emiWe EQLY EH, ALB V V I .V PLATTSMOUTH, NEB., FEBRUARY !. 1900. YOL. IX, NO. 27. THE NEWS. Establshed Not. S. I8J. 'consolidated Jan. 1 1805. Til K UK (ALL), Established April 10, 1861. r-Onsonoaiea Jan. i. iwa. REPUBLICANS IN COURT Ak lor a ISfst ruining Order AjiaiiiHt the .-"lection Hoard. .iicl the Contestants for State Offices Other 1 hit n (iuvrrnur ami Lieutenant Govern or Funeral Service oGoebel Are Meld iu Frankfort llcml Man's Brother Is sues an Address Act of Hie Legislative !m .loii at London Are Kept SwrrL Cincinnati. Feb. '.. Judge W illiam II. Taft, who has just been appointed as president of the new Philippine commission, yesterday gave notice to counsel that on next Monday at - p. in. he would hear arguments on the lietition of I lie state officers of Ken tucky other than governor and lieu tenant governor for a restraining or der against the three members of the Kentucky state hoard of election coui iiiissiniicrs and the contestants for iate otticcs otlier than those of gover nor :ind liciitcntaiif governor. ill Not oiillfi I with Agreement. The legislature in Kentucky hears and decides contests f..r governor and in uiciiaiit governor, hut the contests for oilier stale officers come before the si;iic boaid of election commissioners. siding as ;i contest iioaru, ana lu w hull said board has final jurisdiction. This petition for an injunction against tl'e present state board of election com mi -sioin is and the I einocratic con testants for minor state offices is there fore not one affecting Governor Tay lor and Lieutenant Governor Marshall and will not conflict witli the confer ences for an agreeim nt that were be gun ai Ioiiisville last Monday and which are still in progress at that city and at Frankfort. Will Hear A ricutiieiits I'eli. 1 Bradley and Maekoy called oti Judge Taft yesterilay. After a conference of less than an hour the judge an nounced that he would hear argu ments on the petition on Monday, Feb. li'. at 2 p. in., and that the defendants and their counsel shold lie furnished with copies of the petition in the meantime. It is understood that the petitions recite the history of the elec tion of last November, in the case of each of the state minor officers, the re turns from 11! county boards and the canvassing of the same by the state hoard, the issuing of certificates of election to the iinuiiilH'iits by said state board, the subsequent reorganiza tion of the state board which can vassed the vote lie fore it met as a board of contest and about all that has gone on in the political controversies of Kentucky this year. May Change IVtition It-fore Monday. Several coiucs have lieeti made of the lietition for counsel on both sides and one of the reasons for not giving it out last night is that there may be changes in it before next Monday. The attorneys continued their eonsulation here during the night and were mak ing elaborate interlineations. They will take copies with them and other changes may be ma'de as late as Mon day morning. The attorneys all stated that they would leave this morning, some for Frankfort and some for Louisville, and others for their respec tive homes, and they all expect to re turn here on Monday when there will be a large number of attorneys In the I'nited States court on both sides. It is understood that Bradley, Wilson and Maekoy will make arguments for the plaintiffs. The counsel for the state board of elections and the Demo cratic contestants is not as yet known. SI-SSI X or TIIK l.KdlSLATl KK. Both i:rani li Meet in Secret ami Gil Out No Niui. London. Ky.. Feb. !. At 1 :0." p. in. the senate in executive session ad journed until today noon. The senators would not reveal what had traspired other than that no resolutions were adopted. At 1:10 p. in. the house exe cutive .session ended and an open ses sion was resumed. The following telegram from Frankfort was read: "Taylor has not signed; some say he will not: Collier is purchasing ammuni tion." At l:l."i p. m. the house ad journed until in o'clock today. The members of the house absolute ly refused to say what had taken place in the secret meeting. The senate re quired six; more for a quorum. It is understood that the sergeant-at-artns have been furnished lists of absentees to be sent for. l'.oth houses appointed committees in draft resolutions on the death of former Representative Speed Smith, of Richmond. IS-l'KS AN OrKX LKTTLK. J list ill ioleI Wants the I'enple to Fight for His Brother's Principle. Frankfort. Ky.. Feb. . Justin Goe bel last night issued the following open letter: "My Friends Iu closing these last sad rites, and before the mortal remains of the kindest, gentlest, most loving of sons and brothers be con signed to their final resting place, I want to say a last word. Your friend, my brother, lies dead before you. mur dered for his devotiou to the cause of the people. "Should not Kentucky now and here swear by his blood that her sons will see justice done to those concerned in his foul taking off? If you fail in this then your laws are dead letters. If he could speak he would say now, as oft before. "Let the law take its course.' Will designing men of high station be permitted to use the ignorant outlaw to further their ambitions and when that ambition is disappointed turn redhanded murder loose under the very roof of the executive man sion V Shall the guilty in high places be uncovered? Shall the honor of your etate be restored? Or shall his life blood spilt on your capital square le dried up by the sun. washed away by the rains and his life sacrifice be forgotten? Measured by the highest standard of man. the grandest tributa possible to be ?aid him. to whom you nave been no loyal. Is to fight for the principles for which he laid down Lis life as he fought for them." .sLBVICKS OVKIl GOKDEL Are lirl:l in the Frankfort Cemetery In a Drizzling Rain. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. ?. Rain came down in sheets yesterday while tha funeral services were being held over the body of Kentucky's dead Demo cratic leader. The morning dawned dark, and threatening, but at 9 o'clock the. clouds cleared away and the sun came out bright and brilliant, and there was every promise of a pleasant dav. The rrosuect was short-lived. however, for Just as the kour for the formation of the funeral procession ar rived the rain began to fall slowly at first, but with ever-Increasing rapidity, until shortly after the hour of noon, when the parade was on the march, the Hood began to descend. There were dry Intervals but after them the water came again with in creased vidiousness and just as the hearse left the Capitol hotel a heavy shower began which continued all through the afternoon. The exercises in the cemetery were conducted before a crowd much smaller than would have leen the case had the weather been pleasant, but they were carried out to the letter, and last night the body of William Goebcl laid in the chapel of the Frankfort cemetery after one of the greatest funeral demonstra tions ever seen in this state. As soon as the weather clears sufficiently the casket will be consigned to the grave. It had been feared that there might arise trouble between the soldiers In the capitol grounds and Democratic partisans in the line of inarch when the parade passed the capitol square, but nothing of the kind occurrred. The soldiers were kept back on the level with the front of the capitol build ing, and a line of sentries was posted In front of them to prevent them from going near the fence on the south side of the ground at the time the pa rade was passing the square. IN MONTANA POLITICS. (iiv. Ifnuser Tell the Senate Committee How Money Is I'sed. Washington, Feb. 9. Senator Clark's managers occupied the witness stand throughout the day In the inves tigation which the senate committee on privileges and elections is conduct ing into the election of the senator from Montana. Bickford concluded his testimony and he was followed in suc cession by Frank K. Corbett, Clark's principal counsel In Montaua; ex-Gov. S. T. Ilauser. A. J. Davidson and A. J. Steele. Messrs. Davidson and Steele were identified with Clark's campaign, Davidson being one of a committee of three having the matter especially in charge. He said he had spent $21,000 in the legislative campaign and 5.000 in try ing to influence the legislators for Clark. The exienditure, he declared, was all legitimate. Governor Hauser's testimony related generally to the use of money in Montana politics. lie claimed to have leen instrumental in getting Clark to enter the senatorial race, saying Clark had been loth to do bo because of the expense. Ilauser said that in the neighltorhood of a million dollars had leen spent in the right over the location of the capital in that state. BRITISH TRANSPORTS LOADING. Vessels Now at New York Will Carry Pro visions to Son til Africa New York." Feb. 9. Three steam ships that are pratically, if not actu ally British transports, have arrived in port. They are the Dominieo Lar riuiga. the Barton and the Hyanthes. The former two will load in Brooklyn and the latter at Jersey City. All three will ttike on cargoes of cavalry feed They register in the neighborhood of 3.000 tons each andvwill carry about 120,000 bushels of eats and 20,000 bales of hay apiee The steamship St. Duustan sailed yesterday for South Africa loaded al most entirely with flour, wheat and provisions of which she carries over 6,0o0 tons. The Bueentaur, now load ing, is taking on a similar cargo of about .".000 tons. Moiineux Case Adjourned. New York. Feb. 9. The case of Ro land B. Moiineux. charged with the murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams, did not go to the jury as had been hoped. Juror Manheim Brown, whose illness had already delayed the trial two weeks, was taken ill with Indiges tion at the noon recess yesterday and was unable to return to the court dur ing the afternoon. His Illness is not serious, however, and the trial will go on today, in all likelihood. ltryan Speak at Burlington. Burlington. N. J.. Feb. 9. Bryan was enthusiastically greeted by a large crowd ami a brass band. He was en tertained at dinner by the reception committee, after which he rested for half an hour. Riggs hall, where Bryan spoke yesterday afternoon, was jammed with people long before he made his appearance on the platform and many persons were unable to gain admittance. EXI3TNECE OF A HITCH Causes Considerable Speculation Among Kentucky Politicians. Louisville. Ky., Feb. 8. The ex istence of a hitch in the peace negotia tions and speculation as to its probable duration occupied the mincds of poli ticians to the exclusion of everything else yesterday. That another confer ence between the representatives of the two parties my be necessary be fore a tinal agreement is reached was indicated by the summoning to Frank fort yesterda afternoon of Republican Aattorneys who have all along ad vised the leaders of that party and some of whom were present at Tues day night's conference. These included ex-Governor Bradley, lion. A E. Wilson and David W. Fair leigh. The last named was said to be out of te city. The others left on an afternoon trau for Frankfort. They would not talk of the negotiations, not being advised as to the particular points Coventor Taylor wishes to dis cuss with them. The Republicans of this city are not agreed as to the wisdom of closing the negotiations on the basis of the agreement reached Tuesday night. Postmaster T. II. Baker and some oth er federal officers think the sacrlflc should be hade in the interest of peace while the press and the anti-adinistra-tion taction of the city believe the fight should be kept up. The latter, or Davis faction held a meeting last night at which resolutions were adopted urging Governor Taylor not to sigu the agreement. Armed Hand it Bade a Depot. Abingdon, Ills., Feb. 9. The Bur lington depot here was robbed by two men yesterday morning. The thieves drew revolvers and drove W. F. Eas tin, night operator, and a student who was with him, into a freight car and locked them up. The robbers then blew open the safe and secured $110. Big Fir at Bed Wing. Red Wing, Minn., Feb. 9. The Min nesota Stoneware company's plant was entirely destroyed by lire early yester day morning. The loss is over $75,000 and may reach $100.000; ' insurance. $42,000. The watchman who discov-j ered the fire was severely burned. ILONDON IS IN DOUBT As to the Success of General lluller's Latest Move. Keuilnd the English Public That There Are Tremendous Difficulties To lie Over come Before the Belief of Ladysmith. I Accomplished British Troops Are Smarting: I'nder Defeat and Will Make a Ilard light. London, Feb. 9. A dispatch to The Morning r ost f rom Ladysmlth, dated Tuesday, Feb. G, says: "Little can be seen of Gen. Buller's action, owing to the haze. It appears that the Boers have iwthdrawn their big guns from the hills here southward. London, Feb. 9. The Daily Tele graph has received the following dis patch, dated Tuesday, Feb. G, from Spearman's Camp: "This is the second day of the battle and the fighting has been fiercer than it was yesterday. At dawn the Boers began the action by shelling our bivouac with their long Tom." 'Belief Is Certain." London, Feb. 9. A cable dispatch received in this city from Spearman's Camp, under today's date, says: "Bul ler holds his position. Relief is cer tain." British Casualties. London. Feb. 9. General Bulier has cabled to the war office that the ap proximate British casualties in the righting at Potigeter's drift tip to noon Tuesday are: Officers, two killed and fifteen wounded: non-commissioned of ficers and men, 210 killed and wounded. Ill Third Attempt. Presumably General Bulier is light ing again today iu his third attempt to relive Ladysmith. and news of the greatest import may arrive at any mo ment. Yet here there is more doubt than exultation, for. even if the recol lection of General Buller's two disas trous failures after auspicious starts were not keen in the minds of the pub lic, the list of casualties published to day would be a sufficient reminder of the tremendous difficulties of his task. May Not Join Hands. His occupation of Vaal Krantz, the key to the lower ridges, while a praise worthy and gallant achievement, by no means signifies that he and Geueral White will inevitably join hands. Be fore General Bulier there are several days of hard fighting, aud any attempt to forecast the result would be value less. If based on precedents, which can hardly be done in warfare, it would be bound to be in favor of the Bers, for, apparently, the conditions have not materially altered since the last fruitless attempt. Will Make a Desperate Fight. On the other hand the British troops are smarting under defeat and un doubtedly Avill be nerved to more desperate efforts than ever lief ore. and if furious gallantry can carry General Bulier over the kopjes that face him Ijidysmith will be relieve I within a week. Rut. so far. British br-.very has lieen in the main woefully misguided. SIIKLLISG STILL CONTir.TKS. 'Qoers Are Mukiug Trendies in front of Magersfnntein. Rensberg. Feb. S. The Boers' posi tion was vigorously shelled with lyd dite for an hour early this morning eastward from opposite Slingerfontein and westward from the top at Coles kop. a fiftecn-pouuder shrapnel gun paying special attention to the sites of the Boers' nuns which have been un usually active lately. The Boers hold a position half way on the direct road 1 iet ween Rensberg and ColcsLerg. They shelled Porter's hill yesterday ineffect- ually. M odder River. Feb. 7. General Mac donald maintains his position at Koodoosberg drift. His movement has evidently disconcerted the Boers, and at the same lime it safeguards the otierattons of a jiortioii of the Belmont garrison in the direction of Douglas, where there are still a few Boers. The British casualties till now are two men. The Ninth lancers made several at tempts to draw out the Boers, but were unsuccessful. The British hold the highest portion of the kopje, the Boers' position being on the lowest portion. Owing to the steepness of the southern slope of the kopje it is impossible to mount artillery. The nsual daily shelling here continues. The outposts report that the Boers are making advanced trenches in the open plain in front of Magersfontein drift, presumably to prevent the British horse and field artillery from approach ing within range of their positions. .tlrs. Shirley's Claim Rjei ted. Boston. Feb. 9. Mrs. Katherine Shirley's claim to the John Stetson millions has been thrown out of court. Mrs. Shirley, who is a Chicagoau. for merly lived in Kausas City. She set up a claim that she was a daughter of Kate Stokes Stetson, wife of the millionaire theatrical manager, and as such was an heir b his estate. Judge B'odgett of the superior court, how over, decided that she bad no standing In court. Ilis announcement was mere ly an order to the clerk to enter a "non-suit" witnout explanation. Two Railway Men Killed. Chicago. Feb. i. Two men were killed and three injured in a collision of two switch engines on the Wiscon sin Central line during a dense fog. The dead are: John Hnllwell, switch man on engine 129. right leg severed at knee and Injured internally, died on the way to the Presbyterian hospital: Micliael Lynch, switchman on engine 12i, legs crushed and injured internal ly, died on train coming to Chicago shortly after the accident. Co mln- West After a Legacy. Midiiletown. N. Y., Feb. !. Wilbs Coleman, a Sullivan county school teacher, who recently received notice 'rom Chicago that ihrorgh the death of a distant relative he had fallen heir to a fortune of $500,000. has gone west to claim his money. The name of the person who bequeathed the money has not been made public. Transport St. Paul Arrives. San Francisco. Feb. 9. The I'nited States transport St. Paul arrived yes terday from Manila, from which port she sailed Jan. 14. The St. Paul Drought five passengers. Unknown Steamer Ashore. New York, Feb. 9. A report comes from Lone Hill Life Saving station that a steamer, name unknown, is ashore near Moriches, Long Island. THE FINANCIAL BILL Occupies the Attention of the Senate House Froceedlnjrs. Washington, Feb. 9. Almost Im mediately after the senate convened yesterday discussion of the financial measure was resumed. Allen conc luded his speech, charging the Republican party with breaking faith with the people on bimetallism and systematic ally discrediting the work of the inter- national bimetallic commission. Cock rell also addressed the senate on the financial bill, making a technical an alysis of the house and senate meas ures. He charged that the senate sub stitute contained tiie initial movement toward the perpetuation of the nation al debt. The house was in session an hour and a half yesterday and only minor business was transacted. The ways and means committee bill establish ing tariff rates ' upon goods from Tuerto Rico into the United States and vice versa was reported and chairman Payne ave notice that the bfll would be called up next Thursday. The de bate upon it will run for a week. The house did not adjourn over on account of the Lawton funeral and today will be given up to the consideration of private bills. LOOKS LIKE MURDER. Relatives of James I.ewellin Want Ills Death Investigated. La Crosse, Wis., Feb. 9. Monroe county, this state, is torn up by what looks like a sensational murder. Late in October last a farmer named James Lewelin, of Waterloo, this state, went to Wilton. Monroe county, to buy a dairy farm. He had in his possession several hundred dollar He went to a hotel, got mixed up in a game of cards and either lost the money or was swindled out of it. Lewellin was found in his room with a bullet hole through his head and heart. The coroner returned a ver dict of suicide. The family of the deceased was not satisfied with the verdict and detectives who have spent some weeks looking into the case now charge murder. The keeper of the ho tel is Daniel Trump. The detectives claim to be able to name the alleged murderer and an arrest is expected. Verdict for a Traveling Man. Lebanon. Ind.. Feb. 9. The jury In the damage case of Mort G. Beckner against the Pennslyvania railway, re turned a verdict awarding the plaintiff $l.non damages. Beckner was ejected from a J.. M. and I. train a little over one year ago. He claimed that he did not have time to present his inter changeable mileage and receive a ticket at the station when he boarded the train. He presented his mileage to the conductor, who refused to accept it. and ejected him from the train. The plaintiff is a traveling man, resid ing at Crawfordsville. i Dying: of Poison. Kokomo. Ind.. Feb. 9. Mel Bassett and James Mulvine, of this city, are thought to be dying and "Dr." Stevens Is in a precarious condition. All are "olorod. Yesterday morning they .rooked a quantity of pig's feet and po tatoes in an unused kettle, that had been lying foi- months about a barber shop. Verdigris had gathered in the vessel, which had not been properly cleaned. It is supposed that the poi soning came from the acetate of cop per. Kills His Wife, Then Suicides. Omaha. Feb. 9. A wife murder and suicide occurred at Whitman, in Grant county. Wednesday night, James Rob inson shot his wife three times and after three trials managed to put a bullet through his own body. Neither can recover. The shooting Is supposed to have been the resnlt of a family row. Fire at Winona Mine. Houghton. Mich., Feb. 9. The gen eral store of the Winona company at Winona mine was burned. The loss is $18,000. insured for ?30,000. The post office was in the store and the mails were burned. Tries to Commit Suicide. Coloma, Wis., Feb. 9. Miss Gertie Ingalls, aged 14 years, took laudanum with suicidal intent, but was saved by the efforts of physicians. The motive for the deed is not known. NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE. Pierre Lavroff, famous Russian nihilist, is dead iu I'aris. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Corn Exchange NationaJ bank, at Chicago. D. A. Moulton was elected second vice president. Dr. William Steinitz, the famous chess player, is insane and Is con fined in Bellevue hospital, New York. France threatens a diplomatic pro test against the smallpox quarantine regulations established by Italy on the frontier. Two men were killed and two others Were badly injured in a collision at Franklin Park. Chicago suburb, be tween two Wisconsin Central switch engines. Henry Labouchere was assaulted wheu he attempted to address a peace meeting in Northampton. Colonel Alba M. Tucker, of Elkhart. Ind., is dead at Flint, Mich., at the age of 04. Alderman Thomas Carey was elect ed grand sachem at the annual meet ing of the Chicago Tammany society. Mother Elizabeth Strange, one of the loundors of the Sisters of Mercy in America, is dead at Pittsburg, aged 81. Mrs. Kate Shirley, of Chicago, has been defeated in her suit to recover a share of the estate of John B. Stetson, who she says was her father. The French government has ordered the prosecution of several religious or ders, including that of the Sacred Heart. HaiiRed FirMun'c, Charlotte. N. C, Feb. 9. William Truesdale. colored, was hanged in the jail yard here yesterday for the murder or his sweetheart a year ago. He had to be taken to the scaffold, being over come with fright. He protested his iunnocence to the last. Death Expected Hourly. vu ZZ t? Ute In1" IVb' --Colonel Ti,P nip,'!on ls Squally wi.t tit t,U,,1,n," l-vsieian said last night that the end was but a question of a few hours and the patient's vital ity Mas slovlyelibing. Died of His Injuries. Marion, Ind., Feb. 9. Luman C. Crail. who was cut by Robert Woods In a saloon quarrel in North Marion, is dead. Woods, who is a brother-in-law of Sheriff Bradford, is under ar rest for the murder. NEWS 0 W HI GTO Lively Tilt Occurs in the Senate Between Depew and Pettigraw. HOUSH PASSES APPROPRIATION BILL For the Diplomatic and Consular Serv Ice Talk on the Philippines and the War la South Afrlcu Testimony Before the Senate Elections Committee in the Clark Case President Jives a Reception -AVashiiigtou Xevta 'oli-s. Washington, Feb. S. A lively tilt bteween Depew and Pettigrew, was the feature in the early proceedings of the senate yesterday. Depew read a letter from President Schur man, of the Philippine commis sion, flatly contradicting statements made by Pettigrew in a speech several days ago. and then commented caustically upon the methods of the South Dakota senator in Introducing the evidence of such men as President Schurman and Dewey through the statements of Aguinaldo. IVttisr- Keplics Sharply. Pettigrew replied sharply, repeating much that he has said heretofore, but principally reiterating the statements which had called forth the denials of both I "resident Schurman and Admiral Dewey. Discussion of financial bill was then resumed, speeches being made by Turner. Bate and Allen, all in opposition to the pending measure. Appropriation Bill Passes. Washington. Feb. S. The house finished the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill yesterday, passing it substantially as it came from the committee. There was some desultory discussion of the Philippine question and the war in Smith Africa, the principal feature being the speech of Sha froth in favor of mediation in the British-Boer war under the provisions of The Hague treaty. The diplomatic bill as passed carries 3.74.1.90N. TKVTIMONV IN c 1HK CASE, Bickfonl ttie Only Witness ll.for. Senate Com in it lee. Washington. Feb. 8. Walter M. Bickford was practically the only wit ness before the senate committee on elections yesterday in the Clark in vestigation. lie was one of Senator Clark's special friends in the last Mon tana senatorial campaign. Bickford contradicted much of the testimony of Speaker Stiff. Senator Mvers. Repre sentative Sullivan. Dr. Fetor, Cowen aud others. He. however, admitted tendering to Dr. Ector $7,000 with which to lift the indebtedness of Rep ' resentative Woods, of Rovelli county, saying that he had not intended that Woods should know of his doing this, and that his only piupcse was to con trol the debt so that the Daly people could not get hold of it and tlius force Wood into voting contrary to his in clination. Jle received hip moiicn from Senator Clark's son and when it was not ac cepted for Wood by Dr. Ector he had returned it to Clark. Bickford also explained the purchase of timber land j owned by Representative McLaughlin I prior to the meeting of t lie legislature, i lie contended that the property was worth more than had been paid for it and Hint the timber was necessary in Clark's business. In his deal with Mc Laughlin witness never talked with him concerning the senatorial situa tion nor tried to influence liiin in that connection to vote for Clark. On his cross-examination Bickford stated that ho was counsel for Clark, but after saying that he would not tell what his fees had been, he said that all told Clark had paid him $2. TiOO as counsel. He also said William McDermott had refunded to him the money expended in the campaign,, and he thought McDermott was engaged in Clark's interest. During the day the committee for mally declined for the present to al low the defense to go into the cam paign of 1S93. Supreme "ourt Kntertaiiied. Washington, Feb. S. President and Mrs. McKinley gave a dinner at the White House last night to the mem bers of the supreme court. Owing to the large number present the table, handsomely decorated with great bunches of roses ami beds of Japanese primroses and carnations, was set in the main vestibule. Those invited to meet the guests of the evening in cluded members of the judiciary com mittees of both houses of congress and others. Itoutelle's Condition. "Washington. Feb. 8. A letter was received yesterday from E. I. Bou telle. a brother of Representative Bou telle, of Maine, stating that the condi tion of the congressman has improved so rapidly that he will be able to leave the sanitarium within a few weeks entirely recovered. Will Visit San Domingo. Washington, Feb. 8. The Machias sailed yesterday from La Guayra for San Juan. She probably will look in at San Ikmiugo. as there have been indications that the Americans there would be reassured at the sight of an American man-of-war. Xolinrui j rial .M-arn:)t an cim. New York. Feb. 8. Bartow S. Weeks yesterday concluded his summing-up for the defence in the trail of Roland 15. Moiineux. charged with the murder of Mrs Katherin J. Adams by poison sent to Harry Cornish. Assistant Dis trict Attorney Osborne began the argu ment for the proscutioii and had not finished when court adjourned until today. It is expected thatthe case will go to the jury tomorrow. To ICepeal Boxing I.nu. Albany, N. Y.. Feb. S. By a vote of 0 to 3 the assembly committee on codes decided to report favorably the bill of Morton E. Lewis, which provides for the entire repeal of the so-called Hor ton law. The bill is amended so as to make It take effect Sept. lltxiO. "Bill" Cook DUs. Albany, N. Y.. Feb. S. "Bill" Cook, who was sentenced in 1S95 to forty five years'" imprisonment in the Al bany penitentiary, died there yester day from consumption. He "was once one of the most noted desperadoes of the Indian Territory. Or eat .Mortality in noinual, Bombay, Feb. 8. The mortality in this city Tuesday was unprecedented. There was a total of 4rr deaths. The situation is aggravated by the adtent of famine refugees. Spearman's Camp. Wednesday, Feo. 7, G p. m. General Bulier commenced the advance for the relief of Lady smith Monday. The naval guns opened at 7 in the morning, and a feint at tack was made in front of our position. Three battalions advanced toward the Brakfoutein with six batteries. Mean while a vigorous attack was made on the extreme right, where the engineers expeditiously constructed a position. Several pieces of cannon, hidden among trees on Zwart's kop bom barded heavily. The British infantry advanced and the Boers were entirely surprised. Another Hill Taken. At 4 o'clock a high hill, a continua tion of the Brakfoutein, had been tak en. The operations were excellently planned. The name of the hill taken is Kraut. Kloof. The bombardment of the Boer positiou was resumed yester day morning. The Boers worked a disappearing cannon from the high Doonn Kloof range, on the right of the captured hill: but the British shells ex ploded its magazine and the gun was put out of action until late in the day. Boer a Make an Assault. Musketry fire was intermittent until the afternoon when the Boers made a determined effort to retake the hill. Reinforcements rushed up according, the Boers were repulsed and the Brit ish advanced along the ridge. British Loose Heavily. Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith. Tues day. Feb. 0. 11 a. m. Further reports of yesterday's fighting at the Upper Tttgela river show that the British lost heaviily at Pout drift, but took an im portant position on a small kopje, on the Molen drift side. Four Boers were killed. The British loss is unknown. They are still in possession of the kopje and the big guns have ceased firing. Fighting at Sterkst-ooin. Cape Town. Feb. 7. Fighting began this morning at Sterkstroom and Is now in progress. No details have been received. BRITISH TKOOrS ARE MOVING. Putting Themselves in Motion in All Parts of the Field of War. London. Feb. 8, 4 a. m. The British columns are putting themselves in mo tion in all parts of the South African war field. A combined attack upon the Boers appears to be in progress. Gen eral Bulier has gained a footing on the plateau north of the Tugela, after two days hard fighting. On the far west ern border Lord Metheun has begun a turning movement against the Boer right, while iJeueral Macdonald threat the Boer flank, thus relieving the pres sure on Lord Metheun's front. Lord Rolierts. who, according to an informant in close touch with the war office, is in the middle of the theater of war, has begun the march on Bloemfoutelu. The Boers have taken the initiative against General Oatacre, attacking two of his positions at Sterk stroom. It really looks as though the general forward movement so long talked of, third attempt at relieving Ladysmith absorbs attention. Telegrams of from ltKl to 2n0 words, from a dozen cor respondents, have ben passed by the censor, who has apparently redated messages written Momiay or Tuesday to Wenduesday at tj p. m. From these it is dear that General Bulier, op to Tuesday evening, had taken one hill, had repulsed a Boer counter-attack aud was holding the position against an enfilading fire from Spion kop and Doorm Kloof. Ilis losses, as meutioneu by one correspondent, are 250. The only telegrams from Boer sources assert that one of General Bul ler's attempts to seize the fords failed, but they admit that he has lodged forces or one kopje. Light on Gerenal Buller's operations ceases here, the war office not contributing any in formation. Three thousand more niili tia have been ordered to prepare for embarkation. The obsolete guns at the various coast defenses are being re placed with modern naval guns. The government Is preparing a plan to be submitted to parliament for the con version of the Yeomanry, volunteers and militia into a well-organized and properly equipped army for home de fense. HARD FIGHTING AHEAD. Great Difficulty Will Be Kxperlenced In Turning the Kmeny's Flank. London, Feb. 8. -Spenser Wilkin son, in The Morning Post today soys: "The British forces appear to be every where on the move. In the absence of local knowledge it is idle to guess the site of General Buller's new at tack. If, as seems likely, this is east of Potgieter's drift, the distance to Ladysmith is only ten miles and the country is more open than any other roufe. "In any event General Buller's troops will have to break the enemy's resistance by hard fighting, for the de lay involved in crossing the river must make it difficulty to gain the strat needed to turn the enemy's Hank. It is not known whether Lord Roberts has moved to begin the campaign or not. It may well ie tnar lie nas only moved to some point nearer the scene of operations where he can be in com munication with all his generals." Another View of It. London, Feb. 8. The Standard has the following from Spearman's Camp, dated Feb. 7: "The force under Gen eral Bulier is again advancing to the relief of Ladysmith, and after two days of severe fighting it may fairly be said to have made a good first step on the road to the beseiged town. The movement was begun at an early hour on Monday morning by the way of Potgeiters drift. The eleventh brigade, forming a part of the fifth division under General Warren, made a feint attack upon the kopjes immediately on our front. The assault was de livered at the outset under cover of naval guns on Mount Alice and subse quently under that of field batteries. Movement of Great Iinportanre London. Feb. 8. A special dispach from Spearman's Ca nip. dated Wednes dav. Feb. 7. says: "Our further ad vance is at the moment prevented as the Boers enfilade us from their posi tions on Spion kop and Doorm Kloaf. Our casualties, although estimated at 250, are trifling, considering the great importance of the movement just con cluded." failure at Boston. Boston. F b. 8. The large clothing firi' of Miner, Beal & Co., of this city, has assigned with liabilities placed at 450,000. The assets are not stated. The firm, which has operated branch stores In several New England cities, includes S. A. Miner, L. Beal, A. P. Cooke and II. K. Dutton. and la one of tLe largest in its line in New England. HE FAVORS MEDIATION. Shafroth Thinks United States Should End Boer War. REFERS TO TIIE HAGUE TREATY En fcland. He Says, ( onl.l Not Consider an Offer of Mediation an Unfriendly Art Grosvenor Causes Humor by Pointing Out the Sufferings of Hungarians, Fin landers and Others, In Which the I'nited States Had Not Been Called I poll to In terfere. . Washington, Feb. S. At the opening of the session of the house a senate bill was passed authorizing the South eastern railroad to construct a bridge across the Lumber river. The house then resumed the consideration of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Although debate had closed by unanimous consent, Shafroth of Color ado was allowed forty-five minutes In which to complete a speech he made last week In favor of mediation by the United States in the South African war. Not an I'nfriendly Act. Under The Hague treaty he contend ed that England could not consider an offer of mediation an unfriendly act. Iu reply to questions, he insisted that the South Afrtican republic was an independent government notwithstand ing Great Britain's claim of suzerain ty. While the British were demand ing relief in the South African repub lic, he said, 3,000 Dutch residents of British Guiana, born upon British soil, who are not allowed to hold office in the legislative, executive or Judicial branches of the colonial government were petitioning for relief. Their cases were almost analogous to those of the outlanders iu the Transvaal, yet Great Brit ia in refused to listen to the Dutch lu her own colony. Shafroth said he did not advocate armed inter vention, but only the tender of our good offices under section 3 of The Hague treaty. Grosvenor Causes a Hoar. Grosvenor replied briefly to Shaf roth, saying that the ratifications of The Hague treaty have not been ex changed. He said he sympathized with any people struggling for liberty. Proceeding, he set the house in a roar by running over the history of Europe, pointing out here and there the wrongs suffered by Hungarians, Finlanders, Poles, etc.. all of which were repre sented in his district, yet the United States had not felt called upon to in terfere. He concluded with the sug gestion that a commission of twenty five members at salaries of $20,000 each bo appointed to roam over the earth to discover where wrongs have been committed aud to report to the house In order that the United States might go to war every time the klu of any of our constituents were op pressed. Philippine Ourstion in Senate. In the senate, at the conclusion of routine business a discussion of the Philippine question was unexpectedly precipitated by Depew, who called At tention to some remarks made a few days ago by Pettigrew, in the course of "which ne quoted an alleged Inter view with President Schurmann of thii Philippine commission, which ap peared in a Chicago newspaper, and in which he was quoted as saying that Aguinaldo was honest. In his remarks Pettigrew said Mr. Schurmann tried to bribe the insurgents and failed. De pew said he had received a letter from Professor Schurmann with regard to the charges of the South Dakota sen ator which he desired to lay before the senate. The letter stated that the charge was absolutely without founda tion. Letter of Admiral Dewey. Depew referred to the letter of Ad miral Dewey, presented by Lodge, de nying the statements of Aguinaldo, saying that both Dewey and Schur mann had absolutely denied the state ments attributed to them. Before the statements of Dewey and Schurmann the charges of Pettigrew disappeared as Aguiualdo's army vanished before the American troops. Pettigrew iu re ply said: "I charge that the facts of this ques tion are being withheld and what in formation is sent to us is garbled; and I charge that we attacked an ally and made a compact with slavery." At the close of the morning business Turner spoke agaiust the pending financial bill. NICARAGUA CANAL TltKATY Animated Diaonsslon in the Committee on Foreign Relations. Washington, Feb. 8. The senate committee on foreign relations met to consider the Nicaragua canal treaty. The discussion was animated. While some opposition was manifested, it was not of such a character as to Indi cate the defeat of the treaty, but that it would be amended there seems to be little doubt. One of the amendments proposed is that the whole of the Clay-ton-Bulwer treaty shall 1k abrogated. It is said by members of the commit tee favoring this change, that there is no need of keeping alive any portion of the old treaty. Another change sug gested is in regard to the protection of the canal. The treaty declares there shall be no fortifications, and it is said this will prevent the United States from erecting batteries which are by some considered absolutely necessary in view of th insurrections that occur from time to time in South American countries. It is possible that this lan guage will be modified so that such protection as the United States deems necessary will be afforded along the route of the canal. Nearly the entire time of the com mittee was consumed in listening to an elaborate statement fiom Senator Morgan, who is thoroughly familiar with the subject of the Nicaragua canal proposition and treaties af fecting It. There was little or no ex pression of opinion from other sena tors save that it was a very important subject and would need careful con sideration. Benton Harbor, Mich., Feb. 8. J. V. Farwell & Co.'s shirt, overall and duck coat factory will be located here May 1. tl will give employment to 000 peo ple for ten years. At a mass-meeting held here $9,500 cash bonus necessary to secure the factory was subscribed. Only Woman lawyer. Menominee. Mich., Feb. 8. MI&s Schaffer, of Ann Arbor, the first lad? graduate of the University of Michi gan's law school, has opened an offic in this city. She Is the only woman lawyer practicing In the upper penin sula. , . , V