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I! TING TO A FINISH
Between Hriton anl liocr
l'aardebersr lri!'t.
at
Wanted un Armiic-c to Bury Hia Dead,
and living l(efued Agreed lu Surri-ndrr,
Lufer U iu.l.uliii(; the Agree ment. Ue-
IurinK Tliat lie Was MUunderntood
IIU K.OWO JI. ii the Object or a Furious
ICuin or Itifle and Artillery Fire Story
ot Niiii.li! Battle.
lown, i ti. xi iu reply M
General Cronje's request for ait armis
tice of twenty-Tour hours to allow
liiiu to bury his dead. Gen. Kitchener
told the Boer couiaiauiIiT that he must
tight to a tiuish or surrender uncoudi
tioitally. General Cronje's position 1
reported hopeless. The British have
occupied Barkly West.
London. J't-h. -JA. Tlie Daily News
has the following dispatch from Mod
ler river, dated Feb. 11: "The Boer :
forces under General Cronje are esti
uiated at S,iMti' men. At 12 o'clock ho
asked an armistice of twenty-four
hours, wihch was refused. Later ho ;
M-iH a iiies-.oiii.'1-r to say that he would j
surrender. The British general sent a;
icply tellitiir him to come into camp.'
t'roiije refused, saying there hal been j
a misunderstanding and th;ihc would;
light to the death.
Terrible Itoinharilmeiit of the Boer.
The bombardment was tlieu re
el d and our lyddite shells set tire to
the Boer wagons. YVcneontinued shell
ing the laager Ihroitgh the night and'
in the morning we resumed with Max-!
ims and titles, principally from the!
north side. On Sunday there was much
waste of life iu attacking;, and thesame
result win he achieved without it.
1 Miring .Monday night seven Boers
made an at tempt to break through our
lines, but I hey were captured and their
leader was killed. Four were carry
ing letters. It is believed that there
a one other who got through.
Cronje" Great Marc h in Uelrpat.
"Other prisoners say that General
Croiije marched from Magersfonteiu
here without outspa nuing. a distance
of thirty-three miles. Had he succeeded
in escaping it would have been one of
the tinest performances in the annals
f war. The Canadians made a gallant
charge at the laager, but were driven
back with loss. General MacDonald
and General Knox are slightly
wounded."
Kt-iitl'oreiiietit for Cronje Defeated.
Loudon, l'eli. Something of what
he has been doing was received from
Roberts yesterday and posted at the
war otlice. Briefly, the dispatches
said: that Koberts concluded not to
assault Croiije. but to bombard him,
as a course that would result iu less
loss to the British; that this left his
infantry free to attend to the Koer re
enforcements which were coining up,
and which were dispersed in all direc
tions, leaving many killed, wounded
and prisoners. The British loss was
only six slightly wounded. Meantime
the British artillery tire drove the Boers
vtt" a kopje they had occupied on the
bank of the
SECESSION OP F0EE3TER3
Withdrawal of m Council from British
Jurisdiction and Its Cause.
New York, Feb. 23. At the last
meeting of the Court Unique, Ancient
Order of Foresters, Brooklyn, the court
withdrew from the British order and
joined the Foresters of America. The
Boer flag was unfurled and greeted
with much applause. Court Unique
has a membership of 144, and each
iiienilter was required to pay the per
capita tax of 30 cents each year to the
grand lodge in England.
This tax was increased to 50 cents a
head some time ago. It was said that
the Increase was in a measure a tax
upon the English order for the Boer
war. The members refused to pay and
were susended. An application was
made to the American Order of Forest
ers for admission, which was granted.
Inside the hall is a glass contribution
box to receive funds for theNetherland
Ited Cross in aid of the Boers.
DEATH OF JOHNTNPLTA.
Well-Known Chicago Man Suddenly
Pauses to the Majority.
Washington. Feb. 23. John McNul
ta. of Chicago, died suddenly at the
Hamilton House here about half past
6 o'clock last eveuing. McNulta was in
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
or congress on the currency bill ad
journed last night their -ork; bod been
practically completed. Tlrere were still i
tome slight differences In phraseology,
and still some uncertainty as to wheth-1
Democrats Will Meet In Kansas er the senate amendment in the Inter-' Iisiat-Iie.
. - t . : .. 1 1 . i ... ...... ! 1 : , - t
est ui lULfiuauuimi uiuirnuiiMii WOUlll
be retained, but one of the members
expressed the opinion that five min
utes would be sufficient time today to
complete the work.
m emu rani
City n .July 4.
Cream City Can Shovr but Mne When It
Comes to a Vote Flnaiiclul Considera
tion Offered by the Rival Cities Gor
man Opposes an Early Convention Sen
ator Clark's Son Testifies in the Montana
Senatorial Case Conferreeson theFinan
clal BiU Are Nearly Agreed.
Washington, Feb. 23. The next na
tional Democratic convention will be
held at Kansas City, Mo., July 4. This
was the decision of the Democratic
national committee which met at the
Hotel Raleigh yesterday to fix the
time and place of holding the conven
tion. Milwaukee was the only other
city which competed for the honor of
entertaining the convention, and the
poor showig she made when the vote
was taken (the result being Kansas
City, 40; Milwaukee, SJ), caused
general surprise. The claims of the
rival cities as to hotel accommodations,
railroad and telegraphic facilities,
were presented in oien session by rep
resentatives of each city, and subse
quently in executive session. Governor
W. J. Stone, on behalf of Kansas City,
and National Committeeman E. C.
Wall, on behalf of Milwaukee, ex
plained the financial inducements
wnien the city he represented was
willing to make.
Financial Inducements Offered.
Each offered the committee -?.", h h.
s (ivinir TnuisViinl
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View or War.
rear guard of General French s coi
urau. 180 wagons of provisions and am
munition, 2.800 oxen and fiftv-ei"
men.
S'LAIV FOR PORTO RICO
Grosvenor Speaks for the President.
Washington. Feb. 23. The debate
on the Porto Rican tariff bill brought
out several notable sjeeches In the
house yesterday, including one by
Grosvenor of Ohio, who answered a
number of questions as to the attitude
of the president, declaring at one time
that "nothing would give the president
greater sorrow than the defeat of this
bill and the turning over of this house
to the Democratic minority."
RIPLEY COUNTY LYNCHERS.
Indiana State Officials Have Not Done
with Them Vet. "
Indianapolis, Feb. 23. During the
past few days considerable quiet talk
has been indulged Iu by people about
the state house concerning the Ripley
countj' lynching case, and it is inti
mated that some startling develop
ments may be expected soon. The
standing reward of $1,200 offered by
And What There Is Ut.es Not Give the
situation Hector .Mucloiiald Badly I
Wounded M ith Other OHie.-rs Who Are
Chasing Croiije Keport That the Latter
Is Surrounded ICuller Is North of the
Tugela Again Humor That He II as Re
lieted Ladysmith.
Cain Town. Feb. 21. A special cor
respondent of the Cape Argus says
ueueiai ironje is surrounded at
1'aardeberg drift, but is offering a stub
born resistance. The British are shell
ing the Boers vigorously and expect to
capture the whole force."
London, Feb. 22. The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Lo
renzo Marques, dated Feb. 21: "Boer
newspapers dated Feb. ID report that
Jeneral Dewet won a 'brilliant vic
tory' over the P.ritish troops at Mod
eler river. (Jeneral Dutoit reports be
ing
1SOKUS IN A "OKAT1I THAI."
GENERAL JOHN M'NCLTA.
the city in connection with the receiv
ership of a national bank, and at one i
time was identified in a similar capac- !
ity for the whisky trust. He was
about f0 years of age and was well i
known in Washington. i
PROGRESS ON THE SCALE.
names of the lynchers, and the desired
information is likely to be communi
cated to the state officials at auy time.
At present three or four men are
at work in the comity, and scarcely a
week passes that the attorney general
does not receive a report of some kind.
In speaking of the case Attorney Geu
eneral Tavlor savs that he is s.i tisti..i
but in addition Kansas City was will- I in his own mind as to the identity oX
iug to iuruisu notei accommodations some or the lynchers, but proof is lack
for the memlters of the committee, and , Jng. therefore it is impossible to make
the hall, with decorations and music, j a case. The information would have
free of expense to the committee. One ' beeu given to the officers long ago, but
of Milwaukee's strongest arguments ; those who are on the inside are afraid
wus me political eueci wuicii ine uoui- j to speak through fear of being served
ingot lueconvenuon in mat city would j as Jenkins and the other lour
nave upon hip ierinan-.nierican vot
ers, who were represented to the com
mittee as wrering in their allegiance
to the Republican party. It seemed to
le taken for granted by at least two
speakers that Itryan would Iu renom
inated, and that the Chicago platform
in substance would be reaffirmed.
Sentiments That Were Applauded.
Opposition to trusts, expansion and
defeated by the British cavalrv
the state and county officials Is tempt- column which got into Kiinberiey. He
iug to some oi inose who kuow the retreated to Uiverton
were.
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.
Man Sent to the I'enitentiary by a ler
j tired Wltnpss.
Ottumwa. Ia., Feb. 23. Ari unfortu
nate miscarriage of justice has Just
come to light here. W. A. Daggett, of
sixteen miles
north of Kimberley. with all his guns
lost and seven men killed. According
to the same papers General Crouje
succeeded in getting through a mes
sage to Koffyfontein with the news
that he is holding all his positions and
that the Koer cordou is around Kim
berley again. The Hoers exnect a
general engagement on the Tttgela.
All is quiet iu Ladysmith."
News Itereived at London.
London. Feb. 22. Following is a
summary of the news received here
yesterday: A dispatch from Huller,
dated Feb. 21. says: -The Fifth divi-
meu sion crossed the Tngela today by pon
toon auu urove hack the enemy s rear
guard, our naval 12-pounder silencing
all of the enemy's guns." The rumor
of the relief of Ladysmith has again
been current on the Herlin and Lon
don bourses. Though it is quite pos
sible the report is true, thete is no
nes corroborative of the rumor.
SUIT FOR HALF A MILLION,
Amount the Chicago Inter Orean Wants
from the Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 22. The Inter Ocean
Publishing company has instituted suit
lor .Jouo.oOO in the circuit court of
i.ook county against the Associated
l ress. tne Chicago Herald company,
ii. it. i.onisaat; the Chicago Daily
ews company and S. S. Rogers. Ihe
inter Ocean charges the corporations
anu individuals named with conspir
iug to injure and destroy its business,
ine suit Is
Debate Continues in the House
or Representatives.
But He Will Vote for the Bill If the Sub
stitute Fails Republicans to Hold a
Caucus on the Matter Secretary Hay's
Reply to Wheeler's Resolution No b
rret Treaty with England Wellcome
Finishes His Testimony for Clark.
Washington, Feb. 22. For the first
the outgrowth of the I time in the debate unon the Pnortn
i ouuie oeiween ine inter Ocean and "can tariff bill the voice of a Reoub
Xe. l81- Vr.ess' ?'! eulml-l lican was raised yesterday airainst the
uiiifii in file iianiciAti r in I - - ,J -
'i uic liliuuis measure MrrwmwaM An .
Stmreine onnrt n-r,r.;., . ui ouiu
' '-"ui as. i W.U un.; itr iiiipt i ( . i in
(mjiriuai iiijuuciiou resirain-
spoke
lie opposed it on the
ground of policy, and not of constitu
tionality. His hostility, however, was
not so absolute but that he announced
his intention of voting for It if the sub
stitute failed Tho h
..... . - . v. vnirL o LfCrU a 93 1 S
I ress prohibiting its members from yesterday were Ray of New York anrt
buying the service of antagonists of Long of Kansas, for the bUL and Hew
ing the Associated Press from expell-
iuk me tuier ucean rrom its member
ship or from refusing to supply It with
uixjintcnes. necause The Inter Ocean
ignored a bye-law of the Associated
General Roberts sends a long list of
casualties among officers, inclndmir
Illinois Coal Operators and Miners Reach
ing; Agreement Rapidly.
Springfield, Ills., FebC. 23. At 2 p.
iu. yesterday the sub-committee ou
was no allusion to the issue of free
silver. Three dates for holding tho
convention were proposed May 1. by
I lunuscuu oi uregon; .nine 14. iiy THI
1 man of South Carolina, and July 4. bv
scale of the coal operators and miners I " " " ''" "L", ,,,u", 'x yr??
. . . 1 . .. . ..' ex-Senator Gorman 111 favorof hold
ing to ineceIent and naming a date
Albhu was arrested two vears aero bv
Imperialism together with every men- United States Marshal Wray, charged t,ie following, and showing that there
iiou 01 urjan ana the Chicago plat- with violating the liquor laws He was "i,s "0, ,V not work h'-'tween Feb. Ki
form aroused enthusiasm, but during bound to the grand jurv and bv them a,,1 1S: Mi,j,)r 5eneral Knox wound
the open session of the committee there , indicted. Wln.11 licw.isiiVi-iii!rniifnr e"'- -Major tJoneral Hector Macdonald
Lieutenant
1'aardeberg Drift. Orange Free State,
Feb. 2. General Croiije' s magnificent
night march from Magersfonteiu now
appears likely to end in disaster. The
main body of the I'.oers is enclosed iu
a terrible death trap. The enemy Is
hiding in the bed of the Modder, com
manded by the ltritish artillery, and
enclosed on the east ami west by the
Hritisli infantry. Sunday witnessed a
gallant stand on the part of the re
treating foe. Tired, harassed, they
still maintained a bold front. It is
somewhat difficult to explain the Sun
day action in which all the British
lon e was engaged in which General
Croiije, under difficult conditions, mau-
aired to hold his own.
O11 Saturday night the British
mounted infantry came into touch with
Cronje's rearguard, driving them back
upon the main body. On Sunday morn
ing the action was renewed, but the
Hoers. who had entrenched the river
IhmI during the night, prevented a fur
ther advance of the mounted infantry
In this direction. .Meanwhile the High-
la ml brigade, consisting of the Sea
f.frths. the Hlack Watch and the
Argylls.ndvaneed from the youth bank,
and the Kssex. Welsh and Yorkshire
men formed a long line on the left,
which rested on the river, the extreme
riirht being the Welsh. The whole line
was ordered to envelop the Hoers. who
lined both banks of the river..
The firing soon became heavy. The
Hoers. holding a splendid jiositioii,
covered the left of the Highland bri
ade, which advanced partly up the riv
er bed and partly in the open, while
the rest of the brigade with the other
regiments swung round the front of
the Highland brigade on the level, cov
erlets, ground, exposed to a terrible
lire which obliged the men to lie upon
the ground, as they did for the re
mainder of the day. This legan at 7:30
in the morning. Through the dreadful
heat and a terrible thunder storm our
men hung to the position, answering
the It.K'i- tire and shooting steadily.
In the meantime the r-st of the in
fantry completed theenveloping move
inent. the Welsh regiment having sue
ceeded iu seizing the drift, thus clos-
ins in the Hoers. who had fought
. -throughout with splendid courage.
General Cronje's laager, full of carts,
-.iinniunit ion ami stores, could le plain
ly seen near tne north bank. General
Smiths 'orrison collected a large body
of i.!"V including the Canadians, and
crossed the river by Pa.irdeberg drift,
advancing toward the laager, which
was being vigorously shell. tl. This
force made a gallant attempt to charge
into the laager, but failed. Refore
seizing the western drifts the Boers
occupied a kopje on the south bank
running down the river. Therefore
their force is cut in two. The Hoers
Imld the kopje and have one Vickera
Maxim and probably one or two other
Suns.
Toward evening the battery on the
south side opened, co-operating with
the battery on the north side. A won
derful sight followed. The shells fell
with amazing precision along the river
bed opposite the laager, which was
shelled thoroughly. One shell set on
fire a small ammunition wagon, which
burned nearly all day. Many other
wagons were set on fire and the glare
was visible at a considerable distance
far into the night. The infantry also
maintained a terrible fire, which was
answered vigorously. The scene to
ward nightfall was terribly pictur
esque, with the blazing wagons, the
roaring artillery and thecrackllng'rlfle-fire.
had agreed on a scale in all the dis
tricts but two. The prices fixed by the
sub-committee for hand miuing was
as follows: Second district. Danville
and associated mines, 41) cents; Third
district. Springfield and Associated
mines, 4! cents; Fourth district, Chica
go and Alton mines south of Spring
iield to Carliuville. including also Litch
field, Paim and Taylorville, 4U cents;
Fifth district, Belleville and associated
mines. 4t cents- Sixth district. Du-
quoiu. Odin, Sandoval, Carbondale and
associated mines, 45 cents; Seventh
district. Williamson and Saline coun
ties, 45 ceuts; Ninth district. Mount
Olive. Coffeen and Vandalia and asso
ciated mines, 4'J cents.
Itiinlnes Portion Destroyed.
Bradford. Pa., Feb. 23. The busi
ness portion of Glen Hazel, for the
second time in recent years, was al
most totally destroyed by tire at an
early hour in the morning. At 1:10
flames were discovered in the general
store of II. C. Taylor and quickly
spread to adjoining buildings. Owing
to the hydrants being frozen up the
firemen could do nothing. A heavy
ram prevented the destruction of th
village.
Feature of the Iluttermakers' Meet.
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 23. The three
leading features of the but term akers
meeting yesterday were the Darade.
final award of prizes and sale of prize
nutter ny auctiou. Kvery state delega
tion participated in the parade, headed
by Illinois, holding the pice of honor as
the winner of the prize flag. There
was lively bidding for the 705 tubs of
butter, which went to a Chicago house
ior .,i).
Lincoln. Neb;," Feb. 22. For a morn
ing sessiou yesterday's attendance at
the national Buttermakers' convention
was unusually good. Speakers were
i-. v. 1. ra ha 111. of Minnesota: P. It
Keifer, of Iowa; Professor G. L. Mc-
ivay, or ine Ames (Iowa) Agriculural
conege, ami senator Thurston.
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.
William H. Heard, the noted painter
of animals, died at New York, of
apoplexy. He was 75 years of age.
Two ships foundered off the Atlantic
coast near Norfolk, seven or more
lives being lost.
Game Warden Zinn on a train be
tween Green Hay, Wis., and Chilton,
Wis., seized eight saddles of venison
hilled as herring.
The mayor of Portage. Wis., has or
dered all slot machines removed from
saloons m that city.
Miss Cornelia de Mare, of C.hinatrn,
demands $15,000 in a suit for alleged
breach of promise to marry made by
Albert Fuchs, owner of a summer
garden on the north side.
According to a Chicago coroner's
jury. Mrs. J. p. Schwartz murdered
her daughters. Lulu, aged 0, and Hen
rietta, an miaut, and then committed
suicide.
At Stoddard, Wis., Edwin Johnson.
principal or scboois, was severely
chastised by a farmer because he had
punished the farmer's son.
St. Petersburg newspapers urge the
government to take advantage of Eng
land's "adversity" and settle old scores.
Marechale MacMahon, Duchess of
Magenta, widow of JUarechal Patrice
Maurico MacMahon, second president
of the third republic of France, died
in Paris, aged 71.
. Alex McLellan was fined $50 and
costs at JaneSVnio, is:, Tor "violating
Sunday closing law.
Berlin thinks Knglami is seeking to
force a naval war with Germany.
The reichstag meat inspection com
mittee has voted down the Importation
clause, which would effectually kill
the American trade.
W. T. Stead is publishing a paper
devoted exclusively to the South Afri
can war. He calls it: "War Against
War In South Africa."
An experimental camp for "open-air
treatment" for consumptives will be
opened at Long Lake, Wis., next summer.
later than that for the convention or
the party in power bad considerable
influence in causing Independence Day
to lie chosen.
Kania City Itoomer .lolllfv.
Afterthe committee had selected the
"Gate City of the West" the Kansas
City boomers held a jollification meet
ing in their rooms at the Raleigh. Ex
Governr,toue Addressed the gather
ing, predicting that those who :ir-
tended the convention would depart
Commissioner Hunter here he .-ivowe.1 severely wounded, aud
his innocence and reiterated denial of , ColuI,el Altnvnn" kbied.
guilt before the federal court at Keo-; Oonje Reported Surrounded,
kuk. ' i A private telegram, received here
He Wits sentenced to one year, how- fro' Berlin yesterday afternoou, de
ever, and has just been liberated. Mean- t-lars that Geueral Croiije is in a bad
time Wray had been superseded by W. Position, bearing out another Berlin
Richards, who took interest in the re- nimor ,,1;if General Cronje was sur
peated denials and as a consequence rounded and that a time limit had
his inquiries resulted jesierday after- Du Riven him within which to ca
noon in the arrest of William Levan, pitulate.
Of Albi.'l, for perjury. Richards Says ' Roers Com rntratin to Oppoe Rohert.
that he has undoubted proof of Dag- I A Berlin dispatch savs: "Tlie Taee-
gett's innocence, as he was in another blatt publishes a special dispatch
I part of the country. Others are impli- from Brussels which says the Traus-
cated aud arrests will follow.
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1 i"ti ickhiiou tuere announces mat an
3iet and Married ii. a. T)av. . , tho Koers are evacuating Natal, their
Kokomo. I ml.. Feb. 2:,. Mrs. Addie Potions lu that colony being no long-
Freer, of this city, and George Wid- ' V i general .loutiert. it is add-
uiwrn-u nit ruuL't'iiirauou or
ha mnp r ilumf 1Ttmnr T oI a C3 ' 1
Perior. saw each other for the first The V'
J'" . , , P Pr mine operator of large means. The and lt j,s expected General Huller will
oi.ng man is hkix un i n,. ,,ri)le , a SIer.nlaw of A. c. Kely enter the town at the end of the
a Kokomo business man.
I
Clark' Son Snys III Income In '-.50,o;0
Vear Or. Martin K Mence.
Washington. Feb. 23. C. W. Clark
son of Senator Clark, of Montana, told
the senate committee on elections ves
terday that he had an independent It
come or $2o,(mh a year, ami that he
was in business for himself. With tin-
exception of a brief interval given to
tne testimony of Rev. A. B. Martin,
Clark occupied the entire day before
the committee in the imiuirv bein
conducted into the methods pursued iu
the election of the young man's father
to the l. nlted States senate. He de
nied lu detail the assertions of such
witnesses as Whiteside, Hewitt. Statt
enator Meyers and others. Clark
submitted what he said was a detailed
statement of his receipts and expendi
tures ior political purposes during the
.Moiu;iii.-i campaign. 1 lie aggregate
looted upMJS.iHKj. His testimonv was
a point-blank denial that a solitarv
vote had heen purchased.
lr. Martin testified concerning his
interview with Justice Brantley, pro
ducing the letter written him by Clark
in the Wellcome case. This letter was
as follows:
"Dear Dr. Martin: If you could see
our mutual friend. Judge B.. and state
to him what John R. T. told voti. out.
lining the plan of the campaign, which
practically showed that evervthiun
was practically prearragned. 1 am sure
that he would have a better under
standing of the Wellcome proceeding
and would not allow that .' plendid man
to be disbarred. He has a lovely wife
ami children, and it is a shame Ihat he
should suffer di
such disreputable
and my namesake. W. A. Chirk nt
Allison county.
"W. A. CLARK."
Martin said that "our mutual friend.
Judge B.." was Judge Brantlev. ami
that John R. T. was John R. Toole. He
had hoped that he could influence the
supreme court to send the case back
to the Silver How county court, but
he saw 110 indelicacy in doing that.
After the Tin IMate Trust Now.
Washington. Feb. 23 Richardson
of Tennessee, the Democratic floor
leader, introduced n
card to tin plate trusts, similar to those
recently introduced iu relation to trusts
m sturar and pai..er prohibiting the
transportation of the product if ihe
""" 1 great. r than 4
cent.
Union I'rinter Gets the Job.
Lansing, Mich., Feb. 23. The state
board of auditors has awarded the .
state printiug contract to Oscar L. Mc- !
Kinney, the representative of the ty
pographical union.
KKPOKTS AKK I" xsatis factory.
1.1st
Guv. Tanner Is IJetter.
Springfield, Ills., Feb. 23. Governor
Tanner's condition was reported slight
ly improved yesterday aud the fever
has left him.
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.
Olga Nethersole, the actress, has
been arrested at New York on the
ground that her play, "Sapho," is in
decent. Chief Wash-a-Kie, leader of the
Shoshone Indians, is dead iu Wyoming,
aged TO.
Jamaica's legislature has approved
the reciprocity convention with the
United States.
Over 3tH houses were destroyed by
fire In Ataqnines, Spain.
The British house of commons has
rejected the Irish evicted tenants bill.
The German reichstag adopted the
motion repealing the "dictatorial para
graph" enforced in Alsace-Lorraine,
defeating th" government.
Kurds in Persia are in open re
bellion, demanding autonomy.
Captain Robly D. Evans and his two
daughters were in a railwav wreck
that" occurred neonesaay at ivige-
more, Iud., on the Baltimore and Ohio.
They were not hurt. 1
It is said that the Republican na
tional committee has notified Phila
delphia that the convention will be
held at New York if the Quaker Citv
does not hustle with that $100,000. '
Admiral Dewey was the attraction
at the celebration of Washington's
birthdivy anniversary at Wheeling, W.
Va.
C. A. Painter, of Pittsburg, won the
of lortv-Noie Dead and Wounded
Officers Looks Like a Heavy Loss,
London. Feb. 22. Lord Roberts'
list of forty-nine killed and wounded
officers, including two generals, in the
; engagements up to Sunday evening,
causes anxiety, especially as iu the
officers' list neither the losses of the
weisii and Lssex regiments nor those
; ot the mounted infantry are included
, llils is about the number that fell at
coienso, where the non-commissioned
officers and men brought the
xorai losses to S0O. It is considered
atrange that when sending his casual
ties Lord Roberts gives no informa
tion as to the result of the fighting,
the Associated Press.
between March 5. 1SDS. and the
present, ihe Inter Ocean has been
wimont tne Associated Press servieo
The increased expenses and inconveni
ence sufiered by The Inter Ocean in
consequence are made the basis of the
present claim for damages.
IOWA LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
Miecesoor of Ki-Got. Larrabee Named
1'roreedings of the Lawmakers.
i.c. .ooiues. ia., i eo. 22. Governor
naw transmitted to the senate the ap-
001 milieu 1 or ex-supreme Judge . S.
lionmson. of Sioux City, as member of
the slate board of control to succeed
William Larrabee. It is announced
mat ex-Governor Larrabee has de-
posned $j,(mmi With the other mem
bers of the board of control with
which to buy an organ for the Soldiers'
Orphans' Home at Davenport.
The senate passed the bill levviug a
tenth mill tax for five years for the
state agricultural collega. In the house
the bill for the reorganization of the
national guard of the state in time of
war was passed. 'Die senate insurance
, coiumirree reported for passage ihe
j valued policy bill.
I New Departure in Chief Orators.
Philadelphia. Fb,22. Distinguished
jurists and educators from all parts of
the United States and from England
yesterday took part in the formal dedi
cation of the new law building of the
University of Pennsylvania, the cere
monies incident to which were carried
over until today when the university
formally celebrated Washington
birthday, with Wu Ting Fang, Chinese
minister to the United States, as chief
orator.
In Memory of Garret A. Hohart.
Trenton. N. J Feb.- 22. The me
morial session of the New Jersev leg
hdature in honor of th late Vice Presi
dent Garret A. Hohart was held Yes
terday in the house of representatives.
None of Hobart's family was nresent.
President McKinley and the cabinet
were represented by Attorney General
Griggs, who was the order of the day.
x ur -iou was presineu over by I'res-
luenr wii'iam M. Johuson, of the sen
ate.
PinKre Supporting: J. S. Stearns.
ietroit. l et). 22. It is announced
mat Governor Pingrea is quietly at
work giving his support to Seerpt.irr
of State J. S. Stearns as his successor
in tne executive chair. Tuesday it was
auuouncea mat he would trv to turn
oer ine wayne county delegation f
ninety-one votes to Stearns. As Wayne
is the home county of Ferry, a livelv
...1:. ... , ... -
I'uiuic.ti struggle win ensue.
l unatic Irowns Himself.
iaporte, Iud.. Feb. 22. fieortro
Hoelocker. 1 prominent furniture deal
er or this eitj who is of unsound
mind, escaped from his nurse and. en.
lug to Clear Lake, broke through the
ice and was drowned. His body was
recovered nan an hour afterward. Six
years ago Hoeloeker's father commit.
ted suicide here by hanging himself.
Michigan Aline Resumes Work.
i nampion, Mich.. Feb. 2. Tho
If he has sent such a report the war Champion Iron company is preparing
office is withholding it
Moreover, nothing is known as ta
what took place Monday, Tuesday and
yesterday. This absence of details
from Lord Roberts' dispatch, contrast
ed with his rather full narratives dur
ing the first part of his operations,
produces uneasiness among military
observers. All the comment lu the
morning newspapers, both editorial
aud critical, is threaded with the dis
turbing suggestion that despite hard
fighting General Cronje has been able
to beat off his pursuers, has escaped,
and is being reinforced by rail from
Ladysmith and by forces on foot and
horseback from northern Cape Colons-,
as well as the late beleaguers of
Kiinberiey.
As the correspondents with Lord
Roberts are silent the telegrams from
itoer sources receive some counte
nance. The latter aver that Geueral
Cronje, while the British were en
deavoring to surround him between
1'aardeberg and Kodoos Rand, re
ceived reinforcements under Dewet,
and that together the Boer command
ers fought the P.ritish to a standstill.
nd
amateur trap-shooting championship of rwwt.Aiir. si ffers.
T.MUl fit ClrHnn iiftr T . Z
' ' ""'" JSeport or O dicers Killed
Princess Cautacuzene fnee Grant , w, n ,,1-1 n,.i.f ...
Fred Grant's .laughter) is ill of typhoid Loudon, Feb. 22. Lord Roberts'
i.r!T.V"s J1 nwth . tcn was dated I'aa de
Robert Pezoni nnd Th rw... ' 1 : .b: alltI Klv' Ug list of Cas-
--t vwu 1 t 111 uuia
-nnan I - i I I . . . It.. . t : .
Miiiu ; fAiuoMOU ot giant Vith Vnni.
WHKKI.KB STILL ON MAY'S TRAIL.
Washington. retn.i. heeier or
Keuttjcky yesterday introduced a reso
lution insfr lcttng ' me committee on 'brings advices that t
In the Highland brigade
ihral,.,.,, T.- Vl.n... P T-!,. x- x- . " wouuoeil. II1CIUU-
whVhasl;t..brated hi. 118 'i '"XP'
per ' day, chews a package of tobacco a . w-reh V ' V;, "V.,uV'. "i"
j ------ V . - ...h....iuuri5i, UIOlllCl
1 j of I-ord Faruham, aud Lieuteuaut
l'hiKu- lhcreanK in Hawaii. ' Ackers-Douglas, of the Argyll and
San Francisco. Feb. 23. The steam- Sutherland Highlanders, sou of the
er America u Mam. from Honolulu Right Hon. Anitas Ackers-Doiurlas
lie im innin ni.n uii com ui lssiouer or wnrics
-" 1 P . , ir, ru J V I '1,1 I I ( - .....
foreign affair to investigate the truth ,r'Kf,u out in other cities of the Officers killed were Captains Ward
or falsity of life charges made bvChas. . lla1bn group. Seven cases are re- law. and Newbury, of the Duke of
L Macruiu, late consul -of the United rt(H at Kahuli and one at Hilo Tho Coruwalls Light intliutry, ami Lieu
States at Pretoria, that his official or ,tua"on Honolulu is better No new feuauts M"I're. of the Sea forth High
personal mail was opened, read' sup- s "ave developed. ' landers: Siordet and Neave. of thrj
pressed or detained by the censor of' Keeiey's KeniaMTcvimTn . I 0ksliie reRiment. and Bright ami
the British government at Durban or: Ln Angeles Cd Feh 0- 1 ?al,yctoQ- of the Oxfo1'1 LiS"t ii,
that a telegram sent bv him to th mnin. f h, i.;, V0,..-,,.rT1e fantry. Other wounded oflBcers were
j . : : "T if i.esne v. u-i....
departinent of state was delayeil by a who died suddenly in this citv Wed, e
British censor for several weeks. . day. are to be taken to Dht 1 1,
The committee is also to ascertain on Monday next. The wi,w
whether the British authorities are ac- comn.-.nr i"!ldow flo"
OUainted With the secret einhoe nf
Code used by the State department. Wou,l Regulate Sleeping Car Charges.
The resolution was referred to the Washington. Feb. 23. Fitzgerald of
committee on rules. : Massachusetts has introduced a bill
. Z Z n the house limiting the charges on
Repobl caa Conferree. Agreeing. I BleePfng cars to 50 cents per 100 mile"
Washington, Feb. 23. When the Re- for a lower berth and 25 cents per 1W
publican conferrees of the two houses mile for an upper berth.
Colonel Bowles, of the Yorkshire reg
ment; Colonel Carthew-Yorstoun, of
the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders);
Captain II. M. Arnold (dangerously)
and Lieutenant J. C. Mason (slightly),
lKth of the Canadians.
lie wet's Capture of Material.
London, Feb. 22. The Times has
the following from Lorenzo Mar-
qnez, dated Feb. 21: "According to a
to resume operations at North mine
three miles north of here. New ma
chinery will le installed and fifty or
more men employed the coming sea-
...... ri-i. 1 . . . . . .
BUU- ueposit is rue iarsrest on
the Dexter range and big mine to work
on open pit plan will be opened up.
Indiana Dm miners to Meet.
lerre liaute, Ind., Feb. 22. The
state secretary of the Indiana division
of the Travelers' Protective asRoei.i.
tion has aunounced that the annual
convention of the organization will be
held in this city April 20 and 21. Sev
eral thousand traveling men will be
present, hut just what business will
he taken up Is not given out.
Combine in Glass FrultMars.
-Mtincie, iud., Feb. 23. For ihnu
days glass fruit-jar manufacturers who
represent ; per cent, of the output of
the couutry have been holding meet
ings at the Klrby House, concluding
ll,r "'alum 01 tneir selling agency,
which is to be located in this citv. The
..v ...1 i .iiuncie, .Marion, Swavzee
Greenfield, and Terre Haute, Ind.,' and
.-iNiimgton. t-a.. are in the pool.
MRS. iTwTOirs THANKS
vtKlnwof the Gallant Soldier Kxpreses
Jler Gratitude to Oen. Corhln.
Washington, Feb. 22. Mrs. Lawton
has made the following acknowledge
ment of the receipt of the home fund.
dating her letter at Pewee Valley. Kv.J
Dear Geueral Corbin Suchkindnesi
as yours can never be repaid, and my
neart is very mil when I try to thank
you. Words seem very poor at such
a time. ill you please believe that
I do appreciate it and all my life will
find comfort in the remembrance.
The universal feeling which
prompted such wonderful generosity
from the nation is so beautiful to me.
and so dear, that my gratitude is in
expressibly profound.
ry oi aexas against it. The Repub
licans have decided to hold a caucus
or conference on the hill S.itrtir
night.- Although there are said to be
between twenty and thirty Rennhii.
cans who are hostile to the measure
the Republican leaders who are can
vassing the situation say that not
more than four or five will cast their
M"fs against it.
Democrat to Support the Bill.
They also say several Democrats
Will Support it. The only Demom-ar
who is outspoken in his advocacy of
the bill is Davey of Louisiana. He
represents one of the lareest ram.
ugar districts in the south. Snm
others, including .Meyer and Brous
eard of Louisiana. Devries nf ratt.
fornla. Davis and Sparkman of Florida.
ni? sum ro ne in the doubtful column.
but the Democratic whin nva th-ir
only Davey and Sibley of Pennsylvania
will vote for it. Wilson of Idaho, a
silver Republican, is also SIl id tn ha In.
cliued to vote for the bill. Some of the
uepiioii.-an opponents of the hill !.
dislike to go on record against their
party believe that the wav out of the
dilemma in which they find themselves
is to vote to recommit the measure.
ftepnhlican Called to Their I'oats.
Tawney of Minnesota, the Uennh.
Mean "whip" of the house, has wired
all absent Republicans to he present
on Saturday. This is understood to be
for fhe purpose of having all Repub
lican present at a' conference to be
held Saturday night on the Porto Rican
tariff bill.
Culberson's Amendments.
Culberson of Texas yesterday gave
notice of two amendments he will
propose to the Porto Rican bill. One
of these provides for fre trade be
tween Porto Rico and the United
States proper. The other gives the
native Porto Ricans the same right to
choosn whether they will become citi
zens of the United States that the
Paris treaty confers upon residents
who may have been born in the Span
ish peninsula.
FIGHT KIR A ON VKNTION.
Milwaukee and Kansas City Both Want
the Democratic National.
Washington. Feb. 22. On the eve
of the meeting of the national Demo- -rratic
committee which assemble
aere today to fix the time and place
for holding the Democratic national
convention, Kansas City and Milwau
kee were struggling earnestly for the
honor of entertaining the convention.
Although there is some desultory
talk of Cincinnati as a comprinlse, the
fight is between Milwaukee and the
metropolis of the southwest, with the
chance seemingly In favor of the lat
ter city. Both cities have headquar
ters at the Raleigh hotel. Milwaukee
has raised a fund of $100,000 for the
entertainment of the convention. The
amount which Kansas City Is prepared
to expend has not been disclosed.
Senator Jones, chairman of the com
mittee, is holding aloof from the fight
aud not throwing the weight of hie
influence either way. The Milwaukee
boomers are makit.' much of the po
litical effect of holding the convention
iu Wisconsin for its effect upoa the
Germans, who. they assert, are dis
posed to be hostile to the administra
tion s expansion policy. After count
ing noses Kansas City claimed a clear
majority of the votes, but the Milwau
kee contingent was eoually certain
that it had a majority. The consensus
of opinion is that the convention will
be held lefore the Republican con
vention early in June. or. iossiblv.
during the last week in Ma v.
WELMOME ENDS HIS TESTIMOAY.
Says He Suspects Daly with Supplying
hiteside's Thirty Thousand.
Washington, Feb. 22. John B. Well
come, Senator Clark's manager in his
senatorial contest, was the only wit
ness before the senate committee in
the Clark case yesterday. His testi
mony was at no time startling. Well
come placed his expenditures for the
senatorial campaign at not to exceed
$25,000. and at the request of the com
mittee produced his bank Jook and old
checks to substantiate thTs statement.
He said that he suspected Daly of
supply the money used in the White
side exposure. He also said that he
had concluded that the Montana su
preme court was prejudiced against
him aud that this was the reason why
he had not gone upon the stand in
his disbarment trial. At the conclu
sion of the day s sitting it was an
nounced that Senator Clark's son, C.
. Clark, would go on the stand to
day.
In Conference Over Scale.
Pittsburg, Feb. 22. The National
Potters association and the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters are
holding a scale conference here. It
has been decided to make the wages
uniform and the conference is consid
ering the basis.
No ImproTement In Gov. Tanner.
Springfield, Ills., Feb. 22. Govern-
It has relieved or Tanner's condition yesterday morn-
the one anxious thought Henry would '"g showed no improvement over
have had. and I do not know how to Tuesday. He spent a restless and un-
thank you or the nation. comfortable night, suffering from
'Believe me. with kind regards, very rheumatism in his arms.
sincerely, "MARY O. LAWTON.
Robbed of IIU Whole Fortune.
Mead, Neb.. Feb. 21. Lee Johnson
sold his hardware store and received
the cash in payment, amounting to a
little over $,000. He put the money
in his trousers pocket and left It there
when he went to bed. When he woke
in the morning his clothes were gone,
but were found later in a small ont-
Boer account. General Dewet claims! building on a neighboring' property,
to have captured in an attack upon the 'ne money was all gone.
Got a Year for Stealing $430.
Portage, Wis., Feb. 22. Tony
Schultz yesterday pleaded guilty to the
larceny of $450 from N. M. Henry, of
this city, and was sentenced to one
year in the reformatory at Green Bay.
New Tork Newspaper Owner Dead.
New York. Feb. 22. Benlamin
Wood, the proprietor of the New York
uauy Evening News, died yesterday
at the Fifth Avenue hotel, where he
bad been 111 for some time.