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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Par.on jim" at EngIish.s.


Those who went TO English's Opera House
last evening expecting to witness produc-
ton OF 1.-The great American drama were
disappointed, for so much can hardly be
said of 'Parson JIM" which began an en-
gagement to continue until this evening,
with a matinee this afternoon, unless
further complications develop than those
which now hamper the production. "Parson
Jim is nothing more nor less than a melo-
drama OF fairy high class. with the usual
hdir-breadth escapes, smashing OF glass
isned and virtue handsomely rewarded. The
men In the company outshine the feminine
members not only in their Interpretation of
the lines but In their stage presence as well.
William II. Pascoe, who assumed the title
role, succeeded in gaining the commenda-
which consists OF applause at each sue
cessive appearance after the ice has once
been broken. Mr.. Frank Lander as Lester
Abbott did some excellent work, and
Thomas Doyle's delineation OF Allen Camp
bell, a>retired sea captain. was good bit
recognition. Miss Genevieve Warren, the
leading woman. gave a rather insipid por-
as May, "Parson" Jim's sister, made good
ingenue- The piece is well staged Par
son JIM will be seen again this afternoon
tonight the Il intention being to reorganize
after leaving indianapolis and hereafter
play only popular-price houses.
A Russian Violinist's American Debut.
NEW YORK, Nov. H-Alexandere
Petschnikon, the Russian violinist, made his
debut this afternoon as soloist at the first
public rehearsal of the Philharmonic Or
cbestra this season at Carnegie Hall. He
established his pre-eminence as an artist in
tie Trchaikowsky concerto and the great
fugue from Bach's G. Major Senate, the
latter unaccompanied. Petschnikoff received
several recalls after each number from a
representative audience. He will appear
next week in Pittsburg with the Pittsburg
Symphony Orchestra, on Dec. 1 in Cfncir-
natl with the Cincinnati Symphony Orches-
ira, and on Dec. 5 and In Chicago with
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-18

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CONSIDERING TWO SITES.

his friends who talked with him said he
had intimated that he would not be-
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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE IDOL OF THE TURF.
The Most Popular Jockey in America
and England Recommends
Stuart's DYSPEPSIA Tablets

No jockey has ever appealed so strongly
to public favor as Tod Sloan.
He has achieved more than his most
noted predecessors ever attempted and
stands in class by himself.
Not satisfied with his successes in his
native country. he went to England and
now his fame as successful horseman is
on the tip of every tongue not only in
this country and England, but in every
section of the globe where racing has
found favor
When Tod first went to England his
temerity was openly laughed at, but the
little American played skittles with his
English rivals and his victories made all
England gasp.
Having the stamp of royal approval
society both at home and abroad Zion
ize" him and he is feted and petted to an
extent that would turn an ordinary NOR
tails head
The great jockey was in such demand
socially and dined and wined to such an
extent that it was feared his health
would give way. Too much society and
the nervous strain of racing told on him
A two weeks trip to America made him
acquainted with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets and their remarkably restorative ef-
fects on depleted digestive apparatus
and he recommended them in unstinted
terms to friend. saying: "Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets are the best thing l know
of for keeping the stomach in condition
and appetite in good repair"
Thousands of former dyspeptics can
vouch for the truth of Tod Sloans words,
as ''Stuart'S Dyspepsia Tablets have be-
come household word in America, and
few families are without them. One or
two taken after meals keep the stomach
sweet by causing prompt and healthy di-
geStion of the food
Perfectly healthy people use them after
heavy dinners to keep their good health
and to make sure, that no i'll effects will
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Your druggist will tell you or vour doc
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as the most delicate constitute a safe
guard against indigestion and stomach
troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
ALL KINDS OF STORIES
CIRCULATED IN LONDON

LONDON, Oct. H-Those who have
been anxious for more stirring news from
the seat of war are getting it to the fullest
extent this morning, as according to dis
patches the shooting must have been al
most continuous along the border of the
Boer republic, while pitched battles have
occurred or are occurring at various
points in Natal and British Bechuanaland.
Most of these reports, however, remain
unconfirmed
AS Mafeking is cut off geographically,
the stories from that point are generally
Of Kaffir origin and must be regarded with
suspicion.
While there is every probability that
General Cronje's big commando has be-
gun the assault on Mafeking, reliable de-
tails were still awaited.
Up to this hour there is no authoritative
confirmation Of the report that a battle
has been fought in Natal by Sir George
Stewart White and the Orange Free
State troops, although there is no ques-
ton that the Beers have crossed the from
tier at several points. They are said to
have eighteen guns, but if, as reported,
the engagement began before the Beers
had formed a laager and thrown up earth
works the British cavalry and artillery
are liable to have had the best OF the
fighting.
1t is already reported that the British
have gained a great victory, 1000 Beers
being killed, and the British loss very
slight, but this may be without founda-
ton, as another report has been published
10 the effect that Lord Rothschild was in
receipt of news of great British victory.
but when questioned regarding the alleged
report he replied, Il am sorry that have
not received anything Of the sort"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
SANTA CRUZ
DEFEATS THE
OAKLANDERS
Visitors From the Seashore
Beat OCT the Athenians in
Clever Fashion,

Santa Cruz alighted on Smiling Stef-
fani's curves at the outset of yesterdays
game and before it closed the visitors
from the city by the sea had netted eleV-
en- hits and ten tallies, performance
which made the Athenians' twirler sad
and brought little joy to the hearts of
the Oakland enthusiasts. 1t was a par
ticularly unhappy day for the Oakland
players. The winning gait assumed by
the Dudes" was brought to a halt, but
instead of being disheartened the mem
bers of the club are hopeful and expect
to retrieve their defeat to-day.
Steffani demoralized his teammates in
the flrst inning by making tumble of a
bunted ball and throwing wildly to first,
allowing three beachcomberS to romp
home. The Oakland pitcher evidently be-
came discouraged by his mispIay, and he
seemed to lack speed and at times con-
troll of the sphere. In the third inning
the Grabs connected with his delivery
for five long hits and scored as many
runs, which, added to the three Steffani
presented to them, gave the Santa Cruz
nine lead that was never overcome.
Oakland made hearty bid for runs, but
the excellent support given Whelan ntpped
their efforts in the bud. Up to the eighth
inning the 'Beachcombers' played error
less ball. In that inning Mccarthy earned
grounder to pass through his hands. The
runner got no further than the initial
cushion, as Mccarthy was eleyerly
backed by Clarke
The sun came out too late to properly
dry the field, and as a result the players
OF both teams gave a highly interesting
gymnastlc performance Schmeer, Bah
bitt and Handsome" Bill Devereaux did
some cavorting in their positions to bring
endless joy to the small boy, who was not
10th to express his good will when either
or the players named did high and lofty
tumbling for the ball. The game was full
of hard hitting and greatly pleased the
crowd. 1t took just one hour and ten
minutes to play the first four innings
This was due to the heavy batting and
slowness of pitchers and players Umpire
Graves appealed to the men to 'smoke
up and this caused less Juggling of the
ball.
Babbitt's work at short was a marvel to
the fans" He scooped five chances and
with tremendous speed sent the ball to
first always in time TO head the runner
off. Streib seemed to be as much at home
on first as he is in the field or behind the
bat. Twelve put-outs came his way with
out an error In brennan Manager Tut
tie has a splendid fielder. He captured
six difficult flies in center Whelan
held the Oaklands down to nine hits, but
this was due to the excellent support he
received. What often looked like safe
hit was converted into an out by fast
fielding. To-days contests between the
teams should prove lively. With Borch-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15

from Pretoria to the effect that the Rus
tenburg and Marico commandos have
crossed the border and entered the ROOF
grond territory, between Lichtenburg and
Mafeking, blowing up the bridge over the
Maloppo River and destroying a trainload
of dynamite and the track As Mafeking
depends upon ROoigrond for its water
supply, the significance of this move is
evident.
a dispatch from Pretoria dated to-day
saws: General Koch wires from the Ma
tai border that his commando has occu-
pied Botohas Pass and also captured the
railway station"
The latest reports from Vryburg say
that the armored train that was Destroyed
at Kraaipan contained in addition TO Nes-
bits force a number of workmen and six
residents of Maerigogo, south of Mafe-
king, who. on hearing of the Boer ad-
vance took refuge in the train.
Captain Nesbitt, who was killed at
Kraaipan. belonged to the Mashonal and
mounted police. He served in the Mata-
belle war, during which a daring exploit
won him the Victoria Cross. With thir-
teen men he fought his way through the
Matabele relieving a beleaguered party
and escorting them to Salisbury. Three
of the party were killed and five wounded,
all the horses being killed or wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
FOR NATIONAL IRRIGATION.
Maxwell's Plan Favorably Received
in Los Angeles,

LOS ANGELES, Oct 4-"Resolved.
That we heartily indorse the movement
for national irrigation system as ad-
vocated by the National Irrigation Con-
gress."
With only two dissenting votes the fore
going resolution was adopted at a meet
ing OF the representative citizens Of this
city who are interested in the subject of
irrigation at the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon, and by this action the most
prominent men OF the city voiced their
desire TO have the Federal Government
take up the subject, which is of such
great interest and Importance to the
western half Of the United States While
the adoption of this resolution cannot he
considered as an expression of disan-
proval of the scheme for State irrigation
it almost amounts to that for the opDor
tunity was afforded those present to give
expression to their sentiments as to the
State irrigation matter. and IL was decided
20 express only the sentiment of the meet
Ing with reference to the national plan
that expression being an unuualified in,
dorsement.
The meeting was held under the ausnicas
OF the three commercial bodies of the CITY
Tor the purpose of hearing a presentation
OF the plan of national Irrigation b1,
George H. Maxwell, executive chairnaI
OF the National Irrigation Association and
CHAIRMAN of the executive COMMITTEES ~
the National Irrigation Congress- the or
nual meeting OF which was held last
month in Mfssoula, Mont The resoIutior
referred to was passed after Mr. MaVu,en
had concluded his remarks in sunnort -
naUonal irrigation system VI
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15

Postal service between Whitlock and
Mariposa, Hay Fork and Red Bluff. Sim
Ter and Pathway, Hunters and Rosewood
Cal.. will be discontinued after November
Army orders: BY direction of the As
sistant Secretary of War, Private Larkin
T. Wright. Company L. Thirty-third In
tantry, Preside, San Francisco. will be
discharged the service of the United
states. Private Dennis Gilligan. Company
l., thirteenth Infantry, Fort Niagara
VIII be sent to the Preside, San Fran
cisco. Private David Mulholland. Com
pany l, Twenty-second Infantry, and Re
crult THOMAS H. Dunn, Eighteenth Infan-
Try, unassigned, now al the general hos
pltal, san Francisco, are transferred to
the hospital corps as privates. Privates
Thomas a. Lewis and Bert Lander. Com
pany u, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Allie
gheny, Pa, will be sent to the Preside,
San Francisco.
Pensions: California: Original-4iram
Il. Royce, Parkfield, Sc; George D. Jones,
Soldiers Home Los Angeles, Sc; George
F: Percival, Stockton. Sc; James Culver
Bierce, Brush Creek, S12; Spear S. Steele.
San Jose. Sc. Increase -Eliphalet w. Smith
Summerland, s12 to $17.
oregon: Original - VILLAIN Tilton,
Woodlawn, Sc; Elwood C. Small. Silverton,
Sc; Parker n. Lathrop, Elk City, Sc In
crease-Edwin A. Wade, Grants Pass, Sc
TO IS; Chaney West, GreenYille, $40 to $12
Original widows, etc.-Minor Of Freeman
5. Hughes, Myrtle Point. $40.
Washington: Original-William 3. Gray,
Pasco, Sc. Reissue-Robert Young, Puyal-
lup, S12
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15

the privilege of the ballot. The proba-
uonary term of qualification was raised
first to flve years and then to fourteen.
during that probationary term the pros
pective citizen had to forswear allegiance
to any other state. Even at the. expira--
tion of that term his admission depended
Nolksraad, or Legislative Assembly.
Thus he might remain forever a man
without a country. His children, even If
could only gain the rights of citizenship
by the same uncertain processes of nat
uralizatfon. Meanwhile, to increase the
ballot was thrown open to native chill
of Is.
Naturally the Uitlanders, protested.
stituted the majority of the state, own
ing half the land and at least nine-tenths
OF the property; and paying more than
ters affecting their lives, their liberties
and properties they had practically no
voice. n 1880 a concession was made to
them. A second VolkSraad was created
for the members of which aliens might
vote after taking the oath and residing
for two years in the country. But as all
the DEGREES of the second Volksraad are
subject to the approval of the first Volks-
raad, this concession conceded little or
nothing.
The Uitlanders had other grievances.
They complained that the taxes were op
pressive and were squandered in the Sc
cret service and the fortifications at Pre-
toria, while Johannesburg remained
pesthole. They inveighed against the mo-
nopolies granted by the Government, es-
pecially the dynamite monopoly, which
placed it in the power of a single Ger
man firm to charge literally a double
price for an inferior article They de-
nounced the exorbitant freight charges
of the Netherlands Railroad Company,
which owns all the railways in the coun-
try and is protected by the Government.
They pointed out that these extortions
made a serious difference in the profits of
the best mines, threatened the existence
of the second best and had already led
to the abandonment of poorer ones, which
would pay under more liberal conditions.
This discomfort reached a crisis in 1896.
The Leaders among the Uitlanders had
formed a national union at Johannesburg
which threatened to fight for it's rights.
At this juncture came DR., Jameson's raid
from British Bechuanaland and his subse-
quent defeat followed by the disarma
ment Of Johannesburg The belief that
at the expedition and the certainty that
Cecil Rhodes had inspired it increased the
Boer distrust of their hereditary foes and
their unwillingness to make any further
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15

could have maintained themselves against
the Zulus on their east, the MatabeIes on
their west and the Kaffirs in their very
midst. In 1877, however. British anneXa-
ton proved the price of British protection.
The Beers protested in vain. 1t was not
until 1881 that they resorted to arms;
Their bloody victory at Majuba Hill
brought the British Government to terms.
By a convention signed at Pretoria in
1881 MIR. Gladstone's government restored
independence to the Transvaal, now
known officially as the South African
Republic. Independence was subject,
however, to the suzerainty Of Great
Britain
There was no mtstaking the meaning of
the word suZerainty as defined in this con-
Xention. 1t was expressly stipulated that
the English crown should appoint a
British Resident with a veto power over
the internal policy of the republic toward
the Kaffirs: that it should control and
conduct its entire foreign policy and re-
serve the right of moving troops over it's
territory in time of war.
This claim of suzeranty was, in fact,
only sop thrown to the British public.
II IS not likely that Gladstone, or Lord
Derby, his Foreign Minister contemplated
any strict enforcement of it's provisions,
or, indeed, any serious necessity for its
enforcement. The South African Republic
at that time was looked upon as only a
barren tract of land capable of support
ing a settlement of hardy and simple
minded agriculturists and stock raisers.
put OF no imminent interest to England.
was gall and wormwood As they chafed
more and more under what seemed to the
Colonial Office a mere shadow of author
lty. Gladstone cheerfully proposed a re-
vision OF the convention
Thus came the conference which led to
the second or London convention of 1884.
Though held in the metropolis of Great
britain itself. the British public thought
lit little and cared less about the matter
The Beers got pretty much what they
wanted Out of Difference to Boer SEN
sitiveness, the word "suzerainty," ex-
pressly used in the convention of 1881.
was omitted in the new one and the title
Of British Resident was changed to Dip
lomauc Agent, with a restriction of his
functions to purely consular duties. Com
plete. independence was granted in do
mesttc affairs. The western boundaries
OF the state were mutually determined
upon.
Though the word suzerainty was
dropped, the thing itself was asserted in
one clause, which ran as follows: "The
South African republic will conclude no
treaty or engagement with any state or
nation other than the Orange Free State,
nor with any native tribe to the eastward
or westward of the republic, until the
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
PARISIANS TO SEE NO
MORE BULLFIGHTS
Prefect of Police Closes the Arena at
Enghien Despite the Mayors
Protest.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
PARIS, Oct. 15.-The only real breach
of law at the Sunday bull fight was made
by gendarmes. who killed an escaped ami
NAL for the Prefect had issued an order
that under no circumstances were bulls
TO be put to death in the ring.
1t is true that this particular one was
not in The ring when the gendarmes
brought 1t down with their army reVol-
vers, so tLat detail possibly saved the
situation. 1t is probable that the Prefect
minded there should be no more similar
eXcusable breaches of the law for when
the Mayor remained obdurate and refused
to withdraw the authorization he had
given TO the organizers of the Corrida
the Prefect determinedly shut up the
arena as defective in construction. So no
more bull fights are likely, at any rate,
for the present.
In the meantime the inhabitants at
Enghien are nervous about the five bulls
that are still in their vicinity. Corraed
they are, it is true, but that is small
consolation to those who saw an animal
leap over a barrier on Sunday and who
the wooden inclosure where the bulls are
from which it would seem easy for them
to escape. Escape for a bull is much too
easy for he villagers peace of mind
The bull fights have been drawn upon
for the latest contribution for autumn
fashions. This is fiat, broad-brimmed
felt hat, exactly similar to one worn by
torero when in mufti. These hats are
even called toreros.
Another detail of fashion just at pres
net is that seals have become popular
again. AS many as a dozen or even more
cunning little contrivances in gold or sill
yer are worn attached to a short watch
chaln, as curing the empire.