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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

Interest in the British-Boer war now GEN.
tiers around Ladysmith, where the British
under General White. have been besieged
for more than two months. The invest
ment of the place was one of the first
moves of the war on the part of the Beers,
and its relief has been a main objective
point of the British at least since the LIST
of November Thus far all attempts to re-
lieve the place have failed. and General
White is the only officer who has got any
glory out of the situation. The stubborn
and gallant defense he is making against
varied as it has been by occasional bril-
liant and successful sorties, is attracting
attention not only in England but through
out the world. His situation has been per-
ilous for fully two months. Oct. 81 a Lon
don dispatch said: ''Sir Redvers Butler
cannot arrive at the scene of fighting until
the end of this week. In the meantime
General White will need all his resources
to prevent the Beers around Ladysmith
linking their forces" few days after
completed the investment of the place. AS
long ago as Nov. IS it was wired from Lon
don that 1.-THE passing of another week
without any material change in the status
OF the beleaguered British force at Lady
smith is responsible for a much more hope
full feeling in Great Britain regarding the
fate of General Whites men, a dispatch
of Nov. "a said the British flag was still
ed the speedy capture of the place AT the
same time it was stated that the British
supply of ammunition was limited. and it
must have been greatly reduced by recent
messages from General White have re-
ported at intervals that he was still hold
ing out" though a recent one added that
he was hard pressed" Everything, there
an exceedingly critical position, and, II
not relieved within few days, its capture
is probable. II General White succeeds in
holding out till relief comes he will be
enough to give him place in history. and
that is more than can be said of any other
British general in the war thus far. There
have been much longer sieges in history
than that of Ladysmith up to the present
time. but no one will deny that the British
are making defense worthy of the best
traditions of their army.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

Mr.. David Overmyer, OF Kansas, of the
Indiana family of Overmyers. delivered a
In which. attacking trusts. he contended
that the Constitution gives ample author
ity for legislation to overthrow them.
''what is to prevent Congress from cutting
their communications he asked. What is
to prevent Congress from denying them
the use of the mails? This is a subject
over which Congress has exclusive and
complete control" 1t would be interesting
TO know how much sleep the Kansas states
man has lost evolving this brilliant idea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

1t is probable that the United States is
the only country which for years required
those engaged I'm the various industries in
which alcohol is raw material to pay the
internal tax imposed upon that article
when intended for other purposes. II it
were a light tax it would be different. but
the tax on spirits is three or four times
the price OF the alcohol itself For years
efforts were made to induce Congress to
reduce the internal tax on alcohol paid by
manufacturers who use 1t as a material.
This effort failed until 1894. when a pro-
vision yas inserted in the internal revenue
law providing for a rebate under such reg
ulations as the secretary of the treasury
shall prescribe. When manufacturers
asked for the rebate under the law. the
then secretary of'the treasury refused to
make the regulations or 10 allow the re-
bate. A suit was brought. and the Su-
orene Court sustained the secretary by an
opinion signed by five OF the nine justices.
The manufacturers now have bin in Con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10
MUST PAY ITS DEBTS.
United States VIII Not Interfere I'm
santo Domingo's Behalf.

SANTO DOMINGO. Jan. e.-It Is re-
ported here that the Americans OF this
place have asked the government OF the
United States not to allow France die
tate terms to the Dominican government.
An American warship is expected here to-
day The French admiral and his stan
were officially received by President Jim
inez to-day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Awhile the Of
ficials here deprecate the state OF affairs
in San Domingo they have not found II
within their power 10 interfere at this
stage. at least. TO prevent the collection
by the French naval officers OF what is
here understood 10 be a Just debt The
Machias has been ordered from San Juan
de Puerto Rico 10 Santo Domingo. lbs
purpose Is solely 10 protect American IN
terests. IL Is said at the State Department.
that no appeal has yet been made loobx-
ing 10 our Intervention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

gress which provides that the failure of
the secretary Of the treasury to make reg
ulations for the rebate of the tax shall not
operate a defense on the part of the
United States to any suit of manufactur-
er under the law. This seems a reason
able measure. while the taking OF "a domes-
tic tax from an article used in the indus
trial arts is as fair proposition as can
be made. even if it does diminish the rev.
enues 100000 year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

tended to break the force of the Indiana
senator's brilliant and effective speech. Re-
ferring TO Senator Beveridge's statement
that the Filipinos are unfit for self-govern-
ment. he is reported to have said he was
able to prove that the condition and state
of education and civilization of the Filipi-
nos at present was superior to that of the
people of the United States when they were
fighting for liberty. If Senator Hoar said
this he was guilty of gross misrepresenta-
ton of history and a libel on the revolu-
tionary patriots for which the people of
1t is astonishing that New England sena-
tor should compare the hybrid, half-civil-
lied races in the Philippines with the in
telligent, liberty-loving. God-fearing men
of New England who began the war for
independence. They had been serving an
apprenticeship to self-government for more
than hundred years and had learned the
principles of liberty in their churches and
schoolhouses. The Filipinos have no more
proper conception of these ideas than have
their common beasts of burden. 1.-The three
best educators on the islands, says Sena-
tor Beveridge, "at different times made TO
me the same comparison. that the common
people, in their stupidity. are like caribou
bulls" For a New England senator to
compare this ignorant, mongrel race with
the Anglo-Saxon descendants of the Pill
grims and Puritans can only be accounted
for on the theory that his partisanship OF
Ag,linaldo has made him insensible to truth
as we'll as decency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

The highly sensational testimony which
Is being given in the Clark senatorial in
vestigation before the Senate committee is
owners IN Montana, who were the most
prominent in raising the large campaign
fund contributed by the silver-mine mag
mates TO the Bryan cause in 1896.
Both became candidates for the Senate in
a Legislature in which the Bryanites con-
bership. Probably much of the testimony
Is exaggerated. but, after making all al
lowance- for lying. no instance of such
wholesale bribery has yet come to the no
tice of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10
The Social whiriigig.

"Mayme. here's something dreadfully
funny"
What is it?''
Mrs Riffraff has had me dropped from
the Tiptop Progressive Euchre Club
What is so funny about that?"
"Why, / had her elected into it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10
EATEN BY CANNIBALS.
Crew of n British Ship Massacred,
Roasted and Devoured.

LONDON. Jan. 9-Mail advices from
New Britain report the massacre of the
captain and crew of fifteen men belonging
to the British ship Nukumania, of South
Wales. while trading among the Admiralty
islands. Only three boys escaped. The
natives. after numbering the sailors, in
augurated feast ashore and ate their vic
tins.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

The change of front by which the New
York Sun places itself in opposition to the
currency reform bill is not likely to have
any material effect on public opinion or
legislation. The Sun has never been sound
on the greenback question, and it's ad-
vocacy of state banks as against national
banks shows where the shoe pinches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

Several Democrats who made speeches
on the Sth of January in praise of Jackson
condemned the policy of governing the
F.lipinos without their consent. Yet Jack
son laid the foundation of his military
fame and of his election as President by
a war to subjugate the Florida Indians
and establish government over them with
out their consent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

In discussing the seizures by British war
ships at Delagoa Bay it is & mistake to
assume that the American and German
cases are on the same footing. In one
case american goods were seized on board
a British ship, while IN the other, Ger
man ships were seized. Our case does not
involve an affront to the flag, since the
goods seized were under the British flag,
but the German case does.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

No doubt there is as little foundation for
the rumor that the United States and Ger
lands contraband policy as there is for
the rumor Of secret alliance between the
United States and Great Britain. Uncle
Sam is minding his own business and not
pulling chestnuts out of the fire for any
body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

Indiana should be proud that her two
senators are in line with the administra-
ton the expansion question. They are
as different from the average Bostonian
crank as any men can be. which is in itself
q sufficient cause for hilarity on the part
NJ rJoosiars
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

The Democratic party has never been
noted for its information, but. judging
from the resolutions of inquiry which
Democratic senators are now introducing,
the Ignorance prevailing among them at
present is even greater than usual.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan is too ex-
pert a politician and demagogue not to
know the value of consistency, or at least
of maintaining a semblance of it, he
knows as well as anybody that free silver
is a lost cause, but for personal reasons
he must keep up the pretense of advocat-
ing it. In his speech at the Chicago jack
son banquet he said:
The currency bill fastens us to the finan-
cial system of the old world and subjects
us to all the disturbances which anect
them, while ii places the control of the
volume of paper money in the hands Oh
bank trust, which will be merciless to the
people of this country as Weyler was to
the reconcentrados. The fight for bimetal-
lsm at the ratio of 10 to l has not been
lost. The increased production or gold
has shown the advantage or more money
and has answered the argument so often
made that the parity could not be MAIN
tanned because of the overproduction or sill
The talk about ''the financial system Of
the old world is appeal to the ignor-
ance and prejudice of those who think the
United States could have a financial sys-
tenn different from that of the rest of the
civilized world. The talk about "a bank
trust is that of a demagogue, and the
allusion to the increased production of
gold shows Mr.. Bryan's ignorance or his
incapacity to deal honestly with any ques-
ton. Three years ago he was telling the
people there could never, never be any
prosperity under the single gold standard.
Now that prosperity has come he pretends
to see in it confirmation of his free-silver
theories. 1t will be a happy day for the
country when Mr.. Bryan and his vagaries
are eliminated from American politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10
Ambition.

Upon some distant mountain peak
We fix our eyes. resolved to seek
It's glittering height: and then, good land
Step in some coal-hole close at hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

If the governments of Europe did not be-
leve that the United States would occupy
q commanding position by holding the
Philippines. is it probable they would have
Chfna2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

A London dispatch says 1t is believed
there that the British government will re-
lease the American flour recently seized
and at the same time make a rule as to
contraband. discriminating between food
stuffs for field and those for domestic pur-
poses In the unsettled state of interna-
tional law regarding contraband goods this
might be permissible, though the question
of goods shipped to neutral consignees
would still remain. There could be no
doubt of the right Of belligerent to treat
as contraband food shipped directly to or
evidently intended for the army of an en-
envy but in a case of doubt it should be
resolved in favor of the noncontraband
character of food. In an early American
case Justice Story ruled that provisions if
destined for the ordinary use of life in the
enemy's country, not contraband, but
became so if destined FOR the army or navy
of the country, or for its ports of naval
or military equipment. There is room
here for some very nice distinctions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

"Laura is foolishly in love with that
man."
sis he SO handsome?"
mo; but she says he can poke a fire
with more discernment than any man she
ever saw in her life"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

His Audience No Wiser.

When he ventured a quotation, If he
couldn't place it quite. he just worked it
off on Dryden, and it always went all
right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10
ReDarfee.

She-I wouldn't marry you If you were
the last man on earth.
Hell don't know about that; if I were
the last man 1 am afraid you could intimi-
date me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

reached such magnificent proportions that
the people of his own State cannot afford
to let the Lawton monument movement
fail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

The European powers who want to COM
bine against Great Britain, while each
lacks the necessary nerve to take the first
step, should get up a round robin"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

II there is another State in the Union
paying of its bonded debt as rapidly as
Indiana the Journal would be pleased to
give the proper credit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

The English language is a tricky thing
The statement that General White "still
holds OUT is none the less true because
the Beers are holding him in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

''The idea; that Mormon Roberts calls
himself saint
"welL you must admit that man who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

At the close OF Senator Bcveridge's speech
yesterday Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts,,
took the floor and made few remarks in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10

can regulate three woman all by himself
is entitled to stand little above ordinary
HUMANITY"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-10
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the Following places:
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17
$3.50 IN ADVANCE
From The Exchange Table.

Rev. Thee. Bracken, of Phillips
burg, preached two sermons in the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
Osborne News.
In order to practice what he
breaches to some extent at least, the
editor of this paper will have his own
house painted as soon as the color Of
the paint can be agreed on. The ed
tor insists on red and the women
folkes on ysllar, and there Is terri
bic row on, but we rather think it
will be yeller.-Gsylord Herald.
Ed Hansen. of Granite, informs as
that during his absence at the recent
session of the district court as Juror,
some one, with msilce aforethought,
stole five large fat hogs from his
yards. thus hog stealing business is
getting too numerous to be pleasant.
Long Island Leader.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17

On the 18th of April there was gen.
eral rejoicing all over the state. More
and more, as the years come and go,
does the order in Kansas observe our
anniversary day. Il was my good
fortune and pleasure this year to cele-
brate with my brothers and sisters at
Phillipsburg, and We certainly had
grand good time. To begin with, the
day was fne-calm and sunshine.
The attendance was large. ALI the
neIghboring lodges were represented
by respectable delegations. The city
was full of cheerful and happy peo-
pie. At noon We enjoyed a sumptu.
GUS banquet. The participants were
numbered by the hundreds. ALI were
satisfied, and yet there was to spare.
In the afternoon we held our anniver-
sary exercises in the beautiful Pres
bYterian church. The audience was
large and appreciatlve. Bro. NJ. Hall.
the D. D. g. NJ, presided, and intro-
duced the Grand Master. who dslivs
cred the address. In the evening
there was social meeting IN the same
church. The program consisted OF
singing and short addresses by reps
resentatives from the different lodges.
The PhIllipsburg brothers and sisters
know how to entertain, and I shall
long remember this occasion. During
the forenoon of the day visited the
public schools and delivered g mum.
Der of addresses to the pupils OF the
different grades. A. Bright q. NJ.
in Western Odd Fellow.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17
Question Answered.
County CLERK.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine IN the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for indigestion or bill
iousness. Doctors were scarce and
they seldom heard of appendicitis,
nervous prostration or heart failure.
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fer
mentstion of undigested food, regu-
late the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only
need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form. to make you
satisfied there is nothing serious the
matter with you. For sale by Geo
Jsmes & Co.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17

Headquarters Co. "H" End Regiment
Kansas National Guard. Com
pany order No. I.
PHILLIPsBURG. KAN, May Il, 1900.
All members of Company III" are
hereby ordered to be at the Armory
in Phillipsburg on Tuesday, May %,
1900, at 8 O'Clock p. m. sharp, for the
purpose of company inspection and
to elect lieutenant to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Lieu
tenant Couch. Target shooting will
also commence On that day by the
company at 4 o'clock p. m. Be pres
ent to commence with the company.
Section %. article 20, laws govern
ing the z. N. g., says that no officer
or enlisted man shall be excused
from semi-Rnnuel inspection.
Remember the date and answer to
your name at roll call. Inspection
ordered by Col. P. III. Holsington,
who will do the inspecting and start
the company in target shooting.
GEo. &. TUCKER, Captain.
CHAUNcEY o. DAaGETT,
LIST Sergeant.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17
EQUALIZATION Notice.

Notice is hereby gwen that the
board of county commissioners of
Phillips county. Kansas, will meet as
board of equalization on Monday,
June 4, 1900, and any parties sus-
pecting error in their essments must
appear at this Meeting in order to
have the same adjusted.
J. F. RAMBo,
County CLERK.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17
Attention, Comrades.
Headquarters Phillipsburg Post No.
n, Dept. OF Kansas, G. A. r.
Order No. /.

Headquarters Phillipsburg Post No.
n, Dept. OF Kansas, G.. A. r.
Order No. l.
CoMRADEs:-We are again called to
celebrate the anniversary of the ns-
TONS dead. To those who cherish
the deeds of brave men who freely
perlled or lost their lives in defense
of the Union and freedom, the both
day comes as a day of sacred memoir
les. It comes with the budding flow.
ers of spring time, reminding Us that
after death there is life. and although
the remains of our departed COM
rsdes moulder in the silent tomb,
"yet. through the mercy of God, We
may confidently hope that their soals
bloom in eternal spring" By this
returning anniversary we are also re-
minded that we, too, must soon ans
wer to the last roll call, and take our
places with the comrades gone before,
in the silent chambers of the dead.
Let us then again, while time and
opportunity permit, freely offer up
before the world our tribute of love
and respect for those whose ties with
Us were welded in the fire OF battle.
Let Us decorate their graves with the
beautiful flowers and evergreen.
which speak to us Of life and immer-
tality; and place over them again the
glorious flag of our united country,
which in life inspired them to the
noblest acts of vslor and heroism and
in death, symbolizes their patriotism
and fidelity.
The members of the Post will meet
at Post Hall on Sunday, May q, at
1915 a. m, and thence repair to the
Baptist church where appropriate
services will be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Hsgemsn. On Wednes-
day, May 30, the members of the
Post will again assemble at Post Hall
at I 80 p. m. and march thence to the
Presbyterian church. After the ad-
dress and other services at the church
the comrades, and others, will repair
to the cemetery where the impressive
and beautiful custom of Decorating
the graves will be observed in the
usual manner. It is expected that
ladies of the ". r. @. will meet With
the Post on each occasion and partic-
ipate with them in ali the exercises.
All ex-soldiers and sailors, whether
members of the Post or not, are COR
daily invited to meet with us, and
join IN the observance of these sacred
days. Company a, I'd Regt, z. n. g.,
is requested and invited to cooperate
with the Post, and take such part in
the exercises as may be assigned it.
To this end the officers OF the COM
pany are asked to confer with the ex-
eeutive committee and Post Com
mander. An executive committee
consisting of comrades John Hahnen-
kraft, W. II. Pratt and Rltner Smith
is hereby appointed. The committee
will prepare and announce a program
and will have general supervision of
all the arrangements for the services
herein named. ALI other committees
and details will report to this COM
mittee for duty. The traterHal and
benevolent societies of the city, and
the people of the community, gener-
orally, are earnestly solicited to en-
courage and help us by their presence
and sympathy.
Attest: FRANK STRAIN,
W. NJ. BRADLEY, Post Com.
Post Adjutant.