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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOIVNTN G, MAHCK 7, 1900-TWELYE PAGES.
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SIX SCORE ESTOMBED
An Explosion in West Virginia Mino
Imprliona Workerr,,
n
FIFTY DEAD HWE BEEN TAKEN
Ko Hope it Entertained of Saving the
Other Enttmbid Men.
GRIEF-STRICKEN CROWDS BE COM- FRANTIC
Work of Rhous is Carried On
Extreme Difficult;.
With
DISTRESSING SCENES AT MOUTH OF SHAFT
Nenrly Hvrry Home In Ihe MIMiik
Toiiii of Klr.e Creek In AlTeutcd
liy (lie Appnlllmt
Dlnaxfcr.
FIIli: CREEK, W. Vn., March 0. The
Srontcst mine horror In the hiBtory of tho
New river region occurred nt Red Ash about
8 o'clock -tills raornlnR by an explosion In
tho drift mine of tho Red Ash Coal com
pany. It Is feared that almost 100 lives wero
lost. Tho mlno was full or men and tho
explosion occurred near tho entrance, which
vas closed by falling slate. A relief crew
was quickly at work.
Klfty dead havo been removed from tho
Bhaft. Tho mine was being worked to Its
full capacity to fill rush orders. It Is be
lieved over ICO men wore at work.
Tho secno of tho disaster Is between this
placo and Thurmond on tho south branch
of tho Chesnpeako & Ohio railway and as
sistance wuh rendered by thu railroad com
pany and by tho adjoining mining towns.
Jlcllef parties from great distances arrived
ns soon as possible. Stato Mlno Inspector
I'lncknoy, with a corps of exports and
many workmen, has been on tho grouuo
during tho day, devoting his attention moro
toward relief than to an olllclal Invcstlga
tlon as to tho cause of tho disaster.
iMnnngors and bosses of all tho mines In
this district camo to tho sccno aB soon an
poMdblo and Joined In tho work of rescue
Tho forco 'of such an explosion caused an
Immense falling or" tho slato and other do
brls, so that tho entrnnco was niled up for
a great distance and tho difficulties In dig
King through it caused delay in the work
of rescue,
Tho first succefHful strlko of the rcecuors
wob about 10-n. m., when ten bodies were
recovered. It was found that seven of them
voro already dead and tho other three woro
dying.
Secnex nt flic Knlrniice,
At tho mouth of the mine the scone was
beyond description. Tho wives and children
nnd neighbors of those who wero known to
l)o entombed wero thoro In full fbrco and
their auxloty and distress wero Intense. They
wero nil socking to help thoso who woro
rescued nnd to get tho mlno reopened, yet
the. boroavod people woro for tho most part
J n "tho way of,-thp resetiers hnI had to bo
liold back from tho entrance. Tho mine la
cno of the largest In West Virginia and was
very heavily tlmbored In tho different drifts.
It was, for this reason, at once (cared that
thoso who hnd not been killed by falling
debris at tho time of the explosion would
ha n In Ion ed by theso connected timbers and
Buffer death (torn HUtTocatlon. Air was forced I
Into tho mlno by engines on tho surface,
which woro kopt working after the cxplo
Blo'n. but It was found that nlr could bo
pumped Into thodrlft for only a short dis
tance. Telegrams woro sent to Montgomery,
Charleston and other place for physicians,
nur and I caskets, but during tho greater ;
part of tho day thoro wns uso only for tho
caskets.
Tho estimates on tho number In tho mines
when tho explosion occurred are based on
tho number who entered at 7 o'clock. Tho
managers stated that by 8 or 8:30 o'clock
a. m, thoro would havo been twice as many
men In tho mines.
Hntlre, Town Id Grlevlnir.
The population of tho mining vlllngo Is
only COO. All nro miners and very many of
them nro related and they nil know each
othor. As Thurmond Is only three miles ,
from tho scene ot tho disaster thero were
Bomo fow In tho mlno who lived nt that
place, but for tho most part the victims re
sided horo and tho calamity will reach al
most every llttlo house In tho mining town.
Is'ono of tho people hero havo been at tholr
liomeo during tho day, but thoy have re
mained around tho mlno. Sorao hnvo not
eaten during the dny. Fowl was liberally
supplied to tho relays of workmen In the
rescuing party, but ninny of tho women
Who could get no word of comfort refused
to cat or go to tholr homes.
Our lliimlreil nnd Tiven t y-l'l ve Ilonil,
At a late hour tonight the most reliable
fcstlmnlo obtainablo put the number of vlc
tlmo ut 125. Tho capacity of tho mlno Is
175, hut thero havo been only 130 on tho
pay roll so far this month and It la sail
that nearly all of these were In tho mlnr
at tho tlmo of tho explosion. Tho man
ngcr. euperlntendont, bosses, bookkeepers
nnd other aro very busy with tho force
of rescuers, hut nt the samo time they
lire all very reticent as to the extent ot
tho casualties nnd any othor Information
regarding tho disaster. The bodies as a
rule aro mangled beyond recognition.
Thoso working on tho rescue relays sa
that tho nccno becomes more terrlblu as
tbey get farther Into the mine. The men
become nlinost fnlnt of henrt when they
etrlko u placo filled with dead bodies.
The genornl belief Is that the explosion
occurred from contact with dust when tha
miners entered this morning with their
lights nnd that It was not due to firedamp,
os has been currently reported all day.
r.OVKKMMl
Wl 1,1, IX V HST I AT
rVVIIIi Chief Mine Inspector He l,ciiie
for Hie Scene.
CHARLESTON. Y, Vn., Mnrch 6. Chief
Mine luspoctcr J, W. Paul, Governor At
Itlnson, Colonel lloggH and others left hero
tonlRht for the scene of the disaster to mnko
nn Investigation. Paul Btnted that tho mine
had been In excellent condition and If the
explosion was caused by firedamp, ns re
ported, he was at a loss to account for its
presence. As soon as tho news reached
him he wlreil to District Mine Inspector Ed
ward Plnekney of Montgomery to begin nn
Investigation.
Tho mine was Inst Inipocted on October
24, 1899, when It was found to be porfeotly
cafe. Tho Red Ash mine was operated by
tho Red Ash Coal csmpany, composed of J.
Fred Elllnger of Staunton, Vn., and other
Etaunton parties. Tho mlno Is located on
tho south side of New river, fifty-nine miles
cast of Charleston. It is one of a series of
mines controlled by tho same Virginia par-
lies, ji is a tiriu mine und tno product Is
luulcd from tho Insldo by mules for a dls -
tanco of 2.S00 feet to a drum house, where It
Is lowered down the plane by an eight-foot
drum and steel ropes.
MORE QUIET lHAN KENTUCKY
(.'iiIimii I'rrn nnil People Annoyed n(
lli Continued Humor of Poh-
nIIiIc t'irlnliiK
March 6. Frequent rumors
cabTrjnilV tho United Stntcn regarding
possible tJprlsings In Cuba In the early
future nrc causing the press of the Island
to ask who Is responsible for these won
derful storlee. Tho newspapers, without ex
ception, declare that the people of Cuba
nover felt less like arising than they do
at present.
liven the agitators ngalnet a continuance
of Amcrlciin occupation have been coun
seling moderation of late nnd tho tenor
of their recent speeches han been greatly
modified. Indeed, the wish Is everywhere
expressed that tho forthcoming elections
may pa3 off without friction of any kind,
ns It Is felt Just now tho eyes of the world
aro turned toward Cuba In Its efforta to
attain self-government and that any dis
turbances or even objections on the pnrt of
tho minority nftcr the elections would be
Injurious to tho future of Cuba.
The Lucha tinyf.
"Even If tho people desired an uprising
they have not enough arms and ammunition
even to begin one."
Tho Cutmno says:
"Presumably these reports are tho tricks
of n certain American politician In order
to get more united States troops Into Cuba.
This Individual Is trying to make It appear
that tho Pltuatlon Is unsafe, whereas tho
fact Is that Just now the Cubans aro tho
most peaceably disposed people In tho
world."
Tho Patrla says;
"The recent reports from Washington to
tho effect that nn uprising Is lmmlnon In
Cuba wo can only regard with wonder and
ridicule. Cubans aro not like tho nthletlc
people of Kentucky who shoot at the email
est provocation. Nor Is Cuba yet convinced
that tho Joint resolution of congress Is a
dead letter.
Tho meeting recently summoned by Civil
Governor Nunez to consider ways and means
of making tho receipts of the municipalities
cover their expensed took placo todny, nil
tho mayors of tho provlnco of Havana, In
eluding Senor Lacoste, being present. Scnor
Nunez told the meeting thnt as tho mayors
aspired to direct self-governing municipali
ties they should make those municipalities
seir-supportlng.
It was agreed that tho best way to ralsa
funds would bo to tax the land In accord
ance with Its value Instead of In accord
nnco with tho Income from It, as Is now
done.
Santiago WniilB Xo Quarantine.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 6. A special
meeting of tho Cham'ber of Commerce today
adopted resolutions, to be forwarded to the
War department, protesting ngalnst tho In
itiation of quarantine regulations on April
1. Tho resolutions point out that tho busi
ness of the town will be greatly Injured if
tho marine hospital proposals aro acted upon.
Tho schooner Joscphlno arrived here to
day with forty refugees from the Island of
Martinique. Most of them aro women, who
say that conditions In the Island are still
dangerous; that there Is much lawlessness
and that a general revolution la anticipated.
WORK OF JEWISH COUNCIL
Mm. Solomon, Nntlonul Prealdent, ,11 c
cull Conference Ilrld nt Oniiilui
mul Atlantic City.
CLEVELAND, March 6. Today's session
of tho convention of tho Council of Jewish
Women was largely attended. Tho report
of tho national president. Mrs. Hannah G.
Solomon, wns read. Sho told of tho council
conferences nt Atlantic City in connection
with the Chautauqua summer assemblies In
July, 1897 nnd 1898, and at the Omaha ex
position in October, 1898. Sho described tho
Mr Mil if n t rsr I Vintrtrv fncmnil tr T nmlnx n ,1
"uouTSti
tho representative of the council nt tho In
ternational council meeting. Sho recom
mended that tho dues of the socloty be
raised to S1.G0.
Mrs. Paulino Rosenberg of Allegheny,
Pn., followed with the report of tho com
mlttoo on philanthropy, it showed that tho
work was being carried on by tho councils
In tho various cities. President Charles F.
Tbwlng of tho Western Reserve collcgo then
addressed tho assemblage.
At the afternoon session there was a dls
cusslon, led by Mrs. Elizabeth Strause, of
Baltimore, of religious and school work. Tho
Btfbjcct was: "Duties of Parents Toward tho
Sabbath School."
A hotter observance of tho Sabbath (Sat
urday) was urged by soma to tho end that
tho children might not lose the effect ot tho
lessons taught at Sabbath schools. Others
thought Sunday should bo made tho Sabbath,
for tho reason that It was Impossible for
Jews to suspend business two dnyn every
week. This evening thero was a reception.
TRIAL OF HARLAN WHITTAKER
Court limine nt Frankfort Packed to
Hear KmiiiiIiiiiIIoii of .Man ChnrKeil
with (iorliel'N Murder.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. March 6. Tho court
hnuso was packed today at tho examining
trlHl of Harlan Whlttaker on tho charge of
assassinating Governor Ooobel, Tho prose
cutor was assisted by Colonel L. C. Cnmp
boll of Now York. All tho witnesses today
wero thoao participating in Whlttnkcr's nr
rost, Including tho detectives. Tho defenso
did not crcss-oxnmlno any witnesses.
At tho conclusion of the evidence offered
by tho state, Whlttaker's nttorneys sub
mitted the case. Judge Moore ordered
Whlttnker held to tho April grand Jury
without ball.
PROF. HARVEY KILLS HIMSELF
Former Head of the lown AKrlcntt iirnl
ColleKf Commit Suicide at
llmiKor, .Me.
BANGOR, Mc XIarch fi. Prof. F. L. Har
vey of tho University of Malno shot and
killed himself today at his home in Orono.
He had been suffering from mentnl troubles
resulting from overwork.
Harvey was professor of natural history
and etymology. Ho was nbout CO years
old nnd n nntlvo of Itncn, N. Y.
He wns at ono time president of tho Iowa
Agricultural collcgo and wns Inter con
nected with Humboldt College, Iowa, and
tho Arkansas Industrial university,
MURDER FARMER AND FAMILY
Two Nckto Hoy .llnkr llrutnl ANnnult
I'pon Dan Mill and Kill HU
Wife mid Child.
IIAXLEV, Ga., (March 6. Dan Mills, a
young farmer living twonty miles from!
hore, was brutally murdered last night by
two negro boys. Mrs. Mills tried to get
away from tho negroes, but they captured
her, killed hor baby and beat the woman so
badly that sbo will dlo. Tho murderers
1 escaped.
FAKING WOMEN AS PRISONERS
Many of Them Among tho Burgher Captives
Arriving at Capetown.
BDERS ENTRENCHING TO STOP ROBERTS
I'lnce (iuim on F.lKlit Kopjes Military
Mxpertn Think Their Olmervu
blc Operation siilcliU for
Greater lie feimc.
CAPETOWN, March 6. Many women
who aro reported to bo good shots are
among tho Doer prisoners arriving here.
Tho Dutch church has Issued a manifesto
In favor of tho Doer republics maintaining
complete Independence.
Lord Roberts has accepted the honorary
colonelcy of tho City of London Volun
teers. CAPETOWN, March 6. Nearly tho whoto
of the Dutch population of the I'rlcska and
Kenhardt district aro In rebellion. Many
of the Dutch from neighboring districts nro
reported to have Jiod them, notably Plct
Moolman, who will lead the rebels.
LONDON, March 7. 1 a m. Lord Rob
erts etlll p.iusea In the neighborhood of
Osfontcln, whllo stores, remounts nnd fresh
troops stream toward him from , tho Cape.
The British position also continues to Im
provo In tho minor spheres of the cam
paign. Nntal Is clear of Iloers and Cape
Colony Is nearly so.
Tho Iloers seemingly nre pursuing a
courso commended by tho strategists nnd
are concentrating to resist the Ilrltlsh main
army.
Various messages from correspondents
with Lord Roberts report that the enemy
nro Increasing continually on his front, ex
tending, as one correspondent wires, eight
miles, and, as another says, eighteen mllen.
The lowest estimates of their number give
tho Doers from 8,000 to 10,000 men. with
smaller bodies moving north and south ot
tho Ilrltlsh lines.
Each army Is on both sides of tho Mod-
dor river. Although tho Boers havo mounted
eight guns on the tops of kopjes and ap
pear to bo too far away for inspection, the
British scouts report that tbey aro diligently
using pick nnd shovel. Military opinion Is
that their present position merely screens
moro easily defended outs deeper In the
region.
None of tho military' experts endeavors to
fathom Lord Roberts' plans, but It la sug
gested that ho Is qui to willing to glvo the
Boers tlmo to assemblo all their men In
order to deliver n smashing blow moro cr
fcctlvely.
"Hound lloliln" for Annexation.
Tho "round robin" In favor of tho nnnexa
tlon of tho Transvnal and the Free State,
which is belnf; promoted among tho sup
porters of tho government In the IIouso of
Commons, continues to receive signatures.
Tho signatories of tho memorial to Balfour
affirm that the tlmo has arrived for plain
speaking, insldo and outside of Parliament
and that Lord Salisbury's words are being
construed Into a pledgo against anTexa
tlon and Lord Roberts' proclamation Into a
promise of no confiscation of Boer property.
Tho Transvaal agency at Brussels threat
ens a rising of the Capo Dutch In the event
of annexation, though why the Dutch should
rise then 'rather than now Is not explained.
A. Q. Hales, the Dally Nows correspondent,
who was captured by tho Boers on Febru
nry 9, was released at Bloemfonteln and put
through the llne3 near Sterkstroom. Ho
telegraphs that the Boers nre demoralized,
but adds that tbey have been treating tho
British wounded splendidly.
A dtspntch to the Standard from Osfon
toln, dated Sunday, March 1, says: Gen
cral Joubert Is reported to be In supremo
command of tho Boer forces hore.
O.VI'14 HUTCH SAID TO III! OUIUTIC'H
IlvlielH In lKhliorliooil of Kenliardt,
However, Continue AurnrcNNl ve.
ORANGE RIVER, Capo Colony, March 7.
Tho recent British victories havo had
wonderfully quieting effect upon tho re;bnl
Dutch, many of whom In the neighbor
hood of Douglas are reported disheartened
and about returning to their homes.
The commando In the neighborhood ot
Brlotttown has been given carto blanche,
by President Stoyn to raise as many ro
crults and to do as much damage as pos
sible.
Tho rebels In tho neighborhood ot Ken
hardt are particularly aggressive, acting on
tho supposition that the troops of Lord
Roberts aro fully occupied in tho Frea
state.
BOERS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES
CronJe Make the Ilrltlnli Pay Ilenv
Hy Before He tietH ltendy to
Surrender.
oy i-iiuiisniug i.o,
. . mvr'"
iAnntn mimn i w
World Cublegrnm Special Telegram.) Tho
strategy of Roberts culminated Fobruary 18
In tho action at Vlnkefonteln. Thu Boers
under Cronjo, despite a magnificent contin
uous march of thlrty-flvo miles from Ma
gorsfonteln, found themselves between our
columns. Retreat was prevented by French
marching from Klmberlcy to Modder and
Kelly-Kenny pursuing nfter tho nctlon nt
Klipkraal, holding tho southern hank. Cronjo
elected to defend tho river and succeeded In
Inflicting considerable loss, whllo sufforlng
little from our Infantry Are, owing to com
plete concealment. Tho Boers occupied a
great bend of tho river, which wo attacked
frontally southeast and enfilading southwest.
We covered tho artillery, but the enemy held
bin position twelve hours till dark without
apparent diminution ot energy. Tho nctlon
commenced on tho left of tho river, tho
Seaforths, Black Watch and Argyles on tho
south bank, tho Gordons, Canadians, Corn
walls nnd Sbropshlres uudcr Smith Dorter
on tho north. Some of tho Scnforths swam
tho river and with tho Canadians advanced
on dongas, tho Boers defending nnd one
after another retreating by tho rlvor bed.
At G p. to. we were reinforced by the Corn
walls and a chargo was made, resulting In
heavy loss to the Seaforths and Canadians,
tho lntter having had to march twenty-two
miles boforo tho nctlon.
Meanwhile an attack was being mado on
tho south bank, tho Black Watch nnd tha
Argyles on tho left, tho Thirteenth brigade
on tho center nnd the Eighteenth brigade,
right over ground sloping gently to the
river, affording no cover from tho assault.
It was Impossible to press home; tho Welsh
losing heavily as they marched gallantly up
to within a hundred yards of tha enemy. Tho
troops spent the day under flro, unablo to
effectually return It.
On tho extreme right tho Boers took pos
session of a kopje, but abandoned It, owing
to a misunderstanding. Towards dusk
tho Boers mado n daring attecpt to turn
our right, hut ver, provented by the
howitzers of tho Gloucester regiment occu
pying 'the lower slopes of the -hill. Tho
troops bivouacked whero the fighting ended.
There was much suffering from hunger nnd
thirst and many lives wero lost In endeavor
ing to procuro water from tho river,
On Monday our bombardment was re
turned, the Boers not replying save to shell
the mounted Infantry which npproached the I
kopje. Tho batteries of the Seventh division I
arrived from Jacobsdul nt 2 p. m. and com
menced to bombard tho laager. Cronjc, who
previously had asked twenty-four hours'
armistice, made a feint to surrender, using
ambiguous language, depending for Its mean
ing on tho punctuation of his message, but
having gained two hours' time, repudiated
his Intention to yield, and the bombardment
was recommenced.
11. PREVOST BATTERSBY.
(This message was obviously delayed many
days. It shows plnlnly that Cronjo Inflicted
great loss on the Ilrltlsh and only sur
rendered when ready himself. No London
nowspaper has printed the total figures on
the losses for seven days and no total figures
of the losses In tho attack on Cronjc or
Buller's fight nt Ladysmlth.)
BOERS LEAVING CAPE COLONY
llttrulicrx Are In full Iletrent Toward
Free State Gatnere Unopiioxcit
at Mtoritilicr.
STERKSTROOM, March 5. Evening-
General Gatacre entered Stormberg unop
posed todny. Tho Boons destroyed the rnll
wny approach, but the station Is Intnct.
LONDON, March 6.-2:05 p. m. The Boers
In northern Cape Colony arc In full retreat am"' ,' h""irc,l8. ' 1,0
to tho Orange Freo State. The possession BURLINGTON, March b.-(Sperlal Telo
of Stormberg puts General Gatacre In rail- I Kram.)-Ncvcr In Its history has Burlington
road communication with General Clements
nt Colesberg, for though the Boers par
tially wrecked tho railroad It is under
stood that It can be qulskly repaired, and
thus tho entrance of nddltlonal Ilrltlsh
troops Into tho Free Stato will bo greatly
facilitated.
From Osfontcln, whero Field Marshal
Lord Roberts Is opposed' by a good-sized
body of Boers, thero Is still no nows ex
cept reports ot minor skirmishes.
Tho jiosltlon gained by General Brabant
at Dordrecht Is reported to bo exceedingly
strong. According to tho Times corre
spondent the Boer numbers nlono enabled
them to retreat from Dordrpcht, prac
tically unhindered. Ho alto reports n vi
olation of tho white flag by the Boers and
that they deliberately flred at closo ranno
on a stretcher party.
I.Ike "Inferno" Xrnr I.ailynailtli.
General White's garrison has begun to
leave Ladysmlth and Is arriving nt the
Mool river camp, where the troops will re
main several days, nftcr which they will
go further south. They are emaciated and
exhausted and say tho road to Colcnso pre
sented scenes that exceed In horror those
depicted in Danto's "Inferno." Dead men
and animals arc lying, mutilated and pu
trlfled In tho trenches formerly occupied
by tho Boers, nnd fill the nlr with a sick
ening stench. In cases whero hurried
burial had been attempted tho rains have
washed tho onrth away, and out ot tho
earth stick ghastly legs and arms of dead
burghers.
A dispatch from Osfontcln says that ac
cording to tho Boer prisoners another Im
portant British success will cause President
Steyn to flee to Pretoria.
Tho president fleeing to Pretoria, will leave
a provisional government at Bloemfonteln,
which 13 likely to make peuco overtures.
Thoso Freo Staters who do not wish for
penco will trek Into tho Transvaal nnd there
help to mnko a stand w'cht most of the
British military crltlcu n, yolnt out will
constitute the niofit dljn'UfciutaiU'cidlui;
feature of tho war. The re'eent ntlns, havo
afforded Lord Roberts good grass, and
copious supplies have reached htm. News
ot his advance Is eagerly awaited.
RHODES SOURCE OF TROUBLE
I.lkelr to He n Sluiiilillusr Illnek In
the Wny of the IlrltlHh
Imperialist!.
LONDON, Mnrch 6. The Morning Leader
nayH! "Of ono thing wo may he cortnln:
Cecil Rhodes, who knows South Africa, has
made up hla mind that the annexation ot tho
republics will not bring tho lasting peace
which our Imperialists prophesy. Mr. Rhodes
Is so suro this will not happen that he Is
prepared to pet to work at once on the
fortifications ot Klmbcrley.
"Wo lncllno to think that Mr. Rhodes Is
preparing for a possible armed conflict with
tho Imperial faction which ho fought nt tho
polls nnd In parliament until 1895.. He Is
preparing to resist any attempt on our part
to lnterfero actively In South Afrlcnn nf
fttlns, either In tho Intermix of tho Dutch
olector, whose vote Is already threatened,
or of tho Kaffir laborer who scemn doomed
to vlrtunl slavery.
"This is not, indeed, an extravagant
hypothesis. Rhodes hns consistently main
tained a policy of 'Africa for tho Afrikander'
and on his lips tho latter word Is synony
mous with financier. Ho will bo loyal to
tho English flag Just so long ns It continues
to bo a valuable commercial asset."
OpIulouH of lu Kxpert.
Pnnvrlullt. mflO. liv Preuu T'iilillul.1., ri
LONDON. March G. f Now YnrW W'nrl.l Pn.
I w-
blogram-Spcclal Tclcgram.)-Tho Post ex
pert says tho news from tho war Is a dls
solving view, comments on tho absence of
nny real nows from Bullcr and Roberts, calls
attention to tho discrepancy In tho roports
of operations north of Capo Colony and no
further report of a force north of Klmborley,
calls attention to tho delay In Battcrsby's
message nbout tho first fight with CronJe
but does not explain. Ho then says: "It
seems as though Roberts wished to let tho
Boers assemble as much of their army ns
possible beforo trying conclusions," Tho
Lcadcr'oxpert declares tho Boers unay all ho
out of Natal, but not out of the passes to
the Freo Stato and Transvaal, "Tho enemy,"
ho writes, "seems bent on extending Its
front to tho now position east of Osfontcln
Wo nrguo that tho enemy has occupied this
position simply as a screen. What we should
llko to know Is whether there aro to bo pre.
pared ono or two strong positions further
east.'
Three OllleerM Kxcnpc.
(Copyright, 190D, by Press Publishing Co.)
DURBAN, March E. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Captain
Haldano and Lieutenant Brockle, who wero
reported as having escaped from Pretoria,
wero tho two officers who tried to escape
with mo, but could not then elude the
vlgllanco of tho guards. Lieutenant Lemc
surfer of tho Dublin Fusllcers wns with
them, an offlcor ot great physical strength.
All three- nro men ot daring nnd detormlnn
tlon. Brocklo Is a colonial, spenks both
Kaffir nnd Dutch fluently nnd knows the
country. Their escape from Pretoria In
laplto of all extra precautions, taken by
evasion or electric wires and additional
guards, is n marvelous Instanco ot Ingenuity
nnd courngo. I havo every hopo thoy will
succeed in the yet harder task of making
their wny through tho enemy's country to
tho frontier. CHURCHILL.
Tivo Peculiar ItcportN.
(Copyright, 1900, by Pros Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March ti. (Now York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Tho Echo says
Mrs. bteyn, wife of tho president of tho Free
State, Is visiting relatives at Aberdeen and
hus been thoro a month, arriving from
Paris. Rumor also says ono of tho Botha
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J 1 U 1131 J 111 OLVLIUIL OliilLj
Iowa, Especially th Eastern Portion, in the
Qrasp of a Bliznrd,
WIDE AREA COVERED BY SLLET AND SNOW
Storm .Movcn Knni mid Hoilllienxt and
HltN Hie Olilo Valley ami Lower
l.ilkc lteulon Trnlllo
Saltern.
CLINTON, In., March 6. (Special Tele
gramsClinton was visited Monday night
by ono of tho worst blizzards In many years.
Tho siorm rnged all night. This morning
tho city was Icebound nnd one big skntlnrf
rink. For several hours Monday night It
rained und then froze, making n solid crust
of snow. Telegraph nnd telcphono poles nnd
wires suffered tho worst. On tho main
streets of tho city dozens of poles broke
off, letting hundreds of wires down In a
tnugled mnsf. This Included tho wires ot
tho telephone company, electric railway nnd
tho fire department. Street car traffic has
been at a stnndstlll all day. The dumaucs
gton
suffered so from u sleet storm ns Inet night.
Tho maris of Ico which had fallen during the Fursmnn In the crlmlnul term of tho su
dny nnd night wrecked nil kinds of electric premo court todny. Tho presentment wan
wires nnd shnde nnd fruit trees nnd tho
dnnger to life from llvo wires became to
great that the lighting circuit had to bo
shut off. The city was In totnl darkness all
night. Great damage was done to orchards
nnd timber. Winter wheat was badly In
jured and live stock suffered considerably.
DES MOINES, March 0. (Special Tele
gram.) Iowa is In tho grasp of n sevcro ;
storm. Reports from tho eastern part of
the stato tell of much damage to telegraph
and telephono wires. Thero Is much Buffet
ing nmong llvo stock, Many trains arn
late. In this city street enr traffic Is Im
peded, but not seriously.
Stuorm Cover n 'Wide Area,
CHICAGO, Mnrch C For tho past thlrty
nlx hours the states ot Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois nnd Wis
consin have experienced a. series ot storms
remarkable for their severity. Tho center,
however, appears to have been through Wis
consin nnd Illinois nnd nlong Lake Michi
gan, whero heavy anow, changing to hall,
then to rain and accompanied by a wind
that at times amounted to a gale, has re
sulted lu a partial demoralization of tho
telegraph nnd telcphono service nnd has
badly crippled railway service. At Duluth
nnd St. Paul, Minn., Dubuque, la., and La
Crosso and Milwaukee, Wis., Know has fallen
ranging in depth from three Inches In
Dubuquo to twenty inchrn In Mllwnukce.
Chlcngo was pelted with snow, rain nnd hatl
alternately, all In largo quantities, while
nt Omaha and St. Louis heavy rain and
sleet storms raged for hours.
Tho storm has moved east nnd southeast
rapidly and today tho Ohio valley and lower
lake region aro being drenched with rain
which In places Is driven in perfect clouds
by tho flerco wind.
Tho ico has been piled up bo badly on
the west shoro of the lako that thero Is
aomo danger of Chicago's water supply
being partly cut off, ns all of tho cribs nnd
Intakes are I.&mineJ In by perfect mountains
of Ico and only .unccanlng work by tho crlb
kecperB has so for provented trouble.
Michigan Swept liy Storm.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 6. This
city has been tho center of a disastrous
combination of wind, snow and sleet. Rail
road traffic is practically at a standstill.
Thero Is no connection between somo west
ern -Michigan points. Trains and snow plows
on tho Pero Mnrquetto-Chlcago division are
stalled north of Grand Junction
At Holland men nro ut work with Bhovels
on a stretch of drifts five feet deep, In nn
nlmoHt vain effort to reach cither tho trains
or tho plows sent to tho rescue. Tho Chi
cago passenger train, due to arrive nt Grand
Rnplds nt 10:55 last night, is stuck near
Fennvllle. A snow plow and threo engines
sent to the train's relief went off the track
nonth ot tho drift
All trains to tho north, on bath tho Grand
Rnplds and Indiana & Pero Marquette nro
from four to ten hours lato or hopelessly
stalled. Tho Pero Marquette train, between
horo nnd Saginaw, is also blocked, with two
trains from Grand Rapldo In tho drifts
Tho Lnko Shoro passenger train, south, Is
stalled nt Dorr. Tho Grand Ruplds division
of tho Michigan Central is blockaded. Two
of Its passenger trains nro stalled at Char
lotto and Dutton.
Car Ferric Stuck.
DETROIT, Mich,, March C Five car fer
ries carrying cast and westbound passenger
trains over tho Wabash and Michigan Ccn
tral railroads woro grounded either on
packed ico or in the shallow middle ground
ot tho Tlver for Intervals of two to eight
hours lost night nnd today. Tho Grand
Trunk's ferries Lansdowno and Orent West
ern wero each partly unmanageable and wero'
drifted onto the middle ground with tho wind
uud mnsscs of floating Ice. Tho Canndlan
Pacific's boat Ontario bud a similar expert
once. A ferry transport owned by the
Mlchlgnn Central wns stuck for seven hours
last night with a train load of passengers
Michigan Central castbound train No. 32 was
tied up in the river todny over two hours
nbonrd tho ferry Michigan Central. All tho
boats wero released today without Incon
venlenco beyond the delay. Tho titorm has
ceased nnd tho weather today turned soft
nnd mild,
KIooiIk .Year St. I.ntilii,
ST. LOUIS, March 6. The melting snow
with yesterday's heavy rain, sent tho Rlvor
Des Peres out of Its hanks today, flooding
Cheltenham, a suburb, and endangering the
lives of many persons. Owing to tho rnpld
rise of tho wntcr tho families of Mns. N,
Tuntor, consisting of herself und flvo chll
dren, and that of Mrs. Jano Redmond
her son nnd his wife and two small chil
dren, were obliged to seok tho roofs for
safety. Thero they perched until rescued
by pollco officers In boats, A number of
other houses wero surrounded by water.
PRICE OF SUGAR SENT DOWN
Itediictlon of 10 CentN 1'er Hundred
I'oimdH Ordered by the lluveiucy-(m-Opposition
Active,
NEW YORK, Mnrch 6. Tho American
Sugar Refining company hns reduced tho
prlco ot nil Its sugars 10 cents 'per 100
pounds. The usual reduction Is 5 cents at
u time.
This double reduction brings tho price
of etandnrd granulated down from 5.20 to
5.10 cents n pound.
J, Frederick Mollcnhauer ot the Mollen
huuor Sugar Refining company snld that his
company wns getting ready to resumo work
again. Tho refineries have been closed slnro
last December. According to Mailt nhaucr
a force of about 600 men will bo put to
work within a few weeks. When there Is
a rush In these refineries tho forco b gen
erally about 1,000 bands.
it wan Hinujn uui-u our iiruuuce, .liuueu
huuer -aid, "to cKwe our place duilng Junu-
"It has alwayw been our practice," Mullen-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebniokn
Fair nnd Warmer; Variable Winds.
Temperature nl Oninlin yenterdnyt
Hour. I)e. Hour. Dew.
r, n. n i:t t p. in Ill
II a. in Vi M p. m '-0
7 a. tit II :t p. in Ut
N n. in II I p. in 'M
tl a. in II n p. in I.'!
in n. in i:t i p. in u:i
I I II. ill II T p. Ill 'M
i- ill 17 S p. in 22
U n. Ill Ul
nry, February and March, tho dull season, to
make thoso repairs which nro required every
)cnr, Tha entire plant is now in good
shape nnd when wo start It will be to keep
going continuously."
"Is your company going to make n cut to
meet that of tho Havemeyers?"
"Such matters wo do not discuss,"
Thero wns no change nt tho "Brooklyn
House" of the Amerlcnn company, which
was closed on Sntuidny.
INDICTING THE WRECKERS
(rand Jury Hock Prompt Work on
Ilnplil Trnnslt .Miliilpu
Intom. NEW YORK, March 6. Tho special grand
Jury convoked to Inquire Into Brooklyn
Rapid Transit mattoro reported to Justice
made, Including n batch ot indictments,
which worn filed.
Tho Indictments nro ngnlnst six men,
making them In pnrt responsible for the
false reports circulated about Brooklyn
Rapid Trumdt, with a resulting depression
of tho stock.
The men Indicted are Alfred R. Goslln,
bo , wns nrrosted In Philadelphia; Hnrry
j. aiuxauuer, an auvertising agent; cunries
T. Davis, editor of the Wall Street Rovlcw,
and Eugeno U. Pa-.ker, nil of whom were
put under nrrc9t In this city; Warner T.
Allen, un nlleged stockholder ot tho Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company, nnd ono Bognrt,
who is said to bo Goslln's prlvato secretary.
The presentment of the grand Jury Intimates
that thero are others Implicated In the cir
culation of falso reports, although sufficient
proof ugnlnst them had not been submitted
to tho JUry.
Dnvls was arraigned on three Indictments,
two alleging felony nnd nno misdemeanor,
nnd was held In $11,000 ball Packer was
held In $1,000 on two indictments charging
misdemeanor. Alexander was hold In $7,000
ball on three Indictments churglng felony
and conspiracy. Goslln hns not yet been
brought to this city from Philadelphia.
Alexander nnd Davis were committed to tho
Tombs, being unablo to furnish a bond.
It Is further ndded by tho presentment
"Thu statements referred to aro not put
forth as mere expression ot opinion, but
purport to bo based upon accurate Inside
Information and' In numerous Instances of
downright stntcmcnts of fact, wblch nro
falso and known to be fnlse by tho publish
ers nnd disseminators thereof.
"Wo havo no legal evidence of guilty
participation by individuals other than as
shown by tho Indictments wo hnvo found,
but wo believe It our duty to call to the
attention of the court 'and the community
this new and peculiar danger to the finan
cial world nnd to cmphnslze the fact that
tho circulation of falso statements, rumors
and Intelligence .to affect th; value ot stocks
and. securities is equally criminal, whether
tho object be to enhanco or depress the
prices ot tho securities affected.
"A realization that detection nnd punish
ment will surely follow will bo tho best
means of suppressing these Insidious crimes
which thrcaton not only the Interests ot
specific Individuals, but also the general
welfare of tho community,"
GomIIii Sent to Jail.
PHILADELPHIA. Mnrch C The charge
against Goslln Is conspiring with others to
sprend defamatory reports designed to de
press tho stock of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company. At tho hearing Goslln waB
committed. His counsel Immediately ap
plied to the court of oyor nnd terminer for
a writ ot habeas corpus In order to socuro
bis release on ball. Judge Gillson refused
to grant tho writ, giving as bis reason that
tho case was too serious to .bo decided on
such Hhort notice. Ho will decide tho case
tomorrow morning. Shortly nfter tho court's
decision Chief ot Detectives McCluskey ond
Detcctivo Sergeant Strlpp of Now York ar-'
rived hero with 'bench warrants for Goslln.
SOUTH DAKOTA POPULISTS
State Central Committee Holdn Meet
Iiik and AurecH on Hate for
State Convention.
MITCHELL, S. D., March C (Special Tel
egram.) Tho populist stato central com
mlttco met hero tonight to nclect a date
and plncc for holding the convention for
tho selection of delegates to tho national
convention. There was u largo attondance,
practically nil the members on this side of
the river being present. Tho convention
wns located at Canton for May 8 at 9 a. m.
Tho apportionment win fixed at ono dcle-gato-at-large
for each county und ono for
each' fl"y votes or fraction thereof cast for
Leo in 1806. Many of the members thought
tho convention for nominating stato officers
should be located at this time and repre
sentatives from a number of towns were
here to socuro tho plum. In tho discussion
that followed It was soon discerned that tblj
should bo postponed in order to glvo tho
democrats and freo silver republicans a
chnnco to confer on an agreeable date.
Flnnlly It was agreed that tho committee
should adjourn to meet at Sioux Falls May
10, on tho same dato of tho national popu
list convention, to select time nnd place for
holding tho convention for nominating state
off! core.
QUESTION "ZAZA'S" MORALITY
Cleveland Pollen liiNtrueteil to Attend
the Performance, hut Mm,
Carter IlcconteN III,
CLEVELAND, O., March C Tho pollco
had received Instructions to attend tho por
fnrmnnco of "Zaza" nt the Euclid Avenue
opera house by Mrs. Leslie Carter tonight
for tho purpocie of securing evidence ns to
Its mornllty. Mrs. Carter did not appear,
however, and It is thought hor engagement
will not be finished. It was announced that
sho was suffering from a bad affection of
tho throat, similar to the ono which kept
her off tho stage for sovoral weeks early
In tho season, nnd that it was utterly Im
possible for her to nppear,
MovciiiciitM of Ocean VckhcIm, March O.
At Now York Arrlvud WcHtornhwul.
from Antwerp, Hailed Haale, for Bremen,
via Hnuthnmutoit.
At Boston Arrived I'ltonln, from Liver
pool, At Liverpool Arrived Bovlo, from Now
Ynr'.r.
At Bremen Arrived Darmstadt, from
Now York.
At Antwerp Arrived Noordlnnd, from
jncw i orn.
At Nnu'Hsakl Hulled Vlctorln. for Hcnttle.
At Plymouth Hulled Patricia, from
Ilumhunr. for New York.
At Ohmgow Arrived Hannnrltuu, from
4, tii,ii...i..i..i.i.. .i..,i 01 1,. ,
Jf;i'W-Arrlvc.l-niiyiilanU. from
jiUHion
MOOEES WINS OUT
Carries tho Election bj a Majority ofOrer
One Tbonatnd.
OMAHA ELECTS TO REMAIN REPUBLICAN
Practically Entire Ticket Eleoted by Safe
and Handicmo Majorities,
TERRORIZING BY DEPUTY SHERIFFS FAILS
Republicans Elect Seven Out of Nine Oonn
oilmen Beyond Any Question.
MAY POSSIBLY LOSE TAX COMMISSIONER
Suliatnnllnl Vindication of I'rople'n
Mnyor mid Iliiipluitlc ItehuUe of
Tlione Who Slinm'elriDily nnil
Persistently Ciiluniiilntcil Illni.
Mayor FRANK B. MOOKIC9
City Clerk w. II. ULUOURN
City Treasurer. ...AUGUST II. IIHNNINOH
City Comptroller J. N. WESTDKIUI
Tax Commissioner lF. J. SACK KIT
Councllmen:
ISAAC S. IIASCALL, republican.
FRED II. HO YE, renuMlrnn.
IIAKHY n. Zl'MMAN, republkiiil.
WILLIAM H. WIIITEIIOUN, republican.
CHARLES O. LOIIECK, silver republican.
MY HON D. KAItlt, republican.
DAVID T. MOUNT, republican.
FRANK J. BLMtKUKY, democrat.
Hr.MON TIIOSTLEH, republican.
Doubtful A fow precincts missing.
Mnyor Frank E. Moores is ro-clcctcd by
n majority exceeding 1,000 nnd practically
tho ontlro republican city ticket Is carried
with him.
Jubilant republicans turned the down
town district into pandemonium Inst night
when the nows .beenmo confirmed shortly
after 0 o'clock, nnd tho fooys Boiling Tim
Bee's extra added zest to their celebration.
The victory Is uchlcvcd, too, nftcr ono ol
tho most bitterly and stubbornly contested
campaigns in tho history of tho city, nnd
Insures n republican city government for
tho next three years.
Tho campaign on tho part of tho repub
lican candidates was mado against apparent
odds, under local conditions that nt times
seemed to glvo great comfort to the enemy,
Tho unbridled abUBo heaped upon tho head
of tho ticket by 'the opposition, ns well at
upon the anaungcrs ot the campaign, muy
havo misled somo republicans into forswear
ing their party, nlleglnnco, but It ronctod In
favor of tho ticket when 'ho voters camo U
cast their ballots.
Annuo and Intimidation.
Vituperation and slander wero tho plat
form upon which tho democrats sought tn
make their, campaign, to which they nt tha
Inst moment nddod Intimidation ot tho Ig
norant and defenseless class of voters. In
spite of the baso misrepresentations ot the
opposition not only did tho great body ot tho
republicans rally to tho support ot their
ticket, but a considerable following of ordin
arily democratic voters who do not npprovo
of deception nnd elnndcr In cnmpalgning
also fell In line, electing practically the
ontlro republican ticket.
The result Is everywhere taken to be n
distinct and declstvo vindication of Mayor
Moores and nn emphatic rcbuko to his
shameless slnnderciu nnd detainers,
who deliberately sot nbout to
blacken him to steal Into control
In municipal affairs. Upon tho figures gath
ered by Tho Bee Mayor Moores carried every
ward In tho city except tho Seventh, which
went against him by something over thirty
votes. He suffered somewhat in all of the
wards In which tho church clement and bIU
stocklng peoplo predominate, but, In every
ward In which tho laboring element Is strong
he, won now strength,
Mayor Moorea carried tho democratic First
ward by nenrly 100 votes, and wiped out a
normal democratic majority of about 800 In
the Second. In tho Third ward ho piled up
tho phenomenal majority ot nenrly 600, while
ho carried his own ward, tho Fourth, by
169. His own precinct, tho Seventh of that
ward, which gavo Holcomb a majority of
21 last fall, went for Mayor Moores by 27,
a gain of 48.
Ilcpuhllcnn L'linlrinnu Talks.
Speaking ot tho result into last night
Chairman James Allan ot tho republican
city committee ald:
"I figure it that Mayor Moorea U re
elected by hardly less than 1,000 majority,
or over four times thu majority ho received
at his election threo years ago, Tho rost of
tho city ticket, Including tho councllmen,
aro elected by from COO up. I would say that
tho election of Mayor Moores Is largely duo
to tho mudullnglng ot the World-IIorald. Wo
know, of course, that thoro wan going to bo
u consldorablo (shrinking of tbo republican
voto In tho upper wards, whnro about half
ot the church voto ot republicans was cast
against tho mayor. I find, howover, that
Mayor Moores got about half ot that vote.
Knowing of tho largo slump to bo expected
In thoso wards wo concentrated our efforts
upon tho lowor wards, and I nm satisfied
that If wo hnd had unotlior twenty-four
hours In which to work we would have
doubled his majority and made It 2,000 In
stead of 1,000."
KunIohIhIh Admit Drfent.
At tho World-Herald offlco, whers moBt
ot the fuslonlats and "soreheads" who wore
out against tho ticket wero congregated,
returns hud bcon received at 0:30 from
about halt of tho seventy-six precincts, civ
Ing Moores n majority or about 400, It was
conceded that Moores hod carried Lhn pity
by &00 to C00, but consolation nua offered lu