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Strategicai Move.
The 13ritish Forces Will Now Engage Gen. Joubert's
Army, Which Outnumbers Them Three to One
—Restlessness of Basutos Is Due to Boer
Threats,
A despatch from London, eays :—The
chief item of new. from the front Wed-
nesday rooming was the announee-
'slant Oral, the calling back of Goner -
td Yule from Dunthee vras a preconceiv-
ed plan, the atteation bein,g the janc-
tion cif the two British forced undee,
the command a Gen.eral White to give
battle to the Bolos' strong force, in-
stead of engaging the enemy in two
t3octions. The movement wag aucOess-
fully accompliehed, Coneral White en-
gaging the attention, of the Dome,
while Generhl Yule's force moved down
.t the main command.
BRILLIANT 'MOVEMENT.
The' Cane Town correspondent of
the Daily Mail says: '
"Gen. Yule he performed a bril-
liant strategical movement. By aewift
marph to the South, leaving Glencoe,
he hap effeeled, a jtenction of his forces
with those of Sir George Stewant
White, slightly to the north of Lady -
!smith.
"The two are now in a poeitio,n to of-
fer battle, 1 believe the first ettack
will be made On the large Free State
forcer which entered Natal by way of
Tintwa pass, and which has since been
haeassing Ladysmith. The mantary
authorities olecided that by joining
their forces the two generals would
,p bebetter able to cope with one targe
farce at a tira,e, than by having two
small detachments tp oppose simul-
taneously.
HARD FIGHTING SOON.
1
"Accordingly, after defeating the
Free State troop, they, will offer bat -
to Commanaent-General Jou.bert.
Only forty miles now separate the two
Boer forces: Hence the need for swift
and. telling action.
"The two sections of the Boer a.rnay
together outnumber the entire British
force by three to one. Hard fighting
is certain at a very early date. Our
men are oonfident, and there is much
5 entaueiasin."
It is evident tram the official de-
spatches that both Commandant -Gen.
Joubert's column on the north and the
Orange Free State troops on the . west
now oectupy strong positions, and that
nothing hinders the .Boers from follow-
ing lap Gen. Yule's retirement and get-
ting around Ladysmith from the
south-east.
It is believed ,that the Government
have other despatches that have not
yet been published. The Secretary of
State for War left. Mr. Clioatels resi-
dence early at the banquet to Gen.
Harrison and proceeded to the 'War
Office, where even after !midnight
there was mob activity.
'TRYING TO INCITE BASUTOS.
e.4. despatch from Cape Town, says:—
'be following advices have, been re-
ceived here from 1Vlaseru, Basutoland:—
A. native lately visited a laager of
Orange Free State troops just oppo-
site !trainer. He found it to consist
of waggons, surrounded by turf, piled
three feet high. Re noticed only a
few Mousers, The Boer cammandant
questioaed him regarding the feeling
of the different Basuto chiefs, princi-
pally the paramount chief, I,erothodi,
and in order to draw the commandant;
the native replied that the chiefs sid-
ed with the Boers.
Thereupon the commandant said the
two Republics wished to kill the Brit-
ish, and.to take over and govern the
Easutos, restoring to the latter that
part of the country which the Free
-State formerly took from; them. As
to the Britishers, those whom they
failed to kill they would drive into the
sea. The commandant wished a de-
cision on the part of Iserothodi and
. the other chiefs as soon as possible
whether they would_ fight the Boers
or the British—because his contingent
was anxious to help the Boers else-
where. He acknowledged that his
men were afraid of the Basutos, be-
cause their wives and Eamilies, as well
as their cattle, were within reach of
- a Basuto incursion.
The Boers on the Basutoland fron-
tier, according to the best information
obtainable at Muzu, number about
2,50•O.
TUESDAY'S FIG -HT.
Generel White .has telegraphed to
the War Offiee from Riefontein, under
date of Oct. 24, saying bha.t in the.
fight near La,dy stnith on Tuesday
tthirteen of the British force were kill- '
ed, 93 wounded, •and three are missing,
the casualties being 'mostly among
the Gloucester -Regiment. '
CUT THEIR WAY OUT+
despatch from the London Daily '
Telegraph from. Ladysmith, dated,
Monday, saye:— Thirty of the 181h
Flussers, who wire sent from f Glencoe
to intercept the retreat of the Boers.
from, Ela,ndslaag te were et' off • b,y
the enemy. Under Sergt. Baadrey they
fought their way across the
Biggageiberg hills, the enemypursu-
ing and'firing at th'ean, at a range of
300 yaed!s along the passes,
"They arrived at Ladylsenath at 10
o'clock 1,11Ionday morning... Three' of
the troop!ers are neissingeowing to the
breakdown of their horses. ,The BoerS
used a Maxim. A lieutenant of the
Hessars, with 't party, was driven
teck to Glencoe. The Ilussers were
fired at, as far 'dotvreas 1Vtoderspatust.
JOITBEItT CLOSE AT. HAND.
A despatch from London, snys :—It
is quite evideitt that the war in Natal
has only commeineed, atid that the
Boone are by no means discouraged at
logien tbe first two battle. Many ex-
perts ate satisfied General joubert is
oven now close to the heels of the Ern
deb, and a decisive action may he
toughie soon.
Later eetineates of the ,110er losses
at; Elanclslaagte give 300 killed, Their
Doolness, brevery, and goed aim earl be
judged from the fact that ciut of 17 or
18 offieers with the half. battalion of
Gordon Highlo n!dern tinir ware killed
ate!, 13 were wounded, nerhile dab easu-
allies among the rank and file were 27
Per'eent, duriog less than three ho -ars'
fighting,
Limn- Campbell, of the Gordon High-
landers, has sinedied from ieis
woueds,
FIFTY BOERS WERE KILLED.
Despatches from Cape Town Says
than advices from Malekin!g confirm
the etaterq.ent that 50 Boers were kill-
ed by the explosion of two trucks of
dynamite, purpoeely •sent out by Col-
onel Baden-PoWell to draw the Boer
fi re.
The offer of General Cronje, the
13oler cenamancler in the vicinity ef
Mafeking, to Colonel Baden-Powell to
ex -change prisoners, referred to Capt.
Nesbitt and othens of the armoured
train, wrecked at Kraaipan.
1 ROYALTY OFF TO THE CAPE,
,4 desp!atch Loam Cork says :—The
troopship Siberian =balked a squa-
dron of the, Inniskilling Dragoons, with
186 h.orses, at Queenstown on Wedned-
day night. The officers include Prince
Alexander et Took. third on of the
Duke, at Teel, a lieutenant of the 7th
B.assars, who served three years ago
ui 1VIatahel et emit Pellicle Alexander is
volunteering, for service once more in
South Africa. Tho Siberian carries
aisela number ot Maxims and a large
quantity ot ammunition..
GEN WHITE'S POSITION. ,
A despatch trOM London Friday,
says:—The p,roposed attack on the
combined forces of Sir George S. White
and General Yule by the Orange Free
Staters, who are supposed to be coming
through .Tintyva pass, is still to be -real-
ized so far as any reports reaching
London are concerned. The British
continue to stand in readiness for bat..
tle, but apparently the enemy is still
out of sight:. ,
All reports froni the front predict
an early, sanguinary fight,
The fact tbat the Flee Staters did
not make their expected. appearance
through the Tintwa pass leads
to the -well-grounded belief that the
Boars have been matte aware of the
British concentration, and have turn-
ed their course so as 'to join Joubert's
Boer force without interruption.
In case the two united forces col-
lide, it is quite likely tbe naost import-
ant engagemeni of the war will be
fought.
The War Office is still in the dark
regarding tbe true size of either Sou-
bert's or the Free State legions, as
the estimates range all the way from
16,000 to 30,000.
Taking the mean estimate as true,
the_Boers have al least twice as many
men as the British, and an ettual num-
ber of guns.
The situation is not the best the
British army has seen by any means,
but it is relieved considerably by the
announcement in a despatch received
from Ladysmith that strong reinforce-
ments of artillery and infantry had ar-
rived therefrom Pietermaritzburg. A
Durban despatch also reports ,that a
transport has arrived there with a
battalion of the rifle brigade.
.A summary of the British military
strength is pu,bashed, showing that
tbe total number of troops now in
&nth) Africa is 25,500, including 16,400
wholanded since September 8. There
are 21,000 men en ratite, and more than
28,000 yet to be embarked.
MORE TROOPS REACH AFRICA.
arom Cape Town also the following
despatch as received:—"The troop-
ship Zayathia, whose voyage from Liv-
erpool was delayed by !difficulties
with her machinery, has arrived with
st battery and a halt of field artillery.
Her sister transport, with an equal
force, which has been similarly delay-
ed,. is daily expected."
BOERS SHELLING 1VIAFE1ING.
• There is an exciting story soon
coining final Mafeking, and it is con-
cerning this place that the keenest
anxiety is now felt. It is difficult to
see how Col. Baden-Powell's little
force of stx hundred men can survive
the attack, that the Boers are mak:sag
upon them.
, despatch from Pretoria, dated Oc-
teber 24, whidh comes ria Lorenzo
'Marques, Detagoa 'Bay, says: "The
b •!mbardnient of Mafeking by General
Cronje's commando began this morn-
ing. The women and children were
g:ven, ample time to leave the town.'
A.no thee clespa.ich Crom the same source
dated the following day says:
shelling of Ma.feking was resumed at
daybreak this morning. Several
houses are in flames,"
A despatch to the Central News,
;which is not confirmed, dated Thine -
day, 9 peat, says that the British at
Tambealey, have made a brilliant sor-
tie'routing 700 Boers. The fighting
lasteet four hours. Two guns were
captured..., IThe Lancashire Regiment
earaiedi a kopje at the point of the
b!aaronet. The Boer commandant was
killed. The despatch does not state
when the action ocourred.
There is little pews trout the west-
ern border. The cordon around Kim-
berley is drawing closer, but hopes are
expressed that a flying column will
shortly be sent ' to its relief,
There is intense anxiety for ferther
news from Mofeking, where, it is be-
lteved a nunelxir of officers who were
suppesed to be on furlough -joined Col.
Badenelanwell,
DEATH OF GEN. S; yMONS.
The death of Sir Williane Penn Sy-
mons, the Britishcommander at Glen-
eoe, will° was shot in the stomach in
the battle with the Boers there Oct.
OO, ,Was officially announced in tne
ficeisse of f`lommous On Thursday.
THE Q,IJEEN'S HEART BLEEDS.
A despatch from Lotidon, says:—The
Secretaey tia State foe War, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, has received the
following ineseage froea the Queen,— ,
tan:
TI -1,111 EXETBR TINEES
"It y heart bleeds forthese dread-
! 11410 ctess, timaigia I lit: sts0;dvaeyr.y airsi j 0 gi4rott,,
Would you, eonvey My warn/net aed
heartfelt *Apathy with the oear re-
latives of the falleti and wounded, end
My ,admiration OE the conduct of those
they have lost. "
(Signed)
MANSION HOUSE VONA
,
The flint day's evaaseription to the
Lord Mayor'e fiend for ehe benefit of
the widows and ee•plians of Britieli
sOldiene, killed in Sotit.li Africa, ond tor
the relief of the sick and wounded,
amounted to 48,000, $40,000.
The Mansion Holese fund for the re-
lief of the refutgeee from the Rend has
now reaehed the suns of 4137,000, $085P
Q00. 1
FRO/YI NEW ZEALAND.
, A despatch from Wellington, N,
says;—le New Zealand contingent,
ounabering 213 mon, with, 230 horees,
ealled for South Africa on SatuedeY
errata scenes of unbounded, enthusiasm.
An enormous crowd said good-bye to
the troops, including members 'of the
Legislative Colleen and Lae House of
Representatives, mayors, and judges.
The Governor of New Zealand, tae
Earl of Ranfurly; the premier, the
Right Boa, R. P. Seddon, aria the
leader of the Opposition in the House
o-fBsegotheresenquaytheaddressed
troop
WAILING IN PRETORIA.
A private mespa,ge from Ladysmith
on Monday says that a messenger
who had just arrived there from Pre-
terite says the women there are weep-
ing and wailing on the market-p4ace.
Three trains have been despatched
from Kaerksdorp to fetch the wound-
ed from Mafeleing. It is estimated
there are 700 killed and wounded, and
it is stated at Pretoria that the Bri-
tish easualties are only 18.
!AUDITS 01' TEE WORLD.
PrineS of Grain, Cattle, Cheese, nee
in the Leading Marts.
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Toronto, Oct. 31:—Only 28 loads ,of
offerings online into the western cattle
yards this =riling, and little busi-
ness was done. Dullness, poor quality
of the cattle, and unchanged prices,
were the characteristics of the rear:
kat.
The supplies of shipping cattle were
light, and we had little enquiry; prices
range' from $4 to $4.25 per ewt., for
a few ehoiee lots 10 and 15c more
was paid.
Good butcher cattle is much wanted,
and 104 the right kind of etuff 4 to 1
1-4c per pound. is paid; very choice
might bring a little 'name. Medivaci
and. inferior cattle is weak.
Stockers are dull at from 2 1-2 to
3 1-4c per pound.
Feeders and export bulls are un-
ohangea.
• Sheep- are not wanted, and trade is
quiet at from 3 to 3 1-2e pea'
pound.
s Lamas are steady at from 3 1-4 to
3 3-4c per pound; for extra choice
Jambe 4q was paid.
Good veal calves are wanted.
About 2,500 hogs were received to-
day, Prices are unchanged, but the
market is weak, and the outlook is
for lower prices,
quotations for hogs to -day were
43-8c. per lb. for choice hogs, scaling
from 160 to 200 tbs., and 40. per lb. for
light and fat hogs. '
Following is the range of current
quotations
Cattle.
Shippers, per cwt. . . V 00 V25
Butcher, choice, do. . 3 60 400
Buteher, med. to good. 325 350
Butcher, inferior. . . 225 275
Stockers, per cwt. . . 225 525
Sheep an.d Lambs.
Ewes, per cwt. . . . 300 330
Lambs, per cwt. . . . 325 375
Bucks, per cwt. . . . 2 00. 2 50
Milkere and Calves.
Cows, each, ... . . . 25 00 45 00
°elves, each. . . . 200 700
Hags.
Choice hogs, per cwt. 412 1-2 437 1-2
Light hogs, per cwt. . 400 400
Heavy hogs, lper cwt. . 400 400 -
Toronto, Oct. 31.—Wheat—Is dull.
Red and white are quoted at 66q to 66
1-2c west, spring at 66 1-2c to 67c east
and goose at 700 on 'a low freight to
New York, and 69c north and weet.
Manitoba wheat IS steady at 81c for
No. 1 hard grinding in transit and 80c
Toronto and west. •
Montreal, Oct. 31.--Grain—The grain
market is quiet and shows little change
No. 1 hard Manitoba wheat afloat Fort
Wittier°. is !quoted around 69c. October
delivery. No. 2 hard was quoted at a
epeead of 3c below. No. 2 oats, afloat
Montreal, spot, 30 lole 'to 30 1-20; peas,
67 1-2c; nye, ate to 62e VeNo. 2 barley,
500 to 50 1-2e; and feed barley 48 1-20;
buckwheat, 56 1-2c.
Buffalo, Oct. 31.--S!pring wheat —
Stronger; No. 1 Northern, old, spot, '77
3-80; new spot, '75 3-8c; No. 2 Northern,
new, 72 1-8e. , 'Winter wheat—Nothing
doing; No. 2 red, 741 1-20; No. 1 white,
73c. Corn — Barley steady; No. 2
yellow, 39 1-20; No. 3 yellow, ,39 to 39
1-1c; No, e yellow, new,, 1,-2c; No. 2
corn, 38 1-4 to 38 1-2c; No. 3 corn, 38
to 38 1-4c; Oats—Stronger; No. 2 white,
29 1-4 to .29 1-2c; No. 3 white, 28 3-4 to
29e; No. 4 white, 28 to 28 1-40; No. 2
mixed 270; No. 31 mixed 26
1-2c. Rye -- No offering's; No. 2
on track, gaoled at 63s.! Came
freights cc About all the offerings of
grain were taken this morning; corn
went at; 3 1-2e, fleteeeeclOand wheat at
e 1-2c, 15 New' York. Flour—Steady, !
Chicago- Oct. 31.--1i'1axseect closed: —
Nerth-Wnst, 11..29; South-West, O1.29
cash; October, 11.27 3-4; December,
11.27 1-2; Mey, $1,29; Duluth, to arrive,
1124; caeh, 1L2S4 1-1; October, al1.21;
Deeerabee, $1.21 1-e; May, $1.241 1-2.
•
TYPHOID AT DAWSON
A despatch front: Ottawa, says:—.A
telegram irons. Lt. -Col. Evans at Dews
son Statee that there has been the
usual atitutrin outbreak otf typhoid
teem.: in the city, and that slat men of
the Yukon tnilitteaY force are &nen
With it,.
TORONTO BOYS ARE 0113
UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM OF THE
PEOPLE: OF THE CITY,
n'ereetront eetates at toe Ar1ie1E0es, Alone
he Rottie or Peratte atZa tit• th0 trplOn
Stailolt -^ CiCzetIM Out An Yost
Tit re tip 40 a),, YR rOw41.1 to b
iinLeers tOr Sci`Viloo tiopth Aririen,
A, desfsateh from Toronto eayteo—Be-
fere one o'cloek ozi Wednesday every
available inch of epee* to the neigh-
berhood of the Armouries was °coupled
hY ell:Leone, thrilling with tile loyalty
that is eending one thousand of Can -
axle's sans to uphold the honor of the
Mother Country in tho Treitevaal.
Univereity street, along Elm, Tongs
and Gereard down jervis, along King
and south on Sinacoe to Front street,
the route of the procession, one might
easily have walked on the heads of
the people. Every window command-
ing a view of the soldiere and their
escoet, wap jammed,. Prom top to bot-
tom of the Rossin House, the Canada
Life building, Nordneinaernt Rice Lew-
is and Sons, •and the rews of windows
were ;white with faces looking witla
mingled expreseions on the red -coats
below.
THE PARADE.
After the presentations in the Ar-
mouries, the marching orders were giv-
en in smart sharpl military style by
the marsbal, Col; Grasett. As the.
Queen's Own Band led< out, the great
throng on Queen's Avenue gave cheer
after oheer, which was repeated again
and again, as the contingent passed
through the crowded streets. .
The form pf the parade was:
Queen's Own Rifles:.
Royal Grenadiers,
48th Highlanders.
Members of Contingent.
!City Council !
Army and Navy Veterans:
;Veteinns of '66,
University Students
High School Cadets,
ePublic School Drill Carps.
The route of march, was up Univer-
sity street to Elm street, to Yonge
street, to Gerrard street, to Jarvis
street, to King street, to Simcoe street,
to Station,
AT THE STATION.
Never has the Union Station district
seen such an eager," such an enormous
crowd as waieed to see the soldiers off
this afternoon. The volunteers march-
ed. down S'mcoe street and along Sta-
tion street to the down stairs intrante.
The knock bounded by Sracoe, York
and Station streets was in the charge
of the police, so that this territory
was not extensively invaded by the
public. The Grand "Union Hotel and
thle Daly House were excellent vant-
age points, and every window in the
S.necoe street front Of these hostelries
was filled with faces. The steps on
the Grand Union and the Daly House
Ournished vantage points for seveeal
hundred spectators. John street
bridge, which commanded a tether
distant view of the north shed peat-
'10,m—where the troop train vs 0.3 wait-
ing—was thronged with sightseers,
many of them armed with binoculars.
THE SCENE AT PARTING.
The crowd took an active interest in
the tender parting scene, and many a
hearie on, the bridge throbbed respon-
sively to the kisses showered on the
soldiers by Mothers, sisters and sweet-
hearts. The fervent hand, clasp of the
fathers and. brothers, brought tears to
many an eye. In spite of the unusual
restrictions the station authorities
lawn a crowded platform. The public
wer6 admitted, both by the upper and
lower entrances, and the special per-
inits were proportionately as a needle
a haystack. ,
THE COMPANY'S TRAIN. -
The Toronto troops, comprising one
„hundred and fifty men, five officers
and five sergeants eutrained on tne
Can.adian Pacific special provided for
thera at 1 o'clock. It was several
minutes later when the train pulled
out.
The speeial consisted of engine 206,
one of the biggest passenger engines
on the road, a baggage car, four tour-
ist sleepers equipped with bedding
and • other conveniences, a dining car
and a first-class sleeper for the
officers. The dinin.g cier was placed
between the sleeper and the tourist
oars so that the men wonld, not have
to go tirepugh the officers' quarters
for their meals.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has
ptiovided very generous accommoda-
tion for the ,rnen. Theordinary touaist
car contains sixty beetles and will
afford sleeping accommodation for 120
people if they double up. When 150
men are distributed through four of
these carst every man evitl have a
berth to himself and about -half a
berth to spare. Ths soldiers will have
a good sleep before changing ears for
Quebec, As the train glided under
the bridge the air becara,e white with
waving handkerchiefs, and tremen-
daus cheers followed the soldiers until
the train vanished around the °neve.
AIM EUROPE WONDERS
Why the rflobtilzmion of Such immense
British Faeces?
A despatch from London, says:—The
sensational rumours of the designs of
foreign powers inimical to British in-
terests meet with scant crethanee,
though it is admitted it ie difficult to
explain the imtnense forces on land
and sea whieh Groat Britain is nOW
In Vienna it is reported that the
British naval Movements are due to a
rumour that Inissia, with the assent
of Franee, is about to acquire from
Spein Cute or some other naval sta-
tion on the African coast.
Elsewhere 11 18 stated that the naotte-
meets of the French Meditetraiman
fleet in the neighbourhood of the Le
-
vent, where it could easily be joined
by the Rensian Black Sea fleet, via the
Straits of Dardanellee, are oteasiotiots
stispitsion.
euis S 11 Mi(ilary.
* 41' Rece nt ilappening,5•• ,Briefly rold.
CANADA. at reetanrents, quite contrary to his
footle A Battery, Kingetoo. lend Stratheona hie accepted an
Two aaore deeeelloos are reported Precedelit-
f 'Io 1, "na f . . .
.,,, . .... Buclianan, an ofeieer 0, the yanttatent to become a candidate for
"riartiPeg l''ire Brigade, bee been ap- tbe lend Reetorship of Aberdeeo Unis
pointed its claiea , VelesitY.
The lady studente at Queen's Unlver- Elegem) Kelly, the New York baoker,
site, are inerenning, There will be 90 has purchased Castletovon in courita
Indies enrolled tale season Kildere, the swat of tile Conally fano
The Ville Marie Batik, lVfontreel, Van '13' for"150 years,
pay a second divideod of 33 14. per 11 is now said that the Czarewitele
cent. on its notes next month, has fallen in love with Princes e Kar-
en essomation of soldier ' ,. land' '
an4dIriloireisuitrilooliontf.oesio,fis,Crizno,t Folumattioong, garet ef Connaught, with whcaa b 0 has
been eseoetating a great deal io Scot,
paRianyainittyo nitillevatnann•lace.ssorillnEjiiegset,:lodnwela,sa ,grTelgeatiaopup4oilnol;L:leth,ofi,oM4idsoszi,3170bteo.
the Pastorate of the Bretherton Con -
office at Atlio between September 1
and 28. , iiiservueldotosboecktiees fprirostosiendtagnce in Eng -
Kingston' -have"' been killaa aealdeat" thlotniedbiet.hgeepsiteondees(l'elnaQ'mClasarolfestbDeicknieonsst'
aeleiSeyltltolehrefnah,,:vflevnaaantietihYde,tran°tIatehhsaettaetrie,moeitehe Peggotyts'House at -Yarenouth, Eng -
novel "David Copperfield," has . just
.Barg•ters blew open the safe at the bean athd at auction Leh 4460
Cariboo Mine, rear Quesnetle, B. C.,
and stole bullion variously repoited The anniversary of the bIttle of
at $5,000 te $20,000, mT;li'tehfamigoarre tthta% coesloeslyastnetilkoastiaLsmond000n
Rev. J', A, Alien, of -Ii'ilig,atoin has Nelson s flagship, the Victory, for the
received a cablegrant advieing him
that, his son, Grant Allen, the novel- nfiar:t1-:ismt esieginitaele was battle bus faInt
ist, ;..s hopelessly fill.,10.m
Alfred Couture, G. T. It. conductor tr's•rnh,tes forAdhite
rthesupplyianit
mnodehanenc'a
eaji
at Levis, is dead
the effeots of a British °°althg etatiotas on the eva,y•
fly bite received three months ago on to the, Cape,
SO tniet any Britieh squa-
'Wm. Hutton,
the islacd of Orlaaansm. °alder in , ,...," droa will be teaablesdTtoTEcosa,.1 without
Waterous shoes al Brantford, fell dead
tweakening the present supply.
:1
4(!inisehalssesawnads:wlabieleosautishei! work, HUeart , W.
H. l‘TI'EAppleton,D
.
is dead, the Nev lioTh Pub -
George E. Pare, the convicted Do- , Usher,
minion Bank burglar, has applied 1 Burning has taken the place of
through his counsel for the reward of-
fered by the bank of 412,000. I lynching in Texas.
Nine lives were lout in the recent
Mr. C. R. Hoemer is retiring from Montana blizzard:
the managership of the Canadian Pa- I President McKinley defended the ex-
,
cific inlegrap.p
hs, in order to devote his ansion policy beaore an audience of
whole Lime to his many investments10,000 persorte at Madison, Wis.
Victor Thoret was given a verdict For more than a week a snowstorm
of $500 against the Ontario Rolling of un:precedented severity has been
Mills Company at Hamilton for the 1 raging in the naountains surround -
loss of two fingers while in their ein- ing Leadville, Colorado.
ploy. Twenty clerks, working on the state
The directors of the Quebec, Harnin records of Michigan, are reported to
ton & Fort 'William Navigation Co., have died from consumption contract -
have accepted the tender of an Eng- ed from handling the books.
cost
o
firrin527t500o,bou„ild two vessels at a
It is said at New York that the Pull-
man Palace Cir Company has absorbed
The office of the Lang Biscuit Menu-, the Wagner Palace Car Company—the
factaring Company, Montreal, was consolidation to take place at the end
entered by burglars, who gagged. the of the year.
annigdhtsteovlaoteeh250m7, blew open two safes 1 A. :Washington despatcla says that
i owing to the temporary character of
Thonao.s Beattie was given judg,ment the settlement of the Alaskan boun-
at- Hamilton against the Hamil-! dary question there will be no meet -
ton Brass Company nee $500 for the ing of the Joint High Commission in
Loss of an eye while in the employ the immediate future.
of the company. '
" GENERAL,
The workings of Montreal's water-
works department during the past Emil Arton, of Panama canal mo -
five years is to be thoroughly invest-
tmiety, has been pardo.ned.
gat gated.loncontinues.
Wm.
department investi- Over 500 SPanish prisoaers have died
Wm. Holleran, committed for trial
at Hamilton on a charge- of aggravated
assault on bis wife, recently sold three
tons of coal which she had bought
with her earnings.
trete, the 5 -year-old dauglater of
John Russell of London, fell into a
mill race, but Patrick Taff succeeded
in rescuing the child after she had
twice gone under.
MI. Norman 13. Wilson, B.A., of the
University of Toronto, has been ap-
pointed to an assistant professorship
of mathematics in the Royal Military
College at Kingston.
T.hos. Locke, a cripple, who ts an
inmate of the _Efouse of Refuge, res-
cued two young ladies and a man
from drowning in Hamilton Bay. He
was assisted by Janies Scott.
The General Mission Board ot the
Methodist Church, while meetingl in
Quebec, was entertained to a trip
down the St. Lawrence by the Hon.
Mayor Parent and the City Council
The Canadian Pacific Imperial Lim-
ited. has been withdrawn. Its place is
te be taken by the Pacific & Atlantic
Express, which requires a day more
on its journey to Vancouver than the
Imperial Limited.
Walter Bursn'died suddenly in a
Vanvouver park, wtuile bicycling, teen-
ing against a bank for support, and
still sitting on his -wheel with his
hands on the handle bars. Heart dis-
ease was the cause.
According to late advices from Daw-
son" the census completed by the
mounted police shows the town to have
4,4-15 population, of whom 3,205 are
from the United States and 845 from
England and Canada. ,
The master bakers in Montreal have
decidet to increase the price tat bread.
it is claimed that the present price of
bread is due to excessive competition
among the bakers, and it was agreed
that steps be taken. to restrict such
competition.
Prof. Mavon professor of sociology
and political science in University Col-
lege, Toronto, is in Ottawe on his re-
turn from, Europe, where he made in-
quiries on behalf of the Government
Into the condition of the Dukholoors,
Galieians as immigrants to Canada.
Joseph and Angelique Verraette of
Swan Lake, Man., are no and 106 years
old respectively. Four generations of
the ta,mily are living, and, it is stated
that there are 'about WO descendants
while laoth the old man. and his wife
are in full possession of their faced-
.
tleTshe Minister of Justice, who has
been inspecting penitentiaries and
jails in the weet, propbses that the
Govern,ment shall acquire 320 acres ad-
joining the Stoney Mountain peni-
tentiary to teach -released prisoners
farming so they can make a start for V.
eht,thettlees, American. oluOa in ,Lontion Organize to
The largest shipment of Klondike 1"se 1'11'148*
which called at Vaneonver on Monday. needay at 0, meeting a nenerteen wee
A despatch frora London says :—Latly
gold that ever came. out over the Lynn
Canal route is ma the steamer Dirigo, !Randolph Churchill presided on Wed -
There was nearly $1,259,000 aboard, of ' ,
on, organized to raise
which h907,0a0 was sent trans the Caw- Malt in London,
seri b1anch of the Canadian tank of fiends to equip a hoepital ship
Commeree, and the remainder was for eot South African waters. AtL
the Altisk,GaiCurrlaTneBreriiialTicom, ' larei:at for fonds was insane woten
Barrett 85 co,s0 confectionery works, etated that it is proposed to des -
in London, patch immediately' it eaitable hospital
have been butted, involv-
Lag .1° °t $500'000- shialdP'pfilolleYiseionuSiPtroedtiewelotrehmITddaltC:12401x)Preas-
a r
Martha House, the Roxburghshire tamale for three inonths, with a staff
fatallyseat of Lord Mint!), has been of four doctors, five rturse$, and forty
leased foe (oar years to Mr, Bell non-commiesioted officers and order-
TrTvihneep. once, of Wales
has
orested coo. toifee4,80T0000cf,ewrielyt bthelevortinittierstedff,eNeytktiokheewu
siderable et:liniment of late be eating hen to' be raised Within a foettight,
within the past eight months.
Two youthaul officers in the French
army are charged with treason.
Cape Colony is the latest accession
to the Imperial penny postage ar-
rangement.
Germany, and the United States will
probably settle their difficulty in
Samoa by arbitration..
Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, will
shortly visit the plague and famine
district of India. e
M. Emile Laubet, President af the
French Repub1ic, is suffering from an-
g.na pectoris.
The Czar is said to have been oper-
ated upon successfully for cerebral af-
fection, whieh has caused him acute
suffering.
Emperor William has oraered the
immediate construction ot a sailing
yacht to be ready in time for the nnel
regatta in 1900
The clerical victory in elections at
Malines, the seat of the cardinal arch-
hishop of Belginm, led to serious tants,
Much damage was done to property,
and many persons were seriously. in-
jured.
Dreyaus has had it announced that
he does not want any agitation to be
stirred up In his name, as he is un-
willing to serve as an excuse for poli-
tical parties to create trouble. He
says he de.sires to retire to Egypt and
be forgotten.
The North China Daily Neves says
the arrangements for the dethrone-
ment a the Emperoa of China are pro-
ceeding rapidly. His successor has
been definitely chosen. It is Pa Tsuan,
the nine year old son of Isai Lan. Pu
is a Manchurian.
CONNAUGHT LEFT BEHIND.
new miner met lite Ditke'e neretstent
ppUealtos
The London correspondent of the
New York Herald says :—"It is re-
ported that the Duke of Connaught
was very anxious to take his place
among his brother officers fighting tor
his Queen Mother. General Sir Red -
vers Buller felt in a quandary, and
tried to perstoole his Royal Highness
against it. The Duke, after much
pleading, prevailed upon the Queen to
ask Sir Redvers, but the general was
equal to the occasion,
"Madame," he said, "you have many
gallant officers, but only three sons,
keep theta at home."
The Queen gladly acquiesced, and
there the matter ended.
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yspOpSla anti ri ct
common diseases, but hard to
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W. 11 tiucklogbern, 396 Kklif St.
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des.patoli from London, says;—
Bis Royal Highness the Duke of Con-
naught, accompanied by the Duchess
and, their daughters, inspected the
Scots Guards on Friday morning. at
Obeiseg barracks, after waich be ed -
dressed, the 'men On behalf ef her Mae
jesny, congentulating, them ,upon their
splendid appearance, and wiphing them
it short earntealgo and a safe return to
England. Col. Arthur Paget replied,
aad called for cheers for her Majesty
and for the Duke and, Duchess of Con-
naught. The -se were given with great
gusto, the men elevating their helmets
on th,e points of their bayonets.
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•Sharpe—Yes, /sets always trying tall
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