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FRANK Carpenter Writes From Ho Ho for Next Sunday's Rc puWicArc You Following: This Brilliant Correspondent Through Our New Islands ? THE HALF-TONE PICTURING 1 OF THE SUNDAY REPUB LIC IS UNRIVALLED.Fifty Ex amples of It Spoke Eloquently in Yesterday's Paper. ,,,.,,. (In !. I.ni"t. Our (Vnl. 1 I I 1 ( I'j "lli4lf S. l,.lll. Tun I Clll. I On 'I ruins. I hrcc (cut'.. NIXETY-SECOXD YEAR. ST. LOUIS. MO.. MONDAY, APRIL fl, 1000. BOERS ACTIVE ON ALL SIDES. MRS. DEWEY QUITS CATHOLIC GHURGH. EAST AND WEST UNITED ON BRYAN. remitter Blio Experts to Attend T.-munniiv ;i:id Hntid K. Hill Favor 1 1 1 . Jifiioiniiuitinn at Kan- ni.s. Ciiy. Episcopal Prnires W ith the Admiral. Free State Farmers Who Submitted to Roberts Arc Again in the Field. UTTER HOLDING CONFERENCES HARMONY ASSURES TRIUMPH. THV ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. I n'A'Pl JPf s 3' ... Ho Will Aniionnrc- His rin.fonn This VWrk, ami Sats H Will .o a ri.-iin Statoiui'iit as to Where He Stands. hkpchmc srnciAT.. Washington. April Jt-Mr. Mildred Tewc. wife of Admiral Ptwov. li.is loft tho Catholic Church, which she joined a few joars ago. and in which her ni.ml.in to the Admiral was celebrated The report that Mrs. Pcwey has decided to leave tho Catholic Church am to here after attend St. John's Kpiso-ip-il Church, v.-as discussed cigcrly at tho latter church this morning, where it was t x poet oil tint i-he mould attend services wi'h the Admiral nnd In which ho his hid a pew for oars. Admiral Dewey declined make a stato mrnt in the mitter this morning Whm the matter was r( ferred to him. he Mid: "As to the question whether or not Mrs l)",Cy ha left the linmsn Catholic Church und will hereafter attend the Kpiscopil Church with me, will you kindly bay that I have no statement whatever to make in this respect?" Tho Admiral declined to tilk about tho affair any further, except to admit tint Mrs. Dewey had pome, wexks ago definitely given up her pew in St. Paul's Church. That Mrs. Dewey has determined to chango her faith Is. nevertheless true, nnd the knowledge of it was wlilspoted about from one to the other at St. John's Church this morning, causing a. stir in the fash ionable congregation. All through tho ver tices thero was a. subdued excitement per vading the greater part of the convoca tion. Every lime an usher rasped down an aile seating tho crowd of strangers who, as usual, filled the xcstibnlc vailing until after tho second lesson, to bo Riven n seat, tho regular powholders leaned for ward to see If the row coiners would in clude the Admiral's wife. Hut the Admiral's pew was vacant throughout the service. Not even the Ad miral was there. This. however, was acci dental, as it had ten his intention to at tend tho 11 o'clock service, but he was kept so busy seeing callers, with .several of whom ho spent almost the entire morn ing In his fctudy. that he did not g-t to church. Tin Mnrrinjrr- Ceremony. At tho tlmo of her marriage, Mrs. Pewev, wishing to have the corr ninn; as nulct as possible, made the stipulation that no one t-hould lie present fit the cer-monv outside of her own party. As it turned out, thero were two persons in attendance utterly unknown. On this account there was const jcrabie feeling. Not since her marthigc has Mr-. Dewey intended St. Paul's or any othrr Catholic Church, so that hoi final lea-, nig Is not a, complete suiprite to 1 er p-isou-l friends. At tho tlmo of her conversion to the Roman Catholic faith. Mr. Dewey was a pew holder In St. John's. Mr. Jules Hoeufve, Chancellor of the Ficnch Em bassy, nt that time .1. member of St. Matthew's Church In tills oltj, was late ly instrumental in Mrs Dvve's convor plon, as in that of several othr pionil- ncnt Mjcletv women about the same time. Tho Reverend Doctor Alo.una.-t Matka fimlth. rector of St .Tolin's Chinch, whin set n to-da by Th Republic correspondent, said: "If Mrs. Dewey is to attend St John's this morning, if shP jias ifft t, ima Catholic Chuich nnd intends for the luturo to identify hi i. sell with the Kpls-opal Church. I have no knowledge of it I know both the Ai2niii.il and bis wife, but hive alu.ivs refrained ftoni holding anv talk of a religious natuie with Mrs. Pewev." "Is It true" tint the RIdiop of Washington has made a lulit g that liereaUet no Ujai j,i Catholic shall be admitted into the Ktns iop.il Church vilthout rcbaptism and con tinuation?" Doctor Smith wus asked "Not that 1 am aware o: 1 have never lien til of his doing such a thing ny otn. baptized In the name of the 'Innltv we siceept without rcbaptisni, Admlial livvj has a pew In St John's, bevond which I tan gtve no infornntlon, because I really know nothing." Dwfj'i 1'lnns. Within the jiast wvk. Admiral l-v has ben In fielpt if lettirs tiom West .m jicisons indorsing hN camlidacv. Afnug these has been a huge pore tit-ige .f Ui publicans who state that it is their inten tion to vole for Dtwey in preference to .inv otlwr candidate "With regard to my plitfoim. 1 havo nothing to say to-daj," iaid AiUninil IV-vej to jour correspondent. "When 1 have ar ranged certain important matters now un der vvav 1 shall give out my platfoim to tho public" "Will it be any time during the p'-sent we'k?" "No. not so doon as that, but when I do nmiounoo my platform 1 shall notify t'- heads of the Washington bun aus of Mie lfading paper of tin- country of my inten tions and issue nn invitation to them, 'o-g.-thcr with a rep-esentative of the A o lated Pres to meet me heie at mv hosn and make the formal atiounc-emeut tb a and there. No one jiap. r shall lie slvn preference over another in this matter" "It can hardlv be desicnated as a n! it form. I l'-111 nmpl "tat tli Unit M tnv lews upon the leading public questions of the dav It will be much less, fotm.il than a regular pl-itform." Cum a nllnr. W B. Conkey and J M. Olenn. -n;mb-rs of the Committee or A-rangements .or- the TV-wcv celebration In Chicago on Mnv 1. ar rived "here this cvenins to pr -s-.it the oo-n-r,llmnus cr the eltv of Chicc-i and explain To "he Admiral the details of the pio cramme ananged for his xislt to t h'.-aso The oommittec will meet the Admi-al s.t his home to-mnrrow mornimr. The Baltimore nnd Ohio llallioad lera panv has placed a special train con--ting of three of Its finest cars anl one. cil its powerful enclncs at the .lNposil of the Admiral. This train will leave here eailv Monday. April 30. and reacli Chicago t-ulv May 1. ... The railroid company offered to cnance tho schedule of the train so as to pa-? through Ohio and Indiana during the day time, in order to give the Admiral a chance to show himself to the people en route if ho desired to further his pretidentl il as pirations. It Is said the offer also Includ-d a promise to have n large crowd on Inn J lit each station so as to let tho Admit al feel tho pulse of the pcoplo and make a few short speeches If he wished. Admiral Dewey declined absolutely to lis ten to thejio proposals and &ald enipnaic ullv he was going to Chicago as tne Ad mit al of the navy, not as a polltlciin. He added that the Invitation to visit that city had been accepted long before he hid de termined to enter the political fleli. and It was duo to the people of Chicago anl himself that ho fhould go as a eailor and Hot as a. politician. I'artv Loader Will Xol He Op pOM'd in Convonlion liy Any 2Cfv VoiK lieiuoi rat of lnlliii'in'i'. nrrrmjf arm t. .ui Yoik. Apiil E-The jernmin itlnn ot William J r.rvati for I'lesidint will not l'O orposed by anv Puijih'I.U of Intliniue in ibis State, Siiuie.Joubt his been i xpn---" 'i during the list few weeks as to the posi tion of the Ntw "ioik lifium'iHi v. Th'io ts no foundation for tills dout't. f"i the ir' sun that nn October 11 t'le Peittoi i.itie St.te Conmiittie, In a r solution, i.ognin 1 P.iv in as t'-ie natieti il ltadrr "t the pariv anl assured iiiiu of its "lov illy and love This riM-lutivm was .tdoptt! by a vote of 35 to 3. n.ni.l II. Hill's Mlillnlc. Pivid It Hill did not von. HJs failure io go on rnord loes not iclmse him from the binding ehiraeter r the le.nlulion. nor does lie d(sii0 to be teleas. d. He i ccit.un that P.rvan v ill lie spe. dilv renoniiiialcd at th Kansas Cit convention .u d he is con tent that it t-hould be so. lie battled against the adoption of the resolution be cause he tt.nuf.lit the il'ite to'i earlj to dis cuss proidcnti il possibilities. He realize 1 the uiifteidv drift and constant changes of polltieal sC!ilinunt anl the thought the committee would act unwisely to tie itself to anv candidate eight months bciote any nominatl m was possible. Hill appn-ciati s the f'ct that ltivan is strouicr now with th people than ever in fore and that the New York Democrats mod not tneve bieaiie then "lojahv and U v" ate bouini to him. Hill will bo one nl the four ilelcgates-.t-large. The others will be Richard Croker, i:dvvanl Murphv. Jr.. and ither Jam's Shevlin, iVunplroll r Col. r or .some oilier man chosn hv Hitch M I.iuglilln. in in a ii for Hnnu. Tammanv his alr.idv dtclind for llry an. Murphy was among the lirsl oi tne impntlmt New Yolk IVmocrits to decline for him in 1''3, and his position has not changed. The King- Count Democrats have viewed llrjan colulv. but its delegation will fall into line. The plan no.v is for the New York di legation to vote and work toceiher as a unit. Uvcr since the convention of ls'i Hill his l.e"ii liusv Mudjing ini n and conditions U is no exaggeration to saj tint with the possible cxcptlon f lirj.in ho Is the liest iiilormed man in the eountrv as to all m.it tirs, :ilating to politics. He will be an im portant faitor in the coming Slate and National lampalgns He ins taken pains to inform his vontidi titi il funds th it be his no quainl with llrvtn. and that he his no intention ot qu Hiding with him. He uove to defeat Brian's nomination foar ;eals agj. with nearij a third of the dele g.m s ti. hind him. and failid. Hill lias leeently s ild tint it was an hoiiLst bIit on rns ji.m and an lunet vic toiv n Urvin's Now he has given over lighting Brvau. If he does .mv battling at Kansj-i City It will not be against Iiij m, but aga.nst piimiplis. He is i.-ady to ac cept llrvan as the Presidential candid ite and eveiv otln r deb gate from this State stands with him It t!nr ale any ills, coul nit votes thev will be so fev and vvi ik as to s rvi no otlur junpose than in ac centual, itivan's stmr.gtli in the State which four tai ago h- call-d tie em my's conn; rv. Hill's iivv position will bring him bielt into mi vvoiKing ljnhs it wie lJiinociael. He will lav an active j.tit In the St ite campaign H. will meet in confeience all th. did badirs and all ot tin ill will wolk in ii.nmonv t llltvil 1 1 fill lie rue J. Thoughtful PtiuoLiiits who hive been fol lowing tie tr nl r vtnts .ire jybiluit over the procinits of a united p.irtv. 'lliev lout'ilently iKilaie tli.it hi fore the delega tion letunis fiom Kansas fit J tint theie will not In i br.ak or a crai k .inj where In the organization m ichiii'Tv. Hill aglees with them JJe believes tint the State and i.itlon are igi i tor IVmn ciatic control and that onlv putj divisions or iinjiaidonabl" blundit.s i.m stand olf 'uecs. Pol lout ji.m in the nation and s jiais In tlie State tli- Reptiblli an- b ivv been creating campaign in.il.ii.il against themsf lv s. Hill s.ijs that the nation is vve.irv of Re publican rub and of the constant sti,;im of scandals and uiiiesl that have grown cut of It. 'lhe puiplc waul to luin the Republi cans 4Ut Sitisllod tint tb" piogiamims of the two big partl'-s in tin- nation are u ali-raol..-live I. and tb.it tin leaders if ISM w.n ,',. the lradoisof 1 ' lie 1' now Inisv outlining a plun of c.unpiign n tins f-'ate. Hi is willing to ateipt as the e-inihd.ite for Om einur a man emtside nt organic illon 'ines. He warts the ni dld.itcs for State otllces chosen with an eje- to the national cunt' st. It can be authoritativi Iv said thu anv S'ate ticki I will Mm him, pinvidmg It is s0 colistiueted as to weld all Democrats tugetli-r He Is Miie that a united D nioc raej will lie a tiitunpnant Demoeriey. MORE MINERS QUIT WORK. Falls of li'ml; Cause a SttiKt- in Winiilion Coiuity. Springfield. 111. April S The mnn is in tin r.tirniiiutit and I'atliu mm. s, jn ,, iiiilllon Count v. have siIUok Itiiaiisc tlio oiielatols oideied tin 111 to deal up tin fal.s ot nick wlueh on tit ftoiu time to time. 1 h minirs elilm thlc is not iiistonnrj. and that it taki.s up tini- when tliej mUhi b . lining monej. The operators discharged the regular men v hum tin had in loed to e! at up the falls of rok and put miners to v n--k c,u Sng up in their places This tlin w uut-ui oi "vintv men out of woik, and then HiL. force in noh mine sttuek. STABBED TWO BROTHERS. UiiidcntilU'd jlen Asanht-d Hop lani.int I'loprielors. Peru, Ind, Apiil s l'red Titus, jnoprie tm of tl.. di ooi r. s nu.int b.i. u... urnli- abli fat.illv stabbid. and his binth r Steve ' seriousij tut to-da by two unidi milled mm The men wei inti.icatid and n fu-ed to pa.v toi tlulr lunch, and insulted Mis. Pred Titus The weie drivin awi.v, but later returned, wlnn tho stabhtng eic cuired. Tliej have nol bicn ciptured. STEEL HAS STARTED" WEST. Carnctrje Company Is IJnshiii": Its Kansas. Ciiy Older. Plttsburc. April S The Carnegie Com pany, who receive-d from the Gillette-Hcr-7oc Manufacturing Compan.v of Minneapo lis the eontiait for stiuctur.il iron to be ued In lonstrtictlng the convention build ing at Kansas Cit. have commenced ship ment of the material. Several ears are loaded and will be start ed West during the nicht or early to-morrow. As far as the Carnegie Company Is concerned, the building can be completed on HA.XA:"V(H"VK UOTTO 1WS-S TIIEM-TIIEV AUK UNITED STATES TO OWN CANAL LAND. Snip Ton .Miles Wide OtTeiod l.y Central American Cmivcui nienis-. DETAILS TO BE ARRANGED. Negotiations; Willi Costa Itica and Nicarajrim for tlio Acipiisiiion of the Teiritory Cnndneted liv Admiral WalKer. i-irrri.tjc srixtvi. Washington. Aptil '-An niriciil of the administration is authorltv for t'le stat. ment that arrangi mints have boon pi ic tieall.v oncluded with the Governments of Costa Rii a and Nleaiagui foi the acquisi tion b the I'nlted States of ;1 strip of tr ritor ten miles wide between lire town and Hrltii. through which th- Nieaiagu i ! Can il will ! eonstriictil. Tin re aie ce-talu diplomatic phases of tlu negotl itions j. t to be pirfietid. but it is uii'bistood tins.- are lathct mitt-is of detail than of ptii.cipb. Rear Admiral .John CJ. Walker, Pi.sideiit of the Isthmian Canal Commission, sound ed the Central Ainrliii flovi innients as to the action Ihiv would t ike in the event of a futm.il piojiositiou from t'lis Com ru tin in looking to the .uipiisiiiou of tin iifc essu tenitoi-v. and the auswi rs he i--cilvtil were gi net illy of a viry satlsfac totv eharaclir The action taken looking to the acquisi tion of tin-nen ss.irj teiiitorv vv is Initiitnl inuuediitelj alter the sutiimssiiin of the 11 iv-1'auniefiite tiatv to the S nale. and when it lookid as though there would li no iltlaj In .iKomplishing r.itllle.itlon. Tin- .idinailMrition is now not ilispnaed to move so hiMllj, so that il is dillliult to say win n agieenn nts v ill be tin ill slimed looking to the ti iusi,.r to Amniiau .ontlol of the necessarj linitoij .icius-, the isthmus. Admiral Walki r visited Managua and Sin Jese and Ii id Virv satisf.icloiv intirviiws with Pr'sld. nt Zila.va and Pitxldnil lge. slas. In vii.v of the f u t that to (oiistinrt the cjrnl it will bi nipusm to build un loads and otlur appllancts, Admlial Walker eonsidered It deMiable to obtain the mile on racli side of the route of the proposed canal and at least ;lm mil. s on the south ern shore ot I. ike Nlraragu i. The Nicara gua and Costa Rie.iu Governments seemed to think three miles on mrli ide of the line vviic sullloiiut, but the Admlial linally pievalled upon thnn to -u ci pi his view. bile tin tvo Gov i rnmi nts are prohibited fiom disposing of their tinitorv it Is un dirtoo.l they b-v. inillc.itnl that an In. di Unite lease can be granted to the United Static. QUEEN TAKES COURT DRIVE. Cnfavoralile Weather Does oi Deter Vittotia. Dublin. April S This mnining tiiicen Vic toiia attendnl s0rvice m th" private chapil of the Vii e R-.gal Lodge, aceotn jianltd bv the Duke and Diicln ss nf Con naught, Princess Christian and Prim ess Hi in y of llittenbirg. Hir Majesty so. ltctod the livinns smm by the chon, whlili dime fiom St Patrbk's Cathedral. Tho Arihbishop of Dublin pleached Onlj a poition f the household were present, as the chapel is a tiny building Tills afternoon, although the weather was unfavorable, the Quei n took her cus tomaiy lourt diive, passing through Cahra. Plncl is. Kilashane. Coppagh and IUanehaidtowu nnd tliiongh the beautiful valli of the Tolka. Kvervvvhere she met with an enthusiastic reception. The rain to some etent mairnl the beaut of the drive: but large crowds awaited her Ma Jcslv's return to Dublin, and heartily cheered her. Another incident is told of tho Queen's kindliness of heart. It appears that, owing to train dcln, a party of children ar rived yesterday too late for the children's reception. The Qjeen, hearing of their disappointment through the J.idy Ma or, had thttn b-ought to the gates of the Vice Regal Lodge to-day. and then diove slow lv through their ranks on her way to tho country drive, of course to their keen de- Th'e Qccn to-day reiterated expressions of her extreme pleasure at the attendance vestorday of so many children. It is com puted that quite 52,e"J wero present. Damage to Property Runs Into the Millions. LIFE LOSS IS LARGE Austin's Powerhouse Is Gone Fireand Fever Feared. nrrisj.ir spirri vt. Austin. Ti. Apiil S A luge e, tion of T' as Is under witm to-mght Tin- e-n-ttal southern and vvisprn -iclions ot the Mate are devastated bv Hood i'.ipirt.s rn-elved lnie to-night Indicate that tin .utile Stat' lias been sw.pt by th" storm and buiiiluils of thousands oi dollars' worth of pmpert his i)t u l it I waste-. The Ilrto.l ill the Colorado Itlver. anliil all 1 abetttd bv the break of immense dams In n . his vmekul . vi rv thing In its path, and illspatilns km lived fiom points south of h. rt at- to Hie . rtn-t tint tl the (Oim- trv Is inundated, i rol.s I ild waste and liuri dr.ds oi load of iltle ilmv.nt.I. while fein mg and lai in prop-tt hav beni swept oulng to the f.nt tint all points south of here were nolllnd of tb- bi.akiug nt the- dam In t.bgiaph. the peopl- were t'unfiin given titin Iv warning to Uv. Tin loss ..f biiiii m life Is not as largo .is It would otlnivlse have bten. bt lug cuiitlne-d almost sii.lv to thi- linuicdiate vleinltv- 1 he death loll In re 'lUinbels tW'lve up to to-night lit purls fiom Willi mison, Iinmodlatelv ninth of Inn, ale to tin iffnt that ivti tblng i-i mull r iv it. i th.ii and sm ill en ks hive hem transitu im d Into i.iging livns xteiidlug fir tnv. mil tin lr n, ttui.il bounds and taking eve-rv tiling befoie thi-m. lliui tlrnls of hi ail of tattle Invi b.en lt"-t and thousands ot aerts of cotton and corn i uint d Rt ports fiom all sections of the eountrv tribulni to tin- lit ires Ulver indieate that the Hoods ap thteati nlng a disaster similar to that of 1 ist spring. It' ports fiom West Texas are that the Rio Grande ami other livers In tint se -tiou are hlijitr thin ev.r belore known. All tributary cutintrj to the Colorado liiver uortli of lnie- has bun lloodt tl and thous ands nl tons of debits and dc id tattle cim tiniici to tloat past this i ity upon the tur bulent lid.. While it is in-lifved that the worst I- .,nr at this point. Hit imim list- qujntitj of water rib used In re b the briaklug ot th, dim is plunging on its vva.v to the Gulf, eiiirjiug ile-stiui tion with it at ever turn. Bridges have gone down ixfoie It like elnff l.efoie the wind and the prnpnt los att-nluil upon the Hood in tt.is river alone will run up into millions I.tis-es in other s. ctioiis of the State bav been t qu ill a disastrous, and iidloations point to the- f.,ct that the cotton crop ma be seriously affected hj the Hoods. The local sltuitlon is ver bad. A v.."..r famine is on m the i It and all hotels and business houses, ns well as residences, have to haul water it. barrels for their use. Al an earl hour this morning the power-house at the dam sm eumbed to ravage ot the water ni.d caved in. carr.ng J".Ar-ii worth of machinei i.ito the river, thus comput ing the wreck of the two million-doll ir water and light pHnt and dam erected ten oars ago. Grave fears are entertained for the Fnf -tv of the city from tin and fever. U is teired the inconvenience will not only h- great, but that sanltar r stilts will be very ser ious. Tllltr.i: .M1I.MOVS LOS. The loss as estimated to-night will exceed some J.VHO'O. counting Austin as the largest iosCr. A mass meeting of citizens has bc-n called for to-morrow in crder that sonic steps may be taken to relieve the situation Thero vvcro no trains operated on the In ternational nnd Great Northern, as much of Us track and auite a number of bridged Fl.M i:HS OF .MINKl" O work or Tin: ri.ooii. 'I ho d .111 ige cussed bv the T n" II '.nl isjstimitcit.it r.oV-io 'I he loss of life prolnHv will not b" O gi'.iter th -n at lust estimite.I a' 'I m. iv be und. r lift 'I v.t nt-one are r-t until from Austin and vieiniti O twilve ot !h(se being lost in Austin alone. 4 Tin powi rhottsp at the Austin dam was carried ,v , fatly h'unda 0 morning Th- d-image to i rops is enormous lit UN and Hocks having been s..opt aviav In the rush of wa'ir x .misiii, (In- gnattf-t sufferer, now fiats Hie and fevir 'vv re wasbitl aw iv during last iiicht The .Missouri. Kansas and Tixis is als.j a li.avy suit, ror tiom a like i ,mi , The tniithboiind passeng. r trdn. which I. ft Lartdo ivtr tin- lnliru.itluii.il and Gtiat Noitheiu Itailwav this morning was urn-lied bv tin spina ling of the i.iiN m . r Twohlg Twohig about noon. The mtir.- tl.llll exiept tile illglln. Willi Into the ditch. Mall gmt S K Itrichl was s. v.rel In jtir.d ..nd sei lal otln rs l.ss M. riotislv hurt Piirthi i in t ills hav- not Inei i.-i.ived 'I be ISI'i Grande has nine to a stand there at t. iitv-."lx ft t without damag. to the lui.Lis but the wntirworks lu.u blin rv K subiin igetl and llm i rops along the iive--b ivi In n ! sttovtd. ri.ooii roii;i:n roiN-r. It! l't I'M ' -I" ' I I' ll ill is. 'ft x . Apiil - Tile 'limit Kiver b. gaii tising lapidlv last night. . imlng up at tin- i. ite of thrte f. 1 1 an hour, until It on t flowed its Links at Dill, is at noon Sim - that hour tin- lis. his av.ragtd ix linlies an hum, anil the i urrt lit is virv sreng Tin streim is tillitl with luiiibti. (ordwood and ntln 1 Inavvdiltt ludieatlilg In iv tains above Dallas on the tl.ar Pork, the I'.lm l"rk and tin Wist Poik. 'lb. bodifs of a few o title and shi ep hive llnattd past, but this kind of piopi rtv lo-s is llkeU io In light, as r.umtis have had aiiipb warning The rivir to-night at Pill.is is h ilf a milt, wii'i and. at the pn sent rat. of iNi, tr.e t-iitiK vallej will be siibmergi d bv inornitig Tin tse, hiivixti, iv mil lik'l Io list bevond til tt time, as a bulletin from l'oit Worth at ! p m. siu "TnnlP. i.itlmc In re four iiuhes ppr hum No prospect of anothi r rise. Weather d(iit." A Waco built tin s is; Tin Bi.ics Is railing steadily here: no tlse i. ported rrom above." Ptnis.ni I. (nuts a iwo-foot iNe In Bt'l River, but tn. Hood atitlelpitt tl. Pans savs- "Ibtl River nnirlv .tnrm.it again Vt ry little lain Inn during the last iwtntv-four bonis.-- oiie-lnih rl-e is rtport.it at Arthur Cltv, Tex., but the il.r Is falling at I'ul t hi, Aik 'I ln-se n ports wmild indicate- that s. rioii.s ilatn ige from tin- Trinlt the I!i.i7'.s and tin- l:.d Rivtr is onl a remote p. --sihilltv. Iliillittns from ttlegi lph ind nilwa re palr forces In tin vlclnltits of Tavlor. smithville Lagrange. Itistrop. Icuipl-. Hiiirn" and P.eltnu. this evtiiing, null, ate emu moils damages to this class of prnp t rtv . heavn-i. evm. thin was belnv.d list night Seoi.s of washouts iiave occurred, main bridge-, are gone and fully 'ihi tt ! graph and telt phone polos are down It will be full a v.otk 1 fore normal condi tion will prevail bv wire ami rail, tven !f no more rain falls. The lo-s, n at Austin are .lose to tvo million doll irs ami the otht 1 pmpiltv losses In the State will ex ee. d that .'Uin Nn uccurate estimate if the lnsv of human life bv the Hoods can be given to-night, but the number is likely To re.T h fifty in the State at I irgc '1 vv cn;y ono a'e alreadv listed at Austin, ami vi'irl tv in tin- Colorado, five near Wat. r v al io In th- Concho, and two in the I'osqi. liesr Walnut Splines No addition il names to these tarnished last iiishl can be given IT, IIOISIO ls- mi T. Ibmston Tex-. April S As a rule, the Texas rivers are now falling, and there I not much of a general flood. The crops have b.en damaged over a wide area, but thtrc l.s still time for farmers to n plant if they can vet the seetl. Corn his ben planted ov.r once and will have to lie planted' the third time. The farmers, a- ' rule, haxe not planted much cotton, be cause the heavy rains have kept them f-tit of the holds. The rallro ids have lost manv small bridgis. and it will be a week be fore the- tralflc resumes Its normal cortll tion Smithville reports tremendous Jhiins have fallen throuchout that section, the miin Hood in the Colorado from tho break In Continued on l'ngc Ttvo. British Retreat From Rouxville Burghers De maiul Brabant's Surrender They Are Aggressive in Natal. P.V MILinN V. SNVDP.P.. Sl-Rfl Vt. RV i l!I.i. I ninlni M. aid iv, April r' ' rnijht. I1'" bv tin Nov ork H-rald C trpanv ) - oiirril I!-tb int's c'lumti it W.mne". on th" i: .Mit l ord.-r. is threat' ii"I bv a Pit. r foiee and lie ban be. n suinnion-i to mio it ml. i i." r .nlivity eoritinin--. and tlit-- morning.- dispatil.. - indicate tint :h. v an ad vaniiiij. aiouml itloemfontein. thr-al. tii---; the rnlwav line, and that P.eer (ominan tlois ire in the move in all dinetions In Hit s ,i.tb,.,is. rn ilislri. t farm. wh. lat'h u.a.l. submission, an- (virv-vb-rj lirli ging out hiddm .M.iust.s and njuir.iaj 'In iio. r rinks, i h- J:riti-h forie r.t Roux vilb hi.s falltn back to Ali.vai Noun, ov uig to a sup. rlor foret J ne uoers still h ing on at I-a-ivbrand and ha' i advaucril within i.m mil. j ... Rlniinfoiitein on the eist. It se.nn that all these are dltf. r. nt par ties from tin... who mauag.d to siiiic-.-past Lord Jtoberts and tlio i! isut friitl. r. whlk the until forte nache-l Kn.onta I o.v strong, with ten guns and ?j wagon-. att. r a journ. v of three weeks. Simiiltan.oufly with these poor moves in Hi" ProL. fctate (om. s a r.port of th burghers In N,,U ,eing re-enfone.; ihiough the- passts-pifsumabiv the west ern pis.es-wlth both transports .iint guns Thisnay turn out to mean that tin- pass, b having now l..en .strengthened, the Itoers are ablo to sIMre men to help the com mando, s i the HIgg.irnl.crg In inakirg an itt.tck via Ht Ipmakaar, or, as, another t.-b -grim sii,.sts on General Puller and deiitht ist Natal. In the meantime Lord Rollouts cannot move in force, owing to his lackS.f h rses and warm clothing. Want of the latter, s.ivs one dlsp itch, is rt sponsible for an out break of pneumonia among the troops. A m-s-age from Mafcklng biings down the stor.v of the -lege of April I. It shows that th" garri-on was in sun. strnit flJt. food, while its brf.ul grows bluker and Its rations Income smaller every .lav. The tendency to exaggerate th KrRMt victories and minimize- the lioir succts.-s, which has bten very evident from the stlrt of the war in the work of tht cornspand ents and censor, has n.vor been more plain lv shown than b th- th sorptions and of ficial rtports of th- engagmient tic ir lioslmf, and that near Retldersberg. A great splurge: is still being in ide on r the Roshof affair, where the odds we're about six to one In favor of the British. but it Is not tasy to get templet. Infornn tlon about the otliT affair In which the boot was on the otlur Iig. In the first the L'oe-rs lust evtry man. some sixty. In the second three lompiuii-s of Irish Rltt-s. ivvo mount, d compani.s of the Second North umtnrlai.il Ptisilltrs, narly &. were wiped out of the lirltlsh tffectlve list by a force five or six turns as strong. All we i an learn Is from the wounded, whom the liners allow etl to return An im partial obs-rnr might remark tint British Geinials think it much nun- Important to capture sixty Doers than to o C') liritnns A r. markable stateimnt. whi. h. If true, r. Il'cts most st m relv upon the intelligent., and tapabllit.v of th- British otlirers-. is oiitaln-d In a rt port from Genera! d- Wet to Pr. toria ngarding his att.uk on G-n-al liioatlwood's column at Kooru Siiruit. lit savs that the Bm rs found the Brit ish camp slumbering pe.uefully without a st nttm I or outpost to give tin- alarm. This. I... it rttinmber.il. was on the night follow ing a da.v's hast retrtatlng. during which stvral tar-guard a-tintis were fought. m: disposition ' 'iinMim. uv bi:nni:it bprlkigh. (Loudon T. I. grapli "orrt-spomlcnt SPIX'IAI. BV CABLi; IH'-tmfoiitein. S.i'urdav. April 7 (Copy right. 10yi. bv tin- New- Vork Herald Com pan.v ) A itinera! rearrange-in. nt of the di-ptisitloti of the troops is taking place to-il.i The Infantrv. a portion of which is toinpos. d of the Cltv Impel lal Volun tetis, assembling at Naawpoort, pr. para tory to entraining for Blocmfonteiu, will advanie to-da. The Boers have formed a strong- laager at Donk. rs Poort. eighteen miles southwest of Vt liter's Parm. . Yalkhartlt fte.vii. a .votinger brother of the fiirnn r ljt-sldent, who was suspected of giving Information to the Boers, has been arrtsttd upon his farm, twelve miles to th- north. M.vnct ii. in itir.o. Ho-hof, Orange Pree State, Prlilay. April t. -The prisoners captured by the British ytstorday and brought In to-tl ly Include m mv I'r. tichni' n. Tluyprfs.nt a wet and bt draggled apptarame. Lord Metheun has eomplimt nted his men on their behavior. Captains Itoyle and Williams of the Wo rn mr.i and General De VilleboU Mareltil were buried to-day with military honors. itiir.r sonono kii.i.rd. Lorenzo Marrpiez. Kridty. April S. A run ner who has just arrived here from So bobo's Kraal, Swaziland, savs that Sohotn has In en killed and his women i-ave beun tied up with ropes. Purest is increasing in the country, which Is in a most unsettled state, bordering on a reign of terror in the abs. nee of "white mill's Ian." Many natives- have been threatened, and In one district tht-y have been completely killeil off. A messenger from Brom'rdrok. Swazl 1 ind. saS that the Boers are making pres ents to the Qucn and an- s..-king permis sion to pass through Swazllind arrned. .M'ttutzie, the famous old Swazl chief, and two women of his household, with their Infants, haxe all been assegaicd at M'Que7le's Kraal. The kraal wis sicked and burned and the- chief's son captured. Numerous bands are marching about na tives and Svvazls and marauding In every direction. This correspondent found M'Qu-'zIe's son in chirce of two natives, who admitted the killing of the chief, but said they had followed the orders of th" Swazi Queen. OATACRK l.NM CCr.SS.FUl,. nethany, Saturday. April ".General Gatacre'a force hus returned hero without having fotinl any trice of the ll'-fat it British louiiin c ipturetl by the Rrddi rs btrg commando It is i.npos'ible to estimate the lirltlsh los-es. but as the tniu fought stubborn!, it is i-robabl. that tin s were ! irg- 'i iii:i: vi i:im. 'i in: it iii.m . B thit-.y. Orange Ire- SMU, Tbur ia". April .'.The live companies of llritisi in !an:rv. which vv.re surprised ! the Re I .1. rslorg commando while marching acro-s the lomitr via f Wet's Dorp, mile a plui kv stand, but a" tin- Poors had th e fit nl guns and t'-.e iiriitsh none, the lat er w.r. cotnptlbd to surrer.br. Gm'ral Gaiat r-arrived too lite. Re.Id--s-borg was alrcad re-oerupbd by the Doer-, and the .mm are no's" tSreatcnmg tin lints to the south. sn: s into i iick ci'i i iiki). Rio. mfonttin. Saturd.r.. April 7 -An ithT of Mr. Sunn's brothers was captured near Kane Siding esterda and arriv.d here to il t . nonrjs ci.osn to iiiounrovrniv Rio. mfonte-in. --aturdav. April 7. Tho Poors an report' d In force to the sou'h. threatening the railioad, which, howcv r, is stronglv protietttl. British iii kets- at Sprln-gllold. eight mlle-i distant, were attacked to-il iy b Boors a l vanting from th' vv .terworks. R. mounts are rapidly nrrVving. The Brit ish are In high sjiirits and anxious te al- vani-e. Hisi-ios nii'ui:ssi:n. Maseru. B i-utol mil. Thursday. April o The rioecujiation of Lady Brand. Thabi N'l'hu and the Blocmf.mtili: waterworks hv the Bot rs in the very sight of the Basu'os who rc'cntly witnessed th" expulsion of th Bo-rs by the Britf-li is far the most Im portant aspect of the situ ition here. In view of Its probable- effect upon the native mind. Alnnily the natives are arguing thtt tho British have suffered reverses, and. .should the Ilntlsh t-vacii-ite Wepener. the results, so far as the natives are concerned. arJ l.k ly tr prove disastrous All hoje to see General Bralnnt steilily advance and drive the enemv before hfm. cii'ii itnii i:i.i:vk ( o. Pretoria. Wodnesd iy. April I -It is oitl claliv announcid here that nt the Pljem fontein vvatervvnrks the Rep-ibli an forces e-aptur-d eleven ofli.-crs and ntK men. with el ven guns. tw ammunition wagons, other wagons and mules. 'iu i:ti -om: nor.it ic.i'Kii. Simonstown. Cape Colony. April ".It no-v appears that no fewer thin thirty Boers oscapul from the old camp last evening. Nine hive since be'n recaptiir-tl The prison rs effected their escape bv cut ting a fence tinder the sentry brldgo while Continued on t'llci- Three. LEADING TOPICS IN- TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC. Pop Mis-innrI Itnln Mon.lny iiml l.robal.lj 'I'nctlll vi collier III norllirru mill ntterii portions .llomlura -ltt-erly ii infls. Cor Illinois Itnln .Vtontlny. Trltl-t-oltl.-r In sonlberii portions; Tnrmlnj ruin: lirlsk. In IiIrIi northenslcrly tints. I'or .IrUnnsns Cloa.ly Monilar; rnln ii ml cnliler Tnesdari nouthensterly ttIiiiIs. I'jge. " 1. Mrs. Dewey Quits Catholic Church. I'lood-Bouml Texas Cities. Past and West United on Br an. t'nltod Stites to Own Canal Land. Boers Active On All Sides. Queen Takes Court Drivo. 2- Webster Davis Defends JBocrs. Clash at MUldleslioro. Vellow Pino Is Scarce. 3. Old Church Row Again Revived. Japan's Porccs Ready for War. To Investigate? Otis. Administration Scored. Nicaragua. Canal BUL Why Roberts ilag Stopped. 4. Sermons and Services .it tho Churches. Republicans Confident. President McKInlcy and tha Rum King". J'nlm Sunday Observed. World's- .Largest Gun. 5. Dillr-.rd Thero "With Four Hits. Better r.ltment Affects tho Turf. Collegiate Athletics. In Great Physical Condition. C. Kdlton.il. The Stage. About Dewey's Vi'lt. Crow's Plan for Ncsblt Lavr Case. 7. Pioneer Dealer In Real Estato Dead. Burial of a Dog at Kllendalo. Burglar I"ft a Note of Apolngr. Gasoline in Coat Oil Cause ot Explo sions. Much liquidating Doni Under Cover. Kills Glenn Quite 111. Water Pressure AV.is Low. Searching for Agulnaldo. . Zinc and Lead Report. Chief Shoughnasce D-ad. Spectacle Rim Saved Hi3 Llf. WeathT Bulletin. 10. Some Results of Jobbers' Hearing. Plenty of Good Democratic Timber. Plans in Quay Case. New Postal Department. 11. Movement of Grain. Ptratton Plans Rovange. Oklahoma. Wheat Outlook. Bcntn bv Teamsters. River News. lrJemncrats Flan for Big Majority. Object Lesson for the City. Bryan Sees Hope In the Northwest. Named the Year's Workers. He Failed to Propose, Church Dedicated. Activity la Minis?. j -..,.- , -,J. -