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DETAILS OF TERMS ISSUED
No Wir Tn lo Be Imposed ea Farmers bat
Auliiiace Would Be Olvea Tbtsi to
Start Afretn Boers lad
Stock Ciplurcd.
LoNlmN, March 23.-Wlth tho exeep
Hon of th, pro-Rocr organs, all thf
iMutniriK pipers t-omm-tit upon the
(.. n-gotl itlon an rit.cKiiU that
Hi-- governim-nt ha rai hv the uln.oM
P'liit of Icnlt-nry. The Pally M.ill,
v. lilt n ip-noum-en Hi? "ut-akiifMt of th
government" lti ili" severest terms.
a.
"It In startling .o flnl that the gov
fiMu.iii ha cui'ltuluii'tl n no many
vital poi-it. Th- iiilnNt.ru haw been
"ill.iu to riic.-!f aa much an any
"Uttlo Kn.flu.ntl t" itilmliilittrail'tn
would i.ir.- to grant and have there
bv a liiiliilit T'i i ,'t'vt re alun k In tin.
f utiuy'H i il.lfitt-', (iur tank In Su:h
Afri. -i vlii n.v W luml-r than -vr."
Th. M iniina Iift ilnt tu the iiIkiiI
(i .tin far: tint I.r( Kitchener and
it A if,-. I MIIht, "Ktmnic nicn on tht;
Hp !,' p- r 'a ly to ifo further In cm-i-llU'.l.i'i
thm Chamberlain.
MIVIC STiK'K CAITL'llKD.
JlItK.MKoNTKIN. March 22. Tliw
r.mili 'it th,' ci'.iililiU'il iiiiivininu
iiK.ii'itt i2i-m-r.it Ktiurle, m-ar Thaban
cl.u. wu th - capijrt' if I'liO ItiK-rx. U'O..
'mi nt,t.-i, S(w-) h"rt.-ii anil a hirnt of
( ittl.-.
DICTA I LS OF NK2ortATIONS.
I)NIxN. March 22. The iarllam-n-tary
paiH-ra KlvlnB details of the nejrti
tiatlims between th$ IVier comiiianiler-in-chief.
General IW.ha, nrw LorJ Klt
ttfiier, t,t'nimftntln(j the Lirltlsh forces
In South Afrl'n, innued thin morning,
befcin lih a ttfrram from Sir Alfred
Milner to Mr. Chamberlain. The dlx
patch N ilatej lYeturla. February 22,
nn.l Ht.it .. that Mm. !Ktha has re
turn"i from a meeting with her hua
bm.l brlnlnir a letter In reply to' Sir
lfr.tl Mliner'n verbal nvaaagt? offer
Inu to nu-i't General Ilotha aa a nieuns
of t titlliiff the war on the pxprens un
tl rtumllng that he would not rilcu.s
lneMinl -nee of th Trannvaal ant the
orantfi- Itlver Colony. Mrt. Botha, as
Mire,I Sir Alfred that the letter wna
wrlt'i'ti with the (wilni clearly under-
ttlMll.
General Itotha rvforred the matter to
hln K-m-ralu and It woa stated that the
ii,i-i'tli)if w.ultl prtibably take place at
MbMli bt'iif. Mr. iTiamberlaln replied
that he wan Rlad to hear of General
Ili'thit'g ilettlre to treat and hied It
was ifenulne. "He will find us." said
the colonial aem-tary, "anxious to meet
him on all pnlntg affecting his Individ
ual position."
On February 27th Sir Alfred Milner
cabled IjoiM Kitchener informing him
that General Ilotha had written that
he would b In Pretoria at 10 p. m.,
February 28.
A tlicpatch from Ird Kitchener to
the war oltlce, dated Pretoria, Febru
ary 2S, reports a lung Interview with
General ltothti who ituwil very good
feellmr and seemed anxlotiM for peace,
lie asked for Information which he sild
he would submit to his government, the
generals and the people. It he would
vIMt the Orange River Colony and get
thi tn to agree and ShoQld all then hand
in their anna, It would flnlah the w-ar.
He said they could go on for some
time mid that he was not sure he would
be able to bring about peace without
indt p -nik-nce.
. "I declined to discuss such a point,"
sild Lord Kitchener, "and said a mod
ified form of Independence would be
most dangerous and lead to war In the
future. Replying to General Botha's
Inquiries, ' I Informed him that when
hostilities ceased the military would be
replaced by a crown colony administra
tion consisting of a nominated executive
and assembly to advise him, followed
after a period by a representative gov
ernment. The Bivts would be licensed to have
RUFFLED CURTAINS.
: cms,
rifle and protect th'-miHviK against
the natlvia, the Dutch and Kngllsh lan
Kmnf4 were to have -qua rights, Kaf
flm would not have th franchise until
after representative government had
been granted; the Orang Kre Stite
for Kaflln would bt ronrtdcred good;
church property, public trusts and or
phan funds would not be tou''hl; no
war lax would be Imposed on farmer;
.HKUUr.ce would b given to rtpalr
b'irr.e.t firms and to enable the farms
to start afresh and colonist who had
Joined the republics Should be disfran
chised. General Botha generally seemed
rationed with these conditions."
Among the questions which Lord Kit
ch"iir apparently dl'l not reply to were
when war prisoners would return and
regarding the taking over f the debts
of the republics, Including those legally
contracted since the beginning of the
war,
NKIIKASKA T RAD LOCK.
Crourise Created Herniation by Vollng
for Thompson for Short Term.
IASCOUS, March 22,-Fifty-four Ite
publlcatis went into caucus again to
night In an effort to end the long t'-rm
senitorlal d.-adKKk. The balloting up
to 11 o'clock waa without result or ma
il rial change from last night, the vote
at that hour being: :
Kdward llosewati-r, Z. Melkl-John,
13; Frank M. Currk;, 7; nectssury to
tion.liiate, it.
The feature tif the Joint convention
ballot today at nojti was the gain of
1). E. Th'iinpson of one vote, that of
Stile S-nator Lormso Crounse, hereto
fore on - of the stronge.it f Thompson's
opponents. The proceedings bordered
on the N-nsatlonal.
Crounse made a sjch In explana
tion of his vote, saying that Thomp
son aa not his choice fur the short
tettn but he believed It a duty he owed
his coiistltu-ntH to end the deadlock
if he could. Thompson, he said, stood
wltli the prestige of the caucus nom
ination behind him. and the support
of fifty-eight men. He concluded:
"I. fr one. shall not set up my
Judgment against that of a majority
and therrfore vote for D. K. Thomp
son nnd K. M. Currle."
Tht Thompsin men were not expect
ing the change and their gratification
was plain.
The pro.p-cts tonight are not favor
able to an elee'lon this week. The cau
cus after taking thirty fruitless ballots
adjourned until Monday night.
CHANGES AT VANCOrVKtt.
Convalescents Arrive at Barracks and
Oth-rs Leave for Manila.
VAXCorVEtt, Wash.. March 22. -One
ronifany of convalescent soldiers con
sisting of l.V) men under command of
Captain J. M. Arlsmlth. Eighteenth In
fantry, arrived today from San Fran
cisco. The detachment is composed of
men of all branches of the service; in
fantry, cavalry and artillery.
Th'se convalescents will remain only
until the different posts in the depart
ment can be garrisoned by the regular
organisation. Tbey will be distributed
as follows:
Vancouver barracks. 63 men; Boise,
30; Walla Walla." 30; Spokane. 25.
Companies C and M. Seventh Infan
try, and troops E and H, Sixth cavalry,
eft for San Francisco today en route
to Manila.
NEW MARRIAGE LAW.
Medical Certificates to Be Required of
All Applicants for Licenses in
Minnesota.
ST. PAt'L, March 22,-The state as
sembly passed Senitor Chilton's bill
prohibiting m.irrlag:s of Insane, epilep
tic and liilotlo persona and requiring
nietllo.il eertlflVates of all applicants
for marriage licenses. Amendments
were adopted making the physician's
certificate not quit? so sweeping and to
permit the marring. of any feeble-minded
person over 43,' the bill originally
having extended suc-h permission only j
to women.
CONVICT PARDONED.
Helped Kansas Warden Suppress In
surrection. TOFFKA. March 22. Governor Stan
ley today pardoned Convict Floyd Gra
ham, who aided Warden Tomlinson In
suppressing the Insurrection at the pen
itentiary coal mines this week. Gra
ham would have about three years
mora to serve.
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FORCES OF BOTH
NATIONS WITHDRAW
Danger of Conflict Between Rus
sians and English Averted.
FRENCH TROOPS DISORDERLY
Are Cosslsst Source of Asaoyisa to Olber
Forces Is Cblss-Ssid to , Have
Hiued sid Stssed Their
Ows Officers.
I'KKIN, March 22,-The British head
quirters Ip-re report the withdrawal of
both the ItusHlan and British troops
from th- disputed territory in Tien
Tsln. M. de Gkrs. the Russian mlnls
t r to China, believes that everything
will b? amicably settled at London and
St. Petersburg, and doubts the proba
bility of further trouble.
The British report that prior t the
arrival of th ma.rins,entrles were sup
plied from the Madras Pioneers, who
for (-eral days wete surriund--d by
crowds of foreign soldiers, mostly
Fr-'nili, who a.isail-d them with all
kinds of abuso. calling them "coolies."
Th- Ma Irass .s w re becoming restive
wh n the marines arrived at night, and
quietly r.'li-'vcd them, and It was only
when daylight appeared that the Rus
sians discovered the change.
FRENCH LACK DISCIPLINE.
NEW VORK. March 22. A dispatch
lo the Herald from Tien Tsln gays:
Altercations continue here between the
French and British. An Indian officer
of high rank horsewhipped a French
sergeant. The discipline of th? French
fortes leaves much to be desired. While
the French officers are evidently doing
their best to maintain discipline, it
would not surprise any one to see the
French troops get beyond control at
any moment. Already have b-n heard
French soldiers hissing their own of
ficers and it Is reported that" some
French officers have been stoned in a
mysterims manner by missiles coming
from untraceable quarters.
Contlng;ntsof Cossacks are continually
dribbling In and the Russians now have
five hunJr men more than they had
here a day previous. Nothing has been
yet heard of the arrival at the mouth of
the river of expected reinforcements
from Port Arthur. New Chwang. On
the other hand It Is reported and be
lieved that the British fleet is collecting
at Wei Hal Wei for the purpose of
making a naval demonstration against
Port Arthur.
Contrary to expectation the days have
oassed without serious conflict. The
Russians with the help of between three
and four hundred coolies are building a
road along the river in front of their
concession. They have now reached a
point within thirty yards of the British
f-entinel and the work is proceeding
rapidly. The British advanced pick;t
lines between thirty and forty feet from
the bank and there would not be room
for the road to be constructed without
disturbing the ground upon which the
British picket is stationed. General
Campbell Informed the Russians, how
ever, that he would regard as an act
of aggre'SSbn any attempt of the road
builders to disturb th sidetrack or un
dermine the positions of the British
sertrles..
It Is understood that General Camp
bell will make no reply to the Russian
demand for a withdrawal and apology.
Th-; New South Wales brigade Is here
from Pekin for the purpose of rein
fcrcing the Victorian contingent In
Buardlng the British settlement. The
presence of these troops and the arrival
of marines from Taku has had a re
assuring effect upon the community. A
plan to bear on the settlement has been
arranged, but has not yet been carried
out.
Tuesday morning the working parties
stoj ped on the river side of the road
when th?y reached a point within
twenty feet of the British position. They
subsequently resumed construction of
the road at a point 400 yards further.
The danger of actual conflict has thus
bten obviated for the present.
ENGLAND BACKING JAPAN.
NEW YORK. March 22.-A dispatch
to the Herald from Berlin says:
A number of newspapers publish
alarming news In rtgard to the situa
tion in China. England is said to be
backing up Japan, which is mobilizing
her army and the Russian fleet Is as
sembling at the Yalu river.
An article in the semi-official Post
does Its best to calm the public mind
and states that there Is no grouYid for
anxiety. Certain influences, it states,
will be exerted in order to prevent the
present conflict becoming more embit
tered. MANCHURIAN TREATY.
LONDON, March 22.-Advlces have
been received here from Pekin
to the effect that Yang Yu, the Chi
nese minister at St. Petersburg, recent
ly stated that modifications of some of
the articles of the Manchurlan treaty
ha1 been coneedud by Russia. It Is
claimed thene modifications were in
tended to vold placing obstacles in
the way of the sovereignty and Inde
pendence of China, The modifications
Were forwarded by the Chines! pleni
potentiaries lo the court at Slan Fu.
An edict has been received at Pekin in
reply stating that the treaty cannot
receive Imperial sanction.
VERDICT OF 1'. 8. INSPECTOR.
Late Captain Ward and Pilot Jordan
Blamed for Wreck of P.lo de
Janeiro.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22.-Cap-talns
O. F. Bolles and J. K. Bulger,
1'. S. Inspectors of hulls and boilers,
have handed down their decision on the
responsibility for the wreck of the
eteamer Rio de Janeiro, February 22.
at the entrance of the Golden Gate.
Their decision places the blame for the
wreck upon the late Captain Ward and
Pilot Jordan. The pilot being a state
officer Is not under the Jurisdiction of
the United States inspectors and th--y
have no pow?r to punish him.
Tho inspectors blame the chief engi
neer. He had ten white men in his
charge, consisting of three engineers,
three water tenders, three oilers and
a storekeeper, and the inspectors ar
of the opinion that If Chief Engineer
Merlin;' had cal!-d this force on d k
to man the boats many more llvs would
have ben saved.
ORANGES SHIPPED NORTH.
Will Go Fram San Diego to St. Paul
via Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 22.-The
Irst shlpin-?rt of oranges to St. Paul
via Seattle over the Great Northern rail
read left her today on the steamer
Umatilla. The shipment consists of
twenty carloads. It was brought here
from southern California on the steamer
Santa Rosa and transferred to the Uma
tilla.
At Seattle the oranges will be at once
transferred to the cars. It is claimed
that they will be landed at St. Paul in
ten days frm San Diego. Should the
venture prove successful it will In a
great measure relieve the orange situ
ation io-tbe northern -Califtmia-4rU
market.
EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS.
Walls of Czar's S'udy and Bedroom
Lined With Steel Armor.-
BERLIN. March 22. Th? St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Cologne
Volks Zeltung, under date of March
17, forwards by mail the news 'that
there is evidence in St. Petersburg of
Dicta against the authorities. He as
serts that sums of money are being
distributed to factory hands in St. Pe
tersburg and vicinity to Induce them
to join the dissataisfled students. "New
precautions for protection of the czar's
life have been tak?n. namely, a mech
anism which allows no one to open
the door of the room In which the czar
happens at the moment to be. The
walls of the ciar's study and bedroom
are lined with steel armor.
OREGON EXHIBIT.
Fifteen LoadM Cars Will Be Sent to
Buffalo.
PORTLAND. March 22.-Th? Oregon
Pan-American commission will start
seven carloads, comprising timber, ag
ricultural and horticultural products, to
Buffalo Monday. Three car loads of
minerals will be loaded at Baker City
and five car loads of miscellaneous pro
ducts will complete the exhibit, mak
ing fifteen carloads all told.
ELECTION BILL PASSED.
MADISON. Wis., March 22,-The pri
mary election "bill passed the assem
bly today.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORKr March 22. -Silver, fiu'i-'
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"Charles Carroll" 10c j
! "General Good" - 5c
CIGARS
TWO UN EQUALED SMOKES
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TEN THOUSAND
TROOPS SUMMONED
Inhabitants of Marseilles Fcsr
Another Revolution.
SITUATION VERY SERIOUS
.Majority of Stores Cktd-Streei.Cri Km
Ceiied Ruanlof-Rioters. Diioerted
r Ckirje ( Mousted 0ca
diraes.
LONION, March 23. A gpeclal from
Mars;ill-.s represents the situation thero
as very serious. The Daily Mail' cor
respondent says;
"Th? inhabitants are scared by talk
of a revolution. Ten thousand troops
w ill b- h-re today (Saturday) and ai
siate of slegi will probably be pro
claimed." CONFLICTS WITH STRIKERS.
MARSEILLES,. March 22. The ma
jority of. the gtoi-g are closed. Tha
street cara have now ceased running.
Reinforcements of dragoons and Lnfaai
try arrivel here this morning' from
nelgiiborlng towns.
The prefect hag conferred with tha
military commander regarding measure
to adopt in view of the serious out
lock. It Is estimated that 18,000 men
ar- now out on strike. The striker
stopped the street cars In Qutlylng
quartets of Marseilles and used the con
ductors roughly.
They attacked one car this morning;
and cut the electric wires. A fight en
sued anl a detachment of mounted
gendarmes charged and dispersed tho
rioter?. During the scrimmage a od
wj.t r siphon was thrown at the head
of a lieutenant of gendarmes and
knocked blm unconscious from . his
horse. .The gendarmes, In seeking to
carry off the lieutenant, were assailed
by a volley of stones and bottles and
wer? obliged W fire their revolvers' la
the air. The gendarmes then charged
and cleared the streets.
DONAHUE INCREDULOUS.
Omaha Chief of Police Does Not Think
Henderson Is a Kidnapper.
DALLAS. Tex., March 22. Tonight
th following telegram was received:
"Omaha, Neb., March 22. J. S. John
son, Sheriff. Dallas, Tex. The Hender
son confession is a subterfuge to escape
from other crimes he is charged with.
We take lo stock In It.
'J. J. DONAHUE, Chief of Police.-
Th sheriff maintains that he has tho
right man and expresses surprise that
the Omaha authorities have declined to
investigate.
GATE RECEIPTS GO TO CHARITY.
Rtcf- Arranged Between Cresceus.
Charlie Herr and Boralma.
BOSTON, March 22. Thomas W.
Lawson announces the arrangement of
a race between Cresceus, Charlie Herr
and Boralma at Reidvtlle In September
for $30,000, all the gate receipts to go
to charity.
FAILURES FOR THE WEEK.
NEW YORK, March 22. Dun's Re
view tomorrow will say:
The failures for the week number 224
in th? United States against 183 last
year and 33 ;'n Canada against 27 last
yea'. '
CREEDON VICTORIOUS.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 22.
Dan Creedon easily defeated Billy Swift
tonight, putting1 hira out In the fifth
round.
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