THRE monEy HAS BREN REPAID Rossland Athletic.. Glub ..... Offers special membership in- ducements for a short time by suepension of tte initiation fee. H the....eseseee Magazines «4 Periodicals Excellent accommodations for permanent and temporary board and chambers; $36 to $40 per month. For particulars apply to CHARLES E. BENN, Allan’s Father Makes Restitution and the Sontonco may bo Lightor. The futher of Percy M. Allan has Halifax in Montreal the $680 which the young man stole from the branch in this city, The case was today, adjourned Boultbee, at the request of W. j. Nelson, Allan’s counsel. pected that the refundi repaid to the Merchants Bank of |; again until Monday by Magistrate It is exe of the ROSSLAND EVENING RECORD, MARCH 28, igs. MINE MANAGHES To REPLY. Answer to the Miners’ Ofbr Rogard- ing Contracts im Proparation, The mine-managers are engaged in preparing a reply to the proposi- tion submitted by the representa- tives of the Miners’ union at the conference yesterday. Another conference is likely to be held to- morrow. The conference yesterday was of the most amicable nature, a number money will have its: effect in miti- gating sentence conviction, in the event of Charles Webster, Steward. Secretary. LORD sTR A'S REPLY. Katie D. Property situated on River, Erie District, B.C. FOR DEVELOPMENT Fifty thousand shares of the Company’s Treasury Stock is now, offered to the public at 7 1-2 Cents and can be had.on application to 22- Columbia Aveuue, Rossland, B. C. aed Green G. M. and D. Co., Ltd. NON-PERSONAL LIABILITY. North Fork ‘Salmon PURPOSES, ONLY. per Share, GEORGE H. GREEN, © Sec-Treasurer. PERL ALM LIAL AGA ALL CUNLIFFE & ABLETT, ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS. All classes of Repairs and Construction Work Undertaken. Ore Cars, Wheels and Axles, Buckets, Fans, Shaiting, Hancers and Pullers. Pipe work a'specialty. Northey Pumps kept in stock. Agen ito Mtg. Co.'s Mills, Concentrators, Ete ‘Third Avenue, Résniana. ts for Wn. Ham P.O. Box 198. THE FAST LINE TO ALL POINTS. THE DINING CAR ROUTE VIA YELLOWSTONE PARK. SAFEST AND BEST. SOLID VESTIBULE TRAINS EQUIPPED WITH Pullman Palace Cars, Elegant Din- ing Cars, Modern Day Coaches, Tourist Sleeping Cars. Through Hckets toall pointain the United ates and Canada, Steamship doula to all parts of the world. Tickets to China and Japan via Tacom: and Northern Co. BUSINESS LOCALS. Closing out—Stock of salt pork and corned beef at 8 cents per Ib. in large or small lots. Dudgeon & Cowan, Second avenue, He Acknowledges Resolutions of Cltt+ zens’ Meeting on the Contingent. Mayor Goodeve has_ received the following - letter from Lord Strathcona in reply to his letter informing him of the resolutions passed at the citizens’ meeting in regard to the Sonth African war: London, Mach 12, 1goo. “Dear Mayor:—I have to thank you very much for your letter of the 7th ulto., and for the copies of the resolutions that were passed at the enthusiastic meeting of the citi- zens of Rosstand. “*] feel very much gratified at the, references to the little force that has been raised in my name in Canada and is about to leave for South Af- rica. I am sure that the good wishes of the people of Rossland will go with the contingent and I hope that it may prove to be of some service in the struggle which has been forced upon the Empire, and upon the issue of which’ so many important questions depend. “«f notice that copies of the resolu- tions have also been. forwarded to the Colonial Secretary. ‘Believe me, dear Mr. Mayor, “Yours very truly, **STRATHCONA.” C. P. R. passenger depot. 3-27-6t Special Ruling and all kinds o Job and Poster Printing. at this of- ofice. Peace Declared. Why. dévote’ all your time read- ing about the Boer war and the gold fields of Alaska? There are other ‘matters of vital importance; you may make a trip east, and will want to know how to travel. In order to have the best service, use the Wisconsin Central railway be- tween St. Paul-and Chicago. For rates‘and other information write Jas. A. Clock, general agent, Fort: and, Oregon. NOTICE. OTICE Is hereby given that an application will made to. the legislative assembly of the roviuce of Bntish Coembis its next session Bor an act fo Incorporate a ‘comp: ny we ‘maintain and 9] Trains depart from Spokane as follows: No. 1 Westbound, at 9:55 p.m., daily. . No.2 Eastbound, at 7:20 a.m.. daily. For further information’ time, cards, map and tokets.s apply | to agents of the E. W. Ruff, Agt. R. M. Ry., Rossland, B.C, J. W. HILL, General Agent, Spokane, Wn A.D. CHARLTON, Acgt. Gen. Pass Agt.. Portland. Ore. ‘ANADIAN PACIFIC : ——aNnp—— SOO LINE. The direct route from KOOTENAY COUNTRY, to all points EAST AND WEST. st-class Sleepers on all Wear ea Revelstoke First-class eeners 09 all TOURIST ‘CARS Hat, (dally), for St. Paul: Sundays ha eee Ee ia ers lor forantoy Fiidays for mitre al and Bi e@r-Same cars pass Abvatante one day earier CONNECTIONS: ARRIVE -ROSSI-AND...ex. Sunday 1235 Be ey ROSSLAND: daily. Robaon, Nel Morning t12i” (Gl.jox santon ‘and Blocan Sainte connects for all points i THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY. Evening tran for and from Robson, Nel ata line 304 Pm aslo, Sandon, the LRAVE s i points in BOUNDARY COUNTRY. sieges ROSSLAND TO 4.’ SON For rates and. full lnlorfeation, address the A. B. Mackenzie, City Ticket Agt. A. C. McArthur, Agent, Rossland ane he Sas ‘and te ‘open or br ar parts of the said ‘highways orstrertsas clten sald company, its agents, officers or work: ie dispo: a phone’ or "aie Eablished, ink ae ¢ line sani ‘the comp: amalga! with om lease | i sditeitors for the applicants. Dated this first day ot March, ‘Transfer of Liquor License. ie vile fame, forthe Columbia 0 ‘Dated this roth day af March, AD, 1900, OL. WruLians. Notice is hereb: ven, that at the next sitting Re oard of License Commissioners for the on Will be made. for Topping's Little Reunion: A New York item under a late date says: ‘‘A brother reunited to two sisters after an. absence of 33 years was one of the incidents ‘of Brooklyn life today... The man is Colonel E. S. Topping of Trail, B. C. His sisters .are Mrs. Agnes Stiles and Mrs. ‘Lydia Worth, the latter a widow, living together in Hanson place. . Colone| Topping was comparatively a poor man when he left New York for the far west in 1866. For.some years he was a scout with General Custer and General Crook, and passed through many a hard Indian cam- paign. Then he went prospecting, and today is one of the richest men of British Columbia.” MINOR MENTION, The grocers have decided to join the board of trade in a body. ‘shelter it. of q asked by the miners’ represeiitatives as to the manner ‘in which, it was proposed to conduct the contract system being answered to their satisfaction. ——— Is that Boy of Your Natty, Jauuty Suits in won- TO HAVE A NEW our FOR BRING HIM TO THIS STORE, derful array, that will please him in Style and Fit as it will you oeeeeein Price....., THE BIG STORE. ft PLANS FOR FREIGHT DEPOT. New Suilding to Be Ready Soon— Rush of Freight Coming, The plan forthe newC, P. R.|7 freight depot has been received.and the construction work is to be com- pleted in six weeks, which will be early in May. The building will be 185x32 feet and 16 feet high to the eaves, occu- pying the middle of the block be- tween Washington and Lincoln Don’t Burn Oil —_—_—_—_ hey reduce insurance; give your ome or business place a brighter sa many way: its expensive and nothinggat the ans task of cl IR lamps. You jaime it iar mea isan and wey Use Electric Lights + Estimates furnished for Wiring and Lighting, ive you money in Steam Fixtures carried in stock, Electric Power supplied for Mining and Manufacturing purposes, Itis much cheaper than steam. Motors for sale or rent. Sar-In case of trouble, with ih lights. t felephone | No. @. & between 8a.m., and6 p.m, streets, on the Third avenue side. Rossland ‘Water and Light Go. Of the end nearest Lincoln street, 18 feet will be used for a bonded warehouse, and 15 feet 6 inches at the Washington street end will be'ubed as a freight office. A plat- form eight feet wide will extend the whole length of 360 feet from Washington-to Lincoln street, and all around the building, the eaves of which will project so far as to This platform will be level with the car floors. It is expected that there will be a large amount of business to be handled in the new building by the time it is finished. Pending the ‘settlement of the mining dispute, traintoads of freight are being held back by the merchants, some of whose stocks are running low. A settlement of the mining dispute will cause this freight for the spring stock to be hurrted in and cause a “MUSIC HALL. INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF MARCH 26, 1900. Zinn and Cassidy’s Second Act Musical Satire, “Satan's Sorrows” A budget of idiotic Ideas, founded on the Corelli Novelette. “. New Vitascope Pletrues——Kathinka In Novelties, te ike **My *Las Cat ” Francis Hewitt, 2 Sopuineas “Dont You Gy Ma Hence Pretty Music, Charming Maids, Funny Situations, etc. : Satan in street attire ou a Rosstand visit, Admission the sate. God save the queen. rush of business. FOR EARLY CLOSING. Druggists are Arranging for Shorter Htours. 3 While all mercantile establish- ments in Rossland follow the rule of closing their places of business at 7 o'clock, the drug stores have not enjoyed this privilege. The matter is r » and ROSS THOMPSON........ I have the following blocks j in a the following companies tor :ale. Jureka C » Hi take, Evening Star, + Silverine, R.E. Lee, Bodie, pena North Star and ZilaM Lots in the Original Townsite d, B.C Co. Reddin. Jact Agents, an agreement is.to be presented by the drug clerks. to the various drug- gists for their signature. Accord- |: ing to the agreement they will close daily at 8p.m., except Saturdays, the night of the 15th and the night before a public holiday, Sunday nights they will close at-7 o'clock, and will open after these hours only for the purpose of compounding prescriptions, and while doing so the doors will be kept locked. The B. R. Macdonald, the coll of has returned from his customs, vacation. George Pfunder has returned from Santa Monica, Cal. Alderman Hector McRea.. has gone ona brief trip to the Boun- | dary country. R. Hallam, auditor of the Domin- ion Express company, is here from Nelson. Frank Watson has returned from a trip to Spokane. turned from Spokane, Mrs. Pauline Peterson were held is the number of ithe JRECORD PHONE. Let us figure on your a Job Printing .T.P. A., Nelson, B. W. E, Anderson 7 Gas tancuiver, BC [ > ae HN ae OT ae | r) ¢ tion Army, this morning. Algoma, Ont.,by the Red Mountain railway. William Tallen and Robert Down- ing left this morning for Butte. Peter Hessel lost 351 out of 360 chickens, which were: smothered by being packed in a box car with live hogs for shipment from Colville to Rossland. Architect Honeyman has been instructed to re-engage the clerk of works for the court house and work Capt. Frank D. Howe has re- The funeral: services of the late yesterday by Rev. George H. Mor- den and the captain of the Salva- Miss Kate Wise left for Anaconda M. Bean and his brother left for will -no doubt meet .with LY , aPP' Brothers have already concurred in the plan, (Continued from: First page). one of the guns had_a leg and one arm shot off. He fell across the trail of the gun, and said: ‘Roll me out of the way and go on working the gun.’ ” Belgians Discuss the War. « Brussels, March 28,—In the Sen- ate yesterday, M. Kenisin, referring to the late peace conference ‘at The Hague, said it could be regarded as having aborted, because it’ had been followed by the South African war, “in which numerous lives had been lost for gold.” M. Montifire Levy then protested against the attacks made by the Belgian press on Great Britain. The minister of foreign affairs, M. Defaferea, said he concurred in this protest. ‘‘The press,” he added, “forgets what England has done for our country, which owes ita debt of profound gratitude. I deeply regret these attacks.” On Senator Picard remarking that the Belgians sympathized with the South African republic, the min- ister replied that the government and parliament had no right to ex. press an opinion regarding toreign COCECECEO ( ¢ ; e 2 has been resumed by the contractor. disputes. ——THE—— ROSSLAND DRUG ~COMPANY.. NEXT TO OLD CITY HALL, COLUMBIA AVENUE. New and Complete Stock of Drugs, and Patent Medicines. Prescriptions Carefully Gompounded. Robert E. Strong, Manager. The Arlington. UNEXCELLED -TABLE. —S THE LEADING HOTEL AT TRAIL <2"—Headquarters for Commer- cial Men....Splendid Sample Rooms. Toun HAVERTY, Proprietot 4 eee Ln _ Crow & Morris, Rossland. ——HOUDE’ — Straight Cut — Cigarettes. MANUFACTURED BY B. Houde & Company, Quebec Are Better than the Best- WHOLESALE AT eo~2 * -ECORD. ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1900 PRICE 5 CENTS Alarm Clocks! We have just received three F BU! RISE and MUST GET UP Rees er cof SUN Theyare the Best made, and we guarantee every one, J. W. SPRING, Next to Postoffice. The Leading Watchmaker and deweler In Everybody’s Mouth! 3s We:: Recommend afng ‘Sieet? ratreshi ried it thereat Ae aenea (pre paralions wand Hy Goodeve Bros., Druggists & Stationers. art PAYS to deal with Goodeve Bros, Goodeve’s Tooth Brushes. We sell poly, the BES | FaEnglish and Venn Brus! tibet ely bn petting ashes, 20 fle brittle fis wal not break or come Men’sin Box Ca and Wile . low: Calf Laced Shoes, Good- year Welt. <= Cc. O. ‘LALON DE, The Reliable Foot-Fitter. eae ® Latest in wa have just received a nobby line of BOOTS and SHOES from some of the leading firms in the U. S., and in Canada. They include all the Newest Shapes in Black and Tans, ranging in price from $3.50 up, and lined with “chrome” all through. This new kind of Rind of liaing i is strictly waterproof. M. J. O-HEARN, The Busy Store at the Busy Corner. «THE CLOTHIER. plies and WILL MOVE By Associated Prosi. c London, March ‘29.—Spec ulation as to Lord Roberts'= advance from PREPARING | TO MARCH NORTHWARD Roberts Collecting Sup- at Bloettfontein. He Garrisons the Towus aud Se- cures Communicatious--Boers Have 150,000 Foreign Troops. Bloemfontein is the topic of the day, y and is likely to continue so, if ‘Munitions ON MONDAY i the. Prince of Wales: inspected 3 b of sharpsh by Lord Dunraven for the Imperial y- .He pli d them on their appearance, | and said: . “I the British 6 in-chi in South Africa shall I his. ly hope that.you may shoot when the arises.” movements as caretully-as he has done in the past. April 2 is set by various critics as the probable date of the departure of the main army from Bloemfontein. The move- ments of the cavalry force and part of the infantry. toward .Glen can scarcely be. construed as ~- an ad- point to the .imminence of such a step. But only a small part of Gen Gatacre’s forces has yet arrived at Bloemfontein and, until that movement shall have been com- pleted, it is not-likely Lord Roberts will start for Pretoria. ; The last news from Bloemfontein, d in a dispatch in the second edition of the Times, dated March 28, dwells upon the vance, though ‘they--undoubtedly} Arms Cached in a Share London, March 29.—The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, March 28: F Gen, Clements occupied Faure- smith today. without opposition. iné-pounder and one’ Martini- Maxim was discovered in a prospec- tieg shaft of a mine, where a large quantity of ammunition was buried. Arms are being surrendered grad- ually and the inhabitants are settling down. Only a Skirmish at Ladybrana © Col. Pilcher visited Ladybrand on March 26, On leaving the town he was attacked by a party of the enemy, and one ofhis force was for not. making a prema- ” EWERT BROS CA4Y , JEWELERS & ENGRAVERS. °* «cow? FINE WATCH REPAIRING. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TIME-PIECE INSPECTORS. ture ad This P who, on several occasions hus seemed to have been chosen as the mouthpiece of Lord Roberts, cables: “It-should be clearly understood that the present halt in the vicinity of Bloemfontein is absolutely neces- sary asa military precaution. It should be borne in mind that we are about to enter‘on.a new phase of the operations, With the main com- munication through a recently occu- pied hostile cobatry, and that the ded and five are i “During the’ skirmish north of the Modder river on March 25, five men were wounded.- Three are reported to be missing. Capt. Sloan-Stanley’of the Sixteenth lan- cers and five men of that regiment were taken prisoners.” $500,000 of Free State Funds Found Bloemfontein, March 29.—The military authorities have distovered realizable securities worth $500,000. recent’ a great expenditure of horse power. Here and in Natal ‘we shall move in the commencement of the South African winter, and must be pre- pared to face the effects of the first frost upon such animals as may be- P. BURNS & CO. WHOLESALE MARKETS Rossland, Nelson, San d, _ Grand Forks, “and Vancouver. RETAIL MARKETS en Rossland, Trail, Nelson, Ymir, Kaslo, Sandon, Denver, Silverton, Cascade City, Grand Forks, New ffected with horse sich It would be suicidl ‘to push troops forward till they dre equipped to meet the expostre of winter. Horses, clothing ‘and food we must have.” The correspondént adds that the Boer forces have been re-equipped, and he says he is fully convinced that 150,000 foreign troops have been landed to aid the republics. A Pp of Dutch church 1 Phoenix, Midway, Camp McKinney, Ferguson, and Vancouver. William Donald, Mgr., Rossland Branch. "QUICK WORK | Tel. No. 8 __ Red Star Storage & Transfer € f delivered oe Work ‘ night and noilee, Ac “a. able? aye amiaxe dane to anvtbing we ae ‘Ouse, or ehip any: ‘las trroodss E SELL GOOD, DRY, SEASONED WOOD. Ottice: Warten ‘Bt, opposite Bank of Montreal. J. W. Hartline, Mgr. ministers today had an'audience of Premier Schreiner at Cape Town. The ministers urged the separation of the sick and well Boer prisoners, and asked that the sick be not sent to St Helena. Mr. Schrenier re- plied that he had no power in such matters, but would use his friendly ‘offices. He added that he had made strong rep i to the Death a Sorioun Lous, ~ By Associated Press, ‘Paris, March 29.—The Paris ptess is unanimous in eulogizing Gen. Joubert, whose ‘death is con- sidered a serious loss to the rebels. All the papers agree in thinking that a changs in the chief command is bound to have grave consequen- ces for the. Boer operations. . Many think, however, that President Kruger is fully equal to the task, and that, considering his military reputation, the resistance of the Boers is likely to become more stubborn than ever. KRUGER TALKS OF THE WAR. His Threat to Salisbury—No Hope of Intervention—Minen Are Safe. "By Associated Press. New York, March 29.—An inter- view with President Kruger, printed in the World today, has attracted a great deal of attention, because of | not because we wanted to annex the in a -Free, State government chest |, sent to Lord Salisbury concerning it. He said he refused to have any more correspondence wijh' Mr, Chamberlain, but frequently cabled to Lord Salisbury... In one cable- gram he asked Lord ‘Salisbury to allow. foodstuffs to enter through Delagoa buy, or they would be com- pelled to feed the 3000 British pris- oners in Pretoria on maize porridge. Lord Sulisbury did not reply, but a ge signed ‘Chamberlain ex- plained that the embargo on food: stuffs had been raised three ‘days before. Mr. Kruger then told that the Chamberlain message was tele- graphed back to Lord Salisbury with the query: ‘Is this true?’ “The president added;. ‘We have not heard from Mr, Chamber- lain since.’ -“Concerning the war, President Kruger said: ‘We crossed the frontier in Natal and Cape Colony, land, but because the farmers who owned the land asked to be taken under our protection. If England will end the war and promises to give us our independence, we will return the fand thus taken, but we want to be free.’ “Then, turning to the question of intervention, the president said: ‘We anticipate no assistance from any nation nor do we ask for it,now that the war is four months old. * If CRIMES OF BOERS. Ralph Zxposes Their Lying, Brutality, Treachery. . ° SCENES HE HAS WITNESSED The American Correspondent Tolls of Their Twenty Year's Proparation—Filth of Their Osmps—They Killed the Wounded, Abused the White Flag and Red Cross, By Associated Pras London, March a9,—The most seriots indictment of the Boer methods of warfare which has yet appeared’ in England comes from Julian, Ralph, the Ame rican. war correspondent, in a letter from Kim- berly published in this morning's Daily Mail. It isin part as fol- lows: “It is a war steadily, stealthily planned by the queen's Dutch sub- jects and the Dutch republics for fully 20 years. For between’ four and six yearsthey have been equipped for it. ‘They _ began purchasing some European nation or Ameri interferes now, that nation will ask for a share in the spoils of war, and there are already enough govern- ments represented in South “Africa. I have not asked President McKin- ley to interfere in-the war, nor have I sent a message to him by any of the Americans who have returned to the United States recently. Mr. Reitz may have done so, but—’ OMe. Reitz’ intecruptéd; ‘and said: ‘I do not remember.that 1 gave a message to “the former American consul here. I am positive that I sent no official message to the American president or to the secre- tary of state.’ “On the subject of destroying the gold mines at Johannesburg, Mr. Kruger declared that the Boers would not harm a shilling’s worth of property. He declared that there was one and only one unfulfill- ed prophecy in the Bible,-and upon that he based his hopes of success in this war. He read the passage, which was Ezekiel, XXXIX, 1-7, referring to the English: as the ‘people of God’ in the.quoted scrip- ture, and the Boers as the ‘villagers of Israel’ named.” . arms and pl Td before the Jameson raid. Let no one fool you-with the falsehood about that. Finally, President Steyn consented. “Next rid your mind of the no- tion you are crushing two farmer republics. There is not a farmer in the two republics, and only one, ‘the Free State, was a republicin any way except misnaming. These people are’ herders of cattlé, sheep and-goats,"like the Israelites:of old, andthe Afridis, Turks .and Balkan peopl of today. “His (the Boer's) so-called farms areas nature made them,” merely patches of veldt whereon his cattle graze. On each one he: has put up a home, but its sur di: are almost i bly more repellant and disorderly than‘any houses I ever saw except the cabins of freed slaves in the United States. Their camps and strongholds from which we have ousted them are the filthiest places lhave known men of any sort to live in, and I have seen red Indian, Chinese‘and Turkish camps, and the camps of many sorts of black men. “As to their bravery and honor I have seen and heard sufficient to fill a ‘page of the Daily Mail with RALPH SMITH CALLED IN, Heport That Martin Offered Portfollo, But He Denes it. Special to the Record, Victoria, March 29,—It is report- ed here that Martin has asked Ralph Smith to take a portfolio. Mr. Smith was asked if he had received such an offer and replied: “Neither Mr. Martin nor Mr. Smith Curtis has made an intima- tion to me personally as to taking a position in the cabinet and of course I don’tthink it would be fair to them or proper for me to say what I would clo in case such an offer were made.” VICKORIA LIBERAL DELEGATES. Party Lines Not Discussed —Delegates to Vancouver Unpledged, Special to the Record, Victoria, March 29.—At a meet- ing of the senior and junior Liberal associations last night, delegates were elected to attend the provin- the variety of topics di 1 by the president of the South African r It was granted cn Feb- imperial government against send- ing any of the prisoners to St. Hel- ena, but without success, It is re- ported thatthe prison transports will sail for St. Helena atthe end of this week, ruary 7th at Pretoria, and Secretary Reitz was present. The correspon- dent says: “Mr. Kruger explained at length the efforts which the British author- ities made to seal up Delagoa Bay, At Chelsea barracks this morning cial ion at V: The question of party lines was not dis- cussed and the delegates are not pledged. The local association will therefore be bound by the ac- tion of the convention. - The Gazette announces a sitting ef the supreme court at Rossland for the trial of the civil cases on of their ily and das- tardly‘behavior before 1 came to Kimberly. 2 But I find they are guilty of difterent and original enor- mities. Here they killed our wound- ed, and laid their bodies in a row after one of the forays out of town. Here'they armed many blacks to fight ‘against us, showing all’ the world how scandalously fraudulent were their exclamations of horror at the idea of our employing native Indian troops. “‘There has hardly been a battle in which the Boers have not abused either the white flag or the Geneva cross or both. At Spion Kop our ‘people saw them loading Max- ims in ambulances in order to get - them safely away. This we saw them do at the Modder river also, and Kimberly is where the Boesr shelled the funeral cortege of George Labram, an American. At many places they fired on our ambu- lances.” RUSSIA SMBECOMES AGGRESSIVE. Demands Leave to Land Troops in Ko- rea—Intervention Wanted. By Associated : Press, London, March 29.—The Even- ing News publishes a dispatch from Kobe, Japan, under. today’s date, announcing that Russia has de- manded leave to land troops near Masanphe. Korea, the dispatch and then told of the message he May 21,‘ says, wants outside interference.