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ESTABLISHED. JUINE a ( ) , 1871. OMAJIA , SATURDAY MOHNINft , FER IUAUY 10 , TOGO-TWELVE PAGES. B COPY ITtVB CENTS.
Third Attempt to Relieve LidynmUh No
Moro Successful Than tha Others ,
ME FALLS BA <
London Accepts ns
Another Failure Has
GLOOM DEEPENS IN TH ENGLISH CAPITAL
Balfour , in Response to Gjadine , Makes
Guarded Statement in Commons.
SAYi EULLER IS NOT PRESSING ADVANCE
Dr. LeydN Hclleven llulfcr'n Movi
mcnls An ; 1'Vlnls to Drnw Atten
tion from Concerted 'Attack
111 OriuiKv Free Htnlis
LONDON , Feb. JO lii0 ! a. in. Lon
don nccepts as true the statement
j '
that fiencral Holler lias failed amiln. .
ThcsiKtatements ere liassed hy tlie
Ilrltlsli censor nt Aden and are read
In the lluht of .11 r. llalfonr's iin-1
iMiiiiK-eiiient * . In the Commiins thnt |
fieiicrnl llnller lit not pressing his j I
ndvr.iu-e. I
I
MM'-SIf , Keli. IK The \cnste Xneh-
rlehten prints a special dispatch
from it cnrrcNpnndciit > vho sa > s that
tienernl Ituller's third atlempl to re
lieve I.adysmltli hns eoinnletely
fallcil.
II1CAI ) I/AACiHU , I-AIVSM1TII ,
Thtirnilny , Kcli. S. The llrlllxli. > vli < >
M'cre In pOHicnnloii of Iho kopje at
? li Jciinilrlfl , nliandoncd It after a
lionilinrilinent hy liner eniinon thin
inornliii ; mill retired acronn the Tn-
fcln river to their former pnnliloii.
\ ileNiiltory cannonade In procccd-
liilt at the TiiKcIn thin morning , hut
othertvlne everything IN lintel.
( ilooin Dccpciin In London.
( Copyright , IflOO , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Feb. U. ( New York \Vorld I
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Eng- j
llsh public all day long had a critical situa
tion of Butler's forces on their nerves. The
war otllco , the political and service clubs
were crowded during the afternoon nnd
evening by men In search of war news.
Just after the house convened Bannerman
naked If the government haa any war news.
Ilalfour's oilly' answer was 'No. " In the
language ot anxious lobby and clubmen It
wasn't what ho said , but the nasty way he
said it.
Then the public read In the evening I
papers the Boor report that Buller had been j I
driven back across the Tugela. This redoubled - j
doubled public pressure for Information nnd
Just before the house adjourned Balfour rose
in hla place und.wtb. , | great care gave- utter
" ' - - * - " . . . , .
> -
ance"to M'i Wtiit nifUt : * - -
"The war olllc'o has Information pointing
to Iho conclusion that Buller is not pressing
Ills advance beyond the point he occupied on
Wednesday , and thu government does not
feel Justified In asking him for more detailed
Information , nor If they had It would they
make It public until the operation watt com
pleted. "
This only Increased the anxious gloom
of those who wcru waiting for news. The
cxpcrtn wondered whether the operation
referred to was the retreat or the relict
ot Ladysmlth. All agreed that the situa
tion showed clearly that the government
ami Roberts were agreed thnt Buller should
be left Boverely niono with his present
forces to work out the salvation of Lady-
Emlth and make ? good , If ho cnn , his former
failures on the Tugela.
Many of the best informed are Inclined
to think that both Mothucn nnd Buller have
received Instructions only to hocip as many
Hoerb as possible employed on the Modder
nnd Tugela whllo Roberts nnd Kitchener
complete nrrangpinents nnd prepare to
Btriko a heavy blow against the Orange
Free State.
Unit Aiiilonnly for Netv.s.
The Leader expert says : "Tho Boers
report that Bullor linu once more been
forced to retreat across the Tugela river.
Hitherto their dispatches have been un
pleasantly near the mark and there will
bo a general disposition to bcllevo this
JIOWH. Duller1 ! ) own frlenda had no nowa
from up to 10 o'clock lust night. MncDonnld
line been recalled by that ustotilshlng gen
eral , Methuen. Thcro can only bo one
excuse for such a movement , namely , the
Imminence ot the march east. U IH be
yond doubt that the most authoritative
opinion In London regnrds It probable that
nil endeavor will bu made to force the linn
on the Orange river before Wednesday
jii-xt. If Buller hns retired a third tlmo
wo fear Lady inlth must fall. "
The Post expert says : "Roberto IB evi
dently about to begin his campaign nud there
nro signs thnt the llrst Important move Is
to bo that of Mothuen's force , which bus
Jui't bo reinforced , by novernl regiments of
cuvnlry lately In the Colesbury district , as
well us by horse nrtlllery which wus be
lieved to bo there , The probability Is that
tin ) Seventh division will shortly b heard
of nti co-operating with that of Methuun.
TUeantimc Ilullcr Is doing his best to keep
the Boern In Natal occupied. If Uulfour'a
statement Is correct , ho can hardly bo In-
lending 'to relieve Ladysmlth or contemplat
ing a determined attack upon the enemy.
Clinrehlll'N Story of n KUht ,
GENERAL BULLER'S HEADQUARTERS ,
SprliiKllpId Brltlgo , Natal , Feb. 8. 8:20 : a. m.
( Now York World Onblcgrnm Special Tel
egram. ) During the afternoon of the 4th
( Sunday ) General Duller moved his Infantry
and nrtlllery forward to Potgletersdrlft. The
next morning the whole anmy advanced
General Wynne's brigade , supported by six
batteries , made a feint attack froiually
ngalnst the Doer center on the Drakfotiteln
ridges and the remainder of the force
mntiHed an if about to support Genera
Wynne. The bombardment opened at '
o'clock and soon bco.uim general. At 10
o'clock the batteries withdrew from the at
tack on Brnkfontcln , in which they hnd been
Bhnrply engaged with the Boer artillery , and
< lie main attack was developed against Vaal-
kranU ridge. A pontoon bridge wns thrown
over Muiigersdrift , covered by a formidable
concentration of field artillery and the naval
battery established en ZwartEkop.
General Lyttleton's brigade ( hen crowed
the river , the Durham regiment leading , and
cairlcd Vanlkrnntz In gallant style , cap
turing several prisoners' . The Durhams
lost seventy of their number. The troops
then IntronchBd themselves on Vaulkrnntz.
The Doors Immediately began Glidllng
them. H waa now reported that the bill
Impracticable ( or the guns , which wcro
to support a furthnr advance ,
The troops maintained themselves In the
position during the fith , losing about 150
men , up till nightfall.
WINSTON CHURCHILL.
Niir The dlcpntch ends abruptly , ns If
tl'o connor hnd suppressed the remainder.
llnllcr'xMove - . All Feint * .
( Copyright , 1900. by Press Publishing Co. )
BRUSSELS , Feb. 0. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Dr. Leyda
siiye ho belloven the English have given
up ell Idea of relieving Ladynmlth and thai
Il'illrr's movements nre now all feints , llu
fcolleves the entire efforts of the English
will uow be turned toward Iho Orange Frcu
Stntf. Tin federals , ho declared , have
n complete plan of defenseihere. .
CAPTURE A BRITISH PATROL
Hoeri SnrprlM.Some of iinlacre'N
Men \ StcrliNtrmn MncDnntild
Is Itelnfoi-eed.
( Copyright , l.no ! , by Press Publishing Co. )
STEHKSTUOM. Feb. 0. ! l:40 : a. m. ( New-
York World Cablegram Spcclnl Telegram. )
There wns no further fighting today. Pa
trols sent out this morning from Penhoek
report having seen nothing of the Boers.
A standing patrol , consisting ot n sergeant ,
nnd six men of Brabant's horse at Browne's
farm , was surprised and captured early yes-
terdny morning prior to the nttempt nt
Penhoek. The Birds river camp'a relief
sent from Penhoek blundered 011 .100 Boers.
One mnn of the Cape Mounftcd Hides , whose
horse was shot , was captured. The others
escaped. A Frenchman , a supposed spy ,
wns caught and brought to Stcrkstrom
camp tonight.
( Copyright. 1MO , by Press PubUxhliiK Co. )
MODDBH UIVEK , Feb. 7. 5:15 : p. m.
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele-
Rrum. ) MaclJonnld wns reinforced yesterday
by n detnchment of Gray's Innlsklllins , Tenth
Hussars nnd O nnd H bntterles of the horse
nrtlllery. There linn been a two days' desul
tory engagement , covering Koodoesburg-
drlft. The Boers' attacking force returns
shortly.
METHUEN RETIRES TO RIVER
Sharp .Sklrinlnh l.nnln a Whole Day
nnd HrltlMh Unit nt
.Muht.
KOODOESBERO DRIFT , Feb. 8. The
Peers yesterday made a determined nttempt
to drive the British from u hill commanding
the drift. Mounting two seven-pounders at
the northern extremity they shelled the
position Intermittently the whole day. The
Scaforth Highlanders gained a position on
the rocky summit and kept up a sustained
rllle tire , but suffered somewhnt from the
Boers' shelling. A battery was sent and
succeeded In silencing the Boer fire. Muan-
whllo two companies of the Argyll High
landers , advancing along the plain In a
<
westerly direction , found the Boers en
trenched nt a small drift. A sharp engage
ment followed lasting the whole day. Gen
eral MncDonald now only required suf
ficient troops In order to completely sur
round thu Boers. General Bablngton was
dispatched from Modder river with a large
force of cavalry and two horse batteries , but
failed to reach here , al''iough ho started
early enough in the day to enable him to
get hero early this evening.
This morning the Infnntry still remain in
the old position. General Mathucn ordered a
retirement to the Modder rlvnr , . .whleh-Jt
nb7v " proceed'hig. Tnn British' losses wcie
fifty men.
LONDON , Feb. 0 The dispatch from
Koodoesberg drift decs not say whether
General Bablngton finally Joined General
MacDonald , but the word "combined" seems
o Indicate that he did so.
CANADA'S SHARE TOO GREAT
.Joseph 1'nrte Opposes Sending More
tif Illn Co u ii try in ell to
South Africa.
MONTREAL , Fob. 9. Hon. Joseph Israel
Parte , minister of public works. Is strongly
opposed to the sending of any more Cana
dians to South Africa. Referring to a pro-
posnl to send out 10,000 men , his paper , La
Patrln , snys :
"Thu country has nlready spent nearly
$2,000,000 to send two contingents to Af
rica. These figures show what -war Is and
what will bo our responsibility. If we nre
to tnko part in all the conflicts of Europe ,
Instead of developing our resources and 1m-
provlns our country , wo will spend our
money In armaments for wars In which
Canada has no direct Interest. "
HAY GETS HIS EXEQUATUR
DlnposcH of Story that NIMV Consul
Would Not He llecclvcd by
Transvaal ,
WASHINGTON , Fob. 9. Secretory Hay
thla morning received a cablegram from
Adelbort Hay , United States consul at Pre
toria , stating that bo hud received his ex
equatur Wednesday and that matters wcro
very satisfactory. This cffcctuallly disposes
of the apprehension that existed In .some
quarters that the Boor government might
decline to receive Mr. Hay because of the
failure of Colonel O'Belrno to receive recog
nition from our government ns diplomatic
representative of the Transvaal.
Clancy Amendment In Lout.
LONDON , Fob. 9. During the debate In
the llouto ot Commons today on the amend
ment to the address In reply to the speech
from the throne introduced by John Joseph
Clancy , Irish nationalist member for the
north division of Ireland , calling attention
the overtaxation ot Ireland , Timothy Hcnly ,
Irish nationalist member for North Lclth ,
protested against the interpretation of the
net ot union being declclivl ex parto. Ho
contrasted the English attitude therein to
the Venezuela case , when the United States
forced arbitration , nn < ) In which , Healy as
serted , Englnnd was worsted. The amend
ment was lost by a vote of 200 to 77 ,
lliilfonr Iteplles to iv Ilnt-Ntloii.
LONDON , Feb. 9. Mr. Balfour , the gov
ernment leader , rising to u question In the
House of Common * this evening us to
whether nny information hnd been received
from the "out of war , said :
"Our Information polntd to the fact that
General Duller is not pressing an advance
from the position he has occupied. We do
not consider it right to preas him for details
of the operations which are In progress
nor If he gives such Information do wo deen
It proper to moke this public until tmch
operations are completed. The governmon
hnd no Information ns to whether Genera
MacDonald hns retired. "
IrlHhineii HIIIIK Ilaek.
( Copyright , 1900 , by Press Publishing Co. )
DUBLIN , Feb. 9. ( Now York World Ca
blegram Special TelcKram. ) When the
Louth military battalion of Royal Irlsl
Klllos paraded at Sheffield yesterday 176 men
out of 4H Intimated that they were no
willing to go to the front. A week ago
practically every man of the battalion volun
teered. The men gave no definite reason for
lefUElnR to proceed to war , but It Is sup
posed they have been Influenced by a dis-
cushion of the war and Its causes In Parlla
inont and the press.
LATO8 RESTS AT ARLINGTON
Country Pojs Its List Honors to tbe Grca
Soldier.
FUNERAL A VERY IMPRESSIVE AFFAIR
President. Civil Fiitietlnnnrlen mill
rulilli ! .loin ulIII CoinrndcH In
Aram In .Multifile It n
.lleinorahlc Occasion.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 0. Major General
Henry W. Lawton was burled today In the
National cemetery nt Arlington. It wns
n nation's tribute to a. national hero and
the sorrow of a whole people wns expressed
when America added the chnplet of cypress
to the brow that so long hnd worn tin )
nurel.
The burial service bcncnth the leafless-
rees at Arlington was preceded by services
n the Church of the Covenant , on Con-
itctlcut avenue , nt which every department
t the government wns represented , Inclini
ng the president , congress , the supreme
ourt members of the army and navy within
t-ach of Washington , Lawton's old com-
ades of the line nnd staff , the diplomatic
'orps In all Its brilliance of uniform and
lecoratlon nnd ns many citizens of alt do-
; recs as were fortunate enough to find
landing room within the walls.
Hut the croud within was insignificant
compared with the thoti ° ands who brnved
ho lowering winter's day for a gllmpso
ot the llug-drnpcd cnlsson with its military
escort as It poracd through the streets ,
lundrcds more nindo the toilsome pilgrimage -
ago to Arlington to hear the last words
renounced over the open grave , where thb
pio&Ident , his cablncnt and the general
commanding tlui army stood with bowed
heads until the last volley had been fired
anil the bugle sounded taps.
It was the home-coming of a hero. Kor
seven weeks , ever slnco the fatal news
'rom ' San Mateo hnd been Hashed nround |
he width of the world , the country hnd
waited to pay its best tribute to thei dead.
IneiirnntIon of American Soldier ,
Lawton , to the great bulk of Americans ,
ind been the Incarnation of the1 American
soldier. Ho had made his mark In the
ll war from the Mississippi to the sen
ind In the Interval of potential peace. It was
10 who had beaten at his own gnme Gcron-
rae , the greatest master of desert craft and
mountain fighting that the west had ever
< nown , and who , in the new problems of a
roplc war. had proved the nest daring nnd
resourceful of all the generals In the field ,
n was Iti tribute to these qualities that the
Lnwton fund hnd In a few weeks bscn
swelled past all the expectations of Its cr-
glnators , for America knew that Lawton ,
icing a soldier first and only , had left to
hose who loved him no heritage , save his
sword and a spotless name.
For n day and a night the body of the
soldier lay in state in the Church of the
Covenant. Solemnly , when the doors were
opened , troopers from his old command , with
sabers drawn , were keeping vigil at the
lead and foot. Beneath the soft lights ct
the nltnr rose n tropical jungle of palms
and higher than the flag-draped coffin rose
banks of llowcrs , tributes from every qtinr-
: er of the land. At his head hung. In dim
'cjdsj ; toe dinjfy bnttlo flajj trolii-ot.ii .Viucio ,
still on its bamboo staff and supported by
one of the men who wns near him when ho
ell. From the celling hung the red-centered
Ing cf the Eighth corps , under which he had
von perpetual fame In two Island wnrs.
About him , as the shrill pipes of the organ
remblcd with the opening anthem , stod
grouped his superiors and hl brother offi
cers , with whom and for whom his life
work hnd been done.
IliunltnricH .Sit h3- the Coflln.
Close to the coflln sat President McKlnlcy
ind on his right the secretary of state.
With them were the secretary of war , the
attorney general , the secretary of the navy ,
the postmaster general , the secretary of the
treasury , the secretary of the Interior and
the secretary of agriculture. Near by were
Mrs. Lawton , little Manloy and the others
ot the family , and to the left GeneraKMIles.
General Mcrritt. General Brooke , General
Shnfter and their staff officers , all In uni
form , nnd all Lawton's comrades who at
one time or another had accompanied and
fought with him.
In , the body of itho church wns n scarcely
less notable gathering. Assistant secre
taries and heads of bureaus , the military
committees of the house and senate , dip
lomatic corps , Orientals In their flowing
robes of sombre color ami 'tho Kuropeans ,
resplendent In decorations , prominent
among them the Spanish minister. There
were delegations from the Loynl Legion ,
the Grnnd Army of the Republic and other
patriotic societies.
Chaplain Pierce of Lawton's old com
mand read the Presbyterian burial service ,
that cplstlo to the Corinthians whoso words
of comfort seem freshly pruned for each
occasion of bereavement.
Then President Strykor of Hamilton col
lege , New York , elud in his divinity robes ,
rose to deliver the oration. Ho had been
selected personally by the secretary of war ,
who know his fitness for the 4ask. The
choice wns amply justified. Seldom has any
ceremony called forth a tribute more
scholarly and eloquent , more nlmplo and
direct nnd more appropriate and lilting to
the occasion. Dr. Strykcr snld in part :
Worthy 'of llcnt 'I'raiJItloiiM.
"Over the width of the earth a sol
dier's household has brought its war
rior home. The dust that * ho na
tion gathers to Its guarding Is that
of no cpmmon man. Wo are met to
celebrate and mourn him. But whllo wo
lecall that record so compact with manll-
nofb , and which the white bloraom of mod
esty crowns withal , while wo reclto the
story of one who personified the best Amer
ican traditions , first this day do we regard
her sorrow 'Who ' trends that 'solemn aisle of
pain,1 thu sanctity of whose shadows are
accessible only to her God.
"Hither we have como the people's chosen
head , and all authors else from their high
several sessions to pay our poor but tender
alms of love to unblemished memory , to
thank Him , who Is our dwelling place in
all generations , that the stout tree of liberty
still yields such manner of fruitage and to
pledge ourselves , considering the IFSUO of
the lives of our renowned dead , to imitate
their unblcnchlng and unbllghted faith.
" ' .Men unupt to weep' are smitten by the
pathos of that courage we commemorate
courage , most touching of all human graces ,
but let them also smllo with exalted liopo
as they lay upon this soldier's sepulcher
the chaplets of their homage. "
Dr. Stryker eulogized General Lawton'tt
military career and went on to say :
"This better Plnntaganet , this latent
Bayard , 'without fear and without reproach ; '
this modern Phlllppu Sydney , whosu life
was also poetry put Into action , 'has shown
once more of what a stuff Is Incorruptible
manhood In what substance root the memo
ries that last. '
"For a true poet ( and so proven ) is one
who has written at least to mo things ot
which no poet that ever lived can have been
attained , would gladly have owned , aad a
tiuo man Is admitted to the fellowship of
hi-rocs by the quality nnd peerage of his
miiromo | deeds. Here was one whom Ha
lt Igh. Gustavus Adolphus William of
Orange , Wlnklerold , Cnmbronne , Garibaldi ,
would know nt sight. Ho was of that tlmo-
ciiduring breed which has made Aglncourt
nnd Nnscby nnd Quebec and Lucknow o *
Immortal story. Ho was comrade to the
Marylandcrs who gunrde l the retreat nt
Long Islnnd. to the men who passed the
Helnwate , who served the nuns of Pleas-
niiton , who soaked the nod of Peach
Orchard , who ran singing through the tide
nt Mnnlla , who held Giiantanamo. "
I.tiMt March In Itcuriin.
A dozen troopers , ns the doctor closed ,
lifted the tlower-lnden collln nnd bore It to
the door , whcro 3,000 soldiers nnd citizens
In greater numbers waited to honor the kol-
dlcr 111 his last march to his final resting
place on the Virginia hillside byond thu
Potomac.
The escort consisted of : squadron of thoM
Third cnvnlry.Llght Batlor.\ M of the Seventh
nrtlllcry , Siege Battery if the Seventh , a
brigade of dismounted nr Illery , two bat-
tnllous ot the Fifteenth In tnlry and one of
the Second , three bittallon from the Fourth
and Fifth nrtlllery nnd u bnttnllon of
United States marines. Tli o whole was tin-
der co mm ami of General Wesley A. Mer-
rltt , Major John A. Johnsc u , chief of stnff ,
with the following mounted ( ifllcers :
Spcclnl Aides Brigadier General Alfre.l
13. Bntes , Colonel John F. Weston. Colonel
Theodore A. Ulngham , LI lutciiiint Colonel
Henry 0. Sharp , Cuptnln Joseph B. Kuhn
and Lieutenant T. Ucntlo.vhlott.
(
Aides Lieutenant Colonel William II.
Carter , Lieutenant Colunel Culver C. Sulffcn ,
Major William A. Simpson , Major Charles
L. McCawlcy of United Stntcn Marine corps.
Major Hnrvuy C. Carbaugh , Captuln Charles
G. Treat nnd Captain George O. Squire.
With a clatter of Iron hoofs the cavalry
escort cantered forward to form the guard
of honor. Orders from rank to rank down
the broad avenue brought troop and platoon
wheeling into line. With cn-po-shroudcd
colors lowered they filed past carlet-
cnped artillerymen , cavalry with thulr or-
atigo plumes nnd facings nnd the rnnks
a ! blue-clad Infantry , moving with ma-
cadence. At tho'rear with
hlne-llko , rum
ble of heavy wheels and clash of trace-
chains , came the guns , Ilelil batteries und
siege trains. Ahead of Iho scores of car
riages was the ilag-draptd , flower-laden
caisson , the Ideal soldier's bier , and behind
It was led the officer's charger in n shroud
ot black , with the. boots reversed in the
stirrups , a picturesque remnant of supersti
tion in this materialistic day of machlno
guns and smokeless powder.
TlioiixiimlN Walt nt the ( "emeU-ry.
It was a dreary wait on. the cold , wind
swept , slopes of Arlington tor the hundreds
who had made thu pllgrlma o early In the
day. But close on sunset the boom of the
Sylph's gun on the Potomac was answered
bythe crash ot minute guns from Fort ,
Mycr , and then the solemn notes of the
dirge were berne on the wind as the pro-
ccseion moved through the grinding avenues
ot the great city of the deajl.
Tha grave was In the open space just
south of the amphitheater jand in sight of
the Mansion house. Genera ] Merrltt nnd his
mounted staff deployed on < the south road
while solid ranks ot dismounted troopers
held back the crowd on every side. Nimble
cavalrymen swanscd over the caisson , castIng -
Ing loose the lasUlnjs , and bore the colllu
to the open grave , whllo ttv president and
thu cabinet with : the gfajvinlred--guneinls
stood silent and baivhcadrt. i. the- chaplain
pronounced the words of committal that con
signed forever the honored dust to the dust
whence It came.
Then , In answer to a low command , the
llrhig squad wheeled Into line. The snap
ping volleys of the carbines scarcely echoed
among the bare trees , but the wall of the
bugle as It sounded taps lingered long and
sadly in the gray of the winter twilight nnd
echoed faintly from the distant hills. As It
died away the coffin sank from view.
MORE SOLDIER DEAD RETURN
Fourteen of tile Flrwt NelirnnUn. and
ICIcveli of the South Dakota
Are Included.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 'J. The adjutant
general received a telegram today from Col
onel Babcock of the adjutant general's de
partment at San Francisco , giving a list of
the remains of soldiers brought home from
the Philippines on the transport Ohio. The
list of 137 Includes :
First Nebraska First Sergeant Otto II.
VIckers and William H. Cook , F ; Sergeant
Charles A. Mellick , II ; Corporal Francis E.
Hanson , L ; Wagoner George J. Smith , II ;
Privates Gustavo Edlund , B ; John S. Alley
and John J. Boyle , D ; Bruno E. Macy , E ;
Oeorgo M. Andrews , F ; Guy C. Walker , G ;
H. O. McCnrt. I ; James Howard Whltmore ,
L ; Nnt E. Sims nnd H. G. Livingston. M.
First South Dakota Wagoner Mortimer
C. Bowen , H ; Private Charlea Eschels , D ;
William Fnhrenwald and Ojcnr L Folker ,
C ; Oliver W. Davi , Jnmes W. Nelson and
Matthew Rjan , D ; Peter Ryan , Frank A.
Schroednr nnd Lewis W. Chase , E ; Guy
Jones , II.
Twentieth Kansas Scrgrnnt Morris J.
Cohen , B , and A. J. Sheldon , I. Privates
Orlln L , Blrlew , band ; Re.scl Manhan , A : 1.
J. Howard , B ; Troy E. Fnlrchlld. D ; John
C. Muhr , E : Alva L. Dlx. 0 ; Albert H.
Terry , I , ; Samuel M. Wilson and Henry M.
Morrison , M ,
Coiirt-Mnrtlnl of Ttvo O III ecru.
BOSTON , rob. 9. A dispatch to the Even
ing Globe from Hello , Philippines , says thnt
Major Whitney , president of the court-mar
tial Which has been hearing the charges
ngalnst Captain John Boardmnn of B'ston ,
Twenty-sixth Infantry , United Stntca volun
teers , withdrew from the ease todny. Cap
tain Uoardman , who Is charged with per
mitting the execution of a native outlaw
by natives , thereby disobeying the orders of
Ills superiors objected to Major Whitney
continuing nt the head of the court , because
of 'his having reached an opinion which was
Immediately expressed on ihe Inut day of
the proceedings of Captain Daardmnn's guilt.
The objection of the accuse ! was sustained
and MajcT Whitney had ti retire. The
hearing was closed todny nn < l a declfilon was
reached , but I' 1ms not yet been announced.
The court-imrllal of Cap'nln Fred Mc
Donald of Do > ton , rn similar charges , will
be btyuii tomorrow .
MAJOR FROST TO BrRETIRED
Former Colonel of the South Dakota
Volunteers \\lll lie llcllcvcd
rccn-JNc of DlKiihlllty.
CHICAGO , F d > . U. Membirs of the army
retiring beard mot in Chi ago today and
heard evidence In the case of Major A , S.
Frost , assistant paymaster who recently
served as colonel of the Sou h Dakota regi
ment In the Plfllpplnes. The board , It is
said , will reconmund that Major Frost bo
retired from active serucu because of
physical debility-
Major Frcst entered the -irniy as a pri
vate September 13 , 1881 , at a member of
Company A. Eleventh infantry.
IiiKtruct Di'lcMiilt * * * McKlntey.
WEST I > OINT Oa. . Feb. -Tho republic
ans of the Fou-th district ave nominated
A. H. Freeman of ( Jreenvll' ' , * for conKros * .
The delegates ' 0 the iwtl' ' mil convention
were instructed for McKlnU-y.
LOSES MONEY AND TAKES LIFE
Robert Schnoidar Ends His Existence by
Takins ; Poison in Council Bluffs.
,
I
COMMITS SUICIDE AT NFUMAYER HOTEL
Mutt Who Ilnil Won the "Iron Cron
In the KrniUMi-l'riiNolmi Wilr
lroi Funds In < iiinilillnu
mill Kills Himself.
I Uespondont over the los ot his money
| ! thtough gambling nnd unfortunate specula- j
. tlcn on the Hoard of Trnde Robert Schnel- i
tier ended his llfo last evening at the Ncu- !
mayor hotel. In Council UUilTH , by n iloau
of morphine. 1
When discovered about 9 o'clock hy onq 1
ot the employes of the hotel Schneider had '
| t\ldinitly ! been dead several hours , ns HUM
body was cold nud rigid. An empty bottle , ;
which hail contained morphine , on \ \ chulr '
at the Bide of the bed clearly Indlcttcd tliu ]
j mniincr of 'Icath. Whou found Schneider I
! was lying on his right sildc on the b d '
1 with 111ii right hand holding a handkerchief
I to hla mouth , from which froth was oozing.
| Ho wns drcascd , except for his coat and
> cst and shoos.
Schneider registered at the Noumayei-
hotel Thursday as from Denver and was
aligned to room .1C. As far ns Is known
ho did not appear for breakfast Friday j i
morning , but was seen by one of the at- j [
tnrhes of the hotel In thu forunoon ns In \
wns leaving the house. H Is supposed
this wns the time that he wont out to
procure the drug with which to end his
cxls'tenco. Ho was not noticed returning
to the hotel. There was no label on the
bottle to rhow where ho procured the drup.
A postal card written by the dead man
nnd addrojsdd to Mrs. Dr. Schneider , IClo
Davenport street , Omaha , was found on the
washstand. It was written in German nnd
ascribed his rash act to unfortunate upec
illation , In which he had lost all his mono ; .
A"iong his papers was an honorable dis
charge from the German army , made out In
the name of Philip Llbenhafer , showing that
the person named had served ns a lieutenant.
Among his effects nlso was the "Iron
Cross" given to soldiers who served In the
Franco-Prussian war.
Made Money Ciimlilliic.
Schneider , who apparently wns about
40 years of age , was known among
Ills friends as "Tho Count. " Until a few
months ago ho Is said to have been a 'bar
tender In the Arkansas club at Hot Springs ,
where he won several thousands In gam
bling. With this money ho cnmc to Omaha
and Is said to have speculated extensively
on the Chicago Board of Trade. He Is
said to have won a considerable sum In one
of the gambling houses In South Omaha.
During the last few weeks too has played
In this city , but It Is claimed his 'winnings '
about equaled his losses. As far as can
* n learned the extent of his play Thursday
night did not exceed a few dollars. A )
search of his effects revealed only 15 cents.
Ho wns a free spender mid had a number of
acquaintances among the sporting fraternity.
Men who were acquainted with him say the
bulk of the money which ho won at Hot
Springs wan jjj . In spi i-nlatlng on the
'Chicago Bourd. of'Trade. 'About two week * ,
ago ho told an acquaintance. In Council
Bluffs that ho had that day dropped $1,800
on the Board of Trndo and a few days
later ho said he hnd lost $2,750 more.
The body , after being viewed by Coroner
Troynor , was removed to Lunkley's under
taking rooms.
Learned In Oniahn.
Dr. Robert , Schneider and wife had rooms
In Omaha at 1610 Davenport street. He left
there Thursday morning and did not reUirn.
As it vas unusual for him to be absent In the
evening , the police authorities were noti
fied , but were unable to locate him.
Schneider had 7,000 or 8,000 German marks
( about $2,000) ) on his person when last seen.
There Is no known reason why ho should
have loft or why he should have com
mitted suicide. He and his wife were
j apparently devoted to each other and
I lived very happily. They came to Omaha
i last November from Germany , whcro they
I were married and where his only known rel-
jutlvi-s ' reside. The couple had no children.
Schneider was 33 years of ago am' , although
ho was regularly graduated , had Iever , prac
ticed In this city. Mrs. Schneider Is unable
j to speak Kngllsh and was not Informed of
the sad occurrence until Saturday morning.
Her brother. Carl Dnmberg , an employe of
M. Wollbtohi , lived with them , but he could
not bo found Krlday night.
H Is understood that the money In Schnel-
ilor's possession belonged to his wife , having
Just been sent by her parents In Germany , i
and ho took the sum to have It changed ! i
for American money. The theory of the |
pollco Is that Schneider , who bears the |
reputation nt ' .being a tinhorn Ramblei ,
wont up against a gambling deal that
cleaned him out of nil the money and , not
having the courage1 to face his young wife ,
killed himself.
HONOLULU PLAGUE REPORT
tliinraiitliio .Meamire * Arc .Strlet anil
Xu .ViMV ( "IINI-N Arc
Jleiorted ,
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. n. The steamer
Alameda arrived here today from Australian
i ports , via Samoa and Honolulu. The Alameda -
meda wns ordered to aunrantlnc , but Dr.
Klnyoun , state quarantine olllcer , reports
that up to February " there had been no
j now cases of the plague at Honolulu since
I January 25. There are 7,400 Japanese unil
Chlneuo In quarantine nt Honolulu nud
thrco detention camps huvo been cst < b I shed
The Alameda did not dock nt Honolulu , but
luy off that port for six hours. The vose |
carried 150 ions of freight consigned to
Honolulu , but this WBH not landed.
Thrco deaths from the plague occurred
since thu last advices from Honolulu , a
Chinese dying on January 2C , n nntlvo
womuii dying on the 27th and n Japanese en
I the 28th. Tre wife of the Japanese nlso i
shows symptoms of the disease. There were- [ i
few suspects nnd no positive cases up to the
tlmo of the sailing of the Alamedu. Thu
health officials on February 2 stated that
all the detention camps were free from
slcknem of any kind and the doctors were
under the Impression that the plague had
about run Its cours'e.
CIVIL TO REPLACE MILITARY
( ii-nernl I.nilliMV .Millies Arrangements
for Municipal Authorities to
Handle Health Mailers.
HAVANA , Fob. . General Ludlow , the
military governor of Havana , is making ar-
nuigemenU for the appointment of a Board
of Health for Havana , with a view of prob
able abolishment of tha military department
and the handing over of matters relating to
health and sanitation to the municipal au
thorities. The proposed board will consist
of seven members , with the major us presi
dent. They will be appointed us teen as
possible in order thnt they be able to take
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast far Nebraska-
Fair ; Warmer ; Variable Winds" .
Temperature nt Omnlia ycstcrdayi
Hour. Dca. Hour. . Dc .
fl n. in T > 1 p. m I.
II n , in . " - n. m IN
a. m. . . . . . ti : t p. 111 ,
S ii. ill. . . . . . , * > -I si , ill ,
I ) II. Ill ' - , * i 11. III.
til n. in II II | i , in.
11 n. in it 7 : > . nt.
lU in n S ti. in.
II ii , in , Jl
Je ! iMrero. .
over the duties when the military depart
ment | n abolished.
Captain William Pitcher , superintendent of
the Depnrtmcnt of Correction , recommends
the establishment of n workhouse for the
purpose of trying to reform habitual break
ers'of the Inw , especially women. Ho says
that a number of women appear regularly
In the court and that the punishment In
flicted docs not tend to make any change-
In the dlsro.'HIon of the prisoners , who
como back repeatedly for trial.
CONTROL OF IS1HMIAN CANAL
Prance Objectto the I ulteil SlntCH
llavlnur Sniiremac.v on the litter-
ot'eimleVnterttny. .
( Copyright , 1HX ! ) , by Press Publishing Co. )
PARIS , Feb. ! . ( New York World Cable-
' '
Bi'a'm Special Telegram. ) One of the fore-
most French statesmen , a member of the
cabinet , today mndo the following communl-
Icatlcn , with the request that It be publlohod
as an Important fnctor In the present dis
cussion of n canal connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific :
"An undorstandlng between the European
powns exists to the effect that the neu
trality of nny canal between the Atlantic
nnd Pacific must bo guaranteed , whether
the cnnnl bo cut by the United States gov
ernment or a private company. The liny-
Pauncefoto treaty will be ratified by nil the
powers , but Ehould the United States senate
insist upon nn Amcrlcnn control France ,
Germany , Italy and Russia would Im
mediately make radical objections.
"Other powers , principally Austria nud
England , have not yet subscribed to France's
suggestion thnt the cnnnl must bo neutral.
But should things go so far France , Ger
many , Itnly nnd Russln would adopt an nt-
tltude so firm that England nnd Austria nro
expected to join them. Eu'ropenn diplomats
declare themselves absolutely unable to
understand how the United States can ex
pect the other powers would tolerate Amer
ican fortifications on the canal or recognize
Amcrlcnn sole control of It. "
This member of the French cabinet pro
nounced the opinions of some American
senators as here reported , "Amazingly pre
posterous. " Ho ended his conversation by
saying :
"That certain editors should exploit this
idea ot American omnipotency over thu
canal to tickle the patriotic chord In their
readers does not astonish me. But when
your statesmen support such fancies they
should bo brought to their senses'"What
ever England may be brought to concede nt
the present moment , this is a question
which England nlone has no right to decide.
Continents cannot bo modified to suit the
special needs of one country. Europe will
enforce the neutrality of any canal between
the Atlantic un'l Pacific. VUVL'II ' a < - niiy''cuSt ,
\vlth or wllhouf'England'B help. To contem
plate any other solution of , the < jue tlon
is for your congress nnd your people to
waste time. "
TROUBLE WITH SOUDANESE
Mutiny oT the 'I'roopn nt Khartoum
iiMNHiilncd Serlonn
I'ro'iortloiin.
LONDON , Feb. ! . A special dispatch from
Cairo says the mutiny of Soudanese troops
at Khartoum has assumed serious proportions
tions and is causing great anxiety.
Stanley Is Ueeoverlnisr.
LONDON , Feb. 9. It Is announced todny
that Sir Henry M. Stanley , the African ex
plorer nnd liberal unionist member of Parlia
ment for North Lambeth , who was taken
suddenly 111 with gastritis In the House of
Commons , Wednesday night , and who wns
thought to bo in a somewhat serious con
dition , hns now practicnlly recovered.
The condition of Gerald Balfour , conserva-
live member of Parliament for central Leeds ,
nnd chief secretary for Ireland , who has boon
critically 111 from n elot of blood in the heart ,
and who suffered a rclnpse yesterday , Is Im
proved today.
foal for llnllwnyN Kree.
ST. PETERSBURG , Fob. ! ) . On the
proposal of M. do Wltle. the minister of
finance , the czar has consented to the 1m-
portatlcn of coal , exclusively for the use of
the Russian railways , free ot duty until
September I next ,
DAMAGED BY WATER AND ICE
Shipping mill DOI-UH Aloud the Slrenin
ot llntrnlo Suffer
tirently.
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Fob. 9. High water and
floating Ice in Buffalo creek today caused
damage estimated at $100,000 to shipping und
docks along the stream , The whalobackH
broke their moorings and rammed the
steamers Carnegie and Buffalo stern fore
most against a bridge.
Luter live freight ( .learners were swept
nwny from their moorings nnd floated down
stream. They wpro captured by tugH after
being seriously bumped against the docks.
BRYAN A LOSING INVESTMENT
I'roeeeilw of Lecture Dill Xot Tny
for Hull Kent and
MiiHle ,
NEW YORK. Feb. 9. William J. Brynn
will speak nt the Academy cf Music ,
Brooklyn , tonight , under the nubplcrs of
Rlcnrd post , Grand Army of the Republic ,
Congressman Mitchell May will preside.
Winfleld Scott Hancock post , Grand Army
of the Republic , IH snld to Jmvo lost nearly
? 200 on Mr. Bonn's Iccturo for the benefit
of the post In thla city Wednesday night.
The receipts did not pay for the band nnd
thu rent of Carnegie hall.
Movt-iiK-nU of Hi-run Vessels , I < VI > . 1) ) ,
At New Ynrl Balled Cuflci , for Liver
pool , Arrlvc-d M. U. Jleier , from lire-men ;
Tnivo , from Hromcn ; Island , from Copen-
hncen.
At London- Hailed Mesnlm , for New
York.
At Manila Sailed Duke of Fife , for Han
Franclfco.
At Kobe-Arrlvtd-Qiieen Adelaide , from
Tiiconm. fur I long Kong.
At firemen Arrived Alter , from NHW
York , vl.i Southampton.
At Genou-Arrived-AugiiHto Victoria ,
from New York , via F.unclml , on Oriental
i-riiUo.
At Nnplpit Arrived Kaiser AVIIhelin II ,
from New York , for Oenoa.
At Hamburg Arrived Pretoria , from
New York.
At Ilrlsbnno Bulled Aorangl , for Van
couver
At Copi.-nlmKen Arrived Norge. for New
York , for Htottln.
At Houlotrno Arrived Rotterdam , from
New York , for Rotterdam , and proceeded.
At Fuiichul Balled-New England , from
Itoutoii ; Mediterranean , on Oriental cruise.
I NORFOLK'S ' PROTEST
Octnphint Finally Reaches the E\raof Stats
Hoard of Transportation ,
BUSINESS MEN ARE GIVEN A HEARING
They Show Up the Dircruvnation Practiced
bj the St Paul & Omaha Road ,
BETTER RATES ARE GIVtN TO FLORENC !
Agent Admits that His Rend Gained a
of Nails from Omaha.
BOARD AT LAST TAK S FORMAL ACTION
| Order- , the l-'lril ( 'Imp. Itnte from
South Slonv flly to AorfolU llc-
iluced to : t > > Ccnln nnd Other
CliiNitcN III Proportion.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Feb. U. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The State Board of Trnnsportntlcm
r met nt i p. m. to he.ir testimony on the com-
I plaint cf Charles H. Johnson for tlui Nor-
j lolk Business Men'a nsso-latlon agiliist the
Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha ,
railroad. Tliu hearing wns held In
the city hall. There wcie prr.sent Au-
dltor Cornell , ehnlrmnn , Treasurer Mo-
serve , Attorney General Smyth , Secre
tary of Stale Porter , Serri-iarlro I2dgor-
ton and Laws and Stenographer Mtt s Hol
land. The rnllroads were represented as
follows : Chicago. St. Paul , .Minneapolis
Omaha by J. B. Barnes , attorney for Ne
braska ; Fremont , Ulkhoin & Missouri Vnl-
ley by A. II. Merchant and General Freight
Agent B , F. White , general attorney , nnd II.
J. Onnpon of the general mnmigcr's office
and the Union Pacific by C. J. Lane , nsslst-
and general freight agent.
The oatw was stated on behalf ot the Busi
ness Men's association by R. A. Stewart ,
after which various one were culled upon
to mnke short statements in order to nhnw
the board thnt tills wns not Mr. Johnson's
complaint , hut thnt
the buslncBs men gen
erally wcro In hearty accord with him.
Herman Oereeke t-tatcd thnt ho had been
a resident of Norfolk for thirty years , had
been in buslnetM since 1879 and that the
present rates were more unjust than they
were prior to the establishment of the State
Bonrd of Transportation nnd the Interstate
Commerce commission. Previous to that
time if they felt 'that freight charges were
unjust they went to see Mr. Morehouse
nnd ho mnde them nil right , but now thu
raliroadH could do nothing for shippers be
cause the boards had become , such a burden
to them It took all they formerly gave ship
pers to keep lip the boards.
After remarks by Dr. Bear , R. B. Wellcr ,
C. S. Bridge , N. A. Ralnbolt and others , c !
A. Fuller , secretary of the Business Men's
association , presented to the board their
formal ccmplalnt against the Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha Rnihvny com
pany. The complaint carrlcw qlghteeu dif-
fercili. ft iflptttU , . i
Chailes H. JohnstAwus.tlieVnt witness
cnllett. He testified thnt tnc'VnMtTfttt-tn * * ,
question did not keep posted In Its office in
Norfolk the tariffs existing on KH lines , an
required by. law ; that any information had
to bo obtained of the agent of the rond. Ho
nlso testified that there wcro no schedules
showing a rate from South Slonx City to
Norfolk , excepting the dlstnnco tariff for
local shipping. Ho further Introduced bills
of lading nnd freisht charges showing dls- , ;
crimination against Norfolk In the matter \ ,
of rates from South Sioux City ns follows :
Recently ho ordered from the Llndholm
Furniture company ot Sioux City the same ;
goods In like amount to bo hauled over the v , '
bridge nt Sioux City to South Sioux City nnd ( . -
there billed , one shipment to Charlc H. l l
Johnson , Norfolk , distance seventy-one i
miles ; ono shipment to Fred H. Free , Florence - | . )
ence , Nob. , lUi miles , and one shipment to * ,
Hartlngton , Neb. , sixty-nine miles. Tim JS
rates i.er 100 on these Identical nhlpmcnlH J
were : Norfolk , nevcnty-ono miles , -12 cents ;
Florence , 11G miles , 117.8 cents ; Hnrtlngton ,
slxty-nlno miles , ! ! S cents.
The next point brought out by the witness
WBH that defendant railway refused to ac
cept freight for shipment from Omaha to
Norfolk. In support of tills he submitted
letters from Beobe ii Riinyon nnd Pnxton &
Co. , stating that goods ordered via the Chicago
cage , St. Pnul , Minneapolis & Omaha rnll-
rend could not bo BO shipped because they
refused to take them.
Johnson wan closely questioned by Attor
ney White , who stated thnt ho wns there
not ns u railroad attorney , but simply as a
part of the public. During this part of the
hearing there wns a tendency on the pnrt of
some to Indulge In horseplay nnd makn the
whole thing farcical. This was stopped.
MinerveVnnls to Adjourn ,
State Treasurer MCHOTVO seemed to bo In
a carping mood anil tried to pick MIIWH In
the methods of presenting the case and
wanted to adjourn. This brought President
Rnlnbolt of the Norfolk National bank to
his feet , who nnld though many of the tntw
who were presenting this case were mere
boys and perhnpa did lack dignity and ex
perience , but that It wa unnecoasnry for
thn board to cull before It a single cltl-
zui ; thnt It wan their duty now that tholr
attention hnd been called to the facto to
Investigate ; thnt they could find out from
tl-o agents of the corporations and from
published tariffs what the cniio of Norfolk
wan and It wan their bounden duty to right
the wrongs existing ; that Norfolk hnd simply
been throttled by the railroad companies ;
that If It 1-ud just nnd e/jultnblo treatment
It would todny be a city of 25,000 ,
R B. Weller , igent of thn Chicago Lum
ber company , testified that Agent Juneimin
of the defendant railway told him In n con
versation that the recfion the company did
net recclvo freight nt Omaha was bccauiie
of an agreement whereby defendant rn.
cc-iyed 40 per cent of freight on all good *
hauled from Omaha to Noifolk over the
Fremont. Klkhorn ft Missouri Valley rail-
way. lid ilso testified thnt Lyman 3.
Hholes , general tralllc manager of defend ,
unt , BHld he hoped the 111110 would come
when his road would be permitted to haul
freight to Norfolk. At fi30 ; p. m. a recess
WUB taken until 7:30. :
At the evening seswlon Woller was r
cnllc-d to give testimony to ohow Unit tli
tormlnu3 of defendant's line wan In Nor *
folk and not at Hope elding , two mllei
out , nnd testified thnt his company rented
ground of said railroad for yard facilities.
Agent Juncmnn was called nnd said he
had no recollection of ever having made
any such statement to Mr. WeJIer. n
said thnt h hnd talked about what he un
derstood exlFtfd In former timed In regard
to railways pooling , but that be never
knew positively of any pooling.
llec-c-lvm a Ken of Viilln ,
Ho further testified that Ills road had
brought freight from Omahu ( o Norfolk ;
that yesterday a krg of nails hud -been re
ceived by John Friday. This wus the flrt
