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So»t Per* BUtssfl u Take His Best UUrJilH SOU Of 27$ TO SO ■mWttr U «MI tfcee * »••*** hoe* kf • «f (I M *U-r»rty S ■■— *•« Urmmm mm ifc* IM-cm*o«i ~ • (■•!•(•»*' *» > ““I *“ V A£HSNGTOV Ja* 2* —The rase «4 h u the Mormon repre e.rr; frt a» Cab. which ha* <Krs{4*d m u. *< h of the attention of 'h# no am- *.tn r the' amM*atntng. of con i~r —^* a _i fi#- t.rti t'xlay by the rote «4 2?** ta > The exart. .auguage of itsoft w a* a* 1 oS »o* # l "That under the facts and cirrts® ■■*j»re*, of the case i trig ham H Rob ert* repreMNk&nU vr-elerf fro® the state v*f t'tah ought not to have or hold m «**• . a the house of repre*t-ntxti» e* mad that the smt to * hirh he wax elart.e’ im hereby c* la red va- ant Th** amend®' at to expel Roberts with'* t Mating hi®, offered by Lare>. • t» ruled out on a point of order and the only tuieu on the resolution* 4 the majority and minority of the • < ttBIttN’ The latter to M»at and then expel Robert* wag defeated by •! t^. .44 An mna * - ' • * * that 1 • ' re pnMJeana apeosty-too gMhaerat* and * ; ax a.n ■ • . • an * i ^ * f -t rp— d* ui e rata six re pub* leans, • o pijpul.st* and two 'Silver reptihli Tbe majority r*M»i‘.:ti*tt>. to exclude . '»e*j and declare the M*m vacant. «■ re »d:.-ntei *.3 ZM The affirms - i e »'* * a a.- divided a* follows Re i-c%Lican* |fa, desnoetmi*. X; pt»pu *'*..> 4 and the negative vote Item- ' a&M r T i ver republican* 2* pop 11- #* m mn * w - today mad the closing speeches on • ■>■■*1 *.-> acre ywrtirtilarly ai»ie. Lan • am sA T* w **rd for the majority. : «4 Ur Am. *»d uf Missouri for the minority. Wi*. Latham *am!i*ded. Larry re .:t:, an of Iona, offered as amend • : =.*.*-*' ■ V r-- .*. pro i ting for tfce rijsu.s-.JO of Roberta. ?:■ 'Li* Tayier made the point of rf that the met itorni *a* not j f. - — j»«ir The fcpr-ak r sustained the p-ett of pedwr on the ground that the • r'g-sai propjaltiaa only required a mnjur.-y %<** ah lie if the amend meet a err added u aoujf require a two third* — The mpnhtirsn* applaud ed the speaker* ruling La*-* *pp-a-o.J from the derision of ij*f rLa r Taj *er moved to lay that mot it* upon the tab.e While th* • i>. at tit* latter motion a a* being taken it bring apparent that it aould , arry ••»■ a iarg- .majority, Lacey with draw the appeal V The first rot.** *•> then taken os the «aopt « of the minority question to I.*.*! ate then #ip*i Rohm* At the con* .um-j® of the roll call. Tawney. ropn*. . at sjf Ifitte- *ta. the rrpuuh • as a _ yannounced that oa aceount of ■h* tjuoifinrtiaaa ehnractor of the vote h t*d made bo effort to pair the ab sent republican*- I'adentaod. detno « •»! Vp»*"« n»a > a -.n..lar an icawcrmew* oemrerming the «i<mo • *Tktl< alwttiej Rot "irTi a.a* pf*»e*t throughout the , *» and only left the hail after the re mit Of the loot vote had been an i:mm eg A be did so he gave out a rtatement Justify tag hi- retention of hi* pijfsai a:ve» on the ground that hi*, moral obligation »a- more bind i.g tipon hi» ronarienm than technical .i*r4i«h* ■ to otatutory laa and saving tha* there aa> Itt e n.use for the ex traordinary elEurts to t ru*h a system -irendv abandoned and practically **4 He sa-d he a at a mart yr to a *{•**£> of prejudice.'" H* aouid not he *aid. attemp’ to ran for emigre*. again, although be - . _ a ■ * •*!- a * I'M ' heart tviaddret of the future. V efctal *»f «.♦* <»I»BI** A AhHINGTON. Jan 3d - Arrange ment* for the funeral of General Stan ton a tub »ill take pla* e at Arlington cemetery Saturday, are being Blade by • he aar department in e xjunction with General Hawley, chairman of the military affairs commits** of the ser aie A delegation from the militarv affsirs committee* of the butte and ■ran*:* will a:*c»d and It may be ar f ■ tr.i-'-d to bn'1.* an address or two at the arm* -•I* Senat ;r Thurston. just, be ? ■** *••; ■ mment today ir.tmdnred a b: 3 to left* .>« Marietta Elizabeth aitanton widow of the late Genera] T. H gfaninti. at f _*• per month. itrrwafc C**ri i* W•>■*»•■ c MEftUJC. Jan SC.«In conuaquesce uf *he death of the d<-auger duchess. r of ffrhlosung-Holstein. nwvber of the emjweac of Germany, at ft* -vn today » roun reception and a • 'eSBociet. in connection with the She emperor'* birthday have been banbonded Mri* Val VnrSrr*4. riOt ILIA Br Jam 2C.—Fred « .■ y ucd Olw. the two QinUDt aer* who were recocted to have i •* murdered for rubwry os the Yu * « r* at* at latent report* among 'fie k'.aapxtfrr* to a tie* strike on Mg ;»aini<*n «>»*■■* %*«*! lilt l-MMNl BEHiJS Jam 36 The Bunoersrath I'day ad i-t*-d the natal bill. The measure provide* for the doub ag of lit* pr« sent number of bn'tie >! ip* and tl ♦ ■ -*n*m»> non of ids large amt srv«n mmB ntlltltlnna 1 c rubier*. Tbe expenditure* will be annually pro vided for .in the estimate* Tb preamt>le anti spates that the t. heme will be « «mpk*t*d by 11*16. at an satul increase of the expenditure of ll.OMi.htf mark*, which sum 1* to be r* .***d by loan? without any fresh taxation. I.... *«***'• Satff at USwuMa VAKHINGTOM. Jan 26—The two I Indiana senator* and several of the regret*etarn*» m the house from that state * ailed upon Secretary Root to repuem that a thange be made in '.he program arranged for the Lawton fu nerwl ceremonies wo aa to admit of the remain* of the general lying in state at Indianapolis one day. Secre tary Boot telegraphed u*«-r»i Shatter at Ban Francisco to k amend the itin erary arranged hy him The remains are exported to arrive at Sam Francis co an the tmnsport Thomas today. P* MAKE A NIGHT ATTACK. (•r»«rtl »trrra't Troops Succeed in Oceapyia* Spionkop. SPEARMANS FARM. Jan. 23. 10 a m— t New York World Cablegram.) — Following is a general description of the recent operations of General Buller Having seized the heights commanding Potgietersdrift he occu pied a virtual bridge head. Crossing rhc Tugela river he found the enemy ;n a s:ro:>~ horseshoe position closing the de «ou*iures of the bridge bead. He «ent Warren to turn the Boer right, resting on Spionkop. On the 17th Warren's right, march ing to Springfield, threw two bridges s. rosfc the Tugela at Triegardsdrift, where the enemy was extended to the front He renewed the attack on their position ruuning two lines along the edge and crest of a lofty plateau strongly fortified, but aprpoachable t ;> long depressions in the ground and congas sloping gradually from the river. On January IS Warren crawled for ward two miles Lord llundonald's cavalry moved eastward, threatening the Boer right. The Boers endeavor ed to prevent the turning movement, hut were amLusradetl and roughly handled in a brlliant action with squadrons of the Natal Carbineers, mperial Horse and South African Light Horse, losing forty-two. besides the wounded, who were removed to our camp. Consequently the enemy was alarmed He greatly strengthen ed and extended his right, weakening the center. On Jan IS the British demonstrated at Pot* etersdrift, bombarding heav il» and Warren crept forward, also shelling The cavalry held the ground threatening the Boer right and com promising ’to retreat to the Free tSate. On the 2«»tb \\arren began a series of actions called the battle of Spion kop He ad van• ed. covered by guns t*ms 3.000 shells, his men fighting gloriously, and affected a dislodg n **m cf the Boers at several points along the edge of the plateau. War r-n - men were entrenched at night full !x»rd Dundonaid s cavalry on tb*- Br :;.-ii left demonstrated against th* lull * Chld's squauron of South Afn- an light hort*e actually seizing a < <*a>; .< io i> salient peak, hereinafter . ej Bastian hill. This gallant offi **r was k.Iied by a shell while hold * * a captured position. In the even ing the infantry reinforcements took charge of the day's advance by Dun- j donald. firing all mguc On the 31st Warren's left moved up to reentrant of the east Bastian hill. wLirfa open*-2 dear into the enemy's me His object now was no longer to turn unduly the extended Boer right but by introducing a wedge of nfautry into a deft to split the right from the center During the day the gap was widened and Warrens right completed the capture of the whole of the edge of the plateau, occupying •h* hrsT line of the Boer trenches and finding many dead about 200 from shell fire. The main Boer position is still in tad hut the troops have now gained vantage points from whence a deci sive blow can t*e delivered. 4SHf S OF TNF Iff ROIC DUD. Kroiimt of Gallant tulnntern Who Fell la tar Away rtitlippine* SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26 —The | transport Peking yesterday brought 159 b<d :e- of soldiers who have lost their li\ • t* in the Philippines. Tonight the ambulances are taking the caskets ■ from the wharf to the Presidio, where ! th»- bodies will remain until ordered to the burial grounds by relatives in the e..st. Among the dead fourteen states are represented. Following are the dead from Nebraska and South Da kota: FIRST NEBRASKA. Company A— Privates Frank S. Glov er G**orge F. Hansen. Elmer B. Wem pler C< mpany C—Privates Frank K. Knouse. Earl W. Osterhouse. Company E—Private Ira E. Griffin. c< mpany F—Arthur S. Sims. Horace J? Faulkner. William R. Philpot. C mpany G—Private Walter A. Hague. Company H—Private Albert Burd. 1 enpany I —Privates Alfred J. Ris ner. Alfred Pigler. C mpany K — Lieutenant Lester E. Siaaon. Company L—Privates Theorge H. S »rs »n Fred Taylor. R. W. Kells. Charles O. Ballinger. FIRST SOCTH DAKOTA, rst Lieutenant and Regimental Ad jutant Jonas Lien, killed in action. Company I»—Privates A&kel, Erds n«a and Fred Grenslip. Company F—Second Lieutenant Sid ney E Morrison, killed in action: Mu Mcian Irvin J. Willett. Musician .T. Berg Company G—Private John A. Smith. C. mpany H — First Lieutenant Frank Vdanut. kil’ci iu action: Private Or r.- J. M"Crai ken. killed in action. Company 1—Privates James E. Lenk, i r«‘d E Green. William G. Lowes. C mpany K Privates James M. Clarke and John J. Maloney. (' mpany M — Sergeant William B. Smith. < bins to a N«-w Empvrnr. LONDON Jan. 26.—According to a special dispatch lrom Shanghai it !*- reported there that Emperor Kwangsu has committed suicide. SHANGHAI. Jan. 26—The North Clr.na Daily News publishes an edict siened last night by Emperor Kv.ar.c~-”. appointing as emperor in his place Pu Chun, the 9-year-old son of Prince Tuano. The new emperor will ascend the throne on January 31. 1 favor ( itliU Line to Cuba. WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.—The first business which came before the Na tional Board of Trade convention to day was a report from the committee in regard to additional cable service to Cuba, presetted by E. G. Preston of Boston. He stated that the service was new exclusively in the hands of the Western In ion and additional fa • ’ies were reeded and reported a res tion urging upon congress the pns ~.»ge of legislation which will allow ’he laving of a competing line between Cuba and the Cniter. States. The re port was adopted. tndonr Bryan'* « andidary. HARRISBCRG. Jan. 26—The state ,emo< ratic committee set the pace for the democracy of the other states today by making W. J. Bryan its choice for the presidency in 1900. This action was taken by the com mittee while Bryan was on his way to Harrisburg from New York to at tend the meeting and confer with the party leaders. This is probably the firat time in the party's history that the democrats of Pennsylvania have indicated their choice for president in idvance of the state convention. LANDIS m_ LAURELS Young Indiana Orator Distinsmishes Eim aelf in Speech Against Roberts. EXCORIATION Cf THE MORMONS Mtkn m Sarcastic Speech on tlie Plural ity of Wive* — Itecorii cf Apoxtle* of the Horwoo Church Taken Ip and Exposed to Public Gaze. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.—'The sec ond day's debate in the house upon the Roberts case was less dramatic fhan that of Tuesday. The galleries vrere almost as crowded, but the women were less demonstrative. The presi dent's pastor. Rev. Dr. Bristol, was in the executive gallery the greater portion of the afternoon, listening to the arguments. Roberts was not present during the day. Had he been he would have heard the most scath ing excoriation of the Mormons ever delivered upon the floor of the hous®. Landis of Indiana, the young orator who distinguished himself during the last congress in an oratorical duel with Johnson of his state, won new laurels. He charged that Utah had been admitted to the union as a result of a Mormon conspiracy and reviewed the history of the apostles of the church, whom he charged with living in open and firagrant violation of the law against polygamy, to show that they had basely broken their solemn pledge to the government. There had been, said Mr. Landis, universal rejoicing in the land in 1896, when Utah had been admitted into the Union. The people of the United States thought that the birth of the state worked the death of the system of polygamy. Yet they were startled to learn in 1898 that Utah had elected as its sole representative in the house a polygamist and that he was mov ing upon Washington with a plurality of wives and a multiplicity of children. (Laughter.) Dmais went over tne record oi me aposties of the Mormon church to show that most of tnem were guilty of con tinued polygamous practices. Some of his statements were sensational. He scored the church for its alleged faith, arousing great enthusiasm by his scathing denunciation. At times he convulsed the house with his sarcasm. Of the fifteen apostle of the church when the proclamation was issued, he said, eleven were open violators of the law and three had undoubtedly taken plural wives since it was pro mulgated. I,andis said he believed, and that Roberts had not denied, that Margaret C. Shipp had become his plural wife since Utah was admitted in 1896. He paid a high tribute to the Christian missionaries who had worked among the people of Utah. Roberts, he said, had boasted that he had received the votes of the Gentiles of his district. That. I^ndis said, was because he ran as a democrat as well as a Mormon and because his opponent “had been a Danite who had killed his man.” Landis expressed his pity for the poor women who ministered to the rotten and lustful notions of the Mor mon priesthood. He ridiculed the proposition to admit Roberts and then turn him out. The framers of the constitution in statuary hall would get down off their pedestals and laugh at such a procedure. It would be a bur lesque on law' and precedent and an outrage on common sense. Not only should Roberts be turned back, but also Utah, whose people, he said, had sol emnly lied to the congress of the Unit ed States in 1896. In his peroration Landis protested against Roberts' admission in the name of the motherhood of the land and of the pitiful innocents doomed to the shame of illegitimacy. He got a whirlwind of applause when he sat down. The speech created a sensa tion. Toward the close of his speech Lan dis said: “In 1896 Roberts was a candidate for congress and the church disciplined and defeated him because the time tjas not then ripe for a polygamist to come to the American congress. He became a candidate in 1898 and the man who placed himself before the convention stated that he ran by per mission of the church. In 1898 we were engaged in a war with a foreign foe. American manhood was away from home or all absorbed in the coun try. Valor was at war and virtue was at prayer. The north and the south were under one flag. They hoped in this generous condition of magnani mity to come back, and it was then this perjured cheat attempted to crawl in. Sir. it came by itself, but it will be nurled hack boldly and in the open day by the outraged indignation of the American people. (Applause.) And cross yonder threshold will be read in letters large enough to be read from the national capital to the Mormon temole: ‘No polygamist shall ever enter as a member of the American congress.’” (Applause.) BRILLI4NT EVENT TOR SCHLEY. American Residents in Rnenos Ayres Honor the Admiral. Buenos Ayres. Jan. 25.—The Ameri can residents gave a brilliant enter tainment last night in honor of Rear Admiral Schiey at St. George hall. Many British and Argentine residents were present. The American charge v. affaires has invited Presiuent Poca to dine with Rear Admiral Schley on board the ciuiser Chicago tomorrow. Makes It a Capital Offense. DES MOINES, la., Jan. 25.—Senator McIntyre of Ottumwa today introduced in the upper house of the legislature a bill fixing penalties for the crime of holding up or robbing trains. It provides that any person who takes part in holding up or stopping a train ; to rob the passengers, express or mail cars shall be. on conviction, sentenced to either the death penalty or to im prisonment for life. Tension for Mrs. Stoiseuberg. Washington, Jan. zb.—Senator Allen reported favorably his bill granting a pension of $50 per month to Mrs. Mary L. Stotsenberg. wiuow of the late Col onel J. M. Stotsenuerg of tne * irst Ne braska. The report states that Mrs. Stotsenberg is in poer nealth and that she is unable to properly educate her two small dauguLers; tnat she has a widowed mother and sister in a meas ure dependent upon her and that, in consequence, it would be no more than right to give $50 per month to the widow of so gallant an officer as Col onel Stotsenberg. ENGLAND IN GREAT SUSPENSE. | * | No News, or at Leant None that U Sat isfactory. LONDON, Jan. 25.—Up to 2:30 this morning, a little more than twenty hours after the arrival of General Bul ler's notification that he intended to make a nigh% attack, no news of the i result of that movement had reached unofficial England. Whether the offi cials at the war office have received any intelligence or not. and there are reasons for beleving that they have, nothing has been made public. There is a deep-seated impression that General Buller has been at least cuecked. but that the fighting con j tinues. and the war office is waiting j end hopng to receve better news be fore taking the people into its confi j dence. As is only natural, countless j rumors have been circulated in the i absence of trustworthy intelligence. Tales of a British victory and a deci sive Boer defeat were coupled in the same breath almost with stories of Buller having been repulsed by the Boers and the British being in retreat. The I.nodon newspapers, be it said to their credit, took no notice of these wild rumors, not one of them appear ing in print. No day in London during the whole j progress of the war has been quite | like yesterday. The news contained in Buller's message that he intended j assault upon Spion opje on Tuesday night was enough of itself to keep all minds oo the rack of anxiety and fev I erish excitement. Toward evening vague rumors were abroad, such as are usually the fruit of a period of suspense, when a chance utterance is magnified into an authori tative statement and surmise is mis taken for a certainty. Among the other things said were that the at tack itself had failed; that Buller's | statement was intended as a blind, and that his real intention was wholly different, and that he would never nave said so much unless he was prac tically sure of success. From early morning until midnight tne war office was thronged with vis itors. To make matters worse, there is not a single item of official intelli gence from the front to appease the widespread and breathless anxiety. At midnight the announcement was made at the war office that the authorities had nothing to communicate to the public, which at once suggested the idea that they had received something intended only for private information. REVOLUTIONARY WAR WIDOWS. _._ Statement by Commissioner Evant Show* Four Still Living. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25—Respond ing to an inquiry from Senator Gal linger. Commissioner of r ensions Evans bas sent to him a statement giv ing the number of pensioners borne on the rolls of the office on account of each I of the wars of the United States and giving a brief review of the laws under which they were granted. The state ment as to the number of pensioners is as follows: On account of the revolutionary war. four widows and seven daughters. War of 1812. one survivor. 1,998 widows. Indian wars. i»32 to 1S42, 1,656 sur vivors. 3. 89 widows. Mexican war. 9.204 survivors, 8.17. widows. Granted since 1861 under general other dependents. Under law of 1890: Invalids. 420.912; widows and depen dents. 130.2-.*. WELCOMES THE LMITED STATES. Chinese Official Pleased at tirowing In fluence in the Orient. SAN FRANCISCO. Jam 25.—Ho Yow. the Chinese consul at this port, was among the speakers at the ban quet given at the Palace hotel to ex Park Commissioner Metson. In the ; course of his remarks he said: “I am glad to realize that the United States j is becoming more and more of a fac tor in the Orient. The Chinese are | convinced that the Amer.cans are not | trying to seize part of their territory. The open door policy is what this country wants and should have. I do say that you should throw down your barriers and iet in our cheap I labor. It would be to your advantage ! to allow other Chinese free aeess into the United states. Perm»i me also to say that a c.ty that can ouild a war snip like the Oregon is just the place for China to come to for »ts new war ■ vessels and trade steamers.” Nebraskans Cali on Ilcwey. Washington, Jan. 25.—Congressmen Burket and Stark called upon Admiral Dewey today to extend to him an in vitation to be present at the Beatrice Chautauqua. July 4. and incidentally to visit Lincbln en route. They are en thusiastic over the reception accorded them by the hero of Manila bay, al though their visit was not productive of much satisfaction. Admiral Dewey stated that he fully appreciated the honor extended him and that there was no state that he would rather visit, but engagements in St. Louis and Chicago about July 4 made it impos sible for him to accept. Incidentally Admiral Dewey paid a glowing tribute to the First Nebraska, stating that it was one of the first regiments in the Philippines and he pathetically recalled the fact that Mrs. Stotsenberg, together with a number of other women, were his guests on board the Olympia on the day that Colonel Stotsenberg met his death, leading his regiment in action near Quingua. To Refttoro Capital Punishment. TOPEKA. Kan.. Jan. 25.—Governor Stanley is quoted as declaring he will recommend to the next legislature that the crimes act. fixing the punishment for murder, be amended so that the jury shall decide that question, and the jury, having fixed the punishment, tho judge's only duty shall be to exe cute its judgment. This would restore capital punishment for murder, which the present law' practically abolishes. The recent double lynching at Fort Scott is believed to have influenced the governor. Id Aid of Southern Pensioner*. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.—The house committee on pensions today ordered a favoiable report on the bill making service in the Spanish-American war sufficient to remove the disabilities against those who aided or abetted the southern troops during the war of the rebellion in the matter of drawing pensions. At present the inhibition ap plies to widows, children, heirs and others related to those serving or as sisting the confederacy and the re moval of this inhibition is more par teularly designed to apply to parents of soldiers serving in the war with Spain. IS POWERLESS TO Ad No Money to Spend to Check Lz'snjes of Small Pox, A PATIENT IN PAWNEE COUNTY J — Application M<dt> to the Hoard of Health Without Favorable Results — James Hautmons of I’latte Couuty Wants SI,009 for Heiu£ blandrred — Mi»r«lla ueons Nebraska Notes Here and There. PAWNEE CITY. Neb., Jan. 26 — David Cope, a farm hand in the em ploy of George Vanier. two miles east of Dubois, this county, was taken sick last week with smallpox. Application was immediately made to the State Board of Health for aid, to w hich Dr. B. F. Crummer, chairman, replied that owing to the failure of the last legis lature to make an appropriation the board was powerless to act. The case is located just over the line in Rich ardson county. They refused to give it attention, claiming Vanier had voted in Pawnee at the last election. An appeal was then made to the governor, who responded by sending Dr. Towrne of Omaha to the scene. Dr. Towrne pronounced the disease smallpox of the most virulent form. The people of the vicinity are seriously alarmed. A rigid quarantine ha? been established and every measure adopted to prevent an epidemic. Cope is in a critical condi tion. Rumor (liven no Credence. Omaha. Jan. 25.—But little credence is given by Union Pacific officials in Omaha to a rumor originating in New York to the effect that a movement is on foot looking to the arrangement of terms for the leasing of the Union Pa cific system by the Chicago & North western. It is reported that conferen ces between officials of the Northwest ern and the Union Pacific have been held in both Chicago and New York during the past six weeks relative t6 this matter. From certain sources the informa tion comes that the practical amalga mation. however of the two systems will take place within a short time. It is said that E. H. Harriman. ;:epro. s^nting the Union Pacific as the chair man of its hoard of directors, and President Marvin Hughitt of the Northwestern, have been the conferees in this matter and that the Northwest ern has offered to lease the Union Pa cific system in its entirety. state Fair Building* S«»ld Omaha, Jan. 25.—The buildings on the north eighty acres of the grounds owned by the Omaha Fair and Speed association were sold at public auc tion Wednesday. The sale was for the benefit of the bondholders. Several hundred persons attend the auction and the buildings brought satisfactory prices. The aggregate results of the sale amount to $7,100. Those who registered bids were mostly contractors and others engaged in building pursuits. The land on which the buildings were situated was reserved and the structures will be wrecked and carted away. Some of the material is said to be valuable, and is in such shape that it can readily be used in the construction of new build ings F rent out Hemp Mill Open*. FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 26.—The hemp mill operated by the Nebraska Binder Twine company has reopened with a full force of men after a few' months of enforced idleness following a disastrous fire. The day gang will for the present consist of thirty-five men and the night shift will have thirty. Both numbers are apt to be enlarged soon. The company's plant, since re adjusting. is thought to be a very com plete one for the business. The main building is 50x100 feet, two stories with steel roof. During the past year a com plete transformation has taken place in the company's plant, and its entire processes from the harvesting of the hemp to the working of it. It is an introduction of the regular standard methods of Kentucky. Stock Thieves (ifttin; Bold. GREELEY. Neb.. Jan. 26.—Word has come in from Troy that a gang ol I stock thieves has been operating in that locality. One of the Keenan fam ily has had thirty hogs disappear. It is thought that part of them have been traced to Cedar Rapids. Deputy Sher iff Gaffney has been detailed to look the matter up and it is hoped that some old offenders will be rounded up. Their depredations have been going on for years. Some of them have been in the penitentiary, some have been killed, but the outfit has never been entirely routed. Whether anything radical is accomplished remains to be seen. The forces are so strongly entrenched that it has been so far next to impossible to clean them out. I.ocat** Stolen Property. BROWNVILLE, Neb., Jan. 26—Two years ago the house or Marion Baker was entered and a quantity of jewelry taken. No clue to the burglars was discovered until the other day, when a Mrs. Huston took a ring to the jeweler to be repaired. The ring was identified as part of the stolen property. A search warrant was issued, and the re mainder of the property found at the Huston house. A Swindler Abroad. ASHLAND. Neb.. Jan. 26.—A man giving the name or Curtis has been working this town for the past two days. He has been taking orders foi staple articles of household use at a small part of their value, to be pa'.d in installments. He would take aNie posit of $1 from each customer and thus secured about $50. He was finally called upon to show his credentials, when he took the train for the west. The people he approaches are mostly the poorer class, who can illy afford to ; lose money. — Falls from Overland Flyer. KIMBALL. Neb.. Jan. 26.—A young man named Arnold Kroutwick fell | from the overland flyer. No. 6, while 1 stealing a ride. He was picked up un conscious and is in a critical condition. His home is at Bloomfield. Small Pox at Guide Rock. SUPERIOR, Neb., Jan. 26.—Small pox has appeared at Guide Rock. H. N. Viers. a barber, brought it in from Oklahoma and one other case has re sulted. Schools have been dismissed I and the town quarantined. LIVE STOCK AND PRODICE. Chiwfe Kid New York Market QcoUUom. SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK. SOI'TH OMAHA. Jan. 29.—CATTLE— Good feeders of good weights were all right, being good sellers at steady prices. On the other hand, light and medium weight stuff, especially such as was lack ing in quality, moved slowly and buyers seemed to have about all of that kind of cattle that they cared for. Beef steers. $3.25$a.25: cows. $2.uu$4.10; heifers. $2.a** 4.65; bulls, $2.00$4.03; calves. $4.50#7.0v; stockers and feeders. $3.60U4.25. HOGS—A large j>ereentage of all the hogs here sold at $4.55, while yesterday $4.474<&4.50 bought the most of them. Choice heavy sold as high as $4.65. SHEEP—The receipts were larger, but apparently none too large, as buyers were out early and the yards were soon cleared. Lambs were in active demand at prices that were 10$ 15c higher than yesterday’s market. One bunch of the same kind of lambs that were here Satur day and sold for $6,124. brought $6.35. Other western lambs sold at $6.00®6.25. Sheep and yearlings were also in good demand and the market was strong. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Jan. 29.—CATTLE— Native steers slow; Texans strong, active. 550 head; cow market active; canners and bulls steady; feeders quiet; good to choice S5.25U6.25: poor to medium. $4.00u&.00; mixed stockers. $2.250 3.85: selected feed ers $4.2l)U4.85; good to choice cows. $3.40# 4.5o; heifers. S3.25U5.00. HOGS—Averaged 10c higher; top. $4 85: good clearance, mixed and butchers. $4.50 , #4.80: good to choice heavy, $4.iOU4.85: ’ rough heavy. S4 55U4.65. SHEEP—In strong demand: lambs. lOfx 15c higher; good clearance; native weth ers. $4.50$ 5.00; lambs, $5.0oU6.75. KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 29.— CATTLE— Re- j ceipts. 4.900: desirable native steers. $5.00 ! U5.70; lights. S4.65U5.65: stockers and feed ers. S2.50U4.10: butchers' cows and heifers. $3.1UU5.0O; canners. J2.50U3.15; fed west erns. S3.90U4.75: western feeders. $3.50$ 4.50: Texans. S3.674U4.70. HOGS—Receipts. 11.800 ; 5#10c higher; heavy. $4.6054.70; mixed. $4.55#4.60; lights, S4.35U4.574; pigs. $3.65$4.2". NEW YORK PRODUCE NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—WHEAT—No. 3 red. 76\c f. o. b., afloat, prompt; No. 1 northern, Duluth. 794c f. o. b.. afloat. ‘ prompt;; No. 1 hard. Duluth. S14c f. o. I b.. afloat; No. 2 red. 744c elevator; op- ! tions opened strong at 4c advance. CORN—Receipts 117.000. exports 51.142 bu.; spot steady; No. 2. 404c f. o. b.. ! afloat, and 404c elevator; options opened j steady with wheat; eased off later through favorable weather news and heavy Chicago selling, but rallied again with wheat in the last hour, closed firm I at unchanged prices: May, 394c. OATS—Receipts. 39.200, exports 7.OCX' bu.: i spot quiet: No. 2. 294c: No. 3. 284c; No. 2 white. 314c: No. 3 white. 31c: track mixed ] western. 29U304c; track white. 31U35c; j track white state, 31$35c: options steady. ; CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO. Jan. 2*.—WHEAT—No. 3 spring. 63$64c: No. 2 red. 6S4U,68\c. CORN—No. 3. 314c: No. 2 yellow. 314c. OATS—No. 2. 23$234c: No. 2 white, 254 1 $254c: No. 3 white. 25# 25l»e. RYE—No. 2. 52654c. BARLEY-No. 2. 38.43c. FLAXSEED—No. 1. $1.52: No. 1 north western. $1.52. TIMOTHY SEED-Prime. $2.60. PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per bbl.. $9.25 \ $10.65; lard, per 100 lbs.. S5.75U5.924; short ribs, sides, loose. $5.65#5.95; dry salted shoulders, lioxed. 54#5\e; short clear sides, boxed. $5.9uU6.00. Koa»l* War Office. LONDON. Jan. 29.—The afternoon papers describe the general’s dis patches as unpleasant reading for the British people, intensely mortifying to the national pride and damaging to the country’s prestige, and scathingly de nounce the gazetting at the present time of reports, which, the St. James Gazette says. “displays academic frivolity not uncommonly found in combination with considerable practi cal incapacity, lapsing into sneering when they ought to rebuke, and filled with the slang and humor of Kipling's subalterns.” The St. James Gazette sums up its opinion as follows: “These dispatches sweat the folly which has prevailed throughout the period the campaign has covered and which has exacted its usual tithe of lives and men.” There are signs of important move ments developing in the north of Cape Colony. General French has succeeded in getting in touch with General Gat acre. possibly presaging a combination of the two columns and the commence ment of a concentration of the forces, which is believed to be the groundwork of Lord Roberts' plan of campaign. The War office renounces that the casualties reported by General Buller yesterday occurred in the battalions of General Lyttleton's brigade, which, so far as known at the War office, was not engaged in the capture or defense of Spionkop. It appears, therefore, that they are additional to the considerable casualties which General Buller has reported as having occurred at Spion kop. British Ambassador Absent. PARIS. Jan. 29.—The morning pap ers comment on the absence of the British ambassador. Sir Edmond Mon son. from President I^oubet’s diplo matic dinner Thursday evening, at which Dr. Leyds was present. The Echo de Paris says: “His absence was the cause of much remark. Moreover, the receptions at the British embassy have been sus pended for some weeks past. Marquis de Gallifett. who was formerly a con stant visitor, has not been seen at the embassy during the last fortnight. “We may add that the recall of Sir Edmund Monson. which was so much discussed before the Transvaal war. is only delayed. He will be replaced after the exposition.” Troops on Itrazll's Frontier. RIO DE JANEIRO. Jan. 29—Braz ilian gunboats Juruema. Jutahv. Tim bira and Tocantins, besides a force of troops, have been ordered to proceed to Acre to enforce the protocol agreed upon between Bolivia and Brazil and to protect all citizens. General Leite Castro has been made commander of the National Guard in place of Gen eral Ferdinando Mendez, editor and proprietor of the Journal de Brazil. Shell Fire Kills Horses. BOER CAMP. Modder Spruit. T’pper Tugela River. Tuesday, Jan. 23.—The British are now endeavoring to force with 40.000 troops the Spionkop route to Ladysmith. The firing on General Botha's position yesterday was terrific. The grass was fired, rocks dislodged and trenches pierced, but the battle was practically one-sided, the federals only firing thirty shots. A ball from a shell landed in General Botha's pocket. The only Boer casual ties were some horses wounded. The firing ceased at dark, but was resumed this morning in the vicinity of Lady smith and here, but up to noon it lacked vigor. SpvnUh l’rlsoufr* Sent Houir. WASHINGTON. Jan. 29—The pro gress of the movement begun about three months ago toward the return to Spain of the prisoners released from the Filipinos is reported by General Otis in the following cablegram receiv ed at the War department today: "MANILA. Jan. 29.—Released Span ish prisoners, seventy-four officers, 1, 000 enlisted men. twenty-two civilian officials, twTenty-one wives and thirty five children, were furnished trans portation to Spain yesterday.” ( RAIMliffll It Will Be Heard by the State Board Pebruary 6 th. THE ANSWER Cf THE BURLINGTON. It U All*«;,d that So OR)c-tal Itcrord of the Order of 1887, K..tortn, (.rllwa Rate.. Ever Served oa any of th« Railroad Companie.—H hat decr.uary Law. Says. f“a' -4 ~"Jr*e secretaries the . .ate Board of Transportation have fixed the hearing of the live stock rate case for February ti at 10 a. m. In their petitions the railroads allege that there is no official record that the order of 1S97, restoring carload rates, was ever served on any one of the companies. Secretary Laws said that he did not understand why service of the order was not recorded on the books in his office. The contention is one which cannot be evaded and the state would probably lose any claim it might have against the companies if their allegations are proved. The various railroads which come under the order set up practically tne same defense. The answer of the Burling ton railroad is as follows: 1. The alleged order was not law fully issued by the board and the mat ter in question never received its in vestigation and consideration. -• The matter alleged to have been considered was never complaaned of in the action instituted. a. The matter is not one that can lawfully or properly be considered by the board. 4. The board is without right or power to designate the process or man ner by which rates or compensation to common carriers within the state can be charged or collected. 5. lhere was no jurisdiction in the board to investigate the subject mat ter set forth in said alleged order and it was without jurisdiction in the premises. b. There are no findings of fact eith er oy the board or its secretaries that under any consideration would war rant or justify the alleged order. 7. The alleged order that the board through its secretaries and by itself, as a matter of fact, found that live stock shipments should be charged at a rate per 100 pounds and that the method of charge and collection was more equitable than the carload rate. 8. The existing method of moving commodities in the United States is by carload, except live stock, and are charged for by rates per 100* pounds. Coal, lumber, iron, grain, etc., while carried by carload lots, are charged by cents per 100 pounds. In all parts of the United States, except Kansas, Nebraska. Colorado and Utah, cattle, sheep and hogs, while carried in car load lots, are charged in cents per 100 pounds, and this principle of charge and weight obtains as the just and prope one. y. By the adjudication of the Inter state Commerce commission of the United States and by the findings and' determination of every state uoard ot transportation in the United States that has considered the question the carriage ot live stock and the charge tuerefor by weight is held to be just and equitable and appears the most economical for the shipper and the carrier. 10. Even in the territory wnere some years past live stock has been charged for by carload the tribunals that have considered the question have declared that the charge by weight is more just and equitable. The State Board of Transportation of Nebraska so de clares. even in the order served on this company on the 11th day of Jan ary. 1900. The Bartley Bondsnifn. LINCOLN, Jan. 24—Attorney Gen eral Smyth filed in the supreme court a brief of about fifty pages in support of his motion for a new trial of the case of the Bartley bondsmen. That the court erred in reaching the con clusion that this case should be re versed is. the attorney general asserts, so clear that he can come as near dem onstrating it as is possible to do with any question about which there is a dispute. It is contended that the whole matter hinges upon the admissibility of the transcript of the petition filed in Lancaster county. The attorney general holds that the question to be decided is whether Bartley received in his second term all that he charged him with receiving; not whether he had accounted at tue colse of his firs', term for all the money with which he was chargeable, which it is held is immaterial. Auction of School Lands. Lincoln, ,\eb., Jan. 23.—i^and Com missioner Wolfe announces the follow ing dates for auctions of school lands: Polk county, February 15, 9 a. m.; Mer rick county. February 15, 4 p. m.; How ard county. February lt>. 1 p. m.; Sher man county, February 16, 4 j. m.; Buf falo county. February I”, 3 p. m., Dixon county. Feoruary ltf, 11 a- m-> Dakota county, February 19, 2 p. m., Stanton county. February 20, 10 a. m.; Knox county, February 21, 10 a. m., Seward counv, February -- a. m.; Lancaster county, February 23, 2 p. m.; Home, February 24 and 25; Cus ter, county, February 2u, 9 a. m., Kearney county. Feoruary 28, 1 p. m.; Red Willow county, March 1, 1 p. m.; Franklin county. Marcu u, 10 a. m.; Harlan county, March 2, 3 p. m.. Home, March 3. Tlir Matter Settled. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 24.—The dis pute over the right to compile the copy for the senate and house journals was settled by tue Printing board j awarding a contract for the work to John Wal! of Columbus and Miss Mag 1 gie Kroese of tnis city, by which the t former a.^ees to get up the house ! journal frv $200 and the latter the senate jovnal for $297.75. J. H. Lang i ford of North Platte offered to com pile both for $810, the senate journal for 5509 and the house journal for 5396. His previous bid for both wTas ! 5797.60. This action of the Printing i board places the work in the hands of I the orginal contractors and does away 1 with the litigation that would result j had the contract been awarded to any* j one else. Roacl Muit Furnlah Car*. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 23.—The sec retary and members of the State Board of Transportation has issued an order compelling the Rock Island railroad to furnish P. F. Sandman of Harbine all the cars necessary for the transporta tion of grain or other farm products in which he deals. Sanman appeared before the sectaries of the board and demanded immediate relief,