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ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, 1871.
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KROGER'S MEN ACTIVE
Unccmmonly Go Weit of Bloemfontein, it ia
How Reported.
am
READY TO STOP RELIEF FOR MAFEKlffl?
Thij Occupy Windiorton Near Kimbtrley
and Prepare to Check Hunter.
BULLER SENT IN HIS RESIGNATION
Eat Boberts Declined to Accept it, Accord
ing to Ntws Agency.
BRITISH SUBJ-CTS ORDERED TO DEPART
VMIi Kerr Iltccptlon They Mnl
lcnr Trniimniil In I'nrt -Kluht'
I Hour Order hue In the Ar
f neniil Kxplnnlon.
LONDON, Mny 1.-3:50 n. ra. Tho Dorr
nro now showing uncommon activity west
of Bloemfontein.
They nro In force between Fourteen
StreamB nnd Klmberloy. On Sunday they
occupied Wlndsorton, west of tho railway,
nnd now threaten to Interrupt the com
munication of the British force at Warren
Ion to the north. This. too. nt a time when !
Ooncral Hunter la about to otart on n 200
inllo march to Mafcklng. probably with 5,000
men.
To tho east of Dloemfonteln tho Doers
Sunday night wero still holding tho hills
near Thaba N'Chu, while behind them
long wagon trains loaded with wheat for
tho Boer army In the north aro moving
through Ladybrand. The British captured !
ono Doer corjyoy on Friday, but 4ts slzo In
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Wcponcr tho scene of recent Incessant I
fighting? Is derted Oenerni lira , ant and
K?un?' ... u;-,c.rlcn Sonera nraoant nn a
STXVrr ZZffZ
"The Dasutos nro a second time astounded j
lo seo tho Dncrs peacefully retiring with
Ihords which tho natives think hould bn the 1
Jiooty of tho British, who nro said to bo tho 1
conquerors."
Dnllr Oiilpont Action.
According to Information from Mazcru tho
main body of the Boers reached Lceuw river,
duo west of ladybrand, Sunday, small parties
trailing behind at intervals of ten miles to
protect tho roar and whip up tho herds.
Slight outpast actions take place dally be
yond Karco siding, whero tho head of tho i
Ilrltlsh Invanloti Is cantoned.
on-nuvoa mui 1. 1 in .u
General Duller'a army. It proves especially
fatal among freshly arrived animals. Tbo '
Bloemfontein correspondents point out that ,
tho deficiencies In the veterinary department
cause thousands of lossea.
General Lucas Meyer, replying to General
Hullcr's complaint that ome of the British
prlsouera at Pretoria arei Itxlged In the town
Inlt. Rnvii that nnlv thnan arn in treated who
3mvu tried or ho aro suspected of trying 1
to escape. Ho reports, moroovcr, that Doer
prisoners aro contlncd In tho town Jail at
iMcturmarlttbui'g, 'kith' natives:"
Ilnllcr OlTereil to Ilrnlirn.
Tho morning papers given special prom-
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nenco to tho statement of a news agency (
" .-ui bkwi ioisuniiu i
to Lord Koberts after tho Splonkop censures
were published and that Lord Roberts deJ
cllncd to accept It,
Tho war specials today consist chiefly of
detached scrars, the favorite Introduction
of thu military commentators and editorial
vrltcrs being that, rs only scant news has
tcn wired, something big Is probably about
lo happen.
Tho Dally Chronicle's expert says: "If a
eolld victory Is to bo attained the British
must have different leadership from what
has tyeen displayed at Do Wet's dorp opera
tions. Ilrlllnli Onlcrcil to Leave.
PRKTORIA. April 30. As a wquol to the
Johannesburg explosion tho government his
ordered British subjects, with a few excep
tions, to lravo the republic within forty-
eight hours
Nearly 4.000 has been subscribed for tho
relief of tho victims.
Commnndant Schatt hao been rellovcd of
tho mllltnry command nt Johannesburg and
has gono on commando.
Bogble, owner of tho works, Is under ar
rest charged with murdor. Ho Is suspected
of having blown up tho arsenal In rovenge
for tho affront of being compelled to manu
facture munitions of wnr for the enemy.
SIxty-l'lvc In the lltilnn.
LONDON. April 30. A dispatch to tho
JDally Nows from Louronzo Marquoz says:
"Slxty-flvo bodies have beon extricated
from tho ruins of tho Dcgbto Iron works at
Johannesburg."
Tho correspondent of the Times, tele
graphing 'Monday, snys:
"Part of tho machinery of the Begblo
Nrorks has stnrted again. The federal gov
ernments contlnuo to buy enormous quanti
ties of provisions."
LADYS.MIT1I. April 30. The country
tiorth of Sunday's river seems comparatively
clear of Boers.
GcntVral Louis Botha has returned to
Protorla to resume tho supreme command
of tho Trnnsvnal forces.
CHONJi: AM) WII'H TAIil'J A IJItlVH
Enjoy n Hide Afler HellKloun Services
liner General Cheered.
JAMESTOWN. St. Helena, April 30. Gen-
rral CronJu and his wife, accompanied by tho
general's private secretary, wore permitted
to attend rollglous services yesterday nt
Doadwood camp, after which they had their
first rldo around the country, an experience
which seemed to glvo Goneral Cronje much
pleasure. Tho famous Doer commander was
received with cheers.
'Aiinlopholie DenioiiMti'iitlnii ot lo lie,
BERLIN, April 30. Dr. Theodore Barthe.
tho Frelslnnlge leader, has nhamlonud tho
Idea of promoting a German national Anglo
phobo demonstration, friends of England
here having ndvlsed him that In view of the
present tpmper of the English people It
rvould bo liable to bo misunderstood.
Cameroon' Ilcvolt VIiiionI Ilmleil.
BERLIN. April 30. According to the latest
Bdvlcca from the Cameroons the revolt in
tho Interior Is almost completely subdued,
Tho punltlvo expedition under Captain von
Hester Is now clenrlug tho most important
road, after which It will proceed to punish
ho rebellious Ekol trlben.
DnninKCM Wheat Cr.tp.
LONDON. April 30. Tho Mark Lnno Ex
press In Its weekly review of the crop sltu
I utlon says today:
"Tho unseasonable return of winter last
week destroys tho last chance of tho wheat
nnd spring sown corn In England and France
being reaped at the averago date, while It
materially dlmlnlfhes the prospect of the
jcopi attaining the average ylold.
HUNTER TO GO TO MAFEKING
MrmiK Hellef 'nliiimt (i Put Out front
Klnihcrlcy 1 luler III
(.'(i in inn ii il.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON, April 30. (Now York World Ca-
ram Special Telegram.) Tho Express
nt Capetown wires, under date
It on the highest author
Ity thsflmHfercen ont t0 Klmberlcy
to commanaVHig column Intended for
the relief of MafcEThg, Barton's brigade has
also been directed on tho Klmberley opera
tion and will probably bo seconded by
Mcthuon."
FIGHT AT ISRAEL'S P00RT
Detail of Thiirdaj' KtiKnfrenicnt, In
Which Twenty L'nnndlaii Were
Killed nml "Wounded.
LONDON, April 30. A special dispatch
from Thaba N'Chu, dated Thursday, de
scribing tho fight at Israels poort, which la
about seven miles west of Thaba N'Chu,
says:
Thrco hundred Doers were strongly en
trenched on two kopjes. Tho place of honor
was given to tho Canadians, who advanced
very cleverly under their dashing com
mander, Colonel Otter. The Doom reserved
their fire until the Canadians had reached the
wire entaglcmcnt, then they opened with a
tirriflo hall of bullets.
"Tho Canadians, however, had taken eood
cover and woro not greatly damaged. They ji"!,
woro ably supported In tho assault by the iionr.
Ornhnmstown home. Succcsslvo rushes Jones (Arkansas),
brought them right up to tho kopjes, when Nays
Colonel Otter was struck twice, ono bullet Aldrich,
JnlUctlnu a nasty but not dangerous wound
In the neck and tho other tearing tho band
ngea from his shoulder. But ho still cheered
his men on until the kopjes were carried.
The Doers bolted. Tho British loesca wero
twenty In killed and wounded.
"I learn that yesterday Door reinforce
ments from Drnndfort camo too late to as-
slst their comrade. Wo found a hollographlc
mM'aK lr,ora "esiacni " W "enora
"ulu"' e"uK 1 V , ""-"v'"'" ' ;
morn f riitna in Trrtiirinnn Slriifima n a fhn i
'"' "I" too WMk between Consideration aa rcM.mcd of the Alaska
and Kroonstad, nnd because1?''1 code bill the pending question being
,,ri,ui, ,.. iiiMmfnnin i tho amendment of Carter of Montana, in
iTho "f., lMta'
to reJoln tbo "neray. Most of them bavo
tnlen tnpr Bn0(,n aml catt, 'l'onB-"
Tuo Bloemfontein correspondent of tho
Standard, telegraphing Sunday, ways:
"The Doers have taken every advantage
or too mountainous naturo oi tne country
which marks tho lino of their retreat to
ladybrand. Tho task of driving them Is
dimcult, and It Ih doubtful whether they can
bo reduced to submission in
a district co 1
favorable to their tactics
I hav vinitod .i British outnont. thn
ono nearest Drandfort. Tho Boers show tho
deopest anxiety to learn tho probablo lino i
or our aavanco nnn mey uociarc inoy win i
n Ai . ,1 .I.V.
"ol "rB " H""1 i. ;
to av0 tho town from bombardment.
""" feray aro entrenched on tho hills
outhoast of Drandfort. but they are unlikely
10 make Berlous atand unU1 we rea;h
Kroonstad.
Tno nioom ontdn correspondent of tho
Dally Chronicle, telegraphing Saturday,
"A cavalry reconnaissance twenty-five
miles northeast encountered 400 Boers. Tho
British drovo them out of a kopjo north of j
Vnrtv I
"Our outposts arc still harassed by mov- !
Ing commandos. In nn outpost affair on '
Sunday several Boors wero killed. Tho '
w.....-, - -. .
cncmy wm certainly make n stand nt Kroon- ,
Bta(li where they navo constructed mues or
trenches."
ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT PARIS
Three Workmen Killed nnil One In
jured liy (he FiiIIIiik of n
ScnrToldlliHT.
PARIS, April 30.-5:30 p. m. There was
nnothcr accident this afternoon at the expo-,
sltlon. A scaffolding collapsed In the Salle
des Fetes, whero tho Inauguration cere- 1
mony was held, ono workman was killed
and throe wero seriously Injured, two of ;
whom have elnco died.
Tho Salle des Fetes had been hastily pro
pared for the opening ceromonles, the rub- ;
blsh being cleared awny and tho uncom-1
plcted walls covered up with tapestry. Since
the function tho workmen have been busily
! engaged in tinisning mc punning.
1 At a cublnet council today presided over by
President Loubet, M. Mlllerand, tho minister
of commerce, mnde a statement regarding
yesterdny's brldgo accident at tho exposition,
l Ll.t. I .. n II 1 , nnlnllnn ti.f
I uy wuil'u unit; ii. co niiu iu,ii,inh u.i
I that tho exposition authorities wore In no
way responsible, ns tho brldgo was subject . amendment.
to municipal regulations until opened to the J A bill appropriating $40,000 to cnlargo
public. Tho premier, M. Waldoek-Rousseau, and Improve tho public building at Bur
said an Inquiry was being mado Into tbo con- llngton, la., was passed.
dltlon of the families of tho victims with ,
tho view of affording relief whoro neoled. j LACE V'S BIRD BILL PASSED
Numbers of people visited tho scene o! '
tho disaster today. Tho debris Is now nl- 1 Itcntnriitlnii of Ilenntlrnl Species I'ro-
j most entirely removed, tho Injured aro do-
' 1 II .. , , n nn, Avr.chf.fnrl thn.n will Via
lllti .YCll .II1U IL .O waj.uw.vv v.,w.w ..... "v.
any further fatalities.
Tho nationalist organs are using tho affair
as a rod with which to hit at tho govern-
ment.
ALF VANDERBILT'S INTENDED
Mill French's Uncle Own Up Hint the
Iteported Knnnm-incn t lit lluned
on Knot.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS. April 30. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Nolther
Blslit French nor her mother, Mrs. French,
was at homo when I called to ask about
her engagement lo Alfred Vanderbllt.
Edward Tuck mado tho following state
ment: "I cannot deny the wigugoment,
j though no announcement whatever was made
on the side of Mies French's family, nnd I
am somewhat astonished that It should bavo
becomo known. Mrs. French's son Is tho
haul of the family and will Judge what
ought to bo communicated. Alfred Vander
bllt Ib not In Paris yet, hut Is expected
shortly. Nothing whatovcr Is decided about
tho wedding. You may deny that It Is to
take placti on this side, nor so early as
Soptembcr. You may also dony that mar
rlago wns ever contemplated bctweon Prince
Henri d'Orlcnns and my niece. Neither she
nor I know him, oven by sight."
EXTEND CANAL CONCESSION
Sit. Yearn .More Added to the Panama
Company (Irani, Ciiininonc
Inir 11X11.
PANAMA. April 30. A dispatch to tho
Star and Herald from Bogota today an
nounces that tho Panama Canal company's
concession has been extended for six years,
ommonclng In April, 190t.
To Impeach the Mlnltry.
STOCKHOLM, April 30. The constitu
tional committee of the Riksdag has re
ported In favor of thn Impeachment of tho
ministry for violation of the constitution
tn appointing a Norwegian, Dltten, to the
highest departmental post la the lorolgn
office.
PRO-BOER RESOLUTION FAILS
Twenty-Kin Aelnt TnkinR it Up, Twonty
For in the Senato,
NO PARTY LINE IS DRAWN IN THE VOTE
Dcclnlve llnllnt on n Motion In Con--.liter
Pctllirrcw'n II 1 1 1 Senator
Denounce Aliened Cold C'lnm
(rutin In Alnnkn.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Again tho ques
tion of expressing sympathy for the Doers
wen Jhrust upon the attention of tho senate.
This tlino It came upon a motion to proceed
to tho consideration of tho resolution Intro
duced by Pcttlgrow of South Dakota which
was before tho senato last Saturday. Tho
motion was defeated 29 to 20.
Peltlgrcw, after ascertaining that his reno
lutlon, which was beforo the senato when
tho body ndjourned on Saturday, had gono
to tho calendar, moved to take up tho reso
lution. On tli In motion tho yeas and nays
woro demanded.
Yean
Allen,
Hate,
Iterry.
Chandler,
flay,
I
Kenney,
Mcfunitier,
MeKnery,
Martin,
Macon,
I'ettlRrevr,
Hop,
Teller, ,
Turner.
Vest-50.
MoComas,
Morgan,
NelKon.
l'enrone,
Perkins,
I'ettua,
Piatt (Connecticut),
Piatt (Now York),
Pewell,
Khmip,
Hlewnrt,
Mtilllvan.
Warren,
AVolcott-.
Hale,
1Ianl,
falter,
flnrk (Wyoming,
Davis,
I'alrhnnka,
1'oKter,
Pry.
OiilllriKer,
Gear,
Ilnwley,
';" (Nevada),
g,,
t HI,
nel.nle on Cape Nome Clnlinn.
of Arkan offered
an amendmont striking out of the Carter
amendment all but the following:
"That nothing In this act contained shall
be construed as changing the existing min
ing laws of tho United States."
Turner opposed Jones' amendment, hold
ing that tho Carter amendmont ought to
bo adopted. He declared that hundreds and
thousands of claims In tho Cnpe Nomo dl-
tr,ct been located by persons In tho in
terest or trad various transportation compa-
nnd wero now held by thoao companies
1,0 Bald these locations wero "Illegal and
fraudulent nnd were therefore a proper BUb-
..b-
no luriner uecinreu in responso to in
quiries that these claims wero located by
aliens In the employ of tho North Amerlcnn
Transportation company and other trans
portation companies.
Turner maintained that tho whole country
In tho Capo Nomo district had been "gob
bled" up in the interest of these big com
panies, who were now holding tho claims
to tho detriment of hundreds of American
miners.
Toller called attention to the fact that In
'he entlro controversy It had not been ro-
Krded by anybody but Turner that thore j
wt'r to exceed twenty-five, allons who had
located claims In the Capo Nome district I
..... . ......
"! It had not nppearcd that they were em-1
ployes of transportation companies.
uansurouga mano nn earnest appeal inlTii iii The sneelal train bearlnc Admiral I
hehalf of th Cnrter amendment. Tin Ml .'. "' P 8neC'al . " I'"?. 1
that nn alien on the .public domain was a
trespasser and had no right to treatment
better than that accorded a trespasser,
firent Coimplrncj' In Churned.
Hansbrough asserted his belief that thero
was a monster conspiracy In tho opposition
to the amendment to grab the richest gold
fields on tho fnco of the earth and that ths
conspirators wero tho millionaires and cor
porntlons that had ncqulrcd tho claims In
the Cape Nome district,
"So long as I retain a seat In the sen
ate," said he. "I shall oppose such a con
spiracy and dlrost my efforts In favor of the
man with the pick nnd tho pan, tho man
In the sands and the gulches, tho man be
hind tho rocker and not In such circum
stances In favor of tho American million-
i aire."
with tho latitude of debate ordinarily
allowed In the senato Elklns then delivered
a brief speech on tho West Virginia sen
atorlal contest In answer to that made last
I .. T 1 ......
hitr uy i-i'uua.
j Ross and Stewart spoke against tho Cartor
vlded Vor nnd I'renert atlon of
Thone KxlKti-nt.
WASHINGTON, April 30. The house today
I passed the Lecey bill to enlarge the powers
of tho Department of Agriculture and to pro
hlblt Interstate commerce In gamo killed In
violation of local laws. It authorizes the sec
retary of arglculturo to provide for tho In
troduction and restoration of game, song and
Insectivorous wild birds, It gives him the
power to provent the Introduction of undo
slrablo foreign 'birds nnd anlmnls and pre
vents the killing of game In violation of state
laws for concealed shipments to states where
It can be sold In the open market.
The most Important provision, however,
was that forbidding lntorstate traffic In game
killed in violation of local laws. Lacey
agreed that thero was somo sontlment In
the bill. The protection of our native birds,"
ho said, ought to bo dear to tho heart of
every American. The bill would not affect
tho milliner's art.
Cummlngs of New York mado an eloquent
appeal for tho preservation and restoration1
of tho beautiful national birds with which
tho country formely abounded. Tho bill was
passed, 144 to 26.
Tho senato bill to create a commission of
flvo to Investigate and report upon the com
mercial and Industrial conditions In China
and Jupnn wns debated at length, but was
vigorously antagonized by the democrats nnd
they finally succeeded In striking out the
enactment clause In commltteo and this mo
tion was pending when tho house ndjourned.
If the motion prevails In the bouse tho bill
Is dead.
The bill for a constitutional amendment
to disqualify polygamlsta for election as sen
ators and reprciontntlvcs, and to prohibit
polygamy, which was reported by tho com
mltteo on tho olcotlon of president, vice pres
ident and representatives In congress, was
roferred to the committee on Judiciary after
meeting with opposition from both sides
Evory member who spoke on the bill said
ho opposed polygamy, but did not see any
reason for legislating on tho constitution and
Invading the rights of the states.
lluilucllon of KrnnchlKeN
ALBANY. N. Y.. April 30. The State
Bonrd of Tax Commissioners made public
today the final valuations on the. franchise
of tho New York City corporations. The
grand total reduction is tl,ti,Hi.
G0EBEL SUSPECTS IN COURT
Ktldcnce llelna Taken nn to Prejudice
Aunliint DelenilnntH In
I'm ill. fort.
KRANKKOItT, Ky., April 30. Klvo of the
defendant charged with complicity In the
murdnr of William Go bel wero arraigned
this afternoon before J'-dge Cantrill. They
were: Republican Seciflary of Stato Caleb
Powers. Captain Join- W. Davis, Harland
Whlttaker, W. H. C'tlton nnd Hlchard
Combs, colored. All v' them entered pleas
of not guilty.
1 Henry K. Youtaey, who had previously
been nrrnlgned nnd pi ided not guilty, was
also In court, and hi attorney asked for
a change of venue, tba prosecution waiv
ing notlco and aliowln" (ho motion to cotno
up along with a slmllu motion filed In tho
case of Powcw, Davlsi U blanker and Combs.
After tho nrralgnm' ;it former Governor
Brown for tho defen . tendered pardons
granted by Republican 6overnor Taylor to
Caleb Powers nnd Jol' Davis and offered
them rus a bar to tho rosecutlon. It pre
smting the pardonA, C Vcrnor Brown said:
"Wo present those p dons, issued by the
governor of Kentucky, and plead them as
n bar to further prost utlon. We make a
formal demand for th Umlrsnl of tho In
dictments. Wo do thU 'a a matter of form
and not with the hope ihat tho court will
sustain tho motion."
Judgo Cantrill nald:
"Tho alleged pardon arc not good in
Inw. Tho title to tho ' 'Ilco of governor Is
lit dlsputo nnd tho lltlp Jon over it Is still
pending In court. Soi-'ral of tbo courts
hnvo passed on tho qu "tlons at Issue nnd
those that havo bo par ed thereon decided
tbntMr. Taylor la nol governor nnd was
not at tho tlmo thest pretended pardons
woro granted. Tho m ton to dismiss tho
Indictments Is overrule
At this point II. AV.
fenso made a lengthy
tlon to tho Introduce
request for a change o
ment, he said, was p
reasons for asking for
Nelson of the do
rgument in objec
ot proof In tho
venue. Ills stato
.fesslonnl, and his
change of venuo
for tho dofendants wl iout hearing proof
wero that tho court uo hern was In
charge of armed soldier) who recognize two
different parties to th controversy, and
Hint thcro woro other ovldences of local
excitement of which in court was not
without Judicial knowlnl o, nnd about which
It was not necessary t havo oral proof
to show that tho condlt ns hero nro sufll
clent to dispense with J Mice.
Judgo Cantrill donlcd lat tho court house
was under guard of sol ers, but said they
wor) In chargo of the J 11. on order of the
county Judgo. He ovci uled tho objection
of Colonel Nelson nnd t 'ee witnesses were
heard on tho sldo of th- prosecution In re
gard to tho change of cnue. Tho court
adjourned at 5 o'clock Tho hearing of
proof on this question v 111 probably tako
up most of tho day tom rrow.
Governor Taylor rett ncd to tho city
tonight, having spent ' ist night nnd to
day In Louisville, conferring with political
friends. He declined t( dlscties the work
of tho grand Jury, whl( i was finally dis
charged todny.
ADMIRAL HAS A GRAND ENTRY
Vlrnt Tiny of Ailmlrnl Dfirey'ii West
ern Visit .MnrUcil by u (J rami
Ovation,
CHICAGO, April 30. A ?M tho booming of
cennop' nnd 't!) -f h"irfc thoMs)Tids of
people Admiral Georgo Dewey arrived In
chlcag0 today, For tne next three days .ho
w( bo tho gUMt of thl!I clty an(1 tho pro.
ram for hls entertainment will tako up
tUl lO LIUUIBIIIIUUU. .....
ncariy ovcry momant of his time until his
departure Thursday morning for Jackson-
and Mrs. Dowey, Lieutenant Caldwell, his
secrotary, and Lieutenant Crawford was met
near South Chicago by u special train carry
ing tho general executive committee, and
Including Mayor Harrison, President Charles
A. Plamondon, nnd tho ndmlrnl's son,
Georgo Goodwin Dowey.
Mrs. Dewey, who was somewhat fatigued
from tho long Journey from Washington, did
not accompany Admiral Dewey on his rldo
through the downtown streets, but accom
panied by the special committee of the
woman's reception corantltteo, Mrs. Dyron
Lathrop, Mrs. Carter H. Harrison and Mrs.
Charles A. Plamondon, went direct to tho
Annex, where sho rested until tho arrival
of Admiral Dewey.
Arriving at tho hotel Admiral Dowey pro
ceeded at onco to his apartments, where,
however, ho was allowed to rest but briefly,
for at 12:30 p. m. bo was escorted to an In
formal breakfast given the ndmlral nnd
Mrs. Dowey by the members of tho woman's
reception committee.
At 2:30 p. in. the admiral was given a
reception by tho Canadian-American nnso
elation, which presented an Invitation to
him to visit Canada at hla pleasure.
Tho night program Included an Illumina
tion of the lako front at 7:30 p. m., recep
tion to committee membors at the Audi
torium at 9 p. m. and tho naval mllltla and
the civic hall in the Auditorium at 10 p. m.
ENVOYS WILL BE RECEIVED
Secretary Hay Will Trent tlie l'encc
DeleKHtlon nn nintlnKUlnheil
fnrelKii Individual.
WASHINGTON, April 30. It can bo
stated that tho persons composing tho Boer
delegation about to sail for the United Statei
will not bo denied access to tho secrotary
of stato when thoy reach Washington. They
will bo received as Individuals as was Mon
tagu White, but with tho understanding that
thoy nro not recognized officially as a Doer
delegation.
In other words, Secretary Hay will treat
them exactly as ho would treat any
distinguished visitor from abroad without
regard to notlonallty, but will not admit
their competenco to enter Into any negotia
tions with the Slate department. It la be
lieved that the prospoctlvo visitors thor
oughly understand tbo conditions under
which they will be received nnd that In
sJead of directing their efforts upon the
govornment In Washington they will rather
seek to Influence It through tho American
peoplo by means of an active Doer propa
ganda. CANAL SUSPECTSfROM DUBLIN
Companion of olan, WnUh, llotvnii
and .Mernn Likely to
Immigrate,
LONDON, April 30. ReportB come from
Dublin of considerable uneasiness In tho
circles thero with which Nolan, Walsh and
Rowan, tho throo men arrested In Canada
In connection with tho blowing up of a lock
of the Wolland canal near Thnrold, Ont..
on tbo evening of April 21 aro alleged to bo
connected, nnd the authorities anticipate
somo hasty departures from tho city. It Is
said that John Nolan had previously been
arretted for complicity In tho Exchange
Court explosion, near Dublin castlo. Nolan,
Walsh, Rowan und John Merna sailed for
Philadelphia In November and It Is now
suggested that Merna has been "removed"
by his comrades.
It Is further alleged that If Nolan and the
others are convicted light will be thrown on
several noted crimes.
FEED IN TRANSIT ARBITRARY
Transmissouri Bailroadi All Agrei to Ef
atore the Formtr Privilege..
WILL COST A LITTLE MORE PER CAR
IImaIm Ik Cent Per Hundred Inntenil of
Uollarn Per Car, lint the MuuU.
1'Vcilern Are ot
, Klcklnir.
It is practically a certainty that tbo food-In-tronslt
rntxs, abollshcl by all trans
mlteourl lines May 23, 1309, will be re
established on tbo samo general basis as the
former ono within tho ensuing week. May C
is tho dato that tho new rates will becomu
effective, provided the program ng recti upon
by tho general ficlght agents of Interested j Mntanzns and Santa Clara, who died last
Hues is carried out nccordlng to orlgln.il Saturday from tho effects of burns received
intention. Tho question will bo takon up by that day by her drew catching fire from a
tho transmissouri freight rato committee nt match nn which she had stepped. Mrs. Wil
lis regular monthly meeting In Kansas City , nun had become endeared to all classes of
today.
This commlttop has a mcmbotnhlp con
sisting of tho freight ofllclals of all llnoi
operating In transmissouri territory.
Changes In tariffs agreed upon by It becomo
operative on dates designated by tho com
mittee nnd Its action Is binding upon all
tho road. Tho meeting today will be, ac
cording to prearranged plan, devoted to
tho question of resuming feed-ln-transit
rntni. Prom nn authoritative) source It Is
stated that n poll of tho officials belonging
I to tho committee InsurcB tho ndoptlon of tho '
ratea which havo been so strenuously sought 1 doming, i no nriver lmmmmiciy smppeu
by cattlo shlppere of the west Blnco tholr j lho vohlclo nnd with tho aid of Mrs. Wilson's
abolishment. May 23, 1S99. All of tho lines ' o"nughter did everything possible to ex
operating into Omaha from tho west, In-1 tlnguish tho flames, tout she was badly
eluding tho Union Pacific, Burlington. Elk- I bl,rnod bpforo thls collld 1,0 cftccUvl. Mrs.
horn. Hock Island nnd Missouri Pacific, aro Wilson was taken home, suffering terribly.
member's of tho committee. Tho railroads . l1cnPraI ,1I,on "'1'? wn" "l h.la "?lcc' "ns
havlnc headniiHrtera In (imnhn w,n h r. I Immediately notified and hnstened to the
resented at Kansas City in today's meet
ing as follows: Union Pacific. Blmrr H.
Wood, general freight agent; Burlington,
Georgo II. Crosby, general freight agent;
Blkhorn, K. C. Merchant, assistant general
freight agent.
Itntc Will He Some llliclier.
The plan agreed upon by the ofllclals of In
terested lines and which will beyond a pcr
adventuro bo ratified by tho committee ns a
whole is substantially ns follows: The fced-ln-translt
rato will bo resumed on n basis of
nn arbitrary of 7 cents per 100 pounds ovor
tho through Missouri river rate. From tho
point of origination stock will bo billed to
tho feeding point at tho Missouri river rato.
A corresponding tonnago will be taken' from
tho feeding lot on payment of tho 7 cents
per 100 feeding nrbltrary. Everything In ex
cess of the in rate will bo charged on the
basis of the local rato from tho feeding point
to market. The orlglnnl shipment of cattlo
nnd no other will bo permitted to go out on
the billing.
In all cases tho through Missouri river
rato will bo the basic tariff. On shipments
originating anywhere on the lines of tho rnll
roads affected by tho new tariff and destined
for marketn other than those situated on the
Missouri river tho through Missouri river
nnd tho difference between this rate and tho
tariff from tho point of origination and tho
point of destination will bo combined.
The proposed new nrbltrary of 7 cents
per 100 ppunds is In rxners of tho arbitrary
In effect prior to the iibolltlon of the feed-In-trnnslt
rato May 25, 1899. The former
arbitrary was $10 per car. The new ar
bitrary Is placed at 7 cents per 100 pounds
Instead of tho old rate, owing to the pre
vailing custom at this time of computing
rates on the basis of cents per hundred ln-
1 j . , i. .T
stead of dollars per car. Inasmuch as the
minimum weight of tho ordinary cattle car
approximates 22,000 pounds the new ar
bitrary will bo about $15.40 per car.
Cattlemen throughout the entlro west will
rejoice, however, at tho concession nccorded
them by tho railroads, even though It la
not. ns liberal as tho former feed-ln-transit
nrbltrary. Tho resumption of an nrbltrary
of any naturo whatever will bo such an Im
provement over no feeding nrbltrary at nil
that thcro will be little disposition on th
part of cattlemen to find fault with tho basis
of Its intended adoption.
Important (o Stock Feeder.
The feed-in-translt question is ono of
wide Import. Since tho abolition of tho ar
bitrary tho western cattlo owner, whohe live
stock necessarily had to be stopped In
transit at somo feeding point In order to
fatten thorn beforo tholr condition would
warrant tholr being placed on the markot,
had to pay tho local rnto on the shipment
from the point of origination to the feed
ing point and thence tho added local rato
from tho feeding station to tho point of
destination. Tho combination of these local
rates was so much higher than tho former
through Missouri river tariff and the ndded
feed-ln-transtt arbitrary, that tho loss to
tho cattlemen owing to tho excessive freight
rates has been enormous.
With tho resumption of the fccd-ln-
translt arbitrary, tho cattle shipper will
be enabled to stop his cattle enrouto to
mnrkct, fatten them at tho feeding lots
and contlnuo tho shipment by paying the
nrbltrary of 7 cents per 100 pounds. Tho
pressure brought upon tbo railroads to
recede from their seemingly Impregnable
pcsltlon since May 25. 1899, by influential
cattlemen of tho west has been effective
and tho consequent felicitation of tho cat
tle shippers will not bo begrudged thorn by
tho railroad ofllclnls.
"While tho earnings of tho railroads will
be diminished somewhat as a result of tho
resumption of this nrbltrary, tho prevailing
prosperous conditions hnvo created enough
added revenue from other sources to more
than offset tho loss entailed In this move.
READY FOR ANOTHER DEMAND
Porte Mn Anntver the Note
BarillnK Indemnity
tin I in.
He-
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sunday, April 29.
Thoro aro no fresh developments regarding
tho American Indomnlty question. If within
a woek tho porto does not nnswer tho United
States legation's noto of April 24 it is proba
bio that Lloyd C. Orlscom. tho American
chtirgo d'affaires, will renew his demand.
The project of sending Ahmed Pasha to tho
United States to ncgottnto for tho purchase
of a crulBcr Is persisted In, although tbo
United States govommont continues de
termined not to consent to tho nmnlgamatlon
of tho proposed purchase with tbo Indemnity
question.
Tho representative of tbo Associated Press
Is assured that Ahmed Pasha will start for
tho United Stntes tomorrow (Monday.)
Tho statement that tho Indomnlty question
was discussed at tho audlenco had with the
sultan by Mr. Orlscom on April 20 Is
absolutely Inexact. The matter was not ills
cussed.
Ncurn Lynched In MIlnNlppl,
WElin, Minx.. April 30,-Ocorgo Gordon,
ii desperato negro, wax hanged at Albln
today by u mob, Gordon boenrno Involved
In u difficulty with Mummer Hklnnor of
tho Kohlnsnii plantation nnd tho Inttcr
was badly beaten up by thn negro, who
also fired sovernl shots nt Skinner. Onrdon
wns caught by a posse und hanged to a
limb oC u tree.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer; Variable Winds.
Teiniierntnre nl Oinnlin eaterilnyi
Hour, 1)ck. Itnnr. Ilc.
T. n. in IS I i. in...... (II
II ii, in IS 1! p. tn 17
7 n. in IS tt p. in (HI
H n. in fin -I p. in. . . . . (IS
It ii. in ,M .1 p. in IS
II) n. in fid II p. in 17
II n. m fill 7 p. in 117
1U in Ill S p. in
I) p. in 11.1
MOURNING FOR MRS. WU0N
Ilnd Knilrnrcil Herself tn All trllh
Whom She Clime In
Contact.
HAVANA. April 30. Mntanzns City Is In
mourning over the death of Mrs. Wilson, the
wife of Mnjor General James H. Wilson,
mllltnry Kovornor of tho Department of
tho community nnd her death has brought
forth expressions of sympathy not only from
tho residents1 of Mntnnzas, but from people
throughout tho island, who have telegraphed
condolences and oxproAslnns of sympathy to
General Wilson and his bereaved family.
It appears that ,Mrs. Wilson, accompanied
by her daughter, whs taking her dally drive
In a light wagon when the accident oc
curred. About ten rnlnutm after sho had
started It was discovered that her dress was
on flro nnd it was presumed that sho had
,ro'' on a mulch, which had Ignited her
side of his wife. Doctors woro summoned
Immediately, but the burns nnd resulting
shock proved too much and sho expired nftcr
flvo hours of suffering.
The body hn been embnlmod and General
Wilson nnd his two daughters nnd his aides
will accompany It north Tuesday, on bonrd
tho United States transport Duford. Tho
Intormcnt will tako placo at Wilmington,
Del.
LOSSES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Wnr Department lnnen Slntcnient
(ilvliiK Total Dp to
April 27.
WASHINGTON, April 30. In comparison
with tho casualties suffered by tho British
troops in South Africa those sustained by
the American forces In tho Philippines seem
very small. A statement Just complied by
the War department shows that from July 1,
1898, whim American troops reached Manila,
until April 27, 1900, these deaths havo oc
curred:
Klllod and died of wounds, 43 officers, 552
men; died of disease, 26 otllccrs, 1,635 men;
total, 69 officers, 2,187 men; grand total,
2,2.16.
Several thousand men have been wounded,
but only a small perccutago h"vo died of
wounds, and most of thorn bavo returned to
duty.
Tho War department has Just lfmicrl t
.nmnl.tfl .oKIa t t 1 )l r Ml 1 1 1 i L In t A
Fifth army corps In tho operations ngalnst
Santiago, from Juno 22 until July 17, 1898.
Tho losses aro given:
Killed, 21 officers, 222 enlisted men;
wounded, 101 ofilcers, 1,344 enlisted men;
total, 1.68R ofilcers and enlisted men.
Tho total strength of the forces operating
ngalnst Santiago Is glvon as 8G9 officers and dldacy. .Tonkins Is also mentioned for chair
17,349 men. Tho Seventh regular Infantry n,ln of tho stato committee. Elmer Stephen
lost the greatest number of men, Its killed sn of this city, who has been spoken of for
and wounded numbering 132. The Sixteenth tho latter position, tonight announced that
regular Infantry lost 129 men and Governor 'Qr business reasons ho could not accept rho
Roosevelt's regiment and tho Sixth regular Place. Senator Thurston, R. D. Schneider
Infantrv each lost 127 men
JURY
HAS ROBERTS' CASE i
Submitted on nn Aurreed Stnlrmcnt of
I-'netn Seven Mormon
it h .Inror.
... T 7 ,.
ortui iiir uiuu, Airu du. mo cuu in
B H. Roberts, charged with unlawful co
habitation, took an unexpected turn this
evening. After spending the entlro morn
ing session In securing the eight Jurors
County Attorney Putnam this afternoon an
nounced that by stipulation the whole case
would bo submitted on an agreed statement
of facts, constituting what tho witnesses
would testify to If called on tho stand.
Tho Jury Is composed of soven Mormons
and one gentile. Tho agreed statement was
submltted and counsel for tho defendant
moved that tho court instruct tho Jury to
return a verdict of not uulltv. The motion
wn3 overruled and after brief arguments tho
caso was submitted to tho Jury.
FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Grent Tlenlrnclloii Done liy
of Holler In SiMtnilll
'liflnn, fleoi'irln.
lliirNtInu
nt
TIFTON, Ga., April 30. Five men wero
killed nnd three Injured, ono of whom will
probably die, by a boiler explosion here to
day In tho s&wmlll of J. M. Dray & Co.
Tho dead:
LUTHER CLAIR, fireman.
HUGH CHAMBERS.'
OUS NICHOLSON.
JACK CASTLE.
WILL HOUSTON (colored,)
The Injured: J. C. Ralno, lumber
spector, may die; Wesley McPhaul:
In-un-
known negro.
The sawmill wns almost demolished and
many buildings In Its vicinity woro wrecked.
Tho causo of the explosion Is nol known
STRIKE BEFORE GRAND JURY
Scrlnn Attempt to Get nt Ilottom of
I.nhor Trouble nnd Nettle
Dllllciiltle.
CHICAGO, April 30. The grand Jury to
day took a preliminary step In Its efforts to
ot at tho bottom of tho labor troubles In
Chicago and If posslblo to settlo tho diffi
culties. Tho situation wns revlowcd early and sub
poenas for nix witnesses lssuod. They aro
returnable Wednesday. Tho names of tho
men for whom tho orders woro Issued woro
not givon out, but It Is supposed they call
for both contractors and labor leaders.
Movement of Ocean Verl, April ltd.
At Now York Arrived City of Itotno,
from Greenock nnd .Movllle; Rpanrndnm,
from Rotterdam; Hovlc. from Liverpool,
At London Arrived Oeorglc, from Now
York.
At HnmlnirK Arrived DoutM'hland, from
New York.
At Antwerp Arrived 'Westcrnland, from
New York.
At Southampton lArrlved Rheln, from
New York for llromcn.
At Genoa Arrived Werrn, from Now
York via Naples.
At Sydney, N. 8. W. Arrived Wnrrlinno,
from Vancouver.
At Nuples Sailed, 27th Ems, for New
York.
At Movllle -Sailed Parlhian, from Liver
pool, for Montreal.
At Cherbourg Hulled Mulnc, from Bre
men for New York.
LINEUP AT LINCOLN
Delegate! Are Collin; Redj for the 8tat
Bopnbllcan Convention.
LAMBERTS0N MEN OPEN THEIR EYES
Btgin "i Bsaliis ' What Eohneidar Hindoo"
Them in Conference.
GHOSTS OF SOME LATE CAMPAIGNS'
Eecord of the Bnpar Van is Ocming 0t tt
Confront Him.
THOMPSON'S STRENGTH HELD INTACT
Captain llllllnRey Talks of the
Intended Action or the Delemite
from I.aiiciiHlcr Comity In
the Co lit entlon,
LINCOLN, April .10. (Special.) Al
though tho republican stnto convention will
not bo called to order until 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon quite a number of
politicians arrived in tho city today and
tho Indications nro that by tomorrow even
ing nearly all of tho delegates will be horc.
Tho preliminary battles promise to be as
florco as tho convention, nnd already thcro
nro signs of serious troublo for ninny of
tho candldntrs. Of the 1.033 delegates fully
1,000 aro expected to nttnnd lho convention.
Each delegate will bo given two ndmlsslon
tickets, one for himself and one for a spec
tator. Nearly 2,000 moro tickets hnvo been
printed nnd will bo distributed by tho stato
ccntrnt committee.
Among the first nrrlvals today were tho
polltlcnl strikers of Schneider nnd Thurs
ton, who at onco opened heudqunrtcrs at
tho Llndcll hotel nnd began nn nctlvo can
vass nmong tho delegates in tho city. Tho
Schneider ndvanco ngants tnkn. particular
pains to deny tho assertion that their can
didate Is in n combination with anyone.
They nro meeting with considerable oppo
sition from tho Lnmbcrtson supporters, who
hnvo not forgotten tho manner In which
they were tnken in by Schneider nnd his
friends In tho recent conference In this city.
Tho friends of Lnmbortson who llvo In Lin
coln nro particularly aggressive in their
opposition to tho "sugar" candidate for com
mitteeman, nnd they do not hesltato In say
ing that they wero fnlsoly led to believe
that they would recclvo tho support of
Schneider's friends In the state convention.
Dietrich Open lleniliiunrlcrn.
Charles H. Dietrich of Hastings arrived
lato this nflernoon and opened headquarters
nt tho Llndell hotel. Tonight a lot of Diet
rich buttons wero distributed nmong the del
egates nnd many of tho Lancaster county del.
cgntes aro wearing them.
G. M. Lnmbcrtson was nlso present with
a number of workers, Notwithstanding the
fact that ho has only two delegations In
structed, h" expressed confidence tonight
that ho would succeed In socurlug tho nom
ination. It was again announced tonight Hint A. 15.
pey hid rc'ert; .i.'!w h.t name to bo
. ,lsClI for tho Ilnutcnnnt governorship. W. T.
; Thompson of Central City was mentioned ns
a substitute by tho Lnmbcrtson men, but ho
also declined to allow his nnmo to bo used.
Georgo Jenkins of Jefferson county Is be
ing urged for chairman of tho convention and
so far thero Is no opposition to hla rnn.
and 13. Uoscwnter arrived tonight to look
utter their various Interests.
Gel et to Schneider.
Speaking of their position in regard to
j his candidacy ono of the men who attended
tho Lambertson conference said today:
"Wo were all surprised and oven shocked
tno otnnr (Iay wnon " discovered that the
Dodgo county delegation was for Dietrich
for governor. Wo had counted on this dele
gation being for Lnmbcrtson, ns that Is
whero Schneider lives nnd all of his frlonda
wero supposed to bo for Lambertson. Tho
information camo direct to us from ono of
the Dodgo county delegation. Tofft, Rcavls,
Post nnd a lot moro of Schneider's friends
attended the Lnmbcrtson conferonco and wo
i even pnasod n resolution endorsing Schnoldor
! for national committeeman. Hero wo aro
, endorsing, a man for national commlttco-
man who afterward turns nround nnd sells
' ua out. throwing or promising his support to
ma other cnndldato."
"This talk about tho great things R. B.
Schneider has done for the party by which
be has earned any roward he may name Is
simply preposterous," said a well known
republican hero yesterday. "What has
Schncldor done? Ills first projection Into
politics camo in the leglslnturo that cnarted
me sugar nouniy mil, wucro no appeared hb
head lobbyist for tho sugnr concorns. Ho
mado a success of that, It Is true, but that
Ih about tho only success I know of and It
waB not for tho benefit of tho party, but
for his own.
"In 1890 Schneider emerged as tho treas
urer of the state central commltteo, and
was ono of the officers of tho commlttoo
which waged thnt disastrous campaign. Ho
certainly cannot take much credit to him
self for what bo did then.
"I bbo Ross Hammond In bis paper, as the
spokesman for Mr. Schnolder, says that ho
has bad nothing to do with the sugar bounty
claims since 189.1. That Is pretty good to
tell to tbo marines. Thcro Is somo sworn
testimony In file hero in tho stato house,
brought out In tho legislative Investigation
In 1897. In which Charley Rlgg tostlflcd un
der oath that ho wns hero In attendance on
the leglslaturn ns ono of the representatives
of the Oxnards with reference to tholr sugar
hounty claims. Ho testified further that ho
wont up to Fremont nnd Omaha several
times to report to Mr. Schneider. Of
course Mr. Schneider had nothing to do with
tbo claims and Mr. Rlgg reported to him
purely out of friendship.
Schneider' et Cnmpnlmi,
"Schneider's pert In tho campaign of 1897
did not seem to bring any better success to
tbo purty than It did In 1S96, although ho
might say ho wan still acting In a minor
capacity and did not havo tbo whole com
mand. In 1898 he was put In chargo as
stcte chairman, but It was again a case of
'so near und yet so far-' Hayward wm
beaten by 3,000 votes, whllo the legislature
which had been put In charge of Brad
Sluughter as vlco chairman wua carried
through,
"It was not very pleasant for Mr. Schnol
dor, of course, to havo Slaughter clnlmlnn
tho credit for cnrrylng tho legislature while.
Schneider lost tho governor nnd the Htalt
ticket, and so Slaughter was summarily
ejected by the dilbiindmcnt of the executive
committee on the pretext thut ho wns mlns
hU official position on behalf of one of the
senatorial candidates, On tbo heels of this,
howovor, Schneider turned around and
ned In as one of the managers of the
Hayward campaign, forgetting that he woji
