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SO NEWS FOR BRITISH
Pjopla TJjrong Corridors of War Office and
TARRY UNTIL EA
Most Anxious Pause Since tin V/ar Began
for the Public.
FULLY REAL'Zi ARMY HAS A HARD TASK
P.o nfcramsn'-s Needed to Believe Buller'a '
Hen if He Wins.
HI ! F03CE IS EXHAUSTED BY LONG B\TTLE
CSo Information HrMiirilliiK ( Inllnpo -
nltloli of tin- Tree | > that HUM *
All It oil Slnuc ItolicrtM Took
Command ofrm > .
ti'opyiltht. HOO. 1jy Press Publishing Co )
LONDON , Jan. 2 . ( New York Woild Ca-
blcfiram Sl.eclal Telegram ) London was
left all dny In n strain of nnxlctj over Bul-
lor'n announcement that UP would try to
n.sh Splonsl.op Tuesday night nnd not a
woul n nowu o' an/ kind came through.
L id Linda Jew tic , Wolscloy , Wyndam , under
secielnry for war , and Gcsehtn were all nt
the War cilice early In the day and all called
or Min for Information In the evening. As
the- hears of night wore on the gloom deep
ened. cro\vdt In the- corridors of the War
office nnd nbout the tickers In the military
clubs Rilmly waited until 2 01 3 o'clock this
cncfrnlnc , but still no news came. No ono
could be found who thought that no news
was KCJII nous
Putting the best face pobblble upcn the sit
uation the Jlngccft declared thnt It could
only mean that for same reason nn attempt
on Splonbkop had not been made. The pcs-
eimlfits Insisted that if Buller had been suc-
ccKsful ho wouid have reported befoio noon
on Wednesday to London and speculated dis
mally on the effect of his defeat.
All night long telephones at the War onlcc ,
cluLu , news agcticicu and newspaper olflces
wiru hnsS lth liiqulilea for the reports
from Buller , but nt 3 a. m. no one hud u
line. So Intense was the appirlhonslon and
lear that the anxiety communicated Itself to
the streets and cabmen In the Strand called
to each other as thev passed In the night :
"Havo jou heard any war news ? "
IXliertti DlHfiisx Situation.
The Post expert gives figures and geographical
graphical data show tut ; the magnitude oj the
tnsk of taking Splonskop and swooping away
1'if Boer artillery and the entrenched forces
bcjond ami then HO > J
"A failure In either is definite , A fnll-
ui e admit ting of no fresh attempt , with
cvailablo forceB , would bo defeat. "
Ho then goes Into an elaborate discussion
of the situation of the British forces In
South Africa and suggests various plans
that could bo adopted In ovcnt of Buller's
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dtli.lt > ' " * " " " - '
The Lender expert says ;
"Not slnco the first hhot wns fired In this
unhappy war did the excitement In London
i.ich such a pitch us maintained through
out the whole of yeHtcrday. After the West
Kml dinner time the tension of feeling
hl.owed Itself renewed round the War of-
llco and thoi 11 o'clock bulletin that thcie
\\.ID no news was retched with something
M ry llko consternation The way In which
pccplo tried to console one another for the
absence of news was pathetic In Its hollovv-
iicst and when the last trains and bussea
to the suburbs claimed their own there
were jet plenty who unwontedly hung
nhoul. "
H\pnrt Williamson discusses the general
( situation In South Africa , but finds nothing
cbccrlnc In absence of news.
Topography maps show that Splonskop IE
the hHhcdt part of n rocky plateau. Kast-
ward for eight miles are the Boer positions
along the TiigPln Northwestward the pla
teau ruiiH gradually up to u great spur ol
the Drakensburg
Gcnernl Bullor's Infantry to reach the sum
mit of Splonskop must cross a natural glacla
threo-quartcrH of a mlle wide and climb f > OC
Tcet up a Htcep slope.
A dispatch to the Times from Spearman's
camp , dated Tuesday , ! i 30 p 'n. , sajs
"Tho Boers today had moru guns and nr <
lire-pared to fight almost Interminably , hav
ing Intrenched their ridge , -which stretched Ir
nn almost unbroken line from the Drakens-
ImiS many miles eastward. Firing con-
tlnued throughout the dny. Wo have nol
advanced nny further , but wo throw up entrenchments -
tronchments during the night from behlm
which the musketry duel continued from ex
actly the same position as yesterday. "
AVlioro Arc Hi'liiforoi-nu'iitN ,
Kobody heie eoems to know , not oven the
War office , what Lord Roberts has done wltt
his large i enforcements. Six thousand
troops awuited his arrival at Capetown nnt !
since then 0,000 others have reached thera ,
Military critics are nil bopinc that a goo. !
phuro of these 12,000 have gone to help Gen
eral"Buller and thgy argue tint a few dajt
vM.lt may make him strong enough to over
come tbo deadlock.
There are 19,000 troops at sea and tub
heavy weight OD the British aide Is ex
pected to dcEtroy the equilibrium now exist
ing on every field of operation
The British lotscH up to date In killed
vounded and onptuied , according to Genera
Buller's Inbt list , total S.216 men.
P. W. licit * , the Transvaal stnto secre
tary. hua written ti parody upon Mr. Kip-
' " "
llng'a "Recessional
It Is entitled "Progreeslonal , " and la ded
icated to "Mudynrd Plpllng. " The flral
follows-
CIodH of the Jingo , bra s and gold ,
lirdrt of tiho world , by rlgiht divine
Umler whose luiu-ful sway t'hey ' hold
Dominion over unliin nnd tlilm
t-unli lords a tho.-m Jiuv o inndo them rotten
They huvo forgotten. T'hey ' have forgot'
ten.
United States Ambassador Choato
twlco on Ixml Salisbury jesterday. vvhlcl
vviis the regular diplomatic day.
I'our Shriinncl Into Moern ,
SPHARMAN'S CAMP. Tuesday , Jan. 2,1
Ji 30 p. m. The British field artillery ant
howitzers shelled the enemy , posted on thi
cimt of ( lie ridge , this morning. The lu
fantry , under excellent cover , kept up ai
effectiverlllo flrct The Bocra resigned i
kopje , of which the llrltbli Infantry tool
possession , When retiring the enemy ibel
tor d themselves behind a stone wall on tbi
slope of the kopje , which they held fo :
hours.
Thlw afternoon they ran across the ra
vine. Tha British artillery poured shrapne
and bdillle Into them and the Infantiy tool
the stona wall. The British casualty 1U
vau small ,
Irlth Voluntfcm Wanted.
( ivrlpM Wby Pices PubllBliln ; Co
LONDON , Jan. 21 ( New York World Ca
bleijrani- Special Telegram ) The eoml
official announcement IB made that the gov
rrnracnt has Intimated to the heads of the
royal Irish constabulary that It v\lll ncccpt
n picked corps from that body for service In
South Africa nnd that volunteers will bo
called for
LARGE ORDERS FOR RIFLES
Chartered Siiullifrlian Comiiaii.v
1'liHTi nn Order t'arrliiuloii
W > lMi-r. AVorrlfN
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I'lflO. Oiy Pre- I'ujll hln ? Co )
LONDON. Jnn 2fl ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Pall
Mall Gnzetto announces that the Chnrlcrc'l
Seutli African company has placed largo or
der * for rifles nnd saddles for use In South
Africa , to ho delivered Immediately. The
government still declines to make nny pub
lic statement ns to Cnrrlngton's ordcis or
under what auspices he Is going to South
Africa. Representatives of the Chnrtclcd
company nre equally reticent.
The Morning leader expert sava "Car-
rlngton will not go to the Cape , either ns di
visional general of a brigade or gcnernl
crmninndlng the jeotnanrj or mounted In-
fai.tiv , but ho Is going"
Kndlcal newspapers nre clamoring to Know
why nnd for what purpose Carrlngton Is
going out
HARD TO REPUDIATE MACRUM
former Conniil tit I'rrtorln Seem * to
Tlilnlt lie IN Stll ! Ill the
WASHINGTON , Jnn 24 The State de
partment Is finding It difficult to repudiate
Mr. Macrum. No less than three author-
Itntlvo statements have been Issued to the
effect that Mr. Macrum Is not consul to
Pretoria , or In fact In the United Stateu
consular service In any capacity , yet It
appeals that ho himself lu under a differ
ent Impression The fact that the United
Stntn hcnatc confirmed a successor to Mr
Macrum as consul to Pretoria Is regarded
by the derailment as sufficient evidence
that he was thereby ousted not only from
Ms post nt Pretoria , but. entirely out of the
servlo ? of the United Slates government.
Through a statute Intended to pi event con-
sulai officers from being left in the lurch
at a distant post , nn allowance Is made to
pay traveling expenses back to the United
States , which Is technically regarded as
coiibiilar pa > In order to fal ! within the
law , but any claim to a place In the con
sular service based on this allowuncc would ,
It la said at the department , be purely
technical.
PERHAPS THIS IS TREASON
llrlllxh South Vfrlean Company' * Sec
retary UnUet fiirloiiM Exulauu-
tlon of n 1'iircIiiiHL- .
LONDON , Jan 21 The secretary of the
British South African company has given
out a curious denial of a statement that
the company Is purchasing largo quantities
of rifles nnd saddlery for prompt delivery
In South Africa. He admits the purchases ,
sajs they were made by himself in his pri
vate capacity , but adds that they were only
for the equipment of the Imperial yeomaurj- .
There was a growing Impression that the
company was concerned In the purchase.
noninv
Ailtlrcnnen Illx Constituent ) * > vltb nut
Sllirht llpfprpnpp in tUu Wiir.
LONDON , Jan. 24. John Morley , address
ing his constituents this evening at Torfur ,
made but slight reference to the wnr , con
fining himself cbleHy to a renewal of his
Indictment of the policy "which led to hos
tilities "
Ho ridiculed the notion "that n few Beer
successes entitled the Transvaal ty bo classed
ns a first-class military power" and de
clared thit "tho fact of the Boers sending
the ultimatum uo moce disposed of nil other
questions than the defiance of the- American
colonists In throwing the tea Into Bcston
harbor disposed of all the questions of the
war of American Independence "
In conclusion Morley declined to commit
himself ns to what would happen In the
future , but ho warned his hearers not to bo
duped with the Idea that the Boers , after de
feat , would settle down quietly.
With reference to the point at which the
conflict would come to an end , Morley ob
served :
"Something depends on a chance which I
hope is remote , but Is certainly not Invis
ible , of our being called off to meet dangers
in other quarters. "
MA1I V.N A ritlDM ) DP Tlir , KNRMSIl.
\nierleilnn to Not Show Too
Miit'li jmpalhj for Iloer * .
NKW YORK. Jan. 21 Following la the
letter of Captain Alfred T. Mahan , which
has caused discussion In the British press :
"May 1 suggest to our citizens generally
nnd to the Boer sympathUcra especially the
Iradvlsablllty of public mcetlnga on 'this
question. There are very many among us ,
mjsclt certainly one , vvho feel as strongly
In favor of Great Britain as others dp of
her opponents. Lot us all bo careful not
to provoke ono another by Immoderate ex-
ptctslons of opinion , to which public meet
ings tend. Those on one side provoke retali
ation on the other ; nay , they make It
necessarj- , for in the problems of the near
future good understanding with Great Brit
ain la too Important for us to permit the
Impression thnt we are all against her hero
and wo may find ourselves In the unseemly
state of party divisions for or ngalnst foreign
states , as In the beginning of this centuiy
between the Trench and British parties. I
avail mjself of this opportunity to say
thnt , In my Judgment , not only Is the cause
of Great Biltaln just , but to have failed
to uphold It would have been to have failed
In national valor. "
( ioi > N to Aid a Trnnnnort.
CAPKTOWN , Jim 24. The British trans-
pott Cymric has been dispatched to usulst
the trunnport Manchester Corporation , repelled -
polled on January IS In latitude 03 south
und longitude 08 , with two of her propeller
blades lost.
The American hospital ship reception was
largely attended. Many ladles were pres-
cnt.
Ail. * VeKlnle ) to Intervene ,
1900 , by Prcta 1'ubllahlng Co )
BRUSSELS. Jan. 24 ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram ) One hun
dred thousand signature * have been affixed
to a petition to .President McKlnley from
Belgium asking him to Intervene for the
Boors. The petition will be forwarded In
a fortnight , when It will have 200,000 names
Ceell It linden Worl.lntr n fiuii.
KIMBKRLiV , Tuesday , Jan. 23. The
bombardment * have ceased , but the Bocra
are perpetually engaged In sniping. "Long
Cecil" Is doing excellent work and Cecil
Rhodes has personally fired several shell *
from the gun ,
Slieen Hi-enler * Oppone Trent ) .
MIDDLnSBOROt'Gir , Vt , Jnn. 21 T8io
Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders' assocla-
tlou iidoptc-d u resolution expressing "cm-
phutlc o'iposltlon to the proposed treaty
between thu t'nlte > d States and the Argentine -
tine Republic In whKh die schediilen of
vvool and pelts are concerned , on urrouiu
of the ru'nous effeo's to tlu > wool Industry
vvhlon would Inevitably follow- the udon-
tlon of tlio proposed reciprocity treaty. "
ISLANDS OPENED FOR TRADE
Work of American Troopi in the Philippines
Steadily Successful.
WESTERN COAST OF PANAY NOW CLEAR
nnil Odiorn Itoport Minor
riitH ( 'onut o I.iiuiinii
dc lln > tn lieOprnpil to
Trnrte Thin AVcck.
WASHINQTON , Jan. 24. Oenernl Otis re-
pcrtcd to the \Vnr department today thnt Iho
western coast of the Island of Panny Is now
open for trade- and that the coast of Laguna
do liny and the neighboring sections of thn
country will also bo opened to unrestricted
tralHc by the end of the week. Ho also re
pot to several minor engagements with the
rillplnos In which the American arms met
with the usual success. Tha enemy lotl I
hetvlly nnd n largo amount of arms and
ammunition was captured. General Otis'
Ulectum la as follows.
"MANILA , Jan. 21 MacArthur , 20th to
" , ' : d , leporlo four minor encasements in
v hloh five Insurgents were killed , several
wounded nnd captured ; also captured few
ilfles and othei pioperty. no casualties. i
Major Ulshop , Thirty-sixth infantry , In 1
north Sambales , with detachment of sixty
I
men. attacked two insurgent companlts , i
killed nine , wounded nnd captured fourteen ,
fcccured twentj-two rides , several thousand
i
loundt of ammunition , two horses with
cnt'lpments , with casualties of three men |
wounded , one seilously General Young re-
perth action of Stccver , Third cavalry ,
apalnst General Tlno's force In north , In-
lllctcd heavy loss on Insurgents , In which
tventy-clght were killed , that Dodd's troop
attacked Insurgents near Santa Lucia , klll-
li.g six ; no American casualties. Rcpoitcd
fiom south that enemy evacuated Santa
Gnu ; supposed to bo eastern coaat , that
city has been In our possession last two 1
da > s , Schwan believed to be In pursuit , no
late report from him. Coast of Laguna dc
Kav and neighboring sections of country
opttncil to unrestricted traffic bj January 27.
Western coast Island of Panay opened for
trade. "
Avr vrociti.v is. MISSI > O.
Otlft IlcporlK lie Wan n\l -ntly l r i > -
< nrfil AVIilI < - ItpeoniiollrrliiR.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. General Otis to-
daj cabled the War department ns follows-
"MANILA , Jan. 24. Lieutenant Stockly ,
Twenty-first Infantry , has been missing since
January 12. Ho was on reconnolterlng duty
at Tnllsiy near San Tomas , IJatangas , and
was evidently captured. Search Is still be
ing prosecuted. OTIS. "
Pnul Devereaux Stockly Is a second lieu
tenant In the Twenty-flint infantry , bavin1 ;
been appointed August 22 , 1891. lie was
born at Cleveland , O. , July 14 , 1875 , and his
rojldence when appointed was 120 Liberty
street. New Yorl. .
NHW YORK , Jan. 24. Lieutenant Stockly
Is 24 years old , a native of Cleveland , O. , and
wns appointed to the Twenty-first Infantry
Aucust 22 , ISftO. He is a son of G. AV.
Stockly , president of the Sims-Dudley Arms
company. It was this compiiny wHirb fii-
nlshed the government with the dynamite
guns used In the Spanish-American war
and now in use in the Philippines. Stockly
Bald today :
"My son was with the dynamite guns and
I don't bco how bo could be reconnolterlng.
Hi was graduated from Princeton in 1SSS.
Wo wore sending dynamite guns to Cuba
and ho went along , with no commission
Ho gained all his military experience whllo
In the- field with those guns and the War
department , liking his work , gave him a
commission In the Philippines. He was In
the light In which Law ton lost his life. "
TO CO TIIHOl'KII OMA1I \ .
Dctnlln i'oniplutt * for .lournc ) of I < nit-
ton'N mid liOKnii' * UoillvN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 24. Arrangements
bavo been practically eomploted for the
transportation of the remains of Geneial
Law ton , which are expected to arrive at
San Francisco on the transport Thomas in
a few da > s , to this city , wbera the intcr-
rnent is to be made at the Arlington cemc-
tciy. The remains of Major John A. Logan ,
which are on the same vessel , arc to be
taken to Youngstown , 0. , for Interment.
The details of the Journey across the con
tinent are given In a telegram received by
Quartermaster Ludingtou today from Col
onel Long , the cjuartormastor In charge at
San Tranclsco. This telegram follows :
"Stubbs has placed nt disposal of Mrs.
Law ton and General S'lafter ono double
and drawing room car and Mrs. Logan an
other similar car , without cost. Will also
furnish the government one composite- car
for remains , to bo paid for nt rate of $25
for each day absent from San Franclbco.
Tlul route will be as follows : Central , Union
Pacific and Northwestein to Chicago , thence
Baltimore d Ohio via Youngbtown to Wash
ington. These- arrangements ate perfectly
hatltfactorlly to General Shafter and Major
Tucker ( representing Mn. : Logan ) . Caia
leave hero on No , 0 night train , It Is thought ,
as special section , and will continue' over
each route the same to Chicago , thence by
upcclal train to Washington. Will notify
you later date of arrival transport and de
parture of funeral party and final details
of arrangements. "
AUUIVAti OK TnANSPOUT PR1CIM2 ,
I.tirifr Number of Naval and Army
Ollli'crn Vrc oil 'lonril ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 24. The United
States transport City of Peking arrived from
Manila , \Ia Nagasaki , today On board the
Peking vMiro a large number of naval and
nrmy officers , Including the following :
Colonel R. 13. Thompson , Captain 13. II.
Lcuso of the cruiser Monterey , Captain Ren-
Jamln Tnppan of the gunboat Callao , Cap
tain V. T. Cottman of the steamer llrutus ,
Captain J H. II Peshlne , Captain 1" . II.
Shunk. Captain K R. Duller. Lieutenants
II R. Nelson , Jamct * Romulne , J. n. Cocke ,
A. N. Wood. U. S. N. , Dr. R. P. How ell ,
Dr. C V. Brownlee ,
In the steerage were 170 rae-n returned to
thlb country from the Philippines for vari
ous rcagons. The Peking also brought the
bcdlca of 156 soldiers , Including that ol
Commander James W Carlln , U. S. N. , who
died December 31 of perltonillR.
I'Aii'r or 'rut : wiirn : M iv
Dakota Solilli-r Drfullril ( o Tiiii tlir
i'liiiiircu or minima.
ADRRDKIN : , s D. . jan 24 ( Special )
Roy Pennant , with the Fourth regiment In
Luzon , writes bis mother that ho and an
other member of the regiment have been
detailed to teach the natho children In one
of the outljlng dlstrlctn He finds the chil
dren bright and anxious to learn , making
rapid progress In KnglUh studies , iic-
mentary books arc badly needed and lie
urges the tending of such as can be secured
Triiiiniioi t llnroiito llonir.
WASHINGTON , Jan , , : . General Otis
hap Informed the War department of the
i arrival at Manila of the transport Victoria ,
| or January 6 , nnd of the Flintshire on the
23d Inat. The following transports which
carried the varlou * regiments to the Phil
ippines have started qA the return vojngo
to San rrnnclfico : ThofOhlo nnd the Indlnun
on the r.th lust. ; St. Paul , city of Puchla
nnd the Slam on thn Cth ; the Pnthan on the
7th ; the Meaile on thf Sth , Dtlny Vostcr on
the 12th ; Sherman on thp lath , Logan on
the 14th and Columbia on the liith. The
Lenox left for I'ortlind , Ore. , on the 2d
Inst.
Iilcittrnniit Ul 'i or Ynrloln.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. ( Jpneral Otis In
formed the War dcpartmcnt'thls morning of
the death of Second Lieutenant Uupcne G
Wine , Thirty-sixth Infantry , of hcmorrhaglf
vnrloln. Ho was n native of Alabama
nnd received his commission In the volun
teers July r > last.
WAINR.GHT GIVEN A SWORD
l'r > cnlc'il to tlio Cnllnnt ( "onitiiiitiilvr
or the Clotiocntvr lij rrlcnilN
nt Wnxliliicton.
WASHINGTON , Jailj 24 Commander
Richard Watnrlght , wlm vns In charge of
the gallant Gloucester { the yacht Corsnlr
converted Into n cruiser ) , nt the battle of
Santiago , was presented a sword of honor
nnd a silver service by % commltteo tepre-
scntlng the citizens of the District of Co
lumbia nt the Columbia theater this nftcr-
noon The thentor was filled with a fnsh-
lonal audience of ofllclnl and resident so-
clety nnd the presentation was made under
the shadow of the starn and stripes twined
with the pennant that flew from the mast-
head of the Gloucester on the day of the
battle
President McKlnley nnd Secretaries Hay
and Gngo nnd General nnd Mrs Miles occu
pied boxes. Secretory Loiig and Admiral
Dewey had sents on thfa stnso with Commander
'
mander Walnrlght , Immediately behind
whom were the oulcero of th = Gloucester In
full uniform.
President McKlnley was warmly received
as ho came Into the house , nnd Admiral
Dawoy wns given nn ovation as , escorted by
the committee , ho accompanied Secictnry
| Long and Commander Walnrlght to the
stage.
After a formal presentation speech by I *
P B Sands , rcpresentlnK the committee , he
handed the sword to Secretary Long , who ,
In presenting the gift to Commander Wnln-
ilght said
"There Is a roll of honor. Commander
Walnrlght , vvhlch Is known as that of the
brnvest of the brave. Onthat Imperishable
(
loll > our name has bceiijwritten by jour
countrymen. In token ofyour title , I pre
sent to sou , to have and tohold nnd to hand
down to your boy , this sword , the loving
gift of jour manv friends. "
Commander Walnrlght responded briefly
to the secretnrj's remarks , expressing
thanks for the gift nnd giving credit to the
officers and men of the Gloucester for the
work that had been done.
The commltteo also presented to the com
mander a. silver service , the presentation ad
dress being made by George II. Harries of
1 this city. Commander Walnrlght is a rcsl-
dent of Washington and the money neces-
:
sniy for the purchase of the gifts was raised
among the citizens here.
I
'TISSUE ' BALLOTS AND MIL , A
-cji-w in rtulio'jjiii'ii In ! ContPit
entIfy KPKnrilltifC Their Line oil
IZleetloii
TRANKFORT , KjJan. . 21 Many wit
nesses were examined before the gubcrnn-
I torlal contest board today. The evidence
j related chiefly to the alleged u o of tissue
ballots In demociatlc cotmtictt nnd to the
I use of the militia In Louisville.
I William C. Carrlco of Graves countj' , a re
publican judge on election day , at the evenIng -
Ing session , testified concerning the so-
called tissue ballots. He also Injected nome
merriment Into his testimony by slating
that every other officer of the election in
I his precinct was related to him
I S. r. Key , J. M. Carman , C. G. Carman and
t Giles Goff testified to the use of UPBUO bal
lots In Graves county. Witness Goff was
asked who paid his faro to Frankfort and
he answered that ho paid It out of his own
pocket. The attorneys exchanged repartee
on this point. 13. L Garnett , democratic
judge in the sirao precinct , testified that
the ballots were transparent
| Charles II. Gibson , an nttorncy of Lodls-
vlllo , testified to having been asked to con
fer with Goveinor Bradley at the Gait house
i In Loutsvlllo the day before the election.
i Ho said that Governor Bradley asked him
i for his views ns to the propriety of malting
1.1 speech In Louisville that nlnht. The vvlt-
| ness said that the governor's mind was
| made up , having concluded that It would
i unvvlsc to speak In view of the excited atate
of the public mind. The witness said that
ho advised Governor Bradlcj- not to speak.
Ho said that hennd Governor Bradley dis
cussed the advisability of calling out the
tioora Instead of the city peace officers.
1 Asked ns to hl.s opinion of the pledge made
i to the people by Major Weaver , Chief of
Police Hunger and Chairman LJOIIS of the
Board of Public Safety Witness Gibson said
ho did not believe Mayor Weaver was sin
cere , that ho had no opinion us to Lyons
I and that ho believed Chief Haager would
I have done his * whole duty If left to himself.
FIRST ORDER FROM NEBRASKA
Hev , Shcliloii and ToprUn Capital
Dclucetl itltli Tel cur ra inn for
and . \il\crtlnliie.
TOPEKA , Kan , Jan. 21 An arrangement
Tvno made today for a conference nt Chicago
between Rev C. M. Sheldon , Dr. K. W.
Gunsaulua of Chicago , and Di , N. D. Hills
j of Brooklyn , to dlscu < plum , for the "Shel
don IMItlon" of the Topeka Capital.
The immediate and extraordinary rchponse
of the public to the announcement In the
Associated Press on Mondiy morning of the
"Sheldon Kdltlon" of the Capital 1s Indi
cated by tha fact that Mr. Sheldon and the
Dally Capital have been deluged with tele
grams and lettcis from all paits of the coun
try , usklng for Information regarding the
proposed plan for u Christian daily news
paper. Among the dispatches received to-
I dny was ono fr m New York , containing
an order for 10,000 copies of each IBSUU dur
ing the week. Another order by telegram
a ked for 5,000 lines of advertising space.
The first subscription orori , which came
within twelve hours of the announcement
of the plan In the Associated Press , wna
from Nebraska , for 100 copies cf each lt > onc.
Requests have come to thu Capital fiom
over 100 newspapers In Kansas /or cuts of
Mr. Sheldon , to ho used In their columns.
Mr. Sheldon nald today thnt whllo he would
.receive no compensation for his qcrvlorw ,
It bud been stipulated In thu original un
derstanding with the Capital Publishing
company that ahould the lecclpts exceed the
expenditures of the edition , a largo part of
the proceeds would bo devoted to ml > t'onary
and philanthropic work ,
Ilarrel Maker *
CHICAGO , Juu. 21.-Thn Slack Barrel
Coopers' Association of the United States
was organized hero last night lis fouittxm
iiianufucturtrb cf alack burrcU. HUty
'mnnufacturera ' were re-presented by Unit-r
At u meeting to be hold today orllcc > r8 will
I IIP elf * ' ' 1 the dotullH of the orc.ini .i-
tlon perfectect f- - *
LAND1S WINS NE\Y \ LAURELS
Young Indiana Orator Distineimhes Himself
in Speech Against Roberts.
SCATHING EXCORIATION OF THE MORMONS
l.ncMjof loun Vrmirs In Itrlinlf of
Illn Proportion for I\IIUNOII | | of
HoliotlN Without
Him In ,
WASHINGTON , Jnn 24. The second day's
debate In the house upon the Roberts cnso
wns less dramatic thnn thnt cf Tueidnj.
The galleries wcic nlmosl ns crowded , but
the women wolo less demonstrative. The
pretldenfs pastor , Hev. Dr Bristol , was
In Iho executive gnllcrj the greater portion
cf the afternoon , listening to the nigumcnU.
Roberta wns not picscnt during the dnj
Had ho been ho would have heard the most
scathing excoriation ft the Mormons ever
delivered upon the floor of the h.uso.
Limits of Indiana , the joung orator who
dlstltigulshcl himself during the last con
gress In an oratorical duel with Johnson of
his state , won now laurels. He charged thnt
Utah had been admitted to the union ns n
icault of n Mormon conspiracy and reviewed
the history of the apostles of the chinch ,
whom ho charged with living In open nnd
flagiant violation of the law ngnlnst poljg-
ciny , to show thnt they had basely broken
their solemn pledge to the government
The other speakers weie Powers , repub
lican of Vermont , nnd Mleis , democrat of
Indiana , for the majority resolution ; Snod-
grnss , democrat of Tennessee , nnd Wilson ,
sliver republican of Idaho , for the minority
resolution ; Laccy of lown for his pioposl-
tlon to expel without swearing In , and
Crumpneker , republican of Indiana , for ex
clusion by a two-thirds majority.
The speeches greatly strengthened the ma
jority resolutions , which seemed In danger
of falling nftcr Llttleileld's speech Tuesday
and Chairman Taylcr Is confident thnt they
will be adopted when the house votes
Thursday afternoon.
1'iMtern I'm or * lyiuulNloii.
Powers of Vermont was the first
speaker. Ho argued In behalf of exclusion
of Roberts. The conrenllon of the mi
nority for expulsion , ho said , run up
against the verj precedents which were cited
in Its support. It was the universal rule-
that a member could not \ > c expelled for un
offense committed prior to election. While
It might be argued In Roberts' case
that polygamy wns a continuing status , the
crlmo Itself , the Initial act , took place long
before Roberts was elected.
"We are not separating wife from h'.s-
hand , " said Powers , commenting on
Roberts' speech of jesterday. "Polvgamy
has never been legal In Utah , either befoie
or after Its admission Into the union.
Polygamy was Illegal under the common law
of I2ngl < < nd. The moment ho took wife
number two the marriage was void. Rob-
cits knew the law. Ho cannot now plead
the 'baby act , ' against law and stern Jus
tice. "
Suodgrass of Tennessee followed Powers ,
supporting the views of the minority in
favor of seating and then expelling Mr. Hob-
, crts "If we are not to ! > ocou > o tbo PX-
pontnts of the French system of Justice ,
which presumed guilt until Innocence was
proven , " he said , "Mr. Roberts must be ac
corded his prlma faclo right to his scat be
fore being ousted. "
I'tali Violated It Compaet.
Landls of Indiana , a member of the Rob-
cits committee who signed the majority 10-
port , argued that Utah had violated Itb
compnct with the United States. There had
been universal rejoicing In the land in 1S9G ,
ho snld , when Utah had been nd > * ultted Into
the union. The people of the United States
thought that the birth of the state worked
the death of the system of poljgamy. Yet
they were startled to learn in 1S9S that Utah
had elected as Its solo representative In the
house a poljgamlst and that ho was moving
upon Washington with a plurality of wives
and a multiplicity of children ( Laughter )
Landls went over the record of the
aoostles of the Mormon church to show that
most of them weio guilty of continued polyg
amous cructiccs. Some of his statements
were sensational. Ho scored the church for
Its alleged faith , aiotislng great enthusiasm
by hli scathing denunciation. At times ho
convulsed the house with his sarcasm. Of
the fifteen apostles-of the church when thn
proclamation was issued , ho said , cloven
were open violators of the Inw nnd thrco
had undoubtedly taken plural wives since It
was promulgated.
Landls hal ho believed , and that Roberts
had not denied , that Margaret C. Shlpp had
become his plural wife since Utah wns ad
mitted In 1890. Ho paid a high tribute to
the Christian mlsslonailes who had worked
amonc the oeonlo of Utah Roberts , ho
( -.aid had boasted that he had icccivcd the
votes of thn Gentiles tn his district. That ,
Landls said , wat , because ho ran us n demo
crat as well us a Mormon nnd because hla
onnoncnt "had boon a Dnnlto who hid killed
his ma" "
\\oulil Turn Hack Utah , AMO. |
Landls expressed his pity for the poor
viomen who mlnlbtcred to the rotten and
lustful notions of tbo Mormon priesthood
Ho ridiculed the proposition to admit
RobertH and then turn him out. Tbo fram-
crs of the constitution In otntiiary hall
would get down off their pedestals and laugh
at such a procedure. H would be a
burlesque on Inw and precedent nnd an out
rage on common sense. Not only should
Roberts bo turned back , but nlso Utah ,
whose people , ho said , had solemnly lied to
"
tho"congrc j of the United States In 1890
In hlti peroration Lapdls protected agalnht
Roberts' admission In the name of the moth ,
oihood of the land and of the pitiful Inno *
contw doomed to the nhnmo of Illegitimacy.
Ho got a whirlwind of applnuso when he bat
dowa. The speech created a sensation ,
Vnlor nt War , Vlrdir nt rru > i-r.
Toward the close of his bpcech Landla
said"In
"In 1S96 Roberts was a candidate for con
gress and the church disciplined and defeated
him because the time was not then ripe foi
a polygnmlst to come to the Amoilcan crn-
grets. Ho became a candidate In 189S and
the man who placed himself before the con
vention stated that he ran by permission of
the church. In 1898 we ucie engaged In a
war with a foreign fo . American man
hood was nwtiy from homo or all absorbed
In the countrj. Valor was at war and virtue
was a prayer. The north and the south were
under one flag. They hoped In this generous
condition of mngnanlmlt ) to comu back ,
and It wns then thin perjured cheat at
tempted to crawl In Sir. It camu bj Itself ,
but U will bo hurled back boldly and In the
open day by the outraged Indignation of the
American people. ( Applause ) And cross
yonder threshold will ho read In letters large
enough to be read from the national capital
to the Mormon temple 'No polygamlst ahall
ever enter OB n member of the American
congress ' " ( Applause )
Continuing , Mr Landls. said
"IloberU hau sneered aNa good and noble
woman ( MUa Helen Gould ) who helped to
prganlie this movement against him When
our bojs fell from disease or In battle her
millions wept , and who knowa but that to-
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Ony the same 11.11110 that wns spoken so
re\orontlj nt Santiago , nl Monintik 1'olnt.
by American poldleis , Is ll-sprd In reverence
( ill thete In I'tah bj lho o Whom , doomed
b > these women , dnomel bv brutal bigots
to the belli f that tholi celestial exaltation
will bo In proportion1 un they mltilsteio.l to
tlu < lotten mill liisttnl notlona of .1 corrupt
ptlcsthood. ( Applnus > e )
Ointor'N I'ororiillon.
"I sny tl'nt the people nf this country
expect us to turn him h.icK 1 prolcM ; nnlnsl
hit coming In. ] protest on behalf of the
ro'iitttmmy tint has lend the ton c"im-
mnndmenis nml the "sermon on theinntml
1 piotcst GH bi'hiilf of American hoMe" . made
beautiful bv love and devotion and holy by
the \lrtue of \\omanhooi1 1 protect on
lichnlf of the American mother and her
child and the American father , who vlll
never consent to the enthronement nnd del-
llcatlon of human passion I protest en
behalf of those doomed to Illcgltlmacj. I
piotcst nn bohnlf of the honest Mormons ,
those \\ho believe In keeping Imlolato the
coudlllon upon which Utah was admlUed to
tne American union
"Tho country Is waiting for us to act. The
people are wait Ing oft In New England whoso
homes hive been made a patteui for this
continent They are waiting In the broad
sweep of the Mlssltalppl valley , a section of
this country purged of this voiy Infamy n
hnlf a contui } ago They me waiting In
tbo now stales of the west , states whoso
territory has .been Invaded nnd whose nt-
mobphcre has been poisoned bj this very
plague. And way down south in Dixie ,
where honor is lellglon , where gallantry IB
law nndlrtuo Is the high Ideal of beautiful
womanhood , states are waiting today , wait-
lug for the American chivalry to spank "
In concludlne ho ad lured the 2,000 polyga
mies in Utah to take euro of their plural
wives hut In God's name to refrain from
multlnlvine tholr Infamv by bringing more
children Into the world.
MePherson of Iowa , a member of the com
mittee , advocated the adoption of the ma
jority resolution. He said the minority could
not sneer down the objection to Roberts'
admission on the ground that Utah had
violated her compact with the United States ,
and quoted a decision of late Chief Justice
Chase , to the effect that a state could violate
late her compact to such an extent that
congress could deny her representation.
McPherson declared that once seated , Rob-
crts could never bo expelled. He devoted
much of n't time to answering the argu
ment of Llttleflold. At times he was ex
ceedingly caustic.
HAM : IIIJPGHTH nui'icinivcY HIM , .
rir t of thei > i > rnnrliitloii
to Ilviieli the Si-iiufo.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24 Routine bwl-
n < bs occupied the attention of the senate
today lu a brief session. The resolution
offered jesterday by Pettlgrew of South
Dakota , calling upon the picsldent for In-
foimatlon as to the treaty entered Into with
the sultan of Sulu , was passed after Petti-
grew had made an attack upon the admin
istration for entering into an agreement
vvHrh , he cald , authoilrcd slavery. An ex
tended dcbato was precipitated on a con-
ftronco repoit on the census administrative
hill , but the census committee gained its
point and the measure was sent back to
confpionce.
When the senate convened Halo reported
from the appropriations committee the urg
ent deficiency bill nnd gave notice that he
would call it up tomorrow.
Allen offered a resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for all Information nnd
correspondence relating to the administra
tion of custom affairs In Puerto Hlco , Cuba
and the Philippines since the war with Spalu.
Objection being made It went over
Pettlgrew of Fouth Dakota offeied a reso
lution declaring that the United States gov
ernment could not recognlzo the right of any
nation to declare as contraband and seize
food products as uch and that tiny such
Kcl/ure would be an act unfriendly to the
United Stntcfc. The resolution went over
under the rule
Carter of Montana , chairman of the census
committee , made u partial report of the con
ferees on the bill conferring additional au
thority on the director of the census.
The partial report was agreed to. Cock-
rcll of Missouri moved that the senate recede
from its disagreement as to the collection
of statistics of the deaf , dumb nnd blind
Hale bpoke strongly against the letting
down of the bars of the census an the pas
sage of the motion would do
Chandler warned the senate that any ex
tension of the work of the < , . * tisuo would re
sult in KO clogging It that U would be yearn
before any tangible results would bo ob
tained
Dm Ing the dcbato which followed the mo
tion f'bnndlor and Tlllman were pitted
ngainst each othei. Chandler declared that
It would bo Impossible for oven the South
Caroilnan to get the necessary Information
within the period of thirty da >
"Pohslbly , " respomVd Tlllraan , "I nm not
ho nervous or po much like a grasshopper
as the senator from Now Ilnmixihlre. "
"A pitchfork never touches n graBshop-
per , " said Chandler In reply to this bally ,
ami Tlllman's icplj was di owned In the
bin at of laughter , which follnueil.
Corkrell'H motion to recede was lost
aje.1 30 , naja 32
Pettlgrew moved that the house amend
ment iclatlng to the collection of statistics
of mli ! < M and mining be agreed to by the
senate. The motion was defeated S3 to 1C
The senate further Instated upon ll dis
agreement and Senators Carter , Halo and
McKnery wrio named as conferees
Iho Fonato then , at 2 10 p m . adjourned
lllmnlNNVlialleii Inilletinent.
FRANK PORT. Ky Jim 21-The Indict
ment ir.-aliut John Whnlleii of Louisville ,
iharglni ; him wli'i attempt'n to brlbo
Senator B II Ilnirol , vvns quashed In tlm
Frunklln ( Ireult mint todav on motion of
Commonwealth Attoimiy Pranklln Tie !
mi Ion WHH niadc In Hspouse to allldavlts
Illod Ii" W ullen's attorneys , rjencral I'
Watt Huri'ln ' and Thixidore llallani. sett'm ;
out thnt the grand jury thnt re-turned Iho
ludlc-tmeni.-VIH Irregularly driwn , < n thut
when ono of thorn wan taken sick two
others served In his steud ntxarlous times
pending tlu < tuklror of evldenec Anotlrr
objection miido bv Whnllcn'H nitoriic'vu y.ni
tha' flvo < it the JurorH vve-rit Hele-clPl from
bystundciH and not from the lu > \ of name *
as required liv the law. Investigation of
tlm Whallcn-Harrol nffalr Is Htlll pending
be'foro the commltteo of the seimlc
.11 rH. Con er DrlnKH Tea tvltli CnipreNH
CONCORP. N II. Jan 24-.Mrs fnnwr.
wife of the I'nltc'il Stntpo mliiNIrr to C'hlnn
having IH en In tln < wont vlHltlni ; frliMids U
on a visit here 8h < > rrlntoil that the em
press dovvugiT recentlv hold u reception , nt
which all the vvlvc of the fen It-1 " "
\s ie Invltfil AH u murk of "iirtlnl fourKsy
to the Pnlted 8tnt ji nliu drank tea from the
name "love cup" with Mrs Conger , and at
the iMiuiuet said , throuirh her internrotcr.
to the ladlti present ; "All one family. "
FINE HAND OF BRIAN
Apparent in Oall for Mcel'nj of Executive
Committee of People's Party.
W.LL BE HELD IN LINCOLN IN FEBRUARY
Boy Orafor'n Tnflu9uco Thought to Have
Been Exerted to That End.
INDCYTES TH\T POPULISTS WILL FUSE
fnsis of Representation nnd Plaoa for Hild-
ing Convention to Bo DiO.ded ,
X B ASKANS CML ON ADMIRAL D-WEY
ii-t.rt unit MnrUnU ( lie Hero nf
Manila to Visit 'I lu-lr Slnlt' Ail-
niliiil I'lini'.illmcnlN lltMi of
I'lril Uoulini'iit.
WASHINGTON , Jnn. 24 ( "pcclal Tele-
gram. ) Chnlriran Dutlcr of the oxccutivi
commltteo of the people's | rty will , within
a few davs , issue a call for the national
commtttit' of that pirt > to meet In Lincoln ,
Neb. , some lime next month to decide upon
n r'a.co ' > lor the meeting of the national con1
vcnllon and to arrange the basis of repre
sentation for the same. Lincoln watt se
lected as the result of a referendum sub
milled to the members of the executive com
mittee.
"Of coiirso there Is no significance In the
treating of the executive commltteo at Lin
coln , " said a prominent populist , "our In
tention being to meet In the statn which Is
famous for harboring the first nntlonnl con
vention of the pcoplo'H party My Impres
slon la that Kansas City will bo selected
as the place In which to hold our nntJona.
convention. As the basis of reprcsenta
tiott for delegates to the national com en
tlcn , 1 presume It will depend upon the vet
for c ° vcrnor cast In ISilS. "
There may be no slgnlllcnuco attached t
the selection of Lincoln ns the meeting placi
for the national cxucutlvc committee , but
It Is pretty broadly hinted In democratic
circles hereabouts that Brj-an had much to
do with HH selection during his recent visit
here. H Is plainly evident that fusion will
iipaln bo uppermost in Nebraska and that
the fopullct party Is bending every energy
to brine this about.
\ViriiUiu > H Call on DeTcry.
Congressmen Hurket nnd Stark called upon
Admiral Dewey today to extend him un In
vitation to bo present at tbo Beatrice Chau-
tnuqua , July i , and Incidentally to visit
Lincoln cnroutc. They are enthusiastic
over the reception accorded them by the
hero of Manila bay , although their visit
wab not productive of much satisfaction.
Admiral Dewey stated that ho fully appre
ciated the honor extended him nnd that
there was no state { hat hovould rather
visit , but engagements In St. Louis and
Cl.luigo about July I nuulo It Impossibly
for him to accept.
Incidentally Admiral Dewey paid a glowIng -
Ing tribute to the First Nebraska , Htntlng
that It was ono of the first regiments In
the Philippines and he puthctjcally recalled
the fact that Mrs. Stotsenborg , together with
a number of other women , w'ero his guests
on board the Olympja on the1 day that Col
onel Stotsenborg met his death , leading
Us teglmcnt In action near Qutngua.
Congicssman Sl.irk told the admiral thai
ho had sailed the sons nnd then the old sea
dogs got together , swapping yarns of fora
and aft.
Judge 0. M Spencer , general solicitor ol
the Chicago. Burlington & Qulncy , residing
at St Joseph , Mo , la being vigorously
groomed ab a candidate for the senate , to
succeed Vest. Spencer Is In the city and ,
whllo ho has not said so , It Is glvtti out
that ho will make the lace against ex-
Governor Stone.
Rx-Congrossmnn John R. bsborno of Wy-
oraltjg Is In the city. Osborne has been
aekcd to accept the chairmanship of the
national democratic congreaslonal commit
tee , but ho has nbout concluded to do-
cllno the honor on account of press of busi
ness. Ho may , however , bo Induced to
accept tba secrctarjsblp of the same com
mittee ,
I'tMinioii for Mrn , Stoinoulicrir.
Senator Allen reported favorably his hill
granting a pension of $50 per month to Mrs
Mary L. Stotscnherg , widow of the late
Colonel J. M. Stotsenhorg of the First Ne
braska. The icport states that Mrs. Stot-
senbcrg Is in poor health nnd that BUG Is
unublo to properly educate Ijcr two small
daughters ; that she haH n widowed mother
nnd sister In a , measure dependent upon
her nnd thnt , In consequence * It would be
no moro than right to glvo ? no per month
to the widow of BO gallant nn officer aa
Colonel Stotoenborg.
Allen today presented a memorial nf the
South Omaha Llvo Stock exchange remon
strating against a tax on llvo stock pro
ducers nnd dealers
Congressman Burkct Introduced a bill to
pension Iloxle B Halter at $17 a month.
Congressman Gamble of South. Dakota
appeared before the committee on public
landH today In relation to his bill granting
to the Nashvllln Presbyterian church ol
Harding county , thnt stnto , forty Acres of
lund The committee ordered the bill to
bo rerorted fnvorably.
WELCOMES THE UNITED STATES
Olllelal I11 cane it nt ( irorr-
Inir Inllnence hi ( lie
Orient ,
SAN FRANC1HCO , Jan 24. Ho Yow , the
Chinese consul nt thlb port , was among the
spenkors at the banquet given ut the Palace
hotel to u\-Purk Commissioner Metson. In
the com HO of hlii remarks he ald "I am
glud to rt'cilUn Hint the United States U
becoming morn and more of factor In the
Orient The dilutee are convinced that thn
Americano are not trying to sc ize pnrt of
tholr tonltory The open door policy Is
what tills country wants and should have ,
I do tuy thut you should throw down your
I haulers and let In our cheap labor. It
i would ho to your advantage to allow other
Chinese free ucccss Into the United States.
Permit me albo to say that a city thnt can
build a war ship like the Oregon U just
thu place for China to come to for I La new
war vciuclH urd trade atoamcis. "
l.iiliorern Ijili'iirth SUflrtoni ,
NHW YORK , Jnn 21A dozen skeletons
were unc-arthed todiy at the Brooklyn
navy jnnl by laborers digging un exten
sion for a warehouse Admiral Phlllu has
illMHleil that t'ic > ukoletoiib he burled In
Fcirt Ore cue , alonrr with the bourn of Wio
jirlson bin . martyrs of hn revolutionary
wur. us U U piesuincMUhnt those dUcovcTed
today belotiK t the heroc * of the nimo
period The Hpot where tlm bonon wpre
dua up In close to the wall about ilia
cjhunnulwhero seine of the * HrltUh nhlpa
'ay ' , A mujorl y of tlio bones crurablU
WilCti f" " " -