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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

CHICAGO, Oct. L-Barthol0mae Kost. the
Austrian who Is accused of the murder OF
his fiancee, Mary Vodicka. at Bremen. Ger
tris, to marry his present wife. Anna
Schimera, left here to-day. IN charge OF the
detectives on his way back 10 10
answer TO the charge of murder. The wom-
an for whom he il alleged to have done
murder did not accompany him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 1-Arrived: Bre-
men, from New York for Bremen. Sailed:
Friedrich der Crosse, from Bremen, for
New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 1.-Salled: Umbria.
from Liverpool, for New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. I.-Arrived: La Nor
mandie. from Havre.
HAVRE, Oct. ARRIVED: La Bretagne.
from New York.
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September Weather.

Following IS a summary of the meteoro-
logical conditions at Indianapolis during
September. as PREF AIRED by C F. r. wap-
penhans. local forecast official:
Mean atmospheric pressure, 3.07; high
est. 3o4o. on the 3oth; lowest, 29.7S, on the
9th
Mean temperature. S.: highest. IS. on the
6fhs lowest. %. on the 30th; greatest daily
range. - on the 7th; least daily range, IL.
on the 18th. Mean temperature for the
month In 1s1. 81: 1872, 90; 1873, 81; 1874. 90
ISIS. g.: 1876 "a: 1871. S.: 1878, 81; 1873, 60:
1850. 6s 1851. a.: 1Ss2. 60; 1885. So; 1884, ": 1885,
6: 1856. 81. 1857. So: 1sSS. s.. 1859, 81: 1890. s.:
1891. Il: 1S2. 90: 1888, 90: 1894. 20: 1895. Il; 1886,
"a: 1897. Il. 1SS. 70. Mean temperature for
the month for twenty-nine years. e6: ac-
cumulated deficiency OF daily mean temper
ature since Jan. l. 100: average daily de-
ficiency since Jan. l. /.
Prevailing direction Of wind. northwest:
total movement, 6,43 miles: maximum We
Lefty. direction and date. - miles. south,
ON the 24th-
Total precipitation, 2.5f inches; number OF
dave with l0I inch or more. Q Total nrp.
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JOubert mt Lafng,s Mex.

CAPE TOWN, Oct. 1.-The Cape Argus
publishes the following dispatch from
Charlestown: "Commandant General Jou-
bert will command the Boer forces at
Laing's Mex. This is regarded as the Trans
walls reply to the movements of British
troops. There is considerable uneasiness
here"
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FATAL MAJUBA.
Concluded from First Page,

divine chastisement, because 1t would be
an offense against God and mankind. Real
izing the awfulness of war the Catholic
churches in London are to-day Offering
prayers to Almighty God that light and
strength and courage be given to those re-
sponsible for the interests of the nation
and that they may be led to do what Is
right and lust"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

Kentucky Man Was Very Badly In.
tured Near KOkOmO.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. 1.-William Z. Smed-
ley. of Morehead, KY, Is in the hospital
here suffering from injuries received by
jumping from a Lake Erie & Western pas
senger train a mile south of here last night.
Smedley and his brother-in-law. A. ].
Cause, a real-estate agent, were going to
Lagro. Wabash county. where Smedley had
traded a 640-acre Kentucky farm Tor a
store. 1t is thought Smedley is insane. His
family has been sent for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

AUSTIN. Tex, Oct. 1.-The Mexican OFF,
Gals. accompanied by the national band.
passed through Texas to-day for Chicago.
to represent President Diaz at the festivi-
ties there The train. when IL passed
through here. was greeted by hundreds at
the depot, but owing TO the brief stop lit
tie opportunity was given for any demon-
The band favored the crowd with
one or two musical selections while the
train was at the depot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02
MONTPELIER's DEWEY DAY.
Great Preparations Being Made for
the 18th of October.

MONTPELIER, VI, Oct. Ia message
received from Governor Smith in this city
to-day was to the effect that Dewey day
would be Oct. II. This was the date fixed
by the committee having charge OF Yer
mont's welcome 10 her honored son, but
definite selection of that time rested with
the admiral himself The arrangements will
now be completed as originally outlined. and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02
Auother Comet discovered.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. IA telegram
has been received at the Harvard College
Observatory stating that a comet was dis
covered by Gacobini at Nice Sept. 2s-3:l3
Greenwich. mean time. in right ascension
l6 hours Is minutes y seconds. and dec
lination five degrees ten minutes Daily
motion in right ascension two minutes. dec
iipation ten minutes.
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Mother Nile at Lowe.t Ebb.

CAIRO, Oct. Reports received here
from various points show that the Nile is
now at the lowest point of which there is
any record. Two hundred and six thousand
acres are hopelessly beyond irrigation and
the river Is still falling.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 1899.

and civil wars dropped dead to-day. He
had drawn a pension as totally disabled for
twenty years. A son. Everett, Who has
been fighting for Uncle Sam IN The Philip
pines. has left San Franciscan for home ard
is being searched for by wire tonight. Since
he left. his betrothed. Miss Edna Fosel,
died i'm Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

WHEELING. w. Va. Oct. 1.-The option
of the tableware combine on the West
Virginia Glass Company plant expired Sat
urday night and goes by default. The OPP
IS, and as both options were largely on a
cash basis II Is believed both will stay out Of
the combine" Other options are on .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02
Wayne County Teachers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. !. - The annual
meeting of the Wayne County Teachers
Association is announced for this city Dec.
l and 2. DR.. Charles A. McMurray, of the
Illinois Normal School. will be the in
structOr.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

WASHINGTON. Oct. forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Ohio-Fair and warmer on Monday
and Tuesday; increasing easterly winds.
For Indiana and niinois-Fair and warm
er on Monday; on Tuesday. high southeast
erly winds.
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4 Farmer Curiou-Iy injured.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Oct. 1.-Alonzo Wilson.
a prominent farmer south of town, is lying
in a critical condition as the result Of a
peculiar accident. While unloading hay In
harpoon fork and drawn to the roof from
which point he fell to the floor breaking
several bones. He would have fallen on the
load had not the horses become scared and
pulled the wagon from under him. He fell
about twenty feet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

DITRIroUE. Ia. Oct. The butchers OF
this city, who hitherto have bought their
meats from Chicago companies. have COM
bined to do their own Strengthening. They
claim that the packing companies are In
a combination TO hold prices up without
any justification. and the only relief Is for
the butchers here and elsewhere 10 do their
own killing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

70 ISJ5. z-37- AftFake pTeclpItatlDn Tor tnt
month for tyenty-nine years, sos inches;
total deficiency during the month. 0.5 inch
inches.
Number OF clear days. II; partly cloudy
days. 10: cloudy days. 3.
Dates OF Frozt-Heavy on the 9th; kill
ma on the 10Th
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The first direct
shipment Of grain to France made i'm many
years left here to-day on the British steam
ship Elton, bound TO Rochefort- The cargo
consisted of $3.50 bushels Of oats, valued
at S51. 9S2. II Is likely that other shipments
will follow. as France is said to be short
on all kinds of cereals. as are the countries
which supply her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

ROME, Oct. 1.-The Pope to-day cele-
brated mass for peace in South Africa, all
the cardinals being present. Speaking to
them after the ceremony, his Holiness ex-
pressed profound sorrow at the coming con-
fict.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02
Nixon Paper Mills Sold.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 1.-The machin>
cry and printing outfit Of the Nixon paper
mills were sold yesterday by the agent.
Frank Nixon, a member of the firm, bid IN
the property for Sc, 500. He represented other
parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The owners have
abandoned hope Of the safety of the Brit
ish steamer Pembridge, Captain Mortleman.
She sailed from Savannah Aug: Is for Ham,
burg, and, as previously reported, has not
States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

Special TO the indianapolis journal.
MORRISTOWN, Ind, Oct. III. c.. Hare.
a poultry dealer of Greencastle. came here
to-day looking for his fifteen-year-old run
away daughter Maud. and found the girl
here with a companion. Della Bee. aged
seventeen. OF the same place. The girls
had written to a manage here for an en-
gagement and came on trial last night.
They started TO walk to Indianapolis upon
learning of Mr.. Hare's arrival.
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To Let His Light shine.

San Francisco Chronicle.
Chief HoIe-in-the-Day Is going TO Maniia
10 serve under General Otis 40 make other
daylight. holes among the F~ilipinos-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

BRISBANE, Oct. 1.-The referendum in
Queensland on the project of Australian
federation has been completed. Thirty
eight thousand four hundred and eighty
eight votes were cast in favor of the
scheme, as against 0,995 In opposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

4 New king Powder pnuy-
PHILA .PHIA. Oct. lat Dover. Del.
Yesterday charter was granted to a cor
poration of Chicago styling itself the Anti
trust Baking Powder Company with Q
capital stock OF <l.0o.0J.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02
Had Compilations Need

Champlin's Liquid Pearl. Soc. A lovely.
harmless beautider. Nc equal.
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Is POLITIC.
Declines to Pledge Himself to Ger
tain Military ReductiOns.

MADRID. Oct. I-Lieutenant Azcarraga,
the new minister of war, declines to pledge
himself to any reduction in the military
budget. He asserts that he will effect such
reductions as are practicable. but not to the
extent of impairing the national defense.
The supreme council of war has ordered
that General Jaudenez be placed on the re-
serve list for the surrender Of Manila to
Admiral Dewey and General Merritt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02

Veteran of Two Wars Drops Dead.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Oct. l-Francis Stalker,
sixty-eight years. a veteran Of the Mexican
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-18
| TKE BIER AS
! 4 Fighter.

The Beers are born fighters, ma
tion of sharpshooters, they never waste
bullet; each Boer selects his man
and kills him and keeps on doing the
same thing all day and every day un-
til the war is over. It is common
boast with them which they have made
good in more than one clash with the
British, that one Boer is equal to ten
Englishmen. They do not come out
and fight in the open, but swarm all
over mountain side, hiding behind
trees and rocks, and woe to the thin
red line or hollow square that comes
within range Of their unerring Mar
TINS and Mausers. In fact, the Boer
victories over the British soldiers are
largely accountable for the British
feeling against them, and in the bitter
warfare against the ration the success
of the Beers has been extraordinary.
Fewer than $50 Beers resisted l2,-
600 of the fercest Zulu warriors on
December 16, 1888, and 5000 natives
were left dead on the field, and this
with old flint locks. President Kru-
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that a small blue took was found In
the murdered Varville's pocket. 1t was
an odd volume of Balzac. One day l
took it up 10 pass an idle half-hour.
Imagine my feeling upon discovering
that on the page was reading certain
letters had small, almost invisible, black
spots set underneath them. BY some
curious impulse 1 set to work putting
these letters together. found that
they could be made up into words, and
that these words were burning utter
anccs Of lovc-deep and passionate love
felt by two beings for each other-tirst
his, then hers in reply" Saying which,
the aged lawyer read off these utter
ances in slow and measured tones, set
ting the emphasis exactly where it be-
ionged.
Great G oil" whispered Victor, spring
ing up and pressing his hand to his
brow. Monsieur Varville the lover OF
The Countess Chauyannes?'
Moreau nodded assent, and after n
sh"rt pause went on:
Now, my young friend, you see
clearly, do you not? Viscount Varville
went to the appointment offered him by
the Countess de Chauvannes. The hus-
band, who probably had his suspicious,
came uron them unawares. Narvllle
cscaped half undressed. He was pur-
sued and killed by Count dc Chauvan-
mes or by one OF his trusty servants.
But the honor Of the real criminal hal
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honorable Congress on this happy
event, and particularly asitwas effect
ed without endangering the lives and
property of the remaining unhappy In
habitants. I have great reason to inn
agine their flight was precipitated by
the appearance of work, which Ihad
ordered to be thrown up last Saturday
nighton an eminence at Dorchester,
which lies nearest to Boston Neck,
called Nook's HILL" Thus wrote Cen
eral George Washington to the Presi-'
dent of Congress March 10, 177s. The
City Council of Boston has approved
plans for the Dorchester Heights
monument which marks the spot where
General Washington stood and watched
the British sail away. The plans show
a type of tower common in colonial
times, with fountain and memorial
tablet on the most conspicuous side.
It will be built of old-fashioned brick
with dark headers. The trimmings
will be of Indiana stone or white terra
Gotta. The height of the monument
to the base of the steeple will be about
seveuty.five feet. The original appro.t
priation for the monument was $25, ,000t
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Dangers of Wearing Real Oats.

A rather comical incident was thai
witnessed in Paris street day Of
two ago. It is the fashion iust.nov
for French milliners to use real oats
for the trimming of hats and bonnets
the oats being covered with mauve
black; or blue, according to require
ments of the trade. A lady, it is re-
lated, wearing a hat abundantly
trimmed with oats, in order to get out
of the road of rapidly driven cab
had placed herself right in front of
horse and cart waiting beside the curb
stone. She had her back turned te
the animal which, after shifting the
oats on her hat. apparently decided il
would be pastime in accordance witt
his tastes to MUNICH them. he was thus
engaged when the lady began to move
forward, quite unaware of the feast the
horse was enjoying. Tie animal, wish
ing to continue its repast, put dowr
it's two fore feet on the skirt OF the
lady's dress, which gave her such
turn that she tainted, and in falling
sustained some slight injury, necessi
tating her removal to ach emist's shop
When she had recovered from bel
emotion aud beheld the wreck OF bel
hat-purchased, so she affirmed, tha
very day-her distress and lndigna
tion knew no bounds. She returned
to the spot where the incident hac
happened, discovered the driver OF thu
cart in a neighboring shop, and, tax
ing his address, with that of his EN-
ployer, intimated her intention o
prosecuting to recover the value OF thu
damaged hat. The moral OF the ad
venture is, that ladies displaying oat'
on the top of their heads should be
ware of coming in proximity with
horses mouth. h.-London Evening
STANDARD.
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and their horses disappeared as if
swallowed up by the earth. I think
we all feel that they can shoot. Our
losses at Hatley and Laing's Mex
showed that. We were very much in
the open, but not blessed Boer was
to be seen. But every once in while
there was the crack of rife. and
then one of our poor boys would 60
over, the line. would close up and we
would begin chasing again for the
enemy we could never find. I was
taken prisoner just after General
Colley was killed, and I can say that
I could not have been treated better
by any people. They were kind to
our wounded, did not molest the dead
nor insult US of the living. I think
they are very brave people, and, as
for fighting, they seem to know just
as much about it as we do"
The Boer loves his country with a
passionate patriotism. He is not a
miner, or an engineer, or q railroad
constructor. He is pre-eminenly an
agriculturist. In Cape Colony nearly
the whole OF the wheat growing
is done by the Dutch farmers OF
the Western province. In the in
terror the bulk of the grain used is
supplied by the Dutch farmer OF the
Transvaal. The whole of the fruit
crop is produced by Beers. Even fa1
mp in Bechauanaland you will find
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-18
WISER THAN THE PROFESSOR
Old Colored Woman Who Knows Some
thing About Fossils.

Old Colored Woman Who Knows Some
thing About Fossils.
A scientific gentleman of Washing
ton, who is greatly interested in fos-
sill remains, recently received a very
fine specimen, purporting to be Of the
Devonian or some other old period
He was delighted, and he called in all
his friends to decide on what manner
Of thing the animal was during its
lifetime. They were not able to de-.
eide, and they were on the point OF
appealing to some of the government
geologists. The great trouble was that
the specimen had no head, and the
absence of that member combined to
make mystery of the missing link
variety. Meanwhile the skeleton was
kept carefully guarded in cabinet es-
pecially made for it. One day, after
a short absence from the city, the SCI
enlist opened the cabinet and found
that the fossil had been provided with
a head He was delighted. When he
lllS oOl Iotu 1Ah1 S4A@>
the friend who had sent him the trunk
had found the head and forwarded 1t
to him while he was away. The pro-
fessor called in his friends, and they
decided that the head fitted perfectly,
and that it belonged to the fossil.
When thus equipped it looked for all
the world like one of the dogs one
would imagine the cave men to have
kept as their pets. The professor felt
that he ought to write treatise on
the CANNES OF the paleozoic ages. An
old colored woman who takes care OF
the Office came in one day and saw
the fossil, with its recent addition. She
went up to it and deliberately knocked
the head off with her duster. "Foh de
Lawd's sake, puffessah!" she exclalm-
ed, what yo' doin' wild Of chicken
carcass on yo' skellington?" On min
ute investigation the professor found
that the old woman was correct; but
he does not speak to his son now
Washington Post.
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contribution to a London paper, calls
attention to the ability of the Boer to
live on rations which an ordinary
trooper would not endure and his ca
pacity to travel great distances with
horse in incredibly short time.
The Boer knows every road and
trail of the Transvaal; as hunter he
knows the devious ways of the wastes
beyond. He is an agriculturist and a
hunter. By the law Of self-preserva-
tion he has learned the willy ways of
the savage whom he displaced in the
Transvaal. The secretrecesses of the
mountains are at his command. AS a
horseman he much resembles our
American cowboy. He can ride on top
of the saddle, or over his horses
neck, or Cossask fashion, with one
foot in the stirrup, one leg on the sad
die and his head and shoulders on the
ground. His horse is part of his fam
ily life. The beasts are very hardy,
sure-footed and affectionate. Then,
too. the Boer is Injured to the hard
ships of the mountains, to long horse
back journeys, scant allowances OF
food. treks OH which the water supply
is scarce
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to be shielded. Your father must have
known the facts. He lent himself to the
Infamous business. The story OF love
intrigue between Varville and the game.
keepers wife was trumped up. Flu.
guette often guarded the lover against
surprise. Varville had be Il noticed sew.
eral times at the lodge. But mark what
to * place after the murder. Huguette
falls i'll, stricken down with violent
attack of fever. 1t is certain that dur.
ing that night she witnessed some ter.
rible scene, and the affair took such g
hold on her mind that fever was the re-
suit, but still there is chance OF recov-
cry. The moment may come when the
delirium will end, and she will be able
to speak to save her husband-to point
out the real criminal. She must be got
ten rid Of at all costs, and before her
reason returns, too. tan you guess who
had an interest in her death? Two days
after the murder Of Varville, and sew
eral days before the death OF Huguette,
the Countess de Chauvanncs started for
Nice, where for two years she struggled
against the weight OF grief AMI despair
which overwhelmed her, until death
merciful'y came to her rescue. She
died among strangers, abandoned by
every one, after having given birth to
daughter er-Mademoi=ello de Chauvaa
mes, your intended wife
Victor sat there with a dazed and
piteous look upon his face. Moreau
turned away TO give the young man time
10 collect his thoughts.
"Merciful heaven" murmured D'Au-
bry to himself. Can this all be possi-
bio? Is my beloved Marcelline the
daughter, Of murderer"
My dear young colleague, said Mo-
reau, take courage. Halt where you
are. There is no need of pushing this
matter any further. 1t pays to be a
hero, but not a martyr! Don't sacrifice
your own happiness and this young
girls through sentimen al notion OF
duty. Let some one else cha 1pion
Gouillards cause. Make their lives
pleasant and happy; befriend him and
his daughter; in this way undo the
wrong done by your father"
"Nevor:" exclaimed Victor, spring ng
up, never! You have said yourself
shat it is my duty to befriend the man
if he is innocent, and to get revision
Of his sentence. l love Mademoi5clle
10 Chauvannes, and my marriage with
her will realize the dream OF my life;
but. sir, I shall be able. must be able
70 reconcile my love with my duty!"
iro RE cONTINUED;