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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 *
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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.
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ii ii. ii i- u p. in. . . . . . : ts
7 a. m. . . . . : it it p. in i-
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ii'n. m a.- r n. 111 : tit
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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.
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| 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
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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-