The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE li, 1871.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUNTING-, MAY 2, 1900 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COT?Y FIVE CENTS.
ARMIES IN A FIGHT
yeasrai rc.na rsrsonaiiT uomraa
mm t t
Opposing the British,
flEINFORCEMENTS HURRIED TO HAMILTON
Flinch nd Broadwood's Oaralrj and In
fantry Brlgado Are Sent
3RITISII ON THE DEFENSIVE TWO DAYS
Eobe.Hs Sajs tba Boer3 Ara Making Per
sistent Attacks.
DICKSON'S FORCE BARELY ESCAPES
Publication of the Splonkop Ilia
yatchc An iter (lie Uiiccn Gcn
crnl While tlet lite Vic
toria L'ro,
LONDON. May 2. C n. m. The War
offlco has received tho following dispatch
from Ocneral Roberts:
"DLOEMFONTEIN, .May 1. Ian Hamilton I
inarchod yctterday in a northerly direction j
from Thaba N'Chu with n body of mounted
Infantry and Smlth-Dorrlen's brigade of Clo
mont'B division. At Ilautncy ho found hlra-
self opposed by a strong forco commanded
by General Ilotha In person. Rolnforccments I
renencu tins torco during tno day and I ill
rocted French to strengthen him during tho
night from Thaba N'Chu.
"This ho was ablo to do, as the number of
Boors in the neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu
hnd considerably dec refined. In addition to
theso troops Hamilton should ba rolnforced
during tho day by Ilroadwood'a cavalry and
Drucc-Hamllton's Infantry brigade. Hamil
ton mentioned that his casualties yesterday
wcro about thirty.
"Maxwell's brigade of tho Seventh division
yesterday occupied Vlaksontors and Schnus
kraal, a row of kopjes, without meeting with
opposition, but the mounted infautry wcro
engaged for some hours."
Earllor In tho day this dispatch was ro
colvcd from Lord Roberts: -
llocr Mukn 1'itI(pii( Attack.
"BLOEMFONTEIN. April 30. Tho Uoora
mado very persistent attacks around Thaba
N'Chu Saturday nnd Sunday, nut tho posi
tion -which tho Eighth (Kundlo's) division
Jiolds Is strong and ho had the assistance of
Gordon's and Dickson's brigades, the
cavalry under French and Smlth-Dorrlen's
Infantry brlgado, and a body of mounted in
fantry under Ian Hamilton. Polo-Carew's
division roturned from Do AVct's dorp yes
terday." Lord Ilobcrts also reports additional cas
ualties sustained during the fighting of
April 27 around Thaba-N'Chu, consisting of
Lieutenant Geary and two enlisted men
Stilled nnd ono ofilcer and three enlisted men
'-wounded,
ni'lllnh on tlir Defensive.
Fighting, heavier than since Ladysmlth,
Bcotus 'Mait Imminent ue.lr Thaba N'Chu.
Tho dispatches of Lord Roberts, dated Mon
day and Tuesday, blow that tho Doer rear
guard, stubbornly resisting his advance,
forced tho British on Saturday and Sunday
to act chiefly on tho defensive.
General French, who la directing tho
operations, has at least 15,000 mon. Some
estimates givo him 30,000. Tho Doers are
estimated to .bo at least 6,000 strong and
possibly 10,000. According to a dispatch
from Pretoria, dated April 28, they wero
expecting to givo battle nnd huvo numerous
artillery.
As long ns tho Boors engage tho atten
tion of halt of Lord Uoborls' forco at Thaba
N'Chu his advanco toward Pretoria will bo
dolaycd. No ono hero, howovor, considers
that General Botha will bo ablo to stand
longer than a few days. Tho feeling Is
that ho must bo beaten off by tho masses of
Lord Roberts.
Gcuerul Dickson Almoat Trapped.
"Winston Churchill, telegraphing to the
Morning Post from Thaba N'Chu April 28
and describing tho operations there, says:
"Yesterday afternoon, upon tho withdrawal
of tho British demonstrations on both flanks
of tho enemy, tho Boers pressed to close
quarters, and Kitchener's horso wero un
nblo to cvacuato tholr position until mid
night Tho suspense caused great anxiety,
"Today's operations wero intended to drive
out or to Intorcept tho Boors. They occupied
u wldo horseshoo of mountains, with tho
convex faco toward us. General Hamilton
succeeded in crushing tho Boers on the right
nnd opening n road for General Dickson's
cavalry brigade, which dashod through and
hunted tho enemy from rldgo to ridge, shell
ing them with horso artillery.
"At last wo arrived at tho rear of tho
horseshoo nnd tho Boers in parties of 200
could bo seen within tho enclosed space,
running about llko rats In a trap. Dickson
hoped to mnko a bag nnd ho signaled to
llarallton regarding tho situation. Hamil
ton came nt once, bringing up ovcry noldlor
ho could find.
"Suddenly, about 4:30, the Boer army
nearly 4,000 strong, moved out of tho horso
shoo nnd began marching 'orthoast. I had
never beforo seen such an array of Boers,
Their order was so regular that at first
It was belloved they wero Goncral Gordon's
cavalry brigade. But they quickly opened
(with artillery on Dickson.
"At tho same time- tho Boers who had
rscnptd earlier in tho day from our Imagined
trap returned in forco on Dickson's loft
nnd opened with two guns. In theso clr
cumstnnciti Dickson resolved to rotlro and
he only Just withdrew in time,"
Tho Boers nttaeko.1 tho British outposts
nt 'Bosbof, the headquarters of Lord Mo
thuen, on April 28, but without result. The
British guns nt Warrenton obelled tho Boers
out of their half-constructed trenches Sun
day. 'A native runner got through from Mafe
Idng to Ootsl, slxty-ono miles north, on
April 22, with dispatches for1 nearly all tho
London dallies. That to tho morning Post
says:
"Wo enn stick It out for two months or
- snore. Nobody minds."
Colonel Plumer, who appears to havo been
reinforced lately by moro Rhodcslaus, seems
to too advancing ng.iln.
IlrlllnU Tarty Cn pturcil,
A British roconnolterlng party fell Into
tho hnnds of tho Boers near Windsorton.
Tho German steomer Koonlg on April 22
landed a quantity of war matorlals for tho
Boors at Belra and embarked a quantity of
Transvaal wool.
lx)rd Utnsdowne, rtvplylng In the House
of Lords yesterday to a question regarding
-warm clothing for tho troops, read this dls
patch from Iord Roberts:
"Thtr Is no necessity to appeal for warm
el c tiling. Porno corps have received more
than they rUlred a,,(l 8,1 wl" b0 "'"Ply Pio
vldod for ns soon as the numerous caaca of
clothing and comforts of various dcor:p Ions
can bo brought horn from tho base."
According to a dispatch from Lourenio
(Continued on Second Page.)
S'VITkL
SULTAN NEEDS MORE MONEY
diatom Htitlr Xnt Incrrimrili but
.Fcrmill' for llnlnjr Mil
Pointed Out.
NT1N0PLE, May 1. The circular
ho porto rclatlvo to Increasing;
s duties states that the raisins
of tho duties to 11 per cent Is more In tho
nature of a project than of a decision, it
Inviting tho embassies to acquiesce. Tho
circular maintains that a pro
visional mcasuro Is rendered necessary by
the exigencies of the financial situation and
requests tho embassies to prosont delegated
to concludu now treaties.
An trado has been Issued prohibiting the
importation of all electrical apparatus, In
cluding bells.
Ismal Kemal Bey, well known for his
frtondllncrs for Great Britain, who was re
cently appointed vail of Tripoli, which ap
pointment is tantamount to exile, has
mysteriously disappeared. Ho embarked on
Saturday with tho Herman colonel, Von
Iluedglsch, who Is also going to Tripoli for
the purpose of reorganizing tho military de
fensive works there, on board the dispatch
boat Fuad. Tho captain of tho vosscl, not
having received imperial authorization to
sail, Ismal Kemal Bey and Colonel Von
Iluedglsch landed during tho evening.
Subsequently tho newly appointed vail
disappeared and no one knows his present
whereabouts. It Is bollovcd that ho has
been planning to escape abroad with his
three sons.
The affair has produced a great sensation
. ,un vn.it. btn.i, h.ii.n tho ninht of
lBmal l9 hardly less Important than that
of Mahmoud Pasha, tho sultan's brothcr-ln-
law who disappeared from Constantinople
on December 14 last, and it is considered
another symptom of tho stato of affairs In
Turkey.
LOUBET OPENS FINE ARTS
InaiiKtira
Ion of Pnliicr on Kpol
(round Occur First
of 3Iny.
Hon
PARIS, Mny 1. President Loubet in
augurated tho palaces of Flno Arts this
nftornoon. Ho drove to tho exposition along
a troop-lined routo from tho Elysce.
The Flno Arts palaces nro situated In the
portion of tho grounds adjoining the Champa
Klysco. Tho president drove to tho terrace,
whero tho premier, M. Waldeck-Roubseau,
nnd tho members of the cabinet and tho
exposition authorities, had assembled. After
tho usual greetings tho president made a
tour of tho rooms, (being received at tho
entrnnco of each foreign section by the ro
spcctlvo commissioners,
Tho American exhibit, which Is an at
tractive ono, la placed botween the Brltjsh
and French sections nnd occupies a splen
did location nt tho head of the grand stair
case. The galleries nre hung and furnished
with rich materials, the prevailing tono
being sage-green, which is a vory restful
color in contrast -with tho strong, red cover
Ing of tho ndjncont soctlons. Tho museums
and prlvato collectors of tho United States,
who havo been appealed to, havo almost
all Ioanod valuable paintings, which has
resulted in an exceedingly creditable ex
htblt of American art,
Decision on Church I.niv.
LONDON, May 1. Tho archbishops of
Canterbury and York havo rendered Judg
ment on tho subject of tho rervatlon of
tho Bacramont. They said they were obliged
to decido that tho Church of England did not
allow reservation in any form and those be
lieving it ought to bo permitted, whllo
Justified In endeavoring to got the law al
tered, wcro not Justified in practicing reBor
vntlon until tho law was changed.
Tho term "reservation of tho sacrament'
meana the preservation of some of tho
ouchnrlstlc elements, especially tho bread,
for adoration .and for use with tbo sick or
with prisoners.
Illftonxfi! .Cattle from South America
LIVERPOOL. May 1. Two cattle boats
from tho Rio do la Plata, with 400 bullocks
and 200 sheop, arrived In tho Mersey this
morning, all tho animals being affected
with foot and mouth disease. Although the
order prohibiting tho importation of South
Amorlcan cattlo camo Into operation today,
tho board of agrlcultoro permitted tho land
lng of tho animals, which wero Immediately
slaughtered, tho heads and feet being burlod
at sea.
Quiet Muy Hay In Merlin.
BERLIN, May 1. The May day socialistic
colcbratlon was of no special significance
There was no general suspension of work.
Tho pollco proveaitwl street processions, al
though some 25,000 persons attended meet
ings at various points.
Uneen to Visit Ireland Next Year.
LONDON, May 2. Tho Dally Exprens says
it learns that Queen Victoria has definitely
decided to spend six weeks ot her holiday
during tho summer of 1901 In Irelnnd.
He Lome (etn Another Job.
MADRID, Mny 1. Scnor Dupuy do Lomo,
tho former Spanish minister at Washington,
has been appointed ambassador to Italy.
OTIS HEADS OFF CHINESE
Inane Order Which Will Slop Kvn-
lons ot Hie IiunilKrntlnn
Law.
MANILA, May 1. Major General Otis
tins Irsued nn order which will havo the
offect of stopping evasions of the Chlneso
immigration laws. Instead of the certifi
cates of former rcsldonco Issued by Ameri
can consuls at Chlneso ports, tho China
men desiring to enter tho country must pro
duce credentials proving former residence,
with proof that they still havo property or
domestic Interests In the Philippines. Hlth
orto a surprising number ot Chinamen have
been arriving under consular certificates.
Anothor order making changes In tho
Spanish criminal procedure has been Issued,
giving nn accused person tho rights of hatcas
corpus, of being confronted with witnesses
against himself, of open trial, of exempting
tho atjeused from testifying against him
self, establishing tho American system ot
ball nnd pleading, and abolishing tho prlesta
exemption from trial by tbo civil courts for
crimes and misdemeanors. Theso aro tho
only changes Immediately desirable A com
pleto revision ot tho codo is left for tho
commission.
WHERE THEY KNEW DEWEY
Aiiierlenn nt Hook K.fiiK Celebrate
the Untile of Cuvlle vtlth
KntliiixliiHiu.
(Copyright. 1010, by Fress Publishing Co.)
HONG KONG, May 1. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A banquet
wait held last night In celebration of
Dowey's victory nt Cavlto and tho commis
sioning of the captured gunboate, Don Juan
do Austria, do Cuba and do Luzon, Thero
was Immense enthusiasm, speeches being
made by HoIieoii and others.
TriiiiNpurt Warren Snll.
SAN FRANCISCO, Muy 1. The 1'nlted
State transport Wnrren lias nulled from
Manila for Honolulu. It curried thirty
three hospital corps m'n, 32G afslgned re
cruits anil thirty-fix enlisted mou, besides
a. large number ot officers
TWO HUNDRED MINERS DEAD
Explosion in Utah Kssnlts in Qrcat Less of
Life.
DIGGERS FOR COAL CAUGHT IN TRAP
One Hundred and Thirty-Set en Itndlc
Already Taken Out Accident nt
gcollcld on a II lo Grande
Branch.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 1. A special to
tho Trlbuno from Scoflcld, Utah, says:
An appalling dlsa'ster occurred hero at
10:25 this forenoon. An explosion occurred
In mlno No 4 of tho Pleasant Valley Ccal
mmmnv. hv which eertalnlv 200 men and
upwards have lost their lives.
At this hour 137 bodies have been recov
ered and tho work of rescue I still proceed
ing. As fast as bodies are reached they aro
brought down to tho boarding houses nnd
other company buildings, where they aro
dressed and prepared for tho coroner's In
quest. These buildings aro numerous and In
each aro from ten to thlrty-flvo bodlos.
Tho arrival of bodies began at 12 o'clo;k
today and every diligence Is used to get the
charred und mangled remains from out tho
mine
As soon as tho accident was known officials
of tho coal company nt Salt Lako City und
also tho railroad company wcro notified.
Tho theory Is that tho explosion occurred
by powder being carried Into tho mlno by
tho workmen. Tho work of rescuo was do
laycd by afterdamp, tho dead being plied
up in heaps, Indicating that they bad pre
pared for dtnth from damp, which they knew
was inevitable.
MAFEKING FEEDS ON LOCUSTS
Lady WHnnii'n lllnpiitehei Tell of the
uiirrmun lo million ii arses
Arc DyliiK',
LONDON, May 1. Lady Sarah Wilson.
telegraphing from Mnfcklng April 10, says:
"'Jho investment Is so closo that no run
ners have entered or Issued forth for ten
days. Thero was a terrific bombardment on
April 11, but with tho exception of de
stroying some houses it wua harmless. Tho
Boers then made a determined attack on the
southwestern forts, which was successfully
repulsed. The Boers havo formed a now
laager on the south. Many horses nro dying
of horso sickness. Trees aro being cut
down for fuel. Tho garrison is now eating
the ambulance oxen, reserving tho mules
until the last. Tho dally ration is now six
ounces of grutty oatbread, a pound of fcully
beef and a quart of skilly.
"A Bide light Is thrown upon tbo hungry
condition of tho garrison by the fact that
the united efforts ot the white's and natives'
havo recently been devoted to catching a
swarm ot locusts which passed over tho
town."
A dispatch from Mafeking, dated April 20,
says: Tho Boors havo been busy for scv
oral days blowing up tho railway south
ward. There was littlo firing during the past
week.
Tho town will respond cheerfully to Lord
Roberts' request to bold out for anothor
month.
Fover is rife, but otherwise the health of
tbo garrison Is good and all aro well.
INVESTIGATING THE STRIKE
ChlcnRO Grand Jury Imnoi Subpoe
nal, fur l.endliiK Con
tractors. CHICAGO, May 1. Beginning tomorrow,
the grand Jury will begin nn exhaustive In
vestigation of tbo labor troubles now pre
vailing in this city. Lato last night it was
learnod that tbo subpoenas Issued by tho
grand Jury yesterday wore for tho following
contractors to appear and testify tomorrow
William E. O'Brien, president of tho Build
ing Contractors' council; W. F. Bchel, mem
ber of tho executive) board Building Con
tractors' council; Victor F. Fnlkenau, chair
man press committee Building Contractors'
council; John Angus, president ot the Angus
& Gindelo company, contractors; B. II.
Llchtor, contractor.
As oxplalnod by Assistant Stato's Attornoy
Sprogle, whs1 has charge of tho grand Jury,
It Is not tho deslro of tho Jury to Indict
tho actual combatants so much as It Is the
deslro to reach tho leaders who havo Incited
tbo lessor members to riotous acts.
The leading union men aro expecting to
bo summoned nt any tlmo and profess to be
nn.Tlous for an opportunity to tell their side
of tho story. John Long, chairman ot tbo
board of business agents, says thnt union
labor Is ready to answer all questions
concerning tho system ot picketing nnd also
Is ready to throw somo light on other
phaBes ot tho trouble.
VIOLATES AN INJUNCTION
Hitniuel
Gompera Purposely
lcnuca Court to a
Content,
Chill.
NEW YORK, May 1. Samuel Oompors
president of tho American Federation of
Labor, has taken special pains to violate the
Injunction Issued by Justice Froedman ot
i ttm Hiinritmn rnnrl. nrnhlhltlnir nfflpera nnd
! members of tho Clgarmakers' International
union from paying benefits to striking em
plnyos of S. Levy & Co.
In a letter to Morris Brown, secretary of
Clgarmakers" union No. 414, Mr. Oompors
advises that tho injunction bo absolutely
disregarded and incloses a check for $5, to
bo used In paying a man to picket Levy &
Co.'s shop nnd to induce Levy & Co.'s em
ployes to remain on a strike.
"Of courso you understand," ho con
eludes, "that although tho headquarters of
tho American Federation of Labor nre In
Washington my legal resldcnco Is nt No,
211 East One Hundredth und Tenth stroet
Now York City. I shall be In Now York
on May 7."
ll'nal H'rltb Proeeedlnu;,
CHICAGO, Muy l.-At today's meeting
ot tho Independent Order of B'nal B'rlth.
In session here, the proposition of Pen
Moines lodge. No, 330. to estnbllsli n per
manent chair ot Jewish literature In tlin
Hebrew I'nlou college, Cincinnati, wiih
voted down, T'pon the proposition to incor
porate tho National Jewish hospital, lo
cated In Denver, tho vote wns favorable,
but discussion nroso over the question of
nssi'sslng each member In tho district
numbering from ono to seven. 25 or 50
cents for the support of the Institution.
A gift of SI.oiO to the hospltnl was an
nounced, Philip W. Frey of Evansvlllo told
the delegates that Samuel Grabfelter of
Louisville had authorized him to announce
that 115,000 of tho J20.H00 neccsxury to put
tun hospital on u firm footing would be
made up by him It It could not be raised
otherwise.
FIRE COVERS THIRTY MILES
I'll rent Finnic III .MIeliiunn IlrliiK He
Ntriictlou lo Four Tint nn Fires
IlrliiR Sprcnd liy HIkIi Wind.
MENOMINEE. MIcrTTMuy 1. The town
of Arnold has been wiped out by tho forest
fires. This makes the fourth town to bo
destroyed. A passenger train roache.l horo
today, being the first In two days. Big
cedar yards owned by Perrlgo & Sons, C. II.
Forester & Co, nnd the" Llndsley company
aro burned. Tho losses are S30.000, with no
Insurance.
Tho wires nro all down and railway traffic
Is suspended.
Tho forest fires cover nn area of thirty
miles, extending westward as far as Swan
son nnd northward to Carbondalc, Mich.
They aro spreading.
Much concern is felt for smnll towns In
Menominee county, along the Northwestern,
the Wisconsin Central and the Michigan &
Northern roads. Serious damage must re-
suit, as high winds prevail
i nc togging camps or iciih, i.uuingion ana
Van Hchalck, near Ames, have 'been do
stroyed. In nddltlon to thoso reported de
stroyed yesterday aro tho cedar product j
villages of Swanson and aarncr on tho Wis
consin & Michigan railroad.
All Incoming trains from the north nnd
from the St. Paul branch report fires rag
ing in all directions.
People of Wliconilii .Suffer.
MARINETTE, Wis., May! 1. There Is no I
communication with tho biu-ned district ex- j i"K to him some deadly poison with dellbcr
copi. by means ol tho Soo railroad telegraph ntn nn'l premeditated Intent nnd for tho
line. There has been no rjiln and tho fires ! purpose of murdering him." It adds that
cannot bo checked. Tho paHcnger train j Bne will bo rctnlncd In custody until the
which left hero Sunday morning was hemmed chemist has. finished his nnalysls of tho
n In tho burned district and
only got '
through Fort Horn last night.
Tho plight of tho pcoplo In tho burned dis
trict Is terrible, as tho country Is very dry.
Many lumber camps havo been destroyed
and farmers havo fought tho lire to savo
tbelr homes. Tho loss will probably reach
several hundred thousand dollars unless ra n
soon falls, ot which thoro Is no apparent
propect.
Fires aro also burning along tho Milwau
kee nnd Soo roads and serious damage Is
feared there,
rr . .. n 1 . . . I t,n..li.. t .
... . ... uu.u.ub u 7
Mllwaukeo road north of Ellis Junction that
passengers ara unablo to Tut their head.i
out of tho window, so stifling Is tho smoke.
Middlo Inlet and Cedarvlllc have suffered
from tho devastating llamos.
Trul ti ImprlNoned In the Wood.
DULUTII, May 1. Flcrco forest fires aro
rnglng in this vicinity. A train on the Saun-
try logging road of tho Northern Pacific
road, twolvo miles from Duluth, is Im
prisoned in tho woods at tho end of tho
branch. Tho bridges burned while the train
was In the timber. The train was aban
doned and the crew mado Its way out.
Flvo thousand tics belonging to tho Du
luth, Me?aba & Northern road burned nt
Clark station today. The city is filled with
smoke and thero Is much apprehension.
FIVE GET CHANGE. OF VENUE
Prejudice at Frnnkfort Ton Great for
I'nlr Trial of Gnebcl
Suxpecta.
FRANKFORT, Ky Mny 1. After hearing
tho testimony of about fnrti- wltnncniw nnd
brief argilmonls - byr' cVuV;oi"'liiotnH-T4
prosecution and tho defense .Judge Cantrlll
granted the petition .of five ot tho de
fendants charged with complicity in the
Gocbel assassination for changes ot venue.
Thoso who Joined in tho petition wore
Republican Secretary of Stato Caleb Powers,
Captain John W. Davis, Henry E. Youtsey,
Harland Whlttaker and Richard Combs,
colored. Tho attorneys failed to agree unon
what county tho venuo shall bo changed
to. The defonso suggested Bourbon county,
pocond Monday in Juno. Tho prosecution
objected to going to Bourbon county, bas
ing the objection on statutory grounds, and
suggesting a special term of court to be
hold for the oxcluslvo hearing of these
trials In elthor W'oodford or Scott county
Judge Cantrlll took tho matter under ad
visement and will decido tomorrow to what
county tho trials shall go. Tho hearing ot
proof In tho motions for ball for these de
fendants and also for W. II. Culton, who
did not aBk for a chango of venue, will be
gin tomorrow and according to tho present
outlook will tako up tho remainder of the
week and will bo practically complete so
far as the avallablo evidence on both sides
Is concerned.
Tho routine proceedings of the court were
mainly tedious and uninteresting. All of
tho witnesses who testified In tho matter ot
tho motion for n chango of venuo wen
democrats. Tho dofonse movod that tho
chango of venuo bo granted on tho testi
mony of the witnesses for tho state, declin
ing to introduce any witnesses, though
largo numbers hod been summoned for that
sldo. Tho motion was argued at length and
was granted at tho conclusion ot tho argu
ment. HELD ON CHARGE OF ARSON
Prominent Mlanurl People Arrested
for Settlutr l'iro tn
Ilcnldencea,
MARYVILLE, Mo., May 1. (Special.) A
man named Taylor and J. D. Ed McGtnnlss
are under arrest In Holt county on a charge
of attempted arson. Back ot their arrest Is
a tale good enough for a detcctlvo story.
Taylor was u renter on tho farm ot D.
Ward King until a short tlmo ago, when
ho nnd King had trouble over a business
matter. Another former renter with whom
King hod trouble was Ben Black and Taylor,
It Is said proposed to Black that thoy burn
King's home, and offered him S50 to help
him do tho Job. Black assented, but Im
modlatoly went to King and told blra
Tnylor'H scheme. The sheriff of Holt county
was called In, nnd It was decided that Black
Bhould go nbcud and help Taylor, that
officers should bo lying In wnlt, nnd that ho
should bo Immediately arrested. Saturday
night King and family went away from homo.
Lato In tho night Black and Taylor appeared
nt tho King farm. Coal oil was thrown on
tho residence nnd buildings aaH tho match
was being applied when Taylor was ar
rested. The McGlnnesses, also former rent
ers of King's, Taylor claims, contracted with
him to set tho fire. Ho says ho had already
received $25 from them and wns to reeelvo
$25 moro after tho work wus done.
King was at ono tlmo chairman, and at
another tlmo socrotury of tho prohibition
stato central commltteo of Missouri, nnd is
wealthy. Tho McGlnnesses aro well known
In Nodaway and Holt counties, wcro promi
nent church workers and highly respected.
Tho developments in tho affair havo caused
a great sensation In tho vicinity of Maltland.
Sou of the Revolution Ollleera.
NEW YORK. Mny 1. The Bonn of tho
American Revolution today elected Gen
eral Joseph C. Breckinridge of Kentucky
president, General James II. Gilbert of Illi
nois ono of tho vice presidents nnd Captain
Samuel K. Gross of Illinois secretary. Tho
banner of tho Ohio stato society was
ndopted ns tho national emblem,
'I'm I n line Into liny.
SAN FRAANCI8CO. Mny l.-An engliio
nnd seven empty curs nf the Santa' Fn
rond were thrown Into the buy from t lit
new Kiititn Fe wharf In this city today
by the breaking of nn uprou. No una was
killed as fur as known.
EVIDENCE IN FROST CASE
Sensational Testimony Brought Out Against
Dead Man's Wifa.
MRS. WOODS DEPICTS SCENE AT DEATH3ED
Mr. Fruit I Arrested nnd Complain
on Wny In .lull of Injnillce of
the Authorities und
Community.
YORK, Neb., Mny 1. (Special Telegram.)
Mrs. Margarot Frost, widow of Charles W.
Frost, who died last Friday, supposedly of
strychnine poisoning, was arrested this
morning, charged with tho murder of her
husband. Sho lor now In tho county jail,
where she will remain pending tho Inquiry
of tho coroner's Jury. An attempt, on tho
part of her attorney to have her released
on bond has met with failure, as the au
thorities fear she would Improvo the first
opportunity to leavo town.
Tho warrant servei upon her this morn
ingy by Constable J. II. Amcrbach Is tech
nically known ns a coroner's warrant. It
sets forth that "a large amount ot evidence
has been considered by the coroner's Jury
and that from such evidence wo suspect
that Margaret Frost killed and murdered
tho said Charles W. Frost by administer
stomncn oi trio deceases, wnicn win no
wiuiin uio next, two wccks. until men me
Jury will ndjourn from day to dny, mean
whllo considering such now evidence as may
bo adduced.
Slnco tho funeral, which was held Sun
day, Mrs. Frost has been staying nt tho
homo ot a friend, Mrs. J. D. Brltton, in
South York. There tho constablo found her
this morning. Sho appeared not the least
perturbed when ho notified her that hu
had a warrant for her arrest, ns sho
seemed to bo expecting It. Tlmo was given
her in which to change her clothes, and
Bhe emerged a few minutes later from the
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bed room, garbed In a black silk gown,
black hat and black veil. Tbo constable
said: "Now, Mrs. Frost, If you will sit
down I will read tho warant to you." Sho
listened to tho reading of tbo document
without a tremor, though there was somo
cvldenco of suppressed excitement. Her
manner bespoke an assumed carelessness
and Injured Innocence. When tho reading
was finished she passed through tho open
door Into an adjoining room and Bald, ad
dressing the woman of the house, "Well,
you'vo heard the warrant, Mrs. Brltton,
now will you got mo a pin." Sho used the
pin In fastening her veil, and then an
nounced herself ready to go.
Complain of IniuMlcc.
On tho way to the Jail she complained of
what sho called tho injustice of the au
thorities and tho community. "Well," she
said, "They can have nil tho suspicions
they want. I can't prcvont thnt, but few
Innocent people aro convicted of anything
llko this. And as to my running away, I
don'fc know whero I'd run to; they have
conducted .this thing In an underhand way
from,..thpuptart. .,Tlicy. even camp and
let'rWlwd' nfyrr'njc wlUtout -i!owcJ). .war
rant, but I don't care. They did not Mud
nnythlng that I would caro about their
having."
Her last request as they led her Into
Jail was to see a lawyer in the matter of
getting a bond. This was granted, but It
Is not likely that sho will be admitted to
ball.
Mrs. Frost Is a small, slender woman, not
more than flvo feot three Inches stature
and. weighing 110 pounds. In personal ap-
be considered n stylish figure, very long
walsted and well poised. Her eyes are
blue and her hair n dark brown. In her
manner sbo 1b brisk, quick spoken nnd
! nervous
Her only child Is n 9-year-old son. Arthur.
who Is now attending school. Ho has not
yet learned of his mother's arrest.
ISvldcnce AKnliiHt Woman.
Forming a part ot tho evidence which
tho coronur's Jury believes tends to convict
Mrs. Frost of tho murder of her hus'band
nre the following facts, several of them cor
roborated by the testimony of many wit
nesses: First During tho week preceding
his death sho purchased poison at three
separate drug stores, saying sho wanted to
use It to rid hor house of rats. On two oc
casions sho bought strychnine. Mr. Frost
died with all tho symptoms ot strychnine
poisoning.
Second Several hours beforo her husband
was taken 111 Mrs. Frost started to pack
hor trunk and make other preparations for
a Journey. In tho trunk sho placed hor
clothing and that of hor young son, but not
that ot her husband.
Third On Tuesday, April 24, threo days
beforo Mr. Frost died and whllo ho was
yet In robust health, sho wroto n lettor to
hla parents, who live near Ames, Kan., say
lug that Charlie, hor husband, was danger
oiwly 111; that he could llvo only a few days
nt tho longest nnd asked them to mako prep
arations for the funeral, as tho would ship
tho body thoro for burial.
Theso aro tho threo material points of tho
evldonco which prompted tho coroner's Jury
to place Mrs. Front In restraint. Dovotnll
lns Into them are a hundred other facts loss
vital In tbemsolvos, hut all tending to sup
port and strengthen tho theory under which
tho authorities are now acting.
The eloment of motlvo Is supplied by tho
fact that the deceased's life was Insured nnd
by tho additional fact that there Is a man
in tho caso two men upon whom Mrj.
Frost lavished her affections to tho exclu
sion of her husband, whom she treated with
indifference and negloct. Ono of theso men
Is Charles Klrby. a commercial traveler;
tho other. J. O. Stclnbaugh, clerk for a lecal
grocer. Thoso who nro most familiar with
hor career In York say that Stclnbaugh Is
her "latest flame" and that ho has tup
planted Klrby In her affections. Sho was
ot a very frivolous nature, thoy Eay, and
excessively fond of tho admiration of men
generally. Hor. husband, a "carpenter, wa3
an Industrious man, though never very pros
perous. The accused ran n drfnsmaklng school In
a framo storo building, In tho. rear of whhh
wcro tho living rooms of tho family. On
tho socond' floor of this building lives Mr.
Mnry Woods, a widow with several smnll
rhildron. Mrs. Woods was ono of Mrs.
Frost's pupils nnd living In tho same build
ing tho women wero together a great deal.
Mrs. Woods gives tho following nc
count of what transpired In tho Frcat
homo on tho night of Mr. Frost's death;
Sir. Wood' Story.
"About 11 o'clock Thurslay night of last
week," said sho, "Mrs. Frost called to me to
como down nnd as I met hor at tho foot
of tho stairs sho cxclc'med, excitedly: 'Oh,
Mrs. Woods, my husbjnd Is dying!' I told
her I did not think It was ns had as that
and tried to comfort her. As I entered tho
rcom where ho lay I saw Dr. Vrandcnburg
was thero. Mr, Frost wns in convulsions,
tho most terrible I had ever seen.
"After a time ho became calmer and
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LAYMEN ASK EQUAL RIGHTS
HclcKntcn In the .llelhodlNt Conference
lo Strive for Mori Recog
nition. CHICAGO, May 1. Lay delegates to the
Methodist general conference, regulars nnd
provisional, put their deslro for an equal
voire In tho government of tho church Into
n set of resolutions at Recital hall, the
Auditorium, tonight, and arranged to pro
sent them nt tho opening session tomorrow.
Equal representation right nwny Is what
tho laymon ask. They recite tho fact that a
straw ballot ot the Methodist clergy de
veloped an overwhelming sentiment to ad
mit them to tho church councils on an equal
tontine nnd nnnnunre thnt 141 nrnvlnlnnnl
delegates wcro elected In the belief that tho I
conforonco would scat them. j
The resolutions request the conference to
mnko tho proposed amendment to the rules
of law of tho church and to provide thnt 1 ;ycr,y hotel In tho city is crowded to over
tho nmendment bo given Immedlnto ef- 1 ""nK wl,h, delegates to tho republican
feet, nnd tho provisional lay delegates elected ' snt0 co,ventlnn. which promUes to be ono of
with tho expectation that tho proposed
ainiondnicnt would bo adopted bo admitted
to seats In tho general confrrenco of 1900.
They wcro adopted without dissent.
Jmlei, Hot-ton. e.hnlrmnn of the mentlne:
Judco W. R. Wnrnoek of Urb.inn. O.: John
Feld of Philadelphia, former Governor Pattl-
son of Pennsylvania and Judge, T. A. Murray
of Pittsburg made speeches In advocacy of
tho resolutions. Tho twonty-nlnth gcnoral ,
conferenco ot tho church tho twenty-third
of tho delegate In the congresses will begin
Its month-long session In tho Auditorium at i
9 o'clock.
Tho rultn must bo auspended to con-
slder tho question nnd tho constitution of
tho church amended to seat tho provisional
delegate!. The laymen aro prepared to
fight long and hard beforo they abandon
their demand for tho admission of 141 pro
visional delegates who are needed to bal
anco tho ministerial strength of the con
ference. If tho laymen gain an equal vote In tbo
conferenco they will ask for equal reprc
Bnntntlon on tho fourteen standing com
mittees which do tho actual work of tho
conference. A resolution to doublo tho .size
of tho standing committees now number
ing 125 nnd put ono layman on for every
minister, will be Introduced In one ot the
early sessions.
A trong effort will bo mado to elect a
colored bishop to havo Jurisdiction ot tbo
churches of his race In tho south.
CHRISTIAN COMITY A FAILURE
'
Dr. Ilelirend Tell the MIlonnry
Conference thnt I'lixlon In
What is Needed.
i ' Savage has boon, namfcd lu Jils plcco. Poter
NEW YORK, Mny 1. Tho opening oxer- i Martcnsen of Valley also declined to allow
clses of tho last day of the ecumenical con- h'8 namo to bo used In connection with tho
fcrenco drew a large attendance today. Tho . nomination for treasurer. Wllllnm Steuffor
exercises were led by S. B. Capen, L.L. D. i t Cuming county has been brought for
Tho regular meeting nt Carneglo hall was ward for this nomination. C. II. Weston of
presided over by Dr. Edward Judson of Now i Hayes Center, a former regent of tho State
York. Tho prlnclpnl subject under discus- ' unlvorslty, Is meeting with no opposition
slon was that ot "Homo Work for Foreign !" candidacy for auditor. H. C. Lehr of
Missions." Rov. Dr. J. F. Bohrcnds delivered ' Boono county nnd J. F. Wilson of Sarpy
n lecture on tho "Effects on Churches ot county aro tho contestants for land cnni
Supportlng Foreign Missions." Dr. Behrends' ; mlssloner. Tho nomination for secretary of
address was listened to vory closely. Ho tao will So by default to F. J. Sadllek of
sold in part: l Saline. For attorney general tho candidate
"We uro beginning to realize that the I nro Prank M. Prout ot Beatrlco and NelBon
cnmpalgn on enrth is of vast proportions I IraU f Douglas. A. R. Julian ot Dawes
and amazing results. Tho time has come
when Christian comity fallb to meet tho
domanrt. Thnt. wnn well nnnneh nr. loni? as
comments auu isiuuub oiijuyca ii couipuru-
tlvo isolation. Wo must como to torms
among ourselves. What right have I to say
that you may go thero, but not hero?
Hardly bad Porto Rico como under tho
American flag when there was a raco ot
tho denominations for tho occupancy ot tbo
Island and wo begnn to parcel out tho terri
tory. That was comity. Shamo on ub, I
say. What an object lesson It would havo
been if we had co-operation for our watch
word and had left our denominational ban
ners behind us. Comity Is a an aro and a
dcluslou. You cannot enforce it. Fusion
Is what wo need; co-operation Is what wo
must have."
Tho speaker closed by saying that ho be
lloved tho cause of missionary work Is be
ing Instrumental In bringing about a federa
tion of all tho creeds nnd tn that manner Is
hastening tho millennium.
TO GOVERN AS CHRIST WOULD
Political Party OrKiialr.cd tn Carry
Oil I Principle of the .linn
of Galilee.
ROCK ISLAND, III., May 1. The first
national assembly of the Christian Political
union, the rosult of a conferenco held at
Chicago In December, convened hero today.
W. R. Bonkert of Davenport, la., was
chojen temporary chairman and Rov. W, R.
Strublo of Chicago secretary. Tho morning
was dovoted to a pentocostal prayer meet
ing, reading ot tho call, appointment of
committees, etc. In tho nftornoon tho tem
porary organization was mado permanent,
the credentials committee reporting thirty
one delegates entitled to seats. Preliminary
to deciding whether to organlzo a political
party tho convention discussed the theme,
"Tho principles of Christ shall wo apply
thorn In concrete form to state and national
government through a ChrUtlan political
union or party?"
Tho convention nnswored tho question In
tho nfllrmatlvo by n unanimous vote. Tho
balance of tho afternoon session was de
voted to an appropriate namo for tho now
party the namo of the uulted Christian
party being adopted In placo of tho Chrls
tlon political union. Tho commltteo on
resolutions und platform appointed nt tho
nftornoon session was ns follows:
Rev. J. M. Wylle, Evans, Colo.; Rev. W.
It. Strublo, Chicago; Mrs. F. U Snpondnrph,
Jackson, Mich.; D. II. Martin, Pittsburg.
Pa.; J. F. Leonard. Alnsworth. Ia.; A. T.
Newbury. Helena, Mont.; Dr. J. E. Asay,
Rock Island.
Tho commltteo will report tomorrow. The
evening session was devoted to a patriotic,
literary and musical program.
Movement of Ocean Veela, Mny 1.
At Now York -At rlved-Frlcsland, from
Antwerp; Frledrlcli dor Grosso, from Dro
mon; Kaiser Wlllielm der Grosite, from
Bremen; Aller. from Gefina,
At Glbrnltur-Salled-IStiiH, from Genoa
nnd Naples, for Now York
At Plymouth-Hailed Tniirlc. for Liver
pool: Hiiulo, for Hromtin via Cherbourg-
At London Arrived tit Tilbury Minne
apolis, from New York.
At Queenstown Arrived Ultonla, from
Boston, for Liverpool.
At Chrbour: Arrived Ktilserln Marls
Theresa, from New York, proceeded nnd
arrived ut Snutlinmplon.
At Marseilles -Arrived -Hesperla, from
New York, for Genoa, etc.
At Yokohama - Arrived Victoria, from
Tacoma, for IIohl" Kong,
BIGGEST IN YEARS
Republican Stato OonTtntion Promises to
Bd a Htcord Briakar in Bizs.
DELEGATES THRONG THE LINCOLN HOTELS
Evirj Oonntj in tbi Stats Rsprtieatod bj
Nearly Iti Tall Quota.
THURSTON STRIKERS GET DOWN TO WORK
Fedoral Officoholdsrs Prepare for the) Sena
tor's Triumphal Entrj.
ACCUSATIONS OF BAD FAITH NOW MA )
Schneider and Thurnton rtolh Aeeuaed
of ThroirhiK Dimtii I.nnihr rtiou
and Much IH-FccIIiik la
Thereby Engendered.
(I'or ful1 llst of delegates to the stats
convention sco ninth page.)
LINCOLN, Mny 1. (Special Tflcgram.)-
.iiu mum uiiii!Minsuc gainennga in ino His
tory of tho party In Nebraska. Tho cor
ridors ot tho Llndell hotel, whom tho head
quarters of tho various candldutua aro lo
cated, havo been thronged nil dny, and to-
wt,ro moro donsely crowded than over.
Poetically every delegation Is represented
' whole or In part.
Tho evening trains tonight brought In
IifRo numbers of delegates und nmotiR
them a lot of fedoral ofllccholdera, who nt
onco began work In tho Intcronts of John
M. Thurston. W. J. Broatch, Bench Taylor,
Postmaster Crow nnd J. E. Houti came in
from Omaha. Pcttijohn from tho Valentine
ofllcu, Colonel Ketchum, nn editor from
Crawford, and F. M. Dnrrlngton from tho
Alliance land ofllco wero among tho first
of tbo Thurston strlkots to nrrlvo this morn
ing. Dorrlngton was defeated for a plaro
on tho delegation from his county by W. O.
Scmnnson, nn nntl-Thurston man,
Anionic the Cniidldalra.
A. E. fatly of St. Paul tonight announced
positively that ho is not and cannot bo a
candidate for tho lieutenant governorship.
For this nomination Colonel Savage of Cus
ter county nnd William StcufTcr of Cuming
county nro mentioned, both having recolved
tho endorsement of their homo counties.
Lambortson und Dietrich havo opened head
quarters and aro working with zeal among
tho delegates. A lot of long yellow stream
ors bcarlug the namo of lambortson wero
distributed this afternoon, but only a few of
them aro being worn by delegates.
As tho situation now stnnds tbo race tor
tho gubernatorial nomination is between
Lambertson and Dietrich. W. T. Thompson
of Merrick county declined to become a
candidate for lieutenant governor nud E. P.
vv. k. fowier or iiurt aro tno only men
j mentioned for superintendent ot public In-
i Structlon.
At midnight, when tbo crowds 'began to
dlBporso, things were still In nn unsettled
condition, with talk of various combinations
in the nlr, .but none In tnnglblo shape to bo
promulgated. The Thurston-Schnelder 'com
bine started a fako rumor about Mr. Rose
water withdrawing. This was Immediately
pronounced falso In ovcry particular by Mr.
Rosownter, bo that Its effect, if any, was re
actionary. Where the Conte.it Center.
The contest centers upon threo local
points, tho four national delegates, the
national commltteemnnablp ond tho head
of tho ticket. It Is generally conceded
among those who nro best informed, that
Thurston, It he persists to tho end, will fall
short from 160 to 200 votes of a majority.
The fact that the Standard Oil caso Is set
for hearing tomorrow rivets tho attention ot
republicans upon tho danger lino, which thoy
cannot afford to cioss. Whllo tho trend nt
sentiment nmong dolcgnteo ot all factions is
for hnrmony, mo.it of the leaders who nre not
federal officeholders declare openly that tho
convontlon cannot afford to sacrltlco tho
party to gratify" Thurston's ambitions.
It Is also beginning to dawn upon the
leadors that tho candidacy ot Schnolder for
national committeeman endangers party suc
cess fully us much, If not moro, than tho
candidacy of Thurston. It Is tho open talk
In the corridors ot tho Llndell that Schnei
der's notorious connection with tho sugar
lobby would mako him tho targot ot tho
popocratlc press und stump speakers. At
torney Genoral Smyth, talking to a state
house popocrat, was overheard to say this
morning, "I bopo thoy will make Schneider
national committeeman. That will give us
clubs enough to knock them out this fall."
Schnoldor'a denial thut he hud anything
to do with tho sugar bounty claims during
tho last session of tho legislature Is pro
nounced a brazen pleco ot deception.
Amiized nt Schneider.
"Schnolder has a good deal of nervo lo
dony that ho has been nnd still Is tho agent
of Oxnard," said n prominent republican
this morning. "Evorybody In Lincoln knows
that he manipulated tho legislature for sugar
bounty nnd used tho machinery ot tho party
ho far us ho dared to go to furthor that
schemo. Ho employed Charloy Rlgg, while
ho was secrotary ot tho stato central com
mittee, to operate on republican mombers.
.loo Burns, a republican member of the ltjgta
laturo from Iancastor county, openly charged
Schneider with trying to Influence tbo action
of tho commltteo by Impropor means."
"I am nmazed at Schneider's audacity,"
said another delegate. "I should think the
best authority on tho point would bo Mr.
Oxnard and his partner. Hamilton. Oxnard
has made no secret of tho fact thut Schnolder
Is his Nobraska agent and Hamilton told
me up in Omaha during tho last session
thnt ho depended on Schneider to pull th
bounty claim through the legislature Ills
ambition to bo national committeeman Is
not in tho Interests of tbo party, but to put
himself In position to line up republican
members of tho legislature for tho sugar
bounty claims, which aggregato ovor
S60.000."
Thiirnlon' Theiitrlenl Trick.
"Do you bellovo It will work this time"'
asked o former Intimate friend of Senator
Thurston. "You tlon't understand what I
mean? Why, tho regular prearranged dra-