o THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs MONDAY , TTEBRrAIlV 5 , 1000.
Broken beyctid bounds hero the Ions would
have been enormous. This Is the middle of
the eommlsfilon district , where the streets
nro narrow and the buildings old , and their
cbntenla are of a combustible nature.1 Noth
ing couia 'TjaVc * prevented the nro from
sweeping everything to the river.
In the meantime stores nnd buildings on
the north sldo of Franklin avenue , for a
Lalf block cafit and west of tlroadway , were
Buffering. The great heat from the burning
buildings opposite broke the window-is and
noon flying embers had started blitzes In u
half dozen different placce. The tenants liv
ing above hastily removed as much of their
property n possible. The drug sloro of
JchnEon Brcs. , at the corner of Franklin
nnd Broadway , and a saloon on the opposite
corner , with some small shops adjoining ,
which were partially destroyed , were the
licavlcol losers. The other losees were CPU-
( Ined to brokra glass and scorched store
The trolley wires along Broadway and
Franklin avenue wore a source cf dongjr
nnd until they were cut en the mayor's or
ders thorc were numerous narrow escapes
from plcctrccullon.
District Supurlnlcndent Baumhoff of the
United Hallway' company nud n corps of
nirn set nbiut rescuing a derailed Citizen's
lluo car at Fnurtlt and M'rgan 'ntrcets.
Stretching n long chain from a Fourth street
grip car , the power of the cable was used
to haul It out rf the wav of the firemen.
The grlpman started his car , but did net
release It itocn enough. The ' derailed car
Immpcd along over the granite , crashed Into
n lire engine , which was stationed an the
corner and cnu&cd Fireman Hanmrrc. He
was carried Into the corner cigar store and
Riven nurslcal aid and then removed to
the dispensary , where his Injuries were
pronounced fatal ,
Far hours nfler the fire broke out the
Bceno of the fire was thrcnged with thou
sands of spoctalrm
I'rlvntp Watchman IK
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 4. Late tonight John
Williams , private watchman of Penny' &
Oentlo's , was arrested nnd Is being held at
the Four Courts pending an Investigation
Into the origin of the fire. He was taken
into custody as the result cf a statement of
n woman rooming opposite to the effect that
nho bad seen a man answering the watch
man's dercrlpllon lighting matches In the
Btoro previous to the flro. Cummlnga de
nied having anything to do with It and states
that he was at home when the fire broke
out.
FIREMEN HURT AT CHICAGO
One Kndilltv May HcMiiU from Ciivo-Iii
of Floor n ( a lla-iUi-t Tar- '
lory flrc.
CHICAGO , Feb. 1. Four'firemen ' nnd two
spectators were Injured during the progress
of B flro' at the basket factory of John 8.
Benedict at 234-240 Noith Green street
today.
The Injured :
Captain William Beigtran , light leg
broken and burned abcut body ; may die.
Lieutenant Frank Nlgg,1 burned about
face and hands.
I'aul Dnungartcn , hurl about back , face
and hands.
Martin Geary , Injured about back and
legs.
legs.Mrs.
Mrs. rtofila Wngada , 39 years old , Injured
by porch giving way at a house- opposite
the burning building while watching the
flre.
flre.Sobhle
Sobhle Kolomba , 13 years old , Injured
similarly.
Berjcnan , Geary , Bauugjrten and Nlgg were
In the second story when the door caved In ,
pinning all four In thq ruins. They were
rescued with difficulty.
Thu building , ni'ed with dry lumber nnd
machinery , was entirely destroyed. Less
$16,000 ; no Insurance. ' . .n t < 1 h .
DEATH RECORD.
( runt vHnl lifr.
Grant Hulslzer'who has-been city sales
man for a local hardware 'establishment
for several years and who came to Omaha
111 1882 , died at his homo , 1909 Capitol ave
nue Saturday1 Afternoon. Thd deceased was
born In New 'Jersey in 18CG. Ho was well
known In ibcai business circles and was a
member of'lhe Rlks and Masons. Rela
tives from 'Now' Jersey will "ojcort the re
mains to that , stale for burial. The de-
'
feased had 'no relatives In Omaha. The
secret orders with' which he- was Identified
Mil take part In the funeral services.
AVIUInni l.ovell. Turfman.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. William Lovell , n
well known lurfman , died loday at his lesl-
dcnco In this city. Ho was born In Liver
pool , England , nnd came to this country
when young. Later he siicnt several years
mining In Australia nnn returned to this
country with a c.onsldornble fortune. Upon
the discovery of gold In California Lovell
wont there and again engaged In mining , at
one time being associated with James G.
Fair.
fienernl William A\erell.
NEW YORK , Feb.I. . ' Major General
"William Woods Averell , the last of the
great cavalry leaders of the union army ,
tiled nt Hath , "N. Y. , yesterday , aged GS.
Ho was one ot the Inventors o ? asphalt
paving , and lii 1898 , after seventeen years
of llllgallcn , was awarded $700,000 by Hie
appellate division of the ouprcmo court as
his share of the profits of the Harbor
Asphalt Paving company.
. .Timrtihlne fiiilim.
Early Sunday morning Jcwcplilno. tha
B-nintilhs'-old child of Mr. and Mm , Joseph
Gulun , died ntter a short Illness. The
funeral will take place today at " o'clock
fiom thii residence at L'103 Webster street ,
Shu will be burled In Prospect Hill ceme
tery. ,
IVIIIInm S. llnzultliif , Marine Artiitt ,
NEW YORK , Fob. 4. William Stanley
Hazclllnn , the marine artist , Is dead In
Rome , ageil ( M years. Ho was a nat'.vo of
rhlladelpbla , where his father was n
wealthy merchant ,
. \lfeil Xewrro KviiiiKellxt.
OTTUJIWAt la , , Feb. 4. Rev. Leo Fox ,
one of the moat noted negro evangelists In
tbo west , died at his homo In thla city at
104 years of age. Ho was born In Nash
ville , Teniii , In 170G.
Kollouuil h > . \II\IOIIM CreilltorN ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . . Fob. 4. ( Specla !
Tclegram-rMrH ) , Alfreda Follette , the New
York society woman and niece of J. J , Var
AJcn , the well known Now York inllllo'.v
nre | , who has resided hi-ro for the last elghi
or nine months pending action upon her np <
jillcUtlon for n divorce , which was granted :
few days ago , and whose dwelling was besieged
sieged by ofllcprs acting for anxious .crcd
Itors , has departed for the eaot , A numbei
of creditors gathered nt the depot , aiuoni
them two beer merchants , cue of wbon
succeeded In obtaining his money , A Jew
olcr succeeded In securing possession o
n valuable ring which had been presented thi
"countCEa , " as she was known here , b ;
mi Inipccunloita admirer. The civil sul
commenced against her by the owner o
the duelling she occupied far damages ilon
the' property by her alleged carelotsncs
will probably be Indefinitely postponed whci
It comes up for hearing on February 13 ,
Will be routed to Its natural Uutles
and your biliousness , licadacliu and
constipation bo cured If you take
gold by all druggists. 25 cents ,
ALLEN FOR A STOOL PIGEON
Schema to Nominate the Popnlisi Nebraska
Senator for President
LET HIM WITHDRAW IN FAVOR OF BRYAN
-rmll-Tirm f
I'upMllMN Who Km or Kttfllon Antlcl-
linlr- Trouble In the Mclrrtlnit of '
.Nominee * for thr ProHl-
dpiillnl Tlokcl ,
UNCOLN , Feb. 4. ( Special. ) Aa a , pos
sible solutlftn of the problem that now con
fronts the pbpullst party It has been sug
gested that Senator William V. Allen be
named as the populist nominee for president
with the undorslandlng that ho Is to wlih-
draw afterwards In favor of W. J , Bryan.
Nebraska populists who favor fusion arc
anticipating trouble In tfee selection of
nominees for the presidential ticket , nnd
this plan may be resorted to as a means of
defeating the mlddlo-of-thc-road element.
J. H. Cdmlsten of this city has been assured
that nt least 1BO members ot the * populist
national cdmmltteo will attend the meeting
to bo held hero February 19 , and while It
Is generally believed that the western del-
rCgates will favor holding the natlorial con-
vcnlltn nt the nacno time and place with the
doinocrols , there Is no doilbt lhat the com
bined strength of the inlddlc-of-the-roaders
will amount to a great deal when It comes to
deciding upon a location.
i H Is not at all certain that the fusloulsts ,
I the fellows who favor nomlnallng Bryan nnd
i demanding In exchange the vice presidency ,
' will bo In the majority. If they are the
convention will probably be located with
that cf ihc dcmoctats , but If the mlddlo-
of-the-roadors predominate the convention
will bo held n month qr more earlier. The
scheme proposed for defeating the opponents
of fusion Is to have Allen nsmlnated , wltb
the national committee holding the power
to nil any , vacancy that might occur nn
the ticket , so that upon the withdrawal of
Allen the name of Bryan might be substi
tuted , u Is also asserted that by pursuing
this plan th re would be a possibility of
having Allen nominated for vice president by
the democrats.
D. E. Thompson baa offered the city n
building lul at Eleventh und J streets for
the proposed Carnegie public library build
ing. The Public Library board will meet
Tuesday night to consider the various prop-
csltlons concerning a site for the building.
TO AID THE SUPREME COURT
Oillilloiin of JinlKCM nil ( he
iloliN Jin dp by The Her to Help
the Court.
The following replies have been "received
from district Judges relative to The Bee's
recent suggestions for expediting the work
cf the supreme court :
FENDER , Neb. , Feb. 2. To the Ed
itor of The Bee : Yours asking my views of
the plan suggested by The Bee for the relief
cf press of business In the supreme court.
Will say the plan la worthy of careful con
sideration. Very respectfully ,
GUY T. GRAVES ,
Judge Eighth District.
ORI ) , Neb. , Feb. 2. To the Editor of
The Bee : Since receiving your letter I have
given your plan for the temporary relief of
the supreme court such consideration as my
time would permit and I am at this time In
clined to think It worthy of serious consid
* ' '
eration. ,
The long delay now Incident to reyle\ylng
ordinary cases In the supreme court works
substantial Injustice to nearly all litigants
and In many' cases Is. practically equivalent
to a denial of justice to parties In Intercsf.
Another nnd perhaps more serious evfl re- '
Bulling from the present system Is the loss *
of confidence In the courts by a large nuirf-
bcr of people. In my opinion this has been
largely brought about by the long delays
necessary under our practice and due to the
overburdened condition of the supreme court
dockets. Any plan that would even In "a
measure tend to relieve these conditions
is worthy of serious consideration. I can
BOO no reason at this time why this plan
might not prove of value. In the abs&nce of
a statute making the assistance of the su
preme court obligatory on the 'district
Jndgea the service ? would of course have to
bo rendered voluntarily. *
There may be constitutional objections ,
but from the limited consideration I have
given the subject I can seeno reason why
the district judges might not render services
similar to those rendered by the commis
sion. Of courdo the supreme court would
adept this work as Its own. As staged',1 , I
have not given the legal phase of thtf/itiuf's-
tlon careful consideration , but off-hand
would say that It IB certainly worthy of
trial , If it should prove to bo a success. It
would be of great public benefit unll such
time as the cnnalltutlon can be amended
nnd the number of Judges of the supreme
court 'Increased ' , Yours , truly ,
CHARLES A. MUN N ,
, Judge Eleventh District.
iRUSHVILLE , Neb. , Feb. 2. To the
Editor of The Bee : Refprlng to your favor
baking my opinion of your proposition to
temporarily lellove the. supreme court of
the press of business , would say that I be
lieve your plan Is not without merit. ,
I can see no good reason why the supreme
court could not adopt the opinions written
by the district judges as well as opinions
wiltten by the members of the late supreme
cotnt commission. '
Should sucl' an arrangement be made the
condition of business In this district is such
that oneof , the judges could dorole from
one-thrd | to one-half of his time In the
work of assisting ' the supreme eo.urt. Yours
tiuly , Wv.II . WE3TOVER ,
Ji-lge Fifteenth District.
III tinItlvcr. .
FREMONT , , Neb. , Fob. 4. ( Special. )
Friday afternoon , while Lefflngwell Bros. ,
\\tio have been running a sawmill on
( he Island southwest of the city , were haulIng -
Ing their engine and machinery across the
river the Ice suddenly broke and the en
gine , a 10horaepower machine , went to
tht ! bottom. Yesterday It was found that
It. had sunk several feet Into the quisk-
! sand , nnd n force of men with teams and
Jacksorewa were set to work to gpt It out.
A' part of the Ice between It and , the shore
broke , and they worked all day Without
accomplishing much. This morning ; they
went at It * again and , expect to succeed In
saving the engine , though of course In a
badly damaged condition ,
I'riiNiierlty ut lO
, N'eb. , Feb , I. ( Special. ) E ins
and vicinity Is experiencing outo | n revival
In business. Considerable building Is going
on at prentnl , nnd more will follow when
pprlni ; npcns up.
EWJUF'H paper , the Peopled Advocate , has
recently changed ownership and Is now ed
ited by Judd Wpod Atkinson , Neb.
A bank In this village la a sure thng | It
the pear future.
CliiNi > of n IlrvUal.
HARVARD , Neb. , Fob. 4 , ( Speclal.- )
The revival service that lias been la pro-
1 gross at the Methodist church In till.
city during the past two weeks , conlustoi !
by the pastor ; Rev , Shamcl , assisted b )
Prof. K , F , Miller of Chicago , closoJ laul
nlghl with some llfty conversions as tin
result of the meetings. All churches wll
receive accessions from this number.
tiriind Uland HrllurlouN Mutturx.
GRAND ISLAND. N b. , Feb. 1. ( Special.
iBIskopYarrcn cf the Methodist Kplsco
pul church preached In the Trlnlt :
Methodist Episcopal church of tbl
City today. He will aid In rats
Ing the church debt of this congrega
tion , Rev. Dr. Hodgotts , the local pastor ,
has closed a scries of successful revival
meetings. Evangelist Steele of Pol ml run , N ,
Y. , Is holding revival meetings In the First
Presbyterian church of Grand Island. These
meetings have resulted In n number of con
versions and will 'be continued for an In
definite period.
Vpnllrt of
FAIRBUinY NOb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. )
The case of the State against Roy Campbell ,
charged with breaking Into the store of C.
Y. Museer at Stccle City was concluded
last night by the Jury returning n verdict
of acquittal. Campbell was a member of
the First Nebraska , and has lived at Steele
City with his mother since his return from
the Philippines.
Will HP Hurled llrnlilc Illn Knitter.
PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , Feb.I. . ( Special. )
The many friends of H. Guy Livingston ,
son of General Robert R. Livingston , were
glad to learn that his remains bad arrived
In San Francisco. Arrangements will bo
made to have the body laid beside of those
ol his father. Guy was with the Thuratou
when ho was shot down.
I'etll .Jury.
NEBRASKA PITY , Feb. ! . ( Special. )
Judge Jcsoen discharged the petit jury yes
terday , as all the Inw and criminal cases ,
j with two or three minor exceptions , have
j been disposed of. The next week or ton
days will bo devoted to equity cases , after
I which time a term of court will bo held
| hi Cass county.
, DOOM I'llllfiolf Crdllt.
SCHUYLER , Neb. , Feb. 1. ( Special. )
William Dworak , son of Adolph .Dworak of
this city , returned home Saturday after
successfully completing the commercial
course In an Omaha business college. Of
a class of sixty young men Mr. Dworiik
stand ! ) highest In all branches.
IttirsrlarN tit I'lnlnvlcii.
PLAINVtEW , Neb. . Feb. ! . ( Special Tel
egram. ) C. H. Johnson's store was entered
by burglars last night nnd'nbsut $1.000 worth
of clothing wag taken. H Is believed a clue
to the robbers has been discovered that will
lead to their capture.
Otoo futility MortKfiRp HoiMirit.
NEBRASKA CITY. Feb. 1. ( Special. )
The iral estate mortgage record for Otoe
county for the month of January shows a
reduction of $7,0.1.PO ! In this class of Indebt
edness.
So 11 to n coil ( o ( lie Itpforinnliiry *
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Feb. I. ( Special. )
. County Judge J. E. Douglas haa sentenced
Walter Doneon to servo a term In the
Kearney leformatory school for incorrlgl-
blllty.
( iood lluunril for Shllliiioutx.
MADISON , Xeb. , Feb. 4. ( Special. )
During the year 1899 the Union Pacific rail
road shipped from this station 1,449 cars c *
grr.ln. cattle , hogs nnd general produce.
Uryan ( > ovs to Cliurrh at llolyokc.
HOLYOKE. Mass. , Feb. 4. William Ji
Bryan remained In this city nil day nntl
went to bed , early tonight. He attended
the service in the First Presbyterian
church nnd joined In the singing of the
hymns. At the- close of the pervlce Uev.
A. n. Penncll. the pastor , Introduced him
self to Mr. Bryan nnd ushered him Into
the church parlor , where for a half hour
an Informal reception was held. The
women crowded uround him , to quote the
words of Elder Forbes , "as If they would
teur him to pieces. "
When Bryan left the church those who
bad comprised the congregation mussed
themselves at the door and shouted , "Come
again , Mr. Bryan , " to the evident pleasure
of their guest.
Tomorrow Mr. Bryan will visit Plttslleld
nnd North Adams , leaving Holyoke In
time to connect with the train leaving
Springfield , at 8:30 : n. m. Speeches will
bo made at each place and on the follow
ing day he will enter Connecticut , speak-
liiK at Hartford and Bridgeport. This will
conclude Mr. Bryan's tour of New Eng
land. On Wednesday be Is scheduled to
speak at various points in New Jersey.
TAYLOR AVERTS' CIVIL WAR
( Continued from First Page. )
classes of the city. The world does not
seem to know that cultured Boston or
metropolitan New York would faro even
worse by the selection of such standards. I
assert that In no town is good order ap
preciated more fully nnd in no county Is the
law more vigorously enforced than in Lon
don , and I am sure that the members of
the legislature nnd nil other strangers" now
within our gates Mil hereafter bear witness
to the truth of my statement. "
A legislative caucus will be held to
morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock In the cir
cuit court room. In the morning the large
number of legislators who are expected In
on the early trains will spend their time
securing living accommodations.
AN EXODUS FROM FRANKFORT
M Ijenvi * < li " Cniiltnl , Ilc-
IiulillcitiiH for London nntl Dem
ocrat * for Their llonicn.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb. 4. Members of
the legislature are exceedingly scarce In
Frankfort today. Nearly every member has
loft the city , the republicans having gone In
the direction of London and the majority of
the democrats to their homes , although a
small number of them have goneto Clnclu-
natl. Few , If any of the democrats who
have gone .will return to Frankfort until
after the session of the legislature , called
for Tuesday at London , has be-on held , al
though a largo number of them expect to be
present at tbo funeral of Goobel.
As n usual thing many members leave the
city on Saturday to spend their Sundays at
home , but the oxodua has never been HO
complete as at this time.
The leaving of the democratic senators
and representatives has be-en upon the nd *
vice cf their attorneys , who huvo told them
that It would be , iill things conslderedr the
best thing for. them to go to their bonnes
or to any other place where they could 'not
bo reached In a hurry If attempts should bo
made to arrest them and take them to Lou-
don , as has been threatened by the military
forces of the atate. It has been decided
j by the democrats that they will make -no
resistance In the event of arrest and coo-
vcjanco to London , but that when they
airlve they will not vote upon -a subject
that may bo > brought before the senate ,
There have been numerous rumors all day
I that tup democrats Intended to hold a sitf-
1 blon of their own at some place In the state
i ouUldo of Frankfort. Sometimes the rumor
named Covlngton and sometimes It was Lon
don. Tno report tould not be substantiated
In any way , however. Representative G , T.
Berry , who was about tbo only member of
the bouse around the Capital hotel today ,
said that ho bad been advised to go nway
from Frankfort until otter the republicans
bad started their session at London , but
tuld that ho had decided to remain here.
Ho denied that there was any Intention to
hold a democratic session of the legislature
at Bomo place outsldo of the capital of ( ha
state ,
To OririmUo n Iliiltiillon ,
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 4. Late tonight
It was decided by General Caatloraan to or
ganize a battalion of what Is to be known
as the First regiment. J. F. Gicgory was
appointed major and will be In command
'of ' these troops. The battalion will bo or-
I ganlzed In this city and the first eteps to
that end were taken tonight , The adjourn
ment cf ( he legislature from Frankfort to
Louisville , the democrats assert , was legal.
Under section 41 of the statute of the con
stitution they aay the general assembly ha
j tbo power , with the consent of each house ,
t to meet at a place other than the one at
which U 13 slttlne-
'
ifPtittwimt i'i inif pitf i'iM\
MEDIATION 10 Bh DbCuSShl )
Question Will Be Broflfsut Up In the Hou-o
IhVWeek ,
_
MOVE FOR A MINISTER TO THE BOERS
i' Sniitlt to offer mi
AnieinlntiMit ( o the Diplomatic
nnil Cotiftiilfir Itlll to Tliln
Hftcct.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 4. Tomorrow Is sus
pension day In thp house , but the regular
order Is likely to be superseded by the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill ,
which Chairman Hltt , expects to call up.
This bill will probably raise n wide field
of discussion , regarding our foreign rela
tions , touching'pojslbly the reciprocity trea
ties negotiated under tbo Dlngley law , but
more especially the question of mediation
In the South African dispute.
William Alden &mlth of Michigan expects
to offer an amendment for n minister to the
South African republic and In this way the
friends of tbo Boors may be able to bring
the question to n test.
Further discussion of the Philippine ques
tion Is also Inevitable , tlltt hopes to dis
pose of the bill within two days , but It Is
probable that he will be disappointed.
For the remainder of the week the program -
gram | s not arranged , A contented elec
tion case or the District of Columbia ap
propriation bill may bo brought forward
nfter tljo diplomatic bill IB out of the waj.
Currency illll III the Semite.
The currency bill will continue to bold
Its plate en the calendar as the unr.nlshed
business each day nfter 2 o'clock during the
week. No speeches en It nro formally an-
nourfced. Sonife of tha friends of the bill , In
cluding .Senator Allison , have Indicated a
purpose to address the senate cti this meas
ure , bill they probably will defer their re
marks Uiitll the following week , Senator
Chandler probably will speak against the
bill this week.
Thu speeches as formally announced for
the \vetk arc ! By Cattery , on the Philip
pine question , Monday ; by Duller , oji the
propcoed suffrages amon&nent to the > forth
Carolina constitution , Tuesday ; by Ttlrley ,
opposition to seating Quay , Wednesday
Senator Chandler will mtiko an effort to
get up the Quay case during the week , but
It Is not expected he will succeed In displac
ing the currency bill. Senator Pettlgrew's '
resolution on the Boers may receive some
attention during the week. It Is also prob
able that during the week Senator Spooner
will mdke reply to Senator Allen's strictures
on the secretary of the treasury , In con
nection with the public funds In Now York
banks. Ho desires to speak on Mcnday
or Tuesday.
CROSSESWTDGELA
( Continued from First Page. )
for them. Over $200 was raised In the
meeting and a committee of seven promi
nent Irish resident was appointed to so
licit funds. The speeches and resolutions
denounced the attitude of England In Us
"long period of oppression of the Boers ,
driving them fronijthefr homes three times
nnd finally making ji fourth attempt through
avarice. "
TRAITORS , SPIES AND PESTS
t\ _
Some of the Klrincntfi GurrlNoii at
LntlyHiultll MiiMt Contend AKiilimt
Unllv'taie There.
LONDON , Feb. 4. ( Correspondence of
the Associated , Press ) The Standard's cor
respondent at Ladysmttb devotes the greater
part of a two-column letter to the subject
of spies. He write ? : , ,
That , there are traitors and spies , white
as well ae black , In the garrison at Lady-
smith is pertain.
The enemy never falls to receive notice
of our movemenls , General Joubert , In
deed , Is said to have been very angry be
cause on one occasion he had not heard
of the order countermanding a night at
tack. He complained of General White's
want of consideration In keeping the burgh
ers out of bed on "Mournful Monday" the
name given by common consent to the day
of Nlcholsen's Nek when the Boers gave
disastrous proof of acquaintance with our
plans by withdrawing their main body
from the center of our attack nnd by pre
paring nn ambush for the Gloucesters and
Irish fuslleers. The reconnaissance under
Colonel Brocklohurst also showed that they
had been , warned In time to change their po
sition. In short , It Is Impossible to avoid
the reflection that wo are In an enemy's
country.
The loyalty of the British colonists Is be
yond suspicion , but the Dutch element In
Natal Is very strong. Several farmers have
been caught red-banded , and many civilians
and volunteers have brothers and cousins
fighting on the other side. Every project
Is known and discussed in the volunteer
lines long before the regulars have any
Idea of It , and officers have received coun
termands of orders that have never reached
them.
Our horses and oxen have suffered , the
supply of fodder being exhausted and the
limited area , of grazing grounds having
been cropped ! to the last blade. Groceries
have run out ; pure wntdr is scarce ; whisky
sells at 36 cents a drink , nnd milch
cows are commandeered for beef. These
ore real and trying discomforts , but more
oppressive than all the hardships we endure
Is the dreadful monotony of the siege. Wo
have ceased to take any Interest in shells ,
nnd oven the most timid no longer walk up
the street to see the damage done by one
of "Long Tom's" best efforts. The op
portunities for active exercise are restricted ,
and a gallop on horseback Is possible only
under shrapnel or common shell. There
might appear to be one resource left , and
that 1s to' sleep the time peacefully away.
Even this consolation Is denied , for Lady-
smith Is afflicted with a plague of flies more
terrible than any that oppressed the Egyp
tians , They descend upon us In clouds
noisy , voracious , stinging pests , attacking
every exposed part of the body with cease
less energy , boldness and unflinching tie-
termination. Every dish on the table is
black with these torments , so that It is
often literally Impossible to see the fooJ ,
or to carry It to the mouth without the risk
of swallowing scores of the poisonous In
sects ,
FIGHTING ON MODDER RWER
.Julian llnlpli Df crll > r the Dully
.Scene * und Sound * of IHe III
Mt'thm-n'n Coninumd.
LONDON , Jan. 21. ( Correspondence of
the Associated Press. ) Julian Ralph , the
American correspondent , writes from Mod-
dcr river to the Dally Mall under dale of
Ucctmbor 30 :
/
"Did you ever tee any Boers ? " an officer
calls out to us ,
"Very few , " say I ; "Just the prisoners
wo hnve taken" for we are fighting an
Invisible foe , as everybody knows by this
time.
"Well , have a look through this. " Ho
tap ; the gun's telescope as be speaks and
no look through jt. ,
"Heavens ! Are those Boera ? " We tec
U'cm all over the hlllu in numbcia llko
plant lice en ti leaf. They ore fill over the
hills riding , walking , sitting In groups ,
looking over redoubts , digging trench ? * ,
pausing ijvater up the ilope the little range
of purple breasts It alive with Doors , Then
wo must have been mistaken about the
ptacefulness of this place. Peace "where
all those Doers nrcl There has been no
peace In Africa since , thc Boors came here !
no peace for the British alnco they became
the Doers' neighbors.
We are to lunch with the guards , wel
comed and placeo made for us. We st.it
ourselves and are served with eoup. "Boom !
Socf soof soof soof soofsoof ooghl"
The boom Is the nolso of'a big gun ; the
"scot soof" Is the shell tearing through
th" air ; the "oogh" precisely like a cough
Is the bursting of the shell.
"That's our Joey , " says the colonel. "Let
us see where the shell strikes. Dy Jove !
A pretty shot n phlmb w'hcro ' they have
their forty-pounder ! "
"Doohil" from the Doer gun on the right.1
"Oogh1" from Its shell , which sends tip a
fountain of spray of sand near the ganger's
hut.
hut."Didn't
"Didn't burst , " says a captain.
"Devilish good range , though , " says an
other. And now wo arc all out or the tent ,
sending for glasses , forgetting our lunch ,
Intent upon this glgautlc duel. How fre
quently does this happen ? How often Is
thle vnlo of pastoral peace startled by such
sounds ajid actions ? Oh , as a rule , every
morning with a shot or two : every after
noon with from half an hour to two hours'
firing , and then again nt odd and unex
pected hours on odd and Unlooked-for dnjs.
IRISH "JOAN OFARC" SPEAKS
_
TollN IrlNlniKMi \ < MV IN < ln > Time ( o
Strike u ! U < MV for
Ultrrly.
NEW YORK , Feb. 1. The Academy of
Music was crowded from pit to dome tonight
with men and women to hear Mies Oonne ,
"Tho Irish Joan of Arc , " In bitter denun
ciation of England's policy In South Af
rica.
rica.Miss
Miss Gonne did not confine her remarks
to the present war with the Doers , but In
no uncertain tones told her hearcro that now
Is the time for the Irishmen to strike an
effective blow and throw eft the shackles
that have bound them for more than 700
i years.
[ "England's difficulty Is Ireland's oppor
tunity , anil If you rro men having the freo-
[ doni .f Ireland "lit heart , now Is your
time , " she declared cuiftl great npplaiiho.
The crowd cheered Itself hoarse. She said
In part :
BALTIMORE , Feb. 4. Nearly 3,0 < 10 per
sona attended an enthusiastic pro-Boer
meeting In Ford's opera house tonight. The
principal speakers were Congiessmen Sulzer
of New York , Rhea of Tennessee , Lloyd of
Missouri and Lentz of Ohio , and Senator
Allen of Nebraska. At the close , of the
meeting several thousand dollars were raised
for the Boers' relief.
FAKE FROM JUDDER RIVER
Ilolirrtn Iteiiorteil I'rlsoiier nnd
Ituller Killed Later \eviN Gives
ll'creiit ! Version.
MODDER RIVER , Saturday , Feb. 3. The
landrost at New Boshof read publicly on
January 26 a telegram which he said be had
just received :
"Lord Roberts Is a prisoner. General
Duller has been killed. Nine thousand Brit
ish have been killed nnd 7,000 captured. The
British also lost eight guns last.Satui . day. "
IlnllliiKton Booth Uo-iKtN
BUFFALO , Feb. 4. nalllngton Booth ,
ccmmandcr-in-chlef of the Volunteers of
America , said at a public meeting today :
"I do not believe the sun In heaven ever
shone on a more Just war than that of the
United States against Spain. Drt It could be
truly said that the sui ) never shone on a
more unjust one than the one between Great
Britain and the Transvaal , . I'm an nngllsh-
man by birth and education and with all her
faults I have sonta love' for England "still ,
but my respect for her W-ould be deeper and
trusv had she not entered Into this un
called for and unjust war , which , as far as
I can see , will be one of the bloodiest and
darkest In the annals of history. "
I'rctorltiH to He KelcllHcd.
CAPETOWN , Feb. 3. Correspondence has
been exchanged between Lord Roberts and'
the commandant general of the Boers' forces
at Pretoria regarding the release of Com
mandant Pretorlus , whcse leg has been am
putated. Lord Roberts says he does not
wish to detain so gallant a soldier and aska
where he shall send him. The reply to
this communication states that Commandant
Pretorlus' wife desires to thank Lord Rob
erts for his kindness and asks him to snd
Pretorlus to Methuen , stating that General
Cronje will arrange for' his conveyance
home.
TriuiNVnnl Pamphlets In tlerlln.
BERLIN , Feb. 4. F.V. . Reltz , the Trans
vaal state secretary , has written a pam
phlet entitled "A Century Full of Wrong , "
which will appear In German here this
week. It claims to give an authentic state
ment regarding the rise of the two Boer
elates. The Berlin publisher expects to
sell 50,000 copies.
AGREE ON NICARAGUA CANAL
United SlntoN nnd Ilrltnln Iteiieh
Amlenlile Agreement EK to Cluy-
ton-llulML-r Treaty.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1. The United
Slates and Great Britain , It was definitely
learned tonight , have reached an amicable
agreement respecting the operations of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty as affecting the right
of construction and control by the United
States of the proposed Nicaragua canal.
The rcaujt marks the termination of con-
fciences between officials of tba State de
partment nnd Lord Pauncefote of fully n
ycar'n duration , during which a number
o' meetings were held and the subject fully
dlscuEsod by the representatives of the gov
ernments inteiested.
Of eat Britain agieos to a modification of
the Clayton-Hulwer treaty by which it
practically relinquishes any claims respect
ing a legal control of the Nicaragua canal
after It shall have been constructed. The
result therefore Is 1o eliminate that feature
of the treaty bearing on the subject of
dual control and to leave the United States
free to construct and thereafter control
this great Intcroccanlc waterway.
In all the discussions which have been
bad , both In congress and out of It , for a
number of years over the proposed canal ,
the question of England's rights under the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty has formed a prom
inent feature , nnd on more than one , occa
sion has given rise to the query whether
or not the United States government had
the moral right to provide for the construc
tion of the canal without a modification of
the treaty. From the same authoritative
quarter It Is ascertained that England has
made no demands for a quid pro quo for
her abandonment of whatever rights she may
have had under the treaty and which she
! now promises to relinquish. Just what
ishapo the agreement between the govern-
' mentB interested Is to take Is not stated ,
although It la assumed that some formal
Inatrumont will be drafted and sent to the
senate for Its conflimotion.
Vorthurii I'iKilfIr Iluyn llruueh ,
NEW YORK , Feb , 4. It Is announced in
Wall street that /Northern Pacific rail
way company has purchased the western
ecctlon ot the Everett & Monte Crlsto rall-
I road , with Its terminals at Everett , Wash.
i The piopcrly was formerly owned by John
D , Rockefeller. The line extends from Hno-
homUh to Everett , a distance of eleven
I mllce , nud the terminals , which the .N'ortb-
I ern Pacific will utlllzu In the development
of Us business , are extensive and valu
able.
CHARLIE THORPE TU RETIRE
Nebra&knn Announces Thla Will Bo Ills Last
Year in tbo Saddle.
TO SETTLE DOWN. ON HIS STOCK FARM
"Old Haii" tironM Wenry ot ihe Ti r-
rlhle Strain on Ilin S > Kteiii-Uiix
Won and Iout Hcternl
I'ortnni'x.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4. Special Tele
gram. ) Charlie Thorpe , who for fifteen
years and over haa been a leading light
among American Jockcja , linn announced
that In nil probability this will be his last
season In the saddle. Ho Intends to com
mence the season In California In May and
spend the rcsi of his days on his stock farm
In Nebraska. .
The ' 'old man' ' has been on the sick Hat
for the last three weeks , due to stringent
training necessary to keep within riding
weight , and hna grown weary ot the terri
ble drain on his uhyslcal nyslcin.
Ho Is one of the Jockeys whose honesty
has never been questioned by turf lovers.
Thorpe has earned two or three fortunes ,
but has been n liberal spender. However ,
ho hni saved n comfortable eompelonce and
Is In position to turn his place o\cr to
younger riders without sacrifice.
During the last ten years Thorpe has
ridden In nioro than 7,000 races nnd won
over 1,700 of these. At present ho Is employed
by the big California racing linn of Burns
& Watorhouse , with whom his relations are
mcst cordial , During his career he has rid
den to victory the greatest thoroughbreds of
America In 'events In all sections of the
country.
Krlkeo Mny fiet In the l.rimnr.
SAN FRANCISCO , Fob. J. It U Muted
here that If the plans of the haw ball baionn
maturing In the cast RO through , San Fran-
elsoo may be Included In the Nnttonul
longuo elreult thlH season , rognrdleHH ot
tbo prodigious railroad Jump. Tbo reor-
friuilzatlon scheme , as outlined. Involves
an elilil-cluli league , Including San Fran
cisco.
( 'liniiiplon ( 'olf IMnyer Arrlvcx.
NKW YORK. Feb. 4. Harry Vnrdmi , tile
youiiB EiiKllshmnli who liolda tbo title ot'
clMinplon golf player tit the world , ar
rived here today on the American line
steamship St. Paul , to piny some of the
crack American golf players and lo give
exhibitions In the south.
GANG OF ROBBERS BROKEN UP
Detectlven Him Down Thieves Who
lliive Worked In Central
Turk.
After the work of the vigilance committee
and bloodhounds had failed , Sergeant Wlscn-
burg and Ucicctfves Druaimy , Mitchell ,
Dempscy and Jorgcnson broke up a gang that
has been making wholesale robberies and
Ihefls In Iho vlclnlly of Central Park nnd
arrested one of Its members.
During the last four or five months this
part of the city has suffered from raids upon
chicken coops and stores until the cxasper-
aled citizens formed a vlgllmico committee
and niado a dtitermlned effort to put n slop
[ io the work of the thieves. This Is one of
the large teirltorles ot Omaha that Is ab
solutely' without police protection. The
nearest fatrolman'8 beat ends at Twenty-
fdurth and Lake streets , nearly four miles
nway. Friday night two chicken coops were
robbed. M. Plbtz of 4G21 North Thirty-eighth
street losing about two dozen valuable birds.
The thieves stopped long euough In the
coops to cut the necks of the fowls , leaving
nn excellent trail of blood behind them.
The vigilance committee sent nt once to
Beatrice for blqpjlhounds and they wore
put upon { he trail when they arrived Satur
day night. The hounds , followed by eighty-
five members of { he committee , trailed the
thieves to a house near the corner of For-
ty-fourlh and Cameron avenue , where they
stopped and refused to go farther. The
house was searched by detectives In the
party , but no Incriminating evidence was
found. The hunt was given up for the
night.
It was reported to the police stallon Sun
day morning that about an hour after tbo
committee stopped their night's work Ihe
slore of W. P. Fox , Forlloth nnd Grand
avenue , was broken Into nnd about $60
worth of groceries stolen. The officers above
named left for the scene Immediately , and
Sunday afternoon they located Iho neat of
the robbbers near Fortieth and Cameron
avenue , about half a block from where the
bounds slopped the night before. Most of
the plunder taken from Fox's stoic was
found In. the house , and the back yard wnti
strewn with the heads of chickens lately
stolen. The one man at home who was ar
rested and gave the name of William
Toney admits that he assisted In the rob
bery of Fox's store.
To Cnrr Cold 111 One .Dnj" .
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If It fall to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 23e.
PORTO RICAN PARTY RIOTS
I'nrmlpM of Federal nnil Ileinihlleiiii
1'artlcN CliiHh nt Knjnrdo One
Killed , Six AVoimdiMl.
SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , Jan. 30. ( Cor
respondence of the Associated Pro's. ) On
January 24 the federals were celebrating
their victory at Fajardo when they mot n
republican parade. The collision resulted
in a riot , the result of which was that one
man was killed and six seriously wounded.
Fourteen of the town's best citizens are In
Jail , charged with murder. The federals
had secured permission to parade In order to
celebrate their victory.
The republicans had requested permission
to parade also , but were refused by the
military officer Hi command , on the ground
that a permit had already been granted
the other party , , for , , according to the gen
eral orders governing elecllomi , only one
parly can parade on tbo same day. The re
publicans decided to disobey the orders ,
and , forming ou\sldo their club rooms ,
marched to meet the federals.
When the victorious party saw the re-s
AMU8I3MI3.VTS.
BOY D'S
Four Nights. Com. Wed. , Feb. 7 ,
The famous moving pictures of Hie sreat
light between
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NEXT ATTRACTION
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Y -MONDAY FBB. 11-12.
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\fReiCHTON \
Tonight
8:15 :
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Same old Htory-evcry eeat sola
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anil the show Is one of those
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CIIKHSKV mill IJIYVK
In "OnASPINO AN OPI'OnTl'NITY. "
I'ltOK. MAC'AIITIS ,
DOB und Monkey Clirun.
FUA.NK I.ATOIHA , .1. \ \ . WIVI'O.V ,
JIAJIILTO.N lllbLt CL.AUI1U TIIAVUO ,
publicans coming they became enrage 1 aul
charged their opponents. A fierce fight fi
feiicil , levelvers nnd knives were drawn
blades nshcl In the sunlight nud shotn
rang out.
The city police were not on hand , but
a nquad of Insular police chnrRt-d the mo'j '
and soon quelled the riot
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throughout , consisting of library-buffet-
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Through trains from New Union Station ,
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