The evening times., 1900-01-24

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2i.-Here is per-
haDs another of the many unpleasant re-
suits of the war between Great Britain and
the Transvaal- William Sutherland. the
weil-known florist of Twenty-hrst and
Green Streets, a prominent Republican Of
the Fifteenth ward. was recently put TO
indignities that aroused his anger.
A matter of important business-the set
uement OF an estate in Scotland-tOOk this
veteran of the civil war to his native
country at the close of last year He is a
very Indifferent sailor at best, as he has
found to his cost on the four OF five times
that he has previously crossed the Allan
tic. On this occasion. as he writes to his
friend. Col Charles E Upton. Of this city:
We had very stormy passage across
the Atlantic and was seasick all the way,
| only ate two meals on the ship the first
one on the day we sailed and the other one
on the day we landed
Here are the simple straightforward
words in which. in his letter to Colonel
IiptOn, he describes his reception at
Queenstown by the British officials:
We arrived al Queenstown twelve hours
late Arriving at the custom house | was
taken into cold room and searched from
the crown % my head to the soles OF my
feet. My clothes were all taken of me.
was stripped 10 the skin. | never suf-
Tered such indignities in my life before,
and hope ! never will again. My field
glass, notebook and cap were turned in
side out and my writing paper wetted TO
see tas l suppOse) IL IL contained any secret
correspondence.
4 also had small piece Of carved coal.
representing the entrance 10 a coal mine
and showing the breaker which / wanted
10 give 10 my cousins wife. This they
| took from me and kept. declaring il to be
dynamite put up in a new form My cap.
glass, and notebook were returned 10 me.
also my writing paper. but they wanted
me 10 tear out the addresses Of the per-
sons / was to call upon on my business.
giving as reason that ] would then not
know where TO CALL
After being released / have every rea-
son 10 believe that / was Swallowed from
Cork to Belfast. Certainly there was a
person with very unprepossessing looks
who travelled al! the way with me in the
same compartment Of the cars. who tried
on numerous occasions 10 draw me out on
the Boer war question and upon other such
matters during my journey At Dublin.
where | stopped over night ] thought I
I had got rid-Of him, but yOu may judge OF
my surprise when l resumed my journey
70 see the same man getting into the same
compartment with me. He kent with me
and used every means In his power to
draw me out, but TO no effect. At about
ten miles from Belfast he got out and a
stout man with severe features got in and
took his place aHd tried the same tactics
on me, but with as little success
The affair Is thus explained 10 me by
a friend who tells me that ] have a mill
tary appearance. which. he says. led the
authorities, no doubt 10 mistake me eth
CT for BOer Ofiicer or spy in disguise ="
Colonel Upton declares that though Mr.
sutherland may be supine enough to allow
the matter to drop here. he viii not. He
says that he will himself make application
to the proper authorities at Washington
and find out why his friend was so mis-
used.