Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-22
DEATH LIST KEEPS on GROWING.
One Hundred and Twenty Dead yic-
tins ut Johannesburg.

One Hundred and Twenty Dead VIC
Tins ut Johnnnesburg.
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 2l.--The latest es-
Inmates place the number of deaths from the
explosion OF twenty tons Of dynamite on a
switch at Viedendorp, on Wednesday evening,
at 100 killed and about 400 per-
sons more or less seriously injured. A
number Of the wounded have succumbed to
their injuries. The white victims were chiefly
Of the lower class Of Beers. Whole families
Of white people were wiped out
President Kruger arrived here from Pre-
toria. In a speech he congratulated the in
habitants upon the splendid manner in which
they have sunk all race feuds in the common
endeavor to relieve the suffering. lie added
that he earnestly trusted that the good feel
ing which has arisen from common sorrow
may have permanent results and lead to a
much better feeling in the future between
the Beers and Uitlanders. The presidents re-
marks have had a good effect upon the for
eign population, and 1t is believed that the
reforms in the internal administration of the
Transvaal which have so long been advocated
by the Uitlanders win shortly be inaugu-
rated in a form which will give general salts
faction.
President Kruger has been chosen presi-
dent OF the relief corps and he Is directing
the work of clearing the ground at Vleden-
dorp and shelterilg the thousands Of people
who have been rendered homeless by the
terrible calamity. .t
All the corrugated iron available is being
sent here and the work of erecting huts for
the homeless has already commenced. The
popular subscription raised in behalf Of the
distressed people already amounts to over
S500.00
LONDON Feb ga johannesburg dis
patch to the Times says The Transvaal
government has granted f25,000, The Meth
erlands railway 10000 and the dynamite
company $4,000 toward the relief of the vic
tins of the explosion, which fund is ap-
preaching 100000. The Netherlands Rail-
way company's own regulations are shown
to have been broken in several respects,
notably in allowing the trucks OF detoDators
to be in proximity 10 the dynamite. Fre-
duent appeals have been made to the COM
pany to prevent large quantities of dyna-
mite being detained on the sdings.
A red hot bolt from the explosion fell into
a magazine belonging to the dynamite com
pany, near town, where 10000 tons Of dyna-
mite were stored TheS dynamite which
caused the explosion Is said to have amounted
to 10000 tcns)
Luckily the bolt fell into tank of water.
The government now medtates ordering the
removal of the magazine ten miles distant.
CLOSES THE CONCAs, INCIDENT.
Minister Taylor VALVES the Publicn-
tiOn of the Apologize Letters.
Copyright. 1896 by Press Publishing Company
MADRID, Feb. 21.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram.) 1.-The final stage
of the Royal Geographical society incident
was reached today, when Minister Taylor
waived the proffered publication of letters
from General Andia, president of the So
ciety, and Captain Concas, giving a full
| apology and explanation. They also agreed
to insert in the societys bulletin report of
Captain Concass address correcting the
| offensive version, grossly slandering the
American people, as published in the Madrid
press
Minister Taylor, in his latest note, init
mates that his only object in making the
protest was to avert consequences, which
the incident might have had on the cardinal
relations of the two countries.
The dsbates in the United States
senate on the Cuban resolution
of the foreign affairs committee
excite the greatest anxiety la political quar-
ters here. With the exception of the min
isterial organs, the comments Of the Mad
rid press generally are bitter against the
United States.
Official and press kilograms today report
that General Weyler is concentrating four
teen Spanish columns to Illustrate the efforts
of Generals Maceo and Gomez to retreat"
from Havana province to Matanzas province,
which, it Is blandly said, was Maceo's OBJ
ject when he attacked Jarruco, twenty five
miles from Havana, and liberated a lot of
prisoners and burned the JAIL the town hall
and thirty-six houses.
The Madrid government refuses to allow
subjects of European powers in Cuba to be
tried by a civil tribunal, as American citi-
zens are under treaty.