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JUNE 11) ) , OMAHA , TIIUKSDAY IMOHXINO , JANUARY 18 , 1900-TWKLVK l A < ? ES. SlttG-LK COPY IT IV13 CENTS.
VICTORIES ON PAPFB
London War Expert Tells What Buller Ha9
Probably Done ,
ECURES 7WO PASSAGES OF TUGELA
May Hafo Snfiered Small Reverse on His
Right Wing ,
BRITISH OCCUPY PIETGITERSDRIFT
Lord Dundonald Takes tha Boar Forces
Completely by Surprise ,
1ENERAL WARREN CROSSES THE TUGEL4
Uono Under tinI'tiiH * of a Hot iiiul
IltH\ > I'll i' from Ihf l iinii ) N
Can n on anil It I Urn lj tic-
ton CroHru'N. *
( Copyright , l&OO , by I'rcss Publishing Co )
LONDON , Ja < i 17 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) The anxiety
In regard to Duller Is slowly Increasing ! I
The public and most of the war experts are
Inclined to take a gloomy vlow of the situa
tion Williams , the Leader's expert , says
"Floods In the 'I ugcla river may have
postponed the actionVi > mentioned Thurs
day IIH the day upon which news would be
officially promulgated Our own Information
gi vi only till Monday night It is to the ef
fect that Warren holde the Tugela passages
'The War olllco will probably communl-
cato this statement to the recorders and
commentators simultaneously with the news
of the- relief of Ladysmlth. We are bound
to say that the1 midnight bulletin of the War
olllco made a bad Impression It Is as cer
tain na anything well can be that Duller
has secured by ycstoulay moinlng the two
passages actoss the upper Tugela He may
have pushed forwnid and been defeated
later
U Is not Impossible that he may have had
a small reverse on his right , where he could
not bo veiy strong , but It Is just as likely
ho is steadily pushing on toward his goal
If theio should have been another reverse
the shock will bo felt all the moro by the
country on account of appiehenslo s
excited by the maladroit wording of the
midnight placard "
OrtMiit ) IMt'lKlMtTstlrlft.
LONDON , Jan IS The Times publishes
the following dispatch from Spearman's
Turni , 'dated January 17 , 9 . ! 0 p m
'Tho forces marched westward on Janu
ary 10 Lord Dundonald , by a Jabhlng move-
input , occupied the hills above 1'letgler-
dilft , fifteen miles west of Colenao , taking
the Boers completely by surprise.
'The saiuo evening the Infantry followed.
General Lytleton's brigade crossed the river
veptolday , and ted ly shelled the Doer
trenches beyond with howlUcrs.
'General Warren Is now crossing Tri-
charclo drift , five miles above He Is not
oppowl , although the Doers are holding a
pncltlon llvo miles from the river. "
LONDON , Jan 18 , rL'5 a m The other
morning papers are out with extra editions
eci filming the dispach from Spearman's
Tarm to the Times
The Dally Telegraph's correspondent , un-
dei yesterday's d lie , says
"I am permitted to wlro from Spearman's
I'arm that General Lytleton yesterday
forded I'lotglcmliirt and captured with llt-
tln opposition n line of low rldgeH a mlle
fiom there During the night a howltyer
hi ttcry vv.ib carricil across Today from
Mount Alice , near Swartrkop hill , naval
gi.ns effectually shelled the Boer position ,
which Is strong
'Genoial Warren also today cros = ed the
Tugela six miles further to the west , near
Wngondrlft , with all arms , in the face of
a hot and heavy fire from Doer canmn
and rifles Ho has effected a most satis
factory lodgment two miles further on
toward Sproenkop "
\ dispatch to the' Dally NCWH from Spear-
nun's I'nrm desnlbcs Loid Duudonald's ad-
\anco to Sv\artkop hill , commanding 1'iet-
glprsdrlft , and says
\ 'General Ly Helen's brigade waa sent to
hold a position on Swait/kop hill Leaving
a strong force to hold Colonao and Gen
eral Illldyard'H bilgado at Springfield , our
whole force advanced without delay The
ferry pont at Pletglrrs was on the further
side of the liver Lieutenant Carlisle and
flvo men swam the live1 ! and br tight It over
"After foui dnyb' halt on the south sldu
of the Tugela our advance noithward began
Jimmiy 10 General Lytleton a bilgade
cioHsed the drift flat evening and held the
kopjes on our light
'Sir Chailes Waiicn's division has made
an attack on the enemy's left The column
Is now crossing the liver"
EVERY BRITISH GUN IN ACTION
IllMTN SnriirlNf tillHlllllllK III l.llltj-
Mllltll lll'lllllMI-ll VftlMHf | < M > ll
Mourn' I'lulitlnu.
LONDON , Jan IS The Standard pub
lishes the following fiom Lidysmith , dated
January ( i , by w.aj of I'rere , Janua.y 17
"Tlio iinomy today made a dutormlned
effort to capttlio two pot ttons , Caesars
i amp and Wagon hill The latter is a lofty
i mlncncu to the MUthwost , p sstbslnn of
which would have buniglu them within tiflc
range of llio town Caesars ramp was held
liy tlu > first battalion of the Manchester
iiglmcnt The position was eep.iraled from
tint of the Hocrs by a rocky ravlno.
' In llio early homo of the mottling , undet
rover of darkness , the Huldolborg comnundu
rui'cecded In evading our pickets , making
tholr way through the thornbush anJ reach .
ing th foot of the slope at 2 30 The alarm
vvaa raised by our sentiieH , but bo ! < ru tin
full extent of the danger CotiUl bo realized
the outlying trenches had tiscn imbed and
their defenders slain On hearing the Urine ;
two companies of the Gordon Highlanders
went to the at'jUtanco of the Manchester * *
"At llrst U was thought the Uoers wcrt ,
concentrating rn the southern slope , whan
they hnd already celrtd a footing on tilt
lilatcau Il-re , h wevrr , their advance vvni
theckPcl by the steady volleys of our in
fantry and Uc deadly fire of an automatic
gun
'ii < iliiri > " l.liili'iiiia ( .
"Lieutenant Jltint-Oruhbo went out to set
if any aid were needed by the troopa sta-
ilunoif on the ridge nca * the tcwti. HI
wag not award that the enemy had alrendj
( upturn ! the breastworks and called out ti
the gorgoant. Ho received the reply "Ileri
1 am , sir , " and I lien ho suddenly dsap ) <
pea roil from sight
"Captain Carnegie , suspecting n ruse , or
dered the Cordons to fire a volley an ) t <
chargo. The enemy thereup n fell bac ! !
I rtx-lpitately leaving behind them the of
Iher whcm they bad upturtd with so niu ' "
prisuire of mlnJ The lleuunaut w is quit *
unhurt
it vsai quitu evident now that the ami
uaa lj tug Bbsailcd oa the left Hank and 01
the front By daybreak reinforcements of
Gordnti Highlanders and of the rifle brigade
had been hurried ui | to the fighting line
Lieutenant Colonel Dlck-Cunynghatn ,
the Gordon's out of camp ,
wounded , being hit by a stray
close to the town The
j ' HBRSiory of field artillery , under
Major * ffP | rosscd th" Klip river and
shelled thcwlgo and revise slope Of the
front high position , but thfiuemy were
lying among the thorn Iwshc * .
"Tho shrapnel which ( lew over our heads
did torrlblu execution U offertuallv held
the Boors In check and rendered It Impossi
ble for them to send reinforcements to their
inpn ihrough the ravine The enemy fought
throughout with the most stubborn eourage ,
being evldenly determined to talto the camper
or die In the attempt.
ll\K \ Cnax Dinp siiellv ,
"Their big guns on Duluvvano mountain
and lt smaller satellites threw moro than
a hundred shells at Ably's foreca Our I
forces were not loss gallant , and the enemy '
waa pressed back step by slcp until at j
length tliofao who were left broke and fled
In utter disorder.
"A terrific storm of rain and hall , accom
panied by peals of thunder , had burst over
the camp during the lighting This served
to swell thu streams Into taglng torrents |
In Ihelr efforts to escape numbers of Ihe .
enemy flung ihoniEelvcs Into tlio current and
}
were swept away The struggle In Ihls pan
of Iho Held was now ended and Iho finale '
was a terrific fusillade all along the line
thii crash of which almost drowned the In-
cosant thunder above
"Meanwhile a moro exciting contest wns In
progress In the dhcellon of Wagon hill. Al
2 o'clock a storming parly f mulshed by Ihe
Harrlsmllh commando crepl slowly and cau-
llously along a donga In Ihu valley which
divides our poslft from Iholr camp A few
well aimed illlo shols killed our plckcls.
Taking advantage of oveiy covert the Doirs
then gradually i cached the crest of the
heights Hero a body of light horse was
posted , bill they were forced lo rcllro before -
fore Iho advance of Iho Tree Staters , Ihore
being no brcaslworks for defense on Ihe
wcalern shoulder of the hill Wilh little to
Impede Ihelr progress the enemy soon came
to an emplacement , where Ihey surprised
| working parties of the Gordon Highlanders
and Ihe Slxtlelh rifles
Thills Itoi dons < niitnreil.
"Lieutenant Dlgby Jones of the Hoyal en
gineers collfcled a handful of men , made a
gallant effoi t lo hold Ihe poslllon , but Iho
numbers were against him , and after a stub
born resistance he was driven back and the
enemy got possession of the summit Kven
then , however , the Tree Stalers were afraid
to venture far or to face the heavy lire from
the Singar Here it was that Lieutenant
McNaughtcn and thirty of the Gordons were
captured , although not until every man
among ihom was wounded
"At 5 o clock Colonel IMvvarft with two
squadrons of light horbp anlved upon the
scene and Iho Tw only-first batlery of the
Hoyal rield attlllery under Major Dlewltt
came Into action , the storming pjrty being
reinforced from Iho Doer camp At the
enmo time Ihe Klghtccnlh Hussars and the
I'lftli Lancers checked Iho movement from
Ihe prull on our right flank Nevertheless ,
cm poslllon at this point had become erll-
Ical Our men had rellrod for cover be
hind Ihe northern slope , whllo the enemy
hud made its way Into the pass dividing
It from the hill Major Dow en rallied a
few of Iho Hides , but fell whileleadlm ?
uiciu to Iho charge Ills example was at
once followed by Lieutenant Ted , but the
latter met the snmo fate
"Tho enemy was making good the foot
ing It had already secured on the emplace
ment when Major Miller Wallnutl , callIng -
Ing the scattered G' Ions logether , charged
In and drove them back Having thus
cleared the ground ho joined Lieutenant
Dlgby Jones In n newly prepaid ! emplace
ment on tbo weslein shoulder
"A pnuso ensued for a time , but the Doers
were not yet finally beaten Taking advantage
(
vantage of the otorm now raging Ihcy es
sayed lo capluro Ihe posilion by anolher
iiii'h ' Tlneo of Ihelr leaders reached Hie
parapet but were shot down by Lieutenant
Dlgby Jones and Lieutenant Walnutl , the
latter of whom also fell. The renewed
check effectually discouraged the assallanls
and Iho deadly duel was now pracllcally at
an end Neverlheless small pirlles of the
braver splills kept up a muiderous fire on
our men from behind the rocks "
i\er > ( inn In Vetlon.
"Tho moment hud evidently at rived to
wtrllto the filial blow , and Colonel Park
qulcklv issued the necessary orders Thieo
cjinpanles of Devonahlres , led by Captain
Lafune , Lieutenant Poell ami Lleulennnl
Maslers-n , made a billllant charge across
thu open , under a terrific ( lie and fairly
hulled the enemy down the hill at Iho
point of the bayonet In Iho course of Ihe
sliugglrt Captain Ivai'ono and Lieutenant
Pield were k'llcd ' and Lieutenant Maaterson
received no liw than ten wounds This was
a fitting closu to n struggle that hud lusted
sixteen hourt. duri ig which oveiy ilflo and
gun had been brought to bear
"Our position was now sccuio The al-
laeKs on Iho noi Hi and easl hud also been
upuliied and Iho gianil assault had failed
all along the lineTho Iloors lost heavily
They admit thu engagement was the moat
severe blow their arms had sustained since
Iho opining of Iho campaign They vvero i
conficlenl of Ihelr ability lo capture Hie lown
and had called upon reinforcements from
C Icnso lo assist al the expected victory
Our losses wore considerable.
"D.arly In the morning the Karl of Ava
was moitally wounded whllo accompanying ;
Colonel Ian Haailllon to the scene of uptlon
"Tho Gairieon can now await Iho coming ;
of relief with renewed confidence "
HoerN In Illu 1'oii'e.
MODUKH U1VUU , Cape Colony , Jan 17. [
Ihuio.iia a demoiisiiatlon in loico under
General Mcthuen ycatoiday , a division bulng '
engaged with the objecl of asceitalnlng Iho 1
stuiiKth and dlspooitlon of the Doer force1 , 1
and alee In order to try to draw the Iloors 1
( from Klmbciky , where lately llioy have '
been active Ihe llrltlah dlscovcied the '
in cieat force nuci bolus rclnfaiccd '
from the direction of
Al t 20 the artilleiy opened llio. the shells 1
I dioppini ; In the UCHT ciuuniuncnt null 1
'gieat ' precUlon The attack was directed '
j nr alnst the Doer left. The firing continued I
, I until sunect. mostly with artillery , although i
the guards on the right llrcd some lung !
range volleys The Hoots resell cd their
lira until the Hrltlsh vvero returning to i
camp In the darkncia , when six shells followed -
' lowed them Tbcro vvero no casualties i
l nn eng the UrltUh troops
I HUNSlinno , Capo Colcny Tuesday , Jan
10 The lloers opened an artillery duel this i
morning , using a captured Drills ! ) fifteen-
pounder. which the British gumicis ulti
mately silenced The lirltlsh kept up a i
searching lire all day Ions on th Door
0
, I kopjes and also dragged another gun to the >
. I summit pf Coleskoo.
\\I-I | > M I'liiiu Trout Client.
LONDON. Jan 17. 2-30 p. m Public
o anxiety legardlng the advance on Ladygniitli
< remains unappeat > ol and thu vague nnnort
that a tifiitrul engagement Is progroEslng ,
"i iuijirtit ( ; tn emanate 'rom DM la ail
ruunnariuOurg lire billed tiulily on ilu
belief that Ut itral Duller e arrange u i =
pi ( .Continued on Four'h Page )
BURIAL OF GEN , WAUCHOPE
omminder of H shlaud' Bricado Laid to
Rest with His Men.
SURVIVOR- SWEAR VENGEANCE ON BOERS
llrlllxliori liar I'll to Drntli In Ilarlj
Mornlnu Itlllc ( iiu-U llrinliU
Thi'lr DlNiiNtvr ItiMTH Vre
\\aracil li > Wire.
LONDON , Jan. 10 ( Correspondence of
the Associated Prcsj ) Some of the most
brilliant work In the way of descriptive
wilting c\er done by llrltlsh war corre
spondents has been appearing In the Lon
don papers during the last few days llen-
neU-llurlc gh s splendid description of the
battle of Colunso , which was cabled In part
by the Associated I'rcw , IK not one bit
liner than the account of Magcrsfontelu by
the correspondent of the Dally News. After
tracing the terrible- loss suffc"-cd by the
Highland brigade at Magcrsfontoln , the
Dally News conespondent thus writes of
the burial of Wauchope
Three hundred yards to the rear of the
!
little township of Mool river , juat as the
Min was setting In a lilaro of splendor , on j I
the o\o of Tuesday , the ISth , u long , shallow I j
gia\e lay exposed in thebri.ist of the \eldt j I
To the west the broad river , fringed with I
trees , ran murmuring to the eastvvaid j
heights still held by the enemy and scowled j '
menacingly. North and south the \eldt un- |
dulotcd peacefully A few paces to the
noithward of that grave fifty deid High
landers lay , dressc-d as they had fallen on
the field of battle They had followed their
chief to the field and they were to follow
him to the grave. How grim and n'cm
thosa men looked as they 1 ly face upward
to the sky , with great hands clenched in
the last death agony , and brows still knitted
with the .stern lust of the stilfe in which
they had fallen
Ccarral JoliiM IIN | lion.
' The plaids , dear to every Highland clan ,
were ropiescnted there , and as I looked , out
of the distance * came the sound of the pipes ,
It was the general coming to join h'a ' men
There , light undei the eyes of the enemy ,
moved with slow and solemn tread all that
icmalned of the Highland brigade In front
of them walked the chaplain , with baied
head , dressed in his robes of olllce , then
came the pipers with their pipes , sixteen In
all , and behind them , with arms reversed ,
moved the Highlanders , dressed in all of
the regalia of their regiments , and In
their midst , the dead general , borne by four
of his comrades
"Out swelled the pipes to the strains of
the Tlowers of the. Forest , ' now ringing
proud and high until the soldiers had went
back in haughtv defiance and eyes Unshed
through tears , like sunlight on bteel , now
singing to n moaning wall , like a woman
I mourning her first born , until the proud
j heads dioppcd forward till they icsted on
heaving chests , and tears lolled down the
wan and scarred faces and the choking sobs
broke thiough the solemn rhythm of the
march of death
"Klght up to the grave they marched ,
then broke away in companies , until 'he
general lay In the shallow grave with a
Scottish square of armed uienroi nd him
Only tV * dead man's son and n small rem
nant of his olllcerf ! stood with the chaplain
and the pipers , while the solemn services
of the church weie spoken
"Then once again the pipers pealed out
'Loohaber No Mote" through the stillness
like a cry of pain until one could almost
hear the widow in her HIghlind home
moaning foi the soldier she would welcome
bick no more. Then , as if touched by the
magic of ono thought the' ioldleis turned
their teai-damp eyes from the still form in
the shallow grave townid the heights wheif
Cronjo , the lion of South Africa , and his
soldiers stood Then every check llushcj
| crlnihon and the strong jaws set Ilko ste < ; l
j ami the veins on the hands that clasped
i the rifle handles swelled almost to bursting
j with tbo fervor of the grip and tint look
from those silent armed men spoke moro
eloquently than ever spoke the- tongues of
oratois Tor on eacli frowning face the
splilt of vengeance- sat and eac'i sparkling
eye asked silently for blood Oed help the
j Uoers when next the Highlander pitroch
I hounds God rest the Boers' souls when
i the Highland bayonets charge , for neither
j death nor hell , nor things above , nor things
I below , will hold the Scots back from their
blood feud
1 ' "At the head of the grave , at the po'nt '
nearest the enemy , the general was laid
to bleep , his olllecrs giouped around him ,
whllo In line behind him his soldiers wcio
laid In a double row , wrapped in their blan
kets. No shots were fired over the dead
men resting so peacefully Only the sa
lute wns given and then the men matched
I campward as the darkness of an African
night rolled over the fnr-Rtratchlng breadth
' of the veldt To the gentle woman who
1 bears the general's name , the Highland
I b'lgade ' sends Its deepest sympathy To the
I members and the wives , the sisters and the
sweethearts In the cottage homo by hlllsldo
and glen they tend love and good wishes
sad will their Christmas be , tadder the new-
year. Yet , enshrined In evoiy womanly
heart , from queen-empress to coltago girl ,
let memory lie , memory of the men of the
Highland brigade who died at Magersfon-
toin "
Stor > of llltililauilcTN1 DNaNlrr.
The same writer thus depicts the way In
I which the disaster overtook the Hlghland-
i crs
i "During the night It was considered cx-
podlent that the Highland brigade , about
i 000 stiong , under General Wauchopo ,
should get clpfco enough to the lines of the
too to make It possible to ehargo the
heights At midnight the gallant gcnu.il
moved cautiously thr ugh the darkness
toward the kopje , where the Hoers wore
moat Btiongly entrenched They were led
by a guide , who was supposed to know
every Inch of the country , out Into tha
darkness of an African night. The brigade
marched In line of quaiteicolumn , path
man stepping cautiously and anvly \ , for they
kuevv that any sound meant death Every
order was wlvpn In a hearse whisper ami in
whispers it was passed along the ranks
from man to man , nothing wns heard sis
they moved toward the gloomy , Btet'l-
fronted heights hut the brushing of their
feet In the v-Idt giass and tha deep-drawn
biuiths of the marching men
"do onward until thrco o'clock on the
' morning of Monday Then out of the darlt-
nchs a rllly rang , 'sharp and clear , a herald
of dUastci a soldier had tripped In the
daik over , the hidden wires laid down by
the enemy. In a second , In the twinkling
ct an eye , the searchlights of the Doers
fell hroad and clear as the noonday tun
on the ranku of the doomed Highlanders ,
though U left the enemy concealed In the
shadows of the frowning mam of hills ! > < ! -
lilnd them Tor one brief moment the Scots
fpcmcd paralyzed by the suddcnnets of
tltli difcovcry for they knew that they
i ro luddlol o'ttltr like sheep wl hm
tifu yaids of tin en , rj >
Then tleor ubo\i the confusion roiltd
( Continued on Thud Page )
PALL OVER STATE CAPITAL
Uni n olnrliiw KITort " tlic
1'roiilt' of rmnUfort fcomc
I In IK- fin * Colilcii ,
rilANKrOHT , Ky . Jan 17 Yesterday's
tragedy , in which three men were killed ,
ceemcd to cast a pnll over the people of tha
state capital today and on all sides were
Been eUdenoes of mourning The bodies
of nthelbert Scott and Luther W. Demarce ,
victims of Colson'a bullets , were shipped to
tholr rcspectUo homes , Lexington and Shel-
byvllle , whllo the remains of Julian , who
was probably killed by Scott Ho In a casket
at the residence of hla sister where hundreds - J
dreds of friends called to pay lh > lr sal
tributes Captain 11 U. Golden , win was
also shot by Colsoti , Iscry much Improve !
today and the physicians entertain hope of
his recovery Golden says he was hit by
Colsoti'fl first shot and that Demure * was
killed by Colson's recklessness. Colson
passed the night In Jntl
At the coroner's inquest nil Ihu eye-
wltneo.sp8 who testified stated that Dpmare-o
was killed by Colson. Several witnesses
swore posltl\ely that Scott wa * not the man
who shot llr-st and described thp man who
began the shooting as a tall , handsome
man , who used the long pistol This tallied ,
with the dcpcriptlon of Colson and his re- |
\oher. The eoioner's Jurv returned a ,
\erdlct to the effect that Scott , Julian and I
Dcmareo cnmo to tholr death by pistol shots
fired by David 0 Colson I
LEXINGTON , Ky , Jan 17 Thomas Scott |
of Some-rset. Ky , n brother of U 1) Scott , j
killed yesteiday by Colonel Colaon , passed i
through hero tonight with his brother's body
'In nn Interview ho said that during the
republican state convention jheie last sum
mer , Colcncl Colson and hit , brother weic
both here , that his brother then had -a sore
eye , which had partially blinded him Uui-
Ing the proceedings of the convention a man
named Qum Hat grave saw Colonel Colson
6teallng upon Scott and stepped between
them and this prevented trouble He saya
that Haigravo testified today before the
grand jury In Trankfort In the case
CHATTANOOGA Tenn , Jan 17 Major
H Edward Goetz of the Third Tennessee
volunteer Infantry , who resides at Knoxvllle.
Tenn , and who wns provo t marshal at
Annlston when the Colson-Scott trouble was
on there , while In this city today said
"When Scott returned from Washington
after ho succeeded In getting the proceed
ings against him stopped , ho n fused to go
to his regiment and secured a room in
| j town , went to bed and refused admission to
the orderly of General Gilbert S Carpen
ter , who commanded the corps In the ab
sence of General Prank. I was ordeicd to
bilng him to headquarters. When I entered -
tered his room ho tried to draw n pistol.
After an altercation ho accompanied me ,
talking freely of Colcncl Colson He said
'Colson has the cards stacked now , but If
we over get back to Kentucky I Intend to
Kill him" Ho was aftervvardh sent to the
i Dennlson hospital A prhato fiom my com-
I pauy , who occupied a cot next to him , lold
I mo that Scott often declaicd that ho In-
j tended to kill the colonel If they ever met
In Kentucky. "
TISSUE BALLOTS IN EVIDENCE
j-Oiie nemoc-rntN Tc tl y In tin-
(
K 'iiliic-K > Ctiliornatorliil Contest
Alone tlic .saaic I/lne.
PHANKrOHT , Ky. , Jan 17. Twcnty-ono
witnesses were examined ly ilia giibernato-
rial boards of contesl todtH , ivll-of them be
ing introduced by the democrats. Twenty ! |
of the witnesses tcsllfled in rclallon lo Ihe
so-called llssue ballqls , all of Ihom saying t
that the ballots received at llio polls in
Pike , Marlln , Johnson , Knox and Magollln
counlios were of so transparent a nature
Hint the marks mndo by Ihe volers upon | '
them could be seen |
! in almost every instance the republicans ,
upon cross-examination , biought fiom lhet > e
wllncsses Iho slatement llial Ihe vote in
1 the various dlstrlcls In which the tissue ballots -
| lots weio used did not in the last election
'differ ' from previous elections , | I
I Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor j !
Marshall tonight filed ll'elr notices of j i
counler contesls against Mr Ooebel and I
Mr Dcckham The notice Is lengthy and ,
goes into details re-garding dpmocralic | I
'
f lauds all over the stale It is charged
( '
tKit the democrats pi evented many voles
'
from being cast In the city of Louisville by
fraud and Intlmldallon , that returns weie
i willfully made Inaccurate and that the
thinnest ballots u ed during the election
weio used by the democrxts The docu
ment is sweeping in Itb charges against
the democratic paity and ils conduct in
the last election
MOLINEUX PASSES AS BARNET
Stion7 Tent liuoii ; \nalaxt the I'rls-
| oner I'roNeeiitiou I'liietleallj
C lONI-N I tN ( IISI- .
NHW YOHK , Jan 17 The prosecution today -
' day practically closed Its case agalnnl
Roland D Mollneux , on Irlnl for Ihe murder
of Mrs Kulhorlne J Adonis , with the In- '
troducllon of Iho tebtlmony of Nicholas
Heckman proprietor of a private leller box
agency , where Mollnctix Is alleged to hive
I hired a box where ho received patent medi
cines from manufacturers Heckman tostl-
j fled that he had known Moiineux by night
i foi five years and that ho had seen him 1,10
I time's On May 27 , ISIS , Moiineux wcnl into
I witness' place ind engaged a box for receipt
of mall Ho gave his name as H. C Darnel ,
correcting vvltnehs when llu laller In enter
ing the name spelled It with Iwo "I'H "
Witness testified that Moiineux came In
about twenly limes for his mall , which was
. mcsily prlvalo mcdl-lnes. Wllncss rpmem-
bereil pulling In defcndanTs box a package
I of u certain powilei This powder Is Iho
ono In which H la alleged cyanide of mercury
' was convoyed lo Hat net. Witness never
know Harry Cornish ,
| Hecorder Goff look Iho witness In hand
| and asked whether ho had been promised
any reward for his testimony Heckman're
plied "AU-olutely none I don't expect
any reward and I elon't want any. "
"Do you realUc how vitally important It
Is and when I say that I want you to look
deep into your conscience have you any
doubt In your mind any doubt whatever ,
as to Ibis defendant being Iho man who
rented that letter box from you ab 'H. C.
' "
liarncf'
"None whatever "
HEIR OF BALL ESTATE HAPPY
Window WnHlier anil 11 on we llan ut
Hotel Ginee , 4 lili'lIK" , U
Millionaire.
CHICAGO. Jan 17 Patrick O'Donnell. a
window washer and house man at the Hotel
Grace , Jackson boulevard and Chirk streew ,
has received positive assuianee from Phil
adelphia that his claim to beln ono of the
principal heirs of the ? G,000.000 Hall estate
of that city had been recognized and that
within a few days hl sham of Iho estate ,
csilmatecl at ? . ' , uOO.OOt > . will be tuinod over
to him under an order of the probalo court.
'Ihe etlato has been under court rnpnago-
nienl for eight years
l ) < Mve > to Vltenil Vlarill ( IIIIH.
Nl \ \ nl'tl'VN.S Jan 17 \ 1 U rjin
> LMIH n ilv I fium ' ' " is man Mcvtr
i i lln tfft < I'm ' Adni f 'I Utw < will ut
ur 1 M iidl Qrua w > lb Mia Uewu ) un I'eb-
I'uurj 21
SETTLE NEBRASKA BOUNDARY
Dividing Line Between Antelope State find
Missouri to Be Established.
ACTION BEGUN IN THE SUPREME COURT
Siipnp mill Toliiioi'O liiirrpit * Vrr
nl to 1'rcc 'I'rniU * > tttli
J'lU'rto Itlc'o > > iiiiil | } Depot
for Oniiilin.
WASHINGTON , Jan 17 ( Special Tele
gram. ) Attorney General Crow of the state
ut Missouri began an action today Iti the 1
supteme- court of the United Stales , under
the authority of the legislature of Missouri ,
to determine the boundary line between Mis- |
sourl and Nebraska t'nder the terms of
thu I'latio purchase , of which Nebraska Is a j
part , It was stipulated that the boundary
line between Missouri and Ncbiaska should
bo the middle of the channel of the Mlssjuil
river In 1SG9 there was a big Hood In tha'
section and from 15,000 to 20,000 acres of
land that was formerly on the Missouri sldo
became attached to Nebraska by reason of
the liver changing Its course Since that
time the people living on this land have ha I
doubts whether they lived In Nebraska or
Missouri Prlctlon resulted and to put a
stop to constant quarrels this action Is
brought Should the court pursue Ita usual
COUIPO in boundary questions and ospoclallv
established In the Iowa ca o. It will appoint
a commissioner to investigate the subject ,
take testimony and leport Its findings to tlu
couit fet Its guidance In the sclllcmcnt of
the question !
Senator ' 1 hurston has had his attention |
called to the methods pursued by the Cuban
Lincl company , which was recently exposed
by the New York Herald , In securing sub-
scriptlous for a memorial home to the late j
Mis Thumon on the Island of Cuba SpeakIng - t
Ing of the matter , ho said ho had never beca
approached upon the subject of a memorial
homo to his lamented wife , noi would he
have given his sanction had ho been so np-
pi cached
The committee on Indian affairs of the
senate today decided to report adversely the
nomination of George W Hay/leu of La
Porlo , la , to be agent of the Nivajo Indians
In New Mexico This action was taken upon
the ground that It had been the past policy
of the committee to insist , wherever possi
ble , that the piesldent should appoint agents
living in states and territories wheio agen
cies to which they were appointed vveto
located The Indian committee nlso np
pointed a subcommittee consisting of Nelson ,
Petligrew , Uawllns , Quarles and Thurslon ,
lo Invcsligale bills introduced for the re
lief of thu Slsseton and Wnhpeton banda .
of Indians in South Dakota. ,
I'lHTto Hli'iiii Trnilc. I
Beet sugar interests of the western states , .
particularly Nebraska , Utah and California ,
ate opposed to free trade with Puerto Hlco |
They are joined In their opposition by the j
this mailer eo- |
sugar trust , its interests In
inclding with those of the beet sugar grow
er * . Tobacco raisers , of Connecticut , Ohio
and Pennsylvania also oppose fice trade
with Puerto Hico This Is ono of the most
difficult questions presenlcd for solution by
congress and H is remarkable bow few
ecnalors or representatives have made up
tbeli minds as to what Is best to ho done , i
rno general idea teema lu bo to hear nil |
sides before taking action
Some of the most eminent republican lead-
ore in congress are In favor of treating i
Puerto Hlco as an Integial pait of the
United States , the same as if It were pait
of the mainland They hold to the broad
general principle thai this is a right to
'which the Puerto Rlcans are entitled , and
insist that it bo extended to them without
delay A delegation of Puerto Ulcans is on
the way to Washington to lay before the
president and congress full Information as
lo Ihe commeiclal and political conditions
obtaining In the Island. It Is understood
the delegation will bo caUsflcd to have
Pie-rlo Hlco createas a tenllory and given
a foim of governmenl somewhat like Arl-
7ona , New Mexico or Oklahoma Puerto
Hico Is now producing about 51,000 tons of
'sugar With the duty lemoved this crop
could bo Increased to 80,000 tons , which
'thicatens the beet sugar Industry of the
VV Cbt.
Alli-ii Trm-H I'liMltm.
Scnalor Allen , when shown a paragrapn
today from Lincoln that a tremendous effoit
van being made by himself and others lo
eecuro fusion of forces In all slates agalnsl
'ho republicans , said he 'iad written the
letler ascribed to him and that ho had re-
qi'pfiled his filends to vote for Lincoln as
Ihe meeting place of the rommitlee , Feb
ruary 12 , and for the location of the con- i
ventlon at Kansas Clly
"Wo can only heat the republicans through
force of numbers , " said he "I doesn't mat
ter much where the voles for pilnclplcs foi
which we stand come from it Is votes wo
i need to overthrow the enemy. Within our
selves wo could not hope for Ihe Micceusful
1 accomplishment of any of the reforms for
which the pcipullst paity stands , , and it is
' oi.ly Ihrough amalgamation w"-li other par
ties that wo can hope for success I believe
in fusion and will urge It wherever possi
ble "
Heneral J. C Cow In of Omaha wns in the
city loday enioulo to his homo from Now
York General Cow In eald that while ho
was out of polities he was still an en-
thusluptlo republican and thought that with
an ofllclenl organization Nebraska could bo
cairled for the Riand old paity. Ho stated
ho would not bo a cund'dato ' for either
' district delegate or delegate al largo to
' the nallonal republican convention Ho was
' In New York on maltcn > connected with
the Union Pacific , In which ho represents
the government us spe-lal connfol ,
I'or n Siiipl | > IHMMil.
Senator I hurston Introdiced a bill today
prepared by the Commercial club establish
ing a permanent military supply depot at
Omaha and appropriating f50,000 to catry
the same Into effect. .
Senator Allen Introduced a bill for the
ipllef of Mis Margaret A. Miner of Sunnier ,
Dawes county.
CongicEsman Gamble of South Dakota to
day appeared before the house committee
on public lands nml made an argumnnl for
the bill presented by him , EO amending the
law as to simplify the regulations concern
ing the removal of timber of forest lehei-
valiens The bill proposes llmt the sixty
days' notice required for the removal of
timber from forest reservations thall bo
l educed to thirty days and In the discretion
of the land commissioner ehnll bo removed
without notice. The bill vvas ) of erred to
n subpommittco and the prospect l the
Gamble bill vv'll 1)3 reported favorably to
the lioubo at the next ; ncctlng of the com
mittee ,
The reorginlzation of the senatn has
taken a now and unexpected turn , the 1m-
jireislon being tonight. In vlow rt the
strong opposition against J S Clarkfeon
candidate tor sceretarv , that James S. Sher
man of New York will bo put forward for
secretary and \i \ M Hansdell of Indiana for
I strgcaiit H aims
I VHP niriitotr foi St-mitor
j \ \ S-sHINtiTUN Jan I" T i In u e
leomuiiuce on elccUtiD of iti j re i it i a .U I
CONDITION OF THE WtATHEfi' '
Poiecnst for Nrl > rn * < kii
fair , Northwesterly Winds
Teiniierntiirc at Oiiiiilia > t" tenlu i
vlc-0 presllent today agreed en a favorable
report on the Joint res-lutlon for an amend
ment to the constitution for the eleitlm of
United States senators by direct vote of
the people
HUGO BRANDEIS TAKES A WIFE
I'roiiiliitMit Omnliii soi-li-ij Mini Writ *
n ( Inn mini ; C.li I at IOM
t'N , ( .al.
LOS ANGCLnS , Cal. , Jan 17 ( Special
Telegram ) Ml a Lyela Julia Ulelnmn this
afternoon plighted her troth to Hugo Ilran-
dels of Omaha ( inly a few iclatlves and
near friends weio present , but the mnnlage ,
lerformed In the full ceremonial of the
otthodox Jewish faith , was one of the most
impressive celebrated in Los Angeles la
many n onths
The bride- has been a beMo In the younger
Jewish social set The wedding took place
at the homeof the bride's aunt , Mrs W. T.
Darnell The ceremony was performed by
the vcneiable Habbl A M IMelman , ns-
hlsled by Hev Dr Hecht of D'nal H rltli
The bride wore an exqulslto gown of whlto
satin trimmed with leal lace and made cm-
trnln with neck cut low. A veil of tulle
was caught back by n white algretlo and
diamond cicsconl Miss Kttn Jacoby was the
maid of honor.
A M IMelman , undo of the bride , aotcd as
the groom's best man and Herbert Darnell ,
Leo Darnell , Henry IMelman and Dr. D W
Udclmnn weie wedding ushers Immediately
after the ccromony an elaborate wedding
dinner was served In Herman Jucoby's home ,
which adjoins Ihe Darnell residence , Mrs
Jacoby and Mrs Darnell bolh bel.ig daugh-
teis of Habbi IMolmnn. A largo wedding 10-
cepllon for Ihe youngei social ol wns held
at the Darnell homo tonight , many invlla-
llona being Issued
The , wedding torn will Include stops at
Monterey , San Tranelsco and other northern
points .and will also extend to Plorlda
About March 1 Mr and Mrs Drandeis will
setllo In Omaha , Ihelr fuluio home.
CnnTC , Neb , Jan. 17 ( Special. ) P L.
Knight , senior partner of a local mercantile
film , was married at noon today to Miss
Maud Stevens , daughter of George D Ste
vens , the former Crete banker. The cere
mony lopkt place at the Congregallonal
'
chinch Th'o couple left for a wedding trip
to Chicago 'and Ihe cast this afternoon.
MI-I-K of ] ( < * . AYIiitliro Wcilft.
BOSTON , Jan 17 Miss Genevlevo Win-
throw Smith , niece of Hev Dr. Johu Llnslcy
Wlnthrow , pistor of Park church , and Clln-
ton Sumnei Bradley of Chicago were married
at I'ark Slreel church lonight by Dr Win-
throw A bhort wedding lilp will bo taken
and Mi and Mrs Dradley will make Iheli
homo In Chicago.
TnUilU-llertlll.
SIOUX FALLS , S I ) , Jan 17 ( Special
Telegram ) George D Tillhlll , son of Mr.
and Mrs John W Tuthlll , prominent pioneer
neer residents of the city , and Mlsa Len-
netta Merrill , claughler of Mrs. W W.
Jobnton were married loday , Dr D D Scolt ,
pntlor of Ihe Congregational church , offi
ciating
CITY OFFICIALS IN CONTEMPT
HIM or , < 'lt Clc-rU ami Ti\ont jPour
AlilrrmtMi "f Hll nnUi-i' Illmiuv }
ItcNtrnliiiiiir Older.
MILWAUKEE , Wis , Jan 17 Mayor Da
vid S Hoe , Clly Clerk K M Schuengel
and twenty-foul aldermen , who voled for
Ihe passage of Ihe elrecl railway ordinance
on January 2 , were today held to bo in
coiit ( > mpl of court by Judge Ludwlg
It Is the end of a long legal batlle bo-
tvvcen n large number of cltUenB and llio
clly ndminl-stiallon Many trass meetings
were he-Id , at which Ihe ordinance granllng
the slieel lallway an extension of prchent
fiamhlhcH and certain now ones for a period
of ten years from 1021 for a allghl reduction
In faro moinlng and evening and a straight
1-cent faro after l')0" ) > wan denounced In violent
lent terms
As a lasl re = orl an Injunclion was Herved
on the mayor and Board of Aldeimen ic1-
stialning them from passing the measure
Desplto the Injunclion Ihe measure went
through and was signed Immediately by the
mnyor at the council meeting hold on Jan-
t.aiy 2 , when the doors of the clumber were
baircd I'ollowim ? this , howovoi , the elty
clerk and aldermen who voled for the 01-
c'inanee were cited to appenr before Jud o
Ludwlg to Hhow canto why they should not
be punished for contempt
| The cases v ore argued pro and eon by
the best lawyers of the city The lawyers
j for the city officials held Hut a legislative
! body could not bo enjoined , lionco their
! action In violating the Injunction.
The Judge holds that ho had Jurisdiction
In the case and that in disobeying the re
straining order of Court CommlmloiiPr
Harper the cliy officials named In llio In
junclion nio In contempt
The court practically holds , In assuming
Jurisdiction , that the ordinance IB void for
the reason thai tlio amendments adopted
on llio floor were noi consldcied by a com-
mlltee.
The aldermen and city officials will bo
brrughl before the court tomorrow for pun
ishment
GEN. WOOD BREAKS A RECORD
Pli-Nt ( , ( , \ i-riiiir ( .i-iii-iiil of ( iilin to
i.oe-M lo I'liiar De-l Uio.
HAVANV , Jan 1" The newspapeis com
ment favorably upon the fact that General
Wood has .subscribed for euch dally piper
and glvoa instructions that the bills for the
eamo shall be presented to him each month
perse nally Tl'o Dlarlo do la Marina says.
' It Is the llrst tlmo In the history of the
island when n governor general has paid or
i offered to pay a now.spapor subscription "
I Today General Wooel left for tbo province
of Plnar Del Hlo , accompanied by Generals
Le < > and Chafeo , with Iholr aides Hla ob
ject Js to inspect condltlc no In that part of
j the inland and he will visit a number of
the smaller lawns and make a close per
sonal examination so fur as the tlmo limit
of Uio journey will pcrnill
REV. SCOTT COMING TO OMAHA
( lilenuo I'liNtoreeeilN | a Call to ( lie
t axl , liar M re-el l'i , 'hlij lei-Ian
t lint ell ,
j CHICM'.O Jan 17Ktv A U Scott of
I f bn dgn bus a iall lo b corm r ii
to ! f i hi ' littllui -Miie-i I'i.-liKir n
i hu b vr O nalia He will umuim 1m m , v
, Jui to ul oi < o
LEK OUT OF FAVOll
Former Radical Silvorite Warmly Commends
Secretary Gngo's ' Course ,
NO LONGER CONSIDERED A DEMOCRAT
Pennsylvania ! ! h Told Ho Should MOT
Across the Aisle ,
HEPBURN OF IOWA REBUKES SUIZIR
Scnato to Vote on Bill Fixing ( told M
Standard of Value.
HOAR RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY PASSED
Ddinli- ( ) , , .r Selrtire nf I'loiiv
> J llrltlHh ititliorlflev Tcllri'
fM tillMlllUe Oil
ininieini inn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 17 The kouso ImJ
another Inning today o\or Uio sale of tlio
Now York custom liouso by Secretary Gage
Sulrer ol New York , the author of tlio it-s
elution for the Investigation of tlio secfu
tary's negotiations with tilc New Voik
banks , atnitoil the lull lolling by charging
llio maiulato hail nliemlj gone forth to sup
press It.
Slblcy , n Pennsylvania iloinocrat , forinetb
n raillcnl advocate of free silver , who It
now out of sympathy with the democrats
In the house , warmly rommuuletl Gages
course. These two speeches precipitated a
debate which lasted alinnst thiec > hours.
Grosvonor of Ohio explained that the com
mittee on lull's , to which the Sulzer reBa-
lutlon had gone , had not acted , because no
evidence had been produced befoio the com
mittee to watrant the ordering of such u
far-reaching InveHligatlon
Hepburn of Iowa iibsallod Sulzer for BOIIIO
of his extiavaganl statements and declared
there ought to be homo way to rnbuko i
member for slandering honored olllclals.
Liter In the daj , during the discussion
of the appioprlatlon for the army , Cnnnon ,
In charge of the bill , challenged any mem
ber to mo\o to strike It out.
Williams , democrat of Mississippi , replied
to Cannon In an eloquent speech , In which
ho nlllrmed the loyalty of every American
citizen to the Hag and charged Cannon with
slnowdlj Issuing a challenge that ho knew
would not bo accepted The urgency de
ficiency bill was passed with only one unim
portant amend nent
Senate to A oilin fiolil Stiiuilni it.
An agreement was easily reached In the
senate todnj to take the llnal vote on the
pending bill fixing gold as the standard of
\aluo In the United State' ) , on rebniary
15
After several clays of debate the diagnet
icsolutlon of inquiry Into tbo conduct of
the Philippine war was passed H wns In
troduced by llo.ir and practically was
adopted as a general substitute for icsolu-
tlons of n slmilai but less extended tkui-
acter , offered by I'ettlgrow and bodge , llo-
; end a vinous hpcaJi by l'cttlrow ; the
resolution aroused no debate , an It IB within
the discretion of the picbldcnt to send or not
send any of the information requested.
The icsolutlon olfeied oy Halo of Mnlnn
as to the seizin o of flour by the Diitlnh
authorities was adopted , hut only after a
splilted debate and aftci the leflolutlon had
been materially amended Da\ls > . chaUm in
of the- committee on fa'.elgn rclallons , made
a sharp attack upon tbo resolution , but
withdrew his objcttloiih oftci It had been
amended
Teller of Colorado addressed tlio senate
| upon the financial bill LIU ! will contlnuo his
speech tomorrow
sm//iii ( ; < ii-5 en AIV ;
I'roeuiMlliiKN mill Debute In tli < * House
Clicu In Detail.
WASHINGTON , Jan 17 When the housi )
met today It decided by a vote of 17-1 to 13S
that the census bill leportcd bv Hopkins of
Illinois yesterday was privileged
Barney of Wisconsin , from the committee
on appropriations , reported the pension np
propilatlon bill
The house then wont Into rnmmlttrc of
the whole and resumed the consideration of
the urgent deficiency bill umlei the llvo-
mlnuto rule.
Snl/cr , democrat of Now Yorlc , took ad
vantage of the first opportunity to call at
tention to the resolution ho Intioduced a
fewdaya ago for the Investigation of the
charges against Societary G igo In connoc-
tlon with the deposit of government funds
in national banks 'llio committee to whli.li
it had been reforn d had not acted "I 1111-
deistand , " said Mr Sul/or , "that the boss
of the lepubllcan paity hays these charges
are 'all rot * and that the president does not
v.aiit them Investigated and that nothing
moro Is to bo done with thcso grave and
serious charges "
Suler said the New York custom house
had been hold to the Standard Oil trust ami
unless the mattei was Investigated now i
greit deal will bo heard about It on the
bliimp
Sul/er quoted the words of President Mc-
Klnloy. while a member of congress , In
criticism of the conrwo of Secretary Fair-
chlld In keeping gqrorntnent funds In na
tional banks Sul/ei concluded with the
slaloment that Scuptary Gage had made the
humiliating confession that ho Is and was
the mere agent of the Standard Oil trust
Ho was followed by Slbloj , who hald that
whllo ho had supported Rulror for the lead
ership of the IKIUBO and the second plaro
on the democratic national ticket , ho could
not ngrco with him In his attack on Secre
tary dage
Sibloy nald ho had been requested to In-
tioducc a resolution of investigation. IIo
had replied that In the hour of peril ( ho
secretary of the treasury linil actc'd with
promptness ard prudence and that , In his
oplnlcii , congress would at all times upho'd '
a public olllcnr Htrhlng to uphold the honor
and credit of the buHllienH InturiHtB of the
country ( Republican npplaiiho. )
blbloy paid hP'h'ad re-ad the answer i > t
Seciolary Gage to the house resolution and
ho considered It a full , free and frank
sutomenl , whlih completely justified each
and every tianpaeilon A pcnllogratlcn had
BiarteJ in Now York and It required coin
age and will to stop the panic before It had
extended llfcolf.
I had rather sco the country prosper"
bald he , "than to HCO my patty succeed "
( Jlupubllcan applause ) He expicBtPd rgi t
that the dmnocratto party should thrho
upon depicsslon and agnln prolnc-d the sec
retary of the treasury for coming to the
rescue of the business Interests of the coun
try lib rejoiced In hl action. ( Hollowed
republican applause )
Orosvenor declared that both Scorolniy
Oago and the administration hnd been vin
dicated The committee on rulaa had not
acted on the Sulzer resolution bera < e thi-
dmigcH the resolution conlalned weip ilu
h a n hash of Ihi nami ill nut 8 I win 'l '
coirdarj ( 'agp l > id uplU 1
I uni uuihoru , I t > 'he ilmiiuiuu > t the
cuiunuiice on iuic > to gay ill at no 0110
