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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
M'KINLEY CRITICISED.
Englishmen Think He Did Wrong I'm
PrOpOsfuU Mediation.

Copyright, 1sOO by the Associated Press)
LONDON, March H.-Between the lines
of the politely worded editorial comments
on President McKinley's expression of will
ingness to aid in the restoration of peace
between Great Britain and the Boer re-
publics can be discerned many evidences
of an inward irritation which the less re-
sponsible public does not hesitate to out
wardly express. while even members of the
government privately display pique that
of all the powers America should have
consented to assume what one official
designated as the 'ungracious role of sug-
gesting some form of interference" to
which he added this expression: English
men cannot help contrasting the perfect
correctness of the attitude of openly un-
friendly France with the offer of the
United States. which, If it had come from
less disinterested source. could only have
been regarded unfriendly act
There is no doubt that the overtures of
the United States, even though so care
fully worded, have sensibly irritated Great
Britain as a whole, while circles especially
friendly to the United States express open
regret at the opportunity offered TO criti-
else and compare the refusal of NJ. Del
casse, the French minister Of foreign af-
fairs, to crafty the hostile sentiment in
France by making proposals to Lord Sails
bury, which were sure of rejection. with
what they testify call the interference"
of Washington, and which, though only
tentative and clothed in words of perfect
friendliness and courtesy. came at an in
opportune moment when the supreme self
sufficiency Of the British empire is the pre-
dominating feeling Of the day.
Everywhere one hears expressions of sat
isfaction that while the answer to the pro-
posal was clothed in words of perfect
courtesy the language of Lord Salisbury
in brushing aside" President McKinley's
proffer SO extremely definite as TO Kill
all possibility of a repetition of the offers
from any source unless those proposing
them are desirous OF being recognized as
openly antagonistic to this country.
Emphasis is laid on the fact that Great
Britain declared at the outset her unwill-
ingness to consent to any outside interfer-
ence. and, therefore. as according to the
welI-established principle of international
law that the right of Intervention is con-
ditional on the willingness OF both parties
to the quarrel to accept the good Offices
of a mediating power. such interference
was in this case outside the bounds of dip
lomatic possibilities and gave Lord Sails
bury full justification for his ''retort
courteous"
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erts, by advancing along the vaal river.
would turn Biggarsberg, and the Beers
must then be between two armies.
The TransvaaI Beers may fight on in
the hope Of foreign Intervention. They
have no other chance, as either British
army outnumbers them, and they cannot
escape being between two fires, except by
perpetual retreat. But. though I can see no
cnance for them except through foreign
intervention, L expect the Transvaal Beers
VIII fight until the last, as their animosity
TO the British is deep-rooted. Intervention
Is unlikely, as the British navy is an un-
known quantity and the British nation
quite determined
The fate of Mafelxing is uncertain. All
recent reports show that, despite the great
hardships, the garrison will hold out; that
the besiegers are growing tired and timid,
and that relief movements are in progress
north and south; but the news is indefi-
mite. The situation is summed up in the
Associated Press dispatches that the relief
or Mafeking may be expected at any time"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
LADY ROBERTS SAILS.
Goes to South Africa to Join Her
Hero Husband, Little BObs."


LONDON, March 1.-THE departure of
Lady Nora Roberts from London, for
South Africa, to-day. was made the occa-
sion for a popular demonstration. Among
her fellow-travelers were the Duchess of
Teck, who has gone TO join her husband.
Gen. Sir Frederick Darlington and staff,
Lady Chesham and Miss Rhodes, the lat
ter Cecil Rhodess sister. A large gathering
of friends bade Lady Roberts farewell, in
cluding Mr. Broderick, the parliamentary
secretary of the Foreign Office; Mr.. Wynd-
ham, the parliamentary secretary of the
War Office; Mr.. Newton, the lord mayor of
London, and the Duke of Abercorn. Lady
Roberts was accompanied by her two
daughters, all in deepest mourning. Short
ly after they entered their saloon carriage
the lord mayor presented the three ladies
with punches of shamrocks. The departure
OF the train was the signal for a great out
burst of enthusiastic cheering and the
waving of flags and handkerchiefs.
Lady Roberts made the British flag
which the hero of Kandahar hoisted over
the Orange Free State presidency when he
took formal possession OF Bloemfontein
On his departure from England for the
scene of war General Roberts took with
him, as one Of his most important pieces Of
luggage. this flag. stitched by the hands of
his wife. Lady Roberts had counted on the
certainty of good use being made of this
symbol of Britannia's power, and she was
not disappointed Her only son lost his life
on Dec 5. near Colenso. and lies buried in
a hero's grave in that city. He was the
heir to the lordship Of Kandahar. which
must now pass to one not I'm the direct
Roberts l;ae. The generals wife has left
CONTINUED ON FIFTH P1GE.5
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ROBERTS A MARVEL.
His Successful Campaign i'm Cape Col
ony-ReIief of Kimberley.

LONDON, March 10.-"Lord Roberts's
plan has been magnificent. He seems to
have solved in one all the knotty prob
lens which puzzled other generals. He has
rendered the mobility of the Beers use
less; he has overcome the difficulty of
transport, he has proved that the Beers
can be outfianked. He has shown that
secrets can be maintained. He has used
the resources of the country in the shape
of rivers for providing water He has
opened the eyes of the enemy to the fact
that we can move when away from our
railway"
This is the first uncensored comment
upon the active operations of General
Roberts that has been published in Eng
land. IT is contained I'm the letter of the
Daily News correspondent and is dated
Jacobsdal, Feb. II. He continues: 'In the
brief space of seven days Lord Roberts
has cleared British soil of the invaders
and has occupied a portion of the Free
State larger than that which the Beers
occupied of the British. On Thursday Ja-
cobsdal was occupied by the Seventh, after
some fighting wherein we had two killed
and twenty wounded.
I'm the meanwhile the cavalry under
General French left Driepat Thursday
morning and marched direct on Kimberley.
Beers were encountered four miles out
side but they were already leaving. A sharp
fight took place. the Beers retreated, and
Kimberley was relieved. Everyone that
night at Drieput was elated at our sue
cesses, but the full significance of all our
rapid movements was only realized the fol-
lowing morning.
AT break OF day great cloud OF dust
was seen six miles from camp. moving in
an easterly direction and extending some
eight miles in length. The Beers were
trekking. 1t came on all a. q surprise
that this should have been accomplished
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ROBERTS LIKE GRANT.
Spencer wilkinson's Estimate of the
Victorious British Commander.

LONDON, March 1S-Spencer Wilkinson
reviews the news of the past week for
the Associated Press as follows:
The great secret of war is personality
Napoleon said In war the big thing is
not men, but man. and the sudden change
in the state of the South African war is
Cue to the presence and power of one man
Lord Roberts. Seven years ago 1 spent
many weeks with him in India, accom-
panying him as his guest on his last tour
of inspection of the Indian armies. 1 saw
for myself how two hundred thousand men
worshiped him. Since his return from In
dia there have been influences striving TO
keep him in the background The disas-
ters of the winter gave him his oppor
tunity, and now the world sees what he
has made of it
When Sherman set out 10 march through
Georgia he asked General Grant for an old
chum cavalry officer, Wilson, / think, and
when Wilson came he sat up half the night
talking to Sherman, who. before retiring.
said: Wilson. I'll tell you where Grant
beats all the rest of US. He don't care
d--n for what he can't see the enemy doing.
and it scares me like HI Roberts is like
Grant. He is too big to be disturbed at
anything. and he quietly does just what he
means to do Accordingly his movements
have knocked the Beers out OF time.
'Dreifontein turns out. by the losses on
both sides. to have been one OF the hardest
fought actions of the war. 1t has finished
the Free Staters and the Free State Rob-
erts entered Bloemfontein on Tuesday, and
the result has been the complete collapse
of Free State resistance. The railway was
opened without difficulty TO the Orange
river. The rebellion In the Cape collapsed.
the Free Staters turning around wholesale
Meantime the Transvaal Beers soiemnly
declare they have made Bisgarsberg Inn
psegnable. but Butler has no need to run
his head against Bigsarsberg. Lord Rob
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FOR MAKING BOGUS MONEY.
Four Alleged English Thieves Arrest.
ed by Secret-Service Omcers.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Operator Hazen.
of the United states Secret Service, has
under arrest four alleged well-known En-
glish thieves. who are charged with maxi
ing and running counterfeit mill in a
tenement house on East Twenty-fourth
street. The men were arraigned on the
charge of making and passing counterfeit
10 and 5o-cent pieces. They are described
as Theodore Stevens. Timothy Cassidy.
alias John Gill;" and James Sullivan,
alias English Jim." and George West.
alias English Bill" The were held In
&.ooo bail each. but In Vests case the ex-
aminakion was set for Monday next
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by a force of ten thousand mounted men,
while one division was twenty odd miles
from Kimberley, another at Jacobsdal and
a third further off still. But the Beers
were seized with wholesome fear of our
infantry coming up and feared. and
they rightly feared. being caught in a trap.
"Soon our mounted infantry patrols. out
to the east, came and reported that they
had been driven in by the enemys advance
guard. They also reported that there was
a convoy of nearly one thousand wagons
being escorted along the north of the Mod
der. General Knox's brigade was imme-
diately ordered out, with the Eghty-first
and Seventy-sixth field batteries. The
convoy had, however, for the moment
slipped through and were five or six miles
on. The main body of the enemy, how
ever, was attacked. The Beers made a
gallant stand to give their transport time
to get through. They took up strong
position north of the Modder ON some
kopjes, with their sides facing south. east
and west. From the eastern end the road
followed the course of the river. protected
by slight declivity in the ground. At dis
tances of about 500 yards other kopjes
arose, which gave the Beers good positions.
as they fell back, and acted as stepping
stones in their line Of retreat.
''The main position was occupied the
whole day by the bulk of the enemy, who
were covering the rest of their force as
they retired. Our shrapnel played on 1t
hour after hour and the enemy deserves
the greatest admiration for the manner in
which they maintained their position Their
efforts, however, were not destined to be
crowned with success. Four thousand of
our mounted infantry moving in echelon
got around their left. or, rather. cut off
their line of retreat, as we were fighting
in parallel lines. Their oxen, having come
from Kimberley, were exhausted. and be-
fore nightfall they had to be outspanned
ten miles from their main position. The
Seventy-sixth Battery was quickly up
there and ruthlessly played on the trans
port until dark. The enemy seemed very
determined to get through to Keffyfon-
tein.'
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DUNDONALD FINDS THE ENEMY.
Beers I'm Strong Positions at the Chief
Passes on the Natal Border.

LADYSMITH, March 16-Lord Dundon-
AIDS cavalry patrols reconnoitered the
Free State border of Basutoland, to De
Beers pass, where slight skirmish oc-
CURED, in which two British were
wounded. The Beers were also encoun-
tered in strength at Van Reenans pass
and Tintwas pass.
Kaffirs arriving here report that the
Beers are manifesting a very vindictive
spirit under defeat and that many kraals,
hitherto respected, have been burned.
The German ambulances attached to the
Boer forces were found near Modderspruit,
having been abandoned by the Beers, be-
cause they were unable to keep pace with
the retreat. They were brought into camp,
where the wounded were cared for. Trans
ports were subsequently supplied and the
ambulances were sent to the Boer lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
REBELS sURRENDERING.


BURGHERSDORP, March 17-Comman-
dant Olivier evacuated his position on
hill in front of the British during the night
DR.. Dewett. member of the Cape Par
lament, and his brother have been ar
rested.
Colonists who have been in arms con-
tinue to surrender. Commandant Dor
mehels force of Beers have sent for some
one to come and accept their surrender
quickly. They appear to be afraid of Com
mandant Olivier, who, it is said, threatens
to shoot Dormehel if he comes to Lady
Grey. a number of rifles have been stacked
at Herschel, but their ownership has not
been traced. AT Berkley West two hundred
persons have surrendered to the justice Of
the peace and $50 more have given up their
arms and ammunition at Herschel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18
ANOTHER MAFEKING RUMOR.
Baden-PoweIl's Town Again Reported
to Have Been Relieved.

LONDON, March 17.-It is persistently
reiterated that Mafeking has been re-
lieved but the War Office has no confirma-
tion of the rumor.
LOBATSI, Bechuanaland, March T. via
Lourenzo Marques, March 1.-THE railroad
is open to this point, and there is wire
communication as far as Pitsani. The
Beers who were at Sequani have retired
to Ruskenburg The relief of Mafeking is
expected any day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-18

BETHULIE, March 15.-General Cat
acres scouts have occupied Springfontein.
The country is clear Of the enemy The
main column is following the scouts.
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Beers Along the Biggarsberg.

GLENCOE, March 10, via Lourenzo
Marques, March 16.-The Boer defenses
along the Bfggarsrtrg nave beeff COM
pleted and are said to render the position
impregnable.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Man that is born Of woman is
small potatoes and few in a hill,
says an exchange. In infancy
he is full Of collie and catnip tea,
in old age he is full of cuss
words aud rheumatism. In bis
youth his mother taketh him
across her knee and sweetens his
life with her slipper, and when
he is a man grown the sheriff
pursueth him all the days of his
life. He spreadeth like bay
tree. He getteth into Office and
his friends cling to him like flies
to sugar barrel. He sWelleth
with vanity, and cutteth ice for
a while, but is hewed down at
the next convention and is cast
into the salt box and his name
is Dennis. Out of office and out
of friends he soon gets busted
and lieth down in COW pastures
beside the still waters of the
brook. He dieth gut of the world
and goeth where it is warm en-
ough without clothes. The last
end of that man is worse than
the beginning.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

The Morenci & Southern rail
road now being constructed from
MorenCi to Guthrie in Arizona,
is already gaining quite a repu-
tatiOn as the crOokedest railroad
on earth, says the Ell Paso Her
aid. Besides its erookedness it
will be notable for its bridge
work and steep grades. In the
eighteen miles that it goes to
cover a distance of ten miles, it
will have twentyeight bridges.
one of which will be 104 feet
high and twelve of them will
have an average height of sixty.
two feet. The grades will ne;
cessitate the purchase of spec
tally equipped locomotives with
drivers less than two feet in dia.
meter. The engines will be OF
sixty tons weight and enormous
ly powerful though slow.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

It looks funny to see a full
grown and full feathered young
bird hanging around one of its
parents and letting such parent
provide all its food for it, but it
is not a bit funnier than to see a
big chump of a boy smoking a
cigarette and getting three
square meals a day providea by
the toll of his old father, or a
young woman who let's her
mother do the family washing
while she plays Strauss waltz
on the piano or works the head
of pug dog on a dolly. The
time soon comes wheg the old
bird makes the young one hunt
for its food or starve, and the
policy could be well employed
by many a father and mother
Ex.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Man, that is born of parents,
is of few days and full of mi
crobes. He goeth to school
when d youngster, and gets the
seat of his pants padded for
something he did not do. until
he is sick at heart. He groweth
! up like a weed in g back yard,
and soon reacheth the age when
ne is composed largely of feet,
freckles and appetite for pie.
About the time he gets too long.
for short trousers and not long
enough for long ones he goeth
away to college and learneth
how to monkey on a three dollar
mandolin and play whiskey
poker. He cometh home a big
ger fool that ever and marrieth
sweet young thing whose pa is
supposed to be wealthy, but
whom, he subsequently ascer-
taineth, couldn't buy a prize
rooster at a country inn. He wor-
ryeth along fron year to year
gradually acquiring offspring
until his house resembles a Sun
day school class just before
Christmas. He fretteth through
the day and lieth awake at night.
trying to figure out how to keep
his dependent population out of
the poor house; his efforts were
rewarded by having his daugh-
te1s run away and get married
and bring home a nice son-in-
law every day to feast at his
board. His sons grow up and
call him governor, and set him
back for a five every day or
two. About the time he has ac-
quired enough lucre to quarrel
over, he contracteth bad cold
and IS hurried away before he
has time to talk to his family.
His sons blow in his estate on
bad whiskey and plug hats, and
his wife puts the finishing touch
es on his career by marrying
the hired man.-Ex.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20
Republican Primary.

The following action was ia
ken at the republican precinct
primary held in Winslow on the
18th inst.
Primary was called to order
by T. j. Hesser, chairman Of the
precinct committee.
Upon motion T. J. Hesser was
elected chairman and A. K.
Mickey, secretary.
Upon motions the following
named were elected delegates
and- alternates to represent the
precinct Of Winslow in the re-
publican county convention to
be held in the town Of Winslow
on the Goth inst.
Delegates-Geo. G. Reed, j.
+. Mahoney, Julius Lesser, Co
lin Campbell, J. w. Bradbury,
F. M. French, E. A. Boyd, f. W.
Nelson, A. K. Mickey, T. J. Hes
ser and G. r. Bauerbach.
A1ternates- es-Allen Hunt, Wal
ter Comstock, w. Fl. Cooley,
John Gilpin, S. E. Patton, f. r..
Flickinger, George Cannon, W.
r. Campbell, Thomas Phibbs, A.
r. Demarest and u. z. Rand.
The primary was, then, upon
motion adjourned sine die.
T. J. HESSER, Chm n.
A. K. MICKEY, Sec
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Another flowing we'll has been
struck out in the artesian dis
trict. The new we'll is on the
land of Mr.. Madril, and is To-
Gated short distance southwest
Of Hildreth's ranen. The flow
is through a six-inch pipe, and
is said to be very strong. A
tWenty-foot pipe was attached
above the ground and the force
was sufficient to throw the
stream above it. The flow was
struck at depth of 105 feet.
The apparatus used for boring
the well was a home made one
of the springpele variety and
the cost of boring the we'll was
merely nominal.-Safford Guar
dian.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20


The cattlemen Of the Hack
berry ranges this week shipped
from Seligman and Hackherry
twenty-three carloads of cattle
to the range recently rented by
Crozier & linus near Bakersfield.
The steers will be fatted and
sold to the California butchers
and the stock cattle will be kept
on the range for breeding pur7
poses. Owing to the drouth the
major part of the cattle in Mo-
have county will have to be
shipped out.-MohaVe Miner.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20
"Only a Printer"

Hes only a brinter." Such
was the sneering remark made
recently by one of the female
leaders of our local aristocracy
the Goldfish quality. Who was
the Earl of Stanhope? He was
only aprinter. What were Prince
Edward William and the Prince
Napoleon? Proud to call them
selves printers. The present
Gar of Russia and the Duke of
Battenburg are printers, and
the Emperor of China worked
in a private printing Office al
most every day.
VIM. Caxton, the father of
English literature, was a prac-
tical priRter. What we're G.. P.
Willis, James Gale, James Park
er, Horace Greely, Charles
Dickens, James Buchanan, ST.
mon Cameron and Schuyler
Colfax? Printers all, and prac-
tical ones. Also Bayard Tay-
lor, the poet.
Mark Twain, Amos Cummings,
Bret Harte, Opie Reid are plain
printers. So were Artemus
Ward, Petroleum V. Nasby and
Sut Lovingood. Senator Plumb
was a printer and so is Governor
Jas. Hogg of Texas. Buckley
O'Neill, and the leader of scien-
ce and philosophy, Benjamin
Franklin, in his day made it his
boast that he was a printer
It is not every one that can be
a printer-brains are absolutely
necessary. Furthermore, it is
no disgrace to be a printer. =
Silver Lake Record.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Hon, A. F. Banta. one of the
pioneers of this territory and a
newspaper man of considerable
experience, was a visitor in our
city for a few days the latter
part of last week. He was very
reticent as to the object OF his
visit to this section of the terri
tory, but as Gov. Murphy came
in on No. 2 Saturday night and
returned west on No. / Sunday
morning, and they held short
conference, it was surmised that
Mr.. Banta was on a still hunt
for Murphy delegates to the re
publican territorial convention.
At any rate Mr. Banta took No.
2 Sunday night for Holbrook,
and was to go on to st. Johns
from there, presumably to Sc
cure the Apache county delega
ton.
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

There is a grading and track
laying gang at work extending
the yard limit at this point a
quarter Of a mile west. The
management must be expecting
4 considerable increase in the
volume of their business from
the additions they are making
to their motive power, rolling
stock and yard facilities. We
would like to see it begin,
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Go to J. F. Mahoney s for the
beststock of fresh candies, nuts,
stationery, school books, peri
odiCals and the latest dailies
from both east and west. <
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Trains Nos. lend are the regular Daily
oyeriand Express and run every day in the
year. Ihe trains are equipped to accommo-
date passengers travelling on all classes of
tickets They carry Pullman Palace Sleep
ing Cars through from Los Angeles to Chi
cago and also Yestibuled> Pullman Tourist
Sleeping .ars. In addition to these it
carries Reclining Chair Car, no extra
charge being made for seats
The Grand Canyon of the COlorodo the
Moqui Villages and the Petrified Forest in
Arizona can be reached only via this line.
Folders and descriptive books will be fur
nished on application.
JOHN J, BYREE.
General Passenger Agent
Los AuoeleS CaI
The Winslow mail., 1900-09-20

Isn't it wonderful how a
mans memory is stimulated as
he sinks for the third time. in
drowning?" remarked one of our
savans the other day. "Won-
derful, indeed, " replied his aud
itor. II was just reading of a
we'll attested case of a politi-
clan who upon sinking that way
actuallyremenbered the pied ges
he had made to his constituents
before election"