T T 4 aMuM The Norfolk Weekly News ARMIES Iff ACTION Concerted Advanc Upon the Boers All Along the Line EOBERTS MOVING FORWARD lloiiorlod to llnve Itogun tho March on liloeinlbiitcin BOLLER REGR0S8ES THE TUOELA Alleged to IlnTn Tnkeu One fl 111 ntnl to Have ltetiliil n Collator Atlnck ly tli Itoom AiHhiico to LiiUyiutltli Checked by Oelrriuliifiil Iteilatnuae London- Fob 8 Tho British col timns nro putting themselves in motion in nil parts of tho South African wnr Holds A combined attack on tho Uoors appears to bo in progress General Buller has gained a footing on thu plateau north of tho Tugola after two days hard fighting On tho far western border Lord Mcthuon has begun u turn ing movement against tho Boor right whilo Gouoral McDonald threatens tho Boer flank thus relieving the pressure on Lord Mothuens front Lord Roberts who nccording to nn iuformant in closo touch with the war office is in tho middlo of tho theater of war has begun tho march on Blooinfon tein Tho Boers lmvo takon the initia major OENnnAT ls j iYTTin yx agaiupfc Uenuiui Gatacre attacking- two of his positions at Sterkstroom It really looks as though tho general forward movement so long talked of was in progress General Bullers third attempt at relieving Ladysmith nbsorbs attention Tolegrams of from 100 and 200 words from a dozen corre bpoudents have been passed by the censor who has apparently rodated messages written Monday or Tuesday to Wednesday atG p m From theo it is clear that General Bullor up to Tues day evening had taken one hill had re pulsed a Boer counter attack and was holding tho position against an enfilad ing fire from Spioukop and Doormkloof His lobses as mentioned by one corre spondent are 250 Tho only telegrams from Boer sources nssert that one of General Bullers at tempt to seizo tho fords failed but they admit that he has lodged forces on ouo kopje Light on General Bullers operations ceases hero tho war oflico not contrib uting any information Account of Uullers Ojwriitlniin London Feb 8 Tho Standard has tho following from Spearmans camp dated Fob 7 Tho force uudor Gen ernl Buller is again advancing to tho relief of Ladysmith nud after two days of sovero fighting it may fairly bo said to have a fairly good first stop on tho road Tho movement was begun early Monday morning via Potgieters drift Tho Eleventh brigade forming a part of tho Fifth division under General Warren mado a feint attack on the kopjos immediately on our trout The assault was delivered at tho outset under cover of naval guus on Mount Alico and subsequently under that of field batteries The infantry advanced steadily to ward tho Boer intrenched position at Brakfontein and kept tho enemy busily employed While this diversion was be ing made tho remainder ot tho infan try told off for tho attack which had been bivouacked Sunday night under Mount Alico moved along at tho foot of Kwartskop in tho direction of our right A pontoon bridgo was thrown across tho Tugola by tho onginoers under tho fire of tho enemy Tho first battalion to snovo across in tho foionoon was tho Duihani light in fantry of General Lyttlotons brigade They advanced against VaalkranU wliich lies on tho most direct road to Ladysmith and after two hours splen did work thoy got within charging dis tance of tho Boers Tho first of tho kopjes was carried by them at the point ot tho bayonet by tho utmost gallantry Almost simulta neously tho Riflo brigado cleared tho iccond kopjo and aftor moviug across tho long rulgo thoy bivouacked on tho bpOt Tho feint attack at Potgieters hav ing served its purpose in preventing tho concentration of tho enoniy at tho crit ical point tho Elevonth brigado foil kick to the river In tho course of tho operation both tho infantry and tho ar tillery had been subjected to a sovero bhell fire Tuesday at 4 p in tho enemy en couraged doubtless by thoir suceoss at Spioukop endeavored to recapture the position tnlcen by us at Vnalkrantz Thoy were beatou back however with loss Tho work accomplished so far has been magnificently dono Tho shell and Maxim Uro ioured in by tho Boors has been very seveio but our losses com paratively speaking have been light The Durham light infantry took a few prisoners in tho course of their charge Tho ci o uy tis usual fought with tho utmost stubbornness Tho Biitish maneuvering and accuracy of aim on the part of tho British artillery during tho lighting on Monday wero beyond praise There is not tho slightest like lihood that tho Boers will succeed in dislodging us from tho positionsj wo have gained and tho prospects of tho ie lief of Ladysmith uro decidedly hope ful lllvnr IIiIiIkoI Imlcr Fire ScrutMANs Gamp Feb 7 General Buller commenced tho advance for tho icliif of Ladysmith Monday Tho naval guns opened at 7 in tho morning and n feint attack was made in front or our position Three battalions advanced to ward tho Brakfontein with six bat teries At 11 the Boers opened with ar tillery fito and sent soverul shells among tho British infantry who rotired an hour Liter Meanwhile a vigorous at tack was mado on tho extreme right whoie tho engineers expeditiously con structed a pontoon Several pieces of cannon hidden among tho trees on Zwurtkop bombarded heavily Tho Biitish infantry advanced and tho Boers wero entirely surprised At 4 oclock a high hill a continuation of tho Brakfontein was taken Tho opera tions were excellently planned Tho namo of tho hill taken is Krantzkloof Tho bombardment of the Boer position was resumed Tuesday morning Tho Boers worked a disappearing cannon from tho high Doormkloof range on tho light of tho captured hill but the Brit ish shells exploded its mugazino and tho gun was put out of action until late in tho day Musketry tiro was intermit tent uulil tho afternoon when tho Boors made a determined effort to retake tho hill Reinforcements rushed up cheer ing the Boers wero repulsed and tho British advanced along tho ridgo IIunv rililliij lliimlity mill TncIny London Feb 8 Tho Daily Tele graphs coiiespondont at Spearmans camp in a dispatch dated Monday night says Under tho personal di lection of General Buller tho attack on tho Boor positions was begun this morn ing by nearlv the whole of our batter ies 72 guns shelling tho ridges where tho enemy have their trenches and re doubts on tho Brakfontoiu and the low crest facing Potgieters drift Tho enemy suffered severoly Several hills wero smoking liko volcanoes from tho effects of tho bombardment which set on fire their stores and glass Whilo the third pontoon bridgo was being constructed uudor liro tho Elev enth brigado now under tho command of Colonel Wynno made u demonstra tion against tho Brakfontein ridge marching across tho meadows with tho support of seven batteries of artillery At 11 oclock tho enemy oponed a heavy cannonudo of shrapnel common shells nud pompon shells chiefly from Spioukop This was accompanied by a rattling musketry firo Our gunners behaved admirably aud weio as cool as if unon parade The demonstration having gained its effect tho real attack upon the Boer left was delivered at 4 oclock Tho Dur ham light infantry carried Vaalkrantz the key of the lower ridges while Gen eral Hildyards brigado assailed tho higher ridges Tho general and his troops are bivouacking upon tho field of battle In the languago of boudoir bulletins mother nnd child aro doing well Our losses aro trifling Ill It lull liptlllH li Kopje Borrc Hkai Laaoeii Ladysmith Fob J Further reports of Mondays fighting nt tho Upper Tugela rivor show that the British lost heavily at Pont drift but took an important position on n small kopjo on tho Molen drift side Four Boers wero killed Tho British loss is unknown Thoy aro still m pos session of tho kopjo and tho big guns havo ceased firing Itllltxix Allium In Cliprkeil London Feb 8 A special dispatch from Spearmans camp dated Wednes day Fob 7 Our further advance is at tho mo ment prevented as tho Boers enfilade us from their positions on Spioukop and Doormklof Our casualties although estimated at 250 aro trifling consider ing tho great importance of tho move ment just concluded War AkhIiikI Sriilpiir Dks IIoivks Fob 8 Tho principal question for discussion at tho annual convention of tho Iowa Marblo and Granite Dealers association which opened in this city todny is how tho marblo and granito dealers of tho stato may secure protection against tho itin erant canvassers who aro abroad in tho laud Tho dealers will not ask for legislation but thoy hopo to so thor oughly perfect their organisation that tho day of the marblo scalpers in tho stato will boon bo relegated to tho past Klt hurilmn Geti Ninety nine Yiura West Plains Mo Fob 8 Tho jury iu the caso of tho btuto vs Ben Rich ardson charged with tho murder of Jailer Alf Henry at the jail hero last month found tho prisoner guilty of murder iu thu second degreo and fixed his punishment at 01 years 111 tho peni tentiary Twenty hours wero con sumed in reaching an agieumeut NORFOLK NEBRASKA THURSDAY KKHUUAKY H 1900 T I V Ml VI COL THOMPSON ix Kciitiiy m Louisville Agreement Not Suit Him of I lii Nmy Docs TaKES MORE TIME TO J0N3IDER rrlrniN nf II u Kiiihu Uy ti k 1 1 1 tit to Ui iiiiiln Ill in Hold it niidirtiuii In Kmiikluil lint No Aitlmi I Tami on tint AcrriMiiiMil FuwuTOiir Feb 8 So far as the si nation in the controveisy over tho gov ernorship of Kentucky is concerned there is practically no change Gov ernor Taylor has not yet affixed his sig nature to the Louisville agreement al though tho general opinion is that ho will ultimately do so Governor Tay lor himself refused absolutely to make any statement in regard to his probable action in tho matter aud declined to receive any cnllois except his legal ad visers The repeal of tho Goebel law is tho ono thing most strongly desired by Governor Taylor and as tho languago of tho Louisville agreement is consid ered by him altogether too vague as re gards this matter it is considered bio that changes may bo mado in tho way of making tho clause more specific before Governor Taylor ulllxcs his sig nature to tho agreement Another cause of Governor Taylors delay is said to bo tho cry of victory and surrender sont up by tho Demo units Tho ugroomont as presented to Governor Taylor is understood to be somewhat different from tho published abstracts in that tho clause regarding tho election law and ono or two other matters is much more specific than it is generally understood to be though still not strong enough to suit him For this reason tho rank and lilo of tho Re publican party ill tho stato apparently boliovo there is somo foundation for tho clnims set up by tho Democrats and scores of tolegrams havo poured in on Governor Taylor in tho past fow days urging him not to sign tho agreoniont but to maintain his present position and await further developments A conferenco held in tho ofUco of Governor Taylor ended at midnight without any action being taken on tho ngreoment The agreement was dis cussed lully Thoso at tho conferenco who signed it at Louisvillo spoke favor ably concerning it all of thorn declar ing that it was a fair and equitable set tlement of tho existing tioubles and one that in no way implied a surrender on tho part of tho Republicans Gov ernor Taylor showed to the other gen tlemen in tho meeting a great number of telegrams ho had received from all parts of tho state urging him not to give up and many of them censuring him for accepting tho terms of tho ngreoment It was plain from these ho claimed that n great feeling had been aroused in tho stato by tho asser tion that tho agreement was a Repub lican surrender It does not now seem probable that final action will bo taken on tho agreement before tho end of the week Funorul Scrrircn Ht Frankfort Frankfort Fob 8 The funeral services of tho lato Governor Goebel will comnienco at noon today in tho parlors of tho Capital hotel The ser vices proper will bo preceded by u short procession m tho streots of tho town IS DYING In NciirliiK the Kinl Tnitui IIautk Feb 8 Colonel Rich ard W Thompson is on his deathbed at the ago of 01 Colonel Thompson has been in failing health for several years owing to a general collapse of hi nervous system and with each acuto attack his lecuperitive powers wero no ticed as failing Within recent weeks ho would sleep almost continuously for two or three days to bo followed with periods of wakefulness for almost an equal length of time Tho physician said that ho expected death somo tinio today Colonel Thompsons friends and phy sicians think that he might havo lived longor had it not been for excessive binoking HURRICANE HAVOC Irnat Diiiiiiik to ItnililiiiK lmrve anil Shipping nt Viinroiit r Vancoivkii Feb 8 A hurricane raged hero last night causing property damage all over tho city Tho wind which became almost u cyelono at tained a velocity of 55 miles an hour Along tho water front tho waves broke over tho wharves and bridges sweeping away boat houses wrecking boats and sweeping two Mourn launches against a pier battering tho craft into total wrecks Three btone ladou scows went ndrift and wero wrecked Trees wero torn up by tho rooto flag stalls and chimneys fell and a cottage nn tho Westminster road w us crushed liko an eggshell by a gigantic treu which was blown down and fell on tho roof Tho damago to residences factories wharves and shipping will aggregate many thousands of dollars Sniur 1 in tor SluitH Diihii Fkkmust Nob Fob 8 The sugar factory at Ames expects to closo down today on its firt seasons run tho beets having been disposed of sooner than was anticipated Tho machinery has worked to their perfect satisfaction and tho company expecta to handle 000 touo of boots u day next year The man who suggests a compromise haB usually been whipped Uouobotb Sunday Herald TILT IN THE SENATE Mrliiiritiiiti CoiitrnilUln StnlciiiriiU Mini li IVttlcrrtt Vsiiimitov Feb 8 -A lively tilt between Dopew N Y and leltlgtew S 1 was the featuie in the ooily pin ceedings in tho senate yesteiday Do new u ad a letter fiom Piosidont Hchur iiiuti of the Ihlllppiiie coinmisslon Molly Cotitiiidieting statements made by Petti gicw in u speech bcwial days ago and then commented caustically upon he methods of the South Dakota senator in inliiiducliig the evidence of such men us Ptcslliiii Schuriuau and Atlmiia Dewey tluouh tho statements it Agul nalilo Potligiew replied Mint ply Hay ing It is well known that this gov ernment through tho 1liltippiuo com mission offered money for the lilies of the insurgents hut no a tiles woio turned in except a fow that had noon captuted and given to friendly Filipinos by Aineiican olllcers in order that they might bo turned in so as to gel tho pi ice ollered for them It is initio as well known that the Sehurinan commission uffitcd Aguinaldo what amounted to f 000 u year if he would lay down his arms I charge Mr Pettigrew continued that the facts of thisquestlon ate being withhold mid what infoi niatiou is sent to us is Lurblcd and 1 charge that wo attacked an ally and made a compact wllh slavery Discussion of the financial bill was then resumed speeches being made by Turner Wash Bale Tenn and Allen Nob all in opposition to tho pending meaiuro UoimoR Ill- Diplomat lu lltll Wakiiisotos Feb 8 The house fin ished the diplomatic and consular ap propriation bill jestorday passing il substantially us it eaiiio from the com Thero was somo desultory dis cussion of tho Philippine question and tho war in South Africa the principal featuro being the speech of Mr Shuf roth in favor of mediation in tho war under tho piovisions ot tho lliiguo tieaty Tho diplomatic bill as passed canios 7 IU108 BICKFORD ONTHE STAND roniiitiitctn vim it or tiiu Toiiiniiiin or WIIihiuhck lor til Ilointliitloii Waiiinhiov Feb 8 Walter M Bickford Was practically tho only wit ness befoio the senate committee on elftions yesterday in theCluk investi gation llo was ono of Senator Clai Ics special friends in tho last Montana sen atorial campaign Bickford contra dicted much of the testimony of Sneaker Stiff Senator Meyers Repiesentative Sullivan Dr Ector Mr Cowen and others He however admitted tender ing to Dr Ector 7000 with which to lift thu indebtedness of Representative Woods of Rovolli county saying that ho had not intended that Mr Woods should know of his doing this and that his only purpose was to control tho debt so that tho Daly people could not get hold of it and thus force Wood into vot ing contrary to his inclination Ho re ceived tho money from Senator Clarks son and when it was not accepted for Wood by Ector ho had returned it to Chirk Clark had paid him 2500 as counsel fees For nn Arrli of Xril Inutility Washington Feb 8 Tho secretary of war to whom the military committee of the house referred tlio bill of General Grosvenor providing for tho erection of a memorial arch upon tho battlefield about Chattanooga to be known as tho Arch of Nationality has returned the sumo to the conimitteo with a report thereon from the Chickainaugu and Chattanooga national military park com mission Tho report sets forth in detail the direct interest of each state north and south and of the veterans of each of tho armies engaged iu tho battles about Chattanooga and also tho later interest aroused by tho assembling thero of a national army to participate in tho war with Spain Tlit ii She Ciillcil II 1 111 Pot NuiitCH Im afraid we must bo divorced my lear said Mr Newly wed to his youtnj wife The doctor says have rheu matic tendencies end must give up all sweet things Harpers Huzur TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Tho International Association of Musicians was formed iu Cleveland Wednesday with S L Pierco of St Louis n president A membership of 5000 is claimed William II Stiles 70 years of age was arrested at South Bond Ind Wed nesday charged with embohiig 10000 f 1 0111 the estate of the lito Samuel Hal stead of New Yoik The residences of A G Huoy and R T Greenwood on Coronado Beach Cal wero burned Wednesday Tlio in fant child of Mrs Greenwood perished and Mrs Greenwood was fatally burned Adolph E Rothschild who had a ban in Naples in tho time of the Nea politan monarchy died in Paris Wed nesday Ho had always retained inti mate iolatioiis with the royal laniily of Naples Bill Cook who was sentenced iu lbtKi to 15 yiirs impusoiiment iu the Albany penitentiary diod thero Wed nesday lrom consumption Ho was ouco one of tlio most noted desperadoes ot the Indian Territory Dr William Steinitz the famous chihs player was taken from his homo to the insane pivilhnu of Bellevuo hos pital New York Wednesday Ho is Ik years old and was confined 111 an asy lum 111 Moscow 111 1807 Repiesentative McClellin of New York intioduced a bill in the house Wednesday lor thu acquirement of tlio Erie canal bv tho United Suites govern ment and ito enlargement to a capacity sufficient for tlui largest vessels of vur ut u cost ut exceeding I75O0JO00 DKCIDRS HATH fASI j State Board Rescinds Us Order Matlc In 1897 RWUOriON IN liXISTIlUl HATUB Hjallllt of tUlonil IMlillUi1 nil I III StiMk In Slirliil Mini s 1 1 elm Irx Son Il o pimi ill nl Ion Im mil on it tin mill lrlii IV r mil on lto LtscnlV Fob 8 The stale board of ttauspoilutioii yesteiday icM indetl its older of a week ago compelling the ninintonunio of cat load rales on live stock nud in lieu of the acceptance of the 100 pound rate adopted an order ie hieing the tale on hogs 5 per cent anil on cattle 10 percent The board today will make UiIh action operative and be gin an investigation of niilroail Height rales with a view to oulorlng fuilher reductions if found to be justified At the hint of a icduction in tho ex isting live stock lutes W It Kelly of the Union Pacific unset led that the rail roads had been summoned to show cause why tlio older of 18117 should not be enforced and Unit under this sum mons thoy should not bo made to com bat a proposition to reduce rates Attorney General Smyth ussci ted thai tho older of the board had been ills obeyed and that the Inn den was on the railroads to show why it should not be enforced After Rovenil hours had been spent discussing the question Tieasurer Mes ervo introduced the lcsolulion instruct ing the secietiiries to 01 dor a 1 eduction in cattle and swine rates The roll call showed the following result 1 ea MoMirvo Wolfe Cornell nay Potter Smyth Miimtn Mix Watkuuio Neb Kob 8 At noon yesterday Thomas Barton fatally shot his father-in-law Mr Hively Baitou and his brother-in-law Dave Hively were fighting in tho street Barton pulled his revolver and filed at Dave but just at that instant the elder Hive ly stepped between them and icceived din linllnl nt tlin side of the nose It is said that tlio quarrel between him and Dave Hively was due to the charge thai Baitou had been beating his wile form ci ly Emma Hively Oiniilm In Sim in uiit Oviaiia Fob 8 Omaha is bhzaid swept The storm descended late yes tuiduy afternoon niul steadily inci cased in volume and velocity thioiighoiit the greater pari of tho night The snow was 10 blinding that vision was ob scured except at very sboil range Streetcar tialllo was senously handi capped Tho storm is repotted general from vanous points in tho stato and along tlie various loads east and west running into Omaha MAY ADJOURN MARCH 1 KoiMiliitlon liil rotlni ml In lottii ill o to TI111I Kiln t Dis Moists Feb 8 It is ptobablo the Iowa legislature will adjourn the first day of March Byeis of Shelby yesterday introduced 11 concurrent reso lution 111 tho houso providing that tho president of tho senate and tlio speaker of tho houso declare their respective bodies adjoin ned sine die Thursday March 1 at noon Thero is 11 strong movement on foot to adjourn the house at that time although somo believe it will be impossible Conservative men declare that if tho legislature considers all bills ponding before that body it will be iu session at least until the middle of April WRECK ON THE MILWAUKEE lnliil iilHslon Iti t ttriin liiniiitr anil frillil nl Doiiiiiiii Station DiiiiQiJK la Feb 8 A head ond collision between a passenger train going north and a freight train occurred yesterday on tho Calmar division of tho Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul at Douuau station Fireman Humble of tho passenger train was killed Engi neer Schaoller of tho passenger was badly scalded S C Wyniaii of Wan coma had a leg crushed aud it is thought it must be ninnutated Seveial others suffered in Junes but none seriously Both engines and several cars wero wrecked Tho mishap was owing to dense fog riuiK li Choir on n Stiikn Cjdau RMiDs la Feb This city is tlie scene ot a novel strike tho mag nificent vestry choir ol Grace church under Professor Hall having quit bo cause tho rector Rev Dr Thomas E Greene lato candidate lor bishopric of Iowa publicly cuticiMiig tho singers Sunday morning The choir and organ ist say the rector was angry becauso 11 Miprnuo tin tied ub ait iu the stall uud faced the audience Lisooia Fob b Tlio Republican stato central committee at a meeting 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