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REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
Roberts Hurrying Troops So Meet tn,
Advancing Beers.

Duets.
LONDON. March 30. a. m.-The Beers
are concentrating in force about fifteen
miles north of Bloemfontein. In the rear of
Glen. and Lord Roberts is sending forward
tf0Ups 10 engage them. The Seventh In
fantry Division and part of General
French's cavalry have been sent up to join
the Fourteenth Brigade and the two cav
airy regiments that are holding Glen and
it's environs. 1t does not seem probable
that the Beers will give serious battle in
the fairly open country north of Glen. Stin.
their evident strength indicates more than
a corps of observation
In small affairs the Beers are daringly
The johannesburg mounted police, es-
teemed by the Beers to be their best
mounted commando. are raiding the coun-
try near Bloemfontein, harassing the
farmers who have given up their arms to
the British and carrying off cattle.
There Is a Boer report from Natal that
a Russian soldier of fortune, Colonel Ga
notzld. with a hundred horsemen, is operat-
ing close to the British outposts on the
western border.
The Beers have reoccupied Campbell and
are in strength near Taungs and Barkly
West. They shelled the British camp at
Warrenton Wednesday. but moved out Of
range at night. Yesterday CThursday) two
British guns enfiladed the Boer trenches,
quieting their Mausers. Lord Methuen and
he hat haH hao1
Barkly district have been recalled to Kim
berley by Lord Roberts. No explanation
has been given for this. but the mounted
troops are dissatisfied at having been or
oered back
The Beers and disloyalists at Kenhardt
have been dispersed and caused to retreat.
General Parsons is about to enter the town
unopposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive ar
rangements to police and safeguard all the
Free State towns In the territory occupied.
Dispatches from Maseru assert that the
Beers who returned TO Ladybrand from
CIocoIan have taken up strong positions
End sent pickets far in every direction to
watch Basutoland in the expectation that
part OF General Buffers army will invade
the Free State on that side.
According TO Pretoria advices Mafeking
was bombarded for seven hours on Tues
day.
1t Is reported in London. in a well-in-
formed quarter. that Lord Kitchener will
be offered the post OF commander in chief
IN India. succeeding the late Sir William
Lockhart, so soon decisive successes
have been obtained in the Transvaal, and
that General Sir Archibald Hunter will
succeed him Lord Roberts's chief of
STAN. The Indian newspapers have been
urging Kitchener's appointment.
AT Chelsea Barracks yesterday the Prince
of Wales inspected battalion of sharp
shooters organized by Lord Dunraven for
the imperial yeomanry. He complmented
them on their appearance and said: II sin
cerely hope that you may shoot straight
when tho necessity arises"
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KOREA MAY BE DIVIDED
If RUSSIA GETS A SLICE OTHER
POWERS WILL MAKE DEMANDS.
Further Indications that Storm Is
Brewing I'm the Far East-Ja-
pan to Attack the Bear.

LONDON, March 29.-The Evening News
publishes a dispatch from Kobe, Japan,
under to-day's date announcing that Rus
near Mesampo. Korea.
The British government has not received
any news tending to confirm the advices
from Japan as to Russian designs In
Korea, and is inclined to doubt their ac-
curacy. The premier. Lord Salisbury, ii
is learned apprehends no possibility of an
immediate rupture between Japan and Rus
sia, and whatever may be done in the
future regarding the disturbances around
Tien-Tsin, ii is learned that no steps have
yet been taken looking to concerted action
on the part of the powers. nor is there any
indication that official circles regard the
situation in China as serious as 1t is made
out in the press dispatches. From all
sources of information available to the
British Foreign Office, il is judged that
Japan neither desires nor is in any way
near ready to dispute with hostilities Rus
sian action in the far East.
The Yokohama correspondent of the
Times says: at is feared that other pow
ers will follow Russia's example in de-
nlanQlng lease OF teTrltOTy near MdSdil-
po."
YOKOHAMA, March 3O.-M Pavloff, Rus
sian minister to Korea, is pressing his de-
mands at Seoul, and the Japanese minis
ter to Korea is discussing the subject with
him.
PARIS, March 30.-The Gaulois, in an ar
tice discussing the eventuality of Russo
Jananese conflict, says: 1T is not likely
that Great Britain will interfere, being too
much occupied i'm the Transvaa1 and in
watching her frontiers. Japan, therefore,
will be left alone, no other European power
being interested in aiding her, and the
United States, with whom she sympathizes
more than any other nation, having it's
attention occupied in the Philippines.
SEATTLE, Wash, March 29.-The gov
ernment transport Garonne from Manila,
Feb. II, has arrived from quarantine with
news of active preparations in military
and naval departments Of Japan for war
with Russia The Russian fleet at Naga-
saki has disregarded the harbor authori-
ties and anchored where 1t pleased. The
war spirit is said by Captain Conrad of
the Garonne to be strong In Japan on ac-
count of the Cars secret attempt to gain
influence in Korea in violation of the
treaty. grand assembling of the Japan
from which foreign newspaper correspond
ents and the public were to be excluded
was fixed for the last of the month.
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PROCEEDINGS or THE SENATE.
First Test Vote a Victory for the Tar
IN Advocates.

WASHINGTON. March "a direct vote
was taken by the Senate to-day on the
proposition to strike from the Porto Rico
measure the provision levying Is per cent.
OF the Dingley law duties on Porto Rico
products. The proposition was defeated
by a vote OF ls TO sS. While the vote was
regarded as presaging the passage Of the
pending measure. IL Is not regarded as In
dicating the fnal vote ON the BILL The
bill was under discussion throughout the
session. several important amendments
being agreed 10.
Mr. Foraker to-day offered the following
addition 10 the bill:
hat on and after the date when this
act shall take effect wares and mercha ndise
previously imported from Porto Rico into
the United States for which no entry has
been made ard all goods wares and m>r-
chan1l.c previously entered without pay
ment q dotZ eQd un1pr oce1 for NesQr
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PROTEST FROM LEYDs.
Wants Britain tn Return Guns To
Egypt at Once.

BRUSSELS. March 29.-Dr. Leyds. the
diplomatic agent OF the Transvaal. has
drawn the attention of the Egyptian and
Turkish governments to the fact that the
British government. in the House of Com
mons, has admitted that six Maxims were
borrowed from the Egyptian army for use
I'm the Transvaal war and demanded ex-
PLANTATION for this breach Of neutrality,
declaring that unless the guns are imme-
diately returned the Transvaal will regard
the Egyptian government as having aban-
doned neutrality and is lending openly its
assistance to Great Britain No reply has
been vouchsafed to this protest which was
dispatched March 13.
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HEssAGE FROM ROBERTS.


LONDON. March 29.--The War Office has
: received the following dispatch from Lord
>Roberts. dated Bloemfontein. March 2s:
General Clements occupied Fauresmith
to-day without opposition. One nine-pound-
er and one Martini Ma kim were discov-
cred I'm prospecting shaft OF a mine.
where large quantity OF ammunition was
buried.
Arms are being surrendered gradually
and the Inhabitants are settling down
Colonel Pitcher visited Ladybrand ON
March q. On leaving the town he was at
tackled by party OF the enemy and one of
his force was wounded and i've are miss
ing.
During the skirmish north OF the Mod
der river OF March Is ave men wers
wounded. Three are reported 10 De laiss-
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Taylor VIII Attend Appeal Hearing

BOWLING GREEN, KY. March 2s.-Gov.
w. s. Taylor arrived here tonight from
Louisville en- route to his old home at Nor
gantown, In Butler county, to attend the
funeral of his sister. Mrs. Mary Roach.
He was driven through the county, dis
tance of twenty-six miles. Three weeks
ago he was called from Frankfort on a
similar mission, his elder brother having
died. Governor Taylor will go 10 Louisville
Sunday to be present Monday at the argu-
ment before the Court of Appeals. which
meets there then, to consider the cases
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M.cb,n,.t., strike I'm rex...

DALLAS. Tex. March 29-All the ma
chinists I'm Munger's cotton machinery
works. the largest of the
kind in the world, went on strike to-day.
The men refused to do double work re-
quired by the company and the Interna-
tional Association Of Machinists authorized
the strike.
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Protest from Britain.

LONDON, March 30.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Times says: "Kwong
Yu Pui, a member of the Chinese reform
party, was recently abducted from here
and taken to Canton. The Governor of
Hong-Kong and the British consul at Can
ton have protested to Ii Hung Chang, but
Kwong is still detained"
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c.urh.u Talk. some More.

CINCINNATI. March 9.-Col. L. &.
Campbell, in an interview here to-day. de-
MED the story that Goebel was shot by
the same feudist who is supposed TO have
killed Tom Baker I'm Clay county. Ken
lucky. He confirmed many of the reports
regarding the alleged confession of w. III.
Culton. who implicated Republican State
officials,
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FRANKFORT, Ky, March &--Mrs. En-
ma Gray Cromwell, secretary OF the Ia
dies Goebel monument fund committee,
estimates that $4,000 have been raised by
women i'm the various counties for the
monument fund. The subscription books
will not be closed for two months. by which
time the committee expects to have raised
x5n 600
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NEW YORK. March es.-The grand jury
to-day handed up three indictments against
Police Captain Andrew J. Thomas. OF the
West Thirtieth-street station tTenderloin)
The indictments we're found under Section
~ of <he penal code. for falling to sup
preoq lmmocoT rcoorta y ~ preclnct
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situation I'm China.

PEKING, March 29.-About 100000 Tien-
Tsin coolies are leaving for New Chwan
to build the Manchuria railroad. The sit
uation here is quiet. The Boxers" who
have been causing trouble I'm the north,
have been dispersed by the troops.
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BRABANT AT ALIwAL NORTH.
Holding the Southern Frontier Of the
Free State-OIivier Watched.

ALIWAL NORTH. March 2s.-General
Brabant and his staff have returned from
Rouxville and are now actively engaged in
holding the southern frontier of the Free
State. Detachments are being sent to
strengthen positions which have been oc-
cupied. 1t is evident that Commandant
Olivier now moving north, is being closely
watched by Sir. Godfrey Langdon, the
Basutoland commissioner, who is in COM
munication with General French.
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GEN. JOUBERT,s FUNERAL.
Body of the BOer Leader to BE Buried
ON His Farm mt Rustfontein.

PRETORIA, March 2.-General Joubert
was taken i'll last Sunday. He was at his
office the previous day. He suffered great
pain. but became unconscious some time
before death. The complaint was acute
inflammation of the bowels. The body will
lie In state tomorrow and will then DC
taken by special train to the farm at Rust
fontein. near Wakkerstroom, where 1t will
be buried quietly, as Joubert often re-
quested and without military honors.
Michael Davitt has gone to Kroonstad
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Mounted johannesburg Police and a
Russian Soldier of Fortune Hnr-
assing the British Outposts.
BAsUToLAND WELL WATCHED
BOERs DETERMINED TO GIVE GEN.
BULLER HOT RECEPTION.
Mafel<inE Bombarded for Seven Hours
Last Tuesday-Trenches of Burgh-
ers at Warrenton EnfIaded.


LONDON, March 80. - The
Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Morning Post, telegraphing on
Wednesday, says: President Kru-
ger boasts his intention to retake
Bloemfontein within a week, and
it appears probable that the Beers
are advancing in force southwark. :"
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Telegram from Beveridrc.

A medical friend OF Senator Beveridge
living in this city late yesterday afternoon
received the following telegram from him:
Am leaving TO save my wife Have
fought TO the last place, and TO finish. TO
save my party.
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subjects. but IL is manifest that she did
not do it of her own free will. She was
acting under degree of pressure which
verged upon duress-pressure consistently
applied, IL may be noted, for objects
avowedly polite and avowedly hostile to
British influence. not from the time of the
Jameson raid. but from the time when
Mr.. Kruger was negotiating the London
convention. Should Portugal, in these con-
ditions Unexpectedly experience difficulties
in making the necessary payments there
can be no doubt that British capital would
gladly come to the assistance of our old
ally"
The Standard says: 'It would be asking
too much of human nature to expect that
the aggrieved parties will submit to their
fate cheerfully. The bill of costs will make
large hole in the award. and it is safe to
say that for every sovereign the claim
ants will receive they had built hopes on
at least three and probably more. The
whole thing is most unfortunate, especially
as there was no compulsion to resort to ar
bitration Great Britain and the United
States might simply have presented a bill
of damages at Lisbon and required it's
prompt LIQUIDATION. Resistance would have
been out OF the question, and our moral
case was so unassailable that no power
would have presumed to intervene. Look
ing at all sides of the South African ques-
tion. we sacrifice much for the sake of
supporting the principle of arbitration. 1t
is probable that Portugal will be able to
raise the sum awarded without alternating
any part of her colonial possessions. Still
we do not regard the question as finally
settled. Friendly diplomacy may yet
achieve what recourse to arbitration has
failed to accomplish.
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ing. Captain Sloane-Stanley, OF the Six
teenth Lancers, and five men Of that regi-
ment were taken prisoners"
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Elder z. +. sweeney's Opinion.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, Ind, March 29.-Elder u. T.
Sweeney, brother of Auditor ]. s. Sweeney
Of Kentucky, said tonight, in relation to
the report duplicating his brother in the
Goebel assassination:
II do not believe there is anybody i'm the
State of Kentucky who can be made to be-
lieve that my brother was in any way con-
nected with the murder of Goebel The
Democratic party in Kentucky has turned
itself into smelling committee that will
cut 1t off from the respect of all the decent
people of the State. They may arrest poor
Harlan Whitaker and after a trial that
produced not a scintilla of evidence against
him thrust him into prison in violation Of
ali the rights of men under civilized gov
ernmentS. He had no friends. But when
they try that game on my brother they
will not only have TO deal with the noun
taineers. but with the blue grass region as
well. When / think Of what grand old
Kentucky was under the Clays, Marshalls
and Prentices, and then see her under the
rule of such men as Jack Chinn, Ii makes
me blush for the first time i'm my life to ac-
knowledge / am Kentuckian Ny brother
is the regular and honestly elected auditor
of Kentucky, and he will relinquish the
Office only at the command of the Supreme
Court of the United States"
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state Buildings Are to Be Seized by
the Democrats with Guards Which
Beckham Has mt Hand.
ARREST OF "TALLOw" DICR
BEATYVILLE NEGRO MUST ANSWER
FOR HIS POLITICS.
Statement by Gov. Taylor as tn Fu-
ture Procedure-StOry of a Plot
to Hang Governor Taylor.

L,
of action in hunting down the persons sus-
pected of completely in the assassination
of Goebel has shifted to other points in
the State, temporarily, at least. All the
detectives and others who have been work.
ing on the case have gone. leaving affairs
here to be watched after by the local Of
ficers The arrest of 'Tallow Dick
Combs, the negro at Beattyville, on an
old capias from the Clark Circuit Court,
it is understood. may be followed later by
a warrant charging him with completely in
the Goebel murder. The arrest on the old
capias was for the purpose of preventing
him from getting away in case he is
wanted. Since the detectives left last night
there have been all sorts of reports as to
who they are after.
All the Republican officials, except Sec
leaving the state building in charge of
deputies and clerks. Mr.. Beckham and all
the Democratic contestants are at their
offices in the Capital Hotel.
II. Z. Youtsey was brought before Judge
Moore this morning, but was not ready for
trial, and the case was passed. He proba-
bly, will be arraigned again tomorrow.
After another day of fruitless search for
bondsmen, Capt. John Davis, charged with
Goebel is still behind the bars at the
county Jail. His friends say that he could
secure the bdad were ii not that men quail
flied to act as his bondsmen do not want
their names connected with the case.
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Plan to Seize State Buildings.)


NEWPORT, KY, March 29-It developed
tonight that there have been conferences
here this week over some of the warrants
that are being sworn out at Frankfort for
persons in different parts of the State
The Hon. John Burke, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, has been here at
his home most of the week. One of the
conferences was for the purpose of pre-
venting Professor Burke from returning to
Frankfort. One of his neighbors said it
was reported that all the Republican
state officers would be arrested before the
final decision of the courts was rendered
next week, and while they were under ar
rest the Democratic contestants would
move. under guard, from the Capital Hotel
at Frankfort into the state buildings
Burke replied to his friends that he would
return to Frankfort Monday. Previous to
going to Frankfort last December Prof.
Burke was superintendent of the Newport
schools for fifteen years, and he is known
by everybody here There is also much
feeling here over the arrest of Henry E.
Youtsey, the private secretary of Auditor
of State Sweeney, at Frankfort last Tues
day. Youtsey was an attorney here before
he went to Frankfort. He is a half brother
of T. ]. Crawford, ex-president OF the Ma
tional League Of Republican Clubs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-01
1ublicans Of two 'davs ago Is more tnan

publicans Of two days ago is more than
equalled by the apparent helplessneSs
OF the Democrats of today. All day
long the Democracy have been cropping
around trying to find some way in
which il could seat in the gubernatorial
chair its leader. William GOebel. who
lies slowly dying of the wound in
fiicted by the bullet of an assassin.
No matter which way the Demo
Gratis turned. they We're confronted by
the same prospect, lire of blue edged
with steel. and il was fully understood
by both parties that the line and the
steel were there for business. purposes
only. There was no bluff. no false
alarm about it. 1t was largely mat
ter OF sentiment with the Democrats
that led them to make such desperate
efforts TO crown their king before he
died. They wanted him TO leave the
world a victor before the world. They
fought hard for their man. but the
fortune Of war was against them.
The house and senate will make an
other effort To meet today. but the
Democratic members say they do not
vented by the militia from entering
the hall they will meet somewhere else.
They say that no violence viii he of
fered to anybody. even thoTgh the
members of the legislature are salts
fed that the troops are acting illegally.
1t was announced by members OF the
militia last night that of the soldiers
now under arms here about 300 would
obey the orders of Governor Goebel
1t is not expected that they will at
tack their comrades. but they will re-
fuse to obey the orders of Governor
Taylor and take their chances of
court ma r.fi1l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-01
is A SPLENDID SHOWING.
That of the Mutual Life for the Past
Year.

New York, Jan. 31.-The annual
meeting of the trustees of the Mutual
Life Insurance company, of New
York, was held today. The report of
its business for 1898 is another illus
tration by single company of the
wonderful growth of life insurance
during the past year. The actually
paid for insurance in force in
the Mutual Life now amounts to 81
001 200, 600. The assets have reached
the enormous sum of $91, S44, 937.
rhe receipts for the year were $5S,-
800, or. The company paid for
death claims alone $17, 629, ,979, and
for matured endowments, dividends,
etc. $17,739,057 Since organization
the Mutual Life has paid to policy
holders 1914, ,117,942. There is now
4 contingent guarantee fund of $o7,-
952, 54S, in addition to the amount
authorized for dividends in 1899 of
SS 40 000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-01
IT ENDS ITS CAREER
Independent Ordsr of Forresters
of the State of Illinois
Quits Business.
RECEIVER HAS BEEN APPOINTED

| Three Crooks Arrested When Dividing
ThtiI. Spous, but Two Afterwards Get
Away-IIIinois Judges Are in Session
| Returns Home After an Absence of
| Three Months-Stnts News Items.
Chicago, Feb. 1.-The Independent
| Order of ForesterS of the State of
| Illinois ended its career of more than
twenty-five years yesterday, when
Judge Tuthill. on the application of
Charles !. Jones. its chief official, ap-
| pointed u receiver to wind up its af-
| fairs. The order. which has Subordi-
nate lodges throughout Illinois, Wis
| conSin. California, Michigan. and 9th
er states, was unsuccessful in its de-
fenSe against the suit of Mary Kal-
lacky. beneficiary. Monday, when
Judge Burke rendered Judgment in her
favor for 81 900 and interest for Il long
period. Her attorneys Immediately
garniSheed the funds of the concern
and tied them up.
Royal Trust Company Appointed.
A meeting OF the board of directors
was held. and it was decided to apply
for a receiver. Judge Tuthill accord
ingly appointed as receiver the Royal
Trust company. to collect and take
charge OF all DiIlS- money. contracts,
and other property. subject to the fur
thcr order of the court, thus ending
one of the oldest fraternal insurance
societies in the state. The bill states
that the order has paid out more than
Sc. 900 600 in benefits to members and
their beneficiarieS during the years OF
its existence. and that the number of
members was once 22.000.
Membership Has Decreased Rapidly.
For eighteen months past. however.
the bill continues, the membership of
the high court has rapidly fallen off.
until it now scarcely exceeds 1900.
while the death rate has not decreased
in proportion to the decrease in the
membership. There is an endowment
fund of $1,000 intact. This is a special
fund. set apart hy law for the purpose
of paying claims arising from the
death of members holding beneficiary
certificates.