The Omaha Daily Bee.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBKUAKY 20, 1000.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
ESTABLISHED JUINE 10, 1871,
BOERS DO NOT YIELD
Cronje and H! Army Aro Still Holding Out
Against Odds.
BRITISH CORDONS GROWING TIGHTER
Jtoberts Eaports that Ho Continues to Press
the Boers Harder.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH BURGHERS
Ororjjo Refuses British Commander's Offer to
Take Them to Safety.
ENGLISH TAKE TOWN OF BARKLEY WEST
I.ulrnt .cw, Ilnted Sntiirduy, Sliovx
Sit Great Choline IJurliiK a Week
In the Wcxtcrn Theater
of War,
LONDON, Feb. 23.-3:05 p. m. Tho war
olllco publishes tho following dispatches
from Ixiril Roberts:
PAARDEHERG, V(h. 24.-12:20 p. m.
rnrtlcs of Iloers, recently
Natal, attacked our outposts
yesterday. They lost u Rood
nml wounded nnd nearly 100 prisoners, In
eluding a couiinundunt and three, Held
cornets.
Our casuultles wero four olllccrs wounded,
Iloers was singularly unfortunate for them.
A great deal of forage, provisions and equip
ment was captured and the kopje was fre
quently dotted with blood, showing that
many wounded had been removeu. ino
lloer method of removing their dead Is to tlo
a couple of reins to tho body, which Is thus
Jrnggcd off by two horsemen nt run gaiiop.
You n ir llncrx I'rctent Stirrcnuer.
There wore Fevcral parleys today on tho
subject of a short armistice. It seems that
General Cronjo is willing to surrender, but
that tho younger Transvaalors refuse. Tho
other beleaguered Doers arc anxious to give
up.
A Ilrltlsh doctor who visited the Hoer lines
to see tho wounded found tho trenches along
tho river full of wounded and saw many
dead.
A deserter who came Into camp last night
says Mint yesterday'ii bombardment was ap
palling In Its effects, and especially In tho
caso of tho Howitzer batteries enfilading
Mie river.
Tho position today Is practically the same.
Tho Iloers aro strengthening their entrench
ments around tho laager, but tho situation
is hopeless. Tho capture of tho kopje today
has given the Ilrltlsh a splendid r.oiltlon
and will prevent a Ilocr relieving force
reaching Cronje.
Everybody admires tho splendid stand of
tho burghers, but from a humanitarian
point of view It Is considered that further
rcsltftanco on tho part of General Cronje will
bo criminal.
Today Lord Hobcrts sent General Cronjo
KILL TWO HUNDRED MEXICANS
Yt qui Indians Ambush Part of the Com
mand of General Torres.
AIDED BY ROUGH RIDERS AND A MXM
Mexican Ollloliiln Axxcrt Hint Tio
Former Follow cm of. Ilooxevclt
Directed the I'luhtliiK (luii
ImiiiI'n Futile AxxlKtiincc.
to tho
Mexico,
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.".. A special
Chronicle from l'otam, Sonora,
sas:
Tho Mexican federal troops under General
Torres have saved Guaymas from the Yaquls,
but by dint of tho fiercest lighting of tho
war and at a sacrifice of 200 soldiers. Tho
town hero Is filled with wounded and all
the public bulldlngti aro utilized.
'"no Indians wero accompanied by ten
adventurers, miners nnd cowbos, who acted
as commanders of separate companies of
forty men each. Tho Yaquls had alto n
Maxim gun, which hnd been smuggled
through at Hlsbce. Ariz., In n load of ma
chinery. Tho gun was manipulated, tho
Mexicans say, by two ex-Hough Hlders.
Torres reached here Thursday afternoon
and decided to divide his army of "00 men
an offer of u safe eonuuci lor mo nirara i " '" " .....
nnd children, together with a free pasa to , flanked by tho gunboat Democrata, left hero
..i... .... ,i ,i ni.n nn nffpr rf at daybreak Friday morning. No scouts pro-
nrrlved from () nn(, medlcIne. cnmjc's reply was 1 ceded the force and the llrst Intimation of
n force again , ri.fUH!1, n,,d desultory shelling was j tho presence of the Yaquls wns a withering
I many kll od . '," ,, nro from tho Maxim and of rllle volleys from
COMPANY L BURIES ITS DEAD
Last of Fallen Volunteers Is Laid to Rest at
Prospect Hill.
MILITARY HONORS ifOR PRIVATE SAYLES
Tli urn to n ltlllcx nml Order of Forcxt
i'M Follow 1 1 ( ill ii I tm to iru e 1'rl
vittcx 1,1'kk mid lleldeu
Hurled Illxci here.
resumed
I'irili Hay of tin- StrilKKle.
PAARDEHKRO, Thursday Artillery shell
ing continued during tho early part of
nine men killed, twenty-three men woundol i Wednesday night. As soon as tho last gun
and two men missing. On the 21st and 22d I was fired the Shropeblrca, who had been
ono ofllccr and thirteen men wero wounded. ' occupying the river bed since Sunday,
Six men wero wounded yesterday by hoi- j rushed forward, seized nn additional 200
low-nosed Mauser bullets. Tho nickel cao yards of near ground nnd intrenched n fresh
Is Bilt with four silts, making the proje-tllo position before daybreak. At dawn General
of tho most expansive and explosive nnturo
possible. A wounded lioer brought to our
hospital yesterday had sixty of thuso bullets
In his pockets.
During the advance to and at Klmlnrlry
tho casualties wero: Olllcers, two killed,
thirteen wounded; men, four killed, pcventy
clght wounded. (Tho Olivers' casualties had
previously been reported.)
Ilarklcy Wcxt In Occupied.
Methucn reports that Ilarklcy West wns
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occuiimm y uui 'Iir- . .,. . ..,,. nn..rl
loyal Inhabitants displayed great entnusiasm. i no nvn, " ,f
Tho country west of the railway from Cronje is ensconced nnd fighting for llfo
Capetown to Klmberley Is gra.lunlly settling resembles some parts ot the Hudson river,
down. A detachment has started from Do tho ground nil around Bloplng toward tho
Aar for llrltstown, nnd Douglas nnd Prlcska 'stream. All tho highlands are covered by
will shortly bo visited by our troops. Ilrltlsh artillery. Cronje Is faced In ho
McMiucn's uccount of tlio luiniiranie man- rrcnt nnu rear irom uum
"r In whkh tho Klmberley hospital Is man-. Hi itish, while General French's horse, far
away on tho nanus, prevents u uuu m-
ruih of Doers-
Cronlo found himself docked that amount
of space. Tho Shropshlrcs had dono excel
lent work under a galling lire since Sunday,
nnd they were relieved by tho Gordons to
day. Tho exchange of positions had Its amus
ing featuree, in spite of tho danger. Tho i
Gordons crawled on their bellies to tno
trenches, anil tho Shropshlres crept out of
theso by actually reaching over the Gordons.
Tho sceiio of the last live days lighting Is
one of tho prettiest spots In South Africa.
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concealed fortifications In n dense thicket.
Tho first division retreated In confusion
nnd was sheltered In the timber growth
along the river. More than 100 men fell at
this first flro. Tho Democratn then steamed
up and swept tho thicket with Its machine
guns, but evidently Ineffectively. Its for
ward decks were swept and tho protected
upper deck pepperod with bullets from tho
Maxim. Ten tailors nnd First Lieutenant
Hambolo of tho army wero killed.
A simultaneous attack waa then mado from
tho front nnd Hank and tho Indians retreated.
Tho Maxim gun, disabled and uselens, was
brought Into l'otam, and seventy-three In
dians, the olllclal report stntej, were found
dead. There was no puisult and tho Indiana
must have withdrawn In good order.
During the first lire of the Yaquls twenty
three Mexican federals were driven Into tho
river In a panic and were drowned. Tho
total Mexican Ins wns 227.
This Is tho first tlmo tho Yaqulii have
mado uso of fortifications.
FIRE EXPLODES ALCUII0L
One Hundred nnd Fifty People In
jured ii Ite-nlt of Fire In it
I'url Snbiirli,
PARIS, Feb. 23. As tho result ot a fire
that broke out this moulng at St. Qucn, a
suburb of Paris, In a collection of alcohol
and oil stores, a scries ot explosions oc
curred, spreading tha flames until n block of
six Immense warehouses was on fire.
A great concourso of spectators had as
sembled and had approached too near, when,
suddenly and unexpectedly, the explosions
oc.ntrrcd. A largo number of people, In
cluding souio llrcinen, were more or less Injured.
The last explosion ccurred at fl o'clock Private Maynard K. Sayles, shot through
this afternoon, when It was thought that tho right breast In tho charge of Marllao
much danger hal been averted. and later stricken with typhoid before his
Tho olhclal computation shows that 150 wound hnd healed, received the Ilnal tribute
wero hurt, and qultt a number seriously . 0f his friends jestorday afternoon nt the
wounded, by flying debtls. . Thurston Hlllcs' armory. Tho body was
The nro broko out ot 8 o clock, from somo ; placed In the receiving vault at l'rospcct
cause aB yet unknown, and had obtained a j um cemetery and will later bo Interred In
firm hold before it was discovered. It pro- I eroUnd set apart by Company L for its dead,
grossed without exciting Incidents during j Tho services wero conducted by Hev .Nekton
tho morning and nt 1 o'clock had been gotten M Mnnn Htul WL,ro nltemJca , (l b0(ly by
under control. At 4 o'clock, however, the t10 veterans of Company I, nnd tho Order
falling walls permitted tho names to reach , r rosters, of which tho dead volunteer
a number of alcohol vats, and then tho ex- was a mcmbcr, Tno membcrH of the family
plosions began to tako place, present wero l'rlvnto Sayles' father and
Tho block of warehouse was almost stir- brollicr tho formt)r bt, A T Sa Ics of
rounded by unoccupied ground, oyer wh ch Harder-Saylcs company. Thoso as
tho burning nlcohol Bprcad when tho uutm- ,
logs collapsed, resomblliig u sea of lames ,,aH bnareraCr0B Stokc A , uw
and causing cons ernatlon throughout tho uchanal Lamb ,
district People in tho dwellings nearby , Scrf;ennt a ,,rlvntci, Mnj Meyer,
ueKuii iiunuijr u .......... i Wliltmnii. .tolilisnn. Fnslor Ilnmell. Assen-
hclmier and Crcok. Ushers Gillespie, Mun
nccke, Sheeler, Atichmocdy and G. Anderson.
In describing the fate of his comrado be-
. .. fnr Ino Dnrv .n linn nntilihi t! I..M n (ila
moro than once wero precipitated to tno . , " VI " ' " " . .
on March 27 nnd mado nn assault on our
Hue before Marllao, Tho attack was borne
In full by the First Nebraska and some of
the Dakota troops, which alone could get Into
any sort of regimental formation when tho
CONDITION OF THE WEATrJS
Forecast for Nebraska
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corps, nnd the henrses with eacort and car
riages followinl. As the head of the proces
sion arrived at the cemetery pome carriages
were still starting from the auditorium.
suffocating heat nnd fumes seriously ham
pcred tho work of tho nro brigade. A num
bor of etiKlnes were sent from Paris to as
slst. Tho nrcmcn worked fearlessly and
eround by falling roofs and walls
A detachment of soldiers aided tho nro
men in emptying tho adjacent houses of fur
nlturo and tho ambulances wero busy In
carrying victims to the neighboring hos
pital. Fortunately the names did not reach tho
Immenso reservoirs of petroleum. Tho loss
Is estlmnted at 2.000,000 francs.
Double I'uiicrul ut XcInoii.
NKI.SON, Neb.. Feb. 25. (Special Tele
gram.) A double funeral occurred hero this
afternoon. The Fervlcrs were held nt tho
opera house, where nearly 1,000 people paid
their last tribute to the remains of two
heroes of Company II, Charles Motoalf and
Otto Kustenbender. Tho bodies were taken
to tho village cemetery and laid to re!
with military houorn beside that of Albert
Hurd In tho Company 11 lot. Sergeant
Metc.alf wan killed In action April 23, lS'if'.
near Qulngua, Philippine Islands. Private
Kustenbender died In tho Hrst reserve hos
pital nt Manila April 21, after having been
wounded twice. A special train brought a
number of people from Superior.
LIFE LOST IN DETROIT FIRE
One llcnd nml 'Vwit Injured iim KcniiII
or lllurc In Itolllntr
Mlllx.
DKTIIOIT, Mich., Feb. 2;.. Fire tonight In
the plant of the Detroit Steel nnd Spring
company's works destroyed both tho com
pany's rolling mills and caused a loss of a
llretnan's life, besides Indirectly resulting
aged tnndo ono deslro to Benu some oi our
blck and wounded there.
PAAHDKHKHG, Ornngo Free State, Feb.
21. Tho Ilrltlsh took eighty prisoners as tho
result of yesterday's engagement.
A balloon uacended and dlHCovered several
new works, which tho Urltlsh guim ahelled
today.
General Wynne was slightly wounded.
Tho Hoer positions nro not considered
strong, with the exception of Kroblerskloof.
Tho hills eastward are not eo high nnd can
not bo Intrenched so well as the mountains
which the Ilrltlsh hnvo taken.
Tho SomeraelH were tho nrst ncrcs tho
pontoons -on AYodnesdny. They were sub
jected to n heavy tire for Ave hours In an
Isolated position. It wns tho nrst tlmo they
had been under ttre and they behaved ex
cellently. Karly on Friday n Revere rllle nro was re
sumed on tho right nnd front from the po-
Durlnc tho artillery ttrlng last evening
tho mules of tho Klghty-Becond battery,
which had remained hitched to the carriages,
suddenly stampeded and galloptd oft en
masse, but today the wagons, with one ex
ception, wero recovered.
French TiiUcm .Many l'rUonern.
General French has sent in soventy-nvo
prisoners. A Ilrltlsh patrol, eight miles to
tho west, discovered thirty Uoers wander
ing away nnd corralled them. Already this
forco has captured 460 of tho cnetny, while
many dead Iiocro havo been seen.
Tho Hoer prisoners uro all depressed at
tho present courso of tho war and they com
ment bitterly upon General Cronjo's per
sistence, which they cnll "murder."
Today a German nmbulanco attached to
tho Hoer forces was allowed to traverso the
Ilrltlsh lines In front of Jacobsdal. Quantl
DRIFTING AWAY FROM DOGMAS
I'rcMldcut Kllnt of llnrvurd Siih
I'cniilc Arc i:iiiiilnliii; (iriiuuilH
of I'll li l ii in ii tut HcllefN.
GATACRE REPORTS REPULSE
Mciitcnuiit Colonel llonliler nnd t'np
tuln l)c Montmorency AinoiiK
Sluln llcnvy IlrKlnli I.ohm.
Colonel F. II. Iloskler of tho Third Middle
sex Volunteer artillery.
A reconnaissanco yesterday In force under
General Gatacro, with eight guns, found tho
Iloers occupying a ridge threo miles beyond
Billons held over night by both sides. Tho ; . ..at,i,. Bhetp nd trek oxen havo
IlrltlHh naval gui1t. howitzers, mountain nnd becn captured whllu wandering from tho
field batteries nhellcd tho liner trenches In- j uoor langer.
eessantly. The Iloers replied with two licavy
guiis, some of their Bhells bursting over tho
honpltnl. As a result tho Ilrltlsh wounded
were removed.
liner Stand I'll In i'rcnclio.
During tho afternoon tho Fifth brlgndo,
tho Iunlskllllngs and Dubllns leading, began
to advance up the hlll. In spite of tho con
stant HUcllIng tho Doers stood up In their
trenches, alining deliberately down tho
bills.
Tho Infantry ndvance wns further covered
by parties on the right nnd left, nrlug vol
leys. It was slow, tho Ilrltlsh taking ad
vantage of every bit of natural cover. Tho
Iloers on the crestn of tho hills, -as well as
from tho trenchea part of tho way down,
poured lead along tho advancing line.
At dark the Ilrltlsh Infantry had reached
'within a few hundred yards ot tho nrst lino
of Hoer trenches.
rw'oii't Iteinove Women nnd Children.
PAAHDEHKHG, Friday. General CronJe'H
position Is moro hopeless than ever. Our
guiiH domlnato the sloping nscents from tho
river on nil Rides and by tho rush of tho
Shropshire on Wednesday night up tho
river bed tho Iloers lost 200 yards space In
their" cover.
Deserters say tho Ilrltlsh Are has becn
very deadly and nlllrm that General Cronjo
himself Is willing to surrender, but Is nver
borno by tho young lloera from tho Trans
vaal. There aro women nnd children with the
lloer forco. General Hobcrts proposed to let
them pass out of danger, but this sugges-1
tlon, as well as the proffer of medical aid,
lias been rejected.
Tho kopjo captured by tho Hrltlsh last
Wednesday, when nfty prisoners wero taken,
Is n most Important strategical position. Its
possession should enablo us to repulse nny
lloer reinforcements from tho eastward.
Fourth l)a of tin DcfeiiNC.
PAAHDKHKHG. Wednesday. Tho fourth
day of General CronJo'B lino defenso
opened In startling fashion. Soon after dawn
a most terrific rattle of rllle Uro broko out,
waking tho sleeping camp. It was tho
heaviest nro during tho war and all nwaltcj
with foreboding tho nows ot Its effect.
It soon developed that tho Gloucester nnd
Kssexs had lost their way nnd had
bivouacked, In error, closo to tho Hoer
laager on tho north sldo of tho river. As
Boon as they wero perceived by tho enemy
tho latter fuslllndivl. Wonderful to tell, tho
Ilrltlsh casualties were practically none.
There was desultory firing all day long on
both tho north nnd south banks. General
Knox's brigade holding nnd pushing forward
tho lino south ot tho river, while General
Smlth-Dorrlen, en tho north sldo, worked
toward tho laager. Meanwhile General
French advanced, In a far easterly direction,
near a kopjo held by a strong forco of
Cronju's men, reinforced by a Uadysmlth
contingent. At tho samo tlmo General
llrondwood's brigade, with a b.(ttery of horsa
artillery, took up positions to tho left nnd
rear ot tho same kopje.
Tho front of tho hill was thoroughly
searched by a raking nro. Suddenly tho
Iloers bolted from every sldo toward Gen
eral French, who headed toward tho drift
bhelllng vigorously. Many wero killed by
sflrnpnel, about forty wero captured, but a
great many nnally escaped.
As soon as tho kopjo was evacuated thU
correspondent vlBlted It. The position was
found to be wonderfully strong nnturally and
to form tho real key to tho position In tbo
ease of defenso against Hoer reinforcements
advancing from tho east,
Our Qrst contact with tho LaJysiulth
CHICAGO, Feb. 2:.. President Charles W.
Kllot of Harvard university told tho stu
dents nt tho University of Chicago today
that many perplexing questions nbout re
Ugloun fundamentals had been propounded
of lato to Harvard university preachers.
That this deslro to bo Informed was typical
of tho ngu; that church nttendanco all over
America had fallen off noticeably, but that
men wero retaining the original principles
taught by William lillery Channlng.
The collcgo president followed tho con
versational method in telling Inleiesting
things about Harvard and Its customs. Ho
said:
"Harvard has always stood for the free
dom of thought and telenco essential to
slnccro and earnest truth-seeking. Wo cm-
ploy nve district prcachor3 six weeks each,
nnd a professor In Christian morals has tho
other six woclis.
"They not only preach, but sit every day
In Wodworth houso on tho campus to dis
cuss nny religious question with tho stu
dents In conversation. Young men come
Micro bent on truth-seeking with nothing to
gain but nn Inspiration to better life. They
breast. I heard tho ball as It passed, and
as I turned Sayles said: 'Theso spent Flll-
Itouuh Weather from fcknuvi a . plno bullets sting, den t they?' at tho same
VANCOUVKH. 11. C, Feb. 2o. 1 no tlmo making an Involuntary motion as If
steamer Cutcli nrrlved this morning from brushing tho bullet from his coat. Al
Skagway after tho roughest trip It ever ex- 1 though tho ball was nlir.ost spent, ns Sayks
nerlcnced. There wero five feet of Ico on ' supposed. It still hnd enough forco to enter
Its decks on Frldny morning. Mountainous j,3 brcast, mnklng an ugly wound. He kept
sens rolled over Its bows nml swept nearly ba paco the line, however, for several
from end to end of tio steamer. Ico waa tnluutes, until his weakness obliged him to
even over Its pllothous." nnd tho whlatlo , falter. I called to Captain Taylor and tho
assault came. Private Sayks was not three j ju,ca to a nhyslclan and an nmbulaiuo
ieui irom ino wnen uie uuuei BirucK "isidilver. The property loss is about $100,000,
nines, which run halt Way up tho funnel,
were shrouded in Ice. Tho weather wa3
frightfully cold and for two days passage
ways across tho deck had to bo cut with
axes.
(icrimiiiN Leant from lloer War.
HRHMN, Feb. 25. In German military
circles It It believed Uie lessons taught by
tho Hoer war will make a largo Increaso
necossary In tho German cavalry and alto
lead to n thorough change of cavalry tac
tics, eliminating masso charges, of which
Fmperor William showed himself so fond
at tho recent army maneuvers.
Iltilioulc I'liitfiic lit Attntrnlln.
SYDNEY. N. S. W.. Feb. 25. Another caso
of bubonic plnguo has developed hero 'and
several persons havbean quarantined,
CUBA CELEBRATES HOLIDAY
AiuilvcrHiirj- of lli-irliiiilnil of Ilcvolu
tlou In Htrlqtly OliHerved ut
Snnll.13".
SANTIAGO DR CUHA, Feb. 25. Tho order
of General Wood making yesterday a holi
day in honor of tho beginning of tho revolu
tion waa very popular and was observed
strictly. Except for a few American houses,
It waa Impossible to nnd a business estab
lishment open. The Cubans consider the
day in tho amo light as tho Americans do
wounded man was taken to the rear.
"That was tho last time 1 saw Sayles
alive. Ho was taken to tho hospital nt Ma
nila, whero wo heard encouraging reports
from him. His wound was healing nicely
when ho was attacked by typhoid fever. In
his enfeebled condition ho was unablo to
withstand tho ravages of dlsraso and his
death occurred on April 10, 1899."
Tribute from (icruy inn n.
Tho scrvico was opened by tho bass solo,
"Trusting in Thee," by Frank Manchester,
followed by prayer nnd a brief address by
Hov. Mann. Mr. Mann gave n brief sketch
of tho engagements and skirmishes partici
pated In by Private Snylcs, the list number
ing about thirty, beginning with tho capture
of Manila. Ho spoko of tho heroism and
uclf-sacrinco displayed by the youth not yet
21 years old In leaving his family and friends
to servo his country to tho utmost limit ot
human devotion.
"Prlvato Sayles fulfilled tho mission to
which ho was called," said Mr. Mann, "in
such fashion as to bring honor to his coun
try nnd tho name ho bears. Hu bore his lot
cheerfully nnd wns one of the most popular
young men In the company. Ills knowledge
of music enabled him to brighten many a
weary hour of camp life and his talents wero
always at tho scrvico of his friends."
l.nxt of ('ompany'N Dcntl.
The cortege was led to the cemetery by
tho young volunteer's comrades of Company
L nnd tho Order of Foresters, marclilng
1ELP FOR NORFOLK
Interstftto Oommerco Commission Begins Iti
Investigation Today.
INQUIRY INTO RATE DISCRIMINATION
Business Men of tbs Nebraska Oily Hie
Complaints Against Railroads.
CONCERNS EVERY ROAD IN THE STATfc
Numerous Tables tied Exhibits of Bates anil
Statis'.icj to Submit.
iHOW UNFAIR TREATMENT OF NORFOLK
fully covered by Insurance,
Tho blaze started from an unknown causp
In tho rolling mills engine room. The double
rolling mills building, 100x130 feet In sle.
was destroyed. Fireman Timothy Kenlinne
was standing In Hubbard avenue, when nn
eighty-foot Iron Blnck fell across the street
striking nnd killing him Instantly. A hns-
pltal nmbulanco running ts tho scene col
lided with a swiftly running electric car.
Tho ambulance was smusliid to plo-'oa and Us
occupants, Driver Frank Herthcaur and Dr.
T. J. MeKlttrick, wero badly bruised and
shocked
Dewitt Iioomls, general mnnnger of tho
Steel and Spring company, said that tho
prlng shops will he operating ngaln within
ten days anil that tho rolling mills will re
sumo In a month If the company can secure
tho necessary buildings.
DEADLY CROSSING ACCIDENT
Five People Killed hj- a I.chluh Vol
ley HireHN nnd I'nu tMhern
Injured.
BUFFALO, N. Y Feb. 25. A special to
the Courier from Geneva says:-
Shortly after midnight Saturday tho
midnight express on the Lehigh Valley rull
road struck a carriage containing seven per
sons at Tuttles Crossing, about twenty-nvo
miles cast from Hochcster, Instantly killing
ilvo of the occupants, fatally Injuring an
other and badly bruising tho other. All wero
membera of one family.
Tho dead:
M IIS. AMY SMITH. IS years old.
HKHT SMITH, 23 years old.
MISS M1HANDA SMITH, 21 years old.
GLEE SMITH. 11 years old.
CATHEHINE SMITH, 8 years old.
Tho Injured:
Fourth of July
Tho principal celebration wns held nt the through tho snow. Hrlef services were held
STEHKSTHOM. Feb. 25. General Gatacro
has Issued a divisional order announcing the
kllltne at Schoomnn's fnrm. yesterday, of
Captain De Montmorency, commanding Do fundamental beliefs and the wholo conccp
Montmorency's
Antonio Maceo club, whero tho speeches al tll0 grftV0 an,i the last of Comply L's
wero oiilto different In tono from any mado1 ,,, .nB 1ni,i . rPgt.
ask many dlUiiflilt things and many of the at any previous demonstration. All the '. u wns expected that the bodies of Privates
ministers tow mo inni uie orucais neio speakers accepted the intention or ino unneu ; nelden and Legg would bo Interred In the
most trying. i states government to establish a Cuban in- I company L lot nlso, but other nrrangementu
"Now thla nttltudo among tho students nt dependence, nnd ono of tho principal sub- ' i,avo been mado by tho families. The ro
a miodern Institution of education typlttcs jCClg ot discussion was tho cnothods of call- maM3 0f Prlvato Legg wero burled Sunday
tho state of tho modern world. Tho wholo , tntf tll0 flrgt ioan tor tho payment of tho at SprlngHcld, Mo., the homo of his mother.
community is examining tho grounds of Its i e0ltl lcra of the Cuban army. Tho family of Private nelden, at Mlnturn,
HAVANA. Feb. 25. Tho conduct ot tho ' ja decided nt tho last moment also that
Ahlc AKorncjH Kiuptii) cd to Pleat!
the Ciiiimc of the 'n I u I it ii ii t
Sample Statement .Nlionluu;
t'nncN of DUcrliiilniitliin.
NORFOLK, Nob., Feb. 25. (Special.) Tho
Interstate Commerce cotnnilsfilon urrlvcJ
here thU evening and will be ready Monday,
morning nt t) o'clock to begin tho hearing ot
Uio complaint ot Charles II, Johnaou In re
gard to Interstate freight rates.
Since all roads doing business In Nc
braska aro Impleaded In the complaint, It la
thought that all will be fully represented,
by ulllclals and attorneys.
Mr. JohtiFon and the biisliitKS men will bo
represented by Fred II. Free of this city and
Spencer Smith of Council muffs, la., at
torney for tho Northwestern Grain Shippers.'
uMn clatton. Mr. Johnson has his tc.ulmony,
well In hand and has prepared nuuieroua
table" and exhlbllB of rates nnd statlntlcs.
Following are a few samples ot bin nhow
lugs:
First Showing how n department storo In)
Chicago or a merchant In Davey or any othetf
little town between Fremont and Lincoln
hnlilH the edge over a Norfolk merchant lit
selling a bill of houshold furniture weigh
ing 3,170 pnundn to a customer in Crelghtonf
nil goods having to pass through Norfolk;
to reach Crelghtou. The freight from Chi
cago direct to Crelghtnn on the 3.170 poundu
will be $59.6S. The rate from Chicago tb
Davey, plus the rate from D.ney to Crolgh
ton, when goods are re-blllcd, Is S!).in, Jub
the same ns when Hhlpped direct. Tho rntd
on the Eamo 3,170 pounds from Chicago til
Norfolk Is $57 22, from Norfolk to Crelghtoij
$13.90, making a total of $71.12. or a dis
crimination In favor of tho department titora
or the merchant In Davey of $1 1.47.
Second On 20,000 pounds llrst-claaa
freight from Duluth:
To Sioux City
To Florence. 119 miles further.
To Lincoln. 152 miles further...
To Norfolk, 71 mile further...
Third On n carload of butter and eggs to
Chicago:
Hentrlre, C2il miles $1M
Norfolk, f.st miles jjj
Sioux Fulls. COS miles M
Yankton, r,7S miles 103
Lincoln. Cti" mllen 81
Fremont. C0J miles 03
Theso nro -only a few samples of tho ex
hibits Mr. Johnson has prepared.
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CITY ELECTION APPROACHES
Mcitiilillcnn I'rlmarlcM for .Selection of
Municipal I'niidldiitcH Will Ho.
Held on 'rucMdnv.
LINCOLN, Feb. 25. (SpeclM.) Repub
lican primaries for the selection of candi
dates for city olllces under the Lincoln
Porter Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith nml fiomlnntitiK system will bo held here Tues-
day afternoon from 12 to 7 o'clock. Tho
olllces to bo filled uro city attorney, water
commissioner, engineer, police Judge, two
excisemen and ono councilman from each ot
father of the other victims
Gardner Smith, 21 years old.
Tho bodies of Mrs. Smith nnd her daughter
Miranda wero carried for a mllo on tho cow
catcher of the engine. Tho bodies of the little ! t10 Hlven Wnrda. The nght for the nomlna-
glrl and her two brothers wero found near
the score of the nccldcnt.
FIGHT AT KENTUCKY DANCE
scouts, nnd Lieutenant 1 tlon of the govornment of tho unlvcrso has ujjan pCOplo yesterday during the celebra- they -would prefer tho body of tho youn?
changed. tlon of independence is favorably commented , volunteer to rest In tho town whero ho grow
"I know ot no denomination oxcept the ou y tno ocal papers. Tho fact that I t0 manhood.
Roman Cntholles which has not experienced jonBK0r Sbarrettl, upon his nrrival, In jjrH j, iiraybrook, wife of nn oulccr In
a great cliango In attendance. Tho pastor of Bpllo c tij0 many protests against his ap- tho Order of Foresters, met with a sevcro
Phillips Hrooks' church In Hoston told mo I nointment. was treated with respect, and accident ns she approached the armory to
Moltcno In tho Stormbcrg district. Tho j recently that thero had been a Benslblo de- lll0 fact ,tlat tho Spanish, Cuban and ' nttend tho funeral. She fell on tho Iry pnvo
Hoers crept nround tho Hank of Do Mont- cllne, not In good works, but In tho number Amcri,.nn fiag3 waved side by sldo tinrao- ,nent aB she entered tho door and Buffered a
niorency's scouts, pouring In a deadly nro. of persons present nt the services. I have ics,a, ami harmoniously, wero surprises for dislocation of tho wrist. Mrs, nraybrook was
Tho scouts wero nnally compelled to retire, felt tho samo thing In the chapel at Cam- I ,.., u had been considered that tho?o carried to tho parlors of the armory, whero
having lost heavily. Fourteen nro missing.
Cnptnln de Montmorency was killed,
VASHU'GTON, Feb. 25. Captain do
Montmorency, who was killed near Sterk
strom while commanding Do Montmorency's
Bcouts, wns a noted man In tho Ilrltlsh
army and a wearer of tho Victoria cross. Ho
was tho son of Major General Viscount
Frankfort nnd belonged to tho Twenty-third
lnnccrs. Ho gained tho Victoria cross at
Omdurman, whero ho served under General
Kitchener. Lieutenant Grcnfell had been
killed and tho Ilrltlsh enrnestly desired to
recover his body. At great personal risk
Cnptnln do Montmorency undertook tho task,
notwithstanding It compelled mm to inco
tho Dervishes alone.
STILL HAS FAITH IN "BOBS"
llrltlMh I'uhlle .iiIoun, but Aivnlllnir
DcIiiIIh lllh I'nlleiice HohertN
C'atcliltm .!!! ii llocrx.
LONDON, Feb. 20.-4:35 n. m. Perhaps
never beforo In tho couiso of tho present
campaign havo such crowds visited the War
ulllco as went thero yesterday. As tho
Times remarks today, "Tho dearth of news
Is tiomowhat trying nt a time when a con
siderable success was generally regarded as
Imminent."
No diminution of conndenco In Lord Rob
erts is felt, howover, and tho public Is ready
to believe that ho has good reasons for not
mentioning General Cronje In tho ofllciat
dispatches. Probably ho Is In no hurry to
end n situation which la dally bringing Into
his grasp small parties of Poors In a vain
endeavor to reinforce General Cronje. Theso
ho can deal with In detail.
Lord Hobcrts has already captured over
E00 Iloers, and at this rato ho will soon
havo qulto n respectable array of prisoners
to hold ns hostages for tho 3,000 Hrltlsh
already In Pretoria.
General Cronje'a refusal to accept tho
offer of Lord Roberts regarding tho women
and children Indicates cither that tho posi
tion Is loc9 desperato than has bejn supposed
or that ho has been ablo to dig an absolutely
safe placo for them.
Everything gees to show that General
Huller'8 advanco Is most stubbornly con
tested nnd most cautiously carried out. It
is hoped that he will soon be In a position
whero General White will bo able to amlst
him materially.
The campaign Is now approaching a most
Interesting phnso, In about a fortnight tho
congress ot the Afrikander bund will meet,
and it Is rumored that Mr. Hofmeyer will
then propose peaco terms on tho basis of
the republics retaining absoluto iudepend-
(Continued on Second Pago.)
bridge. I hnvo learned slnco coming nere
it Is also truo in tho churches of this city."
MAN WITH A HISTORY DIES
1, filers from Ithodcx, lladea-l'iMVcll,
(ieiierul MIIcm and Othcrx Knee
Mmillu I'liMtiiuiNler.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25. A man regis
tered nt the Pennsylvania hnspltnl as Ham
ilton H. Greyson died In that Institution
today from hiccoughs, nnd from letters
found among his effeots Is supposed to have
had a remarkable career and a wide ex
perience in various, parts of the world.
Letters to Mm from Cecil Rhodes, Gen
eral Haden-Powoll, General Mlled, General
Wheelor, the late General Iiwton nnd As
sistant Postmaster Goneral Allen were
found. Tho Allen letter was dnted n'
Washington, April , 1S9, nnd showed that
Greyson hnd been appointed postmaster nt j
Manila. Another letter shows that ho re
signed that office in September, 1SW9, ou
account of ill-health.
Tho lladcn-Powell letter wns dated "In
the Flcll, Mnmbarn, Africa, July 12, lSOG."
In this letter ho was known as Henry
Herbert Greyson nnd It recommended him
for the Victoria erosa for good work dono
aa n hospital surgeon.
At his boarding houso very llttlo wns
known of him. He never spoke of his fam
ily, but Is believed to havo had a son In
tho railroad buelneFs In Washington, I). C.
Greyson could speak flvo languages, wns
engaged In building a railroad for an Eng
lish corporation nnd aided In building a
railroad to the top of tho Andes mountains
In tho samo couutry, ho having beenjv civil
nnd n mechanical engineer. Ho was also
engaged In raining In tho western part of
thla country nnd from nnother letter found
on him must havo lived In San Francisco
In 1S91.
llniiy I. like Shipment".
riTTSIU'HO. I'n-. Feb. 25. It Is learned
from nn olllclal of the littuburg Coal enm
lmnv. the local combine, that lake ship
ments will commence much earlier this
season than last, In fact, arrangements
luive been perfected to begin shipment
this week. Last year tho season win not
nnened until Mnv t and lis ll result fi.il
men could not 1111 orders for about f.oo.0o0
tons because of tho short senson. Oio
shippers, it Is learned, have nlso arranged
for an cnriy opening nnu expcci m biuri
shipments ny April is.
Su cil l h-American Vetcranx,
CIIIPAOO. Feb. 25.-8wedlsh Amerlcnns
who fought In the civil and Spanish Amer
ican wars, both In the nriny nml navy,
held n meeting hero todny and perfected
nn orL-nnlziitlou to be known ns tno awed
lull-American Veterans' association. Kr-
nest Q. Va wns elected president.
various events, coming together, would pro
mote disturbances. Aa matters turned out
tho most complcto harmony prevailed among
nil clabses.
On Friday General Wood requested Gon
eral Gome to uso his personal Innucnco to
prevent any disturbances on tho arrival of
Mgr. Sbarrettl, and despite tho fact that a
program had becn arranged General Gomez
nnd a friend succeeded within a few hours
In transforming open hostility Into passive
respect.
ALGER SAYS IT IS NOT WAR
Only Tcrinx to He Applied to I'hllln
lilne Trouble Arc Ilchelllon and
Inxiirreetloii.
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 25. Concerning a
recent statement from Washington with re
card to a difficulty which confronts Secro-
tnrv Roor in dccldlRK whether tho United
States Is In n state of war, former Secretary
Alger today said:
"I should say most emphatically that the
United States Is not In a stoto of war. Tho
treaty ot peaco signed at Paris ended tho
war with Spain. Tho only termB inai can
properly bo applied to tho present troublo
In tho Philippines aro rebellion nnu insurrection.
"As to tho Immedlalo question beforo tho
lenartmcnt. whether enlisted soldiers can
nurchaso their dlschargcp In times of peaco.
I do not feel competent' to utter a divided
opinion. It is a matter whereon tho advice
of tho attornoy general will undoubtedly bo
asked. It Is my prlvato belief, though, that
when soldiers aro badly needed, oven ir n
stato of war doca not exist, they should not
ibo allowed to take advantage of that priv
ilege.
"I would distinguish between a iccnnicai
war and an Insurrection. Insofar as tho con
ditions affect our soldiers In tho -field, and
with refcrenco to tho privilege that belong
to them in times of peace, wo aro at war.
Hut technically and actually wo aro not In
a stato of war and tho campaign should not
bo spoken ot as war."
Trniixnort from Culm.
NEW YORK. Feb 25,-Tlm Fulled fitntes
transport Sedgwick nrrived tills morning
from Mntanzns, tienfuegos and Havana
with twenty-seven cubln pnssengers nnd
forty-six discharged soldiers. The Sedg
wick also brought n quantity of baggngo,
llfty-four Boldlers' bodies and J230.CK) In
specie.
Two l'rlxone'rx llurneil to Dentil.
FOREST CITY, Ark., Feb. 25.-Frank
Iloimti nnd Char es Norris, prisoners nt
the station houso here, wero burned to
death todny. Tho flro Is supposed to have
becn started by the men In an attempt
to Keep warm,
sho received surgical attention.
LINCOLN SOLDIER IS BURIED
Inilirexulve Funeral ScrvlocH Held
Over lleiualiiH of CliarlcH Al.
ScMartr. of Conipiiny 1.
tlon for city attorney Is n hard one, thoro
being three candidates of nearly equal
strength. Acting Attorney Mnulo dcslreti
tho position, and tho other two candidate))
aro E. C. Strode, nephow of ex-Congressmani
Strode, and R. (1. Greenlee. For water com
missioner, engineer nnd police Judge there)
Is no competition, consequently the nomina
tions will go to Jiumes Tyler, Atlnii Dodson
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Feb. 25. A special to , nnd W. H. Comstock, In tho order named1.
tho Courier-Journal from Whltesburg tells , Tyler Is now acting aa water commlssloncC
of a free light near Pound Gap, In which ono and W. H. Comstock Is serving hia nrst
person was killed and several Injured. Tho term ns police Judge. Adna Dodson nerved
troublo occurred during n dance at tho homo ono term as city engineer several jears ago.
Scriiumiiitf with IMnIoIk ami KiiIick
Cicarx Place of All hut Ucad
and Wounded,
of Hill Mullltis, n Virginia moonshiner,
Pistols nnd knives wero used In tho
scrimmage, which lasted until tho placo had
Clarence Eddy of Chicago will glvo am
organ recital In the stnte university armory
tomorrow night for tho benefit of tho fund
LINCOLN, Feb. 25. (SpoMnl.) Impres
sive funeral services wero held over tho ro
mnlns of Corporal Charles M, Schwartz,
lato of Company D of tho First regiment, at
tho Lincoln auditorium this afternoon. Fully
3,500 persons nttended tho services and al
most as many marched in solemn procession
from tho auditorium to Wyuka cemetery,
where tho remains wero Interred.
Chnrles M. Schwartz enlisted with Com
pany D of this city when tho nrst call for
volunteers wns Issued. He mado an excel
lent record as a soldier and soon after tho
nrst skirmish near Manila was made nrst
corporal of tho company. Ho was wounded In
tho battlo at Qulngua and died In tho hos
pltal a fow weeks later. Ills remains wero
relumed to tho united states recently nnu
nrrived here Thursday evening, when thoy
wero delivered Into tho custody ot tho rest
dont members of his company, under whoso
chnrgo tho funeral services today were con
ducted.
Chaplain Malllcy conducted the services at
tho auditorium. Ho told briefly of tho valor
of tho dead soldier, of hia bravery on tho
nold and tho patriotic Impulse which caused
him to glvo up his llfo for tho common good
of his fellow men.
Tho services wero simple, brief ana very
Imnresslvo. Tho members of Company I)
nttended In a body, acting ns a military
guard of honor and escort for tho remains
of their comrado. In addition, tho univer
sity battalion, Company F of tho Second
regiment, Company I of tho old First regi
ment, from Hennett, ami auoui iuu souncm
from other companies, attended In full uni
form, filling nearly tho entlro lower floor of
tho auditorium.
YOIIK HOLDS X TUIIi.r. Kl'XHH All.
I.onw Line of Carrlimrx Follow Sol
dier IJenil to the Cemetery.
YORK, Nob., Keb. 25. (Special Telegram.)
Tho largest funeral over held In York
county was tho trlplo burial of Edward Day,
Milton Lynde and Walter Poor, late mem
bers of Company A, First Nebraska, killed
ono year ago in battlo In tho Philippines.
Tho largo auditorium In which the serv
ices wero held could not hold the vaot crowd.
Captain Holdeman told of their brave deed!
and described when and whero they wero
killed. At tho head of procession wns Com
pany A, followed by a band, tho Grand Army
been elenred of all but tho wounded. John being raised tu pay off the ImlcbtednesH onj
Newberry was shot and died within two j tho reed organ purchased from tho Omaha,
hours. Ed Nowberry, his brother, was ! exposition by tlio nlumnl nssoclntltn. Tho
fatally wounded, nnd Luclln. tho 18-year-olil ' instrument Is said to bo ono of the best In
dnughtcr of Mulllns, was stabbed threo tho west and until other quarters nro found
times with a dirk and cannot recover. Mrs. I on tho campus It will remain In the nrmoryt
Mulllns was severely bruised and n man Ex-City Engineer Ford llnnstedt left thin
named, Keller of Dickinson county wna shot morning f( Havana, to accept a pnBltlon la'
In tho knee. Mulllns has been arrested nnd 1 tho onglnfor corps of tho nitny. Ho re
taken to tho county Jail at Cllntwood, whero signed hia position as city engineer sevcrnj
ho Is under a heavy guard to provent n days ago.
lynching, which has been threatened by Tho Haydon Art club, tho only art organ
friends of tho Jennings brothers. Pound , ization In tho city, will meet nt tho unl
Gap was tho Bceno of tho murder of the ! verslty Tuesday evening for the purposo ot
threo Crafts brothers 111 December Inst.
OCEAN LINE STEAMER ASHORE
Doubtful If .!, 000,0110 Ship, on IIocUn
OIT .11 ill lie Count, Cun He
Suvctl.
reorganizing Into nn exhibition club.
I'llltlKIIIOIllll'K U'OIIIIIII'X ('lull,
PLATTS.MOUTII, Neb., Feb. 25. (Spo
clal.) Regardless of the zero weather thero
was a largo nttendanco nt tho meeting ot
tho PInttsmouth Woman's club. Mra. S.
Wnugli made current topics very Interest
Inmti.r Iti I tin L'cnnr.il discussion 11 noil
PORTLAND, Me,, Feb. 25.-Tho big Allan . ,,, ,, .,, nf tbo dav. Iniiiidlnc Mm
lino steamer California, which left Its dock ,ntPst publications, etc. Lieutenant C. A',
nt midnight, went ashore on Ham Island i lnwPS delivered a well written and aula
ledge. Just outsldo of the harbor, a few i iorlllro Upnn Massachusetts." In traclnfj
minutes nftcr Its pilot left It this morning. tj, hlHtory of tho grent state ho spoke of Mm
All tlio passengers are snfe, although still j important part It had always playe I In tho
aboard. .Most of tbo local searanug men affairs of the nation nml closed wltn a glow
aro of tho opinion that tho rocks havo
penetrated tho bottom of tho vessel in sev
eral places and thoy doubt very much If It
can bo saved.
Tho vessel In valued at $3,000,000, tho
cargo at $300,000. Thero aro six cabin, live
Intermediate nnd ten steerago passongoia,
besides a crew of seventy-nvo men.
MORE TO BE IDLE IN CHICAGO
Several TiiouNiiuil Additional Work
men Will He Thrown Out liy
TratlcN' Council Action,
CHICAGO, Feb. 25 It la probablo that
several thousand moro men will bo thrown
out of work during tho week nnd tho tleup of
tho building Industry of tho city will be
further complicated by tho nctlon taken at
tho meeting of tho Ilulldlng Mnterlal Tradca'
council today. Its decision that tho delivery
of brick from all yards In this country to
buildings under construction by tho United
Contractors whero nonunion wero employed
bo stopped will mako Idle. 1,000 brlckrnakera
and tho order extending the Btrlko of tho
machinists to other trades will call out at
leaBt 3,000 others,
Movcmt'iilH of Ocean VcnncIn, Foil, -7t.
At New York Arrived Steamers Mun
chen. from liromeni Pennsylvania, from
Hamburg.
At Quecnstown- Sailed Stenmers Wnes
lmd. from Liverpool, for Philadelphia Lu-
of tho Republic and the Woman's Relief canla, from Liverpool, for New York.
lng tribute to Daniel Webster, Its great and
Immortal statesman. Mrs. J. I. Unriih road
an Interesting paper upon tho early history;
of tho PurllanB nnd their emigration to Ma3
Hachusetts.
Deform by One County lloarit.
WEST POINT, Nob., Feb. 25. (Bpeclal.J
Tho Hoard of Supervisors of thla county lma
mnilo a new depurturo In tho letting ot
brldgo contracts. Heretofore foreign brldgo
companies havo Invariably secured thoso
plums nnd It Is strongly suspected that Mm
county has been paying far moro for Mild
class of work than It should. At tho last
meeting It was decided to Ignoro nil blda and
glvo the work to Cuming county labor, thuil
keeping tho money expended nt homo and
providing work for homo workmen. Super
visor Sharp waB tho author of this movo
'nt'"'. .
. "n
Plnltxiiiouth tily Convention.
PLATTSMOUTII. Neb.. Feb. 25. (Sprt
elal ) Tho republican city convontlon wilt
bo held In this city March 17, to placo In)
nomination the following candidates to ha
voted for April 3: Mayor, city clerk, trcaa
utcr, pollco Judge, two members for tha
Hoard of Education and ono cotincllraa,ij
from each ward.
1 T
Trouble for O. William.
PONCA, Neb., Feb. 25.-(HpeclsI.)-
CharleH O. Williams waa held to the district
1 court yesterday in $2,000 bonds utr'er tho
i chnrgo of criminal assault. Tho evidence