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Obituary.

OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. 16.-Jay B. Burrows.
one of the principal organizers of the
Farmers Alliance and the Populist party
in Nebraska, died suddenly at his home
in Lincoln to-day from lumbago. He was
sixty-seven years of age and was known
throughout the West as THE Father of
Populism in Nebraska" He bitterly OPP
posed fusion and openly denounced 1.-THE
Popocratic Machine that secured control
Of Nebraska Populism.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Jan. 16.-A tele-
gram to-day from Graysville, Tenn, an
nounces the death there of pneumonia, of
Mrs. s. NJ. +. Henry. Deceased was for
twenty-five years national evangelist of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Hannah j.
Stetson, an actress, known as Hannah
Ingham, leading lady Of the Murray Hill
Tneater stock company. died suddenly to-
day Of apoplexy, aged thirty-three years.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Capt. John A. Reid,
eighty years old, died to-day. He was en-
gagged in plotting vessels on the upper lakes
for over fifty years and was the owner Of
several large lumber freighters.
ESSEX, Conn.,. Jan. 16.-Judge James
Phelps died suddenly at his home here,
aged seventy-eight, He served in the
forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh
Congresses.
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Evidence that British Guns Worked
Great Havoc Among the Boers

LADYSMITH. Jan. s (by Messenger to
Weenen, Jan. 16.)-A reporter of the Asso-
ciated Press visited Saturdays battlefield
this morning and saw a large number of
Boer dead. The British guns seemed to
have worked great havoc. One Boer was
completely disemboweled another had his
head clean shot off, and a couple of others
were killed by the same SHE'LL evidently.
while eating their luncheon, as half-eaten
hard-boiled eggs lay beside them. Some
Natal Dutchmen were recognized among
the dead. A number of Boer bodies and
carcasses of horses have been washed
down into Tomb Spruit, which became
raging torrent during a heavy thunder
storm. The British. while digging graves,
were fired on by Boer artillery and several
Of them were killed. Softened and dunn
dunn cartridges have been found on wound
ed prisoners. Volunteers carried the Boer
dead OF the hill and handed the bodies
over to their comrades at the bottom.
Over ninety were thus carried of Wagon
hill alone.
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WE USE
SCORES THE PETTIGREws.
tie with some Of the Sneaks."
Minneapolis Tribune

Senator Pettigrew. OF South Dakota was
seized with another scolding lit when his
resolution calling for information In regard
TO the philippines came up, and he charged
President Mckinley with the whole respon-
sibility for the war with the natives. He
further gave vent to his copperhead SYM
pathies by declaring that IL he were a
Filipino he would fight till he was gray
against the unholy aggression OF the United
States"
This language OF United States senator
will undoubtedly be duly cabled by the
Filipino Junta to such of the insurgents
as can be reached, and IL will encourage
them TO persevere in their favorite pastime
of shooting down American soldiers Pet
tigrew allows his feverish malice against
the administration and the party with
which he formerly affiliated to carry him
to fendish lengths He will have a heavy
account to render one Of these days to his
loyal constituents. One Of them. Orman X
OLSON, formerly a soldier In the First
South Dakota Volunteers. and now, by re-
enlistment, a member of the Thirty-fifth
United States Volunteer Infantry. tells
what he thinks of men Of the Pettigrew
stripe in a letter to a friend at Sioux Falls.
After describing some of the hard fighting
in which he. was engaged. he says:
1.-The natives are coming in every day In
small bands and giving up their arms. They
see their folly. and If IL were not for un-
scrupulous leaders and the encouragement
they receive from American traitors,
think the war would soon end My con-
Tempt titIu klnc lrdllOfSl 10 SHARED "
every soldier-at least nine In every ten.
We have much more respect for the in
surgent who goes into the trenches with
his Mauser and fights for his opinions. how
ever wrong he may be. than for the sneak
ing copperhead who, at a safe distance.
seeks to barter our lives for political capi-
tal-the traitor who will stoop to treason
for paltry political favors.
ST would like to have some of them look
ing into the muzzle of my Krag-with my
finger on the trigger. Well, this insurrec-
ton will be over some day. and then we,
who have suffered for their treason. will
show them how we feel. i shall take great
pleasure in settling personal account with
one of the .sneaks."
Pettigrew boasts that IL he were a FIJI
ipino he would fight till he was gray. etc.,
against the government OF the United
States; but If he were a Filipino and
manned the same old Pettigrew he would
do no such thing, unless he got chance
to fight with his mouth. Is there any rec
ord of the senior South Dakota senator
ever fighting for his country putting
himself in danger OF the enemy's bullets?
So far as we can learn he never shouldered
a musket in defense OF his country: and IL
he were Filipino insurgent the probability
is that he would do as he always has done
as a United States citlzen-stay In the rear
and talk.
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Personal AND INCIDENTAL.
Sir Frederick Darlington Has Seen
Many Years of Service.

Major General Sir Frederick Darlington.
who has been ordered from his command
in the Belfast district to South Africa, will
return 10 familiar ground when he joins
the forces that are lighting the Beers. Sir
Frederick displayed much wisdom and abil-
ity in his work as commander OF the Brit
ish during the Matabele war. For twenty
years his name has been associated with
South Africa. The troop which he founded
in 1877 still bears the name of Caring
tons Horse" He took part In the Kaffir
war. and he rendered notable service in the
Transkei district. In 1881 he was an officer
of Warren's Bechuanaland expedition and
was the commander OF the border police
for five years In 1898 he was made major
general and appointed military adviser 10
the Governor OF the Cape General Car
Tington Is fifty-six years old
DIR. w. ]. Leyds. the Boer agent at Brus-
sells, after reading clipping from the
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TROUBLE AT PHOEBUS.
Soldier Killed by a Negro During
a Row.

NEWPCi 1T NEWS, Va, Jan. 16.-Soldiers
from Fortress Monroe, citizens and officers
of the law. were mixed up in brawl at
Phoebus last night and early this morning.
which resulted in the killing OF Joseph Nj.
New, of Battery N. New, with several
other members of the battery, had been
drinking in the Indiana House, where a
quarrel ensued between negroes and the
artillerymen. About O'Clock the soldiers
started to leave the place, when shot was
fired and New was killed. Douglas Guerley
was arrested and is in jail, on charge OF
firing the shot.
The soldiers declare they will avenge
their comrades death, and the authorities
have arranged to call out the Hampton
Naval Reserves in event of any disturb
ance. The killing of young New is the Sc
quel to the wounding of Corporal Brown,
who was shot last night by DOC" Allen, a
negro bartender at the Dewey House. Allen
says he did the shooting in self-defense.
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BLOODY FIGHT.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
were rumors that Scott had said he would
kill Coson IL his (Scott's) character was
arraigned.
1.-THE testimony taken by the board
showed that Scott had acted the part OF
a spoiled boy, that he was totally without
military experience, training or discipline,
and that he resented his colonePs efforts to
break him in Colson charged that Scott
was in the habit of drinking and lettering
around saloons, remaining out of camp and
that he had never drilled with his COM
pany but time or two In the six months
of service. Colonel Colsen testified that
Scott had frequently visited saloons.
"a How do you know that 1 visited sa-
loons?' asked Scott, glaring at his antago-
mist with his right hand hid under big
army cloak.
Because I saw you there replied the
colonel, toying with his side arms.
What were you doing there. sir?'
" 4 went there to get a drink, SIR
1.-THE board recommended that Scott be
discharged on the charge of incompetency.
General Royal L. Frank, who succeeded
General Wheeler in command of the
Fourth Corps. approved the findings OF the
Scott procured leave of absence and after
ten days returned and announced that he
had been at Washington and had got it
fixed and that he would stay with the
regiment. Things were no better between
them and Colonel Colson preferred charges
against him for disobedience of orders,
diSreSpect to his commanding officer and
conduct to the prejudice of good order and
military discipline and asked Jnat he be
tried by a general court martial.
"One of the specifications to the charges
set out an open defiance on the part of
Scott of Colonel Colson's authority in the
presence of other officers and he harbored
a desperate and bad character in his quar-
tiers after the colonel had issued orders
for his expulsion from the camp. General
Frank scented serious trouble and being
always peace-maker when possible,
sought to patch up the trouble the
regiment was soon to be mustered out
and induced the colonel to withdraw the
charges.
AFTER this things were quiet until the
regiment was mustered out. The day after
began in earnest. Lieutenant Scott was
dining at a restaurant with a party of
friends. Colonel Colson entered, and, CIV
ing his order for dinner proceeded to the
only vacant seat at the table where Scott
and his friends were seated, apparently
not noticing the presence of the latter until
some remark made by Scott attracted his
attention. Colonel Colson thought il was
intended as an insult. Just what followed
next it is impossible to say, but Scott arose
deliberately and quietly laid down his
stepping behind 1t, raised his pistol. AS he
did this Colson fired, the ball passing
through the space Scott had just vacated.
| do not know who fired first, but several
shots were exchanged, one lodging in Col
sons groin from the effects of which It
is said he will never recover. No notice
was taken of the matter by the military
authorities as the men had been mustered
out. The civil authorities also ignored it,
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Cleveland Plain Dealer.


Come" said the st. Louis man TO his
New York guest, Tets go out and play
fiotsam and jetsam. It's real interesting"
81 do not think / am familiar with the
game" said the guest.
"Oh, but you can easily learn IL. i never
had but two lessons. It's real easy"
And what" inquired the New Yorker,
sis the modus operandi?'
1.-The muddies oppyrandy, Oh, yes. / see.
You mean the rules? Simple can be-
You get a boat and row out in the Mis-
sissippi and anchor your craft with
stone. Then you see what you can catch
with a scoop net
What you can catch?"
''Whas you can catch in the drainage
from Chicago. / had great luck yesterday.
] caugh. a lady's shoe, size 3. and a plug
hat, size 6. and two empty bottles, and
box OF spoiled eggs. and a sorTel dog. IL
was a great day for drainage. Oh. you'll
enjoy the sport immensely. The one who
makes the poorest bag. you know, pays for
the dinner. Some OF the boys have become
such experts that their dinners haven't
cost them cent since the canal opened
You can always tell real drainage ex-
pert by the smell. Do you notice it?'
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SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY.
Bank Cashier Shoots a Teller and
Then Commits Suicide.

COLUMBUS. Ga, Jan. 16.-Captain ].
w. Murphy. cashier of the Third National
Bank. instantly killed Teller p. T. Schutze
this morning and then committed suicide.
The murder and suicide occurred while
the bank was alive with customers and
the full corps OF clerks. Captain Murphy,
who did the shooting. has been one of the
most prominent business men of the city
for a number of years, but Of recent
months he has been in i'll health and has
suffered two strokes of paralysis. 1t is
believed he was temporarily insane when
the shooting was done. as he and Schutze
had long been the closest of friends. hav-
ing been associated with each other in
the business affairs of the bank.
The evidence before the coroner's jury
this afternoon shows that Murphy. pre-
sumably insane. placed the pistol close
to the temple OF Mr.. Schutze and fired
He then placed the pistol in his own.
mouth and fired twice both balls pene-
trating his BRAIN Captain Murphy was
found lying by the side of the wall. several
feet from bis private desk. The blood was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-17
Wages of All Increased.

A dispatch from Pittsburg says: along
with the liberal wage advance of the Penn
sylvania Railroad which goes TO the yard
men and the men of the roads freight
service. and reaches considerable major
ity of the men employed on the lines east
OF Pittsburg and Erie, the management of
the Pennsylvania lines west has made a re-
adjustment which will meet similar ad-
vance TO the majority of men of the yards
of the lines west, which. as the readjust-
ment for the lines east, goes into effect
JAN /. 1t is understood that the majority
of the men affected In the yards west will
be advanced something ike 10 per cent"
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ter to keep close under cover When the
Beers rushed the wall the Yorkshires fixed
bayonets and charged. Just at that mo-
ment Captain Maddocks. with a small
party of New Zealanders. came up. and the
combined force leaped over the wall and
charged straight for the enemy, who fed.
followed by whitening fire at close range.
The Beers literally stumbled over each
other in their hurry to escape. but the per-
sistent fire of the British inflicted heavy
loss.
Desultory firing continued for some time.
but the attack was an otter failure and
the Beers retreated to the shelter of the
small kopjes at the base of the hill.
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Lawyer Logan Puts the Outside Mark
at Ten Million Dollars.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 16.-In opening the
session of the State Bar Association to-
day, President Logan made an address on
1.-THE Limitation of Inheritances." in which
he advocated a sl0,OOO,0OO statutory limita-
ton on inheritances and gave as his reason
for advocating 1t the following: First,
there is at the present day no good pur-
pose to be served by giving a man power
to transmit more than $100OO.O00; second
the great power which great wealth gives
cannot be intrusted as safely to those who
inherit the wealth as to those who ac-
quire it by their own exertions; third, no
vested right would be infringed and no in
justice done to any one by the proposed
legislation.
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CHARGES OF CRUELTY
Made Against the English I'm a Letter
from Pretoria.

Made Against the English I'm q Letter
from Pretoria.
MTSHAWAKA, Ind, Jan. 16.-J. Q. G..
Van Den Bosch. retired manufacturer
of this city and formerly an official in
the Holland State Department at The
Hague, has received the following letter
from Heinrich Van Der Riep. young
lawyer who resides In Pretoria:
when trouble began here I Joined
Jouberts forces. 1t was triumphal march
of the volunteers in the invasion Of Natal
and number of brilliant maneuvers fol-
lowed, which resulted in the fight at
Elandslaagte. where / was wounded.
managed to escape after many hardships
and am awaiting full recovery from my
wounds before returning to the front. And
now / come to the subject that makes
every humane soldier tremble with rage
the manner In which the British treat our
wounded and prisoners. wish above all
things that the world might know how
completely these scoundrels violate all con-
ventional and humanitarian laws. How
they butchered wounded soldiers with their
lances, cruelty maltreated prisoners and
that in direct contrast with the so-called
stupid Beers who are treating their Eng
fish prisoners and wounded with the great
est kindness"
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CINCINNATI, Jan. 16.-The Cincinnati
poultry, pigeon and pet stock show was
formally opened to-day. p H. Scudder, Of
Long Head, N. Y, judge of the Madison
square Garden poultry show; B. N. Pierce,
of Indianapolis, and s. B. Lane, of Spice
land. Ind, will judge poultry. DIR. II. w.
Tuggles, the Lexington breeder, will judge
the pigeons, and DR.. s. C.. Liggett, Of
Manchester, o., will look after the pet
stock. Over 1000 in prizes will be award
ed. Birds and pets from all parts Of the
country are present The largest exhibit
is that of Plymouth Rock and Leghorn
chickens.
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WEATHER FORECAST.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Ohio-Fair on Wednesday; increasing
cloudiness on Thursday; light to fresh
northeasterly winds. shifting to easterly.
For Misunderstanding Wednesday;
possible showers on Thursday; easterly
winds.
For Illinois-Threatening on Wednesday.
with showers in extreme southern portion;
probably showers on Thursday, easterly
winds. shifting to southeasterly.
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A Fort Demolished.

PRETORIA. Jan. 13.-As result of the
bombardment Of Mafeking yesterday the
British fort at Eastward was demolished
and the British retired. One Boer was
wounded.
Advices from the head lager at Lady
smith report that the attack on that place
Jan. was disastrous to the British, and
that Ladysmith appears to be In sore
straits.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 16-The twenty-round
bout at 13S pounds between Jimmy Murray,
Brooklyn, resulted in a fiasco as far as
the sporting end of 1t was concerned.
Among the jeers of the disappointed crowd
Referee Mantz awarded the battle to Nc
Fadden in the seventh round. because
the Cincinnati boy held on too long in a
clinch. Both men had strained the rule
to the breaking point throughout the bout
and had been warned repeatedly by the
referee. On it's merits the battle should
have been a draw, as both men had scored
q number of points.
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STRIKE AND RIOT.
Rio De JanefrO AgitatOrs Shout
'Death to the Republic"

RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 16.-Over 10000 driv-
ers of all kinds of vehicles went on strike
yesterday. A small fraction of monarch
lists, headed by euro Preto, brother of
Carlos Alfonso, and Malvino Refs. at
tempted to take advantage Of the situation.
Numerous groups attacked different points.
tearing up the street-car rails and de-
stroying cars. Several thousands Of riot
ers in front of the Presidents palace raised
cries of Long live the monarchy" Death
to the republic" small force of cav
airy dispersed the rioters with difficulty.
The city to-day has the appearance of
martial law having been proclaimed. The
horse cars and other vehicles are partly
working. The police, during the first hours
of the disturbance, were extremely weak,
and inefficient, but were reinforced by
regular troops, especially cavalry, and Or
der was re-established promptly.
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DENS OF VICE CLOSED.
Hurley So Wicked the Governor Was
Forced to Take Action.

ASHLAND, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE dens Of
vice and iniquity which infest the city of
Hurley have been closed by order of Gov
ernor Scofield 1t is the first time in the
history of this region that a Governor
has taken such unusual and decisive &C
ton to regulate the morality Of city.
The condition of affairs had reached such
state that in response to a request from
the better element of the town Governor
Scofield has compelled the authorities to
enforce the laws. The town is tonight
closed tight.
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AT POINT OF BAYONET.
Beers Repulsed I'm an Attempt to
Rush q Hill Near Rensberg.

RENSBERG. Cape Colony, Jan. 1.-THE
Beers this morning attempted to rush hill
held by a company of the Yorkshires and
the New Zealanders, but they were re-
pulsed at the point Of the bayonet. The
Beers had twenty-one men killed and about
fifty wounded.
The hill commands tract Of country east
OF the main position OF the Beers. and they
had determined to make an attempt to
seize the heights. They advanced cautious
ly. directing their fire at small wall held
by the Yorkshires. and compelling the lat
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NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Arrived: Auguste
Victoria, from Naples: Amsterdam. from
Rotterdam. Sailed: Bremen, for Southamp-
ton; Marquette, for London.
NAPLES. Jan. 16.-Arrived: Fuerst Bis
marck, from New York, and proceeded
for Genoa.
BOULOGNE, Jan. 15.-Sailed: Palatia,
from Hamburg. for New York.
KOBE. Jan. 13.-Arrived: Tacoma, from
Tacoma for Hong-Kong.
MANILA. Jan. 14.-Arrived: Victoria,
from San Francisco.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 16.-Sailed: Ultonia,
for New York.
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Historic Bridge Doomed.

GAINESVILLE, O.. Jan. 1.-THE historic
"Y' bridge at the junction of the Mus
kingum and Licking rivers in this city, has
been closed to traffic in consequence Of
report of expert engineers that it is liable
to fall of its own weight at any moment.
1t has been in use for sixty-eight years.
and in old stage-coach days was the IA
nous landmark along the national pike.
Only one other three-armed bridge is
known to exist in the United States. The
old structure will be replaced as soon as
possible with a new ''Y' bridge of iron
or stone.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-The first step in the
war to be waged by the organizations Of
the Building Material Trades Council
against the employment of women in fac
tories has been C. B. Meyers and Herman
Feigenhauer. representing the Metai-pol-
ishers' and Buffers Union, the only one
in the council whose members have to COM
pete with women laborers, when they
called on the manufacturers and demanded
that no more women be employed. AS one
reason for the war against woman labor
is the protection OF the health of women.
Manufacturers say the work does not in
jure women's health more than mems, and
that precautions are taken to prevent I'M
healthful conditions. The statement that
the women can work for a short time only
Is denied by the manufacturers.
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Fatal Fight I'm Texas.

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 16.-Charles Haupt-
man and G. w. Chaffee. a brother of Gen.
eral Chaffee, of the United States army.
became involved in a fight to-day, In which
Hauptman was fatally stabbed with
pocket knife, after he had fractured Chat
fees skull with hammer. Chaffee is dan
gerously hurt, but will probably recover.
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DETROIT, Jan. 16.-Ex-controller of the
Treasury j. II. Eckels, addressed the bank
ers' Club of this city tonight. and in the
course of his address he defended Secre-
tary Gage from the attacks that are being
made upon him at present. He said that
under the present system Of the treasury
charges of favoritism toward pet banks"
had been brought against every secretary
of the treasury he knew of. Mr.. Eckels
declared that Secretary Gage had done
everything that ought to be done in the
monetary stringency.