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ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J ) , 1871. OMAHA , "WEDNESDAY MOKNING , JANUARY 2-1 , 1900 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY PtVE CENTS.
TO SEIZE SPIONSKOP
Buller Notifies War Offica
flight Attack
AFRAID TO ADVANCE DURING DAYLIGHT
British Must Gross Open Ground Exposed to
Boor Rifb Fire.
ADMITS MOVEMENT IS AT STANDSTILL
Considerable Anxiety in London Over Dun-
donald'a Oavnlry Column.
NEV/S / FROM FRONT DOES NOT CHEER
\\lmt Ilnn KIKrrcil TltrniiKli Indicate *
AViirrcti'n Ail\am'c Only IlenrlicMl
Tciuiinrtiry Ilncn of
DcfCltnC *
LONDON , Jan. 24 , 2:15 : a. m. Contrary
to the announcement mudo uhortly hcforo
midnight by the- War olllcc that nothing fur
ther would be Issued until Wednesday fore
noon , the following dispatch from General
Duller , dated Spearman's Camp , January 21) ) ,
C.20 p. in. , has Just been posted :
"Warren holds the position ho gained two
days ago. In front ot hm ! , at about 1,100
yards , Is the enemy's position , west of
Splonukop. It In higher ground than War-
ren'B position , so It Is Impossible to sec Into
It properly.
"It can bo approached only over bare
open slopes and the ridges held by War
ren are so Bleep that guns cannot be placed
upon them. But wo are shelling the enemy's
( position with howitzers and Held artillery ,
placed on lower ground , behind the Infantry.
"Tho enemy Is replying wllh Crcusot and
other artillery. In Ihls duel the advantage
rests with us , as wo appear to be searching
his trenches and his artillery fire la not
causing us much loss. An attempt will be
inn do tonight to seize Splonskop , the salient ,
point of which forms the loft of the enemy's
position facing Trlchardsdrlft nnd which di
vides It from the position facing Potgleters-
drlft. It has considerable command over
all the cncmy'w entrenchments. "
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LONDON. Jan. 23. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The experts ,
writing last night , were Inclined to tnko a
gloomy view of the situation , but Duller's
report , made public nt 1:40 : a. m. , carao to
thorn as a distinct relief. They then ex-
urcssed confidence ho would capture
Splonskop aud push , on slowly to Lady-
mnlth.
The only anxiety now Is ns to Iho sllenco
regarding Dundonald's cavalry. The cx-
perlH agree It Is nonsense to think he has
gene into LadyKinlth and Insist that he is
guarding thn roads through the passes to
the Oranjjo Free State and devoting his
whole attention to worrying the Doors on
those lines of communication and attempt
ing l.n distract the attention from Warren's
atlack. .
sHeller
Holler 3liiNt Tnku Spliiiinkoii.
LONDON , Jan. 24. 1:45 : a. m. General
Dullcr'a great turning movement ot which
BO much has been expected has como to a
titandstlll. Ills carefully-worded messagu
to the war ofllco telling this , after a silence I
of two days , rends like nil apology and an
explanation. j
General Warren holds Iho ridges , but the [
enemy's positions are higher. The Drltlsh
artillery is playing on the Doer positions
nnrt the Doers are replying. The British
Infantry Is Boparatod by only 1,400 yards
from thu enemy , but an approach to the
Btc'cp slopes acrora the bare open would
expose the Drltlsh to a fatal rlflo fire.
General Huller's plans have reached their
development. He declines to send his In-
fi < ntry across this zone ugaltipt formidable
positions by daylight and discloses his pur
pose to nraault Splonukop during the night.
If ho taliea It nnd thus commands the ad
jacent country an Important and possibly
a doclslvo step will be accomplished.
It seems that General Duller's dispatch I
reached the War ofllce rather early in th'e
night rind was the subject of a prolonged
conference between Ixird Lansdowne , Mr.
Balfour and several staff otllclals. A deter
mination appears to have been reached not
lo give out the message during the night ,
hut toward 2 a. m. copies of the dispatch
were made for distribution among the news
paper olllces. These arrived lee late for
extended comment.
The .Standard touches lightly upon the un
pleasant features of the situation and the
anticipated night attack.
Parliament will meet In five days. The
cabinet had been hoping for a rousing vic
tory lo cheer the country.
The duties on alcohol , tea and coffee are
likely to be raised , as well as an Income
tax levied. The cabinet will meet at the
end of the week and discuss the situation.
1'olltlolniiN AiixloiiH for Vlultiry.
Political consideration , both foreign nmV
domestic , has pressed upon the military au
thorities the necessity of apoodlly accom
plishing something. These authorities may
Imvo been persuaded to urge General Duller
to attempt his great operation without ade
quate preparation. This Impression , whether
true or not , Is abroad. Apparently Lord ! '
lloberls has nothing whatever to do with
General Duller's operations. General Duller
and the War office communicate with each
other direct. Duller's scheme was con- I
cclvpil before Lord Roberts arrived at Cape- | I
town and Its execution was begun on the '
day ho landed. The fact that the Judgment ,
of Lord Roberts has not been brought to
bear In the movement docs not add to public
confidence.
The Times , commenting editorially on
Duller' * dispatch , Bays :
"It can but tend to Increase the strain.
We must await Iho result of his attempt
lo seize the formidable Doer position with
counigo nnd fooluebn. Ills success may be
decisive , hut the danger of the attempt IB
cUdontly great. The Intense excitement of
inr bcolego.l In Ladysmlth may bo Imag
ined. General Wnrren Is moving with
commendable caution , but It must not be
forgotten that delay , however caused , must
toll In many tespects In favor of the en-
rmy The Doers have , It Is true , fallen
VrVU when hard pressed , bul they have
gnined time to bring up men , guns , ammu
nition unil supplier to the position they
h.-ue selected for their principal standard
nail to entrench It lu a thorough fashion ,
the futhlon they understand no well. Until
t'-it position hau been taken and Its de-
r mirra routed nnd body cut up the relief
if L dysmtlh cannot bo c-msldorod secure. "
lilun of litlrrviMillon ( ironliiir.
Fivni Vienna came * the stntnmtnt that
' ! < i.irj of ( ho Intervention of the Europcun
| n r > rt u gaining adherents In Influential
lii.ir'rra The Daily Mall's correspondent
r < nm the signs UB uiimUlakable and men-
tinned unmistakable sign * In print In Iho
Austrian Hungarian Foreign office journal * * .
Beer dlipatchcd dcucrlbe the renewal ot
the bombardment of Ladysmlth as heavier
than previous firing and ns Intended lo dla-
courage a sorlle , as symptoms of prepara
tions for leaving the town have been ob
served from Iho Doer positions.
Special dispatches hcllographcd from La-
dysmlth on Monday say the Investment has
been relaxe < l and the garrison has been
to speculate regarding the precise
ate of deliverance. The position of th
Drltlsh forcea outside of Natal Is unchanged.
The forward movement elsewhere appears
to be waiting for reinforcements.
Winston rhurchlll In the Morning Post
supplements h ! cabled narrative of hl.i es
cape from Pretoria. Two other officers had
plamml to O3capo wllh him , but they
thought Ihey had been discovered by the
Doers nnd returned to prison.
On the neconil day out Churchill realizing :
"With awful force that no exercise of feeble
wit and strength could save mo from ray
enemies and then without the assistance of
thnt high power which Interferes more often
than we are prone to admit In the eternal
sequence of caiuc nnd effect , I could not
succeed , prayed long and earnestly for help
and guidance.
"My praycw , ns It seems to me , " ho said.
"wero swiftly nnd wonderfully answered.
I cannot now relate the strange circum
stances which followed and changed my
nearly hopclcm position to one of superior
advantage. "
After the war , he assorts , he will tell In
what manner Ihl.i change was cffeclcd.
A dlspalch to the Dally Mall from I'ictcr-
marltzhurg. dated January 2.1. says :
" 1x > rd Dundonnhl holds the road to 011-
vlers lloek pass. The latest nrrlvuU from
Johannesburg say that the Doer melhods nre
working ruin to the mines. The Dpcrs pick
out the rich ore. leaving the cost of further
developments to the shareholders. Stores
arii "tjelng robbed wholesale. The safe de-
POFH vaults under the Stock exchange have
been broken open and jewelry and plate left
by refugees have been extracted.
"Grass Is growing In thn streets and cattle
are grazing In fashionable thoroughfares.
The.ro are yet about 2,000 Outlanders In the
Transvaal. "
A dispatch from Harrismlth states that
three llrltlshors were shot on Ihe market
Brjuaro for refusing to go to the front when
commandeered.
liullKiiiuil ill Yi'onimir.v Stuff.
The Indignation and disgust expressed at
the blunders and Incapacity of the yeomanry
staff , to whom Is ascrlbablo the rank failure
threatening to overwhelm the movement
started with such n fanfare of IrUmpcts , are
Increasing dally.
These who are able to carry the scheme
to success have been met at every turn
with red tape and all kinds of obstacles
and slights by Iho Inner circle of titled In-
capables , resulting In scores of good men
withdrawing from participation In the plans.
In the case of the South Dedfordshlre
Yeomanry , a whole company of 170 selected
men bas disbanded In disgust.
General Duller reports that the wounded
January 20 Included :
Second Lancashlres Captains Dod , Whyle
and Ortnond and Lieutenant Campbell.
York and Lancaster Regiment Lieuten
ants Halford and Duckworth.
West Surreys Captains Daltt ( since dead )
and Warden , and Lieutenants Smith and
Wcdd.
Staff Captain Dallas.
OHOXJB AMI I10TIIA III5I < 1' .IOUH13UT.
HoorN Con < Miitrntliii Their KorecH In
Front of HiillHr'MiArmy. .
DORR HUAD LAAGER. LADYSMITH ,
Jan. 22. A battle has been raging along the
Ollvler's Hock road since Saturday between
the Doers under Pretorlous and 0,000 Drlt
lsh. The fighting IB in full swing at Splons
kop.
kop.Tho
The Doers under Dotha and Cronje have
been sciit thither.
The Drltlsh elsewhere are only making a
reconnaissance of the Doer positions.
President Stcyn was under fire at the fore
most position of the Tree Stateie.
Ilollin ChruUH llrlllNli Ailviinc-c.
DORR CAMP , UPPER TUGELA RIVER.
Sunday , Jan. 21. After Commandant Dotha
checked the British advance yesterday mold
ing It was expected there would bo no fur
ther action until tomorrow. This afternoon ,
however , signs were discerned of an Intended
movement In the Drltlsh northern camp.
When the heat , which was more frightful
than any yet experienced , had worn off the
British cannon started In full force nnd the
infantry advanced In extended order. Gen
erals Dotha and Cnmjo held the high hills
over which the road to Ladysmith passed.
When the Mauser flre opened n pandemonium
of sound filled the air. The vindictive crash
of lyddite shells , the sharp volleys of Lec-
Melfords and Iho whlpllkc crack of Mausers
were Interspersed with the boom ot the
Doer Maxims. The battle ended with dark
ness , but not without evidences of execu
tion among the llrltlsh that were manifest
at sunrise. Field Cornet Ernest Kmlllo was
klllt-d , nor did the generals escape un
scathed.
Kiit < * r / "inof MiuiNiTN.
At the central position , Swartkop. at
which the other road to LadyBinlth crosses
the hllla , the Drltlah advanced from low
kopjes on the banks of the Tngela unmo-
IcHled. Then they entered the zone oj
Mauser 11 ro nnd although their naval guns
kept ui > the usual terrible racket , the ad
vance , was stopped and the Drltlsh had
to count out their dead and wounded.
Commandant Vlljoen and two burghers
wore knocked senseless by an explcslon of
lyddite , but Commandant Vlljoen recovered.
Klehl Cornet Hellbron was wounded and on
refusing to surrender was shot.
The Drltlsh lose was probably Insignifi
cant. They complain that expansive bullels
In Mausers wore found In the field and soft-
nosed bullets with Leo-Motfords. The Doers
admit that sporting Mausers were occa
sionally found , hut they deny the charge re-
Bpectlng expansive 'bullets. ' Not a shot was
llrcil by the Doers with cannon or rlllc nt
I the Swartkop position this side of the river.
One thousand Infautiy and a b.itlery advanced
Into the oecond row of low hills between
the republicans and the river. Heavy can
nonading proceeded at a range of 2,000
yards , but the Doers maintained the sllenco
of death. This must have staggered the
Drltlsh ns the advance was stopped and thin
morning they had returned to their old posi
tions.
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DELFAST. Ireland , Jan. 23. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It Is
known hero now that Cecil Rhodes and the
Chartered South African company have/ re
ceived permission to make war on their
own account. The mystery surrounding
General Carrlngton's release from his com
mand In thla district , accompanied by an
unotllclal statement that he was going to
j South Africa , U now solved. Heretofore , for
I reason * bent known to themselves , the War
olllcu olllrlalB have retimed to asjlgn Car-
rlngtrm to any command In South Africa ,
denpltn his long experience with British
troop * In that country.
It U now known that Rhodes and the
t'hartwed company have recwlved peruils-
( Contttfucd ou Third Page. )
ROBERTS A STAR ATTRACTION
Full Attendabos on Ploor and in the
Galleries to Hear His Case.
NO AGREEMENT REGARDING THE VOTE
Majority niul Minority ltciortn | Snli-
inlltcil unil A run mi-nt Oprncil
liy Clinlrninn Toy I IT for
Mnjorlty Itcporl.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. This has been
an oratorical field d.iy In the house over th.i
case of llrlgham H. Roberts , the Mormon
repteflontnllvo from Utah. The galleries
were packed to suffocation , chlclly with
women , and the opcctatora after listening
attentively to the arguments of Tayler of
Ohio nnd Llttlcfleld of Maine , for Iho n'.lop-
llon of the majority nnd minority reports
respectively of the special committee that
Investigated the case , remained long after
nightfall to hear the Impassioned words of
the accused as ho faced the holme , like nn
animal nt bay , knowing that every hand
was raised against him.
Roberts was very adroit In the handling of
his case nnd nt times exceedingly dramatic.
Taking advantage of the Issue raised by
the division In Iho committee as to the
method of ousting him , ho appropriated to
himself the argument of the minority that
j ho was constitutionally entitled to be
! , sworn In and the argument of the majority ,
, thnt , once sworn In ho could not be ex-
1 polled. He defended the action of the Mormons -
' mons In lighting the auihorlly of the United
| States for years , because , he said , they be-
j lieved that the sentiment would cha'ngc
and dramatically stated that in those days
ho had rather have his flesh hewn from
his bones lhau to have renounced his relig
ious tenets.
Women Aniilnnil Itolicrtn.
Ho concluded with an eloquent peroration
In which ho said ho had never been con
scious of .a shameful act nnd if he were sent
forth he would go with head erect nnd un
daunted brow. Strange to say most of the
applause ho won was from women. Dut
whllo they appeared to bo his only partisans ,
other women manifested their bitter hostil
ity by hlfelng him nt every opportunity.
The speeches made by Llttlefleld. who
succeeds Iho late Mr. DIngley , In defense of
the minority proposition to seat and then
expel Roberts , was u masterful effort and
stamped him as ono of the coming men In
the house. The manner in which'ho tore
some of the nrgunicnls ot Iho majority Into
chrqds Jumped him Into the front rank of
debaters In the house. The speech made a
dec-p Impression. In fact , it Is predicted by
many members that the majority resolutions
for exclusion cannel now carry.
Lacey of Iowa has a proposition which ho
will submit to expel Roberts by a two-third
vote without , seating him , which will have
supporters , and this may lead to a compro
mise proposition.
Miss Roberts , daughter of Roberts , was
In the reserved gallery throughout the- de
! bate today. The debute will close next
Thursday at 4:30. :
Itolifrts ( Slvi-n Time < o Talk.
At the conclusion of Llttleflcld'a speech
Taylor renewed his request for nn agree-
men for a vole at 1:30 ou Thursday. This
was objected to and Robeits was then given
ono hour and a half in which to present hlo
sldo of the cate. ;
"Tho Iwo arguments Just presented , " ho
began , "made It appear that there was a
difference of opinion as to the method ot
procedure in the case of the 'member from
Utah. ' " From this standpoint he- could
agree wllh nellher view presented.
"I nnd myself , " he said , "where I might
say with propriety : 'A plague on both your
houses , ' since both propose my undoing. "
( Laughter ) . Dut , ho continued , the sliua-
llon was not altogether without its advan
tages. He was convinced with the minority
that the houses had no right to exclude him ,
nnd with the majority that , once admitted ,
j ho could not bo expelled. "Detwcen the
I two , " ho said , "matters fall out about as I
j would have them and substantial Justice will
be done. " ( Renewed laughter ) .
RobcrtH gave notice that ho should appro
priate the arguments of the majority against
expulsion and those of the minority against
ocluslon. His constitutional qualifications
wert admitted by both the majority and mi
nority of the committee and ho declared that
the members of the house , If they had regard
to the constitullon of Ihelr country , wouldi
I call him back to the bar from which he had
I been Improperly turned away. Ho warned
j the house that nations fell because they dc-
parled from their traditions. If a nation
Indulged In "constitutional Immorality" it
died as did the Individual who was guilty
of physical Immorality. Ho beseeched the
house not to yield to the clamor of unthink
ing people.
What was the emergency for this proposed
departure from the constitution ? A man
who had married In the sanclty of the church
a plurallly of wives had been eleclcd lo
congress. The cry had gone up that the
American homo was endangered and these
extraordinary proceedings had been Inau
gurated against him. "
It was 11 course then denounced ns
"damnable nnd subversive of the rlghls of
the people" and the majority of this com-
mltleo hud the honor , If such It could he
called , of following such a precedent.
Ho took up the cases cited by Tayler and
questioned the deductions drawn from them.
Llttlefleld evoked the first applause by his
sarcastic reference to the "authorities" cited
by the majority and to Iho Influence Ohio
was exerting through Its Jurists nnd the
chairman of this committee. Ho Insisted
that the "authorities" were largely refer
ences of writers to the opinions of others ,
without the weight of a court decision.
There was a brief clash between Llltlo-
flold and Tayler. representing the two op
posing sides , when Tayler questioned a
ecnato precedent cited by Lltllcfleld. The
latter responded that John Sherman of Ohio
had voted on that precedent and the Ironical
tone of "Ohio" brought out another de-
rlslvo burst of laughter and applause , mainly
from the democratic side. Llttlefleld de
clared that all he wanted was that Roberta
{ should liavo his constitutional rights ; neither
I more nor less.
AFTKH THU I'TAII IMISTMASTKHS.
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romnniiv In HIM limit.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. Investigation di
rected by the house concerning the charges
that certain federal appointees In Utah were
polygumUts nt the time of their appoint
ment was retmnif'd today before the boubo
commute ) ) on pastolllccB and post roads.
I Fourth Assistant Postmaster General lirls-
I taw submitted a petition presented In the
j caw of Oreon Smith , postmaster at Logan ,
I Utah , dated at Logan , December 6 , 1807 , and
: directed to the president. U states that
J Smith is "not a 111 pert-jn tp hold thla post-
' tlon or any position under the government
of the United States , because bo Is an
oeclcolastlc of the Mormon church , holding
high oitlco In that church. " It also speci
fies the alleged polygamous status of the
appointee.
The petition , It was explained , was re-
: celvcJ and briefed In the usual way , but no
ntlcntlon wan directed to It until the recent
agitation occurred.
Drlslow snld there wore other papera re-
Intlng to Utah containing private nnd politi
cal matters , which It was desired to sub-
mil to the committee In executive session.
The committee agreed that such mattern
should not go to the press nd n sub
committee was nppolntrd to go over Iho pa
pers In executive session.
P. A. Drury , chief of the section In the
Poslofllco department handling matters re
lating to Utah , staled that he had no recol-
lect'on nf the petition nnd knew nothing
of the polygamous charges until attention
had recently been directed to them. Ho gave
the magnitude of the letters received , nbout
17,000 dally , and eald ft was n physical Im-
prealblllly lo read every paper throughout ,
although the literal Instructions were thnt
It should bo done. The petition was not
called to ( he attention of the postmaster
general or the president.
In answer to a question as to whether
nny political prejudice could have entered
Into the handling of the papers. Umry Hinted
that this could not bo true , a he was n
democrat. After discussing Iho scope of
the Investigation the committee decided lo
have Chairman Loud ascertain whether ln
dlctmcnls had been found ngainst the ap
pointees said to he polygamlsts on the
ground of Ihclr polygamy. Thl will take
some time nnd the Inquiry will bo resumed
at the call of the chairman.
CROKER AND HIS SOKE LEG
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LONDON , Jan. 23. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Doss Croker
looked 111 nnd worn as ho hobbled on
crutches Into the cozy dining room of his
private house nt Letcoinbo Regis today ,
where n World reporter awaited him. The
room is strongly suggestive ot New York
pollllcs , finely decorated with miniature
tigers , American bunting and a fine slecl
engraving of Jellenion nnd llltercd with New
York papers. His sister , Mrs. Warren , con
voyed the boss lo nn easy chair , raised his
Injured leg enveloped in bandages and set
In plaster of parts ou a chair. He was care
fully groomed , but his face was pale nnd
wan. The boss la u somewhat pathetic
figure. Ills Iron will Is still dominant In
the llrmly set mouth and strong , self-reliant
I eyes. Ho were a plaid smoking Jacket , golf
! pants , woolen socks and slippers. When I
I explained the object of my visit Croker
1
said :
"I won't talk for publication. It Is my
I rule this eide of the Atlanlie. I refused lo
1 reply oven when cabled from Now York for
i my views. "
Asked whether ho approved the governor's
message , ho replied :
"I haven't read It. I am hero for a rest. "
And looking with a fleeting , humorous ex
pression at his Injured left leg , added : "And
guess I'm having It. "
When asked about the rapid transit tun
nel ho said quietly :
"I am not going to talk. "
On being informed ot Tammany's Ignoring
Dryan ho asked , apparently surprised : "Is
Dryan in New York ? Didn't know It. I
have ifothlng to say about It. "
Deyond this he would not go , but was
ready enough to apeak of the accident.
"It Is s ld I lost my temper. That was
wrong. I was perfectly cool. That's so ,
Isn't it , " he said , turning to his sister , who
nodded emphatic assent. Then the boss
continued : "I tell you , I pressed the bono
j hack into Its place myself. I have had a
! pretty bad time , and am now on the mend ,
, but have got to take this leg quietly. 1 am
going to do it. "
Speaking of his future plans Croker paid
ho would return to New York the end of
April or the beginning of May , Iho accident
having knocked his project for a trip to
the Riviera on Iho head. He said he had
not bothered about racing plans , as his
horses were nil at Newmarket nnd were doIng -
Ing very promisingly.
OIINC of I'liNlor Surma
DERLIN , Jan. 23. The case of Pastor
Sarma , the missionary arrested In Natal last
month for aiding the Doers , continues un
settled. The German foreign office has just
wired Pastor Dacclus of Hormannsburg that
repeated urgent representations to London
on the subject remain unanswered and that
Iho German ambassador lo Great Britain ,
i Count von Hatzfeldt , has been Instructed 10
I repeat ' his efforts. A dispatch has been
I sent to Iho German consul al Capetown
directing him to see the Drltlsh authorities
and nsk for the epecdy release of the Im
prisoned missionary.
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ROME. Jan. 23. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Cardinal Cape-
cclatro , archbishop of Capua , In inaugurat
ing flic scholastic year pronounced a com-
i pleto speech on religion and patrlollsm.
I warmly eulogizing Archbishop IrolanJ and
declaring fearlessly that he adopted Ire
land's views. The speech creates a sen-
nation , the cardinal being a great friend
of the pope and Ills probable successor.
Omioxcil lo American ItiTlproi'lly.
PARIS , Jan. 28. The commerce committee
of the Chamber of Deputies today began
hearing the views of thceo oppcsed to the
reciprocity treaty with the United States.
Representatives of Iron workers. Iron smelt
ers , tubing manufacturers and manufactur
ers of railroad supplies were heard. They
were all opposed to the trealy and demanded
Its rejection.
Iloilnyn AiinvrorN Count Honl.
PARIS. Jan. 24. 5:40 : a. m. The Flgiro
publishes this morning n dispatch which
Plerro do Rodays. Its editor , has sent to
Count CasUillnne. In the course ot whlqh he
says : "Your denials and threats will
change nothing of the facts , which nro now
notorious In Paris. "
\\VNtmliiHHT firnvi' for lliinUlii.
LONDON. Jan. 23. Tbo dean of Wcistmln-
I stcr has offered n grave In Wcutmlnster Ab-
bej for the remains of John Ruskln.
CALL FOR AN EXTRA SESSION
Governor IMMIM-X I'roi'liumillmi for
Call for n I a I.PiclHlntnrt * lo .licet
o | ' , ! T < Kriintnr.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 23. Governor Henry
T. Gage today iMucd a proclamation calling
for an extra session of the legislature to
convene January 29. The swsion Is railed
for the purpose of electing n United State *
senator lo succeed Stephen M. White , whose
term has expired , and to enact ncccgaary
amendments to state laws.
The last legislature failed to elect a suc
cessor to Senator White , owing to a pro
longed deadlock. The memborehlp IB over
whelmingly republican , and It la certain
that a republican senator will be. chosen
to fill the vacancy made by the. expiration
of White's term. Among the1 candidates
who resolved voice at tha last session of
the legislature were : Daniel M. Durns ,
General W. II. L. Darntw , IT. S. Grant , Jr. .
Thomas R. Dard , Irving M. Scott , M. M.
Kstce Robert N. DuJla , George A. Knight
and Charlea Felton ,
DEATH lF ) GENERAL STANTON
Well Known Veteran Soldier Passes Away at
His Home in Omaha ,
HAD BEEN AILING ABOUT FOUR WEEKS
llrlrf Outline nf nil llonornlilc Cnrrcr
of I'Virly Vunrn * Srrvloe li He-
I'DNllInn * In Army
of Uiiltril Stnten.
Drlgadler General T. H. Stanton. ex- j
pi , } master general of the United \
States army , died at fl:40 : o'clock yesterday1
afternoon of n csmpllcatlon of ailments nt- |
reeling Iho Htomach and liver , after an i
Illness ot about a month. Since his retire-
mcnt from service ns paymaster general ot j 1
the army last spring General Stanton |
made his homo In Omnlu ntiil resided |
with his family In Urn Klerstcad place on '
, Wcsl Hurney slrcct. He leaves a wife aud
' three daughters. Mrs. Western , Mrs. KalU ]
and Miss Joscphlmi Stanton.
Whllo disease had made fatal Inroads upon
the superb vitality of the old warrior , his
remarkable brain power remained with Mm '
to the end. and up to the moment when the !
shadow fell General Stanton was In full I
possession of his menial faculties. His '
death was peaceful ho simply passed nwny I
ns calmly as n tired child Is lulled to Bleep.
Prominent local reprrsentnthcs ot the
military nnd many citizens have called nt
the Stanton residence to offer condolence.
The deceased general will be accorded n
military funeral In keeping with the rank
ho had attained.
IMelnrcmini' Army Cliui'iiflrr.
The death of General Stanton removes
fiom the military ot this country one of Its
most picturesque characters , A born tighter.
j a genial gentleman of the old school , n
broad-minded , liberal student of men nnd
things , a relentless foe nnd a loyal friend ,
j General Stanton'e personality has for many
years stood out prominently in military
circles. All of the shoulder straps In the
world could never have made of General
Stnnton u plutocrat , for ho was by nature
a commoner.
Whllo General Stanton was primarily a
frontier lighter , ho had such versatility that
he could chase Indians through the niinil-
hlllB or grace n social function at Washing
ton City with equal dexterity , but lo Ihe
general the sandhills proposition was al
ways more to his liking. Ho once remarked
thnt ho would not give on breath of pure
Nebraska air for all of the gold lace and
titled tinsel of the national capital.
The title , "Fighting Paymaster , " was
given to General Stanton because It was lit
erally earned by flghllng In Ihe front of
fcatlle while he was entrusted with the cus
tody of Undo Sam's money. For many
j ears General Stanton had more , or leas
to do with the paying of soldiers and he
was at last made paymaster general of the
United States army. This nppolntmenl
came to him In ISM , and It Is Hld that
in making the selection Grover Cleveland ,
who was then president , was guided solely
i by the individual worth ot General Stanlon
and Iho record ho had made In the army.
This appointment gave General Stanton the
rcnk of tirlgadler general.
When General Stanton 'vns retired about a
year ago on account of age. In accordance
with army regulations , ho returned to Omaha
to spend the balance of his days , ho having
I became devotud to this city while pro- |
i vlously stationed here. Ho often remarked j
that ho liked Omaha better than anywhere I
lor a home town. After his retlremonl the |
nenernl lived quietly In this city. It was
his habit to make ono Irlp to the city every
day and at a certain hour in the afternoon
ho might always bo found in the lobby of
a downtown hotel. Dut ono day there was n
vacant chair in the lobby. It was In a
corner where the old warrior nearly always ! j
I sat. Inquiry developed that General Stanton - j
ton was detained at homo on account of Ill
ness and ho never rallied sufficiently to make
another trip to town.
Cfiicrnl Stuiilon'M I
General Stanton was born in Indiana
January 30 , 1833. His father was a farmer.
In 18.2 the Stanton family moved fiom In
diana to Iowa , locating near Centervllle ,
where farming was resumed. There the
young man , who was destined to a famous
military career , labored nt plowlngcnrn , mak
ing hny and performing other pastoral duties
for thre-a years. Leaving Ihe farm , ho went to
Movnt Pleasant , la. , where he attended Howe
academy , ' working In n printing oitlco as
n means cf support while In school. Just
before ho should have graduated trouble over ]
the slavery question broke out In Kansas |
nnd young Stanton ran away from school and
going to Kansas Joined John Drown and
General Lane , remaining with them through
' 1857 and 1858. These were exciting years for
the young man , giving him n taste of war
i which caused him to devote the rest of his
life to military pursuits. In the fall of
18CO General Stanton returned to Iowa and
engager ! in the printing business , but had
been tbero only n short whllo when he was
! appointed private secretary to General S.
R. Curtis. This pcsltlon took hlcn to Wash
ington. The following spring , the civil war
having broken out , young Stanton could not
resist the temptation to go to the frcnt , BO
ho enlisted as a private In the Columbia
volunteers.
He served with distinction and was
honorably discharged July 15 , 1SC1. Re
turning to Iowa he was elected to
the general assembly , serving until 1862 ,
when ho again yielded to the warlike spirit
nnd , raising a company of volunteers , ha
\vcnt back to the fronl as captain of his men.
Ho rendered notable service In numerous
] engagements In the closing years of the
i war and ho woa rewarded by promotion to
i the position of additional puymaslnr. Ho
1 look part In the Vlcksburg campaign and
there attracted attention that led to still
further recognition nnd , In 1S04 , ho wa-3
hent to New Orleans ns chief paymaster.
In ISfiS ho was ordered to the Army of the
Potomac at Washington City. Upon the
ft ; 1 1 f Richmond General Stanton was
chosen by the secretary of war to take post
In that city , with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. Whllo at Richmond he was en-
tivf-tcd with thn dutlfs of chief paymaster
and was also appointed by the department
commander to be auditor of public accounts
for the state of Virginia and to superin
tend tbo collection of taxes and payments
I of the expenses of the state under recon-
I etrvctlon nets. In 1S71 he was n member
, of the hoard to adjust Kansas war claims.
I In tbo latter part of J871 Gen-
I oral Slanton was ordered to Sun Francisco
and from there to Arizona. In 1872 ho was
ordered lo the Department of the Pintle
and was stationed at Cheyenne. After notable -
blo frontier service General Stanton , In
1S7& , went with General Crook on the Dlack
Hills expedition , later becoming chief of
scouts for General Crook In bis movements
against the Indians. As a scout General
SUnton made n bright record. He took
j part In the engagement with Crazy Horse
I on Powder river. Montana- , March 17 ; In May
was sent by General Hherldan to report to
General Carr nnd subsequently to General
Merrltt for field duty and took part In the
movements to prevent the Chevcnneg from
Joining Sitting Dull ; Joined General Crook
CONUITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ; Colder ; WcMerly Winds.
Ti'iiiiicrntiirr nt ( Iniiilia > eMtrrilnj I
Hour. l > i-iv. Hour. DI-K.
r. n. in : it ; i 11. in. . . . . . ! . " >
< i R. 111 : tu - it. MI. . . . . . 17
7 n. in : ia it p. nt IN
S n. in Sill I p. in nil
II n. in MO . * p. in. . . . . . Ill
III n. in. . . . . . ill II | i. in 17
II n. in. . . . . . H7 7 'I. in. . . . . . ! < !
1U in II S p. in it :
t > p. ni : m
on Goose creek , Montana , In August nnd took
command of scouting columns ngalnsi Sit
ting Dull ; participated In battle of SHm
Duties , September 10 , nnd several minor c"n-
gr.Riments ; went with column under General
Crook In November nnd December against
the Cheyenne chief Dull Knife's baud ; In
February , 1877 , went lo Crow Agency Mont. ,
to pay scouts ( Crow Indians ) engaged In
the Sioux cnmp.ilgn ; In May. 1S77 ,
WIIP ordered to Salt Lake City
for station ; was with the troops under Gen
eral John IS. Smith to prevent the threat
ened outbreak of the Dannocks near Fort
Hall , Idaho. In 1S78 ; In November , 1S7 ! > ,
went to pay Ihr column operating against
the tiles , after the Thornburg massacre ; In
December , 1S70 , was ordered to Omaha ns
chief paymaster Department of the Platte ;
In August. 1SS-I , was detailed ns member of
board In Washington , D. C. , to adjust addl- j
tlonal war claims of the slate of Kantian i
ngaliiHl the United States ; In 18S , " was again
ordered to Salt Luke City to take tUatlon ;
In ISSti was detailed by General Crook for
special duty In the field In connection with
the movement to prevent nn outbreak of
the Uncompahgre and White River Utes , and
to establish Fort Duehesno ; In September.
1SSS , was ordered to duty at headquarters
division of the Missouri , Chicago , III. , was
el tiered to Omaha. May , 1S90. as
chief paymaster , Department of thn Pintle
and paid the Iroops In Iho field opernllug
against the hostile. Sioux In the Wounded
Knco campaign , 1S ! > 0 and 1801.
General Stantou's appointment to the po
sition of paymaster general of the United
States army In 1S)3 ! ) took him away from
Omaha to the national capital , but on his
retirement ho returned here.
ThrlllliiK K.Mlprleiirc.
One of Ihe most thrilling Incidents In
the career of General Stanton took place
at Richmond near the close of Iho civil war.
The general had been sent to Richmond
with $550,000 government money. Ho WHS
accompanied by nn nrmcd escort who re
mained with him until the general had de
posited the money at army headquarters.
General Stanton was tired and exhausted
from hard work and loss of sleep. Ho went
to a hotel known as the Ford house , where
he- engaged lodging for the night. On re
turning to his room on the second Moor after
having been to the dmlng room for supper
General Stnntor observed the. scabbnrJ of a
dagger on n mantelpiece In his apartments.
Ho was reasonably certain that Ihe scabbor.l
was not there prior to the time he went to
Iho dining room for supper , and he was
somewhat puzzled lo account for It , hut he
preferred rest to worry , so ho eoon fell
aelecp.
About 2 o'clock In the morning a man at
tempted to enter General Stanton's room
through a window. General Stanton grab
bed his pistol from under his pillow nnd
fit 5 < 1 xeveml shnti ; . He heard n tumult ot
voices on the outside. He knew then that
a gang had planned an attack on him.
Ho continued to shoot. As a. result of that
skirmish ho killed ono man and frightened
tin * others away. On the person of the
dead man was 'found the dagger which lit-
ted Ihe empty scabbard that had puzzled
the general. It was learned subsequently
that the dead man was the leader of a rob
ber band which had followed General Stan-
tor to Richmond , presuming that ho would
take the government funds to his bedroom.
The position of un army paymaster Is most
exacting. He must take charge of govern-
ment money nnd give no excuse for Its loss.
If ho Is knocked down and beaten and Iho
government funds nro taken from him he
cannot plead that circumstance as a reason
for not pioduuliiR the money. Nothing but a
prompt accounting of the money will satisfy
Undo Sam. To the credit of General Stan-
Ion it Is said that there was never a 1-cont
discrepancy In his cash accounts. Knowing
all this. General Stanton preferred to go to
the front and" fight , making the payment
an Incidental matter. Army ethics do not
requlro a paymaster to fight , but General
Stnnton fought cf choice.
ll.Mir of Stlinloll'N Ui'iiUi nl CnilMlll.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. News was re
ceived in this cltv tonlcht of the death of
General T. II. Stanton. formerly paymaster
central ( if the nrmv. In Omaha this after
noon. Ho was known as the "Fighting Pay
master" because of his Insistence on n place
In the line ilurinc the Indian oulhrcaka.
Ho had been 111 a lon < ; time.
SMALLPOX IN THE TERRITORY
Trnvt'lliiir SilN'HiiH'ii ICtti'iiiM * In Inile-
nriiilrncr , tian. Hall roailN Itc-
ftlHilo Srl Tli-lirtM.
INDEPENDENCE , Knn. . Jan. 23. Severn !
traveling salesmen who got caught In the
Indian .Territory smallpox quarantine have
cficaped to Independence and made their way
to their homes In different parts of the
state. There arc bcveral cnss of the dlBeaoe
In the territory.
HUTCIIINSON. Kun. , Jnn. 23. Traveling
men with routes Into Iho Indian Territory
are having a forced vacation on account of
the smallpox quarantine there , and the rail
roads In this city refuse to sell rail tickets
for points further south than Harper , Kan. ,
on the Oklahoma state line.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan. , Jan. 23. Owing
to a Guthrle publication stating that 1,000
caeca of smallpox exist here , the mayor and
president of the Beard of Health today Is
sued u statement to the etuto at large , de
claring that whllo several houses In Ar
kansas City have been quarantined , because
tf varlolold , there Is not n nlnglo case of
smallpox In the city.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Postofllco Inspectors
specters have reported to the department
that owing to prevalence of smallpox In
Oklahoma the olllces at RcmuB and Avoca
should ho closed and the mall from certain
points bo fumigated. The department has
acquiesced and the offices will bo closed
for thirty daya or such time as Is deemed
nivtsfcary. The mall west ot Weathcrford
will bo fumigated. Arrangements have
been muda to have the mall for Remus
sent to the office al Maud nnd that for
Avocn to Romulus. The marine hospital
sirvlco has received no information on the
subject other than that supplied by the
PoBtolllce department.
llnlilln KnnH.-H ( Int Kiiiin | ,
TROY , N Y. , Jun. 23. Qua Iluhlln of
Akron knocked out Fred Kuppw of Albany
tonight In the Ural half of the llrHt round.
Movi'iiii'iit * of Orran VI-MNI-IN , Jnn , Jilt ,
At Bremen Arrived Darmstadt , from
New York.
At Portlawl. 'Me. ' Arrival Dominion ,
from IJvortiool.
At Sydney. N. 8. W. Arrive'-A1arlKwa ! | ,
from KHII Kranclwo.
At Ocjv'it Arrived Fuerut Dlsmuivk ,
from New York , via. Naples.
At HouHiuinp-1 .n Arrived Trave , fiom
BIG COAL COMBINE
Ointrol of Thousands of Acres of Valuable
Land in Western Wyoming.
FIVE BIG COMPANIES ARE IN THE DEAL
Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line Are
Among These * Interested.
SIXTY MILES OF RAILROAD TO BE BUILT
Proposed Lina to Traverse Tract of Country
Fifty Miles Square.
MANY COAL MINES WILL BE OPENED UP
Union anil I'rlcrn Will He Itcuiilnlcil
anil it I'nol Will Control it
I'nrtlntt of ( III'VfNllTH
.llnrUi-t.
CHEYENNE , Jan. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A combine looking to tlio contrul ol
thousands of ncriM of valuable coal lands IB
witorn Wyoming niul the outiuil of the
niliictt there Is until to bo In process ot
lornmtlon nt this time.
Five big ramnanlcH , tlu > Union Pacific , Oregon
gen Short I > lm > and Oregon Hallway & Nav
igation company and the Dlnmnndvlllc am )
Ki-nimcrcr Coal companion are In the deal ,
which proposes to construct a line ot rail
road Kouth from the Olumondvlllc and Kcin-
ninor coal mine on the north , n distance ol
Blxty miles , in the Aspen coal mines of the
Union Pacific on thnt road.
Thci new line will traverse a tract of land
fifty miles square , which Is underlaid with
ni excellent quality of bituminous coal and
which will bo controlled by the combination.
A largo quantity of mines are to l > o opened
along this linn of road , the product going to
market via the Union Pacific on the south
ami the Oregon Short Line and Oregon
Hallway & Navigation road on the north.
Hates nnd prlcos will bo so regulated Hint
the big pool will have a. monopoly on tha
coal from western Wyoming , which at
present supplies almost the ontlro demand
from Utah , Idaho. Montana , Nevada and
sonio parts of California. The operations
of the concern will glvo employment to
thousands of men.
CHEYENNE STRIKE IS OVER
Union 1'afilliShopmen , After Mi'lni ;
Out a .11 on Hi , io Itaclv nt a
ConinrnnilHt' .
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Jan. 23. ( Special
Telegram. ) .Tho strike of the Union Pa
cific shopmen nt this iplaeo ended today ,
when the company granted the boilermakers -
makers nnd machinists an Incraiso from
32' cents to 34 cents per hour. The men
went on strike for 35 cents and were out
u month , finally agreeing lo return lo work
if the company would promise to adjust
the Bcalo of wages and treat with a com
mittee from the strikers , f/bo Increase ivl'.l '
date from January 1 , 1000.
PRAY FOR THE POLITICIANS
CliiiriluM of Krii | { for _ liilti ! > III Ni > <
olal HcrvloiTnlic Tliroe Wt-cliN
to 1C nil C'ontcHlH.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan. 23. H will b
approximately three weeks before Iho guber
natorial contest boards will bo able to make
their report to the legislature and a vote
thereon can 'he ' taken by that body. Chair
man Hlckman of the Goubel-Taylor Contest
Board announced today thnt It had been de
termined to allow each side four days longer
for the prcsentalion of evidence. At least
two days will bo taken up by arguments and
Mr. Hlckman said Iho board would require
at least ono week In which to go over the
evidence and prepare Us report. Ex-Gov
ernor Dradloy , for the contesec , asked for
moro time nnd the democratic attorneys
gave him two days out of their four.
The churches of Frankfort united In a
prayer service , asking that all trouble from
the political nltimllon might he averted , nnd
thnt all danger of bloodshed bo avoided.
Three services were held In the Episcopal
church , one. in the morning , a Eecond In
Iho ovcnlng nnd a third nt night. All , par
ticularly the last , were largely attended.
Louisville and UB election troubles wore
the solo topic of the evidence presented lo
Iho Contest Hoard today.
At the night scralon John D. Raskin , nn
attorney of Louisville , tcsllflcd In Iho same
strain ns many others who liavo preceded
him on the republican side. Ho said the
presence of the militia in their armory hail
u beneficial effect upon the situation , nnd de
terred nobody from going to the polio.
Colonel C. C. Mongol , commander of the
troops that were gathered In the armory ,
told of the manner In which the troops worn
handled on election day.
Major John D. Hurtell , whoso evidence
was unfinished at the time of adjournment ,
gave evidence similar to thai of Mr. Daskln.
The boan'.H meet tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
BRYAN SNUBS TWU FILIPINOS
.Vrliraxluiii Ilcfimrn lo Meet Dr. Lcve-
MOII anil IIU I'rolcucn IMncM
\vllli Krllar.
NEW YORK , Jan. 23. W. J. Dryan took
breakfast at the Hoffman house this morn-
leg with a number of free Oliver and nlngl
tax leaders. Subsequently ho received the
newspaper reporters. When naked If ho
mudo n harmony speech nt the Dclmont
dinner lost night Mr. Dryan answered :
"I don't know If I used the word harmony
er not , but I ulwaytt speak In Htich a har-
monlouH Btrnln that no one can object , nn-
Icsfl he disagrees on the Issue. An a muttui
of fncl , I talked very little on politico. "
Dry an declined lo dlreiiHH Iho letter ol
Robert D Roosevelt and otliora , protesting
against his entertainment aa the guest of
the Democratic club.
About noon Dr. Lcveson of Drooklyn , an
anti-Imperialist , called with two Filipinos ,
but Dryan icfuEed to nee thorn.
Dryun'H callers today were nearly all ll-
verltes. The gold democrats held nloof ,
Tonight Dryan dined at Ihe Democratic club
as the guest of President W. J. Kt'llar , with
twelve othcra. The club house was crowded
from Ii o'clock. Thu fact that Dryan waste
to ho a guest of the club canned the Beats In
the general dining room to bo at a premium ,
These at the table of honor were : John W.
Kcllar.V. . J. Dryan. Maurice R. Ilolahan ,
ex-Governor Hogg , Judge James O'Oorman ,
O. II. P. Dflmont , Norman Mack , John F.
Carroll , Thomas F. Grady , Dernard J. York ,
Andrew Freedman , Dr. J. D , Cosby nnd .W.
L , Drown.
KlKhlli HlarlH for Fort Itllcy.
NKWPOHT NEWS , Va. . Jan. 23-Trw
flrnt Hfimdroii of tlio Eighth cavalry ar
rived here icidiiv from NuevltuH. Cuba , and
left tonlfht fur Fort Itllcy , Kan ,