Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-21
GEN, HAMILTON
Captures As a Boer Lead :
er a Descendant Of
ROBERT emmett
King Edward Now Takes Snuff
Other British News

will soon be all the rage here, as the
king has taken up the custom. This
is making all the snuff dealers rejoice
and lay in a large supply in anticipa-
tion Of the demand for it. At the
Marlborough House dinners Geor.
gian silver snuff box, once used by the
Prince Regent, is handed to His Ma
jesty at the beginning Of the dessert,
while the ladies are still at the table.
The king helps himself literally,
sharing his pinches with favored
guests.
Gen. Bruce Hamilton reports that
he surprised Emmet's commando and
captured Emmett, who Is brother-in'
law of Gen. Louis Botha. The Boer
commandments name Is Cherry EN-
met. His sister is the wife OF Com
mander in Chief Louis Botha. They
are descendants Of the Irish leader,
Robert Emmett.
The Chipese imperial seals which
have been advertised for sale are own
ed by an American named E. M.
O'Brien, who was in Pekin when the
the city was occupied by the allies.
When the advertisement first appear
ed it was reported that the British
government would try to prevent the
sale, but as they are not owned by a
British subject it is thought the gov.
ernment will not interfere.
1t is stated that the coronation Gel.
ebrations will include dinner given
to half a million poor persons in Lon.
don by King Edward in the week after
he has been crowned. The lord may.
or has announced that the kings din
ner to the poor would cost ESQ, 900.
The Marchioness of Londonderry
has brains as we'll as beauty. She Isl
clever talker, has written several able
articles for reviews and magazines,
and has a considerable talent for or.
ganizatlon. Boating and yachting are
her favorite amuSementS and she un.
derstands practical seamanship and
can sail and steer boat TO perfection
AT the spring session OF the institu.
tion Of naval architects the president,
the Earl Of Glasgow, announced the
admiralty had decided to create new
class Of war vessels to be kno wn as the
scout class, somewhat after the type
of torpedo boat destroyers, but Of
greater sea keeping power.
The divorce court yesterday granted
the Countess de la War; decree pro.
viding for the restitution Of her con.
jugal rights. The case was not de.
Tended. The countess went into the
witness box and gave just sufficient
evidence Of her husbands desertion to
| justify a decree for the restitution OF
her conjugal rights. The Countess de
la War; is daughter of Lord Brassey
and was born in 1872.
The board Of trade has ordered an
inquiry into the sinking OF the Amer
ican line steamship Waesland by the
steamship Harmonides in the Irish
Sea about two weeks ago.
In the House OF Commons Secretary
OF War Broderick stated that Field
Marshal Lord Wolsely had gone to
South Africa entirely as private citi-
zen and that he had made no com.
munication to the war office as to his
intentions.
1t is reported that the Belgian dis.
coyeries of new coal beds are believed
to extend to the Province OF Antwerp.
If this is fact it will revolutionize
the entire economic system Of the
country.
The Maharajah of Jevpore has char
tered the new Anchor line steamship
Olympia to convey himself and his
suite OF 100 persons to England to at.
tend the coronation Of King Edward.
Lady Rodney, cousin Of the Duke Of
Marlborough, has instituted proceed
ings for divorce against her husband,
the seventh Baron Rodney. The
particulars in the case have not trans.
pired.
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