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PPALLING BARBARITY
WM be to Exact ReparaIlon Bent -
THE POLICY Of GERMANY
A despatch from Cologne sqrs:-The
'Wig the Critne.
Japanese
Correspondents Make ,
Ccaogne Gazette paints tbe foilosviten
°Metall) iusptred comminque from
Grave Charges Against Soldiers.
Tbe, Yoleoleisina correspondent ot the Koran, againet pelace sempa
Lead= Daily anvil, who repeats his the Clainese massecres, preeent how the future, a China will
u p e.
etetemente engareing tbe jealousy Russien afluister of the Intern
felt eroano 'the allies on. the subject at hue issued a imeice that theSibene ohelee neat, bot this much is certain
first, 'ea exact for the murder of its
tae gettexel laea of aaity amona, them, fie. There ts little doubt that the
'Tito napanese vorrespowlents ee for SliCh orgenized, inonese: fitting small an tenons orime.
Berlin cm Me Chinese eituntion
Title fact that the Minister:a (et all-
owers than our own have fallen
ims to Chinese tory will not in'
' • N b ws
ot a Oapanese coramateder-in-elnief and an ranee:ay ciased to private trate tbat the Velien nt this vuuntrn wit). he.
eniaister saeisfn_etory reparation be-
Rttssien authernies wore not preper-
an eberge the Riassiau soldiere Alit& movement in Menchurin but they " would be a grave mistake to
Palling barbarity towarda the obinese, hese taken lyrist.' measures, and &bee' underestimate at tbis juncture the
`rhea decease that the Pensa is fall of believe that Chem will seam be toe' nnIner of the Clainese eire.
conesee ot women and children, and meal preeccuptt wilts are epera4 °enerai von LOS5OL Whn 1$ onOnl,
da..at the Rueetane loaded 300 bodies on tams around Penal to cies:duct seven mated the tieraean forces Obina, has
been couferring with the members of
jaale and bunted them." ous operalions Lee, north.
Sliengbai reports tent three gon The Deily Mean Shanghai cerres-', Ina staff and other chief army officere
wide the object a obtaining full
siteeiotaa on Poyang. take have beea de- ill3lideak 4441;7"..-.
nnenee eeent ernanannea stew structiens which will euable them ,to
atroyed. but it i$ believed tbe miesiene
area eeeneed. AU the missioaarieeat tf.W A70 Cisinese invessea of leasterts r, 3" inuePendeatly abould they be call-
Anbelee, Karin, and nntanelaang-Tseu, nee:ease bee et:optic-al the ellusseen ad- n ed uPon to immune supretae dinectieu
in Celine:se Mauchurie, bo.ve arrivee in vane: from 1:ae nerta peatn. The of the Elermaie contingeat.."
oefery riadivestoca. Russiens la sae aurnee -t-,-Chia-net'
1
at et is rumeured tbee Yule, the otiese tents of Innaeapo, and ,tro edetninn MAJOR BORDEN KILLED.
• Vieeron of the Peavinee of Cbneen vera vigerous nee eenven.-
NOtee of Proceedings In the liatiOne
al Legisl.atene.
t d tl 11 th to watch
a a utelee o are a mon
loco/eine; traine along the frontier to
prevent the spread of smallpox from
the United Staten The same tiling
bad been done In 1830.
JUDOFALCONBRIDGE.
Dr. S,proule tliought that the gov-
eatementn aetion prronaoting Judge
S°LDIERS' WIVES NO Wil)°\"' al;atlee:Ictleti:efZettieon(tall:oeubelefofltubeetjeuesethiicell
Caiver aeleed what was to be
on the coma:inseam of euquiry into
clone in regard CO the wives a men
Q. of electoral corruaation, would
Wb( have beet) killed, or disabled be
South Atrioa. and in regard to tlie mese
so disabled.
D. Borden replied thee be thougbt
an oases. ot that alad were beiug
ed after by the officers a the Patrio-
tic Fuad. Tbe Government was net
takiug any speeial action in the mat-
ter except so far as provided for in
the lail wita regard to allowances
made to wives of soldiers in South Af-
rica, and the final adjustment of an
these claims would be left over until
a tater period. An soon as the ses-
sicla dosed. be intended to tae the
twitter ale and so far as he could deal
with the caw. be would ao no.
INTEROOLONIAL AND C. P. R.
Mr. Blair expielaed to Mr. Beggar;
in refereuce to the report tbet Clee C.
P.R. may remove their winter ter -
Miens treats nt. Johu, owitag to tbe at-
N ---.-- I. tautle of the Intercolonial inreeer-
bars ceriemettel auteeran neneral . sr Art tur ' 4 ,S011 0 t le I 11
ence to transferred freignt, that there
Very magneto -0e ratoriee 3re publieh. eciatirateder-ia-cliatf le India, isai4 in i BIS Life in S01011 Afrialt
etl et the tee:neer of Gets Nieine death, . tbe ceare a :en inierenew f,i4 Slaiti.i 4 aosaetab, trout ottawa. sue.szee•A ' bed been great difficulty in arriving
,
The Times tuenerst ands that tbe the e -her anty tb ae tfa more Britieti outde :no* the tioveruoredioner441 an at an underetanding with tbe C.P.R.
china renreseenativel of the elehatatern; eroope could te, sem from Indus tO
, 410unze3 that etajor Borden, 40A Ili the t,d4aei% 1lb' Ieter"bmbd (411°4115
den enernY in VenstentinoPie have ise'llin' uel'e'nn IbnY n)uld rePlUe° enitaLeter of Xiiiti4, wan killed in an- `ttn4 the lictsitinn' and be "115' eitaed
taxed aetreng protest, based imam tile foam South A.frice. tom tbe otinn, nkty, n. tante in tut, „, tbeir view, that it was unreasonable
etiepe Ot AntiCi34-40 frenes Lurd Roberts ' l'er tbe e*PeR' to ge Ilte tile triter-
1;tolonial territory and Solicit their
obippera to focward tleeir freight to
TIEN-TSIN BURNED.
r."04
the Alinee Completely Destroyed tbe
Natline City.
neepaten from Leman% Friday,
says :-SOTO'3'. ferr bet' eueffiniel de-
tains at' ebe aeptaire of. Tien-Teau. aro
to the Olean, enee ehe Atteeratene els.
ualtace wine eel ailed teed 3te watirea-
• nee entice eny wee eneneetely dee
is- "). lea e?ae :ern. ;env
tee s tv ie w es :le Ilene e t.aen.
erae Coataser, was extreme; 51"Ce4V.
,
b,ttaVe *It; lanai. ,and eteexli the i;ti 4 i
ttlf.! ones int 'eniate eLlele
with traf gee nest ineivery. On they
• rged beSealis anent elle bayastet,
but were repulsed.
nernsee leen.; /Ire ifitr-b414 Wero
nestle eity. It is sred ehet
tee reneempinano bnitel win neiten ;in
peer eenco.
neverding to a raper! frern Ttartie.
eD gone, of which 14 ere of the ruest
etexu type were natal:red sn be
WYSI; tne jelrelleee an4
ItAtzT%;...k123 seized after the t-i.l/ of she
PROVISION TRADE. t Pretoria to the leosernor-Getiteral, ,
the following effect:-
"Regret to report Lieut. Borden and bend it over re "ether rend
as Appointed to Limit After d • t' - rata the nearest point of the Intereolonial
tu ea son ye e
perticulats are given. Fortunate.as
• t
not meet with public. approval,
;ter Wilfrid Interior thought that Ann
,Justiea Valcoubridge was above the
possibility of being influeuced by any -
thaw of then character, awl time Bon,
Joho Ilaggert gave hie endoreation to
what the Premier nad said.
ELECTION' FRAUDS,
Canadian Cargoes. he carried to the terminal of the Inn
st,- aanc-ntr. et reacie the
A desch f°ew
raou a „ .1e, the atessege did se
J. A. 10.04110c, qi15 '1') tbe ist,er AlivecL, Own toil lute the imads cot t-4 PubliC PerleY and redwan Policy he
`1,‘ thought that. baying 1.400 utiles of
D34n" Cenminennuer, b'ff"1. "c- 4/efissey Miritzster ine.;3/41kit. who inemetli. railway ronajoe to moetreal, the la.
I* 41 on 'llnuren en t tn.` nn'r4 Mete pceceeeed to the Commune 'toned. tercoloznal should be able to aay t
'3f I'vd"'1441 "3" eavele.'"1 elnnn" ing and elanved the censinuteicetisoa tun arodnot,r4 moan their um ,t We
ar; 1 bullet. in tbreurth eheln tbe Premier. Sir wene to biz .uut no3rry treinond you want t
tone,. go from the r ninety e are t" teen ireWn witle the deputy aliesieter, sonti to montreal. as cheapkv 43 an
sl*'".11.44'1)% 31141 II" t" "1" "1%11 tber° the 2ad intelbgenie tv4ts"n- wiser road. but will cerry it over our
"1".114 se veeed te the Lereave4 father. Tbe ex-
It at prepessel z.sle.. enAlt.-7,.. three ne se ea 0, eamenzby h Dorn
nr4 10 tanleelrintPlid lb* WILLI 44.-i4114 44 from lueuctbera on both nue were both taZifil511$ liaND TRANSLA.TOItS'
(LLn preimas in tit • 074 te uta. tinetee and aeleeeen.
Z.ty. 14Viki24' in en aa: re al MS. Hi* elielf , no.
a ill eat os offend referee on elenee 1 vumAssi RELIEvED
I
sal Luz t or in tinplates es le qu ante-. ""'"
Mr. P. C. Hare, of Vetinen. his been
PAY.
Mr. Champagne preeented tbe re -
rt of the Printiug Committee. re-
entling diet the French trans -
A vote of e20,000 was sanctioned for
be expensee of tbe judiciel enquiry in-
to alleged. electoral treacle.
eltOROnATION nPEEClI-
Tbe proregation speech was as (ol.
Iowan -
Hon. Getitietrien of tbe Senate, Oentle,
inert of the House of Commons.
relieviag you from further at-
tendanee in Parlitement, 1 deeire to
tbon you ter tbe ditigeat attention
%VbiO1 you !lees given to Me labours
O r en exceptionally protraoted nession.
Wben Parliament opened in the
mouth of Vebrunt- lase the thou hts
appointed peult ry sp,ei aliet te tbe Doe
Colonel Mocks Succeeds in Rai on aoenunt
tatters be granted an additional n500
sion. of the length of the see -
tent Mr. Here , lug the Siege.
nen h .v•• charaef paltry f:a- A deepetch tram rums%sayeen Sir \\Wad Leader said that be saw
testing erenone, Web a gee tenet ee. tine beau relieved by
the DO reason why tbie report should be
t i,be1 for the purpate Of imptine. column under commind cif Colonel concurred in. He pointed out that ne
Log the guslity of birds for expart. Wino:mks. the preeeding eases, where increases
• buFluLtt(r1 ltti
estaainislisarezteoitydoo1,‘
etto111;..sixen.dwere granted to the translators, the
inereaerei were; part of a general
THREATEN SHANGHAI, 1eceks' approach. scheme a it:tore:lee. As to the queee
100,000 Chinese Eneamped Within Tip. Governor tat the Gold Coest Con, tion of indemnity. to zueulbers, he per -
40 s f th Cit
f the whole Empire were -centred on
tbe war Whieh was then raging in
Soatli A,frica. Tbe marleed ntleCe8Sen
winch have ninee attended the Britisti
arms. and in which oar Caexadiaa
voL-
unter soldiera have telefax a nen,
SP101,10n4 and glorious part, justify
the bope tbet peace will be zoom. re-
ed in that distant and.
Tbe large autaber of Private bins,
wine industrial objects, oonsidered
and pelted is a good iunication of
the great expauelea ot tbe "bliesieetn
be gauntry.
demo to congratulate you on the
buoyant state, a the revenue. The
!lige recelpta have enabled my Gov-
rument to provide liberelly for Om
pualua serveae and to 331411Italn Can-
ed feature,. of the SOSSIOnk hes don and Li'ver"°1 tbe eeport trade in
adaee strong financial position,
adoptiou of many importem
ensures wbiele must, beneficaatty,
ecan tele{ future of the Bowmen.
Tbe improvements lea the ant relating
to banks svill tend to perfeot a
one, Sir Frederick Illtehell nrAgs°111' sonally thought there should be a,n in -
A deepetvb to the 1.ondon Globe and Lade' linclefenn0 with f}(g) nattve crease, but any increase ehotati be
made by a general law. The indem-
nity should be fixed at al 200 ttl 500
tireutar Sent by prene4 Govern. ntodern. artairry are enemata,- ata itne.d rtbere twliJuly 1, s.uhtfih. or 1,800, er nanteene eal'eue, *vas'
FOR JOINT ACTION, rein Sh anghai seys tit it 100,0thl
ezridiess left Kuria•asea on June a3.
4.1111,'ii. With 'Musser rinee end Cepa Bishop, with lou native soldters, •
. three pewee within 40 miles of et '14. in a st an i , y AN 10
rnent to the Powers, determined, irrespective of the length
allenglial. Tip. men and guns Nene ea date Can. Willcooks pronused to re -
of tbe session. Thia would tend to de-
n acrspetch from Rouse says ;-Tho os,.,/ In besiege Shanghai should a neve tbe garrison. Su' Federica ad
orease the leugtb of epeeches.
tlevernatent had reeeived te eircular novigners Lind forces or attack. thee IntlY Hedge" AN IMPROBABLE CONTINGENCY.
froto al. Delo Assn tbe Preach Minister rived at Acora July 12, after great
and their party ea --
Woo -num; forte. Mr. Bourassa asked w,hether in the
of leaseign Affairs, wbieb has been hardship and privation. The carriers%
event a Canadian troops being re-
dergreiehed to all the powers. propose
Ing 311 internetional agreemeut far
joint aelion in China and the fatter
attitude of the powers. The matter is
Still under consideration here.
Lord Slant:turn. the British Premier
it is understood. has already replied
in a friendly spirit.
The replies of the United States and
lanesie. have net yet reached M. Del -
nor has the reply of Germany.
The latter Government, it appears,
had previously made a surnevehat sim-
ilar proposal to the United States
alone. It is reported that President
McKinley hesitates to join with the
other nations, but it is regarded as
practically assuxed that all the pow-
ers. in view of the danger of the situ -
tion, will negotiate, regarding M.
Delcasse's proposal, and finally sign an
agreement on the Chian question.
RETRIBUTION DED/IANDED.
For the Chinese Assault on a
Russian Town.
A tlespatch from SaPeteraburg says:
,
-eta attack by the Chinese on the
Russien town of 13logowetchesek has
provoked strong expressions of indig-
nation here, and. the papers demand
severe retribution.
GRENFELL 10 COMMAND.
vosiglowl
ir Francis to Have Charge of Brit-
ish in China.
A despatch from London says :-ethe
Press Association states that Lieut. -
Gen. Sir Francis Grenfell, Governer of
Melte, will command the British
troops in China.
95
Ore
0 CHINESE TROOPS.
t Military Movement on Account
of Japanese Troops in China.
A despatch from ghe Foe. says
Pcirsee Tustin has monilized 950,000n:ten
and divided them into different corps.)
The noatherri corpa has been ordered,
to expel foreigners from Amur. The '
Pekin army, divided into four corps,!
was the first to operate against' Mak-
den and occupy the roads between
Pekin and Shan Pat Kean; the second
to eoncentrate et Teen Tem and the
t•htrd Pekin t from whertoe a column
nuaribering 40,000 will be sent tie Wei
Hat Weir. and Tan Tan w•hile the
fourth corps will concentrate at Nan -
There are now 23,000 napanesta troops
in Chine.
The Obitieee fleet is totoentra ting
-in the China Sea and hostilities are
expented,
A. despatch, frora Nankin announces
thet Prince Tuan hes ordered these
grea-t military movement* owing to
the appearance of the Oapenese 31.1
China, The Viceren of Nankin has
informs& the foreign consuls there
that he cannot be answerable for
overate in Chao Ningpo and Chu.
I Chau. 'The foreigners are fleeing to
Shanghai. Their position is alarm-
ing. Sort•een foreiguers have arrived
at Nankin flow Ningpo, where the
houses of foreigners have been burn-
ed aoad missionaries horrebly mal-
treated. The rebellion has takea
hoed of southern China„ Tbe, foxeig-
oars at Chu Chau. and ia Chau have
beera attacked and are fleeing panic-
etracken.
who acoompanted them became so
weak that everything had to be
abandoned and the party sunsist up -
o plant alas.
FIGHTING kIEAR PRETORIA.
The Boers Driven From Pyramid
Hills by Hamilton.
A despatch from Pretoria, says :-
A geoaeral narevement of the troops is
on the tepis.
The column under General Hamilton
advanced to Donderboom, west of Pre -
torn, this morning, and drove the
Boers from Pyramid hills. The column
BOER ATTACKS REPI:ESED,
Botha's Forces Defeated in a Hard
Battle Near Pretoria.
despatch from Loodou says
Wu Office has reeeived the follow-
ing deepatelt twee). Lord Roberts':
"Pretoria, Atoaday:-The enemy
ft
made a determined attacle on the Ie
of Pole Carawn position and along
our left flank commanded by Hut.
ton.
'Tbe poste bent by the Irielt
Fui-
Ues and the Canadian Mounted In -'tonere, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Alderson, were most gallautly de -
feuded.
"Tim enemy made repeated a t-
tempta to assault the positions. com-
ing in close range and calling to the
Fusiliers to surrender.
"The enemy suffered severely.
"They had 15 killed 4uti 50 wounded,
and four were taken prisoners.
"The Britiele casualties were seven
killed, limbo:ling the Canadian lien
tenants, Borden and Burch V wound
ed a.nd. 41 miseing.
"Lae Hamilton's column advauced t
IWaterval yesterday ueopposed And on
Tuesday pxoceeded to Hannan Kraal.
"Fifteen hundred Boers, with five
guns, mana.ged to break 009110 the
cordon formed by Hurster's and
die% divisions betweeu Bethlehem and
• Fioksburg. . They were making to-.
Iwards Lindley, closely followed by
Paget's and Broadwood's nrigadese.
Iu e despatele dated on Tueetlay,,
Lord Roberts pave a tritiate to Lieu-
tenants Berdea and Biroh. Ineiranst
"They were killed wails gallantly
leading their meu in a oourster at,
tack on the enezn,yn tlarilt at a ern
tical juneture a tam assault on one
position.
"Borden was twice before brought tot
my =nine in despatobes or Ranee:et
and intrepid emeduct."
Lieat. Buren, wive with Lieut.
, Borden wasanted, in the engagement
, -near Pretoria, belonged to the 2nd.
Dragoons, St. Catharines. Ie went
with the aecond contingent as an at -
0 tactiea officer for duty:
ITIARKETS F THE WORLD'
Priees Of Cattle, Cheese. araln, &en
1111"g
In the Leading Markets.
Toronto, Jetty 24. -Oar receipts this
morning consisted of 8:3 loads ot fresh
arrivals, becludieg 500 cattle, 800 hogs,
GOO Mame and lambs, 60 calves, and a
-few =itch °own
Tbe atarant evaa a poor one; sales
wers MOW, and prices weak, except for
tbe avatell quentity realty good
butcher cattle we had in. These found
ready eale at steady prices.
In eyesmathy with the feeling in Lon,
quired for service in Mina tbe Gov-
ernment would first eall Parliament
together before acting t
Sir Wilfrid Laurier in reply said
inlet Mr. Bourassa beard biro say last
Saturday that the Government did. not
intend presenting any new legisla-
tion this session, and therefore be
need not anticipate anything in the
budget to sorer anyexpenditure con -
fleeted with the war in China. The
Goeernment did not intend to have
any war or to send any contingent to
take part in any way in the Chinese
war, but should reasont arise -he hop-
ed it would not -if Parliament -were
bivouacked at Watervaal. not in session, when it would bane
ene Battery, at the seemed nen_ the opportunityeto pronounce on that
adieu contingent is with the force. question, the Government would tore -
General French's cavalry advanced
sider it its duty to call Patliament
-
in order to disease, the advisability of
front the camp at Derdepoort, north of
the town, and engaged the Boers, who our taking any aotion.
retired. The enema had several pieces THE SCOTS ACT.
In reply to a question by Mr. Flint,
General Huston's mounted infantry whether in view of the recent vote in
division is at Bronehoeet nevelt, some the House the Government intended
distance to the east of Pretoria. introducing legislation to amend the
Scott act at this session, Sir Wilfrid
In 39.02 per cent. of milk examined Laurier replied that the Government
in Illinois, tubercle bacilli bave been were disposed to make the act more
discovered. perfect, but his intentions were not
Chineee residents a the anciently very well responded to' by the House,
quarantined quarter of San Francisco whieh only carried the amendment to
are preparing to demand compel:tea- enlarge the Scott ant by a majority of
tion for losses. one. If the te,mperance petple, how -
Reports from the droutb stricken ever, chose to make representations to
sections of nrizona are to the effect the Government, and showed any de -
that every water hole and most of the sire to have the act perfeoted, the
wells have gone dry. Government would be ready to see
Offnia Ls of the Milwau.kee Pulelic that it is amended.
Museum report the theft from that in.. THE °Ewen's,
etitution of a large collection of rare Dr, Sproule wanted to know when
coins, estimated in value at between the census -would be taken, what sys-
35,000 and 310,000, tem would be used and who would be
It is said that. Sir George Goalie in charge,
will be Governor on Cape Colony, TaIr. Felber said the de jure syetern
when the war is neer.
The ,entieeloan steamer 'Tuna, is at
Bombay evith n20,000 and relief sup-
plies for famine sufferers.
Thnetrike oe dock lailearers and car,
man at Rotterdam ltme assumed aSe-
weak\ waa easy, and prices were decid-
edly tending downward; the top price
waa 5c, and not mucb fetched this are. The majority of deale were a
from 4 1-2 to 4 3 -le per lb., and every-
thing did not sell. 63oat, space is
again eteeree.
The trade in buteber cattle was dull
at weaker, but nominally unchanged
•
price& A few (atone lots sold at from
4 to 4 1-2e 1per lb., with medium and
inferior selling ;very much for what
they would fetch. Several Londe ofpoor
atutf are left over.
inhere ia no cliange in raileh ensge; a
tew prime cowe will sell.
For stockers there is scarcely any
enquiry, and prices coutinue weak.
' For expert bulls land feeders the
demand is easy and prices are oft.
A. few good veal (salves are wanted,
but 0=n:ton stuff is no good here.
Sheep were a shade easier, but
Lanny gaotably changed.
Lambs sell at from e2 to e4.50 each;
only good lambs are wanted.
Buoles are worth from $2.50 to 03
per owt,
There is no ohange in hogs and
prices are steady.
For prime hags, scaling from 160 to
200 lbs., the top price is 6 1-4o; thick
fat hoga, 5 3-8o; and light hogs, 5 1-4c
per lb.
Following, is the range of quota-
tions t--
SYST.EU OF BANKING
of which Canada bas reesou to feel
pseud. Tate extension oR the Britieb
prefereace fn mar tariff wilf tend to
reduce tile burden of taxetton and
stimulate the growth ot every trade
with the mother country.
Tbe measure you bane passed re-
spectiaa tbe admission of Canadioai
inseribed stock to the list ot securi-
ties in wench trustees in Great Brt-
tain may invest, xs being followed by
'similar legislation in the Inaperial
Parliament, which will,, in due course,
cousummtee tnist very important im-
proveroeut in the financial affatrs at
the Doi:Onion.
Thero fa reaeun to beluave that the
legislation of ebis session will have
important and favouranle results.
partioularly songratulate you upon
the passing of the Conoiltataon Aot1
bleb, it confidently hoped, will
wt only improve the condition of the
Mdustrial classes, but will also better
promote the relations whets ought
to exist between capital and labour.
Gentlemen of the House of Com-
moas:-I thank you for the liberal pro-
vision which you have made for tbe
public seevice.
Honourable Gentlemen of the Sen-
ate: Gentlemen of the House of Com-
mons -It affordme, mune pleasure to
observe that the' prosperity, of Canada
ooratinues unabated, and L pray that
Divine Providence may continue to
look Teeth favour upon this Dominion,
of artillery.
would be followed, as b.eretafore. The
exact date had not yet been chosen nor
the • pe.rsonnel arranged.
'HEALTH PRECAUTIONS.
o- Oe a vote of 320,000 for the preeerva_
non of the publie health, Mr. Fisher
ramie aspect. Strikers have fired. upon enplatne& that he hacl. thought it well
1 1 di te of them to employ a large number of physicians
NEWS FROM HANKOW.
411111••••••,,
The Boxer Movement Is Spreading
- in the District.
A despatch from Penis says :-Initd
news has been received, from leankow
to the effect that the Boxer move-
ment n spreading. Therecent de-
struation of the missions at Nang -
Yang -let and Siang -Yang were owing
to a movement from the north. There
is, havvever, no local disturbance) in
Hankow. There is a Ilritish cruiser
there, and. also a volunteer force of a
hundred men, who could cover the em-
barkation of foreigaers on the cruis-
er under any circumstances except an
m
unexpected attack frothe north.
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CURE FOR BUBONIC PLAGUE.
Beffalo, naly 24. -Spring wheat
No. 1 Nortbern, spot carloade, 94
34e; Na. 1 Northera, apat, round
iota, 837-80. Winter wbeist-Noth-
lag doing. Corn -Firmer. but nO doe
mand; No. 4 yellow, 433-4o; No. 3 yea.
low, 4e1 -2c; No, 2 corn, 44 1-4o; One,
3 corn, 44o. Qts -Quiet; No. 4 white,
281-20; No. 3 wane, 28o; No. 4 white,
27 1-8o; No. 2 roixed, 261-2e; No. 8
mixed, 20e. Rye-faney, on traok.
6in offered; No. 1, in store, 64 leen
Four-nteatly. •
Detroit, Jelly 24.-Closed-nWheat,
No. 1, while. clash, 76 1-20 No. 2 retie
70 1-2c. •
Minneapolis, July 24. -Flour -Lona
r; small patents, an terse oteare.
0.10; secoind Wears, a2.40; bran, let
nulk, $12 to
pinata, July, 24, -What -Na. i.
alai, cash, 80 nlic. itoiguat, 805-801
$epernber, 80 Ine; December, 801-4o1
No. 1 Northern, web, 80 1-8c; August
80 0-80; Septemeren 78 nele; Deoolunen
7$ 1-4c; Not 2 aloethern, 76 3e80; No.
3 spring, 73 1-2c. Corn-. 38 3-8c, Cate
-25 1-2c.
Chicago, nuly 24.-entwe a the im-
provement in the North -Wast wait in -
Mention in entiouing Wheat from its
early slump to -day. Septeneber clos-
ing 7-8 to lo over yesterday. Corn
wtss firm, an an excellent oast de-
mand, closing 3-8o higher. Oats
closed unchanged, and provisions 2
1-2 to 5c lowpr. ?vinery reosipts
were 661,000 buelvels, tempered with
918,000 the like day not you. ,
AitAusLrallan Doctor Claims to nave Dis-
covered an Efficacious Propitylacitc.
deepatch from Sydney, N.S.W.,
says :-Dr. Macdonald, of Anelaide,
who has had considerable experience
with bubonic plague, claims to have
discovered anlagoe prophylaatic, which
n equally efficacious when swallowed
as when hypodermically injected.
Moreoeer. no fever follows the taking
of the medicerie ineernally, Dr, Mac-
donald and las coaeagues have eucce_
fully experimented on themeelves.
Cattle.
Shippers, per cwt. . ?LSO 35,00
Butcher, choice, do . 4.25 4.62 1-2
Butcher, med to good 3.25 3.75
Butcher, inferior, .... 3.00 3.25
Stookers, per cwt..... 3.00 3.50
Sheep and Lambs.
Sheep-, per cwt. 3.50 4.00
Spring lambs, each.... 2.50 4.50
Bucks, per cwt. 2.50 3.00
Milkers and Calves.
°owe, each. 25.00 45.00
Calves, each. 2.00 10.00
Hogs.
Choice hogs, per oat 6.00 6.25
Light hogs, per cwa. 5.00 5.25
Heavy hogs, per cwt. 5.12 1-2 5,37 1-2
Sows. , 3.25 3.50
Stag.s. . .. 2.00 2.50 not agree to any such proposition.
Torozio, July 24. -Wheat -After
RUSSIA'S SUSPICIOUS ACTS.
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Puts an Army Near ltidia, and Nego-
tiating With the Chief Boxer.
A despatch from London says
: --
The Russian Minister of War at St.
Petersburg haa issued several orders
for the reorganization of the army.
The apparent effect of the carrying
out of these orders, despite the trou-
ble with China, willene the concentra-
tion of forces to tbe north-west ot
Tb,e Shanghai correspondent of the
Globe, who is, aopateutly, inclined to
sensationalism, telegraphs a story to
his paper that Russia has been sec-
retly negotiating with Prinee Tuan,
the leader of the anti -foreign element,
wiela the connivance of Li -Hung -
Chang. Viceroy Liu-Kunnineh, of'
.Nankin, received the details of the
echeme from. Prince Tuan, but failed
to apprise the powers of wbat was '
going on.
It is also said that certain high au-
thorities of the Yangtze provinces fa-
vour a secret alliance wtih Russia,
bat ViceroyChang-Chi-Tung will not
early weakness the Chicago market
advanced, and closed strong. Local
prices are unchanged, but firmer in
tone at the close. Quotations are as
follows: -Ontario red and white,
outside, 69c; spring, outside, 69c; Mani-
toba, No. 1 hard, gd.t., 92c; same, Tor-
onto and west, 89c; same, upper ia,ke
ports, 86e.
Millfeed---Scarse and steady. Bran
312 Lo 312.50; and &aorta, 314 to 314.-
50, west.
Corn-oebout steady, No. 1 -Ameri-
can yellow, 47c, ate track here; and
mixed at 46c.
Pease --Quiet. Car lots are quoted
nominally at. 60c, north; and west; and
61e, east.
Barley-eno. 2, 40c, weat; and 41.0
east; No. 1, 42 to 43e.
Rye -Par lots, west, 54c; and 55e,
east.
Coate -Dull. White oats, north and
west, 27e; and east, 28c.
Flour -About steady. Holders ask
e2,90 for ninety pea cent patent, in
buyers' bags, middle freights, and ex-
porters bid $280. Special brands
sell locally from 10 to 200 above these
figures,
SPREAD OF THE REBpLuaN.
Missions Attacked,Itlissionaries
ed --Italian Bishop Slain.
A aespatch from Paris, says :--The
French Consul at Shanghai has cabled
M. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs, that the Governor of Che-ledang,
at th-e request of the Consuls, has tak-
en energetie raea.sares to repress dis-
order. The Consul dads that the dis-
turbances are spreading in Manchuria
Che -Xiang, and Bonen, where the ,
tniesions have been attaeked, The
French Coneal at Ininkow telegraphs
that the Italian bishop and three mie-
sioneries have been killed at Honan.
The Viceroy declares that he fele
everethelmed at the progress of the
rebellion. ,
A caravan of English and American
engineers and missionaries from Chen-
si was attacked near Sian-Ying and -
several membere of the expedition
were wounded. tee caravan es expect-
ed to a,erive at linakew at any time.
These despatches are considered here
to indicate that the rebellion is spread-
ing to the Yang-tse districe.
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