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"W W WppW TWlf T THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 187J. OMAHA , JfHIDAY MOKjffiTG- , ' JAN UAltY 8 , 1SOG. SING"L18 COPY FIVE CENTS. BOERS DEFEND THEIR LAP r , Jameson Defeated with Great Loss and Compelled to Surrender , COLONIAL OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCE Telrwrnm Hoiit to Prcdlilont Coiinlilrriite Tri-nfmc'iit of ( lie Cmtliirril HIIK- llMllllKMI , LONDON , Jan. 2. A dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph company this evening saya ijiat Dr. Jameson has been severely defeated l'y the Boers before Johannesburg. Ths me agency adds that the news Is confirmed "jind that the secretary of state- for the col- , Mr. Chamberlain , has been summoned to ths colonial office , where a conference will bo held tonight. It Is added that the defeat of Dr. Jameson Is such as to compel him to retreat across the tiordo. . Dr. Jameson commanded a force of about 800 men with six Maxim gun. ? and artillery. Ho crossed the line Into the Transvaal coun try last Sunday , cutting the telegraph wires behind him. On learning of the Invasion of ths Trans vaal by Dr. Jameson's force President Krueger of the South African Republic ordered that -t the advance of the Invaders should be pre- ji r > tV * vented by force of arms and Issued a procla- rnfitjon calling upon the burghers to defend their" country. The action of Dr. Jameson has seriously threatened peaceful relations between Great Britain and Germany , and In consequence the colonial olllco has made , every exertion < o recall the commander of the Invading force. All responsibility for Dr. Jameson's action Is officially denied at the colonial cfllrc. LONDON , Jan. 2. The colonial office pub I lishes the following telegrams from Sir Hercules Robinson , governor of Capo Colony , to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain , which are dated January 2 ; DISREGARDED HIB ORDERS. A messenger oveitook Dr. Jnmchon ten miles the other side of Elnnn river. He hns brought back u verbal message to the effect the dispatches huvo been received ind will bo attended to. The force was then saddling up , nnd Immediately proceed- 'eij pnatward Into the Transvnnl , Dr. Jam eson thus received nnd disregarded my mersago. Sir Jncobus do Wet ( British agent In Transvaal ) telegraphs thnt the lighting commenced at I o'clock yesterday. He wni iituiblc to obtain details from General Jdubcrt ( commander of the Transvaal forces ) Inst evening nnd hud heard noth ing beyond rumor. The Cupo Times has n telegram from Trptorln , capital of Transvaal , received there from. Krur.gers'dorf.tlml there bud been hard fighting , the forces of the Chartered South Afilca company FUfferlnu heavily. fa second cablegram has been received fr'om ' Sir Hercules Robinson , which says : The Riltlsh ngpnt at Pretoria telegraphs urilcr dnte of January 2 : "I have just Been General Jotibc-rt , and ho says that as fur ns ho. know ? I3r. Jameson ling been driven out of several positions. The burghers have twcnty-flva of their wounded as prisoners , including three olllcec , and five corpses hnvo been burled by < be burghers. The fighting Is Htlll proceeding. No force has yet left Johannesburg' to nsslst Dr. Jame son. son."The government lias received Informa tion that further forces of the Chartered South Africa company are mobilizing to enter the Transvaal , nnd thnti the Kaffir commander within the Transvaal , on the licchuannlnnd border of the Free State , Is ready to assist the Transvanl If required , "Dr. Jameson Is tturrounded by a large force near to Kruegersdorf. The railway between Kruegprsdorf and Johannesburg has been broken up. "The 'acting president of the Free State telegraphs me that 1,000 burghers have been commanded to tnko up n position sixteen I miles thH sldo of tlio Vanl river. " A third cablegram from Sir Hercules for wards a dispatch from the Hrltls'i agent nt Pretoria , statlnc that Dr. Jameson's loroe has purrondercd , Colonlnl Secretary Chamberlain In reply has cubl ° d to Governor Jloblnson his rc- cret thnt Dr. Jameson's disobedience has led to thin deplorable lo. s of life and to do his best to secure generous treatment of the prisoners and care of the wounded nnd to teleRinph the names of the killed and wounded. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard quotes the National Xoltnng as follows , In commenting upon England's action In stirring up strlfo In Armenia , Africa nnd elsowhere. This procedure require ? to bo put a stop to by Europe , with which the United States will not unwillingly co-opsrate. The other German newspapers sternly condemn Dr. Jamssjn's action. The Times In a special article assumes that the fighting was an accidental skirmish and that Dr. Jameson's purrender was entirely voluntary. "It" Is difficult to bellove , " says the Tlinca , "that ho could not have made a 'better stand had he wished to do otherwise- Mthan preserve his men In the character of ri police force. " The marquis of Lansdowne , secretary of J : , -nnr , visited the colonial office at 10 o'clock Mt night. , , , , 'The flally News says In an editorial : "It V' ' If a serious question whether the Chartered , $ , ( uth , Africa company should not be deprived of Id charter. " In nn Interview Montague White , con- eul general of the Transvaal In England , de- , clarea the Ulttlanders In Johannesburg never raloM a finger to help Dr. Jameson. The Ilors , ho said , would treat Dr. Jameson's followers with generosity , but Dr. Jamoson himself would receive a fair trial and the punishment his crime- merited , LOCAL SYMPATHY DIVIDED. JOHANNESBURG. Monday. Dec. 20.-(8 ( o. m.-rThc ) situation Is hourly crowing more grave and there Is Inlenxe excitement here. The exodus of women nnd children continues , in view of the threatened hos tilities and consequent danger to life. There hiiH been iv ronsldeuililo run on the banks , jjurge quantities of urma and ammunition 48 ' - nre pceretly being Introduced Into nil parts of the Rand , 'and ' the local Htoc-lcs of arms and foodstuff * nre bring bought up , The enrollment of thn town guards Is also pro- orrdlng. With all thwi wiirllko piepura- ; . , tioiiH and thn spirit of apprehension which , IH everywhere present , the tension la such > that n causal fiara may result In nn out break at any minute. * The tactli'H of the leaders of the National K < union nro still undefined nnd local Hympn- l ) , tMlea nrn divided , thus nddlng gicatly to * the uneasiness over Uin possible result of v un outbreak , Influential deputations nre I 1 , veiling President Krueger today to dlscufs conciliatory measures by which to avert n crisis. Theio has lioen n meeting of 2,000 Austinllanii who considered vnrloim proposed protective meimires and rcsolvod not to talto part In any revolutionary act , There vrna also n meeting of German and Fionch residents nnd they resolved to liiKtruct their'consuls to mgn their governments to make olllctnl declaration1 ! with n view to the protection of their Interests In the Transvaal. DENIES ALL RESPONSIBILITY. BERLIN , Jan. 2. It Is reported here In official circles ) that the German government lift. ) been Informed by the government of CJrcat Britain ( bat the latter strongly dls- uvowa the Invasion of the Transvaal republic by the British Chartered South Africa com- pany'a forces , nnd that It has pent the most positive orders to Cape Town and ta the offi cers concerned for the chartered company's troops to withdraw from tht Transvaal ter ritory Immediately. A dlnpatch revived here from Prntorla Itnnouncea Hint the British agent there hw telegraphed the governor of Cupe Colony to the effect that the coimmuidliii ; general has poiltlvo Information thst SOO Bectiuana- land troop. * , with six Maxim guns and other cannon , carrying the British flu jr. have ar rived mar KuEtemhurg and that they nro on the marcb tn Johannesburg , \VII1 IllNltnmu * the Ai-iaeiilan 1'iiiul. CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 2. At the re- , > nuait of Sir I'hlllp Cifvrle , the British am- Vatiador , Instructions have been em by tlu Turklili tt'oveiumcnt to the vail of Kliarput to permit Dr. lUrnum. the American mlajlon wl to distribute to the dettltutu Armenian ) the idiet funj > ub cribed fcr them In Ens- MAMTOHA'S SCHOOL L.VAV Ml IIIK. Cn it n ill n n Pnrtliintcitt Drlerniltipil ( n StrnlKliten Hie Mntler Onl. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 2. What promlojs to b the most Important session of Parlia ment since 18S7 , when the provinces were confederated , opened today. On the question of pchools In Manitoba the government Is BO seriously divided as to Jeopardize Its ttablllty. In 1890 th : legislature of Manitoba pained a bill abolishing separate schools for Catholic children. The hierarchy of the province ap pealed against the bill to the Imperial privy council , the higher court In the British em pire. The privy council decided that the 1-glslaturo of Manitoba was acting within Its rights In passing the bill fcr the abolishment of separate schools , but last winter nn appeal was taken on the ground that certain rights held by the province nt the lime of Its enterIng - Ing the Dominion confederation had been vie lated. This appeal resulted In the Imperial privy council leaving discretionary power with the Dominion Parliament to aid the Manitoba Catholics. It Is on this question that the fate of the pressnt conservative government hinge ? . Ontario members , who represent Protestant cunstltucntw , nnd of whom there nro ninety-two , cannot vote for the reestablishment lishment of nsparat ? schools and be re-elected. In the last four bye-e'.ectlons three oppssltlon candidates have been relumed , nnd Is an In dication the government will be defeated In the house In the coming session If It carries out Its promises to bring In a bill that will supersede the Manitoba legislature's act and will rc-ostabllsh Roman Catholic school" . The population of Manitoba Is 200.000 , of whom only 20,000 nre Roman Catholics. The opening of Parliament this afternoon was purely fsrmal , the proceedings compris ing the reading of the eprech from the thrcno by the governor general , and motions In the House of Commons and Senate adjourn ing until Tuesday next. The speech from the throne briefly mentioned the question of papa- Ing a federal law re-establishing separate sehooli In Manitoba. His excellency tiintcd thai Premier Greenway cf Manitoba had declined to do anything to provide for the reestablishment ment of a separate school system when called upon to do 03 by the Dominion government , and that the federal Parliament would be asked to pass a bill to that end. Tha speech also referred to the prcposoJ fart Atlantic steamship line between the United Kingdom and Canada and cxpressaJ the hope tliat final arrangements would be soon completed. With reference to a Pacific oablo to connect Canada with Australia , the speech cxpreiU3d great satisfaction at the titcps being taken to that end. Continuing , the t'cch said : "Your at tention will bo asked to measures Intended to provide fcr the better arming of our mllltla anil better strengthening of the Canadian defenses. I am happy to be able to- Inform you that the commissioners appointed by Great Britain and the United States for the purpose of determining the boundary between Alaska and Canada have concluded thslr labors and have signed a Joint report for presentation to their respective governments. Thin report will be laid before Parliament In dua tlmr. " _ I3XIM3CT A IIIG STRUCK AT COI.OX. Panama Itnllronil Kiiiidoyen SeeU Uefot-lllN \VorlclnK CoiiilltloiiN. ( Cop > ilKht , 1896 , by Press Publishing Company. ) COLON , Colombia , Jan. 2. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The commercial men of this place ar ? demanding that four Instead of three .steamers shall ba run monthly between Panama nnd New York. It Is understood that the greater part of the railroad mechanics will strike for work undtr day's tlmo. The feeling that runs through the railroad departments seem to bP strongly opposed to Slmler. The chief officials ore siding with the subordlnat33. The situation tonight Is critical. It is expected that hundreds , of moro la borers will bj brought from the Interior for work upon the canal. A bitter controversy Is taking place be tween the ice monopolists and the railroads , because- the latter have , begun to Import Ice , causing a loss to the monopolists In sales amounting to $6,000 per annum. One of the mononolUts. who owns a newspaper here , threatens to attack the railroads through the prss. The government of Argentina Is about to send several war ships to Pacific ports , charged to observe how naval matters are arranged In other South American coun tries. The Chilian Western Courier states tint the governor of the territory of Magallaneo Is brutally exterminating the Indians , seme of whom hs Is distributing among his friends as slaves. The senators are about to bring the matter officially bafore the government' . An Iqulque correspondent telegraphs that the Ill-fated German ship Arcturus , with a damaged cargo of nitrate , when put up for sale , realized $23,350. CIIAXni.KK'S MY.STHRIOUS MISSIOX. Peculiar Movement ) * of nn .Ml Ili'liri-M-iitnllvo of Senaloi-N. ( Copyright , 1896 , by Picas Publlflilnn Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Jan. 2. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) John Rico Chandler , wh& U said to have come to Venezuela on a special mission from repub lican members of the United States senate , and to have acted as a sort of spy , baa mys teriously departed. He tried to conceal his destination , but it Is learned that ho started for Asplnwall , and Intended to go from there to Now York. Ho had letters from Senator Davis of Minnesota. Although openly claim ing to represent republican politicians , he endeavored to sell Central American proper ties' . Different parties nre Investigating. The grand lodge of Masons approves Vene zuela's protest to the civilized world against the Injustice of England , and has cabled the Masons of the United States to sustain Mr , Cleveland. A St. Petersburg cable confirms the report of the czar's favorable attitude toward the United States. A Paris cable Eays France will Join with Russia In aiding , true diplomacy to bring about a settlement of the boundary question , The Now York papers , which have Just arrived , have created a bensatlon. The cr- cltoment Is subsiding , Venezuela Is quietly awaiting action by the United States. A commission will bo appointed to confer with the American government.W. W. NEPH KING. MAY NOW IMtlS.tCH IX S/CCIItIA\ . ClieiiR Tn GoniinlHMloii Wlim a Victory for the I'rotcNtniit MlnnlonarlcH. ( Copyright , ISit ) , I'X J'lffis Publishing Compnny. ) CHUNG KING , China , Jan. 2. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Cheng-Tu commission , it Is generally ad mitted , has achieved a complete tuccus. The results have nrt with the approval of the Chcng-Tu mleslo'narlcs , who are now recognized by the Chinese officials from the viceroy down. The missionaries were pub licly banqueted with th ? commlsbbners. Everything possible la now being done to obliterate remembrance of the lute vice roy's misdeeds. Tha claims of tht ) Methd- diets have b en eettlcd. Tliu commission will start on Its homeward journey next Wednesday , returning to Tlen-Tsln by way of theYangstc river. l Hie Unlteil State * . BERLIN , Jan. 2. The United States am bassador , Mr , Theodore Runyon , gave a din ner tonight to the Imperial chancellor Prlnco Hohcnlolie ; the minister for foreign affairs , Baron Marschal von Bleberstcln , and the ambdsimlora of Great Britain , Austria and Roumanla , Prince Hohenlohe toasted the continued friendly relations between the United States and Germany , and Mr. Hiin > on returned the compliment by toasting tier- many. _ Heariuliipr tliu Ciuinilliui Mllltla. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan , S. Colon * ! Like , quartermaster general , leaves for England. It Is reported he ge In connection with tbc rearming cf th : > militia , which matter wat referred to la the tpeech from the throne. FIGHTING NEARER HAVANA Cuban Insurgents Making Progress in Direction of the Capital , ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE RAID FAIL Oem-i-nli Slum * Tlicmnrlvrx Unntite ( o Clieolt ( iunicr. anil Mnevo HiiniorM of SutMirilliiatrn' DlN- with CniiipoN , ( CopjrlRht , IS3C. l > y Press Publishing Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 2. ( New York World Ciblc-gram Special Telegram. ) A battle o Importance Is reported to have been fought this afternoon near the town of Alfonzo XIII. In the western part of Matanzas province inceTho Insurgents , probably , were com manded by Maceo and Gomez , who were re ported yesterday to be at the Carmen am' Alexandria sugar estatu * . These plantations are on the line of the Southern railway , near Navajas , which Is In flip center of Matanzas province , near Jurisdiction. The Intention o the rcbl leaders was then thought to be to move In the direction of Bolondron , which Is to the westward on the line of the tall- way. Alfonso XIII la west of Bolondron that Is , nearer Havana province. Lacret , the regular leader In Matanzas , Is operating In the central part of the province between the railway from Jovcllanos to Ma tanzas on one side and Cardenas on the other side. No prcgrnss whatever appears to have been made toward checking the operation ; of the Insurgents. There hao been fearful destruction. Neither fids thows any mercy. It Is openly charged here that Generals Sunrcz Vnldoz , Luque and others are not nuppttlng geneial Campos ns they should do. Tholr conduct Is Inexplicable , unlss they wish stilner measures adopted toward the Insur gents. EXPLODING FAKG REPORTS. Newspapers which arrived today from the United States show that startling flctlonu have been published since Gsneral Gcmez raldsd Matanzas province. Those reports , with Havana and Matanzas dates , were nol sent from Cuba. They could not have gone over the wires with their colossal faly.hoads. Correspondents here who are endeavoring to give the news honestly ore placed In nn un comfortable position by the competition ol there false reports. Genera ! Gomez has con ducted a brilliant raid. No one would be Justified In belittling his achievement , but the cloud of mendacity which Interested par ties have thrown over his operations Is silly. The most objectionable of nil th ? stories Is the report of an alleged great battle near Colon on December 20 , published Decembei 27 In the Unltei States. There was no great battle at Arroyo Colema , neither was there a battle to the left of Colon , In which Macco was alleged to have captured field pieces Thre was no all night battle , no machete charge. Mnceo did not keep the Spaniards a4. bay with artillery. The Insurgents usd no artillery during thn raid. I could make many other specific denials of unwarranted yarns. As I have previously stated , up to Christmas day no action had occurred worthy the name , of battle. The. total Spanish loss in killed , wounded and missing dl not exceed 100 froni the time of Gomez's arrival in Matanzas .province . until his movement south to the .Great Shoe swamp , after a skirmish with Campos at Collseo. It has been reported that the Span ish loss In the last action at Callmcte was e'ghty. I have accurate news from the hos pital at Colon , as | ote as Monday night , and the total number of Spanish wounded to and Including those from Callmeto the previous day was 151. General Gomez has not permitted a battle to occur. It would have been Inconsistent with his object In raiding Matanzas. He moved too quickly for the Spanish Infantry to catch htm. His rear guard was struck a number of times. NO GENERALS WOUNDED. The reports of the- killing of General Oli ver and the wounding of General Prat are falsa aho. The yarn that Campos was wounded In the arm after leaving Jovella- nos , I personally know to bea falsehood. The- reports of fear of a siege of Havana are preposterous. Military engineers con sider the system of fortifications to be capi- blfr of withstanding a siege of 75,000 troops without siege artillery. There his been no gathering of nipplles , military stores and cattle. The government Imported recently some heavy Krupp rifles for sea coast de fense , and Is engaged In mounting them hera and In Matanzas. The Insurgents make no attacks on towns and villages anywhere. If held by troops. They do not hold any town today , much less think of assailing n strongly fortified post like Havana. The condition of Matanzas province Is pitiable In the- extreme , after having been overrun by bands of Insurgents bant on the destruction by fire of property built up by years of toll. H has been ascertained defi nitely that Gomez brought about 5,000 fol lowers , all told , Into Matanzas. Some of these are what he- calls Impediments' ' msn to care for the wounded and to btrlp dead men of their arms. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. SPANISH ARMYUAH I ) PUSHED. A n 11 on life AiKKlii-r Croat Vli-lory null Thfil I'roc-i-ccl to Hc-lrcill. HAVANA , Jan. 2. An engagement be tween the Spanish troops and Insurgents , has taken plac ? at El Estante , BO nth of Alfonso XII. , and not far from the province of Havana. The official announcement cays that the troops captured the Insurgent positions , but that the loss to the enemy Is not known. It Is admitted that tno Spanish officers and four -oldlers were killed and nineteen wounded. The Insurgents , following their usual tactics , did not attempt n decisive engagement , but after ths bklrmlsh , pro ceeded westward , devastating the country as they marched onward. The , authorities here , In announcing this skirmish , added the slgn- ! llcjnt statement that the "troopsen moved clastr to the province of Havana , " which would seem to Indicate that the Spanish forces are once more In retreat. Later In the day It was announced hero that further fighting between the Spaniards and the Cubans la taking place In the vi cinity of El Estanto , which , with the an nounced move of the SpanUh troopa "closer to the frontier of Havana , " leads people hereto to believe that the Insurgents havj bean In pursuit of the Spanish troops In that vicinity. The latter are commanded by Colonel Galvis , who was alpo In command of the troops first engaged In the vicinity of El KEtante , which seems to bn a confirmation of the supposi tion that tlis Spaniards were worsted and that the Cubans were making for tbo frontier of the province of Havana , In view of the fine work and rapid progress of the insurgent calvary General Camrxja has ordered the Spanish officials In all the dlt- turbed Intrlcts to seize all the liorws they can lay hands to In order to prevent them from falling into the hands of the cnSmy. But It Is believed that the Cubans are already as well mounted and supplied with horses aa they n't-d be , and ( hero are people who claim this order might have been Issued with better advantage come months soner , GREAT DAMAGE BY CUBANS. The damage being done by the Cubans Is enlble. They have burn'd the beet part of ho town of Joguey and the cane fields of I'cola , Hosarlo and Australia In that dis trict , and In the Navorreto district the ilnntatlons of Vlnas , Mendese , Garay , sealant and Hare have b * n destroyed by the torch of the Spaniards' eneml t. In addition the Cuban forces have burned many mutes In the Cardenas district of the irovluce of Matanzas and have set fire to and d stroytO many cane fields In the Union de Heyes , Buena Vista , Jaguey Grande and Mucurljes district. In addition the village of La Yagua , whose Inhabitants did not re ceive , the Insurgents as well as the latter would have liked , huvt been driven out by fire. But the IniurgenU are not paying at tention to plantations exclusively. The houses of the wealthier classes and the stores of the Inhabitants of the Invaded districts gnernlly arc being lacked unless ransomed by the payment of money In pro- pot tlon to the value of ( h6 property. The friends of the Insurgents hero claim that this Is perfectly fair , as the plant- era ar < > the chief supporters of the Spanish government pystem here and that In lessen ing the revenue contributing power of the planters they are only cutting off the sources of supply of the Spaniards. " The governmenl ofilc'ola , however , Insist that the Insurgents are robbing the poorest Inhabitants of any thing they can lay hands on , even stooping to taking their watches and any little money they may find In their pockets. Cable communication with Trinidad and all towns on the south. coast of the Island was Inaugurated today. It was announced this afternoon that Fellppo Roderlgucz , the In surgent lender , has been kllej | In an en gagement with the Spanish troops. The case against Qsneral Sangullly , In which ho la charged with kidnaping Fernan dez Castro , before the commencement cf the revolution , has been taken to the supreme court. UNEASINESS INCREASES. , The news that the Insurgents are t-tlll on the borders of the province of Havana has Increased the frellng : of nervousness whlcf has prevailed here from the tlm * they cnlerei the province of Matanzas , and no explanations which the authorities * can furbish tostn obis to dispel the popular Impression that there has beMi noreal check of no- lacs Insurgent ad vance , and that all the efforts bt the Spanish troops to drive them out of Matanzas have prove.l Snore than fruitless. As already cabled , every man who couli ba spared from the r-sgular and volunteer forces has been sent to the front ; but this docs not gem to have changed the situation and the mili tary authorities continue working night anc ! day In their efforts to place Havana In the best possible position to resist a siege. But the sentiment of the population here , au al'eady noted , Is gradually undergoing s change favorable to the- Insurgent causi , and nobody would b ? astonished to , find that It has tokn a more decided form than passive sympathy , The pollc- ' are carefully watchIng - Ing the quarters Inhabited , by people suppas/cd / to be In sympathy with the Insurgents ; but this. ' has not prevented numbers of young men from tsoaplng frsm the city oed making their way to the Insurgent camps. In addition ( o the trouble threatened from the direction of the province of Matanzas , It Is feared that there will be' mora trouble from the direction of the province of Plnar del Rio , on the other side of Havana. Although all new , ; on this subject la carefully guarded , It Is known that the insurgents In that pan of the country are rapidly Increasing In num ber and daring and nobody would be astonished to hear that an Insurgent forcj will advance upon Havana from Plnar del Rio EIJ soon aa the main body of Insurgents under Gomez and Maceo Is near enough to Havana to warrant such a movement. INVADED HAVANA PROVINCE. News received today leaves no doubt that the Insurgents are In force In tlje province of Havana and are spread over a wide space , their rear guard stretching back IntoMatan zas province , while their van guard Is at Agua Calo , a town of sm ? importance on the railroad between Matanzas and | } avana and only a little over thirty miles from Havana. Apparently the full force of the Insurgents Is engaged In thlu renewed incursion toward Havana. But they maintain1 Vhe turn * scat tered , formotlon , divided Into columns , which proved FO effective In carrying' them Into the Immediate neighborhood of Matanzas , ths different columns apparently retaining the intuitive faculty of knowing'tne whereabouts and needs of each , other 'am ' ? lhu bslng able t'o'Co-operats with each other and avail them , fcelve * to the full extent of 'the feints and diversions which the different columns carry out for the assistance of the * others. Tha Spanish commanders , jj-e- apparently utterly unable to cope wltirthll * s ile of'w'ar- fare or to 'check the destructive- advance of ths insurgents , which Is now once more dl- rec'ted straight upon Havana./ / * " Early In the day 'the authorities apparently-had hope's of preventing tha cntrcncs of the Insurgents into Havana province when It ; became known that they Wer ? gathering hi force on the bordsrs' ' , and two battalions .ol trcops were stationed at Las Pales to oppose the-ir ad vance Into the rich valley of the Gulnas district , which Is studded over with seme of the most valuable cane fields In IhJ Island. This course seems to have'.failed utterly to prevent the Insurgents from partng them and reaching Aguacate , which Is , however , well to tha northward of the Gulnas district. It Is learned Gomez now Intends to extend his Incursions Into the western provlnco of Plnar del Rio , and the situation Is con sidered exceedingly grave , In view cf tin great activity that has been ( manifested by local bands of Insurgents In Plnar del Rio ever since Gomez advanced Into Matanzas. It Is known Gomez has drcted | these move ments , notwithstanding the designation of their leaders. It Is feared that this advance will , bo nc- companl-a by a general uprising In the province , coioperatei In by the local leaders , who are already very well equlnped for dclng damage. An advance into Plr.af del Rio would have tha effect of practically iarroundlng this city with Insurgents , and thcrrj are Ill-con cealed fears of nn uprising wlfhln the- city of the Insurgent sympathizers , ' "The authorities , how-over , stoutly maintain all their pnvlously cxprefs'd confidence that the Insurgents will not dare to attack Havana , sand that the movement Is merely a raid ( ntenilcd to de stroy property , as was the last one. RETREAT ONLY A RUSE. Honoro Lane , who was a' prisoner In Gomez's hands during five dayp , has effoctd his ercaps and has returntd to Havana. He gives nn Interesting account of his experiences In th2 Insurgent camp , and explain * some of the mysterljo cf the Insurgents' movements which have proved so uaccepsfuj for their purposes and so battling to the Spanish au thorities. Ho describes the so-called retreat cf tlis main force of the Insurgents from about Matanzas , through Navajas , Torrlent , Crimea , Murga and Aguada.V when It was suppowd they were hurrying io Santa Clara province for a refuge , or were making a demonstration upon Clenfnegos , nnl tholr iiubi quent countermarch by a more northerly court. ? by Callcmcto , Manuflto , Bore and Corralftilso In the direction rf yVlfonsD XIII. Lane declares that Gomez .and Macso arc it the head of a force of' 8.1)00 ) cavalry and Infantry , the * cavalry being excelleptly equipped , and that they have , a well or ganized force of 300 men Jio carry stretchers , doinez's aide-de-camp , Crifz' , liaa been killed and Aldo-do-Camp Nordaa wpunded , and his bugler .has also been killed ; The Infantry Torce Lane describes asfielng fitted with Mauser rlflst1 , while thef rest pf the force is armed with different * kln ] of weapons. When the column is on theinarch , he siys , it tpreads out over six mllH , bath flanks jlng carefully guarded by scouting parties under command of the brotliers Nunez. It seems that several tailors accompany Ma- ceo's column , who dtyote themselves ex- clijslvely to the Insurgent general's ward robe. * * The engagement with fleneeal Navarro , Lane says , was a surprise tp the Insurgents and they sustained a/numeroUs loss , During this engagement a shell felwtt"ln ) ( a short distance of General Gomez , "Line , hlmslf , was slightly wounded by n rifle bullet. He eports that most uf tlio , djuivaga done to ; ho country Is done by' the Insurgent In- 'antry. ' He asserts also that , General Gomez ntenJs to make the advance Into Plnar del Rio with his cavalry. . Reports are received that the cane fields of the Central estate of Carmen , In the dis trict of Union del Rcyea , have been burned , as well as those on the ConchUu plantation , n tli ? district of Alfonio XIII , and the lelds at Valentine on the border of the prov- nee of Matanzas , It Is slid Gomez asked tbo garrison of tu 'ort at La Yagua , numbering seventy-four to drop Its arms , a lie did nat desire tr so * bloodshed , but Captain San Martin sen him back ths message : "If you want them come- and take them , " The garrison the repulsed tlis Insurgents' with loss. llrimll Hi-Joel. * ArfiHi-iidon , NEW YORK , Jan , 2. TJio Herald' * corre ipondent In Rio de Janeiro pays It li rcpjrte n official circles that ( he government wl send a note to the British minister to th effect that Brazil will reject the proposal I submit to arbitration the uliputo over tl of the Island of Trinidad. DECLARED ANOTHER STRIKE Philadelphia Street Railway Men Reject the Company's Offer , LEADERS ADVISE AGAINST THE MOVE Cninnniiy Ht-puillnU-N tin Pionlineoi lo Interfere \\ttli .Men .lolnltiK I.nliorj OrKiiiilrndoiiN It ml leal Klcinent llrcotne IlnlxtoroUM , PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 3. Tha street railway - way strike Is on again. At 1MO this mornlnr (3d ( ) the motermen and conductors employed by the Union Traction company decided not to go to work when the first day cars start at 4 o'clock. The official declaration was made at a mas meeting of the men In Libor Lyceum. It came amid the greatest confusion and against the strong protests of their con- ojrvatlve leaders. In fact , the excitement w.is so Intens ? that numerous small riots be tween the two elements were averted with tha greatest difficulty. Many of the conserva tives left In disgust. An unsatisfactory con ference with General Manager Reetem hail been held earlier In the night , and trouble began when the committee reported to the mass meeting. Previous to their arrival the turbulent rconcs cf the day had bejn Increas ing In Intensity. The question of "strike or no-Urlke" was about to be put to the men when Dr. Griffiths of the Christian league made a speech urging them to b ? patient and suggested further efforts for peace. Ho was greeted with Jeers , and fuel was nddet to the flame when a man named Klrschncr of the Clgarmakers' union made a fiery speech , urging the men to Urlke. President Mahon , who has all along been oppos ? d to a > trlke , tried to- shut oft Klrscbner , and also incurred personal violence from the men , who wanted to hear Klrschner. The confusion kept up until Chairman Lutz put the ques tion to a vote. A decided affirmative was tha response. There wore many negatives , however , Increasing from time to time , "but " the strikers are In the majority. The meet ing broke up In greatest disorder. Through- cut It was manifest thnt many of the men who went out on the last strike will report for duly ns usual. The temper of the strikers Is such that should the conservatives do this , trouble Is almost bound to result. From the adjournment of their meeting at 3 o'clock this morning the dissatisfied em ployes were quietly but actively at work. Committees were assigned to each division and polled the conductors and motormen to determine their sentiment on General Man ager Beetem's proposition of last night. This was to the effect that the old mon would be given preference over the new men hired during the strlko , thpso fatter to be placed UtUo DOt Ptjhe extra fist. The ( enifiour * d"ay" ' nna" $2"-'waga brought up nt the conference , but Mr. Bcetom , firmly stated that the company was not In a position to accsdo to these demands , oven If it so desired. Returns on the re sult of the canvass came to the headquarters as the day wanedi Indicating that a largo majority of the men favored n strike , many of the branch lines being unanimous. LEADERS OPPOSE A STRIKE. President Mahon of the Amalgamated1 As sociation cf Street Railway Employes uajd his best efforts throughout the day to obvlat ? ancthei tleup , and In this ho v > as aided by nearly all the oth'er leaders and a delegation of prominent cltlzena. The majority , how- , ve. ' , we-ra united In the determination to re ject Manager Beetem'o last proposition. At' tlmo passed they assembled In groups at tin Etrlko headquartero and a feeling of restlvc- neos became manlfe.it. This grew more marlc3 tonight when a committee of rep- tet ntatlvcs from th& various divisions met to review the situation. The men were ad mitted to the hall , but we.ro so utterly at variance with the minority conservative els- mant that It became necessary to make- them withdraw. The employes frequently Inter rupted the proceedings with boisterous demon strations , and declared they would hold a monster mass meeting nnd declare the strike on. on.It was apparent that many of them had disregarded Loadsr Motion's Injunction to keep cut of the rum shops , and that a break In the ranks was Imminent. This was re garded as most serious , because of the fact that the radical clement Is largely In the majority , and should they take matters In their own hands the result could not Uo foretold. WENT .TO SEE BEETEM. While thesa events wsre taking place a subcommittee of ten was again In conference with Manager Boetem. Two hours were thus occupied , and the trouble eventually re solved Itself into ono question that ef future employes being required to agree that they will Join no labor organization. The men wanted this clause abolished , but Mr. Bcetm declared that there was no possibility of the com pany capitulating on tills , point. He accused the men themselves of having repudiated the original agreement In that before it had been In effect thlrly-slx hours the Glraid avenue men had refused to take out their cars. The conference ended without any re sult and when the committee , on leaving , invited Mr. Ileetem to the mass meeting at Labor lyceum ho firmly declined to have anything to do with It. ve Fnri-Kt Fli-i-H In Coloriulo. DENVER , Jan. 2. News has Just reached lere of destructive fires that have been ragIng - Ing for three days In the mountains of Boulder county , Colorado. Details are meager. The little town of Sunset was barely saved yesterday , the Inhabitants be coming uo alarmed as to move their effects nto the mining tunnels which abound there. Many miners' cabins have been destroyed , though no IOEB of life Is reported. Two Iliiiulroil Corporation * Sucil. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 2.-Clrcult Attorney iVIlllam Zuchrltz today flltd 200 suits ugnlnt < t foreign corporations doing business in this jtate who liuve failed to make the affidavit requited by the anti-trust law thin they ale not memberH of a combination In re- tralnt of trade. The line In each cuke will jo (1,000 If conviction U secured. Coal ProMiii-i-loi-H Dlxeover fiohl. NA8HVILLK. Jan. 2.-A largo run of gold -ro Is reported to have been discovered U Coul Creek. Ths discovery was made by nlnera prospecting for coal. BpcclmenH uf .he ore were carried to Knoxvllle for analy sis nnd have been pronounced good gold. Much excitement lina been occasioned by the Jlscovery. _ .Vtw .Mining KxfliiuiKu DENVER , Jan. -The Colorado Stock Exchange , the- third mining stork exchange 3 operate In Denver , was formally opened .ltd 2fiO active members tonight. Dally nil * will be held ut which storks of various .Inda aside from those of mines will be told. SCIIOMIU'llCK 1,1X11 IS WOUTIIKSS. tlflH-ltil ntiRllftti Corrrniinnilpnro IH * Murlit on ( lie .Sultjeet. LONDON , Jan. 2. The special correspond ent of the Chronicle telegraphs to his paper this morning thsoclal correspondence , hith erto unpublished , between the governments of Great Btltaln and Venezuela during the period of November , 1S40 , when Sir Robert Schomburgk was appointed commissioner by the British government to survey the west ern territory of British Guiana ; and ol April , 1S42 , when England finally removed the boundary posts , which he had set at various points In that territory to form the so-called Schomburgk line. It appears from the correspondence that un Octcb r 5 , 1841 , Scnor Fortuque , Venezuelan minister In London , wrote to Lord Aberdeen , secretary of stale for foreign affairs , ex- pUEslng surprise at the erection of n British gentry box upon Venezuelan territory , nml uiglng th > necessity of entering upon a treaty of boundary as a previous step to the fixation of limits. Lord Aberdeen replied to this on October 31 , saying ho had received Mr. Robert Schomburgk's report : "It appears , " Lord Aberdeen contlnuts , "that Robert Schom- burgk planted the boundary posts at certain points In the country he surveyed , nnd that ho was fully aware that the demarcation EO made was a mcro preliminary measure , op n to future discussion between the govern ments of Great Britain nml Venezuela. But It does not appear that Mr. Schomburgk left b hind any guardhouse or sentry box or building bearing the British flag. " Sencr Fcrtuque , on Jamnry 10 , 1842 , regrets that he Is obliged again to Insist upon the removal of the posts , nnd he predicts thnt their nonremoval will give rise to dlaordars. He points to the example * of Venezuela anil the United States of Colombia , which first maCs n boundary treaty and then delimited the territory. Tha Chronicle correspondent then quctcs Lord Salisbury's dispatch to Secretary Olncy that these posts were removed on tlu dis tinct understanding that Great Britain did not thereby abandon her claim to that posi tion , and In this connection he gives two documents frcm the governor of British Gui ana , dated Dsmarara , March 19 , 1842 , and ono from Mr. O'Leary , British consul at Caracas , dat'd April 8 , 1842 , both expressing the hope that all ground of remonstrance will be removed by Great Britain's concession of the removal of Schomburgk'o landmarks from Barlma and elsewhere. The correspondent says : "Observe that ther ? Is no word indi cating the condition assjrtcd by Lord Sally- bury. It the foregoing documents are genu ine , and their source excludes any suspicion to the contrary , then the Schomburgk line Is proved worthless as a lasls of any territorial claims. " Scnor Fortnquo replied to this on Novem ber 18 , asserting that "Mr. Schcmburgk doubt- 1CP3 overstepped his liifrtructlons by planting at a point on tha mouth of the Orinoco sev eral posts boating the queen's Initials and ho had ratted the British Hag at the same place with a show of armed force. He has also per formed several other acts of dominion and government. Senor Fortuque reminds Lord Aberdeen that Venezuela had not received an answer to her proposal to arbitrate the bounJarlcs made before Mr. Schomburgk started and that by an act of extreme courtesy to the British government , Schomburgk had not been forcibly c\pellsd. No reply being re ceived , Sensr Fortuquo , again , on December 3 , addressed Lord Aberdeen , Insisting upon the conclusion of n treaty for the removal of Mr. Schomburgk's posts , protesting against the delay and quoting a promlea by the gov ernor of British Guiana to the Venezuelan com missioners fcr the removal of troops sent into the1 disputed .territory. pvLoroVAbc-rdeifl broke the r-iience-onJDecsm- ibcrnr.fco'aflrmlng thct.'SchomburElr'llneWa mere preliminary measure , and objecting to yio removal cf the pests "which afforded the only tangible moans by which great Britain lu prepared to dlscuai ths boundaries. " Ho continued : "Theso posts were erected for that purpcse , and not , as the Venezuelan gov ernment appears to apprehend , as Indications of dominion and empire on the part of Great Britain. " 1 IEXTY OF ARMS IHJT XO CLOTHING Condition of < luCiiluin Army Ic- Nerllieil I > y n Ship Captain. PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 2. Fresh tidings of the Cuban revolution were brought hero today by Captain Walker of the steamship Ardanhu , from Havana with a cargo of sugar and the mall from that country. Affairs on the Island , according to Captain Walker , are rapidly drawing to a crisis and there Is no doubt that Cuba will gain her Independence. The Insurgents seem to have matters well under control. Thci whole Island Is visible miles out at sea , by reason of the masses of flame which arises from the sugar plantations , whore the cane has been sot on lire by the Insurgent forces. The Insurgent army on Christmas day was 18,000 strong. It was composed of mon well disciplined and armed to the teeth , but almost destitute of clothing. Among the passengers cairled from Havana on the Ardanhu was a civil engineer , who had been on one of the trains wrecked by the Insurgents while enroute across the coun try. The train was attacked by the Insur gents shortly after It left Cardenas nnd the malls were ransacked. Tlio Insurgents took all the Spanish mall and after reading It and familiarizing themselves with the contents destroyed It. The other mall matter was not disturbed , He says he watched General Gomez's army cross the railroad track and t took It almost four hours to march across , The rear of thei army was guarded by General Maceo , to prevent any attack being made from that direction. CAPTI/IIKI / ) i'WO IIUMJIICI ) SPAXISII. Dvliiclunent nf AinerlctiiiN In Culm Have n M le IlriiHli , NEW YORK , Jan. 3 , A World BpecUl from Kingston says ; Advices Jutt received here by carrier pigeons from the camp of American allies of the Cuban Insurgents , und - d r General Wilson , located near Las Purlales , provlnco of Manzaiiillo , Cuba , gives an account of a fight on the 10th Instant , be tween the Insurgents and the Bpanldi at that plnce. The Insurgents , under General Wil ton , 300 strong , attacked the fort at Las Purlales , which was dcf ndod by about 200 Spalnlards. After three hours fighting the Spaniards surrendered , The Spanish loss was forty-three killed and twenty-tlirco wounded , while the Insugunt loss was twenty- nlno killed and twenty-four wounded. Among the latter was Lieutenant Monsoon , who was not , however , seriously wounded. General WIlHon's sombrero was pierced by a Spanish bullet. The wcene after the battle waspitiful. . Over 100 dead and wounded were lying close together - gether In and around the small forts , come with fiolr heads completely severed from their bodies by the deadly machetes of the Infuriated Cubans , A large amount of am munition , together with COO ilfles and a tup- ily of provlsjrna , wera secured. After every thing of value had been taken from th ? fort t was wieclted by dynamite. DnUe anil JMu-lirxM Go lo ROMU , Jan , 2. The duke- and duchess of Marlborough , who have been spending a fw here , have gene to Naples , from which plaoj they , will fall for Egypt on Saturday itxt. ! , ( IIU I'rlenilH Do ( lit ) TnlUliiK. ALBANY. N. Y. , .lun. 2.-Qovernor .Mor ion reud the varied reports of big preslden- : lal cumlldnoy today with cure , but declined lo be Interviewed upon the subject , pay ing ! * 'You xen. my frlemlx are doing all the talking. " Thn private eci clary of the govern , foloni'l Ai-hley W. C'ole , mild : "I ran only refer you to the Htutementu Mr. Miller , Air Dppew and other * . They ) foibly ! uro not talking for effect , tut for business. " _ _ Ilnnkor A , J. AVoriimur ItetlreH , NB\V YORK , Jan. 2.-A. J. Wo miner has retired from membership In the banking linn of I , and S. Worsnier on account of poor health. He will make an extcnslvo European tour , Mr. Wormaer has been a number of the Block exchange nine * Octo ber 4. 1SSS. COMMEND THE SELECTIONS Venezuelan Commissioners Considered Com petent for the Work , FIND A PARALLEL IN THE TRANSVAAL N of ( lie CniitnilNNlnn Deelluo to Tntk of llu Proliiihlo I'l-ooeeilhiKM of tlint lloilj. - WASHINGTON" , Jan. 2. The personnel of fie Venezuelan commission was commended today by members cf tlio houw vvlio Inko particular Interest In International mutters , regardlosn of party affiliations. Tlio gentle men selected were considered entirely com petent to conduct what tlio president , In his messages expressed a wish for n Judicial examination of tliu evidence relating to the boundary. H was also pointed out that while sovcrnl inctnbcra of the commlpjlon have pur- tlclintcd In polltlcy , none can bo considered as strong partisans at this time , so that so far as our domestic aff.ilrs are concori'ed , they would not bo likely to enter upon ihvlr woik with any party onto to rorve. In speaking of the Venezuelan question an authority upon International affaire pointed out that the present hostilities In the Trans vaal furnished a direct and most opportune parallel to the South American disputes. Th nolo ef the Gorman government to Great Britain requesting an explanation of Jame son's expedition Into the Doers' territory and protesting against It , he thought , \\ouhl tend to fortify the arguments nf ths Unllcd Sla cs In Justification of Its action regarding the Venezuelan boundary. The condition. . ! f iho ' two ca'scs are not unlike. T'io ' Transvaal Is nominally an independent republic , and Germany doey not claim to maintain a pro- teciorate over It any more than the United assumes a right to interfere' to check Drills ! ) nsgresulons. Nor can the German govern ment claim that Its own safety Is In any way menaced by any steps which Iho English might taho against the Doer. ! ; It can only assert a right , to Interfere on the ground that Its Interests itro Involved , which Is thought by many to DO the only tenable grounds upon which this government can base- Its right to ba considered a party to the dlsputo between Venezuela and a Drltlsh dependency. There Is no doubt that proceedings In the Trans vaal will have an Interest for this govern ment which they otherwise would not becaueo of their possible application to the Venezuelan boundary correspondence. LI ICE I A" TO MEET SATURDAY. The prrsent expectation Is that the first meeting of the Venezuelan boundary com mission will b held nt the St.ito depart ment next Saturday. All the members of the body , with the exc ptlon of Commls- sloicr White , have signified their ability to bo here by that time. The- latter will not reach the city befoic Tuesday , and there Is a possibility that the first meeting may bo deferred until that day , although this Is not likely. Th re arc a number of questions arising In connection with the work of the body , such as the selection of quarters , etc. , besides other preliminary matters , not af fecting vitally the questions at Issue , that can bo passed upon by tli * majority of the commissioners. The members have not yet received their commissions and hcncj It Is not positively known who will bo Ue | chairman , although the presumption Is that Justice Briwer , httv- ltiJ ; 1)wn"thB namedrfcAvlll-.have that honor."Justice Brewer "onxlous that the work which the commission was appointed to perform commenced at as cariy a date as posslbl ? . What needs to be determined first by the committee , the justice thinks. Is a distinct and definite understanding of Just what facts are desired and the body can then go ahead and prosecute Ita work Intelligently. He rcallz s what an effect on the public mind the conclusions reached by the commissioners will have , what their significance will be , and how they must carry conviction. The Investigation , hfr rays , must be a thorough one , or nous at all. Justice Brewer called on President Clove- hind today and thanked him for the honor conferred upon him. Mr. Ilrewer also had a short talk with Secretary Olney. VENEZUELA NOTIFIED. Minister Andrado of Venezuela notified his government by cable today of the appoint ment of Venezuelan commissloln. The case of Venezuela Is ready to present at any time , although the Venezuelan authorities will taku no stops toward offering evidence until the rules governing the commission are announced. So far as known Minister An drado will present the Venezuelan case , as lie has a long acquaintance with the subject and Is moreover a flusnt advocate In English. The British authorities will not formally rec ognize the commission , but the British aide of the case will bo secured by application of Ambassador Bayard to the London for eign office. ITHACA , N. Y. , Jan. 2. Ex-President White of Cornell , when asked about his ap pointment as a member of the Venezuelan . ommlttce , replied ho had not been officially informed of any appointment. "Will you accept If tendered It ? " Tva asked. "I would prefer not to state positively as to that. " "What do you think of the present status of the question , general ? " "Well , I have not been able to devote much time to the question of late. You may ray , however , that I presume the first meet ing will be held at Washington , and that nt an early date > a session of the wbolo com mission will probably be hold In Washing- ion , I'lcafio excuse me from saying any- ihlng further until an official announcement of some sort reaches me. Later I may be ireparcd to give further and more definite nformatlon. " JUDGE IIUnWEIl TALKS. TOI'EKA , Jan , 2. Mr. Justice Brewer , who heads the commission , was seen at his residence today by a representative of the Associated preab , The- Justice tad not yet received olllclal nottflca- Lton of hla appointment mid In the absence of tills he was In some doubt as to its course In accepting the unofilclal an nouncement and communicating with the executive authorities. Until this Is don ? he s loath to discus * the commlsblon's plan of procedure , as everything will depend upon ho conference with his associate commis sioners , Justice * Ilrowci doubtl'ss will call or. the president and necirtary of state cday , and as soon thereafter as the commis sions of thn members are Issued , steps will > > taken to afbemblo the commission and legln nork. In response to Inquiries Mr , Brewer call hat whilehe could not speak with full In- ormatlon , yet he had no doubt the sessions of the commission would be held In Wash- ngton , as It was the moxt accessible point , and , moreovtr , much of the documentary evidence , maps , etc. , which would Initiate he Inquiry , wern to be found here. For ho present the Justice will continue his vorlt on the cuprcma bench , as It Is felt hat thn preliminaries of organization and he assembling of evidence may continue hraugh the present month , leaving the more erlous work of examination by the commls- lon to b gin about February 1 , when the upremo court takes a month's receta. This vlll permit the Justice to he-ir pending cat-on and thereafter give hlu exclusive time o the commission. If , however , the labors begin earlier than anticipated Mr. Brewer It eady at any time to Join his antedates. Justice- Brewer , when Baked If the com * nUulon was likely to go abroad to pursue Its nvcstlcatlon , said It might b- > that the State department had prepared certain features of evidence regarded aa eisentlal and which would terve as a groundwork for the In vestigation , In that event , doubtless , this would be gone over and then ths commlsilon would determine what further Btepi were rcqulilte to ascertain the facti. It might be that Venezuela and England would ba inked o pretent their respective catev Certainly , n a question of this character , there would be the dt lrc for the fullest lufonnSTTun