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OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUNCsG , FEBRUARY S , lOOO-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FLY ID CENTS.
ALL ALONG IUE LIE
Geucral Movement of British rak
Noted in South Africa.
CONCERTED ADVANCE UPON THE EORS
Robert * nnil Kitchener Lsave Capetown on a
Scin what Mysterious Mission.
MAY BE HEADED FOR BLOEMFONTEIN
EuUer Starts Offon a Third Attempt to
Relieve Beleaguered Ladynnith.
SOME DOUBT CONCERNING ROUTE TAKEN
fBL'il to Iliivc To It en One Hill mill
In llu\c lleitiilNeil it Counter
Attack by llti ! liners
Opinion * .
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LONDON. Feb. 7. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Leader
expert says : "Iluller IB now undoubtedly
advancing en Ladynmlth. It may bo the
Jlritish had a check at Pontsdrlft Monday ,
bul the Boer telegrams do not show
Avlu-ro the foro.cH were taken late Monday
or early Tuesday morning. There must
have been a heavy list of casualties , for
Buller's chief medical officer tclegiaphed
Tuesday to Durban for 100 stretcher bearers.
Ladysinlth , according to Doer reports , woke
up Monday and had a little fighting on Its
own account. ThU way probably to the
south , about Ondcrdonk and Orobler's ra
vine. If Duller and White cam-ergo In this
direction It would probably be bad for the
' Boors between two fires.
"No news worth comment comes from the
southern vicinage of the Orange river save
that the converging movement northwards
Is evidently going on. IlobortB and Kitch
ener have left Capetown In a rather gh' . ° tl.v
fashion , rumor says , for the front , London
fioss.lp says for Stcrksttom. Common si use
suggests for De Aar and thence as clrcum-
Btancci render advisable. Wo hope I ord
IlobortB will bo able to bear the fatgucs of
active campaigning in the existing torrid
heat , far woree than anything on the north
west frontier of India , but we are by no
means sure of It. We can only hope he
Oian enough troops to make his advance
sure. Wo bellovo he has and that when ho
] ias once got across the Orange river he will
Jiavo an easy time of It on a broad front up
to at least Bloomfonteln. "
ficnernl Ailvnner.
The Pest expert says : "British forces
now appear everywhere on the move. Duller
on Monday began his third attempt to re
lieve Ladyemlth. Apparently the operation
began by a demonstration by Lyttleton's
brigade , which seems to be still holding Its
ground ncnl : of Potglctcrsdrlft. Then HIP
river wan crossed above or below the drift
which Lyltluton's brigade holds. Tele
grams vnrxJu tbelr..etorle , . ,0110 saying the
main attack was on our right , which sup-
KCSU a crossing above Potgloleredrlft. The
attack made Its way to a point on the
Brakfonteln range , or a continuation , and
repulsed the Doer counter attack. Brak-
fontcln is the name of the hill or hills In
front of Lyttloton's brigade , PO that the
main attack Is made In close connect with
Lyttlcton'o brigade. Part of that brigade
liclped In the attack on Splonkop , which Is
nbout five mlliM west of Brakfonteln. If the
crossing Is east of Pctgletcrsdrlft , as seems
more probable , the Interpretation of the
telegrams is that the distance from Wagon
1illl bcforo l-adysrnlth Is only nine or ten
mlles and the country moro open than on
any other routeIf It I ? to the west of the
ford held by Lyttlcton the distance to Lady-
fimlth will bo half as far again. In cither
ease Bullcr's troops will have to break the
cnemy'n resistance by hard fighting , for the
necessity of crossing the river and the dn-
lay which that Involves must make It dif
ficult to gain the start needed to turn an
cnemy'fi flank"
The expert thinks Oatacro Is In no danger
nnd that the Boers attacking him are threat
ened In the rear by Kelly-Kenny moving
toward Stormbcrg.
Hlver llrlilueil I'mlrr ' Fire.
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SPEARMAN'S CAMP , Feb. 7. 6:55 : p. m.
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tel
egram. ) There Is not the slightest likeli
hood that the Boers will dlalodgo us from
our position north of the Tugola. The move
ment which began early Monday with the
Eleventh brigade under Warren making a
feint on kopjco Immediately on our front was
assured , delivered under cover ot naval guns
on Mount Alice and field batteries. Subse
quently the Infantry advanced toward the
Boers' entrenched position at Brakfonteln
ami kept the enemy biwlly employed.
A pontoon brldgo was thrown acrosa the
Tugela by onglnoora under flro of the
enemy's first battalion. To move across In
itho forenoon wan the duty of the Durham
Idght Infantry of .the Fourth , Lyttleton's
brigade. They advanced against Vaalkrantz ,
which lies on the moat direct road to Lady-
timith. After two bourn of splendid work
they got within charging distance of the
Boers. The first of the kopjes was carried
liy them at the point of the bayonet with
the utmost nallantry.
Almost simultaneously the first battalion
of the lido brigade cleared the second kopjti
after moving acroro a long ridge. They
blu uacltcd on the spot , n feint attack at
Prtgleterndrlft having served Its purpose
In preventing concentration of the , enemy
nl a critical point. The Eleventh brigade
fell back to the river. In the course of
the operation both the Infantry and the
artillery had been subjected to a sovcro
shell fire.
! loem Are llenleii Ilnel : .
Tuesday at 4 o'clock In the afternoon
Um enoaiy , doubtless cucouragul by their
success ut BplonUop , endeavored to recapture
the position talien by us at YaalUrantz. They
were , however , beatoa buck with loss. The
vorh nccompllsbed BO far has been mag
nificently done. The shell and Maxim flro
pruied In 'by the Doers bm ; been extremely
revere , but our losses are. comparatively
speaking , small. Prospects for tha relict
of Ladysmlth are decidedly hopeful.
War Slay Limt for Aenrx.
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VIENNA. Feb. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Block , the fa
mous Kusdlim peace advocate and military
expert , Kiyo In an interview :
"All modern military authorities agree
that ! n offensive , operations against the en
emy protected by entrenchments , the attackIng -
Ing force inu.it bo seven times greater than
thd defending force. England cannot pos
sibly mobilize enough troopu to force Its
way to Pretoria und beulego the town with
nuy prcapoct of success. Every step of
tint advance will be reaUted , and the war
might easily last for years without producing
cuy dccUlve result. If the war lasts fr
one year England will ! o o from 80,000 to
l'pft.000 ' men. I belluvr the English people
recognize and remedy the error com
mitted by their rulers rather than allow
Syrong to bo perpetuated. England's
; o will not be Injured by the display
conciliatory spirit toward the DOOM ;
Indeed , ( julto the contrary. "
Tolil liy Hie Aninplulcd Prexn. ,
LONDON , Feb. S. I a. m. The British
columns are putting themselves In motion
In all parts of the South African war fields.
A combined attack on the Boers appears to
be In progress. General Duller has gained
a footing on the plateau north of the Tugeln
after two days of hard fighting.
On the far western border Lord Mothuen
has begun a turning movement against the
Boerr. ' right , while General MacDonald
threatens the Boer flank , thus relieving the
piessuro on Lord Mcthuen's front.
I-ord Roberts , who , according to an In
formant In close touch with the War office ,
l In the middle of the theater of war , has
begun the inarch on Bloemfonteln. The
Iloers have taken the Initiative against
General ( Intncre , attacking two of his powl-
tlon.s at Storkstrom.
H really looks as though the general for
ward movements so long talked of were In
progress.
General Buller's third attempt at relieving
Ladyamlth absorbs attention. Telegrams
of from 100 to 200 words , from a dozen cor
respondents , have been passed by the censor
ser , who has apparently redatcd messages
written Monday or Tuesday to Wednesday
at fi p. m. From these It Is clear that Gen
eral Duller , up to Tuesday evening , had
I taken one hill , had repulsed a Doer counter
{ attack nnd was holding the position agaln.it
! an enfilading fire from Splonkup and
j Docrmklc/of. Ills lasses , as mentioned by
j one correspondent , nro 2.r > 0.
The only .telegrams from Dorr sources as
sert that emi of General Bullcr's attempts to
adze tl'p fords failed , but they admit that
ho hns lodged forces on one kopje.
Light on General Buller's operations
ccatos here , the War olllco not contributing
any Information.
Tlneo thousand more militia have been
ordered to prepare for embarkation. The
obsolete guns at the various coast defenses
are being replaced with modern naval guns.
The government Is preparing a plan to
ho submitted to Parliament for the con
version of the yeomanry volunteers and
militia into a well organized and properly
equipped army for home defense.
Aeeouiit of lluller'n ( ) | ioriitloiin.
I The Dally Telegraph's correspondent at
Spearman's camp , In a dispatch dated Mon
day night , says :
"Under the personal direction of General
Duller the attack on the Boer position was
begun this morning by nearly the whole ot
our batteries , seventy-two guns , shelling
the ridges where the enemy have their
trenches and redoubts on the Brakfonteln
and the low crest facing Potglctersdrlft.
The enemy suffered severely. Several hills
were smoking like volcanoes from the effects
of the bombardment , which set on fire their
stores and grass.
"While the third pontoon bridge was being
constructed under fire near Scblctdrift
the Eleventh brigade , now under the
command of Colonel Wynne , made a demon
stration against the Brakfonteln ridge ,
marching across the meadows with the sup
port of seven batteries of artillery.
"At 11 o'clock the enemy opened a heavy
cannonade of shrapnel , common shell and
pompon shells , chiefly from Spionkctp. Thla
was accompanied by a rattling musketry
flre. Our gjnners behaved admirably nnd
were as cool as if upon parade.
"The demonstration having gained Its ef
fect the real attack upon the Boer left was
; delivered at 4 o'clock. The Durban Light
| infantry carried Vaalkrantz , the key of the
lower rldgee. while General Hlldyard's
brigade assailed the higher rldpca. The
general and his troops are bivouacking upon
the field of battle. In the language of
boudoir bulletins , "mother and child are
doing well. Our losses are trilling. "
Auotlic-r Aeeoimt.
The Standard has this from Us Spearman's
camp correspondent :
"A pontoon brldgo was thrown across the
Tugela by the engineers under the flre of the
enemy. The first battalion to move across
: tu the forenoon was the Durban Light in
fantry of General Lyttleton's brigade. They
advanced against Vaalkrantz , which lies on
'
the most direct road to Ladyfiulth , nnj after
two hours' splendid work they got within
charging distance of the Doers.
"The first of the kopjes was carried by
them at the point of the bayonet by the ut
most gallantry. Almost simultaneously the
battalion of the Rlflo brigade cleared the
second kopje and after moving across the
j long rldgo they bivouacked on the spot.
"Tho feint attack at Potglctersdrlft havIng -
' Ing served its purpose In preventing the
concentration of the enemy at the critical
point the Eleventh brigade fell back to the
river. In the course of. the operation both
the Infantry and the artillery had been sub
jected to a severe shell fire.
"Yesterday ( Tuesday ) at 4 p. m. the
enemy , encouraged , doubtlessly by their
] success at Splonkop , endeavored to recapture -
ture the position taken by us at Vaalkrantz.
They wcro beaten back , however , with loss. "
RIOT AT A PEACE MEETING
Henry l.alioiiehere Struck on the
Ilenil und Not Allowed ( o 31 like
n .Syeecli.
NORTHAMPTON. England , Feb. 7. The
announcement that Henry Labouchcre , ed
itor of Truth , and liberal member of Parlia
ment for Northampton , would address a
peace meeting In Northampton town ball
this evening drew a noisy crowd of oppo
nents , who swarmed on the platform and
smashed the chairs. Labouchero's arrival
was the signal for cheers. Chairs were
hulled Into tbo body of the house amid crlra
of "God save the queen. "
Labouchere was struck on the head , but
was not seriously Injured. He managed to
moke his exit , escorted by the police. A
number of other persons were hurt , but
not seriously.
Ultra-opponents of the peace meeting
gained the platform and declared that
Northampton had Joined York City In re
pudiating tbo critics of the government.
CALL BRITONS FROM GERMANY
l.r.rue Number Under the A lie of ltd
Summoned Homo for .Mili
tary S cry lee.
BERLIN. Feb. 7. A large number of
Britons residing lu Berlin , under the ago
of 30 , have recalved orders calling them
homo for military service.
miAYKi : > M\VS FHOM I.UVS.MITII.
l.lllle .Ve v III the Situation In the
; ! eleaiinere l Town.
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ESTCOURT. Fob. B. 10:55 : ( By Hunncr
from Ladysmilh , Feb. 3. ) ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Slight ar
tillery fire Is heard from Colenuu thU morn
ing. I jnosumo from the sound of our
gunn several small parties of Boers are pro
ceeding toward Coleiiso. A night attack
was deemed possible the laat three nights ,
especially Wednesday and Thursday. Owing
( Continued on Third Pogt. )
FIERCE FIRE IN HONOLULU
D.sastrous Cocflieration Destrojs Much
Property in Hiwaiian Capital Oily.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE
While I'lnKtie-Slrlekeii Chinatown In
I.'elnu Hunted Flame * tiet lle > end
Control Klve TliuiiNiind I'er-
1 NIIIIN Are llonieleMN.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 7. ( Special
Telegram. ) A letter was received here to
day from Honolulu which gives an Interest
ing account of a disastrous conflagration
which visited that city during the laat week
In January and which laid waste to n large
portion of the town and left 5.000 persona
homeless. The letter snje :
"C'hlnatown Is no more. Ever since the
plague commenced Ha deadly work hero the
authorities have been burning Infected
hoitsos , nil of which were In Chinatown.
Today , January 25. while block 15 was belli ?
burned , the wind changed and swept the
flre In another dlrestlon. So nuddenly old
the wind whip around that the llromen wcro
forced to abandon a. flre engine , which was
destroyed. The flro spread with great
rapidity and for a time the entire city was
threatened with destruction.
"A now Protestant church , containing thn
finest pipe organ and the only chimes In the
Island , was burned , together with liundicda
of stores and residences owned by Chinese
and Japanese and which contained stocks of
rich silks , chlnawaro and costly Oriental
goods. The owners became greatly excited
and the poorer classcn attempting to plunder
a riot was narrowly averted.
" ( Jreat difficulty was experienced In keepIng -
Ing the quarantined people within a certain
district , It being necessary to club many of
them Into submission. The progress of the
tire was finally checked by blowing up a
whole block of buildings directly In Its path.
"The flames destroyed property the entire
length of six Btreets and the width of two ,
causing a loss of millions of dollars. So far
as known there wcro no fatalities.
"Tho scenes presented during the flre and ,
afterward were heartrending. Over 5,000
persons , mostly Chinese , Japanese and na
tives , were made homeless. The work of
earing for'tho sufferers Is progressing nicely
as this Is mailed.
"Of forty-six cases of the plague thirty-
six have proven fatal. Only one white per
son , a woman named Boardman , has been
afflicted with the disease. Hats carry the
plague rapidly and one was found In Mrs.
Hoardman's store. Her Chinese clerks re
fused to touch It , but Mrs. Uoardman picked
It up and threw It out. The next day she
was a corpse.
"A terrlblo fever has broken out among
the Inhabitants of Molokal , the leper Island ,
and an appeal baa been sent to Honolulu for
doctors. "
OTIS SENDS DEATH NOTICE
Ciifitiiln Sinltli of Xlnrteetitli In
fantry SlK'ellliiliM to n ( iilii-
Nliot Wound.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The adjutant
general has received a cable message. " . from
General Otis an follows :
' "MANILA , Feb. 7. Captain Smith , Nine
teenth infantry , died at Soged , 8:30 o'clock
p. m. , February 5 , gunshot wound ; body in
sealed casket will bo shipped to San Fran
cisco. "
Cfaptaln Smith was a native of Con
necticut. He graduated from the Military
academy In June , 1S79 , and was appointed
second lieutenant of the Nineteenth Infantry.
He became first lieutenant of that regiment
in December , 1S89 , and captain In January ,
1S93. He participated with his regiment in
the Spanish-American war and at Its close
served as collector of customs at Ponce ,
P. R. , until last summer , when ho accom
panied his regiment to the Philippines.
INEWS OF MISSING OFFICER
i Menteiiiuit .StoeUley'M Whereabout *
I Arc Learned from Hnuiincil
I Spanish I'rlNonrrM.
| _ _ _ _ _
j -WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The fallowing
I was received at the War department from
General Otis today :
" 'MANILA ' , Feb. 7. Escaped Spanish
prisoners report they saw Lieutenant Stock-
i ley , a prisoner In the hands of the Insur-
I gents , January 28 , near Antimonan , south
ern Luzon. "
The officer referred to Is Second Lieuten
ant Paul D. Stockley of the Twenty-first
Infantry , who has been missing from his
company since January 12 last , nt a point
near Tallsay , Balangas.
SPANISH PRISONERS REVOLT
Drive OIT Filipino Guard * nnd KII-
trench to Airnlt Ainei
lean Relief.
MANILA , Feb. 7. The Insurgents have
been driven out of Legaspl on Albay bay ,
province ot Albay.
The rebels of Tayabas province were con
voying some 300 Spanish prisoners to Lib-
manan and on arriving there the prisoners ,
exhausted nnd starved , revolted and dis
persed their guards with stones and clubs.
They also captured a few rifles and barri
caded themselves at Llbmunan , where they
are awaiting the arrival of American troops.
Home Ilenil SoldlerN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 7. The United
States transports Pathan , Sherman and In
diana arrived toAiy from the Philippines.
The Pathan occupied thirty-one days on
the voyage from Manila , tbo Sherman twen-
ty-fivo days and the Indiana thirty-two days ,
On board the latter are seventy-five In
valided soldiers and on the Indiana are the
bodies of 200 dead soldiers.
FOR AN ARCH OF NATIONALITY
( iroMveiior'M Hill Kndomed liy the
flilekumniiKii nnd riinttnnooua
Military I'nrk foiiimlNlon ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The secretary of
war bus forwarded to the commltteo on
military affairs of the house a report which
ho called for from the Ohlckamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park com
mission upon Representative Orosvtiior's
bill providing for the erection of an arch of
nationality upon the battlefield at Chatta
nooga.
The commission expresses the opinion that
this Is an appropriate site , because all of
the great armies of the north and the south
were either engaged there or numerously
represented , and because every state In the
union at the outbreak of the war east of
the Rocky mountains had troops engaged
lu the battles about Chattanooga except
four Ne'v Hampshire , Vermont , Rhode Is
land and Delaware. In the mobilization at
Camp Thomas for the war with Spain Now
Hampshire and Vermont wcro represented
and troops from both sections rallied there.
This asaemblltig of troops at Chlekamauga ,
where fully one-quarter of the entire army
was gathered , U deemed by the park commission -
mission to further emphasize the appropri
ateness of the proposed location of nn arch
of nationality , since there were camped side
by side under the one flog soldiers from
Minnesota nnd South Carolina , Vermont nnd
Tennessee , Michigan and Georgia , Arkan
sas and New York , Maine nnd Mlsalstlppl.
TUr plans of the commission , which has
long been co-operating with General Oros-
venor In the- matter , contemiplalo bronze
tablets presenting a complete roster ot all
commands engaged on cnch sldo down to
leglmenta and batteries , with their eom-
nmnders ; a roster of all stale commissioners
and their govcitior.i who have assisted in
the work of establishing the park , and a
roster of the congress which authorized the I
park nnd of the congress \\hlt-h author
ized the arch as Its crowning work.
|
GRAVE DIGGEKSJJN A STRIKE ! i
HnilleM ot Many SnnxIroUo Vlellin * '
leeoniioNln tit Ittienot Ayret I
Alnlr.e Cro | > Uuiiinueil. |
I
BUENOS AYUES , Feb. 7. The- terrible I
heat continues. There wcro 2fi7 sunstrokes
I
nn Monday and eighty-live yesterday. The
fatalities show n diminution , but numerous
bodies are decomposing at the cemetery
owing to the strlko of the grave diggers for
h'gher wages.
The maize crops are scorched and promise
only a small yield.
MONTEVIDEO. Feb. 7. Numerous sun-
studies have occurred here , many proving
Intnl.
The maize crop Is almost totally lost.
Iirnore the MOUNOII Inelilenl.
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LONDON. Feb. 7. ( New York World Ca-
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Moneon
incident Is Ignored editorially by the English
press , which docs not hanker after moro
I foreign trouble nt present. Severn ! lending
politicians In the House of Commons avow
they have given It no consideration. The
war In fact Is completely overshadowing
every other topic and the Monson affair
must assume a much moro definitely men
acing shape before It can divert attention
to Itself. In diplomatic quart era It isp
thought the significance of the incident Is
exaggerated , although the nationalist party
In Paris has sufficient Inlluence to cause
annoyance and discomfort to the British
ambassador If they are entirely unable to
force war between Franco and England.
( Jeralcl Hnlfoiir Merlounly III.
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LONDON , Feb. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) ( Jcrald Ual-
four , chleT secretary of Ireland , Is lying
serlouEly 111 In London. Ho had a grave
snlzuro caused by a clot when entering his
brother's house Thursday night and nearly
died. Ho is now better , but not out of
danger , and It is doubted whether ho will
bo able to resume the duties of his onerous
office. Arthur Ualfour Is much attached to
his brother and Is greatly affected by this
private trouble added to his public one.i.
Leoiutlei'N llitil 1-lyeN.
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BRUSSELS , Feb. 7. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) King Lso-
I pold has apparently secured little relief
from the trouble affecting his eyes by his
trip to a specialist at Wiesbaden. Since his
return he has been confined to his room and
court festivities have been postponed.
NUNEZ AND LUOLOW .CLASH
.IllUinry nnd Civil Governors of
lavaim Dlnaurroe I > N to the
of Kneli.
HAVANA , Feb. 7. A meeting was held
last night between Governor General Wood.
General Ludlow , the military governor of
Havana , and Civil Governor Nunez , with
reference to the matter of the municipal
budget , which , under General Wood's order
with reference to civil affairs , Nunez claimed
he- had a right to inspect. General Ludlow's
powers , as given by the president , invested
him with rights over the municipal finance.- )
of the city and consequently General Wood
sustained General Ludlow.
Governor Nunez told the correspondent of
the Associated Press that they had rcqueste.l
Secretary of State Tumayo "to announce
whether ho had any rights as civil governor
or whether ho was to bo a dummy , while
General Ludlow was In reality civil gov-
j crnor. " General Ludlow says ho has no desire -
sire to Interfere In any manner with the
j rights of Governor Nunez , but ho has cer
tain duties to perform which ho must ncces-
i sarily carry Into effect. Governor Nunez
' says that personally he can aecure a much
| larger Income by practicing his profession
! than he can by holding ofllco. Before tak-
I ing any action he will await the reply of
! Secretary of State Tamayo.
! General Ludlow asks the Associated Press
i to deny a statement recently published In
! the United States to the effect that ho had
been challeneged to a duel by the editor of
a Havana paper and had refused to reply.
In order to prevent a continuance of the
vilification to which ho and other public
officials have been subjected In the columns
of La Lucha General Ludlow appealed
directly to the governor general. Today
General Wood held a private Interview with
the editor of La Lucha , with apparently
satisfactory results.
The women of the Maine Memorial asso
ciation have decided to ask funds to deco
rate the wreck of the battleship on Fob-
rimy 15 , the second anniversary ot Its de
struction ,
LOGAN'S BODY IS INTERRED
Military 1'nneral IN Given In Honor
of the Soil of "llliiclc
.luck. "
YOUNGSTOWN , O. , Fob. 7. Thousands of
citizens and people from the surrounding
towns and country passed through the vesti
bule of St. John's Episcopal church today ,
where the body of Major John A. Logan
lay In state , surrounded by military guards ,
The sealed casket containing thu body ro-
peiteJ In the vestibule of the church which
had been most beautifully decorated. It
was folded about with the national colors
and across the bier lay a broad band ot
bilk , engrossed with the legend "Major
John A. Logan , S3d U. S. V. "
'I ho profusion of floral tributes was extra
ordinary. Great masses of American beauty
roses , pillows of Uo'ots ' and other rare ? and
beautiful Mowers almost concealed the casket
and were used otfectlvely In the church In-
terloi decorations.
Mllltla companies , military and civic or
ganizations from neighboring cltliu began
arriving early In the morning and the * streets
were liycd with people. At 2 o'clock the
casket was removed to the chancel of the
church and the funeral service was held.
The cortege , which was the largest and
moat Imposing ever witnessed In this city ,
paspcd through the principal streets. It was
In command -of Captain Jameo A. Freed ,
and was composed of a company of thd
Seventh United States Infantry and the
regimental band from Fort Wayne , Mich. :
battalion of artillery from the Fifth Ohio
National Guard , in command of Lieutenant
Colonel Pond of Cleveland ; Grand Army of
the Republic pests and Union Veteran
Legion corps ; city officials and citizens.
Minute guns were fired us | uu cortege
moved and the Interment was made accordIng -
Ing to the military rites , In the Andrews
tcautuloum In Oak Hill cemetery.
( UIA1IA IS BLIZZARD SWEPT
First Seysre Storm cf the Winter Swoops
Down Broadside Upon the Oitj.
FLINTY SNOW DRIVEN BY GUSTS OF WIND
! Street Cnr Trnllle Serlonnly llniiill-
I emmet ! mid n Koroe of Sueeiterx
i Ke'it Iluny Through the Xluht
( llher Storm
Omaha Is blizzard swept. The storm de-
sceudixl late j-csterday afternoon and stoad-
lly Increr.scd In volume and velocity
throughout the greater part of the nigh : . !
Granules of flinty snow were hurled in' '
great nhcets by a tierce wind , which secuicd j
to como from every direction. It was a |
most fparclilnj ; wind. The auo\v was s > o '
blinding that vision was obscured , except I
at very chori rrtoie. The temperature was
low enough to Blvo a sharp stlni ; to the I
'
fiiists oflud. .
Street car traffic was seriously handl-
capped. The management did not Buaprnd op-
cratlons , but the cars were frequently laid |
out several minutes and became so bunched
that for halt an hour or longer they would
all inn In mio direction. Six sweepers and
all the extra men that could bo found wcro '
employed to keep the tracks clear , and even f
then they did not entirely succeed. This ,
work was kept up through the night. Hack- j
drivers did a rushing business , transporting !
mcn-about-town to their homes , and many !
who were unable to find a hack tucked their j
latchkeys away for future reference and ,
went to bed In downtown hotels. It was n j
night In marked contrast to the Pasadena
balmlncss and the magnolia tint that have
characterized the greater part of the win
ter.
ItnllroiulH Are llnnilleniuieil ,
Advices from railroad headquarters are to
the effect that trains are being operated
with more or less dllllculty , although there
has not thus far been any serious delay.
The storm Is general lu the vicinity of
Omaha , extending far south Into Kansas
and Missouri and throughout western Iowa.
Union Pacific authorities stated at midnight
that the storm was more severe on the
eastern end of their lluo and that In ex
treme western Nebraska and Wyoming there
was much less snow and only normal wind.
Hurllngton reports show that freight trains
are Impeded In movement and if the storm
docs not soon ccaso passenger traffic will
bo seriously handicapped. All the other
roads centering In Omaha are more or less
disturbed.
At the police station there was the
greatest crnclavo of vags and drunks that j
has been there for a long while. Vagrants I
who were sober hurried to the station for
shelter and those who were too drunk to
take cognizance of the blizzard wore- the
beneficiaries of police mercy and were
gathered In by the wagonload. Many drunks
who under ordinary circumstances would
not have bcou arrested were taken In that
they imlght have shelter.
Candliliiten AVnlk.
An Incident of the storm was the dilemma
that befell a crowd oC candidates who at
tended a political meeting at 1-M3 South Six
teenth street. When they went to take a
car away from the mecMng they saw no cars
In sight and there appeared no Immediate
prospects. No .hacks were to be obtained and
rather than stand on a bleak corner and
wait on an indefinite proposition many
walked In to the business part of the city.
On a bright day the distance is about a
| mile and a quarter from the hall where
I the ward meeting was hold to Seventeenth
j and Karnain streets , but in Wednesday's
night's blizzard good Judges of distance
I declared It a long two mllcH and a half.
Pedestrians who walked a block or two
wcro covered with icicles and their faced
wcro red as blood. The weather man gave
I warning- the blizzard , yet it came as a
surprise to many who had not Infonmed
themselves as to the forecast.
Telegraph and telephone wires wcro af
fected and in many other ways the storm
made Itself known.
COU.VCII. llIit'KKS IS SXOWKIJ IX.
City AeroHH ( InItlver SIIUCIIIIIUH lei
i the IHii llllzziiril.
I Council Dluffs felt the first real touch of
I winter last night , and was visited by the
' lirst genuine snowstorm of the season. The
| snow , -which was accompanied by a strong
j ' wind from the north , commenced to fall
lightly soon after dusk and by supper time
j ' It had developed Into a first-data storm
that drifted at the street corners and at
j the street intersections over the motor
! tracks. The fall , while not exceedingly
heavy owing to Us drifting proclivities ,
seriously interfered with the street car
service. The motors found It extremely dlf-
: flcult to make any headway and the trip to
I or from Omaha consumed the best part
I of two hours. The company had Us sweep
ers out , but the relief was only temporary ,
for as coon as tbo snow would bo brushed
from the tracks the wind would blow It
back again. The eervlce In the city wan
badly demoralized and people detained down
town found considerable dllllculty In get
ting to their homes , especially those living
on the outskirts of the city.
.VOKTII AVIXI ) VISITS MOIIIIASICA.
StorlcH of Cold AVnve Come in from
All I'nrtN of the Slate.
BRADY ISLAND , Keb. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Snow commenced to fall here at 2
o'clock , accompanied by a heavy north wind ,
A blizzard IH now raging.
OinnON , Feb. 7. ( Special. ) A cold wave
fltruck this vicinity about 4 o'clock ihlu
morning. The wind Is blowing a gale from
the north , moro or less enow Is Hying and
the thermometer dropping fast.
WEST POINT. Feb. 7. ( Special. ) A
slight enow fell this morning , with a very
high and cold northwest wind.
COUUTIjAND , Fob. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At 4 o'clock this afternoon the wind
raised , snow began falling and a general
blizzard began , The wind now ban a veloc
ity of forty miles and the atmcfiphero Is
filled with snow.
Cit'.ii Wive In Dnliotn.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D. , Feb. 7Special (
Telegram. ) A fierce northwest gale , one of
the moEt disagreeable of the winter , la
prevailing , with the temperature hovering
around zero. No snow ha fallen.
HURRICANE HITS VANCOUVER
Steam I.anneheM and Other Craft Are
llatlered to I'leceit UOIIHCH
VANCOUVER , D. C. , Feb. 7. A hurricane
raged here laat night , causing property damage -
ago all over the city. The wind , which be
came almost a cyclone , attained a velocity
of fifty-five miles an hour. Along the water
front the waves broke over the wharves and
bridges , sweeping nwoy boatl.outes , wi celt-
ing boats nnd dashing two steam launches
against a pier , battering the craft Into total
wrecks. Three stone-laden scows wont
wlrtft and were wrecked , and two ateamcM
broke their moorings and were brought to
their docks with great dlmculty. Telephone
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair ; Colder ; DrlsU Xoithorly Winds.
wires In the- suburbs nro down and the long
distance system la complrtc'.y paralyzed.
Trcrs were torn up by the roots. ilAgstafTs
and chimneys fell and a cottage on tli. >
Westminster road was crushed like an egv
Mioll by a glganlU tree which was blown
down and fell on the roof. Though thorn
were three occupant * In the house at the
tlmo all escaped Injury. The damage to
residences , factories , wlumvs mil shipping
will aggregate many thousands of dollars.
STORMS IN MOUNTAIN STATES
Colorado unit Aitjolultiu ( oinnion-
itenltliN SlrneU liy n Illlr.siiril
.StIU-rllur CllllNCll lo Stoeli.
U13NVBII. Colo. , Feb. 7. A blizzard luia
been raging today over Colorado and ad
joining .states. It la especially tsuvore in
Now Mexico , where the mercury Is near
zero , and already about six Inches of snow
ha\o fallen.
Dispatches from Now Mexico show that the
storm ! i the worst ever experienced at
Springer , where there was a drop of 2o de
grees in as'many minutes this afternoon.
La mar and Trinidad , Colo. , report zero
weather and Hie sudden change from almost
Rummer weather which has prevailed for
the last two months , caused considerable
suffering to stock. It Is not expected that
results will be serious , however. Hallwavs
are being Interfered with to some extent.
The mercury registers 10 above In Denver.
DATE FOR THE CONVENTION
llcpul.llcni. CntlierliiK Will lie Held
ut I.liit-olii nt 'J 11. in. on
Miui : \e.\t.
LINCOLN , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram.-
The republican Plate central committee met
tonight and arranged for holding the state
cc.nventton In this city on May 2 at 2 o'clock
p. m. The representation will be one del
egate for every 100 votes cast for M. D.
Reese for supreme judge and one delegato-
at-largo from each county In the state.
On motion of William Peebles of Ponder
the committee decided to hold only ono
convention. A strong effort was made lo
defeat this measure on the ground that If
a single convention was held It would cement
nt a tlmo when the farmers of the state
would.bo unnblo to attend. It was nlB >
pointed out that the professional politicians
would be more likely to obtain control of the
machinery of the party If only ono conven
tion were held.
There was comparatively no opposition
to Lincoln as the location for the conven
tion. A motion was made to hold It In
Omaha , but Captain Palmer announced that
the people of that city were willing to do
what was fair and that under the circum
stances tlicy did not feel entitled to atik
for two conventions In succession. He
seconded the Lincoln 'motion ' , which was
then passed by an almost unanimous vote.
There was a. wide difference of opinion
as to thn most suitable tlmo for holding the
convention. H was suggested that the week
after corn planting was the most convenient
for the farmers , but It wan pointed out that
as there Is two weeks or more dllfercnco In
the time of planting In various sections of
the state It would not bo possible to select
a tlmo all farmers could conveniently at
tend. E. W. Slmcral of Omaha proposed
Juno . " > , but to this there was strong ob
jection on tbu ground that the call Issued by
the national committee required the selec
tion of national delegates at least thirty days
before the convention.
In recognition of serviced rendered for
the committee during the last state cam
paign L. D. Richards of Fremont , H. O.
Paine of Alnsworth and J. J. McCarthy of
Dlxon were elected members of the state
committee.
An effort was made to nominate a tem
porary chairman for the convention , but
after considerable discussion the matter was
allowed to rest and no selection was made.
The committee adjourned nt 11 o'clock to
meet subject to the call of the chairman.
OMAHA POLICE COMMISSION
Attorney General Kniylli Cranleil
J'erinlNHloii tu..I''lle I'roeeeillnuN
In duo Wnrrniito.
LINCOLN , Fob. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
The supreme court this afternoon granted I
Attorney General Smyth permission lo 111. ; !
proceedings In quo warranto against OKI ]
members of the Omaha Fire and Police
commission to test their right to olllco. The
attorney general will attempt to prove that
they have no constitutional right lo thu
offices they hold and If ho succeeds Gov
ernor Poynter will bo asked to again ap
point the old commission. The attorney
general was also given permission to Illo
a suit testing the constitutionality of the
pure food law.
BRYAN TO EMPTY GALLERIES
All the Andlenee Invited to Sit on
1'lrxl Floor nnd Many SeiitN
VdeKiit There.
NEW YORK , Feb. 7. W. J. Bryan npokc
tonight In Carneglo Music hull on "Ponding
Pioblems , " under the auspices of Wlnficld
Scott Hancock post No. L'39 , Grand Army of
the Republic of the department of Now
Yoik , for the relief of soldlern and their
widows and orphans.
About 1,000 nion nnd women paid the
price of admission. With the hope of fill
ing the big hall , those In the galleries wr.ro
Invited down stairs. Still there wore empty
euatB In the auditorium and thethrei }
galleries were vacant. There was some i
enthusiasm , however , notwithstanding the
size of the audience.
Ilryan entered the hall escorted by ex-
Governor HOKK , Tom L. Johnson and 0. H.
P. Dclmonl. Ho was met with considerable
cheering. The Catholic Protector banil
struck up "See the Conquering Hero
Comes" as Mr. Bryan took bis seat.
It was announced that a great number of
letters had been received. Among those
who sent regrets wore Admiral Duwcy ,
Gencrol Miles , General Merrltt , Rev. Dr.
Parkhurst , Senator Dcpow , Congressman
Amos J. Cummlnge and National Com-
mundur Shaw of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Mr. Bryan said :
"J have simply como here to present argu
ments which Impress my mind. I always
recognize that I may bo wrong and that
others m y bo right. " |
MnvenientH of Oeean VeixelH , ll > l , 7. I
At Southampton Arrived-Aller , from
New York , for lire-men ; fit , Louis , from
New York.
At Plymouth - Arrlvrd rretoila , from I
New York , for Hamburg. I
SUite Board of Transportation Rsoinds lu
Order Made iu 1897.
CARLOAD RATES ARE SENT GLIMMERING
Substitute Order is Promulgated Making a
Reduction in Existing Rates.
CATTLE TO RIDE TEN PER CENT CHEAPER
Hogs Will Hereafter Go for Five For Cent
Less Than nt Present.
SECRETARY PORTER TRIES HARD TO DODGE
avrit ( lie Itooiii to Avnlil tiiilnu oil
lU-uoril , but Comun lltick J Ht
III Time lo Vote \\llli
Hie
LINCOLN , I'Yb. 7. ( Special. ) The Stair
Hoard of Transportation by a vote of 3 to
2 this afternoon rescinded the order of 1K97
icstorltiR carload ratcw on llvo stock and
Instructed Its n'cretarlcs to Issue a. sub-
stltuto order on thu railroad companies to
make a reduction of 10 per cunt In the ex
isting cnttls rates and 5 per cent
In the existing rates for the
transportation of hcgs. Milling to comply
with this order the railroad companies will
be required to appear bcforo thu secretaries
of the board and show cause why such a
reduction should not bo made.
This iictlon was taken by the Hoard of
Transportation late this afternoon after
several hours discussion as to the best
means of securing equitable ratco for the
transportation of llvu stock. The board mot
'this ' morning and examined several tables
showing comparisons of ratee under the
carload and the per pound systems , Indi
cating in nearly every Instance- Increase
of from 5 to as high as 25 per cent. J. V.
\Volfc suggested at the morning HC * | OH that
the railroads bo given additional tlmo to
compile more definite information which
would show to a certainty whether the pres
ent per pound rates are In cxcoss of the
rates charged under the carload system.
Other members of the board oppoaed tha
proposition on the ground that several
tables of this nature were then on exhibi
tion and that to request the railroads to
furnish additional Information would simply
add to the delay and the work of the bee-
rotarles , who were also expected to complin
figures on the matter of rates.
Treasurer Mcscrvo announced that he
would endeavor to secure the adoption of a
resolution reducing cattle rates 10 per cent
and swine ratcH B per cent , but the ques
tion was not debated
at the morning ses
sion of the board.
HoaiU Slnte Their Cane.
Thlw afternoon the rule question was taken
up again with the representatives of thu
various railroads. At the hint of a rcdue-
lioii In ill' , ox'lstlng llvo Hto.'k rates W. IU
Kelly of the Union Pacific asserted that the
railroads had been summoned to show causa
why the order of 1897 should not be en
forced and that under this summons they
should not bo made lo combat a propo
sition to reduce rates.
Attorney General Smyth asserted that the
order of the board had been disobeyed and
that the burden was on the railroads to
show why It should not bo enforced.
The'attorneys for the
railroads then em
phasized the fact that notwithstanding thu
transportation ( secretaries in 1897 found
"that the per pound ruto system was Just
and equitable to the shipper , " the Hoard
of Transportation Issued an order doing
away with the per pound ratea and restoring
the carload rates.
After several hours had been spent dis
cussing the question Treasurer Meservo In
troduced the resolution Instructing the sec.
retnrlca to order a reduction In cattle and
swlno rates.
As soon as this was read Secretary of
State Porter , who recently demanded the
resignation of the secretaries for not doing
their duty , hurriedly left the room. When
ho returned fifteen minutes later the board
was discussing a substitute Introduced b
Attorney General Smyth , requiring the rail
roads to furnish additional Information. The
substitute failed to receive
a second and a
vote was called for on Mescrve's rcKolu.
tlon. Porter again left the room just ai
the chairman wan about to call the roll.
As ho had left BO abruptly the vole was
not taken for a fuw minutes or until Porter
returned again. Finding that the vote had
not been taken ho appeared somewhat
chagrined , but remarked that ho was willIng -
Ing to vote. The roll call showed the fol
lowing result : Yea. Meservo , Wolfe Cor
nell ; nay , Porter , Smyth.
MRS , MOLINEUX SHEDS TEARS
DiTvnilant' * WUVIn | , , | Mnll Cane
WeriiN ( Utterly During ArKu-
ineiitN to the Jur > . .
NEW YORK , Feb. -Dartow S. Weeks
today concluded his summing up for the
defense In the trial of Roland H. Mollneux ,
charged with thn murder of Mrs. Katliorlne
J. Adams by poison sent to Harry Cornish.
Assistant District Attorney Osborno began
the argument for the prosecution and hud
not finished when court adjourned until to
morrow. It Ix expected that the case will
go to the Jury tomorrow. Osborno at the
ntitHot of hlH argument stated that Cornish's
connection with the case was thoroughly
looked Into at the start , before any arrest
was made , and that Cornish was put through
a most searching examination.
Mollneux's father , mother and wife were
In court all day. The prisoner's wife wept
bitterly during parts of Mr. Weeks' appeal
to the Jury.
SUPREME JUDGES TO TESTIFY
TMO .Montiiiia JnrlxlH .Stiliiioemieil
lo Give KvliltMiee In ( lie Clurk
Ilrlher ; ' ( . 'line.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 7. A special from
Helena , Mont. , says :
Associate Judtlces of the Supreme Court
Hunt and Plggott have been subpoenaed to
b In Washington February 10 and testify
In the Clark cane. It Is expected they will
furnish testimony of a Honuatlonal character
growing out of the Wellcome dlxbarmcnt.
Both aukod to bu excused , but the senate
committee declined to let them off.
l.iltvton Train ( ioeH Ka l.
INDIANAPOLIS , Frti. 7.-At 3:10 o'clock
thlH morning llio Lawton funeral train druw
out < > f the east end of ( he Union tttallon
hhc-ds over Hie Pennsylvania llneH for
Washington Mrs. Luwlon. her non Man1 < iy
and her ( hret llttlu daughter were In the
train early ui-iompanled by Mr . I iwton'x
ulsters and bytrn. . Armstrong , widow of
Dr Armstrong , who died In the Phlllmilnex
ttnd whoso Imdy bus been ilitkpn rani for
burial. The troopi-rn forming- the body
guard for General 1/awtnn'n body look their
In o. forward couch.