Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 10, 1900, Page 2

f TERNS The Merala--Review. E. C, Kiley. T, J, Austed, KILEY & AUSTED, Editors and Publish: GRAND RAPIDS, - MIN ——_— SOTA. In time John Barleycorn is the slug- ger that makes all of the pugilistic champions groggy. Mr. Hanna will be pleased to learn that Philadelphia has stopped talking through her hat and is passing it around with gratifying results. A Chicago woman married a man on fifteen minutes’ acquaintance. She is now bewailing the fact that it is much easier to get into trouvle than to get out of it. Eddy of Minnesota is said to be ons of the homeliest men in congress. He rather glories in the distinction, espe- cially as all his other characteristics are enviable. During his last cam- paign the enemies of Mr. Eddy charged him with being double-faced. He met the charge in a manner that disarmed all criticism. “Great heavens,” said Mr. Eddy to his audience, “do you think that if I had two faces I would wear the one I am showing you now?” Ruskin was a wealthy man and he ont a great deal of money on vain xperiments. One of these was a tea shop. He put the business in the hands of two excellent women and left commend itself without advertis- This amiable disregard for com- 1 principles had the natural re- Ruskin thought it was because sult. the competitors in the neighborhood burned so much gas to illuminate their windows. The suit of the Chicago Tribune com- pany against the Associated Press in- volves questions of fact as well as prin- ciples of wide interest and considerable importance. It is charged, in the first place, that the Associated Press has been appropriating news purchased by the complainant from the London Times under a special contract and copyrighted in this country. This, however, is flatly denied by the defend- ant. It is claimed by the Associated Press that the news and comments in question were obtained by it, not from the early edition of the Tribune, but by cable from London. - In one branch of manufacturing en- terprise the United States has thus far stood without a peer. The supremacy of this country in the electrical field has been universally recognized and admitted. It was here that practical application of electrical science was first made successfully, and it is here that electrical investigation, experi- ment and invention have had the full- est and freest scope. It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that here the st success has been attained and test progress made. These e come simply as the natural consequence of the efforts put forth to secure them. In some parts of Italy the filbert crop is almost, if not quite, as impor- tant as the produce of the vine. The nuts are grown on bushes planted from fifteen to' twenty-five feet apart, so that they have the advantage of plenty of air and sunshine. The bushes bear fruit in their third year, and there are plantations nearly a hundred years old, the bushes of which still bear well. Deep clayey soil is best for filbert growing, and in Italy the planting takes place from slips in November and December. The filbert is not lia- ble to disease like many other crops, but it suffers severely from hailstorms and cold winds. A. E. Haserick, an officer in Plum- er’s force now a prisoner at Pretoria, sent a private letter to Cape Town in which he said. “The officers are con- fined in the Model School, which has an excellent gymnasium. Classes have been formed, and, during the morn- ings, the officers go through Sandow’s developing exercises. In the afternoon they play rounders. The prisoners gen- erally are developing wonderful mus- cles. Our dungeons are distinctly up to date. There is every convenience, from electricity to toothpicks, as well as books from the library.” These Boers don’t seem to be savages as re- ported by some of our flunky news- paper editors. Major Anderson, agent in charge of the Colville Indian reservation in Washington, has gone to the national capital with three of their principal chiefs and two interpreters, to present the claim of these Indians for payment for land ceded to the government in 1891. The‘chiefs are Lot, Barnaby and Orpan-ghan. Lot, the head chief, is about 70 years of age, and while he has no record of war and pillage, he is none the less famous. He has never been at war with the whites. While the Coeur d’Alenes, who were warlike Indians, were paid large sums for their surplus lands, the Spokanes received nothing, and hence this journey to the “Great Father’ to ask for what they regard as simple justice. A “naval expert” writing for the New York Herald declares that the protests against the prohibition of de- fenses for the Nicaragua canal, are based upon the misapprehension of ig- norance. He says that against a mod+ ern navy defenses would be useless, as they could neither prevent a blockade nor defend locks or dams which a sin- gle stick of dynamite could easily de- stroy. He may be correct, but he does not see the point of the protests which concerns ‘the right to fortify the na- tion’s property. It’s the principle that is involved. BOERS IN RETREAT GEN. BRABANT’S COLONIALS TAKE STRONG POSITIONS. Vigorous Engagements in Cape Col- ony, the Boers Gradually Retir- ing Before the British Fire— Queen Victoria Abandons Her In- tended Visit to Italy—Lord Rob- erts Says Nothing of His Move- ments — Boers Will Now Confine Themselves to a Defensive Cam- paign, Abandoning the Offensive. Dordrecht, Cape Colony, March 5.— Gen. Brabant’s colonial division, after a night’s march, is now attacking the Boers in a strong position at La Bus- changnes Nek, on the read from Dor- drecht to Jamestown. Later--The engagement is proceeding with great vigor and the Boers are gradvally retiring before the British shell fire from three positions. A heavy rifle fire is being exchanged where the British are engaging the Boers on the right flank. So far the Boers have brought no big guns into action. Evening--Gen. Brabant’s advance was niost satisfactory. After march- ing and bivouacking over night the force reached the strong intrenched positions which they occupied and now hold, the Boers being on the opposite hill. The Britisb will remain over night in the captured positions, although the Boers brought two guns into action and made determined efforts to retake them. The British losses are six killed and eighteen wounded. Queen Abandons Her Holiday. London, March 5.—Her majesty has abandoned her intended visit to the Italian Rivera and has decided to re- main at home. Her decision to give up her customary spring holiday is ac- counted another proof of her deep in- terest in and devotion to the welfare of her people. On Thursday she will come to London for a brief visit, re- | maining until Saturday, and she will undoubtedly receive a splendid ova- tion. Her heartfelt, homely dispatches to the generals in the field and her visit to Nettley hospital have greatly en- deared her to her people. Beyond the signs of a general retreat of the Boers throughout Cape Colony there is little news from the front, Lord Roberts, in his dispatches to the war office thus far published, says lit- tle, but he is undoubtedly active in some direction. * ‘The Onsland, the organ of the Af- rikander bund, says: ‘The Boers will now confine themselves to the de- fensive, abandoning the offensive pol- icy.” Abraham Kraal, as shown in the war office maps, is a group of three kopjes. situated at the junction of Kraal spruit and Modder river. It is a nat- ural point of concentration which the Boers could make exceedingly strong, but, after the proofs of the mobility of the army of Lord Roberts, ‘it may be doubted whether they will make a really serious attempt to bar his ad- vance there. A noticeable feature of all the recent operations at the theater of war has been the active employment of colonial forces, which is in marked contrast with the policy adopted at the beginning of the war. The Australian colonies have decided to provide the 2,500 men Mr. Chamberlain recently asked for. It is now seen how near Ladysmith was to starvation and the exhaustion of ammunition. The town could hard- ly have withstood another Boer as- sault or have held out much longer. The Daily News has a dispatch from Ladysmith which says that the sup- plies on hand were only enough to pro- vide full rations for four days. The town might have held out another week, but scarcely beyond that. Boers Were Surprise. Colesberg, Cape Colony, March 5.— A reconnaissance with two troops of Australians and two guns found the’ wagon bridge over the Orange river in- tact. Fifty Boers on the other side were taken by surprise and the Brit- ish galloped to their laager some miles on the Free State side. Price’s com- mand has moved seven miles north of Colesberg. The Boer during their oc- capation denied themselves rather than see the British wounded suffer. Ovation for Canadians. Cape Town, March 5.—The Canadian artillery has just started for the front. The loyalists gave them an ovation. At Graaf Reinet, about 200 miles north of Port Elizabeth, some seventy Dutch- men, incited by Bondites, attacked with sticks and stones a body of loyal- ists who were celebrating the relief of Ladysmitb. Many persons were in- jured. The loyalists demand military protection. Boers Attempted to Escape. Cape Town, March 5.—It is reported that the Boer prisoners, while on the way from Paardeberg, unsuccessfully attempted to escape from the train. Eleven hundred of Cronje’s men have been placed temporarily on board the British steamers Mongolian and Ma- nila in Table bay. Encountered Boers in Force. London, March 5.—The Morning Post has the following dispatch from Os- fontein, dated March 3: “Gen. French made a reconnaisance and encountered the enemy in force. They were occu- pying a table-shaped kopje. Shots were exchanged, a Boer gun replying.” NO PLACE FOR BUFFALOES. Proposition to Establish Preserve in New Mexico Is Rejected. Washington, March 5. — The house committee on public lands has acted adversely on the proposition to estab- lish a buffalo preserve of certain townships in New Mexico, and stock it with a herd of 100 of these animals to be given by C. J. Jones of Kansas. A subcommittee was appointed to pre- pare a bill granting similar tract for a buffalo range as a private enterprise and at a rental PRESIDENT OBEYS SENATE. Sends in Information Regarding the Philippines, Washington, March 7. — The presi- dent sent to the senate yesterday the correspondence called for by a reso- lution of Senator Hoar asking for in- formation relative to our course in the Philippines.- It is a very voluminous record, containing much that has al- ready been made public, and includes instructiens by the president, procla- mations by the Philippine commission: and Gen. Otis, reports of officers in the Philippines, all communications re- ceived from Aguinaldo or his assistants or proclamations issued by them; in- formation concerning the treatment of American Governor of Tutuila, Sa- mon. Commander Seaton Schroeder, who has been selected by the navy department as governor of Tutuila, the Samoan island which has fallen to the lot of the United States. pointment is daily looked for. His formal ap- te prisoners or inhabitants of the island by the insurgents, and also such in- formation as has been received “as to aid or encouragement received by Aguinaldo and his followers from per- sons in the United States, as to what pamphlets, speeches or other docu- ments emanating from the United States and adverse to its authority were circulated, and whether circu- lated in whole or part among the Fil- ipinos in arms against the United States among other inhabitants of the island or among the soldiers of the United States.” WORK OF GEN. BATES. Several Towns Are Occupied By His ‘Troops. Manila, March 7.—Gen. Bates’ ex- pedition to Southern Luzon, consisting of the Fortieth and Forty-fifth regi- ments, a total of 2,300 men, has occu- pied Neuva Caceres, province of South Camarines; Daet, province of North Camarines, and the neighboring small- er towns. The enemy resisted at one point and two Americans were killed, including Lieut. John B. Gallaher, of the Fortieth regiment. On Feb. 20 the expedition arrived at San Miguel bay, landed, and in three columns pushed inland, converging upon Nueva Caceres, and attempting to control the enemy’s routes of retreat at Libmanan, north of Nueva Caceras. The enemy was concealed in the rice field and re- sisted a battalion of the Fortieth regi- ment, which engaged them at close quarters with bayonets. After forty minutes fighting the enemy fled and Libmanan was oceupied. The Ameri- cans buried sixty-four of the enemy, whose total loss in killed and wounded is estimated at-140. From Libmanan the expedition proceeded to Nueva Caceres, the gunboat Paragua arriv- ing ten minutes ahead of the troops. The town was found practically de- serted. The Americans, daily scout- ing in the vicinity, report that the ene- my has retreated into the mountains. The insurgents around Legaspi and Albar, province of South Camerines, are harrassing the Americans nightly. Foreigners doing business at Legaspi are living on their ships in the harbor or in the American barracks. Officer Treacherously Murdered. Manila, Maren 7. — Lieut. Edgar F. Keeler, Ninth infantry, was shot in the abdomen and killed at a village six miles north of Tarlac, to which place he went in search of some hid- den rifles. A Filipino, promising to produce the rifles, led him into a house away from his command. The soldiers in reyenge burned the village and killed twenty-four of the insurgents. ‘The transport Sheridan will sail to-day with one band, twenty soldiers, some | convicts and some returned soldiers, BLIGHTS ON VINES. Governor of Alsace-Lorraine Grants Permission for the Importation of American Vines. Strasburg, March 7. — The governor of Alsace-Lorraine has decided to grant the petition of the vine growers of the Reichsland that they be per- mitted to import American grape vines in order to renew their ruined vineyards. Baron Zoron von Bulach, secretary of state for agriculture, de- clared, on the floor of the landtag, that the American vines- brought into the country, had many worse blights than phylloxera. Killed at a Crossing. Chieago, March 7.—William H. Fer- ry, owner of the Lake Forest polo grounds, was instantly killed while crossing the tracks of the Northwest- ern railway at the Lake Forest depot. Mr. Ferry was waiting for the Chicago train when the accident happened. He is the owner of a large ranch in Cali- fornia, which he visited at intervals. He was for many years a real estate dealer in Chicago. Sharkey and Fitz. - New York, March 7.—Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons signed articles for a twenty-five-round bout before the club offering the largest purse, to take place during the first week of August, wixrer to take all the purse. Carpets Go Up in_ Smoke. New York, March 7.—Fire last night destroyed the four story building at 44 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, occu- pied by Hardelberg & Co., carpet aa and adjoining property. Loss, ),000. RELIEVE MAFEKING NEXT NUMBER ON LORD ROBERTS’ PROGRAMME. British Force Now on the Way to Raise the Siege—Martial Law De- clared in Cape Colony Owing to the Uncommon Activity of Boers, in Northwestern Section — Lord Roberts’ Silence Taken to Mean That Something Uncommon Is About to Happen or Has Already Happened—Stormburg Evacuated. London, March 7.—Mafeking is to be relieved as soon as the British force already on the way from Kimberley can raise the siege. This force is de- scribed vaguely as “strong.” The Kimberley light horse is mentioned as a component. In view of the fact that the Kimberley light horse is un- der the control of the De Beers com- pany, Lord Roberts’ visit to Kimberley probably had to do with an arrange- ment with Cecil Rhodes to use this company of troops. Mr. Rhodes and Col. Kekewich have had differences of policy, it appears, which did not end with the relief of Kimberley. “What shall I do with him,” Col. Kekewich is said to have wired to Lord Roberts, who half-humorously re- plied, according to a story circulated at the clubs, “put him in chains.” Fresh intelligence as to what Lord Roberts is doing has ceased again. This silence is taken to mean that something has happened or is about to happen. Boer raiders are uncommonly active in the northwestern section of Cape Colony, where they are stirring pp the Dutch. Martial law has consequently been declared. Mr. Chamberlain’s re- quest for 2,500 additional Australian bushmen is understood to be explained by the fact that the war office requires this force for the pursuit of irreconcil- able Boers, who, according to the intel ligence department, have been quietly collecting great quantities of ammuni- tion and stores in the mountain fast- nesses of the Zoutpansberg district in the north of the Transvaal where they are preparing to carry on a guerrilla warfare. Roberts’ Army in Good Position. London, March 7.—A dispatch to the Standard from Osfontein, dated Sun- day, March 4, says: “Lord Roberts’ army now occupies a most advanta- geous position. The Sixth division, under Gen. Kelly-Kenny, is posted on the right and holds all the kopjes for a distance of five miles south of Mod- der. The Seventh division, under Gen. Tucker, is in the center, immediately south of the river, and Gen. Colville, with the Ninth division, is on the north bank. The cavalry brigade, under Gen. French, is posted on the left front and the mounted infantry, under Col. Rid- ley-Martin, on the right front. “The country around consists of wide grassy plains, broken only by ridges and isolated kopjes. A body of the enemy has taken up a position on one of the latter, a flat-topped hill to the north of the river, five miles beyond Gen. French, who, to-day, took out horse artillery and shelled them. An- other force, 4,000 strong, holds an isolated group of kopjes south of the, Modder and in front of the British mounted infantry. ‘Their position is surrounded on all sides by leyel plains, over which the Boers must make their way in order to reach the river. As a consequence their position appears pre- carious in the extreme. The veldt is now in beautiful condition. Water is plentiful, supplies being obtainable not” only from the river, but also from numerous small springs. The health and spirits of the troops are excellent. The British cavalry and mounted in- fantry have been reconnoitering the enemy’s positions. “There has been lit- tle fighting.” Kruger’s Basis for Peace’ Negotia- tions. Brussels, Marcli 7. — The Transyaal agency here confirms the story that President Kruger is ready to conclude peace with Great Britain on the pasis of the independence of the two repub- lics, and that otherwise the struggle will continue to the bitter end. The agency believes that the Afrikander element in Cape Colony and Natal will rebel rather than allow annexa- thon. ah Boers’ Strong Front. London, March 7.—A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Osfontein, dated Sunday, says: “The Boer front covers eighteen miles to the south of Mod- der river.” Stormberg Evacuated. Sterkstroom, March 7. — Stormberg was found evacuated when the British entered Sunday night. KING COTTON. Pricés in His Market Again Cause Much Excitement. New York, March 7. — There was great excitement on the cotton ex- change when the call opened, with prices showing an advance of 11 to 28 points, with August contracts leading. A panic in the ranks of the European shorts was reperted by private cables in expectation of an extraordinary ad- vance of 5-64@7-64d, there. There was a great struggle among shorts and speculative buyers here to get the lit- tle cotton that was for sale around the opening. Later there was a reaction owing to weaker cables later. At 11 a. m. the local market grew excited, with the more active positions 5@8 points up from the lowest point of the morning and 11@18 points up from the closing on Saturday. Additio: Fire Protection. Dickinson, N. D., March 7. — The Waterous Engine Company of St. Paul has contracted with the Dickinson au- thorities for the delivery of a first- class steam fire engine and hook and ladder truck, with chemical combina- tion. Flour Mill Burned. Desmet, S. D., March 7. — The De- smet roller mill burned yesterday. The mill and contents are a total loss. En- room saved. Loss, $20,000; in- bank in Boston, to which’ en Eee ’ t : gin tional in eaten, to, whitch the said nathan SAI 000 is miss- surance, $15,000. ig money. KANSAS QUARANTINE. Excluding the Shipping of Dairy . Cattle Into the State. Topeka, Kan., March 7. — A procla- mation has been issued by Gov. Stan- dey at the solicitation of the live stock sanitary commission declaring a quart. antine which practically excludes the shipping of dairy cattle into Kansas. The quarantine is established in order to prevent the further introduction ot tuberculosis into Kansas herds. It ap- plies to dairy cattle and cattle used in breeding and developing dairy stock. C. A. Stannard of Emporia protested against the application of the quaran- tine against Llinois, because it is from that.state that most of the dairy cat- tle are received. Tuberculosis is prev- alent, however, in Illinois, and the pro- test was overruled, ‘The proclamation makes the quarantine specific against the New England states, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minneso- ta, lowa, Nebraska and Colorado. JACK CHINN WANTS DAMAGES. Woman Charged Him With the Mur- der of Goebel. Frankfort, Ky., March Chinn, the turfman and pol who was with Goy latter was Col. Jack cian, and joebel when the ated, has filed a inst Mrs. Kate M. Barta, wife of a merchant of this city: The first paragraph charges that the defendant, in the presence of various people, declared that she saw Chinn “shoot Goebel from behind,” and that by this libelous declaration he has been damaged in the sum.of $25,000. The second count says that the de- fendant, Kate M. Banta, at numerous other times and places in Frankfort, spoke and published these following false, slanderous and malicious words, of and concerning the plaintiff: “He, Jack Chinn, shot and killed Goebel.” That said words were spoken falsely and maliciously and with the avowed purpose of charging the plaintiff with having fired the shot that caused Will- jam Goebel’s death. DEATH IN THE FLOOD. Sudden Rise of Small Streams Causes » Much Damage. St. Louis, March 7.—One human life has been lost and an immense amount of damage done within the last twen- jty-four hours by the floods throughout the American bottoms and the terri- tory: north of Alton, Ill. In the east- ern part of Madison county the rise of all the small streams has been sud- den and ha nused the farmers and property owners much damage. Thou- sands of acres are covered with from one to six feet of water. The western part of Madison county has suffered most, however, for Wood river has gone out of-its banks in a dozen places, The village of East Alton, three miles from Alton, is partly under water. APPLEBY RELEASED. Killed 2 Babe Lust January While Temporarily Insane. Independence, Iowa, March 7.—Dr. George W. Appleby has been released from the insane hospital and has re- turned to Bristow to resume the prac- ‘tice of medicine. While in a tem porary fit of insanity at Hampton last January he took a babe from its father’s arms and dashed out its brains. Shortly afterward he said he knew what be had done, but was un- able to control himself. The authori- ties took him to the hospital, where he remained a little more than a month. It is probable that action will be taken aga t him for murder. Dr. Appleby practiced medicine in Bel- mont for several years and bore a good reputation. DEMAND FOR SHELDON’S PAPER. Postottice at Topeka Is Swampead With Business. Topeka, Kan., March 7.—The rush ot subseritptions for the Sheldon edition of the Topeka Capital has broken all records of the local postoffice, the num- ber of subscriptions received in the last two days being upward of 60,000. These orders came in 5,000 letters. “Most orders have been received through the Y. P. S. C. BE. society, the Epworth league, the religious press of the country and other religious so- cieties and organizations. Nearly every important country in the world is represented in the subscription list of the week, as well as the states and territories of the Union. UNDER $500 BAIL. Olga Nethersole Will Be Held for ‘Trial. New York, March 7.—Police Magis- trate Mott held Olga Nethersole, Haim- | flton Revelle, Marcus Mayer and Theo- dore Moss for trial on the charge of presenting an immoral play (‘‘Sopho”) at Wallack’s theater. Bail was fixed at $500 each. LAWTON FUND. The Money Handed Over to the Wid- ow of the General. Washington. March 7.—Gen. Corbin has turned over to Mrs. Lawton, wid- ow of the late Maj. Gen. Lawton, the fund subscribed by the people of the country. It amounted to $98,432.07. Nihilist Plots Discovered, St. Petersburg, March 7.—The recent discovery of Russian and Polish nihilist plots have led to renewed po- lice precautions. On all the Russian frontiers the police are exercising ex- treme vigilance and are guarding the ezar’s movements. The entire routes of the ezar’s visits to barracks, thea- ters and public functions are doubly patrolled by secret police, while the guards about the winter palace_and along the Neva Quay are particularly numerous. War in Cinatown, San Francisco, March 7.—The war of the Tongs*in Chinatown was renewed by the murder of two of the most prominent merchants in this city, and |, the wounding of a third man, all mem- pers of the Sam Yup organization. Assigned. Lowell, Mass., March 7.—The Howe Lumber company has assigned as a result of the failure of the Globe Na company owed a large BOERS ARE MASSING CONCENTRATING TO RESIST THE BRITISH MAIN ARMY, Lord Roberts Pauses Near Osfontein While Supplies Are Being Rushed to Him From the Cape—Natal Ix + Clear of Boers and Cape Colony Nearly So—Roberts Apparently Willing to Give Boers Time to As- semble All Their Men in Order to Give a Sweeping Blow More Ef- fectively. London, March 7.—Lord Raberts stilt pauses in the neighborhood of Osfon- tein, while stores, remounts and fresh troops stream toward him from the Cape. The British position also con- tinues to improve in the minor spheres of the campaign. clear 6f Boers and nearly so. The Boers seemingly are pursuing the course commended by the strategists and are concentrating to resist the British main army. Vari- ous me ss from correspondents with Lord Roberts report that the enemy are increasing continually on his front, extending. as one corres- | pondent eight mil and, as another says, eighteen miles. The low- Natal is est esti e of their numbers gives the Boers from 8,000 to 10,000, with smaller bedies moving north and south of the British lines. Each army is on both sides of the Modder river. Although the Boers have mounted eight guns on the tops of kopjes and appear to be too far vay for inspec- tion. The British scouts report that they are diligently using pick and shovel. Military opinion is that their present position merely screens a more easily defended one farther back. No one ms able to fathom Lord Roberts’ Plans, but it is suggested that he is quite willing to give the Boers time to as- semble all their men in order to give a sweeping blow more effectively. The round robin in favor of the annexation of the ‘Transvaal and Free States which is being promoted among the supporters of the government in the house of commons, continues to receive signatures. The signatories to the memorial to Mr. Balfour affirm that the time has come for plain speaking inside and outside of parliament, and that Lord Salisbury's words are being construed into a pledge against annex- ation, and Lord Roberts’ proclamation into a pledge of no confiscation of Boer property. The Transvaal predicts a risin agency at Brussels of Cape Dutch in the event of annexation, though why the Dutch should rise then rather than now is not explained. Mr. A. G. Hale, the Daily News cor- respondent who was captured by the Boers Feb. 9, was released at Bioem- fontein and put through the lines near Sterkstroom. He telegraphed that the Boers were demoralized, but adds that they have been treating the British wounded splendidly. Boers Busy Entrenching. London, March 7. — A dispatch to the Daily News from Modder River, dated Mon¢ rch 5, and descr ing the Boe s n in front of Lord s “The Boers seem to be busy intrenching. They have mounted eight guns on high kopijes. It is marvelous how they drag these weapons into such positions. It is re- ported here that a recent emergency meeting of the Free States raad at Bloemfontein, a radical difference of opinion developed, the majority favor- ing peace at any price, but the mi- nority, including President Steyn, ad- vocating a fight to the end.” Quieting Effect on Dutch. Orange River, Cape Colony, March 7. —The recent British victories have had a wonderful quieting effect upov the rebel Dutch, many of whom in the neighborhood of Douglas are reported disheartened and about returning to their homes. ,The commando in the neighborhood of Britstown has been given carte blanche by President Steyn to raise as many recruits and to do as much damage as possible. The rebels in the neighborhood of Kenhart are particularly aggressive, acting on the. supposition that the troops of Lord Roberts are fully occupied in the Free State. Dutch in Rebellion. Cape Town, March 7. — Nearly the whole of the Dutch population of the Prieska and Kenhardt district are in rebellion. Many-Dutch from neigh- poring districts are reported to have joined them, notably Piet Moolman, who will lead the rebels. AN ISLAND LOST. ‘| A Ship Sails Over the Spot Once Oc- eupied by It. San Francisco, March 7.—Chief Offi- cer Cooskey, of the transport Grant, said that on Feb. 3 the ship sailed over the spot where Morrell island had been generally supposed to ‘be logated. It is on all sailing charts, but at 11:30 a. m. on the date mentioned the Grant sailed over the position in latitude 29 deg. 57 min. north, longitude 174 deg. 81 min. east, and not a trace of the island could be found. At noon any land forty feet above the level of the sea could be seen for a distance of twenty-five miles. PAUNCEFOTE REMAINS. British Government Cannot Find @ Better Man for the Place, London, March 7, — The Associated Press learns that the British govern- ment has decided that Lord Paunce- fote will remain as ambassador at Washington indefinitely. Actuated by Jealousy. Chicago, March 7. — Px-Ald. Biers shot-and probably fatally wounded Victoria Goodwin in a_ saloon last night. He was arrested. The shoot- ing is belieyed to have been actuated by jealousy, Burglary at Pawtucket. Pawtucket, R. I., March 7.—Burglars entered the office of the Hand Brewing company during the night and blew eid vores Wi oat i int