m p.
jinnvm
NT
Queen Mnkca Announcement, But tho
Wnr Offlos is Silent,
CRONJE IS REPORTED CORNERED
Brent Indicate It Mny He Ho, Ilut Au
thentic New U Lacking llnllcr Shell
ing Hocr 1'onltloim Hrporled Strength
or tho lloeriikt Hlormberg. 0,001),
LONDON, Fob. 21. The Wnr oflleo
has Issued a dispatch from Lord Hob
erts, the main Importance of which Is
tho fact that It la dated Paardeberg,
7:05 p. m., Monday. Paardeberg la
thirty miles east of .Incobsdal. The
dispatch unnounces that tho railroad to
Kimborlcy Is open and that General
Mcthuen will proceed there with rein
forcements forthwith, nnd that largo
supplies will bo forwarded to tho town
Tho queen, prior to leaving Osborne
house this morning, on her return to
Windsor, Inspected tho Fourth batal
lon of tho Lincolnshire militia. Her
majesty announced with a gratified
ttmllo that good nows had boon received
this morning from tho scat of war,
Another account says tho queen spec
ified that tho good nows was from
Ladysmlth.
LONDON. I'd). 21. Whatovcr good
news may have been received from the
front is being carefully guarded. In
tplta of tho queen's announcement to
tho Fourth battalion of tho Lincoln
shire militia thin morning prior to her
departure from Osborne Houho to Win
dor that good news liml been received
from tho scat of war, the War olllclals
polcmnly averred that thoy had re
ceived no news up to 1:39 o'clock this
nfternoon. Unolllelnlly It Is rumored
that General Kitchener has brought
General Cronjo to n standstill and lias
engaged him, and It Is added tho War
clllco now Is only awaiting tho result
ot tho battle. This, however, though
plausible, may bo premature. In any
case tho confident hopo that General
Cronjo has been cut off from Hloom
fonteln continues to prevail In London,
especially In vlow of detailed dispatch
en saying that tho Frco Htatcrs, when
they saw tho extent of the Drltlsh
forces, were In favor of surrendering.
Tho first train to Kimborlcy loft
Capetown last night and tho neigh
borhood ot tho famous slcgo seems
thoroughly clcorcd ot lloers.
General Duller, apparontly, Is con
tenting himself with shelling the
L'oors from hlfj newly gained position
at Monto Chrlsto, whlcn, according to
good opinion, Is likely to form hlf,
baso for another attempt to relievo
Ladysmlth.
Tho Westminster Gazctto'a military
critic Bays ho believes tho lloers have
started northward In Natal and will
raise tho slcgo ot Ladysmlth nnd rein
force General Cronjo. Hut this must
bo regarded as rather optimistic, nt
any ruto, until aenornl Hullor has de
veloped tho Hoors' second lino of do
fenso, which, on ovory attempt to
reach Ladysmlth, has proved Impreg
nable. A dispatch from Plotormnrltzburg,
tlatcd Monday, February 10, says all
Ir quiet In Zululand and tho Hoors'
main bodies nro roportod to bo retir
ing upon Dundee and Holpmuaknr.
leaving small forcos and two pieces of
nrtlllery at onch magllsracy.
Accordln gto special alspntch from
Tarkustad, a rcfugoo who has nrrlvod
there says tho lloers are 0,000 strong
nt Stromborg, but that nt Hurghordorp
inoy liavo only a small town guard.
NOACriON CONCERNING MACRUM
Ureal Ilrllnln Will Th he Hit Time In
iU'it)iiiir to elm !(.
LONDON, Feb. 21. No action has
yet been tnken by (ho Ilrltlsh gov
ernment In regard to tho allegations
made by Charles 13. Macrum, tho for
mer United States consul at Pretoria,
nor has Mr. Joseph H. Choato, tho
United States ambussador here, re
ceived any Instructions to make In
quiries in connection with tho matter.
Tho Urltlsh olllclals declare that It is
fxtcrcmly Improbablo that consulnr
letters wore oponod at Durban ns al
leged by Mr. Macrum.
AMENDS CIVILSERVICE LAW.
mil lu the Home to 314 Uu AppolutmenU
fur Klvo Venr.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 21.-Ropro-eontatlvo
Lacoy of Iowa has Introduced
a bill amending tho civil service act.
It provides that govornmorit employes
shall servo oilt a term of llvo years,
tunlty for reappointment for anothor
flvo years. Thoso now in tho Borvlco
thai lservo out a term of flvo years,
nnd thoso who havo served boyond
that tlmo shall bo divided Into classes
whoso torms shnll grndually oxplro.
Tho annual report of tho commission
er of patents for tho year ending De
cember 31, 1899, shows that tho total
receipts of tho ofllco amounted to ?1,
32G.4C7, a sum but twlco exceeded since
IMG. Aftor deducting tho expendi
tures for the year thoro was a surplus
of 1113,073. Tho patont ofllco has now
paid Into tho trensury f5,08tl,G49 more
than It has drawn out. Tho numbor of
patents Issued. Including itnni
rolBBiics, wus 2G.G27, a number but onco
excecueu. tho number of patents ex
plrlng during tho year wns 18,135.
lu to IiiTlte Dewey.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Fob. 21,-Do-partment
Commander Inman of t.3
G. A. R. Hon. Charles S. Rnnnels,
Former Congressman William H. Hln
rlchsen and M, F. Dunlap ot Jackson
ville, loft tonight for Washington,
whero they will bo Joined by Sonator
Cullont. Thoy comprlBO tho commit
tee whlh boro to Admiral Dowoy Jan
uary ltf tho vorbul Invitation wlilch ho
accepted to bo present May 3 at the
department encampment ot tho G. A.
It. at Jacksonville. Thoy tako to him
it magnificent souvenir Invitation,
Mli
EXPLAINS EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
Checks nnd til In Detroyrd, hut ll.ink
Memolniiiitim Introduced.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. When tho
Eenato commlttco on elections resumed
Its sittings today tho cross-examination
of Senator Clark was continued
by Mr. Campbell. Tho first Inquiry
related to tho memorandum of ox
penecs supplied yesterday by tho sena
tor. Ho said ho had prepared this
statement from tho books of his bank.
Ho had not only destroyed his checks,
but nUo tho stubs, but was confident
that tho showing made was correct.
Ho had destroyed tho checks In this
Instance, ns ho was In tho habit of
doing about every six months, and not
because ho felt there was any especial
reason for getting rid ot them at this
time.
In reply to questions Mr. Clark said
so far us ho know tho committee act
ing In his behalf In the campaign has
not (lied nny statement of expenditures
ns required by tho Montana election
law. Ho had mado noun. Ho had not
considered himself a cnndldnto when
tho members of tho legislature vcro
elected. Money supplied by him Inter
was for tho purpoto oi paying expen
ses nlicady Incurred and not as a
senatorial candidate.
"Whore did your son get tho ?20,000
ho paid during tho session of tho legis
lature?" "I presume ho checked on his own
account, but I don't know."
"What explanation did Mr. Well
conic mnko when ho made his demand
upon you for ? 15,0007"
"Ho snld, as near as I remember,
that ho had drawn upon hlu own ac
count. Ho will, however, be nblo to
toll you about that. I required no do
tailed statement from him, feeling
confident tho expenditure was mado lu
a Icgltlmato way."
Asked about the reports that his son
had bought a largo amount of proporty
ironi State Souutor Warren, Mr. Clark
said ho had mado no inquiry of him,
becaiiHo ho was thoroughly convinced
that tho roportn wore untrue. "I asked
nolthcr him nor Wellcome, nor Illck
ford, nor Davidson, nor Steele, nor any
oi these, men In regunl to any of tho
reports of bribery, because I was suro
they wcro absolutely false, ho said.
"Tho charges were made by men In
whom I had no coufldenco, and thoy
wont In ono ear and out of tho other."
Ills sou was, ho said, lu tho habit of
conducting his own business affairs
without consulting him, and ns for tho
charges of bribery lu connection with
tho transaction, lie did not believe.
them; hence, ho hnd mado no Inquiry
and did not know that the $7,000 paid
for this property had como out of any
of tho money furnished by him In con
nection with tho campaign.
Referring to ono of Dr. Ector's lot
tors concerning Representative Woods,
Mr. Clark said ho understood that Mr.
Woods was n good natural .man and
llablo to bo Influenced by thoso who
saw him first. He did not believe that
ho waH seeking or would take n bribe.
Ho boliovcd, however, that Dr. Ector
himself was Intimating that ho wanted
pecuniary remuneration for himself.
H snld, however, that ho had moroly
glanced tho lcttor over and passed it
to Mr. Il.lckford.
This latter icninrk arourol tho In
terest of Senator Hoar, who asked u
number of questions, showing Incredu
lity In tho matter, but Mr, Clark In
sisted that ho did not know Mr. Ector
and that ho had given llttlo attention
to tho lcttor, notwithstanding It re
latod to tho vote of a member of tho
legislature.
CHARGES NUMEROUS ABUSES.
Stirring Opinion on Ioivii lumiriinve it nt I
Lima Amoclutlon.
DES MOINUS. In. Feb. 21. Attor
ney Gonornl Hemley has communicat
ed to to Bounto a long opinion, In re
sponse to n demand by that body, lu
wlheh lie discussed the business meth
ods of tho Insurance and bluldlng and
loan companies ot tho state. Ho de
clares that state control of theMo or
ganizations Is not sulllclcnt to give In
vestors and policy holders tho protec
tion to which they nro ontitlcd, Ho
dares Unit there Is just enough of state
contiol to glvo tho color of authority
to a great many things which ought
not to bo allowed and which result in'
great Injury to Investors. Ho de
nounces some ot tho llfo companies
In tho strongest torms, declaring that
thoy promise, through their ngents, to
do things which nro absolutely Impos
sible, and that persons who tako their
policies tiro certain to bo tho losers.
Tho largo building and loan associa
tions aro also vigorously criticised, It
being charged that they nro run at
so high an expense thnt It Is Impos
sible for Invostors to got fair returns
on tholr shares. Tho opinion has
caused a great discussion. No names
ot companies or associations nro glvon
by tho attorney general. It Is stated
by legislators that the document will
bo made tho basis ot legislation to
correct nbtiBrs.
Kutli it ml Door Coiuhhu.
CHICAGO, Fob. 21. Tho Tribune
tomorrow will say:
Tho American Sash and Door com
pany, a now corporation with n capi
tal Btock of 10,000.000, of which Is
proforrcd iiud ?3,ROO,000 common, has
been organized by Hatch & Hltschor,
It was Incorporated under tho laws ot
Now Jorsoy todny, Tho company was
formed for tho purposo of acquiring
misli, door blind and Interior llnlsh
mills In Chicago.
Department Htures Win Out.
JEFFERSON CITY, M(s Feb. 21.
Tho supremo court on banc today, In
an opinion by judge Robinson de
clared tho dopartmcnt storo law pass
ed by tho last legislature unconstitu
tional and void. Tho reasons glvon
ore that the act lmpo3os an occupation
tax ns u llcoiiso to do business. Tho
Hw applied only to St. Josoph, Kansas
City and St. Louis, and to stores In
thoso cities employing more than n cer
tain number ot clerks. This feature is
objected to In the opinion aa class
legislation.
SUIT IS BY MSBRASKA'A MOVE TO STOP WAR
Efforts to Recover Monoy Dapjsltsd in
the Alma Bank.
TWO AGREEMENTS ARE ALLEGED.
Anttrer of ilutt&o dunlin to the l'rtlllon
of the State Department Defendant
Huy the Drpodlory Law Wu Dltre
garded by .State Treasurer and llonil
Delivered Without Ilia Knowledge or
CoRKUUt.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. ;2L William
Gaslln of Kearney tiled answer to tho
suit Instttued by the state oi Nebraska
lu tho United State circuit court
against the First National bank of
Alma and others to recover tho sum of
$10,000 deposited lu the Institution be
fore Its failure
The answer admits that on or about
February 20, 1891, the First National
bank of Alma executed to tho state
a bond lu tho sum of $2.',000, and that
It wati at that time reprcsmitcd to tho
dofendnut that the said bond would
not bo delivered until all other parties
mentioned in the body of the instru
ment hnd signed tho bund, but that
nil of the signatures were not obtained;
that In the bond It wiu specified that
tho bank should pay Interest to the
slato nt the rate of 3 per cent per mi
lium on nil money deposited, while
without the knowledge of tho defend
ant the bank entered Into another con
tract and agreement whereby It prom
ised to pay Interest nt the into of
0 per cent upon tho deposit that ho
tilgucd tho bond understanding that
tho rate would be .'! per cent, nnd
would not have signed It had ho known
that tho bank Intended to pay C per
celt.
Tho answer further sets out that the
term of the stnle treasurer who wa3
Ip office at the time tho bond was de
livered expired January 3, 1895, and
Unit tho bynd given the state expired
with tho term of tho officer accepting
It; that at tho time the ofllco of tula
treasurer wns turned over to his suc
cessor, who mado tho contract, all
the money deposited by nlni was trans
ftrrcd, nnd thnt therefore tho amount
ot money sought to bo recovered was
deposited In tho First National bnnlc
of Alma after the expiration of the
bond, and the bondsmen are not lla
blo; that tho contract entered Into by
tho bank and tho state of Nebraska
was an net which required authoriza
tion by tho board of directors, and that
such notion was never authorized, but
wns tho Individual act of A. L. Hurr
and Daniel Sullivan; that tho deposit
was mado under tho terms of tho "de
pository act." which provides that
(hero shall be deposited In no bank tin
nmount in excess of one-half ot the
vnluo of the bond furnished by tho
bank, and that tho plaintiff cannot
rccoveiv.becauso tho deposit lu- the
First National bank of Alma exceeds-one-halt
tho valuo of the ?2G,000 bond
furnished. The nnRwer nlso donlctf the
jurisdiction of tho court.
Oiisii .Job (in ii Hedging.
OMAHA, Nob., Feb. 21. Supervisor
of tho Census D. II. Wheeler wants
applications for tho position of enum
erators lu tho Second congressional
district. When Mr. Whcoler first took
chnrgo of tho ofllco ho was flooded
with applications and thought ho
would have no troublo In getting all
tho mon ho wanted, but when ho
camo to look at them ho found that
ninny wcro for places lu tho snmo
enumeration district, whllo certain dis
tricts were not represented nt nil, or
tho nppllcnntH wcro ot such Illiteracy
that they could not bo considered.
A sample application says: "I un
derstand thnt wlinon Is to bo appoint
ed as enumerators, and would like you
to tell mo wharo I can get application
blanks. 1'hese aro tho kind of peo-
plo that want to do work that will re
qulro tho highest Intelligence and abil
ity," said Mr. Wheeler In disgust.
"Thoro is front $75 to ?100 for fifteen
or thirty days' work, and 1 wish peo
ple would como after the jobs who
can do the work when they get It."
Cn.il In Uukotn Count v.
JACKSON, Neb., Feb. 21. An expert
who examined tho Riley & McHrldc
coal mine reports that tho coal near
Jackson was equal to any Iowa coal.
Tho vein Is threo feet and olglit Inches
thick and Is much harder than Iowa
coal. Ho also measured tho dopth of
tho Bhaft and found It to bo soventy
throo feet. Tho expert tried to secure
nn option on tho mine, but Messrs.
RUoy nnd McHrlde, remarked that
tholr fortune 'was In tho mlno and
money could not buy It.
A'conl drill will bo put lu and a
sample of tho coal taken up and sont
to tno oUlelnlB at Lincoln for examlna
tlon nnd If, as required by luw, tlny
win bcciiiu me ,uuu iiouniy wnicii III)
sluto pays for such discoveries.
Nlnimou U Held.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 20. Frank (1
Simmons, Into postmaster nt Seward
charged with enibczzclment, waived j
pieltmlnary examination before Com
nilssloncr Hllllngsloy and was bouu
over to appear at tho next term ot tin
federal court, which will bo held '
Omaha, Hond was glAcn In thj sum
Kyetlght l.eiiren und Hetiirn.
WAVERLY, Neb., Fob. 21. Somo
weeks ago J. N, Martin ot this placo
contracted a severe cold and In a few
days noticed that he had lost thu right
of ono eye. There wns no soreness or
pain In It. Ho let nature tako Its
course and now his sight Is rapidly
recovering.
l'lnger In Cora Shelter.
TECUMSEH, Nob., Feb. 21. Chnrlea
Muggy, a farmer residing north of
Cook, lost all tho fingers of his right
hand lu the machnery ot a cornshellcr.
Russia nnd Franco Trying to Induce Ger
many to Join Them.
STRONG PRESSURE IS BROUGHT
rernUtent Kninorii of thin Nut tire nt Mer
lin Will Not Down Ooveriuueut
Orgnni Itcmulii Silent Ilcllef OUen
Color hjr Dlnpntch from Well-Informed
l'nrlt Correspondent.
HERLIN, Feb. 20. (New York
World Cublcgram.) An attempt to
Intervene In tho wnr In South Africa
Is aboiit to be made the Klclno Jour
nal ot this morning thinks. It sup
ports the belief by, among other things,
tho opinion of Its well Informed Paris
correspondent.
Tho government organs aro silent
on tho subject.
It was persistently rumored Here
yesterday uud today that Russia and
Jfranco are bringing strong pressuro
to bear upon Germany to Join them
lu Intervention. It Is understood that
Germany has previously Inclined to
bo a party to Intervention nt present
or to countennnco It, because If It
should do so cither Germany would
embitter England without getting com
pensating advantage from Russia and i
Franco.
Ono thing Is certain, Ucrmany will
not Intervene merely to play tho I
gumo ot some other power or powers.
LONDON, Feb. 20. A member of tho
cabinet told ti. W. Lucy tonight that I
the war oltlce hud received a telegram
announcing that General Conjo was
hopelessly surrounded.
Mr. Wyndhnm was best by tho nnx-
members of the house, but would only
reply that the government nows was
extciemly satisfactory. Tho uole ex
planation of tho government with
holding good news Is that confirmation
and details are nwalted.
Tho situation, as disclosed by cor
respondents over tho Free State bor
der, is tantalizing to the public expec-
tatlons. Tho elementary facts arc
that tho Hoors aro trekking eastward
toward Uloemfontcln, with slow mov
ing baggage trains, aim that they
ate pursued by Lord Kitchener, with
Gcnleral Kelly-Kenny s division.
General MacDonald, with tho High
landers, mado a forced march to Kod
ossrnnd ford nnd on Sunday pushed
twenty miles eastward. General
French left Klniberlcy Saturday, going
cast along the Moddcr river. Lord
Kitchener Is trying to outmarch and
to outflank the Doers, thus checking
their retreat, If possible, and driving
them buck into tho hands of MueDon-
old and French.
The wnr ofllco message communicat
ed to Mr. Lucy scorns to Indlcnto thnt
Lord Kitchener hns cither got ahead
of tho Hoors or Is about to realize his
plan nnd the wur ofllco waits to an
nounce a declslvo result. Meanwhllo
Commandant Dclnrey with tho Doers
from Colesburg Is hanging on to tho
right Hank ot tho Urltlsh pursuing
columns, seeking to dclny their move
ment nnd so to nsalst the Hocr wagon
trains to escape.
Studonts of topograhy think tho
Doers will hardly risk a fight until
they get Into tho rough country north
ot Uloomfontcln,
SENATE HAS TWO PRESIDENTS.
Itiulillcmis nud Democrat Kucli llevog-
nUo n Lender.
FRANKFORT, Ky Feb. 20. Tho
democrats held a session of the senate
at 9 o'clock with President Pro torn
Carter presiding and recessed to meet
again at 10:30. Tho republicans ad
journed Saturday to meet nt 10:30 to
day. When tho senate convened both
Cartor nnd Marshall presided. Tho re
publicans recognized Marshall, ad
journing after prayor, and led by Lieu
tonunt Governor Marshall tho republi
can senators left tho hall. Tho demo
cratic senators, .recognizing President
Pro Tern Carter, paid no attention to
tho republicans' proceedings and con
tinued in session.
Tho democratic scunto then ndoptcd
a motion by Senator Allen ot Lexing
ton to ratify and reaffirm tho formo;
action of tho sonato by which Goobol
wns declared governor. This prevail
ed on viva voco vote Senator Trip
lott, antl-Goobol democrat, voted with
the democrats for tho purposo of mak
ing a quorum.
Tho democratic senators, adjourned
after adopting the Allen resolution.
Tho proceedings of today aro likely to
bo duplicated In tho sonato tomorrow,
ns both republicans nnd democrats ad
journed to mcot lu the came hall to
morrow. Tho democrnts will meet at
10:30 and tho republicans at noon.
TJio houso democrats will cither today
dF tomorrow follow tho action of tho
sonato domocrats, ratify the former
proceedings In tho Goebol-Tr.ylor and
Hcckham-Marshall contests.
Will Not (let Tree Hoard.
HAVANA, Feb. 20. Aloxls M. Frye,
superintendent of schools, when dis
cussing today the proposed visit of
Cuban teachers to the Harvard sum
mer school tor teachers, said ho had
not Intended to convey the Impression
that tho teachers would bo boarded
nt the oxpenso of Harvard university,
but merely that the tuition was to bo
furnished them gratuitously. Thoso
who make tho trip will bo perfectly
able to pay their own board bills. Ap
plications aro pouring In hourly.
Freth Hope for I'minnm.
PARIS, Fob. 20. A prominent offi
cial ot tho government, spenklng to tho
correspondent of the Associated Pros3
regarding tho American construction
of tho Nlcurnguun canal, said that tho
hopo of tho French people is that tho
American government will not decldo
on what routo tho canal shall tako un
til tho Walker commission makes Its
report.
"We think," said he, "It Is but rea
Bonablo that tho opinion of experts
and engineers should be regarded be
fore a final decision Is reached."
A COLONIAL DERATE.
The Authority of ConRrcm to Kxtcnd ot
Withhold Territory.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. A simple
resolution of Inquiry introduced in
tho sennto today by Hale of Maine
precipitated an hour's constitutional
debato bj somo ot tho ablest
lawyers In the body on tho authority
of congress at its pleasure to extend
or withhold tho constitution to terri
tory acquired by the United States.
The bill providing a government for
tho territory ot Hawaii was under con
sideration most of the afternoon.
Halo offered a resolution, which,
after a long debate was adopted, call
ing on the commissioners of tho Dis
trict of Columbia for Information as
to why the law of the congress relat
ing to telephone charges had not been
enforced nnd practically was Inoperat
ive. Galllnger nnd Pintt of Connecti
cut called attention to tho fact that
tho telephone charges fixed by con
gress had been decided by a Judge
of the supreme court to nmount to a
practlcnl confiscation of telephone
property nud In violation of the con
stitutional provision against taking
property without duo process of law.
Dach rather deprecated congress' ques
tioning a court decision, whether sat
isfactory to senntors or not. Halo In
sisted that tho right of the telephone
monopoly In the prcmlseT should bo
passed upon by tho Unltd Stats su
prm court.
Tillman at Ibis point, having In mind
the extension .of the constitution over
the Insular possessions of tho United
States, precipitated a legal debato by
Inquiring how tho constitution extend
ed over the District of Columbln, If, ns
had been maintained, congress had
plenary powor In the district. Fornker
replied that the constitution extended
over the district when It was a part
of Virginia nnd Maryland nnd wns
never withdrawn. He maintained thnt
congress hnd ample authority, In his
Judgment, to extend tho constitution
over such territory ns tho United
States might ncquire, or withhold it.
Onco extended over a territory con
gress was bounded by Its Imlltatlons.
Chilton of Texas Inquired If the pro
visions of the constitution, onco ex
tended over a territory by congress,
could be withdrawn by congress. For
akor replied that that question hnd
nover arisen and probably never would
nrlsc. Ho was Inclined to the belief
that on account of vested rights and
other questions there might bo diffi
culty In withdrawing the constitution
onto extended over a territory.
Tho discussion ot the constitutional
questions Involved took a wide rnngc.
In response to a question from Hoar,
Mr. Lindsay said that tho application
of the constitution had been expand
ed. Mr. Jefterson, he snld, believed a
state could not bo crented out of terri
tory not Included In tho orfglnal limits
of tho Unltcrt Stntes, but neverthe
less we had advanced far beyond that
point.
BULLER AGAIN ADVANCING.
Oneen'A llegluicnt Tnkes l'oslllon by
Asmiult.
LONDON, Feb. 20. Tho war ofllco
has received tho following dispatch
from General Duller.
"CHIEVKLL CAMP, Feb. 19. Yes
terday moved around the enemy's
flank. The Queens, who hnd bivouacked
on tho northern slope of Clngolo,
crossed tho nok nnd supported by tho
rost of tho Second brigade under Hll
yurd assaulted nnd took tho southern
end of Monto Crlsto."
"Tho Fourth brlgado, on tho loft or
western slope, and tho Welsh Fuslleers,
supported by the rest of tho Sixth bri
gade, assaulted tho eastern flank of tho
enemy's position, while tho Second bri
gade cavalry on the .extreme right
wntched the eastern elopes of Monto
Chrlsto nnd drove back thoso of tho
cnomy attempting to escnpo there from
our nrtlllery lire. Assaulted by heavy
artillery lire on their front and Hank
and attacked on tholr llnnk and rear.
tho enemy mndc but slight resistance
and abandoning their strong position
v.-oro driven ncro33 tho Tugola. I have
taken several camps, a wugonload of
ammunition, sovornl wagons of storo3
und n few prisoners.
Tho wenthcr has been Intensely hot
and the ground traversed was exceed
ingly dlflieult. Hut tho energy nnd
dnsh of the troops havo been very
pleasant to seo. Thoy havo all done
splendidly. Tho work of tho lrregu
lur cavalry, tho Queen's, tho Scots Fusl
leers and the Rlflo brigade was, per
haps, most noticeable, whllo tho excel
lent practice of the artillery nnd naval
guns and tho steadiness of the gunners
under, at times, very accurate fire, wns
romarkablo. Tho accurate fire of tho
naval guns from Chloveloy wns of great
assistance.
"Our casualties aro not, I think,
many."
ORDERED TO MOURN FOR G0EBEL.
Ilouelutructi! that llulldlni; He Draped
in III Honor.
FRANKFORT, Ky Feb. 20. Tho
house convened nt noon, Speaker Trim
ble presiding. Tho Journal of tho dem
ocratic legislature sitting at Loulsvlllo
Saturday wns read. Mr. Hlckmnn,
democrat, demanded n roll call to as
certain tho presonco of n quorum. The
republicans did not answer to their
names and only fifty-three of tho sixty
democrats were present.
Tho house adopted a resolution di
recting tho custodian of public build
ing to drapo the legislative halls and
state houso with emblems of mourning
and to placo tho stnto capltol flog at
halt mast on account of tho death of
Governor Goobol.
For Mute Mining SchnoU,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20. Re
presentntUo Mondoll (Wyo.) today pre
sented tho report of tho commlttco on
mines nnd mining on tho bill to npply
n portion ot the proceeds of thq sales
ot public lands to tho endowment nnd
support ot the mining schools In tho
Bovernl states and territories. Tho re
port dwells on tho oxtont and import
ance of the mining Industry and on tho
desirability of tho government foster
ing stnto mining schools, as In the cast
of agricultural colleges.
1 TIKI
Guy Livingston, Eillod at Manilla, Laid
to Final Host.
WAS GIVEN A MILITARY FUNERAL.
Iteninlrm Lny In Stnte nt tho Court Homo
mid are Viewed uy ThonnnliiU A Hrlef
Hlogruphlcal Sketch of the Decerned
Other Matter Here nnd There In Nc-hrnikn.
JKIED AT
FLATTSMOUTH, Nob., Fob. 20.
The casket containing the body of II
Guy Livingston, arrived in this dty
over the Uurllngton nt 7:12 and, after
being wrapped with tho United States
flag, was taken to tho homo of his
mother, Mrs. Robert R. Livingston, by
tho members of tho Grand Army ot
the Republic. At noon tbo body
wns taken to the court houso, where It
lay In stnto until 2 o'clock. Captain
13. J. Straight, with Company F, Sec
ond regiment, Ncbrasna Natlonnl
Guard, took tho body to St. Luko'o
Episcopal church, whore tho funeral
services were conducted by Rev. H. B.
Hurgcss. "Nearer, My God, to Theo,"
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul,'" "Asleep In
JC3UB," "Rock of Ages" and a memor
ial odo written by Rov. H. B. Uurgess
were sung by tho choir. A largo num
ber of friends followed tho remains to
Oak Hill cemetery, where tho body wns
Interred oeslde that ot his father with
all tho honors of a bravo soldier. De
ceased wns oorn in this city, Novem
ber 11, 1869, where he grew to man
hood. After graduating from tho
Plnttsmouth High school ho nttended
tho law school at Ann Arbor, Mlrh.,
graduating from thoro In 189C, and
was a member of the Cass county bar.
Ho enlisted as a prlvato lu Company
M, First Nebraska, and while the regi
ment was stationed at San Francisco
ho was sent back ucro for recruits.
While here he had a premonition that
ho would never return alive and so
expressed himself to Rov. H. . Bur
gess and his mother, and roturncd to
tho house tho third tlmo to bid his
mother farewell. Ho was killed in tho
battle nt Santa Mesa, near Manila,
Fcbraury 5, 1899. Ho was well known
throughout the state. Tho Burlington (
shops were shut down and tbo business
houses closed nnd flags floated at half
mast from the public and many pri
vate buildings.
Soldier Dcnd Sleeping Ahrond.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 20. From tho
records on fllo In tho adjutant gener
al's ofllco It appears that all tho dead
of the First Nebraska havo been re
turned to the state for final Interment,
save thoso whose names aro given be
low: John A. Glover, sergeant, com
pany A, died at ssa; John Black, pri
vate, company B, died at Cavite;
George L. Geddes, Bergoant, company
C, burled nt eea; William Evans, ser
geant, company C, died at Cnvlto; Jul
ius O. Miller, prlvato, compnny C, bur
led nt Honolulu; llowls D. Georgeson,
private, company D, died nt San Fran
cisco; William P. Lewis, private, com
pany B, killed at Manila; C. R. C. Ma
ker, private, company E, died nt Ma
nila; Frank Seeloy, prlvato, company
I, transferred to hospital corps and
died; Lewis D. Pnssmore, prlvato, com
pany I, burled at sea; Georgo W. Nel
man, private, company G butted At
Honolulu.
Lieut. -Col. Ilnrrlion.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 2Q. Lieutenant
Colonel Russell B. Harrison has re
ceived Information that ho Is to be
relieved from duty ns Inspector gener
al of tho dopartmcnt ot Santiago and
Puerto Principe Cuba, and will bo or
dered to the statin of Inspector gen
eral of tho department of Puerto Flco,
with headquarters at San Juan, upon
the expiration ot his sick lcavo tho
coming month.
Sinco coming to this city from a
'rrtundup wltn tho yellow fever In
Cuba last fall, Lieutenant Colonel Har
rison has been promoted to his pres
ent rank from that of major, thus
making It probable that he would bo
sent to a station of greater Import
ance. The department of Santiago,
where a major Is stationed, Is subord
inate to that of Havana, weher a lleu
tennnt colonel Is stntloned asdnspector
general, while the departmont of Puer
to Rico Is Independent.
Forced to Stjnd Hiirofnnted.
BEATRICE, Neb., Fob. 20. At nn
early hour tho other morning Thomas
Doran, veterinary burgeon, was held
up on tho west sldo by two masked
men, who relieved him of a small sum
and a caso of Instruments. He was
compelled to tako oft his bIiocs and
overshoes and stand thus In the snow
whllo being robbed. Tho robbers car
ried off his shoes, which ho afterward
recovered. No clow to tho highway
men. llhiic lit Hunting!.
HASTINGS, Nob., Feb. 19. The flro
department tos called out to tako caro
of what pro,cd to bo a rather serious
blaze. A residence on South St. Joseph
avenue caught flro. The department
made a quick run, but on account of
lack ot pressure nnd tho fact, that the
hydrant was frozen caused some de
lay before the water could bo used. Tho
property was badly damaged, tho en
tiro roof belns burned away.
Mate.
South Chester has shipped a cargo
of Russian beet seed to tho Grand Isl
and beet fields.
nyron has been working a long
time to organize a camp of Royal
Neighbors nnd at last It succeeds.
Roca Is nlso pinched for rentable
houses. Flvo houses In tho town nro
held down each my two families.
Tho depot wlilch was removed from
Friend to Stoddard Is being repaired
and will soon bo ready for occupancy.
In twenty-eight days of January ,
County Treasurer Thompson of Red
willow county collected back taxed
to the uiuvunt of 14,327.
