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0031 PAUL TO FLEE
Lord Roberta
aring to Stil
SPECIAL TRAIN WITH STEAM
READY
Correspondent with ItaberU ViiiU Pretoria
in D,inlai and Riturm Safelj.
EIGHTEEN MILES FROM JOHANNESBURG
0a Position After Another Abandoned' bj
the Disheartened Boeri.'
FRENCH'S AND H WILTON'S M:N ENGG'.D
JtulirrlH Wires tlml I'lrlnu Vn
Jlenrd It)' 111 in All Alterncioi.
'I'm ii h ii al .Snlil (o He In
n I'n n Ic,
LONDON, May 28. Tho War office. Just
twforo midnight, published the follow, h.g
dispatch from I-onl Roberts:
"KMP RIVER, Trnusvaal. May 28.-5:25
p. m. Wo marched twenty miles todny and
aro now eighteen miles fro.n Johannesburg.
"Tho enemy bad prepared several posi
tions, where thoy inknded to rpre us. but
abandoned ono after tho other as wo
nearcd thorn.
"Wo pressed them so hard that they had '
only Just time to set their llvo guns Into
train and to leave ok soon us name of tho
Australian Infantry dr.shed Into the posi- I
tlons.
"French's and Ian Hamilton's forces aro
apparently engaged with the enemy about
ten milts to our left, as firing hus becU
heard alnco noon.
"Tho farmers near our line of advnnco
nrc surrendering with arma and horses.
"Rtindlo occupied Scnokal on May 24. No
report of what took placo has reached mo
yet." i
"II. J. Whlgham has Just returned t Lou- '
renzo Marquez from Pretoria, whero he went'
disguised. He wires that Krugcr has mado all 1
arrangements for flight, presumably to
(Holland. A special train, provisioned, Is i
nlways ready with steam up. The train
vnlts florae distance from Pretoria."
Lord Roberto Is now within a dny's march
of Johannesburg and General French and
General Ian Hamilton fought the Docro from
noon to evening on Monday, with what re
sult 1h not known here.
II. J. Whlgham, In a dlspntch to tho Dally
Mall, dated May 28, says:
Pii n If In the Trnmvnnl.
"Tho demoralization of tho Transvaal Is
remarkable. Panic and confusion prevail i
everywhere. Everyone In weary of the i
war and full of fear as to the coming of
tho British. Operations were being carried
on for encircling Pretoria with telegraphic i
communications. Fourteen points In tho
lino of dofonses wcro connected with bead- ,
quarters and with tho Staats artillery, but 1
this apparently wm tho only defensive
measure adopted. There wore no other
Tlslblo preparations.
"Not much gold Is likely to he found In i
tho treasury. The salaries of tho officials
and Judges havo not been paid, or have j
tiecn paid only in national bank notes, j
which will bo worthless when Lord Roberts t
arrives. Tho scat of government will be ,
removed to Waterval Bovan, a small sta
tion on the Dclagoa Day railway line, and j
then, if necessary, to Lydenburg.
"Both President Steyn and President
Krugcr complain bitterly of Lord Robert' i
unfair tactics In refusing to moct the Boors
In positions chosen toy them and by eter
nally turning them by flank movemonts.
"Around Johannesburg a few trenches
havo been dug, hut no other ateps havo
been taken for defense. Tho railway Hue 1
Is blocked with refugees from tho west I
and southwest, who aro packed llko sar-1
dines In trucks.
"Tho government Is now endoavorlng to
roassuro the public by telling it that tho ,
British -nill not outrage and plunder it, ;
liut it Is too lato. Tho previous misstate
ments nro bringing their rewards. Food
ie very scarce and prices rulo high,
I'roponnl to Ilelcnso Prisoners.
"Tho proposal to release tho British pris
oners of war Is duo to this cause. Members
of tho government and of tho Votksraad ex
press approval of the proposal, but President
Krugor is violently opposed to it,
"Ono form of Internal machine which
meets with much approval is to be laid
under tho rails of various lines. A pressuro
of some tons weight of tho engine will cause
this ta explode with most terrible effect.
Many of these machines aro being made at
tho arscnnl and great caution will have to
lie omploycd. There has been a decided
change in public opinion, which has become
qtilto English. The burghors on commando
Ring "God Savo tho Queen," and they cannot
-to stopped. All am sick of wnrfaro.
In tho towns tho rahld antl-Engllshtsm
Is less rampant. Peoplo aro thinking of
their property, Tho party eager for sur
rondor Is now very influential nnd Includes
tho principal leaders at tho front. Tho In
telligent public feels that the game Is up.
False news no longer has any effect and
Iho lying reports of the newspapers are
universally disbelieved. Although tho hand
of tho censor has been very heavy on all
Dows recently everyone believes the worst.
"Tho government has arranged to continue
tho agitation against the British occupation
of tho two republic on tho continent of
EuropoN In Great Britain and in the United
Platen. Great efforts nrc to bo made In this
direction and no expenie will be spared. I
liave excellent reasons for believing that the
llewaar ylatson rights havo been sold to a
French syndlcnto without the sanction of
tho Volksraad. Tho government hopes by
this means to bring about tho French Inter
vention for tho protection of French rights
Jn tho Wltwatersrand and thus to cause En
gland grave difficulties,
'Tho conduct of United States Consul Hay
Is admirably dlscreot'and meets with unl
iveroal pralso alike from Boer and British
pympathltcrs,"
BOERS ARE NEAR BETHLEHEM
Jlrllevcil to He Cnnce titrating at that
Point to Make a
MhiiiI.
SEN UK A L. Sunday, May 27. General
Itundle, with artillery, the Yeomanry and
the Wiltshire, Middlesex and Leicester regi
ments under Major Ualblup, has occupied
Senekal, whence the Boors were driven by a
tow shells. A field cornet and a number of
other Boern were killed. The British casu
alties numbered eleven.
The Boers aro believed to be concentrat
ing near Bothlehem,
Known of .No Pence lienor!,
LONDON, Mny 2S. In the House of Com
mins today tho government leader, A. J.
Halfour, said he had no Information In re
gard to tho reported negotiations for peace
vlth tho Transvaal
Krrep
for ufk
TO
DISSOLUTION IS IN SIGHT
British Pnlltlclniis llellcic the IJml
of the Wnr nml the I'n rl liuiieiil
Are nt lliiuil.
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LONDON. May 28. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Parllm.e .t
has risen for the exceptionally lengthy
Whitsuntide recesa tonight, amid tho gen
eral expectation of politicians of nil par
ties that the end of the wnr will bo In
sight when the houfe resume on tho 14th
of June, and n general election will ensue
In July. Captain Mlddleton, manager cf
tho unionist elections, was asked In tho
lobby of the House of Commons tonight
by nnxlous unionist members whether dis
solution li Imminent and replied: "Get
ready; take no risks."
Chamberlain, who has mado this cabinet
hitherto do everything he willed, Is using
every exertion to bring about dissolution,
as n general election, taken on tho war
Issue, would fend him back virtually dic
tator, with tho largest majority any min
ister ever had In this country. Balfour,
whllo nnxlrus to secure another term,
which would bring tho premiership within
his grasp, Is not desirous of enabling Cham
berlnln to attain a position of such Im
mense power, whllo Oosehen, Lord Ocirgo
Hnmlltin, Lansdownn and other ministers,
who will never be In another cabinet, are
oppoicd to an early dissolution.
It Is believed confidently here, especially
In mlnlsterhl circles, that the Boer de
fence has collapsed nnd that Roberts Is
arranging an advance now mainly with a
view to spectacular effect to servo tho
electioneering Interests of the lmpcrlnl
government. Lord Wo!noIey wrote to a
friend Saturday t.hat French would be In
Johnnnrburg Sunday, certain, and also do
clnred that Roberts could havo crossed tho
Vaal several days earlier, but wus waiting
to do so on tho queen's birthday.
MAY BLOW UP JOHANNESBURG
KriiKer Issue n Prnclnnintloii Wnrn
liiK People to I, en vp tlii' City or
lleiiinlii nt Peril.
(Copyright. 1900. by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, May 28. (New York World ,
Cablegram Special Telegram.) The Morn- i
Ing Post's I.oiircnzi Marquez correspond- i
ont cables tinder date of May 27: "Krugor i
issued a public proclamation some days
ago, In which he warned all peoplo to leave
Johannesburg or to remain there at tho I
peril of their lives, as it might become
nccct-sary to destroy the town and mines."
LONDON, May 28. According to a dis
patch from Lourenzo Marquez, Herr Under
lay, proprietor of a Oermun newspaper at
Johanneburg, Interviewed President Kru
gor a few days ago, regarding the mines.
Tho president told him that Johannesburg
was nt tho end of tho mines that would be
blown up.
A3IKIIIUAN .MHSSIWfSKU AllltlVRfi.
Kxiiurr Sends Private Car to I,im
renxo Unrulier, for II tin.
DURBAN, iMny 28. James Smith, the
American District mcesonger boy, who is
carrying a messngo of sympathy from Phil
adelphia and Now York school boys to Pres
ident Krugcr, has arrived at Lourenzo, Mar
quez, and President Krugcr han sent his
private oar to convoy hltn to Pretoria.
Tho French liner Olronde arrived hero to
day with many Trar.BV.ial refugees.
Supplies Ileneh the liners.
LONDON, May 2S. Advices received hero
assert that supplies continue to go to tho
Boers from Lourenzo Marquez and that
foreign recruits for the Boer army proceed
from tho samo point.
B0NI STARTS GREAT UPROAR
He Intcrpelliitcs the Dnveriiiiient niui
the Chamber's Session linn to
Ho Suspended.
FAIUS, May 2S. Thcro was a crowded at
teudauco In the Chamber of Deputies today
in anticipation of an important session aris
ing from Count Bonl de Castcllano's Inter
pellation, taking tho government to taHk
for Ub relation to M. Rclnach. The chamber
decided upon nn Immediate discussion of tho
affair, whereupon tho minister of war, M.
do Galllfet, rose and repeated his decisions
of last Friday regarding the Frltsch affair.
He said he hoped the army would not listen
to thoso who preached Insubordination and
would not allow Itself to be Imposed upon
by an adventurer, as was tho case fifteen
years ago. ThU denunciation of Boulangor
Ism brought forth ringing cheers from tho
socialists and vehement protests from tho
nationalists.
Count Bonl de Castellane followed. Tho
proceedings became so uproarious that tho
president of the chamber was compelled to
suspend the session,
Bofore Do Castellane spoko M. Toulln
Mery, socialist, cried: "It Is cowardly to
thus Insult tho dead."
President Deschancl, nmld a scene of tu
mult, cnlled M. l'oulln-Mcry to order, but
the latter loudly repeated: "It Is an act of
cowardice. Boulnnger Is dead."
Tho president of the chamber again called
M. Poulln-Mery to ordor. General do Gal
llfet continued In his usual bluff manner,
saying: "I nlono am responsible for what
has occurred In tho War office. If you wish
to striko anyono strlko me."
Socialist cheers greeted this declaration.
Do Castellane asked the premier, M.
Waldeck-Rousseau, what measures ho In
tended to take ngalnst Rclnach for the In
sinuation which ho had made that tho gov
ernment had agreed that tho Droyfus nffalr
should be rovlved after the exposition, pro
vided tho Dreyfusards maintained a truce
during that period. De Castellane Intimated
that tho action of Tomps, the dotectlvo, was
part of this arrangement, because, ho added,
Tomps could hardly have gono abroad and
mado money propositions to spy without
Waldeck-ltoiiBsenu knowing it.
Othor nationalists continued tho de
bate, Insisting thnt Captain Frltsch'B divul
gation of tho Tomps letters showed the cab
lnot was working with tho DreyfUeards for
reoponlng thn Droyfus conflict. Waldeck
Rousseau replied to De Castellane, denying
there was any agreement with M. Rclnach,
whose words, he asserted, wero entirely
contrary to tho sentiments of the cabinet.
Continuing, the premier ald Captain
Frltsch hod divulged tho Tomps letter In
order to enable the nationalist)) to commit
a coup do theatre and his action was a
felony.
An uproar ensued. The socialists In
dulged In rounds of applause, whllo tho re
actionaries nnd nationalists loudly pro
tested. Nearly all tho deputies stood up,
gesticulating and shouting.
M. Deschancl vainly rang his boll and
General do Galllfet, amid the tumult, left
tho chamber. He was feeling Indisposed.
As he crossed tho floor tho nationalists
raised a monotonous and Ironical chanting
of the name of "Galllfet."
De Galllfet took no notice, but tho so
cialists and radicals rotorted with shouts
of "Vive Waldeck-Rousseau!" Vivo la re
publlque!" and gathonM around tho minlr
terlal bench, cheering wildly.
Deschancl bolus powerlmi to Indneo
silence suspended the session. Tho cham
ber voted confidence in tho government by
2SS to 247.
AGAIN ALLIANCE IS CHARGED
Senator Wellington Atsjrti There it Bioret
Understanding with England.
LODGE DECLARES TALK IS BASELESS
U'ellliiKtnn'a Only Ilnsls, nn He Ail
mltn, Is II I Own llrll.'f Pettl
Krrw nml Kyle lluve
it Tilt.
WASHINGTON, May 28. In the courso of
n Dpeoch In favor of tho adoption of a reso
lution expressing tho senate's sympathy for
tho Iloers today Wellington of Maryland re
ferred to n secret understanding existing be
tween tho United States and Great Bil.aln.
When Lodge of Massachusetts demanded
proof that .such nn understanding existed
Wellington wld that under the circum
stances It was difficult to present tangible
proof, but he believed the proof could bo
found In tho secret archives of tho Stato
department.
Mdgc replied that under our form of gov
ernment no such understanding could exist
and as tho secretary of Btnto had emphat
ically denied tho existence of liny alliance
or understanding ho believed tho country
would accept his statement as true.
A lively debate was precipitated over tho
proposition to continue tho llfo of the In
dustrial commission until October 31, 1901.
Charges were mnde that tho commission
was being used ns a republican campaign
machine and that Important testimony had
been suppressed. The eommltteo amend
hont, however, was agreed to.
The Amorlcan people, ho maintained, were
In profound sympathy with tho Boers, who
wcro struggling for liberty ngalntt untold
odds. "UnlitM wo wish to be recreant to
our duty wo must act," he exclaimed, "and
unless wo act quickly It will be too late."
Ho declared that this country, so far as Its
government wns concerned, had yielded to
British blandishments and wns under tho
sway of British Influence. England dared
not, ho said, to attack us by force, and realiz
ing this was gaining points against tie by
diplomacy. So it was during the Hlspano
American war thnt England professed her
self our friend after -wo had broken tho
power of Spain.
IleKlnnliiK of the Alllnnee.
"That," he exclaimed, "was the beginning
of an alllnnco conceived In darkness and
carried out In Iniquity. There has been be
tween the two governments a secret under
standing although as yet no open alliance
and a surrender of American Interests to
Great Britain. Despite the dcwlre of a vast
majority of our peoplo that we should ex
tend our sympathy and good offices to tho
Boers, the diplomacy of Great Britain now
binds tho hands of our country."
Wellington discussed nt length the origin
of tho pending war and declared that what
Great Britain was unublo otherwise to ac
complish sho accomplished by "misrepre
sentation and libel." He denounced Eng
land for what he declared wns Its policy of
aggrefslon against the Boers, driving them
from placo to place, each of which had been
purchased by tho money of the Boers and
baptized with their blood. Despite the
treaties of friendship between the Boers and
Great Britain thoy wero violated because, he
maintained, "England never kept a promUo
where It was to her ndvantago to break It."
"England had determlnc3 to gain pos
session of the rich gold mines of the Trans
vaal and tho conspiracy organized by Cecil
Rhodes and Joseph Chamberlain soon de
veloped Into one of tho awfuleat tragedies
of modern times."
Ho declared the United States Kovern
ment had no fear of acting in the matter,
as Great Britain would not go to war with
us, and the United States should glvelbo
Boer envoys tho samo cordial welcome as
had been extended to them by tho peoplo
of tho country. But this rocoptlon was
being withheld by the government because
of an understanding between this govern
ment and Great Britain,
"What proof has the senator of a secret
understanding between tho United Statoa
and Great Britain?" asked Lodge.
Wellington replied that ho would reach
that point later, but Boon closed his spoech
without reference to tho matter.
Lodge thereupon said he had listened In
vain for any proof of nn underetandlnij,
secret or otherwise, bctwoon this country
and Great Britain.
Founded nn WellltiKton'N ricllrf.
Wellington replied that naturally there
could be no tanglblo proof of such an un
derstanding until the secret archives of tho
Stato department wore opened, but he bo
lleved such an understanding existed.
"Then it comes back simply to this," said
Lodge. "The senator believes a secret un
derstanding exists. The fact Is thero Is no
Bitch understanding. Under our system of
government It could not exist. Tho sec
retary of state, an honorable and patriotic
man, has denied that a secret alliance or
.understanding exists. 1 believe him and
tho American people do and will believe
him."
The Boer resolution then went over.
Tho senato then resumed consideration
of tho sundry civil appropriation bill. Tho
Item appropriating $2,000 for compensation
of tho woman commissioner to represent
the United States and the National Society
of the Daughters of tho American Revolu
tion nt tho Paris exposition was struck
out, Allison saying the Daughters of tho
American Revolution preferred to boar tho
expense themsolves.
When tho committee's amendment ex
tending tho llfo of tho Industrial commis
sion until October 31, 1901, was reached,
Jones of Arkansas attacked tho commission
becnuse it was not, ho said, what had been
intended by the law croatlng It a non
partisan body. Ho thought not to exceed
nine members of tho commission should be
of tho same political party.
Mallory of Florida, who is n member of
tho commission, nt tho request of Pettl
grew nnnounccd the political affiliations of
Bomo of tho mombors of tho commission.
When he reached tho nnmo of Kyle of South
Dakota he remarked:
"Tho senator from South Dakota could
no doubt tell the politics of his colleague."
Kyle'n mid PettlKrew'a Politic.
"I do not know his politics," laughingly
commented Pcttlgrew,
"The Junior senator from South Dakota,"
retorted Kylo warmly, "Is ablo to take care
of his own politics and ho Is satisfied the
people of South Dakota will take care of
tho politics of tbo senator (Pettlgrow) at
the coming election."
"A man with auch a variety of politics as
my colleague," Pcttlgrew began, when he
was Interrupted by Kyle: "Not as much
of a variety as my colleague has."
"I am unable," continued Pettlgrow, "to
define the politics of tny colleague, but ho
has a decided leaning toward patronage on
which I care not to commont." (Laugh
ter.) Pettlgrow complained thnt the subcom
mittee of the commission on labor und cap
ital was composed of five men, including
his colleague, Kylo, who were in sympathy
with tho present administration,
"This committee," eald he, "Is to bit until
(Continued on Second Page.)
REDUCED REWARD FOR DEWEY
Supreme Court Suntitln Decision of
the Court of Clnlnm Hehenr
liiHT Anked,
WASHINGTON. May 28. Tho supremo
court today sustained tho court of claims'
decision In the Dowcy case.
Tho original claim of, Admiral Dewey
and his sailors, for the destruction of
MontoJo's fleet, was about $100,000. Tho
court of claims reduced It to $200,000. Thnt
decision Is sustained. The admiral's per
sonal claim Is reduced from about $20,003
to nbout $10,000. Chief Justice Fuller and
Justices White nnd McKcnna dissented.
Former Sectetary Herbert, counsel for
Dewey nnd his men, filed a petition for a
rehearing.
Justlco Harlan rendered tho opinion of
the court, which turned tn whether the
words "superiority" or "Inferiority" In tho
stntuto had reference to the support of tho
enemy's vessels by land batteries, mines
and torpedoes.
"Wo cannot do that," eald Justlco Har
lan, "without going far bejyoiid the obvious
Import of the words employed by congress.
Thero Is undoubtedly sfti'no force In th)
suggestion that In rewarding ofllccrs nnd
Bailors who destroy the' 'enemy's vessel
In a naval engagement It s not unreasona
ble thnt all the difficulties of every kind
with which they wero ennfronted should
bo taken Into consideration, hut that is a
motter wo cannot suppose wns overlooked
by congress nnd nro not at liberty to say
thnt It did not proceed on Ihe broad basis
suggested when it Is expressly declared
that the amount of bounty shall depend
upon the question whothcr tho enemy's
vessel, not the enemy's vessel nnd the land
batteries, etc., 1y which It was supported,
was of equal or superior form."
Upon tho question of policy the court
said: '
"All genuine Americans recall with do
light nnd prhlo the marvelous achieve
ments of our navy in tho tnemornblo en
gagement at Manila. But this court cannot
pormlt considerations of that character to
Induce It to depnrt from tho established
rulo. Nor can we allow our Judgment to
bo Influenced by tho clrcumstnnco that con
gress has recently repealed nil stntutes giv
ing bounty to nil officers and pallors of tho
navy for the sinking or destruction here
after In time of war of an enomy's vessels,
thereby, it may be assumed. Indicating thnt
In tho Judgment of tho legislative branch
of tho government the policy of giving
bounties to tho navy was not founded in
wisdom nnd should bo abandoned. This
court has nothing to do with questions of
mero policy that may be supposed to un
derlie tho nctlon of congress."
M5W HATIlAniTlOX IIII.I. HKPOHTKIl
Semite Committee on .Tndlclnry Prc
neiitn n Snlmt Itute Mrnmiro.
WASHINGTON, May 28. Senator Fair
banks, from the eommltteo on Judiciary,
today reported a Biibstltuto for the house
extradition bill. It Is in chief part as
follows:
That any fugitive from Justice who Is
now or may hereafter bo charged with or
convicted of tho commission of any of tho
offenses hereinafter specllled ngaltisl tho
criminal laws In force In the Island of
Cuba, who may be found within unv stato
of tho United States, or In ("' territory,
or the District of Columbln. xhull be llablo
to nrrciit and detention ur)d on written
requisition of the mtlltnry governor, or
other governing authority of Cuba, ho shall
bo surrendered to tho authorities In Cuba
for trial under such laws. All the pro
visions of sections 5270 to K277 of ttfu re
vised statutes of the United States inclu
sive, so fur ns applicable, shall govern
the proceedings authorized by this net.
Such accused person shall bo taken before
a Judgo of the circuit or dlstrlpt court of
the United States In tho district In which
ho Is arrested, who shall order his return
nnd surrender on evidence establishing
probable cause that ho Is guilty of tho
offense charged, und, therefore, he shall
be returned nnd surrendered to the au
thorities of Cuba on the order of the
secretary of stnte of the United States,
Provided, that such return nnd surrender
Bhall not be mnde of persons charged with
tho commission of offenses of :t political
nature, and provided, further, that before
making such order of surrender nnd return
tho Judge shall be satisfied that proper
provision exists for securing to the accused
a speedy and fair trial for such offenso
boforo a Judicial tribunal where ho will
bo Informed of the nnturo nnd cause of tho
accusation and bo confronted with the wit
nesses ngnlnst him and havo compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses In his favor
and havo the assistance of counsel for his
defense.
Tho bill then enumerates tho extradita
ble; offenses, nil tho more serious crimes
against life, person, property nnd govern
ment bolnc Included. The net is to remain
in force only so long ns tho United Stntes
shall govern the Island of Cuba.
With tho bill was prteented n written re
port. After quoting tho flrfit article of tho
Paris treaty tho committee soys: "It Is
incumbent upon the United States under
this solemn engagement to protect llfo nnd
property in tho Island of Cuba whllo in
control thereof and to that end sho must nld
in maklnc effective tho administration of
Justlco therein. If crimes nro committed
nnd those who commit them seek asylum
In tho United StateB they must bo returned
to tho' authorities to bo dealt with under
the laws thcro in force or both life and
iproperty will bo insecure.
Tho report opposes any legislation for the
trial of Cuban wrongdoers In tho United
States on tho ground that Cuba Is n for
eign country and al60 on tho question of
policy. "Uncertainty and distrust." It nays,
"would naturally arise In the mlndB of tho
Cubans as to tho purposo and the end to bo
accomplished. Tho peoplo of Cuba should
be permitted to bco Justice administered In
their own courts."
REFUGEES SEEK PROTECTION
Itnllvtay Laborer I" China in
Frnr of VrnRcnnce of
Holers.
SHANGHAI. May 28. The troubles aris
ing from tho defeat of the government troops
by the "Boxers" havo extended to Luhan,
whoro work on tho railway Is almost com
pletely stoppod. Five hundred refugees havo
sought protection In the Fronch cathedral
at Pekln.
TIEN-TSIN. May 28. Tho "Boxers"
burned the Llullno station on the Luhan
railway, twenty-nine miles from Pekln, last
night. They also wrecked tho track, de
stroyed a number of cars and murdered sev
eral Chlnwe employes. The Belgian en
gineers In charge of tho work are safe at
Flnglai.
Tho "Boxers" aro marching on toward
Pekln.
PBKIN, May 28. The diplomatic corps Is
now In session considering tho situation
caused by tho "Boxers." Tho foreign guards
will certainly bo brought hero. Tho posi
tion of affairs In alarming. Railway com
munication with Tlen-Tsln is Interrupted.
Movements of Ocenn Vesseln, Mny SS.
At New York Arrived Marquette, from
London; Tnurlc, from Liverpool; Potsdam,
from Rotterdam.
At Montreal Arrived Vancouver, from
Liverpool.
At Cherbourg Arrived Muln. from Now
York, for Hreinen. Sailed Koenlgcn Loulso,
from Bremen, for New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Southwark, from
New York.
At Gibraltar Arrived Werra. fiom Now
York, for Naples and Genoa. Sailed -Alter
from Genua und Naples, for New York.
ADJUSTING POSTAL SERVICE
Djpirlmant ii Bnsj Arranging tb Schedule
of Salariei and Emplojti.
REPUBLICANS LINING UP FOR A FIGHT
ConRrcMslnnnl Cnmpnlnn Committee
Will Itrnime Its Henilnnrtern to
CIiIciiko for the Advnntnicc
to He (iiilncd.
WASHINGTON, May 28. (Special Tele
gram.) Thj yearly reclassification of em
ployes In tho Postofllco department has
been begun by the salary nnd allowance
divisions of that department of tho govern
ment to meet tho necessary change by
reason of advances in rccelptn. These re
classifications are largely based on recom
mendations of postmasters and are applied
In a large measure to thi big poitofllces
of tho country. Increased appropriations
nllowcd by congress for frco delivery and
poetofflcc clerks will enable thn department
to make a large number of promotions,
particularly among clerks, and it Is c
pected, In view of tho general prosperity
which prevails In Nebraska and the west, that
Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Hastings, Grand
Island and South Omaha will receive in
creases, as well ns leading towns in Wyo
ming, South Dakota and Iowa. Recom
mendations of postmasters are being re
ceived dally and the enactmont of the post
office appropriation bill into lnw Is being
nntlclpated by officials In order thnt sched
ules may bo arranged nnd become opera
tive July 1, the commencement of thn new
fiscal year.
Prepnrliifc for n Klaht.
In view of tho tntddlo west being the
great battleground this year, headquarters
of tho republican congressional campaign
committee, which havo heretofore been
maintained In this city, will bo removed
to Chicago immediately after the national
onvjntlon nt: Philadelphia. Chairman
Babcock realizes, it is said, and members
of tho executive committee nlso, that they
will have a fight on their hands this year
thnt will bo n fight Indeed, and tho com
mittee proposes, thcreforo, to utilize every
possible advantage. Tho contest will be
of' a character 'which will requtrVj the
closest watchlngl of every congressional
district. Tbo existing small majority In
tho house was obtained upon very narrow
margins in a number of congressional dis
tricts In the last election. Majorities of
200 to 600 In a voto of DO, 000 make a tick
lish proposition. These districts will re
quire tho closest attention and recent oc
currences, it Is said, hare placed other
districts In tho doubtful column. Whllo
the congressional eommltteo Is not at this
time anticipating defeat, Its members are
not losing Bight of the fact that they will
have to work hard for victory and every
advantage to bo had will have to bo utilized
to retain control of the lower house.
C. H. Dietrich of Hastings, republican
candidate for governor of Nebrnska, Is In
tho city, a guest at tho Rlggs. Ho came
here yesterday from Bryn Mawr, Pa., whero
bis daughter Is attending school. Today In
company with Senator Thurston and Sec
retary Melklnjohn ho called on leading re
publican officials and members of the na
tional republican committee now In the
city. Mr. Dietrich Is very hopeful that Ne
braska will swing back into the republican
column this fall nnd anys he proposes to
mnko tho fight of his llfo for tho Btate.
"I am in tho fight to win," he says, "from
now on until the day of election. I proposo
de.voto my whole time to tho ticket nom
inated by tho republicans, which I believe
Is mndo up of men who will leave no stone
unturned to redeem tho state from tho
taint of populism."
Mr. Dietrich leaves tomorrow for St.
Louis and home.
Henderson In UnnKer.
Tho proposition to appropriate $5,000,000
for an exposition at St. Louis In 1903, to
commrtTiornto tho purchase of tho Louisiana
territory, may mnko trouble, for Speaker
Henderson. The speaker Is opposed to a
bill authorizing tho appropriation on the
grounds that such a large expenditure for
nn exposition should not bo made at this
time. Tonight tho advocates of tho bill had
secured the names of 240 members of tho
houso to a petition asking that tho bill bo
considered at once. This number Is moro
than two-thirds of the house. Of tho sign
ers 113 are republicans nnd 127 democrats
and populists. The speaker's friends fear
if he prevents the bill's consideration, strong
opposition to his re-election as speaker will
develop among members of tho houso frewn
the states In the Louisiana territory.
Senator Allen today filed a crofn bill for
Attorney Oenornl Smyth In tho supremo
court In tho case of Missouri against Ne
braska. He also moved tho admleslon of
W. E. Reed, his law partner of Madison,
Nob., who has been In tho city for several
dnys.
Senator Thurston Introduced a bill today
granting an extension of time to the Omaha
& Northern 'Rallwny company In which to
construct a railway across and establish
stntlons on tho Omaha and Winnebago res
ervation In Thurston county. The bill gives
tho company three years from March 26,
1901, In which to construct tho road.
Anton Bursvold was today appointed pent
master at Sinai, .Brookings county, S, D.,
and Annlo OH. dlnll fii Ordway, Browjn
county, S. D., also Snrnh A. Barbeo at Mar
quette, Big Horn county, Wyo.
Tho Denver National bank of Denver was
today approved as resorvo agont for tho
First National bank of iMcCook, Nob., nlso
the Commerclnl National bank of Chicago
for Desmot National bank of Desmet, S. D.
Warren Blackwcll of Omaha Is In tho city.
Supreme Court Adjourn.
WASHINGTON, May 28. Tho United
StntcB supremo court adjourned for thn
term today and will not eit again until
next October.
Syrnciise Pnstmnater Confirmed.
WASHINGTON. May 28. J. F. Dlencr of
Syracuse, Nob., was confirmed by tho sen
ate us postmaster.
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H. M. CHRISTIE
REAL ESTATE
OFFICE, 2420 N STREET
South Omaha, May 26, 1900.
Omaha Bee:
Please discontinue ad which has been running for the
past week as I have sold all the property I advertised for
sale. I consider The Bee the best advertising
medium in the west.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Unsettled; Cooler: VHrlrtble Vlnds.
Temperature nt (liiinhn yesterday I
Hour. licit. Hour. I)cr.
.1 n. in (,T 1 . til SI
! n. in i ll ii p. m Sit
7 n. n 70 II p. tn .si
H n. m ...... 7 1 -I p. m SI
t n. in 7 1 n p. in si
l n. ti 7R (I p. in. .... . Sit
II n. ill 7M 7 p. in S2
I- III St) N p. m SI
II p. m 7S
STATE WANTS TO ARBITRATE
Missouri' l.nlior Commissioner Pro
poses n Settlement of St. I.oulu'
Street Cnr Strike.
ST. LOUIS, May 28. State Labor Com
mls8loncr Rlxey todny eent lettorn to
President Whlttnker of the' St. Louis
Transit company nnd Chairman Edwards
of tho strikers' grlevnnce committee,
requesting each to appoint two arbi
trators to act with himself, as chairman
of n board, to settle the present strike. This
is done In compliance with the Btate law.
Tho labor commissioner stated In his letter
that If the request was not compiled with
In twenty-four hours ho would make tho
appointments himself, as tho law provid.s.
Tho labor commissioner is authorize 1 to
request each of the parties to tho contro
versy to appoint two arbitrators. The em
ployers aro to chooso two employers In
lines of huslness similar to their own The
omplojes aro to select two persons employed
In work similar to their own.
In case ono side or the other declines to
choose such nrbltrators the Inbor commis
sioner names them nnd completes tho board.
The labor commissioner Is to ho tho fifth
member and tho president cf tho board.
Tbo statutes set forth thnt this nctlon
may be taken by the labor commissioner
only when work is going on. The labor
commissioner takes It for granted that as
cars aro running this provision In the stat
utes does not stand In tho way of taking
steps toward forming an arbitration board.
Tho last provision In the stntutes relating
to arbitration Is that it either party to the
controversy, llvo dnjs after the decision Is
rendered, refuses to accede, tho decision Is
not binding.
A meeting attended by tho, presidents of
mercantile organizations nnd clubs and rep
resentatives of the daily newspapers of St.
I.oiiIh was held this afternoon to discuss the
situation. The meeting 'appointed a commit
tee of Mvcn to call upon tho St. Louis
Transit company and tho strikers' grievance
committee and ascertain whether both sides
aro willing to submit their differences to a
board of arbitration.
This committee Is to dlschnrse Its duty
immediately and report back to O. L. White
law, who presided at tho meeting. Mr.
Whltclaw will call a second meeting nnd re
port the findings of tho committee.
A car on the Bcllefontalno line of tho
Transit company wns partly wrecked by an
explosion of dynamite placed on the tracks
by unknown partlen at Newhouso nvenuo
nnd Twentieth street late this afternoon.
Officers Stellalno and O'Kecfe, who were de
tailed to protect the car, were seriously In
jured, Officer O'Koefo sustaining a fracture
of tho Jeft log above the knee nnd Officer
Stellalno being bidly bruised end Bbnkcn
up. Tho wheel which camo In contnet with
the explosive was shattered and tho car
lurched and ithen fell untrucked to the
ground. The momentum of the cnr carried
It forward a few feot before it came to a
stop. The occupants wero all hurled for
ward against the platform of tho car. None
of tho passengers or crew wns Injured.
A story Is going the rounds tonight to tho
effect thnt Boveral days ago two stono quar
ries wero robbed of BOO pounds of dynamite
by unknown parties. In somo quarters the
belief ixlstfi that a portion of tho stolen
high explosive was used to wreck the Bclle
fontalno car.
REPORT ON THE EXPOSITION
Chnlrmnii Taynry of Committee
Hands In Statement on St.
I.oula Altnlr.
WASHINGTON, May 28. Chairman Taw
noy from the committee on tho SU Louis
exposition commemorating the Louisiana
purchase, today fllod a report without
recommendation, but gWlng an oxtended
summary oj details and purposes of tho bill,
I with tablet) on extent of government par
I tlclpattng In expositions up to date. The
substitute bill reported differs only In a few
of Its provisions from tho act to provido
for celebrating the 400th anniversary of tho
discovery of America hy tho exposition at
Chicago.
Tho report explains that the cumbersome
national commission of 194 members as first
proposed has been roducod to nine, to be
appointed by the president, and with no
j alternate commissioners. Tho great size
j of tho Chicago commission and altornates,
I the report states, tended rather to lnter
I fere with rather than promote that oner
' prise. To avoid a clash heween local and
government managers, n board of arbitra
tion adjusts all differences. The matter of
awards and of lady commissioners Is left
largely to the local management.
JEWELER KILLS A ROBBER
ChlenRO Denier In Genu Sends Three
lliillcts Into the Ilrnln of a.
IlnrRlur.
CHICAGO, May 28. A bold robber was
' fatally shot tonight In attempting to hold
I up Jacob Wolf's Jewelry store, 147 Thlrty
I first street. Three bulleta woro Bent into
j tho man's brnln by tho Jeweler. Wolf Is
I suffering from three ugly cuts on his head,
I Inflicted by means of a rusty Iron bar
wielded by tho highwayman,
Tho pollco believe the man camo recently
from St. Louis. Ho had threo cards in his
pocket, bearing tho following nddresBca:
Tho National, 2000 East Orando nvenuo,
St. Louis; Dr. Baker, 710 Kast Mnln'street,
St. Louis, and Dr. Hastings, Kast Main
and North Elm streets, St. Louis.
1
H. M. CHRISTIE.
GERMANY IS HIT AT
Lire Stock Mm Aik Conprus to Fata a
Retaliatory Measure.
EXCESS DUTY ON ALL IMPORTS WANTED
Bill is Introduced Empowering the Prfildcat
to Tako Such Action.
ADVANCE OF TEN PER CENT IS SOUGHT
federated Live Stock Interetts Are. Behind
the Lateit lioTtm:at.
SAY THEY ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
Nntlonnl l.lve Slock Assoeliitloii nml
One Hundred (Mhcr Oraiinlrntlou
Culled In Sceklnu to lliiw
(he lllll PnsKcd.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-As the result of
a confcience todny between President J. W.
Springer of Denver, of the National Live
Stock association and members of congress,
relative to the German meat Inspection bill,
tho following bill was Introduced In tho
house by Rcprrpontnttve llalley of Kansas:
Thnt whenever the president of the
I nltcd Mates shall be Informed that the
government of the Herman emplro has
,i , miikisiiik proniiiiiory duties
on
ii mini iwuiuH-is inione(i nun mat conn
ry, he shall Issue a i roclnmatloti, sotting
t
ii time when nil articles manufactured In
urn iieriiiiin empire, wnen entered for ron
sumtitl.m at the ports of the United States,
shall pay a duty of 10 tier cent In excess or
I he duties Impose. I thetenn prior to the
passage of this net. nnd nil such products
nnd manufactures, when so'entered for con
sumption nfter said time ilxed by the pres
ident, shall pay surh Increased duties.
Tho hill was referred to the ways nnd
moans committee and Springer saw mcmberi
of thnt committee with n view to urging
early nctlon. Ilo snld as to thn measure:
"Tho National Llvo Stock association Is
the largest organization of its kind In tho
world, representing over $000,000,000, and
with It aro federated on this subject the
American Short Horn Breeders' ntsojlatlon.
the National Hereford Breeder' associa
tion, nnd some hundred live stock or
ganizations. "We feel that tho llvo stock Industry
Is singled out by the German emplro for
direct discrimination ami all tho stock peo
ple will feel the effect of such action. They
feel, too, that the time has como for tho
allied stock Interests of tho United States
to speak out in no uncertain tone nnd
thoy hopo to dlrert the attention of con
gress and tho government to the situation.
All the live stock stntes nro deeply inter
ested In whnt Is being done nnd nre de
sirous of having adequate measures ndoptod
to overcome this discrimination by Ocr
mnny." QUARANTINE FOR CHINATOWN
1 Injnnediin AnnliiHt Inoenlntlon of
i MoritotlitiiN ('nunc Cntlroriiln
! Stilt .- llm.rd to Act.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28. The plague
situation assumed a now phaso tonight
, which will probably result In tho quarnntln
, ing of the Chlncho section of the city.
. The quarantining of Chinatown was not
called forth by any unfavorable development,
, but It was due to tho necessity of providing
a better control of the situation. ' Tho
United States circuit court today Issued an
1 order restraining tho local Hoard of Health
, and Dr. Klnyoun, tho United Stntes sur
' geon, from Inoculntlng Chinese nnd Jap
, ancso. When tho decision of tho court was
j rendered Surgeon Klnyoun called off his In
spection nnu nnuncii surgeon General Wy
man of the court's action.
Tho Stnto Board then took the matter In
hand. At a meeting of that body a reso
lution wan passed Instructing the lo:al
Board of Health to placo an effective quar
antine around Chinatown. At the meeting
of tho State Board representative mcrchnnts
of tho city were present und they announced
that they would render overy nBslstanco to
tho city officials. Dr. Blunt, Btnto health
officer of Texas, who wns also present, fa
vored quarantining tho Chlncso quarter and
stated Uiat If such nctlon wero tnken he
would modify tho qunrantlno against Cali
fornia now existing In Texas and allow
goods and persons to enter tho state If tbey
carried a certificate of health.
Tho quarantining of Chinatown will be a
great surprise to Its residents, who wero
proparlng to resume business on tho
strength of Judgo Morrow's decision.
Tho local Board of Health does not expect
federal Interference In tho matter of enforc
ing n quarajitlno, ns It regards it as a
purely municipal affair.
FILIPINOS GIVE UP ARMS
(icncrnl MiicArlhtir Cnhles Xcrra of
Tito PiirllcN Vnliiiilnrlly
Surrendering?.
WASHINGTON, May 28. Tho War de
partment has received the following cable
gram from General MacArthur, at Manila,
dated today:
"Threo officers, flfty-alx men, with forty
six rllles, surrendered unconditionally at
Cuyapo yesterday. Threo officers, forty-six
mon, with fifty-five rifles, surrendered un
conditionally today at Tarlac. These spon
taneous surrenders aro very encouraging."
General Corhln said that General Mac
Arthur's dispatch shows that tho situation
In tho Philippine Is Improving. The pres.
ont policy in the army, ho snld, Is to disarm
and not kill the Filipino insurgents and that
object Is being facilitated by tho action of
the Filipino captains in getting tholr mon
together and surrendering In n body. jn
such cases tho men got receipts for their
arm's and ammunition. Thoro In no longer
any organized resistance, he says, nnd tho
only troublo comes from bands of guerrillas,
which swoop down on tho unprotected na
tives, steal all thoy can lay their hands on
and run off with their booty before tho
troops can reach them. Thcoo marauders
roceivo no morcy from tho troops and are
shot down whenever caught looting their
terrorized countrymen. Every effort Is
being mado to disarm these bands and to
got control of all tho arms and ammunition
in tho Islands as an essential to improved
civil government. "Wlthv their nupply of
ammunition cut off tho bandits and guer
rillas would becomo practically harmless
nnd their capturo could bo easily effected
through tho help of the friendly natives,
who no longer would huvo causa to fear
them. Consequently tho voluntary sur
render of insurgent bodies with their arms
and ammunition Is very encouraging to tho
administration officials.
CliniiKCN In Iron AViikc Senle.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 28. Tho con
ference of representatives of tho Republic
Iron and Steel company and Its allied In
terests with Ihe National lodge olllcerK of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron nnd
Steel Workera hus resulted In somo changes
In the Iron wage ecalo.