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Willi THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. Interesting Items About Our Own Country. Great Brltnln, the United States. and All Parts of the Globe. Condensed and Assorted for Buy Reading. CANADA. A lthird case of leprosy is reported ho exist in Manitoba. Manitoba's Lndia amounts m $17,000. A discovery of hard coal. is. report on the shore of lake Winnipeg. kBran'tford is to have a free postal delivery at the close of the year. A police census of the populacion of 'il‘oron’to will be taken on Sunday, April 1. fl . Mr. Speaker Edgar andexâ€"Speaker Whine have been! made Privy Council-- lors. \ . Safercrackers slbole over $240 from the T. E. Walker Company's safe at Hamilton x The London Street Railway Company repose extending their Springbank inc towards Byron. ‘ 'Iibe departmental stores of _Montreal are being prosecuted for selling drugs without a. license. The Hamilton Radial Railway Comâ€" phn’y will extend ins beach. line to the. easterly limth of Burlington. , . Lord and Lady Aberdeen have ac-. cepted‘an' invitation to attend the conq vocation of Q/ueeln’s University. ~ A Coroner's jury at Hamilton decided that Charles Curran came. to his death by his fooll'. being caught. in a. frog not properly packed. ‘ Mr. Hugh A. Allan) in an interview. alt Monkrcal said his company was still in the fidld to tendenfor the fast Ate lanfic steamship serVice. . Arsenic Turbide, the only survivor. of party of three lost from the Bird 9. NS.. while seal hunlfing recent! ly, died on: Mornfday night. . News has been received that the Dc» minion line has decided to build a. new. steamer. which will be ’the largest that ever sailed inito the port of Montreal. It is stated that: tho Furnace Line. mow running between Manchester and. Boston. will establish a. route during- the coming season between Montreal and Liverpool. On Monday night Clarence Martin, aged 21, employed on the farm of hlr. William Freeman, Binbroo'k, Ont, com- mitted suicide by hanging himself in the barn. A young lllfonmreal girl named Greta Taylor, tried to commit suicide by swallowing Paris green on account of disappointment: in love. She will prob- ably die. . . Dr. Bourinot, of Ottawa, has been gppointed honorary fellow of the Royal olonial Institute, "in recognition of his usefulness as a writer on Canadian and colonial subjec a" . The Thorold Council has petitione the Government to protect the wood pulp manufaciurers by an export duty on the wood and taking the duty off their machinery. It has been decided Chabthe military feature of the Queen’s diamond jubh lee in Montreal shall take the form of a church parade on June 20th and a grand review on June 22.. Dr. Smith; of the Tracadic, N‘. B., lazaretto has been instructed to pro~ coed to Winnipeg to investigate two alleged cases of leprosy among Ice~ landic immigrants there. Philippe Lccours was found guilty of manslaughter at Father Point, the vic- tim being his brother, whom he stab- bed with a pocket-knife. _ The son- tence was six years in penitentiary. B. Beaubien. a stonecutter, of Otâ€" tawa, has taken an action for three thousand dollars against: the Rockland branch of the Stonecu-tters’ Union for alleged illegal suspension two years 5‘80 Sir Donald Smith proposes that Mont- real should celebrate the diamond jubi- lee by erecting an establishment; for the training of nurses. Mayor \Vilson Smith favors the building of a Vice- regal residence Everything points to the early open~ ing of navigation through the great lakes and the St. Lawrence system. It) Is expected that vessels will be pass; Lug through from lake Erie to Lake Ontario by the middle of April. Andrew McNeilledge, a married man. 60 years of age, attempted suicide on Thursday at his residence, 31 Marl- borough avenue, Toronto, by locking himself in a. room and turning. on the gas. He was discovered in time to save his life Dr. Bourinot. honorary secretary of the Royal Society of Canada, has reâ€" ceived a. letter from the Mayor of Bristol, Eng, stating that two memd bore of the City Council will be pres- am. at the Cabot celebration in Hali- fax, N. 5., next; June. ‘A carefully prepared chemo for the incorporation of the Drummond County railway in the Inter-colonial system is now occupying the attention of the Doâ€" minion Government. It is proposed to complete the necessary link to brin the Lnbercolonial trains into Montreal over the Grand Trunk tracks. General Manager Hays. in behalf of the Grand Trunk Railway, has lodged a petition at Ottawa for permission to capitalize the revenue overdraft and to increase the borrowing powers of the company by an issue of a further sum of 4 per cent. consolidated debenture stock, the interest on which shall not exceed £50,000 yearly. GREAT BRITAIN. Lord Salisbury. who has been suffer- ilng from influenza for the past few days, has almost entirely recovered. lifEr. Gladstone. who is sojourning in the south of France. has just recovered from a mild attack of influenza. April 10th (Good Friday), April 17th. 19th and 20th. will be observed as holi- days in the Liverpool Cotton Exchange. IT is rumoured “that Mr. Chamber- famine fund ed sign Office es‘iirmites, when the Cretan mower is likely to be discussed. The London Times,- referring to the gift of the original log of the Mayflower to the Uniiwl Siatcs,s¢1ys it is no light thing lo part with a document of no.- tionul intern-sf. Mr. Gladstone, notwithstanding his grout age, has joined the ranks of the wheelmen. He has written to afrieurl in London, saying that he has fairly mastered the machine. It is reporied in London court Circles that the Queen on her return from the South of France, will paya visit. to DTP. \V’illiam Waldorf Astor, M Cleveden in recognition of his muniâ€" ficeuce. V . It is learned that the British Govâ€" ernment propose to (19.11 with the question of contagious disease among the British troops in India, by placing the inspoclion of women in the hands of women doctors. The announcement that the United States tariff. will not be refractive thus resulied in an inevitable rush] of ex- ports to America. from England, and for the moment. every industry is pushing thi work. . \Vhile the British steamer Templeâ€" more was being towed by the Ulsterâ€" morc the hawscr parted. The flying end swept the Templemore‘s (lcckklllâ€" img: Capt. Swainson, and u Seaman. and breaking the legs of four other men. UNITED STATES. ' The whipping post. has been revived in Missouri after four years of (lisusp. United States Ambassador Hay will leave New York for London April 14. There is at) resent before the New York Senate 3. _)ill to prevent dishonest and misleading advertismg of goods. Sylvester Scovel, the newspaper corâ€" respondent who was imprisoned for 31 days in Cuba. has returned to New York. . Eight Chinamen were captured on Wednesday in Malone, N. Y., charged With illegally crossing the line. They were remanded for a week. Nothing is known of the fate of the 100,000 poor people in the flooded Iowa lands of the M'hite. Arkansas and Black Rivers in Arkansas. Josephine D18 Roszty’s suit' against J. F. O‘Brien at: Busfon for $100,000 for breach of promise of marriage, was on Tuesday seotled out of court for $20,000. The steamer Creole reported at, New York that. she had picked up a bout. containing dead bodies. believed to Le victims of the Si. Nuzaire steamship disaster. ’ The Colorado Stale Senate has pass- ed the bill providing for the abolition of capital punishment. The measure now awaits the Governor's signature To become law. It is the intention of President Mr- Kinley not; to recognize Cuba. The policy of his Administration will be to let the Spaniards and the insurgents fight; it out between thclm. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of the United Stalcs v. the Buffalo Natural Gas and Fuel Company decided that natural gas is a. crude mineral. and exemth from duty. Mir. Howe, of New York, has intro- duced 0. resolution in "the House of Representatives providing that the United States constitution be so am- ended that Congress shall have ex- clusive power to regulate marriage and divorce The Supreme Court of the .United States decares that railway traffic as- sociations are a peril to commerce and a violation of the antiâ€"trust law. jRail- road men everywhere are startled by its force, and an entire change, in the methods of distributing freighrt traffic may be caused by it. The Joint Traffic Associaltion will fight for its life. Commercial summaries Dun and Bradstreet, Leiogrnphed from by Messrs, been an importanr factor for depres- sion, while in the States, the legal de- cision against railway combinations, ‘several serious floods, and the destruc- tion of the iron ore trust, have of course caused hesitancy, if nothing more de- trimental, in trade circles. However, all things considered, business is steadâ€" ily improving, and the number of work- ers finding employment increases stead- ily week by Week, and prospects gen- erally are spoken of as good. GENERAL. The steamer Iceland arrived at St. John‘s Nfld., with 22,000 prilme seals. It is reported from) Bombay that-«the plague is attacking Europeans residing in that city. The Swiss Bundesrath has made a proposal to purchase the principal rail- ways ml the country. The Grand Duchess Sophie, wife of the reigning Grand Duke of Sara- Weimar is dead at Berlin. The German. Reiohsta. on Friday, by' a vote of 179 to 49. a opted the proâ€"i posal for the payment: of the members of that body. . ' The Japanese Gold Standard bill has passed the House of Peers of Japan, and only awaits the signature of the; Emâ€" I peror 'to become law. A French! newspaper says the Gov- ernment will ask a credit 'of 800,000,000 frames to build 45 large warships and 175 Itorpedo boats the next eight years. There are seven! hundred men of the British fleet now at Simonstown, South Africa, sufferingr from malarial fever, contracted during the recent expedition to Benan. l Thle Transvaal Government has sup- pressed the publication of the Johanâ€" nesberg Star. the leading paper in the Band. in consequence of that journal's criticism of the Administration. It is stated that the ex-Queen of Mad- agascar was banished from the island by the French on account of discover- ing a conspiracy, in which the exâ€"Queen and the missionaries were implicated. The drafts of the treaties between the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State give the burghers of each Stale the franchise in either republic; and the two republics agree to sup- ‘port each other in case of attack. lain has “‘i'iLten 8. sharp letter to Pre- ‘ fildt‘TiL Kruger, rebuking him for vio-‘ biting the London convention. Sir \Villiam Harcourt's attack of inâ€" fluenza will prevent. his participating in the fai‘lhcomiug debate on the Forâ€" Thc Cretan chiefs have rejected the scheme for amonomy propoxed by the powers. declaring that nothing but: an- nexation to Greece will satisfy them. If. is said the powers are rapidly drifting apart in their policies of :deal- ing with the question. New York, are, on the whole; of a reâ€" assuring descriplion. Considering the antagonistic conditions Lexisting both in the United States and in Europe, the lvo.ume of business is fair. The. pol- itical situation in Europe has of course Law Placing: a Bounty on Its nostrncllon [Inn-:ululvA Scare “'hirli Experience Shan Io llavc Bot-II l‘nuzirraulcll. Ten years ago the Russian thistle made its appearance in the \Vesi. The weed gradually spread in Nebraska. un- til its wondeful vitality threatened ap- parently the life of more useful plants. There was much discussion of the new plant. at the time, and the matter was finally referred to the agricultural auâ€" thorities, and after much careful rc- ‘ THE RUSSIle-TTISVTLE. FARMERS HAVE FOUND THAT THE PEST WILL DESTROY ITSELF. (he Russian thistle. a weed so deadly lim its effccis that it would soon exterâ€" minate all other forms of vegetation if not retarded in its growth. Its ferlilâ€" ity was said to be something most exâ€" traordinary. Instances {were cited where whole acres had been grown over in a. single season. and the growth thus established had grown in strength zin- Iiunlly. The farmers’ institutes were at once called on to discus~z some meaâ€" sures of relief, and aftcr svvcx‘al‘ years a law was passed in Nebraska that was expected to stop the ravages of the weed. The measure was for the espeâ€" cial protection of the farmers. It proâ€" vided 'lhnt. all Russian thistle on pub- lic highways should be immediately deâ€" stroyed, and 'lhat all such weeds on private properly must. be exterminat- (’(l within a. certain time. or it would have to be done by the overseers of the zuljurenl. roads and charged as taxes to the land. Each county set apart, funds for the purpose of promoting the work, and thousands of dollars were sanI. in 'lhis direction. The tough this- tle did not seem to respond very read- ily to flip. artificial methods adopted for its extermination, and appurcnllyfhrivâ€" ed as before. The. professional farmâ€" ers, liovwver, declared that tho only salvation of 'lhe prairie states, where the lhisllc seemed most to flourish, was constant and unremitting toil in ibis direction. They contributh lengthy articles showing just how many years would be required for the Russian lhisâ€" Llc to exterminate all other forms of vegetable life in Nebraska if nol' re.â€" lurded in its course. This alarmed the farmch greatly, and the adjacent states passed similar laws for the destruction of the. irnporled scourge. Some farms were almost COMPLETELY COVERED with this peculiar growth, and the own- ers were almost distracted. In some cases adjacent farmers undertook to build solid boordr fences between their farms and those stretches of territory thus afflicted. But this did little good, as the thistle seemed to be blown first in one direction, and then in another. leaving its blighting touch upon evâ€" erything in some whole neighborhoods. For a. year or two it was the principal theme of discussion at the farmers' in- stitutes of the state. But after much toil and treasure beâ€" ing consumed fighting the alleged pest, some of the farming communities began to experience a change of heart. Grad- ually it dawned on some of the more thinking farmers who had been observ- ing closely the growth of the thistle that the plant was not so dangerous as the theoretical farmers had insisted was the case. They observed that land cov- ered with the foreign growth one year was in many cases perfectly free from the thistle the followinn- season. Many leading agriculturists of the state fin- ally agreed that the plant was not near so menacing as at first supposed. and that it did not retain its hold upon land for more than one season, and after that never returned to the same terâ€" ritory In fact, they compared it some- what; to smallpox in its action on the human system. The fertile soil which attracted the thistle seemed to have no affinity with it after a short con- tact, and farms were none the worse for the plant's presence other than the an- noyance of the first year. Many begun to act along this line. Soon it was quite apparent that this was the case. Then if was shortly discovered that the law regulating its extermination was not only costly but quite useless. Two years ago the sentiment against the continuance of the law on the statutes of Nebraska was quite pronounced. but did not crystalize into anything defin- ite until this session of the Legisla- ture. when the farming element was so much in the majority that the Russian thistle law was wiped off the books about the first thing. The national Agricultural Depart- ment has not yet agreed to accept as a; fact what the farmers of the prairie states have. already demonstrated to be true. On the contrary, the authorities at Washington think that special con- ditions in the soil of some sections may contribute to retard the growth of the thistle. but with this exception they are still of the old opinion. In the meantime Nebraska farmers have gone a step further and found a very good use for the weed that was to devastate their farms. In fact they have made BOTH FOOD AND FUEL of the dread thistle. The thistles are gathered in great bunches when young: and tender, chopped up and fed to critâ€" tle. Hogs particularly find the juicv substance quite palatable, and it is said to produce fut similar to corn. .ln othnr sections where wood is source and coal worth $15 a ion the dried fliisflns. in great bunches arc secured for fuel. They are baled like hay, compressed. and not only used in residences but in many cases haVe been used in great quan- tities by furnaces in mills. The. prexsed thistles mtuin the beat along time. and though frail in the single growth make a [fierce flame when heavily lmm'hml. The ibisfle grows on the. surface from a very small stem, but branches out info bunches as large as a bushel basâ€" ket. \Vben diied These frail sicmsare ensily broken by the wind, and the big ballâ€"like head bounces around over the prairie, blown hither and thither with the slightest lirevze. \Vlicn an obstacle is thrown in their path they soon pile up on the prairie to a great height. “'hen not compressed they burn like chaff. and in some sections hundreds of families rely upon this form of fuel to carry them through the dreary winter. IN A FlERY FURNACE. Two llrnlhors Now mulling for Lifeâ€" Blerncd In :1 "at Explosionâ€"flow the (‘silulnily Occurred. :A despatch from Toronto, says 2â€"- George and [Percy Holden, brothers, who resided at 218 Brock avenue, are lying in the emergency ward of the Geno-ml lllospiltal. Although suffer- ing from terrible injuries, they still have a slight. chance to win in their fight. for life. ‘ Both young men were employed at the Gutta Percha. Rubber \Vorks, West Lodge avenue, Parkdlwle. About 10 o’clock on Friday morning they were superintending a large Wilt in which varnish is prepared. They found it necessary (to open the door of the furnace underneath the vat. The mo- ment, they did so, a. violent explosion took place. The contents of the vet were scattered over the room; the two men coming in fotr their share. The Varnish catig‘hi fire and in an instant the room was a blazing furnace, and the men in the midst of it. ‘ George was the first to recover from the fill-le, and calling to his brother to follow him he made a. wild dash for the open air his clothes on. fire, and throw himself into a pool of water in the yard. W'lhen taken out nearly all his clothes were burned. The 'liroihe‘r, who was on the other side of the room, could not reach the door. sin made his exit through a window. He also ran to the pond and tumbled in breaking tho ice as he fell. He sufâ€" fered worse than his brother. Both men are fearfully burned. Their bricks and fares suffered the most. It. is not thought that they inhaled the flames. Drs. Lynd and Harris were quickly summoned. They did everything pos- sihle to alleviate the agony of the injured men until they were removed in the hospital in the ambulance. Fortunately the room in which the explosion took place was a. separate building. The fire department soon extinguished the flames. The loss is about $500. covered by insurance. MOHAMMED’S COAT. San-NI Relic to Which the Snllnn Annual ly Pays "Is Devotion. No more striking illustration of the alarming condition of affairs that pre- vails just now. at Consfantinople could be afforded than the fact that the Slui- tan should have considered it necessary to proceed by water, instead of by land, from his residence ad: the Yildiz Kiosk to the old seraglio for the purpose of paying his annual devotions to the holy coat of lifohammed, which is pre- served in a greafl gold box in the in- ner-most! sanctuary of the imperial treasury.” The extent to which this garmentL is venerated by all believers may be estimated by the fact that the principal and most highly cherished title of the Sultan is that. of “guardian of the holy mantle." This robegwhich it is needless to say 'is green. was brought to Constantinople by Sultan Selim along with the keys of the holy cities of lVIedina and Mecca froml Cairo. where they had been preserved un‘ti‘l flint time in the keeping of thel cali- p s. This worship of the mantle by the Sultan is_the most solemn and imnort- {Lnd religious function which the 'f‘urk- ish ruler is called upon 'to perform throughout the year, and as a. general rtile his majes‘fy’s p‘rorzrnss from the Yildiz Kiosk to the Sublime Porte is marked by a magnificent display of troops four or five ranks deep, who line the e'nfire route on either side. This year, for the. first time since his accession to the throne, more than 20 years ago, The Sultan. through dread of assassination. has abandoned the customary procession by land. and has gone by water instead, furtively and almost by stealth, the public being led. till the. last moment. to believe by the military display that the Sultan was about to pu‘occed to the old seraglio in the usual manner. A WONDERFUL NEEDLE. Queen Victoria has in her possession a. very interesting needle which was made for her in Buckinghamshire, and which she values as much as some of her most costly heirlooms. It. is. amin- iature of the Roman column of Trojan, and illustrates scenes from Victoria’s life instead of incidents in the careers of Roman Emperors. These are per- fectly distinct when seen through a magnifying glass, and include the most: interesting events in 'Victoria's young Life. of these one depicts the Queen as at young girl before her accession to the throne, when she was at ’l‘unbi‘idgo Wells. A second shows her in her cor- onation r0bes_a.t \Veslniinsfer, while a. thirdâ€"{ind this is the onc which Vic- toria. likes bestâ€"represents the mar- i‘iage of the Queen and Albert. The remarkable feature of this needle isthe fact that, small as it is, it opens, and, contains several smaller needles of the some description, each of which is or- namented With diminutive figures in relief. A CRACK SHOT. Archduke Francis Ferdinand is one of the crack shots of Elui‘upv. H‘o shoots with smokeless powder, handles his weapon quickly and is ciu‘adi'Led withl killing 480 head of game in an hoiun and a half. To perform this feat he kept. three loaders constantly emâ€" ployed. MlSSlURES AT TUKAT. SEVEN HUNDRED ARMENIANS KILL- ED BY THE TURKS. 3-â€" Sir Philip (‘urrle's Protestâ€"(Initials lus- nllsscll and Ordered to be Trledâ€"Jl‘he Palriareh Resigns. A despatch from Constantinople says: â€"Furilier and probably more accurate details of the recent mass acre of Ar« mcmlans at Tokaf, luv the Sivas district of Anatolia, have been received M)‘ the Armenian Patriarchate here. The first report; of the affw ' was issued by hhie Government. This declared that fifteen Armenia ms and three Mus-I Salmons had been killed. while re- liance was placed in the report. for the officials have always made it a. rule! to under-state the number of persons killed in film various masmres. Laten informaJLion was received at the Em- bassies sllnow‘ing' that fully? 100 defence- less Amenlans lth fallen victims to the fury of the Modems at Tolmt. will this number, ix. was thought, was ro- bably correct. Tlhb mews receive all the Patriarchate shown that both stato- me-nlts were incorrect, and that the number of victims was fully 700. It) was stated at the Patriarchate that these figures were obtained from re- liable persona iln 'I‘okab and the vicin- ity, and that the number of victims stated is without doubt correct. Sir Philip Currie... the British Ambassadon made a. most vigorous protest against the massacre in a note to the orte, which was said to have been] the strong- est ever delivered by anl Ambassadon to the Turkish. Govemfmenlt. The re- sult of his action; was shown. when tJhn Sultan. ordered the dismissal and immedia‘to arrest of the Turkish. offl- oia-ls in Tokat wlho are suspected of complicity in the massacre and tho appoinlment of a special commission; 'to try them. It is believed that the British. Ambassador Wllll 'wavtch tho trial closely to see tlhat it does not prov» a. farce. as so manly triad of Moslem officials charged With the mur ders of Christians have been. . Mgr. Orman'ian, the Armenian Patri- arch, has made a. protest to the Sultan against the murders atTokat, and has added forcelto his protest by insmhng that the Sultan! shall accept his resig- nation, which was tendered some tuna ago. At that time the Sultan» refuse tb accept it, and prdmnsed the Patri- arch that. further concessmns wouldbe made to the Armenians. His Majesty asked, however, that the granting of these concessions be deferred until 9.!- for Easter. The massacre of Tokat followed. Eight Armenians were arrested here on Thursday asameasure of recan- tion, the Government fearing .t at the news of the Tokat massacre might; pre- cipitate an. outbreak. The prisoners are Suspected of having been engaged in' an attempt to make a. demonstration here. â€"___*â€"â€"â€" CRIPPLED FOR LIFE. Terrible Accident to John Carnegieâ€"In Agony, the Young Man Though! Only at Ills Mother. Simpson’s Knitting Factory, at tho foot of Berkeley Street, Toronto, was the Scene of an accident on Friday morning which will leave Jolm Car- negie a cripple for life. The injured boy is only 19 years of age. He was working in the knitting room, when something went wrong with. the belting. He stood on a packing case and with a broom endeavored to move the bolt. The broom caught in a. wheel, and the shock threw him to_ the ground. - He fell heavily, fracturing his spine. \Vhen Dr. Greig arrived he found that. the injured youth was paralyzedfrom the chest. down. He informed him" of the ultimate result of the accident. The only reply he got from the poor fellow was, "I can stand it, doctor, but I hope it won’t worry my mother." Can- negie lives with his mother at 33 Re- gent Street. lie is getting on in tho hospital as wel las can be expected. _.b.._ Tl-IE DUKE 0F LEEDS. F‘ I] Wlll Succeed Lord Aberdeen no Gov" nor-General. IA despalch from London says that the Duke of Leeds will succeed the Earl of Aberdeen as Governor-General of Canada. in 1898. . George Godolphin Osborne, tenth Duke of Leeds and a. Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, was bornI in 1868 and succeeded to the title on the death! of his father in 1895. ‘He was educat- ed at Eton and at Trinity Colloga, Cambridge, and was a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars. He unsuccessfully contested East, on Newmarrket, division of Chm-brim. shire (C) in 1880, but. the follow-nu !year was more successful, and.sat_ u IMP. for Lam‘beth, Brixton divisiom (C) from 1887 to 1895. He was an 413-4 sistant private secretary tie .the Secâ€" retary of State for the Colonies from 1886 to 1888, and was appomtcd firea- surer of the Queen’s Hlousoho'ld in 1805, in 1884 he married Lady Katherine Frances Lambt'on, daughter of the second Earl of Durham, and has four daughters living. *â€"â€" KILLED HIM WITH A SHOVEL. Farmer Convey Could Not Stand Teasing, and Took the Life of George Frost. Illa Tormvnlor. A llospufch from Paris, Ont... says: â€"A terrible tragedy was enacted about five miles We)le of here. on Friday ah tern‘oon. when u former named Com vcy, an old man about 65 years of ago, young 1mm in his employ. It; appears Frost “us fermenting the old man, who was down in‘llie cellar shoveling turnips by llbu‘owm-g clian down 011 him, and Convoy, who is of a very pas-i .siotnu'lr temper, struck hum with ih_e shovel. killing him instantly. l‘rost is an Englishman. ubouf :20. years, rind is said to him,- no relatives in this coun- try. Convcy admitted the crime and was placed under arrest.