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committed for trial on a charge Of
assault, with intent • to do bodily
harm. :
Annie -Ayling of Hackney.' greet,
Lizzie Shaw, 27 Crocker •avenee,
Elizabeth O'Brien, 42 Bel'woods feetee
nue and Irene O'Brien, all of Tort:in-
to, have beer). arrested on a charge of
stealing from. visitors to the depart-
mental Stores.
Former 'Secretary of State Caleb
Powers of Georgetown, Ky., whohas
been on eriel for ehe past six weeks,
charged with coniplicity in the Goe-
bel shooting, was found guilty Sat-
urday • afternoon, aad sentenced to
life imprisonment.
Arthur Harris, a negro, murdered
Policeman Thorpe in New York Mon-
day night and escaped. Ile was ar-
rested in Washington Thursday. On
1Ve11les11ay night a WOIllan
in front of Thorpe's house over his
death, caused a negro to rebuke her.
A white man took the woman's part,
a crowd go thered and there was a
riot, in wbieh 10,000 people took
part.. It I ook 500 policemen t o re-
st ore order and a good deal of blood
was spilt, though no one nas killed,
TRE AGRICULTURAL WOULD.
"Manager Thomas of the Ogilvics of
Winnipeg says t he when t yield. for
'Manitoba and the Territories will be
20,000,000 bushels. The original es-
t hen -Co was 4.5,000.000 bushels.
Slight. damage has been done lately
by rain.
The Ontario Experimental Station
has written to the Pepartment of Ag-
riculture calling 1111 telt ion to the
fa et that fraudulent persons are col-
lecting money by represent Mg to the
farmers that they will plant com-
plete orchards. They sny that 'the
trees are furnished by the Oleo Ex-
perimental Station.
• Mr. George W. Hodson of the De-
, pertinent of Agric•ulture bas received
leiter from British Columbia, ask-
' ine hien to purehase 0. carload of
perligr•eed cattle to be eked by aut.-
'3011 t t ti , NOV WtRileer 3:X1We:t-
1e11. Thtt sum of $1,200 has been
appropriated by the British Columbia
0tiverit0 lent ttar the arrivals, which
are expeeted to cost about. $73 per
head.
SUICIDES.
Maurice) Carey, an emploee of the
Weet Shore Railroad at Rotterdam -
: Juliet ion, N.Y.. voinzailted snivide
eleno Mg himself I egotist. of trouble
with his men.
• (*herb 8 A, iAt.mt. a Chleago wall
poi er dealer. leis himeelf in
order t ha t his wife might eecure the
112,(H 30 insnro)ce he carried
in Iwo ilerman soeietiele
An unknown men. between 35 and
411 yeens of age. stegiosed to be from
Cincinuall. O.. by his cletthee, was
feend shut to death in High Park,
Toronto. on $at melte'. A revolver •
lay ie'side him. end it WEIS a clear .
ease tif sterile%
TIM: EIRE ItleconD.
Ineleoliary eres Thureday caused •
SD tthie lteSa at Pllebler Pelefitde.
t't 4 t ego. one tof t 0 largest
neartiher 'mesas 01 Mackinac. waS •
1,1(1'0iel Friday. V Ilikun Taillon,
ereoisam yeas fatelly injured by a fall :
(bailee the 1.1.ree.
• 1 le• tett ire work al,o% e grozin 1 of
the Bereend tee% ry. alech belonged
10 tie! Ilerwind-Whoe rime ?doling
-1"oe at 1101beiS. rti.. 110.1. beet% th*
• tifeyed by tire. The loss will ap-
proach $2e10,tii.0.
Trele, DEAD.
Former tnited ;emits Senator John
lieseels died et 1 ae "Vetertee ,•
Thairm1;Ey 5e11'0u3e3,..1 1:-• his
Lowly.
Weilla101 OM n.8113.411
fl'. ,.0, 1".1; vi3:1
0 111 33, 3.3!'.1,1% .
;1%11; :.li111.$,0311. 331 1 he 1 1-4Y. 1'11 rhalire
Thomas eleMineray. dietriet agent
e.tr the di l'Nnees. tenehm
Cuterseet, to3.1 Soeidetet.
tai,111 On 1 11131 -1,11' a% Yarmouth,
from heart' failnre.
RAILROAD littlaIDLINOO.
0rand Treek Cello -ay Seaton earn -
Ines, eese lo 1t, PatiO, $434,•151111;
1 se ito 113 ooste deftease. $29,420.
Tea i•arneals of the C.P.R. for the
I alone real; emitter ,A•tig. 14 were
$571 eeOt: for file Name week last
year I he a•rnings were $567,C,00.
The efinieter of Railways, speaking
of the Interveleniel, :edit that for the
year jest 4c1w oei it WOCIld SilOW 5.
surelne tshirh WoOld rot amount to
1,•os. than $ 120,(ege
reeteoe
lion. .t. Israel Tarte arrived at
%menet'. from Rimouski Seer -
Ser Tarte left later on for
Boucher:111e.
Fir ient,s .Davies. Hen. A. 0. Male
and non. NV. S. Fielding arrived at
Point Levis on Fat tirdite morning,
:Vaal 101: et mice for Ot t'a
VOLITWS-ecANADIAN.
The general electiees for the Illouse
- 'of Commons have been held on the
leillewieg dates: 13.07. Aug. T. Sept.
20: 1872, July 20: 1874, .Tn. 22:
1878. '('Jt. 7: 151, 'Jane :1(1: 1SS7,
Pell. 22: Betel, March 5: 1896, June
28.
Wort1,10.
The pr. sod glees fart °ries at
Pittsburg,. l'a., have restimed work,
mving employmeet to 12,0110 men.
. .
elegized, ninietriatede and rreserved In
Pities- Paragraphs for the Perasai
reaetleal People rersoual,
end steott tale e. -
•UNCLASSIFIED,
A. hot( wave: has steuck INIaeitoba.
. The bulanue Plague is :no limger
epideinie 111,.A.ustralia.
The steamer- Roanoke has arrived
at Seattle front Skitguay with $4,- .
500.000 in gold.
. :The ;Japanese Government iS plac-
ing heavy orders in the 'United States
for salmo11 to. feed the army.
The Canadian :Pacific Coneptuty's ex-
hibit at. Paris has been 1133u1'ded the
gold medal and the silver medal for
the car.
It is otlitially announced, accord-
.
Mg to The iletit*Illeu, that the Czar .
will visit. Perla, Sept. 15, to remain
eye or six days.
'1'110 hot wave struek Chicago again
en Saturday and at p. in. it was
Int In the shade. Four deaths were
rerorted up to midnight.
lienderpest is prevalent .among the
t•attle shipped front Sluteglial for (*he
Foo for the British troeps. The
)llipmeets have beim stapled.
I.ily I.angtry stated hi London on
Stititrelay that elle woted never re- •
urn to America again. -There 13-
1(1) inueli lie-pecrisy there," she says. '
Lavton's '"I'ecifshop," beloved of
Mots boys for 100 years, a little •
et -infect iont•ry store, 20 by 80 feet,
hes 1,een sold at. auction for /24,-
1,ee°.
111e Italians at Ienzisville, Ky.,
Save had to forego their high mass
titer the Iii•te King, iltunbert 11000.05e
Fat It'1 .out het refusedo pe of m
tee, ci•te.nitiny.
Her elajeety litts wired the Grand
Ledge, Sons of Set:eland, her thaeks
...or their teepees -den of loyalty sent
from the Grand Lodge in eeseimi at
. Windsor, 0 Ea.
'0 ititda's sieves:4 at the Paris Ex-
poeithen is tetown by fintiitss;,,it.t.•:,Initillzirte:
Otte net le
e n Ineele.
edit...a:ion Canada lute helm ewarded
1: oratel Neve.
Tlite 413.1..et13e guard of the Shaper-
. r Wiiii riat of Corlamty has been
31,e111ded sieve Nene lituatle,rils as-
eassination. entirile are persou-
responsinh• fee his s0ret.y.
stonyhurst rei l:old. has
oist sold for Ole(oo a small Meile0l-
1 a paleted 2 'i*ti'313. I att.' Ar1e-
0..1 (of wirout• • 1•.,-.3
.•
S'1310 70 Ye,al`S itt0a C.5 end pres-
ented it to the
TE,rtto und
:Sieve gold. 030 3n3.4111,1 perilaps
eeteelesel .4,1(
etiel, the s•la; !Wit 1 0
ill 333 14E.t.1•13.-t. t 11
5:•••E 3-3 "0'("1'5 lit10•11
•`,1. 5a'"3114.1.r," ‚‚3" "3' 3.03.3101' 11.
- 'dealt tios sent on
:eats 1. th4. et.o.....e•r a lei
eel 3 : RI. 1"100
e : • • 'et! of 00. et r Nee The
,s(...11 reeve., 1,,, .ot:e Ord: trolley
lo letvieen 'nearer :tell a port
ee tee Caeltiara See, a thetatine Of 118
meiee.
Mos Nee . it!brut te girl of
1 he :We tieseent re:Ie.:eve t be re-
mereahle few • eeelletter to the top
of an iron eiteenteg lel foe 1,.7'..111
Tivhlp I181:1 t :::e .0.1t10 -
.g • t0'31'3 .i31.'. ;,4a.eit
ona Sat ilrtt.a.' 10-
• 3r'e 8,1Ei1l1'gia, e5
one who vowed :„„•„ •
CASCA ant:S.
A runaway team a. 1', tr, ,t; 7 1,4 00
feritiay 1:31oeletel 404'.'. 1elestelin
114.7ivt-mat:3 tlo 10, ei t 0 of
eer 1001..
.entle 1113 ••s enoeste as
• 1ee.-1.1343o1
re. foet .
4.1t1 5,11.01•410e.
Edward tiering te •.•(!,,e, on :eater -
day fell trader a tree, ettempted
to bowel, end hod egef foot eta off
a; the anhee.
Six lives were hoe Thureday by
. as the 4,:r (..11.1110S3O3l Of
;Teti tat 0 I wo-stery frame
eelditre h to et. Ceirano.
Three men trod CO 1130le:4 are ite-
:•r -mil in 1.0 .110 8 of the 1 eel lel:
. t flog Con:lien; 's Prim nese colliery
t Nfolion Cite., Pa. The mine is
l., mites.
..ttruettzre of wood
et dee l'arts fair fell on Se3urday.
o women ware killed kind 80 tithe
ele• seeo." hotted. :Jest of um
tivvr$.3 intaell,
tA1,,,' of the Item-
: eeetneneeen. feets standing on k 130
• .7•Ihil1*un eta: i en Sie /inlay
..„,„ _ . !.
ire Tel,- minetes.
•11 11. teli 1r.e.,1 Viet nfia, Pa C.,
•,•.^ '•33 1 t(erp. Joleieon end Con-
... , 44-10
33' el e A• 11 by the 0301'-
. .t'.''-,1'11(.. ce3.4-e 314i:11. 1,31,3313,0.
• 434i,..:1.1 !win./ ••l. 13 yt 001. 0! age.
,3,.11;•;- shot.
1' morning'
tee eteele.,.• led nee (el Seierart
kr. ; ees :s 1013 104)! coedi-
teen tee( teisy leo a -ever.
t'. E;r.. regvr (15
e.hen ra 3 .1..Ing"e ing Pribleh-
7,4*4 1 n 3o. 1,IS"
in the le" e 1A.,,,;3. Ito
taw 41.; •
Itaanion'S Point on Stone-
dze
t) 3)1.1 entitle who is»:','°2.'d at
,taititeee a jointer ir, tee es43e11 (10-
1 3; fetetore, :
edeied. end in 0133 1,1315 an enort. to
,`!1:1:'i' eroileht his right loind
tr,
.13' ''3 oda, ohe revelying vt”:.
anti thA
ehezet• were taken 01 ned fell to the
ElltfilE AND citteltemss.
reeeleu ilespat.elt says thet 15
d.t.e113434 baxo :C031714,03.1 l •
Wtttfil tlJl.3 ti1f1Vel:IP113 s of
edet'.nreeiets .01 the 'United States.
erevel mob forcibly enteral the
• :ail et Run, Oa., on site-ave.:iv ;•
it,:tele, end. taking out 11111 Cater.
iseeroe riddled 11110 with bullets.
e 'gee ',guttered with criminally xtesault- !
s tee a white woman.
(sa resent meeting Of the Regina ;
Or. City Councillor Afacdonald
tditor litannee on the nose, ;
a' b1ctt11. The offender wee
Died by Slow Poisoning.
Tnrcnit ()Am:. 21 .--The 8 ittlutritio
are now in i11s,4 isifn of the report
of lir. Ellis. Vt ho n, ise a 11 :• organ
of Mort is Goldso alheeel to have
been murdered be poieoning. It is
said that lir. tel(s 14)7(011 that the
11(33 30031 contaited a large quantity
of 'll ;'bole arid. and that the poison
Lad reaeheel the kidneys and bratn.
iTelpert nod Meyer Shapero,
the privononi in the case. appeared in
the Police Come yesterday and -were
flirt her- tenni...nth d for a week. The
inquest will lie resitmed on Aug. 28.
The Danetsrolis tamp Again.
Montreal, Ar.g. 21.-NVIzi1e Charles
Inns,. it printer 4.1 IGO Illeury steelier
was harallirg a lamp it fell to the
r(114' foul set fire to efts. !Vela::: anti
her ehilel, burning both so fiddly that
their lives are despaired of.
Drealtnn the Erie Owlet.
Amsterdam, N.Y., Aug. 21. -se, A.
break occurred in the Erie Canal yes-
le-rdey at the Leelier Ahuecluct, Ran-
dall, 'Montgomery County. Naviga-
tion has been suspended on this sec-
tion of the tallitk.
REPORTS TWO FcEDi does not suggest an particular
'
terms, nor does ask for3: the with-
. 0I dressed of troops. It requests that
. the negotiations shall be for the pur-
pose of bringing about, a, cessation of
hostilities.
Some Say Empress Is at Pekin,
Others at Hsian
QUEEN VICTORIA'S MESSAGE.
Li litmg .Chang's Proposal. to Secure
:rende.--Miltauto!s Soldiers Net Stabbotn•
Resistance at the Palace in Pekin -
The Empress HAS Pled Front
Pekin 1001 Has Eluded the
Ahlesh
London, Aug. 21.-1(8.50 it.
Owing to the Pekin wires being
down little news from the capital
has come. What has reached Lon-
don indicates that the allies are in
need of reinforcements.
The Japanese Minister in London,
Kato Takaaki, is said to have re-
ceived a telegram last evening an-
nouncing that subsequent to the :en-
try into Pekin it Japanese detach-
ment went to the imperial palace lo
afford whatever protection was ne-
cessary. The enemy were in
strength, and fighting was still pro-
ceeding when the message was sent
to Tokio. The main body of the
Japisnese was then at Tiagmen Gate
of the Tartar City, with headquar-
ters at the Japanese Legation.
Reports of- the presence of the Em-
press Dowager are still contradic-
tory, but Oen. Yung Le, on the au-
thority of the Shanghai correspond-
. • of Tlie ,qtruidard. is &Nieto' lt-
nounced to be a prisoner by the or-
ders of the Empress in the imperial •
perhaps," says the corres-
"15 11 good thing, as de-
tention in the capitol will enable
111111 to negotiate with the
commander, which he would do as
Prince Tuatt's enemy." •
The Chinese Minister in London,
Sir Chin Chen La Feng Lu, on being
asked as to the whereabouts of the
Emperor and Empress Dowager, re-;
Pl'il'Tdiwy have gone westward to the .
old capitol. IIsi an rto and X think
they are quite safe there."
(Simon Virtoria sent the following
miesage to the commandant of mar -
Ines at Pekin: thank God that :
you and theme under your connnand
hove been reecued froM your peril-
411)3-
•
ISO IOU. With hlY people I have :
wailed with the deepest anxiety for
good news of your safety and the
hol'l'y termination or your heroic .
tied prolonged defence. X grieve for
the leeeee and sufferings experienced
by the besieged."
THE EMPRESS HAS FLED.
Itemay Deports That the Allied
Troops Are :Moving on tbo Im-
perial city.
Waeltingt oi, Attg. 21. -The Bureau
of N•isi',.31 zien yesterilay morning ro-
od...et lett.ril 111 if0111
Teku, Aug. 19, %slin'1:.
tete lo
'Ato 3aq ic report from l'ekin, Aug.
15. from' Lieut. haul:tier. 1'rill.t3OF
!peeing en Imperial City. Ch•aritig
on Teeter Cite', All Anteritetus
who hi Life Melt. eV -
old: tete vhilti,
"llei'ztrittl from 'hetes., tar,turees
OW the Royal faintly ha% eseareil
anti are tO) 53-01 J1'0„•'
:dtangitai Corroborates Story.
Witsi *331:1*0(3 Aug. 21. --The rtts
Depart:vent hes tree:geed a taupe -tem
front Comealetletier..1 01eitheteof
Slia *31,1)38 1, 13 tufignitiriDg (TWIT a'.
iii' of Pekin by the allied trooes.
avid stating abet it ie rgegted (lest
the Dowager -Empress avid the r,tn-
p)'rtor left Ilehiti on Align 18.
1ititVI11tI101131 Cot
Neu Yuri:, Aug. 21.-A deeptitell
to The Herald $ays Preettletit Mc-
Kinley hi ennsidering the wive:tibia.
ity of proposing to the powers the
organization of an ititernational con-.
greee. which shall sit in China end
recommend a permanent solution ,of
pending, quest inns.
Wires .kre Dattntranl.
New York, Aug. 21.-l'he Commer-
cial ',be Cc -meetly ntakes th.• follow-
ing aimouncement:
"Owing to ilainatre to the tele-
e raph lines beyong Shinnioneski, by
inland:11.1On, liae88Eiges /01. japan. ,
whether routed by the :Northern Or ;
the Idestern, are accepted subject to
delag."
Three reneralt; 'Decapitated.
riGIITING AT PERIN. rALA(111.
The afatpataese Guard Meets Wtth Obstin-
ateResistanee.
Washington, Aug, 21 .-....The Jnpan•
ese Legation 11E15 keceived several 3m-
p0r10111 despetebes, One, recei ved
yesterday from Tokio, dated Aug,
19, says:
'After entry into Pekin was. effect-
ed by the allied troops the Chinese
troops, on Aug. 15, beloole them-
selves to and remained in the im-
perial palace. A body of Japanese
troops was told off to guard the pal-
ace, and there they met with obstin-
ate resistance by the Chinese troops.
Fighting is stili going on. The
headquarters of the Japanese army
is M the legation, and the divisible
is mainly quartered in the village
outside of An Ting Mond'
It:nether telegram, dated the 19th,
gives the report of the Japanese Con-
suea:eneral at Shanghai, saying
Sheng credits the report that the
Empress Dowager and probably the
Emperor also had left Pekin, as the
Privy Council crossed the Linton
bridge on the 12113, bearing the ban-
ner of the imperial cortege. Also
that Prince Ching 138.5 still in Pekin,.
although Prince Tuan had followed
the Empress Dowager.
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LIBEL ON THE RUSSIANS.
Mrs, Anna Drew Says Stories. Printed in
Her Name Were nalse.
Washington, Aug. 21. -The diplo-
mats connected with the Russian
Embassy have been annoyed by con-
stant reports attributing atrocities
to the Ressian troops in China. One
of the most notable instances was
an alleged interview with Mrs. Anna
Drew, wife or mr. 13. Drew,. the .
chief secretary to Sir Robert Bart.
Mrs. Drew has addressed a letter of
emphatie disavowal to the Russian
Ambassador.
11 1.a1't,” " 54. ''1 tan, to I
my own expigience during .those ter-
rible days of the siege of Tien Tsin,
speak only in the highest terms of
pints,. of the Russitte soldiers, who
melotibtedly saved our lives on more
than one tieettsion."
Chinese Surrounded..
Waal:311ot en, A ug. 21. -The St a te
Illeirtenteit he» ftweiVetl Et. e4ab1e131'0111
1 aft.lt11tii 01118111 FeWtell Ett ,
from Consul Ragedtile at Tien Tsin,.
seeing 1 but the Chinese trim/as are
?ennui/wed te the :Allied army, in the ,
palitee eroznitie, itt I teem.
Russia Deettpici Medttehei.
St, Perensbures, Aug. 21. --Oen.
otieff. ehiti cif etaet to the Ileseien
sloinehai. Aug. 21.-0111E4a' Chi-
nese a (iv iris from Pekin say that
Se Tine; (1 'V" I*, f the
ant i -it 'reign party, and Le Shan. an
Inoperied general. have been decapi-
teterl, and that 'Yung. TAI has lieen
A lat. • • ci
ode. (1 ti -at 1he Emperor end Downie-
er-leepress ere (10 miles west of N-
ein. the constraint of Prince
'Dien. Li Hung Chang goes north
immediately.
LI IIUNG GRANO 5 LAST 'MOVE,
Wants toe. to Appolut Someone to ()pee
7.iegotiattl01141 For reaCe.
Washington, Aug. 21.. -The Chinese
Emernment, through Li Hang Chang,
has made, application to the 'United
States for the appointnzent of Minis-
ter Conger or some other American'
official with authority to open nego-
tiations for the establishment of
peeve. and for fixing definite terms
for the settlement of the present
trouble. The application came to the
Chimse Minister yesterday, and was
taken by him to the State Depart-
ment.
II Hong Cluing's application for
the appointment of a Peace COMM 1$.•
stoner expresses willingness to con -
duet the tegotiations at a point de-
sired by the powers, and it is expect-
ed that this will he Pekin or Tien
Pain. A similar a.ppliCation has been.
! made by Earl Li to all the powers
• interested. His suggestion of Minis-
ter Conger as the American Commis-
sioner is based 3111 the idea that es
.IIfr. Conger has been teseue(1ho oesv
has the opporfunity to proceed to the
point where negotiatione will he held
1 and conduct them. The applicatioti
* *1)5 30 1 13'. 1 1.1'4,43.ittn 'War
et:, ot the 11 5*' t tif 7,3)1(3 tliteeee af-
ter a litird tteht. the leo tete. of Nue
511 Pees reel the lieenpatlen eIe.-
(i"diee• Ali 3101' 3-)' hoS two)
3, 9 3143 1'331 tile eXpel"I t
:outs (le aztannitet,en to Chita.
ItOtlelANIA AND Itt'LGAItIA.
Iloal Nations seem Diem-mit:NI to Go tie
War.
,
:elution. Aug. 21.o-tee30e 30 1 be
Peeimania end Pull-
! -,,y 0,3-:,03141 14 the
*3,, 3'r1(0 -:01c
reel Elf SEarafw.".•, 1cLat..011i-l4t a4 1 he re-
volutionary reltimittee of Siete,. 1111.
13311,Za1'iat1 entehel. • ,,e, aer te 11:C
141/3.1101,- 101/ of teal .1 oath:nowt.. Ilze
Vientat corrospeateent Of lie, Daily
1'31 330. NC, -4.-
".1-11t, Bulgarian reply to the note
IP El 3310,0Nti 1)1
Beelharerl. lt is eorclieel in age
greseiee 1efllna.
''•1111:14,:afiait 1 1'0+1, are, beteg eon-
tintially moved to tke frontier, The
Monteltinian rev( Onoary entontil
has rolleettel Lotto volunteers, under
the command of Bultearlan regelae
oncers, and will raid Roumanian ter-
ritory. The nottotailiall Army corp33
are mottillzing. King Charles. speak-
ing to his officers Sunday, said:
" 'Gentlemen, tie ready for war. It
can happen at any moment. You
will prove .youreelives worthy succes-
sors of the heroes of 1077.'
"Addreseing the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, M. Lahovary. he said: "flute
do the engralefill Bulearians repay
ttll 1110 blood WC shed for them in
1877."
"l'he Roumanian Ilinister at Sofia
will lie inunediately recalled."
DROWNED IN SEVERN RIVER,
Dow Walter itredon, Lost 11i Lire en
Friti.ty Lat.
Toronto, Aug. 21. -Word has !wen
received in the city of the drowning
.of Walter Brydon, nephew of Mr.
I.Annb„ commission merchanl.
rroat street. The aecident occurred
on truiase lest on the Severn River
about 14 miles from its mouth,
where the youeg man was working
on the 'construction of a dam 1,11(1
power -house for the tot% n of 411',i 31 i .
, WEIS ill the employ of the Elee-
trical Maintentou•e and Construct baz
: company. W1103'0 (elites are in the
Temple Betiding. and in the
'charge of his dutics had occasion to
cross the ri,ier on bees etreng to-
gether from bank to bank. lie loet
his balance and topplid into tile wa-
ter. The current carried him rapidly
down the :Thom anti through the
rapids. 71.11C 110413' has tiot yet been
found. Tio, &speed nes about 26
years of ;zee, and ',vile the only son
of Mr. Walter Br 41(3). a 'Government
.engineer 05 Monehan, inelend.
Ui))ta= A. Duffield Dead.
Lorehm, Aug. 21.-e-3'\'h111u13, A. Duf-
field, president of the City Gas Com-
pany, died this morning at the resi-
dence of his mother, Mrs. William
Thi,Teld, Queen's avenue. Mr. 1)u5 -
field's death was due ta'a severe at-
tack of typhoid fever, from which he
had been suffering for the past ten
days. . Mr. Duffield was born in Lon-
don 09 e•ears ago, being the yourg,
est son: of the late Williton Duffield.
WaS unmarried and made his
home with his mother.
_
The MiSsouri Prees Association. 15
in all, apeet the day at Niagara
Valls 011 UM/deers
684BOERSSURREDER
Gen. Rundle Gathers That Num-
ber in Harrisrnith Distriot.
TWO KRUPP GUNS CAPTURED,
Victory Won: by Oen. Ilfametton et On-
phant's Nek ,Dowet Neer Pretoria, and
liktgaged by 001. 11falion on Monday
In Brisk og
Cordite - More canaataa
Casualties.
•
London, Aug, 21. ---The War Office
has received the following despatch
frone Lord Roberts: "Ian Hamilton
captured two Krupp guns at 011-
pliant's Nek Aug.. 17. Three :Brit-
ish were wounded; Hamilton en-
gaged the Boers all day Aug. 19 at,
Roode Kopies and Crocodile River.
There were few Casualties, Rundle
reports that 081, Boers surrendered
in the Harrismith district, Aug. 19."
Dewet was•Muffing. •
Cape • Town, Aug, 2L -Gen. De-
'wet'sdemand for the surrender of
the British force at Commando Nek
Is considered as it pretence for the
purpose of gaining informatioe.
Finding that Commando Nek was
strongly garrisoned, Dewet resumed
his march vorthward, shadowed. by
Gen. Daden-Powell.
DIARtelef UNGACES DEWET.
Trial or Cordon. Nearing: an End • Public
Prosecutor's Address.
London, Aug. 21. - Special de-
spatches from Pretoria annohence
that Gen. Dewe.t bivouacked 15 miles
front the city, and that Col. Mahon
was briskly engaging 01131 yeeterday
(Monday) morning.
That Attempted Kidnapping -
London. Aug. 21. - The Pretoria
correspondent of The 5landard,, Wir-
ing yesterday, says: -The trial of
Lieut Comilla of the Stoats 4krtil-
Ivry, charged with being M. the *tot
to kidnap Lord 'bitterns. was .111 -
smiled to -day. The public proseter-
tor eddrestell the Newt in a inietheo
ate speech, contending that the prie-
oiler was earneet iti What lo' did,
aml that there was 10. evideme be-
fore the Newt that Oman originated
the plot. The court etleitirmd 1111131
to -morrow, when the judge ittivotetht
will sum up.
CANADIAN CASUALTIES.
Sir Alfred Alltuer setitht Another ifeart-
• rending List to the Ottawa Govern".
Ottawa, --•`I° • Militia Ils-
partteeet receii,tel the, halloo 110,0 ca -
Sir • Alfred Miln r Lord Miette
' Col e 'noun. .t., Pete
g (LAI ert,,11 1,..13 t. ' T wn-
7. itni. 11, ilstei, loC.R. tIf 1,1 ,
1234, Jordan, Canadian moil; In -
fent re . Pe 'ter.
1-1e. Woo, t aitaiimn teliere
1113...!'77,440,11,on'133..11. Camel. n Re et ent
:slit!. $antieret C.inathati Lil-
3 43:41110a.
of Itifavtry.
51:3,
Milner.
One Men Dead.
eine Town, Ante. 11, 1-1104.a.-105,
Flerat, 1303 01'k3- 3113133,414(1.2138. Corp. '1'o line he rt ale a fir lei -
ed. SI)31I. 4h‘042. Valitt.ut,•,,. 9 v.' '13 .103:1-
8)e*1l 2La3 Ilattelien Canadliert
. Mountiel
Private .1. A. W;illeeti 135
the 110th Roe -al tireeiadite•rs ef
/*onto.
i 28, reported daneereetsb- ill, is
Pte. J. Jordan of the Queen's Own
. „
, 445 is Private G. II. )lose of 11.0.
A., who WaS Welinilt.d at Palter
• FafIll en 'Hine 1. 1 till). •
' 8,188„ Smith, is proballe- Private
.C. 7.. Smith, lialifax
• Sandercock cannel he identified,
and Lennon is not mentioned in the
lists.
208, corp. Taylor, Is not mention-
• te in the lists, aitel may he Syrhoey
Taylor_ formerly: of Birtnineham,
England: ,Y* lin lOilward Taeltor of
Marl:hod: Frank eloseoli Tat lots. for-
- merle- nf Walea 11. Emela zul, lateof
ledupinton, or Joseill ert Taylor.
late N. W. .11. P., Calgary.
.**
"NU< in 3-opt4-1n1)4'31'
0 if awe. Aug. 21.--Ma3or Mord-
nano. ireminandine, "D" Battery,
writmg from Pretoria tan July 15.
says! "it ie reeorted that. we will
leave here ai,ent Sept. 1,
whieh is ahe113 seven weehs fret/al
now. So that it es ill be about the
middle of October or first of Novem-
ber 1•efore we get hOLiV."
TWO Unroes of rnardeiturg.,
Toronto, Allg. Ill. -Early yester-
day morning too moz-e of Torontde
eohliers from 501:111 Afiiest arrived hi
the city in the p(rsons of IL IT. Me-
haughlin of Stntley Berracks aud S.
M. Ward, formeely of le Co., tS.O.R.
Both were, menitters of the' first eon-
tineent thet ieft here last teetteher,
and both were woended at the I•atIle
of Paardelherg. Mei onghlin was sho1
twice, woe in the left clavicle axed
left lung, and 'once through the back,
close 0.) the spine. S. M. Ward. '(('8.3-
511<31 three times-throegh the throat,
• O('0'(,85 the chin and through the right
, shoulder. Both men still feel the
ell'ects of tl c womelse
Sfrrte lc ;yr at LOantOn'rrOliey..
Tendon, Avg. !A. -Shortly after 8
olclook last evening Fred Thompson,
a cheat -maker, about 21 yeaz-s of age,
while crossing the Car tracks 'was
struck by a w es Oolitic! car 31111(I
thrown it considerable distance. Ile
was picked tip and conveyed to the
Metropolitan Hotel, es, lure it was
Sound he had sustainCd painful inhar-
( IPS to hie side., and also reeeived
'ixtree eut at the bock of the head..
:Thompson was taken to Victoria
Hospital Where at 11.80 last eight
itt. Was thOught ha WAWA. reeoeteke
MARKET REPORTS,
Wheat.(hibles Were•Strong-:ensieisgo le
end-Withont Change -Tim Lateet,
LIverpooi, 9;'114, Yestern
wheat, futures cloSed quiet, lad ab'
•8e.turelay's final figures.
Chicago, Aug. 21, --Wheat Tutu
Were dull yesterday, and closed
about Saturday's final figures.
5313 3.14 AND 1'1.0.&T.
As compared with a week ago,
visible supply of wheat in (fan
and the United Stal,es has inerea
1,548,000 bushels;. that of corn
decreaseCI 2,249,000 bushels': and t
. oats has increased 1.67,000 Ott
els.. 'The visible supply of wheat
Canada and the United States,
g,ether with that afloat to Europe
5'7,841,000 bushels, against 76,05
000 bushels it week ago, and 6
495,000 bushels a year ago.
F. 01,3..0e)lfiles,..i\v(tev0104 tile
3 el IA01; ilitigET.
psri
a1 import:ant wheat centres yes
day:
Cash. Aug. Sept. 0
Chicago . e.... tie) 7934(30New York. „. ,'„ 7714 t)
Milwaukee .. 0;741e .. ..
St. Louie ... MVOs 0(iSeet 008Se 0
Toledo.
. .• 0 7,1% 0 74% 0 Th 0
Detroit, red. 0 7531 0 751/2 0 7u ..
Detroit, white ti 74 .•.. ....• •
03111111:11,1 1,21es,:e.No.
Duluth, No.
•
hard •., _, 0 70% .... .
Northern. o 74e,ls 0 741,4 0
7214 o 71.v2 o 711/2. o
1 bards „... 0 7414,
Liverpool, Aug, 21. - "Slestertla
close:. Wheat, spot steady: No.
standard Cal., (Is :1d to Os 411; I'
TOMOS.TO. X.A WILE:Net: :Vi..4.1tH
La 5s 104 to (is 1.i,;(1: 7:1;.111.NjorL1
winter, (1st: 1,.bettIslilt 0 (Is 332(l; tab
spring, (is fkl to cis felged: No. 2
quiet; Sept., 5s 11 t ed. Dee. Os Sec
Omen -
Wheat. elate, hush -.aft? '11`1.11110
" souse. Meal
red, .inistr
0.e.s. nett, ic1,11 ..... 0°24711'1
Oatta old. bush.
Barley, bleat 0 4014
Rye, bush. . .......... 0 50
Peas. bush 0 59
0 58
sllentleitv_whear. bush.
cholee No. 1
geed, Ne, 2
sttieeritaset. tare 11 0081.
Menttreal, Aug. 21. --The 'vet
of Ilse stock at the East End a
toir Ole morning were 600 hea
tettele, lee mikes, 75 sheep ate
kt 21115 '3l**' Memoir] was good
elects; Well 11111 311' 3. ('114.3
1.10.:4 Wt.! NOW LI T. frO111
f:'''1:11,11 70' 111(1:: .1k.;'1:illt1
ll'0
1 • • ' (1 fr 3.11 ih• to ntr /tor
6 5)
0 00
• Si‘o‘test'reie ete
4e per Ilt. 1,13111,34 %%ere 80141 f
. lo Dee per lb. limes broil
• from 53ee to tie per 10
Less: unree et) % roe; lot nee v.
Keel ilieethi, laze. 21. - nal tei
Vere oeerings easier:ley me
el fhei hetele of (amide elite/ars
341•1* fee,Iers 1,1 11
grago, c...t Itie er. i.•
•,,wa.••1," it, 5.0 elial;eft 10/1 he. $5.101
, a],„nani te 11041. S5,10 to S5
esport, bulls. cludee to petrel, te::
te. 531 4313
343,05 • tt$ 0114.1i3 13.c• -t
bur • •"i111."•;-,7,..!
It* I ett,NS. 1
sit '1,
to eetree, $3.50 to tel. irattee.i.,.
.t...41L5tt lie 23 1. 81 'et: eat;
I.. :::-1:25; ietieela irestera.
SIOWL lel 1
al:1,1 tat 83,135, telaateer
5re.,11. choke, 1,e
good bag. $28 In e121- reotel
eland:v. $85 to $11e, spree/ors. it.
to extra,. $40 to 512: cone:eon
• totter mere 5241 In 522: einve
sprineere, VI31M311379 1.3
tiVeS. 1104°E13 tt) Wit ra.
to 87.25: goo41 30. clodea, 54.25
34es.50: leseve (NI ealves. 84 to S
1501)0.1 48 1..0
-fetuabe steady.. 1-33 0)), hoe 1.
Lambs, eielice In te.tra.
$5..711; gotel to ehoice, $5.2,
55.50; ronotto11 to fair. 55 to S
.,-
Silet m ete , 8 1 to
57.25 10 $4.110: yearliaties, $1.25
I 54.50: fat ewes. 53.75 to 334.25.
CHEE.:E 318311E1"..
At Little Falls-theise. 90 In
4,745 boxes, sole at 9.1ec to ltte;
frig price, loc. eo., Witter sold.
"Utica. Aug. 21.-t`eeeee
lots of 8,055 boxes sold at 10
101e; ruling price for both lore
small was 10c. Creamery better
packagee sold at 21c; 31 packa
201
Wily McGuire Suieided
Niagarttemethe-Lake, Ont.,
21. -Arthur MeGuire, a farmer,
80 years of age, lived near
David's. commi t ed suicide Sit
morning by shooting hinh4lf
• the head with a ritie. It seems
Mci;uire's
'(3 30' wished to visit
• Inehe here, which her husband
not want her to do. She hisis
, however, aud 'started on her
When but a elzort dietanee front
house, Mrs. McGuire 1.04011 tee te.
of it gen. and on ret urinate at o
Sound her imeband lying- en the t
in a pool of blood, Ihs died h
one hour afterwards.
Slaughtered Ins
Arlington. M in h., :Iota 21
(lore Wallerta farmer living
mites from town lest
wife, a boy of 19 ye.i;.;., tt gi
15 and tt baby, He th,-tz set ti
his barn, destroying the stable
nine horses and a full hay barn. III
Wallert had been trying to secu
divorce, Cze couple having seIxtra
.Wallert •entered the honse througl
window and. 81;1110:terve' the fa1
with the 'exception of one c31111,
- boy, who was wounded,, howe
and probably will die. Wallort I
. •
- DX. Won't avant it ()tarter.
victoria, P.C., Aug. 21 . -Az
tempt WaS made in the LeginIa
ye-tezeitty afternoon to introdue
bill granting a eliarttr to the
Bennett iiail•way a, connietito
tit4. 'White Pace froze Lynn Cana
the. navigable wafers of the II
Yukon. Mr. Stables, member
Atlin, urged stramlousIy that th
Atiln, urged etreuuously that
!natter be rat:0501000, hitt 111
t100 vs,48.40e,s44i4 1l3. a1 vote of