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Outline of Negotiations With
Botha Disclosed.
BOERS TOO NARROW MINDED
Objected to Allowi.ct .1 Equal Rlfbli lo BUckl
aid Jews Public Will Never Km
Full Detail, ot (be Nefotl
atloai. I.n.MxiN, farJi 22,-The Dally
"hrflrr, professing to be able to give
an dutlui.) df the n"-g'tlalion Ik t ween
Lord .CiMicivr and tieneral Botha,
it y r
'In chief bsU-le to a settlement
wuK I.,-,: Klt.-hrirr'R refunal to grant
coinpie'e amn-sty l,j the lender of th
rebel In Cape Colony. Jf offered self
Kn rmiu in on the linos of Jamaica Im
mediately upon the cessation of tk Hl i 1
III-a, w ild l-KUIitlv Ih1, partly cl.-r-
t'il liy the burgh-re.
"Th , if.iv-rniii.-nt agreed to provhU
j. I (ho,(khi i compensate (li. liner f.r
pr-P-iiy !!...
"N hurirhir of -lt li r state mm to be
ull 'W-l ;t :if except by special IIoimi
it.-r.il li.ith.i wan K'-ii'T.illy In fa-
v"r f :!i.-i- conditions but ht? dissented
itirmiKly frm the propoul o give full
lirlvlbgc of rItliiKhlif to pnMrly lom-
lillid aii r-cUtT-il bliu-ka. He was
abo K,-aiy cn.-.-i n d ab.ut th? ikI
Hi. ii J.-IbIi ti)ltHli!a would iiTUpy In
i'k- country and woa told that theJowa
and ChrlHtUn would t-njy eiual rlghta,
no diatlnctlon IxMmk made In the mat
t'T of concaalon.."
Thf irurllim -ntary .apcra on the nub-J-H
w probably appmr tclay (Fri
day). ItL'MOIt DI..'ItEIITED.
!)NIx'. March Zl.-Tb" Antwerp
runi'T of th'1 execution of General
I'Vni h by the Ho.ra la abxHuti'ly (lis-cr'-'lit'-d
In London.
NOT T HE DISnxSED.
NEW YOKE. March 21. A dltch
b thf Tribune from Indon nays:
It wua fully expected und liideed the
ifoveniin'-rit ha.l lnt-nded thut the ip-
r protiiiaml by Mr. Chamberlain, beur
Inu tlxn the peace ni'Kotlatiins be
tcn Lord Kitchener and Urneral
Itotlia. chould have been reudy for l-i-u.'
on Tuenday evcnlnsr. I'nforem-en
delay with the printer, however, ren-.I'-it.I
publli-Hllon impomtlble then, but
the papers would have ben rwdy for
dlHtribiitlon yesterday had It not been
for the fact that at 'the Iunt minute it
wan found that one of the dispatches
wait of too important a nature to be
Ifwuii'd without undergoing certain re
vision and the publication was accord
ingly atfiin delayed.
It la tolerably certain that all com
munication which passed between
Eiik'land nnd South Africa In reference
to th.? matter will not 'lie seen by the
public It la mated that the failure of
the negotiations was caused by a dlna
isnvnient on the question of the treat
in. m of the Cape rebel.
I'M I MP ItOTHA KILLED.
LONDON, March 21. A 8vlal from
Cane Town, dated March 20. says that
Philip Hotha was hlllnl In the recent
lighting at Lydenburg.
SITUATION EXTREMELY C.llAVK.
Partlcliviilon of Fa-tory Uands In St.
Petersburg Rlota Causea Anxiety.
ST. PETBRSRURO. March 21. Ow
ing to conditions created by the recent
rlot.s In which students took part, lee
tuies will hardly be possible fcr the
reinilnder of the year at any of the
higher Institutions.
The participation of factory hands In
the riots is considered extremely grave
so far as the future Is concerned.
INTERVIEW WITH CARNEGIE.
He Tells English Reporter That Consol
idation Are BencflVrn.
LONDON, March 21. To an English
Interview?, after his arrival in London
today, Andrew Carnegie talked freely
BOBBIN ETrjjw
BUrFLED CUKTAIXa. vl
cms.
mcernlng the Unlt"d ftlafs Bte. for
fotatlon, which ha thought would not
(T.Tt iir.-l Ilrllaln rnuc-h on way
or the other,
Consolldatlona are the tendency of our
UK", aald h", and will provi; Imti'-IHI.
The chanc-a of Andrew fame!, f he
landed a p.-nnilea U.y n N.-w York
tnilKit, w uld be aa bright as they were
In IMS, an I he would have an even
wider Meld., H thought th" tariff waa
a liick number for many thlnics, hiv
ing done It work, "but," he added,
"where it la villi needed you may rely
It will be fr.-ely usd."
CONKEUENVK OK ORANfE MEN.
Hundr"da of Carloads of California
Fruit Kp-ilM Owing to Uu-k of
Transportation Facilities.
LOS ANOELEH, Mar,h il.-The
oranne grower ai.d hlpp.rs from all
ovr southern Cullfornla assembled here
today to discus the alleged car famine
and delay In tHMi. rf fruit to the
Eust. Hundreds of curl aula of fruit, It
Is said, are being rej-te, (,n arrival
at their destination lvaue of rot.
Much rf tills dcay, the grower claim,
Is due to ill slow time nuiile In transit.
A commltt'-e was ,-iroliit.-, t,, confer
with the railroad .dTlclals that a time j the railway siding would not proceed
schedule may le arranged which the! nt!l the matter hail been dlplomatUal
riillrids n.ut ke-p or pay the penalty J Iv adjusted. TIiIb proposal and tlpu-
for every day In excess thereof.
I N DE M X IT Y Q I'KSTION.
Russian View appears to Coincide
Th of th. Culled States.
With
WASHINGTON, March 21.-A num
ber of fordgn repr-senra lives called at
the st.ite department today, all Inter
ested In China and all ke-nly aroused
over the prurn-ss of negotiations con-
-ernlng lnd"mnltli-s. The Russian view
as to Ind-mnlll-s appear to coincide
with that of the- I'nlU-d States, being
favorable to k'-eplng the amount down
lo a sum which there Is some ppwpeet
that China can pay. Instead of placing It
so hlg-h that China's Inability to nav
will n-sult In a territorial scramble.
RACE WILL COME OFF.
Th- Abbott and Doralma Will Trot for
- 1:5.000 a Side.
NEW YORK. March 21.-Flre Com
missioner John J. Scannell announced
this afternoon ttal he had decided to
agree to the conditions stipulated by
Thomas W. Uwn-n, of Honton, that
the proposed nwe br-tween the trotters
The Abbot and Roralma should be for
four louts In seven. The race will be
for jri.OX) a side.
M CONN ELL HAS RESIGNED.
For Thirty-Three Years Has Been Con
n-vied With Union Pacific
System.
OMAHA. March 21.-J. H. MeConnell.
sur Tlmendent of nuHlve power fr the
f'nlon Pacific system, has resigned. Me
Connell will be succeeded by Samuel
Hlgglns. superintendent of motive pow
er of the Lehigh Valley road. MeCon
nell has b-vn connected with the Un
ion Pacific for thirty-three ye.irs.
KILLED CHILDREN WITH AXE.
Horrible Crime of a Maine Farmer Whc
Woji Probably Demented.
CLINTON. Me.. March 21. Jacob
Dearborn Marr. a farmer living eisht
tnllts fr.im thia city, killed his three
chldivn, ag-l 13. 9 and 7 years, with
an axe todiy. Marr had been despon
dent for some time and It Is thought
Is Insane.
t'AU FAMINE ACKNOWLEDGED.
Reports Confirmed by Officials of the
Santa Fe Road.
CHICAGO, M.irch 21. Officials of the
Santa Fe railroad lo.Uiy coiillrm vl re
ports fivm California that millions of
dollars worth of oranges In that state
nre rotting in the picking houses be
cause of lack of transportation facili
ties. MRS. NATION WILL LECTURE.
Will Rec.dve $00 and Expenses for Six
Talks at Cincinnati.
TOPEKA. March 21. Mrs. Carri Na
tion has accepted a contract for six
lectures to be driven in Cincinnati. She
will receive $100 each for lectures and
all her expenses.
Received. . .
100 pairs Bobbinet Ruffled
Curtains. The Swell Window
Display, on which we are
making a SPECIAL SALE.
Also a new line of Ladles'
Writing Desks In Flemish
Golden Oak and Birds' Eye
Maple
BOTH FORCES
WILL WITHDRAW
Agreement Reached Between
English and Russians.
RUSSIAN COURSE EXPLAINED
Slid to Be Courtlni War Abroad lo Pre
note Peace at Home or Trylif to
Divert Attention Fra Mo
tto aria.
PEKIN. March 22. Count Von Wal-d'-rsee.
General Uarrow and General
Woguck have been In consultation and
Hen. -rat Wogitc-k has agreed to with
draw the Russian troops from the dis
puted ground at Tim Tsln provided the
British also withdraw. He insisted alo
upon a guarantee t'a.t the work on
Utlon was sallAfac-tory to General Nar
row and won accepted fcy him. Omae
quenily the liritlsa and Russian troops
will be withdrawn at S o'clock this
morning (Friday), thereby avoiding all
trouble at present.
Orders have ecn Lssu-.M that no Brit
ish oftic-r shall leave or even "Bleep
oui" at nlgSt or go to dinner without
furninhing hi address to the adjutant.
The marine will return 10 their ships.
AMERICAN INTERVENTION.
NEW YORK. March 21.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
If RuMia and Great Britain desire it.
the Unluxl State is willing to use Its
good offices to settle the Tien Tsln dis
pute. A high official of the adminis
tratlcn said that no information regard
ing the Tien Tsln trouble had been com
municated to the state department by
any of its agents in China.
"This fact Is conclusive," the official
concluded, "that up to this time at
least no clash of a serious nature has
occurred. Were shots exchanged our
consul at Tien Tsin would notify Mr.
llockhill, who in turn would communi
cate the Information to Secretary Hay.
The failure of the American represen
tatives to report on the subject Is due
to our w9ll-known policy of not inter
fering n disputes between other nations.
We are Interested In the trouble because
of its possible general effect,, but we
have nothing to do with the attitude of
the llrlti-jh troops toward the Russian
tr.iops, or vice versa, or with the con
ditions which have caused theni to as
sume th? stand they have taken. The
United States has no right to Intervene
nor will it do so, but if the disputants
should intimate their willingness to have
the American government exercise ita
Rood ofiices it would be glad to do so,"
Diplomats In Washington are not In
clined to believe that war will result
from the Tien Tsin dispute. If the blow
come, one diplomat taid. It would be
because of the Mancburian situation.
Another diplomat said the world was
not prepared for va.r. that Russia's fi
nancial co.nditiou as well as that of
Japan prohibits them from engaging
In hostilities and Great IMtain is too
much occupied In South Africa. Ger
many, he said, is the only European
power In a position at this lime to go
to war.
BRITISH EXPLANATION.
NEW YORK. March 21. A dispatch
to the Tribune from London says:
The China aituuion Is well summed
up in Llndley Sanborne's cartoon in
Punch representing a Russian warrior
In an Oriental boudoir armed to the
teeth, while John Bull and Germany
are looking over the reed palings and
cautiously asking the man in possession
whui he is doing.
The moral applies equally to the small
afT.iir of the railway skiing at Tien
Tsin and the large matter In Manchuria,
for Russia is in complete possession and
has nobody knows how many secret
treaties In her well-stocked pocket and
there can be no assurance that the al
lies are prepared to turn out the in
truder. The railway siding dispute is so p'tty
that suspicion is excited In diplomatic
circles that the crisis has been brought
on artificially by Russia for the sake of
diverting att?ntlon from Manchuria. If
this theory be correct, the Tien Tsin dis
pute will be settled by a display of con
ciliation at St. Petersburg and England
and Germany will be allowed the sat
isfaction of claiming diplomatic suc
cess In due time. Meanwhile Manchuria
will become Irrevocably Russian and
nothing will be said about scuttling or
losing prestige.
AMERICAN EXPLANATION.
NEW YORK. March 21.-A spvial to
the Times from Washington s-tys:
An Interesting suggestion connecting
the latest developments of the Chinese
auestlon with the riots In St. Peters
burg and other Russian cities has been
made by a public man of diplomatic ex
perience who Is well qualified to dis
cuss European affairs. His theory Is
that Russia', bellicose attitude at Tien
Tsin and her apparent disposition to
provoke Great Britain are directly con
nected with the conditions at home.
- Russia, he declare, 1 not at pres nt
In a position to risk a war over Man
churia or north China. She I un
doubtedly In a btter position than
Great Britain but ahe hi not competed
the trans-Siberian railway and I by no
mean ready for a contest In the north.
It is the general understanding of her
policy that she doe not wish a war
until h-r preparations In the north are
completed. Thl applies at the present
time not because of Great Britain' ca
pacity of resistance, but because of pos
sible complication with other powers.
A motive for Russia's warlike atti
tude must therefore be sought, and a
suggestion Is found In the apparently
serious state of thing at St. Peters
burg. It Is a well-known axiom of
statesmanship that when domestic dis
turbances are becoming dangerous a
foreign war will distract the attention
of the people and produce a reaction In
favor of the government. It Is quite
evident that the present disturbance
in Ruswia are more serious than any
since the death of Alexander II. It Is
believed that the Russian rioters may
have forced the hand of the govern
ment and compelled it to court war
when It is unready, solely for the cak'1
of weikenlr.g a domestic danger.
BUTCHERED HER SIX CHILDREN.
Bloody Crime of Insane Massachusetts
Woman.
COLDBROOK, Maf.8., March 21. Mrs.
Lizzie Naramore, while in a fit of In
sanity today, killed her six children at
h-r home, a fann house haif a mile
from this village, and then tried to
taka her own life.
The children ranged from ten years to
a babe of ten months and their lives
were taken by the mother with an axe
and club. She laid the blood-drenched
bodies on a bed and then attempted to
take her own life by cutting her throat
with a razor. When discovered she wis
In the bed on which the bodies of four
of the children were lying.
Although she-cut a deep gash in her
throat and suffered the loss of much j
blood, it Is believed that she will re
cover.
KIDNAPPER CONFESSED.
Man Caught In Texas Was Pal Crowe's
Companion.
DALLAS, Tex.. March 21. Sheriff
Johnson tonight made this statement:
"H. C. Henderson this evening con
fessed to me and County Attorney Sum
mers that he Is one of the Cudahy kid
nappers. His confession was made vol
untarily. He stated that he had squan
dered and used In fleeing from Omaha
most of the money he got as his share
In the kidnapping job before I arrested
him In this city as a suspect early in
February.
BIO CHICAGO FIRE.
Warehouse D?royed at a Loss of
$200,000.
CHICAGO. March 21.-Fire tonight
totally destroyed the large warehouse of
J. S. Ford, Johnson & Company at Six
teenth str?et and Wabash avenue. In
the wild rush to escape Injury by the
falling walls many women and children
were knocked down and trampled up
on. The loss Is $200,000.
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economy of the household has so many
enthusiastic friends among the house
keepers of America.
No other article of food has received
such emphatic commendation for purity
and wholesomeness from the most em
inent authorities.
The great popularity and general
use of the Royal Baking Powder
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NEW COMPANIES OF
COAST ARTILLERY
Ninety-Third to Be Organized at
Fort Stevens.
FORT COLUMBIA QUARTERS
Will Aaommodale To Compaalci Artillery
-Plans Prepared by Qaartertniiterf'.
Dtpirtmeol tod Bid. Will Sooi
Be Advertised (or.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Under
the army reorganization law, which pro
vide for an increase of 20 per tent ot
the artniery arm of the aervlce, an or
der has been issued authorizing twelvo
companies of coat artillery In addition
to tho3 now In service.
The Ninety-third Vompany is to be or
ganized at Fort Steven. Ore., and oflt
eeied by Captain M. K.' Barrel. Sec
ond Lieutenant Alden F, Brewster,
Ninety-fourth at Fort Flagler. Wash.,
Captain Eugene T, Wilson, Second Lieu
tenant Raymond S. Pratt.
There are several vacancies to be fill
ed, as three offbers are to be assigned
to t-ach company. . These additional
con panies are to be filled by transfer
from oth?r companies and recruited up
to 113 men.
PLANS FOR NEW QUARTERS.
WASHINGTON. Mirch 21.-The quar
termaster's lepartment baa been pre
paring plans and will advertise for the
construction of additional quarters to
be occupied by new artillery companies.
The points at which additional quar
ters are to be constructed are Fort Re
vere, Boston harbor; Fort Manan14
and Fort Wright, Long Island sound,
and Fort MU-s. San Francisco, quarter
for one company of artillery at each.
At Sullivan's island, Charleston, S. C.
and Fort Columbia, at the mouth of the
Columbia rlveri ' Washington, quarters
for two companies each. '
As soon as condemnation proceedings,
ate completed, quarters will be con
structed at Fort Casey and Fort Wor
den, Pug?t sound, Wash.
SLUMP IX PORK.
Advance Yesterday Followed by a Sen
sational Decline.
CHICAGO, March 21. May pork, pop
ularly supposed to have been cornered,
advanced to $17.10 early In today's ses
sion of the board of trade and thea
made a drop that was sensational, Uib
decline rot stopping until $1S.20 was
quoted for option. May pork, closed at
53 cents lower than yesterday," at $l5.3i
LOW RATE PROMISED. "
Fare One Cent a Mile for1 Grand Army
Encampment.
CLEVELAND. O... March 21. At a
meeting of railway men today the one
cent a mile rate premised for the Grand
Army of the Republic national encamp
ment to be held In Cleveland next Sep
tember was formally promulgated.
Avoid the Imitation powders. They
are sold cheap because they are
made from alum. But alum is
poison dangerous to use In food
WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK.