The sun., 1896-08-30

tnhJ tncy lclJ there was n0tnlnR Tor
| them but to fight on, oven although they found
that whnt Mlimo told them was untrue.
! "one thing this priest guaranteed was to
| turn the bullets OF the white men into water
| and that the natives should reign supreme at
/ Buiawayo again. King Lo Bengula was to APP
pear again In the Government house OF Mr.
| Rhodes. which had been built on the site Of I.o
, BenRula's palace. For that reason the Govern
ment house, although It was in the hands of
the Kaffirs when Bulawayo was closely invested.
was not fred upon or destroyed"
Burnhnm 10 the hero of seven campaiVns in
Africa and 10 probably tho best known scout in
! Africa He is ono Of the three survivors OF the
party of thirty-eisht picked men who. under
| Major Wilson. advanced across the ShanRani
River In pursuit of Lo HenRula in Derem her,
| 1893. The main body, under Major Forbes
were tho other side Of the river.
! and when the patrol party found them
selves surrounded by thousands of Lo Ben
Rula's warriors Burnham and two others
volunteered to make dash through the enemy
in the hope of reaching Forbes anu telling him
the situation. Although voliey after volley was
| fired upon them, they forced their way through
| the bush, reached the river. and crossed IL with
dimculty. only to find that Forbes himself was
| soreiy pressed. Tho river meanwhile Ind risen
90 rapidly that 1t could not be crossed, and Will
| son and his men were left to make the .smous
last stand. when all perished while they sang
God Save the Queen"
| An English journalist. who recently found
! himself in barcelona, sends an account Of the
! condition of the latest Spanish levies ordered
TO Cuba. more than confirming tho recent re.
| ports published in The SUN. He says: "The
condition Of these men Is wretched beyond
! description. Not only arc their clothes
! OF tho poorest material as much like
sackcloth as anything. but they are altogether
| unified for the climate OF the West Indies So
| badly made are their uniforms that he seams
! come undone at the first ply steal exertion, and
as there are practically tailors with the
| troops, the rents have to be made good by the
| soldiers themselves.
| "All the depots have been depleted of war
stores, and at least B. 900 men have recently been
| sent to Cuba without arms IN the belief that
| weapons and ammunition would he found for
| them by capture from the insurgents. Never
| were there such depressing scenes as those wit
| messed at the emoarkAtion OF the troops. Tho
soldiers themselves were quito sulen. and their
relatives were confident they were going to their
dea.h as surely as a feion cn his way to the
| scaffoid.
The Sun reporter at Madrid says there Is not
the slightest ooub there that the Treasury is in
| \ woful state despite the affected cheerfulness
| Of the Ministers There has been much coming
| and going Of huanciers to and from the Bank OF
| Spain. and this, coupled with the disappearance
| OF two i'm portant officers OF the Treasury De-
| partment, is considered warrant for the bell Of
that q large financial operation is impending.
| Money must be found somewhere To pay for
| arms and ammunition. Several small gun
boats have been ordered mainly In England, on
the basis Of cash before delivery.
| No i'm portance is attached to tho so-cailed
| revolutionary movement in the Philippines 1t
| has no traceable connection with the Cuban
| trouble. and is not likely to take more serious
| form than the clandestine issue OF maniicstoes
| calling for reforms, Nevertheless. 1t IL likely
| to help thsCubens indirectly. by dstafnIng on
| the other eide OF the world war ships and troops
that would otherwise be available in the W es,
| Indies.
Mrs. Maybrick is seriously i'll in the hospital
connected with the prison where she Is hned.
| Her condition Is so serious that the authorities
yesterday suspended the rules and permitted
her to receive q visit from her mother.
Cardinal Ricard has forbidden the priests OF
| the Diocese OF Paris to ride bicycles. The rea.
son Is because priests in France wear cassocks
reaching TO their heels and the Cardinal regards
the spectacle OF a man in such a costume
mounted on q ladys wheel as undgnifed, not
| to say ridiculous.
The story Of the sudden breaking off Of the
match between Sir Robert Peel and Miss VII.
hanson. the eldest daughter OF Lord Ashton. IS
the talk OF the town. Sir Robert met Miss Will
liamson for the first time alta private dinner
party month ago. II of love
at first sight. He invited Lady Ashton
and her daughter 10 his estate at Drayton
Manor on the l4th inst. Three days later he
proposed and was accepted. The parents con
sentet. and on last Tuesday Lord Ashton and
| Sir Robert arranged the details or the match,
Including generous proposition from the girls
| father to provide her With an income OF S75 600