OMAHA DAILY BEEr r J3STAHLISJI13D JUNE 1J > , 3871. OMAHA , MONDAY F13HKUAKY 1L % 1)00. ! ) SINGLE COPY FIVE CEXTS. " /JOBS" / AT THE FRONT Lord Roberta is Reported as Earing Arrived at Modder Riier. ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHEERED BY I I Visits Camp of Highland Brigade Compliments General MaoDonald. BOERS CONCENTRATE FIRE ON rOMB RLY Said to Ba Blowing Up the Rriilroid Beyond I Morton Siding. ! 1 R.t'ORT OF FIGHTING AROUND RENSBERG HOPI-M Otitllnnk lir Ili-ltUli , Smno "f MIL- Unrulier * ( irllltiK Within Two Hundred tnrilN of tin * AIIM ! rnllnii TriiuiiM , MODDIMl RIVIMI , Feb. 10. Lord Roberts is hcie. Upon appearing before the troops on Frldoy ho was enthusiastically c-hecroa. llo visited the catnp of the Highland brlg- mli this moinliiK and complimented General Mm Donald and his men on the uliaily con- j ilni t at Koodcc'sborg drift , j The IllghlitndorM returned last night. He- fne ictlrlng they found the bodies of twclvtti i Jloo 11 They bellcvo the losses of thu i cut my were heavier than those of the Drli- ! , Isii , because It Is known tint , In addition to I Hie deail Doors found , several had been j I b > rlod. \rparcntly the llocrs. have brought all theli big K nn fiom MafcklnR to shell Kim- birlj. Our navnl RIIIIS bhclk'd Magcrs- fonteln today , but the Hoer puns were si lent. It Is supposed that the enemy have -withdrawn their artillery. They are blow ing up the permanent way bejond .Motion Biding. The Doers htlll man their trcnchro. b-it their numbers arc apparcatly reduced. The bulk of their force has gone to Kim- birly or towaid our ( lank. AU * ! from I LONDON , Feb. II ( Midnight ) The War cflUo has Just iPHiicd the following dls- ( jaleli , dated todaj. from the general com manding at Capetown. 'C lenienti rcjxjrts from Rcnsberg that on Friday , February 9 , the Doers tiled to turn bis right flank , but wcro beaten oft. 1'ositlon maintained. Cnsualtlcti small. "Klmberly reports that the Doer light j ing foreo w-as apparently Increased 01 "Wednesday , Fcbtuary 7. Next day thu lloem commenced the construction of trenchea to the cast , nearly parallel to th OlnclH and 400 yaids from the I'remlur jnlne. A native repotted that ho accom panied some Doers who left Matching for Klmbeily , carrying with them a six-Inch gun and a quick-tiring field gun. The former opened flr on Klmberly. Other wise the situation IB unchanged. " UURUAN , Feb. 11. It Is rumored hero that General Joubert la inarehlng with a column of 6,000 men to outflank General Hullcr. OHrnlonn Aronml ll Mi 1)crw. UBN'SDKUO. SaturdnjFeb. . 10. Today the Doors Hhellcd the. Drltlsh camp , but with llttlo effect. The Doers outflanked the Drltlsh here yes terday A considerable force of the enemy i was threatening the Drltlsh communications between Hensbcrg nnd Sllngcrsfontcln , twclvo mllcH away , and , during a rcconnals- hanco by some InnlBkllllngs and twenty Aus I tralians from Sllngcrsfonteln. the Doers nero dlscoveied attempting to get a gun In jiosltlon to shell the Drltlsh camp. The Austiallans having como Into very eloso contact with the enemy took cover under a hill about 9,000 yards from the camp Thereupon the Doers took up a pool- j ttcn with a. view of preventing tholr retirej j nient Some bnrgheis got within 200 yeardfi of tbo Australians and called upon them to surrender. They replied by Ilxlng bayonets f and shouting defiance. i Sergcmit Hdwnrds nnd two men made a ( lash and galloping under a hot fife passed I , a number of hlllo held by the Doers took wotd that the Australian" were nnfo nnd ' confident of holding the enemy at bay and | of gutting out after dark , which eventually I they did. The InnlsKllllngs prevented the enemy getting their guns In position. The I Australians lost one man killed and three ; wounded. The convojs have been successfully got ten to SllngcrMfonteln today , the Drltlhh escortH having had several brushes with parties - [ i V. ties of from twenty to thltty Doers Investing the region. Lieutenant Colonel Page with a j section of artillery and 150 horse got one i large convoy thiough by shelling the enemy ' out of the road. j The Doorn also outflanked us on the went , [ placed a gun In position nt Dast.trdsnek ! nnd fired on ono of our outposts , driving oil 1,000 sheep. In Wednesday's brush two correspond ents , Mr Hales of the London Dally News nnd Mr. Lamblo of the Melbourne Age , full < bohln < 1. Mr. Hales , who wan slightly wounded , vvaa captured by the Doers , and Mr Uirnblo was killed. The DrltUb took two prisoners. HIMTH Ciiiilurt * I'lrUrt * . UICXSHBHO , Feb. 11. A picket of five Victorian Ulllea , after holding a post for Homo hours yesterday , was forced to retire , the Doors getting on a hill and firing down upon them. Three were slightly wounded. ono IH mUstng and one escaped unhurt. Out of a patrol from TJIofontoln under Captain Hamilton , composed of eight Tasmanlans mid eight of General n-onch's scouts , only two Tasmanlans and three cotits returned. The others were captuicd by the Doers. llullrr'ft MorilirnlH .Nut II I'Vlnl. LONDON , Feb. 11. The latest dispatches from the front showing the real reason * , for General Duller's retirement and his Inten tion to try again qnlto dcHtroy the comfortIng - Ing and Ingenlns iliroij that the movement was an elaliorto feint to facllttato thn main rdvanco of Lord Hoberts. a theory which ob tained accrptanio largely because if Mr. Dai- four's misleading htatomunt to I'arllamcnt. These seemingly useless ictlcences and prevarications on the part of the gorernmunt tind thd war office nro beginning to bu crltl- ci > el severely No word has jet been Issued from the- war olllco regarding General Dul- ler'u latest attempt , although the correspon dents are allowed to telegraph with a fair amount of freedom and thus far onlj n par tial list of casualties has been published. The dating of muksagoa from Frert > Camp ma ) indlcutu that General Duller has with drawn all hlt > forces there. The Ixindon iu pup ro. havliiR become n < -cusloincxl to checks , maintain a hopeful tone , but the situation Is much more threat- ruing than It scmiu'tl to bo aenk ago 1'roofn of I tie terrible strength and mobility of the Door artillery , together with the rum - m r that General Jt abort IB taking the Irlliatlvr with the ( bjert of cutting General 1 * "d' romimmUatloiiB aio la no wuy re a-vuilng lcn l the most gaiigulno persons btein to ceo that It U quite hopelcis to ex pert ! the irllnf of Lndyimlth while It Is rlear thnt If It bn Impo lblf for Duller to reaeh I.udv8tnlth It Is equally lmpo * lble for the garrison. rxhauinl by sickness and priva tions , to cut n way out. Reports of the Doer advance through Zululand - land are disquieting If they should bo able to Ktrlke nt Oroytown General Duller would lie compelled to turn his attention to the eastern side of Natal. The fact that Lord Roberts arrived at Moddor river Friday seems to show that he Lbag In.en on a round of Inspection of the nnd that the main advance as hat been supposed. Miorl HI Klinlirrli * ; . Startllng rmolllgcnce comes from Kim- berk-y In the Cape newspapers just received by mall In London. It appears that since January 8 the intlons nt Klmberley have beeii for the most part horse flesh , so re pugnant to women nnd children that many rcli.so to cat It also appears that the death rate has been heavy nnd that the privations of the garrison have been Increasing stead- II ; . This newb Is startling , because the censor has not allowed It to be cabled. I'os- slbly such conditions explain the presence of Lord RobertH at Modder river and the apparent preparations for an advance from tlnil point. The mention In the dispatch of Lord Rob erts to the War ofllco > esteiday of Ocn oral ClcmentM as commanding at Rensberg U Interpreted to show that Colonel French with his cavalry has gone to Join Lort Roberts and that considerable changes In distribution of troops In that district have occurred. The unexpected strength nnd activity of the Doers at Rensberg. where they are minor pressing the Drltish than being punted by them , causes anx iety. There Is no confirmation of the report of n prtlo from Ladysmith. The latest dln- patch from there , dated Wednesday last , rcptrts that all was quiet then nnd that Instructions had been Issued to beware ot the possible approach of Docis In the guise of a Drltlfch relief force. BATTLE AROUND VALKRANTZ Winston Cliurolilll < < l\ci n < iniililo Drnorllitloii of ( Inllrnnh with the llncrn. ( Copyright , ItOO , by 1'iess Publishing Co. ) CAMP FRKRi : , Fob. 10 , 7 fi5 p. m ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) i , The actions of the 6lh , Blh and 7th , pioperly called the combat of Valkranta , wert marked by several Inlercsllng fea- luies When Ihe field batteries were en gaged demonstrating against Drakfontcln , the poslllon of the Boers , directed hcnvj artillery fire upon them , great shells burst ing between and around the guns , shrapnel ripping along repealcdly. Every one ex pected severe lossi , but the batteries only suffered fourteen casualties. The brldg * across the Tugela , near Mungertdrlftwas under a hot fire from the Maxims and rillee. In twenty minutes the advance or the Durhams across the bridge and open grounds was exposed to a harrasslng cross fire of shrapnels and rifles. Vnlkrantz was carried at the point of the ba > onct. Only about fifty Doers endured the bombardment. Three hundred lied. Several continued firing nnd killing British | I till Iho last moment and then naked fo quarter , which was very generously given. The Doer loss in killed , woanded and cap tured on Valkrantz was about 100. Seven armed Kaffirs were found fighting In the Doer ranks , one killing the onicer j of the Durhams. This Is absolutely au thenticated This fact reveals the Doers' protestations about Khama In a new light. If continued It would Justify the employ. | i ment of native Indian troops In the Trans - vaal. They should be warned ot the coiv- scquenccfl. Kalllrs are receiving no quar ter. The Maxim and a Vickcrs gun abandoned by the enemy were about to fall Into our hands , but n notorious rnfilati , fearless as Valjaen himself , brought > i back. The team of horses escaped with the gun , thieading their way between reo | flaehcs nnd black clouds of lyddite shells , which the Drltlsh artillery concentrated. It was a splendid feat of arms. During the night Hlldyard fortified hlm- eelt continually with much oklll. Consequently I quently , though exposed to a teirible she'l fire all Iho 7li , ho only lost forty-one men. j ; 1 In twelve minutes sixty-three shells ex ploded on the hill ; 210 were counted In two hours , hthldea smaller shells from the VIckcr and Maxim , which were Innuincr- able. Prince Christian Victor , aide-de camp to Hlldyard , was knocked down by the concussion of a 100-pound shell bursting on n lock by which he wa sitting. The prince behaved throughout with extreme com- posure. Doer prisoners admitted a heavy loss , but declared unfalteringly their deter mination to resist to the uttcrmcBt. One nglishman said' "We nro not lighting Doers. They would soon have to give in. We nro fighting Europe. " The necessity of obtaining control of Delgoa bay Is very apparent. The Ingress of foreigners through the port and military material ! H constant. Surrly a settlement wltn thu Portuguese is only a question of money White , with his heroic garrison , will en- ililio to the most hitler extreme. Meanwhile - while the effect of Roberts' main advnnco must noon bo felt. Another fierce attempt will he made shortly to force the Tugela , but the public must realize plainly the ugly fact that the relief of I adysmlth would strain the energies of the army of 50.000 and that 100,000 would bo no unnecessary num ber. Therefore , It I desirable the country should prepare itself for certain heavy lofw and possible disappointment. Thin theater of the war. remembering nlwn > s thai con- eldfrallonn of honor more than policy de mand ceaselcm efforts to relieve Ladj- smllb , nnd that nothing that can happen i In Natal can prevent the final result of the I warTho j The spirit of the troops Is still high and j 1 their confidence In their commander un abated. They only nsk for the most decisive trial , believing that In spite of all difficulties and numerical weakness they would out weigh the adverse chances with their bayonets. Dut the security of southern Natal Is an Important consideration with regimental officers , who everywhere show they understand the difficulty and perhaps the Impossibility ot the task , and In the face of disappointment , retreats and apparently I vain sacrifices , regard their general with sympathy and trust not often seen even I under forlunalo circumstances. The nation I must bear anxiety as her soldiers face dan- I i ger. She has sent them tbo best men she I could find. They are trying their best to j | carry forward the nubile business " { WINSTON CHURCHIU. , . IMi'Kot fur Siu-flal Dullm , CAPETOWN. Fob. 11 Lord Roberts has authorize * ! the formation of a squadron of 100 picked Irishmen for special duties. Sir John Henry DoVJIllers , chief Justice of Capo Colony , will wall for England next week Uvcry truck on the western 8 > tem of rallwa > 8 has been secured by the military RUthorltlon. sell cm i- fur liiti-rv i-iillon. u'up > right. lf K > . by Press I'nbllshlng Co ) ROMi : , Keb 11New ( York World Ca blegram Special Telegram ) The World ( Continued on Serond Page i PLACID SLEEP OF MOLINEUX Shadow of Gallows Doaa Not Ohill Spirit of Convicted Murderer. VENERABLE FATHERSPENDS HOUR WITH SON .lur > iiinti > lnUri Mntciiicnl ( lint tin' llnlliK WtiH i * Mi-re 'Mnlter ( if I'oriii , All HHim Convinced of ( iiilll. NEW YORK , Feb. 11. Roland D , Moll- ncnx , convicted ot the murder of Mis. Kntbcrlno J. Adams , wns sild today by Watden Hagan to have slept as cannly on tiaturdiiy night as ho did on any other night slnee his Incarceration In the Tombs , be ginning ncailj a jcar ago. The verdict of the Jury , pronounced late Saturday night , the warden said , did not seem to have In the least affected Mollncux , so far as h's outward appearance was concerned. The warden said Mollncux's demeanor Is in striking contrast with that of other prlstjn- crs who had been In his charge nnd who had within the last three yc.trs been con victed of murder In the first degree. "Ho slept like a child , " was the way the warden put It , refctrlng to Mollnou\ after his return to his cell from the court room on Saturday night. Todav ho nroso at the imual hour , took exercise for ono hour In the prison jnrd nnd the usual breakf.ibt sup plied by the prison cntcicr and read with appal cut composure the morning newtipa- pels , after which he ntlended the usual Sim- ila > fct-rvlces. The condemned man b id but ono visitor today , his grlef-hlilcKcn nnd venerable father , who has not yet given up hope and expects that the higher courts , which v lll bo appealed to , will free bit , ran. General MolineiiN. arrived at the prison about 5HO 5 o'clock this mottling and lemnlncd with the prisoner for about an hour. siiitcMiifnt < if r , lur > iniiii. During the dnj voung Mnllncm remained In his cell In Murderer's Row. The Mollneux jury bpcnt a quiet Sunday. All the members of the JHIJ refused to nn- swer dofilnlic questions as to what had trans- plred In the ji'ij room , but one of them , desirous of Imparting .some information re- gatdlng the final proceedings of tin1 cclc- biated case , made the following statcuient- "If I were going to write as a reporter about It I would probably commence by saying tbo jury was a unit upon the guilt of the defendant , that one , two or perhaps three of them , however , thought It well to go through the cnbc , discuss the various phases of it and sco If the evidence beyond n most reasonable doubt would warrant such a verdict. Understand this nil under the supposition that 1 nm acting as a teporter and writing about something I am trying to gucbs about I would probably explain the length of time the jury was out by this : That by the time the two or three paitlcu- larly Interested men Interviewing the case had gone over it with great care , assisted by careful notes , and the remainder of the jurors mndo a few comments nine hours were consumed ' All of Ono Mlml. "I undciatand there was much conjecture as to why the Jury did not go to lunch after tbo charge a expected , nnd as n ici poltor I should. Atten > i > t to rxplam thaf t > ) saying It was discovered almost Immediately nftor they reached the room , while dls- cnswng whether to go to lunch or not , that all wete of one mind , nnd each thought the whole matter could be finished In probably an hour at tbo most and in order to get' to their homes quickly they decided to forego the lunch and get along on the sand- wiches. " "Would jou wrlto that there bad been much balloting , " he was neked. "Well , I don't think I would have much balloting In my version , probably a prc- llmlnaiy and final after the discussion. " "What would > ou write about the Jury coining In and asking to heo the exhibits * ' " "In the remarks of one of the argumenta tive Jurors a certain positive statement was1 in a do about a certain thing , whereupon a certain other argumentative juror had declared - clared bo was a trlllo In error. More argu- ment. A thing easily settled. Go out and sco them. Seen. Argument resumed by triumphant juror of argumentative mood. Arguments and comments concluded Ver dict. " There arc eight condemned men awaiting execution in the electric chair In Sing Sing prison. Roland D. Mollneux , having been found guilty , will accordlnglj bo the ne\t prisoner to bo placed In the condemned cells The two cells vacant are In the north end of the building Ono was occupied by CatI lyle Harris during the last few days prior to his execution , and thlb IH the cell that will bo afcs-lgned to Mollneux when ho Is re ceived. FREE FIGHT AT A FUNERAL . \tlH'i < ori 'Mill.iInirnillarj SIMMM-IICN anil I iifurl lleil PliiKN , Offi-i-liiic ItVNixtaiiiM * to I'ollri' . PARIS , Fob. 11 The funeral of the Rus sian nlhlllel , Peter Lavrnai , today was the o < ci.slon of a big socialist dcmonstralion. Delegates representing revolutlonaiy asso ciations In all parts of Europe attended anil marched In a long , tumultuous procession from his late icsldcncc on Iho Rue St. Jucquc-s to the cemetery of Montparnasse. The advance of the demonstration was marked by unceasing shouts of "Viva 1 communo" and ' 'Viva le anarchic" mil the. singing of "La Caimagnole' and other ro\- oli'tlonary songs. The procession was hciileil by Reno Vlvlani , tadlcal socialist , ono of the deputies for the Department of the Sc'ne ' , and a half-dozen other socialist mem- birs of the Chamber. When the cemetery was leached a num- bci of red Hags were produced and wavea. The police tried to seUo tiieso and several free fights ensued. The uproar Increased until M. Vtvlinl Induced tbo police to re- luin the ll-ii ; on condition that they should nut bo again unfurled. Then followed it ( corn of addresses al Iho graveside b > French deputies , Russian piofessors ami others , several students being among tbo bjaakcis. Ultimately the assembly ilia , persed without disorder. ( Irriiinii rimuu'lnl Miii-Urt , IinRLIN , Feb. 11. Money In the open market grows easier and the situation Is butter than It was at the coiresponding date last year. Neveiiheless yestcrda > 's banit statement shows unusual tension for this time ot the > car , the d'bcounts ' being 147- OUO.OOO marks above the figures of 1SU9 Foreign exchange rates continue abnormally high and the bank has abandoned the in tention of making a further reduction In the discount rate at present The boun > n last week was extremely active. Outsiders arc again buying briskly and the transac. tlcnr In Industrials were enormous. Prices roitlnued to advance. In many cases ex. ccedlng the highest level of last jcar ' ! ' : ' . . * HU llvtii IIfc. nLl ) Mas. Fi-li 11-William u well knmvii Jirimer and puli- HsliT louimitled Miliide ttdat 1 > \ chiiot Ins Tor je.irs lie WHS the p.irlnei nf dark AIirsun tbu paper tnde journalist , who shot himself dead two jrars ago ADOPT HARASSING TACTICS Miiiot HiiriiliiKrri > vvi nnil < ( Plrr ( TOM n or iltins In MANILA. Fob 11 11:10 : p m Of late the Insurgents In Alhny province , Luzon , have adopted harassing tactlca against the towns which the Americans have gairleono'l. They camp In the hills and maintain n con stant fire upon the American nutposu. When the troops uolly agnltwl them they scatter , returning when the AmctUans it- tireThey They shoot burning arrows and have thus burned a large part of the town of Albay. i Indeed , IIICBI of the larger tov ns In that' province nro practically deserted , except by | I the garrisons. Scarcely any of the InhablI i ' I touts return to their hotnee. They nir- campIng - 1 Ing In the Interior and It l supposed armed , I liisurgenlrt prevent them going back. It U | toported thnt there IF much HtifTerlni ; among them , owing to lack of food. Ac u re < tilt of these ecndltlons the hemp bua'ntMa ' In that koctlon Is seilously hindered nnd ships going ! for eargoes arc compelled to take gangs of [ I i coolies lo do their loading. Hemp held In Iho Intel lot Is qtillo Inaccessible. | Colonel Doll will lake two rcpimonts and a battcrv through the province. ! of North Carnalities and South Catnarlnec , going the1 pi ( on transports. Many Insurgents rerouted to j that part of the Islam ! fiom Civile and I Datnngns piovlnces. Another expedition will j firnn Htm : to ftanlson tr-vim along the north const of the Island of Mindanao. , I ( Juerrllla waifnro cotillnucs south of Manll.i Two attcmnts hav'o brcn made lo j i ambush the Americans. Colonel Bchwan. I i I vvhlln icturnlns to Manila -with his sJnff and j j | nn cs.ort of 100 cavalry fium Dnlawjas , v-as I j i nttneUoil bv the Insurgctilo Tbp lattjr vcro dispersed , but the Americana had flvo men wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Dcaco-r , with sis com panies of the Forty-second Infantry , hail n tvo hours' light with Q-ncrnl plo Del j I I'llnt's command , which attempted to nm- j bush thorn nlong tl'c trail throligh Morong ] I iiiovinco , near t-c ! lake. Here also the In- j nui gents were dispersed , but the Americans had sevoial wounded , nnumg them n captain. General Dell is operating aoulhwmd through Znmb.ilea piovlnco with a fiaiall foice. ! Another expedition Is proceeding north ) ward from Sublg It Is icport'ul that the in- mrgnnt General Alejandlo hat tecoveied from bis. wound and has assembled a largo foreo In that district. BEFORE THE FEDERAL COURT KrinililicnitH Will HI-MUM to l.'url ln-r l.virnl Mri'MiircH In ( li < - ( , o > - Vlmlillo. . LOUISV1LLU , Ky. , Feb. 11. It U re j ' ported tonight that the republicans will this week sock to bring the contest for the o'- ficcn of Eovernar and lieutenant govctnor before the federal court. Former Govctnor IDiadlej , chief counsel for the republicans j in tholr appllcatlcn befoie Judge Tnft , to icstraln tbo state election commissioners from proceeding with the contest for minor ] ofllces , was in town today In * consultation j with leading icpubllcau lav yors. The case I involving the minor offices j come ? up tomor j row at Cincinnati and it Is believed the | ' other case will also bo tnkiji before Judge [ Tnft , though it is not IlkelJ- anything will I bo done until after Tuea'ay On thnt day i application of the democr'i// / an Injunc tion to restam Oovc'-jior .faylor from in terfering with the legislature will come up in the circuit court at Fiankfort. The case hah been continued from time to time by the democrats pending the peace negotiations. It Is understood a temporary ' injunction will bo granted. The case will j | then be taken to the court of appeals , the ! ! state court of last resort Upon whether or I not appeal the federal court will lie depends the republican hope of relief from that quarter. Governor Deckham , Senator Dlackburn and their associates In the. democratic state government passed a quiet day. The legis lature will remain hero nt least until It has received n report fiom Its committee , Which it is believed will be appointed tomorrow - ' morrow to Investigate conditions at Frank- j I fort. From talk among the members it IH ] not believed they will go to the capital | | ' while soldiera are about the state bulld- , ings. j ' ings.LONDON. . Ky . Fob 11. A meeting of the democrats of Laurel countj has been called I I to be held here tomorrow. Resolutions on 1 the death of Governor Goobol will bo parsed and n subsetIptlon raised for the election of a monument nt Frankfort to his mem ory j | I MILITIA LEAVES FRANKFORT I , Su-i'lul | Trains llcnr Tioopsi from Ki-ll- I I llK'l > 'H Cnplllll Ll-KlNllltorM | ' ( ilvun I'ri-i' Iliiiul. FRANKFORT. Ky , Feb. 11 All day long inoop ' > have pcured out of Frankfort on spe- , dil trains and tonight only the soldiers ! from Covlnglon. Newport , Lexington and Morgaiitown nro camped in the capuol equale. The leaving of the troops wat the only feature that tianuplied in the political hllimllon In Frankfort today. Govcinor Taylor remained quietly In the cxHcutlvo maiiolon and did not visit his office , giving himself a day of rest , of which ho stood greatly in need. Adjutant Genet al Collier said this afternoon that only a few companies of Infantiy would bo kept on duty hero for n short llmo lo do police work n found Iho capltol square and guard the public buildings They would , ho said , Inter fere In no way vlib the actions of the mem bers of the Icgislatuio , ncces-h to the legisla tive halls would bo as free and unrestricted as It was bef'ira Governor Taylor Issued the pioclamatlon declaring Frankfort In a btato of Insurrection 'llio members of the lepub- llean legislature wcroInstructed to arrive from London this afternoon , hut word was brought that they had spent the day In an excursion to Cumberland Gap and would not for the most part arrive until 10 o'clock to morrow morning. About six of the repub- llcanb camu In on the night train from Lon don. don.No No Intimation has been received hero as to whether or not the democratic members of thu leglslatuie would adjourn their i-es- blon at Louisville and como to Frankfort to take part In the general session It IB be lieved heio. howctif. that they will do bo , probably by the latur pait of the week. WOMEN STRIKE AT CANTEENS Tfiniiornni'f I nlon OlllolaU I ! < I'I-OM- lilciit tn i\clnilo : Snliof Inlui- I run IN In the A nut , NHW YORK , Feb 11 President McKln- ley has promised to give audience to Mrs. Margcrct Dye 12111s of Uosevlllo. x. j. . na tional superlnttndent of legislation for the W nan' Christian Temperance union , to morrow to talk over the anti-canteen law and its Intcrpictatlon by Attorney Gcfieral Grlggs Mrs Stevens , national po ldcnt of the Woman's Christian Temperance union , and Ml EH Gordon. vKo proatdent , will bo present at the conference Mr e. nills has written to friends hero that she has every confidence that there tan be enl ) ono ibKiie that In favor of the cause of t temperance ur.d which prohibit the tale of I intoxicants m the army. 1 RALPH RELLS LAID TO REST Body of Tint Nebraska Volunteer Interred in Native Soil. MANY FRIENDS ARE PRESENT AT CEREMONY 't'liiiritoii Itlllr * unit Omnlm Ctiuril < Turin INiMirt or Iliinor unit I NIIII ! MI tUn VrciiionliilN Vrc Oli- MMvc'd nt tin * tirnvc. The body of Pilvatp Ralph \V. Kelts , Com- pnny I 1 , , KlrM N'ebraska volunteers , was laid to ' irat Sunday nfleinoon In Prospect Illll cemotur ] ) , his comrades and n host of friends following ' the hearse to the grave. The funeral - oral services were conducted nt the- armory of the Thurston Rifles by Rev. Robert L. j i Whe-elcr , pastor of the Kltst Prusbyiorlan ! j' church ' of South O-naha. The members of | i thu ' Immediate fmnllv mosent vvcio the me ' ( her , airier and brother of the dead sol- , dlei ' , nil of whom arc members of Ml. ] Wl'celeiV ptiil h. j ! Defoto thy hour set for the service the I aimory ' was crowded to tl'o doo.'s. Ialc comers weie unable 'o find even alnndlns ICMU and several bundled rteod on the Mrcol below nwaiting the conclusion of llw i' service. ' Iho Thuistcn Rlllcs , foimcr com- i indM ' of Prlvnto Kells , occupied ono pottlon jot ' the aimory , wearing their company unl- i ' form with fatigue ejps , v.'hlto gli.ves nud black bcJI.s. The firing siind. | i.aberH nnd pallbcaiers } vvoio fatigue unlfoims , campaign IMH ! and legclna Those cbc ( ii for rpc-lal duly vveio the following : Ushers : Shoclor , ' Mnlone , Mayer. llairKon. A D. Stakea and Rtaff'jid. PallbcaieiE. Crool(3. . AndetBoii. ( Jodfroy , Wllhee , Thomrson , Meyer ind Aitchmoody. I'Mrltig ' hiind | : Pergennt tin- ehaniiau , WayetU , I.aftci ty , C. Croak , John- bon. Prlmeau , Koni'r nnd Koopman. In nrothcr poitlon of the hall weic gath ered the Omal'n Uiiaid" , the ancient rivalry being forgotten In the common grief for tinUna N'iItrasKnn fallrn In the Philip pines. Feairt vreiu also set anarl foi the j 1 Ladles' au\l'laiy of the Thurston Rlllos and manv fricmls fiom South Omaha who bad"been fl > o persi nal friends of Prlvnt ? Kells during his tesldence In thai city. Tbo hnll VMIS piofusely dccotated with flags a'nd llowotii , the casket being beneath ciossed arms surmounted bj a biinvv-vvhlto dove. Dohlnd tbo i liMgjmnn'b stand two' ' large Hags- were diaped about a portrait of the dead volunteer. The stacked arms of the ' ccmpany lent u fuithor military air to thu occasion. ! The service wici begun with music by the ' PreEbjteiKin choir nnd n scriptural reading bv the olllciatlng . clcigyman. Mr Wheeler | j then lead n brief sketch of Private Kells , j who was born In Ohio In 1877. Kor'several | i years Kells was employed by Kell > , Stlgcr & Co of this city , and then removed to i South Omaha , where be held a position with the haulwaro firm ot 0. S. Clark & Co. He j ' enlisted with the Kirst Nebraska and was I on the outer sklrmlfeh line on the night of j Fcbtuary t when the cnemv had massed in i largo numbers at the front. During the night I ho held his place nnd caily In the morning | fell fatally wounded , his blood being tbo first shed In the war with the Filipinos. < > riitltiitl < > for S } miilith > . . Mr. Wheeler thou c-xpressed the gratitude i i uf the fundi/ for , the < empathy t iireijpd in the mass of Dowers- , much more eloquently , ho said , than by nny spoken word. Tbo speaker then read the text , "For David , after bo had served his own generation , by thu will of Rod , fell on sleep. " "Kach man who deserves that tribute , " ho said , "has come to the climax of human usefulness A life's mission may not In these latter days be measured In years , for now more action often comes Into the life ot a child than into the whole existence of n patriarch of old. Wo live In deeds , not In years , and a young men may have accom plished to the fullest what God Intended hi in "to even though ho has not filled the measure of three score years and ten " .Mr. Wheeler then offered a Justification for the Filipino campaign nnd said that the blood ot western soldiers had not been spent in vain. "This young Ilfo has been given to our country for a righteous purpose , " con cluded Mr. Wheeler , "and some day this dove of peace which rests above tbo casket. will return to our land with honor to nil Involved in the stiifp. " Iho hearse was followed to the giavo by i the Rides and CJunrds , and military ceremonies - | monies weio observed. The squad tired I three volleys and Iluglcr W. L. Daxter ; , pounded taps. Interment took place In I ground recently acquired by theThurstnn j Rllles. The bodies of other comrades will ! eventually llo betide that of Private Kelts anil It Is purposed to erect an elaborate monument to mark the site. WILL SECEDE FROM CARNEGIE lliMiry I'lilppN ivv l'rciioNc-N | lo Wllli- UI-IM > Iroin the Illir Mci-1 C'oiiiiuiii } . PITTSDURO , Pa . Feb. 11. The Dispatch tomorrow will say Ono of the sensational dovolopmoiils of Iho expected suit of H. C Frlckagainst the Cnrneglo Steel Company limited , Is the report that Captain Henry Phlpps , jr. , next to the largest stockholder In the company , ban broken the business re lations with Mr. Carnegie , which have been exceptionally cloeo during the hitter's busi ness life. The steel kings have been associ ated since boyhood and their Interests have been identical , not only In a biihlnrhs waj , but In their philanthropic work and social standing. The announcement of the breach will , therefore , he n surprise to the steej world. Mr. Phlpps owned 11 per cent of the capital stock of the company , which Is more Ihan the holdings of any other ono stock holder except Mr. Carnegie It Is said that Mr. Phlpps alone stands as thu only partner whoso slgnaluro Is not attached to the fa- moua ironclad agreement. The reason for this Is not known lo the public , hut the Im portant omission. It Is said , will bo eelzcd upon by Mr. Frlck as ono of the strongest arguments In his efforts to have the cele brated document broken , his contention being that the agreement cannot bo binding when ono of the largest stockholders' numo Is nrt attached. David Watson , wl'o ' drew up the paper , will be one of the leading lanjern employed by Mr. Frlck to break It and the arguments put forth to this end by himself and Attor ney John ( i Johnson of Philadelphia prom ise to bo veiy Interesting to the entire busi ness world Miol from \nihiixli. BT LOI'IS , Fob II-J BrliiiU n wealthy Si Louis county vslno glower. VVIIH shot from amliusli and inortill > wounded to night vvhllo seated lu-ar a window muling u in vvspaper at his home u few mllox nortli- wtst of Clayton Who tbo would-be mur dered could be or why the attempt on Jlr Scliutz'y life wax made nro regarded an mysterious The bullet utiuck Mr. Seliutz in the head Itoiui lo siu-nlv In UK- smith , COLI'MHIA. 8 ( . ' , Pub 11-Frank H. ( lr.iv , speaker of the IUHIKO of reproxcntn- ll\o . and Hcpik-fcuntntlvo T 1' llnuitley. Kidny l rev ! < d i dltipali b fiom W J llljan siatinK Hi > it lit' would ni"iiK | hero ii'-M Tliursduv in iesionsi | > u > tbn Invlt it Ion of the general itfseinlil } Tomuriow t xir n Flvo urraneemenitt will be made ( or Ills re- ce Hlon , CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Foioui t for Nrbrnski- t'oldavo , lowering Temperature. Tomiorn | < iti o nt Oinitliit > oitoriln > l Hour. Don. Hour. lieu. . - , n. in an i ii , 111 : ts it n , 111 nil ' - M. in to 7 n. 111 : td : t i > , in. 1:1 : s n. in 117 I | i , in I , " I ) n. in : t7 . " | i. 111. . . . . . II Kl II. III. its < l | | . III. . . . . . I a 11 ii. 111 : is T it. in in it : n as M ; i , in : t7 u i > . in : KI HAVAN A ST BIKE "ls"SEYfLED ( 'iKiirninKori , U ho llnve lleen Out r < ' nine 'I'lino. lie-turn lo \ \ in K TiiONilnv. HAVAN V , Fob 11. The uttli.o of the elKiirmakcra was fPttled this morning. The men nskc\l on what conJIlitris they could return to work and thr masters replied that they crtild return to work on the'c mllt'ons ' existing ' before the strlUr. Thin reply they accepted | and on Tuesday they wilt retuin The erst cf the f trlko to the manufacturers 1' 11 been practlc-illy 'lathing. The strikers thrm-iolvrs have lost $100.000. The Hetaldo tills ' Samuel Ucmpors to rctutn to the United UintcM. < ; cvlnrliiK tint he came there ? wllti the Intention of crantlni ; disturbances. \t a meeting ( f v.orkliiRtnen held today at the I'cidquartcra sf tin. Worklngmcn'ii union cno man said that woi'tmen should vote for Independence , but with a view of hanging the pritcnl lO-lal condltlc i lc- twccn labor and capital. Ho us cited thai thr i nly eiicmj cf Independence was thu ej'p'tallit ' clisi Other voKlnpmen : v.ho apoko objected to tl 1. : line cf nigument , taking the giountl that there was nothing to be gained by bu y- Ing tbemaelvci with political question i , but that tlipy should .online tholr attention to attaining : n dlffo-Tiil oilnl dcgioo. Ono mr.ti lotrarked that the wi rl.lngincu had been tl'j'o JMII ill \\ni rnly to rot III II to the same slavery. In his opinion ho ought not to listen to demagogues who were coaxing tin m to voti fet ndoprmlcnco The chali- man of the Mipetlng osplaliied that thr Worklngmen'h iinUn looked in n indepeii- iknce ' an a so-nil refoim and should therefore hMlvo lo attain it. Mr GompPin. who ad- dioKscd the nn'oting through an Interpreter , eoiinsfllod the men to combine A piomincnt Havana lawjer. who ntimbpra anirng his clients mmij sugu planters. , says in giont scnici'ty of labor c\i.sts In Iliei prov inces mid that ninny estates will piobably bo forced to stop grinding. In the province of Piitar del Rio $1.,0 per day Is paid for oidlmiy manual labor in the tobacco fields and this Industry cannot stand the expense Ho nuggested thnt the moatis of communica tion between the labor centers be cheapened and that iiiKiilgratlon bo unrestricted , although - though this would bo too late for the pres ent ciop. > ( "lmrli r for HIM nun , H VVAN'A , Feb. 11 A commission has been giettori , consisting of Mayor lacoste , president : Senor Estrada > Mora , vice pief > - iident : Scnora Cnnclo. O'Farrlll. Fonts , Par- iaia , Nodarso and Casanova , and Messrs , El nest Lee Coiidtit and Osgood Smllh , with power to draw up a new chirter for Ha vana In Ihe older of appolnlment Oeneral ludlow calls attention to the prominence of Havana as a city and to the fact that the existing municipal organization Is very tlo- fcoti e The eonjra'vlofi ' U InKtrn- < l t make a thorough study of Ihe administrative and financial conditions of Havana and lo design a charter to meet the requirements. A draft of the proposed charter Is to be ready on or before April 1. and this will bo submitted to the municipal council for con sideration. BIG BLIZZARD STALKS FORTH Ilrmr Sliiriii Ii ItiiKliiK i SiuilIieiiHl- i-rii Wvoiiiliiir null Wo lrii CHHYnNNB. Wyo , Feb. II. ( Special Telegram. ) The first blizzard of the winter Is raging thioughout south eastern Wyoming and western Ne braska. Considerable snow has fallen and the temperature Is dropping. Stockmen say there will be no losses to stock , us owners are prepaid ! , with plenty of hay nnd warm shelter UnlOEH the storm should last for several days It will be of vast benefit - fit to ranges and herds. DENVER , Feb. 11. A blizzard Is sweep ing over Coloiudo. The cential and noith- western poitlons are In the throes of the storm , which is gradually moving ftoutli- ward. Snow has been falling In the moun- tains nearly all day with no prospects of immediate abatement. AH yet railroad trnfile has not been affected to any extent , but a continuance of the stoim will werl- ously Interfere with it Reports from south ern Wyoming nnd wcstoin Nebraska are to the effect that a blizzard has boon raglns in that vicinity today and Is continuing. EMPLOY NONUNION LABOR Clilc'iiuo rontrnotoi-H AVIII Ilnili-avor lo Cfiiiuilcle Thflr AVorU in that Milliner. CHICAGO , Feb. 11 Instead of allowing the building Industries of Chicago to be tied up for an Indefinite period , members of the Contractors' association have decided to try to employ nonunion men to complete the la'HdlngB now In process of construction. This decision was announced today by W. I' . Debel , chaliman of the- executive com mittee of the building contractors' council. As an outcome of the announcement the union men have decided to picket all the buildings being erected In Chicago. The picket foreo will number neatly 10,1100 men. Thie pickets , according ti. j the labor leaders , will try to pcisuado men i to keep away from buildings vvhrro thu' ' union men are out. At first no attempt I will bo madu by the contractors to resume woik on all buildings. Efforts will he con fined to structures that mutt be. finished within n certain time. Siioollnu nl n DIIIIOI * , KANSAS CITY , Pel ) . 11A Times HM- | clnl from Cnno > , Knn , , says : Four turn vviie perhaps fatally wounded at a iluniu llvo mlloM from Canoy. In Oklahoma 'lor- iltoo. hint nlKht "Hob" and t'arl Thoni- HOII attiuknil Josc-iili and Jiiinos MleldeH and Prank Wise with knives , Inlllc-llng ugly vvouiulH I. en Cuxlimun Intel fered and "Hob1 Tlioiiifon felled him with a hlovv on Hut bond from bis lovolver All four me In u nltlcnl condition. A po xp is pursuing thu Thomson ) ' UIKINIM i-lt mi ( 'mini Trent ) . NiW YORK , Fob H.-Oovernoi Hooco- vclt Ihsm-il this Htiiieinent tonight : "I most e.uneptlj bopo tluil thu uendliiK trcdl > c'oncrrnlng the Isthmian e.uml will nut bo ratlflod tinlnss amended s < > as lo provide videibat the I'unul when liullt nlmll bo ' wholly andcr thn control ot the I'nltt-i ) 1 Ktutc-M , nllko In peacinnd win Thin M * mi , to mo no lens vital , fiom the Htundpolnt of our Hen power tlntn from the tiliindpoiiit of ' the Monr.ie dootrlne " i Vt < -iiifiilx of Ooi-iui Vi'melx , Pi > h , | | , At Now York Aritvod-Stoair.fr Culuiu. li'u. from ( icnoa , l.i ( i.-iMosne , fiom Ha vi u Al HI Mlehaoln AirUidHloiinui Worm from Now York foi CCIHM At Qncen loHn f-iiod | HKam r I'um- iiarJu from IJveriiool foi Now York At Portland , flit AirlveU Stcurnvr Van- couver. from Liverpool , LY8C1IING IN TEXAS Jamo ! Sweeney is Swunsf UD bj a Mob t Port Arthur. * CLEARED BY JURY IN A MURDER TRIAL t Snt Free by Law After Ihv'tig Killed Mai with Bayonet. MCB MAKES SHORT WORK OF THE MAN Takes Him from a Twin and Hangs Him frcm Telephone Pole , ROPZ : IN THE. FIRST ATTEMPT IIOH" Are Then Tloil mi thnl I Vrf Onn- r. oC 'I'lineli the Criitmil anil the ll iu > IN Drnvvn ' 1'i.iit. ' KANSAS CITY. Mo. . Feb. It. A Tlmct spci-lal from Pent Aithur , Te\ . , a > s : James Sweeney ( while1) ) WMB Ij lulled at 1 o'clM-U thli mornltiK. Sweeney WOB n cotton s Tewman foreman and hail killed Charles Ciui.ibach. a follow laborer , by jamming a biijonrt thiough his nc-k. The crlmo wns tommlltcd on the afternoon of Febiunry 1 In n loom with no witnesses | piesent and is said to have resulted from a 1 t-aloon fight that tonk place a few hours { , pi i vlous. Monday Sweeney was Indicted for mur der In the first degree. Ho was placed on I trial at Dcaumont , Tex. , Friday and last | nUhl the Jtiiy returned a voidlct of not 1 guilty As won as ho nas released Sweeney relumed to Port Ailhui , niriving here at 1" .10 this moinlng. Word had been telegraphed ahead that he , wns coming and a mob mot him at the depot mniehcd him up town nnd strung him up to a telephone polo without ceremony. In the first attempt the rope broke. The so-oid attempt was made successfully by tlolng Sweeney's legs so his feet could not touch the RIonnd and drawing the rope taut. Mill , ( liiloll > I Nierncn. | Their woik accomplished , the mob , which was made up of Port Arthur cttl/.cns. dis persed quietly. Sheriff Uingham of DP.III- mont was notified of the mob's work anet Immediately started for Port Arthur. He re turned to Dcaumont tonight with "Jack" .Martin , a boss stevedore and u fellow woik- man of Crumbash , in custody. Mai tin la believed to have been n ringleader In the lynching. Port Arthur is the southem terminus of the Kanma City , Plttsburg & Gulf railroad. The town was built up with the advent a few > ears ago of that railroad and most of Its cltlzcna are northern people. Th * * cltlzcna deplp t'to ' lynching but iiouij cf them appear to condemn R. WRECK VICTIMS ARE BURIED of I IK- I'copl.KllliMl : Wiu1 > - c-uiiiilin , llli-li. , Arc I.niil In Kent. KSCANADA , Mich. , Feb. 11. Seven ol tl.e victims of the Fetch Mountain accom modation wreck were laid lo icst today and the remaining two will be Inlencd to morrow. The funerals of John Hamlln oc Cijstal Cicek , Canada , and Thcodoio Dcforgo of Pcrronvlllc were , bold at tha same time this morning from St. Ann's church. At 2 o'clock this aflernoon a Iripla funeral was held nt the Methodist church and the three hearses conlalnlng the le- nmlns of Charles Morton and Oeorgo R. Dlake of this city nnd Emll Nelson of Foul River wcro followed to Iho cemetery by full > l.r.OO people , 1,000 of whom were pedestrians , representing the Odd Fellows , Maccabees and North Stnr lodges. An hour later Ihe funnral ot Conductor William Dil lon took place and -was attended by morn than 1,000 people , repioscntlng the varloun railroad orders and Knights of Pythias Iho lemalns of W. L. Hill nnd John IJnd- feldt of this city will bo bulled tomorrow Of the seven Injuied the liosplui physicians expecl the death of Miss Seymour nny hour HONOR TO LINCOLN'S ' MEMORY No viiirU rit > AVI 1 1 fVlrhriilc the Itlrlliilnof MilMnrtjr NEW YORK. Fob 11. In honor of lh ( birthday or Abraham Lincoln much of the business of Now York will be htispcndod tomoirow. All the banks and schools will close , as well as many of the stores. Dun- qurtw and receptions will bo held In tin evening. Chief among these will bo , 'ha ' fourteenth annual banquet of the Repub lican club at Dclmonluo's. Senator Dcpow will bo chairman. Representative Cousins of Iowa will respond to the principal toast "Abraham Lincoln. " Attorney General Grlggi will respond to the toast , "Tho Republican Par y. " Rev Samuel Schulman will speak on "Political Conscience , " and a poem will bo iccltcd by Edwin Markhum. Among the gnosls will bo Admiral Dowry , Major Gen rral Miles , former Pi evident Harrison , Oov c > i nor Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Sampson Robert T Lincoln Scth Low , Governor Dyer of Rhode Island and Major General Wesley Merrill. FATAL LEAK IN A GAS PIPE UiiKiiK-i-r anil IIIn l < 'ninll > Hiii-omnli to I'liUonoiiH l''lulil .Win kiiiiin llcvlvoil ulth Dllllonll ) . CHICAGO Fcb 11 Martin Jordan , an engineer , his wife , Mury. and their 5- nujiiths-nld tioy were asphyxiated by gas last night in tholr homo at Forty-thliil st'rct and Stewart avenue. The bodies of the three wort ) found toda > A leak In the ga plpe In Iho bascmtnt deluged the housn with gas and when found the members ot Iho family had been dead for several hours. 'J hu leak was so largo that when work men fiom the gas company attempted to close it ono of them was ovorcomo. by thn strong fumes arid was with great dlfii- ci lt > revived. Sleiiiner Auronilit , NiW YORK. Pflb 11Tho sen Is Crow ing rougher and the Onto City Is Htlll fast iiKioiind off Kami Moilc'liex , L I , where she struck on Thursday night. The outlook IH considered bad now Hlxleen men of th 01 ow were brought udioio today , HO tin to make the woik of taklni ; off the- remainder In eiinc of Iniinedlute ilaneor IIH euwy JH pOH- hllile The nun laiule-d In the bretches bunv t'apt.ilii UuuKlnn of tin ( Into Cli ) and twenty of his men remain on board a < < ttMhiK the vvroekern ID the endtuvor to flout the vessel IJ ( perutr efforts to in ( omplUli this will lo mudo at tonleht u hUh tide