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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
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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
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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
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Probable Intention of Reaching' Lady-
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I I smith by More Feasible Route.
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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
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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