Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-18
A new PARTY
Lord Rosebury Forms One
At Chesterfield
LORD METHuEN
Cripple For Life. De|ary Order
ed To Release Him

London. March lS.-Lord RoSebery
has said that those who had gathered
with him at Chesterfield had formed
an association to promote the princi-
pies set forth at that meeting and to
endeavor to inoculate the Liberal par.
ty with some OF the lymph. They
did not desire to create diSSensionS in
the party, but there was one very loud
and clamorous section Of the party
processing opinions in regard to the
war with which they could not asso.
ciate themselves. They thought it
better to make an organization to pro
mote principles OF a different kind in
connection with Liberalism.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it under.
stands that with view of preventing
a dislocation Of the markets, syndi.
cate of South African magnates has
been formed for the purpose of taking
over the whole of Cecil Rhodes share.
holdings in the event CT Mr.. Bhodes
death.
General Butler is such an excellent
cook that he would have little diff
Guilty in obtaining a chefs position in
first class hotel In his younger
DAYS before he had reached his hign
military rank. his fellow officers used
to say that Redvers Bulier could make
an appetizing dinner out of old sad
dies when rations were short on a
campaign.
A remarkable discovery has been
made 80 County Mayo, ireland, where
a wooden boat believed to be nearly
2OOO wears old, has been dug up by
some laborers. They struck some
thing hard with their spades, and at
first thought it was coffin. Later a
boat most beautifully carved from the
trunk Of an oak tree, was revealed.
1t was 46 feet long and showed abso.
lutely no signs OF decay. The wood
was so hard that hatchets made scar
cely any impression on it.
The Archdeaccn of London attended
performance of "AriZona" at the
Auelphi theatre and was so pleased
with the American play that he sent
the members of the company tickets
for the services at St. Pauls cathe-
dral and an invitation to take tea at
the chapter house afterwards. Sew
eral OF the p ayers accepted the invi'
tation and greatly enjoyed taking tea
with the archdeacon.
The Boer ENJOYS, Wolmarans and
Vessels, accompanied by Montagu
White, have arrived at Chicago. Their
visit to Chicago is said to be for the
purpose Of comforting with officers OF
the Chicago Transvaal league.
The war of1ice announces that Lord
.Methuen'S s wound was bullet in his
right thigh. The fempr was fractur-
ed and as result of necessary op-
.eration his leg will be shortened. 1t
is said that Gen. Botha ordered Gen.
Delarey to release Gen. Methuen, as
Delarey had no doctor to treat the
British commanders wound.
The story is denied that the British
government interrupted the transfer
Of the Waite Star line to the Morgan
and Griscom interests The paper
says that the government has taken
no action whatever in the matter.
The extraordinary etfec0 Of lyddite
has been revealed by the statement
that during the recent experiments
with the hulk of the old battleship
Belle Isle, shells containing the ex.
plosiye refraeted fragments upon the
attacking vessels which were 300
yards distant. Other fragments dropp-
ed close to a gunboat situated 5000
yards abeam of the line OF fire. The
deduction drawn is that when lyddlte
is used there is danger for friendly
vessel at least 20tt0 yards away.
Some time ago it was noticed by an
admirer Of Rudyard Kipling that his
famous poem, ION the Road to Man
dalay" went very well to the tune of
"The Wearing Of the Green" On
pointing this out to the author. Mr..
Kipling replied: ooh, yes, l fre:.
quently take well known song, hum
it over for few minutes, and then
write words to tit the tune"
The movement to make room for
British women in the political and
professional fields grows apace, appar.
emily without much assistance from
the opposite sex. At the annual
meeting Of the Birmingham society for
promoting the election of women
guardians, one Of the women speakers
said; "The only complaint we have
against men is that they are a little
too retiring" F" .~-.Nn .,-z-,r. z.-;-.