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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
DE WET GONE AGAIN.
BOer Fox Again EIudes the
British Pack.

London, Dec 12.-Gen. Kitcheners
latest message indicates that De Wet
has again evaded Knox After the lat
ter had foiled the Boer general at Coo
massie Drift, the Beers seem to have
doubled back. crossed the Caledon river
elsewhere and turned thence northwest.
in the direction of Peedersburg, the
memora BILE scene of the British disaster
in April, when De Wet captured the
Irish rifles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12

Negotiations Regarding China
Come to an End.

London. Dec. 12-The negotiations of
the powers in regard to the joint China
note were concluded satisfactorily yes
terday, all agreeing to the conditions
identieally as outlined by Count Won
Buelow, the imperial chancellor of Ger
many, November 10, with the exception
of the Introductory clause saying the
demands are irrevocable, which is elimi-
mated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12

Nothing but through freights are run
ming, but they are badly delayed. Forty
trains were handled through Emporia
December 6. "A on the 7th, 18 on the 9tn,
II on the 10th. The situation on the diff
ferent divisions is practically the same
as yesterday, except that we gained in
some localities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Dec. 12--Forecast for kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight followed by
unsettled weather in east portion Thurs
day; variable winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12

men, who were working, were induced
TO come out during the day on the cut
OF
The company discontinued hiring op-
orators at its esta blished bureaus last
night Superintendent ShoIes says that
every station is manned to carry on nor
NAL business, though they have not the
full complement Of operators every
where
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
COMPANY LOSING BUSINESS.

Chairman Newman Backs This Asser-
ton With Figures.
Emporfa, Kan, Dec 12-Chairman
Newman, Of the eastern division of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
AWAITING THE DECISION.

attorney for the prosecution. He always
previously appeared for the defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12

Continued on Sixth Page.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-12
A. W. Ely, Texas.
ME--.r-r.- ~

Benton McNIillin of Tennessee, who
had come on to attend the celebration.
received a telegram this morning an
nOuncing the death of his father at their
home in Kentucky, and after paying his
respects to the president and explaining g
the cause Of his departure to the local
committee, left on the first train for
home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
UOMIN WA LUNG pJS!.
Tells In frances OF Previous Existencss La
Mars, India and France.
Sp'e,qi ,dLis lsipateh to The sUS.
Nn-.l 40 nh ~ 49,.

PARIS. March 1U-Vhe greatest Interest Is
manifested here in q book by NJ. Flournoy.
professor In lne faculty Ot sciences in Geneva
University. giving the history Of some remark
uble observations The case l. the apparent
reinc1rnation nj a woman aged 80. Of ire
proachable character. who Is engaged In Il
commercial house,
She ia subIect to Gts OF somuambulism in
which she refers TO three previous exlstances-
on the planet Mars. IN India and IN France in
the tim" OF slarie Antoinette.
Flournoy. who at first suspected trirkery.
either spontaneous or instiggt-', abandoned
the hy po'hesis when the woman. telling Of her
lie on Mars. spoke In a presumably Marian
language. using clearly ar'irulated sounds and
forming words corresponding with definite
IDEAS. The same words always correspond TO
the same ideas. She also writes peculiar
Characters Which DO not vary.
As regards India sho speaks and writes
Sanshr it and Arabic showing u thorough
knowledge Of both. Flournoy verified. by
lnsans Of old h %stnrical manuscripts only ac-
c~essllle 10 students Of history. the truth Of
ihs principal episodes to which she referred.
No stress h AID on the Marie Anto, motto
period "a the opportunities Tor trickery arc too
great. As Regards the other two. Flournoy
vouches FOR their accuracy.
The woman remembers nothing when she
awafes. She never had an opportunity In this
life at least. OF lcnrnlng Arabic and Sanskrit.
flournoy offers no conclusion. He simply
~narrutes the occurrences. but loes not Disguise
his rerpleXity. Several sayants are nvesti-
eating,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
trsc,al Cnb'e nespl'oh = Tur sr~

SrerdI 'nb's nespl'ch . TuR Sr~.
LONDON. March 1O--Years ago Sir Thomas
L'pton. owner OF the cup challenger sham
rock. declared that II he ever lecame rich he
wouli help TO supply gooi food at tho lowest
possible price 10 the poor. The first II the
Alexandra Trust dining rooms. named after
the Princess OF WHirs. and Tor whlrh SIR
Thomas donated flOO,OOU. was opened this
week.
The meals cost from a ha'fponny TO iour.and-
a-ha'f pence. and consist NJ hot oatmeal. soup,
6 sak. pudding, vegetables and tea, ouNee or
cocoa. For n haltpenny one can buy a quantity
OF vegetables or pudding There are alsD inter-
mediate dishes a Va ious prices.
The arrangements include tho sending OF
hot meas at a hal'peuny a head t. schools
within a radius ~ three NJ lies. Another part Of
the schens IL to provide hot. water carts 10
convey meals 10 -ick and bedridden persons.
The dining rooms can accommodate !. 500 per
sous a. n time aud there are annie t~ac.iities
for serving iron ten t. twelve thousand per-
sons daily.
The governors expect a profit OF 3 per cent.
o. the capital invested. which will BE- usei in
extending tho work. Tho present hui ding Ia
spacious AMI comfortable AM has all mo,lern
appliances. All the materials are o, excellent
Quality.
The Princess Of Wales Ia deeply interested In
I've scheme. The Hon. Charles Russell. Sir
Thomas L'rton and lady FsIdr'- PhiIip, arc
the members Of the Executive Committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
carr. DJLUv Dismissed.
Master Of the HOSPITAL Ship Missouri Re.
moved on the Charges OF Major Arthur.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 10 ~ the result Of
the Consideration o. the charges pre-
ferred against Can't. Dillon. master
Of the Hospital Ship Missouri. by MAJOR
Arthur, the surgeon who was ia charge
on her trip ont t. Manila from New York.
Capt. Dion has been dismissed from the
TRANSPORT service. The testimony was all
taken here behind closed doors AM forwarded
TO Washington. News was receives to-day that
the Irartermas'cr-uen,ia al had decided that
ID lOa ha 4 Sm'ssed.
This dismissal ~r-t'e"'s IN no way on the zap
RAN. VINO was selected IN New YORK. 10 bring
TIE Nls-Our. nut TO this COST, To main
CHAR Ies against Dillon were that is refused 10
Re 0"ut2c that N. Major ranked him on the
v, SCI and thai ne talked uSainst the MAJOR.
The transport people say the decision Will
eeyhte the QuhrtrrmRsterS .ndirIaf, the hip
captain an lnderliLg on his o;7u vessel. Tna
~ircuiIar .ea ure o. the case + that all the
cuarses mnd- by Dillon against NaJor Arthur
are sari to hav" been approved by a Boari II
nrrvcy. Din n DECLARE thu' the r. pa'rs made
uIdrr Nrthurs orders were 81 fapl'y tnH' the
shIp gas u~nseaworthy Now orders have con,s
from Washington 20 make rpIa - and altcra-
tons that Will cost 300. 0Op.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
KRUGER RETURNS 70 PRETORIA.
Protests Against ths Use of Ra6r at
Mafeking- ,kirmish on Thursdny.

fFOleeJs Against inc Use or Hamr at
Mafeking- kirnish on Thursdny.
Sp,r'ai caIr r,spdtJ', ~ TaE suS.
From Tax srss correspondent a. Pretoria
PRETORIA, March 6, via. Lorenzo Marques.
March 10. IL A. NJ. Il resident Kruger has r..
turned from his visit 10 the fghtiuS lines In
the Orange Free State and Natal. He az
presses himself As satisfied with the general
situation.
There Was q sharp skirmIsh yesterday st
Poplar Grove with Lord Roberts's advance
Ines.
President Kruger and President Steyn have
united In q protest 70 the representative Ncrs
Of neutral powerp against tho EN- ploymsnt I
Kafir troops by Col. Baden-Powell. the con
nsnder a. Mafeking. and Col. Plunor. VITO
tr ing 70 relieve the Mafeking garrison and
who mas had several engaxements with the
ourchers IN tho vicinity Of Gsbsrones or the
western border NJ the Transvaal.
The greatest order prevails In Johann ssburg
and Pretoria.
LONDON. March 10.-Ths War Once has
issued a st NJ casualties at Poplar Grove on
Thu rsday. Two m IN were KILLED. thirty eight
were wounded AM one Is missing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
RAIN or SIRNLGIE COLFkOuISL.
Delay In Answering the frick Charges The
Reason Tor the Eumor.

PrrTsBtRG. Pa. March 10 The delay by th.
Carnegi" steel Cnmpsny's attorneys in Ming
tn answ'r to II. &, irick'- ~u't IL COZ ,,i"rcd
he" IA proof that the talk ~ a compromise
lazy turn out 20 b, true. in the onl,
dhi tho conference that Presideyt SrhNah
hr'd on THURSDAY with Mr.. lr,ck', rep.
resentativrs has strengthened the imii,6-,on.
Mr.. Frck wants S%lJ.OOn.oOO instead " the
~S'iUOO,uUu which IN. Carnegie company il
willing to Civ LIN Tor his intrr'stS IN the
company. payable IN in>tallmon,S of sdOo.OuO
n year. Those who believe that IA COMPROMISE
wi! be reached my hat the company can bet
Ter afford - give Nj T. rk what h" AXIS. than
u AXE itS business pfn.r into ronr' AMI ,how
the sources nnd amounts q! ~ pruits. AID also
D"Caus" tao CUnil DHu,c Ot llsIeu-iHH among
The stockhpti"r+ NAV reduce the estimated
profits ~ ~S4O,UVU.ulO for 1900. by as many
%rlllIO1s as would he needed to satisfy frich
IN. chIol obstacle 70 AZ amiclDl' settlement
10 N~etpNrd To Ie II" languaC" ot the prti'inn Ia
equity He'd by Fr,rk, IN wh,rh h charges An.
drew carnegie WI fraudulent sChpmlug. y
NJ. Carnegie IS kr, wa 10 value his reputation
Tor person'I honesty ind integrity higher than
his business l%ntores'S and some o. his frloudS
-ay hr. canrot abort 10 comprOmi-e with Frick
after the serious charges the latter made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
BOER kEQUEST FOR TERMS
REPLY OF THE BRITISH CiBINET
nor MADE PUBLIC
Beers Report That Butler 10 Advancing
North spd That There Has Keen some
Fighting MafekinE's Danger and Revolt
In Western Gaps Colony Only Cnfavor-
Sp~ial Cable Detpa,cA n THE SuS.

In Western Capa Colony Only Cnfavor-
able Features OF tho British Campaign.
SPECIAL Cable Ds,pa'ca 10 THx sus.
LONDON. March 10-Ths Central News
learns that the Government recei,cd on March
o q message from Blosm ~iontein, signed Jointly
by Presidents KRUGER and steyn. asking on
what terms a cessation Of hostilities would DO
granted. A meeting OF the Cabinet was
hastily called for the following day,
No official ennounccment has bsen made
as TO what conclusion tho Ministers reached.
ment SEQ. an incorporating reply. This
answer II Is believed. reached Eloenfonteln
through the same channels BY which
tho Bosr message was sent to London. Al.
though nothing definite can 10 stated AZ 10 tho
nature OF the reply OF the British Government.
II may be SAID that II will lead to a further
gradual retirement Of tho Beers.
The military situation In South Africa. with
the exception OF two points. continues 10 be
satisfactory to the British. While there Is
considerable disappointment because the
Poplar Grove affair resulted In the almost
bloodless flight Of the Beers instead OF Q
crushing defeat. the former was welcomed
a. a sign that the burshers. not
only Fras s,aters hut Transvaalers. are de-.
moraliEed and will be soon anxious to end the
nght. But 1t Is pointed out that the flight.
which was really the most orderly retreat, was
he only proper move because Of the over.
whelming British mum hers. krlger being
wrong In urging, In a hopeless position. resist.
snee which may bs more effective when the
i,hicult country Of tne Trlnsvaal is reached.
Two uuiaNorable spots TO the British srs
Ma'eking. hopes for which are at the loves.
ebb, and tue big district o! Kenhardt in Orr.
Qualand West. Caravan and Victoria West,
where Dutch disaIection 10 daily increasing.
Whole districts apparently are In open rebel.
lion. but they are .rarseIy populated and re.
Endorsements, II necessary. will soon 10 avail.
able, there being over $1,000 troops now Al
tea en- route to Cape Town.
According TO the Boer reports. 1900 British
troops are advancing alou2 the Helrmakaar
road and broadening the Boer positions ia the
Bige'rsberG Range.
news agency despatch from Pretoria states
tina, fighting was resumed In the direction OF
Eelpmukaar Yesterday morning.
Gen. Bratant catered jamestown. Cape
- - ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
MEAT INSPECTION MIL PASSED.
Heichstag Approves II, Including The Clause
Barring For' IN Meat After 1903.

Heichstag Approves II, TpcluJing tho Clause
Barring Fore IN Meat After 1903.
SPECIAL Cable D,tp1th n TIVE svs.
BrnLIS, March 1.-THE Kelchstag to-day
passed 'h- Meat Inspection bill as amended ~
the conf !ttre.
The paragraph undor discussion 10.
Cay was the one which provides that
swine slaughtered in Germnny shall
bs subn tied to q sperial examination for
trich'nB Tho COMMITTEES on the Neat Insprc-
t on Hill had aim dated this paragraph. Herr
Wurm demSnlol that IL be relnsertea Hs
said that IL was Mcgee Isry because OF the
German custom Of eating raw pork. Herr
Enehlsr. the chief Of the internal Board Of
hsnith. COM med this statement.
The Chambers Of Commerce Of Mannheim,
Sonn"berR and Ludwieshafen SAn' petitions to
'he lseichstsg asNing that the bill 10 reiccl II.
Tbs petition says that II the btll becomes a
law. II viii cause serious com piica,iyn. with
America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
Used MILE DRIvERS' WHIPS.
Indiana Whitccaps nish n Nan for III
Treatment of His Family.

INprANAporTs. March l0.-Petar Huffman.
an aged citizen Of Ly orl. Clinton county. was
beaten with mule drivers whips by p mob Of
mrsksd men at nm early hour this morning.
I've 'Whitecaps' took him from h.s home rothe
edge Of the town. where he was lied 10 a tree.
Lvorj l. u mining town ant there hss been
mucl Indignation anon" the miners against
Hrfnan. b-cause ~ renorts OIL traatment Of
his family. Late n the Ate rnOon II vas re.
pOr'ei hat he mad struck M, wife and Ind
often ore a. h"r fngors. A,nlght tho unbWrs
we're KEPT ths mob ar.ned thrmsolvp, with
who's used by the driyers and these " ,rs isIJ
on YuNran's bare back win such force
"a 10 bring the p GOD az every Nruke. Wen
II. was r. a.rd ..om the zoe % which be hai
occh tied he INK to N. ground from ,NhnIIs-
.on; Nhen carried nom b. wa, 10. critical
condition. Tee mOh's MEMBERS md I.ir
secs concesled BY hanhkr rch!efa. Eurman
recognized s'y,u,. ~ their yo'ces. liz IL
afra.u to ma" Their idcnt " known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
TiyiOR SIDE GEIs 4 SFrB tCk.
Decision That tho Courts Cant Review
Legislative Action Even in Cases Of Fraud.

LouIsvGLIE r, March 10 Circuit Judge Field
~ the Common Pleas Court has dccl1rd IN
favor Of the Democrats in the contest over the
Governorship o. kentucky. lie handed dow
a decision to-day. sustaining the demurrer :
The Democrats holding the court to be- without
Jurisdiction to review the decision If tho Com
teat Board and tie Legislature. whose action
~ the matter IL final.
The decision was no surprise n ths Demo
Gratis. The Republicans wi. take an Hpprnl to
the Court o. Appeals. In the event - an I'D.
verse decision there. which ia forpshaIpw"l
~ IudZc Fed'- exposition ottho law, the lie.
IbiiranS hone to get tn matter before tn,
United states supreme Court.
Judge FlelI sal:
I'm the . h-oillat"d cnse Of " :. Tarlor. (
against J. <. :. bee sham ar, others. VIII.
nave b"cr called uprp 70 d, r.ir, / have car,
'1Ily read tte author, i,5 puut, ~ ia. So
'pg Ip'h -lies aud iayr also examined utl.r
duinurinrs. J viii no. uuierpkH to rani "
~ tnlon rs II In RAIN, nous, Tho rur-
cISi' nav" + ich" II tnlt The cNUri. htF"
TO right 70. interfere IA ths matter, e., tr'
dr 'ision 0 ~" & u,est Boar amt Lea -atu'a
T. iihnl. IN" legislature - a oOir5lat'r
tranch % me Go'eramant. an the Goa -
cNnI"t set aside or inquire into ia actions IN
side it, Iurl Idir'ion
Tho courts. have no mower TO inau, - into
the, doing' ~ me lfgis A,urs. sssn whore iraud
and conspiracy. are charged. The legs i've
journal cannot be impcarhed. ani it, record
must b. taken rs absolute"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

Shipment From New Orleans Preparatory
to the Usual sIsring Revolution.

NEW ORLEANS. Maph 10 The steamer
Oteri which left her,i yesterday carrie Nifty
i've cases OF bennington riies and alarge num-
Der ~ Nanser rifles aud ammunition. These
shipments mean the beginnil Y OF the
u IA spring c utnl American revolutions.
The arms and cart idges. which coat
s. 10000 in the New Orleans market,
were forwarded. It is Understood. IL the
Guatemalan GoS-nment. For some tine a
formidable rev.Lr 'ohary moNcrnrnt against
the Gnatama an Government has been hatCn-
10 IN, SAY ar, ,tt All inspired hy Gen, To-
lein. %formrrlv NJ III -trr o. War under Pr 81 'rut
Crurera. TOledoSs an mo-, professional SOL
D or, AMI was onSVi the mel VINO put Cahr, IA
lr poweT 1''1r the ussSssiuhtion OF Pres ient
lP rribs several yeS sl.n He was rewarded
by \ pprtO'O, un'. was a s'anch sur Porter 81
The buverhIneuf Niltil enem,rs near the ICES.
lu"nt Necan ~ nlu agains' him and suCceedod
In undermining Ni4 influence An n''ampt
was Iaut e. ares, him, but he succeeded IN
escd0'ng ~ Sa'yst0", and hNs ever since bean
an bcti,s reyO At puisi, gong So FAR - - IT, "A
Hu army into Glalan5 "a Last iH.I. Those who
are hssi ir iormeitn he situation thln hat
tnC r. vii b- I udHa inside me next month,
anu also that the outlook Is the most serious
tu1t Guatemala h8, known for years.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
JOUBERr LEAVES NATAL
His Return to Pretoria Probably to fake
Preparations for the siegs.

Special Cdop Ds'pdth 10 Tays uS.
LONDON. March l0.-The correspondent OF
the Times At Lorenzo MARQUES sends the fol.
lowing despatch:
There Is something mysterious about
Commandant Gen. Joubert's quitting the
Gc!d Tor the War ONCE at Pretoria. The
mos' probable explanation Is that he has
either lost control over the burghers or
no longer has confidence In them.
1t Ia possible. however. that his arr'-al In
Pretoria Ia in some way connected with the
preparations for a sitge which are supposed 70
De In progress. All male Europeans In Johsn-
nssburg have boon commandeered for pol Ise
service"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
=, LIVE sNAKE ~ NEE STOMACH.
4 Young Woman OF H-rkimer Taken to
Utica to Undergo an Operation.

H~ERKINFR. y. y, March lU-NisI florence
Retso Of tA.s village. about - years old. has a
live snake In her stomach. Yesterday she was
taken 10 81 Lu.;e's Hospital n Utica. where abe
WI undergo an orrration for the removal Of
thu reptile. Miss Reese, who has known that
there vas a living creatur' hcr ,tom."h for
six o- se;pn years,untiI quite recently supposed
il 20 he a tapew !rm. Of late she has -ufe red
u great deal. and three weeks ago she con-
81 'rt IN. For !. Al eminent physlc an OF Utica,
WHO. after an exam nation, announced that
there wa snake growing in her stomach and
10 submit 10 that AMI came home. But her
suTrrtngS became 80 terrible that she iinu'iy
dee ded 70 sees ralirfby way Or the kn'ie. The
Stzo ~ the serpent Is estimated IA from two ~
t'rrn fee long and Al large around rs "A room
stick. OFTEN II cHl be = ainly felt with the
hard, How tho reptile got into the wOlnau's
stomach IS q mystery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
E'GrSJ ER LORD DI,CH1RGED.


surt, raymond Duluy Of the Norris and Fs-
sex division Of the Dell ware. lnck RwaEna and
Western Railroad wa % an inv"stiyaaion yns-
teriaj concerning tnn accident on tn, Kcifucy
m"adows Thursday night. whom al engine In
chang - Engineer John Lord ran into the
: ut.l u.angn sDr'in'. wrrcki0g one Of is
rear cUrs, Lori admitted that h. WIS
, 'sIour,r "fnr the rptIaipn. He sad hn =aw
the , gnal arm SNtenir,l. but lii not reduce
v 'nli drop ho'pre ne r"a"hri II. ~. SAT- he
was watching 'he s'araI AM "a no. note" tho
south OIanx" IRA u uuUl ne struck L. lord
was discharged from the an ploy ~ the COM
pony
H" mat" n very manly statement" said
SItt Dl, ~, and 'erI very sorry for Inn,
but ia ~ q" my "tiy', Lord had beea In
tH. ,ni.Dy ut the railroad Tor seventoen
years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
WOuly n''rn EtDhr Burned.
Flames 'ousrm. sSOO Hid In the Bosom of
N'r Dr'.s Is, Ia, OnO IA Bank..

Z VIVA lctrr'd yesterday th,, Miss F,l.n
Tracey, - y"als uit. a rpclu,. VIII, O,-L,I =
b4:neI IN Thursday morning IN her ..e, o.,
> IAu'-ahn Ionnele avenues. jersey cry. j.
p"sstHN"d o. a 'hrgs sum ~ money amt con-
slider. DE real tate. Shs liyeI "i.nurIol. ,
tlat mos" who know her he.i we'd she was IN
" I.vHrty AZ the tim she was burned Mss
j r"-- and the money MAS nh ,in.,royeI > ,ha
I1IrN some bank books show ng lrpu~i's ~
d.i rem tanks amounting To about $1,000
hN'" hern lounh IN her cabin. The woman ,
pital. ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11

1t Has Bssn suhscrfbei Man Times Over
Bonds at . Premium.
sp,e, a Cable D,sro,ch TO rHp Sur.

sp,et a. Cable D'sroth to TIE sur.
LONDON. March I0.-Thsre was A stream Of
apr licants to-day At the Bank OF England for
subscription forms 10 the new e3U.OOJ. 900
war io-n. The Applications from the provinces
alone aggregated three times the amount Of
the issue.
1t Is understood that the American suhscrlr.
tons alone exc dsd the amount. which Is az.
pec'ed 10 be covered ten or twenty times over.
The var loan occupied the attention OF tho
Stock Exchange to-day. There we're larGe
dealings at advancing prices In the new bonds.
which closed at a premium OF 25-lud2 7-l8
De cent,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
M4SCiGSI PULLED MAYOR's NOsE.
The Composer In \ Row At a Funeral and
Il TO lie Tried for Assault.

Sp'c'a' CGbb D'spGtch o TuE suy.
LoyDo>. March l0.-Maestro Mnscagrigr!ev-
Gus 70 relate, stands rrInand-l a. defendant
n a vulgar ca'e Of assault. A few weeks ago.
at the funeral Of Tresilen. Pessro, OF whose
academy the composer was a director. Mas
cagEi quite unexpectcd div found him self cheek
by lowl with the Mayor ofthe town. with whom
ne had lcns had a ieui.
Despite the solemn!ty Of the occasion Mas.
cagn' thought The moment opportune 10 de-
nounc" the Mayor as a scoundrpl and N twrak
the Mnvoral nose. The Mayor Ia not a Nr.-
eater and he Ia seeking satisfaction In the
courts. The hearing has been pos'roned othe
tAeiuning 81, April 10 suit the convenience Of
Mascagni. who Is touring Iiussia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
RECEPTION TO GRN. WHITE
He Says the rnll Of Ladysmith Would Have
Bren the signal for q Dutch Uprising.

Social rli, D'spdth n TYR srS.
PET ERNAKTzBuRo. March o. When Gen
White. tho commander at IaGysmth. reached
here to-day he VAS enthusiastically received.
In response to the cheers Of the people and the
official reception hf satd hs was unable to
urny nlnrrli Nv huhJs .ceNIuS ne cor
rom fever aul hi ter pora'ure WA IDg H.
grses. He thanked the people FOR their cour.
tpsv and paid n h Oh tribute u the laval vol.
untecr-. Among Ot Der things be said that no
believed TIA, The fall OF Ladysmith would have
teen the slgral for general uprising OF the
coIoLIal Dutch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
REBELS afyIyG UP THEM ARMs.
Those In the Indy Grey District Have
Turned In Fifty Nv. Rifles.

LONDON. Naroh lO.-A despatch from Pal
mie,fontoin. Cape Gloomy. dated yesterday
saws
The rebels in the Lady Grey district are
surrcnderi1g their rifles to the local Field
Cornat. II has already received i'ty-nve rides
aud 10000 rounds U, ammunition"