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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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ESTABLISHED JUKE 19, 1871.
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SWARMS OF BOERS
Major Orewe'a Coin
nconnters Tt
and Tierce Fightin
owe Bwlftly.
DEWET HAS
LARGER FORCE
Hii lighten Nnner 2,500 andtheEng
liihrnen bit a Beggarly 700.
CREWE MARCis INTO AN AMBUSCADE
flii PomporBecomei TJieleM and Qniok
Retirement is Nccemary.
ENTRENCHMENT FINALLY RESORTED TO
Trn-v.nlrr.- Talent Afl-ek.
Force IIHMoli lU'rvl
e Shelter
nml Ilvrntunlly .'"I"
Genernl Kno.
KST LONDON, Capo Colony. Feb. 9.
Deulls hnvo been received here ot severe
fighting nt Tabaksbcrg tnountalii. forty
mile-, cant of tho railway and about midway
between Smalldeol nd Ulocmfontoln.
Major Crewp. with a composite column
traveling aouthwet. lRktd the tnwBtihi
on tho morning ot January 31. Ho heard
i.. n.inn. nn,i knnwlne that Colonel I'll-
ehcr'a column wna on tho other side of tho
. ihnt t i h officer was
mouniniu nu luiinuu-.' -
... fnnPiinintlv ho hurried lor
ward, only to meet Hoora l oam down
and evidently rctlrlt.K front Colonel VllcbOB
lydltc Bhclls. Immediately Major Crewe
i.,.,..m iiirm nftoen-PoundorB and a pom
pom to hear on tho Doers, who. however,
wcro found to ho bo numerous that It wna
Impossible to head them. Orders were given
to return to ramp about two miles from the
mountain. Tho column rested until 4 o clock
In tho afternoon, when the marcn was re
Burned southwest.
HuerN Open Tire.
Major Crowe was Just touehliiK the south
.,i,,t nt tho mountain when n tcrrlflo
rino flro opened from a largo force of Doors
who wcro in ambuscade on the mountain.
Tho tlfiht oon became gcncrnl. Tho Hoera
outnumbered tho llrltlsh llvo to one and
wcro attacking them on both Hanks and
ro..r The llrltlsh pompom Jammed
and became 'useless. Major Crowe grasped
tho altuatlou and by a brilliant move got
i.n rnnvov Into a safe position.
notwecn 7 and 8 o'clock In tho evening
the Doers charged tho position and turnr.i
i.nih nmiks. Tho llrltlsh ammunition ue
camo exhausted and Major Crcwo was ob
liged to retire and abandon tho pompom
nfter the advnnco pnrty had endeavored to
nvn It and had sustained severe losses,
A renr guard action was fought by Major
Crewo Into tho camp, whero tno wagons nan
been laagered. Ho personally superintended
thu retirement, tho Doers harassing him
throughout, retrenchments wcro thrown
nt Murine tho night.
When moYningcainn, Mnjor Crewe str.rlod
to loin General Knox, twelve mlloB south
wst. Tho Doers Immediately rcattacked
him, compelling him to fight a socond rear
guard notion for a few miles, uenornl uc
wet personally commanded tho Doers, ea
tlmnted at 2,500. Major Crowes' forco was
only 700. Eventuully tho llrltlsh officer
lolned Gcnernl Knox nnd returned o
Dlocmfonteln. Lord Kitchener ban highly
complimented Major Crcwo ort the achieve
ment.
REPORTS THE BOTHA ATTACK
Klteliener TclPurnpliN 'I'lint Kiikiikc
nuMit nt OniiiKi' Citinp Cim I .Mnny
Officer mill Men.
LONDON, Fob, lO.-rTho War office has re
celved tho following dispatch from I.orl
Kitchener, the commander-in-chief In South
Africa:
PliKTOlllA. Fob. 0. The columns work
lug eastward occupied Ermolo I'Vtiruury i
Willi Hllghl opposition. A largo forre or
liners, estimated at 7rno. under l.ouls
Hothn. rollrcd enstwnrd. About Si wngons,
with families, paused through Ermolo on
Mm wiiv lo Amsterdam, iiml very lurci!
(Itiiiutltlcs of stock urn holng driven eitBt. A
pence ue;ogiue, miner rieiiiciice hi ueuui,
iiml other Hoer lirlKimerH were taken away
liy the Doers. All the reports show that tho
Honrs urn exceedingly inner. I'lriy isoer
mirrnnriprod.
bonis liotlia. with 2,0m) men. attacked
Geiierul Hnilth-Uorrlen at Ornngo Camp
Hnthwell, at a ii. m. Kcliruiirv n. no win
renulseil after severe Unhung. fleliTa
Hpnilt was killed, Oenernl Hnndemeyor was
wevernl wouudeil, two Held cornets were
killed, twenty of thu Doer dead were Jeft
in our nanus ami many severely wouiuieu
our casualties worn twenty-four kll'ed am
llrty-tlireo wouiiiieii.
Our movement to tho east Is reported t
have thoroughly unsel all the oni'tny's on I
iMilatloiiH iiml created a regular panic In tho
district.
Christian Dewet appears lo be crossing
tho Hue south f .lagersfonti'ln road In thn
west this morning, Inning fulled to effect n
crossing by tho drifts east of Ilethulio,
In Capo Colony Calvlnla has been oc
cupied by Colonel DoLIhIo, who entered
February H, thn'onemy retiring toward Ken
luinlt, Colonel Hulg Is driving the Midland
comuinudoeH northward past Aberdeen.
Tho Capetown correspondent of tho Times,
wiring yesterday and giving a general out
lino of the Drltlsh offenslvo operations, says:
"The DrltUh forces directed ugalutt
Christian Dowel's commando lucludcd soveu
rolumtiB under Knox, Hamilton. Maxwell,
White, Pllcber ami' Crewe. They hoped to
forco Dewet upon tho llrltlsh rorps con
centrated on Orango river. Tho Doors, un
der cover of a detached commando, swung
westward and captured a pompom from
Major Crrwo nnd by crossing tho rallwny
between Sprlngfontolu and Endenburg
ovaded tho Drltlsh concentration.
"Dowet Is now probably In tho l'hlllopolls
district nnd this probably accounts for tho
northwcstoiiy movement of tho Doers in
Capo Colony.
"Tho latest proclamation Issued by Dewet
and fiteyn closes: 'I shall now enter Capo
Colony to glvo tho farmers there a taste of
what wo havo ourselves suffered through
this war.' "
SENTT0 MAKE WAR, NOT PEACE
I.oril ItiiKlnn AlllrniH Tlmt .Men for
South Afrleii Git Only to
I'luht.
LONDON, Feb. 10. Lord llaglan. under
necrutury of state for war, Informed tho
correspondent of tho Associated Press to
dny that General Sir Kvelyn Wood Is not
going to South Africa, and that no peace
commission Is contemplated.
"Tho report as to n peace commission
Is falso from beginning to end," ho said
"Tho policy of tho government Is tho very
oppostto ot witnt would prompt such a
ttcp, Troops, not pence commissioners,
nro going to South Africa."
tt Is also understood that Sir Kvelyn
Wood is less likoly than any other high
officer to ho chosen for Important apeclal
duties, as he Is now so dent Hint his re-
ttlremont Is ouly n question of a short
time.
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PAYTHESAMONIANS FOR GUNS
Grrmnny, Grenl Ilrllultt nnil (lie
United Hlntes Make, (loud Their
(Mil Pledge.
n. 23. (Correspondence of the
Tho $11,176 cash sub-
mncnts of Oernmny,
Orent Drltni3HML' tilted States for
payment to the isSBMKJ for guns surren
dered Immediately nfiw the war, has been
paid to tho Samoans In Apia, under the
supervision of Oovernor Solf, representing
tlcrmany, Consul General Osborne for the
United States and Vlco Consul Trood for
Great Drltaln. Tho cash was paid In Urlt-
ih currency with no allowance for pre
mium on United States, an hitherto In
transactions with tho powers In Samoa.
Tho Tutulla peoplo enmc In for a fair
aharo of that proportion alloted to tho
Mallcton chiefs, and a deputation was ap
pointed In Tutulla to proceed to Apia to
rccelvo tho Tutulla Bhare. The deputation
went to German Samoa under the au
thority of Lieutenant Commander B. J.
Dorn, 17. S, N,, who nlso supervised tho
division among tho people entitled to re
oolvo tho money brought back by tho depu
tation. Tho wholo of tho Tutulla money
was puli! out with satisfactory results to
the Tutulla natives.
Governor Solf Issued a proclamation,
calling In nil guns held by Samoaus In tho
German divisions of the Island. It was
known that many natives ot both parties
did not surrender their arms when called
upon by tho high commission. Governor
Solf offered to pay hlr.h commission rates,
thus withdrawing thn penalty Imposed by
tho commission for nonsurrender. Already
some 100 guns havo been brought In nnd
more nro to arrive.
Great preparations aro being made for
tho celebration In Apia of Kmperor Wil
liam's birthday on tho 27th Inst. It Is
stated that during the threo days' festivity
assigned for tho celebration that llconsc
would bo granted (o everyono to do ns ho
likes.
At tho United Stales station. Tutulla.
many Improvements nro being made. A
new building for tho public Is being erected,
tlio coal sheds nro being completed and It
Is expected they will be ready for tho re
ception of coal to bo brought from Now
Zealand by tho United States steamship I
Abarenda and many other improvements of I
lesser nnturo arc belna; carrlod out.
Lieutenant Commander Do:n Is making
careful nnd extensive study of native life
and miuiners.
Tho weather has been boisterous for the
last threo days and tho vessels in Apia har
bor have had n rough time of It.
ARE FIGHTING IN COLOMBIA
iinnrKentN Keep llniiKlnir Ann)' nml
the People Are Ir onion
Wenry of II.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb, 10. Advices
received today by tho steamer Trent, Cap
tnln Farmer, from Colon, Colombia, show
that there Is a continuance of Insurgent ac
tivity In many quarters. Last week there
was severe fighting between the government
troops nnd thn rebels" near Panama unci the
latter were then pressing toward Panama
and Colon In spite of the government rein
forcements. According to tho samo au
thority thero Is n ncrlous deadlock in Co-
olmbtnn trade and business Is sustaining
conslurrablo loss, while tho peoplo nrs
disgusted at the Innblllty of the government
to end tho rebellion.
Tho government Is "seizing property nnd
doing everything to ralso money tn order to
proven t n collapse."
Tho Drltish Becond-class cruiser Phneton
nnd tho armed sloop Duzzanl are protecting
Drltlsh Interests.
MARY IV AS RIGHTFUL QUEEN
Ueeliiriillon Mndo In n Poller KiinI
eneil to I'nliiee llnten When
Victoria Itleil.
LONDON, Feb. 11. Tho Dally Mnll makes
tho following statement: A notice declar
ing Fdward VII an usurper and Mary IV
tho rightful queen was posted on the gates
of St. James' palaco and at the guild hall
on tho night Queen Victoria died. It was
not signed and no ono saw It posted at
cither place, but It Is known to havo been
tho handiwork of a member of tho Jncoblto
league. Probably no action will bo taken,
but tho Incident explains why the legiti
mists wcro not allowed to pul llowers on
tho statue ot Charles I, January 1.
OLD PRESENTATIONS WILL DO
Klnn l'ilvur.l Will .Vol Ileiiulre (lie
Court Ceremony ltepenteil Ile
iiinvem Teillona Il 111 t'li 1 1
LONDON. Feb. 10. The court circular
announces King Kdwnrd's decision that
court presentations during the reign ot
Queen Victoria will hold good for the pres
ent reign. This will remove tho dlllleulty
that would bo Involved In thousands of re
newed presentations.
At thn opening of Parliament will be a
great pageant. Tho king will wear a crim
son velvet stnto robe, with rich trimmings
of ermine. Women have permission to wear
pearls and dlnmonds.
Kxpresneil .InilKiueiil of the People.
DAVENPORT, Neb., Feb. 8. -Hon. Ed
ward Rosowatcr. Editor of Tho Deo. I do
slro to express my contlduiico In you ns n
candldato for United States senator. I be
lieve your election would mean Justice,
honor nnd propriety nnd the logical out-
como of tho sltuntlon In tho legislature. I
beltovo that all your nets If elected would
bo actuated by high and honorable motives,
to build up this great nation, and to keep
Nebraska in tho front rnuks ub a state;
with tho samo indomitable will, push and
energy displayed In tho senate which you
hnvo so Miccesstully wielded In this state,
In public nffalru na well as in private. I
believe that questions of great concern to
us nil would on your part be settled with
wisdom and statesmanship. With ability un
questioned your work for the party nnd for
the state Is a part of Its recorded history. I
see no reason why you should not recelvo
the ungrudging and unflinching support ot
our legislature. 1 believe It conducive to
tho best Interests of the republican parly
that you represent Nebraska In tho United
States Bonate. And that tho Judgment und
will of the people expressed would other
wise be thwarted. I believe It would only
bo rewarding n man for duty well per
formed. Who made It possible to gain tho
victory eclobrated In this stnto and tho na
tion nt lfirge. when Nebraska Inst November
ngaln ranked In the columns of republican
ism? I havo no hesitancy In expressing my
self and know '.hat n great many In this
locality nnd county hnvo tho same senti
ments concornlng the senatorial Bltuatlon.
Yours sincerely, M. S. GRAY.
Henmin for I'leetliiK Iloxruntcr.
Tlldcn Citizen: The Citizen has already
ser bcimMBBk;
STUDENTS STONE POLICE
Riot Occnn in Madrid Afer a Leoturo on the
Plaj ''Electa."
"DOWN WITH THE JESUITS" IS SHOUTED
Cienilnrmes Also ClmrKe on n Croml
.lust Alter the Hull I'lKhts
Oenernl lnillKiintloii flitlil
to rrenll.
MADRID, Feb. 11. Late last evening, nt
tho closo of n meeting of tho Students'
union on tho occasion ot a lecture dealing
with tho antl-clerlcnl play. "Kleetrn," tho
Btudcnts demonstrated nnd stoned the po
lice. Four policemen, Including two lieu
tenants, nnd thrco students wore badly In
jured. A number of others were slightly
hurt, but were able to go to tholr homes.
Twenty-six nrrcsts were mndo and several
of the pcrsonH In custody wilt bo court
mnrtlalcd, It was 2 o'clock this morning before
quiet was restored and mounted gendarmes
patrolcd the streets all night. Similar
demonstrations occurred last evening on
Alcalu street. Tho authorities, evidently
nlnrmed, took extensive measures last night
to copo with n revival of tho disorder. The
Communal club has presented n petition lo
tho minister of tho Interior ngalnst re
ligious congrogaMona on tho ground that
several of these are engaged In business.
Tho petition asks for the suppression of
unauthorized bodies, notably the society of
Jesuits.
El Imperial protests vigorously against
tho stoning of tho carrlago of tho papal
nuncio yesterday, pointing out that ho
represents tho person of tho augut pontiff.
Speaking generally of tho Bltuatlon In
Spain, it soys: "Disasters nnd misfor
tunes hnvo exhausted the patience of the
country, for no attempt Ib mndo to remedy
them. General Indignation prevails."
Slone Content notl .tloiuisterles.
At Vallodolld yesterday nt tho close of
the lectures, the university students demon
strated acalnst clerical establishments.
stoning the convents nnd monasteries. It
wns necessary for the gendarmes to charge
them and a municipal guardsman was
wounded.
Thereupon the students marched tn Jesuit
collego shouting, "Long llvo liberty and
down with tho Jesuits!" They shattered
the windows with stones nnd did not dis
perse until tho rector of tho university
nppcnled to them to bo prudent.
Today in Vnllodolld, the Franciscans who
appeared In tho streets wcro stoned and
compelled to tnlto refuge In tho town hall.
At the conclusion of tho hull fight there.
tho gendarmes charged tho crowd which
had stoned tho windows of tho tradesmen
for refusing to closo their shops. At Dnr
cclona yesterday n group of students deui
onstrnted In front of tho semlnnry shouting,
Long live llhorty!" nnd "Down with
Clericalism!" They wcro dispersed bv the
police.
It Is said n luncheon will ho given by n
grandeo of Spain, In honor of Sonor Galgas,
author of "Kleetrn," and republican nnd
liberal groups will bo present. In view of
planning a campaign ngalnst nil forms of
reaction.
The rcfcct of Vallodolld has authorized
an antl-clerlrnl meeting on condition that
it Is not held in tho street.
STRIKE IN PARIS IS GROWING
DrenHiiinkem Are Determined lo
enre KlKlit-llonr liny nml
Heller I'll .v.
Si-
PAUIS, Feb. 10. The strike In tho Paris
dressmaking trado has assumed large pro
portions. Tho first to strike wero tho Jour
neymen tailors employed by n few firms
mainly cngnged In putting out tailor-made
costumes. These, ohlclly foreigners, com
plained against tho nrbltrnry distribution
of pleco work by tho eutlerB nnd demanded
fixed wngcB. Thus far ubout slxtacn firms
are Involved, Including such well known
houses ns Worth, Kcdfern, Paquln, Doucct,
La Ferrlero D'Oulcllet nnd Kudnltz.
This afternoon tho strikers held a meet
ing nt tho Labor exchange, whero It ap
peared that Bomo 4,000 tailors havo Joined
tho movement. Numerous seamstresses,
whom the tailors are urging to striko cn
mnBso in order to provent tho employers
from setting them to do tho work of tho
men, wero present,
llnso Unpen on NprliiK Sciimoii.
Tho speakers, among them Louis K.
Mitchell, urged tho men to hold out on
tho ground that tho busy spring season
was about to begin and thu employers
would bn compelled to yield. Ono orator,
In thn course of a violent speech, suggested
burning the workshops of recnlcltrant linns
with petroleum, but this proposal met with
a cold reception.
The meeting finally decided to demand
nn eight-hour nay and francs for women.
Tho employers were given until tomorrow
to reply. If they do not yield a general
strike will bo declared. Today's action
was evidently an attempt to enlist tho sup
port of the women.
Popular Sentiment on Senatorial Situation
given good reasons why ono of tho scats
should go to Mr. Rosownter. but somo of
them will bear repetition. For a genera
tion ho has devoted his tlmo nnd talent
to building up the state. Hu has always
been a republican, who believed In expos
ing dishonesty when It existed in hla party.
Ho Is better Informed upon tho vurlous
topics which will enter tho important dls
elusions of tho next senate than perhaps
any other man In tho state. Ho Ib In full
possession of vigorous, wcll-mntured mental
faculties, which havo been rendered mar
vclously alert by his long and BiicceBsful
career as an editor and business man. Ho
hus spent over thirty of his bes years in
earnest work for tho good of the repub
lican party of Nebraska without asking
for any acknowledgment In tho way of
office, and ho Is en rnpport with the na
tlonal administration upon tho Issues con
nected with Cuba, tho Philippines and other
matters which mark tho commencement of
a new epoch In our nation's history. To
such a man tho senatorial toga would como
as a well-merited marlc nt distinction and,
In tho opinion of tho Citizen, would moro
nearly satisfy tho peoplo of Nebraska than
would Ita bestowal upon any of tho other
aspirants.
Fully Tivo-TlilriU.
FARNAM. Nob., Feb. 9. Inquiry reveals
the fact that among the republicans in this
precinct fully two-thirds would prefer to
hnvo Rosewater elected ob ono of tho
United States senators. There Is a diver
sity of opinion as regards the second one,
most of them, however, preferring Thomp
son. All theso give na a reason for their
preferenco that not only are Ihejo men
well equipped In tho matter ot knowledge
CLAIMS IN WESTERN STATES
.NclirnnUn Cltlrenn TlKnre In the Dill
Which Is 1i He Iteiiorteil
Toil ii J'.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Warren will tomorrow re
port from the commlttco on claims
tho omnibus claims bill, which will
provide for the settlement of nearly COO
claims ngatnrt thn government, held by
nearly 800 claimants, representing forty
one out of forty-five stolen, and appro
printing nearly $3,000,000 for this purpose.
Tho bill Includes only claims yhlch have
already passed cither tho senate or tho
houso and claims ndjudlcated and estab
lished Cy thn court of claims findings nnd
unanimously approved by the claims com
mittee. Claims of western stales or their citizens
Included In the hill nro as follows:
Colorado The sum of $9,87fi, embracing
tho claim of Nathan Tanner, Sedgwick
count), for stores nnd supplies furnished
tho government, $120! K. D. Curtis, admin
istrator. Denver, $s,2i, for work on moni
tors Massassolt nnd Osceola; heirs of Jacob
It. Davis of Denver, $1,500, for services ns
Judge of frcedmans' bureau nt Augusta, Ga.
Idaho Tho sum of $5,470, embracing
ciui ns ui u, nuin . i.u.w; Aiocri
i ,IiroWn' nn'! UaVls "' llnn,la11'
M r,, I . . t I n.A. . . . A 1
$2,400,
Wyoming TIip sum of $10,780.41, em
bracing claim of stato for protecting nnd
caring for Yellowstone National park, $7,
780.44, nnd claim of llhiurd Klug for per
sonal Injuries, $3,000.
Nebraska The Bum ol $4.72D.ltl, em
bracing claim of F. G. S'mmous, $1,090.91;
H. T. Clark, $2,900; John Drlghtllngp
$738.24.
Tho largest western benellclnry Is tho
stnto of Nevada, thn bill carrying $468.
003.97 to pay Its claims for aiding In the
civil war In suppression of the rebellion.
Tho bill In addition to tho direct appropria
tions proposes to refer lo the court of
claims, courts of admiralty, tho Treasury
and tho War department:, for adjudication,
numerous clnlniB nt long standing.,
Tho bill ulso proposes to Increaso the
number of associate Justices ot tho court
of claims from four to eight.
WALDERSEE DOESN'T LIKE IT
Coinliicl of (lie French TrooiN Greatly
Ilni!citi'N I lie Coiiiiiiiiiiili-r-lo-(iilel.
PEKIN, Feb. 10. Count von Wnldcrseo
Is very much dissatisfied with tho con
duct of tho French troop near Pao Ting
Ku, nnd nlso with their avowed Intention,
In splto of his protests against It, to or
ganize nn expedition to toko ponscsslon
ot the province of Shan SI. He takes the
ground that expeditions, except for police
purposes, or against ba'.ida of robbers,
should not be undertaken during peaco
negotiations.
General Dalllou, tho French rommnndcr
nt I'no Ting Fu, says thaf. ho Is acting In
entire Independence of Count von Waldcr
floo nnd believes tho wis -t course to bo
to nip the Incipient rebellion In tho bud
Immediately. Ho asserts that ho was at
tacked on thrco sides by a number of Chi
nese while out with u few -,ucn nenr Pao
Ting Fu, and his theor:' , hut tho power
of tho foreigners shouliPbn shown, If pos
sible, wherever nn occasion nrlses.
A Bluff officer of Count von Wnldersee,
who Investigated the Pao Ting Ku affair,
could find no evidence of such trouble ns
had been reported. On tho contrary, ho
believes there aro grounds for supposing
quite tho opposite, nlthough prohably
there, as elsewhere, considerable numbers
of dnngerous robbers infest the country
districts.
At next Tuesdny's meeting the foreign
envoys will consider tho plans .submitted
by tho mllltnry committee for tho legation
defenses. A reply from thn court Is not
expected until then nt the earliest.
LI Hung Chang asserts that tho cm
press dowager nnd Kmperor Kwnng-Su
never hnd mnro harmonious rclntions than
they havo now and that tho former qulto
agrees to tho necessity for modern re
forms. Ho has telngrapned to tho court
his refusal to agree to seuteiiecs ot execu
tion "fraught with extreme danger nnd
threatening tho dynasty itself."
MILNER CONFESSES HIS FEAR
Trlln Voliiiiteern iiml liner Attack on
Clipetmtll In nl Wholly
lniroliiilil.
CAPETOWN, Feb. 10. Yesterday Sir Al
fred Mllnor reviewed 7.000 men of tho now
volunteer forco nnd mado n spirited ad
dress to tho officers. Ho expressed his
gratification at tho loyal response tho
colony hnd made to the call, emphasized
tho great value of mounted men and com
plimented tho nfflrors nnd men on "tho
good work already dono In ptcmmlng tin
Doer invasion. It has been said that tho
enemy would never como to Capetown,
but anyone who, In tho fnco of events ot
the last few months, will say a thing is Im
possible because It seems Improbable, Is
too silly to bo nrgued with. I nm nwnro
that I risk being called an alarmist, but
It 1b better to bo colled an alarmist than
to run nny risk."
nnd kindred requirements, but they nro
business men In tho broadest sense of that
term nnd would expedite, rather than de
lay, business In tho ecunte.
Thero Is but ono sentiment expressed re
garding tho deadlock. A caucus Is de
manded and tho sottlomcnt ot the question
on business principles.
Appeals In IntelllKi'iice.
Schuyler Sun: It docs not look any nearer
tho selection of u United States senator
at Lincoln than tho first week of tho ses
sion. Thompson and Meiklejohn head tho
list with Currio nnd Rohewater not far be
hind and a dozen or moro bringing up tho
renr. What puzzles us Is this: Why will
Intelligent mon go on week after week
voting for men who havo no bIiow of bolng
elected nnd never oxpect to be? Why not
drop this work und vote for some of tho
prominent candidates llko Rosowatcr,
Metlkojohn, Thompson, Crounso or Hln
shaw? Tho peoplo throughout tho stnto
would bo better satisfied, oven though many
did not securo their choice.
Sentiment Milftx lo Itofteivnler.
Kearney Huh: Without doubt the senti
ment of Nebraska republicans Is shitting
steadily to Edwurd Rosewater as tho first
and foremost chnlco for United States sena
tor. Many republicans who wcro Indifferent
or not particularly favorable oven so re
cently aa a month ago nro declaring In his
favor, both In tho towns nnd In tho country.
Tho legislature cannot afford to Iguoro this
sentiment.
Stnuncli Frlciiiln In Uoennler,
IIEDRON, Neb., Feb. 9. The general Idea
hero seems to bo satisfied with 'the elec
CHIEF JUSTICE IS WOUNDED
Premier of Alabama Bnprome Court Shot
While in Hii Own Home.
VICTIM OF ANOTHER MAN'S ROMANCE
lolin McQueen 1'lopen itIIIi Cnrnllne
llente. Vlnme Fntlier Goes (Intl.
ii I n IT unit Winn Jn Hue "Me
C'lelliin lt- Accident.
MONTGOMKllY, Ala., Feb. 10. Chief
Justlco McClcllnn of the Alabamn supremo
court, was shot In tho right shoulder at his
houso this morning by either Jcsso D. Ilcale
or his son, II. l'hclnu Dealo of this city.
Tho wound Is a serious one.
It Is alleged that tho Dealea went to the
houso ot Judge McClellau to find John Mo
Gueen of Illrmlngbnm, assistant solicitor of
Jefferson county, whom tho elder Dealo
charged with abducting his daughter, Caro
line. It Is alleged Miss Dealo had not been
at homo nil night and they had been In
fnrmi.it flint Mnnitnntl linit tirtntl Hfllflfr nhnllt
" '- O
ft ,mck wh Mcr t , ,hu nt,,lt
Judgo McClellan attempted lo prevent
the
Dealo, from going upitnlra and through his
hoilto In their hunt for McQueen. This they
resented nnd ono of them, bclloved to be
tho father, shot McClellan with a pistol.
McCIfillan wns driven down tho stairs nnd
out upon tho rldewalk. where ho called for
tho police. Tho Healcs pursued their hunt
through the house and believing they had
located McQueen In a closet, which was
locked, fired nbout n dozen idiots Into the
door. Several passed through tho closet.
McQueen was In tho closet, but wus In a
nnrrow plnco to tho sldo ot the door nnd
waa not struck by any of tho balls. A po
liceman camo upon tho scene quickly nnd
tho Denies wero arrested and taken to po
lice headquarters. They are still under ar
rest. Later the fact developed that McQueen and
Miss llenlo hnd gone to tho rcsldenco ot
Probnlo Judgo Gaston nfter midnight to
get a llcenso lo bo married. Tho Judge
declined to Issuo u license under the cir
cumstances nnd It Is alleged tho spent
the rest of tho night trying to find n, county
Justice to perform the- ceremony. Th?lr
marriage had benn opposed by tho young
Indy's parents for n long time. As soon
ub nil tho facts boenmo known tho Denies
were reconciled to tho match, and the young
people wero married at tho residence of
Judgo Gaston, by Dev. lidword Cobbs, this
afternoon.
Itiililiern lienor! lo Torture.
MANSI'IIJLD, O., Feb. 10. Six masked
robbers broko Into tho rcsldenco of John
Duncan, a wealthy farmer near McKay, Sat
urday night, bound and gagged him and tho
four other members ot thn fnmlly nnd,
nfter ransacking thn house, applied mntches
to his feet, tortured him as well as the
others, until thu location ot tho money,
amounting to 7150, was disclosed.
TENTH INFANTRY MUST WAIT
Transport mi Which They Wore
lletnrn Unit Gone Hnrit
Auro'iini!. "
to
SANTIAGO, DE CUDA, Feb. 10. Tho
United States transport Hnwlius, went hard
..ground this morning on n coral reef near
tho wreck of tho United Stutcs collier Mcr
rlmac. Sho arrived at daybreak, anchored
In tho bay and then started to return lo
Nlspero cove, near tho mouth of the har
bor, whero Is located tho Morro castlo
wharf. Intending to embark the troops of
tho Tenth United States Infantry for New
York today.
An Incompetent pilot nttemptcd In puss
on tho wrong sldo of tho Mcrrlmuc and
struck tho hidden rcct hard. Thrco power
ful tugs pulled unsuccessfully nil tho ofter
noon In tho attempt to float the big ship.
At low lido her bow wns two fjet out of
wuter. Another attempt will Ih mado to
liont her at high tido tonight. Probably 't
will bo ncccKsnry to rig elaborate taUtlo
before) sho can ho floated. As sho lies In n
protected placo shn is not Injured, but all
tho present indications point to considerable
delay In getting her off.
RETAINS THE REIFF BOYS
William (", Whitney At:ieM tn Tnke
Over William Uerei.foiiI'
Properly.
(Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Feb. 10. (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) It Is reported
hero that William C. Whitney of Now York
has offered to tako over tho Heath housu
from tho executors of tho Into William
Dercsford under certain conditions. Do
sides taking tho Heath houso Mr. Whitney
will agree to fiiltlll the nrrangemcuts en
tered Into with tho Jockeys, Lester and
John Relff. subject to the consideration
that John Huggins remains nt Heath house
nn trainer. It Is said Huggins had medi
tated returning to the United States, hut
Is now considering Mr. Whitney's offer.
Huggins Is liked nnd It Is universally hoped
that tho popular Amcrlcau will agrco to
remain here.
tion of nny two of the candidates for sena
tor with pcrhapa n special favoritism for
Meiklejohn, though moro from personal so
licitation than from political antagonism
toward any of tho others. Mr. Rosewater
has a few staunch ndvocntcs, among whom
Is William Cook, .chairman of tho county
centrnl committee. All express a desire
for Immcdlato action.
Popular Vole for Semitor.
Hohlrego Citizen: Edward Rosewater Is
putting forth for his candidacy iho fact that
ho Is an ndvocnto of electing senators by
thn direct voto of tho people, and Hint it
elected ho would work to that end. Electing
senators by tho direct voto of tho peoplo
strikes n responslvo chord in tho henrts ot
many clllzens In Nebraska nt tho present
time.
KmlurNe Owentt' Action.
COZAD, Neb., Fob. 9. (Special.) Many
ot tho republican leaders here, ns woll ns
others, are pleased with tho action of Sena
tor Owons In perBlatently voting for Edward
Rosewater, bolng fully convinced that Mr.
Rosowater la better qualified to represent
tho atuto of Nebraska nt Washington than
nny of tho senatorial candidates.
J. D. HUGHES.
Voium'n I.nKlenl Letter,
Plalnvlow Republican: Senator Young In
a letter to Tho Deo sets forth In a logical
way his reasons for supporting Rosewater
for senator. He Is doing what ho considers
his duty aud represents his constituents, or
ns nearly so as tho senatorial tnnglo will
permit. Whllo tho World-Herald, Its friends
nnd relatives, assisted by nearly every rail
road and great corporation In the atuto, Ii
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
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THIS SUGGESTS FILIBUSTERING
roiBllite rnrclinne of Three
Mnrtn TnlU of Vcnor iilrnii
INtsilliltltlex.
IIIR"
JACKSONVILLE, Kin., Feb. 10. It Is Bnid
that tho New York and llcrmudez company
of Venezuela 1ms been making negotiations
for the charter or purchase ot three tug.
Including the Three Friends, which has
figured conspicuously In alleged filibustering
expeditions to Cuba prior to tho Spanish
wnr. Tho negotiations havo not been com
pleted but they have given rise to rumors
of filibustering operutlons In connection
with tho usphalt disputes In Venezuela.
There Is no Information here to substantiate
theso reports. Tho purpose of the proposed
charter or purchase Is not known.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Tho Journal nnd
Advertiser tomorrow will say: Tho asphalt
combination bus made nn offer to Captain
Nnpolcon P. Drownrd of Jacksonville, Fin.,
to charter the famous filibustering steamer
Threo Friends, which lw owns, nnd two
other boats. It Is plain that the nnphalt
combination Is ubout to send a forco of men
to Venezuela for the purpose of protecting
Ha Interests nt tho asphalt plnln known na
La Fclhidad. According to accounts re
ceived hero Captain Drownrd, tho owner of
tho Thicc Friends, Is unwilling to send
the boats to Venezuela without proper se
curity for Indemnity In case they arc do
Htroycd off tho coast of Venezuela. It Is
claimed that tho forces of tho'iiBphalt com
bination will be In chnrge of Coptalu Mal
colm ItalTerty, formerly of the Seventy-llrst
regiment, who wns nt tho battle of San Juan
In Cuba. Samuel Holmes, the whip broker
ot Now York, who resides nt Elizabeth, was
Been nt his homo In New Jersuy last nlcht,
hut ho declined to any whether or not he
bad recently provided any tugs for trips to
South Amcrlcn ns had been reported. He
said that ho did not wish lo discuss busl
nous oxcept with customers and that there
was nothing surprising nbout his leasing
tugs, us he made a practice of furnishing
tugs every day.
MAY RELEASE MRS. MAYBRICK
KiikIInIi AulliorllleH to Give American
AVoiiinii Her Freedom After
Twelve Yenrm IiiiirlMoinneiil.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10, A npcclal cablegram
from London to tho Chicago Ilecord says
A roll authenticated report reaches the
llerord correspondent tonight to the effect
that Florence T. Maybrlck will bo released
from Alycsbury prison tomorrow (Monday)
At tho United States embassy nothing Is
known about tho matter, and Ambasaudor
Clioato when Been at his residence tonight
JivltnciLelther lo deny or confirm tho ru
mor.
Ever since Charles Thomson Ritchie, tho
new homo secretary, camo Into ofllco last
November efforts to securo tho releaso of
Mrs. Muybrlok have been nctlve and have
continued up to within n very few days ngo
The efforts of Ai ..issndor Choate, although
mndo Informally, hnvo been unceasing,
When Mrs. Maybrlck was allowed the privl
lego of seeing her Now York lawyer, Clark
Dell, last summer, that gentlcmnn told tho
Record correspondent that tho chances for
hlB client's release were moro favorable
than they had been nt any other time during
bur twelve years' Incnrccratlon.
Tho authorities conversant with tho at
tempts to securo tho famous prisoner's free
do m assert that if at last she Is to be given
her liberty this may bo regarded as duo to
the Influence of King Edward and may be
interpreted ns n token of appreciation of
American sympnthy over tho death of Queen
Victoria.
MISS G0NNE AND HER OBJECT
IrlNli ".Ion n of Are" Lecture In Nciv
1 nrk Toilny In Announce
Her I'nrpnie.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Among tho pas
sengers on thu stenmer La Champagne,
which has arrived here from Hnvro, Ib Miss
Maud Gonne, known ns tho "Irish Joan of
Arc." Sho will land tomoirow morning
nnd bo greeted nt tho pier by delegations of
Irish men anil women. Sho will proreed lo
tho Fifth Avcnuo hotel nnd thuro hold a re
ception. Next Sunday Mils Gonne will deliver an
address nt tho Academy of Music; then b'io
will mako known the object of her visit to
this country, which Is Bald lo be tho form
ing of women's clubs to glvo moral and
Unanrlal support to tho movement recently
stnrted In Ireland for tho perpetuation of
tho IrUh language, literature and art. Slui
will also agitate, in tho Interest of the
Door cause, tho keeping of Irish youths
from enlisting In tho Drltlsh army.
trying to down Rosowatcr, the rank nnd
lllo of tho republican pnrty aro watching
them. Tho lovo of fair piny In every true
American heart, and n sonso of Justice will
prevail, and that out of It nil will evolve
two ublo republican senators, pnrty hnr
mony and n popular Indorsement ot Sena
tor Young's course.
(iinxc County Sentiment.
IMPERIAL. Neb., Feb. 9. John C. Hnycs,
Real Estate I nm In favor of an early
caucus for United States senators, that
tho nccessnry legislation may bo had to
meet tho over-growing demands of tho
Blnte.
I will heartily Indorse the action of tho
caucus In tho selections ,for United States
senators, whoever thoy may bo, but my
preferences from n business standpoint are
E. lloi.owuter nnd I). E. Thompson. They
represent tho rtunly pioneers thnt did bo
much to mako Nebraska what It Is today.
Thoy aro born leaders nnd novor recreant to
a trust.
M. H. Pratt, Editor Republican It Is tho
duty of tho republican members of tho
leglslatute to meet In caucus and adopt
tholr own rules, untrammeled by personal
preferences nnd to at onco elect two United
States senators. The republicans of tho
stnto demand this nt onco, let the nx fall
whoro it may. Wo nro In favor of Hon. Ed
ward Rosowater for tho long term, believing
it nut a just roward for his untiring work
for tho republican party through tho col
umns of Tho Deo for thirty-four years For
tho Hhort term let us havo Hon. I). E.
Thompson,
Robert .Malcolm, Watches and Jewelry It
(Continued on Second Pago.)
WAY IS CLEARING UP
Senatorial Deadlock Maj Be Loosened Dnr
ing Coming Six Days in Legislature.
SIGNS OF AGREEMENT ON THE SURFACE
Leading Candidate? and Their Snpporten
Are Nearer an Undemanding.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION TO DATE
EiTorti to Hold a Caucui and Why Thej
Hare All Failed,
R0BABLE BASIS OF THE SETTLEMENT
Mninltnnrnuii .nmlnnf Inn nn n Ttto-
liilriU Vole the Form of 4'nucim
lAKrrcmcnt l.lkrly In lie Hr
Iiurteil liy Committee.
LINCOLN. Feb. 10. (Special TelccrnmA
Tho lltlti wejk of balloting for United
btatcs senator commences tomorrow. Tho
Monday voto will probably show tho usual
number of absentees without notablo
change.
To those who have rend tho newspaper
accounla from day lo day It may seem that
comparatively little progresa has been
made, but comnnrlnic th n Hltllntlmi nmv
with that ii week ago It Is readily observed
that a great atcp In advance haa been taken
In tho direction of u cnucus and that only
ono more step is nccessnry to mako tho
caucus materialize, A review of tho no
gotlntlona looking toward a caucus agree
ment will impress this most forcibly.
ino original divergence between tho can
didates came on tho question of majority
necessary to nomlnnto Mr. Thompson nnd
Ills friends wanted the lowest possible
number stipulated, whllo his opponontB,
known ns the ontl-Thompsonltcs, stood out
for as high n number us possible. Mr.
Thrmpson's first proposal was for forty
threo as against tho demand for fifty mado
by representatives of Mr. Hlnshaw. A com-
promise seemed Imminent on forty-live.
which Is two-thirds of tho 'stxty-Beveii
necessary to elect, when the prematura
circulation of h call with n forty-threo
stipulation put an end to tho conferences
between the candidates. Tho uoxt cnlt
formulated by tho Thompson managers
mado forty-fivo the number to nominate,
but this, falling to accuro tho desired nip
port, was replaced with a new ngrccment
fixing upon forty-eight as tho number, with
the anti-Thompson men still holding out.
Conceilen FUly In .Voiiiliinte.
This la tho way It Btood up to n week
ngo, Mr. Thompson and his friends per
sisting that they would not go above forty-
eight. At tho session of tho eonforcnen
commlttco on rules, which was supposed
to luciudo representatives, of nil tho prin
cipal candidates, It was agreed Inst week
to concede tho demand tor fifty ns tho num
ber required to nnuiluato, In the cnucus.
To this every one of tho men counted In
the Thompson column acceded,
Tho conferenco committee went further
to tho extent of submitting several proposi
tions covering other points, but on nono
of them was thoro completo agreement.
Tho suggestion of a caucus to nomlnnto
tho North Plntto senator first was put out
as a feeler, but later events disclosed tho
fact that this was no moro satisfactory ,to
Mr. Thompson and his friends thun thn
plan for a simultaneous nomlnntlon, which
Iiiib been presented nnd adhered to by Mr.
Rosowatcr. In fact, ono of the members
of Mr. Thompson's strategy board, who
usually Bpcaks with authority, hns snld
that ho would prefer a simultaneous nom
ination to tho nomination of a North Platto
mun first, because, In Ills opinion, thn last
mentioned scheme would bo more adverse
to "Mr. Thompson's candidacy than any
other method.
Jlr.
Hom'M liter Not
(lie Ohslnele.
That this Is the
view taken by Mr.
Thompson is nfflrmed by tho failure to ac
cept Mr. Roscwnter's offer to securo tho
remaining signatures rcqulslto to tho neces
sary sixty-seven when sixty should havo
signed the agreement for tho proposed
caucus providing for tho North Platto
nomination first. This proposal effectually
exploded tho charges that Mr. Rosowatcr
was tho only obstacle to a caucus, other
wise tho offer would havo boon promptly
taken up.
Just what tho noxt movo will bo Is not.
entirely clenr, but Indications point that
tho simultaneous nomination will cnntlnuo
to gain headway enough to securo Ita ndop
tlon, and when thnt Is accomplished other
details will bo quickly adjusted.
The experiments of the fuslonlsts In cast
ing n bnllot hero and thoru for rrpub-
llcans In thn expectation nt precipitating
a stnmpcdn havo proved to bo wretched
failures. This Icrlslaturo Is not mado up
of tho kind of men that will stampede, no
matter what thn provocation. Thoro is a
certain risk, to bo suro, every day that tho
fuslonlsts might Jump tn nnd try to raakn
what they call "a harmless republican,"
but so long as they harbor hopes of making
a trado eventually for one of tho senator
ships they nro not likely to Impair their
capital' by nominating a republican without
first getting n quid pro quo, Thn fusion
IstB havo been unfortunate in tho man
selected to play tho role of leading n break.
tho actors In both Instances having madn
miserable fiascos of tho performance.
iiiONe IiivonIIkuHiik Cumin 1 1 lees.
Tho committee to Investigate Iho methods
of tho holdup lobby ought to turn up bov
eral features of n sensational order this
week If Ita program Is carried out. Tho
committee previously appointed to look Into
Iho so-called "ugly rumors" racing nbout
tho senatorial trnck seomB to have fallen
Into Innocuous desuetude.
G. A. R. COMMITTEE FORMING
Him l'XnlillNlieil ItN Cleveland Office
, nml Prepared for Uiierle Con
ee nil iik I'neoiiipiiient.
CLEVELAND, 0 Fob. 10. The Asso
elated PresB Is requested to make tho fol
lowing announcement concerning tho com
ing Grand Army of tho Republic encamp
ment, tn bo hold In this city:
Tho Clevoland a rand Army of tho Jto
publlo committee to havo chnrgn of tho
business arrangements of tho coming en
enmpmyiit next September Is In process of
formation, Its officers will ho elected
within ,i week. In thn menntlmo those who
desire to commuiilcntu upon matters con
nected will' tho encampment may do so
by writing to K, W. Doty. American Trust
building, Cleveland. O. All such inattols
will bo taken up Immediately upon forma
tion of tho proper committee, nnd com
munication thereon opened.
Tho city of Cleveland has not tho ml
vantago of having Hh committee for tho
encampment formed n year alien), ns
bus been thn cuso with every other e'tv
heretofore, but mnttcra urn slinplng them
selves enceurnglngly, so far iim thu proper
entertainment is concerned, nnd It Is ex
pected that within n week local biuln
uffulrn will bu organized,
I