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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-3-16, Page 3CASTILIAN ASHORE. New Alien Liner Gets on the Rooks on Her First Trip. PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED. Lent. -Col. J. R. Maclean, 'Toronto, Among, the Passengers -Fears That Vessel IA Doomed to Total De- litrtietlon-Strs, Aberdeen aA.J. Ghent Have one to Assist at the Wreck. Portland, Me., March 13.-Tbe fine new Allan Line steamship Castilian bas gone ashore near Yarmouth, N.S. She, staled from this port at 1 o'clock en Sat-; urday afternoon, 'The ship itself alone is valued at $700,000, end her cargo at $451),000. This is the most valuable cargo thee the Allem have ever shipped from", tbis pore for Europe. Tao passengers evert) all taken ashore Lu safety. The Saloon Passengers. The saloon passengers wero as follows: Capt, L. 0. Aributimet, London, Eng.; Rev. Lord Archbishop Douglas, London, Nags; Mr. George A- Beynes, Mr. Boris - ford, Mr, Frank Dirokett, Mr. Fred,1 FoWler, Miss M. J. h'elth, Miss Hattie -Gardner, Mr. Samuel iIfrd, Mr. Samuel Mrs. Samuel Hird, Montreal; Lieut, -Col. J. 13, aittelean, Toronto; Mai M. Phillips, Capt. J. 3, Riley, Mr, J. J, Riley, jr., Yr. 'William Wylie, Montreal; Mr. Arthur J. Forward, air, McLeod StoWart, Mrs. McLeod Stewart, alise Mine McLeod Stervert, Ottawee Mr,1 Robert Ness, Tiowlok, Quo.; Rev, D. W, Orlustown, Que.; Mr. William Hendrio, jr., 31ies C. E. Ilentirle, Miss Maud Hendrie, Hamilton. I Seamed cabin -Mr. H. G. Wean, Mont, I real; Mr. Rutherford, Mi is Bryce, To - route; Wililam Sheppard, Mr, T, 1',, Berke, 'Victoria, B.G.; Mrs, E. T. Evans, I Kingston, Ont. Steerage --Victor Witola, Winnipeg; Mrs. A... 53, Mann, Mn. Eliza Rice, An- !. (Thamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. May °lender, Mentreali peg; William Duncan, Victoria, 110.; John blinannuoi, Dulatie; Robert Patter- , son, Chicago; Michael Brea, A. It Mal- rueidel. Minneapolis; Otto B. Joheson, Chicago; Dont Chrietianeen, Portland; Mr. and Mn. 011)S011 and MO ohildren, Jesele and Susie. officers of tho The officers of tha steamship Castilian are: Chief Officer, Ie. the:eft:ay; purser, John Stewart; surgeon, ler. levalle; chief engineer, Daniel Golan; chief steward, Edwin Tartnell; stewardess, Miss Adams. ACCOUNT OF THE WRECK. .11.1.•••••••,••. Mitts UeetriVed ot Yartneittli by Toiephone Prom Tusket Wedge - Tugs Were Sent Out. Yarmouth, ns., March 13. -Nowa of be stranding of the handsome • new Al- lan Liner Castilian on Gannet ledge off the coast of Yarmouth, arrived in town yesterday by telephone from Tusket Wedge. Tugs were at once despatched to her assistance. In tho afternoon Chief Officer MeAffrey and Purser Stewart arrived hero by team, having landed at Little River in a boat and driven from 'there to Tusket Wedge and thence to town. The Castilian left Portland, Me., at 1 p.m. on Saturday for Liverpool. During the night the 'weather was hazy and they proceeded slowly and eau.- • tamely, carefully looking out for buoys, or other signs of land. Suddenly breakers were seen and at once she struck forward quite gently, the shock not being suffici- one to awaken the passengers. It was S.40 yesterday morning when she struck. There was no confusion, and all orders Were obeyed with coolness and prompt- ness. The engines wero reversed, but tho steamer held fast, swinging around till Gannet Rook itself loomed up astern. It wits just about low tide when she went on, and it was found the engines would not take her oft. It was decided to wait for daylight, and send ashore for aseist- once. The sea was comparatively smooth. The carpenter reporteti water in the tWO forward compartments and the boats wore all got ready, bub there seemed no immediate danger. About 5 o'clock tho chief officer and purser wore deapatched to convey the nows to land. They proceeded in a boat to Little River, and wore thence driven to Tusket Wedge, the nearest telephone office, where they communicated with William Law & Co., local agents of the Allan Line, and bad tugs sent to the even° as quickly as possible. The weather, though thick, is not bad, and it is thought here that the steamer may be ,eaved. TUGS YARMOUTH. 'The Passengers Drought 10 Pram tho Wreck Late on Sunday Night. • Tugs returned to Yarmouth late last night from the SOODO of the disaster, bring the 50 passengers who were on board the Castilian. Captain Barrett and his orevr remained on the steamer. The Castilian is reported to bo lylng liasy, but that it is probable she cannot be saved from destruction. The ship lies in six fathoms of water anti is badly bulged. Besides the water in the two forward compartments, there are six or • seven' feet in the engine rooms. The eibiraces of. saving the oargo are at pres- mit good. The weather, however, con- reinues thick and a stiff breeze was raising ta rough sea last night. The Castilian WAS the first to bo cam - aided of three new steamers ordered by tho Allan Line last year. She was launcbed on the Firth of Clyde in Janu- ary. These steamers were specially de- signed to eneet the modern requirements of the Canadian trade and to combine with high speed great carrying capacity send of the highest class of •passenger .atecomrnodation. The Castilian was un- surpassed in the comfort of her accommo- leaden for all classes, Tho principal dimensions of the Castil- ian aro: Length. 470 feet, breadth 53 feet nine inches, and depth moulded 86 feat. There aro three complete steel • decks, extending all fore and tat and over the upper deck a permanent shelter dock is built with bridge above. The framing is on the derip frame system, with celliilar double bottom and the vessel is divided by steel belkLeads into nine compart- ments, which is above the ordinary re- •guirements, and to give the minimum of broken stowage in holds the pillars were to a large extent dispetaseclevith and gird - ‘are under deek substituted. Part of the lower tween-decks is insulated to fornt refrigoratina chambers for the carriage of perishable goods. Captain, Barret, master, was promoted from the Parisian., and is commodore of the Allan fleet. This was the first; voyage of the Castilian, which is 8,800 tons reolata. She arrived on this side of the .Anantic nine days ago, touching at Hali- fax and going thence to Portland, where Ler cargo was loaded. TO Tait ititScure Str. Ghent and Gavcramcnt Str, Aberdeen Away to Gannet Reek. Hatifax, alarelt 13. -The steamer °tea of Ghent left here early this morning for the seene of the erre*. The news of the disaster created great excitement in Hall- • • rm ,d it d d il9 ax and as awe e eta around the betels and newspaper offices. It Is the general opinion here that the chances of pulling the steamer off the rocks or ear- ing any considerable part of ber cargo are extremely doubtful. The Castilian, which was worth about a miilion dollars, was not insured in regular compenies, the Allans having a private lesurence system. The Government steamer A.berdeen Was last night ordered away to Gannet Rock to assist at the wreak. The steamer Hali- fax, wheal arrived last night front Bos- ton, reports thatan exceptionally strong current was running into the Bay of Fundy last night, %his undoubtedly bad a great deal to do with the disaster to the Castilian. A late special from Yarmouth save; The tug Waude and steamer Latour bane returned from tbe 'week with all, the passengere and most of the crew of the Weecked steamer. 0, W. B. Weedy, Lloyd's agent in 'Yar- mouth, who went down with the tugs, expressed the opinion tbat tho steamer will be beyond doubt a total wreele. Ono by ono the pessengers began to ap- pear after the struele and when they learned what had happened, thacalmnass of the officers and crew prevented alarm In the 'morning the boats were lauttell- ed, eat without great diftioulty, and. preparations were made to put the pass- eng,ers into them, when the welcome sound of steam whistles was heari and two tugs and the steamer Latour came in sigbt. The sea, evbich had been calm tho evening before, was now so high that; the little steamers bad the greatest diffi- culty in getting alongside. The Latour had her rail swathed In the attempt, but nuttily the got fasb to the big steamer, and the passengers and their effeets awl meet o t110 Crew were got off. The passengers were eared for at the Grand and other hotel"; and left en the D.A.R. train in the morning to take the steamer Vancouver for England. $100 Abandoned. Crew SAVell• London, March 18. -The British barque Siddartha, Capt. Gerard, from Jackson- ville ,Tan. 1 for Liverpool, wasp:IA:14mnd on Feb. 22. Her crow were saved by the Danish barque Verdando, Capt. Nielson, from Per:mirth° ,Tan, 15 for Amsterdam, wbich has arrived and landed them ab Yinuiden, VET ArtOritent WRECK. British Steamer Gswestry Stranded In • Dunlough Hay. Creek Moron, Ireland, March 13. -The British steamer Oswestry, Capt. Wilson, from Norfolk, W.Va., Feb. 22, via New- port News, for Manchester, stranded in the fog at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in Dunlough Bay. Part of her crew reached the shore, but others were miss- ing for several hours, and there was the greatest anxiety as to their fate. IDVentu- ally the missing men reached Crook Haven, many having had miraculous escapes. The local people displayed great bravery in saving. life. The Oswestry's cargo is washing ashore, and the vessel is a, total wreck. If the weather freshens she will probably soon break up. Gaspesin Under Way. HalifaxN.S., March 13.-A Meat Cove spe.eisal says: A strange steamer, sup- posed to be a Newfoundland sealer, ap- proached the steamer Gaspesia yesterday afternoon and started east, the Gaspesia steaming in her wake. Tho -weather tbickened shortly after they started off together, and they were hidden from view. The strange steamer bad no diffi- culty ha making her way through the ice. MIL KIPLING SUPPEUED PAIN. Restless Saturday Night, But a Good Deal Mater on Sunday. New York, March 13.-Rudyard Kip- ling passetl a restless night on Saturday on account of suffering a good deal of pain. Yesterday, however, be was a good deal better. As yet; no ono outside his at- tendants and his family bas been permit- ted to see him. He is not yet in a condi- tion to have friends admitted to his bed- side. Last evening Mr. Doubleday re- ported Kipling's condition as satisfactory in the extreme, the physical suffering of the patient being due to the resolution going on in the lungs. His temperature Is very little above tho normal, and be is able to take a considerable amount of solid food. Yesterday Mr. Kipling saw his two children for a short time. His little girl, Elsie, is now auflecieraly recovered from her sickness to run about, although she has not yet been outside of the hotel. The physicians have decided that with., in two weeks their patient will be well enough to remove to some pleasant spot, not yeb decided upon, to convalesce. • Editor Loomis 'May nal. Mountain Grove, Mo., March 18. - Eight brick business buildings, with con- tents, were destroyed by fire on Saturday. Walter H. Loomis, editor of The Adver- tiser, fell from the roof of his two-storey building, sustaining injuries which may prove fatal. • Loss to stocks of goods will aggregate $100,000; loss to buildings, $50,- 000. Verdict in the Geoghegan Case. Hamilton, lida,rch 13. -It is understood that Rev. Thomas Geoghegan was in- formed Saturday afternoon. by J. .1. Mason, secretary of the ctiocese, of the verdict arrived at by the court triers in the charge of innuoralita against; him. Bishop DeMoulin and Ma Mason pro - fermi to have nothing to say in the mat- ter to the press representatives. 3Am:icy's Dant -Otter Married. -Lewiston, Me., March 13. --The mar- riage of Miss Edith Dingley, claughttneof the late Representative Nelson Dingley of this city, to Col. James Cecil Boo of Washing•ton, D.C., occuraed at the boine of the bride's mother M this city at noon on 'Saturday. Only the immediate family were present. ANARCHIST ARRESTED In Connection With the Powder Explosion at Toulon. FUNERAL OF MRS, L R, BARBER 45 Expedition ta Ile Sent to Finally ElsPohe of the Ehallfa-A Port Arthur Capital, Prisoner Attempts to • Hilt His jailer -Mrs. Druce Again Refused Ter- mlasIon. An .A.narcliist named Mernbini Trehtze has been arrested at Trieste in conneotion with the Toulon explosion. William Cheney, aged 70 years, com- mitted suicide by banging in a bake -oven sbeil in the brickyards of the Brush Brick Company at 13uffale. It is the common belief that the sen- tence of death upon Mrs. Place, now in Sing Sing Prison, New York, will be cornrnuted to iznprisomnent Lur life, New postoffices bave been establisbed in Ontario at Brennan. Nipissing, Eliza- beth Bay, Algoma, Gallingertown (re- opened), Stormont, Hungerford, Hastings. The latest advices from, the Soudan minimize tire strength of the llhallea's forces, though it has been prectically de- cided to send an expand= to nuttily dist paeo of hire. Prevost, in jail at Port Arthur, under Sentence Of death, attacked the jailer with a slingshot, Be Is to bang on:March. 17, but be deolares that the law will Dever take its ours% A Twickenham (Loudon) fanatic) vege- tarian out the throats of his wife, their two Waldron and banself on Saturday because they bad been medically ordered, to eat meat. All are dead. David Baird, an old lean employed as eiglit 'watchman at a T., H. & B., Rail- way crossing, Hamilton, was run down by the yard engine and instantly killed. about 7.80 Saturday eight. • The funeral of the late Mrs. John 13. Barber at Georgetown on Saturiley was probably tire largest that ever took place in the County of Halton. Ali the George- town stores closed out of respect to her raemory. Justice Osier gave judgment on Satur- day at Osgood() Hall, Toronto, that the petitioner must pay the cost of publish- ing the notiee of trial in an electron peti- tion. The point arose out of tho East Illiddlatex petition. The Storetarv of State for Home Affairs, Sir Matthew 'White Ridley, has refused the applecation of Mrs. Anna Marla Deuce to open the Druce vault in Highgate cemetery. This decision means a further litigation. The New River and Kanawha coal operators have effeoted a consolidation of 50 operators, representing an annual pro- duction in coal and coke of 84,000,000. The officers of the new company will be elected on March 21, George P, Simpson, one of the bast all- round Canadian cricketers, who played many international matebes, is dead at San Francisco, Cal., of tuberculosis. He was 47 years of age and one of the best known residents of Galt, Ont. Mr. W. W. Ogilvie, the big Montreal railler, Said that if oho proposed inaohin- ery fax law in that city became a fuot he would move out bag and baggage and establish his mills in western Ontario or Manitoba. The Montreal znllls employ over 800 hands. The United States Department of State bas received claims to the. amount of $21,000,000 on account of the property destroyed in Cnba belonging to American citizens and also on account of injuries sustained by citizens for which pecuniary indemnity is sought. The peace treaty expressly provided that the United States and Spain each should assume liability for all such °hams preferred by their re- spective citizens. M. P.'s LEG ratonatx. Serious Accident to 31r. W. F. Maclean. ALP., on Sunday Afternoon. Toronto, March 13. -Mr. W. F. Mac- lean, M.P.. inet with an accident while out riding yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. He was coming westward along Queen street, just east of the Kingston road, when ixis horse began to prance, having apparently been frightened by a trolley behind bim coining in the same direction. The horse shied. off to the car track and had almost got clear of the track when horse and rider were struck by the corner of the car. Mr. Maclean was bit on the leg, between the knee and thigh, and thrown to the block pave- ment. He was moved to tbe car and con- veyed at once at his residence, corner Jarvis and Bloor streets. An examination showed that the largo bone of the leg bad been fractured about inidwaa be- tween the knee and thigh. The fracture was a simple ono and was soon reduced by Drs. Riordan and Thorburn. The acci- dent will confine Mr. Maclean to the house for a few weeks. SOUTH TRUTH RECOUNT. Returning °nicer Was 111 and Not Much Was Done on Saturday. Stratford, March 13. -The recount of the ballots cast in the recent South Perth election was to have commenced here on Saturday morning at 10 before Judge Barron. Counsel were on hand, but Charles Whellhan of St. Mary's, son of the returnIng officer and election clerk, announced that his father was ill and could not therefore produce the ballots. Judge Barron thereupon issued an order directing the election clerk to produce the documents at 4.30 pan., evbich was subsequently done. As the court ad- journed at 0 o'clock, very little progress was made, and the case will be resumed to -day. U. 8. Losses the Spanish War. Washington, D.C., March 13.--A.dju- tent-General Corbin has issued a state- ment giving the number of deaths of soldiers enlisted for tee Spanish war, and the causes thereof, from May 1, 1898, to Feb. 28, 1899. It shows: Killed le action, 529; died of wounds, 125; dice of diseitse, 5,277. Total, 5,731. • Cubit Is Improving. Washington, March 13. -The following has been received from General Ludlow at Havana: "The Havana, deaths for Feb- ruarv, 1899, are 51 per centless than that of February, 1898." MARKET REPORTS. weeat sten Dropping-ructlier Decline af a Cent and a 9uarter at Ghleago- Latest *aloes. • Liverpool, March 13. -Wheat markets were again on the decline on Seturday. In Liverpool futures closed 7-8d tO 1d per cental below Friday's final figures. Chicago, Mardi 13. -Wheat futures on Saturdey dropped another cent and a quarter A bushel, to 69e for the May and. 68e for the July option. Foreigners' We -ea' erners and commission houses all sold freely. Leading Wheat Mariceus. Cash. Mane, May. ;Init.. chicage,.. $ $ iie•$ (el New York:, . 80N 74% 72% Milwaukee, 69g - - St. Louis . 714 71ee 733 66% Toledo, ....„ 71 vi 719 Detroit el -- 72% Duluth, No. 1 Northern66% 673,1 68% 60( POlutb, No. 1 bele]. . .. 08% - Minneapolis. - 67ait 673e Oa% Toronto, red. 70 -- Toronto, No. 1 hard (new) 82 - -"- Toronto St, Lawrence Maricet, Toronto, March. 13. -Receipts of farm produce generally were ligat on Satur- day, 1,200 bushels of grain, 20 loaels bay. Wheat dull, oats steady, poultry firm; turkeys, lee to 15e per pound; chickees, 60o to $1 per pair. Butter - Supply equal to deuntud, at 18c to 20e per pound for the bulk, while some extra choice dairy, to special cuetotners, brought 210 to 23e, but these prices were not at all common. Eggs were very plentiful and much cheaper; while some sold early in the day et 181:: t 2)e, the bulk went itt tkb011t 17/0 per dm e.n. • 0114121 Wheat, white, bp, $0 71 to at Wheat, red, be 71 Wheat, Fife, spring, bu,.. 71 Wbeat, goose, bu •58 Bye, ha• . Oats, tin 34 35 47 55 60 62 69% 70 Barley, bu. • • • S...*•t• • BUCkWbelAt. bn. • .... Peas, bu SEEDS Bee clover, bu 83 80 to 33 10 Whiteclover, seed, bo,5 00 8 03 Alsace, deice to fancy, 8 80 4 20 A.Islize, good. No. 2 .„ 3 50 3 60 alsike, geed. No. 3 8 00 e 40 Timothy. bu . 1 20 1 35 Beans, white, bu. 80 90 BAT AND seilew. Hay, timothy, per ton, ,$S 00 to t9 25 Hay, cheer, par ton.... 6 50 7 00 Straw, sheaf, per ton0 03 6 50 berme, loose, per ton4 00 6 00 Delon rnenecee. Butter, lb. rolls $0 18 to 00.20 Butter, largo mile • 15 • 17 Eggs, new laid.. - ... - rotnana. Chickens, Per pair. a- .$0 60 to 40 80 Turkeys, por lb.. 11 13 Spring duck's, per pair60 OD anurrs ant VEGETABLES. Apples, per Me „ $e 50 to $8 75 Potatoes, per bag 75 80 Liverpool Markets. Liverpool, March 18.-Saturclay's mar- kets closed with these figures: Spot wheat' dull at es etel for No. 1. or., and Os eed for red winter. Futures, red winter, 59 5ted for March, 5s 51ad for May and 55 5 8-8d for July. Maize, steady,at 8s 71/tel for old spotAne : ttu, 3s 5etalfor March, 8s 4 7-8d for May and Bs 5d for July. Flour, 18s 6d. Piro and Explosion In Newmarket, Newmarket, Ont., March 13. -At 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Mr. rt. S. Cane, manager of the William Cane & Sons Mfg. Co., and his chief machinist, Mr. Charles Thompson, went up into their drying kiln to see after some re- pairs, Mr. Thompson carrying a light with him. On entering at the top of the kiln an explosion immediately took place, setting the superheated pail. timber on fire. Mr. Thompson was very badly burned about the wrist and face, and jumped or fell to tbe ground, a distance of nearly 20 feet Mr. Homy Cane was also burned, more particularly about the face. A lire alarm was sounded from the factory, and in five minutes the com- pany's hose and that of the town were at work playlug on tbe fire and surrounding buildings. The loss on building and con- tents will be 33,000; insured for $1,770. They Don't Want to right. Savannah, Ga, March 13. -The soldiers of the Sixth Immunes, receutay from Porto Rico, which will be mustered cut next Wednesday, liave decided that they do not want to go eo the Philippines or elsewhere in the regular army. Upon in- quiry among them it was ascertained that not half a dozen, of them will re- enlist in the regular. army. The members of the Third Connecticut feel about the same way. His Neck Was Draken. Ingersoll, March 13. -William O'Neill, caretaker of Victoria Park, bought a lona of hay on Friday. Ho got on the load with the: farmer, and on reaching home Ito slid off, expecting to light on it post, then to get down quite easily and safely, but immediately Ile reached the post his feet touched the bevelled part, and, like a shot, he was thrown in such a manner as to breitiehis neck and cause almost in- stantaneous death. Fell Under a Train. Woodstock, March 18. --David MeGeo- hie, a young man, was nearly killed at the G. T.R. diamond et Anaerson's fac- tory on Saturday night. Ho missed the train et Ingersoll, and attempted to get home on a freight brain. At tho crossing he slipped off the bumpers and a wheel passed over kis right arm near the slice ea der. The young man's cbances for 1 carioca be determined as yet. Will Live in Canada Now. North Sydney, 0.13., March 13.-H. ItL Whitney, the coal magratte and million- aire president of the Doininion Coal Com - Pan)", who resides in Boston, has jest purchased the Brookvale property near heie and, will erect a $50,000 residenee theaaon. Owen Sound's Chair Factory Bylaw. Owen Sound, Ont., Meath 13.--Tbe bylaw to loan the chair factory $15,000 to rebuild their chair factory, which was destroyed by ilia, was ettrried by a maim - - its, of 749. Only 49 votes were reeorded against the bylaw. CHILDREN'S STYLES. Attractive Spring Fashions For Young Peopte, Among the spring stylesshown for chil- dren Wear are very attraotIve waists for little boys. The waists are of chambray of a solid color -pink or blue -and have a wide collar edged with a ruffle, turn back cuffa to match and a double raffle down • the front. For dress wear there are other GIRL'S TOILET'. Nausea of exectly the same shape, but composed of the sheerest white riaineook, enriched with very flue embroidery, which almost covers them. Such waists are only suitable for small boys, of course. They look absurd open a boy of 10 years. Black stockings continuo to hopreferreel for children, especially for dress wear, un- less colored shoes are worn, in which ease the hosiery metebes the shoes. Golf stock- ings are sometimes choeen for large betel, and stockings of a brigliter, liner plaid are often adopted with the pretty little alit Mitzi of black velveteen combined with plaid, Shore socks ere always pretty for little children, but eve entirely unsuited for winter weather CM in the house, and their use is responsible for present colds and future rheumatism. Children's legs aro not, as a rule, sufficiently protected. The short skirts of little girls and the knee breeches or kilts of little boys leave the legs exposed to cold even when flannel drawers and long stockings aro worn. Long leggings should always be provided for out of door wear in winter, as much illness will thereby be avoided. A pretty gown for ayoueg girl is shown. It is of light blue taffeta, the skirt having tiny ruffles edged with black velvet. Over this is a tunic trimmed with velvet bands and having a Louis NV bow at the side. There is a plaited bodice, and a bolero trim- med with velvet. The tight sleeves have caps covered with ruffles like those on the skirt. JUDIC CHOU= • BARGAIN SALES. Flannel Shirt Waists at Reduced Priem Although spring is still some distance away, merchants aro busily clearing out their shops for the reception of spring stock and are closing their winter lines of underwear' heavy betiding and thick ap- parel of allkinds, and now is the time to secure good bargains. Among other arti- PUTTED CRAVAT. cies being sold at a reduced price are flan- nel and velveteen shirt waists, which are really often very useful in the summer time for th3 zuountains, the seaside or ocean voyages. There aro many summer resorts where the air is decidedly cool, es- pecially in the morning and evening, and where the ordinary percale or dimity shirt waist is too thin for comfort. At such places the waist of French flannel, which may be had in any of the fashionable col- ors, is extremely useful and looks decided- ly smart with white linen cuffs and collar and an up to date neekscart The French flannel waist may also be washed if it is done carefully, and that is where it has tho advantage of the velveteen waist, which is apt to catch dust and cannot be cleaned except with a elothesbrush. Scar- let velveteen waists aro very attractive, however, as are those of bright blue or green, worn with a black skirt. • Shirt waists of this description aro now being closed out at half price, and women who could not afford to buy them at the begin- ning of the season can easily afford it at present, a e Black satin ties, °Mar the small bow or the largo plastron effect, aro sail worn, especially with bright colored waists, but colored crevats are also seen in great vari- ety. The Windsor tie, plain or plaid, has again returned, the Roman scarf continuos to enjoy favor, and there are scarfs of plain silk, fringed at the raids, tonoug the new importations. As for fancy cravats, their name is legion. A picture of ono is given. It consists of a wrinkled collar of pink mousseline de sole, with two round tabs at the sides covered with anepuffings. In front is a bow with rounded ends all °covered with th puffiegs. Junte Cnomeer. AritIcaN ItwAt4Irs• Return ot an, English Traveller WIniv visited the Central X•ismiee sag Cannibals Peace. • Probably there has been no such integre est chaling around African travellerand geographers since the time of Henry M.. Stanley's expedition. as has been (Aimed by the arrival from Central Africa the other week of Albert Buslanill Lloyd, a young and hitherto unknown Ilingli_ehe man, after a journey of three months from the heart of Africa, to London, kray- elling over Stanley's route down. the. Congo to the westeoast. The journey was in one respect mem remarkable than Stanleyse, inasmuch ea Mr. Lloyd travelled quite alone so far ail Europeans were concerned, and was oulT aceomixtnied by two =Dive savants Iniel a small number of carriers. Moreover, although, he marched three weeks in the Pygmy forest and then traversed the whole length of the Artzwimi River, dist leatalts of which are lined with warllhe cannibals, be never once fired a shot in. self-defense. On tbe contrary, he was ore cordial terms with both pygetaiessand can- nibals. alr. Lloyd's journey along the almose tustrodden path from Uganda was most hazardous. His own friends tried to dita suede him, but he persisted, and on We arrival at the Congo ehe Belgians cotad scarcely believe that he had made the trip, tin entering the greet primeval format Lloyd went wet for fare days with- out the sight of a pygmy. Suddenly he became aware of their presence int loYs' terions movements among the trees, which he Ora attributed to the monkeys. Finally be came to a e1artring and stappera at an Arab village, where he raet a great number of pygmies. "They told me," said Mr. Lloyd, that, =known to me, they bad been watching me for five days, peering through the growth of forest. They appeared very much frightened, and oven when speak- in...7 covered, their limes. I asked a ehlef to llow me to photogniph the dwarfs„ and. be brougnt a dozen together. I WAS able to secare a SilapsbOt, but did not succeed in the time exposure, as the pygmies would not Stand stilL "I tried to zneaeure them and found not one over four feet in height. Ali were fully developed, the WOMell sorneWhat slighter than the men. I was amazed at their sturdineqs. The men have long beards, reaching half way down the etteste They are very three And will not look it stranger In the face, their beadlike eye* constantly shifting. They are, it struck. me, fairly intelligent I bad it long talk with a chief, who conversed intelligently about their customs in the forest and tha number of the tribteemen. "Both men and women, except for a tiny strip of bark, were quite nude. Th. Men were armed 'with poisoned arrows • The chief told me the tribes were name, die and never slept two eights itt the. same place. They just huddle together ha lizietily thrown up huts. Memories of a white traveller -Mr. Stanley, of course - 'w'° crossed the forest years ago, stilt linger among them." Mr. Lloyd thee proceeded through tbe cannibal countries to thecoast. He foun4. the cannibals warlike awl fierce, but open and straightforward, and had xis diffloulty with them. At one place he plat. together a bicycle he had with him and rode around their village. A remarkable scene followed, thousands of cannibals - men, women and children -turtling out, dancing and yelling at what they de- scribed as "a European riding a snake." "A FLEET IN BEING." Endiard itlallng`s Eulogy of the Beautp of Steam. Do not believe what people tell you 01 the ugliness of steam, nor join those whet lament ehe old sailing days. There is one. beauty of the sun and another of the moon and we nmst be thankful for both - A nuidern man-ofewar photographed In. severe profile is not engaging, but yea should see her wibh the life hot in her, head-on across a heavy SWC11. The ram bow draws upward and outward in a stately sweep. There is no ruck of figure- head, bow timbers or bowsprit fatine distract the eye from its outline or beautiful curves that mark itis melting into the full bosom of the ship. It bangs dripping an instant, then, quietly an& cleanly as it tempered knife, slices into the hollow of tbe swell, down and down till the surprised sea spits off in foam, aboutthe hawser holes. As the ship rolls in her descent you can -watch curve after new curve revealed, humoring and coax- ing the water. 'When she recovers her step the long sucking hollow of her owtt wave discloses just enough of her shape to make you wish to seo more. In harboe the still water lino, hard as the collar of a tailor-made jacket, hides that vision; but when she dances the big sea dance she is as different from her Portsmouth shilling photograph as is a matron in a macintosh from the same lady at a ball. Swaying a little in her gait, drunk with sheer delight of movement, perfectly apt for the work in hand, and in every line of her rejoicing that she is doing it, she, shows, to these eyes at least a miracle of grace and beauty. Her sides are smooth as a water -worn pebble, curved and moulded as the sea loves to have them. Where the box-sponsioned, overhanging, treble -turreted ships of some other navies hammer and batter into an elemcmt they do not understand, she, clean, cool and sweet, uses it to her own advantage. The new navy offers to the sea precisely as much to take hold of as tbe trim, level- headed woman with generations a in- herited experience offers to society. The First Horseless Carriage. • If further proof wero needed of the dic- tum that "there is no new thing under the sun," it has been amplied by an arti- cle in The Revue Seientifique, whith traces the invention of the autocar to the ingenious mechanician, Taucanson, just 160 years ago. In a nuanoraridum recent - iv brought to light it is recorded that, Veneto:mon was lammed in 1748 by a visit from Louis XV. for the purpose a inspecting a marvelous carriage that ran without the aid of it horse or any visible, means of propulsion. Two persons took their seats in the vehicle, Which SOEMS to have bora as gorgeous as a sheriff's came taiga and wore eriven round the court - pied to the satisfaction of His Majesty and the Due do Mortemart, M. de Latio zun, M d'Avezae end other members a - his suite. But, though a premise was secured of royal pateonage, the Academy - of Sciences declared thee such a couvey- name could not be tolerated in the streets, and the Scheme wee nipped in the bud. The 'motive power evils oupplied by a' hugh clock spring, ve that only a shore journev Was possible, but the gear seeing to hare closely resembled that of the homeless carriage a to-day.---Londosee • Chronicle.