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ico $ Rid 0 i simi thn FOREIGN DISPATCHES tions "bodies A REVIEW OF RECENT HAPPEN- INGS IN EUROPE AND ASIA. A RUSSIAN COLONEL CONFESSES THAT HE GAVE AWAY MILITARY SECRETS. . Grimm Russian officer Col. (the who was recently condemned to death ' by a court martial at War- saw, after having been convicted of systematic revelation -of -military secrets to a foreign power) has con- fesséd to having been guilty of high treason. About sixty arrests have been made at Warsaw in connection with the trial of Col. Grimm, who, it has been asserted, had, during ten years, revealed to Germany every plan prepared by ° Russia in the eventuality of war between the two countries. The discovery of the colonels treason was due to his wife, who denounced her husband in revenge {or tions to another woman. Letters received in London from Harry DeWindt, leader of the expedi- tion which is attempting to malke its way overland: from Paris to New York," and which left the former city December 19, 1901, dated Yak- utsk, Siberia, February 16, announc- ed . his intention to depart on the following day for Sredne! Kolymsk (in" East Siberia, 1,660 miles north- east 'of Yakutsk). DeWindt had then already covered 2,000 miles of his land journey since he left. the rail- road, through blinding blizzards: and with the thermometer at from 235 to 50 degrees below zero. The officials at Yakutsk strongly urged DeWindt not to continue his journey. He said that the condi- tions were worse this year than ever that the cold 'was more intense: and } that epidemics and famine were rag- ing. The traveller, however," mined to proceed. = But, unless he reaches Sredne Rolymet before May he will probably be obliged to re- his having paid atten- \ "deter- main there until winter makes Sleigh. ing possible. Court etiquette ahd scruples have had an amusing tussle at the Hague.* when 'the daughters of Dr. Kuyper, the premier, were invited to the first | court ball of the season. Low neck- ed dresses were commanded, but the Misses Kuyper considered that de- collete dresses were inconsistent with 'their religious principles. They applied for. a dispensation, but re- ceived a curt reply from the mistress of the ceremonies, who declared that the time® honored customs of the Dutch court, must be adhered to. Dr. Kuyper made direct representa- on the subject to Queen Wil- helmina, with the result that a com- promise 'was arranged. The Misses The trouble arose religious Kuyper will stay away from the ball: but will take tea with their sover- eign in high necked dresses the same | after noon. A terrible accident is reported from West Japan, where an aval- anche slid down upon a petroleum works beneath a 18, causing the death of over one hundred Japanese. About eighty were taken out, and four were rescued alive but terribly burn- ed." The oil works, warehouses, of- - fices and dwellings were crushed and in parts not entirely submerged, fire started and all the buried buildings with the entombed people ' were burnt. The Shanghai . Mercury says 'that high hill, February | before his death Li Hung Chang sur- rendered full privileges to Russia in: and the present negotia-' Manchuria tions now, going on are said to be a blind to hoodwink the rival powers. The Merrury says that had Li not died, his adhesion to Russia's policy: Mont would have involved China in war. A cablegram from Brussels says : The Liberals and the Socialists, in- cluding many members of the cham- ber of deputies, held a big parade there on Sunday, March 23. The paraders halted in front of the city hall and sent a deputation to the burgomaster of Brussels bearing a petition for universal suffrage and proportional representation. The burgomaster promised to submit this petition to parliament. As Prince Albert, a' nephew of King Leopold, was leaving the theatre last night, hundreds of so- cialist students gathered about the prince and shouted for universal suf- frage. - . According to dispatehes from Hong Kong, the rebels have captured the prefectural town of Xam Chou, in the province 'of Kwang Tung, and have seized the arsenal and gran- aries. « The mandarins of the garri- son fled, and appealed to Canton for re-inforcement. The viceroy of Can- ton replied that it was impossible to further deplete the Canton garri- son, and urged General Ma to make the utmost efforts to put down the rebellion. There have been 470 deaths from cholera at Mecca and Medina in 'Arabia during the past ten days. dor in the STATELY ENGLISH HOME. - A Wealthy American Ready "to Pay (Handsome Jor One. The London Times of the 21st of March contains' the following adver- tisement : 'Wanted to purchase by a wealthy American, desirous of set- tling in this country, one of the stately English homes. Would give a fancy price for a really suitable place. Must contain no less than thirty bedrooms, stabling for twen- ty hor ses, a finely 'timbered park and land to any extent. Good shooting indispensable. Must not be more than two hours from London. Ad- dress, Millionaire, care, etc. "The well known firm of auction- eers whose address follows, inform- ed a pressman that the would-be purchaser was now in England and was. thoroughly known to, them. They. had strict injunctions; how- ever, mot to réveal his name until the purchase was completed. 'MURDER SUSPECTED. ' A BN Jas. Quirk Found Dead in a Pool -.- of Blood in His Barn, at f - Brantford. . ; The body -of Jas. Quirk, a well known athlete, and propr ietor of the 'Commercial hotel, Brantford, was found at midnight Sunday, March 23 hofel stables. A bell boy heard groans 'in, the barn, and in- formed the cook, 'who pr oceeded to the stable, "and at the foot of the steps leading to the Hayloft he" found Quirk lying in a pool of blood. " It is supposed that Quirk: went out at midnight to see some game chick-. ens in the stable loft, and that when, entering the loft he was attacked by. some - person &nd 'hit on the head several times with a blunt instru- ment, as his head is badly bruised. The culprit is supposed to have es caped through a gate leading to Dal- housie street, as the hostler had, be- [fore retiring, bolted the gate, and it was found open after the deed had been discovered. 'A'pic UNDERTAKING. Col. ,Sam Hughes Says He is Ready ' to End the War. A dispatch tr om, Ottawa says - It is understood that Lieut.-Col. Sam Hughes, M. P., has made an offer to the minister of militia to raise a contingent of 2,500 men in Canada to go to South Africa to put down the Boer war. = There are said to be conditions at- tached to- the. offer, one is that Col. Hughes goes in command, and the other is that he will not be respon- sible to any British "officer, who, in the opinion of Col. Hughes, is not competent and able to appreciate and take advantage. of Canadian troops. Shiva PERcSHED IN THE BLIZZARD. Arthur O. Davis, the section fore- man of Antler, N.W.T., who was lost in: the blizzard on Saturday, the 15, was found dead by a search party composed of the Northwest Mounted Police and citizens. Albert Foubert, aged 44, a resi- dent of Maissonneuve, was killed on a railway bridge near Buckingham station by the westbound "Soo" ex- press on Monday, March 24. A com- panion of the man named Scanting, | saved himself by climbing to the side of the 'bridge. "GORED BY A BUFFALO. R. Rock, 'at One Time Scout to Gen. Custer, is Killed on His Ranche. 'News has been received from Butte, of the:death of Richard Rock, an old time and widely known scout and frontiersman, at his ranche near Henry's Lake on Saturday, March 22. Rock was gored to death'by a buffalo which he had raised. Rock was one of the scouts with the ill-fated Custer expedition, and is said to be the man who gave Custer information of the presence of the Indians under Sitting Bull in the valley where the crafty cheiftain had encamped. Rock advised the general to wait for the coming of Reno be- fore attacking. A year or so ago Rock was sent by the government into the Yellowstone Park to count the buffalo remaining there. Richard Savage, a miner of An- thracite, was found dead on the track about a mile and three'quart- ers east of Banff. . -- : The consumption of .'beer in the United Kingdam last year amount- ed to 31.7 gallons per head of the population, says a London news- paper.: In Gerthany and the United States the consumption: (in 1899) was 27.5 and 13.5 gallons, respect- ively. In France it was only 6.2 gallons. Nevertheless, Great Dritain does not, according to a government paper on alcoholic beverages just is- sued, hold the premier position as a beer drinking country. ! | the that all classes will join in a solemn' | the ANTIPODEAN NEWS. | SEVERAL AUSTRALIAN STATES SUFFER SEVERELY FROM ~ DROUGHT. LABOR RECRUITING SHIPS AT- TACKED BY NATIVES--TWO OFFICERS KILLED. y "According to the latest news by steamship Aorangi, several of the | states in - Australia have suffered' terribly from drought. In New South Wales the death of sheep and cattle has been appalling, and the list of deaths from heat apoplexy is a long one. Public subscriptions are on . foot to provide food and lodging at the seashore for thou- sands of poor in need of fresh air, the government to provide trans- portation. : The governor, has also set apart a period of prayer, the proclamation reading as follows : "Whereas in consideration of so very serious calamities froml which this state is now suffering by reason of 'the protracted drought, that a day should be set gpart in which all persons may unite in a prayer to Almighty God to obtain through his divine mercy a. mitigation or remov- al of these calamities, I, the lieuten- ant-governor of New South Wales, dirccet that the 26th inst. be a pub- lic holiday thr oughout the state for purpose aforesaid, and I hope appeal for divine mercy." THE PLAGUE. A _ Plague is again very active in Australia -and the fatalities as com- pared to thé number of cases are large. Rats seem to be the agency by which plague 1s. kept alive. Many of those "stricken, have killed rats. or been near where rats have been found dead. Extraordinary precautions are being taken to des- troy rats by. the government. BOBR WAR AMENITIES. Australasia has been aroused by the anti-war resolutions of a labor congress at Sydney. At this conven- tion a resolution was passed aguninst the British government's conduct of 'a resolution against war war; itself as wrong on Britain's part, who should withdraw, even now, from South Africa. These resolu-' tions have caused patriotic indigna- tion meetings thr oughout the colo- nics, at which th abor congress has been censured, loyal Speeches habe been made and tore hight pro- cessions organized. PACIFIC CABLE. The Pacific cable steamer, Anglia, has' reached Doubtless Bay. N. Z., thus completing the Australian-New Zealand link of the cable. TROUBLE WITH NATIVES. During the month of February the natives of the South Seas gather on the coast in large numbers and the vessels which go to recruit laborers bring home many stories of treach- ery. .. This year is no exception to the rule and a number of these stories are reported. ¢ The Ketch Venture, while in Cadell straits, a narrew and difficult pas- sage, was attacked by natives who attempted to climb over In the fight which followed this at- tempt two members of the crew were killed by spears in the hands of the natives. Mr. Geo. McCabe, re- cruiting officer of the Labor vessel Rhoderick Dhu was another victim. The cruise of the barque had been fairly successful and without special incident until the Island of Malayta was reached. Tere it was decided to land for the purpose of obtain- ing a few recruits if possible and al- though no instances of treachery on the part of the natives were known to the offcers of the vessel, still Mr. McCabe took precautions against a disaster of any kind. In the boat commanded by Mr. McCabe were a number of his trusted men and an- other of the ship's boats was also in attendance to cover the landing party. No natives were seen on the island but shortly after the officer had landed and proceeded some dis- tance ap the beach he was suddenly fired on "from the rear by some of the islanders concealed' in some thick undergrowth. Mr. McCabe was killed instantly. The murder- ous deed immediately fled inland and of the Rhoderick Dhu. Mr. MeCabe's body was recovered and later buried at sea. ing vessels adopted a novel method of getting ngtives to ehter imto con- tracts with 'him: He seeured a phonograph and before leaving Queensland had a native already en- gaged on a plantation talk into it telling of the good times he was having. = This was taken to the na- tive villages and turned loose. The natives flocked to ths: Sovniting ship. The Danish bork) Puck, with 170 recruits "on board, ran ashore and was wrecked. The recruits and self in the cabin the sides. ers after committing itheir treacher- thus escaped the wrath of the crew | The chaplain of one of the recruit- crew were rescued by the German steamer Meteor. Another wreck of which news was received by the Aorangi was that of the schooner Prosperity, bound from New Castle to North. Queensland. When off Point Lookout, Stradbrooke island, , the man at the wheel drew the at' tention. of 'the maté to land. ahead. The mate for answer struck the man and immediately the . 'schooner "went ashore. The crew, with the excep- tion of the "mate who! locked him- pent "the night. in the rigging and swam ashore in the moyning. The mate and cook were drow ned. 1 5 A "tribal war was 'in Progress in' | Noumea, one band of villagers at- tacked a rival village and according to reports received at Sydney a num- ber of "men were. killed - and the wounded decapitated. It was said also that cannibalism was practiced by the successful party. : CAMBRIDGE WON. The Light Blues Capture the Fifty- ninth Contest. Putney, Eng., March 22.-- The. Cambridge , crew to-day fulfilled the expectation of the prophets and won the fifty-ninth boat race from Ox- ford as. they liked. At no time throughout the race did Oxford in the slightest. degree flatter the hopes of the supporters of the dark blue. 1 Any possible chance which the Ox- onians might have had was shatter- ed by tne result of the toss giving the light blues, Cambridge, all the advance of station. Immense crowds as usual turned out to view the con- test, and the weather, though show- ery, was not so inclement as it has been most of the previous years. Cambridge was the first to take the water, Oxford following after a slight delay, and both crews pad- dled to -the moored skifis at the starting line. The starting was de- layed owing to the force of the tide making it difficult to keep the boats' noses straight. Lieut.-Col. Frank Willan, the umpire, however, finally got them away in a capital start. As was anticipated the livelier stroke of the light blues gave them the earliest advantage and their lead was increased at every stroke. By the time Craven steps were reached Cambridge had a clear length to the good and it was 'patent to every one that they had the race in. hand "bar- ring accidents. Huntley's soniewite sluggish stroke appeared to be too slow to suit some of the Oxford man behind him. Their weight would have told at least in the earlier part of the race, had they been given more chance. As it was each landmark on the river bank found them further and further in the rear, and at Har- rod's stores their troubles were in- creased by thé wash of their oppon- ent's boat. Off the Sacarine works the dark blues' stroke made his ef- fort and the Oxford crew struggled gamely. But only for a short dis- tance. Nelson (Cambridge) did not quicken, his stroke and the gap was reduced to about a length as the boats shot under Hammersmith bridge. The effort took all the steam out. of the Oxonians, their stroke dropped from 87 to 32 and the race was practichlly over. Cambridge came right away, pull- ing comfortably at an average of 36 strokes to the minute, and increased her lead without the slightest effort. Before reaching Bames bridge the dark blues were in the greatest trouble while the light blues, amid hearty cheers, paddled past the ship at Mortlake the easiest winners of the tamest university boat race in many years. The official time of the finish was 19 minutes, 9 seconds, and the dis- tance separating the two boats was officially given out as being five lengths, but it was nearly eight lengths. The spectators, especially the Oxonians, were not slow to show their resentment at the some- what rare spectacle of a university eight 'absolutely rowed out. The defeated crew included the brothers Milburn, of Buffalo. This was the first time on record that two Ameri- cans participated in an Oxtore: Cam- bridge boat race. The experts agreed that the Mil- burns showed fine style. Many 'Old Blues" congratulated them on the fine showing they made and hopes were freely expressed that they would both row next year. INHERITS $6,000,000. Frank Conger, of Brooklyn, who suddenly a few days ago in a Detroit hotel, bequeathed to his adopted daughter, Oressa Stewart Conger, whom he took from the arms her dead mother a dozen years ago in a railroad wreck at Ham- burg, N. Y., an' estate of six mil- lion dollars. The girl is now four- teen years old and for twelve years has been thought by many to be the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conger. disd of No man can be selflsh while he is in love. Never have any dealings with un- dertakers if you can avoid it. They are a close lot always wanting to screw a man down. There is only one woman admiral in the world, 'the Queen of Greece. She holds this' rank in. the Russian navy, an honorary appointment con- ferred upon her by the late Czar be- cause her, father held the rank of. High Admiral. is King Edward will visit the Chan-- nel islands; the first of the English 'kings since King John to visit these islands. A contract has been let to raise: the steamer Islander which founder-- ed on the Pacific coast last fall. There are so many languages spok-- en in the provinces of Austro-Hun- gary that interpreters are employed: in the various Parliaments to inter-- pret. the warious speeches of the del- egates, and make them intelligible to all the Ei The income of the industrial popu-- lation of Great Britain has grown in fifty years three times faster than the population itself. The C.P.R. will have 20 through trains a week Dassirg, Winnipeg this summer. Mr, John Spencer, mother of two C. P. R. superintendents, died in Ot- The latest lL.ondon novelty is the "somersault cure' for fat women, A west end surgeon's house has been fitted up as a luxurious gymnasium, where rich patients turn somer- saults, on Swedish principles, in the hope of reducing their obesity. The 'eure' . is : said to be most effica-- cious. His Majesty's theatre at Sydney, N. 8. W., was much damaged by fire recently, the whole interior was des- troyed. - - The property and scenery of Ben Hur, valued at £14,000, were lost. There was practically no insurance on the property destroyed. THE CYNICAL BACHELOR. A cynical bachelor listened to some women who were discussing fe- male suffrage, and was asked by one of them for his views on'the ques- tion. He replied thus with great de- liberation: "I once heard a woman who was asked how she had voted at. the recent election. "In "my plum-colored gown," was the an- swer. Then the cynical bachelor bowed: and escaped. One-fourth of the people of thé earth die before the age of six, one- The comparative dur and aluminum horseshoe ly tested in the cavalry of Fidlond, The shoes were worn for six weeks, and in every case the aluminum shoe" was better than the others. Nine Eastern Ontario teachers have been selected to teach the Boers in South Africa. . A Stratford jury in the case of Benjamen Stillifant; charged at. the assizes with manslaughter of a boy named McLean by knocking him down while riding a bicycle at a high rate of speed, returned a ver- dict of not guilty, Judge Britton so advising. Stillifant thereupon was discharged. The judge gave it as his opinion that the case was surely one. of accident. Paper can now be hung on the wa by machinery. The device has a rod on which a roll of paper is placed, and a paste reservoir with a feeder placed so as to engage the wrong side of the paper. Lord Kitchener has withdrawn the banishment proclamation if the Boer leaders will surrender. It is official- ly announced peace overtures are in progress. Regarding horses {for service in South Africa the G.O.C., at the Cape telegraphed some time ago to the in- spector-general of remounts as fol- lows : 'Hungarian horses condemn- ed as flat catchers: Canadian, Am- erican, Irish and Australian cobs are preferred. Big horses, especially Australians, last no time."' The newspapers at Vienna 'report: a student's outbreak of a revolu-- tionary character, at Plock, Rug-. sian Poland. The students there set. fire to the technical school, and at-- tempted to-lynch the professors, whos . escaped with difficulty. Mounted troops quelled the disturbance. ~ According to news from Stockholm experiments have been made at Mar- nia with an aerial torpedo, the in- vention of a Swedish commandant of artillery named Unga. . The re-- sults are said to be extremely satis- factory. The details are kept secret but it has' leaked out that the machine is not only an engine of des- truction, but can be used for saving the lives" of shipwrecked persons. The yacht which Emperor William has named "Alice Roosevelt" is: beautifully. 'decorated in the modern. impressionistic style, which his maj- esty disapproved of in his recent art utterances. Nevertheless the emper-