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VOL. XXIII.-NO. 30.
FIGHTING WAS DESPERATE
Thrilling Account of the Taking of
Spion Kop and Retreat of
British
BOERS WERE CONCEALED IN RIFLE PITS
As Britons Advanced They Were Enabled to Pour in
Damaging Cross Fires—Both Sides Were Brave
—Fighting Did Not End When British Forces
Began to Retire, but Was Fiercer Than During
Any Previous Engagement of the War—London
in Gloom Over the Reverse to Gen. Buller—Work
for Parliament.
Summary of Situation.
Gen. Buller's next move will likely be the invasion of the Free State,
but this cannot be inaugurated for fully a fortnight.
Gen. Roberts has recommended that Ladysmith be abandoned. It
is left for the public to guess whether Gen. White will fight his way
out or surrender.
London appreciates the seriousness of the situation and urges the
dispatching of more troops to South Africa.
Boers are rejoicing over their successes and will have opportunity to
strengthen their positions before the British can renew the attack.-
Military experts are in doubt as to the next move of the Boers. It
is believed that within a few hours will come the announcement of either
an attack upon Gen. Buller's forces or an assault upon Ladysmith.
LONDON, Jan. 30.—A special dispatch from Frere Camp, dated Friday, Jan.
26, 9:10 p. m., says: .
"I have just ridden in here, having left Gen. 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 precipitous mountain, overtopping the
whole line of kopjes along the upper Tugela. 0 i the east side the mountain
faces Mount Alice and Potgieter's Drift, standing at right angles to the Boer
central position and Lyttleton's advanced position. The southern point descends
in abrupt steps to the lower line of kopjes. On the western side, opposite the
right outposts of Warren's force, it is inaccessibly steep until the point where the
nek joins the kop to the main range. Then there is a gentle slope, which allows
easy access to the summit. (
BOERS IN RIFLE PITS.
"The nek was strongly held by the Boers, who also occupied a heavy epur
parallel with the kopje, where the enemy was concealed in no fewer than thirty
five riile pits and was thus enabled to bring to bear upon our men a damaging
cross-fire, the only possible point for a British attack being the southern side,
with virtually sheer precipices on the left and right.
"lii a nariow footpath, admitting men in single file only to the summit, opens
into a. perfectly flat table land, upon which the Boers had hastily commenced
to make a transverse trench. Our men were able to occupy the further end of this
tableland, where the ridge descended to another flat, which was again succeeded
by a round, stony eminence held by the Boers in great strength.
FIRE WAS APPALLING. .
"The ridge held by our men was faced by a number of strong little kopjes
at all angles, whence the Boers sent a concentrated fire from their rifles, sup
ported by a Maxim-Nordenfeldt and a big long-range gun. What with the rifles,
the machine guns and the big gun, the summit was converted into a perfect
hell. The shells exploded continually in our ranks, and the rifle fire from an
absolutely unseen enemy was perfectly appalling.
"Reinforcements were hurried up by Gen. Warren, but they had to cross a
stretch of flat ground, w-hich was literally torn up by the flying lead of the en
emy. Tee unfinished trench on the summit gave very questionable shelter, as the
enemy's machine guns were so accurately trained upon the place that often
(sixteen shells fell in the trench in a single minute.
"Mortal men could not permanently hold such a position. Our gallant fellows
held it tenaciously for twenty-four hours, and then, taking advantage of the dark
night, abandoned it to the enemy."
The opposition leaders have decided
upon Lord Edmund Fitz Maurice, mem
ber from the Cryndale district of Wilts,
to move the amendment to the address
involving the fate of the cabinet. The
amendment will "be of a comprehensive
character, convicting the government of
want of light, foresight and judgment
in the judgment of South African affairs
since J88;», and of the preparations for
war. Jt is supported by some prominent
members of the opposition identified with
Lord Rosebery's views and the debute id
expected to continue a week.
The Times severely reproaches the op
position for "opening th« flood gates of
controversy," by the Fitzmaurice amend
ment, which it declares can do no good
at the present juncture. It says:
"We hope it is not too late for the
opposition to reconsider this decision. No
national benefit of any kind could pos
sibly balance the mischief to be done
by such a. display of divided counsels i:i
the face of the country's enemies. Thpre
Is much in the conduct of the government
calling for criticisms, but this is not the
proper time."
HISTORY PAUSES.
.'History pauses for a time in South Af
rica. It is* one of those unsatisfacto y
pauses that are necessarily trying to Brit
ish nerves, as a sequence to reverses, and
It is expected it will terminate when Lord
Roberts will give the word for a forward
movement into the Free State, which; ac
cording- to the most cheerful view, he will
be tfnable to do for a.fortnight. Whether
he will permit Gen. Buller to rnuke anoth
er' attempt to relieve Ladysmith is quite
outside of the knowledge of those closely
connected with the war office. With the
troops due to arrive next month, he may
think himself strong enough to try two
large operations. Combining the forces
under Lord Methuen, French and G:Ua
cre, and advancing to them the arriving
troops, Lord Roberts would have 70.C01
nien for the invasion of the Free State,
with 40,000 to 50,000 guarding communica
tions, and -10,000 trying to rescue Lady
smiili.
The public burns with impatience that
(something should be done, but there is
nothing to do but wait on the prepara
tions. Oceans of ink are poured out in
advance. Orators are at work in the
the St. Paul Globe
provinces telling the people that England
has "set her teeth in grim determination
to see it through."
The government's declaration in parlia
ment, the counter-suggestion of those
outside the government, and the conse
quent decision in the press and on the
platform will immediately enthrall pub
lic interest. The thing which everybody
seems agreed upon is that more men must
go.
FIGURING ON FORCES.
Twenty thousand two hundred and
twenty-two men and 155 guni are at sea.
Eleven thousantl infantry an J. 9,000 caval
ry, Including 5,000 yeomen, are practically
ready to embark. Therefore, tha govern
ment, without doing more, can place at
the disposal of Lord Roberts 40,000 addi
tional men and 155 guns. The further
purposes of the war office officials are
supposed to embrace somewhere in the
neighborhood of 50,000 more men. As the
indication is that candidates wlil be rath
er scarce, the war office will issua orders
for those reservists who were found unfit
at the previous mobilization examinations
to report for further examination. Appli
cants for cavalry service are still freely
offering- as yeomanry.
Gen. Buller's operation has cost 912
men, so far officially reported within ten
days. Applying to the 206 Spion Kop
casualties reported today the rule of pro
portion the losses of officers indicate,
is 500 casualties yet to come. The total
casualties of the ,wra\ compiled from of
ficial reports, are 9,5?3, nearly a division.
Of these 2,486. are killed, 4,811. wounded
and the rest are prisoners. The aggre
gate British home troops in' South
Africa number 116.000, the Natalians 7,155,
and Cape Colonials 21,000.
FACTS DISTORTED.
A correspondent of the Times at Lou
renzo Marques telegraphing yesterday
says:
"Gen. Gourko, the Russian, attache, has
ai rived at Pretoria, and the French at
tache has left Coleiiso for Colesberg.
"How the Boers distort facts has just
been illustrated. Herr. Pott the Trans
vaal agent, recently received reports from
Pretoria announcing the capture of 900
Continued on Seventh Page.
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1900. —TEN PAGES.
MR. MASON AMY
BRITISH VICE CONSUL AT SEW OR
LEANS CRITICISED HIS PRO
BOER TALK
DISCIPLINE IS SUGGESTED
ILLINOIS SENATOR ADDRESSES THE
SENATE ON NEED OF ACTION
IN THE MATTER
DOES NOT CARE FOE SELF
Considers, However, That the HrU
ons Are Too Free With American
Affairs — Senator Hoar Argues
Against a Quarrel With Great
Britain—Session of the Senate En
livened by the Incident.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Ser.ator Ma
son (Rep., 111.) rose today soon after
tbe senate convened to a question of
privilege and sharply attacked the Brit
ish government and the British vice con
sul at New Orleans, because of an- in»
terview in which the vice consul had as
sailed Mr. Mason for the position he had
taken in behalf of the Transvaal repub
lic in its war with Great Britain. Mr.
Mason attacked not only the consul, but
the policy of Great Britain in levying
war upon an inferior nation.
Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) thought the
consul's purported remarks se serious
that it ought to be investigated by the
government, but at the same time he dep
recated any attack upon Great Britain,
people with which the American people
ought not only to live in peace but as
loving and devoted friends.
Mr. Lodge (Rep., Mass.) sharply ar
raigned the British consul for his utter
ances against 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 extend to the Philippines the right to
govern themselves, the United States
guarding them against the aggression of
other nations.
Mr. Mason had read a newspaper clip
ping of an interview with the British
consul at New Orleans, saying that the
British public was disgusted with the po
sition taken by the American people and
some of the senators in congress on the
subject of the British-Transvaal war.
That position was assumed, the consul
was quoted as saying, simply because the
American people were mercenary. Today
they were favorable to the Boers be
cause they had achieved a little success;
tomorrow they would be just as favorable
to the British when they had achieved
victory. The consul also attacked Sen
ator Mason specifically.
MR. MASON'S PROTEST.
Mr. Mason said the consul's utterance
was scarcely worth attention except that
he was one of the accredited representa.
tives of a great nation to this coun
try.-
--"It is not the first time," declared Mr.
Mason, "that a British diplomat has at
tempted to run this country. So far as
his personal attacks upon me are con
cerned, I have no concern. They do me
honor. The more venomous the at
tacks by the British upon me and' those
who think like me, the more we are
made the subjects of British stupidity
and asininity, the sooner, will the Ameri
can people get on the right side of the
controversy."
He declared that 95 per cer.t of the
people of America were in sympathy
with the Boers in their contest with
Great Britain.
"I want to say," said Mr. Mason, "I
ask for no special defense from the state
department in this matter, for with the
help of God I'll try to take care of my
self. But," said he, "there is one thing
I should like to inquire about. What
has become of the arbitration treaty that
was submitteJ to this senate? I am told
the United States government cannot
mediate in this war until that treaty has
become ratified. If that is so I want
that treaty discovered and ratified so
that the barrier against mediation shall
be removed."
Mr. Mason then urged the committee
on foreign relations, to which his reso
lution of sympathy with the Boers had
been referred, to make a report on it in
order that a vote might be had upon it.
"Don't take that child to the grave
yard," urged Mr. Mason, "for I give you
notice now that there will be a resur
rection of ft every day after this week.
You'll have a chance to think about it
at least once every day unless you go to
the cloak rooms while I discuss it.
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
In accordance with previous announce
ment, Mr. Tillman (S. C.) delivered an
address on the Philippine question. His
discussion of the subject took a wide
range Referring to the speech of Mi.
Beveridge in which the Indiana senator
charged that American opposition to the
war in the Philippines was the chief
factor in prolonging it, Mr. Tillman said:
"If senators on this floor and patriotic
Americans throughout the country
thousands of them belonging to the
party which elected Mr. McKmley presi
dent-have felt it their duty to protest
against the inhuman and dishonorable
conduct of our government, if they have
believed that the Stars and Stripes were
being disgraced and that the United
States was waging a war of conquest
upon a liberty-loving people, I ask that
senator, in God's name, would he have us
remain silent? I repeat with scorn the
charge coming from any source whatever
that I am not as loyal to the flag as any
man on this floor, and if it is sought to
locate the responsibility for the blood
that has been spilled. I am ready, m
this presence, to speak what I believe and
declare the truth as I see it. I impugn
no man's motives; but whether the presi
dent be most to blarr.e, or whether the
crime rests on his dupes and subservient
dependents, I say, with all the emphasis
of my nature, that I and none of those
who voted against the treaty are respon
sible for the spilling of one' drop of this
innocent blood that has been shed, and I
will not endure patiently and without re
sentment any such accusation."
RACE PROBLEM.
Mr. Tillman then discussed at length
the race question as it relates to the
Philippines, in the course of which he
expressed strong dissent from the state
ment made recently by Senator Morgan
that the Civil war was precipitated by
designing politicians?, who desired to
thrust the negro', with social and politi
cal equality, upon the whites of the
South.
Regarding the assertion that the Fili
pinos were not capable; of self-govern-
A STUDY IN MOBILITY.
> —St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
ment, he asked if men, ill-armed and
without artillery, who could not be sub
dued by 60,000 American troops In one
year, were not capable, of self-govern
merit, how dared the Republican party
give the., contrpl of the; Southern states
into the hands" of negroes, as being fit,
not only to govern themselves, but also
to govern white men? If the Filipinos
are children, what were and are the
slaves of the South? -How dared Repub
lican leaders appeal , to the Northern
masses to compel the, South to grant the
negroes a free vote and a fair count,
when it involved negro rule, pure and
simple?
Were the fruits of the war mere Sodom
apples, to be turned to ashesf in such &
brief span? Are the thirteenth, four*
teenth and fifteenth amendments to be
nullified in their very • essence because
they failed of their purpose in the South?
Are they for home use only? Did this
nation offer up of its best and -bravest
upon the altar of liberty the blood of
700,0000 men and spend and destroy $5,000,
--000,000 of treasure tha-t we might have
"a government of the people, for the peo
ple and by the people*" to find that in
the brief span of one man's life the sac
rifice was vain, the -tfrvH war a mistake,
and that the colored race has no rights
we are bound tp respect at home or
abroad?
WEATHER BUREAU BILL..
It Cans«d a Bitter Fight in the
Honic,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The bill for
the reorganization and improvement of
the weather bureau, which includes pro
visions for pensioning disabled and aged
employes, received attention in the
house. The bill was bitterly fought by
the opponents of civil; pension rules on
account of the life tenure provisions it
contained, and it was sidetracked on a
test vote of 57 to 73. Although the speak
er ruled that it remained unfinished
business when the tioupe was again in
committee of the whole, the opponents
of the measure believe the.action today
kills it.
* TKe earlier part of the day was de
voted to a. lively scrimmage over the
Sulzer 'resolution to investigate Secretary
T^tb @ff 3wlf hv Cub®.
; WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Mr. Clayton, of Ala
■ bama, today"introduced the following resolution:
li "Resolved: Ti^at on July 4. 1900, the military and naval forces of
! the United Stated be withdrawn from the island of Cuba and that the
government thereof be left to the people thereof.
ij "Resolvedilirthev, that the president and executive authority is di
\[ rected to makejroclamation di this resolution and all proper orders for |i
!' the execution t^Sreof." , ' !'
Gage,, which the £ori»mlttee on rutes said
should be sent to tfie'ways and .means
committee, as the letter committee has
the response o* t-hesVsjSf retar-y to -tts »pos
session. There wai&oj opposition- to tn?
proposed action. ;^*| Mr. Richardson
(Term.) and Mr. Sj#z«r (N\ V,) used it_
as a text for renew|ja|heir attacks upon,
the secretary.
Mr. Gage was def^Ml* 1. by Mr-~ Hopkins
(111.), Mr. Hill (ColpT and Mr. -DalzeU
(Pa.) $* »?
A bill to require flints and officials of
steam vessels to make oath of their ap
plications for liceng^ Was jpassed.
CLARK CUTEST.
Senate Committee Resumes Hearing
of TestimoaJ''
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The senate
committee on privileges and elections to
day heard a number oi witnesses on mi
nor points involved in i.he charges against
Senator Clark, of Moiftana. The protest
ants took occasion? furing the day to
withdraw all intttfkfons against Hon.
'J. k." Toole, Mho Withdrew from the
Montana, contest fox Tnited States sena
tor under clrcumst*n<!es which the pro
testants were at 'first inclined to con
sider suspiciously fasftrable to Mr. Clark.
The^pro'sK'utioft airoae'-- lined inS the
day to put two witnesses on the stand
who had'been summoned at their in
stance because the n»n had talked un
satisfactorily since their arrival in W ash-
Ington. Both ex-Senator Edmunds and
Mr. Campbell said it would be unfair to
both sides to call the witnesses to tes
t«f*-. • t .
SAMOA TUpA-rY; STANDS.
Senate Decided 141 B|»ecntive Session
to >ot Hefi n#l«Jer.
WASHINGTON.". iJ«:|. 29.-The senate,
in executive s&lsiofi Wday decided, by a
vote of 21 to 38, iratUe reconsider ttre vote,
by which the Saiho2.iH treaty was ratified,
and then removed.} the injunction of se
crecy from the vote. The vote in detail
was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bale. Berry, But-
ler. Chilton, Clark (Mont). Clay. Daniel,
Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.), Kenney, Lindsay,
McEnery, Martin, Money, IVttigrew,
Rawlins, Taliaferro, Tillman, Turner—2l.'
Nays—Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bever
idge, Carter, Chandler, Cullom, Davis,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger,
Hanna, Hansbrough, Ilawley, Kean,
Kyle Lodge, Mcßride, McComas, McMil
lan, ' Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt
(Conn.), Pritchard, Proctor, Quaiies,
Ross. Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Stewart, Tel
ler, Thurston, Warren, Wellington, Wet
more—3B.
Before opening the doors, Senator Da
vis, chairman of the foreign relations
committee; replying to Senator Mason,
eaid he would tomorrow ask the senate
to take up The Hague peace treaty.
BUMOB DOUBTED.
Washington Ha* No Sews o£ Death
of Chln-e.se Emperor.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—N0 confirma.
tlon has reached the state department of
the reported death of the Chinese em
peror. Because of the peculiar round
about way In which the story found cir,
cul&tion it's accuracy is subject to serious
doubt; moreover, a dispatch was received
at the .state department this morning
from United States Minister Conger, at
Pekin, containing no reference to the re
poit. It is regarded as incredible that
the emperor should be dead and lying in
state in Pekiri, without Mr. Conger's
knowledge. The officials, however, while
discrediting this particular story, lool:
upon it as an ill omen for the future of
the emperor, recalling the fact that such
rumors are frequently put afloat in China,
by way of preparing the public.
AMEEICANS WERE SHOT.
Reported Mexican Outrage Is Fnlly
Verified.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The secretary
of state is In receipt of a telegram from
United States Consul Kindrick, at Juarez,
Mexico, reporting that six Americans
have been shot. Thetr names are: Don
Cusack, Jack Eldridge, George lAint,
Charles Burns, Lou Webster and Henry
Williams.
It is said that they were shot by order
of Gen. Torres, near Guayamas, on the
ground that they were friendly with Ya
ciui. Indians. The consul-has not yet been
able to confirm this report, but the secre
tary of si^-te^ has 'suitably -instructed our
ambassador in; regard to the al'.eged
.shooting, and has also instructed Consul
Kindrick to ascertain all the particulars.
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STIILWATER.
A Female Convict Suffering From a
Cancer.
Elizabeth Wethers, a female convict at
the prison, was taken to the city hospital
on Sunday, where she was operated upjn
for the removal of a tumor. It was found
that the tumor was so close to her spine
that it could not be removed. She may
recover for the-time'being, but it is a
question whether or not she will live un
til her sentence expires. She was s:nc
to the prison from Duluth a year ag >, to
serve five years for asasult with intent
to kill.
Edward' Barron, a young man residns
in this'city, died Sunday afternDon of
consumption, after an illness extending
over a period of more than a year. He
was thirty-four years old, and was a
brother of Mark H. Barron. The funeral
will be held from- St. Michael's church
this morning.
The Stillwater Gun cub expected to be
gin shooting for the Willman cup Suiday,
but owing to the intense cold the shoot
was postponed until next Sunday, or a
later date, as the club management may
decide. . .
Hon. W. C. Masterman, who was injur
ed by falling from a street car about a
week ago, is still confined* Lo his room.
He is improving, and expecTs to tea out
in a few days.
A meeting of the commissioners of the
interest and sinking fund of the city will
be held at the city hall this evening.
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Cornell Students Injured.
ITH\CA N. V., Jan. 59.—Seven or eight
Cornell law students, members- of Delta;
Chi fraternity, were hurt this morning asf
the result of the burning of frater
nity lodge. Fifteen jumped feei
to the ground. Little of the lodge prop
erty was saved.
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IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for St. Paul:
Colder; Snow Flurries.
I—Echoes of British Defeat.
Senator Mason Klelsing.
.Morristov* ii, Minn., Scorched.
2—Dead Cracksman Lived Here. ,
Black Ey e for Brick.
3—Minneapolis Matters.
Northwest News.
Rollins Mill Horror.
4—Editorial rage.
Mixture of Politics.
5— Sporting: News.
Bouspiel at Milwaukee.
Commercial Club's Future.
o—Allkclil'm0—Allkclil'm Fergus Falls Speech.
7—Nelson Is Confident.
Got. Taylor's Ruling:.
B—Markets of the World.
Chicago May Wheat, 09 3-8-I-2C.
Bar Stiver, 59 3-4 c.
Stocks Fairly Firm.
9—News of Railroads.
lO—St. Paul Social News.
Important Local Decision.
OCEAN LINERS.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Sheinik, Bremen;
La Normandie, from Havre.
LIVERPOOL—Arrived: Numidian. from
Portland.
GLASGOW—Arrived: Carthagenian, from
Philadelphia.
NEW BRISBANE-Arrived: Aoranga,
Van Couver via Honolulu from Sydney,
N. S. W.
HAMBURG-Sai'.ed: Graf Waldersee,
New York. "*■
GIBRALTAR—Arrived: New York, for
Genoa and Naples.
MANILA—Sailed: Steamer Port Stevens,
Seattle.
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.
METROPOLITAN—Passion play pictures,
2:30; '-Hearts of Oak," 8:15.
GRAND—Fulgora's Vaudevilles, 8:15.
Palm Garden—Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p.m.
Exhibition by Harry N. Pillsbury, Ameri
can chess champion. St. Paul Chess and
Whist club. 8 p. m.
Charter commission meets, city hall, 8
p. m.
Capital City Driving club meets, 367 Rob
ert street, 8 p. m.
Masquerade, Virginia rink, S p. m.
PERALTA LAND GRANT.
Judge Hartley Decide* Adversely to
Mrs. Gwln.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.-In a deci
sion rendered today Judge Hawley, of the
United. States district court, upheld the
decision of the United States district court
of 1859 in th« Peralta land grant case.
Mrs. Mary Gwin, one of the Peralta, peti
tioned to have the case reviewed, con
tending that the decision of 1859 did not
include certain lands now known as the
San Antonio, or Oakland estuary, and
now valued at many millions of dollars,
including $5,000,000 of improvements and
$I,GCO,COO worth of government works, be
sides the land value of the property.
Judge Hawley decided against Mrs..;
Gwjn, declaring thai the whole proposi
tion had been passed upon by Judge Hoff
man in 1859, and also that in--allowing
the case to repose for forty years it had
reached a state of laches, and that litiga
tion, if the case was reopened, might
continue indefinitely.
ARMY MOBILIZATION.
Great Hrimin ohklhhc by Her Amer
ican Coaxing. -
WASHINGTON* Jan. 2f..—Surgeon Gen
eral Sterhbetg has been CoHectlng some
figures as a basis for mortality calcula
tions In the Spanish-American war,
which incidentally developed the inter
esting fact that the mobilization of the
army during the Spanish-American war.
was accomplished In only a fraction of
the time required to assemble an equiva
lent number of troops at the outbreak of
•the Civil war. In May, IS6I, the main
strength of the Union army was 16,161
and in one month it had increased to only
66,i>S0. In the first month of the Spanish-
American war the Pnltecl States army,
startling at 16,726 had increased at the j
elope of the month to 202,2515. This is re
garded as a remarkable feat of military
movement, far exceeding the best record
by the British government.
WON OVER BY WOOD.
New Governor General of Cuba Pop
ulnr With Masse».
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 29.—Gov.
Gen. Woods' visit to Santiago came to
an end tonight with a reception and ball,
given in his honor by the Cosmopolitan
club. Nothing since the capitulation has
done so much as his presence here now
to bring about a thoroughly satisfactory
understanding between the Americans and
Cubans. His speech* at the Cuban club
banquet Saturday night, in the course of
which he said that the United States
would certainly fullfil its promises to
Cuba, and would guarantee the safety of
the-business, interests of the island, met
the wishes of even the mjost radical Cuban
partisans, as well as of the Americans
and foreigners.
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CARRIED OUT ON ICE.
Six Fishermen for Whose Rescue
There Is Little Hope.
MARINETTE, Wis., Jan. 29.—Six men
were carried out on the ice late this after
noon, just north of Menomonie. They are
fishermen. When last seen they were six
miles out, and drifting toward the lake
rapidly. A rescue party left in a boat,
but prospects of rescuing the unfortunate
men is small. The men were fishing
through the Ice at the time it cracked,
and before they could make the shore
side they were drifting- out. The ice Is
very thin and liable to break up at any
time.
AWAY FROM THE PLAGUE.
South Atlantic Suuadron Will Sail
for Montevideo.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.— The secretary
of the r.avy received the following cable
gram from Admiral Schley, commanding
the South Atlantic station:
"Puerto Ensenada, Jan. 26. — Bubonic
plague is officially reported to be epi
demic at Rosario, at a distance of 150
miles. Squadron sails for Montevideo."
RECEPTION AT CARACAS.
American Navy Officers Entertained
by Venezuelan President.
CARACAS, Venezuela, via Haitien
cable, Jan. 29.—President Castro received
' Acrmiral Farquhar and his staff today.
Later there ,\yas a garden party and a
reception at the American legation in
honor of the officers of the flagship New
York and gunboat Machias. F. B.
Loomis, the United States minister, will
: take President Castro and his cabinet to
visit the American fleet tomorrow.
WIPED OUT BYFIRE
BUSINESS CENTER OF MORRIS.
TOWN, THRIVING VILLAGE IN
RICE COUNTY
HOTEL ISD STORE II RUISS
WIND AND COLD MAKE WORK OF
FIGHTING THE FIRE DES
PERATE
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $30,000
At Midnight the Fire Was Under
Control, and It Wan Believed That
the Flames Would Be Confined to
the Locality Already Reached—
Losses on Buildings Total in Most
Cases—Postofflce Was Burned.
MORRISTOWN, Jan. 20.-(Special.)-Fire
v/hich broke cut in Charles Bird's drug
store shortly after supper time tonight,
swept away a large part of the business
center, as well as several residences. Th«
night was bitter cold.,"and little could be
done to stop the spread of the flames,
which were fanned by a high wind. The
following buildings were totally destroy
ed, although in a few instances a part
of the; contents was saved by a hard
fight, although the loss will approach
$30,000.
From Bird's drug store, adjoining which
was the postofflce, the fire swept over
Henry A. Dorn's grocery store and stock,
the office and plant of the Morristown
Press, owned by Byron L. Hollister; the
Bank of Morristown, the Central hotel
and barn, millinery store, harness shop,
meat market ar.d several residences, in
cluding that of Banker Ridgeway.
The Woodman's and Masonic halls were
also destroyed.
At midnight the fire was under control,
and, while not entirely burned out, hopes
were entertained that the worst of the
damage had been done.
So far as known no.one was burned, al
though some of those burned out may
suffer severely from their exposure to the
awful niffht.
REPORTED EARLUDR.
FAIiIBAULT, Minn., Jan. 29.—(Special.)
—News was received here this evening
from Morristown, a Village of about 600,
located in the southwestern corner of thii
county, on the Cannon Valley branch of
the Chicago Great Western, slating that
a fire, which started in Charles Blrda
store, which is also the poslofflce, was
spreading rapidly, had passed beyond
control, and threatened to destroy the
village.
Morristown has an impro\-ed water
power on the Cannon river, furnishing
power for buhr and roller llouring mills,
planing mill, saw mills, hoop and barrel
factories and other factories. It had a
population of 525 according to the census
of 1895, and has grown considerably
since. _
FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
Missonri, K:i;inui «fc Texas Detective
Fatally «hnt.
' HOLDEN, Mo., J;in. 2:).—ln attempting
•to arrest six supposed train robbers, John
Jackson, a dete«H*- for the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway, from Sedalia,
Was shot through the head early thia
morning and vill (.lie.
Supt. 1,. Hardy, of the Missouri Pa
cific railway, had learned, that an at
tempt would be made to rob the express
car on the east-bound Missouri Pacific
Train No, 8, due here at 3:08 a. m., for St.
Louis. A pos.^e was organised at Sedalia,
and left here on a special train for War
rensburg,where the sheriff and special of
ficers were taken aboard. Supl. Hardy's
information was that the hold-up was to
take place near Doran, a small station
near Holden When the train reached
Hoi'den the officers were Informed that
the suspected men were at a resort, and
it was decided to arrest them. The town
marshal, another officer and Jackson
started to make the arrest. Jackson en
tered the house and one of the suspected
men fired, the bullet pas&ing through
Jackson's head. The officers returned the
fire, but the .six suspects escaped. Later
one of them, badly wounded, wns cap
tured. He refused to give his name.
Jackson, who was taken to the hospital
at Sedalia, cannot recover.
The arrested robber finally said his
name was Shores and confessed to
numerous robberies. He admitted he
held up the Missouri Pacific agent at In
dependence recently, and of having
robbad the PlttsfleTd postofflce last Fri
day night. It Is believed that Shores aiul
the man vrho shot Jackson and escaped
held- up a Missouri ■ Pacific passenger
train west of Kansas City, Jan. 9, robbing
the sleeping car passengers. Blood
hounds will be used to trace the escaped
robbers; The proprietors of the resoit
where the men were found have been
arrested for harboring the robbers.
It develops that a woman revealed the
planned robbery to the officials at Se
dalia. Her identity is not known. Two
»en were to board either train No. 8 or
No. 10, eastbound, at Holden, and ride
to Cer.terville, eight miles east, where
the engine was'to be detached, after
which- the robbers were to hold up the
express messenger and passengers.
Shores the robber under arrest, was re
leased .in May last from the Missouri
penitentiary, where he served a term for
a criminal assault. The robber wno
escaped, and who shot Detective Jack,
sor is said ta be named Pickering. Lp
to a late hour tonight he had not been,
eart-ured. The two Holden men under
anest are brothers named Sneed.
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Judge Kohlsant Knock- Oat Illinois
Antl-Trant L»aw.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—Judge C. C. Koht
saat, in the United States circuit court,
today decided the anti-trust act of the
Illinois legislature, in 1888. void on the
ground that the statute cor.talns both
class and special legislation, and is In
contravention of the federal and state
constitution. The opinion of the court
bears more directly on the ninth clause
cf the act of 1593, but the validity of the
whole act is also denied.
Helen Gould'* Gift.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-At the twentaj
*ixth annual dinner of the Alumni Club
of the Union Theological Seminary, which
S St. W0 towards the fund of $500 000 which
he is raising for the college, and half the
fund was already subscribed.