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CANADA.
Coientercial failures in Canada last
x
te
The GIOnesar Health se�war wilt
Ynz Drew have been iven up far ►.
tike tett Glotioe ter.for Newteu•dland
on Dessth4r 9 and was lust reported
on December 16.
Cyrus F. Broder, former ossbier of
the First National bank of Bethlehem,
Pa., who pleaded guilty to the •mmbhlls-
element of over 930,000 from the bank,
the been sentenced to awes years in
prison.
Twelve Englia1 meu from London
have arrived at New York en route
to the Yukon, with 50 tone of supplies,
tncludiug • large steel river boat,
which Ma slaw be used as • sledge.
rook as nber 87 against 51 a year
•
8 Ithnford ilatnia has been m-
inaret Chancellor of Queen's Univer-
rt7, Kthilaten.
Council of Victoria. B.C..
The City the Dominion Government to
s proing reprove tea' harbor of that city.
Maniiacisl elections will
Manitoba
k }gel
4ke17
take plena shortly attar this
month's .rasion of the Legislature.
Jecquot Lepage. of Sts. Barasis,
Rimouski county, has just had his Yard
i,ylld baptised. Th. father is 84 years
old. night's C.P.B. train for To-
ronto was
s detained In Hamilton for a
time by a )sadslide near the city oome-
tsre Contender -in -Chat
Oen llanms in is visiting
ai as toxon is p .said by Mrs. Gas-
coigne
The infant draught*,du Thomos
sou oa
Sri d. d Hmrtt affects' of awallowiag
morphine pellets.
sllets.
rpb
The Canadian Locomotive Work&
Kingston, has dosed a ooatraot with
the Minister of Railways tor the con-
struction of ewersi engines tor the
[at.reolonial Railway.
T bushels
There ►re now only 7YS.06tl
of wheat in elevators at fort Arthur
and Fort William. wbere there were
over 8.000.000 bushels • year ago.
General Manger Hays of the U.T.R.
beads a eyndirate applying to the Gov-
ernment at Ottawa. or the right to
ridge the Detroit River between Wind-
sor and Detroit.
C.P.A. land sales for February ag-
gregate 81,000 acres. for which 986.000
wee realized. a sum three daziegtimes as
D! NIA*
�i'Iinosa- 0$at • meats -oil
month lest year.
TILL IT MUD ID ■LR ?
eseas
Til FRYNCQ AND BRITISH MAY
FIGHT OVI&R SOKOTO.
Y es" G44 FOSS Unwise OM ./ Meet
AMONG 404wter' .sole
tries"
!United States nail manufacturers
c ane Stasi
a ed land to�pany. with a
Dora Steal atpd W1r• n with a
capital of 0.000.000, and headquarters
at New York.
The remains of George W. Fortis,
builder of the Ferris wheel at the Chi-
cago World's Falr, are still held at
the crematory In Pittsburg for the
unpaid funeral expenses, contracted
over a year ago.
Chris. Keenan and Front ilban•,nigbt
watchmen, employed by merchant& of
Menominee, Mich., fought a duel with
revolvers there on Tuesday. K
was wounded In the wrist. Shane gave
blms•l1 up to the officers.
A fire in a four -storey e.Oemeht
home, 171 Harrison wean*, Brooklyn,
damaged property to the extent of 00,-
000
0,000 aged made seventy families tempor-
arily bounden. Several smaller tene-
ment houses were destroyed. A num-
ber of persona were slightly injured
by failing walls.
Mr. Itsokiatahah is still the Lieut. -
Governor of the Northwest Territories.
Me tendered kis resignation. to take
effect on January 1 last. but it has not
yet been accepted. - ._ • ..
The thwarter d Public Works states
that the liability Imiirrd in moneo-
tion witb the improvement of Toronto
harbor during the yea- ending Janu-
ary 1.1808, was 016,896.
Geolprodtutotgion d coal for the y]eaical Sairvey reports s{ how t�
have been rl.:86,000; gold, 05,190.000;
ac I ver. 08.018.5001 nickel .i1 400,000; lead
$i,1.000; copper, $1,501.000.
The Klondike rush is baying • good
effect cm tbs customs reoeipta. and ool-
l.ct'one at Vancouver last month
rearthed 04,164, ten increase d 015,100.
as compared with February, 1897.
Alfred Gar•aa, a iumbormaa has dis-
appeared
ie
appeared from Doe of the camps on the
1 peer Ga�+ tmeam. He has not been seen
voce tbs'big snow 'stoma and It is
feared he has periabd. He bleonged
to the Lower Town Ottawa.
Mr. G. C. Joos& Soperinte•dsnt, and
a number d Grand Trunk despatchers
and other attiateds were transferred
from Lourdes to St. Thomas on ac'comt
of tbe Wahab ataoonter running pow-
ers over the AO( Ivies.
A plebiscite was taken in Vancouver
upon the question whether a liquor li-
cense abrratd be issued to the Music
Hall. Eight hundred and eighty-one
vote. wars polled against the proposal
and only four hundred and five in fav-
or otit.
Hon. P. O'Reilly be. been retired
from t of ll&. Bra Reserve
f mt Victoria B.C., sad the
office 1WI ahIMM with that of the
Indies /tilt• Mr. Vowel',
Indian BeogrWsriist. will henceforth
bold both fees without iooressd re-
munerstkie.
Major-General Perry of the Yukon
Mounted Polios, who raised the British
flag at Summit Lab. claimed as Am-
erican territory.Wieland at Vancouv-
er on Friday that the summits of the
passes define the boundary lir and
that Summit Labe Is on the Canadian
side of the summit,
The 0000iniosan ap*oiated to in-
quire Into the laborers' grievances on
the Crow's Meet Pam Railway are at
Wardner, B. C. 'Miry have Lound few
camas for complaint. except that some
of the employment agents misrepres-
ented the cost of transportation, and
there u an absence of medial atteedl-
•nce.
The entire system of Government in-
spection of mast which baa "been es-
tahllebed in the packing bowie of the
United States has been declared to
umoonst.ltutional, ineffectllva On void
oid
la an opinion handed dowp
Ubtted States District
Court.
Kansa
City, by Judge
GENERAL.
sBlis Cart. (11 at Vienna. la Ins"+
proviSpain has reduced the duties o0
wheat and flour.
The deadlock la the Newfoundland
Parliament over railway legislation
continues.
Emperor W i Blum has seat a eneseage
of coogratulatlon to Prince Hobenlobe,
upon his diplomatic snooese in China.
The herli.ts have issued a manifesto
announcing their intention to take
part In that cantina elections to Stain -
The Priem of Wales while on hL
way to the )giivlers. called on President
Faure at Pari& sad the latter return-
ed the Primes% visit.
eL• vbw of the warlike preparations
being meth iso Chili the Argentine
Government has decided to purchase
three warships and arms for 150.000
trd of
There is an appalling scarcity
food In many Provi*Cea of Spain. The
price of wheat 1. high. and bread riots
are of daily occurrence where it is feared that atSalamanca.
al law
will be proclaimed.
The condition of the Crown Printdaa
Stephanie. of Austria. grows worse. She
ia mattering from Inflammation of the
lungs. a result of an attack of influen-
za. sad it le spreading otocellist
extent
which makes her oo0at a
re it true that two French expedi-
tions hove advamoed toward Sokoto. In
Wastoila Africa. and have thereby
aroused the wrath of patriotto Eng -
Liebman to claim that the British
alms possess any jurisdiction over the
Sokoto:territory, 1 M. Hanotaux says
that, he has o)s,dwLdge of any such
proosediog, &ad he even inlets tbat the
story oapnot be true, for the reason
that there are aro Preach troops in
that rag4omL
The report. It true. la interesting.
Opt nay because Hire signal evidence
of that pertaiatesit and far. reaching
potlo7 Pursued " by the Frisch ems
they tint set toot on the dark carotin -
eat, but also because it may be the
prelude to a new end sensational
Franco-Braiab feud.
Tb• story Its It roaches us by cable
enough. The French. ea
are tdld, advvsoed toward Sokoto and
met witb no obeok until the Sultan
of that eountr7 Neat them word that
they must halt within forty miles of
the capital. The Sultan presumably
relies on receiving .__ shesse Eros the
Royal Niger Company. S1Stiset >Qrt-
tale, in case it should be floe lle17 for
him to ues force ,pleat the French.
On tbe ether band. some well Informed
Permits le London think tbat the Sul-
tan is not as encore 1n his warlike LS -
teatime as he would have the British
believe.
However this sway be. the Royal Nig-
er Company will certainly not count-
*nanos this alleged aggressive hot oe
the part of the Frsaph. to Madagah-
oar and other plasm.. the French have
bad their owns way, and to the average
Btigliabenen it is only too ober tis(
they ere ono p to play the
mate game io W aa' -
they may find more obstacles is their
path than they now look for.
AN OLD QUARREL.
After all. this la but the lale.t stage
he a quarrel which Is now nearly thir-
ty years old. There were frontier dif-
ficulties between France and Great
Britain as far book as 1808. IA 1870
thesettle-
Wrwiedes that be sur more sr lass
4beadsat on • torttign Power.
A WILY POTIMITATI.
Thrse courses were open to him• He
oould either mane friends with the
rebel Rahe) and bid deftaaoe to Great
Britslo and Fraaos alike, or hs could
tutsn W tb• advanoea of France and
etitaseegh: peal» a.
sup�of NW uui ion. which
would enable hien to rally tbe subsidi-
ary Nigerian states in a revolt against
England, or finally, be could reaffirm
the peaceful relatkao. which had pre-
viously wilted bstweea him mad the
Royal N1�az
At first his pal y was that of stub -
boron resistance. After sumo oorres-
ponde� tdecla oed natthatbre
ewith be declared
could oot sanotio° the British pin d
licy
daring the late revolt, and ha
to receive the asoual ivatahnent of
the subsidy of £8.000 whloh the com-
pany bad by treaty agreed to pal him.
At the same time he sews manage*
call-
pasSeg to
the thief* of the subsidiary states.
uponsrule.eta thto throw oft the corn -
Moat of these *biota were •t logger -
beide with the Sultan sad they st once
forwarded his messages to the com-
pany. Of the others some might have
proved dangerous had the Sultan tak-
es tbe field, but such a thought never
seems to have entered bis bead. 1.n7 -
bow. it Boos became apparent that
there was no danger of a revolt. The
Sultan himssltsaw, after & taw moa
OW
that the British were too stroi lY in -
trenched to be lightly disturbbeedd
be again 'Dammed his intention of
adhering firmly to the British alliance.
At the some time he stated that be had
refused overtures mads to him by the
Fronds, and that be woetbd res•es.again
attempt W star up Mohammedan fana-
ticiun against the British.
Thsuostion now 1s. Has the Sultan,
after these specious promises. allied
bitntnlf with the French. or s be fav-
oring their eggrpolicy
in he
hope that he may thereby be enabled to
free bimaelf and his country from Brl-
tisb domination
ITALY'S JDBILBR•
AFFAIRS 1N CHINA.
Spee.lalers are Wierklsg 1. Pekin to Se-
vere maceaels o.
A 'despatch trte.n Pekin, says :-Muob
uuaasdness is telt in Chinese circles in
ouoriequsnce of the Huartan drmaade.
Thaelia es Yteilast.at, t_iesttoe•- rlore-
Baron Von Gant -sob. the Anetrian
Premier .ad, of tate Interior.
tar reporieit- rer�idi "e`reaeteia Jos-
eph that the Socialist movement shas som one
the Hungarian pease
er
abated tbat the danger may be oon-
sid.re d peat.
GR,IZA'E BRITAIN.
Tie Margnip of Salisbury, who has
oxen suffering from a alight attack of
hilt enss. is now recovering.
The original of "Reuben Dale."_ 90e
of the principal characters NI Kerte
Corelli's book. Tb Mighty Atom.'
has jest died at Combs Martie, near
Ilfracombe, Devon. He wen sexton at
the pariah thiel, his real name being
James Normae.
The question of Canada's new Gov-
ernor-General is bring discuteed in of-
ficial arches in Lo oaf the Re-
formers are urging lbdoe the
made from the teappeaes -Ili young
awn without lite~ 1� ggfs..
Hon. Mr. Curzon amt Sam. Yr. Low-
ther are mentioned.
UNIIMD STATES.
A member of Ualted States Senators
and Comgr�.n have goal to Cuba.
ihulne a fellatio in the iTnited States
last week somber 144 easiest 800 a
year sea
'More than 800 strikiig,�e of
the York Corporation, +
have gone to Caned...
The Chicago, Pres. Club bas adopted
reedntiop of sympathy for Emile
Stet sat 119. • Pommes
POSSIBILITY of WAR.
moaner... Zarb Seer spoken efts Lend..
--henna sr Opals.
A despatch from London syn: -Now
that time and opportunity for retleo-
tion bawl been allowed by a tempor-
ary cessation of the p.triotto and beti-
mes statements which, slate ties wreck
of the Maine. have been the chief fea-
ture of the special cable despatches
from the United States. Englishmen
are beginning to realize the depth of
the pro -Cuban feeling in the United
State. With this the tbonghtful ele-
ment hers cordially sympathise. •1 -
though they will still believe the Maine
enquiry will absolve Spain from com-
plicity in the disaster. An Impression.
almost amounting to conviction, pre-
vails that public opinion will compel
the Government a the United States
to acknowledge tae Cubans as belli-
gerents, and to intervene in Cuba. The
Spectator believes that toth wer Wash-
ington and Madrid "expect
ith-
out desiring it," that "both are' arm-
ing as rapidly as they can." and that
"both are cogitating upon possible W-
itham'," Spain with France, end Rus-
sia, and Amerkn with Japan. which
wants the Philippine Wands. and oould
double the American fleet st a tow
boars' notice it RuseLa Pa
OP -
orators on the Stock Exchange .re in-
clined to hove American . Securities
alone until tie Brie s 1s settled. They
burned their fingers during the put
week. and, although there is no doubt
as to the final outcome. it la feared the
struggle will ata the trade of the
United States to suffer severely.
irw3 FROM in !L01D10
FOUND DEM WITH $100.000 IN
GOLD ON THEIR BCDIY.9.
igr.las rlr.4Ikeee We. Wilk .s-
teer. /resew le Death - The Ysrrers ss
tae. s+.►Ir.
orer. 15 reported to have utrged v141111"1".
demands peremptorily, sod to have
complained that the Chinese loan will
to twitted in spite of the disapproval of
Russlu.
x111 kinds" of speculators ars 1toolfing
here for the purpose of ereurlog e'on-
ceseiowir of elect rho -lighting, street
railroads, aid regular, railroad.. e'to.
The thiamin merchants aro .Slreie►�ng
great eagerness to participate ie the
oterprisss.
DRSPAT4JR UNOONF ND•
.A London despatch says :-In the
House of Commons on Monday Mr.
George N. Curzon Bald the Government
oould not confirm the despatch to the
Loudon Times from Pekin, saying am-
ong other things that Massie had de-
manded that China surrender to her
all sovereign rights over Port Arthur
and Ta-Llen•,1Van fur the same period,
sod on the same conditions, as in the
case of Germ•ttty at. Khoo -Chau bay. The
tlovernaient had•no confirmation of the
report that Radia had ooeupied Deer
Island. Corea, nor could the Govern -
MOM confirm the reports setting forth
that Ramis was strengthening the forts
at Port Arthur.
TO LEABE TA -LIEN -WAN,
it despatel from Harlin .I.7w"'@h '
T.geblatt publishes a despatch from
Pekin saying China bas agreed to lease
Port Arthur and Ts -Lien -Van to Rim-
e* for 90 years.
Slag Ueiobera Review. Ike trees& SOS
the► Slakes • eoe'.eb 1. eke Areeaanaee
Masa
A ds*atch frtim Rome. n1s:-Tbe
*hem anniversary of the Italian c o -
u tat hn sale celebrated on Friday wit'b
ratrsjo cin s, • 'Con city awe Jihad
with visitors. wino thronged the Mhmd-
samety dscoraked streets. At 8
the great bail at the Capitrol �ipeallet
the of tats fetes. and as boor
'atm Ela mtlai.4O Q9fa t as
by the Caput of Turas
-owl ars military attaches sad the
Miniidatpl_lye D1- .1.1.! brU11-
.et .site. rads to the Ism Marco an/m-
ade, weber* he reviewed ate) troops of
ird edition.
A despatch from Victoria, B.C.. *aye
-It la said by passengers ou the oh/Am-
er Islander, jolt arrived here from
Alaska, Hiatt. several days ago two
Canadian Mounted Police came into
Skaguay with two sleds In tow, over
which were strsppsd two 4e54 men. The
attention of the Mounted Pollee at
Tssiah WY sttraated'by Ms dismal
howls of & dog. Atter a abort search
they found the bodies of two men.
They had been frozen to death. It 1s
said they were returning Klondikers,
and had In their poaseasion 0100,000
in paper and gold dust. Their names
ars not known.
ATTACKED BY HIGHWAYMEN.
or. Althea and Sem strew• Srutalsy
Assestaed .ear that►mm.
A despatch from Ohatbam says: -
Richard Allison. a respectable farmer
reedding on the fourth concession of
Harwich, was driving along the town
lime between Harwich and Howard
when he was attacked by four men, who
pulled him -out of his rig and beat
Slim titin "binhalmutk tato insen-
sibility. The assault took place near
ord's farm between Kent Bridge
odd the river road. While Allison was
being kicked and pounded. Reeve
Brews jross,along. atlw{t.t _Poen wade
oft. Mr.Allison and Reeve Brown
drove along the road • short distance
.. ligtb,tool ed. two men
-dL_r��.++ Ems_
negotiations were opened for
Live frontiers of the viewed the o� the low Riad mareell..dy
deb -
merit of the respec for garrison. The Queen Dred his sialtaats yelling; "8111 the
two countries 1n Westeru Afrloa on ! march peat d the troops sad their dead." The notes of an a♦
the basis a[ a mutual excbange of ter- proaolade team soared the four acoaad-
Maj.et:es mut with oro eollatsiutic re- disappeared into the
ritoriee. the prieripal tieing ths1 osyt:** from the crowds" premed. King rola and they
}Bisdbert made • speech, from the 1 wood. sour by. Friday morning Alli -
French influence and authority should' I son came into the city and laid an in -
be oonriaed to the north 01 &
certain thralls to (.lira Senator$. Demises sad tormation against three men, and a
Ikea, wbile Great Britain should have • �~-�-
free hand loath of the same line. Aa
• result four &gra mmate were shade
within the next ten years.
Om a these dealt partially with
Sierra Leone; the second with various" hvh, testier a hue oatioiry, for hie lab -
disputed poiata In Gambia, Sierra ars &chinned in the national rewirreo-
Leone. the gold coast and Logos; the tuna Our faith le resuscitated Italy
third with the Niger reglem sad the !led us tb Rome, sad will guide us to
atbl loftier destinies. I salute thaw
w{ lsaerior frontier of ; who oons*crated their
/ w,
DflhID IUD P1Bi,IAUN T
HOURif of PlocUDtNQ@ IN
1OU8B OP COU Sv
sten satrod.eed.
To incorporate the Pa1'lflo wad Let-
o
e t lis Frear.
Respecting niol Sundt*/
end Loan Asev lattimo also respecting
the Board of Trade of the city of To-
ronto. -Mr. Maclean,.
Reapectieg the Canadian Aeeldent
Insurance Co. -Mr. Sutherland.
To confirm an agreement batwing'
the St. Stephen and Milltown Railway
Co. and the Canadian Pacific Railway
--Mr. Wood (Hamilton).
Respecting the British Colombia
Southern Hallway Co., alb raepsetlsls
the Canadtsu Pacific) Rallwaf Co., alae
retyiectlog the Brendon Wad South -
Western Railway Co. -.Mr. Morrison.
To incorporate the Oowichan Valley
Railway Co. -Mr. McLane*.
Sir Louis Davies, Mlnlstin. of Marine,
introduced three bilis of more or lege
interest Lo mariners. Ona hiU permits
the iaeue of temporary cert(ficetes W
masters and mates, as was done last
year in the ease of engineers.
Another bill is to Ingalls* the prao-
doe which has prevailed hltberto, of
deducting the 85 per cent. oonuniestoal
allowed to wh•rtl/agera employed on
(.i.rxmataronnt piers beton paying the
wharfage receipts iqb the Co aoUdste
ed Revenuer P hid. ►jbn bill le render-
ed neoessar7 by the Auditor -General's
contention that the present practbe
is irregular.
The third bill codifies and simpliftia
the existing law in regard to the in.
emotion of steamboats and the exam-
ination and liesnsing of engineer, em-
ployed on them. Some amepdments to
different sections have been introduce
FLAG AT SUMMIT LAKE.
Passengers oft the Islander cooflrm
the report that the Canadian flag bas
been raised at Summit Lake; also,thst
the Canadians will establish s Cts" -
toms house at Crater lake. Martial law
hoe been declared at smeary. OM the
United States troops who watt on on
the Queen are enforcing law. -
The attempt to float the steamer
Corona has so tat been • failure.
C•I•tain Goodall. who bas teen eoe-
ducting the wrecking operatiooy has
gone with divers to make as examine -
tion of the Cottage City.
TERRIBLE PLAGUE.
The death rats at Skaguay averages
15 daily, woe of the latest victims being
the postmaster. It is also stated by
passengers on the steamer (slander
that the Dyes trail is strewn with
dead mules.
Capt. O'Brien, of the steamer Rosalie,
reports that there are about 12,000 peo-
ple in Skaguay and camped
White trail for • distinct. of six Wilms
from the town. Many are doing over
the maws, but a far greater `lumber
ara,Mdsing dally, En route down the
Rosslte gamed twenty-nine vessels
bound for Skaguay and Dyes.. Therm
is little or no statement of the epl-
demir of spinal meningitlr at Skaguay.
TROUBLE FEARED.
TI1 B
The Mittel States Government r•-
lief expedition 1'o the Takata baa been
abandpoenced Is tatineelmirt•
the inn d tat Morro*peariara. Via, ThirePorta
writer of Hoetspa in • stoma at sur,'
taros.
I,ovelrm Itei em
earobrldgA
•
on Peedtll r l . g. Zed
munise et
wise hatttged et Rest
TAW for ties
Mayors io the rause. during w'bich bis t fourth person unknown. ohargtng
Majesty, end :-"From the summit of with the assault. The case was placed
the eom.eor•ted by immortal in High Constable Coogan'a bands and
ssorods to my he effected the arrest of the accused.
ghory, first thoughtBoth victims of the outrage suffered se-
magphoimrnr ancestor. Victor Emmen- vers injury. but are glad they escaped
with their lives. They declare that the
actions of the attacking party made
them think that it was their intention
to kill them outright.
fourth with
tb. gsaer�rua me0
Bin Lobe By the third agree- )twos bo tbs t.therland. 1 wished you
whish 7etn can whiner" the magnificenceCtrs. Bran. U•ea s• see torr ■.sl.•ad, a
siemd to the Brllish. sad by the fourth d ties Sternal OAy, which has spread cowrie, and es Stabbed to trail. I•
the
Fr�B�falerland was aesiened 10 tb*'
As light throughout the entire world. algnt eta curd.
In spite of thein agreement.. how- Let un ecoti.ale to look to God, who A despatch from New York Kays. -
ever. there bar been constant friction wiU'id this unity bit Italy in order that
Adrian Braun. s convict in Sing Sing
the might be great and pros
between the two lily of t boil unly ary Peat H rt e000luded, sa7-
ios to the inability to agree of the many
Boundary itt*:-„V at the d our resurrso-
Cosmiissioraan to on many die tam � ass d citizens were welded
puled points, and to the absence of to aao•[q country's fres"
any boundary line to the southwest �n a meted and met-
Wally
w
o[ Bay 8erioes" trouble Date is the toall one soother. The India -
meat the Kingdom 01 Sokoto was as he menet bora at the Capita),
MURDER AT SING SING -
DiSTRISS IN CUBA.
as" wits nes Gees sleek Sara u Y Woes"
flea 15 Arese.la.
W. W. Howard. 01 New York. re-
turned from flubs oh Thursday+ oil the
steamer Vigila*ota. " I was in Armen-
ia with Clara Barton." said Mr. How-
ard, " but evertors in Artesia did 1
tie
emelt ssfferimg ant 6mi$S as 1
have witnessed in Cuba among the pa -
Micas Grad roe moentrados. Ilea, wale-
. ppaad�-.�dNN& are so emaciated iron
prieWss atr'rlbs
almost some thren� their shrivelled
skim. It over puapNl Seeded relief. It
Nirthem wretched tba
surgel►tG a wait �w�, ars-
e&
1 herald. Gad wen
:
prison, murdered his wits, who was
paying him a visit at the prison on Sat-
urday afternoon. Braun is a German
86 years of age, and a agar -maker. Ile
was sentenced on August 81st of last
A despatch from asattle,Wsib-. says
-Fiye7tthmers' arrived-4.ms
on Thursday, tbe l topia, HueDeIale, Del
Norte, Protection and Queen. The
Queen .brought the latest news. hav-
ing. � tik&gesy-tans-Heade)• The
most important news ww-s'nosiirres-
tion of:.Bresious reports that a Can-
adian otfie al had raised the British
flag on what 13 regarded as American
soil, and trouble at ,icaguay with long-
shoreman, who objected to Indians un-
loading freight from; /steamers. The
presence of United States troops alone
prevented aerioav trouble. A compro-
mise was made with the white men to
perform the work at :i0 cents per hour.
it la feared that Kerion.+ trouble will
grow out of the Canadians attempting
to collect the
White Paesuwdty mChkccoot Paw, tbe summit and
the Americans will resist the payment
on what they consider American
ground.' Laat manner, the boundary
line wan at Lake Bennett,then at1Cin-
Lin-
demann, and now at the
the mountains, which Is erns twelve
miles from malt water.
left Ska-
Two days before the
quay the wind. whi. h had Woe n from
the north constantly for seven weeks,
shifted to and began to blow from the
south-west, causing a general thaw to
set in. The change in the weather
caused hundreds of people who had
been detained by the severe cold to
start over there traila from lath Skit -
gooey and Dyea, and ellen the steam -
re left w general exodus from both
towns was taking place. Both trails are
reported in excellent condition.
On the trip down the Queen pawed
the Cottage City a abort distance
t*mt:h of Wrsng.4 Narrows. The lat-
ter ship evidently bad trouble, as her
bow was smashed in and covered with
canvas too keep out the water.
autumn d 1891. Blew French, app r- "'ohm �� d my hoose s the de year to serve a two-year sentence [or
easy intent e. extending g o Brea- etiobes d the peoplet booed on concord assault in the second degree, and was
African empire. extending from Al- dieted. and drwigrthsind by peat noxa rea+ived at ming Sing on September •1st.
genu po the le, has of the Congo and tartunes and g8ort� .. be the most
the Upper Nile, had deepatcked Com secure bulwark d the Italian father-. He was convicted of having beaten
maodaot Dseo*ur to Nikki. the Dept- Rood Thio- concluding allusions to
tel of Bores with iasttrnotlN i er Dego- the dynasty mho greeted with probong-
tiats a treaty. Th. Royal Niger Com- d clew' and •bcaits d "Long live
pony, however, was not to be fooled h Y This loose sur most im-
in thio w•7. Promptly it instrvoted� grist hull d the Capitol mmpp y
Captain Lugard to go to Nikki with area ly great
o and all the vINL her husband Frtda afternoon.
all speed and to negotiate a treaty ,Ptandtid sad srrivd'at the prison at 8.20. When
with its ruler. He did so sad carried Mibiatrra, Ming authorities and dip the two met the kissed tai h other
off hie treaty three weeks before M. lomat* were present. A reception tot -
and were very friendly. They eat for
*11 h r arrived there. lowed tL King's ab• Majesty halt an hour convening only a few
A SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENT. flat with tie most enthtreitestic greet hest away from the desk of Detective
kap trim tats p•op* while on W. way Jackson, who was pre oent. Finall7 De"
Ttut Sokoto Is within the British teethe Jackson i
his wife, trot, notwithstanding thu,
Mrs. Bram forgave her husband and
expressed great sorrow localise of his
t risonment. Mrs. Braun decided to
deed, they are steak sad l iee_el8ep.3lves.
Cuba Me been Laid waste.
toe a one rarely moo h-
all have been rased or burned.
40 weeds grow w'hor'e owe e1M
Voltivatlom sestet..•
lir
sphere of Influenee seems fully proved
'(b. first treaty of the Royal Niger
Company was dated at Winne Jane 1.
1885. and was confirmed by • second
treaty, dated April 15, IMO. This wo-
omd treaty was again ooatir'med by •
third treat which was negotiated o*
June 26. 1894. with Abdu, the suec••sor
of Uroru. The sixth clause of tbia
treaty reads as foUowe:-"t obi
that the eovopa4y receives
from the Queen of Great Sritaia..ad
that they are Her Majesty's represen-
tatives to tree. I will not recognize any
other white station. because the com-
pany le my help."
If tbew treaties are sot milkiest
proof. study Ile following passage from
a letter which the Grand Utter of So -
vetoes 195 "l'hui sl nes •leo-A),r'tL
1094. a tow emoothe before the last
treaty was aigned :-' We saw yout
paper with the fse.sanger. W• awe
and we ne [stood it. They a7 in it
that we bare made a treaty with Mon-
tell.. Freacbeaan. Oa aoisouat of that
we writs you -this letter to tell yea
that We here Mde a treaty with aro
Dos. All that ¥ontel may leave said
wee a lie. We *111 make no treat
with wily tune made, fres goer earth
Weevil' make tit► treaty wit soy other
treat the width aaet s eoantry incept
with t10 *era Miter Cagtp. y. They
are the Menai of tba treaty." ble. but
Them words mod tory pleasi
th-rdbT IF 'bow tint
Deltas, 0T• r ill iit-
N ' yraad is 'a.
toward
Stites
alt M ogta the la 1 to-
walast wafter
rd the by suOf
la-
dle.- Metnekilp. the
British e1YtlMd vas -
asks in the }i Net year.
M - at the
from the Quirinal to the Capitol
throngs the troop•lined street..
TOR MAINE ENQUIRY.
The seem Leaves Rey W.M. PLbe1d& tar
Mva.s. '
• A despatch from Key West says:-.
After two portffoneasents of its de-
parture, tbe mutt of empire Tett for
Hav►ns en Frid.y evening rue the
lightbouse tender Mangrove. It is be-
lieved by the heat informed here that
the court will complete its labours an
the Cuban capital within ten days. Only
three of the six days the court we here
(irate dovetail tQ.NI,W of investiga-
tion. The inactivity of Thursday and
Priddy 4etill ulle.pisined, except by
a semi-offttcial •tetsment tbat Rear
Admiral Sicard was awaiting instruct -
Coss from Win r.tood. develThe ioped
i M goeeralty �r
�rare by which the court could
j dstsesai m by sepses of the
.�inm. A naval officer in close
tenth with the meatberie of the court.
says,-" if the apart by vet heard any
testimony wedge would enable it t.
Geed& intealepesely that bb Maine was
blows ap it external caricas. I ash
the r� w in the world.
Bitot* ly+aaaale YspeaaOwsaaa ao are
ares M +tMY'wtie �. olid
it ISO 11p was in-
po�tti� It will Hes div-
ert t actual cenditio* t. the ship
after the mxptestsal. ae It iia' atreedy
(warned from the survivors moat of the
thea.. of the shies *those
b a bas.st+tha ns"
Hie •zpiotli.a. "RL
cagey elrtabilebsd the court will Moot
more evert treeretlnel teetitlte01 and
thee treo8* a iaY'tiot'"
reformed Braun that
his time was up. but Braun pleaded for
a little longer, saying, "Can't we have
a few minutes more 1" Bersuee of the
trouble Mr*. Braun had taken to
pay her husband • visit the plea was
granted. Suddenly Braun raised his
arm and the detective saw the glitter
of a long thin balite. Braun brought
it down With fearful force against the
left aide of his wife's neck. One cut
severed the great blood -venal. and al-
most instantly this woman was dead.
Detective Jackson apratig dipon Rama
But the convict had time to gash the
womaa'a ,bead several times more. Two
other convicts who were in the cored-
or sane to the detective's seeistance
and the mardersr wee subdued.
ed on the euggeatwn of de rtnaen
tai
o(tioers. but they ars o t1) of
baic&J character. vn anti
Ministiu r
promised to exp)
com-
mittee.
_ A WAGGON ROAD.
-Sir CSiialei''Pupla't All" "
niter of laterior to state what Mega the
(iovernmrht proposed to take for the
construction of a waggon road front
Telegraph creek to Teeiin Lake.
Mr Salon replied that the Gov rn-
)hat the operations
of Meters. Mc onus and �tiVn v^mld
necessitate the construction ofaBaan
waggon road. and if the Optip any
would allow the bill to pass the
e u.. bald no dpubt
rued would be built.
•
QUARTZ 'MiNINO.
Ur. wMnntague enquired it' the Gov-
ernment had read any raulaliOOS
under which quarts mining might be
carried on in the Yukon.
Mr. &[ton replied: -The regulations'
have been under ooneiderati�en, and
some amen(lmente buss been consider-
ed. On that account they very not
printed and 1a$u1 Mttb -the others,
hut i expect they will be printed to
• few days and sent to members of
the Horse.
Dr. Bergeron was told
t1 pby Mr. Sifton
stat the homestead law
the GovernmeYukon nt
lands did not apply
ter-
ritory.
RUSSIA ORDER8 TORPEi)O BOATS.
A despatch from Odessa aaya'-The
Ruesi•m Government baa ordered 110
maw torpedo boats to augment the Rus -
elan Pacific squadron at Vlatftvaatnr.k
and Port Artbur. Russia also proposes
to keep Wei* Deshler* a the volunteer
Deet continually in for Eastern wa-
ter's. islateed of the Blank Bea. so as to
avoid the pcisaLFrility of being hampered
try °cost Rriteia dashes the Bung eam-
4.
•
lil?IIARING OF Wear/Err.
Miss Yittlsh-i believe that Mr.
Whiffett N .earoely harper.
Mins Frontal -1h dwliberates agreed
deal in his mesal& bumming is I bmw'-
Ing • great IMI.
( know he .aye `er-mr' ev..ry few
word*, 1aztwhet less that to do with
hit t
Well. you know that tun vrr is Roams.
LABOR TROUBLES 1N GERMANY.
urge Strike. Is Several titles - Ber11s
skee.ukers a.l-e.rrylss rs no Sew
War t'ruel..
♦ despatch from Berlin. says: -There
have been large strikes in s number of
German cities. in Berlin 12,000 shoe-
makers have struck for a uniforps scale
of wages and it to thought that the
shoemakers elsewhere. will join. The
cabinetmakers of Hamburg and Alton•
have struck tor nine hours per day. and
at Dresden 8,000 cigarette makers have
gone mut on strike. There are similar
reports from Charlottenburg, Stettin,
Koenigsberg and Boras. and big strikes
are impending in the Rbeinish mining
districts. At Baron Von Stumm's re-
quest a detachment of broope bee been
TORONTO HARBOR -
answer to Mr. Clancy. Mr. Tats
said That the sum of 95,X0 was pal
dE. Rhin on account. of wort in con-
nection with the improvements of To-
ronto harbor between January Lt.
1897, and January,j*t. 1898. There wale
no balance due; loners were paid
in accordance w t a written agr
anent entered into on 19th July. 1
Mr. Phin was given the contract
cause he was a reliable man, add b
price was reasonable.
itr. Fielding assured Mr. Borden.
Halifax, that the Government now
had under eonslderation. and was alive
to the Importance of. exttndigg trade
between Canada and the `1 eat Indies.
NwiressBrr. id`.a.11!lil.e..`Z,r:'vttwe .
sent to the bear dbtriet to
order.
The Budget Committee of the Reich-
stag has adopted by a large majority
the proposal that the now ve*eets a
the German navy shall be finished in
six, instead of when years. Admiral
�l
Wolf tetpttL 47 '
ecr+y of. i on, said
navy. Mtn accepting the propos
its adoption would result" in consider-
able military and political advantages.
C. P. R. LANDS.
Mr. Jamieson was given to wider -
Stand by Mr. Hilton that the lands of
were
m taxation
for twenty e
year from pt ut
tbe date of Goa
from the time of their eelectlon. TIN
actual issue of the patent: and not
Governmentwas share
oa
ef-
fuhvigbnot
ascertain the
amount df capital actually expended la
the construction of the Canadie h
Pen-
h, railway. Aa to tlrs meaning of te
clause in, the C. P. R. charter exempt-
ing the company from control of fes
rate until ten per rent' per annum
profit on the capital act mile expend-
ed in the eortrerurtiod of the railwa$
le ' produced. Mr. Sifton said :-"The
question is one which involves the in-
terpretation of a statute by legal ash
tbority. When any practical necessity
arises for determining the queation. It
will le referred to tete law officer e
the Government, but up to the, present
,i snob reference had been made."
A CANADIAN MiNT.
Idro>±teldltt(tg� informed Mr. Bergeron'
that t . tt.rafantobiiabinga mist
in tNG aesatry had Oat teen detonable,
hitt.
BBQULUI 109 THR YUKON.
iatii' --s
Wiese es Adele the n.sated hole. ie
'Mallinalsion eerier.
The Donitaten Government has de.-
tetmlatmd to send • detachment of the
regular troop` do the Yellow to auiat
the Mounted Police in maintaining law
Ned order. 11 wail waist MI two bon-
dret; I.81entr3 and ai-;.tteryieen. abea-
m from the Metier forces MP farrow::
sant throe. They will ha nectar the
command of Myer *aim o1 the Wis-
taria , Maj* grass le 8t
�eat►lVr'5 of age. lead form hoed In Ot-
tstrs. ft he pae1 1b tail the Mkpdi-
Ceti me* 8(4. start 10t two er three
**ebb.
PLATING WI H A FUSE..
5 --
sera sob= .alters l.spoon a OMNI%
Cr.(ser-Stn Is Ike ake11-Re•15..
A despatch from Portsmouth, 'ayes
- The British first-class *renowned
cruiser Australis, twelve guns. 5,000
teas, had • narrow serape on Whines -
day. Two seaman ware plallnft tett*
a fuss in tie shell-rodhr, when they se
fire to some steres. The flames
extingufithed by
the prompt flood
ot (
WOULDM'7 DO.
Committee Ilan. (to panda so
feteez..r}-Wi wee thiattin' of pa
up a plea the p1a„„�yu r desk ti
gw 1e desk sal
'Know lishopeLTeat•YMi-That we iY:
The ehadree tr Sew bow •shall Mr.
sly is
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