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L_ Hsoooooooooooocooogooooqoog K Russian A 3 I K greatest in Existence? jMoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC My-T-T HE Russian empire, occupyI in^ as it does such a vast ex| tent in Europe and Asia. SB CT noeds for its security the jBgreatest array now existing. The president recruiting laws permit of mobiliz^|lng. in case of war. twenty-two classes I or seven nunareu ana nny inuusmu soldiers each, or, allowing a considerable margin, at least thirteen millions. This immense army must not be considered, however, as an instructed and mobilizable corps; it may be admitted that about four million soldiers ready for the campaign could, if necessary, respond to the call of the Czar. The Emperor is the supreme chief of the army, and no parliamentary assembly has the right to ques({LiilGErettANV 1 17000 fy\ FRANCE - \' ISOOO ntN^y' I Vffl fijf-^Zt.r or' ? /VC ft'Cm-u PoraV U 3003>^* tnujjiA /k\, ifoo r??H //y\\ /?: AlU ED" TROOPS IN THE PROVINCE OF fE-CHJ-Ll DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW THE 11 PARES IN NUMBER WIT tion his acts. Usually, the Minister of War acts as intermediary between the Emperor and the troops, and in such capacity his authority is of the greatest. To the Ministry of War are at tached the higher council or war, me Supreme Court of Military Justice, aud the Military Cabinet of the Emperor; the War Department is divided into a Chancellery and eight grand divisions: Etat Major general, intendance, artillery. engiueering corps, health, military schools, Cossack troops and military justice. The military territory is a=(<jE-N- iKOUROPATKlN>d divided into twelve grand departments, I at the head of which are the officers bearing the title of commander-iuchief; these have the command of the troops stationed in the region, those belonging to the territory and those of the various establishments. In several of the regions, in Finland, at IWilna, Warsaw. Moscow, Kieff, in the Caucasus, in Turkestan, in Siberia, and the Amour district, the commanders-in-chief are invested with a higher political authority, and take the title of Governor-General. The distribution of the Russian troops by army corps is not uniformly established, as in some other countries of Europe. It may be admitted, however, that in European Russian fifty-two divisions of infantry, fifty-two groups of mounted artillery, twenty-three divisions o! /?oralrr nn/1 fftrtr.fniir hnttftrloc nf mounted artillery constitute twentyfive army corps, of which two are ic the Caucasus region. Beyond the iUral, in Siberia, in Turkestan and the 'Amour region, and. at present, in Manchuria, the organization is varia ble. and depends upon circumstances The corps of Russian officers is re cruited in a great part from the Low er Military Schools, of which there art seven for the infantry, those of Iva zan. Odessa. St. Petersburg, Tcbou gouiev, Tiflis, Wilna and Irkoutsk two for the cavalry, Elisabetligrad anc Orenburg. The remainder of the of fleers come from the Bod}' of Pages of the Emperor and the Military Schools These latter schools are open, in prin ciple, to young men of all classes ol society, including the under-officera and private soldiers; tbey are locatec at St. Petersburg and Moscow. Th( preparatory instruction for thes< 6chools is obtained at twenty-foui j'"* * s*rr L 'ARTILLERY OF THE IMPERIAL r M] r fcadet schools and three preparatory schools. For the higher military in Btruction four Military Academies ar< established, the Nicolas Academy o i the Etat Major, the Miche! Artillery Academy, the Nicolas Engineering Academy, and the Academy of Mili \rfjl ^ > \>ww^ ,v^) _ ** ? OFFICERS OF BUSSIAN INFAXTBY BE01 MENT (131ST) SOW IN CHINA. tary Law. The Russian army on a war footing is composed of five contingents of the active army, thirteen contingents of reserve and four of /r\ \ J RUSSIAN * I I \ \ f. TROOPJ ** III \ \ K PORT AltTMUft I f\\ \ /J h in MANCitum* i i I <?lll awoonthe rr->???r~ . manchu^iam U. fUh\\' /^FRONTIER 1 ^T\fcr? 113 000 ntN 1 I \ III riuKVIN) Kf J II SHEVC-KINC, WljLId hAV TROOPS AT DISPOSAL OF . VARIOUS POWEflJ AND THEift .. PngJENX LOCATION ^ShJ$y i USSIAN FORCE IN CHINA COMH THE OTHER TROOPS. militia of the first class; all these troops have received the necessary instruction and have been grouped by the officers of the active army and the officers of reserve. The militia of the second class has received no military instruction. The Cossack troops, which form a unique feature of the Russian army, are recruited in a special manner, and are clothed, equipped and mounted at their own expense; C?4-?4-rv nnlr thn OrmC fITlfl LUC Uiaic LUl uioutc v/uij I.MV ammunition. The effectiveness of the Cossack troops on a war footing would exceed 250,000 cavalry. The present situation in China brings to the front the name of MajorGeneral Kouropatkin, the Russian Minister of War. He is one of the most important personages in his country and one of the very few selfmade men who have attained to a high place in the councils of state in Russia, where opportunities are anything but within the reach of the majority of the people. Rising step by step he became Chief of Staff to General Skobeleff, the hero of the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1S79. During this conflict Kouropatkin was once left for dead at the Shipka Pass. After the war he attracted some 'attention by a book which he published describing and commenting upon some of the incidents of the engagements in which he had taken part and upon the Important operations of the war generally. Although Skobeleff's right-hand man he held the rank of captain only, but soon after the war was over he obtained the command of the light troops in Turkestan. The Russian army has some odd ' BAYONET EXERCISE WITH OSCILLATING DUMMIES IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY. f ways of training soldiers. One is the havonet exerrise with dummies. Oscillating dummies are placed on the top of intrenchments, which the ' soldiers scale. After the men have " delivered their blows they go down the other side, at the bottom of which another row of similar dummies has | been placed. There the attack Is re peated. and the soldiers, going through ( the ranks of their silent victims place themselves in skirmishing order l A Profitable London Industry. r Cat feeding has become a profitable GUARD, ST. PETERSBURG REGIES NT. 7 industry in London. Quite a numbc: - of people earn good livings by provid i ing and delivering meala for the fe f lines at ?iven points. POLICEMEN MADE FROM THIEVES. Chinese Way of Utilizing an Old, Old Proverb. The highest qualification that a policeman can have is that he is an ex * i J U pert thief.' He uas Deen traiuuu schools of thieves, and ?an detect *.n every burglary or outrage by its details to which school of crime the perpetrator belongs. But he is only a thief wearing official clothes, and he merely catches enough thieves to save himself a beating, and then he selects strangers or those who have failed to give him his proper share of the plunder from his own district. When a police officer has made his "deal" with a thief or gang nothing short of awful tortures by his superiors, the local magistrates and judges, will cause the policeman to capture the gang who are making his fortune as well as their own. In certain towns, not thirty li from Pekin, live some highly respected men of wealth, noted for their correct lives, their virtue and probity. Their houses are castles, and they nave many aervtuiia. vuvc ~ year they go to visit their friends in Pekin. During their brief stay are committed some daring and successful robberies, always in the houses of the rich, and articles of great value are taken. The victims are peacefully drugged by the perfume of a burning anesthetic, which the thief avoids by filling his mouth with cold water and taking little breath. Quickly, by the aid of his fire-pan, he locates the gold and precious stones, and then he vanishes into the night and leaves no trace to the vulgar gaze of his coming and going. These are the great thieves, and they are rarely caught. They work alone, and in evil deeds they follow the Scriptural advice to charity, "Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand is doing." I asked a Chinese magistrate why the police did not pay a visit to the palaces of those great men of probity and virtue. But he shook his head. It would be a rash thing to do. There are stories that Ti-hun nniipo have tried they either found nothing but an indignant man of such virtue that his outcries aroused the neighborhood, aud the minions of the law had to flee, or every policeman disappeared, and rumor has it taat the castle courtyard in that village is their tomb.?Leslie's Weekly. The Growing Indifference to Wealth4 An interesting fact that one encounters is that strong men care less and less for wealth. It becomes a mere counter, in the game that they play for power or for sport and oftenest of all from sheer habit. Having once begun the game they suffer ennui if they stop. It is here that our highest educational problem Is?to train strong men to "cultivate their souls" without losing their vigor. And the truly cultivated man, the I -4?~ Viae honovnlPnPli CL1UU? Oiau ?? UV uuu i/vvu wvuv>w*MV? and the higher resources of mind and character?such a man soon discovers that it is no longer necessary to be rich. To such a man ihe accumulation of great wealth for his personal enjoyment is a sheer waste of energy. A right and well-balanced philosophy will emerge in due time from our boundless activity, and we shall see a sound culture give balance to our stronger personalities a9 it now sweetens chiefly those that are less strong.?The World's Work. Modern Military- Men Fastidlona. Reports from Luzon say that Funston and the other American officers, when they set out to capture Aguinaldo, were equipped with a tooth brush, a towel and half a blanket apiece. How striking a contrast between the classical and the modern conquerors! When Alexander of \fo/ia/lAn wont nrnr in Acin it iQ nfkt recorded that his luggage contained tooth brushes or towels or blankets. Hannibal invaded Italy with no heavy baggage of that sort. Julius Caesar made Gaul a Roman province without burdening his transportation train with so weighty a load, and there is no mention of such luxuries In the annals of Alaric, of Atiila, of Tamerlane or Genghis Khan. Campaign conditions change as the centuries roll by, and it may be that Aguinaldo could not have been taken captive if the expedition against him had not been suitably furnished with tooth brushes, towels and half-blankets.?New York Tribune. Energetic Lovemaktnj in Japan. Strange suits are filed at times in the Japanese law courts, but none more curious than one which is now before the local court of Usuki-Machi, in the Oita prefecture. In this case a cultivator brings an action in which 1 he seeks to have the court compel a Japanese girl to reciprocate the affection which he alleged he has demonstrated toward her, with her consent, for several years. He has wooed the lady, be declares, since 1897, and she has recently looked with favor upon him and accepted "baked sweetmeats" ac his hands. She invited him to her house a few days ago, and after partaking of various delicacies at his expense, slipped away and left him to 1 be unceremoniously kicked out by h?r, ' friends. On these grounds be prays for the intervention of the court to compel her to return his love. The ? judge is taking time to consider the matter.?Philadelphia Telegraph. Ambition v*. Contentment. The difference between malcing a living and making money is illustrated in a conversation that cook place thirty years ago between a man who went West and made a fortune and a man who remained on a farm in New England and did not. To sum up, the Wootovn ni?Hi Qniri th** Vnw TP.ncr. lander: "You needn't tell me how it is; I know all about it. If you harl a farm given to you at the beginning and you have lived on it for forty years, you've come out within fifty cents of the amount of capital you began with."?Christian Register. Capable Sign Artists. The makers of the big and gaudy advertisements which so offend on every side are not, as might be supposed, mere inartistic daubers. They are frequently real artists, who have .. had years of training even abroad, but . who find that more legitimate forms . of art afford them only a precarious livelihood. * Stork With Whale's Head |0 The whale-headed stork is admitted 6o to be one of the most curious birds in th the whole world, and a living one m Sh the Zoological Gardens would be a si: great attraction at the present time, _ says the London Graphic. It will ? probably not be long before we shall be able once more to see living specials in our menageries, for the bird is by no means rare in the swampy districts of the Upper Nile and the Gazelle River. From this latter region Mr. Petherlck, H. B. M. Consul at Khartoum, procured some young birds in 1859, and two of them safely arrived _ in the Zoological Gardens in 1860, se where they evoked a lively public In- js terest. It was recently announced, af be WHALE-HEADED STOBK. ^ ter a silence of nearly forty years respecting the whale-headed stork, that two specimens arrived at the Natural History Museum on the same day last autumn, and from two widely different localities, one being from Captain Dunn, on the Zarab River, beyond Khartoum, and the other from Sir Harry Johnston, on the Victoria Nyanza. Sir Harry Johnston believed that he recognized the Baloenieeps in Angola, but no specimen has ever been procured In Southwestern Africa, though its occurrence there is now rendered more probable by the discovery that Its range extends to the Victoria Nyanza. In a wild state the whale-headed stork often assembles in companies of a hundred together in the marshes. The Invalid Stndlo. There remain few luxuries to be added to the home of the millionaire, for the latest fad of the uncomfortably ~~ rich is a scientifically fitted sick room. c* The more cheerful name to this apart- ? ment is the invalid studio and the millionaire who ordered one in his new ^ twenty-eight room city home has set rl the fashion for his brother plutocrats. 111 This particular rich man is the head c< of a family where maladies creep in In spite of wealth and his sensible plan is to isolate any invalid to a part COj WALK,NO f n&rtt/NF.r^ I READING VT k MUSIC t! STAND J^J I fl: of the spacious house where light, ^ sunshine, perfect quiet and exquisite comfort can be secured without incomraoding the rest of the family or forelie tlm iinluolrv nnp to resort to a. hos ~ " ? IE pital. m The studio itself is a big, beautiful room, with windows at top and sides, exquisitely tiled walls and provided with furniture that would fill a hope- pr less sluggard's heart with joy. The jj< brass bedstead almost walks and talks, ^ there is an organ and a piano that oi: .'an be set going and regulated by th keys arranged like those of a type- w writer; the music to be played low or jj, WORLD'S MIGHTIE 1 ? ^ ? mmte a J. PIERPONT iid as desired. For the gouty peril or the owner of a sprained ankle ere Is a tufted leg rest that can be lifted to any height or position dered and if the invalid is too 'weak 01 ,?G REST _ PILLA& jr lf-indulgent to hold his book there an obliging stand that will assume e tj.sk for him. When a holiday in ./* lo /lactrori np onfrippprt n nlllar bftfl st comes intcf service and its top, ibject to manifold variations in rm, can be converted from a breakst tray into a book rest, a writing id, an easel, or even an instrument at will bold wools for winding. When a convalescent bas nofl rength enough for exercise, but is in3tent on freedom of movement, the alking machine is taken from the orage closet and the most restless dividual can come and go without ss of vitality. Altogether the home firmary is a huge success and prom?s to become as recognized an instition in the luxurious American home i the model nursery or the private rmnasium.?New York Herald. A Unique Watch. The accompanying illustration repreints one of the most peculiar watches rer made. The cut shows the watch iened in the form of a beautiful flow\ The two leaves can be closed and il one sees then is a magnificent flow decorated all over with diamonds ad rubies. The watch itself, reprejnting the chalice of the flower, is it one-quarter of an inch in diameter. . safety pin is attached to this work C art by means of which the watch in be worn. A slight pressure on ither of two diamonds opens the ower, thus showing the time. The ratch was made by P. Galli, of Zu? ch, Switzerland. He worked six lonths on it, and the watch was re;ntly sold at the handsome price of ),200 francs, about $2040. Where Housework Is Done by Stales. All the work in Euluwayo, both in ae house and out of It, Is done by len, either Kaffirs, Indian collies, ambezi boys, which are a cross betveen Kaffirs and Portuguese. They re very picturesque in their white Cairo. A long strip is folded around the pper part of the legs, brought up beiveen the knees and folded down in ont. Over these they wear a white lirt They have a decided penchant >r stand-up collars and a perfect pasIon for boots. Boots, however, are at allowed Indoors on account of aise. The coast boys are excellent >oks and extremely clean. The Zam;zi boys are actuated by the love of ioney rather than work. For the sake coins they brave the dangers of the trrible Tsetsa country, infested by les so poisonous that horses cannot ?taken through it, and, leaving their svn land, where they have every com>rt, plenty to eat and drink and wear, ? .Ui+r*. ley go down to worK ior uie nunc ten in South Africa. The boys deland and get very high wages. The Beat Waterproof Material. Salmon skin is about the best wateroof material that can be worn. The skimos use it for both boots and lirts. Should it become the fashion itside of the Arctic regions, however, ,e chances are that the expense ould be too great for general utiliza>n. :ST FINANCIER. ^ 1 4*rf. li : 4; MORGAN. $ I . M'KINLEV OH THE BORDER' Message From Mexico's Chief Executive Delivered at El Paso. PRESIDENT'S FELICITOUS REPLY American and Mexican Flags Intertwined at El Paso, Texas?President McKinley, in His Speech, Said There Was No Imperialism, Except the Imperial Powez of the Sovereign People. El Paso, Texas?American and Mexican flags were intertwined in the decorations of the plaza where the official greeting of President McKinley and his Cabinet took place. The presence on the stand of General Hernandez, personal representative of President Diaz, and the Governor of the State of Chihauhua, gave an International significance to the event There were thousands of Mexicans in the vast concourse of people to whom the President spoke, and their enthusiasm was almost as wild as that of the Americans. General Hernandez addressed the President on behalf of his President, extending the latter's congratulations, and President McKinley, in his re sponse, paid a nign iriDute to me President of the Mexican Republic and charged his emissary to convey to President Diaz his warm regard and personal esteem, with his best wishes for the continued prosperity of the sister republic. The President's speech was very happy, and was especially notable on account of his Injunction to the people not to be alarmed about "Imperialism." There was, he said, no imperialism except the imperial power of the sovereign people of the United States. The exercises in the Plaza were preceded by a military parade. The women of the Cabinet crossed the Rio Grande to Juarez, where they had breakfast with Juan Ochoa, a Mexican banker. Mrs. McKinley did not go to the breakfast, but had a short drive. At noon the Presidential party resumed, its journey westward. President Diaz of Mexico had hoped to meet the President here and shake nanas across me Doruer, uut us uie Mexican Congress Is in session, he could not leave the capital. He sent a personal message to the President, however, /ind also dispatched General Juan Hernandez, the commander of the Second Military Zone of the State of Chihuahua, personally to present his good wishes to the Chief Magistrate of the United States. President Diaa's message follows: "City of Mexico. "To the President of the United States of America, El Paso: "When you arrived this day at the frontier of Mexico I wished I might shake hands with you, but I send you as cordial a salute as corresponds with the cordial relations which exist between the two Republics of North America. I also send General Hernandez to express to you the same feeling. "PORFIRIO DIAZ." To this the President sent the fol' lowing response: "El Paso, Texas. "To His Excellency, General Porfirio Diaz, President of the Republic of Mexico, City of Mexico: "It gives me great pleasure to reciprocate the courteous greeting of your Excellency and to express my most cordial good wishes for your health and happiness and for the continued prosperity of the Mexican Republic, to which we are bound by so many ties of mutual interest and friendship. "WILLIAM McKINLEY." Welcomed to New Mexico. Deming, N. M.?Shortly after leaving El Paso, the train crossed the line into New Mexico, and ran through the grazing section of the Territory. The first stop In the Territory was made at Deming, where the President was welcomed by Governor Otero and his staff. The address of welcome at Deming was largely devoted to New Mexico's claim for statehood. A broad banner above the train read: "New Mexico Demands Statehood." The President spoke briefly. YACHT CONSTITUTION LAUNCHED. The New Cup Defender Christened bj Sirs. XV. Butler Duncan. Bristol, K. I.?Witii ner nuu gany decorated with flags and her deck well filled with sailors, the yacht Constitution was christened by Mrs. W. Butler Duncan, who broke the traditional bottle of wine on her glistening bow just as she started slowly down the ways into the sea. With the breaking of the bottle Mrs. Duncan, in a clear voice, said: "I christen thee Constitution." The time of the launching was 8.32 p. m. The scene was a brilliant one as the Constitution was slowly lowered into the water, the cheering from the boats being loud and vigorous, while the searchlight from the steam yacht L-oioma inummaieu uie sieru 01 me Constitution in a brilliant manner. Rockets and other fireworks added not a little to the gaiety of the occasion. In half an hour the ceremony was over. The clear, starlit night was admirable for the pyrotechnic display. The spectators generally came to the conclusion that the new cup defender is actually a much-improved Columbia, with all her sterling virtues and none of her trifling faults. The keel of the Constitution was cast on December 23 of last year. Since that date her building has been hurried along as fast as possible. Texas Town Swept by Fire. The town of Lufkin, Angeline County, Texas, suffered heavily from fire. Thirty-four ouildings and nearly all their contents were destroyed. All the buildings destroyed except three were business houses. The three were i*esidences. The three hotels of the tows were among tlie places burned. Safety of the Palisades Assured. Governor Odell, at Albany, N. Y? has signed the bill appropriating J?400.000 for the purchase of the Palisades. Sporting Brevities. Lakewood defeated Camden in the polo tournament at Georgian Court, Lakevvood, N. J. A chainless motor bicycle that is driven by a combination of bevel and spur gears, has been brought out by a new concern. Three cup defender races will be run off Newport, R. I., by the Consti- | tution, the Independence and the Columbia early in July. The report of the State Racing Commission of New York shows a great increase in taxes and premiums under tfie State ltacing Code. ; * , \ '; . I THE NEWS EPITOMIZED WASHINGTON ITEMS. Disappearance of the tracings of plans of tlic cruiser St. Louis caused concern among naval officers. The Panama Canal Company made formal announcement of the terms upon which it would sell the canal to the United States. So/>rof<jrir 7T.iv rlnninH tho statement that a new isthmian canal treaty had been delivered to Lord Pauncefote, the British Ambassador. The historic old Minnesota, now lyinjr at Boston, was condemned, and will be sold. The Army Ordnance Office will purchase $C>00.000 worth of projectiles for the coast forts. Brigadier-General John M. Wilson, Chief of Engineers,U. S. A.,was placed on the retired Ifst on his own application. ' Secretary Root issued orders designed to secure rigid economy in army expenditures. ^ " / OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS. Troopers of the First Cavalry defeated a rebel force in Batangas Province. Luzon, P. I. Civil government -was established la Manila. Two cases of yellow fever were reported in Havana, Cuba, and quarantine regulations were put into effect. Delegate Wilcox nominated Charles V. Richardson, a Hawaiian, for the West Point cadetship, for which Joseph1 Aca failed to pass the examination. ; Senor Jose Varela was appointed* Secretary of Justice of Cuba to succeed Senor Luis Estevez. The gunboat Petrel was ordered; home from Manila, conditions permlt-i ting a reduction of the American fleet in Philippine waters. Felix Roxas, editor of the Democracia. was appointed Governor of Bataa-i p-ns Province. P. I. O ? r ? DOMESTIC. Relief trains are arriving in Jack-] jonville, l''la., with supplies for the firei jufferer3. ? ./! The Younger brother?, noted out-j laws, are to be released on parole! from the Minnesota State Prison. i Valet Jones, chief witness in tliej Rice murder case, at New York City, I refuses food and is said by physicians' co be (lying. The Seventh National Bank of New, Fork City bought the Equitable Na-; tional Bank, of Cincinnati, Ohio. i Much damage was done by a break m the Erie Canal, at Rochester, N. Y.; Missouri will take the space given up by Maryland at the Buffalo Exposition. Carnegie's gift of $20,000 for a library was accepted by Charlotte', N. C. The Illinois Legislature adjourned sine die. The Finance Committee of the City Council of Colorado Springs, Col., reported a shortage of $30,000 In the accounts of City Treasurer Moses T. Hale. Millions of dollars were carted' through the streets of Chicago when the Chicago National Bank moved. The garrison at Fort Gibbons, Alaska, issued supplies to destitute miners to such an extent that there is likely to be a shortage of provisions at the post. : President McKlnley telegraphed the Government would give all the aid possible in the work of relief for Jacksonville, Fla. Judge J. J. Healy, a lawyer and politician, was instantly killed by being struck by lightning on his ranch near Aberdeen, S. D.. He had been political adviser and business partner of Senator Kyle. Thirteen barges and a tug sunk In /?/>iiioirtTi nt TVrnnsville. Ind., caused a loss of $45,000. i City Treasurer R. A. Marey, Treasurer of Arkansas City, Kan., committed suicide by shooting. He was short in his accounts $3600. ?>r. J. L. Gartrell, seventy years old, confessed to Chief of Police at Kansas. City, Mo., that he killed D. B. Donegan, a Colorado miner, whose body was found in a mulberry creek. Mrs. Mary Sankey, the mother of Ira D. SanKey, of Brooklyn, the evangelist, died at her home at Newcastle, renn.. aged ninety years. Minister Conger returned to Iowa, and had a hearty welcome at Council Bluffs, with speeches of greeting and much enthusiasm. Seven years in the penitentiary each ~ ? ? a were given O. W. unestnui auu vwu. Jordan, at Macon, Ga? for robbing a railroad train. FOREIGN. Venezuela invited Herr Krupp, the German aruior manufacturer, to bid for the supply of cruisers, torpedo boats and war material. Bishop Hacquart, French missionary, was drowned in the Niger River. f The plague riots in the Sialkat District in India were suppressed by themilitary. Dispatches from Southern Italy report that the peasants in Messina, Catania and Syracuse are in revolt and in conflict witn the police daily. ' ~~ Ten thousand persons signed a complimentary address presented to Sir Alfred Miiner, at Cape Town, South Ifrica. Numerous arrests were made in ' Montevideo following rumors of a conspiracy to kill the President of Uruguay. Forty thousand emigrants are booked to leave Italy for the United States during May. British ship owners are contemplating combinations to forestall further incursions by the Morgan syndicate. A coal deposit close upon two square miles in area, bearing coal equal to the best English product, was discovered in Thessaly. The Berlin Foreign Office denied that Germany has acquired a coaling station on the island of Margarita, off Venezuela. The British Consul at Panama described the revolution in Colombia as having degenerated into guerilla warfare. Three lives were lost in a fire, which destroyed Brunnelle's Hotel. Malson Xeuve, suburb of Montreal, Quebec. The Ameer cf Afghanistan sent an agent to Germany to purchase six batteries of Krupp guns for Cabul. * ? -1 TaI/ia Tonnrj ofof'ii/l A uispareu iium iuaiv, uutuu, o.w?.v? that the Ministry of the Marquis Ito Lad resigned. Two (Jerman soldiers were sentenced to ueatb at Tien-Tsiii for murder of Chinese. An extensive Nihilistic plot was discovered in Russian Poland. Sis hundred arrests were made. A very large coal deposit was discovered near Kingston, Jamaica. Tests made show the coal to be equal to the Welsb artiola. * - . . ,', v.