Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-13

serious illness and find that two great
peoples have been interested in his fate
that an emperor has grieved for him IN
words having the weight OF a political
manifesto and that his value to pub
fishers has been increased by hundreds,
perhaps by thousands, a year."
Mr.. DoOley-In Peace and In War"
by Mr.. Peter Dunn. the newspaper man
If Chicago. has met with a wonderful
reception here. The book is quoted ev-
'rywhere, and the author is spoken of
IS another Mark Twain. The Spectator,
Turing the course of a long review Of
The work, compares Mr.. Dunn with Ar
temus Ward.
The English papers are jubilant at the
PROSPECTS of the success of Mr.. Cecil
Rhodes visit to Berlin and his audience
with Emperor William. which, 1t is said,
promises we'll for the Cape to Cairo
railroad. Mr.. Rhodes, it is understood,
is prepared to offer Germany freer ac-
cess to the line and a certain control
over that portion traversing German
territory. Germany would secure i'm
portant concessions and running powers
over the whole Rhodesian railroad sys-
tenn. The National Zeitung anticipates
that Mr.. Rhodes will be successful and
contends that his success will not be
injurious to German colonial interests
in Africa.
Other German newspapers when were
formerly rabidly anti-Rhodes now APP
prove of an arrangement with him re-
specting the railroad.
1t is further reported that Mr.. Rhodes
also includes in his scheme the con-
struction of a railroad from the Atlantic
across German southwest Africa into
Rhodesia.
The latest advices from the Sudan
minimize the strength of the khalifa's
forces, though it has been practically
to send an expedition to finally
dispose of him..
General Lord Kitchener of Khartum
will shortly make an extended tour OF
the eastern Sudan, visiting Kassala and
A squadron Of cavalry has deem dis
from Omdurman up the White
Nile to prevent supplies being furnished
handsomely to the khalifa's camp in
kordofan.
Several cases have recently come to
pointing to the prevalence of a
" i"NPli '" o|N'Ns
gnawing at the roots of CONNER
ial life. which came as a surprise to the
public. The London Chamber
# Commerce appointed a committee to
investigate the matter and report last
week. 1t shows that bribery nj cor
upton are rampant in every depart
lent of business and professional life.
Iccording to the report. commissions, =
hitch easily pass into brides. are given
0 firms or agents to secure custom. ,
hen the recipients demand similar '
ribes from other firms, n the stress =
f competition necessitates their being =
aid. Thus a form of blackmail has ::
instituted. and also a system of ,
Of inferior articles. The COM -
Iittee, in order to check the evil, rec
nmends civil proceedings under the y
resent law and fresh legislation max !,
g the practice criminal. =.
Considerable interest is taken in the y
shionahle world of Paris over the en- >
igement of Mile. Richelieu and Count =
lWard de la Rochefoucauld The bride =
DE is the daughter of the Princess OF
onaco by her first husband. Her moth -
was a niece of Heine, while her father g
as a direct descendant of the famous :.
Ike of Richelieu. The bridegroom is .
q son of the Duke de la Rochefou- -.
uld q.