OMAHA DAILY EE.
ESTABLISHED , JUIS'E 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , FHIIXAY MOKNIMG. JANUARY 12(5 ( , lOOO-TWEIAMD PAGES. SINGLE COPY tflVE CENTS.
MAKE SIGHT ATTACK
General Warren's Troops Succeed in Occu
ilv pying Spionkop.
BOERS ANNOY HIM WITH SHELL FIRE
is Won by a
GENERAL WOODGATE SERIO OUNDED
Heavy Load of Aniioly Removed from Pub
lic in England ,
ARMY STILL HAS A HARD TASK AHEAD
nillluiiKleii Will Incrennc nn llrlllili
iVilvnnee Duller Itniien Another
AililreHN to UN TriiouNo
of Itelrcnt ,
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SPKAHMAN'S | . 'AKM , .Ian. 23 , 10 n. m.
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tel
egram. ) Fallowing is a. general description
of the recent operations of Oeneral Duller :
Having seized the heights commanding Pot-
glctcrEclrlft ho occupied a virtual bridge
head. Crossing the Tugola river ho found
'the ' enemy In a strong horseshoe position
closing the debouchures of the bridge head ,
lie Kent Warren to turn the Boer right ,
resting on Splonkop.
On the 17th Wurron'e right , marching to
Springfield , threw two bridges across the
Tugela at Trlcgardsdrlft , where the enemy
was extended to the front. Ho renewed the
attack on tholr position , running two lines
along the edge mid crest of n lofty plateau
strongly fortified , but approachable by long
depressions in the ground and dongas slop
ing gradually from the river.
On January 18 Warren crawled forward
two miles. Ixml Dundonnld'H cavalry moved
eastward , threatening the Boer right. The
Boers endeavored to prevent the turning
iuovt ment , but were nmhuscndod and roughly
handled In a brilliant action with squadrons
of the Natal Carbineers , Imperial Horse and
South African Light Horse , losing forty-two ,
bitddcw the wounded , who were removed to
our camp. Consequently the enemy was
alarmed. He greatly strengthened nnd cix-
tct.ded his right , weakening the center.
On January in the British demonstrated
nl Potgletersdrlft , bombarding heavily , and
"Wnrron crcipt forward , also shelling. The
cavalry held the ground threatening the
Boer right and compromising one line caused
It to retreat to the Tree State.
DlHloilKc Iloern at SplonUop.
On tie 20th Warren began a series of
actions called the battle of Splonkop. Ho
advanced , covered by guns firing n.OOO shells ,
his men fighting gloriously , nnd effected
n dlslodgmcnt of the Boers at several
points along the edge of the plateau. War
ren's men were entrenched nt nightfall ,
Lord Dundonald's cavalry on the British I
|
loft-demonstrated against the hills , Child's ; !
squadron f Soulh .African light horse nc-j |
tu'ally seizing a conspicuous salient peak ,
hereinafter called Bastlan hill. This gal
lant officer wax killed by a shell while holdIng -
Ing u captured position. In the evening j
the Infantry reinforcements took charge of j
j
Iho day's advance by Dundonald firing all j
night. I
On the 21st Warren's left moved up to re- j ; i
ontrnnt of the east Bastian hill , which ,
opened clear Into the enemy's line. Ills obJect -
Joct now WBH no longer to turn unduly the
extended Boor right , but by Introducing a
wedge of Infantry Into a cleft to spill the I
right from the center. During the day the
gap wan widened and Warren's right com
pleted the capture of the whole of the edge
of the plateau , occupying the tlrHt line of the '
Boor trenches and finding many dead , about
200 , from shell fire.
The main Boer position Is still Intact , but
thn troops have now gained vantage points
from whence a decisive blow can bo dcllv-
cred.
Today the howitzers are driving the Brers
1 from advanced trenches. There Is every
prospect of u deliberate , careful , yet sur
prising , advance to bo conducted by Buller
nnd supported by a terrible artillery fire , j
This will end In n magnificent victory. The
Infantry are longing for a decisive move-
incnt. There Is absolute confidence and a
calm determination throughout tbo army. No
iinxlcty here. The action is now 'proceed
ing. CHURCHILL.
i\liert Opinion.
i ( C'opyrlKht. 1WO , by Press Publlfhlng Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 25. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special TelPgrnm. ) Buller'B re
port of the seizure of Splonkop came to the
British publlo ns a great relief. Every man
in Iho btrec-t was Intensely Batlufled thnt
the report did not bring nexvs of defeat.
Kxpnrls were not to much relieved and arc
iicllned to think It only u tentative vlc-
lr > rj. DIsiMiBsIng the situation , the Leader
expert nays :
"Tu particularize Tuesday's nocturnal cn-
trrprlHO U does not seem to Imvo been very
tllflU'iilt. It niuy bo the Deere , In holding
each extended position li.nl , in Intelligent
American expression , 'bitten off -moro than
they could chew. ' What If the enemy had
been caught. In the act of evacuating Splon-
] , np. leaving only n small rear guard to
cnni'cntratc upon n second position with nn-
nthcr position behind moro suited to the
t-lunglh of thi > forces that could bo tn > arc l
iinm the defense of Ladysmlth ? "
Thn I'oflt expert says : "Tho situation de-
Hcrlbcd yesterday was that Buller had firot
in drive the Boers from Splonkop nnd the
rest of the plateau on which It stands and
then to drlvo them before him until he can
rover Iho twelve or fifteen miles that sep
arate Sploukop tram tin * circle of Boer guns
jmlntexl toward Ladymnlth. The novw re
ceived yesterday did not Indeed contain the
announcement that ho had finished the first
half of his task. "
TiirlllH Knulniul > vllh 1'rlile ,
LONDON. Jan. 20. lli : ! n. m. General
Buller's phrase , "Tho men are splendid , "
thrills Kngliind with pridennd confidence ,
ills taking and holding of Spionkop were
considered permanent ndfantages.
Sir Charles Warren's opinion that miles
Df he Boer trenches \\ere untenable was af
fected by most military observers as ob
viously inn * , owing to the height of the
position , though ut tiomo points It might lack
gun platform to realst artillery fire from the
two extended sides. It U not likely that
Ueneral Warren will let go anything ho
holds nnd news of further success It calmly
awaited. i
The military authorities recognlte , of
course- , that In the twelve or fifteen miles be-
twnti Splonkop nnd Ladysmlth there are
continuous defeiiHlvo positions and rugged
hills and ravines , which far outrange Splon
kop. but tl'ey are imre- that the troops who
have turned the Hours out of dllllcult places
can do It again. Tbo military expert of the
TluitH say * '
"It is exceedingly dllllcult to arrive ut any
cxa t e-ttlmato of thn advantage gained. A
tactical object bua been detained
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WASHINGTON , t ) . C. , Jan. 22 ,
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honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the l th lust. , Inclosing
ilralt for $ .133. subscriptions In behalf
of th > 1/iwton fund.
1 desire to thank you for your
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through you to txicli of the subscrib-
crs assurances that their contribu
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cerely , II. C. COIUIIN ,
Adjutant Ocnernl , U. S. A.
For the Committee.
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Kdltor The Omaha Bee ,
Omaha , N'eb.
and definite steps have been taken In the
fulfillment of the strategy plan. It Is nec
essary to awnlt further Information before
attaching much Importance to successes at-
tallied. At least there has been steady prog
ress , "
Adillllonnl Troop * ArrUe.
The Klldomin Castle reached Durban
Thursday with 2.000 additional troops for
General Buller and two troopships have ar
rived from India , bringing nmong others n
regiment of Inncena. Beyond this it la not
publicly known here how heavily General
Buller has been reinforced , but those hold
ing certain connections with the nnr olllco
are confident that General Buller will have
ns many moro men as ho will need to make
his wnrk easier.
The situation in the neighborhood of the
other nrmlcfl Is unchanged , but n forward
movement by General French Is dally ex-
peeled. -
A dispatch to the Standard from Rcnsburg
describes General French's positions as now
funning n great semi-circle around the
Boer positions. The correspondent saya he
could take Colesberg , two miles away , at
any time.
A leUcr from Pretoria gives the text of a
complaint which President Kruger made to
President Steyn regarding the want of cooperation -
operation on the part of the Free Staters at
Modder river and also President Steyn's ad
dress to tha Fieo Staters. Kruger said ho
had learned with regret that only about l.OCO
men of tbo Free State fought in the labt
battle , nnd that many others remained In
their camps while tlicdr brothers resisted
nnd oven defeated their enemy. These
clatrmcnts appear to give official conflrma-
tlon to the reports of disagreements be-
twcen the allies.
Advices have been received from Spear-
mans camp that General Woodgate 'has
succumbed to the wounds he receilved In the
attack upon Splonkop.
MODDKR RIVER. Jan. 24. General Hec
tor Archibald McDonald has arrived and as
sumed command of the Highlanders.
Illniiiitclien from Uie Front.
LONDON , Jan. 25. The War office has
Just issued the following dispatch frcm
Spearman's camp , dated January 25 , 12:10 :
morning :
"Oeneral Warren'n troops last nlsht oc
cupied Splonkop , surpilslng the small gar- j i
rlEon , who lied. It has been held by us all i
day , though wo were heavily attacked , es
pecially by a very annoying shell fire.
" 1 fear our casualties arc considerable
and I have to Inform you with regret that
General Woodgato was dangerously wounded. i
"General Warren Is of the opinion that be
has rendered the enemy's position j.intenable.
The raon are splendid. "
The jubilation over General Warren's
achievement In capturing Splonkop Wednesday -
day night Is chastened by the realization
that his success Is only provisional , as it I
appears clear from General Bullor's dispatch | !
that the Boers fully recognize the strategical ; , '
importance of Spionkop and at the time his |
message was sent off they had not abandoned I
the hope or recapturing the position.
Nevertheless a heavy lead of anxiety has
been removed from the nation and there IB
general expectation that , as the British have
succeeded In keeping the hill all rtiiy long , >
they will manage to retain It until General ,
Warren plants guns enough on It to dominate -
inate the Boer trenches right and left. I
There is the usuul disposition here to ex- |
nggerato the importancn of the point scored , !
but the bewt Informed people realize that
General Buller still has a tusk ahead of him i
calling for the most dogged persistence and
untiring attack , and thnt the difficulties will
Increase as the position develops.
The relief of the tension on the Stock
exchange was very marked. Business be
gan more cheerfully all around and with nn i
upward movement , under the Influence of the ]
. news at the War office , and nt the clubs and 1
, other resorts there WUH a notable change ] I
I , from the gloomy fears of yesterday. The ; :
j appearance of the now placard * on the i
streets sent crowds of people to the War
office and the lobbies were soon filled to
suffocation. Those near the notice board
read out the news at frequent Intervals for
the benefit of the late arrivals who were un
able to approach , and each siicccn.Mvo readIng -
Ing led to a renewal of cheering.
In the women's lobby there were signs nfc
the- sad eldo of victory. A question often
asked was : "When will the casualties be
received ? "
Though General Buller's dispatch Is dated
today and speaks of Splonkop being
captured "inst night , " H npparfiitly means
Tuesday night.
As according to General Buller's dispatch
the "small garrison wns surprised , " his sub
sequent statement , "our losses were COIIRUI-
eiublf > , " Indicates that thn British suffered
greatly later from the shell fire from a far
ther Boer position.
Ki-nrM of Another Trap.
The stntemtmt that there WHS only a
small garrison at Splonkop came somewhat ,
as a surprise , UK It was Imagined the Boers
were them In great force , and it Is taken In i
some quartern to Indicate that Ihn Bosrs i ,
were not no surprised at the 'usnult : us It j
appeared , but previously drew off their , main i i
j body and left small force to withstand the 1
British advance. It Is oven fiuggeated that
the Boers Inveigled the British Into occupy |
ing Splonkop and have now surrounded '
them.
It Is evident. In spite of the fact that the !
British hold Portglctersdrlft and the hills '
above , that the Boers have succeeded In
bringing up enough artillery to Indict con
Blderablo losses on the British force which
seized Splonkop. although Ixird Dundonald
Is supposed to have- been scouring the coun
try beyond the ranges In order to prevent
Ihlii very thing and although General Lyttie-
ton ought to have got near enough to Splon
kop to either Intercept the retreating Boers
or prevent a serious attack oncu the British
had taken possession of the hill.
The American scout , F. II. Uurnham , now
on his way back to South Africa , expressed
considerable satisfaction at tbu news of the
cnpturd of Splonkop. Ho said to a rep re
sentntlvo of the Associated Press : "It Is
evident that the Boer position Is being
shaken , and I do not think It will bo a long
business now to drive the Boers out of the
Drokensburg. Wo shall then reach n rollIng -
Ing , open country , where there U n chance
to display tactics and undertake flinklng
movements and cavalry operations. But the
Boers are sure to make a most determined
stand around Pretoria. It will not take long
to reach the Boer capital , but the siege of
Pretoria will be long ani dirncylt. "
Uurnham sails for South \frlca Saturday
.
j ( Continued ou Second Page. )
CAN SEE NO ONE TO AIM AT
British Offiotr Tolls His Experience at the
Battle of Oolenso.
NEVER IN SUCH A VERITABLE FIX BEFORE
UtillrtN n a Tlilvk n HOCK Troops
nl to Advance AunlnM a
Illililpii Kite Follow ( Intern of
Idiotic Kcncrtilx.
LONDON , Jan. 17. ( Correspondence of
the Associated Press. ) The following IIP-
count of the batllo of Colenso , written by nn
Infantry l olllcer pre-sent , wns received by to
day's mall :
"After that most terrible and one-Hided
battle ] of Coleneo lust Friday I fainted when
I got to camp from sunstroke , nnd on Sat
urday i morning I found I had dysentery.
How nnyono escaped on Friday Is a marvel
to me. We wore nine and a half hours un
der Urn nnd It was like n severe- hailstorm
on n tin roof. I could not put my glnsscs
up without hearing 'Phlt. phlt , phlt. ' From
the very Hist I saw It would be no go. Di
rectly we got under fire n corporal snld to
me : 'I wonder how many Boers there arc
bidden In tint wood opposite along the Tu-
geln ? '
I
"I said , 'I expect It Is full of them , ns
I Buller lias never shelled It. at all. ' I win
j i right. , Two companies of the Twenty-third |
j | went lu and soon came out through us and i
I "xpowl , our four companies to
u double. ' fire , |
1 and , 1 don't see how wo escaped at all. Thou I
' I saw about three companies of tin * Seventh ] i
Fusiliers go In on the left of the taken guns i I
,
and ! they soon cnmo out of It. After that I
they were told to advance a bit. and event-
, ually we were told off as escort to the last
guns , with the result that we retired when
ordered to ( and Tommy did not like that
i word nt nil ) and had had six ofilcor.3 ta'.toa '
,
I and over 100 men killed , wounded , misMus
! or prisoners , out of a total of thirteen ofil-
1 cers nnd 372 men with which wo started at 4
n. m.
\ eveiIn Sneh 11 Fl.v.
" 1 never was In suoh n veritable fix and
hope I never shall he again , and then to add
j i to it all they peppered us with ehot , shell
j i and ; tlio.sc beastly one-pound MaxlmNordcnj
I fcldt shells nnd Mausers until we had re-
j : tired well out of range. But pcor Tommy
I was simply grand. Our troops went through
, It all. They never hesitated one moment.
! never Illnchod. On they went with destruc
tion and death and agony nil around them.
I shall never forget the sight. A man was
hit , on went the line on they went ! A shell
fell between two men nt six paces on they
went ! A shell blew a poor captain of the
Connaught Rangers to bits. Ai subaltern of
the Inniskilllns close by looked back , but
j could see absolutely no trace of his comrade
j left , nnd I see ho Is reported ns missing , as
they could not find him , and yet on went the
lines.
"My own company was most lighthearted.
One old soldier , who used to be the quarter-
master's storcman at Chatham , was in front
of mo wb.Ho we once were ordered to turn
in file to the left and wheel to right to
double about half a mile to the right flank of
the guiiF , mid when a bullet whizzed very
close to him he began to play antics and skip
about , laughing and joking the while.
HiiUctH tin Thick fi' Hoe * .
"The bullets were as thick as bees and I
had several mighty close to my head.
Directly wo halted and lay down showers of
bullets came. It was truly a one-sided
game , ns we could see no ono lo aim at nil.
Just before wo lay down a private behind ms
bald :
"Sir , I don't know how we > got through all
that without ono of us getting bit. I think
God must bo good to us today. '
"I was much Impressed by what this man
said. To show what a good fellow 'Tommy'
Is , when near camp I felt very ill ; my legs
v ere giving way , I had a pain in my back
( the sun , and no food since 3 a. m. ) , so ono
of the company asked leave to fall out and
rush off to th railway where be had sescn
a train from Frere with water. There was
la. great crowd of men there jostling for water
and yet he came back with his own canteen
full of water for me to drink. Really their
actions make them all beloved to me.
"I am very fond of them all and under the
most trying circumstances. In which our
idiotic generals unnecessarily placed us , I
did my best to save all the fatlguo I could.
I always halted where the grass was the
longest , where/ there was any little rise , or
where there was a 'nullah' If 1 possibly could.
Yet , of course , 1 was only a. subordinate to
the major. Ho fortunately Is a very sound
man , full of common sense and a thorough
soldier , HO wo all had the greatest con
fidence In him.
Soelnl Unnlltlen Still llnlu.
"Cannot we get the best men for every
billet yet ? " Wo do get some , but not all.
Social qualities still rule the day. It should
, not bo so. Whore do social qualities come
, in on n day like Friday ? One instance of j i
.jobbery , amongst many , I will giveyou. . Now |
I have made signaling a life study , so I j
knew a bit about It. On the night before
thn battle I was sitting with thfe-o or four
other officers cf vj : . ) . ! & regiments. A great
( nt-beadcd prul.-h . < ! toothpick style of Idiot
pr.esrd mn andnalil romething as , 'Ho won
dered who was signaling. ' I saw his rank
( huhnltern ) nnd mug and took him In at once
as a four-letter man. So I determined to |
watch and listen. They were signaling from | I
Weenen. twenty-seven miles off , with helio
graph. Ho tried to read , but pould not. The
Boers called them up from Umbulwana and
abked who they were ( well they might ) .
"This fellqrc stood with his mouth open
i looking on ami wondering what It was all j
I about and I asked who he was and ho told |
me that he WUH a tilguallng officer on the
staff , that he came from thn Royal Horse
Guards and wanted a modal and a toft
| ' Job. 'O,1 said I , 'then I was not far
j wiong. '
"I can asmiro you all of us earned our
wretched clasp at Colenso , but to make a
frontal attack with the whole army , just
Ilko an Aldershot field day , was simply
! rot. "
A line I. ( tu Iiivlnllili ) I'neniy ,
LONDON , Jan. 17. ( Correspondence of the
Associated Press. ) The correepondeut of the
Times with Buller'o army , writing from
Chleveley camp , December 21 , after giving lu
detail the battle of Colenso , says :
The Boers' position was excellently
planned ; their trenches and emplacements I
were well hidden. All day wo were fired at i
by guns whoso position wo could never find i
nnd through the heat mirage wo wore never
sure- exactly where the musketry nro came
from. H was the conditions of modern war
fare. Wo had to attack an Invisible enemy
whose position could not even bo fixed by tha
smoke of his rifle. It was the rifle flru that
, caused our losses. Their shell fire , though
| accurate enough , was not deadly and during ;
the advances men did not drop till they had ;
i
come within effective ) range of the rifles. !
This was the case , in spite of the fact that .
by far the greater number of the Boor shell * i
burst , and burst accurately , too , right ID the
middle of our men. "
The St. James Gazette correspondent , In
IjlB account of the same battle , dwells on
the effect of the Mauser bullet , In which he
isavs
"It Is no doubt a very humane one , and I
Inflicted some wonderful wounds. Some of
iin iit t bullets took extraordinary courses. A
iron was shot * 111 thu head , the bullet came
out of the side , nnd hi * Is doing well. An
ofllcer was shot In the left breast , the bullet
came out Ion' down the back , and he was
walking about on Sunday last nnd ild he
felt that nothing wafc wrong with him.
"Tho Doers treated our wounded well nnd ,
In fact , did not tnko thorn prisoners , ns they
said they could not be bothered with them.
They took the funded colonels , ns they
like colonels , and would prefer ono wlth\n
title , but they lllled their pockets nnd
went for bread In the haversiacks with greed.
I don't think they can bo getting much brr-nd
now. They also Stripped our dead of all
clothing , for they have no plmllco behind
them , nnd ofilceri ? breeches were highly
ticnsurcJ. * ;
"Tho arrangement made by the medical
officers were ported. The wounded were
picked up almost at once nnd within twelve
hours they word ' comfortably settled In
hopltnl and being attended by the- best
nurses , with every comfort that money could
procure. " t
IRISH TROOPS. UNDER FIRE
12.Y | oHe < 1 to AnnoyliiK Crniflre from
liner liiitiM nrlllNli l
Cunturet ! I'onltlonn ,
( CopyrlBlit. IflOO , Ivy .Press Publlrhliig Co. )
SI'HAHMAN'S CAMP , .Ian. 3. 10 n. m.
( New York World Cablegram Spc-clal Tel-
CRrnin. ) The Infantry has been patiently
I' holding ' the enpturedj'posltlonB on Spur Kdgu
plateau ' all today under harassing bom-
b.mlmont ' by the Boer artillery. The Irish
irglmctit ' wna cxpoBCd'to an annoying cross-
lire ' from the Creusot and Maxim shell guns ,
The casualties , however , were slight , about
n i dozen until noon , 'ftj10 l'clricanor ' of the
tuiops 1 under thla flrefjjj'hlch Is now borne
pcstlvely i for throqjfuftys , has shown the
ii'cr.t admirable qualljyjfbf the private sol
diers. ( T'l
During the morning I visited the Irish in-
fuitry i , remaining , h'alf an hour , In which
time cloven shells and two discharged Maxim
stclla > exploded in tbci. Intrcnchmeuts , where
the soldiers were Miioklng , playing cards or
sleeping , utterly unmoved. They arc still
thu finest Infantry In the world cheery ,
dignified nnd magnificent.
The British batteries- Inflict terrible pun
ishment j on the defenders of the Boer
( tenches , especially 'with lyddite shells.
There was a further bombardment at Pot-
glfctersdrift In the afternoon , the lire of our
battcrlcii becoming more rapid. Thisis
possibly an artillery preparation , for the
Boer position mus' ' fall when the Infantry
is let sll.n.
The Ladysmlth garrison reports heavy
firing at Ladysmitb ted y , also signals that
White is attacking and making a diversion.
AftcY the latest Boer assault White sent
Jcubort for Interment seventy-nine dead
Boers who were picked up in the British
trenches. I CHURCHILL.
TOLSTOI'S VIEWS ON THE WAR
Imminent lliiNHlati Suy.x He linn I , Idle
Sympathy for thn llrttlNh In the
1'rc.ioiit
( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. )
ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 25. ( New York
World 9nbleirra rpcj l Telegram. ) The
MoscowJoJniAi ; prints * 'mi 'interview with
Count Leo Tolstoi in which he says :
"Do you know what nttltudn I take every
morning as I take my newspaper in hand ?
I hope for a fr&ih English reverse.
"This war is the greatest contradiction of
our times. Two highly civlMzed nations ,
English and Dutch , nro annihilating one HJI-
other. England , a state which was proud of
its title , 'The Land of Freedom , ' sceku to
crush a far less numerous people , the Bcora ,
who have uot done the slightest Injury to
England.
"Thla Is incomprehensibly unbelievable.
And this war broke out after The Hague
conference , of which so much was made.
"The South African war Is a sign of our
times , but a very sorrowful one. It tells IM
that a Eordld , soulless commercialism rules
the world.
"I have n friend In the Transvaal and he
Informs me closely of what Is going on. My
sympathies for England in consequence have
very much cooled. "
INDORSE BRYAN'S CANDIDACY
1'eniinylvnnlii Democratic Committee
Sol 1'aecTor loinc > ori < % y In
Other Slatex.
HAUniSBUnG , Jan. 25. The state demo
cratic committee set the pace for the demo
cracy of the other states today by making ;
W , J. Bryan Its choice for the presidency In :
1900.
1900.This
This action was taken by the committee i
while Bryan was on his way to HarrUburg ;
from New York lo attend the meeting and i
confer with the party lenders. This Is prob-
ably the first time In thn party's history
that the democrats of Pennsylvania have In-
dlcatcd their choice for president In advance
of the fitato convention. There was a large i
attendance of democrats from nil over the i
state to meet Bryan nnd hear him dlscusn i
thn Issues on which the coming campaign
will bo waged.
The state convention will hn held In this
city on April 5 and will adopt n platform
along the lines laid down by the. Nebraska '
orator In his npeech tonight beforn 0,000 1
pcoplo at the Keller Street hall. The platform -
form will Indorse the Chicago declaration
of principles , denounce thn trusts and 1m-
porlallam , advocate ballot reform nnd jairo 1
elections and condemn ir.nchlno politic.
The convention will also nominateeanill -
dates for auditor , congrcBsman-at-largound 1 '
presidential electors nnd elect eight dele-
gates-nl-lurgo to the national convention.
Bryan reached here at a o'clock and was
escorted to the Board of Trade rooms , whcro
the etuto committee wm In session , by u
committee representing the state and local
democratic committees. Hr was introduced
to the assemblage by State Chairman Kil
ling nnd made u short speech which WUH re
ceived with much enthusiasm. At the clnno
of the meeting ho held an informal recep .
tion at the Commonwealth hotel , and Inter
ho was the guest of Mayor Frltchey at u ,
dinner party nt which Colonel Gutfey , Chairman - ] ;
man Hilling and other party leadere were j !
|
present. i
A/ter ' meeting ho , ! '
tonight's attended a ees-
slon of thn local lodge of Modern Woodmen [ I
of which ho Is an active } member , at his i
homo In Lincoln. Bryan will go from hern , j i
to Smyrna and Wilmington , Del. , und from , ,
there to Washington to meet the national I
leaders.
fir in Iliiiilnif In , Merlin.
BERLIN. Jan. 25. The grip Is now ragIng -
Ing In Berlin , the spread of the disease being
promoted by the moist , mild weather. Rev.
Mr. Dickie , pastor of the American cburch , ]
has recovered from the disorder. ]
Just . Our- j
-
Ing the first half of this month the deaths 1 i j
from the grip In Berlin number 117. | !
Prof , M x Mnller linn n I
LONDON , Jan. 25. Prof. Max Muller. cor .
pus professor of comparative philology at t
Oxford , who was supposed to be recovering ;
from a long Illness , ban Buffered a. relapse
and his condition Is caublng great anxiety , j j
He was born In 1823 , !
tiMiPP AP TU P iipnnirp i\
ASHES 01' ' fllE IlfcROIL DLAD
Remains of Gallant Volunteers Who Fell in
Far Away Philippines.
BROUGHT TO SAN FRANCISCO ON PEKING
1,1x1 of Hie .Men of the Kititelirnikti
mill I'lrst South DiiUoln Wlio
.No.v l.le In Co III IIH nt
Hit * I'ronlillo.
SAX FRANCISCO , Jan. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The transport Peking yesterday
brought 16D bodies of soldiers who have lost
their lives lu the Philippines. Tonight the
ambulnnces are taking the caskets from the
! i wharf to the Presidio , whore the bodies wilt
! i reman until ordered to the burial ground. . ) by
I relatives In theeast. . Among tbo dead four-
\ i teen states are represented. Following t.re
j the dead from Nebraska an.l South Dakota :
Pin-Mi .NcliriiHliii.
Company A Privates Frank S. Glover ,
George F. Hansen. Klmer B. Womplcr.
Company C Privates Frank K. Kucine ,
Karl W. Osterhouao.
Company K Private Ira U. Orlllln.
Company F Arthur S. Sims , Horace S.
| Faulkner , William R. Phtlpot.
j i Company G Prlvato Walter A. Hague.
I Company H Private Albert Burd.
I ! Company 1 Privates Alfred J. RUncr , Al-
j ; ' fri'd Plgler.
Company K Lieutenant Lester 13. Slsson.
Company L Privates Theorgo H. Sorson ,
Fred Taylor , R. W. Kcllu , Charles 0. Bal-
i ! linger.
I'irmt Smith Ditknln.
First Lieutenant nnd Regimental Adjutant
Jonas Lien , killed In action.
Company D Privates Askel , Krdsnes nnd
Fred Grcnsllp.
Company F Second Lieutenant Sidney 13.
Morrison , killed In action ; Musician Irvln J.
Wlllett , Musician J. Berg.
Compnny G Private John A. Smith.
Company H First Lieutenant Frank II. j
! Adams , kllleJ in action ; Private Orris J. I
j MfcCraeken , killed lu action. '
! Company 1 Privates James B. Lenk , Fred j
I K. Green , William G , Lowes. i
I Company K Privates James M. Clarke
j | aud John J. Maloney.
1 Company M Sergeant William B. Smith.
KEEP FILIPINOS ON THE RUN
( ieiieral Scli n ( "ontlnne * OperntloiiN
Smith of Mail I In Avlth Great
MANILA , Jan. 25. y : 5 n. in. A part of
General Schwan's column , consisting of six
companies , with some artillery , drove a force
of .100 Insurgents from their entrenchments
at San Diego , near San Pablo , on Sunday.
The enemy "Officially reported that they lost
sixty-seven killed and many wounded. Our
casualties were one killed and fourteen
wounded , the Injuries In most InGtances be
ing slight.
Another battalion , while executing a flank
movement , came upon n hundred other rebels
In nn entrenched position and routed them ,
killing fifteen. The Americans had two
wounded.
General Schwan moved against Majayqua ,
Lanuna province , on Tiwiny. He found It ;
position almost Impregnable , but , by lower
ing men down tbo steep river banks by
j ropes , flanked the enemy nnd drove them
! i out. A part of his command proceeded to
i ! Santa Cruz , killing six. Insurgents ,
j General Wheeler and his daughter left on
j Wednesday on the transport Warren for Son
i Francisco , via Hong Kong and Guam.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. General Otis'
'
cabled report received this morning Indicates
I thnt General Schwan Is eonductlug tha
campaign in the south of Luzon with the
greatest energy. He has located Houthoast of
Laguna dp Bay what is probably the last
considerable force of Insurgents remaining
In one command , aad today's report shows j |
thnt , with small less to himself and heavy I
! IOSH In the enemy , he has managed to com- j i
I plotely dissipate this force , probably beyond !
j the possibility of reconstruction. General j I
I Otis' cablegram Is as follows :
"MANILA , Jan. 25. Schwan concentrated |
Thirtieth battalion , Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-ninth Infantry nt and near San
Pablo , Laguna province , on the afternoon of
the 20th ; Hayes , with cavalry , striking for
I Tayahas by lower road. The enemy had
| advanced frcai Santa Cruz to very strongly
fortified position at San Diego , Majayqua
nnd adjacent points , In country very broken |
and mountanlous. Schwan Htruck the enemy | ]
nt San Diego nnd in an engagement
Masting two hours , killed eighty-two '
I and wounded a largo num'jpr. Our casualties :
I were one enlisted man killed and fourteen
I wounded. Including threenatlvo scouts ;
captured several rifles , ammunition , holes
nnd a Block of uniform clothing. On tho.
22nd Schwan pushed on through to Lillo , i
driving enemy back on Majayqua , where : i '
, force , reported by an escaped Spanish 1
prisoner to number between 1,500 nnd I,000 ! ,
well-equipped and supplied , had concentrated '
' waiting approach of troops. This position
I ' wns Impregnable via' reads or trail * and the
j ! trcops wore working around on either Hank
'of-onemy j ' when the enemy retreated rapidly
with Thirtieth Infantry and cavalry In
pursuit , U iu believed thnt the Insurgents | ! i I
are widely dispersed. The country IH now j
| ! covered 'by ' troops nnd our form opt-uplcs I
j I Santa Cruz ; a. fnw minor engagements nt j I
! ; other polntH resulting In considerable lc i >
to the enemy , MacArthur telegraphs that' '
Mcllne struck nn Insurgent post In the mounj j I
:
i tains northwest of Poruc , capturing the' '
I
arsenal , barracks , ten cartloads powder nnd I i
ammunition and three Insurgents with rifles. | j
The barracks and arwenal were destroyed. :
I
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"OTIS.
I
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ARMY IN FIELD IS WELL FED ,
i
i
Supplied Midi I'ri'Hli llerf llneArtliiir I
Work of Hie .SnlmlNlenei !
'
Detiartinenl.
WASHINGTON , Jon. 25. Acting Commls-
iry ( lenerol Wilson has reculved a per
sonal letter from Major George B. Davis , 1 i i
i
I'OIIIIIIIEKSUI f Ul DUUDU9l4llLl : , UUU rUU II' i .
General Mat-Arthur's division in the Philip- . '
;
pinca. In which ho includes a high twtl- !
menial of the character of the food supplied I ' '
to the army In the field. The letter IH datml I
'
Baptlbte , December 18 , l&flil , as follows : ;
"In the few momenta that I have lo spare > [ ,
I thought you would Ilko to have a word or
two In regard lo the department. General I ' !
MacArthur told mo the other night that' '
never In the history of armieii had ono been i !
as well supplied as this one. Ho thinks It ;
Is remarkable the way the troops have been i j i
fed. I do not hear a complaint , although i i
I have gone around to learn If there- were , ; .
i complaints. I urn now giving the troops i ;
he.ro fresh beef. It IH brought on a refrlg- I
crater car as far as Mabalacat and then car- { '
rled across tbo river by men and then ! i
'
loaded on cars and taken as far as Ham bun ;
then It Iscarried , across the river , put lu 1 i
box cara and we run the beef through to i ; '
Dapupan. The troops at that place are not
In this division , but I told thu commanding ] i i
officer that I would got beef to him if he i
wanted It. Ho Jumped at the offer I i
have sales care running between Tarla"
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Fonvnsl for NYlmiskn
Fair ami Warmer , Variable Winds.
Tenitieriittirt' nt Oniiihn > estertlnyi
Hour. Den. llonf. I If IT.
T n. in IV * . I p , in. . . . . . Ill
It n. in II "J. | i. in. . . , . . Ill
7 n. in. , . . , , in : t p. 111. . . . . . ji
S n. 111. II ! ti. in. * , . . . . -I
ii ii. in * , . . , , ti n ti. in -l
10 II. in tl II ii. in lilt
11 n. III , . , , , . I' ! 7 it , III. . . . . . - -
I- in II S p , in l
II 11 , in UII
mid San Fernando" nud another between
Tnrlnc and Cnlaslao. The snliM nro very j
largo. It Is here , as elsewhere , that the
si/bslstciice department Is moro than illlltiK
expectations.
l " 1 think the war Is over so far ns or-
; ganlzcd , rcslstanco Is concorned. General
j | MncArthtir's iidvnnee up the lineof the
; railroad \ broke the backbone. He has held
i vhat , he has gained , lu this respect differing
from : the * others. Pome of the affairs of
this ( division were brilliant. The affair at
. Uim.in : ! : was well planned nnd executed.
I Agulnaldo did not think It could , be done.
Bell , with his tcglinent , has done great
work , and I nm glad he has been pro
moted.
"Wo captured. Mablul tiny before yesterday -
day and today he was sent Into Manila ns n
. prisoner. , Ho was AKUlnnldo's brains. He
I was the man thnt caused nil this trouble ,
H Is a great blow to the Insurgents. U
looks 113 though we might have Agulnaldo i
In | : x few days , but nil the native'look alike , j
nnd If bocro to dress ns n laborer we I
i' I i could j not tell him If he were to come to j
| inn , and that causes the difficulty of cap- '
turlng ( him. [
"The olllcer In command of his escort
wa killed the other night and niiolher |
j | i wan wounded , so that you can see how
closely he Is bring pressed. "
| I HUCK1VKS MA.N.U'n.VSK ItF.IMIH'l
I'eltlt mill lln.ve * Conlli'iu 1'res *
Itt-lMirtN of Viiyn.'ir.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Reports have
been received nt the War department fiom
Colonel Pcttlt and Lieutenant Webb Hayc3
'of the Thirty-eighth volunteer Infantry in
regard to < the recent trip of the transuntit
Manauensc from San Francisco to Manila
with part of the Thirty-sixth Infantry. They
rcaHirm the original statements to the et-
foct that the machinery of the 'Mnnauenso ' |
broke down on the voyage during a typhoon ]
lhatj It was undermanned and that the vcs- |
hel narrowly exaicd : being wrecked. U
was rescued from a perilous position by the
transport City of Peking , which towed It
several hundred miles Into .Manila.
The reports have been forwarded to
Colonel Ling , the quartermaster in charge
of the transportation set vice nt San Fran
cisco , for u full statement of the facts as to
the inspection and condition of the vessel
nt the time of its departure from San Fran
cisco. The purpose of the inquiry Is to fix
the responsibility for the condition of the
machinery of the Mnnauenso. Pending the
Investigation payment under the charter of
the vessel will bo suspended.
TrniiNiiort Sail * vrltli Gnlil Coin.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 25. The transport
Pennsylvania sailed today for Manila. It ]
carries $1,500,000 In gold coin and a con- j
slderable sum in treasury noteo for the !
payment-of the soldiers. . , Lleutepnut J. B. j
L\-fgie and a' detachment of inno ia n are \
in charge of the treasure. Major W. II. |
Comegye , paymaster ; Major M. A. Markley
and Major Henry Wygant , First Lieutenant
Walter Cox , surgeon , and three assistant
surgeons , all for the Twenty-fourth Infantry - ]
fantry , were among the cabin passengers.
Two government printers , three men to as-
slwt in putting up u refrigerator plant at
Manila and twenty men of the hospital also
went along. The Pennsylvania carried a
largo cargo of army supplies. I I
l.nivton I'll nil SI III CroivllJK.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 25. Notwithstnnd- | l
Ing the fact , that the persons who undertook - ,
took ithe fund for the il awton home have j I
i
recently relinquished further efforts In that j
direction the fund Itself continued to grow
j'through ' small contributions and a slutc-
meiit Issued today by General Corbln shows .
't.hat ' the total subscriptions amount $93- ;
I 3G4. '
Our More Ilmluicnt nt Miiiillu. I
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. General Otis In-
foimcd the War department today that the
i transport Grant arrived ut Manila this morning -
| ing with the Forty-olghth volunteer In-
| lantry. Colonel AV. P. Duvnlt commanding.
OMAHA IN THEATER COMBINE
!
! Ili'lnIlN of Ornnnl/.nlloii roiiNiniminfril
| ut a .McoMiiii- .IliiiuiciTH
| | I in Clilciiun.
| CHICAGO , Jan. 25. Methods of the theat-
. rlcal syndicate have been rlo. wly copied in
i the forniallon of a vaudeville combine , the
! details of which were consummated in Clil-
i I ciigo today at a meeting of leading mail-
I I ngcrs.
j The conference which resulted in the for-
> mutton of the syndicate , which is admitted '
] to bo tbo largest in the United States , was
attended by the following : Michael Shea ,
Toronto and Buffalo ; M. C. Anderson , Co- ,
lurnbla theater. Cincinnati ; Drew & Campj j
bell , Star theater , Cleveland ; George Midj j
illcton , Columbia theater , SI. Loulp ; 13d ,
Molerfeld and Fred Deck , Orplicum circuit , ,
Including Omaha , Kansas City , Denver , Han j
FraneUco and Lea Angeles ; John I ) , llcip-
kliiH , Chicago , Nashville , Memphis , New Orleans -
leans and St. Louis ; Kohl & Castle , Chi-
cago. . j
Michael Shea , Chnrlro 13. Kohl and I3'I i
Melcrfcld were chosen directors , with full |
power to act. An tbo comblno now stands |
it will bo possible to book attractions i
'slinlght for twenty-five weeks and thla i
tlmn may he extended to the entire reason
should thi ) magnates conclude to double on
drawing nltrat-iloni ) .
'CANDY MAKERS IN SESSION
MiiniifiielnrerH of httrrlN Hold Their
Aniinnl Mrrtlnu M < SI , , loNeili
mill f'ei't ( UllerrN ,
ST. JOSI3PH , Mo. . Jan. 25. ( Special Telo-
'giuni. ) The Midland Cunfectlonci.i' usbocin-
ilr > n , composed of cracker and candy maker *
of the .Missouri nnd Mississippi valley , held
Its annual tension heretoday. . Forty 1110111-
bora from St. Louis , Kansati City , Topeka ,
Omnhu , Council BluffB , CeJur Rapids , Peorla ,
Atjhlfcon and other cities were incHonl.
Many papern nn pure food products , Im-
] ) roToinenlH In the process cS making eandy
and similar topics were rend. The fallowing
nfilcecs were re-clectoti : President , John H
Wiles. Kansas City ; vice president , D. K.
Good , AtchUun ; secretary , A. II. Newman ,
Ceiar Rapids , la. ; treasurer. John G. Wood-
ard , Council Bin lib. The society will meet
In joint session ulth the Chicago Confoitlon-
era' association In Chicago lu April.
MnveineiilN of Orenli VeHNflx , ilitn , U5 ,
At Now York vArrlved Rotterdam , from
Koiu < rdum ; Teutonic. frcai Liverpool ;
'Soi"h 'irk , from Awwerp.
At OIIUTOW - Arrlvi-d llllxwnlnn. from
Boston : Sumiiitlan. from New Voik
ArItofT lain -Arrive 3--Werkeivi.im from
N < 'Ap YniK
Ate < .V4fC : > Arrivei-ThliiBvaJlu , from
Now York , f r 8'UtlJi ,
ROBERTS .RULED OUT
Mormon Repr entaUvoElect from Utah Not
Permitted to Take Hi8 Sent.
HE IS EXCLUDED BV VOTE OF 278 TO 50
Minority K'port to Seat and Then Ixpal
Lost by a Vote of 01 to 244.
PARTY LINES NOT DRAWN ON DECISION
Overwhelming Sentiment Agninst Seating a
Polygamist in Congress.
ROBERTS LISTENS TO RESULT OF VOTE
tJlvi- * Out MiiiiMiirnt In .IniUlh-iitlun
of Ills Coiir.m SIIJN lie \Vltl .Not
Auulii Allciniil ( o Hun
For
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2' ' . . The case of B.
11. Hobcrts , the Unrnion roprcscntntlvq/clecl
iroin ] Utah , which has , occupfed so much of
the attention of the boiibo tilnco the assem
bling | of congress , was decided today by the
adoption of a resolution to exclude him by a
vote of 27S to SO. The exact language of
the , resolution was IIH follows :
"That under the facts and circumstances
, if the. case Brlgh.im II. Roberts , reprw-en-
tatlvc-ulccl ( from the- state of Utah , ought
not to hnvo or hold a seat In the house of
rcprcHctitutlvo.s and that the scat to which
hovns elected In hereby declared vacant. "
The amendment to expel HobertH without
seating him , olfered by Ijicoy. was ruled out
on a point of order and the house only voted
on th ? resolutions of the majority and
minority of the committee.
The hitter to scat and then expel Roberts
was defeated SI to 2U. An analysis of Ililn
vote shows thnt 170 republicans , seventy-two
democrats and two populists voted against
It and soventy-ono democrats , six repub
licans , two populists and two silver repub
licans for It.
The majority resolutions , to exclude Rob
erts ' and declare the sent vacant , wcro
adopted ' , 2GS to 50. The utnrmatlve vote was
divided us follows : Republicans. 16S ; demo
crats. 96 ; popullstH , 4. mid the negative
vote : Democrats ; silver republicans , 2 ;
populists , 1.
There were over a score of speakers today
mid the closing speeches on each side were
particularly able. Lnnhnm of Texas closed
for the majority , and lie Armond of Missouri
for the minority.
l.acv < ) ir < ir Mix Amendment.
When Lanham concluded. Lacey , repub
lican of Iowa , offered an amendment to the
majority resolutions providing for the crf-
putslan of Roberts.
To this Tayler made the point of order
that the amendment wan not germane. The
speaker sustained HIP point of order on the
ground that the original proposition only
required a majority vote , while It the
amendment were added It would require a
two-thirds vote. The republicans nppluuded
ihe speaker's rulfng. ' '
Lucey appealed from the decision of the
chair. Taylor moved to lay that motion
upon the table. While the vote on the lat
ter motion was being taken. It being ap
parent that It would carry by a large ma
jority , Lacey withdrew the appeal.
The first vote was then taken on the
adoption of the minority reoalutions to seat
and then expel Roberts. At the conclusion
of the roll call , Tawncy , republican of Mln-
nesota , the republican whip , announced that
on account of the nonpartlsan character of
this motion he had made no effort to pair
the absent republicans. Underwood , dcmo-
nrat of Alabama , made n similar annnunce-
ment concerning the democratic absentees.
.Minority Vole.
tba
i
'
. . . . Voiintf ( Vti. ) .
Ll\-1ngston.
Itoherls wns present throughout the day
and only left Iho hull after the result of I
Ihn last vote had been announced. As he I
did BO he gave out a statement Justifying"
his retention of his plural WVCH ! ou tha ,
ground that lim moral nbllgallon was morn
binding upon hlu conscience than technical
obedience lo statutory law and saying that
there WHH lilt In excuse for the e-xtraordlnary
offorlj to crusb a * iy8teni already aban
doned and practically dead. Ho said hovaj
a martyr to "a spasm of prejudlre. "
Hn would not. ho ald , attempt lo run for
congrcit * again , although ho would go bank
homo with a light heart , confident tit tha
future.
SII.UIP Tll.'l1 OVHIS HACK
Ilealril t' < | | > HcttveiMi Money null
t'iiitii'- III Soniile ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Just at the done
of lodiiy'f fic&flon of the Hcnutu a speech
delivered by Money of Mississippi on the
race question In thu t'oiith precipliatel .1
hcutcd colloquy between him and Chandler ,
In which the latter alleged that the Houlh-
mi wonatorrf , by Into/npcrato HtatemcnU ,
were reopening the whole BOH thorn question
In the Kcnatu after It was supposed to hn
deud. Thn charge which Chandler partic
ularly criticised WUH made by Morgan of
Alabama , who la absent ut prcocnt , hut OK It
bad been rclterato.l HiibHtantlally in Chand
ler's opinion , by other senators , he declared
ho did not purpose to permit It to go unro-
futcd. The cburgo wns that the civil war
had been pro3lptuted | by designing poli
ticians of the north for the purpoue of put *
ting the Kluvm ou a political and uoclul
equality with the southern whites. Chand
ler's refutation of the atutoment was inude
with characteristic vehemence- and aggrej-
ulvcneRs , hut as no reply WUH olfered the lu-
cldemt ended there.
The urgent dellclt-ncy bill , carry ! UK about
