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OMAHA, SAT Ul? DAY MOirNTNG. MAY t-MJ, 1900--TWELYE PAGES.
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ON TO BOER CAPITAL I
Lord Bobiiti' Forces Continue Prming On
Toward Pretoria.
TO CROSS THE VAAL TCDVY OR SUNDAY
British Ontposts Were Twenty-Six Miles
from the River ThnrtcUy.
BOERS' MOVEMENTS VEILED IN MYSTERY
Embargo on News from Ocm Paul's OoHatry
Still Gontinuci.
ONLY INFORMATION BY WOfD CF MOUTH
Ornl Report Arc (lint Iliirnliprn Arc
(Innrri'lltiK Aiiioiik The nmr.l en
I'lirllllrnHntm Melon .Mndc Itrmly
In lleeeltc Genernl ltnlli-r.
LONDON, Mny 26.-3:30 a. in. The latest
Intelligence from Ixrd Roberts' hcadquarteis
at Vrcdcfort station, tiled Thursday, 515 p.
m., huh that the llrltlah wcro rapidly ad
vancing. (Icncral Hamilton had crtccted a
Junction with Lord Roberts. Tho country
In front of thom was clear of Doers to VII
Joen's drift. Tho Doors wero evacuating all
their positions (touth of tho Vaal river and
6,000 hnd already uroHScd to tho north bank.
I'rohably (lencral French's cavnlry Is already
rocnnnoltcrlng tho forda of tho Vaal.
Tho War olllco observers cxpe.ct that the
next dispatch from tho Meld marshal will be
dated In sight of the Transvaal frontier.
Dennett Riirlolgh, writing to the Dully Tel
egraph from Vrcdofort, Thursday morning,
said Lord Roberta would doubtless cross
tho Vaal river on Saturday or Sunday. The
Hrltlsh outposts wero then at Erste Qcluk,
nine miles nurth "of Vrcdefort and twenty
rlx miles south of tho Vaal river. The rail
way Ih much damaged.
Whllo tho Drltlsh In overwhelming forco
ro thtlR rapidly approaching the TranBvaal
tho movements of tho Doers aro onvclopcd
In mystery. The last Pretoria newspaper to
V-cneh Lourcnzo Marqucz was a week old.
Everyone seeking to cross the Portuguese
border from tho Transvaal Is searched for
riowspapers and letters. Dispatches and
mall letters containing oven harmless refer
ences to tho war aro suppressed. The only
news that has emerged, from tho Transvaal
luring the last ten days has como by word
of mouth.
According to theso oral reports yesterday
tho Doors woro quarreling among them
selves. Transvaal paper money was circu
lating at SO per cont discount. Docket's
Arm was giving 1 In gold for JCC In paper.
TCrouso & Klluke, tho onglnoem who op
posed the blowing up of tho mines, havo
been dismissed. Commandanto Schulte had
TDccn appointed to defend Johannesburg and
all tha Drltlsh subjects had been turned out.
Tho Transvaalora fear that tho Drltlsh
will blow up the bridge at Komatlpoort,
ithus cutting off their supplies from Dclagoa,
nnd a commando of 500 In guarding tho
fcrldgn against any such attempt by Drltlsh
raiders.
I'relorln Fours Joint Attiick.
H Is reasserted that President Kmger
will retlro to Lydonburg as soon an a batto
Is Imminent at Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Concern in expressed at Pretoria with refer
ence) to tho possibility that (Jcncral Car-
rlngton may come down from Rhodesia with
fi.000 man to co-operate with as many more
entering tho Transvaal by way of Mafeklng.
Horso sickness Is said to have broken out
among General Carrlngton's animals.
.Steyn mill Free .Sinter.
Two 'thousand Docra aro near Flcksburg,
'besides small roving parties that come Into
contact with tho Drltlsh while reconnoltcr-
1ng. President Steyn was with these Doers
last. Monday organizing and Inspiriting them
nnd drafting recalcitrants Into tho service.
Tho Drltlsh uro sweeping the country far
nd 'Hide, seizing horses, cattle and grain
Yesterday President Steyn wan reported to
too at Dothlehom with a small Held force
appealing to tho Freo Statcre to defend their
ifrmlom and Independence. lApparontly ho
nnd all tho Frco Staters ho can assemble
will not Join tho TraiiHvnalcrs, 'but will ro
nialn In tho northeastern section of tho Free
State. On Tuesday thcro was heavy cannon
ndlng at Mochcnenz. near Dethlchcm. The
firing began at dusk. Why and with what
result Is not known nt Mazer, Dasutoland
whoro tho nows arrived yesterday.
Cecil Rhodes Is at Dclra, Portuguese Kast
Africa. Fuller, a member of tho Capo par
liament, who Is supposed to bo a conflr'jnto
of Rhodes, said In tho course of a speech at
Capetown yesterday, when proposing the
health of Rhodes, that the latter was then
working to consolidate South Africa from
tho Zambesi to Table Day.
Radon-Powell declines to act at tho sttg
gestlnns of his frlomlH that he should re
turn to England for rest. Ho Is determined
to retain his active command at the front
Advices from Mafeklng dated May 20 say:
"Tho Doers aro entrerlchlng at Polfontoln
twenty miles east of Mafeklng. Tho Nor
thern railway Is now repaired to a point
within four miles of tho town. Ample sup
idles of plain food nro coming In. Colonel
Iladm-t Powell voluntsrlly gave tip fifty-three
Jlocrs and eleven wounded to tho Doer com
mandant, who thanked him for his kind
nehs.
"Tho Daratongs. stimulated by tho RrltlBh
suiresses. attacked tho rebel natives at
Kletfonteln May 19. and took much loot
They released Saul, the old chief who hai
rendered good servlco to tho Drltlsh In
keeping Mafeklng hupplled with news of the
Deer operations."
Ilciid) to (.'rent Duller.
Tho Times haa the following from New
castle dated Thutrday: "Tho Doers aro
fortlf) lr.fr a very large semicircular post
Hon, extcnii'ng from Majuba to Pongwana,
1irgo numbers j-o busy Intrenching and six
Kims aro visible." '
(lencral Duller has communicated to the
colonial government Colonel Dethune's re
rort of tho loss of tho squadron of Dethune's
horse In tho nmbush at Vryheld. Tho report
tays that "this regrettable affair whs due
to the Impetuosity of Captain lioff, who was
killed."
Lieutenant Roberts, a nephew of Lord
Roberts, wan accidentally shot through the
right knee by a servant nt Moilder river
Wednesday, Ills condition Is not dangerous
I,o)iIn rutin 'lnirnc oimeuie.
LONDON. May 25. In reply to a request
of tho Associated Preis for a statement In
reference to the allegations of the Dally
Kxprcsa of this city claiming to expoeo the
tii made by Dr. l.eyils, the diplomatic agent
of tho Transvaal, of the Transvaal secret
norvlro fund, It being ataerted that numerou
continental newspapers were bribed, It ha
received tho following btatemont signed by
the legation at Drusirls
"Relative to the- Ensllsh reports, Dr
I.oydi does not canchlcr It necessary to say
anything about such nonecnK". In regard to
the peacn minora and thn potrlbllltlrs of
prolonging tho struggle, bo caunot express
cis opinion."
TALMAGE ON THE TROUBLE
Sii)- Hi. n f t-Kii K M I Mrr(ln In
Ainerlen An- Intended Solely In
llnriihi llir I'renlilrnt.
((jiyPrris Publishing Ca )
TnltiwMLBJjjc chronicle
reproscti'dllvcTsffmK's attlttido
on tho South African wltNIHVi have per
sonally gathered from theflPesldcnt and
cabinet that they have no Intention what
ever of Interfering. Apart from every other
consideration America nt present has her
hands full enough of her own troubles.
Generally speaking the relations between
nngluud and America are what they ought i
to be that of mother and daughter, and
of u mcst cordial character. Thcs? anti
English meetings aro organized1 for purely
political reasons, the desire being to form
a party hostile to the prcs.dent. The latter,
however. Is such a good, honest man that
1 feel sure he wi)l be re-elected as certainly
as the sun rises. He Is altogether an nd
mlrablo mun and his homo llfo Is the ad
miration of every true American. He will
be rn-elected on n plitform of prosperity
and no other plank will tic required."
ENVOYS' TIME IS LIMITED
It Will .Not He I'iiknIMp In Aeeept All
o( (lie lin Million
It I il.
WASHINGTON, May 23. Tho following
tatcmcnt was issued today by the Doer en
voys-, who aro at present In this city:
Messrs. Fischer. Weasels and Wolmunins,
who nrii rnnresentlnir tho South African re
publics In this country, have lerelvcd many
pressing invitations trom mosi oi me mrBu
cities of the United States to visit them,
but owlnc to the short time tney nave to
spend In this country It will nut be lo.
slblo to accept all of the Invitations re
reived. It I thnlr Intention to return as
soon as circumstances permit to their own
country, staying In Kurope siilllclent time
to carry out tneir instructions, nut ueioru
lenvlni? thev hiive eimelllded to yield to tho
great demand on the part of the American
leopiu to spend a tew more nays in Ainrr
en itnd iliev huvo comiudc-d llrst of nil to
visit Hiiltlmore. Philadelphia, Providence
and Hoston during next week. After visit
ing these cities they are in hopes of being
nl)lo to sparo the time to extend their vWIt
to several cities In tho middle stotes. timely
notillcutlon of which will bo given to tho
committees who have honored them with
invitations. The common councils ami
mayors of a number of cities are urging
them by resolutions to mako them .i visit
and it may be possible Uut their stuy In
this country mu bo prolonged a few days
to meet their wishes. The envoys regret
exceedingly that they cannot meet the
great number of people who are so anxious
to nrent them, us thev would llko to do.
They express themselves as very grateful
ror tnn many expressions oi sympauiy
henril nn nil slilex nt the cause that Is HO
dear to them and they trust that the fact
that they cannot visit nil who wish tnem
to do so will In no way Interfere with tho
full and freo exnresslon of sympathy und
goodwill on their part.
WAIl CAMMIIATKS AHH SUCCHSSl'llL,
Majorities In Tim It.-eent Klrutlona
for House of Coiiiiiionw.
LONDON, May 23. Tho election for a
member of the Houso of Commons to repre
sent South Mnnchtatcr was fought on u
khaki platform" and rcstiltiid in a very
largo Increase of tho unionist voto, William
Peel, son of Vlstount Peol, the unionist
graduate, being engaged. The rosult of tho
voto wus: Peel, 5,545: Lelf Jonos, radical
and pro-Doer, 2,458. Unionist majority, 2,t99.
At tho provlous election tho voto stood:
Marquis of Lome, liberal unionist, 0,417;
Sir Henry Roscoe, homo ruler, 4,379. Lib
eral unionist majority, 78.
South Manchester was -undoubtedly a
llboral district from 1883 to 1895, when the
Marquis of Lome wan elected by a ma
jority of only 78. Tho constituency was
formerly represented by Sir Henry Roscoo,
home ruler. Thus both In the Isle of
Wight, division of Hnmpshlrc, where Cap
tain Seally, unionist, was elected by a ma
jority of 1,002. and In South Manchester
this week largo majorities have been
recorded for the war candidate. This will
Immensely strengthen tho government In
Its determination to forco a general elec
tion before tho war fever abates.
MIM ATI HK FHAXCO-lLVfSLIHII WAIl,
Trooim I'nt Down lleninnst rittnra on
the Isle of .Iitbcj.
LONDON, May 25. Serious troublo i
threatened between tho Drltlsh and French
residents of St. Hellers, Island of Jersey,
ono or tho channel groups, owing to tho
pro-Doer attitude of the latter. There have
been soveral collisions and this morning the
troops worn compelled to charge with fixed
bayonets to provent the demonstrators from
Invading tho French quarter. Thirty ar
rests wero made.
The French consul hap reported the situa
tion to tho Drltlsh foreign office, with tho
result that tho latter hns wired to tho gov
ernor, Lieutenant General Sir Hopton, who
Is personally responsible for the maintenance
of order.
QUARTERS FOR COMMITTEE
Ilreltlenllinl lines lo Knnsnn Cll- to
iet Acrnmniniliillon for the
I'oinillst.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 25. John W.
nreldenthal of Topcka, Knn., a membor of
the executive commltteo of the people's
party, camo hero today to engage headquar
ters for tho people's party national com
mltteo during tho democratic convention.
Tho commltteo will bo In a position to con
fer with any committee of the silver repub
licans or tho democratic national conven
tion which may be appointed for that pur
pose. When asked If his party would ask
that a conference committee bo appointed
to discuss candidates nnd the making of a
platform with tho democrats, Dreldenthal
fuld:
"There are a lot of democrats In the south
and east who would resent any Interference
on our part with tho deliberations of tho
demoi-ratlo convention. They do not look
at things exactly as western democrats do,
and for that rcawm we will not tuko the
initiative; but If the democrats want to
confer with us wo will bo hero. That in
nil I caro to say about It."
I'rohllittlonlNlN to Meet nt CiiIiimiIiiik
COLUMDUS. O... May 25.-Rov. J. C.
Halllday of Zancsvllle was made permanent
chairman of tho prohibition stato conven
tion today. F. L. iMct'artney of Columbus
was elected secretary.
After a bitter contest the convention film
Inatcd tho expression that the party would
wage war against tho liquor traffic "In the
namo of Jeans Christ" ministers of tho
gospel protesting against tho uso of tho
words.
Another plank that caused a warm do
bate was a denunciation of officeholders In
Cuba and the Philippines as "boodlors.1
Columbus delegates opposed the expreoalonn
and the clause wag stricken out.
The Initiative and referendum offered by
the committee on resolutions wns also de
featrd. The woman suffrage plank carried
by a fair majority.
J, Knox of Montgomery was nominated
for secretary of state. J. h. Work of Cin
cinnati and Robert Candy of Columbus were
nominated clectors-at-large.
SUIT TO BREAK TOUSEY WILL!
Uis, 8anb B. Rohre: of Council Bluffs Qots
Into Court.
WANTS HER SHARE OF MILLION DOLLARS
Clinrues tliut Her ItelnlHe, Mnry
lleiit'h ToiMey, Wnn I limine When
Hie Left l'nrtiine lo (iinrvher
ii ml Clinrlt).
NEW YORK, May 25. A year after Us ad
mission to probate the will of Mary Reach
Tousey, leaving upward of $1,000,000 to
churches and charity, has been attacked on
the ground of fraud. Notice of contest was
filed today by Mrs. Sarah D. Rohrer of Coun
cil Dluffs, In., tho nearest living relative of
Mrs. Tousey, who now claims the millions.
It was through the action of the counsel
for tho will that Mrs. Rohrer first learned
about the document and took steps to con
tent It.
There attorneys discovered a few weeks
ago that they had nc-glectd to serve notice
on tho helrs-at-law before having tho will
probated. They hastened to repair this
erior, and wr :o to Mrs. Rohrer, citing her
to rhow came beforo the surrogate why the
will should not bo probated:
.Mrs, Rohrer nt once Instituted an Investi
gation. Sho engngcil ex-Judge (leorge M.
CuitU to light tho will:
The bequests to churches and charities In
cluded St. Clement's church. New York, $10.
0U0, as well as u large fatal In Los Angeles
county. California. In the papers It Is
charged that .Mrs. Toueey was Insane when
she mado'tnc will. Fraud und undue Influ
ence uro also charged, but no persons arc
named.
GAYN0RS AS BAD AS NEELY
Keilernl (iriitiil Jury In (icoruln Itec
oinnieiiilft l.uiv lo lint.' Them
i:trinllteil.
AUGUSTA. On., May 25. The grand Jury
of tho United States district court, now In
session with Judge Emory Speor on tht)
bench, mado the following presentment In
reforenco to the celebrated case of tho
Greenes and Oaynors whom Judgo Drown
has refused to extradite from Now York for
trial boforo the United States court In this
district:
"We hnvo respectfully to present That
while wo npprovo tho legislation of congress
for tho extradition for trial of those charged
with crime, in other lands, we yet perceive
dangerous Inconsistency In Its failure to
enact tho proposed legislation for tho re
moval from one stato to auother of men
indlctud In our country for crimes com
mitted against Its laws.
"It scctus commendablo to extradite thcao
accused of postal crimes In Cuba for trial
In that country, but while the greatest hasto
l made In expediting the removal of Ameri
can citizens for trial before a Spanish court,
It seems impossible In view of the absence
of tho necessary legislation to remove men
for trial charged with tho crimes of the
highest magnitude from ono United States
district to another,
"We recommend to our representatives
In congress to do all In their power to cause
tho passago of the law proposed by the at
torney general, which vill have tho effect
of compelling Judges of tho United States
courts to conform to the established practice
In such matters. Surely it is no more im
portant to remove for trial from New York
to Cuba men who are charged with tho
peculation in tho amount of $100,000 than It
Is to remove other men from New York to
Georgia who aro charged with the erahezzlo
mont of moro than $2,000,000 of the govern
ment's money appropriated for the benefit
of tho peoplo of this state and the south."
T. P. A. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
lllehmnnil i'.etm the .N'eit Meeting; nml
OmnliH Secure Third Vice
I'reNlilenf.
NEW ORLEANS, May 25. The National
Travelers' Protective association spent tho
entlro day In discussing constitutional
amendments and balloting for officers.
Richmond, Va., was choacn as the meeting
placo for the next annual convention, after
a spirited contest In which Portland, Ore.,
was tho principal opponent and In which
Kansns City and Cincinnati figured as can
didates.
The following officers wcro elected: E.
C. Rurrows, Peoria, 111., president; M. D.
Johnson, Philadelphia, first vice president:
Robort M. Simons, Denver, Colo., accond
vlco president; E. E. Drew, Omaha, Neb.,
third vlco president; John D. Johnson, Ra
cine, Wis., fourth vlco president; A. C. Mo-
Kay, Llttlo Rock, Ark., fifth vlco president.
Directors John W. McDonald, St. Louis;
C. V.. K. Holland, Houston, Tex.; It. (1.
Thompson, Evnnsvlllo, lnd. Chairman
railroad commltteo J. O. Stacy, Spring
field, III. Chairman Press commltteo V.
A. Ryan, Tcrro Haute, lnd.
Tho delegates will tomorrow bo taken for
nn excursion up tho river to tho Godchauso
plantation, ono of tho largest In tho state.
THREE GET LIFE SENTENCES
Dnllmnn, 'NVnlsli nml Nolln, M'cllnnd
C'niial fonsiilrn torn, Are
Convicted, t
WELLAND, Ont.. May 25. Karl Tlallman.
residence unknown, John Walsh and John
Nolln of Dublin, Ireland, hut lately of Wash
ington, D. O., and Richmond, Va., were
today convicted by Chancellor Doyd and
a Jury for having attempted to wreck lock
24 of the Wclland canal wlthh dynamite and
sentenced to Impilsonmont for life in Kings
ton penitentiary.
The Jury waH out only flvo minutes
Neither of the accused mado any remark
on receiving sentence. No evidence was
produced as to tho motive of tho men, al
though tho crown claims that It was hatched
by tho Clan-na-Gacl.
NO Sl'IM'OHT TO NVOSIA.N SL'FKHAGi:.
(ffiiernl Ansemlily In the South Ile-
fllic to Kmlnrne II.
'ATLANTA. On., May 25. Tho general ns
sombly of tho Presbyterian Church South
today declined to plvo support to womnn
suffrage. After tho devotional exerclfafti
Stated Clerk Alexander nnnounced that he
had on his desk "a vary elaborate com
munlcatlon asking this body to oxtend
moral support to woman suffrage."
Rev, Van Houten of Manchester. Vo., said
"I movo that It bo thrown In the wasto
txiskct." No second.
A voice; "I movo that It bo not re
ceived." Tho clerk stated that tho paper was from
thn National Woman Suffrago association
and signed by Susan D. Anthony. Tho mo
Hon to not receive the communication pre
vailed. Want lliniliiiiirler In Ohio,
FRANKFORT. Ky., May 25. The domo
cratlc state executive) committee has recom
mended that Columbus, O., bo selected as
tho location for tho democratic national
headquarters for the campaign of 1900,
MORE RIOTING IN ST. LOUIS
liter One Hundred tots I'lrril In One
l)eiunnlriitlnn nil n I'ollcc
ninn Wn- mini.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. M. 53. Sympathizers
of the striking street . r men were again
the medium of a rlotor . demonstration to
day, and ns a result nother name was
added to the largo llsi of wounded. This
afternoon an a car on 'C Jefferson avenue
line running south n 'proached Sullivan
avenue It was attacked by n crowd of men
and boys Soveral sho' i were fired at the
car. The policemen on board the car re
turned the fire nnd In ill about 100 shots
were exchanged.
Peter Wells, a patrol, 'an who was riding
on tho front platform, va hit In tho left
armpit, the bullet P oduclng an ugly
wound. Wells remained on the car until It
reached the Ninth dlsirl t police Htatlan. He
was taken to tho Colleg of Physicians nnd
Surgeons, where his wo nd was drersed. It
Is not known who fire the shot, as the
crowd ncattered as soon .is the car reached
their pojltlon. It was rnmorcd. that two
men In the crowd were shot, hut they could
not bo found by tho poll c. A rlH call was
sent In, but when the police arrived the
crowd had dispersed.
Tho differences existing between the
management of the St. Ixmls & Suburban
Railway company and tho union men In
Its employ were satisfactorily adjusted this
afternoon nnd all dangcl of another strike
has been averted.
At 6 a. m. an attoinpt was made by some
body, unknown, to blow up a car on tho
Sp&uldlng avenue line .of tho St. IxmiIj
Transit company. The wheels of the llrst
cur out struck something that exploded with
a loud nolsa and lifted tbe'car two or threo
feet Into tho air. While tho explosion
startled residents for blocks around the
vicinity, no dumago wssmIouc and nobody
was Injured.
Tho Injunction proceedings Instituted by
tho federal authorities a week ago against
W. D. Mahon, president of tho International
Association of Amalgamated'. Street Railway
Employes, and others wcro continued in tho
United States circuit court today to Juno 6.
Ex-Governor Stone announced that ho had
been retained by tho defendants on Thursday
and consequently had not tlmo to fnmlllurUc
himself with the merits of the points- at
Isstio.
District Attorney Rozler asked leave to tile
a supplemental list of defendants to that
which had already been submitted. The re
quest wus granted.-
n Cnrpet NVeiivcrs' StrlUr.
PHILADELPHIA. May 23. After n con
ference with tho manufacturers tho Ingrain
Carpet Loom Fixers' and Weavers' union has
decided not to Insist upon the demund re
cently mndo on the manufacturers for nn
Increaso of 7 per cent In wages, to go Into
effect June 1. By this decision a strike of
about 8,000 men Is averted.
The manufacturers' pointed out that they
aro paying nt present higher rates of wnges
than are paid In other cities and could not
pay tho advance. The omployers recognized
the right of the men to form unions.
Oi'KnnlxInK Steel Workers.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.Lcaders of tho
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers say they 'determined to
organlzo soveral largo mil iwhen tho new
scale Is signed by tho mar . ?turors. They
say It Is now time to f -v-rral mills.
r U. .... 'n....i.i..k ,f -r. r.i
luCIUUing liic mmiuuK dm. riuiiiuaiuau
plants of the Carneglo contpuny, Into line.
W. II. Evans, the suspended vice presi
dent of thn Fifth district of Indiana, ha:
not beun reinstated.
It sosms very probablo that President
Shaffer will bo re-elected.
CHASE AFTER AGUINALD0
Itnttnllnn of Thirty-third Pursues
Trull of I'lllplimn Aciokh Dlf
llcnlt Country.
MANILA, May 25. Major Peyton C.
March, with a battalion of the Thirty-third
Infantry, and Colonel Luther R. liars', with
another part of the Thirty-third infantry,
while scouring tho country northeast of Den
guer, report that they have struck tho trail
of a party of Filipinos traveling in tho
mountains nnd believe they are escorting
Agulnaldo. Major March Is continuing tho
pursuit across an exceedingly difficult coun
try beyond the tolcgraph lines.
Sergeant Derry nnd four privates of Com
pany D of tho Twenty-seventh regiment
have rescued the daughter of tho president
of San Mateo from somo Ladrones who had
abducted her. Afterwards twelve Ladrones
ambushed them, killing tho sergeant. Threo
privates stood off tho hand whllo the other
secured reinforcements. Seven Ladrones
were killed.
Lieutenant W. P. Elliott of the United
States cruiser New Orleans died recently at
Cavlto of apoplexy, resulting from sun
stroke.
MAY FIND THE BARS RAISED
Tn II. of i:cliidliin .Mullet nml Fit..
Iinrrls on Account of Convic
tion of Crimes.
NEW YORK, May 25. No decision has
been reached In tho mattor of admitting to
this country Joseph Mullet nnd James Fltz
harrls, known as "Skln-the-Goat," the two
ox-convlcls who aro duo to arrlvo hero to
morrow on the Lucnnla. Mullet nnd Fltz
harris woro convicted and sentenced to llfo
Imprisonment for complicity in tho murder of
Ijord Frederick Cavendish and Mr, Durko, In
Phnonlx park, Dublin, nn May 8, 18S2, but
wero recently liberated. They arei now on
their way hero and thoy expect to find
friends- and financial support In this country.
It Is believed that, the men should bo ex
cluded from this country under that part of
tho Immigration law which bars persons who
havo been "convicted of a felony or other
Infamous crime or misdemeanor luvolvltig
moral turpitude."
Edward F. McSweney, assistant commis
sioner of immigration, said yesterday that
tho Bplrlt nnd letter of tho law would he
faithfully followed. It Is not yet certain,
howovor, whether tho men will bo excluded
or not, as It may be decided that they do
not fall within tho prohibition of thn law.
No Statement frnni I'rlee-.MeCornileK-,
NEW YORK. May 25. It Is lmprobablo
that tho assignee of Price. McCormlck &
Co.. tho brokerago houso which failed yeu
terday. will bo able to Issue, a statement of
the fulliiro to,day. A forco of expert ac
countants and clerks worked on tho bboks
thn greater part of last night, and the Indi
cations are that It will bo n day or two be
foro a statement can be prepared for tho
creditors.
Theodore II. Price, the head of tho rol
lapsed llrm, nnnounced today that his mar
rlago to Miss Eugenie, Dyer, which was to
havo taken place on Monday next In tho
church of tho Epiphany, will occur tomor
row at tho bride's residence In this city.
Thero will be no hrldestnalds, no maids of
honor nnd no guests. It was reported yes
terday that the marrlago would ho In
definitely postponed because nt tho failure.
TiMvne .Name Scrciiiit-nl- rius,
MINNEAPOLIS. May 25,-Chalrman C. A.
Towne announces that he has appointed J
C. Campbell of Los Angeles bcrgeant-at-.irnu
for 'the national bllvcr republican touven
PUBLIC EMPLOYES IN CUBA
Citizens of the Iiltnd Are Engaged h tb
8e?eal BepirtmtnU.
ONLY A FEW AMERICANS HAVE PLACES
Artnnl I'lKiire Show (lie Clinrjte Hint
n Horde of Vnnkee Cnriet linn
Uer linn Otermn the Inlttnil
li lneorreel.
WASHINGTON, May 26. (Special Tele
gram.) In connection with statements re
cently made In congress thnt thcro la a
hordo of Amcricnn officeholders In Cuba, a
few figures on the subject may be of Inter
est. Tho principal offices in which Ameri
cans nro employed under the military gov
ernment are the division and department
hradqtinrtcis. In these offices American.)
necessarily predominate, by reason of
their knowledge and experience In handling
military business. Tho principal officials
In the offices af treasurer aud Midltor of the
Island are nlfo nereMmrlly Americans con
venant with American administrative
methods. In the executive departments,
such as state nnd government, finance, etc.,
few if any Americans nro employed, in ad
dition to these offices Americans nro cm
ployed in tho engineer's department, postal
department nnd customs service. The em
ployes of all these offices aggregate 2,251, of
which number only 378, or 16.8 per cent,
arc Americans. Tho Judicial, penal nnd
municipal machinery throughout the Island
is entirely In the hands of Cubans.
Charges that tho customs branch of the
government In Cuba will show as largo pec
ulations as hao been unenrthed In the pen
tal servlco of the Island aro Indignantly
denied by War department officials, who
court the fullest Investigation.
Already machinery for n most searching
inquiry has been started, and Senator Piatt,
chairman of the committee on Cuban af
fairs, proposes to go to the bottom of
charges made of wrongdoing on the part of
officials and to bring about their speedy
punishment.
CiikIoiiin ( hen ply t'ollecled.
It will be Interesting to know that In the
customs service, against which tho last
charges nro brought, there are 515 Cubans',
as against tlfty Americans. Major Taskcr II.
Dllss of the regular army is In charge of
this branch of the service In Cuba, and
there Is no man who stands higher In mili
tary affairs than does Major Dllss. His
conduct of tho office has placed him among
the front rank of customs experts nnd ho Is
bj considered In tho Treasury department.
He has brought about reforms and has re
duced the cost of the office to n lower de
gree than exists In the United States.
Tho following table shows employes In
Cuba In several branches of the ecrvlec up
to April 1:
MILITARY G O V i; It NM K NT.
Amor- Cu
leans. bans. Others.
nivlMlnn of Cuba. General
Woods' headquarters .. W
Department of Havana... 25
Department of Matunzas
und SnuUi Clara. Gen
eral J. H'. Wilson's
headquarters 2S
Department of Province
of Havana and Jinar
del Jllo. General Fit-
liugh Leo's headquar
ters It
Engineer department ....101
r.
10
Total 107 173
CIVIL GOVKRNM E NT.
Treasurer of Island 8 t
Auditor of Island 17 21
Department of posts 45 11
Departircnt of state and
government 15.1
Department of lltiuucc.... I SO
De-iartinent of Justice
nnd instruction S3
Department of agricul
ture, commerce, Indus
tries and inihllc .works.. 100
Havana, postotllco 24 151
Interior lostolllces 3G 4(11
Star route .V
Customs Major T, II.
Dllss 50 515
31
103
11
Totnl
1SI 1333
Grand totnl 37S 1727 H0
Making in nil 2,254, Per cent Americans
1C.8. Cubans 76.6, others 6.H.
An order was Issued today discontinuing
the postotllco at Josselyn, Dawson county;
mall to Overton. Pontolllce haa been or
dered established at Copperton, Carson
county, Wyo with Cecilia Teller ns post
mistress.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Carnarvon,
Sac county, Harry A. Daane.
South Dakota Demi, Meade county, Ira
L. Huzlcton.
Tho condition of Wyoming national banks
on April 2fi, compared with February 13,
fihows totul resources havo Increased to
$5,006,870; caBh reserve- to $351,957, of
which tho gold holdings Increased to
$258,273. Individual deposits wero $3,481.
.ISt, nnd the average reserve held had ad
vanced from 27.03 to 30.04 per cent.
NEELY WORKED ANOTHER LINE
Cnlinns Would J,IUe to Know Whnl
lleenine or the Lottery Tickets
lie t'oiiriocnted.
(Copyright, inoo, by Press Publishing Co.)
HAVANA, May 25. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Another post
office scandal has cropped out today. Span
iards and Cubans nro asking what ha's be
enmo of tho Madrid, Mexican nnd San Do
mingo lottery tickets which Neely seized in
tho mnlls arriving hero. Hundreds of lottery
tickets wero taken from letters opened In
tho Havana postofflco after Rathbono de
clared that the lotteries could not make
UM of thn malls nnd now they havo disap
peared. These tickets were never burned
publicly. Their whereabouts and the lists
and letters contained nro also a mystery. Ev
erybody Is alto objecting to the onerous 10
rentaves levied upon every letter reaching
Cuba from tho United States.
It transpires now that tho wife of a Span
ish lieutenant whom Neely took to Saratoga
laft summer was a clao confidant In all his
transactions. Sho ran a fiirnlrbed room
houso for Americans on tho Prado, Neely
assisting In tho management.
Hnrulnrx nt llnrily.
HARDY. Neb., May 25. (Spr clal.)
Durglars entered tho grocery ptore of T. M.
Fair nt this plaen last night by forcing the
door open and opened tho safe, which was
not locked. They eccured only $2 or $3 In
coin, but they carried away some $5,000
worth of good notes to Mr. Falr'B order. Ho
offers a reward of $10 for tho return of
these.
I'liKtponc Trmmfcr of Oilier.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. May 25. The court of
appeals did not pass upon tho motions to
dismiss without prejudice nnd other tech
nical motions, pending in tho minor contests
today, and the transfer of the slate offlecrs
will bo postponed till next week.
Nrhrnskii .Mini Appointed.
DILLER. Neb., May 25. (Special. ) 3.
Paik Ko-ns, a prominent young man of this
place, received an appointment yesterday In
tho census department at Washington, U. C
to commence July 1.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
l'nrccnxt for .Nelirnsttn.
Forecast for Nebraska:
Generally Fair; Variable Winds.
Trinnerntnrr nt OiiimIiii tndnj I
Hour. Den
Hour.
lien.
.1 n. in ..... . till
II n. in I..-,
7 n. in (Ill
ii. in 7l
II n. in 7.
III n. ti 711
II ii. in 77
liJ m 7N
1 !'
7.s
it It. m 7S
t P. in 7.s
." i. in 7)1
tl i. n 7S
7 l. in 7S
h p. in 77
I) i. in 7.-V
MORGAN DRAGS THE CANAL IN
Aliiliiiinn Seniitnr Mil n Ac iiilltlnn of
the riiHIiilnen Miike It Doubly
.Neeesnnrj.
WASHINGTON. May" 25. Discussion of
the Spooncr Philippines bill wiib continued
In the senate today by Morgan of Alabama.
On the general question of tho ownership
and government by tho United Stntes of
the Philippine Islands he was In accord with
Senators Spoonor and Lodge, but ho re
garded tho pending bill ns unwise nnd
dangerous legislation because) of tho power
It placed In tho hands of the president. Ho
was satisfied, however, that tho measure
wotild not be passed by this congress and
declared that It was bolng used as a foil to
thrust u.ttde the Nc;aragua canal bill. Much
of his speech was devoted to the canal bill
nnd to denunciation of the efforts to pre
vent Its enactment nt this session.
Morgnn mado n' long argument In support
of the Nicaragua canal as doubly ueceisary
now we were in tho Philippines, lie de
clared there was oven now a revolution In
thn stnto of Panama which was being
fomented, incited nnd aided by various
canal companies which had pi opus tlons bo
fore tho United Stntis for Its consideration.
Referring to the suggestions that had been
mado to this government by theso canal
companies, he declared, "I'd like to know
how much of this kind of Insolence the
American scnato cuu stand without huvliig
Its stomach turned."
'Ho bitterly denounced tho syndicates
which had been organized under Now
York and New Jersey laws for tho "pur
pose of controlling caunl routes on tho
Isthmus of Darlcn."
SHAM. IT IIUr.V(ilNMS OK ('I.AllKf
tltirsllon I'p to Sennle Credeiillnl of
llnth I'llcd.
WASHINGTON. Mny 25. Senator Carter
of Montana today prmmted the ccrttflcato
of Governor Smith appointing Martin Ma
glnnls senator to 1111 tho vacancy occaslonol
by tho resignation of Senator (Mark, and
to which Clark had also been appointed by
Lieutenant Governor ajirlggu In the absence
of tho governor.
The ccrtlflcato was In practically the same
words- as Acting Governor Sprlggs' certifi
cate uppolntlng Clark to succeed himself. In
accordance with n request made by Senator
Carter the certificate was laid upon tho
table. As soon as this disposition was
mudo Senator Chandler presented a hho
lutlon providing for the leferoneo of tho
credentials of the rival senatorial claimants
to the commltteo on privileges and elections.
This tcsolutlon also was laid on the tablo,
the understanding being that it would bo
called up next Wednesday.
I'rlvnte 1'cnnlon llllla.
'WASHINGTON, May 25'ji-Thc. houe de
voted two hours today to consideration of
the Alaskan civil government bill without
completing It. The session from noon until
adjournment was devoted, under the rule,
to private pension bills. After 190 bills had
been favorably acted upon by the committee
of the whole Talbcrt blocked their passago
In the house with tho point of no quorrum.
Among tho bills favorably acted upon wcro
tho senate bills to pension the widow of tho
late Captain Orldlcy, who commanded the
Olympin in the battle of Manila, at $50 per
month; tho widow of tho Into Commodoro
R. W. Meade at $40 per month and tho
widow of the late General M. F. Force of
Ohio at $50 por month.
President Off for Itrunlnn.
WASHINGTON, May 25. President Mc
Klnloy, accompnnlcd by members of his
cabinet, left Washington In n special train
over the Pennsylvania and Richmond, Fred
ericksburg & Potomac railroads at 9.15 this
morning for Fredericksburg, Vn., to attend
tho meeting of tho Society of tho Army of
tho Potomac at that place today. Tho party,
which will return to Washington this ovon
Ing, consisted of President McKlnley, Sec
retaries Root, Gage, Long and Hitchcock;
Postmaster General Smith. Generals Mile.-),
Wheeler and Mlchlcr; Secretary to tha
President Cortclyou and tho full Marino
band.
nixnitrecnieiit on Armnr IMnle.
WASHINGTON, May 25. The conferees
of tho two housco on tho naval appropria
tion bill agreed to report a disagreement on
the armor plato amendment of the benato
anil also on tho sennto amendments relat
ing to tho terms of "tho Annapolis cadets and
ocean and lnko surveys. An agreement has
been reached on all other items of the bill.
t'linlr Knelory.
WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, O., May 23.
An explosion In tho varnish room of tho
Washington Chair factory caused a fire that
destroyed tho establishment today, Tho Ions
Is estimated at $60,000. with $20,000 Insur
ance. Over 100 men are thrown out of em
ployment. Tho factory will bo rebuilt.
Queen Tlmnli Vrenlilenl.
WASHINGTON, May 25. Ambassador
Chnato nt London has cabled thn following
mcfsags from Queen Victoria to the Stato
department: "American Ambassador: Pray
rxpress my 'warm thanks to tho president of
tho United States for his Kino congratula
tions for my birthday. V. I. R."
'Coo l,u tr for One Army Mill.
WASHINGTON, May 25. Chairman Hull
of tho houso commltteo on military affairs
stated definitely thnt owing to thn lateness
of tho session It would ho Impossible to con
sider the bill to Increaso tho efficiency of
tho army.
Mure nt Murrny Holilieil.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Mny 25. (Special
Telegram.) Durglars broke Into tho general
merchandise store of Jenkins & Son at Mur
ray Inst night and got awny with $200
worth of shirts, shoes, razorn. ote. Shcrlrf
Wheeler has gone to look for clows to tho
robbery. Tho Deatrlco bloodhounds have
been tent for, and upon arrival will nt
oiiio bo put on tha track of tho culprits.
Movements of llccim Vexttels .Mny -5.
At Now York- Arrived California, from
Genoa; Pennsylvania, from Hamburg;
I'iierst ltlsmarck, from Hamburg; Colum
bia, from Liverpool.
At Hamburg Arrived Pat: lulu, from
New York
At Cherbourg Arrived Columbia, from
New York, for Hamburg. Sailed Kaiser
Frledrleh. from Hamburg and Southamp
ton, for New York.
At Havre Arrived La nascogne, from
New York.
At Queenstown Arrived Campania, from
New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded.
At Liverpool-Salled-Cymrle, for New
Yor1'
At Glasgow Sailed Lanrnntlati, for New
Yor'- ,
At Stettin Arrived i'liiiip vall.i. from
New York via Chrlstlatisand
At Genoa Arrived Ems, from New York
via Naples.
CIIIKA GETSA NOTICE
United 8tatei GoTernment Telli It What
Muit Be Done,
WILL HAVE TO SUPPRESS THE "BOX'RS"
Thii Country Tkn i Band in the Guto
Elltution There.
HARM SHALL NOT COME TO AMERICANS
Action is on Parallel Lines With All the
European Ptvrers,
WAR SHIPS MAY PARTICIPATE LATER
llciiNonnlile (iron nd for Intervention
llellctril to i:lxl. Although nn el
tlie Anll-l lirlxiliinn Are IvIIIIiik
.NiitlM- Cuincrl. Only.
WASHINGTON, May '.'6.-Tho United
States government has taken a hand In tho
suppression of tho "Doxers" In China.
Minister Conger hau been Instructed I y
tho State department to Inform tho Ch.ue
government that tho government of tlio
United Stairs exports It to stamp out
promptly mid thoroughly this society aid
to provldo proper guarantiee f. r tho tn.ilii
tetianco of peice and order and tho protec
tion of the llfo and property of Americans
In China, all now threatened by the opera
tion of this antl-Chrlstlan organization.
There is no Indication In tho Instructions
as to tho course that would be pursued by
the United Slates government In case tho
Chinese it-fuse to follow the warning. Mitt
Istcr Conger Is acting on parallel lines with
the representatives of every European powor
at the Chinese court, but has not Joined lu
any concert of action.
It Is realized hero that tho Chlnesn
ernmctit lu dealing with the "Doxers" will
encounter much difficulty, us tho society
claims to bo purely patriotic. It conten
tion is that the teachings of tho chrlsthms
are in their tesults absolutely destructive
or thn cnlnese system of government. Tho
"Hoxcrs now nie not attacklnc fnrnlcn nn.
slonarlcs, but are killing the Chlncsi who
allow themrelvcs to bo converted to Chris
tianity. Tills phase of tho matter Is difficult in
deal with, as It heretofore ban been n well
recognized right of n nation to deal with 1
own subjects at Its pleasure. This rule dotw
not contemplnto excesses slich as nrn
ascribed to tho "Doxois," nnd thcro Is be
lieved to be reasonable ground for foreign
intervention, which would Include thn nnr.
tlclpntion of United States war ships,
should thin bo necessary.
Conger's latest advices Indicate that this
trotiblcsomo society Is waxing strong In tho
very hcatt of Pckln. nnd It was evident
from the lone of his dispatch that a crisis
was npproachlng which would either eaiiHa
drastic action by tho Chinese government or
i hostile demouhttation by the powers In the
neur future.
NtiuiiiiliiK Out the fcoctrtr,
PEK1N, May 25. (via Shnnnhnl. Vav 25.1
A force of Chinese cavalry that was at
tacked by tho "Doxers" lost a colonel nnd
seventy mon killed and wounded.
LI Hung Chang has been confirmed In thn
vlceroyalty in Canton. Tun Chun Lin, tho
rormcr viceroy, has been ordered to remain
in Pokln to await employment.
JAPAN MAKES COMPLAINT
.Method Adopted to I'IkIW the I'lninn
Hoes Aot Sleet "Willi
Kiivor,
WASHINGTON, May 25,-Through Us
ehargo horo 'Mr. Kelzlro Nabeshlma, the
Japanese government hns Joined the Chlneso
government In a strong protest against tho
compulsory Inoculation of Japancso and
Chinese In Snn Francisco with nntl-plnguo
serum. Tho Japaneso protest is much moro
entu-getlc nnd forelblo In terms than that
lodged by tho Chlneso government nnd con
veys a very plain Intlmntlon that whllo
thero could bo no objection to a general
inoculation If such was regarded ns nccos
sary to provent tho extension of tho plague,
It cannot be contemplated that nny discrim
ination should Imj practiced against tho
Japancso nnd Chlneso. Tho rtllo must bo
general nnd Ineludo Caucasians as woll nu
yellow men, Unliko tho Chlnefo tho Jap
nneso have a measuro of protection afforded
by their recent treuty with tho United
States, which on Its face might scorn to war
rant their protest aguinst any discrim
inatory troatmont. Tho communications
havo been referred to the surgeon general
of the marl no hospital servlco with dlrectlor.u
to report tho facto at once. It Is under
stood that hn has telegraphed to the officer
of bla servlco In ehargo of tho work of
stamping out tho plague In San Francisco
and It Is presumed that tha not result will
bo an abatement of tho rigors of tho quar
antine meusuros now being enforced thcro.
MEET AMERICAN REQUESTS
Concenslons Are .Mnde In United State
Director of Allilelles at
I'nrls.
PARIS, May 25. Tho Frorlch authorities
controlling the athletic events to bo lielii
In connection with tho exposition havo an
nounced that, as a concession to America's
destro to eliminate Sunday games, the
sportB which were scheduled lo begin Sun
day. July 15, will, Instead, commence Sat
urday, July 11, the groat French national
holiday, and will bo continued on tho fol
lowing Tuesday and Thuindny. The flnaln
In which Americans aro entered will be
put ahead and thn games will conclude on
Saturday, If possible.
Also, ut tho request of A. G. Spauldlng, tho
director of nthlctiis of tho United States,
a Marathon race of twenty-llvo miles has
been nddod to tho program. It will occur
July 19. and a prizo of 1,000 franc will bo
given, of which 250 francs will go to tho
second man. The latter sum will bo ths
first prize for tho standing, high nnd
broad Jumps, which havo also been added
at the rorjucst of Mr. Spauldlng.
Liixl MrnuliiK llooiu lit lliiekliialiniH,
LONDON, May 25. -The last drawing room
of tho season was held this afternoon at
Iluckingham palurn by thn princess of
Wales In behnlf of tho queen. The presen
tations included tho following Americans--The
"daughter of Snnator Jamea McMillan,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould und Miss Annlo
Wheeler.
Ciitcrtiilii Vlnltlnn "Women.
PLATTS.MOl'TH. Neb., Mny 25. (Special )
Tho Plattsmouth Woman's club entertained
thn mombcrs of ih Woman's Kctntlc club
'of Wr oping Water yesterday afternoon nt
, the homo of Mm. 0. A. Marshall. In tho
I evening a reception was given the visitor!
i at the home of Mrs. llyron Clark.