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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-05-18

the first stone OF the proposed bridge.
This was only one OF many compli-
ments showered by the Russians upon
the representative Of the French peo-
pie as evidence OF their appreciation Of
the dual alliance.
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WARS TERRIBLE AFTERMATH
Horrors That Follow In the Wake Of
lighting.

The after-effects of forced or pccu-
liarly trying marches have proved n
great source of mortality and sick
ness, says w. *. Ross In The Forum.
The terrible aftermath due to frost ana
snow also presents some OF the most
horrible features Of war. need only
refer to the t'rench retreat Of Moscow,
and the sufferings of the Russian and
allied armies in the Crimea hut
take the later Russo Turkish war,
On the capture of kars by the Rus
slams, General Mclikoff was ovcrbur-
dened with his own wounded, and he
sent his wounded Turkish prisoners TO
Er2eroum. Each man was presented
with blanket and money to support
him on the road. DR.. Ryan In his
book, Under the Red Crescent, says;
The snow lay thick on the frozen
ground; and for league after league the
legion OF the wounded dragged them
selves along staining the snow with
their blood as they blazed their path
way from Kars to Erzeroum.
OF the 1000 men who left Kars, on
ly 81 reached Erzeroum after the
march of 1870 miles. Owing to frost
bite, the flesh had rottcd off the hands
and feet, and the bones were black
with decomposition.
Out OF the 10000 Turkish prisoners
taken at Plevna, 5000 succumbed to
exposure, starvation and disease en-
route from Pleyna to Kharkoff In Rus
STA Lieut.. w. V. Herbert, an Eng
lishman In the Turkish service, who
was one OF the prisoners. thus de-
scribes the journey: 1T lay through
snow-clad country in severe frost
with snow storms and bitter winds.
saw at least 400 men drop down,
taken as little notice OF as n they
were so much offal, to die OF starya-
ton and exposure, or to be devoured
by wolves, which prowed around our
column. Over each man who fell
hideous crowd OF crows, ravens and
vultures lowered, until he was sufii-
GENTLY exhausted to be attacked with
impunity."
or Osman Pasha's army, which origl-
nally numbered $4,000, only $1,000
reached Russian soil, and only 1900
returned to their homes. II Is estl-
mated that $4,000 Turks died in cap
tivity.
From the foregoing IL Is evident
the causes OF the aftermath OF war are
manifold. Let me briefly summarize
them ~ The character and climate
Of the country in which the campaign
takes place; ~ insanitary condition
Of the army and the insufiieieney Of the
hospitals and the medical and surgical
(3) the food. drink. and
clothing of the troops. and the degree
to which the troops are exposed; and /
~ the individual constitutions Of the
soldiers and the general hardships TO
which they are subjected
The staying power OF an army in ay-
arage health will depend on the phys
Ical features OF the campaigning
ground, whether II be mountainous or
simply billy, desert OF sand, fints, !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
NOVEMBER NINTH.
Twentieth Kansas Will Not
Reach Here on Election Day.

The members of the Twentieth Kan
sas have voted that they viii make the
trip through Kansas in daylight, a plan
which if carried out would seriously
conflict with the arrangements already
made for the transportation of the reg
iment to this city from San Francisco
and for the reception programme
There came to the governors Office
this morning a telegram from S. M.
Fox, adjutant general. containing this
information:
twentieth decides upon a daylight
trip through Kansas. November pro-
bable date of leaving"
The indications are that the PROPOSE
tion concerning the journey across their
home state has been submitted to the
members of the regiment and they have
voted that the ride should be taken in
daylight.
The Santa Fe management has al
ready promulgated the schedule of tine
special trains which provides that the
regiment will cross the western half Of
the state in the night.
November as the probable date o.
departure frem San Francisco would
land the regiment here by the 9th or
10th and will remove the complications
expected because of the anticipated
arrival on election day.
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DUNDEE is
Threatened.
BOer Army of 1000 Men Is Ad-
vancing
With Apparent Intention of
Attacking the Town.
HAS GERMAN GUNNERS
British Authorities Proclaim
Martial Law.
Natal Subjects Suspected of
NeIping the Enemy.

Cape Town, Oct. 16.-The Orange Free
State troops have cut the telegraph
wires and destroyed the railway track
at Norvalspont just across the Free
State southern border.
A dispatch from Dundee. Natal says
that Boer commando estimated at
1000 men with sixteen field guns has
reached Dannehauser northeast of
surrounding Dundee and cutting off
Dundee with the probable intention of
the garrison from a communication
with Glencoe and Ladysmith
1t is supposed that this force is COM
manded by Commandant Viljoen and
comprises the German gunners.
MARTIAL LAW.
Durham, Oct. 16-Two extraordinary
gazettes have been issued. The first
proclaims martial law in the Newcas-
tie, Dundee, Kip river, Unsiga and up
per Tugila divisions. The reason given
is a belief that Natal SUBJECTS have
Joined the invading Beers and assisted
the enemy.
The other gazette reminds British
subjects of their obligations to the
queen and warns them to abstain from
intercourse and trade with the Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State.
KIMBERLEY CUT OFF.
off OF outlying points at the scene of
the hostilities in South Africa from tel
egraphic communication reduces the
accurate news Obtainable to a mini
mum, thus far however no reliable in
formation has been received of any act
uaI fighting outside of the affair at
Kraaipan and occasional exchange of
shots at far outpOsts. There is no lack
of circunstantial stories regarding
fighting at various points, but these
n before
denied.
The only salient facts in this morn
ing'S kilograms are that the Beers have
advanced beyond Newcastle and form
ed a larger near Dannehauser about II
miles north of Dundee and that KIM
berley is isolated and probably invest
ed. Kimberley has thus become the
immediate center of interest The last
message from Kimberley prior to the
cutting of the telegraph and the rail-
way by the Beers said: '.All the troops
at Kimberley are WE'LL
CANADA; CONTINGENT.
Ottawa, Oct. 16.-The Canadian con-
tingent for South Africa viii sail from
Quebec on the Allan line Sardunian
about the end of the month. Lieutenant
Colonel Otter of Toronto, will have
command of the contingent. The steam
er will sail directly for Cape Town. The
work of enrolment is going on rapidly
Sir Charles Tupper today addressed
a letter to Premier Laurfer in which he
objected strongly to the mother cOun-
try paying any part of the expenses in
connection with the Canadian contin-
gent. Sir Wilfrid replied to the eff
feet that the government was following
the course laid by the cOmmander-in-
chief of the British forces who had
cabled to the effect that as Canadians
would be attached to different regi-
ments in the imperial service the home
government would pay them and their
expenses after they had been landed
in South Africa.
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Why Effort Is Made to Bring
Soldiers Home In Daylight.
Would Act as a Boom For Re
pubIicans.
MISSIONARY WORK.
Leaders Figure That Troops
Would Help the Cause.
Now Working to Have Them
Brought Before Election.

The Kansas Republican estate COM
mittee organization has gone to work
with the determination of bringing the
Kansas regiment of fighters home be
fore the election, the time for the ar
rival here being fixed not later than
the second of November.
And too the same organization is en-
gineering the plan to have the kan
sans ride through the state by daylight
to enable the people to give the regi-
ment a greeting at the various towns.
These important movements are be-
ing engineered by the Republican com
mittee officials and political managers
with two purposes in view.
The first is TO have the boys at
home to whOOp up for expansion and
Republicanism at the polls on election
day.
The second is to use the regiment TO
enthUse the people along the Santa Fe
over which the regiment will travel and
stop at the various towns en- route
There is no doubt in the minds of the
men behind this movement that they
ing with the powers that be at Wash
ing and upon the recommendations OF
the War department officials viii the
start for Kansas depend.
The politicians want the regiment
home, the reception out of the way and
the fighters at their respective homes.
feeling assured that the men viii en-
dOrSe the war and expansion and
Republican tickets. The plan which the
committee has adopted was agreed
upon at a meeting in this city Saturday
night. There were present the state
officers, Congressman Bailey, Cyrus
Leland. and representatives of Sena-
tor Baker, also of Congressman Long
and BOWerSOck.
Morton AlbaUgh, chairman of the Re
publican state committee came from
Emporia to attend this conference.
The Importance of the effort being
made by the Kansas committee in the
name of the Republican organization
of the state to bring the Twentieth
home i'll order that the members may
spend a week doing missionary WORK
for the Republican ticket has been com
municated to the War department and
General Funston and Colonel Metcalf
have also been notified of the desires OF
the Republican campaign managers.
It is presumed that this advice which
was probably sent by wire was re-
sponsible for the telegram to the gov
ernor today to the effect that the regi-
ment had decided in favor of day
light ride through the state.
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A TOUGH JOB.
English Government Is Being Criti-
cised For Its Delay

New York, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
After three days of alarms and sensa-
tiOns there is general impatience over
the vagaries of catch-penny Journalism
and an increasing disposition to criti-
cize the government for waiting too
long before providing adequately for
the defense of the imperial possessions
in South Africa. Sir Charles Dixie is
known to have strong views on the
subject, and will probably take a line
of his own when parliament meets, IN
less George Wyndham SilepceS him in
advance by a satisfactory statement
of the details of the military prepara-
tions.
A high military official is quoted as
saying that England now has the
toughest job which she has undertaken
in very many years. The experts agree
that the British forces must remain on
the defensive fully six weeks and that
the war will not be ended this year.
Some of them assume that the delay
will be demoralizing to the Beers, and
will force them TO attack strongly in
trenched positions where they can not
choose their own ground.
Mastery inactivity has followed Sir
George Whites reconnaissance in Ma
tai. 1t is now doubted whether Gen
eral White was actually trailing his
coat or merely practicing his sTbord-
mates in handling a large, compicat-
ed column in a difficult country. His
force is still reported at Ladysmith, but
sages received are dated Friday
Anxiety centers in Mafeking. The
wires being cut, all communication
with the place is suspended and it is
not known whether reinforcements
have yet reached Colonel Baden
Powell If not. he is resisting 5000
Beers with a force of 500. Yet the
opinion expressed in military circles is
that Colonel Baden PowelPs resources
and almost uncanny luck may pull him
through.
1t is reported that the wires and rails
are cut between De Aar and Kimberley.
Mr.. Rhodes action in going to Kimber-
ley in these trOublous times contrasts
with the pacific reserve maintained by
him throughout the political stages of
the crisis, and recalls his daring dis
played in the Matabele rebellion.
English appreciation of American
moral support in the campaign
brought on by President kruger's ulti-
matum, has been expressed by Mr..
Chamberlain with authority and power.
Sir Henry irving, before sailing for
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CIVIL WAR.
Clash Between TagaIOs and Wis
ayans In IlOilO.

Manila, Oct. 1910 a. m.-Man ad-
vices from IIoilo state that there is
great tension between the Visayans
and Tagalos growing out of the Tago-
los holding Araneta, a leader OF the
Visayans, a prisoner since the threat
ened Visayan revolt against Tagalo
domination a month ago. The Visay-
ans are incensed to the point of re-
bellion. While the Tagalos nominally
control only the military organization
of the so-called Filipino republic they
have crowded out the Visayans from
the civil branch whereat there is great
discomfort.
The Tagalos are reported to be con-
centrating the troops in Panay at san
ia Barbara, where DelgadO, chief OF the
revolutionary government commands
with a view to putting themselves IN
a position to suppress the ViSayanS.
Four thousand Tagalos who have been
held in reserve at CapiSe in the north
ern part of the province of Panay last
week embarked in cascOeS, the Heet 5
purpose being to land at Conception
whence the troops would march to San
ia Barbara. Adverse winds prevented
the landing, however. Gen. Pallon
force from Buena Vista are also re-
ported to be going to Santa Barbara.
The insurgents will have 10000 men
and three or four thousand rifles there.
Gen. Magbanna, according to letters,
plans to attack the suburbs of Iloilo
with this force, carry the city and
slaughter the Americans
A body of Tagalos, estimated to num-
Der between 500 and a thousand, re-
Gently crossed from Santa Barbara to
Escalante on the island of NegrOS, for
the purpose of aiding Intepapaisio' S
bandits in keeping under the inhabit-
ants, who are friendly to the Ameri-
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Elaborate Programme For the Presi-
dents Visit

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 16-Au the ar
rangement for the reception for PreSi-
dent Mckinley on the occasion of his
visit to this city have been completed.
When the train arrives tonight the
presidential party will be met by the
committee on reception consisting of
sixty members. The five companies of
the First regiment, with Troop A. will
act as escort for the president from the
depot to the Hotel PfiSter- After a rest
at the hotel the president will be taken
to the Deutscher club. where a public
reception wifi be held. The carriage
way from the gates of the club grounds
to the entrance will be lined on either
side by the Spanish war veterans, who
will follow the presidential party into
the club house and viii be given the
first opportunity to greet Mr.. McKin-
ley. AfterWard the general public Will
be admitted. The reception viii last a
little over an hour when the president
will return to the Pfister to attend the
banquet given in his honor by the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton. The program of the toaSts of the
banquet is as follows:
tmaster-Captain I. NJ. Bean.
InvOcation-Rev. Charles Stanley
Lester
The President of the United States
President Mckinley.
.'America''-Lyric club
''The State of Wisconsin Governor
Scofeld.
ssOur -Navy''-Secretary Long.
Present Duties and Responsibilities
of the Nation"-Attorney General
Griggs.
SeIection-Lyric club.
"The City of Observation-Disclosures
Rose.
Our Country ry'-Congressman John
]. Esch of La Crosse
Tuesday morning President McKin-
ley will drive out to the national home
near the city, where he will be well
coined by the 2200 veterans who make
it their home. The president will speak
to the veterans from the band stand.
On his return he will be taken directly
to the Northwestern depot, where he
viii take the train.
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TO BE SHOT.
Brother of Aguinaldc Is Con-
demned to Death.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-A Chronicle special
from Tacoma says: Mail advices re-
ceived today from Hong Kong report
that BaldOmero Aguinaldo, a brother
OF the insurgent leader is imprisoned
at Filipino headquarters and Will soon
be shot. AguinaIdo Says that he will
not Interfere with the court-martial
sentence of death
Early this month it is alleged Baldo-
nero embezzled $50 900 from the treas
ury and with five other escaped into
the American lines, intending to reach
Hong Kong via Manila. While he slept
his associates stole and divided the
money leaving him penniless He re-
turned to the Filipino headquarters and
was arrested.
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SHAFTER'S TIME UP.
He Goes on Retired List of Regular
Army Today.

San Z rancisco, Oct. 16.-Gen. VIM. R.
Shafter, who for over a year has held
the positions of brigadier general in the
regular army and major general of vol
unteers, will go on the retired list of
the regular army today. This is the
generals sixty-fourth birthday and he
retires by operation of the law which
fixes the age limit of officers of the
regular army. He will, however, re-
main in command of the department of
the Pacific until relieved by order Of
the president or is mustered out on
July l. 1901, on which date the enlist
ment of all Spanish war volunteers will
expire, as provided in the war act of
congress.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Caroline Warner Ely, wife Of DR.. B. ID.
Eastman. passed from this life at IL
o clock this morning.
DR.. Eastman with his family came to
Topeka twenty years ago last spring 70
open the State Insane asylum. A teE
months thereafter Mrs. Eastman was
thrown from a carriage. receiving
spinal injury which caused long years OF
inValidism and great suffering. from
which she is now released. Time of fam
eral service will be announced later.
Mrs. David Ansel died at 1 O'Clock this
morning at her home, 63S Locust street
The funeral services Will be held at the
residence at 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
Chas S. Smith, aged 42 years, died at his
home 712 Lake street, Sunday night.
the result of a stroke of apoplexy- Ths
funeral viii be held from the residercs
Wednesday afternoon. He was a mem
Der of Woodrnan lodge. No. 5S6
The body of Robert L. Steen. who
died in Lawrence, October 18th at eh9
age of IS years, was inferred in Topeka
cemetery this morning
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rounded outer mark. Shamrocks lighter
canvas was broken out in ship shape
fashion and about one and one-half
miles to the rear set after Columbia
hOmeward bound.
". q. Gable Boat. S.O4 p. m.-The
Columbia is in sight about five and a
half miles from finish line. The Sham
rock is not yet in sight.
W. q. Gable Boat. 3:34 p. m.-The Co
lumbia is now about AZ miles from the
finish mark but the wind still appears
to be losing strength
The Shamrock is also in sight, about
51h miles from the finish line, so far as
can be judged from this point in mist
which prevails.
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DYSENTERY EPIDEMIC.
Twelve Thousand People Die
Out of $4,000 Attacked
In Japan.

Chicago, Oct ia special to the Rec
ord from Tacoma, Wash, says:
A terrible epidemic of dysentery is
sweeping over Japan with fatal results
Official statistics show that out of 5000
persons attacked up to September Il,
nearly Il, 600 have died. The authorities
estimate that 600 cases will be record
ed by the end of October.
Pekin advices state that the empress
dowager has selected Pu Tsuan. the g.
year-old son of Tsai Ian, to succeed
KWang Hsui as Chinese emperor. The
boy candidate speaks only Manchu.
New rebellions have broken out in
Szechaun and Human. The Thibetan king
at Tachienlu has abdicated. being prac-
ticaliy depOsed by Chinese officials
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OVER $1,000.
Santa Fe Contributes $500 to the
Twentieth Kansas Fund.

The largest subscription yet received
by the finance committee for the enter
tainment of the Twentieth Kansas
came today from the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe Railway company for $500,
accompanied by the following letter:
Chicago, Oct. 13, 1899.
Mr. E. Wilder, Treasurer. Topeka,
Kan.
Dear Sir: have the letter of Oc-
tober 6. signed by E. H. Crosby. f. p
MacLennan, ct al, bearing your nota-
ton, and asking a donation from this
company of $500 toward defraying the
expense of entertaining the Twentieth
Kansas regiment.
L enclose herewith voucher for the
amount, which you can pay to the
committee. I am prompted to make
this contribution by reason of the ex-
ceptional circumstances in the case,
and your assurance that the action viii
not be construed by the interested par
ties as establishing a precedent.
1 am very glad to help on this oc-
casion; but you know my views on
this subjest, and that ordinarily I
should not feel justified in paying out
the cOmpanys funds for such a pur-
pose. Yours truly, E. P. RIPLEY,
President.
This makes the fund stand as fol-
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New York. expressed the same view,
saying: I'VE Anglo -Sa1ons must
stand together always The world is
always hostile and suspicious when
either of our two countries has serious
work to do. They must look to each
other for sympathy in every crisis for
they will not get it anywhere else"
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REBELS WIN.
Venezuelan ReEOIutiOnists Con-
troll the Situation.

Paris, Oct. ia dispatch from Cara
cas-. Venezuela, says that President An
drade, is preparing to leave the city and
that the inSurgent commander. General
Cipriano Castro, is master of the Situa-
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the kindness and sym
infant son.
Mr.. AND MRS. W. B. ALDAFFER.
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Special sale of Majestic Steel and
Malliable Iron Ranges this week only.
W. A. S. THOMPSON HDW. CO.,
511 Kan. Ave
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This week only we give seven dollars
worth Of kitchen furniture with every
Majestic Range.
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MILWAUKEE is READY.

Grand total
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ference will be held on Friday with the
managers OF the Southern roads.
ANTARTIc EXPEDITION.

Lieut.. DE Gcrinche Cut Through the
lee ard Reached Open Water.
New York, May 10.-The Herald has the
following cable from Buenos Ayres
Lieutenant Adrian de Gerlache chief of
the Belgian Antarctic expedition, which
left st. Johns bay on January IA, 1898, has
sent a dispatch to La Prensa containing
further details Of the expedition He stated
that the so-called Hughes bay is the en-
trance TO the channel which separates
Grahamland from the group of islands that
explorers called Palmer's Archipelago. On
February IL the expedition began new
journey southwark and advanced until II
degrees 36 minutes was reached. They re-
manned blocked there during a whole year.
Fearing they would have to remain there
another year, the explorer cut 4 channel
$50 metres through the Ice. This passage
was finished in February, 1899. and on
March il the explorers reached open
water and sailed northward.