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ESTABLISHED JUNE If ) , 1871. ( XMAIIA , SUNDAY MOUNTING- , DECEMBER 10 , ISOO-TWENTY-EIGHT 1'AGES. SINGLK COPY FIVI3 CI3NTS.
NEW CABLE SCHEME
Iran co Flans to Lay One to the Soudan and
1 French China.
BRITISH SCCURE SOUTH AFRICAN LINES
Minifllcr of the Colonies Compelled to File
Dispatches at Aden.
BIG SUBSIDIES FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
Panama Canal Officials Want United States
to Btoi Their Scheme.
CHEAPER THAN THE NICARAGUA ROUTE
MeiiHiire In llcliiK Opponeil liy
Tlm.eVlioiii It AViiN rriinti'd to
lleaellt , Inelntlliiir Xola
nail Drejfnn.
( Ctipj right , ISM , by Press PubllshliiR Co )
PARIS. Dec ! ) ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) Franco la now
thoroughly awake to Its danger In having
let nil the South African and Asia'ls "ablcs
fall under British control. Even the min
ister of the colonlen finds his duhcr dis
patches held ut Aden. The Trench p-css is
agitating the nutter vigorously. Povernl
prominent deputies will urge Urge subsi
dies to the J'ronch companies being formed
to lay a cable to the Soudan and French
China The lajlng of n cable between Or.tn
( Algeria ) nnd TauglerB ( Morocco ) is to bo
bpgijn Immediately BO as to avoid the Gib
raltar route for much tclecrnphlc business
Heads of foreign companies were nil on
deck on Thursday to do President Loubet
honor In their respective buildings vvhi-n
the president visited the exposition gr.mnd-
Mr. Woodward , owing to tha absence ol
Commissioner Peck , welcomed Loubut nt the
United States pavilion Evcr > body assured
the president there was not the least doubt
about being ready before the opening date
Intliinliin Canal 1'rojeet.
Panama canal officials express confidcnco
that the American commission appointed by
President McKlnlcy to study the different
routes across the Isthmus will favor grant
ing United States support to the French rn-
tei prise rather than to the Nlcaraguan pro
ject. In an Interview the president of the
Panama Canal company said-
"I don't wish to presume what thu decision
of the American commission will be , but a
body of men headed by Admiral Walker
will certainly be Intelligent , fair and fully
competent in every respect. Therefoie , as
wo know our route is the better one , we are
confident thcno men will recommend it.
When hero the commission was evidently
IniDrcsBed with the advantages ot the Pan
ama over the Nlcaraguan route. When they
gb down to examine the work we feel sure
of tbo verdict.
' 'Our ' canal is now progressing without
noise , but without stop. We don't need tbo
DC tbe other
j
hand. It" Is" " bet ! erTo * elv"o America the con
trol rather than have two canaU with busi
ness Insufficient to support both. The
Upltod States can help the eompunv In Pan
ama nnd B cure control for Immensely > ss
money than would ba sunk lu Nicaragua. '
OniiOHltloii to Amncnty Meaxnrc.
The amnesty demanded from the Cham
bers by Premier Waldeck-Roimeau Is meet
ing with most determined opposition fiom
the very man It apparent. ' v seek ) to ouiiellt.
Picquart and Zola had already I'gnlfled their
Indignation nt thus being depiivbd of a pub
lic trial on the charges against than. They
claimed that the only possible vindication to
themselves could come throuc'i such trials
bcloro the courts
Now Drejfus writes to the president of
the amnesty commission stating he Intends
to pursue his rehabilitation , amnesty or no
amnesty. When Interviewed about the Drey
fus letter the Marquis do Galltfct , minister
of war , said.
"When I was asked to recommend Drey
fus' pardon to President Loubet I made It
n condition that Dreyfus should solicit the
pardon , thereby compelling him to accept
the Rennes verdict as correct. Now he has
no legal right whatever to demand a re
vision This letter is n mere bluff. Per
sonally I bcllovo Dreyfus guilty. Had Gen
eral Mcrclcr waited patiently In 1S94 before
ordering the nrreet the traitor would have
been caught red-handed. "
J General Mcrclcr has definitely put forth
his candidacy foi senator from the depart
ment of Loire Inferieuro nt the January
elections. Drc > fuslte-3 are fighting him sav
agely , but It is generally believed he will
bo elected ,
Itlvlern .SeiiNon PloarlHlie * .
Tbo Riviera season , despite all adverse
prognostications. Is phenomenally successful.
H is almost impossible now to nnd villas
to rent. Americans are numerous , as are
alro tbo English , despite the reported bard
feelings. A perfect whirl of gaiety Is going
on. More Americans are streaming through
Paris every day bound south.
Vera Douglass , contrary to all expecta
tions , Is still lingering , but her ph > slclans
entertain no hope. Her real identity U
still undiscovered.
Polalro , the mystic girl who Is juet now
setting Paris wild with her beauty and sonio
strange , pccullaily diabolical dances , per
formed last night a curious act of somnam
bulism. At 1 . m , , while fast asleep she
rcao and wnlkcd out Into the Park Monceau
near which Is her home. There clad In n
nlghtrobo sbowent through her whole
theater performance , using the wooden
brldgo for a stage. Her only audience cou-
Blsted of two bewildered policemen who ,
thinking her a lunatic , tried to seize tlio
joung woman. As soon as they touched her
Palalro fell stjOly backward In a nt ut
catalepsy and U now scarcely conscious
Sbo will not appear In public for same dnj
Mine. Marguerltu Durand , the beautiful
editor of the Feminine Doll ) la Fronde ,
which U written , composed , printed nnd
bold hy women , tonight gave a great recep
tion to the literary and artlstlo upporcrust
cf the French capital to colcbrats the second
anniversary of the foundation of her news
paper. The press for thtco days bad been
filled with plaices of Mine , Du rand's work ,
Shu hud made what lJ rlnlmej to ho tba
only successful great dally , completely In
women's hands. It Is not only u good paying
property , but n powerful political and so
cial orKnu. At the reception , which was
held In the La Frondo building's fine parlor ,
many Americans were prebcnt , among them
Ambabsador Porter , bis wife and daughter.
Sjlill NiiiulerHuii In Mourning.
A previous cublo to tha effect that Mas-
nonet Intended to bring out Sybil Sander-
sou In ono of hla , opcrae , U now confirmed
by the public statement that the famous
Sau Francla-o singer will shortly appear
lu the principal part in "Thais. " She Is still
wcwr ig deep mourning for her husband ,
Antonio Terry. Mr. ami Mr * . Austin Lee
havu goug into mourning because of the
death of Mrs. Leo's brother , who occupied
n high official position In Cejlon. In con-
ccrjutnco both the British and American ccl-
on lea will miss much socially this winter.
Jules Jnurce , the socialistic leader , was assailed -
sailed today In the cafe Do la Palx , a fash
ionable resaurant In Opera square , by three
delegates to tbo Socialistic congress now
being held In Paris
Thcso men hid learned that the leader ,
after his gre.it sreech denouncing the weal
thy classes , wan eating dinner In the meal
fashionable place In the city , and Indig
nantly came to reproach htm with not living
up to 1'ts prenchlrig Jnure.s resented the
Intrusion , and hence a general cnlxup.
Aiother Roman theater has been discov
ered under Paris , seemingly In n perfect
Etito nf pUFbrvotlon. The municipality has
derided tn dig It up.
Henri Turot , the brilliant Journalist who
was delegated by the Geographical society
to study American operations In the Phil
ippines , lectured bcforo that learned audience
thli week mid convinced all present that his
claim that It would take ten years with
n hi.ndrecl thousand men to pacify the Phil
ippines was correct.
Anna Klumpke , the universal legatee of
Rosa Bonhcur and ntlll a student nt Julian
academy , sajs she will appropriate out of
her Inheritance a fund sufficient to maintain
nn annual prize of $300 for the best painting
by any artist not yet rewarded nt the salon
Peter O'Clovsky , the Russlou moto-cycllst ,
arrived In Paris from St. Petersburg. Ho
made the trip In four dajti and a half.
: \ev > I'reaeli Mner.
The French line today sent on Its first
trip to New York Its now ship L'Aqultanc
which is only of 8,500 tons but the fastest
liner In their fleet , being capable of more
than twenty-one knots , or three better than
thu Ill-fated Bourgogno , which It succeeds
La Loiralne and La Savole , the greatt now
French ships building for exposition travel ,
will make twenty-two and n half knots La
Lorraine will be the Hrst to reach Now
York , early In April , La Savole shortly aft
erwards.
The submarine boat Narval underwent
new trials nt Cherbourg yesterday again ,
giving great satlsfictlou. I learn at the
admiralty otllces there Is no truth In the
statement that the French government In
tends to buy the Holland patents. Ex
perts hero consider the French submarines
Immensely superior to the American
Olero paid $5,000 to Composer Saint Saens
to wrlto n ballet of two acts to last the
whole evening It will be called "Otero's
Dream , " and will employ 200 dancers , with
the celebrated girl as the central figure.
She Is negotiating for n theater nnd Intends
to glvo this gorgeous spectacle throughout
the exposition season.
James A. M. Whistler Is painting a portrait
trait of Lolo Fuller , which the great French
masters who were asked to see It pronounce
the best work of the whimsical American
artist.
Mr. nnd Mrs. MacMonnlcs , who have been
making a prolonged sojourn at their coun
try place , are expected back in Paris next
week. It is rumored that Whistler and
MacMannles will reopen the studio they had
together last year and take American pu-
pIlE.
BONDS TOUCH A HIGH NOTCH
duotatloiiH at ; Ne York Iteach the
IIlKhot J'rlee * Pnlil
the Tear.
NEW "YORK , Doc-9. ! United States cov-
oimncnt bonds touched this week the highest
prices of the year. Today's quotations were
from % cent higher for the 3 per cent bonds
to lvi per cent higher for the 4 per cent
bonds of 1S95 than a week ago. It became
known today that several largo insurance
companies seeking to do business in Cuba
had made heavy purchases of the bonda lu
the lust week or ten days. Each company's
deposit represents holdings of $100,000 each
In the various issues , and this , with de
mands from other quarters , has had an Im
portant Influence in raising the prices for
securities above the rates named In tba
treasury circular.
One of the most Important bond houses
pointed out today that the government Issues
were always In demand nt this season of thj
year because they were exempt from taxa
tion , and persons by buying tbo bonds could
easily effect a transfer of their funds BO us
to escape tbo ordinary charges Since the
government's purchase had lessened by $18-
000,000 the supply of such eecuritles , the
prlcu naturally advanced as the demand in
creased.
A largo dealer in government securities
said It was ridiculous to suggest that blocks
of government bonds were being held by
pcrtons In this city for the purpose of mak
ing the government Increase Its bid for tha I
and D per cent issues , the fact being that
under prevailing market conditions it costs
a half per cent moro to hold the bonds. This
precluded the possibility ot profits from such
tiansactlons and ought to dispose of tha
theory In the minds of well-informed per
sona.
sona.Another
Another authority pointed out that If the
market price for bonds Is higher than the
government's offer the government cannot
buy the bondb or continue disbursements at
this center. The Interest rate Miould bo thus
left unaffected nnd the pcHslblllty of sterling
exchange touching tbo gold exporting point
removed , Considering the stringency pre
vailing at European money centers , such
calculation might not be absent from the
minds of financiers who are In moro or less
control of the local situation.
DINSMORE IN NORTH PLATTE
ICeiiriley Ollleern Take Mnii Churned
with llouhle .VI ii r < l IT to Another
Count } ' Jail.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Dec. ! > . ( Special Tele
gram ) Tbo picllmlnary hearing of Frank L.
Dlnsmore has been set for Thursday , De
cember H. It Is said ho will walvo ex
amination nt that time.
Dlnsmoro Is now Incarcerated In the North
I'lattc jail , where ha will remain until the
duy of his hearing. Sheriff Funk , R E
Trench and Tom Gasa took Dlnsmore to
North Plutte. The first two returned today ,
leaving Gass In charge of the- prisoner
Thu state today secured uvldeoco In the
form of a packagu of cards with the In-
scilptlon "F. L. Dlnsmore. Professional
Hypnotist , Odessa , Neb. , " which will be lited
to prove the statement made by Mrs. Lauo
that Dlnsmore bad her under Iris Infiu-
cnce ,
Two brothers of the murdered woman are
here , as Is nUo a brother of the murdered
man , A St Joseph detective visited Dlns
moro In his cell before he was taken away
and tried toet / ; him mixed up In some state
ments ho bad made , but was unsuccessful ,
The detective said he thought Dlnsmore one
of the coolest men he had over seen charged
with the crime of murder.
I'roteetlna : fruit tiiiiu 1'entN.
LOS ANOKLES , Col. . Dec 9-Owing to
tbo possible Infection nf fruit orchards
by tlio Importation from oilier states or
foreign countries of fruit trees Infected
with worms , scale or other parasite * , the
Acxoclutlni ! of Horticultural Conimlwxlon-
urn of Bouthvrn California him diiiftod a
bill to bo submitted to conjirt-HS It pro
poses to establish u national qiiuianitiui
litvv tiKulnst Infected nursery Htoek of all
kinds Imported from foreign countries iuul
coutiilns other previsions of nlmllur nature
to operate us an interstate law against
such pc : > t8.
( " ' 'PYITTIfnYTT' t "VTPPP
SEN1IHEN1 CHANGES
Public Opinion of the War Take ? On Quito n
Different Phase.
TOUCHES THE PEOPLE IN THEIR HEARTS
In Public Places a Funereal Silence Succeeds
Merry Laughter.
OUTCOME OF THE STRUGGLE DOUBTFUL
Chamberlain fa Dethroned for Plunging the
Country Into the War.
TREATED COOLLY BY HIS COLLEAGUES
I'olltleal Trnnlilen AVorry Him , Ills
Health IK I'oor ami lie lo iv
hj .MoaiiN of linfortii-
untc In rntiiientN. ' ,
( Copyright , ISM. by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Dec. 0. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Public senti
ment on the war Is undergoing a marked
change. The gravity ot the situation In
South Africa la now recognized. The strug
gle Is expected to be protracted and ita out
come even doubtful This does not weaken
the resolve to see It through , but alters the
aspect of the ministers responsible for tbo
war. Yesterday there was a cabinet meetIng -
Ing , but the checrlug crowd wns absent and
the assembling ministers were watched only
by a few pressmen.
The west end la unusually crowded with
society people , but depression reigns su
preme. Last night the dining room at the
Carlton wna crowded with fashionable wo
men gaily drcfased , but Instead of meny peals
of laughter and the customary gay chatter
prevailing the silence at times was almost
funereal.
At the outset the war got Into the heads
of the people ; now It has reached their
hearts.
Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain has
been dethroned. His reception by his col
leagues at yesterday's meeting was remark
ably cool. Chancellor of the Exchequer
Beach Is eald to have asked Lord Salisbury
whether Chamberlain's triple alliance speech
was made with his foreknowledge. This
put Chamberlain on 4ho defense , but ho
found no support. Lord Salisbury cannot
unload ClmmbcrlTiln In the thick of the pres
ent crisis. Btif as the stories run , they
never will forgive him for the humiliation
he has brought upon the country and them
selves. This bitterness Is accentuated by his
responsibility for the calamitous war into
which , It Is now realized , ho rushed the
country with criminal recklessness.
COIINCIOIIN OC HlH I'ONltloII.
Chamberlain shows consciousness of his
shaky position. In the spring he was of
fered an honorary degree by Dublin univer
sity , but he excused himself from traveling
to Dublin to take it owing to the pressure
of ofllc.'al ' work. He has now volunteered
to tiiko the degrod on the 1 Stb ; . ) though/the
work Is heavier than ever. He thinks the
ceremonial will assist In rehabilitating him ,
but It is quite likely to have au opposite
effect.
The Irish Transvaal committee is arrang
ing a hostile reception for him and If Cham
berlain shows himself in public there cer
tainly will be disturbances. This will be his
first visit to Ireland since ho deserted Glad
stone and home rulo.
By strange liouy this week Chamberlain
attained the summit of his Ilorlcultural am
bition by securing the coveted prize for a
hybrid orchid , his own production nnd the
result ot eighteen anxious ycnis of experi
ments , Ho christened the orchid , "Cham-
bcrlalnana Trluniphans , " a partlculaily un
happy Inspiration at this moment
Nor are his troubles solely political. He
looks unhealthy and ages rapidly His tem
per Is becoming uncontrollable In addition
ho has suffered heavy financial looses
through unfortunate manufacturing specula-
liens Into which he put his sons. Prom be
ing worth $100,000 to $150,000 a year , his Income -
como Is now reduced to a point ut which his
cabinet salary of $25,000 becomes n consider
ation Chamberlain has nlwajs been piti
lessly eelflsh In the pursuit of his own per
sonal ambitions , so his fall evokes no sym
pathy He Is not known to have a solitary
personal friend en earth outside of his fam
ily.
DUTCH WILL NEVER GIVE UP
Former TraiiNMiiil Aneiit Itenilailn the
Kiiullxh that There Are I'leree
llattlex Ahead.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Associated Press )
LONDON , Dec.9 A roptesentatlvo cf the
Associated Press has discovered tbo where
abouts of Montague White , the former Boor
agent here , who , after spending the recent
weeks with Dr Lryds at Brussels , has re
turned to his home lu England , where ho
lb living quietly. Whllo ho has no official
conncctliii with the Transvaal , Mr. White
kPopB in torch vlth those who sympathize
with the Boars. Ho has been Invited to lec-
turu In the United States , but has declined.
Mr Whltu Intends to return to Johannes
burg , whcro ho has much property , when the
vm la over , but ho doubts if his holdings
there are worth much , believing the Bocra
will wrok the town and mines bcforo sur- !
rcndeilnt ; ,
' We no longer " said Mr. White , "have cable -
blo connection with President Kiugoi , so !
nm unable to speak definitely regarding
Boer opinion of thy progress of the war. I
do believe , liowevd. that after both sides
have had moro fighting they will grow tired
and an offer by President M'-Klnley to arbl-
trato will bo accepted. President Krugsr
will not surrendci until tha last dltrh and1
that will not bo reached before battles are
fought far harder than have yet marked
the campaign Even If Presldwu Kruger i
w Ishcd to make terms he could not do so. I
Tim women alone would prevent It , for the
Boer woman , though usually phlegmatic and
taklnc llttlu part In the affairs cf cnen ,
when roused to the present pitch are , per-
hups , r. more serious factor than the liocr
commandos The British public Is only just
beginning to realize the extent of the disaf
fection in Capo Colony When the fighting
In all ovei nothing will have bern accom
plished , for thu Dutch , though sullenly oba-
tllrn : , will take no part and no Interest In
International matters , harboring , with racial
tenacityt thu memory of their wrongs and
Instilling bate of the English Into their
numerous offspring , thus laying tbo seeds of
continual unrest. "
C'ooIlt'M Iteiieh ratlin Preen- .
FRI5ERE CAMP , Due 9 Coolies to the
number of 234 , whom General Whlto refused
to receive at Ladysmltb. have nrrlveJ hcio
in a starving condition.
lIUNliiinil ( ioliiK to Afrlen.
LONDON. Doe , 9 Mrs Langtry's bus-
band , Hugo Gerald do Bathe , falls for South
Africa December 10 , on special service. Mrs.
Langtry declare * that it sbo hud not inado
all her American arrangements she would
go too. In the capacity of nurac or other
wise.
BRITISH NOW MOVE FORWARD
Important \ - liy Itnllrr anil
Mcthueii Ix-V1-1' Noon Wliltc
Kop.
mLA\arAi. : LADYSMITH ,
Friday , Dcc. BMho British troops made n
sortlo bctwrj Bnd % o'clock In the morn
ing. They AH"1 up a ravine and stormed
and cnrrledJ Bbnrd's Kop , which was held
by the BoeHHpl on which were placed a
Creiisot gun aim a howitzer These guns
wcro destroyed with dynamite The British
xrapturcd a Maxim gun and then retired.
The lancers , hussars and guards mndc n
Bortlo west of Ladysmlth at daybreak under
cover of n heavy artillery fire , which the
Boers returned briskly. The British after
ward returned to Ladysmlth.
The Doer losses arc reported to bnvo been
slight.
A strong burgher column has crossed the
Tupelo river at CoV > nso with the object ol
attacking the British Estcourt column.
LONDON , Dec. 0. While BO far
as the actual British advance Is
concerned this morning's dispatches show
little change In the situation , the authorities
anticipate from the announcement that
howitzers and cavalry ha\o reached General
Mcthuon and that General Duller has re
ceived the heavy artillery for which he wns
waiting , that the advance will no longer
bo ilulajcd. News cf Important battles by
both generals Is expected soon.
The fact that General Duller has ordered
200 stretcher-bearers from Pletormarltzburg
to assist the regular ambulance corps Indi
cates that ho anticipates sharp fighting.
The latest pigeon from Ladj smith fur
nished General Duller with an Important
map sent by General White , presumably
showing the disposition of the Doer forces
and the vulnerable iiolnts.
The engineers at Preoro camp have done
a good week's work In completing the trestle
brldgo 200 feet and an urmorcd train Is now
repairing the line in the neighborhood of
Chlevoley.
The news from Cape I'olony Is not satis
factory from the rtrltlsti iiolnt of view. Some
small outpost skirmished ha\o occurred at
various points and at Quconstown a quantity
of rifles and ammunition , Including dumdum
bullets and Martinis , belonging to disloyal
Dutch , have been seized.
The latest advices from Stormberg Indi
cates that the Doers' position there Is ex
ceptionally strong.
Heporta received at Capetown from Blocm-
fontcln say everybody has been compelled to
do military duty , including Mr. Frazer , the
chairman of the Volksraad.
The Free Staters , It Is said , have decided
not to defend Dloomfonteln , as It Is not for
tified , but to make a stand at Dalusvlel ,
southwest of Dloemfontcln.
Special reports say President Steyn's miiid
Is falling.
According to dispatches from Ladysralth ,
exclusions arc running weekly from Pre
toria , bringing numbers of gally-attlicd
Dutch women , who take up points of van
tage on the hills and closely scan the pro-
ceedlncs In the town ,
Russia is sending General Gurko of the
general start as attache at the Doer head
laager.
A stcgo train was shipped to South Africa
today from Southam toiui .
DISPATCH FROM GEN. BULLER
bciuln Hejiort of the Cnnturc of Hour
( mi hj.Natal Volnntccrx at
l.ailjxnilth.
LONDON. Dec. 9 The War office to
night Issued the following dispatch from
General Duller , dated Freere Camp , De
cember 9 , afternoon :
"The following was received from Geneial
White today
" 'Last night sent General Hunter with 500
Natal volunteers under Hojston and 100 of
the Imperial Light Horse under Edwards
to surprise a gun on a hill. The enterprise
was admirably carried out and was entirely
successful , the hill being captured and a
six-Inch gun and howitzer being destroyed
with guneotton by Captain FowKe and Lieu
tenant Turner A Maxim was captured
and brought to Lndysmlth Our loss was ono
killed and Major Henderson of the Klrst bat
talion of the \rgylo Highlanders wounded.
At the same tlmo that Colonel Knox so'zed '
the hill ono squadron of the Nineteenth Hus
sars rode around Pepworth hill , burning
kraals and cutting the telegraph lines. They
had no casualties ' "
llrltlnli Cnutltcx nt Hlncnifontpln.
LONDON , Dec. 9 The war office has re
ceived this dispatch from General For.stler-
Walltcr , the Drltlsh commander at Cape
town-
"The Free State government reports that
there are thlrty-fivo prisoners at Dloemfon-
teln , Including Lieutenant Tristram of the
Twelfth lancers , who Is severely wounded. "
GATACRE'S ARMY IS ISOLATED
On I HIT to SprcrailliiK ; of Inniirrertloii
IleliiforoeiaeiitM from Crliniii-
linul Cannot Ileiiuli Him.
( Cops right , 1S39 , by Press Publishing Co. )
VIENNA , Dec , ! > ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegiam ) The DeutBcbe
Zeltung prints today thu following cable
dispatch , dated Quccnstown , and coming
from a Doer source It seems to have escaped
thu notice of the Drltlsh censors :
"The Insurgent Afrikanders are marching
on Queenstown from both sides. General
Oatacre , the Drltlsh commander , Is expect
ing reinforcements from Grlqualand East and
Dasutoland but , owing to the spreading In
surrection , he Is totally cut off and Isolated. "
Itoliert TIIIn-r Slinplj Smile * .
( Copyright , 1S39 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Dec 9 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Robert Ta-
ber was eeen this evening In London and
was shown a apodal cable dispatch detailing
the charges preferred against him by Julia
iMrrlowe in her suit for divorce Ilo smiled
broadly as hn read the dispatch and then
said "I have nothing whatever to sa > on
this score I ( ! o not Intend to say anything
for publication to any one. "
He wan evidently amused at the charges
and handed tl-o cable to a friend who wns
with him. The friend also smiled know
ingly , but remained silent.
fierninii Saiiioiin IteNlileatH I'leaneil ,
DRRL1N , Dec , 9 Dlspatphta received
hero today from Apia , Samoa , under data i
of November 27 , say that the news of ths '
final settlement of the Sumoan question has
been hailed with keen satisfaction by tre
German residents and n large majority cf
the Bimoaus , The dispatches add that
Malleton Tanua' poaplo are depressed over
the matter and that a majority of the Eng
lish residents begrudge Germany her suc
cess ,
Italian Puttier IN KxpoHeil.
RIO DE JANEIRO , Dec 9 , Sued , thn
famous Italian faster , has been unmasked
lure. Ir Daniel Alm lda has discovered
that ho used fibrous meat compressed Into
the smallest size and this , with u small
quantity of mineral water , was enough to
prevent starvation.
BOTCHER THE BOERS
Lancers Massacre Kneeling , Praying , Dis
armed Men nt Elandslangte.
ENGLISH SHOW NO MERCY TO ENEMIES
Atrcoities Arc Revealed hy Private Letters
Received from Soldiers ,
WAR OFFICE ISSUES CENSORSHIP ORDER
Charges of Looting and Robbery Aho Made
Against the Lancers.
TAKE VALUABLES OFF THEIR PRISONERS
Onlr Jiintlllcatloa OITercil for the
oC llrltlMi Solillern IN
lleueil liner Almm * of till !
AVIille riitr.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Trc < H rubllshlng Co. )
LONDON , DM. 0. ( New York World
Ciblcgrum Special Telegram ) ( liavo
charges of brutnllty have been made against
thu liritlsh troops ulnco the opening of the
war In South Africa , but these were either
flatly denied or excused as retaliation for
ull gcd abuse of the white flag The IJocrs
deny the latter accusation or that they hive
Hi oil on ambulances
At Elandslaagtc. tlin only fight in the
present war whcro the IJocra really were
routed , a Door ambulance was found to have
scvuity-two bullet holes In It
The Boers again were- charged with firing
on an ambulance during the Hrltlsh retire
ment , after Rletfonteln. Mellon Prior , n
noted war correspondent , has sent a real
istic picture of an Incident fr n which Ii
appears that Urltlsh ambulances and ammu
nition wagons wcro mixed up In the same
column which * seems to account for the
Doers shelling It.
Now , however , private letter ? from officers
and men of the British forces published
hero are corroborating unwittingly the Boer
charges already denied
J It. Fox , an outlander now at Ladysmlth ,
writes :
"It was a sight to see the Lancera charge.
When they got within 100 jaids the Boers
threw up their arms and begged for mercy.
They Jumped off their horsca and got on
their knees and prajed for mercy.
Ono lancer sa > s :
" 'Ono Boer begged mo very hard to spare
him , but my reply was You d .
Hero's jour mercy. I shot him dead and
did not take the trouble to lance him. No
doubt jou will think this cruel , but If jou
had seen as much of them as I have you
would not. I saw plenty In Johannesburg
before the war began. ' "
Not a man was killed In Johannesburg before -
fore the war. Even all the serious charges
of Ill-treatment on investigation proved to
bo false.
Private L. Thompson of the First battalion
of the King's Royal Rifles , describijj the
fight at GJericoev where Gencra jjjjmms
was mortally wounded , pTiluta'an even inorb
awful picture. Ha writes :
"After the British troops had received the
order 'to fix bayonets , ' with a wild cheer we
were amongst them. Bajonets went to
work and heads were smashed like pump-
tine. They ( the Boers ) were speechless with
terror. When they saw the line of cold
steel coming at them they threw down their
arms and lied In confusion , only to be- cut
up into travelers' wimples when they
reached the bottom by our cavalry. "
Henry Burgese , the fireman on a British
armored train , describing Elandslaagto
says'
"Once the bajonet charge of the Devons
and Gordons began the Dutchmen fled pre
cipitously. Meanwhile the Lancers hid
been creeping up behind and as the Boers
reached the bottom the Lancers charged
them nt full gallop. The panic-stricken
Boera threw down their rifles and attempted j
to escape , but It was utterly useless , for :
with shouts of 'Majubal' the Lancers were ,
upon them and the awful work commenced.
Very few Boers escaped. "
Kiitlec lloern to Dentil.
Drummer Hearn of Colonel Baden-Pow
ell's Light Horse regiment , describing tho' '
llrst engagement at Mafcklng , tells bow
the Boers were enticed out Into a Held sown !
with mines which wcro e\ploded : j
"Wo cleared the remainder nt the point i
of our bayonets , " he writes. "It was really j
fine fun. You should have seen what a fuss.
the Boers made about being pricked. I
touched one and be Jumped for > ards. They
don't like cold steel. We showed them no
mercj. But It was only what they deserved -
served for what they have done to us be
fore. "
A private In the King's Rifles , writing of
Elandslaagto , says :
"It was a great but terrible night to sqo
those horsemen how their way through the
Boors. Three times they rode right through
cutting , slashing , hacking. Some of the
Boers died In a praying attitude. Many
Hung down their arms as soon as they saw
the flash of the lances , clasping their hands
above their heads and bogging for mercy.
But they had shown no mercy to us and this
was our revenge "
There are also charges of looting and rob
bery made against British aoldlers , who took
all the valimblca off their prisoners while , on
the other sldo , English correspondents , Mr.
Steventon among others , testify that the
Boers took nothing from their prisoners but
treated them with the utmost kindness
The only Justification of this savagery at
tempted here Is alleged Boer abuse of the
whlto Hat , but that has been explained In
every caec , except one. Indeed the white |
Justification patently Is unfounded , for
eeveral correspondents agree that the Lan
cers , who massacred tbo kneeling , crouch
ing , disarmed Boers at Elandsliagto were
shcutlng "Wipe out Majuba ! " "Hemember i
Majuba1"
The Indiscretion shown by private sol
diers and even officers In revealing these
atrocities has caused the vvai ofllco to Is-
siio an order that a censorship bo cstab-
lull oil over the soldiers' correspondence
from the front.
The soldiers , judging from the manifesta
tions of public sentiment bcforo leaving
England fancied that euch outrages would
exactly suit the Jingo humor of the moment , i
but though Jingoes hero evidently aympai i
thlzu with the Idea calmly promulgated by i
the Natal Witness , the leading Natal paper ,
tint extermination of the Boers Is the only
real solution of thu Tianovaal difficulty ,
tlu-y dare not provoke the disgust of the
Uvlllzed v\orld \ by saylpg so
HlNlion nntertiilnlntr the > olilllt > .
( Copyright. 1869 , by 1'reas Publishing Co )
LONDON , Dec. 0 , ( Now York World Ca.
bh gram Special Telegram } Hcber II.
BUhop , who Is entertaining regally at
Hougbton hall , Norfolk , Is thought to bo
quite a rough diamond , but he U making
his way Into society steadily Mrs Bishop
was away when ho entertained the duke
of York. During the duke of York'a vlult
THE BEE BULLETIN ,
Weather Forecast for NYbrn'lM - . .
Tnlr Colder .Northerly Winds
Pace
t Printer Will l.n > a % ovv faille.
A\ar llaiilMheN llrlllMh Mullen.
( harKfi of Cnu-lt > In lloer War.
Mine IHmiNter \\n-lilimtini. .
- A letorla HeeelonierleaiiM. .
( ienernl Del 1'llnr In Killed.
15 % i > lirnNl < r V'vvs.
Srii'-lorlnl tiONMln.
I I'lntiN Tor Tti > lor' Imiuunrntlnn.
( lileiiKO Wliin rhaiaploiiNhlii.
> eliemliiur fur I Seiiatiirihltti
n .Inline seott cort" I'reai'liem.
I Olll.llr llltNItlllllNt UltVieN.
( I Omaha Soelet * flintier.
S Council IMalTx l.oetil Matler .
I ) lima > ev x anil roniinent ,
10 * < eenex at flint * inie.
\\lth tinWinfin anil Wheelmen.
Tollll KellIXex llf the MOOll.
11 < oiiilltloa or Otiinlia'N Trnile.
t'oniinerelal anil I'lnaiielal
IPnli * iif I'lnneer ( hiirehex.
II Mrtl > .l \iiiiixeiaeal lle/le/v.
AVfoKlj , Mnxleal ItetliM * , .
l.VeeUlj SiinrlliiK He * , lew.
1(1 ( ndltoil-il anil CoianiiMit.
17 lieimhllean I'nrtj lllxlnr > .
It ) liftmen of ( In- Into lliioin.
ISO Hni ! of frontier DIIJH.
! * 1 t'aiiiiiiilifii for Sujfar lleetn.
Sneaker llenilerxna'x Com we.
- - In tin * Doinalii of Women.
ait ( lillili en's De'iartiiient.
-I \\lij tin- liner * ( io to War.
SI. PreaUN of Itelliilonx CranKx.
Illllloaalrex IIH Partners.
itt \a i\eiitltil : Mirlit. "
- SCMN of tin * Itallrn-lilx.
Temneriitni e at Om-ilm je-itenlnji
Hour. Deur. Hour.
! everything wns beautifully done , it was nr-
| ranged by an amiable young lord , who also
, hail Invited Uio party which \\lll novt week
I nitet the prlnco nf Wales. The guests will
j Incluclo Lady Handolph Churchill , Mrs
Aithur Pnget and Mrs. George Keppel.
The other day Ulfchou gave a shooting party
on his own account , about which sonioery
funny stories are told It Is said that at
the end of the week their bag Included six
teen keepers and some dogs Precautions
will bo taken during the \lslt of the priuce
o : 'Wales
NOMINATE BY DIRECT VOTE
I'nlon Ill-form 1'nrty Will Select n
1're.xlilentliil Tlel.et AeenrilliiR
to I'rlneliileN of 1'arti.
COLUMBUS , 0 , Doc. 0. The union re
form party will nominate by dliect vote n
presidential ticket in IflOO on the estab
lished platform of the party , which consists
of a single plank , advocating the Initiative
and referendum method for all legislation ,
both state and national. This decision was
reached today by the national executive com
mittee of the party at a conference hcno.
The members of the national comnrtttco
present wero. R. H. Thompson , Ohio ; K.
$ EpWln"'IUd-1 . . ctel
AiVflt9PEpWln"'IUd1 ! > tA..Jl
burger , Baltimore ; F. 'A" . ' * NaillcTrTI > hlla-
delphla , and W. J. Seelcyo , Wooster , O.
A preposition to consider the advisability
of fusion with the democratic party on pies-
Identlal candidates was promptly defeated ,
as was also n buggestlon to enlarge the
platform for the party. It was decided to
nominate state tickets in o\ery state whcro
an organization can bo effected. The na
tional committee recommends that hereafter
all candidates , according to the principles
of the party , be chosen by direct vote of
the party membership
SON-IN-LAW SUES FOR DAMAGE
Vrtlinr ( irlxNoni , Well Knoivii Writer
oferne , CaiiHeN Stir In ICaiiNiiH
Cllj Soulal Clrclex.
KANSAS CITY , Dec 0 A suit that will
cause .i Btlr in Kansas City social circles
was nied here tonight
Dr. W S Woods , president of the Na
tional Bank of Commerce , Is sued for $110-
000 damages by his son-in-law , Arthur Grls-
sorn , well knonn as a writer of verse nnd
stories for American magarlncs The com
plaint charges Dr Woods with having alien
ated tbo affections of his daughter , Mrs.
Grlssom , from her husband and on tills
ground $100,000 damages Is sought Mr.
Grlssom also seeks a further damage of
$10,000 foi alleged breach of contract. Ho
allngcs that whllo living happily with hla
wife .it Glen Hldge , N. J , hc gave up vulu-
ablu Interests to change his residence to
Kansas , at the earnest nolcitations ( of his
father-in-law and upon the lattcr's promise
to allow him $200 per month as long as tbo
father-in-law ohould llvo Mi Orlssom sets
forth that the allowance has never been
paid.
SALE OF KANSAS CIFY TIMES
hjiullente of I'roiiilneat Mlnnoiirl
DeaioeratH llu > x I'aner anil
Control.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 9 The Kansas City
Times has been sold to a syndicate of prom
inent democrats and will tomorrow morn-
Int ; publish an announcement of thu sale.
Thu purchasers nro Captain A A. Let-
suer , who will soon complete his third term
us fcecrotary of the state of MlE < url , Judge
G. L. Chrlsman , a wealthy fanner , who for
many years has been a Judge of the Jackssn
county court , and John S. Sullivan , n Jeffer
son City capitalist. Wiley 0 Cox , the Kan
sas City banker , Is the principal owner of the
TimeH The -onslderatlon IB not stated
The ccaipany was Incorporated nt Jefferson
City tonight by the .present owners with a
paid up capital of $200,000.
NOW A COTTON GIN COMBINE
All the ItlK ConeeriiN la the Coun-
tr > Snlil to Hate rorineil
a TriiHt.
MEMPHIS. Tcnn . Dee. 9 It Is reported
hoio that all of the big cotton gin manu
facturing concerns of the country will form
a combination or have already done to.
Among tbo concerns said to have entered
tha ccmblna aro- the Muimcr company of
Online , Tex , HI Id Io bo thu largest In thn j
world , the Northlngton-Mungor-I'ratt Gin
company of Birmingham , Ala. , und the Dan-
lei Pratt Gin company of i'rutlsvllle , Ala.
Movement ) * of Ocean VI'NN | N , Dee , ( I.
At Munllu Arrived Oljmpla , from San
FranrUco
At Hoiiff KoiiB-Arrlved-Rlo Juan Muni ,
from Seattle , via Yokohama
At Yokohama Arrived Doric , from San
Fraiiclxco , via llontc Kong.
At Now York Sulled M.irquette , for Lon
don Umbrl.i. for Liverpool , Pretoria , for
Hamburg AuRiiBtn Victoria , for Naples and
OPIIOI Arrlvid St I.oul.s , from BouUiump-
ton 1'iilutla , from Hamburg
At Liverpool A ) rived Campania from I
New York
At Southampton Arrived Kensington ,
from Now York for Antwerp
At Ixindon Arrived European , from New
York.
KILLS SIXTY MINERS
Terrific Explosion in a Soft Coal Mine at
Catbnatlo , Wash.
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER IS UNKNOWN
Men Caught ns They Are Finishing Vork
on Forenoon Shift.
EIGHTY MEN SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING
Many Heartrending Fcenes Around Mouth
of the Shaft.
RESCUE PARTY BEGINS WORK AT ONCE
When Vlethan Vrt > HroiiKlit Oat of the
PrleailN anil llelntlie * Are
Uimhle to KeeoKnl/c Them
Until \\iiNheil.
CARBONADO. Wash . Dec. ) . Shortly bc
fore 1:13 : o'clock this afternoon people In
this extraordinary coal mining village wrro
stunned with the fltst report of a terrillc
subterranean explosion In the mine of thj
Carbon Hill Coal compiii ) , the tunnels of
which inn for miles under the town. Them
wai an enormous rumbling , smothered sound
for a few minutes and then It ceased ab
ruptly. The people who had been accus
tomed to a livelihood by mining knew
at once what this meant and stood aroun 1
with blanched faces. Apprehensions of.
some fearful disaster wcro confirmed In a
little while with Information that the morn
ing shift In tunnel No 7 had been caught
In an explosion of firedamp. Between
seventy and eighty men wcie at work lu the
mlno nt the tlmo and tbo meager report
conveyed the Information that all must have
been killed , as there was no chance cf
escape. Those who were not killed out
right would be hemmed In by the falling
walls and timbers and suffocated by the
fumes and smoke before any opportunity ot
relief could come.
htrleUell Women nail Children.
A rush of Inhabitants was made lu tbo
direction of thu mouth of the tunnel.
Women , the wives of the men s > uppo&eJ to
be in the shift , ran to and fra sci earning
and ringing their hands with anguish , cryIng -
Ing children , clinging to their skirts. 1 |
was all that D. T. Davles , the superintendent
of the mine , could do to keep the friends
of the doomed miners and their wives from
plunging madly into the tunnel's mouth.
The coal mines here arc these of the
Carbon Hill Coal company , but they really
belong to the Soutlicin Pacific Hallway com
pany.
productive of a largoTiiroportlon' orsgas
and has been much used In gas manufacture ,
The foreman In chaigo of the shift was
J. II. Davis. It Is fi.ild that seventy-eight
men were working under him. Sixteen
bodies , all mangled out of recognition , have
so far been taken out by the relief corps.
So far details of the disaster are meager ,
as Superintendent Davles and Foreman
Jonah Davis of the day shift nro now douu
In tbo mine , engaged In the rescue. The
number of men employed in thu llrst d ly
shift was soventy-two. Their hours nro
from 7 u. m. to 3 p. m.
The explosion occurred between 10 and
11 a. m , as near as can bo nbccrtalncd.
Jonah Davis , the foreman , escaped unhurt ,
and bcslucs him about twenty of thu Finud.
Most of the men are Welsh and btncral oC
the Welsh miners also escaped , but they
Immediately turned to and went back Into
the mlno In the hope of being able to icscuo
thceo still supposed to bo alive.
I.Ut of tlie Kllleil.
So far as knonn , the following wcro
killed , cither by the explosion of the flro-
damp or suffocated by black-damj ) , which
usually follows It.
HEES JONES , fire boAS , aged 30 , unmar
ried.
ried.DAN
DAN DAVIS , 18.
EVAN LEWIS , 20.
RICHARD DURR , a young man , leaves a
\\ldow and ono cMld ,
JOHN JONES. Cl , leaves a widow and
mairlcd daughtor.
THOMAS EDWARDS , 10 , leaves widow.
EVAN RICHARDS , 30 , leaves widow and
six children
HOWELL MEREDITH. ISO. leaves widow
and nlno children , of whom two nro mar
ried sons and two are daughters ,
JOE THOMAS , 27 , single.
EVAN LEWIS , single.
WATT JONES , 30 , leaves a mother.
WILLIAM RICHARDS , 18 , leaves n family.
- MULLKN , 30 , leaves a mother.
C.USTAVE KNUTT.
H. KNUTT.
- JOHNSON , 10 , leaves n family.
BEN ZEDDLER and
II XUDDER , father and sen.
D S THOMAS , 60 , leuvea family.
WILLIAM M. DAVIS , 35. leaves family ,
HOW15LL MKREDITII , Icaccs family.
The first flvo bodies to ho brought up tit !
long Incline wcro these of Watt Jones , Joe
Thomas , Evan Law la , Richard Dare and
Daniel Davis.
Watt Jones wan the chief starter. Daniel
llavla was a son of the foreman of thu nhlft.
Nona of thu bodies were at first recogniz
able , bicauso thp faces of the dead men were
rhairud and black bayond recognition. It
was only after they were coiiveyej to the
morgue and thu co.pscs wcro washed that
It could be told who they wore.
The work of rescuing the living was com
pleted ut 9 o'clock. By that tlmo the mlno
had been purified by thu fans to such an
extent IIH to permit free Ingress nnd egress
Down In the canyon , n mile from the town ,
IB the tunneltnouth leading to No , 7. Nearly
two inlloa up the hllUldo U the shaft to the
mlno and It wan here that the work waa
pushed vigorously.
Men went down In lllthi parties of Uo
or moro and searched for the living na faat
as thu deadly damp would allau progi-pHi ,
Thojo who wcro brought to the surface wrro
in u ( lied in nocklm ; to protiot their burns
until they could bo hoisted to the top of tbo