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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
MAFEkING IN DIRE STRAITS.
Disease, Lack OF Food and Boer Shells
Filling the Graveyard.

MAFEkING, Feb. 19.--What may be ty-
phoid malaria has broken out in the
women's laager. and dysentery, due to the
absence of vegetables. is rife among the
garrison. We are thrown on our own re-
sources. Such luxuries as we had are ex-
hausted or have been commandeered for
the hospitals which are filed TO overflow
ing. The children's graveyard. close TO the
women's laager, grows weekly as the
young lives are cut short prematureIy by
shell and fever. We LOOK with hope de-
ferred for relief.
The cheerfulness which was Characters
tic of the early days OF the siege has al
most deserted US, the men preferring TO
remain at their posts rather than move
about and work up appetite which can
not be satisfied. The natives are in the
worst plight Those who are unable TO
obtain work are allowed a small handful
or meal daily. Many, Drawing the danger.
wander about the town with gaunt and
hungry faces in search of work, which en-
titles them to an extra ration of meal II
they find work they are generally too
weak TO perform IT,
From their advanced posts the Beers
rake the streets and the market square. II
Is impossible to dodge their bullets. We
have taken remarkable precaution, how
ever. and the casualties. though heavy. are
not what they might have been had less
able men been al the head Of affairs. Even
CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
LORD RoBERTs's ADvICEs.



LONDON, March s. AIS p. m.-Lord
Roberts telegraphs that he has captured
q Krupp gun and a number of tents and
wagons. The general also announces that
General Clements has occupied Norvals
pont The text of the dispatch follows:
"Popar Grove. March s.-Two brigades
of cavalry. with horse artillery and Kelly
Kenny's division. marched to-day ten miles
eastward The Beers were quite taken by
surprise yesterday. They moved of so
hurriedly that they left cooked dinners
behind. We captured a Krupp gun and
several tents and wagons. The total casu-
alties were:
'Killed-Lieutenants Keswick and Fries
lick.
'wounded-Lieutenants Bailey, of the
Twelfth Lancers. and DeCrispigny, of the
Second Life Guards. both severely, and
Lieutenant Smith of the Shropshires, who
is believed TO have been picked up by a
Boer ambulance. Two men were killed.
forty-six were wounded and one man is
missing.
"Gatacre reports that he intends occupy
ing Burghersdorp to-day.
Repairs to the railroads towards both
stormberg and steynsberg are being
pushed.
elements now occupies Norvels pont,
on the south bank OF the Orange river.
The bridge was blown up March and the
enemy is holding the north bank of the
river. but not. 1t is believed. in any great
strength"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
SEEKING A WAY OUT.


Republicans Growing Uneasy Over
the Political situation.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March S.-There are no
significant new developments in the Porto
Rican problem to record. Members of the
House who were induced to vote for the
House tariff bill at the personal sollcita-
ton of the President are still sore at what
they call White House reluctance 20
manfully assume its share of the RESPONSE
bility for the measure. but while the keen
edge of the excitement seems to have died
away, Republican opposition to the tariff
proposition does not abate. 1t is impossi-
BILE to predict what the vote will be in the
Senate, but the weight OF solid opinion
is that an amended bill will be sent back
to the House., so that it can have another
chance at il. The gravity Of the mistake
made is keenly felt, and the conviction is
settling upon a majority Of leaders that
the Republican complexion of the lower
branch of Congress is seriously jeopar-
died as matters now stand Everybody
Is seeking q way out, and anxiety on that
point is openly expressed In every Repub-
lican quarter. 1t would be idle to pretend
that there is genuine sincerity in the brave
profession that 1.-THE people will acquiesce
in Congresses action imposing tariff on
Porto Rican products and imports" Not
one in ten who makes this claim believes it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Steyn Blamed by Free staters, Who
Declared They Were Not willing
20 Fight Any Longer.
FEW B0ERs IN CAPE COLONY
BRITISH NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE
RAILWAY CROSSINGS.
Mafekfng sorely fn Need of Aid-Gen.
White to Command the Tenth d.
vision-Peace Rumors.

LONDON, March 9, Ais a. m.-The Beers
appear to have made no stand whatever,
except that while in retreat they twice
pulsed General French's cavalry with rifle
fire. As no report has been made of the
capture OF prisoners. the enemy probably
got away with their entire force. General
French is stilrfoIlowing them and keeping
between them and Bloemfontein.
A dispatch from Poplar Grove. dated yes
terday, says: President Kruger, who at
present is far in the rear. yesterday tried
to stop the retreating Beers. who refused
TO stay. The Bloemfontein police tried to
stop the retreat of the Free Staters, but
they declared that they were not willing to
fight any longer. and they blamed Presi-
dent Steyn. The Russian and Dutch mill
tary attaches arrived at the British camp
yesterday
The evacuation of the northern districts
of Cape Colony is now nearly complete.
The British are In possession of the rail-
road crossings.
The military critics comment on the dis
couraging news from Mafeking. Colonel
Baden-Powell seems to be in grave need of
outside help. Otherwise he would not al
low the correspondents to send out in
formation respecting the distress OF the
garrison.
A readjustment of some Of the higher
commands Is taking place. General White
is to go to Stormberg to take supreme
command of General Gatacre's division
and the Tenth Division, now in process of
formation. which will be under the imme-
date command of General Hunter, Sir
George Whites chief of staff.
The Daily News makes the following
editorial announcement: 'It was rumored
In London yesterday-and we have some
reason for believing the rumor to be cor
rect-that the two republics made informal
and unofficial overtures of peace on the
preceding day. Unfortunately the condi-
ttons suggested were of such a character
as to preclude the possibility of leading to
any result. Terms which, might have been
gladly accepted before the war, in order
to avert IT. are impossible after the war,
with all the sacrifices IL has entailed."
A dispatch from Monteno says that the
British occupied Burghersdcrp unopposed
on Wednesday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09

state OF the deserted camps. Twice the
British cavalry was almost in position to
charge, but they admit they were foiled by
the maneuvering of the Beers. When last
seen General French was pursuing the
enemy vigorously. He was between them
and Bloemfontein, about eleven miles from
the right wing.
General Colville merely demonstrated
against a high mountain occupied by the
Transvaal troops, who were now fleeing, In
consequence Of the fight of the Free
Staters south OF the river. 1T is impossible
at present to give the Boer numbers, but it
is estimated that they reach 1900. all of
whom are now in flight"
In the course of the operations the Ninth
Lancers attempted to get close to the
Beers right with the object of charging
but the Beers came out in great force
and the Lancers were compelled to retire.
A battery was then sent forward to hold
the enemy in check, while the Grahams-
town Volunteers and company of mount
ed infantry, supported by another bat
terry. engaged the Beers on their flank.
The Beers fired shell, falling short, how
ever. and they made a stubborn defense
on the kopje on our right, enfilading the
battery and killing eighteen OF the bat
terry horses. The mounted infantry grad
ually repelled the Beers and the battery
then took a position and expelled them
from their laager in confusion.
The Beers held strong position on the
north bank Of the river. but the flight
from the southern bank compelled them
to retreat. They showed great adroitness
In getting away the wagons and dis
played a bold front while the rest Of the
force was busy inspanning.
General French's division consisted of
/ three brigades of cavalry, two of mouted
infantry and seven horse batteries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
STATE KNOCKED OUT.


AUSTIN, Tex, March S.-The corpora
tions of Texas won a big fight to-day IN
the District Court here. in securing from
Judge Morris an opinion throwing out of
court the hundreds of franchise tax suits
pending asais:s. all quasi-pubiic corpora
tions. for taxes claimed to be due on their
franchises.
The contention was that such franchises
were taxable the same as personal -or real
property. and under such contention hun
dreds of suits have been brought all over
the State to recover taxes. In some in
stances as far back as 1850. and repre-
senting many thousands OF dollars. Judge
Morris, the presiding Judge. to-day held
that such franchises were in no wise tax
able under the law. thus scoring . big
Victory for the corporations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
BOERS DISCONTENTED.
Supplies OF Food, Especially Meat,
Coffee and Sugar, Are Irregular

LONDON, March 9.-Mr. HolIawell, the
Daily News correspondent at Mafeking,
who passed two months in prison in Pre-
toria, escaped last week and was recap
tured sixty miles from Pretoria sends
dispatch to his paper, dated Pretoria jail,
March :, via Lourenzo Marques, describ-
ing the misleading news given the Beers
by their officials regarding the course of
the war; He adds: Great dissatisfaction
exists among the Beers. as their supplies
of food. especially meat. coffee and sugar.
are very irregular and many threaten to
return To their farms
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Mr.. wat.on,. speech.

Mr. Watson was called before the con-
vent.on, and was warmly greeted. After
returning his thanks 10 the convention for
the honor conferred I'm renominating him.
and referring TO his colleagues in the
House and TO Senators Fairbangs and Bev-
eridge (which reference provoked great
applause and hearty cheers. he said:
Il desire in a plain and unvarnishsd
way 10 talk 10 you for short while
on the Porto Rican bin. You have Q
right 10 demand OF your representative In
Congress an explanation OF his vote and
/ will conceal nothing in any way related
10 that vote. but will rely willingly upon
the calm judgment OF my constituents.
President Mckinley. In his message 10
Congress. recommended free trade between
the United States and Porto Rico. This
was at that time the sentiment OF the
country and OF Congress: it Is yet the sem
tlment OF Congress that ultimately there
shall be absolute free trade between the
island and this Nation. fCheefs.l After
the introduction OF this farin bill the people
OF the country. and Congress especially.
were confronted with an emergency that
had to be met. The Republican party h
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
SPENCER wILKINsON's VIEWS.


LONDON, March 9.-Spencer Wilkinson.
commenting in the Morning Post to-day on
the difficulty in quite understanding Lord
Roberts's operations in detail" says:
Probably Lord Roberts intends to strike
the railway some distance north of Bloem-
fontein, compelling the retreating Beers to
make their way north by a circuitous
route, and they may, after ALL be inter-
cepted. The government should be warned
by his dispatches of the urgency of sending
remounts. The news from Mafeking makes
one wonder as to its chances of relief, for
even with mounted force Mafeking is
three weeks march from Kimberley"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Cavalry Too Quick.

LONDON, March 9.-The Standard pub
fishes the following dispatch from Poplar
Grove. dated March s.: "The movements
of the mounted men were somewhat too
rapid for the supporting infantry and as
result the Boer position was turned be-
fore the main body could strike effectively.
The Beers fell back precipitately and, ex-
tending to the southeast, they checked
the advance of the British cavalry by a
heavy rife fire at 500 yards range. Ac-
cordingly General French moved south
ward and outfianked them again, but the
Beers repeated their tactics"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
BoERs WE'RE SURPRISED.


OSFONTEIN, March Lord Roberts's
movement to-day again thoroughly sur
prised. outwitted and outmaneuvered the
Beers. who fed almost without firing a
shot. The plan of battle was as follows:
General colyilie's division extended along
the north bank. General Tucker held the
center reserve and the Guards brigades
had the center advance. General Kelly
Kenny's division was ordered TO make a
huge fianhing movement on the Beers left.
following General French. who was in
structed 20 move southeast until opposite
the Boer flank and then TO swing around
the rear.
Every movement was admirably exe-
cufec and entirely successful. The Beers
we're surprised. as was evident from the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Protest from DIR. Leyds.

BERLIN, March S.-Dr. Leyds, the
Transvaal diplomatic agent, has issued a
protest from Brussels against bogus
news" purporting to come, from him. He
singles out prominent Berlin paper as
an offender.
An anti-British demonstration has oc-
CURED in Dresden and the English church
there has been disgustingly dishgured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Junket to Cuba and Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, March s-The Con-
gressional committee on Cuban and Porto
Rican affairs will go to Cuba early next
week. The United States steamship Dol
phin will take the senators and representa-
tives on board at some convenient South
ern port and after going to Havana will
make a circuit Of Cuba. touching at the
principal ports
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Change I'm Boer Officers.

BOER CAMP, BIGGARSBERG, March 5.
AT general council OF war held to-day
Louis Botha was appointed lieutenant gen.
eral for Natal and Lukas Meyer Schalk-
burger. David Joubert, Daniel Erasmus
and ]. Fourie were appointed major gen.
erals. The selections have given lively
satisfaction to the burghers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
American Sent to Prison.

LONDON. March s.-The Daily Mail has
the following from Kimberley, dated
Wednesday. March z: BENJAMIN Silpent,
born in Russia. and alleged to be an Amer
lean citizen. has been sentenced to three
years imprisonment at hard labor for sig
mailing to the enemy during the SIEGE"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
Intrenching at Biggar.burr

LADYSMITH, March S.-The Beers are
intrenching at Biggarsburg. The scouts re-
port that all the Natal Dutch farmers have
fled from the surrounding country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09
FROM BOER SOURCES.

Great Loss at Dordrecht.
PRETORIA, March 6, via Lourenzo Mar
| cues, March SIT is officially stated here
that on Sunday last there was heavy
| fighting at Dordrecht, that the British
were repulsed with great loss, and that
| the federals captured three cannon.
The age-herald., 1900-05-18
WHAT'S THE MATTED, ?

From the Marion Standard
 "fiales members of the next general as- sembly should see to it that this county is taken out of the Ninth congressional dis trict. Our people are tired of being yoked up with a lot of counties whose interests with the exception of Perry-are at vari- anee with theirs. Agricultural and miner al counties do not work we'll together But the greatest injustice of the combination is that Jefferson county has thirty votes in the congressional convention as against thirty-one for Hale, Perry, Bibb and Blount. Jefferson names the nominee and the balance of the counties do the electing We don't like any such combination Greensboro Watchman.
 Whats the Watchman got against Oscar Underwood? He is making record for himself and for his district, and stood by his guns, like Senator Morgan, in the face of very heated campaign when it was but natural that he should have wanted to look after his fences. And while Jeffer- son stood by her own candidate, Shelley, there was warm place in her heart for Waller as second choice, at least as warm as the editor of the Watchman exhibited for his home man. While it is true Jeffer- son has nearly or quite as many people and voters as all the other counties in the district combined, she is no bad partner. Jefferson could not have put Oscar Under- wood in all by herself, nor did she do SO. It was Perry's vote that did it, and she has not had cause to rue her vote. And Perry stood as Loyalty to the Hale county candidate for governor as men could stand. The Standard can see no just grounds for kicking against Jefferson so long as she totes fair, and there is no evf- dence that she has done otherwise.
 The Watchman should first remove the beam from its swn eye.
The age-herald., 1900-05-18
THE ONLY oa,ly NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Crops in the State

Director chaffee of the weather bureau, stationed at Montgomery, reports the planting of corn and cotton as practically complete on May II. The weather of late has been admirable for that purpose. Even bottom lands are now planted.
 As a rule stands of both corn and cot ton are good. Chopping out in the cotton rows is progressing. Not single county in North Alabama reports a poor stand Of either corn or cotton. although Walker county does complain of an encrusted soil that prevents germination. Chopping is well advanced in middle Alabama, and good stands are reported in nearly every county. Cool nights have, however, pre- vented great growth progress. In south Alabama cotton is making good stands, and so is corn. Corn and cotton,' says the Geneva correspondent, "are growing nicely, and all crops are in good condi- tion."
 This may be said to be the purport of the reports from the lowest third of the state, the only drawback being cool nights. In this part of the state sweet potato slips are being set out.
 Considering the state as a whole, it may be stated that all crops are well started, although a little late in the season. But 1ateness in the springtime is of small meaning if the weather conditions later on prove to be favorable. Alabama crops are not determined by the time of planting but by the rains and suns of July and August.
The age-herald., 1900-05-18

west Its climate is almost identical with that of the South African republics, except summer is opened promptly on time in June instead of December Summers that begin about Christmas time are not popu- lar in this section and never will be, and the Boers, if they should decide to trek to Alabama. would have to reform in that respect.
 In Alabama, too. there are no outlanders, no class that cannot vote even when they have wealth, capacity. energy and develop ing power. Jews and Catholics do not en- counter here especial constitutional prohi- bitlons from the suffrage or from office holding. There is no established church. We have-in fact nothing to offer the Boers but unexampled mineral resources, fine wa ter powers, pure air, fertile soil, and a sun that makes crops of all sorts fairly bound towards fruition. Let the Beers come along. They shall not be considered outlanders. They shall be called embry- onic citizens, and as soon as possible they shall be made Alabamians, than which there is no higher honor.
The age-herald., 1900-05-18
Cuban Affairs are Rotten

Six provinces 31 judicial districts and 132 municipal districts, besides the supervising administration in the capital, afford plenty of pickings for MT. Mark Hanna's hungry squads, and every mail brings additional news as to the manner In which the new plums have been utilized. Medley was one of many. But nothing seems to be rotten as Major Rathbone's postal department. Rathbone is an Ohio man. who had been Mark Hannas chief lieutenant and he was placed in charge of postal affairs in Cuba, and the rest followed in the most natural manner No is greatly sur prised thereat. Even Senator Hale, a re- publican from Maine denounces Rath- bone's appointment, and the manner of it; but unless the man who put Rath- bone in office is held accountable for his acts in the premises, nothing valuable will be accomplished. That man is Mark Han ma.
 Senator Bacon's resolution calling for an investigation of Cuban affairs may be squelched, but the facts will be elicited whether official investigation is made not. Arrests have already been made of clerks and officials in the postal depart ment until it is becoming plain that every carpetbagger considered it his privilege to steal all he could conceal
 The entire business from its vice-regal head down through such chiefs as Rath- bone is un-American; unbusnesslike and unwarranted. The clerks recently arrested were each and all carpetbaggers, as was the postmaster of Havana, and the auditor and head of the department. Why was that? Why were Cubans rejected in Gu ban public business. and hungry patriots from Ohio accepted? The Rathbones and Neeleys are not much to blame as are the men who concocted the carpetbag scheme for spells purposes The man that congress should hold responsible is Mark Hanna; the man the people will hold re- sponsible is William Mckinley. These men sanctioned, if they did not devise, the scheme of carpetbag government in Cuba, and the people always go to the root of things when they act, and they will act next November.
The age-herald., 1900-05-18
DEFENCE AND ARMoR

From the Boston Post
 By no means does it follow that if we would defend our coast we must pay an extortionate price for armor plate to man ufacturers who seek to establish a monop- oly and levy tribute upon the navies of the world The senate amendment to the naval appropriation bill authorizes the payment of $545 ton for armor for three new battleships and $445 for others. The concensus of expert opinion is that this price is excessive Senator Chandler who once was secretary of the navy and knows what he is talking about, makes the de- hberate statement that this price is an extortion by the combination controlling the processes of Harvey and Krupp.
 It would be ridiculous to say that the United States, seeking the best armor for the vessels with which 1t is proposed to protect the coasts of the republic must pay the price demanded by the owners of any special process, patented or unpatent- ed. The establishment of government armor and steel plant is entirely within the range of the powers of the govern ment and this may be the outcome of the present condition.