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ATTACK WAR OFFICE
Critics Charge Officials with Being Totally
Unprepared for War.
FORCED TO BORROxh PS FROM GERMANY
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Former Consul
Said for
GARRINGTON ORDERED TO SOUTH AFRICA
Formerly Served There , but Now Commands
the Belfast District.
BOERS ARE SHIFTING THEIR FORCES
Itriort | General Warren In AerciHn
TiiKeln Itlver AI rlUanilern lc-
iiianil to He Ollleered liy .Men
of Tliclr Own ClioONlnir.
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LONDON , Jan. 15. ( New York World Ca
blegram Spool.il Telegram. ) The attack
upon the War ofllco and Information bureau
of the same has been renewed in several
quarters. It Is declared hero that when
Churchill , the correspondent , first arrived
a I Natal he had maps of the northern por-
tlou cf Capo Colony , procured from foreign
sources , hotter than any possessed by the
Br.tlsh generals there' and loaned them to
the cominandors. Newspapers say that ex
perts in the War olflce hero are operating
with a largc-scnlo map of northern Natal
printed upon uevcnty sheets , which wag
borrowed from the German War olllcc , after
the situation about Glencoe and Ladysmlth
became a critical.
POUT SAID , Jan. 15. Charles B. Ma
crum , formerly United States consul at Pre
toria , left hero on board the steamer Koonlg
today for Naples , on hln way home.
LONDON , Jan. 15. The War ofllco has
published the following dispatch from Lord
Itobertu , dated Capetown , January 15 , 0 : 0
p. m. :
"French reports that a reconnolnsance yesterday -
torday ( Sunday ) shelled the Colcsberg road
bridge. No casualties. Unturned today.
"Muthucn and Gatocro no change. "
Humor Holler I.ONCHHTuln. .
LONDON , Jan. 15. A telegram from New
port , Wales , says Uuthcrford Harris , for
merly resident director In South Africa of
the British South Africa has
company , re
ceived a cablegram to the effect that Gen
eral Buller has suffered another reverse.
The War ofllco has no Information to
enable It to confirm or deny the dispatch
mild to have been received by Mr. Uuther-
ford Harris.
Later .Mr. Harris denied having received
the telegram referring to the alleged re
pulse of General Buller. -
Major General Sir Frederick Garrlngton ,
the well known South African olllcer , until
now commander of the Belfast district , has
been ordered to South Africa.
"tt'nrwi f'r Nnt'n Tujrcla.
LONDON , Jan. 16. A special dispatch
from Capetown , dated " Friday , January 12 ,
evening , announce.that General Warren
has crossed the Tugela river.
CAPETOWN , Jan. IB. A dispatch to the
Argus , dated Friday last , January 12. says :
"The authorities have received news that t
General Warren has crossed the Tugela and '
occupied a strong position north of the
river. "
This report has been current here since
yesterday , but Is discredited In olllclal
circles.
LONDON , Jan. 15. Up to the present the
reported crossing of the Tugela river by
General Warren's division remains but
rumor. Nevertheless the whole tenor of
such news as has dribbled In from South
Africa during the last forty-eight hours in )
dicates that a combined forward movement 't
of a comprehensive character Is proceeding.
It Is uot necessary to believe the uncon
firmed stories of the Doera being In full re
treat from Colons" , because It has born
learned that a column is proceeding via
Weencn to Helpmaakar to cut off their re
treat. But at the same tlmo credible Information
mation from many sources Indisputably
points to momentous changes In the dispo
sition of the Boer forces. Advices from
Plotormarltzburg , dated Saturday , January
13 , say that since their defeat on January
0 the Boers have been remorlng their
guns from the positions south of Lady-
smith. The sami ) dispatch confirms the re
port that the Thirteenth IIunsars reached
Grobler's kloof without meeting the Boers.
As the trenches at Groblcr'a kloof were perhaps -
haps the strongest position held by the
burghers , their vacation has considerably
astonished the. Brltluh.
Merchants at Pietermarltzburg have ro-
eclveil messages from Ladysmlth saying.
"Bring up Jam , " etc. , Indicating that their
Ladysmlth agents anticipated nn Immediate
opening of communication , while Ladysmlth
also hcllographcd the belief prevalent there
January 13 that the Boers were moving und
concentrating their forces elsewhere.
Advance on I.adyNialtli.
As corroborative of the British activity
In the direction of the relief of Ladytjinltb ,
n dlnpatoh has been received In London from
General Buller to the effect that ho ex
pected all the dispositions for a synchronous
movement of the various columns against
the besiegers would be completed this morn
ing. Under these circumstanced It Is con-
tddcrcd quite probable that tbo advance on I
the beleaguered town has commenced and '
that fighting Is progressing. Optimists go at
far as to say that It Is expected that Lady-
smith will bo relieved tonight If all goes
wcdl. The military men are divided In '
opinion as to whether General Buller Is at
Sprlnglleld or personally directing the flank |
movement from Weonen. The otllclals an ?
Inclined to credit the report that the British
Imvo crossed the Tiigelu river In that di
rection , although there Is no confirmation
of the report , ' and , altogether , there IB it
more hopeful feeling In oflldiil circles.
There 1s llttlo news of Importance from
elsewhere. General French's forces have
succeeded In dragging u fifteen-pounder to
tlin summit of the steep , rocky Coleskop ,
1.000 feet above the surrounding plain , and
January 12 , they uiiccessfuliy routed a Boer
ramp on the plain three miles away from '
StorniBtroom. I
An Interesting Item of news It that 300
Boers , ojcortlng a party of reapers , have
successfully garncrod all the crops within
two in I lea of the colonial oamp at Bird's I
river , the British force being too weak to j
Interfere.
A dispatch from Pretoria says the federal
fori'tu recommenced bombardment of Mate-
king during the morning of Friday , Jan
uary 12.
\o ( l.aiiiliH ( or Sliiiiuliler.
A partial development of the government
report referred to In the u dispatcher Jan
uary 12 , but by no means tlu > main objective
lilntod at , can bo rvcorUed today In the for
mation of n strong committee of South Afri
cans und ux-nlllclalp , with Lerd Leah , the
fprmur governor of Cape Colony and lirltlnh
high commiwitoncr. ns president. The oh-
Jpct Is the remedying of the defects of the
War ofllce. When the War office sanctioned
the formation of a corps rf South Africans
acquainted with the topography of the coun
try and the Dutch and Kaffir languages , the
committee inBlvod that they must choosa
their own officers. The War office demurred ,
but the commlttco pointed out that the
South Africans were cognizant of the de
fects In the campaign and were not going
out to bo led to slaughter llko sheep and the
officials yielded. Consequently , prominent
South Africans , crack shots and acquainted
with every stream and kopje , are Hocking
to Join the contingent.
As n prominent enlisted man eald to n
representative of the Associated Pre * : "Wo
nro not going to fight for promotion or the
Victoria cross. We simply want to meet
the Boers on their own ground and accord
ing to our own methods. Our object Is to
defeat the enemy and not run splendid
but uselrs.1 risks. "
NO AMERICAN BOER AGENTS
Statement liy Dr. l.ejd * . South African
ItentilitleV Kuroiieim Minister ,
UN to .Mediation.
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BUUSSKLS , Jan. 15. ( New York World
Cablegrams-Special Telegram. ) Dr. W. J.
Leydn , the minister plenipotentiary of the
South African Ilppidjllc , accredited to all the
governments of Eutopo , said tcday :
"The cnuco of mediation Is In too critical
j j a stage at the present moment to make nny
j di-flnlto statement ns to the probability of
Its succe&s.
"Ilumember It Is Kngland , not we , who Is
i'i&lnly responsible for this bloodshed , and
who has repulsed nil outside efforts to bring
about a Hiispenslon of hostilities.
"As for a refusal of an exequatur to Mr.
Hay , the new United States consul on his
way to Pretoria to replace Mr. Macrum , that
rumor appears to como through what are
called Boor agents In America. Let me
state that no such person exists. No man
In America has any authority to speak in
bthalf of the government nt Pretoria. As
far the icport Itself , I can neither confirm
nor deny It , but I know of no reason which
would lead the government at Pretoria to
make such a decision. "
Taking up a clipping from the Westmlns-
tor Gazette of London , accusing the Boors
of firing upon surgeons and ambulances on
the field , Dr. Leyds continued :
"This extract from the Westminster Gazette -
zetto hns come under my notice. I declare
without hcpltatlon that the Hoer soldier does |
not exist who would knowingly flre on a
man employed on an errand of mercy. That
mistakes occur on both sides Is too evident
fiom the reports published from tlmo to
tlmo of alleged cruelties which a fuller ex-
amlnatlon has proved to be the result either
of n misunderstanding or of ignorance of I
the rules of warfare. Hut the numerous ncc |
counts In the English press of the chivalry
of our men nro In themselves a refutation ]
of such charges. I
"One report says the Doers were made j
to dig their own graves before being tied to I
a stake for execution. If this Is true I can !
only express my horror and Indignation. !
Such acts of barbarity must henceforth sully
the annals of British warfare. "
TELLS HOW BULLER WILL DO IT
Military IJxpert IVIIIIam * Outlines
Ilrltluli IMniiN Only Tlilnir In the
AVuy la Hour iArntr
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LONDON. Jan. 15. ( New York World Ca- j i
blegram Special Telegram. ) Williams , the i' '
Leader's expert , writing with the best Infor- <
I matlon obtainable in London , says : |
"General Warren , with his division and 1
something more , was yesterday five nillts i :
to the- northwest of Springfield , where General - [
oral Buller then had his headquarters , coni ! ,
frequently the censor at Durban has been !
having a llttlo amusement with the local I
' press for the purpose of deceiving nny spies ' |
the enemy may have and then confusing ' j !
I them. All Inferences drawn from any telegrams - '
grams which have so far reached us must
' bo erroneous. Once and for all , Buller's 1
movement Is by the left , where he will hold
his strength. ! j
"His plan is to turn the heights north '
and northwest of Colenso and thus compel
I th Ir evacuation and then attack nny Boers f
left between him und General White and
make connection with White's forces. After ;
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that ho may keep the Transvaalers on the
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ruu through Natal ix > Lalng'fi Nek or
Charlestown , or he may decide on separating
the Free Staters from the strong men of I
war and making with his main force for |
Harrlsmlth and Blocnifontcin. News of the
first success of these operations should reach '
us about Wednesday or Thursday. ! >
"All that can bo said actually Is that '
Buller till yesterday still at
up was Spring-
Hold , General Warren was on a hill nearly
midway between Springfield and Ilethamy
and Buller had assuredly one , and It Is be
lieved two , passages of the river In his |
hands. Buller can spare a suillcient num
ber of Irregulars to send a flying column In ,
i Kululnnd to nominally check the Boer cattle
| raiders , but really to work round the ex-
tremo eastern Hank and head for the Utrecn't t
and Vryheld districts , unless they can cut t
In on the Transvaal communications and find I
themselves at or near Ladymiilth and New
Castle railway. "
( BRUTAL JINGO PATRIOTISM
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Member .of London .Stook K
KnoeUed Down and Kleked
Into IiixeiiNllilllt ) ' .
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LONDON , Jan. 16. ( New York World Cablegram -
| blegram Special Telegram. ) There was a ,
brutal exhibition of Jingo patriotism on the ,
Stock exchange this afternoon. A member i
l was knccked down and kicked Into Inscnsl- ,
j bllity on 'the ' llnor of the exchange , because i '
I It wan said hla firm had refused to make , j i
I provision for two clerks who had voluti- j I
tperetl-
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j The whole crowd on the floor surrounded [ j '
! the unfortunate member , who was hustled I
j off his feet and trampled upon until ho , i
{ fainted. Ho was then raised up , but when | { ! I
ho revived , the ntitack was renewed. The ,
accused member was punched , slapped and I
again thrown to the lloor. Trade In all con- ; :
i tern was suspended , while the brokers ] I
' howled and eurr.ed over their victim. Ho j
' was Dually carried out of the building and I
to hla otllce In a state of ficml-consclous-
ness.
It Is now shown that the accusation was
entirely m founded , The firm had begun to
make all provision for the clerks and have
been constant subscribers to all the war '
charitable and equipment funds. The firm 1 j
trades under a German name , but thu prln-
cipal member la an 'Englishman ' from Leeds.
Solicitors will bo-Kin action against all
the participants who can bo Identified. U
Is said tonight that this action will IH > both
civil and criminal.
I'reiieli MaUInu ; UIIIIN for Iloerx ,
LONDON. Jan. 16. The Dally Mall pub
llehes the following from n correspondent
at Lo Croswute , Franco : "After two days' ]
Inquiry I do not heeltato to say that the j
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AMERICANS HCI1T LN CLUUDS
Graphic Account of Battle in Which General
Filar Was Killed.
TROOPS PERFORM REMARKABLE EXPLOIT
EXPLOIT'i
March' * Itatfallnn 1'iirfliiri Antilnnlilo
t'liriiiiuh .M on ti t n I n Said to Ho
to Willie Mull
Many DarliiK Deed * .
MANILA , Dec. 12 , via SAM Francisco , Jan.
1C. ( Correspondence of the Assoclntcil
Press. ) The Associated Press correspondent
with March's bnltallon pursuing Agulnaldo
through the tnounlnlns , which Spanish sold-
j Ion ) ami writers have said were Impassable
to white men , sends from Uontoc the following -
ing 1 account of the flRht of December 2 ,
1v
wherein General Grcgorlo I'llar was killed :
The entire Inarch of March's battalion of
the Thirty-third Infantry from Camion to
Cervantes . has been n remarkable exploit.
With four depleted companies and Cunning-
ham's handful of scouts the command left
Young's headquarters at Camlui on the afi-
ernooti of November 30 , March having re-
celved Information on his Journey up tao
corst which U'd to the belief that Agulnaldo
had left the coast road at Candon for the
mountains ' Instead < f going further north as
had been supposed. This information was
confltined by General Young , who remained
! nt Candon with ono troop of the Third cavI
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. nlry , sent two other troops to occupy San-
' llago and then ordered March's battalion
Into the mountains after Agulnaldo. The
' men had only fourteen rounds of ammunl-
, tlon l , no rations and had to live on the conn-
j ! try.
I The four companies were commanded by
Captains J Jenklnson and Davis and Lieuten
ants Tompklns and White. After two days'
,
hard climbing the command reached a point
two ' enlles beyond the village of Llngal ,
where ' the light occurred. There was a
snake-like trail leading up the precipitous
mountain side and half way up the Insur
gents ! had constructed trenches from which
they could pour a deadly lire down 011 the
troops advancing up the lower reaches of the
1 trail J or In the valley below. Cunningham's
t scouts with Davis' company were In the ad
' vance and were fired upon first.
.MeClelliniil I.eadH the CliarKe.
Jenklnsou's company went to their support
and after exchanging u few shots these
tioops watted in the shelter of a hill. The
enemy continued their fire and Jenklnson
ordered a charge around a bend In the trail. .
Captain Cunningham and Lieutenant Mef
Clelland led the charge , and as the men
rushed around the bend they came into full
view of the Insurgents 200 yards above , who
opened a well directed Ore from trenches and
from 1 behind rocks and trees.
Half a dozen of Jenklnson's men fell ,
killed 1 or wounded , within a few feet of
each t other , some hit In several places.
i' Their comrades dragged them behind a
shelter and .March , with the remainder of
the I battalion coming up , the troops sought
what shelter they could , while March sent
twelve sharpshooters to the top of the knoll
on the oppcalte side of the valley overlookIng -
Ing the trenches.
These men made the ascent of the knoll
under heavy flre , but when they reached
the ' top their well-directed , shots peen had
the > effect of making the Insurgents. ! careful
not ' to expose themselves. March then dl-
reeled i Tompklns to execute a Hank raove-
ment i with his company by climbing the
sldo i of a hill 1,000 feet high on the in-
eurgents' left. Tompklns , with Lieutenant
True and fifty men , made the ascent of the j
hill 1 by dragging themselves up with the i
aid : of bushes and bunches of grass and
reaching i the rocks ab'ove , found several Insurgents -
surgents i there who Qred on them , but were
soon i put to flight.
Completely SurprUc HebelK.
Tompklns theu took a position overlooking
the entire rebel force and took them com-
plctely ' , by surprise , as they evidently never
supposed that the Americans could climb the
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hill and flank thorn out of their position.
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The company on the hill and the sharpshoot- |
ors on the knoll poured In a murderous flre
and at the same time March , with three '
companies ' below , charged up the hill , shootI |
Ing and yelling. The Insnrgants broke from t
! behind the rocks and trenches and every ! I
other position and fled up the trail and into 1
the thick underbrush and. the fight was I
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ovor.
Their forces were not large , probably not |
over 200 , but only twenty-live passed in |
retreat over the trail through Augagul to j j '
Cervantes. The remainder were killed and '
wounded or escaped Into the brush. Pllar's ,
body was found In the road , where his men
had been compelled to abandon It.
The bodies of six others , Including n lleu-
tenant , wcro found , but this was only a
small proportion of their Ioj3 , for a number
were seen to fall from the rocks and moun
tain sides Into an Inaccessible abyss below
and bloody trails led In every direction ,
showing where the dead ami wounded had
been carried Into the brush. The Amor-
lean loss was two killed and nine wounded.
Part of the battle was fought In the clouds ,
aji a heavy mist settled over the mountains ,
concealing the trail. The American dead
were burled where they fell and the ro- j |
malnder of the column moved on In search i i
of the hiding place of the Filipino refugee i i I
president. ! \
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ItepnrtH on Operations of Troop *
South of .Manila.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 15. The War department
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partment today received the following report - ' '
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port from General Otis : \ 1
"MANILA , Jan. 15. Bolomcn and armed ,
Insurgents , robbers from Xainbclcs moun- j ' I
talus attacked by two companies , Twenty-
fifth Infantry , O'Nell commanding , at Jba ,
January C , driving and pursued them with
lojs to them of fifty men , no American
casualties. Schwan'B troorn east and siuth
of Santo Tomaa , Batanzas yesterday. |
Cheatham's battalion of the Thirty-seventh ' |
struck the enemy cast cf gatito 1 ' '
on Santo Tomaa on Pablo road. <
Knemy left five dead on the 1 ! i
Held , cavalry soon appearing pursued th- j I
force eastward ; no report of result. Cheat- i
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ham's casualties ono wounded. Anderson , '
Thirty-eighth , enrouto to Llpa yesterday ! j I
struck Insurgents u few miles south of I
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Santo Tomas , drove them through Llpa to ' !
Kosarlo ; enemy's loss twenty dead and
wounded , sixty Spanish prlsonero released ,
and $20,000 captured. Schwan has liberated '
.
ated about 200 Spanish prisoners who are :
now cnroute to Manila. Anderson's casual-
ties yesterday ono man killed , two wounded ;
Whoaton's force actively operating In west
ern Cavlto and Dacanga provinces ; all Im
portant towns held and constant patrolling ,
great many Filipinos returning to horneo be- j
llevod to bo Insurgent deserters. I
MA.N1LA , Jan. 15 , 5:45 : p. m. Part of1 f
General John C. Bates' troops are operating ; ,
about Lake Taal. The Insurgents continue
to rctroat south. | ! |
Colonel Hayes , with the Fourth cavalry , i i
Is supposed to have reached Llpa where s
many Spanish prisoners are held. I i
Colonel Anderson , with the Thirty-eighth i i
Infantry , took Tallsay on the north shore
of the lake with but llttlo opposition.
Major Cheatham , with a battalion of the
Thirty-seventh , on his way to San Pablo ,
dispersed 400 Insurgents , whom the cavalry
ore pursuing toward A'lamlnos.
A troop Of the ThlrU cavalry lost two
men killed and three wounded In an encounter -
counter with the Insurgents near San Fer
nando dc La Union , January 12.
TlUlt S.VXll COFFI.NS KOIl
To | Co from Snnlln o One Contain *
lloily of n Soldier.
SANTIAGO. Jan. 15. The next United
' States transport to leave Scntlagn will carry
1,000 1f 1 coillns , which will go to Manila. Un
fortunately one of these contains the body
I of a soldier. As It wae not marked Ihc
i collln was mislaid and It Is now Impossible
j I to discover which ono It Is , as each box
contains three coillns.
j Senor Hafael Salzado , who was mayor of
Santiago at the lime of the capitulation , died
' last night c { heart failure.
( Hit * Henort of CiiNiialf lea.
WASHINGTON. Jon. 1G. General Otis'
latest casualty list Is as follows :
"MANILA , Jan. 15. Killed : Action near
[ , Nalc , January 9 , Eleventh , cavalry. Troop I ,
; ; Ilohert ' Napier ; action , ComaiiBl , Jnnuar ) 5 ,
j i Twenty-fifth ' Infantry , Company 1J , Morgan
G. l Washington , corporal ; prlsronera killed
near ' Comnnzt upon approach of American
trcops t , January fi , Ninth 'Infantry , Company
1) , Charles C. Cook , Alonzo'Drown ; wounded ,
| 1 Company J II , Joseph W. Cook. c.hest , severe :
! Twelfth Infantry , Christian Peterson , com-
i mlFsnry sergeant , thigh , severe ; Company 11 ,
I Edward I K. Novrlval , grojn , severe.
! : Wounded In action : Barlp do Lumubara ,
j Jdiuary 7 , Twenty-eighth Infantry , Company
| 1 It 1 , Knos N. Williams , throat , mortal ; Company -
pany I L , Fred C. McWood. first sergeant ,
thigh , severe ; Ilobert Ciitilngham , back , severe -
vere ; Alexander Hlddct , shoulder , slight ;
Janus Goodrich , neck , eovcre ; Company I ,
Harry I ) . Lnndault , knee , slight ; Baric
j Putol 1 , January 7 , Twenty-eighth Infantry.
i Company ( A , Martin Wcntnlk , hand , slight ;
Angus lidder , corporal , nrck , slight ; I'at-
'rick ' McDonnell , elbow , slight ; Company 11 ,
James Warehnm , wrist , slight ; Comnnzl ,
January 5. Twenty-fifth Infantry , Company
L , James T. Quarles , auk'o ' , Revere ; Com-
panp K , John W. Harvey , slight. OTIS. "
Arrive from
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 15. Two United
States transports , the Olympla and the
Pennsylvania , arrived today from Manila ,
the J former thirty-one days on the journey
and the latter twenty-eight. Both vessels
brought a number of passengers. On board
the Olympla was Colonel C. D. Vlcllo of the
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Fourth ' cavalry , who Is to be made brigadier
, l
general. Colonel Vlcllo was forced to return | I
to this country , owing to 111 health. A number 1
J
ber ' of men from United States war ships re
turned t on the Olympla.
WHALLEN 1 AND RYAN INDICTED
Charged ivlth lliiln vfnlly
to llrlhi : a Alemlicr of ICeutiiuky
( ieneral A
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FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan. 15. At S o'clock ! i
this afternoon the Franklin grand jury I
brought in indictments against John II. I
Whallcn and Charles II. Ryan , charging
them with unlawfully conspiring to bribe
a member of the general assembly , towll :
Senator S. B. Harrcll. Lencu warrants were
at once Issued for Whallen and Ryan , bond j
being placed nt Jt.OOO iufeh case. The I
cajscn were set for Thursday , the 25th Inst.
The contest board sitting In the contests .
for governor and lieutenant governor got '
down to work today. Most of the day was '
taken up with sparring between the nttor-
neys i over legal technicalities and tonight ,
when adjournment was taken till tomorrow ,
only two witnesses had been oxamlneij.
The proceedings were conducted with the
utmost courtesy. I
The spectators evinced a feeling of partiI I i
sanshlp by applauding on several occasions
when their respective aides happened to
make , a hit , but the demonstrations were
not ; extraordinary and the sergeants-at-
arms ; easily restored order.
Governor Taylor was not a spectator durIng - i
Ing | any of the proceedings. Senator Gosbol | I
and i Llcu/enant / Governor Marshall wcro
present ] during the afternoon session. Sen- i
ator-clect i Blackburn returned from WashIngton - '
Ington I today and occupied a seat alongside
of i the Goebel counsel tonight. | >
The senate committee on Judiciary , which |
was directed by resolution today to Inquire j
Into I the questions raised by Governor Tayi '
lor ' and Lieutenant Governor Marshall as i !
to i the eligibility of the senators who are i |
serving i on the two contest committees , hold j i
a ' meeting this afternoon , but did not for-.j ' ;
mulato ' its report. Taylor's attorneys antlci-
pate that the decision of the senate will
bo ' favorable to the members of the commit
tee , but they desired to take thla step In
order to have the fact of their objections ' i
and ' the proof in regard to the allegations a
matter of record.
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TO PROTECT CUBAN FORESTS 1
General Itlvera Ail t INCH that Stop * He 1
TaUuii IniniedlnleljAHH | Power
to Appoint lnspeeloi-N.
HAVANA , Jan. 15. General Kills Rivera , ,
secretary of agriculture , Industry and com-
nicrce , nan addressed a communication to 1 ! '
General Wood , advising that steps bo taken 1
Immediately to protect Cuban forests belong - i
long to the nubile domain. I
Ho urges that he be empowered to appoint | I
six inspectors at a salary of $2,000 each , ' '
with Instructions to locate public property '
and to conbiilt with the olllcers of the rural
guard In the various provinces as to the 1
best methods of preserving the trees which '
are now being used at the ploisuro of the ,
first person who desires to cut them , the
resuljt being In many parts of the Island a
wholesale destruction of young trees.
t'owlioy and Sweetheart Heeelvc
Shower of Wla'eheNler SholN la.
Nlead of Parental Illehflliii ? .
P1KRRK. S. D. . Jan. 15. ( Special Tcle-
gram. ) Tom Condon , a cowboy from the
Slonx range , was married here today to
Miss Lllljo Wilson. The parents of the 1 ; ,
young lady were decidedly opprneil to the 1 j |
'
match and when Condon and the girl ' |
started from itho ranch In a buggy the '
father sent after them a half dozen Win *
Chester shots. Arriving here they had
trouble In securing a license , an there was
no ono to testify ns to the girl's age , but
matter was finally arranged and two
more hearts have a legal right to beat as
!
\Vorliliiu : ( ilrlN I'orin n I'nlon.
DEADWOOD. S. D. , Jan. 15. ( Special. )
The working women of Deadwood have or-
ganiznl the Working Girls' union , with a
membership of twonty-two. The organlza-
tlon will be governed by the same rules as
the labor unions. It Is proposed to organize
other women's unlonn In other Tllacl ; Hills
cltloj. The officers elected for the Deadwood -
wood union are : President , Mlas limma
Cjlklnu ; vlco president , Miss Anna Lynch ;
secraary , Miss Lucy Thomas ; treasurer ,
Mies Tena Manetleld ; conductor , Miss Ucllo
Peak ; warden , MUs Little Becker.
BOLLS J1DST STAY IN PRISON
United Stntes Snprenu Court Gives Formtr
Orrmlm City Treasawr No Relief.
LAW OF NEBRASKA IS CONSTITUTIONAL
.VolliliiK In die tiiiWN of the State l-
ullli the Fundamental li
of the Mitlon In Thin
I'nrtlLMilar.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 15. ( Special TeleI
gram. ) The eupreme court of the United
'
States has decided that Henry Ilolln must
serve out his sentence of nineteen years In
the penitentiary for embezzlement of moneys
fiom the city treasurer's ofllco In Omaha.
That Is the. meaning of the dwlslon of the
sup , omo court rendered today by Justice
Brown. ,
The ca. o of Henry Bolln against the State
of Nebraska was nrgUcd rn the part of the
I state by Attorney Guneral Smyth and on
M | behalf ; of Ilolln by Joel West , last November ,
! I the attorney for Bolln raising the constltu- | i 1
t'.oual question that a person could not be J I
held 1 to answer fcr criminal offenses on In
formation of public prcoeciitors , as provided
by 1 the constitution of Nebraska , because ,
such provision In the state law woa untagi I
onlstlc to the federal constitution. j j
' Justice Brown In pronouncing the opinion
t of the court showed that the enabling act !
by i which Nebraska came Into the union gave I
to the state the right to make such laws I
relative to crimes and misdemeanors as
|
would not conflict with the federal constltu- '
lion , and he saw no conflict with the con- | ( ,
, stl'tutlon ' when the state decided that a j
person could bo held on the Information of i
the | public prcsecutor for a crime of mis-
' , demeanor. Ho reviewed at length the entire -
'
' tire Held of decisions wherein this constitu
tional t question was raised and found no reason -
! , son why the court ehould reverse Itself
| upon this question.
|
| 1'rotvNtH hy Wool firowcrN.
Protests are being received hero from
wool growers of the northwest against
provisions of the pending reciprocity treaties - 1
ies wheroln It is proposed to reduce customs -
duties on wool importations. Congressman '
Gamble < of South Dakota today received a > ] | 1
communication from a member of the South 1
Dakota 1 Wool Growers' association stating
that t a reduction of customs duties on wool .
by 1 pending treatleo would be a mistake ,
claiming that wool growers have not suf- j | i
flclcnt i protection under the present law.
Miss Clarissa Hlnes was today recorat
mended by Congressmen Gamble and Burke '
for postmistress at Slasoiton agency , in i
South Dakota. This Is the conclusion of an
interesting contest between William Voll-
mer and iMIss nines. The latter's endorse
ments were very strong.
iMajor Thomas H. Bones of Yankton , S.
D. , arrived here today to 'take ' a place in
the Treasury department. Major Bones was
recently reinstated on recommendation of
Congressmen < Gamble and Bnrko.
Charles H. Cnrtwrlght was today ap-
pointed I a substitute carrier In the Burling
ton I ( la. ) postofflce.
REMOVING THE PLAGUE SPOT
,
Honolulu Authorities Hum
In Chltintoivn Kccldeiitii 31o > oil
toev Uniirturx.
HONOLULU , Jan. 8. ( Via San Francisco ,
Jan. 15. ) ( Correspondence of the Assocl- I
ated ] Press. ) Since January 1 , nine cases
of ( plague have developed , making twenty-
two ( cases to data. The Board of Health has
adopted heroic measures and It Is believed
the ( work now In progress will stamp out
the scourge In a short time. j I
Thus far but one European has been at- | '
tacked. This case was that of Ethel Johnson - ,
son ' , a Norwegian girl , aged 14 years. The
other ' twenty-one cases nro divided as follows - ,
lows ] : Chinese , 16 ; Japanese , 2 ; Hawallans ,
8 ' ; South Sea Islanders , 1.
The following resolution was adopted by i
the I Board of Health : "It Is the sense of i
this ' meeting that It Is a sound policy to !
remove : to quarantine as rapidly as pos-
filblo i the residents of the Chinatown dls-
trict ' and to take and
any every step wlth-
out limit necessary to stamp out the plague ,
Including i the destruction of buildings and
other i property. " i '
In accordance with the foregoing , ChinaI I
town : Is being rapidly burned out. Within n
week a majority of the residents of the
plague spot will bo removed to new and
cleaner ] quarters on the outskirts of the
city. Thirty-one small buildings are being
erected by the government. These struc-
turcs will accommodate about 3,000 persons.
The council of state has appropriated
$273,000 with which to fight the plague and
place the city in a proper sanitary condl-
tlon. H I
Attorney General Cooper has resigned his
position as president of the Board of
Health. Pressure of business In his regular ,
department Is said to be the cause. He haH
been succeeded by Dr. C. B. Wood , a mem- |
her of the board.
Francis M. Hatch , formerly Hawaiian
minister at Washington , has been made a j
I
member : of the health board. I
'
Some of the captains of the sailing vessels
leaving hero for the coast are relaxing from
the strictness of the rule of taking no pas-
sengorH from Honolulu and there Is now
some , chance of people to go away If they
are willing to go on sailing vessels. The
schooner Columbia , which leaves hero next
wcok , Is taking passengers. It goes to Port
Townsend. ,
j '
INCREASE RATES TO EUROPE ;
I
TrnnNiitlnittle | | | | Linen I'nt I'll' I ! '
PrleeH i\pret : Heavy Travel ( o j
i
!
NHW YORK , Jan. 15. The Transatlantic
steamship lines have Increased their pas- '
senper rates between New York and Kurope
owing to the heavy travel that U expected i
to the Paris exposition.
The Holland-American line toJay specified
a general 10 per cent Increase on Its prln-
clpnl steamers. The ( date-rooms on the sa- '
loon decks show nn Increase of } 35 t vor
last year , whether occupied by two or three '
persons. On tbo slower steamers , carrying :
only ono claps , there has been an Increase
of J10 and ? 1B a berth.
The Atlantic Transport line , In Ha rate
eheet for this year , announces an Increase I
for the summer season of $25 n berth ever j i
the price asked last summer , two persons In 1
n Btate-room being now compelled to pay | I
$100 each , ns compared with J75 each for- i
merly. The Hummer reason of this line rx- ,
tends from the middle of April to the midi i : I
die of August. j I
At the Cunard edicts It was said that i
while the rates for the summer were n t | 1
yrt published there would he Increase * over
I
the rates asked last year and the summer i
scafon would be extended. I
The White Star line has placed the rates I j i
for the coming season exactly whore they
were during the year of 1898. before the dis
agreement among the lines ocurrcd. ThU
action means a higher tariff than last year ,
but one" fully as low as In the years pre- j
<
! i
lan I stenmcis Is In the dec ] ; staterooms ,
' some of which arc ralred $50 n r om. In
addition , the usual 10 per cent discount nn
1 the round trip fnrrs will not be allowed
during 1 the Paris exposition.
1 In many cases thlb will amount to n con
siderable Increase In passage money.
The North German Lloyd and Amerlcin
i' line ' steamers have increased tlH'lr rats *
slightly and the season Is n month I tiger
than last yenr , which it extends from May
1 to Jul > Ifi. There Is n 10 per cent re
duction ' ' nllowcd on the return fare only In
the purchase cf round trip tickets.
The French line , running to Havre , which
naturally expects to carry a largo number
of p.i seug > KR to the exposition , hns a
higher j rate for saloon passengers next year.
TRAVELING ' MEM ORGANIZE
tiiteriuttlomit Keileratlnn of I'oiiiiner-
olal Trmrlrr * Uruaiilr.ntloiiM l
anil ( Inialia Men ( ilveii Olllee.
CHICAGO , Jan. 15. The liHcrnatlotml
Fcderallt j < n of Comnuerclal Traveleis' OrganI
Izatlons ) ; was organized today at a meeting of
the ( secretaries of a dor.ru different commei-
clal travelers' organizations In the United
Stntes.
The objects of the federation arc to afford
more safety to the various associations rep
resented In admitting undesirable risks to
travelers' Insurance , and to protect the payIng -
Ing members against dishonest claimants ,
who do business from one society to another.
The following traveling men's organlza-
l i ns were represented : Iowa State Travel-
Ing ' Men's' association , Dos Molnes ; the
Commercial Travelers' Mutual Accident Ast
soclatlru of Ai.norlca ; United Commercial
Travelers of Columbus , O. ; the Travelers'
Protective association cf St. Louis ; the llllI
aols Commercial Travelers' association of
Chicago ; Western Travelers' Accident as-
soclation of Omaha ; Commercial Mutual Ac-
cldent association of Indianapolis ; Michigan
.
Knights cf the Grip.
The ofllcers elected for the- now organlza-
tlon are : President , V. 13. Haley , DCS Molnes ,
la. ; vice president , Edward Everett , Utlca ,
N. Y.j secretary-treasurer , A. L. Sheets ,
Omaha , Neb.
Over 70,000 pollcyholders were represented
nt the meeting-
ANOTHER CHUnCH FUR OMAHA
UK" Divine Propoien to Hold Smi-
diiy Servlee * In 11 Theater 111
the Onto City.
MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Jan. 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) Dr. H. W. Thomas of Chicago ,
ono of the leaders cf tbo People's church
movement , whoso plan is to hold Sunday
afternoon services In theaters , has Just or
ganized a branch of his church here. Ho
held his flrol service at the Davidson the-
uter yesterday and today announced his In-
tentlon of e'xtendlng the movement through
out the northwest. His plan Is to make up
n circuit of the principal cities that nro
within 500 miles of Chicago , where the head
quarters of the church are. The cities to
bo 1 Included In the circuit are : Omaha ,
Cleveland , Cincinnati , Columbus , Milwaukee ,
Dulnth , Minneapolis , St. Paul and possibly
003 * Molnes. Dr. Thomas eays the creed of j J
his church Is not antagonistic to those of |
any other denominations , but that the purpose -
pose Is to reach the people who never attend -
tend church.
NATIONAL | LIVE STOCK MEET
31oNt Important Catlierlnu ; of Cattle
men Kver Held lit Southtrent
at Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH , Tex. , Jan. 15. The con
vention of the National Live Stock associa
tion t , which will meet here tomorrow , Is ex- j
pected 1 to bo the most Important gathering j
of cattlemen ever held in the southwest. '
The city Is rapidly filling up with delegates ! i 1
and visitors and tonight a fair estimate ' i
places I the number on hand at 2.500. It is 1
r
expected ' that , " > ,000 men Interested in the 1 j
cattle industry will bo hero at noon to- | j
morrow. ' j
The convention will be asked to pans a 1 ] '
resolution i requesting congrens to empower i
thu ' Interstate Commerce commission to cor- i !
reel ' and establish rales on all shipments 1 j !
of cattle. The light for the next convention i j ,
will bo a lively one. Chicago , Salt Lake ! i
City < and Kansas City arc avowed candidates ]
with ' odds seemingly In favor of the latter
place. I
To r\trnd : lnlney to rhleiiKo.
CHICAGO , Jan. 16. The Chronicle tomorrow -
morrow will say :
Another railroad Is heading toward Chl-
cage ( from the southwest. Surveyors arc
said to be In the field locating a line be
tween j Qllncy and this city. The road Is to
ho | u continuation of the present Omaha ,
Kansan City & Kastea'ii , known ns thn old
"Qulncy route. " Thu system extends from
Qulncy ( to Omaha and from Qulncy to Kansas - I I I
sas City. It ! K said that the project Is In \ j I
the Interest of the Kansas , Plttshurg & Gulf |
system and It will bo built to afford a 1 1
through ' line. I
I
Kr./.el t'oninilltee IteiiorlN.
ALHANY. N. Y. , Jan. 15. The reports of r ] '
the majority and minority nifinbeis of the ) '
Muzi I InviBtlgatliiK toinmlttee were jre-I !
seated tonltflK t" the assembly. Tim mil- '
Jorlty report presents eight bills for the I I
einifiduiutlon of thu legislature. Ti'e most 1.
Important provides for tinaiipuliitment L ! i
of a rutiliul'luu by the governor to levlho |
the New York City t-h.'rior. The minority :
nrole tii against thi ; recommendation by the I
majority of the ereatlun of a commission to I '
revise the city char.er to bo appointed by i I
the governor , und Insists that any commln.
Blon of i-.o : character fchuuld be appolnteil j I |
by the mayi-r of the elty of New York. In j
conclusion , th < minority it port nays tha I
II linn lint u single recommendation to make !
ami that 1" tint Iho pcnj.lu of New York
City be ptrmlttel , o govern tliL'mxulvi'H ,
I'nyiio lleliirim to U'liNlilDKlnii.
PHILAUpi.l'inA. ; Jan. 15.-Ilenry n.
Piiyne of Wis. unt-In. n tnemlier of the pub-
ciimmltl > of the national itijiuhlk'iin cum-
inlttf-r , bnvlntr In rharfio the arrangements
for the liohiiiiK of the national convention
In tMj illv In June , left today for Wn.-ih-
iiiaton , vhero the riiiluointnlttuu AV | | | hold
u meetlr. . ' this v.'t-ck.
MofenientH of Hi'ciiil VeHkelx , , lu > . l.i ,
At GInHKOW Arrlvert-TT > eruvlnn , from
Boston.
At Llverpoo' Arrlvod Gernianle , from
New York. Salic'1. 13lll Ocorslc , for New
York ; Ar.-aiHnn. lor Pbllai.'i.hln. ; .
At Oonoa Arrlvc-d--Il4\ l , from Now
York for Liver ; < ol.
At Poulojine Arrlvod Staii-ri.lain , from
New Yeik , fur iloitorjum a'M provided.
At New YorkArrlvd Sli.--tlia , from
London : Avtorlu , from fllr.ipov/ .
At Yokolminu Arrived iTevloualy Carla -
l--a ! ! flv. : from San PltTo , ute.
At Antwerp AnlYmJ Kensington , from
Now York.
At Hundt-rlund Sailed , llth Ohio , for Hal-
tirnore.
BDCKlllNSTER'S ROLE
Pr-ves to Be n Detective Instead of a School
Supply Contractor.
MAKES SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS
Erposoa Corrupt Methods of Certain Mem
bers of Board of Education ,
HOW COWIE GOT HIS CHRISTMAS MONEY
Detective Gets Him in nn Ucly Trap and
Produces Proof of Bribery.
COWIE SORRY MONEY WAS SENT IN DRAFT
to Xe v York to III *
lirollier. toVlioin Hi * Unit * ont ,
Aol to llnve It t.'iiNlieil , lull
to llelnrn II to Him.
F. K. lluckmlnster. who has spent hla
time t and money since November 1 In Ingra
tiating I himself into the conlldi'iieo of Ar
thur I M. Cowle of the Hoard of Kducntlnu ,
yi-atcrdny sent him to his ruin , llefore the
sitting of the Investigating committee In
the afternoon Hiiektnlnster , formerly known
only ns an unscrupulous contractor , stood
j | I revealed , as an agent of the Metropolitan
j j Dcti-cllve j agency of Chicago in the pay of
J I thoBa ( behind the Investigation. Under the
guise . of friendship liucknilnstcr listened ic
the secret's of Cowle's heart and has no
related them In detail for the public. Hi
produced under oath n mass of evidence 01
Cowlo's ( double dealing from which tin
chairman ' of the buildings and property
committee can have small hope of escape.
With the aid of his assistant , Charles
Chlnlquy ( , Huckmlnster has drawn othci
members l Into his net. particularly Soars ,
J ! Irey ' and Hess. The first two were Induced
; to t accept bribes In small amounts from Chin-
j ' Iquy I , the chief detective standing conven
iently I by to witness the exchange of mtfncy.
I The sensational part of the testimony cul-
j mlnated i In the account of Cowle's pres
ent desperate condition. Huckmlnster ald
that Cowlo had threatened to kill hlmscll
and had purchased a revolver for that pur
pose , which ho had shown to the detective.
His alleged reason for deferring such ac
tion was In order to first take revenge on
cm-tain persons , particularly Contractor
Dodge of Chicago , who had been Instru
mental In bis disgrace. Cowlo Is said to
have given way to his present frenzy on
January 12 when the first Important dis
closures wcro made. Slnco that tlmo Cowle
has been under the surveillance of his
friends j , who nro prepared for almost nny
desperate action on his part. Cowlo'a bond
was fixed nt only $1,000 and rumors have
been circulated that deputy sheriffs may
have some trouble In locating him when
his case Is called on January 19.
JoUii I , . WeliHtcr IMn > - n 1'nrt.
Another Interesting sldo Issue In the In
vestigation Is the part which has been
, played by John L. Webster and allied pntrt-
j | J otic politicians In the councils of the con-
1 splrators. ' Buckmlnstcr said Unit Cowlo con
fided to him early In his acquaintance that
It was his Intention to run for the city
council In the spring. *
"There Is a good deal more money to bo
made In the council , " Cowie Is said to
have stated , "and Webster and a lot of
other bosses are going to eeo mo through. "
When the Investigating committee was
first appointed also Cowlo Is said to have
exclaimed in Ruckmlnster's hearing : "Well ,
If I get Into hot water on this deal 1 can
rely on the service of a 'way-up attorney ,
John L. Webster. "
It also came under the observation ol
nuckmliifltcr that Cowio was In frequent
consultation with A. J. Lunt , regarding tin
manner of his defense. Lunt occupies tin
Maine ofllco with Webster and Is otherwise
identified with him
Duckmlnstcr on taking the stand stated
his business as that of a detective , saylns
that he had been engaged In that line for
ten years , for the most part In Chicago ,
He had been employed to ascertain whcthoi
any Irregular practices were Indulged In
by the board and to further his purpose
assumed the role of a dealer In slate black-
boards.
Upon his arrival In Omaha early In No-
vember Huckmlnslcr eays he first pro-
ccnted himself to Arthur M. Cowlo and
explained that he was desirous of securing
the slate blackboard contract for the throi
new school buildings ,
"Cowlo replied , " continued the detective ,
"that the contract had already been pro.
vlslonally let and that , In all probability
I had arrived on the field too late. I re
marked , carolesssly , that there was a good
profit In blackboards and that It would he
an object to mo to have the contract an
nulled. Cowle- then asked mo bluntly
whether I wanted to keep all the profit to
mjfiolf and what there wan In It for him.
( iooil Hnke-OlT for Covrle.
"I told him that if I could sell the ma
terial at 25 cents a square foot ho could
have all there was In It above 20 cents , or
about $250. Cowlo agreed to tllo proposal
and said he'd try to get the bids rejected.
"The ncjt day , " remarked the datectlvo
humorously , " 1 spent In Chicago trying to
post myeelf on blackboards. "
"When did you first pay Cowlo monoyT"
asked the examining attorney.
"I promised to pay him the first Install
ment on December 21 answered Dotertlvo
HnckmliiHter , "because Cowlo said he had
to use Homo funds with other members and
that there wao ono old fellow In particular
who would have to bo fixed. This latter
Individual , he afterwards told me , was
( loorge II. HC-HH.
"On that day , therefore , I went In his
rilllcu on KlKhteenth street and paid him $150
In curruncy , "
"Did any one see you go In ? " asked tha
attorney ,
"Yes , sir ; C. C. Ileldcn and John Steel
were standing outsideby pro-arrangement
as I pawed In. They could not see the exchange -
change of money , however , an Cowlo pulled
down the blind before the money was
counted out. "
Tim numbers anil denominations of the
Iillla were then Introduced In evidence.
"Tho nrxt day I called ogaln at Cowlo'n
" detective "and Cowls
otllce , continued the ,
said ho had succeeded In having the matter
referred to committee , and that It wiu
all right. Wo went down to Ottrander' *
and had a drink , whereupon Cowlo
announced that ho had to go down on Doug-
laa Htrett to buy a wagon for the School
board. Ho paid there wasn't mui-h In It
for him only about $15. Ho also referred
to the stove contract , and said It had gen
to nn Omaha Jinn because the Chicago firm
wanted It for nothing , without allowing a
oomr.ilBslcn.
"After the next meeting night Cowlo told
mo that I had been awnrdul the contract for
blackboards and that I had hotter hurry
up with my contract HO that It might l > o
uiarktxl 0 , Kby Attorney Luut , He added