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• Wei -Flat -Wei cable : Pour Japan-
ese battieshlps and, nine ceuisers
pawed Ibis port to -day, bound east-
•
Women tor the Front.
New York report : :1 eable from
;3t. Petersburg to the World says :
It is confidently expected that
•:viceroy ..Uoxieff's health, will be
Mound Ripon to have suffered so se-
eerely he will feel o>nrpelaled to ask
•xo be relieved of his functions,
. moire Cza,r is gravely dielrleased by
•the revelation, by receut events, of
3e,ussia s unpreparedness for war. He
's3as, said openly that those whom he
;trusted niter pre$entea to him things
gener airy- obtaining in the far east.
As in tee, British campaign in Sou ih
,Africa„ many influential and Fronun-
;ent women a,t•e going to ilio theatre
tot war. Certainly one of the best
`.knowta or these is Mlle. leselieschiu-
•aka. a, the m.:sv famous anti accorn-
p}is::ed dancer in tete ballet of the
`1Frrrpenal Teitettre, Melee farewell
.performance for the benefit of elle
• w,a,r• lucid a few days ago was tic
occasion of tremendous enthusiasm.
Sale f. ercrnnie,it Ls about to give
,per•me s.on to Getman o.fieere to pro -
.d to the scene pf operations. It
ilea announced, that this permission is
!given, not beezietse of favoritism, but
.because the Germans asked for it
!first, To Preach officers will he nc-
joorded the same privileges, anti Eng -
eland will be permitted to wanes, tut
est rat.ou,s o.r the Remotion side.
T..e thee informed authorities fore -
'tell d.sapp 'intme.tt to those who ex -
pent ran early c.;ilision between the
Tomes of,itusbia and, Japan.
Have Not Crossed rate.
Tokio cable: Rel la lee reports
.from i`ore..er.i Cortes i.icii:;at,, they.
Cite Ita4`t-3atrs hal, int ,yet. crossed
tiff, late Ri, t.r. TIC: it teouts haw,
it le rumor, ti pettc;trated into the
coantr.y touts o. W.ju, but the niain
fore.`t* atilt remains newel of thy.
river. 'Pew Jai tnwee seem to be eon-
f de.it tea. the Tina -i n:: are unable i
;co aeseml.le sl sa.ftci. nt lo.ce .o .
atteuip.. a movement into Corea.
The zeeinn btirngth nor_h of the
Yalu 14 veriou. ly estimated from
elventy to lore,-. thee:m il.
Money ler ttie daps.
alekio c:'1n1': According 'to re-
ports or o at leek , to• national
'loan o: 110OJ 1 eel (:.98,.01,0 bac;
beets ejvc, td. nearly sour t.ineti. The
int. use patr.ottsin or all class_$ e:
evidenced be tee fact that • v'u tier -
vat .te ani 1. b r r, are con.rllia.ing
from their statlags.
Accords g t., ho Weal corre-
sro..dent of Nichi-Nlc i prtp,re-
•'tdons are being carried on there
under the active leadership of Yi
'Yong G;k, fo. m. rly Mini :deer of Wa e.
The eorreseeedent avers that the
'Intriguers meet at night at the
Lr reach Legat:on. Tit it object is, he
Mars, to get the Emperor Lo remote
with his Court to Chyuucyon, tiny
wines to the eastward of Seoa1.
Don Carlos' Son to Piglet.
• Dame Cable : bon Jaime, of Bout --
boa, eau u. Don Carlos, the Spanish
;pretender, halt asked the Czar to send
1}riim to the scene of action in the
liar east, has come to home, and was
:received yesterday by the Pops in
;private audience. Don Jairna entered
!the presence of the Pontiff in the full
blesser uetiform and wearing the Glee
•ioratione he gained in the last Chin-
ese war ander Admiral Alexioff. The
!pope received him cordially, gave him
htt benediction, wished him good luck
;awl asked him to do whatever lay
tin his power for the protection of
'Roman Catholics in the far oast.
Railways Under Martial Law.
St. Petersburg cable: Tele ra.il-
"ivtny between Samar and Zlat,oust, in.
-1113ueopean Russia, and the Siberian
levee, with all the territory appro-
ipriatedl by the Government for the
:purposes of these railways, have been
rpaaced under martial late, in order
ebo Lrsure the regular running o3
,axtilitary traine. The full powers of
ae commander of an army in the field
have been conferred on the command,-
era
ommand-era of the forces at Kazan and in
I.the Siberleen military districts, in
+whose charge the railways have
been placed.
Abolition or the Cen-orship.
1 London cable: Rieuter's Telegram
Company tau givee ult. an eep.ana-
i tees, of how, the abolition of the nen-
' eoa'ship in Russia was brought about,
i,o.e follows: 'Theo abolition of the
censorship of news telegrams sent
'tarlad from Russia is understood
Fon be the direct outcome of an In-
v-teased/ow which Melville E Se:one, gen-
;oral manager of the Aesoeiated Press,
lixd with the+ Czar at St. Petersburg.
A,r. Steno urged upon TIM Majesty
-•tho wild rn of abolisliin,g the can..
rprsglatp, and as a result of the man -
rimer in which the matter was rep-
Wesented to him, the Czar called upon
{`* Von Plebe, Minleter of the Triter-
WC for a report on the ttabjeet. This
. Avail haviiitg been made, the Czar
etw e Seoul
9 Y,�'��
Wei- ai-Wei
ELSe
gave an order that the censorship
should cease.
Tell Against Britain.
St. Petersburg cable : 'J Jere is
an ineaesunt influx of subscriptions
of money, and eontributiorlt3 Of jewe
elry and other articles towards the
fund being raised to strengthen the
navy and aid the families of the vie -
time of the war. Jews, Catholics,
1,utlierunrr carat 3V whamnledans, are
vieing with each other, and the mew -
byre, el the orthodox church- in the
(Replay of patriotlsm while the
pt:atsants and workmen are contrib-
uting ae feeely in proportion, to the
moans as the nobles. The reports of
Russephile demonstrations in France,
Italy and thy, ,lav countries are wel-
comed eagerly and the occurrences
are regarded by the I1 issian press
as symptoms of an eventual new
grouping of the powore, whereby, ac-
cording to the Novae nremy'a, the
clestinieet of .I.gypt, South Africa, and
Afghanistan may he affected.
British Ordered Away.
London cable: A special despatch
from Kobe, Japan, ea.ys the leritisb
commercial. agent at Vladivortock
has arrived at Nagasaki and reported
that tho comman.eler of the l:uesian
garrison at ti ladivoetock had ordered
all I.ritislt subjects to leave that -
port. About 2:5,000 tons of British
coat art' now being loaded on Jap-
anese steamers, far japan. The r,;n-
go-ettrttls loading es,OOO tons and the.
F'aelc,.M.tru ;i,000 tone at Cardiff,
while at Ilarrow the KawaZit i e.dar,x
and another vessel are taking on
board the remainder.
Polack ;gra. Ie Ie -et.
New York report Rumors et ne-
gotiatetele among the power= eon-
carne'1, respecting the pas age ore
the I uesia,n I:taek Sea fleet ...r
the Dardanelles,. ore declared
the Paris eorre:;pondent of the
Times to 'be uafo'ind+d. The ri
turkranccs of the International equal- ,
ibreum
;rlta,-
ib'ium which 1t might and eri+;.teetee-
tvroulrl re"i
tail, tiie despatch c.t; n'r;
can har.ily be a mutter of i 1Eng-,
e -
encs to ether 1.,rwers heselee1:, g-
land.t
There is not a. partlele of eel.- :
device to j, efee tit s eteeeleeteee
that the anis' et].t of toe > reech
far their 1L1.44.S. Vlii6S it any'
has alt to Angle -2 i _.e.
tr;nts• ct•,:Lal ' Tee eteeetelateete
tweet) the te ti fit, t -s are ft.6a -
hifactory tee i. --fere the reeeetreek r 1
tete war. On the I is. tte eel, of. - ea
Channel, cone1u4 1_f r , , -,r,
ent, it 1 11 U,.etlein .)Iy ii, lee. gen-
eral wislt time tees.
, eta
ing cont;,niii, an,tthat r,:.....e.
1'rtrnce nor Engle:el bee i ...:. eeeee
St. Petersburg c;.bl.: , Tee w;:r
will end in Au:. u t tie S
tete ern 1 to cl f at of th :.i1 f,,,:- , ee-
raid to the Aseo_:iatcl Pr. se teedrees
a high autl or.ty in in.. iu assn tai :h
with the Rue:ta.n war plana, Wass-:
opinion can be ta.k.;n faithfully re,.
reflect the belief in the I;ighesst of-
ficial (keel•ter... II; Gentled: ' Hew the
Japanese can iv.p.i to succeed when
our army hi the. Earrt is etr,.neth.,n,,d
to a I.oiat equal or superior in
nuntbtnre to that of our auver-ari..e
we are honeet.ly unaole to tomer,-
weed. It w.1. nor, be ditiionl,. to 1,1..cii
two four or even els hued r el
thousand additional mein in the
field, if necesxsa,y. When our to,c.s
are oonoentratt;d and ready they
wet thii;„Ih by tltivin.a; the Jafianee
tete) tee sea. Franale i,, eeeme to us
that the Japanese have ei.ber u. -
tette' taii,:tl to appr,.tiate Rv,�sis'c9
re.aources or have cuu„ttd o.r the
aid of Great Bejaia or the. Lnited
States, ueit.her o. whish ever ean-
teml:lated b.oumt.ig involved. So
far as Great Britain is coneern,:d
we do riot believe any hai1,itinations
exie•ted there. We thi.,k the Bri 1 h
etateeneen when ded so much
to peek Japan into war, re tlieeel
that wi h Japa,r'b d feat they wot.11
creeoemplislt two things for Great .
Britain : first, to give It:tssL,t :t'
eh. ck, for, of co.irse, the war meet i
impede ptbgre:a temporar.ly ; s. e-
oe,d, to crfppl_' Japan'e maritime
power, which was bre,i..n.ng to be
greatly felt in the Pacific. It can
be said that the utmost positive -
nose that Bessie, will bide her lime.'
She will ac:t on the defensive enell
sha feels eonf,dent that her vreienet
of numbers will leave no doubt as
to the result. Reinforcements are
going forward
Al. the Efate of 3,000 Per Day.
Probably some time will ei:pe be-
fore Russia feels fully prt.pa,red to
assume the offensive, The convic-
tion is growing here ll of 1 ial ci.-
cles that in spite of Japanese dee
nines the Jaraneee ,feet was severe -
1Y cripple o,f Port Arthur ltt the
engagement which was begun on
Feb. 8, 'live admiralty leas no titrect
official l,.fo: m tea to support the.;
except the manner in which the
Japanese abandoned the attack at
the end of 45 minutes. It is pointers
out set the admiralty that two
weeks breve .now eitteeteel eeithett*
tine whereabouts of the Japanese
fleet being definitely reported and
the opinion is pease; gectendi. that
it has gone to a Japanese port for
repairs. It is pointed out also that
It htas always been the Japanese
polloy to announce only vietories,
Ciao admiralty
adding, "We know
they sttstairied lose"' in the China
war' which were never admitted.,,
Won't Go Just Yet
General ICroupatkin will not leave
for the Stunt for another fortnight.
In the meantime lie is going to. Girls
country estates to bid farewell to
relatives. Itis status has not yet bean
fully settled. By the terms of his
appointment the general will com-
mand the Manchurian army, subject
to Viceroy Alexieff ; but, his powers
probably will be extended to include
tbe troop; north of Manchuria. The
official view of the status is that
Viceroy Alexieff will remain in su-
preme command ; jilt the Viceroy, be-
ing a sailor, General Kroupatkin
will be alemintea Mu lieutenant for
the arms, as Admiral ::kfakaroff is
for the navy.
The 'Viceroy's departure from Port
Arthur 141.1.3 not due to apprehension
of the po;:sibilite• of its investment,
but simply to the requirements of
the strategical situation, so as to
enable biro to direct the operations
now in progress along the line of
the Corean frontier from: a more cen-
tral point, Possibly he will not re-
main at AIukden, bat will go from
p1ac; to place. ; .
About Port Arthur.
Speaking on the subject of pos-
sible investment of fort Arthur, the
military authorities here do not be-
lieve the Japanese will attempt to
makes a [landing in force on theLiao-
Tung Peninsula. The former say
there is nothing the Russians would
like better, a: such an attempt i,s
doomed to certain failure. The au-
thorities Isere assert that the south-
ern portion of the peninsula is
strongly guarded and that the
northern shore presents Insuper-
able ohstacleds. The only chance of
the Japanese, it is claimed, would
be marching down from Corea; but,
to do titin, it i, added,. they must
first defeat the Russian army on
this side of the Yalu Itiver, and,
even if succes,cftnl, they will be face
to face, with an impregnable strong -
heel. •
Grand Duke Alexis.
The Associated Press now under-
stands that Grand Duke Alesls,uncle
of the Czar end High Admiral, has
reconsidered his decision to go to
this, far east. He was extremely
anxices to go: hut, the grand duke
felt that his ,lut:es here would ne-
cessitate hes remaining in St.
n ring in ee. Petersburg.
s.,overnment has no
: eeeat coufir:i.ttion of the report
tl;a forr.go commanders at
Cliereeleo, pt the commander of
zee I'wi e rtes gunboat Vicks -
be ree r.acre ee ee 'against the Japan-
•eenteriuz : _ : harbor of Chemulfio.
..
reel:w ora report from Captain
risee!ner.ref zee ;sunken Russian ar-
mer:r' cre"..eer Verlag, the senior of -
e Fey sen:ral Urin served no-
t - ., the Russians did not
`ie would order the Tor-
" -es ' leave the harbor. Ex-
ris here been mailed by
...: r._ ... -x.a1f.
M 'i R a HANNA'S ESTATE.
Will $3.000,000 to be Divided
—So Public lat•tluests.
reweeiseer, Feb. 20.—By the will of
tee lea*? eeeetor •Marcus Alonzo Han -
eat ,,r •, , ;e 1 to -day, an estate val-
s,=r,: $:3,000,000+ is left to the
.a u.'•e err no en/ilia bequests. The
eeeeepti '.,.n' Fh',iaries are the widow,
Mee ' eel Atr. Augusta Hanna ; the
ewe, free.::el Rhodes Hanna ; the two
fie.efeetere, Mabel Augusta Hanna
f';,t::ri.te. anti Mrs, Itnth McCormick,
wife r Medi?! McCormick, of Chicago.
' ;! eleter, l,i!li•an 0. Hanna Baldwin,
in given $10,000; an aunt, Mrs. Helen
Converge, le given $1,000, and emelt
of the grandchildren $5 000 each.
The widove In given the homestead
property, all Ito furnishings, the
s;t,•,blee, and the library in lien of
one yea,re; support.
SHOT IN SELF-DEFENCE.
Verdict. or London Derperado'e Death
Exonerates Dctr•etires.
London, Ont., Feb. 20.—The jury
on the inquest of the body of the
desperado "Shorty' Billy," alias Wil-
liam Willem, returned a verdict to
the effect that: the shooting by' De-
tectives Nickie and Egtetoai was in
eel! defence„ and that the act was
jtrstifiable.
The pest -mortem, examination
allowed thee one of the two but-
Lets which had struck deceased pass-
ed threugii the heart,. causing to -
most lnstant [loath.
Marko found tan the body of the
deco+ased indicated that he had been
be a numibor of serious fights. The
second bullet, Which entered the
neck, was not a mortal wound.
GERMANS SCORE SUCCESSES.
Attack or, Post in Africa 1tepulsed—
A:nother height With Herliros.
Berlin, Feb. 29.—Col. Lnetweln,
Gov,.r..or u, (German Southwest Af-
rica, cables that a number of Ovam-
bos attacked the pal c + post at Area -
tom on Feb. 2, and were repulsed
with• a lose o1 sixty mien killed. A
division under Li nut. Schultze had
a fight with the Herexos at South
Tsumravt, an Feb. 8, hi which
the enemy lost ten men l lied. The
Germans sustained no casualties.
The prenciptl German forces are
gatberteg at Mesh mite, let re 'liiet7'
will awai} the arrivre of , L,foi'ee-
mrt'nt b fore 'urtelertele erg ,iaSewall
tgovonient.
NEWS IN BRIEV
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A new Roman Catholic Church is to be
erected in Windsor, at a cost of $30,000,
The Toronto & Mimico Electric Rail-
way will be extended to Lortte Park.
The Ottawa Lumber Co. has purchased
the Malloch mill property at Arnprior
for $20,000.
The creditors of the "Soo" companies
at a meeting in Toronto yesterday en-
dorsed the proposed reorganization.
The building of the Russian Govern-
ment railroad along the southern shore
of the Crimea has been postponed on ac-
count of the war.
The action to prevent the federation
of Trinity University with the Univer-
sity of '.toronte has been dismissed for
want of prosecution.
David Wells, alias Frank Sykes, alias
Seath, has been arrested, charged with
burglaries in York County, including
the theft of a telephone.
Mr, Thomas Gilmour, clerk in the Fin-
ance Department, died suddenly easter-
hay at his Ottawa home. Mr. Gilmour
had been suffering from grippe.
The suppression of the religious orders
in France entails au expenditure of $12,-
800,000 for new schools, and an annual
sum of $1,300,000 for teachers.
Fred. McWhinnie was arrested at
Montreal yesterday on a charge of forg-
ing the name of his employers, Vipond
& Co., to cheques. lie confessed.
The bill to make the metric system of
weights and measures compulsory in
Britain within two years passed its sec -
and reading in the House of Lords.
Mr. R. Hamilton, science master at the
Brantford Collegiate Institute, has ten-
dered his resignation, to take effect at -
ter Easter. He intends to go to the North-
west.
It is reported that three thousand
families, which means 15,000 people, will
conte into Southern Alberta from Utah
this spring. Raymond now counts 2,000
population.
"Coming Storni," by J. W. Beatty, and
"The Day is Done," by 3?. M. Bell -Smith,
have been chosen from the Ontario So-
ciety of Artists' exhibition for purchase
by the Ontario Government.
A representative deputation of Six Na-
tion Indians waited on the Ontario Gov-
ernrnent at Parliament buildings to set
forth the grievances under which the in-
habitants of Brant and Ilaldiman:i In-
dian reserve are at present laid, owing
i• to a change in the law.
Mr. John P. Ryan, contractor, of Tor -
Ionto, yesterday received by cable the
sad intelligence of the death of hie
inotlier, Mrs. Hugh Ryan, which oerur-
red in Cairo, Egypt, last Monday. The
deceased was the widow of the late liugh
Ryan, the well-known contractor.
The Toronto civic investigation has
been temporarily abandoned, awaiting the
decision of Justice Britton on Richard
Lane's injunction application. Judge Win-
chester yesterday declared that he did
not feel` like continuing the rase while
the proceedings were pending in a high-
er court,
Ex -Policeman Robert Slemin lies, at
the Western hospital, Toronto, in a crit-
ical condition, suffering from concussion
of the brain and the bursting of a blood
vessel, sustained in falling backwards
down the front steps, about 12 o'clock
IMonday nL it at 33 Elm street where
he boarded. Dr. Wylie, who is attending
him, has but slight hopes for bis mew -
cry. • ,
avenue , hone last evening, "Fon
the last few years, of course, she
ltad no duties to perform, but she
retained her faculties to an un-
tvsnal degree. Sate nail a remarkable
nnetnory, wars a constant reader of
the daily iiewspapers, and was well
informed upon the subjects of the
day,
is
"`The last person• to wham lie
ministered was little Mary Carrs-.
eron, the daughter of my brother
Duncan, and this makes five gener-
ations in ohe famlly—quite a long
time, I believe, for one servant in
the United States. She had fowl re-
latives in this country, and the last.
titree months she failed in healtlff
rapidly. She was just a true, whole--
souled being, and all of our faintly
mourn our loss, .because of this and
because she has always been a part.
of our lives,"
CANAL TREATY PASSED,
The U. 8. Senate Votes Down the•
Amendments.
Washington, Feb. 20. --The United.
States Senate to -day ratified without
amendment the treaty with Panama for
a canal across the isthmus, by a vote
of 66 to 14. Fourteen Democrats voted
for ratification and fourteen against.
Two Democrats, Clarke (Mont.) and
Stone (Mo.), were:•paired in favor of the
treaty, and three Democrats. Overman,
McLaurin and AI'artin, were paired`•
against it, so in the total vote sixteen
Democrats were for the treaty and sev-
enteen against it. The only other vote
was on the 13acon amendment provid-
ing compensation of Colombia for loss
of Panama. This was rejected by 49 to
24. During the discussion Senator Cul -
hereon read from a letter addressed trs
.Albert Shaw, M. D., by the President
and dated Oct. 10, 1903, in which the
President said he saw no hope for any
negotiations with Colombia, and that he
would be delighted should a revolution
occur on the isthmus.
Austria's Position.
Vienna, Feb. 20.—At the session et
the Hungarian dela-rates yesterday au
interpeilation was made by Count Em-
merich Scechenyt, who asked whether
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not,
consider it possible, and even necessary,
to join with other rowers in taking in-
ternational action regarding the future
nee of the Panama Canal, in order to
assure equal treatment for foreign ves-
sels in time of peace and war. Minister
Mueler, on behalf of Count Goiucicew-
ski, Austrian -Hungarian Minister of
For-eign Affairs, answered by saying
that the initiative would have to be
taken by powers more directly inter-
ested.
STRANGE CASE AT LONDON.
Young Wife Refused a Glimpse oi:
Fier Dying Husband.
London, Ont., Feb. 29.—A remark-
able case has coarse to light hero. Oa'
Dec. 19th Babel 11111, aged 18, and
Walter Teale, cline year her senior
were quiletler married. The fact was
' not made known to their relatives;
and each continued to live as be-
fore. Toro Creeks ago Teale fell dan'-
gorous:y i11 with pneumonia and
blood poisoning. When his wife learn-
ed that he was likely: to die, she
took some fruit to Teale's borne and
asked admittance, claiming that she
was his wife. She alleges that she
was refused permisa,otn to see the
frisk masse. 1Icr brother procured the
asaieta,nce of a policeman in an err
deavor to persuade Tea;le's family(
to adroit his wife or her rela,tivese
but without sucoess.
The jykirung husband died, and on
Sunday last was buried, without Me
young wile having seen him,
FEW FIbH, HIGHER PRICES. 1
Annual Report Shows Large Decrease in
Catch.
IThe annual report of the Ontario De-
partment of Fisheries has been prepared
end shows some interesting comparisons
with former years. The total value of
, the season's catch was $1,547,464, against
I $1,265,705. This is by no means, how-
ever, the highest value on record. in
1892 the value was $2,042,198; in 1890,
$2,009,637, and in a number of other
years it was over $1,u00,000. The total
value of the fish taken from Ontario
waters since 1870 is $37,742,615. The
quantity of fish taken last •year shows
a large falline off in many important
classes, but the higher prices resulting
from the scarcity was accountable for
the increased value of the catch. Fre-
quent storms, preventive the fishermen
from raisins their nets, were largely the
cause of the decreased catch.
CAMERONS' SERVANT.
She Had Ministered to Five
Generations.
New York, Feib. `l9. •-- For five
generations a. loyal servant in the
household o4 the Leavenworth and
Cameron families on Staten Island,
and later in the Cameron home
in thiie city, Miss Ellen Fleming, 1'8
years old, died yesterday, at 185
Madison avenue, after fifty-four
years of continuous service.
From County Down, Ireland, El-
len, a rosy cheeked lass, arrived, at
Castle Garden in 3.8x0, and two
weeks after found employment in
the family of Air. and Mrs. Nathan
Leavenworth, on Staten Island, to
care for Mrs. Rachel Leavenworth,
the mother of Mr. Leavenworth.
Never for n. day w,as site out of
the employ of the Leavenworth
until a daughter married Sir Rod-
erick W. Cameron [a former resident
of Hamilton, Ont,'', who had located
here, when one went with the neer
bride, whom she had known since
her 'birth. • '
There wore four sturdy boys and
two daughters born to 1111 with
emends of childiish mirth the halis of
Clifton -Berlet', the imposing country
seat of the Canteroes, on Staten Is-
land, and Ellen Was their mainstay
when away from 'their mother''e ale,
'mete w"s neltta one of us,"
'dile esmatarmw, Lift the
IT MEANS SLAVERY.
John Burns' View of Asiatic Label tLu
the Rand.
London, Feb. 29.—John Burns, 112. P,,
speaking at Birmingham regarding Asi-
atic
seatic labor in South Atrioa,, said that the
men who had made Lord Milner thele
medium and the Government their cat's-
paw, now desired to introduce slavery,,
under the folds of tbe Union Jack, for
that was what the indentured labor
tiles wished to introduce really meant.
The colonies were dead against it. Pre-
mier Deakin had telegraphed his opposi-
tion; Seddon was against it. South
African labor, as represented by the
trades councils and all the white mens .
organizations, had voted dead against it.
In the House to -day, replvinn' to a
question from W. Redmond, resnecting
Chinese in the Transvaal, Colonial See,-
retary Lyttleton said the only protest,
if • protest were the right word to use;
that bad been received came from Ates
tralia. New Zealand, Cape Colony earn
other colonies had said it was a matter
for the Transvaal itself.
CHEERED FOR A REPUBLIC.
Demonstration Slade Outside Spanish
Cortes at Madrid.
Madrid, Feb. 29.—A. eros d congre- '
gated eatside the Cortes on Monda33.
demotnstrating and shouting "Long
live the Republic," They were ohne-g-
od by tbe police with drawn eveordere
Mane of the exso vd were wounded.,
and a number of arrests Were medal
Meanwhile, the Fremter, in the.
Chamber, declared that oheerl,ng for
a regenelie was illegal. This added,
fuel to the fire and caused a menet.
T,h,e crowds egalin gathered bee
fore the Cortes to-daa,yr and kept at
strong foree o1 pollee employed. The,
Prime ]llinieter was given a 7rostttty .
reception. 'There ;were further ape
roaxiouis scenes in the Chamfber, ow-
tag to Depnt' Soriano aeserting Oats
cheers for the repwbl1,c were 1e1 'aLe t
It is hoped that the C. P. R, steantet
lake dile igen, ashore off Dtinge.anese „
will be floated aeon.