The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-10

| OF Archaeology must be called in. But
nothing Of the kind, even in ruins, has
been discovered in Hebron or Jutta.
There is not even a mosque which was
! formerly a church. But al Ain Karin,
Just the ruins TO be expected have been
| found. This alone is enough 10 settle the
| whole question. Since neither tradition.
! location, name nor history tends TO prove
the correctness Of the opinion that has
| been he'd for the past 80 years, that Jut-
Ia was the birthplace Of John me Bap-
list, and everything is opposed to the
/ theory, it IS about time that it was sur
rendered.
According to tradition, Ain Karin. a
/ village one and a half hours journey
| from Jerusalem TO the west, was the
birthplace Of John the Baptist Can this
| be proved? 1 shall attempt 10 Go 80 in
what follows.
Ain Karin is, without doubt, z very
ancient place, as well as Jutta. So fer
tile a district. with such a fine spring
from which it gets its name CWina
Spring. must have been settled very early.
In the list Of the cities of this neighbor-
hood captured by the Jews, in Joshua XIV.
the name Of this city does not appear in
the Hebrew text, but it is found in the
Septuagint. Elm Karen is one Of the
nine cities inserted in the Greek text, all
Of which have been identified. In the ac-
count Of the return 70 the country after
the BabyIonian captivity, the Children
Of Charm" are mentioned in Neh vii,
%. This apparently refers 10 Ain Ka-
rim. II is certain that 50 eligible a spot
as Ain Karin would certainly be taken
possession Of on the return
IN Ain Karin is a ruin called Mar
Zakarja, the very name Of the father OF
John the Baptist. II is a very ancient
building on the rocky slope Of the noun
tain, a few minutes walk west Of the
spring, and a little above it. A few min
utes' walk northeast Of the spring lies the
town Of Ain Karin with the cloister Of
ST. John.
STANLEY AS A PROPHET
New York, Dec 9.-sir Henry ". Stan
ley, African explorer. and an authority
upon questions concerning the Dark Con-
tinent visited the South African Republic |
in 1891. He prophesied in letters 10 the
South African that the questions at IS /
sue between the Bosr republic and the I
Uitlanders could not be settled amicabIy /
while "OOm Paul" remained in power
Said he, referring to President Kruger: !
This is the man whom the Johannes
burgers hope 10 weary with their prayers /
and petitions, but they never viii DO it. /
Nor will they convince him by their ar
guments for he is too dense, ignorant
nd
new high commissioner (Mr. Chamber
LAIN hopes TO soften with his cultured
letters and amicable illusions TO the pos
sibiities or restoring concord in South
Africa 1 feel a reluctance TO say it, but /
his labor will be in vain. This is the
man TO whom the accomplished and love
able British agent at Pretoria has been
sent with a view 10 obiterate the mem
Dry Of Jameson's raid, and smooth the
way TO a. kindly and humane considera-
ton Of his countrymen's grievances. but
ne cannot make any impression upon an
nature Ike Kruger's
4 wish I could share in bUoyant feel
ng, but the spirit of the Boer as it has
itself on my mind since l
rossed the VaaI forbids me TO believe
moderation in the condition OF the Jo-
The Beers have endowed
Kruger with almost absolute power, and /
Z up TO seventy-two years Of age Kruger
las been the incarnation Of hostility 10
England. it would be a miracle indeed
T in his extreme old age he should be
In his description Of a visit 10 the hero
Il the Beers, Sir Henry outlined his i'm
Of Mr.. Kruger's character. and
Drought out in bold relief the personality
T the man.
Il was fortunate enough TO have an
arly morning interview with President
Kruger" he wrote, before he departed :
n what may probably be MS last cleo
ioneering tour. As he was fully dressed !
n the usual black suit and little old
ashioned top hatand smoking on the 5
eranda Of his house, the old president !
lust have risen from bed an hour earlier
{ least, and though all the clocks in this Z
egion are fully thirty minutes behind {
inc, five a. n. Is a remarkably early I
our TO begin business. z
His good morning in English slipped Y
rom him unconseiously. and after a hand
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