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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Battle Near Ladysmitt Vas
q Serious Fight.
Gen. Joubert Believed to be Press.
ing on Ladysmith.

London. Got 26 With uucon.
soious humor. . Cape Town CORES.
pondent selsgrsphsd yesterday: "Tbe
censorship, which 10 always . deli.
este matter. 70 working smoothly and
without . hitob I"
This exactly hits OF the state of
aAs'rs today An ouiuous veil 10
still drawn over the aovsoents of
Gen Sir George Stewart White and
Gen. Yule Beyond 6slsted Lady.
smith dispatches concerning The
Elsndslssgte 6ght which are slill
iltering 10. the British public is lef.
10 complete dsrkuess aud to ooniec
ture over cooked" war Office dis
patches. The o@oials of the war
office last evening said that very fow
dispatches have arrived aud that
nothing further was to be expected
until morning
Since it 10 practically certain that
Gen. Yule hes now Effected q iunc
tion with Gen White-although this
was not brought about Tuesday
night. ss announced by the Daily
Mail. but some time Wednesday,
aud % both ere now in . position of
safety, conjecture concerns itself
chiefly with the manner of Gen
Yule's retreat. That il was hssty is
evident. Wss II orderly Was any
considerable camp equipment aban
doned I Was there any fghting on
the wy ! Such questions and Others
like them the public are anx,ousIy
asking Since the receipt of Gen
Whites curious fret description of
the Ladysmith fight. in which the
British lost 100 men, little reliance
can be placed on the official dis
patches. While the conceslment of
the facts regarding Gen YuIe's re
treat can be amply justified on the
ground Of keeping the intelligence
from the Boers, the hiding Of the
news respecting the Hussars and
Fusiliers. who were apparently cap
tured in the battle of Glencoe. ia
severely criticised. no intimstion hav.
ing been given that the officers we're
missing.
The heavy Losses of the British
troops 10 facing only some 5000
Beers are commented upon as show
lug what rifle fire means today in the
hands Of even undisciplined men who
can shoot fairly straight and stand
their ground
Gen Sir Redvers Butler is expect
ed to arrive early next week aud the
indications are that some troops have
already arrived ct the front and bee, !,
iu tho fighting. whose arrival has
not yet been announced. There is
every possibility, therefore, that
reinforcement are moviugs up. Tbs
10 calculated to hasten Comm sndment
Gen. Joubert's attack on Lsdysmith.
and news Of big battle 10 daily ex
pec,ed
About half . complete army corps
is now sAost. and . lull has occurred
in dispatching the remainder of Gen.
Buller's forces owing to some diff
Guilty in obtaining transports
Although news has arrived that
Gen. Sir William Penn Symons is
doing we'll. there 10 10 Indication of
bis whereabouts. i: is presumed
that no is Dundee in the hands OF
the Beers.
The commsnder-in chief. Field
Marshal Lord Wolseley. has apparent
ly been convicted of "dootoring'
official reports from the front, and
there 10 Q strenuous demand on all
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01

Auuo'a' ohenCe upon the part OF the
crowd. The greatest order and de.
corum prevailed while they we're
traversing the streets The wound
ed were taken to hospital, while
the other officers and men were
marched to the race course, escorted
by mounted burghers, and were en-
camped on the spot whore Jameson's 9
troopers were confined. The officers
(Lieut. Grimehaw, Lieut. Maiendie
and Lieut. Shore of the Dublin
Fusiliers) looked in good health.
They are quartered in a building
apart from tie men. On giving their
parole they will be allowed the free.
dom of the whole enclosure. The
men appear Indifferent and spent
most of their time smoking They
sleep on the grand stand.
Details of the fighting at Reitfoutein
are coming 10 slowly. A special dis
patch from Ladysmith. dated OCT. "a,
filed after the fight. says: "Ou dis.
covery that the Beers were massed to
the westward Of the main road to Dun.
dee 40 attempt Was made by train to
reeover the body Of Col. Scott. CHS.
holme. killed at ElAsdslasete. The
train Was fred upon and obliged to
retire aud Gen. White moved ont to
attack the Boers. believed to be Free
Staters who should have ioined the
Trausvaalers at Elandslaagte. Gen.
White commanded personally. The
Fifth Laocers we're placed co either
aaok. They fret came in touch with
the Beers below Modderspruit. where
1000 burghers occupied a strong
ridge whence they opened 6re at 200
yards, hitting several of the British
10 the meanwhile. the Erdsars and
Natal Csrbinsevs advanced uuscattered
through au opening 10 the ridge under
tho fire of Boer gun. while the I'm.
perisl Light Horse took part of the
crest of the ridge. the Beers retiring.
At about 9. however, q Boer gun
stationed on The crest of Matawanas kop
opened hre With great accuracy on the
British force, which 10 the mean while
had come up; but the shells failed to
explode aud the British artillery
sileuced tho opposition. TIE whole
British force then advanced aud the
action became general. A large body
Of Boers occupied strong pooitiors .,
Mstawansskop and the PRESCRIPTIONS
ridges surrounding it. The British
guns sbellsd tho position and The TO-
fantry advaUsed under cover Of the
Gre. The Gloueestsrs and Dsvons
crossed . fearful 6rs zone beneath
Tuitsuyoui Hill. whence .he Beers
poured . withering 6re with suoh
effect that 80 Of tho attackers dropped
,itbiu distance Of 200 yards. See
ing the peril Of the Dsvons aud Glou.
cesters. Gen. White dispatch ed the
Carbineers and Liverpools to take the
enemy 10 the rear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01

London, Oct. 27.-A dispatch fro m
Utrecht, Transvaal republic, says !:
"The fighting at Glencoe lasted nine
hours The burghers ssy that they
never witnessed such q fight. Gen.
Lucas Meyers force of 5000 with
s6 guns was several times repulsed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Enemy's Loss Not Known

Enemy's Loss Not Known
London, OCT. 26.-The war Office
today received the following telegram
from Gen. White:
Ladysmith. Oct. 25 Brig. Gen.
Yuls's force has left Dundee with the
view Of concentration at Ladysmith
TO avoid the risk of life which q long
march would have eotailed, the wound .
ed we're left at Dundes under medical
supervision.
Yesterday Sir George White, having
ascertained by q previous recon uais
ssnoe that the Free State forces bad
moved eastward from Bester's station
aud were attempting to gain the road
from Ladysuith to the north, moved
out 10 the direction of ElsndsIaagte With
the Fifth Lanoers, Nineteenth Hussars,
Imperial Light Horse. Natal mounted
volunteers, two field batteries, one
mountain battery aud a brigade of
infantry.
The enemy posted a battery two
miles south of Modderspruit aud open
ed with infantry fire at long range on
the British advance guard. consistiug
of the Nineteenth Hussars. This was
followed by artillery fire directed with
considerable accuracy against the Brit
ish guus. Ap action lasting six hours
ensued a. Rietfooteln farm. The
enemy we're driven from the hills oom
mandiog the roads. Sir George Whites
object being accomplished. the column
returded to Ladysmith. The enemy is
believed to have suffered.
"Seversl Beers own officially that
they lost over one hundred killed at
E'andslaagte. Three hundred prison.
ers wounded and otherwise, are 10 the
hands of the British, inluding several
of high position.
"lu the action of Elaudslasgte, OCT
Fl, the johannesburg force, With q
detachment Of the German corps was
completely broken up.
"All was we'll ct Mafekiog up to
Got. 21
"All was we'll at Kimberley up to
OCT. % The defenders are in good
Spirits"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
YULE REACHES LADYSMITH

London, Oot 26 The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Gen. White
"Ladysmi,h. Got 26. IL 40 o. N .
Gen. Yulc's coIumo has just march L.
ed 10 here after very hard march
during a night Of exceptionally heavy
rain. The men, though done up, are
10 good spirits aud only want o rest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
ECCLESIASTICAL LlBELERS.
Glass Of Preachers Severely Scored by
q Chicago P~resbyterfan.

June l2--At a meeting of the
Chicago Presbytery to-day Moderator John
II. Boyd strongly condemned alleged ecclesi-
astical libelers and demanded their punish
ment In accordance with the law of the
church. The ministers present heartily ap-
plauded the remarks of DR.. Boyd, clearly
indicating their sympathy with the senti-
ments he expressed. Il cannot agree with
some of M brethren in the belief that the
McGiffert case is not at an end" began
DR.. Boyd. II predict that we will hear a
great deal more of this matter before we
are through. My opinion is that the contro-
versy has scarcely begun. However, there
are other things besides heresy demanding
our attention. If We are to try DR.. McGif-
fert We should also take up the cases OF
prominent men who do not hesitate to sit
in their studies and. with their pens, be-
smirch the orthodoxy of their brothers.
They are ecclesiastical libelers and nothing
more, and should be dealt with in accord
ance with the laws of the church."
why not include religious Journalistic"
interrupted Professor Zenos. of the McCor-
mick Theological Seminary.
Il will let you do that If you like" re-
piled DR.. Boyd. but 1 will make my OBJ
servations in the most generous terms.
There are many of this class. and my opin-
lon is that the church should take some
action In the matter"
When questioned later in regard to his
remarks DIR. Boyd said: 'In civil life If one
man libels or ISLANDERS another the injured
citizen has recourse In the courts. The
church law provides a penalty for this char
acter of offense and 1t should be applied. 1
do not care to mention any names in con-
nection with this matter. 1 refer particu-
larly to the class of ministers who libel
their brothers either in letters or by word
of mouth"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13

National League
Western League

Another hole was punched in the Saints
halo Yesterday. The elusive and fugacious
Heydon, who was expected to have donned
the rhamphothecal reticulate hardware yes
terday afternoon, if the special fast freight
between Brooklyn, N. Y, and the Union
Station was not derailed, failed to mate
rialize in backstop land, and Mike Kahoe
played the place with real red-white-and-
blue generalship. Foreman, the hero or
three wars, or something of the sort, was
commander Of the ammunition department
and handled his position with all the skill
of a general entitled to wear three pounds
of brass passementerie. Knowing the hasty
and brittle disposition of the gentlemen
marshaled under the captaincy of 7. Roose-
welt Glenalvin. your Uncle Foreman kept
them jollied along with nice. clean. fresh
base hits to the number of fourteen and
left them with the bases full of hopeful en-
thusiasts twice. All those hits served to
make the batting average OF the Saints
militant have the rounded contour of a
farm pup the evening of hog-kiIling day.
and did but little harm In the way of runs.
In the meantime the fustigation admins
tered by the Allenites to the ball and Incl
d~entally TO the Pauline push. was placed
like an old-fashioned schoolmaster's ruler
"hCiO ~ WOuiu uO Tic moSt sOOu. Really,
the apostolic nine had enough hard luck in
three Of the innings 10 elect a Populist
President. The third inning resulted In three
expectant initiates left waiting the final
degree when all was up, two were stranded
IN the sixth after three hits had been made,
and In the eighth the bases were jammed
plumb full of Saints when FIeming's fine,
fancy. sprinting catch ended the play for
that time. ;fs Say
The momentous occasion began to evolve
with Fricken in the box and Hogriever
facing him.. A feeling of professional cour-
tesy compelled George to lam the ball out
into the hands Of Burke. Followed him,
Stewart with a hit. McFarland's three
Dagger scored Stewart. Motz singled. Flem-
ing new out. In noble emulation of McFar-
land. Allen also did a triple slam, scoring
Shugart.
For the next four and one-half innings
neitner side scored anything but doughnuts,
the play being marked by the retiring of
not Mcfarland and the side in the
by Allen and a put-out from Fore
man 10 tewar OF Isbell. who was playing
up toward third. After a double by Fore,
other OF those three-sack affairs and was
scored on Stewards fly to Preston. In the
second half, with two out, Isbell hit safe
and scored on hits by Preston and Shugart.
0eie Ru SGofed an the seventh getting a life
MI; and scoring on McFarland's wild throw
| which extended Glenalvin's hit to three
bases. The last time the Saints saw home
was In the eighth, Isbell scoring on Pres
IONS lily to Allen and Shugart's single.
| GOOD news from home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
Police Court Cases.

Jesse c.. Roach and Blanche Huff. who
were arrested late Sunday night on the
charge of vagrancy. were each fined s. and
costs in Police Court yesterday. In default
OF payment they went TO the ~workhouse.
The two had walked to the city from Mon
tezuma and arrived here Sunday evening.
William Davidson, who was arrested for
maintaining a nuisance and disturbing the
peace. was discharged. He has a shooting
gallery at q South Illinois street.
Charged with fast riding, riding on the left
side of the street, riding at night without
lights. a score OF bicycle riders appeared be-
fore Judge Cox yesterday morning. Thirteen
of the offenders were fined. Maurice Ed
mundson and William Wakefield. both COL
ored, were taxed $l1. The others paid IS.
Edmundson was scorching on Indiana ave
nue. and rode a wheel the handle bars of
which were eighteen inches lower than the
seat.
Two members of the Bungaloo gang
Thomas Mozart and Kid Finley. for as
saulting an old man and disturbing the
peacefulness of Wes,-side residents BIZ kick
ing In doors, were fined $50 for assault and
battery and SIS for disturbing the peace.
McCarty was also fined s11 for being drunk.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
The Big wallace shows.

The big Wallace shows. which vii give
two exhibitions here June "a for the bene-
IL Of the Travelling Mems Club. is said 20
be one OF the best and most evenly balanced
tented attractions travelling this season.
The ring exhibition. II Is claimed. IS espec-
tally strong, presenting such sterling fea-
lures as the Nelson family Of acrobats. the
ten Dellameads. statuary artists: Mile. Nor
ada French and her mysterious globe: ten
principal male and female equestrians: the
Iivlngstones. aerial bar artists; Leon and his
singing mules, the sisters Vortex and triple
revolving trapeze. together with tumbiers.
vaulters and clowns innumeraole, embrace
ing in all over one hundred acts. Many new
and original features have also been added
70 the museum menagerie and Roman hip
podrome departments. There will be a
street parade at 10 O'Clock on the morning
OF the show. participated I'm by members
OF the Commercial Travellers Club. Special
excursion rates have been granted by all
the railroads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Cincinnati. Hamilton & indianapolis r. r. Co.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders of this
company will be held at the office Of the company
in indianapolis. Ind, Thursday. June Is. 1899, at
l o'clock p. m, for the election OF directors to
serve the ensuing year and for any other busi-
ness that may properly come before their meeting.
GEO. r. BALCH. Secretary.
PROPOSALS FOR SITE FOR PUBLIC BUILD
INGEU. s. Treasury Department. washington.
u. c.. June 10. 1899. Sealed proposals VIII be re-
ceived. TO be opened at 2 o'clock y. m. July 4.
1899. for the sale TO the United States OF suit
able property. centrally and conveniently located,
for a site for the public building authorized by
act of Congress. approved March /. 1899. to be
erected I'm Indianapolis. Ind. A corner lot. APP
proximating go feet front by 800 feet in dimen-
sions. Is preferred. II not a corner lot. the prop
erty must approximate Us feet by 3S feet In d.
mensions: the 325 feet TO be street frontage. Each
proposal must be made with the understanding
and agreement that. II IL Is accepted. the build
ings and all improvements on the property are
10 be retained. and removed within thirty days
after written notice. by the vendor. and that all
EXPENSES connected with furnishing evidence OF
title and deeds OF conveyance are TO be paid by
the vendor. Each proposal must be accompanied
by a properly drawn diagram. giving the mefes
and bounds OF the property. and showing the
streets around the hock in which the property
IL situated: also by a written statement In regard
TO the grades. character OF ground for founda-
ton. etc. The right TO reject any and all pro-
posals il reserved. Each proposal must be sealed.
marked Proposal for the sale OF property fer a
site for the Public Building in indianapolis,
Ind" and addressed and mailed 70 l. J. GAGE.
Secretary Of the Treasury, Washington. D. c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
THE COURT
Superior Court.


Room John l.. McMaster, Judge.
Linda Pullien VS.. Clara Pullien; divorce.
Plaintiff dismissed. Judgment against
plaintiff for costs.
Maria hurry VS.. Lewis Holloway. Cause
dismissed for want of prosecution.
Lyra Lanhan VS.. Frederick Miller; on
Judgment. Finding and Judgment for
plaintiff against defendant for S13.OS and
costs.
Room FLAMES f. Mccullough, Special
Judge.
Benedict Banworth vs. Louis Mueller;
to quiet title. On trial by jury.
Room 3-vinson Carter. Judge.
William L. Bledsoe vs.: ~Indianapolls
Basket Company: damages. Finding against
defendant for 500 and costs.
Home Saving Association VS.. Charles n;
Teaster ct al; foreclosure. Finding and
udgmen against Charles II. Teaster for
in favor of Robert MartinGale against
Charles H.. Teaster for s1s0.25 and costs.
Circuit Court.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
On motion Of Attorney Jesse D; Ham
rick George w. Paul was admitted to the
Walter w. McCord VS.. Citizens Street
railroad Company: damages. Dismissed by
plaintiff. Judgment against plaintin for
costs. 49,.
Louis Kaninsky VS.. Alexander Cohen;
SANDER Submitted TO jury. Evidence
heard and jury retired and returned a Yer.
dict for Defendant. >JuuSHntul oh >"
against defendant for costs.
New Suits Filed.
Joseph Hamilton VS.. Walter j. Huooaro'
damages. Superior Court. Room 3~.
Lucinda Buckner VS.. George n bucAhei'
divorce. Superior Court, Room 3. -
Orvilie b. Heady VS.. Michaei oCohnor
damages. Superior court, Room g.
Henry Coburn VS.. Silas b. Saffel ct al;
note. SUPERIOR Court, Room 2
r. G. Grever & Sons VS.. Louis l. Jones;
account. Superior Court, Room 3
Life Insurance Company or virginia VS.
Mathew Gaynor ct al; to set aside con-
yevance. Superior Court. Room
Elizabeth Williams VS.. the Cnlcago, IN
dianapolis & Louisville Railway Sompany
et al: damages Superior Court, Room l.
Male f.. Wood vs. Martha r.. Humpn-
reys ct al: suit on bond. Superior Court
Room ]. w 1Yau. a.u-
ages superior Court, Room /.
Alice Spears VS.. William l.. Spears VI
yorce. Superior Court. Room -
Jacob E.. Mann VS.. william A. van Buren
ct al; mechanics lien. superior Court
sarah Lesley, administratrix. VS.. J. c
Veney ct al; damages. superior court
Charles C. Buoy VS.. Nora Buoy; suit FOL
divorce. Circuit Court.
Christian Pothast VS.. Carl Blaurock ct al
mortgage. Circuit Court.
sarah Green VS.. Samuel Green; divorce
Cfrorit Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
Birfhr.

Sarah and Harry Hickey. 723 North East street
boy,
Gertrude and o. W. Green. 21ls Central avenue
girl.
Mary and John HuSak. Haughville. girl.
Josie and Jacob Seller. Haughvile. girl.
Katie and Lewis Redding. 1li2 Bismarck ave
nue., girl.
Mary and Henry Hiese. 54 North fremont ave.
nue.. girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Powell. city. boy.
MolIie and George Taylor. city, boy.
Sarah and John Mccarthy. 27ls Cornell avenue
girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Holmes. 1905 Rembrandt
street, girl.
Cora and John G. Painter. 1924 South Eas
street, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gregory. s4c West NORTH
street. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Swanson, l2s West Eight,
eenth street. boy.
avenue. boy.
Minnie and Carl Krumm. 2f7 Kansas street
how
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
MRS CALVIN FLETCHER, SIR.
Death OF an Old Indianapolis Resi-
dent I'm Boston.

The death of Mrs. Calvin Fletcher. ST..
which occurred in Boston. Mass, on last
Saturday night. brings to the recollection of
the oldest citizens her life in this city from
thirty 10 forty years ago when. as the wife
Of one of the most prominent bankers of
Indiana. she lived here. transformations.
kim hearted and bright minded, she was
Justly held in high esteem. For many years
past she has had her residence in New Eng
land. where she led a quiet life among her
old friends and relatives. Before her mar
rage wth Mr.. Fletcher she ranked among
the best teachers Of this city. The middle
aged folks of this city wh1 attended her
classes can never forget her patience, her
Kindness and her remarkable owe TO i'm
part knowledge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-13
TO BOYCOTT BASEBALL.
CENTRAL Labor Union Will Fight tn
Indianapolis Club.

indianapolis club.
The baseball boycott, which, ii seems. has
only been sleeping, doomed up In an exceed
ingly wakeful condition last night at the
meeting of the Central Labor Union. The
baseball question was given a new start by
the receipt of a communication from Paint
ers' Union No. AZ. requesting that the boy
colt of the Indianapolis baseball park be
Reimbursed by the central body and hat all
Of the labor unions in the cities Of the West
ern League circuit be asked to keep away
from the ball games whenever the Indian
apolis team was the attraction.
Nearly all of the evening was given up to
a discussion of the alleged mistreatmen
that the union painters had received from
the local baseball management. and several
warm speeches were made, scoring Presi-
dent Colt and the other officers of the club
for working against the interests OF or
gained labor" Delegate Barnett, of the
painters. declared that the baseball manage
ment had known from the first that the
men employed to paint the fences at the
park were ''scabs," and that these non-
union men had been given the work In spite
of the fact that the baseball cement
realized that IL was ignoring the claims of
the labor unions. Secretary Curry said that
the painters had been made a laughing
stock long enough, and that IL was time for
all of the laboring men of the city TO sup
port them I'm their fight against injustice.
Let us all make up our minds to stay
away from the ball games" he said. land
let us fight this thing TO the bitter End. The
grievance of the painters should become the
grievance of every true union man in the
city, and / am strongly In favor Of adopting
the resolution 10 boycott the Indianapolis
club at home. and ask other union men TO
boycott IL abroad"
Delegates Stoddard. of the carpenters, and
Hockeft. of the sheet m~etal-workers. also
the final result OF the discussion was the
unanimous adoption Of the resolution. II IL
claimed that the labor organisations OF
some OF the cities In the Western League,
especially Detroit a Buffalo. are very