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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1873. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOKNlKGr , FEBRUARY 1 , TOGO-TWELVE PAGES , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
3ITCHEMTOTRYIT
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Bnmor that the Hsro of Khartoum Has
Started for Natal.
BULLER'S ' TROOPS READY FOR ATTACK
Understood a Supreme Effort to Fierce Boor
Lines is Impi
HOPEFUL VIEW OF WINS
War Correspondent Does Not Goniidor Spion-
kop Episode n Disaster ,
BOER GUNS SUPERIOR TO BRITISH PIECES
Force * llelreat la
< Order Leave "Wounded on
!
w ( fcojp IlccroNH TitKda lu
' . Oood Shape.
( ( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Jan. 31. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It Is
rumored thnt General Kitchener loft Cape
town lor Natal today. TUOHY.
( Copyright. 1900 , uy 1'rcss Publishing Co. )
SPEARMAN'S CAMP , Jnn. 28. 0:35 : a. m.
-Now York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) Throughout the day tbo trans
port of baggage rccrosseil the Tugela river ,
leaving only the fighting tro.ps on the nurth-
orn banks. The Boers shelled the lines ca-
jirlclously. The British batteries replied.
The howitzers threw occasional salvos of
lyddlto , raising enormous clouds ot dust.
At nightfall the whole party had recrosscd
the Tugcln , two brigades accomplishing It in
Intense darkness nnd a rain mist , but ar
rangements for the transportation were ex
cellent. The force silently and bloodlcssly
. withdrew across a rapid stream In the face
ot a powerful , enterprising and exultant
enemy No one Is downcast and It Is gen
erally understood n supreme * effort to plerco
the Boer lines Is Impending.
General sympathy Is felt for the people at
home , whoso anxiety Is shown by letters nnd
newspapers , nnd touches every one.
The troops of the Boers su'tfercd sharp loss
5n the actions around Splonkop , at least half
that of ours. This is heavy , considering
> they stood entirely on the defensive , except
< A on the 24th. The Boers also are oppressed
nt the realization of no lose of life after the
British resolve to retire. Immediate anxiety
ns to Ladysmlth is needless , though cavalry
horses are likely to miffor. Men llko White ,
Hunter nnd Hamilton never surrender. Bul-
ler will persevere. "Alice Soil Recht
Komm. " CHURCHILL.
Sploiikon IVot n. DlniiHtcr.
( Copyright , IflOO , by Press Publishing Co. )
SPEARMAN'S CAMP , Jan. 27. 6 p ,
m. ( New York World Cablegram
Special Telegram. ) The action
on the summit of Splonkop wns
ono of the most flerco nnd furious con
flicts In British military history. Guided
by Thorneycroft the troops' surprised the
Boors , carried their trenches by the bayo-
Jict nt 3 0'cjock , jyHh. little . .Joss. The
troops entrenched hastily'hut the ground
was broken by largo rocks and unsulted
for defense. At dawn a heavy Boer shelling
commenced. General Woodgato was se
riously wounded. Immediately there was
urgent demands for a new commander and
reinforcements , \vhlch were sent , strength
ening the defense.
Thornoycroft was appointed brigadier ,
commanding the whole force on top of the
bill. A bitter , bloody struggle followed
throughout the day , the Voera concentrat
ing ovcry man and gun on the summit and
attacking with the greatest spirit. The
British artillery was utiablo to cope with
the superior long-range Boer guns. During
the afternoon it became evident that the
Infantry could not cndiiro another day. It
was Impossible to drag guns to the summit
without elaborate preparations or fortify the
hill enough to protect the defenders from
tinassalled artillery. Therefore Thornoy-
croft's decision to abandon the hill was
both wlsn and necowary. The troops were
Btlll Htubborn nnd formidable. They
iiwrched back to tbo camps In regular or
der. Every effort is now being made to
succor the wounded , of whom many arc
etlll lying on the summit. Official lists will
Kivo the loss. The defense of the hill hy the
English Infantry , particularly the Lanca
shire regiment , was a glorious episode and
the whole army Is proud nf It.
The Boer positions before Ladysmlth are
perhaps Impregnable to 25,000 , men , but the
troops are resolved to have another try. The
public must Imltato their equanimity. Splon-
Itop Is not a disaster. No guns were lost ,
nor unwounded made prisoners. It was
Blmply a bloody nctlan , In which the lodg
ment ot the enemy's entrenchments were
effected , which proved untenable. The
Boers , sometimes within thirty yards , have
also suffered , Their loss la greater , com
pared to their strength , than ours. The
process of attrition must ultimately aettlo
ih war , The British trcops bear the worst
cheerfully , and the nation must remain
calm , dignified nnd determined.
CHURCHILL.
lMitrt Opinion on Situation.
\ ( Copyright , 19CO , by 1'rcns Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Jnn.3L ( Now York World
Cablegram Special"Telegram. . ) The Post
expert cites Churchill to show that Buller'u |
army In not dispirited and Is about to try
again , and says : "Tho situation Is that a
British general with 25,000 British troops Is
nbout to [ ling himself on the enemy , who linn
twice foiled him , and they are perhaps at
this moment fighting , Their gallantry Is the
ticst guarantee of HUCCCHH. Failure again Is
possible , thousli dishonor not. "
The Leader expert guardedly suggests that
reinforcements are moving steadily from
Capetown toward Colesberg ami Stork-
Htroom , hinting that offensive operations
may bo expected there next.
CASUALTY LIST OF SPIONKOP
that thu Total I.UNHCN of
Iltiller'n .MovementWill
Itcnoh l.nui ) .
LONDON , Fob , 1/4 a. m. The supple
mental llBts of casualties Mil two columns
in nonpareil typo In the morning papers ,
nvaklng 1,300 reported thus far for General
Buller'w operations north of the Tugela. The
DMly Cbronlclo estimates that the total ex
ceeds 2.000.
.Tlio 40 percent loss at Sploukop is greater
than any British force ever rufTerod except
poKulbly at Albucra , Spain , In 1811.
LONDON , Jan. 31. The War cin.ce has
isaueU an additional casualty Hat of the
batrto of Splonkop January 21 ami ot the
engagements at YHiteraprult January IT
and January 20. The additional Hit nuni-
tiers 139 men klllod , 391 wounded and 03
mlsBlng , n total of C93 , With 171 addi
tional casualties Klven for the fighting at
Ventvraurult & t ° tal lo 8 since tbo be-
Eluulne of tl > e war l placed at 9.658 men.
AccouuU of thj battle of Sploukop con-
tlnuo to niter In. All testify as to the
terrific Boer Ore. Several estimate that
the total loss of General Bullcr's turning
movement will amount approximately to
1,600.
1,600.When
When reinforcements were received the
troops were much cramped OH the lop ot
Splonkop. Engineers had been ordered up
to strengthen the entrenchments. Colonel
Thornycroft was not aware of this whc
ho ordered the retirement nnd he actually
mot the artillery coming up.
General Woodgnto was wounded about 2
o'clock In the afternoon. Even then ho pro
tested that ho wan nil right and had to be
held down on the stretcher. It Is reported
that the Boer convmnnder at first Insisted
on the release of some Boer prisoners bc-
'oro ' ho would permit the English to collect
iclr wounded.
A curious Incident Is related ot the flght-
ng en January'21. One ot the Lancaster * ,
whllo firing from a prone position , had his
head taken clean oft by a shell. To the
amazement of his comrades the headless
trunk quietly rose , stood upright n few
seconds and then fell.
DR , LEYDS GIVES HIS VIEWS
.Moiitnttiie "White's Visit \VnshliiK- -
tnii Merely Oni > of Inquiry to
So n ml IMihllu Opinion.
( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co , )
BERLIN , Jan. 31. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Dr. Loyds woo
seen today and nskcd his views on the pros
pects ot mediation. Ho said :
"Anything I might say may forestall the
action ot Montague White or place diplo
matic hindrances In his way at Washington. "
He was asked what Is the object of White's
mission.
"White's visit Is one of Inquiry merely.
Ho will see American statesmen and elicit
their views , also the public opinion In the
states and report to Pretoria. "
"Has ho any definite proposals to make ? "
"No. "
"Is ho an accredited representative ? "
"No. "
The interrogator next put several ques
tions regarding Dclagoa bay.
"It Is qulto possible , " ho said , "England
may bo seeking a pretext to seize the bayer
or maybe Intriguing with that object In
vlow , _ but , If so , it is being done In secret
and I have no knowledge of it. Besides ,
such nn act on the part of England wotlld
raise such a storm throughout Europe that
England now would hardly care to risk the
consequences. "
"How will the "
long war last ?
"Probably six months. It Is Impossible
to eay what will bo the result. The South
African republic U still well supplied with
everything necessary to further conduct of
hostilities. On this point there can be no
doubt. "
He was aeked as to the terms of peace and
replied : .
"I can say nothing , ibelng cut off from
all means of communication with my gov
ernment. I absolutely have no notion how
they arc inclined. In regard to the ru
mored intention of tbo British authorities
to surrender Ladysmttb , the Boers will look
on the result with equanimity. It will make
little or no difference In the plan of cam
paign. The South African republics will
resist to the uttermost an Invasion of their
territory. "
Dr. Loyds returns to Brussels In two or
three daye. Thp hotel where , he Is stopping
- tufTriinsvaai " - "i'i 1
ping -flies Ijijs"i : _
BOERS TO CHANGE TACTICS
\V111 Dnm Kiln Hlver anil Flood I.ucly-
mnlth to Drive Soldiers Out
of C'nvcn.
LONDON , Feb. 1. The correspondent of
the Times at Lourenzo Marquez telegraphing
yesterday says : Information has been re
ceived hero from the Transvaal that the war
department , convinced that it would bo use
less to storm Ladysmlth and that tbo bom
bardment will continue ineffective , has de
cided on a. change ot tactics. Hugo quanti
ties of timber nnd sandbags and hundreds of
Kaffirs have been sent from Johannesburg
and Pretoria for the purpose of damming
Klip river some miles 'below Ladysmlth , the
idea being to flood the town and to drive the
soldiers and Inhabitants out of the bomb
proof caves , so as to expose them to shell
lire.
lire.The
The Portuguese authorities are at last
exercising stricter surveillance. The gov
ernor has notified the consuls that they must
personally guarantee that applicants for
passports are not going to assist the Boer
army before passports will bo granted. It Is
rumored that ho nan also conveyed a hint to
Herr Pott , the Transvaal consul , of serious
consequences If ho continues to infringe the
neutrality of the port.
LADYSMITH CAN HOLD OUT
GurrlHOii Isot DuNnnnilriit Over the
IlrpnlNU of i.'uller IKierH Arc
Iteliifo'rced.
LADYSMITH , Sunday , Jan. 28. ( Hello-
graphed to Swartzkop , North of the Tugela
River. ) The uews of the prolongation ot
the siege , resulting from General Buller's
failure , Is received with fortitude. We can
hold on. The garrison Is healthier , cheery
nnd confident. Disease la disappearing and
there Is no horse sickness. The rains give
plenty of grass. Wo can hear General
rtuller'u guns still working , and it Is
rumored In camp that bo Is advancing along
another line , The Boer laagers around are
again full of men , who hove returned from
the Upper Tuccla. The Boers have also
taken up a now position on the hills near
Colcnso , where they nro In great force. Re
inforcements ore apparently arriving from
the Transvaal. Largo bodies of Boers are
also vlslblo between hero and Potgleter'a
drift.
LOSING FAITH IN BULLER
TuUuo > Slock In Story thnt He Will
lie Alile to Itfllevc I/udy-
Mlllllll.
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. Tbo dispatch from'
Capetown which quotes General Duller as
saying be hoped to bo lu Ladysmlth In a
week U discredited in London.
The report of flghtlug at Crocodile Pool
dUpcee * of the rumor that the BrltUh had
relieved Mafeklng , There Is no great en
thusiasm lu London over the expected In
vasion of the Orange Free State by n third
British army , for it Is considered likely that
the Boers have planned a Kooii defense.
Colonel VIHebols-Marull , the French
strategic ! , baa started for Colesberg to assist
in repelling the British advaure.
Continuation has been received of the re
port that the chief Boer shell factory In
Johannesburg has been blown up.
For the present the British can do nothing
to help Ladyamlth. Some experts bellevn
that General White will try to cut his way
out , Ho must either do thta or surrender ,
for his food supply la almost exhausted.
It U said that , upon the fall of Ladysmltb ,
Dr Leyda , In Europe , and Montague White ,
In Washington , will appeal for mediation.
The British public seems to have totally
loot confidence In General Duller. The next ;
.
( Continued on Fourth PaKc. )
Asks that Tariff Bo L\id on Saccharine
Imports from Puerto Rico.
APPEARS BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
thnt Free Suttnr from the
Inland "Would llurt the Industry
In TlilH Country Free Homes
lllll Favored.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. ( Special Tclo-
nram. ) Henry T. Oxnard , president of the
American Beet Sugar Growers' nssolatlon ,
appeared today before the ways and means
commlttco of the house In opposition to
frco trndo with Puerto Rico. A hearing
was accorded to both Puerto Rlcans nnd
those opposed to admitting the products of
that Island free of duty. In addition to
the commlttco representing the island there
were present : Colonel Hill of Louisiana ,
representing the sugar growers ; Fryo ot
the Tobacco Growers' association and Mr.
Oxnnrd. The president of the Beet Sugar
association took the ground that the In
dustries of Puerto Rico were entirely proflt-
j able without any advantages of protection
nnd that to grant the Island a duty of ! ' ,
"
per cent , ns proposed by the bill Introduced"
would mean n proilt of $30 per ton to thecn.
"From the very best Information , " said
Mr. Oxnnrd , "tho Island of Puerto Hlro Is
capable of producing 300,000 tons of sugar
within the next five years , the present out
put being GO.OOO tons. To give the- sugar
growers of Puerto Rico a. profit of $30 per
ton , ns proposed by the present bill , would
give them $9,000,000 bonus on sugar alone.
All testimony that has been produced on
this subject goes to show that the Puerto
Rlcans are as well off as the farmers ot
this country nnd there Is no good reason
why wo should not continue to exact duty
from the Island. "
l-'rec Homes.
By unanimous vote today the commlttco
on public lands of the house ordered a
favorable report on Congressman Eddy's
hill providing for free homesteads on pub
lic lands for actual and bona fide settlers
nnd reserving public lands for that pur
pose. Three bills contemplating almost
similar rights were 'before ' the committee
for consideration. Eddy's 'bill provides that
all settlers under homestead laws upon
public lands acquired prior to the passage
of the act reported today by treaty or agree
ment from the various Indian tribes , who
have or shall hereafter reside upon a tract
entered In good faith , shall bo entitled to a
patent for the land so1 entered upon pay
ment of the customary fees to local land
olllcers. There are thrco provisions In the
measure , one that the right to commute
shall remain In force ; another that nil sums
of money so released which , if not released ,
would .belong . to any Indian tribe , shall be
paid to such Indian tribe by the United
States , and , further , that if the proceeds
of annual sales of public" lands shall not
bo sufficient to meet the payments for agri
cultural colleges and experimental stations
such deficiency shall bo paid by the United
States. The action of the committee lu re
porting the free homestead bill favorably
is regarded 03 a signal triumph for public
land states and the chances for its
are considered excellent.
Congressman Gamble's bill to change thu
method of procedure In purchasing timber
and wood on government reservations was
also reported favorably from the public lands
committee. Under existing laws sixty days'
advertising Is required bcforo a sale of tlm-
'bcr ' can bo effected. Gamble proposes to cut
the time of advertisement in two and that In
cases of emergency timber and firewood maybe
bo sold without advertisement under such
rules as the secretary of the interior may
prescribe.
R. B. Howcll of Blair Is In Washington for
tlio purpose of interceding with the Post-
office department In behalf of George Boggs ,
former postmaster at Shawnce , O. T. , who Is
charged with the embezzlement of several
registered letters. Mr. Ho well states that
the Boggs case will shortly be tried in 'the
courts nnd ho has reason to believe that another - ,
other person will shortly be apprehended.
Ho Is therefore asking for clemency for
Boggs , who was a former Nebraskan.
A. JI. Burnett of Omaha Is in the city en-
ronte west from a trip south.
Mrs. Catherine E. O'Brien and daughter ,
Frances , arc In the city.
Congressman Gamble Introduced a bill to
day establishing mining experimental sta
tions to aid In the development of the min
eral resources of the country. The purpose
of this bill Is to create paid assayers and
chemists , who for a nominal consideration
are to make assays of rock , cement and clay
which nr.ay bo brought to them for the purpose -
pose of ascertaining the exact amount of
gold , cinnabar , silver , copper , wolfram , tin
or any other mineral known for" Its value.
DANGER OF A MINERS' STRIKE
Seventy ThoiiNuiid Men -May lie Called
Out Within Next Thirty-
Sis Hour * .
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. . Jan. 31. It Is not
nt all Improbable that tbo coal Industry tn
the states of Indiana , Ohio , Illinois and
Pennsylvania , known iw the competitive
Held , will bo shut down and tlio 70,000
miners In tbo district called out on a gen
eral strike within the next thirty-six hours.
This condition is brought/ about by in
ability to reach nn agreement by thu Joint
scale committee. That body closed Its de
liberations tonight without nn agreement
and n strike ot gigantic proportions Is thu
prcbablo result ,
The charge was made on the floor of the
committee room today that the Indiana
operators had deliberately conic Into the con
vention with the purpose of breaking up the
Interstate movement and whether or not
this la true their action has certainly made
the reaching of an agreement a remote pos
sibility.
Another charge made on the floor came
from the miners and Is to the effect that the
operators are beginning to think the Interstate
state- movement too large and for that reason
want to see It go to pieces. The beginning
of the end came when Iowa was denied ad
mission Into the competitive field.
Late Tuesday night Walter S. Bogle tele
graphed all of the operators In the state of
Indiana to como to the city and they an
swered promptly , a great mioiber arriving
this morning.
The meeting of the Joint scale committee
was adjourned in order that ( bo delegates
might meet the new arrivals and determine
on a course of action , In this meeting it
was determined to staad unequivocally for
a single screen standard and accept no
compi'otn.Me. ' { tin 'precipitated u move-
i went that. flnally resulted in a complete
i bolt of the Illinois operators , who say ( hat
' they have been imposed on by the miners
lu their Held , who have accumulated a largo
amount of mcncy. This imposition , they
asserted , had grown BO burdensome they
had determined to come into the competi
tive Held on the same baalv as the other
| states cr to remain out entirely. Benjamin
' James , national board member of the United
I Mine Workers from Janeaville , Pa. ( U do-
tormlncd to abolish the so-called
scale" ot wages In the anthracite fields ot
his state. Ho declares tbo ecato Is a farce.
WIDOW OF LAWTON" OVERCOME
NCWN of OoneroNlty of American
J'colilc n Complete Kiirnrlnc
to Her.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 31. Utilll she
rcnchcdthis city Mrs.Lawton knew noth
ing ot the fund ralEodi liy the American
people. Tha news was taken nboarj by
Pilot Reed and communicated to Mrs. Lawton -
ton by Lieutenant Colonel Edtvards , the dead
soldier's ndjutnnt general.
"Oh , how kind , how , klnill" Bho sobbed ,
and , completely overcome. &ho sank down
upon ft dlvnn and cried ilka n child. "It had
nlwnys been Henry's ambition and mine , "
eho said presently , "to have n homo for the
children , hut I had despaired ot It "
More she could not say.
Everybody In the 'cabin rnrne > forward and
congratulated Mrs. LaWtpn ln turn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. Major General
Mcrrltt , commanding the "Department ot
the Knst , at Now York , spent sqrno time
at the War department today la coiifcrcnco
with tlm ofllclals as to the military features
ot the funeral services qvw the remains of
Major General Lawton preceding Interment
In Arlington cemetery. General Merrltt hns
been placed In charge of nil the military
nrtfai gam mis for the fijnnrnl In this city
and will have personal command ot the largo
military escort , which wllljbo a feature of
that solemn occasion. Although the funeral
arrangements are not finally completed , It
Is probable that the remains will lay In state
at the Church of the Covenant or the New
York Avenue Presbyterian church and
that the Interment will , ibo made the day
following the arrival here of the funeral
party from San Francisco. ,
BRING HOME SICK AND DEAD
One TrniiNpnrt Arrlve 'nml TTVO More
K 11 route from the' Fhllln-
, pine * .
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 31 , The trans
port Senator , which has arrived here , left
the "transports Benmohr - and Ohio In
Nagasaki. They are coming hero. The
Missouri left Nagasaki before the Senator
nnd Is supposed to have beaded for Honolulu
on Its way hero with Benin 200 dead and a
largo number of 111 soldiers. It Is reported
that nine of thcso soldK-rs died on the Mis
j souri before It loft Nagasaki. The Senator
brought the followlnfc officers : Thirtieth.
Captain W. Later man , , First Lieutenant
Pond , surgeon , U. S. A. ; First Lieutenant
Fitzgerald , surgeon , U. & iA. ; quartermaster
and commissary. Major Bockhani. Nearly all
of the sick soldiers on - board uro now
convalescent.
These- who wore declared Insane on leav
ing Manila arc the following : . Hospital corps ,
Prank A. Altgeld , Milton Wallace ; Fourth
Infantry , William Schwnrzcnlien ? ; Thir
teenth infantry , L. McICeevernndChrlstopher
D. McFarrell ; Sixteenth Infantry , James W.
Thompson and Frank L.- Spear ; Eighteenth
Infantry , John Qulnn and' John J. Malone ;
Twenty-first Infantry , S" . M.Lochtrlcd , Ralph
I
j It. Blood , Bernard G. Dlgnan and Andrew
J. Dalort ; Twenty-second Infnntry. "William A.
Moore ; Twenty-third infantry , William
Hunston ; Twenty-sixth Jufimtry , Sergeant
j Andrew AV. Augerson and tillnton-T. Little-
Cuble Report of 'the Accident on
Hoard the AVheellnc lit
lloiiir Ivoiiir.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. Captain Wilde ,
the senior naval officer at Cavlte , In the ab
sence of Admiral Watson , today reported on
the accident on board the Wheeling whereby i
one sailor was killed nnd several wounded
at Hong Kong whllo 11 ring a salute In honor
of Emperor William's' birthday. His state
ment that the accident resulted from the ex
' plosion of blank cartridges aoes not throw
much light on the cause , but It has confirmed
'
the ordnance officers in their original con-
\ I tentlon that the gun did not burst. The
cablegram from Captain Wilde is as follows - I
lows : j I
"CAVITE , Jan. 31 , Charles Arnold Campbell - I 1
bell , gunner's mate , third-class , killed ; Al
bert Nelson , gunner's mate , second-class , |
wounded , probably fatally ; Samuel Freeland I
Long , yeoman , second-class ; David Conroy , j
gunner's mate , first-class ; Arthur Browne , j j
gunner's mate , first-class ; Ernest Belcht , i ;
I
gunner's mate , third-class , wounded ; Lieu
tenant Commander Frank E. Beatty , slightly j
wounded. Explosion blank cartridges whllo '
flrlng'salute ; cause not yet determined. In
jured men not yet able to testify. "
CiiHiiulty Ilciiort from Oil * .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. The following
casualty report was received at the War
department today from General Otis :
"Killed Luzon , January 13 , John H , Kelly ,
Company B , Twenty-second infantry ; near
Calgln , 27th , James E. Howland , sergeant ,
Company E , Twenty-seventh Infantry , at
Morong ,
"Wounded January C , M. J. Grady , Com
pany G , Fourth Infantry , thigh , moderate ,
near Bacoor ; 25th , Second Lieutenant Dennis
P. Qultilan , Eleventh cavalry , foot , slight' , at
Buiacan ; 25th , Thomas O'Rourko , Company
E , Twenty-seventh Infantry , pelvis , mortal ,
at Moroug , Panay ; 19th , Christian A. Jorgcn-
sen , Company C , Nineteenth Infantry , leg ,
slight , at Antique. OTIS. "
Itpneniblen I'nclc Triiln Affair.
MANILA , Jan. 31. 5:35 : pt m. Monday's
affair near Sublg resembled the recent pack
train ambush. Lieutenant Schenck , with a
scouting party of forty men of the Twenty-
fifth Infantry , ran Into a largo force of In
surgents In a mountain defile , Schenck' fell
at the first volley , shot In the head. Ser
geant Singleton and three prlvateo were
killed and five men were wounded. The
Americans then retreated. Afterwards a
stronger force was sent to the scene of the
.fighting and the insurgents departed.
DICK WATCHING LOOPHOLES
1'fcnlilentlnl IjU'ctorM Should He Nom
inated hy Slate COIIVUIIOIIN | : -
tn DeelHlon.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 31. Secretary Dick
of the republican national committee Is pre
paring to mall clicular letters to the chair
men'of ctato committees , Informing them
that It Is deemed butter thnt nil the presi
dential electors this year should bo nomi
nated by state conventions.
Joseph Mauley called the attention of tha
commlttco recently to a decision of the
Maine supreme court , that under provlslona
of the Australian ballot law the Jurisdic
tion of a nominating convention must bo
wide as tbq Jurisdiction of ( he ofllce repre
sented on the ticket.
In view of this , it was decided that no
loopholes should be left to contest the rights
of the presidential electors to cast their bal
lots. Conventions for congressional districts
will bo allowed to designate the presidential
electors ua usual , but state conventions of
tbo republican parly will be expected to rat
ify these nominations that tlieru in ay be
no quertlon as to their validity. Heretofore
slate conventions have generally nominated
only two presidential electors.
.COEBEL SWORN IN GOVERNOR
Oath of OfEce Administered to tha Man
Lying on His Dying Bed ,
BLCKHAM MADE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Democratic Kxcctttlvr Itiiincillntply
Orilprx DlNulinrKltiK Ailju-
tnnt Roncrnl mill AiinoltttliiK
FaVorltu to the IMnce.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Fob. 1. At 1:10 a. m.
Mr. Goobcl was asleep. His physicians re
tired and nobody Is In the sick room except
nurses.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jnn. 31. The condi
tion ot Governor Goebcl at 11:30 : tonight was
better than nt any time during the day. Ho
wan resting comfortably , no unfavorable
symptoms had appeared nnd It was an-
notiuce.il that ho would unquestionably get
through the night In good shape.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan. .11. William
Gocbbl was shortly before D o'clock tonight
sworn In na governor of Kentucky and J. C.
W. Bcckham n few minutes later took the
oath as lieutenant governor. The oath was
I administered to both men by Chief Justice
Hazclrlgg ot the court ot appeals ,
The plan to make Goebol governor was
set In motion early In the afternoon. A
statement was prepare. ! saying that the
boards which hud heard the contests for
governor nnd lieutenant governor had de
cided In favor ot Gocbel and > Beckham : that
the boards Intended to report their findings
to the legislature , but that they had been
prevented from doing BO by the action of
Governor Taylor In declaring the legislature
adjourned.
The statement then goes on to say that the
members of the legislature were driven from
place to place by the mllltla nnd threatened
with arrest whenever they attempted to hold
a meeting. It was declared the belief of all
the signers of the statement that Goebel ana
Deckhmn were the legally elected governor
and lieutenant governor and each man , an ho
signed the paper , announced that ho voted
for the adoption of the majority report of the
contest boards , which declared Goebel and
Beckham to bo the men rightfully entitled
to the office.
Statement liy Member * .
The statement In full Is as follows. It is
signed by a , majority of the members of
both houses :
On the 31st day of January , 1900 , nt 10:30 : ,
the hour to which the 'house of rcprfscnta-
Hlves .had adjourned , the members thereof ! ,
attempted to assemble In the house In tno
stnto capital , for the purpose of performing I I
the duties with which they arc charged under -
der the laws of iiho commonwealth. At tno I I
cntranca to the house they were met by
armed eoldlers , commanded by the adju
tant general of the atnte , under the orders
of t'ho anting governor and members of
your housa of representatives by tno
soldiery not only refused admission to tlio
house , but commanded to "disperse as nn
unlawful assembly. " Thereupon , your rep
resentatives attempted to meet nt otner
places -within the city of 'Frankfort , but
were pursued bythe same soldiery unu
dispersed at the point of the bayonet. Fur
thermore , as If these unwarranted acts
hitherto unheard of nnd without precedent
under any form of government were not a i
siitllclent assumption of tyrannical powers , I
notice was there and then attempted to bo '
served upon your representatives by unl- j
formed olHcera that he , the acting"governor ,
( i'l.i ° urno < l. tilc , general iieupmlily to
. lawlessness , nvurderousftsuds - nnd ns-
KiHslnatlons , where ho and his predecessors
have , repeatedly acknowledged their In
ability to enforce the law , oven with the
full assistance of the military power of
the stato. This 'outrageous usurpation ot
power un.I .iiithortty , denied to the legally
constituted chief executive of the common
wealth by the constitution , the acting gov
ernor attempts to base upon nn alleged
sluto ot Insurrection which hewithout
-warrant of fact , declares exist through
out the state , and especially In the vicinity
of Frankfort.
Frankfort.Why
Why They 1'roteM.
Now , therefore , we , the undersigned repre
sentative of Kentucky , do protest to the"
people of thricommonwealth :
First That no insurrection exists or has
existed in the vicinity at Frankfort or else
where.
Second That no dangers or Indications of
dangers exist , except such ns have arisen
from 'time to time , fro-m the presence ; und
threatening- movements of promiscuous
tiordesi of armed mountain , republicans
brought ! hero by the acting governor nml
Mils political colleagues for the. polo but vain
pupposb of provoking resentment nnd roiin-
tor demonstrations upon the part of the ,
law-abiding citizens of the state , which
course of conduct 'had HB logical nnd in-
ovltablo , if not Its contemplated culmination
lost Tuesday mornlnpr In the assassination
from a window of the. executive building In
the Immediate vicinity of the ofllce of the
acting governor , of the Hon. William
Goebcl , a senator approaching the threshold
of itho state chamber in the. exercise of his
olllclnl duties , the victim being- also the con
testant for governor.
Third That the civil authorities of the
county of Franklin wore able nnd willing
to enforce the laws , punish the. offenders
and protectthe / - citizens , ( but an opiKirtunlty
to do so wns denied them In order that an
excuse might be found for terrorizing the
community wltoi armed soldiery ,
We. your representatives , deeply deploring
the necessity thus placed upon us of at-
1 mptlng- vindicate the fair name of our
beloved 'but humiliated and bleeding state ,
the Innocent victim of a thousand crimes ,
ngalnst these soric.s of additional outrage ? ,
culminating this day In the complete sup
pression of the legislative * und Judicial de
partments of the. Hlato government , the de
struction of civil liberty and the enthrone
ment of tyranny and treason , do declare tlio
aforesaid conduct on the part of the acting
governor and his colleagues to bo without
warrant of Uw. without Justification of
facts and without excuse gave and except an
unwillingness on the part of the acting gov
ernor to submit his claim to the ofllee which
he now occupies to nfair ami legal adjudi
cation before the highest tribunal known to
the laws of the commonwealth.
( Signed ) * I3y all the. democratic members
of the house and senate ,
Slow Work flottlntr .Sluriinlnre * .
It was a slow work obtaining the signa
tures of the members of the house nnd sen
ate , and although the work was In progress
all the afternoon , It was not until evening
that the necessary number of signatures
bad been obtained. As soon as tbo last man
actually needed had adlxcd his signature to
the utatoment , word was sent to the resi
dence of Chief Juatco | Hazclrlgg of the court
of appeals. He came at once to the Capital
hotel , parsed directly unstalro to the room
of Mr. Uoebel and administered the oath of
olllce.
Mr , Oocbcl wns propped up with pillows
and was able to raise his 'hand only with
the greatest difficulty as he listened to tbo
worijft of Judge Ilazelrlgg , When the oath
had been given Mr. dot-be ) uanl : buck ex
hausted , the effect having been almost too
much for his strength , There were In tbo
room at the tlmo the oath wan administered ,
besides Mr , Roebel and Judge Hazelrlgg ,
Arthur fjocuel , brother of the wounded
man , Mrs. Welch , his sister , and Percy
Haley , his compalgn manager , and two or
three Intimate friends ,
Mr. Qocbel was unable to cay anything re
garding the matter , but the contented smile
on hlf face bore strong witness to the pleas
ure that he felt ,
Immediately upon leaving the room where
ho bad sworn In Goebel , Judge Harclrlgg
went to an adjoining room , where ho swore'
in Bcckham ufl lieutenant governor. This
nouo , ho returned to his home. Judge Haz-
.elrlgg declined to make any statement con
cerning thu manner In which the oillcra had
been conferred upon tlio democratic contpht-
ants. "A majority of both houxea of tbo leg-
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He-low r.rro ,
CRAN.K ANNOYS MAUD GONNE
IMiltlp von Kuhl Writes Irish .lonn of
Arc a Note Turncil Over
to 1'ollee.
NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Philip von Kuhl ,
nbout CO years of age. was arraigned In po.
llco court today , charged with annoying
Maud Ronne , the advocate of Irish nation
alism. Mlta Gonna received n note from Von
Kuhl , setting forth that ho was nn ardent
advocate of the Boer cause.
Ho said that ho had learned that Miss
Gonno was also favoring the Boers and If
she would assist htm In getting subscrip
tions for the Boers ho would rmako her
'famous. Ho nskcd Miss Gonno to moke an
appointment to- meet htm. Mies Gonno , tearIng -
Ing that she wns being pursued by n crank ,
turned the latter over to the chief of po
lice nnd nskcd for protection.
The detectives declared In court that Von
Kuhl hod served thrco years sentence for
swindling and that ho wan wanted for other
offenses. Ho was held in $1,001) ball for
examination tomorrow.
CHARGES AGAINST LUDLOW
Filed hy Killtor of Miohn Military
Governor Summoned to Appear
In Court.
HAVANA , Jan. 31. The editor of the
Litch.i has written to the Judge of the
municipal court of Havana , charging Gen
eral Ludlow with publishing an Injurious
letter nnd also charging two local papers
with having published the same communica
tion.
tion.Tho
The Judge says the law requires him to
write to General Ludlow Informing him of
the charge agulnat him nnd summoning him
to npyear in court to confront the plaintiff.
No ono seems to think General Ludlow can
be composed to appear.
A bailiff from the municipal court went to
the office of La Lucha to collect the fine of $5
recently Imposed by General Ludlow , but
was refused payment. Thereupon all ths
available goods of the paper , consisting of
various fencing nnd duelling arms , were laid
under embargo.
KAUTZ TO TRANSFER HIS FLAG
Admiral -Will Hue the Inwn tor
nhlii Philadelphia to Uclnrii to
Sninoii.
SAN DIEGO , Cal. , Jan. 31. The battle
ship Iowa returned to San Diego today from
Mngdalena bay , where It has been on target
practice. It Is understood thnt Admiral
Kautz will transfer bis flag to the Iowa
and that the Philadelphia will start tomor-
row' or Friday for San Francisco to dock at
jjlkVoi-lHiond rai il' < H&kp-,1 nrfUp ! ! i b.eforo
Bttifln'irfor Sariioa Witl'i Capv'lri.i.N J flle.irK
now gbveriioYBr IlIe-island "tit Tutulla' , who
ja now enroute from the Brooklyn navy
yard with a detachment of marines.
Admiral Crownlnshleld , chief of the
bureau of navigation , who Is now here In
consultatlpn with Admiral Knutz , will re
main several days.
GOOD SHIP NEBRASKA SAFE
After n TenuicNtuotiB Voynwre of
jVliieteeii Dnya the Ve el
Reached New York.
NEW YORK. Jon. 31. The belated At
lantic line steamer State of Nebraska ar
rived today from Glasgow , after a moat ,
tempestuous passage lasting nineteen days. |
From' the tlmo the steamer left the Clyde ,
11 until Its arrival the ' i
on January , at Sandy'
Hook lightship , 'It experienced a scries of j
I
terrific gales from the westward , with tremendous - '
mendous high seas and heavy squalls of snow t |
and hall. The ship was unable to make
much headway , owing ( o the weather , but .
succeeded in reaching port without the i ;
slightest damage to vessel or Injury to passengers - i
sengers , consisting of thrco saloon , fourteen - '
teen second cabin and twenty-seven steer-
ago.
FOR ONE OF BRYAN'S ' MATES
Sam Cook Snya J ml tre Caldvrell ot
ArknnNiiN IH Mont I.lkely DCIIIU-
emlle Candidate.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , Jnn. 31. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Sam B. Cook , chairman of the
Missouri domocratlo central commlttco nnd
until recently bead of the national demo
cratic literary bureau , who has Just set out
to canvass the state for the democratic nom
ination for secretary of state , expressed the
opinion here today that Judge Henry C.
Caldwell of Llttlo Rock , Ark. , Is the most
likely man yet mentioned for the democratic
nomination for vice president. Ho said the
democratic 'national ' convention will bo held
about two weeks before the republican and
thinks Kansas City , Mo. , stands the best
chance of getting It.
ROBBERS FLEE FROM A MOB
Arn-Hteil While Dividing SpollH , They
Fell nil Ollleer anil H
On < ; ( /'iiiitnrcd.
ST. LOUIS , Jnn. 31. A special to the Poit-
Dlapatch from EiUVanlsvllle , 111 , , save :
Thrco robbers were arrested today by
Chief of Police Barnsbock whllo dividing
their spoils. Ono felled him with a revolver
nnd all escaped , holding a crowd at bay with
jliejr guns. 'Later one robber 'Was captured.
Posses and bloodhounds traced the otliers to
the Madison mines , wherp they exchanged
twenty or more shots without effect. The
two robbers nre still nt large.
IMIey rienili. ( inllly ,
ICAN3AB CUT , Mo. , Jnn , lil.-Geurso
rilley , tlio 'rain Hcbbor m.ntnieil ut Il-Jlden.
and JeKsro Snecd , nt whono house the nannr
was corralled , were brouclit .hero . today nnd
arraigned bcfor United States CornrnlH-
ttlonur NucltolH , charted with complicity In
the robbery of the Pltt vllle , Mo. , postolllce.
llllev p'tMilert ' KUllty. Snejdvr. held la JSOO
bonJ eiharged1 with receiving tile proceeds of
the haul. lioth will be. tuken tn the Ttatf-i
county jail for safe keeping' pending trial ,
MovriuriilH of Ocenii VexHt'lH , Jun , ill ,
A'i 'Southampton Arrived New York ,
from New York , Sailed Trave , from Brc-
inen , f' r New York.
At Urenien-Arrlved-Willfrhad , from New
York ; Mum-hoii , from Baltimore.
At Liverpool Arrived Cdllfornlan. from
Portland , via Halifax ; Oceanic , from New
York.
At Ifambure Arrived Frlfcin , from Ph'.la-
delr'hla.
At Glasgow Arrived Norwegian , from
Portland.
At Philadelphia Arrived Uhvnlund , from
Liverpool , two days overdue , gulled Neth-
orlaivis , for Antwerp.
At New York Arrived States' N
from QluBtovv ; Werra , from Genoa ;
pla , from
ALL THEIR OWN \U\ \
Republicans in the Saddle in Kentucky nod
Democrats Shut Out.
GOVERNOR ADJOURNS THE LEGISLATURE
Issues a Proclamation Ordering it to Rjcoa *
Tene at London.
DEMOCRATS GO OUT AND HUNT FOR A HALL
Lines of Blue and Steel Keep Them from
Holding Any Session.
MILITIA PATROLS CITY OF FRANKFORT
Compllcntcil Political Sltnntlnn Con-
frontn tin * INilltU'lniiH of the III no
( JrnHM Stntr Tnytor Union with
it Strongllniul. .
FUANKFORT. Ky. , Jnn. 31. Never wns
there n mnro complicated political nlt\iatloi (
than that which tonight confronts tbo poli
ticians of Kentucky nnd never wns there one
of which it seemed so difficult to form an
accurate1 guess at the outcome.
The republican party , which two daya ago
wns vainly striving to hold its members In
their scale upon the floor of the house nnd
whlcl- seemed almost powerless , Is tonight In
the saddle strong nnd vigorous and carrying
things with a high hand.
The powcrlcssnrss of the republicans of a
few days ago Is more than equalled by the
apparent helplessness of the democrats of
today. All day long the democracy has boon
groping around , trying to find some way in
which It could seat In the gubernatorial
chair Its lender , William Cnobel. who lies
slowly dying of the wound Inillcted by the
bullet of nn assassin. No matter which way
tbo democrats turned they were confronted
by the same prospect , u line of blue , cdgt'd
with steel , nnd It was fully understood by
both parties that the line nnd the steel were
there for business purposes only. There
was no bluff , no false alarm nbout It.
All day through the streets of Frankfort
soldiers marched and countermarched. Drlll
In the street were frequently held in order
that the men might bo warmed by exercise
after they had remained In the biting wind.
Around the penitentiary was a line of troopn.
In front of the opera house was n guard ,
thrco companies stood at rest in the open
space in front of the Capital hotel , sentries
patrolled every sldo of the building In which
former Governor Bradley resides nnd a de
tachment ot Infantry held the court houst
against the possible coming of the members
of the legislature , with the intention of de
claring that not the living William S. Tay
lor , but tbo dying William Goebel was tha
lawful head and chief executive ot the com
monwealth of Kentucky.
Mutter of Sentiment.
It was largely a matter of sentiment with
the democrats that led them to make such
desperate efforts to crown their Vlng before
ho' died. They wanted him to leave the
world a victor before the. world. They fought
; hsrtl ' _ fo * ihelr.n'iau " , biitjtfh.01 forluriCttor ; vfir
' "
w'nij agariiBt'thfm"and4hclr"dylrig Icadu'j will'
'In all probability slnk'lnto'tho ' ' grave -without ,
being declared governor of his state. Ho has
no more clianco for glory than ho has for
life and that Is little , indeed.
The republicans laid their plans well nnd
secretly. They carried them through vig
orously nnd trlumpha'ntly. The proclama
tion declaring thnt a state of Insurrection
existed In the state nnd warrants for the
arrest of every democratic 'member ' at' the
legislature were prepared last night. It
was the intention of Governor Taylor and
his advisers that no meeting of tbo legisla
ture should bo hold today , even though It
proved necessary to arrest and detain In
custody nil those- who persisted In holding
meetings. Once adopted , the policy was
carried out to the letter. Compelled to retire -
tire from the capltol building , they went
to the opera house. Held back from the
opera house , they went to the court house ;
prevented from entering the court house ,
they went to the Capital hotel' , only to ho
told thnt any meeting they might attempt
to hold In that building would be suppressed ,
all found taking part lu It would bo ar
rested nnd tha hotel Itself seized by the
soldlars. It was a hopeless game. The
democrats had no chance to win and they
gave it up. Later in the day officers en
tered the hotel and told the democrats that
no conferences must 'bo held and they
attempted to hold none.
Text of Tnylor'n Proclamation.
Following Is the text of Governor Taylor's
proclamation adjourning the legislature :
To the General Assembly of the Common
wealth of Kentucky : Whereas. A state of
Insurrection now prevails in the state , of
Kentucky nnd especially In Frankfort , the
capital thereof , by virtue of the authority
vested In tno by the constitution ot Ken
tucky , I do hereby by this proclamation
adjourn at once the general assembly of thu
Htiito of Kentucky to meet at London ,
Laurel county , Ky. , Tuesday , the 6th day of
February , 1900 , nt 12 o'clock.
Given under my hand at Frankfort , Ky. ,
this 20th day of January , 1900 , at 9 o'clock
p. m. W. S. TAYLOR ,
Governor of Kentucky.
ny Caleb Powers , Secretary of Stato.
Adilr ' to the People ,
Governor Taylor this afternoon Issued tha
following address to tne people :
To the People of Kentucky ! The most la-
mentuble. condition of affairs ever experi
enced by our people has rendered prompt
action on the part of thu chief executive of
the state absolutely necessary ,
A Ion ? series of unprecedented and unlaw
ful actH practiced by tlioxo In charrjo of thu
lei-lslutlvo Interests of our state nas culmi
nated In the most fearful condition In thq
history of the state , The dreadful tragedy
which occurred yesterday shocked and
startled all and can be no morn sincerely
deplored by anyone than myself.
To attempt to legislate under such comllr
tlons of excitement and threatened vlolencb
ns now prevails lu Frankfort would toe sheer
mildness nnd I have therefore. In line oxor- ,
t-lee. of my constitutional powers , adjourned
the legislature to convene. In London , Ky , ,
on February B ,
I hnvo taken every precaution to prenorvft
the peace that cvery citizen may know that
IIfo and properly are safe and will bo pro
tected with every reaourve of the. . commonwealth -
wealth , I trust that in this laudable effort I
will have the support of every law-abiding
citizen of Kentucky.WILLIAM
WILLIAM S. TAYLOR ,
Governor of Kentucky.
This mornlne not a member of the legis
lature knew whether or not the body would
bo permitted to meet in the capltol building.
All they knew was that soldiers were guard
ing every gate and that nobody would be
allowed to enter without a pass. They de
cided , however , to meet at the Capital hotnl
nnd march In a body 'lo tha tate flouts.
Clerk Edward Leo of the houie , with Rep
resentatives Kllday and Lewis , fonnud the
advance guard nnd at 9:40 : they presented
themselves at tbo south gate of the capltol
grounds , A young lieutenant wag on guard
in command ot a small squad. An soon an
the members of the legislature were Identi
fied they were admitted and allowed to p a
Into the capltol building. Not u soldier wan
in sight on the outside of the building , but
once the door WAI opened It looked like war.
Long lines of Infantry were drawn up on oaeh
ld of the hall with fixed bayoneU. At tfc *