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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
WRECKED BY ROBBERS.
Savings Bank Blown Up and 81 600 fin
Money Stolen.

DES MONIES, Ia, June 1.-The Savings
Bank of Sheldahl. twenty miles north of
here, was blown up by four robbers last
night. They secured 81, 600 and escaped after
holding fifty or more citizens at bay with
rifles. while they looted the wrecked vault.
The explosion shook the town and wrecked
the bank building. About fifty citizens
rushed to the scene. Two of the robbers
held the crowd at bay while their two con-
federates secured the money. Then the four
backed off into the darkness and escaped.
The loss on the bank building is estimated
at 5000 Added TO this is the sum of 81 6O0
secured by the robbers. No trace of the
robbers has been secured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
Forts Around Pretoria May Have
Been Manned and Roberts Re-
ceiyed with Shot and Shell.
NOTHING BUT SPECULATION
ROBERTS HAS SENT NO REPORT To
LONDON SINCE THURSDAY.
Beers I'm the Free State Again Worry
ing the British Near venter.-
burg and Harrismith.


LONDON, June 2.-The Times
has the following from Lourenzo
Marques, dated June L: ''Reports
of the most conflicting character
are current here, due to the activ-
ity of the Boer agents. While one
section declares that President
Kruger has returned to Pretoria
for the purpose of arranging terms
of surrender, another asserts that
the British have been repulsed
outside of Pretoria. Nothing au-
thentic is known here regarding
Mr.. kruger's whereabouts or the
situation in the Transvaal."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
EN ROUTE To BUFFALO.


PITTSFlELD, Mass, June L-Three hum
dred citizens met the Boer ENJOYS tonight
as they passed through on their way TO
Springfield. Many shook hands with them
and hearty cheers were given. Mr. Vessels
stated in regard to the alleged OFFER of land
in Colorado for the Beers to settle on that
in his opinion his people were too thor
oughiy in love with South Africa to emf
crate. He added that he was much i'm
pressed with the welcome the ENJOYS had
received In New England.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. June 1.-The Boer
envoys. c. W. Vessels. A. d. wolmarins
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE5
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June bishop
]. w. Joyce. of the Methodist Church. who
spent much time in China and Is thorough
ly familiar with the country in which the
Boxer outbreak is rife, believes the powers
will succeed in restoring order and in put
ting the railroad in operation. He points
out that the atrocities committed have been
confined to small towns and villages with
out military protection. He ascribes the
trouble primarily to Chinese hatred of the
present Mongolian dynasty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

NEWPORT, VT, June IAN epidemic
OF black cancer rash prevails at West
Derby, a suburb OF Newport. Three
deaths have occurred within a week. and
I'm each instance the victim had been IN
but two days when fatal symptoms ap-
peared. They were buried Immediately
About fifty houses have been quarantfncd
the schools have been closed and every
thing possible Is being done to prevent
further spread OF the plague.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
DELLA FOX INSANE.
well-Known Actress Committed to an
Asylum at Wave Crest.

NEW YORK. June Della May Fox.
the well-known actress, was committed by
Judge McAdam. in the Supreme Court. to-
day. to the insane asylum at Wave Crest
Astoria. l. l., on the petition of her broth
er. William II. Fox, and on the evidence OF
Drs Austin Flint. jr., and Edward D.
Fisher, which showed that she is laboring
under delusions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

LONDON, June 1.-Justice Matthews in
the Queens Bench division of the High
Court of Justice, to-day. decided that in
surance companies will have to pay their
policies on gold requisitioned by the Trans
vaal just prior to the outbreak of the war
Two claims, each for 100000, have been de-
cided in favor of the plaintiffs. mining COM
panies. the judge holding that no state of
war existed at the time of the seizure of
the gold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

sirable international aspect and so tended
to prevent the particular nation concerned
from aggrandizing itself at the expense OF
the interests of the other nations. There
fore. ii is assumed that the excitement
will rapidly abate and the Boxers will
disperse, temporarily, at least
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

ST. JOHN, N. F., June 1.-The celebra-
tion over the British victories in South
Africa. which began yesterday. were con-
tinued to-day, the public showing even
more elation. Several societies paraded.
the shops were closed and this evening
there was a general illumination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

British Attacked by Beers, but Latter
RepuIsed-CoIoueI speuce Killed

HepuIsed-CoIonel spence Killed.
CAPE TOWN, May 31.-General Warren.
with 100 men. occupied a strong defensive
position at Fabersput on May %. At dawn
he found that he was surrounded. and he
was fiercely attacked by 1000 rebels.
The horses were stampeded, but the force
concentrated and the Beers were repulsed-
A small party In a garden continued to
fight tenaciously. but evacuated as the
charge began. leaving number Of wound
ed The British lost fifteen killed, including
Colonel Spence. and thirty wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

other. who sympathized with him. received
fifteen.'
Lady Georginana Curzon has cabled s17,-
600 to provide comforts and luxuries at
Mafeking.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
DEATH OF SENATOR GEAR.
Iowa Statesman Passes Away Unex-
EDectedly After q Brief Illness
" G8 At fWashingtoh. - g.

Washington, July 16.-United States
Senator Gear, of Iowa, died. in his apart
ments in the Portland at4:2S Saturday
morning of heart failure. He was in
his usual health at $3.50 q. M, when he
was attacked. Doctors were immedi-
'ately summoned, but they could do
nothing for: him. =,
7 While Senator Gear had been in i'll
health for year or more, death came
entirely unexpectedly. He was in ex-
eellent spirits Friday night and made
engagements with some political
friends for Saturday. Shortly before
nine o'clock Friday evening, accom-
panied by Mrs. Gear, he went out driv-
ing with Secretary Wilson, of the ag-
ricultural department.. They returned
about ten o'clock, and the senator re-
tired about an hour later in his usual
health.
The remains of the late Senator
Gear, of Iowa, left here Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, via the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, for the Gear home at
Burlington, Ia, where funeral services
will be held Wednesday at three
O'Clock. The casket containing the
remains was inclosed in heavy oaken
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
A GREAT RALLY.
International Christian EndeavOr
Convention IL Formally Opened
In London.

London, July 16.-The bulk of the
foreign Endeavorers have arrived: The
meeting, which was held in Alexandra
palace Saturday was so large that the
speakers could not be heard by half the
congregation. A splendid choir led the
singing. Rev. J. D. Lamont presided,
and DR.. Tracy, of Philadelphia, offered
prayer. Rev. Knight Chaplin, .secre-
tary of the convention, made an address
of welcome to the representatives of
the various countries. Willis Barr, OF
the United States, and Canon Richard-
son, of Canada, and others responded.
Another welcome meeting was held
in the evening at Albert hall. which was
filed to its utmost capacity. Rev. F..
B. Meyer and j. Brown made addresses
and DR.. Clark replied. The latter de-
scribed his work in behalf of the move
ment, and said he had travelled 10000
miles in order to attend this conven-
tion.
The original programme of the
worlds Christian Endeavor convention
for Sunday was seriously interfered
with by the delay in the arrival of the
600 American delegates. Again, how
ever, the convention was favored with
glorious weather. Rev. Charles Shell
don addressed meetings and overflow
gatherings at the Alexandria palace,
everywhere being received with great
enthusiasm.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
FOR A THIRD PARTY,
Eastern Men of Varied Political Be.
liefs Take Steps Looking to An
other National Ticket.

New York, July 16.-A third ticket,
to be selected by men who are op-
posed to the free silver plank of the
democratic platform and to the al
legged imperialistic schemes of the re-
publican party, may be placed in the
field. A call was issued Sunday for
meeting to be held in this city this
week, at which plans will be laid, for
attracting to the movement the men
who fought Bryan four years ago, and
who are dissatisfied with the admins
tration of President Mckinley. In
prefacing the call for meeting the
promoters of the movement say:
1.-THE alternative of voting for McKin.
ley or Bryan confronts many thousands
of thoughtful citizens who are opposed to
both candidates. The voter who cannot
bring himself to indorse either the i'm
perialistic policy of the Mckinley ad-
ministration or the financial illusions of
the Kansas City candidate will find him.
self practically forced from the polls on
election day, unless some organized ef-
fort is made to enable him to express
his political Convictions"
One OF the signers of the call said
ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed would
have a chance to decline the nomina-
ton for president.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
PRESCOTT'S DAY OF WOE.
Sweeps Away Property Valued
at Over 81, 100000.

Prescott, Ariz., July 16.-A scene of
the greatest desolation and feeling
of deepest gloom pervades this town.
All that remains of the principal busi-
ness portion of the town is tottering
walls and piles of -charred and burning
debris: The fire, which started at
1o:45 o'clock Saturday night, was not
under control until three o'clock Sun
day morning, when the fire fighters
went a considerable distance in ad-
vance of the flames and blew up the
buildings on the south side of Good
win street, preventing them from
crossing that street. The most con-
servative estimate of the total losses
are from $1,000. 600 to $1,5OO,00O.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
SOMETHING NEW IN SURGERY.
An Operation That Was Desepv.
Ing Of Worldwide Gel.
ebrity.

IT see," said the old man Pimpernel the
other evening, relates the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, that they've mended another brok-
en- neck for .feller. He had a fall some
where's out in the country, an when they
got him to tn hospital tn doctors found
that his upper spinal colume was cracked
clean across. Feller couldn't hold his head
up. an his voice was clean gone"
"How did they patch him up" inquired
John Bowman.
You'll be s'prised when I tell you" re-
Piled the old man. 1T was so dead easy
Fust, they crowded over tn left phalainx tin
it Tapped the right vertrickle, an then they
stuck tn two ends together with anty-toxum
glue. That's fer blood pisenin', you know.
Then they. got the broken ends of the me-
dulla together an fastened 'em in place with
strips of adhesin' plaster. After that they
nailed narrow rods of zinc up and down his
backbone and clinched 'em together with
rivits. When this was all fixed the surgeon
sent out an got an old fashioned bootjack,
an they tied it on his chest so that the open
in at the top would just catch under his
Gilman hold it until the glue hardens. An
as soon as it does harden the young feller'l
be just as sound as ever, with a few rivits
"'ThunderH cried Josh Bowman. 'Ain't
it wonderful"
"You jest bet it is, said the old man.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

box with plain silver handles. Eight
members of the capitol police force
in full uniform acted as body bearers
and carried the casket from the hearse
to the express ear. There was an alb
sence of flowers or display of any
kind. The people at the station stood
in respectful silence as Mrs. Gear, on
the arm of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, passed down the platform to
the Pullman car "Grassmere," which
is to carry the party to Burlington.
Those accompanying Mrs. Gear are
Col. Ransdel, sergeant-at-arms of the
senate; Secretary Wilson, Col. Root,
the senator's private secretary, and
Mrs. Gears maid. At Chicago they
will be met by number of relatives of
the deceased senator and a committee
of Burlington citizens. Other ar
rangements for the service will be an
nounced by Col. Ransdel after arrival
at Burlington.
The following committee, on the
part of the senate, has been appointed
to attend the funeral: Senators Alli-
son, of Iowa; Cullom, of Illinois:
Spooner, of Wisconsin; Davis, of Min.
nesota; Jones, of Arkansas; Baker,
of Kansas, and Allen, of Nebraska.
Burlington, Ia, July 16.-Flags all
over Burlington float at half-mast in
sorrow for the death of Senator John
Henry Gear, and in all the churches
Sunday touching references were
made to his memory. 1t has been
definitely decided to hold the funeral
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church in this city "Wednesday after
noon at three o'clock. The burial will
be in Aspen Grove cemetery. Special
trains will bring Gov. Shaw and other
prominent Iowans to attend.
John Henry Gear, Of Burlington, Ia,
was born in Ithaca. N. Y, April z 1925;
received common school education: re-
moved to Galena, ILL.,, in 1886. to Fort
Smelling. Iowa territory. in 1898. and to
Burlington in 1S43, where he engaged in
merchandising; was elected mayor of the
city OF Burlington In 1863; was a member
of the Iowa house Of representatives of
the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
general assemblies of the state, serving
as speaker for the last two terms; was
elected governor of Iowa in 1878-79 and
and again in 18S0-S1: was elected to the
Fiftieth and Fifty-first congresses: was
beaten for the Fifty-second: was assist
ant secretary of the treasury under Presi-
dent Harrison, and was elected to the
Fifty-third congress as republican; was
elected January q, 1894, a senator in con.
gress from the state of Iowa for six
years, beginning March 4, 1895. He was re-
elected last winter for another term of
six years in the senate, beginning March
T. 1901
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

Cape Nome is situated on the shore of
Behring sea at the mouth Of Snake
river, Seward peninsula, central-west-
ern Alaska, U. s. A., e5 degrees north
latitude and 166 degrees west longitude,
and, by ocean route, distant from its
base of supply, Seattle. 2,700 miles. In
making the ocean trip from Seattle one
steams westward for 1900 miles across
the North Pacific ocean to Dutch Har-
Dor, on the Aleutian archipelago, and
thence northward 500 miles to the land
of gold, passing en- route the govern
ment's seal-rookeries on the Pribyloh
islands.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

"A new use for the phonograph has
been found in New South Wales. A
candidate for Office found it impossible
to visit all parts of the sparsely settled
region he wished to represent in the
legislature, dictated his speech into a
phonograph, had an orchestra play a
few pieces into the machine. and then
sent number Of the machines out over
the country in the hands of political
workers. He sent picture of himself
with each machine, and had the work
ers give the people description Of his
life and his ability. That man deserves
success. " v ]
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

In the course Of speech at the re-
cent general council of the Reformed
Episcopal church at Baltimore, Bish-
op Stevens rather astonished his CO.
workers by declaring his fondness for
tobacco. II smoke" he said, "and I
shall continue to smoke. Idon't believe
the use of tobacco Is as bad as it has
been described; I believe it is all q
piece of will worship. God has never
said anywhere that we shall not be
ministers of His Gospel If we do use
it. God provided for every need in ma
ture, and I thank God for my cigar"
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
j., s.AcP0batic.

After supper he procured his wife's best
clothesline from the back shed, fastened one
end of it to; his st. Bernard's collar and the
other to the handle bar of his bicycle. Then
he went out into the middle of the road and
mounted. For about four rods: that Is until
the St: Bernard espied q canine friend, the
sensation vas dreamlike, after that itbe,s
ton the rider clutched handle bars, back
pedaled and fairly howled, until at last he
became sufficiently cool to call to. the dog
to stop. It stopped all right, but the wheel
had motions Of its own: It went on till it
struck the dog amidships, then it rose in the
air, sending it's rider toward choudland.
His head tried conclusions with the curb,
and when they brought him to he promised
his wife never to do it again.-Detroit Free
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

In Utica, N. Y, a block of new apart
ment houses has just been furnished
with complete installation Of electric
cooking utensils in each fat. The cleo
trio kitchen furniture consists of three
round platters or Stoves" an oven and
a broiler. It is declared that meats
broiled on the electric gridiron are
much more palatable than those
scorched and charred over red-rot
Goals. The electric "stoves" are placed
on an ordinary kitchen table when in
use, and when their work is over, they
are slowed away: In q drawer or on
q shelf. n j. u - He'' r.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

A convict in Sing Sing prison who
was in the bird business in New York
and has made the tanning of birds q
study has, while temporarily engaged
at work outside. the north prison wall,
caught and tanned a young robin, which
comes when he whistles to it and fear
lessly perches itself upon his finger.
Sometimes it goes with him to his cell
at night and perches on his bookshelf.
1t is entirely at home in the prison. 1t
goes out with him in the morning and
stays near while he is at work.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
4 AVlBE|E'S4 HISTORY. I :.
The Important ~! Hsaplp of I
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All tho Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
4 West ald, the South. {
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WARRINGTON.

The government has issued q warn
ing against assaults upon Chinese. in
this country aud says they will be pro-
tected. 49,.
At the age Of IS years John Henry
Gear, United, States senator from
Iowa, and twice governor of his state,
died suddenly in Washington of heart
failure.
The first bulletin from the census
Office gives the population of the Dis
trict Of Columbia at 27s,71s, an in
crease since the last census of 1926.
For the fiscal year just ended ex-
ports of the United States amounted
to 81, ,a99, ,479,21 the largest record in
the history of our country, and an in
crease over the previous year of $751;
455,912.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
THE LAW INTERPRETED.

Right of telephone company to
place its lines in streets under statu-
tory authority is held in Michigan Tele-
phone company VS.. Benton Harbor
(Mich.), AZ L. r. A. 1o4, to be not sub
ject to the consent of the municipality.
Eight years. unexplained delay in
prosecuting suits for taxes is held, in
Robinson vs.. Bierce (Tenn.), 47 L. r. A.
275, to be fatal to the lien acquired on
the property, where the taxes would be
barred by statute except for the pend
ency Of the suits.
! Contributory negligence OF the own
er of property destroyed by fire COM
municated by a locomotive engine IL
held in Boston Excelsior company vs..
Bangor & A. Railroad company (Me.),
~ L. R. A. 81. to be no defense to the
railroad company under statute i'm
posing an absolute liability on the COR
poration for damages caused by fire
thus communicated.
General deposit by an administrator
of money of the estate in bank owned
by him is held, in Shute vs.. Hinman
(Ore.) AZ L. r. A. 265, to destroy it's
identity, if any portion Of the money is
|afterward checked out, so that the
funds cannot be traced into the hands
Of the banks assignee in case of in
solvency, although more than the
amount of the deposit remains in the
bank.
A statute which excludes the prop
|erty of railroad companies on which a
6re tax levied from the benefit and
protection which is to be afforded to-
,ther property by the use of the fund,
is held, in Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad company VS. Clark (Kan.), ~,
L. RIA. n, to be invalid for unconstitu-
tional discrimination and denial Of the
equal protection: Of the laws. ..a.
The fact that it does not affirmative
ly appear that the question Of benefit
to land was taken into consideration in
levying asfoot front assessment for q
street Improvement is held, in Schroeder
vs.. Overman co.,, AZ L. R. A. 1856, insult.
fcient ground for an injunction against:
collecting the assessment, where it is
not shown or claimed that there were
DO benefits equal to the cost or that the
cost and expenses, We're not fairly ap-s
|portioned to the property affected. Il.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

According to Mr.. Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, the skins of superfluous
dogs in Nebraska are tanned and made
into gloves. This might give valuable
hint to many large cities where great
numbers of stray dogs are killed an
nually. Hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars worth of canine pelts are imported
annually for this very purpose, dogskin
being one of the best materials for
ploves
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
THE EAST.

From Plymouth to Sandy Hook the
new Hamburg-American liner Deutsch-
land broke all records, her time being
days Is hours and 46 minutes.
An explosion of tank in the Boston
& Maine yards at somerville, Mass,
hurled blazing oil on thousands and
two persons were killed and over hun
dred injured.
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
81, 525,O14,556, against 81, ,599, ,912, ,705 the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1899
was 21.1.
In the United States there were 1876
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 146 the
week previous and 169 in the CORE
spending period Of 1899.
A New York broker, Lewis G. Tewks-
bury, is 1hissing. It is said he owes
$4oo, 900. . o
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the week
ended on the 18th were: Brooklyn,
GAP; Philadelphia, .s36; Chicago, .5s6;
Pittsburgh, .535; Cincinnati. ,.492; St..
Louis, 1863; Boston, .4a9; New York,
.344.
General improvement in trade
throughout the country is reported.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

Dramas played in India generally re-
quire about seven days for their per-
formance. The curtain goes up anime
o'clock in the evening and remains
hoisted until next morning. People
who attend the plays take their beds
with them and enjoy good, long sleep
between the acts. The favorites pre-
sented show the exploits of some god.
No price is charged for admission.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

DR.. A. Donaldson Smith, the Amer
ican explorer who has just returned
from a trip through Central Africa, is
accorded place alongside Stanley and
Livingston by the scientific men of
London. During his last trip DR..
Smith discovered four new tribes of
natives. They were uncivilized, but
timid, and fed at the sight of the Amer
leans party.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20
on for 81. PAM.

New York, July 16.--Gov. Roosevelt
left this city Sunday for St. Paul,
where he will address the National
League of Republican Clubs at their
annual convention. Gov. Roosevelt
said, before starting, that he would
positively not make any speech be-
tween here and St. Paul, either going
or coming, and that he would make
but one speech in St. Paul, and that be-
fore the convention. He denied that
he would stop off at Cleveland to con-
fer with Senator Hanna.
The Worthington advance., 1900-07-20

Some time ago the Princeton IN. J.)
university presented I'd the British mu-
esum $50 specimens of North American
birds eggs-many Of them Of rare spe-
cies. Now the British museum recip-
rocates by presenting to the. Princeton
university 1900 mounted birds, includ-
ing brilliant specimens from India, Aus
tralia and the Malay islands.