THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , PEIUU'AtiY 13. I)00. ! )
WEIRD RETREAT OF AN ARMY
How Bullei'a ' Forces Retired in thu Darkness
from Colcnso ,
ECLIPSE ADDS TO ITS TERRORS
IriiM-lilon | of it llunly .Mnroli Ilit-
iii unity of MMllmrx IIliinlriUril
nt ( lie llm-tnl of
lilctiti'iinul
Joseph Jj. htlckncy , the corrospondi-n1
v.ho stood on the bridge with Admiral
Dewcy during the battle of Manila bay and
tvrote. a graphic account of that famous
naval engagement , Is now with General
Bullcr's army on the Tugola. In a letter
to the Chicago News fiom Prcro Camp ,
December 20 , Mr. Stlckncy gives the fo- :
lowing description of the night retreat ot
IJullcr's army after the battle of Colcnso ,
lecembcr ) 16 :
It was a wlerd seonc when the camp be
gan ll march. The full moon was so bright
that 1 wao able to read fine print by Its
light alone. There was almost no wind and
thu extraordinary clearness of the atmos
phere enabled us to wc objects on the crcwls
of the adjacent hills nearly as plainly as in
the daytime. Details were lacking , but out
lines were easily distinguishable. As sue.
ci-bslvc bodies of mounted men , artillery and
Infantry came over the ridges to the north
ward 1 could liiHtantly Identify their char-
nctcrlstlca anil It seemed to mo Impossible
that the Doers , who wcro little farther awny
to the northward than 1 was to the southward -
ward , could have been Ignorant of what
their enemies were doing. When a battery
ponderously moved obliquely across the
range a mile and a half away , the horse *
and men seemed lo be automata , moving-1 1
like the set secure of a theater , for I could '
distinguish their general outlines , the < h-11
visions between the guns and caissons and i
the direction lu which they were going , but
the moonlight was not strong enough to' ' I
nhovv , at that distance , the motion of the ,
Worses' legs or the revolution of the wheels , i
nnd , therefore. It appeared as though sotno |
force behind the ridge was pushing the mass ;
along , as a child moves blocks of toy eol-
dlcrs across the floor.
llrtlll/.rll Their Dcffut.
The length of tlmo In which observations
of this kind were possible was short , how
ever. No Booncr had the advance guard of
the retreating forces approached our camp
than the dust arose In such volumes as lo
shut out of night objects 100 yards away.
' The heavy carts containing supplies nnd am-
"munltlon had to follow u certain road , and
the continuous rumbling of wheels , creakIng -
Ing of axlca , cracking of whips and hearse
Hboutlng of the Kafirs to the mules and
oxen came to mo out of a cloud of dust Into
which the eye could not penetrate far. At | j
Intervals would appear on the veldt columns |
of cavalry or Infantry marching alongside I
V the gcnerul road and they would sweep I
through our camp silently parting hero and j i
tbero to pass our carts and horses and then j
disappearing beyond iia as noiselessly ns
they had como into view. There was no
mistaking the feeling of the men. They
were retiring from a position where they
had lost heavily In men and guns. They
had been defeated and they knew It. I feel
sure lhat If the Doers had followed up their '
victory by moving out nt oneo upon the
British army as a continental force would'
have done the retreat that night would
have been n rout.
! ! ravory tif ( lie Ili-HUli.
I do not undostand the pluck of the Drlt-
ish soldiers and their officers. Nothing could
< r have been finer than the way In which
they responded to the unreasonable- demands
made upon them on that fatal Friday. With j
no previous clearing of the way'by artillery ,
the Infantry and the mounted men walked
slowly Into tbo range of guns of all kinds ,
never halting and never changing their de
liberate gait until a few groups reached n
point near enough to the enemy's trenches
to make a charge. At no tlmo did they
flinch from punlehmcnt , oven when they
knew they could not reply to the fire of the
Doors with any hope of doing them material
Injury. When the DubllnH found the river
In front of them , at a point where the op
posite bank was lined with Hoer rlllcs , they
rushed across to do whatever might be pen-
Bible In such a situation. Similarly , when
the Dovons hnd carried the first line ot
trenches on the right of the railway , and
were there left by the retirement of the re-
ir.alnder of the British force , their command
ing officer. folo icl Hullock , though sur
rounded by only fifteen or twenty of his
own men , cried out to the advancing swarm
of Doers : "No surrender , " nnd continued
to lire.
The Boera lost three or four killed , yet
they did not reply to Colonel Bullock'H men
by a rlflo volley that would have killed them
nil , ns they might have done readily , but
runhod Into close quarters and knocked the
colonel down with the butt of n rifle. This
act of humanity was not , I am sure , n spo
radic Instance of the unwillingness of the
Boors to take llfo mmocessarlly.
Follow I n ic Hie Helmut.
I-i Shortly after 1 o'clock Sunday morning I
started my cart Into the column that was
moving to the southward and rode forward
alongside- the dense procession of wagons
an far ns I knew the road. By the time I
had ovcrlnken n battery ot navy twelve-
pounders , drawn each by nine yoke of oxen ,
I turned my horne behind one of these guns
nnd continued lo march at the flow pace
taken by them. Along the route to fihlove-
ley station , where we expected to make the
now camp , were Innumerable "dongas. "
abrupt scores In the face of the veldt , with
precipitous banks from three to ten feet
deep. H was possible to avoid thet-o pitfalls
only by following exactly In the route taken
by the leader. To diverge even throe or
four paces on one Hide or the other meant
risking 'I broken leg for the horse and per-1 !
haps a broken neck for the rider. Uke the [
Israelites In the deecrt , wo followed a pillar
of cloud , the greatest safety being in keep
ing In the thickest of the dust. Once or
twice , when the roule seemed lo llo over a
level part of the veldt , 1 ventured to push on
alongside the column , but. In addition to
making ft narrow oFnipo from going Into a
donga. I discovered thnt I was an object of
suspicion to the officers in Iho line of march.
"When I heard ono of Ihe Torrlble'fi pelty of
ficers telling Bonio one that u stranger was
keeping alongside the navy guns , and thnt
ho wasn't cither nn officer , senman , soldier
or marine. 1 concluded thnt I bad bettor
"square" cnywelf with the ofllcer command
ing the naval detachment at onre , for I
heard this leply : "If ho can't glvo the
countersign arrest him mid make him march
between the trail-rope * of your gun. "
.Vilayet ! ( hifMllrer'M Sim : IHou .
As I did not know the countersign and
as It would have hern Impossible In thnt
dust-laden almc phero to rend my war office
pans , I moved my horse alongside the olll-
i'er who was preparing to have me march
at the muzzle of ono of his guns. Killing
wan bad enough , walking would have been
Intolerable. 1 hnd no difficulty In allaying
the surplHoni of thlH oflk-or. Lieutenant
ORlIvy of the Terrible , and ns I felt safe
nndpi his Ice. I decided to stick to him until
daylight.
On. on we plow oil through the duet. At
tm.es there would be the diversion of ono of
the oxen going mad , plunging furiously at
rlpht angles to the line of march nnd bellow
ing like n creature under torture , while all
the column In the rear would have to como
to n halt till the beast should be released
from the yoke. Then out of the gloom
nhcad would come n warning : "Look out
for the donga ! " or "Big stones In the road ! "
The teams of oxen would keep straight on
like pieces of machinery , but the seamen
I 1 who were manning the ropes that were fast
ened to the trails and muzzles of the guns
I would tauten their lines and brace them
selves for quick nnd severe exertion to avoid
I nn i overturn. Kor the spread between the
j wheel * of the Improvised carriages upon
which these heavy pieces were mounted was
so narrow and the guns themselves were
placed BO high that only n moderate tip
on ono side or the other would have been
sufficient to overturn them.
iiTc : ! ( of nn KrllpHc.
Shortly after 2 o'clock It seemed to monet
not only that the darkness of the road was
more pronounced , but that the moonlight
overhead was less brilliant. Looking luck
at the moon I saw that nearly one-half Its
disk WCH dark , and It was evident , of course ,
that , nn ecllpso was taking place. I suppose
that not one person In 600 in the army know
that such an astronomical event was due.
and , as the earth's shadow spread farther
and farther over the moon's bright face the
Incident seemed lo have n mysterious and n
depressing Influence upon all the beholders.
Particularly was this the case with the Kaf
firs and the Zulus , who were acting ns imilo
and oxen drivers. The eclipse was nearly
total , only a very small rim of the upper
left ] hrnd face of our satellite remaining un-
obscured < , nnd as the light steadily failed the
phenomenon ] seemed to have some connec-
Itlon with the eclipse that British prestige
bad I suffered In the battle of Colenso. My
driver i told mo that It was lucky the Knt-
firs I nnd Zulus were scattered nbout among
the ' soldiers , for they -wens very much
alarmed i , and If they had been nssembled In
I' a ' mass they would have become panic-
I' stricken. '
The eclipse \\fla at Its maximum Just be
fore dawn began , so that In the black night
It was Impossible to know bow far we had
come. Believing , however , that wo must be
in the neighborhood of Chlovelcy station
Lieutenant Ogllvy nnd I turned out of the
column to wait for daylight. As I watched
the column pass , each wagon , gun , ambu
lance , troop nnd battalion coming Into view
from the dust cloud as It moved close to us
and then disappearing a few yards away , like
the scenes of a panornma. It seemed an In
terminable procession. Finally , -when the
pontoon train begatf passing It was pathetic
to look at these great rows of floats two
on the top of each wagon and a 'hlrd above
the two struggling across the parched veld
In a territory where there was not enough
water to float one of them within a radius
of twenty-five miles , except In the stream
from which the Boers had Just driven us
away.
Hiillcrnl l.lriilriiuut Itnliertn' Ftniprnl.
When dnyllght came the troops pitched
their tents nenr Chlevoley station or con
tinued their march still further to the rear
nt Krcrc. I chose for my camping ground n
spot only a short distance from the hospital ,
where more than fifty largo tents and marquees -
quoes were filled with wounded. In the In
tense heat of the afternoon , sitting In the
door of my tent , I saw Generals Bulier nnd
fiery , accompanied by many other officers ,
come to attend the funeral of Lieutenant
Frederick Roberts , son of Lord Roberts of
Candabar. Two priests of the Church of
Kngland led the funeral cortege , reciting the
burial service over the remains of the lleu-
tenant and four other men who hnd died
from the effects of their wounds that morn
ing. There was no firing party , and , consequently
quently , no volleys were fired over the
graves , probably because It was not desir
able to attrnct attention to th0 losses sus
tained by the troops any further than was
absolutely necessary. If Lord Roberts comes
to Chlovelcy to direct the operations against
tbo Boer position at Colcnfco he may stand
by his eon's grave and give orders for the
battle that may aveugo his death.
One of the most Intelligent sergeants ot
the Irish Fusiliers said to me yesterday :
"I don't mind the fighting , sir , nnd I'm
willing to take my chances of being hit , but
I haven't had enough to drink for ten days.
An for washing , I have forgotten what It
would seem like to be even moderately
clean. I'm not overparticular , but I would
bo willing to fight another battle like that
of Colonsq every week day If I could be sure
of having'a chance to
wasli myself and my
clothes on Sunday. "
Considering that nearly every dav a whirl
wind of dust sweeps through the camps ,
leaving everything In Its course caked \villl
soil , the sergeant's complaint was a natural
one.
I'PM | | ii Terrible ! ' < ( .
When to the discomforts of Intense heat ,
pursuing dust and Insufficient wntor Is added
a plague of files the lot of Tommy Atkins ,
his officers and the stranger within his gates
Is far from being a wholly happy ono. For
two or three days It seemed to me that the
files would drlvo mo Insane. They do not
act llko the flics towhich most people In
tetnpfrato climes have been accustomed , for
almost nothing short of killing them dis
turbs them. They will light upon one's food
while It Is hot nnd will sink Into It ns If they
wore rather pleased nt that way of commit
ting suicide. When ono has carefully picked
over his meal to avoid eating them ho can
not yet feel safe , for they will light upon It
ns one Is carrying U to the mouth , so thfit
the man who escapes eating several flies
a day may count himself ns exceptionally
fortunate. As for their other Intimate at
tentions 0110 finally reaches a point where
ono does not resent any familiarity to ex
ternal territory ; ono mentally puts up n
sign of "uo admittance" at the eyes , nose ,
mouth nnd oars and endures every other
form of annoyance. At this moment the
walls of my tent arc dotted with black
ttpots ns though I had scattered Ink upon
them with a sprinkler. These nro the flips
ut rent. The air IB full of as many more ,
who give mo not a minute's pence. When
they get tired they will settle on the tent
walls and the wntch now off duty will como
W. S. Phllpnt. Albany , On. , says : "D'e-
Witt's Little Burly IllBcra did me more
good than any pills I over took. " The fa-
moua little pills for constipation , bilious
ness ind liver and bowel troubles.
Hi'iuuvriiSli' Troitlili'N.
pomtllitt lenders ci ! > "larn nlnt ti1iy (
will novp" rfoilo from thn nnmlnntlon at
Htuht In the First ward nml 'hut unless the
democrats wIMiiinuv Drpxel f'oni tbo ticket
and endow Blunt the nnnullstti will put a
full c-lty ticket In the Held.
It ( prrtiv generally understood that
Friink J. Bnrkley will not accent the demo-
nomlmtloi' for outKllnmit In the
Kluhth ward after bnviiip been nldc-
trncked for mnyor nn'l 'ln > < Itv rammlttra
will undoubtedly be i-aMed iinnn to fill a
democratic vacancy In that ward.
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DELEGATIONS
N mei of Contending Forcss Lined Up for
the Cdning Primaries.
CORNISH AGREES TO RUN FOR MAYOR
( iiiRNlliy ieliorN of the Convention *
ot l.itKt "nltmlny Hint IVoiiil-
nnti'il thu ( 'union City
TluUct.
The filing of petitions preliminary to the
republican primaries closed nl 1712 I'nrnam
street Monday noon , where Secretary White-
horn of the republican city committee kept
| i open house for their receipt. The petitions
| I filed show that there Is to bo a contest In
! i every ward except the Second , Third and
i N'inth , on the delegation to the city convcn-
tlon , but that there will bo n contest for
councilman In every wnrd. The delegations
filed are :
KIrst Ward , Cornish Delegation J. C.
Unrmwl , William Dates , Hans Bock , Fred
W. Koetter , W. H. llanchott , L. M. Hanson ,
J. W. Wolcshcueky. Jnmes Zczulak , C. C.
Suudblad , John Llndberg.
KIrst Ward , Moorcs Delegation John Bail-
man , sr. , Anton M. Dnck , J. L. Utlrhans ,
James Cathro , John Klala , Henry Ininan.
j Otto l.lckcrt , James McDonald , . C. Miner.
j Charles Nelson.
Second Ward , ninglmm Delegation An
drew Klcwlt , George U. Stryker. Fred nrun-
lug , S. A. Hcrnnek. Frank IJrodlr. Joseph V.
Kaspnr , W. C. Cloud , D. W. Gilbert , F.
Mueller , Frank B. Honza.
Third Wnrd , Moorcs Delegntlon Victor n.
Walker , John Wright , Jnko Lewis , Harry
Bernstein , Leon Levy. Theodore Brown , Ole
Jackson , Frank Gladd , J. S. Brown , William
Ncatlchousc.
Fourth Ward , Moorcs Delegation Gus
tavo Anderson , U. S. Anglln , J. J. Boucher ,
Charles H. Bryant. W. J. Council , Fred W.
Flodman , Lee 13. Grlcr , Harry D. Merrill ,
John W. Parish , Albert Stacbler.
Fourth Wnrd , Unpledged A. H. Comstock ,
George Devereatix , John A. Wokcfleld , Nor
man A. Kuhn , B. J. Scnnnell , Walter Wills ,
Uobcrt Purvis , C. M. Wllhclm , Charles H.
Bryant , C. It. Courtney.
Fifth Ward , Unpledged D. J. Burgess ,
George H. Parker , Hobcrt Smith , William
M. Arnold , Howard Brunei- , Joel Johnson ,
F. M. Youngs , W. S. Gibbs , J. C. Moore ,
L. E. Lucas.
Fifth Ward , Unpledged W. T. Nelson ,
D. J. Burgess , James P. Redman , Charles
M. Knox , II. W. Richardson , Fred W. Per
kins , H. G. Rockfcllow , C. M. Rylnndor , M.
Y. Starbuck , James Y. Craig.
Sixth Wnrd , Moorcs Delegation Dr. Wil
liam H. Christie , A. P. Gram , William J.
Hunter , Theodore II. Johnson , Wash John
son , Henry S. Krenzer. Henry B. Ostrom ,
Icnjamln F. Stewart , William L. Stephens ,
iVUllam H. Sage.
Sixth Ward , Blngham Delegation Byrou
G. Burbank , Scott Jackson , Joslah Cooler ,
Burt Bush. George L. Hurst , E. C. Wolcott ,
1. 0. Fink. J. Frank Carpenter , M. A. Past ,
3. A. Edllng.
Seventh Ward , Bartlett Delegation H. B.
Mian , C. L. Chaffce , M. H. Collins , Charles
it. Dundey , John Grant , C. W. Hokansoii ,
Oscar D. Klpllnger , Clem Chase , A. W.
McLaughlln , B. F. Thomas.
Seventh Ward , Blngham Delegation
William E. Rhoadcs , Charles R. Fcrrall , J.
Fred Smith , John L. Pierce , H. E. Coohran ,
A. J. VIerling , Theodore Olsen , Mel Uhl , V.
Bureeh , A. S. Churchill.
Klghth Ward , Moorcs Delegation L. 0.
Hutton , Edwin F. Bralley , R. E. Allen , U.
P. Dolman , Charles Klopp , Dr. S. K. Spald-
np , C. J. Westcrdahl , Dr. A. Johnson , A.
Brown , J. T. Wood.
Eighth Ward , Blngham Delegation James
Allan , H. -Brome , William F. Harte , A.
W. Jefferls , B. F. Miller , J. C. Pederscn ,
Fred Smith , Gus Stcberg , John Wallace ,
Henry F. Wyman.
Ninth Wnrd , Benawa Delegation Charles
J. Greene , Henry F. Cady , Charles A. Goes ,
Charles T. Ferguson , Peter E. Flodman ,
\ugust H. Hennlngs , Charles S. Huntlngton ,
Ctrl E. Herring , John H. Evane , George C.
Thompson.
The following candidates for councllmon In
the respective wards filed petitions :
First Ward R. C. Jordan , I. S. Hiift all.
Second Ward C. H. Kes-slcr , Michael Lee.
Fred Hoyo , J. F. Benin , Alfred Ilald.
Third Ward Louis Burmester , Harry B.
Zlmmau.
Fourth Ward W. B. Wliltehorn , D. H.
Wheeler , F. B. Kcnnard , Robert Duncan , A.
V. Todd.
Fifth Ward W. H. Mallory , C. W. Dela-
matcr , U. H. Christie.
Sixth Ward M. D. Knrr , Carr Axford.
Seventh Ward D. T. Mount , C. S. Ambler ,
S. E. Howell , D. Hartson.
Eighth Ward C. E. Bruncr , J. B. Furay ,
Van B. Lady , C. O. Edllng , C. J. Andersen.
Ninth Ward George W. Mercer , J. A.
Beverly , Fred R. Dufrenc , Simon Trostler ,
C. E. Malm.
In the Sixth ward petitions were also
filed by C. H. Oration and John N. West-
bore , rival candidates for city comptroller.
In'the Seventh ward a protest was filed
against the name of Lyman Waterman , who
is a candidate for tax commissioner , on the
ground that ho Is not a member of the re
publican party. It being alleged ( bat ho
ran against a duly nominated republican
candidate for assessor last fall.
Charles H. Bryant Hied a protest against
the use of his name ns a member of the
antl-Moores delegation In the Fourth ward
and asked that It be withdrawn , but the
committee decided to allow II to remain.
The committee decided to hear the protest
against Lyman Waterman's republicanism
at " p. m. Wednesday at room 2 In the Wlth-
nell block. The law specifically provides , It
is claimed , that where a man lias run for
office as a candidate by petition against a
regular republican candidate ho cannot par
ticipate In republican primaries.
"Tho InconslstenclcH of politics nnd the In
sincerity of politicians Is strikingly shown
in the ( .election of William O. Gilbert ns
chairman of the democratic city central com
mittee. " remarked n democratic county oin-
clal. "You know how the Jucktionlan crowd
howled and tore their hnlr In simulated horror
ror when the County Democracy proposed
the name of Lyslo I. Abbott for that posi
tion because he bad rode across the state In
the abhorred John P. Irish train , In which
the California orator followed Bryan In his
tour across the state and eought to counter
act the effect of his free silver eloquence.
The primaries were fought out on the claim .
that It would never do to have It go abroad
that the democrats of Omaha had put at the
head of their campaign committee this year
a man who opposed Bryan In 1896. This
slogan doubtless did more than anything
else to defeat the County Democracy In the
,
respective wardc. When they had defeated
the Abbott movement of course It devolved I
upon the Jnckaonlans to select another man
In hU otead , und the cholco fell upon Wil
liam O. Gilbert. Whllo the contending fac
tions of democracy had their choler up it
occasioned the County Democracy leaders
.
great apparent Joy to discover that Gilbert
possessed the very .same disqualification
which the Jacksunlant' had urged ngalmit
Abbott. Ho 1' ' 1 also ridden on the 'Irish
mall , ' the same train with the despised , con
temned Abbott , and the County Democracy
was fearful lent tbo Jadoonlanu should dis
cover the fact and withdraw his name be
fore his enemies should have a ctnnce to
spring It upon him. But , bless you , the
Jaoko'iiinns knew It all the time , and when
the compromise between the rowing factions
came the leaders of both sides were ready
to overlook in Gilbert what haJ made of
I Abbott a veritable monstrosity In democray ,
and he wan swallowed ns one of the chnl.-c t
rarebits of the democratic feast. In this
way the democratic lenders , In their ambi
tion for personal prestige , crammed down
the throats ot the admirers of Itryan n chair
man who in the campaign ot ISfiG had lined
up with the enemy.
"Another thing nbout that convention
which I have not heard any one nttcmpt to
e.xrlaln Is the purpose of the adjournment
toi one week , which It was attempted lo
force upon the convention. It Is very sig
nificant. H Is charged by the leaders ot the
County Democracy that certain local cor
porations contributed largo sums to aid this
Jacksonlan crowd to carry the primaries and
that the Hcrdmans and their chief lieuten
ants wofe shaking hnndsful of money In the
I face ? of the workers In every wnrd. Burk-
|
ley nnd Poppleton were about the only can
didates who had received any mention na
j 1 probable candidates for .
mayor. It was understood -
! , derstood that neither was likely to prove na-
j | I ccptnble to the corporations and It Is slg-
! nlfkant that as soon as It was known that
the Jacksonlans had won Leo I lord man and
lib nldcs begciti to find new possibilities for
the mayoralty. They did not want either
Butkley or Poppleton. When It became ap-
pnrcnt that the delegnles wtro bent upon
nomlnntlng either Burklcy or Popplcton ,
they sprung the adjournment for one week
to enable them to sidetrack these men and
hunt other candidates who would accept.
They had advanced the nanio of James 15.
Boyd and ho had flatly refused to bo dragged
Into the light. They had named Ed S.
Streeter , but his name did not seem to
prove a rallying cry , nnd they had to have
time to find their man. The persistency
with which the County Democracy clung to
Burklcy finally forced the nomination ot
Popplcto i. It Is said that the hours Im
mediately preceding the convention wcro
spinl by certain Jncksontan lenders In the
Intimidation of Burkley , who was told that
if ho accepted the nomination the ticket
would bo loaded down with candidates such
as would preclpitato a fight that would bu
sure to lead to defeat. I would like to
hear sorno Jacksonlan leader explain the ob
ject of the proposed adjournment for onu
week. The Jacksonlans had two-thirds of
the delegates In the convention and 1 can't
BCI > what could make them wish to put oft
the work for a week , unless It was a wish
to get rid of some of the men they \voro
finally forced to nominate. "
E. J. Cornloh has concluded to become a
candidate for mayor and called a mass meet
ing at Forest hall , Sixth and Pierce streets ,
for Tuesday evening , when a formal an
nouncement ot his candidacy will be made.
The following delegation In his Interest ban
been filed : J. C. Barnard. William Bates ,
Hans Bock , Dr. W. H. Hanchett , L. M. Hansen -
sen , Fred W. Koetter , John W. Llmlberg.
C. C. Sundblnd , J. W. Woleshensky and
James Xczulak.
I
The unpledged republican delegation In the i !
Fourth ward Is fortified by a printed ad- I '
drees signed by some eighty residents of |
the ward , as follows :
Address to the Republican Electors of lht >
Fourth Ward : Taxpayers and good citi
zens are , and ought to be , thoroughly ! '
aroused to the necessity of honest , ecu- ! '
. nonilcul and elllclent municipal govern
ment. The future of Oniiiha , as to growth
In population and material resources , is
now largely. If not entirely , a question of
taxes and faithful administration
of mil- i
nicUiul affairs. ! ) '
The era. of speculation and reaction ban
passed , and we are facing a future brighter
than our glorious past , with no obstacle
to our prosperity In sight except an In- j
difference to the public welfare. j
Recognizing these conditions , Hie undersigned - ,
signed republican citizens and taxpayers i
of the Fourth wnrd , having no political | '
axes to grind , no political debts to repay , 1
and no political favorites to reward , nppcnl
to our fellow citizens to join with us in j i
selecting a delegutloif to the republican
city convention which will be pledged tone
no Individual for i\ny municipal olllce , but
which will go to tbG , .convention for the
sole and express purpose of working for
honest , competent candidates. This dele
gation will work for men who nre above
suspicion , and for no others. H will be
neither branded nor owned by designing ;
politicians , nor will It be bartered on the
floor of the convention for the advancement '
of selfish ambitions. It will go to the conI I I
ventlon pledged lo stand or fall upon these '
principles , nnd will work for good men only. 1
If you nre. In sympathy with us In this
movement give us your written undent to 1
the principles outlined herein , and also i
work among your neighbors nnd keep tbo ,
movement In mind until the convention
adjourns.
The attention of the authorities lias been
called to the fact that an attempt would be
made to run In a lot of fraudulent voters In
the Fifth ward at the coming republican j
primaries. The hcheme Is to use the names j
of those who have left the ward since the i
last registration and thus run In fraudulent '
voters. The authorities have given thu mat
ter attention and any ono caught at or Im
plicated in the deal will In all probability bo !
apprehended and arrested. As a safeguard j I
and for the purpose ot apprehending these
Implicated , a poll ot the ward Is being made ,
especial attention being given to the num
ber of voters In a building , their names , to
the names of those who have moved out of
the ward nnd to hnuo3s and buildings un
occupied.
ROOSEVELT NOT A CANDIDATE
UlH DiitlrN lu Pri-Noul I'oMltlimVoulil
I'rrvrui Him from Afi'cnl Illu
VietI'ri'NliliMiiy ,
ALBANY , N. Y. . Feb. 12. Governor-
Kooecvelt todny gave out a statement rela
tive to the vice presidency , In which ho
declares that ho will not accept the honor
under any circumstances. His tUnlcmeut
follows :
"In view of the continued statements In
tinprces that 1 may be urged t\i a candidate
for vice president , urid in view of the many
letters that reach me advising for and
against such a cnurtio. It Is proper for mete
to state definitely that under no circum
stances could I or would I accept the nomi
nation for the vice presidency. It Is need
less to say how deeply I appreciate the
honor conferred upon mo by the mere deslro
to place mo In eo high and dignified position.
But It eeems to me clear that at the pres
ent tlmo my duty Is here In tbo mate whose
people chose mo lo be governor. Great
problems have been faced and are being
partly solved In this elate at this time , nnd
if the people so desire , I hope that the work
thus begun I may help carry to n successful
conclusion. "
The governor , In giving out his stntemont ,
said. "And I am happy to state that Sena
tor I'latt cordially acquiesces In my views
In the matter. "
Htooi ! Ili-alli on.
E. B. Munday , a lawyer of Henrietta. Tex. ,
oneo fooled a grave digger , lie says : "My
brothel was very low with malarial fever
and Jaundice. I persuaded him to try Klec-
i trie Bitters and ho was noon much better ,
but continued their use until he was wholly
cured. I am sure lilectrlc Bittern saved hl3
life. " This remedy expels malaria , kills
disease germs and purlflrw the blood : aids
digestion , regulates liver , kidneys and
' bowels , cures conHtipatlon , dyspepsia , nerv-
i ous diseases , kidney troubles , female complaints -
| plaints : gives perfect health. Only 50c at
Kubn & CO.'B durg store.
iililn lii Tr 'imnr > - Coimi-li-iiee I'linil ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Secretary Cage
today directed that there bo covered Into
j the treasury to the credit of the conscience :
fund $400. This amount was received in i
nn. envelope unaccompanied by letter and I
was postmarked Toledo , O. . January 22. Th ,
eaiomit has been held at the treasury for
several weeks pen-ling the potslble arrival I
of some Information concerning It , but as i
this has not come It Is supposed to be a 1
conscience contribution and U BO treated ,
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LOOIiS JUS1 IHUi lliXAS
Defendant in Judge Baker's Courtis Accused
of Stealing a Horse ,
TWO MEMBERS OF ALLEGED GANG INVOLVED
DelnllM of nil Aliened DnrliiK Daylight
lloljlxi'jAn * DIscloNcd III < liu
Testimony Addnrcd In
Criminal Court.
Judge Baker's court looked like Texas yts- j
terday. An alleged horse-thief was on trial. .
Frank Jones , the accused , was In court i
with n disdainful look. He asserted InnoI I
'
cense at arraignment , and his pica was ac-
cordlngly accepted. Contrary evidence was
ofkrcd on the witness stand from persona
vho weru subpoenaed for the prcsccutlon.
The phase put upon the case by reprcsun-
tatlvos ot the state was thnt the theft of the
;
horse was premeditated and thnt It occurred
In daylight on a prominent thoroughfare
in front of the Bennett department wtore.
A separate Information Is pending against
James Rooseveldt , and ho will be tried later.
The < complainant Is Leopold Doll , who lives
near Benson. A daughter of Mr. Doll drove
Into the city on the afternoon of September
5 least year. Attached to the horeo was a
phaeton. Miss Doll hitched the horse to a
convenient post and went about the city on
'a shopping tour. When she returned the
horse , with the other equipment , was mls.5-
ing. Miss Doll reported tbo occurrence to
the police , which resulted in the arrest of
Jones , and Rooseveldt.
There was an aspect ot humor through
the trial , the unique feature being based on
the fact that a charge ot horse-stealing Is
unusual la the peaceful Mate of Nebraska.
After brief deliberation the Jury returned
a verdict of guilty as to Jones , and the court
will pronounce sentence In regular form.
XOMXIO.V I.AIIOIt TfnMCIl IIOW.V.
'rlnliliK' t'oiiiimiy | Mniiilniiiun
Con illy Hoard Dcfrnlcd.
The repeated mandamus action of the
Festner Printing company against the
Board of County Commissioners was before
Judge Keysor In equity court yesterday.
A technicality caused the cape to be rtls-
missed. The basis of contention was that
when the plaintiff made formal demand upon
Miu county board time was not given for an
answer. The defendant made this showing
and the cause was dismissed.
The attorney representing the printing es
tablishment eays he will Institute new ac-
tlon , which will be a re-lnstatemcnt ot the
case.
The issue Involved Is the right of organized
labor. The commissioners hold that by
virtue of a resolution which was enacted
a f ar ago no contracts for public work
can be awarded to nonunion labor , and It
Is charged that the Festner company Is n
nonunion establishment.
nisrrssiov < > i" A m IHIAHY. ;
Kfl'ort In Colloet Kni'f of Policy HrliiKH
CIINI Into Court.
The action of William Prlcsmann against
the Fidelity and Casualty company of New
York , wherein the plaint iff seeks to collect
n claim for burglary Insurance , is before
Judge Vlnsonhaler in tbo county court.
Several times before the case has been
called , but continuances have been granted.
The defense Bets forth that the burglary
did not occur as stated by the plaintiff nnd
that circumstances relieve the obligation.
On the other hand strong statements are be
ing made by the plaintiff. The amount In
volved Is nbout | 900.
DECISION COMES TOO LATE
\IMV VorU .Supreme Court I ten I ml UN
Clark from Sclllnu Mine * Unit
Are Already Solil.
NEW YORK , Feb. I'.1. The appellate ill-
vihlon of the supreme court on Friday last
hnnded down a deciHion rcAtrnlnin : ; United
States Senator William A , Clark of .Mon
tana and the directors of the United Verde
Copper company from felling the mines and
other property belonging to the corporation.
An a matter of fact the sale took place en
January 9 last , Juat n month before Iho de
cision of the appellate division was handed
down. BO that its ruling Is practically value
less. The decision was upon an appeal from
nn order rendered by Justice Glldorsleove In
special term , vacating an Injunction obtained
by Prof. Gcorgw A. Treadwcll , a shareholder
In the company , restraining the corporation
from selling the property , on thu ground
that the Interest of the minority sharehold
ers would be sacrificed. U was also alleged
that under n scheme of reorganization pre
pared by the director * the company was to
cease to bo n Now York corporation and be
come n West Virginia company. The reauri.
for this change was , It was stated , to avoid
the heavy taxation Imposed in this state ,
nt * the Montana Inws indict n large assess
ment on all mining property In that terri
tory.
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riiU'AOO. Feb. 12 Archbishop t'atrlck
A. Feehaii of the Itomin Catholic nrcb-
diocese of Chicago Is III with pneumonia
at his residence In this cltv. The venerable
probito was taken 111 on Friday with what
seemed to bo a severe cold. The arch-
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ?
Don't erlve them tea or coffee , Have you
tried the new food drink called URAIN-O ? ,
It Is delicious and nourishing and takes '
the place of coffee. The moro Qraln-O you
give the children the more health you dlg
tribute through their systems. Grnln-0 U
made of pure grains , nnd when properly
prepared tastes like the cholco grades of
, coffee , but costs about \i re much. All
Er ° mc tll V % ifc and Sic.
blshop'H regular physician was called. He
dhtcnosed the disease as plcuro-penumonlu
At the nrcheplscopal residence It Is sold
Unit tlie prelate's condition Is not roRnrdci !
as critical. The. urchblshoii Is 71 years of
PROVIDE NEW PUNISHMENTS
Hill liitruilut'cil In riinnibrr of Dop-
ullt-N I'ruvltllnu XIMV SciUi-iiocd
for MIlllNllTN Of ClINllcl.
1'AHIS , Vc\j. \ 12. In the Chamber of Dep
uties toJay the premier , M. Waldeck-Hous-
scau , Introduced a bill modifying tbo pres-
cnt law providing punlBtancnt In tbo case
or ministers of religion who publicly cen
sure or criticise In any way public aulhor-
Itles. f Formerly only banishment could bo
Inflicted ' , but tlie new bill explains tbat tbn
severity of the old measure rendered the
law Inoperative , so the present bill pro
vides imprisonment varying from n fort
night ' to two years for general offenses nnd
detention In case of direct provocation , dla-
obcdlcnco of tbo laws or armed revolt. The
bill will thus give the government nn ar
rangement to punish Its clerical opponents
without proceeding to the extreme measure
of exile and will enable It to piinsb attacks
such as that of the archbishop of Alx , Mons.
Gouthe-Souhml , who wrote a letter of en
couragement lo the AssumptlonlBt Fathers
on the dissolution of their order by the
correctional tribunal. The bill , at the re
quest of the government , was referred to a
committee.
Several deputies announced their deter
mination of Interpellating the government
regarding the Martinique troubles , wishing
to throw the responsibility on Its colonial
policy. M. Denis Gulbert , representing the
island ot Martinique , declared this policy
would lead to civil war. The premier ob
tained n postponement of the discussion of
the matter until particulars were received
by cable.
M. Flrman-Faure , anti-Semite , repic-
sentlng the Island of Martinique , asked
what were the government's Intentions in
the event ot the possible intervention ot
Italy in South Africa , by replacing British
troops in the Soudan with her own sol
diers.
M. Dclcasse replied that the government
cculd not accept Interpellations on the pos
sible intentions of foreign governments ,
which wcro devoid of all probability. The
present moment , ho added , was one for
vigilance , not speeches , and there was noth
ing to Justify a useless and perhaps danger
ous discussion ,
The chamber decided to postpone the In
terpellation until after the budget debate.
KROMREY COMMITS SUICIDE
.11 it n Well KIUMTII lu SI. I.oulm Klnnn-
clul Circles .Shoots lllniNCIf
lit IH | O Illco.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 12. Hugo Kromrcy. sec
retary of the St. Louis Mutual House Build-
in.company. . No. 3 , committed suicide in
IK | office today.
fter carefully locking the doors leading
to the ofilco he entered the vault and placed
a icvolvcr to his head. He was found dead
half nn hour later.
Kromrey was well known In financial and
realty circles. His friends are at a loss to
account for his action.
The following note was found : " 1 shoot
myself. No one hnd anything to do with It.
I nm simply crazy. Goodby , nil , 1 was
driven to It. My body will bo taken cnre
of by Miss Sobolowskl , 8019 St Vincent.
"HUGO KHOMRHY. " ,
Kromroy was 50 years old and single. Hlci i
habits were steady. The young womat. men
tioned In the note was a friend.
\IMV Aliixkiiit 1'iililii ; ItcHfrv * * .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. By an executive
order a certain portion of the peninsula' '
New $3-50 Snow Shoe-
A Hpei'Iul with UK for men's wear-
box calf viol kid nnd winter tuns Ilio
best you ever HIHV at the price Thpy'ro
Kiieh KlioeK that we are not afraid lo
put nut1 reputation as value-nlverH hack
of them made with the Rood , solid ,
heavy soles that keep the fiMit dry nnd
warm made on the foot-form latU that
maki.s breaking lu unnecessary Com
fort from the start Three-foiirthH of the
HleknesH in caused by wet foot Those
are autl-pnciiiuonla Hlioes in every HUMHO
of the word.
Drexei Shoe Co. ,
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U10 I'AKNAU STHIiET.
Slightly Used Pianos-
This week's hai-galim , nothing Illcii It
ever offered before. Ono upright Hoyii-
wood I'lano. full nlzn , JfSTij lewis , tflO
( ash and $5 a innth. . Ono upright
"Kinei'Kiw" I'lano , price. .fi. ! > ; terms , .yiu
cash and 5 a month. One upright
"Krbo" piano , lawn ! H/.O. ! oak en He ,
price , ? lS5j terms , .flfi cash and $7 a
month. One Baldwin upright I'lano , In
antlquo oak , nearly new. price , JjUOO ;
terniK , .Slfi cash and $8 a mouth. Onu
olld oak upright "Whitney" I'lano , only
.f'2or > ; torniH , iflii oanh and $8 per mouth.
One fablntJl ( irand IMutin , Htambml
make , In eboiil/.ed c.'iis ( > , only , s2ir > ; tcrnm
? i0 ! cash and $8 a month. Some now
pianos , $100 less than factory prices , ou
ea y terms.
terms.A.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas ,
In the district of Alaska Immediately nortt :
of the southern boundary and embraclup
Camp I'olnt Spencer baa been reserved foi
public purples. The tract Is located or.
the west shore of Tort Claroneo bay , com-
prlaliiR the peninsula on which IH Point
Spencer , nnd includes nbout four
miles.
CHESS CHAMPION IS CRAZY
VVIIIIiini Slclnll/ TnUcu < Hie > <
Vorlt Sal ( < - llonplllll for Hie
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. William Slelnllz.
who was for many years the chess cham
pion , was taken to the Manhattan State hos
pital for the Insane , on Ward's Island , to
day without any word having been received
from his friends. It Is said that his wife
Is unable to provide for him In a sanitarium
or private Institution. Stelnllz Is t2 ! yours
old. About three weeks ago Steinltz became
erratic and on Thursday last his wife had
him taken to Uellevuo hospital , lie was de
clared lunatic on Friday. Stolnltz was kept
In the pavilion until today because Dr.
Robertson bad beard that pome of his friends
might bavo the patient taken to a private
Institution.
Steinltz retained his little pocket chess
board and some few effects which ho hnd
when he arrived nt the hospital and seemed
to he wholly disinterested.
"After doctors failed to euro me of pneu
moi.la 1 used Ono Mlnuto Cough Cure nnd
three bottles of it cured me. It Is also the
best remedy on earth for whooping cough.
H cured my grandchildren of the worst
CEECE , " writes John Berry , Loganton , I'a.
H Is the only harmless remedy tha' . gives
Immediate results. Cures coughs , colds ,
croup and throat and lung troubles. Moth
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PurelBii Triulo of I'nrlii II ! < < .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12.The War depart
ment today gave out the statement that the
totnl value of Imports Into the Island of
I'orto Illco from the date of American
occupation to December 31 , 1811 ! * , was $12-
I91,81t ! ! ; and that the total value of exports
from the island during the same period
was $11,696,807. The United States furnished
$4,687,826 of the Imports and took $ .1.502 , 76f
of the exports. Sugar exports to the United
States for this period nnade up $ l.)17r ! ) 72 of
this total.
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Our stock Is most roinnluto every
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mount/i. otp. Wo develop ana
print nt reasonable prices.
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