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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15
Garrison was Relieved.

Town Sept 5Thc siege Ladybrand has been raised after
desperate attempts the and its little garrison 100
troops attacked Laband estimated to
hayen 1000
the British position Probably
proacl o. u relief force saved tie little garrisoA.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1900-09-15

Sept supposed be bubonc plague
disease unde
observation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

The frontispiece of the March Critic will
be full-length double-page portrait Of
Mark Twain in color.
Golfers Weekly has established ''wom-
ans Page" and has put Ii I'm charge Of
Margaret Sangster, until recently editor of
Harper's Bazaar.
The Outlook for Feb. II contains an
article by Lew Wallace. jr., treating OF the
legal status OF church property in our new
territorial acquisitions.
Turf, Field and Farm isues handsome
special edition containing a history of
american horses and OF representative
Eorsemen- II is fully illustrated.
The recent Democratic movement in
favor Of Hon. Richard Olney for President
should give especial interest to his article
I'm the March Atlantic on the Growth of
Our Foreign Policy.
Mr.. Raoul Renault. of Quebec Canada,
announces that in April he will begin the
publication OF american Notes and
Queries" a monthly journal TO be i'm style
and scope similar TO the London Notes
and Queries" IL will be devoted to litera-
ture. history, biography, archaeology eth
biography, folklore numismatics. philatelv
and general information. Its query de-
partment will be open 10 all. and questions
having general interest will be answered.
The international Monthly for February
published at Burlington. VT. by the Mac
millans. contains articles on the following
subjects: Art as Means of Expression. >.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Carriage Containing Seven People,
Five of whom Are Killed.

GENEVA, N. Y. Feb 25-Shortly after
midnight Saturday the midnight express
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad struck
carriage containing seven persons at Tut
ties crossing. about twenty-five miles east
from Rochester, instantly killing five OF
the occupants, fatally injuring another and
badly bruising the other All were MEM
bers of family. The dead:
MRS. AMY SMITH, forty-eight years old
BERT SMITH. twenty-three years old
MISS MIRANDA SMITH. twenty-four
years old
GLEE SMITH. fourteen years old.
CATHERINE SMITH, aged eight years.
The injured Porter Smith. husband
of Mrs. Smith and father of the other VIC
tins. and Gardner Smith, twenty-one years
old.
The family had spent the evening at a
friends house near futile Corners cross
ing and started home little before mid
night. The carriage in which they rode
was three-seated affair. Porter Smith
and his son Gardner occupied the front
seat. Before reaching the crossing the
carriage was stopped and Mr.. Smith
listened for the train, but did not hear it
in the bowling gale. The horses had just
crossed the track in safety when the en-
CINE of the express crashed down upon
the carriage and its occupants. Gardner
Smith, who was the least injured, crawled
to a station near by and secured assist
ance. The bodies of Mrs. Smith and her
daughter MIRANDA were carried for a mile
on the cow catcher of the engine. The
bodies of the little girl and her two broth
ers were found near the scene of the acct
dent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

third edition of Rider Haggard's His
tory of the Transvaal'' is announced by the
New Amsterdam Book Company.
Dodd, Mead & Co. announce for early
publication Albert Stickney's monograph
on the Boer war. 1.-The Transvaal Out
look" The work will contain five maps
They will also publish the only authorized
American edition of Tolstors new novel;
Resurrection"
The author of knights In Fustian,"
soon to be issued by Houghton, Miffiin &
Co.. is. as has already been announced In
these columns, Miss Caroline Krout of
Charlottesville. She writes, however, under
the name of Caroline Brown" The book
is said to have an effective descriptive
quality, strong native insight into human
nature and grasp Of character unusual in
a new writer.
d. Appleton & Co. will soon issue 1.-The In
ternational Geography" convenient vol
ume for the intelligent general reader and
the library which presents expert sum-
marieS of the results of geographical science
throughout the world at the present time.
1t contains nearly five hundred Illustrations
and maps which have been specially pre-
pared. and articles by James Bryce, Nam
sen, the explorer, and others.
In the Rural Science Series" edited by
Prof. L. H. Bailey. of Cornell University,
and published by the Macmillan Company,
a new volume of some interest is on 1.-THE
Principles of Stock Breeding" by w. H
Brewer. Phi. D., professor of agriculture at
Yale University. The subject of the book
deals with the application of biological
laws to the breeding of domestic animals
Qncludng poultry, whether for fancy
or profit
Messrs. Small. Maynard & Co, Boston.
are to issue. so soon as IL can be got off the
press. little book entitled "A Woman's
Paris" intended for the use of the Amer
lean lady who Is about to go to Paris, and
who wishes while she is there, to quote
the authors preface, Ito do the agreeable
things there are TO do and to avoid the
disagreeable things there are not to do
The author Is an American woman who
knows Paris.
The novel written by Prof Wickersham,
of Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre
Haute. soon to be published by Scribners.
Is entitled "Enoch Willoughby." 1t is said
that, although in range Of type and motive.
Mr.. Understands book carries out certain
accepted traditions OF the English novel,
his field and treatment are entirely Amer
lean. The scene of the story is laid in the
Middle West, where his characters, which
are portrayed with broad sympathy and
not without humor form a distinguished
group. As a contrast to the spiritual life
OF the region in which the scenes are laid
Is love story, which is said to be strong
and human.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
DIED FROM HICC0UGHS.
Hamilton III. GreysOn, Who Is Said to
Have Had Remarkable Career.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ga man, reg
istered at the Pennsylvania Hospital as
Hamilton H. Greyson, died in that insti-
tuition to-day from hiccoughs, and from
letters found among his effects is supposed
to have had a remarkable career and a
wide experience in various parts of the
world. Letters to him from Cecil Rhodes,
General Baden-Powell, General Miles,
General Wheeler, the late General Lawton
and Assistant Postmaster General Allen
we're found. The Allen letter was dated at
Washington, April, 1899, and showed that
Greyson had been appointed postmaster at
Manila. Another letter shows that he re-
signed that office in September 1892 on ac-
&C unit of Ill health.
The Baden-Powell letter was dated "In
the field, Mombara, Africa, July Il, 1896 Z"
In this letter he was known as Henry
Herbert Greyson, and Ii recommended him
for the Victoria Cross for good work done
as a hospital surgeon.
AT his boarding house very little was
known Of him. He never spoke of his fami-
ly, but is believed to have a son I'm the rail-
road business in Washington, d. G.. Greyson
could speak five languages was engaged In
building a railroad for an English corpora-
ton, and aided in building a railroad to the
top OF the Andes mountains In the same
country, he having been a civil and a me-
chanical engineer. He was also engaged i'm
mining In the western part of this country
and from another letter found on him must
have lived in San Francisco in 1891.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
WE NEED A GREAT NAVY.
Views of Captain Mahan, Who Has
Read the Signs Of the Times.

NEW YORK. Feb 25.-At the annual din
lege of the City of New York last night at
the Savoy, Captain A. T. Mahan made
reference to the war in South Africa, but
said that a public discussion of that SUBJ
ject would be inappropriate to the occa-
sion. II want to call your attention, how
ever" ne said ito the fact that the power
of the immediate future will be the sea
power. We. ourselves. have had two wars
and a sandwich. The sandwich was the
peace conference at The Hague, and one
OF the wars is now going on. The United
States was pitchforked into the Philip
pines against their will and as look upon
the Panama canal. see that the United
States will be rushed into becoming sea
power that was not foreseen some years
ago. Take the other Wharf.-The Boer war.
Whatever may be the issue, IL Will cause
Great Britain, already the greatest power
on the sea, to become a power even greater
be transported TO any part of the world.
The land forces will depend almost entirely
on the power of the sea. Take the war
in the Philippines-and / do not believe
that II Mr.. Bryan should be elected next
fall he would be able to withdraw from the
Philippines. This war itself will have the
effect OF forcing the United States to be-
come a tremendous sea power. There is no
taking back now. If / read the signs of
the times Alright we will be compelled to
become what Great Britain has become by
reason Of this war.
1--WE want a navy. There is a grave ne
cessity for it. We must have standing
navy. Our naval force to-day is about
Is. 900. The one most essential thing to a
navy is men. not ships. but men trained
and habituated to ships.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

meantime the discoveries OF ore creps
closer and closer to Mueller's land and
finally the priest was able TO negotiate an
option on half of IL to the Carnegie Steel
interests for 500. 900 cash or an annual In
come OF $4,000 or more, the exact amount
of this income being determined by the
quantity of ore mined yearly. The other
half he held for 800 600. Then ore was
found by the Carnegie Company, and with
in the last few days the option has been
closed and the remaining half has been
withdrawn from the market as worth far
more than 100000.
Now action has been brought by still
other claimants who found Muellers heirs
living penniless in some obscure German
village, and there will be hearing before
the Probate Court this week to determine
why they shall not be declared admins
traitors of the estate and the proceedings
quashed that gave title to the priest III
the foreclosure of Mueller's second mort
gage. which was by advertisement. is valid.
title rests with the priest and he has a
fortune of perhaps 100000; If not the heirs
and the opposing claimants will reap a
still greater reward, for they Will not only
get the property, but will be able to over
turn the option and agreement that has
been made with the Carnegie Steel Com
pany ard can probably sell for higher
price The steel company will fight with
the priest in his efforts to retain control.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
SPORTING EDITOR STRICKEN.
Harry weldon, Who Weighs 300
Pounds, q Victim of Paralysis.

CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 25.--Harry We'll
don, for twenty years the sporting editor of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, was stricken with
paralysis as he retired to his room about 3
o'clock this morning. The stroke does not
affect the brain, as he is perfectly con-
scious, though unable to speak 1t seems
TO affect chiefly the vocal organs and the
right arm and Leg the latter only partially
His great weight. 300 pounds is somewhat
against him, yet his physician says his
chances for recovery are good He is a
great favorite. and is best beloved by those
who knew him best
Harry Weldon is forty years old He
was born and brought up in Circleville O.,
where his father was a leading merchant.
His brothers and sisters still living there
are highly connected socially and in bust
ness. Harry Weldon's forte was baseball,
racing and pugilism. In the latter he dis
tinguished himself on the fight in which
Corbett defeated Sullivan by standing out
against universal opposition for his judy
ment that Corbett would be the winner.
He has witnessed all the great fights in the
United States for the last fifteen years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

Yet Left Property Which Is Now
Worth About 100000.

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. 25.-Johann Muel-
Ter. who died supposed pauper. left prop
erty which has risen in value to several
hundred thousand dollars. Mueller was a
homestcader who took up government pine
land a few miles north of this city some
years ago. He became so involved in finan-
cial troubles that many trifling judgments
We're taken against his land which he
had also given two small mortgages. aggre-
eating about $500. Finally. fourteen months
ago, he died in the poorhouse. He had no
relatives in America and his body was
buried by the county.
About the time of his death II was found
that valuable deposits OF iron ore existed
in the neighborhood of his homestead and
search was begun for Mueller. Detectives
were sent all over the United States TO
find him, and while they were following
elusive clues from Arizona TO Cuba and
from Maine to Washington the poor man
breathed his last in the Douglas county
almshouse, not three miles from the Of
fees of the Duluth men who were so anxi-
Gus TO find him.
One OF the two mortgages held against
him was by a Catholic priest of this city.
who foreclosed IL and then bought an as
signment OF the sberiff's certificate on the
first mortgage, thereby shutting out the
claimants who had sued for title. Ia the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
MANY PEOPLE INJURED
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY HURT By
A FIRE AND EXPLOSION.
Immense Warehouses Destroyed In a
to BE Married This Week.

PARIS, Feb. 25.-As the result of fire
that broke out this morning at Saint Ouen.
suburb of Paris. in a collection of alcohol
and oil stores, a series of explosions &C.
Cured, spreading the flames until a block
of six immense warehouses was ablaze. A
great concourse of spectators had ap-
preached too near, when suddenly and un-
expectedly, the alcohol in a number of watts
exploded. large number Of people, in
Guiding some firemen, were more or less in
jured. The last explosion occurred at s
o'clock this afternoon when IL was thought
that all danger had been averted. Thirty
persons were injured by flying debris. The
official computation shows that $50 were
hurt and quite number seriously.
The block of warehouses was almost sur
rounded by unoccupied ground, over which
the burning alcohol spread when the build
ings collapsed, resembling sea Of flames
and causing CONSERVATION throughout the
district. People in the dwellings near by
began hastily removing their furniture. The
suffocating heat and fumes seriously ham,
pered the work of the fire brigade. A num-
Der of engines were sent from Paris to as
sist. The firemen worked fearlessly and,
more than once. were precipitated to the
ground by falling roofs and walls. de-
tachment of soldiers aided the firemen in
emptying the adjacent houses of furniture,
and the ambulances were busy in carrying
victims to the neighboring hospital. For
tunately the flames did not reach the i'm
mense reservoirs of petroleum. The loss is
estimated at 100000 francs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
The Afrikanders.

This Is an instructive contribution to the
literature of the British Boer situation in
South Africa. The full title of the work
is 1.-The Afrikanders: Century of Dutch
English Feud in South Africa" 1t is not
a history of the present controversy. but
OF events long preceding and of the causes.
near and remote. which have brought about
the present sanguinary war. From the
authors point of view the narrative seems
to show an irrepressible conflict or racial
feud between the British and the Dutch
In South Africa. from their earliest settle
ments to the present time. The settle
ments date back to the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. and the feud seems
to be as old. The entire book, except the
last chapter, is devoted to the story OF the
two peoples, telling how and when they
became neighbors in South Africa, why
they failed to blend in one race, why they
came in conflict in diplomacy and war,
and how the feud of over a century culmi-
mated I'm the present struggle. The author.
lie Roy Hooker, is an American. and claims
to be entirely without prejudice in the
British-Boer question His book is the
best consecutive history yet published of
the long-standing conflict between the two
races In South Africa. The concluding
chapter treats of the physical conditions
and resources of the different South Afri-
can countries. and there Is a good map
Chicago: Rand. McNally & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
TIRED OF HER C0ACHMAN.


FALL RIVER, Mass. Feb. 5.-Mrs :Jes-
sic A. Scully Is suing her coachman hus-
band for divorce. and the legal custody
OF three minor children, saying that she is
living apart from him for justifiable rea-
sons. He lives in Missouri Twelve years
ago Philip Scully, then little more than a
boy. was coachman for Mrs Amelia Bar
nard. whose nearest relative was her
granddaughter, Miss Jessie Philip They
ran away and were married. The grand
mother promptly disowned Jessie but after
ten years there was reconciliation A
few months after the reconciliation the old
lady died, and the whole estate valued at
about $l59,000, was decreed to be the prop
erty Of the coachman's wife Then a gay
life was led by the family until IL is
charged, the coachman took to other wom-
en-. Mrs. Scully alleges In her petition that
he was associated at divers times and
places with other women, and that he IS
new In small town in Missouri with a
woman unknown TO her. Scully. she saws
tried to get back into her good graces, but
she desires to be once and for all rid OF
him. OF the three children the boy was
very fond of him and Scully's relatives
still think that the boy may eventually be
the cause of reconciliation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

LONDON, Feb. S.-The Standard. re-
ferring editoriaHy to the cabled extracts
from the speech on Saturday of Captain
Mahan on sea power. says: Sea power.
however. requires to be employed with eau
ton and forbearance We have not been
altogether happy in our attempts to avail
ourselves of the right to search. Lord Sails
bury has closed the Sabine incident by a
frank expression of regret to Mr.. Choate,
and with a promise that more caution will
be displayed in stopping American vessels
in the future. Thus the affair of the Bun
dezrath Is repeated. 1t is not particularly
agreeable to have had to confess to two
great powers in the course of few weeks
that We have put ourselves in the wrong
and must make reparation. Grave response
bility attaches to those diplomatic and con-
sular agents VINO have so gricvously mis-
led the Foreign Office and placed the coun-
try in humiliating and undignified situa-,
ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

criminality she is compromised and the
husband sues for divorce. To save the ar
fist from disgrace, although she would
gladly have been released from an uncon-
genial husband. the unhappy wife con-
spires with devoted woman cousin or his
to prevent the case from coming to trial
and finding publicity. the success of their
plan would have left the married woman
still living with a husband she did not
love, but whom she really had not wronged.
just as they were on the point of success
the husband OPPORTUNITY dies, thus freeing
the woman. whom the artist really loves,
and the story closes with an assured pros
pect of their marriage and happiness
There are several other characters besides
those above referred to, and the story has
action enough to hold the interest of the
reader. Ii borders on the yellow order. but
Is a good story OF that class. Chicago:
Herbert s. Stone & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
MUST DIE TODAY.
Murderer Antonio FerrarO to b.
Placed I'm the Electric Chair.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Everything is in
readiness for the execution of Antonio
Ferraro in the electric chair at Sing Sing
tomorrow morning. The execution is set
for the coming week, and 1t is almost GER
tain that 1t will take place before noon
Monday. The last details have been at
tended TO and the usual tests have been
made. Ferraro. contrary to expectations,
has resigned himself TO his fate. He is
now calm and says he will go to the chair
without trouble. This is more than was
expected The loss of all hope has worked
a wonderful change I'm the man. He has
lost the sullen and vicious manner which
marked his conduct all through his long
Imprisonment
On April 4. 1895, tn a fight with a fellow
countryman, Luciano Muchino. in Brook
lyn Ferraro cut his opponents throat with
a razor, killing him Instantly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
TWELVE PASSENGERS HURT.
Street Car Wrecked and Thrown
Down an Erlbankment.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 25.-A street car on
the Decatur Blue Line was wrecked this
morning near Oakland Cemetery by strik-
ing an obstruction, which had evidently
been placed across the track. The car
jumped fully ten feet into the air and rolled
fifteen feet down an embankment
The twelve passengers the car We're
more or less injured, the serious being
Motorman George Maddox. Herschel Del
laperry, Policeman Eugene Coker, Police
man Sid Coogler and E. w. Wallace. 1t
is thought Dellaperry and Coker are ia
tally injured. Besides receiving frightful
cuts and bruises both were hurt inter-
nally. The car was wrecked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

This volume contains a number of adj
dresses and papers by Hon. George s.
Boutwell, on questions growing out of our
war with Spain and the acquisition of
Porto Rico and the Philippines. including.
also. the annexation of Hawaii The pa
pers, fifteen in number, all represent the
extreme anti-expansion and anti-imperial-
istic view, and are conceived in spirit of
uncompromising hostility to every act of
the Mckinley administration since the be-
ginning of the Spanish war. They conclude
with one entitled THE War Of Despotism
in the Philippine Islands, very suitable
title for the concluding paper of a series
which represents the United States in its
present attitude towards It's new posses
sions as an organizer Of tyranny and prop
agandist of despotism. Mr.. Boutwell, was
formerly secretary of the treasury under a
Republican President. and he will proba-
bly, have the satisfaction OF seeing his
book used as a campaign document by the
Democratic party. 1t is published by Dana
Estes & Co., Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 25.-The proposed
Henley trip by the University of Pennsyl-
vania crew has been abandoned. the row.
ing committee having finally decided that
such trip would be impossible. The mat
ter has been fully considered for some time.
and every endeavor was made to bring
about race In England. In Difference Ia
the wishes OF many who were enthusiastic
for the trip effort was made to have
the date for the Poughkeepsie regatta fixed
for an earlier date In June. about the 18th.
This was found TO be an impossibllIty. II
is stated on good authority that there Is
no serious thought OF sending a crew ia
the races at Paris on Aug. "A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
In Friendship,. Gufse.

This story by William NJ Graydon Is a
pretty good one of Its kind. and the kind
Is liked by many readers. The story opens
In Paris and shifts TO London, and an
ingenious and complicated plot causes IL to
shift again. There Is a complication of
love affairs, artists studios. stolen pic
lures. scheming villainy and triumphant
virtue. which goes TO make a story of
rapid movement whose improbable situa-
tions will not. in the opinion Of many read
ers. detract from its interest. New York:
Street e Smith