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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
SALES OF REAL ESTATE.
Seventeen Transfers Made Matter of
Recor YESTERDAYS.

instruments filed for record in the recorder :
Office OF Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at D. m Dec. II. 1896. as fur.
nished BY the Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan
Company. l2s East Market street. Both tele-
phones zoos:
Mutual Home and Savings Association 10
Minnie X. smith. Lot IS. Graceland Park go
Christina Crawford 10 James IL. Ross
Co., Lot a. selis's West indianapolis adj
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK. Dec. T.-Choice and fancy
grades of evaporated apples are meeting with
a fair demand and as offerings are light the
market exhibited a steady TO hrm undertone at
fully sustained prices. State common was
quoted at 4Q5c; prime, 4%@5Ac; choice, 5kQ6c;
fancy, 6Q7c. California dried fruits were quiet
and unchanged on the basis Of 3hUS12c per
pound for prunes. as To size and quality.
Apricots-Royal, 11G14c; Moor Park, l5Gl6c.
Peaches-PeeIed 10000; unpeeled, 6Q9c.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull.
No. 3 spring wheat, 65q701c; No. 2 red, 72q74c.
No. 2 corn, 39c; No 2 yellow corn, 39c. No. 2
oats. 22lz@22Slc; No. 2 white. 25hQ26c: No. 3
white, 244@26lkc. No. 2 rye. 4SQ49c. Good feed
ing barley, 49a56c: fair to choice mailing. $50
sc. Flaxseed-No. / Northwestern. s1-s491.65
Prime timothy seed, s4.45Gi.O. Clover seed. con-
tract grade, $l0410.25. Mess pork, per brl. s1. 1914
lbs. Lard. per 100 lbs, s7.O5Qz.10. Short-rib
sides Qoosel. Sc. 25Q6.50.. Dry-salted shoulders
tboxed), $5.S7hq6.12lz. Short-clear sides (boxed),
sG.6oa6. 20. Whisky. basis of high, wines. s127.
Sugars-Cut-loaf. 6.22c; graduated, 5.7oc; con-
fectioners' a, 5.55c; off A. 6. 40c.
Receipts-F1our. 1900 brls; wheat, 162. 900 bu;
corn, $500 0 bu; oats, 279,O00 bu: rye. 5000 bu;
barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 1900 brls:
wheat, 1900 blu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats. l07. 600 bu;
rye, 1000 blu; barley. 900 blu.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-There was a moderate
attendance of buyers to-day in the dry goods
market and spot business was quiet in all de-
partments. No change in prices OF brown,
bleached or coarse colored cottons. Print cloths
quiet but steady. Prints in average demand al
previous prices. Ginghams firm but quiet. Or
ders for wooden goods keep up last weeks Inn
p~royements and tone occasionally firmer.
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visible Supplies of Grain.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE statement of the
visible supply Of grain in store and afoat on
Saturday. Dec. Is, as compiled by the New York
Produce Exchange, is as follows: Wheat, 81, OS2, =
600 bu. a decrease OF $4,000 bu; corn, s, 1873. 900 bu.
a decrease of 624. 90 bu; oats, 1887, 900 blu, a de-
crease Of SSS.000 bu; rye. 1,29O, 600 blu, an incease
of 5000 bu; barley. S,4S2,O00 bu, an increase OF
209. 900 blu.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. Cot quiet; sales,
4, $50 bales. Ordinary, 7%c; good ordinary, SAc;
CSC; middling fair, 915-l6c. Receipts, is, 2zS
bales; stock, Psi. 952 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet and &c lower; middling uplands, lOc: mid
ding gulf. l0Mc. Sales. 900 bales.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Marriage Licenses.

William Young and Lucy Williams.
Henry a. Everett and Ella j. Everett.
Albert T.. Stultz n Cora A. Studer.
Ebert W. kraut and Mary l.. Higgins
John Tingle and Alice Bell.
John knitzcr and Maud Admire.
George w. Boxley. jr. and Zenia
Beecham.
Alonzo c.. Price and Lora Myrtle Ogle.
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Mondays Bank CIenringx.
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Week Opens with Trade I'm Good Vol
ume, with Steady Prices.

On the wholesale streets and on Commission
row there was quite an active trade Yesterday.
and with this but few changes in values. Eggs
dropped to Zoe a dozen. Poultry and butter are
In good request at prices quoted, which are re-
vised daily by one of the largest houses handling
produce in the city. On Commission row sales
OF fruits and vegetables for home use and for
the towns drawing their supplies from this mar
ket are quite large. The stocks of both fruits
and vegetables are large for SO late In the sea-
sen; ann IL Is surprising that as. good prices are
must be of the best. The hide market Continues
last week. Leather is more active = and tdTp priaeS 9
nm In dry goods there is a good business in
having a big trade and ali staple articles r ~
very firm at prices quoted. There is a little
changes In prices. Hog products are in good re-.
quest at the revised quotations of yestercav.
The local grain market shows a little more ac-
s,vdty, put receipts are not equal to the demand.
Ing range OF prices on the track, as reported nv
the secretary Of the Board Of Trade:
freight. 7stsc; No. , red. rogue; wagon wheat.
No. white, sz@c: No. ! White. aszS shise sNH 40.
yellow. size: No. / yellow. ssaGssac: NO 3
mixed. &c; No: 3 mixed. SIC; No. 4 mixed, SsS1
oats.No 2 white. 251c; No. 9 white. 24,sc: No
HaS S@N sf / ;tim mot : m sIsSis g S3 No 800
s12Qi2 so. unoeny'
Inspections-corn: No. 2 white. s cars. No .
white. so; No. 8 white mixed. 4: No. : yeilow .
No. 3 yellow, l; No 4 yellow, s; No. 2 mixed' 9,
3: total. SO cars. oats: No. 2 m ii,ade ! ear corn.
No. l timothy. 2 cars; No. timothy l. Nn
timothy. l; No. / clover. l; No. / prairie. /; total I
Poultry and Other Produc.
prices paid by shippers.
yo anuke ehie nsns: see &c: 6 Psr 81 &. young SSags toms, SIC;
&c: geese. full feathered, s5.4cae per dog. LUCAS
Swiss. lie; brick. lie; iimburger's ia iSc' domestic
~Butter.choice roll, lie per Id; poor, No. 2. 7c
Feathsrs-Prime geese. SOC per Id; prime duck.
Beeswax-soc for yellow: Csc for dark.
Wool-Medium. unwashed.. 10000: tub-washea.
S sns '9 Ssr, hurry y,a and Snmerchantab,s s0Sc less;
Rabbits. Sl4l20 per dozen for hunters dressed
Provisions.
0ieAc: Is lbs average. iOlsSlikc: IL aIS lbs aTera 10Y
ny@li%e; 70 lbs sverags; na9ii2c.
ParS-ss sSler eleafl sis; s4 ssmP pure re, lard. sSc-
Baeon-ciear sIdes, So to 8 lbs sss' average. &c.
ss.e; clear bellies. . to 80 lbs average sGs a sc
e 2 c lbs aS SssSs' % SH To- Z Z , to is lSs a%vsTass'
10 ls lbs average, SAC; G to . lbs average. Sxc-
shoulders-is to 20 lbs average. SIC; ls his ~.
.erage. Size; 10 TO u lbs average. SIZE.
HIDES. TALLow. ETC.
Green-saited Hides-No. /. SC; No. 2. &c; No. l
Taliow-So. i. sc: No. = sses. '''"'' 1~e'
THE JoBBING TRADE.
erhe Quotations Sg,sss :, g; sise nod ss E are the selling
Canned Goods.
Corn, 15c9s1.25. Pe~zches-Eastern standar I'd
s-lb. ssa2zs; s-lD seconds. slao0s; California.
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The Duke OF Newcastle was a passenger
on the Atlantic steamship Minnehaha.
which arrived at New York yesterday. He
WAS met By his brother. Lord Francis
Hope. The duke has come over in the In
tercsts OF the High Church party I'm the
Anglican commission. lie will pay a visit
10 Florida.
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Quotations


INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPO-
LIS, Dec. 1Z-~Cattle-Receipt nominal; ship
ments none. AS usual on Monday. the sup
ply was quite light and of only fair quality.
Trade looks rather dull for the near future for
all grades except good to prime butcher cat
tie. Stock cattle are in slightly better demand,
but there will probably be no important change
until after the first of the year. The closing was
a..i.4 In - -..ll n.o4a.io...
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Wool.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1L-Wool quiet and steady;
Territory and Western medium. l6Q1Sc; fine. $50
Ice; coarse, 13Gbc
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LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE FAIRLY ACTIVE. SELLING
AT ABOUT STEADY PRICES.
Hogs Active at Fully Steady Figure
sheep MISREPRESENTATION
of Markets Elsewhere.

UNION sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec.
Ts.-Cattle-Receipts. loc; shipments fair As
usual at the beginning Of the week there was
only a small supply OF cattle and the market
orened slow at q~uotably steady prices. Quota
tons:
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Hogs-Receipts. 1900: shipments. l.SN. The
supply of hogs on sale was not large. and with
a steady demand from local packers ard a fair
inquiry from shippers the trading was reason
ably active and a good clearance was made
early at steady to strong prices compared with
the way equal kinds sold at the close Of last
week. Quotations.:
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RAILROAD TIME Carl.

Il. NJ. time IL in BLACK hgures-Trains marked
thus: Daily. S-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. O.
Chair Car. D-Dining Cal. t-Except Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

Glover, choice. prime. S5.5oG6; English. choice,
seQ7; crimson or scarlet clover, s5@e; timothy,
Is lbs. prime. o42 40; strictly prime. 81. 100
sl.S0; extra clean eoqI5c; orchard grass, extra.
bluegrass, "a lbs. s2d2.5O: German miIlet, S5c0
s1.25; Western German millet. 9OcQs1: common
millet, S0q90c.
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quiet. with all sold. Quotations:

Hogs-Receipts, 100; shipments. 1,120. The
quality was generally fair, being made up OF all
grades and we'll suited to the demands of the
trade. The market opened quiet at a shade de-
cline. The bulk of the sales was made at 81. 500
4.95. with select heavy at s4921594.9 71z. Trade
ruled fairly active and all were soon sold. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.

Bananas-Per bunch. No. /. s1-75q2; No. 9, sI.25
also.
O-ranges-Florida, $3.50; Mexican, So; Cali
fornia Navels. $.75.
California lemons, SO.
Potatoes-$L65 brl; SOC per bu.
Sweet So per brl; Jer-
sey sweets, $50; Illinois, $3.50.
81 per brl; Holland seed,
81 per 100 lbs.
Celery-20G25c per bunch.
Yellow Onions-S0c per bu; red onions, soc per
bu; Spanish. $50 per crate.
Honey-New white. 1Sc per ID; dark, Ice.
Persimmons-S5GsOc per 12-pint box.
Cranberries-Jersey. SO per blu; per brl, $3.50
Figs-Turkish. s-lb box, Sc per box; Califor-
MIA, l0-lb box. 9Oc per box.
Chestnuts-l2c per Id.
Cider-32-gal brls, 81; half brls; s.. 40.
Grapes-Elmira. s5.5OG6.50. according to weight.
Apples-No. l Baldwin. s2.75 per bril-; No. ]
Greetings. 50. 8 per brl: California Bellfower
apples. per box, S1-25G1.50
Holly-Tennessee, $3.50 per crate: Delaware. 81.
Flour.
Straight grades, $14. 20; patent -four, 81. 2Oa
4.45; spring wheat patents. s5.4045.65.
Iron and Steel.
Bar iron, 2.50c; horseshoe bar, 2.7563c: nail rod,
7c; pillow slabs, 4.50c: American cast steel, ga
lie; tire steel. 3qS1ec; spring steel. 4kd5c.
Leather.
Oak sole, 32G35c; hemlock sole, isaac: har-
ness, 32a3Sc; skirting, 27l4lc; single strap, 42d
acc: city kip, 60dS5c; French kip, g0%cds1. 90
city calfskin, 9OcQ$ll0; French calfskin. 81. 2Oq
1.S5.
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Good to choice mediUm and heavy 81 ec64.s5
Mixed and heavy packing..n........ A. S0l4.SJ
Good to choice light wcights.......... 4S5d4S7h
Common TO fair light Weights...-.... 4 S06AS5
Common to good .00m4.75
Roughs 4. 25G4.60
Sheep-Receipts. $50; shipments small. There
was a good supply OF sheep and lambs. ali buy
ers were I'm the field, and the offerings changed
hands readily enough at quotably steady prices
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Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light; shipments
none. The quality was rather ordinary. The
market was steady at unchanged prices. closing
quiet, with all sold. Quotations.:
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Nails and Horseshoes.

Steel cut nails. SECS; wire nails, from store,
$2.65 rates; from mill. S2.65 rates. Horseshoes,
per keg. 81; mule shoes. per keg, 81. so; horse
nails, s4Q5 per box. Barb wire. galvanized, $3.25
painted, $40.
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Linseed. raw. &c per gal; linseei oil. boiled
&c per gal; coal oil, legal test, Sk014xc; bank
47d50c; best straits, soc; Labrador, COO; Yves
Virginia lubricating. 2OQ30c; miners, 40c; lar,
oils, winter strained. in brls. 50Q60c per gal
half brls. Sc per gal extra.
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Corn. S5c631.H. P-eaches-Eastern stansara
s-lb. $e92zs; s-lb seconds, sl9o92; California.
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THE JonBING TRADE.

lThe quotations given below are thu sau,,.
prices OF the Wholesale deaiers.)
Canned Goods.
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standard. s2.1oQ2.4D: California seconds. si.so9s.
Observation-Disclosures. z-lb, 1li9ec, rasp-
berries. 3-lb. s1.251lso; pineapples. standard,
2-lb. yL:S91.so: choice, s2q2l9: cove oysters.
beans. BIB. s0a95c: Lima beans. $1.20QI.25: peas.
marrowfats, 95cd$1; early June. sL1oQLl5; lob
sters. S1S5G2; red cherries, gc1<I; strawberries,
s5a3Oc; salmon. lib. s5cqS2; s-Ib tomatoes. $50
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Good to prime steers. 1870 lbs and up 40 : %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
George Harrison Has Displeased So
cialists as Well as Flambeau Club

George b. Harrison is in trouble.
Unless conditions change he will be a
man without a party.
At the meeting of the Republican
Flambeau club Wednesday night he
was charged by Oscar Swayze with be-
ing Socialist and given warning that
IN two weeks he would be tried on the
charge of embracing a faith that is
inlmical to Republicanism. Mr.. Har-
rfson stated that whatever happened he
would still be a Republican. Then the
Socialists censured him He resigned
from the Union for Socialist Propa-
ganda, and gave the following reasons:
I resigned from the Union for So
cialist Propaganda because it seems to
be the wish of the executive board and
a majority of the members to make
the organization an affiliated body Of
the Social Democratic party and that
leaves me out. They decided today to
send a delegate to the Indianapolis con-
vention of the Socialist party to offer
aff1iatiOn, and as 1 am a Republican I
had to quit or raise a row.
The Socialist Labor party will also
ask to be received into the Social Dem
ocratic party att the same time. and
thus all the important socialist organi-
cations in the United States will be
combined for political action But in
spite of this I do not think they will
do much, either in Kansas or elsewhere,
any more than the Prohibition party
has done for its hobby.
Il did not resign because I have
given up socialism, because that is not
so. 1 am not a crank about socialism,
but I believe that association will in
evitably succeed competition as sys-
tenn of living. 1t will come when the
world gets ready for it, not before 1t
should not be forced on the country be-
fore the ruins of inferior methods are
cleared away, but neither should we
go back half century as Mr.. Bryan
insists we must.
Il believe that Socialism being the
product of social evolution the only
danger lies in obstructing it Let
Colonies Bryan and Swayze take warn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
GARRISONS FOR ALASKA.
Troops Ordered to Various Points in
the Arctic Country.

Washington, Feb. 16-Arrangements
are making at the war department TOT
the establishment Of additional garIl-
sons and troops in the new military de
partment OF Alaska, General George M
Randall, commanding. Orders We're IS
sued today making the following as
signments of troops to the new depart
ments:
Company A, Seventh infantry, now in
the department of Dakota, IS trans
ferred to the department of Alaska
with station at FIT St Michael
Companies B, and K, Seventh IN
fantry, now in the Department Of the
East has also been transferred to the
department Of Alaska, with station at
FIT St Michael.
Company G., Seventh infantry, now in
the Department of the Lakes, has been
transferred to the department of Alas
ka, with station al Port Valdez. The
last named company will be sent TO
Seattle, Wash. fully equipped for Arc
tic service and with full complement OF
officers and enlisted men ready to en-
bark for Port Valdez not later than
May /, next.
The companies designated for station
at FIT. St. Michael also will be sent to
Seattle fully equipped for Arctic ser
vice and with full complement of 9TH
GERS and enlisted men ready to embark
for the north not later than June l,
next.
Majors F. NJ. Kendrick and John T
Vanorsdale, Seventh infantry have been
ordered to accompany these troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
BAR OFFICE HOLDERS.
Should Not Be Delegates to National
Convention, Says Sec'y Dick.

Washington Feb. 16. = Secretary
Charles Dick of the national Republic
can committee today sent the following
letter to Chairman E. n. r. Green of
the Texas Republican state committee
in reply to an inquiry from the latter
in regard to the accrediting of federal
office holders as delegates TO the ma
tional Republican convention:
Washington. Feb. 16.
ITO E. H. r. Green, Chairman, Terrell
Texas.
In reply to your esteemed favor of
recent date, I would say that while the
national committee does not assume to
interfere in the selection of delegates,
yet, in order to avoid adverse criticism,
it is deemed advisable, that, so far as
practicable, delegations to the coming
national convention should be composed
of those not holding federal appoint
mentS.
There are, of course, justi1able ex-
ceptionS to this rule, but public senti-
ment dictates that federal officials shall
not be too prominently identified with
the management of political conven-
lions.
In view of this consideration, it is
hoped that the coming convention may
be free from the criticism which has
sometimes obtained where a large per-
centage of the delegates were office
holders under the government.
CHARLES DICK, Secretary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
TRAIN KILLS FOUR.
The Quebec Express Strikes a Sleigh
ing Party With Fatal Results.

Montreal Feb. 16.-Four WELL do
residents of Mount Carmel were killed
last night by the Quebec express on
Thee Rivers. They We're Eugene NJ.
BeIImaire and wife, Charles La Fran
co.'s and a sister of La Francois. They
were driving rapidly in two sleighs,
wrapped in furs. and at the crossing
did not see the approach of the train.
The first of the two sleighs reached the
track directly ahead of the locomotive,
which ground the occupants under it's
wheels The horses of the second team
ran over the sleigh of the first and
struck the baggage car, those in the
sleigh being mangled underneath the
wheels of the car. Mr.: Bellmaire was
instantly killed and his wife died at
the station at Three Rivers as did her
brothers Charles La Francois while the
fourth victim, sister of La Francois
died as she was being taken to the
Three Rivers hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
SODEN, OF BOSTON,
Says the National League Will Prob
able Consist often Clubs.

Boston, Feb. 16-In the course of a
review of the baseball situation Presi-
dent Soden of Boston said today that
looks like ten clubs.
However" he added, sit may be
twelve, for the league may decide not
to accept the recommendation of the
circdit committee regarding Cleveland
and Louisville The committee can
only report to the league its findings,
and this may be accepted by a consti-
tutsonal committee. Any club can
therefore block the proceedings, so that
we would have to go on with twelve
clubs.
There is nothing new about the
Baltimore or Washington clubs. except
that the committee on circuit has been
unable to arrange terms with them"
Mr.. Soden further said that no con-
tracts would be sent out to the players
under contract last season. These
PLAYERS were notified last season that
the club would avail itself of the OPP
ton given in the contract to keep their
services for another season.
1.-The Boston club now has twenty
five players on it's rolls" said he. IF
the new association plays a team in
this city we viii split our forces and
have fifteen men for our league team
and ten men for our American associa-
ton team"
Treasurer Billings says that it cost
the Boston team 81 900 for travelling
expenses last season, and more than
$35, 000 for salaries.
1T cost $500 600 to fight the Brother
hood in 1890. but it was for the exist
ence of ours, and we won,'' said Mr..
Billings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
SUING GREELEY FARMERS.
Have Failed to Pay For Their Seed
Grain

In 1895 the legislature appropriated
money for the purchase of seed grain
for the western Kansas counties where
drouth Eau killed the wheat. The seed
was sold to the counties who later paid
the state, taking the farmers notes for
the seed.
The majority of counties have settled
in full with the state. Many of the
farmers have not settle d with the conn
ties and the local authorities, notably
in Greeley county. have instructed the
county attorney to sue on the notes.
This is a step towards enforcing the
payment of remaining obligations
throughout the western part of the
state Until these notes are paid the
county is short the amounts represent
ed thereby.
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appear that the friendship of France
would bear any great strain and as to
Russia, events have been recently wit
messed in Persia about which England
formerly would have had something to
say, but which she now passes unno-
ticed.
1T becomes the government to take a
large grasp of the situation and to make
adequate proposals. If Great Britain
were to lose South Africa she would
lose the most important base outside of
the United Kingdom, and she would
lose that colonial support which has
been given because the colonies have
believed that they were associating
themselves with a powerful empire and
thus the empire would break away from
US. II this be not a life and death
crisis 1 do not know what is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-16
ROsEBERY SEES A CRISIS.
Loss of Africa Would Mean Loss of
Everything.

London, Feb 16.-In the house Of lords
the Earl of Dunraven rai.;ad a question
on the government military proposals
and expressed a doubt as to whether
these were sufficient. The Earl OF Rose
berry said he fully recognized the grav-
ity of the situation and agreed with the
previous speaker in thinking that the
measures adopted We're inadequate in
the circumstances. He also doubted
whether the paper force of 100000 men
in Great Britain to which the secrrta-
~ of state for war had referred, would
stand analysis. For the volunteers, Lord
Rosebery said he had the highest re-
spect but by no stretch of the imagina-
ton could they be called soldiers as ii
was estimated that they need months
of training annually 10 render them eff
ficient.
The crisis is urgent" continued Lord
Rosebery. but we must not keep our
eyes upon South Africa alone. Last De-
cember the government made urgent
overtures to two great powers. Germany
and the United States for an alliance,
but those overtures were not received
with such cordiality as to enable the
government to pursue them. 1t does not