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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22
BOERS PUNISHED.
Attacked Methuen's Convoy, but Were
Routed by a Concealed Force.

BOSHOF, Orange Free State, April 21.-
At midday yesterday General Methuen's
field force at Swartzkopsfontein was or
dered to return to Boshof. It's convoy ex-
tended six miles. The escort took up a
position on a hill commanding the road
just in the nick of time. as a force of 1000
Beers, with two guns and pompom. sud-
denly appeared in the vicinity and opened
very heavy fire. The British, however,
held them in check until the column
reached point of safety, when they re-
tired. The British had several casualties.
The Beers fought determinedly and must
have suffered considerably, as they had
advanced to within 500 yards of the hill,
when concealed detachment of the Brit
ish opened a heavy fusillade on them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22

YOUNGSTOWN. o.. April 21-Local Job
bers in wire and nails to-day received
orders from John w. Gates, of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company. ordering a
cut Of 20 per cent. in all prices. Telegrams
received here say that the cut was ordered
at midnight by the board of directors and
went Into eject Immediately
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22

and Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary and Mrs.
Root, and Secretary and Miss Long. Cap
tain Sutherland expects to make the trip
to San Juan in six days. arriving at Porto
Rico on the 9th inst.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22
THE SIEGE OF wEPENER.
Beers Reinforced, but May BE Com
peIIed to Render Aid mt Dewetsdorp.

MASERU, Basutoland, April 21.-The
Beers around Wepener have been rein
forced and are now stronger than ever.
The firing OF cannon and rifles was heard
to-day in the direction OF Dewetsdorp,
which was looked upon as meaning that
relief was approaching. Heavy fighting is
hourly expected Two large Boer forces
left the vicinity Of Wepener this morning,
one going in the direction of Dewetsdorp
and the other towards Rouxville.
The Beers are excited and jubilant in
consequence OF President Steyn's assertion
that foreign Intervention is certain ard
that it is only necessary to continue the
struggle for a short time. Generals De Wet
and Olivier are inspiriting the burghers
with iniammatory patriotic speeches.
Several houses have been filled with the
Boer wounded and others have been sent
to Ladybrand-
Field Cornet Bouwer, who surrendered
TO the British and afterwards rejoined the
Free Staters, has been arrested by the
Beers. His wife offered $500 bail for his
appearance. but it was refused.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22

Beers Understand fhe Art Of Wearing
Ont Their Enemies.
LONDON. April 2--spencer Wilkinson.
reviewing the situation In South africa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22
Britain wants 10000 Horses.

CHICAGO, April 2.-An English army
captain and special commissioner called
on firm Of horse dealers at the stock
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22

PRETORIA. April 2o.-President Kruger
has received through President Steyn an
official report sent by General De Wet, un-
der date of april 20. to the effect that the
latter still surrounds General Brabant's s
colonials at wepener and that he has cap
tured eleven prisoners, including the chief
artillery officer. The reports adds that the
British coming from Aliwal North are de-
stroying farmhouses on the way.
The Irish brigade paraded this morning
In front Of President Kruger's house. The
President made a speech TO them and the
force was afterwards photographed.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12

seem to approve Of moderately
erect carriage. When you see a man
or woman. therefore, with head bent
low over the dirt and CRIME and mud
of the city streets you may reasonably
suspect chat you have before you a
fully developed finding fiend." When
the suspected Individual suddenly
swoops down upon the street or side
walk, abstracts something and hides
II away in the pocket with great Joy
you may know your suspicious well
founded. A find" has been discov-
cred and pocketed; It viii presently
be added TO TIE miscellaneous, and, in
all probability, valueIess collection at
home or the Office And the heart of
the finder is throbbing with unmiti-
gated delight And, again, one won
ders why.-Chicago Chronicle.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12

piece of burlap was conformed into a
grassy lawn.
He was now ready to carry out his
plan and patiently waited an oppor-
tunity. At last he succeeded in get
ting his new contrivance across to the
northwest of the prison, and in few
minutes was under his grassy coat.
Slowly he crept along with the clev-
erness Of a worm, and from all appear
ances success would crown his efforts.
But his progress was too rapid and
very soon he heard footsteps coming
In his direction. The moving grass plot
which was slowly making its way up
the hillside soon came to sudden
standstill as the eye of a guard had no.
ticed the grass moving and came to in
vestigate the phenomenon. A kick in
the ribs apprised Casey that his plan
had been discovered. The guard took
Casey and red shirt now covers his
breaSt-San Francisco Call.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
BERMUDA LILIES.
states Encouraged by the
Governmenf.

An interesting experiment is being
conducted by the United States de-
partment of agriculture in South Car
olina and in the southern states with
the Bermuda lily, so popular at Easter
as gift for decorative purposes.
Bulbs have been distributed freely in
every section of Louisiana and South
Carolina with view to ascertaining
if the Bermuda lily will bear trans
planting to this soil. An experiment
made in the Rally experimental sta
tion in South Carolina was attended
with the most satisfactory results,
and If the same luck follows the gen.
eral experiment the home markets
can be supplied with the native-grown
product. The supply in the Bermudas
is still unlimited, but the stock has
so deteriorated as to cause general
complaint from the receiving florists
in this country, and this resulted in
the action of the department of agri-
culture. As a corrective method the
British government has established an
experimental station in Bermuda to
educate the natives in the more sue
cessful growth of this, one of their
principal industries.-Ch Chicago Chron-
icle
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
MR. cRAssRoPPER, JR.
How He Eats and Grows and sheds
His sIsin-some interest
ing Information.

When -he young locust matches
from the egg he creeps up out of the
earth, where his mother has so care
fully hidden her eggs months before,
and looks about. He finds himself a
real grasshopper, but such lazy, big
headed baby, looking very much as if
he We're bewildered and sorry he came,
and wished he could crawl back again.
AS he feels the warm sunlight on his
little, tender back his courage in
creases. He tries his legs and finds
that "he only has to steer them and
they ride him everywhere" A grass
blade tickles him under the chin, and
all at once he is hungry and eats. His
appetite grows and grows. 1t be-
comes his most prominent character
istic and goes with him through life.
As he eats he grows and his skin
gets hard. Pretty soon he finds him
self in what seems to be a sad pre-
dicament His skin is too tight. When
q boys clothes are too small, he has
new suit and his little orotherytakes
the old ones There is no such ex-
change of courtesies and garments in
the grasshopper world. We know how
it feels to wear coat that is much
too small. II Is uncomfortable. We
want to hide away from the others
and be miserable. So does the little
grasshopper. He doesn't know where
his next suit Of clothes is to come
FROM He has been 900 busy eating
to think of the future. He hides
away under a grass blade, moping and
uncomfortable Suddenly he begins
10 feel freer, but weak He can only
squirm feebly, and plindly push this
way and that. He lifts his head and
it feels light and cool, as if he had
his hair cut very, very short. Then
the awful weakness comes again. Woe
unto our little grasshopper if a toad
or insect-eating bird comes along
while he is in this sorry plight. After
awhiie he awalfes and rubs his back
gingerly with his hind legs, finds that
he is all there, forgets everything else
and falls to eating. On the grass
blade where he chung so long ana so /
helplessly there is little bit of some
thing, fragile and almost transparent,
but hollow. There are the six legs, /
the large eyes and The little body, all Z
empty The grassbopper is away,
leaping in the sunlight and running
races with the dewdrops along grass
blades, while his cast-off clothes are +
waiting in a forlorn little heap, which
the first falling iwig or dash cf rain
Will scatter. Some thrifty ant may
pick up a detached leg. but viii aban-
don it when she finds it empty.
The Young grasshopper does not
know that he has monIted and passed
into the second stage of his life
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
PENETRATED THE DISGUISE.
How a san Quentin Prison Guard
stopped the Movements of
Grnss Plot.


Green Casey. a convict at San Quen-
tin, won the admiration Of all his fell
low convicts at the prison for the nov
el continuance he invented to escape
from prison walls some time ago. and
Through Sheriff Langdon, of Santa
Clara county, The story has leaked out.
Casey was kind of trusty around
fhe prison grounds. and while working
in one Of the grounds in the vicinity of
the prison he took it into his head that
he would like 10 escape, and was be-
ginning to tax his mind as to the most
advantageous way 70 suit his purpose.
As he was sf-olling around on the
green grass which grows in abundance
around the prison an idea struck
him that II he could initiate the grass
by some meals he could elude the
watchful sentries and make good his
escape.
Through the aid Of his convict friends
he procured some pieces ofburlap. and
with the aid Of some rope made them
into q long coat that would cover him.
completely when lying on the grass.
lie then secured some wheat from the I
prison sta5le and soaed it or the first
layer of his coat He cast Il down
carrlessiy az one end Of the prison
grounds and uatcred q daily. Ina few
weeks the grass grew up. through the I
sack coat and before a great while the
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
Berlin has IA persons whose annual
income exceeds $250,000.

Berlin has IA persons whose annual
income exceeds $250,000.
Franklin Farrell, the millionaire
manufacturer of Connecticut, has an
energetic and businesslike daughter
in Miss Elsie Farrell, who acts as her
fathers stenographer and typewriter.
Sir Ford North, retired from the ju-
dicial bench of England on pension
of c 800 a year, states that he will
devote his remaining days to the pur-
suit of beetles, moths and butterflies,
as etymology has always been his
hobby.
Servant girls in Boston who read
Homer, Goethe and Schiller, are spok-
en- of in the labor bulletins of Massa-
chusetts just issued. Boston kitchens
showed that while cook books of vari-
Gus makes are the most common, that
good books Of other kinds were not at
all unusual.
John Campbell, of Warren, o., first
cousin of the president and familiarly
referred to as "Uncle john is a can
didate for postmaster at Warren. He
is the proprietor of a famous eating
house, and is said to bear a remark
ably close resemblance to the presi-
dent. His father was a brother of the
presidents mother.
When Good Stomach, one of the
Sioux Indians with the Noveau
cirque in Paris, was pickedDp in the
street drunk and inarticulate. the po-
lice spent the time in which he was
SOLDERING up in hunting all over the
city and surrounding country for an
interpreter Of the Sioux language.
They did not find one. When the no
bic red man regained the mastery Of
his vocal chords it was found that he
spoke nothing but English.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
"sIMPLY MIRACULOUs.~
Mnscatine. Ia.. Ma. .. Isa

Muscatine, Ia. Mar. u, 1897.
Last January I was taken with a
severe attack Of Grippe, which for
wdeks kept me in constant torment.
Every bone in my body ached, every
muscle sore. and my head seemed
bursting with pain. I employed the
best medical skill 1 knew Of bat could
get only temporary relief A friend
finally brought me a bottle Of Orlod S
Russian Grippe Cuie and i was siinp-
" miraculous how il helped me from
the start ] have never ceased TO rec
ommerd Il for anything in the way Of
colds sidce: Try Il and son aiil join
me. ]. X. MEaRs.
100 Doses Tor 50 Cents.
Sold by Peoples drug store.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
a Cordial Invitation.

Mother-Was your aunt glad to see
you, and Tommy, and frankie and
Fred?
Johnnie-Yes, ma'am.
did she invite you to call again?'
Yes; and she told us to bring you.
and papa and Susie and the dog next
time. Harlem Life.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12

the new remedy for colds and coughs,
OrlOff's Russian Grippe, Cough and
Cold Cure, you will feel as enthusias-
tic as he does.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-12
He Lost His Grip.

And in the lettor below
he tells how easily he did
II. After YOU have used
The Taney County republican., 1900-11-29

family almost shivered with appre-
hension. a week later new suit OF
clothes came home from q fashionable
tailor addressed to "William T.. Ed
wards" The following Sunday he
appeared wearing kid gloves, and be-
fore long he had become a connois-
sour in neckties and a critic of high
art effects in fancy shirtiags. lie got
to staying out late two evenings =
week, and the Edwards girls dis
covered after considerable amateur
detective work that he was actually
attending dancing school. One even
ing Mrs. Edwards noticed in a news
paper that William Clarence Edwards
had been elected a member of the
exclusive "Saracen" club, and that
brought MATES to climax.
"What has come over Cousin
'Bilr?" she asked Of her husband,
with almost fearful earnestness.
"My DEAR" answered the..wise man,
that is easy enough. He is simply
living up to that gold-headed um-
brella."
The Taney County republican., 1900-11-29
Mining Notes.

L. j. Mccormick, owner Of the
Gamma Lee" prospect, visited our Of
fee Wednesday. He brought in
some beautiful specimens of marion
ite and zinc carbonatcs.
At the Anna Lee there are many
carloads of ore ready to be milled.
This property is already demonstrat-
ed TO be paying proposition.
Mccormick brothers have resumed
work as have several other parties
in the locality. lie expects to have
some nice specimens for tho Chicago
Exhibit now in charge of w. IL:
Johnson.
Mr.. johnson informs US that he
has been assured by the Frisco off,
cials that the Ghaiw branch will
be extended south in the very near
future. This is also the opinion of
Springfield business men, all Of whom
regard tho :. Chadwick. extension q
certainty.
VIM. III. johnson returned from
Chicago Wednesday night of last
week. lie reports great interest
manifest in the minerals of south W. est
Mo-, aud especially those of Taney
county. lie thinks there will be .
big movement to Taney county next
spring and many substantial invest
ments made.
Mr.. j. T. Mccormick, ono Of the
owners of the Anna Lee, has recently
received a set of Arkansas csrbonates
and silicates correctly named and
labeled by an expert mineralogist.
These will enable Mr.. Mccormick to
identify the various ores of the Anna
Lee and will he of interest to all who
visit that mine and desire to study
the various forms of zinc found.there.
The Frisco railroad has secured
q good location at 189 Clark Street,
Chicago. and are making an exhibit
Of the mineral and products adjacent
to it's line. Mr.. johnson is in charge
of the exhibit with two assistants
Taney county has abundance of liter
ature and very creditable display.
1t goes without saying that Taney
county is getting her ehare.Of the ad-
vertisiDg, and our people can look out
for some good results.
While on this trip east Mr.. John
son visited the city of Green Castle,
Ind., where number of Tanev
| county land owners reside. Here
he organized company to be known
as the Pine Mountain Mining and
Developing Company with Thomas
Brothers Of that city, President and
DR.. e. w. kence, Sec'y and Treasurer.
This company have q fund for i'm
mediate work on Pine Mountain
on the Wilson land, where there is
now exposed considerable face OF
ore bearing rock. Work will be
pushed until it is demonstrated that
there is paying aud sufficient de-
tposite when a mill will be erected.
The Taney County republican., 1900-11-29

CONTINUED on 4th page-)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07

Charged with the attempt of das-
tardly crime, Ben w. Banhana, who
lives on Main street above the top
mill is under $1,000 bond for his ap-
pearance before the next Criminal
Court grand jury. The young man,
who Is but 10 years old stoutly denies
his guilt. The charge is an attempted
criminal assault, committed on the
person of Anna Belle Wilson, 13 year
old, daughter of George Wilson, whose
residence is in the same neighborhood.
There were no eyewitnesses to the al
legged assault, but the testimony of the
child warranted the probable cause
required to hold Banhana.
On Thursday evening George Wilson,
the father, made complaint to the po-
lice. A warrant was issued by Justice
Fitzpatrick and at o'clock Bauhana
was arrested by Chief Clemens. He
was committed to Jail for a hearing
yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
All during the hearing Banhana
stoutly denied his guilt claiming the
charge was brought with malicious in
tent. The girl told her story without
faltering. The attempt, she said, was
made in her home. No one else was
present. Three other witnesses were
examined for the prosecution, but their
evidence was hearsay, merely amount
Ing to what the girl had told them.
At the conclusion Banhana was held
to the grand jury in the sum of $1,000
bond, which was furnished.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07

The Food Fair continued to attract
as large crowds yesterday afternoon
and evening as on the opening night.
There was an exceptionally large num-
Der of the fair sex during the after
noon as the fair is especially inter
esting to them. When the sacks of
Minnehaha -four given as prizes to
holders of the lucky numbers on the
ticket coupons were distributed there
was no end of good humored chaff,
especially when the award was made
to a man. On no occasion, however,
did any one refuse to receive the
prize.
The prize winners during the after
noon were Mrs. Soldam, of As Seyen-
tenth street; Mr.. Selby, Mrs. Joseph
Purcell, Island; Miss Maggie White,
of st. Cloud, w. Va; Mrs. w. w. Gill
christ, of Pleasant Valley; Mrs. J. H.
Kirk, of Pleasant Valley; w. H. Smith,
city; Thomas Cornwell, Mcclure
House, city.
The prize winners last evening were
Mrs. Wilcox, II Fourteenth street;
John Geisey, city; Mrs. Davidson, 1885
Main street; Mrs. Montgomery, city;
Mrs Vance, 1902 Main street; T. NJ.
Wingerter, Main street; Charles burst,
1888 Main street.
AS special attraction during the
evening the Delmonico Six Club quar-
tette of male voices rendered a selec-
ton, which was encored. Among 9TH
err numbers by the Ladies' Interna-
tional Orchestra, "The Holy City,"
Miss Ida Lucier, cornet soloist, was
exceptionally well rendered. During
the evening there were solo numbers
by Miss Jessie Chase, violinist, and
Miss Edith Swan, trombone soloist.
The programme also included Cotton
Blossoms" Sousa's Hands Across the
Sea- and two of Daniel Godfrey's fay
orite compositions.
The Gypsy booth was crowded dur
ing the entire afternoon and evening.
This display is an exceptionally inter-
esting one, one of the features being
palmistry.
Almost hourly new booths are being
erected for the firms who were late in
sending their exhibits to the city. BY
this evening the entire floor space will
be taken up. The McMechen preserv-
ing works is the only local firm that
has an exhibit, but all the larger job
bers and agents in the city are repre-
scented by the outside firm whose goods
they handle.
This afternoon and evening prom
Uses to furnish record breaking crowds,
as the fair advertises itself.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07
Held to the Grand Jury.

Hattie Johnson, colored, was given
a hearing yesterday before Justice
Rogers on the charge of perjury.
The case grew out of a civil
action brought by Attorney A.
F. Faulkner against the defen-
dant's husband before Justice SroI-
owitz. In that suit it is claimed the
defendant swore she did not sign a pa
per introduced as evidence. Yester-
day eye witnesses to the signing were
produced. At the conclusion the Jus
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07
Got Ten Days.

Detective w. NJ Johnson, of the
Pennsylvania, swore out warrant be-
fore Justice Rogers against Henry
Johnson. a tramp, charging him with
jumping and riding the company's
freight trains. Johnson was fined SIS
and costs, in default of which he was
committed to Jail for ten days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07
CUT HIS THROAT.
Harry Hamburger, Who Was Convict
ed of Murder, Tried to Commit Sui


ed of Murder, Tried to Commit Sui
eide.
DETROIT, Mich, April 6.-Harry
c. Hamburger, the youth convicted last
night of the murder of John NJ. Rein
del, attempted suicide at IL o'clock to-
day by slashing his throat with a razor
which he had procured from a fellow
prisoner. Jail officials interfered in
time to save his life. His wind pipe
was severed, and he bleeds profusely.
Hamburger was to have been taken to
Jackson to begin his life Imprisonment
this afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07
FUN at the FOOD FAIR.
IN SOCIETY.

Miss Rose Maloney, of South Main
street, was pleasantly surprised Thurs
day evening by a number of friends.
Whist and music were the features Of
the evening. Elegant refreshments
were served at seasonable hour,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07

ward. h. n. etranSe J. 9. McLnin;
Third ward, Dr. n a Hildreth. ]. =
6awtelle: Fourth ward. s. n. Darrsh.
Chris. Sanders; Fifth ward. J. a. Blum.
M. F. Giesey; Sixth ward. Joseph N.
Weidner, W. R. Dudley; Seventh ward.
Frank 3. Mccoy. w. H. Chapman;
Eighth ward. Louis Hoelsche. Robert
Cowan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-07
FREE SAMPLES mt the FOOD FAIR,


CLEVELAND, o., April 6.-The safe
in the postoffice at Dover Center, a
suburb, was blown open with dyna-
mite last night by burglars, who Sc
cured $500 in money and 500 in
stamps. The interior OF the building
was badly damaged. The burglars
escaped.