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MOURU IN THE RAIN
,8 , Polls * His C ket
NO DEMONSTRATION FUNERAL
Bolditn M Capitol Gronnds Bilentlj Watch
the Frccitiion Put.
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SERVICES AT THE HOTEL AND C'MLTERY
One of the QreaUit Fnneruli Em Held in
PARADETOTHE CEMETERY A MILE LONG
Thnnnnnd * In Wnltlnu nt the Ornvc
Prrnehrd liy lic Downpour
t Ilciunln In the
CUaiK'l St-tcrnl
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Feb. 8. Rain came
down In cheats today while the funeral serv
ices were being held over the body of Ken
tucky's dead democratic leader.
The morning dawned dark and threaten
ing , but at 9 o'clock the clouds cleared away
and the sun came out bright and brilliant
and there was every promise of a pleasant
day. The prospect was short-lived , how
ever , for Just ee the hour for the formation
of the funeral procession arrived the rain
( began to fall , slowly at first , but with ever-
Increasing rapidity , until shortly after the
hour of noon , when the parade was oo the
inarch , the floods began to descend. There
were dry Intervals , but after them the
water came again with increasing vicloui-
ojces and just as the hearse left the Capital
hotel a heavy shower began which continued
all the afternoon.
I The exorcises In the cemetery were con-
H ducted before a crowd much smaller than
would have been the case had the weather
been pleasant , but they were carried out to
the letter and tonight the body of William
Coebel lira in the chapel of the Frankfort
cemetery after one of the greatest funeral
demonstrations ever seen in this state. As
f-oon as the weather clears sufficiently the
casket will bo consigned to the grave.
It lad been feared that there might arise
trouble between the soldiers in the capitol
ground * and democratic partisans in the line
of march when the parade passed the cap
itol square , but nothing of tbe kind occurred.
The soldiers were kept back on the level
with the front of the capitol building and
a line of sentries was posted in front of
them to prevent them from going near the
fence on the eouth side of the grounds , at
the time tbe parade was passing the square.
Orders had been issued on the democratic
side as well that no comments should be
inalue by the men In the parade as they
p K8ed the grounds whore Governor Goebel
received his death wound. The wisdom of
Ihe commanders of the troops and that of
tbe democratic leaders , added to the fact
that fortwcnty-fyur hours all of ihe saloons
had been cloted , enabled' the day to pass
without any exhibition of feeling on either
*
Elde.
Sneclnl Trnlnii Jinn.
By the time the early trains had ar
rives ! the crowd was enormous. Special
trains came in from Georgetown and Lexing
ton and a few other places not far from
Louisville. Fully 10,000 people were on the
streets. The body lay In stale In ihe parlor
of the Capital hotel until 11 o'clock in the
morning and more people viewed the re
mains thib morning than yesterday and last
night.
Governor Goebel was not a member of
nny socrel organization , but his father Is a
prominent member of the Odd Fellows and
the local members of that body turned out
Btroagly to do him honor. None of tbe so
cieties wore uniform.
The column moved promptly at the ap
pointed time , which was the hour of noon.
The rain was falling heavily as the parade
epproache-d the capitol grounds and the men
were marching rapidly. The front of the
capitol building was covered with soldiers ,
who stood watching the parade , but save
three entries nt tbe gate there was none
of them within DOO feet of the street. The
nag on the staff of the capitol building was
at half-mast.
1'lii.r.lliic the i\i-cutlvr Hiillilliitr.
Ah the procession passed the executive
building every man In the parade turned bib
face toward it In the effort to see If Gov
ernor Taylor was watching tbe march.
There was no sign of life there , however ,
although one of the windows were open and
the curtains fully up. Other windows In
the building were filled with soldiers and
borne few civilians , but there was no fare ut
cny of tbe windows of the governor's office.
It did not require fifteen minutes for the
line of march of the men to pass the capItol -
Itol grounds and all chance ) of trouble was
over.
The delay was caused by the servicein
the parlor of the hotel , which occupied more
time1 than was originally thought it would.
The service In the parlor conklste * ! merely
of the reading of scriptures by Dr. Talla-
irrra of the Methodist church and a solo b >
Mrs Jessie B. Caldwell of Covlngton , and a
prayer by Dr. Schmidt.
The march to the cemetery from the hotel
Vegan at 1 o'clock. The band struck up
Nearer My God to Thee" as It passed the
south front of the hotel and Immediately
otter the band came carriages containing
.be honorary pallbearers , who were HS fol
lows
Who tlie I'allbenrerii Were.
J. C. S. Blackburn. General Joseph H.
Lewis , Judge W. S. Prj-or. J. B. McCreary.
Phil B. Thompson , Jami-s H. Mulligan ,
H'Uls Descognets , Samuel J. Shackelforfl ,
Jorcph D. Rhlnpck. Joeeph W. Pugb. Zach
Pbolpn , W. B. Haldeman , Charles B. Poyntz
nnd Morton K. Yonte.
Be lde the hearse walked tbe active pall
bearer * , who were as follows'
Jack Chlnn. Charles McChord , Edward
Ftinell , Jamt * M. Richardson , Henry
Ge-oree. Eph Llllard , Willard Mitchell ,
Charles M. Lewis , John L. firayou John
K Hendrirk. John Fulton , t'rey Woodson ,
Jcaepb BUckburn. Jr. , Allie W. Young. R.
B , Franklin and Perry Haley.
All tbe pallbe-arers wore mourning scarf *
rf black and white draped across tbe bretasl
and tbrtr hats wore wound with the Mine
c'lor . Then ctune the cltlrenB on feat
end a long tiring of carriages. The proces
sion wai , fully CUP mile in length by the
time the cemetery gate was reached.
i On a section of ground to the north of tha
crave were grouped the flaral offering * ,
tributes from all over the state to Govwnar
GoebcTs memory.
Tliouttintlfc IV nit In tlir Itnln.
Around the freshly tbronn up clay and
cpen crave wae jethered a throng of sev-
< " ! thousand peoplr. who waited patently
f-r hour * in the mUst of tbe downpour for
tbe funeral e-orUge o arptar For half an
h-ur * bffcre th. long pro TSflon reached tht
GCiseUrjr the rslu catne down IB a perfect
deluge and blown In sheets by a fitful south
ulnd drenched everyone to the kln. But
through It ill they wilted and when finally
the hmrae stopped at the trulk that leaas
to the chapel the thou anas preaeat stood
silent and reverent w the paHb rer slowly
carried tbe caiket to the porch of the little
chapel.
Rushing down the walks * nd drivewajr
and over the graves everyone moved toward
tbe thapcl and In two tnlnutes the little
building was surrounded by a closely picked
throng.
In the chapel a quartet ssnt ; . "It IB Well
With My Soul. " everyone standing with
uncovered heads as the beautiful words of
the hymn were heard through the storm.
Rev. William Stanley of Virginia , standing
over the casket , then delivered a sbort
prayer. This was followed by the quartet ,
who sang "Nearer , My God. to Thee , "
Rev. T. N. Arnold , an old and Intimate
friend of Governor Goebel , spoke briefly of
the early life of the dead leader and eulo
gized him as one of Kentucky's grea.est
sons. After a hole Rev. Gilbert Schmidt
delivered a short address In German. He
w-as followed by Rev. E. C. Mann in a fhnrt
address. Elder \Vllllam Stanley followed In
an eloquent tribute to Governor Goebel. He
fcpokc bitterly of the assassination , speakint ;
of the "chagrin and mortification in all the
hearts that the leader of the people , whoss
proud boast It WBB that they never feared to
face a foe or failed to defend a friend , should
fall nt the hand of an assassin. "
llliifUliiirn SlnUi-N n SppfPh.
Senator Joe Blackburn was then Intro
duced. There wns much confusion Avhen the
white-haired senator rtepped forward and
he wae finallv compelled to stand on a table ,
so that the throng might see him.
As the stentorian voice of Senatar Black
burn rang out in his denunciation of tbe
shooting of Governor Goebel and as ho
stated that "It was not the work of a crank
or a crazed assassin , " murmurs of "no"
and 'that's right" came from the closely
packed crowd , while teare stood In the eyes
of many of the grim-faced men within hear
ing of the senator's voice.
At the conclusion of Senator Blackburn's
speech Governor Beckhnm was Introduced
to make the closing address of the cere
monies. He , too , was compelled to climb
onto the table placed at the elde of the
casket before the clamors of the crowd
ceased.
Governor Beckhamwas listened to with
the closest attention and as. with his face
flushed and bin voice trembling with emo
tion , he concluded with an appeal to the
people of the state to support him in hie
announced Intention to carry out the policy
of Goebel , applause was heard for the first
time.
Rer. Louis Wallace of the state peniten
tiary then pronounced the benediction. As
he finished , the quartet sang "America" and
the body was taken within the chapel.
Guarded by a strong force of deputy sheriffs
armed with rifles , it will remain there until
the weather clears , when Itwill be carried
to the grave prepared for It and burled.
TAYLOR STILL HOLDING OUT
ProlinbllUr Ihnt He Will Not Sinn
thtLonlt.vlll - A = re-einpnt In
tlic PrfHent Form.
FRANKFORT , Ky. . Feb. S. Unless some
action regarding the Louisville agreement is
taken 'by Goveruor Taylor . . .tomorrowon
next day , or some -word sent to them con
cerning his Intentions , the democrats will
pioceed upon the hypothesis that he does
not Intend to take any action and will go
ahead with the organization of their state
government at Louisville. A conference
was held this evening in the Capital hotel
at which Governor Beckham. Senator Black
burn , S. J. Shackelford and John K. Hen-
drlcks were piesent. The delay of Gov
ernor Taylor in declaring himself regarding
the Louisville agreement was discussed at
length and it was agreed by all present that ,
In their opinion , the democrats had waited
long enough. It was agreed at Louisville
that the legislature should meet in the cap
itol building on Monday and it is now m
near that time that the democrats are be
ginning to think that Governor Taylor may
take no action regarding it within the time
limit set. One day more will bo allowed
for some intimation from Governor Taylor
and If it is not forthcoming another slat *
government will bo organized at Louis
ville.
Governor Taylor announced tonight that
ho had taken no action regarding the. agree
ment and that there was no possible chance
of his doing so before tomorrow. He would
c t say whether he will take any action to
morrow or not. It is practically certain
that the agreement will not be accepted by
Governor Taylor as it stands. He desire ,
more specific promises regarding the repeal
of the Goebol law and a decision In thq
gubernatorial contest by a separate vott-
of the two houses. To this last , the demo-
crute say they will not agree.
TO CONTROL MINOR OFFICES
ItcpulillrniiM Ohtnlii n Temporary
Injunction from I'cclrnil Jndce
Tnft of Clneliiuutl.
CINCINNATI , Feb. S. Judge William H.
Taft , who has just been appointed presi
dent of the Philippine commission , today
gave notice to counsel that on next Monday
at 2 p. in. he would hear arguments on
the petition of the elate officers of Ken
tucky , other than governor and lieutenant
governor , for u restraining order against the
three member * of the Kentucky State Board
of Ele-ctiou Commissioners and the con
testants for state officers other than thc&e
of governor and lieutenant governor.
The legislature in Kentucky hears and
derides contests for governor and lieutenant
governor , but the contest * for other state
officers come before ihe Board of Election
Commissioners , sitting &s a contest board ,
and in which the board has final jurisdic
tion. This petition for an injunction against
tbe present State Board of Election Com
missioners and the democratic contestants
] for minor state officers is therefore one not
affecting Governor Taylor and Lieutenant
i Governor Marshall and will not conflict with
the conferences for an asreeintnt that were
begun at Louisville last Monday and which
are Mill in progress at that city and at
Frankfort.
Ab ibe petition prays that tbe Incumbents
of uiese minor state offices shall not be
interfered with in tbe discharge of their
duties it IB readily seen that the republican
secretary of ftate might not attest tbe
i proclamations of Governor Bfckham and
; that thtire might be some dispute as to the
i vee of the teal of the commonwealth. It
| is also pointed out by those In the lobblt *
i who are commenting on the application of
tbe suit thet tbe state auditor would en-
1 dorse und tbo itnte treasurer pay out funds
1 for the maintenance of militia under the
j command of Adjutant General Collier , etc.
J There is no end to the applications In prac-
i tlce under tbe Injunction , according to the
i comment of there who accompany the at
torneys , but tbe attorneys themselves refuse
' to say anything.
Foroior Governor W. O. Bradley and Mr.
Sweeney of Lebanon , Ky . arrived in this
< Hy thlf- morning and were joined by a
Urge number of others from Kentucky W
H. Markoy , a prominent attorney , whose
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EXPOSED TO BOER ARTILLERY
Lut Acconrts from Front Lsft Bnller 5a n
Tight Place.
ARMY MUST EITHER ADVANCE OR RETIRt
Shnrp Anxiety In Knclnnd for Ttir-
tlicr Intrlllcetin nrn lnrni-r
CiiMir.JtsI.lMft Expected To-
ilnj I'inlitlm ; U
LONDON , Feb. fl. 4 a. m. All the mes
sages from the observers with General
UulhT throw In a phrase or two about the
"sitcngth of the Boer positions" and "the
dtfBtulUes of General BulliT's work , " but
they do not carry events beyond Tuesday
evening.
Their last slender narrative leave the
British advance on Vaalkrantz In the center
of a semi-circle , where the- troops are ex
posed it > the Boer artillery oa both sides
and In the center.
The flghtlni ; continued until ? o'clock
Tntfcday uvcjiing. and almost without doubt
continued Wednesday , as the Bosrs would
certainly not leave this wedge Into their
linvt , unmolested. It Is also inferred that
General Buller must either continue bis *
advance or retire.
The heaviest fighting appears to have been
on Tuesday. General Buller's 2S3 caaualties
are mentioned as having occurred before
noon Tuesday. Large lists are consequently
expected for the ret of the day. The cas
ualties already reported bring the total Brit
ish leases during the war to 10,244 klllc-l ,
Wounded and captured.
The disposition here le rather -to mini
mize the importance of the fighting In Natal
and to sugg c i that this Is only an Incident ,
anyway , placing hope on expected decisive
engagements In 'Northern ' Cape Colony and
the expected Invasion of the Free State
by Lord Roberts. At all events this is the
official view. The public does not like these
now -waits and there is sharp anxiety for
further newp.
In Cape Colony General MacDonald haa
had a skirmish with 1.000 Boers at Koodoo-
boorg. This was on Monday. The Boers
have been taking the offensive against Gen
eral French near Rensburg , as well as
against General Gatacre in the Stormberg
hills.
'Worried Ahnut < ho Xnry.
Since the war has strained the resources
of the military system Englishmen have been
troubled by the. possibility that sea fighting
might show naval defects which would
weaken the first line of defense in which the
country has placed such complete trust.
This apprehension has suddenly found ex
pression. During the last two or three days
In half the papers In England the govern
ment's atteoticn has been called to the muz
zle loading guns. Even public men have
been painfully surprised to learn that six
teen battleships and eight armored cruisers
depend upon muzzle-loaders. This means
that smaller but faster ships with modern
guns -would 'be ' able to stay 1,000 or 2,000
yards out of range and to disable in leisurely
fashion about one-third of the vessels which
appear In the naval lift as "first class. "
The admiralty is understcpfljo foe 5 > repni'- '
ing to remedy this defect and to propose also
considerable additions that will preserve the
present ratio of Great Britain's naval
strength to that of France and Germany.
A supplementary army estimate to March
31 was laid before the House of Commons
yesterday , but was not made public. It Is
reported that the call is for 20,000,000 ,
which would make the cost of the war up to
that date 30,000.000. The maintenance of
200 men at the front , it is estimated , costs'
between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000 per
month.
FROM THE DIFFERENT CAMPS
Special Cnlile Advlpp * Sliowlne thp
of the riKlitnn All
louir the Lint- .
( Copyright. 1900. by Press Publishing Co. )
STERKSTROM CAMP , Feb. 7. 11:15 : a.
m. ( New York World Cablegram Special
Telegram- ) There was an unimportant at
tack on the camp of the Cape Mounted Rifles
and Royal Scots at Bird's P.lver siding , eigh
teen miles northeast of Sterkstrcm , by 400
Boers with three guns at C o'clock this morn
ing. Gatacre. with reinforcements , four com
panies of Royal Irish Riflef , proceeded to tbe
scene of the conflict by rail , accompanied
by an armored train. The Boers , after drop
ping a shell into the camp , retired before
the reinforcements were brought into action.
Our casualties were one killed and four
wounded. The Boers feinted against Pen-
heel : camp at the same time. One company
of Royal Scots wa engaged. There were no
casualties. Boer patrols are reported
threatening Molteno today. Gatacre , with
his troops and wounded , returned to Sterks-
trom tonight , leaving Montmorency's scouts
and a few of Brabant's horse pursuing the
flying Boers in tbe direction of Dordrecht.
Opprntlon * Around I.adj Hiultli.
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LADYSMITH , Fc-b. C. ( By Runner to
Frerc. ) ( New York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram. ) The weather was hazy yes
terday and today , making it impossible to
follow the details of the heavy action progressing
gressingTbe Boers eecm to be massed
touth of Munger's bill. Numerous ambu
lance wagons are traveling from that direc
tion to the main hospital beside Table hill.
Another force has a large camp among the
Vopjes caet of Splonkop. We can see the
flash of Buller's large guns on the range
south of Kealsdrift. Shortly after 6 this
morning we saw what appeared to be a
magazine to the left of Munger'g hill burst.
The effect was like several lyddite ebcllh.
The flame covered the hillside. The Creusrt
gun near the magazine is still out of action.
A large force of Boers remains here. The
garrison Is prepared for a night attack. The
bombardment Is now very slight , though
near Bulwan It is occasionally active , also
the ntne-poundrr on Colenso plateau , which
was silent since tbe Cth till yesterday. I am
Informed on good authority tbe Boers ex
pected to save empty cartridge cases to re
turn to Pretoria. I recognize the marks on
some recently found which Joubert's cir
cular before the war began forbade the
! burghers to use. Most of the Boer heavy
i baggage was sent Bergwards yesterday.
! STUART.
I \o Forttnrd Jlnrcmrnl AVpUnrhdny.
i ( Copyright. 1tM. ! liy PresF Publishing Co. )
| SPEARMAN'S CAMP , Feb. " . 8 p. m.
i ( New York World Cablegram Special Tele-
! gram. ) The hill which the British took IE
i Will held , dt spite a heavy attack by the
i Boore. At S:45 : p. m. yesterday , supported
by maxims and artillery , the Boers made a
gallant ruth and drove In the British , but
| tbe whole of Lyttldon's brigade hurried forward -
' ward in support and with cheers and fixed
bayonets pressed back tbe Boer lint * . There
was heavy firing all the afternoon and early
in tbe evening , but the British made no ad-
I Nance beyonl the position taken up late
, Monday. Firing continues today , but the
' Brltleh have made no forward movement
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MOUDER RIVEP. , Feb. 7 11 05 a. m
iNew York World Cablegram Special Tele-
sram i Mardonsld's recoan ! Mticc Is pro
gressing satisfactorily. The mralry is
cleverly handled , but unable to draw the
Boers Into an engagement- Firing is con
fined to pickets. Positions covering the
drifts are entrenched for purpose * of recon
naissance. BATTERSBY.
OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS
Wrllrrn for HIP London Sher Sprint :
! -onie Morililrn li"'ii ! Ilir
I ten. line Public.
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LONDON , Feb. 8. ( New fofk World Ca.
blegram Sptcial Telegram. ) The Post's
expert says :
"In order to advance * Buller will probably
have to drive the enemy from Dornkop ana
separate the two Boer wings. This cannot
be oa easy matter , for they < cran move troops
fasttir than we. The crossing trf the river
tcok place Monday , the counter attack at
Vaalkrantz apparently Tuesday and Wednrs-
da ; . There seems to have ben a pause
liki ) these which In the last twins of en
gagements followed the Jlrst'ncizurc of the
drifts , and then the cnwlnj ; of the rivci- .
Stuart from Ladysmlth tells us that tha
Boers' heavy baggage hss" . gone toward !
the pasM . The Boers ore well aware that
dcleat means for them th'c raising of tie
secc ! of Ladysmlth and to retreat from the
district It is to be hoped- that Buller will
press the attack and not ure. even if the
engagement lasts several days. The case
rc&fmbles that of Grant's battle nt Fort
Donolson , when ho first icallzfld that It was
a question when .both armies were tircO or
figbting which could first , renew the at- ,
tack. " *
The Leader expert declares his prodic-
tirns as to Buller's movrinonts have beun
fulfilled. He says events . 4jx moving In
northern Cape Colony faster than reports
and this Is the latent center of Interest. He
tLInks French has bis enemy cornered and
that a general movement from all points
under Roberts' direction has begun.
ARTILLERY FORCES ACTIVE
IJotli EnnlUH nnd Bocr Xonr Colcs-
beru Itunv nt l.onp
RENSBERG , Feb. S. The Boers' position
was vigorously shelled wHb lyddite for au
hour this morning eastward from opposite
Slingerfontein and westward from the top
at Coleskop , ,1 fifteen-pounder shrapnel gun
paying special attention to the sites of the
Boers' guns , which ha-ve been unusually
active lately.
The Boers held a iposltlpn half-way on the
direct road between Rensbeirg and Coles-
berg. They shelled Porter's hill yesterday.
Ineffectually.
BULLER CABLES HIS LOSSES
Killed nnd AVonniled .nt I'ofc-Ietfr'n
Drift Number Two Jlniulred
und Tlilrty-One.
y
LONDON . Feb. & . 1:13jjs. : m. General
Buller has cabled to the War office that
the approximate British casualties In the
fighting at Potgieter's drift np to Tuesday
l noon are : ' - ' > _ * " v f
Officers , two killed and' fte'Vc.wounded ;
non-commissioned officers and men , 16
killed and wounded.
The officers killed were Major Johnson-
Smyth and Lieutenant Shafto , both of the
Durham Light infantry. The officers
wounded include Colonel Fitzgerald of the
Durham Light infantry and Colonel A. J.
Montgomery of the Royal artillery and
Lieutenant Sir T. A. A. Cunninghame of
the Rifle brigade.
Cnnndlnii Troop * PU B Cnpp Verde.
ST. VINCENT , Cape Verde Islands. Feb.
8. The Allan steamer Pomeranian. Captain
Falrful , bound for South Africa with Cana
dian irocps on board , passed here today. It
left Halifax January 27.
Amcrlcnii Ship In Sonth Africa.
DURBAN. Natal. Feb. S. The American
hospital ship Maine , filled with wounded
soldiers , started tooay from here for Cape
town.
UNHAPPY LIFE NEARLY OVER
Condition of Ilcinorncf ill American
Girl Who Shot II TM'lf Is * nlil
to liti'rpeurloaii. .
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BERLIN , Feb. S. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Marlcn
Warner Wynektm , who shot herself after re
turning to her lodgings from a ball on Mon
day night , is in a precarious condition. The
bullet entered Just below the heart and
traversed her body. She is in high fever.
Miss AVyneken. who Is 21 years old , ar
rived from New York three years ago and
tool : a position as saleswoman. She is well
educated , speaking German , French and
English. Her mother followed her from
New York , but soon died. Then the young
woman went to the bad. There is no truth
in the stories that she is engaged to marry
a physician or that she lost a fonune. She
was poor and remorseful. For two years she
has received no letters from America and H
Is doubtful If she has relatives there. Her
uncle will arrive from Breslau tomorrow
nnd should Miss Wyiuikcn recover she will
be sent to New York.
ZELAYA TO RESIST NORWAY
to rir Stationing Trnop * Alone
tin ; Count to Present InUrni-
nilr Collrptluiik ,
KINGSTON , Jamaica. Feb. 8. According
to mall advices from Bluefirldf. received to
day , popular excitement iti Nicaragua is In
creasing on account ol the urgency of Nor
way In demanding a settlement of claims
growing out of the ulle-sed ill treatment of
Norwegians by the Nlraraguau government
during the Reyes rebellion last spring. It
is believed that President Zelaya Intends to
resist the payment of indemnity and that
he is occupying strategic points along the
I < -oast with Nicaraguan troops.
I CHINA SUFFERS RELAPSE
DotTiiKfr Kniprr lo IJrtrrnilneil to
IlejM-l tlir Advnnre of
C'lvlllratloii.
PEKIN. Feb. S. The dowager empress of
China , it is asserted , appears to be deter
mined to relar.ee into the ancient conserva
tism. Yesterday she Issued an edict com
manding a return to tbe old manner of
study , according to the teachings of Confu
cius , for examinations for official rank and
ordering tbe abolition of the study of the
"now depraved and erroneous subject * of
the western schools , " and threatening with
punUbment the teachers of such subjects.
Th * closing of the new university at Pttklu
ie expected to speedily follow.
Ilelitloi | > IlrpnUn Out In SMiiton ,
LONDON. Feb. S. Tbe Hong Kong correspondent -
respondent of tbe Daily Mail saye a serious
rebellion has broken out. in Swatou. The
vlrerov has sent troops and a gunboat to
suppress the Insurrection.
NINE KILLED , THREE MISSING
E'irtad Oollision in a Blinding Snowstorm
in Michigan ,
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTHWESTERN ROAD
of Ilie HniUrn llurnril fi In
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ESr.XNABA. Mich. . Feb. S. Chicago &
Northwestern passenger twin No. II , the
Felah mountain accommodation , which runs
between this city and Metropolitan , was
wrecked in a reareud collision at Ford
Itivor switch nt C:30 : tonight. Nine persons
were killed , three are reported missing , five
svrlniirtv and four slightly injure'S.
The Jriid are :
W. L. HILL , Escanaba , 'Baggageman of the
nrcomf'-jjatlon train.
WILLIAM DILLON. Escanaba , brakeman
on the accommodation train.
MISS SEVMOUR , section 6 , Delta county ,
Michigan.
CHARLES MARTIN , Escanaba , civil tn-
gliieer.
GEORGE R. BLACK , Escanaba , civil en
gineer.
SAM GREENE , Ne-gaunee , agent of the
Upper Peninsular Brewing company.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN.
UNKNOWN WOMAN , body charred be
yond recognition.
The injured :
B. W. Brown , Escannba , cedar merchant ,
tellcrod to be- fatally Injured.
Mrs. Seymour , section 6 , burned and in
ternally Injured.
Theodore D. Ford , Hardwood , Mich , Intally
Injured.
Richard Roberts. Escanaba. conductor of
accommodation train , leg smashed.
Peter Legg. Escanaba. slightly injured.
James Green. Escanaba , engineer of freight
train No. 2SC. bun In jumping.
Cole Nee , fireman of fre-lght train No. 289 ,
hurt In jumping. '
Four passenger ? who refused to give their
names were only slightly bruised.
Three passengers are reported to be mlrs-
ing and their bodies are supposed to be un
der the burning wreckage , but their names
could not be ascertained.
In n ! 31lndiuc SnoivMorni.
Fast freight train No. 2S9 , northbound ,
from Green Bay to Ishpemingwas making
about fifty miles nn hour when it passed
Narenta for Ford River switch , seven miles
west of this city. The engine was forging
ahead through a blinding snowstorm
which made it impossible to see the sJgnai
lights but a. short distance ahead. When
within 100 yards of the switch at Ford River
Engineer Green saw the rear lights of a
trail- directly ahwad and gave a warning
cry to his fireman and jumped.
The next instant the heavy freight struck
the passenger coach of the accommodation
am1 telescoped it and the baggage can
ahead.
A moment after the crash came the cries
of the Injured could be heard above > the hiss
of escaping steam and crackle of the flames
tthlch sooa hvt > loped the wrecked cars and
made the % vork of rescue doubly hard.
'
A call for assistance was sent to this city
and at 7:15 : a relief train left for the scene
of the disaster , with the local officials of th
read and eight physicians. At 10 o'clock It
vas announced that all the injured had been
removed , .but the bodies of the three tin-
kncwn dead and two trainmen are still
pinned fast in the burning baggage car , all
cfiorts to reach them having proved futile * .
At 11 o'clock the relief train returned to
this city and was met hy a crowd of mourn
ers. Only the most seriously Injured were
brought on this trip , and these were at
once conveyed to the county hospital in the
waiting ambulances. A fresh crenof mca
and physicians was at once dispatched tt
return to the wreck on the special train.
FAST FREIGHTS IN COLLISION
Three Ivlllrd nnd Three Wnnndrd In
r.n Accldc-nt nt Gordon
WILL1AMSPORT. Pa. , Feb. 8. Three per
sons were killed and three seriously injure
in a head-on collision today between fast
freight trains on a branch of tbe New York
Central at Gordon Heights. j
The dead :
OLIVER C. BENNETT , engineer.
MARK MACFARLAND , engine'
A. M'AVENU. fireman.
The Injured are :
R. C. Creighton. brakeman.
Joha Linquest. brakeman.
Th'cnas Kane , fireman.
Both engines were demolished and thirty-
seven cars wrecked. .
STORMS AT MANY POINTS
Itrjinrtn from \ort Invent nnd South-
ivpnt Tell of Jll rdfc Trnlim
lilocki-d lit' Suoiv.
CHICAGO , Feb. S. This proved to be the
most remarkable February day in tbe history - !
tory of the weather bureau since 187C. From
elxty-'wo to five degrees above zero M'as the
record made in s-eventeen hours. The day
was ushered In by a spring-like temperature.
Shortly after midnight a heavy rainstorm
began and continued until the afternoon ,
when it changed to snow and for several
hours there was a miniature blizzard , tbe
wind reaching a velocity of sixty-two miles
an hour.
Reports from various cities in tbe north-
wcbt were to tbe effect that the cold was
acc-ompanied with blizzards which greatly
interfered with traffic.
At Minneapolis all telephone and telegraph
wirrs were down and trains on the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. St. Paul road had been
abandoned. Throughout northern Iowa
business was practically suspende-d and the
stock interests suffered great loss. All
wagon roads were blocked and soivice had
been abandoned on street cars.
At St. Paul the worst blizzard In years
was raging. Tbe Omaha train from the south
was the last to enter the city.
Marquette and many Michigan towns were
little he-tier off.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Feb. k. A fierce
stow storm , driven by a strong north wind ,
has prevailed in Missouri. Kanras and Okla
homa and Indian territories since last night
A fall in temperature of from 45 to K >
degrees has been experienced in tbe last
twelva hours and still colder weather is pre
dicted. At many points trains are bevoral
hours late and tele-graph and telephone
wires have bwn damaged severely by Meet
that preceded tl-
At Wagner , I. T. . the wind unroofed the
Hotel Maine and demolished five small resi
dences. Two of William Nealy's children
were seriously injured in the destruction of
fcU hoube.
TOPBKA , Kan. . Feb. 8. A report has
lxen rweilvfd at tbe Rok Island office here
that a heavy windstorm , which tlmott at
tained the velocity of a tornado , did con
siderable damage ! n the vicinity of Chirk-
asaw I T. last night. The Presbyterian
1 church was blown from lu foundation aud
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Netiraskn
Fair , Rising Temperature.
Tcnilirrnturc- ( Imnlin > e terdnyl
Hour. Uru. Hour. UCK *
badly broken up and several other buildIng -
Ing * were unroofed. Some ti eight c rs
stunding on a siding were blown from the
track.
FRICK TO QUIT CARNEGIE
Ooliic Into Court to Ancrrtnlii Vnlnr
of Ills IIcililliiKH In lli - Dig
Coiuinii > .
P1TTSBURG , Pa. . Fob. S. A story which
gained currency today to the effect that II.
C. Frlck. formerly president of the Carne
gie Steel company , has decided to go to
court to ascertain the value of his holdings
In that company , is confirmed tonight. One
of the principal counsel for Frlck admitted
that not only such action would be taken ,
but the suit might possibly be entered to
morrow. Frlck Mined ! eald tonight :
"I cannot discuss the matter with the
newspapers. " .
It is reported that as a result of the late
dispute between Frick and Carnegie the
former has decided to sell his stock and re
tire from the big firm. He had given Carnegie
negie- notice of his intentions and requested
that his stock be bought in accordance with
an agreement made some years ago that if
any stock was to be bought or sold between
members of the firm , that the prices should
be based on the book value. It i said that
Carnegie has declared against this plan and
is willing to buy only on the basis of the
capital stock ascertained at an appraisement
some years ago.
The amount Involved runs up In the mil
lions and the legal action will be one of the
most important , from a purely financial
point of view , in the history of the Alle
gheny county courts. It is.sald that Henry i
Phlpps has joined with Frlck in hie stand
and will be a party to the suit.
Carnegie Is credited with owning $13.000-
000 of the tla.OOO.OOO capital stock of the
company. Since he demanded 1100.000.000 j
for his interest is is said he made a mistake j
and rhould have askpd a bigger price. At
the former figure the value of the stock ,
according to hie own estimate , would be
about eight times the par value , so that
Prick's Interest might be easily estimated
at the same worth.
READS VERY LIKE A ROMANCE |
Sinn Convicted of a Crime Return *
After Five Ynr ' Ab ence to Go
to the I'euiientlnr } ' .
BEAVER CITY , Neb. , Feb. 8. ( Special
Telegram. ) W. H. Blanvele , who was con
victed In the district court five years ago
and who escaped before sentence was passed ,
rri ctl d wneatlbn here today , by appearing :
atid surrendering himself to the officers. '
The district court being In session. Judge
Grimes of North Platte presiding , he was
sentenced to eighteen months in the peni
tentiary and the sheriff left with him for
Lincoln tonight.
The crime for which Blanvele was tried
was the shooting of Frank Breethaupt in
July , JB94. The latter was horribly dis
figured , losing one eye from the effects of
a charge from a shotgun. The young men
were said to rivals for the affections of a
popular young woman of this county. The
evidence agalntit him was merely circum
stantial and tbe verdict was largely influ
enced by the excitement of the people and
the manifest unfairness of the trial judge.
Although J600 was offered for his apprehen
sion , tbe officers did not succeed in his
capture.
He states that he has been in Nebraska a
large portion of the time and has been at
his homo at Edison , this county , frequently.
In court today he protested bis innocence
and said 'that he was tired of being a fugi
tive and wished to serve his sentence and be
a free man in order that be- might care for
his mother in her declining yearp. Thr j
Blanvele family is an old and respected one j
of this county. The young man's father
has died sinc his < "n's trial. Blanvelc's
return and his demeanor in ccurt have done
much to change public sentiment in his be
half. :
MORMON COLONY IN WYOMING
Thirty The nun ml of Fntlliful to I.cnvc
rtnli und Sfttlc In Hltr Horn
Itii.tn.
CHEYENNE. Feb. S. ( Special Telegram. )
Arrangements for one cf the biggest colonization
nization schemes ever engineered In the west
have been completed lie-rev , where a portion
of tbe Big Horn basin In northern Wyoming
will be frettled by Mormons. For several
years a majority of the Mormons In Utah
have felt that they could not stand the per
secutions of tbe gentiles and with tbe Idea
of getting away and Into a new country
where they might build their homes anew
arrangements were made with tbe Wyom
ing authorities for the selection of 200,000
acres of land in the Big Horn batln under
the Carey act. A committee of prominent
Mormons is now selecting this land along
the Stinking Water river. The Eri < - canal
and irrlgaticn system 'will be utilized and
several DOW canals and reservoirs c ( -
Etructcd. Hundreds cf Mormon families are
now ditposing of their property in Utah ,
packing up their personal bclongingb and
duilug the early spring they will start trek
king over the mountains nnd plains to tbe
ne-w Zlon. The Mormon leaders say there
will be upward of 30.000 people immigrate
to the colony during the present year.
ROBBERS ARE SUCCESSFUL
IlnnK nt Maiden , MUtourl , IK
Looted by Three MnoUt-d
Men.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 8. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dexter. Mo. , says : The
bank at Maiden , a few miloe south of bore.
ws& last night entered by ihroe masked
men. who , by the use of drills and dynamite ,
succeeded in opening the safe and getttlne
away with a l&rge amount of money , city
M&rshul Davis opened fire on the burgler *
end it it supposed that one of them waft
wounded , though all three escaped In the
darknc * . The ! os in actual money is
placed at 16,000 by the bank officials. Blood-
bounds are being used to trace the robbers ,
hut owing to the heavy rain no trail c&ti bo
found.
l'n-rnuce to Co t More.
CHICAGO. Feb. fc.-The Western Furnace
Manufacturer * ' aBVOciatlou tit its * | mclul
ineetit.g In Chicago dflde-J on un advance
in prices and not a decrnf f , UK was ni-
nounce-J. The price of miterlal wliirh tht
matfufdcturers uc.e lias bt-rn ruU U during
the lut yuar and thty dt-dart they are
Juftllied In bringing their prices uj to the
same level.
MURDER AJiD SUICIDE
W , J. Esbinton of Whitman Killt Wife and
Wounds Himtelf ,
FIRES FOUR SHOTS WITH DEADLY EFFECT
Braces Hioielf for tte Act with Two Bser
ghsifniE of Whitky.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE OF THE CRIMI
Double Traccdj ; the Kesult of n BVelston in
the Family Olotet.
HUIB\NO LOSES CONFIDENCE IN WIFE
Urond * O-ior Mnttrr I'ntll Mnddem-d
liy l.luiuir HP Seize * n Hcvolver
mill Commit * the Uloodj-
Deed.
WHITMAN. Neb. . Feb. S. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Tuesday night at 8:50V. : . J. Rob-
Inr.on , employed by the Flato Commission
company of South Omaha , shot his wlfo
through the abdomen , n little below the
heart ; also through the arm and leg. Ha
then turned the gun on himself and flrecl
a bullet from a 45-cullbcr six-shooter , which
entered a little below the heart , passing
ertirely through and lodging In his cloth
ing.
None of the three shots proved fatal until
Uday. Mrs. Robinson died , after suffering
dreadful agony. He Is still alive , but can-
no : live.
November 15 last Robinson married the
daughter of L. H. Brown , agent of the B.
AM. . railway at Hecla , Neb. Everyone pup-
posed they lived happily until a fnv da >
PRO , when Robinson left the ? roundup ana
came to Whitman. He drank very heavily ,
but showed no effects until a little befora
the shooting. Alter drinking two largH
'beer ' glasses of whisky he talked a fc > \
minutes with friends and started alone for
the Whitman hotel. It is not. known exactly
what conversation ha had with his wife
while In the room , but she says she would
cot answer his last request definitely.
llcirin * to Shout.
He then pulled a revolver and said : "Then
take this , " at the eame time firing. th
shock pulling out the lights. She getaway
away in the dark and tried to make hoi-
escape. Running to the front door of th
hotel , just as she went out the door , Rob
inson fired a second ehot , this one taking
effect in the arm and leg. At this moment
he pulled the gun on himself , the bullet
passing through his body. He fell over
upon his wife , -who lay ivrithinft on the
floor. '
In a few minutes a big crowd gathered
and picked the two up. It was found that
tie finst bullet fired at Mrs. Robinson struck
a corset steel which stopped Its force. The
bullet lodged under the skin , near the spine.
Surgeons extracted it. It was thought she
might live , but the wound was more serious
than expeoted.
Robinson has always been counted an in
telligent , excellent cattleman. The woman
HAS intelligent and both had a legion or
friends. A few minutes before the shoot
ing Robinson warned his friends not to
follow or ho would shoot.
The main cause of thn shooting was jeal
ousy. It is thought that continual brood
ing set the man crazy. irately It was
learned that he had threatened to shoot his
wife. Sentiment is divided , hut is In he
favor. Ho says he is sorry ho did not
snake a clpan job ; that he has one requeti ,
to be buried with her. Robinson Is still
alive , but suffering terribly.
Another A'cmlon.
HYANNIS. Neb. , Fob. S. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Tuesday evening James Robinson of
Whitman , in charge of a hunch of cattle
owned by M. Humphrey of Kapld City , shot
hlc wife three times and then turned the
weapon upon himself. Mrs. Robinson died
tli It , afternoon irom the effects of her
wounds and the phyeiclans report that the
husband can survive her but a few hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were married some
three months ago. If reports are true , the
wife bad given her hUBbanrt cause for tbo
jealousy -which has culminated In this double-
tragedy. Roblm > on , who had liecn drink
ing heavily for two
or three days pre
viously , learned that his wlfo had taken
fteps to secure a divorce. He drank nearly
VRO beer glasses of whisky , 'borrowed ' a re
volver and proceeded to the Carpenter hotel
where his wife was mopping and first sought
a reconciliation , -which was 'refused.
Maddened by the action of his wife , ami
crnzed by the liquor he bad drank , he drew
bis revolver and commenced firing. He
followed the woman through the boui-e to
the front porch , whore the third and fourtu
sbots felled them sld by plde , PbyiUrlane
were called , but were unable to save either
life. In the absence of a coroner. Sheriff
Moran of this place was summoned by wire-
this evening to bold an Inquest. The parents
of Mrs. Robinson , who reside at Hecla , we're
able to reach the bwltlde of their Aylag
daughter before her death.
COULD NOT FACE DISGRACE
Atidunoii Sinn Commit * Suit-lilt *
AVhen Arrented on a I'oruiTj
Cliurcf.
AV'OUBON , IB . Feb. S. ( Special Telegram -
gram ) Al Fhcets committed suicide last
night at 10 o'clock , taking laudanum. H
had been dealing on the Chicago Board of
Trade for tome jfars , and early this week it
wat learned h had flouted numerous cotes
which wm < forged to obtain money which
hit losiies during the last two weeks put him
Jn need of. He was arrtted Inn evening
and the fchenff permitted him to go to bis
fcwue. to see his wife before going to Jail.
While there he took the poUoo and died in
about an hour
J'anU Crtifchru Through Itouf.
FlNbLAY. U. F < iii i. A ast-barrr ! wai-
tnnk fell through .ttie roof at the plant > f
the National Glass eomj > an.v Intu ti ro m
filled with boys and Rlrls Four wore tn-
ouKly injured as follow * .
William WoriK-h. Lucy Ailcth. Will l : .
ertu , Lizzie Breltrguii. Several other *
minor