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.ESTABLISHED JUKE 10, .1871.
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B'.natorial Deadlock Shows Little Change at
Btart of Third Week.
ROSEWATER THE
GAINER
Acceision of Been and
Him
More Than Original St
THOMPSON'S OPPONENTS GAIN GROUT
Men Bont on Defeating the Lincoln Man
Are Making Headway.
INVESTIGATION IS ALREADY DISCOUNTED
"I Kir Illinium" llulil e Terrors fir
llic .MpiiiIipik ll ml No Sennit Inn In
l'.icclcd frti in Hip Ciiiii-tnltlct-'N
O M-r ii ( t (ill .
LINCOLN. .Tnn. 27. (Special Telegram.)
Tliu third week for balloting for United
States senator starts out with the dead
Jnik Ktlll unbroken ami with thn competing
candidates little changed In tholr rolatlvo
prsltlntiH. The closeness of tho figures rep
resenting the ThninpMon nml tho Mclklrjohn
ioniums, together with llio fact that a largo
munbor of members In each column aro to
bo found In both, lends color to tho reports
that these cmdldntoH are co-opcrntltig moro
or Ipse, hut nil Intimations of combinations
between any tun candidates aro omp'intl
rallv repudiated when brought to llielr por-t-nnal
notice. While several of tho leadors
hae moved up during tlio last week, tho
position of Mr. Rosowntcr, reinforced by
the accession of Speaker Hears nnd Reprc
Fontntlvo Hull, tho two Hurt county mem
bers, has been materially strengthened
In fart, so much to that Congrossmnn Mer
cer who has been hanging around since the
opening wnltlng for somethltiK to drop his
way. lias i;lven It up as n had Job nnd
started back to Washington, currying bis
disappointment with him.
Outside of the Joint session It must be
ndmltted tlmt somo hendwny has been mad.'
by tho oppononlH of 1). K. Thompson, bent
on beating him at any cost, In lining up
their forces and formulating a common
plan of action. These men aro really op
posed to nny caucus nt nil for tho present
somo of them are posltlvo In saying they
vlll not go Into caucus as long as Thomp
son Is n factor. On tho other hnml, tho
other members who have been holding ottt
against tho single nomination caucus have
signed n paper for n caucus on a simul
taneous nomination bnsls In evldcnco of
their good faith and aro gaining fnvor all
around
Tlinl I'kIj- Humor I n vpsl lu t Ion.
Nothing itcneatlonal Is expected out of tho
"ugly rumor" Investigation. It should not
bo hard for tho committee to discover that
with less than a dozen exceptions every
member of the legislature, Including fusion
leformars, aro enjoying free railway pass
privileges, lutt to show that the courtesies
nt hk' .imdb AOU iixinnCcd llli a view to
Influencing tho senatorial situation will be
the sticking point. Tho Inquiry Is now snld
to have been Instituted by tho Thompson
Hes to head off n similar movo threatened
by his enemies. If tho Inquisition commit
tee Is no moro nnxlotis to proceed with tho
work than tho members as a whole, tho In
vestigation will bo a decidedly slow-grinding
ntfnlr.
larger proportion of legislators than
nsunl went homo to spend Hundny and nn
iii her big bunch of absentees nnd pairs
may bo looked for on Monday's Joint bal
lot. Members of tho legislature began to re
turn from their homes tonight, and, al
though there are perhaps not moro than a
dozen of thorn In tho city, interest In tho
senatorial contest has been revived and
predictions nro being freely mndo that tho
balloting of tho week will bo repleto with
interesting If not unexpected features. To
morrow tho voting will probably bring
out no changes of nny consequence, but It
would not bo surprising If on tho following
days thuro aro developments tending toward
settlement of the contest, though on tho
mirfnco It appears that tho solution of tho
problem Is about as far olt as when tho bal
loting began.
OIcmiiii ( nil (iuliiN In I'll v or.
It Is tho prevailing Impression that tho
majority element, composed of tho members
who hnvo Insisted on tho single nomina
tion plnn for tho cnueus, will in tho end
hnvo to accede to tho wishes of tho mi
nority, or thoso who protest against tho
single ballot plan and demand that both
nominations shall bo made simultaneously.
The Oli son call has been gaining In popu
lar favor, ami many members look upon It
ns tho first deelslvo step townrd tho elec
tion, but thoso of tho majority assert that
I' Is so radically different from the call
they have already signed that they cannot
nfllx their names to It until tho word conies
down from nbovc. or. In other words, until
they nro satisfied that tho conditions pro
posed aro acceptable to their favorite can
didates. Tho leaders of tho opposition to Thomp
son have been mnrshallng their forces for a
determined effort during tho next fow days
nnd an Interesting conflict Is expected. They
Insist that they hnvo found weak places In
Thompson's supposed solid following nnd
that tomorrow 01 next day they will begin
n systematic hammering process that will
bi pursued with sreater energy than has so
far been shown. On tho other hand, tho
Thompson backers contend that tho danger
line has been passed and that all tho ex
plrslves In the opposition's arsenal can hnvo
no serious elTict.
Tho ballot for United States senator to
morrow will Dt tho eleventh In number, of
which ten will have been taken In Joint ses
sion. Upward of a dozen inemberH have
paired their votes for tomorrow, others will
be unable to attend because of slckncBs und
other reasons. It Is expected, howover,
that by Wednesday morning nil members,
with tho exception of Senator llaldrlgo of
liouglss, will bo bark at their desks nnd
rendy for nny work from the consideration
of bills to the election of I'nlted Stntoi
nenntors.
KILLED BY MOONSHINERS
l lilted St ll ten l lll-nli ii I nml k )piut.v
N I ii I ii Ii Uutlii tt nf the Kpii
tlll'U) Mo ll ll In I ii,
LKXINOTON. Ky.. Jan. 27.--A dlapatch
from Jackson. Ky.. to tho Morning Herald
states that in a bloody battle with moou
Mitners on Ulkhorn creek, on tho Letcher
nnd Plho county line. I'nlted States Marshal
Tom Hollltleld and Possetnan Simon Ootuba
wcro killed and lllalno Combs was captured
iiv tho moonshiners, llufus Woottnn nnd
mbrono Amburgy. other members of the
posse, wero shot and wounded. Full details
f tho battle wero net obtained. Hollirteld
b.id long been a terror to moontihluers and
wai ono of tho brnvest men lu (ho service.
In a battle with moonshiners several years
ngo threo of his posse wcio killed, ha Lotus'
the ouly oue to idcape.
GfiCJEST
Wm.
- UJJ I I I
BOERS MAKE THINGS LIVELY
Capture (Imp Stt il j- Trnln 11 ml Inltlet
llcnty Ciiiuitltlci I pun Cuii-
lllllUlllllll.
LONDON, Jan. 27. Tho War office has
tccolvod from tho commander-in-chief in
South Africa n dispatch dated Pretoria,
January 20, reporting numerous engage
ments, the following being the most Im
portant :
Cunningham was nmanl nt Mlddlefon
Mil nnd Kiipperfonteln yotcrdny with lie
larey's force. Rahltigtoti, while m iving
north from VctitDrsdorp, threatened the
enemy's Hank, whervupnii the lloers te-
ii wosi i utinuignum casualties w-tc
officers wounded, four men killed, i.tnl
seven wounueil,
in I'tiuiiucuti'iit nt I.lchtenhiirir. .tun-
17, some yeomanry were tiit nr-'il.
have been store released, with the
T'tltlon nf ii inn for .mil tlirrn nmn. No
details are et nt hand.
Smlth-Dorrlon h.ul u successful ongag'
ttiMit of live hours, while on the mnril
from Wonderfonteln to Carolina, wh're the
liners Inn! lately been couceiitrutlng. 'Mi.'
enemy were lii considerable strength nnd
held the river, but were driven out. Our
lueses were one olllcer killed nnd two oth
ers und thirteen men wounded.
Lord Kite lienor confirms the report that
n llritlsh train with troops nnd military
stores on board was waylaid and captured
nt Slljpkllpp near Fourteen Streams, last
Friday, but says tho liners retired on the
nrrlval of tho armored train sent In pur
suit. KRUGER HAS THREE DOCTORS
They ltptnl tlip Ann! Ilnpr Hull), lull
Utw I, If tie Hope for III
lleent cry.
((Vpyrlght. inoi, by I'res3 Publishing Co )
LONDON, Jan. 27 (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) An Amster
dam correspondent of tho Kxpress snys that
news has been received them that Krugcr
Is so seriously 111 that medical men hnvo
almost despaired of his life. Threo doc
ton nro attending him dally.
VERDI'S END IS PEACEFUL
(rent ('utiiiuNer I'iin-ip viiy Sllr
roiimlPil Ii) Hi-IiiIIm-m
ml I'iIi'IiiIn,
.MILAN, Jan. 27. Although preceded by
a struggle for life that lasted two days.
Verdi's death, when It came yesterday, was
peaceful, llu did not regain consciousness.
When ho passed tway he was surrounded
by relatives and intimate friends. Tho an
nouncement of his death created croat
emotion. The pleasure resorts nnd many
stores were closed, and nearjy nil prominent
residences wero draped.
Today the city authorities published an
eulogistic proclamation, which was- postid
throughout Milan.
King Victor Emmanuel sent to the family
n telegram of condolence on behalf of him
self nnd Queen Helena, saying: "Wo Join
In tho homage, regrets nnd admiration of
fered bj Italy nnd the civilized world to
the immortal memory of Verdi. Tho na
tion and the glorious nrt of our country
have Buffered -i loss so serious that It Is
beyond repair."
In his will Verdi asks that tho funeral
may be "very modest."
Ilo suggests that It tnko placo cither nt
daybreak or eventide, nnd that tho cora
mony bo without music.
"The chanting of to priests, livo cr.ndle
nnd n cross will sufllce," ho wrote.
Many legacies were left to friends. The
date of tho funornl has not been I'.xed, hut
will probably be Wednesday or Thursday.
Tho Interment will bo In tho chapel of tho
llctreat ror Indigent Musicians, which
Verdi established.
SKATERS BREAK TUROUGH ICE
Parly of Sixty limp PerlloiiN 'limp,
hut All liul Tun i-p I'lnnlly
ItPNPIIPll.
NKW YOItlv. Jan. 27. Slvtv ulinlrra In.
eluding many women and children, broko
iiirougu ine ice on n large pond hack or
Evergreen cemetery, Ilrooklyn. today, and
ill tho Wild HlrilI'L-h for tlfn tun linvu
drowned. The Ice over tho center of tho
pond where the water was the deepest and
where the skaters were assembled In great
number suddenly sank. The whole crowd
was panle-strlcken. .Men and women fought
to save themselves nnd children suffered
in tin. unequal struggle. The screams of
tho Imperiled skaters was heard by men
employed in a factory near by and they
ran to the pond. They dragged long plnnk3
with them, which wero pushed to the center
of the pond. Along this footing n llfellno
was formed. Kffort wns made first to
rescue tho woman and children. Ily twos
und threes they wore taken from tho water
nnd hustled nlong tho planks to tho shore.
The police reserves and surgeons nrrlved
In ambulances and succored ninny of the
half drowned sknters.
Tho bodies of the two victims wero re
covered. They wero Identified as William
Scwndel and Philip, each 11 years of age,
both of whom lived on Llndell nvenuo,
Ilrooklyn.
2I0N CITY BANKER MISSING
TreHMir f DiiuIp I lint it ii 1 1 on Dln-
IIIipiii'n, lint llln Arcoiniln
Al l- All It lull t.
CUIOAOO. Jan. 27 Arthur 11. Ilarnnrd.
treasurer of Zlon City bank, tho privnto
financial Institution established by John
Dnwio four years ago, has disappeared. His
father. C. J. Ilarnnrd, cashier of the bank,
reported his disappearance nt tho Knglo
wood police station this afternoon. Ho Is
of the belief that his son was kidnaped
nnd held for ransom, n belief that Is
shared by Mr. Dowie ami sovcral membcis
of his chinch. The kidnaping theory Is
not entertained so strongly by tho police.
They think It more probable that young
Dartiard has been held up by robbers nnd
possibly Injured seriously. If not fatally.
The father reported to tho police that his
son had n smnll sum of money with him
when ho left his home Saturday ovenlng.
Still another theory of young Harnnrd's
disappearance Is based ou tho fait that
ho was shot n year ago whllo resisting
hlghwnymen Iloth robbers woro convicted
and sent to prison. It Is thought that one
of these men may have regained his liberty
and wi.ylatd Ilarnnrd for rovenge. Ilar
nnrd'a nccounts nt tho bank aro In porfect
order.
VACCINATION IS DEATH OF HER
lliiiilimlon Wiiiiiiiii U niche iticrn
lllllin 'till Mil- I'litnln niKl
OunIipiI hy CliMiilnr,
OIlICAliO, Jnn. 27 Miss Stella Thomas,
20 ytars old. nnd n resident of nurllngton.
Ia was crushed to death this afternoon by
tho elevator In the Young Women'B Chris
tlnn nsioclutton building. A physician had
tailed nt tho Institution for tho purpose of
vaccinating the Inmates. Miss Thomaa
wntclud tho proceeding for n tlmo
and then took tho elevator to go
io her room. Whllo going up In
tho ear she suddenly fainted, ns a
result of having watched tho vacclnutiou
process, nnd, fulling forward, her head was
caught botween the floor and the ascending
car. Her head was badly crushed and bhc
died within the iuIuuUj.
rrTSRo
er
LIFEBOATS WASHED AWAY
Liner La Gascogne from Havre to New York
Heports Vtrj Rough Voyage.
STEERAGE PASSENGERS GIVEN BAD FRIGHT
I'nr .Nearly Tim I)ii i Aftrr tlip II lu
.Nlrmitrr Mucin on Her Wiiy AeniNM
the Occnii It U Tiinril unit
Ili'iitPii Ii j- Wnve.
NKW YOIlK, Jan. 27.-The liner I.a fins
cogno nrrlved In port today with two of
llr. lifeboats smashed. lh" rails on Its star
board (ptarter twisted and broken nnd Its
100 stecrnge passengers not yet recovered
from tho fright occasioned by tho batter
ing the ship received from two terrific
sens. The saloon passengers suffered n
moment of terror that will cause them to
remember the voyage. When l.a (Inscogno
ion Havre It had not been headed west
ward many hours when tho llrsl of tho
had wenther developed. It came In the
shnpo of gales from many points of tho
compass and lasted thlrty-fho hours. Tho
first of the gales, during tho weathering
of which n great sen swept across the
liner, was encountered early Friday morn
ing. In n short lime, nfter It began to
blow Its strength had so Incrensed that
the vessel rolled and pitched In making
Its way through the terrifically high waves.
It wns shortly before .1 o'clock when a sen
swept across tho port side. Lifeboat No.
1 was caught by the wnve ami tho boat
tackle of the davits was smashed.
The following day n second storm nrose.
A heavy rea struck the ship on the star
board quarter, caught lifeboat No. 2. wreck
lug and rendering It useless, smashed the
checks that kept It steady, broke tho davits
flush with, tho deck, twisted all tho rail
ings on the starboard sldo out of shape
and managed to knock a hole four feet
square through the turtle deck. The wntcr
poured down this onto tho spar deck, mak
ing n fearful roar and driving tho steerage
passengers nlmost frantic. Shortly nfter
wanl tho weather abated and tho La Gas
cogno had smooth Bulling Into port.
MINERS CANVASS BALLOTS
Teller llriioil Iteclf i-tlon of I'rcM
ilent MIIpIipII nml Sccrelary
TrcuNiirpr WIWiiu,
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl.. Jnn. 27.-The
tellers appointed to count the vote cast
for national olllcers nt the convention of tho
United .Mine Workers of America flnlshod
the cnnvnss of the ballots this nftcrnnnn
and will make n report nt tho session to-
mcrrow morning
President Mitchell, Vice President Lewis
nnd Secretary-Treasurer WIIhom
elected by a unanimous vote Inst Tues-
iiay ami interest now centers In tho choice
of tho delegates for members of the na
tional executive board.
With OIIO execution the old lnemWn hnv..
been rc-nlected. Henry W. Stevenson of
Kasitiank. W. Vn.. Is the riefc.itpri nnn.ii.
date and the fact that ho lost uut Is due
to II feel tig that the iintlirnrlt,, rod,,,, lo
entitled to o lrrxer representation npon
mo nonru man It had last yenr. and John
Fahy of Pottsvllle. Pa., nrenldrnt nf nn.
thracllo district No. n. Is the now member.
The board, as It will stnml nfinr in..
port, is composed of Fred Dllcher of Nel
sonvlllo. O.: William Falrley of Piatt City,
Ala.; Joseph Pendleton of Fort Smith.' Ark.;
Janes noston of Spnrta, III.; Edward Mc
Kav of Versailles, Pa., and George W. Pur
cell of Terro Ilauir, Ind.
WITH HATCHETS AND BALLOTS
Sirs. Nlltloll To I In i'nprkii AiiiIIpiipph
Himv Hip Miiniir Trnlllp .Must
Ho VIipit Out.
TOPKKA. Kan.. Jan. 27. Mrs. Carrie Na
tion addressed n large nudlenco nt the
I'nlted Brethren and First Christian
churches In this city tonight. Sho simply
told the story of her work and how sho had
come to start on tho crusade.
"It Is a plcusure." paid said, "to speak
here. Usually I am prevented from talking
by tho proprietors of these murderous
whisky shops.
"This Issue In Kansas Is 'Down with tho
whisky trust.' Tho best rocks to throw aro
votes. Wo women cannot vote, hut you
men with your ballots and wo women with
our hatchets will clean up this awful
tratlie."
Mrs. Nntlon prohnbly will address the
meeting of the Kansas Woman's Christian
Tempnrnnco union organization, which will
bo held hero tomorrow.
An attempt Is nlso being mndo to have
her speak to the legislature on tho BUbJeot
of l em pern nee.
Mrs. Nation lays she will not attempt to
break up the Joints In Topeka singlo-handed.
but If tho women of tho town will aid her
sho will start out "Joint smashing" to
morrow. FAMINE SUFFERERS OF CHINA
rrotcnl of I'orelKii F,nnyn HcNiilt In
Imperial billet iiint All lip
Treated AIIUp,
PEKIN, Jan. 27. Thero has been great
distress In tho province of Shan SI, owing
to tho famine, nnd thousands have died.
The court ban ordered rice relief to bo
issued In largo quantities. A report reached
tho foreign envoys that native Christiana
fcufferlng from tho famlno wcro to bo dis
criminated iigallifat and to he nunlHlinil If
they oven begged for food. Mr. Conger.
fcir Krnest .M. Sntow and M. Plnchon, tho
I'nlted States, Hrltis.li nnd French minis
ters, protested to Princo Chlng nnd Ll
Hung Chang ng.ilnst buch discrimination
nnd tho court Ijstied an billet, dated yes
terday, ordcrlug nil relief oniclnls and Chi
nese soldiers to treat nil Chrlatl.ma v.
nctly the same ns other3 throughout tho
empire under penalty of decapitation. Tlv;
foreign envoys consider this a most im
portant decree If it Is carried out.
MANY VESSELS ARE MISSING
l llltcil Stolen Ileveiiup Cutter Slnrtx
Today In Mnl SfitrPii nf .North
I'iipIUc Count.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 27. Tho revenue
cutter (irnnt, Captain I). F. Lozler, starts
Moudav morning on ono of tho most peril
ous vovanes ever undertaken in Rn.imh nf
missing vessels nnd distressed mariners.
'iwoniy-uvo vessels Dounu tor rugot sound
und tho coast are missing, supposedly driven
north. Vessels from Alaska report the cn
tlro const of Vancouver Island, 250 miles of
rocks nnd reefs, strewn with wreckage. The
Oram will examluo every squaro Inch of
Vancouver coast as far north ns Cape Scott
with boats nnd launches nnd will search
every piece of wreckage for Identification
Tho Treasury department Is highly com
mended by shipping men for sending the
cutter Shipping men nnd underwriters on
the entire Puclflc coast will anxiously await
her return,
CELEBRATE KAISER'S BIRTH
(ieriunn nnpitici' fur the Mnnl
I'nii lime (Inly llupouliiiiin
for Uinppror.
I3EIIL1N, Jnn. 27. Most of the llcrlln
pntrs, ns well as thoso throughout the
empire, utter a few words of praise of Em
peror William on his birthday. Tho North
Lsjiilscho Zcltung says: "The congratula
tion to the emperor will be all the more
deeply felt since ho and the crown princo
an; absent from the country and In mourn
ing for Knglnnd's queen."
Tho Derllncr Post, lu remarking' upon
King Edward's knowledge of statecraft, re
cnlls numerous Instances, especially In lSSt,
when Queen Victoria exercised a "great
Influence for the benefit of tiermatiy." and
It snys that Hermans ought to be grateful
for her opposition to the proposed Anglo
French nlllauce.
COWES, Jan. 27. Shortly after S o'clock
the members of the Herman embassy, who
nrrlved from London this morning, pro
ceeded to Osborno nnd tendered congratu
lations to Emperor William upon his birth
day. The emperor, accompanied by the
crown prince, met them in the reception
roeni. There were no formal speeches.
Knlner tilvpn I'IpIiI Mnrnlnir Soril.
("OWES. Isle of Wight. Jan. 27. Thl3
morning Emperor Willlnm received from the
hands of the duke of Connnught his sword
on his appointment ns n flidd marshal of the
llritlsh urmy In the presence of the house
holds of King Kdwnrd and the dead queen,
cs well as n number of llritlsh nnd Ocrmrn
iinvul oillrcrc. llln majesty expressed great
delight nt tho nppolntment. He will enter
tain King Edwurd and the members of tho
royal family nt (ea on tho imperial yacht
Hohcnzollern. Today ho celebrated his
birthday at Osborno and received cougrntu
latlon3 from mcmbon cf l1-? (Jermnu em
bassy lu Loudon.
After tho memorial service In Whipping
ham church today Emperor William and
tho crown princo went directly to the
Hohenzoltcrn receiving a salute of twenty-
ono guns. His majesty took luncheon there,
his guests including Lord Klnto, Hurl Car
digan, who is nttnehed to his majesty's
statf while In England, tho members of the
Oenuuti embassy nnd others. Crown Prince
Frederick William proposed the emperor's
health, which was drunk with "hochs."
The kaiser then drank tho health of King
Edwnrd, the entire company standing.
Then his majesty donncii the uniform of
a llritlsh admiral to rccelvo visitors who
might rail to tender congratulations.
Among those who camo wcro King Edwnrd
In the uniform of an ndmirnl, thr duke of
Connnught. Prlnro Christian and other
royal personages. Lord Pobcrts and Mr.
Urodcrlck, nil In full uniform.
Tho emperor teccl-ed the king nt tho
gangway. The yacht was rolling heavily,
owing to tho pale, so that tho queen nnd
tho royal women wero prevented from ac
companying tho king. After tea had been
served nnd tho royal party had returned
to Osborno houso Emperor William nnd
tho ciown prince Immediately returned tho
visit, dining with tho king.
litnlKiilii of ICiiIkIiI of Hip (inrtpr.
In addition to tho sword of a field mar
shal King Edward has presented to Em
peror William, already a Knight of tho
Garter, nn Insignia of the order In dia
monds. Tho fart that 111' i Jewel wns or
dered by tho late queen, u.Ihlhn intention
nf presenting It oa the kaiser's birthday,
gave a pathetic Interest to tho presenta
tion. Emperor William, on learning of the
king's Intention to appoint him n field
marshal, sent tho following telegram to
Lord Salisbury:
The king, my august uncle, confer upon
me the rank of a Meld marshal In his nimv
and Informs me thin my appointment will
be published on my birthday. 1 hasten to
epprlse you of mv deep appreciation of
so signal a mark of his niaieity's tuTivtlnn
for me, and I rejolco to think that I siiall
be numbered among those of tliu .'Iglwst
rank In his majesty's gallant armv.
(Signed) WILLIAM It.
Tho emperor sent n fnc-simllo of the dls
patch to Lord Roberts.
Lord Salisbury replied as follows:
I beg with most profound reiptct to ten
dor to your Imperial majesty my thanks
for your telegram nml my sincere con
gratulations upon tho nnnlverhury of your
majesty's birthday nnd upon the ntp"nt
ment to the exulted rank nf Held mar
shal which my august sovereign. 1'ie king,
liar, been pleased In confer upon your Im
perial majesty; nnd I am convinced tbnt
your acceptance nf tho otllco will glvo tho
liveliest grntlllcntlnn to nil classes if the
nntlon who have been deeply touched b
the consideration und klndlv feeling e:
hll Ited lu your gracious visit on this
solemn occiihIch.
l.oril Itoliertn' It pn inn Nt.
Lord Roberts responded In tho following
terms:
1 hnvo tho honor to uckuow ledge the re
ceipt of your mnlesty'a gracious telegram
giving nm the loyful tldlngj tnat his
majesty, King Edward, lum conferred unon
your majesty tho rank of field marshal
I would beg. sir, tlmt I may be allowed In
offer on behalf of myself nnd tho nriny
I liave the bunor to command, our nioM
heartfelt nnd respectful congrntulatlns
upon this mark of our sovereign's grit
mid soldierly 'iiiallllcM.
All ranks will be very proud to tluuli
that your majesty will henceforth bo even
more elnpely associated with them ban
luietofore. mid will feel that the irmv
Is highly honored by your majesty's name
liciig enrolled among tho Held mnrnals
of Circut Ilrltaln. ItOUEllTd.
Croun Prince to Hp Honored,
Tho correspondent of tho Associated Press
Is Informed that at 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning, In the presence of Emperor Wil
liam nnd tho royal family, King Edward
will coufer on Crown Prlnro Frederick Wil
liam tho Order of tho darter. Tho Hohcn
zollern will tnke part In tho naval dis
play at Splthead. Tho emperor will accom
pany tho king to London, and will return
to Germany Immediately after tho funeral,
l oniiiii'iit of London I'lipcm,
LONDON, Jau. 28.-A11 tho morning pa
pers comment with keen satisfaction on tho
exchange of courtesies between King Ed
ward nnd Emperor William and tho tele
graphic correspondence between tho knlser
and Lord Salisbury and Lord HoborU, point
ing out that all this will bind more firmly
tho Anglo-German friendship. "History Is
being mailo with lightning speed in the.se
days," says tho Dally Telegraph, "days
crowded wltn majestic nnd epoch-making
lncidentn which can nover ceaso to Impress
tho Imagination of tho world and perhaps to
atlect its fortune.
"Throughout this rapid process of trans
forming events It is still tho German em
peror's sojourn among us which most im
proves tho nation. There is not n single
Urlton but cherishes tho hope nnd the con
fidence that tho closo and moving contact
into which tho emperor and the llritlsh
people have been brought will result In tho
absolute rcmovnl of a great misunderstand
ing." Men liter Will lteirrpiit I'riiiice.
PARIS. Jan. 27. French Minister of
Marino M. de Lnnessan has ordered tho
armored cruiser Dupuy do Lomo to rep
resent Franco nt the naval assemblago off
Splthead on tho occasion of tho removal
of Queen Victoria's body from Osborne to
Portsmouth next Friday.
3lo t'lni-nln of Oppiiii VphnpIn .Inn,
At New York Arrived La Gnu- igne.
from Hvie Sailed Hawaiian, fur Sri
rrunciwco mm iionouilli
A Southampton Arrived - Nn.e.ii,i i
f'm New York, f o Antwerp, nnd nr -ccei'ed
(Jueenstown -rrlved Saxonli, fr en
Htnn f r Liverpool nn 1 prnr , lm
s.ii d Liranla, from Liverpool, ror New
urli.
CKAZY SNAKE IS KIDNAPED
Deputy United States Manual Johnson and
a Companion Sieze the Indian Rebel.
TAKEN FROM THE CAMP OF HIS FRIENDS
i'liln ('npliii'p ii ( Mote In lie Mntlp It;
Troopn Ttitliiy Will, It In lli'llel etl,
Put n !irpil.v i:inl In I lie
Iiinurreellou.
ST. LOFI8, Jan. 27. A special to the
Republic from Henrietta, I. T.. snys:
Deputy United States Maishal Grant
Johnson, who bears the reputation of being
the boldest, most prudent nnd best man
on Marshnl Dennett's stnrf, nnd Ronnie Me.
Intosh made a bold dash today Into the
stronghold of Chltto Ilnrjo. "Crazy Snake,"
who was surrounded by his followers near
Eufaln, thlrty-flvc miles from here, nnd
captured tho chief Insurgent. The Indian
chief was brought here Immediately mid
Is being closely guardul by the deputy
marshals and Troop A. Eighth t'nlted
States cavalry, under Lieutenant Dixon.
This rapture, with the sweep east that the
soldiers will wake tomorrow, will proh
nbly end the Insurrection. Mnrshal lien
nett, with n dozen deputies, will leave
with tho troops and It Is expected they
will capture the other leaders of the In
Ktirtcctlon. THINKS WORST PART OVER
Mnrnluil HeiiiiPtl lvpietn l.lltlr
I'urllipr Trouble from IHneon
lenleil nnKo lluiiil.
Mt'SKOGEE, I. T.. Jnu. 27.-Unlted Stnto.i
Marshal Dennett, with six deputies mil
Constable Hubbard. I'nlted States Commis
sioner Sanson nml T. W. Oulllck, left today
for Henrlcttn. sixty miles distant, where
they will Join tho troops sent to quell the
Creeks. They will go overland, taking n
ramping outfit, commissary, twenty rifles
and plenty of ammunition. Just befote the
stnrt was mndo n telephone message was
received from Checotnh saying that the fol
lowing notices had been posted there nfter
tho Suako council adjourned at Hickory
town yesterday;
Notice! Read. To All. Pres'nts.-Wlllto
cl tizeiis nml friendly Creeks .should be dealt
with according to the old Creek laws, and
tin, nceordlng to the Creeks mid -iibf
Porter. (Signed) LATA 1 1 MICK HO.
AttiHt: EDWARD 1IARJO. Second t'tu f.
Tho Dawes commission yesterday onlered
n discontinuance of the surveying In the
disturbed district. Mose Lyon, In charge of
a party that arrived hero today, states that
a number of light horsemen aro still riding
over the country. They nre heavily nrmcd,
but nro not doing nny dnmage, confining
their efforts to protecting tho members of
tho Snnko band going to und from the meet
lngs nt Hickory Ground. It Is h-lleved tint
tho worst Is ocr, but Marshal nennett has
his best deputies with him and if ho en
counters trouble will put up a strong light.
It Is his purposo to Join tho soldiers at
Henrietta nnd work with them In making
arrests of tho lenders of the uprising.
UPRISING IS SPREADING
AkphI Shoenfcll wiron lu WimtilnKtnn
ill n I Dlnniillifnelloii Anions llip
I ti ll 111 tin lllcreimen.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 27. Indian Commis
sioner Jones has received tho following ills
patch of yesterday's date from Agent Shocn
felt nt Muskogee, I. T., regarding tho In
dian troubles.
"Marshal Dennett will leave tomorrow
with n forco of deputies nnd Indian police.
Will meet tho troops at Henrietta. Later
dispatches Indicate uprising In Choctaw na
tion spreading. Dissatisfied Indians have
sworn in (GO light horsemen nnd arc at
tempting to carry out their laws, and they
threaten to destroy nronertv. Hnvo int or
dered a squad of policemen to Drlstow to ns
slst the civil authorities In maintaining or
der nnd prevent tho salo of whisky to the
Indinns where n largo band of Snnke In
dians nro now enmped, threatening to burn
tho town."
A communication received hero frnm
Green McCurtln, formerly chief of tho Choc
taws, snys tho Snnko nartv excitement i
exaggerated.
IIunIIIp IiiiIIiiiih Untiling I'eilnt.
RRISTOW. I. T.. Jan. 27. Major G. W.
Lille. "Pawnee Hill." with n nnsao inclinl.
Ine Cantnln Kdmnml llnrrv nt Hi.. CriMt
light horsemen, United States Marshals
ueaii, iiogan ana ciuirenwell and Indian
Police Keycs, Howell nnd Saunders, visited
tho hostilo Creek stamnlin? trrnunil ulv
miles bouth of this place, nt noon today.
ine Indians wero mere, holding n big feast,
and refused tho posso admittance and de
cllned to confer with It In nny mantier.
Many of tho fullb oods who lmvn linen
In tho habit of wearing white man's ap
parel wero dressed lu full Indian rnmtlin
They worn most bitter in their denuncia
tions oi mo mnrsnnis who arrested Tom
Tlgor, raptaln ot the Insurgent light horse
men, who left nt dark In chnrgo of United
States Marshal Dean Hogan and posso for
Muskogee, as it Is feared an attempt may
bo mndo during tho nlclit in v,.i.,., i,i,
if held here. Last night thirty-two cltl-
zens oi urisiow watched the prisoner nnd
nbout ns many moro guarded tho town.
At 3 o'clock this mornlni? thn
of tho Indian danco ami bent of tho tom
tom was piaiuiy Heard by the guards on tho
south lino of town.
Lato last night a teleir m m vn a rnnnli.t.l
ftom Mnrshal Ilennott uutliorlzlng iho
mayor and council hero to arm and swear
In all able-bodied citizens to protect their
property until soldiers could be sent hero
from Henrietta.
AppiinpiI uI' Iliirnlttp; n lllm,,
GUTHRIE. Okl.. Jan. 27.li..nnriu
reived horo nt the United States tnnrshal'i,
ofllco today say that tho homo of John
Ilcrtram, n ranchman living sixteen miles
cast of Drlstow. I. T., wna burned by bel
ligerent Snake Indians last night. A band
of thirty Indinns. nil drunk.- tnmin .- i
stratlon. Dcrtrnm ordered tho reds away.
inis enraged mo Indinns. Tho band rode
away nnd Dertram. fearing vlolcnco. moved
nis inmiiy to iiristow. Later his homo and
tho buildings on tho premises wero In
flames. Tho report cannot bo confirmed.
If true, it Is the first overt act enininltteit
by tho Creeks. Governor Darnes today re
ceived a nurd request rrom Klierln Tllgh
iii an of Lincoln cnuiitv for tun mint in
companies. In his request Tilghmnn, who Is
a noted United States deputy mnrshnl, says
tho people nn tho Creek boundary nro
nlarmed and that a band of Creeks Is roam
ing over the country, drunk and shooting
promiscuously.
AVlllll Hell to IIiIi TIipiii.
SOUTH M'ALESTKR, , I. T.. Jnn. 27.
Daniel Hell, whom the Choetnws last week
put up as tholr chief after summarily de
rosing Governor Duke, has refused in iomo
to town for a ennferemo with the federnl J
authorities and Marshal Grndy and Chief
of Police Ellis will tomorrow go in-o thn
ountry to try to pcr.:undo llr 1 1 to aid in
the efforts to suppress the uprising,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska Fair Today; North,
west Winds, Hi coming Southerly, Fair
Tuesday.
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DOHONORTOQUEEN'SMEMORY
(inirelien nf 1 Delimit Inn I Inns
itiroiml Knulnml Unlit Ciiiii-
llleniotiitl t p Sun leen,
LONDON. Jan. 27. Yesterday through
out the kingdom all places of worship held
services In memory of (lueen Victoria. At
St. Paul's cathedral there was an unusual
scene. Deforo ! o'clock in the morning an
enormous crowd, wholly nttlred in black,
streamed from all directions to the vast
edifice and by 10 o'clock It became packed.
Thousitids, unable to obtain admission stood
waiting on the steps and around listening
to the organ strains nnd inuuied peal. Tim
service began nt 10-30. Rev. Frederick
Temple, prl natc and archbishop of Canter
bury, preached n most touching i.ormou.
There was a similar scene at Westminster
Abbey, where nil the services throughout
tho day were attended by enormous congre
gations. Tho large assemblage In the
chapel royal nt St. Jnmcs' palace, Included
Princess l'tederlek of Hanover, Princess
Francis of Tcck. a host of titled persons,
ninny members of. tho cabinet nnd other dis
tinguished persons.
All tho Roman Catholic and foreign
churches lu Englund held special memorial
services. The members of the French em
bassy attended the French church, nnd
very elaborate sen Ices were held at tho
ehupel of the Russian embassy by com
mand of Emperor Nlcholns.
Everywhere particular attention wns paid
to tho mttslrnl portion of the services. At
Lincoln's Inn chapel, Draluti's requiem wns
performed.
Rev. McDonald Sinclair, nrchdenenn of
London and canon of St. Pnul's cathedral,
preached n conimemuratlve discourse nt
Canterbury cathedral.
Special sermons wero preached In St,
George's at Windsor. Everywhere catlie
drnls and churches wero draped nnd hung
with mourning emblems. Telegrntns from
tho colonies and nil the principal cities
nbroad where llritlsh subjects reside re
port memorial services. Sir Alfred Mllncr
attended the 3ervlco nt the cathedral In
Capetown.
LESSONS FROMQUEEN'S LIFE
llliilnlern Tnl.p Hie tiiiiriiclpr if llpr
l.llle (iirlnlliiu Miilcnl.v
TIipiiip fur Dlnpuiirnp,
NEW YORK, Jnn. 27. -Many of the ser
mons delivered at the various churches
In this city today wero In memory of tho
lain Queen Victoria, euloiristlc of her char
acter. Several churches held regular me
morial exercises. Tho Rev. Dr. Morgan
Dlx of Trinity devoted the greater part oi
bis irrmnji t-i (bo late queen nnd the Dev.
Dr. George Van der Water of St. Andrew'
Protestant Episcopal church delivered nn
eulogy ns n prelude in his morning service.
Rev. Dr. Chnr'es II. Eaton of the Church
of the Divine Paternity, Rev. Dr. Klt
trldge of the Madison Avenuo Reformed,
Rev. Dr. S. P. Cabman of the Central
Metropolitan temple. Rev. Donald Sago Mc
Kay of the Fifth Avenuo Collegiate, Dr.
David (. Wylle of tho Scot-h Presbyterian
and Rev. Dr. R. S. McArthur of Cnlvnry
Raptlst, all devoted their entire sermons
to eulogies of tho queen.
Dr. McArthur. In opening his sermon,
criticised Mayor Van Wyck for refusing to
halfmasl the flag on tho city hall, saying:
"New York City has been biinilllnieil In
tho sight of thn civilized world by tho re
fusal of Its mayor to mnke u hign of the
respect felt by nil patriotic Americans for
the queen."
REMOVING BODY TO LONDON
niil IHnpluy Will Hp Knlprril Into
Ii llrlllnli nv nml Mmiy
t'orelmi VpNKpln.
COWES. Jan. 27. The program of the
naval display at SpUhead has not yet been
prepare!? but It 13 now understood that the
llritlsh licet will exi-nd In n single line fol
lowing the north sldo of tho navigable chan
nel from Cowes to Splthend, and thenco olf
Portsmouth, whllo tho foreign warships will
follow a corresponding line on the south
side. It Is believed tho body of Queen Vic
toria will bo removed from Osborne nt ,1
o'clock on Frlduy afternoon, and will bo
conveyed on board the Alberta, escorted by
eight torpedo boats and followed by nil tho
royul yachts nnd probably the Ilohcnzol
lent. Tho body will remain on the Alberta
for the night nml be taken to London on
Saturday morning.
It Is understood Hint tho queen left tho
most detailed instructions regarding tho dis
posal of her body and the nttendnnt cero
monles. She Is said io have expressed n
wish that Chopin's nnd Mendelssohn's
marches should bo performnd In preference
to the "Dead March in Saul."
FIRE AT WILLARD'S HOTEL
Spi prill I'pr.Miiin Alumni Anpliyv In leil
ill I'oiilliiui'lltlon In WiinIiIiik
toil lliinlelr),
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Flro broke out
about 2 3i) this morning lu a small room
on the first Moor of tho old portion of tho
building occupied by Wlllnrd's hotel, and
which adjoins iho now structure now In
course uf i onntt uctlon. Tho llames wero
routined to this room and tho halbi Imme
diately adjoining and tho property loss will
not exceed $3,000, but fifty quests, Including
several coiicressmon and their wives, wero
badly frightened. All, however, mnnnged
to eiicnpo in safety. Among them wero:
Representative Crumpacker of Indiana, wlfo
and son; Representative Dovener of West
Virginia and wlfo nnd Representative Rob
ertson of Louisiana and wife, all nf whom
wero brought down the llro escapes. Mr.
Dovener bad been III with tho grip for
several weeks and had not been outside the
hotel for nlno days, lie was hatless and
wore scant apparel when rear nod.
Edward II. Miller of East St. Louis, pri
vate secretary to Congressman itodenberg
of Illinois, who occupied a imm on ono
of tho top floors, was aroused hy smoke and
ran from room to room until nlmost Htllled
with smoke, knocking nt doors of guests
He assisted In bringing tho wives of tho
congresnmcn from tholr rooms to the street.
Others wiio wero rescned Include Edgar J.
Gibson. Washington correspondent of tho
Philadelphia Press, who occupied a room
on tho top story; his brother. William 11.
Gibson, president of the Lind Warehouse
company of New York nnd wife, and S.
C Wells editor of the Philadelphia press
Mr? I ndi "wood widow rf Thomas I tider
wood r t ine is wns found half nKphyxi
ai I on he fi ii ih II cr She was r mrved
io i,u . Lbbiti li' use u(2 quiikly rallied.
Thriving City Along the Onion Pacific ii
Swept by Deitructivo Tire.
BLAZE BURSTS FORTH WHILE TOWN SLEEPS
Twenty Head of Horioi Perish in Lirery
Stable of Ainoi I'. Singer.
ODENCRANTS BUILDING IS IN ASHES
- - ,
Ofirlton Hardware Concern and R, 0
Stack's Restaurant Deitroyed.
LOSS AGGREGATES FOURTEEN THOUSAND
Altliouuli 1 1 it n tl lc-ii ii-il li) I.neU uf
I'lrp He intrtment ,,. ritlxeiin
Turn nm n Hnrhci llrluuito
mil Cnmiiirr Ilie lliiriii).
(10THENI1URG. Neb.. Jnn. 2S.-2 a. m. -(Special
Telegram.) Twenty horses wero
burned to dentil In a flro that did (14.000
damage In tho heart nf Gothenburg this
I'inrnltig.
Tho fire is the most destructive that has
isltcd tho thriving llttlo city since. Its
ornanli.it km.
All thn town, except the night watchman
nnd Dr. Shute, returning ftom n pntlent, wai
ubeil when, shortly after midnight, flames
buisi Urough the walls of Amos P. Slngcr'q
large livery barn. Tho glare shone through
tho wltulowH of the neighboring linufcs nnd
awoke somo of tho people, nnd the clnngor
ol the nbirm aroused tho rest.
Gothenburg has no fire department, but
the entire population, half dressed, rushed
forth frnm tho beds from which thev had
been rudely nwnhened, Io buttle with tho
llames. Every man, nnd ninny women,
grnbbrd up backets nnd ran to tho ceno
of the fire, and while strong arms pumped
water from wells, long lines of men passed
tho brimming vesr.els up In those who
braved the intense bent, and for two hours
madly ftught to conquer tho stubborn
enemy.
All saw at the outset that tho Singer
barn was doomed ami from Its seething In
terior camo heartrending cries of the nnl
mals that wero perishing iu tho flames.
Npremlx At Itli Hri-nl ltiiililll .
The bln?o leaped to tho Odencrnuts build
ing near the livery barn nnd it wns speedily
a mass ot llames. In less than an hour Sing
er's building, Iho Odoncranta block. Iho
Carlson Hardware company's building and
R. G. Stack's restaurant were entirely con
tinued. Thn flro was attacking aUo the
bul'dltig of the Csrlron Alercantlln enmpanv
when tho bucket brigade, aided by tho
northwest breeze thnt sprung up nnd'held
back tho flames, gained tho upper hand and
the (own wns saved,
A. P. Singer lost all of his livery stock,
In addition to the twenty head of horses.
His lots is $5,000. Tho Carlson Hardware
company's loss Is $7,f.OO. R. O. Stack Is n
loser to the extent ot $500 and tho Oden
crnnts building, which was unoccupied, wan
valued nt $'i00. Thero wns no Insurance on
tho OdencrnntA property, lint thero wns an
aggregate Insurance of $'(,500 on tho other
property burned.
Tho insurance companion losing wcro tho
Queens of London, Conncc.'lcut, Germnti
Mutual of Omaha, Merchants' nnd Manu
facturers' Mutual of Omaha, Phoenix of
Ilrooklyn, Liverpool, London and Globo nnd
Central Mutual of Hastings, Neb.
Cnnsldernblo stock, consisting of stows
nnd heavy hardware, w-us carried out upon
the streot. W. C. Cnrlsnn moved most of
his grorery stock out by hard work nt tho
outbreak of the fire. His building was
FIlVCll.
Orluln I'l-olinlily Ineeiiillni-)'.
Dr. Shute and S. A. Meyers, night watch
man, Ilrst discovered tho fire. It Htnrted
nt thn north part ot tho barn nnd Is of
Incendiary origin.
in less than llvo minutes nftor stnrtltn;
It swept through tho entire barn and stock.
Tho central telephone oftlco wns called up
and warning was sent to all citizens. In
less than twonty minutes nfter tho fire
started 150 people wcro on the scone, with
buckets, and with lator relnforroments
kept tho llro confined to tho Ilvory barn
and adjoining buildings.
At ono tlmo property somo dlstnnco away
was threatened nnd for a whllo tho loss of
tho whole town wns fenred.
A. I'. Singer has $1,200 Insuranro In tho
St. Pauls, Quccnu of Loudon nnd Connecti
cut companies. Tho Carlson Hardware com
pany's building wns insured in tho Phoo
nlx for $1,000, In tho Liverpool, London nnd
Globo for $1,000 and In tho aormnii Mutual
for $1,000, nnd upon stock wns Insuranro
for $1,100 in tho Merchants' nnd Manu
facturers' Mutual and $1,100 In the Centiul
Mutual of Hastings. It. G. Stack hnd $100 in
surance. Insurance iigeuts aro busy taking
earn of tho stock that wns carried out of
tho burning buildings. A. P. Singer's place
lu u total loss. Fifty poisons wero detailed
to watch tho flro nfter It was under con
trol and keep It from doing further dam
age. BIG SLEEPING CAR TRUST
It ii in or iiiul .Morunii nml Vmiilerlilll
IiiIpi-pmI In liiinnliiK In Hit) Out
I'll 1 1 inn ii oniiuuij.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27. -Tho Chronicle will
say tomorrow. "It Is rumored that Ihn
I In i rlmati-Morgan-Vniidnrbllt railroad syn
dicate Is planning to buy out tho Pullman
Car company ami absorb, so far as pos
sible, all tho prlvato car companies,
"For some time. It Is said, the syndicate
has been negotiating for the purchase of
n controlling interest In tho Pullman 10m
pnny. Just how far tho negotiations for
tho absorption of tho sleeping enr roncorn
hnvo progressed cannot bo learned, but it
is tho prevailing opinion that thn deal is on.
"Tho Pullman company controls thn
sleeping car privileges of every ratlioad
in iho I'nlted States except tho Chicago
Milwaukee & St Paul and the New York
New Haven & Hartforu In the general
plan ot Londolldatirn thr two companies
doing btirinc-s on these ri ads will nls he
purchased with those of the Pullman."