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SO WAR I1KENTDCKY
Republican and
Louisville Reach an
TAYLOR TO SEND THE TROOPS HOME
Order Convening the Lsgithturo at London
is to Be Revoked ,
TO RESUME SESSIONS AT FRANKFORT
Belierid Understanding Arrived at Will
Besnlt in Amicable Settlement.
DUAL GOVERNMENTS TO BE NO MORE
Leading- Men of Pnrtloa Spend Moat
lit the Iny In Conference nt
Iho .MetroimllN Left to
the Courts
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. C. If the agree
ment drawn up tonight nt the conference
of representatives of .tho democratic and
republican administrations held at the ( Salt
liotif-o In this city Is accepted and carried
out the strife which has rent Kentucky from
end to end for the last few weeks will be
ended.
The agreement was reached shortly after
midnight and arrangements were Immedi
ately tnado to have It drawn up and signed.
This was slow work , however , and It was
after 2 o'clock when the conferees sepa
rated. The democrats gained nearly every
7 > olnt they contended for and the repub
lican representatives , Lieutenant Governor
John Marshall , General Dan Llndsey and
Attorney David Fnlrlelgh. gave assurances
that the agreement would bo accepted by
Governor Taylor tomorrow.
The agreement provides that In order to
le.lvo no question ns to tbo title of Wil
liam Goobel and J. C. W. Deckhnm to the
offices of governor and lieutenant governor ,
respectively , the general assembly shall
pass a resolution In joint assembly validat
ing the acts on that subject , since the legis
lature has been prevented by troops from
holding Us regular sessions at Frankfort.
AH soon as the legislature does this Deck-
ham's tltlo to the office of governor Is
not to bo questioned.
The democrats grant Immunity to Gov
ernor Taylor and his associates from pros
ecution for treason , usurpation of ofllce
or contempt ot court for what has been
done since the shooting of Goebel. These
iniilters are to bo held In abeyance until
next Monday.
.Vi > OliNtmctloii from Heiuilillenii * .
The republican legislature Is to be with
drawn from London Immediately , and no fil
ibustering or other attempt of this char
acter Is to be resorted to by the republi
cans to obstructi the currying out of this
agreement In the legislature.
The democrats suggested that In view of
the great crowds expected In Frankfort dur
ing the Ooebel funeral ceremonies , the sol
diers should bo withdrawn. The republicans
> Hked that'aii adequate guard be left to'
protect Governor Taylor and his asso
ciates.
It was decided to leave to General Daniel
Llndsey , ono of the republican conferee * .
the decision as to how many troops should
bo used to prevent a clash at the Goebel
funeral. As a result the republicans are to
begin at once tbo withdrawal of troops from
Frankfort. It was agreed that the board of
election commissioners , sitting ns a contest
board , should bo allowed to meet at Frank
fort without molestation , the democrats
agreeing that no summary action bo taken
on these contests and that nothing bo done
without the hearing of evidence and argu
ment.
The republicans asked that some provi
sion for n. repeal or modification of the Gee
bel law bo Included In tbo agreement. The
democrats agreed that to two leading re
publicans and two leading democrats should
bo left the matter of changes in the Goebel
law. The acceptance of this agreement by
the principals Is the only element of un
certainty now remaining In the situation.
Naturally there was no objection from the
d ( nocrats and 'tho attitude of Governor Tay
lor will certainly be known tomorrow.
Inlliii-iiccil lijSinadir Dclme.
How accurately the republican conferees
represent Governor Tnylor can only be de-
'tormlned by the events of the next tweny-
four hours. It Is probable that the repub
lican policy was materially Influenced by
the following telegram :
'WASHINGTON' . Feb. 4. 1900. Hon. W.
P. Taylor : The unanimous sentiment here Is
that you nro wrong In preventing the legis
lature from meeting and that you should
submit tbo dlbptitod questions to the civil
courts. Federal assistance cannot bo given
you on your requisition so long us the legis
lature is In seffiloii or can bo convened.
There Is no doubt but It can bo convened If
you will permit. The democrats Intend that
If any violence occum you shall bo the ag
gressor. You will by forcible resistance
alienate those who formerly sympathized
with your care. No assistance.
"W. J. DKDOE. "
1'rppnrlne to
LOUISVILLK , Ky. , Feb. 5. A conference
between accredited representatives of tht >
two state governments was held at the Gait
liouso In this city tonight as a step toward
bringing about a peaceful settlement of the
disturbed political conditions now existing.
After four hours of preliminary talk the
conference ndjouriml at 0 o'clock for one
hour. Up to that tl'md satisfactory progress
had becii made , considering the bitter es
trangement of the factions and 4ho seem
ingly Irreconcilable differences In their
contentions on the mast Important points at
Issue.
It soon became evident that the mee-tl ig
could not deal with a question of the trans
fer of the Btnto offices , or cither with the
,
respective claims to 'these positions. All It
could hope to accomplish was the removal
of some of the obstacles that stand In the
way of securing an adjudication of these
questions by some tribunal upon which the
principals ran ngrcc. The democrats at
tlrst were Inclined .to press their demand
to the limit , requiring the withdrawal of
troops from the state buildings at Frank
fort , the recognition of Heckham as gov
ernor without any further action by 'the
legislature , on tbo reports of the contest
boards by which Goobel and Heckham wera
declared to have been elected , after which
the main points In ( ho controversy were
to be adjudicated by duo process of law.
Something of sentiment moved the demo
crats to innko the claim for tbo recognition
rf the legality of the actions of the legis
lature since Governor Taylor Issued his proc-
lunation adjourning that body to meet at
London , Ky. They wish to establish the
tlo ! of William Goebel as governor of Ken
tucky at ( ho time , of his dnath.
UcinilillcniiK Will Conci-ilo l.Htle ,
Tlie republicans showed uo disposition to
inako euch extreme concussions , They have
( Continued on Third Page )
HOW LAWTON MET HIS DEATH
Unit .InM ANNlMcd n AViiiinilcil Offlrrr
to ( ho II rii r AVIii-n lie
AVni KIIU-U.
WASHINGTON , Feb. r , . The War depart
ment has received the- report of Colonel
Sargent of the Twenty-ninth Infantry nt
Manila , detailing the action at Sail Mntco
during which General Lawton lost hid life.
The report Kays General Lawton had ridden
all night to bo able to arrive c i the scene
at 6:30 : In the morning , but he said : "Sargent ,
I wish to give- you full swing ; go ahead with
your command nnd carry out your plans. "
H was rather significant that Lawton added
that ho did not expect much resistance , con
sidering that he met his death in that en-
gagctnent. Between San Mateo and the
troops lay a river which It was necessary to
ford , nnd the location of the ford was
ascertained with great difficulty , the enemy
being strongly Intrenched on the opposite
bank , nnd volleying upon the troops. The
report reads :
"At this time , about S or SIC : n. in. , the
first firing began and I dismounted and
started to fho front. General Lawton had
already arrived on the firing line , and ns I
descended Hie hill. In front of which wns
a rice field , General Lawton was coolly walk1
Ing up nnd down the firing line , within about
250 yards ot the enemy's entrenchments. A
few minutes afterward Lieutenant Brecken-
ridge was wounded and I saw General Lawj
ton actlnc as one of the four litter-bearers
helping 'to carry Lloutenant Brcskcnrldge
from the field.
After helping to carry back Lieutenant
Breckenridgo to the general's headquarters
during the battle ho remained n few
moments , asked Lieutenant Breckenrldgo
how he felt , said a few words , to Major
Rogers about my disposition for the fight and
then , starting back to the firing line , was
shot before ho hud advanced but a few
stops. He was shot just above the henrt
with his face toward the enemy ; he fell to
the ground and lived but a few moments.
"Thus died on the battlefield this great
and brave , heroic soldier ; large of heart and
largo of frame , with an Indomitable will and
with a power unsurpassed of overcoming
obstacles a soldier who had never known
fear ; who knew not what fear was. "
The remainder of the report Is devoted tea
a description of the 'battle and Its results
and agree with the accounts heretofore pub
lished. Says Colonel Sargent , in conclusion1 :
"The officers and men under my command
behaved magnificently throughout. Con
spicuous bravery was apparent everywhere.
I saw no faltering and no shirking. The
officers walked up and down the firing line
almost continuously , taking no cover what
ever when there was any work to be done.
Major Hawthorne of the Twenty-ninth dis
played conspicuous bravery at all times and
under nil circumstances and bis battalion , i
Companies 13 , F , G and II , did splendid
work.
"Major Byram of the Twenty-seventh was
cool and brave and Major Elmo of the
Eleventh cavalry did effective work. Lieu
tenant Rowland Spike of the Twenty-ninth is
accorded great credit for bringing through
the supply train under conditions so adverse
that General Lawton did not think It pos
sible. Captain Owen T. Kenan of the
Twenty-ninth In recommended'for. brevet for
'
gallantry a'iid pluck In fighting-lifter having I
been wounded. For fearless "ami gallant
conduct during the fight , Colonel Sargent
also recommends the promotion to second ,
JlculeaancUs of iSergeHnts Frank CUcluS , >
Company C , and William B. Honham , Com
pany E , Twenty-ninth Infantry. ,
LAWTON FUNERAL SERVICES
Xiivy to Ho HeiircMMitril li > - Ail ml nil
Ilio Ami ) * ! > >
Tin-
WASHINGTON , Feb. 5. Adjutant General - !
eral Corbln was today informed that the |
funeral train bearing the bodies of General
Lawton and Major Armstrong will ar- j
rive In this city Thursday. It was nr- i
ranged today that the navy and the marine j
corps shall take part in the ceremonies , j
A full battalion of marines , headed by the |
marine band , has been assigned a place In '
line , and a war ship , probably the Dolphin , j
will fire minute guns as the funeral cortege ,
passes over the aqueduct bridge on its way
to the cemetery.
The selection of the honorary pallbearers
was announced by General Corbln today , as
follows : Admiral Dewey , representing the
navy ; Major Generals Miles , Brooke and
Shatter , representing the array ; Brigadier
General Brecklnrldgc , representing the corps
to which General Lawton belonged ; Sena
tors Hawley and Sewell , representing thn
senate ; ex-Governor Hull of Ohio , Colonel
Stcele nnd J. M. Robinson of Indiana , rep
resenting the house of representatives ; Gen
eral J. M. Wilson , representing ths Loyal
Legion ; Colonel Fnrnsworth. representing
the Grand Army uf the Republic ; Colonel j
Crlghton Webb. U. S. V. , representing the | ;
officers on General Lawton's staff during the I
Santiago campaign ; Colonel M. E. Urell , j
representing the veterans of the Spanish war j
and the district national guard.
LAWTON REMAINS IN STATE !
i Olil KIIIIN | | mill Co ni rail CM I'ny
l.UHt Triliutr lo Die
!
FORT WAYNE , Ind. , Feb. 5. The re
mains of the late Major General Henry W.
Lawton today luy In state in this city , his
former homo. Btiuino.s8 was suspended in
honor of the dead hero. A special train
bearing the remain * , Mrs. Lawton and her
children. Major General William R. Shatter
and staff and the military guard , arrived !
from Chicago at 7:30. : At ! > o'clock a mill- j
tary and civic procession escorted tbo reI I
niuinH to thu rotunda of the court house , j ! '
Among the societies In the cortege wuro ,
|
Sioa S. Bass Post , Grand Army of thu Hoi ! i
public , of which General Lawton waa u j
I member ; Harmony Lodge of Odd Frlloivu , I '
of which General Lawton was at the tlmo
of his doalh the oldest charter survivor , ami
Summit City lodge of Masons , of which Gen
eral Lawton was a member.
Boruo at the head of the Slon S. Bass
post was the ebell-Bhredded battle flag of
the Thirtieth Indiana volunteers , which' ! '
Get'erul Lawton commanded In the civil war. j
Nearly all of the surviving comrades of ,
General Lawton in that regiment and a numj j ;
tier of survivors of the Ninth Indiana , In 1 i ;
which General Lawton enlisted ss a privatu 1' ' '
in ISiil. marched In the procession. ThouI j I
eands of people thronged the rotunda of the !
|
court house throughout the day to view the
casket.
FOR THE SAKE OF THE FATHER
VotorniiN AVho Morvoil I'niler "IllncU
.Inc.U" SI n nil Cnnril Over the
Suit' * llody ,
CHICAGO , Feb. 5. In a flag-draped coffin
the body of Major John A. Logan lay In
state hero today. A guard of veterans of
the civil war who had fought under the
dead soldier's father stood round the casket !
a thoae who wished to pay a last tribute1 '
to the decedent filed through Memorial ball.
Later In the day the. body was taken to
the train and the journey to Youngstown ,
home , resumed.
T \ II I \
lALlV
Congressman Mercer is Inclined to Favor
Two and Senator Tbunton One.
BILL FOR TWO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
IMntlo to Ho nivlilliiBr I.lnc Srvernl
Other .MenMircw ) > > TlinrMon
Sutlirrliuul I'l-Kltitf Sol-
illvrs' C'lnliiix ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. ( Special Tele-
, .
gram. ) Congressman Mercer , In amplifying
j his j letter to The Boo In relation to the hold-
j t Ing j of one or two conventions In Nebraska
j I this . year , said that ho suggested July -I for
j holding the convention to nominate state
j | onicers because ho thought It would not only
be a novelly , but would bo a most proper
day upon which to ratify the nominations
made nt Philadelphia. '
"I believe wo should have two cdnven-
'I ' lions. , although personally 1 have no Inter-
cst. in the matter except ns a republican
looking 1 to what Is best for our party. We
arc nil agreed , 1 think , that the machinery
which Is to carry our campaign this fall to
, success should be set In motion at the ear-
j Host ] possible date. If we have n coiivun-
'
tlon , say about May 15 or 17. thirty dnys before -
fore the meeting of the national convention ,
which Is required under the call for the
purpose of nominating delegntcs-nt-lutg :
and alternates , we could at the same tlmo
I select the state central committee nnd by
I > the j tlmo the state convention for the nomi
nation of state olllccrs came around tbo
party would bo In condition to begin an nc-
llve , aggressive campaign. These are my
ideas. No one appreciates more than I the
Importance of getting to work at once , and
if we are united and make n fight such as
1 believe itho republicans can put up , we
will win In Nebraska. "
Senator Thurston , In talking of the same
, matter , said that he had about come to the
I conclusion that but one convention should
be held , In view of the Importance of this
year's campaign and the necessity of organ
izing early. "Should It bo decided to hold
but one convention it behooves the faithful
to be up nnd doing that we may know who
aie going to be candidates for the several
offices. "
Hills liy Tliurslon.
Senator Thurston today introduced an
amendment to the Indian appropriation bill
appropriating $40,000 for the purpose of re
building -the Wlnncbago Indian school ,
which was destroyed by fire about two years
ago. He also Introduced bills to divide the
district of Nebraska Into two judicial dis
tricts ; making the Platte river the divi
sional line ; to provide for the transfer from
the adjutant general or Inspector general's
department of the regular army officers of
the line serving In the volunteer army ; for |
the relief of Mrs. Isabel B. Hamilton , widow
ot the late Lieutenant Colonel John M. Ham
ilton of the Ninth United States cavalry ,
who died at the head of hia regiment in
Cuba , and a bill appropriating $ GO,000 for
macadamizing the Fort Crook military
boulevard from Fort Crook to Omaha. Ho
presented a petition from the postofllce
clerks at Hastings for the passage of the
' 'house bill providing for the classification a *
clerks In first nnd second class pos'toffices.l
Congressman Gamble today recommended
the establishment of a postofflce nt Huoir
mer , Charles Mix county , S. D. , and the ap
pointment of Mary E. Mills as postmistress.
Congressman Sutherland had an Interview
with the auditor for the War department
relative to securing two months' additional
pay for members of Company H , First Ne
braska. There has been some hitch In al
lowing this extra pay and It was for the
purpose of hastening action that Sutherland
Is looking after the Interests of Nuukolls
county. Ho also secured a passport for
Joseph R. Sample of Trumbull , who Is go-
Ing I beyond the sea.
Senator Pettlgrew Introduced a bill for
the I establishment , control , operation and
maintenance i of a northern branch of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol-
dlers < at Hot Springs , S. D.
Senatr-r Clark's bill providing for the pur
chase of a site and the erection of a public
building at Evanston , Wyo. , passed the sen
ate today.
F. R. McConnell of Omaha , cti route to
New York , is at the Rlggs.
AMERICANS TAKE NINE TOWNS
Tire Hi-Klinc-iitM Si'iittt'iTIMI Tliou-
Minil Iti-licls , Icm I nt Cur-
rlMOIIH 'Idllllll.
MANILA , Feb. 5. 3:53 : p. in. Brigadier
General Kobbe's expedition in the IslaiKiu
of Luzon. Lcyto and Sumar bus occupied
px-rmanently ! and garrisoned nine towns with
the Forty-third and Forty-seventh rcgl-
ments. i This has placed on the market 180-
000 bales of hemp.
Five thousand Insurgents armed with rifles ,
and ; over f > ,000 armed with wooden swords ,
bows and arrows , were encountered during
the entire trip. The troops killed seventy-
llvo natives , eleven of whom had rllloa. The
others i were villagers , armed with wooden
BV.'Pl'dS.
The American loss was one man killed
and nlnci men Bounded ,
The Americans captured $9,000 in gold ,
tlm enemy's money , and forty muzzle-load-
Ins brats cannon. At Calbagog , Samar , the
enemy evacuated the town , the Americans
cbaaltiK , fighting and scattering them to the j i
mountain * .
At Catbaalogan , Lukbau , tbo Tagalog general - i
eral ' , fired the place with kerosene Just be- 1
foiv the Americans landed and then fought !
'with cannon and rifles from the hills i-a- '
circling ' the town for two hours. When
th > ; Filipinos were driven out the- Americans
diJ ' their best to save the town , fighting the
fire for several hows. Thirty stone and j
sixty othnihoubt. . In the buslncssi portion 1
were consumed. The soldiers prevented the J
fire from spreading.
I'll run cil to tin * .Moiiiilnlnii ,
The next day Major Allen , wltli three i
companies , of the Forty-third regiment , purj'
guc , < ? Lukbau to the mountain fastnesses ar.d ,
them'e , to the coast town where Lukban was !
heading In hopes of escaping. Lukban , by JJ i
taking the natives' money , has accumulaul j
$100UUO. His capture Is probable.
At Takloban , iBlaivI of Lcyte , the enemy
evacuated the town and the Americans pur
sued them to .the hills. Sever ? , ' fleeing j .
noneombatants were killed , Including three i i
women. '
At Palo , seven miles distant , tbo enemy
wan found entrenched and resisted. Lieu
tenant Johnston and twelve scouts of the
Forty-third regiment drove out 150 of the
enemy and captured the town. The Vlsay- ' '
ana of the-so towns were pressed Into tbo
service of the Tugalogs of Luzan. I
The Inhabitants are Indifferent or sullenly
antagonistic to the American occupation.
The Tagalog chiefs Influenced them against ;
us , but when they perceive wo are much
nicro powerful than the Tagalogs and Intend ; <
to maintain garrisons In order to open the ,
Islands to commerce , it U believed the rebel
party will lose lie popularity. The Amerl- ;
cans are gladly accepted by the numerous ;
Inhabitants who were farced into exile by
the rebels and who arc Bally returning to
the Islands. There Is a ru h of commer
cial vessels from Manila ! to thcso ports. "
Otl ' ( 'annul
WASHINGTON. ! ' < * . 5. General Oils'
weekly casualty Itet In asf. follows :
MANILA. Feb. t. Death * : Cm-oro spinal
Decoml r 3" . Ueorjco Mann , II.
Thlrty-elghth Infantry ; I neute diarrhoea ,
Janunry J. She'.hy H. Tay. or , C. Twelity-nec -
end Infantry ; valvular hm aimxjse , Junu-
j ary 25. Jowpb C. Wilson , swWant. F.
rwenty-thlrd Infantry ; * ptlcomla , January
jjr . , John II. < . 'onn. F. llfird Infantry ; van-
; In , Janunry : > . Artnitrv4. Kills , H , Fortv-
fourth Infantry ; Janu.Qry SI , Clyde II.
i--1- ! ' Thirty-sixth Infantry ; nutlnrln ,
\ Irgll O. . '
Firguson. , jfrwflfth Infnnirv ;
, January S2 , linlrn L. J ihar , K , Thlrtv-
foiirth lnrrtntryJiimmry2R : _ , _ Nathan Coffee ,
I A , Twenty-fourth .nfiintr : January * 11. John
j 1'le.isant. .
F. Twr-nty-Hfthililfnntry ; tuuereit-
i : losls ' , January . . Cnnrli } * Ui Ilnofner , 1 , ,
iThlriy-sefopd 1 Infantry ; dpporWIIcltls , Jmiu-
i nry .11. John 'MKionnnIo ' , iiuslclan , C , Twen-
i I ty-elghth t lnfnr..try ; FrbrU ; irytf , Fred P. Col-
i j liii" , battalion sergeant iia.ior. Fourteenth
! i tnfnntrv ; dysentery. Febjruary 1. Peter W.
i I Hi'lvlc j , O. Koriy-lltth inf ! lit1Fcbrunrv ; S ,
I/onls Climb , sorgennt. C'JKleventb onvalry ;
| February ] J , thiirl"s MOOT : > . K , T't\'etity-see-
I ! 1 'j nd Infantry ; Janunry 15 Samuel Lang , ( . ' ,
Twenty-second infantrytyphoid ; , Jnnunry
j- . Thomas H. Bennett. O , Fourth envnlry' ;
I I February J 1 , Louis Md'Hercon , A. Thirty-
I llfth Infnntry ; Jnnunry 27 , Hnrry Hada-
11 | linuijh , G , Twenty-oeventll Infnntrv ; abscess
l < „ if liver. Jnnunry 21. Kdgnr M. St'ucker , M ,
I 3 Thlrty-llrst In'imtry ; pneumonia , Januarv
ItO
2 ? . T U / I -1 - *
John Cunningham. -
I . ( irporal , L , Ninth
, Infantry.
i Woundcn In action : Ji : munry 27 , Thomas
| O''Bourk" ' , K , Twenty-rev * nth Infantry , nc-cl-
i dental gun > hnt ; Jnnunry j .VWItt Adats , M.
I Twonty-nlnth Infuntry ; Ji littlnry IS , Herman
I A. Larson , K , Fourth Inli intry. OTIS.
MONSON FINDS P RIS TOO HOT
Aiitl-llrltlili Scnliiicll Jiuluccn tlir
Anil > ll4sUliir to
Drunrt.
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LONDON , Feb. 5. It ls'-lofficlally an
nounced hero that Sir E.JlnUnd J. Monson.
the British ambassador to France , left
I'arls for the south on leavrj of absence.
The announcement Is generally regarded
as important. Coming on top of the known
anti-British feeling in France it Is thought
the departure of the nnlbasfndor from his
post nt the present juncture 'indicates more
than appears on the surface or than is con
tained In the official explanation.
PARIS , Feb. 5. As a 'result of Inquiries
made In the proper quagterc , It is learned
that the stories of the I : cho do Paris that
the British ambassador France , Sir Ed-
mund J. Monmn , and th llritlsh ambasFa-
dor to Italy , Sir Philip ! Currle , conferred
here recently on Italian fiffalrs , or that Sir
Edmund has gone to Ronyi to support Sir
Philip in representatlon to Italy regarding
the landing of Italian tffikips In Africa , arc
quite unfounded. Whatta true Is that Sir
Edmund Monson has gone to the Italian
Rlvlcra , not because he Isunwell ! ° r requires
a rest , but because he finds his position very
unpleasant at the present moment , owing
to the strong feeling ngSinst Great Britain
In ' the press and socletj .which , perforce ,
Is reflected to some extent > m the attitude
of the French governme'iit.
A diplomatic official Stitdi "The French
government is undoubtedTl filcndly to Great
Britain , but it is unablelo miakc n display
of its real sentiments /list now because a
demonstration of frlendliilees to Great Brit-
tain would be an act of suicide.
"Tho bestowal of thovCross of the Legion
of Honor on the artist , } s Andre , author of
the 6Utfage'du's"ca'rliaron'j of Queen Vfc-
toria ' , furnished an example of the govern
ment's fear of offending popular feeling.
Leandre had been promised the decoration
before he caricatured Queen Victoria and
the government felt it would be safer to
offend the Engilrfi people than the senti
ments ot its own countrymen. In view of
this'situation Sir Edmund thought his tem
porary absence from the Anglophobic air of
Paris would have a salutary effect. "
M. Farmlne Farlcr. member for Gran , has
given notice of a question to the French
foreign minister. M. Dclcasse , with reference -
once to the reports that Italy intends to as- I
slst Great Britain by replacing the British
troops withdrawn from Egypt. This may
elicit an interesting statement on the part
of the French government as to the attitude
the European powers would assume In the
event of such n movement.
The view of the French government IB
that Italy will not entangle herself in a
i ;
situation which would call for a protest ]
from the powers and that Marquis :
Venosta , the Italian minister of foreign at- '
fairs , Is too prudent and skillful a diplo
mat to run the risk ef burning his fingers.
USING ITS OPPORTUNITIES
ItiiNHln I'reNKliif ; UN Hellenics While i
( lie l iiKlisIi I'oojilc j
Are ItiiNy.
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ST PETEIISBURG , Feb. G. The Campaign j
In favor of taking advantage of the present i !
complications In South Africa to secure i ;
Russian ports on the Indian ncsan and Med- I i
Itcrranean IH being pushed with visor. The i
newspapers openly advocate profiting by !
Great Britain's difllculticH to realize tho' i
schemes upon which depends the ultimate j i
prosperity of Russia and which Great Brit
ain i has always frustrated.
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\ < MV I'rpNltU-iit of Krrnc'li Scnnli- .
. PARIS. Feb. r. . Clement Armona d'Fal-
llerles , republican senator for Loe-ct-Gnr-
onne , was today elected president of the
senate ' , receiving 175 votes out of 221.
Mnny DriilliK from Siin.slroUc.
BUENOS AYRES , Feb. 0.--There were 210
cases < of nmisfroke here Sunday , of which
134 1 were fatal. .
ASSAULTED BY PONGE POLICE
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lion nn Aincrlcnn AViih MlMrcnlcil liy ' i
\ullt i' O Ml cii'sNslillnnls
AlliM > oil In llneniic. P
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PONCE , P. I ! . . Feb. 5. During a band j
concert on the Plrua Vrlnejpaj last evening !
native pollcemtn arrested Joseph S. Hlgelow , !
jr. , of Hasten , who a leading u doR. .
Jeeeph S. Barkloy. a Hcf uty United Stated | !
marshal , conducted Blgclow to thn jail nnd | i
he was laken to tic ! fe.irchlng room , where i
It is alleged the native police madean at- 11
tack on hiui. Hlgeluw wa ctulrpi.f un- j
armed. Finally Ivlice'inan Ansel Arlsmendi !
ehot Blgeloiv In the check and then fled. i |
;
The guards at the outer door permitted him
to escape , but Stopped Felix A. McCarthy , \ ;
an American , who was hotly pursuing Aril-
mendl. Deputy Chief of Police Antonio
.Slmonplotrl , five other policemen. McCarthy. .
Barkley and Blgelow were In the room when j' { '
the shooting occurred ,
Blgelow was placed In an ambulance and
conveyed to the military hospital. At flrct
his condition was considered very critical ,
but he Is butter thl afternoon. The bullet -
let has not yet been located. ArlsmcnJI and
Stmonpietri wore arrested today.
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1,1'nry WiintH .Mn | piil liiNtrnincnlN ,
WASHINGTON. Fc-b. 0. Captain Leary.
naval commander of Guam , In a report to' ' ; i
the Navy department , dated December 23 , 1
says that Captain Ingate of the marine ! ! ]
corps Is seriously 111. Work Is progrot lng
rapidly on towage and water systems. He
urgently renews his rcguest for a library j (
for the station and also for musical Instru- | i
mcnts.
' L1S1IISSES 1 I JOHN M'DIISALD
? oanl of Education Fj .ct3 Him from Hs ;
Position of Official Architect.
EJECTS HIS PLANS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Work ( in the MnllilliiK VVII1 Uo Punlici
ivlth iloliti l.ntcnsrr Arclillecl mill
Super I u tend cut 31 c Dunn I it
Will Klulil.
The old minority of the J3onrd ot Kdttca-
tlon had Ha day of reckoning with Archi
tect John McDonald at 'thetegular meet
ing Monday night , when McDonald was
distillled ftom his position of ofiiclnl archi
tccl and hla pinna for the , now Ilih ! : school
were ordered rcjectc-1. Work on the new
building will bo pressed with John Lrttcn er
ns architect nnd supcrlnlcndcnt.
The sum ot $2,200 Ins already been pnld
to McDonald for services rendered In pit-
paring the High heel plarn. He h s n
claim for nn additional S3.000 ft r alleged
wcrk completed en the drawings and ex-
peeled nearly $2.000 morefci services ns
superintendent. For the latter amount Me-
Donald propose-s to hold the bcnrd respnnj
slblu under his contract. These cxpendl-
tures the bonrd Is legardlng na fo much
money wasted.
The attitude of the present majority was
expressed by one of the members as fol-
lows : "Wo consider It better to put nnt
other man In charge of the new building
even it we have \t \ > pay McDonald the full
amount of hid bill. His plans In the first
place are not satisfactory. In the opinion
of competent builders the building which
they call for Would coat between $200,000
and $300,000. when the money available for
the * purpose Is only $150,000. In the second
place we do not trust McDonald and do not
.
wish to be responsible for his work. "
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McDonnlil AVI1I Knforcc III * HlulHi.
McDonald's friends , on uie other hand ,
point to the fnct that he is under a heavy
bond to construct the building within the
$150,000 limit. They say McDonald wns
chosen In good faith and that his plans are
satisfactory. The rejection of the plans
nt this time they denounce ne a waste both
of tlmo and the taxpayers' money. Such
legal action will be taken , they add , ns Is
considered best to enforce as far as pos
sible McDonald's rights.
The dismissal of McDonald and the em
ployment of Latenser were accomplished In
a series of resolutions Introduced by Mem
bers Barnard , Wood and Hayward of the
buildings and property committee.
The first provided that the pretended con
tract entered into with John McDonald on
November employing him as official archi
tect be declared void and that he be re
leased and discharged from his position.
Under this contract , which President Pen-
fold was forced.to sign by trrder of the dis
trict court , McDonald was to design all
buildings erected during the coming ycnr ,
receiving In payment 5 per cent of the cost
price. The resolution was adopted , Irey
being absent and Buchanan nnd Cowle dls-
Denting , the latter being present for the
first time slnco the investigating committee
convened.
A second rosolutlon provided that all plans
prepared for th new High schoo "by Me ,
Donald be rejected and held as naught and
that McDonald be discharged from the em
ployment of the board ns architect of the
High school. McDonald's contract to pro.
pare plans for the High school was regu
larly approved and signed last July and
payments have been mude as above stated.
Another clause In the resolution specified
that new plans should be drawn up at once
by John Latenser , who was to have In pay
ment the same amount as that awarded to
McDonald , 3 per cent for drawing plans
and 2 per cent for acting as superintendent.
Knur Vo < Xo.
The repbrt of the committee was adopted ,
Buchanan , Cowle , Moore nnd Teal voting no.
In explaining his vote Moore eald thnt he
considered It expensive folly to throw away
placs which had already cost so much
money when no proof hnd been submitted ,
that they were unworthy. Teal and Btii i
chanan ' opposed the resolution because Iho | i
contract | was said to have been let in good I j '
faith by a practically unanimous vote of thn ! j
old board. On the. final vote Buchanan nnd I
Mcoro were excused. Smith nnd Johnson i '
voted nye with the understanding thnt they
were still to be considered advocates of the
throo.hlgh school proposition.
In order that progress might be ns speedy 1
as possible Architect Latenser WIM then Iu- j
structed by resolution to inuke a thorough i j
Investigation ot the High school building , ,
compiling i an estimate ot coat of repairing ; j
and ventilating it. A report in detail will bo i i
asked ' for nt the next meeting. j
A further resolution was pasbod that tha > I '
attorney ' take all possible oteps toward the > j
dissolving ' of tl'o Injunction now held I .
' g.ilnst the bzhool board by G. M. Hltcb-
cock ( and others. It la understood that thu i !
protest ' will bo voluntarily removed. j
I.IM'I-IIN lii I'rnti'xlk. . . j
When the board had thus divorced Itself ! i
from all connection with McDonald It ! j
listened to the protestw of fifty Indlgnr.nt :
taxpajer. < relative to the closing of the '
Kckermaiii ) . Sherman , Ambler and West ; i i
Side tichnolfe. The spokesmen were James >
Welsh , T. L. Wright , C. J. Robin.ion find
Mr. Anglln , supported by the Scruth Side
Nonpartlsan club , the Rlvervlew Park Im
provement club and others. Ths school
patrons urged that they paid taxes and wore I
entitled to consideration. Their children [ !
were obliged lo walk ono mile lo school I
t
they said , or weie exposed to hardship jnd j ;
danger In the wajpns provided by thy board , j i
Tin ) prjtestH were referred to n bpwliiI.com \
mittee of iliri'O not yea announced and' will I j
be 1 ruled upon at the no.\t meeting , |
Protests we-rei also received fiom Iho Cc-i- : i
tral ' Labor union and North Oaialm Improve-1 I
ment ' club rclntlvn to the abolition of the j !
day labor system In repair work. The |
bujldlngs I and property committee baa do- i
tcnnined ' that ork can bo done to much
better ' advantage by contract and the i-on- ! I '
plaints were placed on file. I
Chairman Cowlo of the committee on j l
boundaries ' reported proponed changes dl- I
vertlni ; a portion of the Farnam school nt-
tendance to Lake school. The district nf-
fcto ) < l lies between Howard street and St.
Mary's nvenue , Twenty-first and Twenty-
fourth Btrc-et. The recommendation was
adopted , the purpose belna lo relieve a con-
gestlon at the Farnam n-hool.
I'cirm.SiilinillN ii Itcport ,
Superintendent Pcarso submitted n report
on school attendance , Implying an lncreaec-1
population In the city. There are now IS-
CS1 enrolled pupils in the public schools ,
ho said , an increase of 2,250 over lest year.
In tbo High school thcro are 1,332 enrolled ,
an increase ot 317 over 1699.
The High schcol Juniors made a request
for Iho use of tbo board rocens for a social
on February 23. In accordance with n rcno-
lutlon previously passed by the beard. The
Domosthenlan Debuting society also asked for
the privileges of the assembly room 0:1 :
March 9 , when It la proposed to miW the
Ciceronian club of Lincoln In joint debate.
Both requests "were granted.
WH. . Vlckers , Janitor , was given ten
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for
Tartly Oloihty ; Followed by Rain or Snow.
To in ji < rut 11 ri1 nt Oiniilm yi'itcrdiiyl
Itniir. UCK. Hi n r. Den.
r n. in -jit i i , in : t i
( i ii. 111 211 u i , 111 : < -
7 n. in - < i : i i. tit - '
s n. in. . . . . . 27 .1 i. in - , - .
II n. 111 - n p , in. . . . . . - -
10 n. 111 Ull II p , ill 'Jll
11 II. ill 'tl p. ill IS
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ii p , n KI
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days < IC.IVP In older to attend the funeral
' of his son. Sergeant A. H. Vlckers of the
First Nebraska. The hurlnl takes place nt
Madison. Nob.
Adjutant Giiicral Barry notified the board
that forty Springfield rifles hnd been ill-
patched from the Btnto nimory for the use
j of the ca > let battalion nt the High school ,
j They IH IT tr'cn ; 111 charge by Secretary
Glllan on their arrival.
Attorney Jcfferls , acting for 11. H. Boylcs ,
r-cnt cleaning contractor , presented n bill
| for | $210 for servles rendered by his client.
Ho ] wished the bomd either to reject or
accept j tinstatement. . The matter wns re
ferred | to the attnincy.
An acceptance \van lecelvod from rarl
Herring | as olllclnl attorney to the- board , a
j po'ttlcn ] to vhleh he was olecUM nt the
11 last meeting.
SIBLEY NOW A REPUBLICAN
j To Stiinil for Itc-Klcetlon 1 > V Itctuili-
j t Ill-nil' , .1. units \ilintnlitrndnn
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i of ri'ohlcnl .lIcKllllc.v.
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OIL CITY , Pa. . Feb. C. The Derrick will
| tomcrrow ( publish the following letter from
Congressman Jorph C. Slbley , written In
response to a call from trleiids-ln the varl-
otis counties of the district , asking him to
bo a candidate for cngrrsa on the repub
lican ticket :
WASHINGTON. Feb. ' . ' . Gentlemen : Ite-
spending to your ronuert tlmt I ugaln bo
a candidate for congress , permit me l"
briefly express my appreciation of : hc
honor you do me. The political deed that
governs my action. * mny be \ > \ iolljr studied ,
to support every mnn and every measure
that has for nn animating purpose the wel
fare of society .mil t'ho upbuilding , pros
perity and glory of our common country.
In u most tryliur period lu the nation's
hlrtory. I believe the administration has
conducted alTali * with safety and with
c > onor. linvlnjr In view the welfare of all
classes of citizens. Junlus wrote In ono
of his letters as follows : "Tbo merits of
a ministry may bo best- determined by ob-
serving1 the conditions of the people. "
If this be. a fair test of merit , then I be-
| lleve ] tbo president Is entitled to the respect ,
oxmlldenoe and support of every man who
prefers the welfare of all classes of citizen
ship to the. welfare of any portion thereof
under party divisions.
Whou a candidate for your suffrages I
pledged myself to support measures coming
before congress , re.irdles of political bins ,
and to give to their consideration the best
quality of head and heart In my possession.
This pledge I have honestly and earnestly
tried to maintain. I supported the adminis
tration .because i am In sympathy with Ita
actions hi the past and present nnd Its alms
for the future , so far ns they are outlined.
I Any measures which In their tendency
j threaten present prosperity should be
| I viewed -by us all as Impending calamities < o
I be ! avoided. My duty , ns I believe It to be
| the duty of every citizen who recalls the
j i misery i of the last few years nnd contrasts
11 I It with the present content and happiness
of our people 119 a whole. iiS to make com
mon cause that the blessings enjoyed nt tbu
present moment shall be maintained nnd en
larged.
. - . „ - . - - _ t"V. . ' : l j
thereto announce myself as you : candidate j
for congress from the Tvrdnty-sovonth dlsI I
trict. renewing my pledges of the past to
give to you and to the principles you repre
sent nnd to the nation my best effort H for u
continuation of the present prosperity anil I
those principles which. If I understand the j j
iilm of the lepubllcun party at the present !
time , will further enhance and secure lo j
nil classes nnd conditions of society n moru j
enlarged and general participation in the i
blessings ot free government. Jtc.speclfu.ily , j !
JOS1CPH C. S1BLKY. j
SUIT OVER A COLORADO I '
( coret * A. .ToNlyn tif Onuiliii Scc'iircn .
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for Moncr.lvnncc < I. I
CRIPPLE CREI3K , Colo. , Feb. . " . ( Special
Telegram. ) In the district curt today
Gcorgo A. Joslyn of Omaha secured judre-
mem for $23,725.71 ngaln < t the Allco Rnven i
Gold Mining company. No defense was ]
inado. In the complaint liled ! ) > Joslyn'sj1
attorneys It is alleged that JcMyn advanced ,
the amount , for which judgment was given
to 'the Allco Haven company for the pur-
peso cf perfecting title of the company's
Alice Hiivcn mine and for developing the
property.
,
The Alice Raven company wis : floated by j
I ) . V. Sholes , nn Omaha ripjdcnt , who wa ;
here In 1SS6-7. Sholes kept borrowing from j !
Jcslyn In ordnr to kncp up work at tb1 ? '
mine. Twice gold ore or an unusually gcod
grade wns found , but both times the urc
proved to bo only n small pocke-t. j i
In the end Sholco was compelled to give i
up. By the judgment rendered today Joslyn j
will secure the title to the property. The j ;
Allco Raven mine is admirably located , i
bclnr ; within 400 feet of the Klkton mine , |
which line paid nearly Sl.OOO.CGO in divl-
domls. There were other Ouinhann Inter
ested , but-unknown here. Sholes put up j
nearly all the money originally and Joslyn
was the only ono afterward to ccme to his
assistance.
WILL NOT TALK ABOUT SEWALL
! ! r > : in lccllllito nlxi'iiNN llHorvlou
In XVliluli Sui vn II Silhl llrynii
StnnilN \ < i ShiMV.
PITTSFIHLD , Mass. . Feb. 5. W. J. Bryan
today declined to dlfccuss the Interview !
!
with Arthur Scwall , candidate for vice prcs- ' .
ident four years ago , In which Mr. Se'wall 1
wild that Mr. Bryan would be the candidate I
again , but could not bi : circled. i
Bryau thin afternoon nd.lroght-d n ninhs j
meeting at the Casino , attended by people j I
from all parts of western Mnfaachuastu. { I
Ex-f'ongressnmn John J. Crosby presided. ! :
Bryan WCB Introduted nv n prhuto citizen i i
lli'ot , nnd then ai : the next president of the | '
United States. After the cheerlns subsided I
JlMr. Bryan In u rather husky NO'ICC 10i i
I
gpondeil that hovi3 rnlhcr embarrassed by '
'the Introduction , wMch bo dc.'lured had i
been too flattering.
Cryau left f r North Adama at G o'clock ,
Antlirncllc ( 'mil Snliji-ct In Duly.
SAN FUANClfiCU , Fob. 5.-Thn United
SlatcH circuit court of appeals today ren-
derml decision of great Importance to coal
dealers. The can.- was tlmt of < 'hare ) I' .
oe-r | nKiilnM the L-olIi-itor of the. . ; iort and
the < iuc4itloii Involved wan whether anthra- "
cllo coal c-ontulning ICBS than te per com
flxe4l curlion IH Hirbju. I to duty under par.i-
Krupb 116 of the Dlntlcy act , or whether It
Hhould be admitted fre-i. The court decided
that the coal In HUbjeit to duly.
j
Miiluoiix ! Trial l ItcMinu-il ,
NKW YOHK , Feb. 6.-Tho trial of Roland I
Ji. Mollnoiix , eliurgod with the murder of
Mi 3. Kutherlne J. Adunih iu Deveinbcr. 1S9S
by poison ent to Hurry Cornish , wa > i > -
umtvd today after nn Interval of nearly
two weeks ( aiucj by tlio Ulneis cf thejuror. .
fcUto civllvd a few uiilin | ortiiu wit-
and then rencd.
Ul CIllClllH Of ( ICCIIII VfHKItlN , Kl'd , n.
At Now Yorlt Arrived l i Champagnu ,
from Havre ; I'.itrkln , from Humburg ; An-
i-hnrlii , from O'.ai ow ; Sluater.dam , from
Kmti-idum.
At Liverpool Arrlvcxl Campania , frum
York
At I ondon Arrived Quct-n Wllhclmina ,
In Low.
Dodgts the B'al Issue nd Plnjs on Pa
triotism of the Country ,
NO TIME TO DISCUSS WHO IS TO BLAME
Makes Important Declaration of Intentions
Toward Transvaal ,
DUTCH REPUBLICS ARE TO BE CRUSHED
Opposition to British Ascendnrcj in South
Africi to BJ Wiped Out.
FRENCH PREPARING TO SURROUND BOERS
linllcnlc tlmt There
I.IKcly o Ilo MIIIK * Hot I'lKlitlnu
bnnn In the Vlcilnltj ot
CllllMINII.
( Copyright. 10 > Xl , by 1'ress Publlshlni ; Co. )
LONDON. Fob. C. ( Now York World Ca
blegram 1 Special Telegram. ) Chamber-
Iain's 1 speech In the House of Commons to
night was nn exceedingly adroit perform
ance. 1 ! appreciably
Improving bin position
wllh his party by deferring to n future oc
casion any reference to the Jameson raid
conspiracy. He evaded Iho principal dan
ger , while by comparative moderation to
L wards his opponents nnd Indulgence In Im
| perialistic platitudes and extravagant eu
logies of colonial loyalty he won enthusias
tic cheers from his own side. Still it was
felt and said that the speech rather avoided
than faced the dilllcnltlcH of thu present
crisis and created an agreeable Impression
without Inspiring any definite conception of
how the country wns to be extricated from
Its pressing dllllrnltles.
The convention rescinding the Clnytou-
Bulwer treaty wns ngrecd upon between
Great Britain and the United States oomo
months ago , but was not signed , owing to
the strenuous opposition of Cnundn. Tim
Dominion government forced the Imperial
authorities to endeavor to utilize the Ameri
can desire to secure the abrogation of the
treaty to obtain concessions for Canndn. H
was only upon recent urgent representations
of the Imperial government showing the high
Importance of maintaining the best possible
relations with the United States In the pres
ent serious imperial crisis that Canada con
sented to withdraw Its opposition. It Is
fiaid no quid pro quo has been gnarantctd ,
but a promise held out that compliance by
Canada in this transaction will give It : i
strong claim on the United StatcH for a
concession In connection with the Bering
sea revision. The treaty excites no In
terest among politicians here.
OtiliiloiiN of I InIClcr | ( .
( Copyright , 1MO , by Press 1'ubllshliiK Co. }
LONDON , Feb. G. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Leader
export says : "There Is no newe to show
that t Duller has not carried out the intcn-
tlons .hlch we know he entertained on
Widuj" hirfh'ilurr. '
OiiA--rd ls tied then cou-
templated < the possibility of delay. Nothing
Is known lu Aldorshot
or London of any
change In the plans. It is certain now that
the Boers at Colesburg have been masked
so t that they cannot well take part In any
general operations , but must tight or sur-
render. ' "
The Post expert snya : "Tho tide Is be-
ginning ' to turn In the western theater of
the war. A telegram dated ycotorday aftcr-
; noon announces from Nunuwpoort that an
overwhelming force of Infantry has been
sent to seize NorvalEpont nnd that the
Boers at ColcsburR are virtually surrounded.
This looks as though French hnd been re
inforced perhaps by Chermoide's brigade
nnd I is now felt able not only to complete
the I Investment of the Boer force nt Coles-
burg I , but also to attempt to .seize mid hold
tbo ' pat-sago of the Orange river at Norvnls-
pont ' , where the railway crosses the tream ,
and the mast likely point at which to stop
j' the ' march of reinforcements for the Boers
i' or the retreat of any who may bo able to
escape from Colesburg.
To STirroiilul lic llnern.
"Tlu > reinforcement of French Is the be
ginning of n systematic direction of a cam
paign. As soon an he Is strong enough
French ; will complete the circuit of the
Boer j force and then elopeIn on it. To the
southeast of French Kclleyltlnny IH moving
along the rnilwny by Steynsburg towards
Stormberg. Ho thu presses on the right
of , the Boer force which Sir William Gatacro
Is j observing from the nouth. There Is now
n , prospect that In two or three weeks the
British forces will bo holding the passages
of the Orange river nnd collecting all requl-
fcHtB for an udvanro northward. "
The Post expert then urgea the goTern-
nicnl lo expend the ncreiiaary money lo put
volunteers to the number of i0,000 upon a
war footing by equipping them with trans
portation. giving the artillery branch mod
ern guns an 1 putting nil the odlcere through
a courc of military study. '
Itnfrn Kxliccl In Will.
( Copyright , 1300 , liy Press Publishing Co4
LONDON , Feb. 5. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram , ) The Capo-
town mall correspondence of the Leader
tayo : "The Boers are confident they nre
goln ; ; to win. Their belief In the justice ot
their cause Is as profound as ever , nnd their
r.tock of both food und ammunition ample
for two years. Stories of friction between
Hit' f ( revs of thr two republics nro all moon-
shine. If It Is possible for one republic to
bo more detcrmlnud than thn other , the
1'Ycto State Is the more determined of the
tvvo. Kngltind may exterminate them , but
they will never surrender. The clock h.is
bW ( ( put back nt least 100 years In South
Africa. "
Mllncr writing In regard to the refugee
fund ' ways them Is enough money on hand
to last four or five months , when he thinks
the war will be over.
I , IIINCliiuiiic nt IiiilHinltli.
( Copyright. 19'JO ' , by Prcus PiibllsliliiK Co. )
LADYB.MITH. Jan. Sl. Uty runner to
Weenen , Fob. 5. ) ( New York World Cable-
giam Special Telegram. ) There has been
no real news since my last message. The
"locul situation Is practically unchanged and
slngulaily lacking In excitement. Our. chief
occiii atlon IK sitting on the kopjen with Held
glusses , but General Duller and the Docru
alike refuse to satisfy u desire for enU-r-
lalnmont. Vnry llttlo artillery fire Is visible
or audible. The local Boer arllllory Is Bleep
ing , occasionally waking to tbo extent of
halt n dozen rounds fired from two nuw
Boer luugeni toward Tubanayuma. On Mon
day and Tuesday a largo number of Boer
wagons were moving backward and forward.
omo unlplng hae been going on today. The
headquarter staff Is cheerful , but reticent.
The garrison IB in roinarkubly fine spirits.
The fcoldler * long for u chance to do sonin-
tblng. The place is allvo with rumors , but
tbei > \ llttlo If any reliable noun lately.
nnd this Is regarded as a nuisanceThe
weather hau beeu cloudy , making the. lue