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Exeter Times, 1901-3-28, Page 6n e face pockets of the workingman ailer iJ t r• Terence that 25 per cent, of the menu - , facture should be British. Therefore of every manufactured article which crvativc ¢�,, German - comes in under the preference 75 per +�,�o Gent, may be foreign -sap German- ISY OF THR Lin - ^ttiiOil.'f"1/ BRUCE ' FSsna.n.- IuGE 'SrRI 7...IRE IN TAXATION -IF A' TIFfene o1r PROS P, ERr' BARRIERS AceeetaT l?+tVAI]E R',5 PLAY ' TfIROL*GIl'. AL PARTY mss BE - us -No .ltl:- OVERN3iENT -WHY-NOT z PRESSION ? cTING SEEN Now we know that a very large,if not overwhelming percentage of manttfae• lured goods winch coxae in as British, have been first operated on in Ger- many, and the reason the 25 per cent., bas been taken by the Customs De- partment as the minimum, is that if they put it higher very little of Bng- fish manufacture could squeeze in. It follows therefore, that for every $3,33e remitted to the British =porters un- der the preference the relative advan- tages stand ilius: - Great Britain S8 sa Germaz,y and .Belgium 25 00 Ot awa March 2'3. $33 •t'he• we er o pe ne p e ld ;i+redSr This is to u se a London slang expr eR• -L Bdri, movie a motion =al -lovely. the stand and policy of the TRUE OSex.a 1ve party. Thisspeech starnped Ans. :Saa•de*n a$ a Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1896 declare ower in debate. and all that be has again and again at London, at Toro done thus far seems to indicate that to, and even at St. Johms, that if t the tialrty have found a, true leader, sweet voices of the electors would on THE 1300T IS = TI;E OTHER rooT, place him he power he would at one For four l set about getting Canada a refea'ene been boastingryers the government bas in the British market, Ross, the p prosperitywhich they about the eller of Ontario, was in favour•of 1 brought , ch wan the flowering All Canada acclaimed it in 1590. I? the policy of eighteen years of as Mr. Brock pointed out Bu th se,pvlicy, and on the whole, honest auspicious moment othe wizen at ministration. NOW the be to to tbhud Sih y 1; Wilfrid I,.aurier wd:nt to .England,. h scent danger. They hear a breath of betrayed our interests, and c doming stoma --the cloud no big age bac , ager and told us we could not get it, and a than a mans hand Is on the horizon. the tongues of the G Fie/ding in his budget speech said we now i g overnmsnt sing are on the crest of the wave, and hint- n a glib charous ; "It is not ed we sbouk so had." On this is? Borden heart a the sea. r on be in the trough of good Dint. The sentimental Heart a W e should soon have to face Olin Bull was _resented s the depreeelon and stringency.ed Canada's as so, touch by Caizi ad > s kindness 'n l 'Why, asked Mr Borden ., do t f s wave hack depression beer of an evening and sallied forth . FAVORABLE BL TO u when it is a matter of Asking forTHE v >~. az,,�Nn. preference for our goods m the Eng The British preference which is re-' lash market we are told by the san presented as so favorable to Britain,1 person who cried up his heart of melt rand' as given in return for all the great ; ing gratitude -"When it comes to blessings the British constitution and matter of commerce John Buil is utter - the British imperial rule bas conferred cold blooded. Mr, Borden quoted di en us is :part of a tariff, winch works , Saturday tteyiew,theNatior.al Review against the mother country. Air. Bar- ? and Mr. Ford, the American corres +len pointed out that Sir Richard Cart- pondent, to show that English senti while contrastir:g the trade of , gent was setting towards a •prefer tlye vast, tour years with that of the race in British markets to Colonia 1?revtous four yearn preceding, forgot producers. Canada should join with to sho'W- this state of facts ; Australia in presenting tbe Colonia Imports to Canada, from! Great Brea chum. taitt l SXR Rterfann eS A inklINACI.E, ?" Our years .ended the."sstli The Greeks used to say you should .Tune: lth�t►ti.. , , , - al Four b14o,f.�tt1•t10t1 call no Baan happy until be is dead. by ,ears ended ttae Seth which they meant that no matter ho June, 1900, ,........,. 1#3,000,GPO goad a milker a eow is, outfit the pail is removed beyond the orbit of her Decrease (exact).,.. .. $2,214,060 ; bind leg, she may always kick it over, During the sane Period' our So the able benefactor of mankind inaa imports frons'the United always do something which will dis- Staatesincreased .. $118,000,060 count great achievement and make the SERPLFBE9, 33 The discussion this past week was i1. lusts ated by able speeches from Mr, Clancy Mr. Ben, Mr. Bennett, Mr, T EA Rochta and c,tl,ez.. ; a��� striking maiden �peechtabo hkin to ne and matter from alae. Brock. :>rtae R speeches from the new men such as Full Details of the Negotiations Vroouian end. Claire, with talose of With. General Botha, 0 F P proves he has others showed that if much was OLIO It in the ge^neral election numb Wee trivet, too, alai (that the Conservative party is remarkably strong in the quality and Ituuaher of its able men in Parlia- ment. THE otxxxiS;si`i onesTIo?i, okinese 2iinister at London Ask- Rei ash toInterfere, London, March 2G. -Sir Chili Ohen L Fen Luh, called at the Foreign ^rfice yesterday aftereeon and urged s ;T s- the British Government to bring pressure to bear, in d , order to e prevent Russia from securing the necessary signatures of the ?tiaacbulrian Gov- d ' eminent. he The Foreign Office was still in the ty dark last nights as to whether the e agreement, will be signed or allowed • e to lapse when the time expires to- re• day, 3farch 26. The officials of the t ' Japanese Legation are inclined to t , believe Russia will succeed in getting e the necessary signatures. r' British. Soldier Bayoneted.. e Tien '7:'sin, March 25. I,n azo affray yesterday evening, two members of the Welsh Fusiliers Regiment and a he member of the V.etorian contingent, who were acting as policemen. were o;? sabred and bayoneted. It is Alleged that Germans were *lie principal cul Brits t d a giving lain a sped«ai preference in, her market tha thew o I lain h� 1 Tp[ '511 •ale even a~ OPIUM l I �T,'�LT .eft g his « S. pipe in the overzlxne so no g n t which brought the good ranee h Ioutht about roma ootin oil tbe c R saltie or t ountay, look np Canadian products to tau TARIFF NOT BLit h 3T stri111ant rte eptioaa ,Accorded. the Auke ti and Duchess of Cornton, ' Malta, March 2 a h G. T e 11 s emr e O itis bearing to c. - Y p b a zng rile Duke and lauchebs of Oorawall and York on their tour " as [ of the world, arrived Jeer° yesterday tnoralug, The warships in the bar- e bor were manned and dressed, In . . Valetta great crowds filled the ter- - races and the ramparts coninianding ►- the harbor. The Ophir was ?net 18 ', armies out by a. motilin of 10 tor- i peclo boat destroyers and entered the i harbor amid salvos of artillery from y 1 ! Ct, Angelo. the citadel, the forts a I and the warships. , After receiving the oilicia.is. the Duke and: the Duchess lauded anal, drove to Porto Reale and thence to w , the palace. The balconies along the route were filled with Cheering spec- world reconsider its estimate of him, 111z: Fielding had declared his sur Had Gladstone died in the seventies, i s for 1000, the largest on record and a' reputationhe would bare nlett a more creditable five years $`20,�1j5101. He bad .`:' enjoystbehind pini than his name ested of this,;tho' Laurier bad stated , to -day, and hail Sir RichardJuly, rhaaticallg in 1891 that large: sur- givenp the ghost, for the 1st ©f July, ses were :a disgrace to a Finance ; 150 , he would hretired rem I f front hid him in lister, who thus shows he cannotr eine to r a ule,te whet's the exact amount; much better h hollow for fame brass.roll led to carry on the business of the l; her i t hi self sinkt of y 1 Why did he let himself ? 'Why try. .o#' ti o t aes no ey out of the ; did lie endure the snub ? Why did he p pe , which should be, brook the the sndtiie of contempt? hying there. Fielding gloried in I Be evidently enjoys office, even if surpluses, antiFyet he added to without power -and his fatnil debt $8,100,373. But in 188.3 the I ' y pick- debt tators. The entire distance from the 9 landing place to the palace was brightly decorated and lined with ;troops and blue jackets, Ilan-rAuerca♦sox . Ono -Sided Arrangeniout.. Lord Lansdowne's i1oply to the Senate's Washington, March 26.-11e cone - 1 munication from the British Govern- . meat giving the reasons why that Coveruiuent declined to accept the Senate amendments, to the IIny- , Pauncefotc treaty'wtss Sunda public yesterday. Summed up Lord leans dowsne's reply is that ('Treat Britain, would be at the mercy of the Utlited States if she were to accept the Hay - in bah been nice and numerous.- d Pauncefeto convention as amended e Mr. Fielding writing in the Hall- So that Mr. Borden hit harder than he ; by the U. S. Senate, Chronicle, denounced the surplus thought, or to use Sir Ricbards pe of Sir Leopard'Tilley as utterly un- language -"builder.' better than he Killed by nits Own Gu.,, justifiable and asked : „How long knew =when he scored the back -slid-+ would the Dominion stand the drain:" 1 ing free trader and recreant knight of E This yeto g , March 26. --Noah Tar - But in 1882 and I883, as Mr. Bell point economy and low taxation, with har- ed les,a young man of this town, went ed out, if Sir Leonard Tilley hada sur- : ing laid altogether too much stress on out shooting ducks on Longtree's pluses he made good use of them by I, the prospect of the Liberal party hold-! flats yesterday afternoon. When geeing relief to the people. ing office, The most inspiring thought near Ilumberford, the trigger of his NO REDUCTION OP TAXATION. In other days Sir Richard Cattwright proclaimed from the highest tile on the housettlp that taxation was an evil, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier said pro- tection was slavery, just as Southern States slavery was slavery -and the manufacturers were ,•robbers great and robbers small," because of the significant t taxes which they took out of the alarm t $ y about o'clock last night 1 with which the student of Shakespeare gun got caught on a twig, and the and the reader of Milton could close gat' rent off' The full charge of his harangue, was a greedy invitation duck shot struck him, entering his -a prayer -a hope that they might re- , abdomen, making a horrible wound. main twenty-five years in power--; The intestines protruded, and were but ? cut in several places, as if by a, TAB HANDWRITING ON THE 'WALL 1 knife. A doctor was summoned to at Be'lsliazza ' f his aid, but medical assistance was BRITAIN WAS EASY TO BOERS, Correspondeance Sl,oios That Iio ='ration, Ever Ated, So generously Towards a ti'amea,lshed Toe, and That No Enemy Behaved. So Brazenly-- Asked razenly-Asked Independence and Pardon for Rebels,. nd Toa on, March 23 -T#o Paellae ezztar papers, y pope s, giveng details of the negotiations between wen thel3aer Coxu- imaxtslerin.Chief, Gen. Botha, and Lord Kitchener, 'commanding the Britisih forces in South Africa, issued yesterday morning', begin with a tele. gram from Sir Alfred Milner to Col- onial Secretary Chamberlain. The despatch is dated Pretoria, February 22, and states that Mrs. Botha had returned from a meeting with her husband, bringing a, letter in reply to Sir Alfred I.tilieerr's verbal noes• sage offering to aneet. Gen. Botha, as a means of ending the war, on the express understanding that he would not discuss the question of lode- pendezzce of the Transvaal and the Cramp River Colony. Bars, Botha,' assured Sir Alfred Mile ner that the letter ,lied been, written: with that point clearly understood. Gen. Botha. referred the t ma r matter to his generals, and it was stated that the meeting uremia probably take place at Middleburg. Mr. Chamberlain replied that be was Zlad to hear of Gen. laha' s dee sire to treat. and hoped it was gen., uigca. "Ile will find us," said the Colonial Secretary, "anxious to meet bine on all points affecting his bull. victual position," Oa February 27 Sir Alfred Milner cabled Lord Kitchener informing him that Gen. Botha. bad written that he would be in Pretoria at ten o'clock a, nu,., February 28, The Interview With, Botha. A. despatch, from Lord I itcbeuer to the Wanp .Epee, dated Pretoria, Feb. 28, repTets a longinterview •. with. General Botha. who clawed very good feeling and seemed anxious for peace. Heasked for information, which be said be would submit to his Government, the generals and the people. If they agreed, lie would visit the Or uigo River Colony and get those there to agree. Should All then hand in their arms, it wou finish the war. hostilltres, to 'the extent a.. creditor given value. The Gov- ernment does not intend to extent the franchise to I afrirs is the Trans- vaal and Orango River Colony before 1 a representative Government is Gen. Detarey Defeated and His granted." The conditions regarding assiatauce- ,n,. Rear Guard Driven In. to farmers, firearms, etc., are the. Braze as those is Lard Kitchener's Ply to Gen. Botha, ner adds that lie agrees to the ab except as to the desire for moth SIC GUNS CAPTURED tion regarding British subjects Cape Colony and Natal in the llo army, who, if they return to tit colonies, would be liable to be de with under the laws of those col les passed to meet cireumstan arising in war, No Amnesty Eor rebels. He adds; "While I azn Willing on e c c de much a iia order 11 r osr t strength Gen. Botha in inducing the poop o submit, amnesty for the rebels not, in my opinion, a point we His Majesty's Government can afro to concede, I think it would liav re- ora- 70 BOERS SNOT AT ONE NE POINT, fdca- an 140 of Rexai•ers $ores Taken with er W slight OSC? British Zeal -Many Boers Were Killed art mad aFouncled- The War ,Froin the oza- ces House of Coniaiiooe Paint of View —No Con- fisca,teoan, to .London, March 26. --The War Qi ce as h received thed following despatch to from Lord ICitch uer; is "Pretoria, March 2J. -,Baba ton's' ich force, including Slzekelton's Inn, rd attteeked Delarey, 1,00 - strong, e a southwest of Ventersdorp, and, hav- ng colo ny ing defeated him, followed Bim, up eh rapidly, with the result thart the Boer rear guard was driven in and ed their convoy, including the grins, deplorable effect upon Cape Colo `and Natal to obtain peace by sit a concession." Mr,, Chamberlain, in a reply dot March 6, diret;ts Lord Kitciiene modify the terms on a zluzubdtr Points. Eventually Lord Kitchener repor ed .to the War Office -under date Pretoria, efercit 20, that tae h written Gen. Botha the terms th Goverment wan prepared to tolop Theso are the sellie as already elve except in the following particula.. "The Government cannot ua ' g any liabiiitles z'cgal•din� the debts the late republics, but it is prepar as an act of grace to set aside mullion pounds to repay the inhab tants for goods requisitioned by Republican Governgaent,s. 1f t shims after adjustment exceed Al. 000,000, they are liable to reductio pro rata. "The Kaffir franchise, when give shall be so limited es to secure just predeirtinaueo of the white roe `Tie lega.l position of the colored 1 habitants will be similar to th now- held by them. in Cape Colony. The letter Concludes, I must i to captured at Vaalbank. of "Our troops- displayed great gal - /entry and dash. They captured two to fifteen -pounder o guns,. one poanpom, of six maxima, 320 rounds of big am - ad. munition, 25,000 rounds of small e aann uzaitipn, 160 rifles, 58 wagons t, and 2`a carts besides taking 150 pri.... ra, sorters. particular "Our' losses were slight, Many underta i a Boers were killed or wounded." of Boers lost Txeavil attle to y 1a aabuts, ed Cape Town, /larch 25, --It ie said the Boers lost very heavily in at- the tacking the garrison at Liehtenburg last week. Upwards lie P ds of 70 burghers are reported to leave been s1:zot c aiuong the wire entanglements, Xao Bele ,etax ata y ohlon. ea, London, March 20. -Sir Rob a Reidbre o. yesterday laid upon the table n- of the 1Jouse of CoMmons a petitio4, from Messrs. Merriman and. Sauer, tea respectively former Treasurer of Cape „ Oology, and former Coinnaissioner of n- Public Works of Cape Colony, melt form Your Honor that if the ter now offered are not e.ceepted after reasonable delay for eensideraation they trust be regarded as (ancelled. On March. 16a. Lord B itebeuer r ceived Gen, Botha's acluaowledgczent of the receipt of the letter. "I h advised nay Government," wro. Gen, Botha.. "of your excellency's le ter, but after, the mutual exch an of views in our interview at 'diad) burg, Feb. 28, it will certainly n surprise your excellency to kno.. fiat I do not feel disposed, to reco ms. ing for pennission to address the a House with • respect to the peaco set- tleuleaxt in South Africa, and espc- o� Wally against the eatablislonent of a. Grown colony form, of Government.. ad The petitioners have dropped the to idea. of Protesting against annexa: tion, Se e- NO CON iSC.A.TION. knot 1 Look at your tongue.. Is it coated ? Then you have a bad taste in your mouth every morning. Your appetite is poor, and, food dis- tresses you. You have frequeut headaches and are often dizzy. Your stomach is weak and your bowels are. always constipated. . There's an old and re- liable cure: • g Don't take a cathartic dose and then stop.Bet- ter et ter take a .Laxative dose each Tright, just enough to Cause one pod free move- ment theg dmove- dayf y following. Owin. You fees better t .. the very inext day. Your appetite returns, your dyspepsia is cured, your headaches pass away, your tongue clears up, your liver acts well, L, and your bowels. no .Longer° give you trouble. Prim 2$ coats. All druk tst,5„ ,1 isu-e talzea Aloes rills for s5 years, and I ceusider them the hesC made. One pill does tsea =ore good than Mrs box �ifany other #tied T have ever tried. March 34, ILAirsV. Arington, Enna, Boers" Lands Wm lot Expropriatedl, Says aa- Xs. Chamberlain, t t26. --Mr. R TT Llarc +�`* London, Marc!.!� ChRmbor- ld. mend the terms of said letter; Du Ie , I said they could �a on for sane they shall have the earnest consider d the re Ported intention of the Govern ef Dancers here entirely agree with zn views,,, time, and he was not sure he would be able to bring about peace 'with- out independence. "I declined to discuss such zv point," said Lord Kitchener, 'and said n. modified form of independence would be most dangerous and recede lead to war in the fature. The Conditions. "Replying to General Botha's in- quiries 1 infoirnied him that when. hostilities ceased the military would ation of my Government. 1 may ad that ray Government and my chi - Iain, in reply to a question as to xnent to settle a number of soldiers Y 1n South Africa, replied that the DAILY SKIRMISHES, Mboy Boers Taken -Combined aloxomen East of Bloo nfontoln—Large Supplies Captured by the British. be replaced by a Crown colony ad- r ministration, consisting of a aomn nated executive and an elected as- sembly to advise him, followed after a period by o, representative Govern- ment,. The Boers would be licensed to have rifles to protect themselves against the natives; the Dutch and the English language were to have equal rights; Kallirs would not bare the franchise until after representa.- tive government had been granted. The Orange Free S tate law for i he I(ailirs would be considered good; church property, public trusts and orphan funds would not be touched; no war tax would. be imposed 1,n armers; assistance would be given o repair the burned farms, and to liable the farmers to start afresh, and colonists ;elle+ had joined the re- ublics should be disfranchised• "Gen. Botha generally seemed sate. ---W isfied with tit se conditions."_,,..' - 0 Not Cos r1•tl",b c- ai r, Among tl questions to which Lord i1i�f2"g er pparently did not replY,.Were, when the war prisoners would return. and regarding the tak- ing over of debts of the republics, including those legally contracted since the beginning of the war. Gen. Botha was reported to be making a strong point of this. He referred to notes which had been is- sued amounting to less than .a lion pounds. - Lord Kitchener arranged to com- municate Botha's views to his Gov- ernment. A11 that he said was quali- fied by being subject to confirmation from the home Government.. r s east was not more y futile. The unfortunate man passed than the look of anxious Bra b l 8 t and work- -a certain reflection of fearful ing woman. Do theycarryout their prophecy w hich has been o th , Turks Massacre Bulgarians. pledges to reduce taxation? Not they. that of h deepe ened into s darker ter -a shadow gloom Constantinople, March 26. -Ac - They P increased the taxation, notably when on Thursday night at tenty cording to private advices from Ma - on tobacco and sugar. d ' minutes past ten o'clock -Fraser O f cc ania a band of Turks'ma s sacred d Taxes in 1900 cm tobaccos- Guysborough who, with Tarte and three Bulgarian families, men, wo- Customs $ 456,000 all the stompers and organizers had, men and children, in the village of Excise 3,281,000 been at North Bruce, entered the Aghamahallelh, near Scree; a town Chamber- 47 miles northeast of Salonica. Der Total - - " with haggard face and staggering pace , tails of the outrage have nRt ^peen 83,707,000 2,236,123 on.. c Down he sat near fielding, four e ing, told him d sensation. e ' From his last field he came." received. The news creata pro- ►-•- +Lustoms •"' bow all Torte's romises all the or- It is reporte a p + p -that a village near ganizin f b M On- two items of common A. -•-`necessity $6,053,123 It, will be remembered the tax on sugar was increased in 1898. HIGH TAXES, PROTECTION, YET UN- CERTAINTY, Mr. Fielding in his first budget speech declared that the manufac- turers would have to exercise eternal vigilance, by which it was understood by the public be meant that thea' would be changed from tin» *,t . perhaps from a ear to yee . ' -v time perhaps at frp,g*.:but 'at the time out 1 h shrervil . men thought he meant : " Make us right -stand in with us, and your protection -pill be undisturbed." And that this last word was the ear- feet one is seen by the fact that they have not carried out their pledges,. and have made Lyman Jones, the manager of the Massey -Harris Coni pan.y a Senator. Sir Richard, as Mr. Bordeu reminded him, had said the Ship's head was turned towards the open sea- of free trade. But it has proved not a real ship but the painting of a ship turned to the painting of an open sea -there it is eternally turned -- but never mores. wo nEPEAL OF THE PRESENT PRE- FgnE,NCE. The Liberal party has tried to make neehatrepeal of the present'prefer- ence *-.s,>on",,ai the planks in the Liberal -Conservative to - not so said Mr. Borden, but to get in addition to that a preference for Canadian pro- duce in the British market. But sup- pose as Mr. Brock, the member for Centre Toronto, in a powerful maiden speech, pointed out 75 per cent of the manufactured goods which come in under the British preference is foreign labour 1 That is in fact no supposition. fiIn reply to.Mr. E. F. Clarke, Mr. r. Paterson the Minister of Customs, said that it was required of mauufac- tures coming in under the British "pre g devilry of the gang, all the onastir:...-jiZ Macedonia, with a tricks of the machine, all his own btxn- : m?ref.1 population of Mussulmen and combe and soft solder .and fine soil) ."'"asulgarians, has been burned. ifts over a e is nothing fob it F ld- g the festive hoard, w ere, avail. "T1 There i d : ing he said, and searcl .his ie r fora quotation memory St John, N.B "1'11 weeps Ibis ,Lh dee tearfor tear." ing at c9.30, at the Boys' industrial ing maY , rj'6eit not used to the melt- Home. Be went there to live last -.,od as deeply affected and the fall, and hoped to die among : the • dad writing in the style of the' Bel- orphans he loved so well, and whose shazzarfeast delved deeper lines,gloom home he established. He had been ier characters on his brow. "You must; -Roman Catholic Bishop of St. John now" added Mr. Fraser, "get me my i Diocese for 41 years. job at once - for it is quite clear the people are going to kick you out." I • Picture on New $4 Bill. March 26. -Th Bishop Sweeney Is Dead. "b -a but- o in, March 26.- Bishop Sweeney died yesterday morn- noRDEN's ITHURIAL SPEAR. The character of the closing remarks Department admits that. the picture Ottawa,e Finance of Sir Richardwere brought fully out, on the face of the new four dollar by the Iast words of Mr, Borden's bilis is that of the American "Soo" speech. There were things of more lock. They Slid not know at the importance to a political party instinct ' time that it Was and assumed that with patriotism than office. An because the C. P. R. steamer Atha - honourable adherence to principle was basca was in the lock that the pic-. more than office ;.to uphold the sten- tare was all right. dard of public lie more than power. Government had no intention of ex- propriating the owners of lands, or Numbers of People in. of taking land in any other way, . Canada h than it could be taken in England. Who til'8]t: rjy�r o , reinforcing- orc�nt;� the- Colonial Secrotary's statement, said the: Gov- ernment did not contemplate any such suicidal folly as conilscating the Iands of the Boers, Ia5' ,i p'Qsiti.:e E'�ti1ti`�tCO Queenstown ,lreiniced by moors, SDCCBSSf t LIr Balfour, i f C Cured of Consumpi Ltin Cape Town,. March 22. -The Boer eiders in the eastern part of Oape Colony are, with the exception of al most daily skirmishes, Reaping ou of the reach of the British. Colone Scovill engaged Commandant Pouch and Commandant Malan near Blaney kraritz, March 20. Mune British were killed and four wounded, ant four Boers were killed. The numb° of Boers wounded has not beea as car tained. Ccinunanclant Kritzinger is march ing steadily northward. It is officially reported that Con Dewet's cominandoes have been brok- en uh for the present. This is prob- ably to give the men a rest. sun Gathering Them in. Bloemfontein, March 22.-Tha,, -re- _ Queenstown, Cape Colony, March Of 'the Marvelous Success of Our' 25 -7.The town guard here has been' Slocum System for all Lung called out owing to reports that a Diseases. force of Boers is near the town. Bust- "atoin mcgadn.erthtoe 140 MORE! BIG DOCTORS Fraist trenches and the forts day and night.„ NO MORE. LONG SLR lifeiNG 1 The Boers, said to lie 20 miles off. road near Drummond. aro alleged to ba,ve crossed the rail- tu,t,S419,crb.'rso%rasItitlbrIsletitVolAt.t.III!;1! Scares ot 3111311 and women 'who bad bed. a then. Must Eight to the Bitter End. condition hopeless haVo halt rtstond . Secretary, Mr. Chamberlain, when. London, March 26. --The Colonial Itreeearteers.elfiicrrtetopegmteatitimerles.tinoscrieriiT3.;u1,711.1till,t,i, terday if it was possible t o chaiide a trial ot the Sloeumniscyastlett nnd ecxt:::: add: ess.. satd the. negotiations were closed and toiTtaiirre, 379 Xing St. West, TOrry1,173, Arms: the offer of peace ternls to the Boers, t`leatreeegite-atitkeaaTt.AP.4:51W.tolV3lt 1::1, ,atliere was no intentian of reopening la:Impel': esti Pest bo 'sent you re. Antwerp,. March oast. This ls the most generous tato. ovule nierchants here declare that the De suit of the., cOM`b fried movements against Gen. Fourie near Thabanchu he the capture of 200 Boers, 14.0, 00 sheep, 5,000 horees and a host leeers Colnpany intends to raise the ' is so positive ot eiountry. ',1-° wont Replies to Botha's Questions. On March 3rd Sir Alfred Milner 0a4' bled Lord Kitchener, suggesting the following replies to Gen. Botha: tr "I beg to inform you that, on the , cessation of hostilities and the com- plete surrender of arnas, ammunition, cannon and munitions in, the han.ds of of the burghers in the fteld, at Gov- ed ernment depots or elsewhere, Ilis Ma- egi jesty's Government is prepared .at st once to grant anmesty in the Trans- vaal and Orange River Colony for st pll bona fide acts of war during the 43 .11.ostilities, as well as to move the overnments of Cape Colony and Na - al to similar • action, qualified by e disfranchisement of any British ubject implicated in the war. The ilitary prisoners in St. Helena, eylon, and elsewhere, on complete e. e oers broke south- ward' to the right and left. Moro Boer Prisoners. Bloemfontein, Orange River Col- ony, March 22. -Military operations in the soetheastern part of the Orange River Colony are progreas- mg. Major Seinen Byng has brought in 300 refugees, 16,000 cattle, and 40,0'00 sheep from the Wepener and Smithfield districts. Col. Bethune has sent in 17 prisoners from Tha- banchu. Three hundred prisoners are now encamped here. The South African Recruits. Ottatira, March 28. -It has finally been decided thitt the recruits for the South African Constabulary shall leave here on Monday after- noon, and sail from Halifax on Wed- nesday. The delay occurred in get- ting the Montfort into sh e as a marseines Boatmen's Strike. Mareeilles, March 28.—The strike dockmen here,, which has influenc- all sections of working people, ows no sign of abatement. The rity of the stores are closed. The reet cars have ceased running. Re- forcements' of dragoons and infan try have arrived. here. It is estim- ated that there are now 18,000 men out on strike or thrown out of work on account of the strike. About 1,- 200 free laborers are working on the docks, strongly protected by troops. The cheering which followed these Pension For a Permanent Corps. t noble words showt d that, the leader Ottawa, March 26. -It is rumored th bad struck a deep chord in the Censer- that a bill will be introduced soon s Votive heart-- nay in the heart of to provide for pensions for officers In Canada,. . and 'Men of the permanent corps. It 0 THE TWO POLICIES, is said that the will fix the terra su Protection fer our Gradual free trade 20 Year8- of service entitling to a pension at lapour, agricultural for those interests ing, and crab*. indne- .ment is 1.0 ta7C, arid nOt trialinterests, , protect. /f Protection mimes accidentally with taxation it can- • not be helped I A. preference for our involve free trade, products in 'gib:markets which we are gradual- • of Great Britain. ly tving, because it is t preference would be rig t. Therefore, a .1 Deadly Torn:ado. Birmingham, .A.1a., March 26: - Shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a fearful tornado swept over the southern section of this city, traveling in an easterly direction. The number of killed. is estimated at 25. because it destroYar" Noted AuthoreSs Dead. the products of on e, a ic un rrender, shall he bronght.' back to their couhtry. Military law shall at one be replaced by a civil adminis- tration, but it, is the desire of His Majesty s Government, as soon as , circumstances' will perinit, to estab- lish a representative Go-vernment. On the cessation of hostilities, a High Court, independent of the Executive, shall be established to 'administer the laws. Land, church property, trifsts, and orpha.n funds shall be respected. "The English. and the Dutch lan- ,,„ aug it in the Public tuts, The legal debts of Lhe State • the ain,ount of- .C1,000,000 shall evel• tf contracted during' foreign nations which coungies which lin- Winchester_ She was born `August co on our goods. on, Canadian produce "11,1820- to ROlaill T. Free Press. Wilitlipeg, March 23.—The 'base of Premier Roblin v. The Free Press for , criminal libel was entered at the ' Court T-Touse yesterday by Mr. J. A. I Premier. The charge is that the pa- , per accused I -Ion. Mr. Roblin of for - 1 gery in respect to the false signatures , in the "McGee restanrant" incident Arahhishop Lewis VerY Low. ; the Lord Archbishop of OntariO' 1 Travers . .Lewis, of Kingston,' Ont., . I.,ondon, . isfQ,-rebn , 2.6.-7:.-T.n.e r,epoil that Lord Salisbury is il1 is some- pire - for .soine time, nvas reported what exaggerated. He suffered frem. . a slight cold in tl.i.e head. Sunday experienced diamond merchants said 1 prica of diamonds 30 per cent. on t' nlakea this unPreeaeSented ortniure3utIl‘riletet'seelt:'•'tke April 1 or May 1. One of the most : a for them always mention this whtst the realms win be to all Moscato) u;;;att ng e WeelrrIte Icon; as nr et tal 'and al I seeing mama:astral offer In yesterday that if this step was tak- en it would cause the most serious ' crisis in the history of the trade. 1 the Torontr sr worlipleaso send for samples Se - Owing to a small fire Monday ABsoLuTE night, Hamilton's electric light was cut off and the city was in darkness from shortly after 11 o'clock. ICipp and William McCaul- ey,.of Princeton, charged with steal- ing 600 pounds of flour from the warehouse of F. Vickert on Jan. 15, are in jail at Woodstock. Early Saturday night an M.CsIt. westbound' freight train was compel led to stop a couple of miles west of St. Thomas ,because two Munceir redskins were lying drunk on' the' track. They were removed to a place of safety. Tho Attorney-Generars Depart- ment's attention has been called to Little Liver Pills a sort of modified lottery that a firm 0 " of brokers is carrying on at St. Thomas. Circulars explaining its workings are being sent through the mails, and the legality of this part of the business is under considera- tion. .t SECURITY' Cenuine Carter's Leaves Church to Marry. Brussels, March 26. -Le Petit "lieu announces that the 'celebrated Jesuit the University of Ghent, has broken off relations *with .the church in or- der to marry., Bank Robbed of 510,000. Cblumbus, Ky., March 26. -The Bank of Columbus wtis robbed early yestera ay ,of nearly $l,,0,000. The robbers escaped, but four' men sus- pected. of the crime have been arrest- ed at Union City, ,Tenin Lord Salisbury Ha& Cold. Must Ele.a Signature of .F.es Ptio-Slinlle Wrapper Below. Vzry small and as easy tako as sugar. l'rjP pril: FFF :a T HTH OE EAR EIPAcl 0D, Cm. pI VI... 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