The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-08
TIMOTHY HEALY KISSED.


ing the course of speech in the house
of commons on the British defeats said:
Heretofore the Beers have only had
two feast days in their calendar, Ding
mans day and Majuba day. But England
has given them Buffers day, Whites day,
Gatacre's day, Methuen's day, Yule's day
and Symons' day
Loud and continued cries Of "Shame!''
greeted the reference to the dead general,
and Mr.. Healy fastened to declare that
he had the greatest respect for the late
Gen. Symons. q
Mr.. Healy. continuing, said the most
pathetic incident of the war was the cor
reSpondence between Gen. Symons and
Gen. Joubert beforeoGen. Symons' death,
and the only unworthy feature was that
the English turned their backs upon their
dying general. ~
Thomas W. Russell, atL:beral, OPP sed
to home rule. member for the South divfs-
ion of Tyrone, replying to Mr. Heay on
behalf of the government. said there was
one day the Beers would never celebrate,
and that was the day on which the Brit
1sh parliament should surrender under
such ignoble conditions as in 1881.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON
The Associated Press learns that the
war office today received telegram say.
ing, briefly, that Gen. Butler had again
re-crossed the Tugela, river Feb. 5, and Is
now advancing upon Ladys1nith. When
the dispatch announcing the fighting on
the upper Tugela was published there
was the usual scene of excitement on
the streets The big placards attracted
newspaper buyers, and the news was
eagerly discussed in all quarters. There
was notable excitement in the house
of commons where, in addition to the
war Office announcement that Gen. Butler
had crossed the Tugela Monday and was
advancing upon Ladysmith news agen-
cy telegram was posted saying that 100
additional ambulance stretchers had been
sent to the front from Durham.
TO ASSIST MINER.
H. T. Bilson, the legal assistant of colo
NAL office. started for Cape Town Sat-
urday in order to assist Sir Alfred MIL
ner. the British high commissioner. in
the legal problems confronting him.
LARoUCHERE ROUGHLY HANDLED.
NORTHAMPTON, Eng, Feb THE
announcement that Henry Labouchere,
editor Of Truth. and Liberal member Of
parliament for Northampton. would adj
dress peace meeting in the Northamp-
ton town hall this evening drew a noisy
crowd of opponents, wfle swarmed upon
the platform and smashed the chairs.
MI. LaDOucnefeS arrival was the signal
for renewed attacks. The promoters of
the meeting were forced off the plat
form. and chairs were hurled into the
body of the house amid cries Of God
save the queen Mr.. gIabouchere was
struck on the head, but was not seri-
ously injured. He, managed to make his
exit. escorted by tie police. A number Of
other persons wereahit, although not seri-
ously. Ultimately the opponents of the
peace meeting gained the platform and
declared that Northampton had Joined
York city In repudiating the critics of the
government. n
GEN. sHAFrER.s CRITICISM.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind..a Feb. 7.-Gen.
w. r. Shafter, while in this city with
the Lawton funeral pafty, was asked
for his opinion regarding the Transvaai
war. The general. whol,fs following the
movement Of Butler toward Ladysmith
closely, said:
"Our British cousins were of the opin-
ion only a few months ago that our land
operations In the Spanish-American war
were going on very slowly. How is it
today with their operations against the
Beers? We soon finished our work in
Cuba. where We were opposed by one OF
the great powers of the earth. The
Beers are not power at ALL and yrr
the work of subduing them seems to be