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.ESTABLISHED JUNK U ) , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUN1NG , JANUARY 3 , 1000 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE C HINTS.
Show the Mettle They Ara
Brn h with the BosrsT
DRIVE THEM FROM HILL UNDER HOFFIRE
Minor Engagement on Orange Elver EcsulU
Favorably to English ,
CAPTURE LAAGER AND FORTY PRISONERS
Movement Contluotad by Colonel Pilcher in a
Masterly Manner.
ARTILLERY GETS IN SOME GOOD WORK
on : | ( | hide- Small
Colonul rlli-Iie-i4 TSuvv U
Twenty .11 II on from
lU-liiiiint.
LONDON , Jan. 2 The War office has re
tched the following from Capetown under
today's date : Colonel Pilcher reports
through the ofilcer commanding at the
Orange river : "I have complete ! ) defeated
H hostile command nt the Sunnyslde laager ,
this da ) , January 1. taking the laager and
forty prisoner ! , , bewldca the killed and
wounded Our cammltlea are two pilvates
Killed and Lieutenant Adle wounded. Am
encamped at Dover farm , twenty miles
northwest of Belmont and ten miles from
Sumijslde. "
BELMONT , Cape Colony , Jan. i A dis
patch from the Associated Prciis representative
tiveat Dover farm , dated January 1 , sas.
A mounted force consisting or 100 Cana
dians of the Toronto company and 200
Queenslandcrs , commanded by Colonel Rlck-
anlo. two guns nnd n horse battery under
Jlnjor do Kougemont , fort ) mounted Infantry
under Lieutenant Ryan nnd 200 of the Corn
wall light Infautr ) , the whole commanded by
Colonel Pilcher , left Belmont ) estcrday at
noon on a march westward , covering twenty
miles before sunset The force encamped at
rook's farm , where the troops were wel
comed cnthuslastlcall ) . At 6 o'clock this
morning the force approached a spot where
a laager of the Boers was reported.
I'lirls llopi * I'rlNoni-rs TnUpn ,
Colonel Pilcher , on approaching the posi
tion , which WUB a line of strong kopjes , de
tached Major do Hougemont with the guns ,
To rout os and mounted Infantr ) to work to
ward the light , making a turning movement
himself with the Qncenslanders toward the
south position. The maneuver was a com
plete success The British hhells were the
flifct Indication of the presence of the troops.
The Boers left their laager and opened fire ,
but the Qucenli'iders completing the move
ment , and the lag r was captured vIth forty
prlbot.era The British casualties , wcro two
men killed , three wounded and one inlsilng.
The whole force worked ndmlrabl ) . The two
men killed belonged to the Queensland con
tingent. >
\nothor private , whoso horse had bolted ,
plucklly returned to render assistance. He
was woundecl'tn-the leg and bis horse was
killed
! lnlU-rj Ditt-M Cooil Work.
Meanwhile Lieutenant Ryan , who had
worked magnificently , reported that the
veldt on the right side of ( he enemy was
clear , whereupon Major Rougemont ordered
the guns to a trot They arrived within
I f.00 yards of the laager , unlimbercd and
planted flvo shells , In as many minutes ,
within the laager
Immediately the enemy could bo seen
streaming over the kopje They were com
pletely surprised , but quickly opened a
well directed return ( lie.
\ representative of the Associated Press
had the privilege of carrying nn order to
the Toronto company to double-quick Into
action The order wan received with great
satisfaction. The company rushed forward
until within 1,000 jams of the enemy's po
sition , when it opened a hot lire upon the
Kopje and completely subdued the Boer
lireThe
The Diitlsh artillery shelled the position
with wonderful accuracy , while Lieutenant
Ran , with mounted Infantry , worked round
and complete ! ) uncovered the flro of the
Boers , who had been cnncnnsed In the
Inmhes
Mpinvvhllu Colonel Pitcher , with the
Qucouslandcis. taking advantage of every
cover , made a direct attack , the Australians
moving slowly but surcl ) , and only shout
ing when the ) saw the enemy retiring under
their steady fire The Qucenslandeis be
haved with gieat coolness laughing and
ch illlng even at the moment of greatest
peril
DOUGLAS. Cape Colonv , Jan. 2 Colonel
Pilcher has occupied Douglas without op
position and has , been received with enthusl-
II sin b ) the lo.MillstH
During tl'ii advance the.Boer lire siid-
dpnl ) ceased. Thlrt-llvo Boers hoisted a
wl'He ' flag nnd sunendered A portion of
thn TorontcB moved acrot * the front of the
guna nnd entered the laager. The Boers had
lied Fourteen tents , three wagons , a great
store of rifles , ammunition , forage , saddles
and camp equipment and numerous Incrimi
nating papers were captured
Tim Boers lost slkilled nnd twelve
wounded. The Torontos stood the galling
llio with admirable ' patience , never wasting
a ejhot _
\nother dispatch from Dover Kami , dated
Januiry 1 , * ws The colonial troops , ivho
have been longing lo Iu > allowed to meet
the lloora , have at hint been given an op
portunity to do BO nnd scored a brilliant
Miicccs-R The raid conducted by Colonel
Piliher was very dlfllcult , owing to the fact
that the movement * of the troops were Im
mediately communicated to the Boers by
natives. In order to prevent this. Colonel
Tllcher , In making his forced march from
Belmont , left n British trooper at even1
farm liouoo with Instructions not to allow
the natives to lento their huts , the patrols
culling the names of the natives hourly In
order to prevent their cKcape In the
maneuver at Cook's farm Colonel Pllchoi
sent mounted patrols east One of these ,
con lt < tlng of four men , commanded by Lieu
tenant Adle , suddenl ) encountered fourteen
BOOI-H who openeil lire The lieutenant wan
cverel ) wounded and Private Butler gave
up his horse In order to carry the lleu-
tenunt out of range.
FRENCH REPORTS AT LAST
Olllplnl ConllriiiaUoil of ( heIttiiorleil
lutorv ul CoIc'DliprK
I.IIHHPM Mluhl.
LONDON. Jan. 2. The gucceos of General
French's column Is at length continued oili-
elally. the War olllco this afternoon Issuing
n dispatch from Capetown Monday , January
1 as follows :
French reports at 2 p m toda ) from
Culeskop b ) heliograph aa follows. 'Leaving
LAWTUN SUBSCRIPTION FUND
WASHINGTON. I ) C , Dec 27 1S99. To
the IMItor of the BCP The committee hav
ing In charge the raising of a fund for the
benefit of the widow and four } oung child
ren of the latp Major General Henry W.
jjon , who was killed In action nt San
Luzon , P I , December 19 , re-
nolle It and receive contrlbu-
for and .eprcsent the com-
cliy nnd vicinity. H Is
promUed"TB keep the subscription lists open
until the evening of the fifth of January.
General Law ton's services and sacrifices for
his countr'n flag and his expressed concern -
corn for the care of his family Is the most
fetching appeal that can bo made.
H. C. CORBIN ,
Adjutant General , for the Committee.
Pursuant to this dispatch The Bee asks
subscriptions lo the Lawton fund from pub
lic spirited citizenIn Nebraska Iowa nnd
BUrroundlng states -v'ho feel able to assist
In recognizing In this wn ) the Invaluable
services rendered the country by the late
General Law ton. Make checks payabln to
the Merchants Natlounl bank , Omaha Re
ceipt of same will bo acknowledged by the
editor of The Bee In these columns ns
well as by the committee at Washington.
H Iloipwnter $ W
II G Hurt 5i )
Prank .Murphy 69
Hrst Nnt'nmil b ink )
John c Wlmrion ' - " >
Omaha llvpulnir News 1 >
Frank i : Atnorp * * 19
Wllllams-Havwanl Shop company in
Commercial National bank I'l '
< 'uippntpi I'.ippr company 10
Hoc-tor-WillieImv Hardware company. . . . 10
Jiilltm 1'ppporbiirff I'liittoinouth f >
W M. Alclen. H.ennK Neb 2
at llcnaburg , holding the enemy in front ,
half of thu KIrst SulTolks and a section of
the Real Horse artillery , I started thence
nt 5 In the .iftunoon , December 31 , taking *
with me live squadrons of cavalr ) , half of
the Second BorKshlrcs and eighty mounted
lnfantr > . lnf.inlr > canled In wagons and ten
guns. 1 halted for four hours nt Maldor's
farm and at 3 30 this morning occupied the
Uopjo overlooking and westward of Coles-
bcrg. The encni's outposts were taken coru-
pletel ) by surprise At daylight we shelled
the laager and enfiladed the right of the en
emy's position The artillery lire In reply
was hot from n fifteen-pounder using royal
laboratory ammunition , and o'hpr guns We
silenced the guns on the enemj's right Hank ,
demonstrating with cavalry and guns to the
north of Colesberg , toward the Junction ,
vl' " e a strong laager of the enemy was
l-o ng a hill and a position southeast of
Colcsberg , as far as the Junction. Our posi
tion cuts the line of retreat via the road and
bridge Some thousands of Hoers with two
guns are reported to be retiring toward Nor-
" 'All Remington scouts proceeded toward
Achterland ) csterday morning , slight casu
alties , about three killed and few wounded.
Details later ' "
Brief Independent messages from Rens-
berg , filed the evening of January 1 , - supplement
ment General French's dispatch but slightly.
According to them the British were still
shelling the Boer position at C o'clock Mon
day evening and expected to enter Colesberg
today.
The British losses were three men killed
and seven wounded. No officers v.ere killed
or wounded
The Boers are supposed to have suffered
heavily from the accuracy of the British ar
tllleiy fire. General French's statement that
tb" HOTS were using a flfteen-pounder und
Woolwich ammunition evidently refers to
one of the British guns captured at Storm-
berg.
The Boer strength In the engagement with
General Trench was estimated at from 5,000
to 7,000 men
While the afternoon newspapers arc dis
posed to overrate the brilliancy of General
French's suocess , It will doubtless have a
good moral effect , and , If promptly followed
up , ns seems likely from the fact that Rem
ington's guides are already advancing on
Achterlang , it may result in securing Nor-
valspont bridge , thus gaining nn important
strategic advantage , aa thence - General
Fiench will piobably be able to threaten
Bcthullo bridge , which IB the main line of
retreat for the Boers facing General
Gatacie
Other olllclal dispatches dated January 1
say General Methuen's po3ltlou Is un
changed.
Sir Charles Howard Vincent , colonel of
the Westminster volunteers , has failed to
paes the medical examination necessary to
quallf ) him to command the City of London
Infantry division bound for South Africa.
The command of thin corps must , there
fore , bo given to another
Harry McCalmont , the sportsman , has
been ordered to South Africa will' the War
wickshire mllltla
Mr George Lnch , the nowspapei corre
spondent who was captured outside of Lady-
smith and imprisoned at Pretoria , has been
released and has arrived at Loureiizo Mnr-
quez
Sir William Thompson has been appointed
consulting surgeon to the British forces In
South Africa
General White reported under date of December -
comber JI tint thp number of cases of dH-
enter ) and fever Is Increasing.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
C.ri-ul I'lin-p I.oril Itolii-rlN Will HUM-
to Crnnli I IIP lloi-rit London
1'rcNN Jnlillniil ,
LONDON. Jan. 3 4 45 a m Yesterday
the admlrnlt ) chartered eight more large
transports When all the troops destined
for South Africa join those already theie.
Lord Roberts will bo In command of about
200,000 men About 30,000 are now alloat or
read ) to embark Military observers , In
view of what these figures mean , cannot see
how the British can fall to vanquish the
A Capetown dispatch repot ts that the
rebels In Barkle-y dkitrlct are demoralised
b ) the British occupation of Dordrecht
Should U turn out that the Dutch rebellion
U thus being diminished it will bo u mat
ter of great lellef for the Drills ! ! campaign.
The Standard remarks
*
"Until the Tugela has been crossed nnd
Iad > smith relieved It would bo Idle to de
clare that the present position in Cape Col
on ) is one of ver ) great danger , und If , iin-
happll ) , General Duller is again defeated , It
will bo ne-essary to dispatch 100,000 ad
ditional men to keep the Dutch In order "
Winston Churchill's etnlnmto that 230,00(1 (
men will be required to defeat the forces
of the two republics has been ridiculed Ii
man ) quarters , but OH a matter of fact tin *
number In almost raised , without the ad
dltlonnl 100,000 which the Standaid foresee !
might be required.
The morning papew are unanimous In
praising the gallantry of the Canadian and
colonial troops The Times ba > s
"Tho mother countr ) will share with the
Canadians and Australians In the pride .and
gratification they must feel at the tine quail-
tloa dUplacd b ) their troops In this dash
ing little engagement "
The Standard eas "The Canadians and
Australians hud been spoiling far a fight ,
NOW thay have had their opportunity and
the ) have greatly distinguished
( Continued on Second Page )
POYNTER WILL NUT APPOINT
Governor Has No Intention of Naming Now
Tire nnd Pol'.co Board.
MW APPLICATIONS FOR TH POSITIONS
Clilof 13xpiMilUe U III > < AUpmpI <
I tic MIIII-I-IIU' Court to
irriTt an ( Mil l.im I'lilnt *
to Itpppnt DrrUlon.
LINCOLN , Jan. 2. ( Speclvl Telegram )
Governor Poyntcr announced positively to-
iilght that ho had no Intention of assuming
the right to appoint a fire nnd police com-
inlJwIon for the city of Omaha.
"Petitions for the appointment of n flro
and police commission for Omaha have been
pouring into my office for several weeks and
delegations have even called at my olllce
to endorse certain candidates , " said Gov
ernor Poyuter. "I asked all of these people
If Omaha did not have a police commission
and hey icplled that they thought they
could get the present commissioners to re
sign if I had a right as the governor of the
state to appoint n commission. If I had the
power I could confer upon It no rights that
the law does not % \\c \ the present one. In
other words , I see no reason why a new
commission should be appointed
"But I have no right to appoint such n
commission for Omaha. Please give this all
the publicity possible , for I certainly shall
not attempt to resurrect an old law that has
oncei been declared unconstitutional H
would bo Just like appointing a deputy In
surance c ommlssloner now that the Weaver
act has been declared unconstitutional. "
PRIVATE ROW IN WAR OFFICE
mid Mllltnr } llriiuelii-H Dlmmrce
Hiill'N Cnunllc Coiniuclit oil
( Copyright , 1800 , by Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Jan. 2 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) The. Post mll-
Ihuy expert sajs ' I ord Ernest Hamilton ,
In a letter to the editor of the Post , as
cribes these articles as a crusade against
the civil side of the War olllce. This Is not
accurate. No charges have been brought
j agaln&t any one. The unfortunate coin so
of the war baa been attributed to vvant of
foresight and preparation and the entire
cabinet Is held responsible. Aa regards
military olllcerfl the only comment has been
a pic test against the attempt to blame the
intelligence division Lord nrnest Hamil
ton , however , brings definite charges against
those in high military places , of whom ho
snys that they have shown themselves un
equal to their work Ho suggests that
British generals do not know their business
l and that the commander-ln-chlef was , by
I his own admission , Insulflclcntly Informed as
I to the Doer forces All these charges may
| be true and It will perhaps be necessary
to discuss them In the future. "
A private row between civil nnd military
branches of the War olllco Is slowly coming
to a head , accompanied by guarded dis
cussion In private of changes In the cabinet
The Leader expert writes"A most dis
tinguished ofilcer , no old comrade of Duller ,
significantly said yesterday afternoon while
talking of Buller's position on the Tugolo-
j 'Heavy accounts are gencrallj settled on
the 4th of the month , I believe , ' and not
a woid more on that subject could bo ex.-
, traded from him. "
i Iha Dally Mail "Lord Wolseloj's un
usual silence Implies that he would bo the
I last person to court any kind of Inquiry The
vital question whether he Is responsible for
I the aiany blunders that have made us the
laughing stock of the world , is one that ho
will strictly avoid "
SEIZE ANOTHER GERMAN SHIP
Oitiicrn of Hie llt-rk Ilium AViiKiirr
Joil no Coiii'iliilut with HrlllHli
Ton-lull ( UUCP.
HAMBURG , Jan 2 The Hamburger Cor-
rcspondenz announces that the German bark
Hans Wagner of Hamburg was seized bv
the British nt llelagoa bay on December
.n a"id that Its Tuners have lodged a com-
l plaint with the Btitlsh foreign olllue.
| UHRLIN , Jan. 2 Stilct silent e Is main-
i tallied In olllclal circles regarding the in-
j ctdent , but the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press learns that the affair has
created an extremely painful feeling in
diplomatic circles. Diplomatic steps were
Immediately taken In London and the in-
admlsslbilUy of the right of a British
cruiser to search a German mall steamer
on the high seas has been emphatically as
serted. The government Is awaiting Lon
don's response before taking further nc-
| tlcvnThe
The press continues to point out the Inno-
i vatlou Involved in Great Britain's action In
I selling a vessel between neutral ports nnd
searching for contraband destined to further
transportation In order to reach the enemy.
The owners of the Bundesrath and Wag
ner deny positively that he contained per
sons or goods Justifying sciiuic The Ham
burg chamber of commerce iclterates this ,
expressing at the same time n firm convlc-
tlrn that satisfaction will be demanded nnd
accorded
Hamburg's trade Is suffering through such
Incidents und this Increases the anti-British
sentiment there
i'i , u n run sTvri'u ' or W\SIII\RTO >
rrcnrli I'poplc I'lenneil ivllli llio Iili-il
of 1/riM-tliitr II.
PARIS , Jan. 2 The city councl' has
chosun the site for the equestrian statue
| of Washington It Is nt the Intersection of
Avenue d'Jena nnd the Avenue du ' 1 rocadcro.
It IH a fine site in thn midst of the Amer
ican quartei , with the Place du Trocadero ,
the Palais du Trocadero , the Arc de Trl-
omphe and the Champs KbKces close by.
The pedestal has alro been uppioved by the
council. The United States nmbassadoi.
General Horace Porter , has had charge of
the matter and has devoted much time to It.
Ho found that the French people wciu
greatly pleased with the Idea of the statue ,
which Is the result of efforts of patriotic
American women , who raised the necessary
funds b ) subscription
It Is desired to unveil the statue July .1
next , the nnnlvcisary of Washington's ac
ceptance of his commission n general , which
act the statue represents. Daniel C Frciuh
Is the sculptor of the statue and pedestal.
Chailes Page Bo an , the United States
minister to Brazil , Is here General Porter
has given a dinner in his honor. He leaves
for his , fost In a day or BO
i'oiiHiili IIP > Trlii IN VrtKmlcil ,
PARIS , Jan. 2 The high court ( senate )
concluded the hearing of the conaplrac )
-ates toda ) with counsel'i * speech In defense
of M. Guerln Tl-e court then retired tn
c ellberate on its Judgment , which , however ,
1 < not expected tonight
The high court later Interrupted Its de-
ll'icnulons and announced that it had ile-
elded b ) n vote of US lo IS that M. Buffet
is guilt ) with extenuating circumstances ,
that It acquitted MM Godefrey and Do-
vcaux. owing to Ibo large minority m theli
favor , and that II acquitted MM Sabron and
Do Rnmbrol.
The court then adjourned until tomor
row , without arriving at n decision re
specting M. Guerln and M. Derouledo.
MI MOTION or sicuir THIJATV.
* Sii'eli | n ( OfipnliiK of I'orluttnp'p
I'orlcn SIl.Mil on ( lull I'nliil.
LISBON , Jan 2. The Cortes were opened
toda ) . The message [ torn the throne de
clared that the cordiality of 1'ortugual's re
lations with the other powers was shown by
the presence In the Tagua of Meets of France ,
Germany and Great Britain The govern
ment , it continued , hail caused Itself to be
represented nt the Brussels and The Hague
conferences , the former to check the abuses
of alcoholism In South Africa and the lat
ter to reduce the frequency and tn minimize
the horrors of war , and It was hoped that
both humanitarian oujccts would be j
.achieved. The remainder of the speech ,
was confined to domestic affairs and
made no mention of Great Britain or the
Transvaal.
TlinnUN Hit * Vim-rU-nits.
DUBLIN , Jan. 2. At n meeting of the
Pnrnoll memorial committee In this city
today Daniel Tallon , lord ma ) or of Dublin ,
presiding , John 13. Redmond announced the
result of the recent tour of the lord maor
nnd himself in the United Stntra In the In
terest of the fund. The committee adopted
n resolution thanking the people of the
United States for their generoslt ) , with par
ticular reference to Tammany hall's dona
tion of 3,000
It was decided , to proceed Immediately
with tbo erection of the memorial.
> lllllnrj Mm Iiiuu'li nllli liinppror.
BERLIN. Jan. 2. The foreign military at
taches lunched with tho.emperor ) esterday.
The emperor nnd crownjprlnce at noon re
ceived the Japanese minister , who presented
the Order of the Chrsanthcmum to the
crown prince.
Crnki'r Doliitc AVcll.
LONDON , Jon. ---Richard Croker. who
broke his leg yestcrdayvnoar Wantage , while
mounting a horse , Is reported this evening
to bo progressing favorabl ) toward recov
ery.
> o HuNsliiii AVnr r.xlilhll.
BERLIN , Jan. 2. Dr. von Bloch , the Rus
sian writer , announces that the proposed
Russian war exhibit at the- Paris exposition
will be omitted upon the cs/ar's order.
S - ir - Dniiimrr Itj
ST PETERSBURG. Jan. 2 An earth
quake ) esterday dcstrocd ten villages In
the Achnlkalak district of , the government
of Tiflis.
Money for riillcuii I'lllillc AVoiUn.
VALPARAISO , Jan. 2. ( Via Galvcston ,
Tex ) The government proposes to devote
the surplus revenue , 8,000,000 pesos , to public
works.
N.-M Slllllll AVlllcN' ( Soil ! OlltDllt.
SYDNEY , N. S. W , Jan. 2 The gold
jleld for 180 ! ) in New South Wales was COD-
118 ounces , an increase of 16S,91'o ounces over
1S3S.
LAWTON FUND IS A SUCCESS
Tiilnl SuliNCrliitloiiN llcri-U < M' Over
! < ttnOlo : ( ) ( IiicltnllllLV Uomitloii *
III UulMlilr CKIi-N.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2. General Corbln ,
" '
chaiiman of the La.vton 'relief committee ,
announced that the subscriptions to the
Lawton fund received up to noon today
amount to ? 39 , CiJ. ) , which does not In
clude all the subscriptions maclo to the Inde
pendent agents in various outside cities.
l
, General Corbln also announces that the
amount subscribed already exceeds the
I amount hoped for when the movement was
originated and is amply sufficient for the
Lawton homestead at Redlands , Cnl , nnd
to provide for the education of the chil
dren
I Owing to the gratifying success of the
movement It has been decided to close the
subscription lists January 5
Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural de
partment walked into Adjutant General Cor-
bin's olllco at the Wai dcpaitment this
morning and handed him $100 in gold for
the Lawton fund , remarking that "It was a
[ farmer's contribution to a soldier's widow "
Another contribution to the fund iccclvcd
by General Corbln today was a check for
$1,000 from J Plerpont Morgan of New York.
INSTALLING A NEW CHIEF
\VIniH'I > lll-.IM-N Dlllll-O lit till- ( "ll
11II MILOf till- > < lll-llll
of I IIP Trllii- .
CHICAGO , Jan. 2 Wlnnebago Indians ,
fresh flora the reservation near Black River
Tails , WIs , danced their war and other
tribal danceo in Chicago last night It all
took place at the Chicago residence of
Thomas Rodd ) , noon to lie Installed as
"White Buffalo , " chief of l.BOO Wlnnebagos.
1 In the dance the Wlnnebagos were as-
, slbted by Chief Rodd'n children Kagle
Kvo , In a gray suit , sat on a leather couch
and beat the tomtom and ga-e dliectlons for
the danccH Chief Roddy had an niidlcnco
of Woodlawn people as gUfslH ami I nglo
ll > e explained the origin of the dances as
the daiici'rn came up
Chief Roddy will leive this week for the
reservation and will bo Installed formally as
chief of the tribe In the middle of January
MORE WAGES FOR WORKMEN
Tit < > nll'l P TliniiNiiml nl I'll ( Nliiiri ;
( Jp | tin \ \ilviiin-i- Illi HIP
.Nen Ip-ir.
PITTrflHJRG , Jan 2 The wages of 23-
000 men In Plttsburg weio advanced from r
to 10 per cent and In some cases oven a
.greater . percentage Of these 11,000 ate om-
) b ) the Carnegie Steel compaii ) , C.OO'l '
by Jones & Laughllns and alnut , " ,000 by the
United StntVs and National Glasu companies.
sen Wnll SI hi I'M Into llulln ) .
I VALLKJO. < "ul , Jan J A Bcrloim land-
Hlldo oiciirrc'd nn the wntei front of Muro
Island 1 ii-t nlirhl Ah a result 150 fppt of
i the Hf i wall slid into tin ha ) parr ) Ing with
.It IOIIH of irranlip wnrk < eniont and < urtli
and lunHcnlw up full ) HU fi-i t muro of the
wall The lif-uf IH belli veil to bo due to
I thefnct that heavy rain of thp lust fc-vv
' hud fo Illlt-d the snll back uf [ lit- em
bankment with vvntc'r that the prpsHiiro
'could not bi- withstood It in pstlin itcd
lli.it tin acliiHl llamas' ' In mono ) paused by
the lindKllde will bo { TJt"'i , to say nothing
of the lom of time.
I "n-nl.N I | i sninllM | > \ l nnii | ,
j HAN ritA.NVlSl.'O. Jan -Tho smallpox
I rjin'i whlih was established on Angel
inland on Novembii 18 , when the Foil-
Infantry ipglment vvi-iu Into quaran
tine theru vuid broken ui today Twc-nt-
I thrr mi'ii of tin Port ) -eighth who had been
HiiflVrlnK I'i KID smallpox uc.trluleiuud fiom
theli long Isolation. Tin no soldiers of the
I l"urteighth , with all the c-asualx who fire
reudj to travel , will Ball for Manila on the
I transport Tallin , which will snll about Sat-
urdct }
1 - m - III.
j Mo * pnipn ( H ol Oppim \ phMplM , .Tun. i ! ,
At Yokohama Arrived Pucc-mber 31
Brpc-onshlrp from Tacoma
At Manila Arrlv c'd Decc-mber 31 Colum
bia , from San i'rimoUro
At Sjdiip ) , N S W Sailed January 1 -
Mlowprn. for Vancouver
At I'lmouth - Sailed Juiiuiii ) 2 Penn ) l-
vanla from llumburv fm New Vork
At I'ort Arthur-Arrived iJei ember 31
'Ijr { ruin \ an ouver
MASS A BIG CONSOLIDATION
Receivers Appointed for Thrco Lines Run
ning Into Onnba.
PART OF A REORGANIZATION SCHEME
. ( Ininlin V > < t , l.nnln ( o lip Coin-
MniMt vvltli 'Ilirrr Minor I.lnpn ,
for \ \ hoiii Itpeolvprn
Are .Name-it.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 2. Charles It. Chappell
of Chicago nnd James Hopkins of St. Ixjuls
wcro today appointed receivers of the Onuhn
d St. Louis llnllrond company , the Ontahn ,
Kansas Clt ) A. Eastern Rulltoad company j
nnd the Kansas City & Northern Connecting ,
Ralltoad company by Judge Tha > cr of thu
United States circuit court for the 13lghth
circuit.
Two bills of complaint were filed against
the defendant railroads and submitted to
the consideration of Judge Thaver In cham
bers. One. was brought by the receivers of
the I'lttsburg < S. Gulf reid and the othei ,
a crossbill , was filed by the Missouri Hall
way Construction company.
The averments of both bills were sub-
sUxntlall ) the same. Koch alleged that the
defendants were In debt to thorn In certain
sums , the aggregate amount being tibont
JuOO.OOO , that the companies were. Insolvent
ami unable to meet their obligations. Doth
bills wcio for the appointment of receivers
to take charge of the. several defendant
roads and manage the properties under the
dlicctlon of the court. J. Mel ) . Trlmblo
and Hank Hagerman of Kansas City wcro
counsel for the icceivers of the I'lttsburg ft
Gulf tend nnd Tied W. Lehman of St.
Louis for the Missouri Railway Construc
tion company.
The defendants were icpresonted by J. G.
Trimble , general attorney of nil the roads
sued , and Max Pam of Chicago represented
Messrs. Chnppell and Hopkins and also the
reorganization committees of the Pittsburg
& Gulf road
Theie was no opposition fn the appoint
ment of the receivers by the defendants ,
their separate answers having admitted thp
essential averments of the bills , and con
senting to the passage of n decree In con
formity with pravers thereof.
To CoiiNiiIlilntt * I'our IlnnJs.
Mr. Pam said "The appointment of
Messrs. Chappell and Hopkins as receiver *
Is the first step taken In the proposed ic-
organlzatlon of these properties It Is In
tended by the partln * in Intel cst to reor
ganize all these properties , including the
Quincy , Omaha S. Kansas City Railroad com
pany , nnd consolidate them Into onesjstem
of ownership and control. John W. Gates
nnd I start east this week to formulate the
neces iry plan for such reorganization and
consolidation. In conjunction with Messrs
B. 13 Hnrrlman nnd Jacob Schltf It Is
hoped a representative committee can bo
formed and a plan of reorganization agieed
on and submitted within a few days which
wo believe will meet the approval of all par
ties in Interest "
Receiver Chappell Is the ex-vice president
and general manager of the Chicago & Alton
President Felton of the Chicago & Alton ,
who represents the Harrlman sjndlcata In
the Kansas r-ity , I'ltlsburg & Gulf reorgan
ization , was present when the application
was made to Judge Tha > cr
ILLINOIS ccvrit < CI\IM Aonvr.
W. H. iiilrilK < - IN I'roinolril Af < or
TIilrliM-ii cnr ' Ser\ : < .
CHICAGO , Jan. 2 W. C. ] 31drego today
became freight claim agent of the entile
Illinois Central sjstem. At the same time
thu freight claim officers of the sj stem's
southern lines , wore consolidated with the
agency of the northern and western lines
and hereafter all freight claims will bo
considered and acted upon in the companj't ,
general olllccs In this city. The consolida
tion of the New Orleans , Louisville and
Chicago offices will bring more than sl\ty
clerks together in this cltj. Until today
Mr. Eldrege was in charge of the -claim de
partment of the southern lines , with bend-
quarters at New Oilcans , and lib promo
tion to the head of the consolidated offlceb
has come after thirteen years of service with
the company.
PHILIPPINES TO THE FORE
Spnn < or IJp\prIilfj - Hi-iiilj ( o llcplj los
. \s null * \nil-\iliiilnlNlrn- -
< lon Si-iinlori.
WASHINGTON , Jan 2 It Is probable
that very soon after the senate reconvenes
| there will be nioro or less discussion of thu
' situation In the Philippines , the resolutions
of Senatois Tlllman , Bacon , Morgan and
j Hear being used as a text for the sproch-
maklng Senator Boverldgo of Indian i , who
spent Heveial months in Lilian and other
islands of the archipelago , and made a spe-
, clal fctuil ) of conditions there In preparation
j for consideration of the Philippine quefnl'm
' when It came up in congress , probably will
make an elaborate and comprehensive speech
I boon after the sehslon beuiiib. Ho has had
several conferences with the president on the
subject.
AM.UN DIMIS IIH\AN AIDKM HIM.
Sppnrpil ( InTOKII Without IIU VNNH-
IIIII-P I'or llrjiui for I'rrHlili-nl.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2 Senator Allen of
Nebraska , In tin interview tonight , author
ised an absolute denial of reports that ho
would bo the candidate for the presidency
of the fusion forces. Ho said
"I would not accept the nomination If II
' were unanimously tendered enu. Mr llrau
1 undoubtedly will no the candidate of the
democratic , populist and free bllvor parties
for the presidency. Nebraska will give hint
| n united , active delegation to all three of
i the conventions "
Senator Allen declared emphatlcall ) that
ho far as ho knew Mr Bron had not aided
him In his candidacy for the senate , toIng.
"I did not auk Mr Ilrtin directly or In
directly to aid mo in securing my appoint
ment to the senate , nor did he aid mo to
my knowledge I did not see or communi
cate with the governor respecting the mat
ter imtll ho Bent for me Mi Bran know
nothing of ni ) appointment until it had been
determined upon by the governor 'Iho re
lations between Mr Biyan , Mr Hitchcock
( who w in a candidate for senator when Mr
Allen VMS .appointed ) and myself are of
the moiit harmonious character and will
continue so "
Ml I'lHHilt \ > l lintlM I'Olt Illll SC ,
I'roNpprt of llPNOlulloii niri-i-lcil In
TiriiKiu- 1 mi u lr > .
WASHINGTON Jan 2 Speaker Hender
son &ald today that i o exact program tvJ
business In the bouso on the reassembling
tomorrow and during the balance of the
week had befn made up The Hpeaker nnd
his associates on the rules committee ex
pect early adjournments until appropria
tion bills and measures btforu other ccxn-
mlllros are tead > foi action by the hnuue
There Is some prospect of n sharp eoa-
troverey over the consideration of reeo-
lutions of Inquiry lemthc to the.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
rorpcmt for Xebrn-k i
Talr. Hnutliprlv Winds
' 1'i-iniipi ntnrp nt Oinnlin A ptlprelnt t
Hunt. Dc-u. Hour. Dew.
.1 n. in. . . . . . it l | i , in -U
II n. in ( I - | i , in - "
7 n. in II ! l p. n -II
s n. in . " > I | i , in. . . . . . - "
l > n. in. . . . . . . " , . " > | i , in - - "
Ill n. in. . . . . . s It p. in -I
11 n , in. . . , v. . I I T it , in -it
I- in Ill s i > , in -J' '
II ii , in -0
department. iHirlng the recess several mem
bers are sold to have prepared resolutions
of this character. Intending to claim Im-
mudtatu consideration for them as "prlv -
Heged " It Is said , however , b > those who
are authorities on house piocedure that
this 'privilege" wiuld not permit the con
sideration tomorrow , but that If Introduce 1
they would bo referred to a committee for
one week , after which thcv could be called
up for Immediate ( onsldi'iatlon *
BLACKBUKN TO GcF THE TOGA
After Pour tmnrn' Urtlremrnt lli Ii
ItiMioinlnnfoil at 1'iiiiiK-
fort ,
FRANKFORT , K > , Jin. 2 After four
vcnrs of retirement Joseph C. S , Hhekburil
was chosen tonight by the Joint caucus of
the democratic members of the legislature
as the succrnsor of William Lindsay In the
United Slates senate
Notwithstanding Dlackburn's nomination
was n foregone conclusion and that his
election Is morally certain , the proceedings
of the caucus tonight were enacted In the
presence of n gnlnof Kentucky beauty
and a dense throng of Blackburn ndmtiers
The caucus conventd nt S o'clock nnd was
called to order b > Senator Gocbel , chatrmm
of the Joint caucus. There wan n wild
demonstration In the galleries when Gochet
( ame Into the hall , before calling the
caucus to order , nnd the cheering continued
I for several minutes Senatois Alexander
land Hnjs democrats , nnd McConnell , pop
ulist , staved out of the caucus
Dlnckburn was placed In nomination by
Senator Goebel , who said that the longest
nnd bitterest fight over fought for senator
in this htate , which began four jenrs ago
( when Doboe defeated HKickburiO , was
about to rcich Its just termination The
state capitol rang with eheers as he placed
Dlackbinn In nomination Senator Tairls
made n short hccondlng speech , and was fol
lowed by other members who eulogized
lllackburn and congratulated the party on
the union of all of the dcmociatlc members
in returning him to the senate
Senator Thomas asked that the roll bo
called ho that every democratic membei
might lmvc mi opportunity to g > on iccord
for lllackburn Scnitors Alexander and
Hays failed to icspond to their names ,
otherwise the vote was unanimous Goebel
was applauded when he voted for lllack-
burn.
After the ballot was announced , showing
that Blackburn had rccelvs.l the votes of
cverj member pieaent , he was brought Into
the halt by a committee , beaded by Sena
tor Trlplett.
In his speech of acceptance Ulackbnrn
hald that the state election , .when purged
of fraud , would show tint cvorv democratla
candidate for Htatofofllces had been fairly
nnd honebtly elected. Ho said ho believed
the democratB won the fight In November ,
and ho believed that a demociatlc legisla
ture would not fall to carry the contests
to a successful conclusion nnd glvo the
state offices to the democratic contestants
CVNNOT ejijTT TIII : nov YIT ,
OlllclnlK Hull.ril In IIM CNCuntlim Scn-
ntor llurroII'N ! ! rlln > r stor > .
LOLISVILLH , Ky , Jan. 2 County At-
. Polsgrov anil Sheriff Sutcr came
here from Frankfort today with hubpoenaa
for President Lorlng and Vault Cleik Speed
i of the Loulsvlllo Trust company to appear
, before Judge Cantrlll of the Franklin
county circuit court with the box In which
I Senator S 1 ! Hnrrell nnd John II Whallcn ,
according 'to ' the former's story , placed
i ? l00 , the price which Harrell bavtf was
'
agreed upon foi his vote against Goebel
! The olficers of the trust company , on advice
of couiibel , refiibcd to complj with the order
or to go to Frankfort until compelled by
attachment proceedings to do o Mr Speed
said he had no light to produce the 1 > J\
HP said he considered the box under the ex
clusive control of other parties and that
under a private and written agn emc'nt made
by the "rcntei" with "other persons" at the
time bJr > ! > 'l wis rcnited , It was not to bo
opened except by mutual consent and in
each other's presence As vault keeper be
contended that ho simply had thu custody
of the boxes In the vaults and had no right
' to opc'ii the box.
At the requCht of the Franklin county
otllcers the Louisville pol . .u have kept n
watch on the box ulnto a la e hour last
night. .
VI l < 'lllir"ii SoloiiN Iti'iixNfiiililr.
LANSING , Mich , J in. - The bcnatp and
house ronsFcmblPd tonight afti r the New
adjournment and held very short
. The concurrent lesolution was
I ' adopted , lequestlug the governor for n
message aeklng for submlsfclon to thp people
ple of a constitutional amendment , piovldlnq
for u general icvltlon of the eonstl'utlon.
Notice was given In the senate of .a bill
providing for a bpcclfic tax on all mining
companies of the upper peninsula.
lIllIT SjlllIHll\ | ( Itl-Nollll Illll.
POLUMIH'S. O , Jan i Representative
j Itiunibu"h of DarKo countj todaj Introdu l
ic olutlon rxiirosslng HJIDI ithy for the
Ilo-is in their war with England The rets-
oluUon went over under the rules.
POLICE STUP STHEET CARS
( lili-airo eillli-lnlH Not SnllHllpil IIK In
.Snffl > of Kli-viiH-il llnllvva >
Sli iic'nri'h.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2 The dispute butwetn
the city and the county oillclalH of the new
| Northwestern olcvateiJ lailwa ) over the
( juc'Etloii as to the completion of the Htruc-
, tuie nnd Its rcadlnesH for the running ol
| trains culminated loda ) In the arrest of the
'crew ' of thu onu elevated train at n Lincoln
avenue station and the mopping of wurh
| by equads of police Preeldunt I.omk'rbacli
t was given formal notice today by Commlg-
Blonei of Public Works McGann that nc
trains would be allowed to run until the
Htruetuni was completed to thu HatlRfactlon
of the city olllclals. The order was Ignori'il
and arrests promptly followed. At Kiftli
avenue and Lake street there was dangct
of tiouble for a time hctwrui tto ) police
and a largo number of special ofllcera ami
company tmploji-H , bul llio jiollco v.ere :
1 soon reinforced. The city nlllclaln e ontoml
I that the structure U so Incomplete * as it.
render dangerous * the i mining of trains
| Tho'railway olllclals deny this
Viiollii-r VVn-cJ. Victim IIIpN ,
Ui.NVii { . Jan 2-John I'aln , , t Uuulcler ,
one ! ut the' vlu'am of the.I'nlon I'ai lll <
vvn-il , at llrlKbton tiled tonight at St
JIIFI l h H liDHitil i ml It IH nn' > im , , < j tlmt
\V e , Th'in klnx "f Kansax i'ii\ , ni > , i i. i
uf tliv injuu J tuiuiu ruivhi Hi.
BONDSMEN STEP IX
They Suddenly Assume Tomploto Ohar o of
Albjn Frank's Ollica.
SURLTIES ACT TO PROTECT INTERESTS
Result of a M duicht Conference of Parties
in Question.
TROUBLE OVER ACCOUNTING FOR THE FEES
Frank Admit * Now Law lias Boon System
nticilly Viohtcd.
BOND IS ONLY TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR5
Xul I ncxtipt'loil 'lYritilnnf Ion of ( Mll-
I'lnl I'nii-cr of Nolorlou-ilj llci'U-
ICNN Dlstflt-t Court Cli-rU
for 'I | IN t'ounl ) .
The otllco of Alb.vn Frank , clerk of the
district court , Is In the hands of his bonds
| men , IMg.ar Zabrlsklo and J A. Perkins
The amount of the bond la $10,000.
The trmwfei was made Tuesday , so quiet ! )
that It did not become public until several
hours Intel. While the bonds-men mo noni
inall ) In possession of the olllce thcj aio
not elevotlng tl elt personal attention to the
loutliui featuies of the work. The regular
I olllcp force cairlcs the business along and
i all cash passrs thiniigh the hands of \
Stcete1 , Ji. , who has for DOIIIO time been
| chief dcput )
Mr Steeio will render account to the
bondsmen for all collections made up to
the expiration of Frank's term , which will
be tomoirovv. On that date F. A. Broadwcll ,
district cleik-elecl , will bo Installed In of
fices und thu Frank bondsmen will be re
leased from further obligation. The ) will
then ptooi'ed with settling up the accoun's
of the Frank administration
A Stecie , Ji , will lemaln In the position
ho now occupies nnd nn expert examination
ofho books of thp ofllce will be made to
ascertain how the fee accounts stand Thin
Is expected to lequlro consldeiable time It
Is not charged that there Is any defalcation
that is , no such charge has been made
oniclall ) , but for some time rumors have
been In circulation to the e fleet that Mi
Frank's methods of conducting the onVp
| were at variance with the new law , which
prov Ides that all fees In excess of $5 OOU
per annum shall bo paid Into the county
funds , excepting , of course , allowance for
salarv of deputies and clerks. Under the
former law the olerk was permitted to re
tain all of the fees.
Spprpl C'lMifi-ri-ni-i- Mulit.
On New Year's night , while business was
practically suspended , u lengthy conference
was held between Messrs Zabrlsklo and Per
kins and Clerk Fiank , with Mr Steere as a
witness The meeting was behind closed
doors and conducted with .such caution that
not a word of It reached the public.
Aa a result of that conference , the bonds
men took the ofllce It Is paid Mr. Fiank
piepoied to the fjcnulsracn lo malco n olun-
tar ) assignment of the ofllce , which of course
includes all outstanding fees , and hla propo
sition was accepted. The whole situation
was discussed , and In view of the tinsntle
factory status of affairs , the bondsmen de
cided It would be safest for them to take
measures to protect their Inlet eats.
Mr. Frank was asked last night what If
anthing , he desired to say for publication
" 1 have nothing tt > sav , " was his replv
Ho was mound his olllce pait of the day
and appeared there again In the evening , It
hav lug been the custom for the last few
weeks to work ut night In order to close up
unfinished business preliminary to ttansfcr-
ling the ofiice to the clcik-clect
HollllMIIIPII Slllll III Up Snip.
Mr Stecie said "There Is positive ! ) no
i shortage- this olllco on the part of ans
| beds The olllco IB ciitlicly solvent and the
! bondsmen are in no danger of loss With
I them this mcaHtiro Is slmoly a business
l proposition for protection and everthing
I will turn out all right "
As nearly as can be ascertained the whole
| trouble'H ' ba--ed on the now law leqtilrlng
' strict accounting of all fees received In
i ycais gone by the ofllie of district rleilc
1 has lec-n looked upon us u figurative ) gold
mine thu annual fees tunning up into big
I llguics.
The icport that Albyn Frank's bondsmen
f hail taken possession of his olllco created
i much comment alter the news at last became
1
public.
I Whether the county will IOHO 1 not dis
closed. While the bondsmen are late-d good ,
Mi. PoikliiH being in thp loan business and
Mr Xnhrlsklo conitecled with the Omaha Nn-
tlonal bank , the bond Is entirely Imidcqimto
, to thn Hum handled b ) the clerk.
1 hn Hilton of Mr Frank'H bondsmen did
not conm as a surprise to those who have
taken the trouble lo Inform themselves on
county nlfairs , there having been more' or
less talk of trouble for several months
| DO WITHOUT A CONGRESSMAN
\VIIPI-NIIII'M | | | | ( niiHlllilPiilN 1)0 Not
Unit I lo "i-in- i\ne-nNi : * of n
H \LTLMORi : , Jan -John Watcrsmlth.
democratic governor-elect of Maryland , an
nounced today 11ml ho will not order a spo-
1 c-lal election 'o chooje his aucceenor as ipp-
rpscntatlvo In congress from llio First Mary
land district. Owing lo the expcnpp In
volved , Inxriyeis oC the counties comprising
the Fllht district have strenuously objeiiul
to .1 special diction and the governor will
bow to thp will of his constituents and
allow tlii ) scat to remain vacant until ilia
next general election
\\oirMOlin VViinli-il for Mnrili-r.
i LOS ANniLIJi : Jan 2Tho Kvi iilnj :
I'rCHJt lodu ) F.IVH Unit tin ovlduit n-anuii t i
lp | midden HUlit "f Aaron WolfHohn wn >
i amion to elciir ui > Urn iiiynu-iy i nn < in-
Itik theHiilct < lp of another man KIIDJIUHI < l ID
IIP Aaron U'olNohn wax bc-iuiisc of n rum < r
that Dm Kiand liuv hue ! been naked tn in
i diet him fin murde-r The eotinty dlxn t
'attorni ' } lends ( olor to HIP ft irv In . ;
that lin huj lipc-n n.iuiitdly n-cc | < l to n i .
'a ' murder rltarcp a alnmViilfMOhn tin n
l Humlierger theutlorni v fur the hplrn II.IH
at hint admitted that thu live AS olfsulin IH
the iniui who wan Insured Ho IH about UK ,
last of the Inti-rPHti-d partle-H to go eivir it
that hide of tb cii.seMro MuK lu O Ne-l.l .
I Kttll Insists thai the dead man IH the real
Kill * VVIfinnil lllniNpir ,
I HAHTVILLn , Mo Jau 2-J.iincn L
Moore , used 06 ) eiarn , shot and ktlli-d bis
I wife , axel IS vearx , near MacH lunt i Ig'it
, them blow hi * bead off Mm .Moote WUB tin
daughter of John Hunter who reunify
Killed 1' ( ' Wlniilngham .She wau M' > rr a
Hccond vlfn and had tuft homo after u
quarrel
V-n Ili-t-oril ollipnl Ui-i-i-liilN.
.MINNEAPOLIS Minn , Jan 2-\llniie-
uj'Qlli ruedvod hTiitilbV ) bit of whe-at In
ISThin ! ! l S'iooeyxi IMJ morp than WHS
evt r re iflveil In rt In ilie i all ixliir > e ir but
IJiO'iOfxi less i inn w s nlve.d In the last
null ) tar undlnu Au 'io ' JI.