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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
BRITAIN NOT AGGRESSIVE.
Cannot Take Lead In Chinese Affair
Until Bocrs Are Whipped.

LONDON, June Tt is understood here
that if the United States expects Great
Britain to take Independent or initiative
action in China, as might be gathered from
special cable dispatches quoting Repre-
sentative Hit, it is depending on a con-
tingency which appears very remote in
deed. From every continental capital to-
day comes evidence of how keenly the
powers appreciate the far Eastern crisis,
yet the British Foreign Office retains the
apathetic attitude which for years has dis
tinguished it's Chinese policy. Though the
Boxers" outbreak has doubled in viru-
lenee and international complications have
since cropped up, the Marquis of Sails
bury appears to have taken no new steps
to meet the emergency. A representative of
the Associated Press was informed to-day
that the British minister at Peking, Sir
Claude Macdonald. and his assistants are
still in complete charge of the situation
and are relied on to meet any circumstance
which may arise. armed. as they are, with
authority to call on the British China
squadron for more troops If they are need
ed. The government understands that the
diplomatic and naval authorities on the
spot are cooperating harmoniously and so
long as this state or affairs continues
Lord Salisbury sees no immediate neces-
sity of taking steps over the British min
isters head In short. the feeling prevails
in British government circles that the
Boxers" outbreak is not likely to result
in anything more serious than other up
risings in that quarter of the globe Fur
ther. Lord Salisbury, perhaps more than
any other man in public life in England,
realizes the difficulties with which Great
Britain is hedged at the present moment.
Replying to a private letter the other day.
which suggested that Great Britain should
show her teeth more Lord Salisbury. il
is learned. said that unfortunately Great
Britain's teeth were now in South Africa"
In spite of the fact that the Associated
Press is officially informed that Great Brit
ain has neither sounded other powers with
the view OF securing cooperation in a
new and vigorous Chinese policy. nor been
sounded as 10 such action by any power.
CONTINUED ON SECOND PzGE.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
BRYAEIsM DENOUNCED.
Banker Benedict Wants u New Moses
to Lead Democracy.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, June 7.-E c. Ben
edict, the New York banker who recently
returned from a trip with ex-President
Cleveland. has written a letter In which
he says. 1.-The gross outrages perpetrated
On the good name Of the Democratic party
by the present managers of party by that
name, with scarcely a vestige of the old
Democratic gospel left in it, makes me at
present a political orphan. 1 am practic-
ally disfranchised by their action. while
their inidelity to Democratic principles
has provoked infidelity to the name to
such an extent that / greatly fear We can
never again succeed under 1T.
II am not alone in this orphanage. On
the contrary, 1 have not a single acquaint-
ance amcng my Democratic friends with
whom have conferred who does not share
this feeling with me. 1t is also very ap-
parent that this political orphanage is not
confined to those of our faith. Mckinley
ism is becoming almost as repugnant to the
rank and file of Republicanism Bryan
ism is to the United States. AS a tempo
rary choice Of evils the latter may survive
the former, but only for little while.
These vast and increasing rebeliious ele-
ments from the ranks of both parties, hav-
ing common dangers, are fast becoming
common friends. and are anxious to become
enrolled under one banner.
But before an organization of these ele-
ments can be effected it is the plain duty
of outraged Democrats to use their best
individual efforts, in the absence of organi-
zation. to clean house by the complete de-
struction of Organism. From present ap-
rears noes it is the only function we can
perform in the coming campaign. Soon
thereafter McKinleyism must surely perish
as punishment for its infidelity to all
ccund principles of government. Then will
come the opportunity fer the formation of
a great party based on a platform similar
TO the one of the National Democratic
party in 1896, which was the soundest and
most patriotic one ever placed before our
reople. end the Moses to lead will be forth
coming when the proper time comes.
1.-The bah ballads tell US in substance
that to enjoy heaven well we should have
few moments of hell This great rich coun-
try is suffering vastly more from the per-
I.icious action of it's lawmakers and the
unwarranted action OF the admins: ration
than from all the lawbreakers in the land;
hut our matchless form OF government re-
mains, under which our old party. with all
its time-honored principles, may be born
again with renewed patriotic ugor and.
quite likely, with new name
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
NuTMEGGERs FOR BRYAN.
Connecticut Democrats Instructed to
Vote for the Popocrat.

WATERBURY. Conn, June THE Con-
necticut state convention to-day unani-
mously adopted a platform naming w. j.
Bryan as its candidate for President. in
structing the delegates for Mr.. Bryan and
pledging support to the platform OF the
Kansas City convention. The delegates at
large are: Col E. NJ. Graves. Hartford;
James p. Piggott, New Haven: Bryan F.
Mahan. New London; Homer s. Cummings.
Stamford. The platform reads:
''The Democracy of Connecticut appre-
ciates the services and honors the sterling
character and splendid ability OF William
j. Bryan. and the delegates selected by this
convention are hereby instructed 10 unite
with the Democracy of the other States OF
the Union in securing his nomination for
the presidency OF the United States. and
require them TO advocate the adoption Of
a platform embodying the fundamental
principles of the Democracy which he so
ably represents. and we pledge our sup
port TO the platform which shall be adopted
at the national convention TO be held at
Kansas City
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enthusiastic throughout. In addition TO the
platform adopted last night and the ticket
nominated to-day the occasion also had
bearing on national politics. West Virginia
next November elects members Of the Leg
islature as well as State officers, and the
new Legislature next winter elects the
successor of United States Senator Stephen
B. Elkins. the consensus of opinion is
that the work of the State convention has
been favorable TO the candidacy OF John T.
McGraw, of Grafton. for the Democratic
nomination for senator. He was the cham
pion of Holt for Governor and Of other
winners for State nominations. Former
Senator's Henry G. Davis and ]. N. Cam
den took an active part in the early part
of the convention, but neither Of them
took any part after the permanent organi-
zation OF the convention. Former Senator
Camden resides here but he was not in
evidence at the convention to-day, and
former Senator Davis took his private car
for his home at Elkins, w. Va, this morn
ing before the convention reassembled. Da-
Wis, Camden, and others had been urging
more conservative platform than the one
that was adopted. reaffirming the Chicago
guage OF the Constitution incorporated in
the platform regarding the use of both met
ais and Senator Camden also expressed him
self for a conservative platform. There are
some who say that McGraw's friends con-
trollcd the committee resolutions and
that the platform was suited more to the
pronounced candidacy of McGraw than to
the receptive candidacy of others for SEN
ator.
AS other candidates have withdrawn K
IS conceded that A. B. White. of this city.
Internal revenue collector for West Virgin
la, will be the Republican candidate for
Governor, and it is evident in this close
State that the figh. between the parties
with McGraw. Holt and others on one side
and Elkins, White and others on the other
side. will be one of the most hotly contested
campaigns In the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
the National Bank June 4. but did not touch
the cash holdings of the other banks.
BRITISH PRISONERS.


BRITISH PRISONERS
Some OF the Beers are surrendering vol
unfairly. and the townspeople of Pretoria
are described as showing considerable en-
thusiasm over the British arrival Mr. Pre-
vost Battersby, In a dispatch TO the Morn
ing Post from Pretoria, dated June S, says:
1.-The Beers pledged themselves to twenty
British officers not to take the British pris-
oners away IL these officers would control
them and prevent an outbreak. Neverthe-
less. they began their removal. After 900
had been taken British shells struck a train
that was loading and the Beers desisted
and retired. The British officers at Das-
poort refused to leave their quarters and
made the Boer commandant prisoner, re-
leasing him at midnight on condition that
he would cancel the order for the removal
of the prisoners. The Pretoria forts were
found without guns. All the artillery had
been taken away"
Another dispatch says: Sixteen hundred
British prisoners were removed. After the
government had taken away most of the
stores the burghers were given free hand
to help themselves. All the British found
was a few hundred bags of coffee and
sugar"
In the absence of anything from British
sources enlightening the Boer statement
that General Butler required three days
armistice, the military experts here are
inclined to believe revised version of the
story would show that General Butler sum-
moned the federals to surrender or evacu-
ate their positions within three days. fail
ing which he will attack them.
The strained relations between the Sec
retary of state for war, the Marquis of
Lansdowne. and the British commander
in-chief of the forces, Lord Wolseley, ap-
pears to have reached such a pitch that
but for the exigency of the situation Lord
Wolseley would have resigned. 1t seems
that Lord Lansdowne appeared to usurp
some of the authority which was hereto
fore welded by the commander-in-chief.
and the latter is now said to have laid the
whole matter before Lord Salisbury.
The list of casualties now coming through
indicates that there was severe lighting be-
fore the Tirteenth Yeomanry surrendered.
Already the names of nineteen men killed
and twenfy-eight wounded have been is
sued. The killed included Sir John Power.
baronet, and among the wounded is the
Earl of Longford.
Four Irish judges had sons in the bat
talon of the Thirteenth Yeomanry which
was captured at Lindley. A. NJ. Porter,
son of Rt. Hon. Andrew Marshall Porter,
the Irish master of the roll, was killed. and
w. Holmes, son of Rt. Hon. Hugh Holzles,
lord justice Of appeals. was severely
wounded.
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent of
the Times. telegraphing yesterday, says:
United States Consul Hollis returned to-
day from the Transvaal by a special train.
The object of his unexpected visit aroused
curiosity. One hundred Dutch refugees
have found accommodations on board the
Netherland cruiser F'riesland."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
MIR. WI NOT DISTURBED.
He Does Not Believe All the Reports
That Come from China.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 7.--Wu Ting Fang,
the Chinese minister. appears undisturbed
by the sensational news from his country.
He says that what Minister Conger cables
to this government is not so startling as
was the press dispatches. These latter he
says, emanate from the English papers pub
lished in China, not in the native journals,
and are colored for purpose. He ex.
planned that IL foreigners in China had de-
signs that could not be accomplished in any
other way the foreign newspapers there
publish and circulate throughout the world
false reports, raise a great commotion, for
eign nations send armed forces to China,
and by these means gain the sousht-for ad-
vantages.
'My opinion is" said Minister Wu. that
the troubles in China are more local than
anything else. How did they originate?
Perhaps some missionaries confiscated some
land or property to which they had no
right That is not done so fnfrequently as
you might suppose. 1t is perhaps not un-
natural that my people occasionally become
impatient at the interference of others who
do not understand them. We have our
ways of doing things just as you have
them your way any more than you should
be forced to do them ours? Perhaps We are
slow, but we cannot help that"
Mr.. WI said the Empress, so far from
encoura ging the so-called Boxers" would
do all in her power to preserve peace and
order He said there were no parties in
China like the Republican, Democratic and
the numerous minor political parties In the
United States. and from his tone and man.
ner it was inferred he was glad there was
not. He doubted the correctness Of the
report that the Catholics had captured sew
eral cannon from the Boxers, for he did
not believe the latter had any cannon to
be captured.
The minister said he would oppose the
landing in the United States of Lung
Kaichu, the alleged Chinese reformer now
in Honolulu. . He denounced Lung as a
traitor, and said that If he returned to
China he would be beheaded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08

come. Will she be equal to IL or will she
let ii slip from her hands and lose her vast
potentialities of trade in northern China?"
Englands financial interests in China,
interests that can be named on the Stock
Exchange. aggregate s4O.0oO.000. These, on
an average. have declined per cent. There
are also many trading companies and syn
dicates holding concessions, which are cap
italized for vast unknown sums The Eng
lish money in China is probably close to
$500. 100000.
The report that Sir Claude Macdonald
is too Ill to attend to his duties is declared
to be unfounded. He has been in constant
communication with the government.
BOXERS HOLD THE RAILWAY.
The Daily Express has the following dis
patch from Shanghai, dated June Z: AT
tempts to repair the damage to the rail-
way between Tien-Tsin and Picking have
been frustrated by the Boxers, who, thou
sands strong, hold the line against the en-
gineers. gangs attacking the trains arriving
The nearest undamaged point is forty-fve
miles from Tien-Tsin. All the children and
ladies, except Lady Macdonald, have left
the legations. There are the gravest fears
for missionaries in outlying parts. They
number hundreds, and the stations are iso-
lated. Concerted action is impossible"
The Peking correspondent of the Times.
telegraphing yesterday. says that IAN i'm
perial edict has been issued. but it is of
the same evasive character as the preced-
ing one. Throughout il is apologetic in
tone and virtually gives justification to
the Boxers for the recent anti-foreign and
anti-Christian outbreaks The edict re-
peats the accusation against native Chris
tians who 'joined the church for their own
base ends,'' and refers TO the Boxers as a
brotherhood and not as rebels 1t avoids
all reference TO the murder Of missionaries
and native Christians. and implies that the
destruction OF the railway and mission
property is due to lawless Chinese who
have joined the Boxers to profit by dis
turbances. 1t blames officials. orders that
the lawless should be punished and con-
demns the Chilli soldiers for assisting the
disturbances. Nevertheless, it's character
on the whole is quite unsatisfactory. The
Tsung-Li- Yamen undertakes that railway
communication shall be restored by Satur-
day. They have protested against the ar
rival of more British guards.
The Austrian cruiser Zenta has been in
structed to take part in the projected
blockade If finally decided upon.
Later details from Tien-Tsin say that
during the engagement at Tung-Hu be-
tween Boxers and Catholic Christians
Tuesday the Christians captured nine can
non.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
warned to Stay Away.

LONDON. June THE following c.
patch has been received at the Colonial Of
fee from the British high commissioner in
South Africa, Sir Alfred Miner:
cape Town, June lit is reported by
telegram that large numbers of miners
and others. are abou. to start fer the
Transvaal from Southampton on Saturday.
Cannot a public notification be issued
warning the people against premature re-
turn here? They will be delayed at Cape
points and will only increase the numbers
supported by charity. 1t must be a couple
OF months at least before the bulk of those
now in the colony and in Natal can be al
lowed to return or work generally can be
resumed"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08

PARIS, June I'm the Senate to-day,
during the discussion of the bill providing
for the formation of colonial army. Gen.
eral Billot, the former minister of war
eulogized the attitude of Great Britain.
which. he said. at the time her troops were
suffering reverses in the Transvaal. sup
ported her generals and rendered possible
the present victories. At the same time
General Billot praised the brave Beers.
who. with a rife in one hand and Bible
in the other. were lighting for their inde-
pendence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08

PITTSBURG, Pa, June THE National
Fremont Association, composed of the sur
vivors of the first Republican national con-
vention met here to-day and unanimously
accepted the invitation Of National Chair
man Hanna to attend the Philadelphia con-
vention A call was also issued for the
survivors of the old party to meet with
them in Philadelphia on the 18th inst.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08
STATE TICKET COMPLETED.
Work OF the West Virginia Demo-
cratic Convention

PARKERsBURG. W. va.s June THE
Democratic state convention. which COM
pleted its work to-day. nominated the fol-
lowing ticket. Electors at large. John w.
Davis and z. NJ. Gilkenson; Governor. John
II. Holt; auditor. James H. Miller; treas
urer, James Garland Hearst: supreme
judges. John w. English and w. @. Ben
nett.
The convention was largely attended ana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08

LONDON. June THE Birmingham Post,
organ of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. secre-
tary Of state for the colonies. says it hears
from an Official source at The Hague that
serious question concerning President Kru-
ger Is now before the Netherlands Minis
try. The paper adds that the President. up
10 last Friday. had decided to seek refuge
on board the Dutch cruiser Friesland. now
off Lourenzo MARQUEE. and asserts: There
is beyond doubt good reason to believe
that instructions on the subject have been
cabled 10 the commander of the warship."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-08

BERLIN, June Tit has just become
known here that the Woormann line
steamer Marie woermann. on May 2. took
eighty men and two officers. English
troops, aboard at Whale bay. after OBJ
tanning the German governments permis-
sion by wire. The troops were landed at
Cape Town. This Is construed here as In
dicating the friendship Of the German gov
ernment for England
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-11-23
CouId Not Deceive Him.

"what is thisT asked a pale, dys-
peptic guest at hotel restaurant,
looking critically at the dish the waiter
had brought him.
Just what you ordered. sir" replied
the waiter; breast of veal, braised."
You quite mistake" replied the
guest, removing with his knife and
fork bone from the meat and inspect
ing 1t, "This bone is portion of the
left tibia, near its junction with the
inner malicious. In other words, you
have brought me a piece of the shank
Take'lt back and bring what l ordered~
There was no disputing with man
toTwhom any part of the anatomy of a
calf was as an open book, and the
waiter did as he was ordered.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-11-23

were so numerous that the French sail
ors made Enclosures of stones, into
which they drove large numbers of the
birds, killed them, and then salted them
down for food.
All that remains of the great aux now
are eighty or ninety skins. which are
preserved mostly in public museums,
and valued. according to their state of
preservation, at sums varying from
$500 each to that realized by the last
one offered for sale at Stevens, which
was sold for $1,S00. There are also a
few skeletons, mostly in public muse
ums, a good many separate bones, and
about eighty eggshells. The skins and
the eggshells are in great demand and
realize at the present time most ex-
traordiDary prices.
The length of the egg is IA inches,
its greatest width little over inches.
1t is blotched. streaked, speckled and
scrolled with black and varied shades
of brown and gray The boldest
streaks adorn the large end of the egg.
The paler blotches in the figure show
the pale Ochreous-brown markings, and
he lightest streaks are of leaden gray.
The ground color is nearly white, and
the surface is finely granulated. No
two of the known eggs of the great
aux are alike in markings, some of
them being very distinct Sometimes
the markings are much smaller and
closer than those in the figure repre-
sented. and other specimens are to be
seen marked In varied patterns.
When it was first learned that the
great aux was an extinct bird the price
Df its remains began to rise. In 1859
specimen was sold as high as 500; in
1864 four specimens were sold for $120,
$12E. $3.50. and 1925 respectively. In
1882 a single egg sold for $3.50. The
price still went up. and In 1895 Messrs.
Stevens sold one. after a brisk compe.
tition, for 1926. In 1899 a specimen
realized at Stevens auction $1,500.
Then it was known that several speci-
mems would probably come into the
market. but a reaction shortly took
place, prices again rose, and the speci-
men figured was the one that has real
lied a higher price than any previously
offered.