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the other regiments, swung ground the
front Of the Highland brigade on the
level, coverless ground. exposed to
terrible fire. which obliged the men TO
he upon the ground. asthey did for the
remainder Of the day. This begRn at
1850 in the morning, Through the
dreadful heat ana q terrible thunder
storm our men hung to the position,
answering the Boer fire and shooting
steadily.
In the meantime the rest Of the an
fantry completed the enveloping Hicyu-
mcnt, the Welsh regiment having sue
ceeded in ssiElng the drift, thus closing
in the Beers, who had fought through
out with nplendid courage. General
cronjo's !aager, full Of carts, arnmpni-
tlon ana stores. could be plainly seen
north of tao bank
Laager shelled.
General Smith -Dorrien collected a
large body Of men, including the Cam
adams, and crossed the river by Paar-
deberg Drift adyanclng toward the
laager, which was being vigorously
shelled. This force made a gallant at
tempt to charge Into the lager but
failed. Before seizing the western drift
the Beers occupied a kopts on the
south bank, running down the river.
Therefore their force IS cutin two. The
Beers hold the kopje and have one
vIckers- Maxim ana probably one or
two other guns.
Toward evening the battery on the
south side opened, cooperating with
the battery ON the north side. A won-
derful sight followed The shells fell
with amazing precision along the river
bed, opposite the laager, which was
shelled thoroughly. damaging every
thing It contained. one shall set on fire
a small ammunition wagon, which
burned nearly all day. Many other
wagons were set on FIRE and the glare
was Visible at a considerable distance
for into the night. The infantry also
maintained a terrible fire. which was
answered vigorously. The scene to-
ward nIghtfatt was terribly picturesque
with the blazing wagons, the roaFins
artillery and the cracking rife fire. !
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ooNTREREs on CURRENCY BILL
VIII Probably Report to the Senate
To-day.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. "a
When tho Republican conterees Of the
two houses Of Congress on the currency
bill adjourned tonight their work had
been practically completed. There were
stllI some slight differences In phrase
OlOgy, and still BUmc uncertainty as TO
whether the senate amendment IN the
Interest oe international bl-metnlIlsm
would be rotalned. but one OF tho nenis
bcrs expressed the opinion that five
minutes would be suiilcient time to-
morrow to complete the work. They
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BUNcoMBE.
Representative Richardson After Tin
Plate Trusts.

Representative Richardson After Tin
Plate TRUSTS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 9G.-Rep-
resentstlve Richardson, Of Tennessee,
the Democratic floor leader, to-day in
troduced q resolution in regard to tin
plate trusts similar to those recently In
troduced In relation to trusts in sugar
and paper.
The resolution states that whereas
recent advances in the prices of tin
plate indicate that trusts or comblna-
tions exist for the purpose OF destroy
Ing competition, the products mahu-
factured by The American Tln-plate
Company and other manufacturers Of
tin plato shall, after six months from
the passage Of the resolution be pro-
hIbited by the Interstate commerce
commission from being transported in
any manner whatsoever from any one
state to another until the commission
is satisfied that such produsts offered
for transportation have not yielded a
profit to the manufacturers Of more
than per cent.
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rE1EaRApH1o llrs.

Ex-ConEressman Harry Miner, for
EWeFiy well known theatrical manager,
Is dead In New York.
The mornings meeting Of the Daugff-
ters Of the American Revolution was
devoted almost entirely to routlnaAnGt-
tors.
Archbishop Hennessy's condition is
such that hopea Of his recovery have
been abandoned. Tho phyRicianB 0x-
pect death within day or two.
Tho sennte committee on commerce
bas agreed upon all the amendments To
he made 10 the shipping bill, but did
not reach q formal agreement 70 report
the bill
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van rrr D Prerent Foreclogute.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. &-It Is
learned tonight from one Of the Pitts
burgh & Western Railroad Company at-
torneSs that meeting Of the preferred
stockhoiders OF that company will be
held in New York City tomorrow or
Saturday for the purpose Of devlslng,
if posSlble, some plan to prevent the
sale OF the road as ordered by Judge
Bumngton yesterday II q tt,Ooo,OOO mort-
gage IS not satisfied within thirty days.
The same gentleman said Il no financial
succor for the road 10 found At the com-
Ing meeting. the case viii be taken to
the United States court Of appealR
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SURROUNDED IN A SWAMP
Is colored Man Charged with
Criminal Assault.

4B q NV4VEG0 A4uA SAAAA 8SA WSs2
Criminal Assault.
ABERDEEN Nd, Feb. 2s.-willlam
Black, a colored man living near here,
Is surrounded in swamp by a crowd
OF resident white farmers, and will
doubtless shortly be captured and
roughly handled for an assault gaid 70
have heen committed by him upon a
sixteen- year.old daughter Of Edward
Bradford, late yesterday afternoon.
The engineer OF passing train saw q
negro dragging n white Eirl into q
thlcket Us his train sped past. He drop
ped OH a note at the station and q
posse Immediately started In pursuit
The rescuers were too late to prevent
the assault, but found the victim and
carried her homo. It Is said that Black
has been Identified as tho miScreant
and will doubtless be captured before
the day 10 over.
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1DrPoRTANT. r. TRUE.
william j. Bryan Refused to Make .
Speech.


AMERICA. Ca, Feb, 22,-Hon, W. ].
Bryan passed through here to-day on
his way to Columbus. He stopped over
one hour ana paid a visit to Mrs.
Charles F. Crisp and son, Judge c. II.
Crisp. He made only q short speech
as he left, saying:
II visited your city several years ago
to sec Hon. Charles r. Crisp, who was
my warm personal friend. / come to-
day, not to make you speech, but to
call upon the widow ana children OF
my departed friend.
''You don't need speech. You are
all right and will be so hs long ~ you
nre true to tho principles Of the great
leader Of Democracy, Charles F.
Crisp"
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BUFFALO. N. ". Feb. IA dis
patch to the News from Batavia says:
A dispatch has been received in Ba.
tAvla that Ernest kingdom, Of STAFF
ford. who enlisted In the F6rtloth v0i'
uhteer infantry, had been found sleep-
Ing at his post, tried by court martial
and sentenced to be shot II Is said
that y number Of Filipino rebels en-.
tered the camp whlie Kingdom was
asleep and Killed two or three Ameri-
Can soldiers.
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PORTO RICO obseryed the Day.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Feb. 22.-
washington's birthday was observed
generally throughout The island. The
stores were closed and at the theatre
in the afternoon patriotic addresses
were dillVered by Governor General Da-
Wis and Bishops Blenk and Whlpple to
an audience Of about 5000 persons
There wus also a chorus OF school chill
dren, numbering 1000 boys and girls,
accompanied by q military band
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Arnlnnlao n Iannn.

NEW YORK, Feb ee.-A special from
Hong Kong. British China, to the Eve
ming World. says;
"United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members OF the
Filipino junta Ltban Pence and Agon-
clio, brother OF tho envoy, loft recent.
ly for Japan to meet AEulnaldo This
gives credeuce to the story that AGuln-
nldo escaped from the island OF LuSon
to Formosa WHEN hunted by General
I.awton's expedition through the north
ern part of the island"
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expect to cal IN 6he Democrdtip meme
beFs during the day lto-morr1Ws ana 70
be able 70 present their report 70 the
senate during the day. The hll was
6ent 10 tte printer tonight. All the
lremherB 10 the conference refused to
give out the terms Of agreemelt
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u1r1MArn sETr1EMENT
OF Boer War WIN be Mad4 by Great
Rritain.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-1n the house of
lords to-day. Replying TO a question
on the subject, the premier, Lord Sal
isbury, declared that the government
had no engagement whatever with any
power In respect to the course 10 be
taken in the ultimate settlement with
the Boer republics No power he added,
had asked or suggested the entering
into Of any such arrangement.
Lord Salisbury also said he knew
nothing OF General Cronte's proposed
arnistlce.
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plaot Plarpe proken out AnoW.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21-Ths
steamer American MaFu, from HORo-
lulu, brtngu adyiCes that the black
plague has broken out in other citlea
Of the Hawaiian group. Seven cascs
are reported at Kahull and one aa Hlio,
The situation Of Honolulu Is better. No
new cases have developed.
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aen. Grants Daughter Improving.

Cen. QfAnt88 Uau8hter tnlptoVlnl3s
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. a3.-The
condition Of Princess Cantactzone, tho
daughter of General Frederick Dent
Grant, OF the United States army who
has been seriously III with pneunouia
IS improved to-day.
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CRONJE'S
. POSITION
HOPELESS.
A Request for m Armistiee was An-
swered by Kitchener Fight to
aFinish Or
AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
cronjs's Splendid March to Mayors
fontsin Likely TO End
IN Disaster.

LONDON, Feb. q. a. NC General
crunJe is seemingly making his last
stand. He Is dying hard. hemmed in
by British and with shells from sixty
guns pouring into his camp,
On the third day Of the fighting the
Boer chief asked for an armlstIce to
bury his dead.
flight to a finish or surrender un-
cbnditlOnaJly," was Lord ISitcheners
reply. General Cronje Immediately sent
back word that his request for a truce
had been misunderstood and that his
determination then, as before, was to
Aght to the death.
The battle went on. This was the sit-
uation Of General Cronie Tuesday even-
ing, as sletched In the scanty
kilograms that have emerged from the
semi-silence Of South Africa
.omclaaly Lord Roberts wires that he
has scattered the advance commandos
Of the retnforcements that were striv-
ing to reach General cronje. It is re-
Garded as singular that Lord Roberts
wiring Wednesday should not mention
the appeal for an armistice on the pre-
yIous day, and also that the war ONCE
should withhold good news IL 1t has
any.
Cronje in a Bad Position.
Without trying to reconcile even the
scanty materials at hand. 1t seems
plain that General cronje is in a bad.
and even desperate situation, and
thnt the British are pressing their adj
vantage.
while the attack on General Cronje
proceeds there is a race for concentra-
ton between the Beers and the British.
The engagement with General Cronje's
1--WE to eight thousand entrenched men
Is likely to become an incident in bat
tie between the masses. The separated
fractions Of the Boer power are rap-
Idly drawing together to attack Lord
Roberts.
WIN General Cronis be able to hold
out until the Boer masses appeas, or Il
he does, VIII they then be able to sue
cor him? Tho British ara fading the
Bocrs on ground where the arms, tac-
tics and training Of the British are ex.
pected to give them the advantage.
General Butler. according to q dis
patch from chieveley, dated Wednes-
day, Ands the Beers in a position north
OF the Tugela largely reinforced. This
seems strange.
The war once. for the first time, has
given out an official compilation Of the
British losses. The total is 11,2Os to
February u. This does not include.
therefore, Lord Roberts recent losses
nor the Wiltshire prisoners.
The press association learns that the
British loss at Noodoos Rand was 700.
Three thousand fresh troops will em-
bark for South Africa to-day.
The relative position OF the combat
ants Is llkened to chess players. one of
whom from time to time adds pieces to
the board, while any loss to the adver-
sary iS irreplacable.
CAPE TOWN. Thursday Morning,
Feb. 29.-1n reply to General Cron1e's
raHtipat for an nrnistice OF tWpnty-fOuv
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For West Virginia. western Pcnnsyt.
vnnla ana Ohio: Fair Friday. Saturday
clUOdy and colder: brisk westerly
Mlnda. dlmlnishlnE IN force
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DAM RIoE,
Who Started his Circus Career in
Wheeling, lg Dead.

NEW york, Feb. g2.-Dau Rice, the
veteran circus clown. died ut Long
Branch, n. j., tonight, after llnger-
ing illness, aged a years. His real
nane was Daniel McLaren. He was
born in New York. Dan Rice made
three independent fortunes. Ho died,
however, a comparatively poor man.
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afa cordially Invited 70 jofn ps n SENDS
ing delegates to the convention
The committee at $50 ,. m. adjourn.
"a to meet ct Kansas City, July 8.
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QUAY CASE
Failed to Come Up IN the Senate, Owe
ing to Absence Of Democratic Mem
bers Attending the National oom-
mittee Meeting,

mittee Meeting.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 2s.-In
accordance with a taclt agreement with
the senators who were unable. on ae-
count Of the meeting Of the Democratic
national committee TO attend to-days
session., Mr.. Penrose, tPa), refrained
from calling up the Quay case as he
had yesterday announced he would do.
when he announced, however, his In
tsntion to call It up tomorrow, brief
parliamentary squabble ensued as to
the rights by which the case would
come before the senate. No conclusion
was reached, the questions inVolyed
being postponed for consideration until
tomorrow.
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CAPE TOWN. Thursday Morning,
Feb. 29.-1n reply to General Cron1e's
request for an armistice Of twenty-four
hours, to allow him to bury his dead,
Gen. Kitchener told the Boer comman-
der that hemust light to finish or sur
render Internationally.
General cronje's position is reported
hopeless. The British have occupied
earkly West
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Bosrs Enyslopsd.

Meanwhile the Highland brigade,
Consisting Of the seaforths. the Black
Watch nnI the Argylls. advanced srom
the south bank and the Essex, Welsh
and YOrEsbires, formed a long line on
the left, which rested on the river, tho
extreme right being the Welsh. The
whole line was ORDERED to envelop tho
BocrH, WHO lined both banks Of tho
river.
The iiring soon became heavy. Tho
BoerH held q splendid position. covering
the ltft Of ths bridge. which advanced
partly up the river and part In the
opgn. while tlls rest Of the brlGads, with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

The coming contest is much more
than struggle between rival aspir-
ants for the presidency. 1t Is a
mighty battle in which the issues
to be decided are not simply who Is
to administer the highest office in
the government for the next four
years, but what that Office is to be,
and upon what principles it is to be
administered. Is the president 70
be the servant Of the people or their
master? Is he to be constitution
al president, controlled in all re-
spects by the rules and limitations
of the constitution? or is he TO be,
so far as relates to extensive and
widely-spread territories belonging
to the United States and more than
ten million human beings proclaim
ed to be subject to our sovereignty
and jurisdiction, an Oriental des-
pot, fettered by no rules OF the
constitution (since they are held tc
have no application), governing like
the shah OF Persia or tre negus o.
Abyssinia, according to his own
sweet will and pleasure? 1t is the
question between republic and EN-
pire-between the republic founded
by the fathers, and under which We
have grown great and prosperous
and the empire inaugurated by the
treaty of Paris, and under which
we have reaped only sorrow anc
trouble, bloodshed and taxes
Baltimore Sun.
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Indiana Delegation in Kansas City Dur
ing the Great Convention.

Chrirman Martin and Secretary
Hawkins, Of the democratic state
returned from Kansas
City, where they went to make ar
for the entertainment OF
the Indiana delegation to the
national convention.
they were very fortunate in se-
curing rooms, and Indiana quarters
will be second to none. The head
quarters will be at the Coates house,
which is located at Broadway and
Tenth street, within four blocks OF
the convention hall. Parlors 1?O
and l22 on the first floor have been
reserved for that purpose, and the
Indiana visitors to the convention
will make themselves at home there
The thirty delegates will also be
accommodated at the Coates house,
their rooms being located 90 the
third floor. The rooms ranging
from $40 to 343 have been reserved
for them. Each room is supplied
with a bath and the delegates will
find all the conveniences close al
hand. The reason that such good
accommodations have been secured
for the Indiana delegation is be
cause National Committeeman Johr
G. Shanklin months ago took thu
preliminary steps toward reservint
them for this state.
Besides securing the accommoda
tions for the delegates and the head
quarters, Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Haw
kins made arrangements for th'
entertainment Of the state commit
tee and for those visitors who haC
sent in requests to have rooms re
served for them. In all accommo
dations were secured for eighty-tw'
people besides the delegates. Five
rooms were taken at the Cunning
ham. These will be occupied b.
the state committee. Rooms 70
the visitors were engaged in privat
houses. The rooms taken by tn
Indiana people are all within fou
blocks Of the convention hail.
Ind. Sentinel.
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August Flower.

"It is a surprising fact" says Prof
Houton, ''that in my travels in ell parts
of the world, for the lsst ten years,
have met more people having used
Green's August Flower than any other
remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged liver
and stomach, and for constipation.
find for tourists and salesmen, or fol
persona filling Office positions. where
headaches and general bad feelings from
irregular habits exist, that Green's Au
gust Flower is grand remedy. II does
not injure the system by frequent use
and is excellent for sour stomachs and
indigestion" Sample bottles free al
Martin Friedman's, Sold by dealers in
all civilized countries.
June %, loOOeow.
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According to German statisticians
there are nine cities with more than
400, 900 German inhabitants, though
the term German seems to be pret-
ty well stretched. They are Ber-
lin, 1,650,0O0; Vienna, l .149, 900;
Hamburg, 626, 600; New York, 5S3-
900; Amsterdam 5l3 900; Brussels,
ass, 900; Munich, All 900; Chica-
go, 407 600; Leipsic, 100000. For
ty-four others have over 100000,
including in the United States, Phil
adelphia, st. Louis, Milwaukee,
Cincinnati, Buffalo, Cleveland and
Baltimore. The percentage Of Ger.
mans is given as 80 in New York ;
81 in Chicago and st. Louis. and Is
in Philadelphia. New York Sun.
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The board of county commission
ers at the June term appointed the
following named citizens to act as
inspectors for the various precincts
of Dubois county at the November
election, the township trustees by
virtue Of their Office acting in that
capacity for the precincts in which
they reside:
Columbia No. &c. G. Baggerly.
/" " 2-R. p. Smith.
HARRISON No. Nv. +. Beckman.
I" /" 2-Geo. Nix.
Boone No. IN. b. Coffman.
2-Thomas H. Inman.
Madison No. John K. Norman.
I" T" John Stenftenagel.
Bainbridge No. 1-Wm. Schuler.
/" 2-And. Krempp.
3-Geo. Mehringer.
Marion-Fred. Allies.
Hall No. Joseph Lorey.
{" FL. l.. Jacobs.
Jefferson No. IA. j. Schaaf.
:. I" III. I. lAoerner.
Jackson No. John Wibbels.
{" b" John +. Schurz.
Patoka No. Phil Bamberger.
{" I" 2-J. II. Behrens, Sr.
/" 3-James Murray.
" {" IN. d. Lemond.
Cass No. John 4. Steinkamp.
I" +" 2-John w. Kemp.
Ferdinand No. 1-Ferd. Demuth.
I" " IN. Senninger.
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Appeals TO Fear.

The appeals to fear have we'll
nigh ceased, and yet there is no
fact which we are so compelled tc
see as the fact of retribution. The
law Of retribution works in ouI
present life. We became aware ol
it in our earliest infancy, and we
never become developed in charac-
ter until we learn to fear that which
is evil, and to shun the conse.
quences of sin. There is sense
OF righteousness in all men, and all
men know that unrighteousness
brings punishment. 1t is fair to
assume that what holds good in the
present life, that what is part OF
mans very structure here, will con.
tirue hereafter. We may give up
entirely the notion Of a material hell
but we cannot give up the doctrine
Of retribution. Suffering must fol
low sin, and therefore to appeal e
.ear is not only legitimate, but 1t is
in accordance with the structure ol
mans nature. North American
Rsview.