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GOOD BRITISH RUJIOB
Statement that Dnndonald'a ' Flying Column
Has Entered Ladjimttb.
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REPORT. PIETERMARITZ8URG
Excellent Bonrc ? jmad from
Any Other QunV'v.
LIULE NEWS OF OPERATIONS AT FRONT
It 5s Impossible to Daterraino Real Yaluo of
Advance Made.
MAY BE THE OLD RUSE OF THE BOERS
HIIVP llptlrpil from Flrwl IJpfpnip.s
unil llrlllMh .Mil ) III * l.'o n-
fronli-d liy liiiiinnnnlilp
Nnlal , .Ian. 22. The statement
comes from uti excellent source In Plotcr-
in.irltzburg that Lord Dundonnld has en
tered Ladysmlth with 1,600 men. This Is
not confirmed from any other quarter , but It
IK known that Lord Dumlonald's Hying col
umn him been acting well to the left of the
line of ndvanco.
LONDON , Jan. 23. Just before midnight
the War office Issued the following dispatch
from General Bullcr :
"SPKAHMAN'S CAMP , Jnn. 22. 0 p. m.
The following casualties uro reported In
General llnrt's brlgnde as the result of yes
terday's
"KilledCaptnln Ilyall , Yorkshire regi
ment. nnd live men. Wounded : Second
Lleulunnnt Andrews , Bonier roglmcnt , Cnp-
tnln MncLanghlln , InnlRkllllns ; Lieutenant
Barlow. Yorkshire regiment , nnd sevcntj-
li\o men. Missing : Hlght men. Olhcr cas
ualties will bo forwarded when received. "
Tha foregoing wn all the War office hail I
Issued up to midnight. Nothing , therefore ,
Js known hero ns yet regarding Monday's i
operations.
iforl'M Admit Ciiniiiill leu.
LONDON , Jnn. 23. The Dally Chronicle
tins received the following , dated January
22 , 4 p. in. , fiom Spearman's Camp :
"The Boers admit twenty-one casualties I
during General Lytlcton'.s skirmish on Sat-
uiday.
"General Warren contlnneH pushing ,
though ho IH neccai.arlly making very slow I
pi ogress , an the Boors nre numerous and
strongly entrenched. | I
"Our Infantry are working over parallel
ridges , \\lth Lord Dundonald'n cavalry lying ; I
we'll out on thn left flank and awaiting dem j '
\ctopmenl8. The Boers contest every foot of ! j *
the ground. | '
"This morning General Warren's artillery
reopened fire , , but tbo Boers did not reply , ;
and our tire became lees hot. ] i '
"Tho naval guns In front of here have
been quiet. ' A Boer who was brought in '
boasted that It would take us three months .
to l each Ladjsnilth. " j I I
Hot Klirlitlnif All Ony.
The Dally J.la'lliliaV'Jhefollowing , dated 1
Sunday night , from Sjjearman's Camp : [ ' ,
"There has been hot lighting nil day. At ,
dawn our attack was resumed along the enl" |
tire line , all the hilgadlurs Inking part. Wo I
i
hoon discovered that the Boers still occupied
the range of hills In force , their position ,
being very .strong. The range ls > Inter- '
lected hy steep ravines and many approaches
very difficult of nccess.
"Today the Boers who were driven from
their tronchch yesterday took cover In don
na ? , and behind the rocks with which the
hills are Htrown. The forces therefore com
menced thu tnsk of driving them out und
set to work with good heart In the early
mrrnlng. Much llring took place and our
progicts wns slow , but gradually British
pluck told Its tale , and the enemy fell back ;
lo another kopje. We swarmed on and oc-
cupled It nnd then the attack recommenced I
(
with tlio utmoot gallantry i
"Tho country simply abounds In hills fa-
voruble to guerrilla warfare and our task Is i i ,
nn arduous one. Nevertheless It Is being |
Y gradually accomplished. Whenever any of f i
the enemy were obburved taking up a fresh i
position our field batteries poured In showers ,
of shrapnel and tlu > rapid movement of the | ,
Rims , followed bv accurate shooting , must
have gicatly distressed them. | I
II.-l.i VlinoNl Knllr.-lj oil Kill. ' * . |
j
"The enemy v\as on the defensive almost
the entire day , nave once , when It attempted - '
tempted to outflank our left and was signally
checkmated. They relied almost entirely on
Tie fiio. A few shells were fired from a
heavy piece of ordnance , but thcdo fell ' j
harmless. {
" \\V now occupy the lower crest on the
left and are converging slowly , but surely , to | I
thn Boor center. The Boer loss la un- '
i
known , but miiHt have been heavy. The ,
killed nml wounded lire carried away to | |
i
the irar rapidly Strong ruinon * ate' '
In circulation thnt the Boers are retlilng. | I
The b.iltli1 will bo icHiimcd tomorrow. " ' '
The Dally Telegraph publlshi's the foi- '
lowing dispatch , delayed by Iho censor , from
Rensburg , dated Sunday afternoon.
"Last evening nt 9 o'clock the Boors be-
pan firing furiously all nlong their main
positions. Th'co tiers of rifle fire were
\lhlblc. The firing lasted three-quarters | ,
I
eif nn hour. The reason for tint nlarm Is '
not known here. " I
I'Kiirrm : .111 J-.T 11 VVITIKI : > i > i\nc.
Itiillcr > ot lll.rl > lo ( Jlxllncm Tl un i
to .siri-iiKllicn lIiitrt'iiclinu-iilH ,
LONDON. Jan. S3. I 15 a. m. General I i
Bullcr him reported nothing of hits operations
on Monday nnd official und press Intelligence
leaves IMn BrltUh bivouacked Sunday night
on the giound they had won after two days' i
lighting The War ofllcc turniMl everybody I
out of the lobbies at midnight. Apparently '
1/ord Lniihdownu wns as much without ne\\x
all yesterday a other persons were. Mill-
tar ) men iibsumo thnt light Ing must hnvo
taken place nnd ( bat It was probably more
fiovoro than on the two preceding days. Gen I
eral Duller would not be likely to glvo the I
BOCTB leisure to add to the elaborate entrenchments
i
trenchments , to arrange their artillery and
to concentrate" their forces.
Ihii special correspondents Sunday night
itit
were uot\rd | ! to m > ml the announcement that
the battle would ho almost certainly ro-
hinued th0 follow Ing day nnd hence olllcial
ilo
und popular anxiety U at high tension. The
British military experts all chare the hopes
of their U'udcra nnd. as Spencer Wilkinson
points out , they hesitate to nay n word that '
tnlght be Interpreted u unfuvorablo. Mr. '
Wilkinson refers to the "cooler judgment jf' '
fiormnn nnd AustHan critics , " which meaus I
that eonio of tbo belt judges look upon i
General BullerV. enterprise as a forlorn
hope , as merely u continual btraln of light t- .
ing \\hlch may prove too much for the phys i- '
ical energy of the troops nH < igcd I
The Dally Chronicle military expert say t I
"K\en t-cn a battle la won In n ulng'p ' ' I
< 1iy an a rule * pursuit U only pomlble when
frcch troop- * art * available But In this In-
stance. U U nut a question ot were pursuit ,
but of renewing an attack upon intrenched
positions after n d.iy's hard fighting nnd a
night of lying rn the battlefield. "
Reinforcements nggrcgatlng S.OOO or moro
have rcnrhfd Capetown during thp last three
dnys. It Is uncertain how thc x hnvo been
disposed , but probably most of them ha\e
been to Natal , where It Is believed Gen
eral Duller nc iln them.
The British In the other district In South
Africa continue Inactive. General Krcneh's
1.000 men nt Hcnsberg were roused em Sun
day by a general nlnrm thnt the Uocrs were
attacking , but It turned out that there wnn
no bnals for this. General Oiitncre Is quies
cent at Colesburg.
The discontent of the Colonial officers nnd
their dlsaKrucmcnts with the legulars1 nro
being Inquired Into by Lotd Uoberts , who
asserts that he will give the Capo Colonials
equal opportunities.
At Ladysmlth the deaths from enteric
ftvcr and djsentery average ten a day.
Some fcara are expressed that the garrison
may ho so worn by privation and dlscaric as
to bo unable lo do much In the way of helpIng -
Ing Ociioral Bullcr. The War office 1ms
decided not to send the Seventeenth lancers ,
Eighth IliiBsnts and Seventh Dragoon
gnnids to South Africa , although mobilized *
It Is understood that Lord Roberts does not
see a way lo get fodder for the
chargers. More than that the English rav-
nlry nro too heavy for work on the veldt
nnd Lord Roberts expects to use colonial
cavalry Instead. .
The morning papers express great satlsfoc-
tlon with Captain A. T. Mahan's- statement
regarding the merits of the controversy be-
twecn the Transvaal nnd Great Britain. The
Tln.es remnrka editorially :
"The clear , manly words of Captain Mahan ,
the man who. among living Americans , cn-
jcys perhaps the greatest reputation abroad 1
UK well as nt home , muet carry great
weight. "
ANXIETY OVER LACK OF NEWS
Million SloppiiKcorrlOH I , mill on cm
I ; \in-rl Sn > n Ilullcr "Would .Not
llollt ( iOOlI .NC-\AM.
( I'opyrlght , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 23. ( New York World Ca-
j bltgram Special Tclegrnm. ) The midden
'
stcppago of all nens from the front caused
j great anxiety Inst night In London ,
Churchill's special shows there Is no delay
In telegraphic transmission. The crowd at
the Wur office- stopped until latei but re
ceived no news. The Leader's expert says :
"Nothing material Is to be added to the
story | of > esterdny. Not a woid from Buller
ycntordny < , good or bad. We do not think he
would have refrained from reporting last
night had he any good ne ns. One thing
only do we know , that the enemy Is at
length outmatched In artillery , but his su
premacy In rifle fire seems to remain.
"II Is unnecessary to make any remarks
upon thn composition of the staff of the
Eighth division , save thnt another guards- I
man Is pushed up two stops by the vicious
old ttyatern and absurd rule that guardsmen
must be commanded by guardsmen , and as
there aie two battalions of guardsmen In this
brlciagu this rule commends Itself to a sec-
rctcry of state for war , most of whose rcla-
tl \ are In household troops. "
In private an editor says Methuen got
ccmmand because he Is a guardsman.
The Post's expert says : "It should be rc-
niembered every British critic shares the
hcpes ( of his reaflera and tylll hesltati * to say
n word that might bo interpreted as un-
favorable. ' The comment by the Gorman
military critics Mhows that some ot the best
judgcn In the world look on Buller's move
as ' a forlorn hope and think that If ho joins
bards with Whlto ho will have done all
that could have been expected. "
DAVIS' ' TRIP A PERSONAL ONE
Mnlc mxl Inferior Di-pnrliiiriitx Duiiy
! ! < IN to Perform a Dlulo-
WASHINGTON , Jan 22. Both the SUite
and the Interior departments authorize the
most sweeping denial of the story that
Webster Davis , assistant secretary of the
Interior. Is clothed with any diplomatic mis-
slon. H is declared that ho represents no
department ' of the United States government
In ' ' his visit to South Africa , but is there
In ' ' a personal capacity. Since his arrival
nt Capetown , where ho went to visit his
cousin ( , Consul General Stowe , the State de-
partment ' has be'en very much annoyed at
the misconstruction that has been placed
upon his visit. It Mas to prevent further
misunderstanding on that score that the dc-
partment positively declined Davis' appllca-
tiem for leave of absence for Stowe , who
wished to accompany Davis to Pretoria. If
Davis' ; vlslt , had not been purely personal It
Is | ( very probable that he would have been
ulbo riijolnel from proceeding to Pretoria ,
for it waH.inUJpatedthnt mlsrcpiesentatlons j j
as to his purposes would be drawn. It Is !
even now possible that ho will receive * a rc-
minder from the Interior department that
his course Is cmbarrlsslng to the government.
The State department has Bent no Instruc-
tlons t lo Macruni respecting his attitude to-
ward tlio newspapers since his departnio
from : Pretoria for the United States. In fact ,
It | ( Is said thnt the department has no
atttlioilty whatever over Macrum , who has
passed out of the government service.
VVMIIIDV AIIAMOVS HIS I.'IIIST PI.AV
, tn llnki * ClrpiillntiN Unroll ,
lint Fliiilit Too Vlnny lloer * .
LONDON. Jan. 23. The Tlmos publisher
the following from Krore camp , dated ycs-
01 day ( Mondaj )
"On Krlday General Warren began a long ,
circuitous march from TriclwrdscliKt west
ward. This was abandoned , owing to the |
fact lh. t the long ridge which runs from i
Sflonkop was occupied by the e/nrmy , who i
commanded the route , rendering the main- J '
tei.ance of communications for transports
'Ho therefore returned and canipol for
thn night about two miles from Trlehards-
drift. On Saturday a frontal attack on the
ridges was ordered. "
The eoriespoiidunt then describes Sutur-
idaj'H fighting ( already cabled ) nnd adds :
"The men bcbavnl splendidly under an In-
ci chant heavy crossfire In u burning sun for
seven hours Our casualties were for the |
most part slight , the proportion ot killed and '
wuindeU being cxtrcmt-ly small. "
\vs\\\i. . uivr III'M.MI 111:1:1 :
< ) i\lnu In HrlllNli * M'lr.nrrN I'nrUiT *
\VIII > < > < ' II for Di'llvi-r ) .
CHICAGO , Jon. 22. A tralnloid of beef f ,
TMi.OOO pounds , for the use of the Boers , Is
being purchased hero by un agent of the
Transvaal government. On nccount of re-
cent seizure's hy British war vessels of
bhlps bearing supplies destined for the
Traievaol. packers have refused to sell the
bee. for delivery beyond Chicago an.l nego-
tlons for transportation are pending.
Mul.lnir tiuiiH lit Kliulierlrj' .
iLONDON. . Jan. 23. A dispatch to the
Dally Telegram from Klmborley , dated Frl-
day. January 19 , tuys -S-pounder gun ,
chrlateneJ "l < eng Cecil , " which was tnanu-
furtured nt the DeBceru workshops , was
tried today and fired accurately ut a range
ol 8,000 yards.
BRYAN CANNOT WORK THEM
New York Democratic OInb Does Not
Endorse His Candidacy.
SIMPLY GUEST OF PRESIDENT KELLER
.MiMiilior * ill Cltib Cniillnii Tlu-lr K
c'intl\c * llciul In il Letter Clli *
Hr nn-Hc-liiioiit CorreMioinliiiec |
Uoiiiuiulior l.nnt CainpiilKii.
NKW YORK , Jan. 22. The following let
Icr , signed hy John Kox , a former picsldent
o ! thu Democratic club and now a member
ot the Board of Governors ; Robert B. Roosevelt
velt nnd John ! ' . Doyle , was sent tonight to
John W. Keller , president of the Demo
cratic club :
"It Is with the most kindly feeling , nnd
certainly with no iliwlro to criticise your
acts , that wo tnko the liberty ns members
of the Democratic club to address you. Wo
are credibly Infoimed that von hnvo In
vited W. J. Bryan tj become your guest
a ( the Democratic club and take dinner with
joti nnd n party of friends.
"In other words , Mr. Brynn h to bo en-
tertalned by > on and tbo place of such entertainment
teU
tertainment In at the Democratic club ,
Wbllo it Is vour unquestioned right , or the
| right of any other member to Invite any
j i gentleman < whom ho may cheese to become
' bin guest at the club , yet under existing
conditions wo greatly fear that your net will
become construed by the public as tbo act of
the club should > ou glvo such dinner to
i thin distinguished guest without affirmatively
disclaiming eiich Intention on the part of the
club. We ourselves can fully distinguish
bhtwccn an olllcial act and 'individual opin
ion '
" \\'o want It understood , too , that we have
no personal objections to Mr. Bryan , nor do
we object In the slightest degree to your
giving him A dinner at the club.In your In
dividual capacity as oner of Its members.
\\'u should much regret , however , If what
you propose to do should tie construed
throughout the country as a political en-
dorscment by the club of the presidential !
candidacy at this time of Mr. Bryan. I
'
.Noiit- lint DcinourntN
"Tho Democratic club Is essentially a
democratic political organization and of Its
3,000 members none but democrats belong ! |
to It. Yon are now Its president and In the
absence of a. disclaimer on your part to the
contrary your course In anything that per-
tains to the club or Its affairs might be
construed , and not unreasonably so , ns the
net of the club. It will not do to say that
such a construction -would only bo plncod
upon ] your acts by the Ignorant or misin
formed , because Mr. Bryan himself has es
tablished a precedent which Is applicable
tc the cnso now In point.
"Wo desire , to call your attention to a
portion of the correspondence which took
place between your Immediate predecessor ,
aa president of the club , and the distin
guished gentleman whom you have Invited
to be your guest at the club. You will re
number that Mr. Bryan now stands before
the nation as a aspirant seeking the demo
cratic presidential nomination. "
Hero the letter cites the acrimonious cor
respondence between Jtfr. Bryan and Perry
- - ' - " ! ? "
BclriiontTgrowfaffilflf" ! "nirpmtT
declination ot the Democratic club's Invi
tation to the Jefferson day banquet last
April , In which he condemned "political
communion between Jefferson democrats ,
v.ho stand upon the Chicago platform , and
the republican allies , who masquerade as
democrats between campaigns In order to
give more potency to their betrayal of demo
cratic principles on election day.
Do Not Ilelleic In Fret * Sllve-r ,
The letter continues :
"U may be fairly Inferred from nil of
the foregoing that If yon were not consid
ered by Mr. Bryan as an avowed believer
In his doctrine of free nnd unlimited Mvrr
coinage nt the ratio of 10 to 1 , he would also
have declined your Invitation on the ground
that no party advantage la to bo derived
from political communion with you at the 1 }
Democratic club. We do not believe in the 1 i
wicdom of free coinage at that ratio. Wo '
do know , however , that we are democrats
nnd nro interested in the success of the
democratic party In the city , In the state
and In the nation.
"This being true , we sincerely but respect
fully urge upon you , occupying ns you do
.
the position of president of the club , not to
,
do anything which would tend to forestall
. .
the action of the next democratic national
convention. '
"As an Individual , wo insist upon the
light to express our opinions in regard to
the future policy of our party nnd the selec-
tlon of Its nominees. Wo believe It unwise
fo permit the opinion to go broadcast
throughout the land that the Democratic j
club of this city or the democratic party of '
this state bo far In advance of the conven
tion are Irrevocably committed to the en-
dorfomcnt of the pilnclples of the last na
tional plntfoim , or of the views of the last
1 > I evidential nominee.
Wo nre painfully aware of the fact thnt
In 1SG ! ) we lost the wtate of New York by
208,169 and the city by more than 20,000. It
Is our desire , If possible , to prevent a repe
tition t of another such democratic political
disappointment.
In conclusion let us again repent that
wo agnln tnko this courno in good feeling ,
nnd to prevent. If possible , a misconstruc
tion of your imlhldual net ns being the nut
of the Democratic club. "
.
Commissioner of Charities John W. Kcl-
ler has nnnouneod the following list of
gucblb who will dine with him nt the Uetno-
cratlc club tomorrow night when Bryan will
bo ) ] the guest of honor. There will be thlr-
teen t at tbo tnblc. Including Mr. Ki-Iler ,
John Carroll , John Whallcn , Judge O'Gor-
man , Andrew Krcedmnn , Bernard J. York ,
W. L. Brown. O. II. P. Belmont , Alfrml
t
Henry Lewis , r\-fiovernor Hogg of
Thomas K. Orndy and Norman E. Muck.
W. J Bryan arrived In Jersey City from
Wahhlngton at 0.12 o'clock thla morning and (
vns met by James Oliver , sergeant-at-aims
of the'democratic state convention , and a
t
number of newspaper r'eportcrs. Brian was
escorted to the Hoffman house , headquarters
'of the Htate democracy , In which hotel a
suite of rooms had been engaged for htm.
Oran said to the reporters that he hoped
lit a presence In New York would contribute
to a general good feeling around.
Bryan breakfasted nt the Hoffman house
with e\-aovernor Hogg of Texas nnd W.
J. GIrdncr , tbo leader of the Chicago plat
form democrats , and Jamqs Oliver. Bryan
had a , number of callers during the day , but
the hotel was by no moans crowded.
> ot TnlUlnir Aliout
One ot Bryan's callers asked him what
hu thought of O. H. P. Belmont as a vice
presidential candidate.
"I am not sa > lng a word about candidates
Jubt now , " he replied. |
A reporter asked Brjan later If there was
any tiuth In a ttatement In a morning paper
that he was gradually abandoning the hllver
Issue. <
l
"I am tired of cjcnjlng those stories , " he
answered "I will keep rlnht on In the same-
line 1 have followed all along , I adhere to v
my belief In the Chicago platform ; but. of
course , 1 don't object to throwing In some
more Iftiuofi for good measure. "
Bryan , when asked Inter If he had any
pi for bringing back sold democrats , to
th party , replied :
' Yc , I hnvo a plan. In the first place ,
" many have nlretidy came back. In the second
mOil
end place , there nro some who never will
como back , and U Is no useto A\ork on them.
In the third place , there nro some who will
return on one or two grounds , cither that
they now like the Chicago platform , although
they did not In ISnC , or that they fnvor the
dunocrntlc position en new questions thai
have arisen since th'ii and are willing to
tnwl the whole- platform \.hllt * not agreeing
with c\cry part of It. ,
The only way of keeping present democrats
In the p irty nnd bringing gold democrats
back nud Inducing republicans to join us
Is to nd\ocnto measures that nro the best
for the people nnd thus deserve their sup
port. I bcllovu that the Chicago platform ,
with the addition of new questions , Includ
ing strong planks ngalnst trusts nnd Im
perialism , will glvo excuse to everybody to
vote the democratic ticket In inoo. "
Brynn was asked If he re-gnrded any of the
throt > Issues IK the dominant one , but ho
said ho did not care to dlscilfs their relative
Importance.
To an Inquiry as to whether he Intended
to dlscu.s cVily trusts nnd Imperialism
while In the cast , to the exclusion of silver ,
j Bryan I said that ho onld discuss nil three
lot I them , whether ho was In the east or In
j ' the west. While here , ho said , he was not
'
going to meddle in local politics.
Ill'nil Hplnioiit' * ( iiM'Nt ,
Brynn was the guest of honor nt a dinner
given by O. H. P. Belmont tonight at his
residence- Fifth avenue. The dinner was
prUnte , no reporters being admitted , nnd
to a penciled note Mr. Belmont made response
sponse-
"Thero will bo nothing at , during or nfter
the dinner for publlcntlon. The dinner Is
a purely social nffnlr nnd of no public In
terest. "
Bryan was the only man of national prom
inence , but many big men in Tammany
hall were present.
Bryan will spend tomorrow In Now York
nnd In the e\enlng will be the guest of
John W. Keller , president of the Democratic
club , nt the club. This dinner Is under-
stood to mcnn that Brynn nnd the Tnm-
many organization nro In complete harmony
inm
mony , whereas ten months ago Bryan nnd
Perry ( Belmont , then president of the Dem-
ocratlc club , wcro exchanging hitter let-
tcrs.
Wednesday * night Brynn Is to nddress a
meeting In Jersey City. Congressman Daly
and Robert Davis of New Jersqy have sought
to Induce Brynn to drop silver In the Jersey
City speech nnd It wns thought they had
mndo some Impression on the Nebraskan ,
but he said today :
"I Intend to discuss nil three living is
sues cf the day money , trusts nnd imperlnl-
ls > m In my speeches. I am getting tired of
having ono particular topic suggested for
my speeches by those who like one theme ;
more than another. "
Bryan -gives the following outline of his
eastern itinerary :
"Thurhday I go to Harrlsburg , Pa. ; Fri
day I will bo in WilmlngtoQ nnd Smyrna ,
Del , Saturday I am to be the guest of the
Gridiron club in Washington. Next week ,
on .Monday , I hope to be In Providence ,
Tuesday In Boston ; Wednesday In Portland ,
Me. ; Thursday In Concord ; Frldny lo Mont'
field , and then I shall return to the west. "
POLICE OFFICERS ON STAND
Dpfpnil ThtiiiMpl * n AsnliiMt tlic
ClmrK 'i f Iiitcrforonci' nt the
Election In I.ouUvlllc. '
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan. 22. The police
force of Louisville * through four of Its ofll-
cers , defended Itself vigorously tonight
against the charges of interference nt the
November elections which have been
brought against them by the republicans.
Captain Krakel , Lieutenant Wlcklmm ,
Captain Wright and Lieutenant nidge were
the officers and all ga\c practically the
snmo evidence. They declared that orders
wcro Issued before the election to the memj j
bcrs , of the police force to Interfere In no i
way with the election , nnd that the orders I
wcro carried out In good faith. There was , '
they declared , no reason why the militia j
should have been called out by Governor
Bradley and no particular reason why nny I
extra policemen should hnvo been sworn in ,
ns there wns no disturbance nt any time on
election day. Each of the four officers de-
claied that in his individual opinion the
presence of the mllltla In the armory do- j
terred many people from going to the pollf. ]
On cross-examination all of thc.ni declared
thnt they did not know the name of nny
poreon who wns so deterred.
For two dnys the democrats have been
talking about a second bribery sensation , I
In j which nn attempt was made to Induce .of
a Goebol man to vote for Taylor and today
some evidence wns given before the grand
jury , no Indictments being returned , how
ever. The republicans laugh at the story
and dclcaro there is nothing In It.
CAUSE OF BARNET'S ' DEATH
rii > Nlelnn Who I'rrforini'il Auto | > Hy
lHiiiiVntt i : -
tli < * AKfiu-y.
NEW YORK , Jan. 22. The first witness
in the Mollneux trial today was Dr. Henry
T. Loomls , who performed nn autopsy on
the body of II. C. Darnel. He has made a
.specialty of pcsn-morteni examinations , ho
said. The autopsy on the body of Barnct
was performed on January 8 , 18M.
"Wo found the * body in nn exceeding/ !
good . state of preservation. " the witness .
said. ' "It was as If thu man had been dead
only a week or ten days. All the organs
wcro removenl and subsequently portions
weio piupared for mlscroscoplcal examina
tion. ] No evidence of bacilli was found in
the throat tissues , nor nny evidence of diph
theria. There was no evidence that Barnfct
.
died from any disease and I BO reported to
the district attorney. "
Dr. Loomls , In answer to further ques-
tlono ) , snld he believed Barnct died of mcr-
cm'al poisoning , as tiaces were found of
stomatitis.
> IIMI'N | hti-iiMHi .Mnrrle * JIIIIIIIPMI > .
COH'MBUS. O. . Jan. 2i.-Governor Nash
rei'oivcnl u letter fiom his stepson. Uivlil
W. Denhle'r , WHO nan been In buelness In
Komi for a number of yenrt , announcing
hla marilago to a Japanese lady Ix-loni'liKf ,
to ono of the leading Influential families i
n
eontipcli'd with thu court of Japan. Mr i
Deshler was foimerly prominent In Colum1 1
bus ivjclcty and wealthy. I f
t
To IlnlnrHf KIIIINIIN ( 'It- *
; iar < lH , u
KANSAS ( TIT. Jan. 2.-The slock yards
company IHIS consummated a purchase nf
nearly seventeen iirren of land adjoining th
yards , which Is to bo turned into m > w
cnttlo pens , which will ho Inld with 1SO.CHX )
Hiiuaro ynrilM of brick pavenipiit. .OtliiT
Improveinont.i planned will bring the rx-
iomlturen ! un t < > 51WOGO ( )
M'lici'linrii 3Ift > t H |
PITTSIU'IU ! . Jan 22The * annual meet
if the Liuauo of Ameilran Wheelmen for
rt will be held In .Mllwaukc-e. ThlH lias
Just been drelJf 1 nnaulmouxly by tin
exi'Mitivo committee. Tie < lut of the meet
will Jui llxi-J ! ati r It will proluUI ) not be
until late in die bUinmtr ,
NEEDED
Structures Burned on Winnobago Agency
Must Bo Replaced ,
MOVtMENT ON FOOT TO RECONSTRUCT
Aiicnt .MnUitMTKOii AVrllr.i n I.rld-r
r thp HOIIMC Coiuiillllcc lo
l'a\iir ( lie * Iinirooiiicnl |
Itnrnl Krcc 1)111 % ( ! }
WASHINGTON , Jnn. 22. ( Special Tele-
grnm. ) The movement to rebuild the Indlnn
school on the Wlnncbngo agency has taken
definite shnpe , the delegation from Ne
braska being largely Interested In the re
habilitation ot the school , which was de
stroyed by fire some two years ngo. Agent
Mnthcwson of the Omaha and Wlnncbago
reservation today addressed the following
letter to Chairman Sherman of the house
committee on Indian affairs and to Senator
Thurston of the like committee of the sen
ate :
" 1 nm Informed thnt the Indlnn appropria
tion bill now In process of preparation does
not provide for the rebuilding of the Wlnne-
bago boarding school. You are doubtless
nwnre thnt the old plant was partially de
stroyed by fire some two ynrs since. The
reason why the provision has not been made
for restoring the buildings I do not know ,
but 1 Infer It Is not thnt the department
docs not consider It n necessity , but rather
on nccount of local pressure and the ne
cessity for other schools nnd the desire
to keep the expenditures within certain
bounds. A
"I desire to call your attention to n few
facts in this connection nnd most earnestly
request that the subject receive your care
ful consideration. For over twenty years
past a successful school has been main
tained nt this agency and the destruction of
the buildings nnd consequent discontinu
ance of the school nre n very heavy blow
nnd hindrance to the advancement of these
people. Wo hnvo on the reservation nt this
time bomethlng over 100 children nf school
age , who are not now nor have they been
attending school during the last two jears.
With the utmost effort on the part of the
agent and employes only n small proportion
of the Wlnnebagoes can be Induced to send
their children to non-reservation schools
and these conditions will necessarily exist _
until the school Is reopened. A part of the
old plant was not destroyed by lire , so
that wo have barns , outbuildings and a res
ervoir as well as shade trees already grown
and a farm opened nnd fenced. We are
also supplied with stock , farming Imple
ments , etc. , which will reduce quite ma-a" | '
terlally the expense of rc-cstabllshlng the ! |
school. I am ndvleed that such a plant
as IB required , with what we have on !
hand , can be supplied for about $10,000 and j
I most earnestly suggest that such an I
amount be Inserted In the appropriation bill , l
to he Immediately available , that the work ,
of rebuilding the school may at once be
commenced. "
pbriiMKn-MiNioiir ! Ilonniliiry.
The supreme court today granted Jenve to
Kdwnrd C. Crow , attorney general for Mis
souri , to file a petition in the case of Mis
souri agnlnst Nebraska , nn original proceed
ing , and ordered subpoenas Issued return
able In April. This action Is the outgrowth
of jhe MlsfEiJjr" ! river rhangtnij its cmir.ic
during the spring and summer of 18t37 and
assuming a permanent course along Its west
asbl
bluff , separating the counties of Atchlson ,
Missouri nnd Nemnhn , Nebraska , leaving
about 10,000 acres which Is alleged to have
been In Missouri when that state was admitted
om
mitted Into the Union , nnd which by reason
of the river's meandering is now held to be J '
in Nebraska. Attorney Ge'neral Crow hays ] i
in his petition that It Is highly important I
to the states of Missouri and Nebraska ,
that the question or boundary be ppeedlly ! ,
nnd : finnlly settled ; thnt heretofore the peace I
of the people of the stntc of Missouri nnd l '
1
Ncbraskn , and especially in the counties of
Atchlson , Missouri and Ncmnba , Nebraska.rc I
his been seriously disturbed In consequence | I '
of frequent conflicts of jurisdiction nrislng j
from differences of opinion aa to the locn- J
tlon of the stnto line between snld counties , |
nnd thnt the controversy Involves n question [
of jurisdiction nnd sovereignty over which
'the state of Mlssouil has no adequate 10-
lief nt law.
The supreme court also reversed the de-
clslon of the circuit court for the district
ol South Dakota In the cuse of the Mil
waukee railway against the etatc railroad
commissioners of South Dakota , otherwise j "
known as the "Maximum Freight Recelvc" '
ers. " This reversal does not , however , do-
cldo anything as to the validity of the law ,
but the cause Is simply remanded to the
lower court , with the suggestion that It be
tinned over to a master to determine the
amount of earnings of the load and to pro- |
l
cecd further in accordnnce with the equities i
olhi the case. This menns thnt the case wll ! j I
hnvo to come up to the supreme court again
for decision , after new a decision has been
rendered by the lower courts. This de
cision Is along the line of the Nebraska
freight rate case. The decision of the hu-
premn court today , which was delivered hy
Justice Biewer , was bpfed on the findings
of the circuit court to thes effect that there
was no evidence to show what the earnings
of tbo road wore during the years of 1891 ,
18)5 ! ) , liiflfi nnd 1SH7. m
Representative Gamble today Introduced a
hill to Increase ) the pension of William J. v
Remington. of
Itnrnl Krpi * Delivery. ol
The Postofllco department , since the nlmoit 111
unanimous endorsement of rural frco deliv- I Vl
ery In the house last vve-ek , Is more than
ever determined to make this feature a per
manent Institution and Is already contem
plating ' reforms which will bring It to llm i ,
highest efficiency. .Assistant Postmaster |
General Heath stated today that the depart- '
incut had decided to equalize the distribu
tion and to limit the number of htntlons an
each route In order that n larger number of
| sc
people might ho served.
i
Senator Thurston Introduced n number nf I U
private pension bills today , together with thu | ( ,
hill giving nn additional district judge to t
Nebraska.
Senator Allen Intiodured n hill to Incorpo
rate the National Whlto Cross Society of
Ameilca , naming among the many incorpo
rates : , f. M. Tliurston , Omaha ; Anglo V.
Newman , Lincoln. Mrs. J. C. Cow In , Mrs.
Mary C. Learned , Miss Ellen T. Gallagher ,
MI.S3 Georgia Krug , Omaha ; and Mrs. Don
ald Macrae. Council BlulTs.
Senator Beverldgo of Indiana has received
notice from the republican state central
committee of Nebraska that his recent
fpeoch ; on the Philippines will bo placed In
the : hands of every lopubllcan voter In the
utatV . In addition to thoutnnda of copies
sent to those known to be In the doubtful
column.
Senator Warren Introduced n bill provid
ing that the state of Wyoming be permitted
to relinquish to the United States rertnln .
lands heretofore selected nnd to select other
lands from the public domain In lieu thereof.
I'ulillc UiillilliiK ilt .Norfolk. II
Senator Allen und Congressman Robinson
have Intioduced bills In both branches ap
propriating $75.000 for a publk building tit
Norfolk , the file having teen fcolecicd -
Coogrestmiau Gumblo today bad , a confer-
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fnlr niul ColdT
TiMMiu'riitnri' nt Onuiliii > oslonlnj I
Hour. IM'K. Iliiur. lieu.
r > n. in : ti : i p. in , n i
ii u. in : ti : u p. in r > u
7 n , 111 : ti : : i \ > . m , - > . >
s n , i ; it : i | i , in,7
ti n. in. . . . . . : t7 . " > p. in .t.i
in n. in 11 : it p. in , - > : t
11 n. n ii ? p. in no
II ! n I ! ) S | l. in IS
1) u. Ill 17
eiici-with Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior
department In regard to thn puwncnl of
$171,000 duo the Clew Creek Indians of
Su' ' Dnkotn under the terms of the tionty
of . ' , ( . The Crow Creekeia nlso dctlre a ic-
sur\ey of their rrscivntlon with nlew to
the ndjuitmcnt of allotments In order tli.it
the children of the tilbo mny bo cared for
In this respect. Mr. Gamble also dlfcitBHcd
uio reimbursement of the Indians nt Pine
Hldgo for cattle taken from them by the
government some years ago. This claim Us
for $250.000.
Agents Mathcwson of O inn ha and Str-
lihelN 01' Crow Creek. S. P. , were nl the
Indian olllcc today to discuss n fin Ira of their
respecthe ngcnclcs. Mr. Stephens linil a long
talk with Commissioner Jones regnrdlng the
chnrgcs recently llled ngalnst him.
< ' . C. Icomlno was today appointed post
master nt Liberty , Clnrke county , In.
TWO NEGROES SHOT TO DEATH
I'M I ) AVIlKc MOU WllllllllCll lleNMlt Of
.Vtlciiiitt o Arrosl > i > ro Mitr-
ilcrcin ( lliii'iin ,
MACON , Ga , Jan. 22 Two negroes weio
shot to death nnd two white , men desperately
wounded as the result of an attempt to ar
rest a negro murderer here today. J. II.
Butler , colored. Is the man who did the
most of the shooting and who was himself
shot to death. Ills victims were * Armstead
Brjnnt , colored , shot through the heart and
li'.Rtnntly killed ; K. Scltmnn , white , nhot
through the stomach nnd will probably die ,
nnd John Rood , shot In the neck nnd Is In
a prcearloun condition.
Butler threatened to kill a negro woman
and when Policeman Pearce attempted to nr-
rest him began to shoot The negro ran up
Fourth street , one of the busiest streets In
Macon , pistol In hand , shooting nt every
body In sight. Ills first victim wns Selt-
man. then Bryant and latt Uocd fell be-
nenlh his nlm. The sound ot the bhootlng
attracted a number of policemen and citi
zens. When Butler fell four policemen
'and fifteen citizens were shooting at him.
Three heavy pistol bullets went completely
through hla body and theie were other
wounds.
Butler : came to Georgia fiom North Caro-
Una eight yenrs ngo and was employed on n
South Georgia turpentine farm. It Is said
that about a year ngo he killed two negroes
at. Plnehnrst , Ga.
YAQUIS MAKE A LAST STAND .
Dt-fcnlcil In Crc-at Unlit.- . They UrcuU
111 liilo Siniill , ItcivliiK
HlIllllN.
'CHICAGO , Jan. 22 A special to the
Trlbunn frnm Nogales V'lz. , siyi ' A mes
sage fviim Ortiz , n station on tne Sonorn
railroad , reports that carriers fram Macoyato
confirm the account of the last stand of the
Yaqtil Indians against the Mexican general ,
Lorenzo Torreo.
LeI
Olllcial I telegiam.s received In Nogales
a
places the Mexican loss In killed nnd
wounded ( at eighty nnd a message sent over
the govnnmcnt wires last night confirms
the report of the killing of the Yaqnl chief ,
Tetnblate , along with 200 of his best
fighters.
The 500 Indians taken prisoners a 111 bo .
brought Into Ortiz tomoirow and also Father
Beltran ami the Josephine sisters , who were
rescued.
Governor Torral , at Hcrmoslllo , has wiled
all points In Sonora to bo on guard and to
look out for small bands of Indians.
DURKEE CLAIMS NOT VALID
Tlirc INfer (
for Clnlin of llrlrN Auninnl
I'uloii I'liollle.
QUINCY , III. , Jon. 22. Secretary of the
Trinsury Gage wired the Qulncy Whig to
day : "No foundation for alleged Durkee
claims , " in : eply to a. query concerning the
sale of $12,000 worth of bonds , based on a
tboso claims , In this city. The bonds were
based on the claims of men representing the
Bo-cnlled Durkoo heirs , thnt there wcro duo
the heirs from the United States $2(10.000,000 (
on Hist mortgage Union Pacific bonds. A
grent many bavei bcon Hold throughout the
country at par. to
(
GRAIN EXPORT RECORD BROKEN
Ululit .si > nin < * I'M Cli-nr friiin NIMV Or-
K-IIIIM In ln < - liny itllli Coin-
niiHlUlcN for I2nroi | < . .
al
NI3W ORLKANS , Jnn. 22. As showing
the improvement in the movement of com
modities through this port for nuropo It
may bo stated that eight steamers cleared
today , the combined cargoes consisting In
part of 821,000 bushels of grain , 32$25 bales
cotton , 37,000 sacks nf oil cake and cot
tonseed meal , fi.OOO bnricls of cottonseed at
oil , 525 oak staves , 1-10,000 pieces
lumber nnd 198 logs The export of grain
wns ) the largest on iccord for any one day.
VETERAN NEAR DEATH'S ' DOOR
.
fii'iiernl T. II. .SlnntoiiN Coiiillllon In
Sni'li Ilinl I , I fr Ciinnol
IUN ) Ion : ; .
( i en oral T. II , Stanton's condition took n
serious turn for thn woiso Monday morning (
and , ho was only kept allvo by stimulants
until | hn rallied later In thn day. Dr. Peabody - "
body , , who Is In constant attendance , staled I
that ) | the general was slowly hlnklng and that i - .
the symptoms of his ailment , showed that ' i
death was close ut hand During the night co
tlio patient was resting easily.
to
COLORADO CONVICTS ESCAPE
i'onr IniiinlfN ol I'eiiHi-ntlnr.i
Wlllliim C. Itooni-j , Cuiiliiln of
Mulit Wnlcli , to Dentil.
PUI3I1LO. Cole , Jan. 22. A special to th. )
Chieftain from Canon City , Colo. , sajs : j I a
Anton Wood , Thomas Reynolds. Kid Wnl- | { " .
lace and Wagner , four convicts In the l
penitentiary , stabbed William C. Rooney , .
captain of the night watch , to death to
night , eaptuicil nnd bound two other guards
nnd made their escape.
.Men ( 'nu'iil * of Uccnn VoNHi'lH , .Inn. 'J'J , B !
At NugaBakl Salleil-Hlnin , for San Kranh ' <
ClKtO , IJ
At New York Sailed A inxteriluin for i . . .
Kiiiteril.ini Arrlvcd-Prc'toria. from Hum- '
burs
At Halifax Arrived -Uomlnloii , flnm Llv-
rriiool for Portland Mi * . anil i-alled (
At Olbiallnr SalhilVcrra from ( icnoa ,
e-tc for New York , ,
Al NuplenArrlvidCulumbU , from New l '
York. _ _ I M
EXPECT TO TRIUMPH
Boors Have No Doubt of the Ultimate
Success of Their Struggle.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY DR , LEYD3
Temporary British Gnin Would Merely
Eouso Transvaal to New Efforts.
BOERS WILL FIGHT ON AT WHATEVER COST
Not Theirs to Make the First Advances for
Peaceful Settlement.
1HANKFUL TO FRIENDS IN AMERICX
I'r.'ilili-iit Ki'U ci- Will .Not Unr lilt !
Door ii > it lU'MiiniDllnii of .Nc-
UOllnlllltlN 1 1 I'll Uc II 1)11 )
l I'liulnml.
( Cop * , tight , ipoo , by Press Publishing Co )
BRUSSELS , Jim. 22. ( New York Woild
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Ur. W. J.
Ltvds , tbo Trausvn.il envoy extrunrtllimiy
and minister plcttliiotcntlnry In Hu-
lope , dictated the following Important
statement Just before leaving hoio toilny on
n illplonmtlc mission to Purls and Ilerllu.
"In view of the now and critical phase
Into which the war is now entering , 1 nc-nd
to the people of Amcrlc.i n few words on
the subject of any eventful piopof.ilR In ro-
K.iril to the suspension of hostilities , n de
al ro for which appears to be Raining strengthen
on both sides of the Atlantic.
"Let mo say at the outset that I am
as confident as ever of the ultimate triumph
of our cause. A temporary success of the
Urlllflh arms would merely luvo the effect
o' Infusing frcbh vigor Into our men and
strengthening their determination to hold
out at whatever coat.
" \Vhllo the actual lighting strength of
both forces Is only now about equal , England
might even double her army now In South
Africa without crushing our powers of re
sistance.
"But. however rcsohcd to continue the
struggle , we have ever boun dcslroiiH to
take advantage of any turn In affairs which
might leave the door open to terms of honor
able , settlement.
"I am grateful to Mr , Stead and that con-
sltleinble portion of the public , both Brit
ish and American , who are urging the- dis
continuance of the war on terms eatlsfac-
torv to both belligerents.
"Although not n signatory to the peace
conference , the Transvaal has ever been
willing to prollt by that portion of The
Hague convention which Invites ft.ndly !
Interfcienco on the part of u neutral power.
.Moreover , Indications have not been wtint-
Ing since tbo outbreak of hostilities that
President Krnger would never bar the door
to a resumption of ghosts negotiations which
wcie broken If not through the bad faith
of the Urltlsh government , nt least by nn
unfortunate misunderstanding which
frlcirllv confriron-i. iiiltfhf n' Vbat tln.u hnvo
settled.
"Hut it is not our place especially while
Knglnnd Is hurrjing ficsh trops to South
Africa to make the first advances. Post
events ( absolutely preclude euch a course
and I am equally confident of the future.
"Yet this doen not alter the fact that
Piosldent Krngcr's attitude Is , and will re
main , one of conciliation , nid Unit ho
would be both ready anil desirous to treat
on any terms which assured the South Af-
.
ilcan icpbbllcs that Independence so much
Insisted on In a Itrltlsh statement during
an curly peilod of the negotiations. "
BOERS USING CAPTURED GUNS
AilvliTM from Itnlli'r'H llriuliiinrtfr
Throe Hundred of Wnrroii' *
MIMI Artoiinilcil. .
Cop ) right , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co )
OKNURAL ' SIR RHDVKRH BULLKR'S
HKADQUAUTimS , SPKAR.MAN'S KAHM.
NATAL , Jan. 22 , 8 a. m. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Boers
fought stubbornly throughout the day yes
terday. The illlo flro was continuous for
some hours , with an occasional shot from
Hotchklss rapid-fire gun nnd nlso from
artlllciy.
The artillery Is supposed to bo the six
teen guns captured by the Boers nt ColeiiEo
when they defeated General Ilullcr. Decem
ber 15.
The British lost few killed , nccordlng
the reports , but many were wminded ,
hough the number is moderate considering
the extent and churacler of the operations
The Boer IOHS Is unknown hciu.
The casualties In General Warren's ill-
v'slon ' on Saturday arn given as 2 ! > 7
wonmli'd. The British nttnck on Saturday
Pclgclte/rHdrlft wns merely a clemcnirtra-
tlun. The naval guns and hnwltrers of
GoiiPi.il Buller's column wore practically
Hllcnt Sunday.
At daybreak Sunday General Warren's
cntlrn force again engaged the Boers and
continued shelling them from positions al
ready taken , The attack was delivered
three points on the Boers' right , the
center and the left.
Thi ) positlonu attacked were on n high
range of kopjcn extending over nn urea of
several mlluH. Kvontually nil the positions
weio tnkon except one , which the Boors con
tinued to hold till evening.
The Dublin I'liKlllors i imbed nno otrong pu-
slilnn at the point of the bayonet , chirring
wildly. CIIUKCHILL.
Volunteer Ollli'rrs ' llcxIunliiK.
i'op > right , 1SOO , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 22. ( Now York World Ca-
bolBram Special Telegram. ) A Dally Mall
dispatch fiom Durban , dated January 22 ,
t-.ay.i a number of the volunteer officers In
the Irregular troops are lesignlng thulr
commissions , owing to disagreements with
the imperial officers. The volunteers going
Capetown lay grievances be-fore Mllnor.
The eonifilalnt Is too much beaming by the
regular officcis.
STKRKSTHOOM , Jan. 22. Affalrfi here
contlnun quiet. Tremendous swarms of In-
cualu are passing over the Brltlfih camp In
no/therly direction and nro destroying the
gratis on the veldt. Commandant Oliver
thr'-atena , to detain as prisoners of war any
newspaper correspondents captured by his
fortes.
of TriinNiniil Army ,
LONDON , Jan. 23. The Bruiisols corn ) .
epundcnt ; cf the Dally Chronicle asserts that
has learned from authentic sources thnt
the ] Doom havn between 85,000 and 00,000
nu'ii on tbo Hold.
llci'tor MiioDonnlil l.i-nvrN e'upflou n ,
Copyrlcht , 1WO , hy Prews Pnlll8hln fo )
( JAI'BTOWN , Jan , 22. ( New Yoik World
Cablexiam Hpcclal Tolcfiram ) lloctor
MocDonuld led for the north Sunday night ,
