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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-11
CUT BY THE COMMITTEE
S243,1O7 LOPPED OFF INDIANA's WAR
CLAIM BY REPREsENTATIvEs
No Precedent for Paying "DiscOunts
on Bonds sold" They say-Other
Bills of Interest to Indianians.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Fair
bankss joint resolution TO pay Indiana's
war claim of s714, 81. which he had passed
through the Senate some time ago, was to-
day reported back to the House with
amendment striking out the item of dis
counts on bonds sold." amounting to s243.-
I0751. with the recommendation that, as
amended, IT pass. The committee on war
claims in its report admits that these dis
counts were made and that the state had
to pay the face value of the bonds, and
thinks the State should be reimbursed in
that amount. "Yet," says the committee,
"since there has been no direct adjudica-
ton by the Supreme Court of the United
States of the Court of Claims OF the
liabilities of the United States to a State
for this item, We are of opinion that the
item of discount should be stricken out of
the resolution" and so the committee
amended the resolution by striking out the
words discount upon bonds sold.'
Representative Griffith introduced a bill
to-day appropriating 5000 to erect monu-
ment at Riverside Cemetery. Dearborn
county, where lie buried the remains of
Col. Archibald Locbry and party, who were
slain by Indians on July "a, ITS. while en-
route to join Col. George Rogers Clark at
the Falls of the Ohio, preparatory to
Clarks expedition, which resulted in the
capture of Kaskaskia and Vincennes.
He also introduced bills pensioning at $12
monthly Henry III. Sarven, dependent son
of Aaron Sarven, Company b, Fourteenth
Cavalry and George Kegrice. Company III,
Twenty-frst Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Representative Crumpacker introduced
bills as follows: Increasing the pension of
George Lambert, Company A. Seventeenth
Indiana, to s14 monthly; removing the
charges Of desertion from the military rec
ords of Walter Milford, corporal. Company
B, One-hundred-and-fif Indiana; John
Fagin. Company c, -hundred-and- fifty
fourth Indiana, and John r. Edwards,
Company L. Eleventh Indiana.
Representative Miers introduced bill in
creasing the pension of Richard Hardin,
Company b. Thirty-first Indiana, to $50
monthly. -
Representative Watson's bill pensioning
Anna NJ. Starr. widow of Lieutenant Col
onel William c. Starr, Ninth West Virginia
Infantry, at 500 monthly was favorably re-
ported to the House to-day.
Representative Hemenway's bill pension
ing Levi G. Wilgus, Company F. Four
teenth Indiana at $50 monthly was favor
ably reported to the House to-day.
Representative ,Griffith's bill pensioning
Zylpha J. Kelly, of Aurora, at sl2 monthly
as an army nurse was favorably reported
IN the House TODAY
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LONDON. April 1.-THE Daily
News has the following from Pre-
toria, dated Monday, by way of
Delagoa Bay: at is officially an
nounced that a battle has been
fought south of Brandfort, in
which six hundred British troops
were killed and wounded, and eight
hundred taken prisoners.
"Lord Roberts is declared to be
finding great difficulty owing to
scarcity of water"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-11
PIumer's Futile Attempt.

GABERONES, April yesterday Col.
Plumer. with 20 mounted men and a few
infantry and one Maxim gun, arrived at
Ramathlabama, where he left the dis
mounted men and proceeded along the rail-
road TO within sight of Mafeking. The ad-
vance guard, under Colonel White, encoun-
tered large body of Beers. and almost
simultaneously the left and right hanks
were attacked, and sharp lighting followed
The Beers were in crescent formation. and
outnumbered the British two TO one. They
advanced with skill and stubborness, and
persistently endeavored to encircle the
British. After holding his ground for an
hour Colonel Plumer retired, with the
Beers slowly following him up. The fight
ing continued throughout the ten-mile re-
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BOERs AT ST. HELENA. :
Arrival of Two Transports with Gem
eraI Cronje and His Men.

ISLAND OF ST. HELENA, April TO-
The Niobe and the Milwaukee have arrived
here with the Boer prisoners. Their health
is good, with the exception of four cases of
measles, necessitating the Milwaukee being
well behaved They will probably land to-
morrow. The governor has been notified Of
the desire of the authorities that the pris-
oners be treated with every courtesy and
consideration.
CAPE TOWN, April 10.-The remainder
of the Boer prisoners that were on board
the transports off Simonstown, about 1000,
have been transferred to the mainland.
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BULLER AT WORK AGAIN.
Bombardfng the Boer Positions in Ma
tai with Naval Guns.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Durham corre-
spondent OF the Daily Telegraph. telegraph
Ing Tuesday. April 10. says: "our naval
guns have commenced bombarding the Boer
positions between Sundays river and Big
garsberg."
The Durham correspondent of the Stand
ard. telegraphing Tuesday. says: Large
numbers OF troops are coming down for
shipment TO Cape Colony. Two regiments
have already sailed. General Hart is also
going to the Cape, probably in command
OF these troops"
LADYSMITH, April 10.-Heavy firing was
heard early this morning In the direction OF
Sundays river. IL continued for few
hours. No details OF the engagement have
been received.
PIETERMARITzBURG. April i0.-Heavy
canroaandipg commenced this morning i'm
the vicinity Of Elandslaagte.
NEW YORK. April lo.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Ladysmith April says: "The
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PHILADELPHIA, April 10.-That nego-
tiations are pending looking to a combina-
ton of the gigantic Carnegie-Frick inter-
ests and the cramp shipbuildng concern
is denied by officials OF the latter COM
pany. Edwin S. Cramp. when shown New
York dispatch telling of conferences at
Atlantic City between representatives OF
the two companies at which IL was said
the subject of consolidation consid-
cred, said: There is not a word or truth
ir H."
A director OF the cramp Company when
shown the article impatiently exclaimed.
''Bosh. it's so ridiculous that II Is not worth
discussing"
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ARTILLERY FOR BOERS.
Thirty Pieces Said to Have Been
Shipped as Machinery.

LONDON, April 1.-THE correspondent of
the Times at Lourenzo Marques, telegraph
ing Monday, says: Trustworthy refugees
assert that the Beers recently obtained
at least thirty pieces of artillery, some of
large caliber. which were brought overland
as machinery. from West African port
Eight of these guns were dispatched to the
Free State a week ago. The Boer officials
openly boast that they have succeeded in
smuggling ammunition through Portuguese
territory.
In the course of the Dempsey trial State
Engineer Munnik admitted, under pressure
that, acting under instructions from State
Secretary Reitz, of the Transvaal. he had
bored holes in twenty-five mines."
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Knmrs slaughtered.

PRETORIA, April 7.-Advices from Ma
feking say a band of armed Kaffirs left
Mafeking through the burghers' lines dur
ing the night of April S. and were followed
and surrounded in the bush, where they
were shelled by Maxim-Nordenfelt gun.
The Beers then stormed the Kaffir posi-
tion, killing thirty-one. The Kaffirs fought
stubbornly.
Skirmishes are reported at Biggarsberg
and in the Free State, mostly between
patrols.
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PIumer twenty Mile. Away.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Daily Mail has
the following from Lady Sarah Wilson,
dated Mafeking, March 30: Colonel Plum
er's column is now within twenty miles of
us, but its advent is undesirable unless
accompanied by food supplies. The opinion
prevails here that young Cronje has re-
turned to the ranks of the investing Beers
and is trying to avenge Paardeberg."
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capital of the bank is 100000 and its sur
plus sS.O00.OO0. The new capital will be
100000. and 100000 will be added to the
surplus. making a total of sSoo0,e0o. Two
thirds of the stockholders of the bank. 1t
is asserted. have assented TO the greater
capital, but on May IL meeting will be
held. so that the increase may be ratified
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Message from Baden-Powell.

BULUWAYO. March 31.-Colonel Baden
Powell wires from Mafeking, under date of
March q, confirming the report that the
Beers had been pushed back so far that
the town was comparatively out of range of
musketry. He concludes with saving: "All
promises well for eventually cutting off
this force of the enemy If we can hold
Snyman here"
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HEAVY CANNONADING.
British Usins, N Naval Gum on Beers at
Fourteen Streams.

PRETORIA. Monday, April Q, via Lou
renzo Marques.-Heavy cannonading is re-
ported at Fourteen Streams. The British
using a naval gun.
Lord Methuen is moving in the direction
of Hoopstad.
The British casualties in the fight at
De Vets dorp were 100 killed and wounded
and $50 captured
The Transvaal Volksraad has been sum-
Nav TO-
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LONDON, April IA dis |

LONDON, April IA dis
patch to the Daily Mail from
Brandfort, dated Sunday, says:
Yesterday General Dewet inflicted
the third defeat of the British
within a week at Meerkatfontein
killing and wounding six hundred.
He captured nine hundred, with
twelve wagons, losing five Beers
killed and nine wounded"
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May Refer to the Reddersburg DsasterBrabant Hard
Pushed at DEMONSTRATING Resumed in
Natal-Plumer's Recent Dash.

Beers have posted big gun on knights
the vicinity OF Wesselsnek Station. The
enemy is reported to be strongly intrenched
at Halpmakaar'
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BETHULIE, Orange Free State, April 9.
1T is expected that the Beers will
deavor to retake and destroy the bridge
over the Orange river. Consequently ex-
traordinary precautions have been taken.
A force of Beers is located twelve miles
east. AS matter of fact, the Beers prac-
tically again hold the Free State eastward
of the railroad, and are greatly encouraged
by their successes at Reddersburg and
Kornspruit
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wEPENER ATTACKED.


Beers Making a Determined Attempt
to Capture the Place.
ALiWAL NORTH. April 1o.-An engage
ment took place yesterday at wepener.
Tho Beers vickers- Ma kim did consider
able execution at first. but the British guns
soon got the range and did great havoc.
The Rouxville commando has gone to
wepener.
The fighting was severe and lasted all
day long The Beers received a check The
casualties were rather heavy on both sides.
Another commando is advancing toward
Wepener from De Wetsdorp.
Heavy fighting was continued at wepener
this morning. The result is unknown.
Three Boer commanders are attacking the
town.
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WASHINGTON. April 1o.-It stated
at the War Department to-day that no
change will be made I'm the administration
of civil affairs in Porto Rico pending the
final approval by the President of the ac-
ton Of Congress on the subject.
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AT ZwARTKOPFONTEIN.


ZwARTKOPFONTEIN, Orange Free
State, April 9.-Lord Methuens force is en-
camped here, ten miles east of Boshof
Since the Boshof affair Lord Chesham, with
yeomanry and Kimberley mounted corps.
has reconnoitered eastward, but he only
encountered small body of Beers, who
fled.
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NEW YORK. April 1O.--Dlrectors of the
Hanover National Bank-the third largest
in the country in point OF deposits-have
decided to triple their capital The present
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FIVE THOUSAND A MONTH.
wastage of Horses by the British Il,
Almost Extraordinary.

BLOEMFONTEIN, April 9-Remounts
are continually arriving, but competent au-
thorities estimate that the wastage of
horses monthly by the British forces in
South Africa must be calculated at not
less than 5000.
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BULUwAYO, Thursday. April 5.-Lieu-
tenant Milligan, of Colonel Plumer's col
umn, is a prisoner in the hands of the
Beers.
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DE WET STRIKES AGAIN
UnCOnfirmed Report of Another Serious Blow
to the British in South Africa.

Rumors from Brandfort Pretoria and LourenZo Mar
ques, that Roberts Has Lost $500 Men,
Killed, Wounded Captured.
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treat to Ramathlabana, where the British
Maxim gun was brought into play. After
a stiff fight Colonel Plumer reached his
camp.
The British casualties were: Killed. three
officers and seven men; wounded. three
officers and twenty-four men; missing,
eleven The Boer loss was serious.
At the conclusion of the fight General
Snyman informed Colonel Baden-Powell
that he had some British wounded. and
both Baden-Powell and Plumer sent am
balances. The Beers were also busy sun
day collecting their dead and wounded
Most of the British wounded were only
slightly hurt Colonel Plumer was wound
ed. but was able 10 carry out his duties.
While the ambulance still at Ra-
mathlabama, April 2 General Snyman,
with 500 men and three guns. arrived there.
and, finding no British troops in the vicin-
ity returned to Mafeking
1t is reported here that the advance guard
of Lord Methuen's relief force has left
Vryburg for Mafekiug.
The above is British version of the de-
feat of Colonel Plumer. 1T announced
through Boer sources on April in a special
dispatch from Lourenzo Marques that
sharp lighting occurred April in the
neighborhood of Mafeking. II was added
that the garrison made sortie, while Col
Plumer's cavalry attacked the Beers at
RamathIabama Both attacks. it was as
serted, were repulsed Twenty of Colonel
Plumer's men were found dead on the field
and six others were made prisoners. The
federal losses were said to be small.
Half of PIumer's Omcers wounded.
GABERONES, Tuesday, April 3.-Satur-
days fight in the environs of Mafeking was
conducted, on Colonel Plumers side, under
great difficulties. being in the proximity of
the Boer laagers, whence reinforcements
could be promptly sent to the burghers, and
there was little cover available for the Brit
ish when the fight began. the plain being
but sparsely wooded and the railroad en-
bankment, the chief protection, being only
two feet high. The men behaved gallantly,
however, and the officers were exceptional
ly conspicuous in the affair. With the ex-
ception of a few rounds fired by the British
Maxim gun at Ramathlabama, the fire on
both sides was entirely by rifles.
Half of the British officers were more or
less seriously wounded. Colonel Plumer 9
wound was in his right arm. His horse
was shot. Colonel Bodle and Captain Rolt
were wounded. Colonel Plumers orderly
is missing. Sergeant Major Manning, of
the Fifth Dragon Guards, who took up
the duties of orderly. did excellent work.
Capt. Fred Crewe was shot dead while COW
ering the retreat of others. Captain Mac
Laren was severely wounded and Lieuten-
ant Milligan. the famous Yorkshire crick-
eter, fatally, while tenaciously holding an
assigned position. Lieutenant Milligan
rode unassisted to Ramathlabama Medical
Orderly Waneford worked pluckily on the
field, which afforded little cover.
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HOW THE BoER TREKKED
scout Burnham's Account of the
Flight of q Convoy.

LONDON, April l1-A dispatch to the
Morning Post from Bloemfontein. dated
CONTINUES ON SECOND PAGE'i
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THE FIGHT LOCATED AT THREE PLACES

Nothing Received by the British War Office
Either Confirming or Denying Reports
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29
SONNY CUNHA COMING.
Will Reach Here Today and Stan
ford Athletes Are Blue.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-Alfred Cum
ha, athlete from golf to football, will
leave San Francisco on Wednesday for
Honolulu, his fathers home, and may
not return. This is why Stanford S
red has suddenly taken on blue shad-
ing.
Cunha, who played center on Yale's
football team last year, returned to CAL
ifornia early in the summer He then
announced that he would remain on
the Coast and complete his academic
education in this State. An athlete
weighing $50 pounds, active and vigor-
Gus, he was prize for either Stanford
or California. He liked the cardinal,
and expressed his intention of making
himself a student at Palo Alto and
playing on the football team. That
was enough. Every mothers son of
Stanford was at him, and Cunha was
bagged. All this was cardinal joy.
Now comes the sorrow.
A few days ago the stout heavy
weight who went East for gridiron lau-
rels, received a letter from his father
calling him to his island home Cunha
does not know just what to make of it,
but one thing he is certain of, and that
is he is wanted in Honolulu. He fears
the worst, which means that he will
be held in Honolulu for keeps. And
Stanford, hearing of this, is sad.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29
FOR SALE

few fine lots taboat 1o0xsool o.
Manoa Heights. commanding an unpar-
alelled view over Waikiki and ocean
Price. $1.750 to $4,000
A beautiful corner lot u2ex15o). high
grounds, in bert portion OF Kaiihi
Cash. $500: balance on easy terms.
A large lot on good street in Kalihi
area. about 1880 square feet: gooJ
view : erms easy.
Lots (5ex1oo) in various parts of Ka-
lihi. just past Kamehameha Schools, N
easy monthly installments
Lots t50xl00l in Nuuanu tract, $500
down, balance in installments IF
5000 per month.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29

! Degenerate blood Chinese traitor.
and ike compliments being zndiIy
heard over the AznehH side d the
crowded auditorium bat nothing
6a1nssss Ma Tunz- xho went On 20 ssy-
Your majesty. il we must fight pray
{ do not let II be Inside the city Of Pc
king bzs outside near she cost II pos
sible The misery here viii be meal
culzhse il your majesty orders the
troops out TO attack the legations and
ais the Boxers Affairs viii then be
beyond recall am advocating for the
greatest -ood OF ali Of Is. and not from
any private motive OF my OWE. as
s-srHs 20 be the idea
The empress dowager giarei AZ Ma
Tgag all the time be vas speaking and
when he had stopped looked az kang
II as il she expected reply to Ma
lungs words from the formers lips
Thsreupoa kanx III came forward and
said: II. as they say tmeani1g the
Chinese party, the war ought TO be
carried outside the capital. would
suggest that your majesty appoint Hsa
Ching-ch eng TO proceed out OF Picking
and Try to stop the foreign relief forces
half way, as he is well acquainted with
international intercourse and persona
grata among foreigners" This was 10
show that he tkung Yil was angry AT
Hsu Ching-ch' eng for being the first TO
oppose the Manchu policy. and appar-
emily hoped that he would be killed
some way while travelling through the
disturbed region outside of Picking.
--Oh, yes, went on the empress dowa-
ger. that is very true, and / also order
Ma Tung TO go with Hsu Ching-eh' eng
on this mission" Remonstranee was
of no avail and the two high commits
sioners had TO go that same afternoon.
But it would appear they were killed
at once by the imperial troops under
the empress orders.
ORDER TO SLAY ALL FOREIGNERS
The n. c. Daily News publishes the
following telegram from Chungking.
dated August 18th:
The viceroy of this province has re-
ceiyed an order from Picking to STAY all
the foreigners here. Although it is be-
lieved that the vieeroy will not obey
such an order, We (foreigners) have
been pressed by him TO leave this place
at once, and the lower class soldiers
are being assembled here. We are
waiting for the arrival of Bishop Cas-
sci and sixty other refugees As there
is some danger of our falling victims
to the snares of the Chinese. We eager
ly expect speedy relief, the navigation
OF the river being still uninterfered
with.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29
LABOR DAY CONCESSIONS


Bids will be received by the under
signed for the privilege of selling re-
freshments, light drinks, cigars, the
printing of programs and other conces-
sions at Kapiolani park on Labor day,
September 3rd. and the ball at the drill
sheds on the evening Of September Bird.
Bids will be received up to Wednes-
day evening. August 10Th, and the sue
cessful bidders will be announced ON
the following evening.
The committee requests separate
tenders for park and ball privileges.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved. COMMON,
WOLF,
VELLINOWITH,
Concession Committee. Plumber
Hall. Fort Street.
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FOR LEASE.

A valuable business site on Mauns
kea. near Hotel street
One acre ground, between Liliha
street and Insane Asylum roaG. good
residence sites.
A large lot, with 100 feet frontage. on
King street at Kapalama, just past the
rice field.
Fer SALE OR LEASE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-11
Her Mistake.

There's no use talking" said the senior
partner fretfully. as he laid down the
morning paper II cant get my wife in
terested in foreign politics.
whats the latest instance?" inquired
the junior, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
1T happened only last night" said the
senior. Il said to my wife. 4 notice that
the Samoan affair is dreadfully muddled
She smiled at me brightly and replied, Z
don't wonder at 1t a bit l was a little
startled by her confident tone Don't
wonder at what?' I asked. Don't wonder
at all that his affairs should be muddled .
she replied I never could understand
how they managed to live so extravagaut-
ly on his income. Why, his wife dresses
better than l do l gasped for breath
Hold on, my dear. l cried, will you
kindly inform me what on earth you are
talking about? She looked hurt. Why.
about Sam owens affairs-isn't that what
you meantY And l hadn't the heart to
tell her IL wasn't"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-11
willing to Try 1t.

II suppose" she said, according to the
Chicago Times-Herald, that you had an
ancestor in the celebrated little party that
came over with William the Conquerer?"
Perhaps" he replied, but l have never
looked the matter up
"Of course you are a lineal descendant
of some one who came over in the May
hower?"
II don't know 1t is possible that
am, but l have never hunted up the rec
ords'
We'll" she went on, you are descended
from an officer of the revolutionary war.
aren't your
Finding himself cornered. he broke down
end confessed.
My fathers name" he said, twas
Szfchverskendowski. which he changed TO
BOWS with the sanction of the court"
She sat for a moment, almost crushed.
Their, hope seemed to return to her and
she asked:
How much did you say you expected
your father to leave you?"
Il figure that my share of the estate will
be about $2,000O00," he said.
"All right" she answered briskly. 1--WE
can worry along without the lineage and
still be happy, dear"