Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 285, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1899 — Page 1

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Birr LITTLE RELIABLE JTEW3 PROM THE TRANSVAAL BORDER. All Dispatches from Booth Africa Censored by the British 31111lary Authorities. NATAL POSSIBLY INVADED DOERS 1IAVD CROSSED T1IC LITE, ACCORDING TO OXE REPORT, Train Said to Have Been Seised by Free State Burgher at Uarrlsmlth and Patrol Stoned. NEW CASTLE TO BE TAKEN AT ONCE Br THE TRAXSVAAL TROOPS, ANOTHER. REPORT SAYS. An Unconfirmed Romor that Cony, lngbim Greene Has Been Assaslaated at Pretoria. BRITISH WAR PREPARATIONS FLEET OF TRANSPORTS TO LEA 11 ENGLAND ON SATURDAY. Gen. Sir Redder Duller' Army Corps to Be Convoyed by Warships Ebnlttlons of Fatrlotlam. LONDON. Oct. 13,-Up to 5 o'clock this morning It was not known positively In London whether war had been begun In South Africa. All rumors to the effect that Natal was Invaded by the Boers yesterday lack official confirmation. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Ladysmlth dated Wednesday alone, among the. specials received here, declares that war has begun by the Boers In Natal. The correspondent says: "Free State burghers have seized a train at Harrlsmlth, which was the property of the national government. Last night & mounted patrol was stoned by Boers. The men's orders were not to fire unless they were fired upon." The other dispatcher only represent that the hostilities are imminent. A dispatch to the Times from Sandspruit, under date of Tuesday, reports that parades were held there In honor of the anniversary of President Kruger's birth. The correspondent says: The Boers are pleased with the heavy rainfall, which will improve the grass. By General Joubert's kindness X have been In the Boer camp four days. Nothing noteworthy has occurred. General Joubert's headquarters and the artillery camp are about ten miles from the border. He carefully patrols the frontier, but forbids large armed bodies to cross the border or show themselves near the border. The arrangement of the camps and coram! sariat is rcugh and ready. There is very little drifl or discipline, but the general result Is satisfactory, each man or small mesa attending to their own affairs. The earlier confusion, due to delay in the arrival of tores, has disappeared and there i3 now an abundance of food and equipment. The only defect is a lack of good water. The whole Pretoria command yesterday shifted Its position nearer to drinkable water and better grass." A telegram from Pretoria, timed 7:30 yesterday evening, says: "The situation is becoming hourly more critical. Numerous Americans, Germans, Frenchmen, Swedes, Belgians, Norwegians, Danes, Italians, Dutchmen, Swiss ana Cape Afrikanders have gone to the border to fight for the Transvaal, although they are not burghers, while many British residents also have taken the oath of allegiance. The hope is expressed by many that war will yet be averted." Nothing since this has been received from Pretoria, and doubtless telegraphic communication with the Transvaal is now cut. The absence of news fiom the Cape since early morning is not due to an interruption of the cable, but to the immense pressure of work, the cables probably being nearly monopolized by British government dispatches, which take precedence over all others. Only two cables run to Cape Town from Europe, and the one on the eastern coast la very slow, so that practically all the work is thrown on one Atlantic cable, which means that the present exasperating delay will recur repeatedly during the progress of the war, and that the newspaper dispatches will probably be very meager. The xrJlltary authorities in South Africa have Lis-ituted a censorship on all telegrams In order to prevent Information regarding British movements from reaching the Boers. A dispatch from Kimberley says Cecil Rhodes Is expected there shortly. An Important South African firm in London has Just received a dispatch from Cape Town saying that a revolution of the Dutch in Cape Colony is regarded as imminent. UNCONFIRMED ROIORS.

Coayingham Greene Said to Have Been AMinlnatcd. LONDON, Oct. 11. It Is rumored that Conyngham Greene, the British diplomatic agent at Pretoria, has been assassinated there. The rumor 19 of doubtful origin and Is considered extremely improbable, as It is believed that in obedience to orders from the imperial government Mr. Greene had already left Pretoria, confiding the care of British Interests to United States Consul Macrum. DURBAN, Oct. 11. Morning. There are persistent rumors in Pletermarltzburg that a large body of Free State Boers have entered Natal. The rumors Lick confirmation. Later Authentic information from Ladysmlth confirms the report that It i the intention of the Boers to occupy Newcastle lmediaUly. LONDON, 0;!'. IL-A dispatch from Tie- - t

termarltzburg. Natal, says intense excitement prevails there, owing to persistent reports that the Orange Free State troops have already crossed the border, and are advancing upon Ladysmlth. A later dlspatch says the invaders entered Natal by the Important pass of Cundy Clough, thirty-seven miles southwest of Newcastle. PIDTERMARITZBURG, Oct. 11. The Baeutos aro becoming restless and congregating on the borders. AFRIKANDERS WARNED.

Those Who Aid the Doers Will De Charged irlth High Treason. CAPE TOWN. Oct U.-Slr Alfred Mllner, Governor of Cape Colony and British high commissioner in South Africa, has Issued a proclamation declaring all persons abetting the enemy In a state of war with Great Britain to be guilty of high treason. The Boers are expected to occupy New Castle, Natal, to-morrow morning (Thursday.) Conyngham Greene, the British diplomatic agent In the Transvaal, is expected to leave Pretoria this evening (Wednesday.) Although the progressives do not profess to desire war for war's sake, there is a universal belief that only war can effect a settlement. There is little fear with regard to the possibility of a successful Boer attack upon Cape Colony. It is believed the garrison is well able to hold its own. The fact is recalled that in 1SS1. when the British were standing on the defensive, they were almost Invariably successful. In the course of a debate In the Cape House of Assembly last evening regarding the allegations of Boer maltreatment of refugees from the Transvaal, the premier, Mr. Schrelner. Implored the House not to believe the newspapers In this particular. "So far as I know," he said, "there is no truth in the statements that the Orange Free State railway officials have committed brutal assaults upon refugee passengers and the onlcials deny these statements." On the other hand tho reports of outrage and insult are plentifully corroborated. The news of the Boer ultimatum and of the character of demands evoked at first only Incredulity. When the report was confirmed Incredulity gave way to a feeling of stupor, which was shortly replaced by anger at the impertinence of the document. Then followed signs of relief at the relaxation of the long tension and the clearing up of the situation by the ultimatum. Advices from Buluwayo say that the Gwelo-Gwando Railway, In Rhodesia, continues uninterrupted. Congrratnlatons for Kroger. PRETORIA. Oct. 10 (Delayed in Transmission.) President Kruger's birthday was announced this morning with a salute in camp and a general display of flags throughout the town. There was no official reception, but the foreign representatives called upon the President. The British diplomatic agent, Conyngham Greene, wa3 represented by the secretary of the agency. Congratulatory telegrams were received by the President from all parts of South Africa and Europe. In the course of the morning, addressing a body of burghers, who called immediately before setting out for the front, the President Impressed upon them that they must not trust in themselves, but should place all their reliance upon God, who directs every bullet. "You must keep up your courage." he said, "and, remember that in former "days ' that although our enemies wero numerous, comparatively few burghers fell." The burghers departed singing the Boer national airs. Confiscation Law Proclaimed. PRETORIA, Oct. 1L The Official , Gazette to-day contains a proclamation calling upon all burghers domiciled outside the republlo without permission of the government to present themselves forwith to their respective commandants for service, failing which they will be punished by fines varying from 100 to 500. or by Imprisonment and confiscation of property. Tha Official Gazette to-day contains the confiscation law, approved by the Volksraad Sept. 29, adopting the mining article In the gold law, eliminated last year, empowering the government to confiscate claims and mines belonging to persons convicted of treason or conspiracy against the state. Experiments have shown that an armored train can be pierced like tissue paper by creusot guns. 3Iartlal Law to Be Proclaimed. JOHANNESBURG, Oct. ll.-The commission having the matter In charge is Issuing very few permits to British subjects to remain here. In subscribing to the oath those who wish to remain undertake to behave In a calm, submissive manner, to remain obedient to the laws and authorities and neither directly nor indirectly to do aughj against the independence of tho country or the people. The oath is not regarded as one of neutrality. A satisfactory reply from the British government Is not expected and all arrangements have been made for the declaration of martial law. Developments on the border are expected to-night, after tho time named in the ultimatum expires. Flylns the Irish Flas. PRETORIA, Oct ll.-The German detachment has posted a big gun on the Free State-Natal border in a position to aid Waikerstroom. Five hundred burghers assisted In hauling the gun up a steep and almost inaccessible acclivity. Some of the laagers are flying the Irish flag with the flags of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The ambulance corps has arrived. Ready for Fighting. VOLKSRUST, Transvaal. Oct. 11. The entire first draft of the Transvaal and Free State Boers Is now mobilized. The laager has been shifted to a better position for water and grazing. The generals, commandants and field cornets have inspected the various strategical positions on the border. A man, ostensibly coming from the Orange Free State, has been detained here owing to his suspicious actions. Movement at the Doer Camp. NEWCASTLE, Natal, Oct. 11. No news has been received here as to the rumored advance of the Boers upon Charlestown, but a movement In the Boer camp is reported. Right Hon. Harry Ejcombe, former premier of Natal, Intends to remain here. The Free State border has been closed. Nearly all inhabitants have left the town. No Formal Declaration. BLOEMFONTEIN, Oct. ll.-The Orange Free State and Transvaal officials held a conference regarding the time limit of the Boer ultimatum. The Transvaal wanted to allow only twenty-four hours, but the Free State suggested a compromise on fortyeight hours, this view prevailing. It is not believed here that any fprmal declaration of war will be made. War 3Iore Remote. CAPE TOWN. Oct. 11. The correspondent at Sandspruit of the South African News, telegraph late Tuesday evening as follaws: "Owing to Intelligence received dur(ContiDurd on Second Page.)

FROM KRUGER

MESSAGE GIVING THE TRANSVAAL'S SIDE OF THE DISPUTE. He Tells Americans the British Agent at Pretoria Has Deen Recalled and War Is Certain. SOUTH AFRICA TO BE FREE OR IT WILL BE MADE THE WHITE JIANS GRAVE, HE SAYS. He Also Says His Army Is Composed of All Nations, Including? a, Corps of Americans. CONSUL WHITE'S FAREWELL BOER REPUBLIC'S REPRESENTATIVE QUITS ENGLISH SOIL, And Fires a Partlnsr Shot at Chamberlain VlevTs of Rosebery, Balfour and Other Britons. CHICAGO, Oct. 11. A cablegram was received to-night by the Chicago Tribune from President Kruger, of the Transvaal Republic. The cablegram was sent in answer to a message requesting a statement of the position of the Transvaal in the present crisis. In the cablegram which follows small words have been filled in in order to make smooth reading: "Pretoria, Oct. 11. "Through the Tribune we wish to thank our many American friends for sympathy In the present crisis of tho republic. Last Monday we gave England forty-eight hours notioe within which to give assurance that the dispute will be settled by arbitration or other peaceful methods. The notice expires at 5 o'clock to-day. The British agent is recalled and war Is certain. ' ' "This is the fitting end of British policy of force and fraud which has marked all South Africa with the blood of Afrikanders. We must now make South Africa free or the white man's grave. The republic's forces Include all nationalites, among them a stx-ong American corps, showing it is not a case of Boer against uitlander, but all nations against the English. We have full faith in freedom and republicanism and in the righteousness which guides the destinies of nations. "PRESIDENT KRUGER." An answer of ten words from the Tribune to President Kruger giving the time of the receipt of the message in Chicago was prepaid, the people in Pretoria being evidently somewhat apprehensive that the message might not get through. General Harrison's View. LONDON, Oct. 12. The Daily Mail's Berlin correspondent says: "Gen. Benjamin Harrison, former President of the United States, declared to me to-day that he sighted breakers ahead for the British ship of state." WHITE LEAVES ENGLAND. The Transvaal's Consul General First Scores Mr. Chamberlain. LONDON, Oct. 11. Montague White, consul general.of the South African Republic in London, closed the consulate this afternoon and immediately left for the continent. Mr. White's departure wan not attended by any excitement. Before shaking off the dust of England he said to the Associated Press: "Tho expected has happened. I only hope the helllshness of thl3 premeditated crushing out of a hardy republic Is now apparent. Let me remind America that the onus of war lies not upon those who fire the first shot, but upon those who compel it to be fired. Technically we have temporarily put ourselves In the attitude of an aggressor, but who would not have done so when he believed the existence of his country was at stake. I think we must look far ahead to see the consequences of this war. Instead of the pacification of South Africa, which is the alleged aim of England, we shall have perpetual unrest. Those very people for whom England Is now fighting will turn against her in time to come and protest against her rule as bitterly as they are now protesting against ours. "For weeks I had seen England's determination to force a hostile Issue, or rather Mr. Chamberlain's. I am sure he is the only member of the Cabinet whose mind was thoroughly made up throughout all the negotiations. What his intentions were are evident from the situation to-day, had the franchise been the chief grievance, our fiveyear proposition would certainly have been accepted. I have reason to believe that England enters upon her warlike course by no means a unit. Opposition to Mr. Chamberlain's policy exists to a greater extent than 13 generally conceded. Our evident desire to conciliate has been much appreciated and our refusal to allow our affairs to be administered by another nation has not excited genuine indignation here nor In any quarter of the globe. However. Mr. Chamberlain has accomplished his purpose and, ail hope is gone. 1 believe, however, that a considerable reversal In British opinion would be effected by any serious defeat, for most of those now supporting the government are doing so with little heart and on general principle, not stopping to count the cost of war. Mr. White cited the Isandlwhama massacre as an Instance of such a change in British opinion. He then went on to say: "I suppose there can be only one ultimate result of the hostilities. As to the duration of the war, I am not able to venture a guess. It seems to me a matter of , the greatest uncertainty. I hear that Great Britain will not begin the wiping out process until December. In the meanwhile we shall see what we shall see. "I have received no special Instructions or news from the Transvaal In the last forty-eight hours and I expect none, having long ago received directions as to the course for me to take when matters reached this stage. I shall remain on the continent and If anything further can be done in the interest of my government I shall of course, endeavor to do it. though there seems nothing left but to fight it out to the bitter, unjust end." Mr. White seems much distressed over the rupture and evidently did not entertain the least hope of Boer success. He said the Transvaal agency in Brussels would be continued as the European headquarters of the government. Mr. White's reference to the Isandlwhama massacre Is his allusion to the attack made on Jan. 22. 1S79, by some 15.0u0 Zulus upon the British camp at Isandula, or Isandlwhama, about ten miles from Rorke's drift on the Tugela. Five companies of the Twenty-fourth Regiment, with Colonel Durnford, Lieutenant Colonel Pullelne and other officer?,. were massacred, the British

loss being about 837. Two thousand Zulus are said to have been killed. , . SPEECHES nY PUBLIC MEN. Mr. Balfour and Others Discuss the Transvaal Rupture. LONDON. Oct. 11. A flood of oratory on the Transvaal situation bunt out to-night. Mr. A. J- Balfour, first lord of the treasury, Henry Herbert Asqulth, former home secretary, and .others spoke in various parts of the country. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, who was to have delivered an address on the subject, U suffering from an attack of bronchitis and was unable to speak. Mr. Balfour, addressing the Unionists of Haddington, said: 'The crisis in South Africa has reached the stage where diplomacy -Is put aside, argument ceases and appeal is made to arms. Peace and that good will among men, which It is our first business to cultivate in all of Great Britain's vast possessions, has been wantonly and gratuitously imperiled by the rash policy of the Boer. Government cheers. A great change has taken place in the past three months In the opinion of this country regarding our South African policy. There was not then the clear conviction which now exists respecting the true merits of the case which is now to be decided by tho arbitrament of force, but the more the public has known of what the government has done and what they aimed at, the more they have come around to the view that the government, if they have erred at ail, have erred on the Fide of patience. Those who supported us can look back on the long, anxious months with the conscientious conviction that we earnestly desired peace, though war was Imminent, and that though at the moment I am speaking, war may actually have begun, that war Is none of our seeking, none of our desire, but is forced upon us by those who are not men fighting for the freedom of their country, but an oligarchy who fear that the hour of their domination is at an end. Cheers. "Now that the prospects of peace are finally destroyed, now that the war with all its consequences, all its loss of life, all its destruction of property, all its sufferings, is on us. we can say we never asked anything but Justice, never desired anything but freedom. All we longed for was equality under the Transvaal Republic toward men of our race and speech which we freely give to men of the Dutch race and speech in the neighboring colonies, and if they think it worth while to imperil their future in order to refuse these rights, at all events the blame rests on them and not on us. and we can feel that, whatever we may have to endure before the war Is brought to a final, conclusive and successful Issue, the sacrifices we shall be called upon to make are sacrifices in the interests of the rights of men and of civilization." (Prolonged cheers. Mr. Balfour concluded his speech with an expression of thanks to the audience for their approval of the government's policy. Mr. Asqulth. speaking at Dundee, credited the government with a sincere and honest desire to avoid war. It seemed incredible, he said, that the other side should strike the first blow in a conflict which could have but one issue. The handling of the problem by the Boers was such as no civilized country could permit and the issue raised by the Transvaal's ill-starred dispatch was one that Great Britain could not shirk, but was bound to take up. The vast majority of the British people, Mr. Asqulth declared, contemplated the war with reluctance and aversion and saw in it little or no prospect of advantage or of military glory It was not with a light heart that they took up the challenge, but now that It was forced upon them, they should see It through. Right Hon. John Broderlck, under secretary of state for foreign affairs, announced, in a speech at Guildford, that the government had made the only possible reply to the Transvaal, namely, that "we are not prepared to discuss such terms." Sir Charles Dllke, Radical member of Parliament for the Forest Jof Dean division of Gloucestershire, in the course of an interview this evening said it waa imperative that England should give the Boers a manifestation of her strength. - ROSEBERY SPEAKS AT LAST.

Says All Englishmen Shonld Nott. Pnll Together Editor Stend's Views. LONDON, Oct. 11. Lord Rosebery, the former premier and Liberal leader, has finally defined his position in regard to the South African matter. In & letter under today's date he says: "I have maintained silence because I am loth to re-enter politics. However. I can speak without touching politics, for a situation has been created which is beyond party polemics. I think there is much in the last three years of our relations with the government of the Transvaal to criticise, but that is all over for the present. It Is needless to discuss how we could best have attained our simple and reasonable object of rescuing our fellowcountrymen in the Transvaal from intolerable conditions of subjection and injustice and of securing equal rights for both races In South Africa, for an ultimatum has been addressed to Great Britain by the South African republic which is itself a declaration of war. In face of this attack on the nation, the people will close their ranks and relegate party controversies to a more convenient Eeason. Thero Is one more word to be said. Without attempting to Judge the policy which concluded a peace after the reverse at Majuba Hill, I am bound to state my profound conviction that there is no conceivable government in this country which could repeat it." A curious story is In circulation regarding Lord Rosebery's silence, unbroken until today. It is said that the real object of his silence was to lead President Kruger to believe that Lord Rosebery and his followers' might come to the assistance of the Transvaal, thus stiffening President Kruger's back to resist British demands. According to this explanation Lord Rosebery's fear had been that President Kruger would yield, which, from his Lordship's point of view, would have been fatal, as he Is fully convinced that the only road to permanent peace is the defeat of the Boers. William T. Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews, in the course of an interview, says: "I maintain that this war is being forced on the Boers by men who have never forgiven Majuba Hill. In my opinion, owing to Great Britain's unpreparedness, hostilities during the next two months will resemble the international yacht race oft Sandy Hook. As there cannot be any serious fighting during that period, hostilities will be as dull as yacht races without wind. We have plenty of time, therefore, to count the cost and recken up the guilt of a con. templated wholesale homicide In the Trans. vaaL Long before Christmas. I take it, the fool fury of the jingoes will have evap. orated." The Times, in an editorial article, which, in common with those of other papers, warmly welcomes Lord Rosebery's letter, refers to the antt-Brltlsh feeling abroad, which is very violently expressed in the French papers. The article says: 'The outburst reminds us of that which greeted the Americans in their contest with Spain, and nothing more is needed to mark its bitterness and futility." The Times, assuming that the Boers expect great things from the employment of artillery, which they did not possess in 1SS1. predicts that they will be unpleasantly disappointed "because the effective use of artillery requires long, scientific training and a high state of discipline, in both of which the Boers arc deflcle.it, while no arm c f the British service, of late year?, has made such advances as the artillery," WORK FOR OVR CONSULS. They Will Look After British Interests In the Transvaal. WASHINGTON, Oct. lL-It is practically settled that the United States will look (.Continued ouSecona Page.)

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AND ARB GIVEN AN OVATION RY CROWDS OF ADMIRERS. Friends from the Sunflower State and Thousands of Callfornlnns Cheer the Gallant Fighters. parade; to the presidio TIinONGS SURROUND GEN. PLXSTON AND BLOCK HIS PROGRESS. An Interview with the Hero In Which He Vigorously Denies He Is an Anti-Expansionist. LATEST FROM THE FRONT GEN. SCHWAN EVACUATES SAN FRANCISCO DE 31 ALA BON. The Place of No Strategic Importance Americans Lose Two Brave Officers and Several Men, SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11. The Twentieth Kansas Regiment and the 400 discharged soldiers who arrived here last night on the transport Tartar were landed to-day, after being anchored in the stream all during the progress of the health officers' examination. When the inspection was finished, early In the afternoon, a.d the word was passed among the soldiers that the vessel would be docked Immediately, a great hurrah greeted the announcement and the soldiers commenced their preparations for debarkation. Under the guidance of a powerful tugboat the transport was towed to the government dock. The water front was black with people, all anxious to greet the Twentieth Kansas. As the Tartar passed slowly along the water front the soldiers were cheered time and again. Flags were dipped and whistles and calliopes added to tho din. The scene In the vicinity of the transport was an exciting one. Hundreds of relatives and friends of the discharged California soldiers, who accompanied the Kansans home, gathered here to get a few words with the soldiers before they commenced the march. The march to the Presidio reservation was an exciting one for the soldiers. The welcome they received was second only to that accorded the home troops on their return. Both sides of Market street and the other streets through which the soldiers passed were thronged with excited people, all anxious to do them homage. Cheers upon cheers passed up and down the lines of people. Cannons were fired at intervals, bells clanged and whistles and steam calliopes added their respective noises to the occasion. Escorted by the following bodies, the Kansans marched to the Presidio: Artillery officers and band from the Presidio; four companies of artillery. General Funston and Governor Stanley, of Kansas, and escort followed. The throngs surged around General Funston and he had great difficulty making progress through the crowds. Cheer upon cheer greeted him, but his only acknowledgement was a military salute and an occasional doffing of his cap. A great break in the parade occurred here, and an admiring mass of people filled the interval. The soldiers, headed by Colonel Metcalf, followed. Each man carried a gun, which had been decorated with flowers. The crowds simply would not let the soldiers pass in peace. Breaks occurred every few minutes. Relatives and friends broke Into the ranks and marched with the soldiers, some smiling and laughing and others crying, but all happy andglad. The regimental colors, little the worse for wear, In spite of the arduous campaign through which they had passed, called forth a tremendous burst of applause whenever they were sighted. Taking It all in all, the soldiers looked to be In fair health, but of course there were some who showed the effects of the severe ordeal through which they have passed. Bringing up the rear of the regiment were the hospital wagons, not very heavily, loaded with sick. The parade was reviewed on Van Ness avenue by General Shafter, Governor Stanley and Governor1 Rogers, of 'Washington, and their staffs. General Funston In an interview to-day said: "This is America, you know and 1 am an American. That tells the best story of our delight in reaching home again. There is nothing like the great joy of being back among you all again among people whom we know are our countrymen and kin. "I have only this to say of the campaign In the Philippines: everything Is being done that could be to carry the war to an early and successful conclusion. The report that I am an anti-expansionist 4s ridiculous and not worthy of serious consideration. 1 never intimated such a thing and have been wrongly quoted In the matter. "The people must stop to consider when they are passing Judgment that there are countless conditions to be constantly combated and overcome before headway can be made. I fear that the exact difficulties of the situation are not fully understood. Some mistakes may have been made but the campaign has been conducted in a most able and conscientious manner and' every man has done his. best. No grave errors have occured but it is always easy to look back and comment upon what has been done, even though that might have been accomplished under trying circumstances." Rejolcina In Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 1L Upon the receipt of the bulletin announcing the arrival of General Funston and the Twentieth Kansas at San Francisco bedlam broke loose In Topeka. The whistles of all the manufacturing Institutions began to screech and every church bell In the city rang out the glad tidings. The streets were soon filled with people and there was great rejoicing. Reports of similar demonstrations came from Lawrence, Ottawa, Hutchinson and other Kansas towns. The Governor's office has been notified by the War Department, at Washington, that regular soldiers from Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth may attend the reception to the Twentieth Kansas, provided their doing so will be no additional expense to the government, A message has also been received from the commander of the Department of Missouri that two batteries of light artillery at Fort Riley, a battalion of the Tenth Infantry and & troop of cavalry from Fort Leavenworth have been ordered here to

participate In the celebration. The soldiers will come overland. . SCIIWAX LEAVES MALABO.

Two Officers Killed and Several Men Wounded During the Advance. MANILA, Oct. 11. General Schwan's column, having accomplished its purpose of punishing the rebels, is returning from San Francisco de Malabon with artillery and the transportation service. General Schwan approached the town through a country so muddy that the mules all collapsed. He occupied the town without fighting, the insurgents retreating under cover of the creek beds. Later, reconnoiterIng In force southward. General Schwan came upon trenches where hidden insurgents poured several volleys upon the general and his staff. The rebels resisted stubbornly. The reconnoiterers. consisting of Captain Geary's battalion of the Thirteenth Regiment and two guns of Riley's battery, drove the Insurgents two miles, fighting all the way. They found a field piece and several wounded and sick Filipinos flying red flags, and captured twenty-five insurgents, including three officers. Many Filipino dead were strewn along the field. The Thirteenth Infantry lost two officers Capt. Marlon B. Saffold and Capt. Woodbrldgo Geary-both battalion commanders. Seven men were wounded. Gen. Schwan's main column-started at daylight this morning along a fearful road on the left bank of the river, flankers being thrown far out and Major Budd's battalion on the right bank covering the flank, rendering the fire from the insurgent trenches ineffective. Major Budd returned to Santa Cruz before dark. The natives seem to be generally supporters of the Insurrection, but few have arms. There was much firing at American soldiers from the native huts. General Schwan spent the night at Malabon. During the early morning hours to-day there was some firing near Angeles, with the result that eight Americans were slightly wounded. Artillery was used and the enemy responded. General LcArthur does not attach special elgnlfiearce to the Incident. A small party of Americans was fired upon by the Filipinos near Maraguayan, two of our men being wounded. The naval expedition that recently went to the mouth of the River Pasig to raise the Spanish river gunboat Trayat, reports that no resistance has been encountered from the Filipinos, and that the work of salvage is proceeding slowly. Otls's Report on Schwan's Movements. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1L A cablegram from General CUs to the War Department, teceived late this afternoon, confirms the press dispatches regarding Col. Schwan's rrovement on San Francisco de Malabon. General Otis says: "Schwan waa successful yesterday In driving the insurgents south, with loss, from ban Francisco de Malabon. He report! their force disintegrated and retiring on divergent roads, which are impossible for artillery or wagons. There is no intention of occupying this country permanently or temporarily. Transportation will return by way of Rosarlo and the column will move In the direction of Das MIrinas, probably retiring on Imus. The country is of no strategic importance." Officers' Families Not Wanted. WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. General Otis disapproves of officers families joining them at Manila. Regarding this question he tc-day cabled the department as follows: "Population of Manila much congested. Provision for officers families cannot be made. Those already arrived, together with families of enlisted men. have caused much fierplexlty. Would not permit my own faraly to come under existing circumstances. Nearly all officers and men here absent from Manila on duty. Families should await more peaceful conditions." Another message announced the arrival at Manila of the transport Victoria with 403 horses. Ten died en route and several found to be afflicted with glanders were shot. The Garonne sailed from Manila on the 7th inst. and the Athenian on the 9th, both for Seattle. No More Transports. WASHINGTON, Oct. ll.-The secretary of war has decided that the movement of troops to Manila can be accomplished by the present fleet of transports without hiring the four additional vessels the Vostock, Aube, Flintshire and Moyuna whose charter has been under consideration. But by using the Warren and the Sherman at the earliest opportunity the two additional colored regiments can be landed by Jan. 1 and Jan. 10, respectively. The War Department has Issued orders to tho Forty-fifth Regiment, at Fort Snelllng, Minn., to start for San' Francisco Oct 22. to embark there for the Philippines. The two companies of the Forty-fifth now at Vancouver Barracks will sail with the Thirty-ninth Regiment direct from Portland, Ore. Capt. Woodbridjre Geary Dead. WASHINGTON, Oct. ll.-General Otis has cabled the War Department announcing the death of Captain Woodbridge Geary, Thirteenth Infantry. He died at 3 o'clock this morning at San Francisco de Malabon from gunshot wounds received In a reconnolssance toward Buena Vista yesterday. RAILWAY TRAINS COLLIDE Pythlans and Railroad Employes Suffer Serious Injuries. WHEELING, W. Va., Oct. 11.-A special train on the Panhandle, which carried the Knights of Pythias from Pittsburg to this city, and the regular train leaving Wheeling at 8:45 a. m. collided nine miles south of here. The following were hurt: ABRAHAM FRANKLIN, corner Clark and Townsend streets, Pittsburg, foot cut off. m P. J. WALSH, Midway, Pa., Internally Injured, condition critical. JOHN POLLOCK, engineer of the special, head cut. ED MARTIN, fireman of the special, seriously bruised. REUBEN KING, fireman of the regular train, compound fracture of the skull. AL WENZEL, engineer of the regular train, head and body cut. J. R. STEVENSON, baggagemaster. shoulder dislocated. JULIUS M. ENDLOW, of Boston. The injured were brought to the hospital. The firemen and engineers escaped death by Jumping. The engines of the two trains were smashed. Blame Is attached to Pollock, who forgot his orders. PLANTER ASSASSINATED. Louisiana Mob Murders a Prominent Cltlaen and Politician. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 11. Judge Bail L Place, a prominent planter, and a member of the state senate, was found dead at his plantation twenty miles from here this morning. The judge was called from his house at 10 o'clock last night. While he was walking toward the road a mob with white masks suddenly rose around him, seized him and pinioned his arms. He was led some distance, when the crowd halted, one man rlaced a pistol to La riace's back and sent a bullet Into his body, killing him Instantly. The body was left in the road, rain fell on it during the night, and it was rescued from the mud by relative this morning. These relatives aver that the killing was political. Another story is that a young woman was involved. Her father was connected with the plantation and left there yesterday seeking to take his daughter with him. She escaped from him and remained behind. Soire say friends of the father may have committed the crimt.

BLUE AND GRAY

GIVE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY A WARII GREETING AT E VAN'S VI LLE. Thousands of Old Soldiers Who Once Foujtkt Each Other t'nlte In a Glint Demonstration r TWO SPEECHES BY M'KINLEY AND ADDRESSES BY SENATOR FAIRBANKS AND CABINET OFFICERS. Governor Mount Welcomes the Chief Executive and Introduces Him to a Throng? of Ten Thousand. BANQUET IN THE EVENING SPEECHES BY COL. HEMPHILL, GEN. J. C. BLACK AND OTHERS. Addresses by the President and Members of Ills Party at Vineeonen, Terre Haute and Elsewhere. EVANSVJsLLE. Ind., Oct. 11. A heavy rainfall, the first in two months, that set in early in the morning and continued all day. had the effect of diminishing the cxpecttd attendance at the first national reunion of the blue and gray to-d.iy. not withstanding President McKlnley and his Cabinet were in the city part of the tlme.Thls was the principal day of the reunion. President McKlnley and his Cabinet arrived from Chicago at 9 o'clock and left for ths north at noon. The presidential party was" escorted from the train through the drenching rain, which did not drown out the tremendous ovation from pf.lriotic veteran throats, to the tri-state fair grounds, wbero the President was introduced by Governor Mount and addressed 10.000 people. Ths President remarked before he left that this was the greatest reception in the rain that had ever been tendered him. Speeches wero also made by Secretary of the Treasury Gage. Secretary of the Navy Long. Attorney General Griggs. United States Senator Fairbanks and others. The President and his party were then escorted back to ths train Just at noon and left for the North west. When the train reached the city this morning thousands of veterans in ' blue end gray swarmed about tho President and Cabinet officers cheering and extending their hands for a grasp of welcome. At the same time a presidential salute cf twenty-ono guns boomed from Camp Farragut, iat the. tri--'"Is , fair grounds. This was the signal for whiscie and bells throughout the city to Join in. THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS, i Owing to the short stay of the Presidtnt the party was at once escorted by ths Cleveland Grays and reception committee to the fair grounds, where President McKlnley, delivered an address. Mayor William Aiken presided and introduced C. A. De Broler, cf Evansville, who welcomed the distinguished! guests and veterans to the city. Governor 1 J. A. Mount followed with an address of welcome on behalf of the State and introduced President McKlnley, who delivered a short speech. Tl e President said: "My fellow-citizens It gives me very greaB Pleasure to participate with you, men of tha Torth and men of the South, in this glad reunion of hearts. We are already unified: the peacs which Grant and Lee made at Appomattox has been kept, not by law or restraint, but by love and fraternal regard. The Union to-day rests not on force, whica may fall, but rests in the hearts of the people, a Union that never can be severed. "If I have been permitted In the slightest: degree to help in the wcrk of reconciliation and unification I will esteem It the greatest honor of my life. When I made the call for troops to prosecute the Spanish war, men from the North and the South, without regard to political belief or religious creed rallied to the standard of the Union. Tho best men of the South came the sons of tbs old Confederate soldier. The best men ofl the North came the sons of the old members of the Grand Army of the Republic All came together In heart and hand to follow the flag of their country wherever it might lead. We have been reconciled mors than reconciled for our reconciliation has been baptized in the best blood of both sections of our beloved country. "If a Northern soldier put the flag up at Santiago, a Southern soldier, the gallant Brumby, of Georgia, put it up over Manila. It rests with us to look at the future, putting the past behind us. And this government relies on the patriotism of the country. North and South, to stand by the purposes cf the government and follow in the pathway of its destiny. "I am glad to meet and greet you; we eom together not as we came a third of a century ego, with arms In our hands, but wo come with love for each other in our hearts." MR. GRIGGS'S SPEECH. At the conclusion of his speech President McKlnley announced that members of hts Cabinet were present and would make short addresses. Attorney General Griggs spoke In part as follows: We appreciate this welcome from th great State of Indiana. Jt is appropriate to-day that we turn back to review the gallant deeds of those who cn land and sea, have upheld the cause that was nearest their hearts. It was the Inevitable drcres of Providence that this land should exist as one and not become a divided country. The valcr that inspired the men of the Noth and the South Is a common heritage of prlds to all tho land. ''People sometimes deplore war and speak of peace conferences as If they could blot out of the soul of man all love of gallantry, all admiration for heroic deeds. You may declare and resolve to the end-of the world, my friends, but longest and last in th admiration of the human soul will live deeds of herol?m and gallantry dnn in nobis causes for the benefit of the world, mankind and God. And so It is fitting that those who followed the cause that they believed in according to their hearts' devotion and their minds' direction should be accorded the glory that is. Justly theirs. ".And may no time ever come when ths flag of our country Is assailed, when our honor Is Imperiled or at staKe, that any man hall fit down to count the rest of its defense, or stop to think whether be Incurs r!k or danger, where the honor of the Nation, the glory of the flag and Its supremacy are in question. No honest patriot, nothing but a coward, would stop to ak what it would cost to save it." Secretary of the Treasury Gage and Secretary of the Navy Long also spoke brlrfly. Senator C. W. Fairbanks, who waa to have spoken in the afternoon, made his address during the presence of the presidential rrty at Camp Farragut. paying a glowing? tribute to the reunion of the veterans. Senator A. J. Beveridge. who was on the programme, was absent. Col. Joslah Pattr r?on, of Mrmphl. -Tenn.. spoke briefly. The morning and afternoon programmes were in this way merged into one on account ot the rain and the mud at the fair grounds. At the conclusion of the speeches ths presidential rarty was escorted to the trala followed, by a long line of veterans marching j