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IIURSPAT BT THB INO COMPAMT. rsTTIER. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Prof. E. R. Boyer, director of the Chicago Institute of pedagogy, died of pneumonia. Ex-Congressman Charles C. Com stock is dead at Grand Rapids, Mich., aged 82 years. Aj W. Perry, editor of Perry’s Musi cal Magazine, is dead at Sedalia, Mo., aged 71 years. The first new potatoes of the season, direct from Florida are arriving in the northern cities. Ex-Congressman Harry Miner, form erly a well known theatrical manager, died at New York City. The Denver, Colo., Are and police board has ordered the chief of police to close all gambling houses. The senate confirmed the nomination of J. O. Smith to be Indian agent for the Southern Utes in Colorado. The imports of merchandise during January total $75,880,987, as compared with $58,239,771, the same month last year. At Pullman, Ark., a small station on the iPttsburg & Gulf railroad, occurred the explosion of a sawmill boiler, in which seven men were killed. At Evelenth, Minn, the flyw'heel of the engine at the electric light station burst and C. H. Webster, the proprietor of the plant, was killed by the flying pieces. Representative. .Richardson of Ten nessee, has introduced a bill to pre vent the interstate transportation of the products of trusts making silver plated ware. Representative Burkett of Nebraska introduced bills to remove the charge of desertion from the military records of William H. Spradling and Thomas H. Van Felden. An informal conference of the Demo eratlc members of the house commit tee on merchant marine and fisheries was held In reference to the minor shipping subsidy bill. The Bonner stock farm at -Tarry town, N. Y., is not to pass out of exis tence, despite the sale of all the trot ters and pacers which belonged to the late Robert Bonner, except Maud S. The body of Henry Waterhouse, jr„ the rich Hawaiian planter who died in New York during his honeymoon was cremated and Mrs. Waterhouse left for Honolulu with her husband's ashes. President James J. Hill of the Great Northern, has written to Republic, Wash., that he has expected to com mence work on the extension on the Okanogan to Republic the coming sea son. Judge Cornelius C. Quinlan, among the first to open a live stock commis sion office at the Kansas City stock yards, and at one time an extensive owner of Kansas City real estate, is dead. The Michigan supreme court has de cided that a jury has the right to re fuse to follow the directions of a trial judge and to find a verdict of ac quittal when a verdict of guilty had been directed. By direction of the president the new military post at Magnolia Bluff, near Seattle. Wash., will hereafter be known and designated as Fort Lawton, in honor of the late Major General Lawton. U. S. V. Mrs. Amber Louise McLellan, wife of Orvls Irving McLellan of New Or leans, a state senator in Louisiana, and worth .it is said, more than fl, 000,000 applied to Judge Tuthill of Chicago for divorce. The diplomatic apropriation bill was reported to the senate by the com mittee on appropriations. The appro priation made by the bill was in creased to the extent of $22,062, mak ing a total of $1,765,768. E. E. Paris, about 45 years old, an employe of the Atchison, Topeka £ Santa Fe, committed suicide at Otta wa, Kan., by stabbing himself twice with a pocket knife and then firing two bullets into his body from a Win chester rifle. Senator Allison, chairman of the republican caucus, has appointed the committee on order of business author ized by the caucus. It is composed of Senators Allison. Hale, Aldrich, Cul lom, Wolcott, Sewell, Spooner, Mc Bride, Hanna. Curley Supplies, the Buffalo light weight, who has challenged Frank Erne for the championship of the world, has been matched to meet Jack Hudson, the Cleveland lightweight, be fore the Badger Athletic club of Mil waukee, on Friday, March 9. Ex-Congressman Hamilton Lewis, of Washington state, had a final confer ence with the president concerning his appointment as one of the Philippine commissioners. The president had the subject under consideration. Colonel Lewis told the president that he was not in accord with his Philippine pol icy. The president then frankly told Lewis that while he would be delight ed to honor him because of his per sonal regard, he could not appoint him. Paul Blackman, director of affairs of the United States commission to the Paris exposition; Mrs. Blackman, Wil liam C. Cash, his secretary; Miss Eliz abeth Cahill, librarian, and a number of clerks from the office of the com mission at Chicago, were passengers on the Cunard line steamship Cam pania, which sailed for Europe on the 28th. Chairman Cooper of the house com mittee on insular affairs, introduced a bill providing a government for Puerto Rico. The remains of the late Dr. Leslie E. Keeley. who died suddenly in Los Angeles, Cal., are to be taken to Dwight, 111. D. C. Bloomer, an old and prominent citizen of Council Bluffs is dead. The Lamport & Holt steamer Homer, Captain Sadagan, from Santos, Janu ary 31. via Bahia and St. Lucia, with coffee, arrived in quarantine and re ported yellow fever on board, two deaths having occurred on the voyage from the fatal scourge; Troops Under General French Encounter Boer Force West of Osfontein. CENSOR CUTTING WAR DISPATCHES Boer* Kvncunte Thrlr Position on the Rond From Dodreelit—Movement* of the British In North Cepe Colony—No Time for Speculation. LONDON, March 5.—(New York World Cablegram.)—British and Boers met In battle again yesterday. A spe cial dispatch to the World's London bureau from H. F. Provost-Battersby, the World’s war correspondent with lx.rd Roberts, says: “LORD ROBERTS' HEADQUAR TERS, Osfontein, Orange Free State, March 4.—Major General French, com manding the cavalry and mounted in fantry brigade, while reconnoiterlng to the westward today, encountered the Boers in force occupying a table shaped kopje. The British exchanged f.hots with them, the Boers replying with guns.” The dispatch is unfinished and has lieen delayed by the censor in Cape town. Dispatches from Dordrecht, in northern Cape Colony, say that Gen eral Brabant, commanding Brabant’s horse, a colonial force of regular mounted infantry, with other colonial troops, has been engaged all day long .today (Sunday) attacking the Boers, who occupy a strong position at La bushagne's nek on the road from Dor drecht northwest to Jamestown. Gen eral Brabant had marched all night, and bivouacked toward morning. Soon after daylight he came in touch with the Boers, who had a strongly in trenched position. The engagement ; was pushed with great vigor. A heavy rifle fire was exchanged, particularly on the right flank. The Boers gradually retired before the British shell fire and evacuated their position. The Boers had no guns in action and the British were soon able to press forward and take up their position in the Boers trenches. The Boers, undaunted, took up new posi tions on the hill opposite, and during the afternoon brought up two guns and made a determined effort to retake the position they had lost. The Post expert says: “Roberts re turned to Osfontein Friday afternoon. At that time 5,000 or 6,000 Boers were in position. If the Boers have not made a hasty retreat the next news may be that they are surrounded." The expert thinks the movements of the British in north Cape Colony are advancing well except Gatacre. He believes the Boers are all out of the Wensburg district and that Brabant is threatening them in front and rear in the Dordreist country. He thinks Gatacre can hold the Boers at Stock strom, but criticises the acts of recon naisance in force without result when scouts’ patrol could get all necessary information. He goes on to say: "Methuen has not been sent to Kim berley with the whole First division for nothing. We may next hear the railway is open to Fourteen Streams, which is only 170 miles from Mafeking, where all was well February 13. A Boer telegram shows that the Boer force from Hadysmith has retreated behind Biggarsberg. The Boers have no chance of collecting more than 40, 000 men for a decisive battle in the Free State except by complete aban donment of Natal. Roberts is not waiting at Osfontein to make up his mind or for equipment. The proba bility is that movements are in prog less of which we hear nothing. The present is not a moment for specula tion.” GERMAN FtARS OF ANGLOPHOB A Semi Ofltclil .Berlin Paper llrgn that it llUcoii tlnuo. BERLIN. March 5.—The semi-offi cial Berliner Post, in a strong article today, again begs the Anglophobia press to discontinue the practice of abusing British statesmen and gen erals and British enterprises generally, declaring that "this does more harm than some may suppose.” The Post asserts, on the authority of a private letter from the Trans vaal received at Hamburg, that the Boer republics on January 15 had is sued altogether 4t>,000 identification cards to Boers in the field. The writer of the letter says that these figures represented the total fed eral force at that time. AFRO-AMERICAN COUNCIL. Conference Held at Washington of lead ers of the Karo. WASHINGTON, March 5.—An im* poitant conference of representatve Afro-Americans was held here yester day, at which the testing of the suff rage law legislation of the southern states, especially Louisiana, was thor oughly discussed. Among those pres ent were T. Thomas Fortune of New York, chairman of the executive com mittee of the national Afro-American council; Mr. Jesse Lawson of New Jer sey, chairman of the sub-executive committee; Representative White of Tennessee; Thomas L. Jones of Vir ginia; Mr. Calvin Chase, editor of the Washington Bee; Mr. Edward Cooper, editor of the Washington Colored Con gressional Library; Prof. William H. Richards, dean of the law department of Howard university; Prof. Bruce Evans and others. BOERS AI TEMPT TO ESCAPE. Ktrorts Are Frustrated and 1,100 Are Flared uu Steamers. CAPETOWN, March 5.—It is re ported that the Boer prisoners while on the way from Paardeberg unsuc cessfully attempted to escape from the train. Eleven hundred of Cronje's men have been placed temporarily on board the British steamers Mongolian and Ma nila, in Table bay. CHANCE EOR LOTS OF TALK, Porto Rico. Quay Caic and Currency Rill In the Senate. WASHINGTON, March 5.—The ques tion of seating Senator Quay, the con ference on the currency bill and the Porto Rican government will divide the attention of the senate for the pres ent week. By agreement the report on tne currency bill will be voted upon at 4 o'clock Tuesday and will have prac tically the undivided attention of the senate until that time if there are sen ators who desire to speak upon it. After Tuesday the Quay resolution will be the uppermost topic during the morning hour each day and the Porto Rican bill for the remainder cf the day. There are still several speeches to be made on the Quay resolution, among those who are to speak being Senators Penrose, Spooner, Perkins and Carter, favorable to Quay, and Senator Burrows in opposition. The Porto Rican bill will be debat ed at length. Senators Culberson, Turner and Pettigrew will make set argument against it on constitutional grounds and Senators Nelson and Depew will talk in support of it. The Loard question of expansion will be raised in connection with this meas ure and it will provoke much running debate, as well as many set speeches. Senator Foraker, who is in charge of the bill, says there is no disposition to accept the house bill and drop the senate measure, as has been reported in some quarters would be done. The diplomatic and the pension ap propriation bills probably will be passed during the week. Either of them is calculated to provoke pro longed discussion. The house will devote this week, except tomorrow, which is District of Columbia day. ,X<4 contested election cases. The debate on the Aldridge Robbins case, which opened on Fri day, will continue Tuesday and Wed nesday. After it is disposed of, the Wise-Young contest from Virginia will be taken up and probably will consume the remainder of the week. In both cases the majority has report ed against the sitting members, who are democrats, and the house will probably sustain the reports, so that by the end of the week the republi can majority in the house will have been increased by two. HOLOCAUST ON THE BOWERY I.iHlglng Hnutt ift llurnetl and Six In mate* Lone Tlielr Lived. NEW YORK, March 5.—Five persons were burned to death and three were injured early this morning in a fire which occurred in a seven-story lodg ing house at 44 to 48 Bowery. The dead are: CHARLES BUTTIE, 40 years old. JOHN CLARK, 50 years old. EDWARD DOYLE. 35 years old. HENRY JACKSON, colored, 33 years old. STEPHEN CARNEY, 73 years of age. ! UNKNOWN MAN, about 50 year^ i old. ^ i Martin Gallagher, 53 years old, was I burned about the face and hands and also removed to a hospital. Edward Walker, 47 years old, was burned, but not seriously. The fire was first discovered shortly after 2 o'clock. Smoke was pouring from the windows of the fifth floor and the flames were making rapid progress. The lodging house was cut up into 132 rooms and ninety of these small places w'ere occupied when the fire broke out. Policemen sent in an alarm and burst into the place to arouse the inmates. They notified the night clerk, who immediately rang the alarms all over the house. Taxc* on ImliHii l.and*. WASHINGTON, March 5.—Con gressman Robinson introduced a bill in the house providing for the pay ment of a tax by the government up on Indian lands held in trust, where the same are located in organize'1 counties. The bill provides in a gen eral way that the government shall pay the same rate in the way of taxes which lands of a similar character held by settlers pay for the support of the county. It is intended to in demnify the respective counties against the necessary outlay to which they are put in the way of maintain ing roads and bridges, schools and school houses, located on these lands. Mr. Hr.vmi In Texas. GALVESTON, Tex.. March 5.—W. J. Bryan rested quietly here Saturday. A tew intimate friends called during the night. Mr. Bryan will leave here to morrow noon for Austin, where he will lemain for two weeks. He will then go to Nebraska, to be present at the j state convention on March 19. “That's my birthday," said Mr. Bryan, “and 1 will be 40 years of age. Four years ago it was said I was too : young to be president; now the argu I ment will probably be advanced that 1 ! am too old.” I New Light on the Philippine!). WASHINGTON. March 5.—The War ! department has published some statis I tics of the Philippine commerce for the | quarter of last year ending September ; 30, which throws new light on the i export trade so far as it relates to I the United States. It is shown that I of the total exports of raw sugar, amounting to $1,143,349. only $85,002 went to the United States, while Japan and Great Britain took nearly all of the remainder. Also as to leaf tobacco, the exports of which were valued at $355,463, the exports to the United States were trifling in amount, Spain taking the lion’s share. Ocean Liner** Profit*. NEW YORK, March 5.—The Ham burg-American line announces its profits for the year 1899 are 18,000.000 marks, an increase of 4,000,000 marks over the previous year. The capital will, however, pay the same dividend of 8 per cent, applying the surplus to reducing the book value of its fleet and insurance fund. In consequence of j the larger tonnage required by its in I creased business it is proposed at the next general meeting of the company to increase its capital from 65,000,000 - Ml,00",CtOU..niarks,_ General Dnndonald Push's His Way Through and Raises the Seige. DISPATCH CONFIRMING THE NEWS _ r Country Between the Main Army and the Town Clear of Boer*—The New# Causes Orest Itejolclng In London— Congratulatory Telegrams Sent to the Front. LONDON, March 2.—The War office has received the following dispatch from General Buller: “LYTTLETON’S HEADQUARTERS, March 1.—9:05, Morning.—General Dnndonald, with the Natal Carbineers and a composite regiment, entered Ladysmith last night. "The country between me and Lady smith is reported clear of the enemy. I am moving on Nelthorpe.” The news of the relief of Ladysmith was received with much more enthusi asm than any previous event of the war. Flags were immediately hoisted on a number of hotels and other build ings and General Buller’s success was everywhere received with the hearti est satisfaction. The news has not yet affected the Stock exchange. The lord mayor of London immediately tele graphed his congratulations to Gener als White and Buller. When the queen received the news at Windsor castle the bells on the curfew tower of the castle were rung in honor of the event. COLENSO CAMP, March 1.—(New York World Cablegram.)—During the afternoon of the 28th the cavalry bri gade pressed forward on the march toward Bulwana hill, Dundonald in the direction of Ladysmith. Tne Boers fired on both with artillery from Bul wana. About 4 Major Gough's regi ment, which was in advance, found the ridges surrounding and concealing Ladysmith apparently unoccupied. He reported to Dundonald, who thereupon determined to ride through the gap and reach the town with two squad rons of the Imperial Light Horse and i Carbineers, the rest being sent back to Buller’s picket line. It was evening when we started and only an hour of daylight remained. We galloped on swiftly in spite of the rough ground, up and down hill, through dongas, scrub and rocks until we could see the British guns flashing from Wagon hill howitzers. But on we went, faster and faster. Suddenly came the chal lenge from the scrub: "Who goes there?” "The Ladysmith relieving army,” was the reply. , Then tattered, almost bootless men crowded round us, cheering very fee bly. Even in the gloom we could see how thin and pale they looked, but how glad. We were conducted in tri umph into town. At headquarters we met White, Hunter. Hamilton and all the heroes of the defense. It was an impressive scene. CHURCHILL. CONDITION IN THE PHILIPPINES. War Depart ment Receives Cabled Report From Otlii. WASHINGTON, March 2.—Three cable messages from General Otis were received at the War department today. One contained a long list of casualties among the troops Jn the Philippines since the last report. A second announced the arrival at Ma nila today of a government transport from the coast of Tayabas province with eight American and 410 Spanish soldiers recently relieved from cap tivity among the insurgents. The third message stated that since the recent opening to commerce of the island ports 13,000 tons of hemp and 70,000 bales of tobacco had been received at Manila and that large ship ments of the commodities named will soon be made to the United States and other countries. The fact that General Otis has not reported any military operations since the departure of General Bates’ expe dition to southern Luzon to complete the plan of opening the hemp ports in that quarter is accepted by War de partment officials as an indication that the campaign is progressing satisfac torily and that our forces have not met with any serious opposition by the insurgents in recent movements. It is Major Strait. LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.—The votes for major of the Second regi ment, Nebraska national guard, was canvassed in the office of Adjutant General Barry, resulting in the elect ion of Captain E. J. Straight, com pany F, of Lincoln, by the narrow margin of sixteen votes to fifteen votes for Captain E. H. Phelps, com pany K, of Schuyler, and four votes i for Captain T. F. McCarthy, company H, of Austora. The election is to fill the vacancy caused by the recent elec tion of Major W. H. Hayward as col onel of the regiment. In Judge Marshall's Memory, WASHINGTON, March 2—A sub committee of the American Bar as sociation called on President McKin ley today and informed him of the celebration which has been arranged for February 4, 1901, in honor of the centennial of the installation of John Marshall as chief justice of the su preme court of the United States. The president expressed great interest in the proposed centennial exercises and accepted an invitation to be pres ent. Judges Said to Fear Death. FRANKFORT, Ky„ March 2.—The court of appeals entered an order post poning the argument docket wr.til the spring term, which begins in April. The order of the chief justice does not give the reason fcr this action, but merely states that the judges will hold their consultations at which cases will be decided as usual, and that the court will convene on the bench whenever the occasion demands it. In democratic circles it is said this action was taken on ac count of stories that the lives of two of the judges had been threatened. THE LADYSMITH EIGHT. BritUh Troops Have a Hard Time Driv ing Boer Forces Away. COLENSO CAMP, March 3— (New York World Cablegram)—Buller, hav ing throwei a new pontoon bridge across the river during the night, crossed with Baron and Kitchener's brigade, which came into line beyond the Tugela on the right of Hart and Northcote’s brigade, which were hold ing positions previously captured. He then made a general attack upon the Boer left and center at Pieter’s posi tion. The action began at 8 o'clock, when Barton, who crossed first, defiled along a gorge, turned northward and attacked a cluster of kopjes on the Boer left. All the the artillery, the naval guns, Colt and Maxim batteries and musketry of the Border regiment, the South African Lighters, covered the advance from the high southern bank of the river. All the kopjes, ex cept on the extreme left of the Boer line, were taken by noon with little loss, as the position was completely commanded by our guns. The Boers maintained a vigorous artillery fire on both flanks. Mean while the brigades under Kitchener and Northcote deployed along the riv er bank ready to attack Northcote's hill, where the Innislcillings were suf fering. Kitchener held Railway hill, midway between Northcote and Bar ton. The advance began at 1 o’clock. Barton from a captured position en filaded the trenches and the troops at tacked with spirit, and although the Lancashire men had been four days and nights exposed to continual fire from the enemy without shelter from run or rain they marched with alac rity and enthusiasm to the assault. The artillery, which was well handled, today made the most effective opera uons yei seen ana inougn me noers showed their customary courage our advance was never checked. By 4 o'clock the next fortified position, joining Inniskiiling hill to Railway hill, was taken, upw’ard of fifty pris oners being captured in the trenches. Immediately after Railway hill itself was carried and loud cheering along the whole front of the army encour aged Northcote's riflemen to assault the fatal Inniskiiling hill. This they did in good style, taking more pris oners and occupying all the Boer en trenchments. Thus by 6 o'clock two miles of forti fied hills forming the left and cen ter of Pieter's position were occupied by the British troops who were now scarcely five miles from the outposts of Ladysmith. The Boers resisted stubbornly and the captured positions were shelled by their artillery heavily. Another fast position still intervenes, but this White can shell equally with us. Very great substantial success was obtained without heavy loss. Cronje’s surrender and the capture of Pieter's position may well divest the 28 th of February of its burden of shame. 7:15 p. m.—The six days of fighting railed the battle of Pieter’s came to a victorious close after great sacrifice bad been made by the troops and much hardship patiently borne. But in spite of the heavy loss in an army already reduced by hard fighting, the loyal devotion in all ranks never wav ered. ROOT LEAVES EOR HAVANA. Secretary of War Starts Out for a Tour ! of the Island* WASHINGTON, March 3—Secretary Root left Washington today for a fly ing trip to Cuba. With him wre Mrs. Root, Miss Root, Edward Root, his son; Colonel Carter, assistant adjutant gen eral; Private Secrtary W. S. Courtny and Arthur Brooks, attendant. The party had a special car over the South ern railroad. It Is reported that the trip will oc- j cupy about two weeks, allowing for a week's tour around the island of Cuba. The army transport Sedgwick is on its way to Tampa and the party will em bark on it tomorrow for Havana. It is known that the main object of the trip is to enable Scretary Root to confer personally with General Wood, and as the latter will accompany the secretary on his tour around the is land, there will be ample opportunity for such conferences. It is gathered from rather urgent communications that has been rceived here from Havana that notwithstand ing the apparent serenity of condi tions in Havana and Cuba generally, General Wood has reason for grave ap prehension as to the future; not be cause of the possibility of outbreaks, but rather owing to the extreme grav ity of important questions that are pressing from all sides for immediate decision. ADOPTS INSURGENT TACTICS. Col. Anderson Tries Ills Hand at the Am bush Game. MANILA, March 3.—Colonel Ander son, with the Thirty-eighth infantry, (mploying insurgents’ own tactics, has ambushed the enemy near Batangas. Through spies Colonel Anderson learn ed that a detachment of insurgents would pass a certain road. He posted his soldiers concealed among the trees lining the road, and when the enemy arrived the Americans volleyed unex pectedly, killing twenty-four insurgtnts wounding thirty and capturing several. Some arms and ammunition also was raptured. The effect of this blow has been salutary. The enemy in that lo cality are dismayed. There is nothing good in a man but his young feelings and his old thoughts. Guilty Soldiers Arrested. WASHINGTON, March 3.—The fol lowing telegram was received at the War department today: FORT SAM HOUSTON, Tex., March 3.—Adjutant General: The following telegram was received from Ft. Bliss: "Have all the guilty, and evidence to convict them, except McElry, who de serted. Corporal Powell confess'd. Loughbrough, Commanding. M'KIBBON.” This refers to the recent riot at Fort Bliss between same negro sol diers and jail officials. Blood Humors Are Cured by Hood’s ..•<V V f - Sarsaparilla It Purifies the Blood. f Cures v All Eruptions. Eradicates Scrofula. “I always take Hood’s Sarsaparilla in the Spring and it is the best blood purifier. *•" I know of.” Mis* Pea ri.e QairriK, Bald win, Mich. “ Eruptions that came on my face hare all disappeared since I began taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 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