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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
CAMPBELL TAKES TIE STAND
LetterOpening Episode Is One of His
Interesting Disclosures

Washington Feb. 2S.-COngress Tnan
Campbell, principal counsel for the prose
eution in the Clark case. was on the
stand during the greater part Of the day
before the senate committee on ele-et2ns.
He said that while he had attended TIE
preliminary conference OF friends OF Mr.
Clark which resulted In the anti-OaIy
campaign, he had not heard mucn II the
talk having gone TO sleep. lie had given
the Clark people no formal notice when
he decided TO discontinue MS allegiance
to Mr.. Clark and he did not boc3me TN
friendly to Mr.. Clark until he became dis
satisfied with his campaign melteds tie
emphaucally denied Ben HiITs state
ment that he lCompbelD had opened the
Bickford letter bearing upon the prosecu-
ton ofMr. Whiteside. but confessed that
ne had advised Hill TO open It, saying
that he felt it 20 be so important 10
Whiteside TO protect him from an unjust
prosecution. that he would have advised
this course even IL he had been familiar
with the penal statutes which he was
not,
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COAL RATE DISCRIMINATION
Interstate Commerce Commission
SSiVes n Hearing.


Omaha Neb.. Feb. 2S.-The Interstate
day en- the complaint of James AIcGrew.
a coal operator at Myrick, Mo. He alleged
that the Missouri Pacific railway. as the
owner of the coal mines at Rich Hill
No. gave TO the Nebraska agents Of those
mines freight rates which shut out all
competititno on steam coal He also al
legged that coal rates from his mines 10
various other points were excessively
high The railroad. on its part, main
ta'ned that it had maintained its pub
lished tariff. and had not given the agents
Of the Rich Hill mines any special rates.
Tho complainant sought TO show by the
testimony of large consumers Of coal that
il would have been impossible for the
agents of the Rich Hin mines TO pay the
published tariff and sell It's coal Tor the
prices received. The consumers. however.
decired TO testify as 10 the price pij
for coal and the complainant was not
prepared TO prove it by other testimony.
The complainant showed by the published
tarjD o. the company that a rate II a
cents per ton more was charged from
his mines than from the Rich Hia mines.
thcrEh the distance 70 Nyrick was less
The rsilroad admitted this but alleged
thai the Rich Hill coal was steam coal
while the Myrick coal was domestic coal
aul entitled 20 pay a htghe7 rate. A. the
conclusion OF the testimony the hearing
was adjourned. 70 ne resumed a. s.. Louis
some time in June
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home the body of his son, Roy CashiOn,
the young Rough Rider, who was killed
in the battle Of San Juan, has been IN
successful in his mission ands he is now
probably in Washington seeking for his
sons body among the unknown" who
were recently transferred from Cuban
soil and buried in Arlington cemetery. In
letter to Mr.. c. H Miller, editor Of his
home paper, Mr.. Cashion writes of his
unsuccessful mission as follows:
Il arrived at the end of my destination
Monday, the 9Th. at 6 D. m. Santiago is
quite city, with population about 10000.
We went to the Hotel Casa Grande. 1t is
kept by an American and is in the cen
trail part Next day I made special calls
at the official departments and got things
in shape to visit the battlefield. Colonel
Whiteside, the commander of this prov
ince, had DR.. Church, who was surgeon Of
the Rough Riders, with an ambulance
drive me out, and we soon located the
place and tree under which my soon was
buried, but TO my disappointment the re-
mains had been sent TO the states mark
ed unknown DR.. Church has been here
ever since the fight and his knowledge
of things is perfect and reliable. He did
not know Roy personally, but knew one
of troop was killed on the hill and
buried under a tree, as located. We
looked carefully but found nothing. The
next day I went out early in the morn
ing and looked carefully under every tree
on the hill. 1 found a mound under one
and got a Cuban to dig down three feet
and it proved to be an old ant bed. SO [
am perfectly satisfied that the remains
are in Arlington among the unknown
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
For MireIess Steering.

An English invention for steering any
rraft, whether submerged or otherwise
by means &C an ether wave on the wire
less telegraph princiPel has been perfect
Ell. In naval war it is expected to make
the torpedo boat almost infallible. In this
respect it will equal the great American
dyspepsia cure-Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters-whieh never fails to cure constipa-
ton, indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness,
malaria fever and ague. Everyone needs
1t and all druggists sell it,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
o 80 ID FIYER

VIA GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
Tor Lincoln. Omaha and Des Moiues.
leaves Wichita daily ar p. m: arrives
Lincoln a m. Omaha 8 a. m. and Des
Moines 4:so p. m. Through chair car ana
Pullman ordinary" sleepers throurA
without change.
Berth rates just half Pullman standa
rates. +. DRAKE. %. r. A
E w THOMPSON. A G. p. and T. "A
Topeka
Remember the Frisco Line Tor your
Holiday tickets. Unexcelled time and
Service. See? b. f. DUNN.
District Passenger Agent
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FAVORABLE TO HOMESTEADERS
Report Made by the House Committee
on Public Lands

washington, Feb. 2S.-The house com
mittee on public lands today reported
favora'bly on the bill giving to soldiers
or sailors who served in the Spanish or
Philippine wars an allowance of their
time of service on any homestead entry
they may have made. Favorable action
also was taken on a bill of Mr. Waters
of California amending the act as to pre-
vent forest fires on the public domain 10y
making the restrictions severe and turn
ing over the fines to the public school
fund Of the counties where the fire oc-
ours.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01

GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
MISSOURI PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE.
ia North Main Street. wichita. Kan.
We can sell you through railway ard
steamship tickets 20 all parts OF Tho
world We are agents for the foilosinx
lines Of ocean stelrns'ip companies;
American line. New York 10 southanp-
ton ana Liverpool
Anchor line. New York 70 Glasgow
Cunard line. New York 20 Liverpool.
and Boston % Liverpool.
North German Lloyd. New York q,
Southampton. Bremen. Genoa. Naples.
China and Japan
HarnhurE-A American Inc. New York -
Plymouth. Southampton. Havrs. Paris
an5 Hamburg.
Red Star lns. New York 70 Antwerp.
Belgium.
white star Tire. New York 70 liver
Dool. Caoe Town. South Africa ana south
American polnts.
Com1a4rss General Trsnsatian.iaus
CFrearh Issl. Esw YORK 70 Havrs and
Parts direct
Eohsi1leu Hns Montreal and Boston "a
Grcat E-itaiu end Ireland.
Lettcir q 4agfiiry promptly answered
We MAKE a spee,alty % prepaid eck~,s
from tas Cd countries % the Unlssd
States
z. 2. HLECKLET. ? ar 7. A.
ib S7rth Mats Street Wichita. kan
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SHORT LINE IN THE DESERT
To Connect Los Angeles and salt Lake
in Twenty Hours

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb 2S.-A meeting
OF railroad men is scheduled to take place
IN this city in a few weeks. the object
Of which will be TO devise ways and
means for completing the Arizona and
Utah railroad TO a connection with the
Oregon Short line, which at present runs
from Milford, Utah, go miles southeast
of Salt Lake City. distance Of ninety
miles to the Utah line, where a new term
mus. known as Uvada, has been estab-
lished The extension contemplated viii
follow the Rio Virgin valley by an easy
grade to the north bank Of the Colorado,
nearly opposite the proposed river term
ms Of the Arizona and Utah railroad The
two systems will then be connected BY
a bridge across the river, and the short
and direct route to Salt Lake viii be COM
Chloride from Uvada is only 23o miles.
When this road Is completed Los Angeles
viii be only twenty hours to Salt Lake
City. The Arizona and Utah line at pres
ent runs from Kingman northeast 70 Chic
ride, and is headed for the Colorado river.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01

TIE TIP taitaer Is - faselnatiaE a. :
sosr ~ Evggt it eau D. mace qalez ,.
cessfertsciy ane az rsssona5ls e-sss 81
soiairg Ga-es psraF9alIg cgasurisa sew
t1sh Aar3al TX s-rlsa 20 Msxseo. sis
Santa Re fseafs. Teasing Csscako Fss-
raary Tug1 Fssfl5sle5 pee ~
trails. csrlU~.ssaE eassrsation car. egsa-
EaTtu.suf ear. airE car sns PBIIaaaaa.
TseEets is-fs5s every neeesszrg .rpsass
fef sHftg 1ags 80 fflasrarT zrsanzss
- frseE NeEiE3 ~ saYsEat Tea -
cage iaeiaHras &aFsa sFsashsr =, hsaas
IBgel=e q .eea aEsas A. r. 4 - =. Rr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
TELEGRArHIc BREvlrnEs

Paris. Feb. 2S.-The chamber Of deputies
this afternoon passed the Franco Mexican
convention. providing for the mutual pro-
lection OF industrial property.
Souray Baya. Java. eb. &S.-The Amer
can ship 81. John. Captain Fales. from
New York FOR Yokohama. s. reported lost
by FIRE. All hands were saved
Victoria, b. c. Feb. 2S.--Ioseph B. Mar
tin has been named by tbs governor as
the premier Of British Columbia. There
VIII be a general election Immediately OF,
frarartiaI lines
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STRIKE OF THE MACHlNlSTS
Initial steps Taken Toward Making
the Action General.

Chicago FEB. zs.-T'ae frEt steps t0Tsrd
making general the strike % maeairslsta
for recognition % their uaieu ard e la.r'-
mum scale O. wage Eaa tahea f14sy
BY the executive council NJ tae lrtsrsa-
tsonal aIachlui7t=' union. Vhrn "a r1ea1er
% the executive zen far Mii~ s9see ~ rel
ou- ara rrian naeh'ristr tn teat f'y o.
the go machine sE1rs En- cd-FEs enc pa-
I-n uea clsim aa9ut tr-5Ee er thir'y
ara row as6 90. ard taaf tas aaea ula,
eafulstr ~ ghe other shoaf - - cRHes
sui as fast 80 a1sz.sla g s1ca q course
Is found neceasa-v.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01

considerable length. He said his paper
had no official connection with the miners
and he had no part in the riots at the
time Of the blowing up of TIE mill. Sub
sequently. however, he was arresS1S
without warrant at his Office By state
Auditor Bartlett Sinclair and an army
officer Mr.. Sinclair stated To witness
that he was accused Of publishing sedi-
tious matter. A special train took him
10 Wallace and after a night IN Jail he
was put in the bull pen" The officer
who arrested him ware the uniform OF
the United States army and was IN
charge OF the military forces. MIR. Stew
art described the interior Of the pen"
along the same lines as previous wit
nesses- He said he was compelled by the
negro soldiers to do revolting werl. Mr.
Stewart testified that yhen he got sick
and refused to DO the work on account
OF illness the negroes used obscene Ian
guage and oaths against him until the
corporal made them desist. The general
treatment Of the men in the pen" was
revolving. he said to an American. They
were frequently insulted Mr.. Stewart
VIII continue his testimony when the IL
vesdgation is resumed tomorrow.
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Alva Reports r Snowstorp,

Aiva- o. T.. Feb. Sit commenced
rainins az O'Clock s. III yesterday and
kept II u2 until o'clock .. n then de-
Veic2ed in'o raging blizzard and snow
storm the wcrst since the opening in
1888 While It Is all rish, fol wheat. and
for corn la'er on, il Is hard oa the stock
which has no shelter or feed exespt bus-
falo grass
New York. FEB S.-Au Of the trunk
line association railroads were represent
Cd az today's secret conferences C the
conference OF The grain rate situation ara
other freight trafic prob ems.
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TREATMENT IN THE BULL PEN
Is Described by a local Newspaper
PnhIisher as ReNnIfinD

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The investigation
Of the course Of the United States Mill
tary forces in connection with the Occur
d'Alene. Idaho, mining troubles, was rs
sumed today by the house committee on
military affairs Walker Fl Stewart
publisher Of a paper a. Mullen. idaho
near the Scene Of the rioting. testified ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
CHICAGO LTMTTTn-

The Rock Island limited leaves Wichita
daily at s:45 a m. Tor Chicago and east
ern points. The only line running solid
through train Wichita % Chicago With
out change Of cars. For Information as
TO rates, etc, call on or address
z. DRAKE. y. p. A.
Telephone 40.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
TO cUREA GOLD IA ONE DAY

Take Laxative Brono Qutnine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it falls
to cure. E W. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
nRIrrsrf COMMUNICATING

care ToRn. FEB. @s-The governor ~
Cape C5-ony. sfv Alfred aiiin4r. has <aF
ther pro-oguea tbe Cape parlizaaest -
Apru q HE has also issnss . 5s-9c'srFs-
aaa Announcing IA; iae asafzzy auther-
..ies are aathsrizs5 90 i1aE-ess wagons
oxen p-ovss.ests and 5,hev necessities r.
Rhaassa. r1e articles Eszs takea - =
sasa Tor a. a far value TAia Is sAker
= mean nat co-onsZ PszzeEs coiEas-
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AMONG THE UNKNOWN DEAD
Further Search for Roy CashiOn's
Body Thus Far FruitIess

Guthrie, Q tt. Feb. 2S.-Nr. +. 5. Cash
ION. the Hennaessey citizen who recently
went to Cuba for the purpose Of bringing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
Purely Vegetable.

All ofhe~s contain potash md me-
carr. the E1os5 dauFeryzs - zsinerzls.
Ioeks Sa CAEcer ssz3 hspo1 diseases
saailed fvs-e hy swIss speeas1e ConspsnT
atlanta Gsaoz<sa
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snou rass s~Ey. ! Us
treated hy several Aais
rshrs.rfans. b1zt 10 - =
- t.rlr - rs sfe CAD
cersp-es6 yLns ~ ny egs-
s3lsi0n tsaesEs ss4rEaiDg
sfteF ma-T nor tks =.
sratEent ard E-yEisE
ss@s11iF arse- / 9 p
e ded - grF 2 :
Witch vE< ~ s-rortE5F
recon Eez 1s g. Ise .E-t
h.ouse u~0e5gz-e 81 l1-
u-urszerr I csE 7z7ei
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ssur rs tEe Last ~
fle scab pss1 Q
Ter Fra~s have srsss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
stops the Cough and Works Off the
Cold

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price,
25c
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REMEMBER THIS
THAT THE

SANTA re ROUTE
RUNS A TRAIN FROM WICHITA To-
Kansas city in........,.. hours 10 minutes
Chicago in...-...-.....-.-2 hours minutes
S. Louis in......-......- 10 hours % minutes
Cincinnati in....-.........2a hours % minutes
Louisville in..........-...24 hours II minutes
Arriving al Cincinnati and Louisville b..
fore noooa.
Time 70 all points east and southeast Ger
respondingiy quick.
Most popuiar line to al points
Phone 1873 L. r. DELANEY. Agent
Topeka, Kansas.
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d. u. pUNN. pIsT. PAss. AqT.

Corner Main street ana Douglas avenue.
Wichita. Kan. for fun Information as to
time, rates. route etc.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES ne .ss4

London, Feb 2S.-(S:55 p. m.)-The rap
idly growing casualty lists are being
classified as quickly as possible. They
show up 70 this morning the total num-
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IMPROVED SERVICE
TO SAN ANTONIO VIA SANTA FE

7 y
ROUTE.
Pullman slcepers and free chair cars
now run daily without change via Fort I
Worth. Milano and Austin. Comfortable
from start to finish Train leaves Wich-
tia daily az Z a m L. r. DELANEY.
Phone l29 Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
THE WOUNDED AT pAARDEBERG

London, Feb 2S.-Lord Roberts has for
warded an additional list of the British
casualties during the three days fighting
at Paardeberg, showing 1,2S2 and four
missing, and including Z officers and
Canadian prIvates wounded.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01

J. A Albrecht of Kansas City. Kans..
says that Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup
saved his son from a consumptive's
grave. That's what It Is doing with thou
sands Of people every year. by curing
throat and lung troubles before they be-
come incurable. Try it. J. p Allen.
Dockum & Higginson. Geo. Van Werden
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YOUNG MR. HAYS FINE WORK

London, March 1.-The Daily Mail says:
1.-The re-opening of Robinson's bank in
Pretoria is due to the good offices of Mr..
Hay, United States secretary of State;
Mr.. Choate and Adelbert Hay. the Amert-
can consul at the Transvaal capital.
When President Kruger closed the bank
he tried to commander the British staff,
and on their refusal to comply he threat
ened them with expulsion. Adelbert Hay
sent the protest Of the manager of the
bank to Lord Salisbury through Mr.
Choate, with the result that President
Kruger liberated the banks staff and re-
toro5 ~ oo,,,napdeersd money ."
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y1CToR1A,s THANKS TO ROBERTS

London, Feb 2S.-In her dispatch to
Lord Roberts, following the announce
ment of the surrender OF General Cronje,
her majesty said: Accept for yourself
and all under your command my warmest
congratulations on this splendid news
Lord Roberts replied as follows: "All
under my command are deeply grateful
for your majesty's most gracious mes
sage. Congratulations from their queen
are an honor the soldiers dearly prize"
General, Butler has wired his thanks to
the queen for her telegram Of gracious
sYmpathY and encouragement.
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ant c. H. wlappIe. Jr.. First artillery,
to be second lieutenant OF infantry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01

GOOD luck grows not on bushes" but
good health is assured If you take Hoods
SarsaparfIla
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Little
Pimples Turn
to Cancer.

Cancer often results from au I'M
purity in the blood, inherited from
generations back. Rev people are en-
.irely free from some ts;nt ID the biooor
and It is impossible to tell when II VIII
break out IN the form Of dreaded Can
Ger. WHIST has appeared 70 be mere
pinpIe or scratch has developed into
the most malignant Cancer
II had severe Cancer y hIch Wa 81 s-ss
r-aI~ w hia.caes. tbE. I thousrt wou.G
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THIS Will VERY LIKELY BE DONE

London, March 1-Gibson Bowles. con-
servative member of parliament for kings
Lynn. who was much struck by the state
ment Of Cecil Rhodes the other day that
the profits of the De Beers company last
year were 92.o0OeGO and that there are
diamonds in Kimberley now valued at
.e1s7 900 intends to suggest to Mr.. Balfour,
first lord Of the treasury, that the rescued
property be distributed among the troops
as salvage. or at least be applied 70 the
relief of the widows and orphans OF the
fallen.
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HoMEsEEKERs' EXCURSION


ARKANSAS. LOUISIANA. TEXAS.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
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BRITISH PRISONERS ILL-TRFATFp
sHILLELAHs Ar BELFAST

Belfast, Feb GA rumor that Lady
smith had been relieved led to street dem
onstrations in Belfast today which pre-
cipitated conflicts between the Orange
men and the Nationalist. There was con-
siderable stone throwing and many per-
sons were injured and some property dam
aged
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"HICKoRY. DICKORY, DOCK"

t.
London, March l-Agernon Charles
Swinburne has a poem in the Times TINS
morning under the caption 1.-THE Turning
of the Tide of which the last six lines
ara:
THE winter day that withered hope and
pride
Shines now triumphant on the turning
tide.
That sets once more our trust IN Iree-
dom free:
That leaves a ruthless and truthless fee
And all base hopes that hailed bis cause
laid low,
And England's name light on isnd and
sea"
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EF WuE4Ags
ks41ss11rF. t.1ss.
II Is dangerous 70 experiment with
Cancer. The disease = tsryond the - SD
q physicians . = : = tee only cpre,
bssssu~e Il is fhe only remedy which
goes deep enough - reach Gamer.
:. :. : tSEifts sEscitic} = the Only
b4oasi re-nsxiy guaranteed
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rood STILL SHY AT KIMBERLEY
NOTHING nUT GRANTS KIND

London Ma-ch Il s7aCIal d-s7afeh
from Cars Towu. GATED Tuesday, says
-Tae Beers az Barley East have oGeres
90 surrender oz condition tnst The szssts
% the rebel Bateh g assured TIE BTit-
ism. however. insist upoa az uncoEa.tioEzl
surrender"
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advancing to the relief of Mafeking wiz
be enable to seize supplies.
BRITISH BACK IN RENsBURG.

advancing to the relief OF Mafeking will
be enable to seize supplies.
BRITISH BACK IN RENsBURG.
London. Feb. Is GAS p. MA dis
patch from Arundel says that the British
troops have again occupied Reasburg
Arundel. Tuesday. Feb. e7-Rensbu-g
was occupied after q slight skiruaish and
with no serious opposition. Neither the
town nor the railway has been injured.
London. March ACCORDING to a special
dispatch from Cape Town. dated FeorE-
airy p, Lord Kitchener is at Arundel. the
Beers are retiring TO NorTalSpont, and all
is quiet at Storm0erg.
MAJOR M,BRIDE IS BADLY SHOWED
London. Feb. 2S--The result Of the cleo
ton which took place in South Mayo yes
terday for representative in parliament in
succession to Mr.. Michael Davitt, who re-
signed as a protest against the Beer war.
was as follows: Mr.. John O'Donne1.
Nationalist, 2.4l0; Major John Mcbride,
Nationalist. 427; Mr.. O'DonnelPs majority.
1859. Major Mcbride was the organizer
of the Irish brigades in the service Of the
Transvaal Beers. At the last election in
South Mayo. Mr.. Davitt was returned
unop0osed
BRITISH PRISONERS ILL-TRFATED
London, March 1.-The Pietermaritzburg
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph. IN
der date of Tuesday, says: Mr.. Cur
tidge, contractor, who resides at Dun
dee. after being kept in Imprisonment at
Pretoria for five weeks, was put beyond
the Portuguese border. He describes the
treatment of the British prisoners as dis
graceful Fever had broken out before he
left, and a Boer doctor had told that the
government would not allow adequate
medical supplies