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DUTY OF HOLLAND
TOWARD THE DUTCH

BRUSSELS, Oct. .6.-Some sensation has
been caused in the Netherlands by the
publication of a pamphlet entitled 'The
Duty of Holland Toward the Dutch" This
pamphlet, which is written by a promi-
nent leader Of the Liberal party, Mr.. Van
Houten, asserts that it is the strict duty
of the Dutch Government to interfere
automatically in favor of the South Af-
rican Dutch republic. He goes to show
that if Queen Wilhelmina's Ministers do
not address foreign powers in order to
bring about their peaceful mediation, in
pursuance of the decisions of The Hague
Peace Conference, they will be committing
a real crime against the Dutch fatherland
itself; for what threatens the Beers to-
day may threaten the Netherlands to-
morrow.
1t is rumored that Queen Wilhelmina
who Is on the point of starting for Ger
many to be present at the christening OF
the child of the Prince of Wied, has been
urged by some of her counselors to men
ton the subject of the Beers to Emperor
William.
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eral Cronjc has sent message TO the
camp of the imperial troops that he Will
cross the border at the first shot fired in
Natal
1t Is stated that the Right Hon. Harry
Escombc, former Premier of Natal. is 90
ing to Pretoria in the interest of peace.
H. M. S. Philomel suddenly left Durham
to-day for Delagoa Bay
The Daily Chrcniclcs Rome correspond
ent says that the british Government has
applied to Signor Marconi with a view of
employing his system of wireless teleg
raphy in the Transvaal campaign.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: "A sensation has peen
caused here by the report that the Or
ange Free State Government has COM
wandered 800 tons of coal belonging IN
the Cape Government which was trayers-
ing the Free State. Such a seizure would
naturally be regarded as an act of war.
J. w. Sauer, the Commissioner of Public
Works, when questioned in the Assembly
regarding the matter, professed ignorance.
but l learn that the report was tele-
graphed to the Cape Ministry early in the
day.
II learn that the Transvaals threat to
put British subjects over the border
would necessitate the withdrawal of Con-
yngham Greene Some surprise is mani
tested over the report that a large num-
Der of British troops are to be landed
here instead of at Durham. This is taken
to signify that the Transvaal will be in
vaded from the west and not from Natal y
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KILLARNEY LAKES
SOON TO BE SOLD
AT Public AUCtiOn AT Dublin Next
Month Beautiful Lands Of the
MuCkrOSS Estate viii Be
Disposed OF,

Muckross Abbey are celebrated for
their red deer and the hall of the man
sion is decorated with gigantic antlers
taken from stays shot IN the vicinity.
1t was reported in 1897 that Queen
Victoria purposed to purchase the
mansion and estates and establish
permanent royal residence there.
When It was announced last June
that the beautiful Lakes of Killarney
were for sale Irish-American citizens
IN Greater New York grew enthusias-
tic over q plan to purchase the prop
erty by popular subscription and main
tain 1t as a park. Many persons ex-
pressed themselves strongly in favor of
the movement, among them Richard
Croker, James ]. Coogin, John D.
Crimmins, John F. Carroll and Mau-
rice F. Holahan.
Tammany Hall then assumed charge
of the undertaking to bring about the
establishment OF Killarney Park.
Twelve thousand dollars was sub
scribed and nearly every district lead
er Of Tammany Hall bound himself to
collect $4,000 in his district for the pur-
chase of the lakes. 1t was said later
that Howard Gould considered pur-
chasing the property. Then it was an
nounced that the Duke OF Westminster
and others of the National Trust So
ciety would have the lakes
The directors of the Standard Insur-
ance Company in London received in
September an offer from Sir Thomas
Upton for the Lakes of Killarney. A
meeting was called to consider the
matter and officials said Sir Thomas
Upton was the only person who ever
seriously negotiated for the purchase
Of the lakes.
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NJ EW YORK, Oct. 8.-According
N 10 an advertisement IN the Her
NJ aid the estate OF Herbert
Muckross. comprising the
greater portion of the noun
tains, Rlens and forests surrounding
the Lakes Of Killarney will be sold in
Dublin on Tuesday, November q. st
auction
Although it has frequently been re-
ported that well-known Irish-Ameri-
cans had combined 10 purchase the
place and establish ii as a national
park, and it was also understood that
Sir Thomas Upton would buy 1t pri-
vateIy, II now appears that all Of
fers were inadequate. So "Beauty's
Home" will be brought under the
hammer. In the sale viii be includ-
ed the Muckross House and the de-
mesne, which entirely surrounds the
middle lake Of Killarney and to a large
extent bounds the upper and lower
lakes with its deer forests, game pre-
serves, fisheries, lakes, mountains and
islands. The property contains, ex-
elusive of water about fourteen thou
sand acres. Thus the finest portions
Of the scenery Of Killarney will be
sold. The land embraces Toro Water
fall. Devils Punch Bowl. OSullivan's
Cascade. Danish Island. Brickeen
Island, TUrk Mountain, Tonnes Noun
tain, Purple Mountain and old Weir
bridge at the meeting Of the waters.
Muckross House, or, as 1t is some
times called, Muckross Abbey, is built
on the shore of Muckross Lake. The
demesne gates are close to the village.
The MuCkross Mountains, glens and
forest surrounding the demesne Of
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ESTIMATES FOR THE
VARIOUS NAVY YARDS
Secretary Aliens List Shows an In
crease in the Appropriations
Asked of S24. .537. .1S7.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 6.-Acting Secre-
tary Allen has prepared the fun state
ment Of estimates which viii be sub
mitted to Congress for the maintenance
Of the naval establishment for the next
fiscal year. These amount to S73 045. .lS3,
which is an increase over the appropria-
ticns for the current year of 50. .537 Isl.
Included IN the increase for the next year
are appropriations OF 81, ,26S .474 for public
works and navy yards and stations There
is also an estimate Of 81 e2l .0d0 for the new
naval acudemE.
guns ana machinery is SO gSS IUl The es-
umai tor the bureau Of construction alfd
rcpal IS increased over the current an
pr"Fr'auons about S3 coo 100 for steam en-
slneef'ne I,o0eNo and for pay Of the
navy about %I9to11. while the estimates
lur ordnance are decreased about 500 0l0
inc estimate Tor public works at the
Now York navy yard is 81 65g 900. includ-
ine %uO9oO TO begin the work on the new
Sl"t05J granite drydock and $500 900 to
repair dock No. 2. The items for the
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DROVE A HATPIN
INTO HER STOMACH
Polish Woman at Olympia Makes a
Desperate Attempt at Sui
oida
Oct a.

SEATTLE, Oct. "a special to the
Post-1nteligencer from Olympia says: a
most deliberate and barbarous attempt at
suicide occurred at Bucoda yesterday
Mrs. Leo Prabuski, a Polish woman. be-
came angered at some little domestic oc-
currence and determined to do away with
her life. She procured an ordinary hat
pin SIX inches long and drove it into her
stomach through the navel.
Pressing hard against the pin she drove
it until it could go no further, as it had
lodged in the spine. Then with the inten-
tion of forcing the pin out at the back
she procured rusty darning needle and
hole made by the hatpin. Not until i2
o'clock last night did she tell any one
what she had done.
act and Accompanied % the coe Bucoda Id physlr ngr
clan to this city, when DR.. Redpath re-
moved the pin and needle. DR.. Redpath
and has had nineteen children, five of
whom are living.
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taken place in the lady fingers breeze
as it was called on board the st. Michaels.
Back to tender the men turned for
the monday meal. The remainder of
the afternoon was spent by all in their
quarters. Mr.. Iselin above the men be-
low, each with one fervent wish for
strong wind They cast few glances at
their boat where she lay astern. But
they knew she was there.
The Shamrock lay all day tossed on the
whitecapped waves off the Horseshoe,
watched anXiously from the deck of the
Erin by Sir Thomas Upton and his
guests. The only sign of life upon the
deck was sturdy sailor clad in oilskins
pacing back and forth, keeping watch
When Sir Thomas was told the Columbia
had departed for more sheltered an
chorage he asked laughingly if the Amer
lean beauty could not stand the wind and
weather as well as the Shamrock
Nothing whatever has been done to the
Shamrock since yesterdays race, as the
light airs which floated across the water
could not have broken linen thread and
the overhauling of the rigging and the
halyards was dispensed with. Everything
that ingenuity could contriYe or skill ef-
feet has already been done upon the chal-
Ienger and she is now ready to abide the
issue She is in perfect condition for To-
morrows race, and the last move to in
sure victory was taken this morning
when the entire crew, including both
shippers Of the challenger, had their hair
cut short, in order, as Sir Charles Rus
sell, guest of Sir Thomas remarked
that there would be no extra weight on
board. The third set of spreaders, which
were put in position about five minutes
before Thursdays race, have been re-
moved, and in all probability will not be
used at all, as they are deemed unneces-
sary and were not even tried in the last
race.
Sir Thomas Upton expressly stated,
when questioned on the subject, that Cap
Emperors yacht Meteor, was on board
the Shamrock simply as a guest and friend
of Shippers Hogarth and Wringe, and
that Notwithstanding all reports TO the
contrary, he took no part at all in sailing
the Shamrock in yesterdays race.
Sir Thomas stated that the Shamrock
had proved herself to be an excellent
drifter and that he was very much
pleased with her performances in light
airs. He said the challenger was at some
what of a disadvantage and that she
could not command the services of Mr.
Fife, who designed her, and who is still
confined within doors by his rheumatism
while Mr.. Herreshoff was always on
hand to give advice and oversee any alter
ations or changes on the Columbia, no
matter how trivial, which might be con-
templated or carried out.
Mr.. Russell was asked whether, If the
Shamrock should succeed in her efforts
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Berlin. The Post, semi-otficial, SAYS
qrastc measures are required and the
NorWaerts asserts that the case is a
The Reichbottes says: What kind of
youth Is this, wasting its time, substance
and morality on gambling, horses and
women, then Dragging of its honor and
the State and religion
Ihe Cologne Volkszeitung says every
body IN Berlin gambles and speculates
ana that pettlng on the races and taking
chances IN the lotteries is universal
among the high and low. Annually,
the. paper asserts, hundreds are ruined.
The Vossische Zeitung, in its comments.
calls attention TO the almost entire dis
regard on the part of the army of the
Emperor's repeated anti-gambiing de-
cree.
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WORST OFFENDERS
PERMITTED TO ESCAPE
Developments in the Gambling Scan
dal in the Club de Harmelosen,
ReTlj0

BERLIN, Oct. 6.-To-day's develop
ments in the trial of the persons charged
with gambling at the Club de Harme-
losen indicate that the special commits
stoner who was intrusted TO work up the
prosecution was wholly unfit for the task
He allowed the worst Offenders to es-
cape.
Three of the defendants will he ac-
quilted of the charge OF fraudulent prac-
uces. Won Manteuffel, after the trial
will he disciplined. Emperor William. it
another 4nu-gamhlmg decree and viii
also punish superior officers whose regi-
ments have disregarded his repeated or
ders against luxurious living on the part
of the officers.
The press, commenting upon the trial.
uniformly deplores the rottenness exist
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7 ONDON, Oct. 6.-There has been al
most a complete dearth of news
from South Africa to-day. The few
- dispatches received recording mill
tarv movements at various points all tend
to confirm the belief that President Kru-
ger Will restrain any forward movement
by the Beers unless they are fired upon
or war is actually declared. 1t is now
practically certain that Parliament will
meet on October II. Reserves will be sum
moned tomorrow in sufficient number to
bring up to a war strength the regiments
warned to hold themselves in readiness
for service in South Africa or about one
sixteenth of the total reserve.
The Daily News asserts that an army
corps will be modified tomorrow
dispatch from Mafeking annonces
that Commandant Cronje of the Boer
forces has been promoted TO the rank of
general and is massing 5000 Beers with
artillery near Ramathalabam, north of
Mafeking. The dispatch adds that Gen
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of natives have invaded the town and to-
day the authorities decided to march
them under escort out of the country
Last night two natives entered cloth
ing store kept by a Jew and stabbed the
proprietor in the neck, severing his
windpipe. Two Jewish storekeepers in
the East Rand have been murdered by
natives, and the Kaffirs are raiding all
the places where they think liquor is
stored
The War Commission. a<ttins under the
Governments Instructions, will to-day is
sue notices to shopkeepers to remove the
barricades they have created on the
ground that the Government guarantee
of protection ought to be sufficient
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FARMERS CONGRESS.
National Body Received at Boston by
Governor Wolcott.

BOSTON, Oct. 6-The delegates to the
Farmers National Congress were received
by Governor Roger Wolcott at the State
House to-day. The congress on resuming
its business session heard report of the
new legislation on various subjects
Hon H. c. Adams, Food Commissioner
of Wisconsin, delivered an address on the
Necessity of Pure Food Legislation"
II. P. Hoard Of Fort Atkinson, Wis.
was elected president and John NJ. Stahi
Of Chicago secretary.
At the evening session paper on 1.-The
Western Tenant and His Eastern Land
lord" by H. S. Hilton of Topeka, Kans,
was read by F. u. Coburn.
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WILL ARRANGE THE
TERMS FOR PEACE
Senior Matos, Envoy From President
Andrade, at Caracas to Confer
With the Rebels.

CARACAS, oct. 6.-Senor Matos, an en-
voy from President Andrade to the in
surgent commander, General CIpriano
Castro, to negotiate terms of peace, ar
rived this morning at Puerto Cabello
coming from Valencia, to confer with
General Castro. This evening he will
reach La Guayara and viii leave imme>
diatey for Caracas to report the result
Of his mission to the President
1t is reported here that the proposals
submitted by the envoy were accepted by
General Castro.
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= TEW YORK, Oct. 6-Afoat
4 IN and ashore to-day little else
vi was talked about than the
Y failure of the Columbia and
Shamrock to have wind
enough for a race on Thurs
+ day, and the success of the Mar
, conf system of wireless teleg-
= raphy. Only for wireless teleg-
Z raphy news of Thursdays con-
= test between the yachts would have
4 been lacking until the return of
= the excursion boats OF this every
Z one is convinced. Discussing this
= phase of the situation to-day the
y Evening Post made these editorial
= remarks
Yesterdays attempt at yacht
= racing was again a failure, but the
= telegraphic reports of it We're a
Z tremendous success. In fact, the
= yachts disappeared in a haze, but
= observers on shore had to report
f something, and so they proceeded
= to draw freely on their imagina-
E ton. The result was the most
+ preposterous bulletins conceivable.
= Up to 8 o'clock we had the racers
= only five miles or so from the fin
= lsh, with a race certain and then
z suddenly came the cheerful an
+ nouncement that the yachts had
= never even reached the outer
\ stakeboat. It was not much. con-
= sidered as racing, but as reporting
4 IT was truly wonderful. Simply
= because the Herald saw fit to make
4 use of Signor Marconi's invention
= the press of the city generally has
= sulked, refusing to give the new
4 departure that credit which will in
= short time be forced"
4 The Tribune and Times. however,
= have been exceptions. The former
+ had this to say this morning:
+ 'Signor Marconi again proved the
= efficiency and practicability of
+ wireless telegraphy by dispatching
: from the vessel upward of 1000
Z words concerning the yacht race,
+ besides a number of private mes
+ sages. and receiving stock quota
\ tions and dispatches to individuals
\ on board without hitch"
4 Somewhat fatigued by the labor
= and worry of the last fortnight,
4 Signor Marconi rested to-day, see
= ing his most intimate friends.
4 Tomorrow he will again be on the
4 Ponce and the Herald and The Call
+ will be kept informed of the race
4 to the minute. There can be no
4 failure. Communication will prac-
= tically be direct with the Herald
= office, there being only one relay,
= that of Navesink Highlands, which
+ consumes an average of less than
4 ten seconds. From the Grande
4 Duchesse w. J. Clarke will also
y send wireless bulletins, working
+ with the station on the Mackay-
4 Bennett cable ship.
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FAVORS A REVISION
OF MARITIME LAWS
Testimony of a Ship Broker Before
the Industrial Commission in
WaShin gton

WASHINGTON, Oct 6.-Frank l.. Neau
of the firm of Peter Wright & Sons of
Philadelphia and N. B. Kelley, secretary
of the Trades League of Philadelphia.
were the witnesses before the Industrial
Commission to-day.
Mr.. Neall is a shipbroker, and his testi-
mony dealt with the subject of marine
transportation almost exclusively He
stated that since the Transvaal question
had become acute Great Britain had taken
at least seventy-fve vessels that were or
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NOW COMES THIRD
ATTEMPT TO RACE
Cup Challenger Shamrock and Cup
Defender Columbia Ready to
Resume the Contest for
Supremacy.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 7-4:5O A. M.-Under the same
conditions that governed the failures Of Tuesday
and Thursday the Columbia and Shamrock Will to-
day make third attempt to complete tbe of
fifteen miles to WndWord or eeWard and return
The wind is north-northWest with beoVy sea
running The indications that there will be q
fresh wind at the commencement of tbe race; also
heavy sea, but that tbe will go down as tbe race
proceeds.
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fall was quite heavy for an hour or more
The indications are for more rain
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. "a heavy
thunder storm is prevailing in the noun
tains TO the east and southeast of San
Bernardino Valley. 1t looks the heaviest
toward San Jacintn
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"MEETING OF THE WATERS"
Weir Bridge over Killarney one
- %

Boston navy yard aggregate S1,49S, 300,
largement and construction of the yard
For League Island. Pa, the estimates for
new public works aggregated 81, 1855 ,O92; for
Norfolk navy yard. 81 349, 600; for Mare
Island, Cal, s692 800; for Puget Sound
station, $2l6 500; for Washington $50 OF.
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RAIN FALLS IN THE
SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY
In the Mountains the Precipitation
Was Heavy and Indications Are
That Showers Will Con-
time

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 6.-The first rain of
the season fell here to-day at noon The
shower, which lasted but half an hour,
was preceded by lightning and strong
winds. In the mountain sections the rain
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Degree for Dewey.

BURLINGTON, Vt, Oct 6-The trus-
tees of the University of Vermont to-day
voted to confer the degree Of doctor Of
laws on Admiral Dewey.
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Harrison in Berlin.

BERLIN, Oct. General Benjamin
Harrison and Mrs Harrison arrived In
Berlin this evening from Paris.
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THOUSANDS OF NATIVES
INVADE JOHANNESBURG

JOHANNESBURG, Oct s.-rhousands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-11
THANKS FROM PAUNCEFOTE.
His LOrdship Grateful for Kind Words
from Americans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-Lord Paunce-
fote, the British ambassador, has been very
much touched by the many kind notices
which have appeared in the United States
press on the subject of his elevation to the
peerage. He wishes to take the earliest OPP
portunity after his return to the United
States to express through the Associated
Press his grateful appreciation of the man.
Ter in which not only those with whom he
has been brought into official and private
relation, but the American public generally,
have received the news of the honor con-
ferred on him Lord Pauncefote would wish
also to convey by this channel to those to
whom he has not been able to offer his
thanks personally his cordial acknowledge
ments of their friendly sentiments and OF
the congratulations they have been good
enough to offer him on this occasion.
accompanied by Mr.. Gerald Lowther, the
new first secretary of the British embassy,
called to-day on Secretary Hay
There is more than usual interest connect
ed with the return of the British am
bassador at this time, owing to recent moves
in connection with China and other topics
in which this government and Great Britain
are more or less mutually concerned. The
permanent delimitation of the Alaskan
boundary probability will be taken up at an
early day. but no definite plan has been put
negotiation for the reasSembling of the
Anglo-American commission Mr.. Lowther
has an extensive personal acquainta nee with
affairs in China and Japan, which will be
OF advantage in questions relating to the
far East. He served in Japan until last
year and then travelled through China,
studying the conditions which are figuring
so prominently in the diplomatic exchanges
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-11
FIRE AT HARTFORD CITY
BRIsCOE BLOCK DESTROYED, WITH A
LOSS OF ABOUT $4,000.
Titles InvaIidated by Neglect to In
corporate-Paper Men May Fight
the Trust-TelephOne Troubles.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the India annapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Nov. 1O.-The
Briscoe block, on the south side of the pub
lie square, was discovered to be on fire at
1880 o'clock this morning. The blaze was
found to be in the second story and to have
originated in the chair department of the
Hoover furniture store. The cause is I'M
known. The building was 10Ox12o feet in di-
mension. The Kirchbaum brick block,
owned by r. Kirchbaum, of Indianapolis.
adjoining the destroyed building. was also
slightly damaged. The total loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. about one-third of which is
covered by insurance and distributed as fol-
lows: j. L. Hoover, furniture. Milwaukee
Mechanics, of Milwaukee, 5000; Spring
field, of Springfield. Mass. $1,000; Imperial,
London, England, $1,000; estimated loss, So
GOO. Lieber & Campbell hardware: Green
witch, of New York, $500; Germania, of New
York, $1,000; Orient, of Hartford, Conn.,,
81 900: Michigan f. and NJ, of Detroit. 81 coo;
Aetna, of New York, $500. Kentucky Liquor
Company: Franklin. of Philadelphia, $3.50;
Lancashire, of Manchester, England, 81 900;
Phoenix, of Toronto, Canada, $1,000. Briscoe
& Henley, owners of the building: Ger
mania, of New York 50 900; Merchants, OF
Newark. 5000: Pennsylvania Fire, of Phil
adelphia. 5000; British-America, of To-
ronto. 81 500; Springfield, $3.50. John G.
Wood groceries: Phoenix, OF Hartford, $500
Springfield $500 Charles T.. Larrick
liquors: Milwaukee Mechanics, 81 500. L. c.
Swingley, photographer. Milwaukee Fire
$l,C00.
Several persons were slightly injured dur
ing the destruction of the building. The
work of rebuilding will be commenced as
soon as the insurance Is adjusted.