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WORK OFTEE MY
Commodore W&teon Tells Fialslt is Doing
TJyjThn v °
in Philippines jj $
ABLY CO-OPERATES WITH
Marietta Bhalls Enemy's Trench ; : in
gagemcnU &t Lake Taal ,
LIEUT , PRICE LANDS WITH A COLT GUN
Carries the Bridge and the Town Under a
Heavj Arttllerj Fire.
INSURGENTS DRIVEN OUT UF THE TOWN
> Cn\nlr > Continue * to I'crfonn
rriln of Dnrlni ; nnd ( 'allaiilr > ,
ItclcnxliiK il llnnd of Tvtcnt )
i 1'rlsonrr * .
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26 Admiral Watoon
has cabled the Navy department an account
of the part taken b } the navy in the nplcndld
campaign now being made In southern Luzon
zen by General Schvvnn The admiral's dM-
palrh n fers to the engagement , or rather
rcrlen of engagements , which took p'ace
nlong the eastern and southern Fhorw of
Lake Taal a week ago. There Is no outlet
from Lake Taal Into the sea navigable for
var ships , but the Marietta took up a posi
tion close to the narrow neck of land which
fceparaten the lake from the tea and threw
fahells n cross Into the Insurgents' defenses.
Tbo admlral'8 account of the affair Is as fol
lows
"Tho Marietta , with Ghecn commanding ,
on the 1'ith co-operated with the army In
the capture of Tan ) , enfiladed the Insurgent
trenehcs at about 1.600 } ards Lieutenant
Price landed with n Colt gun. Ghecn reports
that a battalion of the Forty-sixth , under
Major Johnston , carried the bridge and town
icry gallantly , facing artillery and rifle
fire "
I'lv i * American * Wounded.
MANILA , Jan. 26. 6 45 p. m A dispatch
from Sorsogan , dated Thursday , January 25 ,
Bays Brigadier General Kobbe's expedition
L has captured Sorsogan , Dongal , Bulan , Le-
fiaspl and Vlrae on Catandtianos Island The
only resistance was at Legaspl , where five
Americans wcie wounded nnd forty-five dead
nnd fifteen wounded Filipinos were found. It
is estimated that there were 125,000 bales of
hemp In these provinces and 76,000 bales in
the ports of Sorsogan nnd Legaspl. The
United States gunboat Nauhville's shrapnel
turned 8,000 bales In Lcgaspi The expedi
tion arrived oft Sorsogan January 20 and the
town displayed -white flags.
General Kobbo and Colonel Howe , with a
battalion of the Forty-seventh infantrj ,
landed nnd raised the United States flag. The
Insurgent force , numbering SOO men , evacu
ated the place. The natives vvero passive.
During the morning of January 23 the
Js'ashvlllo and Venus , with four companies of
the Forty-seventh Infantry regiment , under
Major Shlpton , approached Legaspl Flll-
pluo Hags were Itylngrnd the trcucbtt were
crowded. A detachment of 150 picked men ,
led by Major Shlpton , landed on the beach
nbout a mile north ot the town , the Nash-
vllle bombarded the trenches and the enemy
retreated to Albay , whence they ivere eosll }
dispersed to the hills.
Porcc Vllliiiicm < o KlKht.
About 200 Insurgents , armed with rifles ,
forced 600 unwilling villagers , armed with
bows and arrows , to servo in the trenches In
the close range street fighting before the
enemy Hod. The Filipino dead were mostly
% lllagcrs , who were attempting to flee.
The expedition will proceed to Samar and
I.eyto. - here the Forty-third Infantry and
p. battalion of the Third artillery will bo dis
tributed The natives complain of lack of
food , resulting from the blockade. They are
urongly oppohed to the return of the friars.
Native prles > ts are officiating In the churches
Lieutenant Colonel Webb C Ha > es has de-
fenteJ an entrenched force of the enemy at
Farlaga Ono American was killed and five
wounded A record ot eleven American
N prisoners was found. Captain Casteel , while
Ecnutlng near Baras with bis company , en
countered 400 Insurgents Ho was rein
forced by Captain Oracle and the enemy was
ilriven to Tunay. One American was killed
find one wounded.
Jln > " ' Cn\iilry IJrl - Kneni ) .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 26 General Otis'
report of } esterda's movements of the
campaign In Luzon Is ns follows
MANILA , Jan. 26. Haes' cavalry , re
ported nt Santa Cruz , drove enemy out of
I.uzona , Taalm and adjacent towns , res
cuing twenty Spanish prisoners and five
women , other Spanleh prisoners moved back c
in .small detachments Into mountains , enemy
dlt-perocd and greater part believed to be
becking homes at Taabas ; found record
dated January 15 , salng } eleven American
prisoner * leave tomorrow , know not to what
place Hayes' casualties , one killed , three
tuortally wounded and two slightly wounded.
"OTIS. "
General Otis cabled the War department
loda } 11 il follows
"MANILA , Jan 26 Kobbe'a troops occupy
the hemp ports of Sorsogan , Duneel , Bulan ,
uba > nnd Legaspl , mutheastorn Luzon. VI-
rao. on Island of Catanduanos , will probably
occupy the ports of Calbayoc , Cathbalogan
and Tacloban on the Islands of Samar and of
Ix > ) te before tomorrow evening. No opposl-
llon except at Legas > pi , where SOO Insurgents ,
strongly entrenched under Chinese General
I'owah , made stubborn resistance ; troops
landed under protection of guns of Nash
ville , which bombarded fortifications at
clcnio range Knem's loss over fifty killed
or mortally wounded , twenty-eight killed at
Ilrldgn Head at almost , hand-to-band en
counter , refusing to surrender ; our casual
ties , Captain Bradley Hancock , /juarterraas-
tcr volunteer * , aide to Kobbe , wounded In
Jiand , six men , Including one sailor on Nash
ville , slight ! ) wounded. Those ports contain
great quuntlt ) of hemp ready for shipment
and will bu open January 30. "
ADDS I.IM'IMI TO ItKfOUD OK > iVi.
Admiral Wnlniin I'riildf * 1'rew of the
Ill-falcil I rdaneln.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 26 The Navy de
partment has made public rtporta from
Coxswain Gfrone and Apprentice Powers ,
incinbeiti of the- crow of the ill-fated I'r-
daneta , dt Bribing the capture of that boat
by the Filipinos last September. In en
dorsing the reports Admiral Watson eas
that they > ho\\ that the little gunboat , under
command of th late Naval Cadet Wood ,
ttm gallantly defended and was captured
only lifnute it wa& bard and fast aground.
Captain Wilde idds to his endorsement the
following :
"The ccndurt of Mr Wood and of the
entire i-ic * under the terrible fire Is pralte-
nortliy to tiie la t ilegrwj and reflects addi
tional lut'cr i" on the brilliant record of
: ha I'nited Slate ua\ ) "
Greene. In Lib report sa > that the Ur-
daneta groundej nbout a quarter of a mile
below Katanga , on toe Orani river , about
10 o'clock a m , Sunda } . September 17 All
hands were sitting around thp deck pU'ng
cards or rending , waiting for the tide , when
at 3 W o'clock two vollcs were fired from
the shore , almost raking the dpck Moat
of the ammunition was below , but , at Cadet
Wood's order the men manned the suns
and smothered the enemy's fire in about
fifteen minutes Stone , the man at the
rdcnfoldt , had been shot twice when he
relieved by Wood , who had been firing
one-pounder.
Within live minutes Wood was shot
through the stomach. 'Gray had been hit ,
Stone had hl"j ear knocked off nnd received
another wound In his head. Gray continued
to fire n email rifle after receiving lila
wound Powers put fifteen hole * In one
man with a Colt gun. The Filipinos were
InvIMble , so the sailors fired where the }
thought they were.
When Wood was hit the Colt gun wns
red hot , the two firing pins of the ono-
poundcr were broken so that the gun
not be used , ono barrel of the Nordi-nfeldt
would not fire and three or four of the Lee
rifles had broken extractors Wood revived
and ordered out the boat Greene advised
. that the } May by the ship until dark , but
I Wood Inslsttd o'j trlng to reach the other
bank. '
Thn Insurgents had reopened fire fiom
concealed places and the bullets were flying
HKo hnll wiien thn boat got away , carrying
the sailors who could lot swim , while those
who could hung onto the gunwhale.
The Filipinos doubled their lire and rushed
Into the river nftrt the boat The oars v ore
broken until ll'.nil } only one was left , when
the men started to swim , leaving two d'Md
In the bottom ol th- > bout Stone and Druritn
j were shot close to the boat and Gr.i } htd
I | been Killed In the boat Greene was helping
j Herbert B here and Powers was lrln to
j i save himself. As soon as they reaUit 1 tne
beach twenty-lv" bolorncn rushed at them.
but their captain prevented them from killIng -
Ing the sailors. They killed the Chinese
servant , Wy Lee , nnd Mitchell was shot
whllo In the water
The Americans were confined In a stone
convent for several dn } and then sent to
Porae. Within two da8 that place was
attacked by the American troops and then
the prisoners were carried from one point
to another until In the mountains Jive cf
them made their escape and reached the
American line }
TIME FOR CONGRESS TO ACT
\Vur In I'lillliiplncM Mav Otlicr-
Mlsc Ilcircn < * rntc Into 11
lllooill I'cuil.
NEW YORK , Jan. 26 A dispatch to the
Herald from Manila sas The war in the
Philippines is over. No further surrender
can be hoped for.
The danger In the present situation is that
a bloody feud may arise between the Ameri
can army and the Filipinos
This danger can he greatly lessened by
action by congress , which Is now Imperative ,
outlining the policy of the government in
the Philippines. It is likely that many In
surgents are still holding out for the very
terms which congress will be willing to give
The time Is ripe for a conciliatory policy ,
allowing the Filipinos to have some say nn
to the nature of the government under which
they will be obliged to live
SitniilHh I'riiiotior * Sent Home.
WASHINGTON , Jan 26. The prpgres of
the mov ement begun about three afonthij ago
toward the return to Spain of the prisoners
released from the Filipinos Is reported by
General Otis In the following cablegram re
ceived at the War department today
"MANILA , Jan 26 Released Spanish
prisoners , seventy-four officers , 1,000 enlisted
men , twenty-two civilian officials , twenty-
one -wives and thirty-five children , were
furnished transportation to Spain > ester-
day. "
KodleM Ili-inov CM ! to I'rcniillo.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 26 The bodies of
the dead that arrived on the transport Pe
king , from Manila , 159 in all , bavo been re
moved to the Presidio , where they will
remain until ordered to burial grounds by
relatives In the east. Among- the dead
fourteen states are represented and sixteen
of the volunteer commands that went to the
Philippines.
LYNCH A COLORADO CONVICT
It < - > imldH , Charged with Killing M llt
Captain Hoime ) , limited lit
Cniion fit ) .
DENVER , Jan , 26. News has Just been
received here of the- capture of Rejnolds
nnd Wagner , the escaped convicts , and the
subsequent escape of Wagner. Reynolds Is
the man charged with killing Night Captain
Rooney of the Colorado penitentiary at Canon
City , and Wagner Is said to have held
Rooney while Reynolds stabbed him.
Night Captain of Police Connor , at Flor
ence , assisted by Policeman Powell , made
the passage of the Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad near Florence
When word was sent to Canon City of the
capture n posse with bloodhounds was dis
patched to tbo scene. In the meantime
Captain Connor bad started overland with
Reynolds
Immediately on receipt of the news at
Canon City the fire belb , began to ring and
the town is out en masse.
Reynolds was taken from the officers '
when they reached Canon City and bung tea '
a telegraph pole , just outside the peniten
tiary wall.
The mob , wtilch consisted of several hun
dred men , appeared to be wholly unarmed J
nnd not a word was spoken by any ono
until after the roan had been banged. The
guards , four In number , were taken by s > urI
prise and overpowered before any resistance
could bo offered Warden Hoyt had swit }
number of guards by special train and bad
extra guards nt the depot , expecting the
prisoner to bo brought In on the train.
MEXICANS SHOUT AMERICANS
Hcnort That .Six Were Shot l > > Or-
UIT of Ufiiernl
Terre * ,
EL PASO , Tex , Jan. 26 The mall tonight
from Guaymus , Sonora. Mex , brings the
news that a report Is current there that six
Americans , David Cuslck , John Eldredge ,
George Lunt , Charles Burns , Lon Webster
and Henry Williams , were shot during last
week near the foot of the Bacatete moun
tains , east of Guaymas , by order of General
Torrens , who Is In command of the Mexican
tioojib now operating against the Yaqul In
diana In the Bacateto range.
It Is further reported that the matter wan
brought to the attention of the American
consul at Guaymas , but that the latter de
clined to act. It Is said the Mexican troopa
found the Americans In friendly Intercourse
with the Yaquls , whom the troopa have t > ur-
rounded in the range. Some of the Ameri
cans are known here and are prospectors.
Americans at Guaymas warn all Americans
to Keep away from the Yaqul country ,
HlnrUliurii I'rurureH tinKcvord ,
FUANKFUHT , Ky , Jan CS Scnator-
elei t Hluckburn today i > roourc < l the records
of his re-olectlon to the I nltrtl Sta"3 son
ata and tomorrow will ak Governor Tay
lor for 111 * i-ertlllcutn. It U bald that the
g-overnor will * i U the certificate without
delay.
fEST VOTE WILL BE TAKEN' '
Preliminary Skirmish to Show Strength in
Kentucky Gubernatorial Fight.
VOTE WI.L BE ON v > AN METER CONTEST
Until sdrs | fin Ira to llnvp n Mnjorlt )
on the Iiniif nilliKr \ oti ? No
or Trouble In
rrnnUfort.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan 2fl Tomorrow a
vole will bo taken In the house of repre-
tentatlvcs that Is expected to foreshadow
with some accuracy the strength that both
sli'cs will bo able to muster when the guber
natorial contest comes up. The vote will
bo on the contest brought by Van Meter ,
democrat , for the scat now held by Berry ,
toth being from Faetto county.
Both the democrats and republicans claim
to have a majority on the Impending vole
nnd while It vvlll not , of course , bo In any
way decisive. It will put every man upon/
record and the party managers will know
Ju t who Is for them and who Is against
them
There are 100 members of the house and
the democrats claim with confidence that of
these they will have nt least flft.v-two votcsi1
against fortv-seven for the republicans.
Berry , the republican contestee , not being
able to vote , as the question Is one In
.vhlch he Is personally Interested. The re-
publlcacs assert that they are absolutely
certain that the vote will bo at least fifty-one
to fort-eight In their favor and ore con
fident of receiving several votes In addi
tion to tb&t estimate.
A vote was taken In the house today which
forms a slight Indication of the result of
tomorrow's vote , though the leaders on both
sides admit that the } expect several men
to change sides when the Van Meter-Berry
contest comet , up. The vote cume this mornIng -
Ing Immediately after the opening of the
session Representative Grlder presented a
motion that. In hearing contests , the house
go l"to committee of the whole , listen to
both sides , when majority and minority re
ports are presented , and give to each side
forty minutes for argument.
Text A o e TiiKon.
After sopie debate Representative Finn
moved to table the Grider resolution and the
yeas nnd na\s being called en the motion to
table , It was lost by a vote of 49 to 47. Two
republicans and one democrat were absent
and Speaker Trimble , democrat , did not vote.
Of the forty-nine votes received by the re
publicans , ten were from democrats , the
ten democrats being Representatives Lat-
ferty , Rawlins. Bapbj. Htnton , Cochran , Orr ,
Willlngham , Weathetford , Grlder and Lon
Rawlins presented the minority report In
the Van Meter-Berry case today and of
course vvlll vole- accordingly tomorrow.
The clt } has been very quiet all day ,
there not being the slightest sign of trouble.
There are still quite a number of visiting
mountaineers In the city , but they are
making no noise.
In case Goebel Ins In the legislature , the
republicans vvlll make an effort to carry the
matter to the supreme court of the United
States The Goebfl mea are anxious to have
the matter bcttled by a Joint ballot , and In
case of their belnp BUccessful in this method
of election" , the claim will be made by the
republicans that Goebel was chosen Ille
gally because ho did not have a majority of
both houses independent ! } .
Tills possible plan of procedure was an
nounced tonight by an antl-Goebel democrat.
The straight republicans would not dis
cuss it
E. G. Sebree , the republican manager , said
tonight , in regard to tomorrow's vote on the
Van Meter-Berry contest as a crucial test
of strength between the two parties :
"i feel very confident of the result nnd
think the republicans vvlll have fifty \ot"s
without an } question After we win this
contest I look for an Increased republican
vote in every subsequent contest "
1'roniliient AVIInonHCM Trullf ) .
Witnesses of unusual prominence testified
before the gubernatorial contest boards to-
) day. The number included Judge Sterling
i B Toney of Louisville , for whom ex-Gov-
j ernor Bradley , one of the contestee't > attor-
I reS , asked a warrant of arrest yesterda } ,
! United States Marshal A. D James , Major
A. T Wood , former republican candidate
for governor ; Colonel Thomas Laudrum of
Governor "Bradley's staff. Dr. David Smith of
Louisville.
Judge Toney retold the- story of the grantIng -
Ing of mandatory Injunctions on election
day requiring the admittance of inspectors
for the Brown ticket to the voting places.
He also explained his delay In responding
to tbo summons of the contest boards. He
stated that he doubted whether the dignity
of a judge of a circuit court uhould be
subjected to a , summons of a party or par
ties whoso purpose It was to question him
respecting his official acts , when those acts
v ere matters of public record. In defense
of bis position toward the contest board ,
bo cited a Virginia case , wherein Judge
Sbacklcford had been summoned before an
Impromptu tribunal The judge , the wit
ness said , refused to respond and was noti
fied he would bo arrested until ho did eo ,
whereupon Judge Shackleford replied that
he would Incarcerate the man sent to arrest
him and Issue a rule against members of the
tribunal for contempt and then the matter
rested.
Judge Toney stated that he did not feel In
this case as did Judge Shackleford , trit he
felt he was entitled to a protest.
| I In the course of his testimony Judge Toney
j j said that be believed that a judge who
I
I took his politics upon the bench should bo
} i disrobed. Ho had done what ho believed
I was right and would have done ns he did
) had bis action ruined either the democratic
or the republican parties.
Major Wood testified respecting the char
acter of the hpeochefl made by ex-Governor
Brndley during the campaign The evidence
was In rebuttal of the newspaper reports
before the board to the effect that the gov
ernor's speeches were Inflammatory and
were attacks upon Goebel. The witness erlrt
that Governor Bradley had not attacked ( Joe-
bel. that his speeches were chiefly a de
fense of his own administration.
The testimony of Dr. Smith , Marshal
James and Colonel Laudrum related to the
military at Louisville.
At the night cession the board overruled
the motion of ex-Governor Bradley that the
contestees be allowed until Wcdnebday night
to conclude their testimony Messrs. Yar-
berry and Reed , republican members of the
board , voted to sustain the motion and made
an additional protest against the action of
|
tbo majority Attorney Yost of the con- '
testccn protected also and gave notice that : i
a written protest would bo filed The ) I
boards agreed to add half a dny to the coni j i I
testoea' time , which compels tiiem to rest I
their case Saturday nlsht. The contestants i j
will have all ot Monday for rebuttal and I
the argument will begin Tuesday. I i
!
C'niiiiot Tencli Cntrulilxm , i
COLl'MBl'S. O. Jan W-The uucnUon
whether the Board of Education of a spe-
rlal school district In which the patrons
are nil Unman Cathollrs could authorize 1
the teaching of the cntechli.ni and bible hUI I
tor > of the church In the hdionls wax sub- ,
milled to the attorney general from Fulda , '
O. The attorney general In an opinion renj j
derinl todii } sa } "Tlmt It anv religious
o < t In tbo Htntc of OhloiMw u l the funds
of the public schools Irt the mnntirr * UK-
gr t - < l In xnur question , even If authorlz l
l > v the Hoard of KducAttrtn It Is an unlaw
ful diversion ( if the stliBol funds of the
vtntp of Ohio mil should oe prohibited '
MINERS' SCALE IN BALANCE
No C'oiHT lon Mmlr on I'.lllirp Milr
tint Ill-tier I'rHlnn 1'rrvnllft
In Cmtfrrt'iirt * .
INDIANAPOLIS , Jan. S6 At the conclu
sion of the conference of the Joint scale com-
mltteo from the Mine Workers' and the
Operators' association this afternoon the
two I wre nearer together than at the close
of the preceding session. There has not
J been j a conce slon on cither side , but n
better feeling U established nnd the work-
Itign arc more harmonious ,
As the matter now etauds the deadlock
of la t night Is practically In force Until
run-of-the-mlno matter Is dl posed cf
no other Issue can come up for considera
tion. j It Is absolutely necessary to get this
out of the wav before the amount of the
.
'
'advance ! per ton can be figured or the dlffer-
) ! cntlal rate even considered. There will be
/ session at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
j Illinois H thu only state that Is ex-
clulvely en a run of mine basis , or which
pas Its employes for unscreened coal. The
i' miners ' several } cars ago { secured a run-
I of-the-mlne ' basis in Illinois and this year
j they had determined to extend the same
condition ' to the other three states In the
j ; Joint J scale committee meeting they fodnd
the operntciN combined against them , not
only to prevent an extension ot the run-ot-
the-mlne bisls , but to ro t.orc screens In
Illinois.
The e > le committee vrill take up the.
questions before It In the'tallowing ordci :
The question cf pcrccns , the question of
differentials , between hand nnd machine
mining. th proposed advanrr- wage * .
The operators h-vve prepared a proposed
clause of tlio agreement that they will sub
mit last , defining the power of she day com
mittees at thn mines. It was at the re
quest of the miners that the subjects bo
considered In the order given them.
At the morning srss'on dfithe conference
National Board Member Jjhn P. Reese of
Iowa took the floor and read a resolution
which declared that the operators In the
Joint conference had excluded the Iowa
operators Invited to Indianapolis and ex
pressed regret at the treatment He urged
that the course of the "four-state compact'
Is a dtngerous one ; that the Iowa miners
should not be bound by rules governing the
four states unless given representation In
the joint conference. He asked the con
vention to agre in the future to provide
for the admission of lova operators. He
said the operators hold that the present
joint conference- but a continuance of the
one of 1SOS and that of 1S99 and under this
ruling the miners have ttod their own
hands He hoped the miners would re
solve at the conclusion of the present con
ference to adjourn sine die.
"When wa hold the next conference , " said
Re-cse , "wo will admit anybody we want
and the operators cannot dictate "
The resolution was adopted , after being
amended so that not only Iowa , but any
state , might be eligible to admission to the
Joint conference proceedings.
MRS. RICH GUILTYJF RflURDER
.4 I
ClilciiRro Woman Seiilrncril ! > > .
cnii Court to Servo Fourteen
Year * in I'rllon ,
EL PASO , Te\- . , Jan 26. Mrs. John D
Rich , the Chicago woman surrendered to
Mexico to be tried for the murder of her
husband in Juarez last Ma } , was adjudged
guilty today by the Mexican court and sen
tenced to serve fourteen } ears In prison
The finding of the court -was read to the
woman In her cell this morning , she beins
unable to attend court owing to a broken
leg. Only her attorneys , Mcosra. W. A
Richardson and Antonio Baldamarn , and the
court officials were present When she
heard the sentence Mrs. Rich screamed like
a maniac and it required the combined
strength of two guards to prevent her from
assaulting the officials
She was final ! } quieted , however , and
then asked the pardon of those present for
her conduct. Mrs. Rich's lawyers will ap
peal to the higher court nt Chihuahua and
in event the finding of the lower court Is
affirmed Governor Ahumada will be asked
for a ptrdon Money Is required to prose
cute the appeal and a subscription list has
been opened here by United States Marshall
Hildebrand
A search of Mrs Rich's cell last night re
vealed the fact that a quantity of nitric
add and other poluans had been concealed
there. She had decided that she would com
mit suicide if convicted and It U supposed
that she procured the poison for that pur *
pose. She will be Imprisoned nt Chihuahua.
OLD CHICAGO LANDMARK GOES
rUr-Story Mimnn IlIoeK ' '
, on 'U'liHli-
Inifton Ntrrct , IN Almost Totally
Uoatrox-d Iiy rirr.
CHICAGO , Jan , 26 The five-story Maton
block , 92-91-56 Washington street , an old
Chicago landmark , was almost totally de-
htrocd by fire tonight. The Inte-mlty of
the flames put to a bevero test the fire
proof qualities of the adjoining Chicago
Title and Trust building. The damage to
the building was about J23.000. The lessen
on furnltuie. libraries and documents -will
aggregate three times as much
Rose Ingledew and J. J. Kelly were forced
to leap into the arms of firemen , whose lad-i
dcrs failed to reach to the fourth floor , upon
which they were imprisoned by the fire , and
Jacob Vose made a perilous descent to the
ground from tbo game floor by means of
some electric wires which extended from
the roof to tbo sidewalk on the front of
tbo building.
Eight firemen rescued several men and
women students who were In C E. Jones'
business college on the Third floor. All
the twenty students and the teachers of
John R Gregg'a shorthand school on tbo
fourth floor escaped uninjured , except Mice
Inglcdew and J. J Kelly , a teacher. Voss
climbed out of a window' on the fifth floor.
Many of tbo girl students escaped by tbo
firt < etcapeH In the rear. The fire was con
fined to the three upper stories and no lives
were lobt
( 'ro-vt nlnnlileld Kiironlu In Coaiit ,
CHICAGO , Jan 26. A re-port to the
Clironlclit from New Orleans ha > near
Admiral Crovvnlnulileld , chief of the bureau
of navigation , passed through hero today
enroute to California on two Important misI
slons. He ROPS tn inspect the new nuval j '
Mutton at Yerba Buena Itiland , thlrtv miles
below Mare Island , and to confer with . .MlI
nilral Kautz nt Santiago , > , outhern Call-
fornia. who is In command of the Pacific
htation. relative to the cstabllxhment of the
Federal coveminent over tboj Island of
Tututla. the new United States possession
In the Samoan croup This Important nils-
slon lias been Intrusted to Admiral Kautz.
hell llralnatie Canal IloiuU.
CHICAGO , Jan 28 The Sanitary District
board todu } wild JI.dll.TW worth of its bomin
bturlns 4 per cent Interest , dated January
2. 1WO. to a Chicago syndicate. comuriHn
the Merchants' Loan and Trust company ,
the First Notional bank , N W Harris &
Co Farwcm Leaeh & C'o and the IlllnoU
TruNt and Buvlnex bank The tlvii cuii-
tern joined In malting onu bid fur the
bonds. - .
BRITISH IN GREAT STRAITS
Force in LidjBmith Cannot Hold Ont More
Than a Month Longer.
FOOD AND AMMUNITION STORES ARE SHORT
( M-nornl Wlillr l l.lUclj tn llr font-
jielleil In Mnkr mi Altrniit tu
Cut 111 * Wny ( Mil Letter
from t'litirchlll.
( Copyright , 1 ! > X > , by Press PublMiliiR Co. )
LONDON. Jan. 26. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The following
matter received from Winston Churchill to-
da > by mall Is dated Frcre Camp , December
24. Ho writes
"Wp are iolng to try to relieve Lady-
smith almost Immediately , for there Is no
time to be lost. Ladsmith ba stood n two
months' fiiege nnd bombardment. Food and
ammunition htorcs are dwindling nnd dls-
ense Is dally Increasing Another month
must bo the limit of their endurance , de
spite the f.iet that after ordinary ratlonf are
exhausted determined men will eat horses ,
rn's , beetles nnd such like. The odds are
that If no help comes thev will have to
glvo up. All the- ammunition and heav }
guns will bo blown up. They will burn
the wagons nnd equipments nnd sally out
with half the force In a fierce endeavor to
escape southward. Perhaps half might suc
ceed In reaching our line * , but the rest , le s
the killed and wounded , would be sent to
occupv the new prisoners' camp at Water-
j pall , which has already been laid out. Mich
Is the Intelligent anticipation of the Boers "
Churchill , In n London letter , denounces
the strategy which led to the attempt to
hold Lad } smith and declares that pressure
from home led Buller to come to Natal.
Instead of going to the. Orange Free State ,
according to the original plan. Ho sas
the Boer position north of the Tugela Is
hopelessly Impregnable , but that the Brit
ish are bound to make an attempt to re
lieve Ladysmlth whether they can win or
not
It IB understood that the House of Com
mons will bo asked to vote $75,000,000 to
cover war e\pt-n es up to March 31. ThlH
Is In addition to the $50.000.000 already
voted. Politicians talk of multiplying these
figures bv two or four to cover the total
expenses of the war. General Younghus-
band says
"Tho sluntlm Is undoubtedly grave in
deed We hav.j lost a considerable number
of men and \vo are no nearer the relief of
Lad6tnth ! thin we were a week ago The
position of the Lndysmlth garrison Is Eerl-
j ous. To all appearances the arranged plan
j of relief tas failed and unless help Is
speedily forthcoming , White's force will , ag
far as I can see , hav . to attempt to force
its wa } out "
COMPLAINT ON OFFICERS
IHKhlnndcr "VVrltr 1'rlemlii Deploring
the Fact Old Men Arc
lo i nt Homo.
LONDON , Jan. 17 ( Correspondence of
the Associated Press. ) The following ac-
rount of , the Modder rivf flght was received
todaV Horn o.iu ot the Argyle and Vuvij.jr'-
land Highlanders
"We have had some hot fighting with
Methuen , but we got through all right until
the llth , when we got a licking. We of the
Highlander brigade had to march during the
night to surprise the Boers. No one know
! what we were going to do or where we were
going. The rain came down in torrents and
we were soaked through , and that on empty
stomachs. We were led right into the Boer
trenches by guides and before we could dp-
ploy from column half of us were shot
down. We ran for our lives and re-formed
j 500 } ards back , when the Gordons joined us ,
and we again tried the trenches But It
* as no good. All day we lay out In the sun
without food or drink and In the afternoon i
the Boer shells began bursting among us , j
so we made the best of our way to the rear
The men were sick and dispirited , there was
no fight left In thorn and they would not
stop for the officers or for any one else I '
General Wauchope wns killed hit In seven j
placee He was the right sort They say It | i
was not his mistake at all and he did not I
want the night attack. Anyway It was a
ghastly failure
"Tho camp at Modder river was full of
Boer spies colonials and others eo our
every movement wn watched and informa
tion carried to the enemy. Why these people
are allowed to mess about the camp I can
not understand. Some cf these disloyal I
colonials have been caught red-handed fightIng - l
Ing against the queen Why don't they shoot -
them right off Instead of sending them down *
for trial they don't deserve it j
"Moat of the regiments here are full of' '
} oung boys for officers and the men don't I
care about them. I saw some of them at j
'
Modder river fight like a lot of echoolboys. '
shouting out orders that none of us could
underotand , so the old bonds took no notice j
of them and went their own way as best' ' i
they could. Most of the regiments are the
same ; the guards are the best off for of
ficers. None of us can make out why so
many younc officers are eent out to take
charge of ouT soldiers. Why can't wo have
more of our old officers ? My late captain ,
who left us nt Aldcrsbot , came to t > cc us
off and we asked why be was not coming
with us. Ho replied that the war office
would not let him rejoin. He was n good
.
man. We should not have lost half the men
wo had If we had had older officers.
"We were n Kood brigade If he had not
been messed up and If only Wauchopo bad
been left to handle us himself. ThU Is a
terrible war and God only knows how It will
end.
end."My
"My wound Is not a bad one a shot
through the fleshy part of the thigh and 1
was EO excited I did not notice It for an
hour or two "
TROOPS INSPECTED BY WALES
I'lrnt Detachment of eiinianr >
Iiintcnu < o n hpeccli Iiy Hid lIlRh-
IICIIM liefore StiirtineT ,
LONDON , Jan. 2C At the Life Guards
barracks. Recent park , this morning , the
.
prince of Wales Inspected tbo first lot of
} ebmanry , who start for South Africa to
morrow A number of well known people
were present , Including /ady / Kssex. Lord
j I Rothschild and Lord and Lady Ixinedale The
prince of Wales , who wore the undretw unl-
I
! form of a staff general , walked nloug the
I entire line with Lord Chesham , making the !
most minute Inspection of every man , often |
taking a rifle in bis bauds and examining i
all parts of the equipment. The men looked
very business-like In khaki and puttees , with
cowboy bate turned up at the sides , with a
little bronze emblem representing the prince
of Wales feathers At tbo conclusion of the
Inspection the prince made a speech , dur
ing v. bleb he laid
l = m pro" ! ' ( the privilege of Inspecting !
you here tcday before you start for active I
L u.e. I biio feel It Is a very high com
pliment that I have J > en aiked to be } our
.
honorary colonel Yen may he turn I shall
tfiku the deepest Interest In your welfare and
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forocnst for Nebraska-
Fair and Slight ! } Warmer , Variable Wind"
'I emiirraliire nt Omnhn jc tcriln i
Hour. Den. Hour. Uru.
. " > a. m Ill I it in. . . . . . -II
It n. m
7 n. m tl ! 1 p in -I' '
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11 n. in
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watch nil your proceedings Throughout
} ou vvlll , like- all he men who iinve
volunteered for active service , do } our dutv
to } our sovereign and your country. 1 am
| Hirp that , although von leave } our hoini- and
, } our country , } ou all feel that a great dut }
( devolves upcn } ou to Maintain the honor
of the British ling and that .veil v 111 assist
the regular forces of her majesty and do
credit to } our corps I wish you now God
speed nnd a safe return "
Lord Chcflmm called for cheers for the
prince , which were enthusiastically given ,
the men holstlns their hnt on their rifles
The officers were then presented to the
prlnco Indtvlduull > . Several of them were
among his personal friends , notabl } 1'hllip
1'crolvnl of the Real Yacht squadron , who
goes , out as a captain. Among the troopers
j Is | the husband of Mrs Patrick Campbell , the
actress. ,
SHOW NO SIGN OF QUITTING
Uocrn Mount NeCIIIIH nt I.adj tmlth
nnd sit How n for IMrnw-
nut Time.
LAUYS.M1TH. Sunday. Jan. 21 ( B } Run
ner via Prere f'amp. Wednesday. Jan Cl )
The garrison Is watching General Bullcr's
guns ehclllng the Boers Their fire can be
pecn at thU distance and appears to bo very
effective The movements of the Boers show
that the } arc evidently determined to stub-
boinly oppose the advance of the relief
column Thev show no signs of removing
their guns and have mounted new ones nnd
are continually strengthening their fortlflri-
tlons. Our fortifications have been greatly
strengthened since January 6 and Lad } smith
is now practically impregnable
Owing to the dry weather the fever has
diminished and the number of convalescents
returning from Intombl camp exceeds that
of the patients being sent there. The sup
plies are spinning out splctidldlv all the
troops having sufficient of wholesome food.
The heat Is terrific , the thermometer
registering 107 degrees In the shade.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR ABSENT
I'nrln Coniniciitn on Abncncc of Sir
.Moiison from Lonuet'x Dinner
Dr. I.ejils I'rcHcnt.
PARIS , Jan 27 5 a m The morning
papers comment on the absence of the
British ambassador. Sir Edmond Monson ,
from President Loubet's diplomatic dinner
Thursday evening , atwhich Dr Lcyds was
present The Echo de Purls says
"His absence was the cause of much re
mark Moreover , the receptions at the
British embassy have been suspended for
bcme weeks past. Marquis do Galllfett , who
wns .formerly ; i cinst nt visitor , has not
been seen' at the embassy during the last
fortnight ,
"Wo may add that the recall of Sir Ed-
muud Monson , which was so much discussed
before the Transvaal war. Is only delayed.
Ho will be replaced after the exposition "
uni'onTs or utni/r OPUIITiob. .
\Vnr Ofllff Ilrrrlit'H ItritortK of White ,
Hlliljnnl Mini Mc'lliiifii.
LONDON , Jan 26 The Gazette today
publishes a number of dispatches from Gen
eral Buller to the War office enclosing re
ports from Generals White , Hlldynrd ,
Methuen and other generals regarding their
various operations , but containing nothing
later than the record of occurrences to the
middle of December.
A dispatch from General White , dated No
vember 2 , sa s
"I was so greatly Impressed with the ex
posed position of the garrison of Glencoe
that I determined , October 11 , to withdraw
from there and concentrate all the troops at
LadBinIth But the governor represented
that this step would Involve such grave
political results that I determined to ac
cept the military risk of holding Dundee , as
the lesser of two evils"
Gc-oeral White then proceeds to describe
the subsequent attack by 4,000 Boers , of
whom about COO were killed or wounded ,
three of their guns being left dismounted at
Tulana bill , but , be add ? , there was no
opportunity of bringing them off. He also
describes how the Boers were seen stream
ing away In bodies of from fifty to 100.
\o me ; cji NS IN iMiirromv ronTS.
llciio/tfil Thill lloprx Unto HxhniiHted
Stock of Good Manner Inrtrlclm-N.
DURBAN , Jan 24 Ono hundred and sixty
Boers , captured during Buller's recent
operations , have arrived here A Free Stater
v ho is among the recent arrivals says that
President Steyn had been removing his fur
niture to Pretoria , where several of bis ofll-
clalti bavo taken house : ) .
It Is also reported that no big guns are
now left In the Pretoria forta and that the
Boers have exhausted their stock of good
Mauser cartridges and are using cartridges
formerly condemned by General Joubert.
They are said to bo manufacturing 12,000
cartridges and 200 shells dally at the dyna
mite factory
Ohio Cnttle for lliillcr.
FINDLAV , 0. Jan 26 Two hundred nnd
eight head of fine cattle , occupjlng eighteen
cars , vvlll be chipped to Newport News to
morrow and then by ship to Durban , South
Africa , by Jasper Dukes , a prominent stock
man here. The cattle vvlll bo purchased by
a man named Woodward of Chicago , pur
chasing agent of the British government ,
for upward of J10.000 for the sustenance of
Buller's army.
IlrltlNli Jlnj- More Mule" .
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 26. The biggest or
der for mules for ubc In the Transvaal yet
placed in this market by the British gov
ernment Is , It is understood at the stock
jards , under confederation. Local firms
are also tald to be bidding on furnishing
the British with 1,000 lioraes for use on
the continent , to replace those sent to
South Africa.
Hi-nvy Jlorr Iunite * Reported ,
LONDON , Jan 26 Special dispatches
from Duiban say the Boer losses on the up
per Tugela during the fighting on Sunday
last were very great General Warren's
men captured ICO prisoners and 130 Doers
were found dead In one trench
Mnv fineiilH ( if Orrim Veincl * , Jan. 2
At New York Arrived Munltou. from
London , Goorelc , from Liverpool Sailed
uguKte Victoria , for Genoa , ttc , La Hro-
BKnp. for Havre. Oeru , for Hrrmen
At Genoa Sailed Fucrht Bismarck , for
New York
At Yokohama Arrives ! 26th City of London -
don from Tacoma
At Hamburg Arrived Belgrnvla , from
New Ynrl ,
At Havre Arrived La Oa coBiie , from
Ni-w York.
At Hoitun Arrlved New England , from
Llv eru oL
BRITISH IN BAD FIX
After Seron Days' ' FiijhUng Boer Forces Are
Still Intact.
DULLER SENDS REGRETS TO WAR OFFICE
General Warren's Garrison E7.iou tes Po
sition During Night.
I
SPIONKOP SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LOADED
Galling Fire Was Rapidly Decimating the
Forces of the Queen.
AN EXCELLENT RANGE FOR THE BOERS
llcportrd Arc 10 ! > , Inclnil-
ir niulitci-ii Klllril ami 'lltlrt -
Onc .MlKfclnu Ilctulnloit of
1'ccllnir In lirltaln ,
( Oop.\ right , 1900. l > y 1'rnts Publlphliiff Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 26 < N w York \Vorl.l
Cablegram Special Telegraui. ) The uewsot
Warren's lots at Splonkop let tbo London
public drop from the height of Its elation al
most to despair. The Leader expert. ajs :
"Buller Is very sorry to say the capture
jot | Spluukop has been abandoned , so we duro
I' I say 1 Warren , for It knocks the bottom out
ot bin tactic * His triiL > tactics were to move
by Acton Homes with a week's suppl } of
ammunition and foot ! "
The Post expert sas "The loss of Sploti-
kop IB a serious matter and no attempt will
bo made here to minimize It The Boers ap
pear to have no lack of men , for It turns out
that the affair ot Tuesday at Chleveley wae
not n British , but a Boor reconnaissance nnd
tbo Boer cfforUj against Ladysmlth have in
creased. "
LONDON , Jan. 26 11 30 p. m. The Wai
office announces that there will be no fur
ther news from the stone of hostilities to
night.
LONDON , Jan 26 11 10 n. m. The War
office has Just posted the following dispatch
from General Buller , dated at Spearman's
camp , Thursday , January 26 , noon :
"General Warren's garrison , I am sorry to
say , I find this morning had la the nlg'it
abandoned Splonkop "
General Buller reports that the British
casualties January 24 were.
Killed
OFFICERS. SIX.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND
MEN. EIGHTEEN ,
Wounded :
Officers , twelve ; non-commissioned officers
and men , 142.
Missing. Thirty-one men.
Ilocr 1'ONltloiiN Intact.
LONDON , Jan. 27. i a. m. Seven days of
fighting have left the main Boor positions
Intact and General Buller's army 706 wciker ,
according to the official casualty lists , which
seemingly do not Include the Sploukop losses ,
as those last forwarded do not mention
General WoodKate' " "ounjlng : .
England Is possessed by a deprctslng
sense of failure , although not a word" In
criticism of her generals and soldiers la
uttered. Xot much effort Is made to place
a happy construction upon General Bullcr's
bare eighteen words telling of the retire
ment ifrom Splonkop and there Is an uneasy
Impression abroad that -worse news is yet
to come.
At one of the military clubs tonight the
statement passed from one member to an
other that the war office had received an un
pleasant supplementary dispatch from Gen
eral Buller , which was being held up for
twelve hours.
Spencer Wilkinson In the Morning Post
writes as follows of the Splonkop loss :
"But facts from the neighborhood of the
Tugela are scantier than ever. The cen
sorship now Is simply prohibitive and some
thing Is wrong with the cables. The break
In the east coast lines has been repaired ,
but the cable between San Theme and Lo-
andn , on the west coast , Is now Inter
rupted , "
More Troojm the Crj- .
'More troops" Is the only suggestion here
to break the Boer resistance , Mr. Wllkln-
eon declares General Buller needs iO.OOO
men , adding that if they would not make
victory certain his enterprise without them
Is futilo.
Thu Spectator , dealing1with the necessity
of largo additional military preparations ,
* *
sas.
'It may bo that we have yet another cycle
of disasters In front of us. "
The transport Assao arrived at Capetown
last Friday with 2,217 officers and men. The
llrst portion of the Seventh division Is afloat.
Hence with the 10,000 men of this division
and about 9,000 others at sea , It lies In the
power of Lord Roberta to reinforce General
Duller heavily. This course Is advised by
several cnllltary writers. ,
Although England's nerves are severely
tried , her nerve Is absolutely unshaken and
probably nothing that can happen In South
Africa will change In the slightest degree
her Intentions. She vvlll continue to re
ceive bad news , if It comes , with dignity
and will maintain her determination to win
at last.
Iluller' * Iliinche Vagar.
The morning papers editorially advise
coolness and Judgment and a careful avoid
ance of overestimating the Importance of
the lost position. The Times says :
"Tho natural disquietude of the public Is
Increased by the singular vagueness and
Inconsistency of General Buller'a dispatches.
There Is Indeed a very singular nnd dis
quieting attitude of detachment on Gen
eral Bullcr's comments , as revealed In the
Gazette's dispatch. For Instance , bin com
ment as to the action nt Zoutpansdrtft.
His remarks concerning the probability that
British officers would. In time , learn the
value erf ( scouting , might properly have coma
from a foreign military attache , but It IB
rather more than surprising that It should
be thrown out In this casual , Irresponsible
fashion by the bead of the forces concern
ing hie subordinates , a week or two , more
over. after the lous of the guns on the Tu
gela "
The Standard , -which thinks UI1 more
troopa will be required and which com
ments on the "astonishing manner In vrblcb
South Africa swallows up troopa wholesale
wtbout any appreciable regult , " goes on to
refer to the continental Jubilation and to
the predictions regarding General Buller's
check It says.
"It Is humiliating to find that the Natal
territory haa been tnoro accurately btudled
tn Berlin than at our own headquarter *
on tbo Tugela. "
The editorial then refers to the tlgnlfl-
cance of Dr. Leyds * doing In Paris , remark
ing
"Dr. Le > da was a guest at President Lou-
bet'8 banquet on Thursday , where in con-
tcquence the British ambassador did not
api * > ar. M. Delcac&e conversed some time
with him and it Is believed that be ban
Klnce rocelvbd him at tbo ( jual d'oruiy
Tbo Paris correspondent , however , aasurw