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Mules for south Africa.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal
Capt. s. n. Smith, mule inspector for
the British government, finished the in
spection at the stockyards yesterday of
two trainloads of tweny-seven cars of
mules, 1000 in all, for service in South Afri-
ca. The animals he selected were all from
fourteen to fourteen and one-half hands in
height and from five to eight years of age
The inspection of mule is an interesting
operation He is separated from the herd
and made to trot down the long lane that
extends from one end of the great barn to
the other while the inspector watches his
action If this satisfactory, the mule is
caught and "twitch' hastily fastened to
it's nose. The inspector runs his hand up
and down the mules legs. If he notices
anything like lump or knot. Then he
stands the measuring stick at the mule s
shoulder and calls out height, color, sex
and any distinguishing mark, such as a
star in the forehead, examining also the
animals teeth carefully for age and de-
fects.
If all these things are satisfactory, one of
the assistants holds the mule by the
''twitch' and another by one of the ears,
while a number brand is burned into the
right side of the hoof. This takes but a
moment and is without pain to the mule.
On the hoof OF the other forefoot are burned
three arrows. No. 1881 was the number
placed on the hoof of the last mule inspect
ed yesterday. This number he will carry
with him across the ocean and into the
African deserts.
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ADMIRAL DEWEY's REPORT.
Conditions mt Manila One Month he
fore the Great Battle.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Responding to
the Senate's resolution of inquiry. the sec
rotary of the navy to-day sent to the Sem
ate copy of Admiral Dewey's report from
Hong-Kong, dated March 81. 1885, relating
to the capture of Manila. The text of the
report shows that ii was made in response
to telegram of inquiry from the secre-
tary, and the admiral gives, in detail, the
names of the available vessels under his
command and also a list of SPANS vessels
and other means of defense at Manila. He
stated that his own squadron was in a
high state of efficiency. Speaking of the
Spanish forces, he said 1t numbered about
5000 soldiers of all arms in all the
islands, of which half are in the vicinity
of Manila. 1.-The islands now in a state
of insurrection and my informanIs state
that even the Spanish soldiers, wh1 con-
stitute only small part of the whole
are disaffected. Both ships ami forts are
in need of ammunition To this statement
he added: 81 believe / am not overcon-
fident in stating that with the squadron
now under my command the vessels could
be taken and the defenses ut Manila re-
duced in one day. There is every reason to
believe that If Manila were taken, or even
blockaded, the rest of the islands would
fall either to the insurgents ourselves.
as they are only he'd new through the
support of the navy AMI are dependent on
Manila for supplies. Information has Just
reached me that these are $40 armed
rebels in camp near Manila who are will
ing to assist u.s.
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MR.. POSEY AT CHICAGO.
He Is Warmly Greeted mt the Hamil-
ton Day Celebration.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Hamilton Club,
of Chicago, celebrated the anniversary of
the birth of Alexander Hamilton at Cen
trail Music Hall tonight. There was a
large and fashionable audience present, and
the Hon. Frank Il. Posey, orator of the
occasion, was given an enthusiastic recep-
ton. Mr.. Posey made an excellent address,
which was listened to throughout with
marked interest. and was frequently APP
plauded. He took strong ground in favor
of expansion, which received a tumultuous
demonstration of approval from the au-
dience.
In the presence and civilization of the negro
in this country the speaker saw the hand
of Ne Inefficient Providence pointing out
the necessity of transplanting the improved
black man to darkest Africa. where his
physical traits would avail for reclaim
ing the benighted continent. America
alone. with her colored races urged the
speaker. ''can perform this great work.
She must lead the nations of the world
In the expansion of civilization, which will
grow as long lives the federative prin-
ciple of Alexander hamilton, and long
as his words convey meaning to our ears"
At the conclusion of his address there
was burst of patriotic enthusiasm,
the great audience rising and singing
America" Many came forward and con-
graduated Mr.. Posey, and at the Hamilton
Club rooms later he was received with
great warmth by the delighted members.
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ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE.


NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-At meetings held
to-day and tonight the foundation plans
were laid for the ecumenical missionary
conference to be held in this city from
April q to May /, 1900 The meeting to-
night was merely preliminary one, pre-
sided over by President Seth Low. of
Columbia University, for the purpose of
placing before those interested in the con-
ference the general scope and working
plan of the body to meet here in April The
meeting in the day was of a private nature
the best methods of interesting church.
men and women of the country in the un-
dertaking being discussed.
At to-nights meeting a number of no.
table speakers, including Seth Low and
Rev. j. L. Gracey, president of the Inter-
national Missionary Union, gave the de-
tails of the proposed conference. 1t Is ex-
pected there will be present about 200
delegates from all over the world Those
from the United States and Canada will be
expected to pay their own expenses but
the forty or more from foreign countries
will have their expenses paid and be en-
tertained while here in the city A special
committee will go to Washington to urge
President Mckinley TO be present during
one of the days. 1t announced that
responses have come from various mission
airy societies and societies of a similar ma
ture. and that the outlook for the confer
ence is bright.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison has con-
scented 10 act as honorary president and the
officials expect to have present ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland Admiral Dewey, Rear Adj
miral Philips. Chief Justice Brewer and
many other notables from this country
Canada and other countries.
The conference will be formally opened
Saturday. April 81 with meeting in Car
negie Hall. At this meeting addresses of
welcome will be given, and a general re-
ception will follow. In the morning
OF the days during the conference
delegates meetings will be held at
which the fundamental principles OF mis-
sionary work will be discussed. In the
afternoon public meetings will be held. at
which prominent speakers will address the
audience. The plans of the conference also
provide for a series of public receptions for
the delegates. The departments of work
TO be discussed in their relation TO the
determining aim OF missions and the pro-
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CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Tribune to-mor-
row will print long interview with Gov
ernor Tanner in which the Governor makes
a bitter personal attack on Senator Shelby
Nj. Cullom. Governor Tanner declares at
the outset that he is not a candidate for
the Senate or any other political office, but
that he is strongly opposed to the return
of Senator Cullom to the Senate. He de-
clares the senator has never been known
to do anything of advantage to the Repub-
lican politics and that he has betrayed all
those who ever befriended him. Governor
Tanner then goes on to say that Senator
Cullom has never kept faith politically with
anybody when it was to his interest to do
otherwise. The interview is extremely bit
ter throughout
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LOSSES HEAVY.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGF

NCONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
Nov. q caused two English regiments to
fight each other. 1t is said orders were
given to attack a Boer position near Will
low Grange at daybreak. The East Surrey
Regiment had the left of the line and the
West Yorkshires the right. When the
Yorkshires reached the scene of battle they
were challenged by q Surrey sentinel. Each
battalion supposed the other to be the
Beers and opened fire at once. After
sharp exchange of rifle fire the Surveys
charged up the hill held by the Yorkshires
and a desperate hand-to-hand fight with
bayonets began. Both sides fought with
stubborn valor, and before the blunder was
discovered more than hundred dead and
wounded British soldiers lay on the field
of battle. Then the Beers, two thousand
strong, charged and the British were
driven in disorder from the field. Only the
prompt charge of the Imperial Light Horse
and the Sixtieth Mounted Rifles saved the
two infantry regiments from humiliation.
Colonel Kitchener. brother of the sirdar,
was in command of the British forces.
Major Hobbs. commanding the Yorkshires,
was among the captured. The British loss
exceeded two hundred
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INNOCENT MEN FREE.
They Were WrOngfully Convicted of
killing a stock Man.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.-Jacob Henze and
Henry Kaiser, who were convicted of the
murder of Edwin E. Brown, wealthy
stock man, in st. Louis in March, 1893. and
sentenced to the Jefferson City penitentiary
for life, have been pardoned. The case of
Henze and Kaiser is probably unparalleled
in the criminal annals of the world. They
were eight times thrust within the shadow
of the gallows and many time reprieved
once within three hours of their impending
doom, ultimately being consigned to life
imprisonment at hard labor. The men were
convicted on purely circumstantial evil
dence. The real murderers. as revealed
by clever investigation by the police de-
partment, were three notorious local GRIM
inals, all of whom have died since the con-
viction of Henze and Kaiser.
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German Ministry Attacked.

BERLIN. Jan. u.-At to-day's session of
the Prussian diet Herr Won Toeller inter-
pellated the government regarding the dis
ciplinary measures enforced against men,
bers holding provincial magistrates who
had voted against the canal bill. He
claimed for every member of the house,
whatever the status outside, constitution
al right to vote as he desired in the cham
Der. Prince Hohenloe. replying, declared
that the government in disciplining the
landrathe. had no intention of violating
the constitution, but held that officials who
votes, with the opposition could not rep
resent the government as magistrates.
All parties joined in the attack upon the
Ministry, the substance of the speeches
being that the step was unwise and uncon-
stitutional Herr Richter humorously
congra tulated the Conservatives upon hav-
ing become constitutionalists. Altogether
the discussion was a severe moral defeat
for the Ministry.
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Comments on Won BueIow's speech.

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Count Won Buelows
speech at the launching of the Deutsch-
land is commented upon to-day sympathet-
ically by almost all the papers except the
Socialist organs. The Berlnger Post says:
This warm-hearted appeal will find the
liveliest response in all German hearts. 1t
will help to remove the spirit of petty fault
finding and will unite the German people
In a recognition OF the necessity of the
empire for a navy corresponding with its
position otherwise as a great power
The Vosssche Zeitung says: Count Won
Buelow fellows Bismarckian traditions in
asserting that Germany will strive TO pre-
serve the worlds peace through unvarying
and peace-loving prudence
The National Zeitung attributes ad-
ditional Importance to the foreign secre-
tarys remarks in view of the fact that he
was also expressing the Emperors view.
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The FrancO-American Treaty.

PARIS, Jan. ia representative of the
Associated Press has been informed at the
Foreign Office that, so far as they are
aware. there is absolutely no truth in the
dispatches from Washington, published in
London, to the effect that strong opposition
in the United States Senate and in the
French Chamber of Deputies will be made
against the ratification of the commercial
treaty between France and the United
States 1t is probable, the Foreign Office
officials say, they would have heard of
it had such been the case, yet nothing
whatever had been received from the
French embassy at Washington casting
doubts on the ratification and they utterly
discredited the cable reports, pointing out
that so far as the Chamber of Deputies
is concerned, there is not the slightest
reason to suppose that the ratification is
in jeopardy. The Foreign Office officials
are confident there will be no hitch in
either side, and that the treaty will shortly
be an accomplished fact.
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OBITUARY.
Gen. Dabney Herndon Maury, n Noted
Ex-Confedernte.

PEORIA, ILL.,. Jan. 11.-Gen. Dabney
Herndan Maury died at the residence of
his son this morning. He was the Oldest
Confederate general.
General Maury was born in Fredericks-
burg. Va, May 81. $50. He left the Uni
versity OF Virginia in 1912 and entered the
Military Academy at West Point At Vera
Cruz and at Cerro Gordo he proved him
self gallant officer and was complimented
by special order. In 1852. he was married
to Miss Mamie Rose Mason. When Vir-
ginia seeded from the Union. Captain
Maury was appointed lieutenant colonel in
the Confederate army and colonel in the
Army of Virginia. While at Corinth he
NTH, and Vicksburg. While at Corinth he
was transferred to the Department of the
Gulf, where he remained until the close OF
the war. Under the administration OF
President Cleveland General Maury was
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to the United States of Colon
bia. He wrote two books, "Recollections
of Virginian." and "A Child's History OF
Virginia.
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MAY NOT SIGN SCALE.
American Wire Trust VIII Probably
Have a Strike at Several Plants.

CLEVELAND. o., Jan. u.-Next Monday
is the time set for the decision of the
American Steel and Wire Company. COM
monty known as the wire trust, on the
scale of wages proposed by the National
Association of rod mill works. There is
little doubt that the company will refuse
TO sign scale OF any kind. especially as
IL recently announced a general increase
OF ~ per cent in the pay OF all employees
The rod mill is apparently determined
10 force the signing of the scale IL pos
sibe. according 10 the report received at
the different mills of the company by the
vice president. Thomas +. Lewis, of this
city. Mr.. Lewis and other national Of
ficers OF the association are opposed TO the
strike but fear that there will soon be one.
The company has rod mills in severcl
cities.
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INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
German Colonial Society Sends n Note
to Chancellor HOhenlOhe.

The German Colonial Society has adj
dressed the following communication to the
imperial chancellor: "The society has had
to refuse to express sympathy with the
Beers, since to do so would be inexpedient
trality. Nevertheless, it's members cannot
disguise their conviction that the war how
ever it may result. may dangerously af-
feet Germany's South African interests
The communication ends with request for
an increase of the German colonial troops
in Southwest Africa.
The Cunard Lines steamer Umbria,
which has been chartered a transport
by the British government, sailed from
Southampton yesterday with 900 soldiers
bound for South Africa.
The Ohio House of Representatives has
indefinitely postponed the resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the Beers in their
war with Great Britain. The motion to
postpone was adopted by a strict party
vote, the Republicans voting In the affirm
alive. -
Several Portuguese who were on their
way to join the Beers, have been inter-
cepted by the Delagoa Bay frontier police.
Nobody, in the future, will be allowed to
pass the border without permit from the
Governor. -
The Parliament of British Columbia will
be asked to investigate widely circulated
reports of pro-Boer organizat ions in Vic
toria. Investigations so far indicate there
has really been no reasonable organiza-
ton or local subscription for the Trans
vaal cause, bat that residents of German or
Belgian origin have been blackmailed by
INSCRIPTIONS persons.
The steamer Auchenarden sailed yester-
day from Brooklyn, n. Y. for Cape Town
Beside an immense cargo of provisions.
flour and grain, she carries thirty troop
horses and fifty transport mules.
The British steamer Massapequa has
been chartered by Boston firm represent
ing the British War Department, TO loao a
cargo of hay at st. John. n. B.. for South
Africa. This is the third boat chartered
in Boston to transport hay for the horses
and mules of the British army.
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England Would Not BE Jealous.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Times comment
ing editorially upon the possibility of the
United States building the Panama canal,
says: Since the Venezula boundary dis
pute has been settled and Anglo-American
friendship has been sealed, the Panama
scheme is more likely to be carried out
than the plan for a Nicaragua canal En-
gland would certainly not be jealous of
America should the latter complete the
Panama canal. being confident that the
United States would treat British shipping
in liberal spirit
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LAWYER KILLED.
Major store, of oklahoma, Murdered
by j. +. Watcher.

GUTHRIE, o. T.. Jan. 11.-Maj.J ]. F. Stone,
one of the most widely known lawyers in
Oklahoma, and president of the Peoples
Bank of Kingfisher, was shot and killed at
Crescent City, twelve miles west of here
to-day by J. K. Watcher, who afterwards
made his escape. Watcher had mortgageG
property to Stone to secure a loan and
later mortgaged the same property to the
Capital National Bank of this city for
which he was arrested and is still under
bond
Stone foreclosed the mortgage and to-
day drove out from Kingfsher to take pos
session of the property and. was met by
Watcher and shot to death Stone was
United State assistant attorney for Okla
hCma under President Harrison and ma or
of the Oklahoma battalion of volunteers in
the Spanish war. He leaves a widow and
one son.
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Emperor william ;. Speech.

BERLIN, Jan. u.-Emperor Williams re-
marks when receiving the rectors of the
technical schools the other day-especially
his statement that the phenomena Of So
cial democracy were transitory-are at
tracing much discussion in the press. Some
of the conservative organs refuse TO be-
lieve that his Majesty was correctly re-
ported
The Kreuz Zeitung says: I'VE cannot
deny that the Emperor's words conflict
with his former utterances, and we must
admit that further legislative action
against the Socialists Is inexpedient, since
IL would result in a renewed defeat of the
government
The Vossische Zeitung observes: 1.-The
Kaiser apparently does not see In So
cialism danger TO the state and to So
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AItgeId Misleading Fu.ionists.

HURON, s. D., Jan. lex Governor
Altgeld delivered the first of five speeches
in South Dakota in the interest of the
Fusion party, to a large gathering here
tonight He spoke for nearly two hours
and discussed the gold standard and gov
eminent ownership of telegraph, telephone
and railroad lines; declared English cap
ital dominates and controls the affairs of
this government; that trusts and monopo-
war in LuZon is carried on only by right
of conquest and brute force; that annex
alton and expansion will come in a natural
way and without shooting American civil
szation and independence into any people
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Cable Notes.

Ii Hung Chang has arrived at Shanghai
on his way 10 assume the viceroyship of
Liang-Kwang.
Prince Albert, of Prussia. has bought
the celebrated Wilhelm vineyard, at Mar
ketsrunn, for $500 an acre.
Considerable fear is expressed in the Ger
man press that American automobiles will
invade Germany and higher duty is de-
manded.
new setting will be provided for the
production of the Passion Play next
April at Oberammergau, and a number of
the older actors will retire.
. The French Chamber of Deputies re-
assembled yesterday. NJ. Deschaenel on his
reelection to the presidency of the House.
made speech strenuously urging that the
truce in party, warfare which was to pre-
vail during the coming year of the EXPOSE
ton should be continued indefinitely. His
remarks were warmly applauded.
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A defective fiue IN the home OF Maggie
Brown at 4i6 Indiana avenue. was respon-
sible for a fire there last evening which
caused loss of $500.
Spontaneous combustion of oils or var
nishes in the stair factory OF j: X. Sloan.
at 81 West Tenth street, is supposed to
have caused fire last night resulting in a
loss of $500. The building is owned by A.
b. Meyers.
An overheated stove caused fire re-
sulting in a SO loss TO l.. r. Shockencys
living at sos South Senate avenue.
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NEW YORK. Jan. u.-John Quincy
Adams Hoyt. formerly one OF the most
prominent business men I'm New York and
Chicago and one of the original promoters
OF the present elevated railway system OF
the city. Is dead. aged seventy-three years.
He went to Chicago in 1856 went into bus
mess and soon became prominent In poyy-
tics. He was stanch Republican and an
intimate friend at that time OF General
Grant. John A. Logan. Stephen A. Douglas
and other prominent men.
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Endurance Trial of the Albany.

NEWCASTLE, Eng, JAN 1.-THE United
State cruiser Albany, which was given an
official trial off this port Jan. 3, COM
pleted her endurance trial to-day, consist
ing of a continuous run Of six hours under
natural draught. The test was very
cessful The ship behaved well in a heavy
sea. The result of the trial was as follows:
Average speed per hour, 1854 knots; revo-
lutions, 149; horsepower. 1924 coal con-
sumed IA tons per twenty-four hours.
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Victims of a Coal OIL Lamp.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Jan. n--Mrs. Mary
Theobold, aged fifty-eight, was burned to
death and her daughter Lucinda, aged
twenty-eight, was so badly burned that
she can not live. at their home in this city
to-day. Mrs. Theobold was filling a lamp
in front of a stove. An explosion followed.
setting fire to her clothing. In attempting
to save her daughter, Mrs. Theoboid' 5
clothing took fire and before assistance
arrived she had burned to death Mrs.
Theobold is the widow OF the late Edward
Theobold, of Frankfort KY, for many
years cashier of the Farmers Bank of
Kentucky in that city
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An Admission.
Judge.

Judge.
"A woman can't do a mans work" he
asseverated.
81 maintain that she can" she persisted
ANY woman can do any mans work.
''Preposterous.' he declared. "A woman
who tries TO do mans work will make a
fool of herself"
Il am glad to see that you have come
around TO my view." she exclaimed trium-
phantly.
Then he began to think how he did IT,
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LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. u.-Ex-Con-
gresham w. c. p. Breckenridge, in an
editorial in to-morrow's Herald, will say
that, in his opinion. in consideration of the
unconstitutional procedure in the Legisla-
ture, Governor Taylor will be justified in
maintaining his seat in the face of an
adverse decision in his contest before that
body. He hints at bloodshed as inevitable.