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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. , . ,
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