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which was shown nthe smallest Ameri-
can city upon tie nr<ea acs ment Of the war
with Spain. BUt this must not be inter-
preted To mean that England is not alive
TO the realities OF the situation. The au-
dactty Of the TransvaaIs dispatch mo-
ment2rily stunned the public, and it was
only when under the glare Of the music
haH lights and listening TO the stirring z
bars OF the national anthem and other pa
trIotIc airs that the effect OF the mo-
inentary rebuff was lost in demonstrations
that shook the rafLerS AZ the AIhambra
General Sir Redvers Butler was present
he first bars OF Rule Britannia" brought
the entire audience TO It's feet and for a
quarter of an hour the house resounded
with the chorUseS Of national airs and
with cheers
The Army and Navy Club, Familiarity
knoWn as the Rag, has not for many q
day seen such gathering of campaigners
as was there tonight Nor was the
slowly aroused enthusiasm confined TO
the officers At Wellington Barracks
where a battalion OF Greuadiers which
forms a portion OF the First Army Corps
had Just returned from sixteen months
service on the Rock of Gibraltar. the en-
thus1asn knew no bounds. Seldom does
Iomfny Atkins permit himself the luxury
OF enthusiasm, but the regiment has had
a long spell OF dre2ry garrison duty ana
hailed the call 10 active service with
schoolpoy delight
Underneath all, however, officers, sub
alterns and civilians recognize the fact
that the Transvaal campaign Will not be
a picnic, and the sober reality OF this
gives a steruer note to London life to-
night than anything that has occurred
since the days Of Gordon and khar-
toUm-
The first Minister 70 speak publicly re-
garding the ulLimatum was Lord James
of Hereford, Chancellor of the Duchy Of
Lancaster, who, speaking at Aberdeen to-
night said:
'fThe Government has done everything
in its power 10 preserve peace. Appar-
entity however. diplomacy is ended and
the hopes OF peace are virtually destroyed.
and that not by the action Of the Queen $
Government. but by the TransvaaI Gov
eminent. President Kruger has sent an
uItirnatum. II We were to withdraw our
troops at hts bidding we should suffer the
greatest humiliation, and the Govern
ment would deserve TO be hunted from
Office as craven towards.
Lord James said he had intended, before
receiving the news OF the ultimauum TO
take q different view of the position but
row nothing remains but to commend our
cause TO the God of battle and arms and
10 impl0re his blessing upon the engage
rueut about 10 be entered upon.
Lord James. whose remarks were greet
ed with loud and prolonged cheers, con-
cIuded by expressing hope that the war
would be short and hurna nelly conducted.
and when IL was terminated counseIs OF
moderation would prevail as 10 the way
in which the enemy should be dealt with.
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8RITONS THINK B0ERS
HAVE MADE A MISTAKE

LONDON. Oct I0.-The ultimatum OF
the TransvaaI Government IS naturally
the absorbing topic OF conversation at
the clubs and in political circles to-
night, and the late editions Of the
afternoon papers, containing the text
Of the ultimatum, met with a good
sale IN the central parts OF London
the newsboys doing q thriving trade on
the closing Of the theaters. There was
no apparent excitement, however, but q
general feeling was expressed that the
Beers had made q mistake, as their fore
ing matters would tend 10 ALLEVIATE the
sympathy which might have been ex-
tended TO them had they thrown the
stigma OF declaring war on Great Britain
The text Of the Beers ultimatum on
arriving this morning was sent with all
speed 20 Lord Salisbury, who came 10
town this evening. and g dispatch box
was sent 20 the Prince Of Wales, which
IS only done IN cases OF special urgency.
The Portuguese Minister 10 Great
Britain. Seuor Several. called AT the For
eigr Office this afternoon and had an in
terview with Lord Salisbury. and his visit
Is naturally connected in the public mind
with the alleged purchase BY Great
Britain Of DslagOa Bay. A dispatch tend
ing To confirm the report OF this purchase
comes from LoureuZ0 Marques. II states
that the British third-class cruiser
ElltCmeL IS aECl0Te0 TILeeu miles on the
port and is supposed 10 be waiting the
arrival Of transports ard warships 10
pilot them into the harbor. II IS quite
certain. however. that the transports
would not go TO Lourenz0 Marques unless
the British were about 70 fly their flag
over the port
The Cabinet has been summoned 70
meet at the Foreign Office On Friday next
War preparations by Great Britain are
being pushed with the greatest energy.
The WoOlwtch arsenal has already for
warCIed 20 South Africa over three million
cartridges for rifles and machine guns
and the reservists continue TO respond
eagerly TO the mobilization proclamation
Dr.. Gavin Brown Clark, Radical mem
Der Of the House Of Commons for Cath
ness. who all along has worked hard for
peace, has Just received a characteristics
letter Of thanks from COmmaudant Gen
eraI Joubert. in which General Joubert
declares that Cecil Rhodes, Dr.. Jameson
and Mr.. Chamberlain are responsible for
the mischief. He says:
The johannesburg clique say that Mr.
Chamberlain regards the existence Of the
Orange Free State and the TransvaaI as
two blots. which. as Cecil Rhodes has
said must be wiped out from the map
He seems desiroUs 10 do this with the
blood OF the Afrikander people and Of
poor British soldiers. We do not desire
war. We know We are not a match for
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TOMMY ATKINS Is
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC

LONDON, Oct 1o.-The stolidity, II not
the plactdity, OF the English character
never was better shown than II is in Lon
don tonight. when England is face to
face with war.
Although it was only haIf-past o'clock
when Mr. Chamberiain's secretary gave
out the first copy OF the TransvaaI uItt-
matum, an hour later every evening paper
had the news. There was not a trace OF
the excitement attendant upon the an
nouncement OF the result on the night
after the first race for the Americas cup.
It is q fact that the enthusiasm in Lon
don signaIIy fails TO compare with that
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7 ONDON, Oct. III can-
! not Be doubted that Eng
I1r1Ye ~eh1, -,4U h Il far

not Be doubted that Eng
lands reply Kill 5s fat
rejection Of Prss,dsr: Kytgsr's de-
ntGndS and tbot q quarter after ;
O'Clock tbs Gft7wo0n, English time.
an cctn1I state Of 1yGr 1,sH sTtst.
Fr-doys Cabinet council Kill
hGvs 10 dscJ 1rttI the m,IitGry Sittta-
ti0r ard Parliament -ltU haze little
else 70 do bat 10 51ncti0n the rscss-
sGry credits.
Speculation as 70 the outcome Of
tie crisis has r01v g'vsn 1c1y y. the
newspapers 10 c discussion Of mill
tary and strdtegicaI matters. Tie
teIttmattsSs 1gds rsceived IN Sir IL
fred Miners English translation
at : o'clock Tuesday morning. Sir
Hired had already notified Sir
George White, SO 10 time cccS lost
tn taking the necessary steps.
Is the British troops continue
lGudug in South AfrTcG AID ad-
1Gncing TO the front It IS q,ats pos
Si6ls, according to the terms Of the
BAR f.Itfr5rtrt,r that E01fiIftir5 E7-,e
already commenced, as Kruger has
eoerytIiug TO gain BY al instant ad-
vGncs UuhI the ayrivaJ Of the
army corps It Is probable that the
British zuIH svery1Uksrs remain o.,
tie dsfsrrSt5's.
Looking at the complicated nature
Of matters 1t is almost useless 10
Speculate at the present stage, bit
sharp fighting is likely to occur at
MGfeRing. 1gtere Colonel Baden
P0usH IS fIHck!Iy holding lis sr-
Posed position. is tie generals haze
decided not 70 attempt 10 hold The
country north Of Dundee tie Beers
7uiU doubtless occupy LGiHgs Mex
and advGnce along tie r0iJ1uay to-
7cqrd Glencoe and Dundee. These
places, hoWever, are considered
quite safe against B0ey attack.
The Daily Chronicle this morJt-
ing sditoriaGy says-it IS compelled
TO admit that the Beer ujtimGtum,
urhGPPtIy 7rorded as it IS, makes
7uGr unavoidable.
Editorial articles in other papers
generally express pity for President
Krugsr's breciPttancy, zghich places
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tie Transc'aaI technically tn the
Itr0ng.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 10. = 4
dispatch from Pretoria TO q Cope
T01tn newspaper says that Cont
rnGrdGrt J0nbert has issued q no.
tJcs 10 the troops in the different
Iaagers TO hold themselves in reddi-
HESS for an immediate ddTGncg.
The TrGrscudI, the dispatch also
says, hopes 10 arrange TO send the
European mail BY zpdy Of Deldg0d
Bay.
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the powerful armies Of Great Britain and
her willing colonies We never have been
able 10 DO anything against England 5
might.
Mr.. Chamberlain is trying to drive rs
into the Red Sea, but I still hope God
viii speak 10 the kind heart Of her
Majesty, the Queen. and that Of her noble
people. ard that they will not allow this
wicked Haman 70 cool his hatred against
our MordecaL We are convinced that
Chamberlain viii Try 10 conquer our
country and we shall try 10 prevent him
by the help Of God. to the last drop Of
our blood.
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will bring his republic Gathering down
upon his head"
The Times says 1t has reason 10 believe
that the Governments reply TO Kruger
viii contain simply a brief expression of
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regret that he should have taken the
serious step involved in addressing such
a communication TO her Majesty's Gov
erument. and the announcement that her
Majesty's Government has no further
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KRUGER MAKES DEMANDS WHICH
GREAT BRITAIN WILL REJEC
UItlmatum From the Transvaal
That English Troops Be With
drawn Only Hastens the Be-
ginning Of War.
~ - . , . ~ = - ~:

LONDON Oct. 1.-The Daily Mails Cape
Town correspondent, teIegr0phing Tuesday,
says short and very digDified reply has
been communicated to ConyDgh0D GreeDe,
tbe British diplomatic agent at Pretoria, by
Sir Alfred Miner, British High Commits
sioDer in South Africu, to be banded to the
Boer GovernDeDt Cd Wednesday.
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STRINGENT DEMANDS
MADE By GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON. Oct. 10.-The Westminster
Gazette says: We learn from a trust
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on the announce GEN. HEUREAUN.
ment of the presidents death Vice-Pres-
ident Gen. Wenceslao Figuereom assum-
ed control of the governm mt of the Do
minion.
Several attempts have been made be-
fore to take the life of President Heu"
reauX, but they were frustrated. On one
occasion while passing through the arch.
ed entrance to the palace between lines
of guards his quick eye caught one of the
soldiers, who appeared to lower his rifle
in his direction. Quickly pulling re-
.volver he shot the man dead in his tracks,
passed on to his private Office, where he
gave orders to remove q dead man lying
at the main entrance.
Gen. Heureaux was born in Porto
Plata in 1876 and served in the war
against Spain from 1868 to 1874. Later
he was put at the head of the advanced
Dominicans, who sought to improve their
country by inducing foreign capital to To-
cate on the island. AS he advanced all
the wealthy inhabitants joined his forces
and when he arrived at the gates of the
historic city of Santo Domingo he was
chosen president of the republic and serv-
ed his term Of four years. At the ex.
plration of every four years an electoral
college assemblies in the city to vote for
a president for the following term, but
owing to Gen. Heureauxs popularity
and ability he has always been unani.
mously reelected and was serving his
Sfth term
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Robert G. Inpersoll.

Col. Robert G. Ingersoll has solved the
problem concerning which he had SO
much doubt-New York Herald
The great agnostic had many follow.
ers, but 1t is question whether his as
saults on religion did not promote rather
than retard its progress.-Omaha Bee.
Whatever else he was or was not he
was an American, product of our soil
and racy of it, particularly a product of
the middle West, which is developing its
own subvariety of American.-New York
Times.
The evil of his teaching was its effect
on weak and unintellgent minds. He
professed ignorance of the hereafter, and
ms ignorant hearers went a step further
and dlsbelieFed in any hereafter.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
lngersoll is no more, but the churches
continue to point with taper spires to
heaven. What is good in religion will
Withstand the assaults of revilers; what
abuses grow up within its fold are more
likely to yield before the onslaughts of
reformers within than of wreckers with
ut.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The sudden blow only emphasizes the
force of that reflection of Pascal, who
said that he could not imagine any one
suffering harm by being mistaken in be-
heving Christianity to be true, where2
he could easily see that it would be a
fearful error to be mistaken in believing
Christianity to be false.-Cleveland
Leader
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The Messenger Bows, Strike.

Even the marble playing messenger
boys seem to be tolcrably lively when
they are on strike.-Cincinnati Com
mercial-Tribune.
The general impression is that if the
boys take as long to strike as they do to
deliver messages no great Inconvenience
will ensue.-Nashville American.
Who shall win fame by identifying the
strike germ? Even the New York news
boys have caught the disease ,and the
messenger boys of the metropolis threat
en- to go out to-day. AS we all know,
when messengers go out it is matter
of some moment.-Boston Journal
The messenger boys strike ought, if
the strikers are true to their immemorial
traditions, to be conducted with the ut
most leisure and deliberation, even with
touch of that repose which stamps
the caste of We're de We're" If, how
ever, it shall have the effect of changing
the nature Of the strikers, so as to make
them trifle more sudden, not to say pre-
cipitate. the wondering public will rejoice
With fitting awe.-New York Tribune
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charge wished to secure some special ut.
traction to draw the crowds. They went
to see Mr.. Ferris and he came forward
with proposal which has at least the
charm of absolute novelty. If the com.
mittees will raise $50 to be given to the
brass band of Mexico Mr.. Ferris agrees
to build on top of the court house dome
scaffold sixteen feet high. On top Of
this scaffold Mr.. Ferris agrees to stand
on his head between the hours of and
O'Clock each afternoon during the fair.
-:
w. L. Dunlap, The newly elected COM
mander, Indiana department. G. A. r.,
is 30 years old. He was born in franklin,
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MOB LAW is INVOKED.
Georgia and Alabama in a Fury Over
Deeds of Blood.

DceOS O1 blOOus
A perfect carnival of violence and
bloodshed is raging in Georgia and Ala
bama. Murders, assaults ON women and
shooting affairs are reported from all di
rections, and at various places troopa
are under arms to protect prisoners from
the fury of mobs. Prominent physicians
blame much of the violence on the pro.
longed heat. The trouble in Georgia be-
gan with the assault on Mrs. Ogletree at
Saffold and it continued with unabated
fury for six days, during which four ne
groes have been lynched. four persons
killed, one woman assaulted and numer
GUS attempts made to lynch alleged Grim
inals.
Only the action of leading citizens of
Bainbridge prevented the lynching Of
John Williams. negro accused of as
sault. Three hundred men. armed with
dynamite and carrying telegraph poles
for battering rams, We're marching to the
Jail when Judge Bower and two other
men stopped them and pleaded that the
law be allowed to take its course. There
upon the mob disbande1, only to gather
again at daybreak. The mob was pre-.
pairing to attack the prison when the
Valdosta and Townsville militia COM
panies, which had been ordered to the
scene by Gov. Gambler, arrived and dis
oersed the mob.
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FRENCH ARMY is DISCIPLINED.
Gen. de Negrier's Removal Meant as
q Warning to the Militasy.

Iens de ISeEr1crS kGmONal meant as
n Warning to the Militasy.
The removal of Gen. de Negrier from
the French council of war is the most
important move vet taken by the new
Government in the cause of discipline
1t may ibe regarded as the supreme test
of thSfGovernmcnt's strength. The ma
tionalist papers are wild with rage over
the latest "affront' to the army, which
they say has been beheaded. Many per-
sons even who are supporting the new
ministry think that this was step Of
doubtful wisdom. as likely to goad the
military to desperation.
Gen. de Negrier was at no time mixed
up in the Dreyfus affair. He has distin-
Euished himself for bravery and skill as
soldier and general, and was on the
road to succeed to the position of gener-
alissimo of the forces. His disgrace is
meant as warning to the military not
to organize conspiracies against the re-
public. This was, in 4 way, De Negrier's
offense.
The Government learned of his meth
DDS through an address made by Col.
Bertrand to his officers at AuXonue
shortly after the departure of Gen. de
Negrier from a visit of inspection to the
garrison there Col. Bertrand said:
Gentlemen. owing to the attacks upon
the army, the generals of the council of
war have determined upon the day after
the conclusion of the Dreyfus trial to
wait upon the Government and demand
that these attacks cease. If they do not,
the generals will act.''
Col. Bertrand was summoned by the
war office to explain these words, and he
said that he made the address in accord
ance with De Ncgriers order. The war
council subsequently told the Govern
nent they did not share the sentiment
expressed.
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Ene1and,s Spoiled Child.

England's spoiled child" needs some
earnest admonition from the mother
country.-Omaha Bee.
If England can only quiet Canada, the
enfant terrible of the mother country,
who insists on making such rumpus
that her elders can't hear themselves
talk, the difficulty will probably be
smoothed over.-New York Herald.
Since the firm stand taken and main
tanned by the United States on the Alas
kan boundary question Great Britain is
said to be yielding something of her
claims and responding in better spirit to
our representations. 1t is we'll for Mr.
Bull to understand that other people can
be firm as well as himself.-Indianapol
Journal.
There is an almost universal opinion
in this country TO the effect that Great
Britain has permitted the amity now ex-
listing between the two countries to be un-
necessarily threatened by her weakness
in the treatment of Canada. The latter
country has played her traditional role Of
spoiled child.-Washington Star.
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Lyrchings in Louisiana.

The entire country is involved and
shares the disgrace of Louisiana.-Phila
delphia Record.
The facts in the case in no wise justi
fed the action Of the mob.-Birmingha
tAla:) Age-Herald.
Louisiana methods are somewhat bar
barous, but there is no question as to
their effectiveness.-Detroit News-Trib
une.
The lynching shows that negroes are
not the only ones against whom the
Southern mobs direct their vengeance
New York Sun.
The law-abidng people of Louisiana
will read the terrible news from Tallulah
with profound regret.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
A community which permits all these
civilized methods to be trampled upon
and allows passion to exercise itself in
barbaric revenge should pay the penalty.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
If lynchings are tolerated at all,
against any class of the people or for
any class of alleged crime, it is a dead
certainty that they will grow more num-
erous. and that no class of people will
be spared.-Leavenwort Times.
The lynchings of FIVE Italians in Louis.
lana because one of their number had
engaged in a quarrel with and shot and
wounded doctor in the parish in which
the affair occurred, again brings before
the world Americas disgrace.-Milwau-
kee News.
A lynching of negro in Missouri and
of five Italians in Louisiana last week
are blotches on our record as humanita
rlans. Besides, in the latter case the
government may be called upon to pay
handsome indemnity.-St. Joseph Her
aid.
In his recent letter on lynching. Mr..
Booker I. Washington warned the South
ern whites that the habit grew by what
1t fed upon. His warning finds an early
and impressive illustration in the lynch
ing Of FIVE Italians at Tallulah, La
Boston Herald.
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WARsHiPS SAIL TO HAYTi.
They Will Protec: American Interests
in San Domingo


Secretary Long Friday issued orders
detaching the cruiser New Orleans from
:he North Atlantic squadron at Newport
and directing her to proceed at once to
Santo Domingo city. Orders were issued
also to the NIachais at st. Thomas. to
proceed to the same point via San Juan.
These orders We're made at the instance
of the State Department and as pre-
cautionary measure owing to the disturb
ed conditions following the assassination
Of President HeureauX of San Domingo.
The trouble between the Government
of San Domingo and its creditors has
reached an acute stage. The creditors,
who are almost entirely Americans, have
begun to clamor for an American protec-
torate, which would necessarily be the
first step in the direction of annexation.
Political plots are already shaping them
selves. The adherents of Gen. Jiminez
seek to put him at the head of affairs,
while the friends of Gen. Maxine Go
mez are talking of making him the ruler
of the republic. 1t is said by officers
who have recently been in San Domingo
that interference by this Government
would be welcomed by large proportion
of the inhabitants of the island.
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! ! News Of Three C0pit0lS. ]

| The Land Commissioners Office is max
ing good use of the appropriation given to
1t last winter to keep clerk or deputy on
the road to look after trespass upon the
State lands. The work is being pushed
and two men are now out looking after
such cases. q. C. Barney is looking after
| the work in the northern counties of the
State, and w. A. Prather is doing the same
| class of work in the southern counties, and
the returns show that the collec-
| tons in the cases which are being
rounded up by the deputies will more
| than pay for the additional clerk
| without considering those who are husting
TO secure leases on land they have used,
before the deputies got around to them.
Such a clerk has been needed in the de-
partment ever since its organization, but
no Legislature has ever made the necessary
provision, up to that Of the last session.
Besides the rounding up of delinquents,
the clerks while out, are taking topograph-
ical plats of the various tracts of State land,
and when that portion of their work is
completed the re lords of the office will
show what class of land is to be found in
possession of the State and this informa-
ton will be of great benefit in fixing lease
prices in the future.
t i t
ue LAM department is giving d EUou
deal of attention TO the collection of delin-
quent interest on money due from pur-
clnsers. There are delinqu2nts in num-
Der of counties, and these, under the ad-
vice of the Attorney General, are being
proceeded against both in the way Of cam
collation. of contracts and in civil suits for
the delinquent interest due. This kind of
procedure will soon leave none of the State
lands in the sold list, unless the holder is
showing an intention of keeping his part
of the contract.
Recent rulings of the federal land depart.
ment on filing water rights under the law
of 1897 have practically nullifed rs per
cent. of the filings which have been made
in the Pierre district, where parties made
it point to group claims in making their
applications.
!
The State Insurance Department mas
granted authority to do business in this
State to the Sun Insurance offices of Lon
don, which is the oldest insurance organ
izaton in the world, and to the Union
Mems Mutual Company of Duluth.