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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1895-8-23, Page 7be my Paul ell.ny more, never taw more. can see it—the dream I." I shudder from head to foot, and stagger, George holds Me for a moment, then T shake the blindriese from my eyes, the lassitude trom my limbs, and break away from hint. I cry, holdina up any hand ; "surely that was his step—listen." Bat no sound comes to us and, tweet I run to the bend of the meadow and look armed there is no one to be seen; all is plank, and Imre, and chill, It is too oold for you here, " says George; "come away home, eUt" And he put! my hand under his arm and take me away. It sounded just like ids step," 1 say over and over again; "could ho have come hack?' "Do you know." I say, in a whisper, "that wheu ho was saying good -by to ma seemed to see as clearly as the daylight that we wero saying good -by to each other, not for a little while, bat forever? It was a second sight." It was a fancy," he says, decidedly, "Who could possibly come between you? Who has the power to do it'?" "A woman," I agar, dreaming; "her • Words sounded empty enough to me once —they have a different moaning to -day." • "But how oan she do you mischief," asks George, if you and Vasber thoroughly understand each other?" "I vrill tell you my dream first," I say, slowlya-about her afterward: "I thought I was in a church crowded with people. Among them I saw the faces of mother, and Jack, and Alice, and you and Dolly, and many others that I knew. Before the altar -rails were standing a man and woman ; the marriage service was be- ing read, and he was putting a marriage - ring tmon the woman's finger. both of the figures seemed familiar to me, but something seemed to hold me back and prevent any seeing distinctly. No one heeded me, although I was standing at the foot of the altar steps. When the service was over the two turned and descended the steps; and as they stood face to fees with me, the cloud lifted, and J. saw Silvia Fleming in her marriage -robe of white, and her marriage -ring of gold, and on her beautiful face as she looked at me was that slow, faint dean:dna smile that I knew so well—I turned my eyes away from her to look at the bridegroom, and there, with a t errible face of shame and horror, stood Paul Vasher. 'Nell!' he cried, and held out his arms to me; and though I knew he was that woman's hes- band,I strove to get to him as madly as he was striving to get to ine, but we could not teach each other, Then churcla and crowd, and bride and bridegroom, faded away, and in their place I saw the field of rYe, and Paul coming quickly across it to meet me, and I seemed to know that the picture of the wedding had been a hideous dream and that now I was awake, and the familial: trysting-place looked so natur- al and familiar, that all nay misery fell from ate like a veil, and the blooct leaped. in my veins for joy. And he came near- er and nearer with his dark glad face, and we were but a hand's-breadth apart, wben there came between us a woman, fair as a rose, With a nlarriage-ring upon her finger ; though we tried to grope around her, we could not find each other, for between us she stood smiling,always smiling—and in calling madly upon Man I awoke." "And that is what has made you so fearful?" he asks. "Nell, Nell, it is not • like you to believe in such aolly—you al- ways 'were euch a sensible little thing." -a Bis cheerful, robust philosophy heartens me. Does he not know more about every- thing than I do? But oh! he does not know the whole story. "I know Vasher was engaged to Miss Fleming once," he goes on, "but it is sheer folly to suppose that, loving you as he does, he can ever coute under her influence again, Why, Nelaare you afraid he will flirt with her?" "No," I say, thoughtfully, "I can't pie - tura him doing that; but I always had a vague, intangible feeling that she would do him a misehief, and that dream con. firmed and et roughened the belief I can- not say positively what it is I dread, but it is something bad." "And you are really so silly, Nell, as to suppose for a moment that he will marry her?" says George, smiling. "No," I say, slowly; "a woman can't make a man marry her—oan she? It is not that; as I told you before, I do not know what it is I fear." ear" Comfortably indefinite," he says, ch eer- fully ; "but you have not told me wily you think she is so ill -inclined toward Vasher." "Because he would not fall in love with her again," I say, smiling; "and I heard her vow that she -would be revolved. Then, at Luttrel, whon she thoeght he cared for ma she told me that I should never be his wife—no woman should be but her- self. ' ' "Pretty cool vhat,"says George; "but a jealous woman will say anything. And so you. have put yourself into this state, Nell, because of a few spiteful words?" "No it was the dream. It was so real —so vivid—" "As mine have often been," says he "when 1 dreamea I was falling down a bottomless well, for instance." "Nonsense! Do you never have ugly, haunting dream s?" "The realities of life are about enough for me," says the young man, with a quiver in his voice that pierces through my selfish, complaining sorrow, and re- minds nae that all this while he has been soothing and listening to me when his own heart is heavier even than mine. "George," I say, wistfully, "if you only knew how much happier you have made mci When I met you I was so wretched," "'Whenever you are in trouble, dear" he says, "I hope you will always let inc be of use to you. Try and think that I am Jack." "You are better than Jack," 1 say, heartily," for he never gave inc much sten- pathy; he would not understand—" "Sister Nell's hitched up with yetuag Mr. Tempest!" says Larry, thrusting his head out of the sehoolroom window as we passed. "I say, Geoff, what would the other one sear if he could see.thenat" The hours go by vety slowly; and now George is gone my forebodings creep apart me, strong and vigorous as ever, They haunt ane all through the night waking and dreaming; but with the morroev they Wax fainter and duller. 1 hurry down- stairs quickly, and scram ble through nty breakfast, for tun I not -going to do some- thing most charming and deligntful this morning, and can I possibly begin it a anornent too soonl is barely half -past nine 'When, with a sigh et delight, I fetch raly desk and sit down at the schoolroom table to write my* first love -letter. It is not an easy Inattet to find a pen that is good enough • for ad - firming my sweetheart, and the ink Is not what it should be; but at last I begirawith many a smile and /muse between ; and what 1 say to him 1 than not tell yota for' that is a secret between Paul and no, It Is not a very long leiter, sauoy and /being, With nem ef iny doubts in it They are silly enough spoken; they worild lbok more ridictilatis an meta lay nay letter: down inahlta my desk to put in a tiny nosegay; he will like it, I a and go out into the gardemfdr I am goSng OBE s i co i rn r der meaning In every Bower—the girre I knew. I can limey how a lover sees, a teu- . .. a . . A,J3A,WIL Sao stooping aver them, the slender angers binding them together, the kiss given to Details of the ?dialer of 0 every alososan, the lingering care with which she lays them down or the last 'Missionaries. time Open the -written love words—they 0.lieng to protect foreign property plulder. ea the Stewart resalenee. No Airier gen • gita-beat has come here. The siteation ' „ An official on his way to the catty from Ru-Obeng was killed veSterday. The anxiety is increasing. There is no Anieri OahLopzil'(OitoOne,tAlOiOlg., 11 the papers in the M• naming will leave •editorials urging the ri:octeesestlu ity jorcnelacs etlitirigetio u Chinaito p The Times will say t— re " are far trout desiring to insist upon a e policy of armed zooroloaa. Probably a steady policy of holding the Pekin Govern- ment immediately and strictly responsible Would saille,e," Diplonuatie Interview. The Chinese Minister had a protracted - interview with the Marquis of Salisbury , to -day. Missions Attacked. Constantinople'.Aug. 10, —Advices re- - ceivea here from Tarsus, Asia Minor, say that a mob attacked the American mis- sioal school at that place, maltreated severtal of the students, and threatened the naissionaries, No details of the affair have yet reaohed here. Boston, Mass., AMR. 10. --A representa- tive of the Associated Press waited upoa the Rev. James L. Barton, one of the Secretaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions He Said : "The St. Paul's American In stitute at Tarsus was instituted five o • six'yeteraago by Ool. Shepherd ot Nev York. The president of the Institute a the present time is the Rev. D. •Christie D.D., Tbe institute does not belon to our society. I know there has bee considerable trouble among the students and during the past year and last win ter several of them were arrested an taken out of the school far being impli elated in some revolutionary movement, IThtherwe kar,e, about 15 students at present Shanghai, Aug. 10.—The Americans here have sent a cable despatch to Presi dent Cleveland, protesting against 'United States Minister Denby's action in consenting that the DritishConsul should represent America in the Sze -Chuen in quiry. They reoonnnend a re -construction of the commission by sending an Amer' can official of adequate rank-. and the ex elusion of implicated Chinese officials. They also recommend that a marine escort acompany the commission. must be like spiritual tokens of her pres- MM. So they weal be to Me if paid seat zee tiny; hut nion do not often think of those things, least of all he Who is so strong and proad,and manly—something to hold on by and look up to, No, I do not think he has enough sentiment in him for that, After all, I get but a sorry btanoh—a few honey-gweet vioiets,a, spray or two of scar- let geranium, a bit of late -flowering mignonette, one or two brightly -tinted leavesaand that is all. Entering the schoolroom I meet Jane, the under housemaid, coming out—a pale, unhealthy, evil -looking young woman, Whom I have heertily disliked ever sinoe she came to us, two months ago, on Milly's rcommendation. I tie my flowers together th wia scarlet thread, I lay them with my letter with a foolish, foolish pantomime, and then look about for sealing -wax and seal. Tbe former is here but the latter I cannot find, Perhaps mother has taken ie. So I seal any letter with a trumpery little bee -hive affair, instead of my own large one, with "Noll" out out on it in old - English letters. should like to go and post it anyseif, but the rain is coming down in torrents and Simpkins (who looks as if he knew what was in my letter quite as well as I do myself) is waiting to put it in the postbag,for it is going by the morning post, not the evening. So with a sigh I hand it over to him, and wish that had not been, in such a hurry to write it; for what am I to do with myself the rest of this long, dull, empty day? "Come quick, to -morrow I" I say, look- ing out of the blurred vaandow-pane at the driving sleet and rain, "and bring me a letter from you know whom." CHAPTER IL Paul will have been gone a week to- morrow, and I have not had a single let- ter from him, or tidings of any kind, good or bad. I know now that any presenti- ments were true ones. and that all is not well with Man. It I could only think him careless or neglectful, or busy, or that the letters have miscarried, I should not care; it is this deadly convictioa of evil things that makes any heart, so hill of fear. Is he dead? He said he would write, and he never broke his word yet; he knows bow eagerly I must be looking for his letters day by day, and he always hated to disap- point me of the smallest thing. The letter trona Marseilles might have /missed, but not the one from Rome, though indeed it Is unlikely that either should be mis- laid, for when letters are posted safely they usually come safe to hand. unless indeed they oontain postage -stamps, to tempt un - virtuous postmen to their ruin. "That's the first smile rve seen on your face for a week, Miss Nell," said nurse; "do it again, dearie, tor it makes my heart ache to look at you!" "I was thinkbag haw I would tease Mr. Vasher wizen he comes back," I say, look- ing at her; "he is quite sure to come back, is he not, nurse?" "Quite sure, Miss Nell. Never was a gentleman who set more store by a young lady than he do by you. • "But I have not heard from him yet," I say, wistfuly. "You don't think any- thing has happened to him, nurse, dear," (TO BE 00NTINDED.) A scamp was originally only a travel- ler, but in the early Middle Ages most of the scampering was done for some good cause, and the man who scampered was in virtue of that fact adjudged to be a person of bad character. A NEAT EXPERIMENT. Which may Readily be Made by Steady Fingers and Careful Bandung, Take two forks of equal vveight and w CRUEL CHINESE FANATICIS Neither Age Nor Sere la:yoked Trouble Antimpated—Great Britain • Drged wake Eirm Stead,- A Beseningrarty--Dip10. matic Interview. New Yerk,Artg. 10—A special cable de opatth to the World from Shanghai, China says :—The statement of Miss Mabel C Hartford, the only American at Hwasangat the time of the massacre, is as fol lows—; "August 1,at 7.30 aan., I heard shouts. They e ere yells of the servants, who rushed in shouting to me to get up,fer the Vegetarians were coming, tearing down the houses on the hill belonging to the English mission. few minutes later a teacher came to my door and told me to run. I put on any clothes and rushed to the door. I was met by a man with a tri- dent spear, who yelled; 'Here is a foreign woman. He pointed the spear at my chests tWisted it to one side, and it just grazed my ear and head. He threw me to the ground and beat me with the wooden end of the spear. A servant came and wrenched the spear away; then told me to run. I jumped down the embankment and ran along the road. A servant came and pulled me along until I got up on the side of the hill. I then lay down there to get more breath. After, resting twice I reached a se- cluded spot, and lay there. All this time the yells went on, and two houses were burning to the ground. After awhile the yells stopped. I supposed the Vegetarians had gone away. A servant went to see how matters were. He returned in half an hour, telling me to come home, that five ladles of the English mission had been killed and sorne had been wounded, but that my house—a rented native house— had not been troubled at all. I went home to find Miss Coderington much cut a bout the head and beaten all over; Mildred d Stewart, twelve years old,the knee cut an bleeding very hard: Herbert Stewart) six years old, out on the head and almost dead; Baby Stewart, with one eye blaok and swollen. The second Stewart girl, Kath- leen, eleven years old, with the second boy, Evan, three years old, were beaten and pierced with a spear; bat not seriously in- jured. The boy vomited all day, but We thought it was from fright" Haled the Foreigners. Mr.Phillips, of the English Mission,who lived in a native house, some distance away, escaped all injury, only arriving in time to see the bodies of the dead, and hear the Vegetarians say, "We have killed all the foreigners.' At first we heard that some foreigners had escaped and were in hiding, but Mr. Stewart did not come and we feared the worst. Mr.Philips went to th ruins and found eight bodies, five burne and three burned so as not to be reoogniz able. Dr. Gregory arrived at dark, an dressed the wounds of the patients. Coffin were made, and the bodies were put i them. The bones of the burned were pu in boxes. Another burned body was found making nine grown people massacred—R J. Stewart and his wife and nurse from Ireland, called Lena, Nellie Saunders Topsy Saunders, ot Australia, who live in the upper honse called the Stewar house, Hessie Newcombe, of Ireland; Elsi Marshall and Lucy Stewart, of England and Annie Gordon, of Australia. The firs four were burned beyond recognition Topsy ran out of the house and was kille outside. Hessie was thrown down the em bankment with her head nearly severed from her shoulders. Hannah Gordon' head also was nearly cut off. The bodie ere put in coffins, and we left Hwasang or Suilsow about four o'clock on Friday MPERIAL PAR 1,IA M EN T, Riarly Arrivals at the Illoase of clansmen!, The iloyal coutraissioo, Lotaloo, A eg. la.—The preparetions fah the assembling of the Homo of Commons commenced at eas early boat this moral- ing, Oneenember areived at a o'clook in the morning end waited outsitie until the House was opened at 6 o'cloelt, in order to win the distinotion of being the first mem- ber to enter, Tile other members came in later, until. by 10 a.m. 80 alaoos Wera aes cured by the Government side of the House, while only six seats had been taken oa the Opposition side. As generally expected, Mr. William Court Gully was re-eleoted Speaker when the House assembled this afternoon, with- out opposition. There was a large attend- ance of mean bers. The Government benches at an early hour were crowded to excess, mad many members were compelled to take refuge on the ramss benches. The Liberal aial Irish benches were not crowded 'early in the day. Aznoag the Irish mem- bers of Parliament present was Mr. T. M.Healy, who sat between Mr. T. P. O'Con- • nor and Mr. Edward Blake. At 2.15 p,m., the Usher of the Black Rod. appeared at the bar of the House, and all talking was immediately hashed. The members were then forinally requested to attend the House of Lords and her the ' reading of the Repel commission opening "• the new Parliament Thereupon Sir r Reginald Francis Duce Palgrave, K.C.B., a Clerk of the House a Commons, followed " by a number of tbe members, proceeded to the House of Lords,where the Royal com- g mission was read. On their return, Mr. n .T. Balfour and Sir William Vernon ' Harcourt entered the House, and were • loudly cheered. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain; who followed,was received with loud Irish derisive cries. Sir John Robert Mowbray, ba,rt., than • moved the re-election of Mr. William Court Gully as Speaker of the House of Com- mons, and congratulated the House upon - being able to open its proceedings with such an act, and without a dissenting voice. The Liberal whip, Mr. Thomas E. Ellis, seconded the motion, and compli- mented the Conseravtive leader, Mr. Bal- four, on the course he had taken in this connection. Mr. Gully then thanked the " House for the honour done him, whioh,he said, he did not think he owed to personal considerations, but to the manner in which he hoped he had acquitted himself during his term of oface. The Speaker was then conducted to the chair, amid loud cheers from all parts of the House. Mr. Balfour congratulated Mr. Gully upon his re-election in a few words ex- pressing confidence in his impartiality. Sir William Vernon Harcourton behalf of the Liberals also congratulated The House of Commons then adjourned until to -morrow. The Times estimates the strength of the Irish party as followst—Dillonites, 89; Healyites, , Doubtfuls, 2. CANADA'S TRADE. increase in the Vohune of Trade Especially With Great Britain. Washington Aug. 11. —The extent of the compeatron of Canada with the lanited States in foreign markets is pointed out in a bulletin to be issued by the Secretary of Agriculture in a few days. The bulletin is the [fourth of ehe "World's markets" series in course of publication by the department, and embodies the reports of thirty of our Consuls in the Dominion. It shows that the total eiports ot Canada increas- ed from $89,000,000 in 1885 to $118,000 000 • In 1888, or thirty-three per cent. ; the im- • ports from $109,000,000 to 1123,000,000, or thirteen per cent. and the total trade d frona $198,000,000 to $241,000,000, or 21 s per cent, during the same period. The n largest proportional annual inorease was in 1892, when the value of the total trade , exceeded that of the preceding year about , eleven per cent. During the years 1888 to 1891 inclusive, the trade of Canada •with the United States exceeded that d with any other country, but since then the United Kingdom of Great Britain e and Ireland has taken first rank, with, ; the United States second. An important faot is that a large share of the ageism], tural products going abroad from Cane- d dia.n seaports are cereals and flour in _ transit from the United States. Of t27,- 000,000 of such products shipped last year, a $9,000,000 was United States merchandise. e Of late years increased attention has Joon given by the Government of Cana- da to dairy interests, encouraging the dairy associations throughout the coun- try, and passing strict sanitary laws regulating the manufacture of cheese and butter. No adulterations can be used, and the importation, man atm:tare, and sale of olemnargarine and other similar sub- stances are prohibited. Though the quantity of butter export- ed decreased from ten and one -halt nail - lion pounds in 1868 to five and one-balf millions in 1894, nearly fifty per cent, the value declined from *1,700000 to $1,100,000, or only about Carta Per cont. This indicates improvement in the qual- ity of butter exported. The export of cheese has increased not- ably. While in 1836 it was 6,141,570 pounds; valued at $6,250,543, in 1894 it rose to the large figure of 154,977,480 pounds valued at $15,488,191. The statistics of the fishing i ndustry and forest products show that the value of ti. former in 1894 was over $30,000,000 and of the latter over *80,000,000. In wood pulp in 1894 the United States alone imported from the Dominon to the value of $369,010. fix them in a cork, as Shown. in the us iatton. Hollow out the lower part of the cork vvith a sharp pen -knife, so that it may fit neatly ovet one end of the egg. Poise the other mid of the egg on the edge of the nook of the bottle, being careful to see that it is in a vertical position, and having tested it several tithes by gently shaking it without re- leasing your hold, you may easily find when it is in a state of equilibrium. . This result is obtained by your plac- ing the center of grvity below the point a support., At Newport, Magnate—When I was poor I made eople think I was -worth a million, Now that I am worth a million I make them think that 1 am—'— Quizzer—Poor, eh? Magnate—Oh, no; wcirth ten million. Quite Naturally. Mills—"What parts do you take in Ibis new marine drama?" • Itills—"Oh, divers roles," • A Cortese tion ' It is astonishing what misapprehension exists regataing the treatment for alco- holism at Lakehurst Institute, Oftkville, Many believe that the Oure consists in dosintY everything the patient consuineS —foodArink and medicme,with whiskay, Until disgust and nausea are produeed. Such Hipp& methods never have and never will cure a liquor appetite. The Lakehurst method consists m the scienti- fic application of remedies which neutra- lize the alcohol in the patients' system sa completely, that the awful craving for intoxicants is lost:--foruc;tten. No othet, method can avail, Mii.dical science can su,..e.,,,,e-est no sounder method of mire, information, 28 Bank of Cornmeree Biii1dbg, of onto, afternoon, August 2. Herbert died about three hours atter, just below Oolong. We took the body in a chair and had a coffin made for it at SuikoW. A. Besetting Farty. "We reached Suikow about 8 a. m. Satur- day, and toiegraphed to Foo -Chow fora, a steam launch. We left Suiltow in native bents at 3 p.m. an d on going Sunday morn- ing met a steaan Munch going towards Suikow taking soldiers. We engaged it to tow us to Foo -Chow. Soon afterwards • we met the rescuing party in a launch. The party consisted of the 'United States Consul and to English missionaries bringing full supplies for the sufferers. When I was thrown down my teacher's wife called o ti scene Hwasang men around to save Inc. There were four anenabere to only one Vegetarian, but they would not help me. She came and tried to pull me away as he was beating me. The Vegetari- and kicked me.. When the Vegetarian who beat me started down hill to come to our house three others were with him, but these ran off after some Chinamen, so I escaped with only one persecutor. There were about 50 Vegetariansabut Lonly saw ona man, who attack-ecl me, who shouted 'Here is a foreign woman.' He had a tri- dent spear. Some had swords. There was at least one gun, for I heard it Bred off. The natives say there were more. Uong, the Ku -Cheng magistrate, came to Hwasang on Friday evening, August 2, with 100 sol- diers. ale viewed the bodies, saw the in- jured, inquired their names, and made an account. He did what he could to help us to get off to Suikow. • "MABEL HARTFORD." The Cause of the Trouble. The evidence already obtained shows the massacre at Flwasang was plartned ist least a week before hand. The foreign Consuls have the names of the leaders in it, and some of the participants. An official of Foo -Chow sent 210 soldiers into that section on the 241h of july to prevent tho Vegetarians from Murdering the Chilies°. The Vegetarians thought the missionaries had caused the troops to be sent and deoid- ed to kill them. They began immediately to gather At a certain designated place, In passing through the aillages on their way to tho rendezvous the Vegetarians publicly declared their intention to destroy the °hurdles and kill the Christians. The offi- ciate kbew of this, but did nothing to 'vo- ted or even to warn the foreigners. The night before the =ammo a native paator ire the city of la-Oheng heard that the Vegetarians ware gotaig to kili the foriegn- ers on the morrow. He mete a letter of warningto Mr. Stewart at Hwasang, but delayed sending it until • daylight, The messenger arriyed halt -an -hour too late. Dr. Gregory was in the city' Ku -Cheng at the time, but ho was net notified. The . foreigners had no suepicion, of, the.intend- ed slatighter. American Mission Iamted. A mob has looted (The American mission ehapel at ffagho' tie miles frain,het1,3 less prompt ande'ffective aetfon is taken' there is clangor of groat riots in other placog. Teo (Neese seldiere sent to Ku- BERLIN NEWS. Kurseainski Changes His Counsel—Inves- tigating the Customs Shortage. Berlin, Ont., Aug. 12. —The prisoner Kurschinski, lying in gaol charged with murdering "Doctor" Janneret, has chang- ed his counsel. At first he retained ex - Mayor C Hazer, of this town. O defend him, but his friends have retained Mr. J. A. Mowat, of Guelph, instead. Mr.Mowat successfully defended Reinhardt, the Little Germany man accused of murdering Miehael Reuss sotne years d the ago, an prisoner's friends think that if Mr. Mowat could get Reinhardt off he can do the same with the present alleged murderer. De- tective Grier, of Toronto,arrived in town last night to work up the case, and this morning he and Detective Klippen drove out to the scene of the murder. At the in- stigation of the prisoner's couiagel, Mr. Mowat, a number of doctors were allowed' to examine the seratobes and bruises on laurschinski's face this 'morning in order to express an opinion at the trial as to whether they were made by a limb of a tree or by a man's hands. The prisoner will appear before the Magistrates again hext Wednesday, and will then likely be flnally boinatitted for trial at the teat As- sizes. All the books, pa,pore, and everything else relatieg to the Custonis office here during the past seventeen years have been shipped to the inspector's office in Toronto'where they will be thoroughly examined by a staff of efficient clerks. The Government vents to get doWn to the bottom of this matter and have everything straightened out Woo an appointment is made to the vacant position. The missing officer) Bow- nanahas not been heard of since his disap- , pearatme, !Senora °exams del Castillo, the Spanish Peemier, in an inteeview, said that the Governrneet Weis prepared to -dispatch one huumdrod thotiamtd.r) a:M(1es- eery, adding that the rebellion would be CHATHAM NEWS. Fierce Struggle With a Burglar—Scene at a City Council meets's. Chatham, Ont., Aug. 12.—About 12 o'clock on Friday night, the occupants of Louis Weitzers house, corner Gr and Queen streets, were dsturbed by a midnight prowler. John Weitzel, who lives in the house during the absence of his brother, rose after the man had made a racket at the window and met the in- truder just as he had forced his way into the kitchen. Weitzel a at once grappled with the fellow, and a fierce struggle fol- lowed. The housebreaker proved to be a powerful man, and sucoeeded in getting away, but not without leavin,g part of his t coat and shirt in the hands of his antag- onist. Be sealed a fence and reached Lorne avenue, along which he ran and finally disappeared. Weitzel, who sus- encouater, made his way to police head- A tained several severe bruises during the c quarters and apprised the officers on o duty, stating also his suspicion as to e the identity of the prowler. As a result. c Pat Kenuy, a svell-known character, was a afiested on Saturday and remanded till w Monday on the charge of bousebreaklug. t At Tilbury, Frank, son of Thaddeus m Beno, met with a serious accident while i working in the bush. A large basswood ti FROM 'THE CAPITA. Pacific arfail--Pleareallareannonie • Ottawa, Aug, 1N0f,)—Lerl'ibe New Zeeland eGiryeortnri.°040,U0h0rtcogtf,rpt7224.1 :tnentr,sutobr' caning there on both outward and inward voyages. Canada will parry then naaw Zea- lapci mans across the continent haze of eharge. It is elec. arranged that ..14an- ese line of steamere meon be started between Japan and Australia. Pleuroaemanmon ha. ceiTvehtle R1:114)ep oaifirtonlateinitnotofrtagrtilooinaltufrroernhasEnrge. Eng- land in regard to the alleged eases of pleura -pneumonia in Canada, on the steamer Huron, which arrived at Deptford on the 10th of July last, from Montreal with cattle. As there is no pleuro -pneumonia in Canada the report is believed to be un- founded. Ottawa, Aug. 12.—Tbe Department of Agriculture to day received a oable from Sir Charles Tapper in answer to enquiries about the alleged oases of pleuro -pneu- monia amongst Canadian °tattle. The High Commissioner says that all he knows about the matter is that a cargo of cattle • was landed from the Hurona on the 10th of July, and that all he had heard about the alleged pleuro -pneumonia is what he has seen in the newspapers. The department here is endea,vouring to trace where the cattle came trona, so as to inpsect the dis- tricts. The opinion here is that if any diseao at all,was found it was not pleuro- pneumonia, but the °women cattle ailthent known as the corn stalk disease. A cable from London says: "There are several suspicious circumstances about the alleged eases of pleuro-pnemmonia said to be found ou board the steamer Hurontavellich sailed from Montreal with cattle on board. While It Is given out that two suspected cases have been found at Deptford,like the former al- leged cases, they are of a very dubious nse Ore. The Canadian authorities here,ft is stated, have not been allowed to make an independent inspection of the lungs of the animals. Another curious fact is that the matter was not brought to the attention of the Canadian representatives until it was too late to do so. Every effort is being made to trace the source of the shipznent of dithseeaasniema,,als alleged to be effected with the Notes. Sir Adolphe Caron and MnOtinnet went down to Montreal this afternoon, • The amount of inland revenue accrued In July was *607,423, which is $280 more than for the same month last year. Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper left this afternoon tor Dorobester, N. B., to inspect the penitentiary. He will be in the Mari- time Provinces until the end of the month. Dr. G. M. Dawson. director, of the Geo- logical Survey, is expected to return from Kingston to-me/Tote, and will leave on Saturday for the North-West to inspect the boring for oil which is being made at Atha- basca Landing. Mr. Thos Mackie, a leading lumber man of Pembroke who is in the city, says that lumbering operetions in the woods this coming winter will not be as brisk as usual on accourat of the dulness of the lumber market. Mr. Pettit, president of the Ontario Fruit -Growers' Association, and Mr.F.W. Carpenter, M.P., had an interview to -day with the office of the Department of Agri- culture with reference to the first shipment of cold storage trait to Great Biltain. The Department of Trade and Commerce to -day transmitted to the ProvincialTrea- surer of British Columbia a cheque for more than $17,000, being the portion due to he province of the per capita tax on Ch1 - nese entering the province during the fiscal ear ended 80th June. Mr. Saunders, director of the Experi- mental farm, who is now on the Pacifio exist, telegraphs to the Department of griculture as follows:—The run of salm- is on the Fraser river has been. good, and yen better than was anticipatechas this is onsidered one of the off' years. There is n. immense hay crop in British Columbia, hioh is being well saved. The early varie - les of grain are being cut at the Experi- ental farm at Agassiz, the crop prom- ses well. The weather has been, and (ve- nues, very fine." limb dropped from a tree and struck him fairly on the top of the head. Dr. Fergu- son was called and fouud the patient sufferiag from severe concussion of the brain, although, fortunately, there was no fracture of the skull. He will prob. ably recover. Mark Daniels, Wellington street, on Friday night, with his trusty revolver, frightened away a burglat from his re- sidence, which, in the absence of his wife and family at the lakeside, he is occupy- ing alone. J. H. West, w-hile brushing olaips from a buzz saw in Hadley's planing mill, lost a finger oza Friday. The Inaugural Day Conamittee will fully conclude the business of the occa- sion by a grand supper on Wednesday night, at winch the Mayor and Council. will be present. At the City Council on Friday night charges were hurled at Alderman Henry Smyth, ex-M.P., by Alderman Carpen- ter ,ex -mayor. Alderman Carpenter al- leges that the Board of Works pay roll, for whith Alderman Smyth, chairman of the committee, is responsible, is fealty, men being entered for pay for services which they did not perforna. The tharges croxited some little con:mo- on, but the matter went no farther after Alderman Smyth's indignant denial. Alderman Carpenter declares he will fol - ow the thing up. MANITOBA MATTERS. Fined for Shooting at Dathers—lrears That I tho Crops May be Damaged by Prost. Winnipeg,Aug 12.—On Saturday Morn- ing F. W. Stobert stood his trial on the charge ot wounding two xnen,Rhodes and Wooley. It will be remembered that Stob- ert deliberately shot certain parties who Went in bathing 'mar his residenee at Arm- strong's Point Stobert pleaded not guilty. Chief Taylor fotind him guilty, said imposed a fine of fifty dollars. • Friday night turned very cold, and great feats WOW entertathed that the crops would be drunaged by frost. Yesterday continued , cola too, and lip to this morning fears were not allayed. t) At a conference of Cabinet Ministers yes- terday nothieg of inipbrtranoe transpired, so the Premier says, Broken Glass In the Soup. Stretford, Aug. • 12. e-It,eeems as if the broken glass nut In the tanilly soup, ao- cording to the ebarge, by "Doc" Drb, who, scenting a: warrant, made himself scarce has Aitken some effect. His Misfs' Mary trb, in Critically III, complaining of shooting pains in the t stomach, as if a knife -Were being insert - She is also suffering from inflatnnia- tan of, the bowels. Meanwhile Erb's ; Whereabonts ate yet unknowaa THE HOLMES CASE. More Bones Found at the Castle of Horrors --The Discovery Said to be teaportant. Chicago Ills, Aug. 11.—Marc bones said by a physician to be human, have beau 1 found at the Holmes castle. A. stove was dismantled, and between the fire clay anti the outside Iron were found charred bones. several hooks aaad eyes, a hat pin, and several pieces of jet beads. The officers considered their discovery important. The stove is the one in whieh was found the necklace which jeweller Davis said belonged to Minnie Williams, several bones and collar battons,and pieces of cloth, which are said to have belonged to the woman victims of Holmes. New York, Aug. 11.—The Times this morning says editorially :—" The Chicago detectives oan make fresh discoveries as to the methods which appear tc have been used by Holmes in getting rid of the per- sons wato disappeared in his house in that city, but it may be that the evidence whielt they have thus obtainectis not sufficient to ensure his convtotion. It may be difficult also to fasten upon him the murder of Pietezi in the Philadelphia case againzt, him. The murder of the' Pitezel children In Toronto seems to be a stronger one. Canadian courts deal promptly with such criminals. Last spring a farmer named Eiendershott, living not far from Toronto having procured an insurance upon the life of his nephew, a member of his family, proceeded to murder him with the assist- ance of a hired labourer, and so disposed of the body that death appeared to have been caused by an accident in the forest. The courts got hold of these murderers, and both of them were hanged. Undoubtedly this rnan Holmes has murdered several personsabat he can be hanged only once, and if the evidences as to bis crimesirs To- tont° 15 stronger than that tvbith can be 'used against him in Philadelphia or Chi- cago, he should be tried in the Canadia,u city. He would have a mai ttial there, and if he should be Owed guilty punishment would be inflicted etathatat unreasonable delay." • Ito hakes' Death at stametente. Chicago, Aug. Ilan tate pick of a workmate in the Holmes' et uncovor a strange cottetruction last nigat, Which carried axiom terrible suggesthans of 'the conspirator's work. In the 0/eget-room In the second floor, where Holmes maed to sleep, there Is a ges pipe ran/ling over the floor. and belleath the boucle is a out -off. The pipe tams directly to the windowless town where 11 is believ- ed Mrs. Conner was murdered. The cut- off is behoved to be Ono of Holmes' In- strturients 1 death, Sitting in his teem he could turn on the eurrent with ease hat Would 1111 the sleeping apartment with deadly gass, asphyxiating tbe emu - ants. This cut-off WAS a secret. 16 was eached simply by lifting a 'hood in the loset.