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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-04-25
STRONG DEMAND Is MADE
ON THE SULTAN.
State Departments Position is
Polite But Positive. Turkey
Must Keep Her Promises.

Washington, April, 2O-Secre-
tary Hay returned to Washington
today from New Y rk. 1t is ap-
parent that, though determined
upon positive action in the collec
tlon of its just claims against the
Turkish government, the State
department is proceeding decor-
ouslY and with duo precautions
against being led into the as,ump-
ton of any-pOSltion which it can.
not maintain. 1t may be sta ted
by authority that the State de-
partmcnt Is entirely satisfied of
the accuracy Of Minister StrauS'
statement relative to the promises
made to hin by the Porte, not
withNtantlog the attempted cv.
plantations and efforts to hccloud
the issue by declaration that the
Su''"" : promises were conditional.
The minister's dispatches, sent
N"''e 'lc "aS IN ConStantln0plc,
arc '""'n'' IN exact terms; his
"'''''" statements arc fully con
u '''v' "N us "ra' explanations to
Wv "' '"' '''le'' upon MS return 10
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themselves prevented from lnltlat-
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Turkish government by reason of
the ieoIousIv of hoi, noi,,hhon.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-04-25
For The Ledger.
IN LOVING Remembrance
OF J NJ. BARTON

GONE BUT NoT FORGOTTEN.
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09
New s,e,. Packed with New Good.

We called upon the Jameson
House Furnishing Company yes
terday morning. in their fine quar-
ters in the new Woodruff block,
and were shown through the large
establishment by T. Cook, the
local manager. We were greatly
surprised to find such a large, com
ple,e, and elegant line of house
furnishings. but to describe them
would be impossible. They must
be seen to be appreciated.
The two floors OF the establish
ment are literally packed with new
goods, and the stock embraces
many articles never before carried
in La Junta. Among the articles
we noticed were fine tables and
stands from the Maddox Table
Company, of New York, corner
book cases, china closets, side
boards, dressing cases, ladies'
desks, and an unusually fine line
OF bedroom suits. There were
also fancy shapes in reception
chairs, leather and tapestry up
holstered rockers, new designs in
golden oak rockers, eight different
!.
patterns in Chiffoniers, twenty five
new designs in iton beds and the
latest thing out in folding beds
In fancy goods and novelties
there was also large assortment
of oak grilles, wall pockets, clock
shelves, cabinets, stands and easles
and wood, cane, cebbler and
leather upholstered dining chairs.
In reed and willow goods We
noticed reception chairs, rockers,
Turkish chairs, diyans, tete- -a-tetes,
couches, children's rocker and high
chairs, tabourettes. ostomans, mu-
sic stands, fancy cabinets and !
fine line 81 bamboo tables and wall
cabinets The stock is the largest
and best assorted ever shown 10
the Arkansas Valley. Mr.. Cook
will be pleased to show you the
goods ~hesher you desire 20 pur-
chase or not. :'
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09
po.,emee s.rglsrized.

The La Junta postoffice was bur
giarized early this morning, and
S67s in money and between thirty
FIVE and forty registered packages
OF unknown value carried away.
There is every evidence that il
was the work OF professionals, a
fine kit OF burglar tools being left
on the floor. Entrance vas effect
ed from the cellar, hole about
two feet square being sawed thro'
the floor, directly in front OF the
door OF the brick vault where all
the money, stamps and valuables
are kept. A hole two feet square
was cut through the brick vault
with the aid OF crowbar and
chisel, and entrance easily effected.
Postmaster Parks arrived at the
postoffice about $3.50 a. m, and
just as he was about to enter the
door heard a great comnotion in
the cellar, but thought nothing Of
it at the moment, attribu,ing the
noise to dogs aud cats which have
frequently been the cause Of simi-
lar disturbances. When he turned
on the electric light he discovered
the real s.tuationsand Immediately
gave the alarm. The burglars left
in hurry. leaving two coats and
dropping about s75 in silver on
the floor. A postoffice inspector
has been tclegraphed for and will
arrive tonight. No clue.
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09
Doe. !. Pay to Buy cn..e7

A cheap remedy for coughs and
colds is all right but you want
something that will relieve and
cure the more severe and danger
GUS results Of throat and lung
troubles, What shall you dor Go
to a warmer and more regular eli
mater Yes, if possible; if not pos
sible for you, then in either case
take the only remedy that has been
in all civilized countries
with success in severe throat and
lung troubles, Boschee's German
Syrup. II not only heals and stim-
ulates the tissues to destroy the
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09
4 FrightSui 0iundes.

Will often cause a horrible burn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, the best in the world,
will kill the pain and promptly heal
it. Cures old sores, fever sores,
ulcers, boils, felons, corns and all
skin eruptions. Best pile cure on
earth. Only IS cents box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold at Finney's
pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09
Spseisi ssnts Fs Rates.

OFor the National Republican
Convention at Phildelphia, June
Ioth, the Santa Fe will offer tick
cts for sale on June 18th to 18th.
inclusive, at rate of one lowest
FIRST class fare TOR the round trip.
Tickets will be good returning
leaving Philadelphia up to and in
eluding June 10th.
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09

germ disease. but ailays infiama-
ton, causes easy expectoration.
gives . good nights rest and cures
the patient. Try one bottle. Rec
commended many years by all drug
gists. For sale at Finney's phar-
macy.
La Junta tribune., 1900-06-09
sone moae LOCAL ,rfns.

Prepare to celebrate.
Get ready for the Fourth.
Trade at the Palace drug store.
Don't fall down on the celebra-
ton.
Attend the full meeting next
Tuesday night.
Buckley & Hart have plenty OF
money to loan on good farms.
For rent, for sale and furnished
room cards for sale at this Office.
Members Of all the COMMITTEES
must get together Tuesday night.
Byron Joy arrived from st. Paul
yesterday for brief visit with the
home folks.
The finance committee will call
upon you Monday. This will be
your last chance.
William Belk, OF Cawker City,
Kan. is the CUES, of his daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Sherman.
Don't fail to be present at the
meeting at the council room next
Tuesday night. You are expected.
Mrs. c. X. Buckley leaves this
afternoon for Pueblo to spend ten
days at Clark's mineral springs for
the benefit OF her health.
Miss Florence Gillum returned
Thursday morning from six
months visit with relatives in Kan
sas and the Indian territory.
The attention OF our readers is
called to the proies sionai card on
the second page OF DR.. c. r. Hub
bell. DR.. Hubbell is located in
the Central block, and is prepared
to do all modern dental work in a
satisfactory manner.
The Arkansas river has been
raging during the past week, inn
mense quantities OF flood water
coursing down the channel. The
irrigation canals leading away from
it are carrying away their full ca
pacity and seem to have no effect.
The Fort Lyon canal, which is
seventy feet wide, I15 miles long
and twelve feet deep. running bank
full, is busy filing the large stor-
age reservoirs Of the Great Plains
Water Storage Company. situated
in Prowers county. just north OF
Lamar.
c. II. McVey finished work on
the new artesisn well for the Santa
Fe, west OF the blacksmith shop,
and turned it over to the company
Thursday. The well is 64I feet
deep. water coming to within fifty
feet of the top. Mr.. McVey says
he expects the well to pump 100
gallons to the minute. He will
commence work Immediately on
another artesian we'll just east of
the roundhouse. When this one
is completed third well is to be
sunk in the vicinity OF the race
track. This looks like more shops,
more men, more business, more
prosperity for La unta.
Night Marshal Devine turned
the sum OF s526 IS into the district
court Thursday, that being the
amount he secured from William
Marshall, the young man who did
land Office business cashing bogus
checks in this city a few weeks
ago. The clerk of the court was
ordered to pay the proper parties
the amounts which Marshall had
secured from them. McCarty &
Althen received s74.7s, Bomgard-
ner s. O'Neil SIG, and Price
Draper 81 6s, being the sums
which each had paid the prisoner.
The balance, $4.S5, was turned
over to the prisoner, which he will
have an opportunity to use as pin
money while serving his ten year
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-14
CRUSADE IN NEW YORK.
Gambling and Concert Hall Pro-
prietOra on the Spit.

OssmOi1nS ana concert Hall Pro-
prietOrs on the Spit.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The police
tonight raided all the concert halls in the
tenderloin district, drove the women into
the streets and arrested the proprietors.
The latter were taken to police station
and soon released on $500 bail each.
The arrests Were the result of the agi-
tation against disorderly resorts which
has lately stirred the city. The crusade
began with the suppression of the play,
"Sapho,' as presented by Olga Neither
soles company. Anthony Comstock soon
afterward raided numerous gambling
places. Rev. DR.. Parkhurst wrote
sharp letter to District Attorney Gardn-
er, calling attention to the open drinking
places frequented by women. Mr.. Gard
iner wrote an equally pointed letter to
Chief of Police Devery, and last night
and tonight the principal concert saloons
were visited and the persons in charge
of them arrested.
sion, has indicted the keepers of ten
gambling houses, which, as we'll as the
pool rooms and policy shops, have been
closed pending the abatement of the
storm.
An anti-polcy bill of sweeping char
acter has reached such a stage In the
state legislature that its passage is be-
lieved to be certain, and the bill repeal
ing the Horton boxing law, under which
prize fights are held, was reported to the
state senate today, having passed the
house.
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cent bonds VIII not be Offered for sale,
but will only be issued in exchange for
an equal amount, face value, OF old bonds
The holders of old bonds will receive
premium in cash to compensate them In
a measure for the sacrifice of interest
which they make. The cash premium
will be computed on basis of the pres
ent worth of the old bonds.at 2A per cent,
and will be on April ], the date that the
new 2 per cent bonds will bear, $105. 1851
for the 3s, Sill 6765 for the as, and $l10075i
for each 500 of the 5s. This exchange will
save the government, after deductng the
premium paid, nearly $2S GOO 900 If all the
holders of the old bonds exchange them
for the new ones. National banks that
take out circulation based on the new
bonds are to be taxed only one. half of
per cent on the average amount of circu-
lation outstanding, while those who have
circulation based on deposit of old bonds
will be taxed, as at present, l per cent.
BANK CLAUSE.
There are some other changes in the
national banking act The law permits
national banks with $25,900 capital to be
organized in places of 5000 inha bitants
or less, whereas heretofore the minimum
capital has been $4,000. 1t also pc mits
banks to issue circulation on all classes
of bonds deposited UP to the par value
of the bonds, instead of 80 per cent of
their face, as heretofore. This ought to
make an immediate increase in national
bank circulation of something like $24,-
000 000 as the amount of bonds now de-
posted to secure circulation is about $242,~
600, ,000 If the price Of tha new Is is not
forced so high on the market that there
is no profit left to national banks in TAX
ing out circulation, we may also look for
a material increase in national bank cir
culation based on additional deposits Of
bonds. .
National banks are permitted under
the law to issue circulation up to an
amount equal to their capital. The total
capital of all national banks is $6l6, 100000
The total circulation outstanding is $685.,
100000, There is, therefore, a possibility
of an increase in circulation of 1868, 900. .600
although the price of the new per cent
bonds, as already foreshadowed by mar
ket quotations in advance of their issue,
promises to be so high that the profit to
the banks in taking out circulation Will
not be enough to make the increase any
thing like such possible total"
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been repaired thirty miles northward to
Slyp klyp 1t is understood that the line
between Fourteen Streams and Vryburg
is not badly damaged"
DARKER PHASE TO COME.
Winston Churchill wires to the Morning
Post from Durham, protesting against the
ceremonious treatment Of Gen. Cronje He
adds:
THE stern decision not to exchange
prisoners will undoubtedly accelerate the
end OF the war. but 1t will prove very
hard, and perhaps even dangerous, for
the British prisoners in Pretoria.
There is abundant evidence that the
Beers are becoming more cruel and that
the war will enter a darker phase. It IS
doubtful If the Boer government will be
able to control the wild passions of the
exasperated ruffians forming the noisy
part Of the Boer forces in the event of a
siege of Pretoria, and the position of the
British prisoners would then become pre-
carious."
ATTITUDE OF FRANCE.
PARIS, March IA representative OF
the Associated Press has secured from a
responsible mouthpiece of the French gov
ernment the following exposition of
Frances attitude in the matter of inter-
vention in the Anglo-Transvaal war,
which, 1t is said, has been solicited by
President Kruger. The official in ques-
| tton said:
Eve believe 1t is true that the Trans
vaal has sent a request to the powers
for their Intervention, though, up 10 this
morning, President Kruger's message has
| not reached us. AS far as France is con-
cerned, she. certainly will not take the
initiative IN offering England mediation,
nor will Russia, for the dual alliance is
naturally working together in this ques-
tion. We feel that in the present excited
state of public feeling in England and
especially as regards ourselves, any step
taken by the French government would
defeat it's own object, and instead Of
opening way TO honorable peace, would
act as oil on flames, and probably only
create fresh complications. We consider
that overtures for mediation can emanate
from some power whose cordial relations
with England prevent such d sug-
gestiOn being construed as an unfriendly
act. The emperor of Germany, for in
stance, might take the initiative, or Presi-
dent Mckinley, without fear of creating
friction which stands In the way of any
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READY FOR THEIR WORK
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMIT
TEES ARRANGEMENTS.

KANSAS CITY, March 13.-After a ses-
sion lasting till 1870 this morning the SUBJ
committee of the Democratic national
committee met again today at 10 o'clock
and resumed the discussion of plans for
the national convention in July. 1t was
decided that when the committee ad-
journs it's meeting here which will like
ly not occur till tomorrow, it would be
to some time in May
Discussing the subject with the local
railroad committee the subcommittee ex-
pressed the opinion that no change of
date will be made. The rate submitted
by the railroad companies is the same as
that conceded the national Republican
convention at Philadelphia, and was pas
sed upon as satisfactory.
Ex-Gov. w. ]. Stone, a member of the
committee when asked by a reporter
regarding the possibility of Benjamin
Harrison contesting with President Nc
Kinley for the Republican nomination,
said:
That's all stuff and nonsense. McKin-
ley will be renominated by reclamation.
No other candidate will even be men
toned. Then we'll beat him.
The members of the committee COM
pleted their work promptly today, and all
but Gov. Stone left for their homes this
evening. The committee accepted an or
fer made by the Kansas City club, the
largest social organization of the city,
which rendered the use Of it's elegant club
house for headquarters during the con-
vention. The club is situated two blocks
han nd ho
ed in every particular to the wants of the
national committee.
Especially satisfactory arrangements
were made for the newspaper and tele-
graph interests. At the hall a space of
S5 feet In width by 120 in length
situated Immediately back of the speak
er's stand, was apportioned the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies
and the Associated Press Immediately
in front of these quarters, and situated
on platforms on either side of the speak
er's stand and three feet above the arena
in which the delegates and alternates
will be seated, room was set aside to
accommodate 600 special correspondents.
Here each correspondent will have ample
room and be In immediate touch with the
telegraph companies. In addition to the
above a school building, situated across
the street from the hall, was appropriat-
ed for the use of the outside correspon-
dents. This building Is two stories in
height and contains thirteen large, light
and airy rooms, in which will be placed
tables, telephones and other accommoda-
tions for the free use of the press at
times when the convention Is not in ses-
sion.
The committee adjourned to meet on
May Z.
During the day contracts were closed
by the hotels for housing several of the
larger delegations, among them being
Tammany, whose representative selected
125 rooms at one hostelry.
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the other two would would come up in
echelon on to the original Boer front,
so that in case of resistance the Beers
could be enveloped and compelled to re-
treat under difficulties and with heavy
loss.
Lord Roberts is not the man to forget
in his determination to reach a strategi-
cal point any measures likely to contrib
ute toward crushing a part of the enc
my's force.
''There are abundant signs of the de-
moralization of the Beers. The first is
the bad strategy of their resistance to
the advance of Lord Roberts. Then comes
the message of the presidents to Lord
Salisbury. Kruger and Steyn, it can be
seen. have not yet quite realized their
position, but Lord Salisbury's reply, be-
ing precisely what the British nation ex-
pected him to send, may open their eyes.
Divergent OPINIONS
In the house of commons today Henry
Labouchere, advanced Liberal, protested
against Lord Salisbury's reply to Presl-
dent Kruger and President Steyn. 1t
was, he said, not only a crime, but
blunder. The terms of peace proposed
were an iniquity and a disgrace to Great
Britain Turkey, he declared, might just
as we'll have insisted upon biotting out
Greece as an independent country.
Greece insulted Turkey and compelled her
to go to war.
Thomas Gibson Bowles, Conservative,
said that the last telegram from Presi-
dents Kruger and Steyn was even more
insulting than the one which began the
war.
LORD METHUEN'S ADVANCE.
The Dolly Mail has the following dis
patch from Kimberley, dated Tuesday,
March 1S:
Lord Methuen occupied Poshof on Sun
day without opposition He left a gar
rison there and returned here.
1.-The railway and telegraph lines have
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Believed That Lord Roberts Will Occupy City
Of Bloemfontein Some Time
Today.
Lord Salisbury Declines to Consider Propo-
sitions for Mediation or Conditional
Peace Proposals.

CAPE TOWN, Tuesday Evening,
March 13-Gen. French has arrived at
Bloemfontein.
Crhe foregoing dispatch NAV mean that
Gen. French has entered Bloemfontein or
merely that he is in the environs, thus
belatedly confirming Lord Roberts ad-
vices to the war Office this morning)
LONDON, March l.-Nothing can be
said of the advance on Bloemfontein be-
yond Lord Roberts own dispatches.
Nothing more has been permitted to
come through. Doubtless Lord Roberts
himself is fully occupied with important
military operations. The dispatch from
Cape Town saying that Gen. French has
arrived at Bloemfontein" probably does
not mean that he has entered the city.
Lord Roberts messages may mean
either that the Beers have cut the rail-
way to the north or that the British cav
airy have done SO. If the former, then
1t may be assumed that no rolling stock
has been seized, but by general assump-
tion the>latter Interpretation is regarded
as correct. This would greatly facilitate
obtaining supplies from Orange River, an
important matter, as Lord Roberts line
of communication at Modder bridge is
now 40 miles long.
The Beers may make another fight,
but there is little doubt that Lord Roberts
will occupy Bloemfontein today CWednes-
day). The Beers retiring from Orange
river will find themselves between two
British armies, and their guns are almost
bound to fall into the hands of the Brit
ish while the occupation of the capital
of the Free State will strain the alliance
Of the two republics to the utmost.
AWAITING INFANTRY.
Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morning
Post says:
Lord Roberts is probably now waiting
in front of Bloemfontein for the infantry
divisions. None of them could be we'll
expected to arrive before dark. The three
divisions would probably be SO directed
that while the leading one would follow
the cavalry and turn the Boer defenses
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such action on our part, and after this is
done, full reliance can be placed on The
unqualified support of France and Rus.
sia, whose only desire is to see the end
of the bloodshed, and who are eager to
lend their good offices in bringing about
this end"
PEACE TALK AT PRETORIA.
PRETORIA, March 10 (via Lourenzo
Marques, March 12).-Gen. Joubert has
arrived here to consult with the govern
ment. Rumors of peace overtures are i'm
the air. All attention is directed to the
British advance on Bloemfontein, but the
federals are still confident of being able
to check It,
TROUBLE AMONG NATIVES.
LEBOMBO, March 5 (via I,ourenzo
Marques, March 10.-Trouble is expected
between Chief Ogelequna and Chief Um-
bogase, In British Zululand The Beers
are anxious that the chiefs should quar-
rel, and they are prepared to support the
former as is also the Swat queen The
Zulu king, however, upholds Umbogase.
The women at Piet Riff laagar are la
menting over the heavy Boer loss around
Ladysmith.
LOYALISTS EULOGIZED.
CAPE TOWN, March 1S-Addressing a
public meeting here today, Sir Alfred Mil
ner, after referring to "the dark days
which we now hope are drawing to
close" eulogized the marvellous courage,
patience and confidence shown by the
Cape loyalists during a season of great
trial." and their "self-sacrifice, gcneros-
ity and cooperation.
BRABANT AT ALIWAL NORTH
ALIWAL NORTH, Cape Colony fby
courier to Burghersdorp. via Stormberg
Junction.. Tuesday, March 13-Gen. Bra
bant's forces arrived here on Sunday. The
Beers had retired the previous night, tax
ing a position four miles beyond the
Continned ON Fifth Page.
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TWO MORE BODIES FOUND
NEWARK'S LIST OF DEAD BY YES
TERDAY'S FIRE SIXTEEN.

NEW YORK, March 13.-Two more
bodies We're recovered today from the
ruins of the Italian tenement, which was
burned yesterday morning In Newark, N
]. The list of dead now numbers sixteen,
and five other victims have not yet been
accounted for.
The bodies discovered today were those
of Lucia Casilo, two years old, and one
unidentified child about the same. age.
Tonight representatives of the Italian
societies of Newark took steps toward
having the victims buried and the living
who suffered from the fire cared for.
Vito CretonZo, the Italian who was ar
rested on suspicion Of having set fire to
the house, was arraigned in court today
on suspicion of arson and remanded until
tomorrow for further hearing.