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BRITISH ARMY
WASTING AWAY
Wounds, Disease and Discontent
Weaken Forces.
NO FRESH REINFORCEMENTS
Wir Offkt Not Inttidtni le Sti Ao, Ltrt
Bodies-ProUea! Krcr If Re
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III.
LONICN. Jan. 12. HUtary foil to
furnish a parullel to the Lmivt Invasion
of fc Colony. A whol moit'.h hr
elapsed since the republic J't er.Mid
the Jrun rivrr ami Kill Gnat Brit
ain know next to nothing of th ir num
ber, whereabout or (lnliiKM. and ..till
Wm i ' th cbji'i'ii of the inroal. Tho
otdy thing" knuwn with tolerable er
Utility I that tbry aro prufitmung
southward, ov.-r nitiii- npurm-ly luliab
lli' trai-U. wh.-re thry -iujk tbj t
vmlnn. Other lurictr boilh-a arc truvirx
Iiik lh vry h'irt of Hit coluuy.
'I lie only IniclriU i ilanml"il Hfciiig to
be the Urp-ly tui'. pt.-d .' that th In
vttna forum part of a gn-at orKUiiA-tl
athfiiM' of tbut NaH)l'ini of war, (Jen
ral IV Wi-t. to atrlke t-rn.r Intel the
Hrliuth cobiiiy. which, uinut'HtnM.iliy,
U nearly enuli1 of troi,, u'l truitt
to lh? elm pier of r l.lenta to Oohleve
ui h auevran aa will Hiabl tb II,kt
o aliiioat illciuic the ttrni of peaoe.
Tho KuJlliiK pulley of the Invader,
however, aeeina to threaten to defeat
their alum and haa fnabled tho huatlly
fiirolled levlea to volunteer to occupy
vital, mrutKlc polnia. while there am
amiie aluna that the g.iiherlnn of tnwpa
In iba rear of Hie bui'Klieta la b'Kn
nliiK tu pr-aa tlv-in inulliward Into the
ariua of the Ilritlwb moving from the
araboaril. inntead of attempting to
drive them back axaln arnoa the
tirimxc river where- they mlht be en
abled to rejoin Uetieral I Wt.
In the in ran bile dlagulellnff felnta ar
arrivitiK of the alarming raphllty with
which (h liitlfh army la wnatlair
way. The long llata of dead, wounded
and dlaeaaed bear out th atorlfa,
while there are abundant algna that
the troop at the fmtit are becoming
atnle and (llai-ontentwl, the (funeral ex
aaeralliin at hom in becoming mor
acute ami th public la beromlng quite
fkeptlra of tle r"mpeteney of the gov
ernment to get the ountry out of the
wretrheil tangle.
NO REIN FOHCEM EXTS TO 0.
NEW VOUK, Jan. 1J.-A dlapat.h to
the Tribune from London aaya:
The chief aourve of oonaolatUm for the
bewildered public, which cantiot undnr
atand wluit la going on In South AfrU
ca, la an orcnaloiui dlpatrh from
Amerlia Indicating that the I'klllpplne
war u atill In privreaa. No attempt la
made to explain the fact that the two
bram-hea of the Engl. ah speaking race
are almultHlieounly hnraaaed with the
dragging operation of aprently end
lena and prolltleaa rampitlKna. Hut Eng
lish hunilllntlon la mitigated by evi
dence that the Americana are atill far
from the end of hoeilliiles In the
lalanda.
General Kitchener la ao reticent that
pro-iJoer Journals like the Manchester
(iu.irillRn and nlarmlat aheeta like the
Dally Mall are convinced that tha situ
ation la critical and the Hrltiah army
vlrtuaJly on the defenalve and in need
of reinforcements. ti'noraJ Kitchener
take the nltuatlon o coolly that mili
tary men are disposed to ridicule the
Idea that any deacent upon Worcester
or Cape Tow n la potwlble.
An officer In touch with the boat
aourres of Information Inform me that
there la no Intention on the part of
the war otllce of Bending out a Urjj
body of reinforcements. Drafts have
been going for several weeks In small
detachments, hut the military authori
ties an not convinced that urgent
me.iaurea aro required. Lord Roberta la
believed it have recminendvi before
he left South Africa the shipment of
50.000 regular to replace the same num
ber of ndlltla and reservists. Imt the
cabinet objected on the score of ex
pense. Military men assert that thin
waa a mistake, since tlie British army
after the protracted hardship of an
unprecedented cnmpolgn haa grown
stale, dispirited and unfit for duty and.
a large portion of It needs to be ordered
home.
Veteran officer who have followed
the war cloaely nt every plage laugh at
the absurd estimates of the strength
of tha Boers In the Held eight thous
and with Botha, four thousand with
Uelarey three thonswxl with De 'Wet,
live iltouKAml In Urlnualund, five
thousand m Tape Colony and Ave thous
and scattered here and there. As there
are 17.000 Hjer prisoners, and at leant
$000 and poas'.bly 10,000 have died from
wound or disease, theee estimate make
up an aggregate which I utterly ir
reconcilable with the census.
KRUQER DANGEROUSLY ILL.
CHICAGO. Jan. 12. A dispatch from
rarls to the Tribune says: i
Private advices received here say that
& German physician who recently ex
amined President Kruger pronounced
him dangerously 111. scarcely likely to
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I've mre lhn a fortnight longer. The
president wh prostrated by an attack
of lirorii hills two weka ag an-l lb
severs climate haa facilitated tha pro
gress of th disease.
When President Kruger was first at
U kd by his pnaent illness his con
dition was the cause of no little an
xiety. Two day later, however, It
waa announced that he was Impriv
Ing and hud been able to leave hi
bed. The unusual aeverliy of the pres
ent weather, together with the damp
atmosphere of the Netherlands, has ag
gravated the aged executive' condition
until now hi friends are alarmed,
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KELIGION IS MANILA SCHOOLS.
Contest Over Rcellon of Hill to Estab
llah Department "t Tubllc
Instruction.
MANILA, Jan, K'.-The' first public
rilscuvslon of the bill to establish a d
tMrttnent of public Instruction develop
ed a content on th-i question of religion
In public school over the section per
mitting priests and ministers to leach
ri-llmwi for half -in hour three time
weekly outside of school hours, provid
ed th parent 'Xpi--H a willing de
sire for such Instruction, and prohibit
ing teoi.h-'rs from conducting relig
ious exercise or tho teaching of relig
ion. The directors of the FeJeral tarty
wt repr'ai'nted by commltt? who.
althouiih :ath.'i,-, argued tn nly In
tavor of the elimination of the section,
ile-y dccMivd tout the use of tlx!
sihool houses f'r ivl!;;l"u purposes Is
contrary to the 'Jtilted Hmtea cnstl
lulum ar.d also to the pint tor ins of the
Amerliun panic ann the 1'hMppine
Kecieriil puny and la certain to cue
dim old.
Judge Tuft said t Ik' attitud of the
Pulled HlHt.-s Philippine c'-iiiiulsl-)n aa
a lealsliitive i )wer wus mi? of hI'k. lute
indillerenc between Catholic, Protes-
taut or Mohammedan rell-lons. The
coinnusalonfri, he addd. endeavored to
fra.iit the act so that the people's pre
judices would assist Instead of retard
its tuccesa.
IN THH HOUSE.
Elaborate Speech ly Catching In Fa
vor of Improvement of tho Mis
slsalpia River.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. -After an
hour .pent In miscellaneous routine
business, during the course of which
several bills of minor Importance were
passed, the house devoted t-)day to a
continuation of the debate upon the
river and harbor appropriation bill,
which wi. Interrupted yesterday by
private bill Uy.
The main feature was on elaborate
soeech by Catching, of Mississippi. In
dtfeime cf the Improvement of the low
er Mississippi river. Catching retire
from the hoto Mtcch . after four
tern rar of service, during several
of which be was chairman of the riv
er and harbor committee, and during
all of which lime he haa been the spec
ial champion of the Improvement of
the navigation of the Mississippi. HI
tiperch today wa in the nature of a
valedictory.
The other speeches were principally
by member who had been dinappolnt
ed In not having special projects pro
vided for in tho bill.
WORE PINK COSTCMI'S.
SenkatiOB In England Over Ladies"
Swimming Contest.
LONDON, Jan. 1!. ArJalocratlc
swimming schools in England are caus
ing a sensation and grievance. Ladles
have taken up this fooa of 8 part re
cently .and cliampionshlo for women
are being Instituted all over the coun
try. The Amateur Swimmlag Aaaodation
ho cauxed a thunderclap by sending
out the announcement tkat in future
female competitors will e allowed to
wear only black or dark slue costume.
The reason given Is danger t the
akin from the shade of red which are
ao popular, but the actio waa really
orompted by several fashionable fcwim
niers appearing In such light shades of
pink that the spectators were startled
out of all interest In the contest.
IMPORTANT CATTLE TRADE.
One Thousand Head of IHgUired Cattle
Sold at SaifLake City.
SALT LAKE, Jan. lZ-An important
cattle tra.k' was made here today. 3d.
K Pursons. of the Utah-Colorado Cat
tle and Improvement Company, pur
chased of O'Neill Rrothers, t Wells.
Nevada, 100 head of one and two-year-old
highbred cattle. The price la said
to -e $23 for yearling and $39 for two-year-olds.
FIGHT WILL COME OFF.
Saensjerfest Athletic Club Announces
That There Will Be No Failure.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 12. At o'clock
tonight the Saetigerfest Athletic Club
dlreclcm adjourned and announced that
they would pull oft the jetrries-nun-lln
fight here February 15th without
fall.
GEN. DU BARRY DEAD.
WASHINGTON. Jan. II. General
Beekman Du Hnrry. U. 8. A., retired,
died today.
NOTE PROBABLY
WAS NOT SIGNED
Minister Conger Mas Failed to
Notify State Department.
OPPOSED BY THE EMPRESS
Wi Has Bees Warned by Powerful Leader
Tbst Sne Muit Recall Her Cosiest
to the Tcrmi ProBese by
Ibe Powers.
NOTE PROIJAHLT NOT SIGNED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. A dispatch to
the Times from Washington siiys:
Not much faith Is priced by the state
department In the story from Paris
that the Joint not has been sitrned by
Prince Chlng and Ll Hung Chang. It
Is said that Minister Conger would cer
tainly have reixirled an event of so
much Importance and thut not a r ord
has been received from him on the sub
ject. The itau department la atill rtronsly
Inclined to doubt wheth t th? opionit
lon of the cmpnas dowager can be
overcome by any ordinary means. The
ai)raiunce of Chang Chi Tung as leader
of the opposition increases that d-iubt.
Chang Is known throughout China as
the print ipa representative of whkieer
pi.iriotiMm and Kive of country Is left
in the empire. His influence ia all the
greater because his antipathy t for-
eigrers hai never led him into uny of
tive mean to build up the patriotic
them, such as the Boxer rebellion.
Chang ha always sousht by conserva
tive means to build up the (atiiotlrc
spirit In his cou.i'ry. without compro
mising It In the eyes of the powers.
He Is additionally respected because he
Is known to be au Incorruptible ofKte
boldtr. a rtrlty in China, and he has
actually sunk a fortune In puMic works
without getting a ceil, di-hoiicfrlly.
The fact that such a man has warned
the empress dowuxer that the must re
call her authorization to the plenipoten
tiaries U of irreat signilicar.ee. If tt:e
empress dowager should again absent
to the signing of the note, the would
have to reckon with a patriotic move
ment led by Chang.
RUSSIA'S POLICY.
PEKIN. Jan. 12.-Mr. De C.lera. the
Russian minister to China, denies the
current report that Russia Is endeavor
ing to make a special agreement with
China Irrespective of the other powers.
With reference to the claim made by
some of the other envoys that Russia
violated her word, In taking: a conces
sion at Tien Tin, Mr. De Glers said:
"Nothing of the kind. Tien Tsln is
practically a foreign city, and Russia
left the necessity of a certain portion
of the land for the benent ot ner iraue
Interests. The land granted had been
virtually unused for any purpose and
waa almost worthless. Russia will make
it a valuable proKrty. benefiting her
self and Choia. I do not consider this
like an acquisition of territory."
ASSAULTED BY A NEGRO.
Leavenworth Mob of One Thousand
Frustrated In Attempt to Lynch
Assailant.
LEAVENWORTH. Kas., Jan, 11
Miss Eva Roth, a well-known young
woman f this city, was assaulted on
.South Broadway, a fashionable resi
dence street of this city, at 6:40 this
evening by Fred Alexander, colored,
who had followed her for a distsnce
it twelve blocka.
Alexander failed to accomplish his
rtbjcct and was arrested shortly after
the occurrence and taken to the jail.
which waa quickly surrounded by an
nngry rook numbering nearly one thou-
sand, breathing threats of vengeance.
The police in the meantime spirited the
man away and when the doors were
broken op?n no one was found.
Alexander vhs taken out through an
alleyway by the police, placed In a hack
and driven .o the Kansas state peni
tentiary at Lanelng.
Alexander la suspected of the mur
der .of Miss Pearl Forbes, who was
assaulted and killed November 6th.
SCIURINTENDENT EXAMINED.
Head of Military Academy Says He Is
Trying to Create a Sentiment
Against Hazing.
WEST POINT. Jan. 12. CVBonei W.
L, Mills, superintendent of the United
States mlBtary academy at Went Point,
occupied die witness stand during the
morning and afternoon session of -the
congressional Investigating committee
with the exception of a few minutes.
Colonel Mills said that he felt that
the best method of abolishing lighting
and hailng would be the creation of a
sentiment among the cadets against
such practices and he stated that he
was striving to stir up such a senti
ment.
ROMANTIC SUICIDE.
Honolulu Native and His Sweetheart
.Died Rn-ther Than Endure
' Separation.
HONOLULU, Jan. 6. via San Fran
cisco, Jan. 12. A tragedy, said to have
resulted from a commitment for lep
rosy, was brought to light some days
ago by the discovery of two corpses
In a quarry rear this city. The bodies
were tho. of a young native who had
contracted leprosy and was to have
been sent to Molokai, and his sweet
heart, who chose to die with him rath
er than endure separation.
HUGE SWINDLE EXPOSnP-
Eastern Drygoods Wholesalers Robbed
of Thousands of Dollars.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l Government ot-
nYera last night checked the operations
of three men who are charged lth
h.-i'.iiifr t.v frtti liMiii.Bf-d (if thmipjlflilM
of dill.irs' worth of tlrvgoods. over
alla, ludles' underwear and similar ar
ticles, using the name of a reputable
Ht. Louis hrm in ordering the consign
ment. Menasng or Marianne Liipscniis,
Kaniu'l Llpschltx and his son and an
employe nre charged with being the
leaders of the scheme. The victims In
clude doxen of Eastern firms, all of
whom have not as yet be'-n heard from.
M, Llpschltx . Company, which In
a reputable firm with an excellent rat
ing in the commercial a-nclfs, l-wated
or. North Heverith street, waa the one
whose name was used by the trio. It
was not until two months had elapsed
afwr the pl t was discovered, that the
authorities ere able to reach the men
suspected.
Tr.e plan was apparently conceived
last July. Eastern firms. aring th?m
. Chr.stal, John Pullman. Max Hal
pert. M'. Welntrauh and the H. H. Shirt
Company, of New York, and the Star
and Crescent Company, of Philadelphia,
received orders for gwdii on sinty and
ninety days' lime from the firm of "M.
M. LItJSchlts Sc. Company."
Afier a. few days the order were
honored, a the credit of th firm it
that name was excellent. Bales, boxes
and bundle bean coming to St. LouU
and were carried to an old build-ng at
121S Chestnut street. . This wits the
headquarter 0f the conspirators. As
soon as the wagons reach-.d thv- plac?,
they were quickly unloaded, the dray
bills signed an-1, soon after, another
wagon would haul the stulT away,
Th-.ne mysieriou oteratlons were kept
nr. from Julv '.'X to Octolvr 1". United
Otat.s Commli'sloner Jam.-s R. Oiay
charpes tbs m-n wlih ulng the malls
In the furtherance or a irauiiiiem
si lieir.e.
Invstiratlon developed thstt a stfin
oirraol.er was employed In the eorres-
rtf.no. nee between the trio and me ea?t
.m firm and an effort is b' insr made
to locat her. as "he will be a leading
v.-ilmftn
Th- men were taken into custJy
last msht by federal otlicers.
STATE ROAD COMMISSION.
lll'd for Establishment Will Be Intro
duced in the Washington
Legislature.
SEATTLE. Jan. '"The committee
appointed In November by the Good
It.ua.ds Club state convenuon ai ihwim
met here yesterday and drew up a hill
which wiil be presented to the state
legislature at Its coming session.
It Is proposed to appoint a state road
commission which wilt have entire
charge of the construction of roads
throughout the state. A slate road
commissioner is also to be appointed at
a salary of $3000 per year, ihe reads
thus built will be state highways and
one-half the expense of building will
be borne by the states
WANT TRAVEL PAY.
Wa&hlngton Veterans of Spanish-American
War Will Send In a Claim
to Congress.
SEATTLE. Jan. 12. A committee hag
been appointed by the Washington Vet
erans of the Spanish-American war to
take steps to secure from congress trav
el pay for the Journey from Manila to
San Francisco.
It is contended that other regiments
were paid travel pay from the points
named but the rule wan changed be
fore tlie Washington boys were ordered
home. The travel pay amounts to
about $000 per man, with a proportion
ate advance for the officers and non
com ms.
YOUNG ATHLETE PARALYZED.
Had a Fall at the Seattle Y.
Gymnasium.
M. C. A.
SEATTLE, Jan. 12. William F. Coop
er, a young athlete of this city, while
nurfrvrminir a simole acrobatic feat at
th Y. M. C. A. gymnasium tonight.
foil nrcirientnllv anil now lies In the
general hospital completely paralyied
from his shoulders down.
He fell on the back of his neck and
j (t g thought that he has either dis-
located or broken his spine about the
first dorsal vertebra. Physicians who
are attending him are inclined to doubt
his recovery. An operation will be per
formed today.
HOSPITALS CONGESTED.
New York Dispen.-tarles Crowded With
Seekers for Medicine.
NEW YORK. Jan. I2.-Tce wet
weather of the past three days has in
creased the number of cases of grippe.
All the hofoitals are congested and
gome have notified the superintendent
of outdoor poor to send no more cases.
The dispensaries are crowdej from
morning to night and the entire force
Is at work preparing mixtures and
prescriptions for the grippe, - j
NEW ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Rumor That It Will Be A. C.
of Indianapolis.
Harris.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 12. It is ru
mored here that A. C. Harris, of this
city, who is minister to Austria, will
be the new attorney-general in Presl
dent McKlnloy's cabinet.
LAST CHIEF OF OMAHAS.
Died on the Reservation at the Age of
115 Years.
PENDER. Neb., Jan. 12. Word was
brought here today that No Knife, the
last chief of the Omaha Indian tribe,
died on the reservation at the age of
115 years.
BRYAN'S NEW PAPER.
First Issue of the Commoner Will Ap
pear January 23.
LINCOLN, Jan. 12. William J. Bryan
announced tonight that the first issue
1,1-
pel"
"0"Mer, W!
January
J!d UP"
pear on Wednesday,
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Silver.
FEARFUL PANIC IN
CHICAGO THEATRE
Audience Composed Mostly of
Women and Children.
SCORES DEAD AND INJURED
Fi!e Alara el Flrt Ltd la Scese el Wli4
Eullcracat - CitiWrea Throw Fro
Balcoar s4 Trisi;ld la
ter Fool.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. Seven persons
were crjthed to d"ath and as many
more S'Tiuualy Injured in a panic wuich
followed a man's cry of "fire" lat. this
afternonn in West Twelfth street Tur
ner hall.
About 8"" people were In the place.
gathered to witness the performance
f a play entitled "The Greenhorn."
The following were kliled:
Rebecca Lindsley,
Annie Goldberg, aged 7.
R'-cina Millenbach, ag"d 4.
Annie Solomon, aged 37,
George Shatter, aged .
Mr. Kamue) Mendelsohn.
Itlrdle XUimann.
The Injured: IWy Adler. RHia Ad
l r. Joe lin-cker, Mamie Breckrr, Sarah
BlJomgitrden, Rel'tt-ca Bloomg-trueri,
Mrs. Sarah Cohen. I'tllra FreMman.
Sarah. GiHiiberir, Mrs. Nettle Htrsch
berg. Minnie Holfman, Injured Inter
nally, may die, Fannie J.icobs, Myer
Jacobson. Abraham Kammerman, P.ote
Karrmrman. Mrs. Sarah Keal, Millie
Mill!, R.'b"cc" Rlchter, Annie Crose
man, ISes?ie Risaman, Jacob RIssman,
Mrs. Ida ftis-misn.
The missing: Frank Molll, Hnry
Harris, Annie Llchtenstein, Fannie
Marquette, Samuel Mendelsohn, and
two children, Frank and Reuben.
The play was In progr-pss and the
audience, composed for the mot"t part
of women and chil Iren, were all He
brews. The hall stands In a densely
oopulaU-d district. When the cry was
raised It was only five seconds until
the entire audience was converted Into
a frantic moh, every member of which
was fljf'nt'ns for the safety which lay
beyond the !ors of the building.
As son ai the wild rush toward the
ioors begun, chairs were kP'X-ked dowa
in every direction, the al.l-s dlsiip-
peared and the excited people ran.
climbed ar.d stumbled over the chairs
on trelr way to the doors.
Around the upper part of the hail
extends a balcony which is open at only
one end. Here were seated l'W women
and children ard two men. At the
farther end of the balcony, away from
the stairway, seeing that the rush to
ward the exit waa blocked to them,
they began at once to throw the little
ones ov -r the railing to the floor tea
feet below.
Tue childi en fell into the midst of
the maddened throng and were at once
trampled under foot. Three of
the dead were children who
were thrown from the balcony
and trampled by the crowd, with not
a chance for their lives. Following
the children, many of the women sprang
from the balcony upon the crowa oe
!ow and others, swinging over, hung
by their hands before they dropped.
The alarm cf fire was false, there
having been no blaze at any time. Th
furnace in the building Is somewhat de
fective and at times sparks pass up
through the registers. It was the sight
of these sparks rising into the room
that frightened the man who raised the
cry of tire. The hall has several times
been the scene of panics. I
BIG STORM IN PORTLAND.
Roofs Blown Off ar.d a Foot ot Water
in the Streets. j
PORTLAND, Jan. 12. For about an
hour this afternoon a heavy wind and
rain storm prevailed In this city and
vicinity.
The wind reached a maximum of 61
miles per hour and the sewers were
not able to carry of? the tremendous
rainfall. In many downtown streets
the water was a foot deep about
o'clock.
On account of a slide near Bonne
ville the O. R. & N. westbound train
was unable to reach this city this even
ing and the eastbound train due to
leave at p. m. was not started out.
Officials expect to have the road clear
by morning.
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OREGON LEGISLATURE. 1 .'
Matter of Chief Interest Is Whether
There Is to Be Caucus on
Senatorshlp.
PORTLAND, Jan. 12, Many mem
bers of the Oregon legislature are still
in this city but all will leave for the
capital tomorrow. The matter of chief
interest at present is whether there is
to be a caucus o.n the senatorshlp.
VALUE OF GOELET'S ESTATE.
Appraiser Shows It to Be tV.ODO.OOO, In
stead of 1100,000.
NEW YORK", Jan. 12.-The report of
the appraiser appointed by the surro-
aate court to establish the valuation
of Ogden Goelet's personal property
was made public today and shows that
It was worth $7,100,000 instead of a trifle
over $400,000, the estimate furnished by
the family.
BURGLARS AT EUGENE.
Blew a Safe
All to Pieces But Co t
Nothing.
EUGENE. Ore., Ja.T, ll-EuiKlar.
uiuereu tne store of A. Bond & Son
ami Irving about 2 o'clock this morn
ing. They blew the safe ail to y,w,-. i
and did a great deal of damage to
the building but secured no booty.
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