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hersdmen and laborers on their immense
ranches, where they were willing to work
for year for an iron pot or a musket.
The Beers gave effective aid to the
British in their war with the Zulus in
1879, which ended in the capture of Cete-
waoy, and the annexation of Zululand to
the British empire.
In December, 1880, about
year after that war, the unjust
treatment OF the British officials, goadeti
the Beers into declaring their independ-
ence. The British flag was hauled down
at Heidelburg, the flag of the South
African Repu blic raised In its place, and
the entire fighting force Of the Beers took
the field to assert their independence and
defend their country against the in
vaders Generals Kruger and Joubert
took command. The British garrisons in
the Transvaal were invested and strong
force sent to prevent the passage of
British troops through the passes of the
Drakensberg mountains from Natal.
1t is doubtful if the Beers would have
been able to cope SO successfully with the
regular troops of England, but for the aid
of an extraordinary man. This man was
Col. Alfred Aylward an Irish Am erioan
soldier who had served in the British
army in the Crimea, and in the army of
the United States during the civil war.
After the war he joined the Fenian
movement and went to Ireland and
narrowly escaped capture there. He after
wards went to South Africa and was
employed by the Beers as their military
director, and in this capacity organized
and drilled their army. How effectively
he did this work the British forces found
to their coat. He found. the Beers
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Principles and Policies''-A Man With
out Hobby-His support Is Duty to
the Republican Party of the Nation.
Boston, January S.-The Boston Jour
nal will say tomorrow:
'sThe Boston Journal voicing the vigor-
GUS sentiment of the Republican party of
New England, declares for Thomas B.
Reed for President. II New England 8
delegates to the National Convention are
to represent New England, they must
be Reed men, all Of them.
''Mr. Reed is the biggest, busiest, best
developed man in the great Republican
party. He is by far the strongest cham
pion OF its principles and policies; iden-
titled with all and devoted to all, but
max ing parti,ular hobby Of none. He
is the ideal Republican; he is strong /;
alert, wise, patriotic. determined, good
tempered. thoroughly trained, of great
public experience, and yet in the prime
of life.
''If he lived in Arizona or Oregon,
New England would just as enthusias-
tically support him, as duty to the Re-
publican party of the nation The Jour-
nal considers this the time for deolara-
tion of its belief and purpose"
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sa' BAE1k RqzESt,sx: x
~au7-nsMlDDlE ST. Nea,
CAsso PAPER
Is JAMESON DEAD?
All Sorts Of Rum0rs From the Trans.
VaaI.

Foreign Office Has No Official News Other
Than Has Been Given Out-He May
Have Been Condemned by Court
Martial and Executed.
London, January 3.-Theyfact that the
telegraph wires in South Africa have
been devoted to government work since
the trouble In the Transvaal occurred,
and the faot that no private cable mess
ages were received from South Africa
for four days, led to the circulation of
all kinds of rumors regarding the
situation in the South African republic,
and the fate of the British invaders Of
that country. One of these, reports has
1t, that DIR. JamesonT was shot by his
captors, and another, that the. Utelanders
in Johannesburg, had risen against the
Boer government and had given the CITY
over to the flames.
What truth there is in these stories, it
is impossible now to ascertain, owing
to the governments monopoly of the
telegraph lines. 1t is thought that most
if not all the reports are based upon fears
engendered by uncertainty regarding the
fate that the Beers may have meted out
to the invaders. 1t may be the report Of
the shooting of Dr. Jameson is true.
If he has been tried by court martial
and convicted, there Is scarcely a doubt
that execution would promptly follow the
passing of the sentence. At $50 this eve.
ming representative of the United Press
called at the foreign Office TO confirm, if
possible the report of the shooting of DR..
Jameson, and he was informed by the
officials there that they had received no
Instructions further than mad been made
public. Mr.. Cham berlain, the colonial
secretary, was at the Office waiting for
dispatches. He had frequent conferences
with the war Office and Admiralty
officials. No special instructions bearing
on the situation have yet been issued to
naval or military authorities.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE.
nlver Members Are to Report Bill Mex.
Monday,

Washington. January 3.-The finance
committee of the Senate met again this
'norr ing, but after short conference be-
tweeu the Republicans and Democrats
found that they could accomplish nothir o
and an adjournment until next Monday
was taken. The silver men were non
ready Co submit their silver bill, but said
they would be able to do so at the next
meeting Before the meeting of the full
Committee the silver p,en held :, CON
ierenoe and discussed the measure pre-:
nared by Jones of Araknsas.
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Local Weather Report.

Local Weather Report.
Portland, January S.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
Sa. m.-Barometer. 20. 521; thermome-
ter, 38.5; dew point. 81; humidity, 5S;
wind, SW; Velocity, IA; weather, cloudy
8p. m.-Barometer. 80. 800: thermome-
ter. 29.2; dew point. 90; humidity, Sc;
wind, SW; velocity, 6; weather; clear,
Mean daily Thermometer, 800; maxi
mum therm ometer, 1870: minimum ther-
mometer. 29.2; maximum velocity of
wind, IS, NV; total precipitation, %.
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DOERS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Sketch Of the Men Who Defeated DR..
Jameson.
THEY BEAT THE ENGLISH BADLY
in 1881.

Their Commander Then Was Man Who
Had Served in Our Civil
War-They Invariably Shot Down the
Officers First-Gladstone Acknowledged
Their observation-disclosures of
Hol1anders and the French Huguenots.
The following sketch of the Beers of
South Africa and their war with the
English in 1881 was written by an Eng
lishman residing in this city, who served
in the British army during the Zulu
campaign.
A people descended from ancestors Of
Teutonio and Keltic stock, VINO over two
centuries ago, driven from their native
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German Sympathy.

Berlin, January 3.-Calls have been
for mass meetings, to be held Monday, to
express public sypmathy with the Beers,
and similar meetings are being organized
in other places The Emperor had con-
ference with Prince Hohenlohe this morn
ing, prior to His Majesty's sending the
cabiegram of congratulation to President
KRUGER
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Waterville, January 5.-Beta chapter of
the Phi Beta Kappa society of Maine, a
charter for which was secured at Saratoga
last summer by DR.. Burrage of Portland,
organized at Colby University this after
noon. The charter members are: Ex-
President Whitman, ex-President Pepper,
Professors Warren and Rogers President
Butler was elected permanent president
of the society and Prof Rogers. perma-
nent secretary. An informal reception
was tendsred to President Butler of
Colby university by the trustees this eve
ming in Memorial hall. There was large
attendance Of Alumni and other friends
of the college. Hon. J. II. Drummond.
president of the board of trustees, and
wife. introduced the guests to President
Butler.
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HOUSE ADJoURNs.
Speaker Reed Signs the Bill to Accept the
Katahdin

Washington, January 3.-The House
reassembled under the arrangement here
tofore announced by Mr.. Dingley merely
for the purpose of adjourning until next
Monday.
Speaker Reed announced that he had
signed the bill to accept the ram Katahdin
and then at 12 O5 the House adjourned.
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Speaker Reeds room today. The time
was devoted to consideration of the
rules of the 51st Congress under which
the House is working. and to such
change as is now necessary. These changes
it is said will not be material. When the
work is finished the amended rules Will
be submitted to the Democratic members
Of the committee then reported to the
House.
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A Venezuelan Incident.

Colon, Colombia, January 3.-The
Valparaiso press, commenting upon the
fact of the British schooner Minsotis be-
ing fired upon by Venezuelan gunboat.
causing the captains death, reads Sc
we're lessen to the nelghboring republic.
It is says that Venezuela is evidently
asking for just such lesson as Great
Britain administered to Nicaragua, and
will probably get 1t.
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Strike Over.

!. Philadelphia, January 3.-During the
afternoon a large number OF strikers re-
turned to work at all the depots, and the
second strike of the street car men can
be said to he practically at an end. Cars
are running regularly this afternoon on
all lines.
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Accounts Short.

Fall River, Mass, January B. 3.-Charles
B. Layigne, treasurer of the Liun dss
Patriotes, has been missing, several days.
An examination of his bank account
showed a shortage in deposits of ahont
S75O Mr.. Layigne is plumber.
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President Kruger's Duty.

London, January 3.-The Globe and
the Pail Mall Gazette concur in the opin-
ion that Cham berlain, by issuing proola-
matt ons in johannesburg forbiddin9 Eng
lish subjects toljoin DR.. Jameson, is there
by to demand that President Kruger
summerily redress the grievances of the
Itelandars
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Failure of the Solicitors Loan and
Trust Co. of Philadelphia, is due to the
unauthorized sspeculations of j. r. Ritter,
one of its directors.
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THE WEATHER.


Washington, Janu-
ary 3.-Forecast for
Saturday for New
England, Fair, ex-
cept occasional furry
of snow; colder, with
cold wave !; high north
westerly winds.
Boston, January 3.
Local forecast for
Saturday: C1ear.
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colder; brisk to high west winds. dimir
ishing in force continued cold Sunday.
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8 BEST and BUSIEST" !"
Reed the Best Developed Man Re.
publieans Have.
THE BOSTON JOURNAL CONES OUT
sQUARELY FOR HIM.

sThe Strongest Champion of Republican
Principles and Policies"-A Man With
out Hobby-His support Is a Duty to
the Republican Party of the Nation.
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The Republican members of the House
committee of rules. had q long session in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-04
AS a Safeguard,
OTHERWISE so
i O0l WHY thought
- clerk m
DG1lldllu Il1O give y
ing powder when you wish
the ROYAL; and alum baking

powders are poisonous. Some
manufacturers of the low grade powders pay
clerks bonus for every can Of their baking pow
der they will sell to patrons of ROYAL; there
fore after demanding the ROYAL examine the
label to make sure that ROYAL is received.
No matter what the representation, don't
buy 1ow-priced powder. Baking pow
ders sold at lower price than Royal are
almost invariably made from alum, and
therefore inferior and dangerous to health.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER is the brand reported
by the official Government and State chemists
free from alum and ammonia and absolutely pure
and wholesome. 1t makes the best and finest
food, is most economical in use and wisest
housekeepers have learned to demand it and de-
cline all alleged substitutes.
BAKING POWDER CO., ioe WALL ST., NeN-ycsK.
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COLBY CELEBRATES.

Reception to President Bntler Last Eve
ning-The Phi Beta Kappa Organiza-
tion.
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During half hours conference this
morning, the Republican members of
the finance committee, discussed the tariff
bill, and endeavored to devise mean s
by which the measure would sue oessfully
pass the Senate. The bill, as it passed
the House, is found to be lacking in some
essentials, but this deficiency is to be
corrected before the report is made to the
Senate. There will be no change likely
to open the doors to general amendment
in the Senate under the House bill agri-
cultural products are increased 10 per cent
in common with the rest of the bill,
and the Senate committee appears to
think this schedule would be increased to
90 per cent, and like in creases may be
made on one or two other sohed ules.
Any increases will be made on the basis
of general percentage and under no or
cumstances will special items be selected
for special rates. Members Of the COM
mittee have been discussing the situati On
with their Republican colleagues, and
while no plan Of action is agreed upon.
1t is probable that when the question
comes ND in the Senate, all the Republi-
cans, without exception, will vote solidlv
against all amendments that may be off
cred whatever may be their character
Both tariff and bond bill will, in all prob
ability, be reported to the Senate at the
same time, and the latter will he taken
ND for consideration hrst.
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VERY DULL.
Trade Circles Are Always So at New
Years.

Bradstreets Interesting Compilation for
Other Years-Prices Are Ruling Higher
Genera1ly-The Past Year Has Been a
Big One for Bank Clearings.
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Owing to the absence from the city of
several members of the Senate committee
oD coast defences only an informal meet
ing was held this morning to consider
Senator Quay's bill appropriating $S7.
900, 900 toward tortifying the cities on the
coast. General Craighill. chief of engi-
neers, U. S. A.. and his assistant, Capt.
Rack, were present, and submitted
d TIA concerning the needs of defences.
ne committee will hold meeting Tues.
day afternoon, by which tim the absent
members will have returned.
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Foreign Office Has No Official News Other
Than Has Been Given Out-He May
Have Been Condemned by Court
Martial and e xecuted.
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Among the bills introduced In the
House today were by Mr.. Sperry, Repub-
lican of Connecticut, appropriating $751;
900, 600 to provide for Notifications and
coast defenses at New York, Boston,
Lake Ports, Hampton Roads, New
Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington,
Baltimore, Portland, Me-, Rhode Island
ports, Charleston, S. c., Mobile, Savan-
nah, Galveston, Portland, Oregon, Pensa-
cola, San Diago, Cumberland Sound and
points on the Kennebeo river.
BY Mr.. Clark, Republican, of Iowa,
making custom dues payable the
third in gold and two-thirds in treas
ury notes, providing the treasury notes
known as greenbacks only be paid out for
gold.
By Mr.. Flynn, Republican of
Oklahoma, providing for the admission
of Oklahoma, providing for the admission
of Oklahoma to statehood.
By Mr.. Dingley. Republican of Maine,
to prevent the determination of fur bear
ing animals in Alaska.
BY Mr.. Roatner, Democrat of Louisiana,
resolution looking to the impeachment
of Comptroller Bowler of the treasury,
for refusing to execute the laws Of Con-
gress in the matter of payments of the
sugar bounty.
Mr.. johnson, Republican Of California,
introduced resolution stating it to be
the sense of the House that hereafter no
bonds Of the United States shall be sold
at private sale or under private contract.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-29

Wednesday and SATURDAY. papers each
week will give report by states OF tne
progress OF this uniqce feature Ct a post
unique campaiga
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MEDICAL.
Chronic
A TERRIBLE OPERATION.

One of the most painful aud dangerous
operations known to surgery is that re-
sorted to for the rem oval OF cancer or tu-
NOR; these diseases are becoming more
and more prevalent every year and hos
pitals are called upon to receive increas-
ing numbers of those VINO must submit
to the operation for the removal OF can
Ger. Medical science has never Deen aDle
to furnish remedy for these diseases,
but 1t seems that true remedy has
been found in Ypsilenti Specific. nat
ural mineral water. For fourteen years
this water has been thoroughly tested in
hundreds of cases, and no case has ever
been found where there was any hope
OF life left that this water would not
care. The YPsILANTI SPECIFIC Co. OF
104 BROAD ST., BOSTON, viii furnish evi.
dence of these facts to anyone desiring ii.
George l.. Clafflin 4 Co., Providence,
II. l., distributing agents.
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as they can neither read nor write, and
their masters take good care not TO teach
them this fact. Organized labor is un-
known here, which is considered great
blessing. But that country today that
has the best system OF trade organiza-
tions and the greatest number OF rsiion
men per capita Of its population is the
foremost in wealth, progression and the
happiness Of its people. The cry is raised
that there are no poorhouses in Mexico,
but that is no indication of the absence
OF poverty, as your committee can fully
testify without fear of contradiction, as
the voice of the mendicant supplicating
aims rang in our ears all through the
country. In the cities of Zacatecas and
Guanajuato, with populations OF 40, 600
and 10000 respectively, we failed TO
get butter and potatoes on tAe tables OF
the best hotels. On inquiry we were in
formed that if we paid 81 pound for
butter it would be purchased and kept
for our exclusive use.
Your committee would caution Amer
ican workingmen against going 10 Mex
leo without sufficient funds TO bring
them back or to have employment Sc
cured before going there, or they will
be obliged to subsist on cactus and the
sap of the tequila plant while doing the
country. On asking an American who
was conducting prosperous business In
one Of the cities which we visited why
it was that the foreigners all seemed TO
be making money, no matter what bust
ness they were engaged in, he, with
characteristic Yankee frankness, re-
piled: "The laborer here is different
from the laborer in the States. Here la
Dor is cheap and we have no brains to
contend with. From the Report of
the Committee of the Trades aud Labor
Assembly OF Chicago Sent to Mexico to
Investigate Labor Conditions Impair
tally.
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"sPOONING" is LAWFUL.
Sioux City People May "spark" on the
Schoolhouse Steps.

sioux City People May "spark" on the
Schooihouse Steps.
The janitor, hated and despised Of the
small boy ever since the days of the two
story brick schoolhouse, has got himself
disliked by children of larger growth.
Last Saturday night at IL o'clock John
Erhardt, janitor of tho Irving school,
Sioux City, discovered IA couple of young
folks in loving mood on the front steps Of
the schoolnouse. Erhardt last spring was
a candidate for the nomination for mar
shal of tho city Of Sioux City. He was de-
feated, but The ambition then aroused in
his breast has never sluinbored, and when,
as schoolhouse janitor, he was appointed u
special policeman. he ihsolved, II he ever
had half q chance, to distinguish himself
as an officer
Erhardt lives In cottage opposite the
schoolhouse, and so it was that when he
saw Ed Black, scaleman at the stock
yards, and Miss Marguerite Wilson, a
clerk in n prominent dry goods house,
billing and cooling under the shameless
gaze Of tho moon, he resolved to make his
first arrest.
He went across the street and rudely in
terrupted the tete-a-teto and told the young
people they must go to Jail. They vigor-
ously protested, but he exhibited his star,
and with some difficulty conducted them
before the desk sergeant at the city prison.
Neither Mr.. Black nor Miss Wilson had
much to say on their dubious trip TO tho
Jail. They had been caught in the helm
Gus crime of making love, and there was
no explanation to make. AT the police
Office Miss Wilson put up her gold watch
and rings in lieu of bond and Black fur
nished his in cash. He did not have mon-
ey enough Co pay for both.
In the police court on Monday an attor-
ney appeared for the young couple and So
cured a continuance until Wednesday.
However members of the board of edu-
cation and the attorney for tho defendant
persuaded Erhardt that 1t would be best
not to prosecute the case The county at
torney had hunted tho statutes through
and could not find that 1t fSis even mis-
demeanor to spark" on to- schoolhouse
steps. The charge Of tressass would be
the nearest thing to 1t. There is no fence
about tho schoolhouse, and as 1t is public
property anyway that would hardly stick.
No specific charge had been placed against
them and il was decided to let the matter
drop.
The impression prevails in Sioux City
that hereafter young people may make love
on the schoolhouse steps without danger
Of official Interference Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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SAVED BY HIS DOG.
Henry Miller Was Caught In "a Cave In
Digging For Woodchucks.

Digging For woodchucks.
Henry Miller came as near losing his life
near Greggs, Ills, as a man could and
still escape, and IL was only owing to the
sagacity of his dog that he escaped death.
Miller went out early In search Of nuts,
taking his dog with him. When he aNght-
cd from the train, no proceeded to a wal
nut grove two miles south of Greggs.
After filing his sack be espied wood
chuck on neighboring sidchill, ana after
shooting at 1t ran 1t into its holo. Leav-
ing his dog on guard, he went to tho house
of Jacob Meyer mile distant, and bor-
rowed shovel with which to dig the ani-
NAL from It's burrow.
Miller soon dug deep pit In the side Of
the hill, whom suddenly portion Of the
overhanging bank gave way and buried
him under half ton OF gravel
Fortunately his face was not covered,
and he was able TO breathe, but he was so
weighted down IL was impossible TO move
muscle. He shouted for aid until he was
hoarse and was about 10 give up in despair
when he thought of his dog.
Calling tho faithful beast, he babe him
dig. The dog seemed to comprehend and
scratched gravel so zealously that mt tho
end of half an hour Miller was able TO
move one arm and soon succeeded in oscap-
ing from his position.
1Ie was so thoroughly frightened no took
the first train back 20 Chicago. Before
leaving he refused an offer of $50 for the
dog. Chicago Tribune.
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ns on TO Black Ledge, than TO stop this
tide and interfere with the calculations
Of everybody in the bay"
Steve turned up the next day on the
head of the cape. He had been blown
off shore as we had supposed, but hav-
ng a staunch boat under him, he had
weathered the blow. He had no idea
what had happened 10 us, but believed
that we had managed TO get up under
he len Of the island, despite the squall.
Yes, he had drifte9 &c leeward, and
he never worked back TO the point where
he stood when he and Frank appealed
20 chance on the question OF Alice Wood
ward ana her boat. Frank had the
weather-gauge after the adventure %
Black Ledge, and Steve soon sheered Off
and sailed for another prize.
THE END. .-S.-T