But thero was no satisfactory offer
and he has now withdrawn It. The raaga
zino haa not fulfilled hla expectations and
has boon a costly affair. Ho appointed as
Its editor Lord Fredcrlok Hamilton, brother
of tho tluko of Abcrcorn, hoping to got
contrlbutiono from clover society peoplo who
could not otherwise bo Induced to write for
publication. It -was to bo a magazine of
smart ooclcty. Lady Randolph Churchill
tried to tap the same resources with tho
Anglo-Saxon nnd also failed. Tho relations
between Astor and Hamilton, it Is now
asserted, aro strained, and tho latter prob
ably will resign. Tho duchess of Buccloucb,
clan connection, which has 'boon Mr. Astor'e
social mainstay, was formed through Lord
Froderlck Hamilton, and will bo Jeopardized
If tho latter resigns tho editorship. De-
splto bis vast wealth, sumptuous palaces
and regal entertainments, Mr. Astor Is not
a social success. Socloty peoplo cannot
quiio miucrsianu wmHmn uo uui lu u
" nukkiBo uw "i .
nor, even rudeness, he makco enemies of
the most Influential peoplo.
An American debutante who will bo pre
sented at court at tho May drawing room,
and In whom much lntorest Is taken, Is
Miss Wlnans, tho only daughter of Mil
lionaire Walter Wlnans. They llvo in
Brighton, two doors from Iho duchess of
Fife, who is very friendly with Mrs. and
Minn Wtnnn. Thft ri.iuchter rpsemhlns her
moUier. Sho la boautlful, has dark eyes ! men havo been seriously injured. 756 per
and hair, a very sweet manner and a grace- I mancntly. Thero have been 111 fatalities.
Jul figure. Mrs. Wlnans would prefer to
llvo In London, but her husband la Infatu-
atcd with Brighton, whero ho spends all
of every day driving up and down tho
water front in an American pneumatic tired
buggy, drawn 'by a fast trotter.
MISS GRACE MAKES A CATCH
Intended Ilnatinnd of a Xrvr York Olrl
Is Something of a 1'lituro
In nnnlnnd.
(Copyright, 1D0O, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, (April 28. (Now York "World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) An an
nouncement of the engagement of Eliza Mer
cedes, eldont daughter of M. P. draco of Now
York and No. -10 Belgravo Square, London,
to Hubort Beaumont, third son of William
Blackett Beaumont of Bratton hall, York
shire, and No. 144 Piccadilly, Is Interesting
London society.
Miss Draco and her slstors havo made
themselves very popular in English socloty
and tho Beaumonts are one of the oldest,
most respected and wealthiest whig terri
torial families In England. They own
great mining properties in Yorksblro, whero
for generations they havo been a power.
For a century a Beaumont has represented
the York6blro constituency in Parliament.
The Beaumont family mansion In London, at
the Hydo Park corner, contains a splendid
and famous collection of artistic objects,
Whllo Bratton hall Is one of the principal
manorial properties In Yorkshire. Tho pres.
ent head of tho Beaumont family, wheso
first wlfo was a daughter of Marquis Clan
rlcarde, refused the pecrago offered him by
Gladstone Two of his daughtors married
peors Lord Poltlmore and Lord Brabourne
whllo his eldest son'a wife Is a sister of the
marquis of Londonderry. Hubert Beaumont,
Miss Grace's fiance, haa an laterest In tbo
mining properties. He Is well known In ex
clusive circles of London society. Ills father
married as hla second wife Lady Colley,
widow of General Colley, who was In com
mand and was killed at Majuba. The sec
ond Lady Beaumont haa no family.
Smallpox nt Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG, Man.. April 2S. Three new
cases of smallpox developed today, making
a total of seventeen. Buildings at the
quarantine have been prepared for thirty
patients.
Tbo Ogllvles have given $1,000 to fire
sufferers of Hull and Ottawa.
SLOWER THAN TIME
Paria Exposition Bnllden Have No Notion
of What Hnitlinc Meant,
BUILDINGS FAR FROM BEING COMPLETE
Prominei of tke Director Qeieral Are No
Longer of Merit.
MANY AMERICANS LEAVING ALREADY
High Pricei Drire Thun Away Withent a
Sight of the Show.
FEATURES OF THE FAIR AT PRESENT
Sonic ThliiK" Hint Were to Hp Seen or
hmellrd DurlUK the Limit Week
nnd AVInit Wiia
J.UL.. U"nC' litt
(Copyright, 1D0O, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, April 28. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Nobody can
tell when tho exposition will bo ready. Dl
rector General Plcard and his associates
pledged their eternal salvation thai the lan
nail would bo driven before tha Inauguration,
but on April 14 everything was ridiculously
backward. Then tho authorities gave a boI
cmn oath that May 1 would sea the acsoluto
completion, but this also was untrue. Work
lr.gracm aro everywhere, but thoy seemingly
aro under no cffectlvo control. They go
about leisurely, loafing on tho smallest pre
text, exchanging JestH and abandoning their
work to visit the exhibits. Tho wholo busi
ness seems thoroughly disorganized. Twenty
flvo Mississippi river men scattered about
the ground and acting as gang drlvcra aro
sadly needed.
With fordgncrs pouring In by every ship
and every train, deluded by falso promises,
tho present condition of things amounts to
poaltlvo swindling. Already many Amo leans
who havo spent two weoks here have been
driven away by tho high prices, without hav
ing seen anything of tho preposition. Tho
American pavilion will be Inaugurated about
May 10. Commissioner Peck Is applying tho
Bcrows on tho sluggards in every American
section, thoroby securing moro rapid prog
ress than Is perccptlblo olsewhero. Charles
Slmms of Dayton, O., who has chargo of
the United States Publishers' building, la
also educating French workmen Into a com
prehension of what real work means. This
Important part of our demesne will open next
week.
Some 1'Vntnre of the Sinn v.
Thla week tho exposition grounds remained
open till 11 p. m. Tho lighting plant wai
fully operated and tho effect was almost
blinding. Tho Champs Elysces section was
entirely Illuminated by lncandcscents In Im
itation of red flowers on every branch of tho
trees. Tho Dahomey village Is now Inhabited
by black natives, who have; Just arrived.
Ltkowlso.tbo Japanese) lea .hotife has re
newed a 'contingent of waiter "ol bolff s"ex!3',
Tho Japanese girls aro qulto a success as
waitresses. I discovered that many well ed
ucated Japs havo chosen this economical
way to see tho fair. Lolo Fuller's thcrator is
ono of tho less advanced buildings. Tho
American dancer neverthelers advertises her
first performance for May 15.
In tho so-called midway tho most notlco
ablo feature Is tho foulnosi of tho air.
Oriental unclcanllncss Is beautifully Illus
trated and unices ImmeUlato stops are taken
toward enforcing sanitation tho Tro;adcro . tlon Is given to tho places whero tho men
will soon bo more forbidding than tho lowest ! are required. Thero still, however, remains
quarters In Constantinople or Jcrusalom. Si largo residuum for whom Jobs aro wanted.
Tho Persian theater on thn other side of tho Tho acting secretary of tho labor cx
rlvcr Is a part of tho Persian official palace, chango calculates that 50,000 workmen camo
nnd it Is said tho dances given thoro will ' to Paris last year. Of this number por
ho really worth seeing. Tho shah has sent haps two-thirds Intend to return to their
thirty handsome young dancers to Initiate , homes. The secretaries of tho several
us Into tho highest form of Persian rccrea- j trades unlonB tako a moro pessimistic vlow
tlon. I of tho situation. Tho secretary of tho palnt-
Tho Elffol tower, which was ready for tho ers' organization, for Instance, reckoned
opening day at tbo 1SS9 fair and then solved , that tho completion of tho exposition will
!o illmnuli trAWnm w.in iiitprlv nnnrpn.irod
j tQ Aq buslnc88 ycar8 afterward. Visitors are
j , aUowod In the first platform, ns tho
vitrhnr ninvntnra nrn heme ronaircu. ie3tcr-
day a painter fell from tho top, 1,000 feet.
His companions claim they saw him Jump,
but others deny this. Anyway, ho cleared tho
wldo-spreadlng base. Tho victim was re
duced to pulp.
(Mortality lit the Cirountl.
Accidents at tho grounds now occur dally,
tho avorago being six, with frequent fatali
ties. Slnco tho beginning of operations 1,120
jiubio oai not own pruvmtu i
; mtion yet. excepi uy ip ., ... .
j liavo scattered tables outsldo under tho trees,
ana ooasi orcncsirus.
Today a Kongo chief suddenly entered Into
a vociferous argument with his wlfo Inside
the aquarium, much to tho delight of on
lookers, though nobody could toll what tho
quarrel might be about. Finally, aftor many
loud cxcoratlons tho negro proceeded to
thrash his wlfo. Fortunately sho was amply
ablo to tako care of herself. It was an even
match till tho guards ended tho conflict, Im
partially cowhldlng both combatants.
No very prominent Americans are visit
ing the fair Just now, though a large party,
presided over by Mrs. Potter Palmer, were
taking lunchoon Joyfully yesterday on tho
roof terrace of tho Chinese restaurant.
Entranco tickets to tho fair nave rauen
a
from 20 to 11 and 12 cents. A now reguia-
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muni na iu . -.
still moro cnaotio man mo ...
attendance everywueru un ...u-
expectations, averaging 46,000 obi y. aevenu
nunflr nubllsh estimates of what a person
must pay whe-n onco within tho grounds. Tho
Gaulols calculates that to see uie iuiv wim
reasonable thoroughness will cost 120. Tho
Figaro figures that a visit to every attraction
costs 28t for tickets alone,
PARIS WASHERWOMEN STRIKE
Famine of Clrnn I.lnen ThreHtened
nnd Hunt of Visitor Mny Go
Un ivnulied.
(Copyright, 1M0, by Associated Press.)
PAItlS, April 28. A famine of clean linen
Is moro disturbing to Parisians than tho In-
ccmplcito condition of the exposition grounds.
Eight thousand Paris washerwomen havo
struck for higher wages and shorter hours
and serious Inconvenience has already been
cauw.ll. Tho hotel managern and keepers
of rcstauranta blttorly complain that halt
their linen Is not returned from the wash
and privnto families are also feeling tiio
pinch.
Tbo strlko commenced at Boulogne-Sur-Selno
and spread to iicveral other environ
where laundries are situated. The laundry
work peoplo around Paris number between
20,000 and 30,000 and If tho strikers ciuc
cood In securing their adhesion the mass of
Parisians will have to go unwashed. The
fact that tho Influx to the exposition haa ba-
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Forecast for Nebraska
Probably Show era, Cooler by Night.
Page.
I l'rowrpii of the Annlo-IIocr AVnr.
I'ml to He lrlli on the Inrrensp.
SIimv AVork on the I'nrl llpoltln
Duke of TpoU'n lllunder I Hurled.
' I.nlmr DpiiioiiKtrntlnu In .Netr York.
Tonn riootl (Irowlnir AVore.
.'I Oletrloli Once Helped liiimlierlaon.
NeliriixUn lienerill ,run .Vote.
Dnvp Mercer Auitln it Cuudldute.
I Vcxterilii) k" lterortli on Hull Field.
I'rlnxtelii .Milken Wondcrfnl .lump,
B lienerill .Mcrrliini Tell III Story.
Turkey' t'np I I'mtliiK Obdurate.
O, l.nnt Week in Oninliii Soelul t'lrclr.
Hoodoo Hint Purniied u Thief.
7 To Crook Who Tired of the .lull.
Itnllrouil Terminal Service t'limiKen
N Council II I II (T I.oenl rn Mntter.
t) IHkIi Compliment for (iiiv. Shnw.
Iimvii Conl Denier In SchnIou.
AlTnlr nt South Oninliii.
10 linn Population I lleliiK llediteed.
Illlf Fee l.uwyer llnve Tnkeu.
Pinkertoii Tell of l.npae of Memory
II Weekly ltevletr of Sport.
l' Some Good Short Slorle.
M In the Ilomnlii of Woman.
IK Amticiue lit nnd Mimlcnl Itevlerr.
III "The Tilth llehlnd the l.evee."
17 Himv Government I'Urn .nnie.
Whnl nn Imprennrlo Snvr.
IS IMIIorlnl unit Comment.
11) When the .MethndUtn .Met In Oranlin.
How ehriiHlin ('hone It DelegiiteM.
Denver on III Parly Irnpect.
i!0 Involution of the Armor I'lnte.
Life on Frontier Forty Yenr Alto.
SI t'nmiiiereliil nnd Kliiitncliil AftiilrH.
-I Col. Frank llnner Wnut Too .Much.
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gun, necessitating heavy demands on tho
laundries, gavo the washerwomen an oppor
tunity to put tho scrowa on their Miiployern
who aro naturally moro Incensed because of
thlH attempt to forco their hands now when
they havo already concludod contracts In
many cases with hotels, restaurants and
other establishments for tho exposition sea
son at determined rates.
Tho masters offered a partial Increase of
wagos, but tho strikers thus far havo refused
to compromise. Hands of work proplo
gather in tho neighborhood of tho laundries
whero work Is partially continued nnd try
to porsuado tho non-strikers to Join them,
ncndnriiie for Strike nintrlet.
No serious disorder has yet occurred, but
tho pollco aro taking precautions and de
tachments of gendarmes havo been drafted
to tho districts whero trouble Is possible.
This ebullition of labor difficulties calls
attention to tho serious possibility of much
graver disturbances resulting from tho
throwing on tho labor market of thousands
of workmen by tho completion of tho ex
position and tho central portion of the now
metropolitan railways. These great un
dertakings attracted to Paris vast numbors
'provhj'Jr.l carpenters, painters und itn
skilled laborors, and "tfio problem tho gov
ernment has now to faco Is tho dispersal of
theso men through tho country, or to avoid
n. prrjit Inhor ertrtln In Pnrla Ih rr non.
quCnces of which It would bo difficult to
enforce.
Tho first measure of tho government Is
to post at all centcin of work placards cnu
raoratlng undertakings In the provinces di
rected by tho minister of public works. It
is thought that threo days will absorb
I about 12,000 of them If freo transnorta-
. lovn nvnr in.flnn nnlntnrs nlnnn linnm.
j ployed, white a committeeman of the un-
skilled laborers says that tho number of
that class who win ho thrown on tno streets
will reach 20,000, few of whom will consent
to go to tho provinces.
Cnnnnt Loe Tliem.
This latter reluctance is an Important
factor in tho crisis, na tho countrymen, In
toxicated by tbo glitter of tbo metropolis,
aro disposed to bang on as long as possible
MERELY SHOT HIS SURGEON
TrnKlo Outcome of u Melodrnmnllo
Duel Fun ulit ut Paris
1'rlilny.
(Copyright, 1J0O, by Press Publishing Co.)
PAItlS, April 28. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) A duol yestor
day botweon iM. Lagacho, a well known Jour
nallst, and M. Vlngotrlnler, a sculptor of
reputation, resulted fatally, but to nolther
of tho combatants. Tho "rounders" of tho
boulevards, who would find something to
Jcko at In tho black plague, aro shaking
with laughter over the melodramatic en
counter and Uh result.
Lagacha haa boon harshly criticising Vln
getrlnlers statues, saying In otfect that tho
first students In the medical schools know
Infinitely moro of surfaco anatomy than docs
Vlncrnlfltilni 'Thn In.lli.nnnl uniiltir.n t...n.
l . ... f, v. . . . t) ...... u ru'VU. CTUMW
, hU BOCOnda. Lagacho promptly accepted tho
clianongo and cnoso pistols as weapons
Tnoy mot yeatoroay. isvcrytning was
proper nnd 8Ol0mn. Tho principals,
. ,h duolltn of oxoorienco. wero
g f caJ
their coatcollarn so that neither oxpraed a
Bfot of whlto to his adversary's aim. Tho
word waa given. Both raised thoir pis
tols, but only tbo Journalist fired, and ho
missed.
With a superb gesture, Vlngetrlnlcr turned
his pistol away from Lagacho and exclaim
ing: "My religion forbids mo to shoot ray
fellow-man" pulled tho trigger.
Tho surgeon In attendance fell dead. Tho
sculptor had shot him through tho heart.
Today one hoarB in the cafes amid shrieks
of laughter; "Perhapo Lagacho wbh right;
Vlngetrlnier probably makes statuea In tbo
samo way ho shoots with his eyos shut."
Or: "Why didn't they tako along two sur
geons? one could have attended tho other."
Ilnlloonlna n n I'ail.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, April 28. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Slnco tho
Duchenae d'Uze'a romarkabla ascent last
week all the ladles of the French aristoc
racy havo been seized with a rage for bal
looning. Tho Aero club Is now arranging
sumo twenty ascensions, every one includ
ing titled women. Tho comrnltteo Is also In
receipt of Bevcral applications from women
to entnr tho exposition balloon races, which
will begin In June, Princess Lltttla, who
own) a prlvato balloon, will take part under
an auumtd name.
DUKE OF TICK'S LUCK
His Oonniotloo with Royalty Barei Hh&
from an Inquiry.
GOVERNMENT SHUTS OFF ALL DEBATE
Will Not Allow tho Koorn Spruit Blmdir to
Bs Officially Diicaiied.
UUKE OF NORFOLK'S SECRET MISSION
Asked to Inquire and Riport a a Bai'u for
Ending tho War.
DUKEDOM OF ST. ALBANS LIKELY TO LAPSE
Ciirlnu KfTert of the Wnr on the Hac
ccanlon to n Title Set Up
to I'lenne Nell
, tiwynn. .
(Copyright, 1900. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, April 2S. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A conspir
acy to shield Queen Mctorla'a kinsman, the
duko of Tcck, from tho consequences of his
responsibility for tho Kooru spruit disaster
has been pursued with amazing audacity
by tho ministers. Under Secretary Wynd
ham stated to the Houso of Commons that
ho did not know the name of tho escort
officer nt Koorn spruit, though tho war cor
respondent of the Standard cabled at tho
tlmo that it was tho duko of Teck. This
ministerial ignorance ! either assumed or
secured by simply refraining from making
an Inquiry. Tho houso, Is powerless to prcoa
tho govornment for Information on tho sub
ject, owing to the operation of a singular
unwritten but binding rulo of procedure,
uutler which tho houso Is precluded from
debating, as a matter of urgency, any topic
relating to which notlco of u motion la
already in. Tho result Is that when any
subject fraught with tho possibility of
trouble for tho ministers comes up, ono of
their followers Immediately gives notlco of
a motion respecting It, which motion can
never bo and Is not Intended to bo debated,
hut novorthelrea Its cxlstonco deprives tho
houso of Ita prlvllego of discussing tho sub
ject .by a motion for adjournment. Thla
aovico nas Decn adopted in relation to the
Koorn spruit scandal In tho hope that It
may bo forgotten in tho rush of ovents at
tho eeat of war. Under Secretary Wyndham
Is a marrlago connection of the duko of
Tcck.
I hear that beforo tho duko of Norfolk
left for South Africa Premier Salisbury in
vited him to examlno tho situation, ascertain
a posslhlo basis of Bottlomcnt and report
unofficially to him. Tho duko Is not likely
to provo a peacemaker, as ho Is a rabid
Jingo, merely moving In official circles in
South Africa, whero nothing ehort of tho
extinction of tho Boer government nnd In
dependence la deemed worth considering.
tho succession to tho dukedom of fit.
Albans, created by CharlcoJI for th( bene
fit of Nell Clwynuc, Is in danger of helne
upset by tho war. Tho present duke has
been In retirement slnco soon after hl suc
cession. A couplo of years slnco ho caused
a tromendous sensation at Cowes hv un
extraordinary escapade. Ho lot his etoum
yacht to tho Drcxols, but when they camo
aboard ho treated their prosenco as nn In
vasion and ordered tho crow to drlvo them
Into tho sea. Ho rushed for firearms, but
wan placed under restraint. Ho haa not
been seen olncci in Boclcty, and it Is under
stood ho can nover marry. His brother and
heir, Iord Osborno Heauclcrck, a lieutenant
In tho Seventh lancers, Is now reported
dying of enteric fever at ninerafontoln, and
should ho succumb the succession will de-
volvo on another brother, who is an in
valid. NOT AS SHELDON W0UL0 DO
Iter. Dr. Parker Will Itun Ills HeTra
pnper nn nn Kdltor
Would.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co,)
LONDON, April 28. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Tolegram.) Dr. Joseph
Parker, tho famous preacher at the city tem
ple, following tho example of Rov. Charles
M. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan., took over
tha editorship of a small weekly Illustrated
paper, tho Illustrated Weokly News, but
Mr. Parker haa n much mora sano concep
tion of tho mission and methods of nows
papers than Sheldon, for ho says:
"My Ideal newspaper must bo first and
foremost full of nows. It Is notlceablo
that when peoplo get tired of sermons they
also, about tha same time, get tired of ed
itorials. Tho three-decker Bcrmon and tho
thrco-deckor article went out together and
aro out still.
"Havlngamplysuppllod my paper with well
told nows I would tako a wide and clear
outlook upon tho world as if It was fan
tastically solf-dlvlded Into groups and sec
tions, Into partlon and gangs, Into 'do' and
'don't.'
"My Ideal nowspapesr should, nrverthoH
less, hy no means be all mere gossip."
Dr. Parker endeavors to fulfill this Ideal
and makes an admirable result for tbo first
attempt.
ARGYLE ESTATE INVOLVED
Old Duke Left I.lllle lint MortRnicrs
und n Heavy lllll of
ICxpenac.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.
LONDON, April 28. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho duko of
Argylo died a poor man, owing to the heavy
mortgages on his estates, together with tho
great cost of maintaining Inverary castle.
Tho now duke will benefit llttlo pecuniarily
by the accession. That bin eldest non bad
no family was a sourco of abiding sorrow to
tho old duke In fact, hla attitude on the
subject oxclted the resontmont of his son's
wlfo, Princes Loulio, who had been always
ou strained terms with her fathor-ln-law.
Tlje noxt heir to tho dukedom Is Lord
Archibald Campbell, who has a son and
daughtor nnd whoso wife Is dovotcd to art
and theatricals Iftir open-air amateur
Shakespearean rovlvala were n special fca
turo a fow yearo ago, when sho herself was
ono of tho reigning fashionable beauties.
She was ut one tlmo an ardent admlror of
James McNolU Whistler and hla work, but
tho lnnvltnblo quarrnl came and Lady Arch
ibald got a llttlo pet monkey, dresaed It up
and Introduced It to her friends as "Jimmy."
Antl-Tiiliereiiln! I.enKun l'nvorrd,
NAPLES, April 28. Tho International
tuborculoula conference has closed Its sit
tings with tbo adoption of a resolution r.iuil
lar to that adopted In Paris In 1898, propos
ing tliij forming of an International commis
sion In tho name of tbo three nations who
took tho Initiative In summoning the con
gress with tho object of forming an Inter
national league ugainst tuberculoids.
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