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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

a good chance for getting the honor had
not Mr.. Bryan an undisputed title to it.
About that time Judge Van wyck made
speech against trusts, in which 1t was
declared that trusts not only reversed the
fundamental axioms of trade. but struck
as with the dagger of an assassin at the
very heart of that individual enterprise
which. next TO love of liberty for its own
sake. Is the energizing force of American
institutions. An Eastern commercial trav-
elers' association published this speech and
sent it forth numerously that every post
office in the country was distributing
agency. The speech created the impression
that at least there was one man in the
country VINO could be counted as a defender
when the ravages Of the trusts became no
longer tolerable. But while this speech was
burdening the mails the American Ice Com
York. and among those who were captured
was Judge Augustus Van Wyck. who pill
loried trusts as assassins. And now the ex-
pose has come; Judge Van Wyck is the
of the stock of an ice company which made
so cents per hundred the price of ice when
it is shown that there is large profit in
the business at 30 cents. Thus by his own
arraignment Judge Van Wyck is very
largely interested i'm the most odious
monopoly on record-really in what he calls
the vocation of an assassin. And yet when
the fact of Judge Van Wyck's connection
with this cruel monopoly was we'll known
the Democratic state convention made both
Van Wyck and Croker delegates at large
10 the Democratic national convention
pledged to vote for William j. Bryan.
These men are not sincere in their denun-
citation of trusts, nor can those men be
both intelligent and sincere who would
rich the capitalists owning silver mines and
bullion by having the United States stamp
AZ cents worth of their silver bullion so
that it will be a legal tender for one dollar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

II Is part of the political gossip of the
day that Tammany was forced to give ex-
Governor Hill all that he demanded in the
Democratic convention under the threat
that he would make speech showing up
the workings OF Tammany's ice trust
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The war of the Boxers on foreigners is
scarcely more inhuman than the attacks
upon defenseiess women in st. Louis by
those calling themselves the friends of
strikers. And it may be added that the
Boxers will not suffer in comparison with
the lynchers of negroes the past week in
the South
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
A wild story.

1T saves time to go to church regularly
How 30
well. when I've stayed away I've had as
many as two elders and three deacons d-or
into my Office Monday morning TO see IL
were sick
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

Chicago Tribune.
Chief of Police lin ST. Louis)-Has there
been much disturbance to-day?
Subordinate Officer-Nothing TO speak OF.
It's been unusually quiet. One or two men
have been shot a car blown up. and the
clothing torn from the backs OF few
women, but believe that's all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

Miss Alice French C'Octave ThanetD is
reported as saying of the Woman's Fedora
tion meeting at Milwaukee that 1t was the
most disorderly gathering she ever saw.
But probably Miss French has never at
tended state or national convention of a
nolitieal party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
q Problem Solved.
Chicago Post

Chicago Post.
Captain Revere. OF the East chicago-av-
enue station. wants TO know how 10 stop
a cock from growing in the morning That
is really too easy. Let IL take part I'm a
masquerade. There are any number or
butchers who Will dress il as spring
chicken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The Hon. Richard Croker and the Hon.
Augustus Van wyck, delegates at large to
the Bryan convention. should be selected
TO draft the resolutions on trusts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
An Escape Recognized.

Scribbs-That magazine editor offered a
years subscription for my poem.
Stubbs-Did you take it?
Scribbs-Not L: l told him IL had TO read his
ole magazine a whole year should quit having
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The Marion Elks are said to have spent
$4,000 in preparing for the State Lodge
celebration there this week, but could less
be expected for such a deer organization?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

If IL should be very hot at Kansas City
while the Bryan convention is in session
the half dozen ice men" representing
Tammany might be used to advantage
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

II Lord Roberts should be penned up in
Pretoria. Colonel Baden-Powell. of Mafe-
king. can cancel his debt of gratitude by
coming TO the rescue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

Miss Louise-Do you play golf. Mr.. Thistle
top?
Mr. Thstletop-Well. not exactly; but I've
eaten lots of golf biscuit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
Gifted Angelina.

Angelina tells me she cuts all her shirt
waists without a pattern"
'she does? How do they look?"
''oh. they look like shirt waists cut without
nattern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
A Drifting Wreck.

what is a skeptic. Pa 20
''Well. the most hopeless kind OF skeptic Is a
woman who has lost her faith in DOCTORS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The Filipino guerrilIas are very active of
late. which seems TO AFFORD so much graft
ihcation to certain anti-administration pa
psrs that II Is often ill-conceaisd- They
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

Go West, young man, IL business seems
to call you, but give st. Louis a wide berth
until such time as the authorities make
the streets safe for innocent pilgrims and
strangers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The feeling of the civilized nations is so
decided in regard to the Boxers that they
are not disposed 70 put on gloves in deal
ing with them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

Washington Post.
For vice presidential possibility Secre-
tary Long did very reckless thing when
he declared all the poets are dead. No
party can AFFORD to wantonly defy all the
voters who think they can write poetry
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

The breaking up of China which has so
long been looked for. makes more of a
crash than was anticipated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

from day to day exceed those in the Philip
pines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

According to present indications II is 60
ing to be considerable of a job to keep that
.open door, to China from slamming shut.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
III We Could Know,

II we could know the worlds disguise OF Jest
ing lips and smiling eyes there'd be no food for
gossip: so, tits just well cannot know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12

southern limit OF the drift area. no gold.
silver or other precious metals occur In the
State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-12
JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY,
India MAJ polls, Ind.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House and Fffth-avenue
Hotel.
CHIcAGO-Palmer House. p. o. News Co. 2l7
Dearborn street.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co., IA Vine
street.
LOUISVILLE-C- T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co.. z56 Fourth avenue
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, u. C--Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wfllard's Hotel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

The correspondent adds that the
boor forces have beso reequipped and
says he is fully convinced that Is, 900
toroign troops have been landed to aid
the republic.
A depu.ation Of Dutch church min.
,sters had an audience With Premier
Scbreiuer At Cape Towu today. The
ministers urged tho separation of the
sick and we'll Boer prisoues aud asked
that the sick be not seut to St Helena.
Mr. Sohreiner replied that be bad 90
powers 10 such matters, but would use
bis friendly Offices. He added that be
bad made strong representations to the
imperial government against sendiug g
the prisoners to St Helena but wi.hous
success.
1t is rumored that the prison trans.
ports will sail for St Helena at the end
of this week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
"DIVISION OF PACIFIC."
The Military Powers of Otis
Curtailed.

Washington, March 27 Secretary
Root today took q step cootem platiug 2
the admioistration OF the Philippises
BY directing the creation of an entirely
pew military division to be Known ss
the 'division of the Pacific" embraciog
all the Philippines archipelago. The
division 10 tarn is to be divided ioto
four military department. as follows:
The department of northern Lusop,
oommsoded by Gen Macarthur f; the
department OF sou.bero Lusoo, oom-
maoded by Ges Hughes. and the
department of Mindanso and Jolo CON.
~aoded by Gen Kobbe. Major General
O'is will retain the supreme CON I'd
over these departments as division
cammander (; occupying toward them q
position corresponding closely to that
occupied by General Miles towards the
military departments 10 the United
States. IL is said at the war depart.
ment that the purpose of the new order
of 'biogs is to free General Oiis of the
many minor details incident to the
administration Of the island, leaving
bin 1t liberty to devote more time to
larger questions Of policy and civil
admioistratiou The cabinet approved
the proposition today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
Standard Gotten Bales

Savannah, Ga, March % The
Savannah cotton exchange is sending
out circular letter respecting cotton
bsling, giving a new rule with res
pect to bales which is to 90 into
effect with the beginning of the next
cotton year. The circular SAYS that
on and after Sept l, 1900,
"all sales of cotton in square bales
shall be based on packages of stand
ard size GA by 81 iDches) and when
bales of other dimensions are tender
ed for delivery an allowance of 25
cents per bale sh ali be made to the
buyer by the seller on such cotton /"
Copies of the above rule are being
sent to the various exchanges of the
Uuited States, requestieg their CO
operation, and to farmers, ginners,
merchants, newspapers and others
Interested in the general adoption of
uniform size cotton bale. The
Galveston cotton exchange has prac. =.
tically adopted the rule.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
Important Railroad Deal.

New York March % The Evening
Post today says 1t may be stated on
very excellent authority that the Of era.
,ion Of the Richmopd. Fsede,;cks bure
and Potomac will be taken over By the
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Oaio.
whether these roads will act separately
or jointly is not yet settled, but the
Richmond Line will hereafter be doui.
Gated by these two companies, which
heretofore have used il ss COD o ction
for the south. l. extends from Ricb.
mond north to Qlan;ico, Va, 80 miles.
on The Potomac river. where it oec,s
with the PeGusylvaOie's line to Wash.
iogton. Ii is also used by the Atlantic
Coast Line. and the Seaboard Air Line
ln securing q charter at the receut
session of the Virgins Legislature for
a parallel line from Ricbmoud to Wash.
ioe,on has brought the ocmpauy's aGAirs
eefore the public There is . possibisi
~ that the new cootrol Of the property
which may be taken as practically
established. will make it possible to
effect some arrangement by which the
possibility Of building of this proposed
parallel liue will not be undertaken"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
The Fight at Brandfort.

Bloemfonte,n March 30.-The at.
tack upon the Beers holding the
koPjes near Xasro siding station, q
few miles South of Brandfort, was
made by fuckers Seventh di
vision with the cooperation of
OF French's cavalry. The attacking
troops included large force of Aus
tralians. Col Knight, with 400 New
south Wales mounted infantry includ.
ed in Legaillai brigade, attacked the
right flank A long chain of Kopies
was held by the Beers and there was
severe firing all along the line of at
tack. The approach was very steep.
like fortress and the troops were
unable to make headwsy until the
infantry made On attack upon the
front The cavalry went round the
right flank of the Beers and used
their Vickers Maxim freely.
An army hospital was est tablIshed
ln cottage under the shelter of Q
large kopje. The Boer shells came
right over the kopjes and landed near
the hospital. which it was necessary
to evacuate The Eoers sIowly re-.
treated upon Brandfort, taking their
dead and wounded with them
Meanwhile the cavalry. including tho
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
GEN JOUBERT DIES AT PRE-.
TORIA.

Lorenzo Marques, March 28.-
Gen Joubert is dead
Pretoria, March 28.-Gen Joubert
died last night at IL 80 o'clock Ee
had been suffering from Q stomach
complaint
The town is plunged into mourn.
ing for the true patriot, gallant gen
ersl and upright and honorable gen.
tleman
London, March 20 The Pretoria
correspondents Of the Dolly Mail, tel.
egraphiug yesterday. ssys:
Gen Joutert died of peritouitis
Tho funeral will take place tomorrow
(Tbursdsy) The government is
pleading with the widow to allow Q
temporary interment here. with Q
stale funeral Joubert always ex.
pressed desire TO be buried in q
msusoleum built on his farm.
"His successor 10 the chief com
msnd will probably be Gen Lewis
Botba, now commanding in Natal "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
Large Majority Refuse to
Strike out is per Cent
Tariff.

Washington. March 29.-The
direct vote was taken by the senate
today on the proposition to strike
from the Pnerto Rico measure the
provision levying Is per cent of the
Dingley law duties upon Puerto Rico
products. The proposition was de.
fested by vote of 16 to 33
While the vote is regarded as pre-.
saying the passage of the pending
measure it is not regarded as indics.
ting the final vote on the bill.
The feature of the debate TODAY
was the speech of Mr. Beveridge Of
OF Indiana. While be advocated re-.
clprocity between the United States
and Puerto Rico, he announced that
1t all efforts to secure free trade
should fail he would support the
pending bill The bill was under
discussion throughout the session,
several important amendments being
agreed to.
The conference report on the d.
plomasic and consular appropriation
bill was agreed to by the senate coon
after it convened.
A concurrent resolution offered by
Mr. Culberson of Texas. directing the
secretary of war and the secretary of
the navy to keep "sessonably advis.
ed" the families of wounded soldiers
and sailors of the condition of the
men, vas agreed to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
The Porto Rico Tariff.
Free Trade With Internal
Tax on Rum and Tobacco.

Washington, March % The senate
today agreed to vote or the Porto Rico
government sud tariff bill Tuesday
afternoon at 4 O'clock. An important
utterance was made later 10 the day on
the bill by Mr. Davis. of Minnesota.
de advocated free trade between the
United States and Porto Rico aod
urged the necessary money to be raised
by taxation be by an internal revenue
tag levied upon rom and tobacco pro.
duoed on the island This system, 10
bis opinion, wor;d better suit the people,
OF the United States and those of Porto
Rico than the proposed tariff, aud
would be just, equitable and coustitu-
tioosl.
The amendment offered by Mr. Carter
to the Alaskan code bill rela.inR 10
mining for gold under the waters of
Cape Nome was agreed to. bat 10
further progress Was made With the
measure
The conference report on, the measure
providing additional amounts to supply
Urgent Deficiencies wss sgreed to-
A successful effort was made by Mr.
Forsker to fx . time for Q vote on the
Porto Ricsp tariff and government bill.
Mr. Bacon. of Georgia. suggested
tomorrow, aud Mr. Proctor. of Vermont,
oext Tuesday afternoon. The latter
was sRreed to
The Alaskan code bill was taken up,
and Mr. Carter's amendment offered
yesterday was adopted without division.
Consideration of the Porto Rico bill
was then resumed, the pending question
being upon the free silver coinage
amendment offered by Mr.. Morgan.
The swendment was defeated-15 TO
33.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
New Series-VOl. XIX. No. &c

Australian Horse and the SYDNEY
Lancers under Capt Cox. brigaded
with Porter's brigade. The Carbi
neers, Scots Greys and the InniskiIl
lngs received o severe shell fire.
The Beers had evidently marked the
range. aod when the troops advanced
the enemy's fire was less accurate.
The coloniaIs displayed great cool.
ness under fire Many horses were
killed in the cavslry's flank attack
The Beers fed and ell our troops
pushed forward and now hold an ex
ceilent position upon the large kopjes
recently held by the Beers
The farmers are in the lager fight
ing, leaving the women and children
on the farms, which they ere confident
the English will not touch Many OF
these farmers would surrender their
arms but for the fear that the
Johannesburg police would attack
their farms in revenge for doing 60
The Beers are known to hold
brandfort in some strength. probably
5000
Reenforcements are afraid to move
direct to their support and are
content with holding their posi-
tlon, which is threatened by the
cavalry advance
The whole action was rather insig
n'tcant Many regiments received
their baptism of fire aud showed
splendid coolness We have now
secured fine position facing the
huge plain before Brandfort
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY APRIL d 1900

chase ensued Several Beers were
wounded
The same dispatch says:
"A printed documen: has been
giving the Boer Losses at Spion kop
at over 2 500. but this Can scarcely
be credited"
Advices today from Cape Town
say:
"Rains are general throughout
South Africa aad rivers which have
been dry for years are being flooded.
Many camps ere transformed into
swsmps. This will still more initiate
against an immediate British ad
vance.
Sickness among the Boer prisoners
on the transports 10 increasing
Three desshs occurred March 26 The
bodies we're buried by the British
with the Trsnevaal Gag on the coffius
The leading Ouch Of Simons,own
attended the funeral Typhoid fever
alone claims 100 victims among the
prisoners and the population of
Simonstown fear On epidemic
The bund at . meeting ct Paarl,
March 26 attended by several mem.
bers OF the Cape assembly. passed
resolutions regre,tiog that the Cape
government was not consulted before
the var and declaring that the settle
usot which did not respect the inde
pendence Of the republics would be
detrimental to the highest interests
Of the British empire Mr. Hargrove.
the chief speaker prophesisd revolu
tton with elk years unless iudepen.
dence war granted aud Assemblymsn
msrsis characterized the war 90 q
oontiouatiop Of the Jsmisou raid.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04

The capital invested by Southern
cotton mills is from 1925 100000 to
$3.50, 900, 900 and the Machinery for
these mills has been Invariably bought
in the north aud Europe The future
promises a vast increase 10 Investments
of this kind by the South. yet there is
not o single manufacturer of textile
machinery 10 the Southern States to
day Atlanta seems to be taking q
step 10 this direction and is now organ
izing q company to be capitalized at
$500 900 for the purpose of mauufac
turing textile NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DsiIy Mail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-04
Roberts Pushes Forward a
Large Force Against Boers.
ONE HUNDRED BR TIsH SOL.
DIERS KILLED.

London. March 81. AIS Q. n
The head Of the army Of Lord Roberts
is now about 2l miles north Of Bloe.u.
fontsio. 1t occupies . cluster of hills
WOO from the Boers after stiff 6eht,
10 which the British lost seven officers
aud 100 men.
The Beers had been using these
kopjes as . base for usraudioe bands
that have been beating up the country
adjacent to Bloemfooteiu for supplies,
oriving of cattle aud forciog oou.
resistant Free Ssaters into their ranks
sgsio. The enemy must have been 10
considerable force as Lord Roberts sent
5000 infantry and 5000 oavslry
against them.
Lord Roberts progress to Pretoria
will probably consist Of series of such
forward movements. 10 which Boer
positions will be attacked by Q portion
Of the army sdvapoiog rapidly With
wheel transport. the main army com.
Jog up ~ the railway is repaired.
Lord Roberts is stripping the forces
in the misor spheres Of operations OF
their wsgous aud transport auimsls 10
order to hasten tho advance. This is
understood to be the reason why be
recalled Lord Metbueu from Bsrkly
West to Kimberley. Lord Roberts had
10 bave Methusn's transport.
The reason Why bot Chase was no.
made sfter Commandsnt Olivier is tba.
Lord Roberts did not Wish to wear on,
the cavalry transport
Geo French lost 3 900 horses 10 the
relief Of Kimberley and the pursuit OF
Gen Crenje. Lord Roberts lost 5000
transport cattle 1t Watervaal drift.
aud it is estimated tha. be hes lost
1000 other animals since the forward
movement began oo Feb 13
The rebellion throughout the uorth.
west districts Of Cape Colony is ain os,
suppressed
Tho Goth will sail tomorrow (Satur.
day With 600 men for St Helena 70
guard Gen CroDje aud 1900 prison uers