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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
PLENTY OF FIGHTING.


Year of War.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-Daniel ]. Vessels,
brother of General Cornelius Vessels, the
commander of the Boer forces besieging
Kimberley, and cousin of President Steyn,
of the Orange Free State, said in an inter-
view in Chicago to-day: "I expect to get
back in time to have plenty of fighting.
I am convinced the war will last at least
another year. and while the Beers probably
will be crushed provided there is no for
eign Intervention, there is certain to be a
protracted period of guerrilla warfare, for
the Beers will fight to the last extrem-
ity.
Il think the present war might have been
avoided but for England's oppressive de-
mands, yet it would have been merely
postponement of an inevitable conflict, for
the time would have come when the Beers
and the English would have battled for the
supremacy of South Africa. The leading
men of the Transvaal and the Orange Free
State have understood this fact for long
time, but hoped that somehow events
would shape themselves so the conflict
would be indefinitely postponed. The Jane
son raid, however, proved it was near at
hand, and they have been straining every
nerve to prepare for it.
"One who has not personal knowledge
of the fact cannot understand the bitter
undying hatred which the Beers have for
the English. After the Jameson raid
met numbers of old men who prayed they
might not die until they had first killed
an Englishman in battle, and the children
have become imbued with the same senti-
ment Such people will not be conquered
easily"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
NEW AMERICAN BANK.
Evidence of the Prosperity Of Amer
leans I'm Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. IA new Amer
lean banking concern opens here Monday
for business under the title of the United
States Banking Company, with 100000 paid
in capital. George ]. Ham is manager.
The American bank earned last year 80
per cent. 1t was formerly known as the
American Surety Bank. but recently
changed it's name. 1t has been a prosper
Gus institution from the start. and has a
large share of the American business and
much of the foreign and Mexican custom.
The growth OF the American banking es
tablishment is one of the most significant
signs of the times here as is the continual
augmentation in volume of American in
vestment.
California capital is going into grain
culture in the State of Vera Cruz under
favorable auspices. Americans are buy
ing concerns, smelters, ETC., and are doing
an increasing business, and American mer-
camille firms are beginning to take a most
creditable share of the business. Railways
under American management are doing a
bigger business than ever. and during the
last few months of the last year and the
beginning of the present year have car
ried an imense amount of traffic. The
growth of American banking facilities only
keeps pace with the increase of American
commerce and industrial activity.
The clerical journals continue to lament
the spread of the English language, it is
fast becoming the language of the country.
Nine. Bazaine. widow of the late Mar
shall Bazaine, of France, continues Ill, but
Is not in danger. She is in sanitarium
receiving the best surgical care.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
VERY HEAVY FIRING.
Hot Fighting Was the Order of the
Day mt Ladysmith.

Day Az
LONDON. Jan. s-A special dispatch,
from Frere Camp. dated Saturday, Jan.
g. 7:N p. m, says: General White hello
graphs that he defeated the Beers this
morning. They crept UP so close to the
defending forces that the Gordon High
landers and the Manchesters actually re-
pulsed them at the point of the bayonet."
The Daily Mail has the following, dated
Jan. 6, at noon, from Frere Camp:
'At o'clock this morning very heavy
firing began at Ladysmith. 1t lasted fully
four hours and must have meant either
sortie by the British or a determined at
tack on the garrison by the Beers. Our
shells could be seen falling on Umbul-
wanna hill. and the enemy were replying
Beside the cannon reports there were
sounds indicating smaller pieces of artil-
lery in action. The fighting must have been
at closer range than has been the case
up TO now. Our naval guns at Chievely sent
their usual fire into the Boer trenches
there. but there has been no further move
ment here"
The Daily Telegraph has the following
from Frere Camp. dated Saturday, Jan. G.
1875 a. m:
"A very heavy bombardment went on at
Ladysmith from daybreak until s. o'clock
this morning. 1t is believed that a general
action was in progress. for sIusketry fire
also was hearu. 1t is possible the garrison
was making a sortie, for the Beers at CO.
lenso hurriedly left their trenches and rode
toward Ladysmith.
'Our big naval gun at Chievely camp fired
several rounds at the enemy as they were
leaving their Colenso lines. General Bull
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
STILL IN DEADLOCK.
No Settlement I'm Sight Of the Fishery
Shores Middle.

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Jan. Tn
formation from official quarters indicates
that the deadlock respecting the French
shore modus vivendi Is still unbroken. The
colony has presented to the British gov
ernment a statement showing wherein the
present method of enforcing the existing
arrangement could be altered with great
advantage to the colony. chiefly In the mat
ter of France Withdrawing the embargo on
the development of mining and numbering
along the French shore. No answer has yet
been returned. 1t is taken for granted that
Lord Salisbury Is discussing the question
with the French government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

British Advance Against the Trench
es-Result Is Unknown.

FRERE CAMP, Jan. g. = At o'clock
this afternoon an alarm was sounded in
Chievely Camp and all the troops in the
camp turned out promptly and advanced
into the plain.
LONDON. Jan. IA special dispatch
from Frere Camp. dated Saturday, JAM 6,
p. m, says: "At o'clock this after
noon the whole of General Clery's division
marched out of camp to attack Colenso.
General Hildyard's brigade was on the left
and General Barton's on the right, with
cavalry on the extreme right.
1.-The attack was slowly developed, and
at 4:30 the British field guns advanced on
the center and commenced shelling the
Boer positions the fiat land between
Hlanwane hill and Fort Wylie. About this
time heavy thunderstorm ragged over the
enemy's positions.
"At $50 our troops were still advancing,
and had reached a point very near CO.
lenso. The naval AZ and field guns were
busily dropping shells into the enemy's
trenches along the river, and the forts of
the enemy had made no reply
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
Anderson Boy I'm the Philippines.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 7.-Austin T.
Bradley, former citizen of Indianapolis.
and now a resident of Anderson, has re-
ceived letter from his son, Will. who is
seeing soldier service with the American
forces in the Philippines Young Bradley
states that he has been in two engagements
on the firing line south Of Manila and
that I'm one engagement the command to
which he was assigned captured 172 insur-
gents. an officer, and killed eleven of the
enemy. Mr.. Bradleys son has been
lected as one Of the sharpshooters forming
a company of Americans and he was one
of the two men selected from his company.
Young Bradley is full of courage and was
a noted rifle shot before enlisting in the
service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
MANIA FOR MURDER
Disclosed by the Killing Of q Young
Woman at Toronto.

TORONTO, Ont, Jan. 7.-Investigation
in connection with the murder of Miss
Rachel Furguson, last Friday night, dis
closes the fact that the motive was not
robbery, and that the crime was in all
probability the work of man of the same
character as "Jack the Ripper" Within
an hour before the murder two other girls
were chased and a third knocked down
by the same man, in the same vicinity.
The post-mortem examination discloses the
fact that the skull of the victim was ter
ribly smashed, and that she had apparent
ly been struck down while passing the
Jail gate, and dragged to the spot inside
the wall where she was found. Her mur-
derer is still at liberty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
PARK AT ATLANTA.
National Reservation Project In
dOrsed by General Harrison.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. THE movement
looking to the establishment OF national
military park on ground made historic by
the battle Of Atlanta and other engage
ments in this vicinity during the civil war.
has been given an impetus by the receipt
of letters from many prominent Northern
ers indorsing the plan. Elk, President Harri-
son writes:
1.-THE military incidents connected with
the investment and ultimate capture of At
lanta are certainly worthy of comrnemor-
alton and 1 should be glad TO see your
project successful"
During the Atlanta campaign General
Harrison was colonel. commanding the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
NO ARRESTS AT TOLEDO,
But Actors and Managers Will BE
Taken In This Morning.

TOLEDO, o., Jan. mo arrests were
made to-day of actors at Sunday perform
ances at theaters tonight, but the Pastors
Union had two constables and several de-
tectives in the audiences and arrests will
be made early in the morning. The actors
will be taken before a country magistrate
and seperate trials by jury of each will
be insisted upon with a view to harassing
and delaying matters so that even in the
event of ultimate acquittal the managers
will capitulate rather than continue the
inconvenience.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

First Brigade, Third Division Of the
Twentieth Army Corps. General Harrison
took part in all three battles around Allan
ia.
Letters Of Endorsement have also been re-
ceived from Major General Daniel Butter
field, of New York, General Coburn, Col
onel Orland Smith and Major Goodspeed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
Ter has ridden on to chievely with his

ler has ridden on TO Chievely with his
staff"
The Times publishes the following from
Lourenzo Marquee: 'I learn on unimpeach-
able authority that the Free Staters are
still actively sowing disaffection among the
Basutos. 1t is believed that some of the
minor chiefs have received their advances
not unfavorably. A Basuto interpreter to
the Free State but recently took the son of
Basuto chief to Pretoria to show him the
British prisoners there, as proof of the
Boer victories. 1t is believed, however,
that with Chiefs Jonathan and Lerothodi
loyal and even desirious of attacking the
Beers, these intrigues will not result seri-
ously.
Although the Boer agents and their for
eign satellites have done little during the
past week in securing supplies for the
Transvaal, they are very active. the center
of the whole machinery being Consul Pott.
who, besides holding the agencies of vari-
Gus steamship lines, is the manager of the
Empresa Africana Landing Company,
which is the leading landing agency here
He is, therefore, able to facilitate the dis
charge of cargoes intended for the Trans
vaal. There is reason to believe that the
controlling interest in the Empresa Afri-
cana Landing Company is held by the Dom
aid Currie Company, Steyr & Morrison and
Charles Hutchins. of Natal. Similarly. the
local agency of the Sheba gold mine is in
the hands of a German firm, notorious for
persistent efforts to render services to
the Transvaal.
"Some local British banks also assist
this business of forwarding agents by the
acceptance of Boer drafts for collection,
and by issuing the recently minted Trans
vaal coinage.
There is important presumptive evidence
that the Beers are securing an important
quid pro quo. Already wool to the value
of some 1900 pounds has been exported
by the Boer Republics by way of Delagoa
Bay"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
No Change I'm the situation.

LONDON, Jan. 7.-General Forester
Walker, telegraphing from Cape Town to-
day, says: There is no change in the sit
uation as regards Lord Methuen and Cen
eral Gatacre. Referring to my earlier dis
patch to-day, / have to report that Cen
eral French reports, under date of Jan. g.
that medical officer has been sent to COL
lect all the wounded to the northeast of
Colesberg The exact list Of persons MISS
ing French has not yet ascertained. Proba-
bly, seventy. The first battalion of the Es-
sex Regiment has been sent to replace the
first battalion of the Suffolk. The position
Of affairs, tactical and strategic, is with
out alteration. A Boer medical officer ad-
mits 1t was intended to leave Colesberg.
The enemy's loss, day by day, from our
fire has been heavy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
MORE BRITISH PRISONERS.
Beers Gather In q Large Number In
Buchuanaland.

PRETORIA, Jan. T., (via Lourenzo Mar
ques)-Field Cornet Wiser. under date of
Tuesday, Jan. 2, reports as follows from
Kuruman, British Bechuanaland: / COM
menced bombardment of Kuruman yester-
day (Monday) aiming at the police bar
racks. The fight lasted until in the even
ing when the garrison surrendered, issuing
from the forts and yielding up arms.
1--WE took I'D prisoners. including Captain
Bates and Captain Dennison. Mr.. Hillyard,
the magistrate. and eight other officers
We also captured seventy natives, together
with number of rifles and revolvers, and
6 quantity of ammunition. Fifteen Brit
ish were wounded. They are being atten-
ded by us, with the help of DR.. Bearne
an English physician.
''The horses, oxen. mealies and flour
taken from the prisoners have been sent
to Pretoria by way of vryburg.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
SHARP AMERICAN LOSSES.
Three Killed and Twenty Wounded
in q Fight at linus.

MANILA, Jan. Z. 11:3O p. m.-Reconnois-
sances out of linus, Cavite province, this
morning resulted in loss Of three Ameri-
cans killed and twenty wounded. The en-
emy's loss is estimated at sixty killed and
eighty wounded.
Colonel Birkhimer, with battalion Of the
Twenty-eighth Volunteer Infantry ad-
vanced toward Noveleta. Major Taggart.
with two battalions of the same regiment.
moved toward Perez Das Marinas. part
of the Fourth Infantry was engaged south
of linus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

COLUMBIA, S. c., jan 7-Bishop Eli
son Capers, formerly a Confederate gem
eral, in his annual to Trinity Episcopal
to-day, criticised the national govern
ment in the prosecution of the war in the
Philippines. He lamented the fact that
a Christian nation was using shot and shell
to remove less fortunate people from the
way Of the march of progress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
White Hard Pressed.

LONDON. Jan. 7.-General Butler sends
the following from Frere Camp. dated to-
day: This from White, dated Saturday,
3:15 p. m.-Attack renewed. Very hard
pressed
Il have absolutely no more news, and
there Is no sun. There is a camp rumor
that White defeated the enemy at this
afternoon, and took four hundred prison.
ers.
Il sent all available troops yesterday to
make demonstration at Colenso. Trenches
there were all occupied by the enemy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

PARIS, KY. Jan. THE five-million
dollar mortgage of the Kentucky Distill-
cries and Warehouse Company, that has al
ready been recorded at Louisville. Lexing-
ton. Covington and elsewhere In Kentucky
was filed in Bourbon county yesterday. IL
must be filed in twenty counties OF this
State In order to cover all the properties
OF the trust.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
SUFFOLK MEN CAPTURED.
GeH. French Reports an "Accident''
to a Whole Company.

LONDON. Jan. 1.-The War office pub
fishes the following dispatch from General
Forestier-walker. commanding at Cape
Town:
General French reports, under date of
Jan. 6: The situation Is much the same
as yesterday. but regret to report that a
serious accident has happened TO the First
Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment
'F'rom news Just come 10 hand from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

LONDON, Jan. S.-A dispatch to the Daily
Chronicle from Frere Camp says: "Satur-
days bombardment Of Ladysmith was the
heaviest yet recorded. All the heavy guns
were working and the Beers seemed to
be pouring in shells from every available
lighter gun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
HIBERNIAN PROCLAMATION.


WASHINGTON, Jan. THE national
officers Of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
met in this city to-day. and later issued
the following statement TO the public:
''rhe national officers met in Wash
ington to discuss a demand on the
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGEJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

LONDON. Jan. S.-According to a private
telegram received in London, the Earl Of
Ava, son Of the Marquis of Dufferin and
Ava, was dangerously wounded in the thigh
during recent assault on Ladysmith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment to-day received the following
cablegrams:
Manila Jan. 6.-Secretary of the Navy,
Washington: Gilmore, Walton, Vandoit,
Ellsworth, Brisoloz, Anderson. Peterson,
Edwards. arrived. Also Farley, Burke
and Herbert, Of Urdeneta. Only Venville
unaccounted for. Last seen Baler, June
Is. WATSON"
Manila, Jan. 6-Secretary of the Navy,
Washington: Brutus towing disabled
transport Victoria WATSON.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
OF OMINOUS Potent =
News from South Africa Records Small De-
feats and Presages Great Disasters.

Gen. French Has Lost Company from the Suffolk
Regiment, and the Beers Took Many
Prisoners i'm Bechuanaland.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-22
Fool the Bees and the peonIe.


"People buy comb honey" said a
man from the country, believing that
the fact that it is sealed by the honest
little bee precludes the possibility of
fraud. The fact is that the bees of
many professional honey raisers do
nothing the livelong summer but pack
glucose into their hives from an open
barrel that is left standing close by.
The bee will not search fragrant flow
ers the iiyelong day for a trifiing
amount of pure honey when he can get
glucose The honey men see that there
Is plenty of glucose handy. and instead
of one pound of pure honey they aid
the bees In putting ten pounds Of glu-
cose on the market.
Human ingenuity has not devised a
way for making and sealing the honey
comb. or the bee would be dispensed
with altogether. In handling the glu-
cose the bees give 1t honeyish favor,
and If you complain to the bee man
that 1t is not as sweet and sticky as 1t
should be be will tell you that it is the
early crop and that the heavy rains
make It thin.
81 know a man who keeps 90 hives
of bees on the roof of his store in the
city, and by hustling up plenty of gIu-
cose he gets enough honey out of the
buzzing slaves to do a wholesale bust
ness in honey. Why. his bees never
saw a flower and would shy at hon
eysuckle If they happened to come near
one. He will not even let the poor
things have a recess to get a drink of
water, but keeps a pan of fresh water
near the hives for them to drink
New York Mail and Express.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-22
New Zealand Dairying.

In a recent issue of Farming ]. A.
Ruddick. who went to New Zealand
from Canada in the fall of 1893 as
dairy commissioner for that portion OF
her majesty's domlnions. gives a very
interesting account of dairying In that
country. The expansion of the indus
try there is along the line Of butter
making rather than of cbeesemaking,
and it is in this particular that we may
look upon New Zealand as a competi,
tor In the British market. The climate
and conditions there seem to be well
adapted for carrying on dairying sue
cessfully and with comparative ease to
the dairyman. 1t is rarely necessary
to house or provide feed for cattle dur
ing the winter, and about the only
thing the dairyman has to do is to milk
his cows and see that they have plenty
of pasture.
There are two references in Mr.. Rud-
dicks article that are well worth con-
sidering In relation to the industry
here. He points out that the manufac.
ture of butter is carried on in large
central creameries, with number OF
skimming stations attached. The In
dustry is expanding. but it is along the
line of increasing the number of skim
ming stations rather than the number
of central creameries. By adopting
this plan it is claimed that more uni
formity of product can be secured and
at a lesser cost than putting butter
making plant in each station.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-22

In Portugal men play upon the gui-
tar as naturally as Yankee whistle.
The peasants are universally given IL
the instrument, chiefly as an accom-
paniment to the voice. In towns and
villages the artisans are often expert
guitar players and walk in groups to
and from their work, enliyening the
journey with music and song. The
carpenter who comes to your house to
execute a small job brings his guitar
with his tools, and the blacksmith Is a
far better performer on the guitar than
the anvil
When the Portuguese day laborer or
workman has finished his long days
toll, he does not HE him to a wineshop
to squander the few cents he has earn
ed; he does not even lean against a
post and smoke or white a stick
while swapping yarns with his fellows
If he did not bring his guitar with him,
he goes straight home and gets 1t. rests
and comforts himself with the music
while supper is being prepared. After
ward he spends the evening singing
doggerel songs to strumping accom-
paniment. tilted back in chair against
his own house or on the doorstep of a
neighbour Philadelphia Record.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-22
Acih Test For MIX.

The sulphuric acid of commerce, of
the strength known as oil of vitriol. is
the quantity used by Professor Bah
cock in working out his method of
testing milk, says j. It. Willard in the
Kansas Farmer. He states that It
should be from 1872 to 1.S3 in specific
gravity, the stronger being preferable.
We have never had any trouble here
with any that we have had. although
the strength is seldom determined Sui
phuric acid has very strong tendency
to absorb water from the air and IN
less kept in tightly closed bottles will
become perceptibly weaker. An impor-
tant point to observe in milk testing is
that of mixing the acid and milk thor
oughly together as soon as the acid is
put in. If allowed to stand with the
acid largely at the bottom, as it natu-
rally is upon being introduced. part of
the milk is in contact with acid that is
too strong. This is liable to produce
too great carbonization and possibly
attacks the fat and the reading is in
terfered with by the black substance
produced,