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f ( T i i K. 11 u -vj IVI Nil ! !i .! j Ky- Kf vy kk LAST EDITIOM. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, MARCH 20, 1901. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS I DONE BYJAMNG. "Warden Tomlinson Conquers Mutinous Convicts. Descends Into the Mine With Armed Guards. TWO CONVICTS SHOT. Desperate Miuers Submitted Only Before Dullets. One Hundred Massed at Bottom of Shaft. AH2XED WITH PICKS. Fusillade of Shots Caused Them to Surrender. Guards Were All Kescued and Uninjured. I.ansir.g, March 20. Warden Tomlin mon won a decided victory over the mu tinous convicts in the penitentiary mine, but It required heroic measures and two convicts were shot but not fatally. At tnidright last night the trouble was over the 15 guards rescued and 269 of the 2S4 coriviots were safe in their cells. Ralph Clark, a 20 year man was shot In the forearm and elbow and will pro bably lose his arm and Alfred HatfieM, a 10 year man was shot in the leg but not seriously. There were 100 convicts massed at the bottom cf the shaft and the wounded nen were pari of the crowd. They were armel with picks and crowbars and the guards opened fire as soon as they reach ed the bottom. Fifteen of The minor convicts could not be lound. They were supposed to be in hiding or had become exhausted from buncrer. The final coup was a brilliant and dar ing dash Into the black depths of the mine by a party of guards commanded by Warden Tomlinson in person. The strike which ended last night be gan at noon Monday, when the men re fuse j to w ork longer, took the guards as prisoners and sent word to the surface that they would treat with the warden only through a committee, and in writ ing Since then they have receded in their terms several times, till finally they pent word that they would come out if their punishment would le overlooked find wouM n ai?e all th-ir demajids.They were told that no terms would be mails 1 whatever: that it was a. case of plain surrender. The last message from the mine came when, early last evening, the miners sent up Guard MeShane.who was sick. This action was taken as a sure si..o r.f a weakening, and when a miner elan bered 4'X of the 720 feet up the air shaft to the cage, and told his story, how th" men were out of liaht. and had no food, and only some water, brackish, that they had found and boiled. Tomlinson knew that the end of the right was at hand. Hut he was in no hurry. He bided Ms tim. it was after 10 o'clock at mjtht when he took a notion to reconnoiter. lie left his comfortable office on a mess3 from the shaft and went out there. Alter that, there was no sign to those not in the secret, till near midnight. Then came the news. SV party of nine men, gtimy. hungry and tousrh-lookincr, but v-ry happy.passed through the main building and out of the front gate of the prison. Many of them broke into a run here. They were the rescued guards, homeward bound, and they were eager to greet their families. Soon the rest ot the 14 were out and after that came eorii of the miners. And then the story became known of the quelling of the desperadoes who for ! hours had held the mine as a fortress, and had just been conquered. It seems that the warden, when he went to the Fhaft house about 10 o'clock, had an ink ling that the miners were weakening, lie patored two forces of volunteers from among his surface guards and thrt forces went into the mine, one through the air shaft and the other through the .lioist. Ali these men were armed. Don ir.to the pitch blackness they went. taki':jr thei- lives in their hands. The shafts erd In iitt'e clear-inns, and in them the cot; victs had gathered. As the armed fores entered the little circles, the miners who were gpthereed there melted into dark ness. The guards gathered the impris oned guards together and sent them to 1 h-3 rur face. i The miners were gathered next and in B'luads were sent up. They were thor oughly cowed. Only a few shots w,?ie reeded to break the strike.when the m u first landed in the dark, but no one van hurt. The ringleaders were taken and imprisoned prst, and then the rest were corralled. The warden went down ard boused the job he had started and car ried out successfully. STORY OF IKE MUTINY. " Events as They Transpired Daring the Strike. The siege of the mutinous convicts at the state penitentiary began to weaken r-n the part of the mutineers in the mid dle of Tuesday! afternoon. For nearly thirty hours this odd lockout, lock-in or lock down, which ever term may best be applied, had been in progress." Seven tiundred feet below the surface 2S4 con vict miners were indulging in a strike just the same as free labor might do at nny other place. According to reports that came to the surface one way and another the strike was progressing just as peacefully and without violence as any other strike might do. I'p on solid earth, in his roomv office Warden Joe Tomlinson sat and smoked perfectos nonchalantly. There was more excitement in the city of I.eavenwcrth over the affair than was evident about the grim walis of the state pehitentiarv. Indeed, beyond keeping up the guards r.itrhts and shutting down work in the other industrial apartments there was no change evident about the big place. It was as quiet as a church. The power and authority of the great taM of Kansas, throueh the strong win of Warden Joe Tomlinson was arrayed against 24 convicts trapped in a mire one-seventh of a mile below ground, Without food and very little water. Xa the middle of the afternoon the convicts sent up a committee of four of their number. Negotiations up to this time had been carried on by sending written notes up and down on the ca"ge and had contained demands. Betetr food and a lightening of their tasks was the tenor of them. This committee brought the proposi tion of surrender on condition that none cf the mutineers be punished, and the warden simply promised to afterward investigate the rations and furnish bet ter food. Warden Tomlinson sent the deputation back to their comrades to say that he would not promise anything. Thi3 was the way matters stood at lu o'clock last night, when the warden was called to the top of the shaft to receive more communications. The convicts' outbreak occurred at 11:30 o'clock Monday morning. At 11 o'clock their dinner is sent down to the miners. They consumed their midday rations and then began action on a fuil stomach. They have had no victuals since. The trouble started in division No. 8. Sixteen of the nineteen men surround ed the guard, told him they were on strike, left him in charge of two of their number and advanced on another chamber to spread the revolt. In the mine the guards have no firearms and there was no way of stopping the rush. The miners went from one chamber to another until they had control of the whole mine. Then they gatheied the guards together and placed them in the mule stable unfler guard. The mutineers Mi c AJ ' I A , . Warden J. B. Tomlinson, Who Distinguished Himself by Quelling Mutinous Convicts in Penitentiary Mine. took up their own headquarters at the foot of the shaft. "This ain't your fight. This is our fight. You just keep out of it." the lead ers of the convicts told their prisoners in the mule stable. When they had completed the conquest of the mine the mutineers sent up word of what they had done and forbade any one to corrfte down. Then they scrawled an ultimatum to Warden Tomlinson. This read: "We have concluded to wreck every thing in the mine unless you accede to cur demands. We demand that you give us three square meals a day, every day in the week, and that you cut the task to two cars a day. "We don't want any more corn or corn beef or p?as, any more corn bread, liver or pigs' feet. We are willing to do right, and demand you do the same. We want those men taken off punishment, and this must be. This is our proposition, and we demand an answer inside half an hour." This was not signed. Warden Tomlinson sent down the fol lowing reply: "To the miners: I cannot agree to your demands; they are not right. Of course, you can wreck everything in the mine if you want to do it, but that will not help you out. Every officer on the bottom must be sent up in safety to the top before the miners are brought up. Warden." The names of the fifteen officers held in the mine by the convicts were: H. Mc Shane, W. W. Gavin. A. K. Derbyshire, Hugh Monahan. John Sonne: feldt. W. M. French, Thomas-Bagiin, David Fur vis. W. It. Kinsley. A. J. Hill. W. H. Owens. A. Huycke, C. R. St.inbuck, W. H. Bird and M. K. Hain'.ine. An hour after the peace committee came tip to confer with Warden Tomlin son. Guard McShane was let up. . According to the officials, which ajt present is the only version obtainable, Mi-Shane said he was not feeling well, and the mutineers allowed him to come up. This looks like only a half truth. McPhane came up with a mission, no doubt, and was not allowed to go down again. The convicts' only club was their guard prisoners. If they had starved, the guards would have starved with therrT. If they went thirsty, so would the guards. "That's hard lines for the guards." suggested the State Journal reporter to Officer Karnes. "Fart of the load a man assumes when he takes a. penitentiary job," was the philosophical rejoinder. Water supply was a pressing question with the underground strikers. There were fifteen barrels of water for the men and twelve mules down there when the thing started. When ' this was ex hausted the convicts went to a brackish pfol of salt mine water. This they boiled an! allowed to cool. La.st night they made coffee out of this boiled water, and had some roasted corn. They shared their little stimulant with the captive guards. Floyd Graham, a five year prisoner mad:? his escape in the mine by climbing the air shaft. He climbed timbers a (?is tance of 400 feet and there came upon u mine carriage, because the carriages are allowed to repose half-way down all three shafts during the trouble. He gave a signal and was hoisted to the top. The air-shaft is some distance from the main shaft and the cage holds but four men. This cage is not used general ly and is maintained only for a case of emergency. There are two cages in the main shaft, holding eight men eacti. Graham's climb was a remarkable feat. He reported that the men had intend ed f begin on mule meat today. Warden Tomlinson said in an inter view: "The trouble was mot brewing .Continued on Sixth Page.J REINFORCED. British Garrison at Tien Tsin Is Strengthened By a Train Load of Australians From Pet in. WAR SHIPS OUTSIDE. Count Ton Waldersee Looks Orer the Situation And Decides There Is Nothing For 11 im to Do. Tien Tsin, March 20. A special train bearing reinforcements of Australian troops left Pekin for Tien Tsin at 10 o'clock this morning. One French, an Italian and a German war ship are out side the bar. General Lorne Campbell, the English commander, and General Wogack, com manding the Prussians, met Count von Waldersee upon his arrival here. Learn ing that both had received instructions from their governments. Count von Wal dersee said it was useless for him to give even an opinion regarding the matters at issue. It is the greneral feeling in Tien Tsin that the trouble is not likely to reach a point where blood will be shed. Both detachments on guard have orders to do nothing aggressive unless forced to do so by the other. Kxcept the army and camp followers the only Russians now residing here' are the members of the consular staff, two clerks and two Jews, who are running stores and who left Russia in order to save their lives. These are now being offered inducements to move to the Russian concession. The French concession is quiet. French gendarmes are on duty at the British concession to prevent the soldiers from trespassing, and Australian naval brigade men are preventing the Sikhs from invading the French concession. Count von Waldersee has gone to Pekin. General Lome Campbell upon hearing of the death of ex-President Harrison, ordered all the British flags to-be flown at half mast. OTHER REINFORCEMENTS. Tien Tsin, March 20. A dust storm prevented Count von Waldersee, who arrived here yesterday, from proceeding for Pekin until this morning. Ninety British marines arrived here last night from the Taku forts to replace the Indian guards on the disputed land. The fusiliers are expected today. WARSHIPS BOUND FOR COREA. Shanghai, .March 20. A dispatch to the China Gazette from Tokio. March 20, says that all the Russian warships in Japanese waters have saiied for Corea, and that .the Japanese squadron is mobilizing for an immediate departure to the Corean coast. SITUATION AT PEKIN. Russia Seems to Be in Control of the March 20. Another com munication was received today from Special Commissioner Rockhill touching the complications that have resulted at Pekin from the efforts of the various powers to reach a uniform basis for their indemnity claims, but there is nothing to indicate that an agreement is any nearer than it was when" this subject was first taken up by the ministers. Al though the state department is more than ever convinced that its sugges. tion looking to the reference of the en tire subject of indemnities to The Ha?ue commission is the true solution of the difficulty, that proposition having been definitely rejected early in the negotia tions, it is not now before the min isters. No precise instructions have been sent to Mr. Rockhill within the last few days on this point, owing principally to the absence of the president from Washing ton. It is presumed that now that the president's attention is again directed to the subject there will be more complete definition cf policy. The situation at Tien Tsia still fails to excite the officials here, who feel that the critical point has passed. A curious fact in connection with the Manchurian complication is that so far there is no trace of an official protest to Russia against the execution of her an nounced programme in Manchuria. It is not for lack of disposition to oppose this policy that the protest has not ap peared, but because there is no authen ticated copy to be had of the reputed China-Russian agreement, and further, no one of the powers has yet been found willing- to take the initiative in chal lenging Russia.- Our state department has exerted what influence it could to secure a statement of the facts as to Manchuria, the result of which has been to secure a. repetition of the Russian dis claimer of improper motives, but- not a definition of the programme for the fu ture,' further than it was defined in the Russian pronouncement of August last. RUMOR OP FIGHTING. London, March 20, 4:50 p. m. The offi cials of the foreign office here have re ceived r.o information of an outbreak of Russian-British hostilities at Tien Tsin. Their latest advices thence say the position remains the same The rumor credited by a news agency to the London stock exchange, and pub lished in New York) that the British and Russians had fired at each other at Tien Tsin has not even reached the leading stock exchange firms, nor have any de clines occurred which the circulation of such a rumor would create. AFTER THE CZAR. Two Attempts to Assassinate liim DiscoTered Recently. Berlin, March 0. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Tageblatt says he has learned of two separate conspiracies to assassinate the. czar. The first at tempt was planned to be made on the occasion of the jubilee ball of the naval cadet corps, which the czar had promi-i-ed to attend. His majesty -was ready to start and was awaiting his carriage when Governor General Kleigels arri-'ei at the palace and Informed him that he must not go, several suspicious persons belonging to the revolutionary party having been arrested at the Nicolai bridge with arms and forged passports. He informed his majesty that the pris oners were probably emissaries of the Central Nihilist committee at Zurich. The visit was accordingly abandoned. The second affair occurred in the mid dle of January, when the czar, accom panied by his mother, visited the Cere mic exhibition. When entering one of the rooms the members of the commit tee who were escorting the imperial par ty, suddenly noticed an unknown mir. hurriedly approaching the czar. As the public had been excluded and those authorized to attend had been carefully selected, the presence of the stranger excited suspiicon. Several of the czar's party hastened to meet him to lead him away. Thereupon the man suspiciously thrust his hand in a pocket. He was instantly seized. Whew he was searched a bomb was found i,- his pocket. . MM REACH 14,000. Registration Is Increasing at a Lively Rate. The registration is increasing at a rate which is surprising to the officers who have the matter in charge. The number registered at noon today will exceed 11, 000 although it. is difficult to tell the ex act number as the books are scattered all over the city. Mr. Williams.the pres ent commissioner, and Mr. Yount, ex commissioner, both say that if the pres ent rate continues the books will show that more than 14,000 have registered when the books close Friday. The greatest work is being done by the Republican city central committee. They are working in connection with the law and order league for the election of Mr. Hughes. The Santa Fe extension proposition is also responsible for a good part of the registration, but it does not apply to the women for they can not vote on the bond proposition. ; THREE IX ONE. Province Formed Out of a Trio of Philippine Islands. Iloilo, Island of Panay, March 20 (by mall from Panalog. Island of Masbate, March IS). The islands of Masbate, Ticao and Burias, with a population of 40.000, were today constituted the prov ince of Masbate. Mesbate island has been impoverished by the rinderpest, which has killed the cattle, the raising of which is c.lmost the sole industry of the inhabitants. The people welcome the idea of a civil gov ernment, and promise to extend , their timber and agricultural operations. For reasons of economy the commis sion has decided upon no salaries for the provincial officials. Senor Serrano, a na tive, has been appointe-d governor of the province: George Landers, a New York soldier, supervisor, and Lieut. Snyder, of the Twenty-seventh infantry, treasurer. The duties of the fiscal of Romblon will be extended to the Masbate province. Arrangements have been made for the establishment of schools, of which there have heretofore been practically none in the province. The Ladrones are the only insurrec tionists remaining in Masbate. KNOX IS THElftfl. Selected to Succeed Mr. Griggs in the Cabinet. Washington, March 20. It is under stood on high authority that the presi dent has decided to appoint Mr. P. C. Knox, of Pittsburg, to fill the vacancy in his cabinet that will be caused by the retirement of Attorney General Griggs on April 1. SIGNAL OF DISTRESS. .Federal Building Flag Floats With Union Down. There is trouble in the postofflce, but just what it is cannot be determined. The signal of distress was displayed all this morning. The fiagr was flown union down. Whether the signal has been run up because the . treasury has been robbed, the mail order dVuartment lost a penny in the waste basket, or because the side walk is to be laid after so long a delay cannot be determined. A mail wagon has not broken down nor one of the horses fainted away during a mad run to sta tion C for iver a week, but something is wrong just the same, for the flag said so in that many words. Helps Kussell Saee. St. Paul, Minn., March 20. The state senate today passed the bill to make possible the collection by Russell Sage of $10,000 due on bonds issued by the village of Reeds landing, which place was afterwards dissolved as a corpora tion, the proposed law making the resi dents of the territory formerly forming such village liable for the bonds. 0 FROCK GOAT King Edward Bars Thein From Public Ceremonials. Gentlemen Must Wear Uniforms or Court Dress. BECOMES EXACTING Fears the Appearance of Demo cratic Tendencies. Says the Country is a Monarchy Not a Republic. London, March 20. At St. James pal ace this aTternoon King Edward wearing a field marshal's uniform, received be tween. 40 and 50 deputations from var ious parts of the kingdom, bearing ad dresses of condolence and congratula tion His majesty made an acknowl edgment to the general body, but sepa rate replies to the Free Masons and. to the deputation from Trinity college.Dub- lin. The Duke of Connaught presented the Free Masons' address. The king in reply addressed his great regret at it linquishing the grand mastership awl promised as protector, to continue watch ing over their interests and to rejoice over their prosperity and growth. Fe also announced his great satisfaction that "one near me in blood and united in sympathy with the fraternity" has beer chosen as his successor in the grand -mastership, referring ta . the Duke of Connaught. To the Trinity college, Dublin, depu tation. King Edward said: "I echo the words used by her late majesty on her last visit to Ireland, and have full faith that in the times of strenuous endeavor which are before us, the sons of your ancient institution will, each in his place, play his djue part in the maintenance and government of the empire, in the development of which your countrymen have figured so con spicuously, and that they will add to the long roll of names of Irishmen who have rendered distinguished services in the various branches of human activ ity." King Edward is becoming more and more exacting concerning the formali ties on these occasiona A few hours be fore the reception of a recent deputation his majesty asked the lord chamberlain what dress they would wear. "Frock coats, your majesty," replied the lord chamberlain. "For the last time, then," said King Edward. "In the future uniform or court dress must be worn; this is not a republic." . ' , i PILFERING THE MUlLS. Complaints of Irregularities Are Received From Manila. Washington, March 29. Director Gen eral of Posts Cotterman of the Philip pines has reported to the postoffice de partment that within the pastfew months a great many complaints have been re ceived at Manila indicating, pilfering from the mails. Most of the mail dis-' patched from the Philippines, as well as that received originates at army posts where there is noregular postoffice. Much of this mail is carried between the army posts'and the nearest post in tied sacks, on pack trains. The report goes into detail regarding the necessity for imprints of the wax seals of mail sacks, as received by the director general in a report received yesterday. Mr. Cotterman requests a supply of 150 hand presses with a die on each bearing a distinctive number. He adds: "Many sacks of mail are carried on steamers doing a local traffic throughout the islands but which are not under government control. The crews' of these steamers are comprised wholly of na tives or Spaniards and the time has not arrived when these people can be trusted to any extent." A FURIOUS BLIZZARD Sweeps Orer the Entire Atlantic Seaboard of Canada. St. Johns, N. F., March 20. A furious blizzard has been sweeping the whole seaboard since last night. This morning the sealer Southern Cross, which ar rived yesterday, was forced into the har bor of Pelican in danger of swamping on account of the heavy load oj 26,500 seals on board. Much anxiety is felt for the remainder of the sealing fleet which must have felt the full fury of the gale. In such event with over 400 men scattered about the ice fields -disaster might ensue, .as only too frequently happens. - The anxiety will not be relieved until another steamer arrives with later re port. WASHINGTON NOT ES. Gossip of Interest to Eansans Prom Nation's Capital. Washington, March 20. John J. Nelll gan. formerly editor of the Olathe lie publican, a defunct weekly, and who came here in lS'JO and took a clerkship in the pension bureau, is now practicing law in Washington. Capt. I. W. Stone, of Lawrence, ai:d William S. Canatsey, of Iola, are two popular employes of the department of agriculture. Both are active in the uf' fair of the local G. A. R. organizations here." ' Benjamin Allen, of Manhattan, has been in governmpnt service at Washing ton for nearly 20 years. He is chief of one of the divisions in the treasury. George Wr. Daniels, the young Kansan from Kiekapoo City, Leavenworth coun ty, who remained in a cataleptic trance for some time in one of the hospitals in this city, has almost fully recovered. His father came here and took him back to Kansas. His powers of reasoning and speech were yet somewhat impaired by his strange case, though the physicians think in course of a short time he may entirely recover. Mr. Henry Lyon, of Manhattan, is one of the proof-readers in the government printing office. His salary is $1,600. Mr. Heslet, of Topeka, holds a similar posi tion in thi3 office. The establishment of free delivery ser vice of Ioia, Kan., has been postponed until July 1, because of lack of aporoori ation. L. W. THAVIS. , OUT OF THE FROZEN NORTH First Prospectors to Reach Civiliza tion Over Katami Trail. Seattle, Wash., March 20. S. G. TTpde dike and Frank Joaquin, passengers on the City of Seattle, are from the Kusko quim district, and the first to come out this winter from the Katami trail. These men report a strike near the mouth of the Kuskoquim,- which has already , cre ated a stampede in that district. 1'pde dike, who is United States commissioner for the Kuskoquim district, states that he heard of the strike while on the way to Katami. The report said that the ground was rich, and many from Nome who had come over to the Kuskoquim during the winter hastened to the ground. The trip of these men to the coast was a severe one. The weather was bitterly cold. The trail was rough it had not been traveled by man during the win ter. The dogs almost gave out before the end of the journey. Several times the sleds broke through thin ice and the contents were almost lost. They found no others at Katami. ARSEfHC IFI WHISKY. An Estranged Wife Accused of Sending It to Her Husband. San Francisco, March 20. The young wife of Geo. Kent, a longshoreman, has been arrested on suspicion of having mailed a bottle of poisoned whisky to her husband. The bottle was dropped In the parcel post at station D of the post office. As liquids cannot be sent through the mails, Kent was notified that a package addressed to him was held at the station. The whisky oroved to con tain a large quantity of arsenic. He sus pected his wife, from whom he is es tranged, and who he said had threatened to poison him. The address on the package is said by the detectives to re semble her writing. She emphatically denies that she had anything to do with sending the poisoned liquor. THOMPSON CHOSEN. Nebraska Republicans Agree on a Short Term Candidate. Lincoln, Neb., March 20. In the Re publican senatorial caucus last night David F. Thompson, of Lincoln, was nominated . for the short term vacancy on the seventh ballot, receiving fifty votes, five more than necessary under the rules of the caucus. Fifty-three of fifty-four attended out of a total Repub lican membership in the legislature of seventy-one. Seventeen or eighteen mem bers declined to go into the caucus un der the rules provided in the new call and as they refuse to be bound by Its action, it is a question whether Mr. Thompson's nomination will be ratified by the joint convention of the legislature. The caucus was called together at 8 o'clock. ; Thompson led from the start, the first ballot giving him thirty-five, his normal strength. There was no ma terial change until the sixth when he received forty. On the seventh ballot ten more votes, said to have been those of the supporters of Edward Rosewater. were thrown to him, and he was declared the nominee. The caucus, without ad journing, decided to continue balloting for the long term. The membera who refused to enter the caucus were Arends. Broderick, Brown of Furnas, Cain, Crounz, Evans. Ha thorn, Jouvenat, Marshall, Martin, Mc Carthy. Mendenhall, Olsen, Owens, Rohwer, Steele and Swanson. These men refused to sign the Thompson call. which required forty-five to nominate in the caucus. The nomination of Mr. Thomp son is popularly supposed to be the re sult of an agreement with Edward Rose water, at least there was an exchange of votes between the two. When the con fusion and excitement following the nomination had subsided balloting was begun for the long term. But three candidates were, brought out, Rosewater, Meiklejohn and Currie. The Thompson men divided between Rosewater and Meiklejohn and the con test soon settled down to these two, the vote throughout thirty-eight ballots standing about the same. At 3 a. m. the caucus took a recess for luncheon. The last ballot stood: Rose water, 30; Meiklejohn, 15: Currie, 8. When the caucus reconvened the bal loting was continued, Rosewater leading in the race. At 4:30 the caucus ad journed without electing a long term senator and without material change in the standing of the candidates. Rose water maintaining his lead. REACHESG1 BRA LT AR. First Stage of Cornwall's Journey Around the World. Gibraltar, March 20. The steamer Ophir, with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on board, entered the harbor about 9 o'clock. All the ships in port had previously been dressed and the royal yacht approached through the fleet fully manned and with guards of honor and bands paraded amidst salvos of guns, the firing of a royal sa lute and the) strains of the national an them. The Ophir entered in3ide the mole, and shortly afterwards the gov ernor. Gen. Sir Robert Biddulph, and the admirals officially visited the ship. The duke and duchess with their suites will land at noon. . Decorations at the landing stage and along the streets are universal, and large crowds have gathered. Stabbed Her Rival Twice. Portsmouth, O., March 20. Word has reached this city of a terrible fight which occurred on Turkey creek, about fifteen miles from this city, Sunday night. Moilie Wissman and Nellie Gray, two young country belles, quarreled over the attentions shown them by Ed Mont gomery. Miss Wissman stabbed Miss Gray in two places, one wound in the back being over six inches in length. She was arrested and will be held pend ing developments. Not Settled Yet. Pittsburg, Pa., March 20. The Leader says: It was learned today that the reports that Mr. Schwab is to be the head of the steel combine at a salary at from t-sOO.OOO to $1,000,009 have no basis in fact. Mr. Schwab will become the president if he wishes, but that will have to come about in the legal selec tion of officers after the combine is form ed, at which time the salary question will be settled. Weather Indications. Chicago, March 20. For Kansas Fair tonight and Thursday; warmer Thurs day; winds shifting to southerly Thursday. WAR OFJREVEIIGE. Situation lu South Africa an 1 Future Probabilities Discussed by a Member of Prom inent Boer Family. KRTJGEIi THE rOVtEII. Oom Paul Could End the War In Short Order. Will Not Do It Unless Los Property B8 Restored. New York, March 20. A dispatch from London to the Herald gives an interview with D. Erasmus, son of Gen. E. Eras mus, of Pretoria, on the probable conse quences of General Botha's refusal to accept the terms of peace. He said: "The English public, for some un known reason, has looked upon the war all along as mere child's play, notwith standing the lessons which it receive t in the commencement of the war. lour hundred Boers are quite sufficient t' harass the entire army for an indefinite period in the disti ii t not til of Pretoria.. "Regular cavalry cannot operate there. It is deep sand which gives the poorest foothold. Owing to the fever, the British- can operate but six months in ti e year. The Boers from childhood have accustomed themselves to this climate, and can stop there without much harm. "In foreign countries people who are trying to make mischief out of the Bul lish reverses, read in them a disgrace to the British army. But I can assure thoe pretended friends of my people that if they had to do what the British are now trying to accomplish they might have? done very much worse or succeeded less well in fighting." The Boers, he, said, ran get plenty of good horse's and ammunition. As an alternative for Sir Alfred Mil ner as a negotiator with the Boers, Mr. Erasmus suggests that England siioui l send pome impartial Englishman, fre from all party feeling. Lord Kitchener' name will not po either. He has been too much associated with Mr. Cecil Rhodes. You remember how their names were connected together when Lord Kitchener was in London; how they were coupled, and how they took doctors' degrees together. "The end," said Erasmus, "will be that the Boers remaining must be either caught and exterminated or given irvie pendence. There was a time arter Pre toria was taken, when many iloers de serted or surrendered, in the belit f that they would find their houses and fumil.v as they had left them, if they were til-, lowed to go free, promising not to tU:ht again. The ;d of the war was then more than possible. My peopki were ready to give in. "But when the Boers returned to their homestead and found their f:irr::s burn ed and their families gone, they knew that the4y were ruined men. From that day out, it should be well understood, the war became one of re-vem:e and r.o longer one of patrienism. l'ie;ur' b yourself the situation, it Is perfectly simple to understand the bitterness (f tho Boers. "The emly terms satisfactory would bi restocking the farms and making eood that which had been destroyed. I n hei -wis why should our men not continue to fight? They have lost everything and therefore have nothing to lose and ev erything to pain. "Mr. KriJK'cr is still nbsolntety presi dent of the Transvaal rei.uhMe. t.,,-,!,5 say he ran away. That is untrue. He was forced to leave by the exeeulivo council. It took m n to guard hira. We needed these men eWewhere. lo-e-over. it was considered that he would b more useful over here. . "It is perfect nonsense to ;i y he is worth millions. At most he may b worfre a million, which he made from the pur chase and sale of lanos. just as any oiner man miiht. But much money, has l-,ei intrusted to him for state purposes, t tiai money he spends in the manner which Is indicated to him and as intended by tho Boer executive council. "Mr. Kriiger may have lost some weight with a certain number of peonie. ,,f the ex. treme section. 1-Sut. rememher this It i Important Mr. Krukrer is the one m-m today who could, if lie liked, bring tl:n war to an end. He could hnl-di it tomor row if he willed. When peace romes it will be made by the people appointed p. make it. Mr. Krut'er and the extraordin ary commission sent o er here Py the Boers. M' ssrs. Woimeraus. esseis arid Fisher. They hrive full power to net. "Anrf the iloer forces today, 1 . -'.tn it them to number from 10,0tj to U. ." con cluded Mr. Krasmus. W-E T CHl.VKSR TROfBLK. London, March 2o. Th" Westminster Gazette this afternoon makes pessimistic comment on General Botha's refusal P accept the peace terms offered by Lord Kilchener, and connects ttiis refusal with the situation in China. The Ga zette says the powers are at fixes- and sevens in the far east, and that any day may see the oommenoernent of a struggle from which the l"ers may re cover their own. The failure of thes peace negotiations means that the mili tary position in South Africa Is not yet decisive FIGHTING PUOCEKPS. Cape Town.March 21 A dispatch from Cradock. Cape Colony. sayt Co), ejor rinae's force engaged Kritzinger's force 'it B"or. March 3.". The latter lost nin" men killed and had seven wounded. Th) British' loss was one man killed and te 1 wounded. J. P. Minaber, 3. Minaber and J. A. Neuwoudt were shot at lie Aar last ev ening for treasn and murder in pur'i ance of the sentience of a court martial. The death sentence was passed a wc-k ago, in connection with the wrecking ol a train near Taasbosch. by which Jive men were killed. Gen. Kitchener ro--flrmed the verdict. The garrison was paraded and the prisoru rs were 1-1 :j-it at sunset. Death wa ir,sfantneou-j. , Dutch minister and relatives rma:r:e I witn the pris-oners till the end. xTvo oh ers concerned in the train wrecking wer sentenced to five years at penal servi tude. Mojed to Topeka. The Salina office of the Continentil Creamery company lots be'-n rnovt -1 t Topeka and B. Grazit r. who tni.s be- n managing the comiwiiv's nfruirs t S'iiiini has been transferred to the vvichbu of fice. The business of the Sal sr. bn r . i will be conducted hereafter from the To peka oflice. Lajoie Leaves the National. Philadelphia.' March 2. Xaploe-.n T.a loie, the lea'hng seeond basepmn of t; country, today signed a e-oniraet whit Manager Connie Mark to play with th Philadelphia American leacje base bail team. New Jersey Reapportioned. Trenton. X. J., March 20. Governor Voorhees today signed a bill iliv!d'r&r New Jersey into ten cuagressionui uistrit-La.