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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-06
Crushing Blow Administered BY
the AfTikanderS.
TRIUMPH FOR KRIlGER'S MEN
-
Women and Chill es at Lady,
smith SenE s ,uth.
BoERs ARE UsI z HEAVY GUNS
English Artillery Will Use the Famous
Lyddite Shells.
MORE ANNEXATION IS GOING ON
S43 of the Glocestershire Regiment and
Royal Irish Fusileers Missing as
Result of the Battle at
Farquhar's Farm

Lisbon, Nov. 5.-Persistent reports are in
circulation here that General Sir George
Stewart White, British Comma der-in- Chief
in Natal has capItuated to the Beers.
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THE WEATHER.

FAIR AND COLDER TUESDAY.
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They battered in his mighty ships,
And tumbled down his flags,
They shot the woodwork into chips,
Their clothes they shot to rags.
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And you each sailor in the fight
Have won yourself name;
And all the pens that of you write,
Will tell about your fame.
$. A. ELLIS
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Entire Camp Captured

London, November "A special dispa tch
from Ladysmith describing the engagement
at Besters hill says the Beers were COM
pletey routed, and suffered heavy losses.
Their entire camp was captured. The COR
Respondent goes on to say;
'An artillery duel is In progress. Brit
ish shell struck a Boer forty-pounder and
completely wrecked It,"
10 n,p:oy Privateers
Paris, November 5.-The Temps corrobo-
rates the statement of the Eclair that the
IContinued on Second Page.l
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"Whg 40 his ships so swiftly go?"
The eager sailors cry
because he fears our guns you know,
Our Schley, he did reply.
They chased him up the Cuban coast
With fire and shot and she'll.
No Spaniard e'er got such 'roast"
As all the world can tell.
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So our caunons scared him out,
But Schley he fingered near,
And waited patiently about
Till Cervera did appear.
And then from out the hole he ran
A booming with his guns;
Now Schley you catch me If you can,
And off he swiftly runs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22
HAS NO FAITH IN CUBANs.
An Indianian Who Thinks We VIII BE
Forced to Keep the Antilles.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
REDKEY. Ind, March 2l.-E. b. Mooney,
of this city, has received letter from an
officer of the e-hundred-and-sixty-f y-first
Indiana, stationed at Camp Columbia, near
Havana, Cuba, from which the following
extract is taken:
These devils down here are getting into
a great row over General Gomez and the
three millions that he bargained for with
our government. They are as ready. almost
to fly at each others throats as they were
to eat up the Spaniards year ago, and IL
would not surprise me very much if they
get into such snarl that there will be
cause for another Intervention on the part
of Uncle Sam. When the flag went up on
MORO Castle on evacuation day, L said L
do not believe the flag will ever come down
from over Cuba until the American govern
ment ceases TO exist / did not believe
then. and / do not now, that these people
can any more maintain a stable govern
ment, giving to the island peace and order,
than do the Central American States. Then
Cuba has but one destiny-to be annexed
to US. Do want it? OF course do. 1t
is a vastly fertile island and OF incalculable
stragetc Importance as a naval base, espe-
cially after we shall have built the Mica
raguan canal. i have no patience with those
timid souls who think We cannot manage
the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico. In
heavens name, what estimate does such a
man put upon our people?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22
France to He Permitted TO Establish
Commercial Houses on the Nile
and It's Amuents.
GEN. KITCHENER'S DEFENSE
AGAINST THE CHARGE OF USELESS
SLAUGHTER OF DERyIsHEs.
Destruction Of the Prophets Tomb
Justified-Little Belgium Also In
the Chinese Grab Game.

LONDON, March A-The convention be-
tween Great Britain and France, delimiting
their respective frontiers in the valley or
the Nile, was signed tonight by the Mar
quis OF Salisbury and the French ambassa-
dor, NJ. Paul Cambon, respectively. Broadly
stated, the terms of the convention are as
follows: The exact frontier from the north
ern line of the Belgian Congo 10 latitude
Is is TO be determined by mixed commits
sion. II being agreed that Great Britain
shall retain r-El-Ghazal, with Darfur;
France keeping Wadai (or Waday) west OF
Darfur; Bagirmi, south of Lake Chad:
Kanem, north OF Lake Chad, and. generally
speaking, the territory east and north OF
Lake Chad, lying north of the fifteenth
parallel. The French sphere will extend
south of the Tropic of Cancer TO the west
ern limit of the Liby Van desert. The sig
natories agree TO equality of commercial
treatment from the Nile 10 Lake Chad and
between the fifth and fifteenth parallels. OF
latitude The latter clause permits France
to establish commercial houses on the Nile
and its afhuents. The signatories undertake
to refrain from exercising political or terri
toral rights outside the frontiers fixed by
the convention.
The dispatch OF Lord Cromer. British dip
lomatic agent in Egypt. embodying the re-
ply of the sirdar, General Lord Kitchener,
OF Khartum, to questions regarding the al
legged mutilation and useless slaughter OF
Dervishes in the battle of Omdurman has
been laid before Parliament. The sif1sx
says that the only wounded Deryishes killed
by his troops were those who feigned death
in order to obtain opportunities for killing
the Anglo Egyptians. Whatever was
DONE" he continues, was done with all
possible considerations OF humanity" The
sirdar justified the destruction of the tomb
of the Mahdi and the dispersal OF the
prophets remains on the ground that IL the
mausoleum had been left intact and unpro-
famed it would have become the center OF
fanatical pilgrimages, causing endless
trouble. He says he himself ordered the
demolition. Lord Cromer indorses the state
ments of General Kitchener.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22
WEALTHY FURRIER SHOT
JOHN T.. sHAYNE SERIOUSLY WOUND
ED BY HARRY H. HAMMOND.
Former, Who Is n Chicago Politician,
Was Dining with Latter's Divorced
Wife In the Auditorium Cafe.

CHICAGO, March H.-John T. Shayne,
wealthy furrier. and prominent Demo-
cratic politician. was shot and probably
fatally wounded this afternoon by Harry H.
Hammond. tailor. The shooting occurred
in the cafe Of the Auditorium annex, where
Shayne was sitting at lunch with Mrs.
Hammond, the divorced wife of Hammond,
and two other ladies. The party had been
seated for some time when Hammond
walked into the cafe, stood for few min
utes and went out. In about ten minutes he
returned and. standing inside the door, de-
liberately pulled off mis- gloves and then,
walking quickly up TO Shayne, who was sit
ting with his back toward him, drew a re-
yolver. Shayne attempted to rise, but
stumbled over the legs of his chair and fell
to the floor. AS he was trying to rise Ham,
mond fired a bullet into his back. Shayne
fell under the table and Hammond, pulling
up the tablecloth- deliberately fired two
more bullets into the helpless man. He
then walked out into the Office of the hotel
where he stood waiting the arrival of an
officer. He was quickly placed under arrest
and taken TO Harrison-street station, where
he declined to make any statement. Shayne.
who is a widower, had been in company
with Mrs. Hammond great deal since her
divorce from Hammond, and there talk
of an approaching marriage between them.
Tonight, when 1t was thought that
Shayne's death was a certainty it was pro-
posed that he should be married to Mrs.
Hammond before his death. Later, however,
the physicians declared that Shayne had
faint chance for his life and the proposed
wedding was postponed. Mrs. Hammond Sc
cured divorce from Hammond nearly
year ago on the ground of habitual drunk
enness. No cause for the shooting is known
unless it can be attributed to Hammonds
jealousy of his divorced wife.
All three bullets struck Shayne in the
back and it was at first the opinion of the
doctors that his death was inevitable in a
short time. Later, however. they declared
that he had a chance if blood poisoning
does nOt Sat m
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ABDUCTED BOY FOUND
LITTLE GERALD LAPINER RECOV-
Erred BY HIS MOTHER.
Three-Year-Old Who Was stolen from
His Chicago Home Year Ago-Al-
legged Kidnapers Arrested.

PAiNESVILLE, o., March PA start
ling sequel to the abduction Of Gerald La
piner, the three-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Lapiner, which occurred in Chicago
May 80 1885, developed here to-day in the re-
coyery and restoration of the child 10 his
mother and the arrest of Mrs. Ann Inger-
soil and John Collins, who live about mile
west of Painesville, at whose place the child
was found and where he had been kept
since last June.
On the 90th of May Gerald Lapiner was
abducted by a mysterious woman from In
front of his parents home. No. 1885 Prairie
avenue, in Chicago. The woman and child
were traced for short time and then all
track OF them was lost. large reward
was offered for the recovery Of the child,
and, although the Chicago police made ev-
cry effort to bring the kidnapers TO justice,
nothing further could be learned. About
two months ago newspaper account OF the
abduction and the reward offered came un-
der the notice of Mr.. f. Z. Ferris and his
sister, Miss o. c. Ferris, neighbors of the
Ingersolls. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris suspected
that the little boy who had been at the res
idence of Mrs. Ingersoll since last June
might be the missing child. and they en-
tered into correspondence with the Chicago
police.
After about two months investigation and
correspondence ii was determined that the
child was the missing Gerald Lapiner. Mrs.
Lapiner was notified and she arrived here
this morning to identify the little one She
was met at the station by Deputy Sheriff
A. T. May, who has been in charge Of the
case here, and was taken in a closed car
riage TO the Ingersoll place, while Sheriff
ST. John went on ahead to prevent the es-
cape of the abductors. Access TO the house
was gained through the rear door, and
there, tied in high chair. half-dressed, the
boy was found. Both Mrs. Ingersoll and
Collins were placed under arrest and were
held for trial later in the day. Mrs. Inger-
soil denies the charge of abduction and
could not be induced to say anything about
the case.
The hearing of the prisoners. which was
set for this evening, was postponed until
Thursday morning. Sheriff st. John this
evening received dispatch from Chicago
saying that officer was on his way TO
take charge of the prisoners, who will prob
ably be removed to that city as soon as
requisition papers can be secured.
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ex-senator's serious illness for fear of its
effect upon her. 1t was felt, when the news
or his death came to-day, that IL would
have TO be broken TO her, but all hesitated
TO make the announcement. 1t was ulti-
mately decided to postpone the sad duty
Until Tomorrow. She was thus saved the
shock.
Already many kilograms of coincidence and
personal calls of sympathy had been re-
ceived at the house. Prompt efforts were
taken by the Associated Press to inform the
prominent officials OF the administration and
others Of the safe arrival of Mr.. Sherman
at Santiago, and II was with a feeling Of
genuine qualification and satisfaction that
this news was received. supplemented by an
expression of hope that Mr. Sherman would
entirely recover
When the report of Mr.. Sherman's death
was first circulated to-day an Associated
Press reporter called at the Sherman resi-
dence. He was received by Mrs. McColum,
who was asked if the report was confirmed.
She said: Yes; / have heard from the
State Department that he is dead" Mrs.
McCollum added that she did not know
where the State Department received this
information.
AT 1880 o'clock tonight Mr.. McCollum,
ehC huSOdIu Ol tx-CtCEetdFy ont1fndn >
adopted daughter, said nothing had been re-
ceived at the house from friends aboard the
Paris regarding the invalid's condition.
Secretary Long received word to-day from
Captain Cooper, of the cruiser Chicago say
ing that vessel had met the Paris, on which
ex-Secretary Sherman Is a passenger. off
Kingston. Jamaica. The Chicago was dis
patched by the Navy Department 10 Kings
ton 10 bring Mr. Sherman TO the United
States Immediately, as the Paris was not
expected 10 return with her excursionists
for some time. The Chicago. however, did
not reach Kingston in time. but upon meet
ing the Paris made arrangements TO take
Mr.. Sherman off the latter vessel on Fri
day, the change to be made at Caimanera,
few miles east of Santiago. Captain Coop
er's dispatch was as follows: Met Paris
yesterday off Kingston bound for Santiago.
Coal here. Take Sherman on board Friday"
Fearing the harm which might result
from sudden change from the climate of
the West Indies to a northern latitude, the
family are considering the advisability of
having Mr.. Sherman taken to Tampa Fla,
for time. After remaining there until he is
we'll on the road to recovery he can be
brought to Washington, stopping possibly
for some days at Fortress Monroe so as to
become gradually accustomed to the change
in temperature.
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1893 and has been largely used for society
meetings. The present management, the Nc
Cague Investment Company, carries 81 900
insurance, which win more than cover the
loss, equally distributed among the Royal
Exchange, Citizens, Glens Falls and Spring
Garden Companies. The first floor was oc-
cupied by the Joyce millinery store, Robert
Wiklind's shoe store. Kelsey & Seabrooke,
decorators, and the Central Labor Union.
The loss on these stocks is small and COW
cred by insurance. In the basement the
Boston Store Company had stored goods to
the value of $4,000, which were badly water
soaked On this stock was carried $500 in
surance. The armory of the Thurston Rifles.
Company L, First Nebraska Volunteers,
now serving at Manila, was thoroughly
soaked, but most of the property was taken
out. They carried 5000 Insurance. The Gen.
trail Labor Union win lose a few hundred
dollars.
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MAY BE OVERTHROWN.


LIMA, Peru, March 21.-Dr. Zolio Flores,
who has just arrived here from Bolivia.
said, in the course o. an interview to-day
that the President Of Bolivia, who. with
the troops, is now within the wall Of Oruro.
besieged by the federalists or insurgents,
cannot much longer maintain the position.
Deprived of supplies, he must either fight
or withdraw from OIuro, If, indeed, he will
not be compelled to dlsperse his troops. The
insurgent army, in the opinion of DR..
Flores, is every way superior, and existing
conditions cannot be prolonged beyond the
first fortnight in April. DR.. Flores believes
implicitly in the triumph of the revolution
ary movement.
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LYNCHING In ARKANSAS.
Negro Murderer Taken from a Sheriff
and swung from a Tree.

TEXARKANA. Ark, March 2l.-Last Sat-
urday a prominent planter named James
Stockton, OF Little River county. Ark. was
murdered by negro named General Duck
EFT. To-day Duckett surrendered himself
saying he was nearly starved. as he had
been in hiding in Red river bottoms since ne
committed the crime He was taken TO the
scene OF his crime near Rocky Comfort and
from there Sheriff Johnson started with him
for Richmond. After travelling a few miles
he was overtaken by "A mob. who demanded
the prisoner. Duckett was taken from the
officer and within few minutes his dead
body dangling from a tree. He CEN
fessed TO the crime before he was hung.
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snmp.on,. FIcet at Guantanamo.

NEW YORK. March PA dispatch 10
the Herald from Guantanamo. Cuba, says:
1.-The United States cruisers New York and
Brooklyn arrived here at o'clock Saturday
night from Puerto Cortez. Other American
war vessels here are the Indiana. Marble
head. Yankton and Eagle. the supply ship
Lebanon and coal barge No. 3 The battle
ship Texas engaged In target practice off
cienfuegos and here. using all her guns.
The sea was smooth and excellent shots
were made. Ten shots were fired from the
turret guns and four hundred from the 9TH
er guns. including the subcaliber pieces.
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RUMOR DlSCREDlTED.
Little Foundation for the Report that
Penrose VIII Make Way for Quay.

WASHINGTON, March A.-Friends alike
of Senator'S Quay and Penrose in Washing
ton refused to countenance the report re-
ccived frcm Youngstown, Pa, that in case
of the failure Of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture to elect a senator TO succeed Mr. Quay
Senator Penrose will retire and the Govern
or OF the State will appoint Quay, thus
continuing him instead OF Penrose as the
only senator from Pennsylvania. Adhererts
of both senators here profess TO be hopeful
that there will be election before the
adjournment of the Legislature, which will
not occur until the 10Th OF April. Senator
Quay is new in Florida and Senator PEN
rose in Philadelphia
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Reed Ont of Politics.

BOSTON, March PA Globe interview
with Hon. Ames l.. Allen, secretary OF
Speaker Thomas b. Reed, at Alfred Me-,
to-day contained the statement that Mr..
Reed will never again be candidate for the
presidency of the United States" Mr.. Allen
further said: 1T is Mr. Reeds determina-
tion to withdraw from politics entirely. AS
10 Mr.. Reeds antagonism i'm connection with
the Mckinley administration, there is alb
solutely nothing in it. With regard TO the
with Spain, Mr.. Reed has been no more
conservative than was President Mckinley
at teh beginning. AS TO the present war in
the Philippines. Mr.. Reed is simply disgusted
with it,
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DECLINES TO TALK.
Wheeler Thinks He Has Said Enough
About the Santiago Fight.

NEW YORK. March 21.-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, who is at present in this city, re-
fused to-day to discuss any further the sub
ject of the battle of Las Guasimas. 81
think" he said to a reporter, 1.-The state
ment which sent TO the War Department
and which the department has seen fit TO
publish, covers the whole ground Of contro-
versy. 1 am in too delicate a position to
say anything further even IL there were
anything more TO say. 1t was at least due
to the officers in my division that the state
ment should be made and that those officers
should not be allowed TO rest under a cloud
of misunderstanding"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22

Gives an 'Authorized Interview" ON
Our Relations with Britain.

LONDON, March 22-The Times pub
fishes this morning a letter from corre-
spondent I'm Bermuda, who describes Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS visit there last month
and gives IAN authorized interview" with
tie admiral. According 10 the corresponds
ent, Admiral Sampson. remarking upon the
marvellous change in American opinion"
said Formerly England was regarded as
the only European power with which the
United States was likely TO have serious
differences Now we regard England as our
best, perhaps our only, friend. i cannot say
whether this feeling will prove permanent.
but L hope 1t may. Possibly we could not
hope for more than England's moral sup
pert, in the first instance, in any conflict
with a continental power; but In times or
real difficulty il would ripen. sooner or later,
into "A defensive alliance. L say frankly that
in my opinion the United States has more
to gain from such an alliance than England
has. Therefore / rejoice unfeignedly ar
the change OF sentiment I'm the United
States. L am not less grstified that no such
change is needed in Great Britain, and *
any words of mine can cement friendship
calculated TO benefit the whole world, IL Is
a pleasure to myself aud a duty TO my
country TO utter them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22
WILL LOSE A GIFT.
GriswoId College Failed to Comply
with Conditions Of a Trust.

NEW YORK, March 2l.-Justice Kellogg
In the Supreme Court to-day handed down a
decision in an action brought by the Amer
lean Church Missionary Society against
Griswold College. Davenport, Ia, requesting
the Supreme Court to direct the disposition
OF a trust fund which was given to the co.
ciety by Louisa Dean for the establishment
of a theological professorship in Griswold
College. The justice holds that for more
than ten years the college has refused to
provide the theological school or TO maintain
any seminary in which there was theo-
logical department. He says that this neg
lect and abandonment on the part Of the coll
lege must be interpreted a refusal TO
longer comply with the conditions Of the
trust and that this must operate as a vol
untary surrender OF all benefits under il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-22
BRlT0NS TOO SLOW.
Americans Awarded Contract for a
Military Bridge i'm the Sudan.

PHILADELPHIA. March 2l.-An erecting
gang from the Pencoyd iron works will
leave this city in a few days, en- route
TO Africa, for the purpose OF building a
bridge across the Atbara river, in the
Sudan. near Khartum. The seven spans of
the bridge, with total length OF 1,lOO feet
have already been shipped. The order was
placed with the Pencoyd iron works by the
British War Office. less than six weeks ago,
the company agreeing 10 build the struc-
ture in seven weeks. The Pencoyd Company
was given preference over the English
bridge builders because the latter had stated
that it would require seven months TO COM
plete the structure. The British War Office
was anxious TO have the bridge completed
before fall in order TO facilitate the opera
tions of General Kitchener against the
Mahdists.
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OLD BOILER EXPLODES.
Destroys "a sawmiII, Kills Three Men
and Wounds Three More.

CUMBERLAND, Md, March 21.--Word
was received here to-day OF the explosion
OF the sawmil boiler at the plant OF Hud-
son Shuss. near Matte, fifteen miles north
Of Cumberland. killing Phietus Wink, Daniel
Snyder, jr., engineer, and man named
Shuss, who was sawyer, and wounding
John Snyder, Harry Sigle and Anthony
Whitfield The boiler had been in use many
years. The fly wheel, weighing about a ton,
was thrown a great distance The big steel
saw was broken into bits. Snyder was hor-
ribly crushed and blown about one hundred
Snyder's condition Is serious. The mill was
almost entirely obliterated. Sigie. who was
within ten feet OF the boiler, escaped with
q broken leg
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He Was Resting Easy at o'clock,
His Condition Having Improved
Since Leaving jamaica
NOW EXPECTED TO RECOVER
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
CRUISER CHICAGO ON FRIDAY,
And the War Ship Will Immediately
StateS-Efect of False Rumor.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March p, D. m.
There is no truth in the statement, pub
here. representing that John Sherman is
dead 1t is incomprehensible how these re-
ports originated.
The American line steamer Paris, Captain
Frederick Watkins. arrived here this even
ing before dark. and it was Immediately
reported that Mr. Sherman was not only
alive. but better. resting easily and ex-
pected to recover. He will be transferred,
II all goes favorably, to the United States
cruiser Chicago on Friday. The cruiser is
now coaling at Kingston, Jamaica.
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PEKING. March 2l.-Signor Martino. the
Italian minister, who has been recalled by
his government, has left Peking. and Sir
Claude NJ Macdonald. the British minister,
absence.
Count Orfini Italian minister at Toxic.
has been appointed 10 succeed Signor Mar
tino whose recall is due TO the displeasure
OF his government at the manner In which
he handled the San-Mnn bay aifair.