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o THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs TUESDAY , OCTOBER , 1809. Telephones COt CIS. Dee , Oct. 23 , 1S09. Fine Tailor Made Suits We do not know of any part of a ladies' wardrobe which is as necessary as a tailor-made suit the enormous increase in our business in this branch shows how they are appreciated. Hamlsomo Tallor-Madc Suits , made single - price , Handsome coats at $10.00 , glo or double-breasted , tight-fitting , $12.00 and $15.00. made with the new habit back skirt , BLACK SILK WAISTS In black , navy , brown and gray , nt Next to our suit business this has been (20.00 and $22.00. $ our great success. We show an ele GOLF CAPES gant assortment at $5.00 , $3.50 , $7.50 , Wo received quite n largo assortment of $10.00. new Golf Capes Saturday choice patterns In ladles' Underskirts we have some val terns In these are hard to get. Wo ues which positively cannot bo com have them fur sale at $3.00 , $10.00 , pared In goodness , price or quality In (12.00 ( , $15.00 nnd $1S.OO. other stores. JACKETS For , $1.25 wo have an extra fine Under * Wo nro dally receiving new things lu skirt , made of black coutlllc , deep rudlo Jackets. Our garments nro all ot the and cords. newest cut and style. We handle only At $1.50 , black coutlllo Petticoats , made reliable goods at tbo lowest possible of coutllle , with three ruffles. FOR FOSTER. KID Qr.OVBfl AI7D MaOAJUL'S BElDEfUGX WE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. K. o. A. utiLinna , con. iorn AND DOUGLAS STS. of the Senator's safe arrival set the town wild and whistles blew , bells rang and sky rockets and Koman candles were sent up. rilESCOTT , la. , Oct. 23. ( Special. ) When the news reached hero last night that the Senator , carrying the Fifty-first Iowa regi ment , had arrived at the Golden Gate there was n demonstration. Bells weroI rung , cannon fired and the local band > 1 inarched the streets nnd played patrlotlo I I music , Prcscott furnished thirteen boys for j , Company K. i | CASUALTIES AMONG IOWANS HI en of llawlccyc ItVKlineiit Who Dcil or Were AVniimlril l the I'lllllpIllllCH. Following are the deaths of the Fifty-first Iowa' from the time that regiment entered the service to Its arrival nt San Francisco : Killed In Action Walter Wagner , private , Company A , Jutitf IS. 1SS9 , near Pnranaque. Suicide John L. Moore , first lieutenant , Company L > , July ID. 1S95 , San Fernando. Natural Causes Patrick Ahern , corporal , Company B , September 12 , 1S3S , Camp Mer- rlnm , typhoid ; Albert M. Rales , private , Company K , October 8. 189S. Fablaloa , Jj-phold ; Curtis G. Hates , private1. Company f . October 5 , 1S38 , San Francisco , typhoid ; Alfred C. I3e.bb. private. Company F , July ES , 1SDS , Presidio hospital , pneumonia ; Perry A , Black , private , Company C , Sep tember 17 , Cnmn Merrlam , typhoid ; Wallace A. Rolln , regimental quartermaster ser geant , March 25 , 1S99. Cavlte , smallpox ; Narton J. Brown , private. Company 13 , Au gust 30 , 1S9S. Camp Merrlatn , pneumonia ; Austin Brown , private , Company 1 , Sep tember 17. 1SSS , Camp Merrlam , typhoid ; Fred B Carver , private , Company G. Oc- tcfbtf 231SSS. . Snn Francisco , typhoid and pneumonia ; lillsha L. Doran. private , Com pany If , September , 14. 1S93 , Camp Merrlanv J ouls Dunn , private , Company I , September 2. IN8. Camp Merrlam , typhoid ; George W. Klllott. private , Company G. August S. 1S3S , "United States Marine hospital , San Fran cisco , pneumonia ; John A. Gnnzer , private , Company C. September 9 , 1S3S , Camp Mer- Tlntn , typhoid ; George II. Gnvham , private. nldlo ; Vernl H. HysJiani. wagoner. Company It , August 20 , 1SSS , San Francisco , typhoid fever ; William Holdcn , private. Company 1. September 1 , 1S ! 3 , Camp Merrlam , tuber culosis ; Walter B. Hutchlnson , private. Company A , August 1 , Manila , typhoid ; Bdwino Klsslck , private , company F , Sep tember 28 , 1693 , died on transport ; Oliver Mack , private. Company D , September 5 , 1S98 , Camp Merrlam , pneumonia ; Earle Mc- Cammant. private. , Company II. November 21 , 1803 , Presidio , typhoid ; Ellery B. Mills , private , Company M , September It , 1S9S , tamp Merrlam , pneumonia ; Joseph Needles , prlvntii , Company B , August Ifi , 1S9S , Camp Merrlam , pneumonia ; Daniel S. Newsomc , corporal. Company D. July 23 , 1S9S. San Francisco hospital , pneumonia ; Paul B. Push , private , Company L , Julr L 1S99 , Ma- nlla. typhoid : John Heed , private Compuny I , August 16 , 1SDS , Camp Merrlam , pneu monia ; John E. Hitter , private , Company M , July 11 , 1S98. San Francisco , bowel troublti ; Lucius K. llosers , private , Com pany ai. uUly 2.1 , IS'JS , San Francisco , ippendlcftls ; Robert HORPTS , private. Com pany O , November 21 , 1833 , Snn Francisco , typhoid ; Harry L. Scott , iirlv.-Ue. Company K. October 1 , 1S8S. Pros'.dlo , spinal mlnln- pltlsi Clifford StllllnKer , private , Company B , November 17 , 1S)3. ! ) Presidio , typhoid ; Harry I * Stone , private , Company F , Au- KU t ID , 1S9S. Camp Merrlam , pleurisy ; Do Witt C. Tucker , private , Company L , July 23 , 1SOS , Snn Francisco , pneumonia ; John Turner , private. Company H. April 13 , 1S99 , Manila , smallpox ; Edward C. Vaughn , pri vate. Company C , March 3 , 1S93 , Cnvltc , smallpox : John F. Walker , corporal. Com pany G , July 25 , 1S.T , , Manila , typhoid. Captured by Filipinos Alfred J. Bour- dolne. Company II , utlll unaccounted for , The members of the Fifty-first Iowa who were wounded In action /oljow : , At QulnKun , April 23 , 1S93 Hubert Dalley , "Ab Eye Like the Master's Eye/ ' You are niaster of your health , and if you do not attend to duty , the blame is easily located. If your blood is out of order , Hood's Sarsaparilla - saparilla will purify it. It is the specific remedy for troubles of the blood , kidneys , bowels or liver. Blotches " face used to be covered < with pimples and blotches and 1 suffered from 'continuous headache. ' Hold's Sar'sapariUa 'quickly removed the ' cause and'tny face is smooth , * Have no I I more headaches. " F. H , Seibert , j \ Hammond , Ind , liocxt't I'llli cure liver 111" i tlie non-Irritating _ and oitiy cafhiutlo to take with llood't Sar p rlll private. Company Lj Carl Gardner , private , Company L ; I/ouls I * Hunter , corporal. j Company B ; Walter Larson , private , Com pany L ; George Mariner , corporal , Com pany E. r At Pulllan , April 21 John Bcllm , private , Company M ; William J. DtiKgan , major ; Tatrlck Dwyer , private. Company II ; Nathan Hodges , private , Company D ; El- mc'r ' Narver , prlvnte , Company D ; Bert Thomas , private- . Company M ; Louis Wy- land , private , Company C. An Calumplt , April 25 John Kcrnan. prl- vate , Company B ; Sainuel Tllden , private , Company M. At San Tomas. Slay 4. 1S90 Charles LRauder. private Company II ; Everett Bron. aon , private. Company J3 ; John Gushing , corporal , Company C. At San Fernando , May 5 , 1S39 Gcorgd Shannon , private , Company c. At San Fernando , May 20 , 1S90 Joseph I. Markny , prlvnte. Company M. At San Fernando , May 31 , 1SD3 Walter II. Combs , corporal , Company I ; Clifford Stev enson , private , Company 11 ; Harley Stretch , private. Company 1. At Sun Fernando Outpost , June 16 , 1S99 Charles E. Lucna , private. Company D ; Nathan C. nockafellO'W , prlvnte , Company D ; Lon D. Sheets , corporal. Company 1C ; D\vd ; Walling , private Company U ; Louis S. Woodruff , private. Company D. At Snn Fernando Outpost , June 30 , 1S99 EdwarU F , Brown , private , Company G. HISTORY OF THF REGIIV1ENT Detailed Account of the DOIIUH' | ; of the 1-Mfty-rirnt Iowa A'oluii- teer Infantry. The Fifty-first Iowa volunteer Infantry was mustered Into tbo service of the United States May 30 , 1888. On Juno 5 the regi ment left Iowa for San Francisco , with the Philippine Islands as their destination. There 'wero 1,320 officers and men of the regiment when they left the state. The regimental ofllcera were as follows : Colonel John C. Leper , Dos Moines. Lieutenant Colonel Marcelius M. Miller. Bedford. Majors William J. Dugsan. Crcston ; John T. Hume , DCS Molncs ; Sterling P. Moore , Villsca. JleRlmental Adjutant Joseph P. David son , Muscatine. Battalion Adjutants George A. Rend , DCS Moines ; Frank M. Compton , Council Bluffs ; Herbert C. Lane , Red Oak. ' Regimental Quartermaster John D. Cady DCS Moines. Regimental Surgeon Willard S. II. Mat thews. Des Moines. Assistant Surgeons David S. Falrchlld Jr. , Clinton ; Donald McRac , Jr. , Council Bluffs. Hospital Steward " \Vllber S. Compton , Des Monies. Chaplain Herman F. Williams , Ames. The twelve companies composing the regi ment were from the following towns : ton : Company H. Des Moines ; Company I Bedford ; Company K , Corning ; Company L , Council Bluffs ; Company M , Red Oak. The Fifty-first regiment was the Third rcglmont of the Iowa National Guards prior to being mustered Into tbo United States service. The Iowa National Guards aa an organization dates back to January 15 , 1877 , but Company A of the Fifty-first was or ganized ns far back as 1SG8 , at which time it existed as an Independent company. Tbo regimental organizations were not full , and when mustered into the UnlteJ States service the companies were recruited up to war footings , so that when the Fifty- flrat loft the United States there were 2-13 Iowa towns represented upon its roster. Ol this number Des Moines furnished the largest quota , 222 men. Council Blum came next with 85 ; Red Oak with 70 ; Knox- vllle , 67 ; Vllllsca , C6 ; Creston , 60 ; Bedford , 5-1 ; Corning , 49 ; Glenwood , 47 : Oskaloosa , 41 ; Shenandonh , 3S ; Greenfield , 26 ; Clarlnda , 22 ; Stewart , 20 , nnd other towns In smaller numbers. Of the 1320 | men who left Iowa only about 800 names remain on the rolls at present. Fifty-two men were Invalided , seventy-one men and two ofilcers re-enlisted in the rcgu lars , and forty were discharged. The continual skirmishing nnd eevere service that the regiment saw for about six months in Luzon induced much sickness , and \\bon the orders came to leave the front for homo only 218 men of the regiment were fll for fluty. The regiment left Des Moines Juno 5 , 1898 , and remained lu San Francisco until No vember 3 , when It sailed in the transport Pennsylvania for Manila , November 12 to 16 was spent In Honolulu , and on December 7 Manila was reached. The regiment was not landed , however , and after remaining on the transport until December 2C , was or dered to Hello , where It remained without disembarking until January 29 , when It sailed back to Cavlte , On February 3 , 1890 , after having spent ninety-three days on the transport , the regl- mcnt disembarked and was stationed In the navy yard. On February 9 the Second and Third bat- tallona were engaged In the occupation o the town ot San Iloquo. On February 18 the First battalion was ordered to report to Brigadier General Ovcr- Bhlno at the front , Early In April the entire - tire regiment was sent to Malalos , On April 23 companies n , E , G , I , K , L and 9O0O8O O O OeO O OOB080frO * Rubbers Advance We slmll accept orders on Kubbcr Boots nnd Shoes at September prices until Nov ember 1st. liny now. . OurnowllUi3lrntr.fi ontnloanesof OIHBIl1 1H\ND ( MAOKINTOiHlEd , Oiniva * LcKutniH , Over iiiilij'rii. ote.- ru vu'ura to bn tbu. bent mado. A k for tliom Wo have oihori . .No Uoodj at Retail ZACHARY T , LINDSEY Omaha , Neb. M were engaged In the action nt Qulngua , and on the 24th and 25th the entire regi ment snw service nt t'ulllan and Calumplt. As n result of these battles sixteen members of the regiment were wounded. On May4 the- First and Second battalions participated in the capture of San Tomas nnd on May 5 the two battalions captured San Fernando , crossing the river under a heavy fire. This put the lownns In the enemy's country , and they met the enemy In n number of lively encounters while on out post duty. On June 1C and 22 the regiment fought the enemy near San Fernando. During August a part of the regiment was engaged In the capture ot Calulc-t nnd An- golcs and in doing outpost duty. Colonel Leper , who was for a time sick with ty phoid fever , led the rcglmont at Calulct , nnd It fought continuously from daylight until Into In the afternoon , the men much of the time being In water up to their knees. At the time the regiment went Into this battle only 23G men were nt for duly. During Its term ot service the Fifty-first took -part In eighteen engagements , In all of which It acquitted Itself with great credit. STATEMENT BY ARCHBISHOP AiioNtollo Dclcftntc to Culm , Porto Itlt'o unit I'liiiliiiilncN Aiimvor * Rciicrnl I'miNton. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. Archbishop Chapellc ot Now Orleans , apostolic dele gate to Cuba , Porto Klco nnd the Philip pines , today gave out the following state ment to the Associated Press : "In answer to General Funston's state ment , made in nn address to the students of Stanford university , that 'If congress would drive out the friars and confiscate every inch of church property In Luzon the bottom would drop out of the insurrec tion within one week , the Inhabitant ! ) ct Luzon nro completely under the church , ' I deem It proper to make the following public statement : "Knowing what I do from the most reli able authority of General Funston's broadness and sense ot fairness , I do not believe that ho has been quoted correctly. lo may have stated that the Insurgents lomand this as a condition of peace ; but hat ho gave them as his own sentiments cannot credit. From my own experience know how easily It Is to be misquoted. Ml I can say is , If General Funston did make this statement he manifested n dense gncranco of the work done by the religious rders in the archipelago. " DETAIL TO WATCH BOER WAR Colonel Sunnier , Mnjor Storey nnd CantuIiiN Glljnoii ami Slociim Go to Triiiisvnal , WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. Colonel Sumncr , dojor Storey , Captain Gibson and Captain Slocum have been detailed to proceed to South Africa to observe and report on mili tary operations. Colonel Sumner Is a brigadier general of volunteers , his present station Is attache to London embassy. Major Storey Is stationed at Governor's Island ; Captain Gibson is an ordnance officer , sta tioned at Columbus , and Captain Slocum who was United States military attache at Lisbon , Is on his way to Capetown. Order IIiiHliicNM Growing. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The annual re port of the money order system of the Post- ofllco department shows a total Issue during the year amounting to $224,038,303 , an In crease of $20,304,492 over last year. Tbo total earnings of the system , aggregating $1,591,638 , show an increase of ? 305,00 1,000 On these orders a war revenue tax of ? 579- 886 was collected. There were 4,390 new money order offices added and 29,870 do mestic and 968,501 international money or ders issued. The report shows that while for thirty years the average amount of each order has decreased the average- during the last year was $7.28 , an Increase of 40 cents over the previous year. Orders drawn in Cuba and paid here aggregated $2,345,093 and vice versa , $55,156 ; In Porto Rico those drawn for payment here , $409,185 , and vice versa , $13,173. 1'rltioncrx with Rcltictniit JallcrN. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. Governor Steun- enberg of Idaho had another conference to day with Secretary Hoot respecting the maintenance of federal custody cf the miners who are now held as prisoners In Idaho by the troops. The War department Is anxious to escape the responsibility for the further care of these prisoners. On the other hand , Governor Steuenberg cannot see his way clear to accepting their custody , because h has no sufficient force to take care of them Secretary Iloot has suggested that the gov ernor issue a call for a special session o the legislature to deal with this question Meanwhile the War department will con tinue , for a short time at least , to hold the prisoners. Returning IllfKal Iloc-r Taxes. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. Tbo coramls eloner of Internal revenue is rapidly return Ing to taxpayers taxes collected on beer on hand Juno 14 , 1898 , and produced and tax paid prior to that date. Of the 780 claims presented from the Cincinnati district 39i have been allowed and the amount claimed paid. The taxes now being returned were assessed and collected under the act of June 13 , 1898. Lord SucueeUH Iliiuluiiiiiii. WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. William I. Bu channn has resigned his position as United States minister to Argentine , to take effec at the expiration 'of his leave of absence , ti accept the pcoltlon of director general of thi Panamerlcan exposition. His resignation was accepted today and William P. Lord ot Oregon was commissioned his successor , Suorjiloii ( o Carry ComnilNHloii. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The auxiliary gunboat Scorpion , now at Norfolk , has been assigned to the transportation of the Isth mlan Canal commission to Nicaragua. Th < commission will bo ready to sail by tin end of the month. While In Bolivian waters the Scorpion can look after American Inter nsts during the progress of the revolution ( iriintH Injunction WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The Unltei States supreme court granted leave to tli state of Louisiana to file a bill for an In junction against the state of Texas prohibit Ing tbo enforcement of a trade cmbargi In connection with the yellow fever quar antlne In the latter state. Clilvf .Iimtlcu Fuller on Ilenoli. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23.-Chlef Justlc Fuller took his seat on the bench of th United States supreme court today for th flrst time during the present se&slon of th court. Justice Urower hit ! : been Indispose since his return from Paris and was no present today. Culinn 13\Iill > lt at I'jirln. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23 , The War depart mcnt Is considering tbo dajlrablilty of having a Cuban exhibit at the Paris exposition. Secretary , Iloot had a talk on the subject today with Mr. Quesada , the Cuban commis sioner , and tbo latter Is to draw up a mem orandum on the subject. Mnxoiiii Call ou .MelClnley. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. The supreme council of the Scottish Kite Maeons called on President McKltiley at the White House to day and late concluded Its biennial session , Kitvoy to ArKCiitliia Appointed. WASHINGTON , Oct. 23. William P. Lord of Oregon has been appointed envoy extra ordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the Argentine Hepubllc. Colonel IluiitliiKtoit Itctlreil. WASHINGTON , Oct , 23. Colonel It. W , Huntlngton , marine corps , has been retired I , to take effect January 10 next. SH TO Plans to Meet War Expenditures Are Considered in tbo Commons , MONEY IS RAISED THROUGH TREASURY BILLS Kit hunted Uovcntie l I.nrRor Tlinu 1'ortlnn < > r K.\IIUIINC Mny lie Collected from Triinnvnnl When Victory la Won. LONDON. Oct. 23. The prince of Wales today received former President Benjamin Ilarrlrou In nudlenco at Mnrlborough bouse. Mr. Harrison visited the House ot Commons , accompanied by A. J. Ualfour , the govern ment leader In the house and the flrst lord of the treasury. The chancellor of the exchequer , Sir Ml- had HIcks-Ileacb , made a statement lu the ouso ou the questloa of the expenditure cn- allcd by the Transvaal war. Ho sold the xpcndlturo for the year had boon insreasod iy the supplementary vote to n total of 121,205,000 , but , ho added , the revenue had ncrcased and he expected there would bo nn ncreaso of JC3.000.000 over the estimate ot he revenue. This would bo a considerable ontrlbutlou toward the unforeseen expendl uro and would leave about 7,000.000 to bo rovldcd. Ho thought there shold bo no ddltlon to the fixed debt , but that the money ihould bo raised by a temporary addition to bo floating debt. The chancellor of the ex- licqucr therefore nsked for power to raise 8,000,000 by treasury bills , the whole quea- lon of payment and the question of fresh nxatlon to bo left over to the next Quauclat oar. Sir Michael nl o pointed out that the resent war differed from previous ones and hat the estimates had been more carefully rawn up. No ono could foresee what thu otal would be ; but the British troops had not with brilliant uucccso and the colonies i vcre loyal. Although there might bo sorae- hlng in today's news giving cause for [ .nxlety , yet he saw no reason to anticipate .hat the campaign would not be brought to a lUcccssful close within the period for which he estimates were framed. As Brltloh iolonles had been invaded , ho considered it o bo consistent with nil the laws of war f , when it was brought to a successful ermlnatlon , the Transvaal taxpayer should it any rate have to bear part of the cost. The Transvaal , ho continued , was wealthy n Its golden yields. There had been com plaints from those Interested In the gold- lelds that there had been excessive taxation , but he believed from the best Information .hat under a pure and honest government It ivould be perfectly possible for the Transvaal to bear not only the ordinary ex penses of government and of providing for he maintenance of peace and order within ts territory , but also to provide a reasonable sum towards the expenses of the war , with a reduction at the same time of the taxation of the gold fields. United Front In tlic CrlnlH. Continuing , Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said : If these anticipations are fulfilled and the sum borrowed provea to be but part of the total cost of the war we shall appeal to your patriotism next'April. We believe that those who have supported us In the prosecution of this work will not fall us when It comes to pay tbo bill. If fresh taxation were Intro duced now It might prolong the debate and produce a division which might be entirely misunderstood abroad. I shall not take any course which will promote a division or prcwont us from presenting a united front n this crisis. " Sir. Henry Campbell-Bannerman , the leader of the opposition , agreed that this was not the proper tlmo'l to dlscusa the financial question and that.it was not desirable to show a sign of disunion. The proposals of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach were agreed to by a vote of 338 to 23. The reference of the chancellor ot the ex chequer to the anxiety as to the latest news apparently referred to Lord Wolseley's an nouncement that the British were falling * back from Dundee before superior forces. The departure of the various contingent of tbo army corps was continued today and was effected smoothly. There were striking scenes of enthusiasm wherever the troops were embarking and the Second Royal Irish Fusllccrs had an especially noteworthy sendoff - off at Colchester , where they had almost to fight their way to the railroad station. YULE IS JN DANCER ( Continued from First Page. ) hills , but they carried both at the charge with wild cheers and bugle blasts. By 7 o'clock the British had gained the position and "cease lire" was sounded. Three twelve and one-half-pounder Nord- enfeldts were captured with quantities of munitions. The Boer dead and wounded among the rocks , who were numerous , were attended to. A special dispatch from Capetown , dated Sunday , says that advices received thera from Pretoria report President Kruger as now being In favor of an unconditional sur render. It Is added that It Is expected the execu tive council will meet on Monday or Tuesday to discuss the advisability of such a. step. The report , it Is stated here , must be ac cepted with reserve , 'rimiilttf the TroopH. General French thanked the troops on the field , especially mentioning Colonel Ian Hamilton's splendid handling of the In fan try. The British bivouacked on the captured position Saturday night. Some estimates place the Boor losses at COO men , but this Id probably exaggerated , Colonel Scott-Chlsholm , the only British ofTlcer killed , was formerly attached to the Ninth lancers. He served with distinction In the Afghan war and organized the present Imperial Light Horse , n majority of whom are refugees from the Hand. The death of General Vlljocn Is a severe blow to the burghero and the death of Gen eral Koch and tbo capture of Genera ! Pretorlus will handicap tbo further move ments of this column. According to advices from Durban. Natal , the Boers have entered Zululand , a largo column advancing towards Meloth , The best opinions do not credit the reports that tbo Boors are suing for peace or that they arc. likely to yield at present , though they think tbo Boers will probably retreat to their lines of defense In the mountain passes of Lalng's Nek and Orakcnberg , where they have blocked the passes with great boulders and masses of rock blown up j on either side and where , If they eo desire , the would be able to hold out until the ad vance of Major General Sir Rcdvers Buller through the Orange Free State should compel them to leave the Natal side to meet the Invasion from the oouth , The soi.Batlonal rumors of thu designs of foreign powers inimical to British interests meet with reant credence , although It Is admitted It is difficult to explain the Immense force on land which Great Britain Is now mobilizing , In Vienna It Is reported that the British naval movements are due to a rumor that Russia , with the assent of France , Is about to acquire from Spain , Ceuta or some other naval station on tbo African coast , Elsewhere It Is stated that the movements of the French Mediterranean fleet in tbo neighborhood of the Levant , where It could easily be Joined by the Russian Black sea fleet , via the Stralte cf the Dardanelles , are I occasioning suspicion. J Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs , Arthur Poget are organizing a fund among American women In England , with the intention Is completely equip n hospital ship tor service on the South African const at n cost ot 8,000. Lady Curzon and Mrs , Bradley- Martin have been Invited to Join the commit tee. tee.Tho The authorities In Australia nro much ex ercised at the reports that the imperial gov ernment has ordered canned rocnt in Amer ica , though the war office had promised to conserve Australasian Interests. Those In the best position to judge , however , pro- diet that the packers of the United States will secure largo orders , as the British col onies are unable to supply a tithe. Attempt to Wreck Solillor Trnlti. Is believed to have been nn attempt to wreck military trains bound from Pem broke douk to Southampton was discovered yesterday evening. Five chains were placed on the tracks near Swansea. Two trains laden with troops passed soon after their discovery. The parliamentary secretary of the war office , Gcorgo Wyndham , made n statement lu the House of Commons today , saying : "Lord Wolseley sums up the position In Natal early this morning ns follows : 'In the battle of Elandslaagtc , October 21 , two guns were captured from the Boers , who lost heavily. A largo column of the enemy appeared advancing from the north and west on General Yule , who consequently had fal len back from Dundee and was concentrat ing at Glencoo Junction. In this operation wo gather in the wounded and medical at tendants left nt Dundee. " 'General White was In position at Lady- nmllh nnd Is being reinforced from Plelcr- marltKburg. The ncmy appears to bo in largo numerical superiority. ' " A private message from Ladysmlth today says that a messenger who has Juet arrived there from Pretoria says the women nro weeping nnd walling on the market place. Three trains have been dispatched from Klerksdorp to fetch the wounded from Mate- king. It is estimated there are 700 killed nnd wounded , and It Is stated nt Pretoria that the British casualties are only eighteen. QLENCOE CAMP , Oct. 22. ( Delayed In Transmission. ) 12:20 : p. m. The attack made by the Boer forces under General Lucas Meyers on the British position Satur day enabled the British forces to score an other signal success. The Beer column was driven pellmell over the plains , losing over 300 killed and wounded. In addition the [ British captured several hundred horses and made many prisoners , who are being well cared for. The Boer hospital has been taken under the wing of the British hospital corps , as the Boers had only a simple doctor with a primitive staff , who was quite unable to cope with the wounded. As It has been raining all night long and the weather heavy and misty , It Is hardly expected that the Boers will inalta another attack today. PREPARING TO MEET RUSSIA Some SltlcllKlita < " ' < I' < - Great War Preparation * Made liy NEW YORK. Oct. 23. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says : "Everybody Is asking why an immense body of reinforce ments is going out when every bulletin of victory from Natal proves that n moro mod erate force would sufilce. That is a mystery as dense as London's black fog. There Is a glimmer of light from Paris , where it 1 rumored that the Russian troops will occupy Herat prematurely with the ameer's consent. Well informed men were asserting last night that these vast preparations were not meant ns a grand parade , but were a wise precaution , rendered necessary by the possibility that Russia would take advantage of the occasion and moke another advance on- western Afghanistan , where full control could bo secured over Persia. With a Brit ish army corps on the ground of South Africa , and In readiness for service in India or Afghanistan , these witnesses were ready to testify that Russia would not advance on Herat. The magnitude of the British arma ments for a campaign against the burghers of the two petty republics is evidently creat ing In Europe what Carlyle described as an atmosphere electric with suspicion. , "Those who are behind tbo scenes In Eu ropean diplomacy at the present moment and well awareof the intriguing now taking place between France and Russia and the Intention , If possible , to take advantage ot England's difficulties , very much doubt if the intrigues are checked by British sue. cesses in Natal and on the western border ol the Transvaal and the Free State. The British government Is perfectly informed of what is passing and has not hesitated to malto very swift preparations , naval ana otherwise. "Tho French Mediterranean fleet of els battleships and several cruisers left for tba Levant , where It has not shown itself for two years. This may or may not bo connected with the schemes above noted. Nothing would be easier than for the Russian Black sea fleet to join It , passing through the Dardanelles. The British channel squadron Is moving to Gibraltar nnd nn ample convoy is being sent with the British transports. "Tho authorities at the various English naval ports have been warned to be In readi ness to send u strong squadron to sea , and several cruisers are now only waiting an order to mobilize. With the militia reserve called out and the mllltla embodied , never was the British nation moro ready , " LOSSES IN SECOND BATTLE Ilotli EiiKllNh mill HoerN SulTer Severely Prominent Otlleern In the lilHt , LONDON , Oct. 23. An official dispatch from Ladysmlth , the British headquarters In Natal , dated 10 p. ra. yesterday , gives the following list of casualties among the prom inent Boers at Elandslaagtc : General Vlljocn , killed. General Koch , wounded and captured ; slnco died. General Kicks , Idlleu. Colonel Schlel ( German officer commandIng - Ing the artillery ) , wounded and a prisoner. Ccemnomder Pretorlus , wounded , prisoner. Several Beer standards ruptured. Tbo following is an official list of the British casualties at the battle of Hlands- laaRto ; Imperial Light Horse Killed : Colonel Seott-Ohlsholm. Wounded : Major Sampson , Captain Orr , Captain .Mullens , Lieutenant Curry , Lieutenant Shore , Lieutenant Barnes , LlcuttHiant Forbes , Lieutenant Forman , Second battery cf field artillery : Wounded , Captain Campbell , Lieutenant Manlcy , Statf Captain Brooke , Seventh llusears. First Devonshire regiment. Wounded. Captain I.nfone , Lieutenant Gunning , Lieu tenant Hayicy , Lieutenant Greene. First Manchester regiment : Wounded , Colonel Curran , Captain Melville , Captain Ncwblgglng , Captain Paten , Lieutenant Iank . The following casualties occurred among the rank mid file : Fifth Lancer * , three troopers Bounded ; Imperial Light Horse , two sergeants nnd four troopers killed nnd thirty-five non-conwnlfsloneHl men woundort , onb man missing ; Twenty-first field battery , three gunners wounded ; Forty-second field battery , two gunners and driver wounded ; First Devonshire regiment , twenty-nine non-cc-mmlssloncd officers nnd men wounded ; . First Manchester regiment , eleven noncommissioned missioned officers and men killed nnd twenty-six wounded ; Gordon Highlanders , flvo non-commlssloncd omcrs and fifteen men killed nnd fifteen non-coramlssloned officers nnd elxtcen men wounded. Gordon Highlanders Killed : Major Dcnne , Lieutenant Fautmonro , Lieutenant Murray , Lieutenant Bradbury. Wounded : Lieutenant Colonel Dick Conyngham , Major Wright , Captain Hnldane , Captain Buchanan , Captain Mlkoljohn , Lieutenant Findlcy , Lieutenant Glllat , Lieutenant Campbell , Lieutenant HenncBsy. The total number of casualties now stands forty-two killed nnd 155 wounded. An amended list of the British casualties ( it the battle of Elandslaaslo places the num ber of officers killed nt five and wounded thirty , and the number of noncommissioned ofilcers and men killed at thirty-seven nnd wounded at 175 , tbo total number ot casu alties being 247. Ten men nro missing. Dlnimtelt from General "White. LONDON , Oct. 23. The war office re ceived the following dispatch from General Sir George Stewart White , dated nt Lady- smith camp -1:45 : p. m. today : "General Yule telegraphed mo yesterday that tbo wounded at Dundee were doing well. " This dispatch partly relieves the anxiety regarding Glcncoe , as the British there had evidently not been attacked up to last evening. ( lueen Deplores I.OHM of l.lfe. LONDON , Oct. 23. The following will ap pear In today's court circular : 'DALMOllAL. Oct. 23. The news of th British success at Glencoo and Elandslnagto has been received by the queen with the greatest satisfaction. While admiring the gallant conduct of the troops , her majcety Is most deeply grieved at the heavy losses the victories have occasioned and greatly de plores the loss of so many valuable lives. " ItiiNNlnn HIM I CroxN to Help. ST. PETERSBURG , Oct. 23. The Russian Red Cross society has determined to offer to help both belligerents in South Africa. The Herald , in making the announcement , adds : "We preserve appearances with this dual proposal , but wo do not conceal our views. " All the papers have opened subscriptions for a volunteer corps , which Is being well equipped in private circles. for JJcnnrtlnfj Soldlcrx. VANCOUVER , B. C. , Oct. 23. Much en thusiasm was evinced here today on the de parture of a regiment of soldiers for Quebec , bound for the Transvaal. National anthems were sung and great crowds assembled at the depots to bid the soldiers farewell. Each soldier was presented with a well-filled purse , the gift of citizens ot Vancouver , Vic toria and other British Columbia cities. ItlK Contract for Ammunition. BRIDGEPORT. Conn. , Oct. 23. The Brit ish government has placed an immense order for ammunition with the Union Metallic Cartridge company of this city for use In the war in South Africa. It is unofficially de clared that part of the order Is for 5,000,000 , shot shell , with as many more ball cart ridges. Iloer I'rlNoiiern Taken to Lmlynmltli. DURBAN , Natal , Oct. 22. 6:30 : p. m. ( De layed in transmission. ) An official dispatch from Lndyemlth says about 200 Boer prison ers have been marched into the town , In cluding General Ben Vlljoen , General Valk and Colonel Schlel. POLITICIANS TIRE FUNSTON He Grown " \Vcnry of Aliniircl Clnliim Mmlc by Political I.eailcrn of Sunflower State. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Oct. 23. A Star spe cial from San Fraoclsco says : General Frederick Funston in an Interview today said : "I am Betting tired of the absurd claims that arc- being made by certain politicians of Kansas. Letters have been written me by certain alleged political leaders claiming credit for some order that has been of ad vantage to the regiment or to myself. They claim credit for the order to go to Manila and further assert that I owe my promotion to brigadier general to their Influence. Jt is claimed that the regiment got Its orders to como homo through the Influence ot cer tain politicians and now comes the absurd report that if thceo same politicians had not exerted a mighty influence I would not have been returned to Manila. "Tho fact of the matter is that tbo Kan sas regiment would have rotted In the sand lots at Camp Merrltt , would never have gene to Manila , would bo In the Philippines yet , I would still bo a colonel and would soon bo a private citizen , If it had depended on the exertions or Influence of these poli ticians. The Kansas regiment was about tbo last regiment to leave San Francisco and was the last but two to leave Manila. A whole acre of political Influence would not have affected the order of coming or go Ing. " FUNSTON ACCEPTS THE SWORD Heiiort flint He Did ' .Vot Utter Word * limcrllieil 011 Illnilc IN Denied liy Kantian Colonel. KANSAS CITY , Oct. 23. A Star poclal from San Francisco Bays ; General Funston today In speaking of the Topckn report that ho would not accept the $1,000 sword which the people of Kansas propose to give him because of tbo Inscription ! "Until my regi ment Is mustered out , " on tbo blade , xald : "I certainly do not Intend to do any such thing. I greatly appreciate the proposed pres entation of a sword from the people of my state and the Inscription Is one of which I shall always bo proud , I can BCO no other reason why nnyono should Imagine that I Would not accept the sword with this In scription other than that I had not said the twords thus attributed to me. But I did say ' 'them and while I attached no great Impor tance at the time to the expression , I do not want malicious liars to discredit me without any opportunity to act myself right. " It was the morning following the battle of Caloocan , when the line was BO attenu ated that General McArlhur was alarmed for fear of nn attack. Hn eent to Colonel Funston and linked him If ho could bold the lines In the event of nn attack. 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