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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1900-6-28, Page 7• •THI XTE].•TI))1E - SPARE FROM I .1••••••••••/ lig Newsy Items Alput Ourselves and Our Neighbors—Something of Interest From Every Quar- ter of the Globs, CANADA. Parliament may be pro geed with- in three weeks, Over 5,600 children are attending tbe Public et:tools iu gamiltoia. The Kingston Locomotive Werke will be sold by auction on july 10. Hamilton police will receive' 14 in- stead of 10 days aolidays in future, Hamilton is roa.kieg an effort to or ganize a regiment of Highlanders. Just 137 new post offices bave beet' opened ie Canada, during Afareh, April and May. Great qaantities of iron ore are be- ing taken front the Wilbur mines near Kingston. The T., H. a, B. Railway Co. intends to have ten passenger coaches built for the excursion bueiness. Kingston firms are Shipping en ane (wage of 100 tons a hay daily t Boston and Providenee, 1. I. Prot, Robertson. at Ottawa from. Paris, says tleat Canada's extabit is eine of the best at. the exposition. Avila Bourrassa, Ilea been found guilty at Montreal of the murder af bis wife. Ile will be hanged August 24th, Avila Pourrasse was found guilty at Montreal of the murder a his wife last April, and was seatenced to be hanged ou August 24. Proceedings may be taken to dis- qualify two Montreal aldermen for receiviug "side" money from the transfer o nut rk et st e I ls. Conviet Go1d-414th. who attenehled to murder the assietant matron at Kingston penitentiary, has two years extra added to his stuteuce. "4yuod ot Tmtixito ndop1td a. mo- tion asking the Government to ap. point a Sundey as thenksgiving day, evitb the Motel ty following as a public holiday. Bracebridge is asking the Govern- xnent ill Ottawa for aid in the con- struction of a railway front Brace - bridge to Baysville, a village ou the, Lake of Bays. The Hudson Bay •Company has de - dared a dividend and bonus equal to 0 1pr cent of th 0 LPital stook. In The British War Office has cabled the jaraaican Government, announce- ing that it is prepared to aecept a composite volunteer contingent from Jamaica, Trinidad and Dement for services in Ashanti. R. A. leamsden has been appointed Vice -{British Consul at Havaaa. He is a, son a the late British Coesul at Santiago, who remained at his post and saerifieed his life during the Spithisli-Araerican war. The English labour delegation to the United States sailed from South- hampton on Saturday for New York with 320,000 towards, the erection of a hall in St. Louis, Mo., in memory ef the late John !Ruskin. The London County Council is con- sidering it new by-law putting u.nder the bee the electric advertising signs so common in Trafalgar Square, the Piceadilly, the Cirous, and other parts of Loedon. The big advertiser% are organizing to prevent the proposed law becoming effeotiee. UNITED STATES, Chicago% total debt is 382,688,099. The United States will epend 3100,- 00,000 in new warships. A Kokomo. Indiana., man who tried to prove eating an unnecessary bab- it Scarcity of wheat has caused many of the lour Lanai of allohigan to cleee down. teatahoma lies a great tvheat crop, audfareaere worked at the barvest- e, on Sunday. SEYMOUR AT PEKIN. Reaehed the Capital Sunday After Frequent Fighting. A despatolx from London says t -A news agertoy despetch from Shang- hai says; " After an arduoite march and, fre- quent fighting with the Chinese, Vice - Admiral Seymour, arrived at Peleiu Senday afterneien. On five oecasiens the Olsinese attaeked the column in great force. 'Deere were many mounted men among the Chinese, but most of the natives were badly armed. At times they fought with admirable courage and bravery. The loesee et the Chinese during the marca are es- timated at five hundred killed. The losses of the foreigners were trif- ling. "The exact state of affairs inside Pekin it is impassible to deseribe, in view of the many conflioting reports, nothing baying been reeeived from the Legations or foreigners there. "Surprise is expressed at the fact that a large force of Indian troops has not been ordered here." Another Shang/MI despateh of the sense date says :-`41"be Pekin news wired Wednesday emanated froze the administrator of the Chinese tele- graphs. alercaant steamers are not to proceed to Tien-Tsin, and vessels on their way there have returned NI Ghee too Correspondenc witit “ien.:'61.11, jq dirfiellit. The Chinese Merchants' Douglas Illieson and Bruee Pettads Company has aea.sed semull veasel killed one another in it street duel hi Livingston, near palate, Texaa. Fifty boys tried to break into it cus at Chicago and were.' beaten by Lbe 1 e after ' ' • The degree of LL.D., was conferred on Lord Pauncelote, the British Am- bassador, by Columbia College, N.Y. During last year Sleialael,169 was lead out in life lesurance policies ill the United States to heirs und bolders. Ten lives were lost and six people were be ly injured during a Are which I destroyed an old five -story tenement itt New York, The total estimate of area. in eot- ' ton planted in the United States is 1 25,558,00U acres, au increase of 2,036,- 1 000 over last year. Two New Haven, Connecticut, doc- tors performed all OpPratIOla on it boy for abscess of the liver. Both took bleu I poisoning and died. United Stu tes Agricultural d - parte:lent% mien showe eurtber de- crenee of 1,676,1100 la acreage of win- ter wheat and 567,000 in spring crop. A check for 350.000 was the golden wedding unniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hinton. of Milwaukee, to the Protestant Home for the Aged in that city. T.he Mississippi River is reported at low water mark, and sawmill men are worried over the prospects of hav- ing their log suaply cut aff at a time wben It moans serious loss to t hem. if. Rothstein, general manager of the Imperini Bank of Russia, is in New York, anti intends to establish a Russian bank in the United States, through which leussian disburse- neents, that aggregate to nearly $10,- 000,00 annually, could be affected. GENERAL Heavy rains are reported in the Dar.. jeeling district of India. Out of 75 plague cases at Cairo, Egypt, 31 have proved fatal. Thr President of Chill Is stricken with paralysis of the brain. The eumber receiving relief in India has increased to over 6,000,000. Over 2,000 men at the Bell Island mines, near St. Johns, Nfld., are on strike. It is believed that the German Em- peror ,,xiiplossict7onn. pay a visit to the Deaths from bubonic plague since addition the eompany sets aside $50.- 000 for t hs empln eyes' beefit fund. Tbe two ferry steamere running be- tween Ottawa and Hull have been stopped by Government offit•ers, on tile ground that the engineers in urge of them are not properly quail- . Ottawa Alexander 3IeAfillan, c street jeweler, was fined $1 osts for keeping his place of ess open atter 7 o'clock in the ' vening, in violation of the early elos- ing by-law. An appeal will be made: with a view to quashing the by-law. ' 'James Farley a life convict, who eerved twelve years ih the Kingston 1 enttentiary, was par one on a ur- day. He was a circus attendant, and I when the show was at Peterboro' he got into an altercation with an Indian and killed him. A man named John Fuleze, who was working on the inside of the tower I of St. Jean Baptiste Church at. Mont- i real, lost his footing when near the ; top, and was dashed to pieces on the ; floor below. He was an employee of the Hainilton Bridge Works. IGRDAT BRITADT. George Meredith, the author, is in poor health. David Dwight Wells, author and I playwright, ia •' d at Norivic,h, Eng. I have been pro- ! Londoni. • 111118,the latest news. _ uon ha -s had 100 er suspected cases. t xng Company, of rgest in England, bankrupt Earl of about 50 cents on • mg firms in Eng - with a capital of d an anti -noise 0 organ -grinders rers at London employers have nts regarding given orders pel, Windsor ert Memorial by electricity. express train Windsor race - lough, Eugland. were killed and ared. alien, a member of tae y Council, and a Radical for Parliament, is wanted, eed with obtaining £5,900 worth jewellery by false preteriees. Dn' Monday Cambridge! University coeferrecl the degree bf LL.D., 033, Mr. Joseph 11. Choate, the United States Ambassador to England, and Prof. John Williams White, of Harward. I ,leeeteeteee-aheeet end,..egan num- ber 358,65 to April last. Still anothe,r case of military bru- tality in Germany, a soldier killing a civilian after a row in the street. British Guiana has had another river boat disaster in which 23 lives were lost,. the boat going over the falls of Cuyuni. Tlhere have been unparalleled de- monstrations of jog, throughout the West Indies at the Bettish successes in South Africa, A Bavarian swindler has jut been sentenced to two and a half .years. hard labour. He; is said to have been engaged to 120 women. GOVERNOR WAS WOUNDED. Eight Officers Killed in a Sortie From Knmassi. A. despatch from Accra, says: -Six Frederick Hodgson, Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, 'according to re- ports from Kumassi, was wounded in the elioulcler during a recent sortie from the fort. It is also rumored that eight officers were killed. Provisions at Kuiaeassi are scarce, and there are many wounded. The in- vestment is compleee. No one is able to leave. Great Privations are en- dured by the native population. Day by day the position is becoming more precarious, and there are no prospects of relief. 1 northward. It is lesirued autheneicele Ily that an understanding exiats be- tween Great Britain th ritain and e Viceroys of Nanking and sWu-Chang wide') ac- counts for the quietness in the rang - tee -Kiang valley, It is reported that ,Siu is ea:coating large bodies of sus- pects daily. Tbe &Mai arteOured . cruiser Undaunted arrived et Woo - Sung yesterday, and cleared for ae- ' i tiou while passing the communication ' between Tien-Tsin and Pekin is ita- t possible. The foreign officials are to- tally ignorant of the state of affairs , itt the north." a 4 HUTTON CAPTURES GUNS, Lord Methuen Routs a Column Under DeWet. 6. despatch front London, says:- • Tbe War OXfite h lowing devatch from Lord Roberts:- "Pietoria, Wednesdey.-IIunter a ad- vance column °coupled Krugersdorp without opposit ion. "Met burn, Nvb:i WaS escort ing it ihrgO convoy to Heilbron, Tuesday route d a force under f hriitttn De Wet, who en- deavoured. to prevent him from enter- ing the little town. Methuen had only three mane 1 t I "Baden-Powell left this city on Wednesday, on his return to Rusten- : burg. T,he country is quieting down in that direction. "This satisfaeiory state of affairs NS .1 Le mil e: I illy a sisted by lhx cap- ture between here and Rustenburg. on Tuesday, of two gulls, by Hutton s mounted infantry, from a body of the enemy under Commandant Duplessis. "Railway and telegraph consnaunica- ben with Cape Town is now complete- ly restored. "All is quiet here and at Johannes- burg. The stops are open, and the market is daily becording more crowd- ed and businesslike." ALMOST GOT KITCHENER. Boers Come near Capturing the Chief of Stair. According to a Cape Town des- patch, General Kitc.hner bimself had a narrow escape from capture" in the engagement at Leeuw spruit on June 14. Be was sleeping in the repair train whe•the latter was attacked and manyagas the engineers captured. General' rslechener's sleeping car was at Kopjes;statten, when the Boers, un. der Gen. De Weiesuddenly opened a rifle fire at 3 a.m. Kitcliantereseanaged to reach his horse and galloped; to..: Rhenoster, two miles distant. The Boers numbered 900 men, with three guns. They burned the culvert, which had just been rebuilt, and de- railed the train. The Boers alleged to be hemmed in by Gen. Rundle began shelling Ficks- burg June 19, It is said they appre- hend that a force is marching from the north upon them, hence they will en- deavour to break through eouthward. SEYMOUR AT PEKIN. • Semi -Official Despatch From Tokio Confirms This *Report. A despatch from Berlin says: - A semi-officiae despatch from Tokio, dated Thursday, says the Japanese Consul .at Shanghai' confirms the re- ports that Admiral Seymour has ar- rived at Pekin, and that the meiribers of the diplomatic corps are sate. According to an official Japanese report from She Fu, the foreign set- tlement at Tien-Tsin was reduced to ashes on Monday. 1111110N Notes of Proceedings in the Nation- al Legislature. INDIAN FAMINE FUND. Sir Charles Tupper asked if the Government had yet given any eon - sideration to tie° proposal ot making a contribution from the Dominion treasury to the In4ian Famine Fund. Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that the Government was not yet prepared te make any announcement on the sub- ject, but wonld do so at an eerie date. -2- UMW REPR,ESENTATION. Sir Charles Tupper brought up the question of the represeetation of the Yukon District in the House of Com- mons. He read the petition of the in- habitants of the district, which set forth that they paid 1.25 of the gross revenue of the Dominion, and that the .representation waich they asked for was necessary in order that, in im- portant questions relating to the Yu- kon, tbey might be properly repre- sented and thoroughly utolerstood, They, taerefore, asked to be repre- sented in the Howie by two members, He was glad that the Government proposed to put into force by procia- =Alan the Act of last session teach gave to the inhabitants of the Yukon two elective members on the Terri- torial Council, Sir Wiltrid Laurier thought that it was well not to proreed liastily in euch it matter. La.st year Parlianaeut had decided to give the people of the Yukon representation in their Terri - tonal Counoil and this representation would be aceorded to them by the first of July !next. In his opinion, there Wal no necessity for taking any further stem at present. The question of baying them represented in Parlia- ment could wait until after the cen- sus Of next year. As to the request of the people of the Yukon for two members, he thought that would be more than the proportion allowed to the provinces. By allowing the peo- Vie to eicet representatives .to the Territorial Council on a. basis of a manhood franchise much valuable ex- perience would be gained, and a judg- to the House of Cannons, and as to bow many members they should send to the Mere of Consume, and as to a at rano be sbould bee . The ,motion was lost. BRITISH COL1Jall3I4 POLITICS. Mr. Morrison aisked if, having re- gard to the unsettled condition of local pot/. teal affairs in British Colum- bia, any steps were being taken bysthe Government to the eseablishment of a stable state of affairs in the Pro- vince, and if there was any announce- ment to be made with regard to the rumors that are current with respect to the Government. Sir Wilfrid Lturler eplied thet the metter is at pre.seet engaging the at- tention of the Government. He had been under the impression he could m Ike an announcement, but was sort y he could not do so at that moment,. NEWS OF THE SOLDIERS. Mr. Monk complained of lbe dif- ficulties in obtaining information about the rondit ion of it soldier named Bernford of Montreal, invalided to Shornecliffe provisional camp. Dr. Borden promised to give any informa- tion that came in. Mr. Clarke Wallace referred to the casee of John Hewitt of Toronto. who is seeking information regarding his son. The Minister of Mi itia explained that every item of information the War Office had about the Canadian contingent was sent here promptly, and in addition the depart thent had frequent leports front Lieut. -Col. Otter. The department had done everything in its power to obtain in- formation about the wounded. Be himself had not had word, direct or indirect, from his son since _April 14th, and a great many other parents were in the same position. TA.XATION OF C. P. R. LANDS. g,Mr. Richardson, of Lisgar, raised the qutstion of dhe taxation of Cana- dian Pacific Railway lands. According to the agreement' entitle with the rail- way company, these lands are exenipt from taxation for a periodof 20 years. Hie motion was to the effect that, ie the opinionut the House, the 20 years dated from the thine of the passing of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way bill, and would therefore ex- pire February 16th, 1901. A.s a corol- lary to this he asked that all such lands abould be patented priorto that date, bemuse they could not be taxed until patented. Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that the position of the honmember was en- tirely, untena ble. Mr. Richardson con- tended that the 20 years' exemption should eount from the day of the pass- age of the bill, but under the terms ert pattare risne suede:zoo' st eo subsidies did not become the pr'operty of the company until it NVilS carried by constructiontt was not the pro- perty of the company at the time of He admitted the conditions pressed the adoption of the contract in 1881. hardly upon the settler by increas- ing his land texatioe, but there was no help for it. The Crown had. enter- ed into a solemn contraot with the C.P.11., ratified by the representa- tive.% of the people, and Parliaroent could, not in good faith interfere with that bargaiin If Air. Riehardson was right in his opinion thet the exemp- tion from taxatiou ceased on the 1611 cif February, 1001, it was thee within the privilege of the esunielpelities to • tax the land . and carry their eon- • tented:1 into tbeeottets. Again, tbere were 'beads issued on this land to the extent of floe raillions of •dollars. These bands were in the haede of in- dividual holders, and the faith a the Government of Canada was pledged to them. Vested interests coulhl not be legally disregarded. The reraedy was with the courts. The proposition was and WhiCh could net be entertained for it moment. YUKON SALARIES. Mr. Fester was informed by Mr. Sutherland that the salaries elect, al- lowances of nsembers of the Yukon • Council are as followse-Cominissioioar Ogilvie, 36,000 salary aud 32400 ex- neeeses ; Mr. tiireuard. registrar -31,600 , and e.(et a melee ; Jutige tinges, 31,0t0 • and 3100 per mouth; Mg. Cieneetitt, a5,-. , 000 and 3100 per munth; Goal Comms-. •eioner Senkter, ;4,15,000 and 3100 per utuntb; Mr. Perry, euperiatendent of Mounted Police, 31,40i1 and e2 per day extra wlitie be resides at Dawsou, and 31.25 per (ley living allowance. atelnAT BRITAIN. Mr. Morrieee asked %%bottler Canada had taken advautege of or bad be. come it party to aetiele 19 of• the treaty of Commerce and Navigattote betteeen Great Britain and Japan wfuch wee signed in London, Jely 10th, 1804. Sir Wilfrid Laurier replied that tit% Goverennent had decided not to be- • come a pariy to tit?, treaty, because by doiug so n would be precluded Lout making other arrengenteats, %%bleb • aught be more to the adivautage et ' Ca,nada. • . 18 KILLED, 69 WOUNDED, eavy Russian, Lossess in the Taut Bombardment. A despatch from St. .Petersburg says ;-Vice-Aduairal Alexejeff, from Port Arthur, reporting the capture of he Taku forts, says the bombarding fleet was commanded by the Russian, Cantata Dobrowolski, as senior officer present. The Russian losses were two lieutenants killed, une severely, and one slightly wounded. and 16 men kill- ed and 07 wounded. laie gunboat Gil- jak was seriously damaged by it shell below the water line. and must be docked for repairs. The gunboat Ko- rejez was ratide to leak in six places, and had her cabin destroyed. The gunboat .Bobr was uudamaged. Be- sides the above, Admiral A.lexejeff aays the Frenth warship Lion. the British Algerine, and the Germen gunboat Iltrie partioipated in the en- gagemenit. SURROUNDED THE CAVALRY. Narrow Escape of General French's Forces From Capture. despeteit from Pretoria, says z -Oe Tnesday last there watt 'very hard figliting PA both flanks of the Boer position, and their centre VMS almest • ielpreignable. Gent French weet to the left, and entered a section of the ',.country that was unsuitable tor eave airy manoeuvres. His force lease 4ter, rounded, and sustained a heavy eross- fire. Tilley made a splendid figat, however, and the 13oers retreated just as the artillery ammunition, was ex- hausted. Hamilton's division advanced on tits !rieht, and Gen. Broadnoods' brigade hetame involved rather seriously. While advancing between high 140Pies against the Boers int their front they • were surprised by a, close cross-fire "[coin snipers in it /Deane field, and Oa surrounding kopiee. Tae number or Boers increased rapidly, and their rifle fire mused muttli, damage among the artillery horse. ; The Boers advanced over a rise in ORDERED TO JOIN BOXERS. -- Responsibility of Chinese Govern- ment for the Trouble Proven. A despatch from Berlin says: -"The responsibility of the Chinese Govern- ment for recent events,' said a high official of the Foreign Office on Wed- nesday, "Is 11.01W clearly proved. It .s been aecerteined that 10 000 Chinese troops who deserted to the Boxers did so under the direct orders of the Chinese Government. The promotion to the highest positions of nototions- ly anti -European officials also points in the same direction. This is the war of China against all foreigners, in- cluding- Germene, and the point now is to go ahead. vigorously, quickly, and resolutely, no matter what the fittul outcome may be.' The, Berliner Tageblatt says: -"A private dexpatch from St. Petersburg asserts that Russia has landed 9,00) men, who will not place themselves under the command of Admiral Sey- mour, but will act independently.' FEMININE INTUITION. Mistress -Jane, you may clear away the breakfast things and put the house in order. I am going to my dressmaker's to have a new gown fitted. Jane.-Yes,• ma'am. Are you go- ing to take your latchkey, or shall 1 sit up •for you.? THE BRUTE. Dirs. Guyer --This paper says that mice are attracted by music ; but I dorn't believe it. Mr. Guyer -Why not? Mrs. Guyer -I never see any mice around when I play the piano. Mr. Guyer -Well, that's • no excuse for doubting the paper's statement. THAT'S ALL. Cumso-The Sultan of Turkey prorct- tees to pay. Cawker-But he is only talking through hie fez. the grinend or 500 or MO garde,. hut were ducked by artillery Are. Then the 12173 Lancers on the right 13444:104 frobtal charge, while the Househe14 Cutreiry wen e to the right and clear- ed the mealie field. It itatie ott this fight that theXari of Atrhe was killed. After it was ever be was found isilii it butlat through his eart. Col. Egerton Geeen watt wounded in the, thigh, and taken prts- own- Be has beee heard of mace as doing well. There were very few •eashalties among tbe Britisin Con- te sort range at wawa the 'f' bting took place. No Tran.svealers took part ill the en, gozement. The entire force that op- • Posed the Brittsh lens made up Of 1101- 5 fenders who have sealed in ii -be Trans- ' veal, eoloufel rebele, aud foreign =cr. r0.1.4ane4. Darfur; the engagement two 4 of the Ilrittsh frUO4 were bring to - Iwands the front and two others tO- 1,vartis the rear. 11ARKETS N THE WORD else+ Prices 0. Cattle, Cheeie, Gra.in. e40, Tor came Lu to -day, including 700 eettl 700 hugs, 40 steep and yearlings, aver 100 spring lambs, 80 calves, and 0. few milkers. There was a fair trade in expert cattle, but tbe teudence b down- ward. Geed butellex-cettle eoid wed, fitall- fed cattle being a demand it' steady p.•teee. bui itt erdinety att.if the market war, unsettled. and pruspeets are for lower 'glees. Feeders are uitchangeti. Sheep were plentiful and weaker ; yearling-' are unchanged. Spriug lambs were a geoid sale at from S2.50 tu $4,50 each. Geed veal calveare wented. Com - mail rough cetives MI slowly. A few good mileb euws are wanted at exalted 330 each ; poor euws are a slow sale at trans $32 upward% Huge declined front 1-6 io 1-4e per pound. jeer prime huge, ecallug from, 100 to 200 lbs.. the top price is 3-1'heavy liege, no; and light liege, 5 3-4c per lb. Following is the range of quota, - 40c; No. 0 cora, 4 -4o. Qt -5 -.Weak; No. 2 white, 29 8-4c; No. 3 ettite, 29 1-414 No. 2 mixed, 27e; No. 3 mixed, 20 14e4 Rye -Higher; No. 1. ett3i. =Me teeny, 07. in the Leading Markets. aleetreal. June M. -Grain -The mar. ket es stronger and more active. In, 40, June 20. -Only 42 loads • oats sales were made at 32 1-2e and Cattle. Shippers, per ewe . .3 440 3 525 1.u.cher, •chalce do, 3.7a 1 50 Butcher, medium to good. .340 366 Butcher, inferior. . . 360 330 Stockers, p ‘r ewt. Wee l75 Sheep and Lambs. Sbeep, per ewe. . 350 Yearlings, per cwt. . 450 Spring lambs, each. . 2 50 Bucks, per cwt. . . 300 Milkers and Calves. 00‘kb, eath. . . . 23 00 Calves, each. . . . . 2 00 Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt. . 850 Light hogs, per cwt. . 550 Heavy hogs, per cwt. . 575 Sows. ... . . 300 Stags. . . . . 25 Toronto. June 26. -Wheat -The Chi- cago wheat market closed higher again to -day. July wheat advanced to 84 3 -Se, and closed at 82 5-8c, a net advance for the day of 1 1-4c. Mani- tobas were very strong here. Early in the day No. 1 hard, g.i.t., sold at Ole. leiter in the day it sold at 95, and at the close 96c was asked. Local trade is active. One firm alone 'has sold 35 cars to millers in the past three days. Ontarios were firmer. Red and white, west, sold ae 70c. Quotations were as follows :-Ontario, red and white, 70c, north and west, east, 71c; spring, east, 71 to 72c; Manitoba, No. 1 hard, 95c, Toronto and west; 95c, g.i.t.; and 90e, Owen Sound. Millfeeci-Dull. Bran, 313 to 313.50; and shorts, 314 to 314.50, west. Corn -About steady locally. No. 2 American, yellow, 470, on track here; and mixed at 40 1-2c. Peas -Steady. Car lots are quot- ed nominally at 60c; north and west; and, 61c east. Barley -Dull. No. 2, 40c west, and 41c east; No. 2, 42 to 43c. Rye -Firmer. Car lots, west; 54c; and 55c east. Oits--Steadyl, While oats, north and west, 27 1-20; and east, 28 OE -2o. Buckweteat-Quoted at 550, west, and 51e east. Flour -In • more active • enquiry,. Outside melts • generally have light stocks 04 wheat, and la view of the excil.ed Wheat market are inclined -to go slow selling ahea.d. Eeport agents bid 32.75 for straight roller, in buy- ers bogs, middle freights, and hold- ers ask 32.90. Buffalo., June 26. --Spring wheat -No. • 1, Northern, spot, carloads, 88 3-4c; No. 1 Northern spat round lots, 87 3-40. W inter whiee t-Unsettleci; /lamina ily, white, 84e, Corn -E tsy; No. 2 yellow 46,1-20; No, 3 yelllaw, 46 1e4c; No. 2 corn 4001 5 25 4 to , 325 4600 10 00 675 575 6 00 325 250 peas at 70 1-2c afloat, which figural stow on Advance of 1-2c per bushed. Some 4,004 to 5,00 bushels of No. 1 bsnley changed hands at fiCc and No. e watch a le per anisliel baglrer Rye ivas quiet, with holders offeriust but buyers were at re. CONSTANT FlOrIT NO. Fareign Oarrison a Tien-i,sin Kept Busy, Says Our Admiral. A despatch trona London eaee Tao Admiralty has received the fol- lowing despatch from Rear-Atimirel Brace ;-- " Take, via Cheese, Thureday.-No communication from commander-in- chief in effete days, and trum Tien - Teta itt five days. The allies hold the Taku forts and Tong -Ku. securely and they will ativanee to the gelid of Tien -Tale when in ettifieient strength. Troope are expeoted from Hong Kong, to -morrow, and 300 from Wei -Hai - Wei the ictllowing day. It is believed that figbileg Ls censtentle proeeeding around lien -Tian. Our garrieon there should be about three lbOusattd man. • Tire Allowing proelamatiou wait agreed to this morning. to be iseued forthwith '"The edrairals aad •senior naval officers at the allitd powers in China desire to make, known to all Viceroys and authorities along the eoaste and rivers and in the cities and provinees of China that they intend to use arat- ed force only against the Boxers and people that oppole them ou their march to Pekin for the rescue of the.ir fellow -countrymen." The date that the above despatch was sent off from Taku is not given. SIX PEOPLE DROWNED. Terrible Disa.ter ou n 4uebee Lake-, xquull Upset the Runt. A despatch from Cedar Hall, Que., says :-.A. dreadful catastrophe occurs red here on Wednesday afternoon, re - suiting in the drowning of a fish- ing party of six persons. The dead are James King, the well-known lum- ber merchant of Quebec, and ex-M.P.- P. for Alegantic ; Mrs. Nolin, wife of Mr. R. Nolin, manager of Messrs. King Brothers' saw mill here; J. Nolin, son a It. Nolin; Joseph St. Pierre; Al- fred Deschamplain, Joseph Fournier, The party were fishing in Lake Metapedia, about 4 o'clook, when a sudden gale sprang up and upset their sailboat, throwing all into the water. The lake is very deep, and has many eddies. The accident was witnessed from, the shore, but there being no boats available, no assistance could be ren- dered. It was fully an hour later when a boat was produced and search made for the bodies, but up to a late hoar the only one recovered was that of Mr. King. Mrs. Nolin leaved a husband and child, three years old. St. Pierre, DesChamplain, and Fourn. ler were all about 20 years of age anal unmarried. Teventy-three rives were lost in the wreck of the British, ship, Sierra Nee vette or' the Viceorian. coast. Celle five of the Drew were saved. • The National Bank of lelextico has de- clared a dividend of 17 per cents on the business done last year. It bas a paid-up capital of 314,000,000, and oaarlv 37,000,000 of . a reserve furd. r''.elateelta eat.- • •-s , eett;&tllagetieieleanet.