HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1900-4-19, Page 7COL. PLUMER WAS HIT
Story of the Recent $harp
Fht-
ing Near Mafeking.
PLUMER HAD TO FALL BACK,
VA* Rhodesian RelievIng Parts*. floW.
*Yen, Cana, With* Six Milise of the
litoodezed Town. and, X*
"Witieln 20 Stiles of It--RrItIsh
122untaltiox neer Lose
Heavy,
;7:
fiedirement was well carried out in
good order ttader heavy The.
The above despatches give the '
British version of the retirement of
Col. Plunier's fore first announced
April 5th, in a, special despaieh from
Lorelmo Marquez,
Valuer 20 Nilo oar.
Louden, Apra 11. The Deily
Mail hes the following from Lady
Stirah Wilson, dated alafeking, March
80:
"Col. Plumerao column s now
within 20 miles of us, but ita edvebt
undeeirable, tuiless aceompeined by
"food supplies. The opinion prevails
hei•0 that young Crorde has returned
to the ranks of the inveeting Boers,
and M trying to. avenge Pa.ardeberge•
Went. at luau ciao
Bulawayo; Thureday, Apra 5. -
Metering, Tuesday, Afareit 27. 7- Lieut. Milligan of Col. Plumer's
News was received yesterde5" of too inxin is a prisoner in the hands of the
advance of tied' Southern relief col- Doe.
The Boors this morning opened fire ki.g4kvx nowriNg, ae wgraeratt,
anua.
diturise with seven. guns including 1.
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ol;le 3•0°-Peunderi lrhis hes heeu the -Coetiteuee Wrote, Ineeday ifecti %%testate.
moat vigerous bembarebeent of the 1 --Tnree CoostuAndose
leas already ered over sixty rounds.
seaseni. The Beer afege gun ale" 1 Allwat North, Monday. April D. -
'Under cover of fire the Boera adv- iwepmer.
An engegenient took place toalay at
The Boers Vickers -Maxine
-ed to the northero face of tbe works
, did considerable execution at erst.
hu retired precipitetely
within ritte range., They enteecera'eg but the British guns soon got tbe
a' a"' , Mtge and inade great bavoc.
Tetteeel to tbe eotetbwestern posts ,1, v„ventag„ae.rito golfing at wopeeer
but Were repulsed. There wee one :., w 6 socro
, 4 , and laeted nil day long.
*e4404,1tY.
The Boers, under Cenunandent Jan !rilit1.1/°.'11"4/ received a check' The ca-
fes were rether heavy on both
Cronjo are evidently falling back be- • suet" -
fore. the advance of tho seutbern re-- :5.`"'s'
im,„ 1 A other eamentendo ii advancing to -
21°1 PQ1unla and ar° "n"litrat'aa. eirds 1?epener irOnt PfkWetadorp.
Trith two minuitendoes who are re- i';
i The Rouxville emineando lute gone
tiring before Col. Plumer in erder to to wevener,
rattk0 4 tinel effort to reduce tbe
I Allwal North. April 10. - Ifeavy
'iewn' (al the fort and eutlYiug Pe- t 6 hung was contiatied at 1Vepener
g
Melons ore manned" tale trO0P3 are
i ' this morning. The result Is un -
attending in Arms and everybodY, *e Atuowia, Three Boor 202alnandOS are
tualer cover.
All are convinced met we is the liettaelong the town.
Boers' last attack
readeiareeretz neperne
1$111,1•Kft ,NOW WOItIC,
Puloword.iqh 1. - Col. Bo- itI $atd rfee Command of0e one*
ett-V'owe' (ren afefeking. un- i Prekeribere newel,
der date lee March 27. confirming the London. April 10. ..- In connection
report that the Doers had been litlabe with the remuoption of hostilities ie
ed bee; eo far that the town wes
emparetively •out of range of lItua, Natal an interesting rumour is cur -
keel'. Ile concludes with saying; ; rent that Gen. Duller Item obtained
"All pt•ouiises well for oventuelly command of one of the Draltensherg
vatting off this force of the enemy le . passes aberehy he hopes to take tbe
U0 CAD hOld 814Y11144 here." Boers in the rear. In the event of
if his being suceasitil. Gen. Buller has
1 enough troops to leave 20.000 men
COL, PLUMER WOUNDED. to hall! N4141 while he should ad-
vance by way of Harrismith whew*
brittle version or the Uagagemeatwt.. lie would be able to threaten the
se sleet er ereaaoeveuee,e wine Boer positions at Bethlehem and.
Two to Owe. Kroonetadt.
mem irJu ear leadreartith•
Ladysmith, April 10. - Heavy ere
Ing was heard, early this morning in
the direction of Sundays River. It
continued for a few hours. No de-
tails of the engagement have heen
etieeleeda
t-ee*Ime,,al, NJ,••••414leauPle
Piot ermariteb r April
! Heavy eannonaullug commenced this
Gab ronee, Suude.y. April 1. -Yes
terday Colonel Plumer with 270
mounted and 4 few dismounted in -
floury and one Maxim gun arrived at
atianathiabame., where he left the
dietuounted men, and t”,.7wearlivi along
tile retilroad to bovh,vz
fretting. The "aea"e guard under
oneounteted a largo body
' of Boers and almost, einuatancously
the left and right thinks were attack
ec1 and eharp fighting followed. Tr.
Boers were in evescent formation an.
outnumbered the British two to one
They advanced with skill and stub
liminess and persistently endeavore
to encircle the British. .After hoIciln
his grottud for an hour Col. Plume
retired, with the Boers slowly fot
lowing blue up.
The lighting was coetintied through-
out the ten mile retreat to Bernath
labania, where the British Maxim gun
was brought into play. After stiO:
fight Col. Plumer reached his comp. -
The British casualties were: Railed.
8 cancers and 7 men wounded, 3 of-
ficers mut Ile mon; missing 11.
The Doer loss VMS serious,
At, the conclusion of the Light Oen.
Seeman ineermed Col. Baden-Poweil
that he hid some British wounded
.rid both haden-Powell and Plumer
sent, amauTences. The Boers were
'use busy\Sundity collecting their
dead and wounded. Most of the
British, wotded were .only slightly
bait.
Col, Plumo was wounded but was
able to carr out his duties.
While the a tlaulaace wait still at
Ramathle.been April 2nd, Oen, Srty-
men and three guns,
nil finding no British
vicinity returned to
iere that the advanCe
ethuen's relief force
has left Vrybu Joe eariaveg,
Col, Plumeraiwound was in his
right arm, Hi
Tiodie and Capt
Col, Plumer'st
., Sega -Ma j or
Dragoon Geordie
Morning In the vieinity of Mande-
- !eagle.
d. Votire Now at se Helene.
• Island of St. neleno.. April, 11. -;
The Nlobe and the Milwaukee have
d arrived here with the Doer prisoners,
g. The health of the neon. is good with
r the exception of four cases of meas -
lee, which necessitated the Milwaukee :
being quarantine0. The prisoners nre
quiet and well believed. They will
probably land to -day.
Leads 0 ,t.. To
Brussels, April 1 1. - Dr. Loyds
left, Brussels last night to confer with
the Boer Peace Commissioners.
Zoete en 3181n1a.,4i =mu.
Cape Town, Tuesday, April, 1 1. -
The reutainder of the Ber oprisoners
that were on board the transport' off
Simonstown, about 2,000, have been
transferred to the maiolaud.
itocr Utalbueset. aore a;;Nrialeit.
Naples, April 11, - The Boer
Peace Commissioners, Meseta. Fisher,
Wolmareas and Wessels. arrived here
yesterday, and were welcomed by
Mr. Muller, the representative of the
Orange Free State, and Mr. Van
Boerschoten, the secretary of the
Tree:metal Legation at Brussels.
They will remain here for some de.ys.
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TBE EXETER TINES'
Alarm. exists in offielai circles in
Th., Portsh pt,e'd Russia's de.,
8 1 RglergiittaageidahocoeciVtions between
rearole for railway coucessions io Asia
—e
.1 Water and the Bear is sa.tiefied,
Newsy Items About Ourselves &nu Four boye -charged with lowering the
Our Neighbors -Something of
Interest From Every Quar-
ter of the Globe,
Germen flag at 4 country hotel out
a Nelhelerne, Aus.. were *emitted, • chmate bas bee ie perfect,. end the meet
'have been walking out iti red, wItieh
Pirates ear -toxin.' a British boat aear meaas that they have thrown off their
the Vieekelloung Shan dietriot. The Mr. Bell ntaddizIgto4, waa inferined avereeete, from the 15th et March.
...---.. Pilot was Mardeded and tba supercar- ea eir, serdene that the major ger, Their health la all that could be desire
go take a Prisoeter. ed
CANADA.
The eiresideat of the Italiao Chem- ,- IIORSES FOR ,IiIRITISH ARMY.
tion cif flee militia will he ordered met -'
w.A. aF4s. coa14udebbed liln, It8119,te ,OdtiteaLiiirienbm.reotiecroi ,litley,r bas resigned beeatise of inability or drill in eatnr this year in juile aa .
Dr. SProule called attenticia to the
preserve order, If re-eletted. Radi- usual, and tae rest, in September. The .
' I setbravtins:rtwwill)r 1Lhe til)Imeeu-expired p
Notes. 9'4."
long, and the eaaneeisi are that they
1 , I will likely wee back td their homes.
i The diempline et the foroe is good eip
PreeeedingS the NatiOn- to the. standard at tbe' daPOta• wht01,
Leg/Slat/are. te saying male considerin th
tations of Dawsor City. 8The(t'wtieriTtePr-
QUESTIONS ANSWERED,
recently,
eats threaten ais aorcible expulsion. alinister of Militia wa la
., rge pbese of 'horses being made
bl t d
, signa; e the particular corps whieh will Goverment and asked what stem.
the new Nurraal tralutug aahaul at•Causing the Germans trouble. Haugh- . .
. drill in each, month as the Military the C'anadian. Government was. takina
'Hamilton. ty and brutal treatment from the ,
$ una e in the Theited States by the Imperial
f. Lord Stratheona hasgiven 42,000 to The biaeks a the Carnerons are •
he V. Pi• Re InaPerial Limited bee Germans stationed there is said to Programme Oar the annual camps had Sir Wilfrid Lanfier et-72ualt
tween Montreal and Vancouver, %rill be the trouble. net Yet been mule ttp. presentaticem to that eifeet had been
run again in june.
During the past year e23,800 has appropriation of $3,000 wee ever grant, 48 had tauten to believe 4 reeult
• Bar Marcotte the laritisb authorities and
• eequired whether an Made to t
been vollected in tines for violation
of the iaw Dawson city. r. er stated that he had ire,
NABKETS OF THE if01113), ed or promieed for the purpose of mak- "aid 't.1°1'v ifram'edia44Y.
M
0 The capitV stock of tbe Montreal
ing a eurvey witbi a view to lowering quently cabled and written to the
Rolling Milde Company, has been in- prim af emu, cattle. cheese, 8,4,
furnish a large amber of useful and
• t
• the level of Lake TerOseamingue. High Comenlestoner that C•anada could
creased to $760,0010 from a500,0000.
In the Leading Itlaricets. Sir Louis Davies replied the the
eerviceable horsee, and believed
; The Ameriean Tobaego Co., the lag Goverimeedt rotild find 00 rec°441 44 there would be a result from. these
truett are after the Tueleett Co's face Toronto, April 17. -There was again any melt grant or promise. A. report eenuannieatione sbortly.
tory in Hamilton. Tb,..37 wiu not get
ft. practically no ehano in the market 7 on thia subject was received, from Rev,ii NEW.srAPER POSTAGE.
Fat or Paredie in 1087 b t it -
A survey is being made preliminary
to -day, as the receipts were fortunate-
. was dee: Repleing, tee Mr. Bergeron. Mr. ;
to tbe work of mmetriniting tbei elece .1Y aklierwi'" wa shim" 11'1v-el/Rid
for et Werticiper poetage at 4 goarter
' in
atcek and Ingersoll. ary cattle.
• Ftster WaS 121OTWed hY rentendtnir Mrrebncialt,„"18t449a, NtVilarrait140#33411:1119*.
e eericieri hre3k in the price of or(tio,, atroyed the the fire be the weia lock stated that the amount coneeted
We street railway iine iiet ewe Weed- " '
I. It la reported that Hamilton clItzens Both in shipping cattle, butcher eat..
Blair OW sixteen ears were purehed The amount at balf a rent par pound i
' who oppose the ItPaS0 Dundura ball tie, and iisenele eteree• the added firm,
fur the two mouths ending Vehrtetry
by the Itailtvay Depertnieut trent the
growl ere go lig o OS ega nese to pelves wee reaiuty owing to a w. ce a • me ser 28 1340 was *17,9S2.39. Tian returets for
of the matter. 4 011ie a imp ay tu
Rev. Jr, Antlidfe has been appoiuted .1°4 feral. uf we le On these care were
cal College at Montreal, to itueeeed the Se, per pound, but the quotations that , theae were replace(' by the Wagneri
Reginald itoti. of II. al. Se. disturbed.
Mr. Davice wee tuld by Sit' 'Wilfrid .4'911g.41
i run
noting Prieeipal Weeleyan Tlaeolegle hdi few luta Of ablarlog cattle sold, at , afterwards found to ee tiodorttee, nue i
Rev. Dr. Shim have lately prevailea, were in no sense naretetny.
•Lieut.I
Pheasant was shot and eterlottely ah remarks _ o to WRIT
wounded by the eentry at Escpeimalt eaie sante "014Y to uq""4" ' Laurier lama ebe Cloverament of Cane
deepatch froal London. Ar if 11,
navy yards, whesia ohellengo the of. cattle; goer], idea sold at from $3.75 , ada, pap to tlie Government of Maui -
The liritisb tireteci eruiser P.
Dyspepsia aria
COMMOn diseases, but hard to
.0
cure with ordinary remedies,
yield readily to Alianley's
Celery -Nerve Compound.
W. n. eucklughm,396 King et
Elea, liamiltee, Oat., seas:a-el
was troubled wide Dyepepele end
Incligestien ler a long time, am
'ecenti get no relief Rant 1 tried
Mactrey'eCelery.Nerve Compound,
wistele eared me. and cannot
epeektoe highly in he praise."
Put Out an a Dean*.
Mr. Williogham-Wbet would you
dc>. Rockington. if I were to ask
yon for your daughter in marriage?
Rockington-Well, that ifs some-
thing that I hardly want to answer off -
1r. WV/Ingham-1'ra glad of that.
Now, if I could, be sure that you wonld„
not anaWer with your foot would feel.
free tri go, ahead. '
74 the year 1306 a party a crusaders
brought a namhe.r of rose bushes home
Bngland with thOln tr0133 Da234K4e/
aud these flourished so well that
short time the beautiful !imam were -
to he found everywhere throughout the
countrv.
Mareit arei no yet complete. Children Cry for
;ion FROM VIE WAR.
even's. Weerume la the thellat
men r f t
cer lettered. dater, ts
1 Evangellet dole. tins beeo, arrested to fifteen cents more tees oecaeitinal-
4144 in
ewlra ekotes It" t" ailbtatmtlttios'arrIti,oamY tfortteIN- -I the
• t4-au.,,tti.,,,etse113.1.4e° e r I . whose brigade/ did eueli side
Per
't -el
. .
Servicel in the defence a leidye
smith, arrived' at Porter/emelt Oita
afteramin, nide was reeeived with
itninense entleusiaion. by ithousande of
people. Tbe whole town :livened to
be in the neiglaanerhood of die water-
side, wbale was larieltiY decora ted with
• - ly peat; hat for medium and commie ritories in the hranito,,a asylum, sir
; plioated in nuMeroue robberies that
.1 took ptiloa at the, c.v.& station etaft prices are no better.
Y
Stockers, feeders, milker% expert NtheilfalciwtualiToeatnuobi Tit et otiarsatinT3.d
en1-‘tjal e01' o(f
The authorities a Laval University and abialdng bulla are uuchanged. 11/`" Iune3i"
have transmitted to the Council of Goad veal ealvee are 10 requeet; Cone- OIIINEe3E LABOUR.
Montreal the account ot the damages moo rcugh calves are not wanted, oven The Chita:be problem was brought
ocoasiouNt during the recent disturb- at low vattro.
same. Whey ask for V10.73. up by Ur. Z.Launes la the a an
awndwent to a. WI gratttinz rain.
'Joliette.
man, with .8
arrived there,
troops in the
Meeting.
It is report
peed of Lord
orae was shot. Col.
olt were wounded.
erly is missing,
ning of the fith
ho took up the
duties of orderly, id excelleet work.
Capt. Fred Cro was shot dead
while covering th etreat of others.
(apt. Mediae was severely
wounded, and Lt . Milligan, :the
famous Yorkhtr wiekeLer fatally,
While holding am a eued position.
Medical OrderlY neford worked
plucicily on the fie
little cover.
Saturday's fight
whieh afforded
he environs of
llifitfeleitig Was 00 cted on Coll.
viewer's side under at di(ficelties,
being in the proXimi of the Boer
Imagers, whence reinf imenta could
be pron.-11)1,1Y sent t he burghers,
and there was little .or eveosme
i'at the Iiril,1131.1. when, fight began,
the plain being but ei ei5;, wooded
and the railroad 0811)ment, the
rhit proteetion, being
high. Tbe melt bele
however, and the office!
Aionally conspicuous in
With the excoption of
y t vete feet
gene n tly,
ere excep-
affair.
v rounds
lived. by the British Ma. guel at
Ratthalarthittna, the fire otth sides
was entireLv by ritle Sif of the
British officers were o1ess ser-
iously wounded.
Ketired Geed 0
BaLtrWay0, Tuep,daY, AP .-Col..
otemer engaged the Doe tweeli.
Itairtathlabania wad Ma.fek istareh
he
3 I . TBoers appeared t
able force six miles from.
and to prevent, `beitut outfithoh 8ideE,4 heel jraw
itainathlatmine., subseqt
rig 1,0 his he pe zamp. t
gegeitkeett lasted three lamii,s14 the
MORE STRA.TEICONd. ERORIVITS.
Fifty Moro Mem Required in Prospect
ot Heavy Work.
Ottawa, Ont., April 11. - Lord.
Stratbcona last night cabled the Mil-
itia Department to recruit -50 niore
men for Strathcona's Horse, to fill
vacancies that will pnobitbly occur c
whoa the zu'en get jut° the fight.
This Is taken as significant of the fact
that hard work is expected in South t
Aftica.
Major Drummond Itoesevrurd Booed.
A private message wa,s receited a
„last night; from Cape •Town to the t
effect that Major Drummond, the gal -
lent fighter that accompanie f the
first contingeat to .South Is on. p
his way home. The inesnage does s
not say whether he is siek or wound- a
ed. -
Roacb, wit() was implimated la Chaim lambs are wauted, and as we way eeetaer tat the utand of van -
the Uominton. B.Ink robbery at Napa- bad a sroatt sitarld' to -day prices were evuver. Be wented to prevent the
the I.Ntx)
meant of being eunneeted with the better, but there wee no aete„t leote censt euctiou or operation of the re id,
nee, was arreSted at Montreal on sus- stablegir; eeene Pe01110 theta eundePnent t. hiucse I34": 'n iiie
Large numbers of ,Nmerican syttlers aireep are steady and unchanged,
1-l'he C. P. R. land dr- light begs only, but it may be well to tre.tting the questien was unwieo, and.
t t 8 On .these who voted. egainet _him diol, so
but found only 21, meutbees of the
et the
hold-up nf a grocer for $100 last fall. ajne change,
House who agreed with him. Nest of
are teeing to tlie Portal distetet, on There wits it, deeline of a quarter in berituse they thought lee method of
vartanent sold 2400i) acres Of land in' observe thet the bo n .1 it it 1 • I li d
ei a no.4use y gree
I08! dist riot to taunters ;1 ad 2 460 •
• • doenward tendency all round. general idea of reetrietina Chineee an -
acres to western fanners (ening to the , We received about Lsoo hogii to -day. migration.
Weyburu district on Friday. For Prime atop, sealieg from 160 to •
GREAT BRITAIN. IWO Ms, the Jeep price is di -le: light Ur. Prior enquired vailitie
THE REPORT OF TUF G.O.C.
The British atoemer Memnonga,trwhen the
epurt would be printed. and ribether
eattleiby heavy seas and terrific gales, adios id- O. C.
-'1 rr
Londondey euceeeds the !Juke * CaD
ttle.
ea' et ei,;le r. Borden replied that it was now
C •
Bristol from Portland, Mee lost,at bes tire hrigtng 51-2c per poutu.
P
175 "Ihiwiag la the rat gut"- it would. centein the report a the
U4 30304 '• Kippers, per CW 1 8423 5 00 in the printers' letnds, and would, con-
,
Englanil, the teeter having ' liu.t aer, t.loare do 373 4 25 teal such parts of the time:zee/eta
himself to the w•tio • , • •
...D.. • • • 1d,'
„., • 1 a
nh httan a of Portsumuth. aft, -
bunting, ivlailei the iortifiaitiou nuti
other poiuts of V6D age Were thronged
with cheering crowds waving llega.
The warehips tbe herbaec were
it itho Jeannette, and allot. crews
manned eltio and elleered agein and
agaia as tile Powerful cutered, the
babel of sountis caused. by tbe bands,
the cb,eertng, and the bit ricking, oe the
gamins being deafening.
Tbe Fast Lord of the Admiralty.
Geo. J. Gaseheni, avitotral 3liehael
entree -Seymour, the torone,nderen-
ehtef at Portsmouth; Lord Durban),
it nit others, welcomed taphole La cab -
ton, hts officers, and crew.
To -deers intensely entbusiastic re-
ceptIon oh the Powerful was Luerely
eelcome trout th soli ie.s s. flora, end
, v. ris•utitt. : W:t 3 511 , report -thic liinieter of MIMI
Lerge crowds,, ineluding the Ma Nue: Btu cher, inferior , • . . 250- '3 - theaditt neeeimary.
of Salashery and Ilen..JeSeple Chant- Stoekers. Per OM, " • • 275 $ 40 PROHIBITION DISCUSSION.
berlain, attended the Prince of Wales' I
levee at St. James' Palace. Sheep and Lambs'. I The discussion. of Mr. Flint's resoln-
Sheep, per cwt. . . . 300 375 tion favouring prohibit:lea by pro..
The Princess of Leiningon, white Lames, per tort, . . 451) 00 “ emcee was sot down for Monday,
visiting Liverpool Jest week, with her Ducks, per cwt. . 359 00 April 2$r4.
husband, Cot. Atkinson, lost at the
hotel, jewellery, vauled at about Mtlkere mid Calves. CALLING PARLIAMENT.
£5,000,
a mat mato reeeptio
ate preparauons are in
been poetpoaeil A.pril de, a
The Committee of Lloyd's Pal riotio
Fund have informed the Canadian
High Commissioner of their intention
to runke a grant of £1,000 to the Oen-
adian Patriotic) Fund.
UNITED; STA.TES.
Over 29..000 coal miners are onstx•ike
to Um Pittsburg, Pee, district,
bix thousand men from the building
and other trades in New York are on
strike.
&bill prey -Ming for the inspection of
tenements is before the United States
Senate. •
Jos. Horne & Co.'s department store
at Pittsburg was burned entailing a
toes a si,000,000.
The e'erris Wheel, one of the won-
ders of the Chicago World's Fair, is to
be sold as old iron.
Adrairat Dewey, has given his collec-
tion of war, relies to the Smithsonian
Institute at Washington.
Four hundred men are out from the
works of the New York Air Blake
Company, at dVatertown, N.Y.
Gen. Otte, commander of United
States forces in the Philippines, re-
turns to the United States in July.
Chairman Cuttiag of the New York
Citizens Union, declares municipal
ownership would quicken the social
onscienee. ,
Three robbers- seized four men at
Belleville brewery, Chicago, locked
them in a refrigerator ear, atia took
s50,000 securitees,
Four hundred members of the B1144. -
11E1' Traders' Union, of Norwich, Conn.,
vitt not go to work un the con t rac t-
ors agree to a nine -hour day.
James Smith, suffering from small -
ox, walked into *a Chicago police
tation. The building has been quilt-
ntined and the police vaccinated.
DUMB FOR LIFE. •
Bullet Severed Private U1111114111MW'f6 VOCal.
el'orase
A despatch Leone Kingston, Ont.,
Stlys :-Pri vital Bra debit iv; "D" Com- -
pany, first contingent, writes , a s.
ftiend that he euffered a severe 1
wound during the fight at Paardebeig, g
'She wound was not so serious, but the
coasequences ng it are le'reible,
for the bullet that pierceet him enter- it
ed his neck and severed the vocal
coeds, depriving lain forever of the
powers of speech.
Bradshaw belonged Picton, and
had been attached -to the Standard
Batnk .staff at Kingston and Belleville,
He has relati.ves ie. Toronto.
„, • Hese-oiled.
!And how did you come to marry
biro?"
"I didn't conic to marry him". all-
swered the womanly little woman
dignautly, he edill0 to marry mo."-tt
C1.11(,Mgo POSt.
Cows, . . 2500 45 00 A. short discussion took place on Mr
Calves, each, . . . 200 10 00 'Casey's motion atfirming the deeirabil
' ity of ceiling Parliament on a fixe
choice hogs, mernectst: „ eye a 25 day annually or ono day between car
Lige/ ,hogs, 4.)er ewe • 550 5 ea 'lain fixed and narrow limits. In Ele-
Heavy Jove per cwt.. . SSD 5 7e oember or January of each. year woul
&ere, 3c0 3 :25 be in the public interest, and woul
stao, _ „ • eee eee dee.st 'consult th.e cuuvenienee of tixos
Terontot April 17.-Wlent - The who have Lusintiss to bring before tha
opening in -eastern markets was body and of the numbers thereof,
stroog, on the bullish cousti.ttetion Sir Ldade Dariee said there was
given the erep report. Later in the growing desire to have the sessions o
day, however pietas sagged, Loyalty Parliament called early, and that wa
the policy ot the Government also. e
prices were Aimee steady, Quotations
are as followe:-Ontario, red and w‘riii be Impossible, however, to hay
white, 65 to 65 1-ec4 west; 65 1-2 to 66e , a,. the departmental reports down in
ease; ,geose wheat:, 71 to 71 1-2te low January.
The motion was withdrawn.
freights to New York; spring, east.
60 1-2 to 67c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, IMPORTATION OF FRUIT TREES.
81c, North Ban. and 81 g.i.t. An order in council bas been passed
Fieur-Outside millers offer se raight suerending t he actin of the reguiat ion
rollers, in buyers' bags, middle against the introdwition into Canada
freights, at $2.65 per lible and export of trees susptected of being Infected
agents bid $2.55. Special brands, in, by the San Jose scale until May 1 Mile
wood, for. tweet -MI. Sell from ea Importations are permitted to be
to $3.10, according- to brand. en; ered at St. John adAS., St. John's
MilIfeed-Searce. Bran in quoted at Que., Niagara Fade, Windsor and
816 to $16.50; mai shorts at $17 to Winnipeg only, where they will be
817.60 at the mill door, through West,- thoroughly fumigated with hydro -
ern Ontario. cyanic acid gas by a conepetent Gov..
Corn-Unelianged, but rather quiet- eminent. official in accordance with
et'. No. ta, American yellow quoted at the mast approved methods. All
47e, track. Toronto; and mixed at 46 shipments made in accordance wit h.
1 9 ; Canadiao. corae * ibe above wee be entirely al the risk
Peas -Steady. Car lots, 6De, north of the shippers or consignees, the Gore
end -west, and Ole east.
BRITISH PRISONERS.
CASTOR UV
Saves de of lire%
Your Team Jacob Dewitt*. of ITae
Iced, wag to the wage or
etith by streedful laiart dieritite. He ewe
elven up te die. Trete vigorous matitiooti
Ile hail gene to a brelme deepoodent wreck
Re protearrd Be. gternew's Cure for the
Resat. moil it faithfully, and l'eelaf
welgesi 23.8 pounds. and Ilvee to bless tie -
dee the great reamer wee recoanneeee- 414
to bine it relieves In ree nentitee.. -
Sole: by C. Lutz, Exeter.
Dysentery mid Typhoid nine and Siete and
Welt Without Tents and Obibted to
Sleep oo straw.
-4. despatch from Cape Town, April
11 says: -A lady who left Pretoria.
_
an March 20, and who has arrived
d hela, reports that the meaner in
d which the Been; ere treatiug their
6 prisoners is sbameful, anti that dye
t sentery and typhoid fever are rife
among the captives. The prisoners,
, • who are coneined at Watervet, had
f no tents, and the siiik, as well as those
3 whose health has not yet been affect -
t ed, were oliliged to sleep on straw.
• The medical comforts are stanty. Dr.
'llazlitt, the medical officer, resigned
owing to the foot that it was impoe-
Istale for him to obtain inetlieines, and
; he .was succeeded by Dr. Van Grelate
a Russian physician. The latter, when
hie fully learned tbe eondetion of af-
fairs, also threatened to resign unless
medicines and tents were furnished for
the sick. The Beers .i hen part[y reme-
died the evils et:enplaned of.
The meloitie 1 p ris one rs are treated
'aa enmon malefaetors, some of then
working. on the streets rather than
to remittal in gaol.
The lady has seut a written report
to the Intellige.nee Department here.
FLEW WRITE FLAG.
ernment assuming no risk whatever,
dlarley--Sileady. Car lots, No. 2, mid- The packages must be addressed so as
dle freights, 42 1-2e; aid east at 43e; to enter Canada at one of the above
No. 1 is quoted at 43 1-2 to 44e, out- nain,ed ports of enery, and the ratite
side. by which they Will be shipped must
Rye -Quiet. Car lots, 52o west, and be elearly st. t I ujoo eiuih paekage.
53e emit.As it is well-knowu that well matured
Oats-leasy all the deelirie. Demand and thoroughly dormant nursery
light. White oats; north and west, stock may- be safely treated, but that
271-2c; middle freight, 280; and east at „there is danger rif serious injury to
gal -2e, the trees if fumigated in the apt:storm
Buckwheat -Quiet. Offedings iight. before the buds are thorough4y nor -
Car lots outside are quoted at .51 to
mant ar in the spring after the buds
. have begun to unfold. a.1i stook which
Duluth, Apr. 17.-Wbeat-No. lhard, when rt•ceived triune -re re er too far
ed. B. Thompson, chief detective of ease, lie 7_80; may, 69 5-8c; seetemeer,
Tacoma, Wash. and his nephew, A. J. advanced for ;safe treatment wilt be
70 7-8c; july„ 70 7-8e; No. 2 Northern refasea entry and held at the risk of
Honer, are eliarget1 with robbing a
FI. Gr. Terrence of 820,000.
A. New York court has just decided
that a man need not seaport his wife
if She ;persists in having her mother
vith her against ber hurband's wish. store, • 1 erthern; A.prit, 65 3-1e;
No: N
M. V. McInnes, Canadian Govern- May, 6,5c; July, (165 -Sc; Septem•ber, 65
merit intraiig'ration ageut, has de- 1-8c; on track, No. I hard, 663-40; No.
Detailed ninety settlers and six car- 1 Northern, 653-4c.; No, '2 Northern,
oads of stock and effeets from litchi- '641-4.
.an to Western Canada, Buffalo. Apeil 17, -Spring w t -
It is said the Connors syndicate is No.,1 hard nominally Me; No. 2 North-
nairested in a new line ot vessels be- ern, 707 -So: Winter wheat-No9 red,.
ng built by the American shipbuitd- 74e; mixed,78 1-2c; No. I white, 73c.
ing Company to, carry grain from the Corn -No. 2 yellow,: 44 3-4c, bid, 45c
upper' lakes to Montreal. asked; No. 3 yellow, 44 1-'2c; „No. 4 yet.
GENERA.L. low, 44e; No. 2 ewe, 44 1-2c; No. 3 corn,
44 tele. Oats-DuNo. 2 white, 30
Ten thousand soldiers will be used 1-20: No., 3 white, 29 3-4e; No. 4 white,
to keep the, Parts 'Exposition grounds 29e; No. 2nilXdq 271-2c; No. 3inixed.,,,
dear. 27e. Rye -Fancy, in store, 64 1,-2e; No. '
McLean, Premier of Victorie favors 2 quoted at 631-2c. lElour-Fir'rie; bet -
the annexation, of the South African
Republic.
Bellaire\ -e. will' probably invite Lord
Roberts t a Australia at the close of
the wa
An album, eoutainiug contributions
from crowned heads, is to be sold; in
Paris, for elviritv.
cneh, 671-8c; May, 67 5-8e: July, 68 3-40:
September, 673-4i-; No. 2 Northern, 65
1-8c; No; 3 spring. 62 1-8c. Oals-24
1-2c. Corn -57 1-2e.
Minneapolis, Apr i 1 l7--W1t ea ta-In
11
the shipper.
LIVE STOCK a.aSOCI. ATIO
The Government bill: to provide foe
incorporation of Live Stook Record As-
ocia lions w It permit any -five er leave
persons who' destive to jein together for
the purpose, of keeping a 11W° rd. of
pure-brea ' live steak of eny distinct
breed to be incorporated on applica-
tion to I he Min is e e of •ALerleitilt nye.
Not mote than 0110 association for ea eh
distinct breed of heeeee, cat tie, sheep,
and swine is to be ineorporated 'armee
the Act. The essoeiation may a.dope
constitution and by-laws, tind may
elect annual end, 1i inemers1 whose
liability shell be limited bya anuni
of the memiee.rship fees. An ;ulnae(
report le to be sent to the Minister of
Agriculture. If, any aesocietion, ceas-
es for twelve naanths to do business its
Corporative powers may be revoked.
Chicago, April t7-Ehieseee eeeesces.._ Any• persons weesigns-a false pedit-
may.. &{0.73; seoeemeei., hiee asked; summariey oi a eourt cu. la w.
Narth-West anti South-West, cash, and gree for registration may be fined
,
orptcc,tbrcor, ,14.1pe 179. b c los Tahretaiviel*.-jet.iiiiaa.OIN)e FItELDI r011.0.E.
r
No, 'Vito, on 01, 73 3-8e; No. 2 red, ee a reeeet erenT.aire men "s "waiv-
e commandeut
f
Gash, 73 3.80; May, 73 1-4o; :duly, 780. tile YelcOp/' ,rce. The eiTort sly°s:
Then Shot Down the 'British Wee. Caine
FerWa rd.
A despatch dated 131oeratontein,
Tuesday, says that n strong party of
, Boers hos been )(teat ed a ti rose t he
river at Banker's Look, where Dick -
son's oavalry is quartered. There
has been considerable sniping. Two
British soldiers were shoe_ from it
pouit near a farm house from Which
o while ling WAS flying. It is reported
thirty- Boers were hidiag in the farm
hemee, and tbat a man nettled Richter,
who+ holds a Brie ish pass, Ives one of
them. NS`hen the British .searched the
place Riehter's daughter said he was
not' at lhome.
FOR BOER PRISONERS,
...
Relperts Sais Clothing and Iluxurtei Are
'Freely 4yIti-4),tctL
In a despatch to the War Office
Lord J.1.obet'ia says the 'toles earns,
books, clothing, and luxuries are
freely distributed to the Boat' pris-
oners in kis bands'that small sums
ri
of .moey are given direct, that in rger
amounts ore given to the clomp:militant
for distribution, and that clothing is
. being issaed to prisoners in need of it.
, ee
; eSt%ee•-.
Lived to the At.to of 1141 Yetars,
1 Ovven Soiled, April 11. --- John
Hall, colored, died yesterday m
iorn-
.
ng, It is said on reliable authority
that lie wes 1 1 6 years old,
France (Thalia:: Down,
Paris, April et. - The 'Figaro yes-
terday says the teventuality of war
betWeen Erence and England has die -
appeared. .
A Book for Young and Old.
ouR vx
RECORD 'NERVOUS
Eat 1878 `BOOT?
25Oot ,sKIN ff5N
DISEASED pRIVATE
14EN
DISEASE5
CURED
•
2505000 CURED
Y7ntri8geOUNG Ain.ri
when ignorantat e terrblecrime you
weracommitting. Lidyotionlyeeneider
the fasemetiee allurements of this oril
habit? W ben tol late to avoid the ter-
tible remits, were your eyes Aimed to
your peal? Did you Tater on inentatie
heed centrtetanyPEIVATE orDLtIOD
disease? Woreermenred?. Do:vont:ow
end then see some alarming semPlome
Dare Yea mar*, in y_ourjamre
ent co.
(neon? roziknove`'LIRE FATHER,
fas'il SON." If taarriediare you cote
stiretly dread? Is marriage a
failure withyouonaccount of any 1708ek..
5053 CaMiCil by early abuse or later ex -
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mercury? This bookletwillpointoutto
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