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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.
|
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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.