' 111111.111 TURNS Bid
Becrosses the Tugela. With
Entire Army.
111111 1111311101113 1111111111111.
the Nevvs or the Disnstrous "Attempt
'to'neiieve the Ladysmi‘th (3.1111-
rison Causes Intense Aux-
iety In England.
LONDON, Jan. 29. —Tl1e week has
opened with the utmost gloom for the
British public. and the reaction is all the
stronger because of the high hopes that
were reposcd i11 (‘cucral Buller’ s turning
movement and of his announcement that
there would be “no turning back."
At the 1013' 11101111111t 1111011 Dr. Leyds
is being received as an honored guest in
the highest circles 011 the continent Great
Britain has to face th:1 11'1'11st disaster in
8 campaign thus far disastrous. Open
talk is heaid of the absolute necessity of
.abandoning Ladysmith to its late. while
Lord Roberts ieverts 10' the original plan
‘ of an advance over the Orange river lup- _
~ 'on Bloemfontein.
To Ladysmith the disappointment must
be very bitter. A dispatch from the Boer
. laager near the town, dated Jan. 24, de-
scribes the garrison as “very evidently
preparinga odesperate coup in 01"d01 to
effect a junction with General Buller’s
advancing army.’ It may be regarded-
as a certainty that, in the confident hope
of early relief, Sir George White has
lately been issuing extra rations and this
fact has given rise to an exaggerated
idea as to the length of time the pro-
visions would last.
Even should it be decided to send Gen-
cral Buller rc- -enforcements and to at-
tempt to reach .Ladysmith by a move-
~client through the Still-more diliicult coun-
' try cast of Colenso it is extremely doubt-
ful whether the garrison could hold out
long enough, as such a movement would
occupy at least a month.
.-The Times says:
.fi‘The most carefully planned and exe-
cuted movement of the. whole campaign
has entirely failed, and it can hardly-
be necessar 1' to dwell upon the ext1eme
probability that we shall learn a little
9001101 or a little later of a catastrophe
almost without precedent in our military
_ history a catastmphc indeed without a
parallel except in the surrender of York-
t01vn. “'0 are checked at eve1y point of
the campaign. In fact, the campaign is
still to begin.” _
‘The following is the text of General
Buller‘s dispatch. dated Spearman’s
camp. Saturday, Jan. 27:
‘On Jan. 20 \V arren drove back the
enemy and obtained possession of the'
snuthcrn crests of the high tableland 0x-
tcuding them the line of Acton Homes
and Hongers Poort to the 11 este1n Lady-
smith hills. From then to Jan. 25 he re-
mained in close contact with the enemy.
“The enemy held a strong position 011 a
range of small kopjcs stretching from
northwest to southeast across the pla-
1111111 from Acton Homes through Spion
kop to the left bank of the Tugela.
“The actual position held was perfectly
tenable,- but did not lend itself to an ad-
vance, as the southern slopes were so
steep that \Varren could not get an ef-
101ti1e artillery position. and water sup-
plv was a difiicultv.
“On Jan. 23 I assented to his attacking
Spion kop, :1 large hill. indeed a moun-
tain. which was e11dentl1 the key of the
(ignition, but was far more accessible
from the north than from the south.
“On the night of Jan. 23 he attacked
' Spion kop, but found it very difficult to
hold, as its perimeter was too large and
water. whichhelhad been led to believe
existed. in this extraordinarily dry sea-
son was found very deficient. ‘
“The crests were held all that day
against severe attacks and a heavy shell
fire. Our men fought with great gallant-
1y. W'ould especially mention the cm-
111111 of the Second Cameronians and the
Third King’s rifles, who supported the.
attack on the mountain from the steepest
3'. do and in each case fought their way 11'.
the top, and the Second Lancashire fusi-
T11 on and Second Middlcsex, who n1 111.11: iti-
untly maintained the best traditions of
the British army throughout the trying
day of J:.u1 24, and Tb01'11v'c1oft’s Mount-
ed infantrv, who fought throughout the
day equ 1ll11 well alongside of them.
“General \Voodgate, who was in com-
mand at the summit, having been wound-
ed, the officer who succeeded him decided
on 1‘11: night of Jan. 24 to abandon the
11.-«ulna. and did so before dawn Jan. 25.
“I reached Vl'arrcn‘s camp at 5 a. 111.
on Jan. 2'5 and decided that a second'at-
tack upon Spion kop was useless and
that the enemy‘s right wing was too
strong to allow me to force it.
*Accordingly I decided 'to withdraw
e110 force to the south of the Tugcia. At
21.111. we commenced withdrawing the
twin pm] by 8 {1.111.J:1n.27 “'111"‘10ns
foru- 11.1~ concentrated south of the 'J.‘ u-
ee-b 1 11 ithout the loss of :1 man or a pound
0T5 :‘1111 '05.
"The fact that the lorcc could wnh-'
draw from actual touch—in some cases
the lines were less than 1,000..y.-1rds apart
I—~wil.h the enemy in the manner it did is.
i 1l1ink.sulli1icnt evidence of the mdr ale
01‘ tl111t1m11I.1s -'1nd that we were permit-
ter‘ to'111tl1d1'11v our c'umluous ox and
mule titrnsport across the river. 8-) yards '
broad.- with 20 foot banks and a very
:w 11'1 1.111'1'1-111. uumolested is, I think.
prom 1. but the (nemv has been taught. :0
115111111 11111 soldiers’ fighting pow (11's. "
The 11' :11 otib (1 does not gi1e any idea of
the casualties in taking and holding
Spioii kop. but a report from the Boer
beadrpiartcls neai Ladvsmitb via Lou-
1111110 Marques says that 1, 500 British
. dead were left on the battlefield. This
number is thought to include the wound-
ed.
'1 he 1"epmt also said that General Bul-
ler- had been "douu with fcv'e1, but had
1'ecove1'.ed I
If Boer reports are to be accepted, “the
abandonment of Spion kop was due to
the inability of the British to resist tb11
Boer attack, the Boers carrying the first
trenches and taking-1150 p1isoneis.’
THE SPION koé’ FlG'HT.
Boers Tell the Story of Bauer" 1; Din-
mater on the Heights.
8011 R HE. \DQUARTI1 11S, Moddef
Spruil' Upper 'lugela, via Lourcnco Mar-
qucs. Jag... "9 —l)1111ng \Vednesd.1v nigh!
. some held burghers from the out.
’ posts on the highest hills of the Spion
' - kop group rushed into the longer saying
‘ that the kop was lost and that the Eug-
' Tish. had taken it. «R0: enforcements Were
red up, but nothing could be done for
abet; 101111
Anicety,
,great odds, .
.forcements were sent up the hill and ad-
Iscngcrs.
6
WEEKLY - sonw 111.11 - GAZETTE .,
J.
other oommandocs, began the ascent of
the hill. Three spurs, precipitous projec
tions, faced the Boer positions. Up thest
the advance was made. ' The horses were
left under the first terrace of rocks.
Scaling the steep, the Boers found that
the English had improved the opportunt
ty and intrenchcd heavily.
lines of trenches was an open veldt.
which had to be rushed under :1 heavy
fire not only from rifles, but of lydditc
and shrapnel from field guns.
Three forces ascended the three spurt
co-ordinately under cover of fire from the
Free State Krupps, a'Creusot and a big
Maxim. The English tried to rush the
Boers with the bayonet, but their infan-
try went,down before the B0er rifle fire
as before: a scythe.
The Boer investing party
step by stop until... 2 o’clock in the after-
noon, when a w bite flag went up and 15C
men in the front trenches surrendered.
being sent as prisoners to the bead laa-
ger.
Thé Boer ad1ance continued on the
two kopjes east of Spion kop.
Boers were shot, but. so numerous weré
I the bur ghers that the gaps filled automat
ically. Toward t11 iliwht they reached thé
'- summit of the second kopje, but did n0l~
get furxther
The British Maxims belchcd flame, bill
a wall of fire from the Mausers held the
English back. Their center under. this,
pressme gradually gave way and broke,
abandoning the position.
The prisonms speak highly 0f the brav
01v of the burgbc1s. 1'vho, dcspising cover.
stood against the skyline' edges of the
summit to shoot the Dublin fusileers
sheltered' 1n the trenches.
F Iring continued _'f01 some time, and
then the fusilecrs and the Light Horsa
serving as infantry threw 11p their arms
and rushed out of the trenches. 1 ,
The effect of theabandonmcnt of Spion
kop by the English can hardly be gauged
as yet, but it must prove to be immense.
An unusuallyh high pr'opmtion of lydditc
Shells did not explode.
How THE KOP WAS TAKEN.
British Account of the Night Sur-
.prise and Victory.
SPEARMAN’S CAMP, Jan. 29.-
About 2 o’clock on the morning of Jan.
24 (Wednesday), when ' heavy clouds
rested upon the kopjes, the main point of
the Boer position, Tabanyama, was
stormed by the British infantry under
General W’oodgate. Our force crossed
over a ravine and climbed the mountain
side steadily, getting within 30 yards of,
the enemy’s first line of trenches.
The Boers, who had been uglccp, de-
camped, leaving everything behind, and
the British, with a ringing cheer, climbed
to the summit.
The Boers opened fire f10n1 several
points, but it 11:15 apparent that they
had been taken completelv by surprise.
and their resistance was dispirited The
western crest of the bill was soon won,
and the infantry crept along the top of
the hill.
At daybreak, however. the Boers, from
a high point 011 the extreme east. sent a
withering fire among the British, which
momentarily staggered them.
The Boers had the range fixed to a
and their artillery sent several
shells right to the top of the crest, fore-
ing the infantly to take cover. A. Boer
, Nordenfeldt also was worked with great
precision.
The Britishfiheld the position against
At. 10 o’clock strong re-en-
vanccd in skeleton formation. the enemy
being driven back to the extreme point.
Dr. Lcydu In Berlin.
BERLIN, Jan. 29.—5T1»: Deutsche
Tages Zeitunv publishes an interview
with Dr. Iicyds which 1eprescnts him as
having said:
“The war 11 ill certainly last a very long
time. The Transvaal will decidedly not
be the first to seek peace and will refuse:
any proposals on the basis of the status
quo.”
Dr. Leyds is a popular lion here. He
is being welcomed with an enthusiasm
ordinarily extended only to most favored
envoys.
- Jameson Hit by “Long Tom.”
BOER HE AD I AAGER. 110:11 Lady-
smith, J:1n.2'.l.-—lt is reported beige that
as the result of ' Long Tom 5 "‘ practice
Dr. Jann-son was wounded in the leg.
President Stcyn has visited this laager.
The British dead left on the battlefield
“’cdnesday numbered 1,500.
OVERDU 1i STEAMERS.
Much Anxiety Because of Delay in
. the Arrival of Vessels.
NE‘V YORK. .lnu.’ 29.—~'l‘h11 steam-
ship State of Nebradka of the Allan
State line, which left. Glasgow on Jun. 10
with 20 steeragc passengers aboard, is
now nearly a week overdue. and her
failure to appear is causing some anxiety
In her owners and agents. audlhc friends
and relatives of those aboard.
The Ethiopia of the Anchor line is
also about a week overdtc. but her
agents say they are 11'ot'.won'i1.-d. for the
weather has b11111 bad on the western
ccan for the last 11111111.
oLa Normandic of the 1 10nd: li111-.11itb
238 stecragn and a numbc 1' of saloon pas-
was due at her pier on Satur-
day. but has not Yetbccn .sigbtcd from
Fire island. ‘
-Thc American line steamship St:
Louis, which arrived here 250 hours over-
due, reached her pier last night after a
most t11111p1 ~tuou~ 1'1"1,1:1,1.,1c, in which she
encountered t1cmcnddus head Seas andI
fierce 11 esterlv gab-s.
Accidental Shooting.
(.‘ AMBRI lltrll, M:1ss.,J:111.L.’9.—A dis-
tiessing accident occurred at the resi—
dence of John 1'. Shannahan yesterday
by which his 14-year-old daughter Nora
was shot and almost instantly killed by
John J. Gallagher, the 17-year—old son of
Mrs. Shannahan’ by a former husband.
Gallagher was cleaning a revolver in his
room when Nora came up to make the
bed. In the room was another revolver
that had lain unused since last Faurth of
July and which Gallagher did not know
was loaded. This he took up, and while
he 11 as explaining how it worked the
weapon 11 as accidentally dischalwged the
bullet entering the girl‘ 3 face under the
right eye and lodging at the base of the
brain. . . _
, Killed by Falling Tree.
KANE.P:1.. Jan.
lock tree crushed Eduard Reede and his
son to death near here. The hemlock had
lodged against another tree, and they
were c.11dr.1a1.'01'in1Ir to dislodge it 11 hen the
wind .11.:1'1111 the hemlock from its posi-
tion.
Weather Prolpabilltled. ,'
Snow andmolder-brisk to bill
t 1 nd
Between the .
advanced ‘
Many ~
150,000 guarding.
29 -—A falling hem' .
and it fell on the men, killing both
‘ of ti
igkjhe hill being enveloped inn 11m
LULL AFTER BATTLE
'Buller’ s Terrible Defeat Grows ‘
In Enormity.
1110 1110113111) 111111111 11 $11101 11011 '
Description of the Fight—To Hold
the Exposed Position Taken by
Warren’s Men ‘Vus Beyond
Mortal Power.
'LONDON, Jan. 30.——History pauses
for a time in South Africa. It is one of
those unsatisfactory pauses that are
nearly as trying to British nerves as a
sequence of reverse, and apparently it
will terminate only when Lord Roberts
gives the word'for the forward move-
ment into the Free State, which, accord-
ing to the most cheerful view. he will be
unable to do for a fortnight.
Whether he will permit General Buller ,
to make another‘ attempt to'relieveLa- ‘
'dyamitb is' quite "outside the knowledge
'even of those closely connected with- the
war oflicc.- With the troops due to ar-
rive next month he may think himself
jstrOng enough. Ito. try two large opera-
Iti0ns. Combining the forces under. Gen- .
.erals- Metbuen.-I French and Gatacre and
adding to them the arriving troops,I Lord '
Roberts would have 70. 000 for the inva-
sion 0f the Free State, with 40,000 to
communications and
40,000 trying to rescue La'dysmith. ‘
The public burns with impatience that
something should be- done.
The gov moment’s declarations in par:
liament, the counter suggestions of those
outside the government and the conse— 3
qurot discussion in the press and on the
platform will immediately enthrall pub?
lic interest. The thing 011 which every-
body seems aglced is that more men
must go. _
T11 enty thousand, two hundred and
twenty -t11o men and 155 guns are at sea.
Eleven thousand infantry and 9,000 cav-
alrv, including 1'10, 000 yeomen, are practi-
cally ready to embark. Thcieforo the
government, without doing more, can
place at the disposal, of Lord Roberts
40,000 additional men and 155 guns. The
further purposes of the war office 1110
supposed to embrace somewhere in the
neighborhood of 50, 000 more men.
General Buller’ s operations have cost
912 111.1111 so far officially reported Within
ten days.
The latest reports from the fighting
around about Spion kop show that
2,000 men were killed in the assault on
the bill by the British and its recapture
by the Boers. The Boers report that
1,500 British dead were left on the field
after Spion kop was abandoned. \Vholc
regiments were annihilated.
The Boer losses. too, were heavy, and
a‘ conservative estimate of their dead is
500. No estimates off-the wounded have
come through. but the list must be a ter-
rible one. Enough is 111101111
Spion kop as one of the bloodiest battle-
fields oi’. recent 11 ms
The kisses at Sbion kop make the. total
British killed, wounded and missing thus
far in- the war numbcr10,208. Of this
heavy total 6,938 were lost in the cam-V
paign at Ladysmith.
Glcat anxiety has been removed by
ald’s cavalry forces. which it was feared
were isolated among the bills in the
110' ghborhood of Acton Homes, are safe
on the south bank of the Tugela river.
A special dispatch from Frere camp,
dated Friday,- Jan. 26. 9:10 p. m., says: .
“I have just ridden in here. having left
General Buller’s forces in the new posi-
tions south of the Tugela to which they
retired in consequence of the reverse at
Spion kop.
"The fighting, both before and after
the occupation of the mountain, was of a
desperate character. Spion kop is a pre-
cipitous mountain overtopping the whole.
line of kopjes along the upper 'l‘ugela.
On the eastern side-the mountain faces
Mount Alice and Potgieter’s drift, stand-
ing at right angles to the Boer central
position and Lyttleton's advanced posi-
tion. The southern point descends in ab—
rupt steps to the lower line of kopjes.
On the western side. opposite the right
outposts of “'arren’s force, it is inac-
cessibly steep until the point where the
11011 joins the kop to the main range.
Then there is a gentle slope which allows
easy access to the summit.
“The nek was strongly held by the
Boers, who also occupied 11 heavy spur
parallel with the kop, where the enemy
was concealed in no fewer than 371 rifle
pits and was thus enabled to bring to
bear upon our men a damaging cross fire,
the only possible point for a British at-
tack being the. southern side, with virtu-
ally shecr precipiccs on the left and
1ight. '
“A nar"1011 footpath, admittingr men in
single: filc1 only to the summit. opens into
a perfectly flat tabbdand probably 300 (?)
square yards area. upon which the Boers
had hastily conuncoccd [0 make a trans-
verse 1r11111:h. 0111' 111011 were able to oc-
cupy the farther end of this tablclnnd.
where the ridge descended to another-
llat, which was agaiusuccccdcd b) a
’1'011',ud stonv eminence held by the Boers
in gleat st1'011g.th
“The ridge- l11ld by-our men was faced
by :1 number ofstrong little kopjes at all
angles, whence the Boers scu't a concen-
trated fire from their rifles; supported by
a Maxim-Nordcnfcldt ‘and a ' big long
range gun. .“'hat with the rifles, the
machine guns and the big gun. the sum-
mit was («inverted into a perfect hell.
The shells exploded continually in our
ra11ks,-and the rifle fire from an absolute-
lyI unseen enemy w. as pe1fcctly appalling.
"1111-11uf01u111101t14 1ve1c. hurried up by
General “lumen, but they had to cross a
stretch of flat ground which wasliterally
torn up by the flying lead of the enemy.
The unfinished trench on the summit
gave very questionable shelter, as the
enemy's machine guns were so accurately
ranged upon the place that often 16 shells
fell in the trench in 11 single minute.
"Mortal men could not permanently
hold such a position. 0111' gallant felv
lows held it tc11a1iously for 24 hours and
then, taking ad1antagc of the dark night,
abandoned it to the enemy. ” -
Horses and Mules For the War.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30.—Lieut0nant Colo-
nel M. Stepbbns, a representative of the
British auny has come to St. Louis 11.
purohisc an additional 1,000 mules for
use in South Aflic51.Tl1e commission to
which he is attached has been ordered to‘
buy sev. ral thousand cavabg, horses in
this countr.y \lost of this order is being
lilled in this vicinitv.
_. —-—-—..._.___
'Ihirty fWorkmen D1 owned.
HAMBLRG.I Jan. 30.—_—The British
stemucr Expcdi’ent' has 111n down and‘
sunk a zubor steamer near.
111111111». 111 rkmcn 711love drowned
to mar 11‘
Altona.
' SENATOR MASON'S DENIAL.
Not Expelled From Tippecanoe Club.
Never Was a Member.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. -—- Senator
Mason of Illinois in a signed statement
concerning the published report that ht
had been requested to withdraw from
the Old Tippecanoe club of Chicago said:
“I notice by the papers that I was ex1
pelled from the Tippecanoe Republican
club of Chicago. I never applied for
membership. I heard through the press
that charges against me had been pre«
ferred by Colonel (?) McWhorter that l
did not agree with the president on Phil
ippine and Boer questions.’
The senator then makes a personal at-
tack upon the integrity of Colonel Mc
Whorter and adds:
“This (the reference being to a. per-
sonal and not' political matter) is' the
only communication as to any charges
against my Republicanism, directly or
indirectly, I have ever had with Colonel
(?) McWhorter, chairman of the com-
mittee on political action of the Old Tip
pecanoe club of Chicago. Had I known
that I was a member of the club and
that McWhorter was chairman of any
important committee I should have re-
signed. Meantime. I am for liberty and
self government in Cuba, Philippine Is-
lands, South Africa and Chicago, Mc-
Whorter 0r no McI-Vhorter. ” '
THE KENTUCKY TROUBLE.
Hearing of Content Cases Resumed
After a Day’s Rest. ‘
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan.' 29.—Poli-
ticians of both .1pa1'ti1s took a 10st yes- -
terday, and the lobby of the Capitol
hotel was more quiet than it has been
for several weeks. Saturday night the-
leaders 0f both parties were in caucus,
- that of the Republicans being prolonged
until a late hour. No action of any kind
was taken during the day, howe1 er.
There were persistcut r'um01s all day
that another detachment of. men from.
the mountains would arrive in Frank-
fort during the first half of the week.
,_ E. G. Scbrec, campaign manager. for
the Republicans, denied the story posi-
tively. “Nobody is coming that I know
of,” he said, "and. if there was any 01"
ganized movement among. theyRepublic-
ans to come to Frankfort I would know
it. No such thing is contemplated by‘
anybody.” ’ - .
. Today another contest is being heard
in the house, that of Gill (Dem.) against
Brister (Rep. ), from Logan county. This
case was made a special or'dei for San
urday morning at the same time as the
Van Meter-Berry case. The majority of
the contest committee is composed of
Republicans and will report in favor of
Brister.
THE ANTI-lMPERIALlSTZS.
Clairn Large Organizations In Many
‘ ' States. ..
CHICAGO, Jan. 29. —The Times—Hen
aids says;
“The American Anti-i111pe1'ialist league
which was organized at the anti- -imperial-
ist conference held here in September
claims to have an efl‘cctive organization
in 38 states, Okl 1111011111 and the District
of Columbia.
The officers of the league, while un-
communicative. as to methods, admit that
it aims to make itself felt in close con-
;gressiona'l districts everywhere for the
the announcement that Lord Dundon-i
.2101' 11
«1
election of congressmen this year who
will be against the retention of the Phil-
ippines.
“Connection with the Bryan cause is
denied. Bourke Cockran’s recent expres-
sion of friendliness for Bryan is taken to
be significant in this connection; also _the'
declaration of Andrew Carnegie. that he
will not contribute to the Republican
campaign fund this year, but may con-
tribute to the Bryan fund. Both are in
this organization.”
Asphalt In Mexico. , .
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 29.—Wth
is believed to be the best asphalt deposit
in Mexico is about to be developed. It
is situated near Tamplco and is con--
trolled by Mexicans Who have refused
odors from American contractors for op-
01'nting. The deposits will be operated
wholly by Mexicans. A strong combina-
tion of leading Mexican capitalists has
accuircd a huge tract of oil producing
land near the I’hcific coast and are pre-
paring for active operation. The oil is
not suitable, according to tests, for illumi-
nating p111 poSes, but is excellently adapt-
ed for lubricating and for fuel and gas
making. One pint of this oil will supply
one horsepower per hour. The supply
of oil is said to be unlimited.
Famous Race Hone Dead.
LEXINGTON, Ky... Jan. 29.-r-Import-
011 (Tindlenms, the famous race horse
011111111 bv T. B. I-Iaggin, is dead from
1"eltigo. He was a full brother to St.
Blaine, who won the English Derby in
1393 and sold at that time for $100,000.
lie was bought byHaggin from C. J.
IEnrigbt here in 1896' for $15,000, En-
right having purchased him eight years
before at Tattersalls, New York, from
the English owners for $12,500. He was
.17 years of age and sired some of the
most useful horses on the turf, notably
Martbnas, who won the Futurity in
New York in 1393.
Receiver Appointed.
SARATOGA, Jan. 29.—Justice Hough-
ton in the supreme court has appointed
Fred H. Beach receiver of the Ballston
Terminal railroad, a 12 mile county
trolley line owned by Philadelphia capi—'
1:11 and'bonded for $250,000. The appli-
cation for a receiver was made by Da-
vid Thompson, a judgment creditor of
Ballston Spa.
Archbishop Corrlg'nn Going to Rome.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. 4—Archbishop
Corrigan will go to Rome as soon after
Easter as is possible for him to leave
his archdiocese. Although the date of
his depar'tmc has not been chosen, it was
said at the diocesan house that the arch-
bishop had made arrangements to visit
the pope in the coming spring.
Snudhaggers Foiled. ,
ATTLEBORO, Mass, Jan. 29.—Two
men attempted to rob Henry Hayward,
of the Park hotel, of $500 late Sut-
'11-do) night, but did not succeed. They
sandbaggcd him, but not sufficiently to
prevent him shouting, and the would be
robbers escaped. .
Tlli’tzurd In Texas.
AI‘ STIN, Tex, Ian. I29. —All south and
1.5.11.1: Texas is bein" 1isited by a very
«1111110 blizzard which from present indi-
cations 11111 be tl:e"‘11015t of. the winter.
The terrzperatuxc has fallen 30 degrees.
.l
i 3 ' .1105. 1111111 issuer.
"ASHINGTON.'J:111 29.—The condif
1- n all Mrs.- .I’latt, the :wife. of the m
- or from New York, is reported. to', :be
ihaving bceh glanted an increase of .10
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Discussion of Philippine Question»
Resumed — House Kills Pension
Clause For Weather Bureau Em-
ployees—Sulzer Attacks Gage.
“’ASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—-Senator
Mason (Rep., Ills.) arose soon after the
senate convened yesterday to :1 question
of privilege and sharply attacked the
British government and the British vice
consul at New Orleans because of "an in-
terview in which the consul had assailed
Mr. Mason for the position he had taken
in behalf of the Transvaal republic in
its war with Great Britain. Mr. Mason
attacked not only the consul, but the
p01icy’of Great Britain in levying war
upon an -in"fe1io1 nation.
Mr.
consul’ s pur'po1ted rem. {'11s so serious
that it ought to be invet tigated by the
government, but at the same time he
deprecated any attack upon Great Brit-
aiu, with- the people of which the Ameri-
can 1390910 ought not Only to live in‘
‘Ci'étién‘tials its Senator Will Depefid ~71}:
peace. but as lovmg :‘an’d devoted
friends. ' \
M1. Lodge 111.211., Mass.) sharply .115:
raigned the British conSul f0r- his utterd
r-ances iaga‘inst a United States senator
and believed it ought not lightly to be
passed.
Mr. Tillman (Dem., S. C.) delivered a
forceful and quite characteristic speech
on the Philippine queStion, in which he
maintained that this government ought
to extcnd to the Filipinos the right to
govern themselves, the United States
guarding them against the aggression of
. ather nations.
The bill for the reorganizatmn and im-
provement of the weather bureau, which
includes provision for pensioning. disav -
bled and aged employees of the service,
received a black eye in the house yester
‘day. The bill was bitterly fought by the
opponents of civil pension rolls on ac-
cOunt of tbe'life tenure provision it con-
tained, and it was. sidetracked on a test
vote by 57 to 73. Although the speaker
ruled that it remained unfinished busi-
ness when the house was’lagain in com-
mittee of the whole the opponents of the
measure believe the action kills it.
The early portion of the day was de-
voted to a lively scrimmage over the
Sulzer resolution to investigate Secretary-
Gage, which the committee on rules rec-
ommcnded should be sent to the ways
and means committee, as the latter co1n~
mittee has the response of the secretary
in its possession. There was no opposi-
tion to the proposed action, but Mr.
lichardson of Tennessee and Mr. Sulzer
of New York used it as a text for renew-
ing their attacks on the secretary.
Gage was defended by Mr. Hepkins of
Illinois, Mr. Hill of Connecticut and Mr.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
The house committee on mileage dis-
cussed the claim of Brigham H. Roberts
for mileage, which amounts to about
$1, 000. A majority of the committee are
of the opinion that he is not entitled to
this money, as he was not sworn in as a
member of the house. Mr. Roberts will
be heard by the committee Thursday.
Our Army Quickly Mobilizcd.
W'ASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-—Surgeon
General Sternberg has compiled some
figures as a basis of mortality calculated
in the Spanish-American war, which in-
cidentally developed the interesting fact
that the mobilization of the army during
the Spanish-American war was accom-
plished _in only a fraction of the time re-
quired to assemble an equivalent number
of troops at the outbreak of the civil war.
In May, 1861, the main strength of the
Union army was 16,161, and in one month
it had increased to only 66,950. In the
first month of the Spanish-American war
the United States army, starting at 163, -
726, had increased before the close of the
month to 202,526 This is regarded as a
remarkable feat of military organization.
far surpassing the best results obtained
by the British government.
. Americans Shot In Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30,—The secre-
tary of state is in receipt of a telegram
from United States Consul Kindrick, at
Juarez. Mexico, reporting that six Amer-
icans have been shot. Their names are
Don_ Cusack, Jack Eldridge, George
Lunt, Charles Burns, Lou Webster and
Henry Williams. It is said that they
were shot by order of General Torres
near Guaymas on the ground that they
Were found with Yaqui Indians. The
consul hasnot yet been able to confirm
this report. but the secretary of state has
suitably instructed our embassador in re-
I lation to the alleged shooting and has also
instructed Consul Kindrick to ascertain
and report to the cmbassador all particu-
lars.
‘ Irish Joan of Arc Arrivel.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30.—.\Iiss Maud
V Gonnc, the Irish Joan of Arc, arrived on
the French line steamer La Normandic
from Havrc. A party of friends had
chartered a boat to meet Miss Gonne,
but failed-to meet the steamer owing to
the fact that the st011n1 weather had de-
layed her 01' er 24 hou1s.Shc could say
but little about 1101 future movements in
this country beyond the fact that she
would stay a month and then hurry back
to Ireland. as her time 11' as fully eng ag0d
them She will address sever ral meetings
in the interest of the B01115.
Moore Case Decision Delayed.
SANTIAGO. Cuba. Jan. 3 .~The s11-
preme court, which :1 11'1ch ago began
the hearing 011 appeal from the decision
of the court of fi1st instance in the case
of Frederick T. Moore. accused of em-
bezzling $53,000 from the National Bank
of Commerce of Boston. has decided to
postpone further consideration of the af-
fair until March. after the holidms. Pop-
ular opinion thus far has been strongly
opposed to a confirmatisn of the decision
of the court of first instance to turn
Moore over to the Americans.
A Veteran Drowned.
ARCADE. N. 1'.. Jan. till—Th0. body
of Horace J ones, aged 55 years, a veter-
an of the civil war. was found in Catta-
raugus creek. Jones had been missing
since Wednesday. He. is supposed ‘1.)
have fallen from a bridge.
Striking: Blacksmiths Win.
DI‘. NKIRK. N. Y., Ian. 30. — The
Ist1iking blacks-midis at the Brooks Loco
motive works ~'h:110 ieturued to work,
cents . per day.
.No more-trouble is ex-
pected. H
Hoar (Rep, Mass.) thc'aght the,
. company.
Mr. '
" try, 5315351550.
MANY STUDENTS luauazo.
No Fatalitics Probable an 3 Result
of the Cornell Clubhouue Flt-e.
ITHACA, N. Y., Jan. 30.—The mem-
bers of the Delta Chi fraternity who
were injured in jumping from their
burnmg lodgi'room yesterday morning
spent the day at the Cornell infirmary.
Ten of the 14 are now under the doctor’s
care. II. C. Brooks of Hartford and J.
F. Lonergan of Albany, who were the
most seriously hurt, are now considered
out of immediate danger. Lonergan was
operated upon for a compound fracture
of the thigh, broken nose and fractured
arm, but his physician believes that am-
putation of the limbs will be' unnecessary.
All of the men at the infirmary are suf-
fering from burns and bruises of more or
less serious nature. Several had their
feet and hands frozen from exposure,
none of the students being fortunate
enough to save any clothing. All their
personal effects, valued at $3,000, were
totally destroyed.
The origin of the fire is asyet unao
counted for by any of the men. Presi-
dent Schurman was one of the first to
call at the Cornell infirmary. -He said
that all fraternity and boarding houses
would hereafter be required to procure
adequate fire escapes to prevent a repe- _ I
tition of this sad affair.
‘ ""Bl‘.ACK-BURN MUST WAIT. .
‘on-VRes'ult of Present Contest;
CFRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 30.—-It is not
likely that United States Senator Elect
Blackburn will receive any commission
from Governor Taylor until the present
gubernatorial contest has been finally set- -
tied. Governor Taylor, it is stated on ex‘
cellent authority, will. assume the position
that if it is decided he is illegally the gov-
ernor of Kentucky 1the legislators who
elected Blackburn and 'who Were declared '
elected at the sameyelection’ at which he
was a candidate for governor were also
illegally" elected and ’have not, therefore,
'th’é pow er to choose a senator
Yesterday was. the last day for the
taking of evidence. Today arguments are,
being made. The decision of the contest
board is looked for in about one week
after the conclusion of the arguments.
Steel and “fire Company Prosperoul.
CHICAGO, .I an. 30.~—The directors of
the American Steel and “fire company
have declared a dividend of 7 per cent on
the common stock, payable in four quar-
terly payments, April 2, July 2, Oct. 2,
1900, and Jan. 2, 1901. The statement
issued showed that the company had
madea net profit of $12,162,'30 in 1899
The stockholders will meet in Chicago
Feb. 10, when action will be taken on
the proposition to retire $5, 000,000 of
the $40,000,000 preferred issue of the
From the outlook of the busi-
ness it is safe to say that the earnings
for the year 1900 will be still better
than those-of the past year, assuring to
the stockholders of the company, both
preferred and common, every expectation
of permanent dividends.-
Ncw Jersey Legislature.
TRENTON, Jan. 30.——'The’ two houses
of the legislature had a short session
last night and transacted very littlebusi-
ness of importance. In the house Charles
H. Folwell was elected supervisor of
bills and Jesse B. Salmon was elected to
the same position in the senate. Mr. Fol-
well’s’nomination in the house was sec-
onded by the Democratic side. Mr. Ben-
ny, the Democratic leader, speaking high-
ly of the efficiency shown by Flowcll last
winter as engrossing clerk of the house.
A resolution introduced in the house by
Mr. Abbott favoring 'the election of
United States senators by the people was
referred bv the speaker to the judiciary
committee.
Bush For Goldfield.
TACOMA, Jan. 30.——It is estimated
that 15, 000 men and women are prepar-
ing to go to Cape": Nome on the first
steamers sailing from the Pacific coast
ports and Dawson. From 10,000 to 12,-
000 are already booked or have applied
for passage on steamers sailing from .Ta-
coma, Seattle. Portland and San Fran-
cisco.’ It is not certain that the 30 steam-
ers now chartered can carry all who
want to join in the, first rush. It is too
late, however, to secure any more 'stlam-
ers from the Atlantic coast.
To.Flght Fertilizer Trust.
COLUMBIA. S. C., .Ia11.‘30.—Senatot
J. C. Alexander, president of the State
Farmers’ alliance, has issued a call to all
of the alliances in the state to meet and
decide upon a plan of fighting the so
called fertilizer trust. The Virginia-
Carolina Chemical company recently
bought nearlv all the fertilize1 factOries
in this state. and it is against this cor-
poration that the call is dir.ectcd
California Legislature In Session.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 30.—The Cali-
fornia legislature is in extra session to
elect a United States senator. It is not
yet kndwn when balloting will begin. If
the old organizations of the two houses
are kept in force. voting will commence
at once. If, however, it is decided to re-
organize, the balloting for senator will
not commence until one week from Tues.
day. '
To Restore the Constitution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. '30. —-A favora‘
ble report has been made from the house
naval committee on the. bill to restore the
hist01ic frigate Constitution, the cost to ._
be borne bv patriotic societies of Massa-
chusctts.
New York Markets.
and western slow and barely steady; Min-
nesota patents. 83. 80:14. 05; winter straights,
$3. 40213. 45; winter extras, $2.. 603.2. 85; winter
patents, ’$3. 55113. 80.
WHEAT-Opened firm on war news and
stronger Liverpool cables, but eased of:
subsequently under sharp reactions at
Liverpool and local unloading.
RYE—Quiet; state. 55a560., c. i. f., New-
York, eat lots, No. 2 western, 6017/20., f. o.
b., afloat.
CORN—Opened steady with wheat and
later declined because of fine weather
wse st.
OATS—Inactivze track white. state, 313.‘
350.; track, white. western. 3111350.
PORK—Firm; mess. 1110501111; family,
$13a13.50.
LARD-Qui‘et; prime western steam,,
6.250. .
BUTTER—Steady: state dairy, 1911240.;
state creamery. Ill-.1250.
CHEESE—Steady; fall made,
large.12§.’.a1:c.;f:1lln1211.le,fancv,
1237;:1130.
EGGS—Steady; state and Pennsylvania,
170.' western, ungraded ’ll’. mark, 139,160
SUGAR —- Raw strong; fair refining:
315463.40. , centrifugal 96 test, 157-160.. bid'
fancy,
small,
refined firmer;1.1ushed 5.660.; powder;
5..300
TALLO‘N—Quiet; _city; 5115 3-1603 , coun-
HA Ymste‘ady; shinning, 633.700.; good to
choice, 1103.860.
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