HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED J UK 13 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOUNTING , JANVAUY 2 ! ) , 1900 , SINGLE COPT IJTVE C13XTS. END OF PRINCE'S ' GASGl-j Notorious Shukert Fur Robbers of Om ilia Como to Qriof at TWO ARE KILLED IN A Gang is Worsted in a Desperate. Battle Police Officers. ONE DEAD MAN BELIEVED TO BE PRINCE Trunks Are Found to Contain Burglars' Tools and Skeleton Keys. MOST DARING CLIQUE OF DESPERADOES lli-cnHn till * Itcoovcry of ( lie Sliuki-rl \flcr n Clcter I'lcce of llclcrlltcVnrU. . Ti ) ( Illlilhn OHIccrN , The killing of two safcblowera and the | fatal wounding of another at Qulncy , III. , Sunday morning , as told In Acsjclalcd Pre dispatches , IM of Intctt'st In Omnha , for the rcnxoii that the victims of the engagea i incut Hive been Identlfleil as the men who ) m August 10 of last year broke Into the Miukdt fur establishment In this city and tarried away several thousand dolluis of wraps which had been stored for the ] riimnur. At the time i.f the robbery there was not a tangible clew to lead to the Identity of the perpetrators. rhu men who committed the Shukert rob bery were known as Tom Moimghun , Charley DenniH and Charley Prince. Tlio acknowl- 'dgcd leader of the gang was Pilire , who j Is tainted with negro blood. Ho was ue > j | emitted with being exceptional ! ) shrewd ] ' i mid tbe clover manner In which ho has operated In various cities Is n wonder to the 1 ditc-ctlvcM of the country. j The shooting u Qulncy vvnc ono of the most tiaglc Incidents that has been recorded ! In polite annals within recent yean. . H be- j gan nt It o'clock Saturday night , when a lone member of the bandit gang was shot ! by local officers. The delnctlvCH had spotted the hotel where the suspects were boarding and when lit 2 o'clock Sunday morning the other members of the crowd appeared a fi'sllladc of shots occunol without prcllni- inarv ceremony. Chief of Police Ahenrn of Qulncy was nt the head of the patrol. The dispatches state there Is a saloon In con nection with the hotel and the men lied through that department. Chief Ahenrn fol lowed and with his leady-barklng gun be laid low ono of the men. The bullet took otTect In the skull and death was almost in- xlantancm-s. l'r. : < > : 1:1111 > KIllMnothcr. . A pi-trolman who was with the chief killed another ono of the robbers ou the stairway of the hotel. The telegraph tells u story of panic In the hotel lobby. Patrons of the house , many of whom were transient , Hod for protection. They were unable to comprehend the situation and looked upon the occurrence us an additional chapter to the story of life on tbo frontiers. Prlnco RiHUonothflrv-nno of tbe trio are' dead und the wounded man refuses to give his name. Piince made what Is designated In police parlance n "game fight. " Many shots wi-ie exchanged and It is regarded ns u inlraclo that the bluecoats escaped In jury The original information that led to this tragic denouement came from the proprietor of the hotel where the bandit gang bad written n gentlemanly hand upon the register. The hotel man recognized the chlrography ns that of a trio which had c.uller in thu year registered at his house just prior to the burglarizing of a safe In the office of ,1 loan and trust company. Police on the Alert. After th reception of this Information the pollen were on the lookout for the men and when n detective accosted ono of them and asked him to report to the station nnd make nn explanation of his conduct , a sboot- I -T oscapudo optjicd up nt onco. It was per- 1 iis the moat tragic nnd sensational event that has ever happened In Qulncy , which Is a staid , old river town. It was for the robbery of the Loan bank In Qulncy that Marled the officers. This rob bery occurred on the night of January 5. It yielded $20.000. The perpetrators escaped at the time of thci deed nnd but for their nerve In returning they might have effect ually evaded detection. H Is supposed that they contemplated another raid In Qulncy The dead robbers were laid out at an un dertaking establishment and the wounded member was cared for at the hotel where he j was registered. Ho was conscious after the' ! ' hhcotlug and was firm In refusing to glvo I the officers satisfactory answers to their I ( luestlons. He positively refused to talk about the dead men. Each one of the trio i had every appearance of prosperity. They , wine diamonds nnd bcemlngly had plenty of money Other pations of the hotel had mingled with them socially and but for the shrewdness of the hotel proprietor after ho lad examined the reglttcr this tale of trag- ed ) might never have bcon written. < Ictcr Work of .Martin White. It IH conceded by prominent detectives all over the United States that tbowork of Mattlii White , the late chief of police of i Omaha , in connection with this robbery 1 v\ii4 EOIIIO of the most clever that has over bcon accomplished. At the time i f the robbery there was not n tangible clew 10 the guilty onea. Chief White worked day and , night to unravel the mystery. He en countered great odds All seemed to bo adverse to solution. But his Indefatigable | energy and bulldog tenacity resulted In the recovery of the stolen furs. There was. inwevrr , a lack of evidence as to the guilt of the parties Involved nnd It was found ImpniMlhlo to enunmpafs the legal techni calities that appeared Thus U was that Chief U'hllowan unable to add n triumphant climax to his work. William A. Plnkerton of Chicago , who Is known the world over as u criterion In de- tfftlve work , paid a glowing tribute to the i work of Martin White and this was sup plemented by William Desmond , chief o ! ilrteellvi'.i in St. Loula. Chief Desmond WUK especially Intel rated. In view of the fac' ihU ho had Information to the effect thut Charlct Pilnco bad sought refuge In the n.ouniHlns of southern Missouri , which arc tiibulary to St. Louis. Desmond expected Prince to appear in St. Louis at any time , 0.1 bo was known to have a standing with local crooks and that he could nlwas locate a I Bhcl.Vr there. ! Prince U Wll > , But Prnco | was wily and ho studiously kept away from St Ixnilu. With hU pals ho appeared In Joplln , the center of the MU- tourl Kansas loud and zinc belt , and umkr an iiavumed name he plunged deeply Into thu mad whirl of speculation. The moit piamlncnt hotel In Joplln In the Keystone Inco the mining boom the house has been 10 trowdod that oven millionaires have been t irned uwuy Ohurlry Prlnco ould not atop Hirer bwaute of hla color , but he JUod mat Ina fa that hie confederate * occupied rooms had been refused to men who con - trolled great Investment sndlcntcs This was looked upon bv Prince as a stroke of generalship It remained for a rural polk" officer In Joplln to ills-over the Identity of the men who were Tenting so much concern among brokers who had lead and zinc chances to Hell. When the accused was brought to Omaha and arraigned an effort was made to fasten im crime upon them nnd there was n pretrial - trial , but comlctlon could not be Shukert burglary was the most sen- Rational that linn occurred In Omaha for many years on account of the fact thut numerous society women were deprived ot their rostl ) wraps. Mr. Shukert exerted i every possible effort to recover the goods , | t which hn did through the shrewd work of the late Chief Martin White Tolil It ) Tclcum till. QUINCY , III. . Jan. 28. Qulncy police of- fleers last night killed two expeit safe- blowers , supposed to bo from C'hlraxo , and wounded another badly The tragedy In- eluded a running fight through a hotel , In which the armed burglars were pursued by the officers. The men are believed to be those who I recently openatod In Galesburg , Frceport nnd other Illinois cities , making u spe cialty of cracking bufcs in building and loan olficra. On Januaiy the safe of the Adams County Building and Loan association was [ blown open at the noon hour anil ciibh nnd securities amounting to $20,000 taken. Sat urday three men came to iMoeckcr's hotel and registered from Kansas City. The proprietor recognized their handv wilting ns being the same as that of the men who came here January [ i nnd whom ! ho tiftcrvvnnl suspected as being crooks. He ] warned the police and when one went out ho was shadowed by Detective George Koch. The ytranger acted quccrly and the officer llnnlly appealed , showing his star , and asked the suspect to go to the station and explain himself. The man drew a pistol and pointed It at 'the olficer's heart , but as ho did so Koch flashed ' his own weapon anil fired four shots. Three took effect and tlio man fell dead Instantl I ) . This happened at H o'clock Saturday night. Meanwhile the officers had examined the 11 baggage of the suspected men and found that It Included burglar tools , skeleton keys , dynamite 1 sticks and nltro-glycerlne. When the other two men retuined to the Lotel at 2 o'clock this morning they learned of the tragedj and found the- hotel sui- rouiuled by olficcis. They ran Into the bold haloon and loaded their revolvers. Then theio wart a running light in the hotel cor ridor. Ono man reached the street puisued by Chic ? of Police John Ahearn. He turned to flro mid as he did so , Ahearn sent a bul let crashing through his skull. He died In a few minutes. The third man was shot on the stairs by Officer Charnliorst nnd sank to the floor with a broken hip. He was captured , but re fused to say who bis accomplices were. The men were all well dressed , had dla- mends and ether Jewelry and plenty of money. Skt.tton keys were found on all of them. When the two men came here Janu ary n they registered as J. M Burt and H F. Crowley. Saturday Burt was registered as C. H. Rogers. From letters found on him It appears he also has the name of C. H. Prlnco of Chicago and ban a woman friend in Dos Moluefl. . he wounded man refusal to give his name. The men are believed to bo three of the best workers in the rountr > . GREAT RUSH TO CAPE NOME Thoiinaiiil Men intcndliiK ( o lleach Hint Point liy < he PI rut I'hlH .SlirlliiT. MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 2S. A special to the Times from Tncoma , Waeh , says Estimates made by local shipping men show that about 15,000 men nre Intending to reach Capo Nome by the first steamers from Puget Sound and Daw son. Two-third. ! of tlila number will go from Tucoma , Se attle nnd San FrancUco nnd the balance will go down the Yukon river from Dawson and other Yukon towns. A great prospective lace Is In sight between thes > o two contin gents. Tbo first arrivals will secure the best part of the beach , which will be In Hie greatest demand because beach claims maybe bo worked without flumes or machinery Ac cording to latest advices , over half of Daw- ton's population will head for Capo Nome as fast ns the Yukon steamers , wintering on tbo upper river can follow the outgoing ice down stream. Dawson miners have great hcpes of reaching their mcccn first nnd to accomplish thin 1110 even prepnied to leave the steamers below Nulato and make n portage of 200 miles across the Tundra Nearly thirty steamers , each carrying fiom 300 ; to 1,000 passengers , nro now scheduled to ( sill from coast ports between May 10 and Juno 1. Most of the steamers are adver tised , to pall In May , otherwise they could not , book passengers. Vet shipping men are almost , unanimously of the opinion that all steamers , galling thus earl ) will bo compelled to wait at Dutch Haibor two or three weeks for the Ice to move , out of Bering sea. All prospective passengers from noith western states cannot be accommodated by the first steamers unless several mere largo boats are placed on the Capo Nome route. Whether this will bo done depends on how soon i the government releases a number of transports I now running to Manila. Fully $3,000,000 worth of supplies have been 1 purchased for shipment on the first steamers. > Severn storms still blockade the White Pass 1 railroad. No tralnu have reached Skag vny from Bennett in two weeks. Returning Klondlkors nro experiencing terrible winds in ' crossing the summit afoot Several have been ' badly frozen. ANARCHISTS REMAIN QUIET l M > cct < Ml DcnioiiMrntlnii at n I'lineral DOCK > ol Malerlall/c lleil I'lau rnrleil , CHICAGO , Jan 28 The expected nn- orchldt demonstration did not tuko place to day ' at the burial of Cdwnrd F. O Connor , who was killed during an iilteication with u nonunion man nt tlio factor ) of Wlnslow Brothers. Flvo hundred men followed the remains to Wuldhelm cemetery The red i flag of thtf L'nlted Metal Workers , of which j ( > Connor was a member , was carried In the i l.ici-LMBlon. but it was furled and was pro-1. I ceded by the tiara and stripes In the hands j ' of a policeman , as ordered yeMerday by Chief of Police Klplcy. Betides the parade tliero was no demonstration of any kind. HOMC Will \\rllc for .Sheldon. TOI'HKA. Kan , Jan. 2S i : W Howe , editor of the Atchlson Olobe , has accepted nn Invllutlon to vvrlto for the Topeka State Journal during lh week Key Mr C M Sheldon edits tin- Capital us a Christian dally u lay sermon each du ) on how inln- Inter * nhould preach the gospel Mr Howe nuked the privilege of llllliiB Mr Sheldon's pulpit during that week , but HO fur the . proposition has not beun accepted j < MotcmcnlN of Ocean VC NCI < , .Inn , - * . ; At New Yoik-Arrived Steamer * St ' ' from Southampton. Pulatlu from Hamburg. Aller , from Bremen Sailed titeiimcr Hei , erln for .Mi-dlli rruneun port U QiieoiiHt"wn Sal'fl Stt > imer Lucuula from Liverpool for New York NEW QUESTION UP TO BRYAN TI-XIIM PniHillitN * n > lie Muwt Malic Hired Ii-ulNliiliiti I'liriiiiiiiitnt la- NIIP Ank < > rt He Will. At STIN. Tex , Jan. 28 Populists of Texaa publicly announce that W. J. Brvan will n < * - ccpt the nomination of that party for pres ident If It Is tendered him. The follown Ing circular letter , outlining the plan of action for the coming campaign , was today Issued by Chairman J. 11. Foster of the . Twelfth congressional district , who says he lias . secured his Information nnd the proposl- tlona outlined direct from the national head- I' quarters ' , The circular letter Is addressed to ' nil chairmen fol- : county and reads as foli i low.s. "Hear Sir You nro no doubt aware of the fact that If ( ho lliyan democracy , when they tuci't In natloral cotnenllon , reaffirm the Chicago platform of 1S06 with n dliect legislation ] , plank as an Issue , and It seem ? probable that they will nominate W. J. Ilrjnn i ant bomo Irreproachable southern man i ; , that finch action will be the death of our party. Should the democracy do this It I will bo only a repetition of their policy and , Ilko their advocacy of IB to 1. be sboit- llvc-d 1 In view of such action on the pait of this new born democracy It Is the duty of every populist who loves the principles he advocates to lend bis aid to thwart the de struction of his party. "A plan bus been suggested and Is bolng discussed ' all over the nation. The details of this plan arc In part " 'That when our national convention ns- scmbles that it icafllrin the Omaha platform , with direct legislation as the paramount is sue , nominate William J. Bryan ( nnd the ns- i surnnce has been given by Mr. Brjoil's | friends that he will accept the nomination ) j mid some southern populist The free silver I lopuhllcaas will endorse the platfonm nnd Its candidate * , und Mr. Bryan's friends will go before t the national democratic convention with a demand for the endorsement of the action of the populist convention and it Is argued that they will not refuse. In the event that tiny do , Mr. Bryan may refuse nomination at the hands of t'.ic democ racy. The action of Itself will , by the demo crats , signal their utter defeat and also that of the populists , but defeat will lay at the door of the democrats. ' We want discussion , open , fair and full of these propositions , and when jou send delegates to the congressional convention at San Antonio oh February 17 , let them be instructed as to the- sentiments of thu popu lists In the ! . ' respective counties. " FREAKS MAY BE EXHIBITED lftlfin < in the Illlnolnntl - I.mv IXroitt UK til C'rllnliKtlK. CHICAGO , Jan. 27. Judge Gibbons of the circuit court has rendered a decision In regard - gard to the anti-freak law passed by the j last legislature , which prohibited the public i exhibition of persons who have become con- I splcuous through some criminal act , or I whobe deformity is , ouch as to attract public j curiosity. Judge Gibbons sustains the clause ! ' of the law prohibiting the exhibition of criminals as a wise and salutary measure , but dec-lures unconstitutional th < clause pro hibiting the exhibition of deformed persons. The ruling of the court was made In the case of u colored hey born without arniH. 1 who has been on exhibition In a. Chicago museum and who had acquired 1.111 In skjtchlns with pen or pencil beld belwi > * n his toes. In rendering his decision Judge Gibbons drew n parallel between the case of the colored boy and that of Helen Kellar , and said : "Whoever Is capable of acting , of doing , of thinking. Is entltlej to enjoy life , to pur sue happiness , and to demand from the state and from society equal protection of law , whether standing foith erect and beautiful as on Adonis , or with the features of a Janus , or the bodies of Siamese twins. " The decision is regarded as an important ono and was awaited with much Interest by museum and showmen. DIAZ TO RETIRE SOMETIME HxnrcNflCN n AVinh that General UCJCM .Succeed Him When He OOM Through. LAREDO , Tex. , Jan , 28 Regarding the report that President Diaz of Mexico had designated his successor as president of the republic , It is said on authority of Mexican officials that tbo president has expressed a wish that General Bernardo Ueyes succeed to the office when he retires. General Reyes , recently appointed minister of war of Mexico , was for years governor of the stnto of Ncuvo Laredo and has long been n favorite of the Mexican president. He is \cry popular vVlth the foreign element owing to his energetic nnd progressive statesman ship. ship.Tho The report current here docs not Indicate nn early succession , but that President Diaz will bo re-elected and enter upon the term beginning In December next and use his In fluence In behalf of General Reyes when the latter becomes a presidential candidate. RUN FROM AN AMERICAN SHIP ( < oi > rnor of a ( oloiiiltliin Tim n .su > < - sIt It front Hflii'lM li > it 1 Trick. ( IAN DIEGO , Col. , Jan. 28 From reports brought by the Hamburg steamer Volumnla It appeals that the arrival of the vefel at Tumuco , Colombia , where it touched on the way up , had thu effect of saving the place fiom capture by Colombian rebels The letter bad demanded the surrender of the [ j town and the governor was at his wits' end. Just then the Volumnla was sighted. The wily governor saw hla chance to make a bluff. HO he sent a defiant message to the n i evolutionists nnd told them that thct > teatncr j , elf port was bringing COO govcinment troois. ' , The trick succeeded and the rebels aban- | iioued their purpose to capture Tumaco. BABY BUGGIES MORE COSTLY IncrcitNcil I'rlccN of Iron fiiiiHe of aniltiincc Determined On ! > > ( il TOLEDO. O , Jan. 28 Manufacturers of | c biby carriages and children's wagons will i u teen advance prices. Representatives of the . Toledo Metal Wheel company and the fiend- roil ! Iron Wheel company of Toledo , the American Rattan company of St. Louis and the | Wilkinson Toy and Carriage compan ) of Troy , N. Y. , held a secret meeting here Saturday at which a 30 per cent Increase was agreed upon. Those Interested deny any plans of forming u combination , but say u uniform advance is necessitated by In creased nrl.'CB of Iron. D VII Unlct al rraiiUforl. c FUANKFOUT , Ky . Jnn 24"-Politicians t of both parties took a rest todav und the lobb ) of thu Capital hotel was more uulet than It bus been fur Hevernl weeks. Last night the leaders of both parties were In faucnx thut of thu republicans being pro longed until n late hour No action of any kind vvux tuken during the day. however. Tomorrow morning another contest will IIB heard In thu hoiue that of GUI. democrat , , iigulnul DrUter , republican , fiom Lo .tu I. i , count ) This case was mude u special order j , , for Saturdai innmlni ; at the name time as ! * ' UK Vnu Meter-Htrr ) case , 11 1 GOODBYE , LADYS111TU 1 Surrender of the Besieged Town is Now R 'gardcd as Inevitable , BULLER'S RETREAT SETTLES ITS FATE General Roberts Believed to Have Advised Surrendering the Place , WHITE MAY TRY TO CUT HIS WAY OUT Supplies in the Beleaguered Town Will Very Soon Be Exhausted. BULLER'S ' MEN DISCOURAGED BY DEFEAT HIM l.'orcc In Pnrnlj/ril for n Period Tliniililte Can Iliidnrc Wcel. In London Oictin | In Deep < JI i 1 ( Cop.vright , laifl , by Press Publishing To ) LONDON , Jan. 28. ( New York World Co.- blcgram ' ' Special Telegram. ) The btnrcn-J dcr of I.ndysmtth Is now ; generally regarded as Inevitable. With Bujlor's retreat across the rrugela the uamo of relief Is up. It was with Information | > f Buller's retreat before them , together with exhaustive dls- patches fiom Hoberts , .that . the cabinet committee on defense deliberated Saturday on the question of ordering White to lay down his aims. It Is fully believed this suggestion originated with Roberts nnd Kitchener , as the cabinet committee could not take the responsibility of dircct'ng surrender on Its own Initiative. Special Inquiries by the World at the War department tonight failed to elicit confirmation or donlal of the reported de cision to abandon further effort to relieve White. Permanent Under Secretary of War Fleotttood Wilson only vouchsafed , through ! his private secretary , the stereo typed reply that he had no Information on the subject , but the World learned thut the mcmbeis of the cabinet committee were sitting In the War department again vti tonight In consultation with Wolseloy and that further unpublished dispatches from HobertH and Buller were under considera tion Buller'B plan Is now deemed quite hope less and a further grave complication in . his position 1s fcnred , owing to the rumored cutting off of tJundonald'a mounted brigade on the upper Tugela. It took Buller a month to recover from the Colonso dls- aster and this fresh catastrophe , coming with cumulative force on his command , already shaken by defeat , must leave him paralyzed for a period longer than Whtto can ii-pc to hold out , even If ho had any reason to bellevo .that . relief could then Le certainly effected. Peru < ; ioom In 'l-omton. LONDON , Jan. 2 ! > , 4.15 a. m. The week has opened with the utmost gloom for the British public and the reaction IB all the Htionger because of the hlgj > hopes tint were ' icposed In ( Icniirnl Bullerfi'-lurnlng move ment nnd of announcement that there would bo "no turning back. " At the very moment when Dr. Leyds Is being received as. an honored guest In the hlghcut circles on the continent , Oroat Britain has to face the worst disaster In a campaign thus far dlbastrous. Open tulk Is heard"of the absolute necessity of abandoning Ladysmith to Its fate , while Lord Koberts reverts to the original plan of an advance over the Orange river upon Bloemfonteln. To Ladysmith the disappointment must be very bitter. A dispatch from the Boer laager near the town , dated January 24 , describes the garrison as "very evidently preparing a despeiato ccup In order to effect a Junction with General Bullor's advancing army. " It may bo regarded as a certainty that In the confident hope of early relief , Sir George White has lately been issuing e\tra rations and this fact has given rise to an exag gerated Idea as to the length of time the provisions would last. Even should it be decided to send General Buller reinforce ments and to attempt to reach Ladysmith by a movement through the still more difficult country east of Colenso it Is extremely doubtful whether the garrison could hold out long enough , as such a movement would occupy nt least a month. " MoM-im-lit Entirely 1'lillM. The Times says"The most carefully planned nnd executed movement of the whole campaign has entirely failed und It can hardly bo necessary to dwell upon the extreme probability that wo shall learn a little sooner or a little later of a catastrophe almost without precedent In our military history , a catastrophe , Indeed , without a par allel except In tbe surrender at Yorktown. "Wo aio checked at eveiy point of the campaign. In fact , the campaign Ib still to begin ) Wo wish we had clearer proofs that even now the government has any adequate 1)c comprehension of the situation. The utter ances of responsible ministers have done nothing ! to reassure the country ou this point. "Heavy or light , the thing has to be done , and the government ought to prepare for the t Immediate dispatch of 50,000 men and to lake steps to send yet iinother 60,000 If ihche should be needed. The hopeless at tempts to curry on the campaign with four widely separated columns , cac.h unequal to Its task , must be abandoned for a concen tration of force and of purpose. " All the editorials this morning breathe the spirit of calm determination. Not ono will allow that any roverao could deter the coun- try from the object It has set Itself to attain - tain , whatever the sacrifices which may be Involved < ; o\iTimi 'ii ( IN CrlllclHeil. Very frank criticism of the government is beginning to bo heard , oven In quarters that have hitherto refrained. The Hall Mai ! boldly throws all the blame on ) Sir Michael Hltks-Beach , Lord Lane- downe and Lord Wolseley Jt points to Piesldent Lincoln's dismissal of Simon Cameron from the pout of secretary of war ab a precedent for "getting rid of Incom petent ministers. " The Morning Post dwollo upon the danger of further rebellion at the Cape and of pos sible Kuropoan complications. It urges that the navy should bo prepared for "any emergency " gency The Standard and other papers reflect the anxiety of the public to learn bow much truth tlioro Is In tht ) Boer accounts of the fighting at Spionkop. General Buller's ob scurity in bin dispatches Is rather bitterly criticised , on well as the evident fact that the censor Is not only heavily delaying , but U cutting out all Important matter from tbo few newspaper dispatches. To Judge with any accuracy of the extent of the dis aster la virtually Impossible It appears that General Buller had alto gether five brigades wholly or partly en- gaged , General Cookc'g , General Hildyard'e. General Harts , General Woodgate's and General Lytlcton'i , and the 270 casualties CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Xobrii kn Fair , Warmer ; Variable Winds U Hi III. already nnnoiinced In Lyllcton's brigade are * thus explained. Much mystery still surrounds the retreat II Is possible that General Buller has with drawn hla whole forces , but It Is generally assumed that Ltlcton's brigade and Lord Dundonald's cavalry and other troops are still 01 , the noith side of the Tugcln. General - oral Bullcr'R confidence that the Boers did not molest his retreat because they had been taught to respect the fighting powers of the British soldier Is not sluucd In Lou- dor. It Is thought rather that the- Boers had some other plan In store or did not wish to waste their men. Large arrivals of troops are duo nt Cape town during the week. Crcnl .tlllllnr.v AclUlty. j There has been great activity In military , quarters In all parts of England since Snt- I urday irornlng. The war office , anticipating j , a great crush at the opening of Parliament , j has | placed now restrictions upon vlsltoia during the action. The situation at other points Is unchansol , but Indications that Lord Roberts Is prepar ing plans for an advance across the Orange river coma In u dispatch to the Dally Chron icle from Slcrkstroom , dated January ' ! " > , which Hays that "Thcblts , an Impoitant position near Steynsbcrg , on the Stormbcrg- Rcsmead line , Is now occupied by the Ilrlt- Ish , who nro repairing the railway and bridges. " The correspondent observes that this will facilitate communication between General Gatacro and General Kelly-Ken nedy. TELLS OF TAKING THE KOP \Vliinfoii rhiirclilll DrnerllifN tlio llrltlNlittnck mill ( liTuiiuncj nt the Position iliinunrj lilt. ( Copyright , l ! ) " , by Prc- Publishing Co. ) SPEARMAN'S CAMP , Jon. 2fi. G 01 n. m. ( New York World Cablegram Special Tel egram. ) Thla morning the force under Woodgate marched on Spionkop , which is the predominating feature- and thu center of the whole Boer position. It Is shaped Ilko a note of Interrogation , the cuive being before Potgletersdrifl and tbe line before Triegardfdrlft. with Spionkop nt the Junc tion and the angle commanding and en filading both. At 3 o'clock Woodgate t > ur- pilscd the Boers , holding the trenches , who volleyed with their magazine rlflca at thirty vards and fled , pursued amid great cheer ing. ing.At At davvn there was fierce shelling by the Boers , who were striving to regain the vital position. A stubborn defense was made by the Brltlbh troops. In spite of severe loss. At 10 o'clock they received utrong reinforce ments from the corp of troops below. Includ ing the Imperial light Infantry. The pcHl- tlon was completely secuird , but was "heav " ily nbnlled contlluUlly , tbe British-artillery icplying furiously. The Boer guns were difficult to locate. At noon the Boers made several attempts to retake the position , bringing men from the extreme right , showing they regarded it aa of the first importance. All attempts to re- tnku have been so far repulsed. Tbo British have every hope to hold on until night , tomorrow mounting the guns nnd In our turn attacking. The endurance of the regiments en the kop has aroused the enthusiasm of the whole army. OHUHCHILL. OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS Kcnr In Ilxpri'NiiMl ( Her ( lie I'onxllili * KnlI of liul.T inlh CrUlvlNiii of War Deiiiirlnifiil. ( Copyright , IflOO , by Press Publishing Co ) LONDON , Jan. 2S. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) The Leader expert says : "Will Ladysmith foil as a consequence of Buller's retirement or us a consequence of another night attack by the victorious Boers7 It has already held out j its full time. Its last communication across j j the Tugela , otherwise than by electric or sun Hashing , was on November 2 , and It then was believed to have had provision and ammunition for three months. The three months are up next Friday , nnd thcio has been no chance of throwing in during these months a pound of food or a pound of cordite. " The expert then renews his attack on the mismanagement of the war office and sug gests that If Plumer anil Baden-Powell have Joined at Mafeklng they may make a diver sion by the road toward Pretoria. The Pest expert says. "Tho withdrawal of Buller Is n serious matter and leaves White In Increased peril. It will give new spirits to the Boers nnd will affect unfavor ably the disloyal Capo Dutch , If n third attempt Is to be made no time must ho lost. " The Dally Mall editorially asks that the naval reserves be called up for duty nnd 20,000 naval volunteers enlisted. It again attacks Hicks-Beach , Lansdowne and Wol- seley. All other newspaper experts are as gloomy ns tboso quoted. LEYDS IS A LION AT BERLIN London I iiMT < SnyN litIN TrjdiK to Sfuuru Mnllntlon , lint lie SIIJMot. . BERLIN , Jan. 28 , The Deutsche Zeltung publishes an Interview today with Dr. Leyds which represents him as having said "Tho war vvll | certainly last a very long time. The Transvaal will decidedly not bo the first to seek peace und will refuse any proposals on the basis of the status quo. " LONDON. Jan. 29. The Berlin corre spondent of the Dally Mall says. Dr. Leyds is a popular Itin here. Ho Is welcomed with an enthusiasm only extended to most popular envoys. I have It on good authority that ho is trying to Induce Ger many to mediate ontho basis of ti guaran tee of tbe Independence rf the Boer re publics , which would bo granted toino minor territorial "possessions , but not a port. thU latter being left for future negotiation with a ceitain power having colonies In South Africa. Dr. Lo > ds Is offering Germany commer cial. railway and mining monopolies , as well as other inducements. If ho falls hero he will try at Washington , through ex- Consul iMacrum and Montague Wblte , and at St Petersburg by an envoy to Russia. It Is not likely that he will obtain an audi ence with Kmperor William. During hla reception by Count von Buelow no political j cal matters were mentioned. Flour CAPETOWN , Thursday. Jun 25. The prize court has fixed Monday , January 2J , ( Continued on Seconr ! I'-ge. ) I ! IIi'll\l\IIIHII\ltl ! ! \ MINI ) Terrific Slaughter of the Queen's Troops in the Affair at Spionkop. WARREN'S FORCES RETREAT ACROSS THE TilGELA ' Probable Intention of Reaching' Lady- | I I smith by More Feasible Route. | ' | BOER ARTILLERY EIRE TOO HOT TO Bf. ENDURED Bullcr Sends in a Full Report of the Advance and Retreat , but Fails to Give Any List of Casualties London I War Office Says it Has No News j from the Front. t v BOER HEAD LAAGER , LADYSM1TU , Jan. 'Jf > . 7 p. in. The British dead leit on the battlefield yesterday num bered 1,500. LONDON , Jan. 28. General Bailer says General War ren's troops have retreated south of the Tugela river. The Boers say that the British lost 1,500 killed Wednesday. It ia believed here that this ? includes the wounded. The Boers also claim that 150 of the English troops surrendered at Spionkop. LONDON , Jan. 28. General Buller's dispatch to the war oflice states that Spionkop was abandoned on account of lack of water , inability to bring artillery there and the heavy Boer fire. General Buller gives no list of casualties. His whole force withdrew south of the Tugela river with the e vi- dent ' intention of reaching Ladysmith by another route. LONDON , Jan. 28. 11 : 5 p. in. The war oliice an nounces that it has no news from the front. BULLER TELLS ALL ADOUT IT Iloir Uic AilMtnri * on hplonUoi' AVnn Kirciitnl unit ( lie Ilclrcnt LONDON. Jan. . , ' ! ! ! ? ; la the text , of li&ticrar Bil'terV tUspfilin ( Tafe3 * Spi'iir-1 man's Camp , Salmduy. January 1'7 , 6 10 p. m. : "On January 20 Warren drove back tha enemy and obtained possession of the south ern crests of the high tableland extending from the line of Acton Homes and Hongers- port to the western Ladysmlth hills. Krom then to January 2.1 he remained in close con tact with the enemy. "The enemy held a strong position on a range of small kopjes stretching fiom north west to southeast across the plateau from Acton Homes through Spionkop to the left bank of the Tugela "The actual position held was perfectly tenable , but did not lend Itself to an ad vance , as the fiouthern slopes were so Hteep that ' Warren could not get an offectUe ar tillery position and water supply was a dif ficulty. "On January 23 I assented to his attacking Spionkop , a largo bill , Indeed a mountain , which was evidently the key to the position , but ' was far more accessible from the north than from the south. "On the night of January 23 he attacked Spionkop , but found it very difficult to hold , as Its perimeter was too large , and water , which ho had been led to believe existed In this extraordinary beason , was found diffi cult to obtain. "The crests were held all that day against severe attacks and a heavy shell lire. Our men fought with great gallantry. I would especially mention the conduct of the Second end Camcronlans and the Third Kind's allies , who supported the attack on the mountain from the steepest nldo nnd In each case fought their way to the top , and the Second Lancashire Fusllcers and Second Middlesex , who inagnlllcently maintained the best tiadltlons of the Hrltlsh army throughout ; the trying day of January 2-1 , and Thornycroft's mounted Infantry , who fought through the day equally well along the Hide of the mountain "Cioncra ! Woodgate , who was In command at the summit , having been wounded , the officer who succeeded him decided on the night of January 24 to abandon the posi tion and did ho before dann of January 25. "I i cached Warren's camp nt C n. m. on January 23 and decided that a second attack upon Spionkop was useless and that the enemy's right was too strong to allow mete to force It "Accordingly , I decided to withdraw the foico to the south of the Tugela. At C a. m. wo commenced withdrawing the train and by 8 a. m. January 27 ( Saturday ) Warrcn'a force was concentrated south of the Tugoln without the loss of a man or a pound of stores. "Tho fact that the force could withdraw from actual touch in some cases the llnrfl were less than 1,000 yards apart with the enemy In the manner It dhl Is I think suf ficient evidence of the morale of the troopa , and that we were permitted to withdraw our cumbrous ox and mule transports across the liver. elght-flvo yards broad , with twenty-foot banks nnd a > ery swift current unmolested ib I think proof that the en emy liofi been taught to respect our soldiers1 fighting powers. " I'ljliiur ( InIlori * I'liiK. NI3W VOUK , Jan 28 The steamboat fJeorge Starr , ( lying the Transvaal anJ Orange Kroe State ( lugs , with a committee of prominent Irishmen on board , dropped down at quarantine at 11 a m. today to meet the French line stoiuncr La Normandio , ' on which Miss Maud ( ioiine Is a passenger fiom Havre. Owlnj , ' to the prevailing ! heavy weather at sea the Normandle IK hardly expected to arrive before tomorrow I morning j Mllncr IMHIICH a Proclamation , | I CAPETOWN , Friday. Jan. 26 Sir Alfred Mllncr , British high corr.mlsbloncr , has Is- pi'f'1 a proclamation announcing that her majesty's government will not recognl/e tin valid any forfeiture1 , line or encumbrance on property in tbe Trannvual or the Free Stulo subfequent to October 10 , the date when war wau declared , I THEY FLEE FROM THE HILL llrldNli Tlirow lion n Their . \riim ami JtiiHh Wllilly fn > m ( TreuclicM HOBR HEAUQUAUTCnS , iMOrippn- ' " " " ' " PfimT , th'l'iJll"1 Tbl'iRbX" W'ceIiWla > , " ' * * Jan. 24 , midnight ( Via Lourcnro Marquez , Thursday , Jan. 25. ) Some Vryheld burg- her.s from the outpost on the highest bills on the Spionkop gioup rushed Into the laager saying that the kop was lost and that the English had taken it. Reinforcements * were ordered up , but nothing could bo done foi some time , the hill being enveloped In thick mist. At dawn the Heidelberg und Carolina con tingents , supplemented from other com mandos , began the ascent of the hill. Three , spurs , pieclpltous projections , faced the Boer positions. Up these the advance "wuiv made. The horses were loft under the first tcrraeo of rocks. Scaling the steep hill the Boers found that the English had Improved the oppor tunity nnd entrenched heavily. Between the Unco of trenches was nn open veldt , which had to bo rushed under a heavy lire , not only from the rifles , hut of lyddite and shrapnel fiom field guns. Three forces ascended the three spurs co- oidinutely , under cover of flro from the Free State Krupps , a Creusot und n bis Maxim. The Engllnh tried to rush the Boers with the bayonet , but their Infantry ! went down Imforo the Boer rlflo llro an before - ' fore n scythe. The Boer Investing party advanced step by step until 2 In the afternoon , when , i white Hag went up and 1DO men In the front trenches surrendered , being sent us prison- era to the head laager. The Boer advance continued on tlio two . kopjes eat't of Spionkop. Many Boers were | shot , but so numerous were the burgbern that tbe gaps filled automatically. Toward twilight they reached the summit of tha second end kopje , but did not get further. Tlio British Maxima belched flame , but A wall of lire from the Mnuscrn held tha English back. Their center , under this pres sure , gradually gave way and broke , aban doning the position. The prisoners speak highly of the bravery of the burghcro , who , desplnlng cover , HtooJ against the skyllno edges of the summit to shoot the Dublin FusllcerH , sheltered In th trenches. The firing continued for nome time and then , the FiiHlIcer and the Light Howe serving us Infantry , threw up their arms and rushed out of the trendies. The effect of the abandonment of Spion kop by the. Ens.lsh ean hardly be gauged as vet , but It must provo to be Immense An unusually high proportion of lyddlt shells did not explode WAR BREAKS JUUJ AT CHICAGO HIUT S-iniiitlil/.or DMI-H a Hammer ou lluIi ! > ml of it Patriotic "rlton. CHICAGO , Jan. 28 A * a reiiult of a fight cvcr the South African war , Charles OltthS- hrook , an Englishman , received ten scalp wounds today nnd was rendered unconscious. His assailant , Francis Edwards , was iir- rinted and Glasabrook also was locked up after ho had spent BCO time ut the county hoapltal. GluBsbrook and Edwards met In a saloon and during a dihcusBlon over the Booi war soon cumo to blows. Edwards seized u hammer und struck Glaf > brook on the head , repeatedly knocking him down. The timely appearance of the police doubt- lii-.s saved Glassbrook'u life. .John Churchill IN ( 'oniinlmiloui-il. CAI'KTOWN , Friday , Jan. 26. John Churchill Kccond son of Lady Randolph Churchill , who accompanied her on the Maine , hao receive * ! from I/ord Roberts nln ( .ominlhalon in tbo South African Light Horse- . lt > ; iorl Dr. .InnifHon Woiinilcil. UK AD LAAGER , near Ladymulth , Thum- day , Jan. 25 , via Lourenzo Morquez , Jan 21 It Is reported here that ns the result of "Long Tom's" practice on Monday IT Jameson was wounded In tbo le . President tileyn baa vlaittsl this lauger