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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
BRITISH NOW MOVE FORWARD
Important Ba ~ by puller and
Methuen .ted SoOn-white
Carrie mbnrd's kOp.

BOER HEf = LAAGER, LADYSMtTH
Friday, Dec. he British troops made a
sortie betwet and o'clock in the morn
ing. They Z ID up ravine and stormed
and carried Vbard's Kop, which was held
by tho Boei. on which were placed a
Creusot gun and howitzer These guns
were destroyed with dynamite The British
captured a Maxim gun and then retired.
The lancers, hussars and guards made a
sortie west Of Ladysmlth at daybreak under
cover OF heavy artillery fire, which the
Beers returned briskly, The British after
ward returned to Ladysmith.
The Boer losses are reported to have been
slight.
A strong burgher column has crossed the
Tugela river at Colenso with the object OF
attacking the British Estcourt column.
LONDON, Dec. o. - While so far
as the actual British advance is
concerned this mornings dispatches show
little change in the situation, the authorities
anticipate from the announcement that
howitzers and cavalry have reached General
Methuen and that General Butler has re-
ceived the heavy artillery for which he was
waiting, that the advance will no longer
be delayed. News Of important battles by
both generals is expected soon.
The fact that General Butler has ordered
200 stretcher- bearers from Pietermaritzburg
to assist the regular ambulance corps indi-
Gates that he anticipates sharp fighting
The latest pigeon from Ladysmth fur
nished General Butler with an important
map sent by General White, presumably
showing the disposition of the Boer forces
and the vulnerable points.
The engineers at Freere camp have done
a good weeks work in completing the trestle
bridge 200 feet and an armored train is now
repairing the line in the neighborhood of
Chieveley
The news from Cape colony is not salts
factory from the British point of view. Some
small outpost skirmishes have occurred at
various points and at Queenstown quantity
of rifles and ammunition, including dumdum
bullets and Martins, belonging to disoyal
Dutch, have been seized.
The latest advices from Stormberg indi-
Gates that the Beers position there is ex-
ceptionally strong.
Reports received at Capetown from Bloem-
fonten say everybody has been compelled to
do military duty, including Mr.. Frazer, the
chairman OF the Volksraad.
The Free Staters, it is said, have decided
not to defend Bloemfontein, as it is not for
titled, but to make a stand at Bainsvlei
southwest of Bloemfontein.
Special reports say President Steyns mind
is failing
According to dispatches from Ladysmith
excursions are running weekly from Pre-
toria, bringing numbers of gaily -attired
Dutch women, who take up points of van
tage on the hills and closely scan the pro-
ceedings in the town.
Russia is sending General Gurko of the
general stan as attache at the Boer head
laager.
siege train was shipped to South Africa
today from Southampton
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
BONDS TOUCH A HIGH NOTCH
Quotations at New York Reach the
Highest Prices Paid During
the Year.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.--Unted States gov
ernment bonds touched this week the highest
prices of the year. Today's quotations were
from h cent higher for the per cent bonds
TO Ia per cent higher for the 4 per cent
bonds of 1895 than a week ago. 1t became
known today that several large insurance
companies seeking to do business in Cuba
had made heavy purchases of the bonds in
the last week or ten days. Each company s
deposit represents holdings of S100 900 each
in the various issues, and this, with de-
mands from other quarters, has had an i'm
portant influence in raising the prices for
securities above the rates named in the
treasury circular.
One of the most important bond houses
pointed out today that the government issues
were always in demand at this season of the
year because they were exempt from taxa
ton, and persons by buying the bonds could
easily effect a transfer of their funds so as
to escape the ordinary charges. Since the
governments purchase had lessened by $751;
900 600 the supply of such securities the
price naturally advanced as the demand in
creased.
A large dealer in government securities
said it was ridiculous to suggest that blocks
of government bonds were being held by
persons in this city for the purpose of max
ing the government increase its bid for the 1
and per cent issues, the fact being that
under prevailing market conditions it costs
a half per cent more to hold the bonds. This
precluded the possibility of profits from such
transactions and ought to dispose of the
theory in the minds of well-informed per-
sons
Another authority pointed out that if the
market price for bonds is higher than the
governments offer the government cannot
buy the bonds or continue disbursements at
this center. The interest rate should be thus
left unaffected and the possibility of sterling
exchange touching the gold exporting point
removed Considering the stringency pre-
vailing at European money centers, such
calculation might not be absent from the
minds of financiers who are in more or less
control of the local situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
The BEE BULLETIN.

Weather Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Colder; Northcrly Winds.
Page.
France VIII Lay New cable.
War Bunishcs british smiles.
Chargcs OF Cruelty in Bocr War.
Wine Disaster In Washington.
= Victoria Receives Americans.
General Del Pillar Is Killed,
3 NcbrasI.r News.
Senatorial Gossip.
Plans for TnyIor's Innupurntion.
Chicago wins Championship.
SChcmiur for the ScnntorShiu.
> judge scott scores Preachers.
COmalcintS Against Dawes.
Omaha society Chatter.
s CouncT rIuns Local Matters.
- IoNn News nnd Comment.
10 scenes ut Cane Nome.
with thc Wheels aud Whcclm G N.
Total EcIipscs of the Moon.
ii Condition OF Omnhn's Trade.
Commercial ana Financial News.
IL Fate of Pioneer Churches.
IL weekly Amusement Review.
weekly Musicnl Review.
10 Weekly sporting Review.
16 EDITORIAL nnd Comment.
IL Republican Party History.
10 Echoes OF the Ante Room.
20 END OF Frontier Days.
81 Campaign for Sugar Bccts.
Speaker HcBdcrson's Course.
22 In the Domain of Women.
23 ChiIdrcu's Department..
- Why the Beers Go 10 War.
20 Freaks of Religious Crnnls.
Niillionnircs az Farmers.
26 San EventfuI Night"
IS News os the Railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
DUTCH WILL NEVER GIVE UP
Former TrnnsynnI Agent Reminds til c
English that There Are Fierce
BATTLES Ahead.
(Copyrlght, lS99. by Associated Press }

Copyright, 1899, by Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. "a representative cf the
Associated Press has discovered the where
abouts of Montague White, the former Boer
agent here, who, after spending the recent
weeks with DR.. Leyds at Brussels, has re-
turned to his home in England where he
is living quietly. While he has no official
connectiGu with the Transvaal, Mr. White
keeps in touch with those who sympathize
with the Beers. He has been invited to lee
ture in the United States, but has declined
Mr.. White intends to return to Johannes
burg, where he has much property, when the
war is over, but he doubts If his holdings
there are worth much, believing the Boers
will wreck the town and mines before sur
rendering
I'VE no longer" said Mr.. White, have ca
bio connection with President Kruger, so
am unable to speak definitely regarding
Boer opinion of the progress of the war.
do believe, however, that after both sides
have had more fighting they will grow tired
and an offer by President Mckinley TO arbi-
trate will be accepted. President Kruger
will not surrender until tho last ditch and
that will not be reached before battles are
fought far harder than have yet marked
the campaign. Even If Presideal Kruger
wished to make terms he could not do so.
The women alone would prevent it, for the
Boer woman, though usually phlegmatic and
taking littlo part in the affairs Of men,
when reused to the present pitch are, per-
haps, g more serious factor than the Boer
commandOs The British public is only Just
beginning to realize the extent OF the dsaf-
fection in Cape Colony, When the fighting
in all over nothing will have been accom-
plished, for the Dutch, though sullenly obs-
dion;, will take no part and no interest in
international matters, harboring with racial
tenacity, the memory OF their wrongs and
instlling hate of the English into their
numerous offspring, thus laying the seeds OF
continual unrest"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
SALE OF KANSAS CITY TIMES
Syndicate of Prominent Missouri
Democrats Buys Paper ana
Assumes Control.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 9-Tho Kansas City
Times has been sold to syndicate of prom
inent democrats and will tomorrow morn
ing publish an announcement of the sale.
The purchasers are Captain A. A. Lee
suer, who will soon complete his third term
as secretary OF the state of Missouri Judge
G. l.. Chrisman, wealthy farmer, who for
many years has been judge OF the Jacks IN
county court and John S. Sullivan, a Jeffer-
son City capitalist. Wiley o, Cox, the Kan
sas City banker is the principal owner of the
Times, The consideration is not stated
Tho company was incorporated at jefferson
City tonight by the present owners with a
paid up capital OF 5000. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10

death Of Mrs Lees brother who occupied
g high official position in Ceylon. In con-
sequence both the British and American ccl-
onies will miss much socially this winter.
Jules Jauree, the socialistic leader, was as
sailed today in the cafe De la Paix, fash
ionablc restaurant in Opera square, by three
delegates to the socialistic congress now
being held in Paris.
These men had learned that tho leader,
after his great speech denouncing the veal
thy classes, was eating dinner in the most
fashionable place in the city, and ndig-
nantIy came to reproach him with not living
up to his preaching Jaures resented the
intrusion, and hence a general nixup.
Another Roman theater has been dscov-
cred under Paris, seemingly in a perfect
state OF preservation. The municipality has
decided to dig 1t up.
Henri Turot, the brilliant journalist who
was delegated by the Geographical society
to study American operations in the Phil
pplnes lcctured before that learned audience
this week and convinced all present that his
claim that II would take ten years with
a hundred thousand men to pacify the Phil
ippines was correct.
Anna Klumpke. the universal legatee of
Rosa Bonheur and still student at Julian
academy, says she will appropriate out Of
an annual prize of 5000 for the best painting
by any artist not yet rewarded AT the salon.
Peter O'Clovsky the Russon motto -cyclist,
arrived in Paris from ST. Petersburg. He
made the trip in four days and half.
New French Liner.
The French line today sent on its first
trip to New York its new ship L'Aquitane,
which is only of $500 tons but the fastest
If,ar To, I,,g~ hAfr hlo Of t,Nnrn
than twenty one knots, or three better than
the Inflated Bourgogne which it succeeds.
La Lorraine and La Savoie, the great new
French ships building for exposition travel,
will make twenty-five and a half knots. La
Lorraine will be the first to reach New
York, early in April La Savoie shortly aft
erwards.
The submarine boat Narval underwent
new trials at Cherbourg yesterday again,
giving great satisfaction. l learn at the
admiralty offices there is no truth in the
statement that the French government in
tends to buy the Holland patents. Ex-
perts here consider the French submarines
immensely superior to the American.
Otero paid $4,000 to Composer Saint Saens
to write a ballet of two acts to last the
whole evening. 1t will be called "Otero's
Dream" and will employ 200 dancers, with
the celebrated girl as the central figure.
She is negotiating for theater and intends
to give this gorgeous spectacle throughout
the exposition season.
James A. NJ. Whistler is painting a por-
trait of Loie Fuller, which the great French
masters who were asked to see it pronounce
the best work of the whimsical American
artist.
Mr. and Mrs. MacMonnies, who have been
making a prolonged sojourn at their coun
try place are expected back in Paris next
week. 1t is rumored that Whistler and
MacMonnies will reopen the studio they had
together last year and take American pu
pills
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
DISPATCH FROM GEN. BULLER
Sends Report of the Capture of BOer
Gun by Natal Volunteers ut
Lndysmith.

LONDON, Dec. 9.--The War office to-
night issued the following dispatch from
General Butler, dated Freere Camp, De-
cember 8, afternoon:
"The following was received from General
White today:
g Last night sent General Hunter with 500
Natal volunteers under Royston and 100 of
the Imperial Light Horse under Edwards
to surprise a gun on a hill. The enterprise
was admirably carried out and was entirely
successful the hill being captured and a
siX-inch gun and howitzer being destroyed
with guncotton by Captain Fowke and Lieu
tenant Turner. A Maxim was captured
and brought to Ladysmith. Our loss was one
killed and Major Henderson of the First bat
TALON of the Argyle Highlanders wounded
At the same time that Colonel Knox seized
the hill one squadron of the Nineteenth Hus-
sars rode around Pepworth hill, burning
kraals and cutting the telegraph lines. They
had no casualties p"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
SON-IN-LAM SUES FOR DAMAGE
Arthur Grissom, Well known Writer
of Verse, Causes Stir In Kansas
city Social Circles.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. "a suit that Will
cause a stir in Kansas City social circles
was filed here tonight.
DR.. w. s. Woods, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, is sued for $l1O,-
600 damages by his son-in law, Arthur Girls
som, well known as a writer of verse and
stories for American magazines. The COM
plant charges DR.. Woods with having alien
ated the affections of his daughter, Mrs.
Grissom, from her husband and on this
ground 100000 damages is sought. Mr.,
Grissom also seeks a further damage of
$4,000 for alleged breach of contract. He
alleges that while living happily with his
wife at Glen Ridge, ~ j., he gave up valu-
able interests to change his residence to
Kansas, at the earnest solicitations of his
fatherin law and upon the latters promise
to allow him $500 per month as long as the
father-in- law should live Mr.. Grissom sets
forth that the allowance has never been
paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
Protecting Fruit from Pests.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 9.-Owlng to
the possible infection OF fruit orchards
by the importation from other states or
foreign countries of fruit trees infected
Association of Horticultural Commission
ers OF Southern California has drafted a
bill to be submitted to congress. II pro-
law against infected nursery stock of all
kinds Imported from foreign countries and
contains other provisions of similar nature
to operate as an interstate law against
such pests.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
British cnptives nt Rloemfontein.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The war office has re-
ceived this dispatch from General For sster-
Walker, the British commander at Cape
town:
THE Free State government reports that
there are thirtyfve prisoners at Bloemfon-
! tein, including Lieutenant Tristram of the
Twelfth lancers, who is severely wounded e"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10

everything was beautifully done. 1t was ar
ranged by an amiable young lord, who also
had invited the party which will next week
meet the prince of Wales. The guests will
include Lady Randolph Churchill, Mrs,
Arthur Paget and Mrs. George Keppel
The other day Bishop gave a shooting party
on his own account, about which some very
funny stories are told. 1t is said that at
the end of the week their bag included six
teen keeotrs and some dogs. Precautions
will be taken during the visit of the prince
o. Wales
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
Robert Tnber simply smiIes

Copyright, 1888, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON. Dec 9.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram Robert Ia
ber was seen this evening in London and
was shown a special cable dispatch detailing
the charges preferred against him by Julia
Merlowe in her suit for divorce. He smiled
broadly as he read the dispatch and then
said II have nothing whatever to say on
this score. ! 60 not intend to say anything
for publication to any one"
He was evidently amused at the charges
and handed the cable to friend who was
with him. The friend also smiled know
ingly, but remained silent.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
GATACRE'S ARMY is ISOLATED
Owing to Spreading of InsurrectfOn
RcinfOrcemcnts from Griauu-
land Cannot Reach Him.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
VIENNA, Dec. 9-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram,) THE Deutsche
Zeitung prints today the following cable
dispatch, dated Queenstown, and coming
from Boer source it seems to have escaped
the notice of the British censors:
"The insurgent Afrikanders are marching
on Queenstown from both sides. General
Gatacre, the British commander, is expect
ing reinforcements from Grlqualand East and
Basutoland but, owing to the spreading in
surrection, he is totally cut off and isolated"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
NOW A COTTON GIN COMBINE
All the Big Concerns In the Coun-
try Said to Have Formed
Trust.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec 9.-It is reported
here that all OF the big cotton gin manu-
facturug concerns of the country will form
combination or have already done co.
Among the concerns said to have entered
tho combine arc, the Munger company of
Dallac, Tex, said to be the largest in the
world; the Northington- Munger Pratt Gin
company of Birmingham, Ala, and the Dau-
iel Pratt Gin company OF Prattsville, Ala.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
italian Fnster ~ Exposed.

RIO DE JANEIRO. Dec, 9.-Succl, the
famous Italian faster, has been unmasked
here. DR.. Daniel Almeida has discovered
that he used ibrous meat compressed into
the smallest size and this, with a small
quantity OF mineral water, was enough 10
prevent starvation.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
Movements OF Oeenn VesseIs. Dec. O.

Al a-ArrNed-Olympla, from San
Francisco.
Al Hong Kong-Arrived-R Juan Maru,
from Seattle, via Yokohama.
AT -Arrived-Dorc, from San
Francisco, VIC Hong Kong.
At New York-Sailed-M Marquette, for Lon
Hamburg: Auguste Victoria, for Napes, ana
Genoa Arriyed--St. Louis, from Southamp-
ton; Palatia, from Hamburg.
At -Ariyed-Campania, from
New York
At Southampton - Arrived - Kensington,
from New York for Antwerp
At London-Arriyed-Eu from New
York.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
German samoan Residents Pleased

BERLIN. Dec. 9,-Dispatches received
here today from Apia. Samoa, under date
of November 27, say that the news of tn
final settlement OF the Samoan question has
been hailed with keen satisfaction by tie
German residents and large majority Of
the Samoans. The dispatches add that
Malietoa Tanus' people are depressed over
the matter and that a majority of the Eng
lish residents begrudge Germany her sue
cess.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
Blshop Entertaining the NOBILITY.

T(COpyrIght. 1888 by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Dec. 9.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram. )-Heber r.
Bishop, who is entertaining regaly at
Houghton hall Norfolk, is thought TO be
quite a rough diamond, but he is making
his way into society steadily Mrs. Bishop
was away when he entertained the duke
OF York. During the duke Of Yorks visit
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
CoolIes Rench Camp Freere.

FREERE CAMP, Dec. Goodies to the
number of 2S4 whom General White refused
to receive at Ladysmith. have arrived heI
in a starving condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10

LONDON, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Langtry's hus-
band, Hugo Gerald de Battle, sails for South
Africa December 16, on special service. Mrs.
Langtry declares that If she had not made
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10

all her American arrangements she would
go too in the capacity of nurse or other
wise.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-10
sybiI sanderson In Mourning.

previous cablo to the effect that Mas
senet intended to bring out Sybl Sander
son in one Of his operas. is now confirmed
by tho public statement that the famous
San Francisco singer will shortly appear
in the principal part In "Thais" She is still
wearing deep mourning for her husband
Antonio Terry. Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Lee
have gons into mourning because OF the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-03-02
Two Situations Not Alike.

From the Toronto Globe.
The resistance of the natives is at
tributed ~ the expansionist papers
to the encouragement of the Senators
who oppose the ratification of the
treaty. In like manner it will be re-
membered that the American "insur
gents of 12O years ago were encour
aged by Burke, Chatham and other
pestilential fellows in the Parliament
of King George. The cases are not
precisely analogous, however; in the
present case we have the curious
spectacle Of country freed from the
rule of one power rebelling against
the liberator, and having free institu-
tons forced upon it at the point of
the bayonet.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-03-02

1
Bishop Fowler in his address Fri
day called attention to the expansion
policy Of President Grant. He said
that the expansionists Of this day
were a generation behind Grant,
who wanted to buy Cuba and annex
San Domingo. At that time Grants
plans were hooted at, and his meas
ures voted down in Congress. He
yielded gracefully with the remark
that he had no policy to enforce
against the will of the people, but
that he believed in time the people
would come to his position. The
bishop pointed out that we of today
have come to understand the mistake
then made, aud that the instinct of
the great soldier was right and the
people were wrong.
Nothing that Bishop Fowler said
of General Grant shed more light on
the character Of the s'silent com
mander" than this reference to his
expansion policy. The bishop might
have gone further and have called
attention to the fact that General
Grant was the first of our Presidents
to enunciate vigorous and distinct
lively American policy as to the Mic
aragua canal. His position on the
annexation of San Domingo, the pur
chase of of Cuba, and the control of
the Samoa islands showed he had
as keen realization of the benefits
that were to come to us through
world policy as the advocates of ex
pansion to day. Had General Grants
recommendations as to San Domin-
go, Cuba, Samoa, and the Nicaragua
canal been adopted we would
now be far into the new era instead
Of at the door. To the very last Gen
eral Grant believed that his canal
policy, his San Domingo and Samoan
policy was right, and the people of
today have given him vote of conf
dence.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-03-02
Eject Of Cold weather.
be Democrat, Feb. 9th.

From the Globe Democrat, Feb. 9th.
Cold weather throughout the West
and Southwest, with temperature be
low zero in Southwestern Kansas,
with Is to AZ below in the Northwest,
greatly increased operating expenses
of all roads the last two weeks. For
the time being it will somewhat off
set the increase in earnings secured
by general improvements in roadbed
and betterments. Every road haul
ing perishable stuff has its round
houses filed with loaded cars. Some
have been held week, some only a
few days. They have taken this pre-
caution to prevent loss to shippers
from having the stuff frozen and to
protect Their own interests. The
Santa Fe was obliged to run train
load of oranges from Chicago to
Fort Madison, as they had no room
for them at Chicago, and the chances
of holding the cars until they could
be unloaded was too great. Even
with this precaution, the loss to b 9TH
shippers and railroad men will be
extensive. The extreme cold cur
tailed both the movement Of grain
and live stock, deliveries of grain at
Chicago last week being $4,000
bushels smaller than the previous
week. The aggregate, however, was
large for this season, being 6,523, 900
bushels, an increase of 1928, 900
over 1898. 1,122,O0O over 1897, and
3,621 900 more than in 1896. Loss
in this traffic and in live stock was in
a measure made up by an enlarge
ment in the coal business. There
has not been such an urgent demand
for coal in years as during the last
ten days. Stocks were allowed to
run down, and now every Western
line is putting forth extra effort to
prevent a famine.
Eastern lines suffered severely
from the blizzard, especially the lines
in Pennsylvania, traffic ON all the
roads being paralyzed. and it is only
now that the various lines are being
opened to traffic.