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CROSSLblHElUGE
Bullsr Goes Over the Elver Again
Attempt to Relieve Ladjsmhh.
MORE INFINITE NEWS TO BE WITHHELD
Everything to Bo Kept Btck Until His
Mission ia Accomplished ,
BIG GUNS CHEER BELEAGUERED BRITISH
Bnller'a Artillery Fraction Braces Tip Troops
Ghut Up in Ladjsmith.
DUNDONALD AIDS BY BLUFF MOVEMENT
lAiivlccN from .tlnfeUliiK Indlenle I.ll-
tle ( 'hanue In Ihu Mlliintlon nt
tlmt I'olnl IlrltUU Seek
Cover In Ilatile.
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LONDON , Fob. 1. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Nc.vs
agencies tinder Durban date declare the
British crossed the Tugcla nt fords west of
Trlchard's drift Into Friday night , and also
report that the owner of Splonkop farm Is
& refugee now nctlng as guide to Duller.
Durban ndvlccs declare there la no doubt
that Biillcr's force has crossed , but no not
give the exact location and say that no
reports will be allowed to be sent to Lon
don until Ladysmlth IH relieved.
London experts credit these reports , on
the basis that Diindonntd Is threatening
to the west with some colonial mounted
troops , moving upon the Transvanl border
I// / of Zululand to distract attention while In
fantry and artillery under Bullcr arc mak
ing another attempt to push direct to Lady-
umlth.
Messages by heliograph show White's
troops moving as If to aid Buller's combined
efforts.
Special dispatches to morning papers , all
of which nro nppnrcntly censored , show
that n general movement of some kind Is
In progress. The Dally Telegraph nn-
nounccH skirmishes nnd heavy bombardment
nt Chleveley , also that paper's relief wagons
carrying tobacco and luxuries for Lady-
emlth garrison nro loaded ready to leave ,
as well ns n largo train of government
, t etnrcs for tbo amc purpose.
LONDON , Feb. B. A special dispatch from
Durban , dated Sunday , and referring to
General Buller'a rccrosslug the Tugela In an
edvnncc upon Lndysmlth , says :
"It Is probable that General Buller crossed
ot n spot above Tilchnrd's drift , and that ,
leaving the enemy to the right , ho Is march
ing to Acton Homes , whence the road tel
l idytimlth runs almost due cast , through
ft fairly open country.
"U Is expected here that he will reach
Ladysmlth tomorrow ( Monday ) night. "
The Pletermarltzburg correspondent of
Ihc Dally Mall , telegraphing yesterday , says :
"General Buller has undoubtedly secured
the road to Ladysmltb and should reach his
objective point this week. It Is believed
hero that the pbjoct ot the Doors In occupv-
Ing Tv'gutu1 , Ziiluland , Is to secure the road
from Dundee to Vryheld In cnso of defeat.
Heiiorln .loulierl In Injured.
"I leain from a reliable source that Gen
eral Joubert was seriously injured by a
shell In the fight nt Willow Orange , and
lhat ho will never bo nblo to command i
Again on horseback. My Informant says that
ho has In fact retired from the field.
"The Boers ndnilt that the nttack on La-
dysuiith was a serious blunder and would
not have occurred If General Joubert had
been in command. General Lucas Meyer
played the coward at Talana , nnd sheltered
himself In a Red Cross wngon. shamming
sickness. He has been unable to face the
Iloers slnco nnd they threnten to shoot
Win.
Win."Tho
"Tho Boors say Great Britain made a mis-
lake In not sending General Sir Evelyn
Wood. I understand that they still have
thousands of bags ot Hour stored In re-
jervo at Delagoa bay. "
War Ollloe Keeping Seeretw.
LONDON , Feb. 5. 4:30 : a. m. Although
Ihero Is no actual confirmation of the re
port that General Buller has recrossed the
Tugela on n third desperate attempt to relieve
lievo Ladysmlth It la known that the war
olllce has received several South African
dispatches which have not yet been pub
lished and If the advice Is an actual fact
the secret Is being well kept.
There are newspaper dispatches In plenty
from Spearman's camp up to Sunday , but
thcro Is no hint that an udvnnco had been
begun , nnd It Is assumed In some quarters
hero that Lord Dundonald's reconnaissance
In the district of Hongoor's noort niay bo
the only foundation for the statement that
General Bullcr has started.
On the other hand , dispatches from Lady-
Gtnith rather indicate that the advance IH
In operation by reporting heavy firing on
Friday nnd Saturday from the direction of
I'otgletorsdrlft and Colenso.
The reports that the Boers are reconcen-
lruling nround I < adysmlth are the only In
dications that preparations are bcliis made
lo resist General Buller or for an attempt
nt re-attack en the garrison In consequence
quence of his advance.
Vurlouw rumors arn current. Ono sal.l
General Buller Is again attacking Splonkop
from the side of General Lyttleton's camp.
'Another ' is that he received Information
from the owner of Splonkcp farm and
crossed by fords further west than Trlch-
nrd's drift. The military authorities In
London think U moro likely that the cross
ing would be innilo east of Zwartskop.
Speculation , however , Is useless. The pub
lic can only wait In patience , and , It maybe
bo said also , In trepidation. Nor Is the
feeling of anxiety much relieved by the
possibility that General Buller has been
considerably reinforced since the disaster
It Splonkop.
DURBAN. Feb. 4. General Buller crossed
Iho Tugela river Friday night and Is innrv-h-
Ing on I-iilysmlth. No definllo news will I
bo permitted to go out until Ludysmith Is
relieved.
LADYSMITH , Feb. 4. thy heliograph
from Signal hill ) The garrison were much
theered by hearing General Buller's guns 1
rcslcrdny. The result cf the engagement '
Is not known. The- Boers uro again massing
near l-ailysmltli. alee moving another gun 1
toward hill. Wo '
Surprise urn quite ready
( or them If they contemplate another at '
tack.
tack.hADYSMlTH.
hADYSMlTH. Saturday. Feb. 3. ( By he.-
\lograpb \ via Signal hill , ) General Bullcr's
tuna have been heard ugaln. Otherwise It Is
rcry quiet. Wo are awaiting fur- !
( her news of his progress. There
have been no further dorelopments
hero. Very few Boers remain northeast of '
the canip. The majority nro concentrated
south and wot. The health of the pnrrlson
is Improve * ! .
Klrlnti li > I lie lloero.
SI'KARMAN'S CAM" , Saturday. Feb. 3--
f fi J5 p. m. The Boor tired from the hills
on evcral squadrons of llethuuc's mouut-
ed Infantry , who were rcconnollerlng. They
continue to set flrr to the grass on the left
f Mount Alice In order to destroy the rover
8li troops and to enable the Boers
advance.
, Lndysmlth. Feb. 2. With
shots from "Long
Boers , with ar
tillery froin Vryheid district , attacked
the Ngutu magistracy , Xnlulnnil , January
.11 , and captured the magistrate and cloven
whlto and thirty-four colored policy , their
horses , 340 rlflea anil much ammunition. The
prisoners were sent to 1'rctorln.
RKNSBURO. Saturday. Feb. .1. Th-/
N'ow Zcalanders , Remington's Guides , nnd a
squadron of Life Guards mndp n swerp of
several miles nlong the hills ndjncent to
the British right flank. One kopje occupied
by Boers was rushed , the Boors clearing out
after n slack resistance. One New Zcnlander
was wounde 1. Smnll parties In the distance
retreated whenever the British appeared.
AdvlooH from Mafeklnir.
LONDON. Feb. 4. The War office has
ii'Cdveil the following from Lord Roberts ,
dated Capetown , Fcbrunry 4 :
"Mafoklng well on Jnnunry 17. Trenches
extended toward enemy's big gun battery , I
causing It to be vncnted. Knemy now push- '
Ing back on northern , southern and western
sides , well out of rifle lire. Otherwise no
change In nltuntlon. "
CAPETOWN. Saturday , Feb. n. One of 1
the principal competent military observer's
deductions from our assaults on the Boer
j
positions Is that with modern magazine
rifles using smokeless powder the defense
Is ten to one ns compared with the attack ,
whllu formerly the rule wns three to one. !
The results at Mafeklng nnd Klmberley arc j ;
evidence of this principle equnlly with the j I
j
British experience nt Mngersfonteln. {
A wonderful change Is taking plnce In the | ]
nrmy. The British are grasping the new i ! i
conditions of warfare. Our scouts , mounted I
I
Infantry , Remington's Guides , Little's corps
i
ol Australians and Now Zcalonders ore quite
able now to cope with the Boers. Our in
fantry , when moving Into action , now In
stinctively seek rover. The depression
caused in England Uv the British reverses
has not reached the camps , where the men
are truly anxious to meet the enemy.
IMPENDING BATTLE DECISIVE
Solillern Aivnlt ivitli Impatience the
Moment for Ueiif ' il of the
Attaek.
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GENERAL BULLER'S HEADQUARTERS '
IN THE FIELD , Spearman's Camp , Na al , '
Saturday , Feb. I. ! > :10 : p. m. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) All '
i
will 1)0 staked on the Impending battle. At
least such Is the general belief throughout I
General Bullcr's nrmy. During the impend
ing military operations it is probable that '
no press telegrams will be permitted to go
out from here. - The people ot the United ; ,
Kingdom must believe that every man In
the corps Is trying his best for their sake
and for the sake of the gallant , suffering !
i
garrison ot Lndysmlth. The fighting power
of the relief column , both moral and mater I
ial , wns never higher thnn now. !
Sir Redvers' speeches to his troops have I
produced a profound effect In all ranks. The
Boldiore nro not in the lenst dispirited , but
await with confidence and Impatience the
moment for the renewal of the attack.
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
DUKEOFCONNAUGHT POPULAR
Keelliiw lie Should llnve Hcen C51ve.ii
Command of n Division In
South Africa.
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CAPETOWN , Fob. I. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) There Is n j i
stiong feeling in various quarters that the j
duke ot Connaught , Queen Victoria's young
est son , who Is a full general In the British
army , should have been given command of
a division In South Africa. His popularity
among the troops la very great and his remarkable - I
markablo success In handling nn army corps |
In the 1899 maneuvers Is not forgotten.
The effect on the colony of a prince of the
blcod serving In tbo field would also bo
good.
It is held ; to bo ridiculous that his high
rank sliould bar his employment. The Ger
mans , who know the most nbout tblugs
military , did not so regard It In 1870.
IYIACRUM VERY MYSTERIOUS
Former Coiixiil nt 1'retorln Arrives nt
X MV York Willet Admit or
Oeiiy Anvthliiir.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. Charles T. Macrum ,
the former United States consul nt Pretoria.
who usked to be recalled nt a time when
affairs were at u crisis and when his presence -
enco in the Transvaal was. urgently required -
quired , arrived here today on tbo St. Paul
accompanied by his wife nnd little daughter.
Macrum has maintained silence ns to bis
rensoim for wishing to leave his station
and , though repeatedly asked to make public
his ronsons for eo doing , his silence Is still
unbroken. But tomorrow , after his arrival
at Washington and his visit to the state
department , he says he will Issue a state
ment over his signature telling why he left
his post at such a critical tlmo.
When seen on the steamship St. Paul be
was very reticent. Ho declined to tnlk nbout
even the situation In Africa when ho left.
Macrum refused either to confirm or deny
tbo story that while In Paris he held a
conference with Dr. Leyds , President Krn-
ger's diplomatic representative In Europe.
CHOATE TALKS TO SALISBURY
If llrltnln CoiiNontH to Yield MM I'o-
Nltlon Totvnril NlenriiKini Ciuiiil
Something .Miiy Ilnitpi'ii ,
LONDON" , Fob. 1. United States Ambnssa-
dor Choato conferred with Lord Salisbury
at the foreign office last Wednesday , ThUM-
day andFrlday. It Is believed that the Clay-
ton-Bulwer treaty was talked of and It U
ah'o believed that If Great Britain would
consent to yield Its position toward the
Nicaragua canal this IH an opportune mo-
merit to ask something In return.
What that something may bo is conjecture
purely , r.s neither the British foreign or-
ftce nor tl'cI'nlted States embassy has any
communication to make regarding the sub
jects pending and not completed.
Ytlille mill duller roiiiiiiiinloiite ,
LONDON. Fob. 4. The Dally Telegraph
i has the following dispatch from Spearman's
, dated Snjd.i. Sunday evening :
Messages are now freely exchanged be-
twoen General Buller nnd General Whlto , by
night by a calcium lamp , by day with hello-
i graph. The men hero nro enthusiastic over
the prospects cf a upeedy advance of General -
oral Buller's forces Very large stores will I
accompany the relieving forces. The Boors
have repaired the road bridge over the
! Tugela at Colenso sufllelontly for the paks-
age of cavalry.
Illliernlnun Aiding the llncm.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 4. Nearly 500 mem-
I hers of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
MIDI today In maw meeting to take action
Itowaid expressing sympathy for the Boern
' and fnr rnUlog a fund for a hospital service
I ( Continued on Second Page. )
TAYLOR AVERTS CIVIL WAR
Kentucky's ' Governor Eileases Walker , tht
Stenographer , Fending Court-Mnrtial.
TRUCE UNTIL AFTER GOEBEL'S ' FUNERAL
Stenowriuilier .Not Arre.xleit lleenttxe
He SITXM ! .totlee of Injunction ,
lint for Inelllnur Mutiny .No
I'rovlalnti for I'rlNoner * .
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Fob. 4. Armed con-
filets between the civil a.ifiorltlc3 of Frank-
Itn county ami the National Guard of the
state of Kentucky has been averted nnd tin-
less new causes should come to the frciit
there IH small likelihood that the political
situation will become ns threatening ns It
has during the- last thirty-six hours.
Governor Taylor this morning ordered the
release of Alonzo Walker , for the possession
of whom Judge Moore had declared that
]
Sheriff Suter would swear In a posse and
tnke j possession of the enpltol grounds. If
such nn extreme became necessary.
While not recognizing In his action the
existence of the writ of habeas corpus which
had been sworn out In behalf of Walker ,
Governor Taylor , by releasing the man , rc-
moved the most threatening sign of trouble.
The commanding oinccrs of the troops
which guard the capltol grounds nro careful
to say that the- situation Is entirely , x mil-
Itary affair nnd that they extend to the writ
of habeas corpus very little consideration ,
but whether they regard It or not , Wnlkcr
Is free and Sheriff Suter will not be called
upon to summon force In the attempt to
secure bis release.
lilen of Foree Alinniloiieil.
The appalling consequences which would
follow such an effort on the part of the
sheriff were too much for the more conserva
tive members of the democratic party , and
It was decided today that no matter what
Judge Moore should say as an individual
there would be no attempt to take posses
sion of the enpltol grounds by force of
anms.
Kvcn If Walker had been held a much
longer time than ho actually was held , no
effort , the democratic leaders had decided ,
should bo made for his rescue after the writ
of habeas corpus had failed.
Both sides will take n rest pending the
session of the republicans called by Governor -
ernor Taylor at London. No democrats will
attend this unless they nrc taken there by
the military forces of the state , and no'
attempt will bo made In this direction by
Governor Taylor until he has afforded them
every opportunity to go to London of their
own accord. What will bo done when It
has been made certain that the democrats
will not visit London has not been definitely
determined by Governor Taylor.
It Is likely that matters will on both sides
to allowed to drift until after the funeral of
Governor Goebel.
The latter concluded that Walker had re-
malned In custody for a sufficient length of ;
time and told him to go home. The charge ] I
of Inciting mutiny has not been quashed ,
j
but Walker may not be brought before a
i
courtmnrtlal , as was at one time contem
plated by the officers of the state guard.
At 10 o'clock this morning Colonel Roger
Williams cnteied the room In the executive
building and remarked to Walker : "Well ,
, Mr. Walker * we have agreed to nn exchange
of pria9ners and you -are to be given your
freedom. "
"I can go , can I ? " asked Walker.
"I guess so. " was the reply , and the colonel
then added with n laugh : "Wo have ex
changed you for one Sulu and three Fill-
plnos , nnd as we expect them every minute ,
I guess it will bo all right for you to have
your freedom. "
" Walker was then allowed to go after no-
tlco had been served on him that the charge
against him was still pending und could be
quashed at any time If the military authori
ties should eo decide. He told Colonel Wil
liams that ho Intended to remain In Frank
fort.
Ao TvIeprrniiiN from AViiHliliiKton.
Various rumors were circulated In regard
to the reasons for the sudden release of
Walker , among them being a report that his
release by order of Governor Taylor was in
deference to a telegram , from Washington
advising his discharge. Governor Taylor
was too busy to be seen in regard to the
matter , but Adjutant General Collier denied
that such reasons existed for Walker's re
lease.
"Tho Idea is absurd , " said General Col
lier. "No such telegram has either been re
ceived from the authorities nt Washington
' or from anyone else. Mr. Walker's arrest
j | ( was simply a matter of military discipline.
I Ho was not discharged , but simply given his
I liberty until his court-martial can be ar-
! | ranged. When this will occur has not been
j determined. Mr. Walker was not even
I paroled , although ho ollcred to sign a parole ,
j i but we did not think this necessary , as lie
{ I promised to be on hand when his trial was
i called , and his word was sufllcieut. "
Asked If Walker's release was Influenced
at all by u desire to forestall any possible
application In the federal court for a writ of.
habeas corpus , Adjutant General Collier said : ;
"Not in the least. As I said , the arrest
waa simply a matter of military discipline.
Ho was the first to attempt to Incite mu
tiny and wo considered that any attempts
of that kind should bo nipped In the bud. "
"A wrong Impression apparently prevails
In regard to the reasons for the arrest , "
said Colonel Williams. "Mr. Walker was
heard to make statements two days before
his arrest that were regarded as mutinous
and persons overhearing his remarks made
nflldnvlt to that effect. Those affidavits are
now on file with the governor. The order
for his arrest was accordingly made out by
j : Governor Taylor , and we were then waiting
I for a favorable opportunity to arrest film.
\ His arrest at the tlmo It occurred was as
| ! I unlooked for by us as It was by him , nnd
' It was more by accident than design. Mr.
; Walker himself will tell you that the order
for his arrest was read to him two minutes
l after he was arrested. It is simply non-
I I sense to say that bo was confined because
he- pinned a court notice on the governor's ,
1 doer.
"It Is n trivial matter , " continued Colonel
Williams. "Since Mr. Walker's arrest wo
have hardly given the matter a thought , nnd
his liberty was granted him simply for the
reason that to keep him In confinement was
not only u hardship to him , but to us also ,
as we had made no provision for prisoners.
H will take some time to get together the
Judge advocate and members of the court-
martial nnd we have no Ueslro to Inflict any
' needless hardship on Mr. Walker. "
I In response to n question , Colonel Wll-
1 ' Hams produced from the flies the order for
i the urrest. U is as follows :
'
To the Adjutant General of the State
1 of Kentucky : It appearing from Informa-
: tlon given mo thai Alonzo Walker Imx been
l guilty of the orfenso of encouraging , ailvls- ;
Ing ami Inciting mutiny and disorder umong
the member * of the regular stute mllltlu 1
I from Kentucky , you are therefore t-om-
iiuimlotl to forthwith pluee him under ar-
j rt > t. to be < lftr.lt with according to law.
| Wltnett * my hand and seal H Governor
nf suld e.ommcmwealth , at Frnnkfort , the
capital thuruof. thih February 1. ia .
W. S TAYLOR.
Governor of Kentucky.
Hy the Governor : Caleb Powers , Secretary
of State.
"Ob , by the way , " said Colonel Williams ,
"I wish you would not repent that remark
nbout the Stilus nnd Filipinos. It might
be hnrd for us to tnnkn II good. "
Wnlkcr will return Ih'o following notice
of the service of the Injunction's summons
tomorrow :
The afllant. Alonasn Wnlker. say * that ho
executed the wrttton notice hy entering
the executive building In Frankfort , Ky. ,
nnd attempting to gain adml ! < . Ioii to W. S.
Tnylor. after being refused admission. He
then ported a written copy on the door
I facing of the private olllco of the said W.
! S. Tnylor ut 12 o'clock , noon , on the Id day
of February. 1MO. In which wild office wns
the i < uldW. . S. Tnylor unit Daniel S. Tol-
llcr.
llcr.Alllant further states Hint ho Is not Inter
ested , directly or Indirectly , In the mut
ter nf Ittlgntlnn. and ho IM a citizen of
Kentucky , and over 1C yours of age.
Alllnnt further states tlmt the reason ho
did nut mnke an Immediate or earlier re-
i | turn of the execution of snld notice was
! because ho Immediately , by order of paid
1 W. S. Taylor , wnx arrested and hns been
since the I'd day of February. UWO. coniltiod
ns a prisoner In the stale house at Frank
fort , nnd kept under Kilnrd hy armed men
under command of W. R. Taylor , Daniel
t'oilier. C. C. Mongol. O. W. dray. Horace
rnrenrn.n. Lieutenant Uogcrw and Llouten-
ant Rudy , until 20 minutes after 11 o'clock
I of February i. iwrt. when alllnnt was dls-
charged without trial.
NEW CAPITAL AT LOUISVILLE
ItcoUham nnd III" Follower * Set lp
a Separate Sent of State ( Jov-
eriinient.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 4. This city IB
to be the sent , temporarily nt least , of tlm
' ' democratic state government. Beckbnm and
j thn rest of his chief ndvlsers reached hero
j I this morning. Tomorrow the democratic
members ot the legislature will meet hero
and It Is purposed to make Louisvilletho.
headquarters of the executive and legisla
tive branches of this state government na
long us the presence of troops keeps thenx
from Frankfort , or until the present con
flict of authority in the state Is settled.
The details of this plan were decided
upon at conferences hold by the democratic
leaders at Seelbach's hotel during the after
noon and evening. Governor Beckham
qulelly slipped Into town early this morn
ing. Ho was accompanied by Speaker
Trimble of the house of representatives ,
Cclonel Bennett H. Young of Louisville ,
who Is one of the chief legal advisers of the
! i democrats , and other leaders who havu
j i been at Frankfort conducting the party
j j affairs since Governor Goebel was wounded
last Tuesday.
General Castlcmnn , the newly-appointed
adjutant general , and locnl leaders of promInence -
j Inenco came In during the day , as well as n
number of democratic members of the legIslature -
. Islature * . Newspaper men were carefully
;
i excluded from these councils and every effort
was made to keep the deliberations secret.
The plan to have the democratic members
' ot the legislature meet hero had already
! > been well matured. Preliminary steps In
j I this direction had been taken at the meet-
ings of these members held In the Capital
hotel at Frankfort' since- the state buildings !
bavo been surrounded by soldiers. The | i
democratic legislators there adopted a concurrent - i
current resolution for adjournment to Lou- |
isvllle and this faot was made known early j i !
In today's conference. j
It was stated by members of the legislature j
present that threats had been made at. 1
Frankfort by persons connected with Governor - I .
ernor Taylor's administration that demo
cratic members of the legislature would bo
arrested If that step -was necessary to se
cure their attendance upo . the session of
the legislature called ' "oy thu republican j j
governor to meet nt London next Tuesday , i i
These members asserted that they had been
warned not to return to Frankfort.
General John B. Castleman , who was ap
pointed last night by the democratic gov
ernor to serve ns his ndjutnnt general , wns I
the first to greet his chief. General Castle- [
man conveyed his ncceptnnce of the trutt. j I
!
I.OXDO.V IS A PEACEFUL TOWN. | i
\o Truth In the Kenort thai Armed ] I i
.MoiiiitiilnoerH Are There. I
LONDON , Ky. . Feb. 4. Rumors that have '
become current that armed mountaineers
l
have gathered In London to Intimidate
democratic legislators arc absolutely without - I
out foundation. The town Is as peaceful j !
and tranquil as n country village In any j
other part of the country and there are j
no armed men within Its limits , or lurkIng - ' I i
Ing In the adjacent country , so far us is
known by the London citizens. There are j
tonight four senators and nine representa- j i
lives here , all republicans. They are : I '
Senators Jolly , White. Miller and Huntsman - .
1
man ; Representatives Slack. Jarnagin , Rob
inson , William Lewis , W. W. Lewif" , Read , j i
Hazwcll , Caron and Rogers.
It Is expected that the early morning
train from Frankfort will bring In an Influx
of the state lawmakers. The feeling pre
vails In London that no trouble whatever
will ensue. Circuit Judge W. L. Brown
of the circuit court said tonight :
{
"Any man , no matter what his politics is , I
Is as ( safe In London as though he were in j
his own house. There Is nothing but emptl- :
ness to all these rumors regarding armed j '
Intervention from the mountaineers when
the legislature convenes here. This U a
peaceable community and It Is law-abiding , j
that 1 can assert. Not since the war has ,
i ' there been any trouble In London , except I
some time ago , when the marshal shot an j |
escaping prisoner. ! |
"Wo have but one policeman and he Is <
the town marshal. We do not need any j 1 '
more. If trouble were started the citizens
would Immediately turn out and quell it.
They won't etnnd It under any clrcum-
i stances. "
i A signed statement , refuting the rumors
that London Is armed to fight against the
legislature , was written tonight by Judge 1
Brown and will be delivered by him ns n :
speech before the Laurel county circuit j | !
court at the opening of Its regular term toI I
morrow. The address In part : J I
"The people of northern and eastern cities j | '
have vied with each other In their efforts
to slander our town and county , while some
of our own Kentucky papers have so far
forgotten the truth as to be a party to the ' .
slanderous attacks. Among the Infamous ; 1
charges , It has been said that London Is i
in the very mouth of hell ; that It Is the ,
center of the so-called feud district , and ,
that the citizens of this county aren band ; ,
of outlaws , ready and anxious to pouiu-e
down nn the legislature and tear It to I
( pieces , or upon these whose political alllllla- ; !
! I tlons differ from the predominant party of
the county. I desire , In behalf of the people
of my native county , In behalf of the people i
whom I love and among whom I was born j
and reared , to denounce all such charges | I
as absolutely false. As to feuds , Laurel '
county has never In her history known such t
a thing. As to the charges that our citizens ,
are outlaws , a baser falsehood could not i
possibly be fabricated. Ours U one of the ;
mountainous counties , but the mountaliib j i
arc the glory of the earth , the home of liberty - !
erty , and the best nursery of good citizen- j
ship. Our people have their convictions.
' They believe thoroughly what they believe
j but they are too honorable , too honcjt. to
resort to dishonorable means to force their
! convictions upon others. In education. In-
i dustry and moral worth the people of Ix > n- I
; don will compare most favorably with any
j city or town In Kentucky. The habit has
'
been formed out of Kentucky of Judging the
slate aa a whole by the worst characters
to be found In the mountains or In the lower
( Continued on Second Page. )
llM ) ) PAUL LIVING IN OMAHA
World-Herald Prints His Picturs Labeled as
the Transvaal President.
GREAT METCALFt SWALLOWED THE BAIT
One of the Ilont Joke * of the -Srnion
1'oriietrntod on the Infallible
Udltnr "Who Seta .lull * for
Ollter.i.
Did you know that Oem Paul Krtiger ls >
living right hero In Omaha ? If not , you
didn't see the picture of Oem Paul In the
World-Herald Sunday. That Is the best
Joke yet.
The photograph purports to be one taken
of the Transvaal republic's president at
Cleveland , 0. , twenty years ago , although
the man who sat for the photograph Is now
In Omaha and can be eccn any day on
the streets.
The story back of It 18 a good one and
Illustrates the Infallible historical pcrcep-
tlop of that great editor , II. L. Mctcalfe ,
who ought to know that Kruger never was
In Cleveland , O. , In all bis life.
A few'weeks ago a small company of people
ple were looking over the family pictures
In Cleveland , 0. , and came upon one of tin
eccentric relative , who bad cultivated
whiskers a la Kruger style before Kruger
was heard of.
"Look at the Krugere ! " exclaimed one of
tbim.
"Not so bad after all , " came from another.
"Why , the picture Is near enough to the
original Krugor to fool anybody who did
not know the subject , " came another re
sponse.
"I will tell you what will do. " said tlm
first , "I will wager a good supper that It
will appear In one of the Illustrated papers
labeled 'Oom Paul Kruger' before the month
Is up. "
Illten I.Ike n Sucker.
True to his word he sent the photograph
to the PIttsburg Post , which bit like a
charm and reproduced It In Its Issue of
January 1 , with acknowledgments to W.
S. Pcaly , the nom de plume assumed. A
copy of this newspaper print was sent to
friends In Omaha , who saw at once that
what would work In PIttsburg would work
Just as well in Omaha. The photograph was
sent to Council Bluffs and mailed front
there with this inscription :
n. L. MKTCALFE.
Editor World-Herald ,
Omaha , Neb.
- *
That MeUalfo got It is amply proved by
the appearance of the picture In the World-
Herald yesterday , labeled "President Oem ,
Paul Kruger , " together with this cxplana-
tory note found inside of the wrapper :
COUNCIL BLUFFS , In. . Jan. SO. To the
Kdltor of the World-Herald : My cousin ,
Mr. I'ealy of Cleveland , sent me a clipping
to remind me of nn Incident in our early
youth nnd I llmi among the relics I Imvo
preserved one of Mr. Kruger'n photograph * .
Thinking you might liketo u. e it In your
Sunday paper , I send It to you , but ask
you to return it , whether used or not. ns
-would not part with it for anything.
Yours truly. WILLIAM PKALY.
Cliniiucn tinLetter. .
Editor Mctcalfe , however , took the lib-
erty -changing the 14tcr In several par-
tlculars , as it was addressed to him personally -
sonally and did not say that It was one of
Mr. Kruger , but simply said that It was the
original from which the print was taken ,
The letter before doctored by Oem Paul
Mctcalfe read as follows :
COUNCIL BLUFFS. la. . Jan. 30. U. L.
Mctcalfe , Kdltor World-Herald : 13ear Sir
My cousin , Mr. I'ealy of Cleveland , Font
mo this clipping to remlnd-me of an incl-
dent In our early youth nnd 1 llnd I have
among the relics preserved one of the same !
photographs. Thinking you might like to
use it In your Sunday paper I fend It to
you , but nsk you to return it , whether used
or not , ns 1 would not part with It for any-
thingI am on the road most of the time ,
but you can mall It to address below.
Yours truly , WILLIAM PKALY.
But that la neither here nor there. The i
original , whose picture appears as Oem i
Paul Kruger , Is now driving thn wagon 1
which takes the mall to and from The Bee '
office every .day and Is known In Omaha
as Simon Kohn. Ho lives at S35 South
Twenty-first street nnd ns the innocent
victim of the hoax is doubtless more cha-
grlned at being palmed off as the Trans-
vaal president than Editor Metcalfe him-
self.
SEWALL SAYS IT'S M'KINLEY
Hrynii'N Former Itiinnini ; Male An-1
nertn Tlniex Have Ileeii Too I'rnx-
IierooH for u Chnnue.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 4. Arthur Sewall ;
of Bath , Me. , Into democratic candidate for
vice president. Is among the passengers of
the Australia , soon to be released frjm i
quarantine. Mr. Sewall has returned from i
a visit to Honolulu , where ho spent some :
months visiting his son , Harold M. Scwnll , ,
special agent of the United States In i
Hawaii.
"I have always favored the acquisition
of the Philippines after the Paris treaty.
The United States should stand with the
administration In all that Is being clone
to hold the government In the Philippines.
They are worth keeping , " said Mr. Sewall.
"In regard to politics , Mr. McKlnley will be
renomlnated nnd re-elected. Mr. Bryan , ,
too , will bo renomlnated , but I fear ho !
cannot win the goal. The fact Is the coun
try has been too prosperous to leave any
hope of a change In national administration ,
nnd the people are filow to take up reform i
measures when times nro ns good na they
nrc at present. No , I am not n candidate '
for the vice presidency this year. I believe 1
It Is a poor policy on the part of the dem '
ocracy to select any candidate from the !
east , where no electoral votes may ho ex-
pccted. and , moreover. I am not ambitious 1
to make the race again. If the democrats '
call upon mo again , however , I could not
refuse to do my duty. "
HE CANNOT BAPTIZE INFANTS
Why llev. Dr. .Mndlnnn I'etern Ite-
HlKiiH I'llHoruti- the lllooniliiK-
ilnle IlefnriiiiMl Church.
NBW YORK , Feb. 4. Rev. Dr. Madison 1
G. Peters , who today resigned the pastorate
of the Bloomingdalu Reformed church , did '
go because ho had come to the conclusion
tt'at the blblo teaches baptism for believers
only and because bo could not In good 1
conscience continuo the practice/ Infant
baptlum or baptism by sprinkling.
Dr. Peters said that as eoon as his term
of service ends on March 1 he will enter
the Baptist ministry. He says he will un
doubtedly leave New York.
SUN FATAL TO NINETY-THREE
fircnt UniiuiKC to I.ire IM Inllleted hy
Solar HIIVN > tt Hut-lion
Ay rex.
BUENOS AYHES. Feb. 4. One hundred
and two sunutrokes were officially reported
in ihlti city yesterday. Of these ninety-
three were fatal. The temperature was
IZO In the shade.
FOK THE FUNiRAL OF GOEBEL
Arrangement * hy Senator lllnrUliurn
anil Other lloiiincrnlle Lender *
Hotly | o Me In .stale.
KIIANKFOUT. Ky. , Feb. 4. 11 hnt > prac
tically been decided that the remains of
Governor William Goebol will bo hurled In
Frankfort In the cemetery overlooking 'the
Kentucky river , whereHo the remains of
Daniel Boone and tovcrnl Kentucky gov
ernors , cimlncnt Jurists and soldiers. Arthur
and Justus Ooebcl , Senator-elect Joseph
Blackburn , S. J. Shackelford , clerk of the
court of appeals , and Warden I.lllard visited
the cemetery today nnd spent some lime In
looking over the ground with a view to
selecting a suitable spot for the last resting
place of Goebel. Though no definite de
cision was reached , a spot In the vicinity of
the Immense- shaft erected In honor of Ken
tucky's dead soldiers , nearly the highest
point In the bo.iutltul cemetery , was favored
and will probably finally bo eclected.
Although the burial will take place In
Frankfort , In accordance with the wishes
of the dead man. the funeral services will
bo held at Covlngton tomorrow , hla home.
The remains will be tnken to Covlngton to-
morrrow on n special train which will leave
here about 6 or 7 o'clock. The train will
consist of three cars , one car for the casket
and the actual pallbearers. A private .car
will be furnished the relatives of the dead
man , while a sleeper will bo provided for
the members of the legislative committee ,
which has not yet been selected. Judges
of the court of appeals nnd other friends
will also have a seat In the sleeper. Tues
day the remains will bo conveyed to Odd
Fellows' hall In Covlngton , nnd from 8:30 :
In the morning until 10 o'clock In the even
ing will lie In state In the hall , the latter
being kept open In the evening to allow the
working people an opportunity to view the
remains.
The funeral services will be .extremely
simple , In deference not only to the wishes
of Governor Goobel , but also of the mem
bers of his family. There will be n guard
of honor In Covlngton , selected by Arthur
and Justus Goebel , consisting of fifty citi
zens , but outside of this there will bo no
ceremony or display of any kind. Kven the
funeral cortege will be locking.
Wednesday morning the remains will bo
brought back to Frankfort and placed In
| the big ball room of the Capital hotel , where
they will lie In state all that day. as It Is I
believed that from 30,000 to 50,000 strangers j |
will bo In the city to view the rematab f
. the democratic leader. AH bitter feeling
engendered by his death may result In n clash ,
precautions are being tnken , Irrespective of
party , to prevent trouble and no serious
outbrenk Is looked for.
The Interment will take place Thursday
from the Capital hotel , but the actual ar
rangements for the burial have not been de
cided on as yet.
Plans for the raising of funds by popular
subscription for the erection of a monument
to Governor Goebcl's memory arc- rapidly
! taking shape. It Is the usual custom In
i Kentucky for the legislature to make an
j appropriation for a m-nument In honor of
n dead governor ; but besides this appro-
i prlatlrn , which democratic leaders say Is
1 certain to bo. made , It Is planned either tel
l provide In the appropriation bill for an ox-
! , ecutlve committee. In whoso hands will ba
placed the funds for the erection of the
, monument , and who will be authorized to ac-
j I ccpt funds raised by popular subscription ,
i which will be added to the stnte appropria-
. lion. Jt IB planned also to have committees
j appointed In Coviugton , Bowling ' Green ,
\ Owensboro , Frankfort and Louisville to re-
i celve funds for this purpose.
i Besides the monument , a suitable tablet
j i to mark the spot where Governor Goebel
j was shot , will be provided.
The following announcement has been
made by the Goebel monument fund com
mittee :
GOKUEL MONUMENT FUND-Nnmer-
j ous suggestions have been received that
! the people , for whom Wllllnm Goebel la-
| i bored and for whom ho gave his life ,
i should bo permitted to contribute to a
I fund to bo used in the erection of a monu-
i mont to his memory , at Frankfort , Ky.
I Acting upon these suggestions the under-
I signed citizens of Kentucky do now offer
j ! thia opportunity to all those who desire
j i to Join In this testimony to the sterling
i worth , the' great Intellect , the truth , the
i honor and the courage of this inurtyr to
the cause of civil liberty and the pros-
perlty nnd happiness of th whole people
ple , to contribute such sums ns they may
wish to the perpetuation , in marble , of
that which will live In their 1-earts a loving -
' ing memory of William Goebel.
! The namce of the pallbearers were not
i decided upon until late in the evening. They
j are as follows :
j l Honornry pallbearers J. C. S. Blackburn ,
I General Joseph II. Lewis , Judge W. S.
j 1 Pryor , J. B. McCreary , Phil B. Thompson ,
Jamcn H. Mulllgnn , Lewis Deacognets ,
'
Samuel J. Shnckelford , Joseph L. Rhlnock.
I Joseph W. Pugh , Zach Phelps , W. B. Hnl-
j dcrman , Charles D. Polntz , Morton K.
I Yontz.
' The following active pallbearers will act
. In Frnnkfort : Colonel Jack Chlnn , Charles
C. McChord , Ed Fennell , James II. Rlchurd-
son , Henry George , Eph Llllard , Wlllard
' Mil.'hell. Charles M. Lewis , John Grayot.
John K. Ilendrlck. John Fulton , Urey
i Woodson , Joseoh Blackburn , Allle W.
i Young. R. B. Franklin and Percy Holey.
TWO BEREAVED WOMEN MEET
Mm. l.ounn nnd Mr * . I.nivfnn , Over
come l y KmotloiiN , Faint In
KiitiU Other's -Arum.
'
'
I I CHICAGO , Feb. 4. The funeral train
t bearing the bodies of Major General Henry
j W. Lawton , Major John A. Logan and
! Major E. L. Armstrong arrived at the Chl-
! cage & Northwestern depot at 9 o'clock to-
, night , fourteen hours ahead of time. Await-
i Ing the train were Mrs. John A. Logan ,
'
Majoi Logan's mother ; Charles E. Wl- |
' son. secretary of Governor Mount of In-
' dlann , representing the state in receiving
! General Lawton's body , and ne-vcra ! local
committees.
i When the train stopped Mrs. Logan , followed -
lowed hy the escort of sixteen men from the
(
; Seventeenth Illinois Infantry , was one of
i the first to mount the stops of the sleeping
rar , In which wan the widow of General
Lawton. with Major General Shatter and
his staff.
Mrs. Lawton was comforting her young
son. Manley. when Mr * . Logan appeared.
There was a moment of silence and BUI-
penso. Then the two bereaved women , nrer-
come by emotion , embraced , and in In Red
their tears. Finally Mrs. Logan said :
"My dear child , my woe Is yours ; wo
have given that which we loved best to
our country. God Is the Judge , and before
j Him we inuat bow nnd say : 'Thy will be
! done. ' "
'
Mrs. Lawton was unable , to speak. She
{ was violently shaken by her grief , and an
the two women wept together their emo
tions proved too strong , and they fainted
simultaneously. Captain King and liia or
derly resuscitated them.
N to .Meet : < t riiiirlcNlnn.
CHICAGO. Fc-h. I. The executive com
mittee of the National Kduoatlonal aurfo-
elation has unanimously ounllrmod the In
formal \ut < < of preference of the hoard of
director * * at tint Lou Amselen meet Inn In
the helectlon of Charlemon. H. C , MM the
pluee of iiifftliii , ' of the annotation In un-
nuul convention. July 7 to la , WM , An at
tendance of 5.000 from the ftouth IH assured
and It IH believed that un equal number
will attend from the north and west.
MILLIONS IS 'SMOKE
St. Louis Insts Seine of Its Largest Stores
by a Qroat Fire.
FIREMEN ARE KLUD AND INJURED
Ono Dead Taken Out , Another Fatally Hurt ,
Injuries to Eight O.hsrs ,
FLAMES LEAP ACROSS TH- STREETS
An Area of About Four Blocks Swept by
the ConfhgnUion ,
GAINS GREAT HEADWAY IN SHORT TIME
Penny A nentlte. The FntnnuN , n DIs-
lllllnur dun puny , Many Conunls-
Mon FlrniN anil Other Well
KlUMIII IlnllHCM I.INC.
ST. LOUIS , Mo. . Fob. 4. Property of Hie
estimated vnluo of Jl.fiOO.OOO to $2,000.000
was burned toilny , the greater part of four
blocks of buildings anil tliolr contents , be \
tween Third and Sixth streets nnil Franklin
avenue and Morgan strci't. In the heart of
the retail section , being destroyed.
Ono llrcman wan killed. nlno other mem
bers of the lire department were Injured
more or less seriously and five or six citi
zens slightly hurt.
Definite figures of losses nro exceedingly
hnrd to obtain. The fact that It waa Sun
day and that neither proprietors nor Insurance -
anco adjusters were at their places of busi
ness contributed much to this. Few pro
prietors or owners could be found and tboso
who wore declared their luablllt > to give
definite Information. There were six retail
concerns which were heavy losers. The bal
ance , of the loss la divided in varying pro
portions among a score or more small shop
keepers ] or firms.
Only two concerns suffered losses of over
$100,000 : Penny ft Gentle and Schaper Bros.
The buildings in which the two concerns
were housed were owned by the Mary K.
Knox estate and were erected at n cost of
$1G5,000. Penny & Gentle's loss , which was
covered entirely by Insurance , Is estimated
at $135.000. Schaper Hros. ' loss in cull-
mated ut $100,000 , based on the loss by
Penny & Gentle. These two concerns occu
pied about half the block on the west side
of Hroadway south from the corner of Frank
lin avenue , and the buildings were entirely
destroyed , the walls and floors caving in
and the ruin being most complete.
The rest of the block on the west side of
the Ktrcet is taken up by the building oc
cupied by The Famous. On Franklin avenue ,
just "back of Penny & Gentle's , wan the
building occupied by the Fuch Millinery and
Cloak company. It Is estimated that the lessen
on the stock there. Is $40,000.
The store formerly occupied by D. Craw
ford & Co. at the southeast corner
of Broadway and Franklin avenue
was entirely burnc < l. Mr. Craw
ford says the ICES on the building.
which was mvnod by him. is $20,000. lie tia/a
the stored stock was valued at $5,000.
One Uc'ud. Twelve InJurcMl.
Dead :
CHAHLES W. MELLUS , foreman engine
company No. 7.
Injured :
Chief Swlngley , face blistered by heat.
John Judge , foreman englno company No.
11 , bruised about legs , internal injuries.
John Hanmore , driver engine company No.
22. leg broken , hand and cheek bruised.
Mlko Hanlon. truckman No. 7 , back cut
and bruised.
James A. Adams , No. 6 truck , cut on hand.
John Karp , plpemon engine company No.
11 , leg broken , Internal Injuries , serious.
Harry Bridge , foreman engine company
No. 12 , shocked by electric wire.
Assistant Chief Gus Thierry , shocked nnd
burned by live wire.
A. J. O'nollly , supervisor city lighting ,
blown Into street by concussion of falling
walls.
James J. Schweiger , engine company No.
23 , hand cut.
George W. Durand , spectator , right hip
dislocated.
'
August lloeber , plpoman , leg broken.
By 11 o'clock all the walls of the Penny
& Gentle store and Schaper Bros. , with
the exception of that on the west , had fallen ,
and with the gale blowing It became a menace -
ace to the llremen. The wall between
Schaper Bros , and the Famous fell , but the
flames were quenched before doing much
destruction in the latter establishment. It
was not long before the upper ( loom and
walls of the building opposite Penny St
tiontlc on Broadway began to fall.
Casualties' to firemen were numerous.
When the walls of Deer Bros. ' G and 10-
ccnt store collapsed several members of on-
glno company No. 11 were In the building.
Four llremen were covered by the debris
and it was several hours before they could
bo tukcn out.
Dm viICfTorlN nt l
Charles Mappes , a plpoman , had boon
crushed to death and ( several others injured.
John Judge , foreman of No. 11 , was wedged
In with debris. Across his feet lay the body
of Mappes , but with a cool head ho directed
the efforts of his comrades In their work
of rescue. When ho was finally removed
ho was taken to the hospital on an ambu
lance , where several < ithcru of the Injured
had been removed.
From Broadway the flames ate their way
through to a number of three and four-
story structures occupied by numerous
firms In various lines of business. Thcso
were soon on flro from top to bottom and
were gutted. Heroic efforts were made to
keep , the flames from the building on thn
corner of Fourth and Franklin avenue , oc
cupied by thn German-American bank , and
they were successful. This and two build
ings adjoining on the south were saved.
Across on Fourth street and extending
through to Third street were a row of old
buildings occupied by the SchlHler-Cprnella
Seed company , the Plant Seed company.
Krennlngs Glassware and Crockery com
pany. Bassett Plumbing company , Muel
ler-Block Commission company , NeUon Dis
tilling company. McLalu and Alcomb Com
mission company. Hake & Bonn' Com
mission house. Benton & Co.'n
Commission houseBaur Flour company
and William Bock's saloon. Hero the
firemen were able to stop the spread of thn
flro to the cast , but It was bourn before
the flames were quenched , after tons of
water had been expended. The Interiors
and stocks of merchandise of all tlieso
buildings worn destroyed.
Trying ; to Sa\e Their
llrf r tMp occupants of building ! ) east
on Third and Second streets , fearing a
furthtv tJprtuJ of the fire , commenced to rr
iiiovu their books and stock , but at 3 o'clock
It became evident that the fire bad been
put under control. At IhU point Third street
widens out and fhls helped the firemen to
keep the flunei In check If the flro bad
