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BULLIiR Al II Ad AIM-
Report He Has Escrowed tha Tugola Eiver
at Three Places.
FIGHTING PROCEEDING AIL DAY LONG
Announcement is Made on Apparently Good
Authority ,
CHURCHILL ADMIRES TENACITY OF BOERS
Sajs Their Style of Fiphting ia Mora Telling
Than Discipline ,
BRITISHERS DISORGANIZE AT SPIOHKOP
Heeiner DnrliiK Mnlit unit Itctrent In
Order lloer ( in mi em SiirprNe tin *
l''iiKll * < li li.v Their . \ee.nrnle
Sliootlnu ,
LONDON , Feb. 1. 1:00 : p. m.--Tho St.
Jamt'H ( Jnzctte nays It Is reported on good
authority ( hut ( iencral Butler has again
crraMcil the Tugcla river at three places and
that fighting bus been proceeding nil day |
long. i
( i 10 p. m. The War ofilco has no IIOWB of |
General Buller's alleged movements as ro- |
porH'd by the St. Jaincx Gazette , but thn ;
paper says It has no reason to doubt the
correctness of Its Information , although It
has not yet learned the exact positions Gen
eral Duller seized.
( Copyright. IBM ) , by Tress Publishing Co. )
PIBTKIMIAIUTSiBUHO , Jan. 27. 3:10 : p.
in.-New ( York World Cablegram Special j
Telegram. ) Ladysmith Is bravely resisting ,
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which helps the Boers an a magnet to draw
from I ho relieving army against the terrlblo j
ptflltlonn beyond the Tugela. The Boers are
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already fortified for many miles. The dllll-
cnlticR of crossing the river alone are'con - ;
sldcrabli' , utter which un unbroken wall i
of heights muiit bo forced. Thrwc their j j
plcketu hold on lop cf kcps and signal movements - | j
ments of the British column * to the main , ,
Boer army , which IH held back on the plains
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behind n wall , moving quicker than we can
to whatever point Is threatened , therefore I
wherever the British attack they are con- J
fronted by the bulk cf the BOLT force and j
every turning movement becomes Itself u j
frontal attack.
Morcjvor , tmo ! Is required to cross the
river , which cnnblea the Boors to intrench
niul bring artillery. Vet the situation at
Ladysmith compels censelces efforts to over
come these extraordinary dlHlcultles.
The Boer strength In Natal , according to
my Information , collected nt Pretoria , Is
18,000 , of whom 7,000 form a regular covering
army , 7,000 maintain the Investment of La-
dytimltb , 5,000 act with either forco. accordIng -
Ing to circumstances. Curiously thehe fig-
urea , tally with those collected recently by
thft intelligence department , now under Col
onel Saubach , which Is very active.
' * ilus Bullor to relieve Ladysmith must
frontally force a tremendous position , hold
by 10,000 or 12,000 of the best rlilcmen In
tin * * .vorltl atid'nupTiortcd by a superior ar
tillery , Intrenched with great military skill.
According to European principles the at
tacking force whould outnumber the defense
threefold , therefore Bullor ought to have i '
36,000 men on the fighting line. In spite of j
everything , all feel a supreme effort must bo j
made. The troops are determined and ofll-
ccrs are eager , hut the public must prepare
themselves for sacrifices of blood nnd treas
ure ,
Aitinlren Ti-nnelty of lloer-i.
The Boers will fight to the .bitter end In
any c.ise and It is impossible not to admlro ,
the tenacity of these wonderful pcoplo nor
deplore this horrible war which has arisen.
But viewing the vast military strength of
the republics who can deny that hitherto
British supremacy In the Capo has rested
upon Boer sufferance ? The only alternative
offered the British is to fight or resign all its
imperial claims. Besides wo nro not only
fighting for the defense of our property , but
in respect to our obligations to the loyal j
colonists , which are- our moat sacred duty , j i
Although It was preceded by a wicked raid ,
and urged In certain quarters by vile motives
this war Is not Immoral or an operation of ,
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aggression , but It was inevitable. j
The Itng expected trial of strength be- j
tween two thriving , overbearing races for n
right to plant their respective flogs over halt
a continent Is thu sentiment and principal
motive power on both sides. j I
"A united states under the Transvaal flag" | i
IH the cry of the Boors. "Tho union jack [
over Pretoria" the reply of the British. The
only solution Is to fight It out.
The consequences ot the war may not bo
altogether evil. It has greatly Increased the
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mutual respect of tbo combatants. 1 I
The public will find much consolation and j i
encouragement In examining the course and
effects of the American civil war. A union |
never was -born without travail. It Is a !
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melancholy spectacle this now land , scorched j |
by fire , but after the refining llames have j
cooled wo filial ! find the pure gold of a more
harmonious system. Let Great Britain per-
sovcre.
liner ttuitN Surprise llrltoiin.
The most serious attacks on the War office
respecting artillery and intelligence previous
to the war appear unjust. The great army
in Africa la of the finest quality , beautifully
organized and equipped In all details , and
has excellent artillery. The Boers' guns are
tow , but splendidly and cleverly handled ,
nnd llnd the range of moving targets at 7,000
yards often at the first that of our gunners.
We cannot explain how the mounted forces ,
If given freedom , could compete on equal
terms , especially the colonial corps , which
are as cunning us the Boeru and more
daring ,
Itcgardlng Infantry , the principal strength
of nur army , ono thinks that against the
jiKXprrn llro In the eaattorcd formations
that it Is Imporatlvo that olllcera should
keep moving about and are killed. There
fore , the machinery In control breaks down
as each individual must trust to his own
Intelligence , consequently the trained soldier
tluds himself outmatched by the inde
pendent Boer In skirmishes. The courage of
the regulars only Increases the loss. Take ,
for Instance , Splonkop , where 300 Boers
would imvo been ublo to exist , in spite of
shell fire , tailing cover and shooting care
fully among the rocks. U Is necessary for
the British to crowd first 3,000 , then later
0,000 men to hold tbo summit , with no cover
for so largo a number , consequently the
horrid carnage from artillery. llenco a
triumph of the Individual over the mass.
Splonkop WHS not of decisive value , as a
gun joiltlon Is valuable Alone lu conjunction
with a general attack , but Bullor did not
llko risking the guns under heavy rlilo fire ,
EQ did pot order them up until It was evi
dent the infantry could not endure the un
hampered artillery flro and the furlrua Boer
assaults at tbo summit made it necessary to
send up continual reinforcements. There
WCTU i > o many battalions drawn into the
tight thut n general attack eUeuherc was
prevented , As fast an infantry arrived it
war thrown Into the fight , company by com-
I any ; therefore by evening inont of the
troops on the hill were completely cllsor-
not demoralized In any way , but
the machinery control shat-
have affected the
d , tu pursuance of
to hold the hill or
evacuate , nnd eah would have retired or
entrenched accordingly , quite Independent
of orders of the olficers. It was like u pack
of bounds against a Hock of sheep.
The npjtt morning the British battalions
were again c-llccted nnd formed up per
fectly and solid , showing the advantages of
discipline. Had the Boers suffered n similar
Idfj ft general trek would have followed
But the regular's morale enables him to
sustain many tevorso. * , nnd therein Is his
expectation of ultimate success. Besides ,
the Brltloh arms have great recuperative
power while the Boers' killed or disabled
will never bo replaced. The war , therefore ,
Is brought nearer to an end oven by unsat
isfactory operations. The Boers nro begin
ning to understand this nml are awed by the
Inexorable purposes of their enemies , who
cxprcso Jubllntlcn. admitting to doctors nnd
clergymen that the end Is Inevitable If Brit
ain did not weary , but their hope IA that
Britain would weary. CHURCHILL.
LOOKS ON "THE GLOOMY SIDE
KiiKllvli 1'nMle 'I'ltl.ei .No Stock In
ItellorlM of MIMCH to Ito-
lleve l.iulytttnltli.
NEW YORK , Feb. 1. London papers have
little j news from South Africa toJav and there
Is | not much comfort in that little , except
that | the b3le.igutTcd garrison of Ladysmith
did not derpair when they learned of Gen- j
oral Biiller's second reverse , but were still i
hopeful and determined. The public docs no1 1
bellevo that General Buller's army Is capable
of relieving Ladyrmlth , to the tall ; of a
fresh movement doer not Inspire hope. It Is
not true , as has been reported , that General
Duller has withdrawn all his troops south of
the | Tugeln. His big guns were still nt i
Mount ; Aliro on Sunday , with Lytlletor.'s
brigade ] covering them.
According to the latest Information the
retirement i from Splonkop was inevitable.
When reinforcements and a few guns arrived j
during the night the position still held by the
British forces was so cor.3ned 'bat the
varlcus ti-glments wcto huddled together and
It I was Impossible in the darkncfas to make
proper I arrangements to meet the storm of
shell i and bullets that the daylight would
bring ' upon them. j
The campaign in Capo Colony docs not
develop J rapidly. The Boers at Colesburg ,
Stoynsburg ! and Stormburg seem to be can-
tout ( if they can keep the British troops In
check whllo Cronjo operates bctv/een Moddcr
river nnd Ktaibcrley , holding Mcthucn qule :
while the Boers bombard the Diamond City.
Dr. Leyds' popularity In Berlin seems to
be worrying the London papers. He Is to
hold another confcrincb with Count von
Buelow , the German foreign minister.
The alarm over the alleged dofenso-
lessnness of the British Isles Increases. The
London Dally Telegraph publishes a dispatch |
from Portsmouth saying : "In the naval
circles of Portsmouth thcro Is a strong 1m- j
readlnesa to proceed on active service at
short notice.
"Tho work on ships In hand nt Ports
mouth is being pushed with nil cpccd.
Only the most necessary repairs on several
cruisers , now refitting , have been taken In
hand. _ , . . . . % , „ , / . . . f
"That the channel squadron shoulu nt the
last moment have been retained lu British
waters Instead of being sent direct to
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Gibraltar Is also considered a sign that some
Important j step may bo taken , The squadron ;
remains , for ten days or a fortnight . iti |
Buntry . and then proceeds to Suda bay or j
Gibraltar. ( "
All this , too , at a time when the touo
of the continental press Is not more hostile
toward i England than It has been for several
years ; when no threat against England Is' 1
heard in Russia or Germany or even In
France. ; I
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MACRUM TOOK CARE OF SELF
Cnnon Fiirnirr SnyH Clilef Cirri * of !
Conunl Seeinc-d to lit ; Per- |
Moniil Safety.
LONDON. Feb. 1. Canon Farmer , who
was forced to leave Pretoria with other'
British clergymen , has arrived In London.
With reference to Charles Macrum , the
former United States consul at Pretoria ,
Canon , Farmer said to a representative of
the Associated Press :
"Mr. Macrum was one of tht < last men I
saw , before leaving. I told him ho was j
taking , the wrong side nnd did not underI I
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Btnnd , American feeling. His chief care i
seemed to bo for his personal safety and j
I think It was chlcily on that account that ;
he left In the midst of the crisis. He Is j j
not a strong man nnd President Kruger
may have taken advantage of this. But'
when last I saw Mr. Macrum he was a |
patriotic man.
"In regard to Mr. Blake's so-called volun-
leers , they are llko Mr. Blake , mostly
burghers , who would have been obliged to
go anyway. Mr. Macrum told cue there
were 5,000 Americans In the Transvaal , most
of whom the United States was glad to get
rid of. "
Pretoria , Canon Farmer added , was pro
visioned for two years.
HOSPITAL SHIP AT DURBAN
Mnlnc Fortumitely Arrives In Time
to Ileeelve 1'urllon of "tt'oumleil
from NnlnitUoi.
( Copyright. 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. )
DURBAN , Jan. 30. 9:30 : a. in. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
liospltal ship Maine arrived hero today , for
tunately In tltno to receive a portion of the
Splonkop wounded. This ship U fitted with
every comfort and convenience and will beef
of Inestimable service to the military au
thorities and a merciful blessing to the
wounded , who , after lying out all night on
the battlefield and weary with Jolting of
ambulance wagona and the railway , at last
find peace.
Pletcrmarltzburg and Durban are both de
pressed at the news from the front , but thn
people are calm and determined , firmly be
lieving that the British government will not
desert them , but prosecute the war.
CHURCHILL.
EVEN SURPRISES THE ENGLISH
Ill-ill nrknlili * Dec ! unit Inn
[ < ° orii > ( .rent llrltnln HUH
nver I'lit III tilt * 1'lelil ,
LONDON , Keb. 2. 1:30 : a , m. Mr. Wynd-
ham'8 remarkable declaration in the House
of Commons that Great Britain will have In
a fortnight 150,000 regulars in South Africa ,
7,000 Canadians and Australians and 26,000
South African volunteers Is received with
wonderment. Of this total of 213,000 tronps.
with 452 guns , all are now there with the
exception of about 1S.OOO that arc afloat. Be
yond comparison this Is the largest * force
Great Britain has ever put Into the field. At
the cud of the Crimean war It had scraped
together 80,000 men , Wellington at Waterloo
had 25,000 , Mr. Wyndham's speech was the
( Continued on Third Page. )
ONE CONVENTION OR TWO
Recent Chairmen of Republican Stats Com
mittee Express Their Views.
NECESSITY FOR TICKET OF STRONG MEN
Variety of Opinion * on 11 Snlijeot of
L'iturriiinnt linjinrlniicp to > e-
lintnUn Itt'iinlillenn * ut
I'rvaent Time.
The Uee has addressed letters to the vari
ous chairmen of the republican state com
mittees slnco 1S92 asking an expression of
their views as to questions coming before
the meeting of the utato committee next
week namely the number and time of the
republican state conventions , the character
of the ticket and the general conduct of the
campaign. The answers received nre here
with given :
Cliiilrinini Ti-IVI'N Vleitn.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 21 , 1000. To the
Kdltor of The Uee : I am In receipt of yours
ot the SCtli , asking my views upon the fol
lowing points :
First Olio convention or two conven
tions.
Second The date of the conventions.
Third The character of the men to be
nominated on the ticket.
Fourth The general conduct of the cam-
Upon the first point I do not. think It ad
visable for mo to express myself very poi-
Itivcly , as It Is a matter to bo decided by .
the state central committee , but I am ot
the opinion that the state ticket should be '
nominated very much earlier than was done
In this last campaign for several reasons.
The first and principal ono Is that it Is very
embarrassing for the chairman of the state
central committee to bo called upon to con-
cTuct a campaign with any expectation that it
shall be successful when ho has no time to
place himself In touch with the varloun
county ccmmlttees and to ascertain the poi
lltlcnl feeling of the state. It seems to mo
that It Is not necessary to enlarge upon
that' point , as our experience the last year
has demonstrated. I think , absolutely , that
more time should bo given to the conduct
.of the campaign. I think republicans gen
erally have como to this conclusion and
probably their Ideas will have considerable
bearing upon the sentiment of your first
proposition and may induce them to noml-
nato the state ticket at the same conven-
tioii when delegates to the national con
vention are selected.
Upon the second head , the national cooi-
mlttcc has indicated that the state con
vention should be held thirty days before i
the national convention and this will In
dicate pretty clearly when It would be nec
essary to hold ono of the conventions. I
Under the third head , unquestionably
republicans should necurc men whoso char-
actcr and standing will commend them to
the confidence of the people. Men should i
bo nominated , not simply because they have j
political aspirations , but because they arc I I
eminently fitted for the discharge of the !
duties of the ofllce for which they are can- ,
dldates. They should be thorough repub- !
llcans , honest men. Intelligent In the highest - !
est degree and absolutely above criticism.
It will not be dim cult to secure men of
thin character ICth.Q.sepUlilic nsuf , tha sU > i ?
will begin now to canvass In. their , own
minds the proper Individuals.
Under the fourth head , undoubtedly the
campaign will be a battle royal. Wo will
have against us , In all probability , that
scntinunt which Is known as state prIUo
and which will glvo the nryanllcs more
than their legitimate strength. Upon the
other hand , republican principles have
been proved by history to be the ones which
bring to the greatest number of people the
largest ( measure of prosperity. In other
words , the republican party Is founded upon
the proper ideas for the administering of '
our government. This being the case , the |
largest discussion of political principles will
Inure to the beneflt of the republican party.
I should like to see nil the Issues which
aie before the people thoroughly discussed ;
In every Fcliool house In the state and I | !
am sure that when our principles are thus ; i
discussed the majority of the people of the j i
state of Nebraska will see the advisability i i
of voting the republican ticket. The clr- ! i
dilation of a large number of newspapers j
will be especially advantageous , for the i j
press of the state is In the hands of In
telligent men and week by week they give
excellent reasons for the success of repub"
llcanism.
The campaign should 'be brought close
to the people. Republicans can appeal to
Intelligence with confidence and if we can
succwisfully bring the attention of the
people to our arguments if wo can get
them to realize that republicanism Is
founded upon principle and not demagoguery -
goguery , which Is the truth there is no j
question but that wo will succeed. Yours
, -ery truly , ORLANDO TEFFT.
Chairman , 1899.
Opinion of II. II. Selmeliler.
FREMONT , Neb. . Jan. 29. To the Editor
of The Bee : Replying to yours of the 2itu ( I
'avor ono convention , held not later than
May 15 next. Tbo ticket should consist of
: ho best men available , carefully chosen ti
the convention with a view to both their
character and iltnets. The campaign should
commence early and bo vigorously con
ducted. Respectfully.
R. n , SCHNEIDER ,
Chairman 1S98 ,
Kx-Conicretihiniiii I III I HIT.
AURORA , Neb. , Jan. 27. To the Editor ot
The Bee : In my judgment thcro should ba
two state conventions held. The first as
soon as possible to elect delegates to tbo na
tional convention and organize the state
ccntrnl committee for the year ; the other
within two weeks after the national conven
tion to nominate the state ticket.
The candidates should be selected from
men who have been thoroughly tested and
have not been found wanting In character
and ability men who would fill the places
when elected with honor.
The party should ho thoroughly organized
and an aggressive campaign waged In every
school district and ward In every precinct
over the state until victory Is won.
E. J. HAINER.
Chairman 1895.
Mnrrlllilvl < > N ICnrly Start.
LINCOLN. Neb. , Jan. 20. To the Editor of
The lleo : Answering your communication
of January 21 I believe only one state con
vention should bo held and that not later
than April. Also , that the state committee
should ask all county organizations to noml- '
nato a full ticket when they elect delegates
to the Htato convention , so that all candi
dates shall become active workers at about
the same date.
With ninety counties and a state 500 miles
from eabt to west It has never been possible
for the state committee to thoroughly or-
Biinlro the party for effective worX In a cam
paign of from elxty to ninety days. Candi
dates nominated must be men whoso ability
and Integrity arc unquestioned. If we are to
win the managers of the campaign must be
men of experience , whom the party recog
nizes as possessing special ability as organi
zers ,
The campaign should be aggroulve from
the start. Republicans wli | not bo obliged
to offer excuses or explanations for pledges
made In the campaign ot 1S&8. . All promises
have been more than fulflllM , whllo every
statement made by the populists of dlro re
sults sure to follow the cledUln ot MeKlnloy
has proved fahe. Very tru Lyours.
C. lIKlOUIULL ,
Chairman 1S04.
Mnjor SlmiuMer l .Snnculne.
OMAHA , .Ian. 31. To live Kdltor of The
lleo : In answer to your Inquiries 1 think ono
convention better than twin , because there
will bo a larger rcpresentatUn of the repub
licans present If only one convention Is hold.
The party machinery will bo organized
curlier and more thorough work can he done.
June 5 or 6 would bo early enough and glvo
plenty of time for the delegates to the na
tional convention to make their arrange
ments for attending that convention.
1 believe In nominating mqn who can get
votes , oven If necessary to plijk out men who |
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are not candidates , A tlcketVan bo nomlj j
nated by thu republicans of'this state that | ;
will be elected next November.
The general conduct of the. ' campaign de
pends entirely upon the chairman of the
state central committee. Th'o'state central I
committee Is always uilllng to old and per
sonally assist n competent chairman. The
chairman should he a thorough organizer , n
shrewd and capable man In whom the people
have confidence. Such n man If placed nt
the head of the republican organization of ;
Nebraska can secure victory ht the polls In j | '
November.
Jt i
Nebraska Is a republican fiffllc , Hon. W. J.
Bryan to the contrary notwithstanding.
B. D. SLAUOHTEH ,
Chairman 1S93.
REUNION OF ROUGH RIDERS
i
.Hict itt nuinltomn City , ' . .TurntUI
Uovnriior Itooxcvrlt to III-
I'ri'ftoiit Tivo
PHOHN1X. A. T. , Feb. L The Rough
I I i Riders' reunion of 1900 will 'bo held at Okln-
I homa City , O. T. , Juno SI to IM. inclusive.
i The date of assembling was flxcd by Lleu-
, tenant Colonel Brodle. president of the As-
| .loclation of Rough Riders , lie also np-
j j i pointed Captain J. L. B. Alexander of Phoc-
! nl.x acting secretary of tha association , In
place of Lieutenant W. B. Dame , now In the
Philippines. ' . A general committee of dlrec- j
tlon U to be named In a few days.
From Oklahoma comes the Information j
that It Is hoped to make thu reunion a grand i
gathering of Spanish war veterans of whatj j
1 ! ever regiment , with the-Rough ! Riders as the ,
j ] central attraction. This idea is fully npI j I
| proved by the officers of the association. It i
In believed that at least 400 Rough Riders
and several thousand soldiers of other vol
unteer organizations will be present. They
! are to be provided free accQramodatlbns in 1
encampment , while assurances have been I
given that railroad rates will be brought I
down to an unprecedented point. Already j
subscriptions to the entertainment fund i
amount to $10.000. I
I Governor Roosevelt , who' Is honorary prosj j
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I idcnt of the association , writes that ho will j I
be present at least two days of the session , j !
On the last day will bo commemorated j
the action nt La Guasima , where COO Rough '
Riders and the same number of regular cav- I
airy drove 3,000 Spaniards from a strongly I i
entrenched position the first battle of the
Fifth army corps in Cuba.
MENELIK is. NOT.
Decline * to Attacl ; tlir UncrllHli AVIilIc
They ArcIlnwy I31 c-
where.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. A dispatch from
Zurich states that reports that Menellk is | '
arming are untrue and that the negus has | I
rejected French and Russian counsel to attack - i
tack the English from the rear. . j 1
Menellk In November last received an extraordinary - j !
traordinary embassy sent to him by Eng
land with the greatest honor. Ho held a
number of conferences with the English
envoys , at which Herr llg , his Swiss ad
viser. was orescnt.
The negus was delighted with the result
ot ! he negotiations and loaded the embassy
with presents for the queen. French and
Russian diplomats are much dissatisfied at
the turn which things have taken. English
influence In Abyssinia Is steadily Increasing.
Menellk will not visit Paris. He takes
the greatest possible interest In the con-
structlon of the Djlboutl-Harrar railway.
"BEAR TRACKS" PASSES AWAY
Ilavlil ItoliIiiNon , 11 Well Known Cluir-
uvtcr of South Dnkotn , In
JVii More.
RAPID CITY. S. D. . Fob. 1. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The body of David C. Robinson ,
known as "Bear Tracks , " who died at Mer-
rlmnn , Neb. , arrived hero today , accom I
panied by the widow. Interment will occur j !
tomorrow nt 2 o'clock p. m. , under the auspices - !
pices of the order of Elks of Deadwood. A I '
special train will leave Deadwood In time I i
for the funeral. | i
Robinson was very well known in all parts ! I
of the Black Hills , owing to his many terms |
of service as United States deputy enar-
shal , sheriff of Pcnnlngton county and
United States court commissioner at Pine
Ridge , in which capacity ho frequently at
tended federal court at Dcadwood.
LUDLOW REGARDS IT A FARCE
In Deference to I.mv Mllltnrj- Gov
ernor Aiimvcrii SniniiiiniN of
'
Court.
HAVANA , Feb. ] . General Ludlow , the
military governor , received a summous Is
sued by the Judge of the municipal court , Is
sued on the application of the managers of
La Lucha , charging him with publishing an
Injurious letter.
In deference to tbn law ho sent an answer
to the judge declaring that all he had suld In | j
the letter to the New York Times was true j
and that ho had nothing further to say In
response to the summons. He regards tha
whole matter as a farce.
( ii'iioral AVooil nt llolKiiln.
HOLGUIN , Province of Santiago , Cuba ,
Feb. 1. General Wood and his party ar
rived at GI bar a this morning. Glbara atone
ono time had been considered ono ot the !
most difficult parts of tbo Island to govi i
cm. Now there Is not a single soldier sta- '
Honed there. The party this morning left
for Puerto Padre.
BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT WED
Clilcnco .linn Stnlm to Ilonth n Woman
nml Tli en Filially .Slioiiln
HIiiiHL-U.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Nicholas Hotzler
stabbed and Instantly killed Mrs. Ixiulse
Schaeffer today In the dining room of her
homo at 4435 Princeton avenue. Hotzler
then shot himself , dying almost immedi
ately. Hotzler had been very attentive to
Mrs. iSchauffer and Is believed to have be
come Insane because cf her refusal to niarry
him.
Snllllli to Vlxlt ICllner.
BBRLIN , Feb. 1. It is asserted hero that i
Abdul Hamld , the sultan of Turkey. In
tends to visit Emperor William whllo on
the way to the Paris exposition ,
LAIVTUN TRAIN STARTS EAST
Departure of Bodies of the Military Heroes
Marked bj Fitting Honors.
ODD FELLOWS MARCH IN THE PROCESSION
Train Duo In Oninliii Similar l.ounn'i
Iloil)1 to lie Tnkcii ( ute
to > vn l.invtoii'M ( o 1It-
Ill Slut ? .
SAN rilANCISCO. Keb. 1. The special
traltj bearing the remains ot General Henry
W. l.awton , Major John A. Logan , jr. , and
Surgeon Major 0. I. . . Armstrong to their last'
resting ' places started east this afternoon.
The departure of the bodies of the three
ofllucre ' was marked by fitting honors. Tho'
cnskctB containing the remains of the three
ofllcers were borne by twclvo nanroinniU-
cloned officers of the Third nrtlllery and
placed : on the flag-draped gun caUsons.
Mrs. Uawton , Mrs. Logan , Mrs. Armstrong
and the other sorrowing members of the
families of the deceased olllcers rode In
carriages.
The military escort consisted ot Troops F
mid O of the Sixth cavalry. In command ot
Captain Frank West ; Troop A of the Na-
tlonnl Guard and n detachment from the
signal corps of the Elate troops.
A committee of 101) Odd Fellows , which
formed a part of the funeral procession. In
cluded nil the prominent state and grand
olllcers of thirty-six lodges In this city , also
Orand Master W. A. Ilonynge , Grand I'.i-
ti larch Forester of San Diego. 1'ast Citand
Master Reuben II. Lloyd , Past Grand Reprc-
BPlitntlvo M. M. Kstco and Past Grand Master -
ter and Post Grand Patriarch Charles N.
Fox.
Fox.Tho
The noncommissioned officers , who actd
aa cnsketbearers , walked by the sides of the
caissons , each of which was drawn by four
black horses.
Ijlnc of Mni'di t'rowilnl.
The line of march was crowded with a
sympathetic throng and marked respect was
shown the cortege as It paseed through the
streets of the city to the ferry depot , where
the caskets were given Into the care of the
guard | of honor , consisting of Sergeant Simon
i Troop U , Fourth cavalry ; Private John H.
Mohrhuscn , Company D , Fourteenth In-
fantry ; Private Charles O. Okum , Troop 1 ,
Fourth cavalry ; Private John K. Wagga-
man. Troop F , Sixth cavalry , and Trumpeter
Frank Hoberkam , who will sound "taps"
over General Lawton'e grave.
As the mourning party crossed the bay on
the ferry boat minute guns were fired on
the naval reserve ship Myron. The shipping
In the harbor observed the occasion , the
flags flying at half-mast.
Upon the arrival at the Oakland mole tht
three caskets were placed In the composite
car attached to the special train. The In-
tcrlor of the car had been draped with
American flags and on the caskets were
placed the many beautiful floral tributes.
The train is duo In Chicago Monday. The
body of Major Logan will be taken to
Youngstown , 0. The body of General Law-
ton will Ho in state at Fort Wayne and In-
dlanapolts one day and the train will then
continue on to Washington.
Advices have been recslvcd at the Union
VaelfKgniiPKil piUHen er department trjio.
Han Francisco stating Uiat a special train
bearing the bodies of General Lawton and
other American officers killed In the Philip
pines and accompanied by General Shatter
and others left that city yesterday.
The train consists of a baggage car , a com1
posito car and two sleepers. H will pro-
cowl eastward over the Southern Pacific ,
Union Pacific and Northwestern , and Is ex-
pected to arrive In Omaha early Sunday
morning.
EXPLAINS DEAL WITH SULTAN
I'rcnlilrnt Senilis PnpcrN of Iliit < ' * in
Connection with Trent y to
till * IIoilNt * .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 1. In compliance
with a resolution of Inquiry , today the pres-
Icient sent to the house all the papers of
Brigadier General J. C. Bates in relation
to the negotiation of n treaty of agreement
made by him with the sultan of Sulu last
August. In replying to the request the pres-
ident says :
" .Tho payments of money provided for by
the agreement will bo made from the rev
enues of tbo Philippine islands , unices con
gress shall otherwise direct.
"Such payments are not for specific pur
poses , but are Bet apart for the considera
tion giving to the Sulu tribe or nation under
the .agreement , and they have been stlp-
ulatcd for , subject to the action of congress
in conformity with tbo practice of this gov-
eminent from the earliest times In ltn
agreements with the various Indian nntlnna
occupying and governing portions of terri
tory subject to the sovereignty of the
United States. "
General Otis , In transmitting the treaty
August -7 , says :
"The attitude of thcso people has been the
EUbJoct of apprehension for several months
and by this agreement I believe that the
apprehended pending differences are happily
adjusted. "
Secretary Root in n reply , dated October
27Tells General Otis that "tho agreement
Is confirmed and approved by the president ,
subject to the action of congress , and with
the understanding and reservation , which
should bo distinctly communicated to the
sultan of Sulu , that this agreement is not
to bo deemed In any wlso to glvo the con
sent of the United States to slavery In tbo
Sulu archipelago. At the same tlmo when
you communicate to the sultan the above |
mentioned understanding the president d -
sires that you should make on Inquiry as ,
to Ilia number of persons held In slavery In
the archipelago , and what arrangement It
may ho practicable to make for their eman
cipation. "
In his Instructions to General Bates , under
this direction , General Otis rays :
"It Is believed that the market price of
slaves In the archipelago Is Insignificant ,
ranging from $30 to J 0 Mexican , and that In
some Instances owners will be pleased to
Brant freedom to their slaves If they can
escape the burden of supporting them. "
General Otis continues to the effect that
the character of the domestic slavery exlit-
Ing In the archipelago differs greatly fro.Ti
the former slavery Institutions of the United
States , the slaves becoming members of the
owner's family.
General Bates In his report states that
when he first asked to see the sultan the
latter sent his greetings , saying ho could not
como to BOO the general because ho had bolls
on his neck and could not put on bis roat , but
that ho would recognize the protection of the
United States , requesting as a favar that he
might hoist his own Hog alongside of that of
the United States.
The sultan's brother went to Join to meet
General Bates and thu sultan afterward
joined him. General Bates states In this
connection that the Bulun are very jealous
of their Institution of slavery.
In his original Instructions to General
Dates General Otis Instructed him to push to
the front the question of eoclety and toll
him ht could promise for the United States
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
I'orecnst for Nebraska
Knlr nndVnrmiT ; Variable Winds.
Teiiiieriitnre | nt Ontnlin } e4tenlnjl
Hour. lieu. llnnr. Dei:1.
. " > n. in II I p , in. . . . . . ! IH
It n. in IO - i > , in 'H
not to Interfere , but to protert the Mores
In the free exercise of their religion and cus- !
j toms , social nnd domestic , ami to respect the
| j rights and dignities ( if the sultan nnd h !
J advisers , lu return they must acknowledge
the sovereignty of the t'nlted Ptatei.
I I He also Instructed General Bates that It
j | was Important Hint the Unite 1 Stiles should
'
j ! occupy Ihn principal distributing center ? of
1 trade aii'l that Slassl. th'1 capital , should bis
1 occupied by our tronps at no distant day.
|
i I.lent. So In * iu > I ; AIIIOIIK tinKllliil. .
I WASHINGTON. Fob. 1. General Otis bun
I cabled the following lift nt casu.iltlrs to the
I War department :
j "MANILA. Fob. 1. Killed : Twenty-fifth
InfMitry. Jnnuaiy 2ii. near Sublg , Luron ,
I First Llfiitrnant William T. Schenck ; Com-
i i rany K. Tevls Btorston : Company L , Hlllard
i { Boone. William hrnnoii. i
i "Wounded : Thirty-eighth Infantry. ItHb. I I
j ! at Taal. Dntaagan , Company n , Edward H. J
I Charln. thigh , sdvere : Company C , Klmer 12. i
1
I Leasor. face ; Benjamin N. Chltvn , arm ; :
j i Thomas Brown , cheit ; Kdward Wcavei , ,
1 nhoulder , moderate ; Harry Buc'.ianan , lex ; I
I Thlrty-flxth Infantry. 22d. at BallncaBUlnp , )
| i Company F , Ira Allt'.i. rhrst. severe : C cuj j
j I pany 0. Lewes WylrB , thigh , slight : Prstou
j I A. Lloyd , foot , severe ; Nlnotosnth Infantry.
Sth , near Cebu , Company B , Alfred Berry ,
corporal , neck and face , severe ; Company K.
Wlllard K. Hell , leg , severe ; Company H ,
[ Charles William Slslcr , arm , slight ; Com
pany I. Henry W. Sunnier , corporal , thigh ,
moderate. OTIS. "
WASHINGTON , Fob. 1. First Lieutenant
William T. Schenck of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry was barn In Baltimore. Mil. , Decem
ber 31. 1S72 , and served an private , corporal
and sergeant of the First cavalry from |
j November , 1S)1 ! ) , to November , IS'.M ' , when he ,
| was appointed second lieutenant of the Tenth j |
Infantry. i
THREE CENTS A TON APART
.tliniM-x Di'iniiiHl n I'Mftreti-t'cnl
niul Ilic Oprrntorx Stick
for Twt-lvc.
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 1. The chaotic dif
ferences between the coal operators and tbo i
j
miners , existing late last night , were somewhat
I
what better this morning. The joint scale
committee decided to allow the subcomI I
! : mlttee appointed last Saturday to wrestle |
| ! I with the scale. The national board ofllcers
| of the United Mine Workers , save President
I Mitchell , were excluded from the subcnm-
I I nntteo deliberation ! ; . Just before going into I
j the meeting President II. L. Chapman of I j
'Ohio i ' said : "Wo will grant the miners an
I advance of 12 cents a ton on the screen
j basis no more , and this is plain talk. Wo
I
decided last night to do this. "
A national board member of the United
I Jline Workers , who IK also a member of the
i 1 joint scale commlttefl sal . "The miners'
--.rtu\-it , ? IU < > Jol'tV"BC ) iu Whiimlttert. . faelr
'
; meeting last nl.Tiit decided' to 'accept n 15
cents advance , to allow the screen basis In
Chlo and Pennsylvania , and give Illinois and j
j ladlana a Tun-of-mlne' basis. The oilners
j | will not go below this 1fi cents advance. If
1
| ! a settlement Is not mndu by Saturday night
! I fully believe that there will be a general
I i ftrlke In the four slates now in the Intcr-
I ] state agreement. "
The Illinois and Indiana miners are us
determined as over today not to give up the
run-ff-mine basis. Illinois , with its $112,000
Etriko fund , will hold out , the leaders say ,
to the bitter end. If an agreement Is made
on a 15 cents per ton advance for screened
lump coal It will mean about two-thirds ot
this Increase whcro run-of-mine basis Is
adopted. '
Indiana operators arc still fighting against
"run of mine" basis. The operators and
i miners are as far apart as ever. There Is
1 strike talk and much uneasiness Is felt by
j both operators and miners. The United
Mine Workers' Journal today says that n
j
j strike now would be a moral crime , and Its
! editor , W. C. Scott , declares that all nonunion
j
union men In West Virginia and the anthra
cite fields of Pennsylvania would follow the
calling out of the 150,000 Unite * ! Mine Work
ers and the wheels of progress would bo tied
up In a week. Indiana Is the stumbling block
now.
TKAINMEN ARE IMPATIENT
Creut Vortliern l.ulior DHIIenllleH Still
I liHedleil ( Jrlevnnee Cor.liulllee
\nl Ilnnefnl ,
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Feb. 1. The Great !
Northern railway labor differences will bo
settled tomorrow afternoon , according to n
tlutcmciit given out late this afternoon by
one of the officials. The members of the
grievance committee are not hopeful of tbu
outcome , one of them having said today : "I
should not bo surprised if the road turns us
down , "
An official of the rend was asked today It
the secret ballot , the result of which Is gen
erally known , had been placed officially In
their hands. The reply was :
" 1 understand It has not. I am under the
Impression tbo ballot Is still In the hands of
the committee with the seal unbroken. "
The commltteemen are also mum on this
point.
The topics discussed at the two confer-
j ences which have been held between the
! committee and the officials are religiously
] concealed by l oth parties.
The proverbial answer Is usually that the
niattcrs dlsaussed "concerned u number of
matters not directly connected with thu
situation. "
In the meantime 8,000 trainmen are gat-
ting Impatient nnd want 'to know what to ex
pect. Bo for ns could be learned today the 100
trainmen whoso departure for this city was
announced today In a dispatch from Chicago
have nol yet arrived In this city. It Ib gen
erally believed around the railroad yards
that the Great Northern is hiring men nnd
placing others on an. emergency list. There
fore , the statement that n crowd of Chicago
men was coming up did not excite surprise.
It Is thought possible the men may be held I
In special cars outside the city or that they I
may arrive on the Wisconsin Central train ,
which has been delayed several hours by a
small wreck In Wisconsin.
M > Merlon * Dealli of Ilrollicrn.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1. A special to the
Chronlc'lo from Urand Kapldx , Mich. , says
GeorKo Lallumloy. who was found uncon
scious In u bath room Monday night with
his brotVr , Prof. A. Laflamboy. dead In u
tub of hot water , died last nlcht without
having regained consclouhness. lie was ap
parently suffering from a powerful narcotic
A postmortem examination of the body
of George I-Uiamboy showed a heavy bruise
on the small of the back and two largu
blisters on the foot. How thf-st * Injuries
WCTU received deopenx the inywtery , an no
evidences of u struggle \vere found in the
aikirtments otcuplwl by the brothers.
There wa nothing In the bath room to
raiu the burns. The theory now advanced
U murder and suicide , but as yet nothing
has developed to substantial ! ) It.
Fw Ohtn coi Are Left for the Wounded
Uan's Ultimate Recovery.
ONLY ONE PHYSICIAN IS OP.TIMISTIC
Kentucky Militiamen Unr.blc to Decide Who
is Their Rightful Commander.
MEANTIME | THEY LAY IN AMMUNITION
Hill of the Adjutant GeocrAl'ROfGwPiltd '
High with Cartridge Boies.
UGiSLAIURE UNABLE TO HOLD MEETING
Linen of Soldier * nllli I'Ueil lln ; nnoti
I'l event 'I'liein from KnlerlnuHie
Unit TnioiiH Iliot * All \eeileil
FilANKFOUT , Ky. , Feb. l.-Uoebel has
pcrfsed < n the whole an unfavorable d.iy ,
though he was fairly comfortable when night
camu on. Ut has a dozen dotora mound
him nnd the reports of his eondltlon vary ,
according to the last physician who leaves
his room , One dojtor In confident that ho
will recover and another generally allows
him an hour or two before be breathes Ills
last. Ills nuviigth is maintained to a great
extent 'by Injections. He hr.s had several
sinking spells , out of which he was brought
with some dlllU-ulty. He fcemed to rally
less rapid' . ' trcm each nuccesslvo collapse ,
but held his own steadily throughout tha
afternoon. Ills kidneys have practically
ceased their function * and Blight symptoms
of pneumonia have appeared , but have nol
as yet become so serious us to cause alarm
In themselves. The doctors , us u whole , en
tertain no hopes of his recovery.
At ! ) :2o : lonlght Dr. McCormlck , the opt- !
mistlr physician , declared that In his opin
ion thnro was no reason why ( loebcl should
not recover. Tbo traces of pneumonia which
had appeared he declared to bo the usual
occurrence In cases of this kind. The mast
serious symptom was , he said , the refusal ot
the kidneys to operate nnd consequent dan
ger of blood poisoning.
Mlllllniiicn In n < liian < lnry.
FRANKFORT. Ky. , Fob. 1. Two gov
ernors nnd armed , soldiers holding the
balnnco of power iTetwcen them. That Is tha
situation In Frankfort today. Whoever
the soldiers decide is the proper official
for them to obey will bo seated In
the gubernatorial chair. The soldiers thum-
selves nro In n quandary as to what they
should do and they are awaiting develop
ments.
Whllo all the ofilccrs arc republicans , many
of them said this morning that they had no
intention of resisting the legal governor ot
Kentucky , provided they were once satisfied
who the Individual Is. All things being
equal , they will stand by Taylor.
Boxes of ammunition are being delivered
to Adjutant General Collier. The bail of
hlo office la packed high with cartridges.
The greatest activity prevails on the caps -
>
s and every ovfUeaco of a protractedv
e > tay Is apparent.
A report that Lieutenant CJray of the
First regiment had resigned Is pronounced
absurd by Commandant Williams.
Ther was n change for the worse In
Gocbel's condition this morning and the
chances arc now said to bo tJ t ho cannot
live for any great ktigth of time. Hla
physicians said this morning that death
might como at any time , or It might bo
several days before ho expires. His high
pulse and greatly Increased respiration , Dr.
Welch said this morning. Indicate approach
ing collapse , and he added : "Tho chancci
are ono thousand to o io against him. "
Sny Governor HUH Not tin ? IllKlit.
At a conference of ex-Governor McCrecry.
Judge W. S. Pryor , Louis McQuowu and
other prominent attorneys , the question ol
Taylor's legal right to adjourn the legis
lature to meet In London was formally dis
cussed.
The unanimous opinion of the attorneys
was announced by Mr. McCrcory , who saldt
"There Is nothing In the constitution ol
Kentucky to authorize the governor , ut thli
hour and under existing circumstances , to
adjourn the general assembly. And every
lawyer that I have heard express au opinion
regards his proclamation as a gross usurpa
tion.
"Too constitution of Kentucky fixes the
date , for the regular sessions of the general
assembly and says 'It'H sessions shall bo held
at the scat of government except In caao of
war , Insurrection or pestilence , when It may
be , by proclamation by the governor , assembled -
bled for the time being elsewhere. '
"Tho general assembly In now In session
and under the constitution can romuln In
tension sixty days. Being In regular ses
sion thi ) governor does not have to convene
the senators and representatives and fix tha
placet * of their meeting , and there IK no war ,
Insurrection or pestilence. In case of din-
agreement between the two bouses with regard -
gard to adjournment , the governor may ad
journ them for not exceeding four monthi
from an enemy or contagious disease , bill
there must bo a disagreement between thi
two houscE. and the power to convene th
general assembly Is not the power to ad
journ It when In Bceslon. "
VOIIIIKT Democrat * Violent.
So HID of the younger democrats hare
broken away from the control of their lead
ers and this morning were openly talking ol
swearing In citizens as special policemen In
ordr-r to take possession of the state build
ings and capital grounds If the troops did
not obey the order Ifsucd last night by Gov
ernor Goebel. Several "appeals to the pee
ple" "statements to the public" and "proc
lamations to the commonwealth" were circu
lated , all of them being of a violent nature ,
ono of them , which did not , however , re-
cclvu many signatures , called on the people
to drive out the military by force.
The one sure thing In this political chaos
Is that nobody IB going to drive out the sol
diers. They will be driven by nobody and
make no lionet ) of the assertion. Any at
tack will be promptly met and a desperate
light IB certain to result. The proprietor !
of the capital hotel , who yesterday refused
to allow meetings of democrats within the
building because they had been Informed
by Adjutant General Collier that bo would
Immediately seize the building If they did
EO , declared this morning that they would
allow any political meetings to assemble
that did not act contrary to the rules of the
establishment. They would rent rooms to
anybody who wanted them and the meeting
could take Its chances.
Tnylor T trier Snnlilied.
Two direct slaps were given Governor
Taylor today by public officers who declined
to obey bis orders. The flnt came from
President Hodman of the Farmers' bank ,
which Is a fetate depository. Some voucher *
on the bank were signed by Governor Taylor
In favor of eome of the militia otQcera , who
wanted money for their companies When
they were presented at tue Dank payment
was refused , "resident Hodman said be did