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The Omaha Daily Bee. ..V ESTABLISHED JUKJ3 JO, 1871, OMAHA, TJIUHSDAY .MOUNTING, MARCH 1, 1000-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY VIXK CENTS. rrw MTrn rim iit i tr iTT'i- 1U lUI lllb ttAIUUl Flans of Commander Cronje to Oat His Fore? Oat of a Pen. . -r-r-.T-.-r ...,,,-r, f.-, ,1?MU7" vM.... ..... Aiitnin rmnntu run suniMr nimiiitnn lallure of Econts on Outside to Seiz. a Kopje Frustrated the Scbems. FINE ENTRENCHMENT IN BOER LAAGER Practically No Efftot Produced on it by tho British Shall Tin. ONLY EIGHT OF THE BOERS WOUNDED till l-.jrx Arc .tnv Tnriipel Temiiril Duller In III UlTfiri In I'lircr Him Wny Thruimh In l.ti it ,v s lit 1 1 li. (Copyright. 19W. by Press Publishing Co.) KIMDI'ltLKY, Fob. 28. 9:25 a. m.-(New York World Cablegram Spcclnl Telegram.) - Deserters report that Cronje Intended to cut his way out Sunday night, but tho fail ure of scouting Deem outside the Ilrltlsh lines to seize a kopje frustrated the project and ho surrendered. Several women and children aro among the prisoner. It Is de clared hero that iho Hrltlsh have captured four Krupp Hold guns, two Vlcker-Maxlmn. several ordinary Maxims and 5,000 Hiuall arms Tho Doer entrenchments were elmply deep. . narrow ditches. When the Drltlsh exam- j ined them thoy found all signs of domestic j occupation. Trunks and boxen In many In- i titances wero mink to tho level of tho ground. Many of them were partially filled with food j and cooking utensils. Tho tremendous Drlt- j Jsh f.hcll flro eccmH to have produced 1 scarcely an appreciable clfect. Tho Hat of j wounded during tho wink tho laager was ' lield was only about eight. The number of - dead Is unknown. DATTKHSDY. IIiiith still I'IkIiI I'urloiiHt)-. (Copy right, HKK), by Press Publishing Co.) COLKNSO, Natal, Feb. 28. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) On tho owning of February 23, when the Innls kllllngs were so badly cut up at Plcters Jilll. thc Dublin Ftitdlcsrs and Connaught Hangers wero sent to upport the badly battered rcglmont. Doth regiments also suffered severely. Despite the fierce at'.ack by tho Doers tho soldiers hold their posi tion during tho night, building walls around their position. A party of tho Connaughts tried to nirfh a poltlon with the bayonet, but were repulsed by tho heavy Doer rlflo fire. The (situation on tho 21th was that the Doers held the summit of Pleters hill and tho Irish brigade, was ontrenched on thc sides of tho hill. A ceaselesH rlflo and artillery duel marked tho clay, causing henvy Drltlsh Jowm. Tin Lancashire regiment, holding low kopje?, wero subjected to a. 'harassing enfilading tiro and throo shrapnel Hliclls ex ploded in tho middle of tho reserves, Tlit: strotiijta of tho urieniy' arnuncl Uuly Hinltli Is now fully 10,000 men, with six or poveli coticrulcd guns. They display no In tention of raising the nlege, but are fighting with more vigor than ever. An artillery and rlllo duel waa kept up continuously until Sunday morning, tho wounded of tho attack of Friday still lylui; unattended on the hlll-i-ldes. Their condition Is now ko pitiful that General Duller sent a flag of truce and ar ranged for an nrmlstlco all Sunday In which to burry tho dead and succor tho wounded, Mllltaiy movement.) continued on both sides, but no shooting. Tho truce ended at dusk, when tho Ho"ra made another furious mus ketry attack on tho Drltlsh left. This was repulsed. The fighting continues furiously. I regret to stato that the Doers .have 1mbii using a large proportion of Illegal bullets. In tho captured ammuniticii live dttferent kinds of explcdlug or cxpanslvn projectiles wero found, some soft-nosed sporting, Home bollow tipped, some notched and cut by the burghers 1 have always tried to bo quite fair to the Doers and never considered It necessary to 'provo an enemy vile, but the cvlcloiiro In this Instance admits of no pos plblo doubt. These practices aro not acts of Isolated Individuals, but are very gen erally followed. Moreover, on several oc casions armed Kafllrs havo been seen or killed flRhtlng with tho burghers. Allow nneo should be inndo for men lighting des perately In n bitter quarrel, but after every reservation It must bo stated that these peo ple! shuw In stress a very dark, spiteful, Wicked uudersldo of their character. WINSTON CIII'HCIIILL. Opliilonn of the llipertx, (Copyright, J!Mo, by Press Publishing Co.) LONDON. Feb. 2S. (New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram.) The Leader expert tays: "I expel Hint Duller has tho biggest, perhaps tho last and assuredly the largest nut to crack that has yet presented itself. It will bo u rare light If tho Doors fttand en Dultsuna mouutalu. Wo are sorry to learn from vory 'high authority that White's forco at Lndysmlth, to which tlio convoy did not get through as reported, Is nlmost at Its last gasp, notwithstanding the Jolly news hellographed thonce. "Tho Idea Heems to bo pprlng up that Methucn Is to bo entrusted with an expedi tion against the Doers ut Fourteen Streams. "Wo think there Is no need of public appre dienslon of his lordship being entrusted with nny further Important work." Tho expert declares that French has not Htarted to Dlocmfontcln en account of the exhaiutlon of his horses, and that Clements Is taking his own time with tho Doers, lot ting them ro their own gait. The Post expert says. "Important news rooiived yesterday wns that Duller had made some progross on Tuesday. It Is. Impractica ble) at tho present to form a very clear Idea of what was dono or an oxact estimate of Ds alue. Duller .ays tho enemy Is scat tered In all directions. This hardly Indi cates a complete victory, for Duller goes on to say there seems to bo n considerable body of them left under Dulwana mountain. The adwinco cf Hoberts hH drawn only small bodies of Doers from Natal, but has not In duced tho Doer chief In command to relax tils htdd on Ladysmlth " CRONJE LEAVES PAARDEBERG 3lu eiiienl nt liner (ipurrnl nnel Snlellern I ncler I1iikII'Ii i:ceirt. lllee LONDON, Feb. 2S Tho War otllco has re reived tho following dispatch from Lord Hoberts: "PAAHDKDHHO, Feb. 2S. -Cronje. -with his family, left here yesterday In charge of Major General Prettyman and under tho c cort of tho City Imperial volunteers and mounted Infantry. "Later In the day the remaining prisoners vent In chargo of tho earl of Krroll nnd es corted by tho Olouceters and 100 Imperial volunteers, ino women nnn children are being sent to their homes. I understand that ereit dlstfatUfactlon was felt by tbe Doors at Cronje's refusal to accept my offer of safe, conduct to the women nnd children and medical enre for the wounded, 170 of whom aro now In our hospital. Many of them n,ro In a terrible plight for want of care at an earlier stage. "I Inspected the Doers' laager yeslerday and was much struck by the Ingenuity am! energy with which the position was made 4 mul Itntii-nnnnhlii In (icsfiillt ' Tl RML 1 Til RIM I CO t-W I UIM1UU V UUULUM Attention Ik imv IMvnl mi Hie Mill. Inry OperntlottN In the Vicinity of i. ml) Mill I li. LONDON. 1'eb. 28.-2 10 p. m General Puller's account of tho tremendous resist mite ho is encountering In his efforts to 1 Duller's distinct success in storming rictera reach Ladysmlth haB brought public Interest hill brings the rescue of Ladysmlth nenr. with a sharp turn from complacent contem- : nut tho War ollloo Intimated last evening platlon of Lord Hoberts' victory to a rcallza- that an liumcdlato announcement of relief Hon of tho serious conditions still oxlstlng , need not bo expected. In Natal. Though Oencral Ilullcr's length) i The going to and fro at midnight of om dlsp.itrh Is construed as a victory bravely rial ulid mcescngcrs suggested that Im won, the commander of tho forces In Natal I portant newo had been received. If this has so often reported similar victories with- ' were tho cane Lord Lansdownc decided to out achieving his main objective, that the j sleep upon it before taking the public Into public has learned to contain Its Jubilation until Ladysmlth Is actually relieved, while the long list of casualties invariably follow ing any apparent Rain by (lenernl Duller Is always awaited with dread and nnxlety, which temporarily roh his partial success of , . . .. . . v. ' However. It l the generally accepted be- lief that Oeueral Duller is determined to roach Oencral Whlto this time unci though 1 the stages are dlsarpolntlngly slow, tho I nation confidently awaits news of the relief of those S.000 besieged troops. Oencral Duller s report shows there Is urgent need of Lore! Hoberts exerting every effort to still further draw off tho Doers from Natal t to the Free State. That ho will do so, and cpilte likely Is nlready doing so by marching on Dlocmfontcln, Is regarded as ulmost cer tain by tho mllltnry critics here. With tho additional COO Doers renorted prisoners at Klmberley. It seems that tho number of men CUprurel by Lord Hoberts nearly reaches 5,000. The afternoon newspapers comment on tho hero of Kandahaft. achievement, laying special stress on tho gallantry of the Canadians, who. according to a Paardcborg special, wero actually fighting hand to hand in tho Doer trenches when General Cronjo surrendered, though this scarcely agrees with Lord Hoberts' dispatch. Lord Hoberts has forwarded an nddltlannl list or the Drltlsh casualties during the thrco days' fighting at Paardcberg, showing twelve killed, eighty-two wounded and four missing nnd Including seven officers and four Canadian privates wounded. There has been extravagant rejoicing In Capo Colony and Natal at tho surrender of General Cronje. Crowds of people have been parading tho streets of the different towns singing and cheering. Flags havo been everywhere displayed, the war ships and merchantmen havo been dressed with bunting nnd salutes havo been fired. At Durban, Natal, tho stars nnd Urines havo been flying nlongsldo the union Jack over the town hall. BULLER REPORTS SUCCESS Trim Another 1'rimnl UK of (lip i'llljrlli nml CnpturpH nn Impor tant I'olnt. LONDON, Feb. 2S. The War oftico has received the following dispatch 'Don! General Duller: "I1KADQUAHTKHS, 1ILANOWANL Feb. 28, 5 a. in. Finding that the passago of Langflwacht's spruit was commanded by strong lntrenchmcnu 1 rcconnoltered for another passage of tho Tugeln. One was found for mo below the cataract by Colonel Sand ba tii, Hoyal Knglncers, on February 25. We commenced making nn approach thereto unci on February 26, finding that I could mako thc passage practicable, I crossn 1 the guns unci baggage back to tho south side of tho Tugela, took up tho pontoon bridge on Monday night and ro-lald It on the new site, which Is Just below tflc present marked cataract. "During nil this tlmo tho troops hnd been scattered, crouching under hastily con- .triii-tiM Bmnll Hinnn Khclters nnd exnosed to a galling shell and rlllo fire and through- out they maintained tho most excellent 1 ujdrits. I "Tuesday General Dartnn with two bat- tallons of tho Sixth brigade and the Dublin Fusiliers crept about a mile nnd a half down tho banks of tho river nnd ascended nu al- most perpendicular cliff of about f00 feet, as saulted and carried tho top of Pleters hill This hill, to a certain extent, turned the enemy's loft nnd tho Fourth brigade under Colonel Norcott nnd the Kloventh brigade. , luiuut'i ..un Colonel Kitchener commanding, the whole under command of uenorm vvarreu, assa. eu tho enemy s position, vvnicn was mngniu- ccntly carried by tho South Lancashire regl- t.n. .ne w tnnv nhnnt litv prlsoners and scattered the enemy In all directions. There seems to be still a coil- Rldornblo body of them left on and under Dulwana mountain. Our losses I hope nro not largo. They certainly aro much less than they would havo been wero It not for the admirable manner In which tho ar tillery wns served, especially tho guns mnnucd by tho Hoynl naval force and tho Natal naval volunteers." FOOII YI4T SCAHCU AT KIMIIHHMSY. Pmlinltly It mull ot Cnptnre of 'Wagon I'niivnr liy HorrM. KIMDEHLKY, Feb. 28. Colonel Penkman, with a mounted forco and a Maxim, marched to Darkloy Went, where ho was warmly welcomed. He left a strong guard and then proceeded to Longlands, Wlndsortown and Kltpdam. Thero wero rumors of Doers In tho neighborhood, but no demonstration oc curred. Tho Diamond Fields Advertiser draws pointed attention to the fact that, although Klmborlcy was relieved about two weeks ago, thcro has been no amelioration In re gard to tho food supply. It Is still Impossi ble, as It was during tho Investment, to procure a tin of condensed milk or cocoa without a cneellcal certificate. The Inhab itants continue without many of the common articles of food, although meat rations have been Increased to hnlf a pound. Opprnt leiiiK eiir t.ieil) iul tli, (Copyright. 1JO0. by Press Publishing Co.) COLDNSO. Feb. 27. (New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) At the close of the armistice Sunday the Doers reopened tho engagement by a night attack on Fort Wiley. They were htopped by a barbwiro entanglement sot by the Drltlsh, aud under a heavy rlllo and machine gun tire tho enemy shelled tho Drltlsh headquarters. Next morning tho lighting commenced all along the line from Groblerkloof to Pleters kopje. The Doers attempted to turn the Drltlsh tlauk, but wero checked again by heavy In fantry flro and the barbwiro. The Drltlsh are holding tho positions gained and shell ing the Door entronchmonti. ('cm t rlliutlmiM for Hip Irlali, NKW YOHK, Feb. 28. Mrs. Adair has re ceived 126.1 In email turns for sending com forts to Irish soldiers on board tho American hospital fblp Maine at Durban. The ac counts today show the awful loesses amongst the Dublin Fusiliers In tbe late battled near Colenso. If any of their compatriots feel In vllntt to send further subtwrlpttons they will bo received If directed to "Mrs. Adair, Care Mcnars. Morgan & Co., New York." ADVANCES WITH GREAT LOSS Bailer Progresst j Toward Lttdjimith, Paying a Fearful Price in Blood. TIDINGS WEIGHTED WITH CASUALTIES II In Four Altempts to .loin White Cost Four TlHiimnntl 1pii Dpspemte. Stroll of Hie llnttrrcit Garrison. LONDON. March 1. 4:15 a. m. General bis confidence. General llullrr's success came after hard fighting Friday, and It was Improvised and La execution begun during the armistice of Sunday. In proposing tho armistice, tho rlU(lb comlami,.r stipulated that i)otb( e.ldcn should be freo to move, but that h h d Bhootlng. c Wll, ,h ,,. ..,M m ' ,,.n " , , S"?, "h' . .i'1?1,1, ""mP" ' 'h ' .. ... " "n General Ilullcr's tidings como weighted ,u' "'8 10"K llBl OI "n'i'c. n.s iossw 1,1 thc Io,lr attempts to get General White 01,t aggregating 1.000. Dadsmlth Is In desperate Rtralts. Charlea Williams, tho mllltnry expert, says ho learns on very good authority (presumably that of Lord Wolseley) thnt General White's force Is "almocst at Its last gasp." Muni Drink PoInoiiimin Wntvr, "This Is not so much," said Mr. WIlllamF. "on uccount of any lack of provisions or ammunition, neither of which Is yot ex hausted, ns because of the poisonous waters of tho Klip river and tho evil effects of tho heat on thc tcrrano on which tho gar rison must reside. Kvcn thoso who havo escaped fever, dysentery and diarrhoea arc In a state of low vitality. They can still man trenches and would probably hold their own against a last desperatei assault, but they can Initiate nothing. General Dullnr now knows that as units the regiments will r ., , i,im c,. bo of no uso to him for months "Tho 'water of Klip river Is not available for drinking and to boll It Is Impossible j becatiKo of the scnrclty of fuel. It Is thick ' with putrid animal matter. Tea tnado of It has a suspended flbro something llko j beef tea. It Is caused by tho sewage from tho Doer camps." Williams adds that when news like this passes under the thumb of tho censor it more than offsets whatever Jolly nows may bo hellographod from Uaelysmlth. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from CoIciiFo, dated Monday, describing tho fa mous advance of tho Innlskllllns on Friday nays : 1 saw tho first company waver and then break beforo ;i sliest of well-directed louden hull ami within u minute not a man was left Mtamilnc. It seemed to nie that tho bravo company of fuBlleers was nn nlhll.ttfd. Siiortlv nflerward. I'ovvover, 1 could tseo somee of them move, then rise nnd finally walk epilutly to the rear, taking cover. The xutiportlng company was nlso cut up, but not epiltu so severely. Ilncrx mi I llllRnnllnlile KnpJrN, Tho Doort) nre placed em high, unnssnll nblo kopjes and It would take ton times their number to carry these positions suc cessfully. The kopjes command tho rall vvny from Colenso to lndysmlth and n real right Hank attack Is rendered Impossible, owing to a high 'and precipitous ravino which opens upon the Tugela, while tho left Is too open and void of cover and can not bo seriously considered n; a means of ajcsr.ult. Tho Doers nnd Urlttsli fraternized during yesterday's nrmlstlce. It Is renorted that , fuV I, . I....... l..f ..CaI.,1... rf I ...I,.- : smith for Dundee. Thero Is no authoritative Indication yet of what Lord Hoberts will do next. It seems likely that a branch railway will bo built across tho veldt to lessen tho difficulties of transport- Colonel Glouard. who built tho Soudan rnllway. Is with Lord Hoberts. Tho strain on tho Western railway Is seen from tho fact that tho population of Klmberley, two weeks after the relief, continues on re- i duced rations ItnliprlN' Troop Pnrllnlly IV el. Lord Hoberts' troaps have thus for been only 'partially fed. It Is quite clear to tech nical heads that those who talk of an Im- miuiuin mil r-intit iiilvnnon far Into Mm Freo , T " 'h 1"! - . . "I way from Harrlsmlth to Kroomstadt to ' facilitate tho movement ot their troops bc- j -een Natal and tho Freo State, Mafoklng was holding out on 1-ebruary 1C At that tlmo tho Doers were showing un usual activity and firing Inflammable shells. The Doers who hold positions south of the Orango river havo been weakened. Lieutenant Darantzen, writing on behalf of other Scandinavian prisoners, affirms that thcro aro no mercenaries In tho Doer army nnd no volunteers who receive a penny for their strvices. DETAILS OF THE SURRENDER Hlnrt ot Hip Slory Kenehes London Itrnuilnder Falls lo Get TliroiiKli. PAAHDKDEHG, Feb. 27. Majuba day, 3 a. m. Tho Drltlsh camp was awakoned by tho continued rattle of rifle fire at daybreak and tho nows arrived that the Canadians while building a trench quite close to the enemy wero fusilladed at a range of titty yard. Tbe Canadians gallantly worked forward and oc cupied tho edge ot tho trenches along the river, entirely enfilading tho Doers. TblB movement wan followed by a cessation of the fire, except an occasional solitary shot. Sud denly a rcglmont stationed on tho creut of n hill perceived a whlto flag and burst Into cheers, thus first announcing the surrender of General Cronje. Shortly afterward a note reached Lord Hoberts bringing tidings of tho Doers' un conditional surrender. General Prettyman was sent to accept the KUrrendcr. At about 7 o'clock a smnll group of men nppeared In the distance crossing the plain toward head quarters. Tho latter being apprised of Gen eral Cronjc's approach Lord Hoberts went to tho front In tho modest cart in which he sleeps and ordered a guard of tho Seafortbs to lino up. A group of horsemen then ap proached. On General Prottyman's right rodo an elderly man clad In a rough, short overcoat, a broad-brimmed hat, ordinary tweed trouseru and brown shoes. It was tho redoubtnblo Cronje. Hit face was burned alraccst black nnd his curly beard was tinged with gray. Lord Hoberta walked to and fro In front of tho cart until the Doer genoral nrrlvcd, whon tho Drltlsh commander advanced gravely and kindly saluted tho Doer com mander. Ho then motioned General Cronjc to a seat In a chair which bad been brought for bU accommodation and tho two officers convolved through an Interpreter. Cronjo's face was absolutely impassive, exhibiting no signs ot his Inner feelings. Lord Hoberts was surrounded by bis staff when (lenernl Prcttymntt, addressing the field marshal, said: j Commandant Crnnje, ilr." Tho commandant touched his hat In salute and Ixird Hoberts saluted In return. Tho whole group then dismounted and IauI Hoberts stepped forward aud shook hands with tho Doer commander. "You made a gallant defense, sir," was tho first salutation of Lord Hoberts to the vanquished Doer leader. CASUALTIES OF THE BRITISH About im Mnny 1 in crliil Troop Mlss- Inii km lloi'ri Who Surrrnelprcd vvltli Cronje. LONDON. Feb. 2S. The rapie.iy-gro.vlng casualty lists arc being classified as quicke ns possibles They Bhow that up to thla morning tho total number of casualties was , 12, S3 1, of which 2,319 were added during th? last fortnight. Ten of the eleven Scotch tcglmcnts lost about 2,050 and eight nt tho1 Irish regiments 2,000. Then come the ! (llouceHtcrs and Northumbcrlands, while of nearly 200 colonials tho Hoyal Canadians ' lost 121 and the Victoria mounted con- j tlugent twenty-elx. Tho casualties are, ( classified thus: Killed. 1,993; wounded, 6.S3S; missing, 3,173; disease, f30. THIS WILL PLEASE RHODES I'nrlliiineiit Member WiiiiIk 1'nrl of Hip. Itlinileslnii Pi-nfll l)lt rlliuteil A ill o UK Soldier. LONDON. March 1. Gibson Howies, lib eral member of Parliament for Klngslynn. who was much struck by the statement of Cecil Hhodrs thw other clay that tho profits j of tho Do Decrs company last year wert JJ 2,000.000 and that there arc diamonds in I Klmberley now valued at in",000. Intends to suggest to Mr. Dalfour, ilrst lord of the treusury, that tho rescued property bo dis tributed among the troopn as salvage or bo at least applied to tho relief of the widows and orphans of the fallen. CONGRESSMEN CABLE CRONJE Itcpri'Ni'lltitli ve' In Slllili(liy mMi llnern Sen it MrisiiK of ("(iiiierntii Intlnii mi Cnurum- of DefeiiNt'. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Heprescntatlve Fitzgerald of Massachusetts today passed ' nroum) amon hl," l;moeratlc colleagues the (following cablo to General Cronjo, the de feated Doer general. Up to 2 o'clock today about thirty of them had signed It: "General Cronje, Capetown, Africa: Mem bers of tho United States house of repro- I sentntlvcs congratulate you and your sol diers on the magnificent display of courage and heroism In your brave light for human rights." ENGLISH RETAKE RENSBURG I, lint Itoltprt AVIrPN Hint Hip Town In Itcnpcupleel Uy Troops. I' net it t'lonipiita. LONDON, Feb. 28. A message from Lord HobertH, dated Paardcbi rg, Fefbruary 28, 9 p. m., says: "Hensburg was rcoct ipled yesterday by General Clements." AHUNDRL, Tuesday. I'-'. 27. HonsbiirK was occupied after u. sIlKtiC'-sklrmlsh and without serious opposition. Neither the town nor tho railway has been Injured. PRISONERS AT M00DER RIVER Six Hundred of The in 1 ml or cUuiiril Wire l'rncr for Moi'Ullili'. CAPKTOWN, Monday, Feb. 26. There are now 600 prisoners nt Modder river, most of whom surrendered Friday and Saturday. They aro kont under guard between wire ., ll-'Kl01 GitATiTrnii of cit i:i:.v victoiiia. Mpshiikph l'elimiKPil IIpIvvppii Her VIieJe'My unit HnlierlN unci IIiiIIit. LONDON, Feb. 28 In her dhpatch to Ijorcl Hoberts, following the announcement of the surrender of General Cronje, her majesty said: "Accept for yourself and for all under your command my warment congratulatlon on this splendid news." Lord Hoberta replied as follows: "Al under my command are deeply grate ful for your majesty's most gracious mes sage. Congratulations from their queen nro I "!1 soiuiith iictny prize. Goneral Duller has wired hi., thanks to an honor the soldiers dearly prize." tho quccn for hor u,,rRram ot ..sradmm sympathy nnd encouragement. SWIMII 1 1 V I i STItlKllS II IS I.YItlL AVrllPN a l'nt'iu nn "Tbp Teirnlni; nf Hie- Tide." LONDON. March 1. Algernon Charles Swlaburno haH a poem In the Times this morning under the caption. "Tho Turning of the Tide," of which tho last six lines nro: Tho winter day that ivvlthercd liopo and pride. Shines now triumphant In the turning tide, That sets oneo more our trust In freedom free ; That leaves a ruthless and a truthless foe Aud all hopes that hailed his cause laid low, And Kngland's nuino a light on laud and sea. llrnvrry nf the funnel I mm, LONDON. March 1. A dispatch from Paardcberg na)s: Tho Canadians were only prevented from carrying General Cronje'a laager at tho point of tho bayonet by Imperatlvo ordcro to tho contrary. Their gallantry Is tho universal theme of conversation. Wo cap tured 5,000 Bmall nrms. Our tremendous shell had (scarcely any appreciable effect cn tho Door trenches. Their wounded during the week numhercd nhout eighty. The number nf the dead wo havo not ascertained. Unpen Prnlspw tlip liiali, LONDON, Feb. 28. The queen has tele graphed General Duller as follows: "I havo heard with the deepest concern tho heavy lessee sustains! by my bravo Irish soldlora and I deslro to express my sympathy nnd admiration of tho splendid fighting qualities they havo exhibited throughout theso trying operations." AcIvInpn lllilliill In lllll.c Ppiiim-, (Copyright, 1900, by Pie-cs Publishing Co.) VIENNA, Feb. 28. (New York World Ca blegramSpecial Telegram.) Dloch, the war expert, says Kugllsh rejoicing is premature IIo advises Great Drltaln io mako peace. Ho thinks the Doers will now begin n guer rilla warfare and that they will probably bo able to maintain such a warfare a long time. IliirUley l'ut liners HeiuliI jlvo I p. LONDON. March 1 A special dispatch from Capetown, dated Tucuday, snys: Tho Doers nt Darkley Kast have offered to surrender on condition that the safety of the rebel Dutch le assured. The Drltlsh, however, Insist upon an unconditional sur render. UurKlierN Give Wnler In Wounili-tl, LONDON, March 1. A dispatch to the Times from Colenso says: Defore Sunday's arniistlco many of tho Drltlsh wounded had been left out for thirty six hours. Tbe Doers gave them water. BRYAN MARES GALLERY PLAY Gets Eobinron to Tell Why Ho Worked for Ratification of Treaty. NEBRASKA MEMBER CUTS SMALL FIGURE llotlxp In Ton Mncb l'liurnpil III Mxtenltm n the lllu Uuim In Pn Anj Attpiitlnn In Hie SiuiilllMirr, WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. (Special Tele gram.) It has been years since so much Interest has been displayed In ponding legis lation as was shown dining the last week over tho Porto Hlcan bill, which finally passed tho house today by n majority of eleven. Nebraska republican In congress contented themselves with listening to speeches for and ngitm-t the measure, per fectly satlstlcd that the conservative Judg- i ment nt Iholr nnrlv would t,n nliln to frame a bill that would be acceptable to the great 1 P"" of, ork- Nc"- " Imsl'iess In Kan body of the American people, and they voted . '"' ' I,,,'lo ' 'he board was based en their convictions nrcordlnglv. ' "" "P1"'011 of lll attorney genetal In which Heprescntatlvo Hoblltson. who received u i ,lc ''eld that the company was not a lcgltl telecrom from W. J. Drvan last nlcht. ask- ' mato Institution under the laws of ICnnsas. Ing him to make ce-taln statements to the ' house before the vote was token, secured ten minutes In which to explain Drynn's i connection with thc ratification of the Pails! treaty. HobiiiBon. who Is thc only democrat ! In the Nebraska delegation, stated that Drynn had resigned his commission In the army when peace was declared, and when i tbe Paris treaty was before the) senate for ratification. Dryan went to Washington and I did what ho could toward securing ratltlca- tlon. but ho urged nt that time that thc ; administration, or the republican pirty. Fhould definitely clellne Its position toward thc Filipinos. "Had you clone what Dryan nsked you to do." said Hoblnson, "the old ship would not now bo beating on rojks nnd liable to go to pieces at nny time." lie paid a glowing , tribute to tho "peerless leader" and what ' ho had dono for the cause of human liberty. ' Tho speech, however, did not nttract much attention, ns It was a llold day for the Hons of the house, and new members were Ignored for tho veterans of the body. Hoblnson today Introduced a bill for ex tending the time In which the Kastem Ne braska & Gulf Hallway company may build through tho Omaha unci Winnebago reserva tions. Slnu Vlty t Purine. Senator Gear reported favorably today the bill authorizing the settlement and adjust ment with tho Sioux City Sr Pacific Hallway company of Its indebtedness to thc United ( States. j Senator Thurston accomplished a great deal for the Indian service In Nebraska to- clay, succeeding In getting tho subcommittee having chargo of the Indian appropriation bill to Insert In tho bill nn item ot $10,000 for tho purpose of constructing a new school building on the Winnebago agency and for ) tho Genoa school; for the construction nnd , completion ot n new school building. $-...noo; ( for a new hospital building. $5,000. and for a barn. $1,500. These Items, Commissioner , Jones stated, were greatly needed for the liettcrmeni oi me eecnua kuuui. Senator Allen presented a petition of thj Central Labor union of Omaha uaklng for iLe p.u'tC4,c of a bill Urirridc fo'r-tho re tention of public lands for tno benefit of all the people. Tho clgarmakers of Lincoln are out In a protost against free trade with Porto Rico. Congressman Mercer Introduced n bill fcr a back pension for Samuel J. Oliver. HpniiK nf Mil 1 1 WelKlilllH. Tho rceport of the n(cond assistant post master genoral showing tho results of weighing mail In tho postotllccs ot the Unite I States for thlrty-llvc days, beginning De cember 3, gives homo Intertilling figures. Tho report Includes mall ot local delivery and all other mall despatched by the poat- office. Tho weight of mall registered in Mf.hrnsk.Vs 1.079 nrtolllces in tho period named aggregated 1.R09.8S7 pounds. In South ! authorities, to pcotpone tho trial of the cus Dakota the mnll registered reached a total of , tout house fraud cases. It Is now openly 406.208 pounds In 6S8 postofflccs, and lnvva'n asserted by friends of the accused that at 1,891 postolllces registered 3,2.1S,151 pounds. : least live mouths more must elapse beforo Mall originating In first-class postolllces In tho prevention can bring the charges to a Nebraska Is as follows: Omnha, IStl.SOfi ' head In open court. Influence Is being pounds; Lincoln, 29!),062 pounds; South I brought to bear on all Cuban nlllclals In Omaha, -11,085 pounds. I any way associated with the proceedings Mail registered In first-class pofctofTlccs In 1 and every possible ounce of pressure Is Iowa wns as follows: Durllngton. 471,- j being used to force, If not a dismissal of rM pounds; Cedar Haplds, 81.312 pounds; tho charges, nt least nn Indefinite postpoue Councll Dluffs. 45,219 pounds: Davenport, ment of Judicial Investigation. 51 1S9 pounds; Dos Moines, 471,257 pounds- General Wood declares that he will cause Diibuquec. 111,057 pounds; Keokuk, 31,187 a thorough Investigation to be mado and pounds; Sioux City, 131,307 pounds. Free ; that. If the clvil power will permit forcing matter constituted 54.33 per cent or tho total In Nebraska; 76.91 per cent In South Dakota, and 64.41 per cent In Iowa. L. O. Wolf was today appointed post master nt Tltonka, Kossuth county, Iowa. Georgo W. Dandy of North Dakota was today appointed engineer In tho Plerro (S. I).) Indian school. RECE'VER FOR A BIG CONCERN Thlril tidinc ltiillmitel fninpiiiiy nf .vriv Yuri; flly. nliiril nl Jf.-.O.IIOO.CIOII. NKW YOHK. Feb. 28. Former Mayor Hugh J- Grant was today appointed tecelver of tho Third Avenuo Hallroad company by Judgo Laeombn In tho United States circuit court. All Interests conconifd which ap peared, Including tho holders of $6,000,000 In liens, agreed on Grant. A day will be fixed l by Judgo Lacombo about two woeks henco i when all persons Interested may t. heard. Grant will then be appointed as permanent I receiver. j Tho bill of complaint filed by the Old Cnl I ony Trust company states that tho Third Av enuo company, which was Inccrpnrated In New York on October 6, 1&53, owns many surfaco railroad llns; that the money eluo for expenses of operating and equipment now aggregates tho sum of $21,000,000 nml that tho corporation Is unablo to pay this debt; a!bo, that many orcdltois nre pressing fur payment nnd the Old Colony Trust company believes that they will bring suits and levy exevutlons on tho rolling sto.-l; nnd materials of tho company. Tho present financial condition f thc road Is clue to tho expenses of tho ehango of mo tive power. Tho nnswer of tho Third Av enuo company admits all tho allegations con tained In the hill of complaint and Joins in tho prayer for tho appointment of Grant ns , temporary receiver of tho road. Previous ! to the court prnrecdlngs tho second syndl icato which had sought to pat tho road on Its feet nnnounctd that It hnd abandoned thc ; attempt. Tho announced opinion of those In chargo by Kuhn, Loch & Co. to tho effect that I $50,000,000 was tho intrinsic value nf tho I stock, without allowing for Improvements or ; reorganization, prevented tho broak which would Inevitably havo followed tho with drawal ot the syndicate. Hut-soil Sago was ei'iotod as saying today that ho was one of tho largest creditors ot tho Third Avenuo c ompany for money loaned. IIo said ho had heard many reaion-i assigned for tho road's llnamlul ruin. If It wero true that thcro had been plundering ho hoped I thero would be a full Investigation and the j guilty ones punished. 11c said that a great CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair; Warmer. Variable Winds. Trtuppritttirp at (linnlin pstpreln I Hon r. Hour. .1 li. in . . , l ii. in . . , 7 n. in . . i S n. in. . , tl ii. in. . , ID n. in. . , I I li. in. . It III t.t iv. iu ij 1 1 in i I i. in. U i. in it i. in. I p. in . II p. 7 p. S p. II p. Ill ill in Ull Jcl rcspemlblllty rect -d upon somelvidy and that those who lost their savings had u right to knoiv the facts. CANNOT OPERATE IN KANSAS ItniiKi'rn' Iim cxI utnil Cnnipiiny of tnrU llurrcil fruiu llolnu HiinIiu'dv In (lie inillMi'r flute. TOPKKA, linn, Feb. 2S - (Special Tele grroi.) The Stale Charter board has re- r,",p,, allO'V the Hankers' ltnostment com- tt,,leh provldo that 20 per cent of the capital j s'oc, " company must be paid In before . " ''" '1 business In Kanstts. When this fa.-f was made- known to the i elllrers of the company. Piesldent N. V. Harlan wiote th- following explanation rf tho company's me-UiccIs of doing business, which will be cf Interest to tho stockholders, "ho have believed that the company had ni paid up capital stnek of $7".,000: "Tho papers of our organization carry on the face of them a statement Indicating u, capital of 173,000. In the articles of Itifor- t poratlon tho otganlzatlon may have JTfi.onn capital, but tho fact Is thcro Is no paid up stock. We simply pay In enough for the running expenses and provide necessary ; office literature, etc. It Is simply an Invest ment. Tho holders of contracts are not stockholder. They simply pay In on the contracts and draw cut under tho conditions stated in the papers." President Harlan has been notified that ho cannot do business In Kaunas on this plan. NEBRASKANS BUY FINE BULLS AtlilniKl Mini Piijm UIuIipnI Prior I'ver Given for llerrfnrel nt Aiu'tlnn Othrr Snips. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2S Thickset, n Hereford bull from the herd of T. F. D. smham ot Chllllcothe, Mo., sold nt public salo hero today for J.'i.tOO, the purchaser ieK William Humphrey of Afhland, Neb. Tnls )8 Kald to bo tho highest price ever I)nl,j fnr u Ueroford nt public auction, (;ran(ie0i .mother hull, was sold by Sotham ,0 thc stiuit0 nrc!dlng farm of Madison, Ncl) for sm nm, gr cr,,,,.,,), bull, W(l)t fop , 00l) numpilroy, the purchaser o TllUkfc(l( .,, purchasing this animal, A M,.t,ir,y ot nmbolelt, Knn., paid . fw. a bu u,Khl Hnrti . r c ht N n Mfl.ok ScU,t for Jcno. i,otmim fifty animals today for an average of $451 u head. On tho previous day stock from the herd ot C. A. Stuiln.U'el'A Sunny Slope t.iim. Kmporlu, Knn., wns offered, fifty head Hell ing for nn avcrago of $273. Tho highest prlro was $650, paid by W. S. Van Nnttn Sr Son of Fowler, Ind., for Hnberthu III, a cow. SPANISH LAWS ARE PLIABLE funiculi 1lniii I'm nil Omen In lliiviinn IIp1iipiI In Spllp nf (lip AiiiprlruiiM. HAVANA, Feb. 2S. The rcadlneos with which tho Spanish laws lend thoniholves to delay In litigation has availed, despite 1 every effort on the part of the American i ""' i"i'' ' Promptly, though without undue haste and In strict nccordanco with the law. He Is very emphatic In his determination to se cure n fair and square trial, if this be pos sible under Cuban laws. MOVE AGAINST BELL COMPANY Suit of I'rlr SiIpiii Mcmm Hint II Mux luliipil (lie Independent DUTHOIT, Feb. 28. Local telephone au thorities say the sale of tho Hrlo isystem to the Telephone, Telegraph unci Cablo com pany of America means that tho Krlo system has Joined the Independent forces, which are arrayed against tbe Amorlcan Dell Tel ephone company. Whllo the American Doll Telephone com pany controls most of the so-called Dell companies It never owned any stock In tho Krlo system. Tho latter had no connec tion 'with tho American Dell company be yond paying a small royalty for use of the Dell Instruments, BRYAN AND CALDWELL TO RUN Prpcllptlun of MiiNMiii'lium-ltH Nlnlp I'lipulixt liuitriiiiin nu I'rnlniltle Slum I'eilln .uiiiIiippn. DOSTON, Feb. 28. Georgo F. Washburn, chairman of tho Massachusetts populist Rtute committee, who has Just returned from tho populist national committee mooting, sayvi that tho populists will nominate W. J. Dryan and Judgo Henry C, Caldwell for president and vice prewldont at Sioux Falls, S. 1)., May 9, and that the democratic na tloni.l emmltteo will Indorso the licket. Washburn wiys the antl-lmperlnllst senti ment among tho western republicans Is prodigious. fcniieil)' ut I'mnkfiirt ( iintlniiex, FHANKFOHT. Ky.. Feb. 2 -Tho re publlian sonatn today conllrmo.1 n dozr-n ai;.oliitments by Governor Taylor of of lie cis for tho various asylums .end other oliarltablo Institutions. The- elomorrutle soiute at noon confirmed ,i hatch of ap pointments' by Governor lleokhnm for those pl.n-is. Tho democratic: hIIIcuih say that democratic- county officers are paying In money to Demenratlc- Treasurer ilager, the first monoys being received today. lluliouli' PIiikiii' III Mexien, AUSTIN. Tex.. Feb. 2.-Stttto Health Of ficer Dlunt received u telegram from Sur geon General Wyman this evening to the effei-t that the bubonb- plague- has been nf-11- Lilly loitorted In existence on the Island nf Ciizumel. state of YucHtun. Mexico. The gulf toast and I tin Grande quarantine sta tions wore at once notified by Ur Dlunt and ordered to take the necessary precautions In the premises, TAX FOR PORTO RICO Sweeping Victory for Republlcins in the Passage of the Bill. SICK MEMBERS CARRIED TO THE HALL Conercismen of Both Parties Taken frcni Their Beds to Vote. SIX REPUBLICANS AGAINST THE BILL Four Democratic Memb'rs 0. s', Their Ballots for tho Measure. EXCITING SCENES NEAR THE CLOSE All Hip Hpvpiiiip follpi'lrel In lip Applied In Hip llptlrf nf .HtrteUen InIiiiicI-I.iivv Will lip I'ruv Inluniil, WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The battle royal over tho Porto Hlcan tntilT hill ended In the house today In a sweeping victory for the republlrnnH. The bill, ns amended a ngree.l upon at the e-onfercnee of republicans on Monday night, so as to reduco tho tariff from 25 to 15 per rent of the American tarl.f and limiting Us life to two years, was pastel by a vote of 172 yeas to ir.l nays. Sic republicans, Crumpacker of Indiana. Fletcher and lle.it wale of Mlnnesotn. Lltllo lleld of Maine. Lorlmerof Illinois and McCall of .Massachusetts, voted with the opposition ngalnst the bill, and four democrats, Davey nnd Meyer of Louisiana. Devrles of Cali fornia mid Sibley of Pennsylvania, voted with tho republicans for the bill. In uddl tlott Warner, republican of Illinois, was paired ngalnst the bill with Doutelle, repub lican of Maine, for It. Two other ropub llcnns, Lano of Iowa and Farrls of Indiana were absent and unpaired. They were un derstood to bo ngalnst the bill. Four democrat., who were opposed to tho bill, Fleming of Georgia, Smnll of North Carolina, Smith of Kentucky and Shillings uf Alabama, wero absent and unpaired Other pairs were: Gibson of Tennessee. Hceves of Illinois, llarnier of Pennsylvania. Dalley of Kansas. Sheldon of Michigan, Wndsworth of New York, nil republicans, for the bill, with Tate of Georgia, Spark man ot Florida, Fox of Mississippi, Bellamy of North Carolina. Cox f if Tennesseo nnd Dpes ot Virginia, democrats, nil ngalnst the bill. Moiulipm llrouitlit from lloxpllnl. Herculean efforts had been ninelo to get out tho full vote, and this led to some re markable Incidents. Six men were brought from bods of sickness; two of them from hospitals. Drownlow of Tennessee was brought In a carriage, accompanied by his wife aud physician. He sat bundled up near tho en trance) uulll his vote was given nnd then withdrew. It was felt that tho strain would bo severe upon him, but when Tawnoy, the republican whip, urged that tho bill might If loi - y thw one volo. Drownlow mi lei: "I -would rather loso my life than seo this bill defeated." Tawnoy and threo nsslstanln were out In carrlagcn until midnight last night, ac counting for every vote and Underwood, tho democratic, whip, was similarly exerting every means to get oul his vote. Thrco democrats wero brought from sick beds. Tho first JohL today was on a tcubstltuto offered by McCall on behalf ot tho opposi tion. It was thc original Payno bill fnr free trade with Porto Hleo and was de feated. 160 to 171. Only llvo republican.) voted for tho substitute, Fletcher of Minne sota, who subsequently voted to recommit and ngalnst tho bill. voteM agalilst tho sub stitute. A motion to recommit It, which followed, shared a similar fate, being lost, 160 to 172. Iiiltllitlloii liy IIpiiiiIiIIpiiiis, Thero was great excitement throughout tho rolls, which wero followed with eager Interest by thousands of spectators, who packed tho galleries to surfocntlon. Tho republicans indulged In a demonstration of wild Jubilation when the final result vvaK announced. Dromwoll, republican of Ohio, who linn hltheito oppuucd tho bill, after paying his respects to some- of his Ohio collenguce. (Giosvenor nnd Shntttlc), nald that he was now convinced that the administration, which thrco months ago demanded freo trucln for Porto Hleo, now earnestly doslred tho passage of the bill. It mattered little whether ho returned to congress, ho tcald, hut it was of great Importance that tho republican party should remain In power. Ills announcement that he had decided to stand by his party In tho prcnent emerg ency was greeteel with applause. Payno said the estimate for the original bill was $1,700,000. If that estimate) wai correct tho hill would ralwo about $1,250,000 per nnnum. Payne took occasion to roprovn homo of his critics who had complained that ho had given no explanation of his change of front. Ills speech nnd his report, he said, gave a full explanation. He had be lieved In freo Uade with Porto Hleo at one. time, but subsequent Information had con vinced him that the duty proposed by tho pending bill should be Imposed. Many members on both sides of the house mado brief llve-mlnuto speechon, explaining their position. Hlchnrdhon of Tennesses read a cnminunlcntlon from n delegation of Porto Klwins appealing for freo trade. Tn Hp III I'nrre Only 'I'nn Yrnrn, Payne In reply said the gentlemen whn signed that communication wero all directly pecuniarily Interested In exporting sugar mid tobacco into tho United States. Payne then offered tho following additional section agreed upon at tho coufcienco of republicans Monday night: "This act Hhall be taken a'.nl hold to hn providlonal In Its purposes and Intended In meet a prcuslug present need for revenue for the Island of Porto Hleo nnd shall not continue In force after March 1, 1902." Powers of Vermont, who was the author of the amendment, supported It. His objec tions to the bill concerned Its constitution jillty and Its i'Xpedlonoy. A ense was al ready In thc courts Involving tho constitu tionality, and this Hectlon would mako the measure temporary and provisional. It was. ho understood, satisfactory to the president, I and that being the case he was willing lo - give the amended bill his support, (Hopub- llcnn applause.) ! Sibley of Pennsylvania announced hla ln- tentlon of voting for the bill. Whllo wo were debating tho situation tho people of Porto Hleo wero starving. "Tho emergonry." Intel rupted Williams of Illinois, "is not In Porto Hleo, but In the policy of tho republican party." (Demo t ratio upplauso.) Sibley You have located tho polities on the wrong t-lde. ( Republican applause.) Williams It Ib pretty hard tn locate you. (Laughter.) blbley replied that, he had said before,