The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1894-03-22

} getting drunk when in town. The ar
| I,tillery corps are the only ones left in
town, They have three maxims, one
\ Ratling. one 9-pounder and one a.
u FOUNDER for throwing Shells
Z The owner Of the wagon I came on de-
cided to stay in Victoria SO he paid
Bakers, Marstons and my fare on the
coach and sent our things on by another
wagon. -Four Of the other passengers
Joined the troops. / wanted to do the
same but Baker strongly urged me not
to. saying that with my poor sight and
hearing ] would not only likely be killed
myself when I might be on picket duty
but .endanger the whole troop.
Among the passengers on the coach
was Mr.. Swan, who spoke of before,
and q commercial traveller named Brooks
The latter kept himself drunk all the
time, Baker and Marston had bottle
OF Irish whisky between them. Brooks
told them to. put it away and drink his
and then he could help drink theirs.
| They did SO. Marston was soon in the
same condition as Brooks, Whenever
they changed mules or stopped to rest
and feed them the men would get out.
A. Jewish woman, inside took advantage
and drank M and BIS whisky. When
they wanted it they could not find it,
and when they did find the bottle it was
empty and the woman full. Il
Il. The coach was uncomfortable with six
on the inside and one coolie outside, be-
sides the driver and conductor. At Fort
Charter a Jesuit priest and trooper
carrying dispatches got in making it
still worse.
T The padre looked more like Protes-
clergyman than Roman Catholic. He
wore full beard, light grey coat, with
belt Of the same material, and a grey
felt hat. He is staying in Salisbury
with Father Hartman. He, was. very
agreeable, played chess with Mr.. Swan
and told US little about the country he
had been in. He was last stationed
near McLoutsie. |
!. The coach. went all night the first
night fand did not give us chance to
sleep. The second night we slept two
hours on the ground, in our blankets, af-
ter which we were awakened and the
mules. ~ h inspanned and on we went. The
third 1iEdF night We got six thours' sleep, ow-
ing ing tot the delay, caused byst mules
getting lost. ......
Wearrived iny Salisbury on Tuesday,
the 10Th, and aput up at the Hatfield
thoteL the dining room of which is also
the theater for. the town. The only |
PLAYS 80 far have been by amateurs and
for the benefit of the hospital There
are three churches Wesleyan, Church
OF England and Roman Catholic---a
weekly newspaper, the Rnodesia Herald;
bl-weekly market, on the market square;
fine market building nearly completed. |
There is q large jail also being built,
which will be. used as fort during the
present trouble. There are two post
Offices, one at the Kopje or hill side of the
town, and another at what they call the
causeway side Of the town, which is the
general postoffice., The company's Of
ficess, etc,,. also at the. .causeway side.
On top of the Kopje there is stone fort
with. q search light, and an earthwork at
the ,causeway side, near the crescent po-
lice camp. j
The, town consists of brick buildings,
square and circular huts, with thatched
roofs, and a very few galvanized iron
stores, three brick hotels, two. restau-
rants, five canteens, as they call saloons.
The hotels also sell liquor. There are
three other hotel buildings, but since
most Of the. people have Joined the
column only lhe bar is kept open; the
bedrooms are rented, but no meals are
supplied.
tfst Every one outside the town have been
Warned in, so 4 will have to try and do
something in town until the trouble is
over. Baker, went to .Belra via tUmtali,
intending to- bring up goods to trade
with the stores. Most of the goods come
from Pretoria by wagon. Yours sin
,cerely, Il. JOHN JARVIS.
INVALUABLE MINES BONDED.