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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE h ESTABLISHED JUNE 11) , Ib7 ] . OMAHA , SATURDAY JANUARY 13 , IDOO-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE CO1Y FIVE CENTS. STRAIN OF SlbMSE English People Waiting Anxiously for. from South Africa. fit WANT WORD OF BULLER'S ' OPERATIONS Expect Him to Succoedi but to Meet with 1 Heavy Losses. ENTHUSIASM OVER YEOMAN VOLUNTEERS Inspiring Scene in St. Pauf'a Oathedral * After Short Service. AUDIENCE OF FRIENDS AND SOLDIERS Playx ( ho .Vntloiml Anthem and All Stand and Hlnir It Jinny Americans Volunteer for Service In lAfrlcn. ( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Jan. 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The I ndon public and war experts are under a strain of suspense as to Hullcr'B operations. The Post expert discusses the stluatlon and declares thul the hope of the general's success must bo modified by expectation of heavy losses whether ho wlna or loses. The leader expert says : "We hope and expect that Duller Is lighting today ( Satur day ) wllh 20,000 men on or across Iho Tu- gchi river near Polgeller's drift with an other 10,000 holding the enemy In check at ColniiKO. " Wllllanw and other experto speculate upon Iluller's probable Intention of Joining forces with Whlto and leaving 10,000 men nt ColcnEO to hold the Doers and make a raid upon the Orange Free State through the UfakensburB passes. Every one Is Intensely \ anxious over the qucsllon whelher Iho Iloers I can propnro irenchcs , get up guns and arrange - range burb wire fence entanglements In tlmo to meet the British nt the point Uuller selects to attack. IlnllerN .Movement. LONDON , Jan. 13 , 4 n. m. General Ilul ler's twenty-eight words announcing his forward movement of Thursday is inter preted as ' meaning that he hae passed around the western cud of the lines at Colenso and Is now uovoral miles behind them anil within fourteen miles of General ' . Thn I3oeri White's outposts at Ladysmith. > n few days ago had forces wllh guns at Sprlnglleld , whore General Uuller dates hla dispatch. ThcEo commandos have been ob viously dislodged either by lighting or bj- - niaiiuuyerH , Ibo Doers retiring across the TUgola as General Duller advanced. From General Bullor's dispatch , coupled ivllh the fact thai unofllclal Intelligent from' thosnat of war haa virtually ceased slnco Monday , the deduction Is drawn that Important operations uro In progress , as ha Boer Intrenchmenls. The death llsl from 'enlerlo fever and djetcnlery al Ladysmllh , averaging from eight to ten dally , arc considered moro serious than Iho120 casualties of Satur day's fight , as they Indicate the frlgntfully unsanllary condition of the beleaguered town. A letter from Ladysmith , dated December comber 7 , says that even then ninety out of C40 men In the battalion of which the writer was a member were sick with dysentery or enteric fever , and according to a dispatch to the Dally Chronicle , dated January 8 , the patients and attendants In Tombl camp numbered 2,500. NPI'IH'H < i ( I'ntrlotlHiii. Remarkable scenes of patriotism were witnessed In London last evening after a short service held for the volunteers In St. Paul's cathedral. The vast audience was slow to disperse. Women stood upon the chairs beckoning to brothers , sons and friends in the ranks , tbo latter signalling back. A scene of great animation ensued. The organist Introduced a few bars of the national anthem. Including the voluntary. The effect of this was magical. First the volunteers and then the congregation to k up the strains and the vast cathedral was filled with enlhtiBlastlc song. These demonstrations were renewed by Immense crowds outside. St. Paul's church yard and Ludgato hill were black with people and It was impossible for the volun teers to march. Individual members were pulled out of the ranks by their friends X and admirers , who raised them on their shoulders and thus carried them down Fleet street to the Temple. Those who escaped hoisting proceeded , surrounded by admiring women. Soon afterward nt the various the aters , whore the men were entertained , and yet later on , when returning to barracks , these scenes wcro renewed and the streets were filled until midnight with cheering people. Only Itrltlnlier * Wnnleil. Reginald Wynne , chief of the yeomanry recruiting office , says ho has refused numer ous offerw made by Americans for service. Only British subjects are allowed to Join. Consequently ho says the report that sev- ural American rough riders have enlisted In the yeomanry Is Incorrect. Some Britishers , who nro alleged to hnvo seen service In the American army In Cuba , have been accepted. The duke of Marlborough has been ac cepted by the War office for service In the yeomanry. Mr. Chamberlain has Issued tele grams from Ceylon showing that the legln- Intlvo council of the colony has voted to send I'JS mounted men to South Africa , An apparently well-Informed correspond ent of the Morning Post says : The Door strength , originally 83,000 men , Is now huov- lly augmented by Capo Colonists nnd the enemy's fighting forces may bo estimated fairly at 100.000 men nnd 200 guns , The Boera are not compelled to guard their com munications. Their grass Is good , the crops are growing vegetables , cattle nnd sheep nro plenty and game la abundant. " DlNiuiti'licN from Duller. ' LONDON , Jan. 12. The War ofilco this morning received the following dlspatah from General Duller , dated Springfield , Thursday , January 11. at 9:20. : evening. "I QCftipled the Boulh bank of the Tugola river at Potgleter'a drift this morning anJ seized pont. The river Is In flood. Ths enemy Is strongly entrenched about four and a htilf miles to the north , " Apart from the definite news that General Duller has commenced a second attempt to cross the Tugela river , the only official news this morning is the Hut of casualties among the DrltUh officers In the light at Ladysmith Saturday , January 0 , fallowing thirteen killed and twenty-seven woundoj. i Among tbo latter was Lieutenant Colonel William Hnnry Dlck-Cunyngham , V. C. , commander of the Second battalion of the Gordon Highlanders slucu 1S97. who has since succumbed to Ills wounds. Ho was Immensely popular ev rvwhero and hla death vlll caiuut widespread sorrow .leucral Duller' * movement , obviously. U of a Hanking charartrr , but whether It U Intended to push the advance Inrne or whether his opcratlonn are only n feint to cover an attack In force on the Doer posi tion at Hlangwann mountain , remains to he , cen. Springfield , from whence- General dispatch was sent. Is sixteen mllea jrre. The last news from Spring- fnl It was held by the Johannes- 1 under General Den Vlljoen , and thai thJPffoors had big guns In position at Potglelcr's drift , apparently six or eight mlle.i north of Springfield , and across Iho big Tugela. The possession of the drift and the pont Is regarded as of great Importance. It U reported here thai General Duller sub mitted his plan of campaign to Lord Rob erts Immediately after the latter landed and that General Roberts' sanctioned It. There Is a belief in same quarters that General Hector MacDonald will succeed Lord Methucn In command of the British force at Moddor river. The War office announces that the British casualties at Ixulysmlth January G among the rank and Qlo were 135 killed and 242 wounded. VOLUNTEERS ENTER SERVICE Given Freedom of ( lie ( 'ltjof London IlurliiK Their Slay In ( lip LONDON , Jan. 12. There was a unique and Interesting ceremony at the Guild hall today , when EDO of the City of London Im perial volunteers received their kits and the freedom of lho clly. The big crowds In lho vicinity cheered the arriving volunteers , each of whom received a parchmenl cerllflcato of the freedom , enclosed In a ncal blue case. The ceremonial admitting the officers , this afternoon , was more elaborate. It occurred In the presence of the lord mayor , Mr. A. J. Newton , the councillors and the duke of Cambridge. This portion of the reglnient , which sails tomorrow , will attend a special service In St. Paul's calhedral tonight and will after wards bo entertained at slipper by the benchers of the Inner temple. THIS IS REAL NEUTRALITY KnlscV Will Allow No Munition * of War ( o Ilr .Sent to EHhcr Coniliataiil. | BKRLIN , Jan. 12. The semi-official Nerd Deutsche Gazette says : The government has decided that It would not bo compatible with strict neutrality to allow war materials to bo sent from Ger many either to Great Britain or to the Transvaal , and , therefore , when It was re ported thai Herr Krupp was making slcol hells for Grcal Drltaln , the firm was promptly requested lo slop any Intended dispatch of arms , guns , ammunition or olher war raunlllons lo ellhor belligercnls. Adrlhcrt liny nnd ( he IlrltlNh. LONDON , Jan. 12. With reference to a Washington report cabled hero that the Doers 'will refuse to receive Adelbcrl S. Hay , the new United States consul at Pre toria , now on his way to his post , on ac count of the fact that he "was la constant communication with lho British foreign olllco while In London , " the Associated Press Is Informed thai JIay's communication with lho foreign olllco consisted of asocial call on Lorrt Fytl'buryi which jjriptedionly feV-HitHittoy nnd % n'ac ftwi'u1rdh because , as a son of 'the Unlt ° d States sec retary of state and a former ambassador at London , ho desired to personally pay his father's compliments to the premier. The Associated Press Is officially Informed that Lord Salisbury and Hay did not discuss Transvaal mailers. In reply to a lelegram from lho Associated Press Dr. Leyds , the dlplomaltc represenla- . llvo ot lho Transvaal , wires from Brussels : "I see no reason why the Transvaal gov ernment should nol recognize Mr. Hay as ' ropresenlatlve of the United States. I am unable to say more , as communication with my government Is cut off. " All hilt IS < * nrl < * r'H Caruo HelraNC'd. LONDON , Jan. 12. Inquiries made this afternoon by United Stales Abassador Choate regarding the disposition of th.e Bealrlce'a < , American cargo elicited nothing definite , the war ofllco having received no further In formation on this mailer. Varying Intcrpre- ! ! tatlons are placed on Ihe governments de > claion on the subject of contraband , but the Associated Press is Informed that Its original conception was true nnd Ihe reports that Great Britain gives up logical rights ot search and depends entirely upon ships' , manfcsts , are Incorrect. j i ' In spite ot cabled denials , all the Amor- ' lean goods except the Batrlce's have been released. The foreign office Is fully under the Impression thai Its note to Mr. Choate decided the broad question of contraband , j I Heavy Slorni llncm. I LONDON , Jan. 13. The Dally Telegraph has the following dispatch , dated January i 0 , from Frore : A heavy storm has been raging all night and there Is every prospect lhat it will continue. The roads are Impassable nnd the rivers and spruits are full. There has been I no firing nt Ladysmith or Colenso. The i trenches must bo filled with water. The | i Boers nro holding Mount Hlangwano , but ! i they are certainly quite Isolated , as thcli I 'bridge over lho Tugela musl have been carried away. Ontu for IlrltlNh Army , PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 12. It Is reported hero that the British government has purchased several shiploads of oats for the use of the army In South Africa. Two vessels are reported to have been chartered to load the cargoes at this port for Cape town. I.nily MHhiidi Dcnlcx Illinium , LONDON , Jail. U. Lady Mothucn has iFsucd an absolute . -ntradlctlon of the ru mors that Lord Methtien Is 111 or that ha was Injured by the falling of his horsp at the battle of Magerufenteln. Enrl of Avn Dead. LONDON , Jan. 12. It is officially an nounced thai the Enrl of Ava has died ot his wounds. PREACHER KILLS A WOMAN ShootH Dond WUo'ni SlMlor nnd .If. tfinitlN IIU Own Life lleenime She llufiiNrd Him. MIDDLKSDORO , Ky. , Jan. 12. Rev. Wes- ley Hall , at Hlndman , Knott county , shot | and killed Mrs. Luclnda Isaacs , a sister of his deaa wife , and then shot himself In the abdomen. Physicians say ho will recover. The caiiBO was Mrs. Isaacs' refusal of his offer of marrlauc. Seventeen Hundred DollnrN for Stamp NEW YORK , Jan. U' . One postu o stamp bniimllt J1.7IO ut the Hiile of the ro | . lection of F. W. Hunter of this c-lty. This \A \ the lurgoHt sum a Mtiunp lias ever brought In this country at auction. It was a H ] > fdim-ii of the tlrst Issue of British ( tuluim In l&O It is of the 2-cftit denomi nation , printed in black on n pink ground : and without perforations. Postmastero in the ooluny In those days hud to separate onu stump from ( mother In n sheet with Hcltfgorti The xtnmp was purchased by a promlm-nt stump niul coin company nf this city , who represented nn English collector Mr Iluiilir In .ii'tit this peilniMi for { 1.010. A number of other stamp ! ] good "rices. GERMANS STILL DISSATISFIED Great Britain's ' Long Delay in Releasing Eundesrath the Oanse , DURBAN AUTHORITIES UNDULY SLOW Sec m Determined to Oprn I.nM Ilex of the Cnrito Inrreiise In ( icriniiii Exportn to the United SIlltOH. BKRLIN , Jan. 12. There Is still great dla- | satisfaction in Germany nt Great Britain's | long delay In releasing the Dundcsrath and in sending a formal answer to Germany's protest. A high official nt the foreign oftlco voiced the foregoing ecntlmenl when ques- lloncd on the subject , adding : "Apparently the London government has tried to expedite mailers , but the Durban authorities are unduly slow , seeming to bo ; determined to open the last box ot the Dundcsrath's cargo in order lo avoid an ad mission of error. " The Fleol society continues- advocate vigorously In favor of the naval bill. Its latest pamphlet Issued today , deals with . ' "American naval rcgencrallon , " praising Iho ( energy shown and admiring Ihe manner In which "this JoyoiiB , vigorous and lively na tion plants the star spangled banner in every nook of the globe. " The war In South Africa continues to bo n subject of elaborate comment in the Ger man press. The Mllltalr Wochenblatt , lho mllllary or gan , declares 1(6 ( expectation thai Lord Rob erts and Lord Kllchener having arrived nl Ihe Capo , things will henceforth "mend for the British. " The German diamond Industry is being so- rlously Injured by the war. In Honau four large diamond-culling establishments have been closed. A memorial describing the development of German East Africa In 1899 has reached the Reichstag. It shows that the census re vealed a population of C. 000 , 000. White Attend * Kctlvl < lm. United States Ambassador Whlto attended the festivities In honor of Herr Lewis Knaus , being himself tin old friend of the painter. An exhibition of Knaus' canvasses was opened this morning. The artist re ceived congratulalory dispatches from all parts of Europe , many ot them coming from Franco and ho Russian Ar academy wired that it had Jtonf erred a diploma upon him. A luncheon in honor of Herr Knaus was given this afternoon at the Ravene gallery and this evening there was a notable recep tion at the Kuenstlerhaus , the coslumes worn being from some of the more cele brated paintings ot the guesls of Ihe occa sion. sion.Tho The Unltod States consulate general In Derlln , during the last quarter , exported to the United Stales 114,770,287 , an Increase over 1S9S of $1,847,802. The lotal figures for lasl year are $51,138,996 , as against $69,920- 017. The largest single gain was Hamburg , with $2,276,976. Magdeburg and Berlin came next.ln order , Bremen fell off $1,175.45. Art epidemic ot Influenza hna broken otil in BerUn and , scores ot dcalhs ' are 'already ro ; Is confined to his bed with a serious at tack. MURDER IN A RAILWAY CAR Younc American Coen Innnnc nnd Shootx it 1'roinlneiit French. Flrewer Dead. ( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. ) PARIS , Jan. 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Paul Jaujou , the famous browcr , whose name is a household - , i hold word In Franco and also well known j among Americans frequenting Paris and the , Riviera , was killed last night In a first- class railway carriage by William Martins , nn American boy scarcely 20 years old. The Riviera train had left Paris at b p. m. In the compartment occupied by Martins were a young Englishman and M. i and Mine. Jaujou. The express had just | passed Tonnerre when Martins violently accused the Englishman of wanting to chloroform reform and rob him. He soon worked him self into a frenzy and presently drew a re volver and threatened his imaginary an- tagonlsl. M. Jaujou does not understand English , but nevertheless thought it time to inter , fere. He tried to disarm Martins nnd the ! latter shot him through the brain. M. , I'mijou fell back dead In the arms of Ciln ' distracted wife. The alarm bell brought the trainmen , but Martins held them alt at > bay for a tlmo with his pistol. Finally , i however , the locomotive engineer sprang upon him and secured the w < ? apon. Martin * was then bound band and fool and placed ! In a 'baggage car , The murderer and the body of the victim were taken In charge by the police. The tragedy causcw Intense feeling all over France , as M. Jaujou , who owned the largest French brewery at Nlmes , was as prominent hero as Rockefeller is In Ainer- lea. Ho was very wealthy and a great j philanthropist. Martins Is believed tr b Insane. He seems to have lots of tnoiiev. The Amer lean embassy Is examining the case. First Secretary Vlgnnux says : "Unless wo can prove insanity Mirtlns will bo the first American citizen over guillotined , " SPOTTED TAIL DIES AGAIN Aeenrdlni ; ( o I'arU CnMcKrain Slon.x Chief , Killed V nr AKO , Sne- Unei * Mou. . PAHIS. Jan. 12. Spotted Tail , the well know 4 Sioux chief who hns been hero ex hibiting , died of heart ( Use. ay yesterday 89 your * of age. The Parisians have evidently been Im posed upon. Old Spotted Tall , who was fa- cnous In the wars und councils of the Sioux , has been dead for about twelve years. He uns killed by Crow Dog , another chief , In a personal quarrel. Young Spotted Tall Is also dead , having died from pnoumcula In the post hcspltal at Fort Niobrara In 18S ! > . At the time of Ills death he wan confined awaiting trial on the charge of murdering : another Indian. Trout'U * Over t'lilnii Ilnllirny ( iraot. VANCOUVER , B. C. . Jan. 12. The Chinese ' nese government , having granted a chariot to the Belgian railway syndicate , notwith standing a promise of compliance with the , requesl of Great Drltaln and Italy not to dc. , so , the British and Italian representatives ' have entered a formal protest and have demanded - ' manded that the charter bo rescinded , while ' representatives of France and Belgium Just as vigorously demand that there bo no modification of the charter. Klnu ; Oxear Send * MfHtuiKt' . STOCKHOLM. Jan. 12.-King Oscar. In the course of a private audience with a I correspondent of Ihe AworlateJ Press , cent , a message to Scandinavians In the United t States expressing interest in their welfare. His niajenty talked of events In the Uul-ed States , find seemed greatly Interested in hearing of the evidence.- prosperity In America , showed himself -ell Informed re garding American probli' * In the Philip pines and expressed a r-rveht wish that the war there , aa well at ihe war In South Africa , might soon bo o1 't. He refrained from expressing any opinion on the subject of the troubles In Sweden and Norway. TANUS TAKES PEN IN HAND Sum on n Clilrftiilii Camimri'N I'nrtltlon of Him I.a ml tn 1 > In in PHI lie r- nipiit of rolnml. LONDON , Jan. 12. Matloton Tanu , In a letter to the London Tlmo published today enclosing copies of the t'lotrnts addressed to the United States , Great Drltaln and Germany ngalnsl Ihe Samu.in treaties , char acterizes the partition of Simoa as n gross violation of the treaties and as a crime against the law of the nations only equal to the dismemberment of Poland and Den mark. Ho thinks thai If U IB for the great powers to promote \vnrs and annexations to distract the minds of the peoples , then The llnguo conference was the greatest farce of the century. The writer also as serts that the civilization Introduced by the great powers In their annexations In the South seas , Africa and clrowhoro is inferior to the primitive state of the countries stolen , leading to war through breach of faith on Iho part of the government olfi- dais and to the decimating'Of ; the peoples by contagious diseases -and spirituous liquors. lie continue ! ' : "Tho missionaries who graced our country with their holy or unhob presence Intro duced Iho same religious differences nnd halreds as pertained at the'-hour in civilized states. The missionaries llvo In palatial concrete houses , with all ti'e ' luxuries their countries can afford , nnd chivrgo us for bibles and prayer books , which , ' understand , nro sent as free offerings. " Malletoa further charges jhe missionaries with extracting all the money possible from them , In return for which t'uiy only received u bible , prayer book o a "Pilgrim's Progress. " Ho accuses the Woaleyan mis sionaries of collecting mvcral hundred pounds sterling nt a sli lo meeting at Tonga , adding : "The ml onarles aroused a great spirit of omulatloi. telling the na- llvcs lhat the largest glv 3 would be Ihe most acceptable In the sl > t of God , thus reversing the spirit of a w ! 'ow's ' mite. " The Samoan chief concludes : "These be thy gods , O Israel ! " SETTLE WITH SANTO DOMINGO French Admiral Ilr Mi Conference with Govcrnmi-nl Vmerlcim Shlii In r vt. SANTO DOMINGO , Jan. 12. ( Via Haytlan Cable. ) The United Stales gunboal Machlaa and ono moro French war ship have arrived here. The French admiral haa had a con ference wllh Iho governmtul. According lo rumor Iho difficulty is. being settled in a satisfactory manner. DEATH IIEVEAI.S III'II IDENTITY. Striiiinrc Aincrlciiu Wo hit "Who Lived In 1'iirln UN Luily Ivliicxtpiic. PARIS , Jan. 12. An ec. [ Uric-old Amer ican woman , known at the ute ! < \ States le gation and consulate for-iV. 'ast .Styfeuty years unilt'i-"tho ua'nso oi J ) , ) 1.1vlnfcutune1 ; has died hero under extraordinary clrcum stances , leaving- large fortune for unknown heirs. Her eccentricities and temper made constant trouble for her and It was chiefly to rnako complaint of the aclions of hc > neighbors that she called continually on the American officials. She always dressed Ian- tastlcally , but lived the life of a recluse. She had two rooms at Noullly. her only com panion being a parrot , and she always pleaded she was In reduced circumstances. Not being seen since Friday last , he * , rooms were broken Into on Monday , wheu j Lady Livingstone was found lying In the | middle of Iho floor unconscious and was taken to a hospital , where she died without regaining the power of conversation. Therb were Indications that she had lain on the j ' floor from Friday until discovered. The , room was in great disorder. Her papers ami books , coal , wood and scraps of food wer& ] scattered about the place. Her rooms wer& i taken In charge by the officials of the consulate - I sulato and were searched without avail. No I will nor anything designating her heirs was discovered. The sum of 1,100 francs was found In the room and the consulate officers also have in their possession a deposit book on a prom * j Inent bank for a very large sum , Ihe exact j amount of which the officials prefer not lo ! : mention. The letters found Indicate that' the correct name of the deceased was Maria < ! L. Livingstone nnd thai she was SO years ot j age. There was no evidence of foul plaj > . The body has been embalmed and placed In a morlunry chapel and Iho consul general is malilnt efforts fo locate her heirs. ! KIIKXCU I'UOrOSAI , IS ACCEPTED , j i Ilrltnlii SiiyH \ < MV foil ii ill niul Klnhlnrr J ' ItllilitM Settled for 11 Year. LONDON , Jan. 12. The Foreign office offi cials say emphatically that the question of the Newfoundland fishing rights has been . setllcd for al least a year through the ac * i ceptance by. Great Drltaln of the French j proposition , thtil the modus Vivendi be ex * j I tended for another year , as Great Britain lo not prepared In war tlmo to discuss the ' mailer , which Is now a question between Great Drltaln and the colonial parliament , as the latter must ratify the cxtonslon , Aiiii-rlcnii 1'iiliillnKN lit I'nrlx. PARIS , Jan. 12. John D. Cauldwell. di rector ot fine arts of the American section i ci { the Paris exposition , has appointed the following Jury to select paintings for the I expedition : K. A. Abbey , J. W. Alexander,1 W. T. Dannatt , Alex Harrison , Garl Melch- ers , F. D. Millet , J. S. Snrgrtit and Jules Stewart. I On account of the limited space the works submitted must be of moderate size , high merit nnd produced by an American since May , 1SS9. The sculpture committee Is composed of I i P. W. Barnlctt , Frederick MacMonnles , A. P. Proctor and A. St. Gaudens. The paintIng - Ing committee on Installations will bo BO- i lected later. j t I'lirU Coal Supply Short. ! ; PARIS , Jan. 12. In the Chamber of Deputies - J ties today M. Breton , socialist , moved a ternj j j porary suspension of tlio duties on Imports j of coal , la view of the economic crisis due i to the shortage In the supply. He pointed out that the protecllonlst , M. Mellnc , had not hesitated two years ago to suspend the duties on wheat In an analogous ruse. M. Callioux , moderate republican , moved that thi ) pr posul be referred to the customs committee , which was agreed to. M. lire- \ ton then moved to suspend the dutleg on ' Imported Iron and steel. This motion was , , also referred to the customs committee. j I I'll it n ill u n .llllllnnalriI'allx Di-iul. MONTRIAL. Jan. 12. w. w. Ogiivie. the ' millionaire miller of Canada , fell dead on , the street today after attending u meeting | of the directors of the Dunk ot Montreal. I u creamof I'liiKiH * In lloniliiiy. DO.MDAY , Jan. 12. The number of deaths I ; here , largely from the bubonic plague , ' Jumped up today from 282 to 370. The , normal death rate Is seventy.five. I WILD HUE IN OLD ST , LOUIS Electric Lighting Agitation Cnlmitntci in Demonstration by Citizens , HOWL , HOOT AND HISS CITY DELEGATES Alfred 1,1 fr , n I'IIRP , Aaannltrd S cntit-nt AriiiN of HIIIINC of Drlc- UittcR Stolid * Off Crowd M'ltli llevolvor I'ollco Interfere. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12. The agitation cau od by the failure of the St. Lbuls house of delegates to contract for electric lighting for the alleys , parks and city Institutions , culminated today la n demonstration by citizens at the doors leading to the delegate floor such as has never been witnessed be fore In the city hall. A crowd numbering several hundred com pletely filled the corridors leading to thn delegates' chamber. They howled , hooto.l and hissed , and at times threatened to break In the doors leading to the delegates' floor. Alfred Life , a page of the house , was assaulted. At one. time a revolver was drawn by the scrgcanl-at-arms of the house , Henry U Weeks , who guarded the door leading to the delegate floor , and sev eral times before the arrival of the police It looked an though bloodshed could not be averted. The arrival of a police sergeant and a squad , together with a speech to the crowds from Governor Stannard , cautioning them to commit no overt act , had the effort , of quell- Ing the disturbance. Tonight the situation In the different city Institutions was prac- tlcally unchanged from that previously re ported. Al a meeting of the house of delegates this afternoon the three ordinances passed by the city council this week , providing for temporary relief in the city lighting sltua- tlon , had their first reading anil assurances were given by leaders In the house that the measures would receive prompt alieni lion and final acllon al the earliest possible moment under Ihe law. The house ad-i journed al 5 o'clock , afte" one of tho. mrsl extraordinary sessions In the history of the city , until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning , at which hour Iho bills are In be taken up on second reading. During the session of the house this after noon the galleries for the accommodation of the public wcro crowded with citizens and the gentlemen who composed the citi zens' committee , appointed by Governor Stannard , after the mass meeting of citizens Thursday al the Heal Estate exchange , were accorded the privilege of the floor of the house. After giving the ligMlng bills first read ing and disposition of roullno business , the house resolved i-tself into committee of the whole to give opportunity to the citi zens to address the delegates. Mr. James L. Blair made the address to the house in behalf of the committee. AVI Id Seeiien In Corrlilnm. The scenes In the corridors of the city hall Immediately preceded the meeting of the house of delegates \yero without parallel In the history of the clly. The publica tions recently relating to the slt- Aiatlon - view' ' to - thn hiilldlaE- - , . r. crowd of people cs early as 1 o'clock. In the assembly were a number of well-known citizens and taxpayers , but there were scores of others who were drawn to the place by curiosity as to developments. The gallery of the house was quickly filled to its capacity , while hundreds of citizens surged about the doors and corridors lead ing to the delegates' floor. From tlmo to time members crowded their way through the throng of people and were admitted through the big door which was quickly closed after them. This door was in charge of Sergeant-al-Arms II. L. Weeks , and when citizens soughl admission bo tried to tell them that there was no room on the delegates' floor for anyone but delegates , and suggested that the crowd go to the gal- gory provided for their occupancy. Ills voice was heard by but few while the others seemed possessed with the Idcu that the members ot the house wore trying to ex- elude them. Every tlrad a member reached Ihe doorway and was recognized by Ihe ser- geanl-nl-arms and given admission Ihere were hoots and cries and suggestions of violence. At 2:30 : o'clock the corridors had become so densely packed that passage through them was almost Impossible. Weeks had Jusi" admitted a delegate and was trying with all his force to push the doors shut when , with cries cf "Hreak In the doors ! " "Soak hkn ! " "Hang him ! " "Get a rope ! " the people surged forward. Week * 1'illlM HIM llc'Volver. Realizing In a moment that a crisis had como and thai his strength would avail but little nealnet the crowd , which had now reached the proportions of n mob , Weeks stopped struggling , let the door swing open with a crash and , pulling a rovclver from his pocket , he faced the crowd which pushed into the entrance. He did nol raise Iho weapon from the level of his hip , nor did ho point It al anyone , bul Its appcaranco had a magical cffecl upon Ihe crowd and there wen a general scramble back from the door way. The noisy ones became quiet and the moro conservative ones either withdrew from the building or urged on their com- rndos moderation. Shortly after this exciting episode Dele gate Wllllacn M. Tamblyn passed Ihrough tbo crowd on his way to the delegates' room. Threats were made against him and counter cries of "Get a rope ! " "Somebody take a punch at , him ! " Increased In volume. AH ho passed by the sergeant-al-arniH comr- out In the crowd throw a rope through the open door. Several other exciting episodoi tool ; 'place , hut finally several squadH of police arrived on the scene and Ihe crowd grew quiet and orderly under their espion age. age.After After sufficient progress had been mads with business In the council chamber di'lo- gate McPheeters stepped into Iho corridor and announced to the crowd lhal the ma jority of the house of delegates had given asHuranco that the lighting hills would ho read for the first tlmo today , n second Urno tomorrow and Huroly pained on Monday. This announcement pacified the crowd , which at once dispersed. ITO DRAMATIZE "IN HIS STEPS" ItelluloiiH Hook ( o llo Pot on Stnue In EiiKlnnd Itcv , Sheldon No I Continued. TOPEKA. Kan. , Jan. 12. Rev. 0. M. Sheldon says he has not been consulted about the dramatization of his book , "In His Steps , " which Francib Nellson la un- dcrtaklng In England. "Tho story could be acted by Christian men and women of the purest type as mlt > - monary work , " he said , "and 1 believe It I would be goo-1. Dut If played by peopk r.ot Interested It would be contrary to thi > hook Itself. "I have refused to allow It to bo drama- tlzed In this country , for fear it might gel Into the hands of people who would use Ii for making money Instead of Ihe mcun- > ot maklnt ; a letsyn of the story. Several CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forprait for Nebraska Fnlr ntul Continued \Vnrm ; Variable Winds. Ti'iitnprntiirp nt Oiiiiilin Yrntcrdny. Hour Den. Iliiur. DI-B. " n. in ; it : t p. in fin < t n. in : ii : a it. in IT 7 n. nil : ii : : i . in. . . . . . -17 s n. m : n .t p. m is 1) a. in a I . - . p. in. . . . . . -17 n > n. n : ir. it p. n tit 11 n. in. . . . . . a ? T i > . in. . . . . . -lit I- III 10 S p. Ill 10 n n. in jis playwrights have aakrd permission to dram j j atlzo the story , but 1 lmvc so far refused to allow them to place It on the stage , if ; It could be played every time by Christian men end women there would ho no objection. If theaters were owned and controlled by Christian men and women , the same as ttm churches , I can see how It would do a great deal of Rood. " SHRUM OF OMAHA IS HONORED Klcrtrd .sixth Vloo Pr.-Hlil.-nt ofn - ( lonnl llnlldliiK TrniUvi Council ItaUi- PIT Capita Tn\ . 'MILWAUKEE ' , Jan. 12. The National | Dulldlng Trades Council of America today passed resolutions raising the per capita I tax. Loc.il unions which have been paying I Vj cent per capita to the national body will j hereafter pay three-quarters of 1 cent per I capita. Lrcal union * having no national j | t alllllatlons will pay fi cents -per capita In j stead * > f 3 cculs as formerly. The convention adjourned sine die Into , j ' this nfternron .after electing the following officers : President , Kdward Carroll. Chi cago' ; first vlco president , Theodore S. Jones. Kansas City , Mo , ; second vice presl- ] dent. Edward L. Smith , East-St. Louis , 111. ; j I ' vice president , J. F. Harvey , Mil- I waukee , WIs. ; fourth vlco president , John i ' Manghan , Chicago ; fifth vlco president , Mll- ; ford Spohn , Washington ; sixth vlco prcsl- i dent , O. P. Shrum , Omaha ; secretary-treas- 1 urer , 'H. ' W. Steinblss , St. Louis. i The next annual convention will be held i In .Muncle . , Ind. A general executive committee , composed of iMIIford Spohn and J. F. Haley of Wash ington , was elected. Ono of the most Important matters acted upon was the passage of < i resolution pro- i vidlng that the executive board may at any | ! time constitulo itself as a board of ar bitration to settle difficulties which local councils may be unable < to settle. An amendment to the constitution was adopted requiring all local councils to adopt the National Building Trades Council working card. O. P. Shrum , elected sixth vice presi dent of the National Building Trades Coun cil , is a bricklayer -and a member of the Omaha Bricklayers' union. Ho has taken nn active Interest In union labor matters for several years. During the erection of 'the TransmlsBlssIiJpl Exposition buildings he was a member of the Omaha Building Trades committee that secured the conces sion from exposition directors' to employ none but union labor. He is a member of the Omaha Central Laoor union. ; BOLD * ROBBERriiTJHl6AGO Wife of Chief Street Engineer Ilohhcil In 11 Millinery Store Set Ktrc to ( he CHICAGO , Jan. 12. Two robbers , one dressed as a woman , gagged , choked and j robbed Mrs. George K. Whet-lock , wife ot ; the chief street engineer ot the city. In her millinery store , 816 Wentworth avenue , this evening. After taking $75 from the bosom of Mrs. Whcelock's drees the robbers se Hre to the building In the hope. It Is thoughl , lhal In the confusion they might make theli | escape unnollccd. Their ruse was sue- ; | cesstu ! and now lho police are searching 1 for Ihe pair , of whom only a meager de. , scriipllonwas given by Mrs. Wlfcolock | , r who Is proslrated over the occurrence. I The crlmo was committed while a score I of persons were passing the store. When i the victim tried to cry for help her mouth I was covered with an qpron torn from hci- ! valst and afler her money waa lorn from her dress she was Ihrown Into a rear roou. In a state of semi-consciousness. She -was moused from her stupor by the odor of ! smoke and she rushed lo lho front of the i ' More to find It In flames and a crowd ot people surrounding It. i Thu police doubt the story told by Mro. i Wheelock and Lieutenant Burdlc ! ; , the com. mnndlng olHcnr of the precinct In which Hit store Is located , declared openly that Mrs. Wheelock set flrp to the place herself. Mr. Wheelock says ho will make Lieutenant ! Burdlek "prove the charges or cat them.1 Mrs. Wheelock was unable to give a de- ! Ecrlptlon of the robbers , except that she I thoughl ono of Ihem was a man dressed as i a woman. HERDERS AND STOCK PERISH \ MV Mcslco Illl7y.nril Reverent Ever E.typrtunt'ril Snmv ElKht ! ' ' ( Diu'li Dodill * Coming In. DENVER , Jan. K' . A special to the News from Alamogordo. N M. , says : Details ot the blizzard which s'.vupt over southwestern j New Mexico Tuesday a..d Wednesday are t ' coming In nnd they Indicate that It win , ; ' the severest storm over experienced In Ihu ' ' region. A slrelch of territory fifty miles , In width , wllh White Oaks and Nogale for i lho center , Kccmed tn suiter the most , ai- I i though the severity of tbn ntorm WHH full- } j i frit throughout the Sacramento mountain I region. j i I j The velocity of the wind was terrible. , rti : roads nnd trails were obliterated and thu I driving HIIOW made It Impossible for trav- ! clem to see their way In the storm. i I When the storm abated wacons which , had been abandoned were- found strewn all i over the section. Several fatalities are reported - | ported , Including the driver of the Whlto , Oaks-Lincoln stage. i H Is feared that many shccpherdcrs havi > | lost their lives. Thousands of head nf stock perished and It Is believed that the lostt \ \ | | ; wggrtgate over $500,000. An old prospector found dead at the head | of Cox canyon. In thn Sacrnmcnto mnun- j tains , I'.rrborn identified as John Vo&s. | j : Between Czarrlzczo and Onpltan , on th-j ' El Paso & Northeastern railway , the snow . I was elrht feet deep and lho down train to j Alamogordo wrg In the drifts a day and a i half heforo being liberated. Si'holli'ld for VliMI'ri'Hlilinl , MADIRON , WN. . Jan. 12-The Mai Journal , the nfllulnl r < imbUc'iti rrTnn { , the uUilr. iirlnt.'i n letter In which Citiv- i rrnor Schoflp'd Is proposed as u vice pi eat- i dcntlul tam'ldutr Mm I III"IIH of Ori'iiii VrnHi'lx , .Ian , I'J. At Nt-w Vor- ! Arrived I'onniylvnnla , from Hamburg nnd Plymouth : Mnniuettu , fruTi Lot I'm , . Al Il.imliiArrlvcdfJrnf Wuldorni'o , from Ni-w York. via I'lymr"lth , At Havre Arrlvi-d-La Normnndie , from , New V. r1- j I At CuuenhiiKcnArrived - Inland. from Ni-w York , for Stettin At MMVlIle Balled Ethiopia , from Ola'j- gow. for New Vork. MOM IS OUT OF A JOB Removed from Position of Fiscal of Supreme Court by Wood , RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY UNTRIED CASES Has Pmistontly Tried to Block Charges Agninst diatoms Officials. BLISS ANXIOUS TO CONVICT THE BRIBERS Every Possible Icfluenoa Exerted to Protect the Incriminated Men , MORA LET OUT AFTER DUE Dl LIBERATION Andrado ninl Pierre Prominently .Mentioned UN Potxlhle Sneeei.or In the KlNi'iilnlilii Wiioil l.uuU- liiK fur Able CubiiiiN. HAVANA , Jan. 12. "Fcdorleo Mora , fiscal 01 the supreme court , la hereby ru. mnved from olllce for the good of the public service. This removal Is the result of au Investigation Into the conditions exIstUm In the admlnlstiatlon of justice under hli supervision. " The foregoing olllclal order was handed to Scnor Mora this morning by Governor ticncta ! Wood. Seiior Mora's fall has been predicted ever slnco the first case was brought against the custom house otllclals and the disgraceful conditions of the prisons , especially a affecting those awaiting trial , has been , gen * erally charged ngalnst him. For some tlm It has been said that Mora has been dovotlny too much atlcnllon to social affairs and too little to his duties. General Wood's Investigation has shown that the olllco of supreme court fiscal la responsible for a largo number of Ihe llu- U led cases and nol only Mora , but othura In the Department of Justice , have been persistently trying to block the chargea against some officials whom Collector Ullss Is. anxious to prove guilty of wholesalt bribery and corruption. Every possible hifiuenco has been ex erted to protect the Incriminated mcu from receiving the punishment which Is their due. nut the public has scarcely been willing to bcliovo that high ofilclals of the rank of Olorn have been Implicated. Mora's Jotter to the supreme court regarding rTio customs house fraud cases under trial , which has already been cabled , was only the last straw. His dismissal bad been decided upon some days before. Senor Kstovez. secretary of Justice , had n Ions consultation with the Governor gen eral before final action was taken. Doth agreed thai the latter , published without the authorlly of Iho members of the gov ernment of which ho was a part , was pub lished through n real dcslro to thwart jua- tlcc , although therevaSj ia superficial at- * imtvt.'to nmko , IUflrjplt1i.tl\t.lUio : clvU " ' authority was being overturned "by 'the military. Mora'N Mouthpiece Protect * . The only paper which comments upon the removal is the Dlscusclon , which evi dently received the news Just before going to press this evening. Its only remark la a -protest. As the order was not Issued 'to the press , the .Dlscuscion , which Is Mora's mouthpiece * , must have received It from the dismissed fiscal. Senor Andradc and Senor Plerra are prom inently mentioned as possible successors In the flscalshlii. General Wood Is partlcu- larly desirous of securing the services of an able and honest lawyer , an Indefatigable worker and a man whoso loyalty to tbs Cuban cause Is unquestionable. Scnor An- drado has a strong political backing , but by many ho Is considered too vigorously anti- American. Senor Plerra was formerly the editor of the Independlcnte. His loyalty to Iho Cuban cause Is unquestioned and as he lived many years In the United States ho Is friendly to the Americans. Either ap pointment would probably be popular with the people. The Cubano anouucce today that It haa been fined $10 by General Ludlow for "not having contradicted a false Htatcmcnl mada In n former Issue when ordered to do EO. " It appeals to General Wood , saying that "the tlmo has arrived when General Ludlow ( should stop usurping powers which do not belong to htm. " and adding that It Is General Ludlow and not the Culmno that Is de serving of a fine. At n largely attended meeting of veterans In the province of Matnnzna today It wan decided to present a petition to General Wood in favor of universal suffrage. General Wood , .it the request of the Ha vana Chamber of Commerce , 1ms directed that the floating dock bo left where It Is , EO that It may bo iifcfd by vessels needing repairs , this being practicable In view nt the depth of the water around It. The dock IK to bo removed to Mexico In the course of several months ; bul in the menntlmo It had been proposed to tow It Into a shal low part of the harbor , where It would bi out of the way. This suggestion is new abandoned , BBYAN CHANGFS HIS VIEWS I udrrxlood lie HUM ( ilven Personal AhNuraneeM lo I'lnh Wool Men Kavurliiiv Tr.rin , BOSTON , Jan. 12. In Its weekly review of tins wool market the Boston Commercial Bulletin tomcrrow will spy : /'Utah-'correspondents of Daslon wool hoi'Hos say that they have received personal iiEsnrnncc-H from W. J , Drynn that , If elected president , he will retain a prntectlvo duty on wool , having changed hla mind on fire wool. " LINCOLN , Jan. 12. W. J. Bryan was In tl'o city a ( t\v hours this evening on his way from Mlnnrnpnlls to Cplumbla , Mo. , where ho npouks tonight. Ills tour Include * srct-ohoa In St. Louis , Frankfort , Ky. , Cln- cirriitl and the Atlantic and Now England Htutoa n nil will not ho finished until Feb- iitary 3. Br-un left for the south ut 6 o'clock. Political Intimates , when asked concci nlng his reported change of opinion nn free wool , f > ald they could not speak with authority , but nothing ho had said lifl'l ' Indicated thai attitude nnd they doubted the correctness of the report. To Itexiinie Xm l nlIon on Ohio , CINCINNATI. Jan. 12-The r/iln nf Thursday \vas BO extensive up the Ohio val ley that u substantial rise IH already In provrcHH and u complete resumption of navigation IH at hand , Boats will leave IHTO Saturday for PlttaburR nnd for Mem- jihiv. To Devi-Ion Colorado Minn , TIinNTON , N. J. . Jan. 12. The San Lulu Valley Land and Mining company , capital Jl.DOO.GW. to dnveloji mines and land In Co'o- ' railo. W H incorporated here today. Thn IncoriinrutnrH nroKdwln Hand , Jr. ; Homy " und Ot'orue " Martin , all of Can ) "
