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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1899-11-2, Page 3RITISII FORCES UNI 0 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. --- 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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