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Necessity of Haste I'm Reinforcing
General Kitchener Pointed Out by
the Earl Of Dunraven.
SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST
PROVISIONS OF RUssIA's ALLEGED
AGREEMENT WITH CHINA.
Latter to He Defended Against Any
Attack on Her Forts-ReveIt of
$4,000 Chinese Troops.

LONDON, Jan. This mornings news
from Cape Town is again unsatisfactory.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Malmesbury and would have been pro-
claimed in other districts but that the
cabinet meeting called Saturday was un-
able to agree as to its advisability. The
the movements and position of the invaders
has sent fresh cold fit over the colonists
Inducements from England on the ground
that the greater part of Lord Kitchener's
available force is employed In protecting
lines of communication and Rand mines.
the latter extending for distance of fifty
miles. II is asserted by one Cape Town
correspondent that. unless the forces in
Cape Colony are increased a most undesir-
able state of affairs may result. as the
success i'm arms of the invaders. however
slight, might be the signal for a Dutch
uprising. AS IL is, many British residents
have had to leave the Dutch villages near
Cape Town, their lives being unbearaole.
According TO native reports. 100 men, either
Beers or local farmers. have just passed
through the Clanwilliam district In the di-
rection of Malmesbury.
The Cape Town correspondent OF the Dat
ly News. who calls for 10000 fresh troops,
says: Prominent Afrikarder loyalists de-.
clare that the rebellious colonists will con-
strue the colonial call to arms as a cha,-
lenge and that the ominous silence of the
pro-rebels, combined with the fact that
members of the pro-Boer junta in Cape
Town have been touring in the disafected
districts, emphasizes the necessity for mar
tial law. The necessity was never more
acute for dispatching reinforcements- AL
ready there is proof that colonials are
leading one commando
The military movements reported are
quite unimportant. though Portugal 10
sending reinforcements to Lourenzo Mar
ques. DIR. Leyds. according TO The Hagus
correspondent of the Daily Mail. is recruit
ing in Holland, Belgium, France and Ger
many. and bis recruits will be sent 10
Namaqualand, ostensibly as emigrants.
each man receiving $50 down on starting.
the Earl of Dunraven. emphasizing the
very grave situation in South Africa"
warns the country TO distrust the opinions
OF experts on the spot and TO be ready
for the unexpected. He complains OF the
inertia of the authorities" and urges the
necessity of large reinforcements.
The Cape Town correspondent OF ths
Times, who confirms the reports OF the
multiplicity OF Boer commandos. says:
Nearly hve-sixths of the British troops
are employed TO guard the lines Of commu-
rications and to garrison towns. leaving
very small number, partly unmounted,
TO pursue the enemy. Large reinforce
ments are advisable and these would be
cheaper I'm the end. The damage which the
Beers did to Kleinfontein is officially esti-
mated at e210,O00"
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A CHASTITY WARNING.
Superstitious Britons Think IL Pre-
sages the Queens Death.

LONDON, Jan, s.-Britons are stolid and
compared with some other peoples, not su-
perstitious. But. nevertheless, an old su-
perstition Is causing anxious moments to
many Britishers, and I'm spite of themselves
they fear that the traditional ghost OF
Mary. Queen OF Scots. has given forewarn-
ing OF the early death OF Queen Victoria.
The warning was given on Christmas
eve night. The next day the story was
told by guard in the bloody tower Of
London Tower This guard claims that
shortly before midnight OF Christmas eve
he heard long wall, followed by the sound
of footsteps in the tower. Three times was
the performance repeated. and the guard.
who promptly investigated the matter,
could find no cause for the sounds.
II Is said that the spirit OF the Scottish
Queen has made itself heard just before the
death of every monarch of England since
the time of Elizabeth. Queen Mary was
beheaded on Feb. 8. 1857. On May 15 1867,
she had married Boutwell,. the murderer OF
Lord Darnley. her second husband. and
just one month thereafter she was seized
and forced to abdicate in favor OF her son.
She escaped and fed to England. where
Elizabeth confined her first at Carlisle
and then I'm other castles. When she was
led 10 the block she bore up bravely. and,
although only injured a little by the first
blow of the ak. she made no outcry or
showed any other signs OF fear. Three
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EARLHAM COLLEGE NOTES.
Officers of Literary societies-The De
bate with Indiana University.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 6.-The literary
societies at Earlham College have elected
officers for the term as follow: Phoenix
President. Miss Mary Stout; vice presi-
dent. Miss Alice Lamb; recording secre-
tary, Miss Frances Shepherd; correspond
ing secretary. Miss Nellie Hoffman; Ii
brarian, a. June Kersey; marshal Miss
Adah Roupe; critic, Miss Russell; vice
critic, Miss Maud White. Ionian -
President, Elwood Mendenhall; vice presi-
dent. Benjamin Grave; recording secre-
tary, Raymond Binford; corresponding sec
retary, Harry Wright; librarian. Millard
Trueblood; marshal, ]. l.. Doan; critic,
Albert Copeland; vice critic. Harry ID.
Michael
The most important thing now before the
students of Earlham College is the coming
debate with Indiana University. 1t will
take place April 81 at Earlham This year
Earlham had the selection of the subject
and chose the ship-subsidy question, and
Indiana has the choice of sides, which has
not yet been made. Earlham has twice
defeated Indiana, and is hoping for a
third victory
Earlham College opened the past week
for the winter term under the most favor
able prospects. Nearly all the former
students have returned, and many new ones
entered. The opening recitations were un-
usually well attended. The History Club
of the College is arranging to have VIII
liam Dudley Fouke speak on Yucatan and
give readings from his new novel, Maya"
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THE RUsso-cHINEsE AGREEMENT.
Outlines Were Settled with Ii Hung
Chang in 1900.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The Vienna cor
respondent OF the Daily Chronicle asserts
that Russia. in her agreement with China.
undertakes TO defend the latter against
any attack on her forts.
1.-THE outlines of the Russo-Chinese agree
ment regarding Manchuria We're settled
with ii Hung Chang in December. 1879.
says the Vienna correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph; ''and prior 10 that Russia had
concluded treaties with the Emirs OF
Bokhara and Khiva and the Shah OF Per-
sia, arranging for neutrality or for military
assistance in the event OF difficulties aris-
ing between Russia and any Asiatic power
In fact. all the steps toward the practical
acquisition OF Manchuria had been care
fully prepared"
Reports have been received here from
Si-Ngan-Fu," says the Shanghai ccr-
respondent OF the Standard. that Gen.
Tung Fuh Hsiang's 1900 troops have
mutinied at Ku-Yuen-chou. In the province
OF Kan-Su. and that Gen. Feng Use TsaI's
army has been. by the Empress Dovager.
sent from the province of Yun-Nan 10 sup
press the rebellion"
Chang Chih Tung. the Wu Chang vice.
roy wired the Chinese envoys strenuously
urging them 10 delay the signing OF the
note" says DIR. Morrison. wiring 10 he
Times yesterday. from Peking. until sev-
eral clauses had been amended and that
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Names of the Principal Sufferers, with
Amount of Insurance Carried
on Their Property.
MRS. LYDIA AND S. cox FREE
BOTH ACQUITTED OF NUMBERING
THE woMAN'S HUSBAND.
Jury Out Nineteen Hours, to Surprise
of Those Who Expected Prompt
Verdict Of Not Guilty.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SYRACUSE, Ind, Jan. 6.-Fire which
started in the business district this after
noon caused a loss of $4,000 to the mer-
chants of this place. The town was saved
with difficulty, there being no protection,
excepting bucket brigade. There was no
effort at saving any of the buildings on
one side of the main street. The fire was
due to the explosion of an oil tank in the
rear of store. The flames at once spread
over the entire block, being carried by
the wind with great rapidity. Several per-
sons had narrow escapes. Charles Bonner
jumped from a second-story window as
the floor gave way. The town has been
paying water works taxes for eleven
years, and the blue prints had been drawn
for the erection of a power house. The
flames could be seen eleven miles away.
The principal losses, with amount OF in
surance is here given: Richard Guy. loss
$4,000; no insurance. He owned a double
two-story brick His tenants, G. f. Weir
lex and Elias Hinderer, general store, lost
Sic, 900; insurance, $1,000. f. L. Hoch, drug
gist $1,000; no insurance. William Pen
singer, barber shop. $500; no insurance.
Henry Sloan, restaurant, $1,000; small insur-
ance. T.. H. Conrad. sl,5OO; no insurance.
Owners of building, Kerns & Buckman.
of North Webster, 81, 500; no insurance. Mil
ler & Lehman, of Goshen, Ind, Fair store,
81. 900; small insurance. Mrs. NJ A. Benner.
millinery store. $1,000; insurance $780, K. p.
Lodge Hall and instruments, $1,000; insur-
ance $500.
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HOLD-UPS IN CHICAGO.
Bandits Busy Robbing Station Men of
the Elevated Railways.

CHICAGO, Jan. GA series of hold-ups
along the lines of the Chicago elevated
railroads, four ticket sellers having been
robbed in less than a week, has caused a
feeling OF uneasiness among the night sta
tion men along the l. lines. The boldest
of these hold-ups took place at o'clock
this morning when lone robber held up
the occupants of the Lake-street L line sta
ton at Ashland avenue, robbing the agent
and four persons who We're waiting for a
train. After taking about $50 from his vic
tim the robber held them in the station
until train arrived and then compelled
them TO board the train which drew away
from the station before the robbers vic
tins could make their predicament known
to the trainmen. A passenger who alighted
from the train took in the situation and
fired seven shots at the robber, but the
bandit escaped
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away. slowly relaxed Reports no longer
interested him as they were wont 10 do
during the first months of his declining
health The sudden death of his son and
namesake nearly a year ago hung heavily
on him during the closing months of his
life- In fact, he never recovered from the
shock he experienced from that event. 1t
stopped his progress towards recovery in
his winter home at Pasadena, and ats sor-
row remained fresh until the end.
Mr.. Armour's treadmill OF work and his
firm grip on affairs were maintained until
the spring of 1899. Then the machine be-
gan to show signs of breaking Mr.. Ar
mour was reported to be a sick man, and
these reports were confirmed when he
sailed for Germany TO take baths. He
spent most of the summer at the baths,
and was sufficiently restored I'm health TO
take a trip to Switzerland where he re-
mained month among the mountains.
When he returned to Chicago that fall he
was looking well and his friends hoped his
recovery was complete. He went TO Dan
forth Lodge, the summer home of his son.
Philip ID. Armour, jr., at Oconomowoc
Lake. Wis. and he remained there until
nearly winter. Then he journeyed to Pasa-
dena, in southern California, for the cold
months. All the time he was at Oconomo-
woe he made weekly trips to his office in
the Home Insurance building and was re-
ceiving constant reports of the general
drift of his business affairs.
The death of his son, Philip D. Armour
jr., in southern California, on jan %, 1900
was great shock to the health-broken
man. The son had gone on visit to his
father and was taken suddenly with pneu-
monia. His death followed with scarcely a
days warning. The son had largely in
terested the father and inherited the busi-
ness ability of the Armours and was close
ly following the footsteps of the head when
he was stricken down. His beautiful home,
completed but year two before. at
Michigan avenue and Thirty-seventh street.
told of his love of art Mr.. Armour was
not able to accompany the funeral party to
Chicago. When he did return here he went
until the chilly weather I'm the fall drove
the summer cottagers to their city homes.
After the death of Philip ID. Armour, jr.,
the vast interests of Armour & Co., which
had been carried on as a copartnership,
were Incorporated under the old name of
Armour & Co. This was to provide greater
stability in case of death, and make no
change in the practical ownership of prop
critics. Some years before the grain de-
partment had been Incorporated under the
title Of the Armour Elevator Co. The death
of Simeon e. Armour. at Kansas City,
in March. 1899. caused no particular change
in the Armour interests there, as they were
operated as a stock company. So carefully
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Were Asleep in the Second, Third and
Fourth Stories When Fire Broke
Out in Adjoining Building.
BUT LOST THEIR WAY IN THE DARK
SMOKE-FILLED RAILWAYS.
Mans Body Found I'm Ruins Of q
Twenty-Nine Horses Cremated.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. 6.-Eight
men lost their lives In 2 fire at lis Wash
ington-avenue south at 3 o'clock this
morning, which had its origin In the rear
of the Standard furniture store The men
were overtaken by an intense volume Of
smoke in the Harvard Hotel, which oc-
cupies the second. third and fourth floors
of the building. and death in every instance
was due TO suffocation. The dead are:
NATHANIEL PEARLEY, painter, sixty
years old.
c. ]. SKIDMORE, mill oiler, forty-five
j s. BENTLEY, newspaper solicitor,
b. sCOFIELD, iaborer. forty-five.
GEORGE RUDEY, barber.
]. n. ERICKSON, twenty-five.
=" JACOBSON, laborer. fifty.
The fire was discovered by Charles Han
son. as he was about to go to his room on
the second floor. He Immediately ap-
prised George O'Connor. the night clerk,
and the two men set about to awaken the
dodgers. Hanson devoted his attention to
the second floor. while O'Connor rushed up
stairs. The men were all sound asleep and
it was with the greatest difficulty thar they
were aroused. In several Instances 1t was
necessary for O'Connor to break in the
door In the meantime he gave the alarm
and the warning soon spread OConnor
was finally forced to beat retreat be-
cause of the smoke and after having done
everything in his power he ran down and
outside.
What took place in the dingy rooms and
narrow, dark Railways will never oe
known. 1t was a case of every man rushing
for his own life. Nineteen Of the twenty
seven dodgers were successful. but the 9TH
ers were unable to beat their way through
the smoke, succumbed and fell in their
tracks. where they were found by the fire.
men. Many of those who escaped came
staggering out on the snowy sidewalks like
drunken men, barely making their way
through the deadly smoke and heat, and
only partly clad. Several had narrow es-
capes. The loss on the building and con-
tents will not exceed 5000
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PARIS, Jan. 6.-Severe cold is reported
throughout France and Italy. A foot of
snow fell at Marseilles last evening and
the mercury shows eighteen degrees of
frost in Paris to-day There have been a
number of deaths in the streets Trains
from long distances are greatly delayed
Snow has fallen even in southern Italy
and the city OF Rome and surrounding
country are snow clad for the first time
in years. Crowds assembled on the Pincio
to witness the rare spectacle
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homes made desolate, the 'Rachels be-
wailing their children and would not be
comforted because they are not
During the civil war / served as vol
unteer chaplain at Fort McHenry and Fort
Marshall, and l had many occasions TO
contemplate the frightful calamities oc-
casioned by war. General Sherman re-
marked in his own blunt and expressive
language that war was hell Happening to
converse with General Sheridan / ques-
toned about his Virginia campaign His
face assumed an expression of sadness,
and with mournful voice he said ne
hoped never TO witness another war.
rs IL not a mockery OF justice and
scandal TO the pagan world, TO see two
Christian nations cutting each others
throats in the name of Christian civiliza-
ton?
us it not an outrage to contemplate one
nation forcing by the sword her laws. her
government and political institutions on
another nation, In the interests OF trade
and commerce, as If merchandise and dol
lars and cents were of more value than
human lives? Is it not monstrous 70 see
strong power invading a weak one, and
seiZing her territories on the hypocritical
plea of rectifying her boundaries? This rec
tification of boundaries is a very old prac-
tice, and is polite name for robbery on
a large scale.
King Ahab and Queen Jezbel, two of
the most infamous tyrants that ever
reigned rectified their boundaries by seiz-
ing the vineyard of Naboth and by putting
10 a cruel death that innocent man.
THE old Roman empire two thousand
years ago was constantly engaged in recti-
flying its boundaries. IL did not stop till
il had annexed all of Europe and a good
slice of Asia and Africa. But the day Of
retribution came at last. The ,warlike
tribes of the north swooped down like
avenging eagles on that decaying and cor
rupt body--the Roman empire, and recti-
fed her boundaries over again. The empire
was dismembered and the map of Europe
was changed
Cicero tells us that when a pirate was
once brought before Alexander the Great,
the general reproached him for his crimes
on the high seas. You are a greater rob-
ber and murderer than l. replied the
pirate. for while have plundered and slain
few, you are the slayer and robber of
nations He went on adjusting his boun-
daries till he had overrun a large portion of
Asia. But very soon after his death these
boundaries were readjusted by his generals.
EUROPES MILITARY CAMP
1T is subject of great concern to the
friends of the gospel of peace that Chris
tian Europe presents to-day the spectacle
of huge military camp. All the nations
of the continent, as well as England, are
armed to the teeth, and are living in
mutual dread and distrust of each other.
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Nelson Sellers Dead.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Jan. 6.-Nelson Sell
lers died suddenly this morning at his home
in this city. He was prominent citizen and
the seventy-five years Of his life were spent
in this county. He was married in 1s4s to
Miss Sarah Pritchard. who is still living
A few days ago they celebrated their fifty
second wedding anniversary. Eleven chill
dren were born 10 them and all survive the
father. They are Rev. VIII Sellers. Rev.
Robert Sellers. DR.. b. n. Sellers. Dr.
Samuel Sellers. Mrs. Bioughton and Mrs
Green, OF indianapolis; Rev l.. Z. Sell
lers, of Terre Haute; Martin. John and
Lew Sellers and Mrs. Pangburn. of this
city.
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BEWARE MISSOURI.
Over 100 Counties i'm the State Said to
He Afflicted with Smallpox.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. Sat meet
ing OF the Board of Health of this city to-
cay, DR.. S. C. James. resident member OF
the State Board OF Health. said that there
are cases of smallpox in over one hundred
counties Of Missouri and that the most
vigorous quarantine measures have failed
to stop the spread of the disease. City
Physician G. o. Coffin expressed the fear
that Kansas City will suffer an epidemic
OF the disease this winter. There are
hundred cases here now and new cases are
being daily discovered. The smallpox ex-
listing here is not of a virulent form and
few deaths are expected to result from IL
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Mrs. LYDIA and Starr Cox Not Guilty Of
Murder, as Charged.

Mrs. LYDIA and Starr Cox Not Guilty Of
Murder, Charged.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTICELLO, md, Jan. 6.-A verdict
of mot guilty was returned at o'clock
this morning by the jury in the LYDIA mur-
der case, thus setting free both Mrs. LYDIA
and Starr Cox, who were tried jointly for
murder. The verdict meets popular ex-
pectation, and the only surprise is that 1t
required nineteen hours for the jury to
reach a conclusion. On the announcement
of the verdict Mrs. LYDIA broke down and
her lady friends Joined her in tears.
William LYDIA, prominent farmer of
Benton county. died at his home. near
Fowler on July 10. under circumstances in
dicating strychnine poisoning. coroner's s
inquest was held and the evidence pointed
to Mrs. LYDIA and Starr Cox as being i'm
plicated in the administering of poison.
They were remanded to Jail without bail to
await the action of the grand jury, which
returned indictments for murder. change
of venue was taken to White county, and
the case was tried before Judge Truman
F. Palmer, with the result that Mrs. LYDIA
and Starr Cox were acquitted.
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TEMPERANCE PEOPLE GIVE UP.
Wfndfan May Have a saloon if Coun-
ty Commissioners Consent.

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WINDFALL, Ind, Jan. 6.-During the
last two years there has been a hard and
bitter fight between the saloon element
and temperance people of this township
over the granting of license TO operate a
saloon in this place, in which the temper
ance people have succeeded in defeating
the applicant in every instance during the
whole period by a remonstrance under the
Nicholson law signed by majority Of the
voters of the township. Three weeks ago
c. 2. Alley and Thomas S. Malston gave
notice that they would apply for license to
operate a saloon here at the January term
of the Commissioners Court, which meets
tomorrow. and the temperance people
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PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 6.-An Epworth
prayer meeting was held at the Jail here
this afternoon in which Joseph Keith. the
alleged murderer of Nora Kifer, took an
active part. He made talk in which he
said: Jesus Christ was falsely accused as
am 1. Jesus will save me from punish
ment for crime which someone else COM
mitted." Keith fell in the arms of his wife
and walled piteously for several minutes.
The scene was an affecting one to all pres
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Young Girl Missing.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Word was received at
police headquarters tonight from Evans
ton to look out for a man and woman who
had kidnapped a twelve-year-old girl from
Lake Bluff during the afternoon. Accord
ing to the story the couple enticed the girl
into a candy store, then took her to Lake
Side, where all trace of the three was
lost. The girl is said to be an orphan,
but her name was no. given to the police
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Fire Mt Winninex

WINNIPEG, Man, Jan. Elm a fire at
Brandon to-day almost an entire block
burned. the loss being about $4,000 The
chief losers are: Reesor. Mcdonald &
Calvert; Divine & Kelly. retail merchants.
The new Baptist College suffered $1,000
damage. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The block in this city occupied by Grundy.
Barrow. Clough & Marcy. music dealers.
to-day burned 10 the ground. Loss $4,000.