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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1896.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Mr. George Wrigley, who has been
editor a the Canada Farmers' Sun
since its inception, has been compelled
to retire fronz its editatial management
because a failing eye -sight. Mr. Wrig-
ley is a treuchant writer, and while he
has been chief newspaper exponent of
Patron principles he has wended a vig-
orous pen. His many friends iu and.
outside the profession will regret to
hear that for a time he has retired.
from active duty. It is to be hoped
not for long, and that a needed rest
will soon re-establish his health and
energies.
Queen Victoria now rules 367,000,000
people, a greater number than has
ever before acknowledged the sover.
eignty of either king, queen. or Emper-
or. Apropos of the ill-founded report
that her Majesty talked of retiring
from tbe throne because of ill -health,
it is a curious fact that no .Englisla sow -
ever voluntarily abdicated. Six
riders were deposed, not counting
Lady jane Grey, who was crowned
and reigned nine days. It is no doubt
the ambition of her Majesty to wit-
ness the sixtieth year of her reign, on
Which she enters next year.
U the Ontario Government would,
exert itself to find some way of stop-
ping this drain of Canadian timber
Wealth for the henefit of Michigan
lumbermen who have exhausted the
. supply of timber on their own terri-
tory, it would. be doing something
practical. While such drain goes on
it is almost a waste of effort for the
Forestry Bureau to preach about the
restoration of the woodlands, and
the setting apart of thnber reserves.
The Ontario Government rnight make
the sale of timber limits subject to
the condition that the manufacture of
limber from such timber shall be car-
ried on in Canada. Failing that, an
export duty should be put on the logs.
is ridiculous that a remedy can-
not be found. for the wholesale dos-
ing down of Canadian saw mills,
while all the trees cut down in the
Georgian Bay pineries by. Americau
timber speculators are rafted across
Lake Huron to be sewn up in Bay
City, Alpena and Saginaw. This
remedy could be applied in a Pro-
vincial Governraent regulation effec-
tively and without exposing the
Country to any reflex measure. But
in any event, the remedy ought to be
applied for the protection of Canadian
labor. -Free Press.
+ +
It is certain now that Mr. Blair, the
Minister of Railways and Canals, will
not have a seat in the house of Com-
mons when parliament is opened. So
great have beenthe difficulties he has
experienced during his search for a
constituency that there is even a prob-
ability that he may have for a tine,
if not permanently, to forego the hope
of becoming a Minister. The Liberals It is probable that the Sunday car
of New Brunswick are making a unit- question will again be voted on in To-
edla effort to freeze out their new leader, ronto at ext municipal election.'
÷ X 4.
The amount of British capital look-
ing for investment is just now unpre-
cedentedly great. The rate of interest
bas corne down so low at home that
all capitalists are looking eagerly
for foreign investments. Hitherto
Canada has not been greatly in favor
with those who have money to lend,
except in so far as loans can be secured
by mortgages on real property, or by
municipal corporation debentures.
There are indications that in the near
future a better era will dawn on this
country in this regard. The United
States has absorbed enormous amounts
of British capital. The latter has
gone to construct many miles of rail-
way. It has developed agriculture
and. ranching. It has built vessels on
both the oceans and the lakes. It has
enormously multiplied the amount of
'manufactured goods. By promoting
industries of all sorts it has provided
work for laborers, and millions of
these have come from Europe within
the past few year to swell the pop-
ulation of the country. Large amounts
of capital have gone to Australia and
• South A.frica, to develop their nation-
al resources. There are indications,
however, that znatters have. in Aus-
tralia been overdone. The develop-
ment of that curious country has
been forced, and the financial crash of
a, few months ago has made investors
look askance at it. The rapid progress
of the Unitei States from 1870 to 1800
was dne largely to the extension of
•settlement, but that country has now
practically no new fertile territory to
throw open, while Canada hab still
enormous areas waiting to be occupied
and easily accessible. We have in
• various places abundant stores of
valuable minerals to be brought out
of the earth a,nd converted to use in
the arts. An influx of British capital
to develop argriculture and mining
would soon being population, and
, with capital the wealth of the country
would rapidly increase., Ib seems not
unlikely that, the silver campaign in
the United States will in the long run,
if D ot at the outset, prove the salvation
of Canada. British investors are
already withdrawing their capital as
the result of a merefear ofrepudiation;
shot-II/1 this fear be justifiedby the,
event of the eoming election, British
capital will flow freely mit of the
This year Petrolea's population is les I
Barley cutting has commenced around I
Portage La Prairie.
Forest fires are raging in. the "Soo"
district of Michigan.
The deaths from the railway acci-
dent near Atlantic City, number 44.
Hon. Mr. Fielding. Minister of Fin-
ance, was Tuesday elected uy acclam-
ation.
It is reported that the army worm
has gone on ferlough. May it be for
many years.
The danger done by the hail storm
In Manitoba is much greater than at
first reported.
The remains of Joseph Loftus, a
Hamilton boy were found beside a rail-
way track in Buffalo.
The sum of $100,000 gold was with-
drawn from the sub -treasury at New
York for shipment, to Canada.
The Chinese Government witholds
its permission to Russia to construct
railways through Manchuria.
Henry George, the Single Tax lead-
er, favors the election of Mr. Bryan
as President of the United States. •
creased by 34.
A Winnipeg grain dealer, lately on.
who was adopted as therepresentative the bear side, thinks the prospects for
of the province by Mr. Laurier against a rise in the price of wheat are good.
their wishes. They say that Mr. Blair Lily MayOollins, of Forest, daughter
is not Liberal, but merely a Blairite. of Wm. and Grace Collins, died Tues-
day of choleresinfantum, aged 7
niontbs.
During the last few weeks the ex -
Premier has been trying to negotiate
fora riding.
The Latest News.
Tramps all over the countryare com-
mitting many thefts.
An, Aurora man has a newly -hatched
turkey with four legs.
A hailstorm damaged the crops in
portions of Manitoba.
John Whitely was killed at Palmer-
ston by a. falling roof
James Mullen, Milton, has been bad-
ly bitten by a rattlesnake.
The late William Workman, Strat-
ford, left a $10,000 estate.
Bishop Reeve, of Mackenzie River,
bas arrived at Edmonton.
The Leamington Semi-weekly Post
has dropped back to weekly.
Buck's foundry, Brantford, has been
injured $1,000 by a recent fire.
A young Port Hope boy named. Fred
Smith, was drowned while bathing.
The Woodstock Opera House, has
been sold at auction for $2,000, on a
lien.
Sixty-six teachers applied for a. little
vacancy in the Markham Public
school.
Woodstock has reduced its city fire
department from seventeen to four-
teen.
A Leghorn hen in Woodstock, the
other day laid an egg measuring 8 x 8
• 1-2 inches.
It is estimated that the apple crop
in Huron county will be half a raillion
barrels.
Crop prospects are good over all the
country, and there will be a large sup-
ply of fruit.
A Clinton man set a trap for a
fox and caught a dog. His henroost
was being robbed.
The report that Sir Charles Tupper
is to be appointed Governor General of
Canada is denied.
Mr. James McDonald, an elderly
painter, was found dead in a store-
room at Petrolia.
Mr. George Davidson, a druggist, of
Hamilton, was drowned at Brantford
while bathing.
The first load of new oats was re.-
ceivecl at the Byron mills over their
weeks earlier than usual.
The dead body of Mr. Angus Mc-
Cormick was found har.ging in his
barn at Sparrow Lake.
The Assiniboia Stock -growers As-
sociation are petitioning for more
mounted police protection.
Mr. Tames B. Strathy, of Kingston,
is dead. He was for many years Col-
lector of Customs at London.
The 48th Highlanders' band. Toron-
to, won the prize for the street parade
in the Handlton bandtournament
Four thousand people were drowned
in the northern Province of Ciang Su,
China, by a tidal wave five miles long,
Winnipeg Liberals have passed a re-
solution m favor of the appointment
of Hon josepli Martiu asDhnister of
the interior.
The attempt to raise funds in Am-
erica for railways in China has failed,
and the. project Chinese-American
bank has collapsed.
Toronto bands captured the first
second and third prizes att the Hamil-
ton band tournament in the competi-
tion for the first-class bands.
The entire portion of Southern
Manitoba was swept by a severe
lightning storm at midnight Sunday
nignt, and it is feared much danger
has been done to growing grain.
In the libel suit againstW. Caldwell,
editor of the Wallaceburg News, by
S. W. Cross, editor of the Herald,
heard. before P. M. McDougall at Chat-
ham on Monday, defendent was sent
for trial.
THINE IT OVER.
Have you ever heard of it medicine
with such a record of cures as Hood's
Sarsaparilla? Don't you know that
Hood's sarsaparilla, the One True
Blood Purifier, bas proved, over and
over again, that it has power to cure
even after all other remedies fail? If
you have impure blood. you may take
Hood's Sarsaparilla with the utmost
confidence that it will do you good.
Judgment has been given for the
defendauts in the famous Ward estate
trial at Detroit, in which Mrs, Ward
Carneroa-Morrow, of Toronto is one of
the defendants.
Discussingthe.Conservative leadership
Mr. Hugh John Mc Donald of Winun
peg came out in favor of Sir. Charles
Tupper, saying he himself had no idea
of taking the position.
Mr. Poole photonarapher, of Tara,
went out in a rowboat from South-
ampton cm Friday evening. The boat
has been picked up with Mr. Poole's
coat in it, and it is feared he fell over-
board and was drowned.
Negotiations were entered into Mon-
day between the two pasties, and end-
ed in the. ivithclrawal of all further
petitions on each side. The negotiat-
ions were of course, private, but it was
stated that the Liberals abandoned 13
protests, • and the Conservatives 16.
The latter incladed the two
Hamilton seats. Th e titue for
filing protests for Ontario, with the ex-
ception of Algoma, expirbd at noon.
There are altogether 11 protests for
this province, all entered by Liberals
against Conservative members -elect.
The Michigan Central Railroad has
revived the project of bridging Detroit
River, and now has a bill before Con-
gress which has been favorably re-
p Jrted from the' senate committee on
a cantilever bridge, with two piers in
the channel 1,100 feet apart, and a
mean elevator of 160 feet Tke river
at tbe point selected for the bridge is
2,300 feet wide. A few blocks away
it narrows to 1,000 feet and it has
been suggested that a single span
bridge plight be erected there with-
• out interfering with navigation, but
the approaches are net so favorable
United State -a Why should eca a for the niilwaVS. Such a iendge, with
150 feet headroom and two tracks,
large part of the eaream be diverted to
ada ? Otild cost between $(1,000,000, and $5,-
• ,000,000.
Hood's Pills assist digestion, 25cents.
TO EXTRADITE HENRY NOAH,
Anidavits ht Court to Show lite Wonsan
Arrested 'With Him Was Not Ills Ac-
owledged 'Wife In Cauada.
New York, Au. 4. -There was anotner
examination Intothe case of Henry Need,
formerly assistant paymaster a the Cana-
dian Pacific Railroad, who is held under
extradition proceedings charged with nav-
Ing stolen $5Z.,*00 from the company before
Connnissioner Shields to -day. Need Wiw
represented by his couusel, Edmund E.
Price, while Lawyer Fox looked after the
Interests a the British Consul. Lawyer
Fox introduced several affidavits from Can-
ada, which Mr. Price objected to on um
ground that tney had no bearing on the
matter at issue. They were admitted,
however, under the law, as all are certified
affidavits, brit the commissioner said they
could afterward be taken for what they
were worth. They were made by Renueth
McCaskill, Kate O'Sullivan anal Mit-heel
MullarOy and went to prove that the wo-
man arrested with Noad here, who said
she was his wife, was not tne wife ne
acknowledged in Canada.
Mr. Fox put Capt. O'Brien of the De-
tective Bureau on the stand. Ho said he
had nided In the arrest of Need and Mr.
Fox sought to prove by him certain minus-
siens a statements that the woman luta
made about the money taken from the safe
deposit vault, but as these alleged state-
ments were not made in the presence of
the defendant, they were ruled out. Mr.
Fox then said tent he would have to rum
for an adjournment as a witness he had
expected was not present, and be would be
compelled to examine Anna Nora& the re-
puted wife of the prisoner, in the effort to
trace the money in the package to the al-
leged the•t. Mr. Price promised that tue
woman would be in court, but said his cli-
ent should have an examination, as there
was not a scintilla of evidence against him.
The case was set down for a final near-
ing on Thursday at 2 o'clock.
'when Noad was arrested, a woman was
taken with him, calling herself Anna Noe&
and she was held as an accomplice. After
Noad was held, she went with officers to
the American Safe Deposit Company, where
she gave up the keys for a vault rented by
Noad. In this was found a package of
Papers and $2000 in bank notes. It Is
clainied that this money is part of tne al-
leged theft.
SIIOCKED TUE PRINCESS.
So:leers Went In Swimming and the er-
anan
Empress' Sister Drove by -Whole
Regiment Punished.
Berlin, Aug. 4. -Several members of the
Second Guard Artillery went in swimming
In Havel Lake the other day and neglecten
the formality of using bathing clothes. Tile
spot they selected is a retired one, but,
unfortunately for the bathing warriors, it
nearirlabgyc. road runs along the lake shore
eo
Just as the men emerged from their 'bath
and climbed up, dripping from the Water, a
carriage drove by in plain view, and among
tne women it contained was the sister of
the Empress, who, Shocked beyond expres-
sion, becatte hysterical and fainted.
The matter came to the Emperor's ears
and measures were taken to diseoverthe
culprits. None of the soldiers belonging to
the Guard Would confess, and, as a '5m:se-
quence, the entire regiment Is now being
punished for the offence of the real offend-
ers. Extra drills have been ordered daily.
and, it is announce& rill furloughs in tne
regiment will be dented until the guilty
soldieraare given up for punisintenc.
• FOUND 1 BIG, S.PID-Cit COLONY:.
• Their Wahs Ate as large as lianutteeks,
WITII THE MUSICIANS.
Toronto Bands Got All the
Prizes at Hamilton.
The Queen's On Captured the $400 Plum
-Highlanders Won Second by a Ear.
row Margin From the Grenadiers-.
Trombone Players Net Good Enough to
Get it Prize -Judge Rogers Said Nice
Things About ti e Playing.
Hamilton, Aug. 4. -(Special.) -The
Proceedings in connection with the
ban a tournament promoted by the
Thirteenth Band, resumed this after-
noon, with the bugle bands' parade,
and marching competition for an Im-
eerial enate drum, donated by a To-
ronto firm. Three banes were entered
in this contest. and they were: The
Q.O.R. Bugle llama Toronto; the
Duffel -In Hales Bugle Band, Brent-
a) d; and the Nineteenth Battalion
Bugle Band. St. Catharines. The
buglers and drummers presented. a
fine ttppeetance at they passed Judge
W, lc, Rogers' cerriage. Tim Qusen's
Own Band consisted of 21 bugles and
10 drums. under the direction 01 Bugle
-
Major Swift. There were only eight
bugles and five drums in the Nine-
teenth Battalion Band, under Bugle-.
Maor 'McManus. The Dufferin Rifles
were represented by IS buglers and
seven drummers, in charge of Bugle
--
Major Oxtaby. At Dundurn Park to-
night Judge Rogers announced his de-
cision in thIs competition, awarding
the prize to the Queen's Own Rifles
Bugle Band.
For buele band PlaY'szog. first maze,
S75. was won by the Q.O.R. Band; the
3Sth Dufferin Rifles' Band, Brantford.
got setor d prize, $50, and the bugle
band representing the Nineteenth Bat-
talion, St. Catharines, was awarded
third prize, $25.
The princiral event th:s evening was
the competition for first-elaes bands.
There were four entered, the Queen's
Own Rilles' Band, Toronto; tile 43th
Highla.nciers* Band, Toronto; the 29th
Battalion Band, Berlin, and the Ileyal
Grenad'ers' Band To:onto, and as all
were of rare excellence, there was con-
siderable speculation as t wleich
would carry off first hono a Each
band was obliged to play twice and
these were the numbers upon which
the var:ous bandmas'ers risked the
reputation of their organizations:
Queen's Own Rifles - Selection,
grand finale, "Ariele" (Bach); waltz,
Erell's Bali (Lumbea).
Forty Eighth H'gblanders-"Rem in-
iseences of Gounod" (Godfrey);
waltz, "Belle Ana" (Meissier.)
Twenty-ninth Battalion Band -
Overture, "Semiramide" (Rossini);
waltz, "Pres do Tols" (WalcIteufel).
Royal Grenadiers -Selection from
• "Faust"; waltz, "Eldorado" (Doyle).
First prize, $400, was awarded the
Q.O.R. Band; second prize. $200, was
carried oft by the 4Sth Highlanders'
Band, Toronto, and third prize, $100,
fell to the lot of the Royal Grenadiers'
Band of Toronto.
Before announcing his decision,
Judge Rogers stated that he was de-
lighted with the efforts of the various
bands, and he considered the Queens
Own Band superior in many ways to
the other competitors. He stated that
he had considerable difficulty in ar-
riving at a decision in reference to
the 43th 13a.nd and the Royal Grena-
diers' -they played so much alike.
However, he gave second prize to the
48th Band on the spare that its style
of execution was slightly better than
its rival.
In the slide trombone solo compe-
teen there were two entries. Arthur
Wakeham of the Queen's Own Band.
and C. W. H. Marttn of the Royal
Grenadiers, but their plaYing was of
such an inferior quality that the judge
detained to award the prize, a Slide
trombone, to either of them, acting
under a clause in the tales of the
tournament, a-ffich specaed that if
the competitors did not, PO the judge's
opinion, sere a certain number of
points. the trophy was to go to the
hand winning first prize in the first-
class compettain. Thus the Queen's
Own Band added another to its stock
of prizes
The Hovel Gr nadiers' Band cap-
tured a silvcr cornet for having the
bsst cornet player in its zanies.
Jildre Rogers plo.yed a co -net solo
and the tournament. which has Proved
n soca • ss. artistically and finsneielly,
closerl with V'e combinod bonds play-
ing "Nesr r My God to 'Thee."
About 5000 people were present at the
evening proceedings.
ITHE DEADLY TARANTULA.
IA London Coy Bitten Two Weeks Ago
Succumbs to the 1»OIS0111 the Insect
Injected Into Ills Iland•
1 London, Ont., A.ug, 4.-Vreddy Ver-
ret. lies dead at his home on the Ham-
ilton -road, east of Egerton -street, a
victim of the deadly tarantula. Two
weeks ago Freddy handled some ban-
anas at a fruit stall in the city. A
Ilideous insect dropped on his hand.
He noticed it a moment later and
brushed it off, thinking it a com-
mon spider. When he reached home
las hand was badly swollen and he
remembered the spider. A poultice was
• immediately applied. It seemed to
have the required effect. A few days
later a similar swelling broke out on
tie leg and he grew feverish. arse
coatinued to be up and about, how-
ever, and to be able to perform light
duties until Saturday. Then he had
to take to his bed. He-beeame uncon-
selous that night and remained in
that state until he breathed his last
yesterday at 1.30 p.m. Freddy was 11
years and 8 months old. He lived
with his uncle, Mr. Henry Stratfold,
of this city.
• •
and They Show Flight Whenever
Approatelted.
Flemington, N.J., Aug. 4. -In the Grove
at 'Quakertown, known locally as the "Buz-
zard's Roost," naturalists from the 'Univer-
sity of New ,York have bee:: greatly in-
terested in finding a colony of remarkably
rare spiders, sampoSed to be tho solpugide-
ans. They are of the size' of tarantula%
and clbse.y allied to the scorpions of south-
ern regions. They are very pugnacious
and show fight whenever approached. •
The special hannt of these ,i3piders is an
old ruined beilding amongthetrees, where
their webs„ as large ale hanuneelts,, festoon
e'very eorner. The curators are much' sur-
prised, at finding this ,speotes in, the North.
SD E WORE THE DIAMONDS.
Woman Thief, 'Who Stole Gems From a
Foreign Banker During the ll'old's
Fair, Caught at Last.
DESTRUCTION NEAR THE SOO,
JlanT Farmers Have Lost Their Rome*
Owing to Forest Fires-Pacsengers itt
a Train Faint From Heal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Aug. 4, -
Much damage is being done by forest
fires in this vicinity, Yesterday Gladys,
a station eight miles fkom here on the
Soo Snore road, was wiped out and its
ieeidems had te fi.e for their lives.
Baena" was threateeed with destruc-
tion, and may have been wiped out bY
th s time. Scores of fermers have lest
their homes and bataly ezcaped with
their lives. The regular South Shore
passenger train was co.npelled to se-
ta, n, casing to the intense heat and
smoke. Seeerai of ths passengers
fainted before the train got out of the
fire. belt. No ran has faren for
weeks. and everything oa the glowed
is as dry as tinder, *Unless it rains
soon there will be it vast amount of
timber destroyed.
THE BIDER VIA.YE DECLINING.,
Utters lo McKinley Show That the Great
Free Coinage Boom nn ritascd
its Height.
Canton, Ohio. Aug. 4, -Major Me-
Kieley's letters to-dey brought en-
ccu.aging news from many poets of
the country, There are indications of
a significant eller .e e • t..at the papu-
lar latelest in fres Elle er .n many of
the Western States is declining. More
than half a hundred writers, all of
them trained obsaesers. state in let-
ters received to day that the excite-
ment over the free coinage of saver
has reached Its highest pach and that
the wave is beginning to roll back.
wards.
11.4SS4.8t .PAS H A 114.41.V.R.HATB.D.
There Is Trouble BrewIng-Tae Christiana
llx Heraklion Paule-Strielien.
London, Aug. 4. -The Daily News will
publish to -Morrow a despatch from its
Athens correspoudent, saylug that Hamm
Pasha, the Eovernor of Heraklion, for re-
fusing to admit a crowd. of .armed Mussul-
mans to the emu, was dragged from las
lease and maltreated, sustaining serious
injuries. The Mussulmons thronged lido
the town, and it was found to be necessary
to call out the troops to restore order. 'Xlw
Christian residents of the place were
thrown into a panic. The situation,
cording to this despatch, was never so
cattail as it Is now.
• Chicago, Aug. 4.-A. World's Fair
diamond thief has been brought to
justice. She is Mrs. Julia Houston,
and has promised to take the sheriff
to the place where she has hidden
$4000 worth of diamonds stolen from
Banker Mackey of London. AU the
rings will be recovered for the for-
eigner.
The wonlan's arrest brings to it suc-
cessful end the case which baffled the
pollee for three years. Mackey attend-
ed the World's Fair as a representa-
tive from the Principality oE Monaco.
He took apartments at a fashionable
boarding house kept by Mrs. Houston.
One morning his Jewels were missing.
Mrs. Houston was arrested on snspi-
cion, but there was no evidence
against her and she was released. The
banker returned to London and the
search for the jewels ceased.
A few months ago the suspected
woman's neighbors noticod that she
wore a handsome brooch. The pollee
were notified and they sent word to
Mr. Mackey. Evident s wa,s collected
• and as a result Mrs. Houston was in-
dicted by the grand jury on the
charge of larceny. • A. raphui was is-
sued., but it was not until to -day the
woman was arrested. Mackey has re-
turned to England, hut will come ba,cli
to prosecute the case.
trACK ROSS' CAPTURE.
A Weli-linown Toronto Crook Pleads
Gulity to Pocket Picking at the Dana-
ZHOU Band Vouramalent.
Hamilton, Aug. 4,--(Special.)-The pick-
pocket captured at the bend tournament
ratS beNt identified by a description from
the Toronto Detective Department as Jack
Ross, a notorious pickpotket of that city.
Ross has served long terms in the Onfo
Penitentiary and Toronto prisons. Ilis
brother Bill is at present in Kingston Pen-
itentiary serving a ten years' sentence for
pocketplaing. Charlie Ross, the young
man who was recently- shot dead Ns-hile at-
tempting highway robbery on a Jiffige In
001111eire.figo, was also it brother of the pris.
In the Police Court to -day Ross pleaded
guilty,and was remanded.
Surprised In liavana's Suburbs.
Havana Aug. 4.-A party of seven rebel
scouts were discovered lurking in the sub-
urbs of Havana at daybreak this morning
and were surprised by a squad. of pollee
under Capt. Sa.vo, who was in commana
of the men who murdered 18 persons at
Guato In March last. A eharp encounter
between tbe officers and the rebels result-
ed in the killing of three of the scouts.
The others lied and succeeded in making
their escape.
Ilard Times In tha Slates.
Marlboro, Mass., 'Aug. 4.-D. E. Wood &
Co., nianufacturers of satins and woolen
blanket§ tit Nortlaboro,' have shut dowf;
their factory, owing to tho depression in
USill(!SS. One hundred operatives are
rown out of work. •
Itetorzus in the Transvaal.
Pretoria, Aug. 4.-Tbe Volksraml has
passed a bill allowing the chiluren of for-
eign residents of the Transvaal who at-
tend the Public schools to learn the langu-
age of their parents. This Is a step In the
direction of redressing one of the griev-
ances of tne Ultianders, who energetteany
protested against their children having no
school facilities for learning their own lan-
guage. The only language that is recog-
nized in the sebools is Dutel.
A1:27.011CIIIIS Ili corm.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 4. -The Viadivostoek
correspondent of The Novoe Vremya tem -
graphs that a syndicate of Americans has
obtained from the Government of Corea a
concession to build a railway front Seim,
the Capital of Corea, whim is an inland
city, to Chemuipo, its port. The con-
cession also gives the Americans the
right to work the minerals along the line
of the road.
Crops In tlae eosather.a Stair..
Washington, Aug. 4. -The weekly erop
report of the Weather Bureau states that
owing to excessive heat and lack of rain-
fall over the greater part of the Southern
States tile general condition of cotton Is
not as good as in the previous week.. Tllc
general condition of corn in the princ'pai
corn States continues excellent. Grata, in
thock and stack, has been much injured ny
excessive rains. Tobacco continues in good
condition, except in the Carolinas.
'INN THE LONDONDERRY CUP,
The Canadian Artillery Team at Sheehan,
ness Defeated the First Essex
by Four Points.
London. 'Aug. 4. -In. the National Ar-
tillery Association competition at
Shoeburyness, the vielting Canadian
artillerymen to -day defeated the first
Essex team in the contest for the Lon-
donderry Challenge Cup. whioh trophy
has been held by the Canadians since
the last contest in 1886. The contest
was an exolting 011e and the Canadians
are elated over their success.. The
scores were: Canadians AS, First Ea -
sex 44. Serge -Major Bridgeford, who
was the number tine man of the Cana-
dian team on their last visit here ten
years ago, held the same position to-
day.
In the No. 1 Garrison Artillery com-
petition, with CoL Cole in command,
the team finished at the tenth 'mice,
behind the third prize.
In the No, 5 Position Artillery °our
petition (disabled ordnance). the 3rd
Kent were winners. with a score of 56.
Canada was tenth, With 41. Fifteen
teams competed.
In the No. 6 Garrison Artillery A.
Shift. the 4th Derham took first prize,
With a score of 85, the 2nd Durham
were second, with 76, and Canada, was
third with 74. Eight teams were in the
eonites
The Repository Badges, B Shift com-
petition was postponed, owing to
Serge -Instructor Bridgeford of the
Canadian team making a mistake in
the stores required. He thought eight
laehings were needed, whereas the list
says two. • • h
ytnnol.ed VOW]) 'Pre a TrolleY.
Louden, Ont,. Aug. 4. -While out wheel-
ing with her husband last evening, Mrs.
Robert Parsons, 760 Dundas -street east.
collided with a trolley ear and sustained
very painful injuries. In turning off Col-
borne -street on to Dundas she 'MIS confused
by a car approaching from the east, and,
instead of turning short, attempted to
cross in front of the car. In doing so her
wheel was struck, end she was. thrown to
the side.
Darned by' Electric§ ty. -
Niagara Palls, Aug. 4.-1'rank Shupson,
employed in the Cataract Constraction Co.
power -house, was berned terribly to -say.
He was putting in it fuse under a trans-
• former, when the elsetrIcity nasnen in his
frace, bunting the skin. Ile was picked up
in an uneon.seions conCeition end can bare-
ly live. Ilis clothes were burning when
he was pieltod up.
A Stare Aeat For Mr. Blair.
St. John, N.B., Aug. 4.-Efon. A. G. Blalr,
Minister of Ilnilwafs, Will run for Queen's
and Sunbury. C. (1. Ring, the memnes-
elect SO these counties,redies ittMr.lilairs
favor. It is not expected there will be tiny
opposition to Mr. fllah, but in any ease
the Minister ot Railways hate a sure seat.
KICKING FOR • FIGHTING JOE,"
His Friends In Winnipeg Are Growing Im-
patient Because Mr. Laurier Has Over-
looked Him So Loam.
Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 4,-(Speelal)-
Mr. joeeph Martin's frtends in Winni-
peg are getting anxious about the va-
cant interior portfolio. Tbey have be-
gun to tiaras lately that Mr. Laurier in-
tinds to turn d3ani "Jaightldtg Jae"
and this they are not gOing to allow
without a struggle. Last nigbt they
held a meeting and prepared e forniel
document. eaking Mr. Laurier to at
once give Mr, Martin the portfolio.
They etaarn to have Attorney -General
Sifton's word that he is not after it,
and will not stand In Mr. Martin's
Way. while Premier Greenway. they
MY, is out of the question. Mr. Lama
leas answer is impatiently awalted.
However, a zew candidate for the
Portfolio has loomed up in the person
of Hon. Mr. Prendergast, who was
Provincial S.cretary of the Greenway
Government, but resigned when the
National Scalcol bill was passed. Mr.
Prendergast is being boomed by the
French residents of Manitoba and is
consalered a very rkely man. It le
thought his selection might Wang
ateat a sAtiement of the sehool ques-
tion and for this reason he .has the
advantage over Mr. Martin.
Wrialt Crop it Emil One. •
Boston, A.ug; 4,-LThe American Aga:lead-
tallest in its next issue will say row:Hine
the fruit Crepe of 1806 : "Taking the
country as a whole. itke fruit erop of 18(X)
may be put down raslt ful:
Dined the te, ga,fosee,
Edinburgh, Ang,. 4. --The municipal au-
thoritios this afternoon gave n dinner to
100 of the men of the United States war-
ship Minneapolis.
A azio,ope Fire• , •
Philadelphia, Aug. 4. -The main building
of the -Phosphate and:Fertilizer Werke of
the ilnugh eta Sena Co. was burned this
morning. Lose $200;000.
GENERA: ll -LTON MATTERS,
The Police Pat a Stop to a Family Row -
Change in the Dummy Railway -A
charge or Arson.
. .
Homiltort, Aug. 4. -(Special.) -A lives
ly row occurred at the residence of
Thomas Callaghan, No. 2 Greig -street,
at noon to -day, when the poi: ,e swoop-
ed down on the place and arrested
Thomas CaAaghan and his brother
James on the c..arge of assault and
disorderly conduct. Mrs. Thomas
Callaghan is the complainant, and a
thad man iigu.el in the row. Mrs.
OaLashan seal her husband threaten-
ed to shoot her, and he said his wife
had tried to stab him. Furniture was
broken and a revolver and knife were
being brandished, when the row was
broken up by the authorities.
Mr. 11, B. Oslea Q.C., president of
the Dummy Railway Line, which con-
nects Dundas with ties city, has sent
Chairman Brown of the Board
of Works several copies of
his proposed bylaw in connection with
the oenverson of the road to a trolley
line, and he has a!so asked. that the
board meet to -morrow to consider the
bylaw. The board, hewever. will not
mset till Aug. 12. Among the Changes
desired by President Osier are the
eght to connect with the Radiai Rail-
way Company's lire by way of Cade.
arine etreet, and the right to double
track Main street, to connect with the
H.G. and B.. the tracks to be jointly
used by the H. and D. a.nd the H.G.
and B.
Mr. Morley Allison, grater, will be
tried at the Police Court on Thursday
On the charge of arzon, preferred by
Mr. Anthony Cepp, owner of Mr. Alli-
son's store, which was mysteriously
fired a short time ago.
The Dead.
Stamford, Conn., Aug. 4. -George Bell,.
Meleager of Laffan's News Bureau iu New
York, died here to -clay of, congestion of the
lungs. •
I. 0. 0, F. GRAND ENCAMPMENT
Cbere iS...
no virtue in
the nasty taste of
cod-liver oil.
Then why take
it clear?
breaks the oil in-
to drops so small
that you can
hardly taste it.
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If you are tired taking the large old-
fashioned. griping pills'try Carter's.
Little Liver Pills and take some com-
fort, A Man can't stand everything.
One pill a dose. Try them.
Mr. William Foy's hotel at Whitby
Junction was burned and the inmates
had to rush out in their nightclothes.
At Watford at family named Collihgs
escaped from a burninghouse by -
jumping from an upper window.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jun., was mar-
ried to Miss Grace Wilson tittle bride's
family residence, Fifth avenue New
York:, against the will of his father.
Held Their Twenth-Seventh Annual Ses-
sion at Niagara Falls Yesterday -The
Officers Who were Fleeled.
Niagara Falls, Ont., Aug. 4. -The 2Ith
annual session of Grand Elierunpment, I.O.
0.1e., opened here to -day, There are 150
delegates, representing 50 encampments of
Ontario and six a Quebea with some 100
friends. An address of we come was made
by Mayor Charles Cole, atter which Grand
Sire Stebbins of tho Sovereign Grand Lodge
was received with Grand Lodge honors and
made an excellent address. The different
committees reported on the 'working of
the order. A general incretase was reported;
&erne encampments were resuscitated ;
few were reported dormant. The commit-
tee on districts reported, and recommended
grouping, which wile adopted.
The election of officers took place this
afternoon, which resulted as follows :
Past grand patriarch, J. J. Reed, Montreal
grand patriarch, G. W. Ross, Hamilton
grand high priest, Geo, Bell, Ottawa
grand senior warden, Samuel Law, Guelph
• grand scribe, M. D. Lawson. London
grand treasurer, Edmund Boltz. London
grand junior warden, Wm. Potter, Chat-
ham f grand representatives Sovereign
Grand Lodge, S. S. Merrick, Carleton race:
and J. T. Hornlbrook, Toronto ; grand
marshal, E. J. Spackman, Exeter ; grand
sentinel, George Scott, Stirling ; grand out-
side sentinel, James- Monroe, Toronto,
The grand encampment will convent:
next year on the last Tuesday Is July in
"tendon.
•
The Fathers of tine Cables.
London, Aog. 4. -The Marquis of Tweed-
dalo, Chairman of the Anglo-American and
Eastern Telegraph Companies, addressed
the following to the American 'press: "A
Financial Committee is about to be form-
ed to inaugurate an international memorial
and commemorate the Inception and °ex-
tension of submarine telegraphy connect-
ed witn the names of Cyrus Field, Sir Jas.
Anderson and Sir John render."
El Hung Chang and Joe.
London, Aug. 4. --Ll Hung Chang, tho Chi-
nese Ambassador Extraordinary at tue cor-
onation of the Czur, who is now the guest
of the liritioh nation, paid a visit to-aay
to the Honse of Colinnons. Through an in-
terpreter he conversed for some time wits
Rt. •Iron. Joseph Chamberlain, the Colontai
Secretary, and Rt. Hon. GeoegteN. Curzon,
Parliameaktary Secretarg of tho Foreign Or-
fice.
• Clyde Crushed Seem. el:triter, Idle.
Glasgow, Aog. 4. -The Clyde ernshed Su-
gar inaCket is idle. It ia reported that a
firth in this city has suspended, and that
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Marriage Licenses
-ISSUED AT -
HICK'S JEWELRY STORE
No Witnesses Required.
A complete Stock of Jewelry, Silver -
Ware, etc.
Repairing receives careful and per-
sonal attention.
R. HICKS,
Central Telephone Office'
Don't Forget
To leave your order for Coal with us.
We buy right, and what is better. war
sell right.
Some dealers claim to have a mono -
ply of all the
Cood Al Thing!
We do not claim anything so absurd,
but do say that our coal is equal to the -
best, and we sell cheaper.,
Give us it call.
6-4.2m. W. TREVETHICK.-
ino-7•.^^-s..
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When the Mercury gets up in-
to the nineties you wont mind it
a particle if you will come and
see us first and provide yourself*
with one of Grieve's cool susi, mer
suits. We have a big range and
-we are bound to clear them all
out by the 1st of August. Don't
wait until you melt, begin to .be -
comfortable now.
• Scc our $2.0o summer pants,
made to order.
J. H. CR1EVE
'Greer'.
(GUARANTEED PURE.)
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Full directions bow to suc-
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• Headquarters for Fishing
Supplies at
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