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AND STEYN
Back to the
Free State.
200 OF HIS'NIEN
ttchener's Fighting
render to the Boers—
ogging Everybody
o WUI Commit Suicide
to Loyal Natives.
ch L—Under date of.
Kitchener telegraphs
e from Pretoria:
has been forced north
river, and is now out -
Colony. Two bund -
have been taken—
re stragglers, being
Boer force attacked
itehener's Fighting
ter a prolonged fight,
itishsustained twenty
Scouts surrendered."
Everybody.
eh . 2.—The Rape -tonal
of the Timies in a des-
, which describes Ool.
it of Gen. De Wet,
n continually hamper-
ains, says:
lumer's attack at Wo1-
, the invaders have be -
Med hares. The re
Wet had crossed the
om some small parties
boat at Mark's drift,
turner prevented the
e main commando and
ners.
pture of.De ,Wet guns
nemy were in full re -
ht to have fallen into
the column from Kim-
ey slipped past in the
ed the railway, and are
Lth Hertzog to re-
nge river at Zandt
teog's ^.ommando has
the majority having
or leaving sureendered:
his fanaticism, is re-
ented. It is said that
body, and that Has -
still has a : compact
efuses to •co-operate
onths Longer.
reh 1.—Mr. William St.
Secretary' of State
issued the army esti-
coming financial year.
cement for £87,915,000,
280,000 will be devoted
He states that the
er this head is based
'ion that for the first
the field force in South
maintained at its full
that there will be a
ution subsequently.
do not include sweep -
of ,army reform. The
ing the British troops
Lig the coining year , is
£2,160,000.
e W et Crazy?'
n, Marek L—Burghers
the .belief that De Wet
taken alive, and that'
killed in fight, he will
ca in the event of find
-
=Derided, as he knows
old responsible for the
:ace envoya and other
risco- Tho burghers say
e least regard for any -
melt.
stated by Boer prison -
ries Wessels, who was
lave been murdered by
e that leader's. orders,
oner. His fate has all
ire uncertain than that
1, the other peace en -
assistant magistrate,
ie a prisoner at ..Cal -
at brutally treated. A
d Vandermec -e, living
t, says that Duk came
a Boers, riding bare -
..11 starved, and he had
rboked. Vanderm erwe
or Duk's release, and
to accede. but Theunis
fie were released he
their friends' at Cal -
spears to be the rea-
;fportation.
show undue friendship
have all been marked
irder of Esau appears
ee result of local spite.
trded as bile leader of
ople, earl) several times
in them into a town
e calls for retributioa
d cruel martyrdom 'for
e them loyalty to the
a first flogged by the
ost till his vitals were
vas finally shot, after
liree weeks.
that Rertzog and his
ed to the lowest form
refusing 'o fight
and ill-treating eivil-
y were' provided with
flue colony, showing
b3' -ways, and where
tie found. Those traps
ed for the Free State
fore the War.
stay at Calvinia de-
equently arrived from
leers here were nem-
ate commandoes, bot
consisted mainly of
Thereon, one of their
area said to be a
prlsoners detained
r. Marchant, pastor
Affidavits have been
to persons principally
e murder of Esau.
as a Woman,
sh 1
. Tires' morning a
nt h
U o man dressed as a woman was
sent In -here., He was arrested. as a
spy by a private of the Norfolk Re-
giment, ;on duty in the outskirts of
the tow.
Starved Their Pr Isoneri;.. '
Cape Town, Mardi 1.—The adju-
tant of the Prince of Wales' Light
Horse, who, With sixteen of hie.
men, was captured by De Wet near
Zand Drift, were ordered to be
stripped of all their water -bottles,
field -glasses, etc., and were forced
to follow the Boers on foot for a
lengthy period when Froneman re-
leased them, together ,with an of-
ficer and• sixty -live Yeomanry, and,
four troops of the King's Dragoon
Guards, 411 these men were forced
to mar 1 on foot, and were given
little to, eat.^ • They • had to dd,
thirty-six hours' continuous march
ing through rain and slush,; and the
officers' complained- that they were
footsore and exhausted and unable
to. proceed, and, finally lay down
upon the wet veldt.
Cape Cyclist Corps.
-.Cape Town, Marek 1,—Major- Owen
Lewis has been appointed to the com-
mand of ;the Cape Colony Cyciis't
Corps, which now numbers nearly
500•. . The corps isoperating in vari-'
ous districts in -the western pro -
ince, and has already done excellent
service, owing to its great mobil-
ity, on "' scouting, patrolling, and.
bolding advanced' positions.
Another Commandant Caught: •
Cape Town, March L—Bosman, the
well. -known commandant . of Bother,
who came from Orange Colony with
De Wet, has been taken prisoner.
Strike of Natives.
Bloemfontein, March 1.—A batch of
natives in militaiy employ have been
brought before the Provost Marshal's
Court, charged with mutinous con-
duct and with refusing' to wort:. In
the course of a melee whichoccurred
on the railway a sentry was knocked
over, and a native received a stab in
the arm from a soldier's bayonet.
Some of the mutineers were dismissed
with fines, and the remainder received
from ten to fifteen lashes each.
Two thousand natives who were em-
ployed at the Remount dsepot,here
left its service owing to their wages
being reduced to £2 a month, with
rations. Their places were rapidly
filled. over 1,500 others having al-
ready been accepted by the depart-
ment. In the Transvaal the author-
ities pay natives 30s. a month.
General Spruit Killed.
Bloemfontein, March 1.—Gen. Spruit,
who was killed in the fighting with
Gen. Smith-Dorrieu's force near Er-
melo, had previously been captured
at Koodoosberg drift the day. before
Cronje's surrender. He was sent south
with the other prisoners. During the
journey he jumped from the train
near De Aar, and returned to the Boer
lines at Colesberg. He was recently
appointed general to succeed Gravett,
who died of wounds received at Roos
Senekal.
Escaped Boor Prisoners.
St. Petersburg,• March 1.—Among
the five Boer prisoners who • 'aped
at Colombo by swimming to t,.,; Rua -
elan steamer Kherson, and have ar-
rived at St. Petersburg, is Piet Botha,
brother ,of the Boer commander In-
ohief. According to his story they
were taken to Ceylon on board` the
Catalonia: The night of the arrival
of the vessel at Colombo, a large
number of the prisoners having mean-
while been taken on shore, Botha and
his four companions, the two broth-
ers Stettler and Etc saner and Willy
Steyn, let themselves down by ropes
from the ship, and set off on a peril-
ous swim of about two miles. The
night was very dark, and they were
able to rest more than once -on the
way by ;clinging to the cable -chains
of some British steamers. Sometimes
they had to dive to escape the obser-
vation of guard -boats.
London, March a—Military men
who have been assuming during the
last week that Botha's surrender and
De Wet's capture were close at hand
shrank last night from any further
forecasts. They assorted that the
war virtually ended when Pretoria'
was abandoned by Kruger and Botha,
and that it has become impractica-
ble for .anyone to predict When the
powers of endurance of rough riders
like the Boers can be exhausted. One
veteran held the singular view that
the English people had made a fatal
mistake last .year hi expressing ad-
miration for De Wet and lauding him
ah hero, Tate ineensc, according
to a turned De Wet'sec head, 1pconverted blit,
into a fanatic of the veldt, and con-
vinced him that he was anothet.Na-
poleon, whereas he was merely a
clever mounted scout, who had 'de-
teriorated from a guerilla into a
train wrecker and reckless brigand.
While ,recent bulletins from South
Africa are favorable teethe British
side, there is" intense irritability in
military circlese over the prolonged
and obstinate stand which the
guerilla bands,, iiaw:e made. Mr. Brod-
rick is censured by experts for adopt-
ing half measures, instead of work-
ing out a general sea lome of army
organization; and ne is also reproach-
ed by veterans for spoiling the mar-
ket for ord ns ry recruiting by mak-
ing a special grant of five shillings
a clay for Imperial yeomanry, and
thereby >' rendering c-)mpulsory
serive in the army Inevitable
at no remote period. The conduct of
the War Office ,is a thankless task
when experts In and out of the Par-.
liament are irritable and critical,
and fault-finding is licensed as an
inalienable Bri:tislhl right:.. Botha and
De Wetare doomed to failure from
lack of ammunition, but they have
suceeded in prolonging hostilities un-
til the expediency of adopting coma'
pulsory military service in some form
is a question fairly before the coun-
try. They have also increased the
difficulties of army 'reform+ by
creating .a feeling among she offi-
ceps that reputation's may be cloud-
ed without a chance of Cleo/ring tem,
and . that, while . theoffences
and
offences and
blunders of inefficient men are con-
doned, especially %f -hey'are on staff
ditty, capable and innocent 'Hien are
ea•Iposed to suspicion acid ealdmny
without adequate means of redress.
Surprised \Vhile. Bathing,.
Cape Teem, Marchi a -A party of
British surprised 'a number of Boers
in batwing near Middelburg g, and be-
fore the burghers could Make their
escape seven of them were shot.
Swant the River..
London, March 3,—A,de' .t,cle from
Colesburg stn,tee that `1,(100 Bcie'rs,
:with 'Thom, were .Gonera.l De Wet
and former President Steyn, found e,.
spot at Lilliefontein neat Coleeatiag
bridge, where, the Orange river wld,
enc, sand the currant is slow,• o.nld
they all. crossed Friday, baths men
and Horses, by swimming..
No Glory or prestige..
New York, March 8.-L l . Ford
cables the Tribune:
• There is no 'sen$ of overstrain' in
England, as there was a year 'ago,
when Lord Roberts reversed the con-
ditions of a disastrous and ill -man-
aged war, but there ' are • signs of
weariness and staleness in public life.
The guerilla war still drags on, for
the rumored surrender of General.
Botha was premature, alai General
De Wet, in official phrase, "has been
forced north"—that is,.allowecbto es-
cape at virtually' the same point
where he crossed 'the Orange. River
in invaaing Oape Colony. Operations
at the Mining Exchange have been
interrupted by evidence that the,
raiders are still afield and not yet.
reduced to the extremityof liegoUat-'
•ing with Sir Alfred Milner and Lord
Kitchener for the general submission
of the fighting burghers and the cow -
.pieta disclosure of hidden stores of
ammunition. The war goes ou, with
its terrible mortality from enteric:
fever. •There• Is no .chance for, officers
to distinguish themselves, and there
is neither gl'o`ry nor prestige in end-
ing it but merely grim, hard necesl
sixty. It is like a protracted spell of
disagreeable, rainy weather, and Lias.
dispirited everybody 'in England.
Calls' Steyn" ei „Liar: '
London', March 3,—At question time
in the House of Commons,' Charles'P.
Scott, Liberal, asked Mr. Balfour, the
Government leader, if in 180' • 'the
Governinent was informed that if'
war ensued between the Transvaal
and Great Britain as a result;of-the
differences which were made appar-
ent at the Bloemfontein conference
the Orange Free State would ' un-
doubtedly throw- in her lot with the
sister republic. Mr. Balfour's -.reply as
taken down by the stenographer was
as follows: ,
"All the information we • have on
this subject is necessarily a matter of
opinion, and is therefore conjectural.
in its character, or • else is eontained
in statemehts of ex -President Steyn,
in which case, unfortunately, it is -
mendacious." • ,
Hamilton IVIen :Arrive. •
•
Halifax, March .3. --The steamer.
Lusitania arrived late ou" S•a:turday
night from Liverpool, after a very
/stormy. passage. Last Sunday the
steering gear broke,' and the' vessel
rolled heavily ill the trough of the
a sea until the. damage was repaired.
The Lusitania brought the follow-
ing invalided Canadians :,, Driver
Pakey, R. C. F. 'A.. who won the
'distinguished service medal; Moose: -
min ; Gunn'er MoNab, R. C. A., Ham.."
ilton ; Gunner' G6odbrand, 'R. 0. • F:
A, Hamilton ; Driver Boyle, R C. F.
A., Dundee ;,Pte. Savage, R. C."11'. A.,
Winnipeg; Trooper Laroque,• C. M.
R.; Trooper Fowler, ' Strathconti's
Horse, Winnipeg;' Sergt.' Meliarg. R.
C. R. L. Rosslan8 ; Sergt. Hulme R.
C. R. L, Belleville"; Trooper. Denby.
C. M. R.,. Winnipeg; Trooper Arra:
strong, C. .M. R.4 St. John ; Corp.
Coombs, R•. C. R. L,,. St. John; Troop
er Tresseder, O. M. R.; Sergt, Tay-
lor, C. M. Ea; Toronto; Shoesmith
George; R. C. R. I. Dawson City ;'
Pte. Steep, C. M. PL In addition to
the above were Lieut. s Cosby, of
Toronto, , who went out with. the
Mounted Rifles, ant has accepted a
commission la the 'Middlesex Regi-
ment and Mr: Pender,t of the Imper-
ial Yeomanry. They 'leave foe the
west to -morrow afternoon by the
Maritime Express.
'Pte. Armstrong, of the Royal Cana-
dian Regiment, who lost his foot as
a result of injuries received during
the South African campaign, was
one of the passengers on the Lust-
tania, It was he who -attended- the
review of the R.C.R. by Queen Vic-
toria on his crutches, and was sum-
moned from the ranks. by Her Ma-
jesty. This was the last 'public ap-
pearance of the Queen, so that upon -
Armstrong has been conferred an
honor absolutely unique, -
Mr. Armstrong has, bean fitted with
a wooden leg, ,which he,uses so deftly
that one would hardly know- that he
is crippled: ,
Mr. Danby fell In love With a con-
cert singer while he sojourned In
London, and .married her. Danby.
was a member of the troop of "B"
Squadron in the second- contingent,
• The Situation of Affairs.
Lord• Kitchener•'s latest -reports an
the situation in 0ape Coi.any :incl
the T,ransy a,a1 are more " promisle
from the British point of View for an
early termination of the war, than
any others yet received. The devas-
tation of 'the Southwestern' "Trans-
vaal by Gen. Methuen and of the
country west and south of Swazi-
land, in which Amsterdam and Piet
Retief are situated, by Gen. ;French,
inust render military operations of
any kind in those districts out of
the question' for the rest of the
war.
Tho ,Boers In the latter districts
are reported broken up and scatter-
ed. A. good deal depends on whether
the British are holding the railway
in sufficient strength to prevent
the commandoes falling back before
Gen. French from reaching the
mountains round Lydenburg. The.
season seems to, hamper, the British
seriously,the rains all over South
Africa being repor ted' to • be excep•
tionaily heavy, 'with high wind
storms.
• There . is no question, but that the
invasion of Crape Colony has failed.
Should Gen. De Wet return: to, the
Orange River Colony he will find the
districts through which he will have
to pass to get back to his old field
of operations north 'of Bloemfontein
bare of supplies and swept of all
its four -footed stock, and the cone
;ing on of the South African winter.
will add enormously to the ..hard`
ships' of the only kind of warfare
he can now carry on. The only
chanes he would have o d iia a of keening the
field would be through the capture
of British convoys and supply -trains
on the railways.
Lorca' Kitchener's presence at lifid-
diebtirg, between Pretoria and .leo-
in,atipoort, makes/ it. appear that he
is directing a strong blockade of the
line to prevent the Boers south of
the rallway from passing Into the
mountains to the north. On the
whole, the news from South Africa
is reviving tit interest, because of
the prospect there seems of the
British, policy bf devastation effect-
Slag its. objeat " t
Sick of the \Var.
Durban, Ntl,tal, Feb. 27.—Advices
have been received here from .Lor-
ensu Marques to the effect that "a
Portuguese transport is being await-
ed there to take to Portugal the pri-
eouers who were, re?ently captured
during the Boer raid into Porto-
guese,territory. It is said that the
prisoners number 7110:' Many:of tlie.
Boers offered to surrender to the
`British Cunsul, but a majority of
-them refused, owing .to the -fact that
they were rebels .tram the - Cape Col.-
'ony, andfeared being tried for
treason,' • 1fahy of the prisoners could
have escaped had they. been so dist
'posed, but they gave themselves up
willingly, which shows that they are
sick of the War. The report of a
;plot among the prisoners is abeolute-
ly denied. They are split into many
cliques. Fever safd to have play-
ed havoc arith the captives. There
were 27 funerals in one day.
• Trade is at a standstill:
The railway has not been taken
over by the. British, and this causes
some discussion regarding the out-
come of the Anglo-Portugsiese alli-
ance. -
11111S KILLED HY DQCS.
Autopsy Reveals Cause of.
Death of Montreal Woman:
THE ANIMALS WERE HUNGRY.
Montreal, March 3.—The smystery
-surrounding the death of Mrs.: Geo.
Maynard, wlbo was supposed to have
,been murdered in her house on Thurs-
night, was cleared up at the coro-
oner's inquest to -day. From the evi-
dence adduced at the Inquest it
transpired' that the woman was
not murdered, but that she had been
attacked by the six dogs which were
in the house, and that death was
caused by nervous shocks. The wo-
man had been "drinking heavily for
several. days, and the dogs, which had
not been fed forsome time, were in
a ravenous condition. While the wo-
man was lying in a drunken stupor
on the bed she must have been at-
tacked by the animals. -She tried to
'defend herself and ran. from ,one
room to the -other, which, accounted.
•'for the place being covered with
blood. The woman finally fell uncon-
scious on the kitchen floor, and the
dogs then continued their terrible
work, gnawing and cutting the. body.
in a terrible manner-.
Maynard was examined at the In-
quest, and repeated that he had
foninc' his wife's body on the kitchen
floor when he 'got home late Thurs-
day night. It transpired that' he
`was under the influence of liquor,
and in a dazed condition he• threw
himself on.the bed until the morning,,
when he notifiefl the woman's rela-
Vales. •
Dr: Wyall •Johnson, who made the
autopsy, testified that he had found,
•no wound which looked as if it had
been caused by an instrument. The
four important wounds appeared to
have been caused by an animal's
teeth. Dr. Johnson's testimony : was
corroborated by other medical men,
war: 'expressed the opinion -that death
had been caused by the shock occa-
sioned by the dogs attacking her.
The jury retured a verdict that the
deceased died from nervous shock or
fear, caused by the bites of dogs,
while in a state or -intoxication. .
Two of the jurors- diseaeted, 'and
asked that the case be further in
vest:igated. Maynard was released by
order of the coroner.
HAS HE 'TD WIVES?
Brandon Choir Basso in a
Bad Position;
•
BIGAMY CHARGE HANGS OVER HIM -
Brandon, March 1.—A sensation was
caused here to -day by the arrest of
one of the prominent members" of
the Methodist Chush choir on a
charge of bigamy. 'itlie prisoner's
name is Jolie Schofield. He came here
from Winnipeg two or three months
ago' and secured employment With
W, W. Carrtathers in a hide and wool
warehouse:' • ..•• •
Schofield, previously to• coming to
Brandon, resided in Winnipeg, where
lie was a member at different times
of \hest.minster and Congregational.
Church. choirs. Prom what can be
learned of aim there, it appears that
Schofield Was married in 1889 in
Oldham, Eng., to Miss Emma Ward,
Shortly after this he came to Can-
ada, and Mrs. Schofield lost track
of ltim.The Sohn Schofield arrested
here to -day was .married a year' car•
eo ago to a lady in Winnipeg, where
she now resides. Evidence has %been
secured, it is said, which goes to
prove that John Schofield, of Oldham,
England, and the prisoner are one
and the same. Action was eom-
menced at the instance of his 'first
wife, Schofield lade many friends
during 'his short residence : here, his
ability as a singer helping him con-
siderably. He was the basso of the
Methodist Male quartette,.
BAD A PERILOUS TRW.
Steamer for St. John, N.,B., Forced
to :Put Back.
Queenstown, March 8.—The'• British
steamer Wassail (late Trojan), "Capt.
Symons, from Liverpool, Feb. 26th,
for „St.Jahn, N. B., has returned to
this port in "a disabled condition. She
reports that, when 300 miles west of •
Faetnet she ran into heavy weather.
Seas oontin tally broke over her deck
and eMashedhet two wheels and her
hand -steering 'gear, besidesflooding
the cabins and holds. Shia had 500'
passengers on board, and, these were
kept below .during the entire period
of , bad Weathcr. The vessel will:o
to Liverpooi,•Where she will. transfer
her •pli,sseagers and mails to another
steainer: ,
1
TIO. CHI,NESE
HADS fRlt.
Ching Su and Hsu„Cheng Yu
Decapitated”
BEFORE 16 ,000 WITNESSES.,
Feeling That There S1'rould be No,
More Blood Shed -Sir Robert
Har(l- Protest' Against
Seizingt's . Hisase Property — N:trnino
Causicg ;lush Suffering.
Pekin, Feb. 26.—A crowd of fully
ten thousand persons witnessed tlhe
execution of Chin Su' and Hsu Cheng
Yu, who were beheaded here to -day
in compliance with demands of the
powers. The members of the various
Legations were conspicuously absent,
feeling that if. they were present
they :might seem to be gloating over
their fallen - adversaries. Every
power, however, was largely repre-
sented by military officials and sol-
diers% also a staff from each of the
foreign powers, -Besides these many
missionaries ]witnessed the execu-
• 110 condemned men net death sto-
icatly. In each case one blow .severed
the head from the body.
` Enoug;u;Blood : Shed,;
At the time'the,.eeecution was be-
ing carried out the Ministers held a
meeting Mid determined on the„ part
of the maijoiity: to draw a certain
over further demands for blood. Uni-
ted States Special Commissioner.
Pockltill sided. strongly with those
favoring Humane 'methods, who are
Sir Ernest Satow and Mm. Kamera,
LI LUNG CHANG.
P
Colgan •Lind DeGiers, respectively
British, Japanese, Spanish and Rue -
idea Ministers. Oth.ers-belleved that
'China had not., been. sufficiently pun-
ished, and that men siapuld, be axe
cuted in every city, town and village
where foreigners had been killed. The
minority was' composed of those who •
were not here during . the .1
siege, including Dr. Murata Von
Schwartzenstein, the German"Minis• 1
ter, while those wlio were besieged
here are of a:- more- peaceable frame• •
of mind, including M. DeGiers.. and
Sexier De Co! •an, both of whom are
of 'the opinion that it was, a ;mistake
to leave those who. had suffered like use
the besieged Ministers did to conduct
the peace negotiations with the r
Chinese. However, it is safe to say
that little more blood will • be de-
manded.
Sir Robert's Case.
CABflIE PLOTS
MORE SMASH1NG
Meantime She Knits Away
in Her Cell,
TRAINING SHIP ASHORE:
Shot Girl and Tlici Hirnse1f—Str1'I[ei
of 11Tarino hnginee�;s , •May. ,be. •
Averted—AI irtiny of U' •S. Recruits
Quelled and tine Troops Se•nt'on to
San Antonlo. .,.•
• Topeka, Kansas,. ,Manch • gat -Knee:
Mrs. Carrie-' Nation's• return from:,
Peoria, Thursday night; she has:ooeu
pied,•her, cell in the caoun•ty kill here.
A:skod last. night • as to her futture
alarm, airs. Nattu n . said :• "You, just
tell the people that Carrie Nation
x� ill'attcind to• her knitting, the same
as usual. I will `go to smashing 'gas
soon as I am released. Of course this
is my mission in the world alt 'pre-
sent, and I' am -going to faint it to.
the best of ley ability,,, ' a:, •
Shot \Wroug' One I+irst.,
San Francisco, ' Cal„' March 2.—
Adolph Bietz•slic and killed a werhan
known as hose Thomas, tar Rise
Temple; in a, Taylor street lodging
house, shortly' after 8 &dealt ':last
night.He fired threes bu.ilete into her
head.
Beitz then placed the muzzle of the
revolver in his mouth rued fared a.
shot into his ,own head, which wilt
probably prove fatal. Bietz is said to
be a wealthy eastern man. •
Training seise Ashore.
Washington, - March' 2:=The train-
ing ship Dasie, now on .its, . tray , td
Washington , tie partieipa.te" in the
naval dieplay; ran s ground off Mary-
land point yesterday afternooe.'il.t
last reports she iva.s stilt hard and
fast. •
Striae May Not Get '`
Chicago; March 2.` -Leat night's dee
velopments indicate that the threat- -
ened strike of marine engineers •
will not be declared for the naviga-
tion season, which will "dpen tin's
e.
month: At;asecr.et meeting of'the-^
Marine Engineers' Beneficent 'Apse- •
ciation.,there was read' a oosmniubi-
cattoe from the 'Goderieh' 'Branspor-?
tation Company, asking that the
engineers send a committee to" the -•
cohipany for a: discussion of differ=
antes. This meeting' will be keld.to
day, and the engineers, profess te-
feel hopeful that the tronlsle will be•
Overcome without a strike.
Mutiny Qu"elled.:. • . ,
Chicago, Ill., March 2.—A special to
the Tribune from Ennis, Texas, says:
-The• mutiny among the recruits ea
route to the Philippines has beexi
quelled. The voluinte,rs left for Sa`n
Antonio last •evening. ' The trouble
was caused by some men who were
intoasicated. It is said several men"
were badly hurt before•: they" . were.
subdued,. .
eTli'e 'recruits arrived here on Wed=
nesda,y. night., They, were given 'their',
ibertyfor 'a few hours while Walt-
ng on the , trains,, and their 'position.
was being ,arranged: While enjoying
themselves several drank too • much
liquor and became unmanageable.
The "ollater is charge attempted to
his' authority, but most of the
ecruits refused to obey, and. fell to
fighting• among themselves:
• Assistance from the local authori-
ties 'was secured, and' the prone• ob-
streperous of the soldiers were pu.t
u.nder guard. The authorities' at
Washington were then notified, as
well as department headquarters at
an Antonio, and the latter. was
sked to despatch troops.
Another important point- that was
brought up at • the meeting was '
the foreign quarters. • Mr. Itackhill. S
impressed the' ministers by his re- a
marks regarding the ,protest 'of Sir
Robert Hart, chief 'of the Chinese
Imperial Maritiltte Customs, against
the seizure of his property to in-
crease the area of the legatioes, say-
ing that' the services rendered, the
.powers by the financial representa-
tive of China should -have prevented,
the indignities and spoliation -in-
'filleted. T}h.e feeling is general that
Italy recede from her position ' and
return 'the' property she has taken,'
and that if it be` necessary for' her
to increase her legation she should
take land elsewhere. ..,
Dr. Mnmm Von Schwart'zeihstein,
the German Minister and the Mar-
quis Salbago Raggi, the Italian 're-
presentative, expressed high appre-
ciation of Sir Robert Hart and,.re-
gretted that matters of state made
necessary the taking of lands of the
customs officials. •• ' -
Sir Ernest Satow and Mr. Rockh•i]
thought an exception should cer-,
tainly be made of Sir Robert Hart's:
persona property, and that the lim-
its of 'the legation ,should- be •defi"•n-
Rely the same as published.
Still 41 Bodies ire
the •:171nns:
Vanoouver, B. ,C., March 8.- e, des
spatch from Cumberland, B. C., the
scene o/ the mine :disaster two weeks
ago, says that after nearly- a Week,
In • which a heavy column of -water
has poured continuously, intothe shaft
of No. 2 mina and No. 6 mine, ;the
task of pumping ' out the' Water 1las
begun. There are still 41 bodies in
the mine. ,
Death of John Hammon.
St. Catharines, Marchi. - John
Hammmon, one of the beat-kr/owe
hotelkeepers in this county, pro-
prietor of the. Manelion House, died
at his home on William 'street yes-
terday. He wee stricken with pnen=-
mania a few •weeks ago, from -which
he never recovered, Deceased was a
native of . Buckingham.'ilire, Eng.,
and cnanie to America forty -years
ago. 'Ho was 67 . years . of age anti
leaves a widow,
1$30,000 Vire :Near1_ n
b o treat.
Montreal, alarcIi.'6.—Jeffrey Bros.''.
agrieultral implement factory • at
Petite Cote, near •. ' Montreal, wee
destroyed by fire early on Saturday
morning, Mho foss ts, estimated at
nearly 030,000. •
Til kiIL 'II -11111 -KENS.
Arrest of Ana'rchist'. Agent :at,
Genoa. -
BLOT EXPOSED BY' BRAZIL
New York, Me.eali' 2.o A. special cable;.
:tto tive': Herald from Rio de Janeiro,.)
I'razil, says : The pollee have arrest
ed there two ItaliOnis, Oecirra nada
Donai6,`slvlhb "•-fent' a -"letter to the-.
King'of Italy eaxnouneing that a cop
splracy;hb.d been fozrned te'take heat
life.
-Bo"tlt'prisofhers denied-at••firet :thaa,t.
they knew. anything about the let
ter, but the inquiries of the. police
.pressed them :until they maisfiass4.
Z}lbey said 'that' a man named Lave
Chia, who had sailed? for Montevideo;.,
ttvitit th';e object of -embarking there-
for
for Genoa, bad Jplanned to put dyne. -
,mite beneath the' Quirinal and ex
plods the ptilsce. •The'Bratillan ate
t'horities, immediately • cabled to.
Rome. and Genoa, t
The Chief of Police' of •' Geaoa re-
plied that Lavechia had beers, ar=
rested. • •t , • -
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MUCHW BtUN(xED GI"Rti.
Returned .to. Montreal ipy,
a tihe lVic '
Vprk Uflicials
Naw `York, N Y., March 2. 114r e.
Helen • Gar"dnr, "thee ••young- ` tv$man
who appeared at the Outdoor ...Boor
Department last Wednesday and told,
Superintendent Blair . theft the,- had
come to,thls city from Montreal, heti-
hag been," married there, • to W. ` t.
GGardner,'`a, breaker.; end .that• she Mill'
been deserted -by him , seen: ,rafter
they regletereal at••a. it+atel• here, ;Inas••
been •sent. back ,+to,. Monteesti, at. „at. .alste:
ettpeabse.•of the
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