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As soon as ex-President Kruger
reaches Belgium he will find his future
home all ready for him. Thanks to
the generosity of Oswald d’Aumerie. a
Boer sympathizer in Belgium, the
Chateau d’Anderlecht has been put at
the disposal of the refugee ex-Presi
dent by its owner. M. d’Aumerie has
owned this chateau only two years,
and when he bought it it was exceed
ingly run down, but he spent money on
it liberally', and made it look as if it
really were an ancestral seat.
M. d’Aumerie has had great sym
pathy with the Boers all along, not be
cause of any special hostility to Eng
land, but because be believed in ob
serving inviolate the sanctity of small
nations. So, when it became known
that Kruger was on his way to Bel-
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CHATEAU D’ANDERLECHT, WHERE KRUGER WILL LIVE.
gium, the Belgian got together several
of liis friends and fellow countrymen
who believed in the Boer cause, aud
proposed to them that he give up his
chateau to the use of the refugee. They
were willing, of course, and so the
scheme was brought about.
Anderlecht is a pretty suburb south
east of Brussels and consists of haud
some mansions dotted about in
grounds of limited extent on the slopes
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QUIET CHAT IN A RIFLE PIT.
the sketch of the chateau and its sur
roundings accompanying this article.
There are two odd coincidences con-
nected with this gift. Catholic monks
built the chateau three centuries ago,
and now it will shelter the ex-Presi
dent of a Protestant republic, who is a
descendant of the Huguenots. Besides
this, the chateau once was occupied
by King Leopold I., who slept in the
same bedroom which is assigned to
Mr. Kruger.
A rifle pit hardly realizes one’s ideal
of what a subterranean dwelling ought
to be, even when hollowed out and en
larged into quite a respectable bomb
proof, like that shown in the accom
panying illustration. But the pit served
its purpose admirably from the Boer
point of view, and many a gallant
Britisher came to an untimely end
through the Boers’ persistent use of
this ingenious hiding place on the
veldts and kopjes of South Africa.
Snugly ensconced in their bottle
shaped retreats, with spirituous re
freshments contained in vessels also
bottle-shaped, at hand, their guns
tightly grasped and a companion ever
alert for the enemy’s approach, the
Boers were continually on the watch
for a Chance to “snipe” the foe, while
shells whistled and screeched over
lid and the battle waged fiercely
|und It them.
is claimed that the art of digging
e pits, or “sniping” or sharpshoot
f and the use of sand bags in de
isive earthw'orks were all derived
im observation of American meth
l.
I Motors For Market Gardens.
‘he idea of utilizing a motor haul
j in connection metropolis with the has market been gar
ged near a sag
of late. Motor vehicles would
late some of the difficulties that
•ket gardeners have now to encoun
lin [ getting their produce to market,
l-ising it would certainly pay some eu
carrier to make the venture.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTENNIAL
Description of the Jlcmomto Fabricated by
the United States Mint in Philadelphia.
The medal to be struck in commem
oration of the hundredth anniversary
of the day upon which the District of
Columbia became the seat of the Uni
ted States Government was received
in Washington December 1. It was
made at the United States Mint in
Philadelphia, and in point of work
manship. as well as excellence of de
sign, is one of the most expensive of
the sort ever issued.
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MEDAL COMMEMORATIVE OF THE HUN
DREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIS
TBICT OF COUUMBIA.
The bronze used is of rich dark
color. The medal is one and three
fourths inches in diameter. The ob
verse "ide carries the heads of John
Adams and William McKinley in pro
file, with the following inscriptions
encircling the heads: “John Adams,
1800;” “William McKinley, 1900.”
On the reverse side, across the centre
is a panel with the inscription “Com
meorative of the establishment of the
National Government at Washington.”
Above this panel is a view of the Capi
tol building as it is to-day, over which
is inscribed “United States Capitol,
1900.” Below the tablet is a view of
the Capitol building as it appeared 100
years ago, over which is inscribed
“United States Capitol, 1800.”
The metal used in the manufacture
is from the old portion of the Capitol
building, and some that was used at
the White House.
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Everything Made of Irish Teat.
A large Dublin manufacturer has a
room entirely furnished with Irish
peat. The carpets on the floors, the
curtains at the windows and the paper
on the wall are made from this sub
stance. For years lie has experimented
with the material, which is now very
largely exported as fuel, and he hn«
discovered that from it It Is possible
to produce almost any kind of fabric.
The process is simple—the fibres,
which are strong and tough, being ex
tracted aud woven like cotton or silk,
The fabrics have the toughness of
linen and the warmth of wool. Blank
ets made of them are found to excel In
warmth and lightness anything yel
discovered.
Newspapers of Regiments,
Most of the British regiments have
their own newspapers, published once
a month. The news consists chiefly of
matters pertaining to the officers and
men of the regiment aud their fami
lies, but the papers also devote regu
lar columns to sporting news, humor,
poetry or other departments. All con
tributions are from members of the
regiment. These papers are much In
favor among the officers and soldiers,
and many of them are very well edlt
ed.
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The largest ranch in the world is to
be found m Texas. This immense do
main is known as the X. I. T. ranch,
and is owned by Chicago capitalists.
This ranch is so extensive that some
States could not contaiu it. Connecti
cut, for example, could not hold it by
several thousand acres. The two
States of Rhode Island and Delaware
combined could not contain this great
rancn, which consists of over 3,0<X>,0(J0
acres, or almost 5000 square miles.
About twelve years ago, when Texas
needed a new State capitol, the Legis
lature adopted a novel plan to get It.
A promise was held forth that a vast
tract of unappropriated land would be
given :n exchange for a suitable gran
ite building at Austin. Among those
tempted by this offer were ex-Senator
Charles B. Farwell and his brother
John, who ultimately formed a syndi
cate in Chicago, and took upon them
selves the responsibility of erecting
the proposed capitol. In due time
they came into the possession of this
domain known as the X. I. T. ranch.
The ranch is situated in the extreme
northwest corner of the panhandle of
Texas, and covers or touches nine dif
ferent counties. Its northern bound
ary is “No Man’s Land,” now a part of
the Territory of Oklahoma, and its
western limit is the line between
Texas and New Mexico. In width
(from east to west) It averages about
twenty-five miles. In length it is
about 200 miles. The land lies in what
is known as the Staked Plains, a high
plateau. The soil is mostly of a black
or chocolate color—very fertile—and
covered with a thick coat of buffalo,
mesquite, grama and other grasses,
which cure on the ground and furnish
winter as well as summer pasture for
stock of all kinds. At the southern
end of the tract the altitude is about
2300 feet and at the northern end about
4700. The climate is pronounced to
be very delightful, the air beiug brac
ing, though dry.
When the Farwells obtained the land
they inclosed it with a substantial
barbed-wL e fence. There are many
cross-fences upon it, separating the,
territory into from twenty to thirty
large divisions, besides many small
ones. To make these fences it required
1500 miles of barbed wire. The syndi
cate also built ranch houses, bored and
dug wells, of which there are now
about 350, averaging 120 feet in depth,
and having earthen or wooden reser
voirs and drinking attachments; erect
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ed windmills over the wells; built
dams across nrroyos to conserve the
rainfall, and in various other ways
made the place suitable for a success
ful ranch on a large scale. They placed
cattle upon it as fast as it could be
put In safe condition to receive them,
and have since continued to add to
the herd from time to time by pur
chase and breeding until they have at
present about 120,000 cattle, besides
1000 horses. The calf crop branded in
1899 exceeded 50,000 head. The whole
property Is valued at $10,000,000.
Cat Rode ISO Mile* on a Flywheel.
A Maltese eat jumped into a large
flywheel of the Plymouth Refrigerator
Company’s engine, at Sheyboygau
Wls., the other day. As the engineer
could not very well stop and shut off
lights to release the animal, he waited
until the uaual time of shutting down.
On stopping the engine be found the
cat alive and clinging to the flywheel
The wheel Is tw-elve feet in diametei
and makes eighty-seven revolutions a
minute. Consequently, during tw r o and
half hours the eat covered a distance
of about 120 miles. The cat lives, and
with the exception of lameness ap
pears to be none the worse for the ex
perience.—New York Times.
TRAINING SHIP SINKS
More Than a Hundred German
Cadets Go Down With Her.
CAUGHT IN STORM OFF MALAGA.
Unable to Stand Heavy Seas Ves
sel Breaks Up and Officers
and Students Are Lost.
Advices from Madrid, Spain, an
nounce that the German training fri
gate Gneiseueau has foundered of
Malaga, sixty-five miles east-northeast
of Gibraltar. According to the naval
pocket book, the Gneiseueau, which
was built at Dantzic in 1879, W'as an
iron vessel sheathed with wood, and
had a displacement of 2,856 tons. She
was 242 feet nine inches in length and
forty-five feet eleven inches in tiie
beam. Her armament consisted of
fourteen 5.9 inch Krupp breech load
ers, two three quarter inch qnick
firers, one boat or field gun, and seven
torpedo boats. Her complement was
461 and she was used for training boys.
The Gueisenau foundered at the en
trance to the port of Malaga, where
she w r as about to take refuge from the
terrible storm prevailing. After the
vessel went down only the masts were
visible and a large number of cadets
could be seen from the shore clinging
to the rigging. They were shouting
and signalling for help. The captain
and many of the cadets were drowned.
It is believed that forty who left in
one of the ship’s boats and have not
been seen since are also lost.
The total loss is thought to be no
less thau one hundred. Some reports
say 140. Forty of those saved are
badly hurt. The training ship had
been at Malaga since November 1st
practicing with guns of large caliber.
She had been previously at Megador,
Morocco. •
KITCHENER REPORTS LOSSES.
New British Commander In South
Africa Tells Straight Story
Of Defeat.
A London special says: Lord Kitch
ener reports that eighteen officers and
555 men are missing from General
Clements force. They consist of four
companies of the Northumberland fusi
leers. Judging from the message
these w-ere captured by the Boers.
Clements’ casualties December 13th
amounted to five officers and nine men
killed and apparently many wounded.
Lord Kitchener’s message to the war
department is as follows:
“Pretoria, December 14. —Clements
brought in bis force to Commando Nek
unopposed. The casualties were, I re
gret to say, heavy—killed five officers
and nine of other ranks; missing,
eighteen officers and 555 of other
ranks. These latter were four com
panies of the Northumberland fusiliers,
who were stationed on the bill, and
some yeomanry aud other details sent
up to support them, Names and ua
ture of wounds are beiug telegraphed
from Capetown. ”
Under date of December 15tb, Lord
Kitchener reports to the war office
from Pretoria as follows:
“Clements has come to see me. He
says the four companies of the North
umberlauds held out on the hill as
long as thoir ammunition lasted. The
Boer force attacking the hill was 2,000
strong, while another force of 1,000
attacked Clements’ camp. By 6:30 a.
m. the hdl was carried. Reinforce
ments of C company of the York
shires failed C+- o reach the top. Clem
ents’ retirement was carried out with
regularity, but as many native drivers
bolted a considerable amount of trans
portation was lost, Ali their amniuui
tion not taken away was destroyed.
He reports that all behaved well.’
Will Compete With Sugar Trust.
It is stated authoritatively that the
formation in Philadelphia of a new in
dependent Bugar refining company is
contemplated and that among those
interested are citizens who have been
identified prominently with the sugar
making industry.
SECOND JAIL DELIVKBY.
Once Again FrUoners Find An E»*Y
Thing In Decatur, Oa,
While the sheriff of DeKalb county,
Ga., was eating supper Thursday night
at Decatur three prisoners escaped
from jail. white
They were A. L. Hughes, a
man who was held on the charge o*
running a blind tiger at Lithonia,
Bud Pritchett and Will Lovejoy, two
negroes charged with misdemeanors.
The old jail at Decatur is a very u u '
safe affair and the prisoners had bu
little trouble in forcing opeu a door
after they had pried some of the bai fl-