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Lake County Press, Issue 697, 27 February 1896, Page 7

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HOME AND FOREIGN. Terrible dynamiie explosion London, Fob. 19.

Eight trucks loaded with dynamite exploded while being shunted at a siding in a suburb of Johannesburg, and every house within half a mile of die siding was demolished, the buildings in many eases being blown to pieces, while nearly every window in the town was smashed. So far 40 dead bodies have been found ii. the vicinity of the accident, but this cannot represent the total number of casualties, as the search has hardly been star ed. Two hundred persons were severely injured, and the hospitals cannot accommodate all the c tses, A large body of police is searching the ruins of the buildings for the dead. Feb. 20. The explosion made a whole in the earth 200 ft long by 30 in depth. Several hundred deaths are reported chiefly of Kaffirs, Hindoos and poor Dutch. In the Transvaal £40,006 has already been subscribed for the telief of sufferers by the explosion. London, February 21. The revenue of Egypt shows a million surplus, the best yet obtained. The American Jingo press describe the suggestion that Congress should open negotiations with a view to the setting up of a permanent body of arbitrators for the settlement of ail future diputes between the United States and Great Britain, as an English trap intended to prevent enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. The appeal in the case of Jabez Balfour has been dismissed. The Government will relieve the rates on fanning lands to the extent of two millions sterling annually. The action against the directors of the Bank of South Australia has been abandoned in one case. King Menolik of Abyssinia has appealed to the Queen and the Czar to compel the Italians to maintain peace, Ten battalions of Italian troops are being sent to reinforce General Baratieri. Some feeling is expressed in Berlin at Ditlanders in the Transvaal boycotting Germans. The quantity’of dynamite which exploded at Johannesburg was 50 tons, and it had stood in the sun for days. The estimated

damage is a million sterling. The Netherland Railway Company it is said is liable. A huge hospital has been arranged in which to treat the wounded, and race feuds are forgotten in the face of the calamity. Her Majesty the Queen has sent a message expressing sympathy with the sufferers by the recent dynamite explosion in Johannesburg. February 24. A hot bolt from one of the trucks which were blown up by the exposition of dynamite at Johannesberg fell into a magazine containing 400 tons of dynamite, but by the greatest good fortune it dropped into a pail of water. The relief fund for the injured and those who have been deprived of their bread winners has reached £IOO,OOO. President Kruger thanks the residents of the Rand for their generous response to the appeal for assistance. The Government grants L 20.000 to assist in relieving the distress. Dr Jameson arrived to-day, but the ship was ordered not to approach the port before midnight. Intense secrecy is observed by the authorities, and Lloyds was forbidden to signal the vessel. The Channel was patrolled by torpedo boats in order to intercept pressmen. The remainder of Jameson’s troops arrived by other vessels, and were paraded and dismissed. Their journey from Plymouth to London was a sort of triumphal progress. Premier Bourgeois urges France to combat the opponents of democracy, It is reported that King Meuelek is short of food for his troops. The German Budget appropriates half a million marks to subsidise steamers to New Guinea.

Russia asserts that she will maintain the Integrity of Corea. An inter-state arbitration conference at Philadelphia passed a resolution that they hoped Britain and the United States would abolish war. President Cleveland supported the resolution.