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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04

The War Correspondent to Lead a
Squadron of Cavalry.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The Pail Mall Gazette
to-day announces that Winston Churchill.
the newspaper correspondent who was cap
tured by the Beers in Natal and taken to
Pretoria. whence he subsequently, ESCAPED
and arrived safely at Delagoa bay, has
been appointed a squadron leader in the
South African Horse.
AT Lord Chesham's headquarters a re-
porter of the Associated Press was in
formed that the Duke of Marlborough's Of
fer to accompany the Oxfordshire yeoman-
ry to South Africa has not been accepted.
in spite of the published statements to the
contrary. II is further said that it is quite
likely that he will not go to South Africa.
as he already has black mark against
him on account of being married and his
successful passage of medical exarnina-
tion is doubtful
In consequence of the strain on the army
clothing department the War Office has
been obliged to order a hundred thousand
pairs of shoes at Cawnpore, in the north
west province of British India, town not
ed for its leather works and place where
strong forces of British troops are sta
toned.
William Waldorf Astor has contributed
f1000 to the Prince of Wales's hospital
fund.
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DIR. CARMICHAEL'S REPORT.
Observations of q Surgeon at Homo.
Iulu-Five Deaths Reported.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-Surgeon General
Wyman to-day received long report from
Surgeon Carmichael, who is stationed at
Honolulu, bearing the condition of af-
fairs there regarding the bubonic plague.
Under date of Dec. Is. the report says that
five cases and five deaths from what is
pronounced to be bubonic plague. occurred
in Honolulu on the 11th and 18th inst DR..
Carmichael says the presence of the dis
ease was not suspected until the morning
of the 18th when a Chinese patient died.
An autopsy was held, the examination
pointing strongly to the fact that death
was caused by the bubonic plague. An
other case, also Chinaman, who had died
on Dec. II, was examined with the same
result The symptoms previous to death
were high fever, 104 to los degrees Fahren-
heit, rapid pulse, 140 to 150 headaches, de-
lirium, vomiting and pain and swelling.
The duration of illness in two of the
cases was three days and from three to
four In other cases. Strained preparations
from juice pressed from the enlarged
glands showed the presence, in large num-
bers. of a short bacillus. rounded at both
| ends and closely resembling that of bu-
4 coAAS pidSdc. ~ SuiAci piS WdS lnuOCu-
| lated On Dec. II, a rabbit on the 18th and
| a rat on Dec. 15. The guinea pig and rat
| died on Dec II.
The Chinese patient who died on the 18th
was twenty-five years old and had resided
| in Honolulu for more than year Three
/ other Cinnamon, all males, and all forty
! years and over, died on the 1Ith The
] fifth case was that of South Sea islander,
| twenty-seven years of age, who died on the
| 18th. A sixth case was reported on Dec
| IA. Hawaiian, aged twenty-eight. This
| case is considered doubtful. In fact, says
! DR.. Carmichael, what is considered the
| plague bacillus has been isolated in but
two OF the cases. although the clinical
| symptoms were much alike in the first five
| cases reported
The bodies of the deceased have been
| cremated. All the places where deaths oc-
CURED have been quarantineG and disin-
| feeted. The Hawaiian Board Of Health
| surrounded Chinatown by sanitary cor
| don. the district was divided into sections
and a house to house inspection at once
begun The State Council has appropriated
| $4,000 to begin the necessary sanitary
work. A receiving hospital will be erected
and a crematory is almost ready for use.
Communication with the other Islands. ex-
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PETTIGREw's QUERIES.
The senator Wants to Know ff Otis
Rejected Peace Propositions.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Petit
grew to-day offered the following resolu-
ton, which went over under objection:
Resolved, that the secretary OF war be
and he is hereby directed TO inform the
Senate whether Torres. one Of the officers
OF the Philippine army came TO General
Otis with flag of truce on Feb. s. 1892
the day after the lighting began between
our forces and those OF Aguinaldo, and that
Aguinaldo wished to have IL stopped, and
that, to bring about conclusion OF hos
tilities. he proposed the establishment OF
a neutral zone between the two armies,
OF a width that would be agreeable 10
General Otis, so that during the peace
negotiations there might be no further
danger OF conflict between the two armies.
and whether General Otis replied that
fighting having once begun must 20 on TO
the grim end. Was General Otis directed
by the secretary of war 20 make such
answer? Did General Otis telegraph the
secretary of war on Feb. 2, 1899. as fol-
lows: .Aguinaldo now applies for ces-
sation OF hostilities. and conference; have
declined TO answer? And did General
Otis afterwards reply tLat he was directed
by the secretary OF war: and what answer.
IL any. did he or the secretary OF war
make 10 the application &C cease fightingg"
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FIGHT IN THE HILLS.
Revenue officers and Mountaineers
Said TO Have Been Engaged.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 3.-It IL re-
ported tonight that an encounter took
place this afternoon among the hills of
Coosa county between a posse OF six reve-
nue officers. headed by Carl Tutwiler. OF
this city, and a band OF lawless noun
taineers, among them five moonshiners,
against whom warrants are pending. The
story is that three or four of the noun
taineers have been shot and the officers
have arrested the others. The officers are
all said TO have escaped unhurt.
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GEN. FRENCH,s POSITION.
He May he Unable to Hold the Beers
I'm Check.

I'm Check.
LONDON, Jan. 4, 4:30 a. m.-There is a
complete absence Of anything new from
the seat of war. The report of the Boer
attack on Molteno is not yet confirmed
Apparently General French holds nothing
within five miles of Colesberg Junction.
His request for reinforcements dispels any
present hope that he will be able to seize
one Of the crossings Of the Orange river.
1t is probable that when Lord Roberts ar
rives General French will be ordered to
quit his present unsupported position and
to concentrate his command at De Aar or
Orange river. AS the Daily Telegraph says.
General French seems to be in the posi-
tion of man having a tiger cat in a trap
and unable to kill ii for want of stick.
A dispatch from Dover farm announces
that Lieutenant Colonel Pitcher has re-
turned there safely from Douglass.
Since Commandant General Joubert's re-
turn to the front the .cannonade of Lady
smith by the Beers has been much livelier
Between Dec. IS and Dec. % four shells
killed one. officer and thirteen men and
wounded thirteen officers and eleven men.
General Butler continues his night bonn
bardments and patrol surprises. AS the
Tugela river is again fordable and the
stretcher bearers have again been requisi-
toned at Durham and Pietermaritzburg.
there is disposition to believe that the
British advance will not be long delayed.
The War Office acknowledges the in
seriority OF the regular artillery by author
izsng the equipment OF the new battery at
tached to the London Volunteer Corps with
vickers and Maxims. some OF which the
Beers use. and by ordering one hundred
of these twelve-pounder. quick firers built
Immediately. The officers and men Of the
new battery will be supplied from the
Honorable Artillery Company.
Eight additional militia regiments have
been called out Seven OF these will serve
In Ireland. replacing the regulars sent TO
South Africa
Hon. Sidney Robert Greville, equerry to
the Prince of Wales. has obtained the
Princes commission to go to the front Re-
Gently he has been acting as Lord Sails
brry's secretary. instead OF Schomberg
Mcdonnell, who has gone TO South Africa.
Among the announcements of those who
volunteered yesterday appear the names OF
a hundred or more sons of gentlemen
Many of these are Scotch. The papers COM
ment on the fact that, in view OF the state
Of public opinion, 1t is much easier to 60
to war than to stay at the clubs, which
wear particularly deserted aspect
All parts of England and Scotland report
lively volunteering. leading feature being
the great sums raised by private subscrip-
tion for volunteer equipment. Some of the
counties have given sums as high as asO.-
900. IL Is computed that the provinces have
aireaoy raised 100000. while London Is
raising E12o.OoO for the city troops.
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MANILA
BUBONIC PLAGUE IN THE WALLED
PORTION OF THE CITY.
Two Suspicious Deaths Reported, and
u Native Found Suffering
with the Disease.
EVERY PRECAUTI0N TAKEN
SPREADING TO OTHER SECTIONS.
Military Authorities VIII BE Instruct
ed to Maintain a Rigid Quar-
antine in LuxOn.
SITUATION AT HONOLULU
DIR. CARMICHAEL'S REPORT To SUR.
GEoN GENERAL wYMAN.
Five Deaths and One Suspicious Case
Up 10 Dec. 1S-AnOther Slight Out
break About n Week Ago.
Military Authorities VIII Be Instruct-
ed to Maintain a Rigid Quar-
antine in LuxOn.
SITUATION AT HONOLULU
DIR. CARMICHAEL's REPORT To SUR.
GEoN GENERAL wYMAN.
Five Deaths and One Suspicious Case
Up 10 Dec. 1S-Another Slight Out
break About n Week Ago.

MANILA, Jan. 3.-The health officers
here have found a native with all the
symptoms of bubonic plague in house in
the walled city, where two suspicious
deaths have occurred. The patient has
been isolated and every precaution has
been taken to prevent a spread of the dis
ease.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The War De-
partment is taking steps to prevent the
introduction of the plague into the Phil
ippines and Secretary Root this morning
called into consultation Surgeon General
Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Service,
to discuss the establishment of a quar-
antine system for the islands. 1t was de-
cided that the War Department should
adopt toward the Philippines policy like
that 1t pursued toward Cuba in the mat
ter of the protection Of health. namely:
Confine the maintenance of a quarantine
system to the Marine Hospital Service
The reports received by both the State De-
partment and Surgeon General Wyman
from Honolulu confirm the Associated
Press dispatches relative to the existence
of the disease. 1t happens, fortunately,
that the Marine Hospital Service has al
ippines, while two Of their surgeons are
now on their way to Manila, so that little
delay will be encountered in beginning to
draw a rigid quarantine line in the islands
Surgeon General Wyman does not feel ap-
prehensive as to the possibility of the in
lection of San Francisco from Honolulu.
Surgeon General Wyman has no confir-
nation of the report that three suspected
cases Of bubonic plague have been discov-
cred within the walled city of Manila, but
of the situation should the report prove
true. Still, ii is said, few sporadic cases
| need not necessarily result in an epidemic
in the islands. Surgeon General Wyman
| says the disease no longer creates the
dread 1t once did, because it has been
| demonstrated that 1t can be handled by
| modern scientific methods. 1t has been
| stamped out of Alexandria, Egypt Kobe.
Japan, and Vienna, Austria. The methods
| of fighting 1t are the same used against
tation. The greatest danger is due to it's
possible introduction into new localities
| through ambulant, walking cases. which
| defy the surveillance of the authorities.
| One feature of the disease which is graft
| flying to the authorities, in view of the
possible outbreak of an epidemic in the
Philippines, is the fact that it's history
| shows that 1t does not attack Europeans
| as readily as natives
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Britain had not then answered Germany's
note of protest regarding the seizure by
the British cruiser Magicienne of the Ger
man imperial mail steamer Bundesrath OF
Delagoa bay. 1t appears that the British
Foreign Office desires first to communi-
cate with Durham on the subject. This
desire is not regarded as indicating any
disposition on the part of Great Britain
to delay the final adjustment Of the mat
ter.
There has been a lively interchange OF
notes between London and Berlin, but the
German Foreign Office is apparently keep
ing cool On the ot--er hand, violent and
threatening tone towards Great Britain is
observable in other than official quarters.
The Berliner Tageblatt. remarking that
the anti-British sentiment is stronger than
ever. and recalling Joseph Chamberlain's
Leicester speech, says that "If this is the
way in which England hopes to gain an
alliance with Germany she is making the
veriest mistake"
The Neueste Nachrichten says 1T learns
that the Foreign Office is pressing the
Bundesrath incident decisively from the
legal standpoint. but hopes for an adjust
ment without interruption of correct Of
fetal relations"
Herr Adolph Woermann, president Of the
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and prin-
cipal owner of the Bundesrath, who came
to Berlin to confer with the Foreign Of
flee concerning the seizure. said in an in
terview at Hamburg to-day: 1.-THE Foreign
Office is pushing the case with the greatest
energy, but decisive news is not expected
for several days"
Press has received information going to
show that the Bundesrath was possibly
guilty of carrying contraband. Heavy
shipments of arms and ammunition were
shipped in December to Macao and Hong
Kong, consigned TO order. 1t is surmised
| that their ultimate destination was either
the Philippines or the Transvaal. In any
event the Bundesrath incident is being
| worked to create sentiment in favor of
the naval incident and the passage of the
| naval bill is now considered assured, in
| spite of Centrist opposition. No serious
conflict between Emperor William and the
| Reichstag is expected. On the contrary,
| popular sentiment for a larger navy is
constantly growing.
| The semi-official Berliner Post says: eve
expect to see the Reichstag equal to a
great national task. Otherwise an appeal
| to the voters will undoubtedly secure a
| favorable majority
| The official Berliner Correspondent
quotes, in a double-leaded article. the dec
| laration of the. Hamburg Chamber of
Commerce that Germanys navy must not
remain behind other navies, and pro-
nounces this "a most significant demon
stration in favor of an increase of the
fleet and world-policy for Germany" The
pronouncement Of the Hamburg Chamber
was very emphatic. Germany must cast
her eyes toward the future and make her
power felt, If she wishes to maintain her
rank among the nations. We can congrat-
ulate ourselves upon having a ruler i'm
| pressed with this historical necessity"
| 1t is reported that a British enrolling
| agent has been arrested at Korbhetta, Rus
| sia.
| Count Won Rothkirchtrach has joined
the Beers.
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CoNTENDING FOR A PRINCIPLE.
statement of Mr.. Eddy, Who Shipped
Goods That Were Seized.

statement Oh MT hOOSf "AO SAAAFR~
Goods That Were Seized.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The American in
terest in the recent British seizures of
flour and provision cargoes bound for
Delagoa bay is explained by Mr.. Eddy, Of
Flint. Eddy & Co., who have laid before
Secretary Hay, of the Department of State.
the information which has led to the in
terrogation of the British government on
this matter. "Our interest in the matter"
SAYS Mr. Eddy, 'is due to the fact that
we shipped a variety Of general provisions
on the Mashona to our correspondent at
Delagoa bay and have not yet been paid
for them have not looked up the invoices
to see just what we sent, but we do not
consider the money side of 1t of much i'm
portance. We are contendiEg for the prin-
ciple involved. If cargoes shipped to neu-
trail port are to be considered contraband
because they are likely to be resold by
the consignee to one of the belligerent
parties, we want to know it. The point
may become one of very great Importance.
'"These shipments were made before the
outbreak of the war. We sent our goods
to our regular correspondents, just as We
have done for years past. There is little
doubt that a part of the three cargoes
seized would have gone into the Trans
yaal, for Delagoa bay is the natural port
of entry for the Beers. But that result
would have been reached only by a re-
selling by cur correspondents. and at that
time our interest in the disposal OF the
goods would have ceased entirely. Our
representations to Secretary Hay were
made through our counsel. S. G. Hopkins,
some three weeks ago. We undertook the
| matter independently without consultation
with any other firm. We deal in various
] ways with such shipments to South Africa,
sometimes drawing on the shipments.
sometimes arranging for a remittance by
the consignees. Those particular shipments
| were made under the latter agreement and
we sold them direct to South African deal
ers and not through London The landing
of the cargoes in Natal will cause us no
| loss: that is just as good market as Della
goa bay
| The head of one large firm dealing in
| flour said that he personally knew nothing
of any American interests in the seized
cargoes.
1--WE shipped over six thousand sacks OF
| flour by the Mashona." he continued. land
we have not dollars interest now in any
| of 1t, nor have We had any communication
| whatever from our correspondents in re-
gard 10 the seizure. Arthur May & Co.
an English firm, which had some 26,0oo
sacks aboard. are certainly not In posi-
| tion to appeal to our State Department"
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Another Outbreak.

HONOLULU, Dec. 26.-After an interval
of thirteen days, in which no cases were
discovered, the bubonic plague has broken
out again. The announcement was made
late Christmas afternoon that there had
been three new cases of the plague, death
occurring in each case. The first was that
of Miss Ethel Johnson, OF Iwelei, who had
been sick for six days. She died Saturday
afternoon, Dec. %, and an autopsy was
held, after which the body was cremated.
Two other deaths occurred from the dis
ease on Christmas day. Both were Chi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
viii Not Take DeIaroa Bax

LONDON, Jan. 3.-It is stated on good
authority that Great Britain will not take
Delagoa bay. The British government. it
is added, does not contemplate any such
step, in spite of the clamor of the press
and public opinion upon the advisability
of so doing.
A dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette from
Berne says the award in the Delagoa bay
question is being drawn up, and that it is
positively stated it Will be published to-
wards the end of the month.
1t is regarded that the particular service
squadron, now at Gibraltar, will be ordered
to South Africa, as soon as the channel
squadron returns to Gibraltar. The par
ticular service squadron of cruisers is
said to be just suited to watch Delagoa
haV.
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cept under quarantine restrictions has been
prohibited and all vessels plying between
island ports must undergo detention Pc
riod of at least seven days before proceed
ing to their destination. Vessels from the
other islands are not allowed to dock at
the wharves but must anchor in the
stream.
The origin of the plague is obscure. but
it is supposed 10 have been in some article
of food, clothing, merchandise or by rats
from Oriental steamers. Oriental food
stuffs and freights have been landed and
distributed within the past six weeks with
out disinfection. No cases have occurred
among the immigrants landed at the quar-
antine station, so far as known. All those
attacked resided in the city for year or
more
The report says the United States mill
tary authorities were promptly notified and
troops on shore leave returned to the only
United States transport in port, the War
rem, with 500 colored soldiers for Manila.
She arrived at Honolulu on Dec. and as
no disease was suspected in the city. the
soldiers were given shore leave during the
time she was taking on supplies and coal.
She promptly left the harbor and anchored
outside the reef, where she was to re-
main until Dec. IS. before proceeding to
Manila. All on board were bathed and their
clothing disinfected. The transport Sher-
man arrived on the 18th, but did not stop.
proceeding to Manila without delay.
DR.. Carmichael says no new cases have
been reported up to Dec. Is and concluded
NJ
measures within my power to insure the
safety of vessels leaving for United States
ports, but the absence of a plant for dis
infection here is severely felt at the pres
ent time. and in view of this fact. addi-
tional precautions should be adopted al
all Pacific coast ports and such measures
should insure the destruction of all vermin
on board vessels
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SENATOR HoAR PROTESTS.


WASHINGTON. Jan. e.-The Senate
evinced disposition to-day 10 take up the
work of the session In earnest and while
the sitting was Of only little more than
an hours duration. a large number OF I'm
portant bills were introduced and a definite
foundation laid for proceeding with the
financial bill by fixing the hour OF begin
ming debate on this subject for o'clock e.
morrow.
The most notable event OF the day was
, protest entered BY Mr.. Boar 10 the s1z1r
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-04
MILLIONAIRE KILLED.
Abraham T. BuckhOut Found Dead on
the Railway Track.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-Abraham T. Buck
hout. sixty-nine years old. one Of the best
known men in fremont and reputed to be
a millionaire. was found dead tonight with
his skull crushed i'm on the north-bound
track of the New York & Harlem Railroad,
near the fremont station. Mr.. Buckhout
had been TO his office in this city. where
he was in the lumber business with his son.
Frank G. Buckhout. 1t is believed he was
on his way home and that in stepping out
on the platform before the train got TO the
station he fell off and was killed.
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CABOOSE RENT IN TWAIN.
Seven Men Injured by the Locomotive
of a Passenger Train.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. "a passenger
train on the Chicago Great Western Rail-
road tonight crashed into the rear of a
Northern Pacific stock train near the Mis-
sissippi-street bridge. in the eastern portion
of this city, splitting the caboose in two
and injuring seven men. Six of them, who
were in charge of consignment of ten
cars of horses, were more or less seriously
injured, but John Bower, in charge of a
shipment of hogs from Clear Lake. Mimi,
was very badly crushed and scalded, sc
that his recovery seems doubtful.
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EE-SAW FIGHT.
GEN. GATACRE HAS A BRUSH WITH
THE BoER INVADERS.
gat, and Later Are Driven
Out by the British.
FRENCH IN A TIGHT PLACE
THE GENERAL IN SORE NEED OF
REINFoRCEMENTs.
His victory Not So Great as First Re-
Hold what Ground He Took.
HE MAY HAVE BoERs IN TRAP
BUT HE CANNOT DO MORE THAN
KEEP THEM THERE.
No Confirmation Of the Reported
Capture by the British of Or
ange River Bridges.
DETAILS OF RECENT BATTLE
RETURN OF COL. PITCHER FROM
DOUGLASS TO DOVER FARM.
Butler Getting the Stretcher Brigade
Ready-Over 100 Sons of English
Gentlemen Volunteer.
No Confirmation Of the Reported
Capture by the British of Or
ange River Bridges.
DETAILS OF RECENT BATTLE
RETURN OF COL. PITCHER FROM
DOUGLASS TO DOVER FARM.
Butler Getting the Stretcher Brigade
Ready-Over 100 Sons of English
Gentlemen Volunteer.
LONDON, Jan. 4, a. m.-rhe following

LONDON, Jan. 4, s a. m.-The following
dispatch from Sterkstrom. Cape Colony,
has just been received: General Gatacre to-
day met the invading forces at Cyphergat,
near the British advance camp at Bush
manshoek. The Beers retired hurriedly
after the British artillery opened fire. The
enemy occupied Molteno and Cyphergat to-
day, but the latter place is now reoccupied
by u.s.