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BRUSS 1J -1S POST.
INTERESTING ITBMS ABOUT OUR
OWN COUNTRY.
Gathered from Various Points from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
Seeding is late in Manitoba.
Chatham's assessment is 53,550,023.
lelainilton will tax the Hamilton Dis-
tillery $2,500 a year for 10 years.
Twelve guards, over the age limit,
are to be retired from Kingston Pone.
ten tiary.
The work on the Soulanges canal
will not be completed for some
weeks. •
S. M, Brookfield baw secured the
contract for the new Halifax barracks
at $950,000.
Private rooms in Hamilton's Hospi-
tal have been advanced to $8 and 510
per week.
Preliminary operations on tbo en-
largement of the outlet of Lake Man-
itoba have begun.
,'Hamilton City Council declines to
pay its =promised $400 for the book.
"Ocean to Ocean."
Brantford Free Library Board
wishes to buy the First Presbyterian
Church for its (quarters.
Montreal will ask the Dominion
Government to pass a law against the
sale of diseased, meat,
The 13th band of Hamilton will
probably be engaged for the Winnipeg
summer exhibition in July.
The largest estimate of the Klon-
dike gold yield this season ranges from
twelve to twenty millions.
A party of delegates from, Kansas,
Missouri and lowa has arrived in
Winnipeg to spy out the land.
An important find of coal, said co be
good anthracite, has been made at Car-
manah Point, 59 miles from Victoria,
B.C.
The Montreal Licensed Viotunllers'
Association wishes the Dominion Gov-
ernment to reduce the duties an spir-
its and wines.
J. R. Johnson, a London pattern fit-
ter, answered a matrimonial ad., and
won a Detroit widow, worth 460,000
froat 51 competitors.
The Calgary by-law to borrow ;90,-
000 to enable the city to own and
operate a system of waLerworks was
carrion by a large majority.
The Montreal police are carrying an
a determined campaign against gambl-
ing The police say they intend shut-
ting up all the gambling places in the
city.
The new contractors for printing
Dominion notes have delivered to the
Government 1,134,100 sheets of dl
notes and 312,000 sheets of 52 notes
sines Aug., 1897.
Within the past week there hare
been shipped from the fish hatcheries
at Ottawa 1,380,000 fry to the different
lakes and fishing resorts throughout
the prov:nee.
The contract tor permanent bridges
to be built on the C. P. R. east of
Winnipeg, preliminary to double -
tracking the line, have been let to
Wm. Gerson, of Rat Portage.
The moulders in thirteen foundries
have gone out on strike iu Montreal,
and from the present sentiment of
masters and men it looks tike the Le -
ginning of a lung, stubborn light.
A Toronto syndicate is said to have
offered i175,00U for the two plants of
the Si. Hyacinthe Hydraulic Power,
S. .Electric Light Company, and the
Sc. Hyacinthe Gas \Yorks Company,
and will operate both works.
The Huesun Bay Company posts in
the Edmonton end northern districts,
including Peace River and Athabasca
districts, have been amalgamated, and
Mr. Livcol-, appointed manager there-
of with headquarters at Edmon-
ton
The C. P. R. has ordered for Immedi-
ate use, 50 miles of 100-1b. rails, to
be laid on a portion of their line be-
tween Montreal and Ottawa. The
rails are the standard section of the
American Society of Civil En-
gineers.
A sort of regimental strike is on
among the men of No. 5 Company of
the Prince of Wales' Fusiliers, of
Montreal. The men were not attend-
ing drill, and Col. Cook issued thirty
summonses against them. As a con-
sequence, there is great dissatisfac-
tion.
The Richelieu es Ontario Navigation
Co. has made an agreement with: the
rival company, by which competition
between Clayton and Alexandria Bay
and Montreal will, not be continued
this year. The Richelieu Co. will in
Islands.
The Amalgamated Hamilton Blast
Furnace Company and Ontario Rolling
Mills' Company will apply fur a
charter at once under the name of
The Hamilton Steel 1'c Iron Co, its
capital will be 52,000,000, and it will
erect a steel plant by October in the
vioinily 00 the smelting works.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Lord Bosebery has denied that he
will re-enter polities.
Lord Curzon has been in ill -health
ever sine he went to India,
There is another crusade in London
against the re -marriage of divorcees.
The Prince of Wales will receive the
freedom of Edinburgh on July OLh.
Scoteb ironmasters have advanced the
wages of their employes 15 per cent,
British imports in April we'e:t880,094.
less than in; April, 1898, while the ex-;
ports were ,01,901,435 more.
In a speech, Lord Rosebery censtlredl
the Radical members of the House of
Commons who opposed the grant to
Gen. Lord Kitchener.
Lord Charles Beresford's book, "The
Break-up of China," deals minutely
with that country's political and Isom
meroial questions.
It is expected in London that Sir
Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador
to the 'fruited States, will he, raised to
the peerage May 24th,
Lord Salisbury. bas aroused the re-
sentmont of the Rational Drees League
In Britaiu by making some jeering re-
myrks upon lady cyclists' costumes,
The Wee. Cory and the Rickett Smith
les of London En have
Coal companies, Eng.,
combined, and now control practically
the entire coal supply of London, •
A later version 00 Wyeliffe's Bible,
known as the Bramhal1 manuserlpl,
was sold at auaiion In Londou, to dir,
+:Zuaritoh, a bookseller, for .01.730,
BL. Ceeit Rhodes bas unuouneed that
Ile Cape -to -Cairo Railway, roan, whish
.he Britieh Uovcromeut would not
4uarantee, will bo raised in the City.
ll is said that England dos taken
:steps to aonnteraot the llueslan ex-
pedition ie J?ersia, and that. a British
eunbuet has been sent to the Per -
shin bull,
Mulct t, O'Haulun un1c Fitzluu•ris, the
h;es men in prison dna life sentence
toe octuplicity to the Phoenix Park
murders, wilt probably be paruoned on
the Queen's birthday.
sir 1 iltiam iteyuell Anson, warden
of All Souls' College, Oxford,. is to me-
wed. air John ielow•bray In the seat
in the House al' Commons for Oxford
University.
The Lundon Doily i4luii has offereu
to ewe ire Sunday' issue provided the
'Daily Telegraph will do the bailie.
This is the outcome of the crusade
against Sunday papers.
Queen Victoria returned from her
stay at l'imiez to It incisor un l ridgy.
Her Majesty w,as delayed due day at
Cherbourg by rough weather un the
English channel.
iho Colonial Office declares that
there is no foundation for the state-
ments that the probabilities of war
with the Transvaal have been seri-
ously regarded by the Government.
During last year 1,012 head of cattle
were lost in transit between the United
States, Canada and England, out of a
total of 478,895 head, comprised with
5,271 lost out of 94,040 in transit from
Argentina.
DELAY WAS FATAL,
A TOmtg Lault"s Death Attributed to 11.
Tardy 'Telegraph Message.
A despatch from New York, says: -
A Portland, Me., despatch says that
preliminary steps have been taken in
a suit against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, for 525,400 damages
for the alleged non-delivery of a mes-
sage to bliss Mamie Small, of Gardiner.
The plaintiffs aliege that by the non-
delivery of a message Miss Small lost
her life at the hands of Bradford
Knights, now in Augusta jail awaiting
trial. on the charge of murder.
Miss Small was killed un the even-
ing of February 13, of the present year
at about seven o'cicek. On the after-
noon of that day, so the papers filed
in the case aver, Miss Small's sister
Lizzie, sent a telegram to her appris-
ing her of the expected arrival in
Gardiner of Knights, end to be watch-
ful of him. It is held by the plaintiffs
that there was plenty and reasonable
time for the delivery of the message,
and by the negligence of the company
and its agents, Miss Small lost her
life.
ROYALTY MAY VISIT CANADA.
Other the Duke of Turk or the fluke of
Connaught May Conte to 'rhts Co:ntt ry.
A despatch from London says: The
Queen's new yacht will be launched
'Tuesday, the Duchess of York perform-
ing the christening oe.remuny. IL is
said by the Guvernment builders that
the yacht will be the finest in the
world for roominess and structural
beauty generally. Phe exquisite carv-
ings are from designs approved by the
Queen, ant' said to have been partly
suggested by her.
It is possible that the yacht may be
seen in American walers, as efforts are
being made to induce a member of the
royal family to visit Canada next year.
If the Duke and Duchess of York
shuuld be seleoted, they will make the
voyage in the royal yacht.
The probabilities, however, point to
the Duke of Connaught making the
trip. Secretary Chamberlain's heart is
in the scheme, for he feels strongly
that Canada, after the commercial con-
cessions to the Mother Country, is en-
itied to some special mark of favour.
If either aha Duke of York or the Duke
of Connaught should undertake the
oeremouiai work of the trip, Secretary
Chamberlain will go along as business,
representative of the Home Office.
t
The remaining Phoenix, Park mur-
derers, now lei prison, will be liberated
on
the teens B4rl clay.
Q
CORSETS ARE PROHIBITED.
The 111nister or lidneatlon or Saxony Stirs.
Bp a hornet,' Nest.
A despatch from Dresden, says :- The
Minister of Education of Saxony, Dr.
De Seydewitz, has stirred up a hor-
nets' nest in the feminine world by
the issuance of a decree on Wednesday
whereby all girls and young women
attending the Public schools and col-
lege.; in Saxony must abandon the
prmoiiee of wearing corsets and
stays
The wearing of corsets by girls of
tender age and the habit of tight lac-
ing have become so prevalent, parti-
cularly in Dresden, that the State
foresees in the corset a grave menaoe
1,0 the well-being of posterity. A1 -
though girls and their mothers pro-
test against the measure, and even
threaten to boycott the schools, the
officials stand firm.
LOCUST PLAGUE IN SPAIN.
Drought Adds 10 Destruction They Dave
Wrought.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
'NTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY 21.
for the defense were lieut'd first.
22, Strunk Jesus with the palm of
his hand. Revised Version, "with a
rod.,'
1.13. If I hare spoken evil, bear
witness of the evil; but if well, why
subtest thou me? Tule challenge be-
comes immeasurably suggestive when
W8 eanileet with it our Lord s in-
junction, "Whosoever shall smite thee
on thy right cheek, tarn to him the
other also" (Matt, 5, 89), Ile who
otestily studies the last days of our Lord
is disposed to wonder that, with all the
official hate of hint, 'Lewes so difficult
to formulate charges that, before a
prejudiced court at least, could be
proved. Tho reasons are plainly giv-
en by Dr. Farrar, The rancorous hat-
red of the soots against each other
made even temporary agreement
against a common object of hate al -
must impossible. Saddueees had no
word against our Lord's viewe of the
Sabbath, which were so repugnant to
the Pharisees. Pharisees would ap-
plaud the cleansing of the temple from
the traders, which so angered the
Sadducees. This antagonism made con-
viction uncertain so long as public
teachings and acts were depended on,
and set the high priest digging, as we
have seen, far "private teachings to
initiated teachings,"
21, Aflame had sent him bound un-
to Caiaphas. "Annas therefore sent
hint bound," after the preliminary ex-
amination.
'25. Simian Peter stood, etc, "Was
standing and warming himself." They
said therefore unto him. This com-
prehensive phrase harmonizes the ac-
counts given by Mark, "the maid,"
Matthew, "another maid,' and Luke,
"another man;" probably, as a eont.in-
atior of what had been a smothered
conversation, several spoke. together.
As to the scone of this second denial
there can be no good reason fur as-
suming that the gospels disagree about
it until we know more about the struc-
without question, "Rut by such Sup- tura of the paltee, and how near the
Positions," eays Dr. Reynolds, "much fire was to the gate.
is lost from the story; Lor, asaumtng 26. According to Luke, the event of
that the writer of the gospel and 'the (hie verse and the next was "about the
other di: ciple' were one, we onderstand space of one hour after" that of verse
his ability to describe what otherwise 25. "'Che effort is now to identify
could noteasily have entered into the Peter by some sign of his association
evangelic narrative." It is a question with Jesus." Did I not see. "I, with
of intense in,erest, but of no import- mine own eyes." It is not likely that
ansa. ids palace of the high priest. either Melchus or his kinsman knew
".the Court.' A richly ornamented that Peter wes the man that struck
rectangle such as great oriental build- the blow, though he may have been
lugs customarily inclose. We suppose suspected of that offense. Matthew,
throughout the story Lhat Annus and Mark, and Luke' make the identifioa-
Caiaphas occupied the same palace, tion turn on the provincial meant of
or, at least, La/lerent portions of the Peter.
27. Peter then denied again.Maithew
and Mark say, "Hs began to curse and
tuid he had explained his parables to
thein; butt the parables thlniselves,
hied w'eee fruitless only on rocky
ground he had sown broadcast
21. '.I'ltis demand was 111 ac,ordaneo
with Jewish law, under which 11iutesses
o chew itemee the 111g11 Priest... John le.
4111,1011 Text John 1. 11,
PLIA(T'1O.IL NOTES.
Verse 15. Simon. Peter followed
Jesus. "Afar tff,"' And, having come
up to the doer of the cuurt of the high
Priest, according to Matthew, sat
down there to sae the end. So did
another disciple; ,bat disciple was
known unto the high priest. Known
to Caiaphu:i, doubtless, for John seems
never, according to the best authori-
ties, to speak of Annas es "the high
priest." A general (pinion has arisen
that John here refers to himself; but
11tis is unlikely. His usual allusione
to him.elf are as "the disciple whom
Jesus loved." 1e is not of itself pro-
bable that a Galilean fisherman would
be so familiarly acquainted with An-
na5 or Caiaphas, that the very damsel
that toted as dootkeeper would recog-
nize leim. Some one seems to be re-
ferred to whose name was known to
the evangelist, but evhomi it was bet-
ter not to mention, Dr. Deems
make, the acute suggestion that
the "other disciple" was Judas
Iscariot. That very week Jades
had made arrangements with Caia-
pbae for the betrayal of Jesus,
and doubtless was known to the, dem-
keepers of the palace, and could SOIBr
it with freedom; and if, as is not inoon-
ccivable, leeheped that our Lord might
even yet .liberate himself by the exer-
cise of m r.tca,oas po;ver,'Juries would
be glad to have Peter admitted also.
In hie remorseful e::citetnent it seems
natu,alfor him to have renewed Jesus
thin the palace, and any disciple
brought in by nun would be admitted
same edifies.
10. Peter stood. at the door without.
"Was standing" at the door leading swear, saying, L do not know the man,"
from the "court" to the front street. Re was now in imminent peril, . knew
"The hum of voices was now deadened that, and was afraid. Immediately
by the closed door dividing Peter the cock crew. John relates the.three
from itis Lord." Brought to denials of Peter, but does not. relate
Peter. This disciple, whoever he was, 'repentance. This was the second
was evidently recognized as having a lacewing of the cook, Mark 14.72. i
measure of authority, or, at least, of
"influence:'
17 The order of eventswill become
clearer and more in harmony with that
of the other gospels if we read verso
18 before verse 17, and watch' the fire
of coals lighted, mad 'the apostle, ser-
vants, and others gathered around, it,
before we listen to the damsel that
kept the door. " Damsel" means maid,
implying either young girlhood or ser-
vile position. So long as no one knock-
ed at the outer gate, she, too, might
warm herself, and the fire was prob-
ably near at hand. Art not thou also
one of this man's disciples$ "This
man," not " this rabbi." " Thou are not,
art them 0"-a question exceedingly
contemptuous in tone. " Also" means
"as well as my acquaintance yonder"
-that "other disciple." I am not. A
direct lie; but We, must remember,
first, that orientals are habitual liars
and neither falsehood itself nor the
discovery of it has ever been as dis-
gracelnl with them as with us; second-
ly, while Peter was a victim of physi-
cal fear a little later, if not already,
he may have had also another temp-
tation to falsehood; for. if he had said,
"I am," he would have been forth-
with put out, and his weak soul may
have argued that this lie might help
bine help his Master. Mark adds, "He
denied, saying, I knpty not, neither
understand I what thou sayeat."
18. ,Wee Mark 14, 54; Luke 22, 55.)
The servants and officers stood there.
The whole scene had been one of
bustle. We can easily fancy the
measured tramp of the troops, the
shomting of orders, the slamming of
doors, the hurrying to and fro of
messengers, and the activity of offi-
cials, grudgingly kept awake all night.
Moving lights and heavy shadows made
the scene gloomily picturesque. But
now the soldiers had been marched out
again, and none remained but the ser-
vants of the high priestly household,
together with a few Jewish officers of
lower grade. A fire of coals. A glow-
ing fire of charcoal. It burned probably
in a brazier, like to that into which the
king of Judah had thrown the roll
o£ Jeremiah's prophecies after cutting
it in pieces. It was cold. In spring the
nights in Palestine are cold, and the
heights of Jerusalem are among the
coldest places in the lend. Peter stood
with them. Luke say0 he sat in the
of the fi.ro, All the ria
light. pa cetera
of ,his verse form a background not
only for the doormnid's questions, but
also for the examination which we are
now about to study.
19. The high priest, then asked Jesus.
A despatch from Madrid, says - A During the preliminary examination
Held before Annas. The question now
five -weeks' drought and the prevel referred to, bowever, we suppose to
once of unusual heat throughout the have been asked by Caiaphas. Of his
country have seriously damaged the Viootrine. His teuchings, What Carap-
hen's spies and detective have failed to
do I lir ut
prospsets of all crops. In some of the 1 tg
h ser many months their chief
provinces the crops had already been at.
destroyed wilt tow try a hand by a plague of locusts. The 20• I spoke openly. Frankly, boldly.
peasants in Andalusia are offering p,, t < wor of
ma r
the relief of their distress,
A11
Crngrlsulltu•Lt.
A despatch from Kingston
a.n
d king ' pi lg lenges for he ld N to selected fant-
prayers an
A CONVICT PARDONED.
Itl)Ifxftco Dlseoverc11 Afl.e
r 110 Months'
Onl„ says:
-John Gray, a convict in the peni-
tentiary serving seven years for mim-
ing] assault, was pardoned on Satur.
day after serving 30 months of his
sentence. '�''VidenC6 not
produced at
the trial and brought forward at this
late date cottvineecl the trio
l judge that
ipjustioe had been done Gray, and
he was accordingly roles
sad.
nte,. Many of the philosophers and re-
ligionists of antiquity had a double
method of teaching-•-supe•fivial truthtruthgiven to the superficial multitudes,
called " exoteric," and deeper truth
given to trained disciples, ratted "eso-
teric," But there was nothing eseterie
in Jesus's leaching, exee.pt as hostile
spirits ]rid iliemselves from its truth.
In the .lynngogue, and id the teln-
ple, In Nazareth' and in Peres,
wberever the crowds gathered, and
more Jokey on great festal occasions
in the national shrine al. J'erusalrni.
Witithor the .lows always resort. In
the most public pieces manner,and
Tn secret he I raid no'hing, He had
Hiked confidently with his disciples,
SINGULAR INFATUATION.
A Wire Leaves Iter Husband .for a Female
Friend -Site Itilla the Latter and
set r.
A despatch from Stockton, Cal., says:
-Mrs. William Hickman and Mrs. H.
A. Hassell, of this city, were found dead
in bed together on Tuesday in a lodg-
ing house. A pistol which lay between
them had evidently' fallen from the
hand of Mrs. Hassall, who had shot
Mrs. Hickman and herself.
Mrs. Hassall had seemed to be infat-
uated with Mrs. Hickman, and the ut-
most efforts of relatives could not
keep them apart. Mrs. Hassall told her
companion that she'. intended depart-
ing for London and begged itlr's. Hick-
men to spend the night with her for
the lasttime. The two went to Mrs.
Hassell's apartments about 10 p. m.,
and that was the last seen of them
alive.
Mrs. Hickman had a good reputation
and was living with her husband.
Mrs. Hassall was the wife of H. A.
Hassell, an Englishman, but had been
separated from him since last Aug-
ust on account of leer infatuation for
Mrs Hickman. She was a beautiful wo-
man and an heiress.
AN AIRY PROMENADE.
• _a
Young Woman Creates n Sensation In Baton
5qunre-A Wells on 114o hoof.
le despatch from London, England,
says: -A sensation was ; created in
Eaton Square on Tuesday morning,
when at 8.80 o'clock a young woman
was seen promenading upon the ex-
treme edge of the roof upping of the
house at No. 7, clad only in a night
dress. Policemen, firemen and an im-
mense crowd of passersby and per-
sons living in the neighborhood con-
gregated in the street. Mats and rugs
Were spreed over the spikes of the area
railings. .The young woman was ap-
parently unooncerned and continued
her promenade. Eventually after
some hours of apprehension on the
part of the crowd several men climbed
through the windows, reached the roof,
and snaking a desperate grab seized the
woman, and despite her struggles car-
ried use' indoors. Her curious freak
is attributed to influenza.
DYNAMITE AT DULUTH.
A loaded .Car MOW" Froth the Teacic--
Oliter Gars Bad 17 hamate/ With Stones.
A despatch from. Duluth, Minn., says:
-At 11, o'clock on Tuesday night; riot-
ers a1LemT94ed to blow up a (Vest
Duluth street car with dynamite.
'.There were ten passengers in tete car
and they ell received alight bruises,
The ear was thrown violently en its
side and its trucks blown to pieces, No
arrests have yet been matte, The
strikers have been quietfor several
ileye anti more cars were run on Time -
day than at any time since the
Irouhi' began. Melts iu difteren
1peris of the oily .iltaeke•i cars with
stones, breaking in thy; side of 1)1128 and
wrecking the wintlewe of several,
't'hes'e is Lellt of e.alling tut Lh0 tniliti•i
to pro! eel the property of he street
railroad oompcny.
THE TROUBLE IN SAINO'4.
l'It, Nalfves sato to Ole Iiecotrnged by Ile.
cent livenis. They Want 01en2. 4annl's
1101111..
A despal.ah from Wellington, N. Z.,
says: -Advices from Samoa indicate
that the instruotions received from the
powers to cease boetilities make the
situation in the islands very serious
as the rebels hold the main
food supplies, and are again near the
municipality of Apia.
The correspondent of Reuteree News
Agency thinks le is evident that the
home authorities have misunde'r'stood
the situation in Samoa. The Germans
and rebels are already jubilant, and
claim a victory over the Britieh and
American forces, The correspondent
says that unless the rebels are made
to submit the diffieulties will remain
unsolved. The white people in the
out -skirts of the city aro at the mercy
of the rebels. The American Vice -Con-
sul's store at Falifa was looted last
week, while a German store adjoining
it was left untouched. British and
American residents all strongly con-
demn the action of the powers in order-
ing
rder
ing a cessation of hostilities at this
stage,
WANT GAUNT'S HEAD.
Two days after the last battle at
VaIlima, Lieut. R. A. Gaunt of the
British cruiser Porpoise marched his
brigade into Vailima unopposed, and
was followed by a company of British
bluejackets under Captain Stur'dee
and Lieut, Cave. Inspection of the bat-
tlefield shows that the defences erected
by the rebels near the home of the
late Robert Louis Stevenson were
strong and well -planed. The loss sus-
tained by the rebels, it is evident, was
much greater than (vas at first sup-
posed. The main section .of Mataafees
followers who were engaged in the
battle of Vailima retreated westward
to Lulumoenga, where they lay in wait
for friendlies. Orders have been given
them to (septum Lieut. Gaunt's head.
Thu rebels were also anxious to se-
cure the superior weapons with which
his brigade was armed.
It is rumored that thirteen boats,
filled with armed rebels, are approach-
ing from the east. The town appears
to be safe.
THE CITADEL CONDEMNED..
filslorle Fort or mime tube Abandoned,
A despatch from Halifax says :-The
citadel over -looking this city, which
has heretofore. been considered the
strongest fortification in America, has
been condemned. This fort was sup-
posed to be impregnable, but it has
seen its last days of usefulness in the
capacity of a basis of defence in case
of war.
Already the guns have been dumped,
and hereafter' the place will be little
less than a resort for sightseeing tour-
ists. The citadel is 258 feet above the
level of the sea, and overlooks the city.
It -is nearly a mile in ciroumference.
It was constructed at an enormous
Dost by the British Government, Mar-
oons staving been brought to this coun-
try to assist in the work. The mor-
tality among these men, however, was
so great that the British Government
was compelled to send them to the
River Niger.
The'oitadel has several subterranean
passages, which are unknown to out -
eiders. It has been decided by the
authorities to use the plane in the
future, for barrack purposes, and one
of the regiments now in Wellington
barracks will be quartered there.
The dismantling of the fortress will
not weaken the Halifax fortification
to any appreciable extent, as York
redoubt, which commands the entrance
to the harbour, is now considered im-
pregnable. It is built of the solid rook,
and is mounted with a heavy battery.'
CORPSE IN A PACKING BOX.
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Susplolona or Murder Aroused at King's
Cross, London.
A despatch from London says: -Tete
body od a man was found in a box in
the freight depot at Ki,ng's Cross on
Friday. The box was consigned from
Middlesborough to London, and was de-
scribed as containing theatrical pro-
perties. The discovery aroused Sus-
picion of murder, but it was ascertain-
ed that the body Wtts that of. William
Ryder, known do the musio hall as
"Jimmy Green." Ryder had died of
pneumonia, mad his body had been ship-
ped to London by Tom Pritchard, man-
ager of the Collinson Burlesque Com-
pany, who said that Ryden's last words
were :-"Take me back to London, too,"
Pritchard was short of money, and
consigned the body as theatrical lug-
gage to save expense. The consequence
was that the body was brought to Lon-
don for 16 shillings, whereas if it had
been shipped as a corpse the cost of its
transportation would have been near-
ly £12.
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A despatch tram Washington, says: -
The United Slates and Great Britain
will stand together in the advocacy of
the ndopil.on of 0 scheme for the Settle-
ment of international disputes by arbi-
tration, which will be presented to the
Disarmament Conference at its meet-
ing in The Ilagua on the 10th of the
present month The American dele-
gates, heeded by Ambassador White,
are equipped with a fairly well digest-
ed plan for the exeetttlon of this long-
eherished projeel, while the British
delegates are prepared with a plltn
wine!' is almost 'detained with the Am-
erica, prnjecl.
MAY 19, 1809
W1irn the Nerve tituti1es 1. oed Nutrition.,
A Wonderful Reco'irex'.yy, ltlluuth acing the
Quick Response of a Depleted. Nerve
System, to a Treatment Which
L. ,e pleniGhes Exhausted
Nerve Forces.
MR. FRANK 15AITER, BERLIN, o1'ra,
Perhaps you know him 2 In Water.
loo he is known as one of the most
popular and suocessfulbueiness men of
that enterprising town. As ,manag-
ing executor of the Kuntz estate, he is
at the head of a vast business, repre-
senting an investment of many thous-
ands of dollars, and known to many
people' throughout the Province.
Solid financially, Mr, Frank Bauer
also has the gond fortune of enjoying
solid good i eitlth, and if appearances
indicate anything, it is safe to predict
that there's a full half century of
active life still ahead for him. But
it's only a few months eine, while
nursed as an invalid atthe Mt,
r
Clemens sanitary resort, when his
friends in Waterloo were dismayed
with a report that he was at the point
of death
" There's no telling where I would
have been had I kept on the old treat-
ment," said Mr. Bauer, with a merry
laugh, the other clay, while recounting
his experiences as a 'very sick eau.
" Mt, Clemens," he coutiuued, "was
the last resort in my case. For
months previous I had been suffering
indescribable tortures. Ibegan with
e, loss of appotile and sleepless nights.
Then, as the trouble kept growing, I
tees getting weaker, and began losing
flesh and strength rapidly. ?'ly
stomach refused .to retain food of any
kind. During all this time I was
seemed most hopeless, I heard of a
wonderful cure effected in a case
somewhat similar' to mine, by the
great South AmericanNeevine Toni*,
and I finally tried that. On thefirst
day of its use I began to feel that it
was doing what no other medicine
11 a t one. The first dose relieved the
di ° hes completely. Before night I
actually felt hungry and ate with an
appetite such as I had not known far
months. I began to pick up in
strength with surprising rapidity,
slept well nights, and before I knew
it I was eating three square meals
regularly every day, with as mach
relish as ever. I have no hesitation
whatever in saying that the South
American Nervine Tonic cured ms
when all other remedies failed. I
have recovered my old weight—over
200 pounds—and never felt better
in my life."
Mr. Frank Barter's experience is
that of all others who have used the
South American Nervine Tonic. Its
instantaneous action in relieving die -
tress and pain is due to the direet
effect of this great remedy upon the
nerve centres, whose fagged vitality
is energized instantly by the very first
dose. It is a great, a wondrous oure
for all nervous diseases, as well as
indigestion and dyspepsia. It goes
to the real source of trouble direct,
and the sick always feel its marvel-
wnndes medical treatment, and took lone sustaining and restorative power
everything proscribed, but without ' at once, on the very first day of its
relief, Just about 'When my condition um
Sold by G. A. Deadman.
AMERICAN TENDERS.
Once Moro British Elmturnet11rors Are
Beaten, This Time ht -Tendering e'er
n.ihtrmese Viaduct.
':A. despatch from London, says:—Re-
plying to a question in the House of
Commons on Tuesday as 10 whether
the Indian Government bad given an
order for the Goktick viaduct in Bur -
malt to an American firm, and why
British manufacturers had not: been
asked to make a tender, the Secre-
tary of State for India, Lord George
Hamilton, replied that the Indian Gov-
ernment had nothing to do with the
contract. It was given, be said, by the
Burmah Railways Company, which in-
vited six English and two American
firms to net lee a tender, 11r our of the
former refused to bid, and ilia most:
favorable English lender received re-
quired throe years for completion of
the wore;, at it cost of ;,381),041), white
the best American tender proposed to
complete the work in one year at a
cost of 5300,025. .The company had,
in these circumstances, accepted the
tender of the American company. Lord
George Hamilton added that: the In-
dian railways always gave preference
to British menufuctorers, but that he
was sorry to say that this eves not the
first: contract in which there was a
marked diffeenee in the price and
time of delivery between British and
American tenders.
HOT FIGHTING ON THE NIL];.
Chief Ituharogaa's Forces Defeated by Native
Troops Muter Drltish 011ieer./,
A despaleh .from London, eays;-Tho
Foreign Office has received naves from
Unyoro Chet, Colonel Herat attacked
Chief Kabarega on the east bank of
the Nile on April 9th and completely
defeated him,
Three hundred of the enemy were
killed, and I aberega himself, who
was severely wounded, and King
Mwan a were taken risonors. Colonel
1.'atl.'s losses were pro killed and 20
wounded, 'Uvalde soldiers.
ESCAPED UP A CHIMNEY:
Five Trimmers 1n 'Toledo Noel Gain Free
dont In Itetarlrabie Way.
A despatch from Toledo, Ohio, says;
-As a result of a daring goal delivery
from the County gaol early Sunday
morning, five Federal prisoners -Wil.
liam Miller, Geo. Jones, and Wm•
White, the Leipsio. Post -office robbers,
and Thomas Burns and Fred. William
-are at large.
The men elitnbed tip the brick chim-
ney at the rear end of the gaol. A
sixth pian, Oox, was noticed by u. young
ooloured lad, George Hightower, who
held hitt there with a revolver, and
summoned help. A rook-arid-leddea
truck bad to be sent fur to .getthe
prisoner down, as the last previous nem
had evidently broken the rope.
Cox said thea during the night, tine
of the men secured a key, went to the
netts and look out the smaller men,'l'bi
smallest man went In the chimney firs)
carrying a rope made of sheets and e
bar, with which he knocked off the
bare at the top of the chimney. Eh
then put one bar across the top and
tied the rope of slteeta to it and slid
down on the roof. Be was quickly fol'
lowed by the others. No clue has been
obtained to the missing men,
REVENUE OF TEE PROVINCE.
Irtu'gl Increase In the rust Four Mont11.9
alvei' the Saw fled its of WS.
A despatch from Toronto, says: -That
this is a "growing Lime" is shown by
some figures secured at the Parliament
buildings, For the firstfour months
of thes year the revenue from mineral
lands in sales and leases amounted to
$80,411.13, being an increase of 541,847
over the corresponding period of last
year, It is believedthat the revenue
fromthis source will amount to 5100,-
000,
From fees for charters granted alp
to Slay est. the SUM of 521,507,58 yvos
collected, For the samep eriod in 1808
the amount was $4885,27. It is esti-
Mated that 80 pet' dent of the cold-
patties that have received charters are
now. once,
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