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The Omaha Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUXE 10. 1871.
OMAHA, rBIDAY MOB2TISG. TTpsE 8, lUOO-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WAR HAS JUST BEGUN
President Kragsr Still Determined to Mike
N Surrender to tks British.
OOM PAUL IS NOW STAYING AT MACEDORP
Eotoftha Botr QorenimjQt is New in a
Riilrotd Oar.
GUERRILLA WARFARE WILL CONTINUE
Eecretarj Beits 8ajg Bnrghen Will Hold Ont
for a Lane Timi Yet.
LYDENBURG WILL BE THE LAST STAND
Krngrr Denies Intention of TnUlnir
nefuar nil Dutch Mnn-nf-W nr
nnd Hint lie Una M tr lli.ooo,.
IMMI of Treniurc.
LONDON", June 8.-3 a. m. The executive
officer of tho Trantvnal government aro
In a railway car, shunted on a switch at
atacedorp station. President Kruger caused
tho Interior of the coach to be reconstructed
Kome time ago with u view to contingencies
that have ncv arrives.
A correspondent of the Dally Express,
who went from Loutonzo Marquez to sea
President Kruger, wag received yesterday.
The president sat smoking a long pipe. Ho
looked worried, but blf bearing wan quiet
nnd detxrmltied. He did not make the least
objection to being Interviewed.
Tho correspondent wao equipped for the
Interview' by cables from Iondon.
"Yes." nald President Kruger. "It l
qulto true that the Hrltlsh have occupied
Pretoria. This, however, does not end the j
war. The burghers are fully determined
to fight to the last. They will never sur
render so long an .'oo armed men remain In
the country. 1 foci deeply encouraged by
the fine work Steyn and DeWet are doing
In the Krce Stale."
Tho correspondent suggested that the war
was over. Inasmuch as the capital had been
taUn.
"The capital," explained Mr. Kruger. with
energy. "What is a capital? It does not
consist of any particular collection of bricks
and mortar. The capital of the republic, the
t-eat of government; is here In this car.
There Is no magic about any special site.
Our country Is Invuded, it Is true, but itls
not conquered. The government U still ef
fective.'" ncforring to the reasons why he left Pre
toria Mr. Kruger said.
"I was not foolish enough to bo taken
prisoner. 1 provided this means of locomo
tion precisely for tbo same reason Us our
burghers supply themselves with horses
when they take the Held. It Is necessary
that I should be able to move quickly from
place to place. That is all
By and by this!
car will take me tuck to Pretoria. For the
present It enables mo lo keep away from
Pretoria, whern J could be of no service, and
iUre I should only piny Into the bands of
tho enemy." .
Kroner Una .Not the Cold,
"They say. Mr. Kruger." remarked the
correspondent, "that you havo hrought with
jou gold to the value of 2.000,000?"
"It Is not true." replied the president.
"Whatever monetary resources I may Ime
with m are simply those which we re
quire for state purposes. At the same time
1 am not going to tell you where our treasure
is. Let Roberts And it If he ran."
"They also sav in laindon. Mr. Kruger, j
that jou contemplato taking refuge on a1
Dutch man-of-war at IyOiirenzo Marquez?"
"That again Is lie," retorted the pres
ident with vehemence. j
"I know of no such Dutch vessl. I am
not contemplating flight; I shall not leave
my country. Thero will be no need of my
doing anything of the kind."
Tho correspondent "Then, sir, there Is
much surprise at your having left Mrs.
Kruger behind."
Mr. Kruger "But why? Mrs. Kruger Is
quite safe In Pretoria. She would only be
put to personal inconvenience here. All
communication between us Is stopped, of
rourbe, but she will await my return with
raininess and courage. She Is a brave
woman. I am here awaiting further Infor
mation. Wo are surrounded by faithful
tmrghers and are quite S3fe."
S?rctary of State Rclti remarked:
"You may depend upon It that the war
Is not yet over. Guerrilla warfare will ccn
tlnue over an cnorraou area. We intend
to fight to the b ter end and shaH probably
retire on Lydenburg, where we can hold out
for many months."
AVnr lln Only Uricon,
"Yes," observed Mr. Kruger. "It Is only
now that the real ttruggle has begun. I
fear that there will still be much bloodshed,
but the fault is that of the Britleh govern
ment." Then raising his voice to an aliucet
passionate height. Mr. Kruger exclaimed:
"Tht time haw rated for us to talk. We.
havo done plenty of that, hut It has done
m no good. The only thing left for us to
do Is to keep on fighting, to keep on fight
ing." The correspondent who secured the Inter
view telegraphed it direct from Macedorp
station, when the wires were working as
usual, to Lourenzo Marquet.
The Dally Exprtws, In commenting upon
tho Interview, refers to the "unabated de
fiance of tbe chief of the Transvaalers."
Nine hundred British prisoners arrived
Tuesday at Nooltgedacht. They were
penned In a barbed wlro enclosure of four
acres on the open veldt.
According to a dispatch from Lourenzo
.Marquez, dated yesterday. Lord Roberts Is
reported to have Intercepted two trains
ful leaving the vicinity of Pretoria. Tele
grams from tbe British side are exceedingly
scanty. Tvo brief ones received from Pre
toria say Mrs. Kruger Is still occupying
the presidency and that a number of en
Bines and cars have been sejured. The
British under Major DeUsIe captured a
machine gun and caused the Boers hfmj
loss, the British casualties being slight.
Tho British officials removed J300.0CO from
the National bank, but did not touch the
other banks. Somn of tbe Boers are sur
rendering voluntarily and the townspeople
of Pretoria are described as showing con
siderable enthusiasm over the Brit sh ar
rival. Mr Prevost Battersby, In a dispatch to
the Morning Post from Pretoria, daut
June E, says;
"The Boers pledged themselves to twenty
nrltlsh officers not to take tbe British offi
cers away If these officers would control
them and prevent an outbreak. Neverthe
less they began their removal. After 900
bad been taken British shells struck a train
that was loading and the Boers desisted and
reilreil The Driiier. ai,. n.M..
......... H WII,V,a H . k IC
fused to leave their quartern and made the
Boer commandant a prisoner, releasing hi u
nt midnight on condition that he would
(Continued on Second Page,)
GUT READY IN FORTY HOURS
llnttlclilia Itidlnnn nnd Massa
chusetts Flictirr In n ItrninrU
nlile experiment.
WASHINGTON June 7 -The experiment
with the batrhit'g Indiana and Masachu
setts bnvu hQjhtajark'd erjecese. A tele
gram rectfilaiVCTIjNavy department
today from .VafefyMfcsCasey. com
mandant of the Le3lifyJjavy yard,
announced that thu two l3f1(. com
pletely equipped and reailyflHB4je
said the Indiana would pull ouljHSa
and the 'Massachusetts about two nRirT
later for Newport, via Hampton Roads. The
delay in the care of the latter ship was not
because of any lack of preparedness on her
part, but filmply because the tide would nit '
serve until afternoon. Thus It appears that
these two formidable vessels have been i
made ready for any required service In the railroad at Pekln.
short space of about forty houm. wltlout ' A severe fight. It Is added, has occurred
tbo slightest notice to the commandant of ' with the Boxers, whose ranks Include many
the League Island Navy yard or the com- soldiers from other generals' commands,
menders of the two battlesblr. The re- When the battle ended 200 dead were left
eult is regarded as a satisfactory vlndlca- , on the field.
tlon of the policy of keeplne ships "in or- ' The dispatch goes on to say: "One hun
dlnary." recently adopted by the Navy de- ed and eighty British marines, with a ma
ps! tment. The record made at League chine gun, are about to force a passage from
Island Ik about as good as any made abroad. Tien Tsln to Pekin. Altogether about POO
with superior facilities In the latter :ase. British have been landed from the fleet, a
This little experiment will be noted with greater number than have landed from the
interest by other naval powers. ' combined vessels of the other power. This
After th mobilization at Hampton Reads evidence of Great Britain's Intention to as
Is completed the squadron, constating of tho J ert her position strongly gives great eatis-
NVw York. Kearearge, Indiana, Massachu
setts and Texas, will engage In squadron
maneuvers and other exercises for the next
six weeks. It is stnted at the League Is
mnci .avy yam tnai me inuiana aim .u- , qu(JSUon or an emergency being left to their and S R. Fitzgerald ot Twllurldo. for dls
sachusetts would again be placed In "or- i discretion. No fear Is entertained for the trlct delegates to tbe national convention
dlnary" at the yards when the exercises aro f . f th i-eatlons at .,ekln Kuronean and voted to recommend A. T. Gunnell of El
BOER ENVOYS IN ST. PAUL
Keeeptlon Committee lit Depot Wrl
fomr (lie Vlxltnr tn flic
,nrtli w !
PT. PAUL. Minn., June 7. Dr. Abram
Fischer and II. H. WeFsels. to of the three
Boer envoys no In this country, arrived j
In this city a few minute before noon today.
... t I . xwmr a.I fin, pififiKint A '
special reception committee welcomed the "'V H ..i. .v -i i"
visitors to the northwest. There was a , dcalloS the Bomb and the powers are
large crod at the depot and the Minnesota , "ore and more taking matters into their
state band played a number of patriotic f ,hand,1' ,Thet Bo"r "vltv 18 P?Z
American airs. Tho visitors were taken at nd ls r-'Pdl3r changing its character. The
once to tho Ryan hotel, where lunch was , Boxers are getting arms, preparing to meet
served. Governor Llnd called on them there ' force with force.
soon after their arrival. A public reception I " Th-" na9 hc comraunlcatlon be
as held from I 30 to 3 o'clock this after- tw-wn Pekln and Tien Tsln since Tuesday.
noon j although a miserable abortive attempt has
In response to a question, Mr. Wessels been made by rhlnese soldiers to resich the
said that the partv had fixed upon June capital. The troops were fired upon and
"0 as the time for leaving the United States, . the train had to come back. Another sta
but events might prolong their stay. j "on had been burned on the line."
Mr. Fischer, when asked If ho believed his A news agency dispatch from Tien Tsln,
countrymen would eventually win. replied: ! dated yesterday, ays: "The Boxers are
"I have no doubt of it. The English can . "till raiding and pillaging over a wide area.
never conquer us as long as a man or an .
... .11 I V,a jinnnfpr "
OA rcUiailll- tflivr 1,1 'uc vu'iw j.
"Then you don't think tho capture of
Pretoria will have much effect toward ter
minating the -war?"
"Not a particle."
At the meetlnc in the Auditorium tonight
tfjc mayor presided and there were several
addresse.
The party will leave here for Omaha to
morrow morning,
MINERS ADVISED H0Va WAIT
Word of Wurnliin from Sir Alfred
Mllnrr to Thnne Who Would
Iteturn to Trnnsvnnl,
LONDON. June 7. The following dis
patch has been rei-elved at the Colonial
office from tho British high commissioner
In South Africa, Sir Alfred Mllnw:
"CAPETOWN. June 2. It is reported by
telegram that large numbers of miner and
others are about to start for tho Transvaal
from Southampton on Saturday. Cannot a
public notification be issued warning the
people against premature return here? They
will be delayed at Capo points and will
only Increase the numbers supported by,
charity It must be a couple of months
at least before the bulk of thoso now In tbe
Colony and In Natal can bo allowed to re
turn or work generally can be returned."
FIGHT WITH INSURGENTS
CnptHln Crenshnw nnd Sennllnn I'nrty
lcd Into AmltiiMh hy
liillile.
MANILA. June 7. Captain Frank F. Cren
shaw, with forty men of the Twenty-eighth
imantry. wnue scouting near iaai was iea ;
Into an ambush by a guide. Captain Cren- i
shaw was badly wounded In the head and ,
one private was wounded. Tho ambushers
were scattered, leaving ten dead and threo
wounded on the field.
east oi mancnanato, uuiacan province nan a
slight brush with the enemy. Flint and
two prlvateH were wounded.
FURTHER DELAY FOR NEELY
Coiiuitlniloiier Shield AKnin
pones Kmmlnntlnii of Al
li'Kfd Hmbriilrr,
Pot-
NEW VOKK, June 7. Tbe examination
of C. F. W. Ncely, which has been postponed
from day to day and was to have taken
place today before I'nlted States Commis
sioner Shields, waa again postponed late
this afternoon to June IS. Ab the bill re-
latlng to Cuban extradition was signed yes-
teroay oy i-resiuent MCKiniey. there will. It
Is believed., be no further hearings in rela-
tlon to tho manor m the local courts.
Wheel Works nt Undue Hum.
HACINE, Wis.. June 7 The plant of the
Wisconsin wheel works was destroyed hy
fire tonight. The loss on stock and build
ings nnd machinery ls about J0.(, on
which there is a blanket insurance of
M).KW.
i Mot einents of (leenil Vessel Jnnr 7,
j At Plymouth Arrived Furst Bismarck,
rrom ,ew iorK, tor wnerDourK- and Ham
burg. At Houlfigne Arrived Amsterdam, from
New York, for Rotterdam.
At Maderin Pased Itomana, from Rot
terdam, via Liverpool, for San Francisco.
At Shlmosekt Arrived Nulos, from Seat
tle, for Vludlvostock.
At llont: Kong Arrived Goodwin, from
lacoma.
At
Bremen Arrlvcd-
mainland. from
New
rorr,
ijiiecnsiown sailed Kiiyniand, from
Tem"1C" ,rm
,i ev. orK saiimi i.a tiretugne. for i
Havre, Kalsur Frtederlch, for Hamburg, i
via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Uovlc. for'
Liverpool
eriwji uuruaro tor liremcn. Via
thampton. Arrlved-Palatla, from Ham -
sou
burs
At Liverpool Arrived Waesland, from
Montreal: New England, from Boston. Ar-
rl veil Germanic,
Quwenstown.
from New York, via
At Glasgow Arrived State of Nebraska,
from Nw York.
At Cherbourg Arrived Furst Bismarck,
from New York, for Hamburg.
At Rotterdam Arrived AmterHnm frnm
! Ntw Yrk- vis Bologne. Salled-ltotter-
oam. va uouiogne
At Liverpool Sailed Cambrian,
from
Montreal. New Kr.-.iand, from Huston.
:t0'from
from
At I.uard Passed I -t Tountlnc
,nw ork. for Havre.
At Bremer-Haveii -Arrived Sante. from
New York, via Cherbourg and Southamp-
ton.
ANOTHER FIGHT WITH BOXERS
Seme Two Hundred Dead Baditi Left on the
Field of Battle.
CHINESE SOLDIERS MASSED AT PEKIN
British Marines Hnve neen Landed
nnd tilth n Field (inn Will At
tempt to Force a I'maaer from
r Tien Tain to I'cUin.
LONDON, June 7. A special dUpatch from
Shanghai, dated 7:30 p. m. today, says the
dowager empress has ordered General Nelh
s' Chong, with 3.000 men. to protect the
faction here."
Left to Nnvnl Commnndcra.
Naval commanders In Chinete waters have
received Inatmetlftna n tn nrntortitrA tho ,
resident, however, are escaping from tho
capital to the coast. Pekln Is still under
controt, according to a dispatch to the
Morning Post dated yewterday, but in a very
excited state. A thousand foreign guards
were garrlwonlng the legation houses. Six
hundred international troopH are at Tien
Tsln. with six guns. A dispatch to the
Dally Mall from Shanghai, dated June 7,
takes a gloomy view of things, which are
pictured as going from bad to worse.
The correspondent says- "Tho authorities
uave nra aua Durnen me siauons
at Long Kong and Langoo. It has been
definitely ascertained that Mme. Astir and
Messrs. Ownt and Cades have been mur
dered. General Nleh claims to have defeated
the Boxers, killing 500."
".MeKlnlry's Opportunity."
Th morning papers in long editorials
dealing with the Chines situation refer to
tho poselble courso of tbe United States.
The Dally Mail which goes . l3tino jsny
other In urging Amestfca tiiltjlif? "Irlin
intervention under ths caption, "McKlnley's
Opportunity," says:
The United States have secured definite
pledges a. to the maintenance of the open
doors and their Intervention would not
produce friction, danger of which is to bi
anticipated should either England or Rus
sia art alone, we nave no desire to pre-
cipltAte a world-wide coutllct. yet our i
movements are regarded with so much sus
picion by many Russians that sertoux
I complications might ensue should we land
a large force. The same applies to Russia,
face tn face with ourselves, but the United
States' have the tradition with Russia
' and a community of Interests with Eng
land. Thlr action would, therefore, sccurn
the hostility of nelthr power. It need
scarcely be said that they would have the
moral support of the British people nnd
our material lupport klso If only the policy
of our government In tho fur east were
stronger than It Is. They would certainly
liii
a world ,
"f all
be assisted oy Japan, in tnis way
conflict dlst'troUH to the Interests
great states could be avoided and at the
same time the pledges which the skillful
negotiations of Sir Hay have extracted
from the various powers would be vindi
cated. The opportunity for America has come.
Will she be equal to It or will she let It
slip from her hands and lose her vast
potentialities of trade In northern China?
England's financial Interests In China, In
terests that can be named In tbe Stock ex
change, aggregate 10,000,000. Tbeee on an
average have declined 4 per cent. There are
so many trading companies and syndicates
holding conccsslona which are capitalized for
vast unknow.n BUmg. The English money in
china is probably close to 500.000.000. The
repm that 'slr claude McDonal(1 ls t00 in t0
attcnd tu bu dutles ls reported to b un.
founded. He has been in constant com-
munlrntlon with the eovernment.
GERMANY IS READY TO ACT
Wllllutr lo Join Concert nf
I'lurrrs In the Chinese
Situation.
Other
BERLIN, June ".The officer eommandins
the German squadron at Che Foo has been
directed by cable to send a detachment ot
sailors and marines to Tien Tsln, and, after
conferring with the German minister at
Pekln, to arrange with tbe commanders ot
the other squadrons regarding further meas
ures to be taken for the protection of Eu
roneaus. It is understood that Herman
has officially declared Its readiness to act
; ja concert with the other powers, but having
, no Interests outside of Shan Tung she ls !
not dlsrosed to take the leading part in
Intervention in China.
The German newspapers claim to baTe dls
covered that the alleged secret agreement
arrived at between Russia and Japan to act
together against Great Britain in tbe far
east U purely fictitious. The National Ze
tung avers that Great Britain stands hand
In glove with Japan.
BERLIN. June 7. The foreign office re
gards tho situation In China as no worse
than It waa last evening. There Is nothing
Indicating an unfavorable change has oc
curred. Papers this evening, however, take
a different view of the matter. The Vosa
Iscbe Zeltung says:
"Evidences are lacking, of harmony among
I th n, ln.,!r!",d. 'n ChlDa and the
probability Is that If the Boxer movement
! u allowed to spread and the dangers grow-
I J? tW
"-"" "v "" u' '"
w-.tnt of harmony."
The National Zeltung, which expresses Its
view i ilmllar terms .v (hit Ii
''mu'r "rm, says that It hopes
. that until the present troubles are over Rua-
sla, Great Britain and Japan will bury their
, differences.
Gift to loTva State 1'nlvrralty.
IOWA CITY. la., June 7.-E. Whitney
Carr of Jordan. N. Y.. today gave the
Iowa State university tofl.OOO for the estab.
Ilshment of free scholarships for roor
yourc people.
Fox. Lee.
i v.V,ErHI.LHIOPN..8- ' Virion I..
r ox of aloux Falls wa married here to.lay
j, wa"iiiii oiuy uauenier ot
I editor of the South DakoTa Reform iress
bureau.
HOT CONTEST IN COLORADO
lonteatlim Delecntlon from Arsps
hoc County C'nnse Delay In Demo
cratic Convention.
DENVER. June ".The state democratic
convention, which met here today, easily
surpassed in attendance and enthusiasm any I
similar gathering of that rrty ever held In I
Colorado. More than LOW delegates, In- '
eluding two Arapahoe county delegations of ;
1S1 members each, were assembled In the j
Tabor Grand opera house at 10-30 o'clock. '
the hour at which the convention was to
meet.
At a meeting of the state committee th!
forenoon It was decided that neither of the
Arapahoe delegations should haw a voice
in electing the temporary organisation of
the convention, but that both delegations
should have representatives on the commit
tee on credentials. :
It was nearly noon when State Chairman
Milton Smith called the convention to order
and introduced Colonel B, F. Montgomery
of Cripple Creek as temporary chairman.
Chairman Montgomery addressed the con
vention briefly, prdicilng the auccese of the
party, not only in Colorado, but in the na
tion. His mention of W. J. Bryan, as al
ready the presidential nominee of the party,
was greeted with prolonged cheers.
At I o'clock the announcement was made
that the credentials committee had not yet
reached an agreement and that the conven
tion would stand adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
During the afternoon the delegates of tho
(Second congressional district met and sc-
lected .lamp M. D. tteillvi-fif Teller rnnntt-
Paso county and Charles Hrnkel of Pueblo
county to tbe state convention as delegates-at-large.
WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRACY
Convention An men TleUet AVhleh Mnj
Have Some Ilenrlnit on
.Vntlonnl Politic.
PARKERSBt'RG. W. Ya.. June 7. The
democratic state convention today completed
lta ticket and adjourned. Following are the
nominations-
Governor John H. Holt.
Auditor Jame H. Miller.
Treasurer James Garland Hearst.
Attorney General George M. McCoy.
Supreme Judges John W. English and W.
G. Bennett.
The convention had a bearing on national
politics, as the new legislature next winter
will elect tho successor of United States
Senator Stephen B. Elklns. Tho consensus
of opinion is that the work of the state con
vention has been favorable to the candidacy
of John T. McGraw of. Grafton for the demo
cratic nomination tor senator.
GOLD DEMOCRATS ON DECK
Call for Conference tn Arriugr for
rmtlnc n Ticket In
the Field.
rNDIANAPOLIS. June 7 A meeting of
the national executive con liter of the gold
standard democratic pari tftJibeen callad
for this cltyJuly 15 at , J- tft in traders
ttrcrt ,JJlt'tb -thief bv-. p.' the 'ititn-.
mitten will be to organite for the coming
campaign and to nee that an Independent
ticket ls placed In the field. The committee
will bo composed of George F. Peabody, New
York. John C Bullett, Pennsylvania; Gor
don Woodbury. New Hampshire; J. J. Val
entine, California; Joseph Bryan, Virginia;
L. M. Martin,
W. R. Shelby. Michigan;
Thomas F. Corrigan, Georgia. W. B. Halde
mane, Kentucky; J. P. Frenicl. Indiana.
TAYLOR NOT A CANDIDATE
Asks nepiihlleniia to Relieve 111m
from Kindlons Which .Nomina
tion Wonld Impone.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. June 7 The Evening
Post nrints a Mutemem tndav nnrter the,
POht prints a a atement today under h
signature of William S. Taylor, In whlih
Mr. Taylor announces that he will not bo
a candidate for the republican nomination
for governor of Kentucky. Governor Tay-
lor states that after mature consideration
of all Interesta Involved In the contest to
considers It hi a duty both to himself and
his family to ask of the republicans ot
Kentucky relief from the exactions which
the nomination would impose,
iltinric Ueniocrntlc Convention.
WATERBURV, Conn.. June 7. The demo
cratic state convention assembled here to
day to elect the twelve delegates who will
represent Connecticut democracy In the na
tional convention at Kansas City.
The state committee was engaged until a
late hour last night considering the New
London contest, which waa exceedingly
acrimonious. The decision was a com
promise, tbe delegation headed by Mayor
Beckwlth being obliged to share the rep
resentation with that led by B. F. Mahan.
In the New Haven district caucus ex-Congressman
James D. Pigott defeated National
Committeeman Alexander Troupe for dele
gate to the national convention.
The convention unanimously adopted a
platform, naming William J. Bryan as iu
candidate for president. Instructing the del
egates for Bryan and pledging support to the
platform of the Kansas City convention.
Rnlil Democrats to Oracnnlze.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 7. A meeting of
tbe national executive committee of the
gold standard democratic party has been
cauea lor mia city juiy 10 at p. m. it is
understood that the ehief business
ox me
. . .
committee will be to organize for ih cnm.
ing campaign and to see that an Indepsnd nt
ticket is placed lu the field. Tho commit-
"Ill be composed of George F. Peabody.
New York; John C. Bullett. Pennjylvanla;
Gordon Woodbury. New Hampshire; J. J.
Valentine, California; Joseph Bryan, Vir
ginia; U M. Martin. W. R. Shelby, Michi
gan; Thomas F. Corrigan, Georgia; W, B.
Haldemann, Kentucky; J. P. Frenzel, In
diana. Sraalnn of Xit'lllllsts.
NEW YORK, June 7. The consideration
of the report of the committee on ccnsil.u-
tlon occuplol tbe morning session of the
socialist labor party convention today. Tbe
national executive committee probably will
' n" oe appoimeo unm auer me convention
j Captain hHe7,,nted.
CRAWFORD, Neb., June 7. (Special
Telegram.) Captain Allan G. Fisher nf
Cbadron was nominated for re-election by
the republicans for representative fiunl
this district- The nomination was unani
mous. ConKrrmlonul .Nomination.
WESTON. W. Va June 7. Hon. B. B.
Dovener was renominated for congress by
tbe republican convention ot the First
district.
.Veelj'n I'acUnue la Attached,
HtateVMarVh
l Muncle. where he went to attach tho
INDIANAPOLIS. June 7. Deputy United
mysterious pacKage that reached there on
j The pacTa'ge".1 mH$ fro'm SanJo e.
(.osta lcli( Mtty l8i
GIVES HOME RULE NEW LIFE
Supreme Court Upholds Iu Deciiien in the
Police Ccmmiuien Cue.
.. nvw UIICT M1VC .
ALBIli (HANK fnUbl MAKE A
REPORT
Dcctalon of the Dlatrlet Court of
Ilnuelna Count)- Ik Overruled
Flank llllitinril Loses Ilia Jolt
with the Stale.
LINCOLN. June 7. (Special. I Before ad
Journmcnt at noon today the supreme court
j handed down decisions In three very Im
portant caws. One of these holds against
the dummy Fire and Police Commission ap
pointed by Governor Poynter. another up
holds tho act passed by the last leglslaturo
fixing salaries of clerks of the district
court and thq third renders Inoperative the
law creating the pure food commission.
The decision In the Fire and Police Com
mission case was based on the adjudication
of the case of the State against Moor.
ae aiaic .u..
The opinion was written by Judge Sul Ivan
Judge Norva concurr ng. Judge Ho comb
took no Part in the decision of ihl caao
During the morning ses-Ion of court the
IUUUUII Ol U1U UUUtUfJ Sin,H
hearing of the Bartley bondsmen case was
argued and submitted. Judge Holcomh
withdrew from the consideration cf this
case and In doing o created a lilt e com-
ment. a., practically the same objection, to
his qualifications were urged In tho Hre
and Police Common case as In the bonds-
mTheCop,nlon of Judge SulIlvan In the Fire
and Police Commission case says:
This action was evidently, Instituted to
secure a decision overruling the case of the
State against Moorcs. The Moores case
lays down tne uoemn- tnai wnaiever i..e
court may conceive to be the spirit of the
constitution is to De regaroen j;ar. i
the paramount law While the decision, by
recognizing and enforcing the en-ntUl
right of local self-government. Is conceded
to rest upon sound political principle. It
was rendered by a divided Dencn ann. as
ii 1ui1rlnl nrnnonnremellt. has been much
ac asVVutfn
stltutlon of the state Is to be fully Known
only uy studying me ineones oi me juurp.i
who are chosen to expound 1'.; tt will ex
pand or contract with every fluctuation ot
the popular will which produce a change
In the personnel of the court and the limi
tations upon legislative power will be as
unknown and unknowable n were the rules
of equity In the days when the chancellor's
conscience was the law of the land. It Is
the opinion of the writer that the decision
ls thnrougnlv vicious, that it strikes a
lethal blow at a co-ordinate branch of the
government and ought to be repudiated
and condemned. But since the members of
the court who participate In this decision
are not in accord upon the question of
constitutional law here Involved further
discussion of that question ls unnecessary
and would be unprofitable. There Is an
other point in the case upon which we
are agreed and which is decisive of the
controversy. The Judgment must be in
favor of the respondents whether the ordi
nance under which they claim is valid or
not.
Recltnl of !,ocn! History.
Hrlelly stated the fuels of the case of
the State against Moores .were the-e:
Acting under the provisions of i-etloiis
; and 167 of chopter xll. complied statutes
of 1B!(7 which conferred, or uumed to
confer upon him authority to appoint tiro
and police commissioner!) for citle of the
metropolitan ctassuovcnior Moicomn ap-
i-euoofjy.
Tilre'Snd rToltce rommlshloners. "for the
city of Omaha. The persons so appointed
duly qualified and entered at once upon the
discharge ot their official duties. After
ward there was tiled In this court by the
state, on the relation of tho attorney gen
eral, an application for a writ of quo war
ranto against tne governors appointee
other person", namely, Peter Hlrk
hauser anil Charles J. Karbach. to act as
members of such board. Th persons o !
appointed by the city authorities inter-;
veneH in tho action and asserted their
claims They contended that the onllnancM I
-v.l..l. hAi r.a1 he.n I'ninml.alfinpfl !
was valid and that the statute undPr which
j,oab0()y, oregory. Hullard and Herdman
! hail been appointed was void The cause
! was regularly submitted for decision and I
ppo
rlv
I . i- .. . n..al.l-T.tlnrt .lalHr.,1 .
that the ordinance was valid and that '
section? ISfi and 167 of the city charter, so
far as they assumed, to confer upon the
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authority to appoint tire and
! J.,.0pe and purpose of the constitution and.
ihnfnrn invjil.l Bv the- ludimont rend
ered the appointees of h g'"or
declared to bo intruders and were ousted
from the omces wnicn tney neio. ann uiu
appointees ot the mayor and council were
Ue nnwUl efore was commenced durlrlg
the present term or court, u aiso it an
information in. the nature of a quo, war.
Poynter. ut-tluK on the nssumption trui
sections and 167 aforesaid, are not In
appointed Jam )i:
uroatcn.
iiurrv t" Miller and John J.
O'Connor as members of the noard of Fire
and Police Commissioners for the city of
Omaha. Those persons have Intervened In
the action and Hied a pleading In wlilcli
they assert their claims to the offices held
by the respondents So It appears that
we are again called upon to adjudicate
between the nppolntees of the governor
und the appointees of the mayor and coun.
ctl the Identical matters which were adju
dlcated in tho first case.
Doctrine of Hen Judicata.
One of the defenses Interposed by the re
....j.mtg ta HiHt the iudement in the
Mnnres case. W hether rleht or wrong, is
wnctner riisni or wrung,
binding and concluiive upon the parties to
this litigation. Counsel for the Intervcnors.
on the other hand, contend tnat wnue tne
j.tA rtf r-Lia imiirata nnnllea. lo nrill-
quiiin,- ' ' - ,; .1
appllcatlor T'to h so":
!. BU1 "Jl"
Ai..n utoin The mieuilnn thus raised ls
nn Important one and we have given It
careful consideration, reacning tne conclu
sion nfte- much retlection and a thorough
rvesUgatlon of " the 'luthoVltl that when'
a state Invokes the Judgment of a court
for any purpo-e it lays us sovereismy
aslde and consents to be bound by the de
rision, whether such decision be favorable
or adverse. While tho state as a political
communltv is not obliged to submit to the
Jurisdiction of Its own courts It ought. In
reason and Justice, to be bound whenever
It voluntarily appears In court and without
reservation submits a matter In controversy
for adjudication.
After quoting from a number of authori
ties in which similar questions were in-
volved tbe opinion closes with the follow
log:
One other matter calls for a passing
notice. Tho original brief of counsel for
respondents conveyed quite plainly his ap
prehension that political considerations
might be a fartor In the decision of the
case. No Judge conscious of his own In
tegrity will listen to such suggestion. No
self-respecting court will tolerate an argu
ment which proceeds on the assumption
that the goad and the spur ar necessary
to compel tt to discharge honestly Its con-
- It II Inn-, I ilHtU IriHIU It II n.MM !. HAIIn.
I st I that the supreme and Inexorable duty
and ouugaiion oi a court to iruiy interpret
the will of tha lawgiver has no possible
relation to the questions ot party expedi
ents. It Is surelv not necessarv to In.
r struct us as to that.
Court I'cela Conlldent.
We believe thoroughly In the rectitude
of our own Intentions; we feet sure of the
Inflexibility of our purpose to administer
Justice uninfluenced by considerations of
party advantage, and we will not permit
counsel to deal with us on the theory that
we may perhaps bo contemplating a be-
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
hn nurnnei. r Inn u r I nn riflna In ctlitetllll
u.u! tot nn nnn the viliditv of ee- a nonnoounu uuiua hup -i juu uucm.u,,. seir in nw ronner iH-cliiratlons. To set the
uV.nrWtltuTSnlw wh.ch'they iSd a photographer. 20 years old. was .hot and prudent by ""Mclpailnj Ir , this rase
been commissioned. While this Hetlon was seriously wounded tonight at Fifteenth an.d o' nlon wo.fld lower the -tan. rd of the
M'Sr- no7rbVrdo?fl Chamb"S 8treetS' ThC Clt' h8Pltal Pby'!- ! W 'm Impartial and equa
Snd cmnU-n.TonerE "nTappoinVeTl Can. say that Goetl.ng probably will d o Justice nb1ee,C,?ne0prbcetatosno7rh3e,,
nt the Httornev general, demands of tnoi ""-" um -e- . w...ut .. i 'n,i una ino
side who Sri members of the Is not a business house, hotel or store etand- laugh ng stock of every lawyer In the land.
Hoard I of Fire and Police Commissioners ,nR m Virginia. The residence portion of 0lf S ihnii"at"emaT
of Omaha, holding under the authority (own WM , bur;ed. The .KHfelrheeUr."
iflor th. euii.e wai nendinc (lovernnr school house Is untouched, as also are most , would have them be."
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska:
Fair. Cooler: Northwest Winds.
Tcmperntnre nt Onmliii Yesterday.
Hour. Drurrc, Hour. Denree.
. n, in 71! I ti. hi S7
II n. in 7- p. m...... sr.
7 n. m 7 1 ;; p. m ...... .v:t
S n. m ..... . 7t p. in 7
! n. tn TO . p. in ,ert
10 n. in :t il p. in sil
1 1 I" Si 7 p. in
I'- in 7 S p. in Ml
P- n 77
NIGHT CARS RUN IN ST. LOUIS
erlcc Hesiitueil After HcIiir u.
penilrd for More Thnn
n Month.
ST. LOUIS. (.Mo., June ".Cars were run
on one line ot the St. Lauls Transit system
tonight for the first timo since the strike
was declared, almost a month ago. in
many quarters it was feared that trouble
would occur as soon as darkners appeared.
At 10 o'clock tonight the police had re-
celved no Intelligence of the gathering tf
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of cnarJcler ha1 "bcen reported. Tho
( ,lno
km)wn fis
. a'nd
,.. ,!,.. tfllHIMf nror.,1 t..,,. ,n.l
j WaRhlnrlnn .'' ,hp , ' ,h .,.
. . . ai.llince of
?J 5 a
thorough-
, d
offlccxa and cotnDanles of the
SETvU A
part iSJi tSr
j r he cy l7 te nS apprehended
I trouble wll occur -PPrehonde.1
that trouble will occur.
Aside from the running of night cars on
, ,ne UnaeU une tne ,i8t twenty-tour uours
hava hrrmc-lit nut nrartleallv nn new de-
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velopments in the strike situation.
Another fruitless conference looking to
a settlement of the strike was held this
afternoon between Judge 11. S. Priest, who
' t nnu. fnnitnef Inr. (he ntrlke neantLitlons
0 Transit company and ex-Governor
; William J. sione counsel lur idb airmurs
Sheriff Pohlman's posie comttatus haJ
grown to 1,277 men this afternoon. Tha j decide a pending cause In a particular way,
number ls deemed sufficient by the sherilt le guilty of constructive contempt.
to operate a number of lines after dark. "pinion of .indue Milllrnn.
The work of swearing In deputies is being Opinion by Judge Sullivan
continued daily. "Thin proceeding for contempt. Institute.!
Twenty-five atlcks of dynamite were un- j by the attorney general at the request of
earthod by the police and detective depart- this court, is baned upon certain newspaper
menu today. Five sticks were found burici article relating to the case of State against
under the Easton avenuo car tracks at . Kennedy, which was at the time of the pub
Easton and Vanderventer avenuts and llcattons pending before us for decision. The
twenty additional sticks were found In an 'defendant 1b a corporation engaged In tbe
abandoned shed at Broadway and Gnsionado publication of a newspaper which has a gen.
street. In the immediate neighborhood of . eral circulation throughout the state. The
the power houae of tbe Southern Electric, j editor ls Edward noncwater, who has also
The dynamite found on tho baslon ave-
nue tracks had been made Into a bamb
and placed Immediately under the rail.
Had a car passed over It at the time th
conveyance probably would have been blown
to atoms.
.Seven Policemen Mint,
Three police officers were shot In va
rious parts of the city tonight as the re
sult of riots. Michael Gibbous was hit In
the ankle and knee. B.
I nt.rt In (he
Ube-rt,an,.yale.,l tho.ck- Tho .v prrt-.n "pinion Z
.etimr Jthe "ucstlon the Kennedy caee.
wiuuuus - "
guards on Union lino cars and Coate. was
on a patrol wagon, guarding property or
the Transit company.
While standing on the rear platform '
TQUM DESTROYED BY FIRE
IU"" UWinui-u ui iniu
virulnln
n the -Mcanhn Iron ItnnKe
Vlltinenntn urTem a
ll(MI,(M0 Loss.
Dt'LUTH, June
-The entire business
and most of the residence section of the
town Virginia, on the Mesaba Iron range
me .upfcd u.i iron ranKp .
; wag wlDed out r existence today about the
, noon hour and it only took sixty minutes to
do It. In that time fully 12.1 buildings were
1 reduced to ashes. The main business see-
tlon of the city is about five blocks from the
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intervening territory the flames spread
1 buildings by a fierce southwest wind. The
lermory over wnicn ine nre iravciea cov
; ered aD0Ut tweIve blocks. about nlDe of
or the churches.
t Tne )oss i estimated at 1500,000, with not
than 25-000 insurance. So far as
known no lives were lost.
WHITESIDE MAY BE PROMOTED
Commandant nf Department nf San
tiago I'raUed Highly hy
(ienernl Wood.
SANTIAGO DE Cl'BA. June 7. Colonel I
Samuel M. Whltside of tbe Tenth cavalry.
commanding the Department of Santiago
and Puerto Principe, has been recommended
k- r-nu-r.- r:....,i uv.i , i-- ,
. . !.
I the rank of brigadier general In recognition
of his admirable cnuu t of tne snalrs of thu
I turbulent district and tn recognition ot the
. . . . . , . . ...
l tu
lunjunauko w. ub
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I'olltK III IVIIIlnsr III MlllllnKO,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. June 7.-J. T. bave judu.al knowledge, and the defendant
flryce of bavannan. t.a.. Killed a Jamaican mU3t-sureiy have known that tho case was
named Constantino last n gbt in a fight , oourt and uadetermiiKd. for it appear
growing out ot a remark by Bryce that If the tnat tho aUornej- for tbe respondents
Americans Instead of the English had been , brought their brlt to Mr. Rosewater'a oince
fighting tbe Boers tbe Transvaal war would anJ taat tne artlcle ne.aded .Worthy of Serl
bave terminated long ago. It Is claimed 0U8 consideration' Immediately followed the
oy oryto uneu ... - .c
British consul and Colonel Whltside. tho,
department commander
are Investlgatln
the case.
MEETS A HORRIBLE DEATH
Workman Fall Into a Pot of Molten
Metnl nnd U Iteacued
Too l.nte.
KANSAS CITY. June 7. Thomas Kern,
aged 35 years, an employe of tbo smelling
worka at Argentine, fell into a large pot of
molten metal and died a few hours later in i declare that any willful attempt to ob
horrible agony. Kern fell Into tbe pot In a a'.ruct tho proceedings, or hinder the due
sluing posture. His companion shouted with
horror, while the man, gasping In agony,
laid his hands on tbe other side of the red
hot kettle and tried to raise himself out.
Other workmen hurried to hie assistant and
removed him from bis podtlon.
Hull In Honor of Admiral Deviev.
rou Mni's. n inn. ? ti,- n
and ball at the Chittenden hotel tonlrht In
nun ir oi wumiriii arm airs uewe was at-
tended by the leading society people of
Columbus and other Ohio 'Itles Admiral
and Mrs Dewey will leave for Detroit to
murrow morning.
IMPOSE FINE OS BEE
Supreme Court Paiui ea Oat ef the Con
tempt Ctiei Befere It
tlOlDS PUBLISHING COMPANY GUILT V
Fixtt the Penalty for Printing Obioxioni
Art'clej at Fire Hnndred Dalian.
JUDGED TO BE IMPEDIMENT TO JUSTICE
Lone Dissertation en Rijht of Litigat$ te
Impartial Hearing.
CASE OF EDWAFD R0SEWATER HELD UP
Opinion of the Court U Handed Iloni
hy .lustier Milllinn, Jnsticc
llolcomh t iincurrlni;
Oplnlnn In Pull.
LINCOLN. June 7. (Special Telegram.)--I
The supreme court thu mnmln. (mma T?,.
.
' court this morning found TIm
! . 1 UBUnlnR company guilty of contempt
! !, 01 Wfc. S d''
, wad Resetter Th u .'i!,n,t E''
. "lon u Th"Hus of the court s
P..i?
pJJ foTZVruVJ ?
'T TT
i fT1; ,Kvery lm0, en"tI", not nl
to h Just decision of his cause, but to a de-
cls0n rendered by a court which is at the
timo entirely free from nhvslcal and moral
, coercion. The nress and the nubile Mv.
I t i nkt ..ei.. si ... .
lu ,u,ly u'ss, criticise and oeu-
bUre the decisions of the courts, but they
I have no right, while a cause Is pending to
j attempt by threats or other form of Intima-
uon, io control judicial action. A news
paper corporation which deliberately eek
to influence Judicial action by the publica
tion of articles threatenlnc the ludtes with
i public odium and reprobation In case thev
Deen cuei to snow cause why be should not
be punished for contempt and who has at
his own request been awarded a separate
trial. Some of tbe articles were obviously
dewlgned to prevent one member of tbo court
from participating In the dceUlon. while
others threatened two members cf the court
with public odium and reprobation In cas
they should give a Judgment In favor of the
state. One article, which was entitled
Worthy of Serious Consideration.' after de-
I ...u.wc.uuil,
rllrlnc (ha, l,l. tint,.,. t. v.-f . I
t proceeds a follows:
, ..HavIne pr(.JudBP(1 th JudR, Hpl.
comb must certainly realize that It would
he In conflict with the sDlrit. if not the
I to use his judicial nosltion to sustain him-
"Soon afterward the following article ap
peared: 'Fusion ward heelers In Omaha are again
giving advance tips to the effect that tbe
fusion Judges of the supreme court will
hand down a declon at their fitting two
weeks from next Tuesday ousting the pres
ent Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers and seating the pretended board ap
pointed by Governor Poynter. Has It not
come to a pretty pass when supreme court
decisions are retailed In, this manner In
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' '
"A little later there was published an
artlclo entitled 'Politics In the Courts' (re-
i Pr'nt,fl from the Grand Wand Journal),
which ls at follows
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rm,u, X?pi?riI,aLtI,.e ... . '"J
the ruling of the court In the fire and po-
tice commission case. If Judges Sullivan
"no." oicomo "SScZVV&SS?!
.mumer urucic. eoimra tne -Kinics or
I Juetlce,' published May 8, 1900. Is too losg
, for insertion in this opinion, but its charac
ter is jsufflctently Indicated by tbe following
excorpt:
"A duo appreciation of the sacred duties
of the Judicial office and tho inviolable
right of every citizen to speedy and Impar
tial justice should counteract all pressure
of political partisans anxious to use the
Judicial ermine to cloak their schemes for
political power ana preierment. if it does
not, then Nebraska s motto. 'Equality be
tore tne jaw, Decomes a delusion an
ind a
snare.
I "Defendant appeared In court by counsel
, and defended the accusation against It upon
the grounds first, that no dlsresneet to the
r . . ..
url. ur lu auy memocr ot me court waa
intended; second, that the case of the State
, against Kennedy was not nemilnr?- ihii-H
that the publications were made with gold
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iuoiivcs ana were not calculated to ob-
struct the duo administration of Justice
, Th. tfenn.rtv
meeting between the editor and the lawyer
u alto appears from the evident-
e
1U3 1
tbe article was written for
express purpose of calling public
the
attention to the alleged impropriety of Judgo
Holcomb participating In the decidon of
tha court.
Cnlls Defense Puerile.
"The first and third defenses are puerile.
They amount only to a denial that tho de
fendant Intended to violato tho law. Under
the conceited fact the courso pursued by It
was indefensible, Its conduct Is not suspect-
' lblo of an Innocent construction
The state
administration of Justice In any suit, pro
ceedings or process pending before any
court shall constitute a criminal contempt
and -be punishable as such. (Section 669,
Civil Code.) This statute Is merely declara
tory of the law cs It has existed for hundreds
!of yeirs. It Is a legislative recognition of
tbe authority of tbe courts to deal In a sum-
I mary manner :th persons wbn
no any wanton, uejiDeraie or intentional act
calculate! to embarrass them in tbe dis
charge of their Important duties In the
history of American Jurisprudence thcra
