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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-10-11, Page 6RUSSIANS LOSE HEAVILY 2 Officers Killed and 18 Wounded in a Fierce Battle With Chinese. A deept'tole from St, Petersburg Rays i--Tble I8useiitn general ataft hes nixed a despatch dealing with the tpiiya;ratione north of Old Niu-Cliwung, rWhicdt''nye that General 81elscher's vision of 6,000 wen, with artillery1. lee the Chinese on avast plain eared with high grime. Tile Rua - slates lost two offlc0rs']01Jletl and 18 wounded. lined Chine,. These General Islets-, ober is expected to engago. EXPEDITION TO PAO-TING-FU. The movement of Indian troops will begin in ten days. The Brittat end the Geemons .continue sending troops to Pekin. There arerenewed preparations for an expedition in forgo against Pao - Ting -Fu. The troops will probably leave is a fortnight, and columns Aecortting bo the sante advloes Col, from Pekin will 0o -operate with the Artaneneff, while reconnoitring with expedition. Resistance Is expected, *WO squadrou•s of cavalry, came into as Lite Boxers are there enlarge num trraeh with fourteen thousand discip- bels. NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE, FIGHTING WITH MANTIS HORRIBLE PUNISHMENT METED OUT BY A MOB AT ALABAMA. —..1 eleemind or the Renews Ileum Fired are rile. A despatch from Wetumpkn, says:— Winfield ays:Winfield Townsend, alias ,Floyd, a negro, was burned at the stake in the little town of Ealectio, 15 miles from this place. The crime with which be eves charged was an attempt- ed assault upon Mrs. Lonnie Harring- ton, whose husband set fire to the brands which reduced Townsend's body to nates. The news of the attempted assault spread rapidly. •AI1 the stores in (Eclectic were elosad, all the gins and sate mills but down. The ;people gathered for a pursuit of the negro. The ernwd divided, some scouring the woods near the soma of the crime, and others went to the penitentiary for bloodhounds. The dogs were taken to where the negro's tracks disappeared, and ae exciting chase ensued. The dogs stopped finally at a tree on the outskirts of the town. The crowd, coming up, discovered the negro sit- ting on a limb. He was brougbt down at once and taken to the scene of bis crime, There he was confronted by his victim, the positively identified him. A crown of several hundred people gathered in the village. The negro was then taken to the edge of the vil- lage and surrounded by the mob. The preparations for death were quickly Made, The manner of death was dis- cusser) by the mob. To decide the matter a rote was taken, and the balloting showed a majority of the crowd to favour death; at the stake, HUSBAND FIRED PILE. The stake was prepared, and the negro was humid to it with chains. Pine tutus were piled about him, and the flames were fired by the husband of the negro's victim. As they leaped to the wretch's flesh his wild cries up- on trod for meroy and help could be heard for miles. The :crowdlooked en, deaf to his cries, and in au hour the negro was reduced to ashes. Tu,wmse.nd, before being bound, con- fessed uhe crime, and said he was al- so implicated with Alexander Floyd, whet was hang a caupld of weeks, ago for an attempted assault on Miss Kate Pearson. He said he and Floyd had planned other crimes of a like. oharecter. REDUCING COST OF LIVING. Immense Cut in Prices In South Africa. A despatoh from Pretoria; says;— The new prises for supplies decided on by the military authorities has been publ4ehed. All merchants are proh.i.bited from charging anything un excess of these standard rates. The prices fixed est show an enormous re- duction from those in vogue before the war. Coffee must be sold for eightpence per pound, while formerly it cost entitling, Jams are schedul- ed at sevenpenoe. Before the war the price was a shilling. It is estimated that the reductions an round will average about 25 per cent. STRATHCONA'S CASUALTIES Troopers Burnett and Whitely Slightly Wounded, A despatch from Ottawa, says;—The Militia ,Department to -day received a somewhat belated message giving fuller particulars of elle casualties to Straiheena's Horse at Machadodorp on August 2801;-022, Trooper D. Bur- nett, was slightly wounded in the forehead, and '200, F. C. Whitely, in the chest and arm. MRS. KRUGER DYING 1.1•10 Wife of the ex -President in aSertous Condition. A despatch from London; says—;A Pretoria despatclu to the Daily Tele- graph says Sirs, Kruger, the wife of the Presidentof the Transvaal, Is so 111 that the outherities have issued an orderforbiddiug tee drivers of veht eleq to pass the ho • wept at . a walking gait BRITISH OCCUPY FOUR VILLAGES OF THE INSURGENTS. Five Officer; 'l'on,tded.-9'hree Men billed 10111 7:5 011751% woltlll1e11—r1yh,5l'olnmn Sent In I'nrsnit. A despatch from London saps :—A. correspondent of the Morning Past from I{umassi reports that heavy fighting took place last Sunday be- tween Col. Willeouks' column and the Ashantia at Abu -Asn." After heavy firing," says the despatch, "the Bri- tish column made an effectual attempt to charge the Ashanti positions, but was obliged to retire and resume the rifle duel while awaiting reinforce- ments. Eventually, after hard work, Col. Willcocks captured the positions and occupied Ehe village of Isamu. Subsequently the British carried three other villages at the point of the bayonet and burned them. Seventy Aehantis were killed. " The British lessee were Major Melbas and Capt. Luard severely wounded, three men killed, and 28 oth- ers wounded- " flying column of 80D men with two gune was sent in pursuit of the enemy." SAVED HIS CATTLE. Erasmus' Armistic- e Was Merely a Clever Dodge. .4. despatch from Pretoria, says;— One hundred and sixty prisoners have arrived here from Eerstefabriceen, and a number of others are on the way here fromuthe east. The enemy etre as have no horses, and who belong in southern districts to surrender. The arsoistics of five days which Commander Erasmus re- quested Gen. Paget to grant on Sep- tember 26, on the plea that he wish- ed to confirm the report of the col -1 Lapse of the Boars' main army prior to surrendering, w -i11 result in nothing except in having provided him with an opportunity for driving his cattle noxth to Pletersburg plateau. It is estimated that there, are 50,000 cattle along Olifant's river and 1,0001 more at Bussveld. Lord Roberts will review the City of London impekia' volun- teers to -morrow 'prior to leaving for home. BOERS DERAIL A TRAIN A Number 07 the Coldstream Guards Killed and Injured. A despatch from London, says:— Lord Roberts reports to the War Of- fice:— "A f- fice:"A convoy of 22 waggons, escorted I by sixty mounted men, was attacked by. 140 Boors on October 1, near De Jager's drift, while on the way to Vrybeit. Twelve of the men eeceped. The fate of the others is not known. "The Boers derailed a train near Pun yesterday evening. Five Cold- stream Guards were killed and nine- teen were injured. "Commandant Dierksen, who has been opposing Paget, has surrendered after a personal visit to Komati- poort to assure himself that Kruger had gone into Portuguese territory." MAY DETAIN KRUGER. Irish -Americans W- ant Their Pay Frons the President. A despatch from London says:—The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Lorenzo Marques says the Irish- Amerioane threaten to detain Presi- dent Kruger unless they receive their deferred pay before a certain date. Trouble is expected. _.�.-_. BOERS CAPTURE CONVOY. And the Home -Going of Natal Volun- teers is Postponed. A despatch from Durban says consequence of the Boers capturing a convoy of Natal volunteare between Dejagere drift and Blood river,: burn- Mg several waggons and capturing the escort, the intended home -going of the Natal volunteers hag been indefinite- ly postponed, This bees caused a pain- ful impression throughout the colony. I'.BXETS OF THE WORLD Prises or Cattle, Chasse, (iralll, 549 in the Leaning Markt)* THE STREET WRAI1,I E'T. Toronto, Oot 9. --On the street toe day 700 bush whits wheat sold 41 69e; 400 Mush rata wheel et 690,1 1,000 bush Vose wheat at 09e; a load of erring wheat at 70e; 5,500 bash barley. at 43 to 481-2o, 400 bush oats at 28 to 49o, and one load of rye at 54c, Twenty-five loads of hay sold at 912 to $13 a toe, and odd bade of straw at 9111 to $13. D,nerssed hogs were steady at 98. to 98.25. Wheat, wilt, straight.$ 000 9 009 Wheat red, . . 000 009 Wheat, spring.. , . 000 070 Wheat, goose, . . .. 000 069 Oats. . . . . . . 0 28 0 29 Barley.. . . . 0 43 0 481-3 ltye.. . . . . . . 0 00 0 54 Peas. . . 0 00 0 54 Hay, per ton, . . .. 12 00 14 00 Straw, per 1001....1100 12 00 Dressed hogs.. + . • 8 00 8.6 Butter in lb. rolls. . 0 20 0 24 Eggs, new . 0 18 019 Chickens, per pair. . 0 50 0 60 late•keys, per lb.. . . 0 11. 013 Ducks, per pair. . 0 50 0 80 Potatoes, par bag.. . 030 035 Apples, par bbl. . 0 40 100 Beef, hindquarters. . 7 00 9 00 Beef, forequarters. . 4 00 560 Beef, carcase.. . . . 5 60 7 76 Mutton. . 600 800 Lamb, spring, per lb, 0 08 OE Veal, carcase.. . .. 8 00 9 50 DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS. Dressed bogs continue scarce and very firm. They are bringing $8 to 98.25. The provision trade is good and last year's padk is being gradu- ally cleaned up. Quotations for provisions are as follows ;—Dry salted shoulders, 80; long clear bacon, car lots, 105; ton lots, 10 to 10 1-80; case lots, 101-4 to 10 1-2c; short nut pork, 919.50 to 920; heavy mess, 917.50 to 918. Smoked meats—Slams, .boavy, 12c; medium, 13c; light, 13 1-2o; breakfast bacon, 12 1-2 to 13 1-20; picnic :hams, 10e; roll bacon, ile; smoked hanks; 130. All meats out of pickle lc less than prices quoted for smoked meats. Lard—Tierces, 9 3-4 to 10e; tubs. 10 to 10 1 -lc, page 10 1-4 to 101-2c. DAIRY MARKETS. Butterit— Easier. Creamery boxes dropped another lc to -day, selling as low as 19c. Commission houses sell. to the trade as follows;—Dairy, tubs and pails, eluoice, 17 to 18c; and second quality, at 14 to 155; dairy prints, choice, 19 to 20e; creamery, boxes, 19 to 21c; and pounds, 22 to 23c. Oheese-1 un creamery, July and August makes, sells at 11 1-2 to 120. THE CHEESE MARKETS. Brockville, Ont ,Oct, 9.—At the Cheese Board to -day 3,069 boxes were boarded, of which 2,077 were coloured; balance White; 10 1-2c was freely bid by the buyers for their aheese of white and coloured, but the salesmen refused this price. The factory men seem to be looking for 10 3-4c. The board adjourned without any busi- ness ustness being done. PRODUCE. Eggs—Scarce and firm. Consider- ably more could be sold than are coming in. Single eases solei to the trade as fallows;—Frasb, 18c; held, trude as follonvs;—Fresh 18c; hold 10c; and culls, 9 to 10c. Poultry—No dressed poultry is com- ing to hand as yet. Live birds, in urates, sell at 50c per pair. Potatoes. Market steady Cur lots on track, sold at 28 to 30o per bag. Sales out of store, were made at 35 to 40a. Field produce, etc.—Turnips, out of store 30e per bag; onions, lc per 1b; apples, per bbl, 50c to $1, Dried fruits—Apples plentiful and easy. Dried sen at 3 to 31-'2o, and evaporated at 4 1-2 to 5c. Beans—Quiet. New beans bring 91.20 to 91.25. Choice hand-picked beans are quoted at $1.65 to 91.60 for old sotok. .Honey—Dealers quote from 9 to 10o per 9b. for 5,10, or 00-1b. tins, Comb , honey sells at 82.25 to 92.50 per dozen sections. Baled hay—About steady. Arrivals on track moderate. No, 1 timothy, car lots, an track here, $9.25 to 910; two - tan lots, delivered, sell itt 910.50. Baled straw—Oar lots of good oat straw are quoted at 95 to 95.50 on i track; and tun lots, delivered, et $6 to I $6.50. Rupe—Offerings liberal. and price* easy, New 1900 prep le wow quieted eta 13 to 10o, and yearlings, att Btu 9o, 1',IVR S5O0Il;, Toronto, Oot. 11, -.-Only 36 carloads of live stook were received Ibis morning at the'weste;' Pattie yards,, including 700 hogs, 270 (tattle, and about 300eheep and lambs, There Wee Ate market; only a few Off dente or no Meltable oonsegeence bap - pe nInge ,There was no exteort trade, For the little good quality butcher esttle here we bad ademand at en- cbangecl pl'loes, but the bulk of the stuff was unsold. Starkers, fenders, and export belts are unchanged. For stockers we had a fair enquiry, Sheep are unchanged and steady, withalight demand, lots of Alen lambs sold up to 4oper lots of choice lambs sold up to doper pound. Bogs etre unohangald and steady. Prime hags are selling at 01.20 per 1b, Sows aro worth 31-2c per 16., and stags ec per lb. For fat and light hogs the outside pricy pas 51-2 per lb, Bogs to fetch the .top price must be of prime quality, and scale not.bolow 100 nor above 200 lbs, Buffalo, Oct. 9.—,Spring wheat—No. 1, spot, aarloeds, 89 1-4c ; No. 1 North- ern, meet, 80 9-40. Winter wheat—No. 2 red, 78e; Not 1 white, 76c'.;. mixed, 77c. Corn—Firm ; No, 2 yellow, 40 9-4c; No. 3 yellow, 46 1-2c; No. 2 corn, 460. No. 3 corn, 43 3-4o. Oats—Strong; No. 2 white. 26 3-4 to 27o; No. 4white, 25 1-4c.; Nb. 2 mixed, 24 1-4 to 24 1-2e; No. 3 mixed, 23 3-4 to 24e. Barley—Ohio on track, 57c ; Weste'rn 56 to 62e ask- ed. -Rye—No. 2, nominally 55 1-2 to 570. Flour—Steady. Detroit, October 9—Wheat closed— No. 1 white, cash(, 77 1-4o ; No. 2 red, cash, 79 1-4c ; October, 79 1-2o ; De- cember, 82c. Toledo, Oot. 9.—Wheat—Spot, 800; November, 81c; December, 82 1-4c. Corn—No. 2 cash, 420; October, 40 3-4c; December, 96 1-2c. Oats—No. 2, cash, and October, 23 1-4c ; December' 24 1 -dc. Rye—Nb. 2 cash, 54c. Clover seed— October, 97.95; December, 97.12 11; No. 2, 96.30. Oil—Unchanged. Minneapolis, Oct, 9. Wheat—Ooto- bar, 790 ; December, 79 to 79 1-8o ; May, 81 1-2c ; to arrive, 82 1-8c ; No. 1 North- ern, 80 1-2; No. 2 Northern, 77 1-2 to 79 1-Bc. Flour -5c higher; first pat- ents, $4.35 to 94.45; second patents, $4.15 to $4.25; first clears 93.15 to 93.25; second cleans, $2.15 to $2.25. Bran In bulk, $12 to 912.25. Duluth, Oct 9.—Wheat olosad:—No. 1 hard, cashs 82 5-8o; to arrive, 82 3-4c; October, 82 5-8c; December, 83; May, 85 5-8c ; No. 1 Northern. casht 80 5-80; December, 81e; May, 83 3-80; No. 2, to arrive, BD 3-4c ;' October, 80 6-80; Northern, 75 5-80. Corn --41c. Oats -23 3-4 to 23 1-2c. Milwaukee, Oct. 9: Wheat—Higher ; No. 1 Northern, 81 1-4 to 82 1-2c; No. 2 do, 79 to 80 1-2c. ,,Rye—Steady ; Na 1, 65 to 51 1-2o. Barley—No. 2, 58 to 59c ; sample, 45 to 52c. 4 PAYING OFF MERCENARIES. Boer Oftleials Ship 500 to Various Destinations. A. despateh from London, nays:—A despatch' to the Daily Telegraph from Lorenzo Marques says five hundred mercenaries who have been fighting with the Boers sailed for Europe to- day. They received their passage money and part of their war pay from the Boer officials. They were also as- sured that they would get the 'rest of their money when they arrived at their destinations. r Most of the Trish-A'm- ericans, who have been making threats against President Kruger and the Boer officials because they have not receiv- ed the money promised them for their services, were appeased in this way, BULLER TO RETURN. --a Kitchener Will Remain in Command In South Afrlea A despatch from London says;—"Sir Redvers Buller," Saye the DailyMail's correspondent at Pietermaritz- burg, "'will return to England, Ihear, with Lord Roberta and Lord Kitch- ener will remain in the chief command in South Africa." 29 ENGAGEMENTS --29 DAYS. Hart's Good Work Brought to a Successful Con- clusion® -Bullet's Captures Near Lydenburg. A despatch from London says:—The War Office has received the following despatch from Lord Roberta: " Buller returned to Lydenburg yes- terday, after a succeesfut march from Spitzkop. Ile reached Pilgrims' Rest Sept. 27, the enemy retiring. The Boers brought two guile into action on Oct. 1, but aftersv,nrd dleappeared, taking the gune with them. During the march 600 head of cattle, 0,000 sheep, and 159 waggon loads of supplies ware cap- tured. One hundred and nine burghers surrendered, and 184,000 rounds of email arm ammunition was destroy- ed. i "Hart has returned to Kru'-eradorp 1 'having engaged the enemy on twen- ty-nine notations in es many days. Hie casualties were three killed and 24 wounded. Many Boers were killed and 96 made prisoners. ]4'o captured 2,720 heat( of cattle and 3,281 sheep" "The Dublin Fusillers made a night assault with the bayonet on a .Roar Magee between Pretoria and 'Johannes- burg and captured nine men, mostly important ;Boers, who have troubled the district. "A party 0f Boors have penetrai:ed the southern partaf Orange nivel Col- ony entering De Wetsdorp and Wep- ever. Detachments aro after them," BOER CHIEFS GONE NORTH. Botha, Reitz, and Viljeon With 1,500 Men Now in the Zoutspanber g District, A' despatoh 2rdm Pretor'ie Jaye;--' quinsy, Viijoen, the seemed in oom- DefOnit* rufermation has been re- mann, le tewporarliet the head of the ceived hero to the effect fleet wines Bamn. Pee'sLden't Kreiger crossed the border State Secretary Rsitz and Ills three into Port:uguose territory; the loaders sons aro now fighting ate burghers in he left behuu'dl hlm field a meeting at Bo1Jla'a commando. All ,the Boer lead- l'leotoraprult • and eesoived to take ers recognize; tdrat the struggle is use - all the best mounted end go north lesa,but-they are obstinatelydeter- with the lighter gnus. The intentloq ;maned not to abandon it until they is to work seamed Ptetereburg and are compelled to. The poorly mounted continue the final struggle in the buil7gtere have been left behind lo. 4o'ttGon, Iltspaebeterh'u g is dletriottrot . wio'rlk their way to there homes or sotiously i11, IIe .moss the Portuguese border, is Gen. Botha's force of about 1,60 sufferim 11 g from a mild attack 02 man has goue notrth. 8PRRKS FIOM THE NIKES Newsy Items About Ourselves and Our Neighbors—Something of Interest From Every Quar- ter of the Globe. CANADA. Coal is $7.50 a ton in Ottawa, Peter Beckett is dead at his home near Welland. ile was one of Monok county's oldest citizens. The funeral of the late Premier Marohand took piece et Quebec on Saturday. Gait welcomed Campbell Perry, the fleet of the town's five heroes, to re- turn from the front. Belleville welcomed Pte. Sohn 0. McNair, and Stratford gave Sergt. W. T. gentle a reception. It is said at Montreal that Judge Langelier may resign his seat on the bench and become Premier of Quebec. Duncan Moleihop, a well known St. Tbemas district farmer, dropped dead on his farm near St. Thomas. Icon. S. N. Parent is the new Prime Minister of Quebec. There will b, very few changes in the present Ministry. David Robertson, hostler, was burn- ed to death in a fire wh'iah destroy- ed the Mansion Rouse stables at Wel- land. The body of Wm. Moore, aged 70, was found in the lake near Dun- church. His hands were tied. Sup- posed suicide. .The contract for the new bridge over the Ottawa River at Des Joa- abinis has been awarded to Treating & Wilson, of Ottawa. The children of the Vice -Regal household have returned to Ottawa. Their Excellencies, still at Brandon, return Oct. 15th. Lightning destroyed ItIrs. Richard - son's barn near St. Mary's, and one on the Peek farm, Amherstburg. Both held season's crops. While loading sheep an a vessel at Kingston, Arthur rage was butted by a ram on bhehead. He has concuss. sion of tihe brain and may die. The Grand Jury at Belleville has returned "No bill" on the charge of manslaughter, preferred against Con- ductor Wm.. Kerr and Engineer James Maybee. Arrangements are being made at Halifax to give the officers and mem- bers of the Royal Canadians return- ing from South Africa on the Idaho a rousing welcome. Alice Pearson of Winnipeg, aged 19, who was married to a middle-aged man named Charles Mills last Thursday af- ternoon, took carbolic acid and died in two hours; Lieut. -001. Sam Hughes, Chaplain Lane and Lieut. Wilkie, with a lot of other soldiers invalided from South Af- rica, arrived at Quebec yesterday on the steamer Oambroman. The Canadian contingent, under Col. Pelletier, sailed on Saturday from Cape Town on board -the transport Idaho. The people of Cape Town accorded them a splendid farewell. Tbie schooner Gold Hunter has been seized at Amherst harbour by Halifax Customs officers. She is charged with bringing from et. Pierre spirits in prohibited packages. ,At the annual matches of the 77th Regiment, Miss Lizzie Bibby tied for first place in the regimental match and carried off first: prize in the Qom - mending oincors' match, Mr. J. W. Stadall, architect 0f the new St. Lawrence Market Toronto, has issued a writ against Ald. Shep- pard for 910,000 damages for stating that bidden. had botched the work teem the beginning. Hoe. Alexander M. Ross, Clark of of the County Court of York, form- erly Provincial Treasurer of Ontario, died at Grace Hospital on Saturday afternoon of malarial fever after an illness of some months. 'Riva charges against Chairman Ald, Hurd of the House of Refuge Commit- tee at Hamilton of receiving benefit from the eantract to supply fruit and 'vegetables to the home, have been "thrown out" He Isad given some of both to the borne free. Tho Business Men's League of Mont- real has already secured three con- ventions for their city next year—the Netional Wholesale Druggists of Ara• erica, the Oenadiatl ltl'anufaaturers' Association, and the Proprletory Medicine' Association of Canada,: 'Satisfactory re'ports were read at the annual, meeting of the Ottawa &New York Railway. H. W. Gays, 02 Ot- tawa, G. F. and G, 1. Peabody, and G. B. Moffat, A. A1. White, A: Nicholas, S. Trask and N. S. Snow, all of New York, were elected direct- ore, Barry Jamieson was killed by a fall at Perrin's confectionery and biscuit works at London, Ont. Joseph' Vance, the son of apromin- ent farmer of the Township of Bland- ford, committed suicide by banging. Brakeman G. W. West of. Sarnia died at the Stratford Hospital from injuries received in an accident at New Ham- burg. The Mirestee of Agrioult•ure has gompleted arrangements for the fumi- gation of fruit trees at the ports of entry where, under the San Jose scale amendment act, nursery stook may now be imported into Canada. Civil service entrance examinations will be held tat Charlottetown, St. John, Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, Ot- tawa, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Winnipeg, Victoria and Van- oouver, commencing on Tuesday, the 13th day of November next. D .J. MoGillis, Secretary of the Montreal Cold Storage Company, and Alex .McOulloah of the dairy firm of Croil db McCulloch, who had large deal- ings with the uompany, have been ar- rested at the instance of the Mer- chants' Bank of Halifax, charged with conspiring to defraud the batik out of 9220,000 on bogus warehouse receipts. UNITED STA'1`lOS.' At Centreville, Mich„ Woft Bros.. bank was robbed of $10,000. A bulldog bit off a boy's nose while the lad was fending the brute at Lebanon, Pa. Joseph Howard is ,to be hanged at Frankfort, Kentucky, on December 7 for the murder of Governor Goebel. St'aks, atones and rotten eggs were. hurled at Governor Roosevelt and bis partyeby Bryan supporters at Victor, Col Officers at New York are watching every incoming ship for Luigi Buret - tonic, tale accomplioe of Bresoi, the assassin of King Humbert BRITAIN. Ald. Frank Green has been elected Lord Mayor of London. It is officially anxi ornoed that Lord Roberta has been appointed Com- mander -in -Chief of the British army. Fifty-nine Ministerialjsts, fjve Liberals and two Nationalists have been returned to the British House of Commcas by acclamation. ;News has been received that Solo- man City, at the mouth of Solomon River, was devastated by the recent storm on the coast of Alaska. At Lake Charles, La., yesterday, Paul Sloan, a deputy sheriff, was shot and killed while saving the life of a negro from a mob's vengeance. Tile immense tunnel, under the Cas- cade range, on the Great Northern Railway bas been completed. Over 1,000 men have been at work on it three years. It will coat 95,000,000. The scheme for the sale of the Camp Bird gold mine, in Colorado, to an English syndicate, has failed, and the 97,000,000 deposit, the first instal- ment of the purchase money, has been returned. The steamships Queen and Charles Nelson, from Cape Nome, are at Port Townsend with 598 passengers and. 9200,000 in gold. Fears are enter- tained for the safety of the steamer Robert Dollar, which sailed from Port Townsend for the Cape on August 25, Mr. John Penn, Conservative, had the distinction of being the first mem- ber returned for the now Britisb Parliament, having been re-elected for Lewisham, which he has represented since Aug., 1891, without opposition. Mr. W. 11. D. Smith was also return- ed for the Strand district of London. GENERAL. 6uperstitioua peasants tortured an alleged witch to deatlk at Lepeshy, near Moscow. Belgian women sooiallste are play ing the leading roles in the Seaialiat Congress at Paris. , There is a, movement in Santo Domingo to overthrow the Govern- ment of President Jiminez. Mgr. Ireland, at Paris, from home, says the Pape is in bettor health. and stranger than two years ago, Prof, Edward Albert, noted surgeon and lecturer in the 'University of Vienne, is dead. lie was strongly op.. pees] to wcmeu dolor& TO ARRIVE OCTOBER 26, new ,t Transport Officer at Cape Town Nott Iles Halifax Offiolals, A doapatoit from 1ia'I4fax, says; -A telegram he the dock -yard from the transport officer at Cape Town sloth Pies the aftleials here to snake pre' lacna:se for the disembarkation of flue Comedian Regiment an Ootobor 25. A general movement is on foot to Give a memorable demonstration on the ocoastoln of the se'dat'e' arrival here, One proposal is to erect a nume bsr of tri•umpibal arohee in the Mind. pal streets. Mayor Hamilton bas called a epeoial mooting of the City Cautioll for Monday evening' to decide what the nattnloipallty sball do, and to appoint committees to oarry out details. THEIR WORD. IS DONE British Army Headquarters In U. S. to be Closed, A despatch from Chicago, says: -A special to the .Renee from New Or- leans masa:- "The British army headquartersin this city are to rte closed aeon. Since the English officers ivere sent here in August, 1819, to purchase supplies, 15,- 000 hoses and 42,000 mulles have been shipped to Cape Town, as well as large quantities of forage ° and other' sup- plies, the pay therefore being about 910,000,000' in English gold." ICE. INSuLATION FOR WIRES. 0 Experiments on the Mout mane. Tele- graph tains, It is a matter not simply of con- venience, but of vital importance, that observatories situated on the tops of high mountains should be able to keep up constant telegraphic com- munication with stations at a lower level. Storms often rage for days and weeks at high altitudes, with such vio- leneq as to defeat all attempts at reaching the observers; telegraph posts ars swept down by howling winds, and buried under masses of snow, while the wires.themeelves free quently give way under the severity of the strain. Realizing these difficulties, the authorities of Mont plane wisely be- thought themselves of inquiring whether the ice which perennially cov- ers the slopes of the mountain might not possess sufficient insulating pow- er to replace both telegraph posts and porcelain insulators. To ascertain this, some interesting experiments, were made by R. Les - pian, at the request of Dr. Janssen, the head of the observatory. A double line was laid between the Greeds Mullah; at the summit and the peculiar mass of rocks known as the Petite Mulcts, near the base. Ordinary gal- vanized iron, an eighth of an inch is diameter, 'was used. It was stretched bare on the ice, the two conductors,, each of 5500 feet int length, lying about 18 feet apart. For the purpose of testing the inau• lation of the line, the two wires' were left disconnected at the lower station, while at the upper they were placed in circuit with a delicate ammeter and a battery of eighteen large Leclanche ogle. On pressing: down the key, the needle of the ammeter did not move at, all, but remained steadily at rte zero. 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