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Till' MORNING NEWS, r i Incorporated IS*S ' J IjSTILL I’rcsldcnt. big bridge is out of place. IMI. TRI CTIRE PARTLY DR. STHOVKD BY I.OGS. | f >ii !• Gulf StMtr* .Still Plny , , ||u or it ml There Will ||<* Wore • 1.,i%> Itiilii*— Some Hitllrooiln Will > 1,, \ lle to Brntinir Traffic for I .. > _|.untleMiien nnl Fnrm , , will lie lienv> lsoem-Kxtent t llentruetlon, Vpril 22 The WVather Bu f i >;!< u<l stoim signals dis i nilre Gulf coast from Pen > Hiownsviilc, Tox., near the or line. ii the forecast fc r Mom) ty > • r fresh to high winds m.is4 with thunder squalls, m the Southern states. • r floods in that section arc , the m\t iwo days. \\ \ April 22.—Two spans of the in 1 N ash v lie bridge tit . i. Miss., were forced out tnorna.g by floating coni i i *\ < jllowetl rivi-r. i • r rervlce badly crippled, : nn-l mails are being trans- I • v The freight traffic Is en ■i 1 This is on the direct It i ..\ l between the East an.l New ' • iraffle i~ always heavy. ■*. ; a r; ver, w hich the bridge u . \\ -t Pas ugoula and > b en rising very rapidly ihe j m I many log booms, brok . , . > • • uir moorings up the coun- | i .iitiml down stream. Many iit.st ihe ii< rs. and their w !• r with the force of the wan i tort Iflc pressure. I rit'il to WHkli It I)ohii. la-? f'.inrg the safety of the I . ibxi le and Nashville offl ti. r t'assengtr train fiom wh! h arrived hero at mid r a g train of freight cars was i.- ' • ide In an attempt to weigh h pressure was too great. during the morning was tnlies *.n hour, and at 1:30 •'•moon, when ihe flow of •r than for some time, two • t"l structure were moved i t **f place. The w ater con- j >' hundreds of logs down i * r ' • ' spans may be forced com- i i fare morning. I r • r at ihe point where the i ten mi let* in width, the • being traversed by the l*' *• approaches. ib* and Nashville Is not ny trains from New Or • I> t senger® who have been t r many houre are being 'he gap in the line by boat.* ' Half of tlir Itridfcv (ine. s from Pascagoula say one • Mdge is now gone, and if the ' structure will 1* totally ig* rs on the train due to-day from New Orleans. • l a<i>w th river by boat, irl:**r will be attempted un * n.••ruing, i h** r aiih-bound i *;. dnlng ut Scranton, Miss., mmodatlons are far from water it is not certain ’ * -n b made to-morrow . • . 4 to make a landing on M • mime there is a-• n Swartout. nine mibs i>t i<*n. where the water k. and a stoppage of traffic I"U In DmiKcr. ' '• *l *it is In th< great !og- M>h rolm and vicinity on a river There ar- half a ' • in danger. The boom : ho far. A telegram from river, nays the Pascagoula * re. At the Farnsworth in, lower down, there has 1 T since morning. A tele ays U Is hoped to save 1* will be heavy, for al the log can probably be ’I- tyouth of th* 1 river, the I l** small. * to-night the water n4 l I’as tgoulu Is rising rem 'nation is very serious. ’• mill Trouble. and Ohio officials here t* I* grams from Quit-* saying that the work P Mobil, and Ohio in high water Is more dlffi ted. Th* U jijjJ too it f dose examination. r 'Judm.tii has lost the ! - is. A mile and a half '!'• embankment Mini wa>h "<**< l The # w iti-r l ‘h of the rood be 1 Is still " ' H ttu I<> |( Ul ltntntl. • 'MiiMge if im rlnlna Hi'imrlril 1 1 m\er • .•#>< i*la it it. Aj. .1 !*„ Tnr prr-Jment * • ■;*• *! wn by w ollen i- 1 out tlu* Pijcagoula • T niu#viilc and Xashvlllo and •h, y, thin ml of the • ti< **' l i* t. of mu division will to-morrow, and in the r '•! will !' Mo-t and by hoMti 1 lot* with the (rain* on each A. Alger ami parly and f to the li'Nul is'Kith Con* it* w.i taught between 1 Mobile. : Mu btldg• at this time It • 1 I 111 no niml and North ' * utillxinir the l.uu vllle V et out that 9 freight un th*.ir loads in *l**l*. Tha flo£nmo ffcto£ Northeastern cannot resume until Wed nesday. The Central rnn its trains out to day. but another general rain has al ready played some havoc and by to-mor rnw all Eastern freight may lie tied up, or take a roundabount way by the West. Special dispatches reiielved here to-night report heavy and general rains to-day throughout the greater portion of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. A Dallas, Tex., dispatch says: dfallen tl ovei Texas to da.\ At San Antonio the rain fell in tor rents for three hours. A severe wind storm prevailed this evening in North eastern Texas, doing much damage in the vicinity of Marshal Ponchatoula. La. f re[x>rts heavy rains there this evening. It is reported that the water is over the Illinois Central tracks Tu ar Areola. La. The Sunday excursion train was water-hound. This will be se rious to the strawberry and vegetable gardens along the line, as no shipping fa cilities can he bad. There is no fear of high water in this Immediate vicinity, ns Ponchatoula has high land with line natu ral drainage, but the downpour of heavy rains injures the ripe fruit in the field. ' Monroe, Eu.. reports another rainstorm there. Recent rains had already done go at damage to the planting interests of that section. MONK It ms \nor\D JACKSON. ItnilroiMlft Are \gain Threatened Mill* Track Troubles. Jackson. Miss., April 22.—The railroads arc again threatened with track troubles and tie ups on account of a heavy rim which has been falling in torrents for the past six hours. The small streams already at high stand, are being swollen beyond their banks. The Illinois Central has now commenced running its through passenger trains over the main line of the Yazoo onl Missis sippi Valley route, hut the traveling pub lb' is nt great inconvenience on account of th restricted schedules, it Is impossi ble to tell when the regular service can be resumed. The session of the Circuit Court, which was to have convened to-morrow at Hat t.< sburg. has been postponed on account of the high water surrounding that place. TRAVELING QI ITE DIFFICULT. I’lißNcnKcr* Have to He Transferred nt ltn<l Washouts. Meridian, Miss.. April 22.—Passenger traffic, by transferring at several bad washouts, has been resumed on the Ala bama Great Southern. The Mobile and Ohio passenger train, waterbound at Quitman for five days and nights, pulled Into Meridian to-day at noon. Eighteen hours was consumed in making twenty-odd miles. Full traffic on the Mobile and Ohio, Lou isiana and Vicksburg and New Orleans nd Northeastern cannot possibly be re sumed Inside of ten days. KIM CATION OF (HTHOLICS. I roll l> tub op Corrigan • Makes Some Emphntic Statements. New York, April 22.—1n all the Roman Catholic Churches of the diocese a pas toral letter from Archbishop Corrigan was rood tills morning. Education of the Catholic children takes up 4 he most con spicuous place in the letter. The Arcn bl*h©r> says; Mtr present most pressing duty Is, first, to bring our Catholic schools, primary', u tt me diate an.l higher, to the greatest attainable efficiency; secondly, to causa all the Instruction given therein to lie permeated and rak'd by the spir it of religion; thirdly, we mud go on ml* ling to the number of our schools till every Catholic pupil may find place then in, since every child has th< natural and Inalienable tight to what is. by common consent, regarded as an elementary, physical, mental and moral education, and since experience teaches, so far as religious instruction L con cerned, the inadequacy of th** training of lh‘ ordinary horn.* and Sunday schoo’. “The tenden y of the day is toward state monopoly of the teaching function, the crowding out of th** parent and private teacher and the prostration of everything before a juggernaut state. As our country in freedom of speech and freedom of the piv-s. it is difficult to conceive why we should not also enjoy their logical ex tenflon- freedom of education. “We call your attention to the Invasion of parental rights frequently attempted of late years by our lawmakers, who would bast* legislation on th** assumption, phil osophically absurd and historically falze, that ti e •hild belong.-: first to the state and afterward to the parent, and on the un-American and socialistic theory that the state exists not by ami for the citi zen. but the citizen for the state. “Thc\y would hnv* us call the schools •fro*’ while making the Introduction of iheir own fads compulsory; would unduly lengthen the term of compulsory attend ance without profit to the pupil and often to ihe detriment of the imrent. In line, they would haw us view the people to n • 1 the word of Nathan Matthews of Boston, ‘not as the creators of the gov ernment. hut is it - creatures* and the government itself is magnified ns the •stat*’ into something superior to religion, to the family. i<> # he rights of property, and to the other institutions of civilized society.” IN TIIE lIVND* OF THE HRVIELM. Important lint tie h Expected t llo cnr |el Toro, I'nnnmn. Kingston. Jamaica, April 22.—Advices from Colombia, to-day say that Boons dei Toro, Panama, is In possession of the rebels. East Friday the government char tered a British steamer at Colon to take troops to liocas del Toro, where an im portant battle Is expected. With Hocus del Toro in the hands of th,. rebels Colon is practically threatened. There 1 onsld*rable excitement at Carthigcna ov r a report 4hat Ear ampul la has fallen Into flu* hands of the in surgents. This rumor s not entirely cred ited. bui there arc good reasons for be lieving that the town will *oon be taken. Japanese ftajatariruns. Yokohoma. April J, lm|.r r Mutsu flito will • .ive on ThurMl.iv to review the combined Japan* e|ua< ioi. off •• The buE-nic p|. s te continues at O uka. Island of Hondo. I'Mliifvr* >li> nirlke, Poston April T 2 It Is expv- ted that 1,000 painters will strika to-day for an m*J vanct iu wagvs. SAVANNAH. GA., MONDAY. ARKIL 23. Of):). INSURGENTS’ HEAVY LOSSES. TITEIR CASI 11.T1R9 FOR LAST NYEEK S\ll) TO HR 1.000. Of These 378 Killed i*y tli* Ameri cans, 211 Were Captured mid Many Wounded—Rebels Have Been Quite Aggressive and There Were Some Hard Fights Smith's t omniAnd Captured iso Otlteers and Men NYlth Gen. Montenegro. Manila. April 22. 10:30 a. m.-Easd week has been one of the bloodiert of the war elnce the first days’ fighting around Ma nila. Authentic reports, mostly official, show a total of 378 Filipinos killed, twelve ortl <.*ers and 244 men captured and many more wounded. The number wounded is hard ly guessable. Considering that the Filipinos entirely lack hospital facilities, a great majority of the wounded will die. Probably the week's work finished 1,000 insurgents. The Americans total loss was nine kill ed and sixteen wounded. Two sergeants and one private were killed In ambushes while escorting provision trains. Rebels Were Aggressive. The insurgents have been aggressive in almost every province of Luzon. Gen. Rio del Pilar's baud, numbering 300, which was out of sight for three months, the leader being reported killed, has reap peared in> its old field about San Miguel Rilnr Is supposed to be again In command. He gave the American garrison at San Miguel, consisting of three companies of the Thirty-fifth Infantry, with a Gatling, a three hours’ fight, during a night at tack. The loss of the insurgents in th s engagement is not Included in the fore going total, as they removed their dead and wounded, but presumably it was con siderable. Twenty Filipinos in the province of li%- tnngas attacked Lieut. Wende, who with eight men was scouting tear Sun Jose. The lieutenant and five men were wound ed. and one private was killed. Sergt. Lendoiufe, of the Thirty-fifth In fantry. was badly wounded in ail ambush near Baliuag. Eleut. Balch, of the Thir ty-seventh Infantry, with seventy men, had a five-hours’ fight with 400 insurgents in the Nuevo. Caceras district. Twenty of the Insurgents were killed. Col. Smith's Good Work. Col. Smith of the Seventeenth Infantry, who captured Gen. Montenegro and brought him to Manila, is in the Isolation Hospital suffering from small-pox, pro-, sumably* cdught from the Filipinos. Col. Smith’s command captured 180 offi cers and men with Montenegro. The offi cers were brought to .Manila. Monte negro, who was formerly one of the most dapper officers In the Fiiipino army, looks worn and haggard. He says he had led a terrible life for months, and he has offered to return to the north with. Col. Smith to endeavor to persuade ids former comrades of the uselessness of opposing the Americans. One hundred escaped Spanish prisoners from the province of Tayabas, South Luz on. have arrived at Manila. The insurgents have 400 more Spaniards in that district. Recently the Filipinos destroyed several rods of the railway line near PaiMque in an unsuccessful attempt to wreck a train. ALABAMA RACE IS IN 1)01 RT. Returns I p to Bute Do Not Settle the Govcrnorsli I p. Montgomery. Ala., April 22.—The race for Governor is still a matter of conjec ture. Returns have been received from forty-nine of the sixty-six counties vot ing one we|k ago, but these do no< fur nish any candidate with a sufficient num ber to insure his election. From the returns received it appears that Col. W. J. Samford has received In structions In twenty-nine counties, with a total of 142 delegates; Mr. Waller, five counties, with 6G delegates; Gen. Shelley, four counties, with 57 delegates, and Mr. Stallings, seven counties, with 41 dele gates. Fourteen counties, with a total of 108 delegates, report uninstruc<ed delega tions. This leaves a foml of ninety dele gates yet to he heard from. These dele gates are to come largely from West Ala bama. ‘ PRESTON EVERETT FOIND. One of Ills YJalnetors NYns Arrested nt Mnrlettn. Macon, April 22.—King Sr.Mo, the man who kidnapped Preston Everett at Macon last Monday, was arrested this afternoon at Marietta. The boy was with him. Both are being held until nn officer can be sent from Macqp after them. W. C. AiVino, the other man who Whs mixed up in the affair, could not be found The grand Jury indicted both men on the charge of kidnapping. Mr. and Mrs. Everett are still in Macon and will remain here to be witnesses at the trial. An officer will be rent to M ri otttt to-night. The Atlanta officers locate 1 the men in Marietta. APFHtLKD FOII. PROTECTION. Miners Tried lo ( lose I p a Southern Knilwfl}' Olllee. Birmingham, Ala., April 22. Strpt. Fra zer of the Southern Railway appealed to Sheriff O'Brien to-day for protection for the company’s property and telegraph op erator at Brookside, a small station a few mil s w* st of this city, whore choir operator has been notified to close his of fice by a committee of mtnem. The rheriff dispatched a number of deputies to the scene and a conference was held with the miners, who stated they rm-nnt no violence, but only tried to induce ih*operator to Join the strike. FRAII OF 111 HON 1C PL AG IE. lilfrvstiainlion to Determine Whether Babbits Curry It. Victoria, B. C., April 22.—Australian nd vi' ts *.>' considerable alarm is expressed there, lewt the bubonic plague spread by means of rabbits, and a commission has been appointed to Investigate the possi bility of rabbits. Ilk* rats, carrying the dread disease. A report chat rabbits had introduced the plague in Northern Victoria csmmd a panic in that colony. PORTE ANSWERS OI R DEM \NB. Turkey Will Treat Vm Just as She Does Other Foreigners. Constantinople, April 22.—The Porto ha* replied to the American demands, stating that Turkey will compensate American missionaries under the same cond tlona as in the caW of other foreign subjects. The United States legation Joined the other embassies in protesting ugalnat the increase of import duties, the reply to the notification of the Porte, asserting that the United States government ex pects to be previously consulted with re gard to any changes. The Porte has not yet replied to the last collective note, but the changed tone of the Ottoman officials leads to a belief that u settlement has been reached in conformi ty with the demands of the foreign repre sentatives. It is now fully exported that the Porto wifi invite the embassies to discuss the proposed changes. There Is the greatest interest in political circles regarding the attitude of the United States in their indemnity claim, and It is believed the pow’ors having similar claims will support American action. An imperial irade has been Issued order ing the Porte to formulate proposals • re garding the customs duties os Miggestel in the collective note of the ambassadors presented on April 7. WASHINGTON MAS NOT HEARD. Hope Expressed for AntJonhl** Settle ment Wltli Turkey. Washington, April 22. — Neither Secre tary Hay nor the Turkish minister has been advised of the reported action of the Porte in replying to the American de mands. In ihe absence of official Information anti of the specific conditions of the re ply, officials here prefer not to discuss e matter, but express the hope thoi a satisfactory' and amicable* settlement of the differences between the two countries may be reached. TAYLOR INDIC TMENT HEED IT*. 1 T \o Steps to Be Token t’ntll Governor- Mil ip Is Decided. Frankfort, Ky„ April 22.—While the Franklin county grand Jury has not ad journed, it Is understood that the inves tigation of the Goebel assassination has been completed. The indictment against Republican Gov. Taylor, charging him with being an ac cessory to the murder, will be held up un til after the argument of the governorship contest case, which is docketed for hear ing before the Supreme Court at Wash ington, April 30," Ti'ivl it ft said by persons in the councils of the proseeuthm that no steps will he taken In the case until after that lime. The rumor that Gov. Beckham had been applied to for n requisition Is with out foundation. Col. David Coion. who has been confined in the Franklin county jail, wkich is guarded by the Beckham state and who was acquitted on his trial In the Circuit Court yesterday of the killing of Lieut. Scott, addressed the soldiers th's morning in response to an invitation from them. He left for his home in Middlos borough to-night. His room was crowd ed ull day by friends, who called to con gratulate him on his acquittal. TAYLOR NOT TRYING TO DODGE. If Indicted, Bradley Sny* He* Will Come I'p Like a Man. Frankfort, Ky., April 22.—Former Gov. W. O. Bradley, leading counsel for Repub lican Gov. Taylor, gave to the Associate! Press the following interview to-night: “I have had no communication with Gov. Tay l lor since he went to Washington. The press, I notice, states that he is there pre paring his case for the Supreme Court. I am satisfied that this Is not true. Gov. Taylor went to Washington on purely personal business not connected in any way with the trial of his case. “Nor do I believe the report to be true that he is in New York attempting to pre vent the honoring of u requisition for his return to this state. As to whether a requisition could l>e lawfully issued by Mr. Beckham or would be recognized, it is unnecessary for me to express an opin ion, as these are .questions that must be determined by ihe authority upon which su<*h a requisition may be made. “Gov. Taylor has publicly declared that he was not. and would never be. a fugi tive from Justice, and that If indicted he would respect the law and his ac cusers face to face. Therefore, * i here re mains but one course open to him and that is to return as soon as ho can, walk boldly and bravely into court and meet the indictment like a man. Any other course would be rank Injustice not only to himself, but to those of his friends who have been accused of so foul a crime. I do not know whether an indicSmem has ba*n found against Gov. Taylor, but if it has I have no doubt that he will promptly surrender himself into th* hand* of the law and believe that any intimation to the contrary does him an injustice." DO NOT KNOW WHERE HE IS. Taylor In SuppoMed to Have Returned to WTiNlitiitfton. New York, April 23 —The World says: Gov. Taylor of Kentucky could not be found in Ne# Y'ork yesterday. His clos est friends professed ignorance of his whereabouts. Gov. Roosevelt said he thought the Ken tuckian had returned to Washington im mediately after the conference on Satur - Former President Hamson declined to discuss the Taylor case and Gov. Roose velt was also reticent. WORK ON CON YKNTION HALL. Force of Men Will lleurln to Put Ip New Structure To-day. Kansas City, April 22. Progress in the construction of Convention Hall Is being made with rapid strides. The tons of iwlxied steel and debris have been remov ed from the site, much masonry In the outside walls h is U*en rt jplu od and to morrow morning a force of men will be put to work lo erect the steel structure. Night work will be done to exscuto the work within the time limit. DECISIVE BATTLE EXPECTED. KINDLE II\S I'll Oil ABLY FOI'GIIT W ITH THE BOERS. Conflicting l)iM|ntclien Make It Im possible to Siij \\ lint In (iidiiu on at Bloemfontein—ltrnbant >lit <1 an Elina Me me nt and Wepener Was Romhnrded—Warren May lie Made Governor of Free State, While Dul ler I* Likely to Be Recalled. London. April 23. 5 a. tn It is quite probable that by this time Gen. Sir Henry Bundle has fought a decisive battle with tho Boers. He entrenched himself Saturday to hwalt the arrival of Gen. Campbell with the Sixteenth Brigade. That commander artived Saturday evening, and news may therefore be expected ot any moment It is impossible to ascertain the position of affairs at Bloemfontein or to learn when the long-expected advanco north ward will begin. The dispatches conflict regarding the state of the preparations. For Instance, the Bloemfontein corre spondent of tho Daily Chronicle says that the troops have been supplied with winter clothing and that the Modder river has fallen sufficiently to permit cavalry to cross. The Standard’s report says almost exactly the opposite. Present indications, however, point to still further delay. Without attaching undue Importance to the stories from Lorenzo Marquez con cerning the strength of the Boer forces, it would almost seem that the former es timates of 30,000 were rather low. During the last few days there has been a renewal of Boer* activity in all parts of the theater of war. The tenacity of tho enemy around Col. Dalgety proves that considerable forces are still there. Lord Roberts has ordered Lord Methuen to retire from Boshof, probably for the same reason. The presence of a Boer force nt Frankfort looks like an intention to endeavor to cut off Methuen, who may next be heard of jus retiring upon Kim berley. Iloers Near Bloemfontein. The Boers are said to half encircle Bloemfontein to the eastward, in a cres cent formation. There have been several outpost affairs in that vicinity. The Eleventh Division, under Gen. Pole- Carew, and the Fourth Cavalry Brigade are operating toward Sanna's Post. In Natal there Js no diminution of Boer ac tivity. Tt is reported that Sir Charles Warren is to be appointed governor of the Free State. Nothing is known regarding Sir Redvers Buber, but there is little doubt regarding his removal, .and rumor has it that Lord Kitchener will ge.< an import ant Independent command. The Boer peace commiMßioners are un derstood to have been disappointed by their visit to The Hague, but to be de termined to visit Berlin and Paris before going to Washington. BRABANT'S FORCES ATTACKED. Boers Are Still After Dalgety’* Gar rison In Wepener. Maseru, Basutoland, Sunday, April 22. Gen. Brabant’s advanced guard reached Bushman’s kop last evening. The Bo- r.< held a strong position there, with two guns. The engagement opened at sunrise, with heavy rlfio fire. At 6:30 a. m. cannonading began and continued for several hours. Gen. Brabant’s forces are on the plain and have fairly open country all the way to Wepener. Evidently the Boers reattacked Col. Dalgety to-day. • Col. Dalgety heliographs: “All well. Boers fired 3b) shells yester day without doing much damage." BOERS FI 111 Mi %T W EPENER. Have Been llnril at Work on Col. l)nlrt>’ Position. Maseru, Basutoland, Saturday, April 21, Evening.—Four Boer guns have been hard at work all day on Col. Dalgdy’s posi tion. Tho British guns have replied at intervals. The Boons are divided Into three divis ions, two being in positions to repel the relief columns, the distant roar of w'hoso artillery is audible, Gen. Brabant’s relief force is reported to be to-day in the neighborhood of Bush man’s kop, twenty miles from Wepener. The Basutos are posted on the border for defensive purposes. They are behav ing in orderly fashion, but are showing the most intense interest In the outcome of the developments of the next twenty four hours. gen. he wet hepdhteh killed. Iloers Making Great Preparation* for Tlieir Defense. London, April 23.—The Daily News has the following from Lorenzo Marquez, dated Friday, April 20: “It is reported here that Gen. DeWet has been killed. Other European ambu lance corps beside the Irish-American ore taking up arms in behalf of the Boers. The latter are unable to obtain smokeless jxjwder. “TrenohelH are being constructed for eight miles around Pretoria. There nn* wxty-nirie guns In position nt Kroonst i*l and seven French guns at Pretoria. Twenty-five mines at Johannesburg have been charged with dynamite and th 1 ? Johannesburg fort has been dismantled ’ WERE W AITING FOR METHUEN. Boers Were fonflilent Tliut They Could Defeat Him. London, April 23.—A correj>ondent of the Times at Boshof, telegraphing Sat urday, says: “I have* been with an ambulance to 'he Boer lines. While there I conversed with Commandant Cronje, second son of th; fenlou* general, ami with Assistant Com man'lan* Bowthwalle. They had expected Lord’Methuen to operate to the eastward, and were still expecting him. and th* y were confident that they could defeat hi* column “Bowrhwnlto complained that he had not change*! his clothing for a fortnight, indicating that he had been traveling a long distance, but I could not ascertain front what point. “The Boer commando occupies strong position* around Spitz kop, about eight miles northeast of Boshof." FIGHTING NEAR DEW ETSIM)RP. Yeomanry aul Infantry Subjected tn a 11 on v 3) Fire. Walkerstroom, near Dewctsdorp, Satur day, April 21.—Fighting was continued to day. mainly with artillery. The yeomanry and mounted infantry pushed forward on the right tlank and were subjected to shelling and a heavy rifle fire. The Royal Irish Rifles captured a Free State flag. The Boers are well entrenched, and hold their ground tenaciously. Tho British casualties have been light. 'l’ll ANSPOUT lIIFFHTT/riRS. Roberts ■Must Be W ell Prepared Be fore He Stn' >‘a. London, April 23.—The Standard pub lishes a long dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated Friday, explaining th# numerous difficulties which tend to delay tho ad vanco to Pretoria. Tho correspondent say*: “Tho enormous transport difficulties are enhanced by ihe rainy weather and by the necessity of providing for tho needs of tho army for weeks, perhaps months, in case of nn interruption of the long line of com munications. together with the unsettled state of the country in our roar and the guerilla tactics of the enemy. It is obvious that until our flanks are cleared and no longer menaced, no forward movement Is possible without incurring the gravest risks. “The most pressing need is a further supply of horses. Gen. . Hamilton has availed himself of tho services of the Australian bushmen to scour tho Free State in all directions, buying homes from farmers who have surrendered- and driv ing in found upon unoccupied farms. Horse raiding is dangerous work, hut the bushmen are more than a match for the Boers." HOE IIS II\I) lOfI.OOO MEN, It I* Now Believed Their Ofllolnl Lists Were Falsified. London, April 23.—The Loren*o Marque* correspondent of the Time*, under Satur day’s date, says: “Information received from responsible sources shows that at one time the two re publics had 105.000 men in the field, inclui- Ing the colonial rebels. According to tho same informant they can still muster OfO, of whom 50,000 are in tho Free State, 10,000 in the. Biggarsberg district, and 15.- 000 in the districts of Fourteen Stream* and Klerks durp. It is now bqiieved that before the war the burgher lists were de liberately falsified in order to deceive tho British intelligence department." FREE STATERS COINING CASH. Making Much Money Oat of the Brit ish Oeciipn lion. Kimberley, April 22.-A letter from Bloemfontein says that the Free Staters are coining money out of the British oc cupation. Bread is 2 shillings n loaf, sugar 2 shillings and 6 pence per pound and Swiss milk 3 shillings a tin. Other articles are proportionately high. Steyn'a Appeal to the Boers. Ixindon, April 23.—The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Morning Poet, tele graphing Friday, soys: “President Steyn's address to the burgh era was an impassioned H|*>eoh. He im plored them to con lin tie their resistance until tho result of the efforts of tho Boor peace commissioners was known." Troops Are Being Equipped. London, April 23.—The Bloemfontein cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph, in u dispatch, dated Sunday, says: “All the troops are being rapidly equip ped with boots, clothing and other ac coutrements. Lord Kitchener is making various disciplinary changes. The weath er remains fine." Gen. Wnrrcn nt Durban. Durban, April 21.—Gen. Sir Charles War ren arrived here to-day en route for Fast I/ondon, Cape Colony. It is believed that he is going to the Orange Free State to assume an important civil post. OHIO REPUBLICANS TO MEET. Ilunnn Will liidnnbtedly He One of the Helena few. Columbus, 0.. April 22.-Tho Republican Convention will bo hold Tuesday and Wednesday for the nomination of a state ticket and tho selection of delegate* at large to Philadelphia. It is believed that the delegates at large will be Senators Hanna find Foraker, Gov. Nash and Con gressman Dic£c. Senator Hanna has expressed his desire for someone else to !>• selected, but an this would involve a contest for tho place, it is thought that he will be chosen In tho interest of harmony. The platform has boon outlined, If not drafted, by the Ohio Republicans in Wash ington, and it is thought that the Com mlttce on Resolution* will have very lit tle to do In the way of revision. IIEIM BLH AN* OF INDIANA. Division of Sentiment Over tho l'or* to It lean Tariff. Indianapolis , Ind.. April 22.—The Repuo fican State Convention will be held hero Wednesday and Thursday. The delegates at large to th*- National Convention will Ih* Senators Fairbanks find Beveridge, Gov. Mount find Chairman Herniey of the State Committee. Little Is known of what tho platform will be, tho division of sentiment being <si*fK*ially pronounced over tho l*orto Rican tariff. I'cn nsyl vn n lu'm It *|nllleii us. Harrisburg. Pa., April 22 —The Repuldl rnn State Convention will be held here Wednesday to nominate candidates for congressmen at large, auditor general and elect eight delegates jU large to the Na tional Convention at Philadelphia. Dr. Theodore L. Flood of Meadville l* a cun dldate for congressman at large. Left for \\ umliliiktun. Jersey City, N. J., April 22.—'The Presi dent und party left on the midnight train for Washington. DAILY. A YFAJt 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A TEAM ENTRAPPED BY FOREST FIRES. fivk in m>iii:ii i*rcoir,K sriutorriu- EU IIV TUB FLAMES. Sporliil Trnlii Sent Out lo II f-.rii. tin. SlraSKlrr., Huh. Nt* lioulil, flrvu I’ll UK lit Within Wall, of Fin-, tAliiny Llm Will He I<o*t— ITliona untlM of Crofitl.-n i*it.l t ortl. of Wood lliirntMl—Aluny II.KMie INir tirn S* v ut Out. Winnipeg-, Manitoba, April 22.—Tho city last night was in n fover of excltemnn* oausetl t*y v tho awful bush Area now rag ing along: the line of the Southeastern Railway. All the country from- I,nllroquerle, about fifty miles down tho lino toward Warren, Minn., n distance of Beveoty-flv miles, Is in tho grasp of tho tiro, which! is sweeping the forest In all directions, fanned by a strong easterly wind, and the number of human beings entrapped la os lima ted nt fully 500. composed chiefly ofl scattered settlers and men employed M the lumber camps. No measagea havo been received since 9 o’clock yesterday, when tho operator at Woodbrldge, about ten miles this aids ot Vassal*, reported that tho special train bearing Buchanan and Keith’s men and railway officials had been within foun miles of Vassar, and was driven back the flames. From stragglers who have escaped they learned that 100 teams with all camping outfits had been abandoned and that tha men havo scattered for their lives in nU directions. One hundred thousand ties and 10,009 cords of wood were burned and the camps were completely encircled by raging flames. Tho spoclal train had Just left on another trail to break through th© flames and attempt additional rescues. Sltct'inl Trill n Bn Iriipped. ißlnce that time no word has been re ceived and tho officials donoludo that Woodridge Is burning and tho train en trapped. The forest along the track la dense and retreat will bo impossible. A rescue train, with a strong force o( men, doctors rind supplies was dispatched at noon, und reached Leßroquerlo safe ly. Beyond that the* whole forest ts a muss of flame s, and advance Is impossible, as the track Is burned and the) retreat of the special train Is cut eiff. To-night tho wires are* all down and no news whatever can Is* obtained. A settler from Vassar reached the city this evening, having left home Friday morning, abandoning his belongings and managed to escape through the woods on foot. He reports the whole country for miles In flames, and tt Is almost certain that many llv.-s are being sacrificed. For tunately the district Is thinly settled, hut the gravest fears are entertained that loss of life among the lumbermen will be se vere and ihe railway officials do not deny that the special train Is probably doomed. Rescue parties are being organized and will'start to morrow on wagons for tho scene to attempt to rescue the settlers and stragglers. The fires havo been burn ing for somo days In various quarters, but were not considered serious until the strong wind of Thursday night fanned the flames and united detached fires with in one tremendous circle of destruction. BPKCIiU, TRAIN ESCAPED. Itesollf-ll gome Sirnggler. Who Ttlt Thrilling- Stories. Minneapolis, April 22.—A special fro| Winnipeg says: Fires alorg the Southeastern, Railroad are still raging. The entrapped special succeeded In breaking through tho flames and arrived this morning after one of tha most thrilling trips In tho history of rail roading. | Brought In with It were several etrag glcra found In n desperate condition near Vassar. These fugitives lost everything. All tell thrilling stories of escape fromi death. They wandered amid smoke an 4 flames during twenty hours, standing often up to their necks In water to escape tho heat. | Two men were found In a dazed condition on the ground near the track with their hair singed and clothes nearly burned off. They were rescued and recovered con sciousness. I Besides Immense quantities of lumbett and wool, two large lumbering outfits, with over 100 wugons, aro known to tm burned. The drivers and bushmen have scat tered In all directions, and out of 200 only! about thirty are known to have reached a place of safety. The remainder ara doubtless struggling through the wood* for their lives. The Intensity of tha flume* preeludes the possibility of any dead bodies being recovered, as they would be reduced to ashes. The fatalities will not be known until contractors can call the roll of the met* they employed. Struggling settlers what perished may never be known, as no rec ords were kept of clalmo taken tn thta district. The total loss Is estimated at $1,000,000. TERRIIII/R FOREST FIRES. They Are Reported Along the Lins of the tirent Northern. Grand Forks, N. !>., April 22.—Persona who came In the Great Northern train from Duluth, brought word of terrlbla forest tires raging at various points along the line. Many families In the vlelntty of Kckler. Col— ay and Bemldjl, on the Great North ern, iud ’ r y on the Bralrerd and North ern, have en burned out. Settlers from points at a <llHt:incc* from the railroad re me In curing the duy, one! reported that their homes had !>een destroyed, and that they had boon obliged to flee The Are* seems to be worth between Roseby uni! Ferris. til 'll I.KIN IT/. UAH RESIGNED, Ui-ni'rnl (mild Not Stand the Em peror's Criticism. Btrlln, April 22.—When Emperor Wil liam arrived at Altona the other day to salute the Prince of Wales, returning from Copenhagen to London, he wag struck with tho lack of suitable arrange ments on the part of Lieut. Gen. von Behlclnltz, commander at Altona. After hi* return lo Berlin Ihe Kmperor Issued orders giving Gen. von Srhlelnda *l* months leave of absence. The Gen eral has tendered hts resit nation and left the arm- *