Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Sunday Bee.
PART I. I
PAGES 1 TO 12.
HLISJI KD JirNB U), 1871.
CKMAHA, Sl'K DAY MOILING, JLAY J, 1 900 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
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INTO THE TRANSVAAL
Forces Under General Hamilton Cross the
Vial t Warrcnton.
BOERS ARE RETREATING, FIGHTING HARD
London is How Hourly Expecting to Hear of
M.feking'e Relief.
MOVE ON PRETORIA BEGUN IN EARNEST
Boberts' Whole Foio is Now Appirmtljr
Moving on Winburg.
HOW TOWN OF BRANDFORT VA3 TAKEN
Grrnt Ilrltlsh Army lliifiim pusseil the
'Id nil mill IIiiitn Fled ulth DIs-
llllleil (itlllS t'llllllllllllllllllt
Annum I Ik- Prisoners.
WARRENTON, May !i.-(EvcnIng.)-Tho
VanI river hns Iven successfully cioised
by Ilartcn'8 brigade, with whom Is General
Hunter. commanding tho division. I
Thu Doers havo abandoned Wlndsorton
and Kllpdnm. They urn trekking north
nrd and flhtlriR for all they are worth.
Ilartnn Is hanging onto their rear and
uhclllng them vigorously.
Judging from tho clouds of dust tho re
treating Doers must bo In very largo num
bers. Tho enemy today vainly attempted to
reach ths Ilrltlsh new gun with their ar
tillery, but some of tho shells of tho big
gun effectively silenced them. Natives re
jiort that tho Doers aro vacating ChrltUnla
(In the Transvaal country), many of them
admitting that the situation la hopeless. .
i:iM--tttiK iii iiff of .ttnfi'UiiiK,
LONDON, May 0.-1:20 a. m. London han
tioou conlldently expecting to havo nowa of
tho relief of Mnfcking beforo midnight, but
lit that hour the War otllco Hinted no fur
ther Intelllgen' o had been received of Hun
tor's column, to which the public bollovcd
bad been assigned tho work of relieving tho
town.
Ileyond further detnlls of llrandfort llttlo
or no new hut como during tho night.
A dlHpatch from Tlmba N'Chu dated May
4 says tho situation Is practically un
changed, tho Doers holding their position
and sending occasional sho-llB Into the Ilrlt- )
M enmp. Tho country through which u
number of Doers aro trekking In exceedingly !
illlllcult. It Is learned thu lloors aro trying
to draw supplies from Ladyhraud dlBtrlct.
Tho Seventeenth' brlgado haB moved four
an II en south, pristimably to assist General
Rrabant If necessary. A dispatch from All
wjil North, dnled May fi, says:
"Threo hundred captured cattle and
horses worn brought In last night. Tho
wounded are being gradually moved hero
from Mafcteng."
A dispatch from Capetown says:
"Tho general feeling hero Is that Lard
IlohortB', ndvitnco toward - Pretoria will bo
rupld. Tho Ilocfprisonors do not antici
pate that any effective reslstanco will bo
encountered."
Anxiety Is felt regarding the fato of Mr.
Regble, who ban been arrested In connec
tion with the blowing up of the shull fac
tory at Pretoria. Consul liny Is watching
tho nccufed man's Interests.
I.ord Roberts reports to the War otucc
undor dato of llrandfort, May t, as fol
lows: "Hamilton ndvnnced today to Nealwclkct.
Ho was engaged with the enemy through
out tho march. Ho npeaks in terms of praise
of tho behavior of tho troops, especially
Rroadwood'ti brlgado of cavalry and tho
mounted Infantry."
Ijorl Roberts' whole forco is ap-
panmtly moving on Winburg. Tho plnco
mentioned in lioru nooeris uisouicu in iuu
War otllre. this morning as "Nealwolkot"
rannot bo found on tho inapa and It l likely
that It Is a cablo error for "Near Vet Kop,"
on which (Jenerul Ian Hamilton seems to be,
midway between Houtnek and Wlubur?. and
has thus got between Winburg and (lencral
Ollvler's command from Wepcner, which in
occupying Thnba Patchoo.
How llriiiulfiirt Wns Tnken.
HRANDFORT, May 1. Tho copturo of
4ho town was tho result of an admirably
conceived and well executed comblnod I
movement. Tho night before tho Ilrltlsh ,
advance 4,000 Doers moved here, taking I
up a strong lino of defense, with tho nvowed
object of opposing tho Ilrltlsh to tho bitter j
end. As a result of the strategy of Lord ,
Roberts they were forced to retreat hastily, I
nearly losing a convoy of guns and aban
doning tho defense of tho town.
Ixird Roberts was present while the opera
tions were In progress on n luipjo north of
Karee. In which position he wns In holo
graphic communication with each division.
On tho right llruce and Hamilton's brlgndo
moved eastwardly on the lino of a kopjo
communicating by a road with the railroad.
In closo touch followed Maxwell's brigade
with Wavell on his left, nil Under command
of Lieutenant llenernl Tucker. General llo.
Corew's dlvlelon formed tho center advance,
composed of Joncw and Stevenson's brigade,
while HtittonV mounted Infantry, made up
mainly of Canadians. Australians and New
Zenlanders. made a wldo detour and arrived
Ot tho east of the town.
To Important Kopjes SeWed.
Tho night before tho occupation of llrand
fort the Ilrltlsh seized twi small kopjew
commanding a deep and ugly spruit, which
It was known tho lloora dally occupied, (len
cral Pole-Cnrow ordered two battalions of
Guards to move silently afternlghtfall and
occupy tho kopjes, which was dauo without
opposition.
Tut greatly facilitated the advance, ns
the. Doers relinquished tho spruit, allowing
thu passage of the whole force unopposed.
About three hours after the advance com
menced heavy artillery lire was heard to the
right- Maxwell, llnding that tho Roens li.icl
two guns poste.l I" a good position, engaged
them 'with hi aitlllcry at a l.ftOO-ynrd
range. Roth sides tired furiously, but the
Jloer guns were soon completely silenced.
Then gunfire was heard to the left, where
Gcnoral Hutton had come In touch with tho
Doers, who were holding a strong position.
Owing, however, to tho unexpected arrival o(
tho Drltlsh the Doers left soveral small
Kopjes unoccupied and, seizing thet-e, Gen
eral Hutton opened tiro with his battery,
vending Colonol Alderson to outflank tho
JIocih on tho left. The Hoere, unable to
withstand tho shrapnel, evacuated thelj
kopje, streamed acros tho plain toward a
small kopjo Immediately above, commanding
the town. As t'iley retreated tho battery
placed several shells with great accuracy m
their midst nnd they Immediately retreated
from their second position, a movement that
was perceived by Hutton, who sent a ortlon
of his troops In pursuit, ltemington seizea
Jho konje abandoned by the Doer.
Thereupon tho Doers retired, leaving tho
(Continued on Second Pa to.)
NEARER SIEGE OF PRETORIA
Loudon ISnu I'repured for llnrly llnil
Iiik f Wnr (in eminent'
I. nek (if 'In i' I.
(f'opyrlsht, U0. by Awoclaled Pros.)
LONDON, May C Among tho many Inter
r"lng tojks brought bolore tho English
public within the last few days ImtA Rob
erts' advance on Pretoria Is pre-eminent.
Tho Inception of this wearily awaited move
ment has thrown open to the papers and
the people, hitherto too conservative to
prognosticate or criticise, the nlulces of frco
thought. Henco the slego of Pretoria, the
facilities of the Roer for carrying on guer
rilla warfare subsequent to being defeated
In a duclslvo engagement and the ponslblll
tles of retaining the colonials and reservists
now under arms as settlem In Drltlsh South
Africa, aro now matters of serious specu
lation. Upon details of the military ntratejy that
Is to accomplish tho putting Into action of
tho various theories advoneul, the wlstot
lire silent, for tho war critics havo been so
evidently at sea regarding Lord Roberts'
plan of campaign that the staid weeklies
prefer to Jump at tho reeult without devoting
space to prognostications of tho slops to
accomplish tho 'same, however celebrated
tho prophets may be. Still, there Is a wide
spread feeJing that the end will como quicker
than was expected.
This Impression figures not eo much
among the writing of professional critics
who havo found themselves go often wrong
thnt they are almost afraid of their own
Judgment, as among prominent business
men, stock exehango leaders and thojie In
closo touch with the government, n major
ity ot whom aro Inclined to draw a close
parallel between tho Doer 'wnr and the con
qucHt of tho Soudan. Keen recollections of
General Kitchener's long wait beforo strik
ing any blow and tho rapidity and decision
with which he smoto when transport and
other esscntlalH had been organized lead
tho bulk of tho best DrltlBh opinion to be
llovo thnt a similar plan has been followed
In tho Free State, though for fear of being
thought overconfident, It Is hard to got
thane holding this Idea to express It In
print or unywhero but In confidential con
versation. Marly Kinl AVonlil Tint He NurprlxInK.
Wero lArd Wolaclcy's prophecy that Lord ,
Roberts will bo In Pretoria on May Hi nc- I
compllshcd thero would be no undue ela- i
nun vi miiiu,ru, null tituti. uiu 111t.11 nuu
bellovo that Sir Georgo Whlto'B opinion that
tho war will lost only sl.x weeks longer may
bo Justlllcd within an approximate limit.
It Is", of course, poHslblo thnt this hopeful
ness I bawd chiefly on the principle that
tho wish Is futher to tho thought.
Tho debate on tho publication of tho Splon j
kop dispatches which have redeemed an
uninteresting week In Parliament from
hopoless lnnocuousuctw, has only revealed
tho governments utter lack of tact. With no
serious caso to fnco and with the army reg
ulations to Justify their action, they ap
pealed through Mr. Dalfour to snntlmcnt
and based their plea on tho duty of tho
conservatives to protect Lord Lansdownii'n 1
personal honor. But by so doing, though j
. It .1.'. l.l , I. .!.. ,1. 1.
niiiuriiiiy iney ciirneii mu 'iuy muy uuui
nged a case that even partial observers con
sidered open to various constructions nnd
added fuel to tho feud botweon Dullor and
Roberts, that both with tho public and in
the Bcrvlco thrratenH to rival tho Sampsou
Schloy controversy.
HopelcFsly, but withal Interestingly, Inter
mingled with tho countless war questions
aro matters of American Internal nnd ox
ternnl policy. These aro receiving a great
deal of notlco thnt delights tho heart of
him who fears that tho United States Is not
a factor In tho atTalrH of Kurope. The visit
ot tho Doer delegates Is perhaps moro re
sponsible for this phnBo than any other fac
tor, nut oecroiary iiooi s lavmrauun u u
agtrecslve Monroe doctrlno comes In for 1
a largo sharo ot comment, while Admiral '
Dewey's candidacy, tho continued troubles j'
In the Philippines and other minor questions
are minutely dealt with. ;
The nbsenco of any development In tho i
American controversy with Turkey hns re- )
suited In that matter being banished from
tho serious probabilities and no Idea Is en
tertained In Kngland that It will result seri
ously. VUII of lloer DeleKnten.
Regnrdlng tho Doer delegates tho Spectator
nnd the Outlook voice current English opin
ion, the former saying that thero is no fear ,
that tho Americans will be taken In. moro ,
especially as It Is very doubtful whether tho
delegates have any pnwer to bind either 1
President Kruger or the Volksmad, while 1
the Outlook remarks: "The only hope of tho
delegates In the United States lies In tho
gamble ot presidential politics. Even yet
thero tho prospect Is hnrdenlng. Tho Amort- '
cans will remember If tho delegates don't
that America owes her lndepenuenro to
armed protests against being taxed without
representation."
Secretary Root s Monroeism uncrnmcs nro
dealt with in a long article In the Spectator,
which maintains that "tho war secretary's!
explanation that he was speaking nrademl-
cnlly must not bo taken Into n'count and ;
that he deserves prnlso lor speaKing as
frankly ns ho did."
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
KiikIIHi "t I'rctorln Are l.tioKcil
After liy fnHnl Stnlfs
CoiikiiI liny.
WASHINGTON. May 5. Referring to the
statement made In the Houso of Commons
yostenlny by Mr. Dalfour, tho government
lender, thnt her mtjesty's government was
considering the advisability of urther rep.
rrecutatlmiH through thin government ns to
the condition of English prlsoniTS at Pre
toria, State department olllclaln say that
tho Drltlsh government has made no rep
resentations of Into on this subject.
Tho Stato department Is In receipt of re
ports at regular Intervals from United
Stntes Consul Hay at Pretoria In which he
never falls to desrrlbo tho condition of
tbeso prisoners.
From his reports It appears that, whllo
this condition is not all that it might be.
tho Doers nru probably treating them with
as much coiifldorntlon as they arc able to
exercise nt present. Consul Hay has been
doing everything In hln power to add to tho
comfort of tho prisoners, In accordance with
his Instructions, nnd tho Drltlsh authorities
have expressed their gratitude for his gooa
atllces. His task has been a delicate one.
but It appearn that ho has so far discharged
It In such manner ns to avoid giving on
offenso to tho Doer otlkinls, with whom ho
Is on excellent tcrm.
IIOTIIA COMlMUIJn TO CHO.MWHI.L.
I'nfiinT rriiHulnii, .nv n llrHI!i Pris
oner, I'rnlm-ii linen.
RERLIN. May E. The Kreuze Zcltunc
published a number of diary notes from n
retired Prussian colonol. Von Draun, now n
prisoner o' the Drltlsh In South Africa. His
notes rpeak admiringly of the Doors' fight
ing qualities, comparing Doth.i with Crom
well, saying that some day historians will
stand aghast when It l demonstrated with
how small numbers the llttlo Transvaal
kept John Dull In check, Thcw uoten havo
boon widely printed.
BIG FAIR IS A FROST
Paris (how it Not Up to the One Given bj
Chicago,
NOTHING NEW OR ORIGINAL SHOWN
Bound to Disappoint Visitors bj Its Utter
Lick of Noreltj.
OPINION OF A FORMER CABINET MIN!
Exposition Has Not Come Up to
World Has Expioted.
GREAT GAME OF BLUFF IS NOW
InterrHrtl I'ornonn Arc KsjHk (lie
.MiiiiiiKi'iiient to Mnl.e )!nfiiit
i ii W MtiiteniotitM to Secure
the Crowd.
(Copyright, 1CW, by Press Fubllshlng Co.)
PARIS, May C. (Now York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) I Interviewed to
day many Americans, whoso unanimous ver
dict was that tho Paris exposition does not
equal Chicago's. Even that part ot tho
French priss which Is Independent of tho
many Influences Interested In booming tho
Bhow nt any cost Is beginning to criticize It
severely.
An ex-member ot tho French cabinet,
prominently Identified with the exposition,
gavo mo tho following statement, which ro
llects Intelligent French opinion accurately:
"Unfortunately, the management of tho ex
position nnd tho politicians who nro under
tho thumb of tho tradesmen, transportation
companies and tho many combinations wblch
expect high profits, seem bent upon a policy
of blulllng tho whole universe. Now it is
conceded unpatriotic, even treasonable, to
speak tho truth about tho exposition. Even
I, who thoroughly disapprove such tactics
ns unworthy of n great nation, must request
that my name bo not published because of
tho trouble It would bring me.
"If foreigners only consider tho official ut
terances they will believe that nothing ever
compared -with our present fulr. President
Laubct and Minister of Arts Mlllerand can't
bo expected to sny otherwise. Yet th.o ex
position undoubtedly will fail to meet legiti
mate expectations.
AVIierr tho MUtnLe Started.
"A great mlstako 'was mado when Plcard
was given autocratic power. Plckard Is a
thorough, hard working engineer, but plod
ding and narrow minded, regarding origi
nality with suspicions nnd respecting It with
sour hostility. In order to surpass tho Chi
cago fair, which I saw and which I regard
as tho most lofty exposition conception of
this kind over carried out, wo needed n ver
satile genius, combining ability to compre
hend systematically tho boldest schemes
offered with practical and bold discernment.
Instead wc select a Btubborn old fogy,
qulto unable to oxecuto what you daring
Americans accomplished.
"Tho results aro now seen. Wo havo largo
buildings containing show cases wherein
may bo admired things to be seen In almost
any great city. Wo havo mnny specialties
which only interest specialists.
"Features devised specially for pleasure
seeking crowds) aro contemptibly old and
moro contemptibly stupid. Director General
Plcard, who hi a utilitarian, Is nboolutely
devoid ot any Imagination and failed hero
signally. Wo offer visitors a poor Imita
tion of tho 'Street! of Cairo,' now familiar
In every popular resort; a pasteboard Venlco
with threo gondolas; u Dahomey vlllago with
ten natives, Jealously fenced oft In a cor
ner; fiomo llttlo theaters where you may
sit for twenty minutes' nnd enj.iy a variety
which you could have had at one-third the
prlcu at nny music hall on tho boulovnrdn.
IIiiiiiiiI to IHniippiiliit,
"Everything Is done In a mean nnd unin
telligent way. I don't say tho exposition is
an utter failure, but everybody who bos
seen anythlug ot tho kind beforo will bo
disappointed. It Is insultlclent nt this end
of tho century, when you havo lavished
millions and called upon tho collaboration ot
nil nations to provide n show worth a visit,
If ono has plonty of money and tlmo. Tho
universe had a right to expect a grand,
gigantically unequuled Illustration nnd cel
ebration of hn.ann achievement. As things
nro, thoso who am obliged to stay away
will soon learn they are not missing much,
all conspiracies of entuuslapm notwith
standing. "The ono obtnmlvn damnablo feature of
the show is that thero Is nothing new about
it."
The foregoing statements wore nhown to
more than twenty rcsponolble persons of
different nationalities and wero substan
tially supported by all.
REBEL AT HOTEL EXACTIONS
Anierlrnim In I'nrU Are Scttlnn Up Hi
titlillialiiiiriita to leiiie from
I. ii iiilloriln.
(Copyright, 1W0, by Press Publishing Co.)
PARIS, May 5. (Now York World Cable
gramSpecial Telegram.) Mrs. H. O. Stone
of Chicago heads tho movement to resist
hotel exactions. She left the Elyfc aftor
talking very plulnly to the propiletjrs mid
has leased an apartment. Th Dradloy
Mattlr.H and the Goelets havo similarly de
serted the Rltz and are hiring private housia
for the summer.
Tho Potter Palmers havo Just moved Into
a magnificent mansion on thu Avenue Troca
dero, where thoy will begin a scries of
lavish entcrtnlnmentB this week.
Thomas Thorne has returned from Nice.
He gavo a dinner last night, gathering mnny
members of tho American colony,
Thomas Emery has Just roturncd from
Algiers, whero ho spent tho winter. Ho goes
to America next week.
Colonel Tyron Herrlck In closing his villa
at Deaubfii. Ho is expected hero Tuesday.
V. L. Elkins and family of Philadelphia
have ' engaged apartments hero for ;i pro
longed stay.
Mrs. William A. Kay Is ono of tho most
faithful visitors to the exposition. She Is
bcio every afternoon piloting parties of
her friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Qurney of New
Yorls aro hore.
Mr. and Mrs. Granvlllo Alexander havo
arrived from Cairo, to remain two months.
Mra. Charles Vanurunt and sister. Miss
Clarke, havo telegraphed for accommoda
tions from Hyde Park, Masa.
Adolphus Dusch, tho St. Louis brewer,
and his family will arrive hero on May 11.
Mra. Arthur Pagot Is horo from tho
Riviera, stopping with her aunt, Fanny P.ecd.
Mrs. Georgo Puilmnn, accompanied by
fovcr.il exports. Is busy collecting curiosities
and art works ot all kinds, She Intend
presenting Chicago with a museum building
and content named after bcr husband,
K ON
CHILD CHAINED TO BARONESS
Itvuinrknlilr I)laelnuro nt Attempted
Abduction from n CnrrliiKe
mi mi Avenue,
PARIS. May C Tho, Champs Elysecs Is
tho last place in the world one would think
would b chosen fqr an attempt at child
abduction In broad daylight. This, however,
happened this week to the umazement of
all Paris. Tho fashionable axpitue wad
thronged, as la usual In the nttornoon, with
n stream of equipages and promenaders,
when, almost In front Of tho Imposing en
trance of tho exposition, a man rushed Into
tho roadway and sclzedby thu head a horse
drawing a Macro lu which were seated an
elderly woman and a man in whoso arms
wns a little boy about A years old. At tho
samo moment a woman tpraug to tho side ot
tho carriage, clutched "tho child and at
tempted to drag him from the vehicle.
Tho child cried and k crowd toon Bur
rounded tho struggling" group. The new
comer explained that the boy wiia her child
whom tho old people refused to give up.
The crowd Immediately took sides with tho
mothor and tho older 'woman, bursting Into
tears, relinquished bcr hold.
It wns then found that the child was
girdled with an Iron chain, which was pad
locked to tho two occupants of tho llacrc.
This discovery excited the wrath of tho
spectators, who prepared to handlo the old
people roughly. At this Juncture tho po
lice arrived nnd took the wholo party to tho
station house, where It -was explained that
I tho mother had been granted n divorce and
' awarded the custody ot tho' child, but that
I during an Illness sho bad had him tern
j porarlly given Into tho core of tho mother-
in-law, tho Daroness van Voldegg. Tho lat
ter, upon tho mother's recovery, refused to
return tho child nnd tho mother tracked
them until she met them on the Champj
Elysees.
Tho baroness, learning that the mother
Intended to secure tbe child forcibly, If
necessary, had tho Iron chain forged and
never loft her house oxcept In a carriage and
accompanied by the old Prusslun officer,
who held ono end of tho chain, tho baron
ees holding tho other.
At tho station houso the mother-in-law
! rofuscd to untnsten tho padlock nnd the
commissary of police was obliged to havo
I tho chain tiled In two. The child wns then
j restored to Its mother, despite the protests
mm sobs of the baroness. The sccno of
excitement provoked by tho escapade on the
Champs Elysees can bo well Imagined.
POLITICS DURING THE FAIR
Visitor HiivIiik 1'nrty Trouble
Tlirimt Upon Their At
tention. PARIS, Mny 5. Foreign visitors to Paris
thin week find tho dead wal(s covered with
huge colored posters netting forth tho elec
toral manifestoes of the candidates at the
municipal elections which aro to bo held
tomorrow (Sunday) throughout France. Tho
I resultn aro awaited with particular Interest,
lowing to the announced Intention of tho
! nationalists to utilize the election ns n field
of battle to test the fecllug of the country
, on tho government's policy, especially in
domestic matters. , .
I This Introduction of eeneral nollllcs Into
municipal elections by thn'latlonallsts la a
breach of tho truco tacitly entered Into
between tho various parties for tho period
of the exposition. Tho recent accidents nt
tho exposition havo oorvod them as n
weapon of nttack upon the ministry and this
explains their Inccsmnt attempts to cat
responsibility upon M. Mlllerand.
This campaign Is Intended largely for tho
electorate of Paris, where the nationalists'
will mnko tholr most determined assault.
They havo eighty candidates and their suc
cess or fnlluro constitutes a barometer
showing tho state of tho political ntmon
phere. At tho present moment, however,
there Is no sign of serious political effor
veritenco or gravo discontent with the gov
ernment. This Is shown by tho tranquil
manner In which libor day papnad In
Franco. At ono tlmo tho celebrations on
tho first of May almost convulsed tho coun
try. This year tho day fell Into comploto
abeyance, work proceeded as usual nearly
everywhoro nnd meetings of labor commit
tees, which formerly wero n feature of tho
day, wero fow and far between.
FAMILY LAWYERS AS FRAUDS
SerlniiN SonnilnU IlrniiKlit Out lij- tlm
I)1imi -r- of ninlimteM j- of
Trusted Solicitors,
(CopyrlKht, lOW, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May 5. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) A succes
sion ot financial scandals, In which firms of
lawyers of high reputo have been found
misappropriating trust funds given to them
; for Investment, has so gravely shaken public
i coulldenco In tho legal piofesslon that Its
members aro Htartlng an Inquiry to frame
safeguards under which money shall lu the
future bo intrusted to the family lawyers.
Hitherto it has been a cicnmon custom
with wealthy people, especially women nnd
aristocratic country families, to place money
for Investment In tho hands of their lawyers,
trusting them so fully that they never
thought of asking even to seo tho securities
bought with It. Recently four or five tlrms
of the highest standing havo be-omo In
solvent nnd when tho moneys Intrusted to
' them by their clients wero demanded it waa
' found tho lawyers had been paying Interest
on Imaginary securities for years, the
principal having been squandered In cx
' travagant living or speculation.
Ono firm Harrison & Ingram failed the
! other dny for $3,000,000, having embezzled
1 tho fortunes of numerous clients, who are
' now left penniless.
London was startled today by tho nown
thnt another great firm ot family lawyers 1r
In bovoro dimcultlc3. The legal profession
Is so much worried ovor tho effect of tjieso
j scandals that nn attcenpt 1 being mado to
, bolster up tho lntrst tottering firm, but It li
i believed tho liabilities aro so largo ns to
render failure certain.
Tho family attorney has been one of the
creat English institutions and this under-
! mining of confldcw'0 hns caused a run upin
them similar to that upon a suspected lanlt.
Some tlrms have sought to rea;suro their
clients by sending out circulars asking them
to Inspect thu securities they hold for them,
but In other eases whore frightened clients
have demnnded tho production of tholr se
curities none nro In oxlstenco.
In their own Interest many clients are
hushing up theso scandals ns the only hope,
of getting paid.
No Heitrets for Stanley.
(Copyright. ISrA by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May B. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Sir Henry
M. Stanley's retirement from parliament
excites not tho faintest rlpplo of Inteicut in
political clrcleH. Ho mado no mark In tho
Hnu.so of Commons. His autocratic man
ner, both of speech and of conversation, w.n
resonted, and tho houso toon set him down
as n remarkable man out of place. Ilia
health has been very bad lately. Ho suffers
with Increasing frequency and pain from
n stomach disorder caused by tho privations
he underwent In bU exploration days.
WAR BECOMES A BORE
Swill London Cannot Endnre the Tiresome
Proceedings in South Africa.
GAIETY RULES IN THE GREAT CAPITAL
Even Monrning ii Laid Aiide Because
Kegreta Are Uaelisi.
GAMBLING RULES AS NEVER BEFORC
Smart People Turn to Betting to Qivo
Them Some Relief.
BRIUGE WHIST II S THE CALL NOW
IIIkIi Wnitcru on This (iniue I.nnUril o"i
ns nn Antidote to tlir Depres
sion Cnused liy the
CuinpnlK".
(Copyright. I00O, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May C (New York World
CablegramSpecial Telegram.) Tho ex
citement in society over the war Is begin
ning to stale. Its horrors no longer thrill
the fashionable crowd; Its unexpected dura
tion Is making It a bore; Its subduing In
fluence) on society's frivolous humors has
vanished. If tho uecepted order of things
wero reversed and blograph pictures wero
exhibited at Illoemfonteln of the dining
hour ut the leading restaurants, of the gay
scenes In tho enclosure nt Newmarket or
Sandowno. or the laughing throngs In the
stutls ot the West End theaters it would
be a painful revelation to the husbands
nnd lovers nnd brothers and even sons who
nro facing tho terrible privations nnd wear
ing the anxieties of this bootless and in
glorious campaign.
Society has dropped even the semblance
of mourning. It Is true not so many smart
houses nro open for entertaining as during
a normal season, but that Is a mild im
posture. Their owners do their cntertnln
ing nt restaurants Instead. It Is cheaper,
less trouble and brighter. The opera sub
scription Is filled Just as if there were no
wnr. Not only have peoplo who havo lost
near rclntlics loft off mourning, but some
havo subscribed for boxes for the opera.
Tho prince of Wales encourages this re
vival of social gaiety. Ho has been se
verely hit of late himself by the death within
a short space ot threo ot his most Intimate
friends Charles Corrca, Recorder Sir
Charles Hall and Henry Petre but ho loses
no tlmo In usoIcfh regrets nnd has been
actively engaged this week in selecting
from tho list submitted to him threo
aspirants to fill tho vacancies In his omni
bus box at the opera caused by tbeso
deaths.
A big catastrophe might plunge society
into gloom and apprehension again, but
meanwhile the war Is losing Interest, as Its
Indefinite prolongation Is regarded as un
avoidable. Perhaps It la tho reaction from the- pre
ceding gloom .which is making gambling In
various forms moro rife than ever. Tho
racing onclosuro docs not now provide
jsulhclent excitement during the day, so
long into tne nignt nriago wntst is played
and extravagant sums change hands. No
lady can hope to be acceptable to smart
society who does not play brldgo and Is
not prepared to rlfck large bets. A pro
fessional expert In the game, who has rooms
nt the Hoymarket, Is driving a lucrative
trade, giving thlrty-mlnuto lessons at S3
each to relays of fashionable and would-bo-fashlonahlo
women nnd men. Tho expert
was a physician, enjoying a good practice,
but he finds the cultivation ot the latest
society fad vastly more money-mnklng than
tho pursuit of science. A Cambridgo pro
fessor and ex-senior wrangler has started
tho samo business. His atelier Is qulto an
exclusive rendezvous.
The duchess of Devonshire Is high priest
ess ot tho brldge-playlng smart socloly
which, owing to ber consuming passion for
tho gnmc, has irrevcrontly christened her
"Port Vecchin."
Ilridgo Is not only played In the houpea,
but Is tho Inevitable accompaniment to rail
road Journeys, a folding raril table and com
plete set of brldgo equipment being regarded
the most up-to-dato present to a lady.
WAS A WARNING TO GERMANY
Secretary limit's Ante on the Monroe
Iloetrlue .Vol n lllnnk Nor
Itniiilom Shot.
(Copyright. 1310, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May C (New York World Ca-
1 blegramSpeclal Telegram.) War Secre
tary Root's outburst concerning the Monroo
doctrlno was not n mere shut fired Into
space, as his subsequent explanation would
teem lo Indlcnle.
Its truo history has been learned and it
is this:
In tho course nf tho negotiations of th
purchase of tho Danish West Indies Islands
tho German government Intln.ated to tho
Danish thnt Germany, In view nf Its futuro
naval policy, desired to purchase a site for
a coaling station In tho Danish West In
dies and that any dea with the United
States should bo subject to that condition.
Germany can mako Itself disagreeable to
Denmark In many ways and tho DanUh
government represented Itself to Washington
ns being compelled to accede to Germany's
dcmarfd. or elso to abandon the Idea of sell
ing the Islands to tho United States.
This was tho origin of Mr, Root's ap
parently abstract warning.
I can further slato that Mr. Henry
White's present visit to Washington Is di
rectly connected with tho question of tho
Danish West Indies. Tho negotiations wero
originated by him when ho was charge
d'affaires hero and ho has gono over to
do nil ho can to help carrying nut tho trans
actions. CECIL RHODES HAS A LIVER
London Speeulntnrs l.enrn thnt It Hns
lleen Mnrked "llnd Order"
hy ii Doctor.
(Copyright, 13U), by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May .1. (New York World Ca
blegramSpeclal Telegraio.) Av commotion
has been created In tho Inner South African
financial circles by a rumor that while Cecil
Rhodes was In London a lending specialist,
who was applied to for a physical examina
tion, found a serious liver trouble of ma
standing.
Mr. Rhodes has been ordered on a strict
regime. His favorlto drink, Guinness' stout,
Is absolutely forbidden and only n limited
quantity nf tho lightest white wine l per
mitted. This unpleasant news had as much
to do with his sudden departure aa an
thing elte.
If anything should happen to remove or
Incapacltntc Rhodes there would be a ter
rific crash In Kaffirs-though probably the
ultimate result would bo to place them on a
healthier basis.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Ve.lther Foreenst for Nebrnska
Probably Showers; Cooler.
I'ase.
1 Huberts' l'rorrs In South Afrlon.
I'nrls I'll I r Alrrmly n Print.
London Society Tires of the Wnr.
i'n run it ii In South est ehrnskn.
'2 'Wlint the I'ulltlelniis Are Dolour.
(Insslp front Hie (lernimi Cnpltnl.
il lli'iivy llnll Mo nn nt ('iiinlirlilm'.
Ion ii Iteptihtlenns Are Knthnslnstle
(ieiiernl Otis Starts for llnine,
I liifiiriiiHtlnn Cihh'itiiIiik the Strike
Alfnlrs nt iniitli 4) in ft li ii.
JS A liy Treves Hiimlril the Women.
I'hnlern's Horrors lleeotnliiK Worse
tl I. list WeeU In Oniiilin Soelnl Clreles,
7 Otnnliii Women on Mrs.lllnlne's 11 n it
H L'iiiiiii'II ItlnlTs I.nent Mntters.
t) Oinnliu Wins First (innie nt Denier.
l'mnrlle Wins the Metropolitan.
10 Some I'ri'nli) ti-rlnn l.iiivtnnhers.
Work for All W ho Wnnt Work.
11 Omnhn's Clinnee to Win n I'eniinnt.
12 (I rent Tide of lininluriit Inn to West.
It In the Ilo in ii I nf Wiiiiiiin.
J." A in use nn-nt mid Mnslenl .Mutter.
Srcrrt nnd He ne olent Orders,
KJ "The I'iktti llehlnil the Leree."
17 IIIkIi Art In the Cnrv I hk of Wood,
IrrlKiitlnn Work In South Afrlcn.
IS llilltnrlnl nnd Ctiiiiiiicnt.
It) Some lliiuil Short l.oenl Stories.
Triulen I nliitis mill Trnde Trusts.
20 With lllniiiiilnu Youth of Dihu-khI.
21 Co in inert! I n I nnd l-'liiiinc litl
21 Feeil-In-Trniislt VlUe Restored.
MONEY MARKET EASING OFF
Tone In Kiiulnml .More Kni'oiirnulnu,
hut Ilmik Itntes Are Still
SUIT.
(Copyright, V by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May 5. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho tone
of the money mnrket Is slightly easier,
owing to payment of an installment of
tho war loan, the best threo months' bill,
being again taken ut 4 per cent, but the
Dank of England still continues to charge
5 for advances. Thero Is no Immediate
prospect of dearer money, neither Is there
nny probability of any nppreclablo relaxa
tion In rates. If tho Dank ot England Is
willing to give facilities to Import gold, it
Is understood a considerable quantity
would como out. American gold. In tho
absenco of facilities, Is being shipped di
rect to Paris to meet tho disbursements
ot tho throng of American tourists now In
thnt country. The Dank of England is
much criticized for losing tho opportunity
to lower tho value of money by offering
slightly better terms for American gold.
On the stock markets thero has been no
stimulus to Increase the volume of busi
ness or Improve values. Consols, nnd gllt
edgod securities have hecn conspicuously
weak. Homo rates havo gono steadily
ilownwnrd and the strong bear attack In
New York has continued the ndverso move
ment In Americans. Tho Khaki loan contin
ues to hover between 1 nnd 1 l-1il premium,
the reported beginning of Roberts' advance
doing nothing to enhance confldeneo in a
market grown skeptical of nil except oc
compllsbed facts. Dank of England stock
fell 1 and thero Is no business to speak
of In foreign government securities, whllo
South Africa mining stock is still firmly
embedded In the slough of despond.
SHAW'S NEW PIECE A WINNER
Vngrnrles nf Its Vesetarlnn Anthor
.Not KnntiKh to Destroy Ills
Work's Artistic .Merits.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Mny B. (New York World
Cnblogrnm Special Telegram.) George Der
nard Shaw's Comedy, "You Never Can Tell,"
written for tho Hnymarket. but never pro
duced there, wns placed with greut success
at a Strand theater matinee this week.
The piece Is, In effect, an Interview be
tween a father and his family from whom
ho has been long separated. It reaches the
height of dramatic emotion nt times, 'but
whenever ho feels himself getting serious
Shaw lets fly somo satirical shaft that de
stroys tho wholo Illusion. Still I1h sheer
cleverness, Its brilliant humor and artlotic
Individualization of character extort admira
tion. Shaw wna not present. Ho said he had
got sick of tho play during tho rehearsals,
besides which ho had to attend a vestry
meeting that afternoon.
Speaking of how be works, Shaw, who la
a teetotaler, vegetarian, rational dresser and
n patron of every other conceivable fad,
said:
"When I wnnt to work I havo to go In
tho country In tho fresh air early In the
morning. That Is what makes my work dif
ferent from that of other writers. Thoy
wrlto In town at night. First they poison
themselves with alcohol and tobacco, drink
ing and smoking nt their dinner. Then
they go Into their studios, draw tho blinds,
(urn on tho light and work. Tho conse
quence Is that almost nil modern literature
is drunken. A taint of tobacco, wine and
of meat entlng runs right through It."
SARGEANT AND ABBEY LEAD
Ainerlenn Artists AkiiIii i'nke the
Honors nt the Itoyul A end em y
Inhibition.
(Copyright, inon, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May 5. -(Now York World Ca
blegramSpeclal Telegram.) Onco again
tho honore of tho Royal Academy exhibi
tion nro easily with two American nrtlsts,
J. S. Sargeant nnd Edwin Abbey. The for
mer Jiao several portraits, tho best among
them being a group nf threo daughters of
Percy Windham, father of tho under see
rotary ot wnr Lady Elcho, Mrs. Pamola
Tennnnt nnd Mrs. A. Dcuno, threo remark
ably beautiful women. Snrgeani's diploma
work u Venetian Interior, displays his tal
ent in qulto ft new light, whllo his portrait
j of Lord Chief Justice Rusi.ell Is regarded
I ns worthy of tho greatest period of tho Eng
i llsh portrait ochool.
Ahbny's "Trial of Katharine, of Arragon"
Is a magnificent pleco of coloring and com
position. Orchardson's much talked of "Royal Pic
ture," four generations ot tho royal family,
from tho queen to Prince Edward of York,
Is a lamentable failure.
Tho general standard of tho work Is
abovo tho nvorago.
AGENTS OF A FENIAN PLOT
Kvldeiiee Ami In Hi the Men Wiio
Dyiininlli'il the I, nek of the
Wellnnd (.'mini,
TORONTO, Ont.. May H. Tho ovldonce
which will bo produced at tho trial on Mon
day of tho threo men charged with attempt
ing to blow up lock No. il In the Wclland
canal, It Is understood, will show that tho
prlsnneiH woro not thn Instruments of tho
labor element of Durfalo supposed to bo an
tagonistic to a Canadian route, for grain
traffic, but the agents of a Fenian plot.
It ban ben learned that tho threo men
concerned In tho outrage arrived at Duffaln
from a city on the Atlantic seaboard. They
wero unacquainted with Duffalo and left for
Niagara Falls at thn earliest possible mo
ment after their arrival In HutUlo,
WIND LEAVES WRECK
WilionrilU and Vicinitj Rivaled b; a
Tinifio Hurricane,
HAILSTORM FOLLOWED BY A TORNADO
Widnpread Destruction Wrought b the
Tnin Demone of the Air.
NIGHT SHUTS OUT DETAILS OF SCENE
Darkntti and Delnge of Rim Prevent
Knowledge of Kuin'a Extent.
SEVERAL PERSONS KNOWN TO BE HURT
.Mnny Houses nnd Other lliillillnus
llltixin to Atoms it nil Cenernl
Unuiiiue to Property Is
Immense,
WILSONVILLE, Nob., May K. (Special
Telegram.) A tcrrlllc cyclone visited this
vicinity this evening nt about fi o'clock uud
x darkness settled over tho town nnd coun
try It hides nn Indescribable sccno of deso
lation and destruction. Whero onco stood
beautiful homes thero Is scarcely anything
to Indicate that houses stood thero.
Tho storm began with tho norst hall
storm ever witnefsed in this country. Hail
stones measuring nlno Inches In circum
ference fell. Thousands of windows wero
shattered and boards and shingles wero
broken Into splinters.
After the hailstorm subsided n tornado
was seen forming in tho southwest. It
passed through the north part ot town and
demolished tho Presbyterian church, a
brick house, numerous barns nnd nuthouses.
Slnco tho storm your correspondent has
visited tho path ot the storm west of here.
S. S. Gerrlsh's houso nnd barn, two miles
west of town, arc completely destroyed. Tho
family happened to be nwny.
A. Tower's residence nnd outbuildings nro
a mats of ruins and the family, who were
I In the houso ut the time, were badly In
j Jurcd.
Rev. Lavlnc's new houso was demolished,
i John MeComb'8 buildings wero destroyed
I but no one hurt.
j 11. A. Ronnie's houso Is In rulnB nnd Mr.
I Dournn Is Injured.
M. E. McFarland's nnd A. D. Pierce's la-go
i
barns wero blown down.
.VIkIiI Shuts Out Scene,
A school house two miles west of here wa3
blown Into thousands ot pieces nnd there Is
probably a large amount of other damage
done which wo havo not heard of yet. Tho
I night shuts out the scene and the deluge of
j water prevents persons from bringing news
to town. Thero Is destruction everywhere
In tho path of tho siorm and the morrow
I will probably bring new stories of Io5&os to
property nnd perhaps life.
J It will bo -absolutely Impossible to give
j anything like nn adequate Idea ot the
. amount of damage done by the storm before
daylight will permit n careful survey nf
i tho scene. Wllsonvllle's peoplo nro busy
tonight trying to fix up their shattered
homes so ns to protect what was not de-
stroyed by tho wind from being ruined
by the awful downpour of water that has
followed. Thrse who aro not victims of
tho storm's wrath havo had all they could
attend to In assisting their less fortunate
neighbors.
Most serious, though, Is tlm condition
In the country along the trark of tho tor-
I nndn. It Is Impossible to mako a systematic
! search, owing to tho darkness and the
j storm, and thero is no way nf telling how
! many poor sufferers nro waiting somewhere
along tho devastated path for tho suctor
that may never reach them.
All efforts ut rescue parties havo proven
failures tonight, becausn tho conditions
aro Hiirh us to absolutely preclude any
thing llko effoetlvo movements through tlm
flolds or along tho lanes. Parties aro pre
pared to start as early as tho light' will
allow on Sunday morning nnd will mako
a thorough search for klllcl and wounded.
Only conjectures are posslblo tonight, but
theso aro of tho woist sort nnd there aro
many gloomy forebodings for thn coming
j of Suuday to this stricken section.
THOUSANDS OF JAPS COMING
lleports liiillriite u (.rent Influx nf
(he litukees of the
Orient.
TACO.MA, Wnsh., Mny 5.-Olncers of thn
sleamship Tacoma, which arrived from
Yokohi'iua yesterday, speaking of tho gieat
number of Japanese Hocking to tho United
Stntes ami Drltlsh Columbia, say It wan
current talk In Yokohama that there would
be 30,000 Japanese to leave their native
country for Ilrltlsh Columbia nlnno Hi's
summer, and It Is believed that the number-coming
to the Unlied States will tin
enormoiiB. Tho steamer Tnsu Maru Is now
due on the sound with 1.H00 Japanese, on
board, and tho Dalnyvostork. ono of tho
Tacoma liners, will bo here In a fow days
with 000 more.
DIES FROM CIVIL WAR WOUND
(ienernl llnlley, One of the Fniuiius
"Old (Jutiril" of (irnnt,
I'nsses Aiiny.
UNIONTOWN, Pa., May 5. Oenoral Silas
M. Ralley, ono of tho 306 of tho famoun
"Old Guard." which stood by General Grant
lu tho convention of 18S0. died at hln homo
hero tolay aged fil years, of brain trouble,
which resulted from a bullet wound re
ceived during tho war. After tho war Pren
Idnnt Johnson breveted him major general
of volunteers for gallant service. Ho waa
elected Mute, treasurer by thu republicans
of Pennsylvania lu 1SS1.