The Clinton News-Record, 1900-03-22, Page 3TII. EFREESTATE. CAPITA
British TroopA, Take Posses-.
sion of Bloemfontein.
The tolloWing ifs the text of Load
Reberte' despatch to. the War 0:flee
anneuncing Ns occultation of Bittella-
foutelne-
"Bleerafontein, Tuesday, Nardi 13, 8
nle-By the help of God and bY the
braver/ Ber Majesty's soldiers. the
troops loader my conatnitad have taken
Peesesslon of Bloeinfontein.
"The British nag now flies over the
Presidency, evatmated last evening bY
Kr. Steve tete Preeident of the Or-
ange Free State.
, "Mr, Fraser, member of tile late Ex-
ecutive Government, the Mayor, the
Secretary of the late Government, the
Landdroat (treaeurern and other offi-
oiale met me two miles from the town
and preseated me with the keys of the
publics alfices, ,
"The enemy leave withdrawn from
the +neighborhood, and all seems quiet.
"The inhabitants of Bloemfontein
gave the troops a cordial eeception."
The London Daily Chronielele corre-
spondent at Bloemfontein, id a de-
spatch dated March 15 fiends the fol.,
lowing account of the occupation: -
"Bloemfontein surrendered at 10 a.
m. to -day; and was ()coupled at noon.
, "Piesolent Steyn, with a majority of
the fighting laughers, (led north-
wards.
"Geu. French' was within five miles
of the place at 5 p, neeadonday, He
sene a summons into the town threat-
ening to bombard it unless it surren-
dered by: 4 a. Ole Tatesday. A, white flag
was hoisfeel Tuesday morning, and a
deputation of the Town Council, with
Mayor Kellner, teems out•to meet Gen,
Roberts at Spitz kop, tive miles south
yf the town, and made a formal sur -
evader."
LORD RODER'IS' STATE ENTRY.
The Daily Ceronigleal representative
and Capt. Fawcett were the first to
sealent:.....tbe town. The correspondent
"Gen. Roberts leaden state entry
into the captured city at noon. He
was given a tremendous ovation.
"He alatted the Publie buildings and
went to the °Metal residence of the
President, followed by a cheering
crowd, who waved the Blitish bag and
sang the Nationai Anthem. The pee-,
ple were in a state of frenized excite-
ment.
"Ott Monday afternoon pievious to
the surrender there had been a little
athIllinrgetairnedd. Ethaini.ng'Robbuetrttshehaesneraift
headettarters in the Prealdent house,
"Tha railwaY is uninjured.
"Mr, Fraser and the Opposition
leaders headed the deputation- that
went out to meet Gen, Roberti."
Nothing further of any consequence
has been received. Gen. Roberts' lest
despatch occepied 12 hours in, getting
to London.
‘Nhe Daily Telegraph, In a second
edition, publishes a despatch from
Bennet Burleigb at• Bloemfontein;
stating that Pxesident Steyn, accom-
Petaled by ether prominent officials; is
sfleeing to Kroonstad; where he trans.
tarred the Government.
'When Gen. French remand the rage'
way eolith of the capital on March. 12
he destroyed the track for some dis-
tance with the object of delaying the
arrival of Commandant Gen. Joubert,
and blocking the retreat of the enemy.
A despatch to the Daily Mail from
Bloemfontein, dated Tue.sday evening,
at 7 (o'clock, eays;-e
"Major-General Pettymen has heen
appointed military governor of Blown.
fontein, Lord Roberts and his staff
have ridden through the town and
been everywhere cheered. The
British National Anthem is enthusi-
astically sung by the population. Tbe
shop§ are gladly opening, and
there is general rejoicing."
ROBERTS STOPPED LOOTING.
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Ordered Kaflirs Instantly to Place
_Goods They Had Taken.
A despatch from London says :,-At
precisely 1.30 o'clock Tuesday after-
noon a Union Jack, specially made for
this • purpose by Lady Roberts, was
hoisted over the Presidency at 131oera-
fontein, amidst the acclamations of
the commander -in -chief's battalions,
in which, curiously enough, the
Orange Free State burghers atemar to
bave joined with remarkable hearti-
ness.
Lord Roberta, acoompanied by his
staff, rode at the head of a cavalcade
a mile langto the. Presidency, receiv-
ing an ovatton throughout the route,
cu,rainating. in a remarkalale demon-
stration at the market square. Reach-
ing the Government buildings, Lord
Roberts took possession ot the eity'in
the name of the Queen, and theh re-
paired to the Presideecy, where the
ceremony of hoisting the Union Jack
ended forever, according to opinion
here, the Boer Government of the Free
State. . -
During his progress through the
town Lord Roberts steeped and ord-
ered the instant replacement of goods
which were being looted from the ar-
tillery barracks by Kaffirs, thus giv-
ing the populace an idea of the treat-
ment they might expect from the vic-
tors.
President Steyn fled to Kroonstadt
without re,plying to Lord Rbberts' de-
mand for his surrender, and the com-
mander-in-chief remarked afterwards
'during the course of conversation
while breakfasting at the farm of
President Steyn's brother that the
"eel:president" had "become a zumen.
tity." • .
The British troops with the excep-
tion of those necessary to p•olice the
town remain outside.
The press despatches giving twist Of
the above interesting details also set-
tle the point raised about tbe cutting
of the railroad and the telegraph
north of Bloemfontein, arid show it
was a plaice? act.
Major Hunter Weston, a the Royal
Engineers, accompanied by ten men,
traversed the Boer lines and succeed-
ed in cutting the wires and blowing
up the track.
Bloemfontein is now regarded there,
as a sort of half -way house and bite°
of eperations for the advance 0if Pre -
tone.
PRISONERS IN PRETORIA
Winston Churchill Fears They Will
Be liadly Treated. .
A. deapatch from Loudon, Wednesday,
sem-Winston Churchill. wires to the
Morning Post from Durban, protesting
against the ceremonious treatment of
General Cronje. Ete.adds:-"The stern
decision not to exchange prisoners will
undoubtedly accelerate the end of the
war, but it will prove very hard and
perhaps even dangerouo, for the Bri-
nell prisoners in Pretoria. There iis
abundant evidence that the Boers are
becoming more cruel, and that the war
will entet a darker phase.
" It Is very doubtful if the Boer
Government will be, able to control
the wild passions of the exasperated
ruffians forming the noisy paet. of the
Boer forces in the event of a siege of
Pretoriam and the position of the Brit-
ish prisoners would then become pre-
cariou.s.
"I have visited the dam which the
Boers began on Klip river, below Lady-
s,mith. If It had been completed it
would have submerged Intorabi camp,
where there were 2,000 sick,"
WROTE "ANNIE LAURIE,"
anther ot a Popular English Song irt
noel.
A deopatch, from London, says: -
Lady :oho Scott+ Spottiswoode,
wtiter of the song "Annie Laurie," is
dead, at the age of 91. ahe was a wo.,
man of remarkable character, who
clung to old-time, manners and cus-
toms. Thus her coachman invariably
had to ride ao postilion, a thatch
seemed preferable as a roof covering,
while peat 'flies alone lit up tertain,
of her rooms. She Iva& an accompliehe
ed musician, and wrote both the musics
and words of "Annie Laurie," The
ballad as originally written, however,
wee altered by her to suit the( music,
which she competed. She married in
1836 Lord Zahn Montague Douglas
Scott, son of, th•3 Fifth Duke oft Bute-
leuele who died in 1860. In 1886e un-
der the writ of her father, John
Spottiswoode, she resumed her maid-
en aftMO.
PEARL,SS BRITISHERS
General 3oubert Speaks Of the
English Soldiers.
' A despatch from Pretoria, rum: -
Before retliarning to the front on
Tueecley Geaeral Zoubert said to a
tayess repreateatativest-"The courage of
the latitish ioldiers la beyond question.
TheY rushed the kopies and entrenehe
ratinte In a fesriess Manner. but were
:not matt% for the Maresret Which
• siMpiy Mowed that* &items
HAS BOERS CORNERED.
General Gataere Has the Enemy
Hemmed in.
A despatch from London, Thursday,
says :-The position on the Orange
river is not very telly reported. The
statement that Gen. Brabant crossed
the river Sunday, repulsing the Boers
on the north bank, needs confirma-
tion; • •
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A telegram from Klipbrakfontein,
dated March 15 states that there was
heavy artillery firing Tuesday -morn-
ing across the river. The British were
commanding the bridge, and their op-
ponents were sniping from the oppo-
site bank. 1
)3ethulie bridge was still occupied by
the Boers oxi Tuesday. They were en-
trenched, bet it was stated thet they
were unabte to move, being cOmpletelY
covered by the British artillery. ,
Reports from various sources show
that large numbers of the revolted
Dutch colonists are yielding. Eighty
surrendered their rifles and 12,000
rounds of ammunition at Lundeen's
nek Sunday. 1. -
A despatch to the Dady NeWS from
Burghersdorp says. that rebels from all
parts are comin.g in there and laying
down their, rifles and atnmunition.
Two hundred and sixty, inciuding jus -
noes of the peace, field cornets, and
members of divisional councils have
entered Dordrecht and yielded up their
arms, many of wibiott bear the Trans-
vaal stamp.
The trouble in Caraarvon district
continues, but there is little news re-
garding the situation there, The rebela
still hold Kenhardt and Jusburg.
Gen. Kitchener le directing the oper-
ations ef the British.
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BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
Boers Retreating Before Gatacre
May Be Entrapped.
A despatch from London, Friday,
nisi -At the opening of the new
chapter of the war immediate interest
centres in the fate of the Boer' forees,
which are in retreat northward from
Cape Colony, where' they have been
defending the line of • the Orange
river, The courageous eaploits of Capt.
Grant and Lieut. Popham, which
leaved tee Bethalie bridge, enabling
Gen. Gatacre to cross the river, coin -
bided, fortunately for the British,
with 'an equally daring feat north-
watd of Bloemfontein. There, Major.
Weston, et the Engineers, attached
to Gen, Frenchel brigade, passed • the
Boer lines on the evening of March
'12, with ten men and cut the teIegrape
, and blErw up the railway, thereby pre-
venting the removal of the engines
and care in Bloeinfontein. Twelve Moo-
' motives were captured. Gen. Roberts
was thus enabled to promptly des.
patch a force to intercept the Boers,
whom Gen, Gatacre hot& in front.
That this force reached. Bethany, 35
mt es s an , in a al, regar
Ihere as' smart Wort& in view of the
necessity for conatant reconnoissance
.of the track, and the posibion. • •
• /t is hardly expected that Gen. Pole.
Carew's advance will not be opposed,
If the burghere at Norval's pont and
iBethulie are relying. on retreat by
, Means of the raimay, and are unaware
of the occupation of Bloemfontein, a
colledon between them and the Guards'
Icolutan in inevitable.
, AMMUNHION SHORT.
HENCE THE REJOICING.
Transvaalers Had Threatened to
Bombard Free State Capital.
A dczpateh from Bloeratontein sap,:
When the British troops entered this
cit,v on Tuesday they found that it
presented a regular Sunday o.ppear-
two. •The shoo were all closed, and
the ladles oa the streeto were wearing
their, Sunday attire. Many of the
residents declared that they expected
that the place would be bombarded.
.4 correspondent bad a conversation
with Cou.noillor Daly, wha &earthed an
embittered meeting of the Eseeetive
Counoll that waa bold the day Prior
to the surrender. Aeter the meeting
President Steyn boarded a train and
proceeded to itroonetad. wh.ere he has
eetablished his government.
The Traaavaal Beers. sought to com-
pel the Free Staters to resist tbe Brit-
ish a routrance, but their eaforts were
04 no avail. A. messenger was sent to
the Boer camp on the Afocider river
with the imormation that tbe Fres
State Boers would not attempt to bold
Bloemeonteue widen eau no fortifica-
tions, against Gen. Roberts, they
knowing that to atiteinpt to make a •
theentel) would result in the practical
destruction ot the town.
This message excited the indignation
of tbe Transvaalers, who threatened to
'blow tatoemeontein to pieces. The resi-
dents were,. thereaore, uncertain whea
tber the banglish or their own allica of
ttohwe nT,ransvaal would •bombard the
Therefore, when the British entered
there was considerable rejeicing, as
their presence would prevent au at-
tack upon the place by. the Transvaal-
erTtalta signs on the ettops and all tbe
teeternals here would leaa anyone to
tboexlvievsue that the place is an English
The first troops ta enter the dty
were the Carbineers. •
The deputation which rode out from
the city Tuesday morning to formally
tender the surrender of the capital to
Gen. Rdberts consisted et Landdrost
Papentua, Dr. Kellner, the Mayor, and
Mr. Fraser, a member of the Yolks -
rand.•
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FIRE AT MONTREAL. •
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Three liming nen 114 Their
'looms Ity the names.
A. despatch from Montreel says: -
A fatal fire occurred at an early hour
an Thursday morning ia a boarding -
holm kept by Mrs. M. A. Flood, at 20
Beaver hall. A fire took place in the
house early Wednesday evening, but
tt was extinguished before much dam-
age was done. Shortly before 8 o'clook
Thursday morning, Mrs. Flood's son
discovered that the eouse was again on
fire, He at once rushed out and gave
the alarna. Besides Mrs. Flood and her
family there were 15 boarders in the
house, and they were all asleep when
t:he fire broke outaBy hard work en
the part or the firemen. all except
,three young men boarders, Messrs.
Gi3orge Patterson, F. McNeil, and Jos-
eph Body, were got safely out. After
eeveral attempts the firemen succeed-
ed in entering the room on the top flat
in which the three men were, and they
were brought Own, Tbey were found
to be suffering tnuch from the effecte
ot smoke, and were all partially dress-
ed. Patterson had got from his own
room to that *of young Flood. When
found' he was kneeling by the bed,
with his face belied in the pillow, evi-
dently . to tey to prevent the smoke
from. getting into his lungs.
He was unconscious, and was carried
by the firemen down stairs to the fresh
air,. but his ease was seen to be very
serious. Doctors Were summoned, as
well as the ambulance from the Gen-
eral hospital, and in the meantime
the firemen worked over the suffer -
George Patterson died before arriv-
ing at the General hospital. The
others were received in a eritioal con-
dition. ,
The damage caused by the fire was
not beavy. • ,
BOERS' KILLED WOUNDED. '
Wanted* to make sere Their Position Was
Not. 6111411C11.
, The Cape Times claims to have 'se-
cured evidence to prove that British
Wounded at Kimberley were killed by,
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Boers, Col. Scott Turner among others.
1 According to the Cape limes, when,
on the morniug after the fight, an
ambulance went out •under a flag of
tractile bring in the wounded it found
no wounded, but only twenty-one
bodies, which bad, been laid out by the
Boers, only a few of whom had not
been riddled througb. In two instances
there was positive eviderce of recently
indicted wounds. The British dooters
were not permtned to approach, but
Capt. Rebertson, of the Kimberley
Light Horse, who speaks Dutch, asked
Commandant DeBeers why the bodies
bad so many wounds.
DeBeers replied that the men were
suoh plucky rellows it was impossible
a, see in the failing light whether a
man dropped. tp take cover or because
he was wounded, so he gave orders
that bis men were to keep up a cone
tinuous fire on all alike in order to
prevent tbe position being rushed.
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WHAT "BOBS" HAS DONE.
Sinall Wonder He is the Hero of
the Hour in Britain.
' A despatch frturt London says :-The
first. half of the campaign is over.
Lord Roberts aerived at Moddet dy-
er on Feb. 9. JBe entered Bloemfotitein
on ,Mareli la. Thus, in little over a
Mottle he has effected the relief of
Kimberley arid Ladysmith, the capture
of Gen. Cronje's forces, and the hoist-
ing of the Brinell flag in the capital
cif the Free State. All this has been
accomplished with comparatively trif-
ling lossa It is small wonder that he
is the bete of the hour In England. All
the newspapers eulogize him and con-
gratulate the country. Thep talk of
the Free *State as baying passed out
of existence and as being now One of
the shadows of history.
THE 'RING EINGEWi
I believe, writes a correspondent, the
common Idea is tbat the third finger
is cboset for the wedding ring be-
eauSe there le some special connec-
tion between it and the, heart by
meant' of a nerve or vein, but I am
afraid that eentiment bad but little
to do with the matter. Even, sa long
ago as the fifth century this partial -
ler finger was the one on which rings
Were unally pleeel, partly bemuse the
left hand was not used as tallith as
the right, and thus ornaments on It
were not exposed to mucho'wear and
tear, and partly because the flagon
on either side of the third would pro -
tett the jewels upon it to a certaid ere
tent. Ai third reason exists for the
choice of the third as the ring finger,
and that is, perhaps, the most im.
portant of all. All the other fingera
Can be extended fully alone vvhile its
companions are folded in, but one can -
°meadow. are folded In, but one eato
not extend the third finger alone, This
peettliarity makes it a safer place for
a ring than either of the other digits,
and me Woman'e wedding ring is a
special treaeure, it is not eurprising
that it ehould be plated on the finger
*bleb always hart a little bodyguard of,
hie fellows,
The Boers Said to Have Only 30,000_
Bounds Left. .
i A' despatch from ttorento Marques
I says :--.A reeldent of the., Transvaal
Rand district states that the Trans-
vaal Mining Department, is preparing
to destroy the mines at Johannesburg
and that explosive raities for the de -a
fence of the city will be constructed
In their stead. Other preparations for
the defence of the city ere also being
made rapidly.
A Boer officer is quoted as sayingl
(hat the Boers have only 30,000 rounds
of Mouser =Munition left. '
THE CANADIAN HOSPITAL
Our Red Cross Doing Splendid
Work at Kimberley.
A despatch from Kimberley,
The Canadian Bed Cross is doing
splendid work. Tt has installed 20
cots in the De Beers hoapital CO
cots fillet with Canadians; in the
Mescal° tenaple,
LEHISTERS LEAVE MARCH 25,
0.1.01.N
Cainditin Will tiarehmis
aeon+ That 'Mee On.
A despateh from Haifa; Nil, says;
-.The Leinster Regiment are under or-
der/I to sail for England front this
garrison on March 25th, by the Domin.
ion line etearaer Ventiottver. When
the Leinsters march but of the her-
r/yoke the Canadian militia enrolled for
one year nutroh
RECEPT/ON MUSIC.
Shalt eing or play, Mr. Boredhosti
Oh, it doeen't matter, MIAS Munn
...whichever you think you can do with.
out interrupitng the flow of ealtrer•
;Wien. • , f; I a I •
ONTARIO LEGISLATURE,
What the Legislators or the PrOvince
are Doing at Toronto,
GRA,NTS WERE ILLEGA.L.
The Attorney -General has given no-
tice of a measure authorizing munici-
pal grants for the benefit of Canadians
on military service in South Africa. It
appears on striet examination of the
existing law the grants that have been
made by the city of Toronto and oth-
er tuunielpalitleo hroughout the pro.
VITIO0 to the Patriotic Fund nnd the
Red. Cies fund are illegal. Tae bill
will therefore be retrospective, and is
designed, to encourage municipalitiee
in making further grants.
' COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
Hon. Mr. Latchford has given notice
of a Government measure providing
fear compulsory arbitration in certain
induatrial disputes. It provides for
conePalsory arbitration in the case of
omnpanies owning public tranobises
who bave disputes with thou em-
ployea,,and will meet suoh crises • as
the, London, street railway strike and
the G.T,R. tritelemen's strike. • The
principle of the bill is teat interter-
once ie. justifiable where the publio
convenience and welfare,. are seriouslY
involved, and where the company de-
rives its 'privileges from the public).
The measure was praotioally premis-
ed by Hon. Mr, Stratton during the
East Middlesex oempaign, and it is un-
derstood that -Col. Leys, M.P.P., for
London, has bad much to do with the
matter, ;
THE DRAINAGE MEASURE.
. The Pre,mier introduced his new
drainaae measure. The main purpose,
he explained, was to provide for large
drainage works beyond the resources
of the lands and Municipalities imme-
diately interested, When it was clear
that the municipality was unable to
complete the work, and when the re-
port of the Government engineer sus-
tained this view then such sums shall
be proposed by 'the Lieutenant -Gover-
nor -in -Council, as, on the report tee the
the engineer may be deemed advis-
able; such sums to be placed in the
estimates and voted in. °the regular
way by the Legislature.
A NEW VOTING MACHINE.
•
?Sr. Farwell, East Algoma, will in-
troduce a bill to permit municipali.
ties to use the Imperial autonaotio vet -
nag machine. The apparatus is so con-
structed that it automatically locks it-
self when an elector has registered the
permissible number of votes. Mr.
Farwelas.eill providee for the use of
the machine in municipal elections
enly. ,
THE BEET SUC4AR INDUSTRY.
The Scottish syndicate 'which has
been experimenting in beet sugar pro-
duction at Aylmer and Welland will
send. an expert to Canada to superin-
tend, the sowing and harvesting, be.
fore deciding epon the erection of a
refinery in Ontario. Prizes' will be
offered for the best lots of beets. The
Department a Agriculture has Prom-.
ised co-operation and assistance.
FA.RNIERS' INSURANCE COMPANY'.
Mr. Either, South Huron, introduced
a bill entitlecl "An Act to amend the
Ontario Insurance Act," which ift of
practical interest to the agricultural
community. Spme years ago, wben the
alunicipal Act was consolidated, the
term for which Farmers' Mutual Fire
Insurance Compenies could insure was
r d ed from five to four years. This
was done without consulting any of
the Farmers' Insurance Compa.nies of
the country. Most of these compan-
les do a purely local business, and as
the directors are invariably local men,
who Live let their business territory,
it may safely be assumed that they
know whether it is advisable to issu,e
policies tor a longer or shorter penoce
The object. of Mr. Eilber's bill is to
make it optional with the directors
whether the term shall be four or
five years. The lengthening of the
term, it is claimed, means the saving
thohsands of dollars to farmers in
agents' fees. .
LIQUOR LICENSE STATISTICS.
The report on the inspection of JO
quer licenses has been brought down.
The total number of licenses issued in
1899 was 3,040. same 63 less than in
1898. Of these 2,638 were ordinary
tavern licenses, and 67 beer and wine
licenses, 312 shop licensele 23 whole..
sale licenses. The provincial revenue
from licenses and fines was 8261,523,
a decreape of about 37,000. The total
collections were 3589,381, and tbe mun.
icipal revenues 3252,589. The fines
collected were 814,195. •
IMMIGRATION TO ONTARIO:
In reply to et question by Mr. Hoylet
the animater • ot A-gricultere stetted
that 4,015 emigrants came from Eu-
rope and settled in Ontario in 1899. It
was not customary for such emigrants
to purchase .farins, at the outset, but
to enter the service of others until ac-
customed- to the elineate and condi-
tions of the country. It was not the
duty of the Ontario agency at Liver-
pool to eld emigrants with money, but
to supply intormation and to direot
their attention to the advantages of
Ontario. In 1838 Mr. Duncan Bole, of
Sault Ste. Marie, had settled a00 feriae
Wes' in Algoma, but as he had been
dismissed ir0131 service in August, 18E9,
no report .of what he had done last
y,ear had been received. •
4 HOME REPINING OF NICKEL.
The Commissioner of Crown Lands
had placed the tollowing notice on the
order paper, protesting against the
revival of the Orford Copper Com-
pany's patent by the'Dominion Govern-
•ment. It read:- e
" Mak this House *dares its opin-
ion that the interests of the nickel -
and popper Industries of this Province
demand that the letters patent grant-
ed by tbe Government of tbe Domin-
ion of Canada to the Orford Copper
Company, of New York, in 1893, and .
now in use by that eonipany in the
State of New jersey, for refining
matte of the nickel and copper ores
of the Sudbury, district of the Pro-
vince of Ontario, shoutd not be reviv-
ed or renewed as is proposed by, the
bill now before the Parliament of
Canada, providing for the revivel of
the said letters patent. and for the re-
newing and extension of the powers
and privileges conferred thereby, but
that the provisions a the patent 'awe
of the Doraihion shall be allowed to
take effect and the said• process here -
Wore covered by the mid patent
rendered available to all persons
desirous of using the same, for the; re-
fining of nickel or copper ores on the
mattes thereof in the Dominion of
Canada -the said process, thougb
patented in Canada, ladving never
been operated therein, and no attempt
having been made by the owners of
the patent to apply it within the
limits of Canada to the said ores or
mattes, and the said Went haying by
operation of the patent laws of Nugent
been null and void for tion-lise for a
oorlod of More than four years.
"And this House further OPPrOaes
of a petition to the Dominion Parlia-
ment being presented under the hand
of the S'beaker of Me House, respect -
halm"
;WILL ENCOURAGE BEET• SUGArt, •
The Government has deeded tr do
something In the direction, of encour.
aging as beet root sugar industry,
but the exact extent of the imeaettre,
to 'be Won is still to be deeded.
The feature will& worriee the Coe.
ernMent t tit fa t th t tl I
dustry is of, snobs an tiesentially local
charaoter, drawing ite raw material
Item the itnmediate vielnity of the fee -
tory end employing purely local lah..
or. The Seetions which do not obtain
faetories would therefore demand a re.
turn foe any bounties. expended In a
lower.prieed sugar. The 'f)ropositIon
of the Beottieh syndleat• to continuo
t!IlWa Vglair /erg !Ali
the approval ot the Government, and
wt}I. be misted. The Government
madders moot eerioualy the proposals
to establish tactoriea le the Lake Erie
sections. wbere natural gas is AVait.
able, aft fuel is an enormous item In
the oost ot producing beet root sugar.
A SINGLE TAX MEASURE.
Mr. McKay, South Ozford, Imo in-
troauced a bid along single tax lines,
witteb provides that farmers shall be
exempted frora taxation on improve -
meats. The bill has not yet been com-
pletely drafted, but improvements is
1,!;-?'nehepruinialpieresr the"; temeeafnarbnauetir•dinwgat
spends els proras in putting up a good
house weion inaproves towuship, is
not to be Onset aor AO dotng, and there
will be no disorimination tater of
the man. (who contents himself with a
mean, unsightly structure.
REGULATING WAGtION TIRES.
etr. Vox, West Vested%) has intro -
aced a very radical measure to pro-
ibit, af teteauly 1, the manufacture of
velieles designed to carry 2,t0J pounds
burden unities Jetty tied waggon tires
e uree not es In t 3. 0
includes a clause to permit militia.
putties to enforce tele measure
against such velueles .present
use, and provides for a rebate of let
oe one day's statute labor to those
who use ouly threeeineh tires.
The fettorney-General introduced an -
enter nmendneamt to the Suctession
Duties Act, designed to prevent eve,
sion of its provisions by the oreationi
of• falladoue liabilities on the part of
the testator. The Attorney -General al-
so introduced a measure to preserve
the fra.nehise of Cenadiane on actree
service Soutk Africa. Roeghly speak.
nig, the Aet dispenees with the re-
quired. term of immediately previous
residence prior to registration in the
ease 01 these men.
THE TUBERCULOSIS QUESTION..
Dr. Barr naked; for a return. of cop-
ies of all correspenclence respecting
the preventien ot tuberculosis, Speak-
ing on the queation, Dr. Barr said
that last year 16,000 cattle had been
tested in Um Dominion, and. that 1,017
proved to be affected with tubereulas-
is. This was a raost alarming condi-
tion. The time had come wben qualifi-
ed, inspectors should 'be appointed in
every city and town in the province
to carry on these tests. Medical
eolence had long ago proven that the
human and the bovine were very
c oee y a ie in his respect. When
the milk of oows affected with tuber-
culosis was fed to calves and little
children, both contracted. the disease.
Last year the Dominion sent a dele-
gate to the•Congress on Tuberculosis
at Berlin. His report was a mere
synopsis, and should. have been fuller,
as ranchvaluable advice must have
been ferthooming the,congress,
ADVANCE ON PRETORIA.
.
Roberts Will Be Able to Begin It in
a Few DaYs
A despatch trete London, Saturdae,
says :-With the railway oommunica-
non open- to the Cape, Lord Roberta
will, within a few days, be in a posi-
tion to begin the advance' of Pretoria,
His 'deep political intuition, comeined
with his bold stietegy, is having:the
result deeired. in the southern seetions
of the Orange Fria Stete, which ,are
*rapidly calming down.
etafeking is now the Only point for
anxiety, and as itt is knewn that a
force 'has left Kiniberley, its relief may
be announced before many days pass.
The efficiency of the relieving column
is heightened by the feet thee it is
partly composed or regulars.
In the lobbies of Parliament last
evening it Was rumoured that Lord
Roberta in about to issue a problama-
non announcing that the former sys-
tem of gevernment in the Orange Free
State is abolished,. and promising the
Free Staters who immediately surrena
der due consideration. •
The latest advices respecting the sur-
render ot Bloemfontein, show that Mr.
Steyn would have been compelledlo
sutrender ; put he •pretended that he
Was going to visit one of the outposts,
and at raignight took a carriage which
wese-waiting for bim outside the town
and thus escaped. The Boers got the
bulk of their waggons and mtlitary
stores eway.
SURRENDER TO BRITISH.
800 Free Staters Throw Down Their
Amts. •
London, March 16. -Lord Roberts lies
sent the following despatch to the
War Office:- .
"Bloemfontein, Friday, March 10. -
General Clements crossed the Orange
liver yesterday. Repairs to the rail-
way bridge at Norvars pent have
commenced, and it will shortly be
ready for traffic.
"General Pole -Carew teleiraphs his
arrival at Springfontein, so that
Blonnfontein now is practically in rail
connection with CaPe Town.
"My proclamation is already having
an excellent effect. Several hundred
burghers have expressed their inten-
tion to surrender their arms and re-
turn to their occupations.
"The resident commissioner of Fla-
sutolatel reports that KO Boers lately
arrived from Bloemfontein, and that a
further contingent trom Aliwal North
was only waiting to know the terms
a my .proelamation to surrender.
They had refused to attend it council
at Kroonstad, to which President
Stool: had tiuntrarated them."
KRUGER LOSING HIS HOLD.
The Transvaal Burghers Are re-
turning to Their Farms.
A despatch from. London, says:-
. The torrespondent of the Daily News
at Lorenzo Marques states that per-
sons who have recently arrived from
Pretoria. deolare that the Boers admit
that their cause is hoPeless.
Lucas Meyer, itis Raid, has rerused
to continue fighting, and returned to
his farm.
Commandant Schalkburgher has
done tbe same,
The burghers are returning to their
homes by hundreds
These statements need confirmation,
but it they are true, it is clear that
President Itruger is losing his hold.
_
RUSSIA NOT SO FIRM.
The ether POWers UncomproMising-
ly Refused t,o InterVene
A despatch from London, Saturday,
says: -11 is tatiderstood that ali tite
Continental powers, withl one excep-
tion, uncempromisingly refueed to
Intervene. The exceptioni was Rua-
ela, whose reply waa couched 111 less
firn:i language; although, Lke the oth-
ore, she declined to interfere. It is
said that the rope wee also appealed
to, but that the declined to do anr-
thing beyond writing a letter to the
Queen at.pealing to, her to atop tbe
offueion of blood. Dr. Levis' efforts
with Xing Leopold' were quite futile.
The possibility of the destruction of
Johainteeburg is still' dieeussed here,
but it is; believed that tbe French, and
German shateholdere would offer a
grout(' protest.
CANADIANS AT BLOEMFONTEIN.
destaatch from Ottawa, Ont.. says:
-The Militia Department reeelved the
following 5810 this rimming from Col-
onel Otter t-"Bloeinfontein, Mareh
-406m/oaten to.day. All well. Ot-
ter." I f
. '.410010010.040-1, , _ -
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REON PHU GUARDS' BRIGADE FIRST
Notes of Proceedings In the Nation.
al Legislaturti.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
• Mr. emigrant Was informed by Mr.
Mulook that 'the Geyer:In:lent has con-
struoted 241 miles of telegraph line on
the Mirth shore of the St. Lawrence.
The line, whet completed, will extend
to Chateau bay, a total distance of 320
July.
miles. It is expected to be tiniohed next 1
Mr. Casgrain was informed by the
Premier that the Government coned-.
era itself bound to give effeot to the.
Aot of the Quebec Legislature lamas -
Ing the nuMber of the judges of the 1
Supreme Court.from 31 to 31, provided
the Legislatuve has 'not acted improve, ;
dentlya
Mr. Casey woo informed b Mr M
look that the Government was not yet 1
aware that any Au,strallan Govern,
meats lead ;treated, concessions to dig ,
Eastern Extension Corapana. It was I
hoped Ulla none such would be made
,aff W011141 warrant a change •In the
cOmpae bow th p Go -
eteneente. •
Mr, Clarke was infovened that there ,
are no negotiations now in progress I
betwee th "
and the United States looffklug to tee ,
eesumption or the meetings of the
joint eoramission appointed to adjust
ell diderencea between Canada and
the United States.
Sir Itiohard Cartwright informed air,
Fraser, at Larabton. that the Goattaa
for an improved service between Can-
ada' and the British West Indies goes
into force on the let of July next.
Mr. Bell, of East Prince, was inform-
ed be Mr. ellair that the number of
utiles of railway in operation in Can-
aido. are as follows: -Ontario, 6,779;
Qoebec, 3,312; New Brunswick, 1,420;
Nova Scotia, 901; Prince Edward Is-
land, 210; Manitoba, 1,563; British Col-
rilia,21.0,124; 1N45orth-nWileesst. Territories.
atr. Blair said that the Government
had not yet decided as to %%tether the
Government syetem of railwaysawould
be extended westerly beyond Mont-
real.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier told Mr. Cowan
that the Government has under (sou -
sideration a proposal to provide for al
revision of the Dominion statutes.
Mr. McMullen was.informed by She
of administering the Dominion Fran -
Wilfrid ..Laurier that the total cost'
chise Act during 41 the years that,
it was in eperation was 31,150,261.89,1
less 315,444.16 received from the stale
0a1,1v4olt. 3e1ros.,9 91.1 s t s , making the net total
Sir Richard Cartwright stated, in
reply to Mr, Fraser, Lambton, that
the sfuount of subsidy paid for the
establishment and maintenance of a
line of steamships betWeen Canada and
Nlaracheeter up to June 30 last was
326,005 Since then no account had
been rendered fer services and no paya
meats had been made.
In answer to Mr. Campbell, the Pre -
meet said that the number of cases
heard by the Sepreme Court in each
year were: 1895-6, 72 cases ; 1896-7, 77
does; 1897-8, 81 cases ; 1898-9, lie
meek; 1899 to late, 2a cases, The court
sat the follow ng lauraber of days In.
each year :-1895-0, 70 days; 1896-7, 66
days; 1897-8, 71 days; 1898-9, 62 days:
99 to date, 36 days. 'He also gave the
number of aays on which each of the,
Judges sat,
answer to Mr. Prior, Mr. Mulct*
said that an motease has been made
to the provisional allowance given to
the posto.fice clerks and letter -earn -
ere of the Victoria Postoffice of 35 a
month, to employees whose salary was
not more than 3800 a year, in cense,
<mime of tbei increased cost of living
yn. tit i0tNi s sCroEl uGnaDbAi ar. Hs AND, itoADs.
Me, Prior inquired whether it is a
fact that lair. Charleson, when engag-
ed on the construction of the GoVerne
ment telegraph line to Dawson City,
had brought large quantities a sup-
plies from Ottewa instead of purchas-
ing thent in British -Columbia, • and
that the men whoni he employed were
chiefly French-Canadians prom. the
vlieauranti.s.tme
r of Public Works, and that
Work; replying on behalf of the
these matters were not withiii Mr.
Mute's' knowledge, because Mr. Cherie -
son, in view of the success which. had
attended his management of the con-
struction of the line, had been atlowed
to use his own diecretion in purchasing
supplies and in engaging men. Mr.
Blalock also said that the Government
did not at present contemplate bui d-
ing aline from Dawson to Circle City,
59 miles, because there was no vote
out of which( fo take, the cost of such
construotion.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRA-PHS.
Some discussion occurred over a bill
intreduced by Mr. Casey for the es-
tablishment of a Goveinment system
of telegraphs. The measure which he
proposes is not very definite. On one
point Mr. Casey was specific. Be
Waattii the telegraphic rates made ten
cents per ten words for private lees -
sages, and ten cents a hundred words
for press despatches. •
TARTS'S PARIS TRIP.
Sir Charles Tunper inquired whether
the Premier was prepared to give the
House any statement with regard to
the representation of Canada at the
Paris Exhibition, Sir Charles pointed
out that, intolmiteh as the Minister of
Public Works hadgone to Paris and
was said to have gone as the repre.
sentatiVe df Canada, it was time that
the House should be taken into the
confidence of the Government in the
matter. •
Sir Wilfrid Limner replied that the
Govenaxaent had come to the conclu-
sion that they would appoint the Min -
later of Public Works chief commis-
sioner of Canada at the Exhibition,
He added that Xt. Tarte went, of
course, without any salare, and the
Government had tether reluctantly de -
tided to let him go, betause, though
they wete loath ta part with his sere
vices during the session, yet it was
well known that Mr. Tarte was not in
good health. In fact, his health was
in such condition Mains friends had
thought it advisable to press upon bim
to take a rest. Mr, Tarte, however,
had thoUght that a -change Of labor
would give hint sufficient rest for the
present, and, therefore, the Govern-
ment had appointed hie to represent
Canada at Paris, feeling that he was
quite able to fulfil the duties of the
office.
ONE-FINGEliED GLOVES.
Gloves haVo long been made in very
great variety, but novel thing in this
ttne is a one -fingered glove or pirhapa,
it might be called a one -fingered mit-
tone in which the thurah and( twee
finger are provided for preciselY as
they would be le any glove, with a
covering for each, while the other
three fingers. are Maimed in a mitten -
like part. Mittens are warmer; but
a driver must wear &vas or have at
itaSE OW, finger free to enable hira to
handle the reins. The one -fingered
glove fa made for ina eispecial convent -
mace; with do thumb and forefinger
free he dm hatted the lines all right,
while his halide 41'64 for .tbe rest of
them, Peotected de they would bei by
mittens.
Oneafingered gloves are bought oleo
by !shipping clerk& and bookkeepere
and othere around Markete arid other
placest. Where more or lees of the
businetie be attended to outs
doors, a marl eon't vety well handle
a pencil vvith mittens on his hands,
hut he tan swing one rightt in one,.
fingered gkwee. Gioree of thie sort
are made of calfskin or of sheepisktn.
anti woollined, irks toy other glove,
•
•
Lord Roberts Promises Them First
Position in Charge on Pretroria.
A despatch from Bloemfontein, Mar.
10, Says :-General Prettyman la Bite -
mating admirably as Governor or the
town. He issuett proclemation to-
day, requesting the burghers witbin a
radius of ten miles to deliVer up their
arms, aesuring them they Would be
paid for Owe confiscation of their pro-
perty.
Lord Reberts is about to issue fresh
proclamations which, it is believed,
'will have the effect of disarming ter -
alter opposition on the part of the
Free Staters. .
Ur., Collings has been aopointed
laaddrast, vice Pappenfus, deposed,
and. Mr. Frazer will act as Mayor.
Rumors are current that former
president Steyn is willing to surren-
der. Mute unrest exists among the
Dutch population. The burgbers de-
scribe the soldiers as locusts, saying
they were innumerable and ca identical
oolor witty thema
General Grobelaar is attempting to
eseape to the north'. He hoe a large
command an.d a big oonvoy of supplies,
The emptily ot the townspeople an-
ticipate that the Free Staters wx11 of-
fer no further resistance.
LORD ROBERTS' PROWBSE,
General Lord Roberts, in an address
. .
II.A.11,KETS OF Till WELD
cougratulating the Guarda' Brigrale on
its march of lei miles la 2d hours, mild
he regretted that he WaS accidentally
Preveut ea wow leading the brigade in.
to Bloemfontean. HS promieed that it
should be tee /int to outer Pretoria.
The Colooial Scouts are working te
the northward of Bloemfontein, The
/merest Baer scouts are reported to be
13 miles away,
Alter the Uni•on Jack hed beau
hoisted on the Presidency, Lord Beal.
arts visited the gaol, Where( be Allem.
ed Loge Wetmore who had refused to
eight against the Britiele Then that
portion ut the troops neeesoary to man
the northern heiglits began to march
throughl the town, mulct the cheers of
- the people. When the horse batter-
! les palmed the contrast betweee thei
I wellena citieenti end the exhausted
!and worn-out gunners, who oat their
, horses and miasmas without a sign of
lemotion was roost striking.
I By Ma time the plain outside the
; town was gradually.Ailling with Wan.
: try regiments and immense transport
!convoys wlich eeemed to overrun the
1ground like water. Gradually out of
f the chaos order emergea, each brigade
!and transport establishing itself in its
;proper position in long straight lime.
. miles in extent. Prom the higher kopje
i near the town to far beyond could be
Iseen, a long yellow serpent, represent-,
ing regivaent alter regiment of khaki;
clad troops marching on the town. "
.
. .
Prices of Crain, Cattle, Cheese, &c.,
in the Leading Markets.
Torteato, alarch, 20. -There wes a
a better tone to the market to -day,
Ind a fair amount of business was
done.
The export trade continues dullfaf-
fected by the depressing cables from
• e ing am an iculties
of apace on the stea,mers, Pricee range
from 4 1-4 to 4 3-4e, with choice slew -
tions selling,up to 5e, but this price is
only eccasionally obtained.
Good butcher cattle was firmer and
sold briskly, but' much of the ordinary
stuff was held at too, bigh a price and
left over, Tueeday's values are not
quotably changed. For good to
choice butcher cattle the range was
from 3 3-4 to 4 1-4e per lbs., but cor-
rect qiiotations for xnedium and Com-.
mon stuff were not easy •to obtain.
Feeders, stockers, export buns, and
light butts were unchanged, and only
in moderate request. For stockers
there Was perhalis a little i.eiter en-
quiry.
Choice lambs and good veal *calves
were wattted to -day. •
tenlbs tire quoted at 'rola 4 1-2 to
fic. per lb., with, from an eighth; to .a
quarter.more for choice samples. .
. Sheep were seding well to -day . at
from 3 to a 3.40 per lb.
A' feta good milkers are wanted,
About one thoueand hogs came in;
prices steady and unchanged.
•
p ewe ogs, scaling trom 160 to
200 lbs., tee toe price is 5 1-2c; light
and fat hogs ape bringing 4 7-13e per
• Following is the range of quota-
tions:- .
.
. Cattle.
Slippers, per cwt. . . 4 4 25 5 00
Su, cher, choice do. . . 3 75 4 25
Butcher, med. to good.. 525 3 53
Butcher, inferior. . . 2 75 500
Stockers, per cwt. . 275 8 50
sheep, perShoelevist. and. La. =sit; 8 78
Larabs, per cwt., . . 4 50 6 00
Bucks, per owt. . . 225 2 75
Milkers and Calves.
Cows, each. . . 2500 45 00
Calves, •each, *, 200. 10 00
, Hogs,
Choice 'hogs, per Mt; c. 500 '5 50 .
Ligtit hogs, per 'ewt. . • 425 .• 4 87 1-2
Ileavy hogs, per cwt. . 4 25 ' 4 87 14:
Sows. . . „. . aoo 325 •
Stags. . • . . 00 2 25.
Termite, Mara 20. -Wheat -Outside
wheat •marketo were quite strong
during the day, but closed off • from
the best. The local market was firm.
Ontario red and while, 65 to 65 1-2e,
according to nearness • to the mill,
Western. Ontario points; and 65 1-2 to
Otio east; goose wheat, 69e low
65 'to 651-2o; Manitoba, No. hard,
79 1-20,.• North Bay; and at 80 1-2 to
81ce ge.t. •
Flour-eQuiet, but firm. Outside mil-
lers offer straight roller, in buyers'
bags, middle freigets, at 32.60 per bbl.;
and export agents bid $2.55, Special
brands In wood, for local account,
a2.8e. to 33, accontling to
Millfeed-Quiet and firm. Bran is
quoted at $15, to $15.50, and shorts
at pit to $17, at the milt door through
Western Ontario. •
Corn -Firm. No,. 2 American, yel-
low, quoted at 42 1.2e to 43e, trade, To-
ronto, and Mixed, at 41 1-2 to 42e.
Canadian corn scarce and firm at .42o
track, Toronto. •
Peas. -Steady. Cav lots, 01 1-2o noith,
and west, and 62 1.-2o east.
Barley -Export deeaand coutinues
good, Ch0106 heavy malting barley •is
taken reedily. Car lots, No, 2, Middle
freights, 42 1-2o and east at 45 1-2o;
No. 1 ia quoted at 44 to 45a, outside.
Rye-Firin. Car Iota, 51e west, and
52,o east.
Oatie-Demand quiet. White oats,
north and west, 27e; middle ,areights,
27 1-2; and eaet,.213o.
Buckwheat -Quiet. Offerings light.
Car lots, outside, quoted at 49 to, 50e.
Buffeter, March 20. Spring Wheat -
No. 1 hard, carloaels, 77 1-2o; re -indictee
77e No. 1 round, lots, 74 1-2e. Winter
Wheat -No offerings. Corn -Unsettled;
weak ; No, 2; yellow, 42 3-10; NO. 8 yel-
lowo 42 1-24; No. 2 corn, 42 1-4o • No. 8
earn, 42o asked. Oats -Dull; 'No. 2
white, 30c ; No. 3 white. 30e ; No. 3 wilite
29 1-2c ; No. 4 white,. 29e; No. 0 mixed,
27e; mixed, 27 1-2e asked. Elour-Dull
ant/tile:1,37"March 20. -Wheat -No. 1
hard, cash, 66 8-4e; May, 67 3.4e; No.
1 Northern, cosh, 65 1-4o; May 66 1-4c ;
auly, 67 1-8e; N0,2 Northern, 62 3-46;
No, 8 spring wheat, 59 1-2e. Oats -
28 h-2 to 24o. Corn -85o.
Minneapolis, Ilarch 20.-Vitheat
March, (It 8-4c; .May, 64 1-4o • Idly,
65 104 to 65 8-8e; on track, No.11, hard,
66 1-4e; No. 1 Northern, 64 8.4o ; No.
2 Northern, 68 1-40.
Chicago, Maroh 20. -Both wheat and
corn took a step in the wrong taro -
tion to -day, wbeat doeing 1.40 lower,
and corn at a decline of 8-8e. Primary
receipts totalled 590,000 bush. Chicago
receipts; were 86 ears ; Nortif-West re-
rolpte were. 562 cars. compared. with
524 last week and 279 it year ago. Ate
bale port clearances amounted to
only 256,000 bath. Receipts, estimat-
ed for Bridey..-Wheat, 68 cars; corn,
485 oars; data, 270 oars; hogs, 25,000,
GREAT ANXIETY IN TURKEY.
OtWO.411i StOrlite* to 14 Idirf nettiandt.
*wedge* italleMigi ColieesSions•
A despatch from Constantinople
says ;-There la great anxiety in offi-
cial eiroles here regarding the Rust-
tn Government'a refusal to modify its
demands regarding railroad • comes -
stens in Am -Minor. The Turkish Gov..
ernment ndvises against tubmistilon,
and the Sultan is awaiting a military
report on the etre/tithed aspect Of the
.onestion haus glving a deeltion.
1
ITEMS OP INTEREST ABOUT THE
BUSY YANKEE.
Neighborly Interest in ills DoIngs-Mattors
of Moment and riirth (lathered from We
Daily Record.
Archbishop Patrick J. Feehan, of
Chicago, owns a eomplete set of the
rare first editions of Newman's works
-on the fly -leaf of each volume ap-
pears the cardinal's autograph.
Gen. Charles King began his mill-
aary career by leaving school in New
York on the first call of Lincoln for
volunteers and attaching himself as a
drummer boy to a Wisconsin regi-
ment.
Congreesmen Ketcham, of New
York, has a strange hobby. He is an
amateur lightning calculator, and
nothing so delights him ae to engage
with his friends in a contest of that
nature.
William Astor Chanler, the young
Congressman from New York, bashed
bjs study in his Washington quarters
fitted up with trophies from his Af.
dean explorations and theCuben cam -
An acquaintance of Gen. Shatter,
venting a personal letter to an east-
ern friend, says that the general's
heelth is in a very bad way, and that
he may have to go abroad for some
months.'
John D. Rockefeller is a believer in
the business capacity of Waitlea, and
says that Miss Harris, his private sec- •
retary, is one at the most valuable
employes in his* service, both for ase
gacity and good 'judgment.
Prof, William James, of Harvard,
arid Prof. George T. Ladd, of 'Yale,
have been elected cle.egates front
the American Psychological Assoon
ation to the internattonal congress
of psyclaelogy meeting this year at
Paris.
James L. Whitney, the new head. 'of
the Boeton Public Library, speake
Italian and modern Greek. IThe
nor Catalogue co Spanish Literature".
is one ot his best known bibliograp-
hical works.
Prof. William Porter, dean cal Bea
loit, Wis., College, celebrated his
eightieth birthday tin January 10.
The usuel chapel exercises were on
that day converted into a praise ser-
vice eulogizing the work of Prof,
Porter in Beloit during the past 47
"Naregs.otiations between A.ugustus St.
Gaudens, the distinguished American
sculptor, and tbe Ministry of Public,.
Instruction in Paris, have resulted in
an.arrangement which will place see-
eral of the works ofthe former in the
Museum of the Luxembourg.
President Daniel C. Gilman, of Johns
Hopkins University, will leave early
in the spring on an extended trip •to
Europe, having been granted a leave
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of abeence by the trustees in recog.'
union of his services as head of , the
institution dace its foundation. •
Paul Leicester Ford, the anther, .
has presented tho New York ambito
library with what Is supposed to be
the first book printed in Florida. It
is Samuel Galas "Essays on the Na.
tuts ana Principles of Publick Credit,"
published in 1784.
L. al. Severancee former ereasurer
of the Standard Oil Company, whohae
just given wow to the laboratory
Of. Oberlin Codege, graduated from
Oberlia with the best record in Helen-,
Utica students ever.ma.de by a student
in that institution. 'He is still an
ardent amateur in laboratory work.
. Percival Lowell, of Beston, is pre-
paring an expedition to Africa to ob-
serve the eclipse of the sun in Mai
next, He wee be accompanied by
Prof. Todd, of Amherst, Mr..Lowell's
interest in astronomy began in an
amateur way six or eight years ago,
He sterted the Lowell Observatory at
'Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1894, and has made
acme important observations sines
then.
Minn. 'Wiscbmeyer, who died re.
cently in Chicago, had for many aears
practically etustained, by contributions
and through an endowraent establish.
ed, by him' the Guardian Angel Orphan
keylum in Chicago, with its more
than 400 inraatea. Re came to Chic-
ago from Germany at tbe age of
seventeen, and obtained employment
as a labourer. His fortune was aca
quired throttgh real estate invest -
merit.
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WORDS OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED. •
The atalues of all the syllables in
the follewing words are equal:
Esoritoire-Es-kree-twar. •
Chiffonier-4hee-fun.yay.
Jardiniere-nein...demi-yet;
Charapa Elyeces-Slaang-zay-lee-zay,
Madane-Ma-dam. Both " Ws" as in
"bat ;" not "Mah-dahna,"
Coup d-etet-Co-day-tah.
Camtemberta-Ka-mong-bair. First "a'
AS In " hat."
Xleheral/lay-bair.
Pattx paie-Fo-pah,
Sans gene -Song -alien.
Quartier tatin-Xart-yey Lsatang.
First, third and lest " as in "lottr
second "a" aft in "eake."
Ben Jour -Bong ahoor.
Mouseonne de soie-Moose leeti dale
tomb.
TOE ONLY ONE.,
Whin mon IS ecttlefled wicl
tell, mad tho janitor philoeepher, it is
sometohnee th' Reign thot he Is alone
in his satiefaetion.
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