HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1896-7-2, Page 7ONE HUNDRED DEAD.
MINING HORROR AT PITTSTON,
PA., ON,SUNDAY.
Cave in and Explosion -Probably An in
the Mine Have Perished -Persistent But
Unsuccessful Attain -fits at Retinue.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 28 -At 3
o'clock this mottling the City of Pittston,
nine miles from here, was thrown into
the wildest exoitement by three distinct
and separate shocks, accompanied by
urnblings resembling an earthquake ells-
turbance, They were so strong as to
awaken the people throughout east and
west Pittston. Immediately after, fear
took possession of the entire population,
which was added to by the blowing of
the whistle of the Twin Shaft at Pittston
,Junction, acconapanied by repeated fire
.alaress. Hundreds of people rushed in
mad haste to the Twin Shaft, opeiated
by the Newton Coal Company, frem
-which they learned that the shock wae
due to an extensive cave-in, accompanied
by an explosion, which had occurred in
the sixth or lower vein of the shaft,
Rumors soon gained currency •that no
less than 100 men- .and boys were en-
tombed in the pit. The fearful and
distressing news spread with lightning
rapidity, and by 8 o'clock this morning
the head of the shaft was thronged by
thousands of men'women and children.
he hours following the alarm were full
of harrowing scenes. The anxious sus-
pense of the workmen, the grief of the
friends, and the tender sympathy for the
afflicted ones, manifested by the speota-
tors, were painful to witness. Efforts
were made to quiet the friends of the
Mien in the mine by tendering the little
encouragement possible, but unavailingly
were those efforts put forth as the
mothers, fathers, daughters, sons,
brothers and sisters reasonably feared the
worst, and upon the first information
received their fears were found to be well
grounded.
The first to cisme to the surface from
the shaft after the explosion was John
,G1,11, who was at the bottoin engaged in
labor. The force of the conaussion threw
him with terrific force to the wall, and
'with intense fear, more dead than alive,
he creptto the tot and with great
difficulty signaled to the engineer at the
surface to hoist the carriage. When he
was brought up his story added to the
doubt as to the safety of any of the men
and boys below. From him was secured
the first information of the number of
men in the shaft. It is thought that not
less than 100 workmen have suffered a
most horrible death.
John Riker, a runner boy, Jacob
.Adam and Frank H. Sheridan, company
men, were next brought to the surface
and, confirmed Gill's story. It appears
that several days ago the officials dis-
oovered that the rook between the fifth
and sixth veins had commenced
4'working" and to prevent an accident
all day Saturday and Saturday night the
full complement of day men and s,uoh
others as could be pressed into service
were at work pillaring and propping the
-sixth vein, so as to ensure the safety of
the workmen who were to go to work on
Monday. Saturday night the regular
night force was working at a point about
.8,000 feet from the shaft at the foot of
No 3 plane, at a point under what is
known as the Flats, a little east of the
'Corton railway yards Orders were given.
about midnight that as many men as
possible should be sent down to assist
In this dangerous work In accordance
with this order, between 12 and 1 o'clock
this morning, about thirty additional
workmen left their homes and journeyed
to what now seems their grave
The new force of men enlisted In the
-work was placed at a point beyond that
of the night hands and the terrible news
brought to the surface by the four men
who likely will be the only ones to live
to tell the tale of disaster was that all of
these 100 or more men had been caught
.and either crushed to iminediate death
or imprisoned to perish by a death most
horrifying
Upon learning this discouraging news
the excitement became snore demonstra-
tive. It was found that all the aniee
foremen, superintendents and bosses who
had gone to supervise the work were
with thsse who are imprisoned This gave
the work of relief no systematic head,
but the rescuers, providing themselves
-with safety lamps, hurried into the mine
carriage and were lowered 1,000 feet or
more on the mission of relief They were
John Doyle, Charles MoDonald and
.James Tenyon. After a half-hour of
suspense they returned with expressions
of discouragement and the story that the
seave-in had become more extensive and
that the search party faced inevitable
danger and that no news had been
secured of the unfortunate men With no
glelay, however, they again went down
to the foot of the shaft with other men
and again made heroic efforts to get
what information they could, but again
baffled and discouraged they repeated
their story of defeated effort. For a
third time, at 2 p. in to -day, with
renewed vigor and still more men, they
went beneath the surface into the pit and
tried by the counter -gangway to reach
by a circuitous route the unfortunate
prisoners. After a journey of nearly a
thousand feet they met obstructions in-
numerable, the force of the concussion
having created disastrous havoc, brattice
work, pillars, air oonduits, doors, oars
and top rook having been piled promiscu-
ously so as to interfere with all efforts
that could be made by any human being.
Then, to add to the trouble, an accumu-
lation of gas had occurred so as to
endanger any efforts to reach anywhere
near the imprisoned miners. Not subdued
by these obstacles they again ineffectively
tried their last resource to relieve and
recover the men. General Manager John
E. Law, Who has been ill for several
.days, made his appearance at the shaft to
giveinstructions. Special messengers
milled to the shaft all of the company's
workmen. It having been learned that the
naltie was still oaving, thereby making it
practically impossible to continue the
labor without propping up the way as
the rescuers went in, carriage after
carriage of props were sent to the
bottom, and, under charge of Foreman
Eagan of the Phoenix mine, Messrs.
Maloney of the Raven shaft and Mc-
Millan of the Barnuin shaft, much
progress was made an this work, and
soon the imminent clanger was prevented
and at least fifty men Were pushing
their way to the foot of No. 8 plane, the
lcone of the extensive cave-in.
To the encouragement of those who
feared the explosion had ended the lives
,of everything in the mine, word was
sent up that the mules were running
about The fact of these mules living
unscathed gave the impression that the
-explosive sounds heard were due to no
gas explosion but only to the rush of
,air created by the sudden cave-in. At six
o'clock this evening the aspect was as
gloomy as it was early this morning
Mine Inspector McDonald was on the
ground and went to the foot of the shaft,
where he made a thorough investigation.
He determined that no rescue could then
be made and his report only confirmed
the stories of his predtheasors in the work
of rescue. So far as travel was possible
the air currents were perfect. To the
encouragement of all it was found that
the fan house had suffered no injury.
This fact gave hope to those in centred
that perhaps a sufficient volume of air -
could be forced to the rear of the cave-in
by sending it in a reundabout way, but
this afternoon at a consultation of the
leading superintendents of the Lackawana
and Wyoming valleys it was feared that
this idea was not to be depended upon.
ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
Mr. Gladstone's Condemnation of the Porte
-Fresh dfassact es Reported.
LOndon, June 6. -The Chronicle pub-
lishes a letter from Mr. Gladstone on
the subject of the Armenians, in which
he says: "Nobody uses language half
strong enough against the Sultan and
his agents. To describe their guilt is
beyond all bounds, and the language
ought to go beyond all bounds. My
choice is between far out-Heroding
everybody and absolute silence, for my
language abstractedly might plausibly be
asoribed to temper, whereas it would be
perfectly cold-blooded. I am silent only
for fear of doing harm. The European
mind wants plausible excuses to cover its
disgrace. I do not wish to furnish them."
Constantinople, June 26. -Denial is
given by the Sublime Porte to the
Embassy statement that Turkish troops
fired upon Armenian prisoners.
Complete accord exists between the
representatives of the great powers on
the subjeot of securing the appointment
of • a Christian Governor for Crete, and
the fulfilment of the treaty of Aleppo.
EaclisAinbassador will send an individu-
al note to this effect.
There was another sanguinary out-
break at Van yesterday, and four hun-
dred people were killed.
The Persians are promoting the dis-
turbances and fnmenting the revolt
throughout Armenia.
The Druses have now received Bedouin
support, and are driving out the Turks.
Diplomatio pressure is being brought
to bear upon the Porte, increasing the
'shames of peace.
The following statement made by
Captain Vialar: ,"I have w:•segtesed hide-
ous enormities. Armenian girls and
women were publicly sold at auction. A
mother threw her two daughters into a
well before my eyes to save them from
She Tulks. Evidences of Turkish official
complicity have been obtained by me.
The foreign press should be ashamed to
remain indifferent." Captain Vialar
deplores the humiliating role accepted by
France. The Porte continues to hang
Armenians publicly.
The Fire Record.
saetanguishene' June 25.-A disas-
troth* fire occurredhere abnut 11 o'clock
to -day, when the large planing mill and
sash and door factory of Mr. A. Tessier
was totally destroyed. The fire is sup-
posed to have originated by a spark
from the furnace flying into the planing
room, when instantly the whole plaoe
was ablaze. So rapidly did the fire
spread that the workmen in the second
storey had to escape through the win-
dows. The fire brigade were quickly on
the spot and soon had three streams
playing on the flames, but on account of
the headway the fire had got could not
save more than a portion of the build-
ing and machinery.
Ottawa, June 25. -About 5.45 last
night fire broke out in Matthew's new
pork -packing factory beyond Hull. In
a few minutes part of the interior was
in a blaze. The fire brigade was soon
on the ground, and in a short time got
the flames under control, but a consider-
able amount of valuable machinery was
destroyed. Loss about $5,000, covered by
insurance. The building was of stone
and was not very =oh injured.
Montreal, June 25.-A fire broke out in
the showrooins of the Chanteloup Brass
and Iron Works on Craig street about
half -past 6 this evening. It looked for a
while as if the whole establishment
would go, but the firemen got the fire
under control after an hour's work, The
damage will amount to about $25,000,
fully covered by insurance. The origin is
unknon-n.
Springford June 26. -The residenceof
Sir. Carman was destroyed by fire early
this morning. The fire started from a
spark from a stove in the kitchen. Only
a part of tho contents were saved. The
house and contents were valued at $1,200;
insured in the Gore Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Galt for $1,000.
Alexandria June 26. -The flour niulls
belonging to J. 0. ot H. Mooney of this
place were tetally destroyed by fire at
an early hour this morning. The loss is
between $25,000 and $30,000,partly covered
by insurance. Origin of fire unknown.
Kicked by a Horse.
Niagara Falls, Ont., June 28. -Miss
Amelia, Buckley, daughter of Mr. E. P.'
Buckley of Philadelphia, who is visiting
her uncle, ex -Mayor Morton Buckley of
this town, met with a very ,serious acci-
dent while out driving with her (*intim
Miss Amelia Buckley, and two other
young ladies, Miss Waldron and Miss
Melia of this town. The girls were in e
two -seated phaeton, facing each other,
and when near Southend in Stamford
the horse, from some unknown cause,
let both his heels fly at the dashboard of
the phaeton with much force, smashing
it into atoms. Miss Buokley was sitting
with tier back toward the horse's heels,
and was struck on the back of the head
and fell out of the phaeton unconscious,
striking 0/1 her head. The other girls
were more or less hurt in the scramble
to get out, Miss Brickley is lying at a
farmer's house in a precarious and semi-
conscious condition.
Another Natal Tornado.
Chicago, June 28,-4 special from
Owensboto, Ky., says West Louisville, a
little town near there, was struck by a
tornado at 2.80 o'clock yesterday after-
noon. The house of C. L. Clark was
wrecked, and Miss Pearl Hicks, who was
visiting there, was instantly killed.
Clark was knoeked senseless and will
die. St. Alphonsus Canon° Churoh at
St. Joseph was completely destroyed.
A great =ally residences were destroyed
or badly damaged. It is impossible to get
a complete list of the injored
Flags for Endeavorers.
Washington, June 28--Anabassador Sir
Julian Pauncefote has arranged to loan
to the Canadian visitors suitable flags
from the British Legation to decorate
the Canadian headquarters in Washing-
ton.during the Christian Endeavor con-
vention
THE FOREST CITY.
trantai of ell Egg Importing House to be
Zstablished in the City.
London, Ont., June 26. -The great
egg importing house of Robinson
Sons, West Hartlepool, Eng., have
decided to establish their Canadian
branch in London, and have purchased
a site on Bathurst street. Mr. Robinson
says that , Canadian have been found
supestor to Russian eggs, and his firm
will handle the former in preference
Geo. and Alex. McDonald, who placed
several spikes • on the Grand Trunk,,,
track near Thorndale two weeks ago, r
were sentenced to fifteen months' im-
prisonment in the Central prison by
Judge ,Win. Elliot yesterday. , The
prisoners consented to plead guilty on
the indictment being changed from
train -wrecking to that of placing
obstructions on the track, The Crown
consented, and the judge accordingly
lightened the sentence.
Sir Charles Rivers -Wilson, Lady Wilson
and General Manager Hays, of the Grand
Trunk party. arrived here from the west
this morning, and were met by Mayor
Little, Major Beattie, M.P.-elect, Presi-
dent Bowman, of the Board of Trade,
and a number of the leading citizens
The visitors were given a trolley trip
through the city, and left at 12:15 pm.
for East Wood, where they lunched. Sir
Charleeesaid the intention of the Grand,
Trunk to concentrate their ear shops in
London would be carried out as soon as
possible. He declined to express an
opinion on the result of the elections,
saying the company wished to remain
neutral. Manager Hays denied the report
that Assistant Superintendent Tiffin
was about to leave the company. Any
change would be a promotion for Mr.
Tiffin, he said.
Commissioner Eva Booth of the Salva-
tion Army will be tendered a royal
reception here to -morrow by the London
corps assisted tte the Woodstock and
Ingersoll- bands.
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.
Hamilton and Dundas Railway to be Con-
verted Into an Electric Boad-Drug Store
Robbed.
Hamilton, June 27. -Mr. B. B. Osier,
Q, 0., was in the city yesterday in con-
nection with the Hamilton & Dundee
railway. He has made arrangements to
take over the road front the present
t lessees Messrs. C. .7. and W. N. Myles,
next Tuesday, and to place Mr. Mark B.
Thomas, of Dundas, temporarily in
charge. The station in the oity here will
be removed to the H. G. and B.
station. Mr. Osier" said that the road
„ would be changed into a trolley line
some time this summer, but as yet he
did not know exactly when the change
would take plaoe.
Mr. John A. Clark, druggist, King
street east, discovered this morning that
his store had been robbed last night, and
$26 in cash and about $5 worth of per-
fume had been taken. The thieves must
have either hid Aernselves in the store
or had a key for the front door, as there
were no signs a the place having been
broken into.
Michael Visheau, who pleaded guilty
yesterday to stealing seine pieces of brass
from the Ontario rolling mills, was
'brought before the magistrate this
morning. He had always borne a good
character previously, and on that eon -
sideration, after receiving some goon
, advice from the magistrate, was let go
on deferred sentence. Two boys, George
Braidwood and Robert Neville, were
fined $5 each and costs or ten days in
gaol for trespassing and doing wilfnl
damage to the property cf Mrs. Mary
Gleason. William Tucker pleaded not
guilty to stealing a baseball cap and
glove from Wm. Stroud on June 17, and
was remanded until Monday.
Since the Mayor has taken steps to
have the back taxes paid up $80,000 has
been paid to the city, but there is still
$120.000 outstanding.
Taking Their Revenge.
Chicago, June 28 -Fire insurance
'agents will take revenge on every prop-
erty -owner in Chicago, in retaliation for
the passage by the City Council of an
ordinance taxing all agents, whose com-
panies are not Illinois corporations two
per cent, of their gross premiurns, this
money to go to the maintenance of the
fire department The agents met in special
session at an emergency meeting of the
Chicago Underwriter's Association, and
decided to raise the insurance rates in
the city five per cent Their openly ex-
pressed purpose is to hold this increase
over the heads of the people as a club to
force the repeal of the obnoxious ordi-
nance
Testimony Against Wheeler.
Kentsville, N. S., June 27 -In the
trial of Peter Wheeler, accused of the
murder of Annie Kempton at Bear
River, two of the witnesses testified that
they heard the prisoner snake threats to
do away with the girl, and others testi-
fied to having seen Wheeler in the neigh.
borhood of the Kempton house about the
time the crime was oommitted Up to
this afternoon Wheeler did not seem to
manifest much concern in the statements
of witnesses, but during part of to -day's
proceedings he kept his head in his
hands and seemed to desire to bide his
face
The Swede Held for Trial.
Parry Sound, June 27 -The prelinai-
nary investigation before judge Murray
into the circumstances of the alleged
murder at Seguin Falls on ,June 17th
was concluded here to -day, and the pris-
oner, Christian Hanson, a Swede, wag
committed for trial The murdered man
was proved to be Jaanes•Mullin, from the
Township of Plot; He was on his way to
the railway leoning for ensployment, and
was evidently murdered for the few dol-
lars that he had about him. He left a
family of eight at home, the youngest an
infant four months old.
Another Gold Vein Discovered.
Port Arthur, Ont., June 25. -Mr.
Proudfoot civil engine.er, returned yes-
terday from the Seine river district. On
mining location A, L. 199 he has discov-
ered a large vein about 10 feet wide,
Iran which ho has broken off some
marvelously rich specimens of fine gold.
Messrs. Morley Bros., of Detroitt, are
commencing to operate an iron pyrites
vein near Schreiber. It is proposed to
export this to the United States to be
used in the manufacture of sulphuric
acid.
An Abundant Harvest.
Winnipeg June -26.-The regular
weekly crop report issued by the North-
ern Pacificrailway officials to day is most
encouraging. The crops are as far ad-
yanced as they wore this time last year
and the harvest of 1896 pronaises to be as
abundant as that of 1895.
OCR OTTAWA LETTER
HOPES AND FEARS NO LONGER
DECEIVE THE ELECTORATE.
Awaiting the News---Stninping iz, Ontario
:and Quebec -What It Costs -Less Excit-
ing Than Usual ---La Minerva Lodges
Suit.
Writing on the day that the electors
of Canada are casting their ballots, there
is little to be said concerning the result
of the election. The main thing in
prophesying in newspapers is to give
the readers thereof time in which to for-
get the prognostications. In the case of
their turning out correct, the writer
justifiably may remind his readers of the
fact. If they are incorrect, there is no
necessity of reminding the reader of the
fact. In the present ease the time is too
short to permit of a forecast of the elec-
tion. By the tinse this sees print every-
body in Canada will know just what the
result has been. The bets will have been
paid, and the owners of public halls will
count up their gains and wish that a
general election should come every year.
Awaiting the News.
Down here at Ottawa Sir Charles Tup-
per will await the report that the wires
will bring him. At Montreal will Mr.
Laurier, Surrounded by faithful follow-
ers, hear the news that will make or
mar his political future. The Liberal
leader, should his party he defeated, will
not remain in active polities. He svill
retain his sleet in the House of Commons,
but he will give most of his time to the
practice of law. At present' his partner,
Joseph Lavergne, who site for Artha,-
baska, has to make the money that sup-
plies two families. Not three weeks ago
James Sutherland, the chief Liberal whip
in the House of Commons, said that Mr.
Laurier would either be premier or
would be a private member of the
Liberal party after :Tune 23. "Polities
is an expensive amusement for a poor
man," said Mr, Sutherland. And Laur-
ier is uot rich.
Stumping in Ontario and Quebec.
It Was to an old newspaperman that
I talked the other day. He saw in the
campaign that is finished an indication
that the people of Canada are lees amen-
able to what he called "external influ-
ences" than they were a few years ago.
"There is not one-half as much money
spent nowadays," said he, "as was dis-
tributed in 1887. The parties do not
seem to have the money to spend, and
the people can be got to vote without
any great inducement. Of oourse, in
Quebec things are different. Down there
the man who wants to be elected has to
'put up.' Even the stumper expects to
be paid -ten dollars a day is the regular
figure. In English speaking Canada it
is not often that vve find the stump
speaker talking for anything but glory.
he knows that there are plenty of men
who are prepared. to go into the cam-
paign simply because of the faith that is
in thoni-or because they want fame."
avhat It costs.
The holding of a general election costs
the country a pretty penny. Taking
everything into account, the people of
Canada bad to pay 8168,000 for holding
the last general election. The returning
officers alone cost about a sixth of that
sung And then there was printing, pay
for deputy returning officers, poll olerks.
etc., which went to make up the amount
that I have mentioned. Assuredly, re-
sponsible Government costs those who
enjoy it something more than the mere
expenses of candidates. Another notable
fact is that not more than two-thirds of
the people entitled to exercise the fran-
chise availed themselves of their right.
A few years ago Dr. Weldon the Con-
servative who sat for Albert, N. B., in-
troduced in the House of Commons a bill
to make voting compulsory. The House
was against the measure and it was
killed. Had it been passed, the ex-
thequer of Canada would have been the
receipt of many a fine on Wednesday last.
Less Exciting Than Usual.
The scenes of nomination day were
less exciting than nsual. In West York,
where the Government put up Sam Platt
to run against N. Clarke Wallace, the
followers of the Ex -Controller made
things hum for a time. The Plattites
were fewer in number Chan were the
Wallace men, but they had with them
sundry sturdy heelers from Toronto who
went out to "see fair play." The proceed-
ings terminated ignominiously for Mr.
Platt Wallace had made his speech,
speeking from the top of a wagon, when
Platt attempted to makehis address.
The Wallace men took effectual means
of preventing Platt's being heard. They
seized the tongue of the wagon upon
which the orator of the Conservatives
was seated and drew the vehicle down
hill at such a rate of speed that Mr.
Platt was jerked to the ground. There
, was no further speaking that day. Down
1 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the energetic
1 gentlemen who are descended from Scot-
ish parents, kept their spirits up on the
local whisky and joined in a spirited
free fight. Nowhere in Canada are elec-
tions more bitterly fought than in Nova
Scotia, where the Hhaluanders go tem-
porarily insane over the contests. They
world consider it a reflection golf their
reputations if they suffered nomination
day to pass without a fight And the
fignt usually is sufficiently sanguinary to
suit anybody. It was in these counties
that Sir Charles Tupper first entered po-
litical life. And it was in these counties
that Sir John Thompson laid the foun-
dations of his fame as astump speaker.
In Massey Hall, Toronto, the other
nightsSir Charles' experience stood him
in good stead. He had' to deal with an
audience of whom about two-thirds were
with the Government while the other
third were very much against the Gov-
ernment and the Govarninent's leader.
The interruptions were many and aggra.
vating, But the' old baronet kept his
head well, and said nothing that cost.
hiin a single vote. The anti-reinedial
mon had gone to the meeting to make
themselves hoard. They gained their ob-
ject, but they did nothing that injured
either themselves or the Government As
I have said, it is not often in Ontario
that you shall find men ready to take a
tremendous interest as a body in poli-
tics. They may go to public meetings,
but they have little use for free fights.
The bigger the town, the more quiet the
meetings.
eta Minerve Lodges Sult.
Our old friend Bishop Gravel, of Nico-
l.* has been at it again. In a Quebec
despatch we read that at.a meeting at Be-
bancourt, County Nioolet, young Charles
Beaublen, son of the provincial Minister,
taunted Leduc, the Liberal candidate,
with calling. I3ishop Gravel a political
intriguer. 13eanbion read an affidavit to
the effect that Bishop Gravel had de-
clared to the thureh Wardens of the par-
ish of his diocese, that each elector should
vote Conservative, so as to compensate for
losses the Government would sustain in
Protestant fanatic constituencies. La
Mieerve, in its report of the meeting,
says: "The oral communication of this
affidavit which Hon. F. X. 0. Methot,
one of the °hutch wardens, entirely cor-
roborates, in exactitude, produoed on the
gathering a lively impression," Of course
the cslerical press of Quebec; speedily pro-
ceeded to deny this statement They said
that the bishop bad merely advised
hearers to beware of hypocrites and fan-
atics. To which J. Israel Tarte, Laurier's
chief lieutenant in Quebec, replied that
La -Minerve had been lying. And La
Minerve responded by lodging suit for
criminal libel agairist Mr. Tarte. Truly
our French fellow countrymen take an
amazing interest in the questions of the
day. How long is it since any Oretario
politioian has lodged suit against another
for libel? They know that alittle stretch-
ing of the long -bow is part of the game
and they accept it as such.
Next week I hope to have something
to say regarding the many Changes in
the House of Commons. The exigencies
of time and the printer make it impossi-
ble for ille to do so this week.
NINE KAFIR WARS.
Nearly All the Hard righting Has Been
With, the Zulu Tribe.
For us the curtain rises upon the
' Kafir people when the Dutch settlers,
spreading slowly eastward, from the
neighborhood of the Cape,came into con-
tact, and. presently into conflict, with
them. Hostilities first broke out in 1772,
and in the century that followed there
are reckoned ne fewer than 111110 Kafir
wars: The natives fought with a fierce-
ness comparable to that of North Ameri-
can 'Indians; and though less skilled in
She arts of ambuth and. surprise, they
were not less swift ie their movements,
or less fearless in meeting death, Had
the policy of the colonial Government
been firmer and more consistent, much
fighting and suffering might have been
saved; yet some of its errors were due
to a desire to deal gently with the na-
tives and to stop an advance of conquest
which we now perceive was inevitable.
The worst blunder was committed in
1879, when Sir Bartle Frere attacked a
native power more formidable than any
which had yet been encountered by Brit-
ish troops -that of the Zulus.
The Zulus are a branoh of ,the Bantu
race, eminent for their courage. their
physical strength, and their absolute
submission to their king. Tshaka, the
able and relentless chief who reigned for
about twenty years, and was murdered
by his brothers in 1828, had by his force
of will, his military talents, and the
system of strict drill anddiscipline whith
he introduced, subduedall his neighbors,
and devastated vast trants of country,
slaughtering or chasing away their in-
habitants. His nephew, Cetewayo, when
She war broke out in 1879, was at the
head of an army of 80,000 men, and
inflicted a serious defeat upon the Brit-
ish forces before he was finally over-
thrown and his country brought under
British sway. After his fall there re-
mained only two strong native kingdoms
south of the Zambesi.
One of these kingdoms, that of Lo
Bengula king of the Matebele, was con-
quered in 1898 by the Brttish South .
African Company; and the other, that of
Gungtuthana, whose territories lay north-
east of the Transvaal state, has within
the last six mouths (December, 1895,
and January, 1896) perished at the bands
of the Portuguese. With many tribes I
there has been no fighting at all. Awed I
by the boldness of the white man, these
less warlike tribes accepted the rule of
the intruding settlers with scarcely a
murmur, and, in maps, cases, looked on
them as protectors. Nearly all the bard
fighting in South Africa has been with
the Zulus, to whom the Matabele belong
ethnologically, and with the Nose clans
on the south coast, while the Bechuanas
and Ba-Rolongs and the Tongas and
the tribe of Mashonaland as far as the
Zambesi, have, as a rule, submitted
promptly and quietly. -"Impressions of
South Africa," by James Bryce, M. P.,
in the Century.
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This to Prevent Sea -sickness.
A New York physician has originated
a novel preventive for sea-sickness,which
has the advantage of being simple and
seemingly sure. At all events, it was
tried with marked success upon a young
woman who is always affected by the
comparatively slight motion of Sound
steamers and railroad trains. In her case,
after two doses, she was able to bear
without inconvenience the rolling beyond
Sandy Hook, and the subsequent toss-
ings of the voyage.
The remedy is the administration every
half hour of two spoonfuls of peptone in
sherry, cooled by pouring over cracked
ice. The theory of this is no less interest-
ing than the dose itself. The young doc-
tor argues that the swallowing of fre-
quent small quantities of predigested and
slightly stimulating food produces a sed-
ative effeot upon the stomach and coun-
teracts the jouncing brought about by
the incessant and violent motiion of it
ship at sea.
Other doctors have quite lately in-
vented. a sea -sickness cure consisting of
cocaine, or bromides, the latter in large
doses, these being given with the design
of dulling the stomach. But it cannot be
learned that any actual results have been
attained in this way. -New York Herald.
Ancient Weapons.
In the early ages, before mon knew
anything about civilized ways, they lived
in eaves and had to protect themselves
not only from the attacks of animals,
but from those "of their htraan brothers
as well. The first weapon their unaccus-
tomed fingers shaped was a war club.
Experience, however, soon taught them
that a deadlier blow might be deliyerod
with a weapon that would cut rather
than crush and they made a hatchet.
Then, one day, SO11100110 covered a stance 111 in the secret stores of the good
brown earth on which he finally learned
to put a keener edge than he had ever
been able to chip on his stone hatchet
and the sword was made.
It Didn't Answer for Winks,
Jinks -Ha, ha hal I feel jolly to day
My daughter has stopped pestering rile
for a necklace. I happened to get an
idea from a friend, and I acted on it -
told her I had noticed that the prettiest
girls were not wearing jewelry now.
Winks -By ginger! I'll try that dodge
illYSEOt
Jinks (the next day) -Hello, Winks,
did you try that anti -jewelry game on
your daughter?
Winks -Yes; and noW my wife is
raging around because she thinks rve
been staring at pretty girls. I wish I'd
bought the necklace.
LATEST MARKET REPORT'S.
Toronto, June 96. -We had here this
morning between 70 and 80 loads of of-
ferings in the yards, some of which came
in yesterday. There was really no change
of any oonsequence in the market so far
as cattle were concerned, and Tuesday's,
prices ruled. The demand, was slow for
shipping cattle, arid prices ranged from
43.50 to $3.75. A shades more was paid for
choice selections, but not ,enough to ea-
tablish a quotation. Low as prices ara
here, they are not yet low enough to meet
the requirements of the European mar-
kets, and the time has passed for any de-
cided inapeovement this season, though
we may, of course, have spasms of ac-
tiyity and better prices. In butchers' cat-
tle there was no improvement, though for
a few choice lots $3.30 per 100 pounds
VMS paid, and the local deinaud was fair,
considering the hot weather, and the
general plenitude of eggs andfruit, all
of.which seriously affeot the demand tor
butchers' ineat. Good stall fed cattle were
In demand at from 8 to 83(c, and
grassers sold at 2M, to 8c if of good
quality. We bad too naany cattle here
Quite five hundred lambs and sheep came
in. Sheep are not wanted, and are
scarcely saleable, while. lambs are weak
at previous prices. About 1,300 hogs
were here, and prices gave way 1-8&
Choice "singers" sell at 4 to 4 1-8o per
pound; thick fat at 834o for prime ; stores,
nit); sows, 3e; anciso stags, at 2o per
pound, All grades are wanted.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter -Local demand slow, and the
market is easier all around. Country of-
ferings are liberal, but the market here
is overstocked, and buying outside is
slow. Prices for packages in good condi-
tion to -day were as follows: Dairy, tub,
choice, 11 to 12c; do., low grades to
medium, 7 to 9Mo; large roll, 11 to 12e;
pound prints, 10 to 130; oreamery tubs,
15e; pounds, 15 to 160.
Cheese -Both export and local demand
light, and values are easy. New sells at
7 to 73fe and old. at 8 to 90.
Chesterville, Ont., June 26. -To day
1,010 boxes of cheese were boarded here,
of which 856 were colored and. the re-
mainder white. Sales were 65 colored at
7 Mc.
Perth, Ont., June 26. -To -day 1,550
boxes of oheese were brought into Perth.
Sales were very slow, and few sold. The
balance was shipped to Montreal, to be
held over in cold storage until next week.
Highest price offered, 70. Four buyers
present buying for Montreal firms.
DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
There were a few odd loads came in
to -day, which sold naostly at $5.25. In
seine cases $5,50 was paid. Provisions re-
main quiet, and unchanged. Present quo.
tations are as follows: Barrelled pork,
shoulder mess, $10.50. heavy mess 812,50
to $13; short cut, $13 to $18.50.
Dry salted. meats -Long, clear bacon,
car lots, 53e; ton lots, 5eSto; case lots,
6o; backs, 7 to 73fo.
Smoked meats -Hams, heavy, 83 to
9e; medium, 931 to 100; light, 10o;
breakfast bacon, 93f to 100; rolls, 7o;
backs 9 to 9,14, o; picnic hams, 70. All
meate'd out of piokle le less than pries
quoted for smoked meats.
Lard-Tierees, 73f to 7 5-8; tubs, 7ei,
to 8c; and pails, 8 to 83etc; compound.
63 to 63ita.
PRODUCE.
Eggs --Market unsteady, and dealers
are allXiOUS sellers. Sales in the ordinary
way were made to -day at 9 to 9Mo. Some
shading is being done.
Potatoes --Easier, and old stook is
about out of the market, as there is very
little demand for it. Car lots on traok
are quoted around 18c per bag. New po-
tatoes sell at $2 to $2.50 per 11 -peck bbL
Poultry -Turkeys are quoted at 9 to
12c per lb.; geese at 7 to 8c per lb.; and
chickens, 30 to 60c per pair; and ducks,
60 to 800 per pair.
Apples -In small lots are sold by local
dealers at 5 to Co, and dried at 8c.
Beans -Easy. Hand-picked white beans
are offered at 80c per bushel, and. good.
ordinary beans ca,u be secured at 10o
from local dealers.
Wheat, white, per hash $ 00 $ 70
Wheat, red, per bush.. 00 68
Wheat, goose, per bush 48 52
Peas, common, per bush49 49
Oats, per bush ......... 23 2,4
Rye, per bush.... ...... 48 49
Barley per bush 81 31
Buckwheat .. ........ 36 40
Ducks, spring, per pair40 70
Chickens, per pair 30 40
Geese, per lb 06 08
Butter, in 1-1b. rolls 11 18.
Eggs, new laid. . . ...... 9 10
Onions, per bush._ .. . 80 30
Turnips,.per bag, by loads 15 20
Potatoes, per bit- 20 25
Potatoes, car lots 13 15
Beaus, per bush 90 1 00
Beets, per Isag... . . .. 30 35
Carrots, per bag, by load20 25
Parsnips, per bag 40 50
Apples, per hbl ..... 1 75 2 00
Ray, timothy 13 00 14 00
Straw, sheaf 10 00 11 00
Beef, hinds 06 07
Beef. fares 02 03
Spring lambs, carcase, .. 3 00 6 00
Veal, per lb 03 4
Mutton, per lb 04 05
Dressed hogs 5 00 5 50
BREADSTUFFS, ETC.
Wheat-Oonside markets were easy to-
day and the local market was fiat There
was practically no business here in either
Ontario or Manitoba wheat. Ontarios are
weaker at 650 asked for red and 60c bid.
Manitoba No. 1 hard offered. Midland,
at 5o and. afloat. Fort William, at 590. 4
Flour -A few small lots are moving,
but orders from the east are entirely of
a hand-to-mouth character. Bids for five
or ten -oar lots are on a very low basis.
Odd cars of straights sold to -day at $8.15;
high freights west, and patents, at $3.25.
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Buffalo, June 26. -Cattle -Receipts
only a few lots of butchers' stock, about
a load in, which were peddled out to the
city butchers.
H'ogs-Rceipts, 35 oars; market fairly,
active; yorkers, good to choice, $3.65 to
33.70; roughs, common to geed, $3 to,
$3.10; pigs, common to fair, $3.50 to
$3.55. Sheep and lambs-Repeipts, 151
cars market steady to strong; laanbs,
good to choice, $1.75 to $5.25; culls and
common, $2.75 to $3.25; sheen good to
choice heavyweight wothers, $1.10 to
$1.25; culls and common, $1.25 to $3.
Chicago, Juno 26.-Hoge--Estinaated
receipts of hogs to day, 26,M00; left over,'
2,000; market aetive and steady at yes-
terday's, closing; light, $3.25 to $3.50;
mixed, $8 to $3. 10 ; heavy, $2. 80to 33. 25 ;'
rough, $2.80 to $2.95 Cattle -Receipts,
4,000, ineluding 1,000 Texans; market
steady to firni; choice beeves scarce;
beeves, 33,50 to 34,10; cows and heifers,
$1.40 to $3.00; Texas steers, $a 65 to $1;
stockers, $2.70 to $3.75. Sheep -Re-
ceipts, 8,000; market steady. I