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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
situation Growing More Alarming,
and Pieterma rifzburg Likely to BE
Invested within n Few Days.
SEVERE FIGHTING EXPECTED
GENERAL MEPHUEN EN ROUTE TO
THE RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY.
Joubert Planning to Destroy the
Force Intended for succcr of Lady
smith-BeImont Occupied by Beers.

LONDON, Nov. PA dispatch to the
Daily News from Nottingham Road, Natal,
dated Tuesday. says the Beers have arrived
near there.
A dispatch from Durham says: About
1900 Free State Beers. with guns, are
marching from the west. by way of Fort
Nottingham"
The Morning Posts correspondent at Piet-
ermaritzburg, telegraphing on Tuesday
evening. says: "The Beers are now all
around Mooi river station. where another
OF your correspondents is reported to be
with the troops"
The Associated Press correspondent at
Durham says: "Ihe Beers opened fire with
artillery on the Mooi river camp from the
north. but without casualties to the Brit
ish."
Advices from Mooi river, dated Nov. %,
p. m. say: THE British fired several
shells. which are believed to have caused
havoc among the Beers, the latter taking
advantage of the heavy rain and retiring
The Boer shells were apparently aimed at
the bridge. 1t was surprise attack. but
had been fully guarded against. The Brit
ish had three wounded"
The Daily News has the following from
Pietermaritzburg. under Wednesdays date
Your correspondent managed to escape
from the Mooi river district yesterday be-
e
ing the farmsteads In all directions The
Natal Beers, encouraged by the successes
of the Transvaalers, join I'm the looting The
main body OF the Beers made a rapid march
from Ulundi, southwest of Estcourt, to a
point near Fort Nottingham south of the
railway. IN a single day. They are within
forty miles of Pietermaritzburg at the
farthest. and II Is said they intend to attack
the town"
A dispatch from the Mool river camp SAYS
the telegraph line was cut Tuesday evening
near Highlands station. The dispatch adds
that the railroad station is i'm the possession
OF large force of Beers encamped near
Mitcheson's cutting. ~ train bound to Est
court returned. II only got mile and a
half northward OF the Highlands station
The National Stud Companys farm has
been raided and 800 blooded horses, valued
at $4,000, have been captured
Cape Town, under date of Nov 81 re-
ports: "On Sunday a thousand men. sent
by train from De Baar, reoccupied Naauw-
poort. Soon after this an attempt was
made by the disloyal Dutch to destroy a
bridge two miles in their rear, but 1t was
Another naval contingent, from the bat
tleship Monarch and the cruiser Doris, has
left Simonstown for the front"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
TOWNS UNDER WATER.
Great Floods Prevailing i'm Texas and
Indian Territory.

DENNISON, Tex, Nov. 22.-This section
is in the early stages of flood that threat
ems to be the most disastrous in many
years. Thousands of acres Of valuable farm
ing lands are under water. Families are
fleeing for their lives from the bottom lands
Tonight the situation is decidedly serious,
as ii is thought that many houses will be
swept away. The Washita, the largest river
in the Indian Territory, is at the highest
stage ever known. Great damage has been
done by the water. The town of Paurs VAL
ley, on the Santa Fe, in the Territory, is
reported as under water. No trains are
crossing the Santa Fe Railway bridge. near
Gainesville. All the large streams in the
southern portion of the Indian Territory are
out Of their banks and enormous damage
has been done to farming lands. Red river
and the Washita are rising rapidly. The
railway companies have sent large gangs of
men to their bridges to be prepared for an
emergency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
CASE OF DR.. SCHELL.
Now Under Investigation by the Ep-
worth League Board Of Control.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 22.-Twenty six men,
bers of the board Of control of the Epworth
League. which is the young peoples organ
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, are mere
in executive session. with Bishop w. X
Ninde presiding. 1t is a called meeting and
although general matters pertaining 10 the
league may be considered, ii IS generally
understood that an investigation will be
made in the case of Rev. Edwin Scheil. sec
retary of the League, wao has been as
sailed by DIR. Psrkhurst, Of Zicns Herald.
for a transaction whereby Schell received
a share of the royalty paid by the pub
fishers to Prof. Excel for his song books.
Mr. Scbell is here and is SAID to De .eady
TO make a vigorous defense. though 40
charges have been filed and ;his body IS
not a court, nut can only act n an ad-
visory capacity, DIR. Schell was elected
by the General Conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
HAVOC ON KETTLE RIVER.
One Million and q Half of Saw Logs
Cause Much Damage.

GRAND FORKS, B. c., Nov. 22.-By the
breaking of a boom across the north fork
of Kettle river, two miles above Grand
Forks, a million and a half of saw logs
were swept away. The mass of grinding
timbers swept down the stream, swollen by
recent rains, carrying destruction in its
path. Half a mile below the starting point
the river, at the site Of a smelter dam, al
ready half finished, is compressed into a
canyon scarcely 125 feet across. Through
this channel the logs, piled twenty feet
high, came with deafening rush. tearing
out portions of the false work and Golfer
dams, after having swept away tempo
rary bridge quartei Of mile above. An
other bridge opposite the smelter site was
carried away. The logs struck a bridge and
piled up ten feet high, but the bridge re-
mains firm. The loss will fall upon the
CRANKY Smelter Company, who owned the
logs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
WILL WIPE OUT SALOONS.
Stringent Prohibition Bill Passed by
Lower House of Georgia Legislature.

ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 22-The willing
ham bill. providing for state prohibition,
was passed by the House of Representatives
of the General Assembly of this State to-
day, after the most exciting debate the
House has known in years. If the bill passes
the Senate and becomes a law IL means the
annihilation of the saloons. Every plant for
the brewing of beer or the manufacture of
whisky must be closed down. 1t will not in
terfere with banquets or private entertain
ments. but the law will not allow any club
TO sell or keep for the use of members any
intoxicating liquors. beers or wines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
DURHAM MAY BE MENACED.


DURHAM. Nov. -. 20 p. moving to the
proximity of the Beers to Pietermaritzburg.
it has been necessary to alter the defenses
OF Durham.
Estcourt is still silent.
All accounts point conclusively to a de-
termined rush of the Beers towards Pieter-
maritzburg with a very large force. Seven
thousand men. with guns. are reported
twenty-five miles from Howick. They are
said to be under the personal command of
General Joubert.
To-day's engagement at Mooi river found
the British almost entirely on the defen-
sive. A correspondent of the Natal Adver-
tiser says Boer she'll fell within a few
yards of the detachment of their infantry.
that the shells did little or no damage and
that firing continued for about half an hour
at intervals Of from three to five minutes.
According to this account, the British
troops prepared with the utmost prompti-
tude and advanced under cover, wherever
possible. The British artillery was in posi-
ton behind the hotel where General Bar
ton and his staff were being accommodated.
Major Thorneycroft's mounted infantry
moved to cover on ridge on the enemy s
left flank. The Devonshire regiment and
the Royal Welsh Fusiliers occupied the
trenches. There was but little fire, the
correspondent says, but the enemy pos
sessed at least one howitzer, with a range
of five miles. besides several six-pounders.
Prince Christian Victor has been an
pointed to the staff of Capt. Percy Scott,
the Durham mmandant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
Coal will be brought by rail to Rondout and
thence to this city by boats.
MARCONI INCORPORATES.
Takes Out Papers in New Jersey with
$1,000. 600 CAPITAL.

TRENTON, ". j., Nov. 22.-Articles of in
corporation were filed with the secretary or
state to-day OF the Marconi Wireless Tele-
graph Company of America, with an au-
thorized capital stock of 100000 one-half
of which is preferred stock with per cent.
noncumulative dividends. The company Is
Incorporated TO purchase and acquire va
rious inventions and discoveries Of letters
patent connected with the business of COM
munication by means of wireless telegraphy,
and especially to use the Marconi patent
The company is also empowered to con-
struct and operate lines for using this in
vention over land and sea. The incorpo-
rators are Guglielmo Marconi, Of London;
Isaac l.. Rice and August Belmont, of New
York; Clement A. Griscom, of Philadelphia,
and Robert Goodbody, Of Paterson, n. j.
This company, it is understood. has no
connection with the Telephone, Telegraph
and Cable Company OF America, incorpo-
rated a short time ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
WILL Go TO PATERSON.
Many Senators and Representatives
VIII Attend the Funeral.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-The diplomatic
body in Washington is not to be informally
invited TO attend the funeral Of the late
Vice President. a study of the precedents
being against such a step.
Orders will go out to-day from the Navy
Department to the officers in command of
naval stations at home and abroad to take
the necessary steps to observe the Presi-
dents order for the day OF the funeral
The following senator's will be present at
the funeral: Aldrich. Allison. Bacon, Baker,
Berry, Beveridge. Burrows. Clark of Wy
oming, Clark OF Montana. Cockren. Culber-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
RESULT OF HAZING.
Death Of a TweIve-Year-OId student
at LawrenceviIle, n. j.

PRINCETON. n. j.. Nov. 22-Martin V.
Bergen, son OF Councilman Peter V. Ber-
gen. of this place, died to-day from receiv-
ing a hazing at Lawrenceville last Friday.
He died OF Inflammation OF the bowels
Young Bergen was twelve years old and
freshman at Lawrenceville. He was being
put through the initiation when one OF the
hazers accidentally fell upon him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. Ex-Governor
Roosevelt issued a proclamation to-day on
the death of Vice President Hobart, order
ing that the flag on all state buildings be
kept at halfmast as mark of respect until
after the funeral services. The Governor
says of Mr.. Hobart: "He was a public serv-
ant of tried capacity and stainless integrity
and in his high office exerted an influence
for good. the extent Of which is best real
lied by those who had been most intimate
with him. New York joins with the rest of
the Nation in mourning his loss and pay
ing homage to his high character"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
SENATOR HAYWARD WORSE.
Paralysis Beginning to Affect the
Brain of the Stricken Nebraskan.

NEBRASKA CITY, Nov. D. - Senator
Hayward gradually grows worse. He had
a bad night and his condition during the
day has shown no Improvement. The paral-
ysis is again threatening. and there are
evidences that il is affecting the bladder
What IS still more discouragng. the brain
lesion is becoming more pronounced. The
patien.s mind Is cloudy and the attend
ing physician Is very much worried and
discouraged. The family is troubled over
the new Developments and the senator's
brother. Maj +. p. Hayward. who intended
the case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Friedham Bros,
one of the most important cloak manufac-
turing firms in New York, are in financial
difficulties and have placed their affairs be-
fore their creditors with view to obtain
ing a settlement and continuing the busi-
ness. The total liabilities of the firm, both
secured and unsecured, are ss49.l66 of which
$423,5SS is secured by mortgages on real es-
tate; there are 5000 due for taxes and some
interest, which leaves the business liabilities
at about s41s,0Oo. Joseph Kohler, represent
ing the firm, said the total assets at bottom
figures are SOB sos
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LONDON. Nov. %. 5 a. m.-Although it
Is evident the situation in Natal is again
becoming sufficiently alarming, nothing can
be officially ascertained to allay public
anxiety or the curiosity felt regarding the
disposition of the reinforcements recently
landed at Durham. The War Office dis
patches are confined to a mere recital of a
few casualties at Mooi river. which confirm
the reports of skirmishes there. but give no
details as TO how the engagements hap
pened- The special correspondents are only
permitted 10 describe Major General Bar
tons camp at Mooi river vaguely, as
Large" or ample"
One correspondent says that seven thou
sand Beers are within twenty-five miles of
Howick Falls. near Pietermaritzburg. and
that the Inhabitants are fleeing to the capi-
tai Evidently considerable force of the
enemy Is now within thirty or forty miles
OF Pietermaritzburg, but IL is officially an
nounced from there that no anxiety pre-
walls. the garrison numbering one thousand
men with six guns General Jouberts
plan. apparently. is daring attempt to
defeat the British relieving column from
Durham In detail. while still attempting the
reduction Of Ladysmith.
A serious attack on Mooi river camp is
now hourly expected. with the object of de-
stroying the bridge at Weston Should this
be accomplished the Beers would be free TO
turn their attention again to Estcourt
while II II failed the eiiemy weald retire
again on weenen and rejoin the investing
forces around Ladysmith. The Boer report
that General Hildyard's messenger asking
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23
Mexican Governments Action.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 22-The Mex
lean government has ordered the national
flag to be hoisted at half-mast over all
public buildings as token of coincidence
with the United States for the death of
Vice President Hobart. The flag will so re-
main until after the funeral
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-23

Boer Ohlcial Account Of a Recent En-
GaRement at Lady smith.

PRETORIA. Nov. 2l.-The following dis
patch has been received from the Boer
headquarters near Ladysmitn:
THE field cornets of the Pretoria COM
mando reported that British gun carriages
and some horsemen had been heard moving
last night In Ladysmith. Our outposts OBJ
served the British endeavoring to sortie
toward Lombard's kop and Bulwana hill,
where our Maxims opened fire. The range
Continued ON Fifth Page9
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YANKTON, S. D., Nov. 22.-The Yankton
Savings Bank closed its doors this after
noon. The defalcation of Treasurer Peter
son precipitated a run which lasted a
day and half. There is some prospect that
the institution will be able TO resume
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
Not Preventabls

Mr.. Figg-Don't let me tell you TO be
have again, young man.
Tommy-How kin help your telliS
me?-Indianapolis Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
UNLUcKY DAYS AID TOURS
Cut Dust When Accidents
Are Most Likely.

Only painstaking, plodding German
investigator would go to the trouble of
trying to find out by statistics on what
day of the week most accidents occur
and at what hour of the day. This is
what has been done by DR.. Wolff, of
Strasburg.
He bases his conclusions on 1911
cases of accidents among the working
classes. 1t thus appears that Monday is
not less unlucky than Friday when it
comes to accidents. anqfo this fact he
accounts by the statement that the
drinking shops are most frequented by
workmen in Germany on the days pre-
vious, viz, Saturdays, Sundays and
Thursdays.
Fewer accidents happen on Tuesday
than on any other day of the week. be-
cause on no day are drinking houses so
empty as on Monday.
He has also discovered the remak-
able fact that the hours after breakfast,
dinner and the afternoon rest, are sig
nalized by most accidents.
He attributes this to the lassitude
caused by the work of digestion. and
to the use made by men of intoxicants
during meal times.
He also establishes the fact that in
factories where the meal hours are
greatly curtailed there is an excess OF
accidents over the factories where the
men are more literally treated in this
respect.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
TO WOMEN BIcYcL1sTs.
An English Authority Declares Tina.
Riding Makes the Feet
Much Larger.

Mark some of the attributes of the
cycling heroine as she will be, and COM
pare with the languishing sisters Of Il
past decade, says ST. Pauls.
We find already muscular, healthy,
practical creature, whose dread is not
of cows or mice, but of the puncture
fiend. Her figure is naturally well de-
veloped, in consideration of which home
truth let US pray for the ultimate re-
moval of the ''lissom form" and Evil
lowy waist" from the storied page. It
will follow, as matter of course, that
toying with the wing of ortolan" will
go hopelessly out of fashion, for it lisa
accepted fact that the appetite of the
bicycle heroine is "rudely 'ealthy."
Moreover, we mention it with bated
breath, we are told that the feet of the
bicycling girl are gradually increasing
in size not in Though, con-
sidering all the marvels which are at
tributed to the bicycle, we should not
be surprised to hear that it had eff
fected the development of a third limb.
This last fact, however, we should
advise the novelist to ignore. No lady
likes to have the size of her feet over
estimated, and the nearer her size APP
proaches to sevens the more rooted is
her objection to- having even the bare
truth limited at. Once let the idea take
root that cycling has this effect. and
from that hour the number of fair cy-
clists will dwindle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
GELS AND JEWELRv.
Found in the Mine and Made in the
..ahorntory-An Institution
OF Hor0iogy.

Jewels that are presented as person
al gifts to sovereign are not included
in the regaiia that is the property OF the
crown. One Of the most splendid pearl
necklaces that have ever been made was
given by the emperor of Austria to the
late empress at the time the unfortun-
ate Crown Prince Rudolph was chris
tened. This was bequeathed to the
young Archduchess Elizabeth, with
quantity of other jewels. The private
collection of the empress was short
time ago valued at over 100000.
Among the gems are many exceeding
ly fine rubies. I
These stones have been valued as
much from the fact that they are diff
cult to initiate as for their beauty But
this can now no longer be said OF them.
The cheap colored glass that has been
used from time immemorial for tawdry
trinkets or theatrical properties is not
worth considering. Besides this there
has been nothing approaching worthy
Imitation of the ruby that has de-
served to rank with the Partisan dia-
monds or the Roman pearls for real
beauty or worth in its own class.
Now, however, it is said that patent
has been taken out in Germany for the
production of artificial rubies. They
are made by process of evaporating
mixture of alumina and chronic oxide
in an electric furnace. They ere said
to be exceedingly beautiful, and it is
thought they will become as popular as
the manufactured diamonds
The new diamond mines discovered at
Nullagine, in the northwestern part of
Australia, has caused as wild a rush to
that part of the country as has been
made to the Kondle. Australia leads
in another article of use in the jewelers.
as we'll as other trades. This is mother
of-pearl. The shell found there IS pre-
fcrred to all others for its purity of
tint and its hardness. The commercial
value of mother-of-pearld depends on the
hardness and texture as much as on
the beauty. The largest quantity used
in the entire world comes from Aus
tralia, although the shells are found in
considerable quantity in Ceylon, Bonn
LAY anu tAS Hiii Pl'iHe is4dHu >, ana dIso
in Lower California. But SO great is
the demand for this article of COM
merce that clam shells are pressed into
service to furnish the cheaper sort used
for buttons, etc.
Such clam shells are found in the Mis-
sissippi river, and London is the mar
ket for the sale of this commodity in
bulk.
In ancient times fine mother-of-
pearl was more esteemed than it IS
now. Necklaces and earrings were
made of it, while the inlaid work was
most highly valued. Carving and en-
craving on shell are not SO often seen
as at one time, but the really artistic
productions of this kind are much
prized.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
Bankruptcy to a savage.

A correspondent of the London
Times at Wanganui, New Zealand.
sends us this amusing extract from a
local newspaper: "a Maori chief who
lost $40 through white storekeeper
going through the bankruptcy court
has given the following lucid EXPOSE
ton of this particular branch Of Brit
ish jurisprudence: The pakeha (whitc
many who wants to become pakarapu
Gnsolvent) goes into business, and gets
lots of goods, and does not pay for
them. He then gets all rhe money he
can together, say, $4,000, and puts all Of
it, except s5, away where no one can
find it. With the 6 $ he goes 10 judg.
Of the court and tells him he wants to
become palarapu. The judge then
calls all the lawyers together, likewise
all the men to whom the pakeha owes
money. and he says: This man is
pakarapu. but he wishes to give you
ill that he has got. and so he has asked
me to divide this G5 among you ALL
The Judge thereupon gives the lawyers
"a. and the remaining 6 to the other
men. Then the rakeha goes home"