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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER

UfFICE OF TIE WEATHER BUKEAC,
OMAHA, F5b. S-Omaha record of tenn
perature and rainfall compared With the
corresponding day of the last three years
1899. 1895 1897 1896
Maximum temperature IA so 33 IS
Minimum temperature ...-l9 80 10 l6
Average temperature ....-l6 40 % %
Rainfall Observation-Disclosures. 90 90 T
Record of temperature and precipitation at
Omaha for this day and since March /, 1898:
Normal for the day ......................22 p
Deficiency for the day ..................... IS
Accumulated excess since March l...... 50
Normal rainfall for the day.......... .O3 inch
Deficiency for tha day......,.......... .03 inch
total rainfall since March H.. 26. 81 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1881. .1ii5 inches inches
Excess for cor. period 1896. sos inches
ReporIs from stations at d. m
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

STATIONS AND STATE OF
WEATHER..

T indicates trace of precipitation
below zero. l. A. WELSH
Local Forecast Official.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

Of their country had failed to impress Lord Kim
route via Southampton and Havre;
=, Mr. Jou6ert was very bitter about his fail.ce
ignorant mind-as ignorant as. l believe most
he seemed trlfe crazy. He denounced the English
stand Zulus. or how to deal with them. why"
said he you going TO 0hat how he
pronounced the word) with the Zuus now"
IN self f-defence, and also to protect the Beers
themselves.
Bah said he: You leave US alone Did we
yes; And you say We are cruel to MATHIS! Bah
leaned toward me, spluttering. while as he grew
excited his beard and mustache literally bristled
cruel. they down time and killed
our women and children. We followed them.
caves We waited but We could not get them
a-out We roll stone to the caves-bIs stone. And
the stone (here he dropped back the cush-
sor Sp with wit an 2PRang DmP and and we d5ad sit and s
Then we come away"
fully realized The impossibllity Of any fugi-
tives. unproyided with gunpowder in large quantl-
ties or powerful machinery. raising a stone on
be sitting ana also the danger OF disturbing MN,
even from above ground, when engaged In his
agreeable occupation. merely asked him what
he and his people meant to do
We shall walt" he answered, In a cool. business
Ike way. II the affair had been considered be-
forehand. until your people have eaten up Cete-
wayo."
with a waiIing tomcat emphasis upon the "wsi-yo"
which pen and ink cannot vocalize
And them asked
We shall fa-ight." he said quite simply.
Man alive" ! cried in sheer amazement ''you
can't fight the British Government"
He shook his head. with easy roll OF his pom
derous shoulders. II do not know, was his an
swer but we shall tra-a-L"
They did try all know-tried TO good
purpose and perhaps was less astonished than
most people when the OF our amazing discom-
future at the hands Of a few rebels first came 10
hand. Assuredly. Mr.. Joubert was terribly In
earnest when he spoke to me. He said incidentally
that they had only one enemy AT the Cape sug-
gested sir Bartle Frere. but he shook his head I'm,
patiently. "Frere? No! Pouf! He all right. NO!
S-S-s-shepstone"
He lowered his head as he spoke and fairly hissed
out the name. with look OF such awful maltgnity
as 7 have never seen before since After that
look knew perfectly well whether Boer could be
cruel or not II he got the chance ] have written
this short account OF my meeting with Eng and
great enemy because II shows, TO my mind the
invincible obstinacy Of the man and his people
When thev threw down the gauntlet TO great eTn-
pire twenty years ago the chances OF this handful
Of Beers seemed quite as hopeless in the world
aves as they do now-nay. more 80, II possible et
tbev fought and succeeded Such CONSIDERATIONS
NAV stimulate them now. Any way. i leave the
dscusston TO profounder politicians than nyse 7.
7 onIv know found Mr. Joubert very instructive
comm Mon When parted he shook hands ana
told me II ever I at the Cape 10 come 10 see
him. 81, ,,...,o, ard I,
ever do I shall go. all things CONSIDERED just
yet. Next autumn perhaps
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
AN ITALIAN TROUPE DETAINED.
CONFINED IN THE BARGE OFFICE PEN UNTIL
THE SINGERS GET TICKETS TO
THEIR DESTINATION.

There is an Italian grand opera company on IT.
way from This city to New-Orleans this morning
which cannot find words 10 express it's rage and
wrathful Indignation everything American.
American dogs and Yankee ours" terms
which have lost their force from overwork. and
were. in fact. far too mild at the beginning. The
of it all Is that the forty-two singers In
the company, who reached here yesterday on the
Prince Line steamer Tartar Prince were COM
PEELED by the immigration officials Of this city to
spend the best part OF the day cooped up in the
Barge Office at the Battery with a horde of ordi-
nary immigrants of varying degrees Of cleanliness.
The singers came over in the first cabin OF the
Tartar Prince. and they looked refined. educated
and well 10 do. This did not help them. however.
when the immigration official who boarded the
bound for New,orlesns it had no tickets
Where are your tiekets "ssr esi6 he said zzs ns
going By train to New-orleans and then By
well. YOU cant leave here TIL | see your tick;
Of excited swearing by the men and fearful profess
tations from the women the whole troupe was
the Barge Office with the regular Immigrants The
prima donnas Of the company had each brought
even this source OF comfort. by taking their dogs
away. The women wept bitterly when separated
from their pets. but the official inexorable.
When the singers reached tn Barge Office they
were placed in the detention pen with the ordinary
hours The women still wept and the men made
the air Dlue their own Mediterranean skies.
When the hot dogs and biscuits. which are given
TO the immigrants for luncheon offered to the
troupe. they shifted disdainfuly and refused to
touch the food
Meanwhile DR.. Rosi the general agent Of the
Italian Govern, ,nent, had called at the Barge
Ofice and denounced the affair as an outrage. He
declared that he would complain OF the matter TO
the Italian Embassy in Washington. IL not
until o'clock in the afternoon that the missing
impresario appeared He had obtained the tickets.
and the singers were set free. They went at once
TO the Pennsylvania ferry. whence they started at
p. m. for New-orleans. But they do not love
Americans.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
ARRIVAL OF THE MAJESTIC.
urR OFFICERS LEARN OF HER TRANSFER
TO THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT
FOR A TROOPSHIP.


TO THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT
FOR TROOPsHIP.
~. u,htta Star Line steamship Majestic. lately
,,,red bv The English Government for use as a
trorsnort arrived here from Liverpool yesterday
morning after rough voyage
u vvas not until the arrival of the Majestic at
Quarantine that Captain f. j. smith ana ,he o"i-
GERS OF the vessel received word that the snip "au
Ron taken by the British Government for troop
sn,, po,ora receiving this Information the officers
80 tho steamship had a sendof from British
fruiter leaving this port for the South. AS she
no ssed the big liner she saluted her with past
- ber whistle which lasted five minutes The Ma
'estic smith who is an officer OF the British
Naval Reserves. was seen upon ps 'n1 have received
nn6ricial Information that the vessel s 10 De sem
70 South Africa ,lm but ibc eae 9ee OF Of the line
say hs s"S S5ceTs Of the Majestic are delighted with
tba prospect OF Government service Purser bTnhu u
said. well this is good news WI We
Of course we VII a caS II was learned later
Sowever that the married officers OF me snip are are
no' no ar as those Who are unmarried. An extra force
oS men was set TO work enecting me aisShapse he
OF hed tne inie her pier Another gang was set to
work scrapng the smokestncks ana e'ea'i'hs "'
thr bs gmor that the Majestic on her next trip
from this port would go to ha'lan Tax, hose places
snd then steam straight for South Africa was os
MED the ofces OF the e,rsady Mnye a2ranged viii sail
Soyy TJverpoo next Wednesday win het res suaat as
quota OF passengers and cargo OF tIeisn a ,,I he
Mr. Lee "On her arrival in llverpoo hhs VIII 'e
TaruaIIv turned over 10 the Government ,,,
The officers Of the ship say she can sIeA sv shs
can carry twelve hundred men In her sIeerase 4yI ~
and aft and least seven hundsea nor The svs
Ten oS sliding hunks which the Majestic eonains am
on her orlop deck. These bunks ..I na'e ere Dut
,n i.e and hammocks swung besides me Ma
jestics capacity for troops VII oe living IN America
who are British Army Reserves had been SenIed ss5ed
out and were 10 sail on the MaJesue, sue, Whits star
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
KAFFlR STORY OF BoER LOSSES

hstcourt, Nov 16.-A missionary. a native. but
trustworthy man. who arrived here yesterday
from Ladysmith. reports that a big fight took
place there on Friday. November 10. He says
mat volunteers went out in the early morning
and drew the enemy from their positions
onto fat where the regular troops. under Sir
George White outmaneuvred them by outfank-
ing the Beers. administering a crushing defeat
and inflicting great loss
More than two hundred Kaffirs the missionary
says, were employed by the Beers to bury their
dead. and two trains, each drawn by two en-
gines carried away the wounded
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
REPORT OF GENERAL JOUBERTs DEATH

London. Nov. 16.-A dispatch received here to-
day from Pietermaritzburg dated November IL.
SAYS Il is rumored there that General Pet Jou-
bert Commander-in-C Chief OF the Boer forces,
has been killed in action.
The runor OF the death Of General Joubert is
discredned It is understood that the War Of
fee has news that he is still directing affairs. 1t
IS also rumored from Pietermaritzburg that the
Boer losses at Ladysmith Thursday were
heavy and included General Lucas Meyer who
was either killed or wounded. The report TO
General Joubert probably from the fact
that his wife has left the Boer camp at Lady
smith for the Free State. Another report says
General Meyer has gone TO Pretoria for his
health
Durham Nov u (evening)-"The Times" Of
Natal publishes a telegram from Lourenco
MARQUES saying that General Joubert was killed
IN action on Thursday. November g.
Petrus Jacobus Joubert, General-in-Chef OF the
rransvaal. was born about 1881 in Cape Colony.
He came from a French Huguenot family which
had lorg lived in South Africa. He grew UP on a
farm and was accustomed TO conduct 1t when not
,mployed IN the service OF the Transvaal Govern
nent. which he served as State Attorney and as
yice-President and for a short time once was its
Acting President. He never attained his ambition
70 be President OF the republic. though once or
twice he was nearly successful In defeating his
rival President Kruger. On one Of these occasions
whom he was defeated at the close Of the election
KRUGER shook hands with his friend and appointed
him Commander-in-Chief
General Joubert first distinguished himself-so
far as the world outside Of South Africa is con-
cerned-when he defeated the British forces under
Sir George Colley at Majuba Hill in 1881. Later he
defeated the English at Laing's Mex; he command
ed the Boer forces at Bronkhorst Spruit, he sup
pressed the swazis in 1895. and finally caught Dr.
Jameson like n rat in a trap through quick mobii-
zation OF troops and superior Workmanship
In sppearancs Joubert about five feet ten
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

inches IN height and sol,dly built pa hed hr.,
Theyrs ua ano face tanned by the African sun
him 1Ia as mo' an ounce OF superfuous flesh on
arduraneo "as sTong as an and possessed an
siHtvait. mat was remarkable for a man OF
yercI,, iSn. @ years. As a tactician he acted Sc
esrth! on she defensive. conceaing his men behind
tboir M and other obstacles and trus ed TO
ba,nr Workmanship to prevent their positi IN from
las, e Jouoert visited England three times and
usI addressed a letter to the Queen. In
kruger's domination "'' ''-''' W
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
cryER4L BUTT INsPECTs THE TWELFTH.

An incident OF much interest TO the members OF
the 18th Regiment the annual Inspection OF
the organization. which took place last evening at
the armory Sxty-second-st. and Columbus-ave. The
inspection was made by General Butt and his stan
The regiment was in command OF Colonel George
r Over At the conclusion OF the inspection Cen
eral Butt compllmented the regiment ON It's appear
anCe The inspection was Witnessed by large
number Of spectators.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
SEEK SHELTER IN CAVES.
RESIDENTS OF LADYsMITH sTANDIN

COMMANDMENT WELL.
London. Nov. 16-A dispatch from Durham,
dated November 13. says that member Of the
Natal field force who has succeeded in travers-
ing the Boer lines with Ladysmith dispatches has
arrived at Pietermaritzburg and reports that a
determined attack was made by the Beers on
the British garrison, which was quite prepared
and met the advance with such heavy and well
directed fire that the Beers were driven off. leav-
ing many dead.
1t is also said that British and Boer patrols
came in touch and exchanged shots near Frere.
south Of Colenso.
A dispatch from PetermaritZburg says let
ter has been received there from Mr.. Lloyd. Com
missioner OF Agriculture dated Ladysmith No
vember s. asserting that all was well, that the
bombardment continued daily. but without dam
age and that the residents occupied caves dur
ing the daytime
The reports that the Beers have penetrated
southwark from Colenso to Chievely, where they
are said TO have cut the railroad, shows, II Is
said. that they are adopting proper strategical
plan TO impede the advance Of the British re-
neving force Perhaps this may turn out to be
General Schalk Burgers force. which, when last
heard from. was raiding Zululand. This force II
is asserted. may next be heard from south OF
Estcourt which they will in all likelihood at
tempt to isolate before further reinforcements
arrive. Indeed, it is already reported that
Boer force has been seen in the neighborhood OF
the line north OF the Moo River.
According to the latest advices from British
sources at Estcourt the Beers are suffering
from lack Of supplies. though the large stores the
British left when they evacuated Newcastle and
Dundee must have been of great assistance to
the Boer commissariat. But the task OF main
tanning a complete investment Of Ladysmith is
nrobably proving onerous. Ladysmith seems to
he well provisioned. and the entertainments are
daily being strengthened
The Beers have renamed Dundee Meyers
dorm" after General Lucas Meyer, whose forces
fought those Of General Symons there. 1t Is
said this morning that two hundred wounded OF
General Meyers force arrived at Pretoria the
next day.
There are signs that forward movement for
the relief of Kimberley may be expected shortly.
There is great activity at De Aar, situated on
the railroad about one hundred and nifty miles
south Of Kimberley. whence the advance ap-
pears likely to be made. There is. 1t is said
no urgent reason for this unless food at Kim
berley is getting low. but II is added. the moral
effect would be good for the British.
The greatest enthusiasm was shown this morn
ing at the departure from Newport OF a noun
tain battery Of the Royal Artillery. consisting
Of six guns Thousands OF people lined the
streets cheering and singing, and the battery
had difficulty in reaching the train through the
dense crowds This was the last mountain bat
tery remaining in England. eight others being
in India. and the tenth having been captured
by the Beers at Nicholsons Mex.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

other directions are made. Many OF the best
military experts feared that his force would be
unequal to this task and that the Beers would
be able to annihate him and completely over
run Natal before reinforcements could arrive
from England: but he has disproved these not
unreasonable forebodings and now the tide OF
success will probably turn against the Beers
With twenty thousand reinforcements already
arriving in South Africa. from now on the Brit
ish will be in an increasingly favorable situa-
ton and their ultimate triumph only matter
of time
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
SOPHOMORE SHOOTS HIMSELF.

Middletown. Conn, Nov. 6.-Harry Winter Bug
bee a member OF the sophomore class OF Wesleyan
University is in a serious condition. and may not
recover. as the result OF accidentally shooting him
self last night. While In the rooms OF the Chi Psi
Society he placed revolver to lis head and pulled
the trigger not knowing the hrearm was loaded.
The bullet penetrated the skull Just in front Of
the ear and In spite of continued probing the
nhysicIans have not been able TO locate IT, His
home 10 In Monson, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
WORK CAUSING DISSATISFACTION.

1901, s.aI NJ dissatisfaction has been expressed
-. the vav the work OF improving the ap-
.o.c,ss 70 the Municipal Building at one-hun-
Srcd.and-.eventy- and Third-ave' j. De-
,re dome. II was necessary at hrst TO DO consid,
erable blasting. and that made bis % noe ,end and
s.aDrs. IN The sidewalk. A rfckety plank roau
L.. then constructed The temporary approach
70 the building was In bac coaoition yes'eFoa''
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
A MEETING WITH JOUBERT.
THE BOER LEADER IN ENGLAND.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

HOW HE CRUSHED THE ZULUs AND WOULD
"TRA-A-p' TO CRUSH THE ENGLISH.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.
Some twenty years ago sitting in South
ampton bound carriage at Waterloo Station. when
three burly men, evidently foreigners entered my
compartment. They had lot OF luggage. including
many cigar boxes. one dark. saturnine and
sleepy Another fell asleep at once. The third
man sat opposite to me can only describe him
as huge. / had read OF Dutchmen but this mans
hands as they rested on his enormous knees
were nearly foot across. There a sense OF
elephantine power about him He looked as II he
could have caught hold Of and snapped me
across his knee Ike carrot II he had wanted to.
but fortunately. he didn't want to-he wanted
light.
| noticed and supplied the want and he lit up and
puned away hercely. His cigar and his eyes
seemed 10 glow together. and he alternately
sucked and puffed / got into conversation and
round | was talking TO a Mr.. Joubert, one of the
delegates from the Transvaal Beers who had
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
EsTCoURT GARRISON MAY RETIRE.

London, Nov 1.-THE Times" publishes the
following dispatch from Pieter1naritzburg. dated
November 10
Estcourt is short Of artillery. The garrison
may retire to the Mooi River, southwark. to-
night in case strong force Of Beers should
advance The enemy's intention is 10 keep
back the British relieving column.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
,,p1vspAprR MAN KILLED AT MAFEKING

rordon Nov. 16-"The Daily Malls Mafe-
L,r, corresnondent. telegraphing under date OF
,ro,.oroher saws E. G. Parslow. the correspond
-. ., "rbe Daily Chronicle" was shot through
- -, o,d instantly killed by a revolver dis
horged accidentally in the hands OF Lieutenant
Monchison in the Market Square. Mr.. fars'o"
was q Cane Town man.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

NEWS FROM THE FRONT IN NATAL.
Fstcourt. Nov. 13-The West Yorkshire Regi-
rnent has arrived here.
The bornbardment OF Ladysmith has been re-
sumed Heavy firing heard early this
morning An armored train was sent out on a
reconnaissance toward Colenso.
The armored train on its return reported that
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

FIRED ON BY BRITISH CRUISER.
London Nov. 16-According to a dispatch
from Durham. a British cruiser has again fired
on a vessel entering Delagoa Bay and refusing
10 reply to signals. Two blanks and one round
shot were fired before she hove TO. The vessel
was then boarded her papers were examined
and she was allowed TO proceed
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
ANOTHER TRANSPORT AT CAPE TOWN

London, Nov 16.-The transport Mohawk
having the 18th Lancers on board. has arrived
at Cape Town.
The transport Armenian, with three batteries
of artillery. has reached Durham.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17
GENERAL HILDYARD AT THE FRONT.

Durham. Nov 13-General Hildyard has ar
rived here He brought message from zen
eral Butler expressing his high appreciation OF
Natars course throughout the crisis and admira-
ton for the way the volunteers and colonial
forces fought
A correspondent IN zululand reports that many
Roers who fought at Dundee are now quietly
pIoughtng. and that nothing will induce them 70
return TO the battlefield.
Most Of the guns postioned around DurDah
are being withdrawn. and all fear OF Boer at
tack and all panic have disappeared Ihers ~
no confirmation Of the report or 1ehe'di 'Ou
berts death.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-17

the Beers have blown UP the line between Co.
lenso and Chieveley Not much damage has
been done. but the rails are bent and n small
culvert has been destroyed. On seeing the Brit
ish patrols. the Beers retired
Every day lessons the chances OF the Beers
coming further south
Kafiirs report that a force of 400 10 200 Roers
with wagons. is going In the direction OF Co.
iehso' This Is said to be the foraging party
previously sighted. The Kaffirs also report that
General Whites cavalry has had an engage
ment with the Beers at Bester's Station. The
result is not known.
A message from Ladysmith. just received
gives a rev details OF the occurrences of
wednesday, November s. when the Beers shell
fire was increased during the afternoon It is
asserted that they appeared to aim deliberately
at the convent on the hill in the centre OF the
town, where there were only the Sisters and
the wounded. The building was twice hit in
spite Of the Geneva flag flying
The Beers attempted demonstration against
the western defences but II was never serious
The groups appearing at long range were easily
scattered by the fire of a machine gun The
total British casualties during the briskest bonn
bardment were three men. though some damage
was done to cattle and property. The fire OF
the Boer position gun has been erratic, but
probably trfng wearing through its con-
tlnual bOmbardment. The Boer positions are
5000 to 1000 and 5000 yards distant
A kaffir from the Free State aager reports
that General Vessels. who commanded when
the British force surrendered at Nicholson's
Mex was hit during recent reconn distance
The British garrison cheered the news.
The Beers have sent in 400 Indian coolies
from the Dundee coal fields. doubtless with the
object Of assisting TO finish our food