ESTABLISHED JUaS'li } If ) , ] S71. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNl G , JANUAKY 17 , 1UOO TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY .FIVE CENTS.
Believed Boers Are Contesting Bailer's
of the Tngelo.
RUMOR BRITISH ARE NEAR UQYSMITH
Britk Ezcfaango of Shells at Mod
Tuesday Morning
TROOPS LOSE CONFIDENCE IN METHUEN
r
Tucker Will Probably Succeed Man Respon
P sible for Magersfontein Defeat ,
i
DEMONSTRATION BY GATACRl'S ' TROOPS
Vnrve Mo\o ToMiiril Monnticru In
llrllcf IloiTN Inli-iiili-a to SHri *
.1101 to 110 KriMicli Coil t IIIIIPN
tO HIlL'll Hill-Ill ) .
LONDON , Jnn. 17 A dlwpatch to the
Dally Mall from Plctcnnnrltzburg , dated
Tuesday , uays :
There was very heavy firing to the north
yesterday. 1 bellovo the Boers are contesting -
testing General Buller's passage of the
Tugela Howluers were evidently busy , as
the llrlng Is described as the heaviest yet
heard In N.ital. "
The n\chungo and Telegraph company has
mcolved the following dljpatch , dated Tues
day January 10 , from Plrtcrnmrltzburg-
'There Is no news fiom the front , but
heavy firing was hrard today In the dlrec-
tlon of Frere. It is probable that General
puller Is engaging the enemy A rumor Is
turrent hero that a portion of the British
force Is near Ladybinlth. "
The Times publishes the following from
rictcrmarltzburg , dated Tuebdiiy :
Very heavy artillery firing was heard
ychtcrday In the direction of Sprlngllcld. "
HorrN Hi-turn llrltlxh I'Mrr.
MODDKIi RIVER , Tuesday , Jan. 1C
There was brisk exchange of shells this
moinlng , the Boers returning our lire for thu
Ilrst time In several days.
The British entrenchments are being con
tinually strengthened and extended. The
permanent railway bridge Is almost com
pleted.
Heavy rains have fallen In the hills re
cently and the fords of Relt river are all
Impassable. It Is reported that It will be
necessary to relay the rails over almost the
entire distance from Modder river to Klm-
berley. the Boers having used the rails nnd
sleepers In building their fortifications.
Stories htlll reach camp that the Free
Staters desire to end the war. The latest
report Is that n council was held recently
nt Blocmfonteln , at which President Syn
nnd General Cronjo were present. It was
then Mated that unless the British began
the. attack by January 17 the Free Staters
would return homo. The enormous difficulty
the Boers must experience In provlsl nlng
their Spcytfonteln army , which Is far from
the railway head , Is very evident ,
TIOOMH IMXI- Confidence In Itlcthiicii.
LONDON , Jan. 16. Hvldenco accumulates
that General Methucn'B blunder at Magcrs-
fonteln has lost him Ilia confidence of his
entire force to such nn extent that , It la
declared , It la doubtful If the troops would
follow him In another attack on the Bocis.
The War oflice Is undei stood to be in pos
session of n letter written by General
Wnuchopo the night before the battle , sayIng -
Ing that would be the last letter hewould
over wilte , ah ho had been asked to perform -
form an Impossible task , and he had either
to obey or hiirrendei his sword.
An immediate change in the command
of the force may therefore be expected. It
Is anticipated in some ciuarters that Lleutcu-
lint General Tucker will succeed General
Methucn.
The complete absence of news from Natal
proves that the censorship will allow
nothing to pass until General Butter's
plaim arc executed or hive failed. I3ven
General Roberts , In his report of yesterday
evening , refrained from mentioning a word
nbout Natal or General Bullcr. From the
other columns there Is llttlo news of
moment Modder river advices of yester
day H date only report dally long range
shelling , from which the Doers are supposed
to have buffered bevoruly.
A dlhpatch fiom Sterkstiocm , dated Mon
day. Januaiy lf , n-port ? that General
Gatacro's troops had made a demonstration
beyond Moltcno , In the direction of Storm-
berg , In the belief that the llocrs Intended
to seize Mnlteno The burghers were not
Righted and the British remained at Molteno.
Arrivals from Stormborg estimate that there
nre 4,500 Bocra at lint place , mostly re
volted colonists and Pico Staters President
Stryn'H brother Is the landdrost.
General Fret-ch continued to shell the
liner positions , hut nothing decisive has
taken place.
FRENCH VESSEL LANDS GUNS
HlIllu Cri-iiNotN mill fifty TIIIIH of
Slic-llu Arc .Sin n ITU I cil
for HiH-rn ,
LONDON , Jon. 17. The Pletermarltzbnrg
correspondent of the Times telegraphing
Tuesday , January 10 , says
The Dclagoa bay correspondent of the Na
tal TlmcB HEhcrts thai six big Creusot guns
nnd fifty tocis of sheila were landed from the
Fre-nrh bteamer Gl rondo about the middle
of last month under the noses of two Brit
ish war chips and weio dispatched to Pre
toria causing much lojolclng nt the CIBO
with which contraband of war can run the
bloi kade
The Swa/1 queen mother , since Iho dealh
of the King Dunn , has killed all the chiefs
who \\eio over In England or Capetown nnd
Is now plotting with thi > Bocra The situa
tion may fairly bo considered grave , nnd It
would bo well to uenil rogtmcntM at Guer-
Mias to Swn/llnml kiimeilhitely.
Kcfuge-e.s fiom Swaziland , living In the
I.omboho dlstilct , recently brought news to
Li ureiuo Mnrqucz that tl < o queen of Swazi ,
land wns ( lend.
Her dewth following so gem upon that of
King Dunn was looked upon with suspicion
Aoi. idliig to their story not the queen's 'I '
mother , but Nececo , Dunn's brother , was M
acting ns head of thu .Swazl nation , and he !
In conjunction with Tociiha , Umbandlne'ti 1
old prime minister , wns carrying on n reign [
of terror , killing off whole kraals all over
ithu country.
ll\\l AVIIOfliHT HV WIIITIVS ttt' > S.
( tc-ene at I.ail > Ninltli Ilnttlc-llelil Dr-
ki-rllit-il li > n I orri'Hiionilent.
L\DYSMITH , Monday , Jan. 8. ( By Mcs-
Ecugcr to Weoneii , Jan. 1C ) A representa
tive of thu Associated Press visited Satur
day H tuttltitlelJ tills morning and taw largo
numteig of Buers doud. The British guns
sennit ! to have woikrd gre > at havoc One
Uoi-i naa completely disemboweled , another
had bin lie d clean shot oft and a couple of
oth r were killed by the eamo shell , evl-
deutly whllo eating their luncheon , as half-
patrn. hard-bolltti CKRH lay beside them
Some Natal Dutchmen wpro recognized
among the dead
A number of Boor bodies and carcasses of
IIOP-PS have been washed down Intombl
spruit , which became a ragln ; torrent during
a heavy thundetntorm.
The Drltlsh while digging graves were
fired on by the Boer artillery and several of
them were hit. ? oft-not > eil bullets and dum
dum cartridges have been found on wounded
prisoners Volunteers carried Iho tloer dead
ff Iho hill and handed the bodies over tent
nt the bottom Over ninety
carried off Wagon hill alone.
EVEi RUMORS ARE CENSORED
.No NIMIK ofn > t hiiini-li-r Ill-Inn Tele-
eil from Nntiil I'rnrr
Aiinoiiiii-i-iiu-iit.
LONDON , Jan 17 4 a. m. Ilvcn rumors
nn > no longer telegraphed from Nntal. The
conclusion deduced from this slleucu by the
military experts In general Is that no do- j
clslvc * blow has been struck either way , as
In such nn event there would bo no ne
cessity for Bltcnce.
The South African conciliation commltlec ,
quietly formed to represent the peace mi
nority , announces Itself to the country to
day and asks for suppoit. Among 1th mem
bers are Lord and Lady ColeTldgc , Herbert j
. Spencer , Sir Robert Thrcshlo Reid , George
1 John Shaw-Lcfevro , Frederic Harrison , I
I
Stephen Gladstone , the countess of Carlisle '
nnd other notable persons. Leonard Courtney - .
I
ney , unionist member of paillament for i
i
j thi ) Dodmln division of Cornwall , is prcsl- '
lihnt | of the committee. ' ! |
I This movement should bo distinguished |
from the "stop-lho-wnr" group of extrem
ists , of whom William T Stead Is the most j i
active member. Its program , summarized , Is (
|
to wilt until a proper opportunity arises for
some ponccablo settlement. Meanwhile , It
will gather and distribute correct Informa-
' tlon and sound views The manifesto alllrms
! that as "tho war wcs begun amid mlsunderI I I I
i standings on both sides , a paclllc settlement
Is possible. " j ' ,
The War office has Issued orders for the
formation of flvo new batteries. Seventeen
I
more mllltla battalions will bo embodied In I
the _ course of u fortnight. All the regulars' j '
are now oul of the country , except fourteen i ,
Infantry battalions and eleven cavalry bat
talions. The War cilice ban placed an order
for 32,000,000 cartridges In cases.
The yeomanry committee announces thai
It has accepted .1,000 out of the 10,000 which
it wishes to lalse and still has 20,000 appli
cants to be examined.
The War olllco has wired lo countermand
the departure from Dgynt of a number of
olllccrs who were previously ordered to
South Africa.
ATTACK OF BOERS REPULSED
AitNiill ii Strong 1'oNltloii Hold l > j
orUHhlrrx mill the N Mil \
il lit-KliiK-ut.
RENSBIIKG , Cape Colony , Monday , Jan.
15 The Doers this morning attempted to
rush a hill held by a company of the York
shires nnd 'he ' Now Zealandi-rs , but they i
wi-ro repulsed at the point of the bayonet. I
The Boon , had twenty-one men killed and
about fifty wounded.
The hill commands a tract of country east
of the main position of the Boera and they
had determined to maku an attempt to seUo
the heights.
They advanced cautiously , directing their
j fire nt a small wall behind the Yorkshires
i and compelled the latler to keep close undo- !
j cover. When the BoPrs rushed the wall the |
Yorkshires fixed bayonets and charged
Just at that moment Captain Maddocks ,
j I with a small party of New Zealandcrs , came I
up nnd the combined force leaped over the '
I , wall and charged stialght for the enemy ,
I who fled , followed by n withering lire at i
! | close range. | i I
The Boers literally tumbled over each ,
other In their hurry to escape , but the per- j |
, slstent fire of the British Inflicted a heavy
:
i ! loss.
| j Desultory firing continued for some
time , but the attack was an utter failure
and the Boers ictieatod to the shelter of
the small kopjes at the base of the hill.
i
BOERS GET IN THEIR STORY
Dcntroy Duo of tinI'ortN nt Mnfc-
KliiK I.niljmnltli IK In Sort-
Mi-nits ,
i PRHTORIA. Saturday , Jan. 13 As a rc-
. suit of the bombardment of Mafcking yew-i I
1 teiday the British fort at Uahtward was dp- I
mollshed and the Biltlsh retired One Boer1 '
was wounded Advices from the head 1
laager at Lady smith report that the attack i
on tint place * January fi was disastrous to j |
the British and that Ladysmlth appears to
bo In bore straits. /
rii-nt > of I'miiiiiii.iiN AVIIIIIIB.
ST. PAUL , Minn. . Jan 1C A special to
Hi * Dispatch from Winnipeg , Man , eay < *
Premier Haultalu of the Northwest Terrl-
toiy plated today that Lord Strathcona would
have no dllllculty in finding hundreds of good
men only too glad for the oppoitunlty to
make uji his contingent for South Africa
Hundreds of first-class men were refused
places on the second contingent. Haultaln
says It would bo a great mistake to place
the men under any but western ofllccrs.
Canada will have no need to bo ashamed of
the physique of her western men.
Korniliia : \ < MV Nnviil llrlunilo ,
The Associated Press learns that while It
is yet uncertain that the entire Special
Service squadron Is going to South Africa
when rollovpil nt Gibraltar by the Channel
squadron , a portion of It will ho used to con
vey the new naval brigade being foimcd for
j service at the front In Capo Colony. This
, btlgado consisting of 720 men , eight 4 7-Inch
guns , 21 maxims and eight 10-pou-ideis
i will bo taken to Gibraltar by the Channel
| squadion when It balls January 30.
I K\ii-rtN | VII at Si-n.
( Copyright , 1900 , by Pros- * Publishing Co )
LONDON. Jan. 10 ( Now Yoik World Ca-
blegiam Speilal Telegram ) War experts
with no news generally follow the LeadT'o
biippojiltlon of ycHtiTday ns to Dullor's po
sitions and speculate on Ills chnirci of HIIC-
cess. The Ix-ader expert declares ho does
! not expect any otllcial announcement of re-
I suits Thursday. Ho Is bill ! confident tint
his statements us to Warren and Bnllcr are
, coirect but has no new features j
I i
MnfYUInir llolillnu Out. '
LONDON , Jan. 17 The correspondent of
| the TlnioB nt Lourcnzo Marquez , telegraph-
Ing Monday , January 15 , says "I am Informed -
formed on the best authority that six days
I ago Mnfeklng was holding out as plucklly
las ever. There was then no likelihood of
capitulation. The garrison had plenty of
cattle and tinned meats. "
i
Ui-lKoliinil tin- AVril.fil SI.MIHHT.
IJOSTON. Jan 111The Chamber of Com ]
merce this afternoon Issued n bulletin sayIng - i
Ing that pint of a ship's boat marked
' "Helgoland ' baH been picked up off Cape
Pint ) . N F , vvhli'h le > adb to Hie belief that
the HteMiili-r wrecked at St Marj'.s bay on
Thursday last Is the German tank steamer
Helgoland , faiitiiln von Itlttern , which
' Kiilli'il from Philadelphia , January C , for
IleiKen , Norvvnv The HHgolund vwis built
ut Ncwcwtle , Kngluml , In 1P60 and regla- (
I ters I.W3 ! < " It was owned bj the
, Deutfche-Amerlcan Petroleum company , | |
WHEELER TO RETURN HOME
Will Start from Manila This Week for
United States.
M\Y MAKE A STOP AT ISLAND OF GUAM
OlllrliilN nt AVnr lrimrf incut lime Ml-
tlL- tu Snj r.eiuralVrltr - .
.Mnliiiiiiii I'rletiit He
HUM Il
MANILA , Jan. 1C General Wheeler Mil
start on his return to thu United Stales
this week , making .1 stop nt Guam on his
way thither.
Tliioo additional cases of the bubonic
plague have been reported.
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 10. The otllclalH of
the War department , hud very llttlo to say
In explanation of the'return to the United
States of General Wheeler. The correct
ness of the report was admitted and It wn
said that th" order hail been given .some
limit ago , hut whether or not It was the
result of an application by Gineral Wheeler
himself could not bo recalled. It was
gathered from preceding statements that
General Otis had not been able In llnd n
place In the Hold satisfactory to General
Wheeler , and the latter havlnc no mind for
service In Manila \MIH willing to return to
the United States.
FLOIinNCE. Ala , Jan. 1C. The Ilrst nb-
solute news of the Intended course of General -
oral Joe Wheeler , representative to congress
from this , the Eighth Louisiana district ,
came today in a letter to W. J. Wood , i-tato
tnx commissioner mid personal friend of
the general. The letter follows :
PANHjn , Island of Luzon. 1 * 1 , Pec 2
Hun W J Wood , Florence , Ala : I MIW
In papc-is fium thu United States that the
oomniKslom-r of the hind olllce vvn against
recommending that out mineral lands be
sold under the act of March . ! , IS-'H , ami I
\\rcito to him , urging that thin be not done
until we get out school lands out of It. 1
expect to le-nvt In .1 fi-vv davs for the United
States and will dcvoto im elf to getting
thu 1)111 through , which I think I ran do
now I could not have left hero while thu
campaign was on without being subjected
to severe criticism 1 have rpsljnetl my
position in the army With high regards ,
truly your filcnd , JOSEPH AVHUI3L13K.
The letter was mailed In Manila , Decem
ber 2 , and reached Florence today.
l.oiijj 1.1 si of Ileatlin.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. General Otis
has cabled the War department the follow
ing list of casualties
MANILA , Jan. 16 Deaths Drowned
January 3 , Gotla Balch , Mindanao , Thomas
J. Williams , Company G , Thirty-first Infantry - i
fantry , January 7 , Apparri , Luzon , John K l i
Stollz , Company B , Slxleenlh Infantry , j
January S , Montalbon , Wilbur L , Webber ,
Company K , Twenty-seventh Infantry , i I 1
Manila , Willie L. Wrecn , Company A ,
Poi ty-Ilrst Infantry Pandan , Panay , Larhuo
H. Poorman , Company A , Nineteenth In
fantry Typhoid October 31 , Robert Mc- ,
Knlght , Company E. Twcnty-fourlh In- i '
fanlry , December 30 , Wlnfield Marshall , i
Company C , Twenty-fourth Infantry , Dc-
ccmber C , Kdward G Major , Company L , |
Scvonlccnlh Infantry , December IS , Harry
Thomas , Company G , Seventeenth Infantry ,
December 5 , Henry G Wharton , Company i
i
K , Seventeenth Infantry ; Benjamin Haworth ,
Company C , Third Infantry , Wllll im M. j
Brotherton , Company A , Eleventh cavalry , j ;
December 7 , Patrick Mason , Company I , ! '
"Twenty-fourth Infantry. Dysentery De
cember 10 , John M Hcaly , Company K ,
Seventeenth Infantiy , December 25 , Adam
Dlchl , Company I , Seventecnlh . Infanlry , ]
January 5 , John S. Larkln , Company G , j
Thirty-fourth infantry , January 7 , William | ;
P Lindsay , Company G , Fourlh cavalry , |
j I January 9 , Arlhur Turlon , Tttenly-blxth In- j '
| fantry ; January 12 , Benjamin Gardner , | '
Company D , Fourth cavalry , Janmry 13 , ,
Benjamin Grace , Company K , Sixth in-
fantry , Charles E. Harter , Company II ,
Eighteenth Infantry Pneumcnln- December -
I
ber 11 , Price Williams. Company H , Thlrty-
fourlh Infantry Malaria- December 5 ,
Joseph A Crane , Company F , Seventeenth
Infantry , December 23. Peters Robinson ,
Compiny 1C , Thirty-fourth Infantry , Janu
ary 7 , Clarence E Whltford , bind , Thirty-
fourth Infantry Cerebral - De
cember 14 , George Kitchen , Company K ,
Twcnly-fourlh Infantry. Cerebral congestion ,
December 27. Charles F Adams , cook , Com
pany D , Twentieth Infantry Malta fever ,
December 26 , Warren F. Tucker , band ,
Twelfth Infantry. Neuralgia of heart , De
cember 21 , James Leary , Company I , Thlrty-
fourth Infantry Vnrlrcl ( > . December 2u , i
Charles F. Easley , ba d , Thlity-fourlh
'infantiy , Januaiy 5 , Austin Greggs ,
Company M , Twenty -fourth Infantry Diph-
thcrla , January 2 , John L Poiter , musician ,
Company H. Twenty-fourth Infantry
Cardiac dilatation , January 7 , Andrew P
J5welfc'l , Company I ) , Twelfth Infantry
Tubeiculosls , January 13 , Harold Relbsln-
gcr. Company L , Sixteenth Infantry Pul-
monniy apoplexy , January 7 , William O.
j Llewellyn. Company G , Sixth infantry. En-
! '
terltls , Januaiy 12 , Campbell Oswald , ber-
geaut. Company E Eighteenth Infantry.
( Gunshot wound , November 17 , William Pol-
! " lock , Company L , Third cavalry , January
S , Enos H Williams , Company II , Twenty-
I eighth Infantry , January 12 , Joseph Cook , !
. Company B , Ninth Infantiy. Accidental ,
, January 1 , William L Miller , Company D ,
j Thirty-eighth Infantry Suicide , January C ,
Pifhtwood B. Craddock , Company P , Fourlh
cavalry ; January 11 , George W. Carlls ,
Company ( ! , Eighteenth Infantry. OTIS ,
I'lnurne L'IIMCH nt Manila.
WASHINGTON , Jan 16. Surgeon General
|
Wyman of the marine hospital service has
received a cablegram , datel today , from
the Past Assistant Surgeon Perry , who nr-
'
rived nt Manila January 12. He states that
flvo cases of plague have occurred there
This Is taken to mean that there have been
but Iho caucs there tlnco the outbreak of
' the plague. Surgccti Perry Is at present
In chnrgo of thu marine ) hospllal service
at Manila.
ARRIVAL OF PUERTO RICANS
Ilclt-srntloii of Hi-iirt-Ni-ntiillv C'ltl-
KCIIH IN llnronltto \ViiNli-
Inutoii.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. The steamer Phil
adelphia , which arrived today from Puerto
Rlcan ports , brought a delegation of mer-
j chants from that island , who are going to
I Washington to dlbcuss provincial tariffs with
Pi evident McKlnlcy and to advocate closer
relations with the United States
| Two of the delegates , Lucas Amadlo nnd
Uduardo Gonzalez , represent the agricul
turists of the Island. Six others , Including
J. B. H. Luce of Do Pord & Co , George J.
Plnlay , Manuel Fernando Juntos , Carlos
I Arniblrong of Ponce , Arturo Bravo of Maya-
| guez nnd Dr. J. J Henna of New York
City , were appointed by the Chamber of
Commerce at San Juan and represent the
mercantile Interebts. while Julio Larrlnlza
and Mujor Azel Araoo were sent by the
federal party. All of thcfco delegates are
Instructed to bring to the attention of the
j resident and the congre s these needs of
Puerto Rico
Plrit-Free trade with the I'nlied ' States.
Sfcom ! The re all of all Spanish coin and
the adoption of the Amerl an currency
Third To use every effort to negotiate a
loan , with the government ns security , of
$10.000.000 fnltcd States currency.
Mr Luce , representative of the binklng
firm of He Ford & Co. , United States
fiscal agents In Puerto Hlco , said. In dls-
ui sltiK the alma of tlso delegation that
they were in no sense political.
"Our whole object , " snld Mr Lure , "Is
to try to obtain as speedily as possible
the ndopllon of Iho United States tariff
laws In Puerto Rico. We shall go at once-
to Washington anil confer with Senator Por-
nk--r. chairman of the Insular commission ,
and with the president. "
In speaking of the benefits which would
ncctne to the island , If It were Included In
the present tariff laws , ono of the party
snld that nn Immediate stimulus would be
given to the sugar and coffee Industries.
"On the exports of the former " said he ,
"theio Is lion n duty of $ l.fiO per bundled
pounds nnd the island produces annually
about 55,000 tons. If the duty wt-ro rcmoviMl
the yield would reach 80,000 tons. Of course
there Is no duty on coffee , but thai nl pres
ent Is nn Inconsiderable product of the Is
land , over DO per cent of It having been
wiped out by the last hurricane , so that now.
Instead of a JVOOO.OOO crop , there will ba
only ono valued at $500or > 0.
"It Is dllllcnlt lo set a figure on the to
bacco production , but It la that and the su
gar which would , If admitted free to the
Unl'd State's , bring preupeilty to the Is-
lind. "
HIGH SCHOOLS FOR CUBANS
tieui-rnl AVitoil nnil Cnlilm-t Doildito
r.MlnhllHh DmIn Hm-li f tlic
1'riM IIII-I-N.
HAVANA , Jan. 1C At today's meeting of i
the cabinet numerous matters were under
consideration. Detlnlto regulations were
madeicgardlng High schbolfl. One will bo
established In each province. H was nlso
decided that the municipal judges should
bo paid dcnnlto salaries. The counsel will
be nppoln'ed at the public expense to de
fend persons unable to employ them.
Consideration was given to the question
of public works , all of the secretaries ex
pressing themselves as satisfied with what
has been done in this direction.
The yellow fever statlsllcs since the beginning - j I '
ginning of tha year show Improved coudl-
llon Thcro were only five cases under
Irealment yesterday. The doctors say the
next four months will probably bo free
from thu disease.
runiiTo uiconnns ATTUMMOV.
Onbliii-t Spi-mlN Another IJny UlNeuNH-
liiK It * t'iiNiitl ifiii-tory Stnliin.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 1C. The principal
subject of discussion at today's cabinet I
meeting was the present unsatisfactory i
status of Puerto Rico. The president and
the members of the cabinet are very much
l i earnest of their advocacy of action by
congress and particularly desire a material
reduction In the present tariff duties on
Irrports from Puerto Rico to the > United
States. In fact , It was stated today that
an entire removal of the duties would bo
cn'lncntly satlbfnctory should congress so
decideAs it Is , It Is pointed out , thn
Puerto Ricans are practically shut out of
(
our markets with the result that business
of nil kinds Is stagnant and a general dcI I I
1 rebslon In all branches of Industry prej j
vails throughout the lslnn.1. Although the
rrrsident has no though of urging his views j
upon the attention of congress , ho feels , i
very strongly , the ncctaslt . , o ; somil action1
which shall define their political status and
relieve the islanders from Ihe prcbcnt de
pressing conditions.
.MURDER AND SUICIDE IN BANK
Ciiiitnln "Mnrphej , Cnnlili-r of Tlilril
National of ColiiniliiiN , ( in , . Shoot *
I Teller Tlu-ii Hliiinplf.
COLUMBUS , Ga. . Jan. 1C Captain J W.
Murphey , cashier of the Third National bank ,
shot nnd Instantly killed Teller P. T. Shutzo
today and then committed suicide. The mur-
dei and suicide occurred while the bank
was full of customers and the full corps
of clcrka. 1
Captain Murphcy , who did the shooting , has
been ono of the most prominent business
men of the city for a number of years , but
of recent months he had been in 111 health
and suffered two strokes of paralysis. t
U Is believed lhat he vvab temporarily Insane - ! | 1
sane when' the shooting was done , as ho
and Shutzo had long been the closest of
friends , having bce-n asnoclated with each
other In.the business affairs of the bank. j |
The evidence ) bcforo the coroner's jury !
shows that Murphey , presumably Insane ,
placed the ! pistol close to the temple of
Mr. Shutzo and fired Ho then placed the
plelol In his own mouth and ( lied twice ,
both balls penetrating his brain. Captain
Murphey was found lying by the side of
the wall , several feet fiom his private desk.
The blood was streaming fiom his mouth
and ho was dead Teller Shutzo was sltlliig
In Iho chair he occupied when the shot was
fired His bend was lying far back and from
a frightful hole In his right temple the
blood was ruin ting to the floor.
Captain Murphey was foimcily assistant
state trcasuier and ono of the best known
politicians In the state. Mr Shutzo was a
member of the aldermanlc board of Colum
bus. Both men leave families.
CONVICT YOUTHS OF MURDER
Ilotli rit Ilf < - .Si-iitriii- for the
Killlnu of TliHr Aunt
Money the .Motive.
ST. LOUIS. Jnn , 1C. A special to the Post-
Dispatch from Taylorvllle , III. says : Fred
Slblcy was today convicted ol complicity In
the murder of Mis. Jane Biunot , near
Paris , last summer , and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. Ills counsel has
made n motion for a new trial. Hcniy
Biunot , n nephew of the murdered woman ,
has also been ( sentenced to prlbon for life.
Neither of the youths ( t over 19 years of
age. Hach accused the other of the actual
murder
Mrs. Jane Brunet was n wealthy widow
from Dana , I ml , who was visiting her slster-
In-law , mother of Henry Brunot. She disap
peared and her body was finally discovered !
In a well. The crime was committed to
cover up forgeries by the young men and
to secure additional money and property
owned by Mrs Brunot.
STRANGE DOUBLE SUICIDE
Two Men Turn on film In u
Hotel , 'I'llI'll I.le Don ll to
lift- .
CHICAGO , Jan. 16 Two unidentified
men , one about 45 to CO years old nnd the
other about 25 to 80 , wcr found dead In a
room at the Santa Mai la hotel today. Gas
was escaping from a jet and appearances
Indicated .1 carefully planned suicide. The
eneni lay bide by side on the bed , with all
their outer clothing removed Nothing
was found to establish their Identity. Both
had gcoii clothes and In the pockets of
the elder man was found $71. An Insur
ance jollcy waa also fuund. but the name
of the person Insured had been torn away
1.11 Ml o II I'llllll NOM HIMP,11(11) ( ) .
\ \ ASHINOTON Jail 1CThe total of the
Law ton fund lo now } ; < 0,3o3.
'I'RMANEN ' '
Favorable Report on tha Bill to Uafco Fort
McKenzIe a Fixture ,
UNANIMOUS VOTE TJKEN IN COMMITTEE
Mercer Doslrt-n to 1't-r-
M' tlu > lli-moiM of Urn nt li >
ritlliiK Memorial I'm-tod
In AVnxliliiKtnii.
WASHINGTON , Jan 1C ( Special Tclo
gram. ) Congressman Mondcll , member of |
the comnnltteo on mllltnr ) nffalr.s of the
house , -was Instructed todaj by that cotu-
mltteo to write a f.uorablo report on hU
bill creating n permanent mllltnr ) post nt
Port McKcnrlo , Wjo , near Sheridan. There
was not n dissenting vote to the measure.
The bill carries an appioprlatlrn of flOO-
000 for the erection of permanent barracks ,
the slo of the post to rest entirely with
the War department.
Mercer , In speaking of his bill Introduced
ye'tcrday providing for preparation of plans
and designs for a Grant memorial to bo
erected In this cit > , mid.
"Washlngtrn offers many tempting loral-
Itles for the- erection of a grand tilumphant
nich , the Intersection of Sixteenth street
and Now Hampshire avenue , for Instance ,
and It Is n standing disgrace that this na
tional capital has never honored President
Grant with some statue or other mcmoital
In stone. Almost every square Is adorned
with an equestrian monument to hcroost of
the civil war , and very appropriately , but
the greatest hero of that struggle Is not 10-
membered. This neglect cf congress has
prompted me to offer a bill for the prepara
tion of plans and designs for n Grant me
morial. I would place the matter In the
hands of the secretary of war , the chairman
I
of the joint committee on llbrar > , the pres
ident of the senate nnd speaker of the hourc.
Let thorn communicate with prominent ar
tists nnd architects and obtqln designs on
i the understanding that the live men submlt-
ting the best designs shall bc compensated
for their work. I would like to see an
appropriation of $3,000 made by congress
for the beginning of this project. "
Congressman Lamb of the Richmond
( Vn ) dlstilct has Introduced a bill for the
payment of certain claims which interest n
number of persons In Nebraska. It provides
for the payment of $738.23 to John IJrentllng
of Nebraska , for commlssaiy stoics fur-
nlshed by him In 1802 at Clinton , la. , to I
United States troops then stationed nt that
place. It proposes to give Henry T. Clarke
of Omaha ? 2,900 for the value and rent of
a building at Fort Crook , tibcd by the gov
ernment duilng the progress of the build
ing of that post and after Its completion.
Clarke , In 1899 , submitted n proposition to
the government for the sale of the land
upon which Fort Crook now stands , ex
empting the buildings on the site. These
buildings were used by the military and ho
now asks that he be recompensed for their
use.
Illlls liy Mc-ruff.
Congressman Mercer Introduced a bill today -
day for the relief of Mrs. Wllhelm Gross ,
residing at Blair.
Congressman Neville asks for a pension
j for Kev. Jo'eph W. Skelton cf Broken Bow.
llepreseiitatho McPherson of Iowa intro
duced bills today to pension Andrew II. Haz-
lett and Josph Cramer.
H. B. Schneider of Premont , who arrived -
rived In the city last evening , left today I i
for Now York. He had n conference with j i i
Assistant Secretary Melklejohn of the War
department and also with Assistant Post
master General Perry Heath as to matters I
relating to the campaign In Nebraska ! i
Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Lee of Omaha are | 1
the guests of Senator and Mrs Thurston j I
They will go to New York tomorrow pro- | I
para lory to sailing for Ruiopo Saturday for j
a elv months' visit to Berlin and Paris , i
Dr. and Mrs. Leo will be accompanied by
Mrs. Mary H. Dundy , widow of the late
Judge Iund ) > .
Ddward Gillette of Sherldin , Wyo , Is In
the city on matters connected with survcjs
in lAlaska for a line of railroad In that toi-
ritory. Gillette has also had the contratt
for burvoylng a line of railroad from Fort
Custer into the Big Horn basin of Wyoming
for the Burlington road. This proposed road
will bo bcveral hundred miles In length nnd
will open up an enormous section of coun-
try to permanent settlement , tapping the
richest portion of Wjomlng and eventually
I
reaching Hot Springs In the Big Horn
> country. It Is understood that the rallioad
I will commence shortly to negotiate for a
'
the line of preliminary
i right of way along
] i suivojs made.
j , Secretary Hitchcock has disapproved the
I I contract of Colonel John A. King to rcpre-
i sent the Rosebud Indians of South Dakota
hero us resident attorney. Senator Kyle
filed a strong protest against the icnewal |
, of Iving'a contract with the Rosebuds and
i this VMIS the Insls on which the secretary's
| dlsappioval Is mado.
! I Captain Chatles L Brockway , First South
Dakota regiment. Is In the city Superin
tendent C. J. Cramlall of the Crow Creek
( S. I ) ) Indian school has been ordered trana- i
feired to the Santa Fo ( N. M. ) school. The j
tran fer Involves an Increase of salniy from
$1,200 to $1 700 per year >
P W. Smith was today appointed postmas
ter nt Ivyvlllc , Adams county , la.
FOR MILITARY SUPPLY DEPOT
Thurntoii Iiitroiliii-i-n tin * 1'roinlNUil
Hill to : | | | | | a htatloii
nt Oninlui.
j WASHINGTON , Jan. 1C. ( Special Tele
gram ) Senator Thurston today Introduced
] a bill providing for a military supply depot
i at Omaha.
! I DUCKMIIICIl MIl'OHThM1 KM'OHT.S
I i
for TutlviMonlliH The ) Sliou nil In-
ITI'IINIIII HllNllll-MN.
WASHINGTON , Jan 1C The monthly
( statement of the Imports and exports of the
United Statcu for December shown as fol
low H.
Merchandise Imports , $71,547,273 , of
which $31,19SG11 was free of duty ; total In
crease , as compared with December , 18'JS ,
$10,400,000. Exports , $123,285,163 , decrease ,
$14,000.000.
Gold Imports , $5,480,210 , a decrease of
$3,300,000 , exports , $11,657,111 , nn Increase
of $10.f.00,000. Silver Irnpoits , $3,027,271 , ft
decreabo of $172,200 , exports , $5,723,857 , a
decrease of $104,000.
For the twelve months of tbo cahndnr
> car the Imports and exports were as fol
lows Merchandise ImporlH , $799,831C20 ,
of which $351S14OOt was free of duty. In
lt > 98 the total Imports were $ G3I,9C4,44S , of
which $ JCS,38I.173 was free of duty Kx-
porta , $1.275,480,611 , last year. $1,255,518.205.
Gold Imports , $51,164,901 , liibt year $158- '
163'I52 , exports. $45,379,411 , last jcnr , $16-
164,930.
Silver Imports , $30,844,961 $ ; last ) ear ,
$29,131,380. Exports , $53,584,680 ; last year ,
$53,797,104
limiirotrx | | Ili-nllli -KHlntloiiN. .
\ \ \SIIINOTON , Jan 16-Seiretary Gage
has approves ! a set of regulations prepared
I ucder the supervision of Surgeon Ucnvral
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'cirecn-st for Nebmshn
Partl.v ( . louily and ' \\nrm. Variable Winds
Tempi-ratlin- Omaha jeslorilnji
Hour. DTK. Hour. Urn.
, " > ii. in nit t I' , in ti
ll n. in. . . . . . 'J 1 ! p. in. . . . . . itit
7 n , in US it | i , in itit
S n. i iS I p. in itit
i ) n. in 'ju n p. 111 iit :
111 ii. ii ill ) It p. tu UU
II II. III. ill 7 1 > , III ! l"
ji : 111 : ti s ii. ii 'M
II < l , III. . . . i . ill
Wymnn of the marine- hospital service- for
thu prevention of the Introduction of the
bubonic plague Into the United States anil
Hi dependencies.
'I < > IllIllSlllTlHUlxl1. .
WASHINGTON. Jan. If. The Judiciary
coimnltteo of the house unanimously agreed
to grant the request of the Woman Suffrage
att-oelatlon for a hearing on February 13 , at
the 11 mo the national convention of woman
sufiraglsts is tu session here.
CARNEGIE DID NOT PAY TOLLS
.SIMS HiWoulil ClXl.Mlin to flr-
riilnttHunt's S > itoli AIIIOIIK
AiiK-rli'niiN ,
NEW YORK , Jan 16 In n dlapitch from
Washington to a Philadelphia paper It was
stated on the authority of a congiessman t
fiat Andrew Caineglo had given $1,000 to I
pav the cable tolls on Senator Hoar's speech '
cabled labt winter to the rebels In the |
Philippines. |
Mr. Carneglo gave out thu following stato-
incut tonight
" 1 did not pay the cable , tolls for the '
senator's message to the Filipinos They
di ) not need mebsagca of sympathy or com
fort.
fort.'I
'I would , however , subscribe that amount
to a fund for the circulation of the speech
among Ameileans who need It and would
follow the advlco It contains wisely. "
LIMITATION OF INHERITANCES
I'ri-nlili-nt I.OKIIII of Nt-M ork IlnrK -
HoelntloiiVoulil l.linlt to Ti-n
.Million DollniH.
ALBANY , N. Y , Jan. 16 In opening the
sebslon of the Slate Bar association Pres
ident Logan made an addrers on the "Lim
itations of Inheritances , " In which ho ad- '
IvccateJ | n $10,000,000 statutory limitation on |
Inheritances and gaveao his reasons for nil- '
vocatlng It tbo following-
First Thcro Is at the present day no good
purpose to bo served by giving a man power
lo transmit moro than $10,000,000
Second The great power which great
wealth gives cannot bo IntruMeil as safely
to thos < * who Inherit the wealth as to those
who acquire It by their own exertions.
Third No vested right would be Infringed
and no Injustice dnno to any one by the |
proposed legislation.
BRYAN AT KENTUCKY BANQUET
CcIHiriiltim of tinntictloii of ! > < 'ii-
ator IllnuUliiirn Met nt Train
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Jan. 10 W. J. Bryan i I
v.nrt ' anqucl-d by 'ho darpocrats rf tao Ken
tucky legislature tonight. The banquet was
j also a celebration of the election of Senator
J I Blackburn. Mr. Bryan arrived nt I 3"i and
was met at the train by a committee , of
which Blackburn and Gocbtl were mem- i
hers K\-Govcrnor James B McCreary pre
sided as toastmaster at the banquet. i
The toibts responded to were ns follows. i
By W J. Bryan , "Tho Democratic Party ,
Its Future and Its Politics , " Senator J C.
S. Blackburn , "Old Kentucky , " Senator
William Goebel , "Kentucky and Her Re- I
lotionb to the National Democracy. "
I
CLAIMING NEBRASKA LAND j
|
nrI to Sue for n 1'ortloii of j | ,
N < -mil lia Count } 1" "
I
Canal.
j I
ST. LOUIS , Jan 10. Governor Lon V.
, Stephens and Attoiney General Crow have
left hero for Wabhlngton , where the latter
, will Institute proceedings In the United
States supreme court against the city of
Chicago and the trustees of the O4ilcago
, drainage canal to restrain them fiom turnIng - j
Ing the sewage of Chicago Into the Missis- j
blppl liver.
They expect to remain , in the national '
' capital for oeveral days and the attorney
general will aUo Institute suit for n strip
' of land between Nehama county , Nebraska ,
I
and Alelilaon county , Missouri , which , It Is
believed , piopcrly belongs to this stato.
i
' REFUSE TO RETIRE HAMNER ; '
Ilrlii 1117 Hoard Iti-fiiNi-H to Crnnt ! ( < -
lint-Hi of Diiiiilin l'n > niiiNti-i-
hcrnOut Tlini- .
CHICAGO , Jan 1C The retiring board |
summoned to Chicago to heat the cu c of
Major Ilamncr , paymaster at Omaha , who ,
t when recently ordered to Manila for duty , i
i naked to bo retired from the service , refused I
j
the major's request today nnd ordered him j i
back to his post. Major Hamncr , who ! |
has two more years to serve , baa seen j
forty-live years' seivlco Any further action
must come from the War department of
ficials at Washington.
ONLY CASE IN SPANISH WAR
Wlllliint \ . niiKllNli , Son of ro nil IT '
\ I'rt-NliIi-illlliI Clindldllli-
tlirilH I'll ) 10 'I'l-l-IINIII- ) .
NWV YORK , Jan 10 William A. Kn-
gUtm , a hen of a former democratic vlco
presidential candidate ) from Indiana and n
captain of volunteers In the war with Spain , i
has returned to the treasury n check for |
$172. fceiit him pay lug for his army HOI vices , !
with the statement that ho would not ac
cept pay f < r service to his country In tlmo of
danger It la the only case of the kind In
the Spanish war.
PASSENGER STEAMER SINKS
SlilKi-H Wllll of I.oi-U U'lilliHiuliiK
with Itltalll I > IIN-
Ni-nui-rN Snvt-il ,
GALLIPOL1S , 0 , Jan 1C The fine pas
senger Bteanu'r Lexington , owned by the
, Carr line of Charleston , W Va , whllo rac- j
Ing with the opposition packet Argand ] I
t
struck the lock wall near Scary , breaking ! '
i In two and kinking Immediately. The Ar- ! 1
gand went to Ha assistance and took off tha I
patHcngcrs and crow The steamer I
'probably ' ho a total wreck. 1
I _ w H _ _ _ _ _
j Mov i-nii-iiiM of HirunINNIIH , .Inn III ,
At New York Arrived Amsturdnm from
ll j , trtl i in F.illod Urcinen , for Southamp
ton , Man'UMtci. for Ij.ndon
At Kobe Atrlvod Tiifoma , from Tucomn
for Hoiu Kong
I At M inlla Arrlvod Vli loilii , fn > m San
Plan. l o
i At Nui > ' Arrives ] - Pm-r > j lil-mimk ,
i fiom Ni vv York amJ proi wdort for Oe-nou
A ISoul j nt- SuHulJ'u ailu , from Iluin
l-urg f , r Niw \ ik
\ ' Llvcrjiuol Sailed L'ltonla. for New
TI1E\ \ ' SHOOT TO KILL
Kentucky Duel Results in Three Dcnd , Ons
Djiug , Two Iciuretl.
TRAGEDY OCCURS IN FRANKfORT HOTEL
Former Congressman Col on Oliiof Aolor in
the Bloody Occuirjnce.
AIL THE VICTIMS PROMINENT PEOPLE
Battle is Terrific and Bullets Fairly Rain
Through Hotel Lobby.
FEUD BEGAN DURING THE SPANISH WAR
ColNini'IM Colom-l of I'oiirlli ICeii-
tm-U > Iteulnieitt Seolt , a Subordi
nate , ItefiiNed to Oliej Orilerx
Conrt-Miu-llnl Potlovv eil.
FRANKFORT. Ky . Jnn 1C. \ shocking
tragedy , lu which thu lives of three prom
inent men were sacrificed and that of ti
fontth hangs by a slender thread , while the
othoiH miraculously escaped with painful In
juries , occurred heiei at 1 o'clock today.
Thu principals in the tiagcdy weri > ex-Con
gressman David G. Culton of Mldrtkfboro
mill Lieutenant Ethelbcrt Scott of Somer
set. Scott was shot six tlmca by Colsou
and almost Instantly killed.
Luther W. Denial lee , assistant postma ter
nt Shclbyvllle , an Innocent bystander , was
ehot three times nnd died Instantly. Charles
Julian , another bystander , was shot and died
half an hour later , and Captain U B. Golden
of Barbourflvlllccommonwealth's attorney
of the Twenty-seventh Judicial dlstilct , was
Hhot In the back nnd Is not expected to sur
vive the night. Colonel CoUon himself
wns shot twice * in the arm. Harry Mc-
Ewing of Louisville was shot In the foot and
W. 0. Ridpath of Chicago sustained a
broken leg by the lifeless foi m of Scott
falling against him as H tolled down the
Htulrway. The tragedy Is ono of the inobl
sensitlonal In the history or "The Daik and
.Bloody Ground. "
Thu killing occurred In the- lobby of the
Capitol hotel , the principal hostelry of the
state capital , Iho room being well-filled nt
Iho lime with politicians and others who are
hero attending the contests for state oinccs
before the legislature.
Colonel Colson is In Jill tonight , charged
with mutder , but hc claims self-defense.
Mortal About 1'lnht CoiilllutInu.
The wltnosbce to the affair were tnke-n so
much by surprise when the shooting began
that most of them were almost panic-
stricken , nnd theio are many nnd conflicting
stories as to how the llghl began. Colonel
Cotton and a parly of friends , among whom
was Demarroo , were sltllng In the lobby en
gaged In conversation ns Scott and Captain
Golden came up the fitaliH from Iho bar
room. When they had advanced aboul half
way across the room , walking In the dlrec-
Uim rf Colbon , the latter. It Is said , half
iIMiiK from his chair , fired nt Scott , who
Instantly returned the fire.
The shooting then became general and by
standers are at variance as to the number
engaged In It. Denmrico waa standing
slightly In fiont of Colson and young Scott
Is fluid to have crouched behind to ward off
bullets from Colson's revolver. In an In
stant Demarrco fell dead , pierced by three
bullets. Captain Golden , who accompanied
Scott , leeled to ono Bide , fulling Into the
arms of ex-Governor James B. McCreary ,
exclaiming , "I nm shot. "
The binoke'ln the locality of the antagon-
Ists became deiibc , but Colson continued tj
pi ess Scott , who recreated backward , shootIng -
Ing ns he moved. Colbon emptied the chani-
ber of a 35-rnlIhcr revolver and quickly
brought a 44 Into action. Scott by this time
had been ahot sevcial times and as ho Htng-
gcred back and fell down the stairway Col
son , who was within a few feet of him , con
tinued to lire till the form of Scott tolled
over and showed life extinct.
lliilletn Killrly Iliilneil.
The battle wan terrific and bullets fairly
rained through the lobby of the hotel , HOV-
cral of which went wild , piercing window
glass or embedding themselves In the- walls
'and furniture of the hotel. It was not dis
covered for several minutes thai Julian , who
died later , 1-acl bc > en shot and at Hist his
wound wa.s thought to bo only trifling.
After the killing Colonel Colson ran out
of the hotel and huirled to the residence of
Chief of Police Williams , where he sur
rendered. Ho was almost exhausted and us
ho entered the house gasped. "I am noiry
ho would not l 't me > nlonu There wore
three of them hhootlng at me "
Meantlmo t'-o wildest vxcllomont pre
vailed In the hotel lobbv whcio the killing
occuire d and In tbo dining room neaiby ,
whcni about 300 guests had been wealed at
dinner when the > fusillade began. Men fell
over each other In frantic effoilH to got to
places of safety , women fainted and It was
several minutes be.'oro the awful Bcopo of
the tragedy was fully known. The dead
were left lying In pools of blrod and mca-
hengorH WITH dispatched In nvory direction
for physicians nnd nurses to care for the
wounded.
Charles II. Julian , who was shot In the
leg , died shortly after reaching a room ,
death being due to IOHH of blood and the
uhock to his nervoiiH Hyntcni. Captain Golden
den wa.s removed to a room nnd made a
statement tlal Colson WUH the aggressor.
I'Vml Mart * nl AnnlNloii.
Colonel Coition has long been a prominent
figure In Kentucky politics. He nerved two
terms In eongrch-s and declined n renomlna-
tlon at the hands of the republican puily of
Iho Eleventh dlstilct In WiS In older to no-
crpt the colonelcy of Iho Fourth Kentucky
regiment In the Spanish war. Srott wait a
lieutenant and Golden wno captain of a cav
alry troop In Colpon'H regiment and the
tioublo which led to the tragedy today be
gun then. A feud sprang up between Colhon
and Scott while the troops wtro In camp
nt AnnlHton , Ala. , and In this , It Is mild
by Colton'n frlendH , that Captain Golden
was a wurm partl/an of Scott The trouble
between them nt the tlmo culminated In a
meeting between them In u restaurant , which
rcbulted In Colbon being shot by Scott.
'Iho regiment was shortly afterward niun-
trrcd out of the ncrvlcu an n result of the '
feud between the olllcera urn ! the serious ' '
chaigr-s and counter charges which they had ,
made lit Wabhlngton ugulnxt each other ns
olcor& ( ) Since then the pnrtliH had not met
till today and It has generally been believed
that blood would bo L pi ! led ahould they meet ,
as both wcru understood to he looking for <
cuth other.
Colonel Colsou was removed to the resl- '
ilenco ( if Chief Williams , whllo the eiirgpons '
dressed hlx shattered arm and ho was not
tjkeu to jut ) till t , o'clock. Ho begged to
be allowed ball The grand jury Is In HCB-
elon and an Indldment will probably he
returned nguln t him tomorrow Coroner
Mrugher will also hold an Inquest tomorrow
morning. Colsou tonight utlll declined If