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and established the Orange Free State,
England, it's eyes ever on the main
chance-annexed the Orange Free State
in 1S4S; and the patient Beers began
their fourth moye-across the Vaa]
river, northward into what is now
known as the Transvaal. 's'.
The patience of the people was thor
oughly exhausted; and on June II, 1S4s,
the burghers stopped at Bloemfontein,
the capital of the Orange Free State,
and routed the British regulars. On
August 20, of The same year, the Beers
were defeated by their enemies dit
Boomplats, but only after. stubborn
fight. The exodus to the Transvaal
continued, but 10000 Beers remained
in the Orange Free State to harass the
British soldiers and miners. - s'<'' =.
In 1850 the Kaffir war broke out. The
English forces were too weak to cope
with this rebellion, and III order to pla-
cate the Beers. who were inclined to
side with the natives, the British gov
ernment acknowledged the independ-
ence of the Orange Free State. But
this did not help the settlers in the
Transvaal whose political organization
was recognized only after severe strug-
giles. S. ..#= & &. ~. g.
The Transvaal is a strip Of territory
500 BY 400 miles,>with ali area Of 12o, 900
square miles. It is rich in diamond
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promised to afford permanent home
to the Industrious thousands who had
created it.
But three years later Lord Napier,
then governor of the Cape Colony, is
sued proclamat ton denying the right
of the Beers to form an independent
colony anywhere in Africa. The Beers
paid very little attention to this pro-
1unciamento, and nothing would have
come of it had not the agents of the
various chartered companies in London
discovered rich gold and diamond de-
posits in Natal. In 1912 British troops
were sent to invade the Boer strong
holds and Natal became a British col
ony. The Beers then began their Sec
ond ''trek," or move, and crossed the
Klipp river, fighting the Zulus all the
way, with the intention of occupying
the fertile tract lying between the
Klipp and Buffalo rivers. When the
British government became aware of
this intention, it proclaimed the Buffa-
10 river as the northern boundary of
Natal.
For the third time the Beers moved
this time into the country bounded on
the east by the Drakensberg, on the
north by the Vaal, on the south by the
Orage and on the west by the Vaal-
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1896, when jameson made his i'll.
fated raid against Johannesburg, the
commercial center Of the TransvaaL
The tn 3; Beers We're prepared for the inya.
sion and vanquished the adventurers in
one battle. l. ~:
Since then the uitlanders, who pay
most of taxes collected in the Trans.
vaal, have several times applied to the
English government for redress of
grievances. Among other things they
demand the right of franchise and a
voice in the expenditure of the vast
sums which they are compelled to pay
into the Boer treasury. Joseph Cham.
berlain, the British colonial secretary,
responded to the call of the uitlanders,
the majority of whom are Englishmen
and Americans; and not very long ago
Sir Alfred Miner, British high com.
missioner for South Africa, met Presi.
dent Kruger to discuss readiustment
OF Transvaal affairs The English Off.
cial asked for more liberal naturaliza.
ton laws and an increase of uitlande1
representatives in the "volksraad." )"
President Kruger submitted a counter
proposition that citizenship he granted
to foreigners upon the following con.
dltlons: First, registration IA days
after arrival; second, six months notice
of intention; third, two years con.
tinuous registration; fourth, continu.
Gus residence; fifth, to have undergone
no dishonoring sentence; sixth, proof
OF obedience to the laws; seventh, full
title of franchise in the country OF
origin; eighthly, the possession of prop.
erty, or yearly income; all these con.
ditional upon England's consent to the
incorporation of Swaziland into the
Transvaal.
This counter proposal was, of course,
rejected by the British commissioner;
and it is quite probable that consent tc
the English demands will be enforced
at the point of the bayonet. The Trans;
vaal is prepared for such an outcome.
Its Notifications are in, splendid con.
dition, and its army of 10000 men,
headed by Gen. Joubert, is equipped
with Mauser rifles and modern artil.
lery. Should war come, it will be a
stubborn and bloody conflict, the sue.
cess of which may hang in the balances
for long time. That England willwin
in the long run is almost. certain, but
whether the victory will be worth. the
sacrifice it must entail is another cues.
ton. . 80 G, W. wE1PP1ERr.
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old wood cuts which delighted the
imagination Of child hood generation
ago, but, they present very few really
new feats, so far as the real circus il
concerned. The vaudeville perform
ances have grown up within the past
ten years, and they are also assuming
sameness which is giving them q
tameness. 49,.
L Readers under 80 years of age have
heard but little Of Dan Rice, the great
est Of all ssawdust showmen. bat his
memory lives green with the older boys
and girls who saw his performancesIand
heard his jokes. There never w as, and
it. is not likely that there ever will be,
another such clown. If Dan Rice had
been a kings fool he would have taken
place in history, outranking some of the
kings themselves. AS clown he be-
came known all over the country, and
his popularity was such that some 60
years ago. he started forth with q show
Of his own. Its main features were the
marvelously trained white stallion ''Ex-j
celsior," and Dan Rice himself. The
splendid horse and the superb clown
were ''the whole thing ~
Dan Rice exhibited the first circus
that ever came to the national capital.
It was when Martin Van Buren was
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4 LITTLE NONSENSE.

'',i'le leopard cannot change his
spots!" N o, and One so quickly tires
Of loud patterns, too! !"-Detroit jour
nal.
Robbie, said the visitor, ..have you
any brothers and sisters?" NO." re-
piled Robbie, ''I'm all the children we've
got. - Cincinnati Enquirer.
DO you think strong drink,shortens
Q mans life?" It may. but l never
saw a topper who didn't live out the full
ness Of his days. "-ph Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Sunday School Teacher snow, Willie
Green, you may tell me what you, un-
tlerstand by the future state.'" Willie
Green-''Please ma'am, it's a terri
ory."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Ethel-sI saw Count Hardupski last
evening"" Cousin Tom-'Does he talk
as brokenly as ever?" Ethel-'My!
yes. heard him ask pa to loan him ten
dollars before he left Frank Leslie's.
''Didn't you say that five hours on
the wheel would be enough to learn to
ride?'' ''Oh, yes; but you must re-
member that syou have spent most OF
the time on the ground = Heitere
Welt. .
Great Artist-"Now, some one has
written q book in which he attempts
to prove that all geniuses are insane"
Great lnventor-''The author of that
book must be genius himself
Cleveland Leader.
"John," said, Mrs. HillSins, II don't
believe Tom will ever marry. He is too
bashful to ever propose to woman"
"Oh, 1 don't know; he may meet a
young widow some day." replied her
husband.-Ohio State journal.
Krepps- who is the scared-looking
little chap so completely under the in
fluence of the big woman?" Jiigson-
'"That's Sizboom. Got breyet and a
gold medal for daring work in the Phil
ippincs. ."-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
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TROUBLE TN AFRIC Ga.
Great Britain's misunderstanding
with the Boer Government.

Especial Correspondence.1

That Great Britain is preparing to
conquer the republic Of South Africa,
of which the famous Paul Kruger is
president, is evident that the task will
be a heavy one is equally apparent to
anyone familiar with the character,
warlike disposition and religious fer
vor of the Beers. ..<,~. s
Viewed from a purely ethical stand-
point the English government is in the
wrong when it seeks to destroy the po-
litical independence Of the Beers, who
were the original settlers in South
Africa and whose valor and industry
prepared safe landing places for the
English traders and soldiers who ar
rived years afterward. % ~
The Boers-the' Dutch name for
peasant" left Holland in the seven
teenth century and took possession OF
what is now Cape Colony, after a long
and bloody struggle with the Zulus, the
dominant tribe of natives. They were
left in undisturbed control of the coun-
try for years, until the beginning of the
present century in fact, when the dis
coveiy of vast gold and diamond fields
aroused the cupidity of English adven.
turers and capitalists. In 1914 the Boe1
territory, which had been existing un.
der crude form of republican govern:
ment, was formally annexed to Great
Britain. Rather than become subjects
of any European prince or power, the
ignorant, yet liberty-loving, Beers
moved and wrested the Natal country
from the still powerful Zulus. By tradi.
ton and training they were cattlemen
and farmers, and in the newly-con.
quered region they found fat pastures
for their stock and rich virgin soil fol-
their crops. In 1887 Natal was Boe1
state to all intents and purposes, and
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president, and every member of the cab
met attended the performance, while a
special box was prepared for Van
Buren. 1t consisted of two old-fash-
ioned cane seat chairs lashed together
with whipcords. The members of the
cabinet sat on ordinary board seats,
near by the president
Because of the fact that Rice had
only one horse, his circus was called.
|"the one-horse show" This was term
of derision, and originated with rival
circus managers. But Dan Rice took it
up and made it an attractive advertis.
ing card. People flocked from far and
near to see the stallion which was such
a marvel that Dan Rice considered it
sufficient feature to constitute whole
show. They were not disappointed.
''EXselsior" was trained not merely to
do tricks, but to understand language.
He knew the meaning of upwards of 200
words. He would waltz, walk forward
or backward, turn to the left or right,
stand on one, two, three, or four legs
at the word of command. He did not
look for trick motions from his mas
ter, but simply listened for orders and
obeyed them with. wonderful intelli-
gence.
The clever clown who trained him
knew that if Excelsior" should die his
show must Immediately collapse. Con-
sequently during the winter seasons he
trained young cream-colored stallion
with the same name. The younger stall
lion was of the same breed and readily
absorbed from the old horse his knowl-
edge of the language. They were har-
messed together every day, and at
word of command old "Excelsior'
would give the performance, and the
younger horse was obliged to follow
his lead.
Thus it happened that when old 'Ex-
celsior' died the show went on with but
slight interruption. Dan Rice sent to
Pennsylvania for the young stallion,
and the general public did not know for
many years that the old original of the
one-horse show was sleeping in the
Cumberland valley, with a tombstone
! over his grave.
DUSTY Dan" Rice, now well-nigh 80
years old, took to himself a new wife
less than ten years ago. He is we'll to
do, and is going down the decline of
life with gracefulness and in comfort.
He received the largest salary eyer paid
to any man employed in any circus.
Rice was out of the show business, and
comparatively poor. His name was so
we'll known, however, and his PERSONAL
ity so agreeable to the public that in
1865 Adam Forepaugh paid him $25, 900
to. travel with his show for the season.
In 1866 and in 1867 Forepaugh paid the
famous clown $27 800. -.
In 1856 Dan Rice was so popular that
he became self-conceited enough to be-
lieve that he should be presidential
candidate, and his agents humored his
whim by spreading banners everywhere
with the inscriptions: "For President:
Col. Dan, Rice, Of Pennsylvania . The
old man took it seriously, and for a
long time insisted that he should at
least be sent to congress. But he never
was. SMITH D. FRY.
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\ )l!R1lCJJS FOR CHARITY
Tangled Entertainment Quite
Popular in the East.
Come hemoriesso OF Dan Rice, the ven.
cradle King OF Clowns and Orig
inator Of the One-Horsc
s& Show. - r. tt@l,l= Y y
/. Especial Washington Letter

,eFES4 lSpeclal w WaSElnStOn Letter.J =" ~
Have you been to the circus this year?
" hasn't the circus come around vet /?
Wnen some of the fathers and mothers
OF the present day were boys and girls
the circuses moved very slowly.
IN those good old days the elephants
aided the horses in pulling the wagons
and cages along the country roads, for
the circuses were nomadic caravan
sarles. Nowadays the circuses travel
on railroad trains. But from the day the
nrst bills are posted until the day of the
arrival OF the circus is probably just as
long as it used to be to the little ones
OF the former generation.
Ihe circuses of the present day are
really travelling vaudeville shows with
animal attachments. The menageries
nave become essential features of each
SHOW, but formerly the circus consisted
only of few trained horses, men and
women riders, a ringmaster, single
ring and clown. There were no ex-
Pensive adjuncts to the original cir
Gus.
st. Patrick's church in the national
capital has an institute for young men,
a social and educational organization,
called Carroll institute. The young men
give public debates, public entertain
ments, and resort to all manner of
churchly devices for maintaining them
selves in an organization. Not long ago
they gave what they called "A Country
Circus" and it was indeed very at
tractive affair, worthy OF description.
In large room they erected tent.
When ticket holders entered the door
they stepped beneath the canvas. There
was ring with sawdust all over it, a
center pole with acrobatic rigging at
tached to it, small brass band dis
coursed circus music, and the tiers of
common board seats were soon filled
with boys and girls, and a few older
people. At the appointed hour dozen
men and women, gayly dressed in
tights, mounted on gaudily trapped
horses, came into the ring from the
dressin ng-room, and pranced about the
place, just as the genuine actors used
to do, so many years ago. There was a
funny clown, with baggy trousers,
painted face and inpudent manners.
There was trick mule, and seeming
ly drunken man to ride it, who was ar
rested and thrown out by an alleged
policeman.
During the performance a typical
hayseed greenhorn came walking about
the ring. lie was warned by the ring
master that he must take seat, so that
other people could see the show. He
paid no heed to the warning, and the
policeman threw him out. AS he went
flying through the door, the big bass
drum sounded, and it seemed as though
the hayseed had fallen down several
flights of stairs.
This is novel sort of performance,
and it proved to be so attractive that it
was repeated several times, to please
the public. This fact suggested to the
narrator the idea of writing about it,
not merely as q national capital affair,
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and gold fields, coal iron ard copper
mines, and timber of great value. The
Beers have never done any thing toward
the development Of the mineral re-
sources Of the country preferring the.
raising Of cattle to- digging for pre-.
cious ores. Foreigners of all national
tiles naturally gravitated toward this,
new Eldorado, and powerful companies
invested fortunes in nssmelting plants
and mining machinery, so that the pop
ulation increased quickly to $50, 600, Of
whom less than Is, 600 are Beers. Inor-
der to prevent their absorption by new
corners, the founders of the South Az
rican republic drilled every citizen in
military tactics and organized, sys-
tenn of government which virtually dis
franchises all foreigners, or uitlanders.
In 1875 the Beers passed a law, or rath-
er reaf1irmed an old law, to the effect
that the people will admit of no equal
ity Of persons Of color with the white
Inhabitants, either in state or church.
In the same year war with rebellious
natives had emptied the Boer treasury;
and England felt called upon to inter-
vene ''in the name of humanity" and
Sir Theophilus Shepstone on April IL,
1877, annexed the Transvaal. More than
three years afterward, the impov-
erished Beers began an active war for
independence. They had chosen new
provisional government, with Paul Kru-
ger, NJ. w. Pretorius and p. J. Joubert
at its head. Sir G. Pomeroy Colley, lieu
tenant governor Of Natal, refused recog-
milton to the Kruger administration
and led punitive expedition against
the Beers. In January, 1881, his troops
came to Laing's Neck, where they met
Gen. Joubert's forces, and in less than
five minutes i69 English soldiers had
been killed. A few days later the troops
met again on the banks of the .Ingogo,
where Coiley lost another Is men. On
February 27 occurred the famous bat
tie of Majuba Hill, in which Colley and
the flower of his army bit the dust.
Shortly afterward England recognized
the independence of the Transvaal, was
given resident agent at Pretoria, was
permitted to establish fctional suzer-
| ainty, and in it's turn granted all the de.
1nands of the Beers. Kruger has re-
manned president ever since 1881, and
nothing occurred to disturb the tran
| quillity of the Boer government until
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FIND BAG OF COIN.
Cubans Stripping the Spanish Cruis-
er, Almirante Oquentlo, Make
=. Rich Haul.

A. number of Cuban fishermen, who
were working the other dag on the
wreck Of the Spanish cruiser Almirante
Oquendo, near Santiago, stripping the
hulk of brass and copper fittings, found
$4,000 in specie and $4,000 in Spanish
currency, The paper money was found
aft by a diver. It is badly damaged by
the action Of the water, and has little
value, except as a curiosity. The spe-
Gle, consisting Of 81 200 in gold and
$1,000 in silver, was found in bag on
the deck Of the vessel. It is evident
that some officer was compelled to drop
I it where it was found while he was at
tempting to carry it ashore after the
warship was beach *s 4
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but somewhat as a suggestion to young
men and women Of other communities
who may desire to get up novel enter
tainments for good purposes.
The first man in this country to at
tain distinction and fame in the circus
business was Dan Rice, who reached his
ninetieth year only few months ago.
His real name was Daniel McLarren,
but he will be known to fame by his cir
GUS name. When ne was a young man
travelling about race tracks he became
known as an athlete and tumbler, and
was generally nicknamed 'Dusty Dan,' -
but why he took the name of Rice no.
body has even been able to ascertain.
One of the elderly men who attended
the country circus of the Carroll insti-
tute told a number of interesting things
about Dan Rice, as we were walking
home after the performance. He said
that when quite young, man Dan Rice
became known as wrestler, boxer and
prize fighter; and that his agility,
strength and scientific sparring made
him formidable antagonist. It is a
matter of official record that in 1925 the
Pennsylvania legislature at Harrisburg
adjourned to witness boxing match
between Dan Rice and George Kensett,
celebrated fighting man of that day.
What do you think of legislature ad-
iourning for the sake of witnessing
such a performance? 1t seems almost
incredible that such thing could have
occurred, but it did. ..-, ...s.
The circuses which come to the peo-
pie of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys
begin their annual tours on the Allan
tic coast and end their seasons along the
coast of the gulf of Mexico. They are
already billing to appear in Washing
ton; and the little men and women of
the rising generation are saving up
their pennies in order to be sure Of
funds enough to buy red lemonade and
neanuts, as well as to secure admission.
The modern circuses are too big.
There are three or four rings, and a
separate performance is conducted in
each; and all this is confusing to the
ewes and the brains of beholders. While
we are watching the Japanese jugg]ers
in front of us, we are at the same time
squirting at the sylphlike form of the
girl in pink tights at the other end of
the big tent, who is dangling on q the
barebac., of horse, and jumping
through hoops of fire. n. rs sT
These circus bills which are to be
seen everywhere now in Washington
are more gorgeous than those faring
. 4 &
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Gentleman (who has engaged aged
colored hackman to drive him from
the station to the hoteD-Say, uncle,
what's your name?
Driver-My name, sab, is George
Washington.
Gentleman - George Washington.
that name seems familiar.
Driver-WelI, fo' de Lawd-s sake +
should think it ought to. Here i been
drivin' to this station fo' bout %
years, sah.-HarIem Life.
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The Artless GirIO, Mr.. SpoonanoFe.
your necktie has gone all awry. Shall Z
tie it for you?
Ihe Artful 4outh-H you will be -
good. VIII you fix it any way want
1T? Thanks. Please stand righ. IN
front of me and tie it at the back of
my neck. I'll shift it around myself
Chicago Tribune.
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A Horrible Revenge.

Briggs-That was sad thing about
young Smith, wasn't it? His rich aunt
died and left him nothing but her piano.
! Griggs-Dear me, how cruel of her.
But what is he going to do about it?
Briggs-Oh. he is getting his revenge.
He had it moved out near the cemetery,
and he is taking lessons on it.-Harlem
Life.
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mike" said Flooding Pete. ''5ere's
only one time when envies de rieI,.-
I'm ashamed of yer weakness
Il don't blame you. But when + read
about desc swells comm all de way
from Europe as saloon passengers,
can't help feelin' pang o. jealousy
Washington Star.
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INSANITY AMONG Hnlf-Dreeda.

An incident of the civilization of the
red man is that he is developing in
sanity, just as white folks do, and
therefore the government has bought
16O acres of land near Canton, S. d.,
whereon to build an. asylum to accom-
modate all the insane Indians of the
United States. Indian Commissioner
Jones says, however, that there are no
insane Indians of pure race. The in
mates of the new asylum will be half
breeds.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Familx Of DancInR Master..

The D'Egvilles, of London, have
taught dancing since the days iof
George III. The present survivor de-
clares that dancing among the upper
classes has degenerated into vulgar
romp. His principal work now is teach
ing young women how to walk, how to
enter a room and to coach them for
presentation at court.-N: Z. World
The Worthington advance., 1899-07-14
Zinc Statue for Pari. show.

The zinc mine of Stark & Ralston, in
Leadville hollow, near Galena, Kan.,h
been sold to Frank Wilcox, of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Trust company,
for $4,000. The property consists Of
a mill and seven lots and is one of the
best producers of. the district.
The great Missouri-Kansas zinc re-
gion will be represented next year at
the Paris exposition by a. zinc statue.
The model will be one of Kansas or
Missouri's daughters. The zinc miners
association of the district will have the
statue made by a noted New Y ork sculp-
tor at a cost of about $4,000. Il =
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Early Indications,

"And when we became engaged all
he did was to kiss my hand"
eyes; I've heard his mother say he
was the kind of a boy who would make
one piece of candy last him week.
Indianapolis journal.