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THE WORLD'S NEWS. p.(BY SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS THROUGH VALZIEUS, REUTERS, AND CENTRAL NEWS AGENCIES.) The British Disaster, CAPTURE OF A FORT BY LIEUTENANT GRANT. 800 "Manipuris Put io Flight.—Feared General Attack on the English Force. SIMLA, Saturday (Reuter). — News^ has reached the Government that Lieut. (Jrant, advancing fromTamouli with nlPn of the 12th Burmah Kegiment, captured a fort within ten miles of Manipur, probably Fort Thabat, on March 31, a full week after the capture of the British Residency at Manipur. The fort was held by 800 Manipuris, and was carried by assault by the small British force. The troops are being pushed forward rapidly to the aid of Lieutenant Grant, as it is feared that the fort will be attacked by the Manipuri troops in full force. Re-inforcements for Grant. liANGOON, Saturday, 12.30 P.M. (Reuter). Kative travellers who have arrived at Tumma from Manipur bring an otherwise uncon- firmed report that Mr, Quinton and his party were killed on the day of the outbreak at Manipur. Captain Presgrave who left Auktaung with 150 men of the 12th Burmah Regiment and some mounted infantry to re- inforce Tumma, has moved forward, thence to Lieutenant Grant's relief, with 100 Rifles and a mounted detachment. Another Deluge. Houses Swept Away ani the Country Made Desotate-40,000 Lives En- dangered. LIMA, PERU, Saturday (Dalziel).—Heavy rains have fallen here continuously for three days, and news of disastrous results is coming from the surrounding country. St. Mary's Reservoir is overflowed, and its banks soon crumbled and let out the full volume of its water. The flood rushed down the hill sides with resistless force, making vast lakes of the lowlands in the two adjoin- ing counties. Dozens of small houses which stood in the way of the torrent were des- troyed, and twenty oil wells in full operation were submerged, and had to be hastily aban- doned. The loss is estimated at 100,000dols. The town of Cellina, which has a population numbering 40,000 souls, is in imminent danger of destruction. It is threatened by a surcharged reservoir nine miles long, three .mile wide, and 15ft. deep. This is likely to follow St. Mary's Reservoir at any minute; in £ aet only the speedy cessation of the down- pour of rain, of which there is no sign, can save it. [ The Tables Turned. A Councillor's Attempt to Ruin His Mis- tress.—Sensational Developments- ORLEANS, Saturday (Dalziel).—There is much excitement here over a scandal which bids fair to equal the late Fouroux affair in sensational details. It concerns a municipal councillor and Monarchist of the city named Barreau and his late mistress. Barreau, besides being a prominent man in connection with public affairs, is a manufacturer on a large scale, and possessed of considerable wealth. His mistress, whom he discarded some time ago, accused him of having compelled her to undergo on several occasions certain dangerous operations of a criminal character. 31. Barreau, on his part, alleges that the woman simply wanted to blackmail him. He brought a charge against her to that effect, and she was arrested. A friend of the discarded mistress, who ap- peared as a witness when the case came before the court yesterday, fnlly confirmed the state- ment of prisoner. in consequence of the statements which this witness made, the apartments of M. Barreau were searched, with the result that the instruments with which the alleged criminal operations were performed Were found and brought into court. The sen- sation which followed upon their production can be better conceived than described. An instant order was issued for Barreau's arrest, and he was last night lodged in gaol. NEW ORLEANS OUTRAGES. Italians Cry and Seek for Vengeance. frains Wrecked, Stores B:own Up.— Threatened Revolt and Capture of Pittsburg. NEW YORK, Saturday (Reuter).—Gabarrio, the leader of 350 Italians employed near Newcastle, Pennsylvania, says that he has been approached by an Italian from Pittsburg, who wanted him to join a company of their countrymen at New Orleans The stranger assured him that 20,000 adherents could be mustered at Pittsburg in five hours, and that they could take the city without much trouble. He added that the movement was spreading over the State. The man left for Carbon to stir UD the Italians at that place. A dispatch from Wheeling, West Virginia, states that 2,000 Italians are drilling near Moundsville, with the intention of going to New Orleans. Several attempts to wreck trains have been made in West Virginia, and are attributed to Italians. A depot and store at the Constitu- tion have been blown up with dynamite, and this outrage is also thought to be due to the Italian aesire for vengeance. He Denies the Charge of Bribery. NEW ORLEANS, Saturday {Reuter).—In an interview with a press representative, Detec- tive O'Malley, who is charged with bribing the jury m the Ilennessy murder trial, denied rhat he was guiity. lie declared that the 'men who weie lynched were innocent, and that the people made a great mistake, for which they should apologise to the widows and orphans of the victims. The committee leaders held a conference yesterday, at which it was decided that O'Malley should not be molested, and that the law in his case should be allowed to take its course. A MADMAN'S CRIME. Hacks H s Mother to Pieces and Cuts His Own T) roat. BLOOMINGTON, Saturday {Dahiel).—A ghastly tragedy took place here yesterday, the perpetrator and second victim being evidently temporarily insane. Ward IJemaru, aged 25. hitherto a peaceable and sober man, Jiving at home with his recently-widowed mother and baby sister, murdered the former by hacking her almost to pieces with a huge carving-knife. Then he cut bis own throat, Rising so much force that the weapon had its edge turned by contact with his spine. While this terrible scene was being enacted the little ■child sat helplessly by, but.singularly enough, escaped the madman's murderous fury. She ]8 too young to be able to describe what to :1. I I'lace, though—saving* the rehearsal of the conversation, if any, between the matricide and his victim—the scene was vividly de- picted to the neighbours who broke into the •bouse when the inmates were missed from their usual outdoor occupations. The double tuneral will take place to-morrow. The mur- dered woman was much respected. His Head B!own Off. Terrible Duel in Arkansas Store. ^IAYNARD, ARKANSAS, Saturday (Dalziel). shocking affair took place here yesterday, ^suiting in the death of one man and the 1!erjous wouading of another. Thomas Kirby, I who was a member of the Stats Legislature in 1889, and Milton Ormby, who is also a prominent citizen, bad an old feud, which they resolved to settle by means of a duel with shot guus, on the first occasion of their happening to meet. They met in a store by accident yesterday, and both of them at once fired, taking deliberate aim at each other. The result was that Kirby's head was literally blown off. Ormby, on his part, was more fortunate, although he too was seriously wounded. 1 he affair has caused the greatest excitement in the town and neighbourhood. 11 Murdered in Cold Blood. Shocking Death of a British Subject. PANAMA, Saturday {Dalziel).—The Deme- rara Argosy reports the murder of a British subject by the Venezuelan police. The out- rage is supposed to be the outgrowth of the boundary dispute. The name of the mur- dered man is William Campbell. He was a British grant holder on the Paver Barima, in British Guiana, and was arrested on the 8th of February while visiting an Knglishman named Names, living on the Venezuelan side of the Amacroroo Hiver. Campbell off-red no resistance; he merely asked leave to travel by his own con- veyance. The sergeant of the Venezuelan police, however, ordered one of his men to siioot him. He did so, and the shot struck Campbell and shattered his right hand. The inspector of police sent Campbell to the Venezuelan governor of the province of Orinoco. The Governor caused him to be taken back to Amacroroo, where he was at once liberated without so much as a charge being made against him. Campbell then entered the hospital, and died on the 16th of March. Mr. Anson, the dis- trict magistrate, held an inquest on the body of the murdered man on the following day, and the jury found a verdict of Murder against the sergeant and the private of the Venezuelan police. The Diplomatic Rupture. Considering the Question of Indemnity. WASHINGTON, Saturday {Reuter).—It is said that President Harrison and his advisers are much gratified at the tone of the Marquis di Kudini's latest message, which was con- sidered at yesterday's Cabinfet Council. They are inclined to think It indicates a settlement of the diplomatic quarrel. If the Govern- ment considers the question of pecuniary indemnity the inquiry will no doubt be made into the character of the alleged Italian sub- jects killed at New Orleans. Should it be found that they left their country for their country's good the Federal authorities will hardly consent to compensate their families, Salvationists Agitated. BUENOS AYRES, Friday (Reuter).—The Chief of the Police of this city has issued an order closing the Salvation Army halls, on the ground that the organisation is not a recognised Church. The Salvationists regard this piea as untenable and without precedent, and have appealed to the Minister of the Interior in the matter. Should no satisfac- tion be obtained in that quarter the Salva- tionists will approach the President. They are resolved to fight the question out on the ground of religious liberty. Pennsylvania Riots.- MOUNT PLEASANT, Saturday (Dalziel).— The excitement over the fatal rioting is rising again," and it is feared that trouble will occur on the occasion of the funerals, which take place to-day. The strikers are arranging a great demonstration, which wdl include orations in the native tongue of each of the dead men, to be delivered at the graves of the so-called martyrs.

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