The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MOIHTIK G, MAY 5, lOOO-TWELYE PAGES.
STNGTjE OOrY EIYE CENTS.
FIFTY MILES ONWARD
Bobsrts' Foroa Km Achanced Oysr Hlf a
Hundred Miles North.
BURGHER ARMY RETIRES OUT OF REACH
Eat Little Opposition and That from Iriih
Amerioin Brigade.
REPORT THAT THE IRISH LOST SEVERELY
Mounted Infantry Hit Picketed Iu Horses
on tho Vet's Banks.
SUCCOR FOR MAFEKING BROUGHT NEARER
Hunter Crosses Hip Vnnl nt Wlndnnr
ton l.nlml Advances tin .Vit f'lirrr
London m Did Crunjc's
Cn it lire.
LONDON', May B. 4:05 a. m. The War
offico last evening Issued thp following from
3ord Roberts, dated Brandfort, Friday,
May 4:
"The mounted Infantry has gone cn to
tho Vol river. Tho rest ot tho force wMI
march thero tomorrow. The railway ha
been repaired to this point.
"Hunter reportn very satisfactory newc
that tho passage of the Vital hns bean car
rlrtl at Wlndsorton wltuout opposition."
Lord Roberts reports to tho War oinco
ng follows, under dato of Blocmfontclii,
May 3t "We occupied Ilrandfort today with
out much opposition and without, I hope,
unany casualties. Tho First brigade of
mounted Infantry covered the left Hank of
tho Fourteenth brigade of tho Seventh di
vision nnd the right flank wan supported by
thn Fifteenth brigade Pole-Carew's divi
sion advnnced directly on Ilrandfort. Tho
Boer army, which was under command of
. Dolarcy, retired In a northeasterly direc
tion." Tho mounted Infantry, with Lord Roberts,
nmong which aro the Canadians, has picketed
Its horses on tho banks of the Vet river,
eighteen miles north of Ilrandfort. The
head of Lord Roberta' column haw advanced
thus, In two days, fifty-two miles north of
Illocmfontetn.
Llttlo power was spent. The Ilrltlsh work
was hard marching, tho Hoars retiring out
ot tho reach of tho British shells. The cor
respondent supplement Lord Roberts' plain
Btatoment with a fow details.
As General Hutton, with the first mounted
Infantry brigade, drew near Ilrandfort ho
saw a khakl-clad body of troops ahead of
him. Ho wan surprised, but thought thoy
must bo tho British. Soon, however, they
opened flro on tho British, who replied
heavily. They were (ho Irlph-Araerlcan
brlgado from Lourenzo Marquoz, and It Is
rnportel that tho Irish lost sovcrely.
Kitchener and Itohcrtu There.
Tho Boer flag was flying over Brandfort
as tbo British entered the town. Several
TtrltJsh wounded .were found In, the hospital.
Tho "Boer postmaMtir gave up the keys of
tho public building to Captain Rem
Ixrd Kitchener arrived at Brandfort at
lioon and Lord Roberts at dusk. General
French' cavalry Is sweeping tho country
northward. Tho expectation la the Infantry
advance will bo continued toward Kroon
stad Immediately. Although no prlooncrs
wero taken and no hot pursuit was under
taken, tho nowa has cheered London.
Nevertheless It hnn not been received with
tho flno rapturo that attended Lord Rob
erta' first successes.
General Huntcr'o crossing the Vaal at
Wlndsorton brings the relief of Mafeklng,
195 miles beyond, almost within a calcula
ble Interval. It Is now regarded as qi:Oo
possiblo that Mafeklng may bo succored
beforo tho queen's birthday.
Figuring on the Next Mure.
Tho Boer army, which was at Brandfort,
commanded by Genoral Delaroy, Is pre
sumably retiring on Wlnburg, which will
possibly bo tbo noxt Immcdlato objoctlvo
of tho British. Brandfort, thirty-five mites
noarer tho Transvaal capital, Is now Lord
Roberta' headquarters.
What particularly gratifies the British
public is the evidence that tho army of
Lord Roberts In tho Orango Free State haa
recovered its mobility and is again capable
of undertaking tbo general advance, so
long retarded. It Is hardly expected the
Boers will make much of a stand at Kroon
tad, and possibly not there, If Lord Rob
erts succeeds In capturing Wlnburg, thus
interprslng between the main federal army
and tho Boer forces In tbo neighborhood
of Thaba N'Chu and Houtnek, In which
case tho latter would bo forced to move
farther to the eastward, In which direction
holr mobility would probably onablo them
to reach thn Bethlehem and Harrlsmlth
lino of safety. Tho only opposition which
tho British encountered at Brandfort scorns
to have come from the Irish-American com
mand. Tho central British army Is now In lino
with tho tjxtromo loft nt Boshof, under
Lord Methuen, and tho extremo right at
Elandslaagto under Genoral Duller, so that
ths movements of thosn wings In co-opora-tlon
with tho main army may shortly bo ex
pected. Wopener Is to bo garrlsonod with a strong
force from General Cherrasldo'o division,
commanded by Lord Castletown.
Henry F. Lucy, writing In the Dally
Nen, Bays ho bus ascertained that Sir Al
fred Mllnor'a letter against women visiting
Fouth Africa was written as tho result of
an Intimation from Queen Victoria,
Tlrltlah Occupy Kml t hllclil.
AL1WAL NORTH. Capo Colony, May 4.
Smlthfleld waa occupied yceterday by Gen
eral Hart's brigade. Out of the 150 Boers
in tho town twenty-five wero captured and
the rest docamped.
Uadybrand won recently full of Boer
wounded, who havo now been removed to
Klcksbury.
WARRENTON, Cupo Colony, May 4, A
British six-Inch wlro gun opened unexpect
edly on tho Boer laager yesterday at a dls
tnnco of seven and a half miles, throwing
100-pound shells with wonderful accuracy
nnd causing a hasty retreat of tho burghers,
Tho bombardment continued today at all
points by howitzers and field gun, sup
ported by two companies of tho Munster
regiment, the Boers being driven from shel
tor and their guns being put out of action.
Iloer Force Are Ketlrliiu.
THABA N'CHU. May 3,The Boers have
evacuated Thaba N'Chu hill and are believed
to be still trekking, though one gun' has
shelled tho cump Intermittently. Scouts re
port thnt somo of tho Beers retired toward
Wepener. Thoy believe the Boers ovacua'ed
tho position during tho night, trekking
northwardly In thren directions.
General French loft to.lay. General Bundle
Is In command befe. It Is expected that
General Brabant will effect a Junction at
ny moment.
REUAH
NEWS
Secretary f mi
CnoiiN for
I'ntillcntlon
t fitches.
LONDON, May 4. In the House of Lords
today the oarl of Portsmouth, liberal union
ist, called atteltlon to the publishing ot
Splon kop dispatches, which, ho said, had
aroused a depth and strength ot feeling
difficult to exaggerate.
The secretary of state for war. tho mar
quis of Lansdowne, In dofendlng the pub
lication of the dispatches, said It was tho
only course open to tho government. Pro
ceeding, ho quoted the queen's regulations
relating to tho publication of such documents
and polutcd out thrco cases In tho Aighan
war In which censorious dispatches were
published, adding that In those cases other
employment was found for the generals.
Regarding Splon kop. the secretary claimed
tho government might havo published noth
ing but tbo fact that the battle cost 1.C00
casualties, nnd If tho papers had been with
held tho reputations of tho generals would
have been damaged moro than by their
publication.
Tho secretary of stato for war did not do-
sire to divest himself of any responsibility,
but If ho had published the dispatches with
out consulting Lord Roberts he would havo
been guilty of great discourtesy and dis
loyalty to him, Ho denied that ho had sug
gested that garbled documents should be
substituted nnd clnteied that what he had
suggested was perfectly honorable and harm
less. Lord Roberts showed conclusively
that ho had not withdrawn his confldeuco
In Gencrnl Duller.
After Lord Klmbcrlcy, tho liberal leader
In tho House of Lords, had doclarod the pub
lication unjustified Lord Rosebory asked It
It wero truo that as a consequence ot tho
publication General Buller had tendered his
resignation, which was refused. Lord Lans
downo replied that the War office had no
knowledgo of such a step.
Proceeding, Lord Rosebery declared Gen-
oral Buller had been placed In ft cruel po
sition, pointing out that after tho delicious
Joy of tho public at tho relief of Ladysmlth
tho War otllco had set to work to publish
everything damaging nnd critical upon Gen
eral Buller In order to satisfy public curi
osity of which no outward signs existed, and
they woro now compelled to wash tholr dirty
linen In public.
After o brief reply from tho duke of Dev
onshire, president of tho council, the sub
ject was dropped.
In tho House of Commons today several
questions with referenco to tho war wero
asked. Tho parliamentary secretary of tho
War office, Wyndhara, said no further re
port had been received from Lord Roberts
with referenco to tho Kroonsprult disaster.
The debato in Parliament on Splon kop
dlspntchcs proved a disappointment to tho
supporters of tho government. Tho Imperial
ist papers confess to a certain amount ot In
consistency and weakness in tho statements
of tho spokesmon of the government.
On tho other hand, as the Standard points
out, the opposition professes to bo well sat
isfied with tho debate, as it believes It has
Injured tho government and has rendered
Lord Lansdowno's continuance at tho War
offlco difficult.
ro any imphiuai,' tiuhu.vu,.
Harm Will Snhnilt All Qucdtlonn of
(iiinrnntee unit Indemnity.
LONDON, May 5. Tha Dally Express pub
lishes an interview wUh. Abraham Fischer
of the Boer pence commission given one of
its representatives at Boulogne-Sur-Mcr.
Flschor said:
It wo aro at war with the British It Is not
becauso wo wish or over did wish to quarrel
with them. Wo bolleved tho British wanted
to quarrel with us.
"Our ultimatum was Issued under tho be
lief that our destruction had been dctormlnol
upon. Wo believed all our concessions had
bora rejected and that nothing we could offer
would prevent them from sulzing our ter
ritory. "Since then your prime minister has de
clared that you want no territory and your
colonial secretary told Parliament that ho in
tended, In his September dUpatch, to ac
cept nine-tonths of our conditions.
"If these speeches had been mado In Sep
tember Instead of October and November
wo would never havo formulated an ulti
matum. Thcrofore wo como, In tho light of
theso belated assurances, to see It tho war
can be stopped. That is tho object of our
mission and Its only object. Wo will gladly
consent to submit all questions, of guarantees
and Indemnity to tho decision of any im
perial tribunal. Grant us that and wo will
lay down our arms tomorrow."
Position of Urnlimit'H Division.
BRABANT'ri CAMP, Tuesday, May 1.
(By Runner to Mafeteng.) Brabant's divis
ion now occupies a strong position on a rango
of hills on the Ladybrand road, about twenty
miles from Wcpenor. Tho troops are con
fronted by a largo forco of Boers, who re
cently occupied Wepener and who have now
been located In the mountain known In tho
Freo Stato ns Zwartlapbcrg. Thla morning
tho Borderers horse, under Colonol Maxwell,
canio In contact with the Boer outposts, but
roturned to cauip nftor locating tho enemy.
Later a group of 500 Boers wan discovered
marching past tho Boer position, but the
British wero unablo to tell whether they
woro friend or enemy until they had disap
peared In a hollow a few miles away, when
they proved to bo a Boer commando.
Ilocr Prlminers for Ceylon.
COLOMBO, Ceylon, May 4. It Is oxpectod
that a batch of Ilocr prisoners will be sent
horo. Tho Imperial govornmcnt haa ap
proached tho Ceylon authorities on tho sub
ject and has naked them to suggest a good
site for a camp.
Hnnoleiiinn's Motion Rejected.
LONDON, May 4. In the House of Com
mons today Mr. Runcleman's motion to ro
duce tho War ofllce vote by 200 was re
jected by 215 to 116 votes.
DEDICATE MEMORIAL CHAPEL
Krected liy Count n it il Coiiiiterm Cub
teltnnc to Memory of Charlty
Ilaxiiiir Victim.
TARIS, May 4. Cardinal Richard, tho
archbishop of Paris, today performed tho
coremouy of tho dedication of tho chapel in
tho Rue Jean Goujon, erected to tho mem
ory of tho charity bazaar victims by Count
and Countess Castcllane. The monument
Is architecturally a flno piece of work and
Its sculptural decorations are singularly ap
propriate to tho role ot a commemorative
chapel, A coIOBBal statue of tho Mator
Dolorosa, with faco upturned and arms out
stretched toward heaven, stands on a marble
and bronzo altar. Tho edifice was hung with
sablo trappings for today's ceremony. Owing
to the bIzo of the chapel only two repre
sentatives of each family which suffered by
the disaster wero Invited. The dedication
ceremony consisted of a low requiem mass,
There was no singing. The cardinal recited
do profundls and finally blessed tho chapel,
Towu Dmtruyril hy Fire.
VICTORIA. B. C May 4. Tho chief por
tion of the mining town of Sandon, East
Kootenai, was destroyed by fire today. Tho
railway station and telegraph office were
burned. Particulars unobtainable.
m&kWM KOP
CHURCHMEN IN WARM DEBATE
Annulment and Other Qaoitions Btir Dp
Vigorous Controversies.
COMMITTEES TO REPORT ON SCM I OF TH M
lotvn OrlrKute Mnkm the lllKhopn In
UlMiinut by AnUIiik thnt Their
Keen lie Limited RpvTorth.
l.cimtic (JrinvliiK.
CHICAGO, May 4. At today's session of
tho Methodist confcrcnco tho hours were
lightened by somo vivacious as well as vig
orous debate. Dr. Henry Brown of the Co
lumbia river conference, brought the amuse
ment question to tho front early In tho day
by offering a resolution which In substance
was that the conference by proper action
show tho world that he church had not
changed front on that quostlon. Ho asked
to forestall action by thosu In favor ot
greater liberality In this matter, that rulo
24S of the Book of Discipline bo for the
next quadrlennlum left substantially un
changed. A sharp debate on parliamentary techni
calities followed, resulting In tho resolu
tion being referred to tho committee on, tho
stnto-of the church.
During a lull Dr. L. N. Kraft, oast Ohio
conference, secured the passago of n resolu
tion calling for a committee composed of
one member of each confcrcnco district to
Inqulro Into the condition of. the Methodist
theological seminaries.
Rev. J. A. Kumlcr of Illinois then stirred
up further debate by calling for a commit
too ot 141, one from each conference dis
trict, to Inqulro Into tho matter of doa
conets's societies. Rev. N. O. Jackson of
the Rock River conference secured tho floor
and asked that tho committee bo doubled In
slzo by tho appointment of one lay and ono
clerical delegate from each conference.
After further debato tho committee was
reduced to fifty, to be composed ot an equal
number of laymen and preachers.
Makes the lllithop ludlKnuiit.
Dr. William O. Wilson of Iowa Introduced
a resolution which caused tho most actlvo
and vlgotoUB debato ot tho session. Tho
resolution, after being amended, read ns
follows:
"Resolved, That no bishop or gencrnl con
ference ofllcer shall receive anything abovo
actual expenses for services In the dedication
and reopening of churches, attending com
mencements of Methodist educational Insti
tutions, or for any similar services which
ho might render the church."
Tho Insinuation in tho resolutions that tho
bishops had asked for more than actual ex
penses In Instances was received with In
dignant looks by tho bishops themselves
and caused halt a dozen to clamor to tho
chair for rocogidtjon.
Dr. Buckley opposed that first part ot tho
resolution as Introduced, which, calling for
"liberal support of bishops and general con
ference officers," was later stricken out, but
declared In favor of the remainder of the
resolution. Ho spoke for a scalo of salaries
In keeping with the duties of tho ofDcers.
William J. Wolch, a layman of the W"o
mlng conference, supported the resolution
as amended and declared that tho standing
of tho church was Impaired by the practice
of tho bishops of demanding fees for offi
ciating nt dedicatory Pd kindred. nwriiuw J
Dr. J. II. rotio, etuior or. tne aucnigan
Christian Advocate also supported tho
amended resolution.
Dr. Hardin, preoldlng cider of the Rock
River conference, and Dr. Halloran of
Nownrk opposed the resolution In lively
speeches.
Advancement of Upvrnrth I,fKHt.
Tho report ot tho Epworth league set
forth that tho past quadrennlura had been
marked by an advanco movement on prac
tically every lino of Its work. March 1,
1900, there wero 19,091 chapters, with a
membership of over 1,350,000. In the Junior
league thero were 7,057 chapters and a mem
bership ot moro than 400,000. Tho total
membership is therefore 27,048 chapters
and about 1,750,000 members. There has
.boon a rapid and steady Increase in tho
momborshlp in 1900, especially In the Junior
league chapters.
"Wo gratefully record a growing spirit
of fraternal good will and co-operation be
tween the Epworth league and tho Christian
Endeavor nnd tho young people's societies
of other churchrw," says tho report. "They
are coming to seo that the consolidation of
our several young people's societies Into a
goneral organization under the official di
rection of tho church was not the outcome
of denomination narrowness or of sectarian
rivalry, but rather that the very genius
nnd connoctlonal quality of tho Methodist
Episcopal church required 4hat for their
larger spiritual growth and usefulness her
young peoplo bo trained In tho usages', spirit
and connoctlonal Ideals of tho church. The
Justification ot this organization is demon
strated by its unprecedented growth nnd
spiritual powor and by Its achievements for
Christ and tho church."
Tho report of tho Woman's Home Mis
sionary society showed that tho Income, had
steadily increased since 1883, when it was
$27,303, It being for tho last four years
1804,403, of which 1527,735 was cash and
?27S,Cr,8 supplies,
Tho educational work being almost ex
clusively for girls and young children, tho
amount contributed by the pupils themselves
cannot bo expected to bo very largo. Tho
recolpto from this source during tho four
years woro 177,210.
During tho last quadronnlum tho deacon
ess work ot tbo society has progressed
rapidly. It has now thlrty-ono Institutions,
Including threo national training sohooln
for missionaries and deaconesses and three
local schools for tho same kind of train
ing, It also has three rest homes, two hos
pitals and ono orphanage.
Tho property of tho society Is steadily
Increasing In value, a conservative valua
tion being 1068,862, Tho bequests amounted
to $34,022, tho endowments to 119,633, and
tho society has also recolved annuity funds
amounting to $6,365.
.State of the Kplncopnl I'unils.
Tho report of tho treasurer of tho Episco
pal funds showed that the expenditures ot
tho fund were In excess of tho receipts In
nil but ono year of tho quadronnlum, and
that tbo cxccfm of 1899 was not sufficient to
bring tho total receipts for tho four years up
to the expenditures of tho saxno porlod. Tho
total receipts for tbo quadronnlum woro
$347,552,16, nnd the total expenditures $309,
885.06. The surplus at the beginning of tbo
quadrennlum was $23,824 and this fund was
roduccd to $1,400. in 1899 tho receipts ex
ceeded the expenditures by $4,582.
Peoria Secures Kncaniliment.
PEORIA. III., May 4.-A special to the
Journal from Jacksonville, III., says;
"Peoria secured encampment of Grand
Army and auxiliary organizations tor next
year."
Movements of Ocean Venncls, May -1,
At Liverpool Arrived Waesland. from
Philadelphia. Sailed Georglo, for New
York,
At Hnvre Arrived La Touralne, from
New York.
At Cherbourg Sailed Columbia, from
Hamburg nnd Southampton for New York.
At Hamburg Arrlvtd Pretoria, from
New York via Plymouth nnd Cherbourg.
At Naples Arrived-Kaiser Wllholm II,
from Now York (for Genoa, und proceeded,
EMPEROR AND KJISER MEET
Frnneln .IokciiIi In Itnynlly Oreeteil In
(Inyly llcdcckeit 'Berlin Hm.
liernrn Kmhrnce ntii ICInh.
BERLIN, May 4. Tho standard of tho em
peror of Austria waves from tlje palace In
Berlin this afternoon, signifying the ruler
of tho dual monarchy has Jjiktm up his rest
dento there. Emperor FrancTeJJoteph reached
Potsdam station at 10:25'thljir.ornlug. His
majesty's reception wnatstrlctly according
to program. Sut
Emporor William was clad in n gorgeous
Austrian field marshal's ijfiltorni of cream
colored coat, scarlet troueers, with broad
gold laco and a black chtmcau with green
feathers and woro his Austrian decora
tions. He drove down loiter den Linden
to tho Potsdam station atb)40 a. in. In an
open carriage, accompanled'.by his brother,
Prince Henry, who woro thp uniform of an
Austrian admiral. His majesty waa cheered
by the crowds all the way,
Tho train bearing Emperor Francis
Joseph arrived ptomptly Jon time. Tho
greetings between tho twa 'emperors wero
most cordial, the monarcls embracing nnd
khslng each other on boXh checks. Tho
Austrian emperor wore fthe utilform of
the Prussian Foot Guards' and across hi J
breast was a broad orango ribbon with the
Prussian order of the Black Eagle.
Tho nbsenco of PrlncL Holicnlohe, tho
Imperlnl chancollor, and the presence of
General Count von Waldorseo wero much
commented on.
Ono carrlago contained Count Gulochonskl,
the Austrian Imperial minister" of foreign
affairs, and Count vou Szoegeny Marlch,
the Austrian nmbaissdor to Germany, In
tbo picturesque costume ot a Hungarian
magnate. At tho triumphal arch tho pro
cession halted and .Mayor Klrchner deliv
ered a Bpcoch of welcome, In which he
referred to Emporor Francis Joseph as tho
"trusted nlly of tho first thrco rulers of tho
newly created German empire," nnd as "tho
vcnernble prlnco of peace Who has cease
lessly, zealously and successfully striven to
prcscrvo to tho nations of tho world the
blessings of peace." t
Tho Austrian emperor replied with a few
conventional words and tho mayor's daughter
recited Wlldenbruch's odo "ot welcome and
presented a bouquet of flojverw to Francis
Joseph, who shook the youn' girl's hand and
thanked her.
Thero was a loud outburst ot cheering as
tho emperors drove away. t
A short distance further the .cortege passed
several embassies, which wero handsomely
decorated. On tbo .balcony ot tho Russian
embassy sat a score of diplomatists, to whom
the emperors smilingly bowed.
As Emperor William's' eyen met a largo
star-spangled bannor floating from tho United
States embassy and caught sight of the
United States ambassador, Androw White, at
tho window, with a number ot1 distinguished
Americans, his majesty graciously bowed,
nnd then, turning to hie aide-de-camp. Count
von Moltke, ho ordered the escort to pro
ceed at a canter, tho 'progress bolng too
slow to suit him, whoreupon tho outriders
whipped their horses nnd tho Imperlnl party
fast disappeared from sight
Arriving in front of the' castle tho em
perors reviewed threo of' tbo finest Prussian
regiments. Emperor Francis Joseph com
plimented Emperor William "upon their ap
pearance and then entered tho palace, where
the ompress and tho princesses were waiting
to rocetvo him. , '.
Thn jrftl, hero ffthej -irji'ue .youthful
croWhprince'rwhcfolIow'rt''hi-rathor's.'car'
rlago. The blooming youthfulness of tho
prlnco was advantageously set off by the
dark uniform of the guards which ho wore.
Ho was-chcerod all 'along tho route quite as
much as tho two omperors and tho Berliners
aro all delighted at tho handsome, modest
appearance of their future king. x
Emporior FranclB Joseph of Austria' has
oppolnted Emperor William field marshal
goneral of tho Austrian army.
In addition to tho Crown Prlnco of Italy,
tho Duko of York, Grnnd Duko Constantino
of Russia and Princo Charles of Sweden,
who arrived today, thero aro expected to
morrow representatives of Belgium, Por
tugal, Roumanln, Spain, Holland, Switzer
land, Turkey, Luxemburg, Scrvla and Chill.
King Albort of Saxony will arrlvo tomorrow.
Emperor Francis Joseph last visited Bor
ltn In 1889.
GRISCOM WINS HIS POINT
Secures Itelensc of Armenians De
tained hy Turkish
Otllclal.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursday, May 3.
The situation regarding tho American In
demnity claims Is unchanged.
As a result of representations by Lloyd
C. Grlscoin, tho American chargo d'affaires,
two Armenians who had been provented
from embarking by tho authorities nt
Alexandretta, as suspects, have been al
lowed to leavo and tho incident is closed.
I Tho statement that tho United States vlco
; consul at Alexnndretta was maltreated by
tho pollco thero Is untrue.
Lift Umirnntlno nt Honolulu.
HONOLULU, April 27. (Via San Fran
cisco, May 4,) The Board ot Health has de
cided that If no further outbreak of plague
occurs In Honolulu before April 30 nil quar
antine will bo raised on tho morning ot that
dato,
Monday morning will bo tho thirtieth day
since tho last case, or rather since tho death
of the last case. Tho routine of lifting tho
quarantine will bo slmplo. It will bo mcroly
withdrawal of restrictions to shipping and
travel.
Ilnlne the Price of Meat.
GLASGOW, May 4. Tho prohibition or
the Importation of cattlo from South Arae
Ica has caused consternation among shippers
nnd butchers here. Tbo prices of cattlo
and bheep havo advanced to the highest
quotation slnco 1882. Tho frozen meat
trado Is expected to reap benefit, and It
Is anticipated that an attempt will be made
to defeat tho Board ot Agriculture's docroo
by shipping Argentine cattle to Antwerp
for slaughter and trans-shipment to Eng
land. Queen Kntrrtnlii Swoillxli MonnrcliN,
LONDON, May 4. Tho king and queen of
j Sweden, foregoing tho unofficial character
; which has hitherto marked their visits to
I England, went to Windsor today, accom
panied by their sulto. Quen Victoria re
ceived her royal guests at thn entranco of
the grand quadrangle). After luncheon their
Swedish majesties returned to their country
residence. ,
lloynlty AldH Ottnrrn ."nlTcrem,
LONDON, May 4. 4Jucen Victoria has con
tributed 500 guineas and tho Prlnco of Wales
250 guineas to thn mansion house Ottawa
flro relief fund. Another Ottawa flro relief
fund was opened at Glasgow today and
about 2,000 was subscribed In a few hours.
(fCrninu-Anierlcnii Cnhle Stnrted.
BERLIN, May 4. A dispatch from ner
kum Island In tho North sea says tho laying
of the German-American cablo waa com
menced thero at 11:20 this morning,
Poumint Illalnn: Quelled.
SOFIA. Bulgaria, May 4. Tho peasant ris
ing at Rustchulk has been quelled by tho
troops. The rtugleaders havo flej to Rou-mania.
MID-ROADERS ARE JUBILANT
Butler and rnsionists due Thrown Prtj
Orer ths Transom.
CINCINNATI M-ETING TO B: THE BIGGER
Secretory Pnrfccr Tnlkn of the Out
look Alniont Tivlce ns Mnny
DcIckhIch nm AVItt io to
Mom Fall.
CINCINNATI, May 4. Leaders of tho
mlddle-of-thu-roadcrs, nt their national
headquarters nt tho Dcnnlson, aro Jubilant
over the prospects of tho p.pullst natlonnl
convention, which meoto in this city next
Wednesday. Secretary Jo Parker said:
"While I knew that tho peoplo In tho
party were opposed to fusion and would not
Dupport It again, I did not expect at tho tlmo
of tho separation of tho factions In the
national comtnlttco to havo the action which
wo took at Lincoln so unanimously en
dorsed. "Wo knew we were right, but wo feared
tho power of the polltlcnl machinery In the
hands of Senator Butler nnd the fuslonlsts.
They laughingly dcclarpd at Lincoln thnt
they would throw us 'over tho transom'
and In doing to they have thrown tho party
vith us.
"Up to this tlmo tho regular prty or
ganization in ttatou having nearly 700 dclc
gatevi out of a total of 97G has instructed
delegations for Cincinnati and In nearly all
tho other stutcs tho Independent organiza
tions nro receiving general support from
populists. Every nouthern state, except
North Carolina, which Is Senator Butler's
home, instructed delegates to Cincinnati."
I'nrty United In TexnH.
Secretary Parker wan especially happy
over the action of the Texas populists at
Fort Worth today. Ho was displaying a
telegram from Milton Park that tho Fort
Worth convention was unanimous for Cin
cinnati and that no split, which had been
threatened by the fow fuslonlsts, had oc
curred. This waa tho last southern stato
to act and whllo thero had never been
doubt as to how thn Btato would stand, thero
wore many claims made by the fuslonlsts
that Texas would send a delegation to Sioux
Fulls.
"Besldeo tho southern states, tho populists
In all of tho pivotal states, Including Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Mis
souri, havo selected delegations to Cincin
nati," continued Mr. Parker.
"In all of theso states tho fuslonkts havo
tried to gat up opposition organizations, but
they are generally so Insignificant in num
bers as to make them unimportant. In
fact, aside from a fow northwestern statos,
including Kaneas, Nebraska, tho Dakotas,
Montana nnd Idaho, thero will be no regu
lar delegations at Sioux Falls, They will
havo a total ot lcos than 200 regularly
elected delegates out of a total of 975."
Secretary Parker thinks that tho nomina
tion nt Cincinnati will lie between Barker
of Pennsylvania, Eugono V. Debs and n
eouthern candidate possibly Judge Kerby
ot Texas, Frank Burkltt of Mississippi or
ex-Congressman Howard of Alabama.
Mo I'rlctlon Over Candidate.
i'There IU bo, 712, friction over caodl-
datco." said' f'arkert "Our delegates aro
coming hero with a single purpose in vlow
that of doing the best thing' to perpetuate
'tho Independent reform movement. If ma-
turo deliberation causce thorn to decide upou
a policy no individual will bs s.Towcd to
stand In tho way. Wo know that wo Ftand
or fall on the notion of this convention
and aro going to be careful."
Tho Texas delegation will reach tho city
Sunday over tho Baltlmlro & Ohio South
western and Illinois Central. Texas has
123 votes In tho convention. Other dele
gates, will arrlvo Monday 'and TucoJay.
POPULISTS I. STOItMV SKSSIOX.
Autl-FuslonlNtH Carry the Dny nnd
nme DeleKntcH.
FORT WORTH, Tex., May 4. Tho popu
list stato convention met hero today and
held a very stormy session. About 350 dele
gates wero present, but only 69 out of tho
242 countlco in. the stato wero represented.
J. M. Mallotte, a pronounced mlddlo-of-tho-roader,
was elected chairman. Tho Cincin
nati faction, or nntl-fuslonlsts, was in tho
majority. A largo corps of sergeants-at-arms"
had all they could do to reprefs tho
delegates, who frequently became bolstor
ous. Harry Tracy attempted to explain tbo
action of tho executive commltteo at Its
I mooting In Lincoln last year, but tho con
vention would not hear him nnd Tracy and
his faction walked out of tho convention.
They did not hold a scparnto convention,
' as thoy were too few In number, but thoy
loaucd a statement, in which It was assorted
that only one-fourth of tho counties wero
represented nnd that tho delegates had
como determined to voto nt tho regularly
constituted national convention.
Tho antl-fuslonists adopted resolutions
recognizing tho Cincinnati convention ns
"tho only regular and authorized populist
convention" and Instructing delegates to
attend It. Snmunl Evans of Fort Worth
and J. M. Mallctto of Joanoan county woro
elected dolcatrs-nt-large. They wero In
structed to voto for no man for president
nnd vlco president who la not "a straight
populist."
I.OIKii: TO H B Til II OH A I II MAN.
Iletalls for the ltenominntlnn of Pres
ident McKluley.
NEW YORK, May 4. Joseph H. Manley
of Malno was at tho Fifth Avenue hotel to
day and had talks with several local politi
cians concerning tho seating arrangements
of tho Philadelphia convention. Somo of
tho local leadors who talked with Manley
said that It had been practically settled
by tho national republican mnnagers that
Senator Wolcott of Colorado will bo tem
porary chairman and Senator Lodgo per
manent chairman.
It had been settled that Senator Forakor
of Ohio should inako tho speech renominat
ing McKlnloy. Hanna's plan, It was fur
thor stated, was to brlug Govornor Rooso
velt forward to second tho nomination, but
tho govornor has not yet consented to make
tho seconding speech. Ho will seo President
McKlnloy tomorrow, It was .said, and this
part of tho program will bo then sottled
definitely.
Tcxns PoiiiiIIsIm Meet.
FORT WORTH, Tex., May 4. Four hun
iirpil imillnir nomillsts of Texas mot In stato
! convention today to dotcrmlno whoro tho
I iinrtv tnm1a nn thft matter of tho Cincinnati
and Sioux Falls conventions,
J. M. Malett, a pronounced middle of thn
roader, was ejected temporary chairman. Tho
mlddln of tho roaders appear to bo In tlu
majority.
Ituiiiom of Dnvln' Amhltlon.
KANSAS CITY, May 4. Webster Davis,
former assistant secretary of tho Interior,
has accepted an Invitation to speak here i n
May 14 on hU trip In tho Interest of tho
South African republics. Local politicians
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III (I-
EVIDENCE IN GOEBEL CASE
WltlicNMCft Testify to Heller Shot Clime
from the HxcciitUc
IlulldlnK.
FRANKFORT, Ky., May 4. Hearing ot
tho ovldonco in the caso of W. H. Culton,
charged with complicity In tho Goobol as
sassination, was resumed today. Captalu
J. F. Howe, a Barbourvlllo military officer,
testified that Caleb and John Powers camo
to him tcu days beforo tho assassination
and tried to get him to bring his company
to Frankfort disguised as citizens. Ho de
clined to do so unless ordered hy aovomor
Taylor, and no orders camo till after tho
assassination of Goebel on January 30.
Colonel Jack Chlnn, who was walking
with Goobcl when tho latter was shot, stated
that ho was sure tho shot waa fired from
tbo executive building.
Ed StefTe, who was standing on the portico
In front of tho stato house, saw Goebel
fall. Immediately after the shot he looked
toward the executlvo building and thought
he saw tho bnrrcl of a rldo pointing out
of tho window of the office of the secretary
of stato. Tbo rlllo was drawn In and tho
window closed. In tho cross-examination
Steffo said that after tho shot was fired
ho thought bo saw n llttlo smoke rising
abovo tho window from which ho saw tho
rifle.
Judgo B. G. Williams, ono of the attorneys
for the commonwealth, testified to having
scon Culton in whlspored conversation with
Berry Howard In tho stato house yard on
tho morning of tho assassination, but did
not know what they were talking about.
Wado Watts, a bootblack, heard somebody
run down the steps Into the basement Just
after the shots wero fired, then saw Youtsey
running through tho basement.
In tho afternoon the question of compell
ing the telegraph companies to produce cop
ies of telegrams sent or received by tho ac
cused was arguod, tho companies having
pleaded that such telegrams were privileged.
At tho night sitting of court former Stato
Auditor L. C. Norman testified that prior
to thp assassination he overheard Judgo
Oeorgo Denny of Loxington say: "Some
body ought to kill Goobol nnd Governor
Taylor ought to pardon the man who did
It."
Ho said tho tenor of Denny's conversa
tion was that Goebel's death would savo
tho lives of other people. Witness com
municated tho remark to Gocbol.
McKlnzle Todd, private secretary to Gov
ernor Taylor, said bo saw Culton and
Youtsey nt tho governor's oftlco several
times. Ho did not know Jim or Berry How
ard. He saw armed men around the gov
ernor's office tho day of the mountaineer
excursion. Asked It ho saw any guns In
tho ofllce ot tho secretary of state witness
said ho saw 'two thero on Saturday prior
to tho assassination Youtsey was in the
room and later picked tip ono of tho gum.
nnd took a position near the window. He
nsked Youtsey what ho was going to do.
Youtsey said ho thought there was trouble
In tho legislative building and that "If It
started ho wanted to bo propared." Yout
sey Bald ho would not start any trouble, but
would bo prepared to protect tho building
If It did start.
HAVANA POLICE CORRUPT
Proportion In Mnde hy Cnuncllmon
to Dlfthmid the Secret
Force.
HAVANA, May 4. At a meeting of the
municipality of Havana today It was
charged that the secrot pollco woro a de
moralized body and that tho municipal po
llco were not much better. It was further
alleged that degrading outrages and abuses
woro bolng committed by the secret pollco.
Many ot tho councilman upheld theso as
sertions, quoting cases agnlnst tho police.
It was proposed to disband tho secrot police
and tho meeting Anally decided to send a
deputation to Governor General Wood for
the purpose of laying tho caso beforo him
and asking him to arrlvo at some decision
In tho matter. Tho Nuova Pals, referring
to tho syndicate, with $8,000,000 capital,
formed to develop tho eastern province of
Cuba, says:
"The Americans understand the situation.
Thoy aro not giving moro Importance to
political agitators in Cuba than thoso lat
ter merit."
Continuing, the paper mentioned calls
upon tho Cubans to Join In an enterprise,
which, it says, "proves the confidence
which Americans have in tho future ot the
island."
MEADE IS READY TO SAIL
Suiiopd Hint Miijor fienernl Otis
lvlth Peru on n I Stuff Will
I.rnve Manila. '
MANILA. May 4. Tho United Statos
transport Meade has been ordered to be
ready to sail tomorrow. It Is supposed that
Major General Otis, with bis personal Btff,
will then start for tho United States.
Tho insurgent archives discovered by
General Funston Include papers implicating
prominent forolgn firms at Manila In un
lawful dealings. It is reported that evi
dence has been obtained that some of them
furnished munitions of war to tho rebels,
; and It Is also said that tho American au
thorities aro in possession from this sourco
ot a detailed plan for attacking tho Ameri
can forces, written by Agulnaldo In the
Tagalog language, Jnnuary 9, 1899, and
translated tnto Spanish by Bucncamlno,
No correspondence from tho so-called
antl-lmperlallst party ot the United States
was found.
GENERAL OTIS IS RELIEVED
Major General MncArthnr to Succeed
In Cuinniiind nf IMvInIoii of
Philippines.
WASHINGTON, May 4. In accordance
with Goneral Otis request to bo allowed to
roturn to tho United Statos, tho War de
partment Issued orders today relieving him
to tako effect tomorrow morning, May 5,
the dato fixed by General Otis for his sail
ing. Tho orders dcslgnato Major General Mac
Arthur to succeed General Otis In com
mand of tho division of tho Philippines,
Brovct Major Oenoral Wheaton Is desig
nated to succeed General MacArtbur as
commander of tho department of Southern
Luzon.
AMphnlt Company Incorporate.
TRENTON. N. J May 4.-The National
Amhalt company, to mine and den! In
cement, has boon Incorporated bore. Tho
rruntmnv has u capital of $15,ono,u00, Tho
Inrnrimr.'itorx -lire Wendell K. Hlco. Jnmes
Murray Mitchell, Gorgn H. Ilanford, Percy
II ilrunduce and Ansl L. Whlto of Now
York.
ON A SOLID BASIS
United States Tinanolal 8jsUm Urmlf
Planted it List.
WORKINGS OF THE NEW LAW EXPLAINED
Banking Ohairmin Brosins Gives Oat a Verj
Satisfactory Statement.
SAVES MILLIONS ON BOND INTEREST
Operations to Date Under the Niw Issue
Profitable to Government.
MANY NEW BANKS ARE 0RGANIZ D
Currency or the Country Is Incrrnncd
More limn One Hundred Mil
lions In This Way
Alone.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Rcprcsentatlvo
Broslus of Pennsylvania, chairman of tho
houso commltteo on banking and currency,
"may mauo a statomcut, olflclal In char
acter nnd based on Information carefully
prepared by tho Treasury department on
the workings ot tho recently enacted finan
cial law. The statement says In part:
"Tho refunding provisions of tho law aro
i working out an achievement In finance with
out a. parallel In thn history of the world.
Tho statement I submit Is official and shows
tho amount of bonds of each kind exchanged
slnco the law wont Into operation March 14
to tho first day of May, 1900, togother with
tbo saving In Interest, the. premiums paid
and tho net saving."
Tho statement shows tho following total:
Amount refunded $2GO,020,7SO, saving In In
terest $32,01)9,225, premium paid $26,034,771,
net caving $0,664,454.
Tho net saving shown by this statement
represents the difference between tho
amount of the Interest tho government will
pay on tho bonds refunded to the dato of
their respwtlvo maturities nnd the amount
of Interest tbo government would havo boon
obliged to pay had not the bonds abovo de
scribed been thus refunded.
"It will bo observed that tho total amount
of bonds exchanged is $260,020,750. Tho
treasurer has already mado full settlement
for bonds amounting to $250,051,950 and of
tho premiums paid und to bo paid, $26,034,
771, the treasurer has already paid $25,023,
732, leaving unpaid only nbout $110,000. Of
tho $260,027,050 bonds exchanged $4S,50S,O0O
wero from Institutions or private persons
othor than national banks. Tho operation
of logal redemption under tho provisions
of tho law exhibits a highly satisfactory
condition of public confidence In our gov
ornmcnt paper and Is a happy omen for tho
siicce for that branch of our monetary
system In tho future. Tho wecrctary of the
treasury informs mo that tho amount of
United States bands redeemed In gold out
of tho reserve fund slnco the new law wcut
into effect is $5,233,000."
Tho most Interceting featurrt ,l . Mr.
Bi-csiua' statement' li'a tablo propored by
tho treasury nhowlng tho extent to which
now national linnkfl havo been organized
under tho now law. Tho total number
of applications npproved is 244, with a cap.
itol or $8,380,000. Tho total applications
on fllo for authority to organize national
banks Is SOS, tho total applications for the
conversion of old banks into now banks
382, making a total of nil kinds of now
bank organizations of 890.
Mr. Broslufl also ndda, from unofficial but
reliable sources, a dotallcd estlmato of
$121,788,588 as tho amount of currency tbo
national banks may luo In tho near fu
ture, ns gathered from their cxpreosod ln
tontlon. THIRTY-THREE LOST AT SEA
llrltlnli Stenmer Hound from One Aus
tralian Port to Another Sinks
Three Saved. .
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4,-PartlcuIars ot
thn loss nf thn TtrlHuh alnnmo- m...i.
J -- -,. D.vu.,u. UIUMUIK,
, bound from Melbourne to Glppsland, Vic
j torln, were recclvod today by tho steamer
I Alamoda. Tho cablo ronorts receiver! ln.t
month had It that all hands wore lost, but
! xno mnii advices stato that throe men woro
jewcucd nnd that twenty paraengers and
tnirteen or tho crew went down with tho
vessel.
Tho wreck was caused by the steamer
springing a plato during a storm. Thoro
was n heavy sea on nud It was with difficulty
that tho boats were lowered.
Tho women passengers wero placod In one
llfo boat, with two officers and several Bca
men. The second boat swamped nnd all
hands wero lost. Tho boat with the women
haa nov'OT been heard from.
FURNACES MUST BE REBUILT
Striker I.cnve Three Ilnndrrd and
l''lfljr Tons or Copper to
Cool In Thriu.
NEW YORK, May 4. Tho situation at ths
Oxford Copper works, at Constable Hook, Is
unchanged. Tho strikers gathered at tho
works at an early hour today and seemed
to bo In an ugly mood, but the presence ot
tho police and deputy sheriffs prevented any
outbreak. Thero nro fifteen policemen and
nlout sixty deputies on duty nt the works,
Tho strikers number about COO. The mon
woro all discharged yesterday when they
wero paid off, but It Is stated that they will
mako another effort to induco tho company
to mako concessions to them.
Tho copper works will probably not start
up again for several weeks. When the men
suddenly quit work thero were 350 tons of
copper In tho furnaces. This was not run off
and Is cold In tho furnaces, which will have
to bo takes apart and then rebuilt. The loss
caused by tho stoppage ot work Is placed at
$35,000.
LOCK OUT ALL THE UNION MEN
Ilnlldlnpr Contractors of Kansas City
Take Most Itadlcal
Action,
KANSAS CITY, May 4, The Builders'
club has voted to order a lockout ot all
mechanics affiliated with tho Building Tradeu
council. Tho lockout, whloh will likely bo
mado effective tomorrow, will throw 2,000
union carpenters, palntcra, stonemasons and
other mechanics out ot employment. A ma
jority of tho 1,000 tlnnors, hod carriers and
quarrymon who struck on May day aro still
out. Thus a total of nearly 3,000 men will
be affected. The. strlko will not Intorfero
with work on Convention hall,
Tlnncrx Curry Their Point.
PEORIA, III., May 4. Tho striking tinners
In this city returned to work this morning,
having been granted their doiaand for a
minimum scale of 30 cents an hour. They
were out feur days and gained VA cents.
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