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OMAHA SUNDAY PAGES 1 TO 12. ESTABLISHED JUXE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , DECEMBER 17 , 1S99-TH1BTY-TWO PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. BIG TUNNEL SCHEME Trench Engineer Flans to Construct , a Bora Under Gibraltar. T WILL COST NEARLY THIRTY MILLION 1 Ho Avers the Undertaking Oan Be Com pleted in Seton Years , ' FEROCIOUS TIGER ATTACKS HIS TAM'R 'Olaws and Chews a Courageous Woman in a Horrible Manner. BIG SMUGGLING GAME IS UNEARTHED leivelry mid I'Mne ' Lneea Stninitileil Into \etv York liv a I'lrni WlioNe licnilmuirtern Ari : In lfnrln. ( Copyright , JS99 , by Prrsa Publishing Co , ) PARIS , Dec. 10. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) A tunnel ( in lor the Stralts , of Gibraltar la the Intcst project ot Jean Ilerblor , an engineer well known for carrying through successfully Borae au dacious enterprise. Several of the most KC- date French engineering publications express - press the opinion that the plan Is perfectly feasible. In connection with projeetcl railways French goods could roach Algeria , TunlH , Morocco and the Soiulan without re- liandllng. Taking the cost of the St. Gothard tunnel through the Alps as a basis , Berbier esti mates the co t of the Gibraltar tunnel nt $22,000,000. The ground Is solid rock , whloh Is best for the purpose. Tno Undertaking could bo finished In Hovcn years. The Spanish government's good ' "I" has been liorured by Ucrbler , leaving the smooth ing of dliilonmlic difficulties In Morocco to be attended to. The tunnel would not touch English territory. The Underground tunnel now being con structed Ht Purls suddenly caved In two days ago In Champa Elyaccs near the triumphal arch L'Etcllo. There \vna a long , thunderous rumble , then n shock causing houses to flway as In an earthquake. Into a cavity 200 feet long fell trees , lamp posts and two men , the latter afterwards being lesciled. Gas escaped from the broken main , u great explosion following. ThJ accident IK attributed to the greed of the contractors , who were doing the work without euffclent bracing. The rumbling nolBO warned the worklngmen , none of whom was permanently Injured. . Climeil l > y n Tljicr. Last night at 10 o'clock a tragic scene was enacted In the Montmnrtro menagerie , which the ambassador of China , together with his wife and daughters , recently honored with a visit. The great Iloyal tiger "Mazeppa" Middcnly rebelled against his famous tamer , "La Goulue , " sprang upon her and when ho had her down on the floor burled hio tcbth in her tilde and dragged her Insensible form ncrosa the cage to the darkest corner , whore ho crouched , evidently settling him self comfortably for n. feast of human lleah. Experts arc yet at a loss to explain what saved the girl. They say the smelt of warm blood always drives a tiger Into ferocious frenzy and that , unllKe the lion , tne tiger oven a thoroughly tamed cnc when It once feels quivering live flesh between its teeth will never pause till Its victim is In shreds. Mnzeppa paused. He probably did not | n- tnnd to rolled long on the mighty uproar that wont up fiom the public , but the clamor surprised him. Ho looked up to see what wan tbe matter ; In nno Instant the menagerie attendants were upon him with led hot lanceH and forks. Ho clawed ut the.se murderous things and finally caught one viciously within his great jaws. With n howl of pain ho leaped to the other side , where , cowed but furious , ho roared and clawed and grunted. Meanwhile two men tamers entered the c.igonnd took away the unconscious , bleeding girl. It was found that her whole right flank had been lacerated by tbe tiger's teeth. On tbo left ehoulder the claws had torn the flesh from the bone and ugly ( scratches were nlno found on the breast. But the plucky La Gouluo will , the doctors say , be spared. She is one of the- most popular figures In Paris , At ono tlmo It was the fashion to KO to Moulin Rouge to see her go through 'ho ' weirdest Parisian dunces ? . Her abandoning the fiery night resort of Bohemlanlsm to ba- oomo a tamer of wild animals has not dlmlnl&hed her fame. HlKT MiiiiiKifllnfr fin ini . I K-arn that several American detectives are working secretly here on a big smuggling g.ime which linn been going on steadily for a long tlmi ! ever Iho French , Gorman anil Dutch llni'M. The headquarters of thosmug- glero Is in Paris. Several wealthy mer chants are Implicated , Tha articles prin cipally smuggled Into Now York were Jewelry nnd line laces. Francois Hock , who was caught a month ago with 1,000,000 pcatls , genuine and false , gave the Ameri can otllcers the clue now being followed. Margaiot Leslie , a line looking Plttuburg j haliTBs , today created n eonsatlon at the i skating club by her marvelous waltzing on i tbo Ire. It wnu her first-Introduction to the toleet company. She knew few people , hut Immediately raptured everybody when the orchestra began to play. When she finally wiintirow nil ino young antum-niLa IUIIIDIUU OVIT each other in their nnxlety to bo In troduced iiiul thn women members also fol lowed Miss Leslie Into the dressing room. It IK predicted that her dash and beauty \\ill create for her n social furore. A circular is being prepared at the exposi tion directorial ofllco warning all exhibitors that the opening has been Irrevocably fixed for April 15. On midnight of that date everybody IH expected to have driven the last nail , and nil exhibitors not ready will bo punlahrd. The director general reserves the right to order out any exhibitor not ready for the opening and to dispose ot the space again ut will. I.ulinrl Win * 111 * Suit. M. Laborl won his suit against Llbro Parole , an anti-Dreyfus paper , which had denied the lawyer was really Miot. Laborl gets 5100 damages and thedecUlon must bo Inserted In forty Paris papers and 100 In the provinces at n cost which la estimated at nnother $5,000. to bo paid by Drumont , tba editor. Laborl says ho will now pursue the other newspaper similarlyguilty. . Women for the llust time testified yester day before the senate sitting as a high court. Daronnu Adolswnrd and Mm P. no Warn , who contributed enormous Hums to the royalist campaign , both declared they undurtitood the money was destined to found n great monarchical newspaper and not to foment n revolution. The American MnrquUa Do Wentworth ha * been back in Paris for two weeks. Sbo reopened her faeries of charming Ameri can evening ! ) lust night. Among those- pres ent wore Exposition Commissioner Wood ward , Prince Iloland Bonaparte , Mrs , Maekny , Just from London ; Mr. and Mrs. Oreger and Mrs. Henry Ulspbom. Occupying the whole side of the studio wa the great Pope's portrait of tht > painting by which tlio marquise was rewarded by her present title. lreak In it l.ove Stury. The love story of Eleanor Duse and Ga briel D'AnminzIo has been Interrupted , per haps broken completely , as was the love ! Mory In ths writer's most famous novel , "Tho Triumph of Death. " The actress Is In Paris staying with some friends nnd In despair over the desertion of the man she loves BO deeply. She thinks nothing of her work , nor for fame , for she lavished upon D'AnnunzIo all the wealth of her Im perial nature. Sbo has come to Paris be cause It wan hero that she first mot him several years ago. It Is a part of sentimental pilgrimage. D'AnnunzIo Is very fascinating to a cer tain kind of women. He Is rather tall , with n curious , dead white complexion , and he talks brilliantly when ho chooses. His in tellectual gifts appealed Btrongly to the actress , although It was a source of wonder to her friends that a man with such an un healthy mind could command her brilliant Intellect. They formed great plans of restoring the cliama to the hlghcut artistic plane. A man of wealth was found who , so It was cald , was willing to advance the money to build the theater where only plays should be pro duced havlnc artistic and classical value and no attention was to bo paid to the mak ing of money. It was a very fine scheme on paper and for a time It looked very much n ? If the project might be carried out , but It ended In nothing. There was no scandal connected with the love of Dusp and D'AnnunzIo. Her reputa tion saved her , although the man Is true to his own principal characters. Indeed It has been his boast that his novels arc taken from his own experience nnd that ha Is the hero of them. The end came ten days ago. The morbid supersensltivo organism which has made D'AnnunzIo famous asserted Itself. He was weary of the Intellectual companionship of a woman much his senior. Ho brutally told her BO and this Is why Duso Is In Paris wearing out her soul. Two Clever ArtlNtw. Wllleto and Candrc , the two clever artist1 ? whoso joint book of cartoono aroused the Ire of Joseph Chamberlain nnd caused bit- terncss between Great Britain and France , yesterday were entertained at dinner by the Bohemian artists of Montmartre and the Latin quarter. At the reception which followed - lowed a great many literary and artistic celebrities congratulated the caricaturists. Wllleto and Caiidro announced they are | working hard on nnother series of antl- ] i English cartoons more vitriolic than the first. American art students inndo merry on Wednesday night holding the annual min strel show at the pretty Marlgny theater. Champs Elysees. The performance was ex ceedingly good , as the American club Is this year extraordinarily rich in talent of all sorts. The fete was under the patronage of the American and British ambassadors , both of whom were present with their fam ilies. The house was packed , as every year , with fashionable Americans. As tbo seats sold high the club must have netted a hand some sum. American firms again have by far the most prominent exhibits at the Parl annual cycle show just opened. American push la making such Inroads into French trade that on all aides the people affected nre combining to i defend themselves. Some tlmo ago a strong [ effort was made to secure legislation against the American life Insurance companies , which are rapidly driving the native or I ganizations from business. The light against American meat , wheat and machinery Is conI slant. Now French bicycle manufacturers have called a meeting to devise means of lighting the American wheels. The circular calls attention to the fact that no less than twenty-seven American firms are doing bust- ness in Par's. ' Reno de Knlff , who won tbe prize In the recent all-around France automobile race , is | | one of the men selected to defend the French | colors In the International cup race next spring. The committee says the names of the United States contestants have not yet been sent to them. Everybody In anxious to know who they nre. I A rumor that the kaiser Intends to abolish I the post of German military attache In Paris i is now officially confirmed. Baron von Suss- 1 klnd has already been recalled , The French ' ministry of war said the measure could glvo I no offense to France , since Emperor Wll- i llam'o orders applied to all nations. He Intends - I tends to suppress the Institution of mill- , tary attaches altogether , holding that they , render no great service and are a constant cause of friction or suspicion , . i DEFEAT THE REVOLUTIONISTS _ _ _ _ Complete Victory for fJovernnieiit rorui-H In Venezuela ilejiorteil. CAKACAS , Venezuela , Dec. 16. ( Via Haytlen Cable. ) The government troops yes terday completely defeated those of General Hernandez , near Tocuyo , a town In the btato of Barqueslmeto , thirty-four miles from Trujlllo. WASHINGTON , Dec. 16. United States Minister Loomls , at Caracas , has cabled tha State department that President Castro's forces have completely defeated tbo Insur rectionists under General Hernandez. No details are given , but It Is believed that the engagement took place near Maracalbo , as that town was In possession of Hernandez , at last reports. I j s.uisimv.s so.vs WIPI ? nvixt ; . j i I Trouble WclnliN Heavily on Premier , I Ailillnur to Olher Cnri-N. j ( Copyright , 1M3 , by PrpH , Publishing Co. ) j LONDON. Dec. IB. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Lady Cran- borne , wife of Lord Salisbury's eldest son j and daughter of the earl of Arrarn , is dying I al Hatfleld house from an Internal trouble. > I rd Salisbury IH much attached to her and his son's sorrow Is weighing on him heavily In addition to all his other cares. A.NX.V coi-Li ; > ijiviis A nio SUM. ronlrlliiileN 1(0,000 ( to rimiiel ( o t'niiiiiifMiinriite llnznr Holoi'mmt , ( Copyright. ISM. by Press Publishing Co. ) PAKIS , DCS. 10. ( New York World Ca-1 blegram Special Telegram. ) The chapel eroded in tha Hue Joan donjon to com-I inemorato the churlty bazar flro tragedy Is almcst completed. Anna Gould ( countess de , Castellano ) contributed $200,000 toward It. The religious consecration will take place with great pomp on March 1. , Illli London Improvement Scheme , ( Copyright , U99 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 16. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram , ) The London county council haa proposals before Parlla-1 incut for various Improvement : ) In the water supply Vml baultutlon and for new streets which , if adopted , will raise the Indebted ness of the council $330,000,000. The schemes are undeniably of public utility , even of necessity , but Parliament will not sanction them. Tbe council majority confesses that Its only mran * of raising the necessary funds for auch expenditures Is by taxing ground j valuce. ' I CITY OF MOURNING London Takes On a Very Somber Hue Owing to tbe African War , BLACKEST CHRISTMAS SINCE THE MUTINY Many Pathetic Scenes Ara Unacted Every Day at War Office , SADNESS AND GLOOM PERVADE THE CITY Poor Suffer by the Absorption of Funds for War Purposas , TALES OF CRUELTY TO THE BOERS CEASE I'rlvntc Letters of Soldier * on Tliln Subject Are Now Suiiprcuneil Society Men Under Social linn Go to War. ( Copyright , 1899 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 16. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) London IB fast assuming the aspect of a city cf mourning. Social activity confines itself to entertainments conducted in behalf of the charitable war funds , which already amount j to nearly $3,000,000 , the mansion house | j i fund alone totaling more than $2,250,000. The theatres are suffering heavily. West End tradesmen complain they never had 1 such a bad Christmas for presents. Private | Christmas entertainments as well as bunts { i and county balls , characteristic of English life , have been abandoned generally. Pathetic is the procession of wives and relatives of soldiers and officers which cease lessly passes In and out of the doors of the wnr office In search of news. Sadness and gloom reign everywhere. j j The general atmosphere of melancholy has , been intensified by the dark and bitter I i weather. War funds have so completely 1 absorbed the resources of the charitable that j I ' the ordinary Christmas collections for tbe ] ' ' poor have failed on all sides , thus meaning that the war has been brought home In- j I stantly to the neediest class of the papula- tlon. Coal Is dearer now even than during the great coal strike. It Is predicted It will rise 25 per cent more , owing to the Immense demand from the colliers by the govern ment. ' This is In fact the blackest Christmas England has faced In many years since the Indian mutiny. But the depression would be greatly relieved If some decisive success was announced. Ao More Crnelty Stories. There has been an almost complete cessa tion this week In the publication by the London papers of private letters from the officers and men at the front. Their un sophisticated accounts of tbo brutalities perpetrated on the Boors at Elandslaagtc and elsowhcre , as cabled last week , apparently caused further similar publications to be restrained. It Js also noteworthy that there bavo b en none of tbe usual accusations of abuaa of the white flag , firing on ambulances and so forth from Lord Mothucn at Magerafon- teln or General' Gaiiacro at Stormberg. The Evening News has offered payment for sol- I dlers' letters , but It discreetly refrains from publishing them fully. i Sub-conductor Ires of the army drdnanco corps writes from Elandslaagtc : "When our chaps got to the top of the hills tbe enemy [ got no mercy and the Dubllns and tbo j Gordon Highlanders simply bayonetted all that came their way. Some of the Beers yelled for mercy and some feigned to be dead to escape sticking. " j I | The Evening News leaves a hiatus here which can easily be filled. I Private P. Stewart , Gordon Highlanders , gives a picture from Elandslaagto of tbo furious bravery of Colonel Dick Cunn'.ng- ham and his orders to his men in language which tells Its own tale : . "Ho was shot and bad to sit down. 'For- 1 -ward , Gordons , ' ho cried. 'The world is looking at you , bravo lads. Give It to the beggars. Exterminate the vermin. ( Jhargo ! ' " I Gunner Alfred Beadnall writes from j i Orange river how General Gatacro shot a j i spy. "Tho most painful thing I bavo seen 1 was In the case of a Dutch spy who was ' caught trying to poison our home. He was tried and sentenced to be shot. The ! poor fellow was made to march and dig his own grave. When he had finished it ho ! was stood over It. Then twelve soldiers marched out and bad to pick up a rlflo out [ of a group of twelve. There were six loaded and six unloaded , BO none knew who sht him. The poor chap never said a word. It was all over In a few minutes. " On the other hand , testimony Is borne on all sides to the humanity and kindness of the Boers , slanderous accusations aga'nst ' | them , wherever specific , being steadily dls- j i proved. Nlmiily n Fake. Great Indignation was caused hero by a i circumstantial account of the finding of the 'bodies of three British outlanders of Ib ? Irregular cavalry , tied to trees and riddle 1 with bullets. This dispatch now comes from Plctcrmarltzburg : "Tho three British outlanders - landers are unharmed and well treated In Pretoria. " Another revolting crime attributed to the Boers was tbe massacre of nine membrs of the town guard of Dundee after ovasua- i tlon by General Yule's force. I. Reynold , who arrived at Estoourt from Dundee , made 1 this statement before Under Secre'ary Bird : | "At the tlmo of my leaving Dundee the Boers had not Interfered with any private persons , and I tellevo the charse of sboaf. Ing members of the town guard to be- absolutely - , lutely false. I was myself a member of j the town guard nnd I was on duty ' as n , member ot the town guard the day''after the battle. " j In view of the British protest against the i i alleged Boer use of "dumdum" bulletit ns i ' Inhuman tbe following statements by Mr. .Woblery . , head tt the ncted firm which manu. | | factures the British army revolver , la re- 1 markablc. It Is made In defense of his firm's | revolvers as used by the British officers and I In reply to a statement that the Stauser automatic pistol used by the * Boers Is a more i effective weapon : j "A revolver la used at short distance , when ; ' it Is a question whether you or the enemy dies. You must make your man drop. You may depend our 'man-stopping' bullet will do It. The bullet 'mushrooms' at low I velocity. All its energy Is spent after it has en'.erod the body. The pistol bullet , on the other hand , will pasa right through the | < body and therefore at close quarters la much Inferior. " "Mushrooming" Is tbe quality | n "dura- dtim" bullets which makes them Inhuman , I.aiiKlryiIvrrtUen llernelf. Mrs , Langtry's cleverness In utilizing the war fever to work her way back Into society after years of ostracism amazed everybody She has prominently Identified herself with the organization of the war charities promoted meted by the smart set , encouraging all her old friends at the committee meeting and moving amongst , them once more nimething llko the society queen she once was. She goes on her American tour alone. Her hus band will sail for Cape Town tomorrow , Both deny abs that this premature separation Ind y domestic coolness- In fact it is It bo part of her scheme to permanent 'n her s-clal pceltlon. Every youj , who has In any way fallen under , lal ban Is clamoring for war service , ctlon in the field Is the surest ri oclal rehabilitation. Sir Hugo do mid not get employment through ofllco hero and goes out to take with one of the Irregular cavalry i 'w being raised in the colony , Ho has r , Captain Max do Bathe , nl- ready a ont It Hugo returns with a ' good eervfijo recommendation when Mrs. Langtry gets back from tbe United States their position will bo assured. Her whole ambition now IB to recover her social status. All her energies are directed to that end. She has handed over her daugh ter Jeanne to Mrs. Cornwallls West , mother of the princess of Pleas , who is taking com plete charge ot her. Mrs. West was a great friend , though a rival , of Mrs , Langtry's when they were the two first professional hnautlPB. Mrs. Langtry'will give her daughter $10,000 a year if she makes an acceptable marriage. I Jeanne , who has been living with Mrs. | Weet for the last two months In Hampshire , Is growing dally moro handsome. Her beau tiful , clear-cut features , bright , pale skin , lovely dark eyes nnd fine , lltho , graceful I I figure nil recall the best physical character- 1 , Is tics of the handsome Battcnbergs. | Mrs. Langtry goes to Paris on Monday to j I get together dreascs for her American tour , which oho anticipates with much hope of both pleasure and profit. LONDON THEATRICAL GOSSIP Ilolicrt Tnbcr'n Health in Improving anil DC Wolf Ilontier Scorcn n Great ( Copyright , 1S9D , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 16. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Robert TaI ber'f health Is so much improved that be i will undertake tbo actor-manager role at the j Adelphl early next year. Ho intends to try I his fortune with a new romantic drama. Ills acting in "Peter the Great" and Forbes nobortson's revival of "Macbeth" created high expectations here of the future. Wyndham has accepted a new play by Haddon Chambers , entitled "Tho Awaken ing. " It Is said to bo a play of passion , and not , like the "Tyranny of Tears , " a comedy of temperament. Very many people still say , they bellevo 'the latter play was really by I Oscar Wilde and touched up by Chambers. It j is predicted "The Awakening" will prove to I be from the same source. The only thins I acalnst this theory is that Wlldo seams to I be really bard up In Paris and steadily be coming moro so. Zangwill's "Children of the Ghetto" Is doing - . ing no good at the Adelphl. Thehqiiscs are i very poor and It is doubtful if the play will last over Christmas. This Is entirely the fault of the play , as the talent of the chief actors Is fully recognized , and a hope Is ex- presaed to see thorn in socje more' worthy work. . * , * _ ' " 4' * , De Wolf Hopper has scored a success with" his Anglicised version ot "Tho Charlatan. " Leading critics all speak well of "The Mys tical Miss. " The Times says : "The recep tion of the piece was most cordial , as well | ; ' as deserved , for the play is an admirable j i specimen of Its type and cuite free from 1 vulgarity. " The Telegrapti eays : "The play was welcomed with a cordiality thoroughly | i unanimous. It Is a piece if irresponsible ex- i travaganco set against pretty backgrounds and charming dresses. " Other notices were 1 even more favorable. MOROCCO A VANTAGE POINT Ilnnaln Seelilnc to Uuy Cnota Strong hold on Moroccan Count Faolnjv Gibraltar. ( Copyright , 1809 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 16 , ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) My predlc- tlon of two weeks ago that Morocco is fast becoming the bono of a dangerous European international contention Is now verified , Russia , according to the foreign correspond- ents of the chief London papers , Is pressing Spain to eell Cuetn , the stronghold on the Moroccan coast facing Gibraltar. By the aid of modern fortifications and armaments Cucta cau bo made to dominate the straits quite as effectually as Gibraltar. The British "particular service" squadron , I ono of the racot formidable ever mobilized , I has Just arrived at Gibraltar , reinforcing j Britain's naval strength in that region In a ! meet significant manner. If the channel i squadron was divided into two parts , ono patrollng the route of the British trans ports between the straits and Cape Verde , the other doing the same duty along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts , the cession of Cueta to Russia would bring the whole Moroccan question instantly to a head. Rus sia , France and Germany are suspected of intending to combine in this scramble in view of England's serious difficulties In South Africa. AiUance in. Price of Sealskin * . VICTORIA , B. C , , Deo. 16. Owners of scaling vessels have received word from London , England , today , of an advance of 40 per cent In the prices of sealskins at the sale Jiwt held. A a result of this advance , ' $ DOOOOn comes to'this port for skins shipped from here. The nklns sold nt from 61 to C8 KhllllllCB. 1,1-nvrn Notliliif ; to Clinrlty. ( Copyright. JS99 , by Press Publishing' Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 16. ( New York World Ca- blegrfUn Special Telegram. ) John Gretton , ' owner of a llftb share In the Bass Brewery , has Just died , leaving fH,315,000 personalty. j Not a cent is bequeathed to charity. Mm. O'll'i Afiiittpi | . MONTREAL , Dec. 16. A decision was rendered today favorable to Mrs. H , J. O'Neill of Chicago , who was arrested hero Borne weeks ago on a charge of defrauding her creditors out of many thousands of dollars lars worth of goods. 7.el.iu .AnnulnIN MANAGUA , Nicaragua ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Doc , 16. President Zelaya has appointed - pointed Seiior Fernando Sanchez minister of foreign affairs , and Senor Lugo minister of public Instruction. Cane of 1'luKiiu from India. PLYMOUTH. England , Dec. 16 , The Peninsular and Oriental line steamer Bal- larat , from Calcutta , November 15 , for Lon don , has arrived with a native Indian fire man on board suffering from the plague , Count To U to I IH Hotter. MOSCOW , Dec. 16. Count ToUtol , the Russian novelist and social reformer , lua Bufllclcntly recovered from his Illness to re sume work. tirover Cleveliind In hli-U. PRINCETON , N J , Dee le.-Formcr Prt'gldi'iH Grover Cleveland U routined to Mr house with an attack of rheumatUm. MAY KILL VICTORIA Disastrous South African Wnr Liable to dost England's Queen Her Life. BftlTISH REVERSES PREY ON HER MIND Aged Monarch Cannot Forgiro Herself for Assenting to tba War. BELIEVES DEFEATS A JUDGMENT OF GOD Franco or Russia is Likely to Propose Mediation Before Long. JINGOES CALL WILDLY FOR MORE MIN Ilciictltlnii of the llnller UlinMer IH Likely to Urine .SiillNliury'N Ai- Hent nnil Clinniticrlnlii Will lie Thrown Overlionril. I ( Copyright , 1S99 , by * Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 16. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It Is acutely feared in court circles that the dlsastroii3 war will kill Queen Victoria. Tbe reverse3 and lossea of the troops \re preying In- ccssantly on her mind and fur the llrst time in her long life she complains of Insomnia. War ofllco news filters to her through her private secretary , Sir Arthur Blgge , who gets It over n private telephone wire , lal 1 specially between the War olllco nnd Windsor ser castle. The queen never reads the news papers except for special reasons , but slnco the present defeats began , she has directed that the Timed and Dally News bo laid be fore her every morning. When the queen Is dlEsatl&fled or doubtful about war telegrams ulio sends Blggo to London with n ecrles of questions dictated by hersolfv to which Lord Wolscley dictates answers , which are read to the queen. Her I Inquiries are always pertinent and ( search- Ing. Wolseley is often obliged to consult the War council in shaping his replies. Buller's reverse was telephoned to Windsor Friday night and communicated to the queen by her second secretary , Sir Flcetwood Ed- j v/ards , after dinner. Blggo was already In London making special Inquiries and re- ! uialned till this morn Inc. The hope of further news and nervous nnxI I lety are wearing on tbfi aged queen , and | pitiable scenes of grief and consternation are i now almost nightly enacted at Windsor J castle. She cannot forgive herself for as- sentlng to the war , of the Justice and ncccs- elty for which she was never convinced , and she believes the British reverses are the judgment of God. Ilnllcr Conniiltii Ilutler. Buller , before leaving for South Africa , had a long consultation on tbo situation with Sir William Butler , e.x-commander-ln- chlef of Capetown , whom the Jingo press I Is dishonestly endeavoring to make a scape- j I goat for the present disasters. Buller , in ' conclusion , said to Butler , who Is regarded really as tbo ablest strategist In the British .array. : . "If any supreme .need , nr.tses l.BhnlJL 't ask Wolseley to send you outi" Butier replied - ] | plied : "I shall go If Wolseloy has courage- I to send me , " meaning tha Wolscley Is tos I much of a popularity hunter to run In the i ' face of public prejudice being manufactured ! I ' against him. Buller , true to his word , asked ! for Butler after the Gatncre and Methuen I ' reverses , but Wolscley , as Butler predicted , | ' was afraid , and jent Instead Hector McDon ald , another general of Gatacro's type. Buller's reverse Is recognized as a stupendous deus national catastrophe. The press calls for calmness and fortitude in the face of misfortune. There is calmness It is the calmness ot Ignorance and stupefaction. The English people have lost all confi dence In their generals. The jingo press can only call for more men and more guns , but thoughtful people realize that Increas ing tbo force means only increasing the sac rifice without any Increased hopeof success under commanders who have so gravely blundered. Mediation Looked For. Unless some unexpected triumph suddenly transforms the whole situation It Is deemed certain that European mediation will be proposed by Russia or Franco nnd a world policy will be effectuated. The English press Is united In asseverat ing In all the moods and tenses that the war must be pursued to a triumphant end If it costs the last man , tbe last penny Britain can provide. The very violence of these protestations shows a consciousness of weakening , and after a few more ex periences like those of Buller Salisbury will bo ready enough for mediation , throwing Chamberlain to the wolvce which are al ready howling for him. Seeing the impregnable front that Joubert has presented to Buller's superior force at Colenso military experts bellevo it prac tically Impossible that tbe Kngllsh army can ever force a way through the Drakensburg mountains at Laing's Nek. The panic on tbe stock exchange today over the news of Buller's defeat was unex ampled In the memory of any living Eng lishman. The opening scene wan llko bedlam , the jobbers shouting maniacally nt each other , ' their faces wild with excitement , their hair disordered , all their cries and gestures being tboHc of demented creatures. Tbe best re puted Kaffir stocks of thn Hand mines foil i , six points In a few minutes. Others were 1 totally unsalable at any price. Many men were mined In the first half hour. Some were to bo neon sitting on the steps pictures , of desolation and dejection. When the first violent stage of the panto had exhausted Itself the members rcslgnel themselves to settled gloom. A more mis- crable collection of human beings could scarcely bo fomwl on the face of the earth. There was no hope in any quarter. This scene is historical and forms a strik ing contrast to that witnessed nn the declaration of war , when In rampant jin goism the stock exchange members sang "Tho Soldiers of the Queen" and In a now- nrflly vainglory dispatched the Insulting cable to Kruger : "For what you are about to receive may ) tbo Lord make you truly thankful. " QL'KR.Y GIVDS I'l7.\O TO TIIIJ MAI.VH. Jinny of the Itoyulty anil Nolilllty I'reMcnt nt Hit * Ceremony. LONDON , Dec. 16. The Wejt India docks were gay this afternoon with about 6,000 prominent people. Including a number of royal peroonagea , on the occasion of the pro- j seutatlon of the queen's flag to tbe Ameri can hospital ship Maine. The duke of Con- naught , surrounded by women of the com mittee on the poopdt * : ! ; , presented the Rag to Lady Randolph Churchill. Ho said that In the name of tbo queen he thapked the American men and women "hero and on the other aide" who had "BO nobly contributed to help the Knglltth sick and wounded. " The duke also referred to the "unique oc. caslon of a chip galling under tbo union jack and ( ho start * and Htrlpcs" KB an evidence of affection existing between the two countries , THE BEE BULLETIN , Wonthrr Torronst for Nrbrnskn Fair , colder. Northerly ttlnds. to Tunnel ( Jlliraltnr. l.oniton n Cltv of Mournlim. Victoria ( trlete * Oter tlio AVnr. I.nte it \e n from \frlea. U Clone of tin * Currency llelmte. lto\lc Itetlren from Konrncy. A ! ! vi it 111 Tulto Hlw Sent. tl Oinrliii Soeleljettn. . S Labor O'IIIONCN All Mutinlillex. Saturdiij-'w Sporting ; ISveiit * . ! > IttiNlitfHi Coiiilltlonn In Onmliii. IlarlierN Would ItulNc Prior * , It ) Museum of National ltd Ion. 11 limn \ettn anil Comment. Hr.nlNlil'iN lit the l-'nr Nortli. Nrum from tlie IMilllmiliiei. 1U AirnlrN nt isontli OninliM. II In the Donirlu of Woman. IB ClilMren'i tU'rnrlmcnt. Itl Weekly Siiortliirr llevletv. 17 With tinWlieeln unit Wlieelmcn. I'litvlenl Training liulonrx , JJ > II iii-ino n VliMV of ItotiertH Cane. II ) "The iNle of the WlnilM. " l > Wr.tN of the Money MnirU * . A .SoIillerN Chi-lNtnir * . - - We i1 lily Amusement Ilevleir. V/eeUlv MiiNleiil Itevlcw. ' - , ' ! I'reiieliern Ilefore Seolt Aunlo. | Sho'iM I-'iil" of riirlMtiniiN ( iooilN , , VotliiK Miiehlnc * .Hay lie llnrrcil , a4-r Connel ! HMilVM i.oenl Mnttern. -II Killtorlnl mil Coiniueiit. -7 Lively TlineH nlth the liolioci. | Aniiiinl Output of "onliM , as "I'he ChrlHtmiiH l-'role. " | 11 Conilltloii of OIIIIIII'N : | Trniie. j Coiiinierelnl mill I'liiuuelul .N | : tl Iliiiitlnir.\VolveN Oit AVcnt. Kchoex of the Ante Ilooni. | ' I Lady Randolph Churchill replied , thanking the queen and the duke ot Connaught. The blehop of Islington Blessed the ship and the flag was hateted by theduke. . After several unsuccessful tugs he broke out the stops and au Immense union jack with a red cress in Its center flew out in the sunshine. The "Star Spangled Banner" mid "God Save the Queen" were played by the Scots Guard band. The crowds cheered and tbe dockers clustered along the river banks Joined In ap- plause. Lady Churchill called for three cheers for the duke of Connnught , which wore given heartily. The royal party included the duchess of Connaught and Princess Louise of Lome. BRITISH SCOUTS RECONNOITER I-11 IK ! I'oer I.naurrN anil Mntrcnch- inciitM Arc Invlnllile nt Moildcr III ver XnmlierH Unknown. ( Copyright , 1S93 , by Press Publishing Co. ) ' .MODDER RilVER , Doc. 13. U':15 ' : n. ui. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Tele gram. ) iAt a distance of only 100 yards tbe British scouts find the Boer laagers and cn- Irenobmcnts -lltVislbIe.---Tlie Boers have been seen that dlstunce walking about and they would suddenly disappear , even ofll- j ccrs on horseback concealing themselves j I with PJIQO The trenches must bo large- and deep , with such shelter that shrapnel Is harmless , and even lyddite shells may bo loaded. This applies to the center line cr the long flank ing line southeast. The Boers are only slightly protected by the natural ridges , bushes nnd stones. The British could not shell them because their position in the bushy ground was uncertain. It is difficult to guess at ttfo Boer numbers. Lieutenant Wauchope , who was wounded and spent n day In the Boer trenches , says he never saw more than 500 , but 'the ' exact calculation over so extended a line Is im possible. Probably nbout 12,000 Boers are facing General Methuen here. The Boer losses are equally Indefinite. Our wounded nnd prisoners say the worbt Boer loss was Sunday , when they remained passive under our shelling. There are many sensational stories of the lyddlto shells killing men by tbo score , but are all unreliable. The shelling Monday certainly kept down the enemy's lire , but the hot fusillades whenever the British Infantry moved toward the front showed the enemy was still alive. WHIGHAM. lirltlNh Mnke IteeoniinlNHaiiue. MODDER RIVER , Friday , Dec. 15. The Ninth brigade , under Colonel Pole Carew , the Grenadier guards and c , bquadron of the Twelfth , made a reconnaltsance , being sup ported by Seventy-sixth battery bowlt/- cns on tbe center and right and four naval twelve-pounders on the left. A 4.7-inch naval gun on the right opened fire nt B:30. : Whllo the brigade deployed across the plain , tbo bowltzcrn eholled the Boer trenches and searched the ridges , the naval gun doing tbe same. The BocrH unmasked two guns , ono of which wan'dismantled by the naval gun nnd the second of which It waa Impossible to touch. No ono was killed , although a shell fell in the middle of four of the North- umberlund regiment , causing all to fall , but when the smoke cleared away It was Been tliat the men were marching as though noth ing bad happened , All the troops returned to ramp. There were no casualties. General Methuen di rected the operations from horseback. IIIn wound la nlmcat well. Ho intends to con duct operatlors from here to the northward. The camp Is fortified and forms naturally un excellent base. | ! ' PRAISES THE CANADIANS j London I'niicr Thlnkx Tliey llnve Not I.'een ; iveii .Sufficient HeeoKiiltlon. ( Copyright , 1S99 , liy A"soc-Jalcd Press. ) LONDON , Dec. 16. The St. Jamea Ga zette tblti week , commenting on the Caiu- dlun contingent , says "They have shown that their long homo-tralnlne and colonial campaigning experience has not been loat on them , and they are now getting their icnard In being pushed to the front. Wo should llko to Hco a little more notice of this taken In the London prtsj. The tola * nlBts aru Inimmely loyal , but they ro a llttlo sensitive and appreciative notice of the work they arc doing would bo good Imperial cement. " General Montgomery Moore , formerly in command In Canada , has been sebctol ( o tiuccccd General Kelly-Kenny at Aldcrshot , when ) the latter has been In charge of the mobilization. England , with I ho rent of Europe , haa boon suddenly plunged Into Intensely cold weather , accompanied , In Loniion. by dense fogs , tbo mercury In the country falling to 7 above zero. Skating has begun unJ hunt ing has been suspended. With tbo Inspection of the American bos ( Continued on Eighth Page. ) r ITT . Or ? CAS u All ItS Buller Hoports Over Thousand Killed , Wounded and Missing. REVISED LIST FROM MAGERSFONTEIN Shows A Totnl of Over Nine Hundred ) Including Seventy Officers. BLACK WATCH HEAVIEST SUFFERERS Pretoria Receives Official Report of Engage ment on Modeler River. INFUSES NEW SPIRIT INTO BOER ARMY Cnntnrrn a C'.rcnt ( lintiitlty of Loot , IiivliiiMiiir Itltlen , Curtrliluen unit llunilrcilri or lln onetn from fienernl Met linen'N Army. LONDON , Dec. 1C. General Buller reports to the War ofllco that his losses In yester day's engagement were : Killed , S2 ; wounded , C67 ; missing , 'MS ; a total ot 1,097. The rovleod Hut nt llrltlsh casualties r.l the battle ot Magesrsfontcln shows the tol.il to bo PC,1) ) , ot which seventy \\cro officers. The niack Watch were the heaviest suffer- i ' cis. Of the < rank and flic forty-two wn.- killed , 1S1 ! were \\ounded nnd 111 arc ! LONDON , Dec. 16. The War olTlco late i tonight Issued the following list ot General I llul er's casualties. Killed : I Field Artillery Captain A. H. Goldlo and Lieutenant C. B. Schrleber. Dublin Fusiliers Captain A. H. Bacon and i Lieutenant R. C. B. Henry. i Innlski'Ilu Fusiliers Major Darlcy and j Captain Frank C. Loftus. Medical Corps Captain M. I. Hughes. Thorncycroft's Mounted Infantry Lieu tenant C. M. Jenkins. Officers wounded : Devonshire regiment , five ; Rifle Brlgado ( The Prince Consort's Own ) , one ; Fifth bri gade , staff , one ; Innlaklllln Fusiliers , eight ; Border regiment , three ; Connaught Rangers , two ; Dublin Fusiliers , three ; Irish Fusiliers , I one ; horse artillery , ono ; field artillery , | five ; medical corps , mounted infantry , three ; j Natal Carbineers , two ; South African Light Horse , two. The wounded Include Captains N. J. Good win. J. R Radcllffc , P. U. W. VlgorH , Hon , St. Loger Jurvls , A. J. Hancock , W. F. Hoey , E. J. Breckley , J , E. S. Probyn , ,11. M. S Lewon , J. E. R. Brush , H. D. Whlt'e-Thomp son , H. I. Reed , F. A. G. Elton and W. N Congrove ; Majors R. N. G. Heygato , A. W Gordon and F. A. B. Raclngton ; Colonels I G. Brooke , Long , H. H , Hunt and Lieuten ant Ponsonby of Thornycroft's mounted In fantry. Officers taken prisoners or missing : Field artillery , five ; Devonshire regiment , three ; Essex regiment , one ; Iloyal Scots Fusiliers' , six : Royal arllllery , three , HcncivH the. llocru' Spirit" . . i . PRETORIA , Wednesday ] Ltec. " 13. AnVof- ficlal dispatch from the Modder river says : "Tho Boers captured a great quantity ot loot , Including 200 Lec-Motfords , cases of cartridges and hundreds of bayonets. Great numbers of tbo British have retired from TWeo-Rlvleren In the direction of Bolmont. The loee of the British was very great. Thcro were heaps of dead on the field. The wounded nro being attended to , temporarily , at Bls- sel's farm. The sappers and miners must have suffered severely. The Boers suffered heavy losses in horses. I cannot othorwlso describe the battlefield than ns a ead and terrible slaughter. Monday was for us a brilliant victory. It ban Infused new spirit into our men nnd will enable them to achieve greater deeds. " PRETORIA , Wednesday , Dec. 13. Advices fiom Mafoklng uay an attack on a small British fort has been made with good re sults. Tbo fort was demolished. Heavy cannon firing Is proceeding. Colonel Baden-Powell has sent tbo Boors a notice , advising them to lay down their arms and return to their homes , promising them that protection will bo given them as r-oon as Great Britain has taken over the Transvaal. KttvfH from Sent of IVnr Senrce. LONDON , Dec. 17. Beyond a partial Jllsl and a summary of the totals of the casual ties in tbe Tugela river engagement pooled at about midnight the War olllcc- professes not to have any news from the seat of war , while the censorship evidently blocks other channels of Information , Never within the range of the longest memory has Great Britain met with three such military reverses in a single week and I hcnco It is not btirprlslng that notes of anxiety should bo heard amid the general chorus of press cxpressloni * of grim philosophy and leslgnatlon. Mr. A qulth'fi speech at Newcastle last evening fairly expresses the moderate average - ago opinion of the situation. A moro radi cal view , which , however , has few open fol lowers , was echoed by Sir Wilfrid Lawson In an addrosa to tbo liberals of Carlisle. Ha expected the govcrntnont , after bringing the country to n verge of war with America , Ruxsla , Germany and Franco , to have plunged It into war with South Africa , through incompetent diplomacy. Ho thought the pcoplq should insist upon the govern ment stilting ltn tcrniH HO that everybody might nee what it was fighting for. At the Army and Navy and other clubs the Kenernl Imprcbslon IH that the check IB onlv tcmnorurv. The government vlow la probably voiced by Right Hon. Walter Long , president of the Board of Agriculture , who , speaking at the Ship Brokers' dinner in Liverpool last evening , Intimated that the cabinet com mittee on national defense had coimUlcred the advisability of utilizing the militia nnd volunteers for service abroad. Ho cmphat- Ically miscrled that tbe government Jn no way attempted .to luterfun ) with the gen erals In their" military operations. .Some say that another 100,000 troopn are wanted and , declared Mr. Long , It the gov ernment does not purpose to Bond them It will bo wuntlnq in its dut to the country. For Ills own part , Mr. Long said he failed to oeo that the necessity hud arisen , but It it does arise , the 100,000 will bo forthcoming and they will be uont Immediately. mucus imivjax KIIOM TJIICVCIIISS. Advlcru from MiifcLlnir flint KniclUU Milieu II Siicct-xHful Sortie , ( Copyright , IS. * , by Prosa Publishing Co. ) LONDON. Doc. 1C. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Advlcm from Mufeklng. December 6 , via Moxhudi Bolrad and Lourcnzo Marqucz : The Becbu < analand Hides ousted tbo Boers from the trorch north of tbo town on Saturday. Yes terday both Bides were Hooded from their trenched by un abnormal ruin. Tbe Boors were worseoff. . On turning they were fired on by maxims , Having no shelter , four L-ammltlco remiltixl from a uhell bursting All well , UAILLIB.