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have been purchased by the t' nited serve obsolete tib!*N eat satins in _ r11 -
Medea has bees tor1iddea to will from gsrd to coal.
Mtsg.tows. Ireland- The Impartial of Madrid says:
-oe.-•tains etaho, 'Ali the Mat p �t vi,s that Amrrl-
Cause of Great Brasil', tLewupcemen ca t t led re -Muff o uy stili i.brests
at Canada's request. of the Anglo- which she is unable W fulfil. America,
German treaty. on being called. shows a wretobedly
Mr. Jtrssph Cbemberlein •nnoweed weak band• its real •trsngth u az-
that the AL►ataa boundary diepets •etly kaowa—five irenclada, two belted
would be referred to arbitration. He cruiser.. three unbelted, the fastest
sdd.d that in the meantime a :sodas and Boost y'oeer(nl crullers. and twelve
vivendi may be agreed upon• otter cruisers. All the rest are the-
atrical supers."
. The Loathes Times says:—"Our eyrie
rG alt oontempl•tes purobwng Its
waterworks plant.
**treat has seduced the tee os
bicycles from $9 to 11.
french -Canadian in $srascbnretts
am returning to Quebec.
k rich gold find is reported from the
'Malty of lied Portage'
Mustre•1 r.fisertsa advanced the
price of sugar by oseiixteenth tent
per pound.
Montreal contemplates purchasing a
Giro near the city as a home for pau-
pers and Hallway
Tye N tree gave aseent
ithe Toronto t
W lbs tail
chartering
Hudson flay Railway. gp>spgyyldera
The H., G. & B.Railway
I decided to three Be-
at Hsmiltu0 Sic d.°
bestures for 1110.000•
: bs Dominion list steamship Scots-
man is the first Gomm real to reach
Montreal this wasps.
The failiag eft of Lbs Klondike rush
hoe caused a material reduction la lbs
coat of packing over the peered.
Galt councillors basis asked the Goy-
eramest to iseesti(ate the manner In
Much licensee are tainted there.
enteral London youmg ladles were
badly injured is a ruaawsy, the !see to
which they were ridiag colliding with a
r7Die
The Council of the Tal utioa Wee: i
Trade bas passed •
Lag an export duty on nickel -copper
we. and matte.
James lewsoa. collector of customs
at Fort Brie. hies been $pPDinad mP•-
dalli officer to Nbast t$ alien labour
law there.
trent " A.. Rem. K c We
path! on the mala question. are
with In to aright Stotts. t. `cm lb. a 1 GREAT NAIL BATTLE.
ter of forts. we are not so clear or
ttnaDlmo
The mope/taloa of the tires it :the.- THREE SPANISH SHIPS BLOWN U
wood. Thoespsoe & Conway, cotton OR BURNED.
brokers. of Liverpool, is announced. Tw. M..dred .pa•Iwrd• Were killed sad
This firm operated throughout t>10 r.v a•0dred W...4 j- Thr •pesI $
Southern lilae.a sodas tb• firm nasus t t.aiere was killed.
of John
tats. brae al- =odor* Dewey's squadron, leavingcover ef darkness he entered tbe Isar- COMMISSIONE.RS' REPORT.proceeded toward atiinibi. Under thehour of Manila. the batteries located The report ot the couunisaioners wbothere announcing his errival. Both investigated the affairs of the St. Via -
fleets lined up fur battle about day- cent de Paul penitentiary recommendbreak Sunday morning., lite guns of 4111.1."..". <tiannall&IIL c°auni""n"the ametioan warships began firing f!!-Fil. lb" Ilwre '"°r• 4.° "SaY
Sherwood ♦ CTES. J• A despatch from London says:—Com-
ready
BTATl1B
Fifty thousand chlor se Subte bay, a few Wiled from Manila,
ready volunteerd for service. about four ,clock Saturday atter0000
Forty tbouesad men have already
volunteered in ltaseeobttsdts.
The Standard National Bank at yard
and Medium avenue. New York, has
clotted its doors.
Two Word , Fred llkWiland
Patrick limeys were boomed at
Ridge-
way, Ps us Tuesday .
Moslem 'temple, Myetle SWAIM Of De -
trod has •b.ndc*ed Its adslt
to Hammes Tetley',-
to the war.
A gaited States (leveretneat official
has made arrangeuenua to purchase
5.000 horses is Caned& for war purposes
if Deeded.
Cheeses Ksighte of Pytbiea have or-
ganised one thousand strong to
goto
to
the (runt. Sixteen hundred policemen
also volunteered in that city.
Te House of Represeatatives has
prohpuesd • bill permitting the purchase
of supplies for the army in the open
market iastead of by contract.
-tsahe 4itatem-late tska .110101111-111
American army
Ms report that Mr. Harris. gMsm1
traffic manager of the Oover7mist
system of railways. has resigned. Is de-
nied at °laws.
It is reported at Montreal that the
G. T. H has commeao•d the construe -
tote at their Potot St.. Charles works
of Si new locomotives.
A number of ialians la Toronto have
appealed to the Italian Comml for in-
formation formation an to what rout., J
take in order to joie the Spanish
Army.
Councillor Martin. of Woodstock.
te
Is t.b• etopurchase of ainos leeS steam for trroller.
Ke tars ' given the money o the
Mayor.
Mr Bbek ,el l a Na !bee cattle buy-
er. injured at the Leasdowes wreckos Abe G. T. it., has recovered against the toe
udo-
ment for $6.000 damages
company.
The steamship Andrew Carnegie.
Chicago, brosgbt E110.000 bushels of corn
to Owes Sound. This is said to be the
largest cargo of eon ever boated OS
freak water.
TM Kingston City ('ouseil has de-
clined to consider the request of tM
Dominion Cotton Mille Co. asking for a
tame of $60.1100. The imouat was eon'
ddered too large.
Governor Hastings, of Pennsylvania.
twill issue • Colonel's commission to
John Wasamaker. who has offered to
equip • regiment at his own expense.
The •pplie.tios of Rev. Merges
Wood of Toronto, formerly of Detroit.
for 115 with In the Statetroops, et
on [Die with �djtrtmi
Michigan. -
Orders have been issue �, *uel*W0T
t.
Mad harbor fret O p
Pa-
trol boats wilt -ho-0dote,oateide
during the day guide
safe-
ly into the i irbor. - -- Pani
The vessels 8t. Louis Mad fit.
and Harvard. lately New York,
bayss
been fitted with armour pri and have
all their exposed machinery.
already received good batteries.
Alsikle joba. of
Lr'tsd Wales War Department. has u -
Pad a statement that only alimitd
O natbsr of newspmper representatives
the army.
wUi be allowed to ac oomp•ny orated
Philadelphia was gayly decorated
was
wit f lags on Saban -day, her of inst-
eps*,
* dieseble that is a number
racer the British flag totted d pin
is the display while here
was the flag of Circa.
The city almhoure. located three
miles west of Oswego. N.Y.. aad'coe-
aiaisg S3 male and 19 female inmaThe
was gutted by fire on Tuesday.
loss is estimated dt $25.000; insured
for one halt No one was injured.
DOMINION NAME,
dotes of PPM/Wings In the Canadian
HUM' of Commons -
DEr&IO1'r RIVER BRIDGE.
The Windsor sad Detroit Union
Bridge Cutups -ay• c sslsting of Chas.
M. !lays and Geo. B. Reeve, of the
tinted Trunk. rod representatives of
the Wabash railway, were empowered
by the Railway Oomwittee Lo build •
bridge si'ti*. the Detroit river. be-
tween Windsor and Detroit. Their ap-
plication es* vainly metaled by Mr
Nioul Kinlramill. Q.C., who argued
that tbe Caned^ southern railway had
already been granted a charter for the
same purpose. and that it • second
°barter were reseed it would , arouse
such opposittus trout the Dake Car-
riers Aseociatiu0 ss to deetroy both
sacrum WAR MAY RESULT:'
Imo irMeab Naval ♦melba et Stab Sault
aspics• nits ,<gy1•Iei.
ottiosr4 ems to every ryas and t hrrs-
*1 t►e fortress of Cavite and the wire a IMAM* et4 a acsvjlet. wjetear, one to
a1 g L. Tbs smnfirJ`p at►wdras _1WeITWYg1lp. �"nt.
spout rias o'clock drew -off to the They report that there wsr tralfick-
side of the bay and took refuge behind jag the prisoners and officers
emu, Ioret o l[ered ered' ships and jag lris tobacco and other delicacies. and that
evidently suffered considerable dam- there was dishonesty among some oL
age. After they made some hasty re-
pairs they returned to the conflict, the lues ia*amuch ns the priaoa
During this engagement the guns at
Cst•ite maintained a steadier sad
stronger fire upon Commodore Dewey's then an in the first encounter. but
man
the Aeric/wits were being used
with telling effect
mo
As the smoke lifted, it was seen the
flagship Maria Reiss Chrialias wasvesselon fire. The vessel was
COMPLETELY g,UBNI'
. •c�sr
.revelsotdet- �to`le-
graphs the fohtUM iipg: !hiring the
lad few days 1 have had many oppos-
tunittes of obtaining the views of sev-
ere! navel °Mfh ms upuo the present
trine, and in these days naval officers
of high position are often placed in sit-
uations where immediate decisions of
vital iwportence have to be taken. w
baiter they Leoome ber judges than
trained diplomats. Their opinions maYtu
be su.marlsed *.
follows:--
Wa
bstever may ►e their ides on the
technical procedure of the United
States. on gamma' principles they side
ruder with Armoric* as a nation. The
°Virion of one of the most able is that
wit -could have been avoided and the
Mane reau,ht obtained had Awerice
given inure time, and that this twitter
is going to be more truubleetnne than
the United States imagined. the Span -
lards having the fixed intention of
drawing it out. knowing th-it every
day in enormou*ly damaging (he Unit-
ed States.
Charles N. Daly. United Staten Cote
sal at Guelph. has nerved The Guelph
Herald with notine of a libel action.
The alleged libel was °Detained in a
dramatic criticism.
The Fire Underwriters' Associalloa
have presented Hamilton with ILD ulti-
matum calling on the cit o improve
the water service or pay increased in-
set -saes rates after Jams 1.
The MacLeod Gazette says: An In-
dies named Carrier .died suddeoty at
the Bullhead of heart disease t►b week.
Some $40,000 In bonds and mortgages
are reported to have been found on
kis parson.
While the members of this Stratford
Congregatioeal Church were passing a
sympathetic war resolution the pastor
of Knox Cherish la the semis city wm
denouncing such gots as being contrary
to the neutrality laws.
•
FIFTI MILLIONS SPENT.
owe
CONGRESS MUST APPROPRIATE
MORE MONEY FOR WARSHIPS.
'three Sew Da,tI,.Slpa-Meaeeal Lee My
N
IM .iterlea at Malaria" were yAw11-
gawked and Net Tory .r M
I4se.
A despatob from Washington. Mals:
—Te Navy Depax•tmeat bas completely
ceased as portmase of ships for conver-
sion into wag vessels, owing to the ex-
haustion of the $50,000,000 war Lund. th
It is confidently expected that Con-
gress will came to e relief. as the
department u stilt in need of auxiliary side vessels. The news of the fe arrival
at Liverpool of the big American sail-
ing ship Shenandoah was gladly receiv-
ed at tib department.
DOCK E011BIG SIJIPS.
SPAIN YUR'oatoua A"r lritsT.
dd
Another officer, ni oleigeal ime
portent* said, but sot to me, that he the e !Spaeth -would be victor
nus in the Brat one or two encounters.
When asked the reason. he said :—
•'Beoause they are excellent sailors.
rad understand the handling ut their
eW9 7 shit* psrfe%tly.
property was sold without being ac- But more often than any other have
counted for rad calipers used prima 1 beard the opinion that this is only
the beginning of great International
supplies Oor their Own purposes. The DUDiptic*tiona which England hsa fore -
warden and deputy warden are found seen ,for seine time past. and for which
guilty of political uffeuces. tars this lier Then navy 1* so i lthoroughlyat aeprepared
sa
subject the commissioners report that le witb the United States and wbeo
"►t u much to be regretted that the tbe time on=es she will 1* found
m•nageu1ent of these institutions can- tutted °[ Lord th concert
on rtalpitch. of Tthe
he
not be raised W the .ap=e level as umber wmilitia being called out in case of need
fur foreign service, is much talked r'
as as indication.
- INCENSED AGAINST GERMANY.
The cruiser Charlestown la in bad
shape et Sea Fre:memo. Her °pedestal-
ing tubes were injured by bite recant
earthquake. ■nd it will � the c a
ry
to secure neer ores for yers&*t re -
fore she will to read?
The American line steamer New
Tort, which lion been chartered by the
L'titd States Government arrived at
New York 8enday morning.
As woo
as elle was moored all hands were paid
oft. The crew immediately resigned
ed
for a period of twelve ssuatlas
at oa of
wages.
mercantile
dna ori Wal 420 00 the
81.1 1 saves oilseed to sign.
Iotas ilii yiron endue the pp.osecmer Pit
1n the JItertel betimes tlw ..len--10.-
g,Jptttesta Commodmii .
d bis flag tri*► t1MtliiilittlIrlirtbo
Mailer. cruiser. Till-'illCub - To
the tact that he change be.
ubtlw owes his Ofe. The cruteer
Castilla. next to the flagship the larg-
eMt and most powerful of the Spanish
squadron. was also burned. The cruis-
er Don Antonia de Lilo. and the !lfir-
dssao were likewise badly demigod in
the encounter.
Tbat the American squadron receiv-
ed severe damage by the engagement
cassia be doubted. Early reports bad
It that five of Commodore Dewey's ships
had been sunk Later advices from
Madrid put the number as two. Ie
been unable to ascertain anything
more definite than this, but i consider
it highly significant that the latent
advices I have received from Madrid
and Ligon malt., no election of any
American ship beim destroyed.
There were undoubtedly heavy lames
in men on both sides. One appartotly
trustworthy report states that the
Spanish had 3!00 killed and four
hshun-
dred wounded. Trustworthy
the America° loss of lite will hardly
las obtainable until Commodore Dewey
bee taken Manila. or has tent a vowel
with despatches to Hong Kong.
The St. Jolly N. B., City Council b•s
granted the Canadian Pacifies railway
all the land required for the enlarge-
ment of the grain elevator to este mil-
lion bardaels capacity, with sesveyere
to five steamship bertha_
The Manitoba --ca
& Northnter's 1-
way Compens are
hea a srhist-
ed of their liability
Goverawett. and purports to band over
aafflcient of their land grant to cover
the amount due the province.
branches of the administration of jus-
tice, IS which it is part and permit.
lay chief eussideratwn w mailiteig.
pointments bas been part!: -i
idilW
'hence it is that we-iiat>f'ekne-
tlle Officers so appoint d.--ilii-
tbeir' politics behind tbterei en
enter upon their dunes. _and frit to
remember that they are eetv•sta Of
the people."
t.ERVtClf TO NOR'[B BAY.
era of the Central West have
agreed
for
to bank their (unlacesJune,
s
out of the three months of May
and Jul,. A $35•000 assurance bee been
gives by *eery interest. about 18 in
all.
Hamilton ban l.atehased a t'itts roll-
er for $3.1ill, laid to to no better than
one sold to Gott tor 10*,738. The trans-
action threeteent to p 1 the pear
ing of the permanent roadways by-law
for the esTweititnrw' of > inAlee °
The (fraud Trunk autboritise 'have
decided that all advertisements of la-
tent me4icii*e sad other notices mast
1e cleared oat of the railway stations
and only railway announcements and
ome tables mast adore the walla.
in vitt of the war between BPaiP
and the United Rodeo, and the possi-
bility of interruption to shipping mt
United States lora. the Quebec Board
of Trade have (netted a circular to the
sllFORS world Q{I� the advent
tsgbs of Quebec,
Allot forty tialtad Moose families
have arrived is Tltltastn► during tb•
Isar torr depots wase inwence of tie
outbreakiiii
war. Scot of them are
from Op elate, and ssvalT•
42_,...ergj�ii 'y expect t0
reside is rlalosueo uY Other parts of
Oatarin, dptiy the we,
Q W. Orem Caseated agent of the
sats• emistoat Railway, baa , beees�eiv
tellheo trete* sad
"' ipv t 11 si Qteat Nottbors 11$U
(MINERAL -
Ecuador is raising stand to a1d Spin
in the present war.
Out of 34 storms whIfI Leh N
French shores is 1010. t
foretold by the central meteorological
office.tting the
Many Greeks are �°setea Cotul
Mlves at the Unit'edes
t=est the
ate
at Mimeo seekingenlietment
United Staters forces.
Baron Ito. the Japan Minister of
Commerce, has tendered his resigna-
tion. which hsa been .ocepted. Count
Kaneko will sueoead him.
The Vienna torpedoFrem 'L berms s the
deathb-
ed
manufactory
ed to supply Spain because 11 hilt a
pressing order from Japan.
A Hong Kong cable says the steamer
Esmeralda, chartered by the hankiDg
companies. kali gone to Manilla to
bring sway the specie Users, es trouble
is ap,rebrsnded.
The French society for the aasisten
ee
of wounded soldiers bar donated
100 and baa opened a etb•criptlent for
fbA. fitlepwwrif stdisig-elite-Aseez loss And
Smash Red Crone Societies.
The Port Royal dry-dock, according question; but now it is clear Lhat the
to official information will sow be 'Imperial authorities have taken action
oesaible to American warships,
even Iln view of the Spanish-Amatioan ban
that to their knowledge had been iso•
minent before it broke out. The tread
of official sad military opision is that
the War Office, in placing troops on
Odefe.o..
1 IILITABI DEPOT.
--s
BRITAIN TAKING EVERT PRECAU-
TION IN VIEW OF HOSTILITIES•
I•bpeel•g N•ral •lresath l• Jag•lei Wag
ars—aetl Way to aerie arias* s•tereete
le le Ali 1be tatted Mate*.
A despatch from Kingston. Jamaloa.
glair —The British war aastborities are
converting Jamaica into a lig military'
and naval depot. 1.Arge reinforcer
mentos of Droops from Halifax, Btrmue
da, Barbados., and St. Lucia breve beer
sent to the island and two additional
battleships and three cruiser, have
been ordered to augment the already)
fn,poeing naval strength. Much cos-
jeotawe has been indulged In concerning
the purpose of this movement. it has
been supposed that it had somethings
to do with the trans-istbmtan canal
the biggest of the fleet, should they
meet with accident during the cam-
paign. The report from the construc-
tor in charge shows that the entrance
o the dook is now dredged and elsar1 the island, is bolding them iu reedi-
•o,frb.—redo
The work of dredging the basin is roil
in progress. The }Merit 01 Bureau
Chiefs met to -day to begin the con-
sideratiore p(.. plans tor three new
battleships autborised by the Naval
Appropriation bill, and progressed so
far that circulars will be rent out to-
morrow inviting bids trona the mhip-
builders. The •easels will be in the
main very similar to the battleahjpp
Illinois, now building at Newport
News. They will be u( about 11.500
displacement., 75 test beam, 231-2 feet
depth, 16 knots speed, will be covered
-1 bile the report pubtiarletttlatta'lsy-_
M ably without [ousZatioh. t3at
time German fleet is goinjt UMnUUTi'
ordeti TO prevent tis blockade
gash loris aroused carat.enti._
omit atilt more. ■ nd there u not a eav-
.1 officer b4ra who would -trot like a
lick at them. They see again in
ermany's present attitude the hatred
of England. They consider that the
greatest link today of America and
Great Britain is the Kaiser's bitter hat-
red of both nations.
The Channel squadron in all is glory
—six first-class battte.bipa and eight
cruisers— glided into anchorage here
Saturday afternoon. It was a splen-
did sight. The ships arrived in double
line, and the crowds witnesned t he
mathematical precision ofb their novo-
meats.
The stes.mehip San Ignacio de Loyola
baa arrived here from Cadiz, baying
aboard crew's which took the Hamburg -
American line atsaners Columbia and
Normannia• purchased by Bpaiu. They
were transferred to the sbip Bayer,
bound for Bremen.
The Destructor returned to Algeciras
Saturday evesiag, tut was out again
at flee o'clock this morning. keeping
ftp the same sharp patrol work ss here-
tofore. This is probshly on account of
the expected visit here of a mercb-
agtma■ bound to the United States.
sees to embark (or Gist,• if needs*
There Is Do gaxepon of hostility to that
United Matte. Waite the oontirsTY /•
with beavy atmouT, and armed with
13 and B -inch guns, in addition to nu-
weruua secondary batteries.
MATANZAS BATTKRIES POOR.
General Fitzhugh Lee arrived here
late on Thursday after a ten days' visit
to bis family in Virginia. The general
shared the keen public interest in the
11K of Matanzas. Ile had •i.1ld
Wiry frequently, and was familiar
rdtb-.tae lay of the land and the de-
fences. He said the Batteries were
antiquated. mad «.4* not likely to offer
Lee wilLiQlll at the State Department
to -morrow a+ornTng. ably' etltl
official, he asked to be excused from
discussing the war situation. and was
very reticent concerning his prospee-
ties appointment as major -general.
The 'French Embassy bas received a
cable despatch from the Foreign Office
at Perla announcing that s decree of
neutrality between the United Sates
and $pain has leen issued. and that,
a detailed copy will be forwarded by
mail.
"Can the Minister of R,`uways." en-
quireu Mr. Matisse. "state w'bether be
bee saot'erded in making guy prugrees
in settling the dispute between tbs
Grum Trunk and the Canadian Peed -
is Railway Companies respecting Ills
aigrette to North flay P'
Mr. Blair said have have been in ne-
gottattoa with both companies. They
have come together. end 1 think there
is a disposition os the part of each of
them to arrive at a common under-
sandi*g which will be satisfactory to
the public. 1 doubt whether they hove
yet coached tart, potato. bat lean holdi
out very strong hopes that they sat
ll
succeed. perhaps at no very
date:
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
r—�
Jodie MN.tem• of 1esseem. TMenaly
•It•eked W a cre.uat.
A despatch from Chatham says: A
few momenta (*fore three o'clock on
Monday afternoon a daring attempt
was made in the corridors of Harrison
hall to murder Judge Houston, city
and county magistrate. Only for the
athletic draggle made by his Honor.
.ad the prompt arrival of Chief of
Polios Young. the man might beve car-
ried
arried out his design. Judge Hoesto0
celled at Harrison hall oa his return
trout Iu*chenn to transact some legal
business. and went up -stain.
He win .tM►tjsi4 followed into the
Idlnt ty ?dBB Twohey, wbom he
had once sent down. and who remain-
ed at lbs foot d the .fairs awaiting
his retie*. 'A tow seeded& later the
chief of pollee fortglaately eittir'a the
building and mounted the stairs.
Twohhy *trolled up std down the cor-
ridor. and was noticed fregaint4
looking upstairs. lientell*tely Mr.
Houston begs* to descend the Weir.
Twobey ',tipped to the side mit W'31&
sight and waited
way witt tiers at Toronto, s
Madbon !Markt 1104 fly' R. II .1DE1t-
ew, s' e #
ow' the Lomb*, mined, rt.
Ikea MO Greet Mott kir n.
'0UA?,1RITAtN.
14M11 slesarr ttMillld• ;m�
Spain according. to a despatch (tent
Roo. to a hoodoo news agency, has
bolt the !folies Navigation Coto-
prey's steamers. Siris, Orion*. and Re-
giss Yargherka, for conversion bite
assili5 7 erele rs.
The latest ,deices from Porto Rico
are that the excitement there le la-
cteal end the prima of food are ad -
vane' Steps are being take* to pre-
vent flight of refugees. There is
alk of a revolution at Neyaivas.
CANADA LOAN' BILL.
The promoters of tie Cestral Can-
ada Loan nod Savings eethe mpaeansya fe in
.scared the pasg
tbe flanking and Commerce 'omm�
Commit-
tee. and if the Home approves
company will be free to invest in the
stocks of any took or incorporated
comlea7.
SPECULATION iN CIiEFSE.
The Committee on Agriculture de-
cided to get from the Government a
legal opinion upon the constitution-
ality of Mr. Parmalee'a bill to prohibit
improver speculation is butter and
cheese.
Tie Persian Consnl-General at Ant-
eeettp, a big diamond merrheat, states the
*gM11 the business is kis Use.
United States has bees entirely sub-
Coded A great number et cutters
ve thus been thrown out of work.
-.The *sal ltml steamer Ranger arrived
MI Wednesday, at 8a. Jab's, Nfld.
.6y0go seats. Her crew hod bo to
+bkpt a$ the pumps for three days to
top afloat In the Mora. The
pam*5 t catch will be about MB-
YIh aisle.
It'M naaosimed that the Argentine
Republic tail) ppbtio% • chorea of req•
l•tr•lit florin iw war hetweee Smite
Uslt d *Man, but iappeare
t
re-
(Ditto the 1$' tD hires
As the magistrate renal- .-tbd
rand floor be eprans -Mo*
'You've punished rev enough,' he *I-
*tartly cried. with an oath; '.'sow it's
my tarn. 'You're a dead man, do yoga
heir Y'
Twobey sei;ed the jWtlre by Ito coat
and draw a revolver, wbirh be endeav-
oured to discharge into his breast.
Mr. Honstow boeirrer. is Ito *Wan
athlete. Ile got hold of the weapon
end- ettem ,ted • la' divesting.. Twohej0
aim upward*. /'hen tbe latter clinched
him tad they straggled together for
several minutes. Chief' Young was
attracted by the sound of the Waffle
n Maim. flie
wrenched
ran hurriedlytrevolvertreattreat Twohe
w rend bed
re
hoed and secured the man• 'storage
bhm Iiimedistel7 to tbe pollee
M
llet
Jude Houston was badly y,.i5.
we•pns ie the struggle, and las OM -
Weed a fewdr boobies. t Hro swntaggodist
oleo Ilan R
1a .the muffle.
RF.Cl 4TLY SENTitlfCBile -
'Pevohey wan mostly eemvteted - b!
Jae Houston of °hisirte/ W1 trams
City Treasurer Flam4'ag by freed and
Matetxwd ie toe, months in goal. IA
use wink a view bo arwngtplg him plu -,
'abreast that
t He le t upper sal to bi e/0CM to r1R,
prentally. The revolver wee a Sale
leaded.
lhre. every theists"' beim
Noce were distherge .
BYtalt HOUSES MIONT MINABLE.
11'611, Metabs to suppose that stole
are the most dsglthle. A well -
brink boom w111 eltiiiit
ame built of gr•site•
NO OFFICDR 1114 TORONTO.
Mr. Clarks asked whether the Gov-
ernmelt bad spfrointed an offio• to
enforce the provmoona of the alio* 1►-
bour law is Toronto and district.
Sir Wilfred Laurier returned as an-
swer In the empties.
TORONTO AND HUDSON BAY.
believed to be fns ease. But lisgligYr , - . r.
iate»aha
.0 MUST BE PROTECTED ' •
and the best apparent way, of agouti*1
this, it is conjectured here, will be to
aid the United States in the creation
of a stable Government in the island
that will snit all prides concerned. The
aoogmplisbmest of this will be ne s7,
task. The Spaniards will uot yield
It except under the moat abeolu
stress of armed force. On the other
hand, a is almost as probable that
the Cuban insurgents under arms will
hold out all they are able to for an 1111-
conditional
a
conditional recognition -of themselves
as the masters of tbe island so soon tea
the' Spanish evacuation is accomplish-
ed. in these ciroumstances the United
States may have a *tiff piece of work
in hand-- To thrash the naval foram
of Spain may prove a comparatively
eas7tasy losesatout a Cubs would be effeetet‘ to dirty*
still easier. But what then! What
The Toronto and H.dso* Bay Rail-
wsy lilt was passed with a prov forso thata
the charter is to be .ttspe*d.d
e
years. If at the earl of tbsc time it
appears to the Gover or'�-Cu°il
test the James Bay
Com-
pany. which was chartered lad year,
yes act made substantial progress
"AU) the tine. the suspension ceases,
and the civic charter becomes opera-
tive. The conclusion reached is a
yrlempb for Toronto, which is nose
is a position either o bring pressure
p beat upon the James Bay Company
Ilk� rids railway consaotion with the
C,P ll. mein lids aad with the
within1111-
yyrry Northward to Jame• Bay
.,two years, or it that fails, o make
l Mtisfaetory arrangement with other
parties is order to sec*we tae much -
raided railway acc6mmodatdon.
• ONLY TO NEW EMPiJYL" EES.
Sit 'Wilfrid Laurier in reply o a du-
p*atatioa of civil servant*, stated that
Ray bill abolishing superannuation to
he reseed should apply only to new .p-
poatee .
MASSACRES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
insurgents else bold the
l.hm7--dn)Aand their own rt•
oognitiot as the ,.over 1Qn power'' -Y' -r
the price of their surrender? Tithe 11. .
is thought, is , ust where England ode.
templates joiningtomes with tbe Unite
ed States. and having a hand in the
metbod of government of
Natures •Breads LeM1aa oak *111101
Werner sod 111141.5.
A despatch from Shanghai Mysi�Da.
'patches received from Manila by the
Shanghai Gametes say the capital of
the Philippine [stands is short of food
Wand ammunition, and that the condi-
tions prevailing have lora made worse
by the flocking into Manila of the
Spaniards frotn the provinces. ll is
added that the natives are already
IN LIEN OF PENSION.
A ,111 1• be lrtr.dsued a the tilted
Mates Twitters. Thr week.
A hiil providing for insuring the
lives of soldiers and sailors by the Gov-
ernment will be introduced in the
United StatesCongress early this week.
It is the intention of is promoters to
push It energetically. This measure
provides a department of insuren°e.
and a policy is to 1e issued to each
*Adler when he enlists. 'this policy
will provide that a certain amount.
Dot yet determined upon. shall be
paid to the beneficiaries named in Abe
policy. It will also provide amounts
to be paid in cafes where isjary baa
been received. according to the na-
ture of the injury. No premiums are
to be paid on there policies, which are
to be issued in lieu of any potri�
claim the in.ared may have 1i*s
future for pensions. It is believed by
promoters of the bill that the insur-
ance plan will prove much more satis-
factory to the soldiers. and sailorcand
to the Government. than the pension
plan. and that it will greetly nun re ie
the number of willing 4.
tae the Government aboytld need- the
OFF FOR THE WAR.
lMasdlans with • Neal JM.ed 1e las
neowell to the Had.
A despatch from Niagara Falls, N.
T.. •ye:-JThe departure of the 4104
8S$ t*t. (ksnponY from thie city at 4
o'bleiti oa 8anday •fternnns developed
ase s 1 the largest demonst rations t hie
say bas Sear ..
The march to the depot was ceps
.o at North Win street. Al this
�atos�tare an incident hitred «bleb
will blever Ile foil/titter'. The mead of
riviele was beard below the
ill. Os Whirlpool street.. end a mo-
ire* Aster there (turd into view a
linimp Hama Jauk Hying in the lbs sfbreeze.
st the head of ai del. ie the N1se-
dies fire easVnb es. bend, had
ora Rada the res r to tM Amer-
icasamong the L1�mM�sa
ins soldier boysriff. d eesd the
took, their glum '1
Ilse of men% In • sheet Md am
MI rate ('est►
lewdly as wee the Mad (fop
par iWii.
looting and killing in the provinces.
Spanish women and children being in-
cluded In the victims. 11. is further as-
serted that the priests are the special
objects of the natives' vengeance, about
a dozen priests having leen killed dur-
ing the past week.
The torreapondest says it is consider-
THE NEW CUBA.
It is questionable if Alnea-iesn troops.
any more than the Spanish, could
handle the Cubans,, The Americas
troop, are unaccustomed to the work
of invasion iu mountainous tropical
oouat.ries. They might. he no better
off then the. Spanish troops wben con-
tending against Cubans, especially It
the Tatar were aided by West Indian
filibusterers. On tem other hand the
Engliiib troops are well versed in sucb
warfare. hallog bees" god is tesla
and Africa. It therefore. it--eiki*M to
Cho saving of Cute from herself, it is
argued here, the United States would
be only too glad to have the friendly
aid of England. Another reason fur
England's prompt and early step at
preparedness for active intervention is
said to be this: While the indications
point to an easy triumph of America.
over Spain. It la of course a bare possi-
bility test such might not be the case.
Ebglsnd's sympathies ors •o strougly
enlisted that in such an eventuality
she proposes to be on band to render
prompt and effective aid to the cham-
pion of humanity.
BOSTON MAY BE BOMBARDED.
ed certain the insurgence Will MOS the
city when the United Sates fleet ap-
pears. People are burying their val-
uables. The despatches allege lh.t the
Spaniards at Manilla are almost unpre-
pared to withstand an sttsok upon the
part of the United State. fleet, claim-
ing that no defence* in addition to
the recently -made harbor mines exist,
except obwolete artillery. The natives,
it appears, are gathering on the Buia-
can coast*. expecting this arrival of
the in.rrpglat .lesdfa.
WOU*LRY'B OPINION.
4444
*eierees the C. M. r'nose Jest meal That
the Asaerlealin wttl Wta.
A prominent EnglisbmaO who be -
Hese in the justice of America's cause
and who is also of the opinion that the
United States will certatsly have a
walkover, is Lord Wolseley, the com-
mnander-iA-chief of the British _fore ea_
During a dinner party conversation
other day. ford Wobaeley drew a par-
allel between Cuba and Crete, saying:
—"While England interfered in Crete
on moral grounds. the United States
ban both moral and material justifi-
cation for intervention in Cala. I
believe the quality of the American
army and navy is so muck superior
to Spain's that the Americans will have
no difficulty in defeating Spain's ships
and lead terce'. which +ee their everts -
or superiors on paper only."
BLOWING UP POWDER MILLS.
r—r
spaNlsh Metes Arer•ed tit seise Neapeaat-
Me he Mt e5•trage.
A despatch from Wsehingten says:
--anguish spies are understood to be
responsible for the recent explosions
rot powder table in California. Official
report., trade to the War Iepgrtnent'
present the strongest kind of circum-
.t•etial evidence to this effect, and as
• result the authorities of all branches
of the (iovernetent. who have teen
keenly alive to Spanish treachery for
some time pant. have redoubled their
vigli*sce. Boreal explosion of retorter
Mills in various parts of the errantry
sponse
fleet expected to attack
O.1te4 Mates City.
A despatch from Washington says:
—There is excellent authority for the
eatement that the Administration be-
lieves the Spanish men -o1 -war now on
tbeir way to western waters will ap-
pear d1 some port on tine coast. and
attempt to do ea much damage ea pos.
silk, end when this els has been
completedt to sail with all speed
Porto Rico, and if seminary to
their way into Ban Jua*.
a
As to the paint where Heals will
strike, the authorities are totalry'Oro
able to say. New York is .carnsidered
in a very gold condition to resist at-
tack, Mut this is not the case with
the New England cities and with ports
along the Southern roast. Captain W.
P. Duvall. military aide to ,yecreterl
Alger, ham leten inspecting the defeacia
of Boston and other New Fnelend
cltle* for several days. It ars to pre-
vent Spanish privateers froul ravaging
the north -two coat that b - ,r eis7re
Columbia and Mintlea ntis
to patrol duty there, stet the mobhlielle
tion of the northern patrol squadron
at Provano Iv wais fort* ihandythe
tvi resist .
of
havingtn
s0 al/auk 00 any of the north-eastern
ports. Instructions to the •c0mm•nd-
lag tapers of the auxiliary cruisers
} ankee, (lTeiritt: ant Ymete tece requicp..,.,
them to join the flagah:inn
l delay.
co at Prnvinoetown ru•titacs
Their crews will have gun p
the way. and will Me given as omit
training M' possible. Reside.' Commo-
dore Howell'' *gumdrop. the ports w':11
be dete*ded by groat gust, KM tIese?-
al Merritt will improve the (artifice -
tinily as much as isasil)le.
are generally un4erstood to be. the
ann connected with
wort n( some Der
the Bpeaiab Government. The first of
Owes explosion" unmarred in the Cali-
fornia powder mills situated near the
town of Banta Crux. Cat. Neat this
place is an immense monastery that
is satire', occupied by Spanish Joe -
nits. In Looking into the esus" of the
egtherie dawtroetioe of the mills, the
War Department wee able to get the
1110 111 cireumsaatial evtdeaet that
the explosion was the work of two of
tbs inam*tea of this ""aNisbtnast. The
elesast watch in now hetag maintained
aims the mnks. and if, is mot improtr-
•11*4 that "nmm slaps will he take* to
,sad Heim all out of the country.
AUSTRIA'S EMPEROR.
545 w drat to foots rem Wee rureeore
►y Moires •wept.
Tb. Vienna correspondent of the
London Morning Poet says:—"Emper-
or Francis Josephb privately cootribut-
ed 820(100 to the national naval sub-
scription in Spain. and has further
shown bis empathy by recruiting s
number of Austro-Hnagartan officers
to pia the Spaniel& flag. The Arch-
duke Eugene Diel gone to Madrid to
say with the Questa Regent during
this critical period. Austria ssalntans
the strictest neutrality, but L eta in-
formed 1Nom the tweet •onree that in
the event of a revolntlon in Madrid
the Atbiriaa fore.* wi11 it at the dis-
posal of the Queen Regent. The Era -
pater 110 determined that her Majesty
libel' have 1he benefit po( his fullest
prof action."
SUICIDRD',WITH A STRAP.
t Tamer Nene arreav/11e Mayo uaeeaell
W5115 Illetrelittes1.
John Gillerlaine, • farmer of Elise-
belhtown. near Brockville, «es toss&
on Wednesday evening by Ms so*
hanging from the rafter* of the hay-
mow. cold is death. He had been Mo-
aponrleet for soma tints. and commit-
ted suicide with a strap. As inquest
wee held this afternoon. sod a verdict
rendered in accordance with the facts
G111erlsine was 87 years old. sad leaves
a widow and facially.
Ya deditiou.
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