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HOME RULE.
LONDON. July THE Irish home
rule bill was passed by the house of
commons this evening by a vote of
352 to 243. The friends of the meas
ure are celebrating the favorable
action of the lower house with a
public demonstration tonight
sERvIANs ROUTED.
LONDON. July S-According to
advices received today from the
Balkan peninsula the Servian troops
in southern Scrvia have been cut
of from retreat by the Bulgarians
at the Noraya river. and there is
the probability that a wholesale
slaughter will take place before the
end of another day The Servians
are said to have been scattered bad
~ during the past several days
and are in no form al present to
meet the attack which apparently
is planned by their enemies.
PARIS. July S-Press dispatches
today state that the Bulrarians have
crossed the Scryian line at four
points and are filling the frontier
with troops preparatory to a gen
eral attack upon the SerVian forces
in The border country.
TROUBLE AHEAD.
JOHANNESBURG July Six
thousand native black laborers have
been secured as strikebre akers and
are being sent to the Rand river
sold fields TO take the places of the
miners who are on a strike there for
more pay and shorter hours.
The attempt to put the natives to
work doubtless will be followed by
a renewal of the hostilities. which
resulted last week in the death of
a number of the strikers. The
militia is being held in readiness in
case trouble occurs.
HlGHeRoWs FIGHT.
HAVANA. July S.-General Rista.
chief of police was MORALLY wounded
last night in pistol duel with a
number of prominent men whom he
was trying 10 arrest. Among those
involved i'll the unfortunate affair
was General Esbert. provincial gov
cruor OF the province of Havana.
The federal government has taken
the matter up and will conduct a
thorough investigation Of the affair.
THE GIRLS AGAIN.
LONDON. July S.-The country
home Of Sir Henry Lever at Riving-
ton was completely detroyed by
fire last night. entailing a loss Of
more than $10o,000. The house
VAS unOccupied at the time the fire
started and the flames had gained
such Roadway when discovered that
it vas impossible to save even the
content. which We're valued at
considerable amount,
The authorities claim to have posi-
Tive proof that the fire was started
by the suffragettes. but thus far no
arrests have been made.
HAS APPENDICITIS
PARIS. July 9.-William +. Nc
Combs. Of New York. chairman OF
the Democratic national committee,
was operated upon for appendicitis
today. and is now much improved.
TROOPS MAssED FOR BUSINESS.
LONDON. July 9-Today's dis
matches from the Balkan peninsula
state that Roumania is ready to
take hand in the latest war which
is HOW in progress in that part OF
Europe Ronmania has taken sides
With SCryia. and announces her IN
tcntfon Of crossing the bulgarian
frontier from the north the moment
i. becomes evident that Servia is un-
able to hold her own against the
Bulsars. Troops have been massed
at several points and the Serb troops
are ready to advance on the Bulgars
at moments notice.
BELGRADE, Servia, July "a
statement issued from the war office
today estimates the number OF men
killed in the recent battles between
the Servians and Bnlgarians at
Ishtip and Kochana at "1,ooo NO
attempt is made TO segregate the
losses. but the claim is made that
the Serbs troops have won nearly
all OF the engagements thus far.
SYMPATHY WITH BULGARS.
LONDON. July 10.-lntervention
on the part Of Russia to bring about
cessation OF hostilities in the Bal
kans, is now being sought by the
Bulgarians. according to dispatches
received by the war office here to-
day from the English representa-
tiyes in Vienna and other European
capitals adjacent to the Balkan
states. The Bulgarians, ii is stated,
will be willing to demobilize and res
tore the army to peace footing
if assured OF the territory they won
in the war against the Turks.
Sympathy with the Bulgars has
been weakened by reports of horrible
atrocities committed by them in
heir treatment OF the Greek prison
ers who fell into their hands. Most
recent reports substantiate the ear
lier rumors which related that the
Bulearians. after they had secured
the wounded Greeks in the mosques
at Nierita. poured kerosene oil into
the wounds and then set fire to
the oil causing the victims to suf-
fer extreme torture before death.