Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 287, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1899 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1899.

country U altogether too busy with active Industry and thriving commerce to listen any longer to the prophet of evil. We are tngaged now In looking after ourselves and in taking care of ourselves, and we have discovered that the best statesmanship of America Is that statesmanship which looks to the highest Interest of American labor and the highest development of American resources. (Applause. "I have come thl morning that I may fay to you that the people of this State are not only prosperous, but they are patriotic. No State in the Union was more prompt to answer the call of the country than your State. The whole Union, North and South, quickly responded to the call of arms, and when peace came were as quick to enter the paths of peace. "I thank you most heartily. I thank the schoolgirl. and the schoolboys I thank you all for this splendid demonstration not to me. not to the President of the Uni.?d States, but to the States and the people." The mayor then Introduced Secretary of tho Navy Long, who spoke as follows: "My duty Is to represent the navy of the United States. I am sure It needs no advocate with you. It Is dear to the hearts if the American people, whether they live cn the seaboard or in the interior. Its great victories at Manila and Santiago decMed rr.d ended the war with Spain. Applause. As I approach the seashores, while I do not fmeil the salt of the sea. I shall soon catch the breeze of the blue waters. I recognize that I stand at the gateway between the great Interior of the American continent and the open ocean over which your products will go to foreign lands and bring you back the wealth which is giving you the prosperity that marks your cities and your communities of the West. Applause. I rejoice with you, not as- an oftlcial vitltlng you. but as an American citizen with you In welcoming here the President of the United States; not alone In his individual capacity, dear to you as he is in that, but as the representative of that great common country whose flag we follow and whose citizens we are." fApplause. Secretary of the Treasury Gage was next Introduced and spoke briefly. The trMn then departed for Duluth. ( XOI8Y WELCOME AT DULITII.

Xlumlreda of Siren Screech Their Greeting Advice to Children. DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 13. A noisy welcome was given the presidential party on Its arrival In this city at 10:40 o'clock this morning. Hundreds of tugboats and grain steamers were anchored under the bridge across the St. Louis river, and as the special train passed overhead the screaming , sirens beneath the bridge produced a hairraising sensation to those aboard the train. An escort committee headed by Mayor Truelson and Congressman Page Morris boarded the train at West Superior. Entering carriage at the Great Northern depot, the presidential party was driven through blocks of cheering humanity to the High School building. At the head of the Srocession marched a battalion of the Third Ilnnesota volunteers. The square around the High School was packed with people, who cheered wildly as President McKinley. entered the speaker's stand. The Pre?i- ' dent spoke ot the advantages of education and complimented the city on its facilities in that direction. "While you have an opportunity." he said to the school children, "draw from this fountain of learning. Fill your little minds with useful knowledge. Side by side with edacatlon must be character. It is Just as easy to get Into the habit of doing good as It is to get Into the habit of doing bad. With education every avenue of noncr, every avenue of fame is open to all of you. - "My welcome to Duluth has been unique and most gracious, greeted at the station , by the people of your city and vicinity, and escorted by my comrades of the civil war on the right and the left, led by the young soldiers of the Spanish war, and then the Anal crowning consummation of it all, the welcome of the schoolchildren of the city of Duluth. around and about this beautiful temple of learning open to all. rich and poor Alik All that we have seen about us this mornmg typify and illustrate the government of the United States. It rests in the hearts and consciences of the people. It Is defended, whenever it is assailed, by its citizen-soldier, and it furnishes education free to all to the young that they may take upon themselves the great trust of carrying forward without abatement of vigor this fabric of government. "No picture more beautiful was ever presented to human vision than the one we eee before us to-day. The schools of the country lie at the very foundation of our Institutions. They are the very citadel of our power. They constitute the cornerstone of our safetv and security. Every boy and every girl lh the United States can have , an education without money and . without price. They can have an education that equips them lor any duty of life, and I want to tell you, young people, while you have an opportunity, draw deeply from this fountain ot learning, for when you get older there Is Jess time for the pursuit of knowledge in our busy, rushing life. Fill your minds with useful knowledge and I 0ee you are filling your little hearts brim full of patriotism, as you hold the flag of your country In your hands." The President thanked the crowd, which contained 5,000 school children, for their welcome. Members of the Cabinet spoke . briefly and the party was driven to the depot amid deafening cheers. At 11:30 the train left for Fargo. 1 TUB A3IERICAN HOME. President McKinley Theme In His Brief Address at Bra I nerd. BRAINERD. Minn., Oct. 13. President McKinley's train passed through this city at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. A large crowd had assembled at the depot, Including school children to the number of sevCOOLER WEATHER TO-DAY. Fair In Southern Indiana and Showers In Northern Portion. WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. Forecast Saturday and Sunday: for For Ohio Fair In southern portion, show ers and cooler in northern portion, on Sat tirday; Sunday, cooler, with showers near the lakes; brisk southwesterly winds. For Indiana and Illinois Fair In southern portion, showers in northern portion on Sat urday; cooler on Saturday; Sunday, fair end cooler; high southerly, shifting to northwesterly winds. Local Observations on Friday. Bar. Ther. It.IL Wind. Pre. T a. m 30.12 63 I D. m 30.04 77 43 South. 0.00 U South. 0.00 Maximum temperature, S4; minimum tempera ture, 62. Following is a comparative statement of tha mean temperature and total precipitation Oct. 13: Temp. Pre. Normal .. Mean .... Departure 16 0.01 73 17 o.oo 0.0 Departure since Oct. 1 -0.70 Departure since Jan. 1... li3 S.S3 Plus. C. F. R. WAPPKNHANS, Local Forecast Official. Yesterday's Temperatures. Stations. Atlanta. Ga liumarck, N. D Buffalo. S. T Calgary. N. V. T Chicago. Ill Cairo. Ill Cheyenne. Wjo Cincinnati. O . Concordia. Kan Mia. Max. 78 4$ SO 16 82 hi 34 82 75 72 S6 S3 26 73 60 ES 6S 92 hi 84 74 53 S3 66 S3 32 42 4 9") 62 M S hO 7 p. m 71 ... 34 ... 62 ... 14 34 70 14 ... 64 ... 64 ... 31 ... 62 ... 50 ... 63 ... 6S ... 76 ... IS ... 64 ... 54 ... 8 ... 63 SO 30 74 64 63 70 79 IS 70 7S SO 5S . 7S 73 60 4 82 6-) 72 30 34 44 S2 50 7S SO S2 62 DavenDort. la Davenport. Ia Galveston. Tex Helena, Mont Jacksonville. Fla Kansas City, Mo Little Rock. Ark Marquette. Mich , Memphis. Tenn ....... Tfasnvlllfe. Tenn ... 60 New Orleans. La New York. N. Y North Platte. Ntb Oklahoma. O. T Omaha. Neb .Plttshurr. Pa Qu Appelle, N. W. T. Jtapid City. S. D Palt Lake City. Utah.. Hi. Louis, Mo St. Paul. Minn FirlngneM. Ill Springfield. Mo ........ Vickburff. Miss Washington, D. C ... 6S ... 60 ... 4 ... 71 ... 60 ... M ... 23 32 ... 34 ... 6& SO C4 ... 6S ... M mm &6 Hot Wave In the Southwest. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Oct. 13. The hottest October weather In this part of the Southwest In the past thirty-one years has fTevailed for the past two days. According o observations at the Kansas University the maximum In that Suite for yesterd.iy and to-dry wa over i degrees. in Kansas City to-day the government thermometer reached 51. A cold wave is predicted for tomorrow. Rain Follovra the Heat. BURLINGTON. Ia.. Oct. 13. The thermometer registered 93 degrees to-day. A heavy rain fell toward evening.

eral hundred. President McKinley and Sec-

retard Wilson and Hitchcock spoke brieily. The President said, in part: "Our government emanates from the people, all power comes from the people and all public officers must bear their commission of the people as administrators of their affairs. Back or the government to which I have referred is the home, which Is the ideal government of all the family bound together by ties of common interest and affection the American home, the schoolhouse for the education of American boys and girls in tho duties of citizenship. And from this home, which lies at the foundation of our public institutions, do governments draw their virtue and integrity. The education that comes from the home touches all our lives and stays with us as long'as we live. There is not a man anywhere in our country that, remembering the affectionate counsels of hid mother., has not been helped In resisting wrong and adhering to right. It la that American home, where love is found and virtues pre side, that is the hope of cur great Re public and after that are the schools of the country. They educate men for citizenship and statesmanship, and this country is safe as long as we preserve the honor and integrity of home and continue public education In nation and state. It was from the homes and schools that the brave boys snt out from Minnesota in the civil war and again In the Spanish war, responding with an alacrity unprecedented to the call of the country to fight its battles and uphold its honor. "Let me say Just one other thing: W hereever our flag goes there goes our education and our civilization." Tremendous ap plause. INDIANS Hi:It M'KIXLEV. Chippewa Perched on a Fence "When the Train Stopped at Aitkin. AITKIN, Minn., Oct. 13. A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered here to greet the presidential party this afternoon. Conspicuously perched upon a fence beside the President's car was a party of Chippewa Indians anxious to get a glimpse of the "Great Father." President McKinley said: "I esteem it a very great honor to meet the people of the country whom by their suffrages I am permitted to serve. I count It as of very great value to the public servant to meet with the people, for the people have but one public aim and that is high and noble. What you all want, no matter what may be your party alignments, what you all want for your country is the greatest good for the greatest number. I never meet the people face to face without gaining some inspiration for duty. Your cheerful faces, kind greetings and generous words give me encouragement for the great responsibilities which you, two years and a half ago, placed upon me. I assure you that I have but one aim in my heart, only one, and that is to serve you faithfully and help to maintain .the honor and integrity of the government which dispenses the blessings of our free institutions to all the people equally." TRIBUTE TO MINXESOTAXS. Short Addresses by the President and Attorney Geneial GHkkh. STAPLES, Minn., Oct. 13. Friendly greetings were extended by a large crowd to the presidential special on the Northern Pacific, which passed through here this afternoon, en route to Fargo. President McKinley said In part: "Minnesota furnished her full quota In 1861, when you were but three years old as a State, and when the Spanish war came this State furnished more than Its quota, sending to the front 5,500 of its best young men from its homes and communities. Whether in the field during the civil war or in Luzon they always upheld the flag. and the Thirteenth Minnesota has come back to you bringing added laurels to the State, and the flag of our country that still floats over the Philippines floats in honor for liberty and humanity, the American cause." Attorney General Griggs was Introduced by tho President and spoke briefly. POWER OF THE PEOPLE. It Makes and Unmakes Presidents, Congrresses and Legislature. WADENA, Minn., Oct. 13. A large end enthusiastic crowd greeted President McKinley this afternoon. The President, although no stop had been arranged, an swered repeated demands for a speech. He said: "My Fellow-citizens The people of this country, differing from many countries in the world, arc masterful in administration and legislation. They change policies and administrations. They make and unmake Presidents and Congresses and Legislatures, and nothing Is ever permanently settled as far as governmental policy is con cerned until it Is settled in the consciences of the people and by their enlightened judg ment. Mr. Lincoln was In the habit of saying that the safest tribunal of the earth was. the people, and at one of the most critical periods of our civil war he uttered his great words. 'If the Almighty Ruler of the Universe, with his eternal truth and Justice, be on our side or on yours, that truth and Justice will surely prevail before the great tribunal of American people. And so all policies and all purposes of President or Congress must finally "be submitted to the people, and their judgment when con stitutionally rendered Is the law of the land. It is. therefore, a great power that the peo ple possess, and that power is used after the most careful investigation ana consider ation of great public questions and has ever been for right. "We are In the Philippines. Our flag Is there, and our flag Is never raised any where for oppression. It floats for liberty wherever It Is raised, and whenever it Is assaulted In the hands of the men who wear the uniform of the United States the whole Nation rises to Its defense. TO FORCE THE FIGHT. Matkay Writes to Secretory Root Abont a Second Cuban Cable. NEW YORK, Oct. 13. The following let ter has been addressed by Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Commercial Cable Company, to Secretary of War Root In relation to the application, of that cable com pany to lay a second cable from the United States to Havana: "Sir Your favor of Aug. 14 to the effect that you would present my letter of Aug. 11 and the opinion of George F. Edmunds to A M. J A I me iresiaeni lor nis consideration ana such action as he might deem appropriate in the premises was duly received. Inasmuch as we have not received any further com munication from you since that date we presume that no formal decision has been arrived at by you on our application for the countermanding of Secretary Alger's order to Gen. Brooke, but we are in doubt in tegard to thl. inasmuch as our attention haa been called to a letter written by you recently, In which you state that 'the War Department has nothing whatever to do with tie matter, nor has any executive branch of the government.' We are greatly pleased to see this staten ent of the law by you. particularly as is Is exactly what this company has been contending lor, and we arsume that If the War Department has nothing to do with the matter, this disposes of Secretary Alger's order to use the military power of the War Department for the purpose of preventing a cable being laid, it such is the case, we desire at once to Inform the Western Union Telegraph Company of- our intention to lay a com peting cable, and thus bring before the courts the question of whether the grar.r from Spain Is sustainable in a court of law. Will you please inform us whether we are correct in regard to the above? BUSH WAREHOUSE BURNED. Second Within Tnenly-Fonr Hourn, with Total Lo of $.100,000. NEW YORK, Oct. 14. At 2:30 this (Saturday) morning fire again broke out In the buildings of the Rush Independent Stores, which were partly destroj'ed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire this morning ap parently started in building No. 2. which was separated from No. 3 by a brick wall two feet In thickness. Building No. 3 was destroyed yescerday, and it is- thought at this hour (2:30 a. m.) that building No. 2 also will prove a total loss. The rlreboats. which had not left the scene, were at once brought Into use, and a series of fire alarms called back the engines and companies, which had been employed until a late hour In putting out the flames of the first fire. Building No. 2 contained about ten thou sand bales of cotton, valued at from $230,000 to JjtO.OW. Three firemen were overcome by smcke, and the Are is not yet under control, me oraciais or tne Uush independent Stores estimate that the total loss, in consequence of the fire. In both warehouses. will certainly exceed fctfu.ooo. Warehouse No. 1 was destroyed by lire a few months ago. Ilnd Complexions Need Champlin'i Liquid Pearl. 50c A lovely. harmless reautmer. iso eauai.

A DREYFUS CASE DUEL

COL. SCHNEIDER, AX AUSTRIAN, WOUNDED BY CAPT. CUIGNET. Outcome of the Latter' Testimony at the Itennes Conn-Martial General Foreign Xetvs. LONDON, Oct. 13. A dispatch from Paris says a representative of the Intranslgcant, M. Rocheforfs paper, asrerts that while eeeiag a friend off on the Orient express last evening, he observed Colonel Schneider, formerly military attache of the AustroHungarian embassy In Paris, being carried to the train, accompanied by physicians and with blood flowing from a wound in his side. Colonel Schneider said: "I recently returned from Switzerland to fight a duel with Captain Cuignet, on account of his evidence regarding me before the Rennes court-martial." Captain Cuignet, In the course of his evidence at Rennes, in the second trial of Dreyfus, referred to a dispatch of Colonel Schneider denouncing as a forgery a letter purporting to have been written by him. In which he was represented as alluding to efforts made by the German and Italian mil itary attaches to conceal their relations with Dreyfus. This allegation of forgery Captain Cuignet ridiculed, declaring that if Colonel Schneider persisted In his attitude the French general staff was In a position to prove beyond dispute the authenticity of the letter which Schneider had repudiated. He then added: "The author of the letter i, I know, of a very Inferior position as compared with bis friends', Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardl. Perhaps he cannot do othprvtw than dpnv this. Rut he must know that this letter is not the only one of his communications now in our nanas. GER3IAX SOCIALISTS. Marxittt Doctrinaire Win n Rotable Victory In the Consrres. HANOVER, Oct. 13. At to-day's session of the Socialist Congress Ilerr Bebel's reso lution of Oct. 10 declaring that the party should remain as it Is, namely, a class party, of which the historical aim is to acquire political supremacy and declaring that there la no reason why It should alter Its programme, tactics or name, was adopted by a vote of 218 to 22. The effect cf this motion is, first, that the party recognizes the utility of a combination with the bourgeois parties for electioneering purposes on the strict un derstanding that no compromise is made and that the Interest of the party will be furthered by the acquisition of seats in the Reichstag; second, that th$ party is to re main neutral toward co-operative associa tions, and third, that the party is to adhere to the Erfurt programme in its entirety. with the amendment that there is no reason to change the name of the party from Social Democratic to Democratic Socialistic Reform. The Bernstein question Is thug shelved and the Marxist doctrinaires have tri umphed at every point. Rut the animated exchange of personal remarks disclosed the existence of a faction Inclined to opportunist tactics. Delegates like Ilerr Auer, who pleaded for tolerance, were cried down by veterans like Ilerren Rebel and Liebknecht. & PUNISHED DY BRITISH. llnrderons Africans Taught a Lesson Elfrht Tomit Destroyed. LAGOS. West Africa, Oct. 13.-The Brit ish punitive expedition against the Fula tribes on the Leenue river, who had stopped the river traffic and murdered a number of boatmen, has just returned to Lagos, ' having destroyed eight towns after prolonged fighting. The natives lost heavily and the British had eight men wounded. The Cernm nnrthqanke. THE HAGUE, Oct. 13.-Offlcial dispatches from Batavia, capital of the Netherlands Indies, confirm the reports regarding the earthquake In the island of Ceram. It oc curred on Sept. 29. Not only the town of Amhel, on the south side of the island, was destroyed, but several other villages were wrecked. The ofllclal advices declare that no fewer than 5,W) people were killed and hundreds of others seriously injured. Carnegie Somewhat Pessimistic. DUMFRIES, Scotland, Oct 13. Upon the occasion to-day of the laying of the foundation stone of the free library presented to Dumfries by Andrew Carnegie the donor was given the freedom of the town. In replying to an address Mr. Carnegie Eald man had only begun the work of civilization, while he employed Inhuman methods of killing his fellow-men. often fellow-Christians, to settle national disputes. Martial Law Probable at Madrid. MADRID, Oct. 13. The merchants threat en to close their shops as a protest against excessive taxation. If the threat is carried .out martial law will be proclaimed, as se rious results would ensue. Anti-Taxation Riots. BARCELONA. Oct. 13. Anti-taxation riots have broken out here. All the shops are closed. The mob Is stoning the public buildings, shouting "Long live free Cata lonia: ' Cable Notes. Emperor William entertained Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wiborg at a luncheon yester day. M. Ivantchoff has succeeded in forming a Bulgarian Cabinet to succeed the retiring Ministry of M. Grecoff. A native craft, while attempting to cross the bar at the mouth of the River Senegal. at St. Louis, Africa, was wrecked and forty persons were drowned. Emperor William. It is authoritatively an nounced, will not visit England thL year. lie nad made uueen victoria a conditional promise to do so. but the altered political complexion has compelled him to abandon his intention. FIRST BATTLE. (Concluded from Klrt PnRe. have sent him to the rear and appointed another to command." A dispatch from Colesburg. Just south of the Orange river, announces that the town was warned to be in readiness for an at tack. The attack did not occur. The in habitants, according to the dispatch, are "wavering, uncertain whether to greet the Boers -with cold lead or hot coffee." Advices from Durban say: "The minister of public works, Lieutenant Colonel I line, has received a telegram confirming the report that a considerable force of Boers has entered Natal by way of Laing's Nek. The first and second battalion of the Manchester Regiment, under Lieutenant Colonels Curran and Ridley, have arrived at Ladysmith." The Boer forces, with artillery, according to a dispatch received from Standerton, broke camp at Sandspruit yesterday morn lng. moving in the direction of Natal. Confirmation has been received at llarrlsmlth that a force of burghers from the Orange Free State la advancing through Tintwa pass. Seventy men of the border mounted rules nave oeen sent irom iiarri smith to support the cavalry outposts. Advices from Johannesburg report tne commandeering by the Transvaal govern ment of another 25.000 ounces of gold. The Boers, with twelve guns, according to a dispatch received at 1'aris, are prepar ine to assault Mafeklng. A dispatch from Cape Town says that no doubt is felt as to the loyalty of Le Rothodl and other native chiefs, and the Basutos are still well.in hand, but the resident commissioner has decided to patrol the border in order to prevent raids. A direct dispatch from . Iafeklng says that, a though the Boers are moving rest lessly in the vicinity of their laager, there Is no sign yet or an attempt to cross the border. Simon's Town, Cape Colony, reports that the commander-in-chief issued a general sismal for the fleet ednesday evening. "The naval brigade." the dispatch says. "Is In readiness todlsembark and is now busy with preparations for landing. A baggage train was Kept waiting ail nlgnt for the brigade" A military order has been issued at Capo Town directing that no cS-illans be allowed to enter the camps in the colony without permits. Dispatches from Kimberley report that Cecil nnoaes roae out yesteraay morning. He said he assumed that mining and flghtIrg would proceed simultaneously. The

town guards paraded y esterdaj afternoon. A camp will be formed and the men will be distributed at various points. closed early In order to JheLiS Ia to attend the parade." Fortifications and earthworks are still being apidl constructed. The news of the ultimatum was received with satisfaction. ... 1o Blocmfontcin reports- that martial law has been declared In the Orange F ree i btate A proclamation has been issued, warning British subjects to leave the Orange Free State before 6 o'clock Saturday evening. Permits to remain may be obtained from the authorities, and the proclamation calls upon the burghers to 'respect those w no secure such permits. President Steyn has made a strong anneal to the burghers to do their brst to secure the independence or the republic. JOIDCRT AXD" REITZ.

Manifesto and Circular Issued by Two of the Boer Leaders. PRETORIA, Oct. 12 (delayed in transmission.) There Is no further news from General Cronjes, western commando. Commandant General Joubert's commando is now at Volksrust. Several Cape Colonists have been sworn in as burghers. The town is quiet. Postal communication with the surrounding colonies has been suspended, but that between : the Transvaal and the Orange Free State Is maintained. Treasurer General De Vllllers and Mr. Vanderpost, of the Free State Raad, are now here consulting with the government. The minister of mines reports that a satisfactory number of mines are being worked and that the government will keep the shafts of abandoned jnlnes free of water in the Interest of shareholders. . It Is reported that forty-six cases of gold, valued at 500,mX), which were discovered in different canteens In Johannesburg, have been confiscated by the government. Commandant General Joubert has issued a circular from the chief laager In consequence of the report that some of the burghers had misbehaved themselves on their journey to the borders, plundering a number of stores. Such offenses, the commandant general says, will be severely punished "When we are unwillingly compelled to croas the boundary line of our country," says General Joubert, "let It not be thought that we arc a band of robbers, and with that in view remain as far as possible from private dwellings and from places where no enemy is stationed. When food or forage for the cattle Is needed, let certain oflictrs acquire such goods from the owner, and let a receipt be given, with promise of recompense by the government." The Volksteln says: "Two small republics have entered upon a struggle with a gigantic power which wishes to crush them. Conquer or die Is the battle cry of the brave burghers. Thus will the question be solved, and the republics once for all will either be freed from British provocation or will have to bend their necks to the yokes of British tyranny. England's might will not decide the issue. That remains with God alone." An official manifesto has just been addressed to Afrikanders throughout South Africa, appealing to them to resist the "unjust demands of Great Britain, and accusing Lord Salisbury, Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Alfred Milner of treachery, it blames the yueen ror condoning what it describes as "Mr. Chamberlain's criminal policy " and declares that the clear desire and object of Great Britain is to deprive the Transvaal of Independence on account of the gold mines of the Rand. The manifesto says tnat "ureat Britain has offered two alternativesa five-year franchise and war," and then goes on to say: "A difference between the two governments of two years on the franchise question Is considered by her Majesty's government sufficient Justification for an endeavor to swallow the two republics." It reminds . Afrikanders that "Uod will surely defend the right." The manifesto is signed by Mr. Reltz, secretary of state. A million copies will be printed In Dutch and English. BRITISH CABINET MEETING. Session Yesterday, bat Proceedings Not Made Public Germany's Offer. LONDON, Oct. 13. The Cabinet met In council at noon to-day. Public Interest in Its decisions was very keen. Lord Salis bury and Mr. Chamberlain, with other pop ular favorites, were cheered as they ar rived. Although the 1 ait est phase of the situation in South Africa was considered, the principal business was .to. arrange re specting tho text pf the Queen's speech on the reassembling of Parliament next Tues day and other preliminaries. The council adjourned at 2 o'clock. The German Foreign Office at Berlin In forms the Associated Press that Germany would gladly co-operate in a courteously, though urgently, worded : request to the Transvaal government to permit the crea tion of an international police to protect the mines. The Prince of Wales, as president of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association. has appealed to the public on behalf of the wives and children of the soldiers sent to Africa. The Cape Cabinet occupied the whole of Friday in a conference with Sir Alfred Milner. Governor of the colony and British high commissioner in South Africa. Some of the reports of a cessation of telegraph communication were premature. They wer due to the coincidence of the long inter ruption commencing with the expiration of the Transvaal ultimatum and the nonreceipt of news. According to the Daily Mail s Cape Town correspondent, Mr. Schrelner, premier of Cape Colony, will unreservedly support the imperial government. His previous reserve was dictated by a desire not to 'drive the extreme Dutch residents to excesses. Ac cording to the same authority, the railway department had early intimation of the in tention of the Boers to destroy railway bridges over fourteen streams and sent ade quate forces to protect these points. The result was that the Boers postponed their attempts. Kvart Grobler, member of the Volksraad for Philopolis, has been elected commandant general of the 1 ree btate forces. He Is only thirty-five years of age, is well educated and was Free state delegate to the Chicago exhibition. The cor respondent of the Dally Mall further says that the Free State forces have completed all preparations for the destruction of the Bothulie bridge when that action becomes necessary. The Prince of Wales has promised to see General Redvers Duller and his staff off from the Waterloo station to-day. A big demonstration is expected. 0 WILL SEND 1,000 MEN. Canada's Cnltinet Decides to Asnlst the Mother Country. OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 13. At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day a decision was reached to send l.OCu Canadian soldiers to South Africa as Canada's contribution to the British force now fighting the Boers. This is double the number of troops asked for by the imperial government. At the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting an offi cial statement was handed to the press by the premier. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as follows: "The government has decided to send 1,000 men to South Africa, a very mucn larger number than any of the other colonies has sent, and larger than the British government has suggested. The only question in the way of the government's acting more speedily In the matter was as to whether or not Parliament would have to be called together to meet the expenditure. This point was got over by the form of enlistment, the War Office having stated tnat units ot men of 125 each should be sent and that they would be attached to imperial corps. The Canadian government would have preferred to have sent a whore regiment, with a Ca nadian orlicer in command. Good marksmen will have the preference. . The government will eaulo the contingent and pay the cost of transportation to a point on the South African coast, rcnroument wiu commence at once. The troops will sail for South Africa before the 3?th Inst." LETTER FROM KIPLING. Ilia Reasons for "Approving the Course of Great Britain. LONDON, Oct. 13. At Brighton this even ing a public meeting was held under the auspices of the South African Association in support of the government. The hall was crowded, over 3,000 persons being pres ent. In consequence of the report that Rudyard Kipling would speak. The audience. before the addresses began, sang patriotic song The chairman. Lord Talbot, at the outset, read the following letter from Mr. Kipling: "I see the raners have generously credited me with the intention of speaking at your meeting, but. as I pointed out when the association did me the honor to invite me, public speaking Is entirely out of my way. I need not say I am entirely In sym pathy with the object of the meeting and

realize our country's obligation at this crisis to support her Majesty's government unreservedly. Their demand. I take it, is for equal right for all white men. from the Cape to the Zambesi, their aim the establishment of a republic. Instead of an oligarchy, and their vindication a new and regenerate Transvaal, governed under equal laws formed In open council by free men, neither corrupted nor coerced, representing every Interest In the land. These things are good and desirable, and I recognize that it is the duty of each one of us. according to his abilitie?, to work toward their attainment." The audience greeted the reading of the letter with hearty cheers. Lord Lome's Letter. GLASGOW, Oct. 13. Lord Lome was un able to attend the meeting held here tonight,' but he wrote, in response to the in vitation, a letter, in which he 6ald: "Never had any people more time to deliberate be-

lore acting. Patience nas marked our acts and ignorance and injustice those of the Boers. They are the same as when Living stone described them as 'cruel, narrow and tyrannous.' In battle our losses may be grievous, but those who die will give their lives for the life of our empire, for equal laws and civil liberty. Foreign states acknowledge the justice of our cause and we know it to be good and we mean to make it strong." SPEECH BY SCHREIXEU. Leader of Cape Colony Afrikanders Appeals for Patlci.';e. CAPE TOWN, Oct. 13. Premier Schreln er, in moving the adjournment of the Cape House of Assembly, made a notable speech, in the course of which he alluded to the position In which the Cape government was placed. He said he would do the duty im posed on him without favor or fear the duty of all, to save the colony, as far as possible, from being lro'ved it the vortex of war. In his circulars to the n.'J'tcry commanders he had already given nis rea sons for hoping that the people would re main quiet, and now he would appc.il to the members of the Legislature to porsess their souls in patience, however dark the days might be, and to await events with quietness and confidence. To the press rep resenting both sides he would appeal for pity, sympathy, generosity and charity, and he wished to make a similar appeal to the churches and to the natives of the colony. The time had not yet arrived for him to say what part he had played in trying to establish peace in South Africa. That would come later. "Let this colony," said the premier. In conclusion, "be a kind of haven during the storm which has burst upon ooum Africa and let us an pray ror the reestabllshment of an honorable peace throughout our beloved country." Mr. Hofmeyr. in his appeal, Issued under the auspices of the Afrikander Bund, asking for subscriptions for the relief of the widows and families of burghers killed in the Transvaal conflict, says that, notwithstanding strenuous efforts to preserve peace, war has been virtually declared. He says there are few Afrikanders who are not bound by the ties of relationship and friendship with the inhabitants of both republics. ana iney snouia express tneir natural sympathy. Their duty as British subjects forbids them from taking up their weapons and joining in the work of warfare. Accordingly, ne appeals to each to contribute tne utmost possible. WATCHING BRITISH INTERESTS. Oar Consul at Pretoria Now Has Doa ble Dntles to Perform. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. The State De partment was to-day notified of withdrawal fronr Pretoria of Mr. Conyngham Greene, tho British diplomatic agent to the South African Republic, and the existence of a state of war between Great Britain and that republic Mr. Macrum, the Ajnerican consul at Pretoria, has accordingly been In structed to undertake the care of the Brit ish Interests in that section during the war. The notlfictalon came to the State De partment In the shape of a note from Mr. Tower, tho charge of the British embassy. The details of the transfer of British interests in case of war hart been nrpvinnslv a tranged, so that all that was necessary was the dispatch of a brief cablegram to Mr. Macrum at Pretoria. This officer is the superior in rank to the other consular repleseruauves 01 ine united states, not only In the Transvaal, but in the Orange Free State, and he has hfen instructed tn rMvo those officials the necessary directions. The only consular official besides Mr. Macrum is Mr. Gordon, who succeeded Mr. Manion as consular ncent at .inhatinpshnrtr ir Manion having resigned a few months ago! i ui" vrunje r ree atate me united states is represented by Alfred Elliott, consular agent at Bloemfontein. He is an Englishman, and, therefore. It is questionable whether or not he will remain at his post in jus capacity as American agent or retire. In the latter case Mr. Macrum will probably select some suitable American to take up the duties of consular agent. There is no intention at the State Department to issue a proclamation of neutrality. It is customary to omit these proclamations until some emergency arises calling for the issue of a proclamation. NARROW ESCAPE OF RHODES. Boers Were Watching for II I m, bat He 44 Laid Lovr" In Ilia Car. LONDON, Oct. 14. According to the Kim berley correspondent of the Dally Telegraph Cecil Rhodes had a narrow escape from capture while on his way here. His train was delayed and he passed the Modder river three hours after the expiration of the ultimatum, when the Boers were only five miles distant and some of their apies were actually on the platform. Mr. Rhodes laid low and was not recognized. Had he been. his capture would have been easy, as tho line was not defended. He believes the strength of the enemy Is greatly exagger ated and that they will not attack the intrenenments. "The chief cause of anxietv ia iemorajice of their artillery strength. I understand," continues the correspondent, "that a flying column Is being organized for the protec tion or tne railway between the Orange river and Kimberley. Trustworthy information shows that the Orange Free State has half its available force, 10,000 men, scattered along the extensive western border between the Vaal and Orange rivers. The strategy displayed In their present disposition la crude." More Sifrnntures to the Petition. NEW YORK, Oct. 13. To-day's signers of the petition urging President McKinley to offer the friendly services of the United States In mediation between Great Britain and the republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State include following congressmen: Ruppert of New York, Ryan of Pennsylvania, Klutz of North Carolina. Davis of Florida, Rucker of Missouri, Noonan of Illinois, Cusack of Illinois, SrJght of Mississippi, Pierce of Tennessee, May of New York, Stephens of Texas, Epes of Virginia; Jenkins of North Carolina, Jones of Virginia, Gardner of New Jersey, Wilson of Arizona, Graff of Illinois, Miller of New York, McAleer of Pennsylvania, Tongue of Oregon, Thayer of Massachusetts and Fletcher of Minnesota. Also the following United States senators: Berry of Arkansas, Wellington of Maryland, Harris of Kansas and Simon of Oregon. 10,000 Kaffirs at Lorenio Marques. LORENZO MARQUEZ, Oct. 13. Ten thousand Kaffirs from the Rand have been brought here by train, and are now en camped about six miles outside of town. Ships are being chartered to take them to the Limpopo district. SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST. "Where Serious Fighting Mar Take Place on the Frontier. CHICAGO, Oct. llThe Inter Ocean says: Six points along the frontiers of the South African Republic and Orange Free State are now of special interest, either because they are the centers where the Boers are massing their forces or because they are strategic positions, where the British may advance Into territory of their enemy with the least bloodshed and difficulty. The chief center of activity at present Is near the apex of the acute northern angle of Natal, where It pushes Its mountain-walled tongue of land up Into the plateau on which the South African Republic Is situated. Nearly all the Boer towns on the plateau around this gateway and the Natal towns on the plain to the south and along the railroad leading up through the valley to the plateau are mentioned dally In the dispatches. The Beer towns are the merest hamlets In a region partly of farms on the plateau and partly of mountains In the little strip where tho Transvaal frontier includes some

high hills. Most of these Boer hamlets have

sprung upfilnce the railroad from Durban to Pretoria was built. The most important amontr them Is the administrative town of the district. Wakkerstroom. some miles to the east of the railroad, where the Boers are said to have mounted a big gun to defend the place. Volksrust, right on the railroad, where is now encamped the first large force the Boers sent to the frontier, is a railroad station, and o is Sandspruit, which is on the road about nrteen miles to the northwest. ' The Boer camps are now scattered along between Sandspruit and Volksrust. The last named is on the frontier and is confronted by Charlestown on the other side. New Castle, about twenty-five miles south of Charlestown, is the headquarters of Sir George White, who has about 12.000 Br'tish troops In that neighborhood to oppose the advance of the Boers. New Castle is a town of considerable Importance, with hotels, banks and newspapers, and around It Is the carboniferous district of the colony, about 1,400 square miles In extent, with some seams over ten feet thick. It is estimated that 2.O00.OOO.00O tons of good coal are Etored up in these hills for future use. There are perhaps 1,000 Europeans in New Castle. Between it and Charlestown are the battlefields that proved so fatal to the British in the war of 1SS0-S1 at Inroto. Maluba Hill and Lalng's Nek. The British forcea have thus far been ren dezvousing at Newcastle, Dundee and Ladysmitn, an on the line of the railroad. Dundee is the nearest of these towns to Zululand, and six thousand soldiers are there to guard against a Boer invasion through Zululand. Dundee is a flourishing coal-mining center Ladysmith is a bustling commercial town, the center of trade for the northern part of Natal, and tho Junction of the railroad from Durban to Pretoria, with the line northwest to Harrismith and Bethlehem, In the Orange Free State. The town has about three thousand inhabitants, most of whom are Europeans. There is a strong British garrison at Ladysmith, and it is dally being reinforced. Thus, on the one hand, are a few hamlets where the largest force of Boers has been mustered, ready to Invade Natal. On the other side are the Natal settlements, where British troops are waiting to repel a hostile advance. The next gathering point of the Boers ia to the west, at and near Harrlsmlth, whence the Orange Free State forces are reported to have advanced through Van Reenen's pass into Natal. Harrlsmlth, named after Sir Harry Smith, a former English governor at the Cape, is a thriving town and a center of trade between Durban and the Orange Free State. As the British have not attempted to hold these two passes. It la believed that they will attempt only defense against any effort of the Boers to invade Natal. The British will probably seek an entrance Into the Transvaal on the south, through the Orange Free State or on the west, striking across the border from Vryburg or Mafeklng and making for Klerksdorp, which Is the terminus of a railroad line running east to Pretoria. Klerksdorn is close to the Vaal river and about three thousand Europeans live there. The route through the Oransre Free State up the railway through Bloemiontein 19 mucn longer. The Boers are watchlnir this western frontier, as they expect an attack on that side. They have several thousand men in the neighborhood of Mafeking, whence Jameson made his raid, and that British settlement is in a state of great alarm. The town is on the line of the railroad from Kimberley to Buluwavo and is the head quarters of the British occupation in Bechuanaland. The Boers also distrust the British intentions on the northern border, as thev think it very likely that an attempt will be made to invade the Transvaal from the settlements in Rhodesia. The British population 01 ltnoaesia is not accurately known, but me miners ana tne soldiers who have Been permitted to settle on allotments of land might undoubtedly supply several thousand men. Fort Tuli, near the northern edge of the Boer country, la regarded as the prob able point from which they will strike across me ooraer. If the report Is true that the Portuguese will permit the British to utilize the rail road from Delagoa bay, the Boers will have to guard another pass In the mountains, but they will probably be able to make It verv difficult for the British to get through the rui in me leoomDo mountains by which the railroad to Pretoria gains the nlateau. This rift is known as Komati Poort. and It Is a narrow defile with a steep gradient. This was the only railroad which Kruger was anxious to have extended to Pretoria. He regarded Delasroa bav as the natural outlet for the trade of his country. The railroad was started by Americans, but most of the capital to extend it to Pretoria was secureo: in Holland. As the Dutchmen have large investments In this railroad, any attempt to use it for the overthrow of th Boers will add to their disapproval of tho urmsn attitude. Table of Distances. Durban to Miles. Pietermaritzburg 7) Ladysmith 1S3 Glencoe 221 Newcastle 2f.8 Charlestown 304 Standerton S63 Heidelberg 410 Johannesburg 483 Pretoria to Bloemfontein Delagoa bay 343 Cape Town 1,040 Port Elizabeth 740 East London 92 Durban 611 INDICTMENT DISMISSED. Dover Sank Case No Longer Threat ens the Delaware Senator. WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 13. In the United States District Court to-day Judge Bradford granted permission to the district attorney to enter a nolle prosse qui In the case of United States Senator Richard R. Kenney, Indicted for conspiring to aid and abet Wm. H. Boggs, defaulting paying tell er of the First National . Bank of Dover, who is now serving a term of Imprisonment ror rocmng tnat institution or $107,000. Senator Kenney was Indicted In connec tlon with the late Ezeklel T. Cooler, Tnomas . uarK and William B. Cotter. The three latter were convicted. Cooper died in the penitentiary at Trenton in July last, on the evening of the expiration of his sentence of eighteen months. Clark and Cotter are still there, undtir sentence of five years each. Boggs, also, Is serving a nve year? term there. Kenney was tried twice under his Indictment, but in each trial the jury disagreed. To-day's proceedings end the famous Dover Bank case. as the indictments against others involved have been dropped. Dominicans Released. SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Oct. 13. A party of thirty-two Dominicans who had been con fined at Baracoa for two months were released yesterday and arrived here to-day. They were members of the Jlminez expedi tion which wa? captured because its object was not concealed, as the members had been assured that the Americans were favorable to their movements. The two months spent in Jail has had a terrible errect upon the party, one or the members is dead and sev eral have become Invalids. The Dominicans are very bitter against the Americans and declare their imprisonment was worse than any Spanish outrage. General Wood fre quently recommended that they be released. but the authorities at Havana prohibited sues action. The worst storm of the season prevailed here this afternoon. Several houses in the suburbs were destroyed. The Red FIbr." New York Tribune. The other nlpht Captain Robley D. Evans said to a crowd that he was with: "Well, gentlemen. It's about time to hoist the red flag!" "Well," said a well-known author In the group, "what do you mean oy that?" "To take ammunition on board," said the sad sea dog. and then explained that the red flag was always hoisted on war ships when ammunition was being taken on board. After listening respectfully to the explanation the group hoisted the red flag with due and appropriate ceremonies. Obituary. BALTIMORE. Md.. Oct. 11 Gllmor Meredith, a prominent business man. Is dead, aged seventy-five years. In 1S1S he went to New Orleans and afterward to China. From there he went to California in 1V13 and was the agent in San Francisco of the old commercial house of Howland & Asplnwall. of New York. FOND DU LAC. Wis.. Oct. 13. W. C. Hamilton, the millionaire lumberman, who furrered a stroke of paralysis on Wednes day last, died to-day. Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK. Oct. 13. Arrived: Fuerst Bismarck, from Hamburg; Palatla, from Hamburg, etc. QUEENSTOWN. Oct 13. Arrived: Campania, from New York, for Liverpool, and proceeaen. NAPLES. Oct. 13. Arrived: Kaiser WIIhelm II, from New lork, for Genoa. HAMBURG. 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The Mazet Investi gating committee to-daj after an executive session, decided to adjourn until Oct. 3L. To-day's session opened with a dlscussloa of the Doolrooms of the city, Mrs. Florence D. Soyer testifying at length regarding poolrooms conducted Dy women ana irequented by women. She said that the cards were handed around by women, womea made the odds, women took the money and women made up tne sneets. cne oi thft r-i s h nliirf-d in the roolrooms she visited. Other witnesses testified along the lines that have been the rule lor the last several sessions. SO CALL FOIl SYMPATHY. Railroads Not Likely to Suffer from Cost of Steel. New York Letter. Much has been written and more said ia private conversation lately of the great expenses that the railway corporations of the united States win oe compeuea 10 iacc oy reason of tha vast increase in the price of steel product, and especially of steel rails. We have been tola tnat railway corporations would have to pay for new rails $15 a ton more than these rails cost a few months ago, and It has been presumed that this increase in cost might in the case of some roads seriously eat into their earnings. The fact is that notwithstanding tne increase in the price of rails it is probable that if railway managers live up to their opportunities they may be actually benefited rather than injureu Dy uiis appreciation. It Is one of the many strange incidents which the unexpected and great increase of prices of all kinds are taking. Before the Increase In price of steel products new steel rails cost X1S a ton and old rails were wortn as pig iron a iu. That made the net, or, as the railway men say, the wear, cost to the railway 9 for replacing the old with new rails. To-day. new rails cost 533 a ton, but for old rails sold for pig Iron $22 can be obtained. In -.1 1 . I - mnwA (San Oilier VUrU3, yia nuu auiaui.ru iuuis steel rails have. This makes the wear cost for the railways $11 per ton, or apparently $2 more than when the old prices prevailed. Bo that Instead or being oongea to meei an increased cost of $13 the railways really are compelled to pay only 52 a ton mora than replacing old rails with new cost a few months ago. These figures are, of course, only approximately true, but it is an established fact that old rails are now wortn aimosi me same as bessemer pig Iron. The steel men have understood this if the railway men have not, and they have smiled at some of the rpnnrts that told almost pitiful stories of what the Increased prices meant for the In fact. It Is the best business Judgment hero that railway managers everywhere should take advantage of existing conditions and make haste to supplant their old rails wlth.new steel rails because they may never get as high price for the old rails as now prevails. Some of the railway corporations are chuckling since they are actually making a profit by substituting new steel rails for old ones. The New York Central Is In that happy condition. It made some time ago contracts for thousands of tons of new steel rails at the price then prevailing. $18 a ton. If it had contracted to sell the old rails at the market price then prevailing It would not now be contemplating with Joy the strange experience It Ls now passing through. It gets its new rails at $18 a ton. but it sells Its old rails for $23 a ton, so that It in equipping its road with new steel rails and Is making $4 profit on that transaction. That ls a unique experience in the history of railway equipment, but It, of course, will last only a long as the contracts are under fulfillment One of the contentions made by those who are speaking with bitter opposition to Industrial organization combination Is that the trusts are In great measure responsible for the Increase In prices. But It is observed that none dispute that statement more earnestly than those who are engaged In manufacturing operations that are ndt controlled by trusts. For Instance, the president of one of the largest of manufacturers In Philadelphia, whose product ls made of fteel, said this morning that there had never been any combination of the manufacturers who make the product which his own manufactory produces, yet this product has advanced proportionately more than any other steel product. A short time ago It sold for a cent and a half a pound. Recently the manufacturers have been refusing offers of 5 cents a pound for this product. The appreciation Is due entirely to the enormously increased demanci, and the experience of this manufacturer is reported to be the experience of almost every manufacturer, whether he is associated with the trusts or not. Jews In Johannesburg. London Letter. I must talk of the Transvaal for a moment. If it only to suggest to you the contrast between all the might of the French government martyrising a Jew, and all the might of the English government prepared to spend countless blood and treasure In asserting the rights of the Jew. Johannesburg is almost a new Jerusalem. As a correspondent writes: "The shop fronts and business houe! and market-place, the saloons and the ftoops of the mart suburban houses are eurliclent to convince one of the laxjce presence of the chosen people In the Golden City. As far a? . wealth and power, and even numbers are concerned. Johannesburg Is almost Jerusalem." To-day the Official Gazette publishes the will of the late Mr. Herbert Davles. a Jew. who was one of the founders of Johannesburg. He leaves an estate of more than UMWA He died at tha age of forty-three, and every penny that he left be made himself in his short life. It Is a curiously sad coincidence that two other South African money klnrs. friend of ths late Mr. Davles, and. like him. of the Hebrew race, died In comparatively early manhood. Mr. Barney Barnato. who mads many millions of dollars with him own hand, was only forty-six at the time of his suicide. Woolfe Joel, who left about KOuO.oon behind him when he was murdered la.t March In Johannesburg, was only thirty-four. Xo Wires. Baltimore American. Mr. Bragg I got a wireless message from San Francisco this morning. Mr. Wise But I rfirt system would carry so far. Mr. BraggMarconi didn't have anythlnsj to do with it. It came by mail. A Prise Race. Yonkers Statesman. Rubberman Did you ever know a man to make any money on a race? Penman Why, certainly; the fellow who wrote 'Ben-Hur.' " K. and L. of II. Aaaesamenta. The Supreme Lodge of the Knights and Ladles of Honor yesterday adopted the report of the committer on the good of tha order recommendtnj? twelve annual assessments based on the attained age of the members and not Increafirg as the members grow older. The rates will be high enough to provide for a reserve fund. To-Ilay's) football Game. The first football eleven of the Manual Training High School will go to Franklin to-day to play the heavyweight college team of that place. The second eleven oJ the training school will play the first team of the Northslde High School here this morning. V

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