TITJS OMAHA DAILY IJIDICs Csn A Y. .TA W Tf A 1I.V fl.
liad support out on the porch In the rent of
the homo for ft few minutes. I nnhed to
thn back door , which stood * jar , and out Into
the hack yard , but could discover no trace of
Kord. I smirched the sheds and then re
turned to the hoiiffl and demanded an plan-
atlin of Mrs. Ford , to which she replied , with
a smile , 'Patsy hag probably pone over to sea
Dick Ilutdlsh and will be luck In a short
time. '
"On gaining the street rmne party told mo
that ho eaw Ford and others running down
nn alley toward the Union Pacific yards , and
that ao he had been a railroad man iome of
bin friends had probably got him on a switch
engine and taken him to the llurllngton main
line , wlip.ro he would h ? able to take A train
for the foulh , or possibly they had carrl l
him as far as Gibson station. After telling
the sheriff I set out afoot along the tracks
and walked clear to Olbs-on , Inquiring on the
way If any one had seen Ford. I was unable
to discover any clue as to his whereabouts ,
and , after raving wrd with parties at Gib
son to keep a bok out for Ford , returned. "
Miller thinks that the whole scheme of
Forrt'n escape was planned by his father and
relatives , and that hn was afterward assisted
by them and oth-sr friends In hla subsequent
movements ! . It ID thought by the police au
thorities that Forl Is still In hiding In the
city and that ho will yet be unoirthed before
ho has a chance to get nut of the city.
.During the afternoon Chief Cox of the de-
tEctlvo force received a tip , so he say * , from
some unknown party mat i-ont was in liming
at St. 1'htlomena's cathedral at Ninth and
Harney f trets. The detective. In company
with Sergeant Cory , Ofllcer Ryan and sev
eral others went to the place Indicated and
demanded admission of the priest In charge.
They thoroughly uparched the church , rectory
and the parish school building , but without
gaining any trace of the escaped prisoner
The cellar of Dlclt Durdlili's saloon , Tenth
and Davenport streets , and also the cellars
of a numbsr of houws In the vicinity of 1001
livenp-rt were s-arched , but there was no
evidence that Ford had been In any of them.
FIIBI ) FUU.,1211 SAW HIM.
The only psrson reported as having seen
Ford after he had left his father's house IB
Fred Fuller. Mr. Fuller stated that he was
returning homeward along North Thirteenth
strret a few minutes before 2 o'clock yes
terday when lie pas sd Dick Hurdlsh driv
ing rapidly northward In a light buggy. The
top of the buggy was up and had side cur
tains and with him , with a hat drawn well
over his face , was a young man , smooth
Bliaven and whoso description answers that
of Ford's. The saloon k.epsr forced his
licrso along nt a rapid gait and the 1-isl
seen of them by Mr. Fuller they had turned
the corner at Webster stret and disap
peared , going westward. Mr. Fuller thought
little of the Incident until ho was InformuJ
that Ford had escaped , but now feels as
sured that It was Ford.
K COMMISSION COXTCST.
Merry AVnr of CniiillilntcN CoiilliiiH-N
to Vt'MU'ilinn lulled.
Although cx-I'dlce Commissioner Broatch
tok formal leave of hla associates on the
police board Monday night , thet appointment
of Ills successor seems as far away as over.
In the Interval the merry war of the candl-
datcs for the vacancy continues to wage una
bated.
-Acoarumg to most reliable advices tne situ
ation has developed Into a deadlock between
tha two republican members of the appointing
boarJ. , Attorney GencMl Churchill and Land
Commissioner Huwell. Tbeso two officers are
said tn have a mutual understanding that
they will not respond to the Invitation of the
govrcrncr to meet with him for the purpose
of making the appointment , as required by
law , until they shall first have settled their
differences among themselves. Attorney Gen
eral Churchill Is said to have submitted to
bis associate a Hut of three names , for any
of whom he la willing to vote , but that none
cf them are acceptable to Mr. nuspsll. The
names on Mr. Churchill's list are I'etar
Sehwonclc , Cadet Taylor and John Grant.
Other candidates still In the ring are H. E.
1'almer , H. F. Cady and Dr. S. K. Spaulding ,
Senator Dick Smith , Dr. 1,03 and one or two
other : ) who have bom mentioned have prac-
tlcally dropped .out cf the race. ,
This'jbelnc jlte situation , the men who have
boon promluaJl Churchill's suppcrk have been
cxertiifK themselves to Influence the vote of
Land Commissioner Ilussell. An A. P. A.
delegation , consisting of City Treasurer Edt
wards. Sewer Commissioner J. H. Wlnspear
and Councilman Jim Allan , went down to
Lincoln Monday , ostensibly In the Interest of
John Grant. Tom Majors , who was a guest
at ono of the local Grand Army of the lie-
public meetings at Lincoln the Dame evening ,
is said to have been free wIUi his advice as
to how tie ! city of Omiha should bo governed.
Judge Scott was at th ? Btate capital yesterday
In connection with the Becket contempt caw ,
and made use of the- occasion ! to stick a peg
or two for his pet candidate. In addition to
this Mayor Broatch gives It out cold that lie-
one will bo his successor who la not agreeable
to htm. _
AXSWJHS SOT noon.
Slilrnx FnIIiMVN Siiir | < > m < > Court In
Klournoy l.ninl CIINC * .
Settlers on the Wlnncbago Indian reserva
tion In Thurston county , who claimed rights
under leases inado with the Flournoy Land
ard Ctttle company , I ad O.elr hcres sh ttered
again yesterday by a decision handed down
by Judge Shlras of the federal court.
The case was decided In favor of the gov
ernment some months ago , but at that time
the attorneys for the settlers secured per
mission to file new answers. Last November
tha case was rcyubmjtted on the pleadings
and then taken under advisement. Yesterday
in passing upon the questions raised by the
now 'pleadings the Judge held as did the
eupromo court In the first Instance. The
findings arc that the leases executed by the
Land and Cattle company wcro unauthorized
and void. Ho holds that a the Indians are
Btlll wards of the Government , the land Is
held In trust for them , to be controlled by
tha Interior department or Its agents.
AXXK1C10 JAXS IIIOIHH 31 HUT.
Aiiiinul Klrotloii tit ( ( ( Hirers Ilrlil IIIH (
Lasl evening a meollng of tlio Omaha asso
ciation' the Anneke Jans heirs was held.
Officers wcro elected ae follows :
President , George II. Turner , Falrbury ,
Nob. ; vlco president , Mrs. Mary Currey , Kl-
inont , Kan. ; secretary , Mrs. A. C , Amcnt ,
Omaha ; corresponding secretary. HUgar S.
Uradley. Ouuha ; treasurer. W. N. Williams ,
Omaha ; directors , S. J , Vanderbsck , Omaha ,
Mrs. A. C. Ametit , Omaha , H. K. Turner.
Vcimillion , Kan. , Mrs , Mary Currey , H. H.
Htiyfonl , Omaha , K , K. Cole , Madison , Neb. ,
Blephen I.oiigwell , Craig , Neb. , George M.
Troulman , Sioux City. James Miller , Blair.
The heirs say they are not yet ready to
bsgln Illtgillon for the recovery of the
American estate a part of the city of Now.
New bill that the Holland estate lo about
reedy to bo divided , This consists of $80-
000,000 lielcl by the Dank of Holland. This
Mill bo dlstrlbuled among something loss
than -100 heirs.
They Apply fur Divorce ,
May liugbeo has upp'.lcd for u divorce
from Kvumlvr Ilunbee on the ground of
cruelty. She makes utlhlavlt that she was
married In October , 1SS2 , at Sheridan , Iu , ,
but thai life has been made a burden by
, lho conduct of llugbee * . Ho ban a pliyful
linlilt of showing his love for his wlfo by
nttemptlni ; to carve her with u razor and
by throwing articles of furniture nt her
head. Shu wishes her maiden name re-
ctorcd and alimony.
Jlury A. Ucborknecht Is another appll-
runt for u severance of the marriage tics ,
Eho Informs the court that Hho was mar
t-led to William C. In Omaha In October.
1SS9 , but that lie has vlo.'nted the nuptial
YJ\V an nuuiy occasions. Shn charges tbat
lui has been living In open adultery with
Minnie Wrlitht In what Is known as the
"Martin Hut. " nd bus neglected his own
home nnd fumlly. Two children are the
result of her murr age , and she alleges that
fho has been obliged to Mippwt herself and
UICEO children by wnsbtiiK and working
as u servant. She wishes the custody of the
children ,
Ill-It Mill- ( > llllIMKltlllll. .
Tlio represcntallves of the even stock-
liolders of the Omaha Holt Railroad com-
liany. George J. Gould , B. H , H. Clark , C.
O. Warner , J. O. Phll'lppl , J. 11 , Hvnns.
Milton H. Ilarlow nnd 11 , ( jllmoic , held
their annuul meeting In the otlica of Gcti-
or l KrelKht nnd 1'asmtiger Agent Phll-
Ilppl cf the M'M uiirl Pacltlo yesterday
afU'iroon. The piliK-lpal ob.'oot of tbo nice -
liiK was the election of olllcerti , and this
resulted tin follows : 8. H. H. ( Mark , pres
ident ; C. U. Warner , cc president : Krunk
Ireland of Bt. l.ouls , secretary , and A. H ,
Culef of New Yoik , treasurer. Thcso oill-
ccrs will compr'ro llio olllccrs of the Soutli-
ern Nebraska nlso , an the stockholders of
this road are the same us those ( f the
ther.
ONE UPRISING THAT FAILED
Oalcnlations of Dr , Jameson Miscarried
from the Very Outset.
FULL DETAILS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
of I lie Trim-i vii n I Attempt
to Si-t Un nftv ( iMvcrtiinent
mill Arc llnilclItfimlicil
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LONDON , Jan. " . Missing dispatches , de
layed In transmission , from Johannssburg and
Cape Town , are gradually reaching this city.
Some of the latest ntessages filed are arriving
WHore * the earliest dispatches placed In th9
harldsof the telegraph and cable operatore
at tho. different places mentioned. They are
dated from January 1 onward , and being col
lected , the following synopsis of the Invasion
of the Transvaal by the forces of the British
pnmn.inv has bcwn rnmnlld.
For a long tlmo past the UlllanJers , or
foreign residents of the Transvaal , have been
complaining of the trealmenl they have
befn subjected to by the Boers. The Ult-
landers , though far outnumbering the Boers ,
luxv ? been compelled to contribute practically
all the revenue of the republic and yet have
no representation or voice In Its government.
That Is their side of the question.
On the other side , the Bors claim that
the very fact that the Ultlanders , mainly
Englishmen , so far outnumber them Is the
main argument against giving Hunt full
representation , for then they would soon oul
vote the Boers ami make the.'republic noth
Ing more nor less than a British colony.
On thla ground the 111-fsellng grew unt
Intimations were s = nt to Dr. Jameson , ail
mlnlstrator nf Ihe lerrltory of the Brltlsl
Chartered company , that the British In th
Transvaal were rips for revolt , and tbat I
he would take the Inltlallyo Ihe Ultlander
would rise and fupport him. Dr. Janusoi
then began preparations for a raid upoi
Johannesburg , mustering about 700 men and
plenty of ammunition but little food , on th
Transvail border. Wbsn the right momcn
arrived a letter was sent to him to go to
the asslslance of his compatriots who wer
In danger at the hands of the aroused Boer
then riding abut the streets and country
In a moil threatening manner.
CROSSED THE BORDER.
On Monday , December 30 , Dr. Jameson's
force crossed ths Transvaal border wlthou
the knowledge , however , It would seem , o
the Ultlanders of Johannesburg. Ho cut th
letegraph wires behind him to prevent b Ing
ordered back by the British government , 1
Is claimed , and pushed on for Kruegorsdorf
whcro It was expected to mtct reinforce
menls of 2,000 Ultlanders.
On tbo following day , December 31 , ther
was Intense excitement at Johannesburg , pea
pie hurrying Into the- town from the mines
and suburbs. The central committee of Ult
lander citizens constituted themi'elves a pro
visional government for the tcwn and an
nounccd that ample provision would be made
to defend it against any body of Boers. The
provisional government established Itself It
the Consolidated Gold Fields building and
thro ? Maxim rapld-flre guns were placed bj
the citizens In advantageous roiltlons about It
The s > called "row government" then sen
an ultimatum to the govsrnment of Preslden
Krucger at Pretoria. The latter proposed a
conterenco at Pretoria on the following day
Wednesday , but the committee applnted bj
the new govsrnment hesitated to go to Pre-
Icrla without safe conduct.
By this ) tlmo the news that Dr. Jameson
had creased the bordsr was In Johannesburg
and his arrival at that place was cxpectei
hourly. Crowds of people surrounded the
Consolidated Gold Fields building and the
gathering of recruits for the Ultlanders forces
were carried on with vigor , but too late , &s
subsequent events showed.
In the meantime , the Boero had not been
Idle. They seem to have been fully aware e
Dr. Jameson's proposed raid and met the
movement by gathering together a force of
about 5,000 well armed , well mounted , excel
lently trairod farmer huntsmen whose rifles
always spoke In deadly earnest.
MELTED AWAY LIKE SNOW.
This caused a feellnK ° of alarm among the
Ultlanders , numbers cf whom left the town
during the night In banda of fifty each , and
the hope of raising a force tt > asulst Dr. Jame
son began to mo'.t away like snow beneath a
warm run. Later the committee of the pro
visional governm nt sent the following com
munication to Sir Hercules Robinson , gov
ernor c-f Cape Colony : "Wo have Information
that a largo body of Boers has been com
manded to Immediately attack Johannesburg
and shoot on sight all who have been con-
o-rned In the agltatiin. Affairy are so criti
cal that wo ask you to intervene to protec' '
the llvca of citizens who have lrng agltaled
legally their rights. " This caused a hurried
exchang ? of cable messages with the bom
covemmcnt , and everything possible wa.
done to call Dr. Jameson back , but In vain.
Eventually , however , the committee of the
provisional government of Johannesburg
went lo Pretoria and had an Interview with
President Krueger on Wednesday evening.
The prssldent after listening to the com
plaints made promised to redress their
grievances , give the Uitlanders representa
tion In the government of the Transvaal ,
concluded a I'iree days' armlsllco with the
Insurgents and thus removed any further
real cause for raising men to support Dr.
In the meanwhile the provisional govern
ment retained control of Johannesburg. The
Germans and Americans had during this
tlmo Joined the National union , represented
by the provisional government , and their
oxnmpl ? w-2s followed by the Afrikanders
In general , by the Australians and by the
Mercantile asfcoclatlon.
KRUEGER PLAYS FOX.
But while President Krueger agreed to
grant the main demands of ths cammlttea
of the provisional government of the Na
tional union he Imposed terma upon them
which aroused the Indignation of the people
of Johannesburg when the delegation re
turned and reported the result of Its mis
sion. In fjct , It Is claimed that the only
thing which prevented the further uprising
tlienua the Issuing of an Imperial procla
mation forbidding all British subjects to
In any way assist Dr , Jameson. General
Jecbart , while guaranteeing the safety of
Johannesburg If the town kept quiet , Intl-
inateil that ho would adopt the most severe
measures If any further demonstration
against the Transvaal government occurred.
A nicotine of the Americans of the Hand
was held and they telegraphed President
Krueger that while they were greatly In
sympathy with him they could not help him
: unless ho granted the reforms demanded
, by the Uitlanders. The Rand Germans also
held a meeting and sent n deputation to
atBure President Krueger of their sympathy
and loyalty , although they supported the
demand for reform In the cdmlnlstrallon of
Ihe Transvaal. They also cabled to Emperor
William , asking him to bring pressure to
bean upon Great Britain In order to prevent
her from Interfering actively In the affairs
of the Transvnal.
In pplte of the pacific atllludo of Presidenl
Krueger loward Ihe Ultlanders , the news that
Dr. Jameson was fighting hla way toward
Johannesburg raided such a storm of Indigna
tion against the luk w-anmieb-i of the pro
visional government of the national union
that a eecsnd representation \\na osnt U
Presidenl Krueger demanding that Dr. Jame
son's col'imu be allowed to enter an1 lavj
Johannesburg unmolested and also tbut the
government of the Transvaal agree to pay a
war Indemnity for the expenses Incurred In
th ? demonstration against the regime of
Proficient Krueger. Naturally thlu cool re
quest received no attention from the Trans
vaal government and the work of auppresjlng
the Insurrection was .actively continued.
WHEN THE FIGHT CPMMBNCKD ,
Wlrn Dr. Jameson's forces were flrot
sighted In the Transvaal they wcro met by a
messenger from Commander Marco , who re
quested them to withdraw , Dr , Jameuon re
plied that he lntendd to proceed with Me
original plans , which were not hostile to the
people of the Transvaal , adding : "Wo are
hero In reply to the Invitation of the principal
residents cf th ? Rand to assist them In tbelr
demand for juutlca and tbe ordinary rights
of every citizen cf a clvlllted state. "
Fighting between the llora and the In
vaders commenced soon afterward near
Krueg rsdorf wh're the Doers occupied a
strong position. The British force was com
manded by Sir John Wlllougbby , awlsted by.
Maji r Adams of Matabelu war lame. In addj ! j j
tlon to the strong position th y oceuplfil , ttie
Boers outnumbered Jamcson'H command by
nt lent six to ono. But although the latter
were exhausted by their long night nnd day
march without food , havlni ? expected to be
m-t by the IWUndTs In force with all Iho
supplies necosrary , they only sufforoj a nllffM
reverie , losing one klllej. The Bo9rn , however -
over , also captured twelve prisoners.
Jameson then moved southward , with the
view of outflanking the Boer' , but the latt'r
ma ed In largo numbers near Vlakfbnteln ,
After moving southward on Wednesday Jame
son's party had to fight hard -ill night , so
that when th'y reached Vlakfonteln , which
Is about six miles from Johannesburg , on
Thursday morning , th y were nearly ex
hausted , their supply of cartridges was about
gene and nccrly all of them were on the
verge of starvation. In rplte of this th y
fought stublo nly until noon against the
force of about 4.SOO Boers surrounding them ,
and then their ammunition having given out
they were compelliM lo surrendr. The
whlto flag , however , was not hoisted by Dr.
Jame-son's orders.
According to the beat estimates about IfiO
of Dr. Jamt-son's followers were killed nnd
about fifty were wounded. The prisoners
captured by Ihe BOETS numbcroi about COO.
They were taken to Pretoria , Amang the
wounded are Captain Clurle ? John Coventry ,
second son of the caM of Coventry , In the
Btichanalaud nollce tervlce. who ha sine :
died.
JAMESON MAY HANG ,
Dr. Januson was not wounded. He Is to
bo tried by court martial and may be shot or
hanged , although having saved President
Krusger's life. In his capacity of physician ,
ho may escape with a less severe penalty.
The Bor loss was only , It Is said , three
killed and flVo wounded ,
When Dr. Jameson's forces were fifteen
miles away from Johannesburg on Thursday
the report cf his coming and cf the hard
fighting going on reached Johannesburg and
caund the wildest excitement , as It wao ex
pected that he would be overwhelmed , the
Ultlanders having failed to send him the
rJlnforcemcnls of 2,000 men which ho ex-
peeled nl Kruegersdorp nnd without which
ho could not be expected to fight his way to
Johannesburg in the face of 5,000 Boers.
The utmost Indlgtiatlcn was expressed
against Sir Hercules Robinson , th ? governor
of Cape Colony , to whew proclamation enJoining -
Joining all British subjects' to refrain from
assisting Dr. Jameson was atlrlbuted the
failure of the ultlandcrs to muster at
Kruegersdorp.
There was sme effort to get out the fcrce
of ultlandcrs , but not many volunteered and
by the time they wcro In something like
marching order U was too late to bs of as
sistance to Dr. Jameson. " "
The correspondent of Reuter's Telegram
company had a talk with Dr. Jameson and
Sir John Wlllcughby after th ? surrender on
Thursday lasti Dr. Jameson raid : "We sim
ply failed , owing to the lack of expected
support. Although our allies failed us , we
might yet have escaped If the railroad had
been dpetroycd , as the Boers as well as our
selves were without ammunition until an en
gine pulling ssveral truck loads of ammuni
tion and supplies arrived for the Boers. That
swilled It ; wo hai neithsr ammunition nor
fcod. "
It was evident to the corresprndent that
Dr. Jameson was honest In thinking the
Ultlanders were In tin ? urentpKt ilnnirpp from
ths Boers and the correspoudenl toys he
risked hla own life and reputation In an , at
tempt to rescue them.
FEELING IN LONDON.
Popular feeling In favor of Dr. Jameson
Is running very high In London. The Times ,
for example , says : "The march will remain a
glorious tradition for the Anglo-Saxon races. "
A dispatch received by the colonial secre
tary , Mr. Chamberlain , from Sir Hercules
Robinson , dated yesterday , mys that the
arms and ammunition of the British Char
tered company's forces at Buluwayo have
been placed in the custody of the rcprcssnta-
Uve of the queen of Great Britain.
Sir Hercules Robinson has telegraphed to
the colonial o.Tlce , under date of Pretoria , Jan
uary 7 , as foKows : "Th ? reform c-mmlttee
lias resolvsd to relinquish their arms ami to
Comply with the demands of the Transvaal
government. The Jehannesburgersi have
pjjced tliomnelvos undeservedly In my hands ,
confldjnt that Illl So ; Justlo ? done. "
A dispatch to the Times } r m J lunnOibu'g , '
dated January 1'nnd others daletl since that
time , show Ihat the citizens were well armed
and organized under the leadership of Colonel
Frank Rhcdes and Air. Farnr to tiacure the
redress of grievances wlthoul intending any
offensive movement , but only desiring : to
show the government that they were ready
to fight If compelled to do so. All the
Transvaal peope were withdrawn from the
town and conccntraltd at the Jail , while a
I'jrco of 500 Buers commaned the Jail from a
ridge. Meantime thei reform commission
pledged themselves to abstain from violence
and not to aid Dr. Jameson , provided he
j'nould be allowed to enter the town unmo
lested and guaranteed that ho should be
sent back.
Long dispatches from Capetown to the
Times describe the InteiiDj feeling Ihsro at
the failure of the Johannei'burgers to succor
Dr. Jameson and thei National Union dele
gates and say that a disobedience of Gov
ernor Sir HcibulsB Robinson's order
would hive frustrated hla belated mission of
mediation , and all the old animosities of the
Majuba times would have been revived. The
poorer1 are angry and at cross purposes , but
are unanimous In their enthusiasm for Dr.
Jameson.
A Times dispatch from Johannesburg says'
that Colonel Rhodes told the committee the
whole truth , declaring that It wao the bitter
est moment of his life. Th ? committee never
Imagined that Dr. Jameson was In such des-
jorato straits , having recslved hopeful mes
sage *
PREPARING A SQUADRON.
The Times this morning makes the follow-
ng announcement : Orders have been sent to
? ortrmouth , Davenport and Chatham for the
mmedlate commissioning of fix ships to form
i flying squadron , Iho object of which Is ob
viously to have a squadron ready for any re
quired emergency. It will bo composed of
: wo flrst-clat's bailie ships , two first and U\o
second-class cruisers. Probably the Royal
Oak ar.d the Revenge will ba chosen. The
losslblllty of the commissioning of inicli a
squadron at a moment's nctlc ; shows that
our resources are boiler than was supposed ,
and Is proof that our naval organization has
greatly Improved of late years.
"It has also been decided to dispatch a
laval force to Delagoa Bay , but 'It Is un-
tnown whether It will be composed of vessels
from the Cape or from the East Indies. "
In an editorial Iho Times hopes Ihat the
iledlterranean squadron will be withdrawn
rom Salonlca and ordered elsewhsro and pre-
> ared for emergencies , . The Times congralu-
ales Ihe counlry upon tha foregoing news
; nd with reference to a reiteration by Its
ierlln correspondent of the statement that
Germany had Intended to land marines at Lo
renzo Marquis , with ( he Intention of Invading
he Trani'vaal , and had only abandoned Ihe
ntentlon on hearing of Dr. Jameson's defeat ,
ho Times says : "This Is a gravestalemenl
ind we refuw to bsllove that Portugal would
mve lent herself to such a move , But It
iroves thai German Interferencs was not the
'osult of sudden Indignation at Dr , Jameson's
ctlon , but had been meditated and discussed
and presumably concerted with the Boers.
Zmpcror William's Indignation must accord-
ngly bo regarded In the light of diplomatic
ilstrionlcs. It Is a tradition of Gorman policy
o prepare a coup secretly and then lo give It
n air of coming about by an unfortunate ac
id en t. ThereIs gravn reason to suspect that
ho has long harbored hostile designs , Thlt >
hcory will explain tbo Doers' extraordinary
bstlnacy In refusing modoralo concessions lo
he Ulllanders. " .
The archbishop of Canterbury ban Issued a
peclal oMIect for urs In the churches during
ho presjnt grave crisis ,
SENDING REINFORCEMENTS.
The Dally Telegraph announces that It has
> cen decided to Intercept the troops In transit
o and from India In order to send strong
elnforcemenls of Infantry and cavalry to
ho Cape , This .paper also rays that troops
n addition will be snt from England and
tiat a first-class cruiser has been ordered to
Delagoa Bay.
The correrpondont of the Standard at
Alderchot believes that there Is a question of
ailing out the army reserve and a portion
f the militia. The duke of Connaught and
lie chief staff officers , tills , correspondent
aya , are buny at headquarters , and are In
onetant communication with the war ofllce.
A special dispatch from Berlin says" that
ir , Leyda , tbe secretary of state for. the
'ransvaal , demands from England an In-
emnlty cf 600,000 for Dr. Jameson's Jnva-
Ion.
Ion.PRETORIA
PRETORIA , Jan , 7. After consulting the
'ransvaal government , Sir Hercules Robln-
jn Informed the Rand people that they
mild be allowed twenty- < four hours from
eon to rellnquUa their arms uncondltlon-
ally.
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Baoiug Laid Out ,
HIS STRINGS-IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
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LONDON , Jan , 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Little , proba
bly , has been'pflntW at hotns cbticarnlng Mr.
Croker's Kngllsji B table t-lnce th ? Timmnny
chleftnln PO suddsnly left thaso shores. He
promised then to return before Chrlstmao ,
protesting that the turf was of much more
Importance to 'him than plltlcs. Somotblng
Important , however , seems to be Etlll keep
ing tilm away. This being nomination day In
the English racing world , and as the official
racing calendar wll | not bo published before
Thuralay evening next , a World rporter was
sent down thlt mornlng to Mr. Croker'y sta
ble at Wantage , Berkshire , to learn the
condition of Hlo animals and t ? secure a llrt
In advance of his nominations for this year.
Charles Morton , the professional trainer
for Croker , succeeding Hardy Campbell ,
has forty-five animals In training and for
stud purposes at the headquarters at Let-
'
comli'o Hcgs , Wantage , Berkshire , sixty
miles from Louden , the birthplace of King
Alfred , who used Morton'a present house as
his summer shooting box. It Is a plctur-
esquo building of ancient Oolitic style , called
Moat or Island house , because of Its com
plete water surroundings , an artificial river
crammed with trout. It was built for
Croker specially. It has two new rows o'
stabler. It Is beautifully situated In n
meat favored location. Fifty bolpars nro
employed. A straw gallop Is laid down In
case exercise Is prevented by frost. It has
been used only twice. The quarters wore-
formerly occupied by Lnydham , who In ' 70
won the Cambridgeshire , riding Adonis for
Ccunt Ilcnard.
Morton holds Crokcr's reins uncontrolled.
He thinks Montauk extra good , but out
classed when the next the Derby meets , by
the prince of Wales' Persimmons , also by
St. Frusquln. Wood was suspended seven
years ago. He , Is a crack jockey. If ho re
gains his license ho Is likely to bo employed
as first Jockey. Some American Jockeys will
cross the Atlantic to ride. The World reporter -
porter saw .Montauk cxcrcls'ng. He Is won
derfully well , Improving dally and works"
with Morton's first lot every morning , going
well. No trial has been held yet. Morton
eschews a time test. He may borrow Roths
childs' cracl : horse for purpose of trial. The
same Is offered by hla lordship. So far there
Is no ailment In Croker's stnb'le. Lord Uolho-
chllds' Frusquln Is now the favorite for the
Derby , Persimmons , second , and Montauk ,
third. Mnrtnn lins ron lvpfl t\vn Mirnifpulmr
letters , stat'ng ' that If Croker supports Cleve
land against England , Montauk will share the
same fate nV Orrfie , but the trainer treats *
the matter Ifjrhtly !
Dobbins arrives fet the Wantage course this
week. All Choker's stock shows a cl an bill
of health. TJierfolIowlng racers wcro engaged
today for tlio English races by Croker
through MoAon , at the Newmarket Craven
mooting : Afchlej' ' Plat ? , April 4 ; Albany ,
Usd Baunerji'lEthJ Rabraham Plate : IJ. h. ,
Sir Excess , Gyear , by Sir Modred-D'x'anne ' ,
bred In America , r Newmarket Spring meetIng -
Ing , April 30 : ; Albany , Ascot Heath ; June
18 , Gold cup : B. h. , Santa Anlti , late Rsy
El Santa Anita , by Chevlot-Alaho , 5 years ,
bred in America : Same day , all-aged stakes :
Eati Gallic , . b , . c. , Amerlcus , late
Key Del Carvedes , by Emperor of
Norfolk , Clara 11) , ! years , bred In
America. Samdi me ting , fourth day , the
Alexandria plater- Santa Anita , Bath and
Somerset coAnlr1'meeting , * Mnj-"SO , Somer
setshire stakes , handicap : Sir Excess , C
year&V- > ' \3hes't6Fff'lSUi ofMay : Saiita Anita ,
Derby spring "meeting' , ' April 17 , Welbeck
handicap : Eau Gallle , AmerlcUa. Drake-
low stakes : Montauk , April IS , Cbats\vprth
stakes. Montauk. Epsom springs , April 21 :
Santa Anita , Prince of Wales stakes : Sir
Excsss , b. h. , Prince George , II. , by Sensa-
tlon-Louletto , G years , bred in America ,
Armltago and Montauk. Great Surrey handi
cap : Amerlcus , Eau Gallle and Nara , cli.
I. , 3 years. North Park plate : Montauk
and Nara. April 22. Santa Anita , Sir Ex
cess and Montauk. Epsom summer meeting ,
Juno 3 : Albany and lied Banner ; June 4
Albany and IU < 1 Banner.
From out of the Epsom summer meet
ing. ' 37 , the following have been scratched :
Croker's Harvard , Manhattan , Charter Oak ,
lied Banner , Albany and Sucun Ann.
Gatwlck spring meeting : May 15 , Sir Ex
cess ; 1C , Albany. Kempton park spring
meeting. May 9 : Sir Excess , Santa Anita
.ind Amerlcus. Lincoln spring meeting ,
March 23 : lied Banner , b. c. Nowhamp-
shlro , by Strothmore-Merldcn , 2 years ;
24th , Lincoln hfakes , Red Banner ; Lincoln
shire handicap. Sir Excess. Montauk , Santa
Anita and Amerlcus ; 23th , Doddlngton
stakes , Prlnco George II. ; Armltage ( Liver
pool ) pprlng meeting , March 28 , Sir EXCCFS
and Santa Anita. Salisbury , May 21 : West-
Chester , ch. c. , by , Hanover-CyrllIa and Al
bany ; 22 , Wilton Park stakes , Red Banner ;
Sandown second spring meeting. April 23 ,
Princess of Wales handicap : Amerlcus , Eau
Clalro ; 24th , Sir Excess and Montauk. San-
down Eclipse meeting , July 17 : Roman
Chief , ch. c. , by Hanover-Golden Reel , and
Aibcny. .
filllirrt IK-iKlH Hie UN ( .
SAN ANTONIO , Jan. 7. Tbo midwinter
shooting tournament began 7iero today ,
about 100 of tfio crnclc shots of tbe United
States , Including ! all of the shooters of note
In tbe country , being bere. The weather
was fine. Today's program consisted of
fight cvc'ntp at tv.-onty singles , ? 3 entrance ,
$ .TO added. The day's Hbootlnr ; was led by
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Like , Iu. , with a
percentage of 91.3 ; O. II. Dlokey of IJos-
tou. Hocond. 91 per cent ; Ilalpb Trimble ,
Covlngton , Ky. , third , S3.9 per cent. Holla
Helices of Dayton. O. , champion target
shot of the UnltSd State , won the first two
moneys , three necond moneys and three
third monoyp. Tbcio were sixty-five entries
In ench event , which number will 1 > 3 swelled
to 100 by the arrivals tonight. The shoot
will continue four days.
Si'cTot Too Ilcnvy < o Curry.
LOS ANGELES , Gal. , Jan. 7. At n
prayer meeting at' ' South Pasadena , Charles
Crawford arose under deep excitement and
stated bo could not bold bis secret any
longer. He then announced ho wna Albert
Deffeuder , son of n wealthy merchant of
Huntlngton , Pa. , and a fugitive from jus
tice , under sentence for burglary and lar
ceny in PenosylYiinlu. He came to tbit.
city today . vanif , gave himself up to the
'
sheriff. ' _
ICiuiNiiN City , , | KII a N < MV 1'llrlior.
FITCHUUUO , jAlass. , Jan. 7. James J.
Callaban orjvthlsj'city ' has signed with tin-
Kansas Cltj' Warn of tbo Western learjue
for 1S90. Ciillnhani made n good record last
year as ptQb ! rfor , the Springfield , Mass. ,
team. ' 1
( , , r _
, Jon. 7. The union
employes of , jhq street railway company
held Indignation meetings again tonight
and still thrtnton trouble. They assert
that elneo lht" failure of the second strike
the managers oft Ihe company have become
emboldened iiiid are rapidly replacing the
nld men by UIOMI Imported from other cities.
The new men , , tbuy say , are given the best
runs. Over .10 ! .new men were given work
today. A eonimlUeo was appointed to wait
on General Manager Iluetuni tomorrow.
fi III lit C'l'HOUl/TH Dill I llf IlllHlllfNM.
ST. LOUIS , Jaif , 7 , At the Inquest today
over the remains of last week's explosion
victims It was brought out that at least
300 pounds of gunpowder , in the shape of
giant crackers ulone , were stored In the
Hrst floor of , the building occupied by the
H. H , Grubbs Commission company. The
Inquest was adjourned until Thursday morn-
lug. In order that Grubbs may bo cxam-
Iried.
Train " \\Vnt Tliroiiuli a Driuv.
NEW ORLEANS , Jan. 7. A freight train
on the Louisville & NashvlllQ plunged
through the draw on the bridge spanning the
Itleolcts today. The engineer and llremnn
escaped by Jumping and swimming to the
lighthouse. Throe whlto tramps were
killed. A brakcman was also hurt. Pas-
seiiRers arc transferred at Itlgolets by
steamer.
Stone Oiillrrx oil 11 Strike.
CHICAGO , Jan , 7-Elght hundred union
stone cutters went on a strike here today.
The trouble resulted from the Introduction
by contractors of stone planing machines
and their oueratlon by common laborers.
KOH THIS unt'oo.MTio.v OK etrit.t.
Mhd.r to TnUc .Sninp Action
In Mio > i > nr 1'iilnro.
WASIHNOTON , Jan. 7. Severn ! members
of the house consulted Ihe leaders tocUy re
garding the Introduction of res-lutlons for the
recognition of the Insurgcnto of Cubi as bel-
llcercnts. Chalrmsn Hltt of the committee
on foreign affair * said that ho had no objec
tion to the Introduction of resolutions on the
Mibjcct , allhcugh rejolutlons covering every
phase cf the question had been Introduced
end \\CTO now Ivforc the CDinmlttee on for
eign affairs , which was preparing a report.
Some of the members who consulted Speaker
IWeil concerning Immediate consideration of
n resolution for recognltl-n of th ? Cuban In-
turgents were Informed that the matter was
one of so much Importance that It was well
to haveIt thoroughly conpldcred In commlt-
tw. It Is qulto likely that the Cuban nous-
tlon will not cme up frr dlfcnsslni until the
oiftimUico on foreign iffalrs makes a report.
Representative Sulzcr of New York City ,
who has been prominently Identified Mlth the
mfivonitut to securd recognition of Iho Cu
bans nn brlllgerents , called at the State de
partment to.lay , accompanied by President
1'alml of th ? Cuban revolutionary cjmmltteo
In thla country. Secretary Quesida. Horatio
Dubcna , a. prominent Cuban sympathizer , and
Manuel Sangullly , a brother of the Sangullly
now held In Mtira castle , Havana.
Secretary Oluey was about to leave for the
cabinet meeting ns the paity arrived , so they
did not so him. They left a largo bundle of
papers for his Inspection. H Is believed that
the main purpose of the visit wasi to secure
cne'gotlc actlMi In b half of the Imprisoned
Sangullly , who claims American citizenship ,
Asldo frcm this direct purpos ? the visit w.is
doubtless with a view to calling attention to
the advance of the Insurgents to the vicinity
of Havana.
It Is learned that tha chief purpose of the
loaders of the Cuban revolutionary party In
the United States In coming to Washington
today was to push vigorously the movement
to secure recognition of the revolutionists by
this government , They made Sscretary Olney
a brief but forcible presentation of the claims
of the Insurgents to recognition. In addition
they pntsente.l to the secretary a .great uum-
btr of document ! ! bearing upon the original
abuess , the conditions and present status of
the Cuban uprising , collected from official
archives and unofficial sources.
RccotJ'Jly the house adopted a resolution
upon til ? recommendation of thn committee
eii foreign affairs calling upon the Stito de
partment for Information In his possession
concerning the revolution. President Palma
and his associates at once began the compila
tion of evidence In Justification of their cause ,
and are determined that congress shall not
want for lufcrmatlon. U Is probable that the
documents given to Secretary Olney , or their
substance , will soon be transmitted to the
house and referred to the foreign affairs com
mittee.
There Is a strong ssntlmcnt In the houo ? ,
which has besn advanced by the recent suc
cesses of the Cubans , that this government
should do all in its ' power , consistent with In
ternational usage's , to aeDh't ths patriots. Mr.
Sulzer and several other members are. en
deavoring to assist the cause In congress.
President Palma predicts that the Insur
gents will capture Havana within three
months and that n Cuban republic will be co-
tabllshed in fix months If It has the recogni
tion of the United States.
MoriAVnr Sliliis ( o fie to Turkey.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. It Is no longer
denied that tha big armored cruiser New
York and probably two other vessels In
Admiral's Bunco's squadron , If not the en
tire fleet now lying In readiness in Hampton
Reads , has been ordered to b ? in readiness
for a voyage to Gibraltar In case the Turkish
government does not promptly acquiesce in
Minister Terrell's peremptory demand for
Immediate and full reparation for the de
struction to American property and the
Injury to American citizens by Turkish sub
jects.
The continued reports of the assembling
of a large United States fleet In Turkish
Waters are discredited by those In a position
to know. At the Navy department It Is
pointed out that the fleet already there is
ample to glVo any moral effect to such
uigent demands on Turkey as the govern
ment might determine upon. This fleet Is
said to equal any of the European powers ,
altl ough their Interests In Turkey are far
more Important than these of the United
Stales. Admiral Bunce's squadron lies off
Hampton Roads , apparently awaiting orders.
It was thought repairs to the Maine might
occasion some delay In case of a movement ,
but the admiral telegraphs tbat these re-
repairs can proceed at sea.
Victory for 1'orliiKiionc Troop * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Acting Portu
guese Minister Tavelra has received a cable
gram bringing the Intelligence of the capture
of Gungunhama and his son Guldlde by Cap
tain Moushlno of the Portuguese troops. The
party reached Lorenzo Marques , and will at
once convey the prisoners to Lisbon. The
cablegram further announced that the news
of the capture of the leaders of the rebellion
In Mozambique caused the greatest enthusi
asm In Lisbon , and that it is considered In
Portugal that the capture means the termina
tion of the rebellion. Gungunhama , who has
been a native king for several years , became
discontented and. . dissatisfied and Inaugurated
a rebellion among the natives of the Mcz-
brough country. To suppress the rebellion
It was necessary for Portugal to send 3,000
troops to Mozbrough to conquer the 30,000
Gungunhama had been able to muster.
1'ri'Nl ill-lit In I Ai | > oliitiiiL'iitM.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The president has
sent the following nominations to the senate :
Elmer E. Halsey , to bo receiver of public
money at Marquette , Mich. ; Lieutenant Col
onel William E. King , corps of engineers ,
to be a member of the Missouri river com
mission.
To be members of the California Debris
commission : Colonel Charles Russcl Sutler ,
Major Charles E. It .B. Davis and Captain
C. E. Gillette , all of the corps of engineers.
Treasury Third Lieutenant William H.
O'Day of Pennsylvania and Third Lieutenant
Henry L. Peckham of Rbodo Island to be
second lieutenants in the revenue cutter
service. Also a number of postmaslers now
In offices which bacame prcsldenlial January
1 , 189G.
Condition of I In' TrriHiir.v.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. Today's nlatem nt
of Ihe condlllon of the treasury shows ;
Available cash balance$17S,125,812 ; gold re-
uervo , 561,251,710.
.nmn ; SCOTT AMI TIIH &THANOKH.
; a llrlcf Account of an ISplNinlo
on n II. A ; M. Train.
Judge Scolt Journeyed to Lincoln yortorday
to appar before the supreme court In rela
tion to some proceeJIngs had In hla cham
bers last summer , out of which grow the
contempt prcceedlngs against Attorney
Becket. On the way to the capital the Judge
found hlmtwlf ensconced in the snicking
room of the chair car with an Omaha attor
ney , and a dweller In darkness , who had
evidently heard of Scott , but did not know
him. Talk drifted from ono thing to an
other between Scott and the stranger , while
tlu attorney peacefully perused The Omaha
Bee. Finally :
"I see the Insurgents have taken Havana , "
said the attorney.
"Where ? " asked the- Judge ,
"In The Bee. "
"Oh , that's Just ono of Rosewater's fakeJ , "
gruiifed th ? Judge. Ttlrnlng to the stranger
he wont on : "There's Just ono thing I'd like
to see happen. I'd Jllio to see Uojjwuter
and The Boa run out of Nebraska. "
"Thc-re'i ; another thing In Omaha that ought
to bo run out of the stale , too , " chipped In
the 1'tranger.
"What'c that ? " asked Scott.
"That dat'Uod blank fool , Judge Scott , " wa
the Innocent reply ,
In Just about eight seconds after the hon
orable court had recovered Its breath the
attorney and the stranger were In the smok-
Irg room alone.
"Who Is that d d fool I was talking
with ? " queried the stranger.
"Ho Is Judge Cunningham R. Scott of
Omaha , " was the attorney's reply.
And the stranger sought the other end of
the train.
of Find ConiinlMiloii.
A monthly meeting of thc < Nebrutka Fish
commission was held at the Mlllurd last
evening. All members were present and
Acting Superintendent O'llrlen. Tin bus-
lansH consisted tilmply of allowing blllH.
Formal action removing Bupeilntendcnt
M. E. O'lJrlt-n and inaUlmr W. J. O'llrlen
ucthib" Euperlntc idcnt was taken ,
.NOT1IER lu
Northwestern ITobr.islta Citizens Hold a
Mooting tit North Platto.
EASTERN CAPITALISTS INTERESTED
Will Pun * Tlii-oitKli KHlli , Clir j c
DiMicl. Lincoln mnl Scotl'n ulnIT
Count I c.i lo Ilic Mate
1,1 no.
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. . Jan. 7. ( Special
lcsrsm. ) The meellng for the purpose of
organizing a company to build a railroad up
the North Platte river to the state line was
attended today by about twenty-five dele-
gatea from towns along the proposed rente
and about 200 North Plattc business men ,
wllh two delegates from Omaha. Judge H.
M. Grimes was chosen chairman of the meet-
lug. A committee on preliminary work , throe
men from each wunty through which the
road will pans , was appointed. H consists of
James McGlnloy , M. A. DAUghcrty , J. R
Brotherton Keith county ; H. Stephens' ,
Charles McCartor , William Peters , Cheyt-nno
Robert Day , C. R. Clspp , S. P. Delatour ,
Deticl ; W. W. Blrge. John Brail , C. F. Id
dings , Lincoln ; Fred Endcrly , J. A. Orr , M
Goring , Scotts Bluff ; Levl Carter , F. C. Con
don , T. S. Clarkson , Omaha.
A commlttco on permanent organization was
appointed as follaws : William Neville , W. T
Wllcox of North I'lattrJ. . M. Kerr of Now
Yo > k , W. S. Pctcrti. H. W. Halie of Gfrlng.
Both commlttE-es immediately l > gan word am'
are arranging nutters an rapidly as possible.
Overtures have bff-n made by representatives
of eastern capital to Iron r.nd equip the road
If the precincts through which It runs survey ,
purchase right of way and grade the road to
Iho state- line weal. It ls > proposed to bond
tha road for not to exceed out-third of the
bonded Indebtedness per mile of other roads.
James M. Kerr of the New York law fit in
of Kw & Van Volkenbergh Is here looking
after the promotion cf the scheme. It Is
learned tonight thai Iho committee on pre
liminary work will arrange for the survey
of Iho proposed road al once , nnd subscrlp-
llons ore already being taken for that pur
pose.
MAY TA1C13 IT AAVAY ritO.1l Till : JURY
Attorney * for the Atolilsoti 3l vt > to
niNinlHs Ilic IllK DniiuiKc .Suit.
NEW YORK , Jan. 7. Although a Jury has
bten Impaneled In the suit of the Prebcott
& Arizona Central railroad against the AtchIson -
Ison , Tapeka & Santa Fe railroad for dam
ages to the extent of ? S,250,000 , the taking of
testimony may bo dispensed with , If Ihe legal
polnls raised by Alexander & Green , Dillon
& Swayne , allorneys for the defendant
road , nro sustained by Judge Licomb ? . C.
N. Storey of Albuquerque , N. M. , at the
opening o [ court tcuay , mcvcn to
the complaint on the grounds that the In
terstate commErce law dos not cover the case
as presented. In the argument on the mo
tion to dismiss on the pleadings , he was
strongely supported by his associates , Messrs.
D. Duncan , Victor Morawltz and Allen Mc-
Cullough , who cltsd numerous decisions cu-
rirmlng their views. Th3" most convincing
points were brought up by Charles B. Alex
ander , who declared that the plaintiff road
bad no standing In court legally , and that
the complaint was faulty oecaufo It did not
show any connection against John J. Mc-
Cook , as receiver , trustee , or bondholder
of the defendant read , He admitted that
there had baen some reckless talk , but held
that neither ths directors nor the stockhold
ers of tha Atchlsan , Topeks & Ssnla Fe could
be enjoined , cml that It would be a great
Injustice to place them on tral on such a
frivolous complaint. The motion to dismiss
occupied the atlenllon of Ihe curt until
recess.
Mr. McCurdy made an able presoiitmant of
the case for the plaintiff. Jle vigorously de
nounced the manner In which the managers
of the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Fo had
succeeded In the total demolition of the prop
erty of the Prcscotl & Arizona Cenlral rail
road by diverting the freight and passenger
traffic to the road which they controlled.
He also charged that the defendant's road
would neither take freight nor take passen
gers from the Prescotl & Arizona Cenlral
railroad. The railroads under Ihe law were
considered lo be public servants , duly li
censed as such , but , remarked Mr. McCurdy ,
the law doeo not allow ona public servant
to strangle the business or life of another of
Its servants. The dffendant road , ho furlher
said , had pracllcally admitted thai they
had ruined the Prcscolt & Arizona Central
by the establishment of a rival road , nnd
did not even attempt to conceal their wrong
doing by claiming Inconvenience , but had de
liberately and Intentionally set aboul to di
vert every pound of freight , and also ruin
the passenger traffic cf the Prescott & Ari
zona Central railroad. In conclusion , Mr.
McCurdy demanded ths punishment of the
offenders , and that their trial be called wlth
oul delay.
Judge Lacombe adjourned the hearing until
tomorrow mornlns.
OM3 1'OIXT ( iAIMSD KOH ' ' " ' 3 HOAII.
SliutM Out tilAllIilnvllH of
Chairman l.m-iic.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 7. The hearing of
if Injunction suit of the Southern Pacific
railroad against the Slate Board of Railroad
Commissioners to restrain uio uoaru iraiu
carrying Into effect lt proposed echsdule re
ducing the rates on grain and other com
modities transported over the company's lines ,
was resumed today In the United States cir
cuit court before JudgeMcKshna. . The at
torney general read affidavits of Chairman
Laruo of the commission , containing figures
showing the valuation of the railroad proper-
lle-s , and that the bonded Indebtedness of the-
roads exceeded the cost of their construction.
Atlorney Horrln for Ihe. railroad objecluj to
the admission of these affidavits. The atlor-
ney general replied that the figures In Ihe
aflidavlls had been laken from the report of
the congrcsBional committee on Pacific roads.
Judge McKenna sustained the objection lo the
affidavits. This was the- first blow to the case
of the commissioners. Larue's affidavits were
strong In refutallon of figures given by the
Southern Pacific attorneys. _
HOIIHC Coiiinilttrv nil Paclllc ; ItallroiiilN
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The first meeting
of the house commlttco on Pacific railroads ,
which was held today , was largely a formal
organization , and while no definite step was
laken to the framing of a plan to adjust
the Indebtedness of the roads to the govern
ment It was decided to begin that woik
at once and to hold the first meeting for
the puiposo on Saturday next. Thu question
of giving bearings to Interested parlies was
not considered , but If they are granted they
will be brief , _
Slilncy to Orln Junction.
A meeting was held at the Mlllard hotel
last pvenlns by a parly of eastern capitalIsts -
Ists and some local rallrcad men to dlsciths
i nroloct for a new railroad to connect Sid
ney Neb. , with Orin Junction , Wyo. The
proposed road would be a line 140 miles In
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want to tlri'B * well by niuklnfthilr uld clnthlng
look like new ,
ThB fuel that Diamond H > e have liren tlr
tanJarU home < l 't 'or nearly twenty jtu- .
and that their fulu Inmaura fiom jur to yujr.
Is jiriwt iioslthe that they have never had ui
( qua ) .
traversing Cheyenne , Ilanner and
Scotts llluft counties In this tnto by way
of llcillnrcton , Ashfohl , Hnrrlsburir And
OrrltiK. The plan Is to form n link between
the t'nlon Pacific at Sidney anil the Klkhorn
at Orln Junction and lease the line for
operation to ono of those roads. Nothlns
was done ut tlio meeting last night except
to talk over the possibilities of the pro-
Jtcted enterprise.
PlIOlllC Illlllroilll l.lltMlM.
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 7. In answer to it
resolution of the house , Secretary Smith
lias sent to tli.it body a letter from the com
missioner of tlio Koncrnl land ctnce repard-
Jni ? tlio lands of the Central and Union Pa
cific rallmids. It shows as follows ;
Central Pacific rallrcad : Kstlmntod area of
Kraut. 13.195,101 acres ; amount patented to
date , 2,20GSS1 ; amount of unpatented selec
tions , l,2flS.r.7G acres.
Unlmi P.icine railroad : Ksllmatcd area of
Brant , 13.2iiri.iu4 ncres ; amount patented ' °
date , -I.ISO.OU acres ; amount of unpntcnlod
selections , 2,610,231 acres.
Secretary Sinl'h says his reason for sus
pending the patelltliiB of lands to tlio bond
aided loads was to leave them til condition
wliero congress would have nil possible free
dom In dealing with Iho subject.
HOI.DK.V COMUDV CO.MIMXV.
The special engagement of the Holden
comedy company opened hist night at Uoyd'i
to a very fair house. The entertainment
for the evening was furnished by the pretty
domestic comedy , "Angle , " wltli charming
Kltllo 1)9 LornleIu the title rolo. Tlio
ttoty abounds with droll situations and many
pleasing Incidents.
Throughout the speclnl foalmvi nro In
evidence , and the clever songs nnd dances
are calculated to please In every particular.
Little May , tlio child artist , Is an Interesting
part of the Holden Uros , ' company. The
"lantern dance" Is something now. rnd Is
n very clever turn. Maud Ilol-Vn , Kay
St. Olalr , Kale Hruco and lotm lloldcn con
tribute largely to the cntcrlalulni ; features of
flip company. Tlio plot of "AtiRlo" Is al-
inCEl lost sight of In ( lie many Interesting
sldo lights. As n popular price perform
ance the work Is exceptionally ijood. 1 ha
favor of tbo public Is evidenced by a very
liberal patronage.
l.OCAI. IlltnVITIKS.
The young people of Unity church will
meet this evening with Mrs , llcywood , 1217
South Thlrtlolli avenue.
Mary Harvey has been arresled , charged
wilh Incorrlglblllty by her parents. Her
case will ba brought up before Judge Gordon
today.
Articles of Incorporation were filed yestcr-
dny by the Commonwealth Ileal Ustato com
pany , with n capital stock of ? 200,000. W. V.
Morse and Edgar E. Hastings are Ilic lncor-
liorators.
Invltallons were Issued yesterday for the
matilnge of Mr. Flank N. Clarlfe , teller of
the First National bank , and Miss Carrie
DoLorn Dctwlter. daughter of Mrs. Matilda
A. Dctwller , both of this city , to take place
Wednesday , January 22 , 1SDC.
John Grossman was arrested last night on
complaint from Joseph Wachtlc , residing
li 311Vnn1wnHh nvnnnn nlinr ltirv 1.1 * . . n-ltl.
the theft of a pocketbook conlnlnlng $2.50
Iu cash. Grossman is said to have"sneaked
In at an open door in the absence of the oc
cupants and taken the purs ? , but was de
tected In the act by a neighbor.
I'KHSO.VM , I'AHAfiUAl'llS.
f. D. Harrington , Sioux City , Is a Barker
guest.
W. P. Cole , Cincinnati , Is registered at
the Barker.
C. E. Rutl'orfor.l of the nock Island left
for the east last nl-jht.
Fish Commissioner Robert S. Oborfelder
of Sidney Is at the Mlllard.
Piesldent Barnes of the Slate Board of
Agrlcultivo It , at the Mlllard.
Lculs Holrncr , proprietor of the Valparaiso
Roller mills , is a Mlllard eueht.
R. J. Kllpatilck and Mrs. Kllpatrlck of
Beatrice nro guests at the Paxton.
F. A. Chase , master mrchanlc'of the Kan-
cas City & St. Jo ? , is nt the Paxton.
Manager C. A. Holden and the Holden
rninody company are making the Barker
their headquarters while playing Omaha.
Miss Eva Kcnnnrd , daughter of Council
man Konnard , Irft for SI. Louis last night ,
where E-O ! will resume her studies In a pri
vate school.
Thomas Glbbs left for Crlpplo Creek last
night at the head of u party composed of
thlity persons. H Is propobed to form a
small colony run nn the co-opjratlve plan
In the new mining camp.
XcllflNlillllN lit till1 IIolclM.
At the Dellonp Mike Emmlngton , Ponder.
At the Murray E , 1C. Cnrr. Aurora ; C. O.
Carpenter , Kearney.
At thePaxtonU. . S. Proudnt , Guldo
Hock ; U. 13. Davlos , LInco'n.
At the Mlllanl John M. Untlor , Llnco'n ;
W. C. Brooks , Boatrlce ; J. M. Pheoly , Mln-
den.
den.At
At the Mercer 15. D. Morris. II. L. liobln-
ncn , Hclgrndp ; Wllllum U. Badger , Arling
ton ; II. M , Mnlliew , Loiip City.
At the Arcade F. W. Quick , Ilnmboldt ;
J. Hastlo , Auburn : F. J. Hnrlon , H'anton ;
George F. Heine , Hooper ; II. C. lUrroWP ,
Tcknmah
At tbi > Merchants J. C. Hlnos , Colorldsiej
D , Garvey , llartltiRton ; II. 11. Lcttn. Tc-
kamah ; C. C. ICInir , KmeiTon ; C. K. Hln-
mnn , Oxford : n , II. Albrlpht , Lincoln ; A.
S. Jlarr , Frank liennett , Stniitw ; F. W.
Kllcy. Albion ; J. T. Smith , Fremont.
Scrofula in the Neck
Is dangerous , disagreeable and tenacious ,
but Hood's Snrsaparllla as n thorough
blood pufiller , cures this and all oilier
forms of ficrofuln.
"I had n bunch on
my nccJc aa largo at
a hi'ti's egg. I wai
advised to hnvo it
cut out , but would
not. A friend ouj-
Kesled that I take
Ilood'n Snrsnparllla
< J which I am K\aH \ tt
that I did , and
itho bunch
Entirely Disap
peared.
I can truly p/aisa
Hood's Sarsaparllla , for I know It la an
excellent medicine. I Jmvo recommended
Hood's BfiroaparJlia highly ill the past ,
mil shall contlniia to do HO. " Mr.s. Kl.LJ.
BILLINGS , lied Clojd , Ncbiuskn.
Hood's Sa&'sapariiJa &
Is the only true blood jiuriflur prom- !
nently in Iho jiubllo eye. f 1 ; nix for { 5.
Hood's Pills ? . } „ ' ! , " llDlt ttfl - < 1lnne'
Tel. 1531 iMxtou HiirH3 >
MATINKK TODAY AT 2:30. :
TONIGHT AT 8:15. :
Freeman's Funinukcri , liendril \ > y
KUOBNK CANFIKU ) .
A Itailroatl Ticket.
J'rlcci Lower lloor , 60c , 7Ge , > 1.00 ; balcony , 33
im-J We ; nailery , 25c.
Matlnco 1'itret Ixiwer floor. Me ; bale ny. 2" " .
Itirri'HN KNOAdKMKNT Tlirco iilehln , urn.
m < urli ] ; ; TliuitUuy , Junu.iry U , A , 11 , J'nliiKi'a
company In
T t _ > T r TZ2r in t vritm
L Jri 1 LA lT > Y i ) ' . t. nit.it > r
ON1Y MATINUi : HATI'ltOAV ,
I tin r\i-J m-ati now on uuh- ,
Tilro : Lower floor , tl , 11.W. Ijtilcnny , Sic. Hi !
gallery. Sic. Miitlnco iiricen. air , ttfj , 7SC. tl
UP TO DATE !
JIP/NESE / flfDICITH ) 100III PIBIE. g
The 11101 cxnulilhr dentrlllce ever orielJr
natcd. Uuurantetd not to contain unylhlnK y.
Injurlouu Iu Uio teeth. For tale by all fj
drUKElilDvenlH per LKJJ. O