FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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ROBERTS' ' MOTe
To Invade tlio Free State with
Thousand Hen ,
BRITISH FORCES ARE TO BE MOBILIZED
Mothuen , French and Gatacre to Combine
with R linforcements ,
COST OF TAKING SPIONKOP IS GREAT
Duller Wires that Twenty-Two British
Officers Are Killed.
TWENTY-ONE WOUNDED AND SIX MISSING
VUItn TrniiMvniil Preiildent of
Tree Stale Cheered liy People
tin lie DrltcH Ttiroiinl'
1'retorlii.
{ Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 29. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) It la ad
mitted hero Ip private that the forecast
that neither Roberts nor Kitchener would
take on Metluien'a , Hullcr's or White's fail
ures was correct. The experts are Inclined
In think that the British nt Ladysmlth ,
Tugela river , Klmberley and Moddcr river
will be left to work out their own salva
tion and hold a many Boers as possible ,
while the Capetown reinforcements are re-
liorted to bo moving toward French's po-
ultlon. U Is rumored that Kitchener or
Roberts has left Capetown to take com
mand of the movement of Gatacre and
Krench'H combined forcca , with heavy ad
ditions of fresh troops , agalnut the Orange
Free State ,
Robert * Will TnUr llln Turn.
LONDON , Jan. 30. 1:15 : n. in. History
paused for a time In South Africa. It Is one
of those unsatisfactory pauses that are
nearly as trying to British nerves as a sequence -
quenco of reverses , nnd It will apparently
terminate only when Lord Roberta gives the
word for Iho forward movement Into the
Free State , which , according to the most
cheerful view , ho will bo unnblo to do for
a fortnight.
Whether ho will permit General Buller to
make another attempt to relieve Ladysmlth
is quite outside the knowledge even of those
closely connected with the War office. With
the troops duo to arrive next month he may
think hlmoclf strong enough to try the large
operations. Combining the forces under
Generals Methucn , French and Gatacre , nnd
Adding to them the arriving troops Lord
Roberts would have 70,000 for the Invasion
of the Free State with 40,000 to 50,000 guardIng -
Ing communications and 40,000 trying to rca-
cue Ludysmlth.
Twenty thousand two hundred nnd twenty-
two men and IBS guns are at sea. Eleven
thousand Infantry and 9,000 cavalry , Includ
ing 5,000 yeomen , are practically ready to
ombark. Therefore the government , without
doing more , can place at the dlapoeal of
Lord Roberts 40,000 additional men and 155
guns. The further purposes of the War office
officials are supposed to embrace somewhere
In the neighborhood of 50,000 more men. As
the Indication llt.J.haU.candldatrs ivlll he
"rather scarce ) 'fhfl War V5fflce will Issue or-
doiu for thoeo reservists who were found
unfit at the previous mobilization exam
inations , to report for -further examina
tion. Applicants for cavalry service are still
freely offering as yeomanry.
General Buller's operation has cost 911
men bo far officially jcportcd within ten
dnjB.
Applying to the 206 Sptonkop cabualtlcs re
ported today the rule of proportion , tht
losses of officers Indicate there are 500 casu
alties yet to come. The total casualties ol
the war , compiled from official reports , arc
9.523 , nearly a division. Of these , 2,486 ir <
Ivllled , 4,811 wounded and the rest are pris
oners.
The aggregate British homo 'troops h
South Africa number 110,000 , the Natallam
7,168 and Capo Colonials 21,000.
lii-icrlptloii of .Hiilonliop Fljtli * .
LONDON. Jan. 30. A special dispatch
from Frcro cam : ) , dated Friday , January
26 , 9:10 p. m. , says-
"I buvo just ildden In here , having loft
Gnneral Buller's forces In the new positions
r-outh of ithe Tugela , lo whli-Ji they retired
in consequence of the reverse at Splonklp.
"The fighting , both before and after the
occupation of tha mountain , was of a des
perate charoctor. Splonkop Is u preclpltow
mountain , overtopping 'the whole line ol
kopjt'H along thp Upper Tugclj. On thi
oimtern side the mountain faces Mount
and PotgleLersdrlft , standing at right
to 'the DOIT central position and Lytleton'i
advanced position. The eouthern point descends <
sconds In abrupt stops to the lower line o
kopjca. On the western side , opposite tin
right outposts of Warren's force , It Is In.
accessibly Ftuep until the point whore thi
nek joins the kop to the main range. Thei
there In a gentle slope which allows cos ;
access to the mimmlt.
"Tho nek was strongly held by the Been
a\ho also occupied a heavy spur parallel , wit !
tbo kopje , where the enemy was coucealc
In no fewer than thlrty-ll\e rifle pits and wa
thus enabled to bring to bear upon our mci
u damaging oioss-flre , the only posslbl
jiolnt for u British attack being the south
crn Hide , with virtually sheer prcIplccH o
the left right.
"On a narrow fojtpath , admitting men | i
dingle filn only to thu summit , opens u per
fectly flat tableland , probably of 300 bqtiar
yardb' territory , on which the Bocra ha
hastily commenced to inaKa a tranavcrs
trench. Our aion were able to occupy th
further end of this tableland , whore th
ridge descended to another fUt , which wa
ngaln micceedcd by a round , stony eml
nenco held by the Boers In great strength.
"The rldgo held by our men wns face
by a number of strong llttlo kopjes nt n
angles , whence the Boors nont n conren
tratcd fire from their rlllw , supported by
Maxlm-Nordenfeldt and a bis loug-ruiiH
Eun. What , with the rifles , themuchln
guns and tbo big gun , tbo summit was con
verted Into a perfect hell. The shells e >
jiloded continually In our ranks and tli
ritlo fire , from an absolutely uunceu cnom ;
was perfectly appalling.
"Reinforcements w'eru hurried up by Gen
cral Warren , but they had to cross a strctc
of flat ground which was literally torn up b
the Hying load of the enemy. The undnlahe
trench on the uummlt gave wry questlona
bio shelter , as the enemy's machine gun
were eo accurately trained upon the plac
that often nUtcen shells ffll In the trench I
ft blnglo minute.
"Mortal man could not permanently hoi
Buch a position , Our gallant fellows held :
tenaciously for twenty-four hours and thei
taking advantage of thu dark night , abac
cloned It to the enemy. "
Cent of TiiUliiK .Silliink 11 p.
LONDON , Jan. 89. General Buller wlr <
from Hpcarnifui'tt camp , January 29 , tbt
thtt casualties among the officers of the Fift
division and mounted brigade at Splonkop.
January 21 , were :
Killed , twenty-two ; wounded , twenty ;
' ' -sing , alx.
Tilled Staff Captain M. H. Virtue , Cap-
n S. M. Stewart , Lieutenants F. it. Mai-
'ock and E. Frnzcr , Second Lancashire FuM-
leers ; Captain C. Muriel , Lieutenants W.
Lawley and H. A. Wilson , SoCoud Middle
sex ; Major A. J. Ross , Captain M. W. Klrlt
and Lieutenant A. H , Wade , Second LinJA-
ahlro regiment ; Lieutenant Plpe-Wolftr-
stan. Second King's Scott l h Borderer * ;
Captain C. ( ! . Birch nnd Lieutenant F. M.
Rachel , First South Lancashire ; Lieutenant
II. Garvey , First Borderers ; Captains the
Hon. W. H. Pare And C. S. Knox-Goro and
Lieutenant C. 0. Orcafcll , P. F. Nmunan.
P. S. MeCorqucdalo and Hill-Trevor , Thor-
nycroft's mounted Infantrv ; Lieutenants
Randall and Knookshand , Imperial Light
Infantry.
Wounded Colonel Btomfleld ( taken pris
oner ) , Major W. F. Waller and Llcutcn-
ant R. S. Wllcon and Lechartef , Second
Lancashire Funll < cvs. Major E. W. Scott-
Moncrleft and Captains O. W. Savllle , R.
Do H. Burton , G. W. Bentley , Second Mid
dlesex ; C'nptalu W. San bach and Lieutenant
A. Dykes , J. A. Nixon and Q. R. Stephens ,
Second Lancahhlrea ; General Woodgato
( dangprously ) , Captain F. M. Carlton nnd
LtcuUnants A. W. Forater nnd J. W. Bald
win of tbo staff ; Captain R. A. Bettlngton
nnd Lleutonant Howard of Thornycroft's
mounted Infantry ; Captain Colcman , Im
perial Light Infantry.
Missing Captains W. G. Elmslle , Hicks
nnd G. B. French , Second Lancashire fusl-
Icers ; Major Carton , Second Royal Lanca-
Hhlres ; Lieutenant Power-Ellis , ' Thorny-
croft's mounted Infantry.
S PTII Ylnlt * TrniiNtnnl.
PRETORIA , Friday , Jan. 26. President
Stoyn of the Orange Free State and A.
Fischer of the executive council of that
republic arrived hero this morning. They
were met at the railroad station by Presi
dent Krugcr and other officials and were
cheered while driving lo the residence of
the president of the Transvaal.
The Volksstcm , the official organ of the
government , In welcoming the guests of the
state , says :
"But for the courageous attitude qf .the
Free State the conditions of the present
struggle would bo changed. It would have
been Impossible for the Transvaal to have
taken the course followed with such suc
cess. "
I ) u ml on : . ! < ! In .Safe.
LONDON , Jan. 29. The War office denies
the report that Ladysmlth has surrendered ,
nnd announces that a very heavy list of
casualties will be Issued tonight.
LONDON , Jan. 29. 3:26 : p. m. Great
anxiety has been remo\ed by the announce
ment that Lord Dundonald's cavalry forces ,
which It was feared were Isolated among the
hills In the neighborhood of Acton Homes ,
arc safe on the south bank of the Tugela
river.
MammnlU I'ro-lloer
NEW YORK , Jan. 23. A mammoth pro-
Boer meeting was held tonight In the Grand
Central palace. U was called to express
American sympathy for the South African
republics. Another object was the raising
of funds to care for the 111 and wounded
within the Boer lines. Ex-Judge George
Van Housen was the presiding officer. Con
gressman Do Armond of Missouri delivered
a speech.
l.oyal In Home Country.
VALPARAISO. Chill , Jan. 29. At a meetIng -
Ing of the British residents. Minister Gosling
presiding , the plan of Mr. B. Hayne to form
a British universal patriotic league , enabling
u'l BUbiectii of the que.en to kVefi'Tii"'fi5aoh
with the mother country , was unanimously
adopted. The subscription for membership
will bo 1 guinea. There were cheers for the
queen and the soldiers In South Africa.
KNOCKS OUT' ANTI-TRUST LAW
Federal .Indue Kohlnuat Deolaren the
llllnolM MenHiire IJiivon-
ntltiitlonal.
CHICAGO , Jan. 29. Judge C. C. Kohlsaal
In the United States circuit court today
decided the anti-trust act of the Illinois
legislature In 1833 void on the ground that
the statute contains both clusn rnd special
legislation and Is In contravention of the
federal and state constitutions. The opin
ion of the court bears more directly on the
ninth clause of the act of 1893. but the va
lidity of the whole act Is denied.
The ruling wns made In the case of the
Union Sewer Pipe company agalnit Tbomat
Connelly , but applied as well to the case ol
the name plaintiff against William Dee , th ;
two cases having been tried conjointly. The
court took the case from the jury and gavt
Instructions that the finding bo in favor ol
the plaintiff.
Tbo Union Sewer Pipe company brougbl
suit to recover upon promissory n-Hes giver
by the defendants , who contended that the
I plaintiff wns u trust or combination organ
ized for the express purpose of creating am
carrying out restrictions In trade. Referring
to the third clause of the defense the Illi
nois statute , which went Into effect July 1
1S93 , the couit says :
"Tho statute of July 1 , 1893 , provides Ir
i section 9 that 'the provision. of this nc
shall not apply to agricultural produ-ts ol
live clock while In the hands of thi
producer or ralher. ' I am of thi
opinion that this statute contains
both class and special legislation and Is li
contravention of both thn state and federa
constitutions and therefore void. It Is urgci
that , granting the unconstltutlonallty of tin
ninth clause , yet It may be declared voli
without affecting the validity of the remain
Ing clauses of said act. If this were so thei
by declaring the clause void the court1
would make the- act binding upon thosi
1 I classes of persons within the state which th
i legislature had specially exempted from It
1 , provisions. This would bo judicial le-glulu
' | tlon of the most flagrant character. In m ;
9 opinion the said clause nine taints the whol
1 act and renders It nil void. "
PERALTA DECISION UPHELI
One of the lli-lrx Kallx In nil AUeiiti
to lint e I lie C'IIHC Hc-
oncneil.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 29. In a decUloi
rendered today Judge Haw ley of the Unite
Statea districtcouit upheld thu clecUlc ;
*
of the United .Statea district couit of 1859 , 1
the Peralta land grant case. Mrs. Mar
Gwln , one of the Peralta heirs , petltlone
to have Mm ciu revlawcul , contending tha
tl'O decision of 185 : > did not Include rertal
1 lands now known a.t the San Antonio o
1 Oakland estuary and now valued at man
' | millions rf dollars , including $5,000 of Im
1 I provements and $1,000,000 worth of govrrn
ment works besides the land value of th
i
property. Judge Hawley decided again *
Mrs , Gwln , he declaring that the whol
proposition had been passed upon by Judg
HofTman In 185'J and also that In ullowln
the cane to repoao for forty years It ha
reached u state of laches and that lltlga
1 tlon , If the case were reopened , might con
{ tluue Indefinitely.
Cold Medal for Helen ( iuiiM.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Roprcseutntlv
Brlggs of New York hao Introduced a bll
giving the thanks of congress and a gel
medal to Helen Miller Gould tor service
during the war with Spain.
IOWA EDITORS VISIT OMAHA
Large Delegation from Along the Llns of
the Illinois Central.
ARE GUtSTS OF THE RAILROAD COMPANY
Kiitcrlnlnrit hy Commercial Clnb In
n Ylilt to 1'ncklnR.lloufie IINtrlct
xml Ilniuitioled ! llllnolH
Central.
A party of newspaper men from the towns
5 the line of the Illinois Central rail
road between Dubuquc and Council Bluffs ,
accompanied the first train over the Illinois
Central from Chicago to the new western
terminus Council Bluffs nnd Omaha. They
were the guests of the Illinois Central offi
cials and were In charge of Cn ] , j. F. Merry
of Dubuquc , assistant general passenger
agent. Accompanying him were J. A.
Wheeler of Waterloo , traveling passenger
agent ; H. J. Phclps , city passenger agent nt
Chicago , and Superintendent C. K. Dlxon of
Cherokee.
The newspaper men reached Council
Bluffs at 10:30 : Monday and were
met at the depot by the .mayor ,
city officials , a committee represent
ing the professional and business men of
the city , and a delegation of Omaha citizens.
Owing to delays Incidental to the Inaugura
tion of the new passenger service the train
was two hours behind the time
scheduled for Its arrival at Coun
cil Bluffs. As a consequence the
stay of the * visiting editors was shortened
and the program previously arranged wns
necessarily curtailed. When the train
reached Council Bluffs two large motor cars
were In waiting , and the visitors were > ken
nliectly to the Grand hotel , where break
fast was served. About 100 of the promi
nent business and professional men of Coun
cil Bluffs were on hand to greet the Iowa
moulders of public opinion and to extend
royal welcome to them. Mayor Jennings
made a short address of welome , and was
followed by other speakers. After break
fast the visitors were taken through the
Implement district nnd loft for Omaha
shortly after noon.
The party was met at Council Bluffs by
M'cjsrs. C. D. Thompson and Isaac Car
penter , representing the Omaha Commerciil
club. It was escorted acrosii the river In
' trolley cars , reaching the Intersection of
Thirteenth and Douglas streets at 12:50. :
There cars were taken at once for South
Omaha , the visitors being accompanied by
a committee comprlelng R. F. Hodgln , F.
Standart , Isaac Carpenter and A. Hospe.
At South Omaha members of the Commer
cial club of that place joined In the ex
tension of the courtesies of the city , and
the visitors were shown through the Ar
mour nnd Swift packing establishments and
through the stock yards nnd Stock ex
change. Expressions of unlverslal surprise
were heard from them nt the growth of the
stock Industry In the Magic City. Return-
lag to Omaha at 4 o'clock the excursionists
were taken north to Twenty-second and
Cumlng street , coming down the Walnut
Hill line to Harney street , then west on
Homey past the city library , back over the
same line to the depots and through the
jobbing district and then up town to tha
Commercial club.
H had been originally Intended to tender
a. luncheon to the party at the club rooms
at 2 o'clock , but owing to the delay In
r/jgching the city It was declared off. A
iiuiuber of business men had , hbwover , as
sembled there to welcome the visitors.
Ileceittlon In Omaha.
Some punch amicigars were dispensed nnd
an impromptu , , reception was held. Euclid
Martin , as presldont'of thn club , expressed
the pleasure It afforded him to bid a wel
come to trio guests. He believed that there
were In Omaha , the elements for the buildIng -
Ing of a vapt city with great Jobbing In-
I toicsU. South Omaha had developed In a
J few years from a cornfield to Its present
I proportions. He spoke of the vast tributary
! territory to the west and east and said that
j Omaha , ae the center of this great agrlcul-
I tural district. Is dependant upon the good
will and support of Its people , which It hoped
to merit and win. He hoped that mutual
good would rcault from this visit and he
extended the grip and glad hand of a west
ern welcomo. He called upon Edward Rose-
wAtrr to speak for the Omaha proa -
Mr. Rosewater said he esteemed It a higl
j privilege to extend a welcome for the Omahc
press. Doubtless many of the visitors were
enjoying their first trip to the city. Those
who had been here for fifteen or slxtecr
1 years had witnessed marvnls. but those" who
like htnipelf , had been here for thlrty-sl >
years , had seen a great deal more. At thai
remote period the spot covered by the buildIng -
Ing In which the guests were being wel
comed wns outside of the city. He had seer
Omaha grow from a city of about 4,000 to Its
present considerable proportions. Speakliif
of Omaha as a newspaper field , Mr , Rosewater -
water said that there are no more papcn
In Omaha now than there were In the earl :
70's , but the field of thoHo here had beer
widened and the Chicago paper has beet
brought Into competition. Ho hopcj tha
the visitors had encountered the westen
push , energy and civilization of the oil ;
and as ono example of It be Invited thosi
present to visit The Bee building and Inspect
spoct the workings of Its departments. Thi
pcoplo of 0 < nuha had entertained great ex
pectatlons fioin the coming of the Illtnai
Central , which ho felt confident they wt ]
Ha ) moiiil lleNpnnda.
Captain L. B. Raymond of the Hamptm
Reporter , In responding for the Iowa pres
crowd , assured the people of Omaha thn
when they got the Illinois Central the :
got a good thing , nnd when they got As
slstnnt Central Pnsienger Ascot Merry In
tort8ted In the city they got another goo :
thing. Up In his ( section the Illinois Cen
tral was regarded with peculiar affection am
Colonel Meriy Is looked upon ns the trlei
nndtruu _ friend of the nowHpapcrmnn , 1
had 'been hits fortune to vUlt Omaha bad
In 1SC7 and while he would like to say some
thing ot Omaha as It was then , he did 'no
, | want to say anjthlng thut was untrue. II
had visited Lincoln and Council Bluffs a
that time ulso , end the line cf cltlea alon
the westcin bank qf the Missouri teuehc
him that ho was mistaken In his estimate o
the foresight and energy of the Yankee Im
migrant. He said thut the people of north
crn Iowa are buying most of their good
now In Omaha , nnd the Illinois Central 1
sure to bring that section Into ( .loser rela
llous with the city.
O. W. Carver , formerly of the Dubuqu
Herald , said ho took Greeley's advice befor
It was glvin and went to Iowa forty-fou
> eais ago. when It way still the homo of th
red man and was the western boundary o
civilization. He told of having ridden al
oscr the state In the saddle , as there wa
nut a rod of railroad then In It , and Invite
a comparison with Its present grand develop
uumt.
F. W. Kellogg related how hla father ha
traversed Iowa In a schooner when ho wa
still a babe. He had made the mistake u
going too far west , and he an a child ha
cried when the family left Iowa , for al
though then very young he knew a goo
( Continued on Fourth Pace. )
EXPLOSION WRECKS A MILL
IJutterr of Knttr DntlerN Mlnun tip nt
PlilKlinrn-One Kilted nnil
Doxcti Injured.
PITTSBURO , Pa. , Jan. 29. The steel de
partment of Phillips , Nlmlck & Co.'n mill , on
West Cnrson street , was completely wrecked
and a ilozcn men were injured by the ex
plosion of a battery of four large trailers
today. The ohock of the bursting boilers
was heard throughout the lower end of tha
city and several thousand people were at
tracted to the scene of tlio accident. Tlio
lass to the plant will bo enormous.
All the Injured men wore'qulckly removed
from the ruins. Five were mutilated al
most beyond recognition and one or two
more deaths may result. The Injured were
tnkcn to u temporary hospital hastily pro
vided and local physicians were summoned
to relieve the suffering. A rescuing party
then went to work searching the wreckage ,
which , It Is supposed , entombs others of
the workmen.
The following Is the Hat of the most seri
ous casualties :
Dead :
SIMON HOLLAND , fireman , lived near
South Eleventh street ; died at the Homeo
pathic hospital.
Injured :
Daniel Noonan , badly cut nud ecalded ,
Constantine Gallagher , badly cut.
William Klrkpatrlck , cut above the eye !
not badly hurt.
Prank Stonn , cut over the eyes.
Patrick Daly , cut , on the head ; not badly
hurt.
Jeremiah Collins.
Harnoy Eastcrberg , cut over eye ; not
bailly hurt.
W. T. Cook.
Peter Dynos.
The exploolon was one of. the most ter
rific that ever occurred In .a Plttsburg mill.
The roof of the boiler room was completely
lifted from the building and the flying Iron
and steel fell In all direction * . Heavy
beams and portions of thu masonry were
thrown from the foundations. The men
were crushed to the ground , on the npot
where they were attending to the rolls , nnd
those beside the boilers were ecalded by
the escaping steam. The bodies of the men
were so badly burned and begrimed that
they were scarcely recognizable. The
families of the workmen who live In the
neighborhood realized the qxtent of the ac
cident the moment the thunder of the ex
plosion was heard , and women and chil
dren niflhed at once to the mill , crying for
their loved ones , who were believed to be
burled beneath the ruins. It was Impos
sible for the heads to keep back the tor
rent of humanity that surged up to the
gates , and for a time the frantic women
Interfered with the work of the rescuers.
The mill had been stopped over Sunday
and the boilers had Just been fired prepara
tory to starting the mllla again. More than
100 men were standing about ready to go
to work when the explosion occurred. One
of the boilers rose on end and a sheet ol
flame- shot out of the furnace door , com
pletely enveloping Holland.
The cause of the explosion cannot be
known until a thorough Investigation le
made. No estimate of the property lose
could bo made today.
IRISH JOAN OF'ARC ARRIVES
.Mil * Manil OoiinrWill Tonr United
State * in Intercut of llocm
May VUlt Oranhn.
r 'IW YORK. n.J . AUns Maud Gonne
tile , Irish Joan oT'Arc , arrived today on th (
] French , llno * steamer La Normandlo froir
Havre. Miss Gonne could say but littU
about her future movements In this countrj
beyond the fact that she would stay a montt
and then hurry back to Ireland , OB her tlmi
was fully engaged there. She will address
beveral meetings In the Interest of thi
Boers.
"The object of my visit here , " said Mlsi
Gonne , "Is to arouse sentiment here In favoi
of the Boers. I have been In France , Ger
many and Holland and there have heard ex
pressions of surprise that America was no
foremost In championing the Boers.
"Another reason that I am hare Is t <
cement the unity of sentiment between thi
Irish In America and the Irish In Ireland
That sentiment Is KO strong now In Dublli
that they do not dare to march troops dov\i
the main street for fear of having then
hUsed nnd assaulted. The present time litho
the best that Ireland has ever had to strlki
a blow for freedom.
"In Ireland today there are only 6,000 sol
dlers where formerly there were 20,000. Oni
reason that Ireland is not In a good posltloi
to strike a blow is 1 > ecausp she had strict ! ;
followed ParneH'n teaching that liberty couli
j be secured by parliamentary motions. It wa
I said that we could have freedom by asklni
. and holding out our hands. God knows tha
our hands have been held out long enough
Now wo see that womust go back to th
first Idea freedom must come by force. Th
spirit In Ireland today Is the same as li
1S07. "
In speaking of striking a blow nt Englani
Miss Gonno admitted that the constnbular ;
must bo reckoned on. She said , however
that England Is In a position where ah
must grant demands.
"To nations ns to the Individual , " sh
continued , "thero comes nn hour of destln
and Ireland's hour has come and she mus
not lot It slip.
"Oi'i work of the Irish party Is to sto
enlistment. Ten years ago there were 30,00
Irish In the army and now there are no
25,000. At present recruiting there Is at
standstill. "
Miss Gonno also told the story of her re
cent arrest In Dublin while driving to
meeting of Boer sympathizers.
At a meeting of German-Americans an
Irish-Americans , held over a wer > k ago ,
committee was appointed to arrange wit
MlMi Maud Gonne to visit Omaha during ho
stay In the United States. The commltte
has all the preliminary arrangements mad
for a Pro-Boer meeting.
STUDENTS HURT AT FIRI
Cornell I.a v I'aiilln .lump Thirl
Keet from iv lliirnlnK l''rn-
tiirnlly lulM < * Hullillnir.
ITHACA , N. Y. Jan. 29.-Seven or eigl
Cornell law students , members of Delta 01
fraternity , were hurt this morning as
result of the burning of their frnternlt
lodge building. Fifteen jumped thirty fee
to the ground. Llttlo of the lodge prof
eriy was saved.
Aracng the Injured was W. M. McRea c
Suit Lake City , Utah , burned and bac
slightly Injured.
The building was a brick structure and th
fire was kept w-ell Inside the walla. Th
houee and contents were valued at $10,00' '
SIX MEN DRIFTING TO DEATI
Flihurnieii Carried Out Into _ I/ak
Mlulilicaii nn lee Mninll l'ru -
Itftciu- .
MARINETTB , Wig. , Jan. 29. Six fl bei
men were carrfed out on the Ice late tb !
afternoon , just north of Menomlnee. Whe
last seen they were alx mllea out and drlfl
Ing toward the lake rapidly. Prospects i
rescuing the unfortunate men are gmall.
ALL AFRAID TO FORCE CRISIS
Liberals nrjd Disaffected Tories Hesitate
About Jeopird'zing ' tha Qorernment.
QUEEN'S ' SPEECH COUCHED IN MILD TERMS
Lord Kltxtnnnrlce tn Mor Amendment
Een < i TcndlnK Totrnrd lleeon-
triiullon of MlnlMrItoneherr
at On In ulth Chamberlain ,
( Copyright. 1900 , by Prc-s < Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 2 ! ) . ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The queen's
speech will be rend to both houses of Parlia
ment tomorrow. It Is couched In the usual
formal , unemotional terms. In no way re
flecting the despairing panic reigning
throughout Great Britain. It baldly an
nounces that the war Is ntlll continuing and
expresses deep sorrow for the loss of valu
able lives It has entailed. A tribute Is paid
to the heroism of the men In all ranks.
Great gratification ts expressed for the
patriotic feeling nnd loyalty manifested
throughout the queen's dominions. N'o In
dication whatever la given of the future
policy In relation to the war , but the
colonial troops arc singled out for a special
compliment.
The speech slates the relations with for
eign powers are friendly and announces with
satisfaction that the treaty Is concluded
with Germany respecting the Samoa parti
tion , to which treaty the United States also
agreed.
lA bill for the federation of the ( Australian
colonies Is promised ; also a measure for
coping with the famine In India and the
House of Commons Is Informed ot the
amount of attention demanded to make pro
vision for n very large military expenditure
to bo Incurred , while a provision must also
be made for completing the efficiency of thu
navy and improving the coast defenses. The
naval expenditure Is for rearming the fleet
with new quick-firing guns. No now legis
lation of the slightest Importance Is prom
ised , the government forseelng that atten
tion will bo concentrated on the war and
foreign affairs.
I learn that Lord Edmond Kltzmaurlce ,
brother of War Secretary Landsdowne , for
merly under secretary of foreign affairs In
Gladstone's government , Is to move the fol
lowing amendment to the address , as
spokesman of the official leaders of the op
position , expressing : "Regret at the want
of knowledge , foresight ; and judgment dis
played by the government In South African
affairs since 1895 and In Its lack of prepa
rations for war. "
This Is to be supported by Bannerman.
Harcourt , ( Morley and other liberal leaders
j In ithe House of Commons and the debate
la expected to last for several days , but as
! the session draws near both the unwillingness
take the responsibility
ness of the liberals to
bility to provoke a ministerial crisis and
the hesitation of even the disaffected torlcs
about Jeopardizing the existence of their
own government are BO strong that parlia
mentary defeat Is thought to be extremely
Improbable , but events are steadily tending
toward a reconstruction of the ministry ,
though Rosebery declares ho will never sit
In a cabinet with Chamberlain.
LOOK TO PARTITION OF CHINA
Itumilnii Papcr Declare * If U Snr
to Come Alliance r ltli
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 29. The newspapers
considerable attention
papers hero are paying
tion to the events of China. The Novost !
expresses the opinion that the dynasty will
last for a long time to come , but adds that
China will never bo restored to Its formoi
condition and that the "unavoidable work ol
partition will be accomplished peacefully
though , perhaps In the distant future. "
The Rosslja asserts that It was not neces
sary for Russia to take a hand In the couj
d'etat and adds : "A Russo-Japanese al
liance is Inevitable. It Is only a questlor
j of time. In the meanwhile It Is Importani
that the control of the naval and mllltarj
forces of China does not fall Into the hand !
of the Americans , British or Germans. " Th <
' paper concludes : "Wo must keep on thi
alert and sees bow the new situation affecti
the Interests of western Europe , above all
those of England. "
DISPLEASES THE CHINESE
the Depoiil-
Merchant * Alarmed Over
tlnn of the Emperor nnd
Trouble Threatened.
i SHANGHAI , Jan. 29. The deposition o
i the Emperor Kwang Su creates great dls
satisfaction among the Chinese officials li
the Yang Tse valley and native mercjntlli
circles are disturbed , fearing trouble. It li
rumored the emperor will bo reinstated li
one year.
CiiNtro llecelvcn Admiral FHrqiilinr
CARACAS , Venezuela , via Haytlen Cable
Jan. 29. President Castro received Admlra
Farqtihar nnd his staff today. Later then
was a garden party and a reception nt thi
) American legation In honor of the officials o
) the flagship New York and the gunboat Ma
chlaa. F , B , Loomls , the Uultecj Statci
minister , will take President Castro and hi
cabinet to visit the American fleet tomor
row.
nevoiidhlru < Jlve the Dinner.
LONDON , Jan , 29. Owing to the receni
death of Lady Salisbury the premier dli
not glvo the customary Parliament dlnnei
this evening. This was given on hla holial
by the duke of Devonshire , lord prealdon
of the council. ( Mr. Balfour , the carl o
Klmburley , and Sir Henry Campbell-Ban
norinnn also entertained tihelr respectlvi
supporters.
Heavy SiiotvH In France.
PARIS , Jan , 29. Heavy bnow storms prevail
vail throughout Franco , especially on th
north and went coasts , where numbers o
small wrecks have occurred. The Spanlsl
steamer Prlmero , fram Bilbao for Nei
York , has been wrecked off Point I otnous
near Brest. Its crew , consisting of clghtec :
men , was rescued by flahermen.
Klo anil SnntoH Free of IMauiie ,
RIO JANEIRO , Jan. 29. The ports of III
Janeiro and Santos have been officially de
Glared free from the bubonic plague.
PEACE SOCIETY TO M'KINLE
Appeal Kor urded from Ilonlon Ail ;
Ins the 1'renldent lo Mediate
In ( he Trnimtunl.
BOSTON , Jan. 29. The board of director
of the American Peace society today for
warded an appeal to President McKlnle
lo offer the good offices and mediation a
the United Staten to the Transvaal , basin
the action on the fact that the whole civil
Ued world has not forgotten that ono o
the most benign features of the scheme ap
proved by all at The Hague conference wa
that entitled "good offices and mediation.
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
Fair and Colder ; Variable Winds.
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NO folNE SCALE AGREEMENT
MlnrrM Hoot tlir Oi-rnori ( , ' I'roitonl-
( lon unit Arc Imnulicil nt ! > >
( lip Oiicrntorti ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Jan. 2 ? In the
Joint conference of the United Mine Work
ers and the Interstate Operators' associa
tion this afternoon the first business wan
the submlsslcn ot the report of the Joint
scale committee. The propositions made by
each stdo were practically the same as have
been published heretofore. The miners de
manded an advance ot 20 cents -per tenon
on a "run of mine" basis. The operators
offered an advance of 9 ccots per ton for
mining , with the condition ns to "scrccnu"
remaining the same as at present. A fur
ther condition In their proposition Is that
Iho state of Illinois , which. Is now on a run
of mine basis , must conic In under a double
standard arrangement and return to using
screens.
Immediately upon the reading of the re
port President John Mitchell of the Mine
Workers moved thu adoption of the minors'
scale. P. H. Robblns , a Pennsylvania op
erator , moved to amend the motion by
ndopllng the scale of the operators.
President Mitchell said that during the
last year the price of ccnl had been higher
than for sevorn.1 years , whUc the cost
of living to the miners was also higher
without an advance In wages to meet It.
Under this arrangement he said , the op
erators were making a good profit , which , he
thought , should be divided with the miners.
Ho was followed by Mr. Robblns , who
answered by saying 80 or SO percent of the
coal mined was contracted for Immediately
after an agreement with the minors had
been reached and as a consequence the mine
owners profited nothing by the advance In
the market. Ho said that a run of mine
basis would be suicidal to the Interests of
tbo Plttsburg district.
The miners , he said , had received nn ad-
vnt'co of IS per cent at Chicago nnd wore
now offcreJ nn advance of 14 per cent ,
making a total of 32 per cent In the last
three years.
John P. Reese , member of the miners'
executive 'board ' , from Iowa , replied that
miners' wages had gone lower during the
panic than those of any other craft. He
outlined the attitude of the miners nnd
said they wore willing to discuss the mat
ter dispassionately nnd arrive at a settle
ment.
H. L. Chapinan of the Ohio operators look
the position that the minors were endeavor
ing to form a trust. Mr. Chapman said :
"Do you know what this defense fund
you will attempt to raise means ? It means
you will bo forced to control every business
Interest In this country that you will con
trol all of the great railroad systems ol
the continent and control all of the steam
ship lines entering or leaving Its ports. II
means more. It means you will control the
domestic consumption and say whether ot
not ( he poor people of this land shall hav
fuel to cook their humble meals 'with '
This will bo nothing more nor less thar
one gigantic trust and you will be the
stockholders. "
The miners hooted at the operator's prop
osition , while the operators laughed at the
demands of the miners. The conference ad
journed until tomorrow.
WORKING KANSAS EDITORS
"Coin" Ilar ojCu < n I.armAmount
of A < lver l lnR.l'n : , > liur
In I'romlftcN.
TOPEKA , Jan. 29. ( Special Telegram. )
The zealous populist papers of Kannas arc
being neatly buncoed by designing members
of the democratic national committee and
"Coin" Harvey , and are running free ol
charge n double column , ten-Inch advertise
ment of "Coin's" books , that are belnp
sold and pushed by the national commit
tee. The plate for the advertisement IH sen
out from the educational and literary com
mittee at Chlougo and with It goes n let
ter to the unsuspecting populist editor set
ting forth the urgent need of education alonj
the reform lines affecting currency and say
ing If the cut U Klvon a prominent poeitlor
and run often In the papers , In CBBO ol
fusion succcsfl In November the editors whi
nnd helped do the fighting would be remem
bered. Thla thin promise Is very seductive
Nearly all of the popullht papers have fallt-r
} victims and the ndvertleement of "Coin" li
' | being given thousands of dollars' worth o
1 space free of charge.
TAYLOR TO HOLD COMMISSW
( iovcrnor ANNIIIIIPH Hint IT Hr WIIHn
2l < M't < * il IlliivUliuru
WIH .Not.
FRANKFORT , Ky , Jan. 23. It IB not un
likely that United States Benutor-elec
Blackburn will receive any rommUbloi
from Governor Taylor unless the presen
gubernatorial contest him been finally set'
tied. Governor Taylor , It Is said , on excel
lent authority , will assume the position tha
If It Is decided ho Is Illegally the governoi
of Kentucky , the legislators who electee
Blackburn nnd who were declared elected a
the ( jaino election at which ho wan a candl
date for goveinor were also Illegally oloctei
and have not therefore the power to choos
n senator.
The evidence In the Goebel-Taylor contes
for tbo executive office of the state closei
tonight and arguments begin tomorrow aft
crnoon at 2 o'clock The argument ) ) will b
made fiom 2 o'clock to 6 o'clock and frori
7:30 : to 9.30 for three days , with the exccp
tlon of Thursday's session , which will b
held on the morning of that day. The board
will not dlvulgo an opinion as to the tlm
they will require for the finding.
KILL TWO TRAIN "ROBBERS
I.iins thnitn by I'nlon I'nellle Iti-Niilt
111 HiMllllllliK Thrill Ui Drift-til t-
AVonnded In
CHEYUNNH , Wyo. . Jan. 20. A repor
reached this city that a posse of Union Pn
clfi ; detectives headed by Torn Horn had ru
down two of the Union Pacific train rob
bers In the Hole-ln-tbe-Wall and after
desperate fight killed both of them. One o
the pursuing party was shot , but It I
thought not seriously. U IH known that th
robbers separated In two gangs after leavln
the railroad and the men reported kllle
were those who were trailed through th
mountains BO closely and afterwards escapee
It Is supposed that they returned to th
Hole-ln-the-Wall when they thought the pur
ault was over and the detectives have bee
watching the rendezvous over ulnce , till the
tot tbelr men.
WHITE MUST GIVE UP it ii i t i
Prediction of Abandonment of Ladytniith
Corroborated by Ministerial Papers , '
BULLER'S POSITION IS CAUSING ANXIETY
3raya Danger of Having His Line of
Communication Cut ,
LOSING CONFIDENCE IN THE WAR OFFICE
Defense Committee "Holds News of Bullet's
Retreat for Two Days.
GIVING OUT CASUALTIES IN DRIBLETS
Hanoi I'rellinlnnrj * Announcement nt
Asitrcunlc I.OBN Withheld Trnilr
to Clvc Color < o Heavy llurr
Ultimate ) , of Killed.
( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co , >
LONDON , Jan. 29. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Tolrgiam. ) The exclusive
Information of Saturday predicting the Im
minent abandonment of I adysmlth IB now
corroborated by the Times and other leading
ministerial papers flaying Robert s has actu
ally advised that stop and It Is rumored In
the military clubs tonight thut General
White can only last another week.
The Indian otllcers acquainted with him
nnd knowing his character are fully con
vinced that White will make nn attempt to
cut lilu way out at any cost , If ho suspects
an order to surrondcr Is coming , but such
nn enterprise Is recognized as utterly hopu-
less and would only entail u heavy sacrifice
of life.
The cabinet committee of defense was
again In session today and I learn them lo
anxiety about Buller's own position ex
pressed by Roberts , as unless ho gets safely
south of the Llttlo Tugola with hla heavy
transport train ho will run a. grave danger
of having his line of communication cut.
Then the continued nbsonco of all news of
Dundouald's mounted brigade , though urg
ent Inquiries have been addressed to thu
War ofllce , It Is feared points to u still uu-
revealed calamity.
It IB now known that the defense commit
tee had information of Buller' rotrcat on
Friday morning In the dispatch announcing
tbo abandonment of Splonkop , but the news
\Mift concealed until Sunday afternoon. This
kind of thing destroys confidence In the
reliability of BtntementH by th j dtpnrtmunt.
Then the gradual dribbling out of the
Sptonkop casualties and the withholding of
the usual preliminary notification of the
aggregate loss cause terrible anxiety to the
relatives of the o engaged OK well as to the
public at large , as tending to glvo color to
the Doers' heavy estimate of 1,500 British
killed.
The situation continues one of , unrelieved
gloom and though the ministerial press Is
endeavoring to discount the fall of Lady-
smith , tbo spectacle of some 10,000 British
eoldicrs , nil In arms , together with u lieu
tenant general and ox-commandcr-ln-rhU'f
In India , surrendering to the Been ; Is ono
which cannot full to cxerclso a trcmendoua
moral effect hero and on , thy t/ontlnont / , giv
ing the Boer government n powerful clulm
for mediation. Doubtless It ts with a view
to that contingency that Dr. Lcyd is now In
Berlin and Montague While in Washington.
llrlllMli Itenleii nt 13 ery I'olui.
( Copyright , 1900 , In J'rcH * Publishing Co. )
LONDON ; Jan. 29. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The leader
military expert says :
"Tho enemy has beaten us at the sticking
gamp , ho has beaten ns In strategy and tactics -
tics , ho ban Induced UK to glvo up the flral
plan wheio he would have hardly had a show
nnd conform to his plan where naturally
everything Is against us. IH there a single
soldier who cun Justify what we have dona
on other than political pleas , not one. Wo
know from his own pen that General While
was Induced by ono of Oha.mberluln'H depu
ties to disastrously change his plan.Vo
know that General Uullcr , after working up
to the original plan of marching on filocm-
fontcin , was persuaded by Homebody to gl\n
It up , and ho was persuaded within three
days. That Is a pretty problem for Parlia
ment to whet ItH wits on fpr the opening
day. " ' 11 -I
The experts score the suggestion that the
DrltUh abandon General Whlto to his Me ,
but admit the only hopn for mircoss IH to
rnvert to the original plan of moving first
against the Orange Free State. The Post
expprt saym
"Defeat Is bitter , but it la right to face It ;
It Is wrong to try to conceal it from our
selves. The meeting of the defense c'ommll-
tee on Saturday wax probably caused by tha
knowledge of Dullor's retreat , although the
fact was kept from the public until Sunday ,
The measures now urgently needed are de
velopment of the military resourced of the
country. With 100,000 men In the Held and
DO,000 to follow tbo moment bus como to
push on the training of nil tbo tioopu loft
at home. "
Tbo Pout expert alee gives a column of
questions ns to tbo conduct of the war ,
which he declares must bo put and answered
In Parliament.
POPE WILL NOT INTERFERE
Unable < o Offer Illn C.nnil Olllre * for
Ccmmtlon of lliiNllllllex Can
Only I'ray.
( Copytlght , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co , )
ROME , Jan , 29. ( Now York World Ua-
blcgratn Special Telegram , ) In answer to
the appeal made to him by the queen of
Holland to UBO his Influence to stop the
South African war Pope Leu has sent u
sorrowful reply that he Is unable to offer
his olltcco for the cessation of hostilities ,
His holiness adds thut no war bus caused
him KO much bitterness of mind an thlx
struggle between England and the Boero. He
saya.
"Thin war Is Inspired neither by Ideals
of civilization nor by ju t or natural lii-
tcrefltH. I can do nothing but pray for thi >
dead. " i
Struil Write * u I.eller.
( Copyright , J900 , by Press PubllKhliif ; Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 29.-New ( York World Cu.
blqgrum Special Telegram. ) W. T. Htcad
has addressed a letter to the speaker nnd
every member of the House of OomtnonH ,
pointing out the necessity for reopening the
Inquiry Into the clrcumotnnceg that led to
Iho Jameson raid. Ho declares that un
less such steps are taken it will bo no
longer posilblo to maintain that the speaker
and membern wore not unwitting and un
willing accomplices In the conspiracy.
\o liivanlnn of .iioziim line.
BKRLIN , Jan. 29. A semi-official dispatch
> from Llibon sayo the report that thn Boers
f have crossed the Mozambique frontier it
unfounded. ' *