Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
BUM tic’TEU a CIMOt. Eds mmd Pds
LOUP CITY. - - NEIL
Tif NfHS IN BRIlf.
Perry C Kcanard of Illinois ha* been
appodaied aaaistaat paymaster in the
navy.
The Havana cabinet has derided to
establish oae High school tn each j rot -
inew la Calm
At Barcelona. Spain an epidemU of
grip Las seised the town and the mor
tality hi »rr eased
jtoland Seed, who is a jcti^nt in St
Lakes hospital. New York city, ton
ti»ne« to Improve
Prominent republic sa» of Iowa are
insisting that ri-Govemor Shaw U
nominated for Vice president
The Chicago Union Traction com
pany will ta the sear future inaugurate
a buffet sen ice on street cars.
The UPIP employes of the I^rhigh
t alley Coal company arr notified of
aa inc rease of 2 per cent ta their wages
This year's famine la India rovers
aa area of ISdjiMm square mii«a. on *
which hi a population of Jo.ttUo.Wi* 1
V»rt twestern broom manufacturers,
after a rwofcrmrr. Lave derided to ad
vance- prunes from 2S to 5» cents per
Am
The hoard of regent* of the Nevada
state uaiverslty has declared vacant
the chair of physics, occupied t»jr J. W. j
Philips
Governor f«nh Id of Wisconsin has
ordered e*o*ed lh< den* of vice m t he
village of Harley, where the local of
Peers refwaed to art..
James A Oates of :awuod. la has
been appointed a teacher at the Ya
kima. Wash,. Indian s> hooi; John 8.
Mamps of r* y ibour, la., at Ijemhl.
Idaho
Order* have been issue*! formally
detaching Captain iUgsbee from the
command erf the Texas and assigning
him to the hand of naval intelligence
Ufa* Helen Gould has contributed
tan.nan to aid the building of a new
home for the naval bran* fa erf the i
Vanns Men s Christian a-*urixtion in
Brucfclyn
ft-HUnt and Mr*. McKhby enter
tained the m«-u. jtt» of the dpilomati
«SMp» at a state dinner at the White
hnwai Cover* were laid for srreaty
eight pennons.
Contract* have been dosed at Pueblo
lot the opening <if undeveloped iron and
road land* wife h promise an enormous
ontpat Party nullum tons of ore are |
•aid to 'be In sight.
Aloysios Ftnnsnheln. presid—I. of i
the Pittsburg brewing company and
r pri ddft of Che Ueobnchter PublisAb
lag nnmpnny. died at Pittsburg after
n lingering Mae*-*.
Mr* M J Patterson, the only child
erf President Andrew Jufcn* >n. is mt
lealty ill at her home in Greenville.
Tena . and is not expected to live. She
is over Sd years old.
Woman labor will be abolished in all
f; clones where building material is
prodneed Is Chicago. If a resolution
pnsisd by the betiding Material Trades
istaril can be made effective.
At Ixmisdlle Ky a delegation lined
up at the depot to meet W J. Bryan.
They exported to find him in the sleep
ing car, hut to their smaxement be
emerged from the tab of the locomo
tive.
A dispatch from Cambridge Maas .
•ays; The International track meet
ing between Yale Harvard. Oxford
and Cambridge universities m this
country next spring now seem* an
absurd !*ct
Tbe Burmese rite <r«.p ha* broken
tbe rwtei Over ton* will be
available for export to foreign coun
tries Burma* Is also able to *>upply
a practically unlimited quantity to tbe
Indian famine district
rmitnir - of tbe Nicaraguan ra- j
nal la to be insisted upon in both
house# of congress without regard to
the r—l—liir recently appointed by
the prmddrat to consider the feasibil
ity of the various routes
The rrUrtag board summoned to Chi
cago to bear the case of Major Ham
mer recently ordered to Manila for
duty asked to be relieved from tbe ser
vice refused tbe majors request and
ordered him hoc* to his post.
The L—dim Times had the follow
ing from Odessa "The army corps
which has been quartered in the Eka- j
terinoslay district has been ordered
to the CastSMU to replace the Rus
sian troop# seat to the Afghan fron
tier*
Senator Goar of Iowa mas warmly
** ogrululated by Iowan* upon his
unanimous renomtnation for the sen
ate Tbe congratulation* were areom
panied by a large basket of American
Beauty roans, w'a* h was placed on Mr. i
Gear's desk in the senate.
Charles E Marrrum fromer t’nited
Mate* comm! at Pretoria, who left
lamrenxo Marquesas January € bound
fair New York, landed at Naples. It Is
said he bears a letter from President
Kruger to President McKinley asking
the latter to mediate between the
Tr. nsvaal and Great Britain.
Among the item* of Western interest
In the argent defertea* % bill are the fol
lowing For support of the I'nited
Slates penitentiary at Fort l^eaven
worth. !>.»***. towasite commissioners.
Indian Territory, to pay all expense*
Inridmt to the survey platting and
appraisement of towu-io-* in Cbuctaw.
Chickasaw. Creek and Cherokee na
Uum. |33 sm.
Colonel Sktnger. at Marseille*, re
ports to the state department that the
olive crop in Italy Frame and Spain
is practically a failure.
A settlement of the dtspn*- lei ween
the Usfli v Express and the Buffalo
Typography ai union, which has lasted
over two yeses, ha* been arrived at.
Congressman Sherman of New York
**•*«■ introduced n bill enlarging and de
fining the power* heretofore conferred
epos the Choctaw. Oklahoma A Gulf
Mrs. Hannah J. Stetson, an actress
known ns Haaaau Ingham leading lady
of the Murray Hill Theater stock com
pany died suddenly at New York, of
apoplexy, aged 33.
firnator MrComa* of Maryland has
Introduced n joint resolution, tender
rlag the thanks of congress to Rear Ad
miral and Commodore Schley
mrA the officers and men of the fleet
for service# during the Spani*h war
and destruction of the Spani*h fleet off
Santiago.
Fort Bayard. New Mexico, has been
discontinued as • garrison punt and
the buildings will ba turned over to the
sorgeug general of the army for use
In connection with the general hospital
to he established there as a sanitarium
for the treatment of officers and enlist
ed men of the army suffering from pul
monary troubles.
At Daybreak Sunday Morning the Boers
Renew Battle with Vigor.
BRITISH DRIVE THE ENEMY BACK
art Credited With Hating Taken
ll.rre Itoer l*o» lion. During the Day —
triu; llltouar on tirniind Captured—
liter, buffer Heavy Loft*.
SPEARMAN S CAMP. Jan. 22 —Aft
er ten hours of continuous and terri
ble fire yesterday. Generals Hart and
C!»-r> advanced 1.O00 yards. The Boers
maintained an irregular fire during the
night, but the British outposts did not
retdy.
Th.-> morning at daybreak the Boers
opened a stiff fire. The British stood
to the guns where they had slept and
"Ue engagement was renewed vigorous
ly. The field artillery poured shrap
nel into the enemy's trenches.
A rumor that l-adysmith had been
relieved enlivened the British, who
s* fit up a ringing cheer. This was tak
en f«>r an advance. The first kopje
w is < arried at the point of the bayo
net und the Boers retreated to the
text kopje, which, like most others,
wa* strewn with immense boulders,
surmounted by mounds on the sum
mit.
Tie British advanced steadily and
the Boers relaxed slightly. The lat
ter did not show such tenacity as pre
viously. Their Nordenfeldt fired at
long intervals and their cannon fired
bu: seldom. Apparently th& Boers
were short of ammunition.
All day the roar of musketry fire
continued. Th“ British took three
B«**r positions on the mountain and
found shelter behind the boulders.
LONDON. J in. 22 —The Daily Tele
graph has the following dispatch dat
*-<1 Saturday, from Spearman's camp:
"Genera! Warren's forces have
f ught a deliberately planned and suc
<e><ful battle. This important engage
ment is i Hired to the west of Spiou
kop. and practically resulted in our
-et uring the rough tableland which
• ••nstitutes the key to the Boer sit
uation.
"A fierce cannonade had l»een di
rected against the enemy's lines for
>"ir»e time, the British troops assem- :
i*le4 near an eminence known as Three
Tr» hill, which forms the center of a
-« nil :r< !e of crests, crowned with the
enemies* works and sorm* six miles
ng Steadily and with great dash
ti;e British infantry went forward in
v • fa« •* of a heavy fusillade from Mau
ser rifles. Our troops were disposed
as follows:
Major General Woodgate's brigade
on the right. Major General Hart's ■
brigade in the center and Major Gen- j
era I Hildyard's brigade on the left.
>an after midday the battle on
the hill became furious and from 3
in the afternoon until 6 the fire from
1 »?h cannon and rifles was extremely
heavy. Point after point of the ene- J
ni> - positions were seized by the Brit
ish troops, and eventually the Boer
right broke and was forced back to
ward Spionkop.
* Our force bivouacked upon the ]
ground it captured so gallantly. Dur- i
n g the action today the enemy brought j
into play new guns, one of which was a
qut. K-firer. Tomorrow ought to settle
the matter. In today's fighting our
loss** were trifling, but the Boers i
suffered heavily.
While General Warren was fighting
his engagement an effectual demon
** rat ion was proceeding at Potgieters
drift, the enemy's positions near there
being vigorously shelled by the Brit
ish batteries.
Bit LOW SPOkt k USER'S WISH.
—
Lnp>n>r In Accord W tth tireat Britain's
Met nods.
BERLIN, Jan. 22.—There is the best
authority for the statement that those
parts of Count von Buelow's speech
in the Reichstag last Friday, when re
plying to Herr Moeller's interpella
tion. which contained severe stric
tures upon the British policy and a
veiieJ warning to England, were due
to Emperor William s expressed wish.
His raa s said to be "thorough- |
ly in accord with the nation in con- I
demning Great Britain's manner of ;
seizing Geiman vessels.”
><» A»»amnce» of Canal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—It was
>tat*-d tonight by officials authorized to ;
sp«ak that there is absolutely no basis !
for reports that the state department !
ha- revived assurances from Costa !
R;' * and Nicaragua of a willingness
to lea-e territory to the Cnited States
for a hundred years or more for the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal.
Neuragua. it L* learned, has practical
ly admitted, in principle, at least, that
the doctrine of arbitration as the
means of settlement of any trouble
between it and the Maritime Cana! j
company growing out of the latter's !
pioje«t for the construction for an
i isthmian canal.
Bounded Killed by Kiikli«h.
BKLSSEIJ5. Jan. 22.—I)r. Leyds in
an interview here declared that he
knew positively that wounded Boers
lave been killed by English soldiers.
He -ay- a friend of his own was thus
killed bv an English Lancer. Dr.
Leyds also complains bitterly that
English authorities keep most of his
letters and newspapers, but admits
that h** receives letters by an indirect
| route.
J. % allaiidlcliam
ST LOCIS. Jan. 22 — A. J. Valand
ingham. commissioner of the St.
Louis traffic bureau, died at his resi
dence on Washington boulvevard at
8:30 o'clock tonight, of pneumonia.
He had been in had health for two
weeks, ever since his return from a
trip to Washington, where he caught
a severe cold.Mr. Valandingham had
been commissioner of the St. Iatuis
i triffic bureau for several years, coming
lure from Kansas City, where he held
a similar position. He was well
known to railroad men all over the
country.
To Convert Cuban Bonds.
MADRID. Jan. 22.—The minister of
finance has introduced in the chamber
of deputies a bill authorizing the con
version at par into 4 per cent perpetual
stock of the Cuban 6 per cent mort
gage issue of 18%, the Cuban 5 per
cent bonds of 1890 and the Philippine
4 per cent exterior debt.
Osman l>igna in Prison.
8CAKIN, Jan. 22.—Osman Dinga,
principal general of the late khalifa,
Abduiah. and who was captured last
Thursday in the hills near Tokae, was
brought here today and imprisoned.
ROBERTS MIST GO, ANYHOW.
Only a Choice of Executioners In the
Polygamous Congressman's Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Consider
ation of the ease of Brgham H. Rob
erts. Mormon representative-elect from
I’tah. wll be the feature in the house
this week. Though both the majority
and minority of the committee which
investigated the case agree that Rob
erts should not sit as a member of the
house on account of polygamous prac
tices. there will be a royal struggle
over tne question of procedure, upon
which the committee has split.
The ease will be called up on Tues
| day, and two, possibly three, days will
be devoted to it. The majority of the
lommittee hold that Roberts should
| be excluded while the minority con
tend that he be seated and then be ex
pelled. basing their argument for this
course upon the ground that Roberts
possesses all the constitutional qualifi
cations for membership and that any
attempt to exclude him upon the
theory that congress has the power to
aid to those qualifications, would es
tablish a dangerous precedent that
might return to plague congress in the
future. Littlefield of Maine and Do
Armond of Missouri, who presented
the presented the minority report, will
make a strong fight and say they be
lieve they can convince a majority of
the house that the course they advo
cate is the only proper one to pursue.
The majorty of the committee are con
fident that they will be backed by a
majority of the house.
Roberts is expected to make a plea
in his own defense. Should he be seat
ed in accordance with the contention
of the minority a resolution to expel
him will be immediately offered, and
this doubtless will carry by an almost
unanimous vote, although the majority
in their report have insisted that, once
seated, a member cannot be expelled
for acts committed before he was a
member of the house.
Tomorrow will be devoted to District
of Columbia matters, and Friday to
eulogies upon the life and public ser
vices of the late Vice President Ho
bart.
The senate again this week will de
vote itself exclusively to speechmak
ing. A variety of subjects will be cov
ered. The financial bill will remain
the unfinished business, but the senate
will not be held strictly to its consider
ation. Several set speeches probably
will be made upon it. among those who
are expected to speak being Senators
Cockrell. Daniel and Allen. No an
nouncement has yet been made of
speeches on the affirmative side of me
measure, but now that a nay has been
agreed upon for a vote it may be ex
pected that some of the friends of the
bill will speak in its defense.
The first speech of the week will be
made immediately after the close of
the routine business Monday morning
by Senator Pritchard on his resolution
declaring the proposed amendments to
the constitution of North Carolina to
l>e in contravention of the federal con
stitution. He will be followed by Sen
ator Turner in a prepared speech on
the Philippine quesuon. Tuesday Ross
will address the senate on the applica
tion of the constitution of the United
States to Puerto Rico and the Philip
pines archipelago. He will be followed
on the same date by McEnery with a
speech on the North Carolina constitu
tional question.
AffAIRS AT MANILA.
A Train of Fifty Convalescents Brought
to Hospital.
MANILA, Jan. 22.—The escort of
fifty men of Company C, Thirtieth in
fantry, Lieutenant Ralston command
ing. which was ambushed near Lipa.
as already cabled, consisted of fifty
convalescents from the hospital who
were going to rejoin the regiment.
The insurgents hid in the bushes along
the road and opened fire upon the pack
train from three sides.
The Americans, in addition to their
casualties, were compelled to abandon
the train, which consisted of twenty
two horses. The latter, with their
packs, all fell into the hands of the
insurgents, who pursued the retreating
escort for three miles along the road,
until the Americans were reinforced.
Mail advices from Negros brings
particulars of the uprising last month
in the southern part of the island, in
which Lieutenant A. C. Ledyard of
the Sixth infantry was killed. In
stead of being an unimportant revolt
of native police, as was at first re
ported, it appears to have been an at
tempt to overthrow American author
ity. The movement was started by
the chief officials of the autonomous
government, the men who were select
ed and inaugurated with so much cer
emony last November.
SCENES AT THE WAR OEEICE.
Anxious Crowd Disappointed at Brevity
of News.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—12 a. m.—Yes
terday was quite a record day at the
war office. As if anticipating import
ant news, the authorities announced
on Saturday that the lobbies of the
war office would be open throughout
Sunday and the knowledge ti.at a
great crucial battle was proceeding
brought a continuous stream of in
quirers of all classes.
Some gloomy forebodings were
I caused by the bulletin announcing that
nearly three hunderd had been wound
ed. but in general a cheery confidence
was expressed in the success of Gen
! eral Buller’s movement. On it being
announced that further official dis
! patches were improbable tonight, the
crowd dispersed, expressing disap
I pointment that the news was no better.
Chill Brooming Ambitious.
SAN FARANGISCO. Jan. 22—S.
Morta Vicuna, the Chilian minister to
the United States and Japan, arrived
from Tokio on the steamer Doric, en
route to Washington. Minister Vicuna,
while in Tokio, is said to have taken
up with the Japanese foreign colon
i ists in Chili and to establish a steamer
line between Yokohama and Valpa
raiso. The minister admitted that he
had been conducting some important
negotiations at Tokio. but refused to
divulge their character. Mr. Vicuna
says that the Japanese are making rap
id strides in railway building and in
dustrial development.
Danger of Methuen Beirg Shot
LONDON, Jan. 22.—A member of
Wauchope's Highland brigade writes
auent the battle of Magersfonteiu and
General Methuen:
“No doubt about it, there was i wilu
Siirit of mutiny among the men. They
were mad at their comrades and their
fine old general, Wauchope. belnq shot
do\ n like vermin. They felt and
knew that the commander had com
pelled their own general to do wbai
he would not have done himself.’*
English in Great Force Advancing on the
Boers.
WARREN TROOPS MOVE AT DAWN
Improvised Field Pieces Pour I.eaden
Hall Iuto llorr Position* — Enemy
Make No Response — Bombardment
with Results I'nknown.
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SPEARMANS CAMP. Jan. 20.—
(New York World Cablegram.)—YeA
terday evening Lyttleton’s brigade, af
ter a heavy bombardment since dawn
by naval guns and howitzers, advanced ;
in extended order toward the Boer po
sitions facing Potgietersdrift. but, fail
ing to draw the enemy's fire, returned.
A balloon has also been searching
the positions.
Warren’s mounted troops have also |
engaged the enemy, as officially an- .
nounced. Warren is again advancing
this morning early. Naval guns are
also bombarding.
CHURCHILL.
"There is every indication that a big
fight for the western roads will take
place today, though it may have com
menced yesterday. All the artillery of
Warren and Hilyard was not across
the drifts yesterday morning and the
ammunition train and most of the
heavier guns were probably then still
south of the Tugela. These indica
tions, as well as Warren's longer
march, point to the serious effort be
ing made today.’ ’
The Post expert says:
"Probably the whole British force •
was yesterday on the move and per- '
haps fighting. Fighting when it comes
will be heavy and the losses severe.”
LONDON, Jan. 20— (New York ;
AYorld Cablegram.)—The Daily News i
dispatch from Potgietersdrift, dated
January 19. says:
“Warren’s force is moving round to
the west on a line taken up by Dun- i
donald. Warren is now close to Acton
Homes.”
Telegraph of same date says Dun
donald and Warren nave command of !
an easy road into Ladysmith and have I
cut off the Boer communication with
the Free State.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-4:30 a. m —
Every hour that General Buller delays ,
his combined attack makes his posi
tion stronger. Transports continue to
arrive at Durban and fresh troops are I
being sent up the line to reinforce
those in front of Colenso. It appears
that General Buller's troops north of
the Tugela number at least 22.000 and
possibly 25.000. with fifty guns. Hs
total forces, forming a great outer
curve south and west of Ladysmith
probably number 40,000.
While General Buller's forward op
erations, which began January 10, de
velop rather leisurely, the Boers ap
pear to be fully aware that they must
meet a strenuous assault. Balloon ob
servers have roughly estimated that
10,000 Boers are using spade and pick
in artificially strengthening positions
which nature has rendered easy of de
fense.
Military critics in touch with the
war office think that general fighting j
has or may begin soon. It is not
thought that one day's fighting will
settle the fate of Ladysmith, but rath
er that there will be two or three days
of continuous fighting.
A Durban special dated Thursday
night says:
“It is reported here that Lord Dun
donald has smashed a Boer convoy.
General Buller is said to be within
twelve miles of Ladysmith and General j
Warren to be about six miles to the
rear.”
The Times has the following dis
patch dated Tnursday from Pieterma
ritzburg:
“General Buller's wagon train is
nineteen miles in length, and embraces
400 wagons and 5,00u animals. As
some of the drifts are narrow and
muddy, only one wagon is able to cross
at a time. The officers are betting 2
to 1 that Ladvsm.«.n will be relieved
tomorrow (Friday.)
GLAD TO SEE THEIR SISTER.
Goulds Know Nothing of Reported Losses
of Count de Castellane.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Edwin Gould,
interviewed as to the reported losses
of his brother-in-law, Count Boni de
Castellane, in stock speculation, said:
“We have heard nothing about any
financial embarrassment of Count Cas
tellane and, not knowing whether the
French paper, La Matin, is responsi
ble or not, we cannot tell how much
truth there is in the story that my
sister's husband lost heavily in specu
lation. We expect them Saturday or
Sunday on La Bretagne and it is need
less to say that we shall be more than
delighted to see our sister again. I
don't know whether the children are
with them or not. In the cable mes
sage my sister did not say anything
about the babies. Their coming to
New York at this time is something
of a surprise to us, but none the less
delightful for all that.”
CONGRESS Will FAVOR.
Dody of Paul .lone* May lie Drought to
This Country.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.—The prop
osition to remove the bones of Com
modore John Paul Jones from Paris
and bury them in Arlington ceme
tery will probably receive the sanction
of congress, if all doubt can be re
moved as to the complete identifica
tion of the grave of the naval hero,
which has been so long neglected that
i it has been really forgotten.
Today the secretary of the navy will !
send to congress the latest information
in the possession of the offices of j
naval intelligence. The naval attache
at Paris is still prosecuting his in- !
vestigations and expresses confidence
that he will be completely successful |
in the end.
Remove Ran From Fruit.
BERLIN, Jan .20.—The Bundesrath
today, abrogating the previous regu
lations, granted permission for the im
portation of dried American fruits and
also fresh fruits, on condition of their
examination at the Basle customs
house. __
Honolulu People Uneasy.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 20.—An
official dispatch from Surgeon Car
michael of the marine hospital service
at Honolulu reports the existence of
an uneasy feeling there as the result
of the ravages of the bubonic plague,
which, in spite of the efforts of the
Hawaiian authorities, appears to be
on the increase. Dr. Carmichael's dis
patch is dated January 12 and is as
follows:
“Five cases plague reported since
January 8. There have been twenty
three deaths from the plague since
December 12. Uneasy feeling pre
vails.”
*
HALE STIRS THE SENATE.
Maine Senator Makes a Notable Speech
on South African 'War.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.—At the
Conclusion of morning business in the
senate the resolution of Allen calling
on the secretary of state for informa
tion as to whether any representative
of the Transvaal had applied to the
United States government for recogni
tionund if such application had been
made if it had been accepted, and if
not why not, was laid before the sen
ate.
Spooner moved that the resolution
be directed to the president and he
be requested to furnish the informa
tion if not incompatible with public
interests. He repudiated, he said, the
doctrine advanced repeatedly by sen
ators that the people were entitled to
information from day to day regarding
the conduct of our foreign business.
A debate ensued between Senators
Allen, Spooner, Teller and Hale. The
resolution was finally amended so as
to call on the president, “if not in
compatible with public interests,” to
supply the information.
Spooner maintained that the presi
dent ought to have discretionary pow
er about giving out information.
Allen thought the matter with which
his resolution dealt could not affect
any diplomatic negotiations and that
there was no impropriety about it. Mr.
Spooner regarded it as a piece of
gross impudence to call on the secre
tary of state for confidential informa
tion for which the president alone was
responsible. Allen replied at length
to Spooner, in the course of which he
said it had been reported throughout
the country in the daily and weekly
press that the populist party had gone
to pieces.
“I say to you, Mr. President,” said
Allen, “that these statements are cir
culated with a political purpose. There
are more populists in the country to
day than ever before. We can cast
2.500,000 votes and not all of those
voters are fools, either. The organiza
tion, far from having gone to pieces,
is stronger today than at any previ
ous time.”
In a brief speech in opposition to
the amendment Teller said he would
not say a word that would be offens
ive to the government of Great Brit
ain, yet he felt his sympathy go out
to the Transvaal republic in its great
contest at arms with England.
A speech sensational in its interest
and international importance was de
livered by Hale of Maine. The occa
sion of the utterance was the simple
question whether a resolution intro
duced by Allen, calling for informa
tion as to the recognition by this coun
try of the diplomatic representation of
the Transvaal republic, should be di
rected to the president or to the sec
retary of state.
Hale made the question the text of
an impassioned speech, in which he
declared that nine-tenths of the Amer
ican people sympathized with the
Boers in their gallant struggle for lib
erty against one of the greatest pow
ers in the world. He declared that
the war which Great Britain is wag
ing is the most fell blow at human
liberty that has been struck in the
century. He denied that the Ameri
can people "were in sympathy with
Great Britain in the South African
war, to stamp out the liberty of a
people," and when Br. Balfour in the
House of Commons made such a state
ment "he should be met with some
disclaimer from this side of the At
lantic.”
He declared that the English peo
ple themselves are not in favor of the
war, which "had been brought on by
a sharp cabinet minister engaged with
gold speculators.”
Hale spoke with unusual force, de
cisiveness and earnestness, even for
him, and his impassioned eloquence
claimed the closest attention of every
auditor.
START WORK ON THE CENSUS.
Agricultural Statistics Already Being
Collected by the Bureau.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.—In every
case in which data for the twelfth
census of agriculture can profitably be
gathered prior to the general enumera
tion in June it will be done. The spe
cial schedules for cranberry culture
and irrigation now in circulation will
be followed immediately by an special
nursery schedule which has just been
received from the printer. The list of
nurseries so far obtained includes
about 4,000 separate estbalishments,
but each known nurseryman will re
ceive a list of those doing business
in his vicinity and will be asked to
add or otherwise correct it and return
it as soon as possible. If this is
promptly and thoroughly done the list
will be complete and satisfactory. The
inquiries are to be simple and if the
returns are made promptly the pub
lication of a bulletin devoted to nurs
eries at an early day may be antici
pated.
ORDERS EOR EIGHTH DIVISION.
To lie Mobilized at Once—Reports from
Marshal Roberts.
LONDON, Jan. 20.—Formal orders
have been issued to mobilize the
Eighth division of the britisu army
at once.
The war office has made public dis
patches from Filed Marshal Lord Ro
berts. dated today, recording the
scouting movements in Cape Colony,
including the ambusning of the Austra
lians, when two of t..e latter were
killed and fourteen reporte * missing.
He adds:
“A Boer deserter states that the
enemy suffered severely in attacking
French's advanced post January 15.
Seventy Boers are still unaccounted
for.” __
Cape >onie Fever Unabated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Vice Con -
sul Morrison at Dawson City reports
to the State department that the ex
citement caused by reports of the phe
nomenal richness of the Cape Nome
gold fields has not by any means
abated. Many miners will attempt to
make the trip out of the Klondike
this winter down the river, which,
the consul says, seems a foolhardy
undertaking.
While Dawson has lost in popu
larity during the last summer it has
gained in wealth and much money has
been spent in making it a thriving
town, euqipped with a fire department,
sewers, drains and other improve
ments.
Cabinet Endorses Wood.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The secre
tary of war announced at the cabinet
meeting today that he had extended
the operation of the stav laws in
Puerto Rico for six months, unless
congress shall act in the meantime.
A communication from Havana cov
ering the action of General Wood in
removing Mr. Mora from his office as
public prosecutor was read. The pres
ident and the members of the cabinet
fully indorse General Wood’s move to
purify the public service at Havana.
LIVE STOCK AND PROBICE.
OMbk, Chicago and New York Market
Qc ota lions.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 22.— ('ATTLr.—
Stockers and feeders were in good de
mand and the few loads brought lirm
prices. Cornfed steers were quickly
picked up. the market being active. The
market on cows and heifers was also
strong. Beef steers, J4.25ft5.25; cows, J2.2.>
ft 4.03: steers ami heifers, J4.60ft5.0u; cows
and heifers, f3.T5SH.15; bulls. J2.T5ft3.Mi;
stags, J3.T5ft3.85; stock calves. J3.O"ft5.0U;
stockers and feeders. J3.50ft 5. •>'; stock
cows and heifers, J2.50ft3.75.
HOGS- Most of the hogs went at $4.52
and $4.55. Such hogs as brought
the day before sold at J4.55 largely and
the $4.35 hogs brought JT.52Ja today. After
about half of the hogs had changed hands
the market became less active owing tc
the fact that buyers all wanted to take
off a little in accordance with the decline
reported from Chicago.
SHEEP—Good to choice fed yearlings.
J4.65ft4.85; Mexican yearlings. $4.7.mi5.vO;
good to choice wethers, $4.50ft4.7o; fair to
good wethers. $4.35ft4.50; good to choice
fed ewes, J4.l5ft4.35; fair to good fed ewes,
$4.00ft4.13; good to choice native lambs, ,
J5.8oft6.o0; good to choice fed westerr |
lambs, $5.73ft5.Mi; fair to good fed western
lambs. J3.35ft5.70; feeder wethers. $3.75ft
3. Ml; feeder yearlings, $4.004i4.25; good to
choice feeder lambs, J4.25ft4.G0; fair to
good feeding lambs. J4.44ft4.25; feeder
ewes. $2.2 jft 3.00.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Jan. 22.—CATTLE—Market
generally quiet and steady; choice leed
ers in good supply and fair demand: good
to choice, $5.23*16.40; poor to medium. $4.00
ft4.90: mixed stockers. J3.25ft3.80; selected,
feeders, Jt.204H.75: good to choice cows,
J3.504H.25; heifers. J3.20ft4.50.
HOGS—Market 5ft 10c lower, closed
weak; fair clearances; mixed and butch
ers. $4.454(4.72*; good to choice heavy,
Jt.571-4H.75: rough heavy. J4.454H.55; light,
J4.35ft4.65; bulk of sales, J4.55ft4.65.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Sheep steady;
lambs 10c higher: natives wethers. J4.5040
5.00; iambs. $4.65ft6.40: western wethers,
J4.40ft4.85; western lambs. J5.2T.4i6.25.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22.-UATTLE—
Heavy native steers. $5.15ft5.85; light
weights. $4.70ft5.00: stockers and feeders,
$3.504i5.10; butchers’ cows and heifers.
J3.004i5.60: canners. J2.50ft3.00; fed west
erns, J3.834t5.35; western feeders. J3.254A
4. M); Texans, J3.S0ft4.05.
HOGS—Decline ranging from 2*-ft 10c;
heavy, $4.55ft4.65; mixed. $4.50ft4.60; light,
J4.25ft4.55; pigs. J3.60ft4.20.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Common lambs.
10c lower: lambs. $5.56ti3.80; muttons, $4;60
ft4.75; stockers and feeders, $3.,>.«>4.50;
culls, J2.50ft3.50.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.—WHEAT—Op
tions steady and held firm during the
day »>n foreign buying, strong trench
cables, local covering and tin absence of
selling pressure. Closed firm. l4o ad
vance. March closed at 73c; May.
71 15-16C, closed at 7Usc; July 7U4'T:721sc.
closed at 72l*c.
CORN—Closed easy at net decline.
May. :a*Vi:««**•. closed at :«4e.
OATS—Spot, quiet; No. 2. 25»1te: No.
ape; No. 2 white. 32c; No. 3 white, i'l'-c:
track mixetl western. 2'.M-;'i»31c; track
white, 31*4«i35c. Options, steady but
quiet.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-W HEAT-No. 2
spring. rv>./u*2;»c; No. 2 red. ti'i'-jc.
CORN—No. 2. 31 **.0; No. 2 yellow. 31s4c.
OATS—No. 2. 23<fi23l4c: No. 2 white, — .^i
«iINP^c; No. 3 white. _V<j2.V\c.
RYE—No. 2. 52ti54c.
BARLEY—No. 2. 3S«iMc.
SEEDS—No. 1 flaxseed and northwest.
$1.30. Prime timothy. $2.00. Clover, con- ,
tract grade. $8.35ttS.40.
PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per bbl.._$9.20
»gl0.60. Lard. per 100 lbs.. $.>.77Vt ~>>7*2
HEAVY LOSSES 0E 1HE BOERS
—
Killed. Wounded and Prlroners Number
a Little Over Six Thousand.
RENSBERG. ^ape Colony. Jan. 12.—
A gentleman who has escaped from
Colesberg reports that the Dutch in
habitants who are sympathizers with
the Boers are proceeding to the Orange
Free State, in anticipation of the evac
uation of tne town. Mr. v ander Walt,
a member of the Cape assembly, has al
ready gone. The Boer force there is
estimated to number from 6.000 to 7,
000 men. besides a strong force at Nor
valspont.
The British shells uid much execu
tion eastward or the town, ’me Boer
loss, up to date, is probably 200 men.
Carefully coimpiled figures from re
publican sources, some of which have
been investigated and found to be cor
rect. show the Boer losses up to date
are approximately 6.i_u men. includ
ing 2.000 casualties during the siege
of Ladysmith.
MARLBOROUGH GOES TO FRONT
Leaves Ills Valet Mehind—Other Volun
teers Also Depart.
LONDON. Jan. 22—The duke of
Marlborough in his capacity as a staff
officer, left for South Africa today. The
duchess and her mother. Mrs. O. H. P.
Belmont, accompanied him as far as
Southampton. Tne cuchess will not,
however, go with her husband to the
Cape. The duke does not take a large
retinue of servants to the front with
him. as has been frequently intimated,
but is accompanied only by a valet,
who probably will be replaced by the
usual officer’s “striker’’ wnen he gets
into camp.
The departure of the second detach
ment of the London volunteers touay
was accompanied by the customary
scenes of enthusiasm ana they were
given a hearty final send-off on board
ing the transports at Southampton.
Consecrating New Bishop.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22—The papal
bull authorizing the consecration of Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Sbaretti. bishop-elect of Ha
vana, has been received at the apos
tolic delegation. The services will be
celebrated with pontifical high mass at
St. Aloysius’ church Sunday morning.
February 4. Archbishop Martinelii
will be the consecrator. assisted by
Bishop Curtis, coadjutor to the car
dinal. and Bishop Monohan of Wil
mington. This consecration will be
the first ever performer in America
by an apostolic delegate and magnifi
cent preparations are being made for
the occasion. Mgr. Sbaretti expects to
go to Havana the latter part of Feb
ruary.
Orders for Naval Vessels.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—The
United States steamer Bangor will
leave this port today for Panama to
make an important survey. In addi
tion to this it has orders to drop into
Magdalena bay and deliver instruc
tions to the Iowa. Marblehead and
Philadelphia, all of which are at that
place at this time. These instructions
are for the Philadelphia to come to
San Francisco and the Iowa and Mar
blehead to go to San Diego harbor
and there await orders from Washing
ton.
Year's Receipts In Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The war
department gave out the statement to
day that the total receipts for the en
tire island of Cuba for the month of
December were $1,733,221. The total
receipts for the entire island for the
calendar year ending December 31,
1899. by items were: Customs. $14,
072,114; internal revenue, $757,293;
postal receipts from July 1. 1899. to
December 31, 1899, $94,514; miscellan
eous receipts from July 1. 1899. to De
cember 31, 1899, $293,584; total re
ceipts, $15,217497.42.
44 Take Time by
The Forelock
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launched at Clydebank. She is called
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ment and will have engines of 16.000
horse power, though like the Oceanic,
she is not built for speed.
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A leading feature of The Atlantic
during the first six months of 1900 will
be “The Autobiography of W. J. Still
man.” Mr. Stillman’s career as art
ist. editor, and newspaper correspond
ent in various foreign countries has
brought him into touch with many of
the most striking personages and
events of the last fifty years. The
early papers of tne series give singu
larly interesting characterizations of
Dr. Nott, the famous President of Un
ion College, of Ruskin, Turner, and
other English and American artists,
of Kossuth, whom Mr. blillman served ^
as secret agent, of Emerson, Holmes.
Lowell, Agassiz, and other members of
the Adirondack Club.
For starching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch.
Over 1,000 houses in London are ten
antless because they are popularly
supposed to be haunted.
The Land of Itrewd and Hntter.
is the title of a new illustrated pamph
let just issued by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway, relating
more especially to the land along the
new line it is now building through
Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties
in South Dakota. It will be found very
interesting reading. A copy will be
mailed free sn receipt of 2-cent stamp
for postage. Address Geo. H. Heafford,
General Passenger Agent. Chicago, 111.
I'm denyin* the women are foolish:
God Almighty made ’em to match the
men.—George Eliot.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrnp.
For children teething, soften* the gums, reduce* In
flammation. aliays pa.n, cures wind colic. '£'-c a bottle
Ask some men now they fell and
they will entertain you for an hour
with their woes.
A MINNESOTA FARMER
Does Well in Western Canada.
Virden, Man., Nov. 18. 1899.
Hon. Clifford Sifton. Minister of the
Interior. Ottawa, Canada—Sir: Think
ing that my experience in Manitoba
might be both useful and interesting
to my fellow-countrymen in the United
States who may be looking to Mani
toba and the northwest with the in
tention of settling there, I have much
pleasure in stating that through in
formation received from Mr. W. F.
McCreary, immigration commissioner
at Winnipeg, I was induced to visit
Manitoba in February, 1898. When I
called upon Mr. McCreary he spared no
pains to give me all the information,
etc., in his possession, the result of
which was that I came here with a
letter of introduction from him to the
secretary of the Virden Board of
Trade. That gentleman provided me
with a competent land guide, and,
although there was considerable snow
on the ground, I had no difficulty in
selecting three homesteads for myself
and sons. Having made the necessary
homestead entries at the land office in
Brandon. I returned to my home in
Lyon county. Minnesota,and came back
here in May following, accompanied
by one of my boys, bringing with us
two teams of horses, implements, etc.
Our first work was to erect a temp >
rary shanty and stable, after which
we broke and leveled seventy-five
acres and put up thirty tons of hay.
I went back to Minnesota about July
20, leaving my son here. I returned
in October, bringing my family with
me. I found that the land we had
acquired was of good quality, being
a strong clay loam with clay subsoil.
Last spring I sowed 100 acres in wheat
and fifty acres in oats and barley.
(Seventy-five acres of this grain was
sowed on “go-back” plowed last
spring.) My crop was thrashed in
October, the result being over 2,700
bushels cf grain in all. Wheat aver
aged fifteen bushels per acre and
graded No. 1 hard, but that which was
sown on land other than sod (“go
back”) went twenty four and one-balf
bushels per acre.
To say that I am well pleased with
the result of my first year's farming
operations in Manitoba does not ade
quately express my feelings, and I
have no hesitation in advising those
who are living in districts where land
is high in price to come out here, if
they are willing to do a fair amount
cf work. I am ten miles from Virden,
which is a good market town, and nine
miles from Hargrave, where there are
two elevators. This summer I erected
a dwelling house of native stone and
bought a half-section of land adjoin
ing our homesteads, for which I paid
a very moderate price. There are still
some homesteads in this district, and
laud of fine quality can be purchased
from the Canadian Pacific Railway
company at $3.50 per acre on liberal
terms. Good water is generally found
at a depth of from fifteen to twenty
feet. I have 175 acres ready for crop
next year.
The cost of living here is about the
same as in southern Minnesota. Some
commodities are higher and others
lower in price, but the average is
about the same. I remain, your obe
dient servant. (Signed.)
JACOB REICHERT.
To be prepared for emergencies,
many of the European monarchs have
large amounts of money on deposit in
the Bana of England. Napoleon III.,
when he saw that his star was on tne
wane, contrived to send a vast sum
to England's great bank. This uepos»t
has enabled Empress Eugenie to live
in dignity and luxury.
Use Magnetic Starch—If hac no equal.
On the gate of the cemtery in Ric
Janeiro is a notice in Spanish, French
and English that no dogs are admitted
unless led by the owner. This is how’
the announcement is made in “Eng
lish:" “Noble mesdames and gentle'
man who may desire a dog to follow
in this tombs yard will not be permis
sion unless him drawn by a cabl”
round him throttle."
Have no friends not equal to your
self.