The Brussels Post, 1904-8-25, Page 6NOW Witt
Gen. Kouropatkin's Message to Czar Points
to Big Battle.
GREAT BATTLE IN SIGHT.
The St. Petersborg correspondent
of the Paris Katin Faye that Gen.
Kouropaalcin has informed the Czar
that tho forthcoming battle south
of Liao -Yang will be of the meet dea-
Parcae character. This is teken to
indicate that the Russians have
abandoned their tactics of retreat.
JAPSSTRATAGEY.
tIonal and absolute contraband of
war, end the Russian reply will be
couthed in OAS Sense. Specific elahns
on the part of Great Britain for
seizures of vessels and cargoe9 will.
probably be reserved for later cone
sal (esti on.
Tho Emperor's Government appeare
to 'be daeirous of adjusting tho ques-
tion of the flour on board the Ara,
bla, confiecated by the Vlaclivostock
A despatch from St. Petersburg Prize court, but It is pointed out
sage t—The Agence Russo has a tele-Ithat tho decision of the court makes
gram from Leao-Yang, stating that it difficult to adjust it diploraatiettl-
the Japauese have commenced a gene' ly, and it is suggested that the case
,oral movement north. '1'he extreme should be appealed to the Admiralty
left of Gen. °kit's army is marching Court here,
towards Mount Dalinsky, and Gen.
Noduz is marcbleg towards Mount
Kodonlinsky. Gen. Kouropatkin's
left is at Saimitsza. It is rapidly
moving north. The renewal of ac- Echo de Paris front St. Petersburg
tirity by the JaPenese is believed announces that Viceroy Alexieff, who
to have for its object the threatening is now in Vlactivostock, is engaged
a the Russian ooneramications with j orgauiting a second Russian army
Liao -Yang and hiukden, thus come to be commanded by either Gen.
peeling Gen. Kouropatkin to abandon Kaiebars or Gen. Goulchoralinoff.
his position at Liao -Yang without
givenbattle.
DEARTH. OF OFFICERS.
A SECOND ARMY.
Paris Aug. 17.—A despatch to tho
ek. despatch from St. Petersburg
pays :—Tbe demand for naval officers
Is so pressing that all the officers
detailed for duty at the Naval Col-
lege have been ordered on active ser-
vice and the college has been closed.
Grand Duke Cyril has returned here
from Cobourg. Ho will accompany
Vice -Admiral Rojestokveneky, com-
mander of the Baltic fleet, to the
Far East.
GUNS DISMANT.LED.
A. despatch from Tsingchou says :—
'All the aranuraitiou from the battle-
ship Czarevitch and the three des-
troyers here has been removed and
' stored in the German magazine. The
gees of the warships baro been com-
pletely dismantled. The terms oi
their parole oblige the Russians to
remain at Tsingehou until the end
of the war. The sailors are making
all possible repairs to the ships. The
officers who are able to get about
ere being royally entertaleed by the
Dermans.
CRCISEliS RIDDLED.
AL deepatch from St. Petersburg
says :—Admiral Alezzieff reports that
the Roesia. and Grontobol arrived at
Vladivostock last Tuesday. Three
of the Rossia's funnels were pierced
and three of her boilers were useless, i yenta geous winter quarters. It is
not thotigbt the Japanese have
Tho Ressia was struck eleven times
enough men to eonsurnmate the
belOW and near the water line. The
movernent until tbe release of a
elromobol was hit six thnes. The
large number of troops Iresieging,
lasses of both amounted to 50 per
cord of their officers and 25 per Port Arthur.
The formation of this army, says
the correspondent, of which Gen.
liouropatkin has not been informed,
will, it is thought, diminish the in-
fiuence of tee Commander -in -Chief
and to a large extent interfere with
his movements.
It is considered in military circles
at St. Petersburg that the olioice of
generals in tbe Far East leaved
much to be desired.
AIYAITING DECISIVE BATIT,E.
A despatch received at St. Peters -
berg from General leouropatkin, dat-
ed from Anshonshan and conveying
the congratulations of the army to
the Emperor on the birth of an heir
to the throne, says:—' 'We await a
decisive battle with the Japanese
army advancing upon us, gladly an-
ticipating meeting the foe, end prov-
ing our ability to our Emperor and
country." •
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BIG FLANKING MOVEMENT.
A. :despatch from Littoyang says: A
general Japanese flanking movement
is developing to the east and parallel
with the railway, envolving all the
itroops from Dalin Pass to Mediu-
shan, on the Tads° River, 85 miles
southeast of Mukden. It is evident
thet these troops have combined to
force the Russians out of Liaoyang
without a light, and thus secure ad -
cent. ef their crews, the latter losing It is reported thnt a large force has
left Halcheng and is retiring to Tate
135 killed and 307 wounded.
Roar -Admiral .Jessen narrowly es- cheklao.
caped the fae of Admiral Withrat. Three days' rain has temporarily
He was standing on the bridge of the checked all movements. Chinese ban-
Rossia when it was wrecked by a 'dies are nore active ihan ever,
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shell.
GERMANY'S SERVCOES.
RUSSIANS wEIEE BRAVE,
The St. Petersburg correspondent
A despeach to the ,nii.. Shimpo, of
of the London .Telegraph says that
Tokio, from Sasebo, gives an inter,
rumors have been current in St. Pet -
view with Vice -Admiral Kamimura,
orsborg for the past three or four
whe said he preferred to endue* crit- days that Germany's friendship for
icism rather than risk disclosing the
Russia was displayed alter the race -
tactics of his squadron. He had an
ent naval engagement in forms which
Important duty to discharge. Bie
leave no doubt that her services are
.added that recently he made a ten -
more helpful to Russia and more per -
days' cruise, but did not find the
iloits to herself than any France has
enemy. Ho was much ilisappointed.
yet rendered. It is further alleged
While leturning • to his. station he
that tho authorities a% Kiao-Chau
found the Vladivostock squadron as
expected the Russian ships to touch
it wee ubout to enter the Teushima
there whenever they sliould leave
Strait. The two squadronv had pro -
Port Ar. tliur.
bebly been steaming side by side in
the darkness. In another hour he
CH1NA PREPARING.
would havo been too late And the
Ressiaas might •have easily got out A despatch from London says: A
of sight. They turned to the north- sensation has been caused hero by it
east, which placed the sun at the despatch from Pekin saying that the
back of the Jztexterese and in tho Rua-, Chinese railways any° been asked if
siert gunners' faces. Tee Japanese they have sufficient rolling stock and
took advantage of this. Adreira how quickly they can transport 40,-
Riemi1nura expressed edwaration of 000 troops to Shanellai-Kwan. In
the bravery of tho Russians. He view of, the threatening attitede of
was improseed by their care in evold- Rueeia toward China over the Ryo-
ing reckless sacrifice of life. The shitelei incident, the prospective
Japanese. had they been sireilarily movement of Chinese troops is re-
placed, would have committed sul- gelded as eignificant. Shan -Hai -
tide. He ordered his squadron to Kwan is on the line of railroad con-
do its utmost to save life, oven fleeting with NoweCliwang and rue -
those of the pets belonging to. the ring to Sinntiraing, north of Nuk-
Ralik. Ile believes the Itosela and den. Chinese troops at. Shan-lea-
Grornoboi have lost their efficiency Kwan would bq in a position to rush
temporarily. The Japanese saved north and menace the Russian right,
613 Russians, incluiding a priest and or even cut their lino of colainunica-
sixteen officers. tion with Harbin.
The Astehi seem that most of the
surviving engine -room hands freen WILL USE GAS LIFE BUOYS
th Nurik are wounded. Most of the
Life -Saving Apparatus to Be
Russian shells Which struck. the Ja-
preese Yee:sole did not explode. Tested on Steamers.
THE 11A1/PIC ELEM. A Chicago deepateh says :—Somo of
Chicago's passenger steamers aro to
. A despatai from Paris says: It is be supplied with gee life buoys to
reported that • the Ittissian Bailee rescue those who fall overboard. The
fleet will be on lte way to the Far buoy, above which will burn it brie.
Ea.et before Sept. 1, Eleven trona- liant gas jot for a coreeklerable time,
ports helot witli 65,000 toes. of Eng- is lighted as soon as it strikes the
• lieh weal have a,teady salleci, to taco water. Extended trete of the buoys
etations alo g the route that is have proved satisfactory. Senors
to be followed by the ileet, and passengers from Steamers,
. • in tea night One, although itt many
RUSSIAN RESERVES, . cases able :altimeters, have .zilmoet
GERMAN FARMER'S DEED.
Struck Arnprior Bleckemith With
a, Pickaxe.
An Ottewe deopach says
tave Middiestadt, a, well-known mei
ereeeeeetie fatiner of Gratton Town-
eldp, ie Renfrew County, is under
arrest for the murder of Ernest leg -
gore, an Amprlor blacksmith, as the
reel* of a. bloev steuckey the form-
er while under the Maumee of drink.
On Wednesclay afternoon Middle-
stadt went to Eganville, accoinPan-
led by, his wife. Ho visited a munber
of the hotels and was drinking, and
though generally of a good disposi-
tion was not considered accountable
for his actions when under the in-
fluence of liquor. He had occasion
to visit Eggert's blacksmith shop,
where he spent considerable time.
Eggert suggested to lihn in a good -
nattered way that he had better go,
as his wife was waiting. Tho man
left the shop, but in a few minutes
he was back again. Eggert mice
more reasoned ' with him tool told
him to go. 3eiddlestadt stepped to-
ward the door as if to leave, but
laying hold of a pick -axe bo wont
savagely at Eggert, striking hien
with the point of the arm in the re-
gion of the temple. Ho then went
THE WORLD'S MARKETS
REPORTS l'ROI1e TEE LEADING
TRADE CENTRES.
Prices of Cattle, Grath, Cheese,
at Home and. Abroad.
Toarnondto7114:11:. Dairy Produce
grades are firmly held. No. 2 white
and rod Wilder being hold at $1.08
to $1.04 for milling. Manitoba
witeatnisroqtnhoottead at
tt about fl1440o12-tigslioerr,;
thorn at $1.04, and No. 8 Northern
at $1.01. Georgian Bay ports.
Grinding in transit prices aro 6c
above those quoted.
Oats—No. 2 white is quoted at asi
to $4c west, and 34 to 844e low
freights to New York; No. 1 white,
85c east, and No. 2 at 844e east.
No. 2 new white oats offered at 323m
September delivery,
liarley—No. 2 quoted at 430 mid-
dle freights; No. 8 extra, 414c, and
No. 8 at 39c, middle freights.
Peas—The market is easier at 61
to 62e, at outside paints.
Corn—No. 3 American yellow quot-
ed at 59c on track, Toronto, and
No. 3 nuxed at 138e. Canadian corn
scarce ancl lirm at 40e west.
to his rig and drove home. An
leyo.—The market is chill, with
alarm was raised, and Eggert was
prices nominal at 57 to 59c east.
taken to a surgery and later to hie
Flour—Ninety per cent, patents are
home. Despite medical aid he grad -
quoted at $4 to $4.05 in buyers'
ually sank, death occurring this ar-
eacks, east or west, for export, while
ternoon. The deed ma.n was 50
Middlestridt is about 42 years old et";
years of age and leaves a widow. f2oor tdoom$aeo2t5ic, suasookaquinotottdiras Toronto.
Straight rollers of special brands for
and is the father of a large family.
domestic trade in barrels, 54.55 to
Immediately atter Eggert's death
Middlestadt was arrested and taken $4•65* Manitoba flours are form; the =amity of the farms have been
to Eganville, where an inquest h.es the 1 Patents, 55.20; No. 2 patents, decreasing in sal fertility year by
been commenced. The victim of the 54.90; and strong bakers', 54.80, on Year. Many of Me pioneer farmers
nesumed that the richness of the vir-
gin soil wits practically inexhaustible,
a mistake that is all too frequently
repeated by the eettlers on our new
lands at the present day. With the
*deep, rich vegetable mold of the vir-
gin soil, and looleing to the present
rather than to the future, it seemed
profitable to the early settlers to
exhaust the available fertility of the
upper layer to suffer tho same treat,-
enont. In this way the vegetable
matter or humus has been largely,
exhausted', awl the soil has lost its
line texture and mellowness, its ca-
pacity for absorbing and retaining
water, its permeability to roots, its
capacity for absorbing and retaining
heat, all of which are regarded by
scientists as more important thren
the actual chemical composition of
the soil.
if0 COWS ee
Bulls eXport
, 38 rG(0) (05 CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Buegers' picked lot.s 4 R.6 4 60
do good to choice
loads 4 00 4 25
*do fair to good ..., 8 75 4 15
do mixed lots, moc11-
um 3 50 3.-75
do good cows e 85 ' 8-85
do common and
rough .,9 00 2 50
Butchers' bulls 1 75 2 50
do medium ,, 1 75 2 50
. do light eri 1 713
Light bens 2 25 2 75
Feeders, retort -keep .. 25 , 4 50
do good ... 8713 400
do common and
rough 2 50 8
Milk cows, each 80 00 50
Export ewes, per cwt. 65 8
lit eics . . 8 00 8
Spell% lambs, each , 4 50 5
Lambs, per cwt. 4 25 4
Calves, per lb. do 00011 each .„ 2 00 10
Hogs, selects, per
owt. 0 85
do lights 5 85
do fats „„ 5 85
oo
00
75
25
00
75
5
00
TREATMENT OF THE LAND
BENEFITS OF SHALLOW CULTI-
VATION IN SUMNER.
It Restores Fertility to the Soil—,
Best Way to Destroy
Weeds.
In the older pro -einem of Canada
tragedy was a hardeworkmg, indus-
trious mem
VESSEL WAS A MAGNHT.
The Strange Experience of the
Stemmer Mohican.
A despatch from London says :—
The American liner Westerneand,
from Philadelphia, which arrived at
Queenstown on Tuesday •evening, 29 to 80e, according to quality.
brought intelligence of a strange Honey—The market is quiet at 7 to
7ec per lb.
alay—Car lots are quoted at 57.50
to 58.50 on track, Toronto, the lat-
ter for No. 1 timothy.
Straw—The market is quiet, with
prices unchanged at 55.50 to 56.00
on track, Toronto.
Potatoes—The market is queet, with
oaks of new at 65 to 70c.
Poultry—Spring chicken. 13 to
150 per lb.; yearlings, 8 to 9c per
lb.; duces, 10 to 11c per lb.
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
track, Toronto.
Millfeed—At outdide points bran is
Quoted at 513 to 518.50, and shorts
itt e1e3 to 516.50. • Manitoba bran
in sacks 517, oeld shorts at 519,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Beans—Prime beans are quoted at
51.25 10 51.130, and hand-picked at
51.85 to 51.40.
Hops—Tho market is unchanged, at
alWays perithed through inability to
A deepatch from St. Petersburg
find I,ifo preservers cart creel:board for
say's: The mobilization ot the reeerire
troops in !Ivo of tho seven dietrietet BitAxilyizs
phenomenon experienced by the Brit-
ish steamehip Mohican in the Atlan-
tic on the ist inst., while on re veer -
age to Philadelphia.
A cloue of phosphoric eppeterance
envelopod the vessel, magnetizing
everything on board. Captain Ur-
quhart says the ship's crew had a
fiery coating. When the sailors saw
it they reseed at the needle, which
they found was moving liko an elec-
tric fan. The captain ordered sever-
al of the crew to move some irot
thane lying on deck, but they were
unable to do so, although the chains
did not weigh more then seventy, -
five pounds emcee
Everything was magnetized, and
chains, bolts, spikes and bars adhere
ed to the decks we if they had been
riveted. The cloud was so dense
tlfa.t it was impossible far the ves-
sel to proceed. The captain could
not see beyond the decks, and every-
thing a.ppeared to be a mass of
glowing ere.
Suddenly the cloud lifted, the plies-
phoresence on ale :4.0 began to fade
and in it few minutes the cloud pass-
ed away and could bo seen moving
over the soa.
TELEGRAPH 1VIONEY ORDERS
of the Province of St. Poterdburg FLYING 1VIACIIINE
has been Completed, and the reczbiliv.-
lee itself is expeeted ee.
British Government May Estab-
lish Service.
A London despatch says :—The
Postmaster -General's' report for the
year ending Mareh, 1304, says the
question of establishing a telegraph
money ordor service with the British
Colordes is under consideration, and
he hopes it will be possible to affect
a desirable extension at an early,
date. The estimate oi the weight
of letters and postcards despatched
to Canada is 115,000 pounds;ole,, circu-
lars, book packets, newspapers, c.,
1,125,000 pounds; the caresponding
figures from. Canada •are 107,000
Pounds and 500,000 pounds. The
number of 'parcels despatched was
120,672; received 51,845. Tinder the
heading of detailed statement of
gloss incemts and net produce and
. •
revenue aPpear the items :—From the
postage collected by colonial offices
and postmasters' agents abroad,
£52,348; for postage collected for
credit of oolonial offices, 8192,104.
+ •
BIG RUSH riBrr YEAR.
Many Immigrants Will Come to
Canada.
An Ottawa despatch says :—Thos,
Duncan, of the Canadian Immigra-
tion Office, London, is in the city on
O holiday trip. Ile says 50,000
British and 85,000 foreign, sottlere
have been Sent to Canada for the
first six months of this year. Next
year will see a big rush, as the tido
id now in Canada's way in earnest.
lee says a bettor class are coaling
than ever before.
ation of these of tho Iluseima erten- Vent of Aerial Flight
Believed to leave Solved the Pro.,
aedriCed ill a few deece. Probeletel" 10 A 3,011(100 despach ,.says a -The
tbiiey leimiseed Inneeia be taken leveeing NeWS repOrta a feat tame or
aut of the population and called to Sir Hereto Maxim's new flying Math -
the colors. ine, 1511301, if, says, 11115 probably
eolved the Protean Of aerial flight.
-- The Machine resemblee it gigantie
IteISSTA 'r031114037 DOWN, eteallow. 14 le leveller/ feet, lorig and
'le is teeder91,0017 fie, St. Beeelekelete Is painted a vivid SCarietv It is
that Illissite will zereogeieci the val-
idity of the Melia And Atterrieat
Vie* differentia -tit% eetevecet condi-
doseribed as a zrznetetplece of
atechtutleal ineemety. st filets on the
Iiritleiple Of a kite, work
TO CREOSOTE LUMBER.
New Industry Projected for Syd-
ney, 'ape Breton.
A Sydney, a, B., despatch says :—
Another Important industry is to be
established here. The Dominion Tar
and Chemical Company have utffier
coesideratioe the erection of art eXte,11-
siVe plant for the oreoliotine of tbn-
bee Cape Breton, There is no euch
industry in Canada at present.
Louieborg epoken of as a site, bot
clothes are aot yet complted,
THE WIND DROPPED.
Forest rites Theeatened Michel
With Destiuction,
•
Butter—We quote :—Finest 1-115:
rolls, 134 to 1.4ec; ordinary to choice
large rolls, 12 to 134c; low to med-•
ium grades, 9 to 110; creamery.
prints, 18 to 19c; solids, 16 to 174c.
Eggs—Case late are selling at 1.6ec
per dozen; seconds at 13 to 14.30.Cheese—The market is quiet,• with
prices firm at 9 to 94c, the latter for
twins. •
BOG- PRODUCTS,
We quote :—Bacon, long clone, 8 to
8 -lo per lb. in case lots; meSs pork,
515 to 515.50; do., short cut. 517.-
50 to 518.
Smoked meats—Hams—Light to
naecilum, 12e to 18c; do., h .
eavy 11
to 114e; Tolle, 9e; shoulders, 81c;
backs, 13 to 13eci broadest bacon,
12e to 13c.
Lard.—The demaud is moderate,
with prices stendy, We quote :—
Tierces, 7c; tubs, 7ec; pails, 71e.
Nelson , 33,, Aug. 18 .---Acco rding
te 0 despatch from 'Michel, that
totem wag tbreatened with destruc-
tion from forest fires a few days ago.
So critioel Wa8. tho eituittien et one
thee thet a train Was kept in read.
Mese to take the 151110011 end childreh
45 lecenie, but, 'fortunately, the wind
diedaway and flight ivas unneeee-
eary, Smoke entered the coal ranee
and reitdered them alreost, eineare to
BUSINESS AT MONTREAL.
Montreal, Aug. 23.—The markets
are fairly aetive, with prices steady
to strong. The local market for oats
was firm, and holders are realizing
39e for No. 3 in store, and 40c for
No. 2. Peas are about steady., at
0
70afloat, Monereal; N. 2 barley,
50ec; No. 3 extra, 50e; No. 3, 49c.
\Venter wheat patents, st3.1.5 to $5.-
25; straight rollers, 54.90 to $5;
straght rollers in bags, 52.30 to
$2.40. Feed—Idanitobe bran in
bees, 517 to 518, shorts 519 to,
520 per ton.; Ontario bran in bulk,
515.50 to 516.50; Shorts, 519 to
520; moullie, 526 to 528 per ton.
Provisions—Heevy Canadian short
cut, 517 to 517.50; American fat
backs, $17.50; American clear fat
backs; $20; compound lard, 6e to
7e; Cana,lian heed, 61 to 74c; kettle
pondered, 84 to 94e; hems, 13 to
l8 -3c; bacon, 12 to 18e; fresh killed
abatoie hogs, 87.75 to $8; live
hogs, 55.25 to 50.80. Cheese—On-
tario, 81 to Sec; white, best Quebec;
8 to 81c. Eggs --Select new laid, 19
to 1.9ic; straight gathered candled,
16 to 164e; No. 2, 12e to 18c. But-
ter—Fancy grades, 19e to 190; or-
dinary finest, 184 to 19c; Western
dairy, 14 to 144e.
tram= STATES mAnicETE.
RES'PORING FERTLLITY,
The problem toeclay is how to re-
store the fertility of the soil and at
the same iimo malce a living off tho
land'. What system of cultivation
will eratble us to obtain a soil with
a fair amount of vegetable matter
to the depthed at least a few inches?
The Ontario anti Dominion. Experi-
mental Farms seem to have solved
thee problem by adopting shallow
cultivation and a systematic ota-
tion of crops in which clover occupies
a prominent place. Under .this me-
thod, as outlined by Prof. Reynolds,
the land is plowed only tv3ice In
three or four years all the rest of
the cultivation being done with har-
rows, cultivators, and other imple-
merits which out, crush, pulverize awl
loosen, but do not invert •the soil.
To ;how clearly the method of sum-
mer male-at:ion, let us suppose that
tho eecond year's crop has been tak-
en 031 a clover field, The sod is
plowed about August, as early as
possible in order to take advantage
of the summer's heat to 'decompose
the roots. Then it is lharrowed to
loosen the surface and prevent the
escape of moisture, which is also re-
quired in decomposition. After that
it is cultivated frapiently, without
tearing up the sod, the objects be-
ing to destroy the weeds that may
be growing ane to enable the sod
to rot by keeping in the moisture.
As the manure is plowed in with the
sod, it will be well 'decomposed be-
fore winter, thus ensuring a good
supply of humus for the next crop.
The last thing in the Fall the land
should be ribbed np in the same Man-
ner as for turnip drills. This is
best done with a double mold -bead
plow, This ribbing prevents latch-
ing away of the plant food, most of
which is leaped into the drills; ex-
poses a greater . surface to the pul-
verleieg action of frost; end allows
WS
Inez* rapid drying in t10 spring,
and consequently earlier
WORKING ANSEEDTNG.
Buffalo, Aug. 23,--Flour-25c high-
er. Wheat—Spring strong; No. 1
Northern, 51.25; Winter, No. 2 red in
store, 51,13e. Corn—Firm; no of-
feringe. Oats—Teighee, but thing
done. Rye—No. 1 on ten, 75e
through billed. Canal freights,—
Wheat 21c, Corn 21c to New York,
Milwaukee, Aug. 23,—Wheat—No. 1
Northern, 51.14; No. 2 Northern,
51.12; new September, 51.043 to
51,04e. Ityo—No. 1, 73e. Daley—
No. 2, 58 to 55e; sample, 37 to 68e.
Core—No, 3, 564c; September, 5548
bid.
Minneapolis, Aug. 23.—Flour—Eirst
patents, 56.80 to $6.40; second pa-
tents, 56.20 to 56.80; first cleats,
e4,15; second clears, $2,75 to $2.85,
lirtin—In 10111, 615 to 51-5.25; shale)
518 to 518.50.
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CATTLE MARKET.
HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER
WHE• GLOBE.
Telegraphic Briefs From Our Own
and Other Gauntries of Re-
cent Events.
CANADA.
Forest fires are still ening in the
Crow's Nest region.
Illeckleg has appeared among the
cattle at Sellciek, Man,
The animals in the Hamilton Zoo
eat 2,500 pounife of meat a year.
LiouteCa Stoneman intends re-
tiring from the command of tho lath
Regiment., Hamilton, at the begin-
ning of next year,
The majority of the stonecuLters in
Ottawa have lied their pay increased
from 88 to 43 rents an hour, making
53.44 for it day of eight hours.
It is not improbable that Toronto
and Quboe, as provincial capitals,
11103' each get one of the four captur-
ed Boer guns awarded to Canada.
The fruit division is warning apple-
-
that in order to grade as
No. 1 or u
XXX apples mst bo fairly
mature and have taken on their pro-
per color.
It is reported at Victoria, 13. Ce,
that the schoorter Teresa and five
other schooners from Victoria have
been sated by United States authori-
ties for carrying firearms in I3ehring
Soo..
The future of the Klondike, accord-
ing to Jeremiah Lynch, ex -United
States Seuator, -who is in Ottawa,
nepends to a largo extent upon hy-
draulic enterprises, which require a
large outlay of capital.
Miss Beatrice Walker, a Brantford
nurse, and .7. G. W. Cowie.% a Weal-
thy citizen of Cleveland, who has
charge Rocicefeller's estate in that
eity, are to be married. Cowles is
73 years old and Aliso Walker 28.
GREAT I3RITAIN.
The Angio-lerench convention bill
was passed in the Commons and read
O first time in the House of Lords.
A man alleged to be a foreign spy
was arrested by the military auth-
orities at Milford Haven, Nectles,
.Toi•onto, Awe 28,—There tvas a
good run at the Western Cattle
Ica to -day, the marica starter% and
01051113 brisk, The market was pret-
ty well cleaned out, nad prospecte
for Avec arld lambeezteady, with the
1)111 vita active. CommonWealth,
Prices are 1114 f011OWS; The POSfintiSter-kieueral 03 Austen- relive rrow a the eater Praia], be -
'Exporters, limey, ....eel (30 10 e5 00 lie saye tint. Arguments ogoinot tho hatilat Women, have been
do 431, „ee ... 4 no 4 ae tidepf ion Of "VIVO/ 1108tt04o0 111.1. inercleved lip the ea ivee of eeleere
do reidiern 4 35 4 fie , Lain are at preSciit mateewereble, Islands, KONY nalwkit%',
The British torpedo destroyer Pe-
ary sank off the Scilly Tslende as tee
0e51110 of a collisioa 111 aureate,.
Her Crew Were saved.
Premier Balfour said he did not
propose at present to call an Imper-
ial conference upon nor to institute a
royal commission inquiry into the
Fiscal situation e the empire.
Mrs. Charles McCallon, Alexander,
daughter of Cadbury, the English
chocolate manufacturer, is to devote
her entire fortune of some 58,000,-
000, to evangelical work,
According to a report _from Liver-
pool intportant developments are im-
minent in the Atlantic rate war. Tho
Cunard line, it is said, rimy sell
their interest in the steamers em-
ployed in the Hungarian trade to
the continental lines.
UNITED STATES.
The International T,yeeographical
Union convention at St. Louis de-
cided to hold next year's meeting at
Toronto.
Probably tho next crop will be en-
silage corn or roots. In the spring
the ridges are smootlicel down and
O good seed -bed formed without us-
ing the plow. After the crop is
sown, surface cultivation 10 continu-
ed to hill the weeds and conserve the
moieture. In the fall -the ground is
again ribbed up for winter. The
following year a sprit% grain crop
may be sown and the land seeded
down, completing the rotation.
Surface cultivation affords the best
=WS of chistroying weeds. There
are, of course, various ways of era -
dictating troublesome weeds, depend-
ing largely upon the sort • of ' crops
grown and the nature el the Weeds
therneelves. One method is to pre-
vent the, seed from matuteing by
groWing a 1100(1-0091' or an 'early ma-
turing crop soch as clover, With a
late maturing crop, which allows.the
Weed seeds to ripen, it, is zalvieable
to aclopt, eurface cultivetion niter
harvett, se as to encourage these
Reeds to germleate the Ramo gement,
when the young plants erte be de-
etroyed. Under melt eireemstanocie
It is a too rommon Dietetic* to bury
the epees by 'deep ploveieg, leaving
thorn in a condition to 00010 to the
safece oral germinate in Rome el -
titre crop, in whielt very lieely 34
will be letpoesible to destroy them,
It iv reported Gm t Boatel y, er the
llombrile, dielate,t, ims brae sok:Med
air the capit al 61 the An etral in n
A woxpEnEux, HORSE,
'Fhe Berlin Scientists Are Now
Greatly Interested,
A despatch from Berlin says: The
rommetable horse named Hans is tete
traeriing increased attention in colon, -
tele circles, As bas been proviovele^
reported, lie is able Lo perform sirea
plo sums in arithmotie, tho
mamma by eternizing ono °Phis real
00 the ground. Ire ean cella up 40
a limelred, has an eye for colors, an
ear for Presto, end can spell v3orche
of one eyeable.
Prof. Afoobius, director of the
Zoological elm/retell here, who le one
of Germany's higbest zoological
devotes a column to the
horse on Wedneeclay in The 'National
Zoitung. He says thathe asked the
horse how many sevenths added to
five-seventlis would make a whole
number. The horse stamped his foot'
twice, Prof. Maebine judges that
Hans possesses the capacity to dis-
tinguieh clearly impressions reeelved
by the eyes end ears and to keep
thent permanently in las memory and
to express them exactly. It is stat-
ed that Hans) will be produeed before
Emperor William, who is taking the
groateSt interest in the anima. This
will be aftex leans is examined by
the Menieter of Education onel prom-
inent experts.
Prof. Meebies ley epochal stress
upon the fact tbat the achievements
of the horse are undeniably real
mental work, and not the remit of
mere training,
The manager of a New Jersey fac-
tory dismissed all employees over 50
years of age, on the ground that
they wore "mossbacks."
Trio International Typographical
Union, in session at 51. Louis, vot-
ed in favor of an eight-hour work
day law., to become effective Jan. 1,
1906.
John P. Johnson, a negro, of St.
Louie, shot his wife, Viola, twice,
wounding her severely; shot and kill-
ed his mother-in-law, Mrs. 5, Buren,
and then shot and killed himself.
Jealously is the supposed motive.
sovere wind storm at the State
Fair ground, Indianapolis, during the
races overturned chairs in the grand
stand and threw out the spectators.
James Llewellyn, a teamster, was
killed by the overturning of the gate -
man's house at the entrauco to the
track, '
A terrier dog .owned by James
illeArevy, of No. 9 East Fourteenth
street, iktyonne, N. J., has adopted
o litter of six motheeless black and
white kittens. The old cat belonged
to other torments la tho eame house
arid after giving birth to her fam-
ily, died. •
An infant child of Thomas Parker,
of Lampe, Penn, was recently ren-
dered Unconscious by an electric bolt.
Bine° then, however, it has acted as
a sure barcsaetor for an approaching
storm. Immediately preceding the
approach of it thunderstorm tho child
will turn purple about tlio mouth,
while its face . becomes quite dark
and remains so until after the storm
passes.
Capt. Chae, 77. Stanley, a field
°Dicer of the Bleo Button Army, who
is leading services at the Rescue MIS-
sion at 'Asbury Peek, IL J., nitr-
ronly escaped cholcing to death while
hymn. As ho openod his
month wide on a high note a. beetle
flew down his threat and lodged in
his windpipe. The captain was black
in the face before the insect could bo
dislodged. '
TO DIGUNT BIG TELESCOPES.
New Dominion 'Observatory Is
Nearing Completion.
A despatch from Ottawa says: Steele
good progress is being made with the
Demirel= Observatory building at
the Central Experimental Perm that,
In all probability the big 15-ineli
telescope may be mounted by Cotob-
or. The steel frame work of the re-
volving domo is set up. et will be
sheeted with wood and covered wiLli
copPer. The interior fittings are
now being put in, and the floors be-
ing tiled, and when this work has
been completed the electric and other
astronomical apparatus will be in-
stalled without delay. Vi'ben finished
it will be one of the most complete
observatories on the continent,. As
for the building itself, it presents ot
massive yet artistic appearance. A.
prominent feature of the external de-
coration will be tho Royal arms sur-
mounting the main extrance. It is
cut in full relief izt rad sanest -me,
the entire device occupying a facade
eleven feet square. Both in its pro-
portions end its execution tee work
Is probably oneurpavsed by any of
the kind in Canada.
FOREST FIRE.
Peas Ravaged Area of 190
Niles bit German
GENERAL.
et was nemounced that the British
force would evacuate Taira, tto soon
RA terms were arranged.
To Deane were held throughout
the Rtieelan Empire in honer ot the
birth of a eon awl heir to tho Clear,
The Stickle block at Carberry,
Misn 4,1,05 berried on Seedily, Loss
$40,000,
MURDERED BY NATIVES,
A despatch fromaller
teaerk Tear( a locroze
dry leaves set a
Western &liege, a
spread to -the parche
straying it timber di.
190 equare miles, be
to Duke Ernst Gunther, of
weg-Holstein, brother at the Mum
and to Count von Dohna-EKotzenate
The Village of Neuverweek, on the
Duke's estate, was burned ill tert mita
rites. Tbe forest was well eLocked
with deer, which' mostly perished.
Lorge detachments of troops celled
out from the neighboring garrisons
succeeded in preventing the fire from
spreading any further.
Disastrous conflagrations are oo-
ourring in Hungary in coesequenee of
tho prolonged drought. Huniaredst of
houses in the aggregate have been de-
stroyed by fire in various villages
during the last week, in which front
15 to 20 persons have been burned
to death.
CRUSHED BY TONS OF ICE.
Winnipeg Driver Meets Gleastlee
Death. ,
l'ive Sailore and Two Women
Killect oe. a Pacific eslarld.
A deepetce from etelbottene seys;
Th1rliig'ni'c bee ren (rhea here Oa
Captryntecost, and foue men tho
A despatch from Winnipeg says:
William Farquharson, aged no, \vas
killed on Wednesday by tho breaker%
of the front rode of the lee wagon ho
was driving. Throe tons of ice, and
the box of the wagon praoticelly
crushed his life out of him, as ne
died within half an hour or the ac-
cident. A funeral cortege was come
ing along behind the wagon an the
assiniboine Main Street bridge ,whera
the smash occurred, and the clergy -
Man arid undertaker were canal
away from the proceesion to eseist
the sateree, He came from Aber-
deen, Scotland, last spring.
MUSTN'T SLAP THEIR WIVES.
Chipago Justices Frame
pensive List.
A despatce irom Chicago -seers:
Chicago genth molt who 011.303' the
luxury of slepeere three witers, or
think they may eoznotime adopt that
pastime, should Best coeselt tlio •
slapping pr•ice 1st ae establiehed 11
Harris serail, curet. leollowleg 10
tlie price list •1' slaps as aoterminee
upon by juetiei, Ceactely end Prieeli-
villa—Slap with left halve $1; '
!hinni: slap, $2.; elett while Ritting
delvii, $4; slap while steadies up,
55; "5103. While statading flat-footed,
53.
an. Ex-
FeGIITING MAC'S MONUI1IENT,
Splendid Site Seleeted oh Green
Itosatite,
A ifeepetch from London eeysi
•
Hector Macclonals Metuortel Clereinit-
toe et rt, meeting hold ati 00^
100000 0 fat 011 010 brow of ilreerz
11111, Dingecoll, 'Rosati:et, for the pee-
pesed metuorial, Tier eltuatioe 10 a,
vcrer preinteene, elle, everlooking tee
Ieighlarul Ileilwey cold emulaeraling
11 splenelici 'view 03 Crertietty
eref 1310.03 Isle, the birthplare of
teo late Clete Sir Hector Maeda:are