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CRONJE DYING HARD
Hii Desperate Poslitance After Failuro to
Etcape from Riberts.
ASKS FOR ARMISTICE TO BURYrr. DEAD
Kitchener Replies, "FifrhtwKniih of'
Surrender UncnnditioDaTmi
CRONJE SAYS THAT IS US INT
Roberts Wires that Ho Has Scattered Boers,
Inflicting Oreat Loss.
HEAVY CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES
Genrrnl Kelly. Kenny Order mi Ad
vance Aunt tin- Open to rup
ture Tiki llrlftx lln iiu from
I.Xldltc Gun.
LONDON', Feb. 23. 1 n. m.-Goueral
Crunjo Is seemingly making his last stund.
Ho Ih dying hard, hemmed in ly British
Infantry ami with shells from sixty guns
fulling Into his camp.
On Uin third day of the fight the Door
chief asked for mi armistice to bury IiIh
dead.
"Fight to n finish or surrender uncondi
tionally," was Iord Kitchener's reply.
General Cronjc Bent hack word that his re
quest for a truco hnd been misunderstood
und Unit. hlH determination then as before
was to light to tho death.
The battle went on. This was tho situa
tion of General Cronjo Tuesday evening, as
sketched In tho Bcanty telegrams that have
emerged from tho Rcml-sllcnca of South
Africa
Officially Lord Hohcrts wires that he has
Bcattcrod tho ndvancn commandos of the
relief columns that wero trying to remh
General Cronje. It wits regarded nn singular
that Lord Hoherts, wiring Wednesday
nbnuld not mention tho appeal for un armis
tice on the previous day and also that this
vnr ollluo should withhold good news It ll
lias any.
Without trying to reconcile even tho
scanty materials nt hand It seems that Gen
eral Cronjo Is In a had and even a desperate
situation, and that tho Ilrltlsh aro pressing
their advantage.
A Hare for Cnneentrittloii.
While tho attack on General Cronjo pro
ceeds there Ih a race for concentration bo
tween tho Doers and tho Ilrltlsh.
Tho engagement with General Cronje's
J.000 to 8,000 entrenched men Is likely to
become an incident In a battle between tho
masses. Tho separated fractions of tho
Jloer power are rapidly drawing together to
attack Lord IlobrrtH.
Will General Cronjc bo nblo to hold out
until tho Boer musses appear, or, If he doeti,
will they then bo ahlo to succor him? Tho
Ilrltlsh are facing Boers on ground whero
tho arms, turtles and training of tho Brlt
Ish aro ox ported to glvo them the advantage.
General Duller, according to a dispatch
from Chleveley, dated Wednesday, Buds the
Doors In positions north uf the Tugcla
largely reinforced. This seems stningo.
Tho War oince, for the first time, has given
nut an ofllclnl compilation of tho Ilrltlsh
losses. The total Is 11,208 10 February 18.
This does not Inrludc, thcrrforr. Lord Rob
erts' recent loss, nor the Wiltshire prison
ers. Tho Prom association learns that tho
Ilrltlsh losses at Koodoosi.mil were 700.
Thrro thousand fresh troops will embark
for South Africa lodnv.
Tho relative position of tho contestants
Is likened to chess players, ono of whom
from tlmo to time adds pieces to the hoard,
whllo an lows to tho adversary Is Irre
placeable I'ronjr'n llcitict n ltue.
The Capetown correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph says:
General Cronje's request for an armlstlco
was it mere dodge to gain tlmo to make
trenches. Lord Kitchener refused, but gave
him half an hour to consider whether ho
would surrender unconditionally or tight to .1
finish.
Tho Boer having said that their Inten
tion had been misunderstood and that they
would light to tho end the battle was ro
niimed. Tho Daily News has tho fallowing fr.mi
Madder Hlver, dated afternoon, February 21:
On Sunday there was much waste of Ufa
In attacking ami then the same result will
ho arhloved without It. During Monday night
soven Doers made an attempt to brcik
through our lines, hut they wore captured
and their lender was killed. Four wero
carrying letters. It Is believed that thcro
va ono other who gut through.
Other prisoners say General Cronjo
marched from Magersfontelii here without
oiitspannlng, a distance of thirty-three
jnllen. Had ho succeeded In escaping It
would have been 0110 of tho finest perform
ances In tho annals of wur.
Tho Canadians made a gallant charge at
tho lrtoger, but were driven back with loss.
General MucDonald and General Knox arc
bllghtly wounded.
II r I I ! Take n Kopje.
(Copyright. 1M), by Tress Publishing Co.)
PAARDERKRO, Feb. 21. G:55 p. m.
(New York World Cablegram Special Tel
egram.) A Kopjo hRs been successfully rc
occnpled. Sixty prisoners were taken by
tho Ilrltlsh. Tho situation Is unchanged.
BATTERSDY.
LONDON', Feb. 23.-1:30 a. m. Tho War
office has Issued tho following from Lord
Loborta:
"PAARDEBERO, Feb. 22. Methucn re
vortft from Klmherlcy that supplies of food
iind fnrugo nrn being pushed on as fast as
tiobstble. Thero wilt bo enough coal to
Mart tho DeDeem mines In ten days. By
this means great misery will bo nllovlated.
Hospital arrangements thero aro reported
perfect. He hopes l'rleska and the ad-Joining-country
will soon bo settled."
At tho same time the War office announced
that nothing further would bo Issued to
night. A dispatch from Genoral Roberts yesterday
nfternoon said:
"Tho Doers have been driven off In all
directions. leaving mnny klllod and
mounded."'
A special dispatch from Pnr.rdoberg, dated
Wednesday, February 21, says:
llnthit'x force I Sentferrd.
"Commandant Botha has been attempt
ing to rellep General Cronje. There has
heen severe fighting. General Botha's force
Is scattered, with heavy 1 Danes."
PAARDBIIERG DRIFT. Orange Freo
Stato, Tuesday, Feb. 20. (Via tho Modder
River, WednetMny. February 21.) Ono of the
costliest actions of the war occurred at
Pnardebergdrlft Sunday. February 18. Gen
eral Kelly-Kenny, in his pursuit of Gen
oral Cronje, caught hii rear r.uurd at Klip
drift and followed the burghers to the Doers'
laager at Koodooaraud,
Ths drift uctlon began at daybreak, the
Vountcd, Infantry driving tho Boer rear
guard up the river towards tho main body,
while another body of mountod Infantry
maneuvered on tho right front and flank of
the Doers1. The British main body advanced
to lutflnnk the Boers- laager on the north
bank of .the river. General Kelly-Kenny,
having seized two drifts, found the Boers
strongly enclosed and ordered an attack,
with the Highland brigade cn tho left and
General Knox's brigade on the center and
right, while Genera Smlth-Dorrlen's brigade
crossed tho river and advanced along the
north hank. On both the north and nouth
hsuks tho ground Is level and tho ndvnnce
this was deadly and the British losses
wore heavy. Tho battle was an exact rep
lica of tho Modder river. The soldiers waro
under fire all day. and nil tho (ltthtlnz had no
finite result, on the Dorrs' laager was well
oarrlcadcil and they remained therein. The!llnal democratic convention will be held
British guns shelled tho laager vigorously
and the Boom confewed to a loss of over
800 men.
The terrific shelling was resumed Monday,
when General Cronjo asked for nn nrmlstlce.
The ."helling was continued Tuesday, over
fifty gunn pouring shot Into th Boer camp.
.Mil 1 11 llocly of liner Surrounded.
General Cronje's enagnlllccnt night march
from Magorsfontcln now appears likely to
end In dlsnstcr. Tho main body of the Doers
Is enclosed In 11 terrlblo deathtrap. Tho
enemy 1b hiding In tho bed of the Modder,
commanded by the British artillery and en
closed on the oast and west by tho Ilrltlsh
Infantry.
Sunday witnessed a gallant stnnd on the
part of tho retreating foe. Tired and ha
rawed, thry still maintained n bold front.
It Is somewhat difficult to explain the Hun
tlay action. In which ull tho British force
was engaged: In which General Cronje, un
der dlfllcult conditions, managed to hold his
own. On Sunday nlsht tho British mounted
Infantry came In touch with Cronje's rear
guard, driving them back on the main body.
On Sunday morning tho action wan renewed,
but the Boers, who had entrenched tho river
bed during tho night, prevented a further
advance of the mounted Infantry In this di
rection. Meanwhile the Highland brigade, consist
ing of tho Senforths, tho Black Watch and
tho Argylls, advanced from tho south bank
and tho Essex, Welsh and Yorkshires formed
n long lino on tho left, which rested on tho
river, tho extreme right being the Welsh.
Tho whole lino wan ordered to envelop tho
Doers, who lined both hanks of tho river.
Tho firing soon become heavy. The Boers,
holding 11 splendid position, covered the left
of the Highland brigade, which advanced
partly up tho rlvorbcd and partly In tho
open, whllo tho rest of the brigade with the
other regiments swung round the front of
the Highland brlgado on tho level, coverlcss
ground, oxposed to a terrlblo fire, which
obliged tho men to Ilo on tho ground, which
they did for tho remainder of the day. This
began nt 7:30 In the morning. During the
dreadful heat and a- terrlblo thunderstorm
our men hung to tho position, answering tho
Boer flro nnd shooting steadily.
In the meanwhile the rest of tho Infantry
complotcd tho enveloping movement, tho
Welsh regiment succeeding In seizing tho
drift, thus closing In tho Boers, who had
fought throughout with splendid courage.
General Cronje's laager, full of carts, am
munition nnd stores, could too plainly seen
near the north bank.
liner I'nri'i" Cut In Two.
General Smlth-Dorrlen collected a largo
body of men, Including the Canadians, and
crossed tho river ut Paardcbergdrlft, ad
vancing toward the laager, which was being
vigorously shelled. This force made a gal
lant attempt to charge Into the laager, hut
failed. Before Seizing the western drifts
tho Doers occupied a kopje on the south
bank, running down tho river. Therefore
their force Is cut in two.
Tho Boors held tho kopje nnd have ono
Vlckert'-Maxlm nnd probably one or two
other cnns.
Townrd evening the battery on the south
side opened, co-operating with the battery
on tho north side. A wonderful sight fol
lowed. The shells fell with amaring pre
cision along the river bed, opposite tho
laager, which was shelled thoroughly, gall
ing everything It contained. One shell net
on lire u small ammunition wagon, which
burned nearly all day. Many other wagons
were set 011 flro and tho glare was visible
at a considerable distance far Into the night.
The infantry also maintained a terrible
fire, which was answered vigorously. Tho
Bcono toward nightfall was terribly pic
turesque with tho blazing wagons, the roar
ing artillery und the crackling rlllo lire.
EDITING ROBERTS' MESSAGES
Wi'.r Olllee Believed lo He Withhold
I nil I nl'ai ornlile .Nevx It iniinrx
of IMmiHCer.
(Copyright. UK, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Fuh. 22. (New York World Ca
blegram Special Tclegrum.) London's en-
thuslusm over Roberts' operations in tho j
' Orange i'reo Stato was struck all of n
; shiver shortly after tho dinner hour tnut-y I
1 by rumors that ran about public places that
men In service and pulltlcul clubs and big
hoti Is were told that the war olllee had
edited Roberts' reports In regard lo tho en
gagements with Cronje.
It was kald that tho Highland brigade had
met another disaster In thn attack upon
tho Boers In Krong positions. Reports could
not bo traced to any dellnlto source, but
men In u position to know declared that tho
war ofllco knew that tho Highland brlgndo
hud been ncutn trapped and that tho Black
Watch nnd another regiment of the Bamo
brigade hud been nearly wiped out,
i:eryune anxious for nows stopped up till
lato only to sco Roberts' report about tho
coal tmpply for the Do Beers mlno at Klm-
bcrley. War crltlrs and experts placed llt-
tie credence in the report because of tho
VM lit-
long list nf klllod and wounded olllcers. In- . " 'Z IT " ', ? PH W,cro 8tas
eluding MacDonald and other Highlanders. I ? ,'t
Thofe exptrts declared the censor was evl- i rall.i -0,000, iMllttial,kco' ho ""M- waH
dently hard at work on all newspaper n'- "rJJ Wnont and was represented by a
ports. No detailed account of tho'reJnt I lL1..
tights ban yet been received at London, but
me ugency managed to get through and pub
lished In the afternoon papers a statement
that thu tight about Cronju's laager was a
"replica of Magersfnnteln." At Magersfon
teln tho Highland brlg.ido marched up
against a barb wire fonce under a deadly
rlllo flro und many ol!lcer3 a:id men wcro
killed and wounded
LADYSMITH IN GOOD SPIRITS
llenllli of the linrrlsnn Improved
lloem Hiixv Slielllnu Hie
Town,
(CopyrlgM. 1!W. by Press Publishing Co.)
LADYSMITH. Feb. 19. (Via Frere Camp.
Fr.h. "l.l l Vew Yorlt WnrM Cnhl.m-.n,
Special Telegrnm.)-Slnco the last report '
everything has been dismally quiet. Thcro !
Is nothing of rultlclont importance to cable.
Tho health of the garrison has Improved
the gurrUon are greatly Improved, first by
Roberts' success, then by Bullcr's move-
mem. yesterday and today, which aro partly
, iDiuii-.
Tho bombardment continues steadily from
(Continued on Second Pace.)
wonderfully, desnlte the sultrv vnihnr
varied by Intense heat and winds. Slight 1 IT ?, K' .!! n,ppCi.led t0 tho
rains tho last three days wero badly needed V.e. 1" atH 'J'Z1""'; " th nara f
f.. .. w,,.,., ,i ,,.i rn.. ' ,lla domocrats of Missouri to como to a
,v.,i.o i,t,v. I un niJUlin III et f ntir-Knl.l nt
CONVENTION AT KANSAS CITY
Milwaukee Beaten in the Contest for tho
National Democratic Gathering.
WILL MEET ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
(oritinn flpeeeli In I'nnir of llnlilliiK
to Preoedent and .VnmliiK I. liter
Dnte 'I'll nn Iteptihllcimn
Hum Influence,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Tho next na
nt Kansas City, Mo., July I
This was the decision of tho democratic
national committee which met at tho Hotel
Raleigh today to fix tho tlmo and pl.ico of
holding tho convention. Milwaukee was tho
only city which competed for the honor of
entertaining the convention and the poor
showing It made when the vote was taken
(tho rcimlt, Kansas City 10, Milwaukee 9),
caused general surprise.
Tho claims of tho rival cities as to hotel
accommodations, railroad and telegraphic
facilities were presented In open session by
representatives of each city, and suhse
quently In executive session. Former Gov
ernor W. J. Stone on behalf of Kanras City
and National Committeeman E. C. Wall, on
behalf of Milwaukee, explained the financial
Inducements which tho city ho represented
was willing to make.
Each offered tho committee $50,000, but
In addition, KansnH City was willing to fur
nish hotel accommodations for tho mem
, bora f tho commltteo and tho hall, with
dccorntlons and music free. Milwaukee's
strongest argument was tho political effect
which tho holding of tho convention In that
elty would havo upon tho German-American
voters, who wero represented to tho
committee an wavering In their allegiance
to the republican jparty,
Xi Allualou to I'rre Silver.
It seemed to bo tuken for granted by nt
least two speakers that Bryan would be
nominated and that the Chicago platform
In substance would bo reaffirmed. Oppo-
I altlon to trust", expansion und "Imperial
ism," together with every mention of Dryan
anil tho Chicago platform aroused en
thusiasm, hut during tho open session thcro
was no allusion to tho lssuo of free allvcr.
Three date3 for holding the convention
wero proposed. May 9, by Townscnd of Ore
gon; June II, by Senator Tillman of South
Cnrollna, and July 4, by McGraw of Wert
Virginia. A speech by ex-Senator Gorman
In favor of holding to precedent and naming
a dato later than that for tho convention
of the party In power had considerable In
fluence In canning Independence day to be
chosen.
After tho committee had selected the
"Gate City of tho west," the Kansas City
boomers held a jollification meeting In their
rooms nt tho Kalolgh. Governor Stono ad
dressed the gathering, predicting that thoso
who attended the convention would depart
with praises upon their lips for the hos
pitality they had received nnd that the
nominee of the convention would be the
victor at tho polls In November.
Tho vote upon fixing the date of the
convention was: In favor of July I. 27
votes; June II, 21 votes; May 0, 1 vote.
Kr-Sonotor Gorman said thai, four years
ago It might have been well to hold the
convention early as the. party then took n
new position, ono which drove many of tho
leaders out of tho party or Into temporary
retirement. The organization then went
into new hands, into tho hands of able
men, but many of whom had not been artlve
In control of party affairs. It took them
some tlmo to organize. ' Now there was
11 good organization. The party was ready
and equipped to enter upon tho campaign.
The party In power should be allowed to hold
Its convention first and the Indictment of
that party could be mado us It has been In
times past.
McLean of Ohio also favored tho latter
date.
Tho committee decided tho District of
Columbia contest for national committee
man in favor of James L. Norrls.
A sub-committee was named to audit tho
accounts of tho committee. Chairman Jnnea
was authorized to appoint a nub-committee
of seven to make arrangements for tho
convention. It Is prohablo that Stone of
Mlrsourl nnd Johnson of Kansas will be
members of the committee.
J'orninl Cull In Inniinl.
The national committee Issued tho follow
ing call:
The liatlOll. ll Hpninerntfe rnmmlltnn lino.
1 lug met In the elty of Washington on the
1 22nd day of February, lvm. Iiiim -appointed
iivuiirruii), 1 in- tin nny 01 jiiiy, us tne tlmo
and chosen the elty of Kansas City. Mo., us
the pluco for holding tho national demo
cratic convention. Kneh state t entitled to
11 representation therein equal to double tho
'"""'"'r of Its senators and representatives
JU'rXM
.iml the District of Columbia shall have
1'" ueivuiiien. .mi democratic conserva
tive reform citizens of the 1'nlted States
Irrespective of pnst political associations
and difli'icnces. who can unite with lis In
ho effort for puro. economic and constitu
tional government and who favor tho repub
lic mid niipose the empire, ate cordially In
vited to Join us in sending delegates lo the
convention.
Tho committee nt C:.10 p. m. adjourned tn
meet at Kansas City July 3.
James A. Reed, prosecuting attorney
of Kansas City, mado tho oponlng
speech, presenting tho claims for tho me
tropolis of tho BOiithweat. Tho Invitation
ho presented came not only from tho cltlzeiiB
of Kansas City, but from the unfaltering,
triumphant democracy of Missouri. In the
contest or is:iij, when some of the lenders In
,. .
..1 1.1,1. , 100 . . "on wcro '"""ring
submitted that n comparison of her facilities
with those of Kaimas City would show tho
Immeasurable superiority of tho latter.
KlIIINUM 'l t N (iOOll l'ollltM,
Kansas City has thlrty-nlno lines of rail
road and her telegraphlo facilities aro ex
cellent. Her hotels are oioro than amplo.
Outside of the great hotels of Now York
thero aro In Kansas City soven hotels that
will rank as high ns any In tho United States.
Tho committee, ho said, should havo the
tltst choice of rooms at these hotels,
tho dcltgalc tho second choice. Hotel
rates, he promised. would not bo
raUrd. Mr. Reed was especially ful
01110 in his eulogy of tho convention hall,
which ho said would seat 25.000 people He
quoted Mr. Dryan as having stated that tho
1... 11 . .. . .
nun i-uiiiu nanny oe surpasscn. mo men-
"oa of Aryan's name drew the Ilrst applause
orIIt" meeting.
u uinu quuicu ine into uwignt 1,. .Moody
ns having said that no hall In this country
or Curope could equal It. This hall will be
democracy. Tho delegation
did not como begging for the convention In
1 hop TlouMf Z 1 . ,
IvheUtSe Sun,.. ITkICH,
s Cltv
or not. Missouri would be true to democracy.
When the name of New York was called
(Continued on Third rage.)
PROGRAM FOR CONVENTION
Pinna for Neiv York flute lteiulilleiiii
MectliiK for Illeutlou of Dele
uutei (o Convention,
-JL
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Tho rcpubllcnii
state convention for tfio election of de:e-galcs-at-large
to tho Jnatlonal republican
convention In 1'hllndclpola will be held at
the Grand Central palace In this elty on
April 18. The dclcgatcs-nt-large will be
Senators Piatt nnd Devew, Governor Roose
velt and tho chairman of tho elate com
mittee, B. B. O'Dcll. Tho alternates have
not been selected, but It Is thought they
will bo Lieutenant Governor Woodruff.
Francis Hendrlck, Lemuel Quigg and
Speaker of tho Assembly S. Fred Nixon, or
Louis F. Payn.
This prnctlcally, together with the selec
tlon by districts of presidential electors1, Is
tho program that the republican Ftate com
mltteo will lay out at Its meeting tomorrow
ut tho Fifth Avenuo hotel. Senator Piatt Is
not in the city and will not be hero during
the meeting tomorrow and Governor Roose
velt Is also out of thetconimlttee. The com
mltteo will meet at noon and will carry out
a cut and dried program. It Is pojslblo
that wio friction may occur over resolu
tions endorsing tho administration of Gov
ernor Roosevelt, therc being tonight In
timations in certain quarters that the Payn
element has decided tof holt the endorsement
of any such resolutions, offering In their
place resolutions denouncing tho governor's
course. It was said tonight on the best
of authority that no policy for tho dispo
sition of pending legislation In tho legisla
ture now pitting would bo adopted, but It Is
understood from the same source that the
legislature Is not expected to ndjourn beforo
April 12.
The convention to meet
on April IS In this
nn endorsing tho
city will pass
present nation,;'.
rosolutl
administration. The con-
volition will name prcslijentlnl electors and
theso will bo re-elected by districts ami will
not Include the names of men who are llahlo
to be on tho state ticket for any ofllco, or
any federal officeholder.
MORE P.LAGUE AT HAWAII
New Ciiarn Aro Ileiiorteil nn llnvliiu
llroUen Out In the I'neltle
Inlands,
HONOLULU, Feb, 15.-(Vln Sou Francisco,
Feb. 22.)--Tho black plaguo has broken out
nt both Kahulul, on the Island of Maul, nnd
Illlo, on tho Island of Hawaii. The latest
ndvlces report seven deaths nt Kahulul, nil
Chinese, nnd ono at HIIo. a Portugueso
woman, tho wife of A. G. Senao. The news
was received hero February 10. In a letter
from Sheriff Baldwin.
Chlnntown In Kahulul, which had about
300 inhabitants, has been destroyed by fire.
Tho sanitary conditions wero worse than in
Honolulu. The towns of La Halno nnd
Hnuhua have established quarnntlno ngnlnst
other portions of Maul. An unfortunnto
feature of tho case Is tha. proximity to Kahu
lul of several large plantations, with their
thousands of laborers, lit Is thought that
the plague reached Kahulul through the
shipment of Chinese newjycnr goods.
In Honolulu tho health sltuntion Is better
than at any tlmo since Uie outbreak of the
plague. Not a caao has developed In tho last
ten days.
Tho penniless condition nf thousands of
Chlnceo and Japanrso who tost their homes
In tho recent flro In Chinatown Is growing to
be a matter of concern to tho otllclals. Tho
council of state appropriated nn additional
$10,000 for tho completion of camps for them.
COMMITTEE FIXES SCALE
Prices Are Niimeit for II11111I Mining
In .Mo Fit of the
lllstrleti.
SPRINGFIELD, III., Fob. 22.-Tho stih-
scalo committee of coal operatois and miners
In Illinois this afternoon agreed on a seulo
In ull districts but two. Tho prlcou llxed by 1
tho subcommittee for hand mining follow:
Second district, Danville and Associated
mines, 49 cents; third district, Springfield
nnd Associated mines, 49 cents; fourth ills- '
trlct, Chicago and Alton mines, south of
Springfield lo Cnrllnvlllc, Including nisi '
Lltchlield, Pana and Tnylorvllle, 19 cents;
fifth district, Belleville nnd Associated
mines, 19 cents; sixth district, Duqiiesue,
Odin, Sandoval. Carbondale anil Associated ,
mines, 4,1 cents; seventh district, William-'
90n and Saline counties, 15 cents: ninth ills-
trlct, Mount Olive, Coffcen and Vondnlla and
Associated mines, 49 cents. !
In the district comprising Peoria and As
soclated mines no agreement has been
reached. In tho first district, comprising ihi ,
nortneru Illinois field, Brnldwood. Spring
Valley and La Salle, operators and miners
agreed on nn advance of 13 centH over tho
scale of last year, or I rents moro advance
than elsewhere In 'tho state, but tho opera
tors demand certain minor conditions, which
the miners aro not disposed to grant.
PAT CROW RELEASED ON BAIL
Probability line Auninxt lllni
He Dropped Henrlim het
lor Mo 11 liny.
Will
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. -"Pat" Crow, who was
arrested two weeks ago, suspected of being
ono of the men who held up n Northwestern
train at Tower W, October 13, linn been re
leased on ball and the caso against him !
will probably ho dismissed. Special Agent
Riley of the Northwestern said ho was con
fident Crow was not connected with the rob
bery. Police Justice Ludwlg nt Geneva,
whore tho prisoner was confined, nllowcd
Crow's attorney to sign his bond for $10,000. j
Tho preliminary hearing lo set for next Mon
day morning. Riley said that Crow's arrc?t
was caused by tho statement of a man who
told Captain Ludwlg and Inspector Hunt of '
tho Chicago Pollco department that Crow I
approached him some tlmo before tho rob- j
bory and nsked him to enter tho plot.
Since then Riley has found that Crow was
at work In the South Omaha packing housts
at tho tlmo of tho robbery.
AGUINALD0 NOW IN JAPAN
Wlldiunii Informed tlmt Vteniliern of
I'lllnluo .In lit n Co to .Meet
Their Lender.
NEW YORK. Feb. 22. A special from
Hnug Kong, Ilrltlsh China, to tho Evening
World says:
United States Consul Wildman has In
formation that threo members of the Fil
ipino Junta, Luhan, Ponce and Agonclllo,
brother of the envoy, left rorently for Japan
to meet Agulnaldo. This giies credence to
tho story that Agulnaldo escaped from tho
Islnnd of Luzon to Formosa when hunted
by General Lawton's expedition through tho
northern part of tho Island.
PeiiitK) I vii 11 1 11 i on 11 Destroyed.
BRADFORD, Pa., Feb. 22. Tho business
rortlon of Glen Hazel for tho uecond time
In recent years was almcst destroyed by
lire at an early hour today. Tho follow
ing buildings were destroyed: General store
of H. C Taylor, tho City drug 3tore, Glen
Hazel City Gas company's olllee, tho post
office and thn K, O. T. M. hall. No esti
mate of tho loss can be given.
BRYAN IS HELD RESPONSIBLE
Grosvenor Sajs His Influence Aided Paris
Traatj Ratification.
PRESENT CONDITIONS AS A RESULT
ltensnnn for llrynii'n t.envliin Uin Ilen
Imriit I'nyntcr I'rrseul nl Con
renec of tint ernorn of
Arid I. nnd .states.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio, In
u speech today on the Porto Rtcan hill, paid
his compliments to Colonel Bryan nnd his
efforts In behalf of tho ratification of the
Paris treaty.
Grosvenor said In beginning his speech:
"Last fall in tho campaign In Nebraska
members of a gallant colonel's regiment
criticised his conduct In resigning And com
ing homo nnd a good deal of Jeering and
laughter wus going on over tho stnte and
tho lieutenant colonel of his regiment wrote
a letter, which wan widely published in Ne
braska, explaining why tho colonel resigned.
Ho said that tho colonel had Information
that thcro was critical dunger that the
tteaty with Spain would be defeated ami
he fled from his regiment nnd came to
Washington as n patriotic duty to secure u
vote or two In fuvor of ratification, and he
secured It.
"One senator, nt least, who was opposed
to ratification when ho came voted for rati
fication and made It a supreme law of this
land. And now his followers aro coming
beforo the people of this country nnd say
ing that It Is a condition into which tho
country has been thrown by the act of the
republican party.
It W'iih Patriotism Then.
"At that time It was legitimate. At that
time It was good politics and good patriot
Ism to have shut out of the union tho Phil
ippines and all these colonial people that
these two hours of essay havo been aimed
at. Everybody known that It Is u question
of fulr nnd Just deliberation. If you were
to select today one man of all other men
on tho continent of America who Is respon
sible for the condition that we nro In In
regard to the Philippines and Porto Rico
It -would bo William J. Bryan of Nebraska."
When Neville of Nebraska nsked If Gros
venor expected to embalm the Filipinos
along with tho Declaration of Independence
In tho Philippines, the Ohio member an
swered that when the democratic party got
through with tho Fillplnoo It would need
embalming.
An Informnl conference of governors of tho
following states was held this afternoon
upon matters affecting arid land slates:
Thomas, Colorado; Lee, South Dnkota;
Richards, Wyoming; Poynter, Nebraska;
Steunenberg, Idaho; Smith, Montana; Mur
phy, Arizona, and Wells, Utah.
Discussion wan upon questions of tho ces
sion of nrld landu to tho several states and
leasing of unoccupied lands for grazing pur
poses. It was tho unanimous opinion of
tho governors that states should control
unoccupied lands, but tho meeting decided
to adopt no formal memorial at this tlmo.
Convent Ion of Co vcrnorn.
A resolution .was, however, adopted pro
viding for a meeting of governors of arid
land stntes at Salt Lako April 10 and re
questing congress not to take any action
pending this meeting. Two reasons wero
assigned for deferring action at this time,
tho first being that It was the dcslro of
thoso present to bavo North Dakota, Oregon,
Washington and Nevada represented today,
and secondly, It was tho gencrnl opinion that
too much discussion could not be had among
press nnd peoplo previous to the meeting
nt Salt Like.
Governor Poynter and Mrs. Poynter Icavn
for Chicago tomorrow evening. They will
spend Sunday thero and return to Nebraska
Monday.
Colonel French of Chicago, representing
allied Interests of agricultural Implements
nnd Iron manufacturers, nnd W. H. Alex
ander of Omnha, representing lead smelt
ing and sulphnto of copper Interests, pre
sented their arguments In favor of the rati
fication of tho French reciprocity treaty tn
the committee on foreign relations of tho
scnato yestorday beforo tho treaty was re
ported to the senate. Arguments nro held
ns confidential until action Is hnd by the
senate.
Representative) Burke Introduced n bill tn
correct the military record of John F. Aut-
lltz of Wntertown, late member of Company
H, First South Dakota volunteer.
FAVORS A GRANT MONUMENT
Mereer's Hill for 11 Slntue nt Wnnh
liiKtnn Iteporteil liy the limine
Committee.
WASHINGTON. Feb722 -The house com
mittee on library today favorably reported a
hill making un appropriation of $5,000 for
tho preparation of plans or designs for a
memorial or stntuo of General Grant, to bo
erected nt Washington. The bill upon which
tho report Is bused was Introduced by Rep
resentative Mercer of Nebraska, chairman
of the houso committee on public buildings
nnd grounds. Tho report rovlows tho llfo of
General Grant, saying In part:
"Ills errors of Judgment, his failure nnd
nflUetions only mark him as human. Ills
great work shows tho touch of dlvlno In
spiration." His strength of character, tenacity of pur
pose and wonderful ondowments nro re
ferred to and it Is pointed out that at all
times grateful peoplo have erected monu
ments to tho memory of their Illustrious
dead.
"That no monument or memorial has ever
been erected nt tho national capital to tho
memory of this great man," says thr report,
"seems nlmost Incredible. The parks and
reservations of Washington everywhere re
veal monuments to great men who served
under General Grant, whllo the greatest of
them all Is not remembered In this way."
AI.MKI)
AT '1'IV I'l.ATIJ
I'ltl'ST,
lllelinrdHoii Follous I'p Antl-TriiNt
llenoliitloiiH with Anollicr,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Representative
Richardson of Tennessee, tho democratic
lloor leader, today Introduced a resolution In
regard to tin plato trusts similar to thoso
icrently Introduced In relation to trusts In
sugar nnd paper.
Tin resolution states that because a re
cent rlso In tho price of tin plates Indicates
that trusts or combines oxlBt for the purpoo
of destroying competition, tho products
manufactured by tho American Tin Plain
company and other manufacturers of tin
plato uhall, six months after tho paasago
of tho resolution, bo prohibited by tho Inter
state Conimcrco commission from trans
portation in any manner whatever from one
state to another, until tho commission Is
satisfied that t,uch products offered for
competition have not yielded a profit to tho
manufacturers of more than 4 per cent.
Holiday 11 1 tliti I'nnltiil,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-In nccordnnce
with ftistom all of the exccutlvo do
partments of tho government wore closed
today iu honor of the birthday of Washing-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Much Colder; Variable Winds.
Temiicrntnre nt Oinnlin yeterlnrt
Hour. 1ck. Hour. Org,
R 11. 11 IS I p. lit U7
(I 11. 11 IS 1! 11. 111 10
7 11. in 17 :i 11. 111 it
S 11. ill IS I i. lit I'
ll II. Ill il'i II, III II
10 n. 111 -Ml tl ti. in 10
11 11. 111 no 7 p. in nn
r- 111 ;tr. s p. in :t7
u p. in :tr.
ton and business generally was suspended
In the afternoon. Doth houses of congress,
hi wcver, were lit session, und ns Is always
the case on holidays, the galleries were filled.
In the house the debate on the Porto Rlcan
! tariff bill whb continued and In the senate.
after Washington's farewell nddress had
been rend, Senator Penroso called up the
Senator Quny contest case.
SPLIT IN POPULIST RANKS
Mr in tier of n Ntnte Convention Fnlt
to Auree on the tluentlon of
i:iiiiiinlou.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 22. Two hundred
and fifty deltgates were prrrmt here today
when tho populist state convent'on opened.
The committee on resolutions worked at
ttlght without coming to nn agreement nnd It
could not report when the convention
opened. The members of the committee
split on expansion, some favoring a strong
resolution endorsing It.
Tho following ticket was named:
Governor. A. O. Burkhart, Tipton; non
tenant governor, C. M. Walters, lndlauapulls;
secretary of state. Dr. W. T. Carmlchael,
Columbus; auditor. John W. Wals, Han
cock county: treasurer, W. It. Kunz, Lo
gnnsport; attorney general, G. T. Roger,
Shelby county; reporter supremo court,
Charles E. Huffman, Clay county; superin
tendent of public Instruction, Prof. Wil
liam P. Deaslv, Knox countr; state statisti
cian, A. L. Grindle, Starke county; national
electors, Samuel Wnlkor of Hancock county
and A. II. Rowley of Columbus: members
of tho national committee, N. II. Motzslngnr
of Portland. A. C. Durkhnrt of Tipton and
Thomas S. East of Madison county; supremo
Judge. First district, S. M. Holcomh.
Resolutions were ndopted fovorlng gov
ernment ownership; "same treatment of
gold nnd silver at United States mints nt
present ratio of 16 to 1;" election of pres
ident, vice president and supremo Judges
by direct vote; Initiative und referendum;
opposition to trusts; municipal ownership;
additional pensions; recognition of Chairman
Heaver: election of county superintendent
by direct vote, nnd the "issue by the gen
erul government without tho Intervention
of tho banks of such value of full legal
tender paper money nn may be sufficient
for tho needs of tho people."
Tho commltteo on resolutions reported also
in favor of tho retention of tho Philippines
until tho natives wero capable of self-gov-einmont
and opposing tho salo of Intoxi
cating liquor, but after a heated discussion
both planks were stricken out.
Tho state commltteo reorganized by elect
ing J, F. S. Robinson of Cloverdalo as
chairman and C. M. Walter of Indianapolis
as secretary.
StrnlKlu Pupntlnm Jn Kentut;v.
LITCHFIELD, Ky., Feb. 22. The populist
stnto convention to select delegates to the
nutlonal convention wet hero today with 11
small attendance. Tho convention decided
to pursuo a middle-of-the-road policy and
they will not. nfllllate with either tho demo
crats or republicans In the national nomina
tions. A commltteo wn appointed to ascer
tain who could attend tho national conven
tion nt Cincinnati on Mny 9 nnd lengthy
resolutions wero pated endorsing, among
other things, "tho action of tho peoplo's
party national commltteo at Lincoln, Neh..
and tho enll for n national convention nt
Cincinnati, whero tho true populists of tho
nation mny bo allowed to express their will
without the dictation of bosses."
GOES OVER NIAGARA FALLS
Mini SiipiiiiNed to He .I0I111 1, 117.11 run
Commits Sulelile from Coat
InIiiiiiI llrldde.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.. Feb. 22.-A
man between CO and 60 years old, sup
posed to bo John Lazarus of Mount Carmcl,
Pa., Jumped from tho Goat Island bridge
Into the upper rapids this morning and
went over tho American falls. tin p:i 111,1
I here 011 11 Lehigh Vnlley excursion train
nt noon, stopping nt the United States ex
press ofllco and forwarding three pockct-
books nnd a gold watch to Dr. J. S. Lazarus,
wo'insburg, Pa. Ho wrote u letter, which,
ho dropped Into abox, checked his grip nnd 1
overcoat nt tho railway station, and walked
hurriedly to Goat Islund bridge nnd Jumped
Into tho river. Two policemen snw him
jump.
COLLEGE STUDENTS FIGHT
.Sophomore nml Freshmen linnxr nt
Vale Have Tlielr Time-Honored
l.'attle with Siiimv.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Feb. 22.-Tho soph
omores and freshmen ut Y11I0 today cele
luated the holiday with the old-time snow
light In spite of warnings from the faculty.
Tho second-yenr men, wearing tall half,
were followed by the freshmen nnd pelted
with snow through tho center of tho city.
Later a fierce rush took place at the "fence,"
tho sophomores holding tho coveted rails
against tho attack. In tho rush tho stu
dents abandoned snow und tided mud, until
many of the men wero plastered from head
to foot. Tho faculty may take action.
PATTI SINGS FOR CHARITY
I, n rue Crowd Attends Concert for U'nr
Fund nt Cnvent Ciirden In
Loudon,
LONDON, Feb. 22 Madame Pattl sang
this evening for thn war fund nt Covent Gar
don, tho scene, of her former triumphs. The
Prince of Wales and other members of the
royal family wero present, together with an
I Immense uudlonre, Including many of tho
most distinguished persons In England.
With Alvarez she sang In a duet from
"Romeo and Juliet," with undiminished
swentmss und purity of tone. Johannes
Woltf and Edward Lloyd took part in tho
concort, tho gross receipts of which wcro
12,000.
Oflleer for Wheelmen,
BALTIMORE, .Mil. Feb. 22 -Judge Con
wny W. Sums, president of the League of
Amerleiin Wheelmen, unnoiuired today the
appointment of the following' Herbert W.
Knight. Trenton, N. J., chairman of the
lights und privilege committee; William A.
Howell, Ro'kvUle. Md., cnalrman nf the
( (immlticft on membership; f. L. McCarthy
New York, chairman of the press commit
tee. Tho two Inst named wero reappointed.
Movement of Oeeiin Vcnni-In, Felt, Ira,
At New York Arrlved-Ems, fruin Genoa;
Teutonic, from Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Ctillc. from New
York; Waesland, from Philadelphia
At Glasgow - Arrived Anchr rlu. from N-w
York.
At Queonstown -Sailed -Germanlca, from
Liverpool, for New York, Rhynhind, from
Llveruool. for Phllud.lphla. '
DIES FROM NEGLECT
Coroner's Jury Unearths a Sensation in an
Iowa Town.
DEMENTED MAN LEFT TO SUFFER ALONE
Perishes Without a Phjsioian Bsing Galled
to Minister to His Wants.
KEPT IN BARN UNTIL NIGHT OF HIS DEATH
Feit Are Frozen anil He Contracts Pneu
monia from Exposure!
SISTER AND HER HUSBAND UNDER ARREST
Body Terribly Kinnelntril nnd Indi
cates lie W'nn .Stnrved 11 n W'ell an
Aruleeted Property Ample to
Pay (or HI Cure.
FORT DODGE, In., Feb. 22. (Special
Telegram,) Ono of the most startling sensa
tions over sprung 011 this part of Iowa Is be
ing Investigated by tho grand Jury of Hum
boldt county nt Humboldt. Tho grand Jury
Investigation Is the result of the verdict of
tho coroner's Inquest, which hns Just boon
rendered rclatlvo to the death ut Michael
Chess.
ChesB was formerly one of tho prominent
and wealthy farmers of Humboldt county.
Some tlmo ugo his mind became affectod and
he was taken to tho nsylum nt Independence.
After a short residence thero ho whb released
upon the Interposition of his sister, Mrs.
Frank Mikalek of Humboldt. Tho authori
ties nt Independence wero nssurrd that
Chess would receive good nnd kindly treat
ment and ho was released without ques
tion. Shortly after his release Chess deeded it
200-acro farm to tha Mtkalcks, the farm be
ing one of the most valuable lu Humboldt
county.
Ono wek ago tho death of Chess oc
curred, no physician being summoned and
no notification being mado of tho fact by
the family. The haste of the family ex
cited tho curiosity nnd later tho Indig
nation of tho neighbors, who Instigated a
movement that led to a post mortem ex
uminatlon by Dr. Doane of Humboldt.
InveatlKiitloii liy the Coroner.
It was brought up In the testimony given
at the coroner's Inquest that after that
Chess did not seem to receive any caro at all
nnd according to other testimony his treat
ment savored of the most fiendish and bar
baric cruelty.
Suspicion was first directed against tho
Mlknleks on nccount of their reported cru
elty to children and becauso of other sus
picious .circumstances ciintieied with Hip
cuse.
Tho matter wan Inld beforo County Attor
ney Tnft and Coroner Doan was ordered to
exhume tho body. The examination of tho
body revealed evidences of treatment which
are dlfllcult of belief. Ills lungs wero con
gested, the miserable victim having suffered
from pneumonia.
Tho lungs of Chesn were found to be In
such 11 statu of congestion duo to pnuu
monla as would readily causo death.
Ills stomach was In an Inflamed condition
owing to Improper food. His feet wero
frozen and some nf his toes hnd sloughed
off ns 11 result of constant exposure. Tho
result of the examination mado by Dr. Doan
was of such n character hh to Indicate that
the victim, helplcw nnd unable in defend
his rights, hail been subjected to tho most
Inhuman treatment. It Is believed that ho
had been kept In the cold barn and left
there without nttentlnn, death only bringing
relief from tho torturo of cold and hunger.
Ill Form Worth 1)110,11(1(1.
Tho matter Is In tho hands of tho grand
Jury and is undergoing' a most thorough
Investigation which will require two or
three days. The matter of tho transfer of
tho farm Is occupying considerable atten
tion, tho legality of tho deed being in ques
Hon. The valuo of the property, which is
appraised at $10,000. nnd the prominence of
tho people In question have created the most
Intcnso excitement.
POSSE SURROUNDS A NEGRO
While Flintier Are Anxloiin to Ite
eHKe the A nun tilt t poll Duuull
ter of IMiinril Ilrniiroril.
ABERDEEN, Md., Feb. 22 William
Black, a colored man, living near here, is
surrounded In a swamp by n crowd of resi
dent white farmers, and will doubtless
shortly bo captured and roughly handled for
an assault said to bavo been committed hy
him upon a li!-yeur-old daughter of Edward
Bradford, lato yesterday afternoon. Thn en
gineer of n passing train saw a negro drag
ging a white girl Into n thicket ns his train
sped pnst. Ilo dropped off u nolo at the nta
tlon and a posse Immediately Blurted In pur
suit. The rescuers were too late to prevent
tho nsiault. hut found tho victim und car
ried her home.
SOLDIER SLEEPS AT POST
limes! KIukiIoii Will I'ny the Hluhrnt
Penalty for Neiilrct of
III Duty,
BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 22.-A dispatch to
the Nows from Dntavla says' A dispatch haH
been received In Butavla that Ernest Klng
don of Stufford, who enlisted In the For
tieth volunteer Infnntry, had been found
asleep ut his post, tried hy court-martial
and sentenced to ho shot. It Is said thnt a
number of Filipino rebels entered the camp
whllo Klngdon was ar.lcep and killed two
or three American soldiers.
MAY SEND WAR SHIPST0 CHINA
lle'rllu Correspondent (live Informa
tion Iteuiirillna' Afrulra lu
the Orient.
LONDON. Feb. 23. Tho Berlin corre
spnndcnt of the Standard says:
Thn United States government propones
to Bend some war ships Into Chinese waters
shortly us tho Tsung LI Yamen does not
heed tho collective nolo nont hy the United
Ktateti minister and the other powers' min
isters a fortnight ago, In which tbny do
raunded that measures be tuken to Insure
tho safety of missionaries. Germany de
signs U Head ships for the sum reason.
