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OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUjS'E 1 ! ) , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MO1W1SG. FEBRUARY 7 , l 00-TW.12JjVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY liMVE CENTS. ANOTHER WAR CLOUD Franca and England on Opsn Confl'ct Over Egyptf FRENCHMEN READY TO AVENGE FASHOW They Would Btrika Great Britain When Its Troopi Are Busy in Afr'm. FRANCE IS PATIENTLY BIDING ITS TIME England's ' Fleet Does Not Terrify Europe as Much as it Appear * to Do. MUCH IS MADE OF RECALL OF MONSON t Ofllclnlii , on ( lie Other lliinil , I'lnlni There IH XotliliiMT "f * ' - ill Ill-mice In 'I'll ! Mcivc of Dlnliiiimc ) ' . ( Copyright , 1MO , by Press Publishing Co. ) PARIS , Feb. 0. ( New York World Cu- "blegram Special Telegram. ) Franco nnd England arn evidently beginning to disagree. If they come to open conflict It will probably bo over the Egypllan ( inflation. The Havas agency distributes today the of ficial statetnenl made yesterday in several newspapers thai Monson'n departure Is not significant of friction between England and Franco. Tlilfi oHlclal denial Is not taken seriously. Most conservative authorities re gard a rupture as almost Inuvllnblu unlcjs England decides to show toward France's conlcmplnlcd rcveudlcallons Iho same meek ness with which It has just allowed Russia to oust British Influence from Persia. At the French foreign office everybody looks mysterious nnd darkly Intimates that all sorts of complications may spring up In the present situation , but nobody Is willIng - Ing to be quoted as saying so. There have been already several clashes be tween the cabinets. . H Is con sidered significant , however , thai Dcl- CUSHO and Ousscurof , the Russian am bassador , have remained closeted together daily during the lasl two weeks , the conver sation lasting sometimes for two hours. It Is believed that Russia's Persian deal was effected with Ihe full approval of France , after possible British Interference had been examined Ihoroughly. Another Important point Is that when Salisbury proposed that Italian troops should take the place of the English garri son In Egypt , King Humbert , who though under certain Ircaly obligations to England fclnco Mcne.Uk rouled the Italian armies , slrongly objected to bringing the wrath of Franco upon Italy. Consequently the Paris ambassadors 'were Instructed to sound the French cabinet. Dolcasse evaded giving an answer , his pretext being the necessity of previous conferences with other powers , par ticularly Turkey. Fruiice In Independent. Finally , under Salisbury's pressing de mands for n solution , Monson ascertained that Franco never communicated wllh Turkey - key anil huffily accused Delcasse of lookIng - Ing for a pretext for trouble about Egypt ; whereat Delca6 w replied to the English ambassador : "Quite right. Nolhlng could please us more than to see England make the mistake of entrusting the maintenance of order Into other hands. Just now England Is placed before ft hard dilemma. If the Italian troops do not go , the Eyptlan dignitaries und lower claHsea being equally eager to shako off British dominion , a rebellion may burst out any moment. With the few disorganized regiments left there repression \ absolutely hopeless. "Imaglno what a serious blow It would bo If England should lose control of Egypt now. For ono thing she would never again bo allowed to re-enter by following the some Insidious tacllcs which gradually placed Iho Nile under her Influence. More over , 'tbo mcro news of such an occurrence Bt this Juncture would not only be Infi nitely delrlmcntol lo success In Ihe Soulh African campaign , but might give n tre mendous Impetus to rebellion now brewing In India , where that relentless foe. rte Eng land , nicknamed 'Crazy Fakir. ' has just re- nppcared In the central mountainous dis trict. "Tako the other horn of the dilemma. England Is sensible to the advantages of preserving a bold fronl. Sbo may by heavy promises secure Ihe Italian garrison to hold Egypt for her. She naturally realizes trouble - blo may Immedlalely ensue. Bui sometimes binding succeeds and England counts much on her diplomacy and the fear Inspired by her Heel to postpone txplanallons wllh Iho powers till Ihe Transvaal affair Is Bellied. There England Is mlrtnkcn. You know how often Franco has protested against Eng land's prolonged occupation. Despite her pledges &ho now would politico upon a pre- tcst. " May Avenue FiiNUoda. AValdcck-Rousseau lold Loubet laughingly , when handing him Krugor's ultimatum to JJngland : "From this may spring our chance to wash away the blot of Fashoda und do more. " Recently Mlllorand , speaking to his lieu tenant. Vlvlanl , editor of Lu Lanterne. said : "Unless wo selzw this we > may never dnd such a safe opportunity to compel England to evacuate Egypt. " Thin l not only the unanimous opinion of the members of the government , but of oil the deputies and senators the World correspondent ha questioned on the ttub- Jccl Franco does not want to obtain n HetUemcnt of the Egyptian , Iho Newfound land and Iho Madagascar questions ut the cost of a war. Loubet , Wnldeck , Rousseau , Deleave , and Mlllcrand arc all sober long headed statesmen. They know war would cost more than It would bring , hut ns Mil- levoyo told me : "Franco bides her hour when England has her whole tttreugth engaged In South Africa. There In no need of war to obtain all reasonable ) concessions from her. The British licet , they soy , can hold Europe nt bay , that Is , provided Europe choofCH to fight on the sea. Recnombor , France , Algeria anil moat of our colonies can defend themselves without the help of n KliiRle battleship. England could bom bard u tew unimportant colonial fta towns , but nowhere could her land armies lenva their garrlauim. Vital points could sridom bo reached and never held , Therefore ) your American critics who coolly announce thai England can wipe out Europe fall com r pletely to srasp the problem. " i llllli-InU , irt < At the BrltUh embassy the World corre spondent secured < ho admission that Mon- eon bad la uly had several brhk dlplo. ma'Jn ' eiifounlors with the French min biers Oly Informant , on attache declining to lave Ills name quoted , wilil : " \ mild demand fcr explanations has lcn made ( rum Minister Leyguer about the reoent decoration of Leandre. the an.- ! British cark-aturlet. hoyguea claimed It to bo purely a mntter of Internal ad ministration , uncourteously declining to dls- , CUBS the point. When n eMffercnco arose between Deleave and Monson over the Italian transaction , the ambassador re- I eelved Instructions to leave Paris and pro- cced to Home to support Sir Philip Currle's regarding Italian help. These In- arc probably destined , as In- France , to show England's ills- . However , we think the trouble Is a mere cloud which will soon blow away. Monson was net recalled ; merely sent off till further orders. " About French sentiment or probable ac tion regarding Egypt no English official can presently be Induced to epcak. Ailvlei'N from I'.nlr. ( Copyright. 1KM. by Press Publishing Co. ) NICE. Feb. 6. ( New York World Cable gram Special Teleginm. ) The holiday ex- j planatlon of Monscn's trip south Is not aejeptfl here. It Is persistently stated that Monson has seen Currle. British am bassador at Homo , and discussed the pos sibility of Italian aid In Eypt. Prominent members of the English colony In the Rl- vlera declare that Mcnson left Paris as a , ] protest against the Anglophohlle- sentiment | there , thus following the example of Duffcrln In ISin. BERLIN . Fob. 6. With reference to the attempt of French diplomacy nnd Journal- I Ism to Induce Germany to Join against Eng land In Egypt a high personage at the tor- | elgn office made the fallowing statement ! this morning : , "Oormany will not Join a movement to TC- opm the Egyptian question. Aside frrai | the question as tt > whether France or Russia ' mean honestly. Germany Is of the opinion that It would bo unloyal nnd unfajr to seize I a moment when England Is deeply engaged elsewhere for such steps. " VICTORY FOR CONSERVATIVES' AVnr Policy of the llrltliHli Government U Siixtiliir.l l j- : _ Very Ijnrst * Vote. LONDON , Feb. 6. By a vote of 352 lo 13 ! ) Iho governmenl was sustained In Iho House of Commons loday. The Fllzmaurlce amend ment to the address In reply to the speech from the throne was lost. When the division bell rang the Irish members rose In u body and left the house without voting. Several liberals abslalned. Some olhcrs voted with the government , as did Sir Edward Clarke , member for Ply mouth. Mr. Asqulth voted with Sir Henry Campbell Bnnncrman for the amendment. Sir Henry Bannerman was speaking I when news of the success of the unionist candidate In York city , elected by a large majority , arrived and caused great en thusiasm. There can be no doubt that the election approving the government's policy turned several wavering votes against the amend ment. A humorous Incident occurred when Bal four suggested that Chamberlain might ! i fairly boast of his achievements nt the j i colonial office. When the word ' 'boast" fell from the lips of the government leader a member whose name is not given ejaculated , In a tone of deep conviction : "He will ! " , At this there was a burst of laughter all i over the house. I The 'result of thp division was greeted by the conservatives with triumphant cheers. Coin III < lit of the PrenB. The Times In an editorial --on the di vision In the House of Commons upon the Fltzmaurlcc amendment to the address and the- York city election says : "Theso events cannot but tend , to con firm the marked Impression already produced - \ duced abroad by the > unflinching courage and , tenacity of the people and by the weighty j and determined eloquence of the colonial ( secretary. " j The Dally Chronicle says : j "Tho result of the election Is as bad as j It can be. Unless great cohesion l shown among the liberals the outlook Is not hope ful for other by-elections. " The Dally NCWH says : | "Tho result at York Is remarkable and I Us meaning Is plain. It signifies that In a , | grave national crisis the first duty of poli ticians Is to present a united front and that wlicro a candidate takes up nn amblguoua | position ho must expect to be badly beaten. " Answering a question this evening In the House of Commons Balfour paid there was no truth in the story of Major General Sir William Butler's communications to Sir , Alfred Mllner , Iho Brlllsh high commissioner in South Africa , as published by the Man chester Guardian today. According to the story referred to Major General Butler , the former commander of the British forces In i | South Africa , objected to reinforcing the j I Boer garrisons nnd said 50,000 men should I bo on hand at the outbreak of war , even If It was confined to the South African re public. Iliirim IlecMimt'H CaiiHtlc. John Burns , radical member for Batter- sea , congratulated the opposition upon the courage to do Us duty , "unlnllucnccd by newspapers owned by'blackguards and edited by rutllaiiB who clamor for war. " Ho characterized It as alwnril to say that the debate would bo an encouragement and nn Incentive to the Boers. "Tho Boers do not ncexl any Incentive , " exclaimed Burns. "This was supplied them years ago by the blundering policy of the colonial Hecretury whoso speech might bo fairly summarized as follows : "There is no argument for war. There fore , wave the union Jack , A few mistakes have been committed. Therefore , double your army In South Africa , and then a peroration In the language of the pothouse and In the spirit of the prlzo ring. " Mr. Speaker Order , order. Burns If you take exception to "pot- houso" I withdraw It and substitute "Stock exchange. " SELECT REDMOND FOR LEADER I'minlnmim Cholen fur riittlrinim of I'nltfil Irlnli .NiillonallNt I'urU- . LONDON. Feb. 6. John Redmond , the Parnelllto leader , member of Parliament-for Waterford City , was unanimously elected chairman of the United Irish National party at' a meeting held In a committee room of the House of Commons today. There were sixty-five members prwnnt. Timothy Harrington , member of Parlia ment for the Harbour division of Dublin , pieslded. Edward Blake , member for the south division of Longford , moved , and Timothy Healy , member for North I.outh , seconded the election of Mr. John Redmond as the sessional chairman of the now party. The motion was carried unani mously. Mr. Redmond upon taking tin chair returned his thanks for the honor conferred on him and expressed Iho opin ion that all nationalities In Ireland , Amer ica and elsewhere would be rejoiced at the day's viork , which ho declared bound all sections of the parly ( or Ireland' good and i wl Ich he hoped would reunite Irishmen CM-rywha.ro In thn fight for Ireland's rights. A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Harrington for bin success In restoring unit ) among the nationalists. Mr. Redmond vuit the recipient of a multitude of con gratulations. RUSHING MEN TO THE FRONT Great Britain Pushes Eeinfort events Into the Heart of South Afnca , THREE THOUSAND MORE LEAVE CAPETOWN MnrDonnlil linn n Slight llrui.li I In ; lloor Ciitnlr ) * Nciir the Moildcr Illvrr I.lltlc 'Sew * Leak * Out. ( Copyright. 1900. by Press Publishing Co. ) CAPETOWN , Feb. 6. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Three thousand men disembarked hero jestcrdny ! nnd were rushed to the front Immediately , ' taking trains nt the dock. The troops were [ nccompnnltil by n detachment of well drlll- eia to provide water for the camps that arc found dry. MODDER RIVER , Feb. G. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) MacDonald - Donald with the Highlanders brigade , a bat tery of field artillery and the Ninth Lancers has reached Koppcrsdam. which Is on Iho right of the Doer position. The arrival of this force prevented a junction of two Im portant Doer commandos. Koppersdam commands - i mands the road from Klmberlcy to Hope- town , nnd Douglas after taking up his posi tion , holding both sides of the river with u cavalry patrol , had n slight skirmish. The Boers ore now moving to confront MacDonj j old. The Infantry was not engaged. The j British on the march suffered greatly from , want of water. O-ilnlnii * of the HXliertn. ( Copyright , 1900. by Pre.- Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Feb. C. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) In thu absence of any news the Leader expert discusses the War oliice's failure to appreciate Boer tac tics and declares his belief that name Boer guns were sent from Magcrsfontcln to Nor- va' pont. 'i ae Test expert takes up the possibility of conscription and says : "The War office that for thirty years has not known what to | do with 230,000 volunteers would not know what to do with half a million conscripts. " ! Discussing censorship the same expert says : "The dearth of Information from the cast has not proved a misfortune during the last few days. The public is calmer since Roberts adopted the wise plan of brief and reserved reports for publication. " AuMoi-.lntfil I'rcNN Advlocn. LONDON' , Feb. 7. 1:20 : a. m. Lord Roberts - orts has caused to be distributed In thu towns bordering on the invaded colonial ter ritory an Invitation to the Free Staters and j i Transvaalers to go Into the desert , offering , them gosd treatment , etc. The manifesto j guarantees that these bringing horses can sell them. Foreigners will have their passage - ago paid to Europe. Colonial rebels are ad vised to surrender in preference to being taken prisoners. Not a word has been received from the correspondents with General Duller for three days. It Is as though Natal had been j j 1 wiped off the map , excepting the heliogram i ' | from Ladysmlth saying the Boers are can- i nonadlng and that "fighting Is going on. " I General MccDonald with -1,000 Infantry , cav- i airy and artillery threatens the Beer right at MagorsfontclQ. This Is the first sign of aeUytty oil jL ovjiartof Lord Metttuen fiT some wceks and doubtless'lias relation to the movements of the British further east. It appears that General French's visit to Capetown was to ask Lord Roberts for 7,000 more men. Whether ho got them Is not disclosed. Troops are no longer detained at Cape town. They proceed Immediately to some point In the front. Thrco thousand em barked Tuesday and were sent elsewhere. No public reception was given to the ar riving volunteers at Capetown because they had to leave immediately. As Lord Roberts , since the battle of Splonkop. has had 20.000 fresh troops to dispose. It Is supposed some have gone to General Duller. The World says It learns that Lord Me- thuon has disbanded Remington's scouts , one of the most , useful colonial commands , because ho had ascertained that some mem bers of the corps had been communicating with the Boers. ENGLISH MORE CONFIDENT StntrmeiitH of Mlnlntry Convince Pnli- lii : that l.'ltliimtc Siiec'cxa In Certain. NEW YORK , Feb. C. Whllo London had | received not one word of news from Natal J nnd no direct war news from Cape Colony , Iho feeling of confidence continues and prows stronger. No one seems to doubt j j that General Duller Is making a third attempt - j tempt to relieve Ladysmlth. So sure does i i ' the public seem to be that British arms will In the end Iriumph lhat even If General , Duller were again unsuccessful Ibere would | be no such outcry an followed his previous ; failures , for any heavy loss Inflicted on the Boers Is a decided British gain. The lido of British opinion lurned with the , report from Spearman's camp that General Joubort had only 19,000 men between Butler's army and Ladysmllh. and the stalement by Mr. Wyndham lhat Iho British would soon have 21X000 troops in South Africa. General Buller has been heavily reinforced with men j j and guns ; additional regiments have been sent to the forces operating In Cape Colony nnd 13,000 men are about to sail from Eng- Icnd for the Cape. It Is realized that the j English must win by sheer force of overwhelming - j { whelming numbers , If not by superior fightIng - Ing capacity. Lately the German mllllary critics have not had so much to say about the peril of the British army. Dr. Leyds Is tlll being feted In Berlin , but the center of anti- British feeling seems to have moved to Paris , the British ambassador having left tha city owing to the hostility of the French press and people. DIVIDED REGARDING THE PAY Camiillnii Parliament IMHIMHIHCM the Salary Hill of Doiiilnloa'M TrooiiN , OTTAWA. Ont. . Feb. 6. The Transvaal war was discussed In the House of Com mons last night. The position of the gov ernment was announced by F. J. Gould , who moved the address In reply to the speech from the throne In regard to the pay of the contingents , which Is the bone of contention between the two political par ties. The government proposes to pay all thu expense of the Canadian saldlors to Capetown , those to bo merged Into the bat talions of the empire and paid far by Great Britain. In addition to the pay given by Great Britain Canada will make It up to what would be paid If the Canadian soldiers had been serving at home. This extra amount will be kept In a fund for the re turn of the men , or given out to their families. Sir Charles Tupper Insisted en paylug the full sum to Great Britain while tha Cana dians were In the field. Sir Wilfrid Laurler spoke of the Justice of the war and supported tha view taken by the government for forwarding assistance. lie did oot want to be more Imperial than the Imperialists and Raid the sending of Ihe contingents offered no precedent which any government would bo expected to follow In the future. BALFOUR ON . . FOODSTUFFS t'oiitriilinnil Only When Intended for an Army In tln Field. . , LONDON' . Feb. C. In the Houfe of Commons ' mons today , replying to'n question of John Dillon , nationalist member for East Mayo , as to whether the government Intended to treat foodstuffs as contraband during the present war and If so under what re strictions and limitations , Mr. Balfour for the government and first lord of the treas ury , said that foodstuffs , ns such , hail never been consldorcd contraband by Great Brit ain. But , he aililml , foodstuffs Intended to supply an army In the field were , by the universal consent of International lawyers , ugarded as contraband and a prlzo court would decide the facts connected with the shipments. Asked If the government Intruded to di rect cruisers to ? olze all cargoes for Lou- renzo Marquee until their character was determined by a prize court , Mr. Bnlfo'jr do- cllned to make any statement In this con nection. GERMANS WOULD VOLUNTEER Dr. I.o.vil * CiiniiirlliMl to Announce thai lit * IH Not Ilrorultlncr for TrniiNvnn ! . . BERLIN , Feb. C. Dr. Lcyda spent' the day at Weimar , where he ten- dcred his congratulation to the grand duke on the sixtieth anniversary of his joinIng - Ing the Prussian army. lie relumed to BerI lln this evening. As Fin decs not find tlmo now to go to St. Petersburg ho will return to Brussels , where an enormous mass of correspondence awaits him. Jr. Leyds und his secretary have been so overcrowded with petitions and business offers of every kind while In Berlin that it has been necessary to publish a notice that such letters cease. Dr. Leyds has also * been compelled to announce that the Transvaal government Is not engaging volunteers for the war nnd will refuse to transport them to South Africa. ARTILLERY GOES TO FRONT llocrn Denude the Fortx nt I'rctorln or All theIII K- CUIIH. CAPETOWN , Feb. 6. The Argus an nounces that ninety gun's have been dis patched from Pretoria to the front and that the Prelorla forts have been practically denuded - nuded of artillery. FIVE IIIIITOXS DHCOYI3I1 TO DI2.VT1I. IlocrH fJcl Tin-in to Ailvtinre .Some Iln- tmiee- from nn In trcndiinriit. MODDERSPRUIT , Monday , Feb. 5. On Saturday Iho Pretoria corps dlwovered a party of British , from Ladysmllh , cn- trenched at a railroad bridge protecting n number of coolies , who were cutting grass. A party of Boers was dispatched to attack the trenches and all retreated except four , who , hiding , permitted the British to advance - vance to within flfty yards , vh a they fired a volley , killing Ihreo men. This was seen .frrm the BrilNli [ fr.rt. whli fited i shelf and sent cavalry to assist tno British. Th'o Boers beat these back , killing two men. ContlniioiiN Firing : ' I-ndyxmttli. MODDERSPRUIT , Feb. 6. Messages from Ladysralth , dated yesterday , February Ii , say continuous cannonading has been pro ceeding since 5 o'clock In.tho morning , with the occasional rear of a "Long Tom. " The firing. It Is added , continues. Hiiv Kecplve l liy TrniiNvnnl. PRETORIA , Monday , Feb. 5. Adelbert S. Hay , the new United States consul here , was received by the Transvaal government today and presented his credentials. He created an excellent Impression. Uermnii ArtlNtx .Are Indlirniint. BERLIN , Feb. C. Great Indignation is felt by German artists that tha management of the Crystal Palace In London will refuse all German paintings. Ilenltli Order Million Trouble. LEAD , S. D. , Feb. G. ( Special Telegram. ) The Board of Health of Lawrence county has put In force a sweeping order making vaccination for everybody compulsory , with the seven year proviso. Action was taken because of nearness of smallpox to the Black Hills. Cases of the disease are reported - ported at Butte , Mont. , Hastings and other places In Nebraska and In eastern South Dakota. George Glover , Jr. , the Christian Scientist boy , was admitted yeslcrday to the school room , but was soon after expelled In com pliance with nn order of the Lend Board of Education. The boy's father will probably EUO the school dlslrlct for damages and will commence another suit to compel the Board of Education to admit his son. Shei-p I'rlcpH Ciood III AVynnilnj ; . CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 6. ( Special. ) Hon. John F. McDermott , the sheepman of Glendo , Wyo. , has returned from ta visit to northeastern New Mexico , where he pur chased 3.000 head of sheep which are now being driven to the railroad for shipment to the McDermott ranges in the northern part of this county. Mr. McDermott says thai he was nol n little surprised lo note Iho changed condition of affairs In southern Colorado nnd northern New Mexico. When ho was there In December last sheep could bo bought for from $2 to $3 per head and the ranchmen seamed anxious to dispose of their holdings at any price , but now a man cannot buy sheep for less that $1 or ? 4.50 per head , and the owners don't care whether one takes them , even at those figures. I'rnllt In Cattle llalolna. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Feb. G. ( Special. ) The possibilities In connection with catllo raising In South Dakota are shown by the cxperlenco of the Brady brothers , farmers living In Brnel county. They have Just sold fifteen head of 3-year-old steers for un even $500. They paid $ -00 for the bunch two yearn ago , which shows a profit of $20 per head , and this without a pound of grain being fed. 1'iiltfd StulfN Court CoiivencH. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Feb. C. ( Special Tel egram. ) The February term of United Plates court convened today , Judge Garland presiding. Another ClinrucKiiln t Croiv. KANSAS C1TV. Feb. . Pat Crowe , the man who w.is arrested on Monday and who Is now In the custody of the Chicago l > llie. charged with complicity In the rob bery of n Chicago & Northwestern express train In the ontfklru of Ohloigo In Oclo- 'ber last , has bewi Idcntllleil It Is clalmoi ] as ono of the three robbers who on De cember 19. List , stood up and rcbbcd the occupants of a eoac-h on a Missouri Pa- I'lllo e.xiros.s : train northbound from Kan sas cur. Movniii'iitii nf OCM-MII Vl'Nkfla , 1'Vli , ( I , At Philadelphia Arrived Steamer Wnefl- land , from Liverpool. At New York ArrUed Saale , from Bre men ; KtMislnirtoii , from Antwerp. At Sydney. N. S. W.-Salled-Stcamer Aorunel , for Vancouver. At Boulogne Sailed Steamer Phoenicia , from Hamburg , for New York. At ( ! lbra'tar-Arrved-KaUcr ( Wllhelm II , from New York. UNION'S ' BODY LIES IN STATE Forty Thousand People View the Remains nt Indiana's Capitol Building , MRS , LAWTON OVERCOME BY THE SCENE General nnit .Mrs. ItnrrUon Cull to SIM- tier Durlnn I InIn > .Ininr * \VlitliMiinli Illlpv StrlUe.H MlN I , ? re. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . Feb. 0. The body of Major General Lawton , which arrived. In ' this city from Fort Wayne last night , was : transferred to the capltol at 11:30 : toJay , j where It lay In state this afternoon. The i capltol building wan draped with erepe. , ' From thu tlmo the collln was placed on the catafalque In the rotunda until the. | doors were closed the stream of people mix- Icus to take a last look at the face of thn dead hero was unbroken. ' Thousands of people came from over the I ' j i stnto nnd business was auspendcd during j | 1 n period of the day. Tomorrow the funeral piirly will leave for Washington. At 0:30 : o'clock , when the doors of the capital building wore closed. It Is. estimated that about -10,000 people bad ra sed through the building and viewed the remains of the dead general. ' The remains were taken to the train at 7:110 : o'clock arxl tomorrow at S:30 : o'clock , 1 the funeral party will continue Us Journey j ' to Washington. Shortly atver noon Mrs. Luwton , accompa- ' nlc\l by her two sisters , cliovo to the homo , I of 'Mrs. ' 'A. ' J. Bevcrldge , where they re- | I malncd for some time. : , ' I During the morning General and Mrs. , ; Harrison called at the hotel to call on .Mrs. j Lawton , but she had gone to the capltol I building to view tl'e decorations. They rei ! i ! ] mnlncd but a short tlmo and followed her I to the capitol , where 'they ' watched the j , stream of people passing through the build- ! i j I i Ing. iMrs. Lawton was overcome by the j j scene and left the building shortly after the j j procession started. j Tonight General Shatter gave an Informal reception In the parlors of the Grand hotel. He was assisted by Admiral Brown , Genral George F. McGlnnls. .Major . F. E. Marsh , who was a member of the same Michigan regiment during the civil war , and Cap tain W. 13. English , who served under Gen eral Shaftcr In the Santiago campaign. Hlley'n "Tin- Home * VoynRe. " James Whttcomb niley's poem , written on the occasion of General Henry W. Law- ton's body lying In state In the capitol of 'Indiana ' , was published hero today. It Is entitled "The Home Voyage : " I. Bear with us , O great captain. If our pride , Snow equal measure with our griefs excess In greeting you In this , your helplessness , To countermand our vanity , or hide Your Etern displeasure , that we thus had To pralso you , Knowing praise was your dls- But this home-coming swells our hearts no lens Because 'for love of home you proudly died. l.o thwi ; The cable fathom 'neath < ho keel That shapes your course. Is eloquent of you ; The old lias. too. at halfmast overhead Wo doubt not that Us gale-kissed ripples A pro'ulor ' sense of red und white nnd lilue The stars Ah. GM ! VS'eie thty IntuiprOied ! II. Iii strange lands were your latest honors won In strange wilds , -with strange dangers nil beset ; With rain , like , tears , the fnce of day was WO t > A3 rung the ambushed foeman's fateful gun And as you felt your final duty done , We feel that glory thrills your spirit yet , "When nt the front , In swiftest death , you met The patriot's doom and best reward In one. And to the tumult of that Island war , At last for you Is stilled forevermore Its scenes of blood blend white as ocean foam On your rapt vision as you sight afar The sails of peace : And from that alien Khore The , r > roud ship bears you on your voyage home. ' III. Or rough or smooth the wave , or lowering day Or starlit sky you hold , by native right , Your high tranquillity the Hllcnt night Of the true hero o you led the way I To victory through stormiest battle fray , ' Because your followers , though above the light Heard your soul's lightest whisper 'bid them smite For God and man and space to kneel and pray. And thus you cross the seas Irto your own Beloved land , convoyed with honors meet , Salutexl ns your homo's Ilrst heritage Nor salutation from your state alone , But nil the states , gathered In mighty licet , Dip colors as you move to anchorage. JAMICS WHITCO.MU HI LEY. FlnKx to ' ! < Half Mnxtcil. NEW YORK. Feb. fi. The board of al dermen today adopted a resolution author izing the commissioner of public buildings to cause the flags to be raised at half mast on all buildings under his control on the occasion of the funeral of the late Major General Lawton. WILL DEFEND STANDARD OIL .Senator Tliiirxton IH Hilled to Aiienr | in the Sunrcmo Court at I-lii- coln Tomorrow. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. ( Spcwlal Tele gram. ) Senator Thurston left loday for Lincoln lo appear for Ihe Standard Oil coin- puny in Us suit against the state of Ne braska , which has been set for argument on Thursday in the Nebraska supreme court. The senator endeavored to secure an exlen- Hlon of tlma before Iho final date for the ar gument was set , but ho was unsuccessful. This will bo Thurston's flrsl appearance In Iho supreme court of Nebraska in a number of years and Is taken as proof lhat ho pur poses to get back Into Iho pracllce of law as rapidly ns possible , Mrs. Thurston ac companies him. Congressman Mercer Is In receipt of a letter - j ! ter from the Trcamiry department staling that the Blair public building can bo cun- Blruclcxl wllbln the amount appropriated , $43,000 , but to make It absolutely fireproof 111.000 additional will ho required. In re gard to Hastings and Norfolk Iho communi cation shontt that the tltca have been pur chased , the former costing JS.GGB , Including expanses of Inspector , and the latter cost ing H.S40 , including expenses. The Treus- ury depurimcnt recommends that In view of the Increased cost of building materials $125,000 bs appropriated for the Hastings and Norfolk public buildings to Insure fire proof structures. Mercer stated today that J. II. Blake of naha , who has a claim In the DCS Moinca " . . > 't.T selllementould have lo go before J hn L. Stevens of Boone , la. , special com missioner appointed to settle these claims. The sundry civil hill of lust year carried an appropriation of $150,000 to adjust these | claims and Blako'u redress as well as all j others having Interest * In the no-called Dos Molnca river settlement rents with Steveim. Congressman Hoblneon Introduced u hill today granting a pension to Jerome Ii. Cos- uavant of Poneo , Senator Allen will speak at the populist stPtu convention which Is to bo held at CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Kuln or Snow : Cold Wave. T MII pc rat tire nt Oinnlin yeMrrilnj I Hour. Ui-sr. Hour. lenr. r ii. in ia i p. in nil ii ii. ii i- u p. in. . . . . . : ts 7 a. m. . . . . : it it p. in i- S II. Ill t I .1 | l. Ill IS n n. in in r. p. in ii 10 II. Ill lll < | | l. in Ill ii'n. m a.- r n. 111 : tit is n : ti s n. in : it : ti it , n no Halrlgh , N. r. . on April IS. Senator Butler will also attend. C ! . ' 11. Ruluak was to.lay appointed postmaster - master nt Itallam , Lancaster comfty. Neb. , vice C. II. Temple , rewlgncd ; also H. C. Ncmmers. nt Gilbertvllle. Illack Hawk county , la. , and I. 11. McDermott , at Olcndo , county , \Vyo. < | BARD IS ELECTED SENATOR Cnllfiirnlii lloinilillenii le lniir rtioiiNf Stephen M. Wltllt-'N Siu-- rc'sior l > y n I niiiiliniiiiM Vole. SACUAMKXTO , C'al. , Feb. . The senate nnd assembly , sitting separate to.lay , f.r- ir.ally elected Thomas U. Bard of Ventura fulled States senator , to succeed Stephen M. White. There was not a dissenting re publican ballot against Bard , fifty-nine voting for him In the assembly and twenty- six In the senate. The minority compli mentary vote went , with but four excep tions , for Mayor James H. I'holan of San Francisco. In announcing Mr. Hard's election both Speaker Anderson. In the assembly , and Lieutenant Governor N'eff , la thu senate , announced that the term of if- llco for which he was elected dates from March 4. IS'J'J. Senate and assembly will sit Jointly tomorrow to ratify the election. This evening Senator Bard is giving a re- ccptlon to his friends and supporters. The senate this afternoon refused to adopt resolutions recommending the mediation of this country In the English-Transvaal war. WOOD RETURNS FROM TRIP Tour of Culm Kticcteil to He of ( ircut Ynliu * to the t ) file I n Is. HAVANA , Feb. 6. When Governor Gen eral Woo < i. and party arrived on board the Ingalls from tholr tour In the eastern part of the Island a governor general's salute was fired. The weather tnroughout the entire - tire Journey was excellent and all lool ; much improved In health. j i The results of the trip General Wood con siders will be Invaluable to him and of spe cial service to General Ruis Rivers , secre tary of agriculture and commerce , nnd to Colonel Black , chief of the Sanitary deparl- menl , who were kept busy making noles. General Rivera says he has obtained ex ceedingly valuable Information and has formed certain plans which will soon be put In operation , notably the addition to hie de partment of a bureau of Information , where prospective Investors In Cuban lands will be able to get Information without having re course to the speculators. Iliivnnn. Clear at A'ollow Fever. HAVANA , Fvb. G.- For th * flrat time In months Havana Is clear of yellow fever. No cnse has been officially reported for some days. MEXICO IS SOLID FOR DIAZ I'rnctlenlly No OnrinMtlon to Him AVHhlii HlH Own I'arty. CITY OF MEXICO , Feb. 6. The national convention of the liberal parly has as sembled here , holding sessions In Iho hall of Iho Chamber of Depulles. All Ihe states and territories arc represented nnd a committee has been appointed to count nnd announce the number of votes cast In the plebiscite of January 1 , In order to ascertain Iho pref erences of the citizens for president during the term lo begin In December next. Out of 88,632 qualified voters in the City of Mexico , 67,708 voted for President Diaz as Iho candldalo of the liberal party. A slm > llarly large proporlion was noled In Ihe vole In federal districts In favor of the present incumbent. Members of the convention say that the voting throughout the country was heavily in support of General Diaz's candidacy. STILWELL HAS NEW SCHEME Former Head of I'lttNhiirir t < 3nlf Would Mlnlnil/.e KxiieiiNe of < > | i- eraUnur Street Cnrw , KANSAS CITY , Feb. r , , A local paper ta.Arthur : E. Stllwell , builder of the Kansas City , Pittsburg & Gulf railroad , and until last year UH president , IH organizing Ihe American Vlmollon Car company , which owns patents for a. gasoline engine which , It is claimed , will minimize the- expense of operallng street ears. Stllwell will be presi dent of Iho company and have nsBoclaled with him Jcsso M. Thompson of California , said lo bo the Inventor of the/ cable car Hy - lera , and George J. Alklmi of Chicago , own- en ) of Iho patent to bo used by the new con cern. The company will. Stllwell cays , have * a capital of $5,000,000 , will construct a man ufacturing plant at Indianapolis , an assem bling plant in Kansas City nnd have offices In New York. Chicago and Kansas City. SUPPLY TRAIN IS AMBUSHED Corporal mid Flvt * I'rlvatex of Tlilrly-SiTOiul Infantry Killed hy \eiir Ornul , MANILA , Feb. 7. Noon The Insurgents on Monday captured a supply train of nine bull carts near Grant , killing a corporal and five privates of Company G , Thirty-second infantry. The escort consisted of n sergeant and eleven mounted men. The Insurgents weakened the mipport of a hrldgo over a creek nnd the first cnrt went Into the Bticam. Whllo the-escort was hunched tryIng - Ing to haul the cart out of the water the Insurgents flr l a volley from the bushes , killing the six Americans and two native drivers. ROBERTS PLEADS NOT GUILTY IlelciiNcil on llonil to 'AiMieiir for Final Trial 011 I'olvifiini- C'liarue , CHICAGO , Feb. 6. A special to the TlnuB-Herald from Salt I-ake , Utah , suys : Brlgham H. Roberts , who was arrested on his return from Washington Saturday on a charge of unlawful relations with Dr. Mag. glo Shlpp. has , through hU attorney , entered - terod a plea of not guilty ut his preliminary hearing before Justice Kroeger. Ills bond , pieced at $300 , was promptly furnished. Mliooiirl SI u rile re r Muxl llanir , JEFFKIU30.N i'JTY. Mo. . Feb. C.-Tho gen-Unco of Frank B. Ualluway. condemned to death In St. Ix > uU for the murder of hU wife , wsm affirmed by Wie ntuto mipremu court todjy. .March 12 , 1900. la the date for ma execution. DEPENDS ON TAYLOR If He Signs the LonisTillo Agreement Pence Will Bo Restored. TO ANNOUNCE HIS DECISION TODAY Says He WanU to Secure Fair Elections and Fair Counts. NIGHT CONSULTATION WITH LAWYERS Legal Questions Are Gone Over with Attorneys at the Oapuol. TEXT OF TH ! BLUE GRASS PEACE TREATY All I'nrllON to t nlte (11 ( Ill-hit ; Aliiuit .1liiilllciitlnn of I In- Corbel Lint Frnnltfort r.njos * u Day < > ( Uulrt. FUANKFOIIT. Ky. , Feb. C. Whether It shall bo war or peace In Kentucky rcqn ; tutilghl with Governor Taylor alone. The question has been In his mind all day and tonight he declared that ho bad reached no decision and will announce none beforu tomorrow. The agreement reached by the Louisville conference last night was brought to him tunlglit by a committee consisting of Gen- urnl Dan Lindsay , T. II. Banter and T. L. Edclln. They handed Governor Taylor a copy of the agreement and wore- closeted with him for a short time and then do- purtcd. As they left the building Mr. Baker lemarkcd : " 1 hope and bellevo that the entire matter will bo amicably adjusted. More than this I am unable to nay at the present time. General Lindsay and Mr. Edelln spoke In similar terms and while all expressed them selves as reasonably confident that Governor Taylor would acquiesce In the terms of the agreement they all desire to be understood as naylng that the ) had no authoritative reEHon' froni * Governor Taylor for enter taining thu belief they expressed. Karly In the morning , before ho had re ceived a copy of the agreement , Governor Taylor said : Wint * Fair KleetloiiR. "Under no circumstances will I discuss the agreement before a copy of It reaches me. It would be most unfair nnd most dis courteous for me to do so. Speaking gcn- 01 ally , however , I would say that If tin agreement can be made by which an elec tion law will bo given to the people of Kentucky , through which a fair election and a fair count could be secured to thu citizens of this state , no personal ambition of mine will bo allowed to stand In tin way. " After the three men who brought the agreement had retired Governor Taylor re mained nlono In his office with the copy of the agreement. He studied it carefully , went over Its several provisions In an ex haustive manner and late. In the afternoon declared that hi > would isko Co action what ever until tomorrow. "I wish to see my attorneys , " ho said , "and to consult with thorn about certain forms of the agreement before.I annouuco my intention. I will not say what I intend to do until I have obtained legal advice. " The consultation of the attorneys was jold tonight In Governor Taylor's ofllco nnd ad journed at a late hour. Senator Blackburn , who returned this morning from Louisville , expressed himself tonight as being confident that the entire trouble would be settled peacefully. "H Is entirely natural , " ho said , "that tha other side should wish to take time to con sider the agreement and to prepare Its state ment to be Issued at the same time the sig nature la affixed. I have no knowledge of what will bo done , but I firmly believe thn agreement will ho accepted substantially as adopted by the members of the Loulr.vlllo conference and that nil chance of trouble will bo avoided. " When asked for his opinion of the consequences quences should Governor Taylor decline to accept the agreement , Senator Blackburn nalrt : "That1 is n question I do not care to dis cuss or even think about. If no settlement Is made now It will lead to endless corapll- X/ons before the end Is reached. " Xo I.rKlNlatorN nt Frankfort. There Is not in the city of Frankfort a single member of the legislature. The re publicans are all at London nnd the demo crats at places along the border of the state , from where it will ho easy to escape should any attempt bo madeby thp military to arrest nnd convey them to London. But sunn republicans of prominence us are hen ) Kcem inclined to bellevo that Governor Tay lor will accept the agreement. They nil admit , however , that ho ban given as yet no oral or written evidence of hla Inten tion. tion.Ouo Ouo of the attorneyfi who has been prom inent on the republican sideIn the contest canon and who therefore does not wish his name mentioned , in an Interview , Bald to night : "It Is In my opinion the duty of Governor Taylor to sign the agreement. If ho dow not ho will lose greatly In standing In hid own party. I know that ho will do what ho bellavcH to tx > right and beat for the welfare of the state. It scorns to mo that imdor the circumstances there can hardly bo two opinions as to what his course must be. " Frankfort today enjoyed at least ono day of quiet , the flr t U has experienced since the Goobcl-Tnylor contest began throe wcoks ago. There was no excitement In the streets , no crowds around the comers and no throngs In the lobbies of the Capital hotel. It was a breathing spell fully appreciated by the cltlze..ti of the city. 'Vt-xt itt tin * ! ( Treaty. LOUISVILLE , Feb. C. The peace con ference held at the Gait house last night between seven representatives of the re publican party and seven representatives of the democratic party resulted In the unani mous signing of an agreement embodying seven specific propositions , which promise a settlement of the party differences which have brought about two stale government ! ! In Kentucky. This agreement U In mib- tunco as follows : 1. Thut If the general assembly In joint Reunion phiil ! adopt a resolution ratifying their rf-eent action adopting the content reports coating Cnebel and Beckham , the contestet-s , W. 8. Tuylor and John Marshall , shall Hiibinlt without further pro test. ' . ' . That nil parties shall unlta In an effort to bring about Ktiuli a modification rif the election law UH will provide for noti- purtlxan election hoards and Insure frc and fair election * . 3. That thn conditions shall remain In Htulii quo until Monday , tha general an. ncmbly meeting and adjourning from day to day until that time. 4. That nothing klmll bo done to hinderer or prevent u Joint torsion of the general aHembly for taking action on the nitlllca- tloa resolution , G. Thut the ktnto content board ahull nioet and adjourn from day to day until Tues-
