Exeter Times, 1900-6-21, Page 71.1!HE EXTE1 ER TINES
rried in one day at St. eos.ephe
81)11(.. FROkl Tia lig/11[S
Michigan.
The United States Agricultural De-
• peril -tient will test dried be as arnee
emergency ration,
Kew*, Items About Otixsaves and A gas eenilosion killed foor men and
_Our Neighbors---80mathing
Interest From Every Qnar-
ter of the Globe
imprisoned 175 in a coal mine near
elouster, Ohio, Friday.
Secretary Norwell of the Brinen
Embassy, arrived at New York with
e2 trunes full of clothes.
An American et New York just re-
OOMIN P1 ThI\MEU
Notes oe PreeeedingS in the Na.tion-
al Legisla,ture.
PLAINS OF ABRAHAM.
Sir Wilfrid Leerier (teetered, in an-
swer to Mr. efercote ,_ that he was
not aware that, the battle between
Wolfe and eIontealea was not fought
an thot part of the Plains of A•bra-
hara which, the Government eas .an -
flounced its readiness to purehase. On
the contrary, -tradition sale the bat-
tle was fouglet on than •npot,
REGIME"NTAL 13ANDS,
Mr, Clarke asked:
.minuteness, Saggestions were made
that the agents should have the eiget
not only to put their eignature on the
envelopes bet to elfin eseal as well,
and to have lime mere eacure mode of
sealing tee boxes,
Mr. Ingram %vented to have tee time
a the return of the ballet, boxes to the
returning officer definitely fixed, sug-
gesting that in cities aud towns they
should be returned the eame night.
Where the returning officer was non,
CANADA-
. turned from Paris says the Expesttton rveslaiedee4lit he suggested they slemeld be
' Cliaudiere water power concerns at
is "the worst fra•ud ever rerpetrated ia the ()ere of thePostmaster
Ottawa eill retake imerovements vale
on mankind." Mr. Fitzteitrick prefeieed the elastic
ued at ellediett. .
„ . • It la estimated that the loss in trade "forthwith" of ' the bill, and Sir
Tee new Manitoba election bill dis- . - . :
wag,es and by damage done, resulttng Matted Cartwright thcught tbey
franchises Galivians 4" D°11khsh°rs from the St. Louis streee cite etrike should nave as few people as possible
for seven years. amounts to e22,000,000. bandie the boxes. The proper thing
Middeesex county reeeipta front jan. vapotiu ene M • J h r P.-1
o n . la, PS IV tO make the law for pu.nishing
let to June 5th were tee2eitee and ex- tameering with the boxee more striu-
e Weigel from Hackensack, N.Y., Bets the c ommanding aticer a a
eack Roach* of Napanee bank rob- three months. 1 1 o - it.i.i0 it i militia regiment the authority under gent. Pinally "forthwith" was left as
penditure 642,.,947, on ii coething trip, o etch is to last • • -
bey uetoriety, is being tried a Mont- ALu4
" 4( e ler In es' , the Militia Act to order out tee merre
thAe tleiMn;illaiymditi'scussion took place epee.
Aimee l'homtfis.i. a, 1.7 -year-old irl
g - it bers of the reginiental band to play
real on a charge of robbing a cigar did the Joan o e t. o1 with %trine , eau. 1 a ane r n • • y the question a the best mains of dis-
store there. at 't Louis aver 1 NO followine ' The townspeople at.Ermela counted 15
Eugineer Parry was killed by the. ers 6 ' ' ' - ' fUnetionr 4, If so orderee •out does l'i''ing " the eingled hails" in "dee
to prevent them becorniug mixed, with guns'
her iiiroueli the streets. She was ar- i tire deptrtment held thee the mem
. hers of such regimental bands 4e -e tee. rejected ballots, tie had bean found Three letindeed Erse" taters re -eased
explosion a a boiler at the Dominion
rested. i
• compelled to obey such orelerse from guarding Van Reenexes pass balm
Iron anti Steel Company a quarrY. 3. eethe case in .one or two inetancee
Tlit 'revertant aets uf this sessiou
weer Sydney,
.NOT MUCH, DAMAGED.
Laing's Neer. Tunnel Can soon B
Repaired.
4 despaten from Loneou, Thoesday
says :-The • despatch from Lord.
Roberts clearing up tbe situation at
Pretoria anti aloug the oormennica-
Hone stenes eeonan Miiitery ()beery-
ers, noting, that eto mention is made
of prisoners* assame that Gen. De Wel.
got away with his tomes practionele
intact.
, General .Bulter entered, Volirsruee
Wednesday, passed through Charlee-
tort, and encamped near Lainees leek.
The tunnel was not meoh elargaged•
Both ends were blowa upt bet the ene
gineers think that replies 'eau •be ef-
fected ebou,t four days,' 'the ad,
vauee troops of Genera). Buller saw
the Boer rear -guard four Innen die -
tent yesterday. it was estinaated
that 8,000 Boers were witnarawing.
e s gone to join lereeident Steyn's cone-
conerese include • filling other then military engage,. ethers re-counte had beim lield• Mr.
Waltere, axe inerinteeturer, of " telt tate
Httli, has received a trial order for °I' giu'w141 1" and P"tu Itie° and talents, by welt auteority Aro melee Powell suggested Met the deputy re mend° in tiO 14aatOrll Parr of Orange
tuning o ieets e regenret o It; Riv°r •C°1•°°v"
• Ilawaiiau bilis. Appropriateme ' Ln
to wear their military uniforins? 4. the hulled's- (itiesttaA hett" "esthg en?e,eeare. 1,Rat,11-‘earde''eehilarunsZts 1:11.1%11.yee'sntr0rteline-
hers of regiment"' betide pernaitted
Has the Minister of elintia received the hanut.Psx:
o nlianber ()owe tor use te. tini rt. -
ateney and navy. reech $760,0,I0e100.
An attempt to poison tle heed of eat- Three mon named Rob
wer
.. n ugteitine, any correspondence as to tile neater •
gingetor, Wan made by pattine Peen) Texas. as the restilt of a feud that referred to in theeabove queetiern ? ed b3111;14"1ul
de,puty returubedg boeffZeratIlek!'t44 tebree 13131'ssrees::ennat' 1Kxvillugbeer:::::7:1411:egd. .10
tto g
Triplets, two girte and a bey. were unit haat already provoked severei inure bave been given? min
Dr. 13orden, repliet1 .1-1. Not unneet' te'reajzitesdughVilta,otini. stt17°tt..1„eu°:111:9,:loy:ei:awseithile:szhtaeahl:11:::°04:11,11:fet'ste'ttakreeelletepei
has neeu be progress fete eorne time, o. from whom, and wbet auswers could be no etesaibility of their bein
greeu iuto their salt.
born to Aera. C. S. Moore, of Periva:e. tier&
Manitoulin Tee hoe was
D It •el d th t t der at once, their farras nand otbe,r
G Get.es ener shot and killed at
GENERAL. ho members of the regimentel lentil I- be Executive offices Of tete Govern -
cheep might he draeted to meet the ' •
I t th Imre et Mate- are re at the time subjeet to wintery
' f • • • • went, and le intends to leave
named Pen() 1 a Lev e e u ion e rlapple 1..34 boon stanalo et tes o mernoers, if Lt we lt\ deemed
eing ed out in A.rgentina. le w, as spacified in piragrapli 82 o'f _ • t.LOitorre. boou, and to eetab:ish the
Wtniaipeg immigration returns fur Six new eases of plague arta two tho entitle Act. 2. Yes. it at tee time taluectees:ary to Provide the double guar-
.
. Trenevael capital, at Neispruit, in the ',oleic() huge, per out 6 50
Ms' total 0,000, out of wienh 1•433 eeatbs are repurted a.t Cairo. they were ordered out, the members , mountains, a flue defensive region: 1. Light b,iv, arer cwt. 550
were Genciante. Tetal returns thee American horse meat Ls beingsolU of sueb regiment:el bantl wore eub- • TO :4' - - - --. f ,- - •••• The ;elate printing preae is operating fleere bogs. nee Ow t. ' 600
UPPItESS LIOUOR INF] -171, Nen?
peer ebow 17,000 Dew arrivala in the :. 0 e
ell oweuen as stnoked reindeer meet. jeet to military hw. 3. Tbere is no • g la adzu a at el elm otiorp producing leuf
' elr Cas rain moved an a e 4-, i 1 ri lees
LJie f li e • • • -it for clietributing • '
MARKETS TRE WELD
mew
Prices Of Cattle, chase. pruin, Ste,
in the Leading Markete.
'e
Toronto, June 19. -The receipts here
were about fifty loads, na.clueing 750
cattle. 1,101) hogs, 400 sheep and
lanabs, 170 spring eambes 20 eedves,
and a. few milkers.
ahe market was a- liYely one. Ex-
port toad butcher eattle were ielling
well act the, prices given below. Good
demand
dr :raatsti:riasrke. very firm, and the
Stockers, feeders, and export bulls
are about uriehangeet
spOriungaleacilunustw:tre etaeheey. la g''3 sup' ply
Sheep and yearlings were steady
and unchanged.
Hogs are firm at unaltered figures,
leer preen) hogs, scaling froan lee to
203 tbs., the top price is 67-80; heavy
bog% 6 leis; and iiglet nog% 6c Per
lb.
Following is the range of quota-
tionse-
Cantle
ShiPPeree Per owe. . . t40 $5
Ilueclter, choke, .. 875 4,150
leuteeer, med. to good. 340 3U
But eher, iriferior. . 00 330
Stoekers, per cwt. . 3150 37e
Sleep and Lambs.
neer.,
pe cwt. . 356 406
Yearling's, per ewt. 45(1 525
Sering lambs, each. . 25(1 450
lituire, per (woo . 800 825
Milkere and Calves.
Cows, each. . . .2500 45 00
Calves, eaeh. . 200 10 00
nicest. Lord Curzon reports that 5.7711,0110 authority for their weering them un- en e nos e the Clue ee INN. Pro' eontaining nee nee,.
Pram= Ker5(14 lahourereno
ine sefferers in Judie are being les. 11147 are at the
e time'subjeet to ri
' ding that no liquomay so
r 1" ld ming 111 la'she Biers. it i.; again rito.reed
r. , 4104 0 :
and %voundre
ed We wife, tben snot In- relieved.
tielf probebly fatally at WIlentleed• The priee of soap in Germeny hate
Titee quarrellee over pu' ling the 134 been inereaeed owing to the --bort
to bee. yield of oil seed,
tu
An attelet to wreele an -(441(44° The Shah of Persia, who is making
etreet cer on the reilillelllinry hill, 4 tour or Europa, was emu a big ye.
" Ki gigSt On, WL1S made be• Placing a large ception at 'Warsaw.
boulder on the track, The car wee de.
At the racei at Auteuil, France,
railed but no one was hurt, President Loubet was attended by
A Montreal deepat eh says the Nobel
Dynamite Trust Co., of London, has Pellee corpe WI bieyeles.
eeettred a majority et the storm of Emperor William has decreed that
the Hamilton Powder Company, wbicli tbe three new twee near Metz. shall
bear the names (it the Crown Prince,
has been doing, businesi in °amide
alum the aixties, lemprese and Lot hringen.
The Gevernment will unprove the Chinese pirates heee ue a steam -
Int cm:denial . Railway with several. launch which was miring four junks,
powerfui engines, Ills° cars of the, off Celle Surman, looted tee entire
latest design. Over 20,000 tees of Be- convoy and stele the launch.
1
Pound rails will be ordered. to relay
portions of the road.
Hon. George A. Drummond, speek-
eng at the annual meeting ot the Bank
6f Montreal, warned the bustuess I
conmauun y 111.11 there was a danger of I
over -production, und aver -stork' -ng by
mere)aants tiwiug the present year.
Hon, W. S. Fielding has received a
communication. signed by Sir Caven-
dish Boyle, Government Secretary of
British Guiana, and Mr. J. H. De
jonge, enclosing a draft for $600 as it
first instalment to the Ottawa fire re-
lief fund.
G11E:tie BRIT AIN.
All horse cars in Glasgow will be re-
placed be electric oars by January
next.
A combine of the curtain manufac-
turers of Nottingham and Seat -land
is in process of organization.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam-
ship. Company, of London, has donat-
ed $25,000 to tbe indi•an famine fund.
The Seeretoryeof State for India has
just. purchased §2,500,000 worth of sin-
e
ver for coinage into rupees for cir-
culation in India.
A comelimentary dinner was given
at the Savoy Hotel, London, to wel-
come home Sir Henry Irving aftee
his American tour.
The statement of the British Board
of Trade for Lle M011th. of May shows
increeses of £2,999,000 in imports, and
£1,685,700 in exports.
Englioad is said to be gathering a
fleet at Malta with a, view to land-
ing troops at Tangier, Germany to
give moral- backing in the move
against Franoe.
Lord. R.adnor, owner of one of tee
finest mansions in England, who was
Lor severe.1 years Treasurer of the
Queen's Honasehold dead, aged 59.
Veseount Folkest one succeeds to the
title.
- Earl of Harney has refused to
take his seat. in the 'House of Lorde
because he believes that he has prov-
ed conclusively a miscarriage of jus-
tice against. the law advisers of the
Queen. ,
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, in
'a 'speech in Glasgow,. said it wt' for
the Goyerement. who had allowed the
war to deal with the results. The
members Of the Opposition were. only
onlookers and critics.
• UNIP22) STAT1?,S.
Kansee Wheat crop will be over
80,000,000 bushels.
Gen. Otis, now at Waslaingten, saya
the Philippiee rebellion in over.
The United States army in the Phil-
ippines now numbere 62,000 men. .
Cripple C,'reek, Col., mines have paid
$13,821,99S in dieid.ende since 1893.
A. Kansas City man has invented a
machine to pick chickens by elec-
Waal fans.
Thirty -twee Chicago couples were
BOTHA'S FORCE 12E1 REATED
Roberts Finishes His Report of the
Battle Near Pretoria.
A despatch from London says
: -
Lord Roberts reporte to eh.: IN at Of -
fire, unde relate of Pretoria, Weenies -
fine, under date of Pretoria Wetimen
day, as follows ;-
" "Methuen udvanced to Honing
startle. ,yesterday and found all quiet.
Kroonstad is strongly held. Methuen
returned to -day to Ithenoeter rriver,
where the railroad is being repaired.
We were engaged all yesterday with
Botha's army. The enemy fought
with considerable determination, and
held our -cavalry on both flanks, but
lan Hamilton assisted by the Guards
Brigade of Pole-Carew's division,
pushing forward, took the hill in his
front, which caused the enemy to fall
beck on their second position, to the
eastward. This they are still holding. •
et is slightly higher than the one we
have captured. The great extent of
country whice has to be covered un-
der modern 'conditions of warfare ren-
ders progress very slow.
"Details of the casualties have not
reached me, but I understand they are
moderate in numbers. The only fur -
thee casualties reported to date are
two officers wounded,"
en the afternoon of the same day
Lord Roberts cables:-
" The enemy evacuated their streng
position during the night, and have
retired to the eastward. •
"Bulter's force and mine have af-
forded each other mutual _assistance -
Our ecoapetion of Pretoria caused
numbers a Boers to withdraw from
Laing's nek, tend Buller's advanee to
Volksrnst made them feel their rear
would shortly be endangered."
EIGHT MEN KILLED.
e•••• -a
6 87 -2
600
6e5
325
50
a teete ,Clii.eo market was :stronat tbe T ' oronto June 19. -Wheat - The
,gtg
militery law. 4. A. petition and a few ' tote, coast gummy or sole ma ,eta lee 411* at Lorenzo -Marquee tiett tie'
but eased off toward the
letters from the Toronto :Musical Pre-' the ‘lee• of, an ellections and. 111 allwr are ndvatlehltl. thruu°' S'17,,,:e11,,aelledr: ,clo.'le.1111.111nitobite were easier, and 011- I
months of April anti Mee,. 1991 The sugges,ion, aiel brouglo up - h • m‘it.or ' through the Swain couatry, ' Quotations are lei::: terse sa-t ttl: ev a rirti"ke'en toll' AdizseiVuzateirl:
teetive 45. 8(911101* re interpretation pewee ou elect/Am day and 11r4 Lily Lord Roberts, it appeare,
ghen u) terms about eteady,
wile belong to milli iry hewn: were tret3' es leasee Ie a twee!. ,. Stratheona's lietr•se laud ou ihe coast 0 .. - . 4 a e low, Sir Henry eleux aud "Cencego'
north and west; east, 66 to leenetee, .
the Marquee ef Winchester, Lord Lud-
o the mama ,,eet as "garde weleors preemie% and iii it no commie teeeroom countermended the order
'as follows --Oni ario red end white .6e 1
eceivell in the den irtment in the ' Dr. $eroule been ily support:el tilts aud penetrate to the "ereneyeal i 1--' 1° "ea
66 1-2e; spring. east, 67e; 3Ianitobe..No.
57 of tbe Militia Act. , Mr. Fielding agreed wilt Mr. Cits- The total wealth of Europe, per-
s.kur REOCTIATIONtil. grain's idea. Even it it feilea it Was U3l.hkd reel eeiater is estimated at
reply %yes a quotation or peragraph - 0 eeeWiag off" election Proteets.
. worth trying. He thought the centre- 6e35,009,000,000. (Front the po.nt ot
The bill to amend. the Weights awl veried elee0Onn IOW was not every view,. of i he a beolute rithes a the
eleasures aect was put through coin- world a he priutaip it Enropeon coun-
t -toed piece of tnachinery. It watt more tries range in the toliouing order by.
billious; Britain, 59; realm, 53; Ger-
runny 40; Russia, 32; Ausirta, 22; Italy, -
15; Belguina 5; 'Holland, 1.
A eingular Incident is repartee
from New Becket:131e nee Norfolk. A.
wonattn took her child to chureh to
Oe christened, and had it named Jou-
RON ENGLAND,
WHAT JOHN BULL AND HIS
PEOPLE ARE DOING,
Record of Occurrences In the Land
That Reigns Supreme 'in the
Commercial World.
The Northumberland eliattre' Ex,
ecnteve have officially approved Sir
Charles' Ditke'e bill prohibitms chil-
dren uader thirteen years werkmg
Mrs. Wills, aged a hundred arid
three, rec.-putty died at &ult. she
was born at East lineyle, Wiltshire,
and Until recently could read witne
out elapses.
The restoration a tbe Bloody Tower
in the Tower of London es now com-
pleted all but a few repatrs to a tur-
ret, and the repairs to the lieutenant a
loigings are finished.
It has been estemated that the food
eunplyo Loodou would AO last out
a week it its comutunitienious itb the
country were broken, and the intlow
of iirovfsions stopped by any eau:ie.
The London Leneet says that large
rtions of the stornaee, or even the
whole; a it, retie be remOyed with no
ve7 great mortality, and in succese-
ful wens wItn wonderfully little et -
feet on the patientei digeetione
Mies Margaret elarIntyre leas been
engaged (or the early part of Um sea -
eon in, London at the Royal Opera,
The Scottisn prima donne. has, since
beir return erten). Russia, been alleging
with the Carl Rosa Company, and ha.
also taken part in concerts..
It is estimated that the Exchequer
will get nearly two end tbree-quarter
Mahone in death duties from the
bard, Wm, Teronto and west, 81 12e,
!g.i.t., lake and rail, and: 77 1-2e, Owen
BULLER AW. STIPAIES. h'011:320(1.,
II '1 u -S eady; straight roller, in
weerteie Explosion of kas lit Canniere
Moe, Alberta.
A. Canmore, Alberta, special says: -
The most serious gas explosion teat
ever occurred in Ortamore reale took
place on Wednesday afternoon, re-
sulting in the instant death of eight
men a•xid several slightly injured.
The names et the dead are ;-Prea-
er Da,ye, Amend Regard, Tony Ba -
lite., Peter Caulfield, and three others,
ifoteignets, Whose names are not yet
knoevre The first teree leave large
eat -antes\
The explosion is supposed to have
been due to one of the enlnere 'unlock-
ing his safety lamp with a key orronge
fully obtained.
Cannot Advanee Far Until the Tun -i buyers' begs, freights, $2.55 per
nal is Cleared. I bbl, bid. and $0.60 asked; istlieciel
bear o. tag stetting
egetiring balls of binder twine to , than to eneble one. to be held. A. dogettch from Inindon. Friday, 'brands, in wood, $3 to $3.10.
and ehorte. $11 to $14.50. west.
Plitt" after the ndenni°t1 of the cia"se likely 1.0 prevent the holding of 011; il •51111feed-Dull. Brien $13 to $13.50,
the weight and ' heee4,1 the dee would eonte soma no, advanee further until he gets supplies.,
He bays:-Gtu. Buller will be unable to '
Corn-letrin. No. 2 .A.merican yellow,
citizens of St. John, N. 13., who desires i ei 1.•
s'eeee of a $1,000 dePosie betng requite Be will probable wait until the tunnel a
has bean cteared. Nearly every fitrrit-; 45 1-2e, on. track here, and mix.ed at
lenettio The bill was held for a third f A
reading cm the telegraphie request of oil from. a proteeter; the Judeas would
to be heard on t he el 111.50 requiring whIch anoen; men Light.tn mattiot'konnow.,trit 11(u4'hie troops passeil flew a white : 45e.
The British took nothing NV 1111- : I eae-betiady and in fair demand;
tion would be held. wae done le mine, ogee. bread, and to 59c, north and weet. and file-. - u els °
tee, *ufqr,4 guts,. 1 ,...4r1St Ian
art , After the ceremony the elergye
the geese weight to bta st'onPed ort h t . 4, i t it . oter paving ler it, and a briht btwinrss ear lots are quoted uominally at 58 .,,,,,,11°
lIon. Wmn'-------------------------- uee vonsidered by Mr. Fitzpatrick. ' and 410 east; No. 1, 42 to 43e. k d the mother her reesort tor
barrels or bags of salt. is comp eine an. a U investIgn-. " ,
TWO -CENT STAMP 1300KS. err. Caserabin amendmetet wflt be chickens hY4 liniftY h"u'eNeiees w ' n . . • . .
110 i ez"teriee-nteady ; tem. 2, 40c west, eere pleased to get $o much English
money. One woman, whose husband
Rye -Steady; ear lots. west, 52c and name. whereupon she replied, "Why,
53e eaet, I thought bow nice it would be to
name him after one of our big lenge .
hell generals."
Lest -mice of what w111 ho known as 'Phe entire bill INNIS gone through,
two-eent stamp books." Each book me" of the clauses being allowed to and two sons have been fighting,
consiste of two pages of six stamps ° stand for further Consideration.
each, interleaved witb waxed. pe.per to 1 CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
preveut their sleeking together, and is , The pen -tax upon Chinese immig-
of a size convenient to carry in the "rants entering British Columbia will
pnettet or p ocket-book. The book is be increased from $50 to $100, and a
ing to have my men come home at
neatly bound in stiff covers, and in' oommission will be appoiated to hi- neee.„
-
the inner side si set forth in con- • quire into the euestion of Japanese
chased form useful information eel:a- immigration. Tit:Oa were tile sellout Usually tlie first question. a Boer
'1 • • 1 - b f •h ' woman puts ie: -"Will any husband be
'
said
: -
'You British are unlike our eeople.
They took my homes in exehange for
sheep, and made me make butter,
welch they never paid for. Tale send-
Buckwhealte-Quoted at 50c weste A cure:Ate mishap has befallen Mr.
Master of the Wycomie
Oats -Quiet ; white oats, north and
veet, 26 1-2e; and east, e7 1-2e. ' Senic°x*
Buffalo, June 19. -Spring whea•t- Union Warleb* ouse. Ai the close of the
tend
1 Northern; round Mt% 78 5-80. Win- efst.mee.ting of the Board he Was sit.
'Ling in his office, when two guardetna
510 east. '
tel.: wheat -No. legeete 78e asked; No. entere.d One of them struck a lucifor
metal to lignt a cigar, and a spark
a the burning brimstone flew on the
No. 1 Northern ear loads, 77 5-8o ; .No.
'With a laugh the masters face.
features of -
of the statement. made by 2, white and mixed, 77 1-2c asked.
ehot if he is captured?"
postal servite. The, price at which the
the Premier in introdueing the prom-
stamp.books are to be issued to the ised Chinese immigration restiestion . One young Man was pulled from un- Corn -Easier ; No. 2, yellow, a 1-2c;
Postmasters, and sold by them to the 1, eel
public is 25 cents emit, one Gent in I
excess of the lace value of the stamps
being "charged for each book, to cover
the cost of binding etc. The smallest
quantity of these books that eau be
issued is four. .
PRINTING OF VOTERS' LISTS.
Dr. Montague wanted to know how
the printing of the voters' iists was
CHINA DEFIES THE POWERS.
3.),000 _Troops at ,Pekin's (at ei to
Oppose the Marines.
A special despatch to London from
Shanghai says the position of the Le -
getting along. The session and the go tions at Pekin:is meet eritical. Ac-•
year ,were both passing, and there was 'cording to this despatch 30,090:Min-
a tamer thet the lists raight soon be
needed..
Sir Wilfrid Laurier -My hen. friend
shows his wise diligence, but I cannot
satisfy his curiosity at this moment.
I will enquire.
Dr..Montague-But met righl hon.
friend forgets to tell me when he has
euquireile
Sir Wilfrid Laurier -Then my hen.
friend will not forget to enquire
again, Laughter.
QUARANTINE ON CLUNESE.
Mr. Fisher announced .that instruc-
tions had been given to quarantine all
Chinese arriving at Victoria from San
Francisco for the full period of ,11
days. •
BRITISH COLUMBIA AFFAIRS-.
Mr. Prior asked' if, in view of the
overwhelming .defeat of the Govern-
ment of British Columbia, the Govern -
_meat had sent any instructions to the
Lieutencent-Governor as to the course
he should pursue, so that the uneer-
tainty nett now prevails should be set
et 'rest at the eiirliest possible mo-
ment.
Sie Wilfrid Laurier replied that the
Goveinment did not peopos.e to issue
an instructions to the Lieutenant_
Governor of British Columbia, who had
'chosen to aUveal to the people of the
Province, and the answer was in their
hands
lenECTION, ACT. 'AMENDMENTS.
The House went into committee 'mon
the bill to consolidate and amend the
election law..
elie clauses re,specting the sealing of
ballot papers and 'ballot boxes after
the °aunt were discu.seed with great
ese troops are cleiewn up- oUteide the
gates of tlie city le oppose the re-
lief force, and guns are trained on
the American, British, and Japanese
Legations. •
The American, Russian. and Japan-
ese Ministers have gent couriers to
Tienersin't esking for 2,000 troops of
es.ch nationality.
The United States gunboats, York-
town and Sastine left on Thursday
for Tong Ku. There is no foreign
warship now here.
. It has been learned in official quar-
ters that, although it is expected the
Government at Pekin will show no
further resistance as soon as it shall
perceive the powers are determined,
the commander et, the international
forces has been iuistructed to inflict
a sharp lesson in the event of any
resistance, and not to brook any de-
lay in re -opening the gates of Pekin
if he finds thetn. elosed.
FIGHTING IN ASHANTI,
K ttttt asst Better Column Again Engaged
With the Rebels.
The Landon Daily Express has the
following from Prashu, dated Thurs-
day ;-
"Theee has been another fight. 'on
the line of communication of the Ku-
nuessi relief expedition. No details
have been officially supplied.
There are 10,000 A.shantis surround-
ing Kumassi, and 5,000 facing the re-
lief force. The leaders of the rebel-
lion include Anhantuah, Queen of Ole
541
der the bed, aod he went on hie knees
'begging ithe.B.ritieh petrol not to shoot
him.
KRUGER'S PAPER MONEY.
-
Notes Are Being Manufactured in
His Railroad Car.
A despatch from London, Friday,
,says desplitch from Lorenzo Mar-
e
ques, dated yeeterdey,. says; -"Preen
dent Kruger' ie holding put* his gold
and issuing paper notes from a press
in his Executive car.' The Boer Ooy-.
ernment's coin stock is exhausted; and
the officials are bOW Doyeng out
gold, discs unsiamped.. Some . west
have declined to accept notes heve.
taken their salaries in gold bars. The
Boer Government is still paying out
much gala in that way."
BOERS AGGRESSIVE.
President Steyn Is In Personal Com-
' 'nand,
despe tee to the Leaden Tele-
graph from Sheeper's nek says that
the Boers are aggressive along tee
whole length of the Senekal-Fiks-
burg line; A. strong force menaced
Pieksburg Wednesday, and Lhe Bri-
tish outposts retired to thee village.
The 13.ritish guns then opened fire
on the berghers, who retreated. The
Boers are also active to the west-
ward of Seneka-1.
President Steyn is at .Teit kop with
the main laager. His presence doubt-
less accounts for the activity of the
burghers.
STILL DRAWING SUPPLIES.
Two, Steamers Arrive With 4,000
, Tons of Cargo for Boers. ,
A.: dee-patch to the London Timee
frcen Lorenzo _Marques says that the
Boers continue to draw substantial
supplies from Delagoa. by, T,wo
steamers have arrived there with 4,-
000 tons of cargo destined for tile
Transvael. •
No.3 ellow, 48 1-4e e Ne. 4 yellow,
42e; No. 2 corn, 42 3-4o; No. 3:corn,
42 1-2e. Oats -Quiet, but firma No. 2
White* 27 3-4e ; No. 3 white, 27 1-4c;
Nu. 4 white, 26 I-2 to 26 3-4o; No. 2
mixed, 95 3-4o; No. 3 white, 25c. Rye
,Flenteelnion; good de-
TilCiEnhdic'ago, June'14.-eThe wheat mar-
ket was depressed to -day by rains in
the North-West, and the weather of -
flee prediction of ehowers for the
Dakotas and Minnesota; July (dosed
5-8c under yesterday; corn closed 1-4c
lower; and oats 3-8 to 1-2n, improved;
the provision market closed 21-2 to
50 down. NZ1V York reported 44 leads
taken at the seaboard for export;
elearoncee in wheat and flour were
equal to 245,1,00 hushels; primary re-
ceipts were •611,000 bushels, compared
with, 794,000 biisheis last year. Min-
neapolis end Duluth reported 43,8 cars
against 438 test week. and 417 a year
ego. Local receipts were 79 cars,
three of contract grade. &lomate
receipts lo-moretay-Wheet, 94 cars,
oorn, 600 cars; oats, 250 ears; hogs,
e4,000. head ,
annneapolis, June ie. -Wheat -in
s t oree-•No. t No r rn, 7e 8-4c; ,7u I ye
71c; September, 71 7-8e. :On track -
No. 1 hard, 73 8-1c; No, 1 Northern,
71 3-4c; No. 2 Northern, 70 1-4c. Flour-
Uncbanged, Bran, in belk-411 to
'June 19.-Whe•at-No. 1 hard
cash, 74 1-8e; July. 74 5-8e; September,
75 1-2e; No. 1 Northern, oaeh; 72 1-4c;
hely, 74 5-8c; Septem-ber„ 75 1-ec; rico.
1 Nartherre'cesh, 72 1-4c; July, 72 3-4e;
September, 73 5-8c; No. 1Northera,
70 1-20; No. 3 :seeing, 67 3-1o. 'Oats-,
22 1-2 to 23c; -Corn -37 7-8. e
*„
The eapenese Crowe Prince, during
his visit to Constantinople, tivoided
all diphena Ls except the British Am-
bassedoelevnich is *aid to show that
Englatal and Japan are albesr•
The increased industrial: and co
mercial prosperity of Germany, has 4e -
creased its emigration from 120,089 itt
tp 20,740 last year, 19,106 of the
I•atter goeng .to the United States,
Swint brushed the sulphur off his
beerd, end tee incident was apparent-
ly forgoetem hut in the evening his
face begin to ewen. and he spent the
night in great agony. Erysipelas of'
a very serious eharacte.r had set in
Me. Sememe became very ill, and. at
one tune the worst result was feared,
but he is now slowly recovering,
General Cronje has, "M. A. P.' says
a nephew living in Kennington, who,
like many another young Boer of good
preepects, is studying for it profes-
sional career. He does not inherit the
family instincts, and considers the
war, en his own. phrase, "all rot.' He
holds strong views about Kruger and
Joubert, act hopes that they will
"speedily be wiped out." His uncle is
a fairty rich ,man, and, if he has any
choice about .his place of exile, will
probably eleet for England, where he
could im.y up some farming property
and set tie dawn.
During a recent run of foxhound,
a fox, which had been unearthed near
Eythroee, In Buckinghamshire, ran
reght away into Ayleabury, where it
took refuge in St. Mary's ohurelayard.
The exile:tat was in a very exhausted
stale, and too teeble apparently to
jump the wall. The heun,ds evidently
lost scent, as they did iaiot appear on
the scene_ Reynerti was noticed
among Om tombstones by the Rev.
11. C. Staveley, ‘03.0 succeedei in
capturing et by enveloping it in a
wrap. He sabsequeintly took it down'
the Hartwell roa.d and released it.
General Sir 11. Chermside, who ewe
succeeded General Gaitacee, was pre -
vi DIIS I y in 00151110 04 oi t he 11 h
Brigade in South Aerica. The second
son of the Rev, Seymour Chermeittle,
he wan bo•rn in 18e0, and entered) [be
aimy in 1868. He has had a large
tal Laney ex-pet:lents in ]4gypt, Includ-
ing bbs Egyptian expedition tei 18e2
eennection with ethieh he eeecived
o reecial and sear. He also reeetved a
ttcdaI Re'it mUltasy attache in the.
Turko-Ituesien war, 1877-78. e'rana
2280 to 1896 he was military attaehe
*1 Constantinople, and British Mei-
11 y COMM ISSI MI6 I` and rommanding
her Majeety's troops,, Crete, to IS9.