Exeter Times, 1901-10-17, Page 3TORONTO'S
ELCOMETO ROYALTY
Th Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York ` 'Greeted y Half a Million
Loyal People.
1L'IYAL (10[PLE GItEATLY 'LEASEI0
His Royal Highness Reviews 10,"o Troops, Artillery,
Cavalry awl Infantry ------Magnificent
Spectacle.
The Duke and Duchess of York I The rain was coming down steadily
u
loyally received, and heartily tas they passed. but this did not
welcomed
meal by thecitizette of Tor -leer their wayat wiglluesees from
onto and Qatari° upon their arrival ;smilingly bowing in ackiowledge-
1 t the Dupont Street station on hent of the cheers of the crowd::,
Thursday. I of about three flours though they trees* in au open
before their tteriv& the military ri tgsa, The Ruche:,s carried it parte
were assembling and the school : ;id , but the Duke teas eutifi*iy feta
children were gathering in the large ioroteeted front ells rain.
in front of the temporary Station, aI AT 41"1:f'N AND 1U\c:i:.
wood structure + 1'he earn" of Queen and Yong('
en stmt oto w' h st. green carnet R
and white Corinthian columns shit- !streets wits one of tho most intpor.
ably decoratttel with the Duke of taut l the route of the parade. The
York's colors mutt st'tmounted with'Procession passed this roi•
ster twice.
Union .lacks send Co,ntldiau ensigns, I °11 the Wtty dowel the crowd was.
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ROYAL L PARY ARRIVE.
most. t tenderly. . but, as t u' ' ccame
. ifl•unt the upper laau•t of the city came
The royal twain was in sight of the, .thatch on hom e Street the staff in 44
station when Dig Ilea struck :.': tuat';c11,1t•ge wen, gushed to tlneeirs o'; r
1t staff two of three 411111UteR After `to neap the? surging mass £rend oeeue
the train was first sighted, during' !vying 1114• street, et ways raining
Which the royal sulute was boomed ignite hard when ;t a 1-
the advance
forth by the guns of that au tillel:v. lgteird of the Royal party reached
that it dt•r••ty r,long:nide
pan
.: ttue4n street. 3'1e heavy rain. how-
Cheer:uponcur rent the air from ever. diel not dampen 111e ardor of
the thousands of chiidren assembled, the thous;ante, Of enthusiastic spec_
awl' as the Ducal party stepped out 1 tatorl, Cheer upon cheer broke
of the train the Natlonnt Anthem p forth as the hotel party pureed. As
tvata sung. he I)uko and Duchess I the tam' escort with the coach Emelt-
were
received
near
the
teatiketl ue newt ged the s4�ldeers on the route. the
of the P the dti(tarnnt regiments fell in behind end
platform. to the mahogany suits n formed one long procession. it Jost
platf:+(1 In the covered Projection,
toolu ewe nlr-st va n nnitnttcs for the en••
ItArtn which the procession started, lire paratde to pass.
nrcoiujauiad by Hon. C. W. Rose
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1 I%i� AND t}: .
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1 �Itt.
Lord and Ludy Minto 'liulte and the se lords
and lassie:^. in waiting. At Ring anti the uf;e' t,trP(is the
Toronto Was fortunate in the first crowd Watt not so densely pitched IN
impression it made on their Ttoyal, might have been esPeeted. I:vel;v
ilighnc•>tes. Alighting from the train atatilatbk' Window. post and pillar,
they were greeted by a never-to-bt'- and iii, fact. nunv point of vantage,
forgotten spectacle. which extorted Wats °sclolded soon after 1 e elock.
adnniration from the seasoner Jour- When the !nuke's carriage was as far
statists who hard became bored 'with away' us queen street, the excitement -
siglri-seeing. Their Rival highnesses of the expert:I nt multitude began. to
- tris, leo .unaffected delight at the • rise, and as he atpprouched within
array of thousands of school e:Atiti-; fatty yards of the corner, the people
ren, and were tenderly solicitous of near the catrrittge relieved their pent-
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amphitheatre sxhielt had been erected e
;'vols. but only for a ;.foment or two.
and then hoisted again against the
continued nF'4atilt of Jupiter Pluvius.
The scene wits 'thus divested of its
natural Cllurlu. and inspiration and
entitle -least ivete notice:tidy laci.ing.
TI11; *LO AL, t'IIORI7S.
The Canadian Manufacturers' Association Arae on University Street.
him was most enthusiastic. Ile an
bis suite rode down the long lines to
infeetty. cavalry and artillery, um
then returned to the pavilion, hi
Koval highness reigning up hi
Imre° anti saluting the duchess.
The table, piled with South Africa
medals, was then moved out in Iron
of the pavilion. Just before the pr
funned up front east to nest. in they septation of medals began. the Duk
twain corridor. ins*Qe• the shall. ands Presented the standard to the Royal
ut- 2 o'clock urarcheal out and took;: Canadian Dragoons, and the colors
theft places on the grant! staged. to the Itoyal ('anade:aa Ilegiment.
For tllc• ladies, especially, the situa-Tele flags tyre handed tel Isis Iiuyal
lion multi not well have been morel llthltne's' Whu placed theta 'mule"' : unpleasant. but everyone made the Mese 411 111° hands of knee!wg reei;i-
beet- of the affair. ?\ear►ly all ba�dirennts, 'Phe' reginteats were rt'pr
umbrellas. and kept, thane hoisted. ; rented 1Y t ol. Lestord and vol
THEIR 1I14}IItiI:,SS1 1 ARRIVE. dif;achan-
I he regimental bands were inattiseti
A dull roan'. which swelled to a fa at solid hotly opposite the ;Deet
mighty cheer, was heard us the reiv- pavilion. They eeeitleci to form al
al eert•Iage*. ;appeaarer4. ;anal s1�eed•ile . array 1st th4•tuselyee. The roll of lit
d . heartily congratulated the soldier,
f presenting him at the Sole time
with the sword.
TIII, MARCH PAST.
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The review was a spectacle which
it not !Deny Torent,ouians had lt:ad 4x
t precious opportunity of witnessing.
to The great expanse of common,
o stretching down to the nesse, was
covered with messes of scarlet and
rifle green and khaki and dark blue.
The white helmets looked iu the dis-
tance like meds of snowdrops. The
ten thousand troops extended, rank
on rank, to beyond the limits of
�._ vision on either Milts ; far as thick
. 3111st ltutervd over the see:;.•: until
• excel;' tile end of the eer•e•nlonies.
When at lest the sun r31d emerge
front Woe V.,il►arurs. it thong upon a
a splendid ;germy.
swst
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DUKE OF CORNWALL AND 'Tonic.
their comfort.. These traits of gra-
ciousness
raciousness and sympathy of considera-
tion for the public_ and of genuine
interest in everything arouna idem,
•N. characterized the Royal couple due-
ing the whole progress of their
journey through the city. They
r:-.1x0m.a- in an open carriage through
the rain in order that they might
see and be seen by the, crowds. i)veu
the Duchess had no protection save
a tiny umbrella, which did not ob-
scure her comely face.
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Trll!l 'ROYAL PROCESSION.
The carriages of the Royal suite,
comprising Lady Mary Lygon. and
!Ion. Fvfrs. Derek Keppel, Prince,A1-
minder of Teck, Hon. Derek Keppel,
Sir Charles Curt, Hon. Godfrey F.
Ansse 'air Arthur Digge, Lord
Wenlock, Sir :) ohn Anderson, and
Sir Donald Wallis, moved out ahead:
The Royal carriage was preceded by
postillions. The two aides-de-camp,
Viscount Crichton and the Duke of
Roxburghe, rode on either side,
while Major Maude and Majbr Septi -
mus Denison were mounted back of
the Royal equippage. TI1e iiody
.Guard and*the Dragoons served as
air escort.
The Royal carriage left the tem-
porary station amidstthe prolonged
and spontaneous cheering of the six.
thousand children, to whom the Duke
>TM - ga;:iceiuily, bowed his a.ckhowIedge- l
merits: 'The. route of the 'procession
was lined by soldiers on both sides
of the streets.
There was "an immense gathering of
people at the corner of Jarvis and
Bloor structs, and along both tho-
roughfares hs
ho-roughfares'hs far' as the• eye 'could
see,- crowds, lined, both,.sides. .There
they stood' in the rain, waiting pa-'
ti.ently for hours: for thearrival c f
the Royal carriage. ]!very few min-
utes the rain would almost stop,
and the people hoped. the Dul•:c and
Duchess would pass during one of.
ti,esc periods, but in this they were
•disa:l7poiutcd i
The Doves nor-G,ei, c1.ill ., and Lady
;Minto were-loiull,y cheered as their
party passed, about 2,15. 11 .bout
-t\vonty-five nneuter intervened . be-
tween this and the appearance of
the Dike and Duchess. Their com-
ing, las the. sigi)al for long and,Prolon ea 'outbursts .of. :.eibes
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DUCHESS OI' CORNWALL AND
YORK.
up feelings by bursting into aglor-
ious cheer, which grew in volume,
and rolled reverberating around the
corner and along ring street. fiats,
handkerchiefs, flags anti bunting fil-
led the air, while the Duke saluted,
and the Duchess smiled most gra- I
ciously at the enthusiastic welcome. •
A mighty huzzah went up from the
spacious stands which had been erect- c
ed on the Palace Hotel' site, and
which- were filled
to overflowin with
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People waving Union Jacks, when
the postillions of the Royal carriage
passed, coming frons. Church street.
the royal pair were deposited at the drums at tinWN4 r•eeesu+lt:cl the rover
stain vaalraance to the square*. They j aerations of thunder. The bands
ire t:.'l4, int by Isms 'W'5V 1olp, alis played in sections, given;; the regi-
�.
DRAINED OF HORSES.
escorted the Dote of Cornwall, whileem'ntal nearest for peek body u
His Excellency tool: (+urge of tine troops as they swung past.
Ihta•ht�---. and :saw then! safely to the j 1, 11l)at 3::,[1;;1' To NEST.
paint nllatt(ei for then;, The guard; The troopta Were formed up next
presented tarns and the crowd;
teased their Itantllcereidefs, h€:ts and the Ittt:e, Ata signal from tho
anti
1-re11os in one continuous oration. 71)ands they started eastward. €Lad
I;set;cun rctnttrle;cl state iliac their;; terming 10 the left. marched past
poi trade the fluke ami 1)ttrltess nix- s!cnd royal.
iscsterin direction. 1o11e Some
1te. reiI. The latter teas l owned fat Y e t n mel
< ll r
li icttltl was anticipated . A lt. 1 AtCll ire getting
P
bonly(; 1,
black, the • c
adornment e eels a ei
nt b n
flowers wont nt the breast.
,1•he ulfl to 341010 aft promptly after
I)uehe'tis is a teals woman. of fine 17 - pa'si,lg
the royal stand, so as to al
ure and a epa'uratnce, and leant+ er- low apace r for those coming 441101'
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pre done: of admiration were We't, '171c cat gales* rct;finentw clutter
aur she ascended 10 the upper plat -ed by with in Ira of spur ;enc! clink
form and stuocl conspicuous before y j g 1
the multitude.
f1RMCRII "PION QF TIU PUIcr,
South Africa Wax Eaas Creeated, e,
Dearth in Nally Districts.
A despat:it front London was
A nee eptd 0r here tote's that tete war
• in South Africa[ !tats drained oil the
horse -breeding dietriets of Europe of -
MA MIEN OF THE WORLD
Prises of Cattle, Grain,. t hoese. 'Re
14the Leading' 164rXetli
Toronto, Oet. 1 a.--Whee,t=The lo-
cal market was dull to -day with
prices a, shade easier. Old wheat
quoted et 67o low freights for mill-
ers, and new at 64te for a8 li s
white. Middle freight, and No, ],
spring, 670 east, There is nothing
doing in an exhort way. 'Malnitoba
wheat easier, No, 1. hard selling at
7:t o, grinding iu trensit, and No. 1
Northern at 76c, g.i.t. For Tor-
onto and west 2.e lesser.
Oats -The market is quiet, with of-
ferings limited. No. 2 white sold at
35e low freights, and Oat*' east. On
track here they are quoted at 37te.
Peas -The markef is steady •with
No. 2 quoted at 71c high freight,
and at 72e middle.
itaarley-Tete market is Steaacly: No.
1 quoted at 53e. and No. 2 at 50:,.
No. 3 extra quoted at 47c, and feed
at 4ae middle freight.
Corn-•-i:frket is quiet. with prices
uachanged. No. 2 eauedian yellow
•sold at 53tc west and mixed at a4
to 55c west. New corm, 484*' west.
United states yelic)tc. 02 to 63e on
track here.
(.)attneaat-eMarket uncharged. t`apr
lots ort trade here, $4.10 in bags.
and $4•25 in wood. Brehm lots 25e
per k,bt extra.
1.lillfeed---13ran steady, at $13 it}
bulk, north and west, and at $14
hem. Shorts. -quoted at 317 West.
And at $16 here.
DAIRY ?aXAliKurr$.
Bntter�-••The market continues dull,
with offerings[ large. especially of in -
fez
ior qualities. Choice grades in de-
laand at steady prices. We quote: -
Selected dairies. 16 to 1Gic; choice
' 1 -Ib rolls, 17 to 17}c: second grades
in rolls or tubs. 18 to 141r. and bak-
ers'. 12c. Creamery uncharged ;
prints, 21 to 21.1c; :;ulids. U.l to
• 2(Ie,
Fggs Tite market is frena. We
quote: --Strictly neer laid, 3,: to 18e;
fresh candled, 15 to 1Oc; seconds: 11
to 1•','c.
t:iaeesa--The market is dull, with
finest, qualities quoted at Die. and
econds at inc.
IIOG$ AND PROVISIONS.
u Dressed Bogs unchanged to -day at
$t1,50. flog products continue un-
changed.
n-
ch anged. We quote: -Bacon. long,
clear, sells at 11 to 12e In ton and
case lots, Port: --:Bess. $231.50 ; de..
short cut. $22.
UN1Ti:1) STATES ai AIIKETS.
Buf:'alo, Oct. IA. -Flour- Steady.
" Wheat -Spring steady; No. 1. North -
tan, t. n tied 77c• do. new. ^.9 •
ll a C winters
no otreriuis. Corn. finis for yellow,
easy for mixed; No. 2 yellow, 01.1t:
No, 3 do., (11,e• Ito, 2 corn, 61 c •;
No. 3 do.. Mete. Oats, firm; No. 2
f, white, 401e; No. 8 do..,,40e; No. 2
mired, three; No. 3 do.. 88c. liar-
; ley -Little doing: firm at aS to 03e;
for common. to fancy, c.i.f. Rye -
No.
e--
No.2, 571e: canal freights steady.
Toledo, Oct. 15.--Wheat-Cash,
7t jc; May, ;0}c. Corn-('as1*87 e;
Pee. stitc: May, ante. Oats --(lash,
t'tiilte: Dee. 81310; May, 88i i. Itye---
:elec. t-'loverseed-Cash--primo Oc-
tober and fseaeutber„ $53.2*); March,
1 an utttls suitable for toc,untcet ittttn-•
try. 1•:ngtislt agents in llungary,
aloe e s
alone try iQ• 111 R tlmonthly,
t
y •
r
paying atit.ut 81aU a head. Agents
• are utso buying whatever animals
• are suitable in the United Kingdom
heard' but everything appeared to Icor
sn sels,lt anti
1s, deed Australia. 'flee dearth on the
( cast 04an ba:. dill(
I3elbiusl buyers to (neat Itritain.
of accoutrement, !sine atter line o
grins cannon followed, their artillery
men riding on their strange earring
The pulse is a men Of about rued-' with as snuck ease ns though they
him height, weau•ing the fair beard were in coupes. Then calve the trail
and llmustatcl►e in which 1►e is getter- ifs*' infantry, the leen stepping ou
oe 1 ROi', W14t, HAND,
Burned to Death in His Factory;
at Hamilton.
ally pictured. Ills face is somewhat briskly in spite of the clogging sand
tanned. els the result of his journey- The Duke, on his white charger,
ings around the world, and exposure stationed himself a little to the west
to wind:+ and waves of sea and prat- of the royal pavillon, from which the
rie. Tie was resplendent in the Ifni- Duchess and other members of the
fora. of an admiral, black, with gor- party viewed the troops. !lis I1oyu1
grouts facings of gold braid, and highness' right hand. was continual -
huge gold epaulets, and wearing the ly raised in salute, the officers ea1-
regulation cocked hat of black and • uting in return and giving the coin-
gold.
oin
gold. nu his invest several stars !nand "Eyes right ! " as their niers
xlrcl 111eelaiw gleamed and shone. passed the saluting point.
Ater the reading of the civic ad In presenting the medals there was
dress, the chorus sang another Wet- no alteration from the system fol -
Mon, after which the members of filo lowed on the Plains of Abraham
Connell were presented to His Royal rand on Parliament Bill. The Duke
Highness. 'Phis concluded the core- - of Roxburghe, conspicuous i11 a shin -
monies. and Their Keyes Highnesses ing helmet and breastplate. )landed
departed at 4 o'clock amid thunders the medals to the Duke, Wno nal:tied
of applause and the playing of the thele in turn to file veterans. Each
National Anthem. lean OS his name was called walked
TI11 17VLNING SCENES. up to the station, saluted. received
his leder d
medal, salute again, Brilliant indeed was the finale of t3 anti walll:-
the day's programme, eclipsing any ed on, all going from east to west.
night scenes ever witnessed in Tor- THE VICTORIA 01t()t'`°+S.
onto. It was a city of light, and First among the veterans Mils Ma -
the streets were filled with crowds jos. Cockburn, id his magnificent
in a holiday mood, jubilant and de- dragoon's uniform. The major's gal-
lnonstrative, but not rough or bois- Iantty on the field of action in
terous. Around the great outstand- South Africa, won for hila the Vic-
ing illuminations such as the Tem- toria Cross, 'and he 'was the only
ple, the City Hall, the Parliament one to -day to go up for the coveted
Buildings, Osgoode Hall, and the distinction. The Cross was handed
down -town - establishments, thou- to the Duke as tho big guardsman
saluted, and the Duke of Rox-
burghe began reading from a type-
written account of the major's deeds
in South Afrin
Mayor Howland, in his K. C.
clothingand white -
necktie, had ap-
peared from behind the pavilion
with. a bundle, from which he took a
splendid silver mounted sword, the
city's recognition of Major Cock -
burn's bravery. The Duk of Rox-
butghe, having concluded his read-
ing, the Duke took the little cross •
and pinned it on the guardsman's
breast. He then shook hands -and
• A despatch from Hamilton, Ont.,
sa;y s: --Prof. William Band, head of
the firm of Mase et: Co., fireworks
manufacturers. was terribly burned
On Friday afternoon. lie Was at
work in a shall sheet -Iron building,
'where fuses anre .wade for fireworks.
and an esplo4ton occurred.
'The
building caught fire and Mr. Hand
was caught in the flames. IIIc soli,
i'1'. W. hand, rushed to his rescue,
and found hila lying on the floor.
Ilis face and hands and body were
terribly burners. The unfortunate
moan was carried to the office and
I)r. White summoned. The physician
diet what he could to alleviate the
pain, and had Mr. Hand removed to
St. Joseph's 'Hospital. The profes-',
• sor sank rapidly and died shortly af-
ter ten o"clock to -night. Ile was
about sixty years of age olid had re-
sided in Hamilton.
I, 'I'he building where the explosion
(occurred was destroyed, and the con-
cession. wrecked another building. It
is not known what caused the explo-
sion, but it is thought that Mr.
!Hand was working with shells and
'let thein come together with too
much force, Professor Band had
been in the fireworks business for a
;number of years, and was known all
over Canada.
sands were gathered until a late
iour. The Royal concert made Mas-
sey Hall the focus- of wealth and
fashion. It was not the least of the
ity's claims on the admiration of
Their Royal Highnessesi
y that it
could show them one of the finest
auditoriums in the world, and could
attract some of the world's greatest
artists.
The huzzah was carried along to the
corner of Yonge street, and there an
even warmer reception than on the
.first occasion' was given from the
h.unclreds ,upon hundreds of throats.
AT T1:IT1 O1TY HALL.
The rain, which poured almost in-
cossantly on the waiting crowd, took,
the heart out of the affair. The
crowd was present in vast proper
tions, probably twenty thousand.
They occupied '' every inch of space
where a pair of feet couldbe plant-
' ed or a face inserted. Every window
!.opening on the square was jammed
a with sight -seers, and temporary bat -
;conies were likewise crowded. The
lofty temple of the I.O.F. accommo-
dated hundreds, anct, it was the sante
with aI1 the other :buildinge..he the
neighborhood.
RoOPs y WEPL CROWDED.
'liven the roofs were. crowded to
the limit With women as well as
omen, and a pretty precarious footing
they provided on the mossy, :sloping,
roofs in front of the City hall, soak-
ed as they were by the rain. From
every pointof vantage cameras: were
directed at the scene. Seine were
planted, on the roofs of tall buildings
and dozens were to be 'Sean in the
crowd, They fought and.. struggled
for prominent ' positions, and leo
place was too sacred for thelia to
vale.
Proui' the City Hall steps nothing
collies lee 80011 but :several acres Of
u0)!)rO. (ins 0 0 d uniformed lines of
soldiers that -lined Queen street, Bay
street and the: entrance to the
The uanbrcilus' Were lowered at inter-
s
THE REVIEW.
The review on Friday at the Exhi-
bition grounds made perhaps the
most imposing spectacle of :the whole
royal tour replete, as it .has been,
with -the best efforts of the civil and
military authorities of the colonies.
Immediately in front on the grand
stand aroyal pavilion had been.
erected, provided with seats, and
draped. A heavy mist, which at
times formed into a ,light drizzle,
hut'* over the common o11 which the
ten thousand troops were drawn up,
so that -tile outlying regiments were
hardly to be seen at all, arid the big
army wagons and the buildings of
Stanley barracks loomed indistinctly
out of the vapor. The picture was
one such as most . Canadian people
have never seem. and • will probably
never see -again-rank after rank,
company' after company, and regi-
ment
egiment after regiment, . standing in
long walls of color, ptirfectly Mo-
tionless, against the background of
mist.. a
ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE.
The Duke's arrival was signalized.
by the' playing of; the National 'An-
them and the hoisting of the rdyai
standard to the top of the staff just
west of the royal pavilion. 1'Iis
I:loyal'Iliglmess rode a, spirited white
charger. In his fusilier's uniform,'
rod coat and big bearskin, he created
tL iuost favorable impression with.
those who saw 111111 for the first
time, and the greeting. accorded to
THE REVISED BIBLE.
Foreign Bible Society to Permit
Its Circulation.
A despatch from Loudon says :--
Tho British and Foreign Bible So-
ciety at a meeting on Thursday
adopted a resolution to change the
rules of the society so as to permit
it to circulate tho revised as well as
the authorized edition of the Bible.
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,tee independent Order of Foresters' Arch on Bay Street
CATT.LL MARKET.
Toronto, Oct. 15. -The receipts to-
day were 60 carloads of live stock,
'minding 1,60() hogss. 4450 cattle, 1,-
800 sheep and lambs, and about the
usual run of calves used milkers.
For good cattle, either export or
shipping, there was a good demand
at unchanged prices, but poor cattle
drugged, and prices were weak.
Small stuff teats again weal:, and
in addition to the large :supply of
to -day, cors.
a.K lderalile quantity was
over front yesterday. Sheen aro
about steady, but lambs are
weaker.
The best price for '•tiln Lis is
'OL7. per ib ; thick fat and light frogs
are worth 61e per lb.
(logs to fetch the top price must
be of prime quality. and scale not
below 160 nor above 200 lbs.
Following is the range of quota-
tions :-
Cattle.
Shippers, per cwt ... $4.25 $5,00
Butchers, choice... ,., 4.00 4.50
13utehers, ordinary to
good.,, ... 3.25 8.75
Butchers, inferior .. 2,75 3.00
Sheep and Lambs.
Choice ewes. per cwt 0.00 3.00
Butcher sheep, each,.. 2.00 • 3.00
Lambs, each..
Bucks, per cwt..
Milkers
Cows, each......
Calves, each...
2.50 r
2.25 2.50
and Calves.
.,...,,30.00 43.00
2.00 10.00
Hogs.
Choice hogs, per cwt ..,. 0.00
Light 'hogs, per cwt 0.00
Heavy hogs, per cwt ,,,0.00
Sows, pet. cwt... ...,.. 3.50
Stags, per cwt... 0.00
TRAINMEN KILLED.
6.50
6.25
6.25
4.00
2.00
Freight and Cattle Trains Collide
at .North Bay.
A despatch from North Bay, Out.,
says :-On Sunday night about 9
o'clock, two miles east of Macicey's.
Station, an eastbound cattle train
and westbound freight train crashed
into each other running 30 miles an
Hour., Both engineswere demolished,
the ears piled tip, and the following
131 ainmcn injured: -Janes SIT. Phillips,
fireman, North Bay; George Thomas,
fireman, North Day; Herb. Allele,
brakcsman, North Day; Louis Morel,
brakesman, llat'.tawa.
Ulm bodies of the victims could
not be found for some time after the
wreck occurred; as they were -buried
in the debris,. George Elliott, engi-
neerreceived a. bad shaking up, but
Engineer Adolph Christink was for-
tunate enough to escape ullil juled.
'file remains of Louis Morel will be
taken .to Alattawa, where his family
excise, and the other cicad bodies
ivill be brought to North Day. Herb.
ellen, foeme1ly 'of 'London, Ont., t
erred. as sergeant in the first tame r
whale contingent iu the South Al -ii
lean war. His remains. will be tad:- li
n to Allen -fiord, 13ruee County, for t
' interment w
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
One o;` the. Greatest Bngageneents
• of the War,
A despatch (root. Pretoria, says
Details of the 1igl;t between the
British troops •uitdel' Col, Kekowich,,
and 1,500 floors under. Collswand-
a>}ts. Pelary And Kemp, near:Selouts
River, «bavq just arrivod. The Brit-
ish etennp had evidently been csrcfully
chosen,. It lay in a triangle Perinea
by the river on the weal, a danga. aft
the east, and 'the Zeete st-Itustenbcrg
road on the south.. The donga join*
that river and fore the northern
apex of the triaugle. The banks Of
the river are deep and precipitous,
and the country round is bushy.
During the night. the Doers crept.
noiselessly up the river bad, nerd by
lllalciug a. debauchrtaent of thedonga,
obtained partial eoi u)and of the
apex of the triangle and the western
side.
A patrol et leounanry. which was
sent to reconnoitre to the west,
crossed the drift, but were drivon
bac. by the doers, who were bee
tween them and the British camp.
After going through the Yeomanry,
the Boers attacked the 'pickets who
Were holding the river.
A. British officer of the melte of
Chase was this first matt killed. The:
erten made as heroic and costly re-
sistance.
The next picket to the south was
defended by some of the Derbyshires,
who held.out mail all were kific4 or
wounded. The Scottlsb. Horse picl ell
under Col. Dick -Cunningham whieh
was with% the are.x of the river and
dortga. fought magnificently and
held their own.
All the men. the Scottish horse,
the l)erbyshires. Yeomanry. and ar-
tillery uuinesitatiugly spratug Into
action. formed a tiring line facing
west. and checked the Boers. wise
were nearly into the British lines.
TURNED THE 130I,R FLANK.
A portion of the Di:obyallirtes was
then sent from the south to repel an
attack which was anticipated trout
the east. They lei:ivied righf, around
the camp. and arrived without much
opposition north-e:ael, of the point
where the dunga joir;e lite river,
Item they formed in lilac with the
Scottish Home and ileus oottlte:died
the j3orrs• left. Then the Scottislt
Burse anti these Ilerbysliires charged
the river and do
ngatwit fixed h t, i
bay-
onets.
y
onettl. send with an irreeistf>,)te rush
cleared the Boers out.
Meanwhile the remaining Derby -
shires on the British left and tho
•Yeomanry Made a Sirn11)u' rush 0n
the river by the drift, mad sent the
Boers fleeing to the hills We+t of the
u
A,
the t ae lxeinntiflng of the light, tItal
firing was so hot that it was true,
possible to use the Uritisll artillery.
but nlren the 33oet a Megan to retreat
the guns rendered effective work. A
Maxim gun was served fearlessly by
nine of the Derlyshires., all of Whom.
were killed or wounded. All the
men fought as they had been Itt
strutted and directed.
There were numerous instances of
heroism on the part of the I3ritiv1'
officers and mets. After ('ol, Iceke:-
wich lead been snit he: got up and
stood by the guns. refusing to take
cover, and encouraged and directed
his men. The flank movement of the
Derhyshires showed the remarkably
tool direction of the light.
The Boers lost heavily. especially
in the final charges. They asked per-
mission to remove their dead,. and to
lull ensued while both sides were
engaged in this work. The T3oero
carried numbers of their dead off in
nets between their horses. It is es -
Unlisted that. fully 300 of the enemy
'were slain,
It is said that the Doers were
greatly disheartened at the outcome
of the attack, as they expected to
obtain supplies and ammunition in-
stead of being repulsed. Doer pris-
oners say they expected more from
this battle than from years of
guerilla fighting.
BOERS MAY BE ENTRAPPED
The Main. Force, Under Botha,
Within a British Cordon.
A despatch from London says : -
A correspondent of the Tittles, wir-
iug from Dundee, Natal, says that
during the progress of a big move-
ment such as is now being conducted
by General Lyttleton in the south-
east corner
f
o the T°
Transvaal,
the
t e
news consists mostly of a record of
the movements of the Boors from
farm to farm in their attempt to
escape the cordon, which is being
drawn around them by the British
troops:
In the country in which the opera-
tions are taking place it is impossi-
ble
mpossible to prevent small groups of Boers
from slipping through tile cohnnns,.
It is well known how successfully a
large number of Boers can melt away
in an almost incredibly short time.
On the present occasion it is to be
feared that the burghers, though
massed in a greater number than us-
ual, will be alarmed by their experi-
ence at Fort Rata, and will avoid
further concentration,
The main body of Doers, Which re-
mains under the leadership of Com-
mandant -General Botha, the Boer
commander -ie. -chief, is within the
cordon, and is pressing north from •
the Zululand frontier.
On -tile ''western • frontier of Natal
the Hanger of invasion 5;enls i_o
have been averted by the rapid
movement of • the i3ritish troops:
Bodies of 'Boers of varying . sizes are,
however; still close to the border.
•Throlieliout the Eastern Ti'a.ns-vaal
the scouts continually eight armed
Doers. l Post of biose do no'; belong
to any particular, commando, but
watch the movements of the British,
and are always ready to snipe front
a safe 'distance when °om ntunity
arises.
A lecturer on optics, in explaining
he. mechanism of the 0r •an of -vision
e messed: Let any 1Llltin gaze closely
Ito his wife's eves and. he will ice
i1Llself loold411 so exceedingly ;midi',
hat--" TTere the lecturer's voico
as drowned` by shouts of laughter.,