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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-14
DEADLOCK THREATENED.
Nebraska Legislature VIII Begin Bal
Ioting without a Caucus.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 13-The outlook to-
night is that when the Nebraska Legisla-
ture begins balloting for senators on Tues
day 1T will be without preliminary caucus
on the part of the Republican majority.
That means there will be no election on the
first ballot The failure to hold a caucus
is due to the inability of many senatorial
candidates to agree on rules governing its
deliberations.
The fact that two senators are to be elect
ed complicates matters, and the Repub-
lcan leaders fear the contest is drifting
into deadlock Assistant Secretary OF
War Meiklejohn. who has been making an
active canvass for one of the vacant seats.
takes a hopeful view of the situation and
believes that, with mutual concessions, the
fight can be settled on its merits.
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All Speed Urged i'm the Sending For
ward of Reinforccments with
Which to Catch the Fox.
MORE RAIDS BY THE B0ERS
SEVERAL TOWNS ATTACKED IN THE
EFFORT TO GET SUPPLIES.
Assailants Driven on, but mt knal-
fontcin They Destroyed the Rail-
road ON Their Retirement.

LONDON, Jan. IL, 4:30 a. m.-The brief
report of the fate of the three members of
the peace committee, who were sent to see
General De Wet exeites the deepest IN
dignation on all sides. One or two papers
express hope that Lord Kitchener has
been misled by false reports, but it Is gen.
orally felt that he would not have reported
the matter to the War Office without un-
doubted evidence.
The Daily Mail heads the report with the
word Murder and declaims against any
further attempt 10 coax the enemy into
submission. DE Wet has placed himself
outside the pale of humanity says the
Daily Mail. land not Iroclamations, but
large reinforcements must be our watch
word
The Morning Post says: This marks the
point where the guerrilla phase ends and
the bandit phase begins"
All the papers appeal strongly to the gov
ernment to hurry forward reinforcements,
since il is evident that the Boer leaders
have now become desp crate and concilia-
tion is quite useless.
The Pretoria correspondent of the Daily
Mr.. Pretorius, a former president of the
late South African Republic. from a futile
endeavor to persuade the Boer leaders t.
surrender.
Details of the attacks upon Kaalfontein
and Zuurfontein stations show that there
were only small garrisons of about one
hundred and twenty men at each station
The British had excellent trenches which
enabled them to withstand the attacks ur-
til the Beers, having ascertained that rein
forcements were coming to the garrisons
retired. at Zuurfontein a party of Beers il
khaki succeeded in capturing British
patrol of eight men whom they subsequent
ly liberated.
The railway and telegraph lines will be
speedily restored No further news has
been received regarding the invasion OF
Cape Colony.
Sir Alfred Milner writes to a correspond
ent in England, saying: TT would be use
less for me to notice the wholesale lies
that are spread about concerning ne. If
attempted to do so, would have no time
for anything else
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sympathetic strike Ordered.

FLORENCE. Col, Jan. 13.-At mass
meeting of coal miners of Fremont county
this afternoon, called on the strength of a
telegram sent by President Mitchell, of the
National United Mine Workers Union of
America, to District President Johnson
Freer. IL was decided to inaugurate a SYM
pathetic strike to aid the miners of Gallup
and Erie. There are 1.5O0 men at work in
the Fremont county fields.
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Kitchener Reports the Murder.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE War Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated at Pretoria, on Sunday,
Jan. Is:
About fourteen hundred Beers crossed
the line, attacking both Zuurfontein and
kaalfontein sections, but were driven off,
They are being pursued by cavalry
brigade
Lord Kitchener reports also several
skirmishes at different points. with trifiing
British losses and adds: 'Three agents of
the peace commission were taken as pris-
cners to De Vets. laager near Lindley,
Jan. 10. One, who was British subject,
was f1ogged and then shot. The other two,
burghers, were f1ogged by De Vets or
ders"
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REWARD FOR BASS FRAZER.
His Father Offers $500 for Him,
Whether Dead or Alive.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Jan. 13.-Capt N.
H. Frazer, of Union Springs. to-day offered
through Chief of Police Albion Hixon, of
that place, $500 reward for the return of
his son, Bass Frazer, who is supposed to
have been kidnapped from school in Allan
ia. His offer follows:
'I hereby offer a reward of $500 for Bass
Frazer dead or alive a student of the At
Ianta Technical School, who disappeared
from the school Jan. 5. The money Is on
deposit at the Merchants and Farmers
Bank of Union Springs, Ala. All COM
munications should be addressed TO me at
Union Springs. Description of Bass Frazer
Nineteen years old, five feet eleven inches
tall 145 pounds weight, black, wavy hair,
heavy beard for his age. close shaven and
had no vices, wears No. hat, No. shoes.
walks erect and his face full. scar on face
and on forehead right under hair. No ad-
ditional information is necessary"
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budget of shanghni Gue.,e,.

SHANGHAI. Jan. 13.-The Italian consul
at Shanghai. in explaining the presence of
italian warships at San Nun bay. says they
went there for target practice.
II Is again reported here that the allies
are preparing 10 enter the province OF
Shan-Si.
A French force Is reported TO have de-
feated body OF Boxers west of Pao-Ting-
Fu, killing a thousand.
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BLOCKADE OF ICE.
St. Johns Threatened by the Big
FIoes from the Arctic.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 13-Northern ice
foes drifting along the Atlantic coast, now
threaten to blockade st. Johns. They are
already within sight of the port The coast
steamer Virginia, bound north with pro-
visions for coast settlements, was COM
PEELED to abandon the voyage, owing to her
inability to penetrate the ice barrier.
Incoming vessels report that the foes
are sweeping outward toward the track
of the transatlantic steamers, and are
likely to reach the latitude of Cape Race
next week
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Statement that Russia MereI. Has a
Police Agreement In Manchuria.

LONDON, Jan. 14-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times. who greatly
minimizes the importance OF the Russo
Chinese agreement regarding Manchuria,
reported from Picking to the Times by DR..
Morrison. says:
Russia has signed nothing with China
since 1s9S. The points of the agreement
were published in the Russian Official Mes
senger last November. and they are under
stood 10 be nothing but a local arrange
ment for the policing OF Manchuria during
the pacification period. They will in no
way change Russia's reiterated declaration
of an intention to restore Manchuria when
order and security have been attained"
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WILL CONVENE TODAY.


CINCINNATI. Jan. 13.-Most OF the OFF,
GERS and many delegates have arrived for
the annual convention of the National
Building Trades Council. which will meet
here tomorrow. There are three hundred
delegates. and one OF the principal matters
for consideration is the federation OF all
trades In the building industry
The headquarters OF the National Council
Is In St Louis, and the present officers are:
President. T. l.. Smith. OF ST. Louis: vice
~rsssdsnt- J. +. Harvey OF Milwaukee. John
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Beers Attacked Several Places in Try
ing to Get Supplies.

PRETORIA, Saturday, Jan. 12.-Last
night the Beers cut the wires between
Irene and Olfantsfontein stations. Early
this morning 500 Beers, under Commandant
Boyer, invested Kaalfontein station. A
hot rife fire and shell fire, with two field
pieces and Maxim. was maintained for
six hours. An armored train and reinforce
ments were sent from Pretoria, but before
they had arrived on the scene the garrison
had driven off the Beers. who retired un-
molested with a transport train half a mile
long. The Beers blew up the line beyond
Kaalfontein. compelling the mail train to
return here.
1t is supposed their object was to obtain
supplies, great quantity of which Is
stored at Kaalfontein. The British had no
casualties.
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THE PRESIDENT BETTER.
Was Able to Go Ont Yesterday for a
Short Drive.

WASHINGTON, Jan. i3--The President
continues TO improve. The weather being
very bright and sunny to-day he was able
To go for a short drive with Mrs. McKin-
ley. While the Presidents remarkable
powers of recuperatioa are bringing about
a rapid recovery, his physician enjoins as
complete a rest as possible from official
cares. and II is not expected that lie Will
resume official work for IT least a week.
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Mangan of Chicago, II. W. Sherman Of
Rochester. James Salmon of Omaha. Thos.
Dyer of Cincinnati, ]. f. Hughes of Pitts
burg; secretary-treasurer. II. w. Steinbiss
of St Louis; organizers. Edward Dawes.
Illinois; John Coakley. Indiana; W. S. Fort,
Indiana; A. II. Harrop. Texas; W. f. Ward.
New Jersey; E. ]. Muller, Arkansas; M. j.
Shea, Wisconsin. and J. A. Lord, New
York
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FLORENCE, Col, Jan. 13.-Thc strike at
the Union Gold Extraction Com2any's mill
ended to-day. President Milliken, of the
company. granted the demands Of the mill
and smelter mems union Tor an eIght-hour
day and satisfactory wage scale was
arranged at conference between the presi-
dent and a committee of the union
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4 INDIANAPOLIS MONDAY MORNING JANUARY A. 1901

and that the people are becoming disgusted
with the government owing to its failure
to crush the rebellion. The fighting is
now over a wide field and the rebels have
become more stubborn than ever.
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BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 13.-Governor Hunt
has abolished the famous permit system
in the Couer d'Alene district, established
by Governor Steunenberg soon after the
riots OF April. 1899. The order is dated the
11th, but was only made public to-day
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LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Odessa corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail wires that 40
people were frozen TO death in the bliz-
zord
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PRICE 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE.

similar, but less serious, stampede there a
few weeks ago were started with the In
tent of injuring his building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-29
OLYpHANT.

While skating on Jordan's dam, Sat
urday evening, William Dearie and his
sister. Lizzie, had narrow escape
from drowning. The pond where the
young people were skating is situated
about mile east of town. and during
the recent cold spell large crowds have
been enjoying the sport. Shortly after
O'Clock, while the merry crowd was
skating about, the ice gave way and
precipitated the young people into the
icy water John Lawler. who was
skating near at the time, went to their
rescue and assisted In taking them
from the water, but not until they had
sank a number of times. The place
where the young folks went through
was portion of the dam from which
the ice had been recently cut, leaving
only thin layer.
Mrs. Daniel Davis, of Taylor, visited
friends here yesterday.
Miss Sarah Lillibridge entertained
the members of the Blakely Whist club
at her home in Blakely last evening
After a season of card playing, Q
luncheon of choice viands was served
by the hostess. The evening was en-
joyable for all present.
James Turner, Of Nanticoke, was a
visitor In town over Sunday.
supper will be served in the social
room of the Presbyterian church from
to Q o'clock this evening. A dainty
menu will be served.
Miss Georgia Thomas left yesterday
for Spring Brook, to attend the funera
of a relative.
Miss Lena Kelly, of New York, i,
| visiting her home on Delaware street
Archibald Gurney, OF Carbordale. was
a caller in town yesterday
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MOOSIC.

Mrs. q. II. Pearl is i'll at her home on
Main street with the grip.
Harry and Edna Caryl. of Scranton.
visited friends in town Sunday
Miss Stella Wiltz. of Scranton, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Stevenson.
Miss Nertie Dix was caller in
Scranton Yesterday.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union held their meeting
at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Waterman
yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. Earnest Caryl and Tom
Leonard, of Green Ridge. were callers
III town yesterday.
Mr.. Milton Levan, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Levan.
Miss Anna Learn, of Stroudsburg, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Frank Hayden.
Miss Maud Leiby. of Brooklyn, y.
Y, and Miss Clara Leiby, OF Parsons,
spent Sunday at the home Of Miss
Blanche Tregellas.
Emmet Broadhead, of Main street
received a telegram informing hm OF
the death of his father In New York.
He left yesterday morning to attend
the uneral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snyder spent
Saturday evening in Peckville.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-29
A BAD MISTAKE.
Why a Canaan Street Mans Sunday
Rest Was Broken Up.

\ good joke was told yesterday on
certain Canaan street man who hates
sparrows and is always telling his
wife how they always drive away the
beautiful robins and other songbirds.
Having a little leisure time on Sun
day morning he told his helpmate that
he would feed the sparrows, and with
a chuckle he mixed UP a quart of
cornmeal with hot water and sprinkled
the mess generously with trough on
rats" This he laid out In a tempting
way and went back into the house to
await the coming Of the birds.
Something attracted his attention for
q short time, and then he took his seat
at a window with q smile to see the
effects of his liberality. But the smile
Immediately gave place to startled
and Mortified look. 10, and behold!
his cherished pet dog was greedily
devouring the cornmeal while flock
of sparrows were twittering on the
fence, watching the dog. With a
spring that overturned the chair he
made for the door, grabbed the dog
and chased back into the house.
"Boy run for a stomach pump' Get
me a quart Of hot lardl Girl, get n
veterinary surgeon! Oh, the dog will
die!" were a few of the breathless
remarks the Canaan street man ut
tered in quick succession, while his
wife and children, scared beyond the
power of speech, tried to do half doz-
en- things at once, and the man launch
ed into a TRADE of the miserable spar
rows who had brought all this trouble
upon him.
y. The dog is still alive, but he didn't
feel we'll yesterday. He was a very
sick "purp" for a time, for he had to
swallow lard. the whites of a dozen
tresh eggs and everything known to
overcome poison.
After the animal was out OF danger
the Canaan street man went out in
the yard and carefully scraped ur
what was left of the cornmeal, while
a shrlll chorus of sparrows rose In
the air as II enjoying a hearty laugh
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A. and the Daughters OF Erin ATTEND
ed the obsequies.
A Great Convenience to the Travel
ing Public.

The Lackawanna Railroad is plan
ming still further improvements in Its
dining car service. Having equipped
it's through trains with palatial dining
cars and opened an elaborate rcstau-
rant in it's Hoboken terminal, 1t is now
arranging to supply a buffet service on
through express trains between New
York and Plymouth, Pa, via Scranton
This service will be started on Wed =
nesday. January %.
The train leaving New York at r.
m. will be equipped with a yestibuled
buffet drawing room, parlor car, en-
abling patrons to secure dinner before
reaching Plymouth. The correspond
ing eastbound train leaving Plymouth
at 7.o5 in the morning will be similar
ly equipped.
Not only will the parlor car passen-
gers have the benefit of the new SER
vice, but arrangements have been
made whereby the occupants Of the
coaches may also enjoy similar SER
vice. A portion of the coach nearest
the parlor car on each train has been
fitted up with four tables suitably Sc
cured by headboards, and a special
waiter will be in charge of this portion
OF the car. Another waiter will be de-
tailed for the buffet car so that par
ties of both are assured prompt, effi-
cent and satisfactory service. 50
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-29
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

The Republicans of the borough of
Jermyn held their caucus in Enterprise
hall last evening at which Justice of
the Peace Keifer was renominated for
that Office. David Thomas was NOM
mated for auditor and chief of police;
Mckinley for high constable.
The Democratic caucus will be held
this evening.
Mrs. Thomas Hunter entertained the
Twentieth Century club at her home
on Friday afternoon last. Those pres
cnt We're Mesdames NJ. ]. Shields, J.
Graves. ]. Tennis, C. D. Winter, IT.
Bray s. d. Davis, Townsend, G.. A.
Rattenberg, Badger, G. Davis, Geb-
hardt, Fuller. c. +. Baker and Miss
Thompson, Dainty refreshments We're
served. All had very pleasant time
Rev. NJ. Z. Lynott has so fac recuv-
cred from the recent severe operation
performed upon him at the Thompson
hospital at Scranton that he is expect
ed to be able to return home the latter
part of the present week
The employees of the Glenwood, Erie
and keystone collieries were paid yes
terday afternoon.
Owing to the number of employees of
the silk mill suffering from the grip
the mill was not able to operate yes
terday.
There was a slight Improvement last
evening in the condition of Mrs. Jen-
kins, OF Main street, who has been
lowering between life and death for
several days past
Mrs. John Solomon, OF Main street,
spent yesterday with friends at Peck
vile.
Mrs. II. N. Barrett, OF Second street,
has been confined TO the house the past
few days with sickness.
Edith, the little child of Mr. and
Mrs. William Davis, of Mayfleld yard,
who has been seriously Ill, is recover
ing.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Min
nick, of West Mayfield, is afflicted with
the grip.
There will be a meeting of the con-
gregation of st, James church in the
| Sunday school room this evening.
To Prevent the Grip
! Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. 80
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ELMHURST.

Miss Helen Williams spent Sunday
with Scranton friends.
Mrs. Byron Buckingham attended n
meeting of the Order OF Eastern Star
at Scranton last evening.
DR.. Knedler Is kept busy looking
after the many sick ones In our midst.
Some whole families are suffering with
the grip at one time.
Miss Jessie Hardenbergh is confined
to the house with an attack of measles.
A. b. Williams has returned from
business trip to New York and New
Haven.
Rev. James Fielding, of Scranton,
preached two excellent sermons in the
Baptist church on Sunday.
Rev. =. I. Frey Is assisting Rev. s.
@. Reading in meetings at Williams
port, Pa.
Rev. W. II. Williams. "the drummer
evangelist" spoke in the Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning on Break
ing Home Ties"
Roma, the fifteen ths-old daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rhodes, died
on Saturday, afterua brief illness of
pneumonia. Funeral services were held
| at the house yesterday afternoon at 2
o'ioNh' lhltiiiltHI was III rdiT-
view cemetery.
w. B. Page who has been confined
to the house during the past week with
the grip. Is able to be out again. The
rest of the family are convalescing.
James Y. Dunning resumed work on
Saturday, after q weeks vacation with
| the grip.
Miss Leila Swartz, of Connecticut, is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Nettie
| Evans.
Miss Schimmcrlng spent Saturday
| afternoon in Scranton.
Mrs. c. w. Curtis, Mrs. G. NJ. Toll
ermi and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Burkhart and son visited
| friends in Peckville last week.
Mrs. p. Kearney spent last Friday in
| Stroudsburg.
At a meeting of the Kings Daugh-
ters, held on Thursday evening, the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Miss Lottie Clay; vice-president,
Miss Lydia Frey; secretary, Miss Anna
kipp; treasurer, Miss Bertha Grimes.
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ODD FELLOWS DEsPoNDENT.
Members of Endowment Association
Receive Disquieting News.

Some of the members of the ODD
Fellows Endowment association In TINS
city received typewriter documents
Yesterday, which have caused them
great anxiety. The association has Its
headquarters at Allegheny. Pa ono
of the members in this city received
the following letter, with the request
that his name be not made public:
"Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 25, 1901.
Dear Sir: The Fidelity Mutual Life
Insurance company of Philadelphia
has been asked and has agreed to re-
insure all the insurable members or
the odd Fellows Endowment associa-
ton, which, as you are aware. by vote
OF it's members, resolved Jan. Is, 1901,
20 discontinue business and settle up
it's affairs.
Special terms will be proposed, ana
as the matter Is of sufficient import
snce for you to give it personal con-
eideration and attention, we would be
pleased to have you call ut our oilice,
No. 34l Fourth avenue. PlttshurG. va,
If convenient for you to do so, and IL
not fill up the enclosed blank and re-
turn it In the addressed envelope en-
closed, when the matter will be given
prompt attention.
I've are prepared to offer you an
exceptionally good contract In one OF
the best and most substantial life COM
,anies in the country.
Yours truly.
"Townley & Davis"
The citizen Of Carbondale who re-
.eived the above letter has belonged
10 the Odd Fellows Endowment asso-
citation for the past twenty years and
has paid in on an average Of s36 O
year. on Jan. IL of this year he wae
assessed $40 for ten death benefits,
with the request that he forward IL al
once, as the association was in strait
ened circumstances, and IL the mem
bers responded promptly threatened
dissolution of the society would be
averted. He did SO, sending SO on thai
date.
According to the above letter the vote
of the association was taken on Jan
Is to transfer its business to the Fl
deity Life of Philadelphia. This citi'
zen says he knew nothing Of such ac'
ton until this letter reached him yes
terday.
There are several members Of the as
sociation in this city and man!
throughout this section to whom the
above news will come as a serious
blow, some of them having reached
an age which disquallfies them from
being classed as "insurabIe members.
having belonged to the association TO
many years.