The Exeter Times, 1885-5-14, Page 11
MINIMA
"HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE OHIPS FALL WHERE THEY AfA3f."
Vol. XII,, No. 34
FX.61TE1 , ONT., TEUBSDA.Y' MORNING, MAN 14, 1885.
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Canned Goods, Fresh Groceries, Fresh Haddies, Fresh
berries, Fresh Oysters, Orauges and. Lennons,
Cgro To G. A- I Y TDM.&N's.
>a',dNSON'S
Agate for Thodby's B. * c food, Only lOc. per lb., or $8 per cwt, CHEEKY"" RUSSIAN PROPOSAL,
keg o, powder remained, The bulleiee ,early mentlsued, newel% T Moore,
yr-
BIEL'q FORCE. MORE PIGILVIYG.
Wm- Bruce, lately a prisoner of A courier from Middieton's camp
Viet but who escaped au Tuesday, - �
°ray.- p y last night et►y* fightirr!g Ilia beet~ go• -1 The Aran mmea Subluittej, to.
€ ee brought iu by scants. Biel"ir ing on ,Niece Saturday morning and
SoliN 'MUTE SON
Pot tsli anti opt eter
1 TAE AFGHAN FRotum ,-
Oro°, . e eve, Wait a, little over four was commencing for the third day r'' l 1.05ala' *'Dt' Approval.
'other bide of the river when he left. Up to. that time two of our treepa had THE DEFENCE OF INDIA.
aQ also t+aXB that t ,•.
wag served out to the rebel% only nae *ides Phillipe of ""A"" B tt l
buudred, half of whom were on the when he left at six llfondey morning,
I3I.00K h t When amwuutthon been killed end sixteen wounded Be
a +fry, a - , ai
area rte scarce, The women and of No. 3 Company, Grenadiers, 'i o-
1'gGAIr- children had been aettt to the other route, was killed alt &lofty Tright Landon may 12,111 thelieuf
_ - i ANOTHER BA,TTL:
U. DIOESON, Bsrristar, Soli
r altar of Hamate . °titin.Notary Pubsic
Cot�vey8noar, (kuti lasiontr, #e. Wear to
Loan.
Oda*tR Oa nson`a Block, Rze0er.
IoFADDEN,
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Banister, Stator, Jeuveyamter,
FXN1'BRR. • ONT.
Glace Pantwan's Block (Hairs old {Moe }
DENTAL.
LASTfNG-;. AWHO.t E DAY,
s a o .the river. The primitive era MORE FASUALTIRe. Lorne Ear! Get eala corrected his
rc
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'1411%1B
o far aa he knew. Beerdy if Fighting, which Rae mauled statement concerning the Afgha d
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with Rio, b
ut has boon sent for, Biel e.hont 7 p. m. of the first day, result. puts, and veld the agreement reach.
Dumont and utlhor leader, ars lu ed in two caeuattiee, Priveto A. 0. ed between himself, Earl Kimberly,
to s aqua , Wheeler, of the 30th Bettatiou, re- DeStaal at,d Lesser, respecting the
carved a slight flesh wound in she)1 Afghan boundary, was not c •,npleted
%"molder. Italph B3etou, of the semo t to Loudon, but had been put in ehape
Battalion, WAR shat in tate hand. fur ,r tbm 8eion to Ituwrin for accept -
RETIRED F,7R THE NIORT, ane@.
I REBELS OWED DOWN R r
CAMPED at �1 lit l:.
cite LOS1 KILLED aim WOUNDED. Six o'clock P. In. -Boulton'« Koreas
REBEL LOSS NOT KNOWN, have }roue hank to our corral to bring
up all wageoe and *uppliea. We
Middleton'8 force attacked Reit •awl ',camp hero to*slight, General Middle-Relede,. raterflrieg a parting vol 11 VIE fie -- — flF cauatONaa.
t11e army ot Bateacho, Saturday merry.. tau being deteriztwed to hold the pest- ley, lett for place of anihnelh. The Jur, Gladstone elated that the
ing" The force left oarep. Glarke e E tion troops also retired to camp far the' reemeut reached by Berl Grenville
morning aud marched T miles to Ba- R Capt. Young line just climbed ou oY ar,NnaY MORNING,
" touahe without seeing or hearing any the roast of the ahurcli and descried a • at six o'civck fighting � and e Y . e•
thing of the extol". The morning r body of India * a the level near the ` and tont up with vigor all day. Steal to. St. Pet, rsburg for approval.
a ag•
Crossing at fi o'clock Saturday ° mien SCATTERED. night Earl limberly. l3arot ,
} Ube A athd.
I11, I,eaSer respecting the Afgbau
LT 3i~I�ifi AN',I7tla ,DENTIST. ill. D.S . • was regained boundsrp hat; boon forty l d b ,0
whin bright and warm. Suddenly river bank, abouta mile away, Thi „ UeStaAi and 1 r �..+ar h+rtl not,
Glad-
. ATTACNIN i Turk; RIFLi; FITS,
ed tPe l'oai there Caine tt 'mum' Of the a1eteuler's eai�Yt,i 1 Battery
e ttefi6t arela�r�llcdirectedSkiriniohere of the 90th Battalion. aloha *a ,i, acted aK ltu,astau 1?lens•
e'dicaAlook., wattle. blowing catitjauausly. As tee pwere sent out Saudey morning to at-- poteutierie. in the u.r"fareuce +xlliall
Teeth xdrew nearer we heard the Pound at suel18. scattering them hus3edtatoly, tack the rifle pile. „jilt whet rewtttt rt:h;ulted su tthe Ogres wenn, +tad De.
out pato.
heavy TL.e firiug has new entirely mead, wee not lAbeertaiued when the courier Steal desired to here it elated that
MIRO ON OUR ki(0NT
in the direction of the river. Our line
yfFIa1CAI. of march was as follows : .First.
- Boulton's Scouts, accompanied by the
rill. flYND .iAN. -•• wont o FOR!, Gatling gun ; the Royal Grenadiers
the t:ouutyall[araq. adtce. opposite to . farmed the advance guard, with ""A"
stele,^.arttat•a.tararrxeter BMlow ; the OOIh Batt. supported
PTW. BROWNING. M. U., 311. C,� thews with the Winnipeg Field Bat.
. r.s,rlradttatelir'toriar'ulrerttity• 011ie tory and the detachment of the Mid-
Lnaresideflee,Dominioni.aboratoiv.Exeter. landllattalion to the reservo. Di.
1 recily firing was beard we
ylI. J. A. ROLLI ti S, ?1 I. O. F. S dd FIRED d slatr"tL,
R. Office, Main St.Rxeter,Ont. Residence l
+h.,uaerecentivoccupied by V. alcPh,IUpa,Feg. The guns ou the eteatner replied.
The scouts And tho (telling then
C(� LUT Z, M. D. pushed rapidly ahead and cave upon
e Odicent iia residence Exeter. ' the two house° near the bank of the
�R. IRVING, GRADUATE UNI Therndvaued party of which here is he rebels were
VE:It3ITY 1'riutty(ohioglIco,berCotleues
aaysicians 1, nil strrcoonr On ..r moesirkton ( mo. bete.
_
THEY FIRED AND RETREATED
f 1IPOIITAN t',tul'if`F.S. v, l behind a house towards a hollow.
The Galling was brought to bear upon
them when the ran in a btuae near
+�1. tIoneerfo Hay, Stephen and Mcd(iilivra y l tb, ° Church of St Laureut, which was
Townships, sates conducted atmoderate rates.)also fired on by the Gatling, when
Utero -At Pest•Ake.Crediton, (int. t the rau out into the bush. "A."
y
!Battery by this time came up with a
ONEY TO LOAN ON R �'AL ES.' rush and got into poeitiun, sending
tate Lottie Huron & Erit Loan t Savings SEVERAL MULLS Arran THE REBELS.
�3oioty. Lotiv ratosof lntorosi. A) 1ytO Tabu ,
`�taackman,Elxetor. 1 The Royal Grenadiers then duelled
XT J. CLARK, Agent for the Us.
• � >auy,neand Re Residence -Farquhar. quhar.j Orders l v
tuailpromptl, attended to.
Tt iiONEY TO LOAN AT 6i AND 7
-� per cont. according to terms. Private
Funds. Apply to
r)etobol'ia','80 B. V.ELLIOT,
Solicitor. nieter
into action and deployed into line,
continuing to advance in skirmishing
order till the church was reached,
when a priest came out of the house
waving a white flag. Gen. Middleton Another snell tears the ruaf •off the
and staff advanced and shook hands, house beyond. As the despatches
whet three other priests and five leave scattered firing is going ou.
Sisters of Charity came out. A num We expeot to
ber of half breed children were also � CLEAR OUT THE REBELS
FATHER MONLIN the boat later.
informed me that the steamer arrived
ata point a little above Batoobe at
5:80 a. m. The rebels immediately
commenced firing ou it from both
banks. It was shortly after stuck in
a mud bank, but swung clear again,
and just before our arrival passed the
Crossing. He also said the rebels
had six killed and twelve wounded at
Fish Creek.
THE NORTHCOTE.
We only just got a glimpse of the
steamer down the river. She must ` who' escaped from Riel's came, came
havb had a hard fire. The smolce• into our lines on Friday.- He gives
the strength of Riel's force entrench-
ed at Batoche as five hundred armed
men, and that they have resolved to
fight to the bitter end. Riel has
beiug pushed forward down the de proclaimed himself a prophet. The
olivity towards Batouche's, now plain- half-breeds, should. Riel attempt to
ly visible iu the valley below. Hare /desert them, would shoot him.
"A" Battery unlimbered on top of a DUMONT'S HfUSE BURNED.
ridge, sending shells into them, and! Gabriel Dumont'a house, near the
whilst doing so were I camp was burned on Friday be order
AL(108C SURPRISED of Gen. Middleton.
by a number of rebels who crept up Winnipeg, May 12.- Telegrephio
through the bush and were not die.
covetedtill 20 yards distant, when
they made a rush for our guns,, firing
and yelling as they ran.
CAPT. HOWARD'S DARING DEED.
Captain Howard saw the danger.
and with cool daring ran his gun a
couple of yards iu front of the Bat-
Clarae's Crossing, N. W. T., May
tory, and opening a fire, literally 12. -The line has been down east of
mowed the rebels down. Those re. Humboldt since Sunday. The steam•
mining Wined, and ran for it, reach- er Minnow arrived on Monday from
ing the shelter of the Crush. They Swift Current with supplies and mails
opened fire again and Howard oscap- for tbo troops. The Minnow took 10
ed from injury ; his escape was days making the trip. Two oompan•
SOMETHING MARVELLOUS, fes of tine Midland Battalion, under
the bullets flying around him. He command of Midland
Bonnyeastle
and Winslow, left here this morning
for the front, order,. having arrived
to that effect twit night.
but may be roamed at any moment.;! l6ft. private Kemp. of the gout Bat. Granville. Kimberly. Lesser and hire-
zila aaaucot+�ts.ived lotion, however. way brought in. with self had agreed tr the draft of the ar-
No now° etas been
ra receFtram' a wore wound to the not eye. and rangemant, and edea he Lad forwarded
I the steamer Northcote, but *ire keeps , private Ericksuu, of the same Ratti- 'it to I'.0*via, giving itahie :It:part.
heir r whIatle, hence it is con - lion, with a fleets wound in site arta
eluded that Kia is *afo. Ti*e sound comes front two or three miles down near the shoulder. anal ataha tram St. , Petersburg,
MANY REBELS ii.ir.I.Ela. ,,surmised to cautaiu 'Weenie accept.
the river. The latest despatch from the trent "Ce of the convention, was received
• auuouuoes teat >;enere -
Rrin>r a (ley the 'rened;era. Granville had so interview immedi.
formed a zareha of transport wal;ous
"A" Battery men and Boulton'° and kept; op a dssultory fere all day ! MOS.
scaata, who constituted the advance upon the rebels liilliag a great num htriFFYCE of INDIA.
ADMIRABLE b11UUAtrotR 01 Tun' TR0011 1 (` l middlatou to -night. Baron I)d:,teal and Earl
D the h G
liue, behaved admirably. Tbo V tn- ber of them The exsect loss of tho ` Earl Kimberly auuou.ced in the
u1peg boys, occupying the trying pool enemy is not yet eeeertaiued but le ' House of Lords to night .i•at 4 peen
tion of aupports, were only able toibetjeved to be very targe. had been officially sanctioned involv.
gat in an oacaeionnl shot, mach to \Valkerton, May 12. -A large pub. ' ing the outlay of five millions for a
their disgust. `lic meeting was held hare to -night fir
renew and military road, including
(
8888*8G ekl$LTER. ' the purpose of tilting steps to provide the Pule to Quetta, for the defence of
Early in the morning ccowde of oomforte for the men of ttto 32nd t Indict.
women sad olhildren and mounted Battalion now ordered out for duty in ' THE PAPERS
men were seen he.trying into the the North•West. Addresses were ae `au the Afghan question, which are to
bush on the other side of the river, livered by Mayor Maclean, Judge ¢ be published un Saturday, will not
FIRING RENEWED. •'Kingsmill and. others. A committee looataiuthe terms of the frontier
4;.80 p.m. -4 body of rebels have „ was formed and a eubttariptiou lief !convention, which will not be made
just opened fire frons the bluff near opened whielt was, ►veli filled the the `public until the convention Las been
the ravide on our left front. Evidently , Town Council heading it with $100.couoludod.
Tho 82ud is sue of the finest bodies 1 B1786IAN "•('HEhli",
of troops in the Province, and will 1 Ruseiao papers suggest the submit.
muster about 400 tnen. ,Every man ? tat of Russia's bill for her war prepar-
es on ti) inti a:titer to go. ie ha me etween the
they aro skirmishers. They fired
three volleys, but aro shooting toe
high to roach us. The Winnipeg
Battery, resuming, ate sit• hint; the ant l Tl 1 atious to the mediator kor
b
the shouse% to the distauce, where a
large number of rebus are gelherad,
A second shell crashes through the
first house and the rebels ran out.
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shases ofland,or to pay off existingmortgagss
willftndagreat saving bygivingme a call, Can
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MARRIAGE L1DENSES.
OFFICE IN FANSON'S BLOCK.
,Also agent for the Loudon Mutual Insurance
Company of Canada, Mercantile Insurance Co
- Capi•tal $.500,000.00 Head Office Waterloo;
int. Glasgow & London Insurance Coy—Ca,pp-
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Established in 1863.
HEAD OFFICE - • WATERLOO, ONT.
This comranyhas been over Eightteen years
n successful operation in Western Ontario,and
continues to insure against loss ordamage-bv
mire, Buildings,Merchandi se, Manufactori a s,and
all other descriptions of insurable property. In-
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During the past ten years this Company has
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AssetS, 8176,100.00, consisting', of Cash in
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DEN M D. Preside Lt. C. til. TAYLon, Secretary
3.f3. Huonai,Inspector. CHARLESSNELLY
•
Agent for Exeter and vicinity.
FORTIFYING THE (CAMP.
The troops are now constructing
earth works around the camp. The
General is determined to hold this
position.
REOPENED FIRE.
This despatch was carried by Arm-
strong, a bold scout. I open just
as he leaves to say that the rebels
have reopened fire on our front.
STRENGTH OF BIEL'S FORCE.
A French half-breed named Lotte,
stack was gone.
THE GRENADIERS STILL ADVANCED
in skirmishing order through the bush
on the right of the trail, the Gatling
commuuitatiou was restored with
Clarke's Croesine and Battleford at
8. p. m. to day. There is pressure on
the wires from official rind private
messages, they having precedence
over press despatches.
FOR THE FRONT.
gailautly maintained his position, and
the rebels, unable to stand the terrible
fire, returned to n' pit cohstt noted in
the ravine.
splendid bursa of the b,ttte►lion goal 1 two nations. with the uuderatanding
with them. that England shall pay the bill if the
LATER. ;arbitrators decide that Englaud is
Another deapatoh to hand dated 1 responsible for the cause of the dia-
181h, %rhioit contains int relation of ; pate.
further fighting. Our loss is 6 killed + NO REFERENCE TO HERAT.
and 17 wounded, while the rebel lots' The Afghan frontier convention
is exceedingly heavy. Middletou has submitted to Illi De Giers contains n4
captured 13atoolle and is going to hold pledge or reference to Russian advance
it. on Herat..
'MEL TO MIDDLETON.
Riel sent a messenger to General
3li:tddletun early in the day, saying Nets Notes.
"If you persist in firing upon the Sir Leonard Tilley took his seat in
houses containing our women and
children, we shall massacre the prig. the Hansa again on Monday after -
otters in our hands. coon for the first time since hie ill-
s HUMANE GENERAL- ness, and his "appearance was the
•General Middleton Rent him a signal for hearty applause from both
reply telling hill to gather his wo• aides of the House. He looked pais
men and children into oue house, awland worn, and only remained in the
chamber a few minutes. In the even,
it would not be fiend upon.
BIEL'S REPLY AND AFTER •THOUGHT. ing he tock the train for New York in,
LATER.—Riel sent an answer I company wi h his Deputy, Mr. Court -
thanking 'Middleton for his humane ney, and both sail for England on
promise to save the women and child. Wednesday. It had been arranged
ren; but after the general attack was for some time that Mr. Court
just being made he sent another mes- uey shauid go to England alone to
senger to say lie did not like war, negotiate the new loan required to
and unless the troops retired his meet maturing liabilities on the let
original intention of massacring Juiy, but the illness of the Minister:
prisoners would be adhered to. The is of such a serious nature that 110
message came too late as the charge has been advised to consult the Lon
had already commenced and in a don physioians,and so with the double'
!few minutes the rebels were scattered Purpose of getting medical advice and
and the prisoners released. 1 rf assisting in the negotatious, he ee-
Dnlnont, Riel's Lieut. was captured I companies the Deputy Minister.
and taken prisoner by Gen. Middleton.
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC.—The public are
hereby warned against purchasing any Tin
or other copy or imitation of tbe machine
made by the Ross Novelty Rug Embroider-
ing Machine•Co., of Guelph, Ont covered by
their Patent No. 14334, and dated March 6th,
1882. We make no tin machines, and all
such are infringements and frauds. None
genuine without the name "Ross" and date
of patent stamped on it. If anyone offers to
sell you a rug machine look for tbe stamp ;
if not stamped refuse to buy it. Tinsmiths
and all others are warned against taking con-
tracts for making such tin or other infringina
machines. All persons found making, sell-
ing or using any copy or imitation of this
machine will be prosecuted according to the
Patent Laws of the Dominion. Full printed
directions for using go with every machine.
Ross Manufacturing Co. Guelph, Ont.
About 2,500 names have been sign-
ed to the petitions to he presented to
His Lordship Justice Cameron pray-
ing that a lenient sentence be passed
on Samuel Mitchell, who shot and
killed Alex. McIntosh on Easter tun,
day.
A sad drowning accident occurred
at Galt on Monday afteruoon. A little
inn of William Smith, builder, had
b len in the habit of going to school
by way of the railway track, and to-
day fell into the millrace, which runs
ruder the track at Hume's dam. The
body was dii.c rvered by one of the
train hands and pulled out, but life
was extinct.